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“Your intuition is giving you the truth.” In this episode, Nick shares insights on the importance of rest, self-awareness, and listening to your intuition to improve mental health and productivity. He discusses personal experiences and practical questions to help you recognize when you’re feeling “off” and how to realign. What to listen for: The importance of rest and self-care Recognizing signs of burnout and feeling off Using intuition and body signals to guide actions The role of self-awareness in mental health The process of pausing and realigning during busy times Personal stories of overcoming burnout The significance of small moments of reflection Tools for developing intuition and self-checks Encouragement to take regular rest and listen to oneself “Take a moment to rest and ask yourself what feels off, and then move along from there” Pausing for a moment between thought and action can drastically change our approach When we feel “off” inside, there's a signal being sent up to say “hey! There's something you need to look at in here” “We get to choose: Do I just put some dirt on it and keep going? Or do I pause for a second and ask, “What's up? Why am I feeling this? What am I actually feeling right now?” Understanding we have a choice in every moment, even if the only choice is how we respond Checking in with ourselves periodically brings attention to our feelings and can ultimately lead us to our desires When we know who we are at our core, we then have a gauge for when we're feeling “off” from that core. About Nick McGowan I'm Nick McGowan, an entrepreneur, podcaster, and mental health advocate, and I’ve been on a 20+ year journey of personal development, learning to master my mindset, emotions, and the art of living with purpose. As a Mindset and Self-Mastery Mentor, I work with ambitious men and women who want to live their most authentic and joyous lives by helping them master their mindset, emotional awareness, and authentic communication. My mission is to empower people to lead lives that feel aligned, grounded, and truly their own. 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Please subscribe to the show on iTunes and give us a 5-Star review! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mindset-and-self-mastery-show/id1604262089 Listen to other episodes here: https://themindsetandselfmasteryshow.com/ Watch Clips and highlights: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk1tCM7KTe3hrq_-UAa6GHA Guest Inquiries right here: podcasts@themindsetandselfmasteryshow.com Your Friends at “The Mindset & Self-Mastery Show” Click Here To View The Episode Transcript Nick McGowan (00:04.814)Hello, and welcome to the Mindset and Self-Mastery Show. I’m your host, Nick McGowan. Today on the show, I want to talk about us just taking the time to give ourselves rest. I think there are times where we as people will just drive ourselves crazy. we drive ourselves mad, just doing all these things, all the things that we feel other people are telling us to do or the world tells us to do. Sometimes we just need to rest. And I wanted to take this time to share a message of suggesting that you rest, partially because it’s coming from a personal experience. I have been working a lot over the past few months, working a lot of a lot of projects for clients. I have my own strategy for the podcast and I’ve updated that. I six months of content I put out and all aligned so that we’re on the same page. I’m not just blasting out random messages and stuff like that. But doing all that work because of a really challenging end to a chapter that happened recently got me to a point about a week ago where I could feel there’s a little bit of burnout starting to set in. The reason why I’m doing this episode now is today is one of those days where I’ve canceled a few meetings and instead chosen to make a podcast episode. I have a client call later today, some project work to do, and then a bunch of music to play. And that is my choice, but it’s also my choice to make sure that I’m choosing those things for my health. I think there are times where we will do things consistently and we get into a pattern almost like how you can probably drive to the grocery store without even really thinking about it. We just we just do it subconsciously. We’re just travel there and we’re good. Sometimes we’ll be thinking about something else or you know, maybe you’re texting or looking at your phone or whatever, and you just magically end up at the store. Sometimes that happens in life more so than we think about it. Going to your office, picking up your kids, going out to meet with friends, whatever the things are, even if they’re novelty or something you don’t do all the time, you can still get in the habit and just be used to doing those things without actually asking yourself, why are you doing those things? Sometimes it’s also really tough to ask yourself, why am I still here? Or why am I doing this? Or Nick McGowan (02:34.358)Why with whatever it is? Could be a job, could be a relationship, could be something you’re experiencing inside, something that you’re trying to work on or work through. Either way, as those situations happen, we have an opportunity and a responsibility in some ways to be able to look at that and say, well, do I want this? Do I not want this? Is there something underneath that’s telling me, hey, something’s slightly off? And it can be really easy to not listen to that. You’ve probably gone through things where you look and it’s let’s say the holiday season. Next thing you know, it’s summer. Here we are. I’m recording this in June. So by the time you listen to it, it’ll probably be July, middle of the summer. You might be on vacation, you might be doing different things. There’s a lot of pushing and pulling, of taking people different places or vacations. People come into town, or you go visit different people or Just a weekend at the beach or the mountains or whatever that thing is. But those things aren’t always as restful as we need them to be. Sometimes the moment that we really need is a bit of a longer moment to just be restful. So let’s just hang out for a second. Just rest. Are you in your car? Are you at the office? Are you at home? You have a lot of people around you. Are you like in a coffee shop with everybody doing their thing around you? No matter where you’re at, I challenge you to take this moment just to be. Now, if you’re driving, don’t close your eyes. just be, just be present, just be here. And is there some feeling that comes up? Something that says, maybe this feels good, I don’t experience this enough, or something that says, you know, this feels really bad because I don’t feel like I can or should experience this. Those are telltale signs to tell us that there’s something that’s going on underneath. If we get past or through, or even around that, we think about there are times where we feel somewhat off. Nick McGowan (04:51.146)Let’s unpack that a bit. In those moments where you feel off, at least for me, when I feel off, there are different flavors to what’s off. The burnout that I feel at times is most often because I’m doing things that, yes, I may really enjoy those, because I really do my best to not do the things I don’t enjoy anymore. Obviously, there are responsibilities and things that we kind of have to do. Like, I don’t really want to pay for my car. But I want to keep my car so I will continue to pay the car note, you know, like that sort of thing. but then there are other things that we do that if we just adjust those slightly or take a pause, just a beat for a second, step back and say, what am I feeling? What’s feeling off right now? I’ve learned with myself that I can ask those questions and go maybe within like a 24, 48 hour range. What happened yesterday? Or is there something coming up in a few days? That I’m maybe concerned about or worried about or even just processing through. Like I have a I have a meeting coming up in a few days. It’s an event where I’m speaking and talking with lot of people and I’m excited. There’s also a little bit in there of like, what should I prep, or what else do I need to get ready for, or what have you. So we all have those little things that just they’re processing in the background. That’s different than not having the energy or the drive or the motivation even. To start or continue on with the thing. It’s in those moments where we get to choose: do I just put some dirt on it and just keep going? Or do I pause for a second and say, what is up? Why am I feeling this? What am I actually feeling? I had an experience the other day where I was at kind of a crux point in a sense, like a fork on the road, where I could keep on a path. I was working on a client project and I was at a spot where I don’t know, maybe another five, 10 minutes, and I could have been like, cool, I can put a bow on that. I can just move along and I can go do something else. But I felt for like a solid 15, 20 minutes leading up to this moment, just not right. Like I just didn’t want to do it anymore. There are different times where we as people can just like not want to do a thing. I don’t want to be here anymore. And you can just Irish exit or walk out or run or whatever. then there are other times where we think, well, I don’t want to be here because of something or some situation or this is Nick McGowan (07:19.042)Hard or tough or what have you. I go through those, like I’ll ask those questions. So I’ll take a little bit of a step back, especially in that moment. I sat back in my chair and was like, what am I feeling? Is it just that I don’t want to do this right now? That I just want to do something else? Like it is is it as simple as I just want to go walk outside for a minute? Like just not be in this energy? And asking those initial questions will help us understand if there’s something that’s really close to it. That we can say, it’s this thing. Duh, let me just take care of that. And then we’re good and you’re good to go. I’ve experienced that where it’s like, well, I felt like this nagging thing was in the background. Like I need to go switch over the laundry or something like that. Be well, instead of just pushing that off, let me go do that. Let me just take the five minutes to do it, come back and be good to go. Then you’re done. You’re no longer thinking about that. That’s no longer processing back there. But that’s vastly different than there’s something underneath it all. That is like, I don’t think this is the right time for you to do this. So that moment that I had, I went through, I went through my questions and was like, what is it? What am I feeling? What do I want? It wasn’t that I didn’t want to do the project. I could have just kept going with the project. It was literally one of those situations where I was like, you know, I could keep going on this thing and I could probably spend another three, four hours doing this. And it would have been okay. But not exactly what I needed to do. And I knew that. Nick McGowan (09:08.76)So when I asked myself, do I really want to stop this or do I just want to keep going? Like I knew I was at a time where I could keep going. Again, I could do it for another three, four hours, be totally good. And then maybe at the end of that, go, my God, I don’t even want to look at my computer. Let me go do something else, like out of the house or wherever, you know. but I felt in that moment, like this is one of those really good moments where I go, Well, I could keep down this path and I’d probably be okay. And not totally burn out or feel like I wasted the day or anything like that. Or I could sit here a little longer, another minute or two, and figure out what’s really underneath of it. So I ended up putting that project to the side, actually stopped at that moment, which I don’t think that I have OCD, but there are times where, and you’ve maybe experienced this, like if you just spent another five, 10 minutes on a thing, you would have gotten to a point where you go, cool, bow tied. I’m able to put that to the side. Then when I come back, I can kind of start freshly with it. I just stopped. I was like, this is where I’m at. I’m done. When I opened the project the next time, it did take me an extra few minutes to go, all right, cool. I see what I did. Cool. Perfect. And I was able to move from there. So it’s not like it messed anything up, but in that moment, I didn’t really care. It could have put me back another half hour, or it could have potentially put me ahead by doing something different. So stopping that thing, I felt the power that I have the ability to be able to say, no, and that doesn’t feel right for me to do right now. I also understand that this isn’t always the case for everybody. You can’t be in the middle of a meeting and say, I don’t want to be here right now and expect that it should just be okay. You can’t be in the middle of a conversation with your kid or your partner and just go, I don’t want to be here and expect that it’s going to be okay. That’s just not how those things work. But in these different little experiences, and especially when we’re by ourselves, I think that’s where we get to work on this stuff. So if you’re in your office or you’re at home or you’re wherever you’re at, and you feel that moment of this doesn’t feel right for me to do. And you start to ask yourself, is it because I just don’t want to do the thing anymore? Or is it because I feel like I really want to go do something else? Like I’ve experienced that at times where I’m like, there’s some basketball game or something on. Like, I don’t want to do this thing. I want to go watch the game. Nick McGowan (11:35.37)And sometimes I will, sometimes I’ll do both, and you know, whatever. Like, but we get to figure that stuff out in those moments. So if you ask yourself in those moments, like, what’s going on? What am I feeling? Do I really want to do this? Do I not want to do it? Is it is there something underneath of it all? And really what I’m trying to get to is that underneath layer. Like, find what’s underneath, like what’s what’s boiling the magma underneath there? It’s starting to make the ground shake in a sense. Because then in that moment you’re able to understand if I put my energy into that. That’s potentially going to help the rest of the energy that I have. And also probably that other project. So when I stopped working on that project the other day, I knew I could keep going. And there was a part of me that was like, man, you got it. Like you can just keep going. Just knock this thing out. Close this chapter of this project so you can move along to the next thing, which does make me feel really good. I love being able to kind of close things out and go, Great, I’m gonna hand it off to the client, or I’m gonna hand this off to this person. You take it. Great, and I’m good, and I can move along to the next thing. I also know about myself that I’m a project person. I really love my projects. I’m multi-passionate, but I love digging into the things that I do. You may be similar. So if you enjoy that, it can be hard at times to stop on a project. But again, back to that moment. I stopped that project a little earlier than I wanted to and moved along through a series of a few different events that led me to a breakthrough. And the reason why I put it that way. Is because it took me walking outside, getting in my car. I went to the post office because I had to drop some stuff off and came back, cleaned up the kitchen a little bit and went to the bathroom. It just like did odds and ends little things here and there, but also things that felt like I was led to do. Just like as simple as the bathroom. Like we know when our bladder’s like, yo, dude, you gotta go. So you just kind of walk your way on back. Same deal. could feel it intuitively of like, I’m gonna go step outside. I’m just gonna run to the post office. I’m gonna clean up the kitchen. I’m gonna go to the bathroom, I’m gonna do this, gonna do that. Within about, I don’t know, maybe 15, 20 minutes, 30 minutes, something like that. Post office is only a few minutes away, so it’s not that big a deal. But within a short period of time, I was back at my computer and had my guitar in my hand. And I just felt more at ease. Nick McGowan (13:59.862)It’s not like there was better or some major difference, but I could feel a little lighter and a little more at ease. I’ve realized that that tells us that we’re doing something more right for ourselves. Not like we were doing things wrong before, but this is one of those things that feels more right to do. Great. It can also go against the system of the world that says you’re not doing enough, you’re not producing enough, you’re not. Creating, you’re not blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. And I felt some of that where I was like, I’m not doing the project work stuff. That’s money and that’s clients. And I appreciate my clients. I appreciate the money. I love working with the people I do and like I’m on I’m on board with them and their projects and like I’m in it with them. And also can still pause that, take a step away, do some other things and work on our own projects. The main reason why I’m talking about this and that it stood out to me. was I’ve been writing an album for several years. You’ve probably heard me talk about how I reformatted a hard drive about a year ago and lost everything. so I’ve started over again. And even in the past two months, maybe month and a half, two months, I’ve taken the songs that are going to go on my album and I’ve said, great, I’m here where they’re at with their demo, and just put them to the side and start it over. I literally picked up my acoustic and just started to build the song again from a single player, a singer, songwriter, and just build it and then turn it to a band and all that stuff, et cetera. So I’ve been working through this and literally reworking these things. So that’s where I ended up getting to was one of these songs. I have been bashing my head in a way to try to figure out the chorus of one of the songs. And it’s just not feeling right. Just not. If you’re creative and you have different projects you work on, you know there are things, even if it’s with your hands, like playing an instrument or woodworking and stuff like that, where you’re just not fully there yet. It’s not fully done. Like a a piece maybe isn’t fully sanded down or fully completed. We know when it is. We can feel it inside of us. And in that, I don’t know, maybe thirty, forty-five minutes or so that I was just messing around, just getting my energy right, I figured out the chorus. Nick McGowan (16:24.566)And it literally came from a frustration point of saying, I don’t like this. I really don’t know where to go with it. But I know that there’s something here. I know that I know the messages within it. I just need to hear it. I need to feel it and then let it come out of me. So I literally hit record and just let it come out of me. And it did. I don’t think this is going to be like one of those classic songs that people will cover and sing for. eons, maybe, who cares? I don’t know. I don’t really care. But I know that that moment happened because of the other moments that happened. I took the moment to say something feels off. Huh. What do I do? Well, what can I do to feel on? You know? How can I make this change? And asking those questions and intentionally looking for the feeling that I would have inside for the intuition to go, go this way. Go that way. Try this thing, do that. I’ve learned with my intuition, and I believe this is probably true with everybody’s intuition, that it’s giving us the truth and it’s suggesting things that feel deeply connected to our bodies. That could be get the hell out of this place, or that could be go run toward that person and talk to them, or whatever it is. And it’s not a mental thing. It’s an intuitive, it’s a body, it’s an energy thing that we feel, this is it. This is where I’m going. This is where I feel led to. There was probably, I don’t know, a series of 10, 20 different ones of those, like little check-ins and stuff, just in that short, let’s say hour amount of time. The time from having the feeling and then starting to do things outside of that, and music and working on it and all, et cetera. That to me is life. Like those moments where we get to actually think about that and break that down, especially right now, as you’re listening to this and as we’re talking about this and breaking this stuff down, this is a safe kind of lab space to be able to work on this stuff. It’s because when we do that work now, when we get into those situations, we then get to go, you know, I’ve been here before. Even if it was mental reps or Nick McGowan (18:40.364)I’ve been somewhere close to it or I feel a little bit more confident in being able to go into this, even if I don’t know exactly what the hell’s going on or how it’s going to work out or whatever. We’re more equipped in that moment. I think about it as like game tape with athletes. They’ll watch what they did and then they’ll watch how terrible they played or whatever it was and look at the nuances and changes. Not so they can go, man, all right, well, I want to go back to yesterday and redo the game. No, you can’t do that. At least science hasn’t shown us how to do that yet. So they’ll take that and go, all right, cool. So next time when I’m in that exact spot, what I should do is actually go right instead of left and then pivot on one foot or whatever. They’ll lock that into their brain. Same for us. Like with that moment, I was like, something feels a little off. And I’ve learned from my years of doing this that I go, huh? Let me pause. What is it? And I don’t turn it into some big weird thing. Like, I mean, this is this is a teaching, an educational kind of experience in a sense. Where you’re listening and taking this in to go, all right, cool, I hear you, dude. And yeah, next time I’m in this sort of situation, I can do this thing. But it’s not like I’m in those situations. I’m like, my God, this is the biggest thing ever. I’m so excited. No, most times it literally just happens and I’m like, fuck, what the fuck do I feel all for? And I’ll start to work through this. And I’ve realized that these frameworks that work for me, work for other people, but that they they all work in the way that they work. Like I’m not a huge fan when somebody says, here’s a thing that I figured out. I don’t give a shit what your context is, just like go do it, and you will have the exact same experience. It doesn’t make any sense, like at all, because everybody’s context, everybody’s life, everybody’s experiences are so different. Even the same people who grew up the same way, the same house, experience different things. So those moments in that little framework, it’s just a series of questions of check-ins. Which you can do with nobody knowing. So you can be in your office thinking, do I really want to be here anymore? What’s going on? Why really want to slap that person in the face? Cause the thing they just said was the dumbest thing I’ve heard all day. well, I’m typically not a violent person, so why do I want to slap them? You know, like thinking through that sort of stuff. but really taking a moment just internally to check in and say, What am I feeling? What’s happening right now? Because if you know at your Nick McGowan (21:05.72)Core that you are naturally one way, or your tendency is toward one way, and you’re off from that, then that’s a simple deduction. Like those two things aren’t aligned, you’re off. I know at my core, I’m naturally curious and really inquisitive. Like I ask a lot of questions, I’m super curious, and I see patterns and things, and I’m joyous and I get all excited. I also know there are times where maybe I only slept four hours that night before. So I’m not naturally that way, but I can realize the difference between my body just feels drained, or I at a soul level feel drained. But it’s not often clear right up front. So my challenge to you is in those moments, next time one of those moments comes up where you feel slightly off, just pause and sit in yourself and ask what feels off. Again, if you’re in like a meeting or in front of people or something, you’ll need to just do that quickly internally. And I say quickly in the sense that I don’t want you to get through it just to get through it. I want you to figure out as quickly as you can, intuitively, like what feels off. And just ask, all right, intuition, what feels off right now? And if you don’t hear anything right up front, okay. I think sometimes we can kind of calcify our intuition. And make it hard to hear the certain things. And the more work that we do and the more hearing we can hear from it, the louder things get, the more we can feel that. I’ve seen that within my experience and that might be similar to yours. I’ve heard that is similar with other people as well. It’s like a muscle. The more you work it, the more you work and the more you can hear it. So doing this and asking these questions will also help with that, but also then help you understand there might be something that comes up that goes, man, you’re really upset about what happened this morning with you and your partner. But here I am, six hours later in the middle of a meeting, talking about some production thing or some product or whatever the thing is. Understanding where you’re at and what feels off then gives us an opportunity and again a responsibility to either do something with it in that moment or to pause with it, kind of put a pin and then come back to it and do some work with it. If you’re able to do something in the moment, like I was in my situation, where I went, pause, I’m gonna go. Nick McGowan (23:27.042)Do something else because I can feel slightly off, then do that. If you can’t in that moment, then just get back to it a little later and get back to that feeling of what were you feeling in that moment. That’s why I like to be able to do this stuff as quickly as possible, because you’re right there and you’re feeling it. You don’t have to think back to it or try to get your body to remember what it felt like. You can then just go right there, like it just happened. I feel it right now. But taking the rest that you need. And the moment to be able to understand what’s going on is vastly important. And oftentimes we can get so swept up in how life is and everything that’s going on that you wake up in the morning and the next thing you know, it’s 10, 11 o’clock at night, and the whole day has just flown by. I think about how sometimes we as people, and especially millennials, we seem to just be drawn toward toward our phones to just have that dopamine after a little while. And I do that too. There are times where I’ll end up on Instagram or LinkedIn or Facebook or something for something silly. Like I pulled up, I I’m a group expert in a Facebook group for podcasters. I think there’s like 120,000 people in the group. It’s a pretty large group. So I’ll hop on every once in a while, look at somebody’s question or apply something back. And then next thing you know, it’s like 20 minutes later I’m just thumbing through looking at dumb shit. It’s like, but we as people will subconsciously pull ourselves back to that because it’s familiar. It’s also a little dopamine hits, et cetera. And it’s in that moment of understanding that I’m aware of this right now, where we can go, I just want to put this down and go do something else. And those little moments where we get to do something else and the responsibility and the action that we take at that point actually helps us become better in those tougher moments. Now that moment that I had of saying, I’m at a project point where I can stop or keep going, but I feel like there’s something else for me to do, isn’t the same pivot point of a building’s about to fall down or the world’s going to collapse. I I don’t know. I’m just making stuff up, but like these aren’t these aren’t life and death experiences. But there are times where that stuff can happen. And it’s this stuff now and these moments now when we can work on this to then be potentially in a better spot. Nick McGowan (25:46.67)It’s like you don’t know what’s going to happen in those times, but you can at least do the work leading up to it so that you know, look, I can probably handle this a little better than I would have been able to hadn’t I not done any of this work. So my challenge to you is take some rest. Take it this weekend. Take it over the course of the next week, two weeks during that rest, and whatever amount of rest that you get. Just sitting there by yourself. And I’m not talking about sitting on your phone or even reading or something like that. I’m saying just being, being with ourselves, because then we can listen to ourselves. And it can be really hard to do that at times, especially if you’re not used to it. No, for me, I get into just a rhythm with life where I’m just moving and grooving. There are times when I really understand I need to slow down and just listen. And it can be really loud, white noise to just sit there and listen. So my challenge is for you to do some of that in whatever capacity you can. And whatever time that you have, if it’s 30 seconds, if it’s a minute, if it’s two hours, who cares? Just spend the time over, let’s say, the next week or even a few days to be able to check in with yourself and understand what am I feeling right now? What’s happening? What feels off? Or on the opposite side of that, what feels totally on. Because then we can say, these things aligned with me and make me feel really excited and really on. How I do more of those things? Hell, that’s kind of how I got into the podcasting stuff. I’ve had my podcast for almost five years at this point, but started working with clients, podcasters, and thought leaders, maybe about a year into the podcast. And over the years, it’s just grown and grown. And I get more and more excited about working with people who are brand new or people who’ve been doing it for a little bit and trying to figure out strategy and just how all this stuff works. Because of all the stuff that I’ve done in the past. Nick McGowan (27:48.166)different moments I can look back to and go, I really didn’t like this one job, but I loved this part of it. And I loved meeting with these people who helped me understand this, et cetera. I guess an easy example, I’m very process driven because if I wasn’t, I would be all over the place. And I understand that about me. And I’ve also had it kind of beaten into me with different agencies I worked with and worked for, where we have to have a process in place. And that process allows us to kind of play jazz in the middle of it. Makes total sense. Great. So now I incorporate that in basically everything I do. I use a project management tool for all of life and don’t always use it, but I still have it and I work on it and I do these things to be able to help myself be in a better spot where I can say, this is more of what I want. And that’s really what it’s about, being more aligned with who we are at our core and doing things more so of what we want because of that alignment. Not like I just don’t want to be at my job, so I’m just gonna leave. Or I want to go spend forty thousand dollars on some crazy dragon PRS or something. Like, cool. I mean, you can do whatever you want, but in all reality, why are you doing those? Like, what is what’s the alignment with that? And what is the purpose to it? So again, thinking about the situation I went through, I could have kept working on the client project. I really enjoy my clients. I enjoy the project work. I’m a nerd with this stuff, so I could keep at it. Or something feels off. I can go do something slightly different and then use that energy in a different way. I I hope I am able to do that a lot more throughout life. And I suspect I will be able to, because I’ve seen that I’ve been able to. Over the past few years, more and more and more and more of that happens, which is why I have more of these episodes to be able to talk about these things, because I want you to be able to understand. Not only are you capable of doing this, but probably better of doing it than I am. And in your own way. This isn’t a competition. In fact, any of the stuff that I go through, I’ve learned that it’s really part of my responsibility to share. And the way that I look at it and how I’ve experienced these things, to share with other people, to then take that in their own lives. You might listen to this and go, cool, Nick, heard, but fuck, that sounds stupid. Okay. Nick McGowan (30:14.316)You might listen to this and go, Nick, that is wonderful. I felt the same thing. I appreciate the framework. I’m going to do more of this. Great. My job is just to share. Your job is to interpret the information, figure out what you want to do with it, and use some of it or not, and move along from there. My encouragement to you is to be able to take those moments of rest and really to be self-aware enough to see that you need that rest or that something is slightly off. The more that we can do that in the smaller moments, the more it’ll add up in the long term. So if you need help figuring out how to go about this way, figuring out how to become more self-aware, or just really struggling with your mental health or overall mindsets and trying to figure out what self-mastery means for you, then reach out to me. Offer free clarity sessions to be able to figure out where you’re currently at, where you want to go, and how we can get there together. And I would love to work with you and at least hear where you’re at with things. And if I can give you some free resources or guidance or wisdom, I’d be happy to do so. And also if it makes sense for us to work together on a mentoring perspective, I’d love to explore that with you. But please try this. Try, try, try this. Just take that moment. When you feel off, just take a moment to rest and ask yourself what feels off, and then move along from there. Even if you don’t want help mentoring or don’t want to talk, totally fine. But I would love to hear from you how it has been working for you. Because I think these little pivotal moments for us start to shape things way down the road that we don’t know that we’re starting to work on, but we can do this work right now. So I appreciate you listening. I appreciate you being here. And I appreciate that you take this stuff and you do some work with it. Again, I’d love to hear how it’s working for you. And if you need some support and need some help. Please reach out. And again, thank you for listening today.

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You were told your AMH is low, and maybe that IVF was your only option. Maybe you went through it, and it did not work. Maybe you already have one child and have been told this time is different. And some part of you has been wondering whether that number is really the whole story. Here is what most women are never told. AMH reflects egg quantity, not egg quality, and not your ability to conceive. It predicts how your ovaries respond to medication. It does not explain why a cycle failed, why embryos stopped developing, or why outcomes have not changed despite every protocol adjustment. In this episode, I walk through a real case. Her AMH was 0.27 ng/mL. She had a failed IVF cycle behind her and was navigating secondary infertility. One pattern that stood out was inflammation. Her hs-CRP was 1.3 mg/L, read as normal by conventional ranges but not optimal, and something was driving it. She conceived naturally, not because the number changed, but because the systems shaping egg development were finally looked at. This is not about avoiding IVF or chasing a better lab value. It is about reading what your body has already shown you, so your next decision is an informed one. CHAPTERS 00:00 What your AMH actually tells you, and what it does not 01:00 Why a failed IVF cycle can be more informative than the number 02:00 This was not unexplained, age, or bad luck 03:00 The patterns we see, inflammation, nutrient absorption, brain, and hormone signaling 04:00 Addressing systems in sequence, not a random checklist 05:00 What it looked like when the body started responding 06:00 Natural conception at AMH 0.27, and why the number was not the point 07:00 Pausing before the next cycle, readiness over urgency 07:30 The Functional Fertility Second Opinion WHAT YOUR CLINIC MISSED The companion guide walks through the patterns a standard fertility workup tends to miss, with the markers behind each one, so you can take it to your next appointment and ask the questions. Email hello@fabfertile.ca, subject line MISSED, and we will send you the guide. FUNCTIONAL FERTILITY SECOND OPINION A free 45-minute call where I review your bloodwork, your history, and your partner's results with you. You leave knowing what your biology has been telling you and what your next decision could be. Email hello@fabfertile.ca, subject line FERTILE, or book here: https://fabfertile.com/pages/book ABOUT THE HOST I'm Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile and host of Get Pregnant Naturally, a podcast with over one million downloads. My functional fertility team works with couples navigating low AMH and failed IVF, reviewing functional lab results, gut microbiome, food sensitivity, vaginal microbiome, nutrigenomics, HTMA, DUTCH, toxin testing, and bloodwork alongside nervous system work, to help identify patterns that may not have been considered. We work alongside your medical team, not instead of them. Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile, host of Get Pregnant Naturally (1M+ downloads), and author of Fabulously Fertile. If this episode helped, leave a review on Apple Podcasts. It is how other women find this work.

There is a version of you that exists right before sleep. Not the version that worry built. Not the version that duty shaped. Not the version that performance created. Just you. Quiet. Still. Unburdened. If you can find that version tonight, you will find something worth keeping. Something that has been waiting patiently underneath all the doing, all the producing, all the constant motion. It's been there the whole time. You just forgot to look. I want to talk about something that sounds simple but is actually one of the hardest things in the world. Pausing. Not the kind of pause where you stop moving but your mind keeps racing. Not the kind where you sit down but your body stays braced, ready to spring back into action at the first notification.DISCLAIMER

Send us Fan MailThis is a short update from The Connected Wife podcast.In this episode, I'm sharing why I'm taking a break from the podcast and treating this as the close of a season.Over the past several episodes, much of what you've heard here has come from the audio of videos I first shared on The Connected Wife YouTube channel. So while the podcast is pausing for now, the content is not going away.I want to invite you to join me on YouTube, where you can continue getting the same kind of teaching, insight, and husband-heart translation you've been receiving here—plus the visual examples that help make the message even clearer.If this podcast has helped you better understand your husband's inner world, rebuild emotional closeness, or see your marriage differently, I'd love for you to stay connected.Head over to The Connected Wife YouTube channel, subscribe, and keep walking this journey with me there.Thank you for listening, sharing, and being part of this season.❤️ Your Next StepSubscribe to The Connected Wife on YouTube so you don't miss the weekly videos that inspired many of these podcast episodes.And if you want a simple resource to help you better understand your husband's heart, grab my free letter:

Send us Fan MailFeeling lost or unsure about your next steps? It's easy to get caught in the "in-between seasons" of life – those hallways that feel long and undefined. In this episode of "Permission to Pause," we dive deep into the vital "Discover" step of navigating these seasons. Pat Layton explores why pausing and listening are only the beginning; true progress comes from understanding *exactly* where you are within your current season and how God is guiding you. Don't let uncertainty cloud your path – learn how to find clarity, peace, and purpose as you journey through your hallway. This isn't about generic spiritual advice—it's about recognizing your unique experience. Whether you're just entering a hallway, deep within the waiting, or nearing the exit, this episode will offer insights and encouragement. We'll discuss the varied experiences within these seasons and how to identify your specific place. It's about embracing the belief that “the hallway is not the end of the story. It's the corridor to the next chapter.” To help you on this journey, we're offering a special gift: a 7-day devotional, “The Hallway,” designed to guide you in reflecting on your season and finding direction. Let's uncover your place and your purpose together! Join us and discover the clarity you've been seeking. Thank you for joining me on today's Permission to Pause. I would love to hear from you!For comments and episode suggestions contact pat@patlayton.netI'd love to have you vsist my BLOG to join the conversation at patlayton.net Join the conversation via my blog at www.patlayton.net PLUS my  IG REELS https://www.instagram.com/patlayton/reels/Find DEEPER DIVE Pause notes and LOTS OF FREE RESOURCES here. Again! Thank you for Pausing with me! 

We have covered volume a handful of times on the podcast — ETP#167 (Personalizing Your Training Volume), ETP#188 (Quality Volume), and most recently ETP#207 (The Training Volume Model). This one comes at it from a different angle: not "what's the right number of sets," but how that number can change over a training career as skill as a lifter improves.The whole thing started with Aaron's quads. They used to be the body part he was almost ashamed of, and now they're on par with everything else. Except he only trains them once a week, six sets, and they're in shambles for five or six days afterward. That low a dose creating that much stimulus had Aaron questioning a lot of things, mainly: what actually makes a lagging body part lag? Is it genetics, or is it that you just haven't figured out how to contract the muscle well enough yet? Aaron's honest belief is leaning hard toward the second one.So we get into the precision side of volume. Why a row isn't always a 1.0 stimulus, why your weak points might not need more sets so much as better execution, how strength curves explain why back and delts get buried under volume while quads light up off almost nothing, and how to actually manipulate all of this with rep ranges and resistance profiles. Plus some personal updates up top, including one of Aaron's that went unexpectedly viral.Covered in this episode:Why volume needs can drop as your precision and skill improve, and the asterisk on "more volume is better until it isn't"Aaron's theory that lagging body parts lag because you haven't learned to contract them well — not because of geneticsThe Kyle Baxter pronation/foot-pressure cue that finally unlocked Aaron's quadsWhy quads hold post-workout stimulus for days when nothing else does (blood flow, lengthened overload, and the fact that we walk on our legs)Strength curve vs resistance curve, and why short-overloaded muscles like delts and back need more volume to reach the same inroadsThe leaning lateral raise trick — disadvantaging your own bad habit to force a better stimulusUsing the 15/10/5 rep scheme to go short on the high-rep sets and lengthened on the low-rep setsPrioritization: deprioritize what's already good and pour the days into what you actually want to bring upHamstrings/biceps vs quads/triceps, the cramp problem, and why some muscles just don't follow the same rulesTimestamps: 00:00 Intro: How Much Is Enough? + The Prior Volume Episodes 01:00 Bryan's Update: 15/10/5 and Why Full Body Is "For the Birds" 03:00 Aaron's Personal Update + The Post That Went Viral 05:00 The 1989 LA Raiders Mug 06:00 The Real Topic: Volume Dose Response Per Muscle Group 07:00 Can Precision Change Your Volume Needs? 08:00 Aaron's Quads: From Lagging to Wrecked on Six Sets 09:00 What Actually Makes a Lagging Body Part? 10:00 Lengthened Overload and Leaning Into the Stretch 12:00 Squat Variables: Stance, Knee Tracking, Foot Pressure 13:00 The Kyle Baxter Pronation Cue 15:00 Aaron's Current Quad Setup (Leg Extension + Squat Pattern) 17:00 Six Sets, Shattered for Days + Repeated Bout Effect 21:00 The Post-Workout Stimulus Window: Quads vs Everything Else 22:00 Double the Chest Volume, Lower the Stimulus 23:00 The "Washing Your Hair" Delt Test 24:00 Splitting Volume vs One Big Day 25:00 Aaron's Theory: Lagging = Not Contracting Well Yet 27:00 The Leaning Lateral Raise (Disadvantaging the Shrug) 29:00 Strength Curve vs Resistance Curve 30:00 Why Beginners Can't Feel Their Legs 31:00 Blood Flow, Bro Splits, and Dispersed Stimulus 33:00 Prioritizing: Deprioritize What's Already Good 34:00 Building a Program Around Your Weak Points 35:00 Aaron's Back Days: High Volume, Still Can't Feel It 37:00 Why Back and Delts Need More Volume 38:00 Manipulating Resistance Profiles Across a Whole Day 39:00 The 15/10/5: Short on the Highs, Lengthened on the Lows 41:00 The Asterisk on "More Volume Is Better" 42:00 A Row Isn't Always a 1.0 Stimulus 43:00 Finding the Rep Range Before Weight Takes Over 44:00 Pausing in the Short Position to Build the Pattern 47:00 Hamstrings, Biceps, and the Cramp Problem 49:00 Biceps Femoris: Pullers vs Pushers 50:00 Why Quads Are Just Different Post-Workout 52:00 Closing: Training Maturity and Looking Inward Work 1:1 with Aaron ⬇️https://strakernutritionco.com/nutrition-coaching-apply-now/Done For You Client Check-In System for Coaches ⬇️https://strakernutritionco.com/macronutrient-reporting-check-in-template/Paragon Training Methods Programming ⬇️https://paragontrainingmethods.comFollow Bryan's Evolved Training Systems Programming ⬇️https://evolvedtrainingsystems.comFind Us on Social Media  ⬇️IG | @Eat.Train.ProsperIG | @bryanboorsteinIG | @aaron_strakerYT | EAT TRAIN PROSPER PODCAST

In this episode of Daily Creative, we explore the nuanced experience of failure and the creative courage required to start over. We open with a story about recognizing when to let go of failed dreams and the importance of closure—giving our abandoned ambitions the dignity of a “decent burial” rather than carrying emotional residue into our next ventures.We're joined by Steve Kamb, founder of Nerd Fitness and author of How to Try Again. The conversation focused on the modern misconception that achievement is only about relentless forward momentum. Instead, we dig into what happens after things don't go as planned, and how to move forward with intention.One concept discussed was identity and how the language of failure has shifted over centuries—from being seen as an event to being seen as a statement about who we are. We unpack the psychological weight behind this shift and how it can paralyze us from trying again.Steve shared research-backed approaches and a pragmatic framework called PACT: Pause, Accept, Change, Try. Rather than reflexively doubling down or giving up, this approach urges us to create space, honestly examine our circumstances, investigate what went wrong with curiosity (not self-loathing), and experiment with new methods.A key theme that emerged was the value of collective vulnerability and perspective—realizing our failures aren't so unique, and that growth comes from standing on the shoulders of our setbacks, not being buried beneath them.Five Key LearningsClosure is Undervalued: If we don't fully mark the end of a failed project or dream, we risk dragging its emotional baggage into our next pursuit. Sometimes “burying the butterfly” is what frees us for genuine renewal. (02:29)Failure and Identity are Not the Same: We too often internalize failure as a flaw in who we are, rather than seeing it as something that happened. Recognizing this distinction is critical for resilience. (09:08)Healthy Pausing Beats Reflexive Action: Jumping immediately back in or attempting more brute-force effort often leads to burnout and stagnation. Pausing creates space for honest self-assessment and recalibration. (13:44)Success Comes from Tactical Experimentation: Treating setbacks with the dispassion of a detective or scientist allows us to refine methods without self-judgment. Success stems from iterative learning, not from following a fixed blueprint. (15:27)Vulnerability is a Shared Human Experience: By sharing failures—both trivial and profound—we open ourselves to community, lessen stigma, and build collective strength. Our failures become data, not shames to be hidden. (11:32)Get full interviews and bonus content for free! Just join the list at DailyCreativePlus.com.

Robert Wright of Nonzero joins Nathan to discuss The God Test, his argument that AI is humanity's “God test” rather than just a technical challenge. They explore his evolutionary lens on deep learning, from training as selection to marketplace selection among models that may reward selectively honest, power-sensing, or deceptive agents. Wright connects those risks to the noosphere, US-China relations, cognitive empathy, and whether global coordination arrives deliberately or through a coercive singleton. The stakes are whether consumers, companies, and governments select for AIs that strengthen non-zero-sum cooperation or race toward systems that reflect and amplify our worst incentives. For full show notes, links, and references, read the episode page:https://www.cognitiverevolution.ai/the-god-we-deserve-nonzero-s-robert-wright-on-ai-as-humanity-s-ultimate-test/ Mercury: Command is Mercury's new conversational interface, giving you natural-language access to your finances and helping you take actions within your existing permissions and approval policies. Visit https://mercury.com to learn more and apply online in minutes. Sponsor: Claude: Claude by Anthropic is an AI collaborator that understands your workflow and helps you tackle research, writing, coding, and organization with deep context. Get started with Claude and explore Claude Pro at https://claude.ai/tcr CHAPTERS: (00:00) About the Episode (04:23) Special Sponsor (06:10) Early AI encounters (18:36) Pretraining as evolution (Part 1) (19:50) Sponsor: Claude (21:42) Pretraining as evolution (Part 2) (32:19) Deceptive market pressures (41:13) Noosphere and directionality (51:02) Global brain choices (01:08:23) Designing wiser models (01:24:11) Reframing China relations (01:37:57) Building organic transparency (01:45:54) Positive nationalism and tools (01:54:21) Pausing superintelligence races (02:09:07) Applications and consciousness (02:25:27) Episode Outro (02:28:27) Outro PRODUCED BY: https://aipodcast.ing SOCIAL LINKS: Website: https://www.cognitiverevolution.ai Twitter (Podcast): https://x.com/cogrev_podcast Twitter (Nathan): https://x.com/labenz LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/nathanlabenz/ Youtube: https://youtube.com/@CognitiveRevolutionPodcast Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/the-cognitive-revolution-ai-builders-researchers-and/id1669813431 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6yHyok3M3BjqzR0VB5MSyk

"Survival mode leadership is reactive. It's not intentional. Decisions are made through urgency, scarcity, and fear of failure instead of bringing together the mission, the values, and the people around you." High-risk pregnancy physician specialist, Air Force veteran, and author Dr. Luissa Kiprono joins host Josh Seldin to explore what it truly means to lead beyond survival mode. Dr. Kiprono draws on her incredible journey—from surviving communist Romania to overcoming personal trauma—to dissect the underlying neuroscience of how fear paralyzes modern workplace cultures. Josh and Dr. Kiprono break down why the primitive "monkey brain" defaults to fight-or-flight reactions during high-stakes corporate pressure, and how conscious leaders can train themselves to find the space between action and reaction. They discuss the deep systemic cost of suffocating, toxic workplace environments—such as the "glorified suffering" and malignant blame cultures historically found in medical residencies—and contrast them with thriving organizations built on vulnerable communication, mutual trust, and robust succession planning. From learning how to defuse your own internal projection traps to empowering the "schedulers" and frontline technicians in your organization, this episode offers a vital, trauma-informed blueprint for building a resilient, psychologically safe culture. Key Takeaways: ✅ The Primitive Brain Trap: Understanding the neuroscience of why your "monkey brain" defaults to reactionary, fear-based decisions under pressure rather than leveraging the prefrontal cortex. ✅ Pausing the Reflex: Practical, learned behaviors—like taking a tactical timeout or sleeping on a hot email—to create space between a high-stakes trigger and a civilized reply. ✅ The Palpable Room Temperature: Recognizing how hypervigilance, workplace gossip, and fear of punishment destroy team engagement and cause employees to wait for the other shoe to drop. ✅ Dethroning the Rite of Passage: Why thriving organizations must shift away from historical "malignant environments" that glorify past suffering as a prerequisite for current success. ✅ Eradicating the Word "Just": How top-tier leaders build deep trust and uncover the hidden risks below the surface by eliminating self-diminishing language from frontline staff. ✅ Thriving Through Adversity: Shifting the leadership paradigm to realize that a healthy culture isn't defined by the absence of challenges, but by the presence of collaborative resilience when things break down. Connect with Dr. Luissa Kiprono: Websites: www.drluissak.com www.telemedmfm.com HQ Hub: https://linktr.ee/drluissak Book: Special Ed (Signed + Bookmark): https://drluissak.com/book-us/ Apple: https://books.apple.com/us/audiobook/... trauma-triumph-and-the-making/id1734426832 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0EOlEcb... LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/dr-luissa-k-mfm-author-leader Facebook: www.facebook.com/luissa.kip Instagram: www.instagram.com/drluissak/ Contact Josh: leadinquarters@gmail.com Follow Leadership in Quarters: @leadinquarters on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok Artwork: Adam Powell Music: Bensound License code: CACCELOIJIRNMRRT Artist: : Benjamin Tissot #LeadershipInQuarters #DrLuissaKiprono #LeadingBeyondSurvival #PsychologicalSafety #NeuroscienceOfLeadership #TraumaInformedLeadership #CorporateCulture #ExecutiveCoaching #VulnerableLeadership #JoshSeldin #YourGrowthAscent

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On episode 751 of the 40+ Fitness Podcast, Coach Allan sits down to discuss restarting a health and fitness regimen with Steve Kamb, the founder of Nerd Fitness. The conversation focused on how to create lasting change in health and fitness, especially for individuals over 40 facing the unpredictable realities of life. One concept discussed was the "back to normal fallacy"—the tendency to believe that perfect circumstances are just around the corner and that change will be easier then. A key theme that emerged was embracing failure as a normal, even necessary, part of progress, and recognizing that setbacks offer valuable lessons rather than defining personal worth. The discussion explored the PACT framework (Pause, Accept, Change, Try), offering a practical system for navigating obstacles and trying again with self-compassion and flexibility. Several points were raised, including the importance of setting realistic expectations, using strategies like "strategic half-assing" for sustainable progress, and learning to accept imperfections as part of a meaningful, successful journey. Time Stamps: 03:29 Introducing Steve Kamb of Nerd Fitness 09:19 Steve's fitness journey and insights 12:53 Learning from past mistakes 15:39 Writing and editing the book 17:54 Importance of Pausing and Reflecting 23:20 Trying a 30-day diet plan 25:02 High expectations and personal growth 29:03 Finding joy in healthy habits 31:43 Jody's Journey and Resilience 36:07 Kintsugi and life philosophy 38:22 Breaking my favorite mug 40:48 Strategically half-assing workouts https://howtotryagain.com  https://40plusfitness.com/stick 

If the pace of running your business has felt heavier lately — more noise, more pressure, more competition for attention — this episode is for you. This week I'm joined by Kami Guildner, a business coach for high-vibe women entrepreneurs. Last year, she put her usual work aside and spent months just listening — having real conversations with hundreds of women business owners about what was actually going on for them. What she heard surprised her, and it might surprise you too. We get into what she learned, how it's showing up in the businesses that are actually growing right now, and what to do with the ideas you've been sitting on but haven't quite known how to share with the world. If you've been craving more stillness, more quiet, and a little permission to stop doing everything all the time — pop in those earphones.   WHAT YOU'LL LEARN What Kami discovered after a year of real conversations with hundreds of women business owners Why the businesses that grew last year were run by women who paused and listened — even in a strange, uncertain year How to ask better questions that get to what your clients are really desiring, instead of just their pain points What a "one message for the world" is, and how to find yours Why more content isn't the answer when the market feels loud and saturated — and what is   KAMI'S FREE GIFT FOR GAME ON GIRLFRIEND® LISTENERS Kami offers free monthly online training, alternating between live round tables with other speakers and deeper solo training. Head to her homepage and click "Get Updates" to get access: https://www.kamiguildner.com/ CONNECT WITH KAMI GUILDNER Website: https://www.kamiguildner.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kamiguildner/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kamiguildner/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1386664118079263/ Extraordinary Women Radio Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/extraordinary-women-radio/id1216249277 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCshq_YaaXUlwJzYduQqh4ww   ABOUT KAMI GUILDNER Kami Guildner believes women's voices matter. She's a connector, a storyteller, and a business coach for high-vibe women entrepreneurs, helping them raise up their voice, vision, and visibility for impact and business growth. Kami works with movement-maker women entrepreneurs who have built successful businesses and are scaling to multi-six-figures and beyond. Through her Soul+Strategy™ approach, she weaves soulful inspiration into mindful business strategy. She's the founder of the Extraordinary Women Ignite Conference and host of the award-winning Extraordinary Women Radio™, and the best-selling author of Firedancer: Your Spiral Journey to a Life of Passion and Purpose.   RELATED GAME ON GIRLFRIEND® EPISODES YOU'LL LOVE Episode 274: Power of Pause: Why Your Brain Cannot Solve the Problem with Wendy Paige Sterling —https://sarahwalton.com/take-pause/ Episode 300: 300 Episodes and Counting: Why Your Dreams in Progress Matter More Than Perfect Timing — https://sarahwalton.com/dreams-in-progress-300-episodes/ Episode 333: Soul Debt: What Overgiving in Business Is Costing You — and What Comes Next — https://sarahwalton.com/overgiving-in-business-women-entrepreneurs/   READY TO BUILD YOUR BUSINESS? If this conversation had you thinking about your own message, your own pace, or where your business is headed next — let's talk about it. As my free gift to Girlfriends, I offer a 30-minute discovery call. 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Send us Fan MailAre you feeling like you're standing in a hallway? That in-between space where a chapter of your life has closed, but the next one hasn't quite begun? Maybe it's a shift in your family, career, or a dream that's evolved. This episode explores that very experience, offering a fresh perspective on these seasons of transition. Join host Pat Layton as she reframes “the hallway” not as a problem to be solved, but as a precious opportunity for preparation and renewal, a true gift from God. Many women experience a sense of “now what?” during these transitional periods, feeling unsure of what's next. But what if this time isn't a waiting room, but a preparation space? Pat guides you through five practical steps – Pause, Listen, Discover, Dare, and Flourish – to navigate these seasons with trust and grace. You'll learn to release old burdens, connect with God's guidance, and uncover hidden potential, recognizing that every chapter of your life has been preparing you for something. This isn't about becoming a new person, but about embracing the gifts and experiences you already possess. Discover how confidence comes from taking that first step, and how flourishing isn't about reaching a destination but embracing the present season with joy and purpose. Let go of the past, listen for God's direction, and step forward with courage, knowing your story is far from over. In this episode: Pat Layton reframes “the hallway” — those in-between seasons when one chapter has closed but the next hasn't begun — and walks through five steps to move through it well.Show Notes(0:01) Welcome — the “now what?” feeling and naming the hallway(1:51) Reframing the hallway as a gift, not a problem(2:48) Step 1 — Pause: slow down and breathe(3:59) Step 2 — Listen: tune in to God's guidance(5:04) Step 3 — Discover: your next chapter is hidden in your story(6:17) Step 4 — Dare: take a small, courageous step(7:34) Step 5 — Flourish: find joy and purpose in this season(9:41) Free resource: “The Hallway” devotional(11:06) Closing and where to connectChapters(0:01) Welcome(1:51) Reframing the hallway as a gift(2:48) Step 1 — Pause(3:59) Step 2 — Listen(5:04) Step 3 — Discover(6:17) Step 4 — Dare(7:34) Step 5 — Flourish(9:41) Resource: “The Hallway” devotional(11:06) Closing & where to connect Thank you for joining me on today's Permission to Pause. I would love to hear from you!For comments and episode suggestions contact pat@patlayton.netI'd love to have you vsist my BLOG to join the conversation at patlayton.net Join the conversation via my blog at www.patlayton.net PLUS my  IG REELS https://www.instagram.com/patlayton/reels/Find DEEPER DIVE Pause notes and LOTS OF FREE RESOURCES here. Again! Thank you for Pausing with me! 

Cardiac arrest care hinges on high‑quality CPR, but pulse checks remain a stubborn source of interruptions — often longer than the recommended 10 seconds and repeated every two minutes. What if we could detect ROSC without ever pausing compressions? This diagnostic accuracy study evaluates whether femoral arterial Doppler waveforms obtained during active CPR can predict arterial line pulsatility at the next pulse check. Join Dr. Qin as she reviews how well Doppler‑detected pulsatility and anterograde flow signal true cardiac activity — and whether ultrasound could offer a future where pulse checks no longer slow us down.

Send us Fan MailDo you ever feel like you're wandering a hallway, disconnected from God, wondering where He's gone? You're not alone. In this episode of "Permission to Pause," we explore the often-difficult experience of feeling spiritually dry – what Pat Layton calls a "hallway season." It's tempting to feel like a failure when the vibrant connection you once felt fades, but what if this silence isn't a sign of abandonment? Pat, a seasoned coach with over 40 years of experience walking alongside women, shares profound insights on navigating these seasons with grace and finding renewal in stillness. We'll unpack the dangers of "spiritual bypassing" and discover how to release the pressure of performance, shifting instead into a place of peaceful presence with God. Learn how to trust the guidance you've already received and find strength in community, even when His voice seems distant. Ultimately, this episode is a gentle invitation to rest, reflect, and remember: even in the hallway, God is present, and your journey isn't over. Thank you for joining me on today's Permission to Pause. I would love to hear from you!For comments and episode suggestions contact pat@patlayton.netI'd love to have you vsist my BLOG to join the conversation at patlayton.net Join the conversation via my blog at www.patlayton.net PLUS my  IG REELS https://www.instagram.com/patlayton/reels/Find DEEPER DIVE Pause notes and LOTS OF FREE RESOURCES here. Again! Thank you for Pausing with me! 

Send us Fan MailThank you for joining me on today's Permission to Pause. I would love to hear from you!For comments and episode suggestions contact pat@patlayton.netI'd love to have you vsist my BLOG to join the conversation at patlayton.net Join the conversation via my blog at www.patlayton.net PLUS my  IG REELS https://www.instagram.com/patlayton/reels/Find DEEPER DIVE Pause notes and LOTS OF FREE RESOURCES here. Again! Thank you for Pausing with me! 

I was at the mall watching people turn around the moment the up escalator stopped working, and it hit me how perfectly that mirrors the way most people treat their goals. In this episode, I break down the difference between people who truly want something and people who only want it when it's convenient. The climb is real, it always burns, and it never stops. But the views from the top make every step worth it, and once you get there, your job is to fix the escalator for the people coming up behind you. Key Takeaways Anything worthwhile requires you to take the stairs. The easy path always goes in the wrong direction. If your goal has a disclaimer attached to it, you do not want it as badly as you say you do. The climb does not get easier the higher you go. Mental and physical soreness is part of the process at every level. The higher you climb, the better the views. Pausing to look back at how far you have come is not weakness, it is necessary. Getting to the top carries a responsibility to make the climb easier for the people behind you. Action Steps Write down your top goal and remove every disclaimer attached to it. Commit to it without conditions or walk away honestly. The next time you face an inconvenient obstacle this week, take the stairs anyway and note what that decision costs you versus what it builds in you. Identify one person you can actively help get further faster using the hard work and experience you have already put in. Notable Quote The escalator up is always out of operation. The question is whether you take the stairs or go stand in line with the rest of the world.

⬇️  QCA enrollment is OPEN.   ⬇️The Quantum Coaching Academy is where you stop wondering if you're cut out for this and start becoming the coach everyone wants to hire. 8 months of live training. 8 internationally-recognized certifications. The exact tools you just heard in action. This is the case study group, and it's application-only by design. You can be in the next Foundations call with us.Apply now → APPLY TO THE QUANTUM COACHING ACADEMYThis is the audio nobody gets to hear.A real coaching demo. Beginning to end. Unedited.Georgie, our Assistant Program Director (and a quantum coach herself) agreed to step into the client seat to demo for the cohort. She brought a real conversation she'd actually had with her husband before joining the team. About quitting her corporate job to coach full-time. Real tension. Real stakes.She thought she was going to work on the conversation.What unfolded? None of us saw coming. Including her.In this raw behind-the-scenes episode, Ashley walks you inside that demo. You'll hear the opening question. The pause where the whole room shifted. The moment Georgie said something out loud she didn't even know she believed.You'll also hear Ashley teach IN the demo. Mid-coaching. Pausing to explain what just happened and what most coaches would do wrong in that exact moment. Which is exactly the kind of education you get inside QCA.This isn't a curated highlight reel. This is one demo, beginning to end, with all the pauses, all the breath, and the breakthrough that nobody scripted.Inside this episode:What a real coaching demo sounds like (with all the silence intact)The single question that cracked the whole demo wide openWhy “bad coaching” in that moment would have been to reassure herHow Ashley names her own closed-ended question mid-demo (and recovers in real time)The framework woven through every quantum coaching session, taught while it's actually happeningThis episode is for the coach who's been wondering what a real coaching demo looks like inside a certification. For anyone who's been told “trust the process” but has never actually seen what that process IS. For the ones quietly questioning if they could ever hold space like this.You don't need to imagine it anymore. You get to sit inside one.

Dry July, No Drama: Daily Tips for a Take It or Leave It Relationship With Alcohol EPISODE 7: The Sober Curious Secret - Stop Trying to Stop Drinking - Dry July, No Drama I know this sounds counterintuitive. Stick with me. All that stopping and starting - the trying, the failing, the trying again - plays havoc with our hearts and nervous systems when we are trying to cut back on drinking. In the methodology I teach, we call it The Pause. It is the very best preparation for taking a successful break from alcohol. Not white-knuckling it. Not battling. Pausing - and getting genuinely curious. If you are breaking your own heart on a daily basis - stop trying and start learning: Notice your routines, rituals and triggers around drinking Notice the actual physical and emotional experience of drinking - without judgement Become a data gatherer, not a failure counter Stop breaking your trust in yourself. Get into choice. This is how a sober curious 30-day break starts to feel effortless - and how alcohol becomes a genuine non-issue rather than something to white-knuckle your way through. This episode is part of Dry July, No Drama - a daily MidlifeAF podcast mini series with tips for cutting back on alcohol without willpower, labels or forever. My free resources below will help you prepare for and get the most out of your break. See links below: FREE TOOLS - four beautiful resources to help you drink less and feel fabulous: 1. 7 Steps to Take Back Control of Alcohol - the exact steps I took when I started out on this journey nearly five years ago. hoperisingcoaching.com/7-steps 2. Awareness Worksheets - if you do nothing else, working through the answers to these questions will change your relationship with alcohol for the better. hoperisingcoaching.com/awareness-worksheets-opt-in 3. Your North Star Visualisation - stops your brain freaking out about doing something unfamiliar. hoperisingcoaching.com/northstarvisualisation 4. Grounding Meditation - you know that feeling when you have a drink and the body goes "aaaaaaaahhhhhhh" and everything seems to relax? What the body really needs is to ground - to come back home to self, and for self to feel lovely. That is what we work on in my live programs. We start every session with a grounding and connect with ourselves to find out what our body really needs when it thinks it wants to drink. hoperisingcoaching.com/grounding READY TO GO DEEPER? Ready to make alcohol a non-issue? Watch my free one-hour masterclass: 5 Surprising Ways Taking a Break from Booze Can Be Effortless and Change Your Life. One hour. Five shifts. Your take it or leave it relationship with alcohol starts here. WATCH NOW FOR FREE: hoperisingcoaching.com/masterclass Are you tired of the mental back-and-forth about drinking? I am running a FREE 3-Day Alcohol Reset on 23, 24 and 25 June, 7pm Melb/Syd (replays available). No willpower talk. No abstinence pressure. You can even drink while you do it. A judgement-free space to learn the tools to step into a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol. REGISTER FREE: hoperisingcoaching.com/3-day-reset Want a take it or leave it relationship with alcohol? Want to stop all the "will I, won't I" internal conflict around wine? I am running the Great Aussie Alcohol Experiment LIVE from Wednesday 1 July. 30 days. Small group coaching. Only 25 spots. Small, intimate and private. Rewire your brain and nervous system so you no longer have to reach for a glass to quieten your busy brain, calm your overwhelmed soul or socialise when your social battery is spent. Early bird pricing open now - $500 off the full price, plus two 1:1 counselling sessions with me and 3 webinars included (worth +$1,000). We won't run this live again until October. YOUR NEXT RIGHT MOVE STARTS HERE: hoperisingcoaching.com/the_great_aussie_alcohol_experiment Change happens in a moment, my friends - the preparation for change takes a little bit of time. Take the time. You will be amazed at the difference it makes.

465 Days Later: Coming Back to Truth, Clearing the Noise, and the Cold-Water Fear That Wasn't MineAfter 465 days away from the podcast, Constantin returns sharing how pausing coaching, speaking, and “the noise” (while keeping his 9–5 and focusing on his relationship and inner work) helped him realize he'd been seeking external answers and losing joy by following others' blueprints. He describes a turning point in February 2024: during breathwork meditation at a snowy Canadian spa, he received a vivid vision of his mother in 1984 Romania falling through a dock into cold water while holding him as a baby, revealing his cold-water phobia was inherited from her fear for safety. After the experience, the fear vanished, and his mother later confirmed the story matched his vision. He says this became the first “clear activation,” later clarified in a 2025 shamanic journey, leading him to offer the work, create “Journey Back to One” frequency-infused music, invite listeners into a collective shift, and announce a free Holistic Wellbeing Summit session with a live clear activation on June 12 at 2pm EST.Journey Back to One Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/10UTtmD7isuAig6sXcOsUv?si=V0PQW5bURrWxw1jBISsDZAHolistic Wellness Summit: https://holisticwellbeingsummit.com/constantin-bogdan-morun00:00 Back After 465 Days01:23 Pausing the Noise03:41 Humanity at a Threshold05:33 You Are Not Broken08:22 Being Over Doing13:05 Cold Plunge Breakthrough18:45 Vision and Inherited Fear25:10 Clear Activation Emerges29:47 Letting Light In33:27 Music and Rebrand37:01 Summit Invite and Links38:30 Breathwork Practice39:42 Closing and Next Time Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Shabbat Sermon at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, June 6, 2026. (Youtube)

Derek Grady, Executive Vice President of Heritage Auctions , joins Leighton on Trading Card Therapy to talk about the state of the hobby with a big focus on the PSA grading pause. Leighton is always buying collections through his company, Just Collect. If you're interested in selling a collection, reach out for a FREE APPRAISAL! Thank you to our sponsor, AuctionWire! The best place to find cards you're looking for is at AuctionWire. Use Friend45 for a FREE 45-day trial.

Send us Fan MailThank you for joining me on today's Permission to Pause. I would love to hear from you!For comments and episode suggestions contact pat@patlayton.netI'd love to have you vsist my BLOG to join the conversation at patlayton.net Join the conversation via my blog at www.patlayton.net PLUS my  IG REELS https://www.instagram.com/patlayton/reels/Find DEEPER DIVE Pause notes and LOTS OF FREE RESOURCES here. Again! Thank you for Pausing with me! 

Pausing to Hear Birkat Kohanim When in the Middle of Amidah by Rabbi Avi Harari

The Skill of Intentional Pausing

In this episode, we'll go through the latest on what we've heard about PSA pausing grading for lower tiers of grading. Which tiers are still available? Plus, what does it mean for the rest of the grading companies? 0:00 - PSA Pausing Value & Bulk Tiers of Grading 4:00 - The impact of TCG Grading on the market 5:50 - Grading won't stop, but where will people go? 32:50 - New Releases Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Ramit Sethi of I Will Teach You To Be Rich talks to Drew and Amanda, a married couple earning around $167,000 a year with a net worth of over $800,000. On paper, they look financially successful but behind the scenes, their fixed costs are dangerously high, their savings are low, and their spending decisions are causing tension in the relationship. Drew admits he struggles with spending, while Amanda finds it difficult to say no, leaving them stuck in a pattern where money feels stressful instead of empowering. In this episode we uncover: • Their household income of around $167,000 a year • Why they still feel financially stretched despite a strong net worth • Their surprisingly low savings compared with their assets • How fixed costs reached around 89% of their gross income • Drew's struggle with spending and impulse decisions • Amanda's difficulty saying no without feeling like the “bad guy” • The hidden relationship dynamic behind their financial stress • Why eating out 6–8 times a week became a major spending leak • The role of bonuses in justifying bigger spending decisions • Amanda's childhood experiences with financial instability • Drew's “you only live once” money mindset • How their daughter is learning from their financial behaviour • Ramit's challenge for them to stop making emotional money decisions • Why vacations may need to pause while they rebuild savings • Their plan to create a family money philosophy and emergency fund ⏩ CHAPTERS (00:03:15) Why Drew applied to the podcast (00:07:00) The hidden decision-making problem (00:10:30) Why they don't feel like a team with money (00:16:15) Their financial numbers revealed (00:21:15) The reality of their household income (00:29:25) Fixed costs are the real problem (00:33:10) The truth about eating out (00:35:50) How bonuses fuel spending (00:39:30) The couple who struggle to say no (00:45:30) Amanda's childhood money story (00:56:30) Their inherited money beliefs (00:58:20) Starting their Rich Life vision (01:04:00) Pausing vacations to rebuild stability (01:10:00) Drew practices saying no (01:16:30) Amanda's role changes (01:20:30) Cutting subscriptions and eating out (01:29:30) Redirecting money toward savings (01:36:00) Creating a family money philosophy (01:44:30) Ramit's final advice THIS EPISODE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY Shopify | Sign up for a $1 per month trial period at https://shopify.com/ramit Gelt | Book a tax consultation with Gelt at https://joingelt.com/ramit. As a member of my community, you can skip the waitlist DeleteMe | Get 20% off all consumer plans when you go to https://joindeleteme.com/ramit and use promo code RAMIT at checkout Wispr Flow | Try Wispr Flow for free at wisprflow.ai/ramit Connect with Ramit • Get my new book, Money For Couples • Get Money Coaching with Ramit  • Download the Conscious Spending Plan • Listen to my book—now on Audible • Get my New York Times best-selling book • Get my no-numbers journal • Other episodes • Instagram • Twitter • YouTube Calling LA couples: Apply to be coached for free on this podcast at https://iwt.com/apply

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Welcome to episode #1036 of Thinking With Mitch Joel (formerly Six Pixels of Separation). Ashley Herd did not set out to become a management expert. Trained as an employment lawyer and later serving in senior HR and leadership roles supporting organizations including McKinsey & Company, Ashley built her career at the intersection of people, performance and workplace culture. What began as practical leadership advice shared through short-form social media videos evolved into a massive online following, with hundreds of thousands of managers turning to her for direct, actionable guidance on how to lead teams without burning people out. Her new book, The Manager Method - A Practical Framework to Lead, Support, and Get Results, distills that experience into a deceptively simple framework built around Pause, Consider, Act… a reminder that leadership is not about reacting faster, but thinking more clearly. In this conversation, Ashley explores why so many organizations continue promoting high performers into management roles without preparing them to lead people, why workplace culture is often shaped more by individual managers than company values, and how the modern workplace has been reshaped by the pandemic, generational shifts and AI. Ashley argues that the biggest failures in leadership are rarely strategic… they are relational. Silence, unclear expectations, lack of feedback and the inability to coach people effectively create cascading organizational problems. At the same time, she remains optimistic that AI can become a meaningful thought partner for managers… not replacing judgment, empathy or coaching, but helping leaders pause long enough to think better about how they communicate and support others. Grounded in practical experience rather than abstract theory, Ashley's work is ultimately about helping managers become more human… and helping organizations remember that people are not line items on a spreadsheet. Enjoy the conversation… Running time: 1:00:07. Hello from beautiful Montreal. Listen and subscribe over at Apple Podcasts. Listen and subscribe over at Spotify. Please visit and leave comments on the blog - Thinking With Mitch Joel. Feel free to connect to me directly on LinkedIn. Check out ThinkersOne. Here is my conversation with Ashley Herd. The Manager Method - A Practical Framework to Lead, Support, and Get Results. Follow Ashley on Instagram. Follow Ashley on YouTube. Follow Ashley on LinkedIn. Follow Ashley on TikTok. Chapters: (00:00) - Introduction to Ashley Herd and The Manager Method. (02:57) - The Power of Social Media in Leadership Development. (05:50) - The Journey from Law to Leadership. (09:05) - Understanding Management Challenges and the Peter Principle. (12:08) - The Role of Empathy in Management. (15:09) - Navigating the New World of Management Post-Pandemic. (17:54) - The Importance of Clear Expectations in Leadership. (21:02) - The Impact of Generational Differences on Management. (23:51) - The Role of AI in Modern Management. (27:04) - Coaching vs. Managing: The New Paradigm. (30:12) - Creating a Culture of Feedback and Recognition. (32:54) - The Importance of Pausing and Reflecting in Leadership. (36:02) - Final Thoughts and Resources for Managers.

With the launch of Basecamp 5 approaching, 37signals co-founders Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson discuss what happens inside their company when it enters “launch mode.” They talk about temporarily shifting priorities, the difference between routine operations and launch periods, and why putting lower-priority tasks on hold is often necessary to make meaningful progress. Plus, Jason and David share their favorite aspects of the newest version of Basecamp.Key Takeaways00:00 – Introduction00:10 – Pausing processes and the power of “not now”03:41 – Moving quickly and deciding to just build it08:38 – Pressing pause on routines to stay focused on the goal11:20 – Staying flexible while working through the chaos13:54 – What life after launch will look like20:54 – Jason and David share their favorite Basecamp 5 updatesLinks and ResourcesRecord a video question for the podcastWatch The REWORK podcast on YouTubeBasecamp is the no-nonsense project management system. Sign up for free at Basecamp.comHEY is a fresh take on email. Sign up for a 30-day free trial at HEY.comFizzy is a modern spin on kanban. Sign up for free at fizzy.doBooks by 37signalsJason Fried on XDavid Heinemeier Hansson on X

A squirrel darting across seven lanes of traffic nearly caused a 20-car pileup, and it completely changed the way I think about focus, commitment, and crossing the road toward your goals. In this episode, I break down what that fearless little animal can teach us about staying locked in when life throws distractions from every direction. If you have ever found yourself far from your goals and wondering why, this episode is going to hit home. Key Takeaways Cross traffic in life shows up as distraction, and the closer you get to your goals, the more distractions will come to test your commitment. Hesitation is what gets you hit. Pausing, looking left, looking right, and second-guessing yourself is what derails your progress, not the obstacles themselves. You have to know why you are crossing the road. If your goal does not truly mean something to you or someone you love, you will find every excuse to stop. The bigger the goal, the more lanes of traffic you will have to cross. Acknowledging the major hurdles ahead lets you prepare instead of being blindsided. It is okay to pivot as long as it is because your passions evolved, not because the goal got hard. Quitting and pivoting are two very different things. Action Steps Write down the goals you set at the beginning of this year and honestly ask yourself if they still mean the same thing to you. Reconnect with your why or give yourself permission to adjust course. Identify the major lanes of traffic standing between you and your goal right now. Name the real obstacles, financial, relational, logistical, so you can prepare to move through them with intention. The next time a distraction pulls at your attention, pause and ask yourself one question: does this move me toward where I said I was going? If the answer is no, keep sprinting. Notable Quote The distractions are there to see how bad you want it. They are there to see if you are truly committed to what you said you were committed to.

This sermon addresses the fundamental question of why believers continue to struggle with sin despite knowing Christ's promise of freedom. Mike explains that true freedom comes not from managing sinful behavior or religious performance, but from deeply abiding in the Holy Spirit. Using the metaphor of archery, sin is defined as "missing the mark" of God's wholeness and abundant life. The message emphasizes that the Christian life is not about sin management but about being Spirit-filled, which naturally produces the fruit of a flourishing life. Read John 10:10 & Romans 7:15-25Jesus didn't come merely to manage your sin—He came to offer you abundant life. The struggle Paul describes in Romans 7 resonates with us all: "The things I wish I do, I don't do. The things I wish I didn't do, I do." But notice Paul's focus isn't just on behavior; it's on the battle within our being. Before there's a battle with your behavior, there's always a battle with your being. Sin isn't primarily about breaking rules—it's about missing the mark of God's wholeness for you. Today, recognize that God's commands aren't restrictions to crush your joy, but boundaries to protect your flourishing. His "bullseye" for your life is complete wholeness in Christ. What areas of your life reveal you've been managing symptoms rather than addressing the core issue of your being?Discussion Questions:-How does understanding sin as 'missing the mark' of God's wholeness rather than just breaking rules change your perspective on your struggles and God's intentions for your life?-What false attachments (control, performance, approval, pleasure, success) have you been depending on for security instead of attaching to God as your primary source of life and wholeness?-Paul warns the Galatians about starting in the Spirit but trying to finish in the flesh. Where in your spiritual journey have you drifted from depending on God's grace to depending on your own efforts?-How does knowing that you received the Holy Spirit the moment you believed, not when you perfected yourself, change your approach to spiritual growth and overcoming struggles?

This sermon addresses the fundamental question of why believers continue to struggle with sin despite knowing Christ's promise of freedom. Mike explains that true freedom comes not from managing sinful behavior or religious performance, but from deeply abiding in the Holy Spirit. Using the metaphor of archery, sin is defined as "missing the mark" of God's wholeness and abundant life. The message emphasizes that the Christian life is not about sin management but about being Spirit-filled, which naturally produces the fruit of a flourishing life. Read John 10:10 & Romans 7:15-25Jesus didn't come merely to manage your sin—He came to offer you abundant life. The struggle Paul describes in Romans 7 resonates with us all: "The things I wish I do, I don't do. The things I wish I didn't do, I do." But notice Paul's focus isn't just on behavior; it's on the battle within our being. Before there's a battle with your behavior, there's always a battle with your being. Sin isn't primarily about breaking rules—it's about missing the mark of God's wholeness for you. Today, recognize that God's commands aren't restrictions to crush your joy, but boundaries to protect your flourishing. His "bullseye" for your life is complete wholeness in Christ. What areas of your life reveal you've been managing symptoms rather than addressing the core issue of your being?Discussion Questions:-How does understanding sin as 'missing the mark' of God's wholeness rather than just breaking rules change your perspective on your struggles and God's intentions for your life?-What false attachments (control, performance, approval, pleasure, success) have you been depending on for security instead of attaching to God as your primary source of life and wholeness?-Paul warns the Galatians about starting in the Spirit but trying to finish in the flesh. Where in your spiritual journey have you drifted from depending on God's grace to depending on your own efforts?-How does knowing that you received the Holy Spirit the moment you believed, not when you perfected yourself, change your approach to spiritual growth and overcoming struggles?

Pausing your investments during a market downturn is one of the most common and costly mistakes everyday investors make. In reality, this behavior can rob you of the opportunity for growth.

Okay, rich girls, I have news. My business is thriving, the podcast is popping, we just moved from San Diego to San Francisco, and I am...tapping out for a bit. Not because something's wrong. Everything is actually going really well.So why am I making a change? I'm pulling back the curtain on a personal ritual that revealed something I couldn't ignore, and the decision I made because of it that flies in the face of every conventional success rule out there. The old me (dysregulated, scared, buried in arbitrary rules) couldn't have done this. Current me is toasting champagne and not explaining herself further.Stay tuned for the Old Money Summer Series!In This Episode, You'll Learn:Why walking away from something that's working is sometimes the most powerful money move you can makeThe weekly ritual I use to rank my life across 9 categoriesHow to tell the difference between burnout and discernmentWhy the "double down when you have momentum" advice isn't always rightWhat investing in all five dimensions of wealth looks like in real lifeResources Mentioned:Weekly Reset ChecklistOld Money Monthly NewsletterOld Money MindsetTikTok: @OldMoneyPodcast----------------------------Connect with the Old Money Podcast:Community: Join the Old Money Country ClubWeb: OldMoneyPodcast.comEmail: OldMoneyPodcast@gmail.comInstagram: @OldMoneyPodcastTikTok: @OldMoneyPodcast----------------------------Copyright (c) Old Money 2025. The content presented in this podcast is intended to entertain, educate, inspire and support listeners in their personal and professional development and does not constitute business, financial, or legal advice. Please note that this episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services for which individuals on the show may have a direct or indirect financial interest in products or services related to the episode.

Have you ever felt guilty for slowing down… even when your body and mind were clearly telling you that you needed to?

Pausing a business you built from zero is one of the most honest tests of whether you actually believe in what you made.Host Lindsay Pinchuk sits down with Angie Tebbe, founder of Rae Wellness, for one of those real founder stories that doesn't gloss over the hard parts. Angie built Rae Wellness into a brand with 4.5 million customers in three years. Then came the scaling challenges that most founders never talk about publicly. A retail rollout that went sideways, misalignment with a key partner, and a foundation that wasn't ready for the speed of the growth. Instead of patching holes or chasing short-term recovery, Angie paused the entire company.What happened next is a testament to the authentic relationship Angie built with her customers. The community didn't move on. Customers kept checking the site. They kept spreading the word. They kept asking when Rae Wellness was coming back. That kind of loyalty is the direct result of years of community building for business and treating customers like partners from day one. Angie had been running focus groups with women before the brand even launched, getting feedback on values, messaging, and products before anything hit the market.This episode speaks directly to women founders who are building something that actually means something to people. Angie talks about the decision to return, the team she reassembled, and the mindset shift she brought into this second round. She's growing an audience again, but on different terms. No paid lists, no boosted ads, no manufactured momentum. Word of mouth is driving new customers in numbers she didn't expect.The bigger message is about scaling responsibly as a real strategy, not a fallback. Angie is staying close to inventory, operations, and aligned partners. She's moving at a pace the business can actually hold.If you're facing scaling challenges or questioning whether your business deserves another shot, this conversation gives you something real to work with.Episode Breakdown:00:01 Rae Wellness Comeback Story and Why Angie Tebbe Paused the Company02:35 Rapid Growth, Retail Setbacks, and Scaling Challenges07:55 Community Building Strategy That Shaped Rae Wellness10:41 What Angie Tebbe Learned During the Business Pause14:44 Retail Buyer Interest and the Rae Wellness Relaunch15:37 How Rae Wellness Rebuilt Customer Trust After the Pause18:33 Relaunch Sales, Subscriptions, and Returning Customer Loyalty20:26 Word of Mouth Marketing and Growing Without Paid Influencers24:10 How Angie Tebbe Is Scaling Responsibly the Second Time32:10 Three Founder Lessons on Values, Non-Negotiables, and Trusting Your GutConnect with Angie Tebbe:Visit the Rae Wellness websiteSubscribe to The FoundHer Files Follow Dear FoundHer on Instagram Podcast production and show notes provided by HiveCast.fm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SUPPORTER: America needs to start talking to China to come up with a bilateral agreement to pause AI. The agreement would need to be transparent, mutually enforceable, and… OPPONENT: We can't unilaterally pause AI! China would destroy us! SUPPORTER: As I said, we need to start negotiating a bilateral agreement so that both sides will… OPPONENT: You fool! Don't you know that while we unilaterally pause AI, China will be racing ahead and using their lead to erode our fundamental rights and freedoms? How could you be so naive! SUPPORTER: Look, I promise this is about negotiating for a mutual pause. We don't think a unilateral pause would work any more than you would. But we think that if we negotiate… OPPONENT: And while we unilaterally pause, do you think China will just be twiddling their thumbs, doing nothing? Obviously not! This is about ceding the future to our rivals! SUPPORTER: I get the feeling you're not listening to me. https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/every-debate-on-pausing-ai

I sit down with Alison Armstrong to unpack the deeper dynamics between men and women that often go misunderstood. We dive into how men think, why they pull away, and what's really happening beneath the surface in modern relationships. Alison brings decades of insight into human behavior, challenging some of the most common assumptions that create conflict and disconnection. If you've ever felt confused or frustrated in your relationships, this conversation will give you a completely new lens to see things clearly.SHOW HIGHLIGHTS00:00 - Introduction02:18 - Meeting Alison Armstrong06:45 - Understanding Male Behavior10:52 - Why Men Pull Away15:16 - Communication Breakdowns21:30 - Emotional Misinterpretations28:05 - Masculine vs Feminine Dynamics36:40 - Common Relationship Mistakes45:12 - Navigating Conflict Better51:23 - Pausing and Self-Awareness59:10 - What Men Need Most01:07:25 - Reframing Relationship Expectations01:13:36 - Shifting Perspective01:21:10 - Final Thoughts***Tired of feeling like you're never enough? Build your self-worth with help from this free guide: https://training.mantalks.com/self-worthPick up my book, Men's Work: A Practical Guide To Face Your Darkness, End Self-Sabotage, And Find Freedom: https://mantalks.com/mens-work-book/Heard about attachment but don't know where to start? Try the FREE Ultimate Guide To AttachmentCheck out some other free resources: How To Quit Porn | Anger Meditation | How To Lead In Your RelationshipBuild brotherhood with a powerful group of like-minded men from around the world. Check out The Alliance. Enjoy the podcast? Leave a review on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Podchaser. It helps us get into the ears of new listeners, expand the ManTalks Community, and help others find the tools and training they're looking for. And don't forget to subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | SpotifyFor more, visit us at ManTalks.com | Facebook | Instagram

Chad Hyams and Bob Stewart delve into the concept of executive presence with Carl DuPont, an opera singer and leadership expert. The episode explores how harnessing the power of voice and pauses can significantly improve leadership impact. Carl shares insights from his book, "The Presence Principle," co-authored with Alexa Chilcut, offering practical strategies for engaging and inspiring teams. With compelling anecdotes from Carl's journey across continents and industries, listeners will gain a new perspective on communication, authenticity, and adaptability in leadership roles. Connect with Carl at https://www.carldupont.com/ & https://thepresenceprinciple.com/  ---------- Connect with the hosts: •    Ben Kinney: https://www.BenKinney.com/ •    Bob Stewart: https://www.linkedin.com/in/activebob •    Chad Hyams: https://ChadHyams.com/ •    Book one of our co-hosts for your next event: https://WinMakeGive.com/speakers/   More ways to connect: •    Join our Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/winmakegive •     Sign up for our weekly newsletter: https://WinMakeGive.com/sign-up •     Explore the Win Make Give Podcast Network: https://WinMakeGive.com/ Part of the Win Make Give Podcast Network 00:00 Leadership Insights with Dr. Carl Dupont Amidst Health Challenges 02:13 The Power and Fragility of the Human Voice 09:42 Overcoming Childhood Deafness and Finding a Voice 13:49 The Unique Qualities and Perceptions of Our Voices 17:34 Mastering Executive Presence for Leadership Success 23:15 Cultural Barriers and Self-Reflection in a German Opera House 25:46 Harnessing Self Talk and Executive Presence for Leadership Success 31:21 Mastering the Art of Pausing in Conversations 36:11 Embracing Change and Overcoming Challenges with Executive Presence

We're back with another bestie episode, and this one's a little different! Karsen is joining me for an honest conversation about something I've been navigating behind the scenes in my business: creative burnout.We're pulling back the curtain on what's been feeling heavy lately, how I knew it was time to pause the podcast, and what led to these intentional choices.If you've been feeling tired, uninspired, or like you need space to breathe… this episode is for you!Tune in for a real, unfiltered chat between two besties figuring out how to honor capacity, protect creativity, and build a life that actually feels sustainable (aka peacefully productive!| RESOURCES |⋒ Join the Hustle Sanely email list⋒ Enroll in Study Hall Spring Semester (April 1-7) ⋒ Shop the Peacefully Productive® collection⋒ Instagram: @jessmmassey 

Democrats continue to lie through their teeth about their record, so Pat couldn't sleep last night and decided to put together a list of all the "gifts" they have given America over the last 250 years. Democrats have pushed policies that have devastated the country — from the Great Society programs that exploded welfare dependency and family breakdown to soft-on-crime rules and defund-the-police movements that made urban violence and chaos spike in major cities. Their reckless spending, green energy restrictions, and open-border policies fueled inflation, higher energy costs, and record illegal immigration that strained communities nationwide, while the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal and divisive identity politics have left America weaker, more expensive, and more fragmented. Can America survive a Democrat president? We also cover: Netflix will raise subscription prices AGAIN! Pausing the period of energy plant destruction. Black women CANNOT be racist to white women. Trump on why he uses Sharpie to sign everything. The Shroud of Turin IS the burial cloth of Jesus. 00:00 Pat Gray UNLEASHED! 00:20 Government is Still Closed! 01:10 Pat's List of What Democrats have 'Accomplished' 10:44 Anti-American Protesters in Philadelphia 12:49 Trump Reveals Iran's Gift to the U.S. 16:24 Marco Rubio Thinks the World should be Grateful 17:04 Marco Rubio on European Allies 20:18 Long Lines in Houston's Bush Airport 22:42 Passengers React to Long Airport Lines 23:29 Cory Booker at Newark Airport 25:01 ICE Agent Saves One-Year-Old Child 26:22 Dr. Oz on Hospice Fraud in Los Angeles 32:15 Fat Five 45:58 Trump on Pausing Energy Plant Destruction 52:02 Living WITHOUT Streaming Subscriptions 54:02 Piers Morgan VS. Trans Woman 57:58 Trump's Sharpie Rant 1:03:26 Drones over Barksdale Air Force Base 1:10:14 Doug Burgum on Trump Statue in Venezuela 1:14:05 Savannah Guthrie Interview 1:18:13 Jesse Watters on Missing Scientists 1:23:30 Jeremiah J. Johnston Joins the Show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump said the US will hold off on targeting Iranian energy sites another 10 days as “talks are ongoing” with Tehran. The pause on strikes had been set to expire Friday. Plus, the president once again turns dyslexia, a learning disability, into a weapon against Gavin Newsom and kids everywhere who struggle with it.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices