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Ecclesiastes looks at life “under the sun” and notices how repetitive it feels. Generations come and go, work never really stays finished, and even our greatest accomplishments eventually fade. The more Solomon observes and understands the world, the more he realizes that chasing achievement, pleasure, or novelty cannot restore the simple joy people long for. Yet scripture reframes this monotony. The ordinary rhythms of life become the place where faithfulness is formed. Instead of chasing constant newness, God invites us to live with steady obedience and childlike wonder. Through Christ's life, death, and resurrection, even the repetitive moments of life can carry eternal meaning.

FIPS is an open source mesh networking project that enables devices to connect directly to each other without relying on any central servers or infrastructure. Today's internet depends on companies and governments that can monitor, censor, or shut down communication at will. FIPS solves this by giving every node a cryptographic identity and encrypting all traffic automatically, so no one in the middle can see or block what you're doing. Nodes discover each other and route messages through the mesh on their own, and regular apps like browsers and SSH clients work on top of it without any special setup.Arjen on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/npub1hw6amg8p24ne08c9gdq8hhpqx0t0pwanpae9z25crn7m9uy7yarse465grJonathan on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/npub19wavu4f7l6l43h24jyskn7fvzy37kcfp67aqjtmv2qgy4lp34nhsda8p6k FIPS Repo: https://gitworkshop.dev/npub1y0gja7r4re0wyelmvdqa03qmjs62rwvcd8szzt4nf4t2hd43969qj000ly/relay.ngit.dev/fips Tollgate: https://tollgate.meSovereign Engineering: https://sovereignengineering.io/ EPISODE: 193BLOCK: 939631PRICE: 1465 sats per dollar(02:03) Introducing FIPS and the goal of a middleman free internet(04:16) Why static IPs fail for hosting and how FIPS reframes identity(05:51) Decoupling transport and routing: protocol-agnostic design(06:50) Peer discovery across Wi‑Fi, Bluetooth, and local broadcast(07:43) Future global routing ideas and decentralized discovery(09:05) Local mesh handshakes, Noise encryption, and Bloom filters(11:02) Community meshes, resilience, and mixed transports(11:42) Starlink and bridging meshes over the wider internet(13:21) Use case: protest resilience and reconnecting to the world(14:08) Origins: conferences, Sovereign Engineering, and NoDNS(16:04) From NoDNS to FIPS: faster updates, remaining gaps(17:10) Economics: sats for peering and incentive-aware routing(18:00) Abuse, DDoS surfaces, and defenses via npubs and rate limits(19:45) Learning from mesh hype cycles and bootstrapping adoption(22:32) Lowering app friction: make existing apps work over FIPS(25:12) DNS trick: IPv6 mapping and transparent transport(27:08) Backwards compatibility as a must-have for scale(28:08) Rethinking data flow with Nostr streams and local hosting(30:12) Offline-to-online spectrum and graceful reconciliation(31:10) Status update: early servers, testers, and bandwidth limits(32:20) Physical constraints: MTU, Bluetooth, LoRa(36:00) Reality checks: pitfalls, past meshes, and expectations(38:12) New primitives: Nostr, Blossom, eCash; Jonathan's role(40:37) Identity concerns, key rotation, and operational practices(46:10) Hosting sensitive services: hot keys(48:09) Self-hosting privately, Tor comparisons, and latency(49:37) Observation, Tollgate incentives, and community privacy(50:40) Tollgate legal concerns and community norms(53:21) Call to action, testing FIPS, and packaging plans(55:10) Closing thoughtsmore info on the show: https://citadeldispatch.comlearn more about me: https://odell.xyz

Great marketing does not start with your product. It starts with your customer. In this conversation, I speak with marketing strategist Scott Hornstein about why storytelling, customer research, and trust are the real drivers behind successful brands. Scott shares lessons from decades in marketing, including his work with IBM and major technology launches, and explains how companies often fail when they focus on themselves instead of the people they serve. You will hear how listening to the voice of the customer can reshape messaging, build trust, and unlock growth. Scott also reflects on entrepreneurship, resilience, family, and the mindset required to get back up after setbacks. I believe you will find this conversation both practical and encouraging as you think about how relationships and trust shape business success. Highlights: · Creativity in Queens – Scott reflects on how music and culture shaped his early creativity.04:10 · From Literature to Marketing – His love of books leads him toward storytelling and marketing.12:57 · Learning to Experiment – A mentor teaches the value of trying ideas and learning from failure.20:46 · The Customer as the Hero – Scott explains why marketing must center on the customer.31:48 · Customer Insight Drives Messaging – Research helps reshape a company's message and market entry.41:23 · Resilience Through Setbacks – Scott reflects on perseverance in life and business.50:59 Top of Form Bottom of Form About the Guest: I currently live in Reston VA, my wife and I having moved there to be close to our 2 daughters and our 2 granddaughters. I am an independent business consultant specializing in storytelling – which embraces marketing, research, and content. Family is the most important thing in my life and it has taught me that lasting relationships, business and personal, are steeped in empathy and commitment. I was born in Manhattan on July 25, 1950. My parents soon moved the family to the up-and-coming borough of Queens. I attended the public schools in and around Forest Hills.  Writing was always my goal. I graduated NYU as an English major.  Upon graduation I traveled, then pursued my (naïve) dream of living as an artist – as a writer, an actor, and a musician. I wrote plays for the brand-new cable industry, wrote for a movie-making magazine, was in several off-off Broadway plays, worked as a pick-up musician. I helped in the office for a former professor to earn subway money. Got tired of starving to death. Took a job with CBS in the Broadcast Center, pulling together the Daily Log for the local station. Then, got hired to answer Bill Paley's mail. Then, I was hired as a marketing manager for Columbia House where I got some of the best advice – keep going. I met this guy from my neighborhood while commuting to my job in Manhattan. Turns our he worked for Y&R and said they were looking for someone. I interviewed and jumped over to agency-side work as an Account Executive, then Account Supervisor, then, going back to my roots, copywriter and eventually Creative Director. The entrepreneurial life has been a roller coaster, but I have been blessed to work with some brilliant people in marketing and sales, and some great companies. It allowed me to understand how I can really help my customers become successful in the long-term. Ways to connect with Scott**:** LinkedIn Medium www.hornsteinassociates.com About the Host: Michael Hingson is a New York Times best-selling author, international lecturer, and Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe. Michael, blind since birth, survived the 9/11 attacks with the help of his guide dog Roselle. This story is the subject of his best-selling book, Thunder Dog. Michael gives over 100 presentations around the world each year speaking to influential groups such as Exxon Mobile, AT&T, Federal Express, Scripps College, Rutgers University, Children's Hospital, and the American Red Cross just to name a few. He is Ambassador for the National Braille Literacy Campaign for the National Federation of the Blind and also serves as Ambassador for the American Humane Association's 2012 Hero Dog Awards. https://michaelhingson.com https://www.facebook.com/michael.hingson.author.speaker/ https://twitter.com/mhingson https://www.youtube.com/user/mhingson https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhingson/ accessiBe Links https://accessibe.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/accessiBe https://www.linkedin.com/company/accessibe/mycompany/ https://www.facebook.com/accessibe/ Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! 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The podcast where inclusion, diversity and the unexpected meet. Hi, I'm Michael Hingson, Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe and the author of the number one New York Times bestselling book, Thunder dog, the story of a blind man, his guide dog and the triumph of trust. Thanks for joining me on my podcast as we explore our own blinding fears of inclusion unacceptance and our resistance to change. We will discover the idea that no matter the situation, or the people we encounter, our own fears, and prejudices often are our strongest barriers to moving forward. The unstoppable mindset podcast is sponsored by accessiBe, that's a c c e s s i capital B e. Visit www.accessibe.com to learn how you can make your website accessible for persons with disabilities. And to help make the internet fully inclusive by the year 2025. Glad you dropped by we're happy to meet you and to have you here with us. Well, hi everyone, and welcome once again to another episode of unstoppable mindset today. Our guest is Scott Hornstein, although when he came into the Zoom Room, I said, is it Hornstein or Hornstein? And of course, he also understood, because we're both of the same age, and are both fans of Young Frankenstein, who always said that his name was really pronounced Frankenstein. But you know, you have to have to know Gene Wilder for that. But anyway, if you haven't seen that movie, you got to see it. Mel Brooks at his best, but Scott is a marketing person and specializes a lot in storytelling, which fascinates me a lot, because I am a firm believer in storytelling, and I know we're going to have a lot of fun talking about that today. So Scott, I want to welcome you to unstoppable mindset. We're really glad you're here. Scott Hornstein  02:20 Thank you so much, Michael. I have to start by saying I have great respect for your work, and this is really quite a privilege for me. Thank you very much. Michael Hingson  02:32 Well, thank you. You're a long way from where you were born, in New York, in Manhattan. Now you're in Reston, Virginia, but that's okay. Well, you're not that far. It's just a short train ride, a few hours. Scott Hornstein  02:41 I That's true. That's true, although with that particular train, you can never be sure exactly how long it's going to be good Michael Hingson  02:52 point, yeah, yeah, good point. It is one of the things one has to deal with. But that's okay. But, you know, I've taken that train many times, and I've taken the the Metro liner as well, and also just the regular train. And I like the trains. I enjoy the train. I wish we had more of them out here. Scott Hornstein  03:15 I do too. I when it a long time ago in business, when I had a client here in DC, and I was living in Connecticut, I started taking the train, and it was so superior to flying. Oh yeah. And then recently I was, as I was mentioning to you, I was in Germany and taking the trains there is just wonderful. It's so superior. Michael Hingson  03:47 Yeah, I wish we would have more of them out here. If I, for example, want to take a train to San Francisco from where I live in Victorville, the only way I can do it is to take a train at roughly four in the morning to Los Angeles and then transfer on a train to go to San Francisco, which is no fun. I'll fly because it's it's kind of crazy, but I like the trains, and wish we wish we had more of them all over, and wish more people would use them. It's a lot better than driving, and it's a lot more pleasant. When I lived in the east, there were any number of times that I knew people who would travel from like Bucks County in Pennsylvania to New York Wall Street people, and they would go two, two and a half hours on the train every day and back again. And they formed discussion groups or other sorts of things. They they made it a part of their regular day, and it was there was nothing to them to do that. Scott Hornstein  04:54 And to them, I say, God bless. I am not in love with commuting, right? Yeah. Michael Hingson  05:00 Well, I understand that. I appreciate that, but they, they did well with it, and so good for them, or, as I would say in Australia, good on them. But you know, well, why don't we start tell us a little bit about you, maybe growing up in the early Scott and all that stuff. Let's start with that, sure. Scott Hornstein  05:21 First one brief aside about Young Frankenstein when I was living in Connecticut, I would go to the theater in Stanford, and for one performance, my tickets were at the will call, so I went up to the ticket booth, gave them my name, and the woman be on the other side of the iron bars keeps throwing her head to the side, wanting me to look over to my left, and I finally look over to my left, and there's Gene Wilder. Oh my gosh. What an enormously tall individual, very gracious, very nice. In any case, yes, Michael Hingson  06:06 with him, did you? Did you talk with Scott Hornstein  06:09 him just for a moment, just for a moment, you know, just Mr. Wilder, how nice to meet you. And he said a couple of nice things. And that was about it. Still, we all went to see the to see the show. Still, it was quite a thrill for me. What show I do not. Oh, that was, oh, no, excuse me. That was the the madness of King Charles, madness of King George. King George. But he was quite mad, and the play is excellent, excellent. Well, anyway, in any case, I grew I was born in Manhattan. I spent the first couple of years of life on the west side. I don't remember much of that. But my parents quickly moved us out to Queens, which at that point was rather undeveloped. You could get a lot more for your money, and we have lived in an apartment building. And around our apartment building was nothing but empty lots. It was just not developed yet. But it was a great place to grow up because the there was so much going on in those years and so much so much music that was going on. The first recollection I have, in light of all the talk about vaccines and healthcare and all of this is I really remember that polio was a real thing there, and I remember kids with the braces on their legs. And I remember that when one of my friends got chicken pox, that the mothers would get us all together and have a play date so that we got chicken pox too. Okay, but it was, Michael Hingson  08:20 I'm sorry, remember, I remember getting the polio vaccinations, even starting in kindergarten, Scott Hornstein  08:24 yes, yes. And it was such a remarkable thing at that time. We all thought it was like a miracle. And, and Jonas Salk, I mean, he was like, such a hero, yeah. The other thing, so I, we were out in Queens, in an area that's the larger area is called Forest Hills, and it was, it was a great place, because the the whole museum, whole music scene was just exploding. So I'm moving on until my junior high school and high school years, and it was just all over the place. Yes, we were playing in bands, but also there were these wonderful venues to go to. And there was the subway. If my parents only knew where I really was, we would get on the subway, go down in the village, go to all the cafe bar Gertie spoke city, all these places to hear the this wonderful mind changing music. And by mind changing, I don't mean drugs. I mean mind changing that it was, it was just everything in life. Michael Hingson  09:57 And there's nothing like hearing a lot. Music, Scott Hornstein  10:01 even to this day, it's my very, very favorite thing to do. Yeah, and so many musicians and artists came out of that area. I not being one of them. But it was so exciting. Michael Hingson  10:27 I remember when we lived in New Jersey, and I would commute into New York. I heard, for example, even then, and it was in like 96 to beginning of 2002 Woody Allen on Monday night would play his clarinet somewhere. And less, less, Paul was still doing music and playing music at the meridian ballroom. And you can even take your guitar in and he would sign it for you Scott Hornstein  10:55 the it was Joe's Pub. Woody Allen would right. And I went there a couple of times to see him. Of course, it was so pricey that we had to kind of sneak in have one beer, yeah, Michael Hingson  11:16 but still, it was worth doing. Scott Hornstein  11:19 And then they Yeah, and they were great clubs. I think that was, there's certainly the blue note for jazz that I went to a lot. And then there in Times Square, there was iridium, which was where I was able to see Les Paul, right? And many of those greats. Michael Hingson  11:42 Yeah, I never did get to go and get my guitar signed, and now it's too late. But oh, well, do you play? I play at it more than anything else. My father, I think, even before the war, before World War Two, or somewhere around there anyway, he traded something and got a Martin grand concert guitar. Oh, still, I still have it. That's wonderful. What a wonderful sound it is. Scott Hornstein  12:15 What a wonderful story. Yes, I play as well. I And growing up very early on, I decided I wanted to be Ricky Nelson. Oh, there you go. But I quickly learned that I was not going to be Ricky Nelson. However, the guy that was standing behind him playing guitar, now that might be something that I could do. So yes, so I picked it up, and I played in all the bands and then, which quickly taught me that I was not cut out for rock and roll, that I wasn't very good at it, but it led me into many other avenues of music, certainly listening, certainly being part of that scene, I'd go see friends of mine who could play well rock and roll and And that was so exciting for me. And then I, I played in pickup bands through college. So on a weekend night there would be a wedding, Bar Mitzvah, and this guy, I forget his name, piano player, he he got all the gigs and Howie was the first choice for guitar, and if Howie wasn't available, they'd call me. Michael Hingson  13:47 There you go, hey. So second choice is better than no choice. Absolutely. Scott Hornstein  13:54 I i enjoyed it thoroughly and that they paid me money to do this. There you go, right, inconceivable to me. Michael Hingson  14:05 So what did you major in in college? Scott Hornstein  14:10 Well, I started off majoring in biology, and there you go. And why I chose biology is is a mystery to this day, it didn't last long. I cycled through a number of things, and I graduated with a degree in literature, in English, particularly American literature, which is not quite the same as learning a trade. But you know it, it was consistent with with who I was at that time. I was the guy who, if he went out the door, would have two books with him, just in case I finished one. I didn't want to be left at sea, so a voracious reader couldn't stay away from the theater. So it was very consistent with who I was and and it was good for me, because I think through things like like literature and fiction and biography, you learn so much about the world, about how different people are confronted with challenges, how they process their lives, how they overcome these challenges or not or not, it just exposes you to so much. Michael Hingson  15:49 Yeah, and so I'll bet you had some challenges finding some sort of real, permanent job after getting a degree in English? Scott Hornstein  16:03 Yes, I did. But when I got out the idea of it didn't cross my mind that people actually would not earn a great living by being just an artist. What did I want to do? I wanted to write. I wanted to be involved in music. I wanted to act. I did all these things until the point when I got thoroughly fed up with being poor, with not having a dime in my pocket. Ever starving to death is, is sort of what you would call it. Yeah, yeah. You know, I did. I have modest success. Yes, I was able to keep myself off the streets, but no, it was no way for a career. It was no way to even be able to afford your own apartment, for gosh sakes. So I from there i i had done a lot of promotion for the different things that I was involved in, trying to get audiences, trying to get awareness of what I was doing, and that led me to have some contacts inside of CBS. And when I started looking for a job, I started talking to these folks, and they offered me a job. So here I was, and actually gainfully employed. Michael Hingson  17:44 What was the job? Well, I Scott Hornstein  17:47 was sort of a gopher for my first job. Mostly what I did was type, but I do have one good story for you. So I was down in the depths of the CBS Broadcast Center, which is all the way on the west side of 5017 and it's an old milk factory, so which they had converted to broadcast purposes. And so there were long holes, and the halls would always slope down. And there was one day where I was late for a meeting, and I came running down the halls, and there are always these swinging doors, I guess, for in case there's a fire or something, and I'm bursting through the doors, and I go running, and I burst through the next set of doors, and I'm running, and I burst through the next set of doors, and I knock this guy right on his bum. I pick him up, I dust him off. I say, I am so sorry. He says, Don't worry about a thing. It's all fine. I continue running. A friend of mine grabs me and says, Did you see Paul Newman? Michael Hingson  19:10 There you are. Scott Hornstein  19:12 So I have the unique entry on my resume of knocking Paul Newman to the ground. Michael Hingson  19:22 I Well, at least he was civil and nice about it. Scott Hornstein  19:26 He was very nice about it, though. Yeah, so I worked there and then through my writing, because I was writing for a film magazine at night, which, of course, didn't pay a cent, not a cent, but I got to go to all the premiers, and I got to meet all the people and interview all the people so whatever. So through that, I was able to go over to the main building and answer letters for Bill Paley, who was the. Michael Hingson  20:00 Chairman, Chairman, I said, Yes, right, Scott Hornstein  20:02 and it was my job to explain to everybody why Mr. Paley, I never called him, Bill, never, nobody, no, no, why he was right and they were wrong. That was my job, and that I did that for a little while, I can honestly say that I enjoyed having money in my pocket, but that was not the most fulfilling of jobs, and from there, I was able to go over and get my first marketing position, working for the Columbia record and tape Club, which was part of CBS Records at that time. And when I Ben or Dover was the president of Columbia House at that time, and when he made me the offer, he gave me one of the great life lessons that I've I've ever had. And he said, Scott, if you sit in your office and you do exactly what I ask you to do, and you do it on time, and you do it perfectly, we are not going to get along. But if you are out there and you're trying this and you're trying that, and this works, and that doesn't work, but you get up and you keep trying, we're going to be fast friends. Interesting. Yeah, yeah. That's something that has stayed with me my whole life. One of the great pieces of advice that I've ever gotten, Michael Hingson  21:57 well the for me, what's fascinating about it is thinking about how many people would really do that and allow that to happen, but it's really what more people should be doing. I've I've always maintained that the biggest problem with bosses is that they boss people around too much, rather than encouraging them and helping them and using their own talents to help people be more creative. When I hire sales people, the first thing I always told them was, well, the second thing because the first thing I always told them was, you need to understand right up front if you're going to sell here, you have to learn to turn perceived liabilities into assets. And that's got a story behind it. But the second thing that I always talked about was my job isn't to boss you around. I hired you because you convinced me that you're supposed to be able to do the job, and we'll see how that goes. But you should be able to but my job is to work with you to figure out how I can use my talents to help you and to enhance what you do to make you more successful. And the people who got that did really well, because we usually did things differently, and we both learned how to figure out and actually figure out how to work with each other and be very successful. But the people who didn't get it and wouldn't try that, generally, weren't all that successful. Scott Hornstein  23:26 Not terribly surprised, sir. You know, I think that people miss the the humanity of all this. And that if we bring our respective strengths and work together, that it's going to be a more complete and more successful whole than if I try and dominate you and tell you what to do, right, just that hasn't been a successful formula for me. I have never done well with people who tried to tell me exactly what to do, which is probably why I went out on my own. Probably why, in the greater scheme of things that I I did well, working for people from Columbia House. I met this guy on the train, and we got friendly, and he said he worked for an advertising agency, and they were looking for somebody would I be interested in interviewing? And this was with the young and Rubicon. And I did get the job, and I did work my way up to an account supervisor. And then i i said, i. Hate this, and I went back to be a copywriter and worked my way up to be a creative director. But, you know, I went on my own on January 1 of 86 and it was like a liberation for me, because at that point there was a new a new president of the division that I worked for, and he was not a nurturing individual. He was more of the dominant kind of you'll do what I tell you to do. Didn't sit well with me at all, and I had the opportunity to go on my own. So I I packed up my dolls and dishes, and I walked in on January 2, and I said, Bill, I quit. Michael Hingson  26:02 There you go. Was it hard for you to do that? Scott Hornstein  26:11 You know, at that point? So I here I am. I'm a creative director. I got the office on Madison Avenue, and I'm doing freelance all over the place, not only because it was extra money, but because it was it was fueling my creativity. It was giving me something back. It was fun. And I really like to have fun. I have so much fun working with people and that interaction that that humanity, the spark of humanity. So I was doing a lot of freelance, and I wrote this proposal for this one design group who was near where I was living at that time, and it got sold. So they said, Do you want to you want to work on it? And at that point in my life, I didn't have any responsibilities. I had a studio apartment there that was real cheap. And I said, If I don't try this now, yeah, I don't think I'll ever try it. So that's what I did. I quit, and I walked out the door into the great unknown, Michael Hingson  27:39 and the entrepreneurial spirit took over. Scott Hornstein  27:43 It did, and it worked well for about six, seven months, and then we got to the summertime, and I couldn't get arrested for a while. But you know, you have to take it one day at a time. And I figured, all right, well, let's just be open and network and see what's going on. It's not the time to quit. It's not the time to go back and get a job. And I was fortunate in that I was sitting at the desk one day, and this one guy called me, and I had met him before his folks ran one of the biggest, or actually the biggest, telemarketing agency in New York at that time, and I had met, met this fellow, and he said, I got this project. I've been asking around for creative source, and three people gave me your name. So I figured, well, let's go talk. And that turned into a very, very good situation for me, it gave me a lot of responsibility and a lot of leeway to take all the things that I had learned and put them in service of my client and I had a ball. I loved it. The only thing I didn't love was the and I did love this for a while was the constant travel. Now, everybody doesn't travel, and they're all sitting in their rooms at home, looking at screens. But that was that was a great opportunity for me to to spread my wings and to take and I learned so much one of the. Initial assignments I had was for IBM and IBM at that time was, was Mount Olympus. Oh my gosh, working for IBM, and I worked in tandem with this research group. We were all working on the introduction of the IBM ThinkPad and what these folks, they had a methodology they called voice of customer research, which was a qualitative research we're talking to decision makers from a carefully prepared Interview Guide to come up with the attitudes, the insights that we could put together to to come up with a solution. And I was fascinated by this of how to tap into what what the customer really wants by talking to the customer. How unusual. Michael Hingson  31:16 What a concept. Oh yeah. I mean Scott Hornstein  31:19 then and now, it's still the operative phrase of this would be a wonderful business, business, if it wasn't for all those annoying customers and and this just turned that on its head. That's another thing that I learned that has stayed with me through my entire career, is that for the the storytelling, and what I mean by storytelling is, is two things. Is, first, you know all your stories are going to come from what you consider to be your brand, but if you're not developing your brand according to the wants, the needs, the desires, the expressed future state that your Customers want, then then you're wide of the mark. So I was able to bring this in, and I think do a much better job for my customers. Now, the way that relates into storytelling is that you're you're able to take what you do and put it into the story of how your customer succeeds with the hero in the hero's journey, is Michael Hingson  32:55 your customer, your customer? Why do you think that is such a successful tactic to use, Scott Hornstein  33:02 because everybody else is completely enamored of themselves. When other companies craft their their brand, it's mostly because why they think they are special and what their vision tells them is their future. And quite frankly, most customers really don't care when, when a new customer first confronts you and your brand. They ask three questions, who are you? Why should I care? And what's in it for me? And if you can't answer those, if the story that you tell whether complete or in fragments or in in different parts according to where they are on their consideration journey. It doesn't resonate. It doesn't resonate. Hey, I have the best technology out there. I have brilliant people working on this technology. And guess what? Your technology? Somebody will eat your technology in 18 months, and I don't care, I want to know. What does it do for me? Michael Hingson  34:28 Yeah, as opposed to saying, After asking enough questions, I have technology that will solve this problem that you have identified. Let me tell you about it. Is that okay? Exactly? Scott Hornstein  34:44 Yeah, exactly. And as odd as it sounds, that helps you to stand out in the field, in a crowded Michael Hingson  34:55 field, it does, but it's also all about the. Relating to the customer and getting the customer to establish a rapport and relating to you. And when you, as you pointed out, make it about the customer, and you talk in such a way that clearly, you're demonstrating you're interested in the customer and what they want they're going to relate to you. Scott Hornstein  35:24 There's two, two things in there that, well, there's a million things in there that are particularly true. And the first is not only recognizing and and internalizing the goals of your client, but also opening yourself up and saying, these are people. These are humans. And the other real distinguishing fact that a lot of people don't either realize or embrace is that in business to business, and I've spent most of my life in business to business, it's all personal. It's all about personal connections. It's all about trust. And call me crazy, but I am not going to trust a machine. I will have confidence in technology, but my trust is going to be placed in the human through this, one anecdote that that is has really impressed me is that I was doing one of these interviews once, and I was talking to the CEO of of this company. And I said, Well, you know, I of course, I'm working for company A and you've been a client for a long time. What's, what's the greatest benefit that you get from this company? And without hesitation, he said, our salesman. Our salesman is part of our team. He understands who we are, he knows what we need, and he goes and he gets it. So that kind of that, to me, has always been a touchstone on things. Michael Hingson  37:43 Well, the fact that the salesman earned that reputation, and the President was willing to acknowledge it is really important and crucial. Scott Hornstein  37:56 And within that, I would say the very important word that you used is earn. You need to earn that trust. Sure it doesn't come just because you have brilliant technology. It's all people. It's all personal, all people. Michael Hingson  38:20 And that's success, the successful sales people are people who understand and work to earn trust. Scott Hornstein  38:32 Well said, and I think that particularly in this age of accelerating remoteness, that this concept of earning the trust and the person to person becomes a compelling competitive differentiator. And I think that that telling the story of of how you make your customers successful, of the role you play, of where you're going, this allows you to bridge some of those troubled waters to people who are sitting remote. It helps you to open your ears you know where you're going, so you can listen, yeah, Michael Hingson  39:40 well, and that's an extremely important thing to to keep in mind and to continue to hone, because bottom line is, it's all about, as I said, trust, and it certainly is about earning, and that isn't something you. First, it's something that you understand. Scott Hornstein  40:04 It's a gift that can only be bestowed on your customer. You can want it, but they're the only ones who can give you. Your brand is the meal you prepare. You but your reputation is the review, right? So, yeah, you gotta earn that trust. Michael Hingson  40:32 So how long so you you own your own company? How long has the company been in existence? Scott Hornstein  40:40 I Well, let's see. I went on my own on January 1 in 1986 and I am still without visible means of support. Michael Hingson  40:58 Well, there you go, same company all along, huh? Scott Hornstein  41:03 I Yeah, you know, do different work with different people, sure, but yes, it's still me. Michael Hingson  41:13 It's still, do you actually have a company and a name or anything like that? Scott Hornstein  41:17 I did. I did for a long time. I operated under Hornstein associates, okay, and recently I have dropped that and I just work as myself. I think that I had employees, then I had expandable, retractable resources then, and I'm not so interested in doing that right now. I am interested in working as and I love working as part of a team. Collaboration is my middle name. I might not have put that on my resume, but yeah, and I'm just, I'm really just interested in being me these days. Michael Hingson  42:13 That's fair. There's nothing wrong with that. No, well, in your current role, what do you think is the greatest contribution you've made to your clients, and I'd love an example, a story about that. Scott Hornstein  42:28 I would love to tell you a story. Oh, good. So one of my clients is a manufacturer. And they manufacture of all things, barcode scanners, as you would use in a warehouse and in a warehouse, absolutely everything, including the employees, has a barcode. Theirs is different than the the ones that you would normally see, the ones that like have a pistol grip. These are, these are new. It's new technology. They're ergonomically designed. They sit on the back of your hand. They're lightweight. They have more capabilities. They're faster and more accurate. Well, that sounds like sliced bread. However, they had a big problem in that all the scanners in all the warehouses come from the titans of the universe, the Motorola's, the great big names and these great, you know the old saying of Nobody ever got fired for buying IBM. Well, you know, if they need more scanners. Why would they go elsewhere? They just go back and get the same thing. So the the big problem is, is how to penetrate this market? And we did it. I worked with them in a number of ways. The first way was to conduct interviews, qualitative interviews, with the executive team, to come up with their their brand. What did they think? What did they think that was most important? And they said, clearly, the productivity gains, not only is this faster, not only can we prove that this is faster, but the the technology is so advanced that now we can also give you. Information from the shop floor. Well, then we talked to their their partners, who were already selling things into these warehouses. And we talked to a number of companies that were within their ICP, their ideal customer profile, I think that's very important to be prospecting with the folks who can make best use of your products and services. And what we found is that it wasn't just the productivity, it was that we solved other problems as well, and without going heavily into it, we solved the a big safety problem. We made the shop floor more secure and safer for the workers. So we changed the message from Warehouse productivity to the warehouse floor of making each employee safer, able to contribute more and able to have a better satisfaction, and that we were able to roll out into a into great messaging. The initial campaign was solely focused on the workers, and our offer was We challenge you to a scan off our scanners, against yours, your employees, your products, your warehouse. Let's have a head to head competition, because we then knew from these interviews, from working with the partners, that once these employees got the ergonomic the lightweight, ergonomic scanners on their hands, and realized how much faster They were, and how much safer that they were, that they would be our champions. And in fact, that's what, what happened. I can go deeper into the story, but it it became a story. Instead of coming in and just saying, boost your productivity, it's the scanners work for your your overall productivity. It helps you to keep your customers satisfied, your workers, one of the big problems that they're having is maintaining a stable and experienced workforce, this changed the characteristic of the shop floor, and it changed the character, how the employees themselves described their work environment. So we were able to take that and weave a story that went from one end of the warehouse to the other with benefits for everybody in between. So you said, What is the the one you said, the greatest benefit, I would say the contribution that I'm most proud of, it's that it's to recast the brand, the messaging, in the form, in the shape of the customer, of what they need, of helping them to achieve the future state that they want. And I'm sorry for a long winded answer, Michael Hingson  49:10 yes, that's okay. Not a not a problem. So let me what would you say are the two or three major accomplishments or achievements in your career, and what did they teach you? Scott Hornstein  49:26 Well, you know, I think the the achievements in my career, well, the first one I would mention was incorporating that, that voice of customer research, bringing the customer to the planning table, letting the executives, the sales people, the marketers, unite around, how does the customer express their hopes, their dreams, their challenges? I would say the second. Uh, is this idea of taking all of the content of all of the messaging and and unifying it? Some people call it a pillar view. I call it storytelling, of relaying these things so that you are giving your prospects and your customers the information that they need when they need it, at the specific point in their consideration journey, when this is most important, and it might be that a research report for a prospect that talks about some of the challenges in the marketplace and what's being done, it might be as simple for a customer as a as a video on how do you do this? You know, how do you screw in a light bulb? Oh, here it is. Everybody's used to that. The the third thing, and, and this is something, forgive me, for which I am, I am very proud, is that now I take this experience and this expertise, and through the organization called score, I'm able to give this back to people who are are trying to make their way as entrepreneurs Michael Hingson  51:35 through the Small Business Administration. And score, yes, Scott Hornstein  51:40 very proud of that. I get so much for from that. Michael Hingson  51:46 Well, what would you say are maybe the two or three major achievements for you in life, and what did you learn? Or what did they teach you? Or are they the same Scott Hornstein  51:57 I did? Well, I would say they're they're the same, and yet they're a little bit different. The first one is, is that it's only very few people who lead the charmed life where they are never knocked down. I'm not one of those people, and I've been knocked down several times, both professionally and personally, and to get back up, I to have that, and you will forgive me if I borrow a phrase that indomitable spirit that says, no, sorry, I'm getting back up again. And I can do this. And it may not be comfortable and it may not be easy, but I can do this. So there was that I think that having kids and then grandkids has taught me an awful lot about about interpersonal relationships, about the fact that there isn't anything more important than family, not by a long shot, and from these different things. I mean, certainly, as you I was, I didn't have the same experience, but 911 affected me deeply, deeply and and then it quite frankly, there was 2008 when I saw my my business and my finances sort of twirl up into the sky like like the Wizard of Oz, like that house in the beginning, Michael Hingson  54:09 but still, Scott Hornstein  54:16 And I persevere, yeah. So I think that that perseverance, that that focus on on family, on humanity. And I would say there's one other thing in there, is that. And this is a hard one. Observation is that I can't do anything about yesterday, and tomorrow is beyond my reach, so I I have to take Michael Hingson  54:56 today, but you can certainly use yesterday. As a learning experience, Scott Hornstein  55:01 I am the sum of all my parts, absolutely, but my focus isn't today, and using everything that I've learned certainly. You know, I got tongue tied there for just a minute. Michael Hingson  55:19 I hear you, though, when did you get married? Scott Hornstein  55:25 I got married in 87 I I met my wife commuting on the train to New York. Michael Hingson  55:35 So you had actually made the decision to could to quit and so on, before you met and married her. Scott Hornstein  55:43 No, no, I was, I was I met her while I still had a job in advertising. That's why I was commuting to New York. And you know, in the morning there was a bunch of us. We'd hold seats for each other and just camaraderie, yeah, you know, have our coffee. Did she? Did she work? She did she did she was she joined the group because she knew she had just gotten a job in New York. And of course, for those who don't know New York? When I say New York, I mean Manhattan, the city. Nobody thinks of any of the boroughs Michael Hingson  56:27 as part of New York. Scott Hornstein  56:31 And yeah, I and one day gone in, she fell asleep on my shoulder, and the rest is history. There you go. Michael Hingson  56:41 What So, what did she think when you quit and went completely out on your own? Scott Hornstein  56:48 I you know, I never specifically asked her, but I would think that she would have thought that maybe I was not as solid, maybe not as much marriage material, maybe a little bit of a risk taker. I did not see it as as taking a risk, though, at that time, but it was actually great for us, just great for us. And yeah, met there, and then I quit. Shortly thereafter, she was still commuting. And then things started to just take off, yeah, yeah, both for my career and for the relationship, yeah. Michael Hingson  57:51 And again, the rest of course, as they say, is history. Scott Hornstein  57:56 It is. And here I am now in Reston, Virginia, and we moved to Reston because both daughters are in close proximity, and my two grandchildren. And you know, am I still confronted with the knock downs and the and the get up again. Yeah, the marketplace is very crazy today. The big companies are doing great, the mid size companies, which is my Market, and it's by choice, because I like dealing with senior management. I like dealing with the people who make the decisions, who if we decide something's going to happen, it happens and and you can see the impact on the culture, on on the finances, on the customer base. These guys are it's tough out there right now. Let me say that it's it's tough to know which way to go. This doesn't seem to be anything that's sure at the moment. Michael Hingson  59:11 Yeah, it's definitely a challenging world and and then the government isn't necessarily helping that a lot either. But again, resilience is an important thing, and the fact is that we all need to learn that we can survive and surmount whatever comes along. Scott Hornstein  59:33 And let me just throw in AI that is a big disruptor at the moment that nobody actually knows Michael Hingson  59:43 what to do with it. I think people have various ideas there. There are a lot of different people with a lot of different ideas. And AI can be a very powerful tool to help but it is a tool. It is not an end all. Um. Yeah, and well said, I think that, you know, even I, when I first heard about AI, I heard people complaining about how students were writing their papers using AI, and you couldn't tell and almost immediately I realized, and thought, so what the trick is, what are you going to do about it. And what I've what I've said many times to teachers, is let students use AI if that's what they're going to use to write their papers, and then they turn them in. And what you do is you take one period, and you call each student up and you say, All right, I've read your paper. I have it here. I want you now to defend your paper, and you have one minute, you're going to find out very quickly who really knows what they're talking about. Scott Hornstein  1:00:47 That, in fact, is brilliant. Michael Hingson  1:00:49 I think it's a very I think it's a very powerful tool. I use AI in writing, but I use it in that. I will use it, I will I will ask it questions and get ideas, and I'll ask other questions and get other ideas, and then I will put them together, however, because I know that I can write better than AI can write, and maybe the time will come when it'll mimic me pretty well, but still, I can write better than AI can write, but AI's got a lot more resources to come up with ideas. Scott Hornstein  1:01:21 It does. It does. And with that, it's a fantastic tool. The differentiator, as I see it, for most of my stuff, is that AI has read about all this stuff, but I've lived it, so I'm going to trust me at the end, Michael Hingson  1:01:45 and when I talk about surviving the World Trade Center and teaching people what I learned that helped me in the World Trade Center, I point out most people, if there's an emergency, read signs and they're told go this way to escape or to get out or do this or do that, but there's still signs, and they don't know anything. I don't read signs, needless to say, and what I did was spent a fair amount of time truly learning all I could about the World Trade Center where things were, what the emergency evacuation procedures were what would happen in an emergency and so on. And so for me, it was knowledge and not just relying on a sign. And so when September 11 happened, a mindset kicked in, and we talked about that in my my latest book, live like a guide dog. But that's what it's about, is it's all about knowledge and truly having that information, and that's what you can trust. Scott Hornstein  1:02:48 I'll give you a big amen on that one. Michael Hingson  1:02:52 Well, this has been a lot of fun to do. We've been Can you believe we've been doing this an hour? My gosh, time, I know having fun. Scott Hornstein  1:03:03 It's fun. And I would say again, in closing, I just have enormous respect for what you've accomplished, what you've done. This is been a great privilege for me. I thank you very much. Michael Hingson  1:03:19 Well, it's been an honor for me, and I really value all the comments, the advice, the thoughts that you've shared, and hopefully people will take them to heart. And I would say to all of you out there, if you'd like to reach out to Scott, how do they do that? Well, there you go. See, just, just type, well, right? Scott Hornstein  1:03:42 That's it. If you, if you sent an email to Scott dot Hornstein at Gmail, you'll get me. Michael Hingson  1:03:56 And Hornstein is spelled Scott Hornstein  1:03:58 H, O, R, N, S, T, E, I, Michael Hingson  1:04:03 N, and again, it's scott.hornstein@gmail.com Scott Hornstein  1:04:09 that's that's the deal. There you go. Well, find me on LinkedIn. You can find me on medium. I'm all over the place. Michael Hingson  1:04:18 There you are. Well, I hope people will reach out, because I think you will enhance anything that they're doing, and certainly trust is a big part of it, and you earn it, which is great. So thank you for being here, and I want to thank all of you for listening and watching us wherever you are. Please give us a five star review and a rating and but definitely give us a review as well. We appreciate that. If you know anyone else who ought to be a guest, Scott, you as well. We're always looking for more people to have on, so please introduce us and Scott. If you want to come on again, we can talk about that too. That'd be kind of fun. But I want to thank what I want to thank you again for being here. This has been fun, and I appreciate you being here with us today and and so thank you very much for doing it. Scott Hornstein  1:05:07 My all the pleasure is all mine. Michael Hingson  1:05:14 You have been listening to the Unstoppable Mindset podcast. Thanks for dropping by. I hope that you'll join us again next week, and in future weeks for upcoming episodes. To subscribe to our podcast and to learn about upcoming episodes, please visit www dot Michael hingson.com slash podcast. Michael Hingson is spelled m i c h a e l h i n g s o n. While you're on the site., please use the form there to recommend people who we ought to interview in upcoming editions of the show. And also, we ask you and urge you to invite your friends to join us in the future. 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God has not run out of mercy — not for you, not today.Wednesday, March 4 — Psalm 2.Today's reading is only 12 verses, but it hits like thunder.In this episode, we walk through Psalm 2 using the SOAP method (Scripture, Observation, Application, Prayer) and see something stunning: Psalm 2 reads like a four-voice chorus.David opens by asking why the nations rage.The Father responds with holy laughter — man can't overthrow heaven.The Son declares His decree and His reign.The Spirit closes with a warning and an invitation: be wise… serve the Lord… kiss the Son.If you've been feeling overwhelmed by the world, Psalm 2 re-centers everything: you are small, God is not. His plans won't fail, His King is already set, and the safest place on earth is surrender.Read it with fresh eyes today — and let your “application” be simple: serve the Lord… and run to Jesus.

In this verse-by-verse Expository Bible study, Dave Bigler (at his home church of Adirondack Christian Fellowship) explores the powerful narrative of the Transfiguration of Jesus, as recorded in Matthew 16.28–17.13. By comparing the synoptic gospels—including the accounts in Mark 9 and Luke 9— Dave provides a comprehensive look at this pivotal moment on the "sacred mountain," likely Mount Hermon. The teaching examines the symbolic appearance of Moses and Elijah, representing the Law and the Prophets, and the divine declaration from God the Father that solidifies Jesus as the Messiah and the fulfillment of the Old Testament.Beyond historical context, this Bible teaching offers practical spiritual applications for modern believers, focusing on the supremacy of Christ and the necessity of a disciplined prayer life. Dave breaks down the inductive Bible study method—observation, interpretation, and application—to help viewers recognize Jesus' voice in their own lives. Whether you are studying the Gospel of Matthew, interested in the connection between John the Baptist and Elijah, or looking for peace through spiritual retreat, this teaching provides essential insights into the glory of Jesus Christ and His role as our Savior.Adirondack Christian Fellowship:https://acfsaratoga.org/Outline:00:00 - Introduction Welcome and opening remarks.00:26 - Scripture Overview Introducing the primary text: Matthew 16.28 – 17.13.01:07 - Reading of Matthew 16.28 - 17.13.03:47 - The Value of Four Gospels Discussion on why we have different perspectives on the same events.09:39 - Verse Breakdown: The Promise of the Kingdom Analyzing the connection between Jesus' promise and the event of the Transfiguration.11:51 - Verse Breakdown: The High Mountain Exploring the geography of the Transfiguration (Mt. Tabor vs. Mt. Hermon).15:15 - Jesus is transfigured, revealing His divine glory. Precedent: Exodus 34 (Moses' face shining).20:34 - The Light of Heaven Revelation 21.23.20:56 - Moses and Elijah Appear Representing the Law and the Prophets talking with Jesus.22:31 - The Inductive Bible Study Method Briefly explaining the steps of Observation, Interpretation, and Application.27:51 - Peter's Response Peter offers to build three tabernacles (tents). Context: Exodus (The Tabernacle) and Leviticus (The Feast of Tabernacles/Sukkot).31:33 - The Voice from the Cloud, God the Father declares His approval and gives the command to listen to Jesus. 34:07 - "Do Not Be Afraid," the disciples' reaction and Jesus' comforting touch.37:04 - Jesus Found Alone "Solus Christus"—Christ alone remains.40:30 - Jesus instructs them to wait until after the Resurrection to share the vision.41:59 - Discussions on the return of Elijah and the role of John the Baptist. Malachi 4.5-6, Luke 1.13-17, Matthew 11.14.48:52 - Final Application: Solus Christus Three ways to respond: Making Christ first, listening to His Word, and finding time for regular retreat. John 14.6, Philippians 4.6-7, 1 Peter 5.7, 2 Peter 1.16-18.

Kyle invites the President of campus ministry group Disciple Makers, Peter Krol, to discuss his book Knowable Word. They talk about biblical literacy and helping our kids realize they can read, study, and know God's Word. They discuss the importance of paying attention in English class so that we know language, how to approach text, and the basics of reading. Sometimes we have to realize students haven't been taught these things well and we might have to step back and teach the basics. They also talk about how to best leave our assumptions behind when approaching studying Scripture, and Peter offers a warning about premature application. They wrap up by discussing the OIA method of Observation, Interpretation, and Application.

122. Microdosing for Midlife: Stability & Nervous System Change (Week 5)Week 5 explores masking, authenticity, the Default Mode Network, and how microdosing may soften rigid self-narratives in midlife.Episode SummaryThis episode is part Week 5 of Microdosing for Midlife—a 12-part audio companion to the original Substack series.In this conversation, April explores authenticity not as a dramatic revelation, but as a gradual unmasking. Rather than chasing peak experiences or forced breakthroughs, she reflects on how microdosing intersects with identity, ego softening, and the quiet recognition of truths long postponed. The episode examines the difference between escape and exposure—and why midlife often demands something more sustainable than either.Drawing from neuroscience, lived experience, and even a bridge to quantum physics, April considers how the Default Mode Network (DMN) reinforces self-stories—and how gentle disruptions may create space for new ones. This is not about dramatic ego dissolution. It's about noticing the yes that's actually a no, the roles we've outgrown, and the parts of ourselves we've hidden to stay acceptable.If you've read the original essay, this episode deepens it. If you haven't, it stands on its own—and may send you back to read more closely.

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I. Welcome and Mission of Victory Church Podcast welcome and explanation: messages from pastoral staff and guest speakers from Sunday worship services. Statement of Victory's mission: reaching the lost, restoring the broken, and reviving believers. Brief personal remark from the speaker about still feeling new when coming up to preach. II. Introduction to Psalm 27 and Context Request for Psalm 27 to be put on the screen; announcement that this will be the main text. Expression of gratitude to volunteers who cleared snow in the parking lot and reminder about tight parking conditions. Mood set: “We're here to worship the Lord” despite inconveniences with snow and parking. Personal memory of an elderly woman at the former Admiral Street location who would quote Psalm 27:1 with conviction. Pivot from original planned message to God's redirection toward Psalm 27 and the theme of light. III. Theme Stated: The Light of the World Working sermon title given: “The Light of the World,” referring to Jesus. Explanation that light in the Bible symbolizes God, His holiness, and the only true light for the world. Connection of light and salvation as inseparable in Psalm 27:1. Reference to Jesus' “I Am” statements in John, especially “I am the light of the world” (John 8:12), and other Johannine references to Jesus as light. Reference to Matthew 4:16: those who sat in darkness have seen a great light. IV. Exposition of Psalm 27:1–3 – My Light and My Salvation Reading Psalm 27:1–3 and identifying it as a psalm of David. Explanation: David expresses jubilant confidence and courageous trust in the Lord despite many enemies and constant threats. Clarification that courage is not human toughness but trust in God's strength in our weakness. Application: believers also face struggles, conflicts, curveballs, and unexpected changes in life. Definitions: Light dispels darkness, brings understanding, joy, and life. Salvation moves us from a bad place to a good place, is a stronghold—a fortified place where harm cannot ultimately penetrate. Rhetorical question: If God provides light and salvation as a stronghold, whom shall we fear? Encouragement not to be moved by what we see, hear, or feel, but to rest in the Lord as our light and salvation. V. We Are Also Called Light Jesus is the light of the world, but believers are also called the light of the world. Exhortation not to hide our light “under a bushel,” alluding to the children's song “This Little Light of Mine.” Emphasis that this is not only about outward evangelism but about the inner personal light Christ places within each believer. Warning against living in a semi-dead or dim spiritual state; God wants His light to permeate and shine through our lives. VI. Example of persevering faith: The Elderly Woman Return to the story of the elderly woman who quoted Psalm 27:1 every week with conviction. She did not allow age, aches, or pains to diminish her confidence that the Lord was her light and salvation. Personal connection: the preacher knew her family's challenges, including a wayward grandson he once chased as a police officer. Point: her declaration flowed from real experience of God's faithfulness, and she repeated it to impress the same mindset on others. Application: adopt that same resolute mindset when life throws curveballs and when darkness tries to extinguish our light. VII. Light Versus Darkness in Everyday Life Illustration: physical darkness in a room and how even a small light (like an alarm clock display) helps navigate. Spiritual point: darkness cannot snuff out light; light forces darkness to flee when switched on. Observation that sinful and harmful acts often take place under cover of darkness, but God's light exposes and displaces them. Encouragement that if a believer's light feels dim, turning to Scripture (God's Word as lamp and light) brightens the path. VIII. God's Presence in Our Circumstances – He Never Leaves Us (Psalm 27:8–10) Reading Psalm 27:8–10: call to seek God's face and plea that God not hide His face or forsake His servant. Explanation: David felt circumstances getting the best of him—delays, disappointment, and possible abandonment even by parents. Emphasis that God never leaves or forsakes His people even when others do or when we are imperfect. Illustration: the “hound of heaven” image for the Holy Spirit persistently pursuing believers. Personal story: driving past the soccer coach's broken-down car and joking that he did not make the team—contrast with God never passing us by on the roadside. Teaching that God is already present in our troubles before we arrive there; He walks on the storms and invites us, like Peter, to trust Him. IX. Seeking God's Perspective and Fullness David's turning point: he inquired of the Lord and let God's presence enter his doubts and struggles. Call to put God's will first rather than our own, as Jesus prayed “not my will but yours.” Encouragement to seek God's fullness—fullness of faith, joy, and strength—rather than settling for half measures. Analogy: we often try to clean ourselves up before coming to God, but that is why we got into a mess; God wants us to come as we are. X. God's Faithfulness Across Scripture and Time Affirmation that God's promise to never leave or forsake His people runs from Deuteronomy through the New Testament. Reference to Jesus' promise in Matthew 28: He will be with His disciples to the very end. Explanation of “forever and ever”: God doubles the language to emphasize that His faithfulness truly does not end. Reminder that creation itself groans and anticipates His coming, and that we are made in God's image and likeness. XI. Do Not Lose Heart – Waiting with Faith (Psalm 27:13–14) Reading Psalm 27:13–14: “I would have lost heart unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.” Description of the human heart as fickle and deceitful, prone to discouragement and self-pity (“I'm the only one”). Encouragement to “let God arise” so that fears and doubts are scattered, echoing older worship songs. Clarification that God's goodness is not just future but is seen “in the land of the living,” in our present lives and situations. Exhortation to wait on the Lord—not passively, but in faith, expectation, and confidence that God will strengthen our hearts and align our desires and will with His. XII. From Psalm 27 to Psalm 28 – From Pleading to Praise Brief look ahead to Psalm 28 as a psalm of rejoicing for answered prayer. Reading Psalm 28:6–7 to show David's transition from trouble to praise: the Lord heard his supplications, became his strength and shield, and filled his heart with rejoicing and song. Application: as we trust God as light and salvation, He turns prayers into testimonies and darkness into worship. XIII. Corporate Communion and Response Instruction for the congregation to come out of their seats, fill the aisles, and gather together for communion as an act of koinonia (fellowship). Emphasis that believers are building relationships with those they will be with in eternity; encouragement to love one another now. Communion teaching: The bread represents Christ's body broken so ours need not be ultimately broken by sin's effects; He provides wholeness of mind, body, and spirit. The cup represents Christ's blood shed for forgiveness of sins so we can spend eternity with Him rather than separated. Note that no one is “worthy” in themselves; Jesus did this for us while we were ungodly. Congregational declaration: “The Lord is my light and my salvation; of whom shall I be afraid? The Lord is the strength of my life; whom shall I fear?” XIV. Final Blessing and Dismissal Pastoral prayer: asking God to bless and keep the people, cause His face to shine on them, give peace, strength, and joy of salvation. Reminder that the Lord is their light, strength, and provider today, tomorrow, and for eternity. Practical closing: caution to be careful in the parking lot and invitation to midweek service. Closing thanks to listeners of the sermon and mention of Victory's location at 321 Veazie Street.

in this episode I am talking about my Observation of love in context to humans & it's opposite and majorly other shitty things that humans are just not understanding !

Antonio Paris is a professor of astronomy at St. Petersburg College in Florida and a researcher known for his work on planetary science, space exploration, and the analysis of unexplained radio and astronomical signals. Paris has contributed to studies examining historical cosmic phenomena—most notably research into the famous “Wow! Signal”—applying observational astronomy and data analysis to explore natural explanations for mysterious space-based events. His academic work emphasizes scientific methodology, critical inquiry, and the importance of separating speculation from evidence in the study of astronomical anomalies.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-x-zone-radio-tv-show--1078348/support.Please note that all XZBN radio and/or television shows are Copyright © REL-MAR McConnell Meda Company, Niagara, Ontario, Canada – www.rel-mar.com. For more Episodes of this show and all shows produced, broadcasted and syndicated from REL-MAR McConell Media Company and The 'X' Zone Broadcast Network and the 'X' Zone TV Channell, visit www.xzbn.net. For programming, distribution, and syndication inquiries, email programming@xzbn.net.We are proud to announce the we have launched TWATNews.com, launched in August 2025.TWATNews.com is an independent online news platform dedicated to uncovering the truth about Donald Trump and his ongoing influence in politics, business, and society. Unlike mainstream outlets that often sanitize, soften, or ignore stories that challenge Trump and his allies, TWATNews digs deeper to deliver hard-hitting articles, investigative features, and sharp commentary that mainstream media won't touch.These are stories and articles that you will not read anywhere else.Our mission is simple: to expose corruption, lies, and authoritarian tendencies while giving voice to the perspectives and evidence that are often marginalized or buried by corporate-controlled media

“Sometimes not knowing the rules is the thing that lets you see what's possible.”Mallun Yen's life and career have been shaped by not quite fitting the mould — and learning to see that as an advantage.Growing up as the daughter of immigrants, Mallun often felt like an outsider. She spent years trying to blend in, to understand the unspoken rules around her. But over time, she realised that being on the edges gave her a different perspective — one that allowed her to observe more closely, spot patterns, and see opportunities others might miss.Her career reflects that same thinking. From starting as a lawyer, to leading intellectual property at Cisco, to building a company from zero to public in just three years, Mallun has consistently taken paths that didn't quite follow the traditional route. Not having the “right” background became a strength — freeing her from assumptions about how things are supposed to be done, and allowing her to think differently.In this conversation, we explore the deeper lessons behind that journey — from the importance of relationships and feedback, to the courage it takes to speak openly about things that are often left unsaid.Mallun shares candid reflections on identity, grief, mental health, and menopause — and the power of talking about experiences that many people carry quietly. Her perspective is grounded and thoughtful, offering a reminder that connection often starts with honesty.We also explore her work with Operator Collective, a venture fund built around community, bringing together experienced operators to support founders based on real-world experiences with people who have been there, done that, and are currently doing it.This is a conversation about perspective, courage, and rethinking where value comes from — and a reminder that not fitting the mould might be the very thing that allows you to build something meaningful.Episode HighlightsWhy being an outsider can become a powerful advantageThe freedom that comes from not knowing “the rules”How feedback can shape better decisions and relationshipsRethinking what it means to be “political” at workThe role of community in building companies and careersWhy sharing personal stories creates connectionThe reality of grief, mental health, and high performanceOpening up conversations around menopause and women's healthBuilding a different kind of venture capital modelWhat it means to live a bountiful lifeChapters: 00:00 – Thinking differently by not knowing the rules03:00 – Growing up as an outsider and trying to fit in10:00 – Observation, pattern recognition, and advantage15:00 – Learning relationship building and feedback20:00 – Sharing stories, grief, and mental health25:00 – Menopause, identity, and workplace realities30:00 – Career journey from law to founder to VC35:00 – Building Operator Collective40:00 – Feedback, naysayers, and decision-making44:00 – What it means to live a bountiful lifeGuest Bio: Mallun Yen is the Founder and CEO of Operator Collective, a venture capital fund and community designed to bring experienced operators into startup investing. The fund manages over $150 million and brings together operators from leading technology companies including Salesforce, Stripe, and Slack.With more than two decades of experience across law, technology, and venture, Mallun has built and scaled organisations from startups to Fortune 100 companies. She previously served as Vice President of Worldwide Intellectual Property at Cisco, where she led global strategy and played a key role in major acquisitions.https://www.linkedin.com/in/mallun/About Bountifull:Bountifull is a podcast where we explore what it means to live a bountiful life in a world that often feels fast, noisy, and complicated. Through thoughtful conversations with interesting people from diverse backgrounds, we explore the ideas and experiences that shape how we live, and how we can have more joy in our lives, every day.

The rules of quantum physics aren't just strange - they're usable. Particles can exist in multiple states at once. Observation can reshape reality. Now, scientists are turning those quirks into machines that could solve problems today's computers simply can't touch.Princeton Engineering Dean Andrew Houck breaks down what quantum computing really is, what it can (and can't yet) do, and why it could transform fields from drug discovery to energy.A clear-eyed look at the weirdest laws of the universe and the revolutionary technology they may soon power.

The Lead with Empower Podcast is back! Join Empower Leadership's Assistant General Manager, Zack Morello, and President, Dan Jaskot, for a variety of topics all focused on empowering and inspiring 1 Million Individuals to become positive leaders in their communities. This "experiential essentials" podcast is created by team building practitioners for individuals and teams hoping to strengthen their culture, empower individuals to become leaders, and foster a greater sense of collaboration between team members. The topic of the episode is "planning of the start, planning of the middle and not the end". The speakers note that students, athletes, and others often focus their efforts on starting an activity and getting through the middle, but neglect planning how to finish it. Key points from the discussion: ● Observation as Facilitators: As facilitators of team-building activities, the speakers often see groups dedicate almost all of their energy and focus to the start and middle sections of an activity. Groups will execute their plan, make serious progress toward the finish line, and then arrive at the end with no idea what to do, often missing the finish or breaking a rule. ● The Consequences of Not Planning the Finish: This lack of preparation for the end results in groups failing near completion (often 90% or more of the way through) and having to restart. The repeated struggle and failure leads to mounting frustration, finger-pointing, and blame, eventually causing negative momentum that can bleed over into even the start and middle of the activity. ● The Solution: Reverse Engineering: The recommended approach is to "start with the end goal in mind and then you almost reverse engineer your plan". This means: ○ Identifying the end goal. ○ Figuring out the first step or five steps. ○ Determining what the middle section will entail. ○ Planning for the last few percentage points of the goal. ● Benefit of Preparation: Putting in extra work at the start to plan the beginning, middle, and end is less work than having to redo the task repeatedly because the group "can't seal the deal". This approach is similar to how sports teams coach for two-minute drills or onside kicks, preparing for scenarios that may or may not happen. ● Real-World Examples: The concept of reverse engineering can be applied to business, such as in sales where a monthly goal is broken down into a daily plan. The speakers note that special people are able to see a task through to the finish line, while "anyone can start something". ● The Value of Practice: The speakers emphasize that while initial planning won't be perfect, practicing the end part of the activity helps eliminate what doesn't work and shortens the parameters for success. One speaker shared a memorable example of a group of high school students who, after one failed attempt, took two minutes to practice just putting the object in the bucket. Find out more at https://lead-with-empower-podcast.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Over the last few episodes, we've explored topics related to mindset, how we approach our horse's health, what we notice, and how to interpret what we see.This week, I help you understand what your horse's body is actually telling you, and, more importantly, how to recognise those signals with clarity and confidence.You Know More Than You ThinkYou've accumulated years of data from observing your horse directly. Every time you pick up their feet, watch them move, notice shifts in their energy, skin, coat, eyes, or behavior, you've been learning. The problem is that you don't trust what you're noticing. Your horse's body is dynamic, and its chemistry is changing every millisecond, so you need to bring the power back to yourself.Why We Doubt OurselvesSelf-doubt usually comes from three patterns. First, we treat our observations as less valid than measurable data, even though lab tests are only snapshots of a moment in time. Second, we confuse observation with diagnosis, jumping from “stiff today” to catastrophic conclusions without enough information. Third, we minimize what we see because we are afraid of what it might mean—both overreaction and avoidance block clear decision-making.StructureStructure includes posture, muscle development, hoof quality, coat condition, body composition, and movement patterns. Those are visible and measurable expressions of deeper processes. Structural changes are often a result of diet, stress, movement-related issues, environmental issues, toxicity, and time. A dull coat, dropped topline, or poor hoof quality reflects what has been happening internally over weeks, months, or longer.FunctionFunction is how the horse moves through the world. It includes energy levels, behavior, digestion, respiratory patterns, appetite, and emotional expression. Functional shifts usually occur before structural breakdown. Subtle changes in manure quality, food aggression, pacing, anxiety, coughing, or stiffness are often early signals. Addressing those signs early prevents bigger problems later.ConnectionConnection reflects emotional well-being, trust, and a sense of safety. Changes in willingness, engagement, affection, or reactivity may signal physical discomfort or unmet needs. Health challenges such as chronic pain or metabolic issues can alter a horse's emotional state. A shift in connection may indicate a hidden health issue.From Observation to UnderstandingClear thinking requires separating observation from interpretation. An observation is specific and descriptive. A diagnosis requires evidence. Patterns matter more than single moments. When did it start? What makes it better or worse? Is it constant or intermittent? Patterns reveal root causes and guide informed action.The Whole Horse PerspectiveEvery symptom exists within a system. Stiffness may be related to limited movement, cold weather, circulation, trimming, or management practices. Digestive changes may be due to stress, diet, or environmental factors. Viewing the whole horse allows you to respond thoughtfully rather than react fearfully.Framework Builds ConfidenceObservation without structure leads to anxiety. Observation within a framework leads to clarity. When you record patterns, make thoughtful adjustments, and monitor outcomes, your confidence grows naturally. You begin making decisions based on knowledge instead of fear.Knowledge and Action Work TogetherUnderstanding how the horse's body systems connect strengthens your decision-making. You do not need perfect certainty before taking action. Thoughtful changes, followed by observation, build experience and trust in your own judgment.Community Reduces IsolationHealth...

Trap Talk Reptile Network Presents:The Boelens Python Round Table Podcast With Keith McPeek Episode 11: Beyond Observation In Situ FootageHost: Ari Flagle Of Project Black Python https://www.instagram.com/projectblackpython/https://www.projectblackpython.org/Donate PayPal: BoelensPythonConservation@gmail.com   About:The Boelens Python Round Table Podcast brings together herpetologists, keepers, and enthusiasts to share knowledge and experiences about one of the world's most elusive and beautiful pythons. Each episode dives into natural history, conservation, husbandry, and the challenges of working with this rare species. Listeners can expect engaging discussions, expert insights, and stories from the field that celebrate the mystique of the Boelens python. - Ari F

Did you have a C-section and now notice spotting that won't quit? Are you dealing with pelvic pain, confusing symptoms, or trouble getting pregnant, and wondering if they're connected? Has anyone ever mentioned the word isthmocele to you… or is this the first time you're hearing it? In this episode of Brave & Curious, Dr. Lora Shahine explains a condition many patients are never warned about after a C-section: an isthmocele. She tells us what an isthmocele is, how it can form in a prior C-section scar, and why it can sometimes lead to unexpected bleeding, pain, or fertility challenges.  You'll learn the five key symptoms that may signal an isthmocele, how this condition can affect fertility and future pregnancy plans, and the pros and cons of monitoring versus treating. Dr. Shahine also talks us through when surgical repair may be helpful, and the exact questions to ask your doctor so you can advocate for informed, personalized care.  If you've had a C-section and feel like something isn't quite right, this episode offers knowledge, reassurance, and a clear path forward. In this episode you'll hear: [0:46] Understanding C-section scars: Isthnocele [2:21] What is an isthmocele? [3:24] How common? [4:18] Getting diagnosed [6:06] Symptoms [7:36] Treatment options [9:21] Observation vs. surgical management [14:01] Important questions to ask your doctor [14:57] Conclusion & final thoughts Dr. Shahine's Weekly Newsletter on Fertility News and Recommendations Follow @drlorashahine Instagram | YouTube | Tiktok | Her Books

Trap Talk Reptile Network Presents:The Boelens Python Round Table Podcast With Keith McPeek Episode 11: Beyond Observation In Situ FootageHost: Ari Flagle Of Project Black Python   / projectblackpython  https://www.projectblackpython.org/Donate PayPal: BoelensPythonConservation@gmail.com   About:The Boelens Python Round Table Podcast brings together herpetologists, keepers, and enthusiasts to share knowledge and experiences about one of the world's most elusive and beautiful pythons. Each episode dives into natural history, conservation, husbandry, and the challenges of working with this rare species. Listeners can expect engaging discussions, expert insights, and stories from the field that celebrate the mystique of the Boelens python. 

Matthew Shindell explores how ancient Mayan, Chinese, and Mesopotamian civilizations interpreted Mars through mythology, omens, and early scientific observation to understand their relationship with the cosmos.

Why do pain-based headlines convert better than positive ones? In this episode, we break down the marketing psychology behind high-converting lead magnets and why loss aversion drives customer behavior. You'll learn why "7 words that ruined my marriage" outperforms "7 words that strengthen it," and how to ethically use pain-based messaging without damaging brand trust. We also explore the difference between promotion and observation in content marketing, and how small businesses from greeting card shops to custom laser engraving and leather dog collar brands can build authority by showing their process instead of pushing sales. If you want to increase conversions, improve brand trust, and create lead magnets that actually get clicks, this episode walks through the strategy step by step.  

Frédéric Lenoir, philosophe : Les 4 fruits de la sagesse ! Quelle différence entre joie éphémère et véritable joie intérieure ? Que nous enseignent le taoïsme, les Évangiles et la philosophie de Spinoza sur cette joie qui fait grandir l'être et augmente notre puissance vitale ? Comment orienter nos désirs vers ce qui nous nourrit vraiment ? Le philosophe et écrivain Frédéric Lenoir nous explique comment la connaissance de soi, le discernement et l'accord juste avec ce qui nous entoure peuvent transformer la tristesse en joie durable.Bienvenue dans la série de [ROUTINES & RITUELS : Les 4 fruits de la sagesse] avec Frédéric Lenoir, philosophe et auteur des 5 piliers de la sagesse publié aux éditions Albin Michel. Pendant 4 semaines, Frédéric Lenoir explore ce que les grandes traditions peuvent nous transmettre et comment incarner ces enseignements au quotidien. Cheminons ensemble sur la voie de la sérénité, la joie profonde, l'amour universel, l'éveil et la présence consciente à soi.Une citation avec Frédéric Lenoir :"La joie, c'est l'augmentation de la puissance vitale."À réécouter :Atteindre la sérénité grâce aux stoïciens ! Recevez chaque semaine l'inspirante newsletter Métamorphose par Anne GhesquièreDécouvrez Objectif Métamorphose, notre programme en 12 étapes pour partir à la rencontre de soi-même.Suivez nos RS : Insta, Facebook & TikTokAbonnez-vous sur Apple Podcast / Spotify / Deezer / CastBox / YoutubeSoutenez Métamorphose en rejoignant la Tribu MétamorphoseThèmes abordés lors du podcast avec Frédéric Lenoir :00:00 Introduction01:47 La joie dans l'Antiquité02:06 La joie, émotion et sentiment, selon Spinoza03:20 Comment développer une joie durable ?08:11 Amour et idée adéquate10:53 Orienter son désir12:55 Observation et discernement13:25 Nietzsche : joie et puissance vitale15:29 Sommet de la joie et contemplation divineAvant-propos et précautions à l'écoute du podcast Photo DR Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Vous pouvez laisser un message vocal à Sophie, Olivier, Michel ou à l'équipe du LHC en lien avec ce podcast ici : https://www.vodio.fr/repondeur/311/Dans ce premier épisode, nous vous invitons à entrer dans l'univers de « Just be WOW », un projet né du cœur et du corps, porté par Olivier et Sophie, et dédié aux adolescents d'aujourd'hui.Pendant une vingtaine de minutes, nous partageons qui nous sommes, ce qui nous anime, et surtout pourquoi nous avons eu envie de créer des espaces pour les jeunes où l'on peut parler autrement de sujets essentiels : le consentement, la violence, le rapport au corps, la relation à soi et aux autres.Ici, le corps n'est pas un concept abstrait : il devient un point d'appui, un langage, un outil pour mieux se comprendre, se respecter et dialoguer.On y parle d'émotions, d'enrichir son vocabulaire intérieur, d'élargir sa palette de ressentis, pour pouvoir dire, poser des limites, écouter, entrer en relation.Nous présenterons dans le prochain épisode ce que nous proposons aux jeunes. L'esprit des activités est vivant et profond à la fois, le tout dans un climat de sécurité, de respect, d'accueil et de non-jugement.Au fil du podcast, nous partageons également des histoires vécues, nos observations de terrain, et notre regard sur la place du corps dans notre société et l'éducation: souvent mis à distance, parfois instrumentalisé, et pourtant si central et incontournable. Un épisode sincère, incarné, accessible, qui s'adresse autant aux ados, qu'aux parents, grands-parents, professionnels en lien avec la jeunesse, ou à toute personne curieuse de repenser le lien au corps, à l'émotion et à la relation.???? Si ces thèmes vous parlent, si vous avez envie d'un regard sensible, humain et vivant sur l'adolescence…ce premier podcast est une très belle porte d'entrée dans l'aventure Just be WOW ✨RDV dans le prochain épisode pour la suite.Envie de nous contacter : les coordonnées seront dans le descriptif du prochain podcastSéquençage du podcast:[00:00:20] Contexte de l'épisode[00:00:54] Présentation de Sophie[00:01:44] Présentation d'Olivier[00:02:34] Intention de l'épisode[00:03:17] Intention de Sophie et vision du projet[00:03:55] Une rencontre, un projet[00:04:14] Qu'est-ce que "Just be Wow"[00:05:39] Besoins observés[00:07:17] Le corps comme tabou dans l'enseignement[00:08:24] Intention, toucher et conscience relationnelle[00:09:45] Verbaliser ses limites sans casser le lien[00:11:10] Respect de soi et respect des autres[00:11:23] Zones géographiques et langues d'intervention[00:12:16] Spécificités de l'approche pédagogique[00:13:35] Observation du vécu corporel chez les élèves[00:14:07] Déclencher la parole[00:14:36] Sécurité, cadre et parole des jeunes[00:16:34] Posture adulte et horizontalité[00:18:46] Casquettes professionnelles et EVRAS[00:19:46] Adultes externes et confiance des jeunes[00:21:37] Approche slow, introspection et non-verbal[00:23:21] Les trois piliers du projet Just be WOW[00:23:41] Défis et interprétations des adultes[00:25:14] Pacifier le lien au corps[00:27:29] Invitation à écouter la suite de l'épisode

In this heartwarming episode of The Birdshot Podcast, Host Nick Larson welcomes back Tim Flanigan, a revered outdoorsman, author, photographer, and retired game warden. Now in his 80s, Tim reflects on a life immersed in upland bird hunting, wildlife photography, and conservation. He shares rich stories from his time in the field, thoughts on aging gracefully, and timeless lessons passed down through generations of hunters and mentors. Tim Flanigan is a celebrated upland bird hunter, retired game warden, and author of books such as Grouse & Woodcock: The Birds of My Life and the Night Killers series. Known for his evocative writing, wildlife photography, and depth of field knowledge, Tim has become a treasured voice in the hunting community.  Expect to Learn:  Why life truly begins at 40, especially for outdoorsmen The value of mentorship and passing on hunting traditions Tales from the field: from poachers to unforgettable first grouse hunts Insights into Tim's books, including Grouse & Woodcock and Turkey Man How aging changes a hunter's priorities from the kill to the memories Episode Breakdown with Timestamps: [00:00:00] - Welcome & Turning 80 with Tim Flanigan [00:02:56] - Life Begins at 40 [00:05:30] - What inspired you to write an article? [00:14:43] - Chasing Grouse and Outlaws: A Game Warden's Story [00:19:43] - Grouse, Woodcock, and the Joy of Observation [00:41:58] - What do you look at when you're shooting? [00:53:09] - The grouse's morning stretching routine [01:12:39] - Photo Tim wants to capture [01:28:17] - Book Recommendations and Final Thoughts Follow The Guest, Tim Flanigan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TimFlanigan.NatureExposure/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timflanigan418/?hl=en  Book#1:https://www.wildriverpress.com/product/grouse-woodcock-timothy-c-flanigan-wild-river-press/ Book#2:Poacher Pursuit: Game Warden vs Wildlife Killers Book #3:Night Killers: Blood Lusting Poachers Follow the Host Nick: Instagram: @birdshot.podcast Website: www.birdshotpodcast.com Listening Links: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/17EVUDJPwR2iJggzhLYil7 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/birdshot-podcast/id1288308609 YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@birdshot.podcast SUPPORT | http://www.patreon.com/birdshotUse Promo Code | BSP20 to save 20% on https://www.onxmaps.com/hunt/app Use Promo Code | BS10 to save 10% on https://trulockchokes.com/ The Birdshot Podcast is Presented By: https://www.onxmaps.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Recorded live at Momentum 26 in Newcastle, this special episode of The UK Flooring Podcast is Martyn Cohen from Cockerill & Co, delivering a straight-talking keynote on leadership, team performance, and what it actually takes to scale without burning yourself out.Martyn's background is rooted in leading teams at scale, from smaller groups to large operations, and he pulls those principles into the reality of running a flooring business. The thread running through the whole talk is simple: results come through people, and if you want consistent performance you need a repeatable way to create clarity, ownership, and accountability.At the centre of the keynote is a practical framework Martyn calls the FLOOR model: Focus, Leadership, Ownership, Observation, Results. It's a five-part checklist for driving performance that you can apply immediately, whether you are leading installers, sales, ops, or a growing management team. He also covers goal-setting that actually sticks (including SMART targets), how to adapt your leadership style to different people and situations, and how to coach rather than rescue, so your team improves instead of waiting for you to step in.What You'll Learn in This Episode:Why performance starts with focus, and how to give your team a clear target to aim atHow to create clarity on “what good looks like”, so people can execute without constant checkingHow to set SMART goals that actually drive action, not vague intentionsThe leadership styles that matter in the real world (and when to direct, coach, support, or delegate)How to build ownership and accountability, without slipping into micromanagementWhy observation matters, giving people autonomy while still keeping standards highHow to use simple coaching structures (including the GROW approach) to develop people over timeHow to measure performance properly, and then do something with what the numbers are telling youWhy trust and reputation are hard to replace, and how strong execution protects bothA practical prompt to leave with one commitment you can implement immediatelyMemorable Quote:“You can't outspend trust.”Speaker InformationMartyn CohenKeynote recorded live at Momentum 26 (Newcastle)Cockerill & CoWhere to Find The UK Flooring Podcast:Website: https://theukflooringpodcast.co.uk/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theukflooringpodcast/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theukflooringpodcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's show I'm sharing an observation on the psychology of change and how it is impacting both investing and the voting public. ------------**Real Estate Espresso Podcast:** Spotify: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://open.spotify.com/show/3GvtwRmTq4r3es8cbw8jW0?si=c75ea506a6694ef1)   iTunes: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-real-estate-espresso-podcast/id1340482613)   Website: [www.victorjm.com](http://www.victorjm.com)   LinkedIn: [Victor Menasce](http://www.linkedin.com/in/vmenasce)   YouTube: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](http://www.youtube.com/@victorjmenasce6734)   Facebook: [www.facebook.com/realestateespresso](http://www.facebook.com/realestateespresso)   Email: [podcast@victorjm.com](mailto:podcast@victorjm.com)  **Y Street Capital:** Website: [www.ystreetcapital.com](http://www.ystreetcapital.com)   Facebook: [www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital](https://www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital)   Instagram: [@ystreetcapital](http://www.instagram.com/ystreetcapital)  

Our guest this episode is Jeff Zeilmann, calling in from Missouri. Jeff is the founder and lead investigator of Tracking The Unknown, an independent project focused on structured documentation and analysis of unidentified aerial phenomena. Jeff approaches the subject from an evidence-driven perspective, with a clear separation between observation and interpretation. That framework was put to the test in August 2025, when, during an active investigation, he experienced an encounter with an unidentified aerial object. The event was documented at the time and was followed by acute physiological and cognitive effects that lasted several days, as well as an estimated forty-five minutes of unaccounted-for time.More information on this episode on the podcast website:https://ufochroniclespodcast.com/2026If you enjoy this podcast, please support the show with a virtual coffee:https://ko-fi.com/ufochroniclespodcastFollow and Subscribe on X to get ad-free episodesX: https://x.com/UFOchronpodcast/Want to share your encounter on the show?Email: UFOChronicles@gmail.comOr Fill out Guest Form:https://forms.gle/uGQ8PTVRkcjy4nxS7Podcast Merchandise:https://www.teepublic.com/user/ufo-chronicles-podcastHelp Support UFO CHRONICLES by becoming a Patron:https://patreon.com/UFOChroniclespodcastAll Links for Podcast:https://linktr.ee/UFOChroniclesPodcastThank you for listening!Like share and subscribe it really helps me when people share the show on social media, it means we can reach more people and more witnesses and without your amazing support, it wouldn't be possible.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ufo-chronicles-podcast--3395068/support.

Our guest this episode is Jeff Zeilmann, calling in from Missouri. Jeff is the founder and lead investigator of Tracking The Unknown, an independent project focused on structured documentation and analysis of unidentified aerial phenomena. Jeff approaches the subject from an evidence-driven perspective, with a clear separation between observation and interpretation. That framework was put to the test in August 2025, when, during an active investigation, he experienced an encounter with an unidentified aerial object. The event was documented at the time and was followed by acute physiological and cognitive effects that lasted several days, as well as an estimated forty-five minutes of unaccounted-for time.More information on this episode on the podcast website:https://ufochroniclespodcast.com/2026If you enjoy this podcast, please support the show with a virtual coffee:https://ko-fi.com/ufochroniclespodcastFollow and Subscribe on X to get ad-free episodesX: https://x.com/UFOchronpodcast/Want to share your encounter on the show?Email: UFOChronicles@gmail.comOr Fill out Guest Form:https://forms.gle/uGQ8PTVRkcjy4nxS7Podcast Merchandise:https://www.teepublic.com/user/ufo-chronicles-podcastHelp Support UFO CHRONICLES by becoming a Patron:https://patreon.com/UFOChroniclespodcastAll Links for Podcast:https://linktr.ee/UFOChroniclesPodcastThank you for listening!Like share and subscribe it really helps me when people share the show on social media, it means we can reach more people and more witnesses and without your amazing support, it wouldn't be possible.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ufo-chronicles-podcast--3395068/support.

In this episode of Good Morning Liberty, Nate Thirston and Charles Chuck Thompson discuss a controversial incident involving ICE agents and the shooting of Alex Preti in Nashville, Tennessee. The hosts analyze various aspects of the incident, including the agents' actions, the reactions from the public, and government statements. They delve into the implications of mass deportations, the challenges faced by law enforcement, and potential solutions for immigration issues. The episode also touches on broader topics such as the right to protest, the Second Amendment, and the responsibilities of government agencies. 00:00 Intro 00:31 Unexpected Changes and Travel Plans 02:00 Discussion on Recent Shooting Incident 04:03 Protesters and Government Accountability 09:07 Challenges of Mass Deportation 20:53 Protesting and Legal Observations 26:30 Consequences of Resistance 27:22 ICE Agents and Protesters 28:20 Analyzing the Shooting Incident 31:40 Protest Rights and Legal Boundaries 45:02 Government Accountability and Investigations 47:34 Upcoming Topics and Conclusion  

Episode #253 - Ice Fishing Safety and Strategy: Tip-Ups, Moving Fish, and Avoiding Disaster with Matthew Crawford In this episode, I sit down with Matthew Crawford, a passionate Wisconsin angler who has built a reputation for sharing real-world fishing knowledge, honest experiences, and practical ice fishing tactics. Matthew walks me through how he went from casually fishing with family to becoming deeply committed to ice fishing during COVID, including the early mistakes that shaped how he fishes today. We talk about why movement is critical on the ice, how to use tip-ups more effectively, and how understanding fish behavior can turn slow days into successful ones. We also dive into ice safety in a very real way. Matthew shares a firsthand experience of falling through early-season ice and what he learned from it. It's a powerful reminder that ice fishing requires not fear, but respect, preparation, and caution. This episode is packed with Wisconsin-specific insight, tactical advice for ice anglers, and lessons that apply whether you're brand new to fishing or have been chasing fish for decades. Links: Wisconsin Fishing Club Matthew Crawford on YouTube Matthew Crawford on Facebook Timstamps: 00:00 Introduction to Matthew Crawford and His Fishing Journey 02:20 The Evolution of a Fishing Enthusiast 05:17 Exploring Wisconsin's Fishing Hotspots 08:09 The Importance of Movement in Ice Fishing 10:50 Ice Safety Lessons Learned from Experience 17:29 The Reality of Ice Fishing Risks and Precautions 19:56 Understanding Tip-Ups for Northern Pike Fishing 26:13 Choosing the Right Hole Size for Ice Fishing 28:23 Strategies for Fishing New Bodies of Water 32:32 Techniques to Trigger Fish Strikes 37:43 Learning from Experience and Observation

Send us a textIn this episode of Coaching the Whole Educator, Becca sits down again with veteran instructional coaching expert Steve Barkley to unpack one of the most overlooked but powerful parts of the coaching cycle: the pre-conference. Together, they break down why pre-conferences are essential for effective instructional coaching, teacher growth, and human-centered school leadership.Steve explains how pre-conferences create trust, increase teacher agency, and ensure coaching conversations feel relevant and meaningful. Instead of using coaching time for “I gotcha” observations, Steve shows how a strong pre-conference transforms the work into “I got you,” helping teachers reflect, self-identify needs, and experience immediate shifts in clarity and confidence.Listeners will learn:What a pre-conference actually is and why it's the most important step in the coaching cycleHow pre-conferences build trust, value, and relevance for teachersWhy skipping the pre-conference leads to ineffective coaching and wasted timeHow focusing on teacher-driven goals increases engagement and efficacyThe role of questioning skills, reflective listening, and open-ended questions in high-quality coachingHow coaches can diagnose what teachers truly need by listening for payoffs vs. costsThis conversation gives coaches and school leaders practical, classroom-ready strategies for improving observations, strengthening post-conferences, and building a human-centered coaching culture where growth actually sticks. If you want to deepen your instructional coaching practice, increase teacher buy-in, and elevate the impact of every classroom visit, this episode is a must-listen.Download the Stages of Competence resource, here!Episode 74 pairs perfectly with this episode! Take a listen!Let's Stay Connected!Website | Instagram | Twitter | Linkedin | Facebook | Contact Us

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What Is Verbal Judo and Drug Interdiction for Police? A Maryland State Perspective. In modern policing, success is not measured solely by arrests or seizures, but by how safely and professionally officers navigate high-stress encounters. Two critical tools continue to shape effective law enforcement across the United States: verbal judo and drug interdiction for police. Both rely heavily on observation, communication, and disciplined decision-making rather than force. Check out Jerimy Tindall's Podcast appearance, and content shared for free on the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast website, also on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube and most major podcast platforms. The Power of Verbal Judo in Policing Verbal judo for police is a tactical communication system developed by Dr. George Thompson, widely recognized as the father of the discipline. First introduced in his groundbreaking 1983 book, verbal judo teaches officers how to use words strategically to de-escalate conflict and gain voluntary compliance. The Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast social media like their Facebook , Instagram , LinkedIn , Medium and other social media platforms. Rather than relying on aggressive commands, verbal judo emphasizes professionalism, empathy, and redirection. Officers are trained to ask purposeful questions, actively listen, and use respectful language to manage tense encounters. Supporting articles about this and much more from Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast in platforms like Medium , Blogspot and Linkedin . “Verbal judo isn't about winning an argument,” Dr. Thompson often explained. “It's about achieving a peaceful resolution while maintaining officer safety and dignity for everyone involved.” What Is Verbal Judo and Drug Interdiction for Police? A Maryland State Perspective. Although Dr. Thompson passed away in 2001 at the age of 69, his teachings remain deeply influential. In recent years, police instructors have renewed their focus on tactical communication, blending scientific analysis with realistic training scenarios to prepare officers for the psychological stress of the job. A Maryland State Police Example Jerimy Tindall, a retired Maryland State Police Sergeant, offers a powerful real-world example of verbal judo in action. Early in his career, Tindall encountered a suicidal individual, an incident that could have easily turned violent. Available for free on the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast website, also on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube and most major Podcast networks. “I realized very quickly that force would only make things worse,” Tindall recalled. “What worked was slowing the situation down, listening, and choosing my words carefully.” Through calm dialogue and empathy, Tindall was able to de-escalate the situation without using force, a moment he credits directly to verbal judo training. He later retired early to focus on the growing demands placed on his family, but his lessons continue to resonate with officers today. Drug Interdiction for Police: More Than Traffic Stops In addition to his experience with tactical communication, Tindall also worked drug interdiction in Frederick, Maryland, a specialized area of policing focused on preventing illicit drugs from reaching their destination. What Is Verbal Judo and Drug Interdiction for Police? A Maryland State Perspective. Look for The Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast on social media like their Facebook , Instagram , LinkedIn , Medium and other social media platforms. Drug interdiction often takes place during traffic stops, including pretextual stops. These are lawful stops initiated for a traffic violation but used to investigate unrelated criminal activity. The U.S. Supreme Court affirmed this practice in Whren v. United States, ruling that an officer's motivation is irrelevant as long as probable cause exists for the traffic violation. “When you stop a vehicle, you're observing everything,” Tindall said. “Body language, tone of voice, how someone reacts when they see police lights, it all tells a story.” Officers trained in drug interdiction learn to recognize behavioral indicators of stress that may suggest criminal activity. Sudden braking, furtive movements, inconsistent answers, or visible nervousness can all contribute to developing probable cause during a lawful stop. Observation, Communication, and Strategy Drug interdiction is rooted in constant observation and communication. Every driver responds differently to stress, and officers are trained to watch and listen closely. Communication extends beyond spoken words to include posture, gestures, and tone. Available for free on their website and streaming on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube and other podcast platforms. Beyond individual stops, agencies also rely on spatial optimization to deploy interdiction resources effectively. This strategic planning determines where officers, training, and testing equipment should be placed to disrupt drug trafficking networks. By identifying likely source routes and trafficking corridors, agencies can maximize impact without overstretching resources. What Is Verbal Judo and Drug Interdiction for Police? A Maryland State Perspective. Supporting Those Injured in the Line of Duty: Operation Mayday-13 After retiring, Jerimy Tindall and his family founded Operation Mayday-13, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping first responders injured in the line of duty. The organization provides financial assistance to police officers, firefighters, and EMTs facing hardship after on-duty injuries. “Too many first responders fall through the cracks,” Tindall said. “Mayday-13 exists to make sure they're not forgotten.” The Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast episode is available for free on their website , Apple Podcasts , Spotify and most major podcast platforms. Operation Mayday-13 can be found on Facebook, where community members can learn more or reach out for assistance. First responders face risks ranging from vehicle accidents and violence to hazardous exposures and PTSD. While federal programs like the Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) and state workers' compensation systems exist, gaps in coverage remain, gaps nonprofits like Mayday-13 work to fill. What Is Verbal Judo and Drug Interdiction for Police? A Maryland State Perspective. Continuing the Conversation Discussions around verbal judo and drug interdiction continue to gain traction across News outlets and social media platforms like their Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. These topics are also explored in depth on podcasts available via Apple Podcasts and Spotify, where current and retired officers share firsthand experiences and lessons learned. More information and the interview with him is available on the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast website also on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube and other major platforms From tactical communication to strategic interdiction, the message is clear: effective policing depends as much on words and awareness as it does on authority. As Jerimy Tindall's career illustrates, the right words at the right moment can save lives, on both sides of the badge. Listeners can tune in on the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show website, on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and most every major Podcast platform and follow updates on Facebook, Instagram, and other major News outlets. You can find the show on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, X (formerly Twitter), and LinkedIn, as well as read companion articles and updates on Medium, Blogspot, YouTube, and even IMDB. Stay connected with updates and future episodes by following the show on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, their website and other Social Media Platforms. Interested in being a guest, sponsorship or advertising opportunities send an email to the host and producer of the show jay@letradio.com. Listen to this special episode on the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast website on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and most major podcast platforms. Find a wide variety of great podcasts online at The Podcast Zone Facebook Page , look for the one with the bright green logo. Be sure to check out our website . Be sure to follow us on X , Instagram , Facebook, Pinterest, Linkedin and other social media platforms for the latest episodes and news. Background song Hurricane is used with permission from the band Dark Horse Flyer. You can contact John J. “Jay” Wiley by email at Jay@letradio.com , or learn more about him on their website . What Is Verbal Judo and Drug Interdiction for Police? A Maryland State Perspective. Attributions The Guardian D.O.J. Facebook Amazon Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Send us a textWhen there's no handbook for building a career, you rely on tenacity, positivity, and education. David Gavin learned retail marketing the hard way: by watching, asking questions, and looking for the white space everyone else ignored.In this episode, Danny sits down with his uncle, David Gavin, a worldwide sales and merchandising consultant who went from navigating apartheid-era South Africa to becoming a strategic force in North American jewelry retail. David shares how focusing on what competitors aren't doing beats racing to the bottom of price, how mentors who throw you in the deep end can change your career trajectory forever, and how the true mark of a salesperson isn't the sum of a set of soft skills, it's how you connect with people.Episode Highlights: Success comes from identifying white space, the opportunities competitors overlook, rather than fighting over what everyone else is already doing.PowerPoint presentations aren't just sales tools; they're strategic frameworks that help clients see concepts they couldn't articulate themselves.Calculated risk-taking means being willing to leave comfort behind when you see a bigger opportunity, even if the path isn't clear.Mentorship often looks like being thrown into the deep end with people who believe you'll figure out how to swim.Retail success requires understanding both the corporate and independent sides of the business, and being willing to walk into stores and observe what's actually happening.Episode Links: David Gavin on LinkedInDavid Greg WebsiteRapaport Magazine: The Rise of Desert DiamondsFollow The Digital Marketing Mentor: Website and Blog: thedmmentor.com Instagram: @thedmmentor Linkedin: @thedmmentor YouTube: @thedmmentor Interested in Digital Marketing Services, Careers, or Courses? Check out more from the TDMM Family: Optidge.com - Full Service Digital Marketing Agency specializing in SEO, PPC, Paid Social, and Lead Generation efforts for established B2C and B2B businesses and organizations. ODEOacademy.com - Digital Marketing online education and course platform. ODEO gives you solid digital marketing knowledge to launch/boost your career or understand your business's digital marketing strategy.

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Meredith Busman about the implementation and operations of ED and EM based observation medicine. We discuss why this is right in the wheelhouse of EM as well as some of the pearls/pitfalls of the plan.

This week is a special episode. Only David Senra could get me to be on the other side of the mic. Because I don't plan on being interviewed often, I wanted to share this conversation, which I so enjoyed, with our audience. It went in a very different direction than I expected. We barely talk about investing or interviewing. Instead, we talk about finding an organizing principle for life, undiscovered talent, and the idea that “the reward for good work is more work.” We also discuss the principles that guide how I think about building Invest Like the Best, Colossus, and Positive Sum. This conversation was originally recorded and released on David Senra, and I wanted to share on the Invest Like The Best feed as well. Please go follow what he's doing, there's no one like David. Enjoy! For the full show notes, transcript, and links to mentioned content, check out the episode page ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ----- This episode is brought to you by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Ramp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Ramp's mission is to help companies manage their spend in a way that reduces expenses and frees up time for teams to work on more valuable projects. Go to⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ramp.com/invest⁠ to sign up for free and get a $250 welcome bonus. ----- This episode is brought to you by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Vanta. Trusted by thousands of businesses, Vanta continuously monitors your security posture and streamlines audits so you can win enterprise deals and build customer trust without the traditional overhead. Visit vanta.com/invest.  ----- This episode is brought to you by Rogo. Rogo is an AI-powered platform that automates accounts payable workflows, enabling finance teams to process invoices faster and with greater accuracy. Learn more at Rogo.ai/invest. ----- This episode is brought to you by ⁠WorkOS⁠. WorkOS is a developer platform that enables SaaS companies to quickly add enterprise features to their applications. Visit ⁠WorkOS.com⁠ to transform your application into an enterprise-ready solution in minutes, not months. ----- This episode is brought to you by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ridgeline⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Ridgeline has built a complete, real-time, modern operating system for investment managers. It handles trading, portfolio management, compliance, customer reporting, and much more through an all-in-one real-time cloud platform. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ridgelineapps.com. ----- Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thepodcastconsultant.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠). Timestamps (00:00:00) Welcome to Invest Like The Best (00:04:26) Intro (00:05:14) The Joy of Championing Undiscovered Talent (00:07:33) How One Tweet Changed David's Life (00:10:16) The Upanishads Passage That Shaped Patrick's Worldview (00:15:32) Growth Without Goals  (00:17:24) Why Media and Investing Are the Same Thing (00:33:05) The Search for True Understanding (00:35:36) The Daniel Ek Dinner That Launched David's Podcast (00:39:02) Making Your Own Recipe From the Ingredients of Great Lives (00:43:46) The Privilege of a Lifetime Is Being Who You Are (00:52:06) Bruce Springsteen (00:57:23) Clean Fuel vs Dirty Fuel: The Source of Your Ambition (01:01:43) The Unfair Advantage of Podcasting (01:04:12) Relationships Run the World (01:11:10) The Origin Story of Invest Like the Best (01:12:45) Building Colossus: Why Start a Magazine in 2025 (01:18:42) People Are More Interested in People Than Anything Else (01:22:12) Hiring Through Output (01:26:23) Learn, Build, Share, Repeat (01:30:01) The Daisy Chain: How Reading Books Led to Everything (01:33:15) Red on the Color Wheel: Sam Hinkie's Observation (01:40:17) Finding Your Superpower and Becoming More Yourself (01:45:06) Repetition Doesn't Spoil the Prayer: Teaching as Leadership (01:48:11) Life's Work: A Lifelong Quest to Build Something for Others (01:52:00) The Ten Roles Game and What Matters Most (01:59:12) Husband, Father, Grandfather (02:01:52) The Kindest Thing

Consciousness is spoken of in many different ways and contexts. Usually when we speak of consciousness, we know the meaning that's being conveyed. But what exactly is consciousness?It's both a philosophical and scientific question at the same time. In this episode, Thom cuts through the philosophy to give us a pragmatic answer to the question. It's an answer that lets us get on with the business of being conscious with ever-increasing capacity. Episode Highlights00:45 Consciousness is That Which Makes Existence Relevant 04:15 Is-ness, Am-ness, I-ness, My-ness 07:38 Repertoires of Consciousness 11:24 Everything is a Response to Observation 14:57 Maximizing Capability 19:49 Q: Where was the one thing before it became many? 20:04 A: Everywhereness Inside of It 23:36 Once Upon a Time 26:26 The Variety that Creates Storyline 29:17 Lesha Avidya: The Faint Remains of Ignorance 32:09 A Blend of Ignorance and Consciousness 34:42 Q - Is more consciousness better? 35:13 A: The Animal Kingdom is More Violent Than the Human Kingdom 37:32 Content vs Context 42:15 The Ability of EnlightenmentYou can also watch this episode on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/Hj3SxekBMOMUseful Linksinfo@thomknoles.com  https://thomknoles.com/https://www.instagram.com/thethomknoleshttps://www.facebook.com/thethomknoleshttps://www.youtube.com/c/thomknoleshttps://thomknoles.com/ask-thom-anything/

Mapping the Future of Space Observation. Guest: DINESH NANDAL. Advancing cosmology requires a "James Webb 2.0" with larger mirrors and a successor to the Chandra X-ray telescope. Funding is also needed for researchers to develop new mathematical models. While AI can assist with pattern recognition, human physicists remain essential for creating the necessary new theoretical frameworks.BIG BANG EVIDENCE

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In this episode, Dan Johnson and Aaron Warbritton discuss their experiences and insights into turkey hunting. They share personal stories about their early days in the field, the challenges of learning the craft, and the social aspects of hunting. The conversation delves into the differences between turkey and deer hunting, the importance of observation, and effective strategies for using decoys. They also touch on the culture of turkey hunting in Missouri and the significance of roosting birds for successful hunts. Overall, the episode provides valuable tips and reflections for both novice and experienced turkey hunters. takeaways Turkey hunting requires patience and skill. Learning from experienced hunters is invaluable. Observation is key to understanding turkey behavior. Decoys can be effective but require strategic placement. The social aspect of hunting enhances the experience. Roosting birds can significantly improve success rates. Understanding turkey senses is crucial for effective hunting. Practice calling in various environments to improve skills. The culture of turkey hunting varies by region. Every hunting experience is a learning opportunity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kiliii Yüyan: National Geographic Photographer on Creative Vision and the Magic Sweater Exercise, The Art of Observation, and Traditional Ecological Knowledge.Kiliii Yüyan is a photographer, filmmaker, public speaker, and National Geographic Explorer. He captures life of the polar regions, beneath cold seas, and within the heart of human communities. His photographs are intimate and sensory, crafted from deep, long-term immersion. Of Chinese and Nanai/Hèzhé (East Asian Indigenous) descent, he works through a cross-cultural lens, exploring how humanity—inseparable from nature—lives in relationship with land and sea.Notable Links:Kiliii Yüyan PhotographyKiliii Yüyan InstagramGuardians of Life: Indigenous Science, Indigenous Wisdom and Restoring the Planet*****This episode is brought to you by Luminar Neo, an AI powered photo editor.Try Luminar Neo today at skylum.com, and use promo code "RICHARD" for a 15% discount, just for my listeners.*****This episode is brought to you by Kase Revolution Plus Filters. I travel the world with my camera, and I can use any photography filters I like, and I've tried all of them, but in recent years I've landed on Kase Filters.Kase filters are made with premium materials, HD optical glass, shockproof, Ultra-Low Reflectivity, zero color cast, round and square filter designs, magnetic systems, filter holders, adapters, step-up rings, and everything I need so I never miss a moment.And now, my listeners can get 10% off the Kase Filters Amazon page when they visit. beyondthelens.fm/kase and use coupon code BERNABE10Kase Filters, Capture with Confidence.Follow Richard Bernabe: Substack: https://richardbernabe.substack.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bernabephoto/ Twitter/X: https://x.com/bernabephoto Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bernabephoto

In this episode of Maximize Your Hunt, host Jon Teater discusses with Mark Haslam (Southeast Whitetail) various aspects of deer management, including the challenges posed by winter weather, the importance of tree planting, and strategies for managing deer populations effectively. He emphasizes the need for a thoughtful approach to habitat improvement and population control, while also highlighting the significance of data collection in understanding deer health and dynamics. The conversation also touches on the impact of neighboring properties on deer populations and the importance of collaboration among landowners. This conversation delves into the complexities of deer management, focusing on the implications of young mothers in deer populations, effective harvest strategies, and the importance of adapting hunting techniques. The discussion highlights the significance of food plot management and seasonal strategies to enhance hunting success while emphasizing the need for thoughtful conservation practices.   takeaways Planting trees is a rewarding activity for landowners. Winter weather can significantly impact hunting schedules. Effective deer management requires a comprehensive plan. Understanding local deer dynamics is crucial for success. Trail cameras are essential for monitoring deer populations. Data collection helps in making informed management decisions. Population swings can occur due to neighboring properties. Healthy deer populations require careful monitoring and management. Collaboration among landowners can improve deer management outcomes. Seasonal changes affect deer health and behavior. Young female deer may not be the best mothers. Understanding deer age is crucial for management. Harvesting does can improve buck movement. Food plots need to be established carefully. Hunting strategies should adapt to deer behavior. Observation is key to successful hunting. Sanctuaries can be beneficial but need management. Older does are often more cautious and avoid hunters. Effective habitat management leads to better hunting outcomes. Engaging the next generation in hunting is important.   Social Links https://whitetaillandscapes.com/ https://www.facebook.com/whitetaillandscapes/ https://www.instagram.com/whitetail_landscapes/?hl=en Southeast Whitetail – Habitat, Conservation & Venison Southeast Whitetail (@southeast.whitetail) • Instagram photos and videos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get My NEW Book: Focus Like a Nobel Prize Winner: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FN8DH6SX Andrew Jaffe Book: The Random Universe: https://www.amazon.com/Random-Universe-Models-Probability-Cosmos/dp/0300250509 Is the universe intrinsically random? In this conversation, we dive deep into why the universe may be fundamentally, intrinsically random. Whether inflation on life support, the truth behind the Hubble tension, and whether cosmology is approaching the event horizon, limits beyond which humans can never know. Today we're joined by one of the architects of modern cosmological inference, Professor Andrew Jaffee, author of a new book called The Random Universe that argues that every observation in science is shaped by the models we bring to it, biases and all. KEY TAKEAWAYS 00:00–01:13 — Science and life rely on building models. 01:13–03:35 — Models of people and reality are often wrong and revised. 04:04–06:01 — Observation depends on prior theories. 06:01–07:32 — Models can't be escaped, only improved. 07:32–08:57 — No single scientific method exists. 08:57–11:25 — Science uses induction, not pure proof. 11:25–13:22 — Induction isn't certain, only probabilistic. 13:22–15:36 — Induction works because nature is regular. 17:44–19:08 — Big Bang emerges from well-tested models. 19:08–21:15 — Current cosmology is stressed, not broken. 29:19–30:36 — Probability gives meaning to models. 39:45–41:11 — Randomness often reflects limited knowledge. 43:46–45:00 — Quantum physics is fundamentally probabilistic. 49:09–50:04 — Inflation awaits decisive observational tests. - Additional resources: Get My NEW Book: Focus Like a Nobel Prize Winner: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FN8DH6SX?ref_=pe_93986420_775043100 Please join my mailing list here

In this episode of Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan Johnson reflects on his 30 years of deer hunting experience, sharing valuable insights on observation, access routes, and the importance of spending time in the woods. He discusses strategies for beating a deer's nose, the significance of checking the boxes for successful hunting, and understanding thermals. Dan emphasizes the need to shoot more deer for experience and the importance of cherishing the hunting experience while passing on the hunting heritage to future generations. Takeaways Dan Johnson reflects on 30 years of deer hunting experience. Observation is crucial for understanding deer behavior. Access routes can be strategically planned to beat a deer's nose. Spending more time in the woods leads to greater knowledge. Checking multiple boxes increases the chances of a successful hunt. Understanding thermals is essential for scent control. Hunting pressure can affect deer movement and behavior. Shooting more deer helps build confidence and skill. Cherishing the hunting experience is vital for enjoyment. Passing on the hunting heritage is important for future generations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Nine Finger Chronicles, Dan Johnson reflects on his 30 years of deer hunting experience, sharing valuable insights on observation, access routes, and the importance of spending time in the woods. He discusses strategies for beating a deer's nose, the significance of checking the boxes for successful hunting, and understanding thermals. Dan emphasizes the need to shoot more deer for experience and the importance of cherishing the hunting experience while passing on the hunting heritage to future generations. Takeaways Dan Johnson reflects on 30 years of deer hunting experience. Observation is crucial for understanding deer behavior. Access routes can be strategically planned to beat a deer's nose. Spending more time in the woods leads to greater knowledge. Checking multiple boxes increases the chances of a successful hunt. Understanding thermals is essential for scent control. Hunting pressure can affect deer movement and behavior. Shooting more deer helps build confidence and skill. Cherishing the hunting experience is vital for enjoyment. Passing on the hunting heritage is important for future generations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Maximize Your Hunt, host Jon Teater discusses various aspects of hunting property management with Rocky Burrus SA Farms. They explore the challenges faced during the hunting season, including time constraints and environmental factors. The conversation delves into strategies for improving deer movement and habitat, emphasizing the importance of access and design in creating effective hunting environments. The episode also highlights the balance between family commitments and hunting, showcasing the dedication required to succeed in both areas. In this conversation, the speakers delve into the intricacies of deer habitat design, focusing on strategies to enhance food availability, manage deer movement, and create effective hunting scenarios. They discuss the importance of understanding deer behavior, the impact of habitat management on hunting success, and the social dynamics among deer that influence their presence in certain areas. The conversation emphasizes the need for careful planning and observation in wildlife management to optimize hunting experiences.   takeaways The podcast focuses on maximizing hunting property through land management. Client engagement is crucial for sharing new tools and strategies. Balancing family life with hunting commitments is a common challenge. Environmental factors significantly impact deer movement and hunting success. Access routes are essential for effective hunting strategies. Transforming habitat through logging can enhance deer behavior. Understanding deer behavior helps in planning hunting strategies. Using technology like cameras can aid in tracking deer activity. Creating a diverse habitat can attract more deer to the property. Strategic planning is key to successful hunting and property management. A patternable shape can enhance deer habitats. Understanding deer behavior is crucial for effective hunting. Bedding areas should be strategically designed for deer comfort. Water sources are essential in warmer climates for deer. Creating micro bedding areas can improve deer movement. Observation over a year can inform better habitat management decisions. Access routes should be planned to minimize disturbance. Hunting strategies should adapt to deer social dynamics. Effective hunting scenarios involve staging areas between bedding spots. A hospitable environment encourages deer to stay in the area.   Social Links https://www.facebook.com/safarmmanagement/ https://www.instagram.com/safarmmanagementservice/?hl=en  https://whitetaillandscapes.com/ https://www.facebook.com/whitetaillandscapes/ https://www.instagram.com/whitetail_landscapes/?hl=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pastor Joseph Abrahamson, author of “Redeeming Holy Days from Pagan Lies” “Redeeming Holy Days from Pagan Lies — Christmas” by Joseph Abrahamson “Redeeming Holy Days from Pagan Lies — Christmas and Sol Invictus” by Joseph Abrahamson “Redeeming Holy Days from Pagan Lies — Pagan Solstice Celebrations” by Joseph AbrahamsonThe post Myths about the Christian Observation of Christmas – Pr. Joseph Abrahamson, 1/2/26 (0021, Encore) first appeared on Issues, Etc..