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Discover why savers are concerned about outliving their income. Are you investing well for financial freedom...or not? Financial freedom is a combination of money, compounding and time (my McT Formula). How well you invest, makes a huge difference to your financial future and lifestyle. If you only knew where to invest for the long-term, what a difference it would make, because the difference between investing $100k and earning 5 percent or 10 percent on your money over 30 years, is the difference between it growing to $432,194 or $1,744,940, an increase of over $1.3 million dollars. Your compounding rate, and how well you invest, matters!  INTERESTED IN THE BE WEALTHY & SMART VIP EXPERIENCE? - Invest in stock ETFs, private equity and digital assets for potential high compounding rates - Asset allocation model with ticker symbols and % to invest -Monthly LIVE investment webinars with Linda, with Q & A -Private VIP Facebook group with daily interaction -Weekly investment commentary from Linda -Optional 1-on-1 tech team support for digital assets -Join, pay once, have lifetime access! NO recurring fees. -US and foreign investors, no minimum $ amount to invest For a limited time, enjoy a 50% savings on my private investing group, the Be Wealthy & Smart VIP Experience. Pay once and enjoy lifetime access without any additional cost. Enter "SAVE50" to save 50% here: http://tinyurl.com/InvestingVIP Or have a complimentary conversation to answer your questions. Request a free appointment to talk with Linda here: https://tinyurl.com/TalkWithLinda (yes, you talk to Linda!). WANT HELP AVOIDING IRS AUDITS? #Ad Stop worrying about IRS audits and get advance warning at Crypto Tax Audit, here. PLEASE REVIEW THE PODCAST ON ITUNES If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a review. I love hearing from you! I so appreciate it! SUBSCRIBE TO BE WEALTHY & SMART Click Here to Subscribe Via iTunes Click Here to Subscribe Via Stitcher on an Android Device Click Here to Subscribe Via RSS Feed   PLEASE LEAVE A BOOK REVIEW FOR THE CRYPTO INVESTING BOOK Get my book, "3 Steps to Quantum Wealth: The Wealth Heiress' Guide to Financial Freedom by Investing in Cryptocurrencies". After you purchase the book, go here for your Crypto Book bonus: https://lindapjones.com/bookbonus PLEASE LEAVE A BOOK REVIEW FOR WEALTH BOOK Leave a book review on Amazon here. Get my book, “You're Already a Wealth Heiress, Now Think and Act Like One: 6 Practical Steps to Make It a Reality Now!” Men love it too! After all, you are Wealth Heirs. :) Available for purchase on Amazon. International buyers (if you live outside of the US) get my book here. WANT MORE FROM LINDA? Check out her programs. Join her on Instagram. WEALTH LIBRARY OF PODCASTS Listen to the full wealth library of podcasts from the beginning. Use the search bar in the upper right corner of the page to search topics. SPECIAL DEALS #Ad Protect yourself online with a Virtual Private Network (VPN). Get 3 MONTHS FREE when you sign up for a NORD VPN plan here.  #Ad To safely and securely store crypto, I recommend using a Tangem wallet. Get a 10% discount when you purchase here. #Ad If you are looking to simplify your crypto tax reporting, use Koinly. It is highly recommended and so easy for tax reporting. You can save $20, click here. Be Wealthy & Smart,™ is a personal finance show with self-made millionaire Linda P. Jones, America's Wealth Mentor.™ Learn simple steps that make a big difference to your financial freedom.  (Some links are affiliate links. There is no additional cost to you.)

Nghe trọn sách nói Outlive - Khoa Học và Nghệ Thuật Sống Trường Thọ trên ứng dụng Fonos: https://fonos.link/podcast-tvsn --Về Fonos:Fonos là Ứng dụng âm thanh số - Với hơn 13.000 nội dung gồm Sách nói có bản quyền, PodCourse, Podcast, Ebook, Tóm tắt sách, Thiền định, Truyện ngủ, Nhạc chủ đề, Truyện thiếu nhi. Bạn có thể nghe miễn phí chương 1 của tất cả sách nói trên Fonos. Tải app để trải nghiệm ngay!--Bạn khao khát một cuộc sống lâu dài bên con cháu? Bạn hy vọng tuổi già của mình không chật vật với sa sút trí tuệ, suy nhược cơ thể và phụ thuộc cảm xúc vào những người xung quanh? Bạn mong rằng những ngày tháng bạn đang trải qua trong đời sẽ đong đầy ký ức tốt đẹp thay vì ngụp lặn với thuốc và nỗi lo lắng bệnh tật? Để đạt được những điều đó, bạn cần bắt đầu ngay bây giờ.Trong cuốn sách hướng dẫn vận hành về tuổi thọ này, Tiến sĩ Peter Attia dựa trên khoa học mới nhất để đưa ra các biện pháp can thiệp dinh dưỡng sáng tạo, các kỹ thuật tối ưu hóa bài tập thể dục và giấc ngủ, cũng như các công cụ giải quyết sức khỏe tinh thần và cảm xúc.Mục đích của Tiến sĩ Attia không phải là cho biết bạn nên làm gì mà là giúp bạn học cách suy nghĩ về sức khỏe lâu dài, để tạo ra kế hoạch tốt nhất cho bạn với tư cách cá nhân. Cải thiện tốc độ lão hóa và tuổi thọ thật ra dễ hơn bạn nghĩ rất nhiều; số phận của bạn không phải là bất biến. Với lộ trình phù hợp, bạn có thể vạch ra một con đường khác cho cuộc sống của mình, con đường cho phép bạn sống lâu hơn những gì bộ gen quyết định, con đường mà mỗi thập kỷ trôi qua sẽ trở nên tốt hơn thập kỷ trước.--Tìm hiểu thêm về Fonos: https://fonos.vn/Theo dõi Facebook Fonos: https://www.facebook.com/fonosvietnam/

In this second episode of our two-part series with Jane Wrightson, New Zealand's Retirement Commissioner, we dive deeper into the future of retirement and how today's choices can and will impact tomorrow's freedom. This episode, tackles some thought-provoking issues and projections, and could be a game-changer for those trying to secure a more comfortable future. This week's episode covers:How retirement is changing both in New Zealand and globally, reflecting longer lifespans and economic shiftsThe concept of FORO (fear of running out) and strategies to mitigate this fear by planning for a potentially 30-year retirementThe trend towards working past traditional retirement ages, and how this can sometimes be choice and for others necessityChallenges future retirees might face, especially those not owning their homes outright or dealing with escalating health costs as they ageTips n' tricks to ensure you're planning for retirement (no matter how far away it is!) with the right goals and plan in mindResources mentioned in this episode:Sorted: The Retirement Commission's very own (and world famous on this podcast) online resource for financial planning tools and information.Commission for Financial Capability: Offers guidance on retirement planning and financial security.Through these discussions, listeners can gain valuable insights into preparing for a retirement that may look very different from today's standards. Whether you're just starting to think about saving or you're adjusting your existing plans, this episode provides insights and tips for navigating the complexities of retirement planning.---Please help us share the good word (and make Kiwis richer and smarter with money) - the more we grow, the more good we can do %) Don't forget to follow, subscribe and rate the podcast if you found it useful!Find us: InstagramFacebookLinkedInDisclaimer: This podcast contains personal opinions and is intended to provide educational information only. It doesn't relate to your particular financial situation or goals and is not financial advice or recommendations. Simplicity New Zealand Limited is the issuer of the Simplicity KiwiSaver scheme and investment funds. For product disclosure statements please visit Simplicity's website simplicity. kiwi.

Wie kannst du deine Chancen für ein gesundes & langes Leben bestmöglich verbessern? Mit den richtigen Routinen!Über Longevity & Gewohnheiten spreche ich mit dem Longevity-Coach, Gründer vom Langlebigkeits-Insider mit der Mission: #1 All-In-One Lernplattform für Longevity schaffen Nils Kurzeder.===NUTZE DIE KOMMENTARFUNKTION VON SPOTIFY:Was für gesunde Routinen hast du, um bestmöglich gesund alt zu werden?===Worüber wir sprechen:Was sind essentielle Werte aus dem Buch von Peter Attia "Outlive"?Was sind Routinen, welche das Leben verlängern können?===Mehr über Nils:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nilslanglebigkeit/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nilskurzeder-langlebigkeit/ ===

Finding your anchor might be the most important health discovery you'll ever make. In this deeply personal episode, I reveal the critical insight I've gained after two decades in the fitness industry about who succeeds and who doesn't in their health journey.While most people begin fitness focused on aesthetics and weight loss, I've observed that these motivations rarely sustain long-term commitment. The transformation we seek moves painfully slow, and we're often never satisfied with our appearance regardless of improvements. This creates a psychological trap that leads many to abandon healthy habits when visible results don't materialize quickly enough.The solution? Finding a deeper anchor that connects your daily fitness decisions to something more meaningful than appearance. For me, this anchor solidified after reading Peter Attia's book "Outlive" and facing my daughter's Crohn's disease diagnosis. I realized that maintaining optimal muscle mass and healthy body fat levels dramatically reduces the risk of chronic diseases, with exercise being the most powerful tool against insulin resistance—the silent precursor to our major killers.What transformed my approach was understanding that the fitter you are at 40, the fitter you'll be at 70. Your strength, VO2 max, and metabolic health today set the foundation for your quality of life decades later. This perspective makes each workout and healthy meal an investment in your future self rather than a sacrifice for short-term aesthetic gains.Life will inevitably derail your momentum occasionally. The difference between those who succeed and those who don't is the ability to reconnect with their anchor and get back on track. Discover what deeply matters to you—whether it's being there for your family, maintaining independence as you age, or simply enjoying vibrant health—and let that drive your fitness decisions toward a sustainable lifestyle.Follow us on Instagram here! https://www.instagram.com/doubleedgefitness/

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As I approached my milestone birthday (50), I found myself reflecting on what it truly means to live a well-lived life. Would I trade spontaneity for meticulously curated longevity? This episode dives into the balance between living fully and striving for longevity, drawing insights from *The Wealth That Money Can't Buy* by Robin Sharma and *Outlive* by Peter Attia. We explore themes of health, aging, and personal growth, sharing personal stories of knee troubles and family loss while emphasizing the importance of emotional well-being. Discussing healthspan versus lifespan, we highlight small, sustainable habits from *How Not to Age* by Michael Greger that can lead to profound results. Writing, from journaling to blogging, emerges as a powerful tool for self-reflection and personal growth. We also touch on the importance of mindful morning routines and creative ways to capture spontaneous ideas. In a world of societal divides, we emphasize unity, understanding, and the ongoing journey of balancing love and frustration with the world around us.--------- EPISODE CHAPTERS ---------(0:00:01) - Warrior Mindset and Book Exchange(0:04:30) - Health and Aging Perspectives(0:17:51) - Wealth, Health, and Human Connection(0:22:40) - Immortality, Journaling, and Resource Management(0:26:59) - Daily Five(0:37:51) - Implementing Growth Mindset and Healthy Habits(0:46:54) - Morning Rituals and Traditions(0:51:16) - Unity Amidst DivideSend us a text

Will Your Passport Outlive You? I hope not but I am not so sure about myself. This was a pretty impactful event for me and what this week's podcast is about. If you want to join us for the March 13th and 14th virtual training as a VIP Mastermind member here are the details. https://go.brucewhipple.com/vipmastermind    

Today's devotional encourages us that love for Jesus leaves an eternal impact. #dailydevotional #dailydevotion #dailybible #bibleverse #biblestudy #battledrill #christian #christianity #ukchristian #christiantiktok #christiantok #SalvationArmy #Maidenhead #LovesSacrifice #SelfDenial #GenerousLiving #FaithInAction Read more ... Click here to read today's devotional - https://1drv.ms/b/s!Ak_QYEqdXpfKp8V0u_NzaAwqb8m59A?e=F8qFFG   There's a new episode of Battle Drill Devotional every day. Click on the link - https://linktr.ee/battlefieldpodcasts - to listen, watch or subscribe to this podcast.

What's more important than making guests feel cared for? Today, Thomas Healy joins to discuss the core values of hospitality, the importance of a diverse and inclusive team, and his definition of leadership. He also reflects on how his upbringing in his family's New Jersey restaurant informed his hospitality ethos. The interview touches on significant topics such as the financial aspects of investing in independent hotels, the role of management companies in fostering employee culture, and the impact of technology on hospitality operations. Tom also shares a personal story about a recent health scare that led him to reevaluate how he spends his time, emphasizing the importance of aligning professional choices with personal values. The episode concludes with a discussion on the importance of providing authentic, experiential travel experiences for guests.Takeaways: Always strive to make guests feel recognized and valued. Simple gestures like making eye contact and offering a friendly greeting can significantly enhance the guest experience.Ensure that leadership reflects the diversity of the team. This promotes a sense of relatability and trust within the team, which can enhance the overall culture of the workplace.Provide training that emphasizes both procedural knowledge and soft skills like reading nonverbal cues and understanding body language. This helps in offering personalized and compassionate service.Leverage technology to identify patterns in customer behavior and operations. This data can help in making informed decisions to improve efficiency and guest satisfaction.If managing an independent hotel, focus on delivering a unique and engaging guest experience rather than relying on brand recognition alone.Provide opportunities for staff and guests alike to engage in learning experiences, enhancing both personal development and guest satisfaction.Provide opportunities for staff and guests alike to engage in learning experiences, enhancing both personal development and guest satisfaction.Quote of the Show:“Hospitality is that simple. It's about putting yourself second and putting others first.” - Thomas HealyLinks:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-healy-aabb135/ Website: https://www.rockbridgeholdings.com/ Shout Outs:0:47 - Diamond Rock Hospitality https://drhc.com/ 0:49 - Strategic Hotels and Resorts https://strategichotels.com/ 0:50 - Hyatt https://www.hyatt.com/ 2:45 - Independent Lodging Congress https://ilcongress.com/ 21:17 - Marriott https://www.marriott.com/default.mi 21:18 - Four Seasons https://www.fourseasons.com/ 21:19 - Ritz Carlton https://www.ritzcarlton.com/ 21:20 - Hilton https://www.hilton.com/en/ 23:54 - Havana Cabana https://www.havanacabanakeywesthotel.com/ 34:54 - Goldman Sachs https://www.goldmansachs.com/ 46:01 - Adolphus https://www.adolphus.com/ 52:12 - Pelotonian https://thepelotonian.com/ 52:13 - RTRX https://rtrx.co/ 58:34 - Outlive https://peterattiamd.com/outlive/ 58:44 - Dr. Attia https://peterattiamd.com 1:03:12 - Flax Trust http://flaxtrust.com/ 1:04:39 - Art Rooney https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Rooney 

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If any of the previous episodes is not depressing enough, well welcome to today discussion regarding the runaway cell, or commonly known as: Cancer. Lila and I tried to make this conversation as light as we possibly could and hoping we are not minimizing the seriousness of the disease. Cancer was once identified as an aging disease. But as of 2017, more younger people of 45-64 years old on the receiving end. It is sad, and this particular disease by its own character is so hard to detect, and when it does: mostly it's already there (and possibly somewhere else) for a long time. What to do? Read more and educate what we can do to prevent and how to deal. This book is quite good for that. Enjoy our discussion and do enrich yourself with people in the area of expertise. And be kind!

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Is Judaism itself an anti-Zionist religion?According to Rabbi and organiser Alissa Wise, it's precisely the teachings of her faith that informs her stance against Israel, and her advocacy for a free Palestine.Rabbi Wise is a former organiser with Jewish Voice for Peace, and in December 2023 founded the group Rabbis for Ceasefire, calling for an end to Israel's genocide in Gaza.The group now has more than 200 members, all of them teachers of the Jewish faith. They're a part of a growing movement of dissenting voices within Jewish communities challenging ideas that were taboo for decades.Back in November, shortly after the re-election of Donald Trump, The Big Picture Podcast  travelled to Philadelphia to meet with Rabbi Alissa Wise to talk about the history of Judaism and the Jewish people.And why standing against Zionism is the most Jewish thing she can do.We'd love to hear your thoughts on this episode, and any guests you'd like us to have on our show. Reach us by email at mh@middleeasteye.org or find us on instagram @BigPictureMee.You can also watch all our episodes on our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMyaP73Ho1ySj3cO0OSOHZAOgD1WTDixG

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Hoje Thais entrevista a empreendedora e diretora criativa Paula Torres, que tem uma marca que leva seu nome. Ela se formou em direito, viveu anos em escritório até descobrir sua paixão por sapatos. Criou por anos para outras marcas, até que tomou coragem e criou sua própria marca, que hoje é um enorme fenômeno. Vambora entender esse sucesso? CURSO – De Carona Na Carreira – em breve https://www.decaronanacarreira.com.br/ Livro – De Carona Na Carreira https://amzn.to/4fGu271 Toda semana tem novo episódio no ar, pra não perder nenhum, siga:  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thaisroque/ Instagram Thais: https://www.instagram.com/thaisroque/  Instagram DCNC: https://www.instagram.com/decaronanacarreira/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@decaronanacarreira YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Decaronanacarreira?sub_confirmation=1 Thaís veste Look – Francesca - https://www.instagram.com/shopfrancesca/ Sapatos – Paula Torres - https://www.instagram.com/paulatorresbrand/ Stylist - André Puertas  Beleza – Cris Dalle Link da Paula: Insta marca - https://www.instagram.com/paulatorresbrand/ Insta pessoal - https://www.instagram.com/anapaulatorres___/ Mala de viagem: Outlive - https://amzn.to/3Q44bu9 Equipe que faz acontecer: Criação, roteiro e apresentação: Thais Roque Consultoria de conteúdo: Alvaro Leme Supervisão: José Newton Fonseca Sonorização e edição: Felipe Dantas Identidade Visual: João Magagnin

In this episode: healthy habits, building consistency, cultivating joy, four pillars of wellness, investing in health with Kirby SmithEpisode SummaryIn this episode of the Mindful Fire podcast, Adam Coelho welcomes Kirby Smith to discuss the journey to building healthy habits. Kirby shares insights from his extensive experience as a health and wellness researcher, emphasizing the importance of cultivating joy, creating consistent practices, and understanding the four pillars of a healthy lifestyle. The conversation explores how connection, movement, nourishment, and rest play critical roles in achieving long-term wellness.Guest BioKirby Smith is a health and wellness researcher with over a decade of experience in the field. He has worked at Google and Fitbit, where he focused on promoting healthy habits and well-being among employees. Kirby recently launched his own business, Habit Harmony, which aims to help individuals build healthy lifestyles through coaching and research-based strategies.Resources & Books Mentioned"Atomic Habits" by James Clear"The Joy of Movement" by Kelly McGonigal"Outlive" by Dr. Peter Attia"Intuitive Eating" by Evelyn TriboleGuest Contact InformationHabit Harmony: https://www.habitharmony.com/Key TakeawaysBuilding healthy habits begins with cultivating joy and overcoming challenges.Consistency is crucial; start small and incrementally increase your efforts.Connection to self, others, and the environment enhances the likelihood of maintaining healthy habits.The four pillars of wellness—connection, movement, nourishment, and rest—are essential for a fulfilling life.Investing time in health and wellness is akin to making a long-term investment in your future well-being.Mindfulness practices can help you stay present and enhance your relationship with food and movement.PS: Introducing the…

Selling a construction company is one of the most significant decisions a business owner will face. In this episode of Construction Genius, Eric Anderton sits down with Tony Moayed, founder of TriCorp Group and President at TMCS, Inc., to uncover the strategic and emotional journey of transitioning his business to new leadership. Tony didn't choose the highest bidder—he chose a path that prioritized loyalty, culture, and his company's legacy. If you're considering selling your business or planning for retirement, this episode is packed with actionable insights and hard-earned lessons.

Canada's building sector accounts for 30-40% of the nation's energy use. Bryan Fannigan from the Building Decarbonization Alliance joins thinkenergy to share how the sector can align with Canada's emission reduction goals. From policies and grid impact studies to strategies helping steer towards a net-zero status by 2050. Listen in to learn about the practical challenges with decarbonizing existing infrastructures and innovative approaches to support the transition to more sustainable building practices. Related links Bryan Flannigan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryanflannigan/ Building Decarbonization Alliance: https://buildingdecarbonization.ca/ The Transition Accelerator: https://transitionaccelerator.ca/ Concordia Plan/Net Zero: https://www.concordia.ca/sustainability/net-zero.html The Canada Green Building Strategy: https://natural-resources.canada.ca/transparency/reporting-and-accountability/plans-and-performance-reports/departmental-strategies/the-canada-green-buildings-strategy-transforming-canadas-buildings-sector-for-net-zer/26065 ITER fusion energy project: https://www.iter.org/ Trevor Freeman on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trevor-freeman-p-eng-cem-leed-ap-8b612114/ Hydro Ottawa: https://hydroottawa.com/en To subscribe using Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thinkenergy/id1465129405 To subscribe using Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7wFz7rdR8Gq3f2WOafjxpl To subscribe on Libsyn: http://thinkenergy.libsyn.com/ Subscribe so you don't miss a video: https://www.youtube.com/user/hydroottawalimited Follow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hydroottawa Stay in the know on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HydroOttawa Keep up with the posts on X: https://twitter.com/thinkenergypod Transcript Trevor Freeman  00:07 Hi. Welcome to think energy, a podcast that dives into the fast, changing world of energy through conversations with industry leaders, innovators and people on the front lines of the energy transition. Join me, Trevor Freeman as I explore the traditional, unconventional and even up and coming facets of the energy industry. If you've got thoughts, feedback or ideas for topics that we should cover, we'd love to hear from you. Please reach out to us at thinkenergy@hydrooottawa.com. Hi everyone. Welcome back. You really can't overstate the importance of buildings in our lives. We eat, sleep, work, learn and socialize in buildings, among many, many other things, a huge percentage of our lives takes place inside buildings. In fact, most of us probably have to make a conscious effort to actually spend time outside of buildings. I know that I try to make a point of spending time outside every day, and I have to be conscious about it, because it might not otherwise happen, and as a result of that, centrality in our lives, buildings are major users of energy. Some estimates say that around 30 to 40% of energy use in Canada is associated with buildings, and they're also a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. So around maybe 18% or so in Canada, that means that the buildings themselves and the way we build them, the way we heat them, the way we use them, are an important part of our efforts to decarbonize and to further the ongoing energy transition. Supporting this effort is the main goal of the building decarbonization Alliance. Spun out of the transition accelerator, the building decarbonization Alliance is a nonpartisan coalition that works to inspire and inform industry and government leadership, accelerate market transformation and really get the building sector on track to meet Canada's emission reduction goals. They focus on convening conversations, conducting analysis and identifying some of the barriers to building decarbonization, and then working with partners to overcome them. And I think that's a really important part. Joining me today as my guest is Brian Flannagan, who's the executive director of the building decarbonization Alliance. Brian brings more than three decades of leadership and consulting experience all focused around reducing emissions and improving the energy efficiency of the built environment. Prior to joining the organization, he's played leadership roles across a number of different leading energy and environmental consulting firms. He spent time working with the Federation of Canadian municipalities and helped launch the Green Municipal Fund. Brian Flannagan, welcome to the show. Brian Flannagan  02:47 Thanks for having me. Trevor, this is great. Trevor Freeman  02:50 So why don't we start kind of right with the basics? Can you give us an overview of the building decarbonization Alliance and the work that you are doing alongside your members? Brian Flannagan  03:00 Yeah, thanks. Well, you know, as you said at the top of the hour, without kind of repeating the background or there, we're a nonpartisan, not for profit organization whose goal it is to really advance sort of market transformation, thinking about it from the perspective of, you know, creating a prosperous economy for Canada, having buildings that are a place where people want to invest, and the long-term goal is that we got to get them. Get to net zero. Global factors dictate that if we don't act on that, we're going to get left behind. And so, for those purposes, we want to bring the market along and align it toward this goal. And so, this alliance that we have is just that we have partner organizations who support this vision to have the building sector decarbonize between now and 2050 to meet those objectives that are set nationally and internationally, for that matter, and we work with those partners to sort of align the narratives around this and to put in place in the long term, the tools and policies that we need to support that. So, our main approach is really to convene those stakeholders around the issues that we see, to tackle some of the sticky narratives that are there. You know, any market transformation involves incumbents that have lots of good reason to maintain the status quo. So that's a feature of a system that we have to acknowledge, and it's something that we recognize we have to adjust those narratives to really advance, advance the common objective, right? And so, we work with that kind of vision, with our stakeholders, to really try to overcome, identify and overcome the barriers to getting to that goal. We kind of focus on a couple of key areas given, you know, the ability decarbonization space, the ecosystem is vast. Lots of market actors already out there, lots of other not for profits, lots of other organizations that are working really, really hard to advance this as well. And so, we tend to focus on kind of four main areas, making sure that there's policy support at various levels of government, and understanding which policies might be effective and which ones might be less so, and trying to advance the ones that. High leverage looking at the grid impacts of electrifying buildings, because it's undeniable that if you switch from fossil combustion of fossil fuels to electricity, you require a clean electricity system that has to have the capacity and be robust enough to support that. So, we want to be clear about that. We want to really address that in a cogent sort of way, and then really mobilizing and activating the sector to implement these changes and to find the solutions, because many of the solutions are at the intersection of different subsets of the of the sector, whether it's banking and finance or whether it's development community or the utilities, every market actor has a role to play to find solutions. Is very rarely one sub sector that can really act to, you know, to overcome a barrier. And so, we try to work at the intersection of these different groups. And by convening the players, we can roll up our sleeves and kind of get to that. And then, last but not least, you know, this is a very complex sort of question in terms of, how do we get there? What are the pathways? It kind of reminds me of nutrition, medicine, things like that, where, you know, at one instance, it's great to eat eggs, and another instance, terrible to eat eggs, and then it's good. To eat eggs. And then it's good to eat eggs again, because the evidence is shifting right, and we have to follow the evidence. We have to understand that the systems are complex and that various investments in the grid will alter the landscape. And so, we're working really hard to increase the analytical capacity of the sector, to model and to be able to understand how this will really play out when you have exponential sort of technological advancement coming to play. And you know, different investments and different dynamics that are bearing out as the sector decarbonizes, which is, it's really complex, and so we need better tools to be able to grapple with that. So those are the four sort of main areas, and it's a heavy lift. We arrive on the scene with great humility, recognizing that we stand on the shoulder of many, many other organizations who've come into the space trying to take a slightly different approach by bringing all the players together and trying to find some common understanding of how we how we get this done. You know, we have to do something different. We've been doing energy efficiency for four decades, give or take with the programming that we've had, and it's been very effective. I don't think there's any more old T 12 light bulbs anywhere that worked. That's great, but we need to do something different now to get fossil fuels out of the buildings for heating purposes, right? That's the goal. Trevor Freeman  07:18 I'm glad you brought up the complexity side of things. I think when we look at buildings and decarbonizing buildings at first blush, you can think, Okay, well, change out systems. And you know, there are carbon intensive systems and low carbon systems, and obviously we need the latter, but getting those systems in our buildings, and getting buildings that work well with those systems, and getting tenants that interact with those systems, well, is that complex kind of quagmire? And so really glad you brought that up, and we'll probably talk more about that as we go. I do want to also highlight you mentioned kind of working with other organizations and partners, and specifically, I know you guys are affiliated with but somewhat unique from the transition accelerator. So, talk a little bit about the transition accelerator and how your work with them. Sort of overlaps, but is unique. Brian Flannagan  08:09 Yeah, absolutely. Well, so we're, we are housed within the transition accelerator. We are basically a branded initiative of the transition accelerator. You know, we could stand alone as our own, not for profit and be separately incorporated, but from an efficiency and a sort of effectiveness perspective, the decision kind of was made to stay within the transition accelerator as an organization and so I think it's very effective, because that allows us to leverage, you know, the communications, knowledge mobilization and broader infrastructure for HR and things Like that of the transition accelerator. So, the transition accelerator, is a Canadian not for profit as well, and its focus is very similar to the BDS focus. However, it's elevated to the to an economy wide level. And so, the transition accelerator is interested in finding pathways to net zero for all sectors of the economy. So, I think transportation, the electricity system itself, decarbonizing the grid, looking at low carbon and Net Zero fuels and how those might impact other sectors, heavy industry and aviation and transportation sectors, as well as looking broadly at the overall state of what is the future economy going to look like. The whole point of this is to position Canada internationally as a global leader in this transition, recognizing that other nations are acting, and we have a competitive position to play. And that has to happen by looking across all the different sectors. And so, the objective is really to set that 2050 vision, identify the pathways for the different sectors of the economy. Buildings are one of which and then to kind of advance the whole thing along recognizing as well. I guess what's really important in all of that is that there's a huge interaction between the different sub sectors, right? So, transportation and buildings are a great example. You know, if everybody electrifies EVs, there's an immediate impact on how we electrify the heating systems in the buildings, and then it has a huge impact on the grid immediately as well. And so. The intent with the transition accelerator as an umbrella organization housing all of these activities, is that we capture those dynamics. And when I talked about the analytical capacity, you know, the models that we're building, the end use models for each of the sub sectors, the ideas that they eventually connect, and they that they are able to have a whole of economy sort of flavor to them. And so, it's been a very, very effective relationship. I think it seems to work well, and that vision and idea seems to be materializing as we get going. It's been two years so far, and I can say that it's been just a fascinating journey to be exposed to those other sector dynamics as well. Trevor Freeman  10:36 Yeah, I know on this show, we talk a lot about the different parts of, as you said, all of society that need to be decarbonized. Obviously, buildings kind of comes to the forefront often and so specifically around buildings talk us through this maybe kind of a basic question, but, you know, help our listeners understand. Why are buildings so important? Why is the decarbonization of our built environments so important when it comes to decarbonizing all of society? Brian Flannagan  11:05 Yeah, I mean, that's, that's the, that's the crux of the question, right? Well, there's a bunch of reasons. I mean, if you think about it, the building, this is where we live, right? These are our homes. These are, this is where we go to work. This is our place as a business. From an economic perspective, organizations arrive in jurisdictions for the purposes of meeting their overall objectives, and if you require energy intensive sort of production, or if you want to have a big workforce, you want to house your workforce in buildings that align with your objectives. And increasingly, those objectives feature a low carbon kind of future, right? And so just from that perspective, it's important for us to kind of get aligned with the global trend toward this, to make sure that we have the investments that we need and that we want to attract, and we want to have places where people can live that are aligned with those kinds of values. But from an emissions perspective, it's hard to kind of overstate how important this sector actually winds up being the building sector emits about 90 megatons, give or take, of direct scope one emissions. And if you factor in the grid emissions, that result from being buildings being connected. So, the grids across Canada, it's about 120 megatons. There's digits there that we could go into. But to put it into context, that's about the same as all of the vehicles on the road. So, when we think about how important it is to electrify the fleet of vehicles that we're all driving, the building sector is the same. It's the same level of importance. And if we think about all of the work that we've done to decarbonize our electricity system over the years, eliminating coal plants and those kinds of initiatives that we that we hear, are in the news recently, the building sector emits about twice as much as all of that. And so, the context is that buildings are pretty vast in terms of the overall emissions, and when we think about where those emissions come from, ultimately, it's combustion of fossil fuels for heating our buildings. We're in a cold climate in Canada, case, a lot of energy to heat buildings, and because of the abundance of the resource and a bunch of policy decisions that have been made decades ago, you know, we're in a situation where we've got an abundant and relatively inexpensive source of fossil fuel to heat our buildings. It's about 1500 petajoules, I guess, give or take. And ultimately, we need to move to eliminate that over time, or to largely eliminate it. I mean, I think there's always going to be a bit left in the system. There's, you know, it's, it's a very complex and daunting task, because the building sector itself is very diverse. The buildings last a really long time. It's not like, you know, technology change, where you have, if you want to change a phone, you can upgrade it from one year to the next. It's small. It fits in your pocket. It's easy to manage, but buildings are constructed to last hundreds, 100 years. 50 years is the typical lifespan. But, you know, we have lots of buildings that are very, very old, and it's a slow kind of system to turn over. It's a slow inventory to turn over. So, it's a really big challenge, a lot of a lot of emissions from the sector. And so, it rises to the level of really needing close attention and a different approach than what we've been taking in the past. Trevor Freeman  14:04 Yeah, and one of the things I like about focusing on the building sector is it's one of those areas where efforts to decarbonize, efforts to improve the way we use energy in our buildings, obviously have some carbon impact, but that's not the only benefit that they have. There are sort of other ancillary benefits that that building owners and tenants can realize as a building goes through a decarbonization process. Talk to us a little bit about some of those other benefits and why a decarbonized building is a better building to be in. Brian Flannagan  14:39 Yeah. Well, I mean, I guess there's, there's a couple of things. I'll take a step back from it and talk about retrofits and deep retrofits versus regular retrofits, you know, and what it winds up looking like in terms of benefit streams. We've, I think, in the past 40 years or so. I think since the since the 80s, we've been doing retrofits that are ostensibly about reducing operating cost. Ostensibly about making sure that we don't have to build out our energy systems bigger than they need to be. It's always about the avoided cost of energy. That's the way our incentive programs have been set up. And so, we've had lots of projects over the years that make buildings more efficient at consuming the energy that they do consume, which is a really important objective. And so, you get, as I mentioned, all the lighting projects that we've done, and we've done three waves of lighting projects, different fluorescent technologies, and then CFL technologies, and then now led technologies. And those are kind of project-by-project retrofits that happen because the building owner says, well, wow, if I do that, I'm going to reduce my utility costs, and I'm also probably going to save maintenance costs, like LED lighting technology really reduces the maintenance costs associated with taking care of the light bulbs. It's a cost reduction exercise, right? What's different about decarbonization is that we don't really have those cost signals, those pricing signals, are just not the same. It's not the same dynamic anymore. And so, you have to bring into play long term energy and social and governance paradigms. You have to bring in long term pricing signals, long term risk. You have to bring in long term market decision making in terms of the global factors that we were talking about earlier, right? And so, you know, it requires a bit of a vision, and it requires acting on the policy environment that's in place. And in order to really make those projects work, you have to take a much longer-term view. You have to look at the overall state of the capital renewal of the building. You have to look at all of the different systems at the of the building at once. And that's where we get into the term a deep retrofit, right? And so those kinds of projects can yield tremendous benefits when they're undertaken correctly and over time, in an individual building or inner portfolio of buildings, and so we get this bundling effect of things happening all at once to really make the space more comfortable at the end of the day, though, what, what the whole objective needs to be, is just eliminating the fossil fuel combustion. And it happens that when you do that at the same time as doing some other things like envelope work or fenestration, or, you know, better, control systems or demand response kind of technologies, then you get this sort of convergence of factors. And so, you know, we to get to the part about the benefits there. We definitely see long term operating cost savings when, when people switch to heat pump technologies, the heat pump is an incredibly efficient it is an energy efficiency measure itself. It's three times, give or take, more efficient than other approaches. And so, you get that long, long term operating cost savings in most in most of the country. The prices vary across the country, but you do get those obviously, if you're taking that approach and you're managing your portfolio with that your portfolio or your home with that longer term vision, you're getting capital renewal, and you're having maintenance and reliability improvements, and we think that it really improves on the value of the asset over time. It's an area that requires further study, actually, because we don't really know how much more value is baked in. There just haven't been that much track record in Canada of having these kinds of retrofits take place, but the so-called green premium, we think, is there as a real benefit to taking this kind of an approach. And notwithstanding that you know, you're renewing all your mechanical systems, you're taking measures to update the envelope and things, you're going to have a more comfortable, better controlled environment. If you're if you're a commercial building owner that's tenanted, your tenants are going to feel more comfortable. The control of the facility can have less complaints and all this kind of thing. If you're a homeowner, you're going to be in a modern, comfortable home that has a heating system. I mean, fossil combustion systems tend to come on and blow really hot, whereas heat pumps tend to stay kind of fully loaded and steady and have this comfortable people report that it's just a much more comfortable kind of system. And I think, you know, over time, people are going to start to see that this is the way a house should be. We're kind of not there yet. The sex appeal of all of this, in terms of the mindset of especially homeowners, I just don't think is there yet. But we're trying really hard to get to a spot where people look at those, you know, retrofitted systems and those modern systems as being sort of the way that it's supposed to be, and this is how comfortable a home is supposed to feel, right? So those benefits are all there, but I think, as I mentioned, what's less clear is, you know, for a commercial building owner, what exactly is the real ROI to fully embrace this approach? I think those are still areas of further study, and the straight-line connection between those things. I wish it was more, a little bit more clear, but we're working on it. That's a part of a study that we're trying to do to really elucidate those types of benefits as well. Trevor Freeman  19:31 Yeah. Well, I think that's again, to go back to your first answer of the building the analytical capability of the sector to really understand these benefits that I think we intuitively feel are there, but we need the data to back that up, and we need to be able to quantify it, and I think that's really important to tell those stories to be able to help building owners, help homeowners, help the folks that are making decisions, build the case, to really be able to. Say, Yeah, this is the smart move. It's smart to move in this direction. So, it's great to see that you guys are working on that absolutely. So, you know, we've talked through in the last little bit here, some of the reasons why it is so important to decarbonize our building sector. We've talked through some of the benefits of decarbonizing that building sector. But to your earlier point, we're not there yet. We haven't seen massive steps in this direction. There are clearly barriers to this. There are sort of reasons why building owners might hold back or wait or sort of say, hey, not this time around. I'll do it next time. What are some of those barriers that you've come across in the building sector that kind of get in the way of folks making the decision to decarbonize? Brian Flannagan  20:43 Yeah, well, that's interesting. You know, there's the framing of the question itself. Is, there's a lot of benefits. It really makes a lot of sense. But why isn't it really happening, right? And the reason for our existence, if this was easy or obvious or self-evident, we wouldn't need organizations like ourselves and you and I wouldn't have to, you know, ruminate and put this information out into the world, it is difficult, and what's promising and what's interesting, before I get into barriers, is that there's a lot of instances where this actually really does make sense, you know, and we don't, I don't know that we necessarily publicize or talk about it enough, but you know, if you're on fuel oil, if you're if you're on the East Coast, where there's a lot of fuel oil still in the system, and your home is heated with fuel oil, it absolutely makes sense to switch out to a heat pump. Now, you know there's a first cost consideration that needs to be born, but thankfully, there are programs that really support overcoming those first cost barriers, but your operating cost savings will be impactful from an affordability perspective. It makes total sense to do it today. And so, anybody that's currently heating with fuel oil should really look at that business case for them personally and their own personal economics. But in most places in the country, if you're on fuel oil, it makes sense to switch right now. You know another case that makes a lot of sense is if you're on electric resistance heating. Many of us are in Quebec. I'm located in Quebec, you reduce your electricity consumption by about two thirds, you're gonna save on your electricity bill. And you know, to boot, you're probably gonna wind up with cooling that you don't already have on. So, there's a real added benefit of having summer cooling, which increasingly a lot of us need, right? And so, there's a lot of times where it's kind of really does make sense if a homeowner has an existing gas furnace that's aging, and they don't have air conditioning now, and they're finding that the summers are a little bit warm, and they need to replace their furnace. I mean, that's a lot of ifs if this, but I think a lot of people are actually in that situation. If you're in southern Ontario and you need to replace your aging gas furnace, switching to a heat pump for the air conditioning part of it in a hybrid system. It totally makes sense to do you're going to buy the air conditioning unit anyway. You're going to have couple of tons of cooling in your in your building, in your home. You may as well make that a heat pump and run it in the spring and in the fall to offset some of your gas bill. Right? And so, there are instances where it really does actually make sense, but you'll notice that my statements are sort of couched in a lot of if this, if that feels like which comes back to the complexity. That's a hard message to sell to homeowners. Contractors have to be on it. Contractors have to be making these recommendations. And the system is not quite there yet where everybody has this aligned narrative about where it makes sense to do it. So those are the things that I think are making up, making it hopeful. You know, we see, also see university campuses for altruistic sort of long-term vision reasons. We want to be a test bed. We want to be a leader. We want to be example. We want to have our students understand what this new global dynamic is going to be. So, we see, you know, universities like Concordia with a plan for Net Zero to be a net zero campus by 2040 you know, does that, is there an economic reason for that? Like, I think it'd be hard to make a financial case that those investments make sense on their own merit, but it's backed by this real vision to have leadership. And so, the budgets and the financial considerations, those constraints are loosened to allow for that vision to take place. And we see that with municipal governments too, you know, they have a long-term view about their assets, and about community energy planning and those kinds of things. And so, there's lots of reasons why, where it does make sense and where movement is happening, you know, but outside of those kinds of obvious cases, I would say that the primary barrier is ultimately still a financial one. If you look at the different considerations to go into replacing your heating, replacing fossil fuel combustion with heat pump technology, or electric all electric, non-emitting technologies. It's expensive. You know, the first cost is high. And if you, many of us now in the space have gone through the exercise of getting contractor quotes and understanding what the cost of doing it is, the upfront cost can be pretty high relative to just replacing with the status quo. And so that's a real barrier for a lot of Canadians, particularly in the current environment that we're in. You know, affordability, inflation, the pocketbook issues have been at the fore, and so overcoming that initial sort of wait now what? How much is it going to cost? It's a real. Concern. And that's one of the approaches at the BDA is really to try, like, we really can't sugar coat that. We have to actually just get to work out what it's going to take to bring that first cost down. So, things like getting to scale and, you know, having the technologies kind of advance, and having products come in that are less expensive in the marketplace to the scale is just really important. Trevor Freeman  25:19 If I could jump in that that getting those costs down, is that just a matter of time, or is there something that you in your work, or we in sort of more broadly in society, can do to sort of push that faster, to get those costs down quicker? Brian Flannagan  25:34 Well, I think accelerating the transformation is the idea. I mean, that's the global statement. So, there's a certain rate at which this might scale, and it's kind of going to be painfully slow. And getting the cost down will be painfully slow. The idea of accelerating it, by putting in place policies, and by aligning all of our kind of narratives, and having people moving toward this objective in a more everybody rowing in at the same time, I think, is the idea accelerating that and bringing it in faster will help us to get to that point. It's an extremely simplified thing to say, but ultimately, that's what we have to do, right? And there's certain things that just are kind of confounding. You know, we sell a lot of air conditioning units. I think it's about 400k by our last estimate. I'm not sure about that, that exact spec, but I think it's about 400,000 air conditioning units in Canada every year. The cost difference to make those heat pumps, from a technology perspective, is the reversing valve in that piece of equipment. It's a couple 100 bucks. We've talked to lots of our manufacturer partners about sort of what this would look like if we weren't buying air conditioners anymore, and instead, we're just putting in heat pumps. So, the incremental cost there's actually quite low. We could probably have a setup where everybody's buying heat pumps instead of air conditioning units for their summer cooling requirements. And then what happens when you do that? Suddenly, you've got 400,000 more heat pumps coming into the market, and you've got 400,000 more installations happening that are heat pumps instead of air conditioning so people are getting used to it, contractors are getting used to it. And those kinds of things can kind of ratchet it up and make a step change, you know. So, I think advancing and getting to scale involves kind of deploying those types of things where there's high leverage and where it's an easier case, and it's kind of some of what the BDA is trying to do is find those things that have this incremental leverage point that really gives us a step change to advance the market transformation in a way that was a little bit faster than it otherwise would be, right? So that's, that's the first cost barrier is, is one, and it's very real. I would hasten to add that in some instances, the buildings also require changes. You know, you have buildings that have a certain electrical configuration for the capacity that is required with the fossil fuel heating system if you're going to add electric capacity, that could necessitate panel upgrades and other service upgrades to the facility. So those costs are also really real, and there's lots of policies, and there's technical standards associated with that that need a close look so that practitioners in the space have clear guidance on when those things are required and not required. And I wouldn't, I wouldn't say the word there yet, in terms of that consistency of approach and consensus on how to do that. But those factors are very real. Those are some of the barriers on the first cost notwithstanding that on the operating cost side, it's, it's also complex, because across the country we have vastly different electricity and natural gas rates owing to the different configurations of the energy systems in each of the provinces, you know. So, we've got provinces like in Alberta, where natural gas costs are extremely low and electricity costs are relatively higher than, you know, next door in British Columbia, the rates are just closer in British closer together in British Columbia. And so, when you're contemplating a switch from one to the other, the gap just isn't as far to jump across. And so those dynamics play out across the country in very real ways. So as a homeowner or as a business owner, the economic drivers are just very different. And so, it's challenging because you can't just make a generalized statement to say, yes, it's less expensive to do this without also adding, if you happen to be in Quebec, it's not true in Alberta, right? So often what we get is confounding messages where people say, well, hang on a second. You said it was affordable, but I'm in Calgary, so it's affordable. Like, yeah, you're right. It's not yet affordable there, and we have to work to address, you know, those are all nuances in the statements that we make that that causes to have to really dig in and differentiate, sort of the different scenarios under which it's beneficial. But that barrier is, is a very real one, and maybe this is the last one that I would add, is that for building owner or portfolio buildings, or for just a homeowner, we just don't have the policy drivers that really align around this idea. You know, the urgency in the sense that this, that there's a movement toward getting this done by having policies at the municipal, provincial and federal level, kind of aligned toward this objective. So, if you look at the different the patchwork of sort of political leanings across the country, there just doesn't seem to be a strong alignment. And so, if you're if you're trying to manage the long-term sort of investments that you're making in a building portfolio, you'd kind of be forgiven for saying, well, wait a minute, this program was in place, or this policy was in place, and now it's not in place. And you know, the carbon tax is a great example of that recently, where you were just seeing the erosion of that idea as a long-term driver to investments. And now, with the current political environment that we're in, it's really just an open question, what is going to happen to the tax at all? And so, from a business perspective, I think that represents a real sort of that uncertainty and policy direction is also a big barrier that we need to we need to get to grip with. Trevor Freeman  30:44 That's a great way to transition into this next question that I've got for you. So last year, it's 2025, when we're recording this. So, I can say last year now, you guys released a jurisdictional scan on I kind of think, like policy and drivers around building heating decarbonization. So, I want to dive into that a little bit. Let's start by having you talk through some of the key findings of that report. What did you find when you looked across sort of jurisdictions about what's happening with building heating decarbonization? Brian Flannagan  31:15 Yeah. Well, what's interesting to stand back from for a second is that. So, this report is a jurisdictional scan, and the intent is really to provide a roundup of the various the ways that the various actors at different levels in the policy landscape implement conditions that ultimately reduce emissions in our buildings. Buildings, it's important to note, are largely a provincial jurisdiction. You know, the building codes, the development processes, a lot of the regulatory framework that they operate within the utility framework. So, all the utilities that the buildings are connected to are generally a provincial policy question. And so, when you when you look at what are the policies that are in place, you would expect that provincial policy would would have to lead the way, because buildings are primarily a provincial jurisdiction. Municipal governments have a big role to play when you think of all of the zoning and the bylaws that apply and the development requirements that apply at a municipal level. So, I mean, municipalities actually have quite a lot of power in with respect to buildings, but they are a subset of provincial governments and have to operate sort of at the best of the provincial requirements. And then when you think about the federal level, federal level really doesn't have a whole lot of jurisdictions on buildings. They can set equipment standards, and they can set environmental regulations through the environmental act, but so when you have to kind of stand back from it, and our goal with the report was to say, well, how does this all play it? What does it actually wind up looking like in terms of decarbonization policies? And what we can kind of look at is, how do you actually implement a policy that would reduce emissions? Well, you can focus on the energy source itself, and say, you're not allowed to have gas in your building. So, this is like a gas band. This is a pretty heavy stick that you would wield, which, which is one way to do it. You can focus on the equipment and say, hey, you're not allowed to have an oil system anymore. So, you're not focusing on the energy source, but you're focusing on the piece of technology itself. You can focus on the energy performance and say, you're building, given the size of your building, or the shape of your building, or what the building is for your building shouldn't use this much energy, or should use less than this much energy. So, you can put a line in the sand there, or you can focus on the emissions and say, similarly, for that size and shape of building, or type of building, your building shouldn't emit more than a certain amount. And what, what our findings are is that it's sort of all of the above out there, you know. And at the municipal level, we see quite a lot of action of different municipalities trying on different sort of approaches for size, and there's no clear trend as to which of those particular mechanisms seems to have favor. It's sort of a bit of a bit of a mix in terms of all of that. But at the highest level, you know, we have the federal government sort of setting a context, or setting the stage with national model energy codes, there's a commitment for them to release an emission-based code. And that's a welcome sort of direction. It's been in the works for quite a while. We have policy in terms of investments for, you know, low-income retrofits, and we have loan programs and those kinds of things that continue to be on the scene with the green building strategy, which is also welcome and really necessary. Actually, when you think about the kind of context that we're in around affordability, we also see some commitment to look at the idea of the equipment and regulating. There's a commitment to put in place a framework to look at regulating some of the equipment. So, there's a little bit of distance in terms of the direct action there, but at least there's some acknowledgement that the federal order can begin influencing the scene I mentioned at the provincial level, that you know, there's a certain that's where the jurisdiction really is for buildings, and this is where we kind of see quite an absence of real progressive policy. What we see in British Columbia, quite a lot of activity, and Quebec, quite a lot of activity, and Ontario, a couple of measures, most notably, I guess, the requirement to report on building energy. So, this is the idea of looking at the energy performance of the buildings. But outside of those three jurisdictions, we don't really see a lot of progressive policy to really act on the idea of carbon emissions directly from buildings. And then at the municipal level, we see in Ontario, the City of Toronto is trying to, is proposing to look at building performance standards, which would be a sort of an energy and emission sort of threshold mechanism. But then in British Columbia and Quebec, we see just a lot more activity, many more municipalities within those jurisdictions trying on different mechanisms for size. We have, like in Quebec, we have Laval in Montreal and Prevost and regional governments as well. So, the Metropolitan Community of Montreal putting in place various tools to try to curb emissions. And in in British Columbia, there's just way more activity. There's a different sort of setup there in terms of what municipalities are and aren't allowed to do. And so, we see like there's Saanich in Vancouver and North Vancouver and Victoria Whistler, all of these municipalities are putting in place various tools to try to direct what the future should hold in terms of building emissions, whether for new construction or for existing buildings. And notably, we also see some interesting, just interesting kind of mechanisms, like in in British Columbia, flight adjustment on taxation, tax relief for heat pump technologies, which isn't it's not a regulatory sort of approach in the true sense of that. But it's an economic lever that I think can be, can be helpful and sort of send the right cumulative signals to allow market actors to kind of act. Trevor Freeman  36:50 I think, I mean great answer. Thanks for that, Brian. It really does highlight kind of a theme, I guess, if you will, that comes up on the show often of there is no one solution, and you can take that statement and apply it to any part of the decarbonization ecosphere that you want. There's, there's no blueprint for how we're going to do this. It's going to be sort of a mix of a bunch of different policies and strategies and, you know, carrots and sticks and levers and whatever analogy you want to use that we're going to need. And it's interesting to see, as you highlighted different jurisdictions, different parts of the country, are at different spots, and some, you know, further down that journey than others, for different reasons. And again, coming back to your comment about building that analytical capability to really understand what is working and why, and is it, is it specific to this region or this, you know, whatever climate region or economic region, that that policy or that structure works, or is that something that can be applied across a broader swath of the economy or our society? So really interesting. I'm going to cherry pick something here and dive in and say, you know, we talked a little bit about heat pumps. So, heat pumps, obviously, are a super important technology for decarbonizing some aspects of building heating, specifically on the smaller scale. So residential homes are a great example. We really need to see more heat pumps that's going to be one of the main ways that we decarbonize home heating, looking at, sort of what's happening across the country at the various different levels of jurisdiction. Are there specific frameworks or strategies that you think are really essential to support heat pump adoption as an example that we can sort of look at? Brian Flannagan  38:39 I mean, I think, I think your, your lead into the question is actually the answer that I would have given you know, there is, there just isn't one sort of tool or approach that will universally drive this thing, certainly not when you talk at a national level. A lot of the discourse that we have internally at the BDA is that this is a regional issue. You know, it really is a, I think, at the end of the day, municipal by municipal approach to things, given the local conditions. And when we, you know, we talked about some of the barriers earlier around pricing. So notionally, anybody that's in a jurisdiction with provincial level utility like British Columbia or Quebec has the same pricing, right? But in Ontario, that's not the case. Like local distribution companies have different pricing structures. Just depends on if you're in Ottawa or Kingston, Cornwall or Toronto, it's just the pricing is just different. Now we have gas utilities that are more uniform across Ontario, so that pricing is similar. So, it really winds up being a regional question. And if I said, you know, Trevor, I want to I want to call a contractor and I live in Hamilton, that's a different question than saying, I want to call a contractor and I live in Saskatoon. Is the HVAC industry the same in both of those places? It's just not like the. Capacity of the industry to influence your decision and the knowledge that they have. And by the way, Saskatoon is a heck of a lot colder, right? So, the question of, you know, will this, will this heat pump actually work for me in my climate up in Saskatoon, is a different question than if you're sitting in Windsor, where your cooling load is probably more of a concern these days, right? And so, we have to, I think we have to get away from the idea that nationally, there's going to be one sort of thing that will really wind up driving the change the electricity system and the gas system. The energy systems in each of the jurisdictions are so different, and the local constraints on labor force, the local affordability considerations with the economics of a given industry, if you're in Alberta or if you're in Newfoundland, the socioeconomics are just very different. The affordability questions are more or less pressing across the country, and so I think there isn't one sort of tool or policy that could rule them all. We need a sort of a wide range of different options to look at that recognize those local and regional kind of considerations. And interestingly enough, going back to the transition accelerator and the kind of approach that we take, we actually have a different vertical. We call them verticals. So, the building vertical is one, but we have a different vertical called regional pathways, where we have a whole other team that's just out meeting with jurisdictions at a regional level to try to understand what exactly are those local constraints that impact on the different economic sectors, buildings being one of them, and we tap into that kind of stream all the time. I mean, that said, I don't think you'll let me get away without providing some kind of answer. I do. I do. I do. Really think that the ways that the utility systems are regulated are a big deal. You know, right now, I think it's fairly safe to say that we live in a utility regulatory environment that was geared to accelerate the expansion of the gas system several decades ago, and the pricing and how connections are made, and how that's reflected on the rate base versus the developer. There's a lot of things that are kind of baked in that where it's not really a level playing field. I think equalizing some of those policies across the country would be extremely helpful. I mentioned earlier that our past sort of energy efficiency retrofit environment has been advanced mostly on the idea that we want to avoid the cost of adding new generation. Well, clearly, if we're talking about electrifying our buildings, adding new generation is a given. We have to do that. And so obviously that paradigm doesn't work when we're talking about fuel switching rather than energy efficiency. And so, we need to have that regulatory space around utilities take a different approach to just looking at the avoided costs. And we see this. This is happening, but it's just it's painfully slow, because those sectors are cautious by definition, and they need to be. But we have to have a new set of programs and a new sort of set of economic tests and tool boxes that allow incentives to start flowing for these kinds of retrofit projects based on a new sort of set of business-as-usual scenarios. You know, if we decarbonize only with air source heat pumps, it's going to lead to a certain set of costs and certain set of investments. If we decarbonize with more ground source heat pumps, it's a different set. And there's a difference there in terms of the price and impact on the energy system and rate payers. And so, capturing that dynamic, I think, is really will be, will play an important long-term function outside of that, you know, any mechanism. And this is why that sort of patchwork of municipal tools that are being deployed is interesting. Any mechanism that just sends a signal to the market that emitting carbon from your buildings is going to have a pricing consequence or a consequence in terms of what you can and can't develop. Any of those market signals are helpful, even signals that those things may eventually come into play, like what the federal government has done, that sort of we commit to putting in place a framework to look at the eventual change of the structure. Even those kinds of statements can help influence the narrative around decision making for what future risk looks like to building owners and so, you know, building performance standards, I think, are really interesting. I've seen the difference that it makes in the discourses that we have with players that are in Vancouver, and it the idea that eventually we're going to have to pay more to emit it's a powerful motivator. But I have to hasten to add, you have to make sure that the market can respond. You don't want to have those kinds of policies in place without also making sure that you've got the HVAC industry ready, you've got the labor force to get the job done, because then you have policies that fail, right? So, any of those kinds of policies, I think, are interesting to see implemented and tested and understand the degree to which they actually drive the market. Trevor Freeman  44:58 Yeah, I think you've done a great job of, of really helping paint that picture of even a simple challenge, you know, simple in quotation marks, obviously, of getting more heat pumps into more buildings requires different roles at different levels. And so there's that sort of federal role to, you know, again, understand what, what are the levers that a federal government might have knowing that some of the specifics around buildings are not in their jurisdiction, but helping to support predictability when it comes to pricing signals, for example, like a price on carbon, or supporting sort of national workforce training to get more contractors out there to support installations, down to sort of the provincial energy policy level, down to the municipal level of how do municipalities support their citizens, their residents, and making these changes in their buildings and the levers that they have? And I think there's a role for all those levels to play. It's just understanding where are those sorts of sweet spots to put pressure on and to sort of push towards that, that action that ultimately is up to building owners and tenants to take. Great thanks for that. Brian. So, a couple last questions here. As we, as we near the end of our conversation, I do want to take a minute and just sort of put ourselves in the headspace of a building owner. So, someone that has a has a building, let's say, a commercial office building, and is looking to take steps towards phasing out fossil fuel use in their buildings. They want to decarbonize. What are some of the strategies that you've observed in your work that that really do work from that building owner perspective, what are some of those steps that they can take to move towards decarbonizing their building? Brian Flannagan  46:47 Yeah, it's a good question. I think it depends on who the building owner is. You know, as an if we're talking about a residential kind of homeowner, the idea, I think, is just to start getting start making long term plans and budgeting what this is going to look like, and taking it into a consideration when you're, you know, planning the various renovations that you're going to have at your home. Most people renovate for specific reasons that are outside of just, hey, I want to do the right thing by the environment right lots of my friends, of lots of people in our circles do that. They're the thin edge of the wedge of sort of early adopters that do it for truly altruistic reasons, right? But most homeowners don't operate in that way. And so, the idea is to, you know, really begin looking at, well, how old is my furnace, and when do I think, I might need to replace it? And to start putting in place the decision making early so that you're not caught off guard with a surprise replacement. I think the biggest tragedy right now is that a lot of people are replacing their furnaces because they're in an emergency situation. You know, the heating season is upon us, and you know, a contractor comes and just says, hey, listen, there's no time to start entertaining alternatives. We got to get your system in place. And they replaced within with a like for light gas furnace, and that thing is going to be in place for 1520, years, right? So, we're now at 2045, and so, you know, the urgency of the idea of avoiding those emergency replacements as much as possible is really, really critical. So, for a homeowner, I would say the steps to take are, you know, look at it from a long-term perspective. Where is the industry going in 10 years, if you want to sell your home, is it going to be better or you're going to be better off or worse off if you've got the most modern and best technology in place for your building, can you demonstrate that you've made investments that are in line with this idea? I think those kinds of things are important considerations to make and to begin budgeting forward appropriately. You know, because it is a little bit more expensive on the first cost, programs are difficult to navigate, so it takes time and energy to kind of understand what those program environments are and what you're eligible for grants. But it's sort of that doing that work up front before you get caught off guard is important. And I would say if anybody wants to add an air conditioner, if anybody's contemplating getting cooling to deal with our summer heat situation that's present in many parts of the country. It's really, really beneficial to strongly consider adding a heat pump in that moment, I think, for commercial building owners, you know, it's a similar thing, but it's but it's elevated to a higher sort of long term capital planning exercise, the idea of what we call decarbonization plans, building and portfolio decarbonization plans, this is a field that's really growing among consultants and architect and engineering firms to offer a service to help building owners understand how all these pieces fit together, and to be able to decarbonize their building stock in a logical, sort of sensible way, based on the current state of the building in its overall capital replacement needs, and especially looking for synergies between the bigger projects, like envelope upgrades and the bigger projects having to do with the end of equipment life, making sure that that end of. Life moment is again captured in a similar way to what we just talked about with homeowners, so that you're not in a situation where your choices are limited. And I think, you know, ultimately, a lot of it for bigger portfolio owners, has to, has to come back to some of the ESG kind of impetus. And really trying to understand, in addition to that, what that dream premium would look like for them, you know, and kind of how it aligns with their corporate values and the financial criteria that get baked into the project. And we know that there are a lot of projects, for example, when geothermal systems are put into place, where you're freeing up mechanical space that can then deliver revenue additional revenue streams. And so, the direct sort of cost comparison of before and after isn't necessarily obvious, and that's why having decarbonization plans that try to bring in those value streams as aggressively as possible can really be helpful. Trevor Freeman  50:57 Yeah, I think I mean, the main takeaway for me from that is, is plan. Think about this ahead of time, do your analysis. And it's something that I know in the work that that I'm involved in here at Hydro Ottawa. It's something we talk to our commercial customers, especially a lot about is spend the time to create the plan so you're not caught off guard. You know what you're going to do. You know what your strategy is, and you can implement it doesn't have to be done overnight, and the context will change, right? You know, new programs will come into play. Existing programs will leave. There will be different times where it makes sense to do different projects. But if you have that plan, if you know what the strategy is, then you're, you're well set up. So maybe one last quick question. You know, the idea of programs coming and going. It's not always a straight path when it comes to policy, and as much as there's been some exciting things happening in the last little while when it comes to policy and the regulatory framework around decarbonization, so we've had a price on carbon in Canada for a while. We know that things ebb and flow, and so we are likely looking at least a federal election this year here in Canada, likely a provincial election here in Ontario, where we're speaking from. And these things can change policy and policy can ebb and flow. How does the decarbonization effort handle changes in policy, changes in prioritization from the different levels of government that we talked about, you know what? What is the strategy when it comes to those changes as we move forward? Brian Flannagan  52:36 Yeah, it's a great question. I mean, especially, especially in the times that we're in for the listeners. You know, this is the day after Prime Minister Trudeau announced his resignation, and there's a lot that's happening. I think the strategy overall is, it's quite simple, but it's to recognize that this has always been the case. You know, municipal and provincial and federal governments across the country are changing on different timetables all the time, the alignment of sort of ideological approaches to dealing with the climate crisis are in flux, and have been in flux the whole time, you know, and so I think it's incumbent on us, and this is, this is part of the approach that will be saved. The BDA, the building decarbonization Alliance, is trying to take a different approach. I don't know that we're there in terms of truly embodying that Spirit just yet. It's a work in progress. We're still very new, but the idea of really embracing that we have to be able to work with an incumbent of any political stripe or leaning, including gas utilities, who are powerful incumbents here, who have every reason to want to continue what they're doing, we have to find logic and rationale to drive us, commonly toward a net zero objective for all of the international, global competitiveness positioning issues that we talked about earlier. Right? It's not easy to do that, because climate ideology has traditionally sort of been a left leaning ideology, and I think it's difficult to overcome that and work with different ideologies. But you know, when you have a populist sort of idea saying, hey, people can't afford a house, or people can't afford their energy bills, those are statements that resonate with people, and we have to. We can't come along and say, oh no, this is totally affordable, this is easy, this is a slam dunk. You just electrify your building, like spend $20,000 on a heat pump. You should be able to do that like that is not in touch with the reality of what a lot of people feel. So, I think it's the strategy for us is to recognize that we have to be able to truly address those concerns with evidence and with science and with technologies that actually deliver the goods, we think that there's a strong case for many of those things, like cold climate heat pumps work that question. I think that question is largely resolved, and if you don't have exactly the technology that you need put in a hybrid system for now. That's fine in 15 years when you replace it, the cold climate heat pumps then, or even going to be better, you know? So, there are things that we can put to bed, but we have to be able to if that isn't the case, if it's not actually affordable in a given jurisdiction, we can't walk in and say, hey, well, why aren't you guys doing this? This is affordable. It's not and I think those political ideologies often tap into those different elements where we don't have the narrative fully baked as powerfully as we should to counter, you know, whether it's questions of energy system reliability or energy choice is another sort of theme that comes out. You can't tell me which heating system I'm going to use. Well, I don't need to convince you if you already believed that it's just fundamentally better, you know. And we see this with electric vehicles, actually, the transition there has been interesting where the strategy is to say, hey, this electric car is like, way better than an internal combustion car, you know. Credit to Elon Musk for bringing out a vehicle that was just faster than anything else. Any piston head would just look at that and say, oh, my God, the performance is crazy. And sort of having, having those ready answers to really diffuse with conviction and based on actual evidence, to diffuse those messages, I think, is really, really important. And we have a lot of areas of study that are still left. We talked about the green premium earlier, for investments in commercial buildings. We don't really know, you know. And to say, well, if you invest your property value is going to go up, or the asset value is going to increase. It's just, we just don't know that. And so, following the evidence and being able to acknowledge where we don't, where we don't have all of the answers, I think, is important, and then finding the answers and stating them with conviction when it when it does make sense, you know. And I think in the cases that I mentioned earlier, if you're, if you're heating with fuel oil, the affordability question is solved. You should get all fuel oil because that will help you to pay your energy bills, right? And so those kinds of messages, I think, land with any political stripe, if it's back based, and if it actually follows from a logical thread. You know, it's hard to do, but I think it's necessary work if we're really going to get to where we need to go. Trevor Freeman  57:06 Yeah, and at the end of the day, I mean, the work doesn't stop just because the headwinds get a bit stronger. And you know, the like you said, we got to find those messages that resonate and that makes sense, and then are rooted in fact and rooted in things that really resonate with people. So, I think that's a great place to wrap up the conversation. Brian, I really appreciate your time today. Thanks for joining us. We do always end our chats here with a series of questions to our guests. So, I'm going to put you on the spot here with a few questions, starting with, what is a book that you've read that you think everybody should read. Brian Flannagan  57:40 Oh, my God, there's so many. I would go with. Outlive. The byline is the science of longevity, and it's by an author called Peter Ottawa, and it's, I think it's just pretty important reading about, you know, the major causes of illness in North America, and strategies that you might deploy to try to live healthier, longer. Pretty cool reading, lots of lots of stuff in there for everybody to take away, I think. Trevor Fre

Welcome back to the Private Equity Podcast by Raw Selection! Joining me today is Brad Armstrong, Partner at Lovell Minnick, a Private Equity firm celebrating its 25th anniversary. Brad shares insights into value creation, forecasting for 2025, the importance of sticking to your core strengths, and how simplicity done right can drive Private Equity success.Breakdown:[00:00] Sticking to fundamentals, value creation, and staying disciplined in private equity.[00:30] Brad's career journey, Lovell Minnick's 25-year strategy, and their focus on financial services, business services, and fintech.[01:54] The biggest mistake in private equity: failing to decouple capital raising from capital deployment. Why sticking to your strengths and staying disciplined is key.[04:40] “Right to win”: Identifying where you have an edge and staying competitive in a mature private equity market.[06:05] How Brad entered private equity, blending operating, investment banking, and PE experience.[08:58] Trends in financial services and fintech: digital transformation, technology enablement, and specialized outsourcing driven by regulation.[11:46] How Lovell Minnick stays consistent: an “all-weather” strategy, controllable outcomes, and avoiding macroeconomic dependency.[14:09] Lovell Minnick's approach to value creation: custom plans, operating partners, and functional specialists supporting portfolio growth.[16:29] Playbooks and best practices: how Lovell Minnick documents and shares successes across portfolio companies.[17:54] Portfolio collaboration: peer-to-peer teaching, executive summits, and solving challenges together, from cybersecurity to sales infrastructure.[22:08] Forecast for 2025: Brad's take on market clarity, improving fundraising, and a constructive deal-making environment.[25:53] Brad's influences: books like Six Types of Working Genius, Scary Smart (AI), and Outlive by Peter Attia.[27:46] Closing thoughts and gratitude to the audience for record-breaking downloads.To be added to the book waitlist, you can email alex.offer@raw-selection.comThank you for tuning in!Connect with Brad on LinkedIn here.To get the newest Private Equity episodes, you can subscribe on iTunes or Spotify here.Lastly, if you have any feedback on the podcast or want to reach out to Alex with any questions, send an email to alex.rawlings@raw-selection.com

As we begin a new year, cartoonists Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar make their predictions for 2025 and share their goals for the next twelve months.PredictionsDAVE: Business planning anxietyBRAD: Because of Dave's prediction, the winners will be people who help address that anxiety. (That's us!) Be the distraction/escape people need; they won't forget you. DAVE: Bluesky at 50M by the end of the yearBRAD: Substack gains prominence — rises to Kickstarter/Patreon levelsDAVE: we'll all be playing reactionary, whack-a-mole life choices for the first two years of the trump admin. Until the midterm elections, when it might calm slightly. BRAD: AI will go mainstream and start to gain acceptance among artists and writersDAVE: Kickstarter and Patreon continue to be market leaders. No change on the horizon for thatBRAD: Printing is on the decline under tariffs. And we might be working with small US printers to do smaller books.DAVE: in publishing, YA & kids will continue to dominate the career path of published cartoonists. BRAD: Non-social media options will grow, hopefully including RSSDAVE: Webtoons might begin to fall apart in the US market. Their Hollywood goals are not working, and they were playing the long game toward THAT in terms of accumulating debt DAVE: I will have to raise prices on all my books. Or cut features in my books. No more metallic foils, spot gloss, or bookmarks…you're just getting a bare-bones book. GoalsBRAD: SurviveDAVE: SurviveBRAD: EiAD v3 or Webcomics HandbookDAVE: ANATOMY OF DOGS Kickstarter BRAD: Build Spice Rack Comics into an example of what you can do with the webring / collective concept. Suggest that this is the time to start building quasi-collectives.DAVE: Triple down on Bluesky in the 4-6 years before enshittification BRAD: Lean into KDP for After Dark booksDAVE: Triple down on BlueskyDAVE: Launch and start building THE WRONG WAY. I have been planning it for over a year. DAVE: Focus on one of the few things I can control: my family's happiness and health. Outlive the fuckers and try not to let them steal my joy. I find solace in friendships at Alaska Camp and SDCC. DAVE: if we can't do books, do we do more smaller Quickstarter?DAVE: Is this the time to start on Substack?SummaryIn this episode, the hosts discuss a range of topics, including a personal quest for a long-lost book, Wimpy the Wellington, predictions for the comic industry in 2025, the anxiety surrounding business planning for cartoonists, and the evolving role of cartoonists in providing relief during turbulent times. They also explore the rise of new platforms like Blue Sky and Substack and the potential mainstream acceptance of AI in the creative fields. In this conversation, Brad Guigar and his co-host discuss the evolving role of AI in creative processes, emphasizing its potential as an assistant rather than a replacement for artists and writers.They make predictions for 2025, including the impact of tariffs on print publishing, the continued dominance of YA and kids' books, and the uncertain future of Webtoons in the U.S. market. The discussion also touches on the concept of 'shrinkflation' in publishing, where features may be reduced due to economic pressures.Ultimately, both hosts express a shared goal of survival in a changing industry landscape. In this episode, the hosts discuss their goals and predictions for 2025, focusing on the importance of social media platforms like Blue Sky, the launch of a new project called The Wrong Way, and the innovative approach of Spice Rack Comics. They also touch on adapting to market changes, personal goals, and the significance of community support in the creative industry.TakeawaysCartoonists have a significant impact on their audience's mental health.Business planning in the comic industry is becoming increasingly complex.The rise of platforms like Blue Sky may change social media dynamics.Substack is poised to become a major player in content monetization.Anxiety will be a common theme in the coming years for creators.AI's acceptance in the creative industry is on the horizon.The importance of community and support among creators is paramount.Predictions for the future can help guide current decisions.The role of humor and distraction in art is vital during tough times. AI will be used as a writing assistant, not a replacement.Ethically sourced AI can enhance creative processes.Print publishing is expected to contract significantly due to tariffs.YA and kids' books will continue to dominate the market.Webtoons may struggle in the U.S. market moving forward.Shrinkflation will affect the features of published books.Survival is the primary goal for creators in 2025.Economic changes will force a reevaluation of publishing strategies.The creative industry must adapt to new market dynamics.The future of comics relies on navigating these challenges. Tripling down on Blue Sky is a strategic move for growth.The Wrong Way project is set to launch in 2025.Spice Rack Comics aims to innovate web rings and promote collaboration.Adapting to market changes is crucial for sustainability.Personal goals should focus on what can be controlled.Community support is essential for success in creative fields.Digital income sources are becoming increasingly important.Maintaining joy and personal happiness is a priority.Nostalgia can be a refuge during uncertain times.Building a supportive network can enhance creative endeavors. You get great rewards when you join the ComicLab Community on Patreon$2 — Early access to episodes$5 — Submit a question for possible use on the show AND get the exclusive ProTips podcast. Plus $2-tier rewards.Brad Guigar is the creator of Evil Inc and the author of The Webcomics Handbook. Dave Kellett is the creator of Sheldon and Drive.

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On today's show, guest host Bert Zipperer speaks with Ciara Torres-Spelliscy about her new book, Corporatocracy, dark money, and the US's campaign finance system. The post Will corporations outlive democracies? appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

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In this episode of Bridging the Gap, Matt Reiner sits down with Gary Knopf, an attorney at Continuum Legal Group, to explore the intersection of wellness, professional growth, and innovative practices in the legal field. Gary shares how Peter Attia's book Outlive transformed his perspective on longevity, emphasizing the importance of enjoying life rather than simply extending it. This philosophy inspired his commitment to a personalized wellness routine, including early-morning workouts and incorporating small, sustainable steps like short walks to maintain physical and mental health.The conversation also delves into the inefficiencies of traditional legal billing practices, with Gary advocating for alternative models like fixed fees that improve client satisfaction and streamline financial management. He highlights the importance of exploring these innovative approaches to create a more transparent and collaborative client experience.Matt and Gary discuss the significance of relationship-based networking, emphasizing the value of building trust with referral partners and thoroughly understanding their services. This approach leads to more meaningful professional connections and enhances the ability to deliver impactful solutions to clients.Additionally, they draw parallels between the legal and wealth management professions, highlighting the shared need to deeply understand client needs and focus on offering practical, results-oriented solutions rather than simply transactional services. Gary also shares strategies for maintaining work-life balance, including setting boundaries with clients, prioritizing family time, and getting enough sleep to stay grounded amidst the demands of a challenging career.

Support the D.A.W.G.Z. @ patreon.com/MSsecretpod Read Peter's Book  'Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity' and Listen to The Drive Podcast @ https://peterattiamd.com/ Go See Matt Live @ mattmccusker.com/dates Go See Shane Live @ shanemgillis.com yo0o00o. Bonus ep for you guys. Surprise. Matt hit the podiums w/ Dr. Peter Attia. Check out his book 'Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity' and listen to his pod The Drive Podcast. Also say a prayer for Matt's A1Cs (he just got diagnosed with pre-diabetes). Please enjoy. God Bless. 

To begin our Legacy Series, Bishop Andrew challenged our perspective around the importance of living a life that will extend, impact wise, beyond our time on the Earth. Take this in and share it with others!

In this episode of the Naked Wealth Podcast, we sit down with Lexi Johnson, CEO and founder of Lexi J Wellness. Lexi shares her journey from working as a dental hygienist during the pandemic to building a thriving wellness business that reaches clients across all 50 states. Through candid reflections, Lexi discusses the transformative power of small, consistent actions—the "domino effect"—and how her father's remarkable weight loss inspired both her personal and professional life. We also explore the importance of authenticity, overcoming self-doubt, and building sustainable habits for long-term wellness. KEY INSIGHTS: The Birth of Lexi J Wellness: During the pandemic, Lexi transitioned from a dental hygienist to an entrepreneur by recording workouts in her basement with limited equipment. Inspired by her father's 120-pound weight loss, Lexi founded her fitness business to promote sustainable health changes. The Domino Effect: Lexi explains the "domino effect" from Gary Keller's The One Thing: how small, consistent actions compound over time into significant change.  Her father's lifestyle shift not only improved his health but also strengthened relationships and impacted others around him. Overcoming Fear and Self-Doubt: Lexi emphasizes the importance of positive self-talk to combat negativity and fear of judgment, encouraging listeners to embrace imperfect action. She shares personal stories about self-doubt in posting videos and how overcoming those fears allowed her to impact lives. Making Fitness Accessible and Fun: Lexi's workouts focus on realistic, time-based exercises rather than rigid repetition, ensuring accessibility for all fitness levels. Her philosophy is about showing up consistently and making movement enjoyable rather than intimidating or extreme. The 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb Event: Lexi reflects on organizing a charity stair climb event at Arrowhead Stadium, raising $22,000 for the Surviving Spouse and Family Endowment (SAFE) to support families of first responders. The event held special meaning as Lexi's father and brother are both firefighters, and the funds helped a Kansas City firefighter's family just days after the event. Authenticity in Life and Business: Lexi encourages listeners to show up authentically in all aspects of life, emphasizing that real impact happens when we are true to ourselves. She recommends actionable self-help resources, including The One Thing by Gary Keller and Outlive by Peter Attia, focusing on healthspan and quality of life. Join us in embracing the domino effect—small, intentional changes that lead to lasting impact. Follow Lexi on Instagram @LexiJWellness and explore her workouts and wellness services at LexiJWellness.com. Don't forget to check out her recommended reads, The One Thing by Gary Keller and Outlive by Peter Attia, for more inspiration on personal growth and well-being. And if this episode resonates with you, consider sharing it with a friend who needs a little motivation to get started!

2025年起台灣65歲以上的銀髮長者將超過20%，每個人都可能活得比想像得更久，但如何活得更好更長壽？全球銷售突破170萬冊的新書《超預期壽命Outlive》作者阿提亞醫師，挑戰傳統被動治療的思維，提出醫學3.0的反思。 什麼是主動、個人化的預防醫療(醫學3.0)？它為何能延長健康壽命？未來的「個人化」或「精準」醫療趨勢是什麼？本集節目邀請本書繁體中文版審訂者詹鼎正醫師，來為大家說說這本書的觀點與實踐方法。 ✅這集你會聽到： - 《超預期壽命》精隨與阿提亞醫師的理念 - 傳統醫學2.0和新醫學3.0的不同之處 - 影響人類健康的「四騎士」與長壽健康的「五大戰術」 - 人生的最後幾十年，該如何及早規劃與投資 主持人：資深醫藥記者、前康健雜誌總主筆 張曉卉 來賓：台大醫院北護分院院長 詹鼎正醫師 製作團隊：陳巧怡 ＊推薦閱讀《超預期壽命Outlive》：https://bit.ly/48uMpIX ＊「癌症問康健」全集收錄：https://bit.ly/3Kmbwmq ＊癌症問康健官方LINE帳號：https://lin.ee/QCxb8mw ＊癌症問康健-陪伴你解答癌症旅程大小事：https://bit.ly/3sC722v ＊意見信箱：cancerch@cw.com.tw -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

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In this podcast, I dive into Peter Attia's Outlive, discussing key lessons from the book on longevity and modern medicine. I highlight the surprising flaws in current medical guidelines, explore how centenarians' genetic traits can be mimicked through lifestyle changes, and busts myths about dietary habits like egg consumption. It's an insightful conversation on optimizing health and balancing extreme views on nutrition and fitness.(00:00) - Welcome and Introduction to Outlive(00:39) - First Learning: Flaws in Type 2 Diabetes Guidelines(02:15) - Black and White in Medicine vs. Grey Areas(04:45) - Breaking the Myth: “First Do No Harm” Wasn't Hippocrates(05:44) - Mimicking Centenarians: Can We Extend Our Lifespan?(07:05) - Chapter Eight: The Crisis of Abundance and Modern Diets(09:33) - The Misunderstanding of Metabolic Syndrome(12:00) - The Humble Egg: Debunking Decades-Old Myths(13:32) - Balancing Extremes in Nutrition and Fitness(14:04) - Final Thoughts on Outlive and Longevity

In this episode, we dive into "Outlive: The Science of Longevity" by Dr. Peter Attia. The review explores key themes like emotional health, the importance of living better rather than just longer, and practical tips for increasing both lifespan and health span. The review highlights Attia's structured breakdown of science-based tactics to improve longevity and emotional well-being.(00:00) - Introduction to the Episode(00:17) - What is Outlive About?(01:06) - Peter Attia's Background and Credentials(02:53) - Overview of the Book's Structure(04:32) - Health Span vs. Lifespan: The Longevity Curve(05:46) - The Four Horsemen of Health: Key Diseases(06:49) - Exercise, Sleep, and Nutrition: Key Health Tactics(09:01) - Peter Attia's Writing Style and Analogies(11:08) - Emotional Health: The Final Chapter(12:21) - Conclusion and Overall Rating of the BookValue 4 Value Support:Boostagram: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/supportPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcastConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcastWelcome back to

Are you ready to revolutionize your approach to long-term health and fitness? This episode promises to bring you valuable insights from the book "Outlive" by Dr. Peter Attia, guiding you on optimizing your health journey. Despite a few microphone hiccups, we're excited to share updates on the "Metcon for Hope" event, where fitness and philanthropy unite on November 16th for a community cause you won't want to miss. Plus, discover how our revamped gym schedules are setting up our coaches for success, ensuring you get the best training experience possible.This October, we're turning the spotlight on protein intake at Double Edge Fitness. Whether you're a seasoned athlete or just starting, understanding how much protein your body truly needs is crucial, and we've got the tools to help you figure it out. A body scan is your new best friend on this journey, and we're here to support you every step of the way. Let's hope the audio held up, so we don't find ourselves in a re-recording frenzy! Join us for a lively discussion that wraps up in under ten minutes, packed with practical tips and a sprinkle of humor.Follow us on Instagram here! https://www.instagram.com/doubleedgefitness/

In this enlightening episode, we take a deep dive into Dr. Peter Attia's compelling book, Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity. Join us as we explore the intersection of healthspan and lifespan, unpack Attia's vision of Medicine 2.0 and 3.0, and discuss the four horsemen of chronic disease. All of this ties seamlessly into retirement planning, highlighting how crucial it is to not just live longer, but to live well. https://youtu.be/Bn3dwClgpgw Key Points Covered Understanding Healthspan vs. Lifespan Dr. Attia challenges the traditional focus on lifespan and argues for a shift towards optimizing healthspan. Learn why the balance between these two is critical for living a fulfilling life. Medicine 2.0 vs. Medicine 3.0 Discover the limitations of our current reactive healthcare model (Medicine 2.0) and explore Attia's proactive approach with Medicine 3.0 which emphasizes prevention over cure. The Four Horsemen of Chronic Disease We break down the four major threats to healthspan—coronary disease, diabetes, cancer, and cognitive decline—and discuss strategies to combat them before they become a reality. The Centenarian Decathlon Inspired by Attia's Centenarian Decathlon, we discuss setting long-term health goals that align with your retirement dreams. This segment covers how to remain physically active and independent throughout your golden years. Practical Longevity Strategies Find out how diet, exercise, sleep, and mental well-being form the pillars of Attia's longevity strategy. We provide actionable insights you can implement no matter where you are on your health journey. Call to Action Curious about optimizing your own healthspan? Ready to make proactive changes today for a healthier tomorrow? Grab your copy of Outlive and start taking control of your future. And remember, your health and financial plan are inseparable. Contact us to integrate wellness into your retirement strategy. Additional Resources Link to David's review of Outlive Book a consultation with our experts on retirement planning and health optimization. 517-321-4832 info@srbadvisors.com Connect with Us Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review if you found this episode helpful! Follow us on social media for more insights and updates. Thank you for tuning in, and here's to living not just longer, but better!

Season 2, Episode 7 | "If I wasn't concerned with the outcome, but was more concerned with being in the experience, what would that open up for me?" In this episode of Strong & Awake, Dane and Mitch explore the concept of playing infinite games versus finite games in life. They challenge the traditional mindset of winning and losing, urging listeners to focus on growth rather than just the end result. Through engaging anecdotes and thought-provoking discussions, they highlight how adopting an infinite game perspective can transform relationships, careers, and personal well-being. By embracing voluntary discomfort and consistent practices, they argue, we can cultivate resilience and a richer, more fulfilling life. This episode invites you to rethink your goals and the games you play, offering a fresh lens to view life's challenges and opportunities.Chapters:00:00 Introduction01:23 Playing Infinite Games04:54 Finite vs. Infinite Goals10:06 Embracing Presence15:38 Practical Steps to Play Infinite19:08 Building a Practice27:35 The Bigger GameMentions:James Carse: Mentioned as the author of "Finite and Infinite Games," which introduces the concept of finite games (with winners and losers) and infinite games (which continue indefinitely).Simon Sinek: Referenced for his book "The Infinite Game," which builds on Carse's ideas and applies them to business and personal development.James Clear: Cited for his work on habits, particularly the idea that identity-based habits (e.g., becoming a runner) are more sustainable than goal-based habits.Peter Attia: Referenced for his book "Outlive," which discusses living a better life in terms of both quality and quantity.Tim Gallwey: Mentioned for his book "The Inner Game of Tennis," which discusses the concept of "relaxed focus" and being present in the moment.Anchor Actions:Shift Your Perspective on Goals: Reflect on the areas of your life where you might be playing a finite game with a win-lose mindset. Consider how you can reframe these areas into infinite games focused on ongoing growth and connection. For example, in relationships, aim to nurture and perpetuate the bond rather than "winning" arguments or gaining leverage.Practice Daily Rituals for Identity Building: Establish daily habits that align with the person you want to become, not just tasks to complete. Focus on who you are becoming through your daily practice, reinforcing your identity through action and playing the infinite game of personal growth.Embrace Presence in Every Moment: Cultivate the habit of being fully present in your daily interactions and tasks. Whether in a conversation, a work task, or a personal challenge, practice relaxed focus and engage deeply with the moment. This presence not only enhances your immediate experience but also contributes to a richer, more fulfilling life as you play the infinite game of becoming.Join Us:Our Membership Community (MWOD) is where we embrace discomfort as a path to personal development. Remember, it's probably not for you... but if we're wrong about that, or if you want to find out for yourself, visit us at MWOD.io

Episode 633: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talks to Steph Smith ( https://x.com/stephsmithio ) about the mega trend called the Silver Tsunami. — Show Notes:  (0:00) Silver tsunami (7:10) Perimenopause = 6k new customers a day (10:57) One chart opportunity: Nursing homes and assisted living (18:28) Why entrepreneurs are sleeping on this space (20:11) Opportunity: Measuring and tracking (27:36) Idea: Stava for CGMs (39:41) Idea: Solutions for nerd neck (44:19) Idea: Niche paddle sports leagues (56:18) The smile curve — Links: • Our World In Data - https://ourworldindata.org/ • The Longevity Imperative - https://tinyurl.com/mr2m46vk • Bonafide Health - https://hellobonafide.com/ • Gennev - https://www.gennev.com/ • All Akiyas - https://www.allakiyas.com/ • Numlock News - https://www.numlock.com/ • Outlive - https://tinyurl.com/ybewhrw4 • Levels - https://www.levels.com/ • Dexcom - https://www.dexcom.com/ • Stelo - https://www.stelo.com/ • Q Bio - https://www.q.bio/ • Internet Pipes - http://internetpipes.com/ — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Sam's List - http://samslist.co/ — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it's called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

In episode 175 of the “Payne Points of Wealth,” we tackle the key challenges of securing your financial future as you age. Everything from rising healthcare costs to inflation, and lifestyle choices can jeopardize your financial stability. Whether you're nearing retirement or just starting to think about your long-term financial goals, this episode provides valuable advice and practical tips to help you make better-informed decisions about your wealth. Tune in to learn how to create a robust plan that supports your dreams and ensures a comfortable, worry-free future.

Show Notes: Episode E104 - Anne Gherini - SIERRA Ventures Episode Summary: In this enlightening episode of Female VC Lab, our host Barbara Bickham sits down with Anne Gherini, the CMO at Sierra Ventures, an early-stage VC firm focusing on the future of enterprise. Anne reveals her journey from being an operator to a venture capitalist, the dynamic role she plays in Sierra Ventures, and her investment thesis centered around B2B SaaS. She also shares her insights on the rapid changes in the venture capital world and the significance of go-to-market strategies. Key Topics Discussed: - Anne Gherini's career transition from operator to venture capitalist - Detailed breakdown of Anne's role as a CMO at Sierra Ventures - Sierra Ventures’ investment thesis focused on early-stage B2B SaaS companies - Importance of building a technical moat and go-to-market strategies - Anne’s recommendations on reading and continuously learning about health and longevity Fun Facts: 1. Diverse Portfolio: Sierra Ventures invests almost exclusively in B2B software but has delved into deep tech sectors like quantum computing and Vertex AI. 2. Passion for Optimization: Anne is enthusiastic about optimizing not only businesses and campaigns but also personal health and longevity, inspired by Peter Attia's book "Outlive." 3. Constant Learning: Besides sitting on investment teams and helping build campaigns, Anne enjoys the continuous learning aspect of venture capital, finding excitement in the pace of advancements in technology and startup solutions. Contact Information: - Anne Gherini on LinkedIn - Anne Gherini on Twitter (X): @AnnieG - Sierra Ventures Website Thanks for Listening! Thank you for tuning in to this episode of Female VC Lab. Be sure to subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed the episode. Stay tuned for more inspiring stories from female venture capitalists around the world!

How you start your day determines how you outlive and outgrow your former self. Each morning offers a fresh opportunity to evolve, to step into a greater version of you. To tap into your true potential, begin with something a little challenging – whether it's a physical workout, meditation, journaling, or setting clear intentions. These small, mindful actions open the door to human potential, empowering you spiritually and physically. Growth happens when you embrace what stretches you, giving you the strength to rise above who you were yesterday. How are you challenging yourself today to evolve and thrive? #HumanPotential #SpiritualEmpowerment #GrowthMindset #DailyEvolution

Is Agile really dead, or are we just doing it wrong? Tune in as Brian and Scott dive deep into the controversies and misconceptions surrounding Agile practices and what it really takes to make Agile work in today’s organizations. Overview In this episode, Brian and Agile Mentors Podcast regular, Scott Dunn, tackle the provocative question: "Is Agile Dead?" sparked by recent claims of Agile's high failure rates. They discuss the validity of these claims, the common pitfalls of bad Agile implementations, and the importance of continuous improvement and experimentation in Agile practices. The conversation explores the shortcomings of current training approaches, the crucial role of effective coaching and leadership support, and how to overcome the widespread misconceptions about Agile. Brian and Scott emphasize the need to focus on outcomes and ongoing learning rather than getting bogged down by methodology debates and rigid terminologies. References and resources mentioned in the show: Scott Dunn #93: The Rise of Human Skills and Agile Acumen with Evan Leybourn Are Agile and Scrum Dead? By Mike Cohn Join the Agile Mentors Community Mountain Goat Software Certified Scrum and Agile Training Schedule Subscribe to the Agile Mentors Podcast Want to get involved? This show is designed for you, and we’d love your input. Enjoyed what you heard today? Please leave a rating and a review. It really helps, and we read every single one. Got an Agile subject you’d like us to discuss or a question that needs an answer? Share your thoughts with us at podcast@mountaingoatsoftware.com This episode’s presenters are: Brian Milner is SVP of coaching and training at Mountain Goat Software. He's passionate about making a difference in people's day-to-day work, influenced by his own experience of transitioning to Scrum and seeing improvements in work/life balance, honesty, respect, and the quality of work. Scott Dunn is a Certified Enterprise Coach and Scrum Trainer with over 20 years of experience coaching and training companies like NASA, EMC/Dell Technologies, Yahoo!, Technicolor, and eBay to transition to an agile approach using Scrum. Auto-generated Transcript: Brian (00:00) Welcome in Agile Mentors. Welcome back for another episode of the Agile Mentors Podcast. I'm with you as always, Brian Milner. And today, friend of the show, regular, you know him, you love him, Mr. Scott Dunn is with us. Welcome back, Scott. Scott (00:13) That's my new favorite intro ever. So thank you, Brian. Always glad to be and then glad to talk shop. So I appreciate you making me some space so that I get to work with you again. Brian (00:16) Ha ha ha. Yeah, we need like walkout music for you. know, like when the pitcher comes out to the mound, the relief pitcher or the wrestler comes out, you know, or whatever, they play the walkout music. We need walkout music. We wanted to have Scott back because there's a hot topic and this is your hot take alert because this show I'm sure is gonna be full of personal hot takes here on the subject. Scott (00:30) Yeah yeah, there you go. Brian (00:50) And that is, is Agile dead? There has been a lot of talk recently about this in the past few months. There's been a lot of blog posts written, a lot of armchair quarterbacks chiming in and trying to make sense of this. So before we dive in, Scott, I want to give a little bit of background to our listeners in case you're not aware of something that happened, where this came from, right? Because I think that there was In one sense, there's always an undercurrent. There's always people out there who are ready to say Agile's dead, right? And so they're waiting to pounce on anything that would back them up. And there was someone who was very happy to oblige about that. There was a company called Engprax, E -N -G -P -R -A -X. I couldn't find much out about them except they're a consulting company. And they put out an article that was announcing research they had done that said that 260 % higher failure rates for Agile software projects. That's what their study revealed. Yeah, 268%. So let's just start there, right? But the article is very thinly veiled in support. of another competing process, believe it or not, called Impact Engineering that is authored with a book that's just out, believe it or not, by a gentleman named Junade Ali. Now I have no idea, I have never crossed paths with this gentleman. I don't know his philosophy or his, much more about him. I did look him up on LinkedIn. He's been in the business for about 11 years. If I trace back to his first thing, it's about 11 years ago. He currently lists himself as the chief executive officer of a stealth startup. Well, I think I can remove the mask of what that stealth startup is because it is Ingeprax. So he is the head of that company. I found another article that did the research in support of his book. Scott (03:03) Hahaha Brian (03:12) announcing his new process that is a competitor, of course, to Agile. Now, there's been a lot of back and forth. He's tried to defend this and say, you know, the research is solid, but here's the thing I always say, without data, it didn't happen. If you're not showing me the actual methodology, if you're not showing me the scientific research paper behind it that says, here's the methodology of the research, here's how we conducted it, here's the... There are some details that are in the article, one of which is that the research was done over a period of about five days. So it was research over about five days. was interviewing a set of, I'm trying to scroll through and find the numbers. I think it was like 250 or so engineers from the UK and 350 from the US. It's something around those numbers. But it was interviews with engineers over a period of about five days. Scott (03:50) Wow. Brian (04:11) And so the numbers are based on these engineers' recall of what their idea of success was in projects, whether it was an Agile project or not an Agile project, by their definition of whether it was an Agile project or not. He doesn't really describe in the article what success is. So saying that it's 268 % failure, what is a failure? It doesn't really state that plainly. So again, where's the data, right? I'm not going to go on and on about the research and the fact, but I just want to give the background before we dive into it because that article is what now you will see quite a few blog posts and things crossing your desk on LinkedIn that say, wow, look, this new study says 268 % failure rate for agile projects. Well, anytime you see something like that, check the source. You have to check the source. I try to do this in any conference talk I do. I put the links to the sources. And I try to only list data that comes from scientific studies, where you can find the actual research paper and dive into it and get into the nitty gritty of it if you really want to. Otherwise, as I said, it didn't happen. He says in the article, hey, we had PhD people that looked over our work, unnamed PhD people. So you can't even question whether that person was someone legitimate who did it. Just trust him that they were legitimate. So I set that up because I don't mean to take so much time here at start of the episode, but I just wanted to set the foundation. If you weren't aware of that kind of thing or where that came from, you may not even been aware of the background of where that study came from. Scott (05:46) You Brian (06:04) And the fact that the person who kind of sponsored it is got an ulterior motive, right? They're trying to push their own methodology and they're publishing research that they collected, they are publishing, that just so happens to support their foregone conclusion that Agile's bad and their methodology is better. So, but Scott. Scott (06:31) I'm just trying. Brian (06:32) So let's get into the topic because what I really want to get into is, I'm sure you've seen people post things like this and there's been sort of this wave of things in the past year or so of people who are so quick and anxious to say Agile is dead. So what's your general impression there? What have you seen? What have you experienced and how do you respond if someone in class says, hey, is Agile dead? Scott (06:43) Mm Mm I great, great question. So for those listening, I want to just want to affirm that probably a lot of you had experiences like, well, certainly wasn't going great or we're not seeing what we thought and all those things. So part of this, Brian, is I think the ethos of why those things take off like that is I do think there's a general feeling of is this really working for us or not? That's that's fair. So I'm not going to pretend like, it's always goes great. It's, you know, be Pollyanna about that. I remember actually this year. of a CEO, a company saying, Agile absolutely does not work. We're going to go all the way back to just full waterfall. Right. That to me is kind of that harbinger of like, wow, it's built up enough for someone to say that. So a couple of thoughts I have, and I'm going to be pragmatic like you for my friends that are hearing this or maybe thinking this or people at your company are pushing back a bit, is I'm to go back and say, well, okay, let's just say that Agile is dead. So what are you going to do? Are you really going to go back to waterfall? Well, we already know that story. whole reason, for those listening, consider this, whole reason Agile took off was the option A wasn't working and very clearly wasn't working for complex projects like software. Now for this person to come and recommend XYZ, of course, not surprising for all the listeners out there. Obviously, there's a marketplace, there's business. I get it that people are going to pitch and recommend what they do my classic one in our space Brian would be because obviously you I Mike within Mountain Goat are teaching the CSM CSPO and I'll see like 350 page books of get ready for the CSM exam like right the scrum guide itself is I mean how many pages so come on Brian (08:38) You Scott (08:47) And they'll even be like, you know, misrepresentation. So clearly people are doing things in their own self interest. get that. as you as people out there, hear information, I love what you're saying is to just like look into it and really be mindful of what's their angle for some of that. But back to your question, is Agile dead? I would argue that Agile partly done or halfway is dead in the sense that that doesn't work or what I would kind of call Agile theater. Agile hand waving, spread the agile pace. So I've been doing this 18 years, I think, since becoming a Scrum Master. And I was on project delivery before that and managing IT people. So I've seen all the things that weren't working well as a developer, et cetera. And I saw the results of what I got. And I've seen plenty of stories beyond that. But what I see more and more is people who are further away from the beginnings and what they're kind of doing is implementing what's comfortable. And I would agree that doesn't work. in that sense, that Agile is dead. In a follow on the idea of and really kind of putting together realizing is for those out there that your company is the one implementing Agile, who usually gets that? Well, it's probably going to be the PMO. And I'm going to poke a little bit here, certainly for my PMO friends, but as a former PMP working within the PMO, what's the PMO responsible for? So if I go to your typical company, say, hey, we're going to go Agile. That's under the purview of who it's a, it's a, there's going to be a group that's responsible for watching over execution delivery. Who is that? It's a PMO. Think about this. The PMO is not responsible for like learning continuous improvement innovation. They're responsible primarily for, for status reporting, managing to a given date, managing resources, escalating issues, but not necessarily for improving. So they bring in Agile sense of, what do we need to do without maybe understanding it fully and really. How do we just manage this process and not, hey, we're starting off from point A, but we're going to learn and get better as we go across. It's going to stop where they feel like, I think we have a new process that implemented. Does it get the results? You know, I don't know and I don't understand how it works to fix that. So they may not be getting results is what I commonly see. I'm seeing a slew. I can tell you the last several companies just in these last few months we've worked with. We've got to fix our process is not working. Are you agile? Yes. But you look at it and they'd miss a lot of fundamentals. And so now we're kind of resetting a lot of people that are struggling with the same issues everyone's talking about. Visibility, predictability, can we deliver this by the date we gave senior management? And they're not by and large. For those who say agile is dead, one of the other options, people have put together agile manifesto had lots of ideas, lots of other approaches besides scrum, but even if just take scrum. Look, scrum is based on lean. Is lean dead? And scrum is an empirical process. Is empiricism dead? Does that not work? So I kind of come back like, what are your options? Just think about the results you're getting. Whose fault is that? And what are we even basing what we're looking at? The roots of it are all very solid. So yeah, I'm going to push back quite a bit on that, what I've seen. And maybe see some of those same. Results or lack of results for organizations Brian because I know that it doesn't always go great out there and in the marketplace is coming. Try to roll this out. Brian (12:07) Yeah, yeah, there's a, so I have a couple thoughts here. One is just in general, I think you're absolutely right that there's, know, well, just listeners, ask yourself, what percentage of Agile practices out there do you think are doing Agile the right way? Right? And I don't mean like a hundred percent. I just mean they are, they're all in on it. They're trying to do it the right way. I don't know what number you have in your head, I would say, don't know, Scott, what would you say? Scott (12:43) They're doing it right? Brian (12:45) Yeah, they're not perfect, right? But they're committed to doing it right. They're committed to doing it according to what the Agile Manifesto says, that sort of stuff. Scott (12:55) Fairly Fairly smart, right? I'm guessing, my first number that came to mind, you asked, I'd say 10%. That's my, maybe less than that. Brian (13:02) Okay. Yeah, I would bet it's a small thing, right? Now that right there, I think is something that we can talk about. Why is it that small? Right? Why is it that small? And I think that there's a discussion that's a legitimate discussion to be had about, well, maybe the structure that was put in place to spread this and train people up and get them, you know, situated to do this well. has failed. And if that's the case, that's the problem. It's not really that the methodology is bad. It's that we didn't do a good job of explaining it or training people for it. that's a separate discussion. But I think that there's a lot of bad agile out there. And I'll just put it to you this way. If you like to hike or camp or anything like that. If you are an aficionado of that stuff, right? If you occasionally go hiking or camping, I'm fairly certain that you've had some hikes or some camping trips that weren't that great, right? And you can probably recall them and think, wow, that was horrible. Well, imagine if that was your only experience, right? Imagine if that hike or that camping trip was your only experience. And you came back from that and someone said, you tried hiking or you tried camping. What did you think of hiking or camping? That sucked, it was horrible. I never wanna do that again. I don't know why these people are crazy, that do that stuff. I would never do that again. But if you really like it, you know that yeah, there could be some bad experiences, but there's some good experiences too. And if you plan a really nice hike and you've got good weather and everything else, it can be a really great experience. So to base someone's opinion on, well, my experience in one place was that it was terrible. Well, okay, come on, give it another shot, right? I mean, they're not all gonna be perfect. And if you see it in a couple of places, you'll probably understand, now I know what we were doing wrong in that other place because it's clear now, right? So that's one point here. And the other thing I wanted to say is one of the things that they talk about in their Scott (15:17) Right. Brian (15:26) 268 % failure rate article where they announced their research, is they focus a lot on that their methodology does a better job with really clearly documenting requirements before development starts. So Scott already knows where I'm going with this, right? I think there's a fundamental misunderstanding before we even begin this, because what they're saying is, Scott (15:42) boy. Brian (15:55) Yeah, one of the things Agile fails at is clearly documenting all the requirements up front. And my response as an Agile trainer is, duh. Yeah, of course, because we don't try to do that. We actually look at that from a different standpoint and say, you're fooling yourself that you can document all the requirements up front. The example I use in class is, well, We're not manufacturing, right? We don't do manufacturing work. We're not churning out the same thing over and over again. If I was doing that, I could document all the requirements upfront, because I've done it before and I know what it takes to do it. We're closer to research and development. So let me take an extreme research and development situation for you. Imagine I'm inventing the cure to a certain kind of cancer, right? And you come to me before that and say, great. Well, we funded the project to cure that certain kind of cancer. Here's the budget. you know, let's get all the requirements documented upfront before you start inventing that cure to cancer. You'd look at me, I'd look at you like you were crazy because I don't know what all the requirements are going to be before I invent this new way of solving the cancer problem, right? I have to experiment. have to try, I have leads, I have ideas about things I would try and that I think have promise, but I've got to go through trials. I've got to go through tests. And the results of those experiments will then guide where I go next. So I think there's a fundamental fallacy in just the idea of trying to judge whether Agile is successful or not about whether it can capture requirements. Scott (17:34) Yeah, right. And for those who've been around, I'm going to double down on that one, Brian, because I've seen this pushback to, hey, we've got to capture all the requirements up front. But every time I ask a company, things change. company priorities change all the time. If anything, we're suffering from just chaotic, inconsistent, random. I remember an executive once said, I love Agile. I can change my mind all the time now. He meant it. So, and even before Agile, there were statistics that showed that the majority of requirements never see the light of day or are to use. So we already know outside of Agile, it's a fool's game, the customer will know it when they see it. That's why it's complex. I think you're right. We're not doing something like manufacturing. We're trying to experiment and figure those things out. So the idea of bad Agile missing out on requirements, it feels good to say we've captured everything upfront. But I remember my first full Scrum project on my own with the whole company and the CEO saying, you know, I need to see this by October. I'm like, well, you'll see, you'll see something backed over, right? I wouldn't say that now, but this same CEO is so dead set, like, no, it needs to hit the state. He fully changed the look and feel of the whole website application we're building twice during that project. To me, it just tells me like, let's not play the game. Like I can still scope it, but let's accept it's going to change. The other part, when you say about just bad and sense of practices, there's a poll I put on my LinkedIn profile. Somebody might have seen this if you follow me on LinkedIn, but I asked. Brian (18:34) Ha Scott (19:00) You know, is the two day CSM enough to get you the results, your organization you want to see now for those who don't know CSM, obviously the standard, you know, training that people take to understand scrum from the scrum Alliance. there's certainly a lot of other courses, Brian, I know you do the advanced CSM CSP, advanced CSP. And there's more beyond that, but people by and large stop at the CSM. The percentage of it last time I checked was like 99 % of all people trained by the scrum Alliance. taking the CSM and it drops off. The percentage of people when I asked out there in the marketplace, is the CSM enough to get you the results? 95 % said no. So one, for my listeners, I'm to be a little bit of tough love on you. We ourselves might be the ones to blame for this. If we stopped our learning then, if we didn't encourage others at our org to learn and keep pressing in, you don't have the tools you need to be successful. The CSM was not all theirs. There's a slew of Equipping and training out there much less coaching and getting support. So I think there's also some miss on bad Agile. Like we never learned enough. Let's just take the basics of well, we have multiple teams. Well, but yes, the CSM doesn't cover multi team and scaling, so you got to figure that out and you're figuring out based on what you have. done it before you have valid experience and the number of companies who aren't getting coaching anymore. Now they end up just trying to figure out a methodology themselves and that's not their strength. The strength might be in -flight software for airlines. I don't know, it's not methodologies. And they're gonna take their best guess influenced by who? I'm gonna guess the PMO. And now you get this muddy version that yeah, doesn't get results. So I second that on the requirements issue and I second that just the fact that Bad Agile could be our own equipping. I do wanna add on the point about experimentation, encourage those. Brian (20:45) Yeah. Scott (20:48) The metaphor you give about camping is really great. I see a lot of out there in the world for those who are out in the scene, the whole dating scene, and you might be like, these dating apps are terrible. They don't work. Okay. I'm not going to argue they don't work depending on how you use them what's going on out there. But again, what are your options? The world's shifted and here's where we are right now. There's things we can do to do that better, but to simply throw that out, it's like, well, or dieting. Yeah, I tried that diet. It doesn't work. Dieting doesn't work. Well, Brian (20:59) You Scott (21:16) There's a mindset that goes with that. And did you follow up correctly? Did you look into the research underneath that? Even recently, I'm going through my own personal work around like sleep and health. I'm going through Peter Tia's Outlive, which is a fabulous read. But those are both like, here's some data and science, but you need to kind of hack everybody's different. Here's some ideas, try them out, see it works. Same with Scrum. Try these things out. It's not like, I did Scrum and we didn't get amazing results out of the gate. Well, you keep experimenting. It's simply empiricism. So those could be things for those listening, come back to that, look at your education level, look at options and keep learning and growing and try those things out. Cause could be, we didn't do our best to bring that or even on Mountain Good for their friends who listening who've gone through the Mountain Good courses and you have access to agile mentors. There's a community forum, there's a chance to interact, ask questions, there's lean coffee, bring your questions. How many of us actually go and take advantage of those resources? There's tons of knowledge, information, but most of us are just too busy. to get smarter and apply that. So that could be an action for people listening. What's your own next steps to grow and make sure you're doing the best agile out there that you can and you have case studies that you can reference. Could be an opportunity. Brian (22:24) Yeah, such great points. I'll build on your analogy there, or what you talked about with sleep a little bit, and thinking about how, you know, this is one of things I love about Agile, because, you know, if it was, this will maybe highlight the difference between Agile and Scrum a little bit for everyone, if you don't really understand this, right? If I were to say to you, make sure you go to bed at 10, and get up at, you know, six every day, right? You get eight hours, that's eight hours, right? You get hours of sleep, but you gotta be in bed by 10 up at six. Well, some people would hear that go, well, that's ridiculous. That doesn't fit my schedule. I work better at late at night and I'm not an early morning person. And you probably just say that's terrible. That's a terrible idea. But if I said to you, make sure you get enough sleep, right? Then you can apply that and think, okay, well, for me, enough sleep is this. And I know what that means. I know what it means when I get enough sleep. Scott (22:53) Thank you. Brian (23:23) And for me, that means I'm going to bed by 11 or 12 or whatever. Like I know when I need to be in bed and I know when I need to wake up in the morning and that's enough sleep for me. Maybe it's seven hours for me. Maybe it's nine hours for me. Right. That's the difference to me between Agile and Scrum is that Agile, and that's why I take such offense at anything that would say, it's a failure. Well, it's a principle. And if you're going to take exception to it, which one? Which principle or value are you going to call out and say, this is the one I disagree with, this is one I don't think is valid? Because it's not telling you exactly how to do it. It's not telling you what a sustainable pace is, for example. It's not saying only work 40 hours a week. It's saying everyone should work at a sustainable pace, a pace they can maintain indefinitely. And if you disagree with that, if you're going to say, well, that's a failure, Scott (24:05) Right? Mm -hmm. Brian (24:17) I don't think people should be working at a sustainable pace. They should be working at an insustainable pace. Well, I'm going to have an issue with you, right? And I'm going to say, where's your research on that? Like, where would you say that that's, you know, how could you back that up? So that's why I take, I think I'm welcome to people with different ideas, but I want to see the data. I want to see you back it up. And even, you know, something like this project, I want to say, what questions did you ask? You know, if you're just taking a poll of software engineers, how did you phrase the questions? Were they leading in how you phrase them? That kind of stuff can be very, very important and make a big impact on your numbers. So without the data, it didn't happen. Scott (25:01) Absolutely. I think that, well, and to that point, Brian, and I'm going to push a little bit. This word agile might be the most misunderstood word of the last decade or two. I guarantee you. You can ask 10 people and get 10 different versions of the answers. So like, what are we talking about? Let's take a step back and like, it's sense making to have a conversation around that. So for example, I remember this person who supposedly walked in, this is just this year, walked into the Brian (25:14) I agree. Scott (25:31) They're, you know, the head of the PMO, they've been doing agile. came from a large manufacturing company. Everyone recognized the name. Now there's other company that got brought in. Let's do this right. And, you know, has all this agile experience. And I'm actually having a conversation. We're talking about planning and predictability and how to get the teams where we need to. And I mentioned this about Velocity and she said, Velocity has nothing to do with planning. And for those who don't know, one, reach out and talk to us, because we can help you do that. The second thing is, in my mind, I didn't even know how to answer. That is the thing we use for planning is how much does your team get done, and we'll extrapolate what they're going to get done by the certain date. But I remember just feeling like, and you're saying you're walking out with all this Agile experience, and you're heading up the PMO on how we roll out Agile. Thank goodness that CTOs are like, Brian (25:56) Right. Scott (26:16) It has everything to do with planning. And I'm like, thank goodness you straightened that out because I didn't want to say anything. And I'm going to add to that at the leadership level and management level, because management statistically is going to be your biggest inhibitors to continued agility and growth. Management in terms of how we work around here, which is essentially a culture, how we do things around here. That's going to be seven of your 10 reasons you get stuck. When I've polled and asked numerous groups, how much does your leadership understand about Agile on a scale of one to 10? And the numbers I'm constantly getting back are right around 3 .5 to four on a scale of one to 10, right? Which is bad. But here's the flip side is I say, okay, how much does your leadership and management think they understand about Agile? Well, then it basically doubles, right? And even I've people say like on scale of one to 10, they think they're at 12, right? So we have groups who are large influences of how this is going and the stakeholders and what they're asking who. Brian (26:53) Yeah. Scott (27:13) not only don't understand it, but think that they do. So if you're listening to this out there and you're kind of like, yeah, I agree. Yeah, so what do we need to do about this? And again, you have a lot of options, but if you let that hang over us in terms of that's gonna be your constraints, the true agility here, what we're trying out. And we just kind of accept that, yeah, they don't know anymore. It's almost like this gallows humor, ha ha, they don't get it. Yeah, but they're the ones who are like. asking for fixed scope, fixed date, don't understand about iterating, don't understand MVP, don't understand, like show up to the demos and see what we've done to give us feedback. So those are things that undergird this problem that that lack of understanding can be pervasive and yet people think that they do. And I'll go back to another leader who said they understood Agile, but when we went through the survey feedback to help them and work through that, his comment was, I'm tired of this deadline optional culture. Deadline optional. I guarantee that people don't feel like it's optional. If anything, they're feeling a lot of pressure. But when we miss dates, how they interpret it several layers above is like, they just don't care. This is all deadline optional. So I think there's a disconnect from leadership and management side and the knowledge and even those heading up the project management office that we need to kind of check ourselves. Have they gone to training? Do they know? You'd be amazed what that can do when they get on board and really support this. It clears up a lot of stuff at the team level. Brian (28:26) Yeah. Scott (28:36) But back to what said earlier, if all you did was send a few people to the two day course and that's it, yeah, you're probably gonna struggle. Brian (28:44) Yeah, and I support what you were saying about, need to take responsibility as trainers and as the Agile community that maybe this way was not the right way of doing this. And if there's one thing I might take a little bit of exception to now from how it's described in Scrum is, we talk about Scrum Masters being change agents. And I think that may have gotten a little overblown, right? Because I think in a lot of organizations, people look at it as these people who take a two day class are ready to lead our whole company in how we're doing this. And that was never the intention, right? I think the two day class is actually okay for someone to get kicked off and plugged in and being a scrum master on a team with support, right? If that's the only person, you only have two or three scrum masters that have all taken just a two day course and... no one has really a lot of experience, then it's probably not going to do very well. But if you have some base layer scrum masters who are new, and they have some coach layers that are more experienced, even if it's just one, even if you have that one senior person who hasn't just, you wouldn't do that with anything else. There's nowhere else in your company where you'd say, let's just hire a bunch of people who have never done this before and hope that it works. Scott (30:07) you Brian (30:09) You wouldn't do that with programmers, you wouldn't do with testers. You would have some, you want to have some senior people that can help guide and mentor and make sure that it's done the right way. But for some reason, you know, companies just kind of look at it as saying, no, I'll just hire a couple of scrum masters that are brand new and that'll solve it. Scott (30:27) Woo, I mean, can you imagine getting on a plane like, by the way, everyone, welcome on board. Our pilot's never flown before. I could do that, course. And not only that, we're trying to save money around here. So he's actually going to be concurrently helping fly three other planes at the same time, like while they're doing this work. Brian (30:32) But I passed the two day class. Yeah, because most of the flight, you're not doing anything, right? You're just sitting there. So we want to make sure they're still productive so he can fly three planes at once. Scott (30:50) That's a hard one be, exactly. That's yeah, which it's, it's, people might be laughing, but it's similar. Like we're trying to get pointy to point people, things change on that flight. And I see these teams, know, scrum master spread around. I remember a company scrum master on seven teams. Nevermind organizational change agent. This poor soul can't even have the meetings run. and someone bested me like, no, I know someone's on 12 teams as the scrum master. So if management doesn't understand the value of this person, and I like what you're saying. It's a tall order organization changes. And I like the idea of like lead improvement, but we kind of cut it at the knees. had one company this year and sadly we'd helped them get started. When we came back, kind of had some back -channel conversations with people that were disgruntled on the team. So thank goodness they had a safe place to come and ask questions. But the person rolling out Agile, it was kind of knighted to help do this. And she had been through the two day training, I think, but literally as they're giving feedback on what's working, not working, she basically said like, Stop complaining. This is the way we're doing things around here. I'm here to just kind of write the playbook. I think you're the person that should be spearheading how to improve every single sprint. And you're saying, we're done talking. We're complaining. I'm trying to formalize our process here. But basically, booted them out of the working group committee that was how we implement Agile. Now, those are two of the key Agilists there. So think we missed some of that when those examples happened. So my friends are listening. expect that people don't get it, expect that they're optimizing for their own concerns. And that's fine, but we don't stop there. We have to kind of work top down bottoms up on that. And there's lots of options and case studies and stories you can see. And certainly I'll just point again to a resource. If you look at Agile Mentors, there's plenty of experts who gonna, they've been on the interviews, been recorded, take a listen to those and hear some stories, help champion this. As a side note, Brian, just gonna add this in real quick. When we talk about Agile being dead or not, I think if we lead this company, like, I totally agree with Brian Scott, especially Scott. He really is very articulate and well -spoken. I think he's probably one of the best podcast interviewees ever. And they might say something like that, but they might come back and say, I agree with Brian Scott. Agile's not dead. We're just not doing it right. So what can we do about that? We'll look back and say, how are we implementing it? Is there a plan? Are we nudging people along? Expect them to kind of play these things out, but keep in mind, It's most of this company's is a multi -year journey to get those kinds of results, but I'm not going to go back as a takeaway from listeners podcasts and tell my management or leadership, we're not doing Agile right. We should do Agile right. For those who don't already know, they don't care. They don't care that we're doing Agile right. They don't even know what it is. We already talked about their scores. They don't know anyways. I'm not going to pitch any kind of change to what we're doing in terms of Agile being right or wrong. That misses. almost every single time for me. What I will pitch is, hey, leadership, you're frustrated that we're not delivering predictably. You're frustrated we're not getting more innovation. You're frustrated our quality is not where it needs to be. Yes, and here's some things we can do to get it there. Under the covers, what we're doing is improving the way we're doing Agile for more visibility, more clarity, better tracking, all that stuff. Your Scrum Master, whoever's leading this, doggone it, they cannot be just glorified JIRA admins. That's not gonna get you there. So take it back as a thing and think about how you're taking it back to them in terms of what matters for them, what's in it for them in business value. Pitch it that way. And you'd be surprised when you're like, if that's tied to the results, I'm listening. But not this we're doing as a right or wrong. So that could be part of reason it falls on its face when we do try to address the agile being dead is how you're presenting and working with your stakeholders and leadership. Brian (34:37) Yeah, and quite frankly, I don't care what you call it. If we need to make up a new name and your company has had such a bad experience with Agile, make up a new name for it. I mean, say, no, it's this new project. It's the, I don't know, tangerine process. And it's, yeah, you haven't heard of it? Well, boy, it's great. It's this tangerine thing. Right, it's the latest thing. Tomorrow there will be a book on it. Scott (34:59) That's the way you were saying. Yes. Brian (35:07) Amazon, the tangerine process as invented by. And here's my research study showing how it's better than Agile. Right, right, exactly. But you know, it's oftentimes there is kind of a problem with a name. And so like I said, I don't care what it's called. You know, I'll give a shout out here because I had some conversations at the know, couple of conferences that took place over this year. And I was talking with one of my friends, Michael Sahota. Scott (35:14) We interviewed three people and yes, we got the data. Brian (35:37) So shout out Michael if you, if anyone kind of points out, I he's listening, but if he's listening, shout out to you for this. But we were talking about kind of the problem with the training courses and you know, how we fixed that and everything. And, one of the things we were talking about is, you know, if we could, if we could distill it down, if we could just have people lead with one thing, if they could walk away from those courses really embedded with the concept of I'm going to inspect and adapt. I'm going to inspect what I did. and adapt and when something doesn't go well, I'm not just gonna say, nah, I'll just keep doing it the wrong way. No, if it doesn't go the way it needs to, stop, figure out why and then change and try something new. If I could just get a team to do that without knowing all the practices, all the other, right, I don't care if you call each other, know, Scrum Masters or whatever, if you can just get that, then I think you will. naturally evolve into what you need to be for that company. But you got to have that underlying mentality, culture of it's not acceptable when something goes wrong. We have to figure out why and change. Scott (36:36) Mm Absolutely, and I'm with you. I don't care what's called anyways. My reference is a colleague in Southern California, Ben Rodolitz, and he's very big. I just don't use those words anymore. to be honest, it could be actually confusing for people. If they don't know what Agile means and you're using words from Agile, they're going to think they're mapping to what reality is. They're misunderstanding. So maybe we do start with terminology. I'm with you. I'll see my friends. I don't care if you use agile scrum, whatever. I would just say, Hey, we're to try to do something, see how that goes. Well, we're visiting two weeks and take a look at what we got and get, we'd love some feedback. I mean, it's all the same stuff, but we're expecting to not do things right. And learn along the way and not stop. That's the whole process of it. So for some of you that are doing this and feeling like, I think agile's X, we're not seeing results. would, I would take a look and are you breaking any of those fundamentals to begin with? And I think we are quick to say, yeah, but we can't do X, Y, Z Scott. can't have dedicated teams. Brian (37:37) Yeah, yeah. Scott (37:38) We can't actually get the stakeholders into the sprint review. We don't got time for the retro. Well, then we're one, you're not doing that stuff right. But even if you just call it something else in the end, do something, inspect and adapt, right? Learn by experience, try something out. I hear too much of, I don't think that'll work here. Well, do some, find out, do something and see what you get from that. Worst case, you're going to learn. But a lot of people are like, you know, we can't do that. They won't go for that. And we never actually even tried. But I love what you're saying. Maybe. for those out there listening, try a refreshing thing of different words and then, or move away from the language that they think they know and don't fight that fight. Pick the fights you think you can win in advanced stuff to get results and get noticed. And Brian, you might've seen this too. I've seen company after company, when they actually see results, the stakeholders see results, business are real, they don't care what you're doing, do more of that. I've watched them just pivot and like rush in. So maybe we do step away from all these. Brian (38:28) Yeah. Scott (38:34) methodology wars and language issues and just get back to what gets results. Do more of that. Learn as you go and keep them learning, right? Like the brass tax. Brian (38:44) Yeah, absolutely. Well, I'm not surprised we went a little over, but I appreciate everyone. I hope we didn't eat into anyone's, know, screw up your walking schedule or anything if you're listening to this while you're walking. But, you know, when Scott and I get on a soapbox, you can just guarantee we're gonna be a little bit over. That's just how it goes. Scott (38:49) Next. You would love it. Brian (39:09) Well, Scott, I really appreciate you coming on, because I think this is a great episode. I really appreciate your views on this, and thank you for making the time. Scott (39:17) Yeah, you bet. And for those listening, honestly, put some feedback. We'd love to see what you think in terms of Agile is dead and continue that conversation. I do think it's gonna be an ongoing conversation. But again, thank you, Brian. My pleasure. Always happy to jump on here. Great to work with you guys.

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“I'll never forget the first patient whom I ever saw die.” Sheesh, what an opening line, right? Peter has an outstanding resume: he's a medical surgeon, a Stanford grad, and a longevity expert with 25+ years of industry experience — not to mention, a published author who has sold over two million copies of his book, Outlive.  In a nutshell, Peter is a prime example of what can happen when you share your expertise through writing. And he's going to help you get started.  In this episode, you'll learn how Peter wrote his first book — frameworks, strategies, how he packages industry expertise in a way that's digestible for the masses — and how you can, too. If you've been burning to turn your expertise into a bestseller, this episode is for you. SPEAKER LINKS:  Website: https://peterattiamd.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PeterAttiaMD Twitter: https://x.com/PeterAttiaMD Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peterattiamd Newsletter: https://peterattiamd.com/newsletter Book: https://a.co/d/57euBtR WRITE OF PASSAGE:  Want to learn more about the next class for Write of Passage? Become a better writer in just five weeks. Click here: https://writeofpassage.com/ PODCAST LINKS:  Website: https://writeofpassage.com/how-i-write YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DavidPerellChannel/videos Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-write/id1700171470 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2DjMSboniFAeGA8v9NpoPv Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The levels of deep conversations-- that people can share vulnerably in such a quick way-- is so amazing and so transformational. It's the core motivation but also the core fears, which helps them understand why they do what they do. Most important though, Enneagram provides a path to development. Not only yes, I know my type … now what do I do about it?” - Hayden Lee ************ Hi everyone! Please meet my amazing guest (and coach!) Hayden Lee, of Hayden Lee Coaching International. I had the really fortunate opportunity to connect with Hayden back in 2020 when my then-coach introduced us so that I could dig into my Enneagram type with Hayden. After years of identifying as a “3” I re-took the test with Hayden and learned that I am actually a “7.” Now- Hayden says we don't change types, even as we grow and evolve in our lives. So why the change? Interesting, with some self-reflection, I had previously taken the test and answered in the way I THOUGHT I should answer. I've been an achiever, learner, doer, leader my entire life and therefore thought the questions orienting me towards being the ACHIEVER were the ones I was supposed to choose. As it turned out however, when I took the test and answered honestly with how I really feel, without giving any care to what the “others” may think or expect of me… I learned I am a “7.” So what is a 7? And what is Enneagram?? Well —that's the point of this episode! What if you could learn your CORE MOTIVATION!? And your CORE FEAR?! The Enneagram is a really great tool for self-knowing and self-discovery. And Hayden is an EXPERT. He delivers the info in such an easy to understand and digest way- and for his help and coaching, I am BEYOND grateful. (*On the heels of this episode recording, Hayden did a really powerful 90-minute coaching session with me and as a result I FINALLY pressed go on some things I've been wanting to LAUNCH, not the least of which are some Maximum Enthusiasm retreats!). Book I mentioned in my intro: OUTLIVE — highly recommend. Sauna I mentioned in my intro: Sun Home Saunas — I invested in the 5-person outdoor sauna and am loving it so far! Use code MEGAN to save $200 off your purchase. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU TO OUR NEWEST SPONSOR, GAVIN PAYNE, OF HAVEN PROPERTIES— WITH HIS SUPPORT, WE'VE BROUGHT THIS PODCAST BACK TO LIFE! IF YOU ENJOYED THIS EPISODE, PLEASE GIVE HIS WEBSITE OR LINKEDIN PAGE A VISIT (AND A LIKE OR FOLLOW!). YOU'LL HEAR MORE FROM HIM IN EPISODE 77- BE SURE TO TUNE IN AND LEARN MORE ABOUT HIM! HTTPS://BHGREHAVEN.COM/ABOUT-HAVEN-PROPERTIES. AND - HIS LINKED IN PAGE: HTTPS://WWW.LINKEDIN.COM/IN/GAVIN-PAYNE-A8359A159/ AND AS ALWAYS— A HUGE THANKS TO STU AND HIS TEAM AT RELISH STUDIO FOR EDITING AND PRODUCING THIS PODCAST FOR ME SINCE WE BEGAN BACK IN 2018! PLEASE GIVE THEM A VISIT ONLINE OR A FOLLOW ON LINKEDIN AND/OR INSTAGRAM HTTPS://WWW.INSTAGRAM.COM/RELISHCOLORADO **** NEW!!!! I am an affiliate for 3 companies I really believe in, all owned by friends of mine (wife-husband duo!) here in Colorado. You receive 15% off your ONE-TIME order at each one, using my code/link below — please check them out! https://zorasbest.com/discount/MEGAN15  https://wildzora.com/discount/MEGAN15 https://www.drinkcusa.com/discount/MEGAN15

Adam Koós, CFP®, CMT, CFTe, CEPA is the President and portfolio manager at Libertas Wealth Management Group, Inc., a NAPFA-affiliated, Fee-Only Fiduciary RIA firm, located in Columbus, Ohio. Adam grew up absorbing the power of deep, meaningful relationships that his father fostered in his optometry practice. This early exposure to entrepreneurialism sparked his desire to one day own a business where he could significantly impact others' lives. His professional journey began just 10 days before the tragic attack on the World Trade Center in 2001, and he has since guided his clients through four of the worst market crashes in U.S. history. Adam has been named by Columbus Business First as one of their 20 People to Know in Finance, is a recipient of the Forty Under 40 award, is ranked by Investopedia as one of the Top-100 Most Influential Financial Advisers in the U.S., and is the winner of the coveted Better Business Bureau Torch Award for Ethics and Trust.  

#167 Outlive by Peter Attia, MD, Part 1 Энэ удаагийн дугаараараа Тэгшээ, Дээгий хоёр маань 2023 онд хэвлэгдэн гарсан даруйдаа шилдэг номуудын нэг болсон "Outlive" номыг таньд хүргэж байна. Эрүүл, урт амьдрахыг судалдаг доктор Peter Attia-н бичсэн энэхүү ном нь зѳвхѳн урт амьдрах биш, эрүүл чанартай, хѳгширсѳн ч гэсэн ѳѳрийнхѳѳ дуртай зүйлийг хүний гар харалгүй хийх чадвартай урт наслахын тухай анагаах ухаан, судалгаа баримтан дээр үндэслэн тайлбарлаж, шууд хэрэгжүүлж болох зѳвлѳгѳѳг ѳгѳх болно. 500 орчим хуудастай энэхүү номыг 2 хэсэгт хуваан хүргэж байна. Эхний хэсэгийг нь хүлээн авна уу.

Let's plan your weekly workout schedule in a way that helps you to be your strongest and most functional self now, and also train for longevity and healthspan.  The concepts I'm sharing today are from the book, Outlive, by Peter Attia.    He takes this complicated topic- what forms of exercise are best for us… and makes it super clear.   We are going through the 4 pillars and exact types of exercises you can do for them.    I believe that there are so many ways to get to what you want in life- you have options so pick one that sounds fun.     So giving you lots of choices and I'm also giving you exact examples of classes to take- if you want to use my favorite online platform - OBE fitness.    Using Peter Attia's 4 pillars as our guide to fitness will help us delay the onset of chronic disease, while also maintaining health span for as long as possible.      Peter Attia outlines 4 different types of exercise:   1. Stability- the foundation of everything. It's what allows you to pick-up 50 pounds off the floor without getting injured. It's focusing on core strength (pilates), balance exercises (balance board or stability ball), functional movements (lunges and squats), progressive overload (challenging muscles through duration or resistance) and injury prevention (strengthen muscles around joints).    2. Strength- muscle mass and strength training. Lifting weights!  A fall that will barely bruise you as a 30 year old can kill you as an 80 year old because you aren't strong enough to survive it.   3. ZONE 2 cardio- aerobic efficiency - this is a steady state where you are cruising along at a sustainable pace. You should be able to maintain a conversation comfortably while exercising at this pace.   4. ZONE 5 cardio - VO2 MAX - an Aerobic peak, a short burst of energy like a HIIT workout.    Attia says that all 4 pillars must be in your routine if you are exercising for longevity.    Here are the types of classes to use on OBE for each type of exercise: 1. Stability- Sculpt  2. Strength- Strength & Power  3. Zone 2 Cardio- Low Impact HIIT & Dance Cardio  4. Zone 5 Cardio- HIIT & Boxing & Endurance   As we age, we lose muscle mass and bone mineral density. Lifting weights prevents this which makes it an essential part of our longevity plan.   Here is a link to Attia's book: https://amzn.to/3SvaKYb   And to Lindsay's 2.0 Master Course: https://howtobeawesomeateverything.com/pages/the-courses   Cheers to moving in the best way now… to plan for a long and healthy life! 

In this episode, my guest is Dr. Peter Attia, M.D., a Stanford and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine-trained physician expert in improving human healthspan and lifespan. Dr. Attia is also the host of The Drive podcast and author of the best-selling book Outlive.  We discuss the NAD pathway in human cells and its possible links to aging and health. We evaluate how supplementation can augment molecules in the NAD pathway; we compare NAD, NMN, and NR, different routes of administration, their safety, and bioavailability. Then, we discuss the broader research and clinical literature on longevity to decide if supplementation with NAD, NR, NMN, rapamycin, or resveratrol can indeed extend lifespan.  Finally, we each describe our supplement regimens and compare the role of supplementation to behaviors such as sleep, nutrition, and exercise for longevity. We also discuss whether tests of biological age are true indicators of aging and whether normal radiation levels increase cancer risk.  Listeners of this episode will learn if supplements purported to improve lifespan show any efficacy and the behaviors and other factors that can prevent disease and extend lifespan. Access the full show notes for this episode at hubermanlab.com. Thank you to our sponsors AG1: https://drinkag1.com/huberman LMNT: https://drinklmnt.com/huberman Levels: https://levels.link/huberman Eight Sleep: https://eightsleep.com/huberman Timestamps 00:00:00 Dr. Peter Attia, NAD Pathway 00:02:31 Sponsors: LMNT, Levels & Eight Sleep 00:06:38 Categories of Longevity Approaches 00:17:22 Peter's Supplements; Rapamycin & Research Data 00:25:01 NAD Pathway: Energy & DNA Repair; Knock-Out & Knock-In, Klotho 00:30:35 Sponsor: AG1 00:32:25 Yeast, Sirtuins, Caloric Restriction & Lifespan 00:38:56 Sirtuins, Transgenic Mice, Gender & Lifespan 00:43:42 DNA Repair, Sirtuins, Cancer; Resveratrol 00:53:31 Perform with Dr. Andy Galpin Podcast 00:54:18 NAD & NADH, Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS), Mitochondrial Health 01:02:17 NAD vs NR vs NMN Supplementation; IV & Oral Routes 01:11:33 NR vs. NMN, Doses, Side Effects; Interventions Testing Program 01:17:43 Fatty Liver Disease & NR; NMN & Glucose; Clinical Significance 01:25:17 Safety & FDA, NMN & NR Supplementation; Skin Cancer Benefits 01:30:38 Longevity, NR & NMN Supplementation, Inflammation 01:41:00 Rapamycin & Immune Function 01:44:37 Biological Aging Tests, Chronologic & Biologic Age; Vigor  01:55:24 Radiation & Cancer Risk 01:58:12 Tool: Self-Care in 50s-70s & Aging; Energy Decline 02:07:12 Tool: Exercise Timing & Energy Levels 02:11:22 Peter's Supplements 02:18:46 Andrew's Supplements 02:24:34 Tool: Supplement Use vs. Critical Behaviors; Titanic Analogy  02:26:52 NAD Pathway Supplementation for Longevity? 02:28:52 Zero-Cost Support, YouTube, Spotify & Apple Follow & Reviews, YouTube Feedback, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter Disclaimer

Today we are going through 20 things that I think we can all do- to become the super human version of ourselves. Some are biohacking strategies, others are mindset and some are the way we move and what we eat.  They are all so good and backed by science done by actual experts on the topic.  I just did a re-read of 3 of my favorite books on longevity and health  Outlive, Lifespan & Superhuman and I'm bringing you what I think are the best habits we can all do, to feel great now and function the best as we age.  There is so much information to sort through when it comes to this topic, my goal in this episode is to clear the waters and give you a cheat sheet for the best ways to get closer to the super human version of you and feel awesome!  These things will not only help you to feel AWESOME! They are the natural medicine for…stress, exhaustion, constipation, low muscle mass, inflammation, headaches, trouble sleeping, brain fog, negative thoughts and feelings of wanting more out of life. Treat the cause, not the symptom! Click here to download and print your Super Human Cheat Sheet! (Emily is putting it as a blog on the site - please add in that blog link)  Here are the Super Human Habits!   1. Get Sunlight 2.  Lift Heavy Weights 3.  Take Daily Vitamin, Creatine, Magnesium & Collagen 4.  Get 7-8 Hours Of Good Sleep 5.  Consume A High Protein Diet (eat more protein and bigger meals, eat less often and have less cravings) 6.  Prioritize Hydration With Electrolytes 7.  Stretch Daily (for recovery, longevity and flexibility) 8.  Take A Cold Shower / Cold Plunge 9.  Take A Hot Bath / Sauna 10.  Protect Your Happy Headspace 11.  Eliminate Everything Negative & Lean Into Positive 12.  Do Some Grounding / Feel The Earth 13.  No Screens Before Bed, No Screens At Wake Up & No Screens In Bed 14.  No Food 2-3 Hours Before Sleep 15.  Careful Of Your Liquid Calories (coffee drinks, juices, soda & booze) 16.  Reduce Or Eliminate Refined Sugar And Carbs (fruit is the best alternative) 17.  10k Steps Per Day (movement throughout the day is key) 18.  Get Uncomfortable Often & Do Hard Things (train to be tough & anti-fragile) 19.  Create & Live By Your Own Definition Of Success 20.  Have Fun & Laugh & Celebrate! (Invest time in building your tribe)

We delve into Peter Attia's book 'Outlive' which focuses on the science and art of longevity. We discuss his concepts of Medicine 3.0, which aim to extend lifespan and health span and ensure that we live longer, healthier lives. We examine the four horsemen of chronic diseases—heart disease, cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, and type 2 diabetes—as well as the potential benefits and criticisms of his proposals. We also review his stance on conventional medicine and preventative screenings, and take a closer look at his diet and fitness recommendations, questioning the realistic application for the average person. 00:00 Welcome to The Consistency Project Podcast 00:39 Introduction to Peter Attia and 'Outlive' 02:26 Medicine 3.0: Extending Health Span 04:01 Book Review: High-Level Opinions 06:10 Heart Disease: Criticisms and Recommendations 15:07 Cancer: The War and Screening Challenges 22:01 Diet and Fitness: Recommendations and Criticisms 28:07 Mental Health and Final Thoughts 29:19 Conclusion and Farewell

Modern medicine offers a pill for every ill. But as the sickest, fattest, unhealthiest modern population, it's clear that our healthcare system isn't actually making our citizens healthier. On today's show, you're going to learn about the root cause of all of our major killers: mitochondrial health.  Our guests today are Dr. Casey Means and Calley Means. Dr. Casey Means is a Stanford-trained physician and the co-founder of Levels. Her brother, Calley Means, is the co-founder of TrueMed. Together, their mission is to help folks understand the root of all disease, which is how efficiently our cells create and utilize energy. Their new book, Good Energy, unpacks the connection between mitochondrial health, metabolism, and optimal health outcomes.  In this interview, you're going to hear powerful insights on what factors influence mitochondrial health, the corruption in our food and pharmaceutical industries, and so much more. You're going to learn how to take control of your metabolic health, including specific dietary guidelines that can apply to any diet or lifestyle. At its core, this interview is about your ability to affect change, and I hope that message of personal empowerment resonates with you. Enjoy!   In this episode you'll discover: The family story that inspired Casey & Calley to write Good Energy. How metabolic health influences every chronic illness. What percentage of Americans have prediabetes. Why we need personal empowerment and systemic change to improve our health. How the healthcare industry makes money from chronic disease management. The connection between mitochondria and metabolism. How mitochondrial dysfunction leads to chronic disease.  Two things you can do to improve your metabolic health.  The serious problem with the mantra “trust the science.” How chronic overnutrition impacts mitochondrial health. What percentage of Americans are confused about nutrition. How processed food is confusing our bodies. Five key components of a healthy, balanced meal.  The top three foods you should reduce in your diet. How to give your body the nutrients it needs to create its own GLP-1. The adverse effects excess sugar has on your mitochondria.  Five biomarkers of metabolic syndrome.  Why ultra-processed food consumption is the root of our health problems. The #1 question all physicians and patients should ask about prescription drugs. What your body's symptoms mean.  The link between Ozempic and gut health.  Why connection is a requisite for health.  Items mentioned in this episode include:  Beekeepersnaturals.com/model -  Save 20% on raw honey & other natural remedies! DrinkLMNT.com/model -  Get a FREE sample pack with any order!  Get Financially Fit, Upgrade Your Identity, & Maxout – Episode 282 - Hear my interview with Ed Mylett Instantly Transform Your Mindset & Utilize the Power of One More – Episode 587 - Hear my interview with Ed Mylett  Strengthen Your Psychology, Transform Your Confidence, & Become The One – Episode 652 - Hear my interview with Ed Mylett  Good Energy by Casey & Calley Means - PRE-ORDER your copy today! Outlive by Dr. Peter Attia - Read the bestselling book on longevity Truemed - Learn more about making true medicine more affordable Connect with Dr. Casey Means Website / Twitter / Instagram  Connect with Calley Means Twitter / Instagram Be sure you are subscribed to this podcast to automatically receive your episodes:  Apple Podcasts Spotify Soundcloud Google Podcasts Pandora YouTube  Join TMHS Facebook community - Model Nation  This episode of The Model Health Show is brought to you by Beekeeper's Naturals and LMNT. Reinvent your medicine cabinet for with clean, effective products powered by the beehive & backed by science. Claim your 20% discount at beekeepersnaturals.com/model. Head to DrinkLMNT.com/model to claim a FREE sample pack of electrolytes with any purchase.