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Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador and Trump's number one Latin American buddy, is a renaissance man for our era. Crypto, memes, reddit. Repression, megaprisons, anti-communism. We take a look at the history of El Salvador and the ascent of the “coolest dictator in the world”. Subscribe for $5 a month to get all the premium episodes: https://patreon.com/qaa Caio Almendra: https://x.com/caioalmendra The U.S. is Not Special: https://caioalmendra.substack.com/s/the-us-is-not-special Editing by Corey Klotz. Theme by Nick Sena. Additional music by Pontus Berghe. Theme Vocals by THEY/LIVE (https://instagram.com/theyylivve / https://sptfy.com/QrDm). Cover Art by Pedro Correa: (https://pedrocorrea.com) https://qaapodcast.com QAA was known as the QAnon Anonymous podcast.

This episode explores the path of self-improvement through intentional daily habits, drawing on insights from figures like Mark Manson and Arnold Schwarzenegger. We reflect on Manson's “You're Not Special,” challenge self-gratification culture, and promote meaningful growth. From Arnold's Pump Club, we highlight conserving energy for what truly matters. We dive into visualization techniques inspired by the Blue Angels, discuss crafting personalized morning routines, and the power of mental rehearsal. We emphasize disconnecting from digital noise through physical activities and explore breathwork, mindset, and resilience with insights from Coach Divine, martial arts, and thought leaders like Stephen Thompson and Jason Wilson.--------- EPISODE CHAPTERS ---------(0:00:00) - Improving Self Through Daily Habits(0:09:01) - Morning Routine Insights and Visualization Techniques(0:18:09) - Cultivating Resilience and Real-World Engagement(0:24:01) - Mental Toughness(0:36:03) - Respecting the Process Through Martial Arts(0:39:34) - Lessons in Courage and Resilience(0:49:32) - Celebrating Vulnerability With MenSend us a text

She was trained to read minds, spot lies, and face danger - here's what former Secret Service Agent Evy Poumpouras learned from protecting the world's most powerful leaders Evy Poumpouras is a former Special Agent with the U.S. Secret Service. She is the author of the bestselling book, ‘Becoming Bulletproof: Protect Yourself, Read People, Influence Situations, Live Fearlessly' and co-host of Bravo's TV competition series ‘Spy Games'.  In this conversation, Evy and Steven discuss topics such as, the dangers of getting easily offended, why you should stop asking people's opinions, the top body language mistake that makes you look weak, and Evy's ‘I'm not special' hack for success.  00:00 Intro 02:13 What Is Evy Doing for People? 03:42 What Do People Come to Evy For? 04:05 People Sabotage Themselves 05:38 Lie Detecting 07:01 How Do We Start to Become Mentally Strong? 09:31 The People You Associate With Can Impact You 12:35 Observe Your Opponent, Don't Listen to Them 16:22 How Does Steven Pick People? 22:11 Living Fearlessly 24:29 Making Decisions Will Increase Your Confidence 28:42 How to Stop Others From Controlling Your Life 34:56 Making Decisions 37:01 How to Make Progress in Your Life or Career 40:12 Reliving Your Pains Makes You Feel High 43:25 Sexism in the Secret Service 52:05 How to Make Rational Decisions 57:08 What to Do When People Are Not Treating You Well 01:02:00 Being Bullied in a Work Environment 01:08:14 What I Learned About Bullies as a Secret Agent 01:12:59 How to Stop Being Prey for a Predator 01:20:44 Can Someone's Life Be Determined by the Way They Speak? 01:22:34 Ads 01:23:33 The Importance of Gesticulating With Your Hands 01:28:08 Can You Fake Your Body Language? 01:36:28 What's Step 1 to Becoming That Person When I'm Not? 01:42:15 Do You Have to Go Through Difficult Times to Learn? 01:47:11 The Hack of Knowing You're Not Special or the Only One 02:00:59 Ads 02:03:02 People Don't Want to Be Victims Anymore 02:07:52 Should We Make People Like Us? 02:09:43 The Importance of Being Authentic 02:11:50 Why Rejection Is the Way to Resilience 02:14:19 The Four Communication Styles 02:25:31 Emotion in the Police Workforce 02:27:40 Switching Styles During Interviews Follow Evy:  Instagram - https://bit.ly/4gU6Pxo  Twitter - https://bit.ly/4hJDgzW  Website - https://bit.ly/4hHHQia  Evy's BBC Maestro Course - https://bit.ly/43dx1zZ You can purchase Evy's book, ‘Becoming Bulletproof: Protect Yourself, Read People, Influence Situations, Live Fearlessly', here: https://amzn.to/4gMEv09  Evy's BBC Maestro Course - https://bit.ly/43dx1zZ Watch the episodes on Youtube - https://g2ul0.app.link/DOACEpisodes  My new book! 'The 33 Laws Of Business & Life' is out now - https://g2ul0.app.link/DOACBook  You can purchase the The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards: Second Edition, here: https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb  Follow me: https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb Sponsors: Linkedin Jobs - https://www.linkedin.com/doac PerfectTed - https://www.perfectted.com with code DIARY40 for 40% off Vanta - https://vanta.com/steven Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Codey and Kev catch up on all the recent news Timings 00:00:00: Theme Tune 00:00:30: Intro 00:01:06: Feedback 00:08:21: What Have We Been Up To 00:43:30: Game Releases 00:57:44: Game Updates 01:06:41: New Games 01:28:43: Outro Links Harvest Hills Release Chill Town Development Update Dragon Shelter Trailer Steamworld Build Physical Release Echoes of the Plum Grove Digital Art Book Harvest Moon: Home Sweet Home “Controller and Cloud Save” Update Research Story “Shimmering” Update Go-go Town Roadmap Terra Nil “Heatwave” Update Cattle Country Litchi Town Cinnabunny Contact Al on Mastodon: https://mastodon.scot/@TheScotBot Email Us: https://harvestseason.club/contact/ Transcript (0:00:30) Codey: Hello, farmers and welcome to another episode of the harvest season. My name is Cody. (0:00:36) Kev: My name is Kevin, and we are back in the sad woodbeam. (0:00:40) Codey: Welcome to a new year. This is actually, this is actually being recorded in the new year. (0:00:41) Kev: Wow. (0:00:44) Kev: Oh yeah. (0:00:46) Kev: The first one. (0:00:49) Kev: Yeah. (0:00:50) Kev: Unlike the last one, which is recorded before a lot of the ones before that, which is wild. (0:00:55) Codey: Yeah, I just, I just finished. (0:00:57) Kev: Oh, wildflowers got a sequel, prequel, and I wouldn’t say it. (0:01:04) Codey: Yeah. So I guess so. Okay. So this episode is about a news catch up, (0:01:09) Codey: but we do want to hear Kev. (0:01:10) Kev: Yup. (0:01:14) Codey: I want to hear. So there’s a couple of things that we have to, (0:01:17) Codey: we have to talk about first, uh, all, but yeah, (0:01:19) Kev: I saw the note (0:01:22) Codey: I’ll put any feedback on game of the year. (0:01:24) Codey: So do you have any feedback on Rusty’s retirement winning game of the year? (0:01:28) Kev: Oh, so like, I’ll tell you what, my feedback is that this is just the, the, the (0:01:36) Kev: revenge of the, the coral island debacle of the previous year. (0:01:40) Kev: That’s what this is. (0:01:41) Codey: No, who would you have well you probably would have had wildflowers win, right? (0:01:41) Kev: Um, me, no, I mean, well, okay. (0:01:49) Kev: Some deep inside baseball, right? (0:01:51) Kev: Like this is, we’ve been talking a little bit on how to structure this (0:01:54) Kev: game the year, because it’s challenging, right? (0:01:57) Kev: with so many games that come out, right? (0:01:58) Kev: And we cover, you know, at most 52 games in a year, and obviously we’re not going to bring 52 games in a year. (0:02:06) Codey: Right (0:02:06) Kev: And furthermore, they’re probably not all going to be games that came out that year. (0:02:12) Kev: So that is a lot of games that we don’t play and consider and, you know, we might be missing things, right? (0:02:22) Kev: So like Wildflowers, we missed it the year it came out. (0:02:26) Kev: came out, so I didn’t put it in. (0:02:28) Kev: It wasn’t in the running for Game of the Year, so I think that we should maybe try (0:02:34) Kev: to aim for next year is like, we already started doing the categories or whatever kind of, (0:02:41) Kev: so I think there should be one for actually 2020, whatever, four, five, whatever, and then (0:02:47) Kev: one that we covered on the show that year, you know what I mean? (0:02:50) Kev: That’s probably how we should structure that, but either way, I mean, yeah, either way, (0:02:55) Kev: But a lot of thought was just not going to be my vote because we didn’t cover it last time. (0:02:58) Kev: I would have gone with Mika of course, but I get it. (0:03:00) Codey: Okay. (0:03:02) Codey: That was me, I was gonna say maybe Mika. (0:03:06) Kev: I will say I haven’t played Rusty’s retirement in myself. (0:03:10) Kev: Like I said, I don’t like the concept of something playing on your screen as you’re doing other stuff. (0:03:20) Kev: I’m the total opposite end of the spectrum from that. It doesn’t tell me at all. (0:03:26) Kev: Um, but I’m sure it’s fine. (0:03:27) Kev: Like what, what I, you know, (0:03:28) Kev: what I want to talk about, it’s great and, and what, right. (0:03:31) Kev: Um, and furthermore, like, uh, I think it was my, I don’t know, brought it up like (0:03:36) Kev: that, you know, it’s breaking more new ground than say Mika’s because Mika, you (0:03:42) Kev: know, there’s no doubt that Mika is definitely standing on the shoulders of (0:03:46) Kev: giants leaning on a Wind Waker aesthetic and the studio Ghibli and all that. (0:03:52) Kev: Um, so, you know, I can appreciate that. (0:03:54) Kev: Um, so, you know, Mika would have been my vote. (0:03:57) Kev: But I don’t know. (0:03:58) Kev: I’m fine with my sister’s time. I’m not complaining. I do like the rule but um but uh but yeah um yeah that’s that’s my only real thought um like yeah it’s fine not my vote but again for two-fold reasons and and I get why you guys picked it so I’m not complaining too much. (0:04:00) Codey: Mm hmm. Okay, yeah. (0:04:13) Codey: Hmm. Yeah, those of us with ADHD, it just tickles that itch for sure. (0:04:24) Codey: Okay, so the second question would be wild society. How are you? How do you? What are your thoughts? (0:04:30) Kev: So, obviously I’m hyped, right, because Studio Drydock has done fantastic work, kind of across the board, right, not just, except maybe the art style, which, you know, I’m not going to defend it per se, but the story they wrote, the mechanics, how they came about it, even their promotion, how they interact with the community. (0:05:00) Kev: Um, just call it stuff across the board, right? (0:05:04) Kev: Um, obviously I’m biased, you know, I’m going to go dove into wildflowers because of Ray and yada, yada, but, um, and bother is a lot of fun and whatnot, but, um, like the fact that we’re getting a sequel, one, that’s great, right, or people, I guess. (0:05:20) Kev: Um, and what’s exciting is that it’s not going to probably be a, you know, one-to-one sequel. We’re not on a farm now. We’re running a hotel bed and breakfast thing. (0:05:30) Kev: I don’t know if you remember, so, you know, I’m interested to see what we’re going to do. I’ll probably put, we had a lot of emphasis on the social interactions and whatnot, but, um, you know, that was, I think, one of the strong suits from wildflowers, like the community of that little island and people interacting and whatnot. (0:05:48) Kev: So, you know, focusing more on that, I think it’s going to be fun. (0:05:52) Kev: Um, I do wonder how the magic will fit into everything because, you know, you use the magic. (0:06:00) Kev: For farming, but here we’re just hosting key parties, question mark. So what are we, you know, what spiking drinks with potions was a feature in wildflowers. (0:06:08) Codey: - Yeah. (0:06:14) Kev: So, um, oh yeah, you’re right. There was like a seance thing. Yeah, right. There you go. That’ll be interesting. Um, but yeah, um, I mean, yeah, of course. (0:06:14) Codey: - Didn’t they have in wilds? (0:06:16) Codey: Didn’t you have a seance in the trailer for wild society? (0:06:28) Kev: Yeah, of course, I’m super excited for it. (0:06:32) Kev: I believe they already confirmed there will be returning characters, which is interesting because they think it’s going to be a fairly large time gap. (0:06:38) Kev: But there are characters who could show up. I can already name two or three of them. (0:06:44) Kev: So it’ll be fun to see them show up. (0:06:50) Kev: This is generally somewhat bad form, but I’m pretty sure the voice in the trailer was Valerie Rose Lohman. (0:06:56) Kev: So I’m sure she’s going to get a character in there. I feel like she has to, right? She has to. (0:06:59) Codey: Mm-hmm. (0:07:02) Kev: So, you know, but we’ll see. I don’t know. (0:07:06) Kev: All in all, obviously, I’m very excited. It’s fun. (0:07:10) Kev: Yeah, well, John, my eyes are peeled and I’ll be day one buyer, of course. (0:07:14) Kev: I’m so open. (0:07:15) Codey: Well, and I will say that after everything that you’ve talked about the game and looking (0:07:22) Codey: at wild society, well, maybe we’ll be doing a second harvest of wildflowers this year (0:07:31) Codey: because I want to play it. (0:07:31) Kev: Oh, oh, oh, like, you know, obviously my hyperbolic cartoonish adoration of the game is great now, but like it is still a very solid game. (0:07:44) Kev: Like I cannot recommend enough. (0:07:45) Kev: Like it is up there with the, you know, the top Stardew clones or farming is whatever. (0:07:52) Kev: Um, it’s solid. (0:07:54) Codey: Yeah, yeah, no, it looks great. (0:07:54) Kev: Um, you know, cause you could just pass the, the style, I don’t play many once. (0:08:01) Kev: But hey, that’s good. That’s good. (0:08:02) Codey: So, okay, so, yeah, the, as I’ve already mentioned, today, the topic is news catch up, so we have (0:08:11) Codey: a lot of news to get through, but next section is the what have we been up to section. (0:08:19) Codey: And here’s the final question for Kev. (0:08:22) Codey: - Kev, you have to– (0:08:24) Codey: - I just remember you saying, “oh yeah, I got a puppy,” (0:08:26) Codey: and I’m like, “ah, I need details!” (0:08:28) Codey: And this is the first time we’ve been on a pod together, so… (0:08:30) Kev: Mm-hmm. Okay (0:08:30) Codey: I just remember you saying, “oh yeah, I got a puppy,” (0:08:32) Codey: and I’m like, “ah, I need details!” (0:08:36) Codey: And this is the first time we’ve been on a pod together, so… (0:08:38) Codey: together, so. (0:08:39) Kev: So yeah, um (0:08:42) Kev: Some recording I don’t I don’t remember where or what was the like where the harvest season (0:08:51) Kev: Time-wise where I was when I recorded near puppy (0:08:54) Kev: But okay, so I I feel like I did so, you know (0:09:00) Kev: Here’s show time if you go listen to if you listen to the the Rainbow Road radio the neutral show (0:09:02) Codey: Mm-hmm. (0:09:06) Kev: I do with our friend now, it’s so are you things? (0:09:07) Codey: Mm-hmm. (0:09:09) Kev: You you could he hear the puppy saga in real life in real time because I’ve given up updates (0:09:14) Kev: But anyways, so, okay, I’m gonna give context for people who might not know I imagine most folks might know (0:09:21) Kev: Things I brought it up here and there but okay. So first of all (0:09:26) Kev: two years ago (0:09:29) Kev: October (0:09:30) Kev: 29th, I know that I know the date it’s weird, but I I have a reference point but we lost our first dog passed away two (0:09:38) Kev: Years ago on October 29th heard (0:09:42) Kev: Whatever do you know it’s new year, whatever (0:09:45) Kev: His name was though though he we had him for 18 years same age as my brother (0:09:50) Kev: toy poodle (0:09:52) Kev: obviously left the big (0:09:54) Kev: hole in the family and all that (0:09:57) Kev: and so (0:09:58) Kev: Uh, but for the first while we were. (0:10:00) Kev: We’d been petless, right? (0:10:01) Kev: Um, uh, Kiyo about a year later, a little, it was actually around the (0:10:06) Kev: same time around November of 2023. (0:10:09) Kev: Well, we got two kitties, um, Daisy and Teddy, and they were very small kittens. (0:10:15) Kev: And they were just a couple, like three, maybe four weeks old when we got them. (0:10:19) Kev: Um, and so that was my first time having cats and, and, and they were fun and, and, (0:10:24) Kev: and all the weird and wonderful and really weird things that cats are. (0:10:30) Kev: But, um, you know, but they’re relatively chill compared to dogs, right? (0:10:33) Kev: They’re a little more low home maintenance. (0:10:36) Kev: Um, uh, anyway, so Q this past year on by like, did you no one realized? (0:10:43) Kev: Well, I was the first one to realize it on the same date, October 29th of 2024. (0:10:48) Kev: Two years to the day after though, though. (0:10:50) Kev: Um, I was given lucky as an early birthday gift. (0:10:54) Kev: Um, so he was a toy poodle, much like the, um, the other was a (0:10:59) Kev: blonde, light brown color. (0:11:01) Kev: is like red cinnamon type of fur color. (0:11:05) Kev: Um, he was two months old, I think when we got him, he was still a really little guy, all in all. (0:11:13) Kev: Um, so yeah, um, we got him, uh, took probably a week or two to pick the name and settled on Lucky. (0:11:20) Kev: That is his name. (0:11:21) Kev: Um, and he has been a handful, like, so Dodo was the chillest guy. (0:11:30) Kev: He was smart. (0:11:31) Kev: He was chill. (0:11:32) Kev: Like he, he, he putty trained himself. (0:11:35) Kev: It was wild. (0:11:37) Kev: Um, uh, and whatnot. (0:11:39) Kev: Um, and, and he was just chill. (0:11:41) Kev: He just loved hanging out in cuddling and whatever. (0:11:43) Kev: Lucky is your stereotypical, you know, or would you think of the dog like puppy storm? (0:11:50) Kev: Like he’s chewing everything, biting everything. (0:11:53) Kev: He’s running. (0:11:54) Kev: He’s very friendly. (0:11:55) Kev: He’s very social. (0:11:56) Kev: He loves meeting people. (0:11:57) Codey: Mm-hmm. (0:11:57) Kev: Sometimes to Marsha Grin because if he ever gets up (0:12:00) Kev: the leash or will run up to other people and so you know but but yeah he (0:12:08) Kev: that he’s been here we set up the Christmas decorations he’s been chewing (0:12:12) Kev: on them so it’s been a handful I mean it’s obviously still very puppy and so (0:12:17) Kev: learning but he is a joy a bundle of joy he’s probably double means maybe even (0:12:24) Kev: triple not triple but at least double in size I’m sure since we got him but he is (0:12:30) Kev: a toy poodle so he’s still gonna be a little guy on all but but yeah he’s part (0:12:37) Kev: of the home now he’s obviously a lot of attention a lot of work now the cats are (0:12:43) Kev: interesting he gets along with one her name is David Daisy she’s pretty chill (0:12:48) Kev: with him usually but sometimes he’ll try to knit and you know nip play with her (0:12:53) Kev: like a dog would replay fighting or whatever and so she did she doesn’t like (0:12:56) Kev: that, obviously, because even though they’re a year old, they’re like, (0:13:00) Kev: he’s already bigger than both of them. (0:13:02) Kev: Um, and then Teddy, uh, I feel so bad cause poor Teddy, he is our sweetheart. (0:13:08) Kev: He is only, he lives up to his name of Teddy. (0:13:10) Kev: He’s a Teddy bear. (0:13:11) Kev: He’s, he’s, he’s sweet and calm and chill, but he’s so skittish and nervous. (0:13:18) Kev: Like he still freaks out over lucky. (0:13:21) Kev: He’s not used to him on like, not even like I’d say 50% like he’ll, he’ll hiss (0:13:28) Kev: and, you know, and do all this stuff. (0:13:30) Kev: keep his distance and obviously Lucky’s just a puppy he just wants to like run up and play (0:13:34) Kev: at him he’s not he’s never you know Lucky doesn’t have a mean boat in his body or anything um (0:13:41) Kev: but he’s just uh had he just not dealing well with the new so yeah um no that’s unfortunate (0:13:46) Codey: Yeah. I’m sure there’ll be best of friends because that’s how it always goes right like (0:13:52) Kev: yeah yeah yeah I imagine it certainly takes time right like obviously like I said never (0:13:57) Kev: had cats before, so I’ve always never had cats and dogs together before. (0:14:00) Kev: And obviously I did some research on that, and yeah, it looks like it can vary, like I said, (0:14:06) Kev: Daisy and Lucky can get along pretty well. But yeah, I’m sure Teddy will just kind of give it (0:14:13) Kev: time. He’s a very giddish sort of fella that’s the only thing about him. But yeah, that is Lucky. (0:14:23) Kev: Hold on. Let me send you a picture. I’m talking about it, but I didn’t even send you a picture. (0:14:26) Codey: I was going to say, please post one in the Slack, so that yeah, if y’all want to see (0:14:28) Kev: Sure, hold on, Lumi. (0:14:30) Kev: Okay, yeah, there you go, there’s your Patreon Slack exclusive. (0:14:36) Kev: Yeah, I’ll have to dig and find them. (0:14:38) Codey: baby toy poodle pics, and I am all for it. (0:14:46) Kev: I’ll try to find some earlier ones when he was real little cuz he was real like, (0:14:50) Kev: he could barely poke out of the grass standing a little. (0:14:54) Codey: Um… (0:14:54) Kev: But he’s a good bit bigger, but he still acts very much like a mate. (0:15:01) Codey: Yeah. That doesn’t go away for a while. Stella’s finally, can you stop? She’s also all up in my (0:15:03) Kev: Yeah. (0:15:08) Codey: business right now. Um, she, uh, only just started getting out of some of her puppyish like (0:15:09) Kev: Speaking of which, yeah. (0:15:18) Codey: behaviors, like, um, Aussies, both healers and shepherds will like bite at ankles, um, (0:15:27) Codey: to like try and herd you. She’s finally- (0:15:32) Codey: to me, she only ever did it to me, which is stupid. My partner would like be like, “get mommy, get mommy” and like she would come up and get my ankles and I would be like, “are you serious?” (0:15:36) Kev: Hmm (0:15:49) Kev: Yeah, oh my gosh, that’s the thing with (0:15:53) Codey: Look at the little lint. Oh, he’s- (0:15:56) Kev: Yeah, though the one on the left aside posted the picture on slack (0:15:59) Kev: He slackers can look at it now or you probably already have but um on the left side (0:16:04) Kev: Yeah, that’s close to when we got him. (0:16:06) Codey: Mm-hmm. Yeah. (0:16:06) Kev: He’s tiny. You can see him next to the leaves like for comparison and then to the right. That’s a more recent picture (0:16:11) Kev: That’s him with Daisy. Um, like I said, he’s bigger now (0:16:15) Kev: but (0:16:16) Kev: But yeah, the biting the biting’s insane cuz honestly though they never did the biting (0:16:21) Kev: But we hear he’s just nipping at everything (0:16:25) Kev: I you know, I have some facial hair. So he it’s not heavy facial hair, but he likes to nibble on it (0:16:31) Codey: It doesn’t, yeah, yep. (0:16:34) Kev: I just, you know, just nip, nip, nip. (0:16:36) Kev: at it. Um, but that’s, yeah, that’s the lucky saga. Um, good, (0:16:41) Kev: you know, good, uh, obviously good times. A lot of work every (0:16:44) Kev: day. Everyone is yelling, because he’s running around (0:16:49) Kev: causing chaos, but we still love him. And, and he, he’s a pretty (0:16:53) Kev: good boy. Like I said, he’s not aggressive or anything like that. (0:16:57) Kev: You know, he’s, he likes to bite because he’s playful or whatever, (0:17:00) Kev: but, um, yeah, he’s a puppy. Yeah. Um, yeah. (0:17:00) Codey: he’s a puppy that’s just puppy behavior classic puppy behavior (0:17:06) Kev: So that is the lucky saga. Um, well, you know, I’ll do it, you (0:17:10) Kev: know, as I look forward to Mark Phillips or whatever, I’ll, I’ll (0:17:14) Kev: bring up news if things happen. Um, but, uh, but yeah. Um, so (0:17:21) Kev: there you go. There, there you go overseas and folks, there, (0:17:23) Kev: there’s your catch up. Um, okay. So aside from that more recent (0:17:24) Codey: What else have you been up to? (0:17:30) Kev: times, um, I talked about it like when we record cause they’d (0:17:36) Kev: just come out. Like I think when, uh, when Al, I think I did (0:17:40) Kev: the episode of Al Marvel Rivals has been on the big ones, the (0:17:42) Codey: Yeah (0:17:43) Kev: Overwatch clone with Marvel stuff. Um, like. Yeah. Yeah. (0:17:46) Codey: That was really fun to listen to because (0:17:50) Codey: You like basically mentioned it and I was like, oh thank goodness that I don’t like games like this (0:17:57) Codey: Because then I don’t have to play it and then you were like, oh no, no (0:17:57) Kev: Yeah. Yeah, the funny thing, the funny thing is we were just talking and just shooting (0:18:00) Codey: Like it’s not what you think he was like, oh no, no, I have to play it (0:18:10) Kev: the breeze before we started recording that episode and I was talking about rivals and (0:18:14) Kev: he mentioned because like the camera thing was like the big thing and he mentioned that (0:18:16) Codey: Yeah! (0:18:18) Kev: and that’s when I was like, I’m going to button this right now so I can save this for the (0:18:22) Kev: show to drop the reveal on. (0:18:25) Codey: Oh, that’s so funny. (0:18:27) Kev: Oh, yeah, I am as best as I can. So there is a weird thing about like being multi-platform (0:18:27) Codey: So yeah, you’re still enjoying it. (0:18:37) Kev: or whatever. So Calvin likes it too, right? So he plays on our PlayStation. I play on (0:18:38) Codey: - Mm-hmm, okay. (0:18:43) Kev: a laptop that I have just so we can both play it or whatever at the same time. And the kicker (0:18:52) Kev: on being PC is I’m not a PC gamer, generally speaking. I can’t do the– (0:18:57) Kev: a mouse and keyboard and all that stuff, right? So I hook up a controller and I play that (0:19:03) Kev: way but I get bodied because there are those insane mouse and keyboard super aiming people. (0:19:11) Kev: And it’s also like you can tell the population skews younger because of course it’s free to (0:19:18) Kev: play so all the teenagers and kids and it’s Marvel, right? They’re hopping on. So they (0:19:23) Kev: They get a lot more practice time than say I do. (0:19:27) Kev: I get bodied. I’m trying my best. I try to focus or whatever, but it can be rough. (0:19:34) Kev: It can be a bit bumpy at times. I won’t lie, but yeah, it’s good stuff. (0:19:40) Kev: And we actually on the end of the first, they call it season zero, whatever the first battle pass, yada, yada. (0:19:48) Kev: So then there’s new content probably in the next week or two coming out, including the Fantastic Four. (0:19:56) Kev: And so, yeah. (0:19:57) Kev: Good, more exciting stuff to look forward to. (0:20:01) Kev: I’m always down for that. (0:20:03) Kev: But yeah, Marvel Rival continues to be a joy in the curse at times. (0:20:07) Kev: But but that that is it is what it is. (0:20:12) Codey: - Are you still playing Spider-Man? (0:20:13) Kev: Let’s see. (0:20:14) Kev: Um, so I play not Spider-Man is hard. (0:20:18) Kev: I’m not going to lie. (0:20:19) Kev: Spider-Man is really hard to play (0:20:19) Codey: Okay. (0:20:21) Kev: because he plays just like the PlayStation Spider-Man games. (0:20:24) Codey: Yeah. (0:20:25) Kev: but in this context, it’s real. (0:20:28) Kev: I struggle with him, and in fact, when I see Spider-Man players, I’m scared, because I know I’m a good player. (0:20:35) Kev: But, let’s see, my go-tos, I think after all this time, like, did you watch Spider-Verse, the first one into the Spider-Verse? (0:20:45) Codey: - Yes. (0:20:46) Kev: Okay, so Penny Parker, the anime one with the robot, the anime Spider-Verse, she’s in this game. (0:20:50) Codey: - Okay, yeah, yeah, yeah. (0:20:52) Kev: Um, yeah, she’s a little older, she’s more like, I think college age, I think. (0:20:57) Kev: It’s just, but she still has a robot. (0:20:59) Kev: I play her, she’s fun. (0:21:01) Kev: Um, she’s, she sets up like a little tower that shoots out spider robots and (0:21:05) Kev: mines and stuff, and so you kind of, you’re, you kind of set up an area where (0:21:09) Kev: you defend, um, that’s what she’s good at. (0:21:11) Kev: Um, so she’s my go-to tank, um, for healer, Jeff the Landshark, I don’t know. (0:21:17) Kev: Have you ever seen Jeff Landshark? (0:21:18) Codey: No. (0:21:19) Kev: Um, he, he, oh my gosh. (0:21:22) Kev: Okay. (0:21:22) Kev: So just hold on, let me send you a picture. (0:21:22) Codey: Okay, you’re fine. You could just say like, I’m sure that everyone, every listener probably knows what you’re talking about. So. (0:21:27) Kev: No, you see, here’s the thing. (0:21:31) Kev: No, here’s the thing, Jeff the Landshark in one of the freaks, (0:21:35) Kev: the deep butt pics that no one on Earth knows. (0:21:36) Codey: Oh, okay. (0:21:38) Kev: [LAUGH] Yeah, but Jeff the Landshark, okay, he’s basically a puppy, (0:21:44) Kev: but he’s a shark with legs, he doesn’t talk or anything. (0:21:49) Kev: And he just swims around and or like he can do the shark thing with the fin sick and (0:21:55) Kev: with the fin sick and now I can move around he heals people (0:21:57) Kev: and he shoots ice balls and all sorts of stuff (0:22:00) Kev: he’s fairly straight forward but he’s pretty satisfying (0:22:04) Kev: so he’s my go to healer (0:22:06) Codey: a puppy. But he’s a shark. Okay. (0:22:07) Kev: he acts like a puppy he does all the (0:22:10) Kev: yes he’s a shark yeah (0:22:14) Kev: yeah so he’s my go to healer he’s (0:22:17) Kev: yeah and like I said one of the cool things about rival is they weren’t (0:22:21) Kev: afraid to get some really deep cuts weirdo pics (0:22:24) Kev: Um, like Jeff, uh, (0:22:28) Kev: what is this that I do? (0:22:29) Kev: Alright, there we go. (0:22:31) Kev: Okay. Uh, sorry. (0:22:32) Kev: Um, so that’s my go-to healer just because he is pretty easy to use and he’s adorable. (0:22:38) Codey: Okay, he definitely looks like a puppy. (0:22:39) Kev: Um, he is just a puppy, but he’s all shark with legs. (0:22:46) Kev: Um, like, it’s a weird description, but that is exactly what it is. (0:22:50) Kev: Um, and then for my damage person, I picked Squirrel Girl. (0:22:54) Kev: She has squirrels, she shoots acorns with a sl- (0:22:57) Kev: she’s oh you don’t know squirrel girl ah okay again okay no you know what no (0:22:58) Codey: Squirrel girl dude I don’t know much of Marvel I yeah okay (0:23:07) Kev: again squirrel girl is a pretty deep but so her pull power is she can communicate (0:23:13) Kev: with squirrels like she you know she’s athletic or whatever but her superpower (0:23:20) Kev: is she can communicate with squirrels and so she will you know send armies of (0:23:24) Kev: squirrels on people and so on and so forth. (0:23:27) Kev: Um, she is an incredible character, something of a joke character, but also (0:23:33) Kev: played for like straight, incredible, like, like in her first issue, she goes (0:23:39) Kev: up against Dr. (0:23:40) Kev: Doom and takes him down with an army of squirrels. (0:23:42) Kev: Um, and, and just, she’s the best, like funny character, um, and she (0:23:49) Kev: dresses up kind of like a squirrel. (0:23:50) Kev: Um, and she has one on her shoulder at all times. (0:23:54) Kev: Um, but yeah, she, her name, in fact. (0:23:54) Codey: Okay, okay. (0:23:57) Kev: The moniker she’s often used is The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl. (0:24:00) Kev: Again, just because she’s so, like, hyperbolic, um, goofy, um… (0:24:06) Codey: I mean, if a squirrel is trying to come at you, they’re going to get you from working (0:24:10) Codey: at the Wildlife Center, like I used to have this one squirrel that would sit on my shoulder. (0:24:11) Kev: Yeah? (0:24:11) Kev: Yeah. (0:24:16) Kev: Yeah. (0:24:17) Codey: But if he decided that he wanted to run all over and like suddenly be on my back and then (0:24:23) Codey: and suddenly be on my leg. (0:24:24) Codey: like he they they can do some crazy things oh you sent me a picture of her okay (0:24:28) Kev: Oh, yeah. (0:24:30) Kev: Yep. (0:24:32) Kev: Um, yeah, so she’s great. (0:24:34) Kev: People who know her love her. (0:24:35) Kev: She is, she is a, he is adored. (0:24:38) Kev: Like I said, she’s obviously low-tiered. (0:24:40) Kev: She doesn’t get pushed, like, some, but, um, but she, she’s great. (0:24:44) Kev: Um, so yeah, that’s, that’s Squirrel Girl. (0:24:46) Kev: That’s Marvel Rivals, and those are my three. (0:24:48) Kev: That’s my wacky crew. (0:24:49) Kev: Um, let’s see, aside from Rivals, uh, so I picked up a game, uh, just a couple days ago. (0:24:57) Kev: It’s called Armored Core. (0:24:58) Kev: Are you familiar with this? (0:25:00) Codey: No. (0:25:00) Kev: Okay. (0:25:00) Kev: Uh, are you familiar with, from software? (0:25:02) Codey: No. (0:25:03) Kev: Okay. (0:25:04) Kev: The Elden Ring, people. (0:25:06) Codey: Okay, okay. (0:25:06) Kev: Okay. (0:25:07) Kev: So. (0:25:08) Codey: So you don’t, you like pain. (0:25:10) Codey: You like… (0:25:11) Kev: Yes. (0:25:12) Kev: Yes, I do. (0:25:12) Codey: Okay, okay. (0:25:13) Kev: Okay. (0:25:14) Kev: So you’re familiar with Elden Ring? (0:25:15) Kev: Of course everyone is, right? (0:25:16) Codey: Yeah. (0:25:16) Kev: ‘Cause it’s the biggest game that year, whatever. (0:25:18) Kev: Okay, what if I told you the Elden Ring people said, “What if we, okay, now we wanna do a game, but it’s all robots and mecha?” (0:25:25) Kev: that in that case (0:25:27) Kev: gives you armored core (0:25:30) Kev: so it is a (0:25:32) Kev: it is the same level of polish (0:25:34) Kev: a very like grounded (0:25:36) Kev: you know realistic-ish visual style and whatnot (0:25:40) Kev: the challenge (0:25:42) Kev: I don’t think it’s as hard as Elden Ring (0:25:44) Kev: because Elden Ring is hard (0:25:46) Kev: it’s really hard (0:25:48) Kev: but armored core it’s a different flavor (0:25:50) Kev: because you (0:25:52) Kev: you know you’re controlling a robe alright (0:25:54) Kev: so you switch out parts you can (0:25:57) Kev: think you’re whatnot (0:25:59) Kev: and that’s a big part of the puzzle (0:26:01) Kev: like when you’re given (0:26:03) Kev: a new boss or whatever (0:26:05) Kev: they’ll heavily like hint hint (0:26:07) Kev: use this kind of robot (0:26:09) Kev: because if you’re not (0:26:11) Kev: you’re gonna be in trouble right like (0:26:13) Kev: Pokemon type advantages basically (0:26:15) Kev: so (0:26:17) Kev: there’s a lot of love and attention to detail (0:26:19) Kev: being a robot game you can (0:26:21) Kev: paint your robot however you want (0:26:23) Kev: and I’ll spend a lot of time doing that (0:26:25) Kev: Um, and, and, and. (0:26:28) Kev: It’s very fun. (0:26:29) Kev: Um, like I said, I don’t think anywhere near as hard as Elden Ring, but, uh, still satisfyingly challenging. (0:26:35) Kev: Um, it controls like how I’d want to, the robots will fly, they’ll dash, they’ll, you, you held two weapons. (0:26:41) Kev: You can have double guns or a melee weapon and a gun and missiles, all the, all the good stuff. (0:26:47) Kev: It is, it is very straightforward Mecha. (0:26:50) Kev: Um, so if you’re a fan of that, uh, you know, that’s definitely a thumbs up. (0:26:55) Kev: Okay. (0:26:56) Kev: Uh, that’s a lot from me. (0:26:57) Kev: But now, Cody, tell me, what have you been? (0:26:58) Codey: I have been, um, so I’ve still been playing like, uh, pocket and go, um, go, I am burned (0:27:14) Codey: by because, uh, the shiny work party hat weren’t bull was in, um, in the like new year’s challenge (0:27:26) Codey: or whatever. (0:27:28) Codey: And I still have it, like I’ve been playing every time that there’s an event where you can get this worm bowl and I still have it, like I’ve been playing every time that there’s an event where you can get this worm bowl and I still have it. (0:27:36) Kev: Oh no. (0:27:40) Codey: And I still have it, like I’ve been playing every time that there’s an event where you can get this worm bowl and I still have it, like I’ve been playing every time that there’s an event where you can get this worm bowl. (0:27:54) Codey: I’ve been playing every time that there’s an event where you can get this worm bowl. (0:27:58) Codey: And last year I was so mad about it that I got it tattooed onto my body because I was (0:28:05) Codey: like, if I cannot have a shiny party hat worm bowl in the game, I’m going to have one (0:28:12) Codey: as a tattoo. (0:28:14) Codey: And I’ve had plenty of friends be like, oh, I have one. (0:28:17) Codey: I can trade it to you. (0:28:18) Codey: And I’m like, no, no, no, no, no, I need I’m not going to have any traded until I’ve (0:28:22) Kev: do they not know the story of captain cody in the white wormhole (0:28:24) Codey: caught one on my own. (0:28:28) Codey: and the in the worm bowl. Yeah. Moby worm bowl basically. (0:28:32) Kev: actually I don’t think it’s white it’s like purple but anyways um (0:28:38) Codey: Um yeah, so yeah, it is my white whale. Um still didn’t get (0:28:43) Codey: it. I got to shiny Jigglypuff and I refused to click on the (0:28:47) Kev: Mmm! (0:28:49) Codey: hoot hoot. Um and yeah, but no worm bowl. So that game is now (0:28:56) Codey: dead to me until the next time. (0:28:58) Codey: that there is an event that I care about. (0:28:58) Kev: that’s cruel but no it’ll be back like oh that it so I’m not a fan of go it’s (0:29:04) Codey: I know (0:29:08) Kev: when it came out especially I was not an area that was conducive to it and so in (0:29:14) Kev: my whole lifestyle I’m still not the most conducive to it um excuse me um but (0:29:20) Kev: I do think that the party hats are probably like one of the best things to (0:29:24) Kev: come out of that game, especially if you put it on a ridiculous. (0:29:28) Kev: Those Pokemon like weren’t pull that that’s solid. (0:29:29) Codey: Yeah. (0:29:31) Kev: Um, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. (0:29:31) Codey: Because the party hat’s almost too big for him. (0:29:35) Codey: It’s clearly about to fall off. (0:29:39) Codey: Yeah, so that has also started a thing. (0:29:42) Codey: I’m going to be meeting with my artist, again, probably (0:29:45) Codey: during spring break. (0:29:47) Codey: They’re going to be back in town. (0:29:48) Codey: And they’re going to add three more bug-type Pokemon (0:29:53) Codey: with party hats on. (0:29:54) Kev: I was about to say a warble tattoo every year until she catches it (0:29:55) Codey: No, no, we have, um, I think we have a Snome, um, with, with the, a party hat on each of (0:30:04) Kev: Oh, no, no, no, no, oh, that’s good. (0:30:07) Codey: its little bumpies, um, and then I want a Shedinja, but I want, um, it, it to be like (0:30:17) Codey: a ghost. (0:30:18) Codey: Um, no, so it’s a ghost, so it’s a ghost Pokemon, but like, I want it to be like ethereal, look (0:30:18) Kev: Okay, is it not already more ghosts than it? (0:30:25) Codey: game. (0:30:25) Kev: Materiel, alright. (0:30:26) Codey: Like I don’t just want it to look like it looks in the game. (0:30:28) Kev: Mm-hmm. (0:30:30) Codey: And then I want the party hat to also be ethereal. (0:30:32) Codey: And then the last is, uh, not Sizzlepede, Sizzlepede, um, because it’s so grumpy and (0:30:42) Kev: mmm (0:30:42) Codey: I want it to have a black party hat. (0:30:46) Codey: I need my, my emo phase, yeah, my emo phase that was not a phase needs to be somewhere. (0:30:48) Kev: Oscar the grouch at the party. Oh, that’s that’s it (0:30:55) Codey: They’re presented. (0:30:57) Kev: So (0:30:58) Kev: Oh man, these man pokemon like so many solid bug pokemon. These are all solid picks of course. Um (0:31:05) Kev: she didn’t (0:31:06) Kev: it was like (0:31:08) Kev: And how many years been what 20 years since ruby and sapphire it’s still (0:31:12) Kev: my mind how they came up with that concept first you didn’t Joe and like (0:31:14) Codey: I just love it. As an entomologist, like every time I see a cicada shed, I’m just (0:31:16) Kev: you have to have the extra pokeball oh my it’s so good (0:31:26) Kev: yeah oh my gosh and it’s so good right like and (0:31:27) Codey: like, it’s its own thing. It’s a one hit point. Love it. (0:31:42) Kev: like you know obviously coming from Japan right like the whole cicada thing (0:31:46) Kev: schedules like that’s the bug collecting that’s a way bigger there um it’s genius (0:31:51) Kev: so good man bug Pokemon are so cool yeah I like hair across I like a lice upon (0:31:54) Codey: Correct. Send a scourge. (0:31:59) Kev: I like um like the other one and not that sizzle feed the other no no um not (0:32:13) Kev: no the big one Scolipede Scolipede that’s the one been five yeah that’s a good one (0:32:14) Codey: Oh. I think people know by now that I’m going to talk about bugs at some point in every (0:32:18) Kev: big old purple huge train bug oh I love it welcome to the bug appreciate Pokemon (0:32:24) Kev: appreciation podcast (0:32:31) Kev: that’s fine with that (0:32:34) Codey: pod. Yeah, so I’ve been playing that or I guess I’m not going to be playing that for (0:32:40) Codey: a while. Um, I’ve been playing Slay the Spire. So (0:32:44) Kev: Okay, have you- have you in fact slayed the spire? (0:32:45) Codey: Jeff, I have slayed the spire during the daily climbs. So have (0:32:53) Codey: you ever played this game? Okay. Yeah, so it’s like a card and (0:32:54) Kev: I have not but I am familiar with it’s the cards, right? (0:33:00) Codey: you’re going up a tower and slaying things. And there’s four (0:33:03) Codey: different types of characters that you can play, but one of (0:33:05) Codey: them is unlocked at first. But they have this thing called the (0:33:08) Codey: daily climb every day, which is like a random, like, version of (0:33:12) Codey: the game, but with modifiers. (0:33:14) Codey: So it’s like, Oh, you get this character, but every time you add a card to your deck, (0:33:20) Codey: it adds two more copies of that card and you can’t, you can no longer upgrade your cards (0:33:27) Codey: and you’re cursed, like, so it’s, they just like add all this stuff to it. (0:33:31) Codey: And so it’s kind of like a more difficult version and you have to change your gameplay. (0:33:36) Codey: So I have slayed the spire in the daily climbs, but that doesn’t count for achievements. (0:33:40) Kev: Yeah. (0:33:44) Codey: And I cannot for the life of me, beat this game without a daily climb. (0:33:52) Kev: mmm wow oh well hey I know that I know that feeling and then discuss it because ever present (0:33:54) Codey: So my partner has had to do it for me. (0:34:02) Kev: but i’m i’m still belatruing I actually just unlocked the final difficulty just yesterday (0:34:04) Codey: -Oh, yeah. (0:34:08) Codey: Yeah. (0:34:08) Kev: um so i’m i’m there but um I i get it i’m i’m trying to climb my own spire verbally (0:34:16) Codey: Yeah, I’ve, I’ve not quite gotten to Bellatro yet, but that’s because I’ve, I recognize (0:34:22) Codey: based on my love of Slay the Spire that Bellatro would take over my life. So. (0:34:25) Kev: That is correct that I look I look at sleigh as fire and I can see it’s it’s one-to-one (0:34:32) Codey: Yep. (0:34:32) Kev: It’s just a different flavor, but it’s the same concept your cards, and you’re you’re doing your runs with cards (0:34:36) Codey: Yeah. (0:34:40) Kev: Yeah (0:34:41) Kev: That’s good. Good stuff (0:34:44) Codey: - Yep. (0:34:46) Codey: And then I’m still playing Honeygrove, (0:34:48) Codey: still really liked that game. (0:34:51) Codey: Still play it every day, multiple times a day. (0:34:54) Codey: And also I have now begun the final year of my PhD. (0:35:01) Codey: I’m gonna be a bug doctor soon. (0:35:04) Kev: Oh, well, congrats. Okay, congrats. So, uh, not for a second, cause I thought you were talking about Honeygrove, but, um, but, um, uh, okay, so, so I have a friend who’s also been PhDing for a long time now, he’s had unfortunate professors and issues, so it’s dragged on for a long time. (0:35:14) Codey: Oh, yeah, sorry. Switch. (0:35:32) Kev: Um, now you say this. (0:35:34) Kev: Are you like, you know for a fact, that like, it is gonna be this year? (0:35:39) Codey: Okay, well, yeah, so basically, like, I, I set it at this year for this to be like the (0:35:40) Kev: I, I said, I don’t mean to sound threatening, but… (0:35:44) Kev: Uh, don’t re– (0:35:46) Kev: Look, oh– (0:35:53) Codey: last, like, possible time for my timeline. (0:35:59) Codey: Um, I mean, theoretically, like, stuff happens, but I do not have any more field work. (0:36:06) Codey: All I have to do is finish writing one of my chapters. (0:36:09) Codey: I’ve already published one of them in a journal and so that will just literally get like stapled into my dissertation as one of my chapters and I don’t have to look at that again. (0:36:19) Codey: This other chapter that I’m about to publish will be the same thing. So it’ll just be two chapters that my committee can’t say anything about because they’re already published. (0:36:26) Kev: Hmm, yeah, I look at that that’s the way to do it (0:36:29) Codey: So they’ll basically just be like, they’ll just be like, oh, yep, you did that. (0:36:35) Codey: like yep I did um so they’ll only have to (0:36:39) Codey: they can talk about um and it’s just can I get the stuff done in the time that I have and the (0:36:46) Codey: answer is yes um I will try and defend in the summer but um that’s I actually didn’t ever plan (0:36:55) Codey: to defend in the summer but I might be able to um but we’ll see I mean I don’t have to um I have (0:37:05) Codey: guaranteed funding for the rest of the year. (0:37:08) Kev: Oh, that’s great. (0:37:09) Kev: Well, oh, that that’s huge relief then. (0:37:09) Codey: Yeah, PhDs man, they’re great. Well, I guess PhDs in the life sciences, that’s the standard is that you get paid and you get tuition remissions so you don’t have to pay your tuition. (0:37:10) Kev: All right. (0:37:11) Kev: Well, Hey, congrats on that. (0:37:26) Kev: you know like yeah yeah for sure oh absolutely because I have a friend who I don’t think that (0:37:26) Codey: I have health insurance, like all of that stuff. So it’s not true everywhere. (0:37:36) Kev: is the case for him sadly um man like such nonsense like the way to get there the the road to it like (0:37:36) Codey: Yeah. (0:37:46) Kev: I you know I have my undergraduate degree right so like I it it boggles my mind because you know (0:37:54) Kev: up so pretty much up. (0:37:56) Kev: undergraduate it’s very clear like okay here your classes do them all satisfy (0:38:00) Kev: the requirements you get your thing right but once you go past especially the (0:38:06) Kev: PhD it’s it’s all just so nebulous question your checklist is question or (0:38:12) Kev: question your requirements are satisfied when the your professors say they are oh (0:38:20) Codey: Yeah. It’s basically like choose your own adventure. It’s like, undergrads degrees are (0:38:20) Kev: it’s why I don’t I don’t know how yeah man (0:38:26) Kev: I guess (0:38:31) Codey: basically like, okay, here is the proper formula, here you go, you need to have this done this done (0:38:38) Codey: this done, etc, etc. And then for a graduate degree, they’re basically like, here are some (0:38:44) Codey: courses that you need done, but you’ll get these done in the first two years of your degree. (0:38:50) Codey: It’s kind of a big old shrug. It depends on your funding. It depends on your advisors. It depends (0:38:55) Codey: on whatever. And if you have bad advisors, like you said your friend has had, they can keep you (0:39:00) Kev: Yeah. Oh. (0:39:03) Codey: forever. Like one of my friends, one of my friends, her advisor like would not let her defend even (0:39:11) Codey: though she was done, like she’s she was long done, because the advisor could just pay her (0:39:17) Codey: less money than having to like get a post. (0:39:20) Codey: I’m going to go to the postdoc. To do all that work. Yep. (0:39:21) Kev: right right like that’s one that’s one aspect that’s one aspect of it that just seems so grimy (0:39:28) Kev: like there’s clearly an element of very cheap labor for your advisory professors right like (0:39:37) Kev: I mean not yours specifically but like the the system is set up where that can be exploited (0:39:42) Kev: very easily and wow it’s oh academia oh oh (0:39:50) Codey: Yeah, I’m blessed in that, like with the advisors that I have, (0:39:51) Kev: uh-huh (0:39:54) Codey: the advisor that I have now, (0:39:56) Codey: like he doesn’t really do that kind of stuff, (0:39:58) Kev: Mm-hmm. (0:39:58) Codey: but a lot of advisors do, they’ll just be like, (0:40:00) Codey: okay, well, I’m paying for your stuff. (0:40:02) Codey: And because of that, like you also have to help me (0:40:05) Codey: with these other projects. (0:40:06) Codey: So at this one point in the year, (0:40:09) Codey: so you have to drop everything (0:40:11) Codey: and like do this research with me, (0:40:12) Codey: even though it’s not gonna be in your dissertation. (0:40:16) Kev: It is to some degree a hostage situation, isn’t it? (0:40:17) Codey: like. (0:40:20) Codey: Kind of, yeah, and then it’s worse if you’re an international student because (0:40:22) Kev: Haha, that’s uh, huh. (0:40:26) Kev: Oh, oh that sounds terrifying, oh gosh. (0:40:26) Codey: then you have like less protections and yeah. Which is why some of us, some universities (0:40:34) Codey: have unionized and we at my university just recently submitted our letter to the Dean, (0:40:43) Codey: Dean, President, President of the university that we intend to unionize, so thank yous. (0:40:48) Kev: Hey, good for you. That’s great. (0:40:50) Codey: I think he’s crossed there because last time they did this, they threatened people. So (0:40:57) Kev: Oh, oh, fuck. (0:40:57) Codey: they can’t do that. They’re not, that’s illegal, but they did it last time and it didn’t, (0:41:02) Kev: Well, well, I don’t know if you know about strikes in the U.S. (0:41:03) Codey: but we’ll see. Yeah. Oh yeah, we’re gonna, we’re gonna have to do it possibly. (0:41:12) Codey: Hopefully they’ll, they’ll work in good faith and we won’t have to, but we’ll see. (0:41:16) Kev: Oh (0:41:18) Codey: So maybe, maybe. (0:41:20) Codey: Sometime in this year, uh, my, what have I been up to will be striking (0:41:25) Kev: Well, but you know (0:41:27) Codey: because yeah. (0:41:29) Kev: Over on Rainbow Road radio friend. I do a mutual friend Alex. He’s also striking last month. So (0:41:36) Codey: Oh my gosh, we’re just, we’re just rebels. (0:41:38) Kev: Hit him up for some for some tips (0:41:41) Kev: I guess (0:41:43) Kev: Oh (0:41:45) Kev: Oh. (0:41:46) Kev: Oh, labor, academia, good, good times. (0:41:52) Codey: 10 out of 10 would not (0:41:52) Kev: Welcome to the harvest season, where we talk about cozy games. (0:41:56) Kev: Ss, ss, ss, ss, ss, ss, ss, ss, ss. (0:41:57) Codey: We talk about so I mean that’s the joke right is that we play these games where we can live in fantasy worlds where we (0:42:04) Codey: can have a house and (0:42:06) Codey: Afford a house and a and a like all this (0:42:12) Kev: Where’s the unionizing update to research story? (0:42:12) Codey: Because that’s uh, not not reality (0:42:19) Codey: Oh my gosh (0:42:22) Codey: I would love to have a union (0:42:25) Codey: Like storyline in any game like where you just strike that would be (0:42:32) Codey: Amazing. I don’t know how you would incorporate that (0:42:34) Kev: Oh, I mean, like, alright, I’ll give you the relatively low-hanging easy path, the Jojo (0:42:42) Codey: Yeah. Okay, yeah, yeah, I could see that. (0:42:43) Kev: route in Stardew, right, like, yeah, I mean, you got, there’s other people working for (0:42:51) Kev: Jojo already, so, you know, there’s, oh, oh no, I like this, this Spandfic I’m writing, (0:42:58) Kev: oh no, no. (0:42:58) Codey: oh no don’t don’t say this out loud he might listen and then haunted chocolatier will be even (0:43:04) Codey: more delayed because he’ll be like hey wait a minute that’s a great idea (0:43:10) Kev: Unless the ghosts in the Chocolatier, you mean, nice. (0:43:14) Codey: maybe he adds it into that game and stuff uh so yeah that is what we’ve been up to (0:43:18) Kev: Hmm. (0:43:21) Kev: Well, that’s a lot. Happy new- (0:43:23) Kev: Look guys, it’s a new year. There’s been a lot going on. (0:43:25) Codey: It is. It is. We’re. (0:43:28) Codey: We’re here for it. OK, so first we have some game releases. (0:43:34) Codey: So the first one in the list is Harvest Hills. (0:43:39) Codey: So this game released on the 15th of January and or will release. (0:43:46) Codey: Sorry, that’s the future. (0:43:50) Codey: Quote, thanks to the feedback from two major demo updates, (0:43:53) Codey: I’ve been able to fine tune game mechanics and make the experience even better. (0:43:57) Codey: The full game now features… (0:43:58) Codey: …an updated system for growing vegetables and fruits… (0:44:01) Codey: …an improved fertilizing system… (0:44:03) Codey: …a refined leveling system… (0:44:05) Codey: …a brand new product selling system… (0:44:07) Codey: …and more crops, vegetables… (0:44:09) Codey: …vegetables, fruit trees, livestock and homemade product machines. (0:44:15) Codey: My only comment about this is I looked at it and I need more information about those beehives. (0:44:23) Codey: They look… (0:44:23) Kev: - So. (0:44:24) Codey: They look legit. (0:44:26) Codey: Like those look like the standard Langstra Thives. (0:44:28) Codey: And we always paint them each frame or not each frame each body of the hive is always colored in really ridiculous colors and they did that. (0:44:40) Kev: Is that done intentionally or is that done just for giggles? (0:44:46) Codey: I don’t remember so I know that we paint them because you want there to you don’t want the heat like if it’s hot out you don’t want the heat of outside to like cook the hive. (0:44:59) Kev: Oh, oh. Yeah. Sure, sure. (0:44:59) Codey: So you always want it to be light colors but yeah on top of it being like colors I mean you can just have it be fun colors. (0:45:09) Codey: Sometimes you can like make it a color per hot like a certain color per hive or whatever but we always just painted them fun colors so I need. (0:45:18) Kev: Wow. So I’m, I’m looking at the trailer and stuff like my, okay. (0:45:24) Kev: It is more management style, like zoo tycoon, you know, (0:45:29) Kev: floating cam sort of thing, as opposed to starting where you can fill in the (0:45:32) Kev: character, but there’s a character who follows your like air where you click. (0:45:35) Kev: And he runs over there and then does the activity, which are kind of fun. (0:45:38) Kev: I think the coolest thing about here is the visual style. (0:45:41) Kev: Cause it’s almost like origami paper, like three heavy polygonal. (0:45:46) Kev: Um, so I’m like the cows almost look like (0:45:46) Codey: - Mm-hmm, yeah. (0:45:48) Kev: they’re made of origami or a box or something, um, which is charming. Um, so hey, but hey, good, (0:45:56) Kev: yeah, it looks decent enough. Um, I like those cows and you go pretty beehives. That is surprising. (0:46:02) Kev: We don’t have those before, but, um, there you go. January 15th, experience it yourself, (0:46:04) Codey: I like those cows. (0:46:06) Kev: the world of box shaped cows and fun colors. (0:46:13) Codey: So next on our list is Chill Town. (0:46:16) Codey: Um, they have a new announcement on Steam. (0:46:20) Codey: Um, and the gist of it is this just that the project slowed down because of money (0:46:25) Codey: issues, um, and they’re pretty transparent in there about what they are and where (0:46:30) Codey: the money is going and all of that, except for they can’t like mention (0:46:35) Codey: specifics because of confidentiality agreements, but, um, if you’re curious, (0:46:41) Codey: I recommend going and looking at that. (0:46:43) Codey: The biggest thing out of it, other than the fact that it was delayed, is, or is being slowed down, is that the 1.0, they expect it to come out this year, and that when the 1.0 comes out, it will have a museum system, it will have additional quest lines, different seasons and festivals, and clearly bug fixes and gameplay improvements from what is on the early access. (0:47:11) Kev: Uh, all right, so well, I mean, hey, first of all, props to like game development is so hard, right? (0:47:17) Kev: It’s such a brutal space to be quite frank. So yeah, condolences. But they they’re being, um, very, uh, (0:47:23) Kev: Up front and clear about it. Um, so, you know off to them and best of luck, like hopefully they are still on track, right? (0:47:31) Kev: this is one of the parts of early access as much as I uh, (0:47:36)

Audio Transcript Morning. Wes always gets the most applause, so I'm not surprised. Well, welcome to Revelage Church. My name is Rob Fisher. I'm one of the elders here. We have Aaron Jozwaks, our regular preaching pastor, but myself and the lay elders, we try to get in here a couple of times a year. […] The post You're Not Special but You're Needed – Romans 12: 3-8 appeared first on Red Village Church.

Have you or someone you loved received a cancer diagnosis? Chances are you just said yes. If you've ever felt talked down to when you are not feeling well or someone says something really unkind, this episode goes deep on how much we need people and how we can tell when we don't need some people in our lives. Deb Krier is an entrepreneur, cancer advocate, and the visionary behind TryingNotToDie.LIVE. With a background in communications, marketing, and public relations, she's navigated diverse roles, from spearheading communication strategies for large corporations, small companies, and nonprofit organizations to founding her own marketing agency over 20 years ago. It wasn't the game plan. It wasn't on her vision board. Deb says she was sailing along at her marketing firm when she had a nasty diagnosis pop up. She'd gone in for her annual physical and had a mammogram. The office called her before she'd even got home from the appointment. "What they discovered was not a lump, not a bump, not anything easy to find. They found microcalcifications," says Deb. "The vast majority of the time, they flit away and never have any problems. ... They start gathering, and when they gather, that's when there is a problem." Deb was initially diagnosed with zero-stage breast cancer, which is sometimes called pre-cancer. She saw a specialist and did some biopsies that came back negative, but her surgeon suggested checking her lymph nodes to be sure. Eight of 12 lymph nodes came back as cancerous. "We decided, you know, let's really kill this and do it really hard. Well, they about killed me. I got a complication," says Deb. "I ended up with septic shock and was this close, as in hours away from dying. My doctors were fighting about it. The one surgeon didn't want to do anything because I wasn't going to make it through the day. And the oncologist said no. And I remember thinking, excuse me, I get a vote." Deb started working with a business coach, who pointed out to her that she didn't go through everything she went through without using it to help others. This push led to the creation of TryingNotToDie.LIVE. "The try not to die part comes from the fact that when we have anything that is very serious, or even if it's just how we live life, we are living just to try not to die. And that's what we're focusing on," says Deb. "And the live part is we've got to focus on living our life five hours, five days, 50 years, whatever it is, we absolutely have to live our lives." The concept is to build a support system for anybody who has cancer. Deb says one of the biggest questions she receives is what to do when someone you love gets diagnosed with cancer. What tends to happen is that people do nothing because they don't know what to do. Sometimes, the elephant in the room is small, and occasionally, it is giant. But it is there, so don't ignore it. "When you do go to them, don't just say, tell me if there's anything you need," says Deb. "Our little brains are so full of trying to not die that we can't think about that. So say, 'Can I bring you dinner on Thursday? Can I take your kids to the park?' Give them something specific to say yes or no to." She also encourages people to feel anger. It's okay to get angry. Deb recommends visiting the Mayo Clinic and the American Cancer Society rather than consulting Dr. Google if you're given a specific diagnosis. "But remember you are in charge, not your doctor, not your spouse, not whoever you are, the one in charge," says Deb. "So research it and do what YOU want." Free Gift: We are proud to offer our "Bear Hug" Care Package™ as a way for someone to show their support to a friend, loved one, co-worker, etc., as they are on their cancer journey. Featuring a cuddly stuffed bear named Warrior, the care package comes with essential items for someone who is bravely fighting. Use code 10SPECIAL for a 10% discount: https://tryingnottodie.live/bear-hug-care-package/ Connect with Deb Krier: https://tryingnottodie.live/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1465660477225232 Other GoG episodes you might want to check out: Don't Believe the Hype: You're Not Special https://sarahwalton.com/notspecialv You can check out our podcast interviews on YouTube, too! http://bit.ly/YouTubeSWalton Thank you so much for listening. I'm honored that you're here, and I would be grateful if you could leave a quick review on Apple Podcasts by clicking here, scrolling to the bottom, and clicking “Write a review.” Then, we'll get to inspire even more people! (If you're not sure how to leave a review, you can watch this quick tutorial.) #CancerDiagnosis #CancerStories #CancerSurvivor #Cancer #Health #WomenInBusiness #IntuitiveBusinessCoach

Ahmed Al-kadri (@AhmedLovesBread) is a Yemeni-American comedian who is trying to be a better person, a better partner, and a better man. He shares his journey to realizing his addictions and doing the work to change for the better. Check out his new comedy special: Special, Not Special on YouTube. You can see Ahmed's debut comedy hour, Special Not Special on YouTube nowIf you're interested in seeing or buying the furniture that Paul designs and makes follow his IG for his woodworking which is transitioning from @MIHHfurniture to its new handle @ShapedFurniture WAYS TO HELP THE MIHH PODCASTSubscribe via iTunes. It costs nothing. It's extremely helpful to have your subscription set to download all episodes automatically. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mental-illness-happy-hour/id427377900?mt=2Spread the word via social media. It costs nothing.Our website is www.mentalpod.com our FB is www.Facebook.com/mentalpod and our Twitter and Instagram are both @Mentalpod Become a much-needed Patreon monthly-donor (with occasional rewards) for as little as $1/month at www.Patreon.com/mentalpod Become a one-time or monthly donor via PayPal at https://mentalpod.com/donateYou can also donate via Zelle (make payment to mentalpod@gmail.com) To donate via Venmo make payment to @Mentalpod See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Promoting his special, "Special, Not Special" is comic and numbers guy Ahmed Al-kadri. He generously spends this part 1 giving practical (and really wonderful) advice to new comics. He sincerely offers DM'ing him with questions because he said, "I wish I had someone like me out there when I started." Isn't that lovely? So, if you're not a comedy nerd, you're about to learn to be one after listening to this part! Find all things Ahmed here! Find US on IG and Patreon! 

Today's interview is with Business and Mindset Coach Jill Parekh who serves coaches & online service providers, helping them overcome imposter syndrome and other mindset blocks so they can make $10K - $20K months in their businesses! She's also the author of a self-help book called You're Not Special, and you can find that on Amazon! In our chat together we dove into: How Jill who has ADHD went from 0-500K in her coaching business Why we need to diffused the sense of entitlement we have with growing a business and gaining immediate success Why you need to keep showing up even when you think no one cares What it looks like to build emotional resilience The important of building your inner belief first before building an audience, income, etc. Why being attached to a timeline in business means you're detached from your purpose and your why Why entrepreneurship isn't about hitting goals, it's about who you're becoming How to shift imposter syndrome so that you can show up authentically online How imposter syndrome is deeply connected to shame What it means to grow your own confidence and to give yourself permission How Jill navigated driving around Ubers eats when she hit an income low in her business How Jill navigates coaching her clients around shame in business How shame is trying to keep you safe & how to navigate these limitations THE GIVEAWAY DETAILS (open until March 6th) Connect with Jill here   Check out Kehla's website Grab Kehla's Freebies Follow Kehla on IG Follow Kehla on Insight Timer   Thank you for taking a moment to listen, rate & share this podcast!

Killer episode with Dan Soder! We spend the first 15 minutes talking about Queens of the Stone Age and then chat all things comedy from there. Carpooling, working with (and BOMBING!) in front of your heroes, studying and analyzing jokes, our love for Premium Blend and Comedy Central Presents... We have a great comedy chat and Dan even explains why he wasn't happy with his Netflix special.Pat House is a nationally-touring comedian based out of Philadelphia. A regular performer in comedy clubs, casinos, and theaters all over the country, Pat has been a choice opener for Sebastian Maniscalco, Tom Segura, and Dan Cummins. He recorded his first album Biggest Thing in 2013, and his latest album Heard Enough Yesterday, hit #1 on the iTunes comedy charts. Both can be heard on iTunes, Amazon, and Pandora.Dan Soder is a New York City-based comedian who's best known as ‘Mafee' on the hit Showtime Billions series. His HBO Special “Son of a Gary” debuted on December 7th, 2019. He has a Half Hour Special on Netflix's “The Standups”. His first hour-long stand-up special, Not Special premiered in 2016 on Comedy Central.Other credits include: Comedy Central's Half Hour, Conan, Inside Amy Schumer, and @midnight. Dan also hosts Sirius XM's The Bonfire with Big Jay Oakerson, Monday – Thursday at 6pm ET.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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We're going to do something a little bit different in this episode! We're going to have a full-on coaching episode about breaking through something in your life.  As you're listening, I want you to think about one thing you feel is holding you back, that if you got through it, other parts of your life would start to pop. Why am I doing this now? We are in the middle in the middle of launching the Abundance Academy. I have had so many amazing conversations with women who are frustrated, and I think this episode will really help. I want you to bookmark this episode and come back and use it as often as you need. (If you are ready to have a coach and move forward with your life in a new way, I really want you to come and check out the Abundance Academy: https://sarahwalton.com/abundance-academy/) You deserve to have your life work for you. You can learn how to get rid of roadblocks and remove barriers to your joy. In this episode, I'm going to encourage you to write, so grab a pen and journal. At this moment in our history, I want you to get to work. We need women who know how to bust through barriers. Step 1: Identify your roadblock I want you to just write out quickly what is frustrating you about this one thing. It could be your health. Maybe your body doesn't respond the way that you wish it would. Maybe you're having a hard time finding your next client. Maybe you feel like your copy is still, you know, not the best. Maybe you're upset about revenue. Now please do not sidestep this question. Ask yourself: Why don't you do this thing that you want? Why is this barrier in your way? Do any of these usual suspects come up? It's the economy's fault. It's your spouse's fault. Maybe this is just the way it is, and you need to get a grip. (All of these are wrong, by the way.) Be honest. What's your excuse? What's your reason? Step 2: Ask how is this affecting your life. Are you locked out of connection with other people? Did you have to say no to an amazing vacation with your friends because it's just “too irresponsible?” Are you losing out on experiences? Is your health suffering? Are you deciding that you will fail at anything you try? Is that how this is affecting your life? Think about this for a minute. I want you to be really, really, honest. Now that you've sat with this, ask yourself what would have happened in your life had this not been what you tell yourself. What would your life be like if this hadn't been running the show for you? If you're too stupid, this is just the way it is. You don't take risks. Other people are going to be more successful than you. If these are the things, you've been telling yourself, what have you missed out on in life? What has this negative story you tell yourself? What has this robbed you of in your life? What would have been possible for you? The ripple effect is powerful, isn't it? You can see what it looks like on a day-to-day basis. As you take a step back and get honest with yourself, you'll stop expecting things to change or thinking that tomorrow will somehow be different because this one story is running the show. I'm going to be straight with you: These garbage stories aren't even original. We all have the same thoughts. That's how I can rattle them off. Don't let someone else tell you what's possible. Step 3: Removing the barrier I want you to look at what you wrote down. I want you to look at your story again. Let's prove that wrong because I bet you can. Look at that belief and ask yourself, what about this is not true? How can I prove that this is not true? Have you been successful in your life? Are you stupid or have you done amazing things? Have people been able to be successful in the middle of a bad economy? (Yep.) Have very small businesses turned incredibly successful? (Yep!). All right now, once you have started to prove this wrong, I'd like you to do what I call “a conversation with the universe.” Hi, universe, I am now letting this go. I have proven it false. I need you to support me in not thinking about it anymore. Is that going to happen? No, it's probably not. Our brains are very, hard-wired. These neural pathways are tight, so they probably will pop into your head again. So, what you're asking for is the support, the signs, and the ability to see opportunities that continue to prove this belief wrong and support you in moving forward without this barrier in your way. You will likely have the thought again, but it won't be as strong and it will get quieter. The best part is you can't unlearn it. Now that you know that this belief, this negative story, this thought that has been knocking you off course has been proven wrong; you can't unlearn that. You have more power. That's what is so powerful about coaching: You've opened the door to a life without this barrier in the way. It's up to you now that you have this support. When the story rears its ugly head, you remember it's been proven wrong and you move forward towards what? What is it that you want now that the barrier is gone? My challenge for you this week is to act as though that negative story does not exist in your life and see what happens. It's borderline magical (no magic needed!). Let's get to it! Other Game On Girlfriend podcast episodes you might want to check out:  Don't Believe the Hype: You're Not Special https://sarahwalton.com/notspecial/  Should You Close It Down or Keep Going? https://sarahwalton.com/close-or-keep-going/  How to Coach Yourself Through Hard Times https://sarahwalton.com/coach-yourself/  7 Steps to Manifesting With Julie Foucht https://sarahwalton.com/julie-foucht/  You can check out our podcast interviews on YouTube, too! http://bit.ly/YouTubeSWalton  Thank you so much for listening. I'm honored that you're here and would be so grateful if you could leave a quick review on Apple Podcasts by clicking here, scrolling to the bottom, and clicking “Write a review.” Then we'll get to inspire even more people! (If you're not sure how to leave a review, you can watch this quick tutorial.)  #LimitingBeliefs #ScarcityThinking #Abundance #LimitingBeliefsCoach #SelfLimitingBeliefs #WomenInBusiness #EntrepreneurLife #SelfCoaching #Scarcity #SuccessMindset

In this episode, I read an excerpt from my book, You're Not Special, and go into depth about the idea that we are always waiting to be worthy & good enough to have the things we want and to do the things we want to do. There's no need to wait or hold back or stop yourself from wearing the good clothes, using the good plates, and eating the best part of your meal first. You are worthy now.Book your sales call for Worthy & Wealthy: 6 Months of 1:1 Coaching → www.jillianparekh.com/worthy-and-wealthy-application Buy my book → www.jillianparekh.com/yns-book Weekly email series → www.jillianparekh.com/fraud-fridays Instagram → www.instagram.com/yourcoachjill

Morgan Housel is an author. His bestselling The Psychology of Money has sold over 2 million copies (and become one of my favorite books in the process!). In this conversation, we spoke about innovation, reading old newspapers, maintaining curiosity, how ChatGPT will impact writers, his interview with Ryan Holiday, how to get in contact with your heroes, and much more. (0:00) Intro (2:25) The Ski Trip That Changed Morgan's Life (11:22) 90% Of Virality Is Luck (14:06) Obsessed With Writing? (16:05) Research Process (19:08) Choosing What To Read (22:53) Why Do Some Things Hit Us? (24:32) Morgan Starstruck By Jason Zweig (28:05) How To Get In Contact With Your Heroes (30:59) Downsides To Fame (34:05) Happiness & Meaning (43:33) Free Time Post-Retirement (48:25) Raising Children (55:10) Curiosity (58:20) Reading Old Newspapers (1:01:03) Optimism (1:02:44) Morgan's Money Rule (1:07:06) Innovation (1:10:23) ChatGPT (1:13:08) You're Not Special (1:14:46) Challenge - Morgan's Links: • Twitter: https://twitter.com/morganhousel • The Psychology of Money: https://www.amazon.com/Psychology-Money-Timeless-lessons-happiness/dp/0857197681 • Morgan's Writing: https://collabfund.com/blog/authors/morgan/ • Three Sides of Risk by Morgan Housel: https://collabfund.com/blog/the-three-sides-of-risk/ - My Links ✉️ Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.substack.com

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Jill Parekh, an impostor syndrome expert and coach, helps online business owners overcome imposter syndrome so they can find four figure clients and grow their online businesses. "I realized this isn't just for business owners. It's important for moms to find their identity." Jill Parekh is an expert on imposter syndrome and has recently written a book on the topic, "You're Not Special". She has also created a podcast to help people overcome the feeling of being inadequate. In her book, she talks about how to accept help, be grateful for what you have, and find your identity. In this episode, you will learn the following: 1. What is imposter syndrome and how does it impact our everyday lives, especially as moms? 2. How can parents help their children overcome imposter syndrome? 3. What are some things that we can do to combat imposter syndrome in our own lives? Resources: Jill's Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1778233805/?ref=idea_lv_dp_ov_d Jills' Podcast: https://www.jillianparekh.com/podcasts/the-from-imposter-to-empowered-podcast Learn more on Jill's website: https://www.jillianparekh.com/ Be sure to subscribe to the podcast by clicking here. Liked what you heard? Take a moment and share it with your friends on social media and be sure to tag @itskaseypotts. Why don't you give me a follow over there while you're at it too. Want to learn more about Kasey Potts? Check out www.kaseypotts.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kaseyskorner/support

Audio Transcript: This media has been made available by Mosaic Boston Church. If you'd like to check out more resources, learn about Mosaic Boston and our neighborhood churches or donate to this ministry, please visit mosaicboston.com.Heavenly Father, we come to you with all humility and trembling and trepidation before your word, because you promised that you look upon those who submit themselves to your word. And that's what we're doing today, Lord. We know that your word, it's spirit breathed. It's breathed out by the living God. So Holy Spirit, you wrote these scriptures and we pray today, you come and put your search light of illumination upon them and help us understand these scriptures and help us fall in love with this theology so much so that the theology takes root and goes from our mind into our heart and transforms us.Lord, you have called us to live a life of obedience, of faith. We're saved by grace through faith for works. And those works are the fruit that you call us to bear. And I pray that you continue to teach us to abide in Christ, abide in the vine, to be connected with Him, to remain in Him so that when we're by ourselves and there's no one there, and if Satan comes and there's attacks and temptation and accusation, we know who's we are and we know that we are connected to you. We're holding on to you with everything we have. And we pray Holy Spirit, come down a teach us and give us a zeal and a passion for your words, zeal and a passion for your gospel.And if there's anyone who's not a Christian today, Lord, today, remove the hardness on their heart. Give them ears to hear, remove the spirit of stupor. Help them realize their great need for forgiveness. If you are a holy God, a mighty God, an awesome God, and we are just sinners and we ask that you forgive and draw into your family. Lord, bless our time in the holy scriptures. We pray this in Jesus' name. Amen.The title of the sermon is Chosen, Not Special. And this is important because St. Paul wants us to know that we're saved by grace through faith and that God has predestined us to salvation before the foundation of the world. But it's not because anything in us, it's all God, it's all grace. He gets all the glory. At the end of Romans eight, Paul has been explaining the gospel, explaining the effulgent glory of God in the gospel, a lavish grace of God. And as he reflects in Romans eight, his heart is stirred so much so that he gives us one of the greatest, one of the grandest doxologies in all of scripture. That's Romans 8:37 through 39."Knowing all these things, we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord."But then in the very next chapter, in the very next verse, when contemplating the present condition of his own people, the Jewish people, Paul loves them, his mood darkens dramatically. And he says in Romans 9:1, "I'm speaking the truth in Christ. I'm not lying. My conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart." For whom? For these people that don't know Christ. Jesus Christ was Jewish. He comes to the Jewish people, he says, "Hey, I'm God, everything in the Old Testament, everything points to me. Everything points to me. He comes to His own and His own received Him not." So Paul goes from the heights of joy to the depth of despair at the very thought of his people being abandoned by God.And then in Romans nine through 11, he explains, no God hasn't completely finally abandoned the people of Israel. No, He has great plans for them and He will draw many of them to salvation Jesus Christ. So as he explains all of that in Romans 11, all of a sudden again he's in doxological praise in Romans 11:33 through 35. "Oh the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God. How unsearchable are His judgments and how inscrutable His ways. For who has known the mind of the Lord or who has been His counselor or who has given a gift to Him that He might be repaid." So he goes from the height of doxology to the depth of despair back to the height of doxology all within three chapters. But what brings him back, what brings him back? What brings him back is that, in Romans 11:26 he says, "All Israel will be saved."What does that mean? Well, this is what the chapter is about. This is what we're talking through today. He does use the imagery of grafting. I don't want to explain the grafting to you. You can find it on YouTube. I had a gentleman come to me at the end of the service, he's from Chile, he was here for two weeks for training. He's an agricultural engineer. And he said, "Everything you said is true." He said, "We do this all the time." He said "On my farm, when we see the crop isn't doing well, we break off branches that aren't bearing fruit. And we go and we find another branch and we graft it in just to make it more fruitful." And I said, "Praise be to God. The Lord gave me an illustration." So you can study up on the agricultural side. I'm going to give you the theological side today. So we're in Romans 11:16 through 36. Would you look at a text with me?"If the dough offered as first fruits is holy, so is the whole lump, and if the root is holy, so are the branches. But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, although a wild olive shoot, were grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing root of the olive tree, do not be arrogant toward the branches. If you are, remember it is not you who support the root, but the root that supports you. Then you will say, 'Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in.' That is true, they were broken off because of their unbelief, but you stand fast through faith. So do not become proud, but fear. For if God did not spare the natural branches, neither will He spare you. Note then the kindness and the severity of God; severity toward those who have fallen, but God's kindness to you provided you continue in his kindness. Otherwise you too will be cut off. And even they, if they do not continue in their unbelief, will be grafted in, for God has the power to graft them in again.For if you were cut off from what is by nature a wild olive tree, and grafted, contrary to nature, into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these, the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree. Lest you be wise in your own sight, I want you to understand this mystery, brothers; a partial hardening has come upon Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. And in this way all Israel will be saved as it is written, the Deliverer will come from Zion, and he will banish ungodliness from Jacob; and this will be my covenant with them when I take away their sins. As regards the gospel, they are enemies of God for your sake. But as regards election, they are beloved for the sake of their forefathers. For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable. For just as you were at one time disobedient to God but now have received mercy because of their disobedience, so they too now have been disobedient in order that by the mercy shown to you, they also may now receive mercy.For God has consigned all to disobedience, that He may have mercy on all. Oh, the depth and the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and how inscrutable are His ways! For who has known the mind of the Lord or who has been His counselor? Or who has given a gift to Him that He might be repaid? For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be glory forever. Amen.Praise be to God. This is the reading of God's holy, inerrant, infallible, authoritative word. May He write these eternal truths upon our hearts. What a text, three points to frame up our time. First, do not become proud, but fear. That's verses 16 through 24. Second, the time to come in is running out. So come in. That's verses 25 to 32. And finally, our God is an awesome God. That's verses 33 to 36. First, do not become proud but fear. And I mentioned this last week and the last couple weeks. He's basically talking about grace swinging as a pendulum. So grace comes to Israel, the chosen people of God. Jesus comes to Israel full of grace and truth. Israel, as a whole, rejected Jesus. They crucified their own Messiah. And then Jesus comes back from the dead and he gives this message to go and preach the gospel to his disciples who are Jewish.So the disciples have this grace, have this message, they're preaching it. And who comes to faith? It's the Gentiles come into faith in droves. So Paul says Israel had the pendulum of grace, it swings back to the Gentiles and at some point it's going to swing back in a special way to the Jewish people. Just to set the context, Romans 11:14 through 15. "In order somehow to make my fellow Jews jealous, and thus save some of them. For if their rejection means the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance mean but life from the dead." Paul says in his ministry to the Gentiles, he wants to magnify it because he's doing the same thing God's doing. God is drawing Gentiles to himself in a miraculous way so that the Jewish people look at the Gentiles receiving grace and get provoked with envy, with jealousy and say, "How is it that they are enjoying a relationship with God and we are not?" And Paul says there will come a time when they will accept. God is going to send a special move in the spirit where the Jewish people en mass, are going to accept the gospel.And he says with their acceptance, what will their acceptance mean but life from the dead. And this imagery he's using is, he looks at Israel and he says Israel, Jewish people, he says there's no spiritual vitality, and he's using language from Ezekiel. This is Ezekiel 37 where it says, "The hand of the Lord was upon me and He brought me out in the spirit of the Lord and set me down the middle of the valley. It was full of bones and He led me around among them and behold there were very many on the surface of the valley and behold they were very dry. And He said to me, 'Son of man, can these bones live?' And I answered, 'Oh Lord God, you know.' Then He said to me, 'Prophesy over these bones and say to them, 'Oh dry bones, hear the word of the Lord, thus says the Lord God to these bones, behold, I will cause breath to enter you and you shall live and I will lay sinews upon you and will cause flesh to come upon you and cover you with skin and put breath in you and you shall live. And you shall know that I am the Lord.'"He has this incredible vision to the prophet of Ezekiel and he shows that just bones, the bones are the people of God. And he says, You, Ezekiel, a man of God, prophesy, speak God's word over these bones and watch the sphere of God take the word of God and apply it to dead, dead, dead, dead, dead, dead corpses, bones. And He speaks and they come to life. And this is just a picture of what will happen, what does happen with Gentiles, what does happen now with every single one of us. We hear the word of God and that's how people are converted. And in the same way as he's been saying in Romans 10, we are called to preach the gospel and we're called to preach a gospel in such a way where we believe that as we speak the gospel, as we explain who God is, that he's holy, that we're sinners, that Jesus is the only way. As we explain, we have to believe that Jesus Christ is going to draw people to himself by the power of the spirit. There will come incredible life. That's what He's promising.In Romans 11:16, he continues the argument. "If the dough offered as first fruits is holy, so is the whole lump, and if the root is holy, so are the branches." He's mixing metaphors. That's what Paul does. There's first fruits, there's lumps and there's the root and the branches. But basically the idea is, he says the first fruits that were brought to the temple, at the harvest, you get the first fruit, the best fruit, you bring it to the Lord. And what happens is, as you give that to the Lord, the rest of your crop is consecrated to God because you have given him the first fruits. That's really the idea. What he's saying is because there is a true remnant in Israel, the first Jews, they've already come to faith. This was people at the time of St. Paul preaching Jewish people coming to faith, Gentiles coming to faith.He's saying since the remnant the true Israel is coming to faith, that's proof that national Israel, the rest of the dough one day will be reckoned as holy. And then he switches the metaphor back to the olive tree and branches and presses the olive tree metaphor in verse 17. "If some of the branches were broken off and you, although a wild olive shoot were grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing root of the olive tree." He's saying this is the same metaphor that Jesus used in John 15. Jesus said, "I am the vine, you are the bridges. Whoever doesn't bear fruit shall be broken off and tossed into the fire." And in the same way he says the Jewish people thought that they were connected to the vine just by virtue of their birth, by virtue of their race, of their genealogy.He says, "No, the only way that we remain connected to Jesus Christ is by receiving his grace, repenting of sin, and being connected to him by faith." The broken off branches here are disobedient, apostate Jewish people, the ones who stumbled and were cut off from the promises of God. He uses this analogy of the olive tree because Jesus uses this one. God uses it to explain his relationship with the people of Israel. He chooses the olive tree because the olive tree is interesting in that it's one of the most durable trees. The roots go deep. The trees can live for three to 400 years. It's a symbol of strength and durability. But he's saying that the olive tree grows in particular in a place where you wouldn't expect anything to grow. But because the root is Jesus, because the root is divine, then there can be life when we're connected to Christ. The branches were broken off to Jewish people.But Paul says, you, the chosen Gentiles, verse 18, "Do not be arrogant toward the branches. If you are, remember it is not you who support the root but the root that supports you." This is really what he wants us to understand. Hey, if you understand the gospel of election that God saved you. Before the foundation of the world, your name is written in the Book of Life, never, ever, ever, ever allow pride to enter your heart because of this. God shows you not because of anything special in you. So how could Paul be any more graphic? He says, Remember who you are. Remember the grace of God that brought you in. The root is Christ, the branch is Israel. And the grafted olive shoot is the Gentiles. And what keeps Gentiles connected to the root? It's grace, it's faith in God.Romans 11, 19 through 22, "Then you will say, 'Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in.' That is true. They were broken off because of their unbelief, but you stand fast through faith. So do not become proud, but fear. For if God did not spare the natural branches, neither will He spare you. Note then the kindness and severity of God; severity to those who have fallen, but God's kindness to you, provided you continue in His kindness. Otherwise you too will be cut off." Saying make sure, make sure that you are truly connected. Christian, make sure that you are truly elect. Confirm your election, confirm it by abiding in Jesus Christ. Confirm it by believing. You stand fast through faith. That is your responsibility in the chapters about election, God's great election, plans before the foundation of the world. He does give us a job to do. There's a responsibility. You stand firm in the faith.One of the great things and one of great purposes, objectives that we have at Mosaic is teaching you how to, teaching everyone, how to abide in Jesus Christ. Teaching you to have a one-on-one relationship with Christ. Teaching you how to have a relationship with Christ without a mediator, with no one in between you and the Lord, where you and the Lord have a relationship that's vibrant and full of vitality without someone in the middle. Because if you got someone in the middle, then God's just a friend of a friend. I want to get myself out of the way between you and Jesus. I'll just give one illustration.I've got four daughters, praise be to God. My youngest is Milana, she's five, she's a kindergartner. And Milana has been really excited about the fact that we purchased a new vehicle and I purchased this vehicle, I was praying for a long time. Lord, send us a vehicle because we were in a Toyota Highlander with third row that barely fit anyone. And if you know anything about girls, if they're not comfortable, they let you know about it. And I've got five of them. So I prayed about a vehicle. And the other thing is, I've been in the city for 13 years, everything's cramped. And I'm like, you know what, the Lord won't let me live in a suburb. So what's a vehicle that's the closest to feeling like you live in the suburbs? So I got a Chevy Suburban, it's tremendous. Tinted windows and black rims. I got it salvaged, so it was in a flood. So I've got an illustration for next week in Romans 12. But what I'm saying, Milana wanted me to drive her to school because she's like, "Dad, all my friends, are going to think I'm cool", because I pull up like a Fed and just let her out.And so I'm going to the back and we're going to the car. And then as we're about to get in the, there's a garbage, it's Tuesday, the garbage truck, it's pulling into my complex and we're not getting out. So then we're going around the building and she's like, "Dad, at least I can hold your hand." We're going to school. She's so sweet. And the way she holds my hand, she grabs my thumb. So we're walking and then as we go around our building, there's trees and there's a fence and there's a clearance of about six inches. So we're not going through together. And I stop. I said, "Milana, you got to let go of my thumb. You got to go first and you just got to go by yourself."That's what we try to do at Mosaic. There comes a point in your life where it's just you and God. Mom and dad aren't there, your friends aren't there. Your community group isn't there, it's just you and the Lord and you have a decision to make. Am I going to stand firm in faith? Am I going to stand in the faith? That's what abiding means. That's what we try to teach, to abide in the Lord. No one's forcing you to read the Bible. You open the Bible. No one's forcing you to pray. No one's forcing you to worship, no one's forcing you to share the gospel, but you do it because you're standing fast through faith. And I want you to notice that standing fast through faith is contrasted with being proud. He says, don't be proud. There's nothing in you. But pride is what gets in the way of seeing God for who He is. Pride gets in the way of saving faith.Most people today, they're not Christians, not because there's not information, information's out there. Any questions you have that are in the way of you receiving Christ as Lord and Savior, the answers are out there. We can help you with that. But what really gets in the way is the pride, pride of, am I going to submit to the God of the universe and that that's part of salvation, with the humility of repenting of sin. And he says, Look, you, Gentiles, beware. God is good to you. God is kind to you and we celebrate that. But there is also a severity of God, that God is an all-consuming fire, that for some people, God for all of eternity will be severe. And he says, you need to be aware of that. Make sure that you are not cut off. Make sure that you truly are connected to the Lord.Notice in verses 23 and 24, Paul clearly anticipates a dramatic reversal of Israel's present condition of being cut off from the messianic route. Verse 23. "And even they, the Jewish people, if they do not continue in their unbelief, will be grafted in. For God has the power to graft them in again. For if they were cut off from what is by nature a wild olive tree, and grafted, contrary to nature, into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these, the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree." God has the power to graft Jewish people in again if they do not continue in their unbelief. So in the future, when this move of God comes, and by the way, I think the move of God is already happening because if you look at the stats of how many Jewish people, how many people have converted from Judaism to Christianity in the past 50 years, it's higher than it's ever been in the past 2000 years.So what he's saying here is, in the end times, God is going to draw up Jewish people like never before, but they're going to be drawn in the same exact way. Nothing that we do is going to change when this happens. It's not like we become more Jewish. He says it's all about faith. It's all about faith. You got to repent and believe in Jesus Christ. If the root is capable of sustaining wild olive trees, then when a natural branch comes back, obviously, it can be grafted in naturally. Hosea 14 is alluded to here, Hosea 14:1 and four through six. God talking to Israel says, "Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God, for you have stumbled because of your iniquity. I will heal their apostasy. I will love them freely for my anger has turned from them. I will be like the dew to Israel. He will blossom like the lily. He will take root like the trees of Lebanon. His shoot shall spread out. His beauty shall be like the olive and his fragrance like Lebanon."So that's good news. But the time to come in is running out. Verse 25. "Lest you be wise in your own sight, I do not want you to be unaware of this mystery, brothers. A partial hardening has come upon Israel until the fullness of Gentiles has come in." So he's talking about this partial hardening where God has closed off the hearts of many of the Jewish people as a consequence for their rejection of Jesus Christ. But there's going to be a change in the situation. And what's that change connected to? It's connected to the fullness of Gentiles coming in. Coming into what? Coming into the family of God, the household of God, being grafted into the vine. That's what he's saying. So he's saying the number of Gentiles, the elect number of gentiles, that number is already decided by God and with each passing day, that number is diminished. It's getting closer to being closed off.So the idea here is, there will come a time when it's too late to trust in Jesus Christ. We know this. We know this from the text. We know this from the fact that we're all going to die. There will come a time when any and every one of us, we will die. So we must be ready. We must be ready to receive the gospel of Jesus Christ even today. This is a change situation, he's talking about in verse 26. "And in this way, all Israel will be saved." What does he mean by all Israel will be saved? Well, what he means is the same thing he's been explaining in Romans nine through 11, the remnant elect. God is going to save a number, we don't know how many, of ethnic Jewish people.And by all, he means all of the elect that God has chosen. "The Deliverer will come from Zion." He's talking about Jesus. "And He will banish ungodliness from Jacob." You see how active that is? He's just banishing the ungodliness. It's almost as if they had no choice. He just comes in. His fear is going to come in, banish ungodliness and this will be my covenant with them when I take away their sin. So since Israel is presently hardened toward their Messiah because of unbelief, what changes their situation is that God is going to bring in Gentiles and the fullness of Gentiles, once it comes in, it's almost as if the door closes to the Gentiles. And then God brings in the Jewish people in a powerful way. And the salvation of ethnic Israel is the beginning of the end.We must know that. When we start seeing Jewish people coming to faith in droves, in significant numbers, we need to know this is the beginning of the end. And this interpretation comports with Jesus' words in Luke 21:24. It says, "They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive among the nations, and Jerusalem will be trampled underfoot by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled." Once the times the Gentiles are fulfilled, God removes Israel's present hardness of heart and the nation will at long last return to their Messiah. So what do we do? God does that, but what's our job? Our job is to stand to the faith and our job is to preach the gospel, with faith, praying, God, remove hardness. God, remove hardness, please, God. In particular, the Jewish people.And as we're looking at Romans 11 and talking about Jewish people coming to faith and their messiah, Jesus Christ, I just find it uncanny. And I just want to point out that we are sitting in a synagogue. This is a synagogue and we're sitting here on a Sunday, Temple Ohabei Shalom, and we're talking about Jesus Christ, the Messiah. I do not think it's an accident that we're here. I think God has positioned us in a place like Boston where there there's a large Jewish community and we worship in a temple. I think it's a great opportunity for us to proactively share the gospel with our Jewish friends and neighbors.And as I was preaching this morning, a brother came up to me, he's like, "Bro, we're so ahead of you." I was like, "What?" He's like, "Yeah, we do sleepovers with our kids on Saturday nights." He said, "One condition. We'll only let you sleep over our house if you go to church with us on Sunday." I was like, "That's brilliant." And then he says, "And the Jewish kids, they always say, 'Yeah, but we're Jewish.'" And then he's trained his Christian kids to say, "Yeah, but we meet in the synagogue." So they cancel each other out and then you can continue a conversation, because if you tried to share the gospel with Jewish people around here, that's exactly ... You shared your gospel, and they're like, "I'm Jewish." And then we're like, "So is Jesus." And then they're like, "But I go to synagogue." And I'm like, "So do we." And they're like, "I'm busy on Saturdays." "Great, because we go to church on Sundays", and that's it. And you just continue the conversation. By then they're like, "All right, fine, I'll get saved."That's what we believe, but I think we're already seeing it. There are people like Jewish descent coming to faith at Mosaic. We're seeing it. We want more of it. And what I'm telling you is, you should be emboldened, dear Christians, to share the gospel. You know the Jewish scriptures probably a thousand times better than any Jewish person that you, like secular Jewish people around. It's because they don't know their own scriptures. So if you are Jewish and you're like, "You know what, that's offensive that I don't know my scriptures." Good, you should be offended. Read your own scriptures, read the Hebrew scriptures and then keep going and learn about Jesus.Romans 11:28. "As regards to gospel, they are enemies for your sake. But as regards election, they're beloved for the sake of their forefathers, for the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable." He says that the people that God has elected salvation, they will come to salvation. If God has promised the gift of salvation to one of the elect, those gifts are irrevocable because God can't take his gifts back. The supreme gift that he's talking about is the gift of salvation, the gift of grace, the gift of mercy. And God will never, under any circumstances, revoke that gift. If you are truly in Christ, if you're truly a child of God, if you're truly connected to Jesus Christ, he's saying that gift is irrevocable and he continues in verse 30, 31. "Just as you were at one time disobedient to God but now have received mercy because of their disobedience, so they too have now been disobedient in order that by the mercy shown to you, they also may now receive mercy."So God gives the gifts of his word to Israel. They become disobedient. Through their disobedience, the Gentiles receive mercy and then through the Gentiles mercy, through the Gentiles preaching the gospel to Jewish people, they will receive mercy as well. Verse 32. "For God has consigned all to disobedience that He may have mercy on all." What's he talking about? He's talked about this in Romans five, that in Adam we all stand condemned, but God will have mercy on those who are in Christ, the root, when both the wild branches and the natural branches, Gentiles, Israel crafted back in. As Paul realized is what he's saying, as Paul realizes what the Holy Spirit is writing through him, that God will send a powerful move for the Holy Spirit and draw many of His kinsmen into Himself. At the end, Paul has spent three chapters thinking about all of these incredible themes, all he can do is worship. That's how he concludes.And this is point three. Our God is an awesome God. Paul follows his extraordinary affirmation of everything he just said. He follows it up with a sigh, a holy groan, if you will. And you're like, Where's the holy groan? It's in the word, in the very next verse, verse 33. Oh. O-H. But it's right there in the Greek. It's like, oh. It's a holy groan where he's like, I can't even, I can't help myself. All I can do is just worship God. It just flies out of him. "Oh, the depth of the riches and the wisdom and the knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!Pastor Andy Davis was here today. He's a good friend and a mentor and he is a pastor in North Carolina. He was here today and he said you could preach three sermons through this one verse and you can. There's so much in this text, in verses 33 through 36. Reading between lines, you see that Paul's heart is filled with love for God, worship for God, and he wants to glorify God. And this is the point of all true theology. We want you to learn theology at Mosaic. We teach theology, but we never want theology to stay just in the mind. That is just useless in the mind.Theology, true theology, has to go from the mind and the roots have to go deep into the heart. That's the only way you will be transformed. And the first lesson of systematic theology deals with the fact that you will never completely know God. You'll never comprehend God 100%. And hopefully Romans nine through 11 has already shown you that. No, God is incomprehensible. The fullness of the essence of God's glory so far transcends human ability to understand. All it can do is stand in awe of God. Well, God reveals what we can grasp, but it's only to a certain degree. There's dimensions to God, there's levels to understanding God. God is infinite and we are finite creatures. Even after you spend 10,000 years in heaven, fear saying, even when we are no longer looking through the glass darkly but basking in the glory of God, even then you will never have an exhaustive knowledge of God.Eternity isn't long enough for creatures to completely, comprehensively understand Creator. Never in this world or the next will we be able to grasp God completely. So we're left where we worship. His judgments are unsearchable, therefore we need the spirit of God to lumen God's word and make God's word intelligible to us. Romans 11:34. "For who has known the mind of the Lord or who has been His counselor?" No one's fully known the mind of the Lord, his mind is absolutely perfect. There's no folly in his mind. His mind is a treasure store of wisdom. And God doesn't need us to counsel Him. Sometimes we try to, in our prayers. We try to inform God. We try to tell God how He should change His plan. Lord, I've got some advice for you, please. And God just laughs at us. No. No one can. You can't. What do you mean, counsel him?Romans 11:35. "Or who has given a gift to Him that He might be repaid?" No, you can't give Him anything. You can't get Him to owe you anything. That's not how it works. Romans 11:36. For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things to Him be glory forever. Amen." In this single verse, we find the sum and the substance of the whole biblical revelation of the being and character of God. In these three succinct prepositions, from, through, and to Him are all things. This verse is so chockfull of spiritual power. I'm telling you, meditate on, chew over this verse all week. "From Him and through Him and to Him are all things." He's the ultimate source of everything. From Him comes everything. So meaning, nothing that happens, nothing that happens, occurs outside of the sovereign will of God.So every single thing that happens is in some sense from Him, all the good and all the bad. And if you walk with the Lord, you will know that there comes seasons of trial and tribulation and pain and suffering. And you, dear Christian, you go back to this verse and you say, from Him are all things. From Him. All the good and the bad. This is Job. Job says, God, you've given me, you've taken. Praise be the name of the Lord. From Him are all things. Truth, beauty, goodness, but also suffering, also pruning, also transformation through the gospel. From Him are all things. Through Him are all things. This is Colossians 1:15 through 17. He, Christ, is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by Him, all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities, all things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things. And in Him all things hold together."Through him are all things. All things that come to pass in this world ultimately come to pass through the sovereign agency of God Himself. From Him, through Him, and to Him are all things. The word to indicates the purpose toward which everything is moving. What is the purpose? Where is everything going? What is the goal of the universe? What is the ultimate purpose of all history? In a word, the answer is God. He's the alpha and He is the omega. He's the beginning and He's the end. He's the source. And all things are moving in history and in the universe to fulfill the purpose of God.So where are we left, verse 36. "For from Him and through Him and to Him and all things. To Him be glory forever. Amen." Glory. In the Hebrew, it's the word kavod, which means weightiness, significance, value, gravitas. God's glory is so transcendent and it is so singularly transcendent no one can possess any glory in a similar magnitude. God reveals his glory in the Old Testament through the shekinah cloud. And the shekinah cloud is so excellent in its brilliance that the human beings have to shield their eyes from this glory lest they go blind. And that's just the outward manifestation of the glory of God, of the eternal inward dignity of God. In Romans 21 and 22, this is how holy scripture ends and talks about a holy city descending, coming down out of heaven. And strangely, it is described as a place where the sun does not shine. There are no candles, there's no moon, there's no artificial source of light. And you would think that such a place would just be dark, perpetual darkness.No. The author of Revelation tells us there's no need of a sun or artificial light. Why? Because the glory of God, the very radiance of His son bathes the holy city in perpetual light. It's the glow from the very face of God. The manifestation of His glory illuminates every single square inch of the kingdom of heaven. And the light of the glory of God is never extinguished. That's why the apostle says to him, "Be glory forever." The glory of God begins in eternity, will continue for eternity. And when we come into His presence to worship him, the only appropriate response is reverence and awe, and humility and submission. Why? Why? Because this glorious God of inscrutable judgments, unsearchable ways, this glory, from Him through Him, to Him, just this glorious God who created everything. He humbled Himself to the point where He becomes a baby.The infinite breaks into the finite, the eternal breaks into the temporal. God comes and He lives with us. He becomes a baby. He comes into all of our garbage, all of our trash, just all of our sin and brokenness, this whole mess. And He comes and He lives and He lives this perfect life that He then offers up as a sacrifice. God, the Father, take my life, not theirs. He goes to the cross, this great God, glorious God on the cross. He's being crucified after being mocked and scourged. He's being crucified. And He says, "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do." They were clearly guilty. He says, "Forgive them." Lord, Lord Jesus. What are you doing on the cross? You created everything. Lord, why don't you just kill everybody? No, no, no. The only way that these people could be saved, the only way that any one of us can be saved is through Jesus Christ dying on the cross for our sins. Only He can bear the full weight of the wrath of God, the son of God, the son of man, fully God fully man.Only He can stand in the gap between us and God. He is the only mediator. So look to the cross, dear friend, repent of your sin. Trust in Jesus Christ. He came back from the dead. Now He's reigning and He's ruling and He will come back and He will judge and then it will be too late. So if you're not a Christian today, we ask that you cry out to the Lord from the depth of your soul. Cry out, Lord Jesus Christ, forgive me of my sins. Lord, have mercy on me. I'm a wicked, a great sinner. And the very moment you do that from the bottom of your heart, you're saved. You're saved. You're welcome to the fold of God.Your eternity is secure. Your name is written in heaven. And once you're in the family, you know what we tell you? We say your name is written in heaven before the foundation of the world, so don't get proud. Stand fast through faith and fear, because we worship an awesome God. Lord God, we pray to you. It's all we can do. We thank you and we take this text, Lord, and we marvel at it. We marvel at your glory. We marvel at your goodness to us. We know that we deserve a severity, but you offer us a goodness because of your son, Jesus Christ. Lord Jesus, we thank you that you are amongst us through the preaching of your word. And we thank you, Holy Spirit, that you're with us today. I pray, Holy Spirit, stir us right now to worship you with everything we got, to worship you in spirit and in truth. And I pray if there's anyone who's still not sure of where they stand with you, I pray today that they will not leave this place without making sure. They will talk to someone or they pray to you and cry out and beg you for mercy. Lord, bless our time as we worship you and pray this in Jesus' name. Amen.

In this episode we are joined by Imposter Syndrome Coach, Jill Parekh. We take a deep dive into the topic of Imposter Syndrome and examine how it can hold you back in your life. Jill is truly a wealth of knowledge and an inspiration and I hope you love this conversation as much as I did!

15 Year Catch Up: We have some catching up to do as some fine listeners have sent in some audio and some kind words about your favorite boys, Jim and Them.Death And The Modern Blockbuster: With all of these legacy sequels and reunions of original characters from the past 40+ years, it's amazing that most of them are still alive! Who is the next to go and what will it mean to you?Who's To Blame?: Who is actually at fault for all of the bad Star Wars we have to deal with? Is it solely Kathleen Kennedy or is it more complicated than that? Also where is all of the E.T. 40th Anniversary Merch!?DON'T KNOW HOW TO FEEL!, MORALITY WISE!, BREAKING BAD!, FELINA!, RETENTION!, PODCASTS!, END OF EACH PARTS!, EVERY FRIDAY!, CUMMIES!, PATREON!, TAKE ME TO CHURCH!, NOAH!, ARNOFSKY!, SKIM AND THEM!, HANG!, CASINO!, CATCH UP!, 15 YEAR CELEBRATION!, EMAILS!, AUDIO!, PEEPAW!, WHAR!, TWFS!, ARCHIVES!, SLING BLADE!, PODCAST SCUM!, SWEAR EDIT!, #727 PART 1!, BACKGROUND MUSIC!, MONTAGE!, GRIM HARALD!, ICELAND!, CHINESE HIP HOP!, IN BEIJING!, WATCH THIS!, JURASSIC WORLD DOMINION!, LEGACY SEQUALS!, REQUELS!, SCREAM!, NEVE CAMPBELL!, NOT COMING BACK!, DEWEY!, BLOCKBUSTER!, FRANCHISES!, STAR WARS!, ROBIN WILLIAMS!, DEATHS!, CARRIE FISCHER!, HAN SOLO!, HARRISON FORD!, MARK HAMILL!, SPIDERVERSE!, LOU FERRIGNO!, CAVILL!, BATMAN!, BEN AFFLECK!, SNYDER CUT!, PAUL WALKER!, FAST AND FURIOUS!, DIGITAL PAUL WALKER!, STAN LEE!, BLACK PANTHER!, WAKANDA FOREVER!, T'CHALLA!, CHADWICK BOSEMAN!, M'BAKU!, HAROLD RAMIS!, GHOSTBUSTERS!, CG DEAD PEOPLE!, FLOODGATES!, THE RISE OF SKYWALKER!, HERO MOMENT!, DOC BROWN!, BACK TO THE FUTURE!, UNIVERSAL STUDIOS!, JURASSIC PARK!, DARTH VADER!, JAMES EARL JONES!, OBI-WAN KENOBI!, YOUNG LEIA!, BOBA FETT!, KATHLEEN KENNEDY!, JJ ABRAMS!, JOSH TRANK!, COLIN TREVORROW!, WHO'S TO BLAME!?, NOT SPECIAL!, REDEEM!, JON FAVREAU!, DAVE FILONI!, THE LAST JEDI!, RLM!, SUBVERT EXPECTATIONS!, E.T.!, 40TH ANNIVERSARY!, YOUTHS!, LADIES!, GODFATHER!, MARLON BRANDO!, DEAD BY DAWN!, JON WILLIAMS!, MICHAEL J FOX!, COREY FELDMAN!, GOONIES!, CHRISTOPHER LLOYD!, DEADITE!, BRUCE CAMPBELL!, RAY LIOTTA!, SAMUEL L JACKSON!, SPIKE LEE!, PULP FICTION!, NEW BOND!, COBRA KAI!You can find the videos from this episode at our Discord RIGHT HERE!

In this reflection on Sunday's message entitled "You're Not Special". the brothers dig deeper into the concept of what makes a sage. A sage is one who has experienced God's dominion, cultivation, and salvation over multiple seasons in his life. This experience is what moves him to respond to God's authority & this response leads us to transfer the impact of that revelation adequately. This is how one becomes sagely in his word and deed. But before we taste of this we must come to grips with the areas that we have "broken connection" with our head, and therefore cannot transmit the revelation. But as we reconnect, re-engage, and experience his leading in our lives again, we are filled with manly vigor to rise up and reproduce his image on the earth. This message entitled "You Are Still Not Special" by Brothers Justin Treaster. Justin Linton and Carlos Rueda will convict, encourage, and reconnect you to the father.

An artist to watch in the next few years is Cloe Wilder. She joins Peter on the latest interview episode of the Bops And Bangers Podcast to talk about her new single "We're Not Special," working on her debut album, the beginning of a new era, her biggest inspirations, and all of her favorite things. Keep up with pop music happenings at BopsAndBangers.com! Follow Us! Facebook: https://facebook.com/bopsandbangers Twitter: https://twitter.com/bopsandbangers Instagram: https://instagram.com/bopsandbangers

#147| Chuck Opperman| National Cyber Security Month| Work != Value| MalwareBytes| Wealth == Health| Add Tesla to Cart| Spinning Plates| WittyMint| That's Not My Job| HS Reunions| Rest or Lazy| Test Drive 4 Tesla| Britney Saved| William Shatner/Penis Rocket| Chang3 Y0ur Pa55word!| Snickers;Bar| New Phones| Microsoft Phone/Fail| *Cheech & Chong*| *You're Not Special*

Ron talks with writer and visionary and top U.S. intuitive (psychic medium)  Corbie Mitleid  who has learned the value of the examined life. She has created a career out of experiences. Her career now spans the globe. Her talents as an intuitive are featured in best selling books. Her attitude is "I'm Not Special,  You Can Do What I Do." A very interesting Listen Links : Sponsor-Frank Talaber-Canada's foremost offbeat author -featuring the series 'Stillwaters Run Deep" www.twosoulmates.wixsite.com https://corbiemitleid.com https://itsawrapwithrap.com #HC Universal Network

Ron talks with writer and visionary and top U.S. intuitive (psychic medium)  Corbie Mitleid  who has learned the value of the examined life. She has created a career out of experiences. Her career now spans the globe. Her talents as an intuitive are featured in best selling books. Her attitude is "I'm Not Special,  You Can Do What I Do." A very interesting Listen Links : Sponsor-Frank Talaber-Canada's foremost offbeat author -featuring the series 'Stillwaters Run Deep" www.twosoulmates.wixsite.com https://corbiemitleid.com https://itsawrapwithrap.com #HC Universal Network

Ron talks with writer and visionary and top U.S. intuitive (psychic medium)  Corbie Mitleid  who has learned the value of the examined life. She has created a career out of experiences. Her career now spans the globe. Her talents as an intuitive are featured in best selling books. Her attitude is "I'm Not Special,  You Can Do What I Do." A very interesting Listen Links : Sponsor-Frank Talaber-Canada's foremost offbeat author -featuring the series 'Stillwaters Run Deep" www.twosoulmates.wixsite.com https://corbiemitleid.com https://itsawrapwithrap.com #HC Universal Network

This week, Orla Gartland released her debut album "Woman On The Internet". To celebrate the launch, Orla joined us in Studio 8 to perform acoustic versions of her tracks "You're Not Special, Babe" and "More Like You". Orlas album, and dates for her upcoming gis, are available on orlagartland.com

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Season 2 baby!Madey and Kimi are kicking off this season with a hot social Psych topic: ConformityWhy do we follow a crowd? How does it make us feel? What are the positive and negative things that come from conforming? Tune in to learn more!Kimi and Madey are also proud to announce that this is the first episode that has been filmed as well as recorded. Make your way over to Youtube to see your co-hosts deliver the same amazing content with an added visual and unedited bonus.Here's the link to our Youtube video: https://youtu.be/QAQNz25MWNIOur Website: https://msha.ke/thepsychoticbreakpodcast/#aboutOur Instagram:@thepsychoticbreak.podLast but not least, the "You are Not Special" grad speech Madey referenced at the end of the pod:https://youtube.com/channel/UCu1YMWWFJFtOcWpMAt-zfNA

On episode eight of Hannah's Song of the Week, I dive into the new single by Orla Gartland called You're Not Special, Babe. Join me as I discuss this up-and-coming indie artist and her special style of music that's gonna make her a star. Twitter: hannsongofweekInstagram hannsongofweekHannah's Song of the Week Playlist:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5u5984Mw2TJVE3NekvcwjO?si=5a8e78f76f114eaeTreat People With Kindness

On her last podcast of 2020, Jenessa Williams – music writer for the Guardian – plays a selection of her favourite new tracks from the past few weeks. Artist “Track” McFly “You’re Not Special” [Young Dumb Thrills] JGrrey “Ain’t So” [Single] Ariana Grande “Positions” [Positions] Little Mix “Rendezvous” [Confetti] RADA “Burn One’ [Single] Oscar #Worldpeace...

Recorded: June 4, 2020   The lovely Meghan Rienks is back with me today! We talk about the tumultuous process of writing her debut book “You’re Not Special,” the wild story of how her Youtube channel got hacked, and channeling her love of advice-giving into her podcast: Don’t Blame Me!     Follow Meghan:   www.twitter.com/meghanrienks www.instagram.com/meghanrienks   Buy Meghan’s book “You’re Not Special” www.meghanrienks.co/book   Check out Meghan’s podcast Don’t Blame Me!  www.meghanrienks.co/podcast Check out our website: www.nottoodeep.com 

The hilarious Meghan Rienks joins us this week to talk about her new book “You’re Not Special,” and the insight she’s gained throughout her life.   Find Meghan: Buy “You’re Not Special” https://www.meghanrienks.co/book Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meghanrienks/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/meghanrienks   Follow Us: Instagram: www.instagram.com/candicekayla/  Twitter: www.twitter.com/CandiceKayla  Website: www.candicekayla.com   

This is Chapter 4, "You're Not Special," from "The Addict's Guide to the Universe: A Roadmap to Recovery," by Emily Sussman, LCSW. All rights reserved by the author. For more information, visit theaddictsguidetotheuniverse.com.

María Barracuda es una cantante y compositora mexicana. Sus primeros éxitos llegaron a mediados de la década de los 2000 con su primer álbum homónimo, y su One-hit wonder "Las Pequeñas Cosas" llegó en el 2010, en gran parte gracias a la discográfica Televisa Música (OCESA Seitrack) a la cual perteneció, misma que además le brindaba a dicho tema promoción entre los comerciales de Canal 5*. Sin embargo salió de dicha discográfica en el año 2015 debido a diferencias creativas. Cuenta con tres materiales discográficos como solista (el primero de ellos fue publicado bajo su anterior alias Ornela) y con otros tres junto a su banda JotDog, integrada por María Barracuda, Chix Amaro y anteriormente por Alex Midi. Algunas de sus mejores canciones son; Chale, No Te Puedes Ir, Quédate, Elixir, Mi Otra Vida, Amor, Aquí Estoy, Presa Muerta, Se Te Olvidó, Condéname, Not Special, Locos, Las Pequeñas Cosas, Corazón de Metal, Lluvia de Estrellas, Universos Paralelos, Cuervos Negros, Dame la Luna, entre otras. Ha colaborado con artistas como; Rubén Albarrán, Ramón Ayala, Jorge Amaro, Los Ángeles Azules, Panteón Rococó, Sabo Romo, Lira N´ Roll y Vaquero Negro. El Sonido de la Calle Podcast es un espacio creado por la banda de rock mexicana Vaquero Negro. www.vaqueronegro.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vaqueronegro/support

#8. Not Special, Just Limited Edition   Swarnalatha is the Founder & Managing Trustee of Swarga Foundation, whose mission is to improve the lives of individuals affected with Multiple Sclerosis. She is a Tedx speaker, Social Activist, Singer, Counsellor, Story writer, Photographer, Beauty pageant winner and a mother of two. This episode Swarnalatha talks on how she found her way overcoming the challenges life gave her and on what she does to help people who are in need.   Time stamps:   03:32 Swarnalatha's early days 10:55 What she learnt during the hard days? 13:53 Gratefulness 14:42 The other side of being grateful 15:27 Can't be 100% at everything 16:26 Swarnalatha's disastrous career journey 18:13 What makes her career interesting? 20:13 Swarga foundation 22:42 Building an organization from foundation 25:05 I should speak in English!! 27:20 Turning hospital to an university 29:02 Learning like a kid 30:54 Education to disabled children 33:19 Attitude of society towards disabled people 34:45 Facing the world that treats you differently 36:39 Change in mindset 38:32 Moving forward is important than walking 40:10 What makes swarnalatha gets up when she falls? 41:21 A multi-talented learner 42:47 Experiences participating beauty pageant contest 44:40 Swarnalatha in 20's 45:15 Not Special, Just Limited Edition   Learn more about Swarnalatha and Swarga foundation at http://www.swargafoundation.org/   Make sure that you subscribe rate and review. If you like this show pls tell your friends and help me spread the greatness. Pls send your feedback about the show and the guests you would wish to have in further episodes by posting a message on college career connect page on Linkedin, facebook or Instagram or mail us at collegecareerconnect@gmail.com.   Voice Credits: Tejaswi Music credits: https://www.purple-planet.com

The team discusses the cause of toxic fandom, and asks for solutions. The post Toxic Fandom: We’re Not Special, and Neither Are You appeared first on NERDONOMY.

We conjured stand up comic Lydia Shahid (@PrettyGurlComic) to the show this week to chat all things comedy in the Orange County Scene including what it's like starting out and the challenges of being a "kinda decent looking girl" doing stand up.  Do yourself a huge favor and see her open for the hilarious Joe Eurell at the taping of his half-hour special "Not Special" at the Rec Room in Huntington Beach.  Tickets at NotSpecial.Live use the promo code "Lydia" to get your tickets for just $10!  Support local comedy!

Casey is joined by New York comedian Dan Soder, who has an hour special called “Not Special,” a Sirius XM…

MDD E581: You're Not Special! by Jereme Kleven and Mark Hutchins

Good Morning, On this fine morning to Crossfit I discuss my weekend of fun, Fuck Games of Thrones and My new show obsession "Out Daughtered"   Dowload @dansoder one hour special "Not Special" out on iTunes Today. Thanks for Listening Spread the word @TheVBShow TheVBShow@gmail.com

6 AM - Super Bowl awarded to Santa Clara; MailBag; "You're Not Special" graduation speech.

Breather: “Mindless positivity isn’t practical or helpful for most people,” Mark Manson writes in his first book, The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck. He is, as usual, right on with this observation. Realizing that, “our modern, and maddening, urge to always find happiness only serves to make us unhappier,” Manson communicates clearly and concisely throughout his books about why we need to change the way we look at things like personal identity, hope, shame, and happiness. The reason why Manson’s message works so well is not just the power of the message itself, but the fact that, instead of trying to push the power of positivity onto his readers, he offers an entirely new perspective ― what if everything you thought you knew about happiness and success and yourself was wrong? And what if that was actually a good thing? Here’s the thing: as humans, we are all naturally inclined to feel attached to various parts of ourselves, especially the parts of ourselves that receive praise. Whether you’re a standout student or worker, an amazing athlete, a math genius, or a truly great dancer, it’s important to not fixate on the things about ourselves that we identify with the most. Why? Because Manson argues that *identity is an arbitrary facade*. He suggests looking at your life as a series of decisions and actions and try to maintain an identity that is *defined by as little as possible.* *Our emotional feeling brain actually rules over our rational, thinking brain.* Yet we think, or pretend, that the opposite is true! According to Manson, emotions drive our consciousness, and it is emotion only that can motivate us into action. “Emotions convince your thinking brain that you’re right,” Manson says. When emotions rule over the thinking brain, it can lead to narcissism, addiction, compulsion, self-righteous anger, and so on. This is because a person ruled by their emotions has no independent thought, so they only pursue things that bring them instant gratification. Ultimately the goal is not to suppress your emotional brain, but to *get your thinking brain connected to your emotional brain.* Manson says do not try to suppress your emotions, but instead, try to convince your feeling brain that you will benefit from whatever decision that you are asking yourself about. A good example of this is when people often fail to succeed with lifestyle changes ― this is because our “feeling brain” feels like we don’t deserve the success. Which leads us to self-worth. “Our self-worth is the sum of our emotions over time. If we can’t equalize, we accept inferiority, shame, and low self-worth,” Manson writes. Interestingly, both high and low self-worth are narcissistic, and self-worth is also an illusion. I know a thing or two about tying your accomplishments and/or abilities to your self-worth, so here’s a funny story from my college days: One day, the lockers got totally looted, so I had no choice but to jog home down a busy boulevard, for a mile and a half….in nothing but a Speedo and swimming goggles (and no shoes!). This was only one day after being the champion of a big tournament ― talk about being taken down a peg! “Your identity will stay your identity until an event changes it,” Manson writes. “It’s a network of value-based narratives that determines our identity.” There are two ways to heal from this: * Examine the narratives of your life, and reposition them. * Visualize the future you want for yourself, and make that your new identity. Let the feeling brain “try on” your new identity so it can become accustomed to it. This can be difficult, because it signifies that you’re really ready to change. “The stories of our future define our hopes, and the stories of our past define our identity” Manson notes, and he advises we take a look at both of those, so we can straighten them out, and get them right! Catch up with my recent interview with man himself, Mark Manson, here ( https://www.bradkearns.com/2020/06/23/mark-manson-the-subtle-art-of-connecting-with-your-emotional-brain-seeing-yourself-with-honesty-and-vulnerability-and-connecting-the-emotional-brain-with-the-rational-brain/ ) and if you haven’t yet read his books, check out The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck ( https://www.amazon.com/Subtle-Art-Not-Giving-Counterintuitive/dp/0062457713/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=mark+manson&qid=1593125472&sr=8-2 ) and Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope ( https://www.amazon.com/Untitled-Mark-Manson/dp/0062888439/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=mark+manson&qid=1593125472&sr=8-1 ). *TIMESTAMPS:* It doesn’t work to try to be constantly happy. [04:11] Carefully choose what you give a fuck about and then reject the social pressures.  [07:06] Identity doesn’t exist.  It is arbitrary. It is a façade. [08:14] Some of the chapter titles of this book are intriguing: Don’t Try, Happiness is a Problem, You are Not Special, etc. [10:37] If you don’t have hope, you are basically headed toward depression and anxiety. [11:14] A quick history of the 20th century gives an idea of what many people have lived through and helps put things in perspective. [13:37] When life gets too comfortable, we have to pick a cause to worry about to give us meaning. [16:18] Our emotional feeling brain actually rules over the rational thinking brain. [17:42] The history of humanity features a major effort to conquer the emotional feeling brain with self-control. [19:50] There's a common notion in spiritual psychology that the affluence and love we achieve in life equates to our level of self -worth. [24:04] Every emotional reaction has an equal and opposite reaction. [25:11] Both high and low self-worth are narcissistic because they imagine themselves as something special. [27:25] Your identity will stay your identity until an event changes it. [29:52] *LINKS:* * Brad’s Shopping ( http://www.bradkearns.com/shop/ ) * The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck ( https://www.amazon.com/Subtle-Art-Not-Giving-Counterintuitive/dp/0062457713 ) * Mark Smelly Bell ( https://www.instagram.com/marksmellybell/?hl=en ) * Podcast with Mark Manson ( https://www.bradkearns.com/2020/06/23/mark-manson-the-subtle-art-of-connecting-with-your-emotional-brain-seeing-yourself-with-honesty-and-vulnerability-and-connecting-the-emotional-brain-with-the-rational-brain/ ) * Podcast with John Gray ( https://www.bradkearns.com/2020/04/07/john-gray-2/ ) * Podcast with Luke Storey ( https://www.bradkearns.com/2020/03/31/luke-storey/ ) *QUOTES:* * "Struggle gives richness to life." - Roger Bannister * "Our modern and maddening urge to always find happiness only serves to make us unhappier." - Mark Manson Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-get-over-yourself-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands