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In this episode, Jenn and I are thrilled to welcome William Parker! A longtime educator from Oklahoma who transitioned into full-time consulting, speaking, and writing, Will is the author of "Messaging Matters" and his new book, "Whose Permission Are You Waiting For?: An Educator's Guide to Doing What You Love" Will shares how his new book, born from coaching conversations with high-achieving leaders at crossroads, is designed to help educators think through career options, get out of ruts, and reconnect with their joy. We dive into key concepts from the book, including: • Avoiding the Binary: Why you don't always have just two options and how to explore multiple pathways. • The Power of Curiosity and Inquiry: How asking questions and reaching out to experts leads to discovery. • Idea to Action: Moving from thinking to doing with intentionality and achievable goals. • Goal Setting and Reflection: The importance of looking back to learn and setting goals for the future across all parts of your life. • Whose Permission Are You Waiting For?: Identifying yourself as your biggest obstacle and realizing you often only need your own permission to take the next step towards what you want. • Figuring Out What You Want: Practical exercises like the 'Doing, Not Doing, Want to Do, Don't Want to Do' framework. Join us to explore how to give yourself permission to dream, inquire, and rediscover the joy of learning in your career. As always, send your comments, questions, and show ideas to mike@schoolleadershipshow.com. Consider rating the podcast in iTunes and leaving a comment. And please pass the show along to your colleagues. Additionally, if you have other non-education books with implications for school leaders, send those suggestions our way, too. And finally, If you or someone you know would like to sponsor the show, send Mike an email at mike@schoolleadershipshow.com.
When working on anxiety recovery, sometimes we're DOING. Other times we have to focus on NOT doing. How confusing is that!?This week Drew and Josh are chatting about how DOING things specific to anxiety recovery and NOT DOING things specific to anxiety recovery are related and how these two concepts work together. In a nutshell, doing is about activating and engaging in behavior that anxiety says you should avoid. On the flip side, not doing is about refraining from the actions (including mental actions like rumination) that anxiety and fear will insist are good ideas.This is subtle and nuanced, and will look a bit different from one person to the next. Things may change from day to day. So if you are confused by this - especially if you are dealing with GAD or health anxiety and want to know what you're "exposures" should be - this episode may help clear things up for you.As usual the episode celebrates some wins from your peers - others struggling with the same issues you may be struggling with - and a healthy dose of humor and compassion. So listening is a good DOING thing. On the other hand, judging Josh and Drew for their continued insistence on talking about bologna sandwiches is definitely a NOT DOING thing. ;-) ---Disordered Roundtables are here! Think of it as "Disordered Live", a way for members of our audience to spend time with us in an intimate virtual setting (attendance is limited) to engage in real time sharing and discussion on specific anxiety disorder and recovery topics. To be notified when new Disordered Roundtable sessions are scheduled,visit our homepage and get on our mailing list.---Struggling with worry and rumination that you feel you can't stop or control? Check out Worry and Rumination Explained, a two hour pre-recorded workshop produced by Josh and Drew. The workshop takes a deep dive into the mechanics of worrying and ruminating, offering some helpful ways to approach the seemingly unsolvable problem of trying to solve seemingly unsolvable problems.https://bit.ly/worryrumination-----Want to ask us questions, share your wins, or get more information about Josh, Drew, and the Disordered podcast? Visit us on the web:https://disordered.fm
What in the HELL was Udoka Doing (or Not Doing) with Jalen vs Lakers @ End of Game?!? full 608 Tue, 01 Apr 2025 23:18:59 +0000 N7TZj5ZE9dRSzKZdlSHmkfuMV8pilDSC sports The Drive with Stoerner and Hughley sports What in the HELL was Udoka Doing (or Not Doing) with Jalen vs Lakers @ End of Game?!? 2-6PM M-F 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. Sports False https:/
When it comes to growing a podcast, the common advice tells you to do more: guest on dozens of shows, post daily on social, run ads. But what if doing less could actually get you faster growth?In this episode, we're debunking outdated podcasting advice that's slowing your progress (without you realizing it) and I'll reveal what I'm *not* doing to grow my podcast — and how cutting back has led to up to 32% month-over-month growth.By the time you finish this episode, you'll know exactly how to apply the same approach to reach more listeners with your message and turn your podcast into a lead-generating machine — all while freeing up your time to actually enjoy the process of podcasting. (Spoiler: That's Stephen Bartlett's secret to 1 billion downloads.)Ready to grow your podcast without adding more to your plate (and maybe even taking a few things off)? Hit play and let's dive in.0:04 - The Problem with Most Podcast Growth “Strategies”2:10 - What's Really Sabotaging Your Podcast Growth8:30 - What I'm Not Doing to Grow My Podcast12:00 - The Real Reason Stephen Bartlett Hit 1 Billion Downloads14:00 - 3 Steps to Find What's Moving the Needle for Your ShowOther Episodes You'll Enjoy:How to Grow Your Podcast Without Adding More to Your Plate→ This episode was recorded on the Deity VO-7UHave a question about launching or growing a podcast you want me to answer on air? Shoot me a text!Liked this episode? Share it! and tag me @thecourtneyelmer Love this show? Say thanks by writing a review Ready for a top podcast that converts listeners to clients? Book a strategy call Join me for our next Live Podcasting Workshop Connect with Court: Instagram | Linked In | PodLaunch HQ
Let's get real about the high-performance habits I'm not doing. It's about to get spicy! We're diving into the world of biohacking. There are some things we hear we should be doing to help us be more productive but I'm taking a hard look at my own habits—because who said you need to follow all the rules to be successful? I'm spilling the tea on my morning routine (or lack thereof), and let's just say, making my bed is not on the agenda. You heard that right—I'm also skipping morning sunlight and ignoring the so-called necessity of a detailed morning routine. But here's the kicker: despite what you might think, these skips don't mean I'm not crushing it. This episode is all about evaluating what truly works for you and letting go of the guilt over habits that don't fit your vibe. I'll wrap it up with some final thoughts and a whole lot of encouragement to keep you pushing toward greatness—on your own terms. So, grab your coffee (or not), and let's do this! What you'll hear in this episode: [1:55] High Performance Habits I'm Not Doing [3:00] Biohacking [7:45] Evaluating Your Own Habits [8:25] Making My Bed: A Habit I Skip [11:05] Skipping Morning Sunlight [14:05] No Detailed Morning Routine [16:55] Immediate Caffeine Intake Related Episodes: Finding Your Work-Life Rhythm How to Navigate Common Traps as a High Achiever Morning Magic: Crafting Your AM Routine Connect with Paige on Instagram @paigelawrencecoaching
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Have you ever heard these myths about men's groups for personal growth? Myth 1: Men's groups are just for emotional support, not real personal growth. Myth 2: Men's groups are only for those with serious issues. Myth 3: Men's groups are just an excuse to hang out and do activities. I'll reveal the truth behind these myths, but first, let's dive deeper. What do you need to do to get radically honest with yourself? And then what do you do about it? That's where it starts. - Brett Snodgrass In this episode, you will be able to: Discover the transformative power of men's groups for personal growth and meaningful connections. Uncover the impact of creative pursuits on achieving business success and personal fulfillment. Explore effective strategies for building deep and authentic relationships within men's communities. Master the art of balancing business responsibilities with nurturing your creative passions for a fulfilling life. My special guest is Brett Snodgrass Brett Snodgrass is a seasoned entrepreneur with over 17 years of experience in the real estate industry. During this time, he has successfully flipped over 3000 homes and currently oversees a team of ten in Indianapolis. Additionally, Brett is the author of "The Secret War Within," an allegorical book that reflects his passion for the creative side. As the founder of Iron Deep, a men's community for Christian men and business owners, he is dedicated to establishing authentic connections and meaningful relationships. With his extensive entrepreneurial experience and commitment to fostering genuine connections, Brett brings a wealth of knowledge and insight to the realm of men's personal growth. The key moments in this episode are: 00:00:00 - Getting Radically Honest with Yourself 00:00:46 - Reaching Full Potential as Men 00:01:37 - Introduction of Brett Snodgrass 00:03:19 - Personality Tests and Creative Space 00:08:52 - Impactful Purchases and Creativity 00:13:39 - The Importance of Having a Coach 00:17:00 - Family Fun and Creativity 00:18:43 - Struggles Within 00:22:00 - Balancing Entrepreneurship and Creativity 00:25:43 - Embracing Multiple Passions 00:26:43 - The Pitfalls of Constant Learning and Not Doing 00:30:47 - Starting a Business with No Income 00:33:00 - The Value of Experience and Seasoning 00:36:37 - Building a Strong Team Culture 00:40:13 - The Secret War Within 00:42:20 - The Creative Process 00:44:00 - The Importance of Men's Groups 00:47:19 - Building Iron Deep 00:51:59 - Steps to Level Up 00:53:51 - The Importance of Coaching and Mentorship 00:55:24 - Transitioning Back to Real Estate 00:57:09 - The Possibility of a Sequel to "The Secret War Within" 00:59:56 - Connecting with Brett and Supporting His Work 01:01:05 - Key Takeaway: Radically Honest Self-Reflection Guest Links: https://www.instagram.com/brettesnodgrass/ https://www.facebook.com/brettsnodgrass18 https://www.linkedin.com/in/brett-snodgrass-76057358/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CHTM3YL3 https://www.irondeep.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@irondeep Sponsors: My Pillow Free MyPillow Promo Code "TFM" for up to 80% off your entire order at MyPillow! Get up to 80% off EVERYTHING at MyPillow with promo code "TFM"! We are proudly sponsored by MyPillow offers quality products at affordable prices. Use the code for savings on sheets, pillows, slippers, and more. Shop 250+ American-made items and support both the podcast and a great company. Enjoy the comfort and savings today!
A conversation about embracing imposter syndrome, fine tuning the energy of your offer, matching the structure with your current capacity in this season, and ACTUALLY making money. What conscious offer creation is NOT: ❎ Doing what your coach / favourite biz guru online does ❎ Believing that overdelivering equals more value (less can be more!!!) ❎ Pouring from an empty cup, not compensating yourself, mismatching your energy/capacity What conscious creation is: ✅ Matching your capacity (boundaries, biz hours, etc) ✅ Tapping into the energy of your offer ✅ "profit first" pricing... if you're not making money, your business is just an expensive hobby✅ Save the backend sh*t for later!! Ways to currently work with me: Join HELD - my monthly membership community (only $44/month) for conscious + curious women entrepreneurs desiring a landing place for integration, self exploration, and regenerative biz strategy Join the waitlist for Recalibrate - my annual 6 month long mothermind (aka mastermind) for mother entrepreneurs ditching boss babe bull sh*t for a biz that breathes with every season DM me on IG if you're desiring 1-1 mentorship, I have 2 spots available
In this chapter you build the foundations of stopping, reflecting and focusing. I provide an introduction to mindfulness, its research basis and define it. I explain how to use mindfulness to quiet your mind and get biofeedback from your body. Mindfulness enables you to focus to learn and to learn how to learn. Mindfulness helps you reduce stress and gives you access to more information. I discuss the power of stopping the mind to sleep and review ways to establish good sleep habits.I offer advice on how to make time to think: • How Einstein made time to think • How to get others to help you. • Setting boundaries and managing distractions from technology • The ACT method to deal with interruptions • Dealing with restlessness and hyperactivity • The value of Not Doing and Not Thinking to reset your attention and recharge Experiment: Foundational mindful breathing exercise Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jake Plonskier is a visionary entrepreneur known for reshaping luxury watch culture, whether through groundbreaking tech, transformative high-endurance watch straps, or social media marketing. Armed with a Master's in Accounting and a knack for innovation, he began his career at PwC in New York City's Banking Capital Markets group before moving on to build Horus Watch Straps, expanding globally to over 155+ watch traders and celebrity jewelers, and forming partnerships with e-commerce giants like Farfetch and Mr. Porter. Watches.io, his brainchild, disrupts the luxury watch market by turning watches into tradable assets with blockchain and NFTs. Watches.io stands as the most comprehensive aggregator of real-time market prices for luxury watches worldwide. Plonskier is at the forefront of cool, driving innovation and accessibility in the industry's growth. For opportunities and inquiries please contact: Jake@watches.io More About Jake: https://www.instagram.com/jakeplonskier https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakeplonskier https://www.instagram.com/watches https://watches.io . . TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Highlights 00:30 - Miami 04:03 - Watches.io, Crypto & NFTs 26:05 - NFT of Watches - How it works 46:56 - Social Media & Technology 58:15 - Cool People 01:06:01 - Andrew Tate 01:07:30 - Miami Feelings 01:17:44 - Not Doing it All For Nothing . .
Check our upcoming events: https://drespen.com/upcoming/ Tweetable quote from Anthony "I have done too much work in the dark to lose in the light." Summary Join Dr Espen and identity shift coach, and NFL football player Anthony Trucks. They get into the nitty-gritty of identity work, dark work, and why tackling challenges head-on is crucial for personal growth. Anthony shares his journey from foster care to pro sports, highlighting the need for "hustle harmony"—finding balance in the grind. Get the lowdown on the "dark work mentality" and how it's the secret sauce for skill deployment. Discover the three stages of identity shift that Anthony swears by, helping you face life's big moments with confidence and gut instincts. Packed with practical tips and real stories, this chat is your go-to for leveling up in relationships, business, health, and whatever life throws at you. Episode Highlights: 00:02:01 - The Concept of Hustle Harmony 00:02:39 - Defining Dark Work 00:04:39 - Attaining Success Through Identity Alignment 00:06:11 - The Biological Impact of Stress and Growth 00:07:47 - The Role of Hardship in Shaping Identity 00:10:02 - The Consequences of a Soft Lifestyle 00:12:07 - Personal Reflection on Stagnation and Growth 00:17:25 - Learning from Those Who Have Achieved Success 00:18:18 - The Significance of Doing the Uncomfortable Work 00:25:43 - The Decision-Making Process for Greatness 00:26:34 - The Impact of Ego and the Importance of Feedback 00:29:00 - The Process of Becoming a Better Version of Oneself 00:30:36 - The Necessity of Tension for Growth 00:31:49 - The Philosophy of Continuous Self-Improvement 00:36:02 - The Consequences of Not Doing the Work 00:38:08 - The Effortless Effort of Habituated Actions 00:39:26 - Future Pacing and the Hardships of an Unhealthy Lifestyle About our guest: Anthony Trucks is a former Foster Child, NFL Football Player, Competitor on American Ninja Warrior, Author, and Identity Shift Coach. From foster care to the NFL, to successful business owners, Anthony Trucks has accomplished what statistics would say is impossible. As the founder of “Dark Work” and creator of the “Dark Work Experience” Anthony teaches people how to access the power of their identity through Dark Work to tap into their full potential, and Make Shift Happen! Find out more about Anthony Website: https://www.anthonytrucks.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anthonytrucks/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/AnthonyTrucks Find out more about Dr Espen Website: https://drespen.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drespenwoldjensen Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr_espen/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dr_espen
In this episode of the Anger Secrets Podcast, host Alastair Duhs explores the most common reasons people resist participating in anger management programs. These reasons are: skepticism towards these programs' effectiveness, concerns over the lack of personalisation, fears of a lengthy time commitment, financial constraints, and difficulty navigating technology. Alastair shares two personal stories demonstrating how refusal to seek help can lead to devastating consequences. In the last part of the episode, Alastair illustrates the efficacy of anger management programs in transforming people's lives, the personal support offered, the short-term commitment, the long-term cost-benefits, and the low technological demands of his complete anger management system. Alastair emphasises that the skills learned are life-changing for many people and lead to calmer, happier and more loving relationships.For help managing your anger, visit angersecrets.com or book a free 30-minute anger assessment call with Alastair Duhs here.00:01 Introduction and Welcome01:12 Why You May Not Want to Do an Anger Management Program01:53 Real Life Stories: Colin and Leon03:28 The Impact of Anger and the Benefits of Anger Management04:21 Real Life Story: Jane06:26 Five Common Reasons for Not Doing an Anger Management Program06:49 Reason 1: It Won't Work09:42 Reason 2: It Won't Be Personal Enough11:46 Reason 3: It Will Take Too Long13:16 Reason 4: It Will Be Too Expensive15:09 Reason 5: Not Good with Technology16:16 Conclusion16:44 Outro and Disclaimer
This week on Finding Serenity in the Midst of Chaos Podcast, we talked about the 2 fundamental reasons why you can't stop doing (in other words being busy) and start being present. This, in fact, is another listener's question. The exact question was: "How do we become more intentional in moving from Doing to Being?" The answer to this question is simple, on the surface, and that is: Just be more intentional and DECIDE to CHOOSE BEING and NOT DOING. However, it is not as easy as that. A great example of this is that most people know exactly what to eat to maintain a healthy weight, yet 60% of the UK adult population is considered to be obese. So what specifically stops you from keeping constantly busy despite the fact you want to BE more present and have more time? -------------------------------------- If you missed this week's weekly mindset nuggets class on: "Overcoming Fear with the Power of Your Intention" then register here to get the recording: https://www.tulaymasseycoaching.com/weekly-mindset-nuggets-with-dr-tulay-massey-a-mini-masterclass-series I can tell you, this is never about time, but rather about 2 things that we talk about in this episode. Tune in and find out what they are on this episode.
It's Friday and we have a quick-fire practise to celebrate your week and amplify your gratitude. This tip comes from Professor Robert A. Emmons, the world's leading scientific expert on gratitude. If it's good enough for a gratitude scientist, it's good enough for us! LINKS Watch ‘Gratitude: The Most Powerful Practice You're Not Doing' from Marie Forleo on Youtube Read more from Robert A. Emmons, PH.D. at the Greater Good Magazine Follow @thespace_podcast on Instagram Watch @thespace_podcast on TikTok Follow @novapodcastsofficial on Instagram CREDITS Host: Casey Donovan @caseydonovan88 Writer: Amy Molloy @amymolloy Executive Producer: Anna HenvestEditor: Adrian Walton Listen to more great podcasts at novapodcasts.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Libra season runs September 23rd - October 23rd 2023 This episode offers our Tarot forecast for not only for these dates but for the full Fall season in the northern hemisphere/spring in the southern - These dates run September 23rd - December 21st, 2023. This is a multi-layered episode of both a micro AND macro cycle. This episode may have more weight or significance if you are a Libra native with your sun, rising or moon in this sign. 1 card for the theme of this season 1 card for what to release 1 card for what to learn 1 card for the next BIG steps for your highest and greatest good this season 1 card for the NEXT step for your highest and greatest good this season. Libra in the Tarot, in the Major Arcana - is represented by Justice - this card offers us Clarity on what is right and retribution for the wrongs of the past. It focuses on the mind, and intellect…rather than the feelings about any of it. What are the facts? What are the parts? What needs to be done to improve,be fair, integrous,or heal?It typically signals a time of NOT DOING - but rather of reaping/receiving karma…or energy and actions you've put out in the world prior. It's a time of things sifting out. Balancing. It also reflects The High Priestess card in action - your knowing is finally guiding you. You know what needs to be done, now will you be grown enough to do it? In balance it signals efforts you've made in the past are finally coming to fruition either literally or energetically. Baggage is being dropped, Healing is happening. In Imbalance Life is going sideways and is out of balance or integrity. Revisit your value system. Are you acting in integrity to what you believe in. Adjust. Pivot. Make shifts towards the more adulting, wiser, or fair. Libra is a cardinal air energy - In the suites of the Tarot - air is represented by swords - intellect, acumen, thought process, our words. Swords are a call to review what are we listening to, reading, thinking, repeating, saying, and stating? What are the conscious and subconscious systems running in us…now? What needs to be adjusted, educated, or supported for constructive expansion. Libra offers us a literal beautiful balance of this 3D incarnation of fairness in our civil liberties for ALL NOT some and beauty and pleasure in our human experiences. At its very best it clarifies communication, meditates, and advocates for better understanding and as much fairness as possible in each situation. . At its worst it's people pleasing, over talking, spiraling on non action and indecision and hiding in retail therapy or making things look pretty when under the service things are super ugly. Libra has us honoring our thoughts and values in partnership and relationship to each other and other things. While allowing us to realize things will never be perfect, we just need to think about how we show up and be present, do the best with what we have and know and drop the rest and enjoy this life. This energy could feel like the whole goddess mode and era. Feeling your body, mind, spirit, energy, and empowerment with a balance in things looking good and DOING good for self and the greater good…OR it could have us lost in earning our worthiness through co-dependent partnerships, overthinking things, stirring into toxic anxiety and never taking action. Grounding matters in Libra season and for Libra placements…BIG time. Expand your education, thoughts, and words this cycle….stretch for better understanding of re-indigenizing, dismantling internalized patriarchy, unraveling toxic methods of communication, and upleveling through glamor magick. I know. It seems disconnected and yet…multiplicity is the language of this lifetime. Love and expand yourself and you learn how to offer grace, love, and expansion for others. This episode offers us: The power of a glamor magick The magic of fair language The permission to step into your witchiest self The power of balance and harmony The wonder of unseen spaces The guidance to embody the goddess Other episodes you'll enjoy: EP 45: Fall and Libra Season 2023 Energy Forecast EP 41: Magical Mentoring from the inside with Dionna Eshleman and Keli Lyn Jewel EP 34: Feed Drop - Beyond the Illusion - The Dark Goddess Get your Mo(o)nday Newsletter with my weekly energy breakdown here Activate your 30-day guest access to UnicornWellnessStudio.com here Follow me on IG @tandy_gutierrez Find me Facebook @unicornwellnessstudio Consider a personal reading in 2024 here The deck I used in today's reading is The Muse Tarot by Chris-Anne
Brian Jenkins' work broadly started about five years ago, just after he and his wife had two weddings for both sides of the family. Then Brian found himself really doing a lot, trying to prove himself as a husband. A little before the wedding, he had another ambitious project that he was putting a lot of effort into, and after coming back from his honeymoon, he felt really exhausted and burned out. That spiralled into depression, self-loathing and pushed him straight into survival mode. Brian recognised that he was in bad shape. There were very few moments where he felt happy. Everything felt like a struggle for him. That was the part where he knew something had to change. That sent him off on a journey to self-discovery. After getting into his first men's space, he found a coach and mentor. He had to face a lot of things and reconcile different visions he had about his life - Career, Financial, Personal, and Relational. But the thing that rocked his world and vision of becoming a father was when he received the news that he and his wife couldn't have kids. Key topics include: ⭐️ Communication Issues & How to Deal with Conflicts ⭐️ Preventing Growth By Holding On to Our Partner's Image From the Beginning of the Relationship ⭐️ Being Present With Our Partner Throughout the Relationship ⭐️ Expressing Our Authentic & Current Needs Without Seeking Wrongness In Our Partner ⭐️ What to Do In a Relationship When Our Partner is Not Doing the Work ⭐️ Understanding Our Triggers In a Relationship ⭐️ Recognizing If We Are in Love With the Partner Or In an Image We Want Them To Be ⭐️ How To Move Out Of the Space of Continuous Rupture In a Relationship ⭐️ Holding Space For Multiple Truths ⭐️ Why Do We Struggle With Empathy & Seeing Our Partner's Point of View ⭐️ Why Men Struggle With Women's Intense Expression of Emotions Connect With David - The Authentic Man: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theauthenticman_/ Website: https://www.theauthenticman.net/ For Coaching: hello@theauthenticman.net Newsletter: https://www.theauthenticman.net/home-subscribe Connect With Brian Jenkins: IG: https://www.instagram.com/brianchristianjenkins/ Website: www.brianchristianjenkins.com Men's Programme: https://brianchristianjenkins.thinkific.com/courses/man-un-shake-able Women's Programme: https://brianchristianjenkins.thinkific.com/courses/awaken-the-goddess
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Usually, when we think of religion, we think of doing all the right things and NOT DOING all the wrong things. We tend to think in terms of lists of rules we have to follow. And while it's true that as a follower of Jesus we certainly need to honor Him with our lives and avoid sin, there's more to getting it right than just avoiding the wrong. We also need to love others the way Jesus did.
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Mark Hancock shares his story of how and why Trail Life got started, differences between boys and girls and what boys are looking for. Mark has 2 Masters Degrees in the Mental Health Counseling field, had his own private practice, and was a youth and college Pastor. He's been a guest on Focus on the Family, James Dobson's Family Talk and is a speaker at conferences across the country. He's been married over 30 years, lives in Greenville, South Carolina and has 2 sons. And he has a great sense of humor! He keeps myself and those around him laughing all the time. His son wrote a note explaining why he left the Boy Scouts. It was 3 words. "You weren't brave." We talked about the 3 questions that boys want answered when they are in a group: Who's in Charge? Who's with Me? What is our Mission? Boys are wired for risk and competition. Boys learn empathy by let our sons lose. We must not shield them from the opportunity to learn from losing. Boys need to learn language so that they understand their emotions and can learn empathy. Boys are hungry for people that pay attention to them. This generation of kids are: Unguided Ungrounded Unappreciated Uninspired And that leads to them being "Unproductive Narcissists". Trail Life USA focuses on Character, Leadership and Adventure. It is Christ Centered and Boy Focused. As a girl dad, this conversation helped me understand more differences between boys and girls and also helped me understand some things about how I grew up. Men: we need to be Brave, not passive. GOD spoke of this 6,000 years ago. From the Book of Genesis: Then the Lord said to Cain, "Why are you angry?" Why is your face downcast? If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it." (NOT DOING what is right is a Sin of Omission) "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." (Edmund Burke) Weekly Challenge: Find something to connect with your child on this week. 6 Bonus Points if you can also find an emotion to walk through, sit with it and ask Jesus to sit in it with you. Download Trail Life's booklet, "Raising Godly Boys" HERE JOIN our FREE Facebook Group, The Journey of a Christian Dad HERE Check out our sponsor Classical Conversations HERE
Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Probably tell your friends when they make big mistakes, published by Chi on June 1, 2023 on The Effective Altruism Forum. Big mistakes = Doing something that is actively harmful or useless by their own lights and values, i.e. doesn't help them achieve their life goals. (Not: Doing something that isn't in line with your values and goals.) A lot of people think that others in the EA-ish community are trying to do something impactful but end up doing something harmful or useless. Sometimes they also work on something that they are just not very good at or make other big mistakes. A lot of people never end up telling the other person that they think they are making big mistakes. Sometimes people also just have one particular argument for why the other might do harmful or useless work but not be sure whether it's a bad overall. This also often goes unsaid. I think that's understandable and also bad or at least very costly. Epistemic status: Speculation/rant. I know of another person who might post something in this topic that is much more rigorous and has actual background research. Upsides of telling others you think they are making big mistakes, wasting their time, or doing harm: It's good on a community level because people get information that's useful to decide how to achieve their goals (among them, having impact,) so people end up working on less suboptimal things and the community has better impact overall. It's good on a community level because it's pushes towards good intellectual conversations and progress. I and probably others find it stressful because I can't rely on others telling me if they think I'm doing a bad job, so I have to try to read between the lines. (I find it much less stressful now but when I was more insecure about my competence, I found it really stressful. I think one of my main concerns was others thinking and saying I'm "meh" or "fine" (with an unenthusiastic tone) but only behind my back.) Note that anxiety works differently for different people though and some people might find the opposite is true for them. See reasons against telling people that you think they are wasting their time or worse. I and probably others find it pretty upsetting that I can't rely on others being honest with me. It's valuable information and I would like people to act in a way that helps me achieve my stated goals (in this case, doing good), especially if their motivation for not being honest with me is protecting my wellbeing. That said, I often don't do a great job at this myself and think telling others you think their efforts would be better spent elsewhere also has significant costs, both personal and on a community level. Downsides of telling others you think they are making big mistakes, wasting their time, or doing harm: Hearing that somebody thinks you're doing harmful or useless work can be extremely discouraging and can lead people to over-update, especially if they are insecure anyway. (Possibly because people do it so rarely, so the signal can be interpreted as stronger than it's intended.) At the same time, we often have noisy information about how good another person's work is, especially how good a fit they are or could be. Criticising someone's work could lead to an awkward relationship to them. They might also get angry at you or start talking badly about you. This is especially costly if you have a friendly and or a professional relationship. An increase in people telling each other what they think about each other's work could create or amplify a culture in which everyone constantly feels like they have to orient themselves towards impact all the time and justify their decisions. This could lead to feelings of guilt, shame, judgement, higher risk-aversion, and an over-emphasis on doing things that are mainstream approved. That said, I thin...
In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer four Pump Head questions drawn from last Sunday's Quah post on the @mindpumpmedia Instagram page. Mind Pump Fit Tip: The MOST important/valuable investment you will ever make in your fitness journey is hiring a good coach/trainer. (2:26) Fun Facts with Justin: Who was originally cast as the Predator monster? (16:12) The tragic story of Whitney Houston and her daughter. (21:14) Alarming news regarding A.I. (25:03) What are liquid trees and why is there controversy surrounding them? (31:58) Aurelius GETS it! (34:30) Older dad wisdom. (36:30) How feet are the map of the entire body. (42:52) Organifi's Peak Power is still getting rave reviews! (54:37) Reactions to the UFC/WWE merger. (55:14) Is fame a curse? (59:33) Shout out to Dr. Nicole LePera. (1:03:10) #Quah question # 1 - What are the best glute building exercises as alternatives to hip thrusts? (1:05:04) #Quah question #2 - What are some of the biggest limitations for people who begin lifting for the first time at 40? (1:09:15) #Quah question #3 - If inflammation is necessary for muscle growth, should i still be trying to eat an anti-inflammatory diet? (1:15:39) #Quah question #4 - What are some tips for coming out of contest prep, or a deep strict deficit, to regulate hunger hormones without binging on all the foods? (1:19:50) Related Links/Products Mentioned Visit NCI's Freedom Challenge for an exclusive offer for Mind Pump listeners! Visit Organifi for the exclusive offer for Mind Pump listeners! **Promo code MINDPUMP at checkout** April Promotion: MAPS Anabolic or MAPS Split 50% off! **Code APRIL50 at checkout** Mind Pump #1492: Five Things To Look For In An Online Coach With Jason Phillips Mind Pump #2025: How To Be A Successful Fitness Coach With Jason Phillips Kevin Peter Hall (The Predator) 'Predator (1987)' Behind The Scenes Why Jean-Claude Van Damme Was Fired From Predator - ScreenRant Remember That One Time Bobby Brown Dropped His Coke Live on Arsenio Hall Married father kills himself after talking to AI chatbot for six weeks about his climate change fears Elon Musk's AI History May Be Behind His Call To Pause Development The 10 Smartest Animals in the World – 2022 Rankings New 'Liquid Trees' Divide the Internet Watch My Octopus Teacher | Netflix Official Site A Billion Wicked Thoughts: What the Internet Tells Us About Sexual Relationships The Woman Who Had Orgasms in Her Left Foot WWE and UFC will combine to form $21.4bn sports entertainment company Visit Mobility Wall for an exclusive offer for Mind Pump listeners! **Code MINDPUMP at checkout for 20% off** The Best Deadlift Variation You're NOT Doing!! (2 of 3) | MIND PUMP How To Sumo Deadlift (The RIGHT Way) | Jordan Syatt The Only Way You Should Be Doing Bulgarian Split Squats! (BUTT GROWTH) What is the First Step to Better Mobility? MAPS Prime Pro Webinar Why you should almost NEVER take Advil, Aleve, or Aspirin (NSAIDS) before or after exercise Mind Pump Podcast – YouTube Mind Pump Free Resources People Mentioned Jason Phillips (@nci_ceo_jason) Instagram Dr. Becky Kennedy | Parenting (@drbeckyatgoodinside) Instagram Jordan Omogbehin (@thegiantomos) Instagram Dr. Nicole LePera (@the.holistic.psychologist) Instagram Kyle Pullin (@kilepullin) Instagram
As a thank you for our continued rapid growth, we at LTT are providing this bonus ep. Please keep talking about LTT to others! In this episode, Taoist Master Mikel Steenrod describes the true meaning of Not Doing and asks what would you do if you had no goal. --Welcome to Living the Tao, a Spiritual Podcast that explores how ancient wisdom, a practical perspective, and deep truth can empower you to live your best life. If you enjoyed this episode, we'd appreciate your review on apple or spotify.
In this episode of The Salience Podcast, we explore the culture of learning, being overly busy, and what to do about it. Our guest on The Salience Podcast today is Diana Renner. Diana is a writer and leadership consultant based in Melbourne. Her first book Not Knowing: the art of turning uncertainty into opportunity was published in 2014 and won the U.K. Management Book of the Year award in 2015.Her second book, Not Doing: the art of effortless action, was published in 2018. So listen in to hear about the concept of not, and step back and consider your year ahead.For more information about The Salience Podcast and Frontline Mind please visit our website at https://www.frontlinemind.com/the-salience-podcast/ You can also sign up for our newsletter here https://frontlinemind.us17.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=ff181d12c77d7cea5f19a2c48&id=fd7357f614
Over the past few months, this show has explored a number of "come out of her RELATED" topics that have become increasingly urgent, from community building (or destroying...) to what has been called a "sense of urgency"- given what is now at hand - and even dealing with denial about all of that. This week, Mark turns to how recent events have given us more 'tools' to respond to the excuses for not doing what we know we already SHOULD have. This will be aanother good show to cross-post, download and pass around, and discuss with your friends, neighbors, and family. Because that is the point. Help! Excuses for NOT Doing...
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It's Friday and we have a quick-fire practise to celebrate your week and amplify your gratitude. This tip comes from Professor Robert A. Emmons, the world's leading scientific expert on gratitude. If it's good enough for a gratitude scientist, it's good enough for us! LINKS Watch ‘Gratitude: The Most Powerful Practice You're Not Doing' from Marie Forleo on Youtube Read more from Robert A. Emmons, PH.D. at the Greater Good Magazine Follow @thespace_podcast on Instagram Watch @thespace_podcast on TikTok Follow @novapodcastsofficial on Instagram CREDITS Host: Casey Donovan @caseydonovan88 Writer: Amy Molloy @amymolloy Executive Producer: Elise Cooper Editor: Adrian Walton Listen to more great podcasts at novapodcasts.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Over DO-ing, overwhelm, burnout. We've all been there and yet many of us (like yours truly) still don't learn the lesson and the importance of just NOT DOING it sometimes. I am really trying hard to riff on the Nike slogan of JUST DO IT. But, I'm pulling straws here. Much like I'll keep pulling straws in life oftentimes to accomplish a goal - be it creative or weight loss journey related. And, over DO-ing it never really gets us any where other than back on the hamster wheel. So, this is for all of us who need to hear that it is MORE THAN OKAY to JUST DOn't and take a break. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/whosdatphatgirl/support
Were you a one-man team when you first started your contracting business? Were you the one doing EVERYTHING? So, what are you NOT DOING? Believe it or not, our guest, Jeff Lee, was like that in the past—he was wearing too many hats, believing he could do it all on his own. By changing his mindset, he promoted A-players on his team to supervisors, which improved the efficiency, effectiveness, and profitability of his business. But let's not stop there! We'll hear more from him, the steps he took, and the decisions he made for himself and the team that pushed his business forward. Join us in today's episode, and be inspired to start making changes from the ground up and soon see BIG results.
Mathew 7:24-29 Hearing and Doing (v.24-25) Hearing and Not Doing (v.26-27) The Authority of The One Speaking (v.28-29)
Have you ever let the "FEAR" of something, weather, location, the unknown, or what people think........stop you from having an experience? Today I talk about how our FEAR robs us of so many great experiences, because NOT DOING something IS way easier than doing it.
We live in a place and time when we are overrun with adversity. The news feeds of our lives are boiling over with bad news. Houses are burning down, gunmen are carrying out unimaginable evil acts, and even though we don't have the energy to talk about it anymore…there is a pandemic claiming the lives of our loved ones. And that is just the stuff we woke up to this morning. All these things are stealing our peace. It has us all standing around asking, “What do we DO?” Because we should be DOING something. What is the alternative? NOT DOING! Thinking about it, talking about it, and worrying about it does nothing about “it”. We are called to do something about it. Jesus spoke these powerful words after washing the disciples' feet, “Not that you know these things, you will be blessed if you DO them.” (Jn. 13:17). Time for some doing.
What's In This Episode: Do you work breaks into your weekly work schedule? Where there's a will, there's a way, they say. But Jill's found that the will to take a rest from all the doing in an entrepreneur's work week is superseded by the desire to succeed. That's why she's talking about the longstanding epidemic that's called The Fear of Not Doing. It hits entrepreneurs hard, and we need a way out of it. Jill Salzman turns the mundane into inspiration and transforms the impossible into the achievable. Through defying expectations and breaking the rules, she succeeds in inspiring entrepreneurs to figure out what works for them by using meaningful action to create positive results. Jill is the author of The Best Business Book In The World* (according to my mom) and the Amazon best-seller, Found It: A Field Guide for Mom Entrepreneurs. She's shared the speaker stage with Richard Branson, Sheryl Sandberg, Daymond John, Marilu Henner, and Desmond Tutu among others, and professed her love of Eddie Vedder in her TEDx talk on 11/11/11. She hosts the top-rated entertaining business podcast, Why Are We Shouting?, a question she asks herself daily. CNNMoney calls her a “mommy mogul.” MSN Live says she's a “Cool Mom Entrepreneur We Love.” Forbes rated her a Top 100 Champion Small Business Influencer and voted The Founding Moms one of the Top 10 Websites For Entrepreneurs. When she's not speaking to audiences in patterned leggings or podcasting from her basement, she fruitlessly tries to convince her daughters that cassette tapes actually existed.
This week on Bound + Determined, Richelle Fredson is talking to you directly about the 3 Things You're Not Doing in Your Writing, But Should. These are all the insider tips that she's learned from working in the publishing industry for 20 years. Her goal is for you to have effective and powerful writing that both lights you up and reaches the readers in the way you intend. These important tips will lead you in the right direction!
This episode is a little nerve-wracking because I am going to recommend NOT DOING certain things in your Canadian private practice, that many counsellors do. If you do any of these things and it works for you, that's cool, no judgment. These are just tips that I've found helpful in my private practice journey in order to get a work-life balance. In This Episode: Don't have a waitlist Do not offer free consultations Do not use a sliding scale Don't have a waitlist I don't get the point of keeping a waitlist and then contacting somebody 2 months later to let them know that I can see them. This is what I recommend you do: Raise your rates: Do this until you find a sweet spot where you have an opening each week or every couple of weeks. Start a group private practice: Hire another counsellor that does amazing work that you are happy to refer to. Refer your clients out: There are so many amazing therapists out there who you can recommend. In order to be able to do this, you'll have to start networking with other therapists. But if you don't have time to network, you can refer people to a directory like Psychology Today. Do not offer free consultations I would argue that the time you put into free consultations should be focused on other things such as offering more spots for counselling, building your private practice, or working on marketing. This is what I recommend you do: Automate it: Make a video of yourself, explaining who you are, what you do, and how you help. Also, address any other questions that potential clients might have. In this way, when someone asks to meet with you before they start therapy, you can send this video to them along with other information from your website or LinkedIn. Create an intake form that the client can complete before the initial intake session: I use Jane App as my EMR and in there you can create an intake form that is automatically sent to the potential client to be completed before you meet with them. This will help you assess whether they are the right fit for you. Do not use a sliding scale As therapists we want to help people, I get it, but I just don't think that sliding scales should be used. It can put you in a position of having to negotiate a session price for each client. It can undervalue your worth and it can also be harder to raise your rates when your private practice is full. And clients that paid the full fee, may resent not getting a deal. This is what I recommend you do: Decide on a couple of sessions each month that can be offered as ‘discount sessions': This will depend on how full you are, what your private practice policy for yourself is, and how much time and energy you have in that month. When someone contacts you about a reduced rate or sliding scale, I would recommend joining a free directory such as Open Path where you can offer reduced rate sessions. When you get a request you can just send this link to clients, minimizing the hassle of negotiating back and forth. Connect with me: Instagram Resources Mentioned and Useful Links: Ep 15: Amelia Hutchison: How To Ethically Build Your Social Media Audience Jane App: Use the promo code FEARLESS for one month's grace period Ep 07: How I Developed A Marketing Strategy For My Private Practice - Networking Psychology Today Open Path Psychotherapy Collective Sign up for my free e-course on How to Start an Online Canadian Private Practice Rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon, and TuneIn.
#118 Today is Wednesday, time for a little wellness boost - a shortened episode to keep your Warrior Vibe high.Kathy is joined, once again, by Tai Chi and Qi Gong teacher Sifu Rubia. During this discussion, Rubia touches on the spiritual side of the practices and the benefits of “Not Doing.” Link:Website: courses.WeiWuTaiChi.onlineFor free access to Qi Gong for Grounding, use the VIP code: AthenaQiGong If you'd like to join our circle and never miss a weekly episode, please hit subscribe. While you're there, you can rate the podcast by highlighting the stars that match your experience. Much appreciated!For episode materials, show notes or to submit a question for a future episode, visit: https://athenawellness.com/podcast
I have our amazing mental wellness coach for my community Whitney on the show today and while we talk a litany of different topics and issues, you'll definitely want to listen to this one. Whitney has so much insight to share with her years of experience and we discuss setting and building boundaries, intimacy, love languages, and more! Time Stamps: (0:50) Our Mental Wellness Coach (2:00) Childhood Focus (10:30) Emotional Dysregulation (16:14) Wanting but Not Doing the Work (18:30) Building Boundaries (37:00) Intimacy (38:30) Love Languages (42:50) Integrity (53:50) Where to Find Whitney ---------------------------- Follow Us on Instagram! @_itmewhit_ - https://www.instagram.com/_itmewhit_/ @tayloredwellbeing - https://www.instagram.com/tayloredwellbeing/ ---------------------------- Click Here to Apply to Work with Me or visit taylorsappington.com/application
A conversation we ALL need to hear on the toxic habits we all keep around out of comfort. Instead of addressing what's going on underneath the surface, we habitually practice these toxic habits that protect us from our emotions within. 1. Projecting 2. Causing Drama 3. Lying 4. Defensiveness 5. Breaking Routine 6. “Laziness” 7. Staying “Small” 8. Conforming to the Norm 9. Belittling Your Emotions 10. Not Doing the Actual Healing Work. If any of these resonate with you, this episode is precisely what you need to hear to begin healing. Resources: Get Out of Your Own Way by Mark Goulston Thank You for Listening to the Do the Damn Thing Podcast with Lauren L'Heureux, a branch of the La.Rue Brand. For more content, please visit La.Rue & Subscribe for updates on all future content. Want to live a more Intentionally Designed Life? Purchase my Intentional Living Products, Here. Until Next Time, Lauren.
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When students and parents think of learning over the summer, reading is often at the bottom of the list of things to do to learn. In fact, it's often not on the list at all when compared to summer programs, community college coursework, or test prep “boot camps”. Yet, it's singularly one of the most […] The post Reading: The Most Important Thing You're Not Doing this Summer appeared first on .
Friends and fellow authors Brenda Yoder and Amelia Rhodes offer encouragement, resources, and practical advice to help moms thrive in midlife. Join the conversation on Instagram at @midlifemomspodcast. In this episode, Brenda and Amelia share a bit of their journey through motherhood and midlife with encouragement to: ✅ Know you're not going through midlife alone ✅ See the gifts in this season of parenting and life ✅ Parent teens and young adults through the pandemic ✅ Understand the importance of laughter and “keeping humor on the horizon.” ➡️ Connect with co-host Brenda Yoder at: Website: https://brendayoder.com/ Instagram: @brendayoderspeaks Facebook: @brendayoderspeaker
He's back to educate Australia on the wonders of the Hermit Kingdom. Myth bust this! Do North and South Koreans speak the same language? Why Koreans don't like red pens? How many Korean brands do you know? C'mon, you must know Samsung! You're probably using it right now to listen to this podcast or watched HD movies on one! You galah! Tune into our version of Australia's relationship with South Korea and why it's doing alright! Timestamp: Intro; [1:45] Myth Busting 1) Do People in North and South Koreans speak the same language? 2) Do Koreans drink Soju for business deals? 3) Why Koreans don't like Red Pens; [15:55] Awareness of Australian Brands in South Korea; [19:04] How Should Aussies Negotiate with Koreans to get the Deal through?; [22:26] Korean brands in Australia: Shin Ramen-Hyundai-KIA; [26:22] Sports Diplomacy + KIA AusOpen + BBQ Culture; [30:43] Media Perception of South Korea; [34:51] K-Wave on the TV Show Running Man VS Arnie's Running Man Movie; [37:07] Diane Yoon on 3D Face Painting; [38:43] Oppa Adam in Trouble for Not Doing his Korean Homework; [40:54] Korean Brands: LG-Samsung-Hankook Tyres-Hite Beer; [42:35] Outro. THANK YOU LISTENERS! Thank you for listening to Captain Bagrat and supporting our Mission to Fight Boring News in Asia and Australia! YOUR MISSION should you dare to accept it is to click on a Captain Bagrat episode of your persuasion and leave a review on ApplePodcast! Click here http://ow.ly/XVVa30q07P6 SHOUT OUT + U R A WINNER | We will give everyone who have reviewed Captain Bagrat a special shout out! We will pick a winning review each month. The lucky winner will have the chance to podcast with Captain Bagrat in Downtown Chinatown! You pick the topic! Madam Chan will prep a cocktail of your choice and Liam will croon your fav song! #DoIt FANCLUB | Throw a few bucks at us each month on Patreon + TELL US WHAT YOU WANT! That'll keep us busy at the recording studio. Your support will forever be honoured with early access to new episodes, behind the scenes, patron only messages and more. Click here https://www.patreon.com/CaptainBagrat SPONSOR | Why not throw a few '00s or even ‘000s at us. In-kind sponsorship is also great. WE WILL NEVER SAY NO TO BEERS! Like Trump, we love quid pro quo deals! Contact us at Captain.Bagrat@gmail.com or Facebook to strike a deal and get your brand noticed! FOLLOW US: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/captainbagrat/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/captainbagrat/?hl=en Apple Podcast http://ow.ly/XVVa30q07P6 Spotify http://ow.ly/VlWf30q07Nm Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT9jjT1khKsG4UwZRngYa2g Patreon https://www.patreon.com/CaptainBagrat Thanks for your support! Bagrat Out! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/captainbagrat/message
THIS ONE IS SO JUICY!! I am actually sorta sweating clicking the process button, but HERE WE GO!! I've have to be honest, I've been triggered SO MUCH in the past 7 days it's actually unreal! NOW when I say the word triggered what I mean for myself is, something is making me feel a certain way, and I don't like it. Usually for me that's… -hurt -feelings of comparison -feeling judged -anger It often starts with a simple scroll of social media ( so there's a clue, we should do less of that)…However if I let myself, I can always find the blessing or reason if I get curious enough about it! A few days ago I came across a post, about a woman who had quit her Network Marketing business! She shared the details of why she'd made this decision and truthfully, I felt super sensitive about it! But after reading it again and really thinking about it, I realized…I used to feel quite similar to what she was feeling. I've had moments that I felt like quitting as well! The COMPARISON GAME has literally taken me to my knees MANY TIMES! And it made me realize this is WHY I'm here…I'm here to teach you Online Marketing Strategies - Attraction Marketing - Social Media Hacks and how to LEAD a team with confidence. However that's only half of it…The Network Marketing Community THRIVES of PUSHING YOUR BOUNDARIES and with that comes recognition, rank advancements, and people crushing their goals!! Guess what else comes with that — women NOT DOING any of those things and feeling like failures!! This stuff comes and goes...you can be at the height of your career and then have a bad month...it HAPPENS! This can take women down, IF THEY HAVEN'T MASTERED THEIR MINDSETS! I've seen TONS of MLM leaders….RISE TO THE TOP & then QUIT - you know why. The truth is, you aren't always going to be the top…you aren't always going to CrUSH EvERY GOAL and for YOU to grow a LIFE CHANGING BIZ, you need to know how to deal with that! That's why my Mentorship is FULL ON MINDSET AND STRATEGY! You get both, because I am brave enough to tell you - you're going to need it! NOW I know that feels JUICY ENOUGH - If you can believe this's just half of today's episode! I also go on and share with you the TRUTH about my FAILED LAUNCH, why it was a FAILURE in my mind, and what I did to TURN THAT AROUND! Told you this WAS JUICY! And don't forget - I AM DOING A GIVEAWAY!! I'm giving away 1 STRATEGY SESSION with ME!! Make sure you LEAVE A REVIEW, SCREENSHOT IT and POST IT IN YOUR IG STORIES and TAG ME @michellepfile (this is the ONLY way I'll know if you want to win that call)!!!
[[:encoded, "Even the most motivated of achievers can sometimes feel unmotivated. So, what do you do in those crucial moments of inner negotiation - do I commit to two steps forward or relent to two steps backwards - and how do you justify your decision? nnWhat if not being motivated to achieve your goals is a sign of a deeper, unresolved issue? Here are five questions to uncover the possible reasons you're not motivated to achieve your goals:nn1. Do I Really Want This?nBefore you start discounting yourself as being weak or a failure, ask yourself if you really want this. Do you really want the end result? Do you want it bad enough to do whatever it takes to achieve it? If the answer is no to either question, it's pretty obvious why you may not be motivated to doing the work the goal requires to actually achieve it.nnAchieving your goals doesn't necessarily have to be hard, but it can be challenging for any number of reasons. If you don't have enough fire, passion, and desire to achieve a goal, the process is likely going to be a lot harder than it has to be.nnTip: Stick to goals that you want bad enough that the decision to do what you need to do, in order to achieve it, is easy. nn2. If I Don't Want This, What Do I Want?nIf you've asked yourself, do I really want this? and “no” was the answer - there's only one remaining question to ask:nnIf I don't want this, what do I really want?nnThe answer may require some soul searching or big dreaming; just be sure it's something that has enough desire to pull you through the “work” of achieving the goal.nnTip: Committing to goals you don't really want serves little purpose. Instead, craft goals you desire with your heart, guts, and soul - those goals that inspire you to do the work required. These types of goals will get you excited and motivate you to achieving them.nn3. What's My Big Why?nIn the middle of doing the “work” of goal achievement, it's easy to lose sight of why you're doing it. When you find you're not motivated to keep going, focus on the emotional reason behind why you made the initial commitment. So ask yourself:nn•tWho/what inspired me to make the initial commitment to this goal?n•tIs my reasoning behind the commitment (my big why) still a high priority - a high enough priority to continue my commitment to doing whatever it takes – and nothing less?nnIf the answer is yes, connect to your big why. It's as easy as reminding yourself of the emotion that prompted your initial commitment - the why behind your decision. Connecting to the why allows you to feel emotions and renew your commitment to the goal.nnIf the answer is no, they your why isn't a big enough why - or it may be time to revise your goals so you can find a big why.nn4. What are the Consequences of Not Doing the Work?nThe goal of this question is to get you thinking about the consequences of not doing the work. There is only ever one reason behind every choice you make: it's that you believe your choice will bring about greater comfort or happiness and/or reduction of pain or discomfort. nnLet's take weight loss as an example. On one hand, you commit to losing 25 lbs because you want to live a long, healthy life, well into your elderly years (goal driven by increasing pleasure and overall good feeling). On the other hand, you commit to losing 25 lbs. because you don't like the way you look in a bathing suit (goal driven by reducing pain). nnSo, the question is:nn•tAre the consequences of not doing the work undesirable enough to motivate you to do the work needed - right here, right now?nnIf the pleasure of achieving a future goal is not enough to motivate you, then turn the tables. Instead of trying to motivate yourself by pleasure, think about the pain. Is the pain enough to motivate you to do the work?nnTip: Pleasure is a more sustainable motivatSupport the show
[[:encoded, "Even the most motivated of achievers can sometimes feel unmotivated. So, what do you do in those crucial moments of inner negotiation - do I commit to two steps forward or relent to two steps backwards - and how do you justify your decision? nnWhat if not being motivated to achieve your goals is a sign of a deeper, unresolved issue? Here are five questions to uncover the possible reasons you're not motivated to achieve your goals:nn1. Do I Really Want This?nBefore you start discounting yourself as being weak or a failure, ask yourself if you really want this. Do you really want the end result? Do you want it bad enough to do whatever it takes to achieve it? If the answer is no to either question, it's pretty obvious why you may not be motivated to doing the work the goal requires to actually achieve it.nnAchieving your goals doesn't necessarily have to be hard, but it can be challenging for any number of reasons. If you don't have enough fire, passion, and desire to achieve a goal, the process is likely going to be a lot harder than it has to be.nnTip: Stick to goals that you want bad enough that the decision to do what you need to do, in order to achieve it, is easy. nn2. If I Don't Want This, What Do I Want?nIf you've asked yourself, do I really want this? and “no” was the answer - there's only one remaining question to ask:nnIf I don't want this, what do I really want?nnThe answer may require some soul searching or big dreaming; just be sure it's something that has enough desire to pull you through the “work” of achieving the goal.nnTip: Committing to goals you don't really want serves little purpose. Instead, craft goals you desire with your heart, guts, and soul - those goals that inspire you to do the work required. These types of goals will get you excited and motivate you to achieving them.nn3. What's My Big Why?nIn the middle of doing the “work” of goal achievement, it's easy to lose sight of why you're doing it. When you find you're not motivated to keep going, focus on the emotional reason behind why you made the initial commitment. So ask yourself:nn•tWho/what inspired me to make the initial commitment to this goal?n•tIs my reasoning behind the commitment (my big why) still a high priority - a high enough priority to continue my commitment to doing whatever it takes – and nothing less?nnIf the answer is yes, connect to your big why. It's as easy as reminding yourself of the emotion that prompted your initial commitment - the why behind your decision. Connecting to the why allows you to feel emotions and renew your commitment to the goal.nnIf the answer is no, they your why isn't a big enough why - or it may be time to revise your goals so you can find a big why.nn4. What are the Consequences of Not Doing the Work?nThe goal of this question is to get you thinking about the consequences of not doing the work. There is only ever one reason behind every choice you make: it's that you believe your choice will bring about greater comfort or happiness and/or reduction of pain or discomfort. nnLet's take weight loss as an example. On one hand, you commit to losing 25 lbs because you want to live a long, healthy life, well into your elderly years (goal driven by increasing pleasure and overall good feeling). On the other hand, you commit to losing 25 lbs. because you don't like the way you look in a bathing suit (goal driven by reducing pain). nnSo, the question is:nn•tAre the consequences of not doing the work undesirable enough to motivate you to do the work needed - right here, right now?nnIf the pleasure of achieving a future goal is not enough to motivate you, then turn the tables. Instead of trying to motivate yourself by pleasure, think about the pain. Is the pain enough to motivate you to do the work?nnTip: Pleasure is a more sustainable motivatSupport the show
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[[:encoded, "Even the most motivated of achievers can sometimes feel unmotivated. So, what do you do in those crucial moments of inner negotiation - do I commit to two steps forward or relent to two steps backwards - and how do you justify your decision? nnWhat if not being motivated to achieve your goals is a sign of a deeper, unresolved issue? Here are five questions to uncover the possible reasons you're not motivated to achieve your goals:nn1. Do I Really Want This?nBefore you start discounting yourself as being weak or a failure, ask yourself if you really want this. Do you really want the end result? Do you want it bad enough to do whatever it takes to achieve it? If the answer is no to either question, it's pretty obvious why you may not be motivated to doing the work the goal requires to actually achieve it.nnAchieving your goals doesn't necessarily have to be hard, but it can be challenging for any number of reasons. If you don't have enough fire, passion, and desire to achieve a goal, the process is likely going to be a lot harder than it has to be.nnTip: Stick to goals that you want bad enough that the decision to do what you need to do, in order to achieve it, is easy. nn2. If I Don't Want This, What Do I Want?nIf you've asked yourself, do I really want this? and “no” was the answer - there's only one remaining question to ask:nnIf I don't want this, what do I really want?nnThe answer may require some soul searching or big dreaming; just be sure it's something that has enough desire to pull you through the “work” of achieving the goal.nnTip: Committing to goals you don't really want serves little purpose. Instead, craft goals you desire with your heart, guts, and soul - those goals that inspire you to do the work required. These types of goals will get you excited and motivate you to achieving them.nn3. What's My Big Why?nIn the middle of doing the “work” of goal achievement, it's easy to lose sight of why you're doing it. When you find you're not motivated to keep going, focus on the emotional reason behind why you made the initial commitment. So ask yourself:nn•tWho/what inspired me to make the initial commitment to this goal?n•tIs my reasoning behind the commitment (my big why) still a high priority - a high enough priority to continue my commitment to doing whatever it takes – and nothing less?nnIf the answer is yes, connect to your big why. It's as easy as reminding yourself of the emotion that prompted your initial commitment - the why behind your decision. Connecting to the why allows you to feel emotions and renew your commitment to the goal.nnIf the answer is no, they your why isn't a big enough why - or it may be time to revise your goals so you can find a big why.nn4. What are the Consequences of Not Doing the Work?nThe goal of this question is to get you thinking about the consequences of not doing the work. There is only ever one reason behind every choice you make: it's that you believe your choice will bring about greater comfort or happiness and/or reduction of pain or discomfort. nnLet's take weight loss as an example. On one hand, you commit to losing 25 lbs because you want to live a long, healthy life, well into your elderly years (goal driven by increasing pleasure and overall good feeling). On the other hand, you commit to losing 25 lbs. because you don't like the way you look in a bathing suit (goal driven by reducing pain). nnSo, the question is:nn•tAre the consequences of not doing the work undesirable enough to motivate you to do the work needed - right here, right now?nnIf the pleasure of achieving a future goal is not enough to motivate you, then turn the tables. Instead of trying to motivate yourself by pleasure, think about the pain. Is the pain enough to motivate you to do the work?nnTip: Pleasure is a more sustainable motivatSupport the show
[[:encoded, "Today we are going to talk about 5 Questions to Ask When You're Not Motivated to Achieve Your Goals.nnEven the most motivated of achievers can sometimes feel unmotivated. So, what do you do in those crucial moments of inner negotiation - do I commit to two steps forward or relent to two steps backwards - and how do you justify your decision? nnWhat if not being motivated to achieve your goals is a sign of a deeper, unresolved issue? We are going to talk about the five questions to uncover the possible reasons you're not motivated to achieve your goals:nn1. Do I Really Want This?nBefore you start discounting yourself as being weak or a failure, ask yourself if you really want this. Do you really want the end result? Do you want it bad enough to do whatever it takes to achieve it? If the answer is no to either question, it's pretty obvious why you may not be motivated to doing the work the goal requires to actually achieve it.nnAchieving your goals doesn't necessarily have to be hard, but it can be challenging for any number of reasons. If you don't have enough fire, passion, and desire to achieve a goal, the process is likely going to be a lot harder than it has to be.nnTip: Stick to goals that you want bad enough that the decision to do what you need to do, in order to achieve it, is easy. nn2. If I Don't Want This, What Do I Want?nIf you've asked yourself, do I really want this? and “no” was the answer - there's only one remaining question to ask:nnIf I don't want this, what do I really want?nnThe answer may require some soul searching or big dreaming; just be sure it's something that has enough desire to pull you through the “work” of achieving the goal.nnTip: Committing to goals you don't really want serves little purpose. Instead, craft goals you desire with your heart, guts, and soul - those goals that inspire you to do the work required. These types of goals will get you excited and motivate you to achieving them.nn3. What's My Big Why?nIn the middle of doing the “work” of goal achievement, it's easy to lose sight of why you're doing it. When you find you're not motivated to keep going, focus on the emotional reason behind why you made the initial commitment. So ask yourself:nn•tWho/what inspired me to make the initial commitment to this goal?n•tIs my reasoning behind the commitment (my big why) still a high priority - a high enough priority to continue my commitment to doing whatever it takes – and nothing less?nnIf the answer is yes, connect to your big why. It's as easy as reminding yourself of the emotion that prompted your initial commitment - the why behind your decision. Connecting to the why allows you to feel emotions and renew your commitment to the goal.nnIf the answer is no, they your why isn't a big enough why - or it may be time to revise your goals, so you can find a big why.nn4. What are the Consequences of Not Doing the Work?nThe goal of this question is to get you thinking about the consequences of not doing the work. There is only ever one reason behind every choice you make: it's that you believe your choice will bring about greater comfort or happiness and/or reduction of pain or discomfort. nnLet's take weight loss as an example. On one hand, you commit to losing 25 lbs because you want to live a long, healthy life, well into your elderly years (goal driven by increasing pleasure and overall good feeling). On the other hand, you commit to losing 25 lbs. because you don't like the way you look in a bathing suit (goal driven by reducing pain). nnSo, the question is:n•tAre the consequences of not doing the work undesirable enough to motivate you to do the work needed - right here, right now?nnIf the pleasure of achieving a future goal is not enough to motivate you, then turn the tables. Instead of trying to motivate yourself by pleaSupport the show
[[:encoded, "Today we are going to talk about 5 Questions to Ask When You're Not Motivated to Achieve Your Goals.nnEven the most motivated of achievers can sometimes feel unmotivated. So, what do you do in those crucial moments of inner negotiation - do I commit to two steps forward or relent to two steps backwards - and how do you justify your decision? nnWhat if not being motivated to achieve your goals is a sign of a deeper, unresolved issue? We are going to talk about the five questions to uncover the possible reasons you're not motivated to achieve your goals:nn1. Do I Really Want This?nBefore you start discounting yourself as being weak or a failure, ask yourself if you really want this. Do you really want the end result? Do you want it bad enough to do whatever it takes to achieve it? If the answer is no to either question, it's pretty obvious why you may not be motivated to doing the work the goal requires to actually achieve it.nnAchieving your goals doesn't necessarily have to be hard, but it can be challenging for any number of reasons. If you don't have enough fire, passion, and desire to achieve a goal, the process is likely going to be a lot harder than it has to be.nnTip: Stick to goals that you want bad enough that the decision to do what you need to do, in order to achieve it, is easy. nn2. If I Don't Want This, What Do I Want?nIf you've asked yourself, do I really want this? and “no” was the answer - there's only one remaining question to ask:nnIf I don't want this, what do I really want?nnThe answer may require some soul searching or big dreaming; just be sure it's something that has enough desire to pull you through the “work” of achieving the goal.nnTip: Committing to goals you don't really want serves little purpose. Instead, craft goals you desire with your heart, guts, and soul - those goals that inspire you to do the work required. These types of goals will get you excited and motivate you to achieving them.nn3. What's My Big Why?nIn the middle of doing the “work” of goal achievement, it's easy to lose sight of why you're doing it. When you find you're not motivated to keep going, focus on the emotional reason behind why you made the initial commitment. So ask yourself:nn•tWho/what inspired me to make the initial commitment to this goal?n•tIs my reasoning behind the commitment (my big why) still a high priority - a high enough priority to continue my commitment to doing whatever it takes – and nothing less?nnIf the answer is yes, connect to your big why. It's as easy as reminding yourself of the emotion that prompted your initial commitment - the why behind your decision. Connecting to the why allows you to feel emotions and renew your commitment to the goal.nnIf the answer is no, they your why isn't a big enough why - or it may be time to revise your goals, so you can find a big why.nn4. What are the Consequences of Not Doing the Work?nThe goal of this question is to get you thinking about the consequences of not doing the work. There is only ever one reason behind every choice you make: it's that you believe your choice will bring about greater comfort or happiness and/or reduction of pain or discomfort. nnLet's take weight loss as an example. On one hand, you commit to losing 25 lbs because you want to live a long, healthy life, well into your elderly years (goal driven by increasing pleasure and overall good feeling). On the other hand, you commit to losing 25 lbs. because you don't like the way you look in a bathing suit (goal driven by reducing pain). nnSo, the question is:n•tAre the consequences of not doing the work undesirable enough to motivate you to do the work needed - right here, right now?nnIf the pleasure of achieving a future goal is not enough to motivate you, then turn the tables. Instead of trying to motivate yourself by pleaSupport the show
The season six premiere is exactly four weeks away, so we're counting down by taking a look back. What are the most important episodes of the series? Which had the greatest impact: on us, on the show, and on the characters? We start with "Marine One," the season one finale that I annually tweet about after watching it on the plane a few days before Christmas. I won't be doing that this year. Instead, we took some time to talk about the very best that season one has to offer. Remember when Carrie and Saul were, like, friends? Remember how incredible Damian Lewis was here? Remember David Estes?? We take a few other turns, with the hindsight that five extra years offer. (Alternate titles: "Crying on the Train in Public," "In My Own Canon," "We're Not Doing a Very Good Job of Talking about 'Marine One.'")
Donate to The Permaculture Podcast Online: via PayPal Venmo: @permaculturepodcast This episode is Joel Glanzberg's opening remarks recorded live at the Mid-Atlantic Permaculture Convergence. He shares with us his observations from 30 years practicing permaculutre, rooted in the earliest days when Bill Mollison still taught in United States. Along the way Joel shares with us his personal successes and failures, while keeping a focus on how we can use the teachings of permaculture to view the world through a lens that focuses on the patterns that lead to ever greater, intentional, design with biological systems in mind. You learn more about him and his work by visiting PatternMind.org or .com. While you are there you can also view his video 30 Years of Greening the Desert. In the notes below you'll find a transcript of Joel's talk. This is something I'd like to include in every episode of the show and to help that along have updated the Patreon page for the show to reflect that. We're over halfway to the goal of transcripts for every future episode so sign up today and help us reach that milestone! What I like about this conversation with Joel is how he continued to return to the power of biological forces in our systems. From Schrodinger's quote about neg-entropy to how he might build his son, to repairing cracks in a system, life begets life. The more we spend time designing with life in mind the more regenerative our systems become. The more they allow us to design ourselves out of the work. Even with what I'm doing here with the podcast, right now technology is how the stories are told, but over time and with the creation of new traditions, we can train new storytellers who collect and share the tales of others, to spread words and voices from mouth to ear in a perpetual way that isn't replaced with something, but by someone. Oh what a beautiful world it will be. How do patterns impact your work? Did you learn something new from what Joel shared? I'd love to hear from you. Email: Write: The Permaculture Podcast The Permaculture Podcast From here, the next episode is a permabyte about my experiences with Venom Immunotherapy, and after that is a follow up conversation with Joshua Cubista recorded by David Bilbrey. Until then, spend each day looking for the patterns that lead to the world you want to live in while taking care of Earth, yourself, and each other. Resources PatternMind.org - Joel's website Gregory Bateson (Wiki) Transcript Joel Glanzberg: Good morning. It's really wonderful for me to see all of you. As Scott was intimating I've been doing this for about thirty years, and thirty years ago there were no college programs, there were like three books, there were like sixty of us throughout the country. So to see all of your faces and all the work you guys are doing, it just makes me very grateful and so I want to thank you not only for being here, but for caring and all the work that you do. There's been a lot of discussion in the permaculture community about trying to certify people, create all of these various structures and ways of insuring that we don't lose all the things that were brought to permaculture from the beginning and throughout the years. Cause as you all know if you've ever played whisper down the lane, where if I were to whisper something in your ear and then you were to whisper it in her ear and it went all the way around by the time it came out to Scott it would be something completely different. So this model we have of teaching and then teachers teaching and teachers teaching, there are a lot of things that get added and there's also sometimes things that gets lost and missed. I had the opportunity to go and teach in Africa before the International Convergence there a number of years ago and all the social, economic, legal stuff, what we call the Invisible Structures had largely been dropped, right, partly because feeding people is so important and also simply because people run out of time. So one of the things I've really been interested in all along is the pattern aspect of things, and why patterns are important. If you help me out here for a minute, just close your eyes for a second, and watch your breath for a moment. Take two, three deep breaths. Watch yourself inhale and exhale. And maybe you can even feel your heart beating at the same time. So that is actually you living. As your diaphragm goes down and the atmosphere rushes into your lungs spreads out through the branching bronchi of your lungs so there's that large surface to volume and then that air goes into those little blood cells and those tiny little one cell-wide capillaries and goes branching through your whole circulatory system to every cell in your body, to every other little capillary so that it can drop off its oxygen and pick up carbon dioxide and go back to your lungs and go back out into the atmosphere. That is life. So because permaculture, we talk about as permaculture design and we think mostly about designing structures. Right? But, these structures aren't living, right? So, life is exchange. The moment you stop exchanging the atmosphere, you stop exchanging with the water and the food that jumps up out of the earth and into your mouth, you will stop living. Everything that is alive, these trees are here to exchange between the atmosphere and the earth. Taking sunlight turning into sugar, taking that down into the ground, building their bodies out of the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, taking the water and mineral and nutrients out of the soil and putting it up into the air to seed the clouds to create the rain. Everything that's alive is creating exchange. You all know the general model, right, that pattern of exchange that we talk about in permaculture? That's important because life is exchange and that's the pattern of every exchange. So, I have three beautiful little children, and when my son, who is now 5, was a little boy, I was holding him while he slept. And he taught me a lot about life and design. And while I was holding him, I thought about how I would build his beautiful body. I've built stuff my whole life. Of course what I would do is build his structure first. I'd put all of his bones together with muscles and tendons and ligaments and then I would run his circulatory system and his nervous system and I'd install all his organs, hook em up, sheath him in skin, fill him with blood, water and food and start him up. And this is how we design and build everything that we make. We design it, we put it together, and it operated, whether it's a building, an organization, a curriculum, or a car. But nothing living is created in that way. His body was built by his body metabolising. The river was made by the water flowing. The tree was made by taking in sunlight and carbon dioxide and moving nutrients and water. So how do we as permaculture designers who are more interested in biology than in physics, that's the shift that permaculture makes. It's saying, sure, all the laws of physics hold true, and harnessing them we can be incredibly powerful. We can change landscapes, but this is a living reality that we are blessed with. If we understand how biology works, and as living beings imitate how biology works we'll come out with very different worlds. Very different effects. So how do we design processes instead of structures. Because life is processes of exchange. An example that I love from Haiti. After the earthquake they built a teaching hospital. And one of the things that was striking to me is that it was a pretty cool design, it was passive solar and they catch the water and all those good things. But they designed the process differently. So they hired Haitian workers to build it and they got to all these technical things they didn't have the skills to do: the electrical and the gas and the computer stuff and finishes and all the rest. They brought in union workers from the States, but every union worker had two apprentices so by the time the hospital was built they had people trained to build the next hospital as well as to maintain that one. We all know that one of the problems with so much of the aid that's given to the third world, right, is that it pretty soon it breaks down and people don't have the knowledge or spare parts to fix it and how to use it. So, the structural design of the building was the same. You wouldn't see anything different on the blueprints, but by redesigning the process for creating it you created all kinds of various things in the community. So this was really brought home to me a few years ago. I should probably have said this, not only have I been doing this for thirty years, my demonstration site Flowering Tree is one of the main examples in Gaia's Garden, Toby's first book, and I did a video of it a couple years that you can see at Pattern Mind. It's called Thirty Years Greening the Desert. When I was making that video I zoomed in on Google Earth. You can see the dry Southwest, dry Southwest, and here's this beautiful three-quarters of an acre food forest that's thirty years old. Full covered canopy, five stories, and I was really impressed with myself. And then in the middle of the night I woke up and I realized that it was a green island was a measure of my failure, because I was not aiming to create a demonstration site I was aiming to change how people lived in the place and if I had been successful it would have disappeared in a sea of food forest like the first tree in a forest. Or the first blade of grass in a meadow. But I hadn't designed the process to enable it, or to insure that it changed the larger system. And it made me realize I would rather just stay home with my family and play with my plants and make things, but we all know that we're in pretty dire circumstances on the planet as a culture, as a race, as a species and that what we learn in the garden, what we learn in the forest is how living systems function and the true power of permaculture is that everything on the planet is a living system whether it is an organism or an organization, an ecosystem or an economic system, all living systems follow the same pattern. And so our learnings in our gardens, our nice little sandboxes where we get to play with living systems and learn from them we can take those learnings and use them to shift all these other living systems that are in such dire need of shifting. Whether it is education or business or governance or large water systems. Whatever it is. And part of what I realized is why I tell that story about my son, is I am so focused on the stuff of the world, when the world is relationships and exchanges. At least the living world is the exchanges between us. It's the processes. And every structure is entropic. As soon as the structure was built it begins to fall apart. As soon as you drive your car off the lot it is worth less money because it falls apart. You gotta fix it, you gotta fix it, you gotta fix it. But my son's body, just like all of our bodies and all of these other living things bodies, get better and better, and better. They develop. There's a wonderful little book called What is Life by the physicist Shroedinger. You might of heard of his cat. And he said that life is neg-entropy. It is a counter entropic force. Systems become more developed and more complex. The trees grow up. The deer graze in the lowlands and they go up to the highlands to fertilize so it can all wash down again. The salmon spawn up in the uplands, go out to the sea, used to get as big as hogs, swim back up so they could take all those nutrients from the ocean and put them back at the highest point in the watershed to be spread out to fertilize the forest by people, and eagles and bears and wolves and all the rest. One of the problems with how we've been working as human beings is because we are so focused on structures including legal structures, economic structures, governance structures that are brittle and will fall apart. That is what is killing the world. That's because we are focused on dead things instead of focusing on patterns of processes to regenerate things. You guys all know the old Bill Mollison Permaculture Principles of the problem is the solution and the least change for the greatest effect. You guys all know those principles? And so, the way I came into permacutlure initially was I read The One-Straw Revolution by Fukuoka and his main things are, you know he had a near death experience, he had this sort of enlightenment experience after he had kind of collapsed in his life, and it changed how he thought and saw the world. And he said the most important thing was he asked different questions. Do you know what those questions were. Audience Member: “What don't I have to do?” JG: He said instead of asking, "What can I do?" I began to ask, "What can I stop doing? What can I not do," so he stopped weeding, he stopped fertilizing, and he stopped mostly watering, and he stopped doing all the things pretty much that we think that you need to do in agriculture. He called it Not Doing Farming. In chinese the phrase is Wu Wei, Not Doing. And that's the basis of permaculture. It's why we talk about Work is Pollution. Any needs that are not provided for any element of the system by the system is work we need to do and the unused resources is pollution. So we're trying to get away from working. So what is Fukuoka most known for? Seed balls and mulch. So even the man who developed Not Doing Farming is known for the little bits of doing he did. And it's one of the things that I think is the most important bit of permaculture. We're so focused on all the permaculture ways of doing. Mulching and sheet mulching and making swales and hugelkultur and aquaculture and, you know all this doing, when the whole point is to find that least change for the greatest effect. What is the appropriate acupuncture point where we can do a little thing that shifts the whole system. Do you all know who Terry Dobson was? Terry Dobson was a martial artist. He was the first American student of Ueshiba who started Aikido in Japan and he tells this story. Ueshiba was about this big, little guy, and Terry Dobson was this like 6' 4" 250lb American guy and he had been studying with Ueshiba for like three years, 22 years old, and Ueshiba kept saying you will not fight. You see tough guys on the street, go to the other side of the street. Someone tries to start a fight with you, don't fight with him. Terry Dobson was wanting to show his stuff and he was on the train going home one day and a drunk guy got on the train covered in vomit and shoved a pregnant lady down in the seat and is pushing people around and Terry is like, "This is it. Ueshiba can't say nothing. This is righteous." And he gets up and the guy sees him and yells at him and comes running, “YAAAAA!” and they hear this little voice say, "Hey" and there's this nicely dressed elderly Japanese man. He says, "Hey, do you like to drink?" The drunk man, "What's it to you?" "Well, you know, my wife and I have this lovely plum tree out back and we like to sit underneath it and drink sake and i thought you might have a lovely home and a lovely wife." "Oooohhhhh. My wife died and I lost my job. I lost my house. I'm poor and everything is terrible." Pretty soon it's Terry Dobson's stop and he gets off and the drunk guy is sitting with his head in the lap of the elderly man whose petting his head and speaking to him. Terry Dobson realized he'd learned the forms of Aikido and he had missed the patterns behind them. And so this elderly man had not been fooled by the surface presentation, the symptom of the drunk man being violent. He had seen behind to the pattern and had seen it to its source. And by a few words he got that to come out. What would have happened if Terry beat him up? Would it have made anything better? Probably would have made it worse. By seeing to that source and breaking that surface structure that man began the regeneration, hopefully, of that drunk human being whose one of our, part of our, community. And so that to me is what permaculture is all about. It's what tracking about. How do we see the patterns behind things to see the little changes that changes the pattern that creates a different presentation. Instead of trying to solve symptoms without solving the patterns behind them that are presenting as those symptoms, we're going to spend our lives putting out fires. And so to me that's the great value, the great blessing of having worked with plants and living communities so much is that we learn how living systems really work instead of our ideas of them. And so the main thing that I would like to ask of all of you is please always be asking yourself, "Am I working on a symptom? Am I trying to put out fires or put a bandaid on a problem?" When the problem is the solution. In structures, cracks are a problem. It's why we fix our oil pan, it's why we fix the leaks in our roof. We fix all these cracks. In living systems cracks are the opening to the next level. When a chick is in the egg and it runs out of food and room it doesn't go shopping and add an addition. It breaks the shell. And it enters a new world. And for a while its parents feed it until she and her siblings outgrow the nest and their parents ability to feed them, then they fledge and enter a new level of reality. So, reality is layered. Even here. Talk about it in the food forest. There are the plants under the ground the rooted ones, there's the ones on the surface, there's the trees and the understory and the shrubs and the vines. Here in the landscape there is the river and the semi-aquatic and the lowlands and the slopes and the uplands. Reality is layered and you all know this Einstein quote, Problems cannot be solved with the same level of thinking that created them. That's how nature solves her problems is by using them as opportunities and openings to evolve. We were talking last night about the wonderful work of Kat Anderson and all the people who have been looking at the chestnut / oak forest of this region. So you probably know when Europeans came here twenty percent of the forest were chestnuts. Another majority was oak and pecan and hickory and black walnuts and all these nut trees and fruit trees and shrubs. Let me backup a second, do you all know what ecological succession is? So it's a primary pattern in all living systems. You have bare soil. First thing that comes in is annual weeds or before that maybe lichens and mosses. Then after the weeds you start to get the grasses and then you start to get shrubs and pioneer trees and sub-climax and eventually you get to a climax hardwood forest system. You can even see succession occurring here. We're starting to get the grasses here and the shrubs underneath and eventually up to the trees. For a very long time we had this very hierarchical idea that climax was where everything was headed. It's the king. But what we found is that actually sub-climax is much more diverse and productive and it turns out that climax here is something like beech / maple, which are very thin barked. They don't produce so much and they don't feed so many other animals as all the nut trees. One of the things the native people saw was, oh, if I burn a beech / maple forest that is very thin barked I'm going to kill them off. I'm going to buffer the PH of the soil and I'm going to encourage all the nut trees that are going to feed the deer and the bears and the turkeys. Oh, and it's also going to buffer the PH of the water which are going to enable all the oysters to make the shells better. In the Chesapeake there were enough oysters to filter the bay in a day or two. One of the things the native peoples discovered was by doing cool burns, not canopy burns that take everything out, but cool burns, they are going to take out the sticks and the underbrush so you can stalk and hunt better. You can see people coming if you have to worry about that. You're going to create the trees that are going to feed you and feed the animals you're going to eat from. You are going to buffer the soils. You are going to buffer the PH of the waters. You are going to encourage the shellfish that you go and harvest and eat every summer. Oh, and guess what? Take out the ticks. And the fleas. And also all the weevils that are going to eat your nuts. The least change for the greatest effect. One of the problems with human beings is that most everything we do creates ecological disturbance. Put that driveway in we tore up a bunch of plants. To plow a field and grow our food we do a lot of disturbance. The problem is that we're not designing the disturbance. Throughout the world human beings being very intelligent figured out how they could use small disturbances to shift ecological succession to the most productive levels. That's what happened to Terry Dobson on that train. His structured idea of reality got disturbed by this experience. That's what happened to Fukuoka when he almost died. So our minds are ecological systems. They are living systems. Our communities are ecological systems. Our economic systems are ecological living systems and they follow the same stages of succession. You have a poor neighborhood and there's maybe a lot of crime and there's people from all over the world there and that's where people maybe are using drugs or whatever. That's where the artists move in because they can afford it. It's really cool and interesting and a little on the edge and creative things happen and then it becomes a little bit more established and it becomes where you have the yuppie wine bars and coffee shops and galleries. And then pretty soon it becomes gentrified and the art is really boring and everybody has to move out and you move to a climax ecosystem. And something has to come in, in to disturb it so it can become more creative and interesting again. It doesn't matter what the system is, it follows this pattern of succession. Every living thing, because life is so unstable, tries to move towards stability. But if we go for the stability of concrete there cannot be the exchanges that are necessary for living. To my mind what I would like to invite you all into is to learn to see behind what you see. See the patterns behind it. And you're not aware of this, but every time you read something, what are you seeing? You are seeing the movements of someone's mind. There are tracks on the page, but you are seeing behind that to patterns of processes. Patterns of thoughts. Patterns of ideas. You might even be seeing people doing things. It's just like a tracker. It's not to say deer, deer, deer. It's to see that animal moving to the clearing and pausing and turning its head and looking and going on. So lets see everything as a track so we can see the patterns of processes so we can find that acupuncture point. That little pebble we can drop into the pond to create those waves of change that we know we need because we don't have a lot of time. We don't have a lot of energy. There's not that many of us. We have to make sure that what we do is effective. This talk is meant to be a pebble dropped into a pond. This event is meant to be a small event that can have all these rippling effects. When we have a conversation, we're selling people plants, how do we use that as an opportunity to shift how people are thinking about things. When we write things. When we're implementing something how do we make that an educational experience for the community. How do we make that create jobs and businesses in the community? I was talking to Dale and he mentioned this Gregory Bateson story about the New College in Oxford. And the New College was started about the 1600s and there's a great big dining hall. 50-60 feet long and there were great big oak beams in it. And the maintenance man was up there because he saw some sawdust and he dug around in the beam with a knife and found it was riddle with beetles. He went to the next one and the next one and the next one and he was like, "Where are we going to find oak trees to replace these two foot square beams 60 foot long. They looked and looked and eventually the board called in the forester because they had forest land. The forester said, “Oh, I was wondering when you were going to ask about them oaks.” “What are you talking about?” “Oh, everybody knows oak beams get beetly in 500 years so when they built this college they planted the oaks and every forester told the next forester, don't you cut those oaks. Those are for the dining hall.” Gregory Bateson says that's the way you design a society. So what if before we designed the building we design the forest to provide the wood. And we design how we're going to produce the concrete. And we design how we're going to get the metal or recycle the metal so we're looking at the whole process instead of just this little blip in it. And every time we're doing something is an opportunity to begin to work on that. Please, if you are interested check out PatternMind.com or .org I think there's some interesting stuff on there. If you would please, hold up your fist. So, I've had the opportunity for fifteen years now to help co-teach a native american permaculture course in New Mexico where we've had people from all over the continent come. And we were in the Jicarilla pueblo and this old man had us all do this. And he said, "Hold up your fist. Look at the ridge of your knuckles. It goes up and down, up and down. Just like the mountain. Just like the river goes back and forth. Look at the edge of your fist. It spirals. Just like the water behind a rock where the trout stays. No square people here. We're all round." And his point was, if we keep telling ourselves the story that human beings are the problem, the bad part that needs to be repaired, replaced, or eliminated, which is how you fix structures, we can't help but destroy things. If you tell a little kid, "You're bad" they are going to be bad. If we tell one another we belong here, the creator placed us here for a reason to play a particular role and we have gotten confused about what our role is to use this incredible consciousness and awareness we were given. So if we could use this consciousness to track patterns. To find the least change for the greatest effect. To be designers of disturbance so we're actually focusing on designing the disturbance instead of designing the structure then we can be a blessing for the world We can actually be essential portions of all these living systems that we love so dearly. To hear the crickets and see the green leaves and the light through the leaves. All this beauty. Eat the food that comes from these plants. To feel alive is such a blessing. We only want to give back. For me, that's what permaculture is all about. It's not all the techniques, but how can I learn from those techniques to repattern and to find those least changes for the greatest effect.
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