Podcasts about paradoxes

John sits down with Graeme Wright, author of the definitive Shooting the British Double Rifle, to explore why double rifles continue to captivate hunters more than a century after their golden era. Graeme shares how his lifelong fascination began and eventually grew into owning and shooting over 100 double rifles. He explains the original purpose of the double rifle, breaks down key terms (side lock vs. box lock, ejectors vs. extractors, Black Powder Express vs. Nitro Express), and tells the story of how Australia became a major hub for these classic firearms. They also dive into the famous .450 ban and the cartridges created to work around it (.470 NE, .500/.465 NE, .476 NE), the enduring appeal of the .500 NE and .577 NE, and more. Graeme even shares field stories, including hunting buffalo with an 8-bore Paradox gun. Whether you already own a double rifle or are simply curious about these iconic firearms, this episode delivers both deep historical insight and practical knowledge from one of the world's leading authorities. Sponsor: Get in touch with me to make your Africa hunting dreams come true on a hunt in South Africa. We offer outstanding hunting safaris, simplified hunt logistics, assistance with many of the pain points associated with a hunt, and up front pricing with no extra fees. Visit bestsafarihunt.com or email me at john@thebiggamehuntingblog.com to learn more. Make sure to state that you're a podcast listener and I'll give you a special bonus! Go to BigGameHuntingPodcast.com/ebook and sign up for my free e-book on the best hunting calibers at to receive the entertaining and informative emails I send out about hunting, firearms, and ballistics every weekday. Please hit that "SUBSCRIBE" or "FOLLOW" button in your podcast app to receive future episodes automatically! Resources Ep 378: Hunting Africa With A Double Rifle Pros And Cons With Julius Fortuna  Pick up a copy of Shooting The British Double Rifle by Graeme Wright

A Silicon-Carbon Collaboration.What does AI actually cost?We hear a great deal about the energy, water, and infrastructure required to build AI. Those conversations matter. But they often stop at one side of the ledger.This episode asks a different question: What are we NOT counting?Beginning with data centers and Jevons' Paradox, we explore what it means to think economically—not just in terms of financial cost, but in terms of human cost and human benefit. Along the way, we discuss accessibility, executive function, abuse support, creativity, transportation, and why reducing friction can create entirely new possibilities rather than simply replacing old ones.And, perhaps most importantly, we ask whether the value of new technology should be measured only by what it consumes... or also by what it makes possible.

The TL;DR: What happens when HR tech's most prominent conversational AI platform gets swallowed by an enterprise titan? In this high-octane episode, Chad and Cheese sit down with Adam Godson—the newly crowned GM of Talent Acquisition Products at Workday—to dissect the aftermath of the Paradox acquisition. Forget standard corporate buzzwords; this is a raw look at how AI "agents" are systematically dismantling traditional software, why the SAS pricing model is officially on life support, and what it actually takes to survive the "SAS Apocalypse." The Death of the "Click-and-Scroll" ATS The "SAS Apocalypse" is Real Resumes are "Lousy" 2D Artifacts Recruiting is Splitting in Two "What you get rid of is the people that wish they were talking to candidates, but are clicking buttons in the system. And that's a good thing." — Adam Godson Why it matters: This episode serves as a blueprint for the next five years of recruitment tech. If you are still relying on legacy keywords, manual data entry, and traditional seat licenses, your strategy is already on borrowed time.

This is the first of a number of episodes on the broad theme of “the technoprogressive opportunity”. That's the name of a conference taking place in London on the weekend of 19th and 20th September, co-organised by London Futurists and the IEET – the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies. In these episodes, some of the speakers from that conference will be appearing as guests on this show.Our guest today is one of these speakers, Matteo Rossi MacDermant, a technophilosopher from the University of New Mexico. Matteo hosts a show called “Bread and Robots”, which covers subjects such as post-scarcity economics, universal basic income, the tech workers movement, and how technology can be steered toward collective abundance rather than corporate exploitation. Matteo is also the instructor for an online course called “An introduction to technoprogressive worldbuilding”.Selected follow-ups:The Technoprogressive Opportunity: Event in London, Sept 19-20The IEET - A Technoprogressive Think-TankMatteo Rossi MacDermant - LinkedInBread and Robots - Podcast and Substack by Matteo Rossi MacDermantAn Introduction to Technoprogressive Worldbuilding"Technoprogressive Declaration" - from Transvision 20142017 update to the Technoprogressive DeclarationUBI Guide - by Scott SantensUniversal Basic Capital - Windfall Trust"How a Land Value Tax Can Fund a UBI" - Scott SantensUniversal Basic Income and/or Alternatives - London Futurists conference held in 2018"Why the AI world is suddenly obsessed with a 160-year-old economics paradox" - Jevon's Paradox explained by Greg Rosalsky"The Longevity City: Cities as the Engines of Healthy Longevity" - essay by Matteo Rossi MacDermant"The London boroughs with the best and worst 'healthy life' expectancy""The Abolition of Aging" - book by David Wood (includes analysis of economic implications)Music: Spike Protein, by Koi Discovery, available under CC0 1.0 Public Domain DeclarationC-Suite PerspectivesElevate how you lead with insight from today's most influential executives.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

Spirit of God E1 — In 2017, we released a 3-episode series on the theme of the Holy Spirit. And now eight years later, we've decided there's still a lot more to reflect on and explore! The word we translate in English as “spirit” is ruakh in the Hebrew Bible and pneuma in the Greek New Testament. The word refers to God's personal presence, but it also often refers to wind, breath, and a human's mind. So how can this word refer to God's manifest presence and energy, but also created things? In this episode, Jon and Tim kick off a new expanded series on the Spirit of God. CHAPTERS The Frequency of Ruakh and Pneuma in the Bible (0:00-13:32) The Meaning of Ruakh (13:32-25:05) The Paradox of Wind and God's Spirit (25:05-40:39) Ruakh as a Mind or Idea (40:39-53:39) OFFICIAL EPISODE TRANSCRIPT View this episode's official transcript. REFERENCED RESOURCES Tim mentions the work of scholar Benjamin Kantor. Here is an introduction to his work: A Short Guide to the Pronunciation of New Testament Greek. Here is the original Holy Spirit podcast series and the original Holy Spirit video. Check out Tim's extensive collection of recommended books here. SHOW MUSIC "City Sunset ft. Marc Vanparla" by Lofi Sunday “But Hopeful ft. Maddox” by Lofi Sunday “The Kingdom” by Lofi Sunday, Marc Vanparla BibleProject theme song by TENTS SHOW CREDITS Production of today's episode is by Lindsey Ponder, producer, and Cooper Peltz, managing producer. Tyler Bailey and Aaron Olsen edited today's episode and provided the sound design and mix. JB Witty writes the show notes. Our host and creative director is Jon Collins, and our lead scholar is Tim Mackie. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jonah Goldberg has been chewing over how to reduce the number of gray hairs in Congress for some time now. Unfortunately, the best that he and The Remnant team have come up with is shaving the heads of all the senior senators, which, seeming somewhat impractical, led Jonah to call in an expert. Science correspondent and longtime friend of the show Ronald Bailey joins the merry band today to set us all straight on RFK Jr., vaccines, MAHA, DOGE, libertarianism, bad analogies for government, transhumanism, gerontocracy, term limits, libertarian Shangri-La, Francis Fukuyama, institutions, economic growth, Thomas Jefferson, invention, and Benjamin Franklin.  Show Notes: —Bailey's book - The End of Doom: Environmental Renewal in the Twenty-first Century —Bailey's book - Liberation Biology: The Scientific And Moral Case For The Biotech Revolution —Bailey in Reason - “Can America Get Out of the Gerontocracy Trap?” —Jonah's book - Suicide of the West —Terrible Rest Is History podcast on Jefferson  —Michael Auslin Remnant The Remnant is a production of ⁠The Dispatch⁠, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a nonpartisan perspective. To access all of The Dispatch's offerings—including the Saturday Ruminant, audio versions of all our articles and newsletters, and Jonah's twice-weekly G-File—⁠click here⁠. Instructions on how to set up your members-only feed can be found here, and if you'd like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member ⁠by clicking here⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jack McCullough is a business leader, best-selling author, and sought-after voice on leadership, talent, and high-performance organizations. He has held senior roles including CEO, CFO, business development executive, entrepreneur, and board member, giving him a rare perspective on what drives results inside real leadership teams. He is the founder and president of the CFO Leadership Council, a global professional network of more than 3,000 members. As host of the Secrets of Rockstar CFOs podcast, he has interviewed more than 100 top leaders, exploring the mindsets and behaviors behind elite executive performance. A senior contributor to Forbes, Jack is a widely followed voice on executive leadership and organizational performance. His insights have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Financial Times, and Barron's, and he has been featured on national television, including Fox News.Connect with Jack McCullough:Website: http://rodmanparadox.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackmcculloughcfo/Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackmccullough/ Podcast: https://cfoleadership.com/podcast/ Need expert tax planning? Visit GTG Tax to learn how to make your taxes work for your goals: https://gtgtax.com/Check out Jack's book, “The Rodman Paradox”, by clicking on this link: https://www.amazon.com/Rodman-Paradox-When-Valuable-Employee/dp/B0GGFC3164 TurnKey Podcast Productions Important Links:Guest to Gold Video Series: www.TurnkeyPodcast.com/gold The Ultimate Podcast Launch Formula- www.TurnkeyPodcast.com/UPLFplusFREE workshop on how to "Be A Great Guest."Free E-Book 5 Ways to Make Money Podcasting at www.Turnkeypodcast.com/gift Ready to earn 6-figures with your podcast? See if you've got what it takes at TurnkeyPodcast.com/quizSales Training for Podcasters: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sales-training-for-podcasters/id1540644376Nice Guys on Business: http://www.niceguysonbusiness.com/subscribe/The Turnkey Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/turnkey-podcast/id1485077152 Discover how you can look 'poor' to the IRS and rich to a lender. Check out my sponsor, GTG Tax Planning, at gtgtax.com to book a short discovery call.

The pervasive exhaustion resulting from witnessing modern global atrocities often creates a paralyzing "hopeRot," yet the cultivation of an radical "HopeCore" remains an essential engine for systemic transformation. Writer and curator, Shumon Basar, analyzes the rewiring of the global psyche through the rise of Gulf Futurism and the eventual arrival of a post-Western reality. His critique centers on the provincialization of the West, a phenomenon where a minority population disproportionately dictates universal narratives and conceptual models. The discussion further traverses the evolution of Dubai from a startup city to a global urban paradigm, alongside a sobering exploration of the war on amnesia", as Basar describes it, through alternative institutions and magical historical thinking. Ultimately, the conversation confronts the unmasking of power and the abandonment of institutional shame, reinforcing the vital necessity of counter-histories in an increasingly ahistorical digital age.   00:00 Introduction 04:36 The Rewiring of the Global Psyche 07:30 Spectral Enemies and the Geography of Time 10:08 Provincializing the West and Cognitive Mapping 16:13 The Foundational Myths of Unification 27:31 The Paradox of HopeRot and HopeCore 34:39 Absolute Impunity and the Narrative Battle 44:02 The Reckoning of Liberal Fascism 53:48 Alternative Institutions and the War on Amnesia 01:00:10 Magical Historical Thinking in the Extreme Present   Shumon Basar is a British-Bangladeshi writer, editor, and curator born in 1974. He attended Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge University (1993–1996) and studied at the AA School, London (1998–2000). In 2005 he joined Goldsmiths, University of London's doctoral program in Visual Cultures. He is co-author with Douglas Coupland and Hans Ulrich Obrist of The Age of Earthquakes: A Guide to the Extreme Present (Penguin, 2015) and The Extreme Self: Age of You (Walther & Franz König, 2021), and co-curated the large-scale exhibition Age of You at MOCA Toronto and Jameel Arts Centre, Dubai. Since 2010, Basar has been Commissioner of the Global Art Forum, Art Dubai's annual transdisciplinary summit. He became a founding member of Fondazione Prada's Thought Council in 2015. He is Adjunct Curator at Art Jameel and holds editorial and advisory positions at Tank, Bidoun, 032c, and Flash Art. He has lived in Dubai, Vancouver, Berlin, Beirut, and Istanbul.   Connect with Shumon Basar

You already know what to do. So why is it still so hard to actually do it?As a pharmacist, I've spent years recommending lifestyle modifications to patients. But somewhere along the way, I realized the same gap exists for so many high-achieving women, especially those of us in healthcare. We know the habits. We just struggle to make them stick.In this episode, we're talking about why knowledge isn't the missing piece, what might be getting in the way instead, and the powerful question that could change the way you think about your health, your habits, and the woman you're becoming.Register for the Habits Beneath the Habits Bootcamp! Waitlist for the next round!Download the free guide: The Habit Stack Apply for Capacity Coaching

تفاوت حکومت نظامی در پاکستان و کره جنوبی.چرا در بعضی کشورها ارتش نه فقط مسئول امنیت، بلکه همه‌کاره‌ی سیاست و اقتصاد می‌شود؟ چطور می‌شود یک ارتش بعد از بزرگ‌ترین شکست نظامی‌اش نه‌تنها ضعیف نشود، بلکه از قبل هم قوی‌تر بیرون بیاید؟در این ویدیو به سراغ مفهوم «دولت‌های پادگانی» و نظامی‌گری می‌رویم و بررسی می‌کنیم که چطور نفوذ نظامیان می‌تواند سرنوشت یک ملت را برای دهه‌ها تغییر دهد. از نقش ژنرال‌ها در توسعه تا بحران‌هایی که حضور مداوم آن‌ها در قدرت ایجاد می‌کند.در این ویدیو از پاکستان شروع می‌کنیم؛ کشوری که ارتشش بعد از شکست ۱۹۷۱ و جدایی بنگلادش، نه به پادگان برگشت و نه از قدرت کنار رفت. برعکس، آرام‌آرام تبدیل شد به یکی از مهم‌ترین بازیگران سیاست، اقتصاد و امنیت کشور.بعد می‌رویم سراغ کره جنوبی؛ کشوری که آن هم سال‌ها زیر سایه نظامیان بود، اما در نهایت ارتش از سیاست عقب نشست و به پادگان برگشت.سؤال اصلی این ویدیو این است:قدرت یک نهاد نظامی فقط به اسلحه و فرماندهی‌اش بستگی دارد؟ یا باید دید با اقتصاد، ایدئولوژی، نخبگان و جامعه چه رابطه‌ای ساخته؟ متن: بهجت بندری، علی بندری، با راهنمایی آرشام رئیسی‌نژاد | ویدیو و صدا: حمیدرضا فرخ‌سرشتبرای دیدن ویدیوی این اپیزود اگر ایران هستید وی‌پی‌ان بزنید و روی لینک زیر کلیک کنیدیوتیوب بی‌پلاسکانال تلگرام بی‌پلاسمنابع و عنوان‌هایی برای کنجکاوی بیشترChristine Fair Explains the Pakistan Army's Way of WarFighting to the End: The Pakistan Army's Way of WarImpasse with the IMF: Egypt's Deteriorating Economy and the Role of the MilitaryHow Democracies Die - Steven LevitskyCompetitive Authoritarianism: A Conversation with Steven Levitsky and Lucan WaySteven Levitsky | Competitive AuthoritarianismSteve Levitsky | Democracy in Latin America After the Left TurnHow Sanctions Work: Iran and the Impact of Economic Warfare - Narges Bajoghli & Vali NasrGovernance Deadlock and Economic Crisis in Iran | Iranian StudiesHow Sanctions Work: Iran and the Impact of Economic WarfareYoon Suk Yeol: How South Korea's democracy rallied after martial law orderDr. Risa Brooks on the Theory and Paradoxes of Civil-Military Relations Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alex Coquito joins the Garden. He's a streamer, content creator, and independent thinker. He has a channel called Rican Reactions where he covers the current events and issues on Puerto Rico. We start with things we should know about Puerto Rico, and then move into our esoteric main event.We cover hive consciousness, parallel dimensions, deja vu, precognition, aliens, and much more. 

We tend to think freedom means more choices, more independence, fewer people we have to answer to. Paul turns that instinct inside out. True freedom, he argues, is often found in constraint, in dependence, and in surrendering our rights for the good of the vulnerable ones beside us. Luke Elmers preaches from 1 Corinthians 8-10, tracing three paradoxes of Christian freedom back to the cross, where the strongest person who ever lived gave himself up entirely for the weak.

Electromagnetic fields can harm biological systems -- but under specific conditions, they can also help them heal. A new study reveals how pulsed EMF changes the way cells generate energy during wound repair. I'm R Blank, and in this episode of the Healthier Tech Podcast, I walk through recent research on pulsed electromagnetic field therapy and what it tells us about the dual nature of EMF exposure. We'll explore how the same type of energy that can disrupt cellular function can also activate healing processes when applied with precision. In This Episode How pulsed electromagnetic fields shift cellular energy production during wound healing Why the same technology that can harm can also heal under controlled conditions What this research reveals about the biological activity of electromagnetic fields One key principle for understanding EMF in your daily life Featured Study Read the full study: Pulsed electromagnetic fields modulate energy metabolism during wound healing process: an in vitro model study See all studies at shieldyourbody.com/research

Frankreich trifft im Spiel um Platz drei auf England - zu diesem Anlass gibt es eine Analyse von Les Bleus. Welche Schwächen hat das französische Spiel trotz starker individueller Spieler offenbart? Und welche Gefahr lauert auf Deschamps' designierten Nachfolger Zinedine Zidane? Außerdem: Jürgen Klopp wehrt sich gegen falsche Zitate, und der liberianischen Nationalmannschaft werden Visa verweigert.

Josh and Dr. Jason Shumard unpack why many people continue to develop complications despite improving their diet, exercising regularly, and taking medications exactly as prescribed. The conversation dives deep into the biology of insulin resistance, cellular dysfunction, chronic inflammation, toxic burden, and how environmental exposures such as mold, heavy metals, pesticides, plastics, and processed foods may interfere with the body's natural ability to regulate blood sugar. Dr. Schumard explains why functional testing—including comprehensive blood analysis and toxin screening—can uncover hidden root causes that conventional medicine often overlooks. Josh and Dr. Schumard also discuss the powerful connection between gut health, the microbiome, immune function, detoxification pathways, and chronic disease. Rather than simply suppressing symptoms, they explain how supporting the body's natural healing mechanisms may help restore metabolic function and improve long-term health. Throughout the episode, they challenge common assumptions about genetics, medications, and the standard approach to Type 2 diabetes while emphasizing that lifestyle remains essential—but often isn't the entire answer. Whether you're living with diabetes, struggling with chronic inflammation, experiencing unexplained fatigue, or simply looking to better understand the root cause approach to healing, this conversation offers an insightful look at how functional medicine views the body's remarkable ability to repair itself when underlying obstacles are identified and addressed.   TOPICS DISCUSSED: Root Causes Of Type 2 Diabetes Insulin Resistance And Cellular Dysfunction Environmental Toxins, Heavy Metals & Mold Conventional Medicine vs Functional Medicine Detoxification Pathways And Cellular Healing Nutrition, Lifestyle & Blood Sugar Regulation Genetics vs Epigenetics In Chronic Disease   More from Dr. Jason Shumard: Website: drshumard.com Instagram: @drjasonshumard Facebook: Shumard Workshops Youtube: @drjasonshumard X: @drjasonshumard Join Dr. Jason's Free Webinar: Stop Managing Your Diabetes. Reverse It.   Leave us a Review: https://www.reversablepod.com/review   Need help with your gut? Visit my website gutsolution.ca to join a program: Get help now   Contact us: reversablepod.com/tips    FIND ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Instagram  Facebook  YouTube   

Agentic AI is only as useful as the data it can access, and getting that foundation right is proving to be the harder half of the work. Years of mergers, acquisitions, and local decision-making have left many talent operations running on data and processes that were never meant to work together, and no amount of AI on top will fix what lies beneath. Some organizations are now rethinking their technology strategy in light of that problem. So what does getting AI-ready actually involve, and what does it change about the decisions you make? My guest this week is Lia Manafova, Talent Technology Strategy Lead at Sanofi, a global pharmaceutical company hiring at scale across more than 70 countries. In our conversation, Lia explains why the data foundation must come first, what an anchor product strategy looks like in practice, and what she has learned about making technology stick. In the interview, we discuss: Why AI readiness starts with data, not AI Building a bridge between the business and the digital team The challenge of constant transformation and change fatigue What is an anchor product strategy? How the Workday, Paradox and HiredScore acquisitions changed the options Best-of-breed or a single source of truth? Keeping recruiters in one system rather than three Piloting with the people who will use it every day The case for keeping the semi-automated option Building an ROI story the business understands What does the future look like?

Can I actually survive being too productive for a whole week without burning out? That's a question I get a lot. And we're gonna find that out on the Productive Not Busy podcast today with me, Wayne Weathersby, where we believe everybody deserves more money, more free time, and less stress. We're constantly bombarded with messages telling us to be more productive, to get more done in less time, and to push ourselves to the limit. But have you ever really stopped to think about what happens when we take this to the extreme? What's the dark side of being too productive?### The Dark Side of Over-ProductivityBeing too productive can lead to burnout, neglecting our personal well-being, and sacrificing our family time and creativity for mere output. When we're too focused on getting things done, we can forget to take care of ourselves, both physically and mentally. This relentless pursuit of productivity can cause our relationships to suffer as we prioritize work over the people we care about. In the process, we often lose sight of what truly matters.#### The Stress and Anxiety ConnectionExcessive productivity can also result in heightened stress and anxiety levels. When we constantly push ourselves to do more, we can feel perpetually on edge, waiting for the next task or deadline. This relentless drive can be exhausting, and over time, it diminishes the quality of the work we produce. We sacrifice attention to detail and creativity in the name of simply getting things done. Furthermore, our relationships may become strained, leaving us feeling isolated and alone.### The Hamster Wheel of ProductivityBeing overly productive can make us feel trapped in an endless cycle—a hamster wheel of tasks. The idea that we need to be constantly doing something can make taking a break feel like a sign of laziness. However, the truth is, taking breaks and allowing ourselves time to recharge is essential for our well-being. Without rest, we risk burnout, and ironically, our productivity may suffer.#### The Paradox of ProductivityThere's a paradox here: being too productive can actually make you less effective in the long run. As we push ourselves, we can lose sight of what's truly important and start to prioritize the wrong things. By taking a step back and focusing on work-life balance, alongside strategic breaks, we can accomplish more over time while also caring for ourselves.### Prioritizing Balance for Better OutcomesTo wrap this up, relentless productivity is detrimental to our well-being and can ultimately decrease our effectiveness. By being mindful of our work-life integration and prioritizing balance, we can avoid burnout and achieve our goals in a healthier manner. If you've ever experienced burnout or overproductivity, share your story with us down below. I'd love to hear your experiences. And don't forget to like and subscribe for more content aimed at helping you make more money, have more free time, and experience less stress. Thank you for your time.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/productive-not-busy-podcast-with-wayne-weathersby--6261465/support. Subscribe today and join a community that's growing stronger every week. The Productive NOT Busy Podcast isn't just a show—it's your playbook for creating momentum, building confidence, and living life on purpose.

1203. In this bonus discussion with Dr. Charles Kemp, we look at why the Chinese writing system has actually become visually more complex over thousands of years. Dr. Kemp explains how his team used "perimetric complexity" to measure characters and why the need for distinctiveness in a growing vocabulary overrides the natural drive for simplicity. This episode ran for Grammarpaloozians in January 2026. To get more bonus content, visit Patreon.com/GrammarGirl.Find Dr. Kemp at https://charleskemp.com/.

In this Episode of FP&A Unlocked, host Paul Barnhurst features returning guest Jack McCullough, founder of the CFO Leadership Council, for a conversation about The Rodman Paradox and what it means for FP&A teams. The discussion explores how specialists can create outsized value, how leaders should recognise them, and how to manage them without turning them into the wrong kind of generalist.Jack McCullough is the founder and president of the CFO Leadership Council, a professional community he built to empower senior financial executives through peer learning and collaboration. Over the course of his career, Jack has served as chief financial officer for twenty-six companies, leading not only finance but also business development, HR, and IT functions.Expect to Learn:Build FP&A teams with the three Cs: communication, curiosity, courage.Rare specialists can outperform broad generalists.Spot true critical specialists vs. those who just seem important.Find hidden influence by who people turn to in crises.Avoid promoting specialists away from their best work.Here are a few relevant quotes from the episode:You want to encourage a culture of what I call the three Cs, which are communications, curiosity, and courage." – Jack McCullough"The Rodman paradox is there might be people that on the surface seem like they have a limited skillset, but because there are so few people who can do it well, they may actually be more important to your organisational success than executives." – Jack McCulloughJack brings the perspective of a seasoned CFO, author, and adviser who has spent years thinking about financial leadership, specialist talent, and the skills that matter most in modern finance.Follow Jack:Website - https://cfoleadershipcouncil.com/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackmcculloughcfo/Earn Your CPE Credit For CPE credit, please go to earmarkcpe.com, listen to the episode, download the app, answer a few questions, and earn your CPE certification. To earn education credits for the FPAC Certificate, take the quiz on earmark and contact Paul Barnhurst for further details.In Today's Episode[00:00] – Trailer[01:42] – Jack shares the coming book The Rodman Paradox[05:56] – The three Cs for strong FP&A teams[07:27] – Why the book is about specialists, not basketball[13:15] – How to spot a Rodman through influence and crisis[20:19] – Managing specialists through motivation and bureaucracy[30:05] – AI may increase the value of specialists[33:42] – Career advice for future CFOs and FP&A leaders[40:57] – Reflecting on the ultimate interview opportunities[45:57] – Wrap-up

This episode deconstructs the common phrase "I'll tell you like it is" through the lens of psychodynamic personality patterns. We explore how bluntness is often used as a defense mechanism to bypass empathy and project a singular, subjective reality onto others. Using contemporary clinical frameworks, we'll discuss why the most "honest" people are often the ones most trapped in their own perception gap.

Lore Watch kicks off with a discussion from Diablo 4 this week, which breaks the seal on the Lord of Hatred spoilers. This question concerns the Chekov's Gun that was Neyrelle's lopped off arm. Matt and Joe discuss the possibility that Neyrelle isn't truly, fully dead, as through the lens of that arm, which apparently washed up on shore in Skovos, despite being cut off in a very different place. Is it really a hint that she may come back, or is this just more residual echoes of hatred?Then, Eric gets to flex his astrophysicist street cred with the next question, which asks, if we can time travel, where are all the time travelers in Azeroth? Shouldn't we be crisscrossing all over the cosmos, or whatever, running into each other all the time? He posits a pseudo-connection to the Fermi Paradox, which essentially asks the same question, but about non-humans in real life, and where all the spacefaring civilizations are. And yes, contemplating this is truly terrifying. If you enjoy the show, please support us on Patreon, where you can get these episodes early and ad-free! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This podcast is a short daily audio provided by the online recovery group Transitions Daily. The daily content includes different recovery quotes from various sources, including; Twenty-Four Hours a Day, A.A. Thought for the Day, Daily Reflections, Big Book Quote, Just for Today, As Bill Sees It, and more! Transitions Daily also delivers the same content in a daily email with a secret Facebook group for discussion. Visit www.DailyAAEmails.com for more information.                               Do you want to stop drinking? Have you ever listened to sobriety podcasts? Does alcoholism or addiction run in your family? Have you tried Alcoholics Anonymous or the 12 Steps of A.A.? Are you considering how to get sober? Are you seriously thinking about sobriety for the first time? Is alcohol controlling your life as never before? If so, you will definitely want to check out this recovery podcast

Send Wilk a text with your feedback! (incoming msgs only - I can't reply) Elizaveta Friesem has spent her career trying to understand why people who could be connected end up disconnected instead — and why so much of that disconnection gets explained away with blame. Her book, Media Is Us, starts from a simple but disruptive idea: media isn't some outside force manipulating us. It's just another form of human communication, shaped by the same flaws and limitations we all have.Wilk and Elizaveta dig into what that means in practice — especially the part where blame requires us to assume things about other people's power and motives that we usually can't prove. From there, the conversation moves into her concept of micro and macro power: how power looks absolute in a single relationship, like a parent telling a child what to do, but dissolves into something far more complicated the moment you zoom out.Her conclusion: nobody is ever completely powerless, and nobody is ever completely powerful. The conversation closes with her A-C-E model — awareness, compassion, and collaboration — a practical way to take real problems seriously without turning them into blame.Learn more and connect with Elizaveta Friesem in the full show notes for this episode at www.DerateTheHate.com.  We've forgotten what it feels like to have a real conversation.The week of August 10th, join AllSides for a live conversation about the American Dream — how we're thinking about it and navigating the challenges.Your insights will be anonymized and included in a report to help leaders better understand how people see this issue.Sign up today at allsides.com/derate-hate The world is a better place if we are better people. Be grateful for all you've got. Make every day the day that you want it to be!Please follow the DTH podcast on:Facebook, Instagram, Twitter(X) ,  YouTube,  Substack Subscribe to us wherever you enjoy your audio or from our site. Please leave us a rating and feedback on Apple podcasts or other platforms. You can share your thoughts or request Wilk for a speaking engagement on our contact page: DerateTheHate.com/ContactThe Derate The Hate podcast is proudly produced in collaboration with Braver Angels — America's largest grassroots, cross-partisan organization working toward civic renewal and bridging partisan divides. Learn more: BraverAngels.orgWelcome to the Derate The Hate Podcast!*The views expressed by Wilk, his guest hosts &/or guests on the Derate The Hate podcast are their own and should not be attributed to any organization they may otherwise be affiliated with.

Today Eightfold launched its AI Candidate Agent, so I wanted to explain how the multi-agent world of HR 2030 is coming together. In this podcast I explain what Eightfold is up to and how multi-agent AI systems are now starting to sweep across talent acquisition, particularly in high-volume recruiting. And it's more complex, interesting, and valuable than you may think. This article explains the market and business case in more detail, and we encourage you to read about HR 2030 to see where this exciting world is going. Additional Information The Talent Acquisition Revolution: How AI is Transforming Recruiting Interview with Ashutosh Garg, Co-Founder & CEO of Eightfold.ai and Viven.ai HR 2030, The Josh Bersin Institute, And Galileo Chapters (00:00:00) - Interviewing With the Candidate Agent(00:01:46) - Is the Candidate Agent Also an Internal Candidate Agent?(00:09:17) - HR in 2030: The Super Agent(00:20:19) - AI in Talent Acquisition: Announcement

#ParadoxRadio 066 is live with new music from AYYBO & Blazey, Joshwa, Viot, JME, Locky & Luke Dean, LIGHTLEAK, Beltran, Solomun & Skrillex, Gordo & WhoMadeWho and many more! AYYBO, Blazey - Dirty 00:49ACID HARRY, Chris Valencia - Dame 02:49Trace (UZ) - We Gonna Do 04:49Josh Baker, Poppy Baskcomb - My Place 07:34Balanka - F To This Beat 11:49Toman - De La Buena 14:34ACRAZE, Rello - Pump That Body 16:48LIGHTLEAK - West Side 21:28Viot - Flex 24:55Gordo & WhoMadeWho - ENERGY 29:21James Poole x GUDFELLA - Gator Boots 34:01Ragie Ban - Taste 37:13Solomun, Skrillex - Rumpta 39:26Beltran - Anaconda 43:45Lu.Re - All Night 45:56Joshwa - If It's Real 49:33Vinter - This Is Not The James Brown (Ryan Grey Remix) 51:28Stef Davidse - Out of this World 55:48JME, Locky, Luke Dean - Check 1 Check 2 59:10

Depuis le retour de Donald Trump à la Maison Blanche en 2025, bon nombre de règles communes semblent avoir volé en éclats. Le recours à la force prime souvent sur le droit international, créant un nouvel ordre mondial très incertain. Et incitant à se demander : où va le monde et comment imaginer la suite ?Dans ce contexte, cinq journalistes du Monde, spécialistes des questions internationales, observent la manière dont les grandes puissances cherchent leurs marques, en quête d'une place dans le tourbillon d'un changement d'époque.Dans ce deuxième épisode, Gilles Paris, éditorialiste au Monde, interroge ce que certains appellent « le retour de la guerre ». Mais la guerre a-t-elle jamais cessé ? Ou prend-elle, plutôt, de nouvelles formes, sous l'impulsion de l'hyperpuissance états-unienne ? Par ailleurs, explique Delphine Papin, chargée de l'innovation cartographique au Monde, les nouvelles technologies (drones, satellites, radars, etc.) changent profondément l'accès aux terrains de guerre et même leur nature.Cet épisode de podcast est extrait de la deuxième « Nuit de la géopolitique », enregistrée en public au Théâtre du Rond-Point, à Paris, le 22 juin 2026. Un événement organisé par Le Monde Ateliers.Un épisode produit avec Garance Muñoz. Réalisation : Quentin Tenaud. Introduction : Sophie Larmoyer avec l'aide de Joséfa Lopez. Dans cet épisode : extraits de prise de parole de Donald Trump, président américain, les 16 mars, 1er avril et 2 avril 2026 ; d'Emmanuel Macron, président français, le 24 avril 2026.Cet épisode a été publié le 15 juillet 2026.---Pour soutenir "L'Heure du Monde" et notre rédaction, abonnez-vous sur abopodcast.lemonde.fr Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Portugal is hoping to shift more emphasis from fire suppression to prevention — namely, improving how forests are managed so that they'll burn less. Also, a new music video released by two Iranian artists remembers the stories of the schoolchildren killed by a US strike on the southern Iranian city of Minab. And, fans worldwide are decrying the refereeing at this year's World Cup. Plus, a look at how AI chatbots shift their values depending on which language they're speaking. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The harder we try to be the "perfect" parent, the more we can unintentionally hold our children back. Family therapist Dr Jenny Brown explains why modern parenting has become so intense, how worry fuels conflict, and why the best thing you can do for your child is often to work on yourself instead. This practical conversation will help you step out of exhausting worry cycles, respond more calmly, and create the space your child needs to become more capable and confident. KEY POINTS Why parenting has become so overwhelming The hidden cost of over-monitoring and over-helping How parents get caught in worry cycles Why changing yourself is more powerful than changing your child Simple ways to respond calmly when your buttons get pushed How giving children space builds resilience and confidence QUOTE OF THE EPISODE "The parent makes a project out of themselves, not their child." — Dr Jenny Brown RESOURCES MENTIONED The Parenting Paradox: Loving Our Children by Giving Them Space to Grow by Dr Jenny Brown The Parent Hope Project The Parenting Revolution by Dr Justin Coulson ACTION STEPS FOR PARENTS Notice one situation where you regularly worry or overreact. Focus on changing your own response instead of your child's behaviour. Lower your tone and resist over-explaining or rescuing. If you lose your cool, apologise and reset. Give your child more room to solve problems independently. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode SummaryIn this episode of the People of Packaging Podcast, host Adam Peek sits down with Adam Page, VP of Reports at Smithers, to dive deep into the world of packaging market research. With over 25 years of experience in the industry, Adam Page shares valuable insights on why true market intelligence requires human expertise, the limitations of relying solely on AI, and how rapid changes in e-commerce and sustainability regulations are reshaping the packaging landscape.Key Takeaways & Timestamps* 01:40 – Global Footprint: Discover where Smithers is located—spanning London, Akron (Ohio), and Suzhou (China)—and their legacy stemming from PIRA (Printing Industry Research Association).* 02:50 – The Hogwarts Debate: A quick detour into the magical world of Harry Potter. Is it Gryffindor or Hufflepuff? * 04:45 – The Real Value of Human Research: Why desk research and AI aren't enough. Adam explains the art of “triangulating” data from multiple industry stakeholders to uncover the real truth.* 06:30 – The Paradox of the Consumer: Consumers say they want sustainability, but they also want it cheap and delivered to their doorstep in 24 hours. How do brands navigate these conflicting demands? * 10:40 – E-Commerce & Corrugated Trends: How the rise of AI-driven “right-sizing” packaging technology at companies like Amazon is actually shifting corrugated volume demand.* 11:50 – The PCR Crunch: Major brands have massive goals for Post-Consumer Recycled (PCR) content, but the global recycling infrastructure can't keep up with the demand. Where will the material come from?Notable Quotes“AI is wonderful for problems that have already been solved and already understood... But when you're trying something that is unknown, where there are ambiguities and uncertainties, AI falls into the mistake of being too certain about its answer.”— Adam Page, Smithers##

Chad and Cheese drag Josh Secrest, Paradox's Head of Marketing, into the hot seat. Josh's resume boasts stints at both Abercrombie & Fitch and McDonald's. Once the guys stop badgering Josh about the Golden Arches, they get into why your current frontline application process is a flaming dumpster fire: The Velocity Deficit: The average restaurant or retail shop takes 16 painful days to lock down a frontline worker. The automated elite? They're doing it in 3.5 days. Frontline candidates are applying to 25 jobs simultaneously; if you aren't the first to text them back, you're just a ghost in their inbox while your remaining staff burns out. The Real Cost of "Quick Quits": Josh officially declares standard "time to hire" dead. The only metrics that actually impact the C-suite are the Break-Even Point (the magic 31-day mark where a worker finally stops costing you money) and the Retention Sticking Point (day 100, where they actually become a fixture). If your hires drop out before day 31, congratulations—you just subsidized their brief stint at your expense. Administrative Errand Boys: Your highly paid store managers are burning 10 to 12 hours a week acting as calendar secretaries, copy-pasting interview schedules and building shift templates. Paradox aims to execute that administrative trivia so managers can do the unfathomable: stand front-of-house and generate revenue. The Cold Hard Truth: Stop making people take a 45-minute personality quiz to flip a burger or stock a shelf. Automate the blocking and tackling, match their schedule instantly, or get used to looking at a red balance sheet.

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Finnland gilt laut Weltglücksbericht als das glücklichste Land der Welt. Doch eigentlich steckt das Land in einer wirtschaftlichen Krise, es hat die höchste Arbeitslosenquote in ganz Europa. Besonders der Einbruch der Handelsbeziehungen zu Russland nach dem Angriffskrieg gegen die Ukraine hat die heimische Holz- und Baubranche schwer getroffen. Die sozialen Folgen dieser Entwicklung sind gravierend, die Jugendarbeitslosigkeit hat mittlerweile die 20-Prozent-Marke überschritten. Ein extrem ausgebautes Sozialsystem fängt die Betroffenen zwar finanziell auf, nimmt vielen jedoch auch den Anreiz zur aktiven Arbeitssuche. Inmitten von Lethargie und zunehmenden psychischen Problemen der jüngeren Generation droht die traditionelle finnische Eigenschaft «Sisu» – der unbändige Wille, niemals aufzugeben – verloren zu gehen. Doch es gibt auch noch Erfolgsgeschichten. Gast: Linda Koponen, Nordeuropa-Korrespondentin Host: Antonia Moser Redaktion: Marlen Oehler Hier findet ihr Lindas [Finland-Reportage zum Nachlesen in der NZZ: https://www.nzz.ch/international/finnland-gluecklichstes-land-hoechste-arbeitsloslosigkeit-ld.10006889 Exklusiv für dich als Podcast-Fan: 7 Tage NZZ-Digitalabo geschenkt. Unverbindlich testen: https://probeabo.nzz.ch/podcast?utm_source=shownotes&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=0726_NZZCH_Podcast

Being available all the time does not make you more valuable. It can make you look less premium. In this episode of The Level Up Podcast, Paul Alex breaks down the paradox of availability and why constant access can destroy your authority, positioning, and focus. Let's be real… If clients can text you at midnight… Get instant replies on weekends… Interrupt your deep work… And pull you into every minor issue… They may not see you as a high-level expert. They may start treating you like an employee. In this episode, you'll learn: Why constant access can dilute your value How boundaries create authority and premium positioning Why clients must be trained to respect your communication standards How strategic inaccessibility gives you space for deeper, higher-value work The truth is simple: Your time is a premium asset. And premium assets are protected. High-level operators do not operate like emergency hotlines. They set expectations. They create communication systems. They enforce operating hours. They deliver elite results inside the right structure. Because boundaries do not weaken the client relationship. They strengthen the respect around it. When you restrict access… You protect your focus. You raise your authority. You command the room. Set the standard. Protect your time. Deliver the results. And keep leveling up. Your Network is your NETWORTH! Make sure to add me on all SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS: Instagram: https://jo.my/paulalex2024Facebook: https://jo.my/fbpaulalex2024YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGhDAD1JyGGzSQUPD9lc9HQLinkedIn: https://jo.my/inpaulalex2024 Looking for a secondary source of income or want to become an entrepreneur? Check out one of my companies below to see if we can help you: www.CashSwipe.com FREE Copy of my book “Blue to Digital Gold - The New American Dream”www.officialPaulAlex.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Rabbi Joey Rosenfeld as he guides us through the world and major works of Kabbalah, Hasidic masters, and Jewish philosophy, shedding light on the inner life of the soul. To learn more, visit JoeyRosenfeld.com

Send a message to the JestersMother isn't feeling too good. Can our heroes cheer her up with a performance? With Monty on their side there's no way they can fail!Starring: Sky Swanson (Mall Manager), Casey Reardon (Roman Finner), Andrew Frost (Phil Donagan), Seth Coveyou (Montgomery T.B. Dremmeled), Celina (Derek Bronson), Nate Brass (Pete Swards)Edit Team: Casey Reardon, Sky Swanson [EQ], & Andrew Frost [Sound Design]Shoutouts! Need more game modules? Check out https://hatdbuilder.com for some fantastic new content to bring to your games! Use the code 'RPJESTERS' for 20% off your order, and to support the show!Follow Celina @skye.artemisFollow Nate https://linktr.ee/WhatDoIRollWant some cool RP Jesters Merch? Check out our website https://rpjesters.com/pages/storeSupport the show directly and get hours of bonus content over at https://www.patreon.com/c/rpjesters/membershipMusic Courtesy of Epidemic SoundIntro/Outro Music by Seth CoveyouAdditional Music by Monument Studios and YouTube Audio LibraryGame System: Dungeons and Dragons 5.5eSupport the showCheck our socials! 

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In God's kingdom, some of the most powerful prayers seem to make very little sense from a human perspective. Pastor Nichole begins a new series PRAYER PARADOXES, where she examines how we handle the times when God seems to act contradictory in the natural world to unleash power in the supernatural.Today is Hopeful Waiting– How do we remain hopeful when God makes us wait for our prayers to be answered?

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Parenting has never come with more advice, more experts, or more pressure. But what if becoming a healthier parent has less to do with finding the perfect strategy and more to do with becoming a more grounded person? In this episode, Trisha Taylor is joined by Dr. Michael DeRuyter and Dr. Jenny Brown, the author of The Parenting Paradox,  to discuss the book and explore what family systems theory teaches about raising resilient children. Together they unpack the tension between caring deeply for our children while resisting the urge to over-function, over-protect, or define our success by our children's choices. Whether you're parenting young children, adult children, grandchildren, or simply navigating important relationships, this conversation offers a refreshing perspective on leading with clarity, connection, and thoughtful conviction.   Dr. Jenny Brown is a highly respected family therapist, educator and founder of the Parent Hope Project, a social enterprise dedicated to improving children's wellbeing by strengthening parents. Drawing on decades of clinical practice with the Family Systems Institute, Jenny supports parents, educators and clinicians to understand family dynamics and make meaningful, lasting change. She is the author of The Parenting Paradox and Growing Yourself Up about adult development and relationships. She is also the host of the Parent Hope podcast.    Dr. Michael DeRuyter is a pastor, coach and consultant with The Leader's Journey. He has completed four years of postgraduate study at the Bowen Center for the Study of the Family, served as a research fellow studying family systems, and earned a certificate in systems thinking from Cornell University. Mike holds a Doctor of Ministry from Fuller Theological Seminary and has spent more than 15 years helping leaders, parents, and organizations apply Bowen Family Systems Theory to foster greater spiritual, emotional, and relational maturity.   Conversation Overview   -Parenting Begins with Your Own Growth -Define Your Job Description -Resist Anxiety, Not Connection -Parenting and Technology -Parenting in an Age of Endless Advice -Preparing Children for Life Beyond You   Resources Parent Hope Project   The Parenting Paradox: Loving Our Children by Giving Them Space to Grow - Jenny Brown     Growing Yourself Up, 2nd Edition: How to bring your best to all of life's relationships - Jenny Brown   Bowen family systems theory in Christian ministry: Grappling with Theory and its Application Through a Biblical Lens - Jenny Brown, Lauren Errington   The Anxious Generation -  Jonathan Haidt 

The harder you chase success, the further away it becomes. There's a reason for this. On today's episode, we explore the surprising paradox that lasting prosperity begins not with struggle, but with a shift in consciousness. As we stop forcing outcomes and begin trusting that divine orchestration is already at work in our lives, we discover that success is less about striving and more about allowing. When we “seek first the Kingdom of God,” we naturally align ourselves with the flow of life, where opportunities appear, solutions unfold, and prosperity becomes a natural expression of our consciousness. Today's guest Janet Prince inspires listeners to cultivate poise. Poise is power. It's the powerful combination of patience and joyful expectancy. For more information and/or to contact us go to: https://www.darrellanded.com/ To become a Patreon contributor vist the link: https://www.patreon.com/funniestthing To learn more about Darrell Fusaro visit: www.DarrellFusaro.com  

https://teachhoops.com/⁠ If you spend enough time around the grassroots basketball ecosystem, you will inevitably hear coaches, parents, and directors argue over a seemingly endless debate: Winning vs. Player Development. The traditional crowd tells you that if you aren't cutting down nets and chasing trophies, you are failing your program's legacy. The developmental crowd argues that rings don't matter if your bench players aren't getting equal minutes and your stars aren't showcasing individual isolation packages for scouts. In this episode, we step directly into the "Truth Room" to expose this debate for what it truly is: a false dichotomy. In a level 4 championship program, winning and player development are not competing interests—they are two sides of the exact same coin. We break down how to escape the trap of transactional, short-sighted tournament chasing without sacrificing your program's competitive edge. Discover how to build an elite ecosystem where individual skill growth directly drives your team's collective winning percentage. When a program sacrifices development in the short-sighted pursuit of a weekend trophy, they fall into the "Joystick Coaching" trap. They run rigid, over-scripted sets that hide their weaker players' limitations rather than forcing them to grow. True, transformational program building focuses on a different math. Our ultimate goal is to optimize our team's Effective Field Goal Percentage ($eFG%$): If your player development workflow is weak, only your top one or two options can generate an efficient shot. When postseason defenses take those options away, your offensive efficiency plummets. By utilizing your entire coaching staff—leveraging The Yoda to design high-transfer, small-sided game constraints and The Antagonist to demand defensive edge through the exhaust—you turn your 8th, 9th, and 10th players into high-IQ decision-makers. True player development expands your depth, elevates your collective Decision IQ, and acts as the ultimate engine behind sustainable, long-term winning. Coach's Note: "If you only focus on winning the next game, you will find yourself micromanaging every single possession, treating your players like chess pieces, and destroying their confidence. But if you focus relentlessly on daily player development—holding an unyielding standard of tolerance for laziness while building up their skills and decision-making—winning becomes a natural, inevitable byproduct of your daily habits. Stop chasing trophies and start building an unshakeable system." Title Ideas: Winning vs. Player Development: The Ultimate Basketball Coaching Trap Why Short-Term Winning is Silently Destroying Your Basketball Program How to Build a Championship Team Culture Through Player Development The False Choice: Balancing Individual Skill and Team Success Primary Keywords: Basketball winning vs player development, building a basketball program, TeachHoops, Coach Collins, high school basketball team culture, small-sided games basketball, player development workflows. Secondary Keywords: Effective Field Goal Percentage analytics, rep density practice design, Types of Coaches (3).pdf, next play speed resilience, standard of tolerance, joystick coaching method, level 4 championship culture carriers. Description Snippet: "Are you catching yourself sacrificing your players' long-term development just to chase a short-term win on a Tuesday night? In this episode, Coach Collins tackles the ultimate coaching paradox: Winning vs. Player Development. Discover why tracking transactional trophies leads to an empty culture, and learn how to implement an elite development framework where individual skill progression and high-IQ decision-making naturally translate into a championship standard on the scoreboard." Suggested Tags: #BasketballCoaching #TeachHoops #CoachCollins #PlayerDevelopment #TeamCulture #ChampionshipMindset #SportsLeadership #HighSchoolBasketball Are you navigating this winning-versus-development balance for a varsity program where you are facing heavy external booster and community pressure to produce immediate postseason results, or are you looking to establish a developmental template for your program's feeder system to ensure youth coaches are prioritizing foundational habits over winning games with zone presses? Show NotesThe Analytical Symmetry: Individual Growth Drives $eFG%$$$eFG% = frac{text{FGM} + (0.5 times text{3PM})}{text{FGA}}$$The Program Audit: Transactional Winning vs. Transformational DevelopmentProgram MetricTransactional "Winning-Only" (Leak)Transformational Development (Standard)Offensive DesignRigid, over-scripted sets; players are robotsDynamic spacing geometry; players read defender's hipsPractice StructureLow Rep Density; starters get all the live repsHigh activity density; multi-ball drills maximize touchesAdversity ResponseBlaming players; high emotional hang-timeImmediate player-led huddle; elite Next Play SpeedRoster CultureCoach-Fed compliance; bench feels isolatedPlayer-Led autonomy; entire roster owns the standardYouTube SEO Strategy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

https://teachhoops.com/ If you spend enough time around the grassroots basketball ecosystem, you will inevitably hear coaches, parents, and directors argue over a seemingly endless debate: Winning vs. Player Development. The traditional crowd tells you that if you aren't cutting down nets and chasing trophies, you are failing your program's legacy. The developmental crowd argues that rings don't matter if your bench players aren't getting equal minutes and your stars aren't showcasing individual isolation packages for scouts. In this episode, we step directly into the "Truth Room" to expose this debate for what it truly is: a false dichotomy. In a level 4 championship program, winning and player development are not competing interests—they are two sides of the exact same coin. We break down how to escape the trap of transactional, short-sighted tournament chasing without sacrificing your program's competitive edge. Discover how to build an elite ecosystem where individual skill growth directly drives your team's collective winning percentage. When a program sacrifices development in the short-sighted pursuit of a weekend trophy, they fall into the "Joystick Coaching" trap. They run rigid, over-scripted sets that hide their weaker players' limitations rather than forcing them to grow. True, transformational program building focuses on a different math. Our ultimate goal is to optimize our team's Effective Field Goal Percentage ($eFG%$): If your player development workflow is weak, only your top one or two options can generate an efficient shot. When postseason defenses take those options away, your offensive efficiency plummets. By utilizing your entire coaching staff—leveraging The Yoda to design high-transfer, small-sided game constraints and The Antagonist to demand defensive edge through the exhaust—you turn your 8th, 9th, and 10th players into high-IQ decision-makers. True player development expands your depth, elevates your collective Decision IQ, and acts as the ultimate engine behind sustainable, long-term winning. Coach's Note: "If you only focus on winning the next game, you will find yourself micromanaging every single possession, treating your players like chess pieces, and destroying their confidence. But if you focus relentlessly on daily player development—holding an unyielding standard of tolerance for laziness while building up their skills and decision-making—winning becomes a natural, inevitable byproduct of your daily habits. Stop chasing trophies and start building an unshakeable system." Title Ideas: Winning vs. Player Development: The Ultimate Basketball Coaching Trap Why Short-Term Winning is Silently Destroying Your Basketball Program How to Build a Championship Team Culture Through Player Development The False Choice: Balancing Individual Skill and Team Success Primary Keywords: Basketball winning vs player development, building a basketball program, TeachHoops, Coach Collins, high school basketball team culture, small-sided games basketball, player development workflows. Secondary Keywords: Effective Field Goal Percentage analytics, rep density practice design, Types of Coaches (3).pdf, next play speed resilience, standard of tolerance, joystick coaching method, level 4 championship culture carriers. Description Snippet: "Are you catching yourself sacrificing your players' long-term development just to chase a short-term win on a Tuesday night? In this episode, Coach Collins tackles the ultimate coaching paradox: Winning vs. Player Development. Discover why tracking transactional trophies leads to an empty culture, and learn how to implement an elite development framework where individual skill progression and high-IQ decision-making naturally translate into a championship standard on the scoreboard." Suggested Tags: #BasketballCoaching #TeachHoops #CoachCollins #PlayerDevelopment #TeamCulture #ChampionshipMindset #SportsLeadership #HighSchoolBasketball Are you navigating this winning-versus-development balance for a varsity program where you are facing heavy external booster and community pressure to produce immediate postseason results, or are you looking to establish a developmental template for your program's feeder system to ensure youth coaches are prioritizing foundational habits over winning games with zone presses? Show NotesThe Analytical Symmetry: Individual Growth Drives $eFG%$$$eFG% = frac{text{FGM} + (0.5 times text{3PM})}{text{FGA}}$$The Program Audit: Transactional Winning vs. Transformational DevelopmentProgram MetricTransactional "Winning-Only" (Leak)Transformational Development (Standard)Offensive DesignRigid, over-scripted sets; players are robotsDynamic spacing geometry; players read defender's hipsPractice StructureLow Rep Density; starters get all the live repsHigh activity density; multi-ball drills maximize touchesAdversity ResponseBlaming players; high emotional hang-timeImmediate player-led huddle; elite Next Play SpeedRoster CultureCoach-Fed compliance; bench feels isolatedPlayer-Led autonomy; entire roster owns the standardYouTube SEO Strategy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this revisited Think Thursday episode, Molly explores the paradox of freedom: the idea that more choices do not always create more freedom. In fact, too many options can leave us feeling overwhelmed, mentally drained, and stuck in indecision.Drawing from concepts like the paradox of choice, decision fatigue, and the role of the prefrontal cortex, this episode looks at why unlimited freedom can actually reduce our ability to take intentional action. Molly explains how structure, routines, and personal boundaries can support the brain by reducing cognitive load and freeing up mental energy for what matters most.This episode is a reminder that structure does not have to mean restriction. When chosen intentionally, structure can become a form of self-respect and a powerful tool for creating more clarity, peace, and follow-through.In This EpisodeWhy more options do not always lead to more freedomHow too many decisions can drain the prefrontal cortexWhat decision fatigue has to do with procrastination and old habitsWhy structure can create more mental freedom, not lessHow routines, boundaries, and simple personal rules support long-term goalsA reflection question for creating more clarity in your lifeKey TakeawayFreedom is not always found in keeping every option open. Sometimes, real freedom comes from creating a clear path and making fewer decisions from a place of intention.Reflection QuestionWhere could fewer choices create more freedom in your life?Tune in to revisit this conversation on structure, choice, and the kind of freedom that helps you move forward with more peace and intention. ★ Support this podcast ★

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Alicia and returning guest Margie Remmers-Davis unpack the ProAdvisor program's transformation into ProPartner, from the Intuit Connect stage mishap that sparked panic to what the new tiers, three-year revenue share, and Career Pipeline Program actually mean for practitioners. They also dig into why the name change hits differently after a decade of Intuit pushing bookkeepers toward advisory work, and share fresh details on expanded ProAdvisor support hours that didn't make it into last week's episode.Sponsors:Intuit Accountants - http://uqb.promo/intuitPilot - http://uqb.promo/pilot(00:00) - Welcome Back Catch Up (01:15) - ProPartner Paradox Setup (05:24) - Why The Name Change (08:43) - Pricing Shock Story (15:26) - Partner Means Affiliate (22:10) - Badges Vs Benefits (25:45) - Directory Leads Changes (27:32) - Spam Kills Lead Form (29:15) - Directory Future Changes (31:06) - Tier Requirements Debate (33:50) - Better Client Matching (34:57) - Fall Points Preview (35:45) - Certification Season Timing (38:17) - New Tier Benefits (41:50) - Expanded Support Hours (44:36) - Closing Thanks Intuit (46:25) - CAS Academy Update (50:18) - Alicia Fall Training Plans (51:31) - Final Wrap Up LINKSNew QBO Support Hours: https://www.firmofthefuture.com/product-update/june-2026-mpu/The new ProPartner Program: https://www.firmofthefuture.com/propartner/introducing-intuit-propartner-accountants-program/July 21 through October 8: HANDS-ON QUICKBOOKS TRAINING COURSE, http://royl.ws/HOT2026?affiliate=5393907CAS Academy https://goakadian.com/cas-academyWe want to hear from you!Send your questions and comments to us at unofficialquickbookspodcast@gmail.com.Join our LinkedIn community at https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14630719/Visit our YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/@UnofficialQBOPodcastSign up to Earmark to earn free CPE for listening to this podcasthttps://www.earmark.app/onboarding 

Ep. 237 | In the 19th dialogue of the A. H. Almaas Wisdom Series, an exploration of the final chapter of The Inner Journey Home, Hameed Ali looks at the evolution of Western culture and how it happened that soul, world, and God became divided as the culture developed. Hameed explains this was a necessary evolutionary step, an inherent part of our development, and though we lost our spiritual footing in the process (with secularization came a “gaping emptiness, meaninglessness, a lack of true fulfillment”), the separation of science and Church freed science and later psychology to take off on their own trajectories, leading to great strides in our understanding of our physical world and psychological make-up. The secularization of society turned out to have plenty of benefits, including improving the physical and economic well-being of many. But where does that leave us now, and what does the future hold? Will there be an integration of these disparate parts, where spiritual ground becomes a foundational piece of our next stage of evolution? Can the scientific perspective, with its precision and clarity of mind, be brought to bear on our inner life of spiritual inquiry as well as the outer nature of reality? In realizing that our soul needs life's encounters to mature—meditation alone is not enough—will we find the lost “pearl beyond price” individually and possibly collectively or in small groups? Hameed concludes by telling us that the Diamond Approach is about redeeming the mind: integrating the diamond clarity of the intellect with spiritual depth. He shares his vision of fully realized scientists merging a spiritual perspective with precise and penetrating inquiry, and ends with the wish for all human beings to know: “People who are listening… it's possible for you.” Recorded June 11, 2026.“The spiritual ground that science doesn't deal with is needed to complete the story.”Topics & Time StampsIntroducing dialogue #19 in the A. H. Almaas Wisdom Series, in which Hameed Ali explores the final chapter of The Inner Journey Home (00:45)The development of Western culture & the idea that soul, God, and world are separate (03:27)The separation of God, soul & world was a necessary evolutionary step (05:39)This secularization of society allowed the scientific point of view to develop (09:15)The bifurcation happened also in the field of psychology, especially with the influence of Freud (14:49)Our inherent spirit of inquiry came to be applied to the outer world instead of the inner; with secularism, the spiritual perspective was left behind (17:50)With secularization came meaninglessness; capitalism & communism focused on economics (26:16)Will integration happen? Can secularization find its spiritual depth? (30:08)What does the future hold? Hameed thinks humanity's enlightenment is a LONG way off (34:47)Valuing autonomy is an outer reflection of the valuing of the uniqueness of the individual, the pearl beyond price (36:06)Gurdjieff thought humans don't live long enough to grow spiritually (40:12)Finding the lost pearl: the soul matures through encounters in life—not just in meditation (42:24)The complete pearl integrates the compassion, love & intelligence of boundless awareness: the personalization of the absolute (45:00)What are the possibilities of developing a cultural pearl or a species pearl? (47:00) The Fermi paradox, the future, AI, and the importance of personal experience (51:20)Can we teach AI to make truth the #1 priority? (56:22)Roger reads the epilogue of The Inner Journey Home, a beautiful distillation of the soul's journey (57:17)Having a few spiritual individuals living their true nature is what keeps humanity alive (59:49)Redeeming the mind: this teaching integrates the diamond clarity of the intellect with spiritual depth (1:00:23)Hameed's wish for all human beings (1:05:49)Resources & ReferencesA. H. Almaas (Hameed Ali), founder of The Ridhwan School, home of The Diamond ApproachA. H. Almaas, The Inner Journey Home: Soul's Realization of the Unity of RealityRoger Penrose, prize-winning physicist & philosopher of scienceIsaac Newton's occult studies, HermeticismBertrand Russell, philosopher, logician, mathematicianKen Wilber, Quantum Questions: Mystical Writings of the World's Greatest Physicists Kieran Fox, I Am Part of Infinity: The Spiritual Journey of Albert EinsteinG. I. Gurdjieff, Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson: All and EverythingA. H. Almaas, The Pearl Beyond Price: Integration of Personality into Being: An Object Relations ApproachThe Fermi paradox asks why, given the vast number of potentially habitable planets in our observable universe, there is no clear evidence of extraterrestrial civilizations---The A. H. Almaas Wisdom Series generally follows the sequence of Hameed's magnum opus, The Inner Journey Home (which John describes as psychoactive and spiritually, psychologically, and intellectually transformative), so listeners may want to get a copy of this book, to study and follow along on this exhilarating path of awakening.---Special Diamond Approach Course Discount for Deep Transformation ListenersIf you are interested in taking a course offered by Diamond Approach Online, Hameed's team at the Ridhwan School have offered a special 20% discount for Deep Transformation listeners. You can access the Course Catalog here: https://online.diamondapproach.org/catalog/. And enter the code DTP20 to receive your discount when you sign up.---Hameed Ali (A. H. Almaas) was born in Kuwait in 1944. At the age of eighteen, he moved to the U.S. to study at the University of California in Berkeley. Hameed was working on his Ph.D. in physics when he reached a turning point in his life and destiny that led him to inquire into the psychological and spiritual aspects of human nature rather than the physical nature of the universe. He left the academic world to pursue an in-depth journey of inner discovery, applying his scientific precision and discipline to personal, experiential research. This included study with different teachers in different modalities, extensive reading, and continuous study of his own consciousness in an effort to understand the essential nature of human experience and reality in general.Hameed's process of exploration led to the creation of the Ridhwan School and, with his colleague Karen Johnson, resulted in the founding and unfoldment of the Diamond Approach. He is the author of 20 books, including Nondual Love: Awakening to the Loving Nature of Reality, Love Unveiled: Discovering the Essence of the Awakened Heart, Keys to the...

When your child is anxious, lonely or flat… your instinct is to comfort them. But what if the fastest way to help them feel better isn’t self-care — it’s helping someone else? New research reveals a powerful mental health shift that happens when kids practise kindness outward instead of inward. The results are surprising — and incredibly practical for everyday family life. In this Doctor’s Desk episode, we unpack the science behind the “kindness paradox” and show you exactly how to use it at home this week. KEY POINTS A study of 777 adults found helping others reduced depression, anxiety and loneliness. Self-kindness reduced depression — but didn’t touch anxiety or loneliness. Kindness toward others builds connection, and connection is at the core of mental health. Feeling like you matter changes everything. Small acts (compliments, thank you notes, cookie drops) create powerful emotional shifts. Teaching kids outward kindness may be one of the simplest wellbeing tools available. QUOTE OF THE EPISODE “The fastest way to feel better about yourself is to help someone else feel better about their life.” RESOURCES MENTIONED Study published in Emotion on prosocial vs self-focused kindness interventions The concept of “mattering” in psychological wellbeing research ACTION STEPS FOR PARENTS Ask at dinner: “Who did you help today?” Plan one small act of kindness as a family this week. Encourage compliments to strangers, teachers or friends. Write one handwritten thank-you note together. Repeat it next week — aim for three acts of kindness. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.