Podcasts about overextended

In this episode of Winners Find a Way, I sit down with Anderson Salgado, founder of Trisbell, Dal Italia, and Fund Logic. Anderson's journey from growing up in Venezuela to working at Amazon and finally branching out as a serial entrepreneur is nothing short of inspiring. We talk about how his faith, perseverance, and bold decisions helped him find purpose and success, even when the odds were stacked against him.  Here's what you'll hear:  How Anderson left a high-paying Amazon job to build his own companies from scratch.  The critical role faith played in guiding him through personal and business challenges.  Tips on securing funding for your business and why it's important to get money before you need it.  Anderson's insights into creating a winning mindset, both in business and in life.  About Anderson Salgado:  Anderson is the mastermind behind Trisbell, Dal Italia, and Fund Logic. He's a Marine Corps veteran, a former Amazon executive, and now a serial entrepreneur helping businesses scale on Amazon, Shopify, and beyond. Anderson is passionate about supporting Christian-owned businesses through Fund Logic, providing them with the funding they need to thrive in today's economy.    Connect with Anderson Salgado:  LinkedIn: Anderson Salgado  Instagram: @SalgadoSquad    Connect with Trent M. Clark:  Website: Leadershipity.com  LinkedIn: Trent M. Clark  Email: trent@leadershipity.com    Grab a copy of our book Leading Winning Teams:  Get your copy here: https://bit.ly/4cVWy2t    Want to elevate your team's performance?  If you're interested in doubling your organization's value and driving growth, reach out to me for a consultation. Visit Leadershipity.com to learn more or schedule a 15-minute call.    Listen to More Episodes:  Catch new episodes of the Winners Find a Way Show every Friday on our Youtube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_76SFCClh6GbqLjzFgf8xw   Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the host and guest and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of any organization. 

Discover how private lenders can be a lifeline for real estate investors and professionals struggling with poor credit. This episode cuts through the noise to provide practical advice on navigating the world of private lending, including:●      The pros and cons of private loans for borrowers with bankruptcy or high credit utilization●      When and how to transition from private lending to alternative financing options●      The key factors private lenders consider when evaluating borrowers●      Real-world strategies for overcoming financial setbacks and securing private loansFrom first-time buyers to experienced investors, this episode offers practical solutions to overcome common challenges and unlock new opportunities in real estate. Show notes:1:17 - Introduction2:15 - Are private lenders for borrowers with bad credit? 10:27 - When do you go from a private lender to an alternative?11:07 - When does the lender get qualified?14:49 - Bankruptcy stays in your bureau for a long time20:38 - Overextended credit utilization 24:27 - Marital breakdowns 27:08 - Outro Resources:Keystone Capital GroupFind Neal On: Instagram - @RemaxnealLinkedInFind Ryan On: LinkedInE-mail - ryan@keycap.ca 

Burn Out Myth Busters I With The Burn Out Lady, Cara Houser   We live in a world riddled with the culture of overwork.  Overbooking Drained  And overwhelmed   No wonder in 2023, Zippo reports that 89% of American reported burnout in the past year.   Meet, Cara Houser,  The Burn Out Lady.  She earned her title, the hard way   Signed herself up to be all things to everyone.       Super achiever  Overextended working parent. Caregiver Volunteer Dried up raisin  And ready to give up.    Her hard-won wisdom now serves others in helping them rebuild healthy habits, and sustainable resilience.    In this episode Cara divulges How to spot the tiny little betrayals to watch out for?  How to handle your to-do list  What to do when you're always-on   Her book Burned Out To Lit Up, focuses on ditching the grind to reclaim your life –    "Houser's frank approach will strike a chord with readers, and the direct, no-nonsense prose is both refreshing and effective. The guide is compact but bursting with sensible pointers and insight."  - Booklife by Publishers Weekly   Connect with Cara Get her book here    Connect with Loren: Book a Discovery Call  Get Your Free eBook: How To Access The Hidden Job Market LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorengreiff/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/portfoliorocket/ Email: Loren@portfoliorocket.com

Mitch has run into a situation with his fiance and her cousin who is suppose to be living with them for a MONTH... is he wrong for not wanting her cousin to stay with them?

Student loans and risky mortgages are fueling a housing market crisis. Today's podcast scrutinizes the precarious balance of high mortgages and growing education debt. Is a market meltdown imminent? Tune in now to find out.   Subscribe to podcast updates: https://form.jotform.com/223614751580152 Ask Ric: https://www.thetayf.com/pages/ask-ric ----- Follow Ric on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RicEdelman Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ric_edelman/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ricedelman/ X: https://twitter.com/ricedelman YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RicEdelman ----- Brought to you by: Invesco QQQ: https://www.invesco.com/qqq-etf/en/home.html Schwab: https://www.schwab.com/ Disclosure page: https://www.thetayf.com/pages/sponsorship-disclosure-fee -----

Welcome to episode 554 of the Trading Justice podcast where the Justice boys break down what have been very favorable market conditions. The markets have been partying for a month now and creating a variety of different chart setups heading into the new week. There are charts that are at the top of the chart, a few charts at the bottom and many charts in what the boys refer to as “mid-tier.” What type of charts to the brothers prefer? The boys breaking it all down. Narratives are forming in the market and there are many events this week. What is the most important report this week? What are the boys looking for to help form the next narrative? All of that, The Fed, copper, gold, oil, Nivida earnings and much more in another fantastic episode of the Trading Justice podcast!

The US Military has Overextended Itself - John Mearsheimer, Alexander Mercouris and Glenn Diesen

US Military has Overextended Itself - John Mearsheimer, Alexander Mercouris and Glenn Diesen

Dr. Lloyd makes his regular visit to talk about how to regroup from being overextend and taking on too much - Toward Anarchy

We talk about President Biden's address to the nation re: Israel/Palestine, as well as Israel's attempts to obfuscate what happened at the al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty

Surprise Episode #160Stay tuned, the episode is recorded and ready to go.But I felt that THIS message, needed to be said, and needed to be heard.Starting with a special shout-out:To my honey, my partner in crime, the one who's singing warms my heart; seeing him puts a sparkle in my eyes.Happy Birthday Baby!!! AKA, Tony Bush!https://www.tiktok.com/@thatcanadianmortgageguyReady to jump, Let's go....I help overwhelmed overextended, exhausted women achieve time freedom, balanced energy, and elevated finances. Maybe you know one, maybe you are one... Either way, let's connect and get started on helping you reach goals, recharge, relax, and reshape your body that much sooner.Taking your life from unbearable to unstoppable. xo To make it easy, here is a link to my resources https://linktr.ee/Sonyajanisse Start where you feel inspired Registration is open for my 2023 fall events calendar!With four events helping you step into the future version of you!Mark Your Calendar, September 30th is the first event, Healthy Eating on a Budgethttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeBJLqK2tFGSN6GM34bpS3ycpFckK9OVojULpuVyLLMNUfZ7A/viewformResources -https://linktr.ee/sonyajanisseXX,Sonya#workshops2023 #wellnesscoach #workplacewellness #employeeengagement #onemorething #asksonya #afreshapproach#abitofabetterlife #overwhelm #overextended #exhausted #seelinkinbio

Eric Pincus talks about the possibility of the Cavs' making a move for Heat forward Max Strus, the positives and negatives for the Cavs' positioning this offseason, whether Miles Bridges has sign-and-trade capability and other names that could make sense.

David Keller, CMT, President & Chief Strategist at Sierra Alpha Research, who's also Chief Market Strategist, StockCharts.com weighs in on the pullback in US growth stocks, low volatility, outlook on outperformers, as well as the relative performance of Consumer Discretionary versus Consumer Staples. Presented by: Sean Cheong This podcast is produced and edited by Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Have you ever felt burnt out? Overextended? Like you might break at any minute? This podcast is for you. Listen to this podcast to learn Randall's top tips for recognizing and dealing with burnout.

Hands up if you've ever found yourself in a situation where you've overcommitted and don't know how you're going to be able to pull everything off. I know I have.    What do you do when you've made a commitment but you know you can't deliver on it at your best? Life happens! No matter how carefully you plan, sometimes circumstances will change. We're all human, after all.    Backing out of commitments can be uncomfortable, but sometimes it's necessary. So, let's talk about the best way to do it when you have to. I've learned that when you communicate early and honestly about your situation, people are extremely understanding and even gain respect for your integrity.    We're talking about when, why, and how to back out of commitments to protect your time and energy while still maintaining good business relationships.    If you're someone who avoids difficult conversations at all costs, this is for you.    Show notes available at www.leadinglady-coaching.com/podcast   Resources Mentioned:  Book a Coaching Call: https://leadinglady-coaching.com/private-coaching/    Have you joined the Leading Ladies Facebook Group yet?! I would love to see you in there! Head to https://www.facebook.com/groups/LeadingLadiesAAL to join! Let's connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aalcoaching Let's connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leading.lady.coach/

End of year gameplan - Is a Santa Rally in the cards - or have we seen the last of that for a while? Oil on the move - new sanctions against Russia... The yield curve inversion is very telling. Employment Report - Stronger than anticipated. The economy isn't slowing enough. PLUS we are now on Spotify and Amazon Music/Podcasts! Click HERE for Show Notes and Links DHUnplugged is now streaming live - with listener chat. Click on link on the right sidebar. Love the Show? Then how about a Donation? Follow John C. Dvorak on Twitter Follow Andrew Horowitz on Twitter Warm Up - Monkeys can breath a sigh of relief - Marital Affair - just don't vaca in Indonesia - Santa Rally or Grinch-Off? - Employment report - not slowing enough - Apple - On and Off of Twitter Market Update - November - Good Start to EOY Seasonality - Rates down (4.25% -> 3.50% on 10YR) - Yield Curve Inversion - Oil Prices DOWN - even on latest Europe news  of Price caps - Overextended excitement post Powell speech - starting to fade  Economy Picking Up Steam? (October Numbers) - New orders for durable goods rose 1.1% m/m in October after increasing 0.2% in September. - New orders for nondurable goods increased 1.0% m/m in October after increasing 0.3% in September. - Nondefense capital goods orders, excluding aircraft -- a proxy for business spending -- were up 0.6% m/m in October after declining 0.7% in September. - Good news = Bad news Yield Curve Current Curve Inversion - Inversion at this magnitude is tough on economy - Banks slow lending - Less money to be made by developers (traditional users of leverage) - An inverted yield curve in U.S. Treasuries has predicted every recession since 1955, with only one false signal during that time. China - Re-Opening or False Hope? - Stocks - especially Hong Kong (Hang Seng) up 4.5% overnight as hope for new rules mean China relaxing - Looks like HOPE that China is going to all of a sudden reverse all of their recent policies. Tesla - Slowing - Bloomberg broke a story that the electric vehicle maker is cutting its December Model Y production by 20% at its Shanghai plant. - Of course Telsa rebutting that pretty fast - The report also comes on the heels of a 5-10% price cut in October for TSLA's Model 3 and Model Y in China, and this ominous tweet from Elon Musk on November 30: "Trend is concerning. Fed needs to cut interest rates immediately. They are massively amplifying the probability of a severe recession." - BUT - Some buyers in the U.S. are holding off on making a purchase until January 1, when the new $7,500 tax credit kicks in. Therefore, any weakness seen in December could be made up in January as buyers look to take advantage of the incentives. MPOX - New name and Out of Sight - Mpox is expected to no longer be considered a public health emergency in the United States from Feb. 1, 2023, the U.S. health department said on Friday. - The months-long declaration was meant to tackle the largest-ever outbreak of cases in the country. - The move signals that the crisis, which led to a spate of cases mostly among men who have sex with men, has come under control and would no longer require an emergency status meant to shore up funding and tools to fight the disease. Interested in this... - Hoka sneakers? --- Like walking on pillows - Owned by? Deckers (UGG Shoes) - DECK symbol - Stock has held up pretty well this year Another Stock Idea - IBKR - was promoted in Barron's over the weekend - The electronic brokerage firm, which offers active investors sophisticated trading tools and low commissions, recently reported third-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $1.08, handily beating the consensus estimate of 96 cents. Net revenue of $847 million set a quarterly record, too, rising 18% quarter over quarter, and 30% year over year. - Stock in good position, slightly down on year - Multiple currencies,

Hi Stepparents, Have you ever put work into a relationship thinking, “I'm putting in so much, I've gotta be racking up some excellent relationship karma points. I'm bound to get some of this coming back around to me!” Maybe you've gotten upset that you're not getting the same level of support in return, or you're not being appreciated, or not even being given credit for all that you do. Does this sound familiar?And when this happens, do you feel frustrated, hurt, and depleted?This might be counter intuitive, but I invite you to think about whether you're showing up in the relationship from your best self. This is what we're exploring today. Find the show notes for this episode at synergisticstepparenting.com/57. Covered Topics:- An Alternative to Overextending Yourself- Cleaning Up Your Relationship Energy- How Overextending Yourself Makes Your Partner and Stepchild Feel- How You Feel in Your Relationships as the Overextended Stepparent - How the Energy of Overextending Impacts Your Stepchild- How to Deal with the Overextended Stepparent Syndrome- Action ItemsClick here to listen!Rate, Review & Follow on Apple Podcasts“Tons of value in this episode, love and appreciate your authenticity in all of your content.” If you like the show, please consider rating and reviewing us. This gives us the ability to reach and help more stepparents – like you – move towards the life and relationships that they desire with their blended clan.Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate us with 5 stars, and select “Write a Review” then be sure to let me know your favorite thing about the episode.Also if you haven't done so yet, follow the podcast so you don't miss a thing. Follow now!

Today we are speaking with ThetaHealing Practitioner and Career & Life Coach, Alana Ruoso. Alana is a certified ThetaHealing Practitioner and Career & Life Coach for those eager to release their limiting beliefs, ditch the struggle, and own their value. After spending more than 20 arduous years in corporate as a brand manager, art director and graphic designer, Alana realized she simply could not keep going. She woke up every day feeling tired, anxious, fearful, and overcome with sadness, knowing her draining lifestyle was pushing her far, far away from healthy fulfillment. As a recovering people-pleaser, achievement addict, and toxic-workplace survivor, Alana is passionate about helping others reconnect with their true purpose and fall back into alignment. Her journey into ThetaHealing has been unexpected and beautiful. She was inspired to jump feet-first into this work after her own coach asked a simple question: “How are you honoring your spiritual self?” Yikes! That was her cue to reconnect with herself and pivot towards the work she truly loves. Read more about her passion for letting go of struggle in the article “Overextended and Tired of It? Here are 3 Ways to Get Your Life Back” as featured on Addicted2Success.com.In this episode we dive into: 1) The Healing process, what that can look like, and how healing is about ongoing.  When we are unaware of our own patterns, we continue to self-sabotage, continue to make it hard and full of struggle.  Healing involves the shifting of these patterns, breaking the repeat patterns and making different choices.  2)  Alana dove into her own history of healing herself, after dealing with years of migraines, and how her body continually gave her feedback throughout her life. She shared how she had to work through her fear especially when it came to experiencing symptoms similar to what her dad had experienced when he was sick with esophageal cancer. 3)  ThetaHealing was one of the tools that Alana used and it was hugely impactful for managing her anxiety, her nervous system, hiatus hernia pain and related issues and consistent guided meditations brought her into a theta state to help support her healing. It was even more confirmation that her symptoms were  not really about her diet, and more about emotional healing and also exercise for energy to move and release energy and anxiety. Connect with Alana:Email: alana@alanaruoso.comWebsite: https://www.alanaruoso.com Website: https://www.alanaruoso.com/thetahealing Webstie: https://www.alanaruoso.com/coaching Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/alanaruoso/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanaruoso/ Apply to be an author in an upcoming collaborative book:https://bit.ly/3qKkCj8 Join the Every Body Holds a Story Facebook Grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/582412896496298 Apply to be a guest on Every Body Holds A Storyhttps://www.everybodyholdsastory.com/assessments/2147570491 Follow us on Instagram:https://instagram.com/everybodyholdsastory Tune in to Sue's podcast, Love Your Cells: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/love-your-cells-podcast/id1478170164 Tune into Marsha's podcast, Own Your Choices Own Your Life:https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/own-your-choices-own-your-life/id1445904739

Today on the Fresh Start Family Show - Wendy has an empowering and refreshing conversation with Deanna Mason, the CEO of Refreshed Moms, geared toward all the mom leaders in the world – from stay at home mommas all the way to mommas juggling a work-life balance. This conversation is to help mom leaders exchange a life of overcommitment with one filled with spiritual rest. For more information, go to: www.freshstartfamilyonline.com/128

On this week's episode, we talk about the pain of over-extending yourself and why showing up for yourself first is always the priority. TVT: Abbot Elementary

If you're burnt out and realized that you're compromising your well-being for the sake of business outcomes, it's time to take action. It's time to have a constructive conversation with your boss because nobody knows how much you can, or can't, manage if you don't tell them. Your boss needs you to speak up and ask for what you need. Chances are, they will be glad that you did. I've done the leg work for you by putting together the five parts to a strong and rewarding conversation from beginning to end. I also provide the exact words you can use to position yourself as the responsible high-contributor you are. Follow these guidelines and you will be equipped to navigate this conversation with confidence so that you are given what you want and need to return to yourself (or better) again. Show Notes: https://www.ritahyland.com/tell-your-boss-youre-overextended Connect with Rita on Instagram @rita_hyland_coaching

Today's episode we give life updates on where we've been. We talk about couch surfers/ overextended guests, how long is too long? We talk about our goals and how we maintain being full-time workers, full-time students, full-time mommy's, and full-time wife's

Comparison doesn't work. Observing other's and how they make self-care their priority, is the key to success.

We are always so thankful that our devoted listeners and #DealHunters tune in every week to hear the latest in real estate news from the #ForeclosureDealsCoachPodcast team, so pat yourselves on the back for being so cool. A brief sabbatical won't stop the momentum, and today we're talking about one of our...favorite companies, Zillow, and more specifically, their Zillow Offers branch. If you've been paying attention, you've probably noticed Zillow buying up properties in the market over the last few quarters. However, they recently announced they would be stalling acquisitions until 2022. As investors, we should be happy, right? Removing a big player like Zillow gives us access to more deals, but paying attention the whales in the industry can help you forecast where the market's heading. Whatever caused Zillow Offers to stall will have an affect on the mom & pop investors if you will, but if you're tuned into the market, you should be able to capitalize on this shift. Listen up as we try not curse Zillow for a whole episode, and see what you should be expecting as you look to lock up your next deal in the fourth quarter. Mentioned in today's episodePropstreamLaunch ControlForeclosure.comRentReportersHere's a link to the article Donny discussed in today's episode:Here's Why Zillow Won't Be Buying Any More Homes To Renovate Or Resell This YearWant to get started?Join the Foreclosure Deals Coach Insiders group on Facebook to begin your career in real estate investing. for even more information on foreclosure and real estate investing!https://4clsd.co/fdcReach out to Jonathan to learn more about the Foreclosure Deals Coach Program!We're offering a FREE 7-Day Trial of the PropStream software when you sign up through the Foreclosure Deals Coach affiliate link. Go to dealhunter.io to sign up and be confident in analyzing your next deal!Sign Up For Your Free 7-Day Trial Of Propstream TODAY   

Markets are on a tear. RSI is at historic pull back levels. Keep an eye out --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Are we stuck in our current dilemmas because we fail to look to God amidst them? We have to recognize God has a plan for each of our lives. He wants us to prosper – we must look to Him!

We have to learn to rely on God's ultimate plan and not our own! While it is important to plan for coming events, let God have the final say in your life. He has a perfect plan that is better than one we could ever conceive!

Season 7: What We Learned from 2020Where do we go from here? As things start opening up, it can be tempting to jump in and start trying to make up for everything we “missed” in 2020. Planning trips, going out to eat, kid's sports, entertainment, full work schedules, etc. It's easy to get right back to being overloaded, rushing past the good that came from 2020. Links/Offers mentioned in this episode:Vision Retreat Guidebook - Brand New21 Day Journey - 25% off your first monthReal Marriage with Mark & GraceReal Faith Website

On COI #103, Kyle discusses America's overextended empire. The Coast Guard just deployed the USCGS Hamilton to the Black Sea. A US Navy ship fired warning shots at Iranian ships in the Persian Gulf. China reports US operations in its territorial waters have increased since Biden took office. The US has a warship trailing a Chinese aircraft carrier group that is doing military drills. LBRY Donate LBRY Credits bTTEiLoteVdMbLS7YqDVSZyjEY1eMgW7CP Donate Bitcoin 36PP4kT28jjUZcL44dXDonFwrVVDHntsrk Donate Bitcoin Cash qp6gznu4xm97cj7j9vqepqxcfuctq2exvvqu7aamz6 Subscribe Star – Conflicts of Interest  YouTube – Conflicts of Interest Facebook – Conflicts of Interest Twitter – Conflicts of Interest Apple Podcast – Conflicts of Interest Support Our Sponsor Visit Paloma Verde and use code PEACE for 25% off our CBD

On COI #103, Kyle discusses America's overextended empire. The Coast Guard just deployed the USCGS Hamilton to the Black Sea. A US Navy ship fired warning shots at Iranian ships in the Persian Gulf. China reports US operations in its territorial waters have increased since Biden took office. The US has a warship trailing a Chinese aircraft carrier group that is doing military drills. LBRY Donate LBRY Credits bTTEiLoteVdMbLS7YqDVSZyjEY1eMgW7CP Donate Bitcoin 36PP4kT28jjUZcL44dXDonFwrVVDHntsrk Donate Bitcoin Cash qp6gznu4xm97cj7j9vqepqxcfuctq2exvvqu7aamz6 Subscribe Star – Conflicts of Interest  YouTube – Conflicts of Interest Facebook – Conflicts of Interest Twitter – Conflicts of Interest Apple Podcast – Conflicts of Interest Support Our Sponsor Visit Paloma Verde and use code PEACE for 25% off our CBD

We can honestly have whatever we want as long as we have the means for it. But is what we want really for us? We tend to go after what's not ours and either realize it was overhyped or realize it is more trouble than it's worth?

Text us! 513-620-4333 Episode Summary: In this free flowing episode, Chris and Johnna discuss the importance of knowing your limits, the signs of overextending yourself as a couple and how to asses your priorities.  Love GYGYM? Here's five ways you can support us and the show! Subscribe to the show Share it  Review it (you can text us @ 513-620-4333) Buy us a coffee (aka help with production!) buymeacoffee.com/gygym Follow/interact with us on social

In this episode I talked about how we're not obligated to give in to people because they want us to. I broke down ways and signs on knowing how to tell if you're overextending yourself. Also talked about personal issues on how I feel used and the changes that I made to stop. Make sure to listen to the full episode to get some tips on how to say no and for reasons to say it.kreneshow@gmail.com thekreneshow.com IG @_KReneShow

At just seventeen years old, John Hussman's introduction to the world of finance was a job hand drawing charts for an investment adviser who liked his handwriting. From that point on, he was hooked on markets. After receiving his PhD in Economics from Stanford in 1992, he went on to found Hussman Strategic Advisers and has been managing equity portfolios ever since. In this episode, John discusses how he developed his "value-conscious, historically-informed, full-cycle" investment discipline over the past 40 years and how he is implementing it today to navigate one of the most "overvalued, overbought and overbullish" stock markets of all time. For notes and links related to this episode visit TheFelderReport.com.

I talk about how I'm trying to get everything accomplished and also be present for my son's 18th birthday. I have a lot of balls in the air, but, thankfully, I'm doing a good job of keeping track of them. I think my grounding products are helping. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode, Matt and Becca discuss weeks 18 and 19 of this pregnancy. They cover baby stats, the consequences of being a little too busy and overextending a bit too much, an update on the vein situation, plus (finally!!) a rebound for Becca.

Maggie*, 32, lived happily with her partner for over seven years, after getting married in 2013. Things have changed since those halcyon, pre-pandemic days, she says. "We are definitely no longer in the honeymoon stage," she tells Bustle. "Lately, I've been getting mad because my husband uses too many cups and leaves them out," she says. She realizes they shouldn't be bickering about something "insignificant," but that even a seeming nonissue like stray dishes "feels like too much to handle right now." Aly*, 29, similarly finds herself "unreasonably" annoyed with her partner, six months into isolation. "The other day I got so angry at how loud he sneezed while I was on an important call, and it bled into me being annoyed at him all night," she tells Bustle. Six months into the pandemic, the novelty of holing up with a partner, best friend, or Craigslist roommate has long since worn off. The phenomenon has been described as a "pressure cooker" — tensions that lay under the surface of a relationship come to the forefront, either enriching your bond with your housemate or turning you against each other. Back in March, patients of psychologist Jeffrey Rubin, Ph.D., shared they wanted to use lockdown to get closer to their quaran-teammates. Now, he says, many report they can no longer stand each other. Is COVID-19 ruining friendships and relationships? Is it exposing issues that were previously overlooked? Or, is the pandemic just making us too irritable to get along? According to Rubin, it's a trifecta. "Underlying fault lines [in relationships] have been radically brought to the surface," he tells Bustle. Your roommate's takeover of the living room for their gaming setup is a much bigger deal when you're trying to WFH, as is your BFF's habit of calling you right when you're going to bed. These interpersonal stressors can compound your unique reaction to the ongoing health crisis. "People have unmanageable feelings right now. They are not equipped to deal with what they are going through," Rubin says. According to psychologist Alexandra Lash, Psy.D., feeling overwhelmed by your partner's dish-wasting habits is par for the course. "It's easy to get upset over things that are tangible," she tells Bustle. "We don't have the answers we need when it comes to understanding the pandemic and the future, but we do know where a used cup goes." It's not that we're projecting our circumstantial anger on our partners; rather, it's that we've passed our emotional threshold. "Many people are now past the ability to tolerate stress," Lash explains. This overwhelmed state happens when you overload your body's "surge capacity," as Ann Masten, Ph.D., psychologist and professor of child development at the University of Minnesota, explained to Elemental. It's sort of like low power mode, but for your adaptive systems so you can get through a crisis in one piece. The problem is people have depleted that reserve of emotional and physical energy, without a chance to charge their battery, so to speak. "It's harder for us to be compassionate right now, we are emotionally taxed," Rubin says. "People don't become better under crisis; they revert to a lower level of emotional function." If people were able to rely on their self-soothing activities, like taking time apart from partners, traveling, going to a yoga class, or visiting friends, there might be a way to be more "constructively close," Rubin says. Though reopening has allowed many of these activities to take place again, you might not feel comfortable doing them at the level you did pre-pandemic. Identifying what your most important self-care activities are, and finding pandemic-safe alternatives or modifications, can help you take care of yourself in that way. According to Lash, feeling annoyed is not in itself a cause for concern. But if you're distressed — missing more than a few nights of sleep, or can't muster an appetite for days a time — it could be a sign of depression, or burgeoning mental health issues. "Feeling agitated is understandable. But if the way you feel is impacting your functioning and you can't focus, are lashing out at people, or finding that it's impacting your health and motivation, seek help from a mental health professional." There's no shame in struggling right now, Rubin says, noting that many people are more than just overwhelmed. "People are told to just deal and go on with it," he says, adding that the politicization of the pandemic has led to people not feeling protected. "Without a leader that we trust, we're on edge and scared." *Name has been changed to protect privacy.

Profound words from @profgabrielle on Twitter. This episode explores how we as graduate students specifically find ourselves often overextended. I share a laundry list of the mistakes and oversights that occur over the course of a semester that creates a reactive environment instead of one this is reactive. Need some help with getting yourself organized this semester? Here's a free workbook I put together to help you out. Check it out at blkingradschool.com/goal-oriented

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In the fifty-second episode we explore the Overextended Outrage Fallacy, starting with Trump attacking immigrants, and following that up with Trump attacking protesters. In Mark's British Politics Corner we look at Priti Patel's outrage over statues being destroyed. In the Fallacy in the Wild, we check out examples from X Men, Star Trek: Picard, and Jaws. Jim and Mark go head to head in Fake News, the game in which Mark has to guess which of three Trump quotes Jim made up. Then we break down the recent surprising decisions by the Supreme Court on LGBTQ rights and DACA. And finally, we round up some of the other crazy Trump stories from the past week. The full show notes for this episode can be found at http://fallacioustrump.com/ft52 You can contact the guys at pod@fallacioustrump.com, on Twitter @FallaciousTrump, or facebook at facebook.com/groups/fallacioustrump and you can support the show at patreon.com/ftrump where you can join us for our new Q-Anon Book Club Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fallacious-trump/donations Want to advertise on this podcast? Go to https://redcircle.com/brands and sign up.

Borrowing someone's Tefillin. Long term solution? Overextended use of a shul's extra pair of Tefillin.. should one sit or stand while putting on Tefillin? The minhag of the Kloizenberger Rebbe See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It’s time that we have a little heart to heart moment about something that comes up all the time for my clients: negative reviews. Getting a negative review really throws a lot of us off and often starts a downward spiral of negative thoughts and eating. It's a topic that is so important in our field, so today I'm going to break down what reviews really mean and what it takes to create a raving fan. You can find show notes and more information by clicking here: https://katrinaubellmd.com/139

Overscheduling or overextending yourself by trying to do [and be more] for work, family, friends or success, can leave you just plain overwhelmed.It's soooo easy to do, especially for people-pleasers like us. We want others to continue to think well of us, and sometimes that comes with a price to our own well-being and sanity.Join Allison and Lucia as they discuss this very important (and potential life-changing) topic. What is so wonderful about these ladies is their personal and welcoming "good friends having a glass of wine and just chatting" style makes even difficult topics such as saying, "No!" so you have more time for yourself, clearly the best choice. It's just always easier said than done. In this episode, Allison's second children's book Wow Cat's Adventures with Adjectives is mentioned. It's a wonderful addition to the Home School child's curriculum. Her first book titled Ebb and Flo: A Day at the Beach was written to help children ages 2-5 overcome the feeling of overwhelm and change.Be sure to join the conversation by rating this podcast, leaving feedback and/or joining us in the private Let Your Cork Float Facebook group. What we offer is a safe place to explore all aspects and intricacies (good and bad) of our woven lives, and how you want to weigh in on them all. After all, we are a tribe and we are here to support and lift each other up to our fulfill our unique greatness.In this private FB group, you'll not only find your loving and accepting tribe, but you'll also find additional audio files of conversations that happen after the formal podcast recording has ended. We'll call it ... a virtual "off-camera" peek into the private conversations between your two wise hosts.You can find out more about Lucia from her website at http://www.luciaferraro.com/about or click here to book a 1:1 coaching session with her. You can also see Lucia and Allison in their first interview together on YouTube here.Allison offers a self-guided online class called Accelerate Your Mojo and 1:1 coaching for that class. She's created other classes including Visualization Mastery 201. She also writes self-help and children's books. Go to www.living360coaching.com to learn more.

Welcome to episode 55 of The Blogger Genius Podcast. Today my guest is Nicole Ketchum, the designer behind the acrylic chandelier craze.  In this episode we talk about how to design and manufacture a product in China. We discuss what it takes to get the word out about your new product, especially one in a brand new category, what common mistakes entrepreneurs make when designing a physical product, what it's like to have to take out a loan to fund your inventory and so much more. If you've ever dreamt of building and designing your own product, this is the episode for you!   Resources: MiloTree Chandelier by NK Oh Joy Amy Atlas Warby Parker Away Luggage Everlane Planoly Glowforge AltSummit Transcript: How to Design and Manufacture a Product with Nicole Ketchum Host 0:03 Welcome to The Blogger Genius Podcast, brought to you by MiloTree. Here's your host, Jillian Leslie. Build your Shopify sales with MiloTree Jillian Leslie 0:11 Hi, welcome back to The Blogger Genius Podcast. The response to our new Shopify popup has been terrific. If you have a Shopify store, definitely go try it. Try our popup on your blog to get people to shop on your store. If you have a friend and know somebody who has a Shopify store who could benefit from it, please tell them about it. It's all part of your subscription and it takes, gosh, less than a minute to set up. All you do is just put your Shopify URL into the box and the popup will have your most recent products show up on it. And as you know, MiloTree is the easiest way to grow your social media followers, your email list. Head to MiloTree.com, sign up and get your first 30 days free. Today, I am interviewing Nicole Ketchum. And she is one of the first people I've interviewed who has built a physical good, a real product that she sells. She sells these beautiful chandeliers, you'll hear all about it. She is incredibly honest with her journey. If you are thinking of creating a physical good, you definitely want to listen to this. And even if you're not, I think her story is incredibly interesting and insightful. So without further ado, here is Nicole Ketchum. Nicole, welcome to the show. Nicole Ketchum 1:47 Thank you for letting me be here. Jillian Leslie 1:48 Oh, wow. So we met because you reached out to me about coaching probably a year ago. Nicole Ketchum 1:57 Yes, yes. And it was a great call. You helped me in so many ways. Jillian Leslie 2:02 Oh, I'm so glad. I'm so glad. And I think it's really cool because you are one of the first people that I am talking to on the podcast about creating a physical product. And so can you tell like what your product is and and how you got started? And, you know, I'm sure my audience will go and check it out. Creating and selling a physical product Nicole Ketchum 2:24 Yes. So I design acrylic chandeliers. That's the medium I currently work in. And I had the idea in late 2011 and spent two years researching the idea that I had before pulling the trigger. I made a prototype in late 2013 and threw together a website and crossed my fingers and launched, and four years later, here I am. Jillian Leslie 2:58 Okay, first of all, what is an acrylic chandelier? Nicole Ketchum 3:02 So basically, we created a design where two pieces get cut by a laser cutter and then there are slots on each of the pieces of the chandelier. And you take the two pieces and you slap them together. They have holes at the top where you put two S hooks and you can hang it anywhere. And you can hang it with chandelier chains that you can get at like Home Depot or Lowes. Or even fishing wire. They're very lightweight, which I've said a lot but actually people still ask me quite frequently, and they're only three pounds. Jillian Leslie 3:42 Okay. And they don't light. They're decorative. Nicole Ketchum 3:46 They're decorative and it's a new concept. I apparently designed a product that didn't exist. Jillian Leslie 3:52 Okay. Nicole Ketchum 3:54 So that's very exciting but it's also been a learning curve. And they're perfect because acrylic is basically plastic, and it can go inside or outside. It can go below 20 degrees. It can be in hot weather. You can put it up anywhere that you can hang. They're perfect for weddings and parties. Jillian Leslie 4:15 Exactly. That was my next question, which is, what is the use case? Where do people use them? Nicole Ketchum 4:20 People use them for parties, events, weddings. I use them in my child's play room. They can go over a bathtub, they can go over a bed or a nursery. Jillian Leslie 4:36 I was gonna say I'd like to put one in my daughter's room. Nicole Ketchum 4:39 Yes, I have one hanging over my daughter's bed. Jillian Leslie 4:43 Okay. And your background though, is in product design. Right? Nicole Ketchum 4:48 No, actually I went to school a long time ago for English and then I worked in marketing and graphic design. Jillian Leslie 4:54 Graphic design, okay. Nicole Ketchum 4:55 Yeah, for a very long time. But it was more like corporate design. So my fantasies were I wanted to design wallpaper and home goods. And in reality, I was designing annual reports. But I eventually started to make that leap on my own and I eventually transitioned into surface design and I was designing patterns for stores. And it still didn't feel like it was enough for me. And I interviewed for Michaels Corporate a long time ago in 2011, when my husband and I had lost our jobs from the fallout from 2008. And they had challenged me. It was between myself and another designer come up with something for Halloween that's modern and that people can use. And for myself, I've always wanted to have a really fun chandelier for Halloween that I could just throw over a table. I always lived in apartments when I was younger, you know, there's no outlets and places. So that was the idea I had and I was going to do a foam core. And my husband who is a designer as well, he said, "Why don't you do acrylic?" So I designed a raven and moon chandelier for Michaels Corporate along with competing the patterns that they could use for journals. And I presented it to them and I believe they must have been on the cusp of transitioning from where they were to where they are now, and they said I was too modern. I thought that was really interesting because I know I would fit now. Jillian Leslie 6:35 Yes! Nicole Ketchum 6:36 Yeah. But back then, I thought it was still a great idea and I couldn't get it out of my head. Designing a product in AutoCAD So I spent every weekend just researching, talking to people, going to stores and eventually harassed my husband into going to his office on weekends and working in AutoCAD to come up with the two lines that I have currently, which is the octopus and the fancy. Jillian Leslie 7:04 Okay. And what is AutoCAD just for the people who don't know. Nicole Ketchum 7:07 it is a computer-based software that allows you to design in 3D. And that is not my foray. I was able to sketch the idea but he took it and made it real. And then I think we must have done that for six months straight and eventually pulled the trigger and ordered a prototype through a company that I found on the internet. Then we got to see in real-time how that worked. Jillian Leslie 7:38 Okay. And was this a company in China? Was it here in the United States? Nicole Ketchum 7:42 It's in Las Vegas. They're such a great company. I worked with them when we made our Disney chandeliers. So then we realized that we had a product that actually worked and so I ordered two prototypes -- one for the octopus and one for the fancy. Then I basically, when I totally believed this and I push it all the time, it's fake it till you make it. Jillian Leslie 8:06 I love that. Nicole Ketchum 8:07 I changed the colors in Photoshop and pretended that I had a full catalog. Jillian Leslie 8:11 I love it. Love it. Love it. Nicole Ketchum 8:14 I didn't tell anybody. But I was like, whatever, what's going to happen? And nobody ever found out and people started ordering. I mean, of course, I changed the colors to reflect whatever the Las Vegas company had and then I would get an order and then I would place the order with them. And it was both time consuming and very expensive, but it was perfect for me to just start to see who my customer base was, who was ordering my product and what they were using it for. And that was really fascinating. Jillian Leslie 8:48 So what was your assumption going in? And then what did you start to learn based on what your customers were ordering? Nicole Ketchum 8:57 My assumption was that they were going to be like me, where they were just going to use it for maybe a holiday and it took on a life of its own. Getting your first order of a product you design My very first order was from Nordstrom for a party and they used it on the table. They didn't even hang it. And I was shocked and delighted, and I even asked them. They said that they were just perfect centerpieces. I was like "Oh, okay." It's not what I designed it for, but that's awesome. And then I noticed that party stylists, event planners, they got it immediately. I didn't have to explain to them at all. And I did have to explain to like the average person at home that was just looking at home decor. So I noticed there was just that interesting correlation and also a disconnect happening between where I thought they were going and where they were actually going. Jillian Leslie 9:55 Right. So it seems like more sophisticated designer-y people got it. Nicole Ketchum 10:00 Yes. Jillian Leslie 10:00 And moms might have needed more education. Is that true? Nicole Ketchum 10:04 Yes. Because they don't have lights. There is that learning curve. "What do you mean they don't have lights?" "Well, what do you do with it?" Whereas the party stylists and event planners were like, "Oh, yeah, I'm just gonna put this over a dessert table. Jillian Leslie 10:19 Okay. That's very interesting. So what is the price point right now, if I were to buy one? Nicole Ketchum 10:25 The price point for the octopus is $59.99. And the fancy is $69.99. And I have a limited edition gold that is new and one of a kind, and that is $89.99. Jillian Leslie 10:41 Got it. Now tell me, I remember this from our conversation. Somebody... it was Disney. Somebody like got it and was like, "We want to order this." Nicole Ketchum 10:50 Yes. I basically had my coaching call with you and the very next day, I got an email from Disney. I kid you not. It was insane and so exciting. And they found me on Pinterest. Yes. And I was like, "Score! I'm doing it right." And they asked me to make 21 custom chandeliers for a new store that was opening up for visual merchandising. And three different sizes. So it was imperative that I still had that Las Vegas connection. We made a 12 by 16, a 24 by 20, and a 40 by 60, which is huge. And 12 different colors. Jillian Leslie 11:37 Oh my god, okay. Nicole Ketchum 11:38 Yes. So that was awesome. And they had a very, very, very tight deadline. I totally met that deadline. Overextended myself, over delivered, and under charged them. And they were incredibly happy when I flew down in March to see them. So they ordered at the end of December, almost mid-December, and February 1 is when they needed it. Jillian Leslie 12:07 Oh, wow. Wow! But wait, wasn't there somebody else who had discovered them too? Maybe it was Nordstrom. I don't remember. Where you were like, "Ooh," like early traction? Nicole Ketchum 12:20 Yes. I've actually had a lot of different celebrities use them. Jillian Leslie 12:23 Okay, maybe that's what it is. Okay. Nicole Ketchum 12:25 Yeah, early traction would have been Nordstrom and then right after that Michael Buble's sister used them for a book party that she had written some children's books and bought a whole bunch. And then I got picked up by the Associated Press and then I went nationwide. And then I started getting orders from there and more traction. Outsourcing production to China -- how to do it? Jillian Leslie 12:47 Okay. So you were looking at then factories or outsourcing in China, that kind of thing? Nicole Ketchum 12:55 Yes. When I had spoken to you, I was still stuck on kind of a hump of how do I do my next inventory run. My first inventory run had been successful but the company then came back to me, which actually happens a lot, you can't order this amount. You have to order thousands And that's how they get you. And so I had to take a step back. And after Disney, I decided to go on Alibaba. com and just tell them exactly what I need as an RFP, and then have people just kind of send me their company information. Jillian Leslie 13:39 What's an RFP? Nicole Ketchum 13:41 A request for proposal. Jillian Leslie 13:43 Got it. So that means you're soliciting companies to say hey, "This is what I want to make. Can you do this? You know, a factory in China, come and tell me how much this would cost." Nicole Ketchum 13:55 Yes. Now, I want to preface that with when you have a product or you have proprietary information, and I have all my designs registered with the US government, I can't patent anything because the slot technology is not new. So I had to have them sign NDAs so that I could send them my CAD files that my husband had designed because that is your proprietary information and you should never give that out willingly. So they had approved that they knew what I was speaking about, what kind of product I needed beforehand. So there was a lot of back and forth of here's some pictures of my product and what have you done. And I eventually, surprisingly, to my delight, found the largest acrylic supplier in all of China who is my manufacturer. Jillian Leslie 14:48 Wow. And then did you have to place one of these gigantic orders? Nicole Ketchum 14:54 I did not. My first run back in 2014 was for 350 chandeliers. And this new company let me just place an order for 450, which maybe doesn't sound a lot to the average user. "Okay, you only jumped 100." But as far as money goes, it was a difference of $3600 to $8500. Plus shipping. Jillian Leslie 15:21 Wow. Were you able to order them in different colors like for your inventory? Nicole Ketchum 15:25 Well, that's where they get you too. If I could, I would have done a ton of colors. Because people ask me all the time, "How come you don't have other colors and another product?" but that's what I was given. So I had to order my bestseller, which is white, and a new one which I just had a gut instinct would do well based on I used to have a mirror chandelier that sold out super quick. So I ordered a gold. And that was $12,000. How to protect yourself from knock-offs in China? Jillian Leslie 15:56 Wow, wow, wow. And is there... because I've heard this, you come up with something and then somebody in China sees it and knocks it off. Do you have that concern or kind of how have you protected yourself? Nicole Ketchum 16:13 You know, initially I did, but... not to say that our files are complicated, but they are somewhat. And it's interesting to note as a side note, when we first designed the product, it was great but we did have some breakage. And my husband and I could not figure it out. And his brother is an engineer. And one night, he was looking at our chandelier and he was like, "All these points are pointed and they need to be curved." And we were like, "What?" And so that whole sort of cyclical thing with our design, I'm not afraid of China knocking me off because it's kind of intricate. And I say, if you want to, great, you know, I have the paper trail. You know, I'm not going to worry about it anymore. I did initially and I'm just really not going to be worried about it anymore. How to market your product Jillian Leslie 17:06 I love that. I love that. Okay, so let's talk about how you have gotten your product out there. So you build this product, by the way, you did something interesting, which is you built this on a hunch. Now, again, you seem to manage your downside risk, meaning you didn't order 5,000 of these to start and you started to see how people were using them so that it could inform you, or what colors people were interested in. So I love that strategy that you were kind of going piece by piece and I love that you change the colors on your website to see what people wanted without going out and, you know, buying all this inventory. Nicole Ketchum 17:46 Right. That's a mistake a lot of people make. Jillian Leslie 17:49 Two things that I have to give you props for. One is that you seem humble enough to know that you don't know all the answers. Like that you're working with your customers to figure out what they want rather than, "Oh, I know what they want." And two, that you are scrappy. Nicole Ketchum 18:15 Yes, I am. Jillian Leslie 18:16 Because when we talked and you were in that conundrum of, "What do I do? My company that I'm working with wants me to place this huge order, and that's a lot of money. And I don't want to take on that risk." And you solved it. Nicole Ketchum 18:33 Yeah, exactly. I was almost mad and so I took that anger. And I was like, you're not going to stop me. But they did stop me for a while, I did cry for a little while. And then I just got mad. And my husband and I are like, how are we going to pay for this, and we took out a home equity loan to pay for this run. But this run versus 25,000+ is more manageable over 30 years. I can do this, I can pay it off. And that's okay. That's debt that's manageable. And so yeah, I wasn't going to let them stop me. Jillian Leslie 19:11 I love that. Scrappy. Okay. So how did you start to get the message out that you made this product? You know, whether it'd be Instagram, email, what was your strategy? And what is your strategy? Nicole Ketchum 19:26 Well, initially, my strategy was I basically sent it to every blog I could possibly find back in 2014. And I got free press from Amy Atlas and Oh Joy pinned my octopus chandelier and it went crazy viral. Jillian Leslie 19:45 So wait, so you sent them a chandelier? Nicole Ketchum 19:48 I didn't send them a physical product, this is what's so awesome. I just sent them my website and I was like, This is new, you've never seen anything like this. If it interests you, could you write about it? Jillian Leslie 20:01 Good for you. Nicole Ketchum 20:02 I know. I don't think I could get away with that now. Jillian Leslie 20:05 Why? Nicole Ketchum 20:06 I think things have changed in four years. People are demanding product plus payment. And four years ago, they were like, "Sure." Jillian Leslie 20:14 Right. Content. It was like cool. Nicole Ketchum 20:18 Just to kind of like, yeah. And it was cool and I knew that, if anything, it's different and no one's seen it before so that had it going for it. So that's how it happened. It was just a lot of free press. And then I hit a wall after a couple years. People wanted a lot of product and a lot of money. But initially, that's how it got me started and that's how my customers heard of me. Jillian Leslie 20:46 Okay. And now then, how did you... again, this is very true to social media to what happens, which is trends come and go. You know, people see it, they love it. But then all of a sudden, that strategy doesn't work anymore. So then what did you do? Nicole Ketchum 21:03 I had a business mentor who I was stressing because I'm sure just like a lot of people, they look at Shark Tank and think that, "Oh, I'm not making a million dollars. I'm not successful." And I was stressing out bad and he was like, "Nicole, it's better to build as slow as you can and as thorough as you can versus run hot and disappear." Yeah, so I took it to heart and I decided to slow down. I had paid off my whole debt for my first run. It was going slow, but I was like, nobody knows that I'm here because press had died down like you had said, so I started building my Instagram out and it's been very slow. Building my Pinterest out. I was on Facebook for a while. I've now gotten off Facebook and just focusing on Pinterest and Instagram. And now I'm trying to build my email list. And really what I did about two years ago is I reached out to party stylists and bloggers and I said, "Here, I'm going to send you some free product. Could you just test it out and use it and maybe take a picture or two?" and it's been working great. Jillian Leslie 22:19 Really? Okay. Okay. Nicole Ketchum 22:22 And now, some of them are my friends and they really tell me what they think about them. And pretty much everyone, and I'm not tooting my own horn, I'm just saying that they love it. And they've been telling me what colors they wanted and how they were using it. And then they're giving me the photography, which as you know, photography is a lot of money. So I've been saving tons of money off of that and that's how I've been doing it. It's been super slow. But I finally sold out of the best seller and the mirrored one sold out super quick. And I started getting orders from like Sugarfina and other companies like that, and I couldn't fulfill the orders. And that's when I hit the wall and then talk to you and then decided to take out my loan and find another company. If I was on Shark Tank, they would be like, "See you later because you're growing too slow at four years," but I feel like I'm finally gaining some important traction and Disney has been able to kind of give me that tailwind that I need to keep going basically. They validated me. And, you know, I'll go to my grave just being so happy about that. Thinking about the mom market to get your product out there Jillian Leslie 23:41 That's so great. Have you thought about the mom market, reaching out to mom influencers? Nicole Ketchum 23:51 Yes. I have done that in the past and I've even run contests. And I've been in, I don't know, 5 or 10 national magazines and done contests as well. And that's worked okay. But just so people know, just because you get press in a magazine doesn't equal sales. In fact, it's a misnomer and it usually doesn't equal sales. Unless you're in Oprah. And that's not happening as much anymore. Jillian Leslie 24:24 Right. And also then what you want is to be in a magazine and have them link to you in their digital form so that you can get some SEO juice. Nicole Ketchum 24:34 Yes, I recently linked with Life & Style magazine and J-14 magazine and did a contest for one of my octopuses. And it was the largest contest they ever had. There was 24,000 entries for this and they wouldn't share any of the information with me. So, yeah. So that was a good learning experience. A, it showed me people are probably interested in free product but also that there was interest in my product. And B, I have to figure out at some point down the road, more of a marketing budget for that sort of thing. And also taking out the HELOC loan last year for the inventory, we decided to jump off the cliff. And my husband and I were like, we're just going for it, guns blazing. We're going to try everything. And we hired a company that is like a Shark Tank company, so they are going to be working with me to kind of shrink my chandeliers, repackage them, approach buyers, and also kind of help me get into that mom market that seems to be pretty hard for me to get into. Jillian Leslie 25:50 Got it. Now what about though trying to get into Michaels or trying to get into boutiques? Nicole Ketchum 25:59 Yes. In its current form, they're 24 by 20, and the box is huge and it's not made for retail. I was recently on a website called Fair and basically,it's trying to be a middleman and knock out trade shows. So buyers would go in, look, buy your product and then test it out in their stores. And I was getting a lot of buyers. But they were saying, "Well, how do we put this in the stores?" And I was like, "Exactly." Jillian Leslie 26:35 What do you mean? You mean to put it on the shelf it's too big? Nicole Ketchum 26:39 Yeah, right. Jillian Leslie 26:40 The actual box is too big? Nicole Ketchum 26:43 Yes. If they wanted to use it for visual merchandising, that's cool and that's fine. They should buy it at a full price and not wholesale. So that told me that my direction, I stopped selling on there and I pivoted with this company. And they're going to shrink it to down to like, I think we're going to shrink it down to like 12 by 16 or maybe even smaller. So that it won't have the giant glorious impact it has now, but those are mainly used by party stylists and wedding planners. So the littler ones will be good for the little girls, teenagers, college students, moms. And I want to be able to have them packaged so they can slide right into the stores. And yes, we have a whole target market that we're looking at. Michaels. Target. Hasbro. Hasbro is actually in Rhode Island and my goal is to get a face-to-face meeting with them and talk about designing some princess chandeliers for them. Jillian Leslie 27:53 Oh, my god. Yes. Yes. And I feel like also somehow with Disney and all of their, you know, all that they do in terms of merchandising. Nicole Ketchum 28:02 I know. I recently reached out to my contact there and we left on perfect terms. They were very happy with me. But he also had let me know when they were there that they work at a crazy cycle. They used to work at 90 to 120 days and now they're working 30 days for a project and he can't even see straight. So he never got back to me and I don't want to bother him right now because I don't want to ruin that relationship. So I'm thinking when I rebrand and repackage because I'll be changing the name of my company too. Jillian Leslie 28:38 From what to what? Do you know? Nicole Ketchum 28:40 Yes. I just talked to the company today. So Chandelier by NK doesn't work for me because it has my initials and I want to move past just designing chandeliers. And it was hard for some people even in my Instagram like to look at it and get what it was. Not my pictures but just my handle. So we decided on Hey Girl Decor. Jillian Leslie 29:08 I like that. Nicole Ketchum 29:11 And I haven't come up with a tagline yet. Something like "modern and colorful" or something. That series or something like that. I have a trademark attorney looking now. There are several companies with the 'Hey Girl' name, but they are like tea, jewelry, a nonprofit. So nothing in the sphere I'm in. Jillian Leslie 29:30 Got it. And is that your vision? Is your vision to build out new products? Are you working on new products? In your mind are you designing them? Like, what are you thinking? Nicole Ketchum 29:42 Yes, I designed a heart chandelier. Well, it's basically just a hanging heart that slots in two. I wouldn't really call it a chandelier. And I've been dying to get that out and I've had some people buy it just on the side. And they love it. And that's the other thing that I want to impart to anyone that takes a company and is making a product. Sometimes I'll see people and they're cranking out a product, A, I don't know how they're doing that because that costs a lot of money. They must have like a slush fund or something. But in reality, I've had to take a huge step back based on, you know, monetary budget. And so I'm hoping that I can get the heart out in the next year. And yeah, I have a ton of ideas that I've had to basically shelf because I just can't do them, I can't afford to do them right now. Jillian Leslie 30:39 So what is your advice to somebody who says, "I have this great idea for a product" and they see companies like Warby Parker or, you know, these direct to consumer brands that have, you know, some sort of interesting story behind them like Away luggage. Or just even these like, I just bought a bra from a company, I forgot even the name but it's like, you know, designed by women and, you know, selling them. Everlane, those kinds of things. Like you've got this vision. And what is your advice to those people? Nicole Ketchum 31:16 I would say, go for it. And make sure that you love your product, know your product, know where your product fits, and who your potential market is. And then just go for it. Jillian Leslie 31:32 Really? Nicole Ketchum 31:34 And don't worry, just like I've had to go slower than I wanted and I'm an impatient type A person, I'd say slower is better. The tortoise does win the, you know. Jillian Leslie 31:47 Win at the end, yes. Win the race. Nicole Ketchum 31:48 Win at the end. Give yourself that grace to realize that it's not a straight arrow shot that just when you think you've climbed the hill, you are back down that hill. But don't give up. And if you hear any of those stories of the two guys that built Warby Parker or the Away luggage, they also struggled and had to raise funds and didn't know if they were going to be able to pay everybody. And then they hit their hump and they got over it. And so I would say just get that in your mind that not that it's going to be hard or easy. Just that you have to be focused. Jillian Leslie 32:32 Right. And you have to, just what you said, love your product because it's not... It can't be about the goal. Or it can't be about like, you know, making this huge. successful company. Nicole Ketchum 32:46 Correct. Jillian Leslie 32:46 It's the long slog. Nicole Ketchum 32:49 Yes. That's perfect, Jillian. That's so perfect. Yeah, it is a long slog. And you have to love it because there's been times that I wanted to give up but it wouldn't let me basically. Jillian Leslie 33:02 That's so interesting. Now, do you sell on Instagram? Nicole Ketchum 33:09 I am working with, well, let's see. I lay out my Instagram on Planoly. It looks like Planoly has a way that I can link my shop. But because I'm not on Facebook, I'm actually kind of punished for that and I can't put my prices on there. Jillian Leslie 33:24 On to your Instagram? Nicole Ketchum 33:26 Yeah. Squarespace is my website provide and they'll work with, you know, and Facebook owns Instagram. So there's all that. But yeah, that's what I would like to do. Some people, I do get customers from Instagram. But mainly my customers are either finding me online or buying through. I just got on Wayfair so they're buying through Wayfair or Houzz or AHAlife. And that's how I'm selling too. Selling your product on Amazon Jillian Leslie 33:57 And do you sell on Amazon? Nicole Ketchum 33:59 That is what my company that I just hired is going to be doing next for me. I tried to do it on my own and what ended up happening is some of my vendors threw my stuff up there without asking me. And then when I went to approach Amazon about selling, they're like, "Well, you're already on there and who are you?" And they're just giving me the worst time. So I'm having my company represent me to go forward getting me on there. Jillian Leslie 34:27 Got it. And have you ever explored Etsy? Exploring Etsy as a selling platform Nicole Ketchum 34:33 That's so funny. Yeah, my brother-in-law even worked for Etsy when I was having trouble. They were absolutely horrible to me. Jillian Leslie 34:41 Why? Nicole Ketchum 34:43 I went on there and they were like, "Well, you're not handmade." And I said I understand that. Then they had the wholesale, the Etsy wholesale, and I approached them for that. And they said, "Sure, send me all of your proprietary information, plus all of your manufacturing." And I was like, "Well, I can send you everything from my manufacturer." Like documents, logs, pictures, you know, everything that's proving that they are there, they are watching the workers. There's nothing illegal, or, you know, like a sweatshop about it. And that wasn't good enough for them. They wanted my CAD files. And I said absolutely not, and they wouldn't let me on. Jillian Leslie 35:25 That's so interesting. But now though, I feel like Etsy will let people with goods from China, for example, sell that it's no longer as handmade as it used to be. Nicole Ketchum 35:37 Oh, I agree. I thought that that was quite ironic and troubling to me that there were tons of China knockoffs and other things on there and they were giving me the hardest time and my brother in law worked for Etsy corporate. Wow. Okay. And they told me to never asked them again. Seriously, because I was gonna say, go back to them. Yeah, I mean, I don't know, maybe, maybe I can. But I got an email like a year ago. And they're like, you better not even think about asking us to get on and I was like, are you harassing me? Yeah, I don't know what happened. But Etsy wholesale failed. So maybe those people are gone. I don't know. Jillian Leslie 36:17 Okay. So now what is your kind of like, it sounds like building a product is I mean, building a physical product, not a virtual product is a lot of pushing the rock up the hill. How not to get taken advantage of building your own product Nicole Ketchum 36:31 It is and you need to arm yourself with as much information as you possibly can. Because anyone and everyone can take advantage of you. And I don't mean that in a bad way. And I'm not knocking China because everyone I've worked for in China has been wonderful and kind and hardworking. But the more you know about your own product, and that includes materials, how it's made your your files, the better, you are able to push that rock up the hill. Sign up for MiloTree and get added to my "Actionable Business Tips" email newsletter Jillian Leslie 37:04 If you want to get weekly business tips. Small digestible business tips, head to military. com, sign up for an account, you get your first 30 days free. And you also get added to my email list. Each week, I send a little nugget that will help you move your business forward. These are tips and tricks we've used to grow our two successful businesses. And now back to the show. Mistakes made building a product So what mistakes did you make the you would say, Oh, don't do this. Nicole Ketchum 37:38 Um, yeah, tons. Let me say, not knowing enough about acrylic. Jillian Leslie 37:49 Okay. The actual material. Unknown 37:50 Right? I'm not really the first time not the second time asking them point blank. What reorder number do you need? Nicole Ketchum 38:02 And what is acceptable to you? I'm finding out what would you have done differently? Unknown 38:11 I probably wouldn't have used them. Okay. Yeah, basically, they were a middleman. The owner is an American citizen who lives in Berkeley and owned a manufacturing company in China. And that China company also was like a middleman for because they have to source the acrylic, they have to source the crystal that I put in the middle of the fancy chandelier. The they have to source the S hooks and everything has to be sourced. Okay, um, and then they send those things to you. And then you look at it and they you say yes or no, this isn't fitting what I envision and I didn't know enough back then. So when I approached this second manufacturer, this time around, I had already my source all the materials from China and gotten it. Okay, so I knew exactly what it was. Yep. And I mailed them a sample, which I didn't do the first time. Okay, I mailed the sample of what my box look like, what the phone that holds a chandelier looks like what the shadow looks like, the accessories for the chandelier so that they would not mess up at all open. It was perfect. Jillian Leslie 39:26 Got it. Now, do you know other people like you who are creating products? Nicole Ketchum 39:33 Um, no. Jillian Leslie 39:35 Okay, to say it's like, I feel like other people are probably going through a lot of the same stuff. Nicole Ketchum 39:44 You know, it's been really frustrating for me, because I've joined a couple mastermind groups and everyone's either doing stationery and I'm not knocking any of that. I'm just saying they're doing like paper goods or, you know, other things that I'm not doing. And I at the level of I'm at, I need to find women or men that are already above me making more money and are where I want to be. And I haven't been able to, to find that and I need that so desperately that that camaraderie and that like ability to say, Hey, you know, I need to source this, or did you did you find I had I just had someone approached me who makes acrylic jewelry. And she's like, Are you okay, giving me that information? I was like, absolutely. Because it does nobody good for you to hold all of your sources close to your chest. You're just being selfish. And I don't believe in that kind of world. So I gave her my manufacturing contacts. Okay. I wouldn't do that. If, like some, if I'm teaching a class. I'm not going to give that to everyone, unless they pay for it. But because she was already making product, right? And was having trouble sourcing and acrylic. I gave that to her. Right. But I need that kind of, I don't know, I need to find people like that. And I'm having the hardest time that's so interesting. It's lonely, right? Jillian Leslie 41:17 Oh, I was just, I just recorded another podcast. And we were talking about that exact same thing, really general about being an entrepreneur that, you know, it's like, it's like the other moms at your kids school don't know what you do. And they don't quite understand it. And it can be it's a lot of you at a computer, right? And it can be lonely. And that's honestly one of the reasons why I wanted to do this podcast because I wanted entrepreneurs to share the truth about their lives, and to talk about struggles as well as the successes. But it's so easy on Instagram to see everybody's perfect life. Exactly. And it's not like that. But the reality is, it's the long slog. right? 42:06 It is and I've challenged myself, one of the things that I did get away from the mastermind group I was in is that I challengde myself to take behind the scenes video. So this morning, I went down to my basement. It's so glamorous, right? Show my inventory, right? Here it is, when you place an order, I go down to my large basement, and I get a box and I bring it to FedEx ups, or the post office, right, and I drop ship, but you don't see all the stuff I had to do to get to that point, or the money I had to spend, right. But here it is. And I'm trying to do that. Because people are like, "Well, can you get it in a pastel pink?" And or can you just do this? And I'm like, that's great. But I can't because I don't own a giant laser printer. Right. And cutter that I can put so right. Going to China to build your product Jillian Leslie 42:54 Right. Now, what about though either like, have you thought about going to China? Does that make any sense? Unknown 43:02 Yes, I would. That is one of my dreams is to to keep my manufacturer that I currently have and build a great relationship with them and go over there. Definitely. Jillian Leslie 43:15 And what would going over there give you? What's the benefit? Nicole Ketchum  43:20 Just seeing your product made in front of your eyes versus just having to do everything over the computer. And we used to do late night Skype sessions, right. As the time difference. Yep. Hmm. And they even walk me around the factory with their phone. So I could see that it was indeed a good place to do business with that would give me I don't know more. I'm not confidence. I don't know what the word is. Um, I would just feel more ingrained with my product. There's a little bit of me being removed. Jillian Leslie 43:53 I get it. Now. What about you investing in of laser cutter? Nicole Ketchum 43:58 I looked at a GlowGorage and that's something that I could probably use to make small products like, Yeah, but there I think their capability is like, till, like, 212 or something. Okay. Um, we looked, my husband and I, before we, we took the loan at, we looked at taking a loan out for a laser cutter, and even just making them smaller, we would still need a giant size and you and I live in the northeast, you can't put it in the basement, it would seize up and freeze. So and there's no room. Yep, yep. Yeah, so we definitely, he's, since he's a designer, he was able to, like, approach it. He builds dorms for colleges, so he was able to approach it with a very pragmatic, right, and he was like, you're just gonna have to go through China again. And I was like, you're right. So Wow. Nicole Ketchum 44:48 Yeah. Well, I guess Yes. Nicole Ketchum 44:50 Oh, I was gonna say the company that I had I hired and, and I don't mind saying what, what company is, it's called idea buyer. And they're out of Columbus, Ohio, okay. They have their own manufacturing firm in China. And if things are successful with them, which I hope they will be, I could probably do a trip with them to go and see. Teaching other entrepreneurs about product design Nicole Ketchum 45:13 Yes, I eventually, along with having passion for home decor, and, and the stuff that I'm designing. I eventually want to teach other entrepreneurs. This, I discovered that I'm equally as passionate about that. And because I'm lonely, assuming other people are lonely. So I want to take the charge and lead because I am not seeing anybody really doing that. Jillian Leslie 45:36 Okay. So if you're interested in products, reach out, reach out to Nicole. Nicole Ketchum 45:41 Yes. Or go to the all conference. Jillian Leslie 45:43 Oh, yeah. So yeah, so let's talk about that. Okay. Well, first of all, what are you most excited about right now in your business. Nicole Ketchum 45:52 The possibilities with the company that I hired and with the connections that I hope to make it all conference and just the knowledge that I have, I have new inventory, new ways to sell it. Getting on Wayfare took four months. That was a big slog, and that's super exciting. I hope to be successful with them. So that's, that's what I'm excited about. Jillian Leslie 46:18 Okay, so we are both going to be at AltSummit in March. I am going to be talking about how to start a podcast in a weekend. This is my first time at AltSummer. And I had Gabby Blair on the podcast, you know, who is Design Mom and is one of the founders of AltSummit. And, you know, she said, definitely apply and I applied and so there, there I am, and you're going to be a resident to explain expert. Nicole Ketchum 46:51 Yes, I'll be a resident expert. At some point, I actually reached out to to Gabby, just saying, hey, do you guys need some of my chandeliers like over a table. It doesn't even have to be my table just for glitz and glam. And what did she say? I haven't heard back from her. But I'm pretty sure she's pretty busy. Yeah, okay. And one of my good friends. Olivia has been there several times and, and has worked in various ways with them. So I can always just ask her to how do I do that? Jillian Leslie 47:27 Right. And if if anybody in the audience is looking for a very cool design element in their house, or for a party or for their kids room, I love one for my daughter's bedroom. Definitely check out Nicole's product because they are super cool, beautiful, you know, they're very glitz and glam. That's what I would say. Yeah. And modern. Nicole Ketchum 47:49 Yes. Thank you. Appreciate that. Jillian Leslie 47:50 Definitely. Okay. So how can people reach out to you and you know, find out what you're doing connection with you and like pick your brain. Nicole Ketchum 48:01 They can always go to my website. It's for now. It's ChandelierbyNK.com. Or you can go to Instagram and look up chandelierbynk is the handle. You can just email me at Nicole@chandelierbynk.com or DM me on Instagram and I'll get right back to you. Jillian Leslie 48:22 I love it. Well, Nicole, I am again really impressed with your journey. And thank you so much for being on the show. Nicole Ketchum 48:01 Thank you Julian. I appreciate it. I look forward to seeing you in March. Jillian Leslie 48:22 If you're enjoying The Blogger Genius Podcast, please subscribe, leave a comment on iTune, rate us, share it with your friends, email me at jillian@milotree.com and I will see you again here next week.  

Dealing with the thoughts and emotions that come as a result of overextending yourself

Dealing with the thoughts and emotions that come as a result of overextending yourself

This week, we discuss the way Digital Extremes has monetised Warframe. We also have our very first Community Guest Star! Beginner's tip: good starter weapons; Advanced tip: Narrow Minded and Overextended.

Mar 2 - 2 major meetings and the realization that I'm overextended and need to boil down my list of obligations

If you’re:Not as productive as you think you should beMore overwhelmed than you want to beStrained by too many priorities & emergencies - not all of them yours! You feel overextended, frazzled, moving fast, getting things done, with one foot on the banana peel. It’s too much and still NOT enough. And you feel guilty for it! Guilty for doing, doing, doing for everyone, YET something’s getting neglected. Maybe you feel like that once in a while, maybe more regularly, and maybe it’s a way of life. If you’re in this cycle and you still feel like you’re doing so much but not fulfilled, this will help you!Today I’m going to share with you how this cycle:Kicks the crap out of your self esteemHurts the people you care about mostRobs you of peace, confidence and moneyAnd I’m going to tell you how you can STOP it.

If you’re:Not as productive as you think you should beMore overwhelmed than you want to beStrained by too many priorities & emergencies - not all of them yours! You feel overextended, frazzled, moving fast, getting things done, with one foot on the banana peel. It’s too much and still NOT enough. And you feel guilty for it! Guilty for doing, doing, doing for everyone, YET something’s getting neglected. Maybe you feel like that once in a while, maybe more regularly, and maybe it’s a way of life. If you’re in this cycle and you still feel like you’re doing so much but not fulfilled, this will help you!Today I’m going to share with you how this cycle:Kicks the crap out of your self esteemHurts the people you care about mostRobs you of peace, confidence and moneyAnd I’m going to tell you how you can STOP it.

This week Ian & John talk about the newest fan-made Magic format, Frontier! And they introduce a new segment, Dueling Grounds, where Ian & John debate hot topics in Magic! This time, surprise, it’s Frontier!   Aether Revolt Card Image Gallery OverExtended Legal Sets (have to use Archive.org) http://web.archive.org/web/20110630144037/http://mtgoverextended.com/legal-sets/ Gavin’s Original article on SCG pushing Overextended http://www.starcitygames.com/magic/extended/21947_Flow_Of_Ideas_Show_Up_Or_Shut_Up_Overextended_Or_Bust.html   As always, you can reach Ian on Twitter @dixonij and on Twitch at twitch.tv/dix. You can find John on Twitter @jwiley129 and on Twitch at the same handle.  You can reach the podcast directly over at @eyesonthemise and by email at eyesonthemise@gmail.com.   Music by: Can't Stop Won't Stop - Scrape The Sky (feat. Fresh Big Mouf) Download the song: http://lstnto.me/ijp5t6mw6 Check out Can't Stop Won't Stop: http://lstnto.me/ag6ryvspm License music for your own videos: https://usemysongs.com/cswsmusic

Series: N/AService: Sunday WorshipType: Bible MessageSpeaker: Lance Blackburn

If you find yourself overwhelmed, stressed, or completely out of control in your life, then these two episodes will have you examining what you might be doing to create the chaos. Most of the time, we overextend ourselves and actually have a choice if that's going to happen or not.

If you're overwhelmed or simply have no more time in your schedule, then you are probably a highly overextended person.  Today I talk about the habits that highly overextended people have and how you can avoid being overextended yourself.  This is part 1 of a 2 part episode.  http://theoverwhelmedbrain.com/

Overextended

--{ Nothing New Under the Sun: "When Empires Crumble, Rulers Become Ruthless, Setting Dogs of War on Young, Old and Toothless, Taxes Skyrocket, Keeping the Ruling Class In Comfort while Preventing Corporate Crash, Empires of Plunder become Overextended, Vast Armies in the Field Over-Expended, Out Roll Forces to Keep Order Within, As Society Crumbles, Optimism Wears Thin, Central Bank Magicians Keep up the Illusion Of the Mystery of Money, Accounting Confusion, Inevitably it Falls, yet Prepares the Birth For Magicians' World Government, Smirks and Mirth" © Alan Watt }-- Feudal System and Empires throughout History - Scripted Debates with "Experts", Media Co-ordination - Journalist Gary Webb - Everything to be a Privilege Granted by the State - GB Shaw and Elimination of the "Undesirables" - Mandatory Internet ID - Britain's Secret Justice System - Male Contraception and Sterilization - African Migrants in Israel - Exam Board Criticized for Jewish Question - US-Israel Special Relationship - Sovietization of the World - Australia, Complaining of Carbon Taxes being Cause of Increasing Prices is Illegal - Bankers Love Socialism - Complete Integration of Europe, Shared Debt - GM Crops Tested on Canada - Monsanto Herbicide linked to Colony Collapse Disorder, Killing Bees - HP to Eliminate 27,000 Jobs - TSA Employees - Catholics Push Rights of First Amendment - US Constitution Bypassed - Compulsory Elections, Fines for Non-Voters. (See http://www.cuttingthroughthematrix.com for article links.) *Title/Poem and Dialogue Copyrighted Alan Watt - May 25, 2012 (Exempting Music, Literary Quotes, and Callers' Comments)

A nice long show to follow up a very short show! Download: iTunes MP3 RSS The down of breaks: Alex and Joe are back this week! Minus Evan. Scott and Tony have some audio problems in the first part where they're very quiet, sorry about that guys! We have some incredible voicemails from our good friend NabeShin! Don't be afraid to send in your voicemails too! Also, send us emails! Chris Riccio is gonna be on next week! We talk about weeks of pain and misery...nah not really, its been a good week for everybody! Games include Catherine, SSF4 AE, and Dante's Inferno. Catherine tirade for 8 minutes, here is your warning. Chris comes in just late enough to talk about his games too. News includes Borderlands 2 and all of us talking about extra life before we should be. We take the time for half-year GOTY to just pick out the games we love now and will talk about at the end of the year. Break 2 leads right into Chris' version of new releases, all of which are quality (except not). We do Picks, Craps, and throw it out with the usualness. Oh, Happy endings. Check out our website, http://IrrationalPassions.com. Send us emails at Alex/Evan/Scott/Joseph/Tony@IrrationalPassions.com or general mail to our mail sack: mailsack@irrationalpassions.com. Follow us @ALFighter27 (Alex), @stickerglue (Evan), @aceshigh291 (Joseph) and @TonyHorvath (Tony) and please follow the show @IrrationalPod. Please check out our new Youtube channel and subcribe at http://www.Youtube.com/IrrationalPassions Leave us a google voice voicemail at (404) 590-1337 [its like leet, 'cause it is] Standard long distance fees apply! Don’t forget to check out our partners over at SlimGamer.com and follow them @SlimGamer Like us on Facebook! Reviews us on iTunes! Buy our iPhone App! Please don’t forget to join up at Retroids.com, SlimGamer.com, and Fraggs.net! Also, check out the Retroids Podcast Network for a bunch of great podcasts including Gamers Only Older, Expletive Deleted Podcast, and Interactive Distractions!