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使えるフレーズばかりでAyumuさん最高すぎます。~解説した歌詞~Oh your love oh it's thriftedWrinkles all around but you're in good hands‘Cause imma love you til we're vintageSo it don't matter if it's thriftedYou tell me you've had enough of it from the day oneSaying they only loved you from the waist downYou got no faith in loveAnd I don't blame youNo I don't blame youBaby I'm sure you've heard it all beforeSaying they gon be better by tomorrowBut let me change your mindNo I won't waste your timeYou've been fighting for love a little too muchForget about your past it's time for new oneI don't care what you've been throughBaby I just wanna love you todayOh your love oh it's thriftedDid somebody wear you down stretch you outYou got baggage you got big stainsWash them all away with meOh your love oh it's thriftedWrinkles all around but you're in good handsCause imma love you til we're vintageSo it don't matter if it's thrifted▼留学費用が一発で分かる公式LINEは▼https://bit.ly/4gPlWbZ■Podcastの感想やリクエストはInstagramのDMまで！⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/studyin.jp/⁠

#181 - Ever wished your baby came with an instruction manual? While they might not have words yet, babies are amazing little communicators! In this episode of First Time Mum's Chat, I'll help you decode your baby's non-verbal cues so you can better understand their needs—before the crying starts.You'll discover:✔ Early hunger signs (beyond crying!) that can make feeding time easier✔ Subtle discomfort cues that signal gas, tiredness, or temperature changes✔ How to use touch—like baby massage—to soothe and bond with your little oneI'll also share real-life stories from my experience as a childcare educator and nanny to help you recognize and respond to your baby's unique signals. Trust me, learning this “secret language” can make parenting feel so much easier!

Send us a textThe devotion for today, Tuesday, March 11, 2025 was written by Kris Baker and is narrated by Jay Williams. Today's Words of Inspiration come from John Lennon's Imagine:Imagine there's no heavenIt's easy if you tryNo hell below usAbove us, only skyImagine all the peopleLivin' for todayAhImagine there's no countriesIt isn't hard to doNothing to kill or die forAnd no religion, tooImagine all the peopleLivin' life in peaceYouYou may say I'm a dreamerBut I'm not the only oneI hope someday you'll join usAnd the world will be as oneImagine no possessionsI wonder if you canNo need for greed or hungerA brotherhood of manImagine all the peopleSharing all the worldYouYou may say I'm a dreamerBut I'm not the only oneI hope someday you'll join usAnd the world will live as one Support the show

Según datos oficialista publicados, el déficit comercial cubano en 2023 estuvo próximo a los 7400 millones de dólares. La economía transita por una estanflación, es decir una economía estancada y una inflación acumulada.

In this episode, Kristen Ghodsee discusses Alexandra Kollontai, nationalism, internationalism, and supranationalism with her daughter, just home from Ireland for fall break. Trigger warning: lots of Irish history!Mentioned in this episode:"Imagine"by John Lennon (and Yoko Ono)"Imagine there's no heavenIt's easy if you tryNo hell below usAbove us, only skyImagine all the peopleLivin' for todayAhImagine there's no countriesIt isn't hard to doNothing to kill or die forAnd no religion, tooImagine all the peopleLivin' life in peaceYouYou may say I'm a dreamerBut I'm not the only oneI hope someday you'll join usAnd the world will be as oneImagine no possessionsI wonder if you canNo need for greed or hungerA brotherhood of manImagine all the peopleSharing all the worldYouYou may say I'm a dreamerBut I'm not the only oneI hope someday you'll join usAnd the world will live as one"Send us a textThanks so much for listening. This podcast has no Patreon account and receives no funding. If you would like to support the work being done here, please spread the word and share with your friends and networks, and consider exploring the following links:Buy Kristen Ghodsee's new book now: Everyday UtopiaSubscribe to Kristen Ghodsee's (very occasional) free newsletter. Learn more about Kristen Ghodsee's work at: www.kristenghodsee.com

Buenos días, soy Yoani Sánchez y en el "cafecito informativo" de este martes 4 de junio de 2024 tocaré estos temas: - El mercado informal de divisas se cuela en el día a día de los cubanos - Venezuela triplicó sus envíos de petróleo a Cuba en mayo - Mandan a Ricardo Cabrisas a Rusia… a pesar el sombrero - Amir Valle presenta en Madrid "El aliento del lobo" Gracias por compartir este "cafecito informativo" y te espero para el programa de mañana. Puedes conocer más detalles de estas noticias en el diario https://www.14ymedio.com Los enlaces de hoy, para abrirlos desde la Isla se debe usar un proxy o un VPN para evadir la censura: Venezuela triplicó sus envíos de petróleo a Cuba en mayo https://www.14ymedio.com/cuba/venezuela-triplico-envios-petroleo-cuba_1_1103016.html Ricardo Cabrisas vuelve a Rusia en busca de financiación para el Plan de Desarrollo de Cuba hasta 2030 https://www.14ymedio.com/cuba/ricardo-cabrisas-vuelve-rusia-busca_1_1103041.html Cuba importó en 2023 un 73,5% más de combustible para generar energía, según la Onei https://www.14ymedio.com/cuba/cuba-importo-2023-73-5_1_1103029.html Las Damas de Blanco denuncian 12 arrestos en La Habana y Matanzas el fin de semana https://www.14ymedio.com/cuba/damas-blanco-denuncian-12-arrestos_1_1103038.html El Gobierno cubano no contesta las preguntas de la ONU sobre violaciones de derechos humanos https://www.14ymedio.com/cuba/gobierno-cubano-no-contesta-preguntas_1_1103011.html El Hospital General de Cienfuegos recibe migajas para su remodelación https://www.14ymedio.com/cuba/hospital-general-cienfuegos-recibe-migajas_1_1102985.html Un barco de cereal procedente de Canadá entra en La Habana después de 11 días de espera https://www.14ymedio.com/cuba/barco-cereal-procedente-canada-entra_1_1102943.html Dictadores de todos los colores políticos pueblan la última novela de Roberto Ampuero https://www.14ymedio.com/cultura/dictadores-colores-politicos-pueblan-ultima_1_1102867.html Presentación de 'El aliento del lobo', de Amir Valle https://www.14ymedio.com/eventos-culturales/otros/presentacion-aliento-lobo-amir-valle_1_1103034.html

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Announcing the Launch of the National Observatory on Insect Farming in France - ONEI, published by Corentin D. Biteau on May 29, 2024 on The Effective Altruism Forum. We are excited to announce the launch of the ONEI, an organisation dedicated to informing decision-making about insect farming in France. The context France is a leader in insect farming, with two of the largest companies in the sector working there. The industry has grown immensely in recent years, gathering more than a billion dollars in investment worldwide, with the number of insects farmed rising yearly from 1 trillion to 10 to 30 trillion in 5 years. The sector is expected to grow even further in the future. While discussions on the topic often revolve around insects as food, farmed insects are primarily intended to be used as feed for other farmed animals like fish or chickens or as pet food. Insect farming has been presented as a potential solution to environmental challenges linked to conventional livestock farming. France is currently supporting the industry with funding and research. However, several recent studies call into question these promises of sustainability. For instance, rebound effects could lead to increased meat consumption and the associated impacts if insects provide a new source of animal feed. Moreover, while insects were promised to contribute to a circular economy by using food waste, persistent economic and regulatory challenges prevent this, with most farms feeding insects with high-quality feeds already in use elsewhere. Our role I am the first author of several new papers produced in collaboration with the Insect Institute on the environmental impacts of insect farming. This work, covering environmental sustainability, economic competitiveness, barriers to the use of food waste, limits to the research and consumer acceptability, is currently available in the form of academic preprints and highlights several challenges. ONEI intends to share evidence-based information on the impact of insect farming on the environment and society, a role no actor is currently filling in France. Our first task, currently underway, is translating our findings into French. We plan to work with policymakers, journalists, and investors. Much of our work will revolve around policy to ensure that future decisions are based on solid evidence. How you can contribute French speakers can subscribe to our newsletter and share our articles when they are published. If you have contacts who might be interested in data on the sustainability of the sector (in French or English), please share them with us. This includes policymakers, institutions, journalists, investors or researchers. If you're interested in this topic, we are looking for volunteers! We have some skilled tasks available for non-French speakers (graphic design, communication) and others that require speaking French (proofreading, identifying relevant contacts to share our reports with). I can also redirect you to relevant English-speaking charities that might have other roles in this sector. You can DM me, and I will also be at the EAG London and EAGx Utrecht - feel free to reach out! You can contact us here or via email (contact@onei-insectes.org) for any questions or remarks. Thanks for listening. To help us out with The Nonlinear Library or to learn more, please visit nonlinear.org

In this week's episode of the Get Lit Minute, your weekly poetry podcast, we spotlight the life and work of poet, writer, and activist, Alice Walker. Her books include seven novels, four collections of short stories, four children's books, and volumes of essays and poetry. SourceThis episode includes a reading of her poem, “How Poems are Made / A Discredited View”  featured in our 2021, 2022, and 2023 Get Lit Anthology.“How Poems are Made / A Discredited View”Letting goIn order to hold oneI gradually understandHow poems are made.There is a place the fear must go.There is a place the choice must go.There is a place the loss must go.The leftover love.The love that spills outOf the too full cupAnd runs and hidesIts too full selfIn shame.I gradually comprehendHow poems are made.To the upbeat flight of memories.The flagged beats of the runningHeart.I understand how poems are made.They are the tearsThat season the smile.The stiff-neck laughterThat crowds the throat.The leftover love.I know how poems are made.There is a place the loss must go.There is a place the gain must go.The leftover love.Support the Show.Support the show

In the next three segments of UnMInd we will take up the Three Jewels, Gems, or Treasures: Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha - the highest values of Buddhism - from the perspective of their design intent. Buddha practice - time on the cushion dedicated to recovering our original, awakened nature ‑ is the most important dimension in the Zen, or meditation schools. Dharma study – reviewing and contemplating the teachings transmitted by Shakyamuni and the ancestors down to the present day ‑ comes second in importance and emphasis, as an adjunct to meditation. While participation in and service to the Sangha ranks third in the tripartite hierarchy, all three legs of the stool are considered essential to leading a balanced life of Zen. It will be most appropriate to take them in reverse order, beginning with Sangha, or community, the one most fully integrated with the social dimension. The Refuge Verse, usually chanted on a daily basis, and translated variously, reads: I take refuge in Buddha I take refuge in Dharma I take refuge in SanghaI take refuge in Buddha the fully awakened OneI take refuge in Dharma the compassionate teachingsI take refuge in Sangha the harmonious communityI have completely taken refuge in BuddhaI have completely taken refuge in DharmaI have completely taken refuge in Sangha The act of taking refuge may be interpreted in a variety of ways; from the New Oxford American Dictionary: • a condition of being safe or sheltered from pursuit, danger, or trouble: he was forced to take refuge in the French embassy | I sought refuge in drink. • something providing shelter: the family came to be seen as a refuge from a harsh world. • an institution providing safe accommodations for women who have suffered violence from a spouse or partner. Its etymological origin is defined as: late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin refugium, from Latin re- ‘back' + fugere ‘flee'. Over the two-and-a-half millennia of the history of Buddhism, the communities of monks and/or nuns originating in India may indeed have comported with all of the above definitions at one time or another, with the possible exception of seeking refuge in drink, which may be more characteristic of lay practice. Certain modern Zen masters have been known for their fondness for sake and beer, as was Matsuoka roshi. The dictionary definitions share a decidedly fraught connotation of seeking “shelter from the storm,” to quote Master Dylan. But when we look at the role of the Zen community in the context of modern-day America, we can see that taking refuge in the sangha has less wary, socially positive functions as well – beginning with that of providing community, itself. True community is an increasingly rare commodity in today's mobile society, where we as householders may or may not know our neighbors; and if we do, we may not for long, as they, or we, may move several times in one lifetime. In ancient India, China and the Far East, people may have been more likely to stay put in their birthplace, unless they were driven to flee danger or trouble. Today, we have displaced persons approaching an estimated 110 million, the largest refugee population in history. When we analyze the design intent of western Zen communities, which manifest a mix of traditional protocols and adaptations to modernity, we have to take into account that the monastic model is no longer the predominant form, outnumbered as it is by the expanding cohort of lay householders. People of all walks of life are taking up the practice of Zen in their daily lives ‑ including participation in programs offered by Zen centers and temples in their neighborhoods, or within a reasonable commute ‑ returning to families and professional livelihoods, partaking of practice opportunities when and where they can fit them in. I call this “guerilla Zen”: we hit it and run; hit it and run; engaging more formal training with a simpatico group, while sustaining daily practice at home, at work, and at play. Everything is eventually subsumed under Zen. Churches and other associations share this paradoxical characteristic, caricatured by the “Sunday saints, Monday sinners” trope. Zen centers do not typically preach morality from the pulpit, but offer some degree of sanctuary in which members can retrench, to reenter the fray of daily life from a more balanced perspective and stance. This is reflected in the Sixteen Precepts of Zen, which we will not detail here, but include such social parameters as not killing, stealing or lying, not indulging in gossip, and so on.The key characteristic by which a Zen sangha is defined is captured in the expression, “harmonious community.” We all belong to, or partake in, various communities and subgroups in our personal, family, and professional lives, but not all of them would meet the high bar of harmony that is associated with a Zen community, or that of a church. We are expected to leave our lesser angels at the doorstep, and aspire to a higher level of behavior, particularly with regard to our fellow seekers of awakened awareness. Compared to other socially-determined groups, such as those found in retirement homes, extended care facilities, private clubs and gated communities, one difference is that a sangha welcomes all comers, however diverse in terms of age, gender, income, background and education, or other social factors by which groups tend to discriminate. “Birds of a feather” and all. Zen groups assume that members are like-minded in their pursuit of the Dharma, and it quickly becomes apparent when newcomers join a sangha for all the wrong reasons. Attendees joining Zen retreats or undertaking residential practice are analogized to stones tumbling in a stream, rubbing all the rough edges off, until we become smooth and polished – harmonious - in our interactions with others. Several dimensions of the Zen environment yield clues to its design intent, and where it may differ from other communities. These will vary from group to group, based on the history and traditions unique to each lineage, the legacy of its founders, and, of course, personalities. Generally, we are encouraged to overlook minor superficial differences in protocols and procedures, focusing on the underlying intent of propagating Buddha practice - meditation; and promulgating Dharma – study of the teachings; the two highest-ranking values in Zen. Let's look at a few characteristic behavioral forms and features to be found in multiple “practice places of buddha-tathagatas everywhere,” to borrow a phrase from Master Dogen: OBSERVING SILENCEAn emphasis on observing long periods of silence is unusual in most public gatherings, noting exceptions such as monastic assemblies devoted to vows of silence, or Quaker congregations. Restraining speech can feel awkward, even artificial; but in time it becomes a welcome source of respite and relief from the usual pressure to engage in small talk in most social and fellowship settings. In Zen, special attention is given to being mindful while others are meditating, taking heed to move quietly, as well as foregoing unnecessary speech. MAINTAINING SIMPLICITYVisual simplicity complements acoustical silence in the form of clutter control, straightforward layout and organization of the space and furnishings, and movement through it. The meditation hall, or zendo, is a particular focus of this principle, but it applies to all the shared public spaces of the facility. The catchphrase is “leave no traces” - which has personal meaning in terms of attachment and aversion - but is manifested in communal environs by putting things back where they belong, fluffing sitting cushions, straightening shoes on the shoe shelf, and so on. Emphasis is on reducing distraction that might intrude upon or interfere with the experience of others. CLEANINGPart of the process of achieving simplicity is the ritualization of temple cleaning, in Japanese, soji. Matsuoka-roshi would often say, “Cleaning is cleaning the mind.” The very act of decluttering the space relieves the mind of mental clutter. He would say “I like to keep it empty around here.” It is understood that “the dust itself is immaculate,” of course, that nothing is really “dirty” in any absolute sense. But attitudes and approaches “providing a space conducive to practice” – a unique definition of generosity, or dana, offered by a senior member of HH the Dalai Lama's inner circle, when giving a talk at ASZC some years ago – are meant to accommodate the relative level of perception, that “cleanliness is next to godliness,” as cited by St. Thomas Aquinas. TRAININGCleaning the environment is a specific activity within the larger category of Zen training in general. We train ourselves to serve the community through these various activities, while at the same time serving our own needs for simplicity, silence, and so on. We train in what has proved necessary to establish and maintain sustainable group practice in the public sphere. Aspects of how we approach this in the context of community may begin to bleed over into our personal lives at home and at work. We may find ourselves growing more attentive to our home or office environment, assuming more ownership and authorship over their functions, and their impact upon mindfulness on a daily basis. Training in Zen manifests this “halo effect,” a natural enhancement of Zen awareness. BOWING AND CHANTINGThe intent of Zen ritual may not be apparent at first blush, and so is widely subject to misinterpretation. It looks, on the surface, much like any other service one might observe, in Protestant or Catholic churches, as well as synagogues. Some are put off by the bowing and chanting, reading in such connotations as worship, public religiosity, and obsequiousness, which are all inappropriate projections. While the various formal protocols that have evolved around Zen practice have practical effects of cohering the community, their intent is largely personal. The Buddhist bow, for example, represents, on one hand, the person we are trying to improve; and on the other, the ideal person we want to emulate, our original buddha-nature. But the palm-to-palm hand position, or mudra in Sanskrit ‑ called gassho in Japanese ‑ symbolizes that just as our two hands are part of the same body, these apparently opposing selves are also just one, or “not-two” as the Ch'an poem “Trust in Mind” reminds us. With repetition, the bow eventually becomes empty of inappropriate connotations. Like emptying a teacup, so that it can be refilled with deeper meaning. Matsuoka-roshi would often remind us to “Chant with the ears, not with the mouth,” and that the concrete chanting, itself, is the true meaning of the chant. In other words, listen deeply to the chant, which is a Dharma teaching - not a prayer or worship - so that the act of chanting in a group becomes deeply meaningful on a personal level. In professional design circles, these seemingly innocuous, everyday conventions of maintaining order in space, and harmonious dynamics in time, cannot be overlooked. They are, indeed, regarded as essential deliverables in retail and other commercial environments, where the adverse effects of clutter and noise can be measured in financial terms as loss of business and customer base. The influence of environmental factors may be less obvious in the personal realm. But in the world of Zen, they can provide powerful aids to finding and sustaining harmony with the Great Way, from Zen's roots in Taoism. For further pursuit of the symbolism and design intent of the Zen space and protocols, I refer you to Matsuoka-roshi's early collected talks, “The Kyosaku,” where you will find a chapter on the various elements to be found in most zendos. Meanwhile, remember Master Dogen's admonition in “Jijuyu Zammai – Self-fulfilling Samadhi”: Without engaging in incense offering, chanting Buddha's name, repentance or reading scripture, you should just wholeheartedly sit and thus drop off body and mind. Sangha, community service, is important, but only to the extent that it provides the conducive environment for Buddha practice and Dharma study. * * * Elliston Roshi is guiding teacher of the Atlanta Soto Zen Center and abbot of the Silent Thunder Order. He is also a gallery-represented fine artist expressing his Zen through visual poetry, or “music to the eyes.”UnMind is a production of the Atlanta Soto Zen Center in Atlanta, Georgia and the Silent Thunder Order. You can support these teachings by PayPal to donate@STorder.org. Gassho.Producer: Shinjin Larry Little

 "Imagine"  Written by John Lennon 1971  * Time To Sing and Dance ! Instrumental: Producer Renee Chambers: Piano/ Guitar/ MelodicaHere are the lyrics:Imagine there's no heavenIt's easy if you tryNo hell below usAbove us only skyImagine all the people living for todayImagine there's no countriesIt isn't hard to doNothing to kill or die forAnd no religion tooImagine all the people living life in peaceYou may say I'm a dreamerBut I'm not the only oneI hope some day you'll join usAnd the world will be as oneImagine no possessionsI wonder if you canNo need for greed or hungerA brotherhood of manImagine all the people sharing all the world You may say I'm a dreamerBut I'm not the only oneI hope some day you'll join usAnd the world will live as onehttp://PinkieThePigPodcast.com

Lyrics Here soon, here soonHere soon, here soonLoving alone is what you make it (make it)Stay for the storm if you can take it (take it)But pray for a rainbowGo up to where they're blind toMistakesI know you worry a lotI'll be here for youDo I care enough?Do I feel for you?I can guaranteeCome on, this oneCome on, this oneCome on, this oneCome on, this oneI didn't know you triedCause you wanted moreAnd didn't know you criedCause you wanted moreThings don't happen the way you hoped toI'm just keeping a little hope, babyI didn't know you triedCause you wanted moreDying my day dreams in your bedroom (bedroom)Waiting so long, said you'd be here soon (here soon)How could you forget thatI'm the one whoForgot all your mistakesAnd dirty trashYou know I care for youOne hell over earthquakeI stood for youWill you stand for me?Come on, this oneCome on, this oneCome on, this oneCome on, this oneI didn't know you triedCause you wanted moreAnd didn't know you criedCause you wanted moreThings don't happen the way you hoped toI'm just keeping a little hope, babyI didn't know you triedCause you wanted moreFunny how life is turning outI don't have much to talk aboutDon't have much to write aboutGot a shitload to cry aboutFunny the words I do kickFunny the niggas I do pickIt's funny what sticks(Go figure)Mama said I'm sensitiveI gotta work on thatNot reallyTired of using adjectives, I gotta build on thatYou feel me?Not reallyYoung man, tryna hold the world in a broken hand, handYoung man, tryna find the world in a broken hand --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/juljina/message

In this episode of ill communication, I'm doing something a little different. I'm turning the microphone over to you! I put up a social media poll and asked my email subscribers for questions about copy, copywriting, sales, and messaging. So I'm answering a few of those questions in a special end-of-the-year Ask Me Anything episode.Topics covered in this episode include:What even is copywriting? My thoughts on how you can become a great copywriterHow to know if it's time to hire a pro copywriter One of the biggest flaws I see in copywriting and my tips for fixing itThe secret to finding your unique message I love answering your burning questions so make sure to tune in to hear my answers!Show notes are always available at https://www.kimkiel.com/podcast!!Resources Mentioned:Episode 25: What is copywriting and why is it important?: https://www.kimkiel.com/podcast-1/what-is-copywriting-and-why-is-it-important-plus-a-bonus-tipJoy of Copy Club: www.kimkiel.com/copyclubEpisode 8: The NEW 5Cs of copywriting: https://www.kimkiel.com/podcast-1/the-new-5cs-of-copywriting-a-modern-refresh-of-bob-blys-brilliant-formulaBook a call: https://bookacallwithkim.as.me/introcallHemmingway app: https://hemingwayapp.com/Grammarly: https://app.grammarly.com/Episode 71 Brand Voice Mini-Series: https://www.kimkiel.com/podcast-1/what-is-a-brand-voice-guide-why-small-businesses-need-oneI would love to connect on Facebook: www.facebook.com/KimKielCopy, Instagram: www.instagram.com/kim_kiel_copy, and Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/kimkiel

Aftur, árið 2023 er eitt það besta í manna minnum. Það voru ekki bara Playstation leikir í boði í ár. Onei ... Daníel Rósinkrans, GÓÐUR vinur þáttarins, kom til okkar og talaði um Nintendo árið 2023. Zelda, Mario og MARGT fleira! Stay tuned fyrir næstu þætti um árið 2023! Þátturinn er í boði Elko Gaming og Serrano.

I've had a few questions about charitable giving lately, so in today's episode, I am talking about Donor Advised Funds. We will discuss:What they areHow they workWhy you would use oneWhen you would use oneI walk you through two examples of how this charitable giving strategy will help save you taxes and be able to give more the church or charities you love!***Help me make the show better in 2024. Fill out this quick survey!Want help with your retirement plan?

Join Squidge and his very special guest Matt Bliss, as they take listeners on a hilarious journey through the whimsical world of Hades. Bliss and Squidge delve into the seamless integration of gameplay and story, the chaotic and cuddly possibilities within the game, and even take a comical detour into the complexities of Christopher Nolan's films. From imagining plush toy versions of fearsome enemies to remixing Cardi B's 'WAP' into the game's soundtrack, this episode is a delightful blend of humour, insights, and sheer entertainment.Remember that you can always get in touch with us on our Facebook page, on Twitter, or with our Contact page.Spoiler WarningMatt discusses some of the plot points in Hades, including dropping a pretty major spoiler. If you don't want to have the story spoiled, please skip the section between 15:49 and 17:23.Show NotesBecause he started us off last time (and even though he was the guest for this one), Squidge introduced the episode and the idea behind it:Waffling Taylor's Lite: the pocket size podcast that packs a gaming punch.In this serving of bite sized banter with a side of gaming goodness, we catch up with Matthew Bliss, creator of podcasts From My Home to Yours and Dead Drop Game News about Hades.Take it away, guys— SquidgeThe WT Lite series of episodes will be peppered in alongside the "standard" episodes, so keep an eye out for them. These episodes allow us to focus specifically on a specific game or series, and really focus on our guest's thoughts. And whilst this episode was about the hack-and-slash sleeper hit that was Hades, Squidge wanted Matt to introduce himself to everyone - even though he'd been on three episodes prior to this oneI am Matthew Bliss. I have featured on a couple of episodes for the the the Waffling Taylors podcast....But yeah, I'm delighted to be back on again in this nice little Lite edition. Hopefully I can be as much of a joy in your ear holes as Squidge is normally.And yeah, this whole podcasting gig, it's something I've been doing for a couple of years myself. As Squid struggles to retain his liquids, he's just imbibed. I've had a few podcast on the go. My current project is one with my wife actually having just moved from Australia to Ireland. We've done a podcast about the move called From My Home to Yours and we share our emotions and experiences and all that kind of stuff. I've also had the one that brought me onto the Waffling Taylors I think was the Dead Drop podcast or Dead Drop Game News, which has been on hiatus for an unanticipated long time, though as you can imagine, me being away or trying to move to Ireland for as long as I have it has had to take a backseat. But I'm looking to bring it back.So make sure that if you want to follow along with me and if you like what you hear in this episode, then yeah, from My Home to Yours or Dead Drop Game News.— MattHow Long Did It Take You To Reach The Surface And Beat Hades For The First Time?Even though Squidge hadn't played Hades, he'd done some research into it before recording this episode with Matt; and it turns out that it has an insanely long "completionist" time of 81 hours - Jay: when compiling the show notes, I noticed that number had jumped to 95.5 hours - So the first thing that Squidge wanted to know was whether Matt had ever actually finished this game. To be honest, that completionlist time makes it look like more of a full-time job than a hobby.Look, it's really hard to know.As you said, Hades is one of those games that you just have to try and you get addicted to. You absolutely do. But you do have to take a bit of time to master it. So the first time round, and it was many years since I played it, it was a game that went into early access first, and I think I got it just before the early access window finished and it went into version one. So I've been playing it for a while. I think it probably took me like 20 hours to surface just because it is such a it's hard to describe the difficulty.It's kind of like a Dark Souls thing where you play a game enough and you find yourself learning how to play it, and then you describe it to someone else and you struggle to find why it's so hard for them to do what you can do, but have spent 30 hours trying to having to learn yourself. It's definitely one of those skill based games. It is a rogue-like, though, so it is run based. So however many runs it takes you to get to the surface and the keep getting to the surface over and over and over again is the whole nature of the thing. But there's always plenty to learn in there. And that's where the 80 hours comes from.This is something I forgot to check before we started this recording, but I've actually bought the game twice. I bought it on the Epic game store for PC. That was when it was in early access, and that was one of the secrets they had, too: it was only available on the Epic Store at the beginning. They did an exclusive deal with that for the first year, I think. And then it started to become available on other platforms.But I'm just loading up the window now. So I've currently got 223 and a half hours on PC in Hades. And I have no idea how many hours I've played on switch because I don't know if there's a way to tell, but I would say it's probably about the same. I found that the rogue-like is excellent in a handheld, so Hades really suited that well for me— MattWhat Makes Hades That Good?Hades is one of those indie titles that ended up vying for the many Game of the Year awards when it came out; putting it right up there with the AAA titles of 2020 - the likes of Cyberpunk 2077, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, DOOM Eternal, and the Final Fantasy VII Remake. So what's so great about it?Well, it's a funny confluence of things.The big mention here is Super Giant Games that developed it. The have been on a trajectory for probably the last ten years, I'd say at least prior to the release of this game because ... all their games are of a similar aesthetic. You started off with Bastion - I think that was back in the Xbox 360 days, xbox 360 Arcade or whatever it was. Then you had Transistor, which was a different game again. And then Pyre, which is another different game, but again similar aesthetic. And then they have Hades to round that out. And if you haven't heard of any of the three preceding games, that might be for good reason because it's kind of a tale of them learning everything they needed to learn to get to the stage of Hades where they created almost the perfect game, or at least it seems like the perfect game....It's one of those games where you pick it up and it takes maybe half an hour and then you realize, "oh no, I can't put this down, this is going to be a problem for me." And I've done that a couple of times with games. Sometimes it's a delight to find that out, sometimes it's true and utter terror. For example ... Marvel Snap - that's the one. That one I played for like maybe half an hour. In fact, I've tried it twice for half an hour and each time I've gone, "sorry, I have to uninstall this because it's going to be way too addictive for me." Hades is very much the same, except it's got a longer-than-five-minute window investment. Like each run could take two minutes or it could take 45 minutes. So when you get enough skill, you can invest more time in there.— AlyxaFull Show NotesCheck out the full show notes for the full list of Squidge's questions, some extra stuff, and some links to related things.Have you played Hades? If so, is it really all that? What about Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre? We've heard Aphrodite is a fan of Cardi B's WAP, but if she were to hit the dance floor to a different song, what modern tune do you think would match her divine moves? Let us know!Let us know on Discord, Twitter, Facebook, or try our brand-new contact page.And have you left us a rating or review? We really like to hear back from listeners about our show, so check out https://wafflingtaylors.rocks/our-podcast/ for links to services where you can leave us some wonderful feedback.The Waffling Taylors is a proud member of Jay and Jay Media. If you like this episode, please consider supporting our Podcasting Network. One $3 donation provides a week of hosting for all of our shows. 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Buckle up, gorgeous one because have I got an episode for you today!I am chatting with the hilarious Julia Cameron, you might know her from the viral skit she did about “Girl who now holds ceremonies” it's the one with the lump of amethyst stuck to her head.But there is so much more to this woman than that. I could ask her about 100 things every time we speak.To give you a clue we managed to cover, near death accidents, divorce, dating, sobriety, drugs, manifestation, ADHD and SO much more. You're going to LOVE this oneI would be utterly delighted and grateful beyond words if you would (if you're not already) subscribe, leave a review, and share. Please tag me, @suzy_ashworth, when you post on social media so I can share in the love.Curiosity / Highlights05:13  I've always sort of self medicated, but, yeah, I've kind of always been a bit of like, fuck it, like, I'm a bit of a party girl. 13:47 But you met this man, you fell in love, you built a life and a business with him, he fell off his bike, almost died and then that shifted everything. What happened, after he fell off his bike….02:00 Talk to me about sobriety. How long have you been sober for? Very new journey, like literally, literally like two weeks.21:50 One thing I really appreciate about having ADHD is that I've always been quite boundaryless 16:52 I'm currently married to a monk, which is pretty hilarious39:31 When you were at the low point with the drugs, what were you trying to escape from or what were you trying to avoid?45:35 So I do believe that I probably wouldn't be doing a comedy, maybe if I hadn't done the plant medicine,43:13 But that makes a lot of sense, you know, because, you know, consistent need for connection, dopamine, drugs, alcohol, everything has to be dopamine based, you know, in my life, otherwise I can't do itDownload the transcript here. Find Julia on Instagram Find Julia on FacebookFind Julia online Find Suzy on Instagram Find Suzy on Facebook Find Suzy online Join The Quantum Success Hub on Telegram Faith + Action = Miracles

There are several words that we have been taught that should not be used in sales. However, there are times when certain words may be used. Mike insists that all words are okay to use in sales as long as they are a profanity, vulgar, dishonest or mean. On the other hand, Scott sees that there are times when certain words or forbidden phrases may be used. Here is the list of the words/phrases that are okay to say in sales:NoI don't knowWe are going to have to separate waysI'm going to suggest my competition of that oneI might not be the right fitI don't have what you needDon't be afraid to use or suggest your competitor in these circumstances. Your clients/prospects are looking for solutions. While you may have a product that solves that problem, they are not looking for an object but they are looking for someone who can fix the issue. As long as you are that issue, the client/prospect will keep coming back to you because you have the answers.Please reach out to us:Scott SchlofmanMike Williams

GROW Greatness Reached over Oppression through Wisdom After all I went through, I had to pass this on the stairs tooPeace and Quiet, I did not have thenbut I must have to focusI don't even own a TV, I don't want oneI would rather watch the Trees blowing in the WindI sat here and cried Grateful tears because the last two months was everything but peacefulI really had to use my Imagination to think of a Reason to keep on Keeping on and my imagination ran wildI had to make the best of a really bad situationIt was so awfulSo much so they wind up paying for what they didGreatness Reached over Oppression through Wisdom I grabbed what God gave me to keep from breaking; I clung to it for LifeWe can't break! Life will constantly try usLike a plant that is bending, wrap the Holy Spirit around like a rope; that's our Hope        to keep us straight to GROW✨

El economista cubano Pedro Monreal publicó recientemente un comentario sobre los datos de inversión que ofrece la Oficina Nacional de Estadística e información (ONEI), destacando que las inversiones en turismo podrían ser un ancla para la economía, en vez de una locomotora. Por otro lado, el escritor y licenciado en Economía, Antonio Rodríguez Salvador respondió a estas afirmaciones. Para él, Monreal estaba manipulando las cifras oficiales de inversión, ya que estas no se corresponden solo con la inversión en turismo. Miguel Alejandro Hayes reflexiona al respecto. ✅ Otros episodios que te pueden interesar: 👉"Inversión en agricultura y hoteles en Cuba": https://www.ivoox.com/inversion-agricultura-hoteles-cuba-una-audios-mp3_rf_79183354_1.html 👉"¿El turismo salvará a Cuba?": https://www.ivoox.com/el-turismo-salvara-a-cuba-audios-mp3_rf_100030977_1.html 📸 Fotografía: Miguel Alejandro Hayes

毎月アメリカで行われるイベントをテーマに、そのイベントにまつわる洋楽をトークと共に紹介する音楽トーク番組『Yogaku Chit Chat』使用曲：著作権の関係でカットしてありますが、以下が今回ご紹介した楽曲です。I Swear /  All-4-OneI loves you, Porgy /  Nina Simone Isn't She Lovely / Stevie Wonder

I amI am affirming myselfI am a badassYes I am the worthy oneI am above the chaosI am centeredI am the sunBright and gloriousMy actions affirm my lifeYes I am bright and gloriousI rest in solidified strengthI sit on a throne self confidenceI affirm myself with successI am who I decide I amStrong, confident and freeI am the peace of freedomPeace, freedom, and victoryI love my will to prosperI desire a life worth livingLife is at my handsI am affirming my will to thriveI am the power of lifeI am 1,000 rising sunsI am 1,000 battles wonI said I am 1,000 battles wonI speak to my inner selfYou are 1,000 battles wonI take shelter in the strength of my knowledgeMy gates of victory deliver me from weaknessStrong, stronger the strongestI love my strengthI allow my strength to guide meCourage surrounds meCourage is my self affirmationMore courage springs from my manhoodI am the masculine oneThe will to be excellentI said I am the power of excellenceI choose to affirm myselfI am strongI am the creative intelligence of lifeI am courageousI am the will to live greatGreatness and excellencyDrape me in a robe of powerI am powerI said I am powerfulMy maxim is get up and conquer the dayI am that guyI choose greatnessI choose powerI choose my best versionI am becomingAlways becoming greaterI said I am the greatestI am self affirmingI am the power of 1,000 windsI gather my power and sail into the sunsetAll people will come to watch me burn in perfect freedomMy light will never go outI said, I am forever 

You may say I'm a dreamerBut I'm not the only oneI hope someday you'll join usAnd the world will be as one

GROW Greatness Reached over Oppression through Wisdom I go into a level of Deep consciousness within myself, that is Indescribableand I REFUSE to Allow Anyone or Anything to remove me Kings and QueensIt is my God given Joy that I was born with that The World and its problems Won't take awayGROWing in God Everyday       Love vs hateThe Felon, the EndMy second time working with this woman in six months of being there; these two just started this man and woman from across the waterYou can tell when someone is trying you;I'm already triedTried and tired my Patience is very thinSow Love, I learned, as the word says remove yourselves from evil doers       You Can Only Control You11 pm—> as the night wore on, I found myself avoiding conflict constantly.I went to work in another stationThat wasn't good enough, She wanted me back over there to ‘help'; to keep picking at meI couldn't see where she was on work because she refused to update the screen causing more chaos and confusion Bossing people around; I ain't the oneI guess he was enjoying the showMr ain't from here, he from over there, like herI guess they were bored cause he asked the boss to send me back over there, everyone, and I do mean Everyone is a manager down there, except me; I manage MeWhat he do that for?I gave them a show, i let them knowI didn't speak Not One Curse Word cause I wanted to be heard Royalty don't speak like that, but Trust, I was heard Loud and ClearWho wants to be micro managed?The Momentum was building!Sow Love, when I was asked to stand back beside her while she picked at everything I didFor the third and final time,I walked out, I slung the hat like a frisbee again, that was the third time and final time for meMisery Loves company, I'm not that companyThat store is so busy, it Never quitsThey had Good help but they didn't want it; I know what I'm doing and I work hard‘The Felon' was doing fine before I came, she made it after I left too It's one thing to be a felon, it's another thing to act like one

Not unnatural,Suffering is only change.It's not personal.* * *Continuing where we left off last time, in this segment we will look at the intersection of the Natural sphere with Buddhism's Origin of suffering. The graphic illustrating correlations between the Four Spheres — Universal, Natural, Social, and Personal; and the Existence, Origin, Cessation, and Eightfold Path to cessation of suffering — is included again for your convenience and reference.In the Repentance verse of Soto Zen liturgy we chant:All my past and harmful karma Born of beginningless greed, hate and delusion Through body mouth and mind I now fully avow“Avow” does not commonly appear in our daily vernacular, but it simply means to admit openly, or to confess. Monastics apparently had a more rigorous routine for confessing and repenting specific transgressions they may have committed, violations of what were known in India as Vinaya, in Japan as Shingi, basically the rules and regulations of conduct in the monastic setting. We have Master Dogen's version, as well as Master Keizan's from a few generations later, the two being known respectively as the “father and mother” of Soto Zen in Japan. One factoid that people like to point out is that there were hundreds more rules for nuns than there were for monks. Interpret that however you like. Or do your research. Usually the Three Treasure Refuges verse follows on the heels of Repentance:I take refuge in BuddhaI take refuge in DharmaI take refute in SanghaI take refuge in Buddha the fully awakened oneI take refuge in Dharma the compassionate teachingsI take refuge in Sangha the harmonious communityI have completely taken refuge in BuddhaI have completely taken refuge in DharmaI have completely taken refuge in SanghaThe condensation of repentance into a catchall phrase represents not just our usual laziness, I think, but a recognition that we may be engaging in karmic actions without knowing it. So just in case, we fess up to whatever we may have done, and “accept all consequence with equanimity,” as another version has it. And then we take refuge in the Three Treasures, just for good measure.The line that indicates the connection between Origin and Natural is that bit about karmic consequences stemming from our very body, mouth and mind, the “Three Actions” of Buddhism. Another version has “born of body, mouth and mind,” which I think captures the meaning more precisely. That is, most of our desires, attachments and aversions, some of which get us into trouble, come with the territory of being born as a human being. As such, they are not exactly our fault. But what we do about it is our fault, or may be to our credit. There is the implication that we can “pay off” our accumulated karma, like a bad debt. The good news is that if we recognize that we did not create, or design, this situation in which we find ourselves, we can perhaps redesign our approach to it, embracing its seeming contradictions. Its “Designer” may not be so “Intelligent” as some would have us believe.When you take an unbiased look at the Natural conditions of our birth and growth as part of a species, certain obvious limitations and undesirable aspects emerge. Does it really have to be so messy? Buddha identified these causes and conditions of circumstance, the matrix of existence, variously, such as: the reification of self emerging through the process of individuation as a child; the conventional wisdom of the social milieu into which we are born; and the predations of aging, sickness and death to which we are all subject. The necessity for survival of the species is not a personal goal, but one of the species itself, as Schopenhauer points out in “The World as Will,” his treatise on how we usually get it all wrong. That we are fulfilling our heart's desire in pursuing the loves of our life is a kind of category error, based on a primordial ignorance of how this existence thing really works. Very Zen.That the Origin of our suffering may thus be regarded as Natural should precipitate a sigh of relief. But these biological facts do not relieve us of the necessity of now dealing with the actual experience of our desires, and the onset of angst, regret, hope, and disappointed expectations, that ensue. The rollercoaster of Social life inserts itself into the mix with little regard to our opinion. Once we have experienced all the highs and lows, however, they average out when we slow to a stop, and step off of the train.One of the unfortunate dimensions of life in modern society, vis-à-vis these known issues of Buddhism, is that they are not widely recognized as such, nor are they ordinarily part of the early curriculum in Western countries. We do not expose our youngsters to practicing meditation. Usually a young person begins hearing about Eastern wisdom when they are in their late teens or early twenties, when the onslaught of hormones has long since had its sometimes deleterious, and even disastrous, effects. Especially with the advent of widespread online accessibility to what we call “pornography.” As one of the Supremes famously intoned, I don't know how to define it, but I recognize it when I see it.It is ironic that the most natural of functions in the Natural sphere — that of reproduction of the species — becomes so distorted in its intersection with the Social realm of human behavior. But that discussion may be better left to the next segment, on the conflation of the Noble Eightfold Path with the Social sphere. For now let us just shake our heads at the willful blindness built into our concept of childhood, and our feckless efforts to control the process of maturation into an adult. It is a compelling example of the Social sphere interfering with the Natural sphere — the biological facts of existence — thereby exacerbating the Origin of suffering, our ignorance-fueled craving. What's the matter with kids today?One could argue that the Origin of our suffering is Universal, as is its existence. The role of Nature in the Universal scheme of things is intricately intertwined with the origin of life on this planet, and the possibility of life on others, in the “Goldilocks Zone” near — in astronomical units — to another star. Speculations as to the arrival of intergalactic spermatozoa in the form of ancient comets or meteors, delivering the foundational chemistry of organisms to our waiting, fertile planet, like sperm to egg, model the entire cosmos as analogous to a kind of organism, giving birth to stars, as in the famous “pillars of creation” image from NASA's Hubble telescope, to the spark of life itself. These analogies are examples of our proclivity to find familiar patterns in the strangest of new information, now flooding in as images from the far reaches of science, thanks to the Hubble, and now the Webb, telescopes. Another is the familiar trope about developing fins at one stage of the fetus in the womb:More than just a catchy phrase, “ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny” is the foundation of recapitulation theory. Recapitulation theory posits that the development of individual organisms (ontogeny) follows (recapitulates) the same phases of the evolution of larger ancestral groups of related organisms (phylogeny).These cultural memes also indicate the comprehensive nature of the Ignorance, capital I, into which we are born, rather than into sin, according to Buddhism. Not the kind of willful ignorance that we have to learn, which can be considered a kind of sin, I suppose, if not against God, then against our original buddha-nature. Willfully ignoring the “compassionate teachings,” for example, as the Buddha's legacy is characterized. They are compassionate in that they consist of descriptions of the suffering innate in existence, as well as our tendency to make it worse; as well as prescriptions for what to do about it, such as the Noble Eightfold Path. Which will be the subject of our next segment, in its relationship to the Social sphere.Meanwhile, wrapping up our meditation on the Natural Origin of suffering, it is, or should be, transparent that there is no Existence without change, and so “change” is interchangeable with “suffering.” Everything that we see, hear, smell, taste, feel — and yes, everything we think — is the effect of change. We are literally hearing the sound of suffering, like Avalokiteshvara. And we are seeing it as well as feeling it at all times, in every moment. If nothing were changing, we could not perceive it. We never breathe the same breath twice, and we can never have the same thought, twice, though it may seem that we do. This is natural, and this inexorable, instantaneous change, is the true source of our suffering. Get used to it.The fact that some forms of change provide welcome relief in our lives, while others seem to deliver more stress, should make it clear that dukkha is neutral. Suffering is not being inflicted upon us as a kind of punishment, though it may be considered a kind of test. Zen recommends embracing what life brings us as a natural consequence of our existence as a sentient being, even though we may not enjoy it at the time. Don't worry, it will change. This does not mean, however, that we should not do anything about it, to improve our circumstances. This and other dimensions of behavior in the Social realm will be one focus of the next segment, reviewing the Path in its eight dimensions. Stay tuned.* * *Elliston Roshi is guiding teacher of the Atlanta Soto Zen Center and abbot of the Silent Thunder Order. He is also a gallery-represented fine artist expressing his Zen through visual poetry, or “music to the eyes.”UnMind is a production of the Atlanta Soto Zen Center in Atlanta, Georgia and the Silent Thunder Order. You can support these teachings by PayPal to donate@STorder.org. Gassho.Producer: Kyōsaku Jon Mitchell

It is my duty to expandI have a birth right to be ambitiousEvery atom of my being exemplifies strength I am responsible for my existenceI choose to live a badass lifeA life of strength and stoic characterA life of supreme livingI am acutely focused Strict and severe attention I see every opportunityI kick in the doors of resistanceI am the forceful wave of 1000 oceansThis day is mineI am the opportunist I am the one making my wayMy life is madeI am the sculptorI hold the chiselBetter daysExtremely  grand and unimagined daysAbove and beyond the standardIt is my duty to improveIt is my responsibility to exhibit the finest characterStrength is my backboneWisdom is my thoughtCourage is my actionI seek the summit of all altitudesI become the highest path I flatten the mountainsI fill the valleysI walk in the realm of leveled kingshipI make strategic movesI exude the perfect amount of strengthI am perfectly in tuneI take chargeI command disciplined actionsMy actions are supremeMy effort is unmatchedMy rewards equal the stars in the skyI am innumerable Unmatched equanimity flows from my rewardsI am tied to the duty of a championWinning is everything I choose to winI see the day as competition Everyday I am obligated to performI am an artist I paint with my actionsI live by my thoughtsI am right thinkingI am powerful actionsDuty is opportunityOpportunity is my duty I am always on precise watch My eyes are keen observersI see the perfect pathI see a better lifeI train myself in the art of disciplineDiscipline is my duty Success is my rewardI am the successful oneI am the dutiful oneI am the one they envyI am king over my lifeI command my thoughtsI rule over my actionsI carefully March towards the opponent Weapon in hand I swiftly remove enemiesI am the man with victory on my shouldersI am the man carrying honor and success as my reputationI am known for taking care of duties It is my duty to kick this days ass

Join us today for an interview with Rob O'Niell, a farmer from Nebraska. He shares some insight into the harsh weather his operation haas faced and their plans to fight back. His perspective on plant, replant, and hopes for harvest is worth a listen! Stay up to date on his operation by subscribing to his Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ONei...

HULK / SPIDER-MAN / THE FLASH INTRIGUE*HAPPY EARLY 7TH BIRTHDAY, MILES!*~Tribute to psychofreak by Camila Cabello, featuring WILLOW~*Original written by Camila Cabello, Ricky Reed, Scott Harris, Tom Peyton, & Willow**Awesome Tribute by Rain ParisLyrics:Become the Hulk Hulk, Hulk Hulk, Hulk And climb like Spi Spi Spider-ManBecome the Hulk Hulk, Hulk Hulk, Hulk And climb like Spi Spi Spider-ManInteresting, got intrigue trigue' trigue' trigue' trigue'Interesting, got intrigue With class, plus rhymesTurning 7's a huge deal, Miles-The Flash, Tufty's favorite guyYou sprint so fastI can't see you sometimes… Outrunning the competition You're the track star typeRacing at IncredibleLasers to bumper carsYou mix all my favorite fairytalesWith your quick remarks You switch my pains to joysBrighten up my spark Salient to my writing development With a brilliant heartBeing with you & Oliver eases my ailsFrom phone to telegram If you need me, I'll FaceTime right thereTeaching you that intellectual aptitude has important consequences, for realzGrow those mental muscles strongerMove mountains with your willTeaching you, for others, how to truly careBe nice to plants too, please don't tug on their hairs! Be creative with your language Nothing trite for my DearsYou have to exercise, playground stunts for physical wear and tear You're my hero, hero, heroIt's always been trueBut it's your 7th BirthdayAnd the day has finally comeI know God's joys expound within youIt's always been trueBut the older you get, the more it shines in you, HunRight now, the green bag is still smallBut give it some time For Pandas, you're Red, and turning (into) oneI thank God, you're original In my life, you've become establishment Interesting, got intrigue With class, plus rhymesTurning 7's a huge deal, Miles-The Flash, Tufty's favorite guyYou sprint so fastI can't see you sometimes… Outrunning the competition You're the track star typeRacing at Incredible Laser tag to bumper carsYou remix all my favorite fairytalesWith your quick remarks You switch my pains to joysBrighten up my spark Salient to my writing development With a brilliant heartBecome the Hulk Hulk, Hulk Hulk, Hulk And climb like Spi Spi Spider-ManBecome the Hulk Hulk, Hulk Hulk, Hulk And climb like Spi Spi Spider-ManInteresting, you got intrigue trigue' trigue' trigue' trigue'When we're hanging outBoy, you're always groovyEven on your slowest daysYou're still climbing up treesIn your shared photo albumThe videos stack up to 115I can thank you boysYou make me so proud, proudI can't help but say wow!How did I get so lucky?To watch Encanto, you guys sat me down It resoundsLove it, profoundSo glad, I hit replayWe may not talk about BrunoBut we can sing about his predictions, wow!You're my hero, hero, heroIt's always been trueBut it's your 7th BirthdayAnd the day has finally comeI know God's love expounds within youIt's always been trueBut the older you get, the more you shine, HunRight now, the green bag is still smallBut give it some time For Panda's, you're Red, and Turning (into) oneI thank God, you're original In my life, you've become establishment Interesting, got intrigue With class, plus rhymesTurning 7's a huge deal, Miles-The Flash, Tufty's favorite guyYou sprint so fastI can't see you sometimes… Outrunning the company You're the soccer star typeRacing at IncredibleLaser tag to bumper carsYou remix all my favorite fairytalesWith your quick remarks You switch my pains to joysBrighten up my spark Salient to my writing development With a brilliant heartBecome the Hulk Hulk, Hulk Hulk, Hulk And climb like Spi Spi Spider-ManBecome the Hulk Hulk, Hulk Hulk, Hulk And climb like Spi Spi Spider-Man Interesting, you've got intrigue trigue' trigue' trigue' trigue'Become the Hulk Hulk, Hulk Hulk, Hulk And climb like Spi Spi Spider-Man Become the Hulk Hulk, Hulk Hulk, Hulk And climb like Spi Spi Spider-Man EndTribute by Melissa Smith:- Melzy of Wonderland on Youtube- Mel's Music on Spreaker, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, JioSaavn, Castbox, Deezer, Podcast Addict, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Podchaser, Facebook &- Melissa_Martinek_Smith on Instagram (AKA: MelsMusic)

Buenos días desde La Habana, soy Yoani Sánchez y en el "cafecito informativo" de este martes 17 de mayo de 2022 comentaré estos temas: - El Código Penal, una relación de los miedos del oficialismo – En Cuba declararon solo una séptima parte de los muertos por covid, según datos de la Onei - Flexibilizan remesas y vuelos entre EE UU y Cuba – Homenaje a Gastón Baquero Gracias por compartir este “cafecito informativo” y te espero temprano para el programa de mañana. Puedes conocer más detalles de estas noticias en el diario https://www.14ymedio.com Los enlaces de hoy: - El Gobierno cubano declaró solo una séptima parte de los muertos por covid, según los datos de la Onei https://notihab.online/cuba/Gobierno-declaro-septima-parte-muertos-covid-Cuba-Onei_0_3314068572.html - Reacciones mixtas en Miami al alivio de las medidas contra el régimen cubano https://notihab.online/internacional/Biden-restablece-Cuba-limites-remesas_0_3314068570.html - A los 82 años el cubano Martín Guzmán Fernández abandona la Isla y llega a EE UU https://notihab.online/cuba/Martin-Guzman-Fernandez-EE-UU_0_3314068574.html - Rescatado por EE UU el balsero cubano que huyó de una condena de cárcel por el 11J https://notihab.online/cuba/Rescatado-EE-UU-balsero-condena_0_3314068566.html - Se fugan otros tres peloteros cubanos, dos ya están en EE UU y el tercero en Dominicana https://notihab.online/deportes/peloteros-cubanos-EE-UU-Dominicana_0_3313468625.html - Homenaje a Gastón Baquero en Madrid https://notihab.online/eventos_culturales/libros/Homenaje-Gaston-Baquero-Madrid_13_3314198548.html

GROW Greatness Reached over Oppression through Wisdom A Meeting of the Minds,  CommunicatingOne day she asked to walk through to see the Refrigerator;  she walked right past it straight to the Living room to the window to look out across the street  to tell me the Peeping Tom worked over thereThat was good to know, I was DoorDashing then, Sow Love that was God because I knew not to go back to that store anymore Deuteronomy,                 do the Math:‘Chase them to Flight'Their Soul is heading to Heaven✨

This is a segment of episode 311 of Last Born In The Wilderness “The Pagan Anarchist: Animist Worldview & Dreaming As Ritual w/ Christopher Scott Thompson.” Listen to the full episode: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com/episodes/christopher-scott-thompson Learn more about and purchase Pagan Anarchism, The Book of One, and If In Ruins We Must Live: https://bit.ly/3KEUcaA / https://bit.ly/3KxD9HL / https://bit.ly/3GQSaC2 Pagan author and poet Christopher Scott Thompson joins me to discuss the intersections between animism and anarchism as defined in his essays, and books, published through Gods & Radicals Press, including Pagan Anarchism, and most recently, The Book of Onei (an antinomian dream grimoire), and If In Ruins We Must Live (a collection of mystic poetry). Christopher Scott Thompson is an anarchist, martial arts instructor, and devotee of Brighid and Macha. WEBSITE: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewilderness DONATE: https://www.paypal.me/lastbornpodcast / https://venmo.com/LastBornPodcast BOOK LIST: https://bookshop.org/shop/lastbornpodcast EPISODE 300: https://lastborninthewilderness.bandcamp.com BOOK: http://bit.ly/ORBITgr ATTACK & DETHRONE: https://anchor.fm/adgodcast DROP ME A LINE: Call (208) 918-2837 or http://bit.ly/LBWfiledrop EVERYTHING ELSE: https://linktr.ee/patterns.of.behavior

Pagan author and poet Christopher Scott Thompson joins me to discuss the intersections between animism and anarchism as defined in his essays, and books, published through Gods & Radicals Press, including Pagan Anarchism, and most recently, The Book of Onei (an antinomian dream grimoire), and If In Ruins We Must Live (a collection of mystic poetry). Christopher Scott Thompson is an anarchist, martial arts instructor, and devotee of Brighid and Macha. Episode Notes: - Read Christopher's work at Gods & Radicals Press: https://abeautifulresistance.org - Learn more about and purchase Pagan Anarchism, The Book of One, and If In Ruins We Must Live: https://bit.ly/3KEUcaA / https://bit.ly/3KxD9HL / https://bit.ly/3GQSaC2 - His personal blog: https://noctiviganti.wordpress.com - The music featured is by Waxie: https://waxiemusiclibrary.com WEBSITE: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewilderness DONATE: https://www.paypal.me/lastbornpodcast / https://venmo.com/LastBornPodcast BOOK LIST: https://bookshop.org/shop/lastbornpodcast EPISODE 300: https://lastborninthewilderness.bandcamp.com BOOK: http://bit.ly/ORBITgr ATTACK & DETHRONE: https://anchor.fm/adgodcast DROP ME A LINE: Call (208) 918-2837 or http://bit.ly/LBWfiledrop EVERYTHING ELSE: https://linktr.ee/patterns.of.behavior

YouTube Series, Chakra Magic - I'm bringing these to you, here on the podcast because I'm enjoying them so much! Learn how to enhance your magickal practice in partnership with your root chakra.In this video series, Tricia will share tips on how to enhance e your magickal, manifestation practice with your chakra system. In each video, you will learn some of the basics of each chakra, as well as something new – fresh, channeled insight for your magickal life!Tricia Carr is a spiritual teacher, empathic channel, multidimensional medium, certified hypnotherapist and animal telepath.Empathic Channel. Reflector. Teacher of Nature + Spirit. Eclectic Esoteric. Panpsychist. Animist. Celtic/Norse Witch Descendant. Gaia Prophet. Fae Whisperer. Telepath. Synesthete--> The 2022 Intuitive Intensive Begins January 23, 2022 -- Register now!https://class.lightshineacademy.com/2022ii/--> Mystic Arts Academy with Tricia Carr, Register or Subscribehttps://triciacarrcharm.com/mystic-arts-academy/ Notes from EpisodeRoot Chakra Affirmations:I am NatureI am oneI am hereI am supportedI am aliveI am lifeInferential Affirmations:I wonder how supported I amI wonder how I am supportedI choose to be hereI recognize that I am alive--> Tricia Carr:www.triciacarrcharm.comhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/charmed-life-with-tricia-carr/id1173744974https://www.facebook.com/TriciaCarrCharmhttps://www.instagram.com/triciacarrcharm/--> Join the Charmed Life Mailing List for Spirit guidance, show announcements, special offers and free giftshttps://app.convertkit.com/landing_pages/444740?v=7--> Charmed Meditation Storehttps://triciacarrcharm.com/store/--> The Lightshine PodcastiTunes https://rb.gy/txw4e8YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChZ9xJNbH9NYhGhz4nVDkVgInstagram https://www.instagram.com/lightshinespiritualacademy/--> Join the Lightshine Lab!https://www.facebook.com/groups/thelightworkerslab

https://www.patreon.com/TrueNorthAffirmations Oppose weaknessI reject modernityI embrace strengthI practice stoic principleshard and severe separationI am an island of influenceI imagine a new traditionI state my willI exert my affirmationsI am a self affirming manI am the new traditionA return to excellenceI am foot on the throat of weaknessMy aim is titanic and reachingI move earth into new orbitsI envisage higher idealsNew paths are openedI see itI name itI construct itI mobilize history in my favorI hold the pen of lifeI destroy the effeminate manI mold the masculine manI am a statue of tradition and strengthSculpted harnessed and fieryI refuse to conformMy style is furious and metamorphicI launch myself aheadAlways the forerunerI am the synergic link between body and mindI am strong logicI am formidable actionproficient masteryI am monumental disciplineI exact autonomous ethicsI am the conception of herculean idealsstronger based and sovereignI am the fixed point of referencea first class representationMy body is trainedMy mind is outstandingmy spirit indomitableI plunge into the baths of victoryMy anthem is disquietingI disrupt the status quo with a menacing truthI am here to claim my birthrightAwesome and relentless freedomUnswerving strengthMy rivers of power and perseverance convergeI am the colossal river of quality and forceI am continually increasingI explode with masculine traditionI am imbued with nobilityI am married to the grindI disintegrate lazinessI choose to take authorityI overwhelm modernity with traditionI bring to surface principles and virtuesMy foundation is vast and boundlessI fracture the spine of excuseI stand with the backbone of executionI am precise and orientedmountain tops over valleyshighs over the lowsI am the zenithcarry the upright privilege of masculinityI am formed with higher aimsI am the will to powerself-overcomingI reject a degenerate societyI accept the warriors ethosI denounce the cowardI choose the light of the heroI am the hero embodiedMy spirit is named untouchableI am the revolutionary oneI demand traditionI demand excellenceI command myself to greater living

https://www.patreon.com/TrueNorthAffirmations Oppose weaknessI reject modernityI embrace strengthI practice stoic principleshard and severe separationI am an island of influenceI imagine a new traditionI state my willI exert my affirmationsI am a self affirming manI am the new traditionA return to excellenceI am foot on the throat of weaknessMy aim is titanic and reachingI move earth into new orbitsI envisage higher idealsNew paths are openedI see itI name itI construct itI mobilize history in my favorI hold the pen of lifeI destroy the effeminate manI mold the masculine manI am a statue of tradition and strengthSculpted harnessed and fieryI refuse to conformMy style is furious and metamorphicI launch myself aheadAlways the forerunerI am the synergic link between body and mindI am strong logicI am formidable actionproficient masteryI am monumental disciplineI exact autonomous ethicsI am the conception of herculean idealsstronger based and sovereignI am the fixed point of referencea first class representationMy body is trainedMy mind is outstandingmy spirit indomitableI plunge into the baths of victoryMy anthem is disquietingI disrupt the status quo with a menacing truthI am here to claim my birthrightAwesome and relentless freedomUnswerving strengthMy rivers of power and perseverance convergeI am the colossal river of quality and forceI am continually increasingI explode with masculine traditionI am imbued with nobilityI am married to the grindI disintegrate lazinessI choose to take authorityI overwhelm modernity with traditionI bring to surface principles and virtuesMy foundation is vast and boundlessI fracture the spine of excuseI stand with the backbone of executionI am precise and orientedmountain tops over valleyshighs over the lowsI am the zenithcarry the upright privilege of masculinityI am formed with higher aimsI am the will to powerself-overcomingI reject a degenerate societyI accept the warriors ethosI denounce the cowardI choose the light of the heroI am the hero embodiedMy spirit is named untouchableI am the revolutionary oneI demand traditionI demand excellenceI command myself to greater living

Today, I have the pleasure of introducing our special guest, Emily Concotta!Emily is the Founder of The Launch Babe, Marketing Expert, and Creator of the InstaBiz Academy. She helps entrepreneurs take their gifts and talents and translate them into really clear and easy to communicate brands online that sell.In this episode, Emily shares her “villain origin story,” the #1 reason why online coaches are struggling to communicate who they are and what they do, and how you can overcome it by turning your profile into a purpose.She is giving you all the questions you should be asking yourself to 1) hone in on who you are really helping, and 2) how that will guide your efforts in building your following, business, and strategy. One great way she put it: “who are you a champion for?I loved getting to hear Emily's walkthrough of her 5 phase custom journey she uses specifically for Instagram: awareness, generating interest, engagement, consideration, and conversion. You don't want to miss how she breaks down each oneI can't wait for you to hear how Emily explains how the online coaching space is saturated, but not competitive, and how you can position yourself to be heads above the rest!This episode is for anyone who wants to dive deep into the psychology of what it means to think like a marketer and build your business on Instagram. For those of you that are overwhelmed with the idea of trying to figure out Instagram while also getting a business off the ground, Emily created an online course just for you! Check her out on  Instagram to learn more about InstaBiz Academy (@itsemilycincotta)!It teaches everything you need to know to grow, engage and monetize your Instagram following as your step-by-step guide to Instagram marketing with worksheets, video lessons, and lifetime access to the material. Send her a message! She will not disappoint!Last but not least, make sure to subscribe and share this episode with any current or aspiring entrepreneurs looking to expand on Instagram!

GROW Greatness Reached over Oppression through Wisdom We are here for a Season, Material Things is not the Reason.In More ways than OneI was a dying breedDying in the Spiritual Warfare, No more, now I'm GROWing for God!With all we face in the World All the Oppression of TodayOne thing right after Another.  If I Could melt your Heart; it's LoveGod Is the AnswerTo let God Do You to OvercomeTo Come through what has been set up to destroy you, to cripple you, to Stop your Purpose; God's PeopleNot to prove anything to your enemies but to You in God!To Rise, GROW and To SowGod Bless you as you GROW

为你读英语美文 · 第435期主播：永清Bye Bye作者：Mariah Carey，翻译：网友This is for my people who just lost somebodyYour best friend, your baby, your man or your ladyPut your hand way up highWe will never say bye Mama's, daddies, sisters, brothers, friends and cousinsThis is for my people who lost their grandmothersLift your head to the sky, 'cause we will never say bye这首歌是关于我们失去所爱的主题曲也许失去挚友，也许失去爱子也许失去恋人让我们挥手呼应这一份难舍的情唱给所有亲朋好友听谁都可能有失去外婆的时候歌声中抬起头，望向天空我们讲不出一声告别As a child, there were them timesI didn't get it, but you kept me in lineI didn't know why you didn't show up sometimesOn Sunday mornings, I missed youBut I'm glad we talked throughAll them grown folk things separation bringsYou never let me know itYou never let it show because you loved me, and obviouslyThere's so much more left to sayIf you were with me today, face-to-face年幼时的懵懂我曾经不了解这段路，庆幸你带着我走在周日的清晨，是最需要你出现的时分想起你又欣慰袒露过心扉的从前离别背后是成人的世界出于爱你从不曾让我了解也从不露痕迹道不尽的万语千言你今天仍和我同在面对面And you never got a chance to see how good I've doneAnd you never got to see me back at number oneI wish that you were here to celebrate togetherI wish that we could spend the holidays togetherI remember when you used to tuck me in at nightWith the teddy bear you gave to me that I held so tightI thought you were so strong, you'd make it through whateverIt's so hard to accept the fact you're gone forever我的精彩你没法再看到我又再做到最好你也没法知道原本该和你分享这一刻原本该共度节日里的每一刻习惯了在你的怀里睡去紧抱着你给的玩具享受着你给的安全感无论什么都不困难难以相信，一切已过去朝朝暮暮，已没有你I never knew I could hurt like thisAnd every day life rolls onI wish I could talk to you for a whileMiss you, but I try not to cryAs time goes by And it's true that you've reached a better placeStill, I'd give the world to see your faceAnd be right here next to youBut it's like you're gone too soonNow the hardest thing to do is say bye bye无可言说的伤日复一日我还奢望着能再见任时光流去我试着让眼泪流干却无法停止想念你去了更好的地方我懂我仍愿意交出整个世界换你在我的眼前你却消逝无踪影我舍不得说再见Hi 你好，我是永清，最近我重温了电影《入殓师》，电影里有一句台词让我动容：“死亡可能是一道门，逝去并不是终结，而是超越，走向下一个旅程，正如门一样。和先离去的人告别时，我总会说：路上小心，总会再见的。”看完电影，再听玛丽亚·凯莉的这首Bye Bye，感触更加深刻。2002年，玛丽亚·凯莉的父亲因患癌症不幸离世，后来又经历了爱犬，好友的离世，有感而发创作了这首歌曲。我们每个人都会因为死亡失去爱我们的人和我们爱的人。我们会悲伤，但只要想起他们，他们就永远在我们身边，从内心深处给予我们力量。人，总有一死，离别也是人生必经的一部分，在还拥有彼此的时候，我们多一些陪伴，多一些付出，多一些问候，多一些见面，多一个拥抱，多说一句我爱你。永清：毕业于西安外国语大学微信公众号：为你读英语美文文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有

为你读英语美文 · 第435期主播：永清Bye Bye作者：Mariah Carey，翻译：网友This is for my people who just lost somebodyYour best friend, your baby, your man or your ladyPut your hand way up highWe will never say bye Mama's, daddies, sisters, brothers, friends and cousinsThis is for my people who lost their grandmothersLift your head to the sky, 'cause we will never say bye这首歌是关于我们失去所爱的主题曲也许失去挚友，也许失去爱子也许失去恋人让我们挥手呼应这一份难舍的情唱给所有亲朋好友听谁都可能有失去外婆的时候歌声中抬起头，望向天空我们讲不出一声告别As a child, there were them timesI didn't get it, but you kept me in lineI didn't know why you didn't show up sometimesOn Sunday mornings, I missed youBut I'm glad we talked throughAll them grown folk things separation bringsYou never let me know itYou never let it show because you loved me, and obviouslyThere's so much more left to sayIf you were with me today, face-to-face年幼时的懵懂我曾经不了解这段路，庆幸你带着我走在周日的清晨，是最需要你出现的时分想起你又欣慰袒露过心扉的从前离别背后是成人的世界出于爱你从不曾让我了解也从不露痕迹道不尽的万语千言你今天仍和我同在面对面And you never got a chance to see how good I've doneAnd you never got to see me back at number oneI wish that you were here to celebrate togetherI wish that we could spend the holidays togetherI remember when you used to tuck me in at nightWith the teddy bear you gave to me that I held so tightI thought you were so strong, you'd make it through whateverIt's so hard to accept the fact you're gone forever我的精彩你没法再看到我又再做到最好你也没法知道原本该和你分享这一刻原本该共度节日里的每一刻习惯了在你的怀里睡去紧抱着你给的玩具享受着你给的安全感无论什么都不困难难以相信，一切已过去朝朝暮暮，已没有你I never knew I could hurt like thisAnd every day life rolls onI wish I could talk to you for a whileMiss you, but I try not to cryAs time goes by And it's true that you've reached a better placeStill, I'd give the world to see your faceAnd be right here next to youBut it's like you're gone too soonNow the hardest thing to do is say bye bye无可言说的伤日复一日我还奢望着能再见任时光流去我试着让眼泪流干却无法停止想念你去了更好的地方我懂我仍愿意交出整个世界换你在我的眼前你却消逝无踪影我舍不得说再见Hi 你好，我是永清，最近我重温了电影《入殓师》，电影里有一句台词让我动容：“死亡可能是一道门，逝去并不是终结，而是超越，走向下一个旅程，正如门一样。和先离去的人告别时，我总会说：路上小心，总会再见的。”看完电影，再听玛丽亚·凯莉的这首Bye Bye，感触更加深刻。2002年，玛丽亚·凯莉的父亲因患癌症不幸离世，后来又经历了爱犬，好友的离世，有感而发创作了这首歌曲。我们每个人都会因为死亡失去爱我们的人和我们爱的人。我们会悲伤，但只要想起他们，他们就永远在我们身边，从内心深处给予我们力量。人，总有一死，离别也是人生必经的一部分，在还拥有彼此的时候，我们多一些陪伴，多一些付出，多一些问候，多一些见面，多一个拥抱，多说一句我爱你。永清：毕业于西安外国语大学微信公众号：为你读英语美文文章，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有

Another Wednesday is upon us and that can only mean one thing:I have to record another one of these things like a performing monkey. I have to sit down with mic (not Mike, we found him) and pretend to be sad and pretend to be funny and pretend to like talking to you and pretend Wednesdays are fun and pretend I’m not just doing all this to ‘build an audience’.Happy Wednesday.I just recorded 1.5 hours of things with Thomas J Bevan. This is part 1 of 2 that you will get to listen to today.In this week’s episode:Listener missives as alwaysGraeme asks me what I think of Tabasco sauce and I respondI’m surprised by Brian’s nice commentWe find Mike and discover another oneI accidentally annoy James Clear even more than last weekEnjoy mine and Thomas’ analysis of James Clear’s website.Bye bye. Subscribe at craigburgess.substack.com

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练习一 preferWhichfruit do you prefer? Orange or apple? Or maybe Water melonI preferorange to apple. But my favorite fruit is water melon.Whichglass do you prefer? The red one or the blue one? Or maybe The green oneI preferthe red one to the blue one, but my favorite is the green one.Whichhouse do you prefer? The small one or the big one? Or the one with a gardenI preferthe small one to the big. But my favorite is the one with a garden.Which rugdo you prefer? Persian style or Chinese style or may the modern style?I preferPersian style to Chinese style. But my favorite is the modern style.练习二 likebest Whichfruit do you prefer? Orange or apple? Or maybe Water melonI preferorange to apple. But I like water melon bestWhichglass do you prefer? The red one or the blue one? Or maybe The green oneI preferthe red one to the blue one, but I like the green one best.Whichhouse do you prefer? The small one or the big one? Or the one with a gardenI preferthe small one to the big. But I like the one with a garden best.Which rugdo you prefer? Persian style or Chinese style or may the modern style?I preferPersian style to Chinese style. But I like the modern style best.练习三couldn't live without.You drinka lot tea, I must sayI couldn'tlive without tea. It's my favorite drink.You drinka lot milk, I must sayI couldn'tlive without milk. It's my favorite drink.You drinka lot beer, I must sayI couldn'tlive without beer. It's my favorite drink.You drinka lot black coffee, I must sayI couldn'tlive without milk. It's my favorite drink.You drinka lot soda, I must sayI couldn'tlive without soda. It's my favorite drink.You eat alot beef, I must sayI couldn'tlive without beef. It's my favorite food.You eat alot ice cream, I must sayI couldn'tlive without ice cream. It's my favorite food.You eat alot chocolate, I must sayI couldn'tlive without chocolate. It's my favorite food.

RRA EP 41 I Made A Mistake Opening ThemeGreetingsMinionsLegion of FollowersPatreonsand anybody elseSorry about the lateness of the EpisodeBeen really busyWelcome Darius to the teamBio to FollowWe have hit 100,000 visitors to the website. Woo Hoo!About to get kicked off AMAZONMoney grubbing Bitches!We have Paypal for one time DonationsWe have Patreon for reoccurring membershipsPerks to comeAll at the websiteSuper super friendly Reddit Banned from the Amateur Radio RedditPosted a video to help the new folksVideo on YoutubeI have 2 StrikesI have a planMake my own Amateur Radio Reddit with Elmers and no JERKS!First meeting of the Radio ClubOne Meeting of A.R.E.S.Sadly cracking down on the team Offered a RepeaterThanks Dave W5DLPNeed a siteNeed Heliaxand an EngineerRichard ain't the oneI have been wrong (Earth Shattering I know)The older DaysVintage Call SignRichard is old! (Licensed in the last century)Surrounded by ElmersEvery HAM I have met is my ElmerSome Elmers taught me what not to do by exampleI really do like Gordon West WB6NOALearning the answers to the TestRon Jackson N5OJTYou ain't doin itLicensed since 1995 or later your falling down on the Frikin' jobtoo good to help new guys outDivision of the HAM'sDon't want to share with new guysYou need to help the new guys because somebody helped youGo troll the newsgroupsYour selfish and don't want to give back to the communityThere are people talking about at the club meetings because you won't help the new guysGet your butt in gear and help the new guysYour making a mistake not capturing that resource Why am I doing your job?If you don't have at least one guy hanging around asking questions you are falling down on the job and you are a horrible amateur radio operatorNew HAM's aggressively go find your ElmersStudying to the test is not workingGo hunt down some ElmersI am Elmering in person and over the internet Elmering new Hams in other states via the internetA lot of the new breed of ham are worthless as ElmersElmering a new operator in OregonElmering a new operator in South CarolinaJust this week Elmering a new operator in Dallas 30 miles away We've started a new club to Elmer the new operators in Kaufman County TexasWe don't make the mistake of ignoring this resourceYou need ElmersIf the other Hams don't embrace you find other HamsIf these guys make the mistake of ignoring you its because they are LAZYUse the resources available to youThe InternetARRLVideosDo some research because you need to know about Ham RadioHit the books kidsIf nobody will Elmer you CONTACT me I will do my best to help you.No such thing as a perfectly tuned antennaDFing / Transmitter hunting is a good skill to learnDelta Loop laying on its side = SkyloopDiddle Stick ;)Don't make the mistake of wasting you time on those do nothin hams that are falling down on the jobSee it, Do it, Teach itI am extremely busy but I have time for the New HamsPimpin Linux in the Ham shackRuss K5TUX is a Ham Radio GodI am sick and tired of the of the new guys not getting what they need from their fellow Ham radio OperatorsClueless ExtrasDon't make the mistake of not getting on the air anyway you can but don't make the mistake of stopping thereNew Techs go out and conquer the world If they don't' want to talk to you, you really don't need them anyway Spread the Gospel of Amateur RadioIf you have been licensed a week you know more than the operator that got their license yesterday Visit our Youtube channel for videos on Amateur Radio www.youtube.com/c/RichardBaileyKB5JBV Check out our Glossary of Amateur / Ham Radio Terms used on the shows HERE Contact Info For Richard KB5JBV: Website: www.rfpodcast.info Email: kb5jbv@gmail.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RichardBaileyKB5JBV FaceBook: www.facebook.com/groups/resonantfrequency/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/kb5jbv MeWE: mewe.com/i/richardbailey31 Tumblr https://www.tumblr.com/settings/blog/resonant-frequency-podcast

Witness The honest money revolution. A global system built with real money. Created by the people, for the people. - Lode.OneI am sharing the mic with Nicholas Prouten A SPAC Member and Spokesperson, THE LODE PROJECT and yes we are talking about Moneyyy but Modern and Digital stable money backed by GOLD and SILVER. yeah, COMMODITIES."It's important to distinguish the difference between blockchain and cryptocurrency."                                                                                                                                       Nicholas Prouten Get familiar with Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies, Wallets, Dogecoin, and a lot more with Nicholas Prouten from Lode.One so much insightful episodeNicholas also shared about how Lode is reinventing money powered gold and silver money system and about the borderless Lodepay wallet.Download AGX Wallet now on App Store and Google PlayTo know more about Lode's mission click on MediumJoin Lode community here andSubscribe to this Podcast to get familiar more with it and Rate this Podcast.Stay well and safe.Enjoy.

"A love song about some one who I was engaged to who I thought I would marry and get to wake up and see them every morning bad breath and messy hair". Things did not work out but I am more careful about giving my heart away to a man now because I knowsome day the right person will Stay and when we say I do to each other it will be forever until one of us passes away". "I enjoy working with a French voice over Artist Muhammad Kamran he spoke some of my Lyrics I wrotefor this song In French I added it twice and I sang the rest in english."He made this song beautiful hereare the words down below I wrote for Stay in english". Then the english with the verses he spoke in French".I re-arange the flow of the verses In the song so it would flow better plus I added some snapping of the fingersfor the the first part".You will hear it when you listen to it.You can get idea down below".Stay"You are my prince charming "I know it sounds alarming" "You know it's true I want to wake up every day next to you"."No matter what you do or say I will never walk away"."You are the only one I can think of"."I dream of you Night and day.""Your heart is linked tomine we are tided togetherwith a love that binds."Now and for ever you willalways be mine until theend of time".My part in English his in French"You are my prince charming I know it sounds alarming" "You know it's true I want to wake up every day next to you"."No matter whatyou do or sayI will never walk away"."You are the only oneI can think of"."I dream of you Night and day."(This verse was included twice in the song.)Votre cœur est lié à le mien nous sommes rangés ensemble avec un amour qui lie. Maintenant et pour toujours tu leferas être toujours à moi jusqu'à ce que fin du temps".(This what it means in English) "Your heart is linked tomine we are tided togetherwith a love that binds"."Now and for ever you willalways be mine until theend of time".(Track Information)Got wings.wavProducer Cobo beatsMadness bundleIvan Rodriguez'shttps://www.thedopeartist.com/bfmadness1?sc=1602570720118d0df9b3b8821413649465461b9binfo@prodbycabo.com(License)UNLIMITED USAGE BEATS. Unlimited Rights. Unlimited Plays, and Shows!Cabo Beatsinfo@cabobeats.comFeature :Muhammad KamranFrench voice over Artisthttps://www.fiverr.com/muhammadkami66

Xanny bars, suicide door, brand new bagCollege girls give a nigga head in my Rafs Rockstar life, so much money it'll make you laugh, hey These bitches they hate and you can't miss what you never hadHey, heyOff the juice (juice), codeine got me trippin' (juice)Copped the coupe (coupe), woke up, roof is missing (yeah)Ice (ice), lemonade, my neck was drippin'Ice (ice), lemonade, my neck was drippin' Addy boys, got some 60's in my bag (yeah)Lips sealed, ain't pillow talkin', I'm no rat (no)In my earlobe, got two karats, VVS (bling)Got a penthouse near Rodeo off of stress (stress)All this money, when I grew up, I had nothing (nothing)Filled with backstabbers, my old life was disgusting (disgusting)Can't believe it, gotta thank God that I'm living comfortably (thank God)Gettin' checks, I don't believe her, she say she done with meBurnt some bridges, and I let the fire light the way (oh-whoa)Kickin' my feet up, left the PJ's on a PJ (PJ)Yeah, I'm a big dawg, and I walk around with no leash (oh)I got water on me, yeah, everything on Fiji Xanny bars, suicide door, brand new bagCollege girls give a nigga head in my Rafs Rockstar life, so much money it'll make you laugh, heyThese bitches they hate and you can't miss what you never hadHey, heyOff the juice (juice), codeine got me trippin' (juice)Copped the coupe (coupe), woke up, roof is missing (yeah)Ice (ice), lemonade, my neck was drippin'Ice (ice), lemonade, my neck was drippin' I'm a rockstar, play guitars, sippin' Wock', ayy (hey)Adderall, feelin' nausea, xanax bars, ayy (yeah)I was fifteen, I sip codeine with my dawg, yeah (codeine)Did a Percocet, promethazine, I feel gnarly (promethazine)Put up a stick and I hop on a planeStill in my war ways (war ways)Shit is so risky, I gotta be giftedHe blessed me with fortune and fame (fortune and fame, nice)I made my first fifty, I couldn't go back emptyI knew I was stuck to that game, uh (stuck)Loyal and I'll never change, yeahI'm never gon' go against the grain (go 'gainst the grain)Never gon' be one to turn on my brother when police has got him detained (nah)I won't ever love a bitch more than my motherAnd that's on my government name (nah)I can't be no sucker, ain't hating on no oneI wish everybody get paid (paid)'Cause we counting up everyday (everyday)Getting high 'til I land in the grave Xanny bars, suicide door, brand new bagCollege girls give a nigga head in my Rafs Rockstar life, so much money it'll make you laugh, heyThese bitches they hate and you can't miss what you never hadHey, heyOff the juice (juice), codeine got me trippin' (juice)Copped the coupe (coupe), woke up, roof is missing (yeah)Ice (ice), lemonade, my neck was drippin'Ice (ice), lemonade, my neck was drippin'Yeah, yeah, yeahyeah

Sharing caregiving hacks which will help with managing your time, finding efficiencies and simplifying your life One of the hidden secrets of caregiving is thinking smarter not harder.  Gosh knows you work hard.Time is one of the most valuable things you have going for you right now.  What could you do with an extra hour a week, three hours a week or maybe even an hour a day?  Could you take time for yourself?   What about time to have coffee with a friend or time to get caught up with your dissertation or write those extra pages for your book.  You fill in the blank when it comes to your time.    Time = joy, Time = well-being,  Time = less stress.  Time = spending time with my Loved One.1.  Automations - you want to think about everything you do and determine if you can automate it, make things easier, find ways to put into a monthly service.  Meal deliveries  Local agencies for meal for seniorsGroceries - deliver, pick up Amazon, Target, WalmartPharmacies deliveriesOnline billing Dr Apt apps - using technology 2.  Getting Help or Outsourcing or Delegating- I know right away, your thought may go to a couple of areas  - I don't have $ to pay for help Or, I don't feel comfortable asking for help Or, I can do it allCleaning lady - do you really need to be spending your time cleaning right now?  Can you ask for help with your Loved Ones home or your home?  If you don't have the $, can you ask your family or friends to help once in a while?Or can you let the dust be for a day or two.  Maybe it's only once a month or trade up with someoneLawn Service / Snow RemovalSay yes to meals from friends.    There's no shame ordering take out - have fun with it - maybe you do it once a week as a treat.   Trade work  - use mom's phone and her newspaper example  Shared calendars with family members They can help with caregiver responsibilitiesDr appointment coverageIt also helps with multiple things going on in the week to avoid conflictsFB Group or Text Groups3.  Personal Survival KitsBag readyCar kitNotebook for dr visitsSunday Planning (check out episode 17)Top 3 prioritiesMeal prep4.  Working from Home Not everyone will be able to keep their jobs they have while caring for their loved one But working from home has allowed me to reduce the drive timeI can eat lunch with my loved oneI can schedule times to care for my loved one around my work hoursNow setting healthy boundaries is key  (for both family and friends)I was fortunate enough to adjust my hours and work around the care.  Maybe you schedule in nurse support while you're working or have a family member support or visit too.  I block my time at work 7-9am and 12-1 and 4-5  5.  Potpourri Efficiencies Grocery pick up after my hair apptWork from home - walk on my treadmill or elliptical  Dr appt - what can I do in the waiting room or can I take a walk  or  order groceriesSunday FundayList out all things that need to get done.  Time Management and productivity look different for you now that you are caregiving.  So it may take some time.  It really was going through each situation and looking back and realizing there is a better way to do things. Ask yourself - how can I save timeWhat is an easier wayIs there a better time to do this

The man that introduced my husband and me was suffering from a brain tumor that changed his personality. When he passed away it was a relief that he can be himself again. Heightened awareness of his meaning in my life brought a greater sense of gratitude.Heightened energy eventually has to spill over like tears, a shout for joy, a radiating spirit. We can have the ability to release the heightened sense and use it as the gift in the right moments.We can also heighten our senses of when someone wants to bring us down and not allow that into our space. We can have pure intent and glorify God.Today I give myself permission to I feel safe in my space of alignmentI am able to tune into others’ energy and maintain my clear and peaceful spaceI am a sunburst glorifying my SaviorI am tuning my senses to GodMy sense of receiving revelation is heightenedI am raising my vibration to match my goalsI am creating unity with those in harmony with meI am harnessing the power of oneI am heightening my senses as a gift in creationI am tuning into what brings me joyI am heightening my sense of joyI am creating alignment with my goals and with GodMy vision is laid out before me with deep emotionI am surrounded by the fullest vibration of loveClick Here for more info on living a life of gratitude.Click Here to find out how to join the Gratitude Call live every weekday morning at 7 am Mountain Time.Click Here to join the “Breakthrough with Gratitude!” Facebook Group. Check out the NEW! Daily GPS Planner. It’s a Gratitude Journal and Planner in one! There is space to write your Inspired Shortcuts, record all your thoughts and impressions from The Daily Gratitude Call and even pages to help you stay focused on your Path of Purpose!To have a 15 minute conversation with Wylene Benson and gain new perspective on an area you desire to change, schedule a time on her calendar by going to this link: askwylene.comTo work more closely with Wylene, email her and click here to learn more about her new book The Seven Gateways – Your Map to Integrity in Life and Business that so many have discovered to be the key to living a life of purpose, fulfillment and happiness!Support the show (https://wylenebenson.com)

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「微信」或者「微博」搜索关注［早安英文］，查看更多有趣实用的中英双语节目。笔记："I think that we should get you like, a little, you know, corsetso that you have a wasp waist."And I just went "Oh, no I don't like that oneI don't think so."And she went "What? Why?" and I was like "Oh a reason a reason!"So just to jump right in you know in the "Devil Wears Prada" Stanley was kind of like a mentor to you.And this one you couldn't be more dismissive of him.How fun was it for you guys to get to reunite and kind of go toe-to-toe on screen again?获取节目完整音频、笔记和片尾的歌曲名，请关注威信公众号「早安英文」，回复「加油」即可。更多有意思的英语干货等着你！

「微信」或者「微博」搜索关注［早安英文］，查看更多有趣实用的中英双语节目。笔记："I think that we should get you like, a little, you know, corsetso that you have a wasp waist."And I just went "Oh, no I don't like that oneI don't think so."And she went "What? Why?" and I was like "Oh a reason a reason!"So just to jump right in you know in the "Devil Wears Prada" Stanley was kind of like a mentor to you.And this one you couldn't be more dismissive of him.How fun was it for you guys to get to reunite and kind of go toe-to-toe on screen again?获取节目完整音频、笔记和片尾的歌曲名，请关注威信公众号「早安英文」，回复「加油」即可。更多有意思的英语干货等着你！

Free Time ManThis one's for all the haters who are out there saying that I’ve got,Well, I‘ve not got much on, but you know I'm alright,I’ve got stuff… I'm fineUp in the morning, find a clean shirt,cuppa hot slurry, out to workMaintenance, that's the game I’m playing,mediocrity that's how I'm swayin’Keepin’ these facilities clean and right,simulated dawn, simulated nightThings gumming up the works there in a flash,recycle unit bust, you don’t need thatDetritus strewn all over this place,here a leg, there a faceThe body horror don’t bother me,I'm here to do a job you seeYou'd think that that would cause me woeYou’d think that would stem my flowWhen it hits the fan, I've got my planI'm a free time man, watch me goPut on a holovid and kick backI’m a free time manSee a friend and have a bit of a laughI’m a free time manRead a book, maybe a chapter or twoI’m a free time manTravel round this station take in the viewI’m a free time manUm, watch another holovid if there’s oneI’m a free time manSee a different friend, I hope that they’re funI’m a free time manOh no I’ve read this book beforeI’m a free time manThey won’t let me travel to certain floorsI’m a free time manEvening time in the Cosmic Lounge,feeling good just got a roundThere's this new cat at the table, won't shut up, don't think he’s ableHis monologue is upsetting the room,talking ‘bout his love for a fish and a broomThe regulars they don’t like that,Sweepy Anne’s still mourning her spratIt’s my free time but just this once,I’ll lent a hand to a needy dunceSaying Harry's the name, lay it on me friend,now stuck in a nightmare that’ll never endI did what I now regret,I talked him off his parapetBut he won't go,Won't take no,Ruin all my flow like a strait jacketStole all my holovids won't give them backFormer free time manMy friends now just point at me and laughFormer free time manNo books for me, he burnt them tooFormer free time manEverywhere on this station he’s spoiling my viewFormer free time manIt feels like I'm never aloneFormer free time manExcept the 20 minutes he’s with his cloneFormer free time manHe’s faked both of our deaths twiceFormer free time manWhy is there no tool to reset my life?Former free time manSo you see, like, to the haters, I’ve got, like, a lot on,like you know, too much. I wish I could sort of drop,drop one of the things. Anyway... yepArtistsDr. Beaver: Band Leader + Synths + BassJJ Perry: Additional Music, Production, Mixing and MasteringSimon Plotkin: Vocals and LyricsTim Meredith: Music and LyricsSpecial thanks to Amy Dickinson for advice and support.“Free Time Man” is from the album “Cabaret Night at the Cosmic Lounge”. © Rusty Quill 2020If you would like to own the full album, consider becoming a Patron of Rusty Quill! All Patrons will receive a digipack, which includes dramatic sketches exclusive to the album and comes with special artwork by VeraRaeArt. Visit www.patreon.com/rustyquill to find out more.Stellar Firma is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial Sharealike 4.0 International Licence. The song "Free Time... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I am heroically bathed in the gulfs of gloryI sail beyond the sunsetI push onward until I touch the hem of heavenly realms I'll move heaven and earth to strive, seek, and find my abiding strength. I pursue excellence with every breath I breathe.I venture beyond the place of fear and tears I master the menacing shades of shadowI am forever found unafraidthe master of fate, commanding my soulremove your pity, I am the chosen onebottle my glory and capture the suni am the boundless essence of godheadi am the virile element if molded strength i am the noblest face and handsome at heartI am the sweeping solitude of spanning truthyou can have your grave, I am living a legacyI am the possessor of earth and everything in itI am the unbowed head of couragemy nature is fashioned to my unconquerable soulI am grappling with and destroying wretchedness rejoicing trumpets lead me to heights above skiesI am seeking glory before the hereafter I am the birthright of immeasurable qualityI am the unwinding fate of the chosen onedeep within i carry the rhythm of paradiseI am the advwnture clad risk taking prophet of todayI am beautifully furbished with ideal treasure my potential stretches from the east to the westI am the golden standard of the chosen oneI weild the power of 1,000 sailing ships of warI am the backbone of unfathomable fameglory seeks my companionshipI open the door and court my unfailing existence I am the blooming success of fiery growth I turn inward and discover my greatest treasuremy truest nature boldly fights at my sideI am my greatest allyover the waves and past the windI am the epic poem of a hero's journeyI cover the distance with assaulting speedI am the way of the warrior the mighty the valiantthe chosenmy bravery soars into the day like each morning's dawnI am the searing stare of glorious fire

I have resisted letting go of close to 1,000 emails and phone numbers. My action step is to put them away. I trust God will bring me the right people at the right time. Jesus went out in search of the one. I just need to be open to receive the one.As we send out gratitude and focus on our purpose with Christ’s love we are being missionaries with God as our partner. We are adjusting our lives to be God’s instruments as Mary said.Deepti pointed out when we act like victims of our wounded story we are operating in lack and can’t serve fully. We can instead adjust to live in love, trust, faith, and purpose.Today I give myself permission to I am open to receive the oneI am in pure faithI do enough and Christ does the restI do the most important things everydayIt is easy to adjust to and allow Christ’s will and directionI am more loving, compassionate, and forgiving to myself each dayI adjust the cells of my body to align with ChristI adjust my perceptions to align with ChristI am alignment as I care for myself and familyI am living in purpose with peace and easeClick Here for more info on living a life of gratitude.Click Here to find out how to join the Gratitude Call live every weekday morning at 7 am Mountain Time.Click Here to join the “Breakthrough with Gratitude!” Facebook Group. Check out the NEW! Daily GPS Planner. It’s a Gratitude Journal and Planner in one! There is space to write your Inspired Shortcuts, record all your thoughts and impressions from The Daily Gratitude Call and even pages to help you stay focused on your Path of Purpose!To have a 15 minute conversation with Wylene Benson and gain new perspective on an area you desire to change, schedule a time on her calendar by going to this link: askwylene.comTo work more closely with Wylene, email her and click here to learn more about her new book The Seven Gateways – Your Map to Integrity in Life and Business that so many have discovered to be the key to living a life of purpose, fulfillment and happiness!Support the show (https://wylenebenson.com)

I am just me living boldly, but I don’t necessarily see my gifts. One of my gifts wasn’t apparent to me until I received that acknowledgement and confirmation from a second witness from two people. Living our best inspires others to live their best.I am receiving while receiving and it brings such an ease and flow to life. It is an honor to confirm my gifts when I affirm your gifts. It is a sacred obligation to use my gifts.God doesn’t choose the qualified, he qualifies the chosen. We receive and have access to everything we need. He can use us when we walk in faith and believe we are enough.Today I give myself permission to live in flow My life is in flow while serving in partnership with Christ in my giftsI see my gifts through a reflection of othersI can literally do anything He calls me to doMy gifts are reflected back to me through sharing themI am a gift in Christ’s handsI am discerning how to minister to the oneI allow God to work through meI hone, magnify, improveI am affirming others gifts while serving in my giftsI am worthy of my gifts as I use them with GodI am creating a ripple of love with my giftsI open my giftsClick Here for more info on living a life of gratitude.Click Here to find out how to join the Gratitude Call live every weekday morning at 7 am Mountain Time.Click Here to join the “Breakthrough with Gratitude!” Facebook Group. Check out the NEW! Daily GPS Planner. It’s a Gratitude Journal and Planner in one! There is space to write your Inspired Shortcuts, record all your thoughts and impressions from The Daily Gratitude Call and even pages to help you stay focused on your Path of Purpose!To have a 15 minute conversation with Wylene Benson and gain new perspective on an area you desire to change, schedule a time on her calendar by going to this link: askwylene.comTo work more closely with Wylene, email her and click here to learn more about her new book The Seven Gateways – Your Map to Integrity in Life and Business that so many have discovered to be the key to living a life of purpose, fulfillment and happiness!Support the show (https://wylenebenson.com)

Since my heart attack I have noticed that it’s easier to claim having best friends because I have started letting people in by trusting. There are more people I feel I can trust implicitly because I believe and know that I am inherently safe. I am grateful my heart is open to receive.Relationship are often seemingly random connections that bless our lives. I get to be heard and share the deep thoughts of my soul.I have the wholeness in myself to see the wholeness and greatness in others. I celebrate me and celebrate the success of all around me. Everything I create in me is part of the whole.Today I give myself permission to TRUSTMy heart is open to receiveBlessings come into my life as the right relationshipsI have deep, fulfilling relationships in my lifeI am whole and I am oneI let in those that add to my wholeness and expansionWe see at each other as the prizeI am the prizeI listen to understand and seeI am a safe place and relationshipI am motivated by loveI am the hero/ heroine of my storyI am one and unified with all othersI am opening and receiving in a grander wayMy power of influence is grand and expandingClick Here for more info on living a life of gratitude.Click Here to find out how to join the Gratitude Call live every weekday morning at 7 am Mountain Time.Click Here to join the “Breakthrough with Gratitude!” Facebook Group. Check out the NEW! Daily GPS Planner. It’s a Gratitude Journal and Planner in one! There is space to write your Inspired Shortcuts, record all your thoughts and impressions from The Daily Gratitude Call and even pages to help you stay focused on your Path of Purpose!To have a 15 minute conversation with Wylene Benson and gain new perspective on an area you desire to change, schedule a time on her calendar by going to this link: askwylene.comTo work more closely with Wylene, email her and click here to learn more about her new book The Seven Gateways – Your Map to Integrity in Life and Business that so many have discovered to be the key to living a life of purpose, fulfillment and happiness!Support the show (https://wylenebenson.com)

Oh the sun is shining far too brightFor it to still be nightOh the air feels so cold, so cold and oldHow can it be light?Let's take a walk outsideSee the world through teach others eyesI wish I was your only oneI think you're beautiful but your hair is a messAnd your shoes are untied but that's what I love best

When I saw Deepti requesting a membership to our Facebook group and I had no knowledge of her. Because she didn’t come with a reference I sent her a message to discern her intentions. We automatically trust and love new people referred by people we love.When a student is ready the teacher appears or when the teacher is ready the student appears. Things line up as we release what isn’t ours to control and just govern ourselves with Christ focus.When we see others in Christ’s eyes our identity and reality of who we are expands in relationships. We are Family and have familiarity because we are eternal and part of one eternal family.Today I give myself permission to reach out to someone I haven’t or don’t usually talk toI am one with all around meI am inherently safe and oneI am trusting, open, and expanded in my relationshipsI am enlightened in opening my heartI am an eternal soulI recognize the genius in the space betweenI am one with familyThe world is my familyI have familiarity with all in my eternal natureI attract the right people into my expanded lifeI am a blessing to others in my expansion and onenessClick Here for more info on living a life of gratitude.Click Here to find out how to join the Gratitude Call live every weekday morning at 7 am Mountain Time.Click Here to join the “Breakthrough with Gratitude!” Facebook Group. Check out the NEW! Daily GPS Planner. It’s a Gratitude Journal and Planner in one! There is space to write your Inspired Shortcuts, record all your thoughts and impressions from The Daily Gratitude Call and even pages to help you stay focused on your Path of Purpose!To have a 15 minute conversation with Wylene Benson and gain new perspective on an area you desire to change, schedule a time on her calendar by going to this link: askwylene.comTo work more closely with Wylene, email her and click here to learn more about her new book The Seven Gateways – Your Map to Integrity in Life and Business that so many have discovered to be the key to living a life of purpose, fulfillment and happiness!Support the show (https://wylenebenson.com)

This week on the podcast, we catch up with Nelly the Ellybot captain Sarah Malyan, to talk COVID, bots she’s excited about this season, Rusty (naturally), hammers, butt fire, and another rousing game of Bonk, Tag Team and Incinerate. Oh! And our first original song!An Ode to Rustyby Sarah MalyanWell, I’m bored and going crazy at the lack of robot funNelly’s stuck in Britainand she ain’t the only oneI wonder if Kenny and Chris Roseare still aliveI’d love to hear Faruq shout,‘It’s robot fighting time!’ WIth nowhere to fight botsI thought my mind would fall apartBut then I glimpsed at Rustyand be still my beating heart! It’s like steampunk had a love childwith a Minion and a tankAnd it’s got a bonking drillto give the other bots a spank! Oh, it’s Rusty!Oh yes, it’s Rusty!Its paint job might make you think it’s crusty But its drill is very mightyand we can’t wait until it’s fightingBecause we love it here in BlightyOh it’s Rusty!It’s RustyWe do love RustyAnd I’ll hurt youif you speak of it unjustlyThis bot has my heart beatingIts aesthetic is most pleasingAnd Britain will be screaming,‘C’mon Rusty!’ This week’s combat robotics news stories: > Filming ends this week on the 2020 season of BattleBots> Atom 94’s weapons test: https://www.facebook.com/teamAVRobotics/posts/1240507119653867> First look at Chomp (!): https://www.facebook.com/ChompTheBattleBot/posts/1515997025262739 > Copperhead 2020 preview: https://youtu.be/HGgxyZpNHi8 > End Game weapons test: https://www.facebook.com/oyesrobotics/posts/1440823836115307> Extinguisher’s fire extinguisher: https://www.facebook.com/ExtinguisherBattlebot/posts/740593386522512> Extinguisher’s vertical spinner test: https://www.facebook.com/ExtinguisherBattlebot/posts/739760486605802> Extinguisher’s hammer test: https://www.facebook.com/ExtinguisherBattlebot/posts/737435340171650 > Ghost Raptor’s weapons test: https://www.facebook.com/realghostraptor/posts/2829445687287705> Ghost Raptor’s autonomous NERF gun: https://www.facebook.com/realghostraptor/posts/2831911927041081 > Gigabyte self-righting: https://www.facebook.com/RoboticDeathCompany/posts/1614259705630728 > HiJinx’s weapons test: https://www.facebook.com/HiJinx.BattleBot/posts/216802299871483> Pain Train glamor shots: https://www.facebook.com/PAINTRAINBB/photos/a.102447541610504/125729905948934/ > Rusty’s weapons test: https://www.facebook.com/teamironforce/posts/115520293653920 > Sharko’s weapons test: https://www.facebook.com/Sharkoprion/posts/802374597263557> Skorpios’ movie trailer: https://www.facebook.com/SkorpiosBattleBot/posts/2626324197678319> SlamMow’s weapons test: https://www.facebook.com/teammowbot/posts/10157772294438284 Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/behindthebotsRate and review us on Apple PodcastsTell a friend about the show; we really appreciate your support!

GEORGE:  Alright, everybody. Welcome back to another episode of the mind at George. It is free for all Friday, and I am picking everything bagel seeds out of my teeth today. And I'm excited because Travis is going to be talking and I'm going to be enjoying the flavor of this bagel for the next 45 minutes. And I have no idea why.But I went on a bagel kick this morning and I couldn't buy one. So I bought three. But today I am super, super excited, added to be joined by my guest who has an amazing bio. You can just Google it because it's phenomenal. And I would take the whole episode for me to read it, but it's somebody that I've actually known of an internet stock for probably four or five years. And it wasn't until our amazing mutual friend, Zach Benson introduced us. And so today I have Travis Chappell and the reason that I love Travis above everything else that he does besides the two podcasts. Amazing software working with the top entrepreneurs in the world is that Travis gets it. And when I say Travis gets it, he gets that people matter over everything else.And he has built his mission, helping people connect with people and not having them feel like you're a snake in the grass or kind of just in it for a deep transaction. And so that's the best intro I could give him. So Travis, welcome to the show.TRAVIS:  George what's up, man. Thanks so much for having me.GEORGE:  Do you have such a good podcasting voice? I can totally get it now. I love it. TRAVIS:  It's the mic. It's the mic setup.  GEORGE:   That's what I say. I was like, I'm still learning how to play with the audio tool so I can make myself, like, I want to be able to give myself a British accent, an Australian accent. And then like have that deep tone. Cause I feel like when you have one of those accents, you just sound 10 times smarter than everything else. TRAVIS:  True. It's actually psychologically proven. Yes. GEORGE:  I make this stuff up, but it's probably cause I heard it somewhere and that's how the neuroplasticity of my brain works. So one of the questions that I always love to start with, and I'm actually so interested to hear your response to this one.So the first question I ask is when you look back at your career and you've had quite a career. What was the biggest mistake or the biggest lesson that you've learned and what'd you take away from it and apply  nowTRAVIS:  I'd have to say that the biggest mistake that I've made is pushing things off and procrastinating. I ended up kind of be that type of a person in general, even like, you know, thinking back through school and in college and all that kind of stuff. It was just, I was always working best under pressure. You know, if the project's due tomorrow, I'm up the night before and I'll knock it out and I'll get an a, but I'm going to procrastinate till the very end. And so that's definitely something that I've had taken away from my entrepreneurial journey, because it bites you in the ass if you do it too much, you know what I'm saying? Like it no longer is a matter of,, well, it. You know that's one of those reasons. I think school is not a total proper preparation for what life is because there was no really there was no really con there was a real consequences to me waiting till the last minute to do a school project, except for that, you know, I'm up until 2:00 AM or whatever.That's really the only consequence which is that's not that big of a deal to you in college. You know what I mean? So like you can make it happen. You get an a, and you move on, but. The thing is in your entrepreneurial journey. If you sit on ideas too long, people will just start doing them.You know what I mean? Like didn't lose, you can lose time. You can lose a lot of money. You can lose influence, you can lose attention. There's so many things that that you lose by continuing to push things off and specifically the big thing I'm talking about is my podcast. Because man, if I would have just started it around the same time that I thought about starting oneI'd be a year ahead of where I am, which at three a week would be, you know, an additional 150 200 episodes, which would be an additional couple hundred thousand downloads, which would be an additional, a certain amount. of Followers and audience and attention and more money. And like everything would have been on a faster timeline if I started faster. And so I think there's a lot of people that just kind of sit around and wait for some magical day when everything's going to align. And it's just never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever going to happen.So you just gotta decide how important is it to you? That's really the big question. Like you shouldn't just get started with everything that you think about or else you'd be doing your thing. But how important is it to you? And if it is really important to you, then do it now. Like it started now, regardless of if it's a messy action, action at all is better than no action.GEORGE:  You know what, man, I so much, so much, there's probably like a stoic novel of entrepreneurial wisdom that just got pulled out of that answer. But the thing for me is like, you've talked about the podcast. It took me nine years. Like I wanted to launch my podcast in 2011. And, you know, what's not says I had a Heil, PR 40 microphones sitting in my room closet for eight and a half years, and I still don't use it, but at least I have a podcast now. But I literally, I've never used that microphone. And I kept it as a reminder of like, you know, when you do something like you've got to trust yourself and go all in, because I think about it and I'm glad I didn't like for all the right reasons. Like, I've learned a lot of lessons I'm in a different place now, but. It's actually really interesting because even now successful entrepreneur, when I launched this podcast a couple a couple months, we're doing amazing, but I had the same fears I had come up nine years ago. They didn't. They, you know, they didn't feel any different, they didn't taste any different, but I had a different set of tools in my toolbox and I was like, yeah, this doesn't matter, right.I actually was going to unpack it for you. So it's like, when I think about that, you know, as an entrepreneur, I think a lot, one of the times we sit here on the other side, we talk about like, Hey, you know, don't wait, don't wait, don't wait. And it wasn't like a brick in the face that hit me with that.It took years of learning. Like every time I missed because the consequences of waiting aren't immediate. There's like a very slow drip and fallout. And so how do you, like you said, when you talked about it, like, make sure it's important to you. Like, how do you vet, like what's important to you versus like, does this move the needle on the business? Is this for my personal tank? Like how do you go through that process? And then what's the first step that you do to do something. TRAVIS:   To me, it's the rocking chair test, which is something that Tony Robbins talks about a good amount and really resonates with me for whatever reason, but really quick, before I do that, I want to touch on something that you mentioned. You mentioned the Heil PR 40, and for those listening, that's like four or $500 microphone, a really nice microphone.  and when you're first starting out podcasting, you don't have to have something like that. And what I find to be a common denominator, George, between people who take action immediately and then actually stick with it versus people who go out and do something like that, where they like bought this microphone.I think the big difference there is you're taking action with the things that are the most fun parts of the task at hand. And I think that some, I think that if you're like, if you're going to take action, you should start it. Taking action on things that are going to move the needle, not necessarily the things that are emotionally most, you know, emotionally the coolest thingsabout the new venture that you're doing.You know what I mean? Like don't, don't, don't worry. Like if you're, if you just like, man, I just really want to buy this microphone, like, cause you know, and we all know that we're not logical creatures. We make decisions by emotion and we justify with logic. So it's like, you know, I really want this microphone, but I wouldn't really, it. So then you're, you're, you've decided that you want the microphone. This is now your logic is going to work and being like, well, but if I do this and I start this podcast, that's going to make money and then I can make money back on the microphone that about. And like you're finding all these reasons. So you go out and you buy the microphone, you're super excited about it. And then you like set it up or maybe you don't set it up. But but the point is saying is like, Don't just do the things that are fun about the new thing that you're trying, or the action that you're taking. Like do some of the things like, you know, buy the course before you buy the microphone and educate yourself, work on yourself internally, make yourself get up at 5:00 AM for the next seven days and work for one hour on your new thing.And then reward yourself with the fun stuff, reward yourself with that microphone records and episodes into your laptop. Audio, have it be a crappy as can be, but it's a, if I can do this for 30 days in a row, then in 30 days, I'm gonna go out and I'm going to get a microphone. I'm rewarding myself. I think that  plan of attack is going to keep you in the game a little bit longer and prevent you from spending money on a bunch of stuff that you never use.But anyway, back to the original question here, uh, so the rocking chair test, that's something that I use to decide if I should attack a new venture. As entrepreneurs, we all kind of have that shiny object syndrome and, you know, I'm 28. I've only been doing this entrepreneurship thing. Well, basically I've never had a job, so kind of it since forever since I was supporting myself at, you know, I got married when I was like 21. So since I was 21supporting myself. And in that time, period, I don't know how many things I've tried out. So many things that I've tried. And it's gotten a lot more clear over the years.  butI think that testing period was really important because it just helped me work through some different things and figure out, okay, well, I don't really want to be doing this.This isn't something that I'm like super great at. I don't really believe in this product that much. And it like brought me all the way up to this point. And now as I look at new ventures, it's really important to sit and take a second and say, how important is this to me to have accomplished at some point in my life. And I think that the rocking chair tells helps me do that. And so that's basically what it, is imagine yourself at 90 years old, 95 years old, sitting on a rocking chair on your front porch, looking back at your life and ask yourself if I do not do this thing. If I do not pursue this new venture or in this new direction, will I regret that at some point? And I think that not enough people ask themselves that question. And I think people are two are more afraid of failure or of regret where, to me, I'm way more afraid of having regret when I'm 90, then then failing a bunch until I get to 90, you know, knock on wood. But yeah, I think the, I think that that test is really is really a big thing for me.It was a huge thing when I started the software stuff, man, cause I mean, it was a big leap. We've spent a good amount of money in dev work to get this thing up and running, just to see if it's something that people even want. And that was a big, I'm not, I'm not a SAS founder. I'm not a software guy. I'm not a developer myself. It's it's a big risk to take on this brand new venture that I know little to, nothing about just because I thought I had a pretty good idea about it. When I sat there and asked myself that question, like if I look back in, you know, even if it's not, when I'm 90, let's say it's 60 or 70 or 50 or whatever.When I look back on this time in my life, will I regret not doing this? And the answer is just always overwhelmingly a yes, it was just like, I'm going to always look back at this moment. And , if none of my other dreams come true, especially if none of my other dreams come through, all the goals and the things that I'm working toward in life, if those things don't come true, I know, 100% for sure that I'm going to look back on this moment and be like, man, what if I just would have tried that software? That would have been the thing. You know what I mean? Like that, that would have been like, I could have, I could have sped up this timeline. I wouldn't have to go do this thing now when I'm 68, but I don't want to be doing like, you know what I mean? When I really look at those new ventures, new opportunities, I always ask myself. If I don't do this, will I regret it? And if so, how extreme, like how extreme will that regret be? You know what I mean? So, um, uh, that's, that's kinda how I vet out those new ideas. Sometimes.GEORGE:  That's good. I've, I've actually, I've heard it. I've never heard it explained like that. Well, it's a really, really simple concept and it's funny too, because you know, for those of you that don't know. So Travis has two podcasts, has been killing the game, entrepreneurship that working all this amazing thing. And then Travis is like, I think there's a better way for podcasters to do certain things. I'm going to launch a software, which is the opposite of like the shiny dopamine hit that you talked about with like buying the new microphone, right?You went the other way. Right. And I think, I think Travis, like you nailed it. Oh, it was for me. Right. It was the illusion that I wanted to do something, but I hadn't laid the foundation.Or built the container strong enough to hold myself accountable. Right. And so like for me now I know myself, right? Like I'm successful, but I also know my backdoor. So the moment I have an idea, I know if I'm going to do it, I have to post it publicly before I do anything or else I will find 8,000,064 different reasons just not do it. So I like I'll go live on Facebook podcasts, but Hey guys, just so you know, this is coming in like the next 30 days.And I have to like, put that accountability out to put in that work. Cause I think too. The undertow of what you said when you answered that question about the microphone  was gold and then the rocking chair test, and then the software that you're launching the venture too. I think one of the things that's underneath it, and you said it right without saying it is that. Success is not this big thing. It's the combination of these little things. Things that we do every single day. I mean, you're, you're going from everyone, like sees us off where program lash like, Oh, I'm so stoked. I'm so pissed. They're charging me so much money. I'm like, they've been working on that for four years. Like four years. You didn't know it existed.Paying for it, paying employees, devving it, you're buying it UX and all of it. And so. You've been working on this software, it's coming out actually soon. It might come out by the time this year podcast comes out. But when you think about that and thinking about what you talked about, like, okay, what are some of the lessons that you've learned in building the software? It's not your forte, it's not your expertise. It's your idea. And it's kind of putting into practice, the rocking chair, test, the shiny object syndrome being eliminated. Like how have you processed through that? And like, yeah, what's come up. What have you learned? Like, I'd love to hear some of that.TRAVIS:  And I know that you're going to love this answer because I know that's something we've talked about before. 100%, the most helpful thing during this entire process has been my network. Like without question on multiple, on multiple regards, that one of the biggest things that I've heard from SAS founders, and anytime I'm like trying a new venture, I kind of use it selfishly as I'm going throughout my, like, interviewing on my show.So you'll notice like, almost, almost like, um, industry leaning trends as I gain interest and other things, you know what I mean? Um, and so like you go through like a real estate investing thing and you talk to a bunch of real estate investors. And so I, you know, When I was starting the SAS stuff, I started talking to more SAS founders and things. And one of the biggest issues that I heard come up over and over again. And then I read through an, a software building book and took a couple online things about software. Andone of the  biggest thing, that I heard was just nightmares with development teams was like one of the biggest common denominators, one of the biggest common problems or issues for SAS founders.And I keep saying SAS, just to kind of define that in case you're wondering what that is. You're listening. It's a software as a service. And one of the biggest, one of those biggest problemsis that dev team issues? Well, I got super lucky, man, because I knew a guy who, reached out to me about starting a podcast for his software development company to get more clients in his software development company.And when we were talking, I told him about this software idea that I was kicking around in my head. And he was like, I think that's a tremendous idea. So usually this company, you would charge like $10,000 for a wire frame, which was enough to prevent me from figuring out what it would look like. Cause I, you know what I mean? Cause I knew that there were software dev shacks that would do something similar. And, but I was so focused on some other things that I was working on, but it wasn't a top priority for me to go out  and purposefully spend that amount of money just to see if I liked the product and want it to go get it built.Right. So, uh, he's a friend of mine that I've known for awhile. And after we decided to work on the podcast, we hopped on another call. He's like, we should just hop on a call and yeah. Work through what that might look like. So it helps call. We talked about it a bunch, and then a week later he shows me this wireframe that he did totally for free. And then I looked at the wireframe and I was like, I have to build this, that this has to exist. I think that it's going to be a knockout. I think that it's a good enough idea. I think that it has a lot of legs and you know, this guy's been in the software space for a long time. He agreed that obviously there was a external reason for him to agree that it had legs because he gets paid to do the dev work.But also he was a friend. So I actually trusted him. He wasn't just some random guy that found me online and wanted me todo his podcast for him. So that by itself was a good, like that connect by itself was amazing just to be able to have to work with a good dev shop that's, based in the U S and that does incredible will work and doesn't charge out the wazoo. For that incredible work. They do what they say they're going to do it. mostly has been on time. There's been a couple of delays, but that's just, that's like building a custom home and expecting it to be done on time too. It's just like, things just don't happen like that.There's always issues that come up that you're not sure that you're not sure, you know, that you couldn't have estimated from the beginning, but anyway, it's been mostly a positive experience. And and I've noticed that for sure, because other friends that I have that are doing similar dev work right. They've been working on it for months and months longer than we've been working on ours. And they are still months away from launching, whereas we're a couple of weeks away from launching. So just that one connection was good by itself, but now. Since then I've other questions about that kind of stuff, but I've never gone through like a fundraising round and all that kind of stuff.And it's still at this point, I haven't, but I was able to get on the phone with several entrepreneur friends that I now have, that I've built through the podcast, by the way, I was able to get on a phone with a bunch of them and ask them a ton of questions about like, Hey, Uh, what, what would you recommend on a seed round? Is that a click, a convertible or a safe orlike it, should there be some sort of options pool? Like what exactly do I do? How do I structure that? And then they a couple people, multiple people that made introductions to me to start up attorneys that would help me get my I legal docs set up all of, through introductions from people in my own network on relationships that I've worked on building for the last couple of years.And then a step further, bro. Even beyond all of the logistics and getting the company set up and, and learning some things , about raising capital and learning things about the, the a, the C Corp formation, because all I've ever done is like single member LLCs. That file is us corpse. And that, like, I see corp out of my world, you know, so asking all these questions, because it all these different things doing my own private, independent research, and then getting to the point where about a month ago started reaching out to people because we wanted to build up a list of guests that were going to be bookable on the site.So basically  it's a game and create a marketplace where if you have a YouTube channel or a podcast or a blog and you interview high level people for that, this is a way to connect with those people without going through months and months of trying to figure out where their media contact is and who the right person is and go through their gatekeeper and find an email and then schedule.And then in 17 email chain, it's basically go to their profile. Pay a thousand bucks or whatever their price is that they charge, book them on your show, have it scheduled in the County. I do the call. It's all taken care of within the site. And it's a pay-to-play marketplace so that you can for sure guarantee that you're going to get interviews. People you want to know. And so, when we were looking at the launch, we were like, okay, we can either go after the creators or we can go after the guests. We can't go after both because it would split our time and not be as effective. So I was like, let's go after the guests. Cause they're the ones with the audiences that will also have creators and they'll be able to bring in more users to the platform that way.We go out to  this list. And the first thing that I did is I is we went through all of the guests that have ever been on the build network. Yes. Which now at this point we're almost at 500 episodes. So we're coming up 300 something guests at this point. Cause some of them were solo shows and different combinations and things. So we reached out to that entire list. We have a list now almost 75 people. In the last two or three weekswhom have their own audiences. A lot of them are really well known, especially in the business and entrepreneurial space and especially in the consecration space, speaking space and all that, all those types of things, every single one of those people.Was, we're not cold pitches. They were warm, reached out it's to people that already had that I had already had a relationship with them. They've agreed to come onto the platformfor a couple of reasons. First of all, I think it's actually a useful platform. I think the software that we built actually has some really cool features. And if you're in this space or industry at all, I think that you would see that and it's all totally free because it's more of a platform as a service than it is a software as a service. Yeah. So our goal is basically just users. So, you know, it's a lot easier of a yes, but also the second reason that they're willing to say yes is because we have a PR like a preexisting relationship and there's a bunch of other people who have already said yes.So like literally bro, every single step along the way, there's a ton of uncertainty and there still is uncertainty. Obviously we haven't launched it. We still don't know how it's gonna work, work with people. Um, but I will say that, yeah, if I tried to do this two years ago, three years ago, Uh, I would be a million steps behind where I am right now. Just, just simply because of the relationships that are, that are, um, you know, existence in my life now. GEORGE: Cause nobody likes them or the people that get it.And one of the things that I think is so powerful, what you said is like, when you connected with this dev. There was a point where obviously he's incentivized because he'll be doing the dev work, but the quality of your relationship is what dictated his ability to go that deep invest that much capital and time into what it was offer based on the relationship that you had built and that wasn't transactionally, he reached out for help. You helped him. You did all of that thing. And what I think a lot of times, like I said, that we run up to, we, we teach relationships beat algorithms like, Oh yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm like, yeah. But the payoff, like reciprocity doesn't work tomorrow. Like reciprocity is a bank that comes out whenever it's needed to come up, but it could be a year from now two years from now. And you have no idea how far that ripple travels. And I think, you know, that's a Testament to it. So I think this is a perfect opportunity, by the way. What's the name of the, um, the software for everybody knows. TRAVIS:  Yeah, it's called guestio. So you can find it over @ www.guestio.comGEORGE:  So here's, what's funny. I'll tell you this story before it has name this question. So I want to Carole Baskin and on the podcast, right? Like from, from Tiger King, like bingo is going, going crazy. And I was like, everybody does the same thing.  They reach out to PR people and I wanted to talk to her about her marketing. Cause like, quite frankly, like she's a marketing genius, you know? The jury's out on anything else, but from a marketing perspective, servant's like, you're never going to get ahold of her. And I was like, she's on cameo. And that app cameo, if you guys don't know, you pay X amount of dollars and you get it, the celebrity to record your voice or shout out. And so I was like, what if I pay for a cameo to give her my contact information, tell her I'm going to spread the message of her service and give her my email. So I send this cameo. And I don't give her anything to record the message. She cancels the cameo because there's nothing to record. Sends me an email and said, Oh, that was super creative. Can't wait, connect. Here's my email and got her contact info without her, for like paying a dollar. And I was like, I made guestio 1.0, without them knowing. TRAVIS:  That's exactly right, bro. That's, that's exactly where the idea came from cheering for people on there. And I was like, man, I wish I could guarantee that they're going to say yes to an interview, but there's no way to guarantee that. And so, uh, so I was like, well, why don't I just build it? GEORGE:  I felt responsible for them adding the feature to text after, because I did that six times and I got ahold of all six people and all six of them personally emailed me and I never paid a dollar because they refund your money. If the request isn't funny, right. And then I was like, I have morals and ethics. And I was like, okay, I really feel bad. Like this works. I just can't go teach this. . Like, I'll just leave it for what it is. And then you come along. But like, when you think about it, right, like you talk about, you've been working on years on like building your network and building your network.Like, what are some of the big things that you focus on when you meet somebody when you're building your network? Like, how do you ensure that, that connection or that relationship as positive and doesn't feel slimy and snaky, like we're used to. TRAVIS:  So the one way that I sign of my, every single podcast that I do on both network is remember to leave every relationship better than you found it.And it's not a first heard from Gary V where he talks about basically he always strives to add 51% of the value in every relationship that he has. And when I read that, I was like, that just makes sense to me that is the way. That people should be treated. And it was a little bit different of an idea for me at the time, because I was used to doing door to door sales, which is  like the opposite of networking. You know what I mean? Like it is literally knocking on a door and then selling something within 10 minutes of meeting somebody, which is literally the opposite of what you're supposed to do when you're networking and building relationships. And when I went through that, I was like, man, this seems just like a way better way to get the job done.Like one way you'll always be working. The other way you can build wealth in a shorter period of time. Just not right now. You know what I mean? Like it's not going to be right now, but if you do a good enough job building relationships over the course of the next 10 years at 20 years, it's going to be way more impact full then if you're just focusing on the short term transactions, because if you do that, you're going to be focusing on that for the next.40 years, 50 years. Cause you're never going to get a break from that. You better be really freaking smart with your money, if that's the way that you're treating relationships. And so that's one of the big things  that I try to instill with people is just to remember, to leave evolution better than you found it. Even if you have nothing to benefit from our relationship. If you have nothing that can help you or profit you from a relationship, always try to offer some value, get used to doing favors for people as long as they don't, take out huge chunks of your day. And as long as they don't make you in-congruent or inconsistent with the way that you choose you to live your life.If you're a coach for instance, and people pay you. 10 grand for your coaching session. You know, you obviously don't want to just hop on a ton of free coaching calls with somebody because for the sake of like helping them, because that's obviously completely unfair for the people who were paying you a ton of money to get access to your time. So I think that's a little bit different, but what I am saying is like, if you can make a quick connection or if you can recommend a quick tool, or you can shout out a book to somebody or say, Hey, I read an article this morning, thought you might enjoy it, send it off to somebody or you're, you know, out and about something reminds you of somebody that, you know, shoot them a quick video. Why not just reengage those people always be trying to add a little bit of value to the lives of the people that are around you. And what it does mean is that it makes people conspire for your good yeah. And when you have a ton of people that are just hoping that you do well, you know what I mean? They're just there. They're hoping they're there, they're there wishing the best upon you. Um, that's just, you know, I, I know this is a woo woo or whatever, but that's just good energy. It's good energy to have, you know, when there's a bunch of people conspiring for your good and for your benefit in the world, just because like, you're just a helpful person that never seems to care about all the other things. That's such a really, that's just a really awesome thing to have. GEORGE:   I say I'm wooo wooo covered in tattoos. They come, I just don't look it right. Like the tattoos were like a good hiding spot for me for awhile.  So when I think about this, right. when you think about these relationships and you think about always improving upon this silence rider, adding a bit of new founder, Gary, like we we've seen it.And the truth , is that. It does work. And it's not even that, like it works to get something out of it. Like it's just about being a good human being and like, understanding that this is what's going to change the world. AndI, it took me a long time to realize that, remember, you know, when I was like in the beginning of entrepreneurship and I like made my first million, I went to a conference and keynoted, I was like backstage with all the other speakers.And I was like, Let me tell you about me. Let me tell you about me. Let me tell you about me. And I was like, ah, they never just texted me back ever. Like I wouldn't even get their number.  Like good lessons that we had to learn, you know, to play the game. But one things that I find really interesting and I love to hear how people do this. When you start building relationships with people like you're talking about, like when you plant a seed, you have to water it and water and water it. And if you want that vegetable, you have to tend to it. Sometimes you have to water it once a month. Sometimes you can just let that thing grow and it's a Lotus and it comes through mud.And other times you have to water it daily, but like, how do you look at nurturing relationships with people when you build them? Like you have a really big network of people. And so is there anything that you proactively do or do you kind of just build it reactively and keep it open? Like, Hey, hit me up anytime. Like how do you see that, that nurturing of the watering of that garden that you've built with your network? TRAVIS: That's honestly something that I'm trying to get a lot better at, to be honest with you, man, because I am not super great at re-engaging and remembering things like that. My my wife will be the first one to line up and tell you that. I just try to do more things like exactly what I was just saying when I'm out and about I'm thinking about something or something reminds me of somebody I'll shoot them a quick text, shoot them a quick video, just, Hey, thinking about you haven't talked to in awhile, whatever.I think that goes a long way with people, especially now. When you just kind of assume that people catch up with your stuff, because while I'm posting it all online, there's something called an algorithm that doesn't show your stuff that you post online to everybody that knows you. So, it's really good to get off of those platforms and just shoot a text or shooting or shoot something out that's a little bit more personalized, especially if you can do a video really quick stuff like that, I think that is really beneficial. The other thing that I think that I do pretty well is connecting other people to each other as a form of continuing to stay in touch with people. So anytime I come across somebody who I'm like, it triggers a memory in my mind of a conversation that I had with somebody else.And I think that these two might be able to have a conversation, but I just make an introduction. I ask both people always get a double opt in intro because you never know if people are trying to avoid each other. You don't want to, you know, I've been, I've been put into introductions like that with people where I'm like, ah, come on, man.I don't like, this is already a person that I've talked to and they're just trying to like, get something from me and I've already told them no. And now I'm in this awkward conversation that I have to back out of because you're a friend of mine and I don't want to like, make it seem like, you know what I mean?So I'll always get the double opt in intro, but make introductions as much as you can, man. Be the connector of people.  I made an introduction. I didn't even know if it was going to go anywhere.  I don't know if you know, Jordan Harbinger and, and interpreter.  Brandon's a host of bigger pockets and Jordan has the Jordan harbinger show, too.It shows in iTunes bigger pockets podcast, the largest real estate investing podcast out there. They get three, 4 million something downloads a month.  Jordan's show is 6 million downloads a month. And I made a connection to them like, like, uh, a while ago. I don't remember even how long ago it was, but I just asked both of them like, Hey, I think this would be a fruitful connection.You know, they're both really cool people. You both kind of are, are living kind of outside of the other onlinebusiness type people, like all the funnel, hackers, community, like you guys are like, definitely. Away from that community. I think that you have multiple things that you agree on that you touch,  multiple crossover touch points. and so I was just like, Hey, you mind if I make an intro? And both of them said, sure. You know, and it was kind of like, yeah, but I mean, I can't really do much because my show is a real estate podcast. And then Jordan was like, yeah, I can't really do much though, because you know, he's about real estate.We don't really talk about real estate on the show. And I was like, all right, no worries. But I mean, the thing is be cool. If you guys got to know each other, it turns out a few months later, Brandon and bigger pockets decide to bring on an another interview into their weekly schedule, just about mindset in general, instead of just real estate investing, because that's a huge part of any business is working on your mind and going through the personal development journey.And the first guest that Brandon had on that segment of the bigger pockets podcast was Jordan harbinger. And so it was really, it was a really cool opportunity. To be brought up in another conversation. Andand know that I was able to add value to both of them, as well as the entire or audience that listens to the conversation.When back when, like, I didn't really even know what would come of it and I wasn't trying to get anything out. Yeah. Out of it. It was just a way of just trying to add a little bit of value to people. And I think if you get in that habit, it's a really good habit to get into. So be it be a connector of manGEORGE:  you're yeah, you're really good at that. And, and I've learned, I've learned how to do this by doing it all wrong and then learning how to do a ride and paying attention to those around me.  By the way, like, I need to talk about this double opt in thing too. Like. It is the worst thing you can do. Cause like I'm really available, like really available and I'm like, I'll talk to anybody, but I'm always like, Hey, can you ask me first? I've had intros to people that I swore, like I should have had restraining orders againstI'm like, I'm getting punked. This is a joke. One of my friends, like how did they not? And I'm like, I respond like WTF. I'm like, Oh my God, I forgot. How could you forget? You know, like, I feel like you opened Pandora's box and the poison of the play comes out again. And I was like, here it comes.  Like I did something in the universe to warrant this happening again, and now I have to play with it.You know, one of the things it's something I think about a lot too Travis and a couple like friends of mine, I've learned all of it. Like, so obviously, you know, and I know Jordan, by the way, I love his show. By the way, if you guys haven't listened to Jordan Harbinger, go check them out. Um, uh, Jim Kwik, right?So Jim's a really good friend of mine, all about mindset. And I love when Jim teaches things like people like how to remember a hundred days, how to remember a hundred names. How do I remember a hundred names? But I think one of the secrets about being a connector or one of the secrets about being in good relationships is being an active. listener. And it's not the have to remember, like, one of the things that I do is I never try to remember everything. I try to remember something unique. Nobody else would pay attention to about somebody like what their favorite dog treat was, or like what their, you know, the name of theiryou know, kid's favorite movie was there like some random thing. That's so easy for me to remember because it's so random and it feels so important about them because everybody else tell me how much money you make. Tell me what your business is. Tell me how you can, you know, pull those levers. And so I combined like. The knowledge of like four of my friends. So Jim teaches the memory stuff and then Steve's another really good friend of mine.I love what Steve says. So like you and I get off a call, right. And by the way, I did this with you because I had to, the moment we got off the call, I remember what we talked about. I went in my calendar and I sent three reminders in the future. And I made one note about what we talked about. That was it.And so I made a note and I was like, Hey, follow up a Travis ride. I was like, I know he's in Vegas. You gotta let him know I'm going there. Like, I, I wrote down, it took me like two seconds and I just wrote it down and then it ended up working out perfectly I do on the podcast. So Steve's like always like always take a note and just set a reminder to follow up with people.And so what I did is I, I took this one step further and I've, I've never shared this, but every time I get on a call with somebody like coming to do work with, or I'm doing business with the moment I get off the call pre-write and schedule three emails in the future, schedule them all that day. And so one goes like a week later, like, Hey, just far, I'm super glad we connected another one, like a month later. And then like three months later and I make them really evergreen, like just a, Hey checking in on you like Dean Jackson, nine word style. And then Jesse, Itzler. Said this a long time ago. And one of Jessie's biggest hacks is like, we all know, like I just had a monk on the podcast and his favorite quote of mine was like, if you can't shit without your phone, you're not living.And  I loved it. Right. Like, it was like the best moment it's wisdom. And I was like, hearing him say it, like, you know, turned my heart and then made me feel guilty at the same time. And I was like, okay, cool. So now there's times I intentionally shit without my phone, but now the rest of it, Jessie's like, Do yourself a favor. We all have plenty of pockets. Are we get in the endless scroll of Instagram? I'm on YouTube or whatever. He's like stop. And yeah, he's like when about, you're about to go there, open your phone, open your phone to an app and send three video messages or three texts messages to anybody that you have just check in.And that's it. Yeah, I do that every day and the results are absolutely mind blowing.  I don't know, there was some little things that like have come up for me years of doing this. Cause like I used to overcomplicate it right out, send like handwritten cards and Burt and nobody cares. They just want to know that you're thinking about it, that you're in a relationship and it always tends to open up the universe.TRAVIS:  well, that's exactly right. It tends to open up the universe we needed to because you, a lot of people try to try to, you know, avoid digging their wells thirsty. And that is the opposite  of how to have good relationships. You know, it's like if somebody hits you up after like nine years, you've not, you haven't talked in a really long time.Your first inclination is like, okay, this person's either about to like talk to me about, you know, Jesus or talk to me about their new supplement that they sell with, you know, EMA or whatever company hasn't been shut down by the FTC. You know what I mean? Like there's, there's something, there's some reason that they're reaching out and they're usually right. It's usually like you get so many of those pitches of people , that are like, obviously just sent out. You know, a thousand messages to their entire 1000 Facebook friends that they have. And all of them say more or less the same exact thing cause they're trying this numbers game thing, it just doesn't work.You have to dig your well before you're thirsty. And like that is exactly, you don't know when you're going to need relationships in your life. You don't know. And the software is a really good example for me on that, because the first few years when I was doing my podcast, I didn't know exactly what I was doing. I just knew that I liked podcasting on. I wanted to build an audience around this whole idea of building relationships and using your network and creating an environment that makes you a better person and all that kind of stuff. And I didn't know when I was talking a lot of these guests want, when they're I was interviewing them that one day I was going to reach out to them about this new software that I'm launching.And I wanted to see if they'd be willing to come on board as one of the launch guests, don't worry. It's totally free. All that kind of stuff. I didn't know. I, that, that was not in my thought process at the time. It was just cultivating a relationship when I reached out to other people and made some connections here and there like that, those weren't because I was thinking, man, one of those.You know, when I launched that software  in a year, you know, it's going to be amazing because I'll be able to have all these people to call back on it. Like you didn't think about it. You just, if you continually add value without trying to expect something in return, then you're building up a bank of relationship capital, just like you're building up a bank of Actual capital. And if you go to, if you have a price problem, if you have an issue, you have an emergency come up and there's no money in your bank account, then you go negative in your bank or you have to put it on a credit card and then you're in debt. You know what I mean? And saying, it's the same thing with relationships.If you don't have enough relationship capital in that bank account, so to speak, then when, by the way, when you have that problem, come up. When you have that emergency where you're like, man, I need, I need some help. I need some support from the people in my life. Your account's overdrawn. Yeah. What do you do now?You know what I mean? That's when you start reaching out to all these people and asking for these favors, when you haven't talked to them in seven years and it's just like, wait, what, Oh, you have a kid now. No way. That's crazy. You know what I mean? You know? So, so you got, yeah, you got to dig your well before. You're thirsty. Cause I mean, that's the only way that it's ever beneficial is if you just keep. Adding value to people's lives without really ever expecting anything and understanding that that's really the only way that it's even going to benefit you anyway. Um, and another good example would be Jordan.I don't know if you know the story, but basically he was with art of charm. The, the show that he had for a decade, really bad business dealings, he exited the partnership. And had to literally like literally they were, they were getting two, 3 million downloads a month, something like  that entire, you know, email, his customer list.All these things that the company kept Jordan had started over from scratch had zero things. The only thing that he had in his corner was his network. Yep. And he started that show at the beginning of 2018. Now in 2020, he has completely eclipsed the heyday of art of charm, our terms down to like to lower downloads as they've ever been before. And Jordan's show is  higher than double than what are charms heyday was just because he did the work for us over a decade of just putting work into relationships, adding value to people, and then the day that he needed some help. The day were like everything that he was working on got totally screwed over and he had to start from scratch.He had people that he could call and say, Hey man. I mean, I need a favor,you know, I, I need something and, and all those people that he had supported throughout all the years were eager, chomping at the bit to help this guy out because he had been so helpful to so many throughout his career. So, it's just such a big lesson.If you go into it, trying to help people expecting that you're going to get something from it. It has the opposite effect on you, you know, instead of just going in and just being how you can help out. And, you know, Zig Ziglar said it best when he said, if you help enough people get what they want, you can have everything that you want. And so if you're not giving the results that you want in life, maybe start thinking about like really do a real analysis, a deep dive on what you're doing, what your daily tasks are. What's your monthlygoals are all those types of things and ask yourself like, how many people am I helping by doing this?And if the answer was me, then you're, that's probably why you're not getting enough results because you're not doing anything that's actually intrinsically helpful to other people. That's how the market. You know, pays you that your paycheck is directly correlated to how many people you're helping and how effectively you're helping them.GEORGE:   It actually says in my Facebook header that accompany success is directly correlated to the amount of value they add on people's lives. Like that's where their financial success comes from. And  I think it was like one of the, a personal development coach I had like 10 years ago.I was in that like my whole life is ending.I just got out of 12 years of combat, like right. And like legitimate feelings. But I always felt frozen and she's like the fastest path just to give away what you want to get. And like, like that thing still carries so much weight for me to this say like when I'm stuck and I don't know what to do, like just go give it away. Like go give away energy, go give away positivity, but it's always about service. And I don't think there's any way to lose that game. And, you know, you said something that I think is really, really, really, really important before we wrap the episode. Andthis was something that it took me a long time to learn, but like, they don't take their well to their thirsty and all of these things like with relationships, right?If you do a relationship bad at burns a bridge that you can't rebuild it. Right. But when you do a relationship, right, or at least neutral, you improve upon the silence. You keep that bridge. Like every time Manhattan builds a new bridge, they don't knock the other ones down. That's why there's 21 of them. And you always want to have those avenues to lean into it doesn't mean you're going to have to drive over it. Like if you're going to Manhattan every day, you can only drive in on one bridge and out on one bridge, but you have those options. And that's how I tend to like, think about relationships and it's so powerful, man.Like, I have so much validation right now. Like in my soul hearing you speak about this stuff, like, it just makes my heart happy. I'm like, yeah, yeah, yeah. Like this is like a fusion of dopamine I needed today. Like it was one of those mornings. And so no, I absolutely love it. So. Quick question. So and just so everybody knows the best place to find track that's cause you can find them anywhere. Just Google his name his podcast. Amazing. But his Instagram is that Travis Chappell? TRAVIS:  Yep. Yep. Yeah. Just first and last name first. GEORGE:  Yeah, I was going to say it's 2:00 PM. I was about to say that. Who else? So it's Travis Chappelle with two  and two L.but you know, for everybody listening, right? Like just to wrap the episode, you know, like if there was a piece of parting advice, something that they could focus on today, something that would help move the needle in their life based on anything, you know, that we talked about, like what would those parting words of wisdom be? Like, if, if it was your last message to my audience, what would it be?TRAVIS:  Yeah, sure, man. I would say one of the principles, overarching principles that's helped me in my life in general, in all things. It's not just my business, not just my network is,  taking radical responsibility.and I think that that's just a big principle in life that we're watching it unfold before us in our, the grand scheme of the politics in our country right now.And I'm not gonna talk about a bunch of politics or anything, but the reason that I bring that up is that it comes from the site. A lot of the issues that we have stems from this idea that other people are responsible for the things that happen in our lives, which is the opposite of the truth. And it's a losing game. If you truly believe that you are not responsible and other people are responsible, then everything's always out of your control. It means you have no ability to change things that are happening in your life and the things that are coming to you , at a later date in your life. And if that's the lot that you've accepted, then there's nowhere to go from here. And you may as well just do nothing and exist forever because like why even try if you can't change any of those things. And so it starts with taking radical responsibility and by the way, responsibility and faults are two different things because some people will be like, Oh, you know, well, what about my dad? You know, he died when, uh, you know, he died when I was 16 from cancer. And it's like, okay, well, that's not your fault. There's a big difference. But it was your responsibility to now deal with the problem and say, Hey, what do I need to do moving forward?Now that has to be come your responsibility and there's a , big difference between those two things. And I'm not trying to be insensitive here, but I am saying that once you start taking responsibility for everything that happens in your lifefor all of us, things that you have control over.Once you start taking responsibility for that, you're gonna start, you're gonna start just noticing that the world unfolds with risk with with opportunity, that opportunity abounds and that there's nothing that's preventing you from taking advantage of those opportunities except for you and your own belief that it's not possible. Take taking radical responsibility, man. And that would be the thing I would like to leave everybody with.GEORGE:  This is the podcast that I needed, but it is now. And that was so true for me. This was the one I wanted and it turned into one that I needed. And man, it's absolutely, it's an honor to have you on the show for everybody listening.Please go check out Travis, a Google on it, check them out on, Google him on Instagram. Check them on his brand. And Travis Chappele and then check out  www.guestio.com Especially if you're in the podcasting space creator space work with influencers are an influencer. Go check that platform out. Cause it's a pass. It's a platform as a service as Travis is going to corn. That one now. So man, thank you for being here and, it's always been a pleasure. So for anybody listening, remember that relationships always beat algorithms and I will see you guys in the next show. 

When the call was small and then it started to grow. Something is coming in a much more expansive way. I love in this community there is no competition. Just more abundance and love.Diversity is beauty coming together like an orchestra with all the be complimentary instruments as Melissa suggested. Glorious by David Archuleta was one example.Napoleon Hill speaks of the mastermind that is created as two people bring their minds, thoughts, and ideas together in Think and Grow Rich. Diversity is life’s university as Robert suggested.Today I give myself permission to see a challenge as a diversity blessing I am abundant in expanding in increase and creationI am sharing my authentic lightI am a bright and brilliant lightMy gifts and talents are expanding as I become oneI am one with Christ and His disciplesI see the diversity I viewed as a challenge is really a blessingI see the positive spaceClick Here for more info on living a life of gratitude.Click Here to find out how to join the Gratitude Call live every weekday morning at 7 am Mountain Time.Click Here to join the “Breakthrough with Gratitude!” Facebook Group. Check out the NEW! Daily GPS Planner. It’s a Gratitude Journal and Planner in one! There is space to write your Inspired Shortcuts, record all your thoughts and impressions from The Daily Gratitude Call and even pages to help you stay focused on your Path of Purpose!To have a 15 minute conversation with Wylene Benson and gain new perspective on an area you desire to change, schedule a time on her calendar by going to this link: askwylene.comTo work more closely with Wylene, email her and click here to learn more about her new book The Seven Gateways – Your Map to Integrity in Life and Business that so many have discovered to be the key to living a life of purpose, fulfillment and happiness!Support the show (https://wylenebenson.com)

I’ve been doing a study of charity for the past few weeks. It’s like this deep, vast well of information. Christ is charity. Assurity is eyes on Christ. My assurity is in Christ. Everything else is changeable. He is my center and grounded source.Robert recognized that Heavenly Father watches over us in confidence. Comfort. The way he is writing his book he feels that he has Charity because he had hope. There is synergy in faith hope and charityThere is peace in Christ knowing he helps us let go to step into faith.Today I give myself permission to feel the Assurance of the LordTo choose new is to choose ChristI go to sleep & wake up in peace with ChristI have Christ’s assurance I am enoughI am a loved good and faithful servantI live in Christ’s assurance todayI am on Christ’s timeI am always part of the OneI am seen and loved by GodI let go of the need to save myself and go to God for forgivenessI trust that the Atonement is enough for meClick Here for more info on living a life of gratitude.Click Here to find out how to join the Gratitude Call live every weekday morning at 7 am Mountain Time.Click Here to join the “Breakthrough with Gratitude!” Facebook Group. Check out the NEW! Daily GPS Planner. It’s a Gratitude Journal and Planner in one! There is space to write your Inspired Shortcuts, record all your thoughts and impressions from The Daily Gratitude Call and even pages to help you stay focused on your Path of Purpose!To have a 15 minute conversation with Wylene Benson and gain new perspective on an area you desire to change, schedule a time on her calendar by going to this link: askwylene.comTo work more closely with Wylene, email her and click here to learn more about her new book The Seven Gateways – Your Map to Integrity in Life and Business that so many have discovered to be the key to living a life of purpose, fulfillment and happiness!Support the show (https://wylenebenson.com)

S1 ep 11- THE TREKAnd they want us to leave....I've been looking looking looking looking Look hereThese eyes they close up for no oneI go in full motionLet it resonate the mindYou cooler than whatever Those eyes they do know better My eyes can't get no wetterMy high's can't get my head up Gone in the morning But for now we got to deal itYou wanna stop this warring But you can't control your spirit It Sunday somewhere Yeah I got this long hairDon't own alot But I hold my knotsControl my spotWith the longest locksLet it air dry32 years the longest whyQuestions all noise They mess with the boyBut we are grown menI hold to moments That give me no handThe light fixtures shakeWe run from our raceTurmeric colored platesBriyani grow the waistSpent the 90's in LAAnd the Early 2kOpen doors I rather lockThem boys they lived alotGrow up in different spotsDhaka was the talkPray a rakat know my lordLock up the third floor Above grandmama nestTold I got grandmama crestSimilarities at their bestWe don't think alikeWe don't ink alikeWhat I write Is not what you'd right What the people likeWhat is equal likeI'd a be so nice If we could ease on lifeWowI'd get closer if I'd bowBow bow bowOnly in the nowCan't get it if you wildBut if you wait a little while You could open up the cloudsLet go and let it riseI came home and lived a lieOften they close The things that I holdIf I need any moreThen I lean into lordPraying so oftenCan't tell you where I beenMy circle is shakyMy world going crazy The people that make meAre the ones that now hate meCame up from the 80'sI can take on what the day bringIt don't matter what you tell meI been hopping on one footTrynna get me other looksBut I failed to pay attention That my steps don't get me different LooksAm I goodAll this bullThings we doWhy we do itIf I loose itCannot do itAll right- stretch outSearching my mind Calling you lordTake hold of my timeFree up my worldAll that I prayCould you settle the scoreSearching my mind Calling you lordTake hold of my timeFree up my worldAll that I prayCould you settle the scoreSettle the score Out here with my hand outTell me what your plan boutI can't get a hand nowGuard down and I camp outPrayer rugsAnd faded loveI fast homieDon't pass on meI ain't one of thoseType to let it to goThe slow motion Of not knowing The juvenile bench When you and I were friends Kick it on a Sunday For the promise of a somedayTrade in my dreamcastNachos on a bean bagFree time I will need thatBut we trade it inFor the erase of sinAlms and allMy arms they fallBelow the hipYou gotta know I'm fitTo take on what you giveBut if I gotta be honest Your plan takes its tollThe world we don't knowClue me inClue me inGotta know where to beginThe point of lifeCan't be what I enjoy at nightIts beyond diceBeyond the sweaty drinksNestled in koozies The occasional doobie We rolled up To roll downPop up on the scene SwingThe doorsExit ever so smoothly Like cream off of cakeOn those heated daysThe park bench thrillsTwo liter fills...->Want more? Check out our conversations with the Coconut Connection podcast where we chat about identity and coming up in America as mixed race youngins.https://open.spotify.com/episode/3Rbwj71mxV45lqTgQitgH1 Curious about our creative process? Would you care to have insight into the formation of Night World a Podcast? Check the link below to tune into our convo with @CoconutConPod-https://open.spotify.com/episode/2vUxXYhU8r2vvsTG5h1rliCheck out the Coconut Connection-email: coconutconnection2@gmail.comFacebook: The Coconut ConnectionInstagram: @CoconutConPodTwitter: @CoconutConPod FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @NIGHTWORLDPODEmail us- nightworldpod@hvbrecordings.com  SEASON 1 LOOKING THROUGH THE TUNNEL WILL RUN FROM JUNE UNTIL THE END OF OCTOBER.NIGHT WORLD IS RECORDED AT NIGHT SOUND STUDIOS IN CARRBORO NORTH CAROLINA. THE MUSIC -EVENING WALK- FEATURED IN EPISODE 11 IS FROM SFRBEATS.COMNIGHT WORLD a PODCAST is written  & performed by Arvid, 8TATE HYE, & Zaf. Glenn Schwartz is our recording engineer. Please leave reviews, subscribe and share this podcast.  

Peace for me, is confidence in myself, confidence in God, in my relationship with my husband, and my confidence in my children’s ability to choose what’s right. Peace is like watching a movie for the first time, sitting on the edge of your seat, but knowing in the end it will all get resolved.Gratitude is one of the best tools for peace. Gratitude centers us in God and diffuses feelings of victim-hood or other low vibrations.Why be frustrated now when it doesn’t change anything? Sweet is the peace of knowing that God is in charge. Our part is to repent and get re-centered daily, do our best, and receive direction and confirmation from the Lord that we are on track.Today I give myself permission to be in peace with my LordPeace is possible in Christ anywhereTrust and confidence that all things will be resolvedI am confident God is in chargeI know in my heart that all things are for our best as we turn to ChristAngels are with little children everywhereGod is mindful of me and each of us, especially childrenChrist seeks the oneI have learned the lessonI am in peace with everything in and outside of meClick Here for more info on living a life of gratitude.Click Here to find out how to join the Gratitude Call live every weekday morning at 7 am Mountain Time.Click Here to join the “Breakthrough with Gratitude!” Facebook Group. Check out the NEW! Daily GPS Planner. It’s a Gratitude Journal and Planner in one! There is space to write your Inspired Shortcuts, record all your thoughts and impressions from The Daily Gratitude Call and even pages to help you stay focused on your Path of Purpose!To have a 15 minute conversation with Wylene Benson and gain new perspective on an area you desire to change, schedule a time on her calendar by going to this link: askwylene.comTo work more closely with Wylene, email her and click here to learn more about her new book The Seven Gateways – Your Map to Integrity in Life and Business that so many have discovered to be the key to living a life of purpose, fulfillment and happiness!Support the show (https://wylenebenson.com)

Bonus song: Flesh of my flesh (from my Wedding Collection album) You are flesh of my fleshBone of my boneThere's no one closerYou are flesh of my fleshBone of my boneWe are oneI do pledge my life to youForever and alwaysI will take good care of youAnd shower you with praiseOthers try and separate usBut they don't have a chanceNo one can take your placeNo not even oneYou are flesh of my fleshBone of my boneWe are one. I do give my life to youToday and everydayI will stand right by your sideWhatever comes our wayI have searched and searched for someoneWho'd make my dreams come trueNowhere else on this earthIs there anyone like youThe storms of life can blow and blow But they won't knock me downWe'll stand the testThe test of time'Cause we stand on Holy ground.You are flesh of my fleshBone of my boneThere's no one closerYou are flesh of my fleshBone of my boneWe are oneSource: LyricFindSongwriters: Leon PatilloFlesh of My Flesh lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc, BMG Rights Management

This week on WE WON THE INTERNET we talk about stupid people out spreading the virus for stupid reasons. SH!T ON THE INTERNETDog gone it!There can be only oneI play a cop on TVDECODING THE INTERNETSam tells us about questionable eventsI CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S NOT GOOGLE!Man's wife is a nasty manipulator.  Should he stay or go?THE DARK WEB: Creepy things seen at night by driversSPONSOR: Blue balls energy drink

Mojo plus oneI was once part of a team planning, training and fund-raising for an expedition to the South Pole. It was going to be a cracking adventure. I loved the guys I was working with. I was stronger than I had ever been in my life. I would be able to write a fabulous book afterwards. They were exciting times.But the expedition bank account was empty. We failed to secure enough sponsorship, and the expedition had to be postponed. Season after season the funding deadline came and went. After five years I accepted that this season had been my final chance to get to Antarctica. I withdrew from the expedition. I had failed.I spent the next week in the pub feeling sorry for myself. We had poured so much time and effort into the expedition, placed our varied lives and ambitions on hold and come together in pursuit of this one dream. And all for nothing. It felt so unfair. Why wouldn't someone give me piles of their hard-earned money so that I could go on a chilly camping holiday? More pressingly, what was I going to do with my life now that the beautiful blankness of Antarctica stretching off into the distance had been exchanged for the stark emptiness of my calendar stretching off into the distance?Here's what I decided, in a welcome moment of clarity at the bottom of an inappropriately-early-in-the-day pint of lager. I was going to stop feeling sorry for myself. And I was going to stop blaming the world. From now on, I was going to take responsibility for my adventures rather than waiting for mystery angel investors to swoop down and make my dreams come true. I was going to see an empty diary as a wonderful opportunity rather than the mark of a loser. And I was going to make stuff happen. Myself. Now.Six weeks later, instead of hauling a stupidly heavy sledge through the vast, inhospitable wasteland of Antarctica, I began hauling a stupidly heavy cart through the vast, inhospitable wasteland of Arabia instead. Ever since I first read about Wilfred Thesiger a dozen years earlier, I had wanted to make a journey of my own into the Empty Quarter desert. After putting it off for so long, I now made the expedition happen in just a month and a half. Disappointment led to simplicity and action. I planned to walk across a section of the Empty Quarter desert from Oman to Dubai. It was appealingly romantic in concept and simple (though not easy) in execution. The critical act was committing to it. I blocked the dates off in my diary. (See: I was lucky to have an empty diary, not cursed.) Second, for a fiery injection of peer pressure and accountability, I told people what I was going to do. Then I recruited someone to come with me. I didn't really know Leon, though we would become good friends. It was enough that Leon's reputation suggested he was competent to handle what the trip demanded, enthusiastic about making it happen and willing to commit despite neither of us knowing what we needed to commit to. (I prefer not to ruminate on why I need to find a new partner for each big expedition and that nobody comes with me twice…)Finally, we booked our plane tickets. This was a necessary symbolic and financial declaration of intent: a point of no return. Throughout this book, I have chosen to advocate a deliberately gung-ho, flippant approach to planning and to life. I've done this because very few people need urging to be more cautious or pessimistic. The internet and your parents are bursting with sensible advice. I don't have anything of much use to add. Leon and I prepared, trained and learned as much as we could before our too-soon-but-set-in-stone departure date. It certainly was not perfect preparation, but very few things in life require perfection at first. Perfect is splendid, but good enough is usually good enough. And perfect is the enemy of done. Bodge things from what you already have. Scale back your ambition if you are short of time or money. Ask folk to help. Making do feels good.You will never simultaneously have sufficient time, money and mojo. All I ever hope for is 'mojo plus one'.The start of our Empty Quarter expedition was a farce. My favourite ones often are. This is what happens when you get going before you are ready. But the alternative would have seen me still at home two years later, deep in cart research, seeking funding and perfection, and hiding my lack of guts behind excuses. Whether you operate in the worlds of Minimal Viable Products, cajoling your kid away from a screen and into a stream, or merely making a crap cart to haul across a hot desert because it makes you feel alive, the principal remains the same. First, commit. Then, begin. Everything else follows.Our DIY desert adventure was seemingly a world away from the original South Pole journey I was so disappointed to have failed at. There were fewer penguins and less money: two thousand quid of my own cash versus £1,700,000 of corporate sponsorship. There was no glossy website or press release, no social media strategy or 'world first' record. No book deal or swanky speaking gigs.But the new expedition still contained the core ingredients that had enticed me into committing five years trying to get to Antarctica. A hard challenge with a friend, a journey in the footsteps of a hero in a land I would never otherwise have experienced, a good story and great memories. Leon and I successfully completed the trek and made a film, Into the Empty Quarter, that we were both proud of. Do I regret not making it to Antarctica? Hell, yeah! Did I enjoy the journey that transpired in its place? Very much. You can't always get what you want, sang the Rolling Stones, but if you try – sometimes – you get what you need. If you think that your life would be better by making a change, then why wait? The best time is now.Over to You: What are you over-thinking and over-planning?  How can you simplify it?  What would happen if you stopped planning and began immediately? ★ Support this podcast ★

(Hey friends! I spoke about my lack of sense of self in my prior episode on self disrespect. Received a lot of good feedback from the episode, so I appreciate it. If you missed it, check it out here.)This episode, we’re going to dig into sense of self. What it is, how it can impact your life if you don’t have one and ways to go about defining/cultivating it for you!What a sense of self implies:You know who you areYou are confident in who you are (the good and bad)Self esteem is relatively high or solid (not the same as having a big ego – which is usually more about feeling inferior/insecure, when you really dig into it)Being grounded within your self even when life gets real When it came to myself:I was forced into being an adult before I should have been oneI felt like I had to take care of my immediate family, close friends, past relationships BUT also, I thought that was my job to do that. I read about values/core beliefs and got the idea but never would think to apply them to myselfI mirrored what I thought others wanted, even if I didn’t feel comfortableI never looked at what I wanted. I reacted to others and discarded my own or buried them down (food/drinking/sex)Why drinking and my other addictions masked it:Numbing, I drank until I couldn’t think or feel. I made poor decisions in order to keep the self hate loop going in my head. I would “blame it on the alcohol” but it was really all me. How to cultivate a sense of self:Encourage yourself. Getting props from others is great but if you don’t pump you up – what others say will only resonate so far.Hobbies and Interests. Why are you into what you’re into? What do you get out of it? If you don’t have any hobbies – why not? What keeps you from finding something your passionate about? Is there some guilt/shame there?See shit through. When things get tough, it’s easy to throw in the towel. When you’re feeling out of your comfort zone, don’t know how something is going to play out – it’s easy to chuck it and go back to what is familiar. That’s how you stay stuck or small. Growth is part of discomfort. Think about what matters to you. If something rubs you the wrong way or irritates you, explore why instead of brushing it off or pushing it down. May be a key to a value or core belief that is important to you. Having core beliefs will help you understand what matters to you as a person and can also help you examine how it is showing up in your life. Why isn’t it showing up? Do you allow it? Do you feel like you shouldn’t? Think about those things and really sit with it.Boundaries. Yes, I know – I’m a broken record. Knowing when to say no, knowing when to speak up for yourself, knowing how to do it. That will help your sense of self growTake time for you. Sometimes you need that alone time. Sometimes you need to take a step back, regroup and then step forward. Nothing wrong with that. Most people should understand that and if they don’t…well, I’d examine that relationship and see if it’s healthy for everyone involved.And as always, thank you for listening to my lovely show. If possible, I would love for you to review me on iTunes, Google, Stitcher -- anywhere, really. If you have comments or suggestions feel free to hit me up via the ways below! And sign up for my mailing list. I do like to do giveaways from time to time. IG: gettingyourishtogetherEmail: gettingyourishtogether@gmail.com

https://www.patreon.com/mundogamers La nueva generación de consolas protagoniza en parte nuestro nuevo programa, porque toca debatir sobre el precio de PS5 y Xbox Series X, sobre sus movimientos comerciales y sobre la estrategia que cada una está tomando hasta el momento. ¿Qué esperamos de ellas cuando lleguen a las tiendas? Pero también nos ponemos las gafas de pasta para hablar sobre la interacción en el videojuego, y sobre si esta existe sólo cuando pulsamos botones o también en el resto de la experiencia. Por supuesto, analizamos nuevos juegos y hablamos de los últimos títulos que hemos jugado, como Dreams, Draugen, Ninja Gaiden 2, Yakuza Remastered Collection, Final Fantasy VII... En este programa han participado David Oña (Onei), Rafa del Río y Álex Pareja.

What a beautiful harmonious progression happened on our Daily Gratitude Call today…It all began with me noticing a common thread in some shares by one of our live callers over the past month. Then as each individual shared on the call today, I was lovingly led down a path to discovering an emotion that I will label ‘joy’ but I don’t think there are really any earthly words for it.My wish and hope for you is that as you listen and participate in the call today, you have the same experience.Being in tune takes more than just listening with our ears. It’s a perceiving, more than hearing. This skill requires being fully present, and also building upon past inspiration. It requires all our senses, God, the Holy Spirit, our own heart, mind, body, soul listening in harmony. Much as each individual voice of a choir sings with one voice, being in tune is an orchestrated effort.This is a skill.The easiest way I know to develop the skill is consistently doing my Daily GPS. There have been times I have skipped a few days in a row. I can always tell, because my energy, belief and commitment drop significantly. I feel confused and lost. All I have to do is to get back into my daily ritual and clarity comes once again.Phil, on our call today, suggested tapping into knowing what our body wants and fears. And then, asking what our spirit wants and fears.What we learned is that when we rebel against our spirit (not doing what we know to be best for us), we cause a separation. Our body wants independence. Our spirit wants oneness. When we rebel, we really are causing separation and increasing the fear within our own soul.The ultimate goal of every human being is to find harmony, oneness, to be significant, to leave a legacy…not for ourselves alone, but for others in our larger eternal family.Today, I Give Myself Permission to Be ONEWe are oneWe are doing it togetherI choose freedom over independenceWe are bringing others together in gratitudeI include others in my journeyWe are in this journey togetherWe work together as one…spirit, mind, body, heart, soulLife is easy, living in harmony as OneMy spirit and body are inseparably connected and acting as oneI am relieved, happy and at peace now that we are together in purpose and in actionWe are joyful together in this happy reunion!Support the show (https://wylenebenson.com)

Think of the old bucket brigades before the days of water pumps on firetrucks…everyone working together to achieve a common goal.If you are one of the bucket passers, there is no time to ponder on the lessons you might be learning or giving yourself permission to choose a new belief. There is only time to transfer the bucket of water from one hand to the next.But what if you are at the head of the line, dipping from the source and passing it along? The words Transformation and Transference have the same root meaning (trans) which means across.If you are dipping from the source of knowledge, you are pivotal to transferring the message across. Transference isn’t always positive, but is equally beneficial. A friend or family member who has experienced addiction, can transfer the message of the woes of addiction to others without them having to experience it personally.Sometimes we are oblivious to the transference that is happening when our minds become polluted with limiting beliefs. A negative emotion can become a pain in the body, and eventually disease. Or it can be the trigger that helps us make the choice to transfer from unconscious living to consciously choosing new, empowering beliefs. Today, I Give Myself Permission to Become The Best MeI am oneI am meI am trueI am honestI am free and richly abundantI have access to all thingsI am gratefulI see truth and I choose to align with itClick Here for more info on living a life of gratitude.Click Here to find out how to join the Gratitude Call live every weekday morning at 7 am Mountain Time.Click Here to join the “Breakthrough with Gratitude!” Facebook Group. To have a 15 minute conversation with Wylene Benson about a new perspective on an area of your life you desire to change, contact her directly at this link: askwylene.comTo work more closely with Wylene, become a North Star Navigator! click here to learn more about her new book The Seven Gateways – Your Map to Integrity in Life and Business and the life-changing North Star Navigator Coursethat so many have discovered to be the key to living a life of purpose, fulfillment and happiness!Support the show (https://wylenebenson.com)

Yesterday, I experienced the joy of a culmination of hope and work finally coming together in a physical experience that produced joy like I have not felt for a long time. I was crying and laughing at the same time and joy was just bubbling out of me!I think sometimes when we set goals, we are almost afraid to allow our imaginations to take us too far beyond what we have experienced in the past, just in case we are disappointed.I have a new belief, after today’s call, that we have the human capacity to be ONE, spirit and physical. Not allowing one to lead, but to be inseparably connected as one unit.And rather than seeing our goals as spiritual, until they become physical, to infuse and animate the physical goal with a spirit, as we partner with God in creating our life experience.I believe that we have the capacity, through faith, to believe that God has the capacity to show us heights beyond our past, beyond our past, beyond our physical brain’s imagination. And I, for one, intend to approach my goals totally differently from now on!“But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.” -1 Corinthians 2:9Today, I Give Myself Permission to Open My Imagination to What God Has Already Prepared For MeI am excited to experience life to the fullestI seek activities and personal knowledge that magnifies my physical experienceMy life is a series of culminations of imagination being manifest in the physical formThe physical manifestation is everything I imagined and MORE!I live and act as spirit and body together as one.My physical experience is intensified because the spirit is present, we are oneI am oneI allow my imagination to be one – physical and spiritualI infuse my imagination with the fuel, power and animation of the spiritI am energy, light and moldable matterThis is all that is needed to create anything.I simply become one with whatever I create.Click Here for more info on living a life of gratitude.Click Here to find out how to join the Gratitude Call live every weekday morning at 7 am Mountain Time.Click Here to join the “Breakthrough with Gratitude!” Facebook Group. To have a 15 minute conversation with Wylene Benson about a new perspective on an area of your life you desire to change, contact her directly at this link: askwylene.comSupport the show (https://wylenebenson.com)

Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! Un acontecimiento veraniego donde los haya: el primer MGPodcast en directo de la historia. A través de nuestro servidor privado de Discord (al que podéis acceder apoyándonos a través de Patreon) realizamos esta grabación, donde el Club innombrable se volvió a reunir a lo grande: esta vez con la participación directa de nuestros patronos principales a viva voz y también a través del chat. Muchas quejas, por supuesto, pero también muchas risas en este primer programa que servirá de prueba para repetirlo en el futuro si os gusta la idea. ¡Muchas gracias por el apoyo y esperamos que disfrutéis del diferido igual que del directo! En este programa han participado Dan Gimeno, David Marqueño, Fafnir, J.A. Sever, Onei, Adrián Suárez, Rebeca Escribano y Álex Pareja. Escucha este episodio completo y accede a todo el contenido exclusivo de MGPodcast. Descubre antes que nadie los nuevos episodios, y participa en la comunidad exclusiva de oyentes en https://go.ivoox.com/sq/28254

I am grateful that someone was open to the inspiration of identifying body parts and how they relate to emotions and beliefs. I have found metaphysical meanings to be a helpful confirmation or second witness of choices I am making that are keeping me stuck.The scriptures say the body is a temple, a dwelling place for the spirit. We build temples as a place where God’s spirit can dwell. Does this mean that if our bodies are the temple, then the spirit is God within each of us? I tihnk so.I am grateful that my body does what my mind tells it to. My will creates a thought that I want to stand up from the chair I am sitting in. My brain responds by sending an impulse to my legs and core muscles. And my body stands up. As long as there has not been an injury or defect to interrupt this chain of events, in less than one second, all of this happens almost without a conscious thought. Our bodies are our obedient servants. Unless we subdue the spirit by allowing the body to lead. When I had a heart attack 7 years ago, through meditation, journaling and a deep connection with God, I realized I had made the choice that my physical needs were more important than my spiritual needs. A heart attack was the result of my spirit fighting back.If we find ourselves unwilling to step forward when our spirit knows it is the best thing for us, that is a huge warning sign that we are letting our body take charge of our spirit. Be aware that since we are a whole body which includes mind, spirit, heart, elbow, knee, and God Within, there will eventually be an uprising in the form of a physical ailment to remind us that the body is limited, but the spirit is infinite.The spirit is ruled by truth, the body is ruled by fear. The spirit is perfectly aligned with God and has memory of all things past, present and future. The spirit is the means by which God communicates with us. The body is the obedient servant that does the will of the Father as relayed through the spirit.I am my body, I am my spirit, I am my will. These parts of me separately, are nothing compared to the power of me working together in tandem with God as a whole, perfect creation.Today, I Give Myself Permission to be Whole, Complete, PerfectI am willingI am stalwartI am God WithinGod is my Captain, my LeaderChrist is my exampleI am strongI am confident before God and ManI am impeccable before GodI act as one body with God and Christ I am obedient to the will of the FatherMy will and the Father’s will are OneI am one with God, I am God WithinClick Here for more info on living a life of gratitude.Click Here to find out how to join the Gratitude Call live every weekday morning at 7 am Mountain Time.Click Here to join the “Breakthrough with Gratitude!” Facebook Group.To have a 15 minute conversation with Wylene Benson about a new perspective on an area of your life you desire to change, contact her directly at this link: askwylene.comSupport the show (https://wylenebenson.com)

How to deal with overwhelm #25 by Aren DeuTagline: "Overwhelm was the main driver behind my anxiety"Overwhelm, whether it comes through your to-do list, your emotions or thoughts is something that can cripple you. It can cause undue stress that has negative connotations on your life. For me dealing with overwhelm has been an uphill struggle personally for years, but through self development and working on myself I have found ways to combat it, reduce it or at the very least recognise why it appears.It is something that affects, children, teenagers, women, men and even the elderly but the positive thing about it, is that it can be managed. I hope these tips and tricks and me sharing my own vulnerabilities with overwhelm encourage you to never shy from your weaknesses and to express them, share them and then tackle them to grow.I hope you all have an amazing day and get in touch via any of the social media handles below and let's connect and continue this movement.P.s. remember any new reviews on iTunes, just send me a screenshot either on twitter, instagram or to my email and ill send you the diet and gym plan as promised. It will likely be a 7-day window due to the volume of listeners.Thanks for listeningFree Audible book sign up:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Audible-Membership/dp/B00OPA2XFG?actionCode=AMN30DFT1Bk06604291990WX&tag=are86-21Best book on Mindset by Carol Dweck: Mindset https://amzn.to/2QajMvZSupport the podcast: https://www.patreon.com/findyourvoiceLinks to me:Website: https://www.arendeu.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/aren.deu/Twitter: https://twitter.com/arendeuFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/aren.singhLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aren-deu-65443a4b/Podcast: https://www.findyourvoicepodcast.com YouTube: http://tiny.cc/51lx6y[Music]welcome to an episode of find your voicea movement led by yours trulyAren Deu a guy who has overcomecrippling anxiety adversity anddifficulty like so many of you in lifewhose main goal now is to help youcombat your excuses take control of yourlife write your own story and mostimportantly find your voice so nowwithout further ado I welcome the hostof the show himself Mr Aren Deu what'sgoing on people thank you for tuning into another episode of find your voice myname is Aren and as always I am thehost of the show so recently I've beengetting quite a few requests to discussthis topic that I'm gonna be speaking toyou about today overwhelmed because Isuppose when you see people on Instagramand they're doing weird and wonderfulthings almost 24 hours a day you youstart to think how on earth are theymanaging to keep that going now againI've spoken about all this previously inrelation to Instagram or Facebook beinga kind of highlight reel so don't alwaystake everything on 100% face value thelikelihood is there are also some badmoments and a lot of failures along theway and one of my failures I suppose orshould I call it learning experienceswas my anxiety and as many of you nowknow because the intro reminds us everysingle time in Zayat it was somethingthat really did cripple me for the bestpart of theyiodd years and it's not something that Icould say I've actually completely gotrid of so one of the key drivers behindmy anxiety was definitely overwhelm andit was something that when it happenedit would come from Norway and it wouldconsume me in that moment and almostparalyzed me into doing anything nowobviously through learning and workingon a lot of self-developmentI'm able to now kind of at leastmitigate the impact of it but also justtry and have a few hacks that willbasically make me at least seem like anormal functioning human afterwards so Ithink it's important that obviously I'dgive you some of the causes as to whysome of us may feel overwhelmed but moreimportantly just before I begin what Iwant to do is just put my cards on thetable besome of you out there might be a bitembarrassed to speak about the thingsthat you're overwhelmed about so Ifigured if I kind of embarrass myselfright here right now on this podcast andthen hopefully as a resort that youwon't feel as embarrassed or as shy toshare your views as well because I dobelieve that sometimes when we share ouranxieties especially with the peopleclose to us they become more sympatheticand they become more understanding ofour situations so one of the things thatI used to get anxious about was notresponding to messages quick enough nowthis could be a text message it could bea whatsapp or it could be an email thelevel of anxiety when I send my phonebleep and if in that moment I couldn'trespond because I was eating or I waswatching something with the missus orwhatever it was it would almost consumeme and make me very anxious especiallywhen I used to drive as well it's theworst thing in the world when you hearyour text go off in the car and you'rethinking shit I need to respondespecially as an anxious wreck likemyself the second one was being late andI remember this even as a young kidwhere my auntie used to take me and mycousin sister to school and she'd alwaysbe late and I would be standing therewith my bags ready for school almostgetting into this unbelievableuncontrollable mess and I'll bestressing in case I've got told up bythe teacher he would then tell myparents and then I get in trouble fromthem so I used to have all thesescenarios player in my head and as faras I could remember I don't think I everactually got in trouble but yeah belayis it's one of the things that I reallystruggle with and it's probably why oneof my pet peeves is people actuallybeing late the third one was myanticipation of dogs so growing up I hada massive fear of dogs having beenchased by one on a holiday in Canada soI would almost make up this scenariothat every house I was gonna go andvisit or every house that I would crossor watch me I would turn down they wouldjust randomly be a dog there and thenthat would obviously cripple me and makeme feel like a nervous wreck to beunderstand and elevate my heart rate itmade me sweaty for no reason and itwould just make that day unbearable atleast until I realized that most of thehouses I went to never had dogs and thenthe final one was always just beinganxious for no apparent reason I wouldwake up I'd be in an absolutely funkI'd be feeling overwhelmed by stuff andit was just so difficult to reallyunderstand why I was feeling this way sothat's methat's my cards on the table hopefullythat makes you feel a little bit betterbecause I can't imagine you havinganything as embarrassing as that so tomove this forward what I want to do inthis episode is to give you guys tips Iwant to give you guys tips that I usepersonally and tips from other expertsas well in the world to basically makesure that you're not consuming yourselfand wasting energy on stuff that doesn'twant matter but to stops you from doingthe things that you need to be doing tomake yourself happy and fulfilled solet's begin by thinking of the commoncauses behind overwhelm and stress Ithink the first one is expectation andthis is probably one of the mainnumber-one sources for stress andoverwhelm across the world if I'mcompletely honest with you it's tryingto satisfy the expectation that we placeunnecessarily not just on ourselves butalso on others as well so sometimeswe're expecting people to idea to ourway and that's not always the case butsometimes we also expect too much ofourselves as well so number one isexpectation moving on to number two iswhen you take on too much now if you'reanything like me and you follow me onInstagram or through my social mediaactivities I'm trying to do a bit ofeverything and there are times wheneverything's going fine but then thereare also times when I'd do burnout and Ido still struggle with overwhelm I'mhere trying to make a social enterprisefor mental health I'm working on mypodcast I'm working on my personal brandI'm working with clients I do a littlebit of personal training here and thereI try and work out myself I have aproperty business as well and so muchmore so it can become dauntingespecially when you have friends andfamily and just other things that youwant to be doing on a daily basis sothat's something that I would certainlymake sure that you're not trying to takeon too much and you're not trying tosolve all the world problems all at onceanother one little bit similar toexpectations but it's about puttingpressure on yourself and if you'reanything like me I always kind of hadthis voice in my head and he just kindof highlights all of the things that Idowrong in fact that's pretty much all itwas doing at one point in time so if Iwasn't eating well enough if I wasn'tworking out well enough or if I wasn'tworking as hard as I should have on thatdayI would almost be lit on myself and myself-worth and my value would almostdecrease day by day and what I realizedwas that I was just trying my best as wewere love you all kind of go throughlife and we try our best with whateverresources we have available but in thatmoment I could be working absolutelyfine for six days 16 hours a day andthen if I choose to have a day off I wasputting this pressure on myself that oneI needed to get to my goals a lotquicker and to that I just wasn't worthyof that time off and boy was that aroller coaster of emotions and againoverwhelm and just unnecessary stress soif that's you make sure you take offthat pressure there is a thing calledescapism and it's something that Istarted to do recently and just try andreflect back and think what are thethings that make me happy is it reallygonna make me that much happier if I endup burning out and then all of a suddenI can't work for X amount of days justfor the sake of working that Sunday itjust might not be and the next one isperfectionism so I had this almost likea a proud badge of honor that I was aperfectionist and I suppose it was oneof the things I used to use ininterviews as a sort of when they usedto ask the question what is yourweakness because it's one of those youcan kind of turn it around but being aperfectionist actually sabotage a lot ofmy progress especially my early yearswhereas now if you follow me again onany of my social media outlets I justkind of say what I want to say and it'sout there and I'll make a lot ofspelling mistakes I'll make a lot ofediting mistakes even on my podcast is acouple of podcasts I'm not sure ifyou've heard previously where some ofthe sound is a little bit mumbo-jumboand yeah it's just kind of that wholeanalogy of let's not try and be perfectnow let's just try and move forward 1% aday and that certainly helps me ratherthan trying to make sure everything'sperfect because let's be honest nobodyis perfect for a start and you're nevergoing to be perfect without trying inthe first place so the best way to do itis by taking a swing of the bat dayafter day day after day putting in thosereps and overtime you start to perfect your craft youstill probably won't be perfect but itcertainly does take that pressure offyou next up we have control now this isone that I'm sure many of you can relatewith but if you're anything like me I'ma little bit of a control freak so Ilike to do a lot of things myself hencewhy I'm kind of I suppose overworkingand when it comes to outsourcing it'svery difficult for me to kind of handover the control and that's not to sayI'm the greatest at what I do becausethere are people who can do so manyother things I do on a daily basis somuch better but it's just handing overthat control that initial bit of sayinghere you go that's something I reallystruggle with in life and I'm prettysure many of you listening today canobviously relate to that as well sothat's basically five I supposeingredients as to why people generallyfeel stressed and overwhelmed okay sonow that you know what the causes arefor ends ieand overwhelm what I'm gonna now giveyou is just some tips and tricks onthings that you can do now this listit's compiled not just through thethings that I do but it's also compiledfrom a lot of research that I've beendoing over the years as well because Iam very very passionate about personaldevelopment none of us are perfect andit's all about trying to be better eachtime so through the books that I've readand through my own experiences I've justclay in a list now I think there's about10 or 15 so hopefully it won't keep youfor too long but what I would recommendis that after this show maybe if youjust make a few notes because if some ofyou are driving right now you might notbe able to recognize all of these andthen maybe just try one or two of themevery time you may feel a sense ofoverwhelm in your life okay so the firstone is meditation or just taking amoment to be still now the reason I saytaking a moment to be still is because Idon't actually meditate but I know thebenefits of it from people who domeditate but one of the things that I'vestarted to do is just try and be presentin that moment now you're probablythinking this is a little bitcounterintuitive because on one end ofthe scale I have all of these thingsthat I need to do because the world'sgonna end if I don't do them but on theother side you're telling me to justtake a breakyes I'm telling you to take a break andI'm telling you to take a break for asimple reason that you need to start tothink logically you need to startthinking with a clearhead and you're not gonna do that inthis mumbo-jumbo fashion where you'retrying to do everything all at oncebecause let's face it nobody Komoritusks our brains are wired in a way thatwe actually just switch between tasks soit's almost like a web browser where youswitching between tabs yes you can moveon to different tabs but you're going tolose a sense of flow because you'regonna have to find out where you werethe last time you were looking at thatweb page and it just doesn't work sowhat you ideally want to do is focus andyou only want to focus on one thing youonly want to focus on one thing at anyone time so anyway back to the point youwant to be still and you want to bepresent in a very quick way can do thisis literally by taking notice of exactlywhere you are so as I sit here nowrecording this I am sitting on my sofa Ihave one leg crossed and one leg on thefloor there's quite an unusual positionbut I can film my feet on the floor soit gives me that sense of touch I canfeel my forearm on my left thigh and Ican feel my lips are pretty dry as wellbecause it was a bit of a crazy weekendso what about you just done there inthat very quick moment is just makemyself present in relation to mysurroundings by doing that it reducesyour stress and your ins ie as well andit just brings your heart rate down everso little number to try and tick offsomething straight away something offyour list and this is why a lot ofpeople make the bed or they work outvery quickly in the morning where theyhave a point of water or they have theirvitamins first thing in the day and it'sactually one of the few things that I doas well so all those little things are alittle point that I do in the daybecause you kind of feel like youachieve something almost instantly soyes it might not be the highest prioritything but just taking off those fewthings certainly reduces that incrediblemonumental made up by the way and listof things in your head that you can'tphysically do in one day because let'sbe honest the list that we make in ourheadsit's almost made out to be a lot moredifficult and a lot more time-consumingthan it actually is the next one ispostpone anything that doesn't matter sothis is something that you can actuallyadopt eisenhower's urgent an importantprinciplenow again just simply google this andwhat it is it's basically four quadrantsand in those scenarios you have thefirst one being important and urgent thenext one important but not urgent thenyou have not important but urgent andthen you have not important and noturgent now obviously if you listen tothis on a podcast it's a hell of a loteasier to go and have a look at what itlooks like and the reason you want to dothis is because what you want to focuson is compiling these to-do listscompiling all these tasks that areoverwhelming you and making you feellike you need to almost do theminstantly and start to place them intheir right boxes for example somethinglike doing the Hoover in your house orspeaking to a potential lead now ifyou're an entrepreneur you start in yourbusiness in my personal opinion it's alot more important for you to go and tryand get leads as opposed to doing theHoover now you could be procrastinatingby doing the Hoover and trying to workaway from it but you really want tofocus on what are the things that moveyou forward one in terms of yourhappiness and your fulfillment but twoin terms of producing income for you sotry to this exercise it'll take you tenfifteen minutes but you can really startto understand the kind of things thatyou're placing into each differentquadrant now I will say in relation tothis is when you have something that isimportant but it's not urgent just bemindful that one day it will beconverging so if you don't do it at somestage it's gonna creep up and it's gonnacomment to that to-do list that's gonnainstantly overwhelm you so make surethat list isn't too big becauseobviously as life comes on we startadding more and more things to our lifeand then when that hits you at the sametime here comes the overwhelm next onewe have is set realistic goals I've beenvery fortunate to work with sellingpeople now who I'm now trying to coachand help them move forward in theirlives and I am all for being optimisticI'm all for grand Cardinals theory of10x and trying to be the best I'm reallytrying to put yourself out there andmake a difference not only to yourselvesbut to society but let's be honest ifyou've come from a place where you'venot made any money and then all of asudden you want to make 10 millionpounds in the next 12 months it's veryunlikely now I'm not here to say it'simpossible thethat's not really the purpose of thisshop what I'm here to say is and one ofthe things that I want to do in thisshow is to look after your well-beingand your mental and physical state so itwould be foolish of me to say yeah justlike ten million and all of a suddenyou're going to achieve 10 millionbecause the fact of the matter is unlessyou're one of the top one or two percententrepreneurs in the world it's probablygonna be very unlikely that you can beable to facilitate a business to makethat kind of money straight away but howrealistic goals have realistic goalsthat you will have maybe replace yourincome for example or you would havemade half a million pounds 1 millionpounds listen the fact of the matter isit just needs to be realistic based onyour resources your skill set the timeyou have available and the actual marketitself so make sure you have a realthing a realistic thing but the sametime do stretch yourself as well don'tgo out there and say I want to make1,000 pounds a month when really that'spretty easy especially if you work hardenough and you do the right thingsnext up lean on people and delegate andthis is a game going back to you thekind of the Hoover example that I usedso for example I don't like doing thehousework and we're already the highestweight for me it kind of stops my flowI almost get overwhelmed and stressed atthe feeling that I have to do it soinitially what I used to do was a hiresomeone I used to pay someone 8 poundsan hourshe's the common bless her heart and sheused to do all the tasks that I didn'twant to do now it was them my duty tomake sure that I was bringing in incomeor produces something that in the futurewill bring in income that would be morethan 8 pounds an hour and that isbasically leverage so for example backsix or seven years ago I was personaltraining and I was charging about thirtyfive pounds and I went solve for me itwas better for me to just go and getmyself another client Rodman's walkingaround the house for an hour trying totidy upwhereas I could just pay someone eightpounds an hour so value your time andlean on people or delegate so put onyour resources look at who's in yournetwork that you can work with and whoyou can help and not only that it helpsyou in return so number seven this ischanging your energy now it's reallythat you get used to changing energy andone of the things I preach on my fitnesschannels is about being healthy and goto the gym and stay inactive becauseenergy creates energy this might soundreally crazy but it does so have youever had those days where you're justsitting around all dayyou're not even hungover and you justbeen watching TV you've almost watchedall season of Netflix and all of asudden you just feel absolutelylethargic that's because you're notcreating any energy so in moments ofoverwhelm or when you're getting overlystressed one of the things you want todo is change your state now Tony Robbinsdoes this better than anyone and you'llsee him jumping around on the stage andI'm not necessarily saying if you're inthe workplace or you're out in publicthat you need to just start jumping upand down on the spot although that wouldbe pretty funny and if you do do it makesure you tag me in on social media whileyou're doing it but something as simpleas doing a couple of press ups doing acouple of squats taking a walk taking ajog something that will just literallymove you from where you are now createsome level of energy and just by doingthat alone it will start to relieve youof tension it will release endorphinsand it will over time start to make youfeel less overwhelmed so you probablysee me now workout twice a day and thereason I do that is because firstly Ilike to put a win in my daily diary assoon as I wake up because then I know ifshit hits the fan and it's a very verydifficult day full of obstacles andproblems I've still done something tobenefit my health and then the secondone normally comes after about lunchtimeonce I've had half of the day of workand then I just want to kind of thinkcreatively so then I go for a secondexercise session and just by doing thatone I release my stress I get to listento some music sometimes I have theoccasional podcast on but then as soonas I come back from that I'm feelingrefreshed and I'm feeling creative againand finally number eight this is whereI'm gonna leave it guys I could talkabout this for ages if you did foundthis useful and you want me to kind ofdo a part two because I've got likeanother 20 points here please do let meknowbut the final one I'm gonna go is justto remember in the grand scheme ofthings be stressed out about whatever itis whether it's doing the laundrywhether it's one deadline for example orwhether it's making sure the dishes arewashed is it really that importantnow I know obviously we're moving thestate of overwhelm is very difficult tothink logically I fully appreciate thatbut if you can just sit there maybe makeyourself present as I mentioned beforemaybe change your state as soon asyou've done that and then just sit thereand think okay I'm getting overwhelmedbecause I have X Y & Z to do and thenthink how important are these if Godforbid I wasn't able to do it bytomorrow or the day after would my lifebe over and you'll probably realize yourlife isn't gonna be over and again thisprobably comes down to all the pressuresthat you put on yourself theexpectations and it's just about beingmore mindful in the moment so hopefullyyou found this useful I again I reallydo enjoy these kind of single soloepisodes because I feel I'm able toobviously give you guys tips on whatit's actually made me bear and again thewhole premise of finding your voice isabout overcoming our adversityovercoming our pain and trying to findways to move forward to not only feelhappier more fulfilled but then be ableto give back into the world so guys asalways I do thank you so much for yourtime I thank you all for the reviewsagain we're starting to pick up somemore reviews as well if you follow me onsocial media actually that's probablythe last time I'm gonna say that todayis I am offering a free gym plan forfour weeks and have dietary advice aswell it's gonna be absolutely free Iusually charge 70 pounds for it but it'sjust going to be in relation to if youcan give us a review maybe share it onsocial media and tag me in so I know whoyou are then what I'll do is I'll getyour email address and I'll personallysend you this free diet plan so the wayI'm selling it at the minute is one yoube doing me a massive favor by helpingexpand this movement getting more peopleto follow find your voice more people tochange their lives and not becomevictims and like I said on the lastepisode start to become a victor of thelife and really take control of it butto you'll also look great naked so onthat note I'm gonna leave it there and Ihope you all have an incredible week andas always thanks for listening andremember this podcast is absolutely freeso all we ask in return is for you toshare this with a friend and drop us afive star review over on iTunes have anawesome day See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This morning, I was late arriving on our Gratitude Call. When I jumped on the call, I found Coleen (one of our stalwart live participants), leading the rounds of breathing and gratitude that we always do before I start the recording.The system that has been created over the years served me in everyone having a consistent experience, even though I was not in attendance.I have a client who was stressed about going on vacation because she knew when she returned to work, she would meet chaos in her office. We talked about creating some systems so that when she was gone, everything would continue running smoothly.Each time we step into a new space, whether that is moving into a new home, or choosing a new level of success in our lives, there is a bit of chaos that ensues. But we have the power to tame the chaos by implementing sustaining systems.I have noticed that since I have completed the manuscript of The Seven Gateways to Integrity in Life and Business, my life has leveled out. The content is there, all I need to do is share it and answer questions.There are sustainable systems all around us we can rely on. The Lord set in place, systems that would enable the earth to multiply and replenish itself. He placed Man no earth to oversee his systems.Part of that sustainable system is proper nutrition and exercise that has been proved to keep the body healthy. We need a consistent system of spiritual food and exercise to sustain our body and soul as a unified whole.Sustaining systems are required when building a house. If these systems are not followed, there will likely be a time in the future when a failure could be devastating.There are many moving parts to creating a sound sustainable system. Sometimes there has been a sustainable system created and already in place that we can benefit from. Other times, we are stepping out on our own. But even then, we don’t have to do it alone. There is always help from gifted individuals focused on a common goal.Give Yourself Permission to Create Sustainable SystemsI am finding the system that worksI love systemsI am ok with trying new systems until I find the perfect oneI rely on the sustainable system of Christ’s love supporting me through my discovery processI am willing to try and then perfect my systemsClick Here for more info on living a life of gratitude.Click Here to find out how to join the Gratitude Call live every weekday morning at 7 am Mountain Time.Click Here to join the “Breakthrough with Gratitude!” Facebook GroupTo learn more about working more closely with Wylene Benson, contact her directly at this link: Contact WyleneSupport the show (https://wylenebenson.com)

For our 99th episode, we've got 99 problems on our mind, and we wanted to discuss some of the ways Vadim and I have tackled seemingly insurmountable problems in the last few years. In today's 5 Minute Pick Me Up (okay we know it's 10 minutes but shush) we describe the three quick ways to remove the burden of having big problems weighing on you. First thing you can do is to Act Fast. Here we talk about the accounting problem that almost cost our business, and how we acted fast to solve it with our lawyers. Second is to Cross Things Off by starting with the quickest and most fundamental next step in front of you, and here Sergei talks about how he was able to plan and execute an entire accelerator program just 2 months before it launched.Third is to Be Solution Oriented. Especially in the workplace, no one wants to work with someone who just focuses on the problems. Here Vadim discusses how he was able to add value immediately at a startup he worked at by being the person who was willing to solve the CTO's major problems. Intro Lyrics to 99 (Business) ProblemsIf you got work problems I feel bad for you sonI got 99 problems, but my business ain't oneI got the tax patrol on the cash patrolFoes that want ta make sure my biz gets closedMusic Credit: Youtube: MakerOfAllMusic1DS See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Find your voice - Episode 11 - My Little Spartan - Michael V Kalisperas #11Tagline: "Unleash your inner spartan..."Apologies in advance for the sound quality on my end. Technical issues certainly played their role. But in true spartan fashion we kept going.Michael Kalisperas life turned upside when his son was hit with a number of health conditions due to the neglect of a midwife. Sadly his beautiful son's life had changed which would have a knock on effect to Michael and his family.However determined to not let this get him down, Michael continued to take action and let his excuses be a thing of the past. Realising his own excuses and rationales to avoid doing the hard stuff are so insignificant compared to the battles his son, and daughter face on a daily basis he ensured he crushed his goals.A successful property investor, an author, a father and loving husband Michael story is one which touched my heart.I reached out personally when I first heard his story because he genuinely changed my whole perception on the way I view my life or sometimes feel about my own situation.I urge you all to ignore the sound defects, which I take full responsibility for and listen to this incredible man's story.Thanks for listeningFree Audible book sign up:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Audible-Membership/dp/B00OPA2XFG?actionCode=AMN30DFT1Bk06604291990WX&tag=are86-21Best book on Mindset by Carol Dweck: Mindset https://amzn.to/2QajMvZSupport the podcast: https://www.patreon.com/findyourvoiceLinks to me:Website: https://www.arendeu.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/aren.deu/Twitter: https://twitter.com/arendeuFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/aren.singhLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aren-deu-65443a4b/Podcast: https://www.findyourvoicepodcast.com YouTube: http://tiny.cc/51lx6yLinks to guest:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mikekalispera (Personal)Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EffusiveMarketing/ (Facebook group)Michaels book: https://amzn.to/2RUZ7MS#JustDeuIt & #FindYourVoice[Music]welcome to an episode of find your voicea movement led by yours trulyAren do a guy who has overcomecrippling anxiety adversity anddifficulty like so many of you in lifewhose main goal now is to help youcombat your excuses take control of yourlife write your own story and mostimportantly find your voice so nowwithout further ado I welcome the hostof the show himself mr. Aren do what'sgoing on people thank you for tuning into another episode of find your voice myname is Aren and as always I am thehost of the show so it's very rare thatI will stop a podcast especially at theend of it just to kind of find out whothe individual is now I'm not saying Idon't get inspired or motivated bypeople but generally speaking I'm justkind of excited for the next podcasthowever on this particular occasion afew years ago I actually pause thepodcast towards the end of the show nowthe only problem was I still had therest of my car journey to go so I waskind of sitting in silence but it wasworth it because I really wanted to senda message to this individual who I'm nowvery grateful to have on my podcast andI sent a message out to Michael to kindof say thank you for the inspiration forthe motivation and more importantly Ihope things really do progress a littlebit easy for him I suppose in life andspeaking to him in this interview it'sdifficult to say how things got easierbut one thing I can say is that he'sattitude is still the same he'swillingness to just go out there andtake action and not be a victim of hiscircumstances is fantastic and that'skind of what this podcast is about it'sabout eliminating your excuses it'sabout pay with the cards that you'redealt with it's about literally thinkingokay this is what's happened now how doI change this how do I go out into theworld and really find my voice and kindof write my own story so I think I'mgoing to leave it thereI just want to say before it starts Idid have some teething issues with theWi-Fi so we actually have to do a zoomcore wherewhich was fine for videos butunfortunately some of the Sam when I wasediting it back wasn't quite as clear asI had hoped because I was using mylaptop speaker as opposed to my mic thatI'm now recording this intro with sohopefully you can bear with this becauseI think more important than the soundquality is the message and the storybehind Michael's life so without furtherado let's get this interview on the wayokay so I am here today with my courseobviously I want to say thank youMichael for taking time out of your dayand there how are you doing today youngI'm very well thank yougood stuff good stuff so I think it'simportant for the listeners to reallystart to understand your story fromyourself so if you could please explainhow you progress through life yeah sureprogress through life as it seems like aI'm 42 in them in literally a couple ofweeks time so it's February you know sonot long I'm gonna be 42 so other knowwhere to begin to go through the wholelife scenario but I've done quite a lotof things I guess I could go back toeven school where I would say I wasprobably not the best at school and notreally someone that was a you know inthese special sets as they call himbecause I wasn't really interested inschool I didn't feel the vibe at schoolI just didn't you know bond with theteachers if I'm being honest but my lifecompletely changed where when I went tocollege and you meet a different type ofteacher and different environment and itwas a bit more more creative more myfeeling you know what cuz I've alwayscome from a creative background I'vealways been like an artist as such andthen I ended up pretty much ending upgoing to to university ended up at deMontford University and doing them so wecall multimedia design and marketingbasically which was basically it wasmultimedia and I left there and a lot ofmy friends ended up in the 3d world fromfrom from those sort of forces and endedup her kind of like playing games forSony Playstation so I'm got a real whileyeah got really good friends I'm quitewell in that and then and I ended upbasically showcasing my work they theyasked for a few people to earnto showcase their work at an exhibitionin London I think it was the Olympia Ican't remember the actual name of thevenue from being asked me so many yearsago and it was a big place and and theyhad about I don't know six of us theshowcase our stuff so they picked peoplethat they wanted to showcase at thisshow and it was just like a sort of likegreatest show and Khaitan story short Igot a head hunted by my boss back thenCharla Crais for the BBC ended upworking at the BBC basically doingdesigns and websites for them and yeahwe touched on many many areas it waswithin a group of people as a lot ofthese companies are and so I was in thedesigner group and basically designwebsites ranging from Teletubbies tocrime watch Top Gear yeah yeah very veryvery very very varied set of you knoweven like you know History Channel maybewe've seen so it was really it was adepartment called fracture and learningback at the time I think they've got ridof the actual Department have somethingelse it's called a different name nowyeah and I was in and I didn't staythere as long as I could of I decided toleave I don't know what it was I comefrom originally London actuallyironically but most of my life wasbrought up in a small village calledMulford where they've got the movinhills and more than spring water and allthis kind of thing and it is a bit likehouse on the prairie kind of thing andas when I lived there I can't wait toget out and you know escape and get intoUniversity and all that sorcerer and andmeet people and but when you go to thelike concrete jungle and kind of thinkon what god what is this AZ yeah yeahit's kind of like we start realizing youknow my dad says it is well he lived inthem the most of his life I actuallycame over here with nothing I mean heliterally had no money for shoes heliterally came with nothing from fromCyprus and he started up and he's donewell for himself through hard graft andhe he said to me I will I won't go backto London even if someone pays me youknow younot because he doesn't like Londondidn't love it you just just just founda different vibe somewhere else simpleas that and I think for me it's the samefind different vibe I still go to Londonoften I'm going for five days literallyin the next day date in half I'm goingthere for five days you're going in outof business and meet people and you knowso yeah it's a it's I love it a littlebit but to live there it's a differentworld he's in itdifferent world I lived there bought ahouse on the outskirts of it was a waswell II did the Olympics actually nowreally wish I didn't sell it I ended upselling it because I got squatter's youbelieve that I so that's my first trueinvestment and actually that propertynow is worth about seven hundredthousand I bought it about 115 I thinkit was i sold actually actually i onlyhad it for a year and I sold it but Imade 40k profit in that point that's loque ya I can't complain and it was a butstill I can't complain absolutely mypoint of doing it in keeping up was Ialways I always thought back there Iused to watch location occasionally allthose programs and I always wanted tobuild my own house I just wanted mightget buy land above my house and you knowobviously working in London you knowyou've got to be pretty sorted you knowsign up and bloody you know 23 years oldor whatever was coming about what andyou know the reality is that to buy landin Londonabsolutely from some guy in Morphin youknowand yeah just bought that property nothe plan was to keep it butunfortunately got screwed over yeah yeahand I was kind of like I just lost thewill to live my eyes I have to get ridso yeah ventually got rid of them andthey trashed it as well because althoughI Franky refurbished it and they trashedit which was really nice of thembut hey and it's one of those and it I'mback in it now yeah back into propertywell I wanted to do it quicker if I'mbeing honest with you I bought my ownhouse back in Melbourne after I sold mymy house therebought my own house back in well whenthat was brick building you knowsomething come up whilst we're comingout of the recession a boy at therecession period which was the worstthing can do I look because I'm soparanoid I was stuck on a highfixed-rate back of n so back then whenrates were going down to ridiculousamounts I was on a 6% or something crazyand it was but it was high right at thewrong time but there was there's off atthis something there's nothing betterthan having a peaceful kind of like youknow as long as you can work bloody harddid all the hours of possibly do tocover it and literally you like workingand everything was going straight intothat pretty much but I truly believe youknow if you can get through the hardtimes that you know the green the greensgrowing you know absolutely is notgrowing yeah so no it was a it was worthit it was worth it and there's my myfirst house and I say proper house 5bedroomed detached properties in it yeahlots of people of them you know donethings with you know the great thingsbut at the time that was the right thingabsolutely how so some wonderful thingisn't it yeah absolutelyso that's took you back into property Iused still actively a property investorknows that where you kind of callyourself or ya know it's a bit weirdbecause I mean I think digress in thatlast question I'm I got back intoproperty after my son was made severelydisabled basically we basically had mybeautiful son bornVasili born completely healthy came homewith him completely normal and then amistake by the Midwifenot following certain procedurebasically ended up with a catalogue ofmistakes not just the Midwife we forgavethem publicly in the newspapers which ispretty damn hard to do because you knowthere was blatant mistakes I mean whenyou go to the report that they did itwas like there was several mistakes andit basically you know from having abeautiful child born healthy coming homeyou know healthy we've got a child nowthat's severely disabled trapped in hishot and wheelchair pretty much trappedin his body and declared blind deaf withspastic cerebral Z so I mean he's realcontrol is his tasteyou know and that was hard we were toldhe was blind to completely weave andsort of like therapy and all sorts ofstuff we research in America and and youknow not too long ago we had somereports saying that he's they put someprobes on his head and the reckon hecould see now and that really just aboutthat he was completely deaf but wepainful taking a decision while they'reyoung to put them through horribleoperations but but we put him through anoperation that has given him like therobotic sound if you know I mean so okhe's got something called Cochlear'swhere they kind of drill into the headthey put a magnet processor goes on thatand then they put some probes orwhatever goes straight down into thecochlea and now that goes back to aprocessor and so he can hear like andthe best way I describe it to people iswhy we've been described we've been toldit is Americans used to talk yeah that'show he can hear pretty much so he'llpick some things up certain spectrumsome sounds he might not be able to pickup but um generally you know but hereacts to me he knows me his mom heknows that's the love it definitelyresponses without that just give me anexample but the amount of light therapythey put on him is basically that youput it had he his blood was poisonedpretty much had to do platoons but theythe way they can sort of negate thatthat the increase of bilirubin whichhelped cause brain damage was put himunder the lights and they did that for alot of premature children actually butbut they put him under the lights and hewas that much under the lights that heactually looked like a black child andhe was you know you know at work witholivey skin but generally kind of whiteyou know but he look like a black childand you know I will never forget andI've got him on my phone I meanliterally I've just got him on my phoneand it's a reason to have a picture ofhim on my phone like this the reason whypeople think it's probably weird why doI have him as a screen saver as my childwith all these tubes in him you know uphis nose on his arms everywhere probeseverywhere and looking it's likecompletely you knowokay but the reality is I'm really proudof him that's why that's his that's hisdefining moment you know they survivedthat and no matter how much crap hashappened since in the last almost sevenyears literally I look at that photo andwhen I'm feeling it and I've had a lotof crap come on trust me within a lot oflocals when I'm really feeling thatthinking how dare I even complain youknow I complain this kid has gonethrough everything you know and hesteals your perception and killseverything that is your lifee absolutelyyeah yeah I'm even using that now on mydiet I'm on I want to call it alifestyle change a lifestyle yeah I lovethat change but I've lost like almost Iwas it I was 17 pound 17 stone - alrightand I put on weight free depression 17pounds - - and with just over threeweeks on and I'm I'm 1510 now so babyit's a big drop for a short period timeand that's because of him you knowbecause I just think I thought screwthis I can't I can't keep killing myselfabsolutely but it's a property yeah I'dsay I'd say that was my defining momentI needed to do something to help my sonand to have my family well we're inhospital whilst all that stuff was goingon with transit bills coming in neededto pay and what people don't show you isyou know obviously you don't have thesupport you know the supports maybe lateIran after a while a little bit ofsupport here in there so it's charitablesupport you know if you get a casethrough negligence then you get supportlater on down the linebut even then you've got support wherepeople assume or you know you thoughtyou got proper support your support soit's actually like that last night youknow I had about four hours sleep whichis standard now most people don't getthat they think that's weird but that'sstandard for us and like we've got withthree carry Shaw so you know my wife andI cover in that you knowI got full-time care 24/7 well he'ssupposed to Apple we've never hadfull-time 24 not for seven years it'sjust impossible it's just we struggle toget people you know what you get it it'slike it's like yeah unfortunately ourhome has become a business in terms oflike it's a care home you know but youknow what in the last year he's beenreally stable so you know it's taking alot more there's less hospital visitsand stuff like that so you know he'sbeen really really stable and you knowhe sees making massive massive strides Imean he was declared blind he wasdeclared deathwe know he can see now he's using on Iguess how much he can see we don't knowI truly believe it's with the therapy wedid with that research we did withChristine Ramon which basically involvedputting a torch in the eyes andswitching on and off watch the peopleopen and grow he'd never met a flinch totalk through the light and he couldflinch and then so at night me and mywife throughout the night with takingturns and just through four hoursyou know switched it has to be tungstennot a blue like they can screw throughthe eyes er it has to be like thoseold-fashioned boulders you know yellowones and yeah and you just watch hisbody so he's like my sergeant is I Irecite which open and grow grew andclosing and and yeah off and theneventually after months of doing thatonce I think is my wife in the in thebathroom she was he wasn't sleep andseals up with him and she was just doingit bless her persevering on and she'sjust called me and I'm not military wentin there and the lights were all off Iput the lights on and I put the lightson because you had a torch and hechanged the hell Wowand she goes let's see he did it to youas well I'm like wow that's crazyso ya know it's mine it's mine so isthat and then again he was fed throughthe tube and we retrained him through alike a milk bottle he couldn't move hismouth off he couldn't in his braindamage basically he's brain damaged butand we used to squeeze the teat you knowand then move his bottom of his chinwith our finger just dissolved so gethim into a sort of like you know any nowhe takes it takes food from the weekendfrom Holly is itit's it's been hard it's been hard manbut you know perseverance what can I sayand that's what it is and I think it'sdifficult because obviously I can'trelate to anything that you've gonethrough in that situation but using thatas an example so my foster siblingssay pastor Simmons there were initiallyfoster siblings we went through specialguardianship so three of my siblingshave had similar what's gonna call itdisabilities growing up as well so forinstance the older one he's got a mentalage which is less than half his agewe've got one who's on the autisticspectrum yeah and when they came into mylife a little bit which is why Iresonate with your story a bit is itchange my whole perception of life andeverything that I used to mourn aboutthe silliest things now I'm grateful forand I know you know we all sending outquotes every single day and we're alltrying this positive beacon of light butI genuinely had them within my followersas well similar to yourself and it'snear when I'm there feeling crappy orfeeling sorry for myself because I don'tknow the car tires flat or somethingsomething daft perspective but thesekids are finding them much harder battlethem then I'm having to fight and yesit's commendable because I don't want tomake this about property because anyonethat wants to know my calling propertiesnew fantastic and you've got podcastsout for that and you can reach out tohim afterwards but this is more aboutyou as a person who's taken this use youchange the perception you've dealt withthe cars that you are handed it's notfair I can't explain only thing anyonecan explain why weird out certain cardsbut all we can do is play with them thebest way that you can a new kind of Iknow you very quickly scaled up afterthat and maybe that's because your backwas against the wall I suppose and yeahyou spy on me I mean there's a myfavorite quote and I promote it in oneof my groups could effusive entrepreneurit's called it's from Jack London andit's a it's basically about you knowplaying a bad hand well basically yeahand there's an ace of cards you know aceof hearts on the card you can you canalways play a bad hand well and sobasically don't even if you you can dofeels like on them on the outside of ityou might feel like you're losing it'show you play or how you react to thatthat counts so example is in propertyis I mean add a commercial toresidential big oneI'm Birmingham it's 15 rooms in the endand it was my my first commercial and mysecond project in property and I prettymuch jumped the gun a bit but we haveeverything complying at us literally andit was really stressful and at the sametime as going through moments or likeI've been for my own health careproblems I was going through cancerscare myself and there's a lot going onobviously my son and you know dealingwith deal certain builders oh my godnightmare and getting things wrong andit was just you know massive learning wehad contamination issues we had we hadall sorts of problems just cracking onbut you know again look at my my son onmy photo on my on my phone and I talkabout my son but I actually used my sonas a metaphor for my family yeah becausemy kids that my children Ellie Maria twogirls they're just as amazing Maria forinstance she's actually disabled as wellbut people don't know it and she's gotsome good Zubaz syndrome where middlepart of her head the brains not fullyformed and really rare and it can happenby being sheared and my bum or I've beenshitty stressed at birth and it can beit can happen from genes and allsomething that it's not our genesbecause we checked them and you know itbasically she's got autistic issues shecould go blind that she grows olderbecause the protein doesn't protect hereyes and all this kind of stuff but shecould have been worse I mean apparentlythey're not supposed to have balance andcan't walk but she she fires us all Imean she was she was born and had wasshaken her lace and Eliza liked she hadnystagmus and head wouldn't stop shakingso she's trained a brain to you know toplanets her eyes and and she's learnedyou know to keep straight and she she'stalking to normal school she's doingeverything she's you know she's onlyfour or five now and she's doing reallyreally well and I she's got littletantrum tantrums but not doesn't quiteunderstand certain stuff but I mean I'dsay but now she's still more behavedsome children I know that haven't gotnearly so I classI think I don't sort of put out therejust because she's not disabled reallyyou know he is on paper but she's not sofor me you know it's almost like my sonwas brought there to sort of like helpus deal with the shit that's to come ifthat makes sense my thought was likethat and we didn't have no problemsbefore and all the stuff for theproperty stuff I don't I think whatwould have hit was hard but goingthrough sheer hell you know when my sonreally sort of prepared us a lot for alot of stuff oh it came I understandthat but I think sometimes it's funnybecause I don't wish anyone to really gothrough pain it's not yeah yeah but thatmakes me feel sad when I know people aregoing through pain but sometimes I feelpeople need to experience some level ofadversity you know not to really findfocus and change their life as well andas much as I'm trying to tell peopledon't wait for that wake-up call forexample don't wait for to find out thatyour child may need extra care forexample or you've been hit with theillness get out there and do it now andI suppose it's easier said than donebecause if nobody's having to live thelife Safe Routes that you've lived forexample yeah well like my siblings theydon't really have that agency my it'sfrustrating I get frustrated because I'mlike we are so blessed like beyond meanseven what we're doing now being able tocommunicate how we eyes Isis anythingyeah absolutely I mean there's so muchhorrible stuff out there in the worldand it's just you know it's crazy to youknow to to not be grateful for whatwe've got and and and you know when yousee people that are grateful whenthey've got little and we've all beenthere we've all been them in some way inour minds we've been at the greatest oflows and it could be from spitting outwith your boyfriend or girlfriendit could be splitting up with you knowyou know a JV partner I don't know thepoint a point is you know at that pointit could be serious the most absolutelow you know you could have healthissues cancer issues family there's allsorts we've had that as well in thisperiod and that n is it's not great it'snot great but at the same time you knowI've always said one of my sayings islike you know we will never you knowwe'll neverI don't get my words up today well we'renever given a Golden Pathit was never we never no one promised usanything you know and so and so like ifyou want something you've got to go andget it you either fail or you successfall you know and if you're successfulgreat if you fail get up and do it againand keep trying that and even if you'vegot no money or anything there's alwaysaway you know and you know what worstcomes to the worst I'm dying fromsomething it's if you've got your mindin the right mind and you think you knowwhat I was conceived that's amazing Ilived a few years that's amazing if youget your mind in the right mind youstill be grateful even when you're dyingyou know I mean and we've seen otherwitness people like that you know yeah Ilove that mindset you just touched onsomething and make sure we add it at theend of the show you've got a group youjust say yeah I've got I've got a groupit's called the effusive entrepreneurokay so anything about stuff like theseentrepreneurs is in the name but aboutyour mindset as well well it's actuallyI do marketing I do it mine only amarketing training and that's like alittle group I actually put more effortin my closed group which is people in myarm in a number the thing for me is likeI literally had a VA that was helping meout on that side of thingsand she literally went AWOL live justrandomly went AWOL and I don't know whathappened I really don't know but she'sfrom Philippinesit just went AWOL so yeah looking at adecent VA at the moment I think I foundonewe'll see how it goes but yeah now Ineed to push push put more engagement inthat group from being honest with youokay yeah I know it's a great group I'vegot loads of people about I think about300 people in the group yeah I doengagement but not as much as I likeI've got a couple of other groups havegot one called it's magnetic marketingsystem is another group it's justbasically a really secret one groupwhere it's just the people that I trainarm property marketing getting leadsabout business and all that kind ofstuff an investment it's a small verysmall group at the moment I've got a fewpeople that you guys know some reallygreat people successful people right inthere and yeahso that's going really well gonna beopen that up again soon um yeah justI've got my event in London that'scausing a lot of bloody Wow yeah my sonright that's marketing again it's goingto be we've got we've got a Khadija theapprentice star she's gonna be therewe've got a YouTube expert you know he'shelped Samuel Leeds get from 50,000 to150,000 something a lot you know he'stalking it's all about marketing it'sgonna be it's gonna be awesome and canfit about 480 people at the MarriottHotel in London it's my event bigpressure on me it's only 16th and 17thof March this year prices start at 97pounds but you get actually what we'redoing now we get got this programactually that I'm affiliated to andwe're going to be offering people freeaccess to this program which is you knowpretty amazing yeah any other ticketprices which basically covers theircosts on the bottom ticket easily andbasically they could create landingpages you know can forgive the emailsystem within it so if you want to buildyour own website that's the andtemplates in there so they get that forfreeI haven't launched it yet but you'veheard it here first on our I'm justgonna say you were saying your nervouslyI'm sure you don't need any moremotivation than just to look at yourphone before that exactly exactly thatmay be right yeah okay absolutely that Isee it I mean I guess that thenervousness is the fact that you knowit's a it's a big thing you'd love tofill it out you know you care about itcare about I've got 15 speakers and manycome from abroad there's people like youknow top and marketers making 40 50grand a month you know it's crazy but afigure of guy theretheir partnership guys and and and youknow it's yeah it's it's this pressureyou know but it's great it's great nowI'm like you know I'm one of these likeyou know it's easy for me to go easycoming to go you know what you've got totry these things what does Rob Moore saydon't the risk you know basicallyabsolutely yeah yeah I'm surewell yeah I'm so it's all quite a fewtickets not enough but we've only justlaunched so you know it's a it'ssomething we pushing out there lookforward to it make sure you mediainformation isafter this and I'll send you a signaturenotes it's automated I said it put a lotof people it's good for you know coachesanyone wanting to launch an event anyonethat's in marketing wants to do a bitmore marketing on their property and getsome really great bubbly gonna get sometools for itfantastic okay brilliant so you actuallydoing like more stuff than I knew aboutyou I know I know of course he's afull-time dad and I thought that wouldbe taking up all your time but here youare making your own events andeverything so another question then soyou're successful in what you've done interms of the property you're doing agreat job with your children and yourfamily so what's the day like from themoment you wake up tell you got like 17or yeah I bet I amI wake up about four or five in themorning right sometimes going to bedlate unfortunately but it's not mychoice no that's not by choice that'sactually by habit now that's initiallyit wasn't by choice now if I'm beinghonest with you the reality is I couldsleep a little bit longer but I've justit's just become me now if I can getsleep and I accidently sleep throughthat because all exhausted or whateverand and actually doing this diet it'sreally helping me so if my son doesn'tdisturb me and doesn't wake up and thatyou know I could easily go into 7:00you know easy yeah well it's it's justum it's just nice you know I actuallyget a good rest when I go to like eventsyou know you know so but my schedule isbasically get about four or five I Ialways turn ask me why it's reallystrange but I always always comedownstairs I eat a bananarandal cake I'm not banana manmy first thing I do a banana I go to myson I give him a really big kiss becausehe's exhaust get ready has his dinnerand he's get ready for his he's likespecialist school a given big kiss thegirls are still in bed and my son's lotobviously awake and then I start lookingat my schedule for the day I neverfollow it just to meokay he's organized work just look at ityes I'm aware of it because what happenswhen I start creating a website orlanding page for someoneor final for someone to help convert youknow get people to event or throughFacebook ads or whatever I'm doing forpeople I end up like getting engrossedin the computer and some way it's gonnabe supposed to be an hour it ends upbeing longer so so setting time becausefor me doesn't and and what I do is Ijust make sure I do the stuff and and Imake sure I do it at whatever cost andso I do I literally do that and I tryand mix it with the children like I havethe computer here in the living room momore often on by my bed upstairs on mybed believe in our it's not the bestcomfortable thing to do here because ofthe reception's better there you know abillion you get piece if the kids arekind of well-behaved watching TV I liketo kind of come here in that but if it'stoo noisy I just can't I just can't overthis I've got like a an outbuilding aswell that I converted for a trainingsuite and I've got an office there thatneeds a little bit more finishing offbut it's pretty much burn so I'm gonnastart and can start utilizing that morejust gets a bit cold I've got the heatis on there in that but it's like you gowarm it up for like an hour or so beforeand today I can't be asked you know justa lot stay upstairs on my bed and justdo my work you know not a great thing todo but now I've got a proper PT involvedwith my exercise we're gonna make itthat part of my schedule something to dothis year try and get you know not justuse the lose the the fat actually getsphysically more stronger and you knowgetting care scheduling for that atleast I think for me there's anything onschedule that I want to do I'm pushingmy marketing efforts because a lotpeople while so I've been my propertyjourney you know I've had a few podcastsand interviews and so on I've not reallypromote it'll push what I what I trainedin you know design and marketing and andI've had a few people approached me overthe years from property world and it'slike I've helped them massively I'vehelped people like were there you knowthey might have a 399 ebook and I makethem 15k within a couple of months injust Facebook ads butby promoting a book you know and it'sit's I know I'm good at what I do but Idon'tand III this is my biggest flaw I don'tlike selling I don't like selling andI'm one of rob mores mentors and I'vesigned up to his thing cuz I got reallygood at helping people value theirselves helping them realize their worthand he said something recently he saidhe said something about when people sayoh I don't need to sell myself I don'tneed yeah I don't need to sell myselfpeople come to me that's me that's meman I hate to admit it it's like I get Iget work it just comes to me right butactually imagine what I'd do if I shouldstart promoting myself you know leave itso much on the table yeah I'm leaving somuch on the table almost I almost don'tgive a crap because I'm designing my ownlife you know I mean yeah at the sametime if I really want to get to my goalmy goal is actually to eventually beable to afford to buy an Ironman suitfor my son some sort of give him theindependence thought we know that'sgonna cost millions and if I want to getto that goal at that you know at thatpoint then I'm gonna have to do betterthan this sort of like you know just youknow happy happy that enough workscoming my way and people using me thatway I think I should be you knowprofessionalizing myself a little bitmore and and valuing myself more to thepoint that I should promote myself it'sjust that there's a nervousness ofpromoting yourself I mean I think you'veprobably seen it amongst the the theforums and that people kind of thinkyour guru rising yourself or you knowlike oh god who's another personthinking a minute I had a businessbefore hello you know these peoplebusiness before and what you do inbusiness is you promote a market that'swhat you're supposed to do you knowthey're almost I allow myself to beaffected by other people's judgmentswhich you can't do even myself I mean Ipromote myself a lot more recentlyespecially in the last 12 months interms of like my own brand and me as aperson that initially was the hardestthing I've ever had to do and the wholepoint of like you need to know yourWorth and stuffwe were spoken to me I thinking one ofmy first jobs when I was young as aproject manager and my manager at thetime because I came out of meyou know when they ask you what'sspecial about you give three things asan icebreaker I was like nothing I'mjust I'm just me yeah he told meafterwards because he he listed like afew things that he found special aboutme and long story short he was that ifyou don't blow your own trumpet nobodyelse is gonna in this world because ofthe way the moment is and I don't knowyou always resonated with me and itstill took me the best part of seveneight years later on to real stuff I'mthinking if I can just do this and notreally worry about the engagement andkind of just be like look I've got amessage here I want to share it it comesfrom the heart it's honest if youresonate with it fantastic if you don'tnot a problem so it was difficult for usbecause they used to send it off andyou're kind of looking at your phonethinking what's gonna happen and nowit's kind of like I just Lars a andpeople ask me that how did you writecontent and I say I don't like reallywrite contact a kind of document like mylife kind of things like you've donesomething a property I'll speak about itif it's health and fitness I'll speakabout it if it's like an interestingmeeting I'll just speak about it andhopefully I always try and give peoplesome sort of tangible yeah informationthat they can take away I think youshould be that because I didn't know youwere doing all these amazing crazywonderful things yeah a bit here inthere I do you know I mean I'll get myflap out on flipping social media justto really put myself available to theworld you know that I'm gonna loseweight and I say I wrote i put a visionI put watch this miraculous journey ofthis of me this is anyway and I've doneit in three weeks already there's noultimate accountabilityyou know ridicules you that you're gonnabe it's embarrassinga whole lot the source stuff but at thesame time you know for the first time inmy life we have tried different dietssince what happened to my son I put alot of weight on the first time in mylife I'm facing it head-on so yeah ohyou and look at my fat mass yeah I'mhereabsolutely even my addictions and I callthem addictions because that's all I'veever eat and then it's like I literallyget urges for this stuff isn't my portmy secrets of this diet is I'm facing itand I call it the no BS lifestyle dietokay basically I put Pringles fizzydrinks and I've got a packet of Haribooutside of my bedoh no Quinn okay right and I sleep withthem by the side of my bed and I wakethat with the word webecause I had to face my addictions yeahyeah and it's a bit like that inproperty when people would like go totraining training training trainingtraining training training trainingtraining training the good mentors weresaying you got to do you've got to justyou know and and I you know I'm a coursedrinking I'm proud of it I'm proud of itI'm a course drunk eating for two mainreasons number one it's always good evenif you already know the stuff to go overagain it's good to get reminders rightbut number two and this is the biggestonementors need Mentors even if you'rewhatever level you are and all mymentors have got mentors themselves youknow I mean Nick James is mentorshipI've been under song azuki's mentorshipI mean Rob Moore's mentorship you knowthe reality is and I I mentor otherpeople myself yeah and I truly believethat you you've got to really be what'sthe word humble enough to want to keeplearning absolutely and there's a lot ofpeople that are arrogant and feel likethe only courses well good for you happyyou do not everyone wants to work thatway I actually love people right I lovenetworking I love people but I lovegenuine people that I've got integritythey're true to them certainly I reallycan't stand people that fake I hate itand I can sense them a mile away and andI always when I talk about marketing'sbe true to yourself just be yourself andpeople attract to you and a good friendof ours Camilla does the sa stuff Iwould say so namecan we look oh yeah she's exactly greatand I mentor mentoring in marketing aswell but it's usually just started to befair and and you know she's a reallygreat she's doing massive should bereally successful and she's doing it byjust being herself she's been brilliantyou know and you know we all learn offeach other I've learned a lot of Simon'suchi I've learned a lot of Rob more I'velearned a lot of Nick James you knowI've got another mentor that is you knowdefinitely need him because he's likehe's like a sales machine he reallyknows he's you know he's good he's got aproduct called open with a closingdoesn't do its Leslie it's just like youknow you want my product is I'm worththis much and you know so this is whatit is and he's named my Elwell reallygreat guy amazing guy getting hired bysome really top guys at the momentbecause he's easy really is you knowlegend or what he does and so yeah Iwant to constantly improve I want to beI want to be my ultimate self before Idie and I know more than a lot of peopleknow life it's bloody short manit really is severely because of yourexperiences yeah absolutely yeahyeah I think you touch on quite a fewthings with your whole I'm lookingforward to it but I actually lose 42pounds in seven and a half weeks myselfso what I want to do boxing never go tothe gym and I was a think was about 24at the time and there was like sevenyear-olds two ten-year-olds very cheekylittle kids and I'd to go for a roomwith him so I told the kids because thenI was all the way and I could I couldn'trun more than like 200 meters and all Icould hear him was saying come on oldman come on Batman and all these kind oflike really literally me facing it but Itook I took it personally I was likeI'll get you back and then with a loveworking working my ass off basically forthe next two months it really reallyhelped and there is no magic formula toanything whether it's property whetherit's health and fitness whatever it isliterally you just got to go and do itand then if you you learn a little bityou pivot I hope that's called it on myuncle my own podcast called Mike dropsget okay I guess my drop is call mineyet close and I've interviewed a coupleof a top level you know we're talkingreally high level guys in America mycalls another guy called les Evans and11 there's Evan said a thing to me hesaid he said um he said people thinkthere's an easy route to success butit's all hard work even when it doesn'tlook that way and he said even if you'repeople just speak in the thing they'rejust speaking they're successful fromspeaking andand he's brilliant at that is amazingamazing me he's gonna you know he's he'sadvised people in the White House he'sdone all sorts he's just bum a lot theguys absolutely legend and he's hadbecome a really good friend of mine andand he was saying to me you know Iremember it was on the lines of like Iremember when you said pedal stallpeople like that look big and famous andhe became himself but in the end they'rejust flipping normal people and whatpeople don't understand is that you knowthey want to laugh you know they want toget on you know they don't to be usedand and and there's a lot of truth inthat and there and there's a lot ofpeople do assume they also die theyconnected that way back I used to givehim a lot of my time for free and in theend I ended up blocking him and this iswhere you learn about time for money andit wasn't yeah it was like you everyevery conversation about a heart I'vetough your love to have your lives loveto out Matt me yeah I'd live in aflipping shed and have my son healthyyou won't want my life trust me it's notgreat but you know it's not as great asyou think it is you know and and it wasjust constant constant constant constantlike you know like MV and it wasn't thenice he wasn't moving forward is that Iwant to get 200 houses within two yearsand he was like really unrealistic yeahall right 10x it I you know go for ityou know I hate that comment that wordclinics it got you know I love whatGrant Cardone is about I just hate the10x it that side of it not because Idon't believe in it I believe in itit's just that I see if thrown aroundtoo freely now and and like by peoplethat could potentially really screwtheir lives over if they do try to 10xit you know and where they feel that youknow they've been inspired and they canjust rush ahead you've got to get theeducation in I don't care what you knowyou got to build the foundations he'sgot to build the foundations and andthen and then to exit first you know andthen check out what you know check out aflavor for it and then check out what Xmight be you know I don't like the 2xyou know I'm not doing us a great pointI think we're in thesociety obviously with the wholeInstagram highlight reels and nobody'sreally posting stuff that is like theirbad days of supposed and I supposedindirectly I don't know how but when Iwas getting a bit of traction in likethe property groups it was because I wasjust Oakley admit all my mistakes upsomething I was just documenting againlike listen I am probably the worst guya property talking three years ago I wasa look I made this mistake I've madethis and people resonated with that soindirectly actually helped 9% of thetime it is lychee everyone showing theirbest date on a highlight reel and Ithink we get that thing and then peopleread the secret and it's all thiswishful thinking and it's like listen itis goes back to what you said earlier doit do it you've just got to face it anddo it just exactly I mean madness you'respot on and the crazy thing is is thatI've been exactly the same I've donepodcasts and I've been honest juststraight on you know I'll straight upwith out loud you didn't want to hear itwe didn't want to hear it I'm like youknow and and cut long story short thethe realities that they won't value inmy time but I wasn't violent valuing itI can't blame them it's actuallysomething that I get a trouble from frommy wife so I'm always trying to help asmany people as I can so I'm alwayshaving these one-hour coffees that goingto like one and a half hours orconversation 15 minutes or less yeah andthen at the end of its like I've got notime to spend with my wife for exampleyeah because I'm just trying to help butthen most of those people they'll comeback with pretty much the same kind ofquestions or concerns two months laterhaving done nothingyou're almost yourself and I think I'msimilar to you in that respect which isthere's some great points that you madedays that I need to start my new my timea little bit there yeah not so much Iknow I need to charge for example it'son the faith basis that is this personreally going to do it and what I'vestarted doing as of the last two days istaking calls on the way to the gym soI'm like you've got ten minutes with mefar away I'll kind of give youeverything I've got I know it's workingokay because it kills that time to thegym so yeah absolutely yeah it's noteating a weigh-in time that you which isvaluable time is valuable time time I'vesaid entire book emergency we have youknow in the lane if if if people don'tvalue your timemmm bug you you spell as I and why workwith people that don't value you they'rejust picking and sponging your brainbecause they can't be asked again spendthe money on the courses and theeducation and or go through the grit inthe action that you've gone through inthe pain that you've gone through theyjust want to just you know squeeze yoursponge brain and get all the bloody Evoout you know those people it doesn'tmake us a you know this is not a youknow I'm holy than now I'm perfect I Iknow my share you know this has justjust been honest with the situation youknow so I absolutely love helping peopleI really do it's just some people justdon't value your time enough so okaywe're gonna change gears a little bitwe've spoken about adversity which isone of the main drivers like in yourlife and I don't wish it on anyone to gothrough the same kind of stuff but weall go through something what I wouldask you though is a different questionis about fear so it's probably a commonquestion but I want to know what is yourbiggest fear but I want to stop and takeaway what I think he's gonna be yourfirst answer from doing some Daryl Browntactics here so you can't mention youryour children or your wife in thisscenario but what is your biggest fearas as yourself my biggest fear formyself is not accomplishing my dreamsokay and my dreams are actually yes theyare to be able to get enough money toafford certain things from my family andI'm not supposed to mention them but myactual my dreams are to actually besuccessful and proud enough to know thatyou know that boy in school that was atloss was crap had to have extraeducation was themedyou know classes dyslexic really smashedit regardless he's not I mean and and soyou know for me to start that wouldreally be probably my biggest fear stophim from for me I really I really wantto get aspire to inspire is what I wantto do right and the way you inspire isby doing great things and and thosegreat things could be I give a lot tocharity myself I donated just over fourthousandpounds Christmas do recently you knowand and before that I've donated loadsand even my book my little spot and thatI've written for my son all the all themoney from that including the cost ofmaking it which most people don't dothey has gone to different charities youknow everything wasn't a lot you knowbecause these costs of these profitscarry yeah yeah and even before thateven you know I've just constantly youknow every year given in some form tocharity and the point is this like it'snot because I'm you know I want to beseen as you know are what passive and uhand people that know with me will knowthis is true so I could be a propertymeet in and we're walking up the roadfor me laughter and I'll just givetwenty pounds of baby homeless man Idon't record it I don't you know butpeople that would mean no it yeah Idon't do it for you know I know inLondon wherever I am if I see someoneI'll donate and you know and I don'tcare if they're they look like they'redruggies well it's not at the end of theday I because I'm not gonna judge youknow they can do what the hell they wantwith ityou know I want to give if I've got ityou know and if it helps them it helpsthem I just get I don't need to promoteit or anything that but the reality isalthough ironically there's a promote inthis podcast estrangement but honest islike where we're and it's just merelyanswering your question you know my goalis to aspire to inspire to inspire andif I can do that for my kids and otherpeople and great you know and and if itmeans like you know giving when youhaven't even got it and I've done thatand and you know it's like then you knowyou do you leaving some sort of trail oflegacy wait wait people might notremember me you know but you knowsomeone might you know yeah I don't knowbut at the end of the day it's strange Ihaven't made haven't made it in in mymind a successful property developer ormarketing agency in my mind I've got along way to go but I'll also at the sametime I don't want to have a lot you knowI want to be comfortable I don't want tohave like the two hundred thousandliving rooms and whatacquiring to do well you know I reallydon't I don't envy people like that whenI see people doing well I'm like good onyou I'm yeah I really I never had thejealous I never I just truly think goodon you the ones I don't like are theones that do it and they're they'rehorrible assholes you know I mean thesepeople win don't they yeah yeah okayfantastic no I know that that makessense I think I'm very similar as wellin relation to what you saying there andjust on that analogy song I've had goingoff on a bit of a tangent here peoplewho are quite charitable but they'llnever give to somebody who maybe theyassume is gonna have alcohol and drugsor something and my philosophy hasalways been I mean growing up and theway my mom's always talking is just givewhatever you can give but and the baseis that maybe maybe your donation thatthey will just change that person'sperspective or life and providing you'renot just throwing it at home and maybeyou can just give it a try contact willhave a good day or something so I justgive him that lift that they need alljust to keep him going for another dayso I'd always urge people whatever youcan give this absolutely give but yeah Ican't imagine you being somebody's gonnabe taking a selfie while you're doingthat I mean and the truth is I should beyou know utilizing it for you know butat the same time it's it's not itdoesn't sit rightyou know it doesn't sit right so you'veheard the buzzer it's going off so whatI'm gonna do now is but Mike with threespaces for the next 60 seconds and he'sall I do basically whatever the firstanswer comes into your head please giveme that one and you ready mate I'm coolI'm ready okay we're gonna start inthree two oneokay the ability to fly or be invisiblefly money or fame fame singing ordancing singing Netflix our YouTubeYouTube Marvel or DC are Marvel easilywould you rather know how you were dyingor when you would i how love or moneylove books or movies i love booksactually if you could sit with oneperson in the world for an hour whowould it be I would love to sit withDonald Trump to figure out why the helllooking weird andgo ahead going on I just I'm justperplexed and also kind of yeah it's aweird onethat we interested yeah you're worse bea growing up fighters actually okay andfinally what is your biggest addictionmy biggest might what was my biggestaddiction was slight wrinkles and yeahwrinkles my biggest addiction at themoment is learning junkie for learningand just some Pringles because I'm aPringles fun as well what's yourfavorite cocktail sorry I don't get methinking the next one's on reflectionyeah we've spoken about this earlierwe've spoken about hindsight being awonderful thing how you can teach you toget to where you are quicker easier orwith less heartache for example butknowing what you know now and with yourlife experiences and obviously yourmindset now if you could go back to atime maybe when you were younger maybegoing through college or school and youcan just whisper something in your earknowing how life would pan out for youand just to kind of maybe motivate orinspire that young Michael what wouldyou say I would say you're able to doanything you put your mind to because Ireally believe growing up because I wastold it you know my teacher I didn'thave a good attention span and myteacher must teacher said to me ohyou're gonna end up as a glassblower shewas old fashioned herself and mostpeople didn't really kind of connectwith her if I'm being honest with youbut that really thought I thought whatthe hell you know kind of thing to saythat just because I you know and Iwasn't interested in her lessons I justwould and again it goes down to what weread in property marketing people couldbe connected you know whatever you do init's about attention and connectionright you've got to get the attention tobe noticed and you've got to connect soif you're going to get an investor tocome to you you've got to get theattention you've got to do that one wayor another and then you've got toconnect and you can only connect bybeing you because long term wise youknow it's a marriage you know it'ssimply that absolutely and it's theeasiest thing to do be yourself ratherthan trying be someone else off man donot have some music but I see people mygod and I just cringe and I know that itmakes me cringeI see people they've been II won't even touch into it too much butthere's people that mean there's aparticular person that's training thesame people when they're like they'refollowing the same moves and everythingin their acting the same as this personexactly in every way and it's a it'ssquiggly it's creepy and windy it is andthe problem with it is as well if you'recopying somebody else you're almostrelying on them to do something you knowthe few to follow see as a policy if youjust make your own journey and writeyour own story I've got one thing whereI've got respect for these people that'sall for helping them is they've alreadytaken a step at least they're gettingthemselves out of the shell and they dosomething but but seeing exact copiesit's just yourself yourself it's likehave you ever seen those live videoswhen they're sat there quietly for likeflipping five minutes I'm like I don'tlike it I just it's just great I'm likeI just talk shit for a bit I say topeople okay just talk shit wait topeople come on[Music]and that's not always like to ask myguess is if in 150 years time and youare no longer here but all that existsis a book and it's about your life andsomebody's walking past and they pick upthis book what would the blurb say andalso what would be the title of the bookwell already written it it's called mylittle spot on the globeit says embrace your struggle to findyour strength and pretty much what wetalked about today and and I it has asub heading saying unleash your lip in aspa and because we've all gotten in thispart and and what I mean by that it'snot a judgment thing on Spartans andwhile it's just the fact that you knowagainst the odds it's a metaphorit's against the odds they know they'regonna die but they're fighting all theycan yeah and that's the point at the endof the day we're all gonna freakin diebut let's just see what we can do youknow that's all we can do but you knowyou know the end of a that's why I don'tmind helping people as much as I canbecause that you know any bit of helpyou get out there is whatnice absolutely Granta our future looksalready out yes my little spy Amazonyeah best seller internationalbestseller there you go is it oh wowyeah i 100% put that in the bottom ofand the show notes as well alright it'sactually the first time somebody'salready answered my question and done myquestion but what I always like to askpeople is there is somewhere they cancontact you now I know you're doingamazing things all over the world innetworking marketing property you're anauthor as well there's one place and I'mjust gonna limit it to one but I willobviously add everything else afterwardswhat is the number one place that you'dprefer base for Facebook Facebook I'm 5mI'm maxed out sorry guys so just listenI've got another group page good MichaelV Calais Paris just a baby bear I'd bethere and start using it more nowbecause I'm that's my that's my ownthat's my professional page so just wantthem on to Michael V or try and messageme on on on my one at least and I'm nottry and connect and brilliantly it'sbeen a absolute pleasure like I said atthe beginning I reached out to you longtime we don't know yeah I love yourstory you know that this is fascinatingpromise there's live calls on them youall get busy I haven't managed toreconnect there so and thank you foryour time today you've been doingawesome things as well okay it's good tosee and again like you know we reach outto people that we connect with and likeand so on and you know obviouslyresponded back to you because I knowlike and trust okay you know it worksthe same way you know yeah that's how Isee it and and that's how that's howrelationships grow that's how investorsget involved that's how all this stuffhappens you know it's it's all aboutthat you know so absolutely absolutelyspinning it's been an absolute pleasureand well as well thanks for listeningand remember this podcast is absolutelyfree so all we ask in return is for youto share 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Like energy attracts like energy.I sat down at my desk this morning to send my writing coach a text, asking him to give me feedback on my book manuscript. (I just sent the final chapter to the editor last night!) I noticed I had a text and that it was from my writing coach! He and I were on the same wavelength.Was his text just confirmation that I was right in thinking to text him? Or did I create the text by sending out energetic messages that my book is done and I would like feedback from people I trust before going to print? My training in the law of attraction tells me that my outward energy likely opened the way for the connection.I can create oneness of mind by what I focus on.Unity of mind and heart invites compassion. Unity invites Christ who unifies the whole earth as one Savior. Unity invites love.Oneness can easily be achieved through service. One woman on our call told of how she offered to clean her son’s room with his permission, because she wanted it to be cleaned. Being willing to do something nice for another creates a space where oneness can happen.Oneness within a partnership, a marriage, a team, a business creates synergy. As individuals, we are all valuable in different ways. Bringing all our strengths together is power.We can each be one with God and Jesus Christ in our own unique way. Does that mean that God and Christ are different for each individual? Possibly. My belief is that as we become one with Christ and our Father in Heaven, we become one with everyone else on earth. God doesn’t change, we do. As we become more like them, we are more alike as individuals. We all want basically the same things anyway. We can easily relate to one another.We are one, and we have a positive or negative effect on the whole based on what we give out. If we give out love and compassion, we invite wholeness. If we give out complaining, we create a crack in the wholeness.Most important is that we create a oneness within ourselves. I can love me and invite others in to feel the wholeness within me. In this way we add to the whole, and create an even larger impact on the oneness of the human family.New Ideas to ConsiderI am calm, patient and acceptingI am oneI am loveI am wholeI invite others in to magnify my wholenessSupport the show (https://wylenebenson.com)

Find your voice - Episode 8 - Memoirs of an Anxious Mind - Cos KyriacouTagline: "To HIM its just a game, playing with my mind. An easy target for HIM, he always seems to find. He always seems to be there to put me in my place, lurking and scheming like a puff of smoke up in my face..."Cos is a talented Poet who has found his voice by utilising the power poetry in speaking about his depression and anxiety. Riddled with many trials and tribulations growing up Cos has battled with suicidal thoughts from time to time.Now determined to conquer his mindset working on his health, thoughts and gifts he is looking to help those struggling with mental health illness more.Alongside this, Cos is also a qualified Accountant and Personal Trainer and this is just some of his hidden talents. He kindly shares one of his poems, HIM, in this podcast and I am sure once you hear this you will follow him over on his instagram channel to learn more about him and hear so many more powerful poems.Thanks for listeningFree Audible book sign up:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Audible-Membership/dp/B00OPA2XFG?actionCode=AMN30DFT1Bk06604291990WX&tag=are86-21Best book on Mindset by Carol Dweck: Mindset https://amzn.to/2QajMvZSupport the podcast: https://www.patreon.com/findyourvoiceLinks to me:Website: https://www.arendeu.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/aren.deu/Twitter: https://twitter.com/arendeuFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/aren.singhLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aren-deu-65443a4b/Podcast: https://www.findyourvoicepodcast.com YouTube: http://tiny.cc/51lx6yLinks to guest:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cmklifestyle/ (Personal)Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindfullfitness/ (Movement#JustDeuIt & #FindYourVoice[Music]welcome to an episode of find your voicea movement led by yours trulyAren do a guy who has overcomecrippling anxiety adversity anddifficulty like so many of you in lifewhose main goal now is to help youcombat your excuses take control of yourlife write your own story and mostimportantly find your voice so nowwithout further ado I welcome the hostof the show himself mr. Aren do what'sgoing on people thank you for tuning into another episode of find your voice myname is Aren and as always I am thehost of the show so like many of myguests I get really really passionateand excited to try and support them andI suppose that's the beautiful thingabout this show because it's real peopledoing real things just like me and youI'm really trying to make a differenceand today's guest is no differenttoday's guest goes by the name of Kosand I do apologize in advance but Ican't pronounce their surname but you'regoing to get all of that in the shownotes but what's important about thisindividual is what they've been throughin their life and I suppose even moreimportant than that is how they'vetackled their adversity they've tackledtheir mental health their depressiontheir feelings of suicide and reallycome out on the other side and now whatthey're doing is making an impact tohelp other people and that's just mykind of person and I'm sure it'sprobably your kind of person too so Ithink it's important that rather thanyou listen to me whoo yes once again Ihave a cold I think that's gonna be atheme of this show let's jump straightinto this interviewokay so firstly I just want to thankcause for coming on to the show todayand for all you listeners who are heresupporting our movement so my friend howyou doing today good morning I'm goodnot as early as you Baba fantastic youlike to hear you well we've had a bit oftechnical issues and it is slightlyearlier than normal so excuse our voicescool so you've heard the introductionI've explained cause his story but whatI want to know well I think what thelisteners want to know is more aboutyourself from you and I think it'simportant that they can get tounderstand your story youjourney and how you basically progressthrough life and ended up where you aretoday so if you wouldn't mind my friendif you could just give us a rundownbasically of the life of cause the lifeof course easily hey I think it's bestto start where I am now and then kind ofgo through how I got here so I'm aqualified charted accountant soundsriveting ah no he says exciting as itsoundswhoo guys recently qualified in Decemberand in the new year I've gone part timeto kind of tramp pursue my own endeavorsin life so starting from the beginning Iwas stopped when I was born because I'mquite old now or in my own eyes I'm oldbut I don't like to use the word sufferbut I've had anxiety my whole life andnow been listening to your your showshaven't they been amazing by the way Iappreciate that thank you just listen toyour different guests you know strugglesthey've had to go through and obstaclesthey face for me I've always felt itdifficult to kind of ask for helpbecause I've had I've had such a goodlife in something upbringingand the situation I'm in I've hadamazing parents I've never had to askfor anything not that was slow in anysense but I was given everything Ineeded clothes water the essentials andthat but from an early age I just felt Iwas different kind of like I had thesevoices in my head I used to think it wasit was good it was someone else I reallydon't know what it was and I find thiswent through life with it at school Inever really felt like I fit in whereason the outside poori it probably seemedlike I was that guy good at his workgone along with people but I kind ofquiz my anxieties I threw myself into mywork so I think into studying into beingthe best I can in that sense so I justdidn't feel comfortable socializing Ididn't feel comfort with myself and thensaw some much easier CSIS etc I left forsix oneI changed sixth one then and that's whenI started to spiral a bit looking backnow it's funny because I can see all mycatalysts I can see why I feel the way Ididwhere is at the time I just had no ideawhat's going on I'm just in my own mindso for me what gets me a look is changeand uncertainty and new things andespecially socializing in in newenvironments so change into a new sixthform with people I didn't know newsubjects just threw me off completelyand it might sound stupid some peoplebecause this is such a simple thing butfor me the biggest fact thing anyone canhandle is their own mind and that'ssomething I've always struggled with yesI might not have had big thermal in mylife a lot of people have but a lot ofpeople live in with their own minds andtry about that every day and people needto appreciate thatit is hard for a lot of people mm-hmm soyeah went to I went to six-month pickingup from then and firstly was extremelyhard for meI was probably on the debts ofdepression where it's back then I thinkwe know what the pressure was so Ididn't really see as that I just felt itwas me so my family helped me through alot I got through a levels my secondyear beta it was great because I wasmore comfortable in my environment andthen applied for university got goodgrades and got into UCL to studyeconomics and I think at UCL was thefirst time I really but I understandwhat the pressure was I start to gothrough it so I'm still living at hometraveling to London every day and justdidn't feel like I fit in they're alwayscomparing myself to others that I wasn'tgood enough to be there and then Istarted getting suicidal food so I standon train tracks and my mind we kill himto jump and yeah I in my mind I've - Iknow myself cuz I've never had thosethoughts before and I'm in the past I'venever when I've heard people who commitsuicide or taken her own life I've neverunderstood it but in that moment and nowI've been through it that's the onlyplace you see confort is by not beinghere not being with your mindWow is that is that kind of a thing thatyou've you've convinced yourself that itwould just be better off yeah a hundredpercent it's like you explore differentoptions so when I start to feel anxiousor when I'm gonna extremely the prostateI start to looklook at the fact that across the greenon the other side so I was at UCO and Iwas saying to my momI'm gonna quit I'm just gonna get jobI'm gonna apply to a different Union I'mgonna do this I'm gonna do that I alwaystry and wash one away because then allthat anxiety all that all that hurt willbe gone and over you place intosomething new so that's the first time Istarted seeing a counselor Britt at UCoh and while I was at UCL I write toanother university again seeing that thegrass is green on the other side justwant to get out of it so I startedstudying for my exams at UCL it's aboutApril time and then I've gotconfirmation that I was given anotherplace at Royal Holloway University I'vebeen sorry okay and I thought to myselfyou know what it's not worth the toiletturn won't burn through I'd literallywrite vice for all my exams the weekly Iwas gonna sit there but I decided that'sit I'm not sitting them because I justwant this this kind of cloud to be overso I quit or I gave up UCL andstraightaway I just felt that count hasbeen liftedI felt so good then I was like you knowwhat this is what I need like my nextuniversity is gonna be amazing I'm gonnafind so yeah that summer was great andthen September moved up to roll away tostop my new course and in the same thingstarted comparing myself to others newsituation a lot of social anxiety Ididn't go out a lot in my first year andlike I'd hear people in the kitchendrinking and stuff and I just be in myroomjust with my own thoughts Wow and I'mglad today I have amazing friends andamazing flat I'm still in touch with andthat's friends with your good may aswellfears off so she helped me through a loteven if she doesn't know it and bygetting my first year of uni I wasthinking I need to apply to another uniit's gonna be better on the other side Ineed to take my course something to dothis I applied for a job and luckily youknow I was convinced to stay I lost myfirst year went on to the second yearand that is the biggest term like mylife is the second year I just spiraledout of control just in myselfamong thoughts just not being able tocall or be in social situations withpeople my first day my room up my mum mysister would always come and visit me tomake sure I was okay because they wereextremely worried about me of courselike I used to lock myself in my roomthen and research how to end my lifebecause it's the only way I can see anend to it and I knew how wrong that thatwas and the the only thing that stoppedme from ever doing it then was yes myfamily like what we do to them but I'mactually getting emotional saying thissorry man please take your timebut yeah the most it's really silly butthe thing that stopped me was I wouldn'tend my life right and my parent wouldhave to look after me and like her in astate where I think people looking aftermyself yeah sorry man no no I can onlyimagine what what you're going throughbecause my level of desire is nothingcompared to your level of depression andwe spoke briefly before we had thisinterview that you know it took the best8 years of my mom's life away and Ithink unless you live with somebodywho's going through or somebody it's sodifficult because from the surface Imean you look at your Instagram you lookat yeah the way the way you conductyourself your poetry which you're goinglater on in the interview it's just likethis kind of depression you know youjust know isn't no more that is itnormally is somebody you can relate tobut it's it's amazing how some it's notsomething so simple but something likeyour mind can just completely just yetturn your world upside down and it's oneof my favorite quotes ever and Iprobably say to myself at least six orseven times a week not because I do itbut because it just helps with thingsinto perspective and it's comparison isthe thief of joy you said that you hadins ie from a very young age and I meanI'm 32 now and I'm kind of peeling backthe onion layers using an analogy ofwhen I started getting anxiety and Ithink yes having reflected and lookingback at myself I'm able to find certainmoments in my life like when I was sixor seven I was atshit I was actually quite anxious thenand then maybe that's really kind ofsnowboard have you been able to in yourcurrent situation not be able to lookback and find these key triggers or haveyou always just known yourself to beanxious no a hundred percent if I knewone who I knew now about myself I couldhave controlled a lot of what happenedto me and not let it happencould you elaborate so my anxieties mycatalysts are changed like newsituations where that's a new job newUniversity a new subject I'm studyinguncertainty so I'm a perfectionist as Isaid before I used to put myself into mywork and just try and excel at that soif I'm not the best at something I startto get anxious might sound stupid butthat's just the way I am so it's notstupidso you've always had this in psyche yeahand now you knowing what you know nowyou've said you can obviously look backand think I could have changed stuffwhat kind of things I mean I'm thinkingpractical things here for somebody who'smaybe a little bit younger thanourselves who's going through thismoment they're just constantly anxioushave changed like yourself and being inthese kind of environments what wouldyou kind of say to them now the onenumber one thing does has helped me themost about anything is talking about itso talking about how you feel because Iwould often just keep everything balledup inside me and whereas today I'm openas hell honesty oh are you guys to swearon this podcast may you can do whateveryou want thank fuck for that that's finesome people might not like that but youknow sometimes it's one of the only waysyou can express it sometimes one or twoepisodes myself sonot a problem mate so yes second year ofuniversity extremely down I went to sawa doctor there who prescribed me afterdepressants and I'm back then I hadnever taken a tablet in my life not evena paracetamol just nothing I was justagainst putting foreign substances in mybody so I got prescribed down to theirpresence I went and got them but I didnot take them and I came back home forChristmas and I was just so so bad oneday my dad leave she just got me in thecar drove me off the sorry and when hemom didn't say hello to any of myhousematesjust went in my drawer guys I depresswe drove all the way back home to NorthLondon and I started taking them andthey helped me massively they're therethey're a tool for helping you they'renot a magic pill that's gonna makeeverything go away could you have to putyou have to put other things in yourlife that's gonna help you get throughbut they definitely help just balanceout the chemicals in your brain and theway you think think mm-hmm and so Istarted taking them must I've seen atherapist as well and then I startedgoing to the gym again so I was injuredat the time I got really depressed theymy substitute but I had a fun injuryokay that's unique yeah so I couldn'treally lift weights and so as soon asthat healed in the new year that's likea gym again I started feeling good Istopped them seeing my therapist eventhough he advised me to carry on and Ifinished my second year third year wasgreat really enjoyed it when I almost Ihad finished uni over to 1/2 percent offat first which again I beat myself upagain about don't beat yourself up todayI by the time I was in tears thatliterally so fun and and then yeahapplied for a job took me eight monthsto get a job and I had no idea what todo with my life was planned foreverything in anythink mmmgot over Owen into accountancy and thenstart here and then things that Ispiralling down again so and evenprobably even deeper depression I had inmy second year and the extreme thatsuicidal thoughts I just didn't knowwhat I want to do with my lifeespecially working full-time andstudying and studying for something youdidn't you didn't really want like Ididn't know if I wanted to be anaccountant up in all this effort into itwhat am i what am i giving to otherpeople what I'm given to the world bybeing an accountantthat's just how and I just didn't see medoing anything else so I I said to mymom not gonna quit and the Khan teachI'm gonna quit and do this and quit anddo that and my mom bless her she she'shelping me a lot but I know howfrustrating it is she understands fullyjohnstad 3 but I know how frustrating isto try and help someone who nothingseems to help themselves and you can seethe same things happening again in termsyou wanted to just change again to a newsituationso I stopped taking as the presents whenI was at Union swell after that Sigmaperiod and I was at work I cited themagain I'm slicing the therapist againand a major thing that helped me getthrough if I did not do this I would nothave qualified to try to count and I maynot be alive today I'm being honest withyou I told him what I told myself aboutmy depression so I went spokes inmanagers I went spoke the partners inthe firm and they were so so good aboutit honestlythat's brilliant like they helped memassively they put things in place forme and I felt I could go and talk topeople about it more mm-hm so yeah itwas tough as hell and I qualified aboutthis December just gone so I'm currentlyin the process of coming up mad for thepresents fantasticI'll be off them in about two weeks I'vedefinitely felt some side effects butthey start to wear off and I'm feelinggood about life now and the mostimportant thing about anything thatbeing through mum I don't like to usethe word happy up being through it I'mkind of I'm glad for which taught me andso six months ago if I was doing thispodcast review I know I was in tears alittle bit before but I would not beable to talk about this with withanybody whereas now I don't give a fuckI put it on Instagram I talk abouttrying to speaking about their feelingsespecially especially as a man today inthe society there's so much manypressures a lot of stance what about 100percent mate it's a it's an ego maybesurprise thing I don't know what it iswith guys we don't realize thatvulnerability is actually a truestrength and I spoke about thispreviously again I'd recommend if youcan listen to Lewis Howes I think he'sgot a book the mask of masculinity andit's a fantastic book because I think asguys you're doing something there thatis something that we don't do and I'mnot stereotyping it but how many of usreally talk about stuff when we feel ohbecause it's a bravado thing isn't it wecan't show weakness we can't show thatwe're feeling down or low and I thinkthe reason I was really interested ingetting you on this show is or becauseyou've touched on something there so wespoke about the social enterprise thatI'm working on with mywe're going to get back to mental healthand awareness the first question askedthough was what do you want like if weraise awareness is it money is it likematerialistic things what kind of thingswould make you guys feel better and shesays somebody should talk to you andthat brings us to the whole thing thatwe spoke about prior to this episode isI'm gonna open up just centers I'm gonnahire them for the day get people who aregoing through it people who haveovercome it to just maybe talk about itand I know that might sound like such asimple thing from the outside but you'vetouched on it now as wellthe world needs to speak it's thesimplest of things look us I say toeveryone I don't see anxiety as anillness this is my this is my personalopinion yeah everyone has anxiety butjust different levels of a spectrumdepression is the lowest of the low thusthat that's an illness that's somethingyou can you need to case of our but thedifference between me and the guyssitting next to me the only differencebetween us is I can talk about it now Italk about it that's the only differencethe guy still has anxiety 100% differentmaybe different levels different aspectsin his life but he just doesn't talkabout it that's the difference and bytalking about it which you've been doingmore openly now and some of it's throughyour poetry is all which is fantastic aswell have you genuinely seen like ashift in like your overall moods and didthe severity of your laws as well Oh100% like if I have a load they know ifI don't know they in the past I comehome and I keep all my stuff where it'sI come home now and thank what my sisteris my rock honestly I would not behonestly hands-down I would not be aliveabout her today and she has she's notbeen through depressiontouchwood and thank God but even so ashard it was for her to help me she wasjust there to listen even if she didn'tunderstand she was just there to listenand put small things in place to me forme and so yeah I remember this one timeat university when I was when I was homefor that Christmas when I was really badI had an essay to write and I told her Ijust can't do it I'm gonna quit but sheliterally sat down with me and made mewrite for five minutes at a time when wego and have a break and come back onwrite for five minutes so that's amazingyeah she's been amazing and you'refortunateto have that because there's so manypeople out there you may not necessarilyhave that kind of support network aswell yeah because like you've touched onit's an illness and it's because it'snot physical because it's not like yourthumb for example or yeah you knowsomebody's leg broken or something it'sit's internal and again because peoplearen't speaking what we're doing iswe're masking everything with it with itwith a smile or Facebook post orInstagram post but deep down we'verarely know what somebody's goingthrough exactly it's just scary and Ithink I think living with it is scary soI can only imagine what you're goingthrough so again I just want to saythank you for for really sharing thestory no problem I just want to say umthank what I've not been in the pressdate for about two and a half years nowyes I live with anxiety but I am knowingthat press date and I'm I will fight mymy utmost not to go back there and helpanyone else to come out absolutely andI'm not I'm not in a position to giveyou any advice having not been throughwhat you've been through but yeah thenthere's a simple quote we use it for ourfor our business that me or mom aregoing to start it's okay not to be okayyeah I don't know it sounds simple butit's so important that we understandthat because myself I mean I don'tsuffer with depression but I will wakeup on it on a Monday or a Tuesday itcould be any day of the week and I willbe in an absolute funk and I'm like whydo I feel like shit like nothing's gonewrong like you know my health is they'remy wife's happy my mom's finethere's nothing actually happened inthat day I've slept well but then youknow what you just you just feel reallylow and you got like no motivation andstuff and I used to beat myself up aboutthat because I just think I've got somuch stuff to do I need to change theworld I need to do this at least getmyself up now it's kind of like Iliterally say that quote to myself it'sokay not to be okay and all I'll do ison that particular day or do stuff likeI'll go to the gym I'll try and keep mynutrition as well as possible becauseobviously that helps your mind andeverything I try and speak with my wifeor my brother or my mom in the day justto kind of cheer me up and I might stillbe in a bit of a funk to the end of theday but the next day it all washes overrather than me dwelling on it and thenhating myself like throughout the weekthat kind of makes sense so it'sfantastic that it's been like two and ahalf years and there for yourself comingoff it but if you ever do find yourselfperhaps going a bit lower just knowthat listen mate you've come out of itso many times yeah kicking and fightingyou're doing great that it will be okayand you'll be alright you next thing Iappreciate I know and and such know whatyou said I've learned that saw so ondays from the rule of and you you won'tknow why but you just have to take sometime out for yourself and on those dayseven today I've made wake up and I mightfeel a bit low I know I know deep downthere is something causing that maybenot the day before maybe not on that daybut a week my ass something I didn'ttackle where it was on my to-do listwhich is still bugging me yeah orsomeone I didn't talk to or someone Isaid something to which is bugging mebugging me now and why I feel low so Ipersonally I think there's always a rootcause somewhere it's not always easy tofindmmm there's always something that'sthat's led you to feel that way I thinkyou're right there somebody elsementioned this actually I think it wason Episode three and it's about findingthat that deep meaning and I thinkbecause we're so most of us wake up inthe world whatever is on our phone or Iemail a job it will it will dictate ourdate we very rarely get time to sit backand actually reflect upon our life ourcircumstances in our situations and Ithink if we could do that probably haveless of those days because it isprobably a cumulative effect of thingspropping up and then you've got thislevel of like I don't know burden oranxiety or something that will kind ofjust hit you on one day and you'resitting there thinking what's going onhere but it's actually like you saidpossibly something that's that'shappened a few days ago that's powerfulso the funny thing is it's like there'sno like magic secret is there they'renot I mean if there was then the worldwouldn't struggle a bit like Fitnessyeah if we had the magic pill nobodywould be obese and it's kind of findingI suppose did you touched on it earlierhis voice you've got this toolkit nowyes the the antidepressant tablets helpyou control the chemical imbalancethat's going on but you've also got atoolkit of stuff that you've probablyhad through your therapist yeah thosewho probably gives you different toolsthat you can literally bring out as andwhen you need them because that's kindof how my mom explains it as well ahundred percent like I'm kind ofreinvent the tools they gave me to workfor meso something that I do massively when Ifeel extremely anxious I don't if you'veseen on my Instagram or that bar splitpage into and I'm one on one side Iwrite my negative feelings and emotionsand on the other side I write a healthypoint of view and it just helps meconceptualize how I'm feeling it kind ofbrings you out of my brain onto paperand kind of I can actually write down adifferent way of or view in it mmm yeahyour Instagram is brilliant and you'regonna get the oddest friend requests bythe way because I've asked my mom tofollow your Instagram because some ofyour stuff is like I can't get some ofit like I get like 80% of it send mebecause I've lived with my mom my momwas like my best well she is my bestfriend and and I'll sin what he's donelike taken away from her life so it'skind of I know that if she can read yourmessages and listen to your poetry Imean you know huh no gtv sorry yourstories your Instagram stories it willhelp and it resonate with her so yeahI'm obviously gonna put all the linksfor the listeners as well to know yoursocial medias at the end of it because Ithink it's really important that you'veseen someone who's yeah you you're notfully 100% over it at the minute butyou're dealing with it and you'redealing with it in the best way and eachtime you're getting better betterequipped and hopefully somebody who'sprobably earlier down the journey theycan benefit from yourself and this isthe whole point of this podcast is thatthey can learn from your your experienceof suppose and hopefully change theirlife for the better sooner exactlythat's that's the thing like I am NOTI'm not perfect I'm not free to stormyou never will because life justfrustrate you all the time I've come andbut the only thing I can do is just tryand help people through how I try tohelp myselfmmm and you are so yeah just try and beas real as I can on Instagram you knowlet people know how much it days becauseInstagram is a is a fake world really itisn't it's a highlight reel is which iswhy I appreciate like your content sokeep that going buddy I'm gonna switchthe pace a little bit now so I know someof the stuff that you do on a dailybasis but I think it's important for thelisteners who have heard about yourstory to understand what your dailyroutine is like so I'm a big bigbeliever that we are the results of thethoughts we tell ourselves and reallyhabits and so what's your daily routinefrom the moment you wake up to themoment you go to sleep well or every dayis different and I'm not gonna I can'tlie to you hmmI don't have a daily routine I'm stilltrying to work out myself in terms of Iknow what what would work well for mebut I haven't put it in place so I'velistened to one of your podcast one ofyour early ones about the guy who usedthe miracle morning that's right yeahchin very good friend yeah I knew thatwas a great podcast by the way thank youso yeah I bet the miracle morning thingwas last year and I started putting alot of things into practice in themorning not felt great and but thenexams came around again from my accountsand I just fell off it well I havecertain things I do during a week ratherthan a daily routine a daily routine issomething I'm working on in 2019 okay Ineed to incorporate meditation I need toincorporate leaving my phone out of myroom in the end of the day because thatjust adds to anxiety mm-hmm so thingsthat I do on a weekly basis to try andhelp me and relieve my stress is numberone you probably see a lot on InstagramI love my Costa Coffee yeah I love goingthere by myself taking a book readingmaybe writing some poetry just sittingthere watching the world and just beingcomfortable in my own thoughts I love myalone time now and another big thingdaily is Jim obviously so I usuallythrough that after work and it literallyjust puts me in a difference day ofnight it's almost like meditationabsolutely almost like meditation andyou're just there with your own thoughtsmusic in or not and you're justconcentrating on pushing the way upyou're not thinking about your pastdecisions you made you not think aboutthe future you're just in that momentthere and then so that helps memassively another daily routine mealprep obviously every morning but yeahI'm I'm still learning I'm stilllearning about routines and I will haveit together soon but like you've toucheddown there even myself my routinechanges from like year to year becauseyou always you're almost tweaking it soI've done the whole waking up at 4:00a.m. and then working my ass offbut then what would happen is at twoo'clock in the afternoon you not crashand let's sleep for like an hour and ahalf because I'm absolutely knackered sothen I was like this is pointless and sothen I mixed it up and now it's likeI'll wake up at 6 or 7 it depends onbasing my day so if you'll get an earlypodcast or I forgot like an investormedium or something like that then I'lltweak it but generally speaking I don'treally care what time I wake up becauseI believe it's what you do in the daybut you've got some great habits inthere like like the gym the meal prep Imean that you're feeding your bodyyou're feeding your mind there so it'sabout utilizing your time and takingchunks out of the day where you canreally be productive in terms ofwhatever your end goal is and a greatbook that I've read that is gonna helpme put that my favorite Wiens practiceis called the room of the rhythm of lifeby Matthew Kelly the rhythm of life okso I know you you follow my mindfulfitness page yeah yeah I do I'verecently just started following thatyeahthat's that's in the making and mytherefore mindful fitness is stemmingoff that book really so what walks aboutin that book is you have essential meansin life to survive so you have you haveoxygen you have a young Ward so you needthose things or you will diebut what people often neglect is theirlegitimate needs and there's four ofthese and we collect them because we'retoo busy day today which is sofast-paced in our lives and but thosefour needs our physical needs sonutrition and exercise emotional needswhich is relationships with people wherethat's going to get coffee with a friendtalking someone haven't talked in a longtime then you have your spiritual needsa bit harder to define for me it's justbeing being comfortable yourselfspending some alone time with throughmeditation going for a walk in natureand the fourth one is intellectual needswhich is knowledge and learning newthings and we often neglect a lot ofthose and one trying to do is encompassthose in my life and try and help peopleencompass those in this because when oneof those things are off that's when youranxiety will spike yeah yeah that's sointeresting that's powerful I'm gonnaI'm gonna attach that book actually therhythm of life by Matthew Kelly you saidyeah yes brilliant Kay I'll add that toobviously you're you've got to Instagrampages as well would you at the bottom soI'll have a look at that I appreciatethat buddy thank you look into thatfantastic okay sothe next question is about adversity andwhat I want you to do is if you could goback in time and think of a time thatyou faced great adversity but youpersevered through it so just oneparticular time and I want you toexplain how you won obviously theadversity to how you got through it andthree what are the lessons that youtaught you at the end of it oh JesusChristget your thinking cap on okay my figuredyou know you know I said to you beforethis podcast you sent me the questionsin that and I was gonna happen littleread about them you haven't read all ofyou know what last night yeah I upgradedmy iPhone on Saturday and it deletewhatsapp conversations lost by a 10o'clock and I was like sheets messagesjust suck up do it which is why I thinkthis episode so far is so intriguingfascinating because everything you'resaying is if you know it's not youhaven't scripted it out it's literallyjust you speaking from the heart so Ialways find that more authentic thereason I do give the questions thatbefore is just because some peoplesuffer with is ie exactly okay well youhear anyway the question has been askedjust have a have a few moments again anydead time and stuff I can always edit ithow so I'll probably cost me becauselike a particular situational momentbecause there just been so many my lifeand I've had to come out of wellprobably my latest one is justqualifying as a child accountant loadsof adversity faced there whether it waswork just not seeing myself was goodenough in septal workout producing theknowledge that I have and just comparingmyself to others that within my firmsort of thing and yet having to go backon antidepressants was a big blow for meit helped me massively enough if anyoneis taken out to the presence there'sabsolutely nothing against them I was ona about 20 milligrams a citalopram ifany of you listeners know just stop givethem the information and I've been onthat for about three years since I likemy jobthere's no comment and slowly slowly Iwas prescribedten just before Christmas so 10milligrams taking one every day for twoweeks and then I take one every otherdayfor two weeks and now I'm in a processof just taking two tablets a week forthe next two weeks and I'll be off themand yes I defects for anyone gran outthere there are massive side effects soI did feel a lot more rumination comeinto play so just kin stuff very a lotmore emotional and very snappy er peopleclose to me I love my family so Iapologise to them on here I'm sure Iunderstandyeah and very very tired and lethargicbut now honestly I feel amazing honestlyI really do feel good brilliant mateokay so the next question it's we'regoing to get to happiest if I show youso today it's a memory but but the nextquestion is what is your biggest fear mybiggest fear is probably going back intoa depressed state massively that's mybiggest fearand the fear of that I think helps mekeep keep out of it and is that throughyour daily discipline like the stuffthat you doing the stuff you you'resaying to yourself 100% like things Isay to myself just be more open andtalking now and actually feeling like Ihave something comments to pursue like Ihonestly believe I've been through whatI've been through for a reason aseveryone will probably say but I'm onthis earth not not to be an accountantlike I love my job and I love the peopleI work with but my true calling is justto help people help themselvesjust bring me talking about experiencesand everyone can do that and you will doyou helping me and I've gone through itmyself even just some of the stuff yousay you know it's making so much moresense but we are a result of the thingswe tell ourselves then just on thatpoint I think that's really importantit's something I'm trying to get my momand anyone on all going through thatsimilar situation to do as well becausea very very quick example a little bitabout myself is yeah suffering withanxiety and be shy I've always basicallywalked looking at the floor kind of likewith a hunchback if you can kind ofimagine that so my hands in my pocketand I've never really making eye contactwith anyone and I'm just kind of walkingand I remember recently I think it wasabout two weeks ago we went for somefood and I saidmy friends I hadn't seen for about sixmonths and he goes have you gottentaller and I was like what like pubertywhen a long time ago me and he was likeno you've gotta be like taller and I waslike well I've always been this tall soI'm like I'm just six foot eight sixfoot and I was kind of like just thesame height as in and you kind ofshocked and what I realized was so I'vebeen doing like affirmations and tellingmyself stories every single morning ispart of my morning ritual and one of thethings is I am confident I am no longershy I am and I would say well theseempowering words to myself and withoutrealizing it without even thinking aboutit my physical body had changed which Ijust find fascinating that's somebodywho I've known for like the best part of16 years had come up to miss it manyou've just grown a few inches but it'sbecause my demeanors changed now mychest is proud and that there's no levelof arrogance or anything in that it'sjust I'm just confident knowing myselfand I'm not this shy anxious person whoscared the world or what people will sayabout me I'm comfortable in my own skinand the other thing about you is you'regoing to the gym and you're gettingbigger so that's probably right myfoodstuffs I do try and eat outbrilliant so we spoke about your fearwhat is your motivation then what keepsyou going even on the days when you'rein a funk for example lucky gentlemanwhat keeps me going is knowing I'm herefor a bigger reason than myself mmmdeep down when I still help him myfamily around me helping friends helpingpeople I don't even know and that reachout to me not try not good as much as Ican but just believed I found somethingcaught truly believing and anyone outthere like I know how hard it is to notknow your purpose it like be being a jobor be a plan for job in a union not knowwhat what a fuck you want to do of yourlifeyeah and it doesn't matter how would youget it I believe one day we'll justspark like if you asked me a year agowhat when I do I have no idea andwhereas things have just lightssparking and you know pulling into placeand that will happen for you it's justabout whether you're you're willing totake the risk to go and pursue thosedreams that's all it is I love that thatis so true and I think I always urgepeople now so even like my youngerbrotherI urge people to just try new things anddo different things because 12 monthsago May being a podcast host wasprobably the last thing I'd ever want todo other than it'll be an out of a planeI mean and I'm at I'm actually debatedwhether I'm gonna do that in the nextyear or so jumping out the plane safelyshould we say yeah trying anything crazyobviously with it with all this rightpeople around but it's weird how you howyour passion just develops my actualpassion now is like you said it's makingthat true impact it's making thatdifference in life so yeah the beautifulthing with that is is forcing me to comeout of my comfort zone hence doing apodcast hence putting myself out thereon social media and doing this podcastopening that business with more mommiesit's crazy to think that I would havebeen doing this because I just didn'tthink I would so I think you've hit thenail on the head there people shouldjust go out there take that risk trustthat it will fall into place because Itruly believe it won't but at the sametime everyone's journey is different sojust because it's falling I think inplace for somebody out there he doesn'tnecessarily mean it's going to be thesame for you it could be at 22 or itcould be at 50 but don't don't comparebasically what I'm trying to say exactlybecause I've people might look at me andsay oh he's a qualified accountant hesaw it for life now I'm just I've chosento go part-time comma salary you knowmoney doesn't money you need itunfortunately you need money but I'mfocused on my happiness right now whenI'm going part-time to to actually gofor what I truly want to do okayfantastic so there you've heard thebuzzer and we are now in the fun part ofthis show so this is a quickfire 60seconds where I'm gonna be asking costsall sorts of wonderful and weirdquestions and the beautiful thing is hehasn't read the show notes so you haveno idea what I'm gonna ask him andthey're not the same questions as alwaysI do like to mix it up a little bit butso please are you ready buddy I'm readyokay we're gonna start in 3 2 1okay the ability to fly or be invisiblefly money or fame fame singing ordancing singingNetflix on YouTube that thinks Marvel orDC I don't watch evil okay Batman orSuperman Superman favorite TV show everoh Jesus Christ soprano would you ratherhow you will die or when you were dyingwhen I would die love or moneylove books or movies books if you couldsit with one person in the world for anhour who would it be my sister yourworst fear growing up getting older whatis your biggest addiction Instagram ifyou could abolish one thing in the worldwhat would it be depression yourfavorite song ever compete J : Drake anysongs French or Spanish Spanish pizza orsteakthey comedy or horror comedy and thelast one which is completely randomwhich is wizards which is the funnything is I wrote these like a long timeago so I'm looking at it myself to getwhat okay brilliantthe answer about your sister as well Ithink I think she's gonna love to hearthis back I'm sure you tell her anywayon a daily basis but if you're anythinglike me sometimes I shy away fromtelling the people I love the most Icare for him so much and it's probablysomething that I should do as well butso we run to the one but last questionand this one's always about reflectionbecause I always believe hindsight is awonderful thing and upon reflection wecan always think of ways to get to wherewe are quicker easier or we lessheartache and we wouldn't be the peoplewe are today if it wasn't for theprocess I've been through so what I wantto know is if you could go back in timeto that one moment where you reallystruggled and suffered with adversityand you could just whisper something inyour ear knowing exactly what you knownow what would you say say to yourselfoh I probably tell myself to tell peoplehow you feel and because yeah it'sextremely hard even by looking back andeven the you for today it's hard toexpress how you feel whether that'sbecause you're gonna be mocked on socialmedia your friends won't understandbecause of different maturity levels ahyeah just be just just talking about howyou feel just talk about it I love thatand I want to get you to do if you don'tmind one of your poems now I thinkbecause you've been through it youcouldn't you can hear the passion inyour voice as well are you just beforeyou start this are you thinking aboutdoing books or ebooks or anything onthatOasis I want to release a bookpoetry book and also I'm in a process oftrying to gather to do like spoken wordevents okay um so I wanna go and performpoetry and and yeah it's funny how Ionly started writing I used to writepoetry a lot for Mother's Day cards uhmy mom she's probably got loads of poemswhich is quite handy because every timemy sister would ask me what we shouldget my mom article I'll just write whatlast year I went to Cyprus and mygranddad was writing poetry in Greek Ohwhat just about turmoil he's beenthrough in his life and stuff I wentover to Cyprus by myself actually justto save my grandparents for a coupleweeks and I thought you know what maybeI should try writing down stuff as wellso it's the one I'm gonna read is thefirst one I wrote in Cyprus some of someof them when I write them I can kind ofI don't feel this way anymore but cankind of go back to how I felt and writethe emotions down which is yeah yeahwhich is quite good for me and so yeahthe one I'm gonna read this the firstone ever wrote when I started writingproperly and it's called him him love itlet's go all right so here miss just thegame playing with my mind an easy targetfor him he always seems to find healways seems to be there to put me in myplace lurking a scheming like a puff ofsmoke all up in my face and I are closedmy eyes praying that he'll go but in themorning he's still there he always seemsto show he follows me constantly like ahovering dark cloud I turned to look atmelook at him in the face sometimes and hesmiled was also proud what did he wantfrom me what about done a question everyday my whole life he seems to have takenand he's here to stay but one day itseems to click and I look all aroundhe has no physical presence so how canhe be so profound that's when I realizedI'm living in the past and future withmy other thinking mind an easy targetfor him he'll never ever find Wowthat is powerful yeah and there that'sthat's about depression may that's atalent there you know you've got may gotmany talents you work out well you'vegot the accountancy going for you you'vegot this poetry going for you yeah andif your aim is to like change change theworld for the better and help people whohave been through similar situation toyourself like you know it's going to beexcited understand I mean people likeand we've never actually met in personbut with people like you is voice allabout as well I appreciate that and it'sthe reason I love doing this is becauseafter after speaking with somebody Ialmost feel like a new level ofconnection if that make sense so it'slike I see you like as a friend now Imean I've probably spoken to more indepth about personal stuff than I dowith some of my friends and butgenuinely like my hand is here if younever need it if ever there's anythingthat I can help you with in the futureif ever there's times that you feel andor anything because it is about justhelping each other up because there'sgoing to be times where I might needthat for example yeah 100% you know I'mhere absolutely hit me a messageabsolutely I appreciate it and you justkeep doing what you're doing because Ithink you're gonna you gonna inspire somany people and like I said my mom'sgonna be fun in you hopefully today Ididn't tell you yesterday so alrightI'll look up no pages yeah she typesquite funny I was always left for thembecause she taught me like the onefinger thing and it doesn't always makesense but I just think it's importantbecause I think any age any demographicsor whatever it is your message is justtrue we are at the last question now forJenny and this is a question that Iasked all of my guests and it's if in150 years time science is unable to saveus and we are no longer about and allthat exists is a book and this book isabout the story of your life it's astory that you've written moving on fromnow up until the day that you sadly passaway what I want to know is firstly whatdoes a blurb say about you I a summaryto make someone you really want to pickthat up and think actually I'minterested in this person and secondlywhat would you call the title of yourbook OhI think my book would have to be apoetry book rather than biography andthe title of the book I think would bememoirs of an anxious mind and the blurI don't think would say too much at allit would just say I don't even know apoem perhaps that could kind of sum upyour yeah a poem that sums up or just aman in his mind just an anxious mindfull stop just something plain andsimple and the poetry and the poems willspeak for themselves about thesituations about the feelings andemotion that's powerful I think you alsolisten to episode one I thought youmight have not been getting this by herewhy keV and the beautiful thing withKevin's as well because he's my boxingtrainer he's a lovely chap but he alsodoes poetry as well yeah and I just findit I find it fascinating because likekeV you do poetry and I listen to acouple of years as well and we're in theprocess of kind of resurfacing himbecause he's got him in like normalbooks and I'll say maybe you could selfpublish it get it out there because Ijust feel like really hit yourheartstrings so it's powerful buddy it'sbeen an absolute pleasure I just want tothank you for your time again andapologies for the stuff in the morningobviously it took us about 30 minutes toget skies it's got going but at leastyou managed to find your voice yeah theshameless plug there from the morningbut what I'm gonna do is I'm gonna putlinks to all your social medias that Iknow but if there is anything else oranywhere else you want people to findyou because I think it's important thatpeople can follow your journey andpeople can learn from you learn from youyou can maybe help them if you wouldn'tmind where's the best place to find youthe best place for me is probably mypersonal Instagram page which is cmklifestyle and then my other page whichis up and running and I want to stop ita lot more up there as my businessexpense is mindful fitness spelt withdouble L and actually spoke incorrectlyby accident but actually actually worksreally well now and you know there'sactually a funny turn on Instagram youcan only one person can have a name inthe worldyeah for a name so mindful fitnessdouble-l was taken so I originally hadto call it mindful doc fitness and Ifound the woman she was in a miracle anda person who had mindful fitness and thename and I said to my friend I'm gonnamessage her and ask her if I can haveher name like we can switch and wouldlike don't be silly she's not gonna dothat so I sent her a long message I seethem two at the MS they're like Iliterally spilled out my heart out toher and asked if we could swap names umand I've got a message the next morningand she said she'd be happy to for $50so I sent over fifty dollars a night andshe's got mindful dot fitness sofantastic yeah see that it's all of itsall about sliding into DMZI love that okay um are you active onany anything else or should we juststick to Instagram for now Instagram fornow and then I'll be expanding prettysoon fantastic and obviously once peoplecan finally find you on thereyou're quite active in terms of yourstory so they can obviously fun of yourjourney I'll be finding your journey mayit's been an absolute pleasure speakingto you this isn't going to be the lasttime you speak but obviously offline ifI can help you in any way and vice versaI'd like like you're helping me you'rehelping my mom as of today and you'll behelping many other people as well so Iwant to say thank you to you and to thelisteners at home thanks for listeningand remember this podcast is absolutelyfree so all we ask in return is for youto share this with a friend and drop usa five star review over on iTunes havean awesome day See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Find your voice - Episode 4 - F*ck it by Joshua AsquithJoshua Asquith, is a genuinely loveable guy. He was a talented athlete destined to do great things, which he did. A World title in New York for kickboxing, semi professional football, acting in Macbeth to modelling he had the world at his feet.Until the death of his two close friends suddenly rocked his world. He then got hit with Quinsy illness along with more health complications. But with a mindset of a true champion, my UK Rock (a nickname I give him) has found a way to control what he can control.His mindset. He adopts a F*ck it mentality but the most beautiful thing about his story is, he sees himself as “ The luckiest man in the world”.I urge you to follow his story and watch this space as he comes out of his comfort zone to prove that physical or mental challenges should never stop you from being average or giving up.Thanks for listeningFree Audible book sign up:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Audible-Membership/dp/B00OPA2XFG?actionCode=AMN30DFT1Bk06604291990WX&tag=are86-21Best book on Mindset by Carol Dweck: Mindset https://amzn.to/2QajMvZSupport the podcast: https://www.patreon.com/findyourvoiceLinks to me:Website: https://www.arendeu.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/aren.deu/Twitter: https://twitter.com/arendeuFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/aren.singhLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aren-deu-65443a4b/Podcast: https://www.findyourvoicepodcast.com YouTube: http://tiny.cc/51lx6yLinks to guest:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/josh_asquith/#JustDeuIt & #FindYourVoice[Music]welcome to an episode of find your voicea movement led by yours trulyAren do a guy who has overcomecrippling anxiety adversity anddifficulty like so many of you in lifewhose main goal now is to help youcombat your excuses take control of yourlife write your own story and mostimportantly find your voice so nowwithout further ado I welcome the hostof the show himself mr. Aren do what'sgoing on people thank you for tuning into the show today so this episode offind your voice has really changed myperspective and I suppose this is one ofthe reasons I wanted to do this showbecause I believe everyone has a storyand there's some powerful stories outthere that just not being told now I'mvery grateful for my guests coming onthe show because although I know himthrough the property world I had no ideaabout the other things that were goingon in his life now at such a young agehe has done more things then more thingsthan I've done and he's done things thatI suppose I wish I could have done butmore importantly than that I'm moresignificant to this story and I hope youcan extract this from the end of thepodcast is how he's persevered throughso much adversity and when I say so muchadversity I mean there's a point in thepodcast where I've kind of had to stophim listing the amount of stuff thathe's going through for the simple factthat why it was hard to comprehend but -I felt like the message was alreadythere and I'm here to get him back at alater stage so we can obviously explorethat a little bit more but I rememberedand somewhere in the podcast you'regonna hear this I refer to him as the UKrock now I'm not talking about thatstick of candy that you get up that polepleasure Beach I'm talking about rockersin the Dwayne Johnson because he givesme inspiration or watch him on Instagramand it gets me to the gym in the morningit makes me kind of eradicate my excusesbut this gentleman that I spoke to doesthe same because he's battling far worsethen Dwayne the rock Johnson atsuch as young age as well and his storyis still being written I've managed tobring him out of his comfort zone toshare his story so hopefully you guyscan appreciate that and I do appreciateyou time because it's difficultsometimes sharing some of the storiesand there are some points in thispodcast which I don't even think he'sfamily knew about as well so I'm gonnastop rambling and let's check out thisepisodeokay so firstly I just want to begin bywelcoming Joshua to the show so how'reyou doing today my friend very goodthank you you yeah not too bad thank younot too bad so I just want to say thankyou for taking time out of your dayfirstly and I've briefly introduced youin the introduction myself but I thinkit's important for the listeners to geta feel for who you really are and tohear from yourself so if you wouldn'tmind if you could just explain how youbasically progress through life andended up where you are now okayso well first of all thank you forhaving me no you're welcome anythinglike this before so this should be fun Ithink it's probably easiest to startwhere I am now it's not a particularlylong journey but it's quite a packed oneI'm 24 I'm Josh I'm a physiotherapistand I'm currently just hopefully gonnabe a property investor soon all thingsbeing well God willing you will be sostart another child I am I was reallyreally lucky I had a really nice mothershe gave me everything she works allhours of the day so much so that for thefirst few years of my life I really sawthat much of her cuz she was always justkind of working hard and slaving away togive me and my sisters a good life I hadan amazing step dad and I had aintermittent real biological fatherthroughout reels a bad word my Stefan ismy real dad book and biological fatherand I saw every couple of weekends andcame down to Birmingham because that'swhere his family are so I got to have alittle bit of my black heritage a mixedrace by the way because you can't reallysee it no I Rachel whatever you want tocall it and played a lot of sportsbeing a kid through school and I am alsodid a an African recreation of Macbethwith some really famous actors which wasreally interesting experience althoughit kind of fit with some of the thingsthat I went to go and do in my teens soin my teens I am through school wasfairly normal with the exception of Iwas fighting as a kickboxer for GreatBritainso from kind of why I went whentraveling around New Zealand with myfamily in year eight of school so I wasprobably 13 got back start playing somefootball got given some trials for alocal football academy near me and theywere preseason trials so I went throughGoogle to see if I could find somewherethat keep me fit over this summer foundthis place advertised as fitnesskickboxingI fell in love with it very quickly andfrom then on I kind of never went to thetrials never pursued it that muchfurther and started fighting I had myfirst fight fortunately or unfortunatelyfor me it was with the current worldchampion from my age group and my weightand did really well- just somehow scrape a victory off himhe's now one of my really good friendsactually and then from then on I kind ofthought well maybe I'm not too bad atthis so stuck it out eventually carriedon fighting every week around thecountry and then ended up fighting forGreat Britain which was really nice gotto travel around the world then got myfirst proper world title in New Yorkwhich was kind of cool went out therethen I came home went back to school fora few dayswhen then we're back to training andthen got called up to go and fight Ithink that my next one was I picked upin Florida mm-hmm then I did I went tofight for a European title in Romebrought my toe in the finals it's kindof like knockout stages to get therebrought my toe in the final came reallyclose second then yeah so I kind of justcarried on traveling got to see somewhat got to see some really really coolplaces like Sicily Serbiaand then I managed to keep up my gradesthrough school so kept my mom happy keptmy stepdad happy and then I got to about17 and it all started to change quiterapidly from there can I just stop youjust for a quick second just before wego into that so obviously you've had avery very dull boring life and not notreally done much but they're just somany questions that it's almost likewatching a listen to a movie so I justwanna ask you a couple of questions justquickly then would jump straight backinto where you weigh the cost so youplayed Macbeth it was that sort of likewas it a school role or was it sort ofan external audition or oh yeah sorry soit was kind of there was an arm to theyoung Shakespeare come okay they werekind of doing some diverse work theywere travelling around the country andthere's some adult actors in it as welland I just I don't know how I came abouthaving this audition but ended upauditioning for this role and then I wasin a park in Salford called Horton parkwith my mum just having a picnic and shegot a phone call saying that I'd beenaccepted to play the role of youngMacduff Wow all right Mac Duff sorry soit was Macbeth that was the math wasthat play my role was young Magda rightokay shows how much I know aboutShakespeare okay have you done any sortof acting since then or that was thelast of my kind of theater acting I wentI wanted to go back into it and then gotsidetracked by football but then when Iturned about 17 mm-hmm I actually know16 when I left school I went back intoacting kind of by accident okay andanother one I've got here is kickboxingso I grew up as a massive massive VanDamme fan fan I'm not sure if you if youknow him I do I'm fantasticI would have loved to have donekickboxing and so kick box for GreatBritain that's fantastic but then youwent on to football as well yesWow okay out of the two if you have tochoose one and if you could have pursuedit for the rest of your career which onewould you have gone withvery very very good question I wouldn'tkick boxing I would say okay yeah I'mpassionate I love football I'm reallyreally passionate about football whatkickboxing gave me a and kind ofextended family around the world hmmand in terms of the places you've beenyou mentioned Sicily with what was whatwould you say was the greatest placethat you've seen oh the most interestingplace I've seen was Serbia I think ohwow why'd you say that because where westayed we got as with the Great Britainteam we got pop in a five-star hotel andthis five-star hotel was kind of like ait was built within a mall or the mallwas it built within the hotel I don'treally know which one but it was hugebut as he looked across the road you sawall the old war torn houses it still hadbullet holes in them and things likethat and it was a reality shock it wasone of those places where you have toget police escort around with you fromBritain and oh wow that must've beensome experience yeah it was sorry yeah Ijust had all these questions thinking ohmy god this guy's done a lot we're noteven at 17 yet so yeah sorry if you wantto continue from 17 you said it went alittle bit downhill yeah so it didn't gostraight downhill it kind of seems apeak fairly early I was playing footballand we're playing an elite called theNorthwest Youth Alliance which isessentially the the Youth League of thesemi-pro football teams around theNorthwest and it was kind of like thehighest non professionalsemi-professional level you could be atbelow 18 if you weren't in one of thosePro slash semi-pro first team selectionsso I was playing there and having areally really good time really enjoyingmyself and I'd also signed to a modelingagencyat that point for a little bit of extramoney and there is between shoots wherehour between castingswell I'd actually been cast there wasthe occasional day of extra work and oneday I got a phone call saying do youwant to do a day of extra work and Ithought kind of thought well it beatsgoing to college so yeah did a day ofextra work up to do my college workthere anyway just quickly jump in onthat if anyone out there listeningthis says they've got no time to doanything extra I just not gonna believehim because I don't know how you'll fitin all this in sorry carry on me ofcourse and so I kind of did a few moredays of extra work and then it kind ofjust evolved into doing a few one-lineroles in different TV programs and thenI joined then after that I thought maybeI should learn what I'm doing soenjoying like a drama group that'sreally well-known in the northwest andjoined a drive during an acting agencyand was being put forward for somereally good roles and at that time I wasalso just about to hit sponsorship fromone of the kind of biggest martial artsfight companies that were around at thetime so it's doing really well asplaying well at football my grades aregoing well at college and then all of asudden I got back to got back to collegeand I was just having a few days offfrom everything that was doing just totry and recover recuperate and I wasdriving from my mom's to my Nan'swhich was not very far away less than amile away and I remember getting a phonecall down a one-way street and Ianswered the phone on speakerphone andchucked it on the front sea and it wasjust somebody in floods of tears and Ithought why are you calling me in footto tears and it was a phone call to saythat one of my oldest ever friends hadgot meningitis and died in the nighthe'd got it the day before and he hedied in the night and I am so I kind ofjust stopped the car and couldn't moveit mmm I had to put the phone down tocall my mom and ask her would she comewalk for the car and drive it around tomy Nan's mm-hmmand I think that kind of I think thatwas probably the start of maybe it was astress or something in my in my lifethat started maybe it was something thestraw that broke the camel's back fromwhen I was carrying too much from do ifI'm acting fighting playing footballdoing my college work oh I also had ajob at McDonald's which is just in yourspare a few hours yeah so it's kind oflike and now I was where I should haveprobably beenleave I was I was working at McDonald'sfor a little bit of extra money and I'myes I'll then I kind of a few weeksafter that I was grading for my blackbelt and missed it quite a few timesthough I'd have to go and do my blackbelt and then a fight had come up andI'd take that instead because thought Iwas probably more important as part waythrough my black garden I got this kindof it was just a sore throat and myblack back was actually down nearTelford somewhere and I live in inBolton which is I don't know two hoursaway or something like thatand I was and I got this sore throat andwelcome the next day no tonsillitis andI thought nothing of it going to collegeand have some salt water couple ofparacetamol see how it gets on all thetime I was kind of like trying to dealwith my my grief so I thought wellactually maybe just kind of felt badbecause I was in a bad headspaceand it was coming up to exam time andall the rest of it and I am so it neverreally went away so I went to the doctorwho's got some antibiotics it clearedaway for a couple of days came back andthat process kind of repeated about Ithink it was 14 15 times I got someslices in a rowbetween going to the doctors gettingpainkillers and I'm one of thoseoccasions I am my at my mum's house thefloors are on different levels it's areally old house and my mum's on thevery top floor my bedroom is on themiddle floor and I kind of there was apoint where I hadn't eaten anything forabout ten days I've lost 11 kilos inbody weight and I was just lay in my bedjust sweating and in agony and Icouldn't I went to take a tiny codeinetablet to kill some of the pain and Ithink it closed what little was left ofmy throat so I couldn't so I kind ofcrawled upstairs mom or dad's room andthat's kind of last thing I rememberso I got the hospital and they were theysaid that you were very lucky becauseyou were if you'd come any later thenthat kind of would have been the end ofyou on that's what it said to my mom Iwasn't particularly awake for of courseyeah and this was what when your17:18 yeah 17 on the brink of 18 soeventually that cleared up happenedagain and it was because of somethingcalled Quincy's which are kind ofabscesses which sit behind these tonsilsand they're filled with just bacteriawhich when they burst they give you theycan give you some really serious sepsisbut Maya just burst so I was lucky to bein the hospital as mine burst so I wasluckier than most that get that then ithappened again about six months latercut the rest of that story short becauseit's quite a long story of me being outis there a reason why that happened oris it just literally like a bacterialinfection or was it a matter of youbeing perhaps rundown or everythingbecause you were doing about 300 thingsa day I think maybe it was being sorundown and then being stressed becausewhat I forgot to mention was in thisother time there was a close friend ofmine it was a female friend of mine thathadn't died sushi she had a headachejust never with a headache and it turnsout that she had a brain tumor so oneside kind of recovered from the coupleof rounds of Quincy's and my differentbouts of tonsillitis I am I had 18months of what they call post-viralfatigue syndrome which is essentiallyjust anybody's and there's kind of likeI didn't have the energy to do anythingfor the first six months if I wanted toget from my bed to downstairsI would have to have somebody eitherside of me because my legs weren'treally strong enough to carry me fromanywhere to anywhere and if if I so Icould manage kind of a longer landing tothe toilet because I could crawl it'dtake me a while so it'd be like I'm thefirst woman black right set off nowbecause if you need a way then you wantto get caught shortso about I had about six to twelvemonths of not being able to kind of beleft on my own for too long just becauseI couldn't do anything for myself reallyI couldn't I couldn't struggle to liftmy shoulders from the bed it felt likesomebody had nailed big nails throughthe front of my shoulders andinto sorry if I went quiet because I waslooking at my shoulders just rememberingnice line into the bed then after that Ikind of thought oh well kind of on themend here now so I started to get alittle bit fitter and I thought rightI'll go back to football training so myteam were nice enough to have me backwent back to football training minusthree training sessions of me doing kindof 25% of what the rest of the team weredoing and then I got home at one pointand my left knee just ballooned I don'tknow if anybody's ever injured their ACLbut I've seen one but it's kind of likeyou need your swells up goes purple butand I thought or mine hasn't gone purpleso maybe it's something else but Icouldn't it was so strong I couldn't fitmy trousers on the next day so I thoughtoh well I'll ice it and blah blah blahrested it never went away went to thedoctors they gave me someanti-inflammatories it never went awaythey sent me to a consultant who did asome keyhole surgery never went away andthen so they sent me to RheumatologyDepartment to see what was going onthey sent give me lots of blood testsand nothing came back positive theydrained the fluid couldn't figure outwhat it was as soon as they drained thefluid it came back every single time andduring this process it lasted about ninemonths of me going back and forth allthis time I felt really lethargic andjust not like the old me that could doall those other things I could barelyfind the energy to juice go to collegeor to just go and well I got fired frommy McDonald's job for being too ill andso oh sorry you feel strange bringing itall back I can only imagine so yeah fromfrom there kind of then as they kind offigured out what was going onit sort of deteriorated and it spreadfrom my knee to my left hip and then Icouldn't really use my left leg verywell a lot of the time which theythought caused a problem in my right hipturns out it was just the same problemand then it moved up from my hiptwo joints in my back and then it spreadup through the majority of my back itspread into my fingers spread into mytoes and it got to a point where as Igot to a kind of I got through mya-levels got really good grades somehowsomebody was looking over me gone to aphysiotherapy course as that kind of allwas happening I was just getting worseand worse and kind of more and I don'tsay disabled because it's not a greatword but I was I wasn't able to do thethings that to do anything and kind ofalways felt like I had the flu my eyeswere always on fire and it messed withthe way that my urinary function workedand all kinds of other problems and thenit got to a point where I justcompletely intermittent that completelycould not move so in my second year ofuniversity at the end of it I am I justthose days where probably three days outof the week I was bed bound anyway thisis getting probably getting bored no noit's not to be honest I mean in theintro which everyone hears and one ofthe reasons for this podcast is tobasically and to combat people's excusesbecause I believe that we always lookand we always think the grass is greeneron the other side or we've got it worsethan other people and we always give usour some rationale or reason in what wecan't particularly do something and thewhole premise behind this podcast itselfis to hear people who have gone throughsuch adversity but are still getting onwith it and just because at the end ofthe day there's a guy interviewed theother day and he mentioned you've gottwo choices in life you either gobackwards or you go forwards and mm-hmfor me it's inspiring to hear you sayall this because even myself and I'mguilty of this myself is I'm known asthe guy with the really poor immunesystem because I always catch a coldI've got a tissue in my hand as werespeaking now it's the kind of person Iam I'm always known for the guy withKleenex and people laugh I should haveshares with them but I've I've alwayssuffered but at the same time I'vealmost become a victim of my own storyas well because I mean I'm here tellingpeople they shouldn't make excuses orthe stories we tell ourselves butdictate our lives and I'm sitting herefeeling sorry for myself because I getcold easily and I've just listened toyour story and I'm just thinking I'vegot it so easy and and I'm sure I'm surepeople listening to this up it I thinkin the same because when I first saw youas wellI always recognized someone who keeps ingood shape and looks after him andyou've got very good physique you lookwhile you look like you eat welltraining well and you've got all thisgoing on in the background and up untilthis conversation now where I'veactually asked you specifically if youwould have mind opening up just fortheir listeners you've never mentionedyou never mention any of these excusesso I think it's admirable to be honestmate and it's inspiring so I wouldn'tfor one second think it's boring I thinkthank you people should hear this andpeople should take inspiration from itbecause I'd be very shocked if someonelistening to this has had that muchtrauma and not to mention at the age of17 you've also lost two of your bestfriends I mean I I've dealt with griefand I'm sure many of my listeners andeven some of the people I've interviewedhave dealt with a lot of grief and lossof family but I was what 26 27 wouldn'twhen it happened to me I don't know if Ihad the emotion of stability at 17 if Ihad gone through what you'd gone throughto manage the same way so pleasecontinuehonestly it's inspiring me okay as longas I'm not boring anybody no I'll makebasically I managed to get throughUniversity with a few other challengeswhich I'll touch on later but he got toa point it kind of everything that wasgoing through reared its head kind oflast year so up through all the stillfrom kind of age 17 to age 24 yeah 24 Ikind of I was kind of plowing on yes butnothing ever felt right like I neverfelt like I had the energy to do what Iwas doing but I was doing it anyway butI never felt like I could my attentionspan dwindled massively and and it wasjust hard to kind of couldn't have makea plan because I didn't know whether Iwas gonna need my crook shoes or whetherI was gonna be bed bound or whether Iwas gonna be okay to go and walksomewhereand it wasn't all doom and gloom withinthis because at one point I was onreally really high dose of steroidsand I felt like Superman for about sothat explains your physique then 2021and I just managed to kind of keep itfrom there I suppose I got I got luckythere but throughout all of this I waskind of despite the fact that I couldn'tsoexplains what really said last year oreven this year as opposed to a certainextent it kind of I got to a point whereI was on my crutches for two or threedays a week I was stuck in bed for twoor three days a week then the othercouple of days a week I was kind of Iwas I wouldn't say okay but I was goodcompared to the other bits so sometimesI'd have a couple of days where I wasgood sometimes I'd have one daysometimes out of four days I've neverreally know so I couldn't really makeany particular plans and I got to apoint where it was creeping up my spineso much that driving to work as a I'dalways be on my crutches at work as aphysiotherapist which came with its ownset of challenges not one not only beingthe jokes of all maybe you need a physioor can I help you where there's kind oflike eight speed bumps between there onthe route that I take to the clinicwhere I work and see most of my patientsand those peoples are only you couldeasily do thirty miles an hour over themand not particularly feel it but my backwas so sore that by the end of thosespeed bumps there was a I'd have to turnleft a junction some traffic lights andI would have to pull the car over at thetraffic lights loved to get out of thecar just to try and catch my breathbecause I was so I was so winded andI've broke I've been kicked in the ribsand broken themsemia I've had all sorts of pain book Iwas in so much painevery day going over these people I justhad to pull the car over and just gaspedfor air just to try and just so I couldfinish my journey to work Wowall the time while this was happening Iwas trying different medications whichweren't helping with the pain but one ofthem is a it's quite a commonly useddrug in rheumatology it's calledmethotrexate and it's in thechemotherapy family and it the sideeffects that fairly similar you don'ttend to lose your hair but the sideeffects such as vomiting and so I wouldtake my medication on Monday and spendTuesday and Wednesday kind of over thetoilet bowl when I could get there andand I would have to excuse myself frommy patients or I'd actually just takedays away from clinic or I'd just breakinto random sweats while I was talkingto people and just almost saturatemyself in sweat as a as a side effect ofthe medication and I am I had some otherhealth problems that going on at thesame time so kind of 18 months ago theyfound I had an x-ray just to track theprogress of the disease through myjoints and they found a tumor in my hipso for the past few years with the pastfew years for the past few months beingunder investigation for some cancer inmy hip all of the medications that hadbeen taken it kind of slowed my kidneyfunction down to below 20% so thosetalks of me needing some specialistkidney treatment or potentially gettingto the point where I'd need a kidneytransplant if things didn't pick up andyeah so that's kind of my health story Ikind of lost for words to be honest ermI think more importantly just currentlyI wish you all the best with the cancerscare hopefully is just a scare I knowcancer has affected millions of peopleacross the world is is broken through myfamily as well so mm-hmm it's somethingthat I don't know I just have a bad badtaste in my mouth when I think of cancerso hope hope to God and I'm not areligious man but I pray you know yourecovery I think you've been I think youcould do with a little bit of luck mateto be honest because you've sort ofcollected everybody's illnesses and howyou still manage to keep smiling andstill keep going and you're not sittingthere making excuses and I'm actuallyamazed because lucksaid earlier this is the first timewe've spoken really in-depth about aboutyour life and stuff I mean looking fromthe outside it's a completely differentperspective I mean nobody would thinkthat you've been through half of thisand and I'm sure you could probablyspeak for another 20 minutes on some ofthe stuff that you're experiencing andI'm not trying to move past that becauseI think it's important but I think thelesson is here already that peopleshould really just feel grateful foreverything that we have and it's thelittle things in lifewe're often chasing some sort ofdestination in terms of it's going togive us happiness when we've goteverything that we technically need ifwe just look at it in the right way tobe happy now I've got a lot ofadmiration for you mate you're young aswell so you keep going and hopefullythings will just start turning backaround for you I believe that yourthoughts matter as well so I'm not quitesure how you are in terms of your yourmindset and stuff but I do believe andI've done a bit of research I know I'mnot an expert that how we speak toourselves can dictate our physiologymm-hmm I know for myself for example ifwe use the analogy that I used to bescared of dogs and if somebody mentioneda dog for example my physiology wouldchange I would almost mmm as if the dogwas there and I think here I thinkpeople are aware of sometimes theirthoughts it might not necessarily belike a spider or a snake but sometimeswe're giving ourselves these fearfulthoughts that are affecting ourphysiology so hopefully you're workingon your mindset I'm sure you are I knowyou're doing pretty much everything elseso hopefully you're developing on thatand if you wouldn't mind if I could justbecause I'm fascinated by how you keepgoing and I'm sure listeners areprobably thinking firstly how is thisguy doing all this in 24 hours and thensecondly with all these complicationsthat you've got but if you could justexplain a day in the life of your lifenow so say for instance from the momentyou wake up to the moment you go tosleep because I just think it'simportant because if there are peoplethat out there making excuses for whatthey can't do stuff or they're justfeeling a bit under the weather andmyself included in that I'm not perfectthank you just how of course yeah so Idon't have a set routine because I'venever been able to have a set routinebecause I don't know whether I couldactually make our bed to do my day ornot but I docertain things that that do regardlessof whatever condition I wake up in andthe first thing I do is I wake up andcontrary to what everybody tells you isI checked my phone and I checked myphone in fear that somebody has sent mesomething that would be something Icouldn't get over maybe I've lost allthat I wouldn't like to see maybe I'velost a family member or something and ifthat's not the case then I go straightinto believing that I'm the luckiest manI know which puts a smile on my faceAbsalon I'll put something I put somenice music on usually it's a song calledthe fire by John Legend and the roots itinspires me that song and or somethingby Stevie Wonder or something justsomething half-baked something that I'veheard and something that keeps me in agood place and then if I can move I'llget up and I'll have a dance to thissong well nobody's watching absolutelyright luck cheers me up a bit and then Ilove that attack my day home usually ifI haven't some kind of thing planned inthe morning I will be awake two and ahalf hours before it if possible justbecause if I'm if I wake up and I'mincredibly sore and stiff then sometimesI can feel a little bit better in two totwo to three hours time something likethat so I just give myself that gap forjust in case but that's kind of my onlydaily routine I suppose okay okay and interms of exercise and stuff I mean Ithink you've done enough exercise by theway to last a lifetimebut if we are talking about exercisebecause I believe and I always try andpromote with my clients as well thatexercise is fundamental because you canliterally take some of the the mainthings from that in terms of likeresilience and building calluses andstuff into anything so do you still areyou still able to exercise maybe two orthree times a week or do you kind ofknock that on the head and look look atmore on how you're feeling and thenassess the day as you go on if Iphysically can do something then I willdo itI believe that rule that I have so if itmeans that I have to crawl to a place todo some exercisewhere my bottom half doesn't work and mytop half does then I'll do what I canwith my top half Wow and that is my onlyrule so sometimes it's just my left sidewhich I can't stand on or can't use orthen my right side is perfectly lookingI'm looking after two sides and thatside will work or if it's my right sidethat doesn't work then maybe my leftside is useful so I try my new actuallyhave a mutual friend that put my stateis about fitness goals and my fitnessgoal for this year is to do whatever ittakes to be well enough to beconsistently able to go to the gym anddo what I wanttwice a week by February 21st so you canhome it to that I've already made you'veactually got me feeling guilty nowbecause I did some cardio in the morningand I was planning on doing a legsession around 12:00 and I had a littlebit of Dom's and I was like now I'm notgonna do it and I wish I'd recorded thisearly because may inspire me to get myass to the gym because I feel bad nowbut I just loved what you said then I'vejust made a note of it I'm lucky enoughto have two sides and I think that'sincredible because that's perspectiveand I suppose maybe you've kind of beenforced into this reality I think a lotof people go through adversity and itmakes them stronger and they do verywell on the flip side you get people whogo through adversity and they just sitthere and feel sorry for themselves ahole their whole life you also haveanother set of people I believe on amacro level who don't really necessarilyhave the adversity or haven'texperienced it yet and they're kind ofwaiting for it they're kind of waitingfor that wake up wake-up calland I just wish that they could get somesort of inspiration or motivation orwhatever you want to call it fromsomebody like yourself because like likeyou mentioned previously like with withthe death of your your friend and likelife could just be taken away tomorrowor your own capabilities I mean you werein an extremely talented athlete and allof a sudden now you're kind of verygrateful just to be able to go to thegym twice and I just find it thatsometimes we think I will leave it tilltomorrow we'll leave it to next year andthat's not promised it's it's a shameyou don't actually actually I'm nottrying to give you another job here butit's a shame you don't you don't youdon't post more oftenabout your life and story because I'lltell you what you didn't fire a lot morepeople because I get inspired by peoplelike say for instance the rock and Ithink the whole world loves the Rockieskind of like the ultimate guy andsometimes you feel like you can't bebothered to do something you'll see youstay ascent boom you're off but foryourself to get there mate you are youare actually my UK rock at the minute sothat's a new name for you so keep it upbut if you do get time I think the worldwould love to hear a little bit moreabout you and hopefully this episode aswell will give give them a little bitmore of an insight into into your storybecause it's fascinating so far mereally enjoyed it and I've also got aI've just made a note I need to listento the fire by John so that's someonenext list I'm gonna move it over and I'mgonna move it over to fears at theminute you seem kind of unbreakable tome but if I was to ask you what yourbiggest fear is given that you've beenthrough so much alreadywould that be I thought thought long andhard about this question and I mean I'mgonna give you a bit of round the housesanswer and so I'm kind of scared ofeverything there's not many things inlife that doesn't scare mekind of walking down the street scaresme to an extent but by that same virtuethere's nothing really that scares mebecause everything seems to scare me anequal amount so I'm not gonna be pirateif I'm not paralyzed by a paralyzingcondition I'm not gonna be paralyzed bymy fears especially if I'm scared ofeverything in everybody so there's notreally anything that scares meother than mediocrity I suppose I don'tparticularly believe that I was put hereto be mediocre and fall into the crowdand to be and just to not make adifference to anybody else's life so Ithink not filling that purpose that Ibelieve I've held and that's kind ofscares me I love that well in thisconversation may I feel like I just feelcloser to you as a person now I don'thaven't you opened up and I've got a lotmore respect not that I never had anymore respect anyway that kind of comeout the wrong way but generallylistening to your story andunderstanding what you said I've got somuch admiration for you and I was I sithere sometimes and I I do a lot of selftalking mm-hmm what I always do is I wassafer in somewhere can I always give myself his self talk like I'm the baddeston the planet for example it's kind oflike a David Goggins thing love it whoelse is working at 5 or 5 a.m. in themorning and now all of a sudden I knowwhat I'm gonna be doing in the morningI'm gonna be thinking Joshua's work youknow he's ill he's got about six jobs todo he's gonna go to Mackey's and weapply for a job because he's bored Ibetter get going so I'm May hats off toyou honestly I salute you thank you sonormally at this stage I kind of jump inand ask people about adversity and and Idon't even know where to start with youmate because I think you've had obstacleafter obstacle after obstacle that youyou seem to be facing but but I'm gonnaask you anyway because I'm sure there'sthat there's a lesson here for thelisteners here that they can take awayso if you could just tell me about atime that you faced great adversitysomething that you haven't maybementioned at the minute and how youpersevered through it and then if youcould just explain the lessons and whathe's taught you because I think someonelike yourself who's given given thatexample it's gonna mean a lot more thansomebody just reading a book or readinga quote yeah so and I'm gonna pick aperiod of a couple of months in my lifewhere everything kind of went a littlebit wrong I'm gonna choose the Christmasof the end of my second year atuniversity and so they'd reached a pointwhere as I've mentioned before I wasn'tparticularly fit enough to go and workas a I would have worked as a waiter orsomething because that's what I've donein my bits where I was fitting like myfirst year Union College and there was apoint where I wasn't fit enough to doany of that my student loan wasn'tparticularly covering my rent at allI had a bursary to train which didn'twhich covered me to eat and a few of mybills but I was kind of like 1999 poundsinto a 2,000 pound overdraft and it wasabout the Christmas and it was aboutChristmastime so I was kind of I askedmy during that time as well I should saythat my um my stepdad had left my mom soand just because they parted ways atwhich meant that I was kind of the onethat was there to kind of I was up till4:00 in the morning with my mom or withmy sisters who were just kind of alldevastated by it and at the same time Ideadlines to me etc and and all thattime I had bills that I couldn't pay soit was kind of a point where I had askedmy mom for Christmas could I have somemoney to buy my younger and my oldersisters and some Christmas presentsthere's otherwise they wouldn't have gotanything from me and I would never havethem miss out just because I'dmismanaged my money or whatever and soall the time whilst this was going on mymy nan on my mom's side had got aserious case of rapidly deterioratingoutsiders where we couldn't care for heranymoreand so we had to try and find her a homeand my nan was kind of the one whichwhich brought me off as I said at thestart when my mom was working so hardand was working really hard and and mystepdads dad got some got Parkinson'sand so we were trying to find ways tohelp him so I'm just trying to keepeverybody afloat because I was the onethat that kind of just brushes stuff offbecause I've ruined everything else offand Kevin Hart says he shoulder shrugstuff I just kind of brush it off Idon't really have much alders but I gotto a point where it kind of all got andit just all the time it was just I wasjust kind of I couldn't make head ortail of anything because I was I had somuch to transfigure out out andeverything hurt so much physically and Icouldn't I was trying to figure outbills and I was trying to do myassignments so I didn't failing it keptbehind I'd already been kept behind incollege and I definitely didn't wantthat feeling again so there was a pointwhere I kind of when I'd gone back homethere was aa good bridge him Bolton that's quitehigh and quite secluded I took myself toit and just kind of thinking about whatwhat the consequences would be here if Iwas just to kind of take a trip and lookat the bottom of it I don't know what Ikind of don't know what what stopped meI think it was just the fact that Icouldn'teverybody was suffering so much alreadythat I wasn't gonna make them sufferanymore anymoreyeah and that was I think that wasprobably like my well at least I thoughtthat was my rock bottom and then afterChristmas there was a whole host ofbills which I'd never which didn't evenaccount for just cuz my head wasspinning so I ended up about threethousand pounds into my two thousandpound overdraft and I couldn't didn'twant to ask anybody because everybodywas already suffering with their ownproblems at home so I just kind of Ithink that was probably my moment ofadversity now of anything else that Ikind of struggled with the most and Ithink I got through it I found a JimRohn video on YouTube and watch that andthat kind of made me feel a little bitbetter and then I read a couple of bookslike The Alchemist and thought actuallymy life doesn't have to kind of be thisway so for well the most immediateproblem that I can affect is my moneyproblem so I learned a couple of newskills that learn a little bit of onlinemarketing and look we found a way tosell those and made my broke even andthen my student loan came in so I had alittle bit of money and so I could buy acouple more presents for my better halfand I didn't have to worry so much thenabout the bills for my rent and stufflike that so that was kind of nice andfrom there I kind of thought wellthere's no real situation that saysthat's as bad as that and I've been kindof smiling ever since to be honest Ithink reflecting on everything that hasbeen with my friends my family etc itkind of that's why I think I'm theluckiest man I know cuzcome through it all and I still gotmajority of my family still got themajority of my friends and still got anamazing dog lovely girlfriend and I'vemanaged to get a really really nicecareer so yeah I love that I'm just veryglad firstly that you didn't make thewrong move that day at the bridgebecause I think the world and yourfamily and your friends and even myselfnow getting to know you more you wouldhave all missed out mate and I mean thatsincerely you also touched on a verygood thing there as well I think whenyou when you've been at rock bottom andI don't wish this on anyone who hasn'tbeen there but sometimes I feel that ifyou've been rock bottom and you come outof it then everything's a blessing likeyou said you're the luckiest man thatyou know in the world and I suppose Isee this from my mom I see from my nanwho have who have had similar adversityto yourself and I used to laugh becauseI used to relate them to an episode ofEastEnders I was like you've almost gotlike a soap opera kind of life like thatthe adversity that we've always gonethrough and just hearing obviouslyyourself oneit proves that everyone in the world isgoing through something we're all facingour own battles and stuff just to kindof take the gratitude element from itand move forward from it and having comeout of it so even if you moved one stepaway so you move one step away from thatbridge now everything is it's so muchbetter that quite if that kind of makessense I think I think you've got theright perspective now and I'd certainlyurge you because I'm sure you've got avery very good Network knowing theperson you are and the piss and anythingthat you've got that if ever you do feelthat things spiral out of control pleasedo always reach out I'm sure you've gotmany people close to you as well thatyou can rely on and one thing I realizedis when I used to struggleI used to enclose a lot of stuff andthat's even from like my missus at thetime or my mom or my brother and it wasonly when I started showingvulnerability and I think for a guyVaughn durability is strength and we wesaw often me we have this provider thatwe can't cry or we made her cry I cryall the time you know I'm not I'm notafraid to say that becauseby me expressing my emotions andspeaking about it it just helps me somuch in terms of face and face inwhatever I'm going through and basicallydealing with it so I'm proud of you mateand I can't believe a young you are toshow such intelligence you mentionedalso something else I just took a noteof which was about the managing moneyand how you didn't when your sisters tobe without you took a kind of abilityfor mismanaging your money and up untilprobably the age of 25 myself I I had nosense of responsibility so again likeyour emotional intelligence is fantasticso um was it awkward for you man I gotmy fingers crossed for you we're on theway up the buzzer has gone off and whatI'm gonna be doing now is putting youthrough the paces so we're gonna see howquickly you can think and how quick youcan answer as many questions as possiblelet's do it there is no right or wrongif you can't think just say pass andwe're gonna start the timer for 60seconds in three two oneokay the ability to fly or be invisiblefly money or fame money Netflix orYouTube YouTube Van Damme or Bruce LeeVan Damme Coke or Pepsi pass would yourather know how you would die or whenyou were die pass summer or winter thewinter your favourite place in the wholewide world grasmere in the latest ratespeak all languages will be able tospeak to animals animals if you couldabolish one thing in the world whatwould it beit's self doubt love that your favoritesong ever the fire read minds or predictthe future and put it in feature cats ordogs dog have you ever been in a fightthen you know this hundreds and did youalways win no favorite movie star AmberHeard pancakes or waffles pancakescomedy or horror comedy singing ordancing dancing okay and that's time butI'm curious I don't know why you passbut Coke or Pepsi mate I need to knowcuz I don't really care for eitheralright okayyou don't drink any of them I do I don'tcare okay okay well I kind of carry alittle bit just a personal thing I'm aPepsi fan anyway a Pepsiexpand so okay we're just pretend thatyou like Pepsi as our yeah okay perhapsthey love it okay brilliant so we'rekind of coming towards the end of thepodcaster so we've just got a couple ofmore questions that I really want tojust try and get from you so the nextone is about reflection that's awonderful thing and when we reflect wecan often think of ways to get to wherewe are quicker or do things earlier orperhaps move us towards that goal isthat little bit quicker but I guess thejourney also teaches us a lot as wellI'm a firm believer that everythinghappens for a reason so what I want toknow is if you could go back in time toone moment where you really struggledand suffered with adversity and youcould whisper something in your ear soif you use the example that youmentioned I standing at the bridge andknowing what you know now what would youwhisper to your 17 year old right inyourself however old you were at thattime I would whisper don't be afraidbecause pain and fear are your friendsif that's the way you see them okay Ilike that because it is how we seeeverything isn't ityeah pain is fuel for me now now Istopped my toll the other day and foundit really really funny because somethingthat pain is something that motivates meto be more now it's made me stronger soI'm gonna be strong then you are me youare it's that's kind of them I don'tknow if you follow David Goggins Imentioned him earlier a little bit hmmhe's somebody who I'd certainlyrecommend looking out for he's got acouple of interviews on impact theoryokay and that guy's is incrediblebecause he kind of uses the whole painand basically pushing your body to tohis limits he's just got a new book outactually I should be getting sponsor forthis by the way but he's got a new bookout called can't hit me and I listenedto it and honestly if I'm feeling lazyfor like an ounce of a second it makesme feel like shit so it kind of likelistening to you today I feel reallymotivated I feel inspired by yourstories the stuff that you've beenthrough it's made you the person thatyou are today and you're gonna help somany other people and it's by a book Ithink you've just got a brilliantperspective on it and that brings us toour last question so the last question Ialways like to ask my guess is if in 150this time and there was a book andsomebody come across it and it was aboutyou about Joshua well I wanna know is Ishare one or two things so I'm justadding a question in here first I wantto know what the title of that bookwould be and secondly I want to knowwhat the blurb would say okay well thetitle of my book would be can I swearyou can say whatever you are me thetitle of my book would be fuckingbecause one thing I've learned is thatyou never really know what is gonnahappen so fuck it whatever happensembrace it enjoy it whether it's painfulor pleasurable or whether whether iswhether it happens to you or somebodyelse enjoy it embrace it learn from itand use it to feel you to go further soyeah I'd say fuck it cuz that's kind ofwhat I say whenever anything happens Ilove it and the blue and the blurb wouldsay he enjoyed every day that he livedhis dog was his best friendno it would say that I enjoyed every daythat he lived and he was the mostgrateful man he knew and he never he hada lot of pain and suffering but he neverreally suffered yeah I'd say that's me Ilove that endearment I love it and to behonest you're probably one of the mostgrateful people I know as well so it'sbeen a privilege before I and I justwant people to connect with youhopefully that's okay with yourself yeahcool I think your story is just startinglike I said you're very younggot all the years ahead of you you'vegot you're gonna do amazing things and Igenuinely mean that whether it's inproperty or whatever it iswho knows you might be you might be inthe theaters might be the great showman- who knows but I think before we leaveif you could just let us know just justone place that people could reach out toyou maybe connect maybe have aconversation with you because I feellikethere's so much more in your story and Ithink you'll inspire so many people maybe going through adversity and they canlearn so much from me yeah my I'mactually in the stages of writing a bookbecause there's lots that I left out ofthis interview so there's lots that Ican share with people and I would loveit if as the same courtesy you extendedto me if I could extend to everybodythat's listening that if they are everstill freed and feel like they're atrock bottom and please contact me andI'm gonna give up my Instagram becauseI'm currently in the at the beginningstage of rebranding and this is the onething that which won't be rebranded it'sjust Josh underscore Asquith that's asqu i th all but the actual links andeverything in the show ops anyway justin case anyone didn't get that spellingas for the book mate if you've got atitle let me know if you haven't closedit to the time please let me knowbecause I'll make a pledge now I'll bethe first to purchase that I think it'dbe fun lastly thank you like I saidearlier there's nothing boring ormundane about your story it's it'sinspiring and you truly inspired me Ithink people like the rock and all thosepeople yeah it helps me when I go onInstagram in the morning but seeingsomebody who I know in real life and Ispent some time with and I've got a lotof time for just in the back of my mindnow I could see myself in the morningjust be like fuck it let's go to the gymself I love it mate I just want to thankyou one more time for taking time out ofyour dayno thank you please do reach out to Joshand as always thanks for listening andremember this podcast is absolutely freeso all we ask in return is for you toshare this with a friend and drop us afive star review over on iTunes have anawesome day See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A gut-wrenchingly cringey show this week. Our boys must endure a truly ridiculous song featuring lazy metaphors, spoken word sections and the most Nice Guy shit you've ever heard!Like Bastard Like Son LyricsVERSETwo figures sit aloneAt a table playing chessIn the space far outside the worldOne of the menHas a burn across his chestAnd thus our tale unfurlsThe man in whiteShook his head‘Worst game I’ve ever seen’As the man in blackIn one fell swoopTook the white man’s queen‘I’ll get her back’Said the white manAs he banged his fist on the table‘Of course you can’said the black man‘That is, if you’re ableFor two times now I’ve taken your queen’He leant back in his chair‘Why don’t you just forget her?’At this the white man stood up andKnocked the chess board off it’s standHe gazed in awe at his right handWhere a burn mark was growingThe man in black begun to laugh‘My virus has begun to graftTo the external tools of your craftYour weakness my son is showing’‘What have you done to me?’Through gritted teethThe white man cried in pain‘I’ve done to you what’s done to meMy son, you cry in vain’The white man fell to the floorHand to his throbbing breastYou cannot begin to comprehendThe pain now in his chest‘You see, I’ve got this virus’The man in black began‘And before it inevitably kills me,I thought I’d go out with a bang.It’s a mix of bitterness,Jealousy, selfishness and hate.Of cynicism, maliceAnd that vengeful twist of fate.Know that your heart and my diseaseHave easily become oneI’m glad that I’m the one to say…You’re going to hell my sonNo matter how you fearYou’re going to hell my sonYour time is nearly here’’Stop that now!’‘You are condemned’‘I’m not like you!’‘To hell my friendYou’re going to hell my son’‘Enough! I am my own man!And I am not your son!’‘Haha Oh really?Erin, Diana, Emma, JoanaYour opinions, your minionsYour cold hearted deeds!YOU’RE FURTHER ALONG THAN ME!Further along than me!You’re going to hell my sonYou’re going to hell my sonOh you can try, but when you dieYou’re going to hell my son’The man in whiteClosed his eyesHe felt his world slipping awayHe only held on long enoughTo hear the black man say‘You’re going to hell my sonNo matter how you wishYou’re going to hell my sonSoon you will be finished’And then the world was blackUntil the voices of everyone the white man loved reached himHe body was bathed in a white hot light that pierced the darknessAnd slowly he was pulled back from the brink of oblivionWhen the man in white came to, the man in black was goneEither chased away or destroyed by the lightHe walked over to the chessboardAnd saw that the man in back had taken all of his pieces, leaving only white‘Hmm’As the white man turned to leave,he heard the sound of a thick liquid being disturbedHe lifted his shoe to his faceHis sole wa-BLACK!!!Be sure to Follow My Songs Suck on FacebookCheck out Your Man Alex Smith! on Facebook, Bandcamp, Spotify & iTunesCheck out James's other podcast Unfeatured Articles! on Facebook & iTunesAnd check out the other great podcasts from That's Not Canon Productionswww.thatsnotcanonproductions.com

No Need (Fallen Ones)by Zeph DanielLyricsI don’t need to be justifiedby fallen onesI don’t need to be rectifiedby fallen onesI don’t need to be justifiedby a manby a fallen oneI don’t need to be justifiedby fallen ones

节目组: Bloom in Ink 墨海繁花 节目名称: Three poemsYou Who Never ArrivedBy Rainer Maria Rilke从没遇到的你里尔克You who never arrived in my arms, Beloved,who were lost from the start,I don't even know what songs would please you.I have given up trying to recognize you in the surging wave of the next moment.我的爱，一开始就从我的怀里迷失我甚至不知道什么样的歌能让你喜欢，我虽然已经放弃在下一个时刻的波动里辨认你但却把所有的美丽珍藏在心底All the immense images in me the far-off, deeply-felt landscape, cities, towers, and bridges, and unsuspected turns in the path,and those powerful lands that were once pulsing with the life of the godsall rise within me to mean you, who forever elude me.那些遥远却触动我心灵的风景、城市、塔楼、桥梁，还有那些漫不经心的小道的弯曲那些曾经伴随神灵的脉搏跳动的沧海桑田所有这一切都触发我想到我永远梦寐以求的你You, Beloved, who are all the gardens I have ever gazed at, longing. An open window in a country house-- ,and you almost stepped out, pensive, to meet me.你，我的爱，是我凝视，向往过的花园是乡间房舍里敞开的一扇窗而且你差点儿就若有所思地走出来，和我相遇、Streets that I chanced upon,you had just walked down them and vanished.And sometimes, in a shop, the mirrors were still dizzy with your presence在我徜徉过的街道上你悄然路过，消失在远方，甚至有时候，在一家店铺里你的身影仍在镜子里游荡and startled, gave back my too-sudden image. Who knows? Perhaps the same bird echoed through both of usyesterday, separate, in the evening...但我看到的却只是冒昧的自己也许，昨夜，你我天各一方同一只鸟的叫声却在你我心中同时回响…… Life, thin and light-off time and time againFrivolous tireless生如夏花 泰戈尔oneI heard the echo, from the valleys and the heartOpen to the lonely soul of sickle harvestingRepeat outrightly, but also repeat the well-being ofEventually swaying in the desert oasisI believe I amBorn as the bright summer flowersDo not withered undefeated fiery demon ruleHeart rate and breathing to bear the load of the cumbersomeBored我听见回声，来自山谷和心间以寂寞的镰刀收割空旷的灵魂不断地重复决绝，又重复幸福终有绿洲摇曳在沙漠我相信自己生来如同璀璨的夏日之花不凋不败，妖治如火承受心跳的负荷和呼吸的累赘乐此不疲TwoI heard the music, from the moon and carcassAuxiliary extreme aestheticism bait to capture mistyFilling the intense life, but also filling the pureThere are always memories throughout the earthI believe I amDied as the quiet beauty of autumn leavesSheng is not chaos, smoke gestureEven wilt also retained bone proudly Qing Feng muscleOccult我听见音乐，来自月光和胴体辅极端的诱饵捕获飘渺的唯美一生充盈着激烈，又充盈着纯然总有回忆贯穿于世间我相信自己死时如同静美的秋日落叶不盛不乱，姿态如烟即便枯萎也保留丰肌清骨的傲然玄之又玄ThreeI hear love, I believe in loveLove is a pool of struggling blue-green algaeAs desolate micro-burst of windBleeding through my veinsYears stationed in the belief我听见爱情，我相信爱情爱情是一潭挣扎的蓝藻如同一阵凄微的风穿过我失血的静脉驻守岁月的信念FourI believe that all can hearEven anticipate discrete, I met the other their ownSome can not grasp the momentLeft to the East to go West, Gu, the dead must not return toSee, I head home Zanhua, in full bloom along the way all the wayFrequently missed some, but also deeply moved by wind, frost, snow or rain我相信一切能够听见甚至预见离散，遇见另一个自己而有些瞬间无法把握任凭东走西顾，逝去的必然不返请看我头置簪花，一路走来一路盛开频频遗漏一些，又深陷风霜Five 　　Prajna Paramita, soon as soon as 　　life be beautiful like summer flowers and death like autumn leaves 　　Also care about what has般若波罗蜜，一声一声生如夏花，死如秋叶还在乎拥有什么 Destiny宿命Amazing to pour out the differenceThe joy and peace you bring to lifeLike a rosy angel, flying to summer dew.Like a twinkling star, shinning in the misty skyTuneful is your beautiful voice.That echoes in whispering nightSoft and tender like breezeThat carries us away in straight.怎样倾诉这无以言状的不同你带来的喜悦和宁静如玫瑰色天使降临于夏露如薄雾夜空中的星子闪烁你美妙的声音悠然悦耳在低语的夜里久久回荡如微风般舒缓轻柔将我们的心带向远方Long, languishing days of waiting，To see you in strong desire.Each moment with you like dreaming,As a glossy feather In the airFascinated and melt in your smile.Passion in you with every thought,等待的日子煎熬漫长想见你的心强烈渴望和你的每一刻犹如梦中如生辉的羽毛在空中飘扬沉醉融化在你的笑容里思恋你的每一刻日益汹涌At dawn , yearning hearts shall fillSweet memories and mute delight.Searching for the footprint you left behind, The halo, the glamour, the beautyMy princess, an eternal April to ground,Meeting you, I admit it my destiny.每个清晨，渴望的心充满着甜蜜的回忆和静默的欣喜回味着你留下的每一足迹你的光华，你的魔力，你的美丽我们的公主，永远的四月天与你相遇，是我此生的宿命节目监制: 曹睿姝 播音: 魏静滟 李硕 编辑: 魏静滟 李硕 制作: 武晓鹏

The game of it is getting more aliveeach day, refusing to close or to stifle your whole beingin the face of despair.The trick of it is opening relentlessly,letting all the world reach you:exposing your neck to a creature who may bite.Refusing to kill off your most vital bits when it does....and when you find those who are more alive than you,ask their secrets. (This is the only oneI know so far.)Expansion, contraction, and the best obituary you can imagine.  It's light and dark, easy and oh-so-difficult, in this episode of That's What She Said.Hugs,K See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Born As Summer Flowers by TagoreLife, thin and light-off time and time againFrivolous tireless生如夏花 by 泰戈尔 （郑振铎 译）生命，一次又一次轻薄过轻狂不知疲倦　　 ——题记oneI heard the echo, from the valleys and the heartOpen to the lonely soul of sickle harvestingRepeat outrightly, but also repeat the well-being ofEventually swaying in the desert oasisI believe I amBorn as the bright summer flowersDo not withered undefeated fiery demon ruleHeart rate and breathing to bear the load of the cumbersomeBored我听见回声，来自山谷和心间以寂寞的镰刀收割空旷的灵魂不断地重复决绝，又重复幸福终有绿洲摇曳在沙漠我相信自己生来如同璀璨的夏日之花不凋不败，妖冶如火承受心跳的负荷和呼吸的累赘乐此不疲TwoI heard the music, from the moon and carcassAuxiliary extreme aestheticism bait to capture mistyFilling the intense life, but also filling the pureThere are always memories throughout the earthI believe I amDied as the quiet beauty of autumn leavesSheng is not chaos, smoke gestureEven wilt also retained bone proudly Qing Feng muscleOccult我听见音乐，来自月光和胴体辅极端的诱饵捕获飘渺的唯美一生充盈着激烈，又充盈着纯然总有回忆贯穿于世间　　我相信自己死时如同静美的秋日落叶不盛不乱，姿态如烟即便枯萎也保留丰肌清骨的傲然玄之又玄ThreeI hear love, I believe in loveLove is a pool of struggling blue-green algaeAs desolate micro-burst of windBleeding through my veinsYears stationed in the belief我听见爱情，我相信爱情爱情是一潭挣扎的蓝藻如同一阵凄微的风穿过我失血的静脉驻守岁月的信念FourI believe that all can hearEven anticipate discrete, I met the other their ownSome can not grasp the momentLeft to the East to go West, the dead must not return to nowhereSee, I wear Zan Flowers on my head, in full bloom along the way all the wayFrequently missed some, but also deeply moved by wind, frost, snow or rain我相信一切能够听见甚至预见离散，遇见另一个自己而有些瞬间无法把握任凭东走西顾，逝去的必然不返　　请看我头置簪花，一路走来一路盛开频频遗漏一些，又深陷风霜雨雪的感动FivePrajna Paramita, soon as soon aslife be beautiful like summer flowers and death like autumn leavesAlso care about what has般若波罗蜜，一声一声生如夏花，死如秋叶还在乎拥有什么