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Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: I bet Greg Colbourn 10 k€ that AI will not kill us all by the end of 2027, published by Vasco Grilo on June 4, 2024 on The Effective Altruism Forum. Agreement 78 % of my donations so far have gone to the Long-Term Future Fund[1] (LTFF), which mainly supports AI safety interventions. However, I have become increasingly sceptical about the value of existential risk mitigation, and currently think the best interventions are in the area of animal welfare[2]. As a result, I realised it made sense for me to arrange a bet with someone very worried about AI in order to increase my donations to animal welfare interventions. Gregory Colbourn (Greg) was the 1st person I thought of. He said: I think AGI [artificial general intelligence] is 0-5 years away and p(doom|AGI) is ~90% I doubt doom in the sense of human extinction is anywhere as likely as suggested by the above. I guess the annual extinction risk over the next 10 years is 10^-7, so I proposed a bet to Greg similar to the end-of-the-world bet between Bryan Caplan and Eliezer Yudkowsky. Meanwhile, I transferred 10 k€ to PauseAI[3], which is supported by Greg, and he agreed to the following. If Greg or any of his heirs are still alive by the end of 2027, they transfer to me or an organisation of my choice 20 k€ times the ratio between the consumer price index for all urban consumers and items in the United States, as reported by the Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED), in December 2027 and April 2024. I expect inflation in this period, i.e. a ratio higher than 1. Some more details: The transfer must be made in January 2028. I will decide in December 2027 whether the transfer should go to me or an organisation of choice. My current preference is for it to go directly to an organisation, such that 10 % of it is not lost in taxes. If for some reason I am not able to decide (e.g. if I die before 2028), the transfer must be made to my lastly stated organisation of choice, currently The Humane League (THL). As Founders Pledge's Patient Philanthropy Fund, I have my investments in Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF USD Acc. This is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) tracking global stocks, which have provided annual real returns of 5.0 % since 1900. In addition, Lewis Bollard expects the marginal cost-effectiveness of Open Philanthropy's (OP's) farmed animal welfare grantmaking "will only decrease slightly, if at all, through January 2028"[4], so I suppose I do not have to worry much about donating less over the period of the bet of 3.67 years (= 2028 + 1/12 - (2024 + 5/12)). Consequently, I think my bet is worth it if its benefit-to-cost ratio is higher than 1.20 (= (1 + 0.050)^3.67). It would be 2 (= 20*10^3/(10*10^3)) if the transfer to me or an organisation of my choice was fully made, and Person X fulfils the agreement, so I need 60 % (= 1.20/2) of the transfer to be made and agreement with Person X to be fulfilled. I expect this to be the case based on what I know about Greg and Person X, and information Greg shared, so I went ahead with the bet. Here are my and Greg's informal signatures: Me: Vasco Henrique Amaral Grilo. Greg: Gregory Hamish Colbourn. Impact I expect 90 % of the potential benefits of the bet to be realised. So I believe the bet will lead to additional donations of 8 k€ (= (0.9*20 - 10)*10^3). Saulius estimated corporate campaigns for chicken welfare improve 41 chicken-years per $, and OP thinks "the marginal FAW [farmed animal welfare] funding opportunity is ~1/5th as cost-effective as the average from Saulius' analysis", which means my donations will affect 8.20 chicken-years per $ (= 41/5). Therefore I expect my bet to improve 65.6 k chicken-years (= 8*10^3*8.20). I also estimate corporate campaigns for chicken welfare have a cost-effectiveness of 14.3 DALY/$[5]. So I expect the benefits of the bet to be equiv...

Link to original articleWelcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: [Valence series] 1. Introduction, published by Steven Byrnes on December 4, 2023 on LessWrong. 1.1 Summary & Table of Contents This is the first of a series of five blog posts on valence, which I'll be serializing over the next couple weeks. (Or email me to read it all right now.) Here's an overview of the whole series, and then we'll jump right into the first post! 1.1.1 Summary & Table of Contents - for the whole Valence series Let's say a thought pops into your mind: "I could open the window right now". Maybe you then immediately stand up and go open the window. Or maybe you don't. ("Nah, I'll keep it closed," you might say to yourself.) I claim that there's a final-common-pathway signal in your brain that cleaves those two possibilities: when this special signal is positive, then the current "thought" will stick around, and potentially lead to actions and/or direct-follow-up thoughts; and when this signal is negative, then the current "thought" will get thrown out, and your brain will go fishing (partly randomly) for a new thought to replace it. I call this final-common-pathway signal by the name "valence". Thus, the "valence" of a "thought" is roughly the extent to which the thought feels demotivating / aversive (negative valence) versus motivating / appealing (positive valence). I claim that valence plays an absolutely central role in the brain - I think it's one of the most important ingredients in the brain's Model-Based Reinforcement Learning system, which in turn is one of the most important algorithms in your brain. Thus, unsurprisingly, I see valence as a shining light that illuminates many aspects of psychology and everyday mental life. This series explores that idea. Here's the outline: Post 1 (Introduction) will give some background on how I'm thinking about valence from the perspective of brain algorithms, including exactly what I'm talking about, and how it relates to the "wanting versus liking" dichotomy. (The thing I'm talking about is closer to "motivational valence" than "hedonic valence", although neither term is great.) Post 2 (Valence & Normativity) will talk about the intimate relationship between valence and the universe of desires, preferences, values, goals, etc. - i.e. the "normative" side of the "positive-versus-normative" dichotomy, or equivalently the "ought" side of Hume's "is-versus-ought". I'll start with simple cases: for example, if the idea of doing a certain thing right now feels aversive (negative valence), then we're less likely to do it. Then I'll move on to more interesting cases, including what it means to like or dislike a broad concept like "religion", and ego-syntonic versus ego-dystonic desires, and a descriptive account of moral reasoning and value formation. Post 3 (Valence & Beliefs) is the complement of Post 2, in that it covers the relationship between valence and the universe of beliefs, expectations, concepts, etc. - i.e. the "positive" side of the "positive-versus-normative" dichotomy, or equivalently the "is" side of "is-versus-ought". The role of valence here is less foundational than it is on the normative side, but it's still quite important. I'll talk specifically about motivated reasoning, the halo effect (a.k.a. affect heuristic), and some related phenomena. Post 4 (Valence & Social Status) argues that social status (by which I mean more specifically "prestige" not "dominance") centers around valence - more specifically, the valence that Person X's brain assigns to the thought of Person Y. It's slightly more complicated than that, but only slightly. I'll discuss how this hypothesis sheds light on various status-related phenomena, like imitating the mannerisms of people you admire, and I'll also discuss the implications for status-related innate drives. Post 5 ('Valence Disorders' in Mental Health & Person...

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: [Valence series] 1. Introduction, published by Steven Byrnes on December 4, 2023 on LessWrong. 1.1 Summary & Table of Contents This is the first of a series of five blog posts on valence, which I'll be serializing over the next couple weeks. (Or email me to read it all right now.) Here's an overview of the whole series, and then we'll jump right into the first post! 1.1.1 Summary & Table of Contents - for the whole Valence series Let's say a thought pops into your mind: "I could open the window right now". Maybe you then immediately stand up and go open the window. Or maybe you don't. ("Nah, I'll keep it closed," you might say to yourself.) I claim that there's a final-common-pathway signal in your brain that cleaves those two possibilities: when this special signal is positive, then the current "thought" will stick around, and potentially lead to actions and/or direct-follow-up thoughts; and when this signal is negative, then the current "thought" will get thrown out, and your brain will go fishing (partly randomly) for a new thought to replace it. I call this final-common-pathway signal by the name "valence". Thus, the "valence" of a "thought" is roughly the extent to which the thought feels demotivating / aversive (negative valence) versus motivating / appealing (positive valence). I claim that valence plays an absolutely central role in the brain - I think it's one of the most important ingredients in the brain's Model-Based Reinforcement Learning system, which in turn is one of the most important algorithms in your brain. Thus, unsurprisingly, I see valence as a shining light that illuminates many aspects of psychology and everyday mental life. This series explores that idea. Here's the outline: Post 1 (Introduction) will give some background on how I'm thinking about valence from the perspective of brain algorithms, including exactly what I'm talking about, and how it relates to the "wanting versus liking" dichotomy. (The thing I'm talking about is closer to "motivational valence" than "hedonic valence", although neither term is great.) Post 2 (Valence & Normativity) will talk about the intimate relationship between valence and the universe of desires, preferences, values, goals, etc. - i.e. the "normative" side of the "positive-versus-normative" dichotomy, or equivalently the "ought" side of Hume's "is-versus-ought". I'll start with simple cases: for example, if the idea of doing a certain thing right now feels aversive (negative valence), then we're less likely to do it. Then I'll move on to more interesting cases, including what it means to like or dislike a broad concept like "religion", and ego-syntonic versus ego-dystonic desires, and a descriptive account of moral reasoning and value formation. Post 3 (Valence & Beliefs) is the complement of Post 2, in that it covers the relationship between valence and the universe of beliefs, expectations, concepts, etc. - i.e. the "positive" side of the "positive-versus-normative" dichotomy, or equivalently the "is" side of "is-versus-ought". The role of valence here is less foundational than it is on the normative side, but it's still quite important. I'll talk specifically about motivated reasoning, the halo effect (a.k.a. affect heuristic), and some related phenomena. Post 4 (Valence & Social Status) argues that social status (by which I mean more specifically "prestige" not "dominance") centers around valence - more specifically, the valence that Person X's brain assigns to the thought of Person Y. It's slightly more complicated than that, but only slightly. I'll discuss how this hypothesis sheds light on various status-related phenomena, like imitating the mannerisms of people you admire, and I'll also discuss the implications for status-related innate drives. Post 5 ('Valence Disorders' in Mental Health & Person...

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Crisis Boot Camp: lessons learned and implications for EA, published by Nicole Ross on June 24, 2023 on The Effective Altruism Forum. Over the last 7+ months at work, I've needed to handle or support several crises (I'm on the US EV board and, in normal times, head of the community health and special projects team). It's been a crisis-handling boot camp, so I want to share my lessons learned. I expect to learn more in the coming months, and it's plausible that longer-term ramifications could change my lessons learned, but I wanted to share my reflections at this point. My reason for writing this: I generally think that at least some of us (maybe many of us) may go through many more crises and that the world has a decent chance of getting even crazier due to AI. I want us to learn from crises and make updates to be better prepared for next time. I'm worried about people returning to normal without making relevant updates on many levels. Hopefully, some of my lessons learned will contribute to people making updates and folks being more prepared next time! Handling yourself in a crisis: Expand your thinking 1. Hold multiple hypotheses at once Generally, people struggle to hold more than one or two hypotheses simultaneously, and this struggle seems even stronger during a crisis. The world is complicated, and being confident about what's true is tough. When people make plans, though, they often focus only on the hypothesis that they think is most likely, or at best, their top two hypotheses. For a hypothetical example, imagine the following scenario: You're working on getting life-sustaining and valuable resources to your allies in a place with a lot of organized crime. Pretty frequently, your supplies are stolen. You suspect Person X is behind it. One day he disappears, and a lot of supplies are missing. You need to move to the next location to get the supplies in the right hands. What should you do? Create multiple hypotheses! You are assuming X is behind the theft. In that world, you might want to move on without him and think through things like "Does he know where we're going to be next? Is he going to steal more? How should we update our security measures?". Other hypotheses you should consider: Maybe he was kidnapped, in which case it would be pretty shitty to leave him. Perhaps he was working with someone else. Are they on your team too? It could be a coincidence, and he didn't show up for another reason (e.g., incompetence, sickness). Each of these hypotheses has different likelihoods; sometimes, hypotheses are not mutually exclusive. E.g., X might be behind the theft and working with others on your team; X may be incompetent and indirectly connected to the theft. In my experience, people focus on only 1-2 hypotheses and hold those too tightly, even if they give lip service to multiple hypotheses. You should be looking for evidence for and against many different hypotheses and endeavor to track updates to many of them. Two particularly salient implications of this are: If you don't hold multiple hypotheses at once, you might jump to a conclusion, which makes it less likely you make the best decision. If you don't consider what you'd do in different worlds, you miss cheap and/or important ways to mitigate harm or realize the upside. How to do it: I've found it helpful to literally write down several hypotheses. Then I take a step back and ask myself: Would I be surprised if none of these are true? What worlds are these hypotheses neglecting to consider? What's missing? Usually, there are more relevant hypotheses to write down and track. 2. Think beyond black-and-white binaries It's easy to default to thinking in black-and-white binaries when the array of paths available to you is way more expansive. For example, imagine that you have to navigate a disagreement bet...

This Monday's message has been extracted from the latest FLOW church sermon preached.  Today's teaching will give you wisdom on what it means to have a ‘Person X' member oriented church.  Bishop Dag will share how focusing on seven specific types of members will lead to you experiencing fantastic growth in your ministry once you recognise their importance of these people and value them.

This Monday's message has been extracted from the latest FLOW church sermon preached.  Today's teaching will give you wisdom on what it means to have a ‘Person X' member oriented church.  Bishop Dag will share how focusing on seven specific types of members will lead to you experiencing fantastic growth in your ministry once you recognise their importance of these people and value them.

The interview they tried to hide from the public. We got our hands on the original audio and digitally remastered it for your listening pleasure. Enjoy the journey through theater of mind as Person X takes you on a voyage unlike anything else you have heard.

Ein Post den Manuela vor einigen Wochen auf ihrem Instagram Account change_ela gepostet hatte und so sind wir eigentlich auf die Idee gekommen heute dazu mal ein paar Worte mit euch zu teilen. In Manuelas Post geht es ums Abnehmen mit Lipödem aber auch um den Weg der Operation, der Liposuktion. Manuela hat beides hinter sich, sie hat erst abgenommen und das nicht grade wenig und dann hat sie sich für den Weg der Liposuktion entschieden. So weit, so gut, denn wenn man mich fragt, dann ist das genau der Weg, den wir unbedingt alle gehen sollten. Denn es macht durchaus Sinn erst mal alles an Gewicht zu reduzieren, was möglich ist und dann, wenn noch nötig und gewünscht, die Operation in Betracht zu ziehen. Leider werden Frauen, die sich für eine Liposuktion entscheiden oder entschieden haben nicht selten als faul und undiszipliniert hingestellt, weil sie sich das Fett ja einfach nur absaugen lassen haben. Sicher scheint das erst mal eine tolle Lösung zu sein, jedoch wissen wir nie, wie und was die Person vorher schon alles getan hat und wir wissen ebenfalls nie, wie sehr die Person unter den Beschwerden, den Schmerzen des Lipödems leidet, denn Schmerz ist leider nach wie vor nicht sichtbar. Wir sind alle so verschieden, jeder Körper ist unterschiedlich und jede Frau mit Lipödem ist anders, deswegen gibt es ja auch nach wie vor kein Patentrezept und nur, weil das ein oder andere bei Person X funktioniert hat, muss es bei Person Y nicht funktionieren. Sollten wir hier nicht immer auch kritisch hinterfragen? Sollten wir nicht aufhören uns miteinander zu vergleichen? Sollten wir nicht langsam beginnen zusammenzuhalten und uns nicht gegenseitig kritisieren und verurteilen? Manuela und ich sind der Meinung, egal wie klein oder groß unsere Schritte sind, wir dürfen alle stolz auf uns sein und auf das, was wir erreicht haben und künftig erreichen werden. Niemand ist ein besserer Mensch, nur weil er andere schlecht macht.

„Was, wenn ich gar nicht so gut bin!“ „Was wird Person X dazu sagen!“ „Ich übe lieber noch ein wenig, ich bin noch viel zu unsicher!“ Kennst du solche Aussagen oder inneren Dialoge? Prokrastinierst du vielleicht sogar deswegen? Oder fragst du dich, ob es dir überhaupt wichtig genug ist, da du gefühlt nicht genug machst? Ich habe dir in dieser Folge meine Top 3 Dinge mitgebracht, die mir helfen, wenn es mal nicht weitergeht. Viel Spaß!

Welche Medien zerreißt Pat in der Luft? Was will Sebastian unbedingt noch erleben, bevor er stirbt? Welche Freundschaft wollte Pat auf peinlichste Weise erzwingen? Welcher Promi sorgte dafür, dass Sebastian kaum ein Wort rausbekam und seinen eigenen Geburtstag stillschweigend mit Stock im Arsch durchlebte? Schwuler gehts nicht - Folge 106 Von etlichen Peinlichkeiten die wir beichten und skurrilen Situationen in Promiwohnungen über die neue Princess Charming und der Frage: Was tun, wenn man verheiratet ist, aber Person X ewig im Kopf bleibt?

Should you be concerned about having “too many cooks in the kitchen?” In real estate, that means having to work with too many people, which may affect the quality of deals you're investing in. Keith Meyer is co-principal at Symphony Capital Group with three equally capable investors, and he does not see this as a problem. Rather, he sees this as an opportunity to bring in people from diverse backgrounds, which has helped their company invest in over $100 million assets under management.  Finding the right partners is a good way to start your real estate business, but it is easier said than done. Keith is here to tell us the right way to form partnerships to close more deals.    [00:01 - 03:13] Opening Segment Keith Meyer tells us how he applies his engineering background to real estate Here's the backstory of how he and his co-principals found one another [03:14 - 13:55] How to Find Deals Worth Investing In How to define roles with your co-principals according to Keith Keith reveals some of their secrets in closing deals You should set this system up from the start He also shares the criteria they are using to choose the markets and assets to invest in [13:56 - 16:42] Deals You Can Pursue This 2022 Is it worth investing in mobile home parks? Listen to Keith's suggestion Keith talks about his team's plans for 2022 Here's where you can jump in with them [16:43 - 19:33] Closing Segment A tool or resource you can't live without Monday.com A real estate mistake you want our listeners to avoid Being afraid to work with people People in real estate are generally more than willing to help out Your way to make the world a better place Being involved in affordable housing Reach out to Keith See links below  Final words   Tweetable Quotes “When you can get your hands on a 40+ unit [mobile home] park, do it, lock it up, and you will be able to find partners that will help you take it down because they are worth their weight in gold these days.” - Keith Meyer “...a big part of our mission statement is being able to raise equity because what we're doing is…we're bringing our investor network into quality deals.” - Keith Meyer “Don't be afraid to ask for referrals or to get involved people…because [real estate] is such an abundance industry.” - Keith Meyer -----------------------------------------------------------------------------   Email keith@symphonycapitalgroup.com to connect with Keith or follow him on LinkedIn and Facebook. Do you want to invest in real estate without any hassle? Check out Symphony Capital Group now! Connect with me: I love helping others place money outside of traditional investments that both diversify a strategy and provide solid predictable returns.   Facebook LinkedIn   Like, subscribe, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or whatever platform you listen on.  Thank you for tuning in!   Email me → sam@brickeninvestmentgroup.com     Want to read the full show notes of the episode? Check it out below:   Keith Meyer  00:00 You really need to put a lot of attention and consider it a core business process to have traceability and tracking of how your relationships are evolving. So that's where something like a CRM, a customer relationship management software system is really critical. That was actually the first system that we set up before anything else at our company was right, we want to build these relationships for you. We're all young guys in our 30s, you know, you see decades of doing this. So we're going to do it the right way and really put in the foundation for that. So I'd say that's one of the biggest things that's you should set up right from the start.    Intro  00:34 Welcome to the How to Scale Commercial Real Estate Show. Whether you are an active or passive investor, we will teach you how to scale your real estate investing business into something big.   Sam Wilson  00:44 Keith Meyer is a multifamily apartment sponsor and syndicator acquiring properties across the Sun Belt. And fun fact, he's also a mobile home park owner. Keith, welcome to the show.   Keith Meyer  00:54 I'm doing great, Sam, how are you doing?   Sam Wilson  00:55 Hey, man, I'm doing great. Thank you. Appreciate you coming on. Same three questions I ask every guest to come on the show in 90 seconds or less. Can you tell me where did you start? Where are you now? And how did you get there?   Keith Meyer  01:04 Yeah, I started in the Midwest. That's where I'm from originally been out in the southwest. Last couple of years, by way in New Mexico live in San Diego, California currently. So I'm part of the multifamily syndication team. Now we focus primarily on the sunbelt states. So we closed deals in Kansas City, a couple of deals in Texas couple of deals in New Mexico and Arizona over the last few years. And I started much smaller than that. So happy to dive into that a little bit deeper with you today.   Sam Wilson  01:28 Man, that's fantastic. Yeah, absolutely. Tell me about the team you're on now. And then maybe we'll hear kind of the backstory.   Keith Meyer  01:35 Sounds good. Yeah. So right now I'm a Principal with Symphony Capital Group. We were founded about two years ago, here in San Diego, one of four principals, you all come from a different background. So I think we've formed a really strong, cohesive team. In that regard. I'm primarily on the front end, deal sourcing and vetting an acquisition side. So you just can imagine this hyper-competitive environment, you need really need to build in systems and competitive advantages to be able to not only source deals, but underwrite them and make competitive offers in a timely fashion. So I think my engineering and systems background has really lend itself to being able to hone that in and make that one of our core competencies.   Sam Wilson  02:11 Absolutely, yeah, it takes an engineer to really make something a machine like that run really well. How did you guys pick the four of you? I mean, was it just I mean, it's kind of hard, you know, finding partners is, is a challenge, let alone finding four ones that want to join up and form a company?    Keith Meyer  02:27 It is. It's funny, I get asked that question a lot. It was very organic. So we met each other just through commercial real estate networking meetings around San Diego and kept bumping into each other on regular basis saw that we all had, obviously a similar work ethic that we're showing up at seven o'clock on a Tuesday night to attend these meetings. And we got to talk and deeper and deeper and saw that we were kind of in similar facets of our real estate journey, although came coming from different angles. So saw a lot of compatibility in that regard. And, you know, took it pretty slow at first in terms of looking how we could work together. And that ultimately culminated in forming a company. And now here we are in 2022, with over $100 million assets under management, and we're really a driving force in this industry. So, very proud of where we came from and where we are today.   Sam Wilson  03:14 Yeah, absolutely. Yeah, that's really, really intriguing. So there's four of you eventually, how did you guys define roles? I mean, did you guys take personality tests and sit down and say, Okay, this is what I'm good at.   Keith Meyer  03:23 I mean, what that would have been smart. Yeah, I know, that's becoming kind of a popular approach. And that's not a bad one at all, you know, we kind of built the whole apple off and just saw what each other was good at. And then what we enjoyed doing so you know, fortunately, again, we came from pretty different backgrounds. So I'd say we were 70% of the way there just kind of common sense wise, when we were able to hone in the last 30%, just through working together and building out systems and things like that. So it's funny, we just had our annual retreat back in December, and each year, we kind of revolve and redefined our company roles a little bit, and this year had the least amount of changes because we had really had it pretty locked in and updated throughout the year. So it was nice to see that we kind of stuck to our guns, what we had planned from the previous year, and had that laid out pretty well.    Sam Wilson  04:08 Yeah, absolutely. Are all four of you full time?   Keith Meyer  04:12 Almost. We are getting there that as a 2022 goal. And I'm very confident that we'll get there probably around halfway through the year.    Sam Wilson  04:19 Right. That's absolutely awesome. I mean, you know, that's a lot of assets to take down in a very short period of time, what are some of the things you feel like you've done right that others should emulate?   Keith Meyer  04:28 And I was thinking about that before the interview. And I would say one of the biggest things that does not get enough attention is, is staying organized and follow up. And I mean, with individual people, we've built up a big enough network and brand that we get introduced to all sorts of cool, interesting people that are very capable of helping us get to where we want to be, but you can't just you know, shoot off the occasional email and then leave it at that and assume that they're gonna follow up and you're gonna remember what you talked about three weeks from now, and all that stuff, you really need to put a lot of attention and consider it a core business process to have traceability and tracking of how your relationships are evolving. So that's where something like a CRM, a customer relationship management software system is really critical. That was actually the first system that we set up before anything else at our company was right, we want to build these relationships for you. We're all young guys in our 30s. You know, you see decades of doing this. So we want to do it the right way and really put in the foundation for that. So I'd say that's one of the biggest things that's you should set up right from the start.    Sam Wilson  05:28 That's really intriguing. I'm not, no one's calling the show and said that outright yet. And I think that's absolutely brilliant. Because there's so many different ways. I mean, so many different relationships we have, right? You've got peer-to-peer, where it's like, Oh, hey, you know what, you might build a present opportunities to me, then you've got you to your investor base. And that's a whole different set of relationships. I mean, there's just there's a lot of relationships to keep track of, and to remember, hey, I want to connect with Person X. And then yeah, that's intriguing. I don't know there's a million of them. So you're not being called upon to sell one in particular?    Keith Meyer  05:59 No, yeah. I'm happy to talk about it. Yeah. So we use HubSpot. That's a system that I like a lot, their free version is great. So it's really easy to get up and started with, integrates with Gmail. So you can tracking you know, remember, set reminders to check on emails and set tasks and things like that kind of operates as a project management platform as well. And it's funny, what you just said is exactly right, Sam, then the other consideration is that there's so many communication channels these days, right? You know, email is just one of 10 ways that people communicate pretty common these days. So being able to track all that and then you know, have kind of understand what each channel's purpose in uses for as well as something to really focus on. And as you build more personal relationships with people like brokers or co-sponsors, or property owners, you'll go from, you know, kind of the more templated formal email approach to text messages to maybe they'll jump on a Slack channel with you or WhatsApp chat or something like that. So that certainly evolves, which is great, but it's really critical to stay organized with that stuff. Are they just gonna let a lot of things fall through the cracks by accident?    Sam Wilson  07:04 It's so true. It's so true. And I'm guilty. You're convicting me right now, as you say it, because you're guilty of like, oh, man I should have followed up with and then it's six months later, it's like, yeah, the ship has sailed. Yep. And that costs money, money, because it took time and money to build that relationship. And then you lost the opportunity, you know, presented by that, what could have been presented by that relationship? It's like, oh, yeah, that's absolutely intriguing. So you guys set up a CRM out of the gates that, hey, we're going to do this, this is how we're going to track you know, our relationships. And then what was the next step you guys took.   Keith Meyer  07:37 So then we continue to build on our business systems essentially, kind of starting with underwriting. So Jeremy, one of my fellow principals comes from a very in-depth commercial underwriting background. So we kind of took the best parts of other models and other examples that we had come across before and created a pretty customized underwriting system, which we are probably unread 50 of that if I had to guess at this point, it's unbelievable how much that tool in particular morphs and evolves over time. Yeah, especially on the front end, the deal screening end that is so critical these days, we're in a fortunate position in Symphony Capital Group, where we have very strong deal flow these days. And I know that's not always a case for certain operators. So we want to be able to take advantage of that and not waste that opportunity. So with that, we need to be able to pretty quickly screen a deal to see if it meets our criteria. And if it's worth spending, you know, an hour to three hours underwriting or investigating more deeply.   Sam Wilson  08:34 What are some of the things you look at when you say that there are high-level things that are particular to you guys, you say, “Hey, this is something this is go no, go or investigate further?” What are some of those initial screening things you guys take a look at?    Keith Meyer  08:47 Great question. So it's two faceted, I would say one is the property. And then the second is the actual sponsor, or the deal structure itself. So properties, a little bit more straightforward. I think for the average investor, that's gonna be looking at things like market demographics. So we do have co-star access. And that's great for getting sub-market, zip code level, street-level type demographics. So and, you know, it's a 50-page report in some cases. So you still have to be very adept at pulling out the relevant content in a relatively short timeframe, and then plugging it into our model. So we look at things like median household income and rent as a percentage of that income. So you want to see that residents especially if you're in kind of the mid-tier B class properties aren't cost-constrained. So you don't want more than let's say, a third of their income being spent on housing in that case. And then we would also look at things like job growth and population growth, there probably are two other biggest sub-market criteria that we look at just to make sure that now we're underwriting to five-year holds in most cases. So we want to make sure that they're still a good growth trajectory as far as jobs income and rent growth over that time frame.   Sam Wilson  09:51 What about a property say I shipped you a deal and say, “Hey, key, you know, here's something I think you'd be great for you guys in the right market.” Like what do you guys look at? So you said hey, you know, learning that skill of saying now not for us, there's some things you guys have to check off in order to spend that three hours initially underwriting it.    Keith Meyer  10:08 Alright. Yep, so I mentioned some market itself, we'll look at value-add opportunities as well. So the rents pretty well understood, and especially if you're looking at making a competitive bid, and you're going to be up against a couple of other groups, in almost every case, these days, if not dozens of groups that are, you know, almost as adept as you are, in many cases, you need to look for that competitive advantage, as far as how do you generate additional income to that property? So a lot of times, we'll look at how the utilities are being maintained, are they even being billed back at a flat rate in the first place, that's kind of an easy place to start, but they're actually much more advanced ways of recuperating a lot of those utility costs and reducing the expense in the first place. And there's some companies out there that specialize in that coming from the mobile home park space, were big on installing water sub-meters to monitor water usage, and then, you know, get a real-time accurate read via a cellular network in that case. So a lot of emphases, I would say, in that regard on utilities, and then also looking at the vintage and the infrastructure of the utility systems themselves. If you're dealing with a lot of older cast iron, or concrete sewers are older plumbing, water pipes, that's not modern PVC. Now you're gonna have to underwrite to a fairly substantial CAPEX reserve because you know, that's going to come one of these days. So that's something that can differentiate a property pretty quickly as well. And then there's some more creative income generators. Additionally, that'll become pretty popular in our arena on the permanent side, things like internet tech packages, working with telecom providers to institute those are kind of win-win situations because you can bring high-speed internet capabilities, a lot of times, they'll kind of upgrade the infrastructure on the building for you. And then you are offering that at a better price point to your end residents. But then it's also a value-added to the building operator themselves. So that's something that we look at. Additionally, things like introducing more amenities, you know, dog parks, covered parking, things like that, and then billing back for that accordingly, I'm going to in a five cap for cap rate environments, and every dollar of income that you can generate results in 20 plus dollars of value to the property, little things like that can really add up quite a bit over time.   Sam Wilson  12:16 Absolutely. Let's hear the backstory, you know, that you talked about. We haven't quite got to that, you know, what were you doing in real estate before you guys form Symphony Capital Group? Was that in mobile home parks, or tell us what that was?    Keith Meyer  12:29 Yeah. So I started from a couple of different angles, sewing on my backgrounds in kind of more traditional engineering and got my engineering degree in the Midwest and started out in the corporate world working a couple of different jobs and operations capacity, nothing directly into real estate to start, I actually bought my first primary residence at a pretty young age in my early 20s. And Mexico lived in that for about five years. And then when I was making a career transition still in the corporate world, and this is about 10 years ago, about San Diego decided to hang on to that property and try out this whole landlord thing. So that was my first direct personal introduction into being a rental property operator, my family did have exposure to that previously. So my grandfather was a residential developer. And he kind of got my father involved in some property investing aspects, although my father was primarily in the corporate world at the time, and then he actually made a late-life career transition into commercial brokerage. So we had owned a couple of things here and there, back in the 90s, we bought a mobile home park in the Midwest, and it was almost on a whim to an extent, I shouldn't say that. But really, this is, you know, back pre-Internet era, embedded a lot of different investment opportunities, knew the benefits of real estate more from a network level than a direct level at that point. And all things came across settled on mobile, home parks is the best investment at the time. And it's funny how right we were, and I wish we would have been more emphatic about it back then. Because that was back in the days of 15, 20 caps, and now they're almost as low as apartment buildings are right now. It's unbelievable what's happened in that industries. So that is to say all those different exposure points kind of put the, planted the seed in the back of my mind, I'd say, you know when I became a direct landlord on that single family saw how you know, how things work, how the tax implications are, how nice it was that a couple $1,000 a cash flow each month and you know, that kind of started the Genesis I would say, and that's my start. And then there's been a bunch of steps between there and over the last 10 years to gotten to where I am today.   Sam Wilson  14:33 That's really intriguing. Are you guys also looking for mobile home parks now, or is it strictly multifamily?   Keith Meyer  14:40 We are. It's pretty, it's still fairly rare. I'd say to syndicate those just because the deal flow isn't there. There's only X amount of parks you know, it's a fraction of what's available on the apartment side. Right. But I would say there's still a good five-year window probably of getting very solid deals, and I think the asset class is gonna remain very strong for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is home affordability. So when you can get your hands on a 40+ unit park, do it, lock it up, and you will be able to find partners that will help you take it down because they are worth their weight in gold these days.   Sam Wilson  15:12 That's really, really interesting. Yeah, just like you said, the affordability of homes. It's the last affordable housing solution.    Keith Meyer  15:20 We couldn't agree more.   Sam Wilson  15:21 Yeah, yeah. It's pretty incredible. It is also, I mean, you can tell that there's interest in the space just when you go to the manufactured housing manufacturers. I mean, it's almost impossible to get a new supply even right now.    Keith Meyer  15:33 Yeah, they're on about a 12-month backlog. Which is yeah, same issue we're seeing on, you know, site-built housing as well. There's just not enough supply of it right now. So demand is through the roof.   Sam Wilson  15:44 Right. Yeah, it'll be interesting to see certainly where that goes. 2022. What do you guys want to do in 2022?   Keith Meyer  15:51 A lot of things. So like I mentioned earlier, we did our annual retreat back in December. And it was nice to be able take some time to work on the business and not just in the business, scrambling and, and hustling every day. So we actually set aside some time to map this out appropriately. And, you know, we have our goals as far as acquisitions and equity raise and things like that. And that's really a big part of our mission statement is being able to raise equity because what we're doing is we're bringing investors, we're bringing our investor network into quality deals. So we want to make that number as big as possible. And we're proud of where we were last year. But we want to 10, 10x that this year if we can and fortunately, with a deal flow that we have, if we're able to execute appropriately, I feel very confident and doing that this year. So I would think we're going to have maybe an acquisition every month, something like that would be a realistic goal for us and we're on pace for that at this point.   Sam Wilson  16:43 Man, that's fantastic. Absolutely fantastic. Keith, let's jump here into the final four questions. And you may have already answered this, what is one tool or resource you find you can't live without?   Keith Meyer  16:53 So I mentioned the CRM, I also like a project management system. So we use monday.com to kind of manage our deal pipeline, essentially. So you have the people pipeline management through the CRM, and then you have the deal acquisition and execution, pipeline management, and other traditional project management type software. So that's a really good one.   Sam Wilson  17:11 Right. Oh, that's great. What is one mistake you can help our listeners avoid and how would you avoid it?   Keith Meyer  17:16 Don't be afraid to ask for referrals or to get involved people. That's part of the reason why I'm really, really drawn to the real estate industry in particular, is how willing people are to help to give out information and valuable information for free. And you know, they're very willing to do that to share, because it is such an abundance industry. So if you have a question, there's tons of online platforms or meetings, or pick up the phone and call somebody, reach out on LinkedIn, and chances are, you're going to get a solid response.   Sam Wilson  17:43 Fabulous. Question number three, when it comes to investing in the world, what's one thing you're doing right now to make the world a better place?    Keith Meyer  17:49 Well, yeah, we are proud of our involvement in affordable housing. And again, that's something that I caught on to pretty early I would say is the growing need for that. And now the world and our country, maybe in particular, is not doing a great job of providing that. So you know, we target properties to where we can still remain affordable by those metrics. And we're getting deeper into the actual subsidized housing space as well because I see a long runway for that I think we're gonna be left with no choice, but try to improve the access to that type of house. And so that's something that I'm pretty passionate about personally, that's   Sam Wilson  18:21 Awesome. Keith, if our listenres want to get in touch with you or learn more about you what is the best way to do that?   Keith Meyer  18:26 So our website is SymphonyCapitalGroup.com. My email is Keith@Symphonycapitalgroup.com. We're all over all the social media channels, can't miss us, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and my partner, Ellis Hammond runs an amazing YouTube channel with a ton of good real estate educational content on there, so check out Ellis Hammond's YouTube channel and then sign up for our email list because we send out a lot of good content. We just did an educational webinar today on how kind of what we talked about how to screen and better deal and what criteria specifically in 2022 You want to look at if you're wanting to get into a syndication as a limited partner with investment capital.    Sam Wilson  19:05 That's awesome.  Keith, thank you for your time today. I certainly appreciate it   Keith Meyer  19:07 You as well, Sam, great talking to you. Take care.    Sam Wilson  19:08 Hey, thanks for listening to the How to Scale Commercial Real Estate Podcast. If you can do me a favor and subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, whatever platform it is you use to listen, if you can do that for us, that would be a fantastic help to the show. It helps us both attract new listeners, as well as rank higher on those directories. So I appreciate you listening. Thanks so much and hope to catch you on the next episode.

In this episode, I share highlights from my recent PRG. Some of my key take always were to email my parents the spreadsheet monthly on their website design. The goal of spreadsheets is to spread the information out down and to the right. Love that! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/matt-warren8/message

#2: Warum ist es eigentlich so schwer, über jemanden hinweg zu kommen? In dieser Folge erfährst du 5 Gründe, wieso es meiner Meinung nach so schwer ist, über „Person X“ hinweg zu kommen. Kurzer Hinweis: Ich spreche von Person X, damit es geschlechtsneutral ist und sich jeder damit identifizieren kann ;-) Grund Nr. 1: Die sinnlose Suche nach einer Erklärung für das Verlassen werden Grund Nr. 2: Wir idealisieren uns alles schön Grund Nr. 3: (Zukunfts-) Angst Grund Nr. 4 : Hilflosigkeit und Ohnmacht Grund Nr. 5: Neurobiologisch betrachtet ist Liebeskummer ein Drogenentzug Ich freue mich, dass du zuhörst und ich hoffe von Herzen, dich durch diese schwierigen Zeiten begleiten zu können. Falls du dich gerne mit mir oder anderen über den Podcast heraus austauschen möchtest, besuche mich gerne auf meinem Instagram Account: https://www.instagram.com/happiness_in_progress2020/ Hast du selbst Themenwünsche für den Podcast oder möchtest mir und den Zuhörern deine Geschichte erzählen dann freue ich mich über deine E-Mail an: podcast@wennliebewehtut.de Lizenzhinweise (verwendete Musik) „Abendweg“ von Malte Ussat - http://www.malteklavier.de/ (www.Audiyou.de)

Welcome to Season 2! Follow Mind.Set.Goal on Instagram! Click Here @mindsetgoal_ You can also read the article on this podcast. Here! In this episode George talks his meaning of Freedom and why we are so lucky to have it. George also explains how we can enjoy our freedom everyday and grow so that we can be fulfilled. How can we live our freedom? Don't sell your freedom: We sell our time to school for an education and to our work for money. This gives us the education and money to be able to afford the things we like when we aren't working or in school. You're already down 9 hours a day because of this and if you're sleeping well you're down another 8 hours. That's 17 hours and that leaves you with 7 hours of freedom. Only sell this freedom for things you are absolutely sure will bring you value! It's not that Deep: Don't take things personally. Most things that cause us worry are things that will only affect us for that day IF you allow it. Ask yourself: Will this matter in a year? If not, Let go and stop letting people and the little things they say or do live rent free in your mind! Forgive: We all make mistakes. You can close your eyes now and think quietly to yourself or say aloud, “Person X, I forgive you.” Be aware of things tying you down: A great metaphor I associate with freedom is this: It's like jumping! And you can jump highest when you have the least amount of baggage weighing you down. Get rid of things you don't need, want, or use. Think of how many items of clothing you may have that you don't use because you simply don't LIKE it! Why not get rid of it? A simple 3-step checklist you can use to get rid of your items of clothing is this: Have I worn it in the last month? If no - Go to number 2 If I got rid of it, could I replace it? If yes - Go to number 3 Do I enjoy wearing it? If no - Get rid of it! Free yourself. Please visit the blog post for references to the information in this episode

Jeder kennt es: Man schnappt eine Information über Person X auf und kann es kaum erwarten, die Information weiterzuerzählen. Doch bevor wir dies tun, sollten wir die Information immer prüfen. Ist sie wahr? Ist sie notwendig? Ist sie freundlich? Was für eine wunderbare Kultur würde durch den Ansatz der drei Siebe von Sokrates resultieren ?

Whenever I talk about Christ's command for us to love other people, i.e., to will the good of other people, folks often ask:   But what about Person X, who is actively doing evil against me—how should I love that person?   It's a really good question.  Sooner or later in life, you will have enemies—people with malevolent intent towards you.   As a follower of Jesus, how should we engage with our enemies?   Is there a Christlike way to fight back?   YES.

Whenever I talk about Christ’s command for us to love other people, i.e., to will the good of other people, folks often ask:   But what about Person X, who is actively doing evil against me—how should I love that person?   It’s a really good question.  Sooner or later in life, you will have enemies—people with malevolent intent towards you.   As a follower of Jesus, how should we engage with our enemies?   Is there a Christlike way to fight back?   YES.

Du möchtest als Coach, Trainer & Berater kaufkräftige Kundenanfragen erhalten und zu einer umsatzstarken & sichtbaren Marke werden, dann gehe jetzt auf www.hs-online-marketing.com. In den heutigen Episoden sprechen Hans Schneider und Harald Müller darüber warum du als Trainer, Coach, Berater oder Dienstleister zum Leuchtturm in deinem Markt werden musst. Das Ziel muss sein:  Person X hat ein Problem und braucht eine Lösung und du bist die erste Wahl dafür. Warum? Weil man dich einfach kennt und du die Referenz für ein spezifisches Thema bist im Markt bist.  Das Problem: Viele Coaches und Berater ändern ständig ihr Angebot und jagen immer den aktuellen Top Themen hinterher anstatt sich auf eine Sache zu fokussieren und Vollgas zu geben. Bleib am Ball. Switche nicht dein Angebot. Habe keine Angst zu wachsen.   Vereinbare jetzt dein kostenloses Erstgespräch:  www.hansschneider.de hs-online-marketing.com Hans Schneider und Harald Müller zeigen dir wie digitales Marketing richtig funktioniert und auf was du genau achten musst um dich als Nº1 in deinem Markt zu positionieren. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

How to Stop Workplace Bullies in Their TracksThe VP of Finance constantly interrupts and actively prevents others from speaking in meetings. He scoffs when they share ideas or make suggestions.A Managing Director at a financial services firm publicly trashes another Director’s new strategy, tearing it apart, without having the domain expertise to truly understand what she is saying.The lead software engineer makes snide remarks about the product development process during team meetings. He publicly denounces the marketing team too.What do these three have in common? They’re bullies.Bullies are scary, shocking, embarrassing and far too often tolerated in the workplace. Why? Because we don’t want to have to deal with them, we don’t want the attack, the conflict, the discomfort. So we either pretend they aren’t wreaking havoc, or we grit our teeth and tolerate them.It’s time to stop.How We Let Bullies Thrive"Paul," the COO of a consumer-packaged goods company manages the VP of Finance bully I mentioned earlier. During coaching, Paul realized how he tolerates, and even allows, this unacceptable behavior.Here’s how Paul is enabling the bully:He lets inappropriate conduct occur in meetings – when Paul could stop the bully from constantly interrupting and preventing others from speaking. Paul must clarify what appropriate meeting etiquette specifically is, and ensure it is honored.He acts as a go-between when the bully refuses to interact with people he thinks are “stupid”– when Paul could make it clear to both parties that they need to work things out together.He holds his anger in and compromises his integrity – when Paul could just deal with this issue directly, modeling leadership for his team and showing them a safe, respectful, collaborative work environment is required at the company.He lets others vent to him about the bully — instead of creating an opportunity to let disgruntled parties communicate their grievances directly and interface with HR.We all avoid uncomfortable human relations issues sometimes… but what is the cost? Exorbitant--as we daily give our power away, compromise our integrity, and inadvertently teach our team that bullying is acceptable.The Surprising Truth About What Bullies WantI have talked before about how we all crave safety, belonging and mattering. Often one of these is exactly what the bully wants – he or she is just trying to get it in an ineffective and inappropriate way. Take a guess at what each of the following bullies wants:Person X puts others down, makes them feel small, condescends… because inside they don’t feel they …what?Person Y spreads fear, rumors, negative gossip… because inside they don’t feel …what?Person Z talks about inequality, unfairness, how others get special treatment because inside they feel they don’t …what?The answers are mattering, safety, and belonging. Once you uncover what a bully wants, you can start to give it to them, to begin reducing what Seth Godin calls the tantrum cycle. We can also then help shift the bully from tension to empowerment. More on this in a minute.The Three-Step Bully Rehab PlanThere are three steps to stop bullying:1. Identify how you are enabling it, like Paul, the COO in our example earlier.2. End the enabling systemThe bully is generally playing the persecutor role, which creates the need for a rescuer to protect the victim. Then the train has left the proverbial station and we’re zooming ahead on a ride to a place we don’t want to go. We want to shift from Problem-Focused to Outcome-Focused.We want to quickly interrupt the pattern of persecutor-victim-rescuer and step out of the system by using an Outcome Frame. Ask the bully:What would you like? (the outcome they desire that they can create and maintain)What will having that do for you? (how they’ll feel and the benefits they’ll get)How will you know when you have it? (proof or criteria that will be present)Where, when, with whom do you want this? (timing, who else, scope)What might of value you have to risk to get this? (is it ok for them to have this outcome?)What are the next steps?Ask the question “What will having that do for you” a few times, as often this is where what they really want is revealed. The Outcome Frame is a potent tool to get a person to focus on the outcome, and not the problem—it helps them get unstuck. Then you can shift to an outcome-focused pattern, where the victim/rescuer/persecutor have shifted to their positive alternative.The Third Step in the Bully Rehab Plan is to:-Set up a new system with healthy boundaries and behaviors (rich with safety, belonging, mattering and shifting from tension to empowerment.)Note that if the bully is above you on the org chart, you’ll need a mentor equal or greater in stature to the bully to do the following.Our clients love our conflict resolution process (bullies or not). Set the stage – explain why you’re meeting and the outcome you want (to form a collaborative turnaround plan)State observable data/behavior – this is where you describe specific behaviors that must change and examples so the bully can “step into” the past scenariosDescribe impact – the damage that these behaviors are doing to others/the company/the bully themselvesCheck problem acknowledgement – do they agree that there is a problem? Do they agree this problem now must end?Co-create a plan – set a time period (of 30 to 60 days) where you’ll meet weekly for 15-30 minutes to track their progress on releasing the challenging. Make the plan very specific in terms of what you need to see and when you’ll know you got the outcome you wanted (use the Outcome Frame tool to help). If the turnaround doesn’t occur, state clearly what the consequences will be (such as losing their job).Check understanding – is everything clear? Anything else we need to cover? Reiterate desire for a positive resolution so the consequences can become irrelevant.Build small agreements – launch the plan and commit to ending the conflict once and for all. Be sure to track it frequently and make sure all concerned see the behavior change too.I’m thrilled to report that the Managing Director and software engineer now play well with colleagues, and the VP of Finance is in the turnaround process with positive momentum.Try this process and let me know how it goes! Show Notes1. Safety, Belonging, Mattering infographic2. Tantrum cycle: Seth’s Blog: https://seths.blog/2013/11/extinguishing-the-tantrum-cycle/ 3. Power Your Tribe graphic: Shifting from Problem-Focused to Outcome-Focused4. Outcome Frame infographic See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

- To, że mieszkałem w Sopocie, że miałem dostęp do morza, było kluczowe dla kształtowania się mojej muzycznej wrażliwości - mówi Adam Byczkowski, który jako Better Person wydaje debiutancki krążek. Album "Something to loose" ukaże się w Europie, w Stanach Zjednoczonych i w Kanadzie.

"Das tut MAN nicht!","Das macht MAN nicht!" Aha, wer ist eigentlich dieser MAN? Welche Relevanz hat er in deinem Leben? Ich habe in meinem Leben so unendlich oft diesen Satz gehört und habe irgendwann für mich entschieden, dass dieser MAN keine Bedeutung für mich hat und ich selbst frei, wild und wundervoll kindlich sein darf. Denn genau das erlauben sich viele Menschen nicht in Ihrem Leben und erziehen sogar ihren Kindern diese Ernsthaftigkeit an. In meiner heutigen Episode spreche ich darüber welche Bedeutung mein inneres Kind für mich hat und welche Entscheidung ich für mein gesamtes Leben getroffen habe. Aus meiner Sicht ist unsere Gesellschaft viel zu ernst und genau das empfinde ich als Herausforderung. Was wäre denn, wenn wir alle unsere kindliche Seite frei Leben würden und wir für nur ein paar Stunden am Tag vergessen würden, dass wir vor vielen, vielen Jahren von Person X, Tat Y angetan bekommen haben. Was würde passieren wenn alle "frei und wild und wundervoll" leben würden? Was würde passieren? Ich wünsche mir vom Herzen, wenn wir uns zu diesem Thema austauschen und du mir erzählst, wie du dein inneres Kind lebst. Falls du Fragen zu dem Thema hast, oder dabei Hilfe benötigst, dein inneres Kind frei zu leben, melde dich sehr gern bei mir. Erreichen kannst du mich unter www.bewegungskind.com, mariedittrich@bewegungskind.com, oder bei Instagram und Facebook @bewegungskind. Du bist so wundervoll! Bleibe bewegt Deine Marie --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/marie-dittrich/message

Sheneisha has the pleasure of chatting with speaker, educator, and founder of the Dupee Deep podcast Dr. Nikki Coleman in this episode exploring the concept of body image and its impact for people of color, especially women of color. Dr. Coleman shares her thoughts on the emotional impact body image has upon women of color and talks a bit about a very helpful resource centered around mental health.Connect with Dr. Coleman on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram!Listen to her podcast on Spreaker! It's also available on iTunes, iHeartRadio, and Stitcher!Check out Melanin and Mental Health!Visit our website!TRANSCRIPTSheneisha: What's up, Living Corporate family? It is Sheneisha, and today we have a very interesting episode for you all to tune in and listen up. We'll be discussing body image, exploring the concept of body image and its impact for people of color, especially women of color. Now, we all know your body is what you think of, it's what you think and how you think of yourself when you look in the mirror or how you picture yourself in your mind. This includes how you feel about your appearance. What do you think about your body itself, such as your height and weight and how you feel within your own skin? Especially this beautiful melanin skin. Body image also includes how you behave as a result of your thoughts and feelings. You may have a positive or negative body image, but body image is not always related to your weight or size. Today, our magnificent, extraordinary guest was an associate professor of counseling psychology in the department of psychological health and learning sciences at the University of Houston. During her time there, she successfully graduated 9 women with Ph.Ds. She has earned her B.S. degree in psychology and both her master's in education and Ph.D. from the highly ranked APA-accredited counseling psychology program at the University of Missouri-Columbia. She is a recipient of the UH Provost Teaching Excellence Award and the Women Gender and Sexuality Studies summer fellowship, has published articles, authored and co-authored book chapters on the role of identity and culture factors, impacting young adult sexuality. She also teaches courses on diversity, social justice, and training of psychotherapists. Let's welcome founder of Dupee Deep podcast, Dr. -- let me run that back... DR. Nikki Coleman. Nikki, [both laugh] Dr. Coleman--Nikki: Hello. Hello, hello, hello. Thank you so much. That was a wonderful intro. I appreciate it. I'm hyped up myself.Sheneisha: This--I mean, sometimes you need a little bit encouragement, but ma'am, this is encouragement to, I mean, everyone. You have served in so many capacity and went to school all this time. Oh, my God. You're extraordinary. That's what I have to say. Magnificent, extraordinary, and we--Living Corporate family, y'all gotta show much love to Nikki. Welcome her to the show. Nikki, how are you today?Nikki: I'm wonderful today. It's Friday, and I'm at the very start of a new beginning. I am starting a brand new career in a couple weeks, and so today was my last day in academia, which has been a long time coming for me, and I'm just excited. I'm in a really good place. Yeah, like, the university has just really been blessing me lately, and things are really in alignment, so it's a great day for me to chat and talk.Sheneisha: This is--I mean, may I have some of this Nikki favor? 'Cause Nikki has made it through her master's and her Ph.D. Wow. Yet, okay. Graduated 9 women with Ph.Ds? Oh, my goodness. Yes, ma'am. This is definitely--Nikki: I'm trying to live my best life out here, Sheneisha. [?]Sheneisha: You're living it. Fully. Ma'am, may I touch the hem of your garment? This thing right here is... [laughs] You're doing some great things, ma'am. You're doing some great things. [both laughing] So listen, we've already given the intro, which is an elaborate and, I mean, the most beautiful intro I've seen thus yet, but what else would you like our Living Corporate family--like, what else should they know about Dr. Nikki Coleman?Nikki: Oh, my gosh. Let's see. I am many things. [laughs] I've done a lot in my career. I am a licensed psychologist, so in addition to the things that you mentioned I also have a small but consistent private practice that focuses specifically on black women, and I really work with black women who are having challenges and struggles in their relationships, and I define th at broadly. So kind of one my four beliefs about us as people is that we really learn the most about ourselves and we're able to really thrive and be ourselves when we're in healthy relationships with loving others, but I'm not at all unaware of, like, the systemic factors that black women in specific experience around race, around gender, around oppression. At the intersection of those are the historical traumas and generational trauma that we carry. And so my practice is specifically around helping women who are really in a place to say "I want more for my life, but I'm not sure how to make it happen." So that's another kind of source of joy and really positive energy, the work that I get to do in private practice. And then I have a podcast, as you mentioned. It's called Dupee Deep with Dr. Nikki. And people always are like, "How do you pronounce it? What is it?" And it's kind of a little bit of an inside joke. So I have a co-host who is, like, my best friend. We're always, like, [?]. He's my brother from another mother, Tomas Bell. And early on in our friendship we were having a conversation, and you know--you ever had one of those moments in a relationship where you're like, "Okay, am I gonna keep this superficial or am I gonna really get into with this person?" Like, "Can I trust this person and be who I am?Sheneisha: Yes. "Can I go all the way?" Yes.Nikki: Right, and so he was like, "You know what? I'ma put you in my dupee deeps." And I was just like [?] like, "Let's get into it." It's not just deep. It's dupee deep. [both laugh] It's real, right? Because so much of our lives, I think especially nowadays, we're constantly moving and going, and there's so much demanded of us, that it can become really easy for us to slip into [the] superficial, right? To kind of keep it just basic, but you have to have those sorts of spaces and people and relationships in your life where you can really go there and get into it, and so that's kind of the working premise of my podcast. We try to just, like--not just look at a topic on the surface, but really kind of get underneath it and dig into it a little bit deeper and unpack sometimes the contradictions, but a lot of times the different nuances and factors of a situation, so. Those are I think the other things. I'm also a single mother of a 7-year-old, [born on a?] 27-year-old. [laughs] So I'm very, very busy. I got a diva in training over here, a little mini-me. So yeah, all of those pieces are, like, my points of pride and the parts of my life that bring me the most energy.Sheneisha: They should be. You have accomplished a lot.Nikki: Yeah. Thank you. Yeah, I have, and it's been a full career. Sometimes when I sit down and look at it all on paper, it's like "Whoa... yeah, I did do that." [laughs] It's been a long--Sheneisha: Yes, you did. Over and over again.Nikki: Yes. So I think what happens is I'm always trying to figure out--like, for me fundamentally, I'm always trying to figure out what's the way that I can either help support, provide healing, moving forward, upliftment, of black women, and if I can be at the center of any kind of effort or conversation around that, then I'm there for it. You know, me, as long as I keep that kind of central, present, you know, I've been able to take on a lot of different sorts of activities and tasks, and I've been really successful in my career. I'm not gonna shy away from that, but it's been interesting for sure.Sheneisha: Yes, and please don't shy away from it, and I'm so glad that we have you here today, because you get to bring healing to our listeners as we discuss this topic - body image. Nikki: Yes. It's major.Sheneisha: That is something so major. So I'll start with a kind of broader question and then we'll focus in more, but what are your thoughts of body image in our culture today?Nikki: Yeah. I think we're living in a really interesting time because of our good friend social media, right? Like, social media is I think one of the biggest blessings, but also one of the biggest challenges, for lots of different factors of our mental health in our kind of current times that we're living in, and so I think--you know, you just think about Instagram as one platform and how you can be inundated with so many different images throughout every day. The impact that that has on your self-image, it's--none of us escape it, right? So I think this conversation about body image, and I loved how you talked about it at the top of the show, right? It's not just what you think about your body, but the really important part is that then has an impact on how you think about yourself. Like, your whole person, right? And so I think it's really--I think we need to be having more critical and more vulnerable conversations about body image and really what it means for us.Sheneisha: Yes, that's real. That's so real. [laughs] Because like you said, it goes deeper than that, and I think so many times we just look at it on the surface for what it is, but social media definitely plays a major part on that, and that flows into my next question for you - is social media the primary source of influence for body image now?Nikki: So that's not what the research would say. The research [talks] about actually the influence that comes in your primary kind of socialization groups, so what are the things that you heard about your body growing up, right? Well, let me back all the way up, right? I'm gonna talk about some of the research stuff, and I want to recognize that a lot of the research that exists around body image, especially around women--well, both men and women, but there's way more about women--a lot of the participants have been white women, and so we have to kind of think about what particular kind of racial, cultural factors are different for women of color, so I want to make sure I say that. But some of the existing research around body image shows that really kind of how your mother talks about her body has a lot of influence growing up for girls, and also fathers--you know, for fathers that are in the home, you know, their level of kind of expectations and acceptance of their daughters has an impact. Now, as you get older, right, developmentally, the kind of imapct that your family has automatically diminishes, right? [?] When you move into adolescence, your peers are the primary source for you. And then I think now with the popularity [?] and the fact that everybody has a smartphone and [access?] everywhere - I think social media is having an increasing impact, but I don't think--I still don't think we can discount the impact of family and kind of your upbringing and things that you saw or were exposed to, how people talked about their bodies, how people talked about your body, those sorts of things are also a significant factor in how you begin to think about your own self.Sheneisha: Wow. Wow. Nikki: So yeah. I mean, a lot of us are walking around with stuff we don't even really know we own, right? And so yeah, that's the hard part, right? When you start to move into your 20s and 30s where you're really starting to say "Okay, I have a really good working sense of who I am, but here are some things that I don't really know why I believe the things that I believe," or "Why am I saying this?" And then you kind of have to be intentional about the process, reflective, right? Really being intentional about "Wait a minute, am I gonna continue to kind of perpetuate these ideas, or do I want to do something different for myself?"Sheneisha: Oh, wow. I think we really should dig deep, dupee deep. We need to dig in deep. [both laugh] We need to dig in deep, 'cause it's really--it goes further than that, 'cause like I said, the surface, social media would be the surface, but when you put down your phone, what's really [ranked?] in your mind? And like what you said, growing up, you know, kids can be mean, and they're like sponges. You pick up on so much, and I'm sure you see that with your daughter, how quick and how smart she is to take in so much.Nikki: Absolutely. So here's the crazy thing. My daughter is teeny tiny. Like, she is slim slim. Part of it is genetics from her daddy's side, not from my side, and a part of it was she was actually premature, so for most of her--it wasn't until she got to be, like, really close to 6 that she even started to really catch up with being on, like, the growth chart. So she's always been really tiny, but she came home upset in kindergarten--kindergarten--talking about how somebody in her class had been mean to her. And I said "Well, tell me what happened," and she said "Well, she called me fat." And I was--Sheneisha: Really? Really?Nikki: Like, wait... what? So I'm having, like, so many [?]. Like, first of all, like, there's no place on the planet where any standard would be applied to my child that the word "fat" would come into play, that was for one, but for two, that she knew even at age 5 that that's an insult. So I was like, "This is real serious." I was like, "Damn, these girls are starting at age 5 with this?" Sheneisha: Hey. Hey, yes, they are.Nikki: Age 5, and we've had to have conversations about that, about how she thinks about her body. And so the other piece about her, and I think it's really important for us to have this conversation about women of color, is we have to talk about the color as an issue, right? That's one specific thing--we talk about skin tone, skin color--that women of color experience that white women don't. And so usually when we talk about body image among white women we're really talking about body shape and weight, but when we're talking about body image among women of color, even when we're talking about our Asian and Latina sisters, this whole system of colorism is predominant in all of our cultures, right? So there's this idea that the closer you are to white, right, the lighter-skinned you are, the more beautiful you're [?] perceived, and the darker you are the less beautiful you are received. And we can see that reflected in what's in our media period, right? The popping super models. And when there is a dark-skinned model or dark-skinned image, it's always talked about as noteworthy because she is dark-skinned, right? And so my daughter is--she's biracial. So her daddy is Mexican-American, and so she's lighter in skin tone, and so it's been very fascinating for me to watch throughout her life, like, people really being fascinated with her skin color and talking about how beautiful she is. Now, my baby is cute. I love her. Of course they're gonna say she's cute. She's a cute little girl. Sheneisha: Absolutely. And I'm sure she is. Yes, ma'am. Nikki: [laughs] But that's so noteworthy, that, I mean, grown men, women, people that stop us in the store to stare at her, and I attribute that to her skin color more than anything, and I always think, like, if she was [?], would she be getting all of this attention? And so I'm always trying to, like, really find that balance with parenting her around--I recognize the importance of having a healthy body image, especially for women, but I also don't want her to have her self-worth only connected to her body image. So I want her to look in the mirror and love what she sees and feel absolutely confident about it, but more importantly I need her to know that she's more than just that, and I really think that that disconnect is where the challenges and potential psychological distress or insecurity or damage can come around body image, is when you start to make what you look like synonymous with you're worth is where you really start to get into trouble.Sheneisha: And you know what? I think it's so important for us to have or to know the difference between the two and to be able to identify, like, this is where I'm at and this is what it is, because [if you] can't identify or get to the root of the situation, you'll never be able to fully operate or work through it to get to the end, because if it pops up again, okay, where did this come form? A certain trigger or something could bring it up. So I think that's great that you're making mention of that so that our people, women of color, can definitely understand this, and with the studies that were done on body image being Caucasian women, here's that study limitation because okay, where are the women of color? Like, where are they in the study for us to really understand and to really say this is true? Like, statistically significant data that you have here, because reading this, if women of color had not known the study limitation that they're not included, they're taking this in as "Oh, my God, this is me." Okay, but what about the other parts of me? My skin tone, you know? My body shape. Like, what about those other things? So I think that's great that you're highlighting that so our listeners can really understand or really dig deeper into this study and this information so that when they take this on for themselves when they're at home or in the car or looking in the mirror you'll be able to really break this down.Nikki: Yeah. I think that's so important, to be fully informed. Like, it is so much deeper for black women specifically because--with us we have the skin color, but we also have hair texture. Sheneisha: Yes, absolutely. I'm natural. Oh, I'm natural. Oh, yeah. It's different. [laughs]Nikki: It's a whole other level. I'm natural, and, you know, "What are you? Are you a 4b or a 4c?"Sheneisha: I'm, like--Nikki: I'm, like, a 4a, b, c, d [?].Sheneisha: Yeah. So I just classify it as type 4, you know? Like, my edges [lay?], like, type 3b, c, but, you know, when the water hits it it's a little different. [laughs]Nikki: Right? We're constantly bringing all of this extra [?] to the table, right? Things are very, very--I think--much more complicated for black women than what the [research literature?] has been able to catch up with for sure, because--okay, let's talk about this. Like, and shout-out to my girl Megan thee Stallion, right? [both laugh] We love her, right?Sheneisha: Yes.Nikki: But not everybody is gonna look like Megan thee Stallion, like, no matter how many squats you do. [both laugh] You're not gonna have--I'm so sorry. You could do [?] every month. Genetically and physiologically, everybody's not gonna be able to look like that. So we have our own standards that we set for ourselves, and I think they're typically more--what's the word I want to use? More expansive than white women's standards of beauty, but it's still a standard that we're all trying to reach, right? It's still a standard that we're all trying to compare ourselves to. So that's the challenge around social media, this whole image of, like, social comparison. How do I look? How do I look in comparison to a person, or a celebrity really... Instagram model really, how do I feel about my body in comparison to Person X, and then how do I feel about that if I think I come up short?Sheneisha: That's good.Nikki: And I think that's the kind of question we all need to be asking ourselves, and, you know, I will own my own thing. Like, I became much more intentional about a year ago in managing what sorts of images I would choosing to look at, and so I started [?]. I specifically, like, went on Instagram to find career women. I went on Instagram to find black women to follow, because I wanted to make sure that kind of what I was feeding my brain was going to be in support of what I see in the mirror, right? Because, like I said, none of us are immune from it.Sheneisha: You're not immune from it. And I'll be open, honest, and transparent here - I don't do social media.Nikki: You don't? That's wonderful.Sheneisha: I don't. I have a LinkedIn. Yes. I have a Facebook for college days, may have recently just posted, like, a few months ago, but I'm not a social media person, and it's one--this reason is one of the many of why I do not. I embrace grown women curves is what I call it. [laughs] Lizzo. I embrace those curves, and, you know, hold onto them as much as I can, and I'm active in the gym. I try to eat as clean as possible. But you still have grown women curves or grown woman curves, and I feel like the emotional impact upon women of color is so important. What are your thoughts on that, on the emotional impact that body image has upon women of color?Nikki: Yeah. So I think--for sure. It's interesting, I was just having a part of this conversation earlier today about how what you see in the mirror can really start to impact how you feel about yourself. And then it goes vice versa, right? Sometimes how you feel about yourself shows up in how you don't take care of your body or how you do take care of your body. And it can kind of become, like, a cyclical thing, right? So if you're not in your best place--I mean, and we're all, like--you know, let's have a real conversation, right? Us women, we have certain times of the month we don't feel our best selves, right? You know that? You know those [?] "I cannot wear those pants." [both laugh] "I'm not gonna play myself with that section of the closet." And so it's true, right? And so I think the thing is just really kind of making sure that you find the time to check in with yourself. So one thing that I suggest people think about is, like, not just--so I think we can very easily get caught up in nitpicking at our flaws, right? We can look at the parts of our body we don't like. "Ugh, why is this shirt not fitting right?" Like, it's so easy for us to go to the critical place, and so I think it's really important for you to be intentional about focusing in on the things that you do like. And if you're not at the body size or weight that you are comfortable with and you're accepting of, what about your skin? What your skin tone? What about your hair? Do you have the capacity to take care of your nails? Do you wear makeup? Like, can you put extra energy into, you know, how you present yourself in the world? I guess what I'm really trying to say is the more comprehensive your definition of what beautiful means, like, for yourself, right--is it not just my body? Is it my hair? Is it my nails? Is it my skin? Is it whatever, right? It's the energy I put into myself. It's that I know these colors look best on me, so I'm gonna wear these. I'm gonna buy more of these colors. It's those sorts of things that can help really keep you centered when you're not feeling your best, because the reality is we all will have changes in our bodies over time. Like you said, grown woman curves. If you have children, there's gonna be a time where your body changes when you get to be a certain age or your hormones change. Like, we all go through periods of development where things are different in our bodies, and so if your self-worth is really connected to that, then that means your self-worth goes up and down as your comfort or appreciation or love for your body goes up and down, right? And so if you know from the jump that there's gonna be fluctuation, why would you invest your self-worth in that? 'Cause you should be on shine for yourself all day every day, right? You really should. Like, that's what should be optimal and what we should all be aiming for, and so you can't let something--it's naturally out of your control sometimes because of hormones, because of access to healthy food, because of--like, you could even be traveling and you can't eat clean or you can't be vegan because everybody in the family puts ham hocks in everything, right? Sheneisha: "No! Don't do it! No! Where the collard greens? No!" [both laugh]Nikki: You know? It's a really dangerous position to put yourself in, to limit your sense of self and your well-being and your love of yourself. It's something that changes.Sheneisha: And those changes I feel like can really impact--like you said, it's tied to you, so that fluctuation. What do you feel like that fluctuation plays--like, how does that play into, like, your work relationships? The way you look at yourself, that emotional part, just the whole body image itself. Like, how does that impact work relationships? If you can't even look at yourself in the mirror, you know?Nikki: Yeah. I mean, I think it goes back to how you feel about yourself, right? I mean, so I'm gonna talk very candidly and very personally. The last couple of years at my last position [?] were not the best for me. I was experiencing a lot of micro-aggressions, experiencing a lot of burnout, a lot of just challenges and stresses in the job, and really my passion for the job was not in alignment with the demands of the job. And so the first thing that happened was, you know, I got depressed, and I stopped exercising, and so what did that mean? It meant I gained weight, and then what did that mean? It meant I wasn't happy with what I was seeing in the mirror, which only contributed more to those feelings of, like, burnout, right? And so I think that that's how it can play out for you when you're--especially if you're working in any sort of high-stress, high-intensity job. Like, most of us work in environments where the demands for our time and energy at work are increasing every day, right? And the balance around work-life balance gets more and more imbalanced towards work, and so if you're spending so much energy and time at work and you're not attending to yourself, you're not taking the time out to make sure you eat properly, you're not taking the time out to make sure that you are exercising--and I'm not just saying that because I'm trying to, like, push a "be fit" agenda. What I'm saying is we know both of those things have an impact on your mental health. Both of those things have an impact on your energy level. They have an impact on your mental capacity to kind of be sharp and to think through things, and so when you start letting those things go, it really can become a negative [?]. So the worse you eat the less energy you have, and then you start to feel bad about yourself, and that can really be reflective of what you see in the mirror. And then you can do this thing where you start to compare yourself to yourself. Like, "Six months ago I used to be able to wear this whatever," right?Sheneisha: Oh, I do it. [laughs]Nikki: Even your own internal comparison. Sheneisha: Looking at old photos. Yes, you can.Nikki: [laughs] And so I think, you know, being able to recognize and fit with--like, "What parts of this are really me just letting the busyness of life take over?" Right? "How much of this is me giving in to all of the stress and demands, and how much of this can I actually take some control over and start to make some shifts in so that I can do the things to take care of myself first? So I can show up at work and my best self," right? "So I can show up at work and get things done and feel good about what I have gotten done when I leave at the end of the day." So I definitely think that body image is not anything to be taken lightly or ignored, and I mean, I know that men experience issues and challenges around their body images too, but what I know about patriarchy is that women experience it more and differently, right? Because we do get evaluated in a very real way for what we look like when we show up at work. You do, right? It is a direct correlation to, like, your level of professionalism, even sometimes your confidence to do your job based on what you look when you show up. And so if you are in a place where you are not feeling good about what you see in the mirror or you're in a place where you are not able to show up and present yourself out to the world in a way that demonstrates your confidence, then that can have some real impact on yourself at work.Sheneisha: That's amazing, how it can have that domino effect, you know? Once you leave your home, or leave out that car, it just spirals--it seems like it just spirals out of control, one thing to the next, and they all play into each other. It ties together.Nikki: Yeah. I think that's the thing that I hope I'm making clear. Like, there's so many external forces, right? There's so many that can pull you away from feeling good about yourself that you have to be intentional about pouring into yourself, right? The world is not going to automatically affirm for you that you're wonderful, amazing, and a perfect being, right? Like, you have to tell yourself that narrative, and you have to tell yourself that with kind of a sense of passion and a sense of--without compromise, right? You have to be intentional about that. So, like, one of the things that I started doing was I changed the kind of images I was consuming on social media and stuff like that, and also, like, I don't--I don't buy magazines. I don't do that sort of thing. So that helps, but then the other thing I started doing is just when I was out and about--and it was really helpful for me to do this this summer when I was out at the pool and stuff like that with my little one--and I was looking around and I was like, "Yeah, we all got something going on." Like, bodies are weird. [both laugh] Like, you just stop thinking about, like, these standards or expectations for what it might should look like and just start looking at it like people come together in all sorts of shapes and sizes. And I really, like, was sitting around the pool looking like "Yeah, she's about 60 pounds slimmer than me, but whatever whatever, right?" Or "She's thicker than me, but dang, she's rocking that--" So we can all really find beauty in a lot of different spaces if we're actually looking at real women walking around and not looking at airbrushed images or really kind of packaged, sanitized images of what a woman's body should be.Sheneisha: That's amazing, that you brought that up, because we really are. All shapes and sizes and, again, embrace those grown woman curves if you have 'em. Or if you don't, embrace this body. [both laugh]Nikki: Listen, you only got this one.Sheneisha: This one.Nikki: [?] You really can still only do so much.Sheneisha: You only have one, and you definitely have to embrace it.Nikki: You only have one.Sheneisha: So how can women of color--how can they apply or accept their body image? How can they apply positive thoughts or how can they accept their body image? Like, what are some things we can do? I know you mentioned about possibly with the magazines and going online and social media, finding women that look like you, like, [in the] real world [time?], but what are other things that they can do?Nikki: So I think spending some time looking at themselves in the mirror. Like, really. Look at yourself in the mirror and find something you love, and if you're really struggling with it, like, make it a regular exercise that you find something different that you love at least once a week, and maybe one day it's like "Ooh, these teeth are white and popping. This mouth is beautiful." One day it's "My skin feels so soft. It's beautiful." Another day it's "My curls looking right." Like, be intentional about it. I'd also encourage people to think about the real power of the words that we say to ourselves. Like, the internal dialogue that we have about ourselves in specific, but kind of just about the world too, is highly, highly [?] in shaping how we think about things, and so--like, for me, one of the things, because I knew the research about how women, how mothers talk about their bodies has an impact on their daughter's bodies, I have never said one thing about my body in front of my child ever. Like, ever. Like, that ain't gonna happen. Even if my internal dialogue was [?] some day, I would always make sure that I talk positively about myself out loud. But the beauty of the brain is I started to think about myself differently because of the words I was saying.Sheneisha: And I don't think people really remember or get deep into, again, the impact that words have, especially with her being so young. Words carry weight, now. They carry weight.Nikki: They carry so much weight. 'Cause you can't tell this girl that I'm not the beautiful mother in the world. Like, she is my biggest fan. Like, she is my biggest fan. Like, "Ooh, Mommy, you look so beautiful. You're gonna be the youngest looking mommy there."Sheneisha: And she should, because you are.Nikki: She's my biggest hype man.Sheneisha: Yes, because you are. You are. Beauty and brains, beauty and brains. So what would you suggest for women of color to overcome this issue? Could we overcome it?Nikki: Oh, I think for sure we can. I think for sure we can.Sheneisha: Oh, yes. We have hope, y'all. We got hope. Oh, yes.Nikki: Yeah. I mean, I think we should always be hopeful. I think the moment that we give up hopefulness about, like, anything is the moment you're automatically dead in the water. I think it is so important for you to work--to hold an image in your mind of who you want to be and what you want your life to be like, even in the midst of it looking like pure hell. Like, even in the midst of it not being what you want it to be, find a way to get the image of what you want it to be, and you will eventually get there. And I think we have to always keep our imagination growing and fertile and positive-leaning in that way. I think the other thing about the time that we're living in, besides some of the, like, challenges around social media, is we're also in a time where people are talking more openly and actively about mental health, right? Like, the stigma around people of color talking about mental health. And not necessarily even, like, seeking services, but just about how important it is and how things that we maybe have taken for granted really do have an impact on our well-being. I think that opens people up more to the possibilities of what could be for themselves, and I think there's more resources available to folks, and even if you don't want [?]--like I said, even if it's not about going to therapy. And for some folks it may be. Like, you can have disordered body image and disordered [?] to an extent that requires mental health treatment, and so it might not even be that it's that for you, but there could be resources to help bolster you and uplift you in the areas that you're struggling in. And then, you know, I've talked a lot about my daughter and my relationship with her, but I think, you know, even if you don't have children, you have other young women in your life--Sheneisha: Yes. And that ties together, 'cause everyone has had a mother, an aunt, you know, a cousin, a sister. We've all had some female figure, you know, to look at growing up in some way, shape, or form, and if you haven't, you know, then maybe a school teacher. You know, there's someone who you looked up to as a woman and may have compared yourself to, so I think it's great that you are [?]. This is the real world.Nikki: Yeah. And so I think, like, you can do that too. Like, anybody can do that about, you know, what are the conversations you've had in the spaces with other women about body image? And, you know, safe spaces where you can be vulnerable and have those conversations about areas that maybe you're insecure about struggling in and how you could seek support, right? And ask for that help, right? Among your friends, among your family and support groups. So I think if we--I'm not gonna say think. I know for a fact there's nothing that can change in your life without intention and effort.Sheneisha: Yes, absolutely. Absolutely.Nikki: You're gonna have to do something different, right? And you might have to do something different for an extended period of time, right? It's not magically gonna change overnight. But I think, like, to your question of could things be different? Absolutely. Things could absolutely be better and different, but it's gonna take a collective effort. It's gonna take an individual kind of accountability for yourself to continue to [?] kind of do the internal work that you need to do to get to that place.Sheneisha: This is good. This is great, and I really hope that our people of color who are listening and women of color have taken something, because you've dropped many gems and given so much great and pertinent information and have given us a different view, an outlook and perspective, 'cause I learned a lot today. I have learned a lot, and this is something I would definitely, you know, replay again and again. I would replay this again and again, because it starts upstairs and in your heart first, and I think this is something that our women can take and value here with Living Corporate. I want to ask you, where can our listeners find out more about Melanin and Mental Health?Nikki: Yeah. So you can actually go to melaninandmentalhealth.com, and it is a wonderful directory of mental health practitioners who are people of color and who are interested and skilled and confident to work with people of color, and then there's also events that they host throughout the year at locations across the country. I know they've done stuff in Dallas, and I think in Chicago and Atlanta. [?] over here in Houston for our mental health professionals. And then the webpage also has other resources for folks that may be struggling around certain issues and stuff. And you can also find them on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, all at MelaninAndMentalHealth.com.Sheneisha: Guys, you definitely have to check this website out, and not only check out that website, but Dupee Deep: The Podcast. We have been on a bit of hiatus, but we have a significant backlog of episodes. But Dupee Deep with Dr. Nikki, you can find us on pretty much every platform - Apple Podcasts, on Spotify, iHeartRadio, Stitcher. We're out there, and we talk about stuff like this, and we talk about a wide variety of cultural topics, social, political topics, mental health topics. We talk about a lot of different stuff on the show. And you can find me on Instagram and Facebook @DrNikkiKnows - D-R-N-I-K-K-I-K-N-O-W-S, @DrNikkiKnows, and then my co-host for Dupee Deep is @AllAboutTomas, because as he says, "it's all about Tomas." A-L-L-A-B-O-U-T-T-O-M-A-S. Yeah. So please, like, subscribe, download, listen. We are looking forward to starting a brand new season.Sheneisha: You guys, please go and check out Dupee Deep, and, I mean, if you're waiting for the new season to start, go back and listen to the previous episodes. You know, you go ahead and get caught up and listen. Nikki: That's right. There's plenty of [?] on there.Sheneisha: Yes, and listen. Open up. Tune in. Nikki--Dr. Coleman--what advice or words of encouragement would you like to share?Nikki: Oh, my goodness. Well, you really only get one life, and that you can put a whole lot of energy in that one life trying to make other people happy and serve other people's needs, or you can focus on figuring out what's best for you and what you need to do to live your best life. And that's not something anybody else can tell you. That really is something that you can put energy and effort into for yourself. But the process of doing it already makes you a better person and already brings you a greater sense of self-belief and self-reliance and confidence to move out in the world.Sheneisha: That's powerful. That is definitely powerful.Nikki: It's what's been working for me. Sheneisha: It's working. It's working for you good. It's definitely working for you good. Any shout-outs? Nikki: Let me see. I do. I want to shout-out one of my students. I would love to shout-out all of my former graduates, but one in particular, Dr. Amanda Long. She's actually practicing in Chicago, and she did her dissertation on black women and body image. I'm trying to work on her to get her dissertation published. It's called #NoFilter. It really looks at body image in black women.Sheneisha: She should! Dr. Long, do it! Nikki: Yeah. So I'm gonna stay on her. So I text her like, "You need to get on it. Get yourself out there, 'cause the people need to read it." So I definitely want to give her a shout-out, and just always so much love and respect and admiration for so many of my [advisees?] that are out in the world doing amazing things across the country. They made my time in academia a wonderful, beautiful experience. They were the reason I was there, and my energy and input into them has turned into them going out in the world and doing amazing things. So that's it.Sheneisha: You know what? After coming from being under you, you can't help but to. You can't help but to. Y'all heard the intro. Y'all can't help BUT to. You have to. There's no other way, no other way. Nikki: I love it. Thank you so much. This has been so much fun.Sheneisha: Absolutely, absolutely.Nikki: I loved talking with you. I love talking about this stuff at any time. I'd be happy to come back and talk about this or anything else related to black women and mental health and well-being.Sheneisha: Absolutely, absolutely. And that's our show. Thank you for joining us on Living Corporate's podcast. Make sure to follow us on Instagram @LivingCorporate, Twitter @LivingCorp_Pod, and subscribe to our newsletter through www.living-corporate.com. If you have questions you'd like us to answer and to read on the show, make sure you email us at livingcorporatepodcast@gmail.com. This has been Sheneisha, and you've been listening to Dr. Nikki Coleman, Ph.D, speaker, educator, and founder of Dupee Deep podcast. Peace.

Finally, we are able to reveal the identity of Person X. But, what does it mean for the families of Margaret Kirstenfeldt and `Rosie`?Credits:Presenter / Investigative Crime Journalist - Paula DonemanProducer / Writer - Sally EelesSound Design - Marc WrightTV reporter - Mackenzie RavnGraphics - Jason BlandfordWith thanks to:The team at 7 News Brisbane, Annette Caltabiano, Georgia Done, Letitia Wallace, Susan Bush, Charlie Dally-Watkins, Alex Wright Media, Mackay City Council Library.Theme: The Clock is Ticking by Dark Orb Musichttps://soundcloud.com/dark_orb_musicMusic from https://filmmusic.io"Interloper" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Music from https://filmmusic.io"Enter the Maze" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Music from https://filmmusic.io"Comfortable Mystery" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Music from https://filmmusic.io"Urban Gauntlet" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Music from https://filmmusic.io"Long note One" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Music from https://filmmusic.io"Peppers Theme" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Word about the Margaret Kirstenfeldt case is spreading. More past and present Sarina residents are coming forward to share memories - some of which are shocking. For the first time, we hear from the children who resided with Person X.Warning: This episode contains disturbing and graphic memories of abuse.Credits:Presenter / Investigative Crime Journalist - Paula DonemanProducer / Writer - Sally EelesSound Design - Marc WrightTV reporter - Mackenzie RavnGraphics - Jason BlandfordWith thanks to:The team at 7 News Brisbane, Annette Caltabiano, Georgia Done, Letitia Wallace, Susan Bush, Charlie Dally-Watkins, Alex Wright Media, Mackay City Council Library.Theme: The Clock is Ticking by Dark Orb Musichttps://soundcloud.com/dark_orb_musicMusic from https://filmmusic.io"Truth in the Stones" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Music from https://filmmusic.io"Night of Chaos" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Danger - Myuu http://thedarkpiano.comMusic from https://filmmusic.io"Heartbreaking" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Music from https://filmmusic.io"Urban Gauntlet" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Music from https://filmmusic.io"Comfortable Mystery" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Music from https://filmmusic.io"Dark Walk" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Music from https://filmmusic.io"Interloper" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Music from https://filmmusic.io"Hiding Your Reality" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this episode we are joined by Person X. Person X had an out of this world encounter, tune in and check out his story. Other topics we cover: -Seik's morning pickups -Jacking the arcade machines -Last weeks corrections -Does the government control Hollywood? -Monsanto -CRISPR -and of course the Person X Story. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ftgb/support

He was living just a few doors down from Margaret. His history is shocking. Did he get away with murder?Credits:Presenter / Investigative Crime Journalist - Paula DonemanProducer / Writer - Sally EelesSound Design - Marc WrightTV reporter - Mackenzie RavnGraphics - Jason BlandfordWith thanks to:The team at 7 News Brisbane, Annette Caltabiano, Georgia Done, Letitia Wallace, Susan Bush, Charlie Dally-Watkins, Alex Wright Media, Mackay City Council Library.Theme: The Clock is Ticking by Dark Orb Musichttps://soundcloud.com/dark_orb_musicTroublemaker Theme - Myuu - thedarkpiano.comhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Music from https://filmmusic.io"Peppers Theme" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Music from https://filmmusic.io"Truth in the Stones" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Music from https://filmmusic.io"Long note One" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this episode we are joined by Person X. Person X had an out of this world encounter, tune in and check out his story. Other topics we cover: -Seik's morning pickups -Jacking the arcade machines -Last weeks corrections -Does the government control Hollywood? -Monsanto -CRISPR -and of course the Person X Story. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/roachclippodcast/support

Was passiert, wenn man mal den inneren Kritiker auf stumm schaltet, dem eigenen Perfektionismus Paroli bietet und die Angst vor dem "Versagen" runterschluckt? Wenn man einfach mal seine Neugier siegen lässt? Ich habe es in der heutigen Podcastfolge ausprobiert, mich mit meinem Mikro auf's Bett gesetzt und mal ganz ohne Skript und ohne perfekte Vorlage auf "RECORD" gedrückt. Herausgekommen ist eine absolut spontane Podcastfolge in der es genau darum geht: Sich selbst mal zu erlauben "unperfekt" zu sein, die Neugier siegen zu lassen und darüber zu staunen, was das alles bewirken kann. Inhalte der Folge: Verinnerlichte Methoden und Prozesse sind nichts anderes als Kochrezepte, die wir ablesen oder durch langes Training blind nachkochen können. Sie geben uns die Sicherheit, dass am Ende ein schmackhaftes Gericht raus kommt (und wir uns nicht vor unseren Gästen blamieren). Aber auswendig gelernte Methoden oder Prozesse nehmen uns die Möglichkeit frei zu denken, zu remixen und neues zu kreieren oder gar erst zu entdecken. Sie hindern uns daran, mit anderen unerwarteten oder fehlenden Zutaten umgehen zu können. Um das zu können, müssen wir die Rezepte VERSTEHEN. Erst wenn wir sie wirklich verstehen geben wir uns selbst die Möglichkeit diese Kochrezepte bzw. Methoden oder Prozesse erfolgreich anzuwenden oder sogar neu zu entwickeln. Und zwar in jeder Situation, unabhängig von den Zutaten. Das gleiche gilt übrigens für's Kopieren bzw. Nachmachen anderer. Ich glaube nämlich, dass auch das mit einer gewissen Unsicherheit zusammenhängt. Auch da gibt das "Kopieren" eine scheinbare Kontrolle und damit Sicherheit. Es ist ja immerhin ganz einfach: Person X ist erfolgreich, also kopiert Person Y sie und zack ist auch Person Y erfolgreich. Oder nicht? Wer weiß, vielleicht klappt das ja sogar bis zu einem gewissen Punkt. Aber wirklich glücklich und auch vom tiefsten Inneren erfolgreich werden kann man so vermutlich nie. Immerhin ist der Weg ja das Ziel! Deswegen ist der Tipp der heutigen Folge öfter mal "Shut up!" zum inneren Kritiker zu sagen und stattdessen der Neugier und Wissebgierde mit einem flirty Zwinkern "Hello darling..." ins Ohr zu flüstern ;) Hat dir die Folge gefallen? Dann freue ich mich riiiiesig über eine iTunes Bewertung! Vielen Dank

Unfortunately I seem to keep writing the same intros to these interviews; ‘Wow! I knew Person X was good, that’s why I wanted to interview them, but having gone through their archives I’d forgotten just how much great they’d done’. But never has this been more true. Today, in the ad world, Paul is best known as the director of the Walker’s Crisps ads featuring Gary Lineaker. (He’s shot about 150 of them over the last 20 years.) It’s probably the longest running tv campaign in Britain and possibly the best known ad campaign amongst the British public. There are obviously plenty of upsides to this, the downside is that it can mask everything else he’s done. I did consider trying to put all of them together on one reel, but then decided the work would be too weighted towards Walkers, So I’ve only included a handful. We had a great chat, I hope you enjoy it.

Person X interviewed Glencora Boraradaile, professor of Computer Science at Oregon State University and active in the recent campaign to unionize faculty at OSU. Professor Borradaile is also active in the Civil Liberties Defense Center (CLDC), providing legal support for frontline activists across the country. We spoke with Professor Borradaile about their experience in the union campaign to form the United Academics of Oregon State University (uaosu.org) as well as their reasons for getting involved in labor organizing and other forms of activism. Cora highlighted the formativeness of growing up in a welfare state shaping their ethical and moral standards, and how they came to realize the necessity of becoming active in social struggles. Further Resources: United Academics of Oregon State University www.uaosu.org Civil Liberties Defense Center https://cldc.org Oppose and Propose! Lessons from Movement for a New Society by Andrew Cornell https://www.akpress.org/opposeandpropose.html Contractualism should be avoided https://libcom.org/library/contractualism-should-be-avoided

The full interview between Andrea Anarchy and Person X and local Corvallis, Oregon activist and Communist Party USA member Paige Kreisman on her political development through the phases of her life, her critiques, and revolutionary views on organizing at the local level. LabourWave is an exploration of culture, politics, rebellion, and alternatives to capitalism recorded in Corvallis, Oregon. We want to hear your ideas for all things anti-capitalist! Contact us at corvallislabourwave@gmail.com

May is here, and with it comes continued organizing by teachers, educators, and workers across the nation. This week Person X and Andrea Anarchy swap articles on black feminist anarchism, co-operative housing as commons, and finish off with a powerful exerpt from author and activist Zoe Samudzi's talk she gave at the Opening Space for the Radical Imagination conference on April 8, 2018 titled "Discussion and Thought Exercise about Black Women's Safety" And you'll likely want to note that we will publish the full talk online later. Further Resources for this Episode:
 Columbia Graduate Union columbiagradunion.org/ “Until All Are Free: Anarchism, Black Feminism, and Interlocking Oppression” by Hillary Lazar found in https://www.akpress.org/perspectivesonanarchisttheorymagazine.html “Carving Out the Commons” by Alex Zanghi found at https://www.jacobinmag.com/2018/03/carving-out-the-commons-review-cooperatives Song clips in this episode are “Sugartown” by Shitkid, “Mesa, AZ” by Guantanamo Baywatch, “Trippling” by Tess Roby, and “Goodbye, Goodnight” by Coachwhips. LabourWave is an exploration of culture, politics, rebellion, and alternatives to capitalism recorded in Corvallis, Oregon at Oregon State University’s Orange Media Network. We want to hear your ideas, thoughts, and articles! Contact us at corvallislabourwave@gmail.com Screen reader support enabled. May is here, and with it comes continued organizing by teachers, educators, and workers across the nation. This week Person X and Andrea Anarchy swap articles on black feminist anarchism, co-operative housing as commons, and finish off with a powerful exerpt from author and activist Zoe Samudzi's talk she gave at the Opening Space for the Radical Imagination conference on April 8, 2018 titled "Discussion and Thought Exercise about Black Women's Safety" And you'll likely want to note that we will publish the full talk online later. Further Resources for this Episode:
 Columbia Graduate Union columbiagradunion.org/ “Until All Are Free: Anarchism, Black Feminism, and Interlocking Oppression” by Hillary Lazar found in https://www.akpress.org/perspectivesonanarchisttheorymagazine.html “Carving Out the Commons” by Alex Zanghi found at https://www.jacobinmag.com/2018/03/carving-out-the-commons-review-cooperatives Song clips in this episode are “Sugartown” by Shitkid, “Mesa, AZ” by Guantanamo Baywatch, “Trippling” by Tess Roby, and “Goodbye, Goodnight” by Coachwhips. LabourWave is an exploration of culture, politics, rebellion, and alternatives to capitalism recorded in Corvallis, Oregon at Oregon State University’s Orange Media Network. We want to hear your ideas, thoughts, and articles! Contact us at corvallislabourwave@gmail.com

Anarchy Anarchy and Person X discussed current events including a student occupation happening at Howard University (#studentpowerHU), Oklahoma Teachers strike, March for Our Lives and an anarchist perspective on gun reform, and the Burgerville Workers Union filing for a union election. We also interviewed a local organizer, Micknai Arefaine (VP of Social Justice for the Coalition of Graduate Employees and coordinator for the AYA Womxn of Color Initiative) about her role in organizing the upcoming conference, Opening Space for the Radical Imagination. The Radical Imagination conference takes place in Corvallis, Oregon April 6-8 and will feature keynote speakers Walidah Imarisha, Arun Gupta, Zoé Samudzi, Raj Patel, Hillary Lazar, Kristian Williams, and Kevin Van Meter. Tickets are available at www.oregonimagines.com Further Resources for this Episode: Crimethinc "Youth Liberation" https://crimethinc.com/2018/03/20/gun-control-no-youth-liberation-mass-shootings-school-walkouts-getting-free Oklahoma Teachers Strike www.twitter.com/okea Burgerville Workers Union http://www.burgervilleworkersunion.org/ Student Power at Howard University www.twitter.com/HUResist LabourWave is an exploration of culture, politics, rebellion, and alternatives to capitalism recorded in Corvallis, Oregon. We want to hear your ideas for all things anti-capitalist! Contact us at corvallislabourwave@gmail.com

On this episode of LabourWave, Andrea Anarchy and Person X discussed the recent groundswell of strike activity in the US and abroad including the General Strike of West Virginia teachers and the International Women's Day strike where 5.3 million women in Spain participated. We did not note the 3-day strike waged by Burgerville workers or the two-week strike by University of Illinois graduate workers, but we wish to acknowledge these activities here. We also played an audio clip from Marxist-feminist scholar, Silvia Federici, from her talk given at Oregon State University on February 14 titled "Wages for Housework and #MeToo." In this clip, Federici discusses the wages for housework campaign spearheaded in the 1970s and how it responded to the varying trends predominant within the feminist movement of the day. We ended our episode by discussing the continuing wave of high school and middle school student walkouts protesting gun violence in schools and congressional inaction on the matter. For more info on local actions protesting gun violence, check out these links: https://www.facebook.com/events/1418030631639542 https://www.facebook.com/events/2122186094669979/ We recommend the following articles and books for further references to this episode: Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz "Loaded: A Disarming History of the Second Amendment" http://www.citylights.com/book/?GCOI=87286100460830 Joe Burns "There Is No Illegal Strike, Just An Unsuccessful One" https://jacobinmag.com/2018/03/public-sector-unions-history-west-virginia-teachers-strike

Andrea Anarchy and Person X were on air February 23, 2018 joined by Hazel Daniels, VP of Bargaining and Grievances for the Coalition of Graduate Employees (CGE). We discussed the West Virginia teachers strike, the need to make unions independent from the Democrat party, and current news from CGE including bargaining updates, community building efforts, and the union's origins. Hazel Daniels also spoke to us about how she became an activist and strategies she has developed for overcoming activist burnout. We referenced the following articles in this episode: The Importance of the West Virginia Teachers' Strike https://itsgoingdown.org/importance-west-virginia-teachers-strike/ Behind Janus: Documents Reveal Decades-long Plot to Kill Public-Sector Unions http://inthesetimes.com/features/janus_supreme_court_unions_investigation.html Check out more about the Coalition of Graduate Employees at www.cge6069.org or on their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Coalition-of-Graduate-Employees-1837164126573539/ LabourWave is an exploration of culture, politics, rebellion, and alternatives to capitalism recorded in Corvallis, Oregon. Contact us at corvallislabourwave@gmail.com

Andrea Anarchy and Person X were On Air Dec. 12 2017 and covered a wide range of topics including the class warfare manifested in the GOP Tax Bill, discriminatory hiring practices against women perceived to be overweight, the meaning of political economy, and our dreams for a radical 2018 political movement. We also played an excerpt from our interview with David Barsamian, host of Alternative Radio which focused on the need for a revitalized labor movement in the U.S. and offered advice for aspiring radio and print journalists. www.alternativeradio.org Wrapping up our show, we celebrated our favorite music and book releases in our Best of 2017. Andrea Anarchy took the time to make for our listeners a playlist of all our music favorites here: https://open.spotify.com/user/midwestmixtape/playlist/6h4u9L8Dog3vZme6r91Zab We also encourage people to check out the following books from 2017: October by China Mieville Guerillas of Desire by Kevin Van Meter Emergent Strategy by adrienne maree brown Against the Fascist Creep by Alexander Reid Ross Living A Feminist Life by Sara Ahmed LabourWave is an exploration of culture, politics, rebellion, and alternatives to capitalism recorded in Corvallis, Oregon. Contact us at corvallislabourwave@gmail.com

Welcome to another Instant InspHERation! These are the episodes where Liz and Amanda sit down, just the two of them, to share their thoughts about something they're passionate about. As two recovering perfectionists (or at least as two perfectionists trying to recover), they want to talk about the dangers of perfectionism and how you can overcome it.   Welcome to InspHERation Nation!     The Weekly Commitment Every week, we will ask you the same question: What is the one thing that you will commit to doing or improving this week? Writing down your answer to the question will start a self-accountability process, and following up with this practice after every episode will help you take consistent small actions that ultimately lead to BIG transformations. If you want to share what you are committing yourself to, we would love to hear! You can get in touch with us at... contact@InspherationPodcast.com Facebook Twitter (@inspHERationpod)   5 Ways to Overcome Perfectionism & Be the Best Version of Yourself Have grace for yourself. It can help to consider how you would treat a friend going through the same things you're going through. Would you be so hard on them? Know your strengths. Know what you're good at and gain confidence through that, and understand that you can't be good at everything (so you shouldn't expect yourself to be). When you know your strengths, you also know the things you're not best at, which allows you to be vulnerable, ask for help, and build your tribe. Tell yourself the truth. Liz likes to visualize someone interrupting her negative thoughts (Oscar from The Office, specifically) with an “Actually,” statement that corrects her negative self-talk. Amanda likes an exercise where you write down all of the negative things you think about yourself in one column, and then have to write down the truth in a second column next to it. Don't should all over yourself. It's very easy to compare yourself to other people and say, “Person X is doing this, so I should do this too.” Learn to love yourself. Start by acknowledging that you deserve love (and you do!) and then figure out how to show yourself love, which looks different for everybody.   Production & Development for inspHERation by Podcast Masters

VJ aka the Brown James Bond and Chaidez aka Chai-T (new nickname maybe coming soon) have a debate on Pshow nicknames. Let's starts by stating the obvious: everyone has psychological problems, in essence its why this Pshow exists. VJ went to a Guardians of the Galaxy themed birthday party involving fog machines, a whole house light show and swinging fireballs on chains. VJ hangs with the beautiful host who gets a little weed overdose from chilling and had to nap. Chaidez's ankle hurts, he just turned 26 years old and they debate his birthday plans or lack of such. VJ talks about the long lost goat love of his life. Chaidez breaks down death by rifle pig line. Is any death more honorable than any other death? How long are we gonna live? Prospective homies are coming to the Pshow! Avocados and eggs make the show in a big way. The dogs need to STFU. Stem cells are the shit. The Brown James Bond goes over all the James Bond actors in one asthma laced breath. Everyone lives in their own bubble. Pursue your agenda, just don't step on everyone on the way to your goals. Chaidez's dog is a 130 pound biter. Manipulative "friends" are usually see-through negative idiots who use the friend card too much. VJ will manipulate every dirtbag he comes into contact with as soon as they prove they are a dirtbag. Shane is a dirtbag. The realer you are in the rap game the more likely you are to go to jail; popular rappers don't do any of the dirt that they say they do. VJ think the Pshow is too honest to show to his best friends or family. VJ details some of his intensity and insanity. Finding women offline is hard for a pimp, err... an entrepreneur/empire builder. VJ then tries to string a story together with Person A aka Adam, Person B aka Barry and Person X aka Xylophone. VJ's dad gets wise to his shenanigans and people get robbed sometimes. Pshow and art produced by VJ aka the Brown James Bond Instagram, Twitter and SnapChat : @ItsMrVJ and @PsychoPshow Facebook: facebook.com/psychopshow Please subscribe and review on itunes, Stitcher and YouTube!

Das liebe iOS kann ja mittlerweile von Haus aus einiges mehr dank Extension. Doch wie erleichtert ein Uber-Pilot sich das Leben abseits von Apples Bordmitteln? Dran bleiben, mehr erfahren. Auf Madame YouTube liegt übrigens ein Videomitschnitt dieser Folge… von Sven. Totalkrasch per QuickTime Sven-only… als Schmankerl hat Andreas aber Screencasts von seinen Workflows eingebunden… die Kollegen waren zu lahm. Lieber Fluggast, wenn dir das Gehörte gefällt oder dir Sorgenfalten auf die edle Stirn fabriziert, dann haben wir etwas für dich: iTunes Bewertungen. Überbleibsel TextExpander Update Auf dem Mac gibt es nun Version 5 als Upgrade zu erwerben und die iOS Version hat ebenfalls ein Update erhalten. Unter anderem neu mit an Bord: Javascript Snippets (die auch auf iOS funktionieren) – allerdings funktionieren die fill-ins leider, leider nicht mit der TextExpander Tastatur-Erweiterung. Menno. Der Hauptkritikpunkt seit Jahren schlechthin ist ebenfalls “gefixt”: Ihr könnt euch nun aussuchen in welchem Ordner in der Dropbox die Synchronisationsdatei reinkommt. Alleine das ist schon das 3-fache des Kaufpreises wert und manch einer hätte dafür gerne schon vor Jahren gezahlt. Eine simple standardkonforme App-Folder Synchronisation hätte es zwar auch getan, aber vielleicht gibt gute Gründe für den “Full Dropbox” Zugriff… vielleicht muss die Redaktion auch nur einmal die Blackbox resetten. Mehr Info von offizieller Seite gibt es auf der Smile Webseite und Beispiele zu den JavaScript Fill-ins finden sich im Smile Blog. Links für Lernwütige: Codecademy Khan Academy Hackr.io Ulysses-ses-ses Passagier Farid M. (34) aus P. hat uns einen detaillierten Erfahrungsbericht zukommen lassen was Ulysses (besprochen in Episode #028 angeht. Hier das Worst of Ulysses von Farid aka die Punkte die ihm Sauer aufstoßen und für Probleme sorgen: Arbeiten mit Tabellen Die Kapitelnummerierung bei Export nach HTML, PDF oder ePUB Nix mit Inhaltsverzeichnissen beim HTML und PDF Export Keine Integration von Quellennachweisen (z.B. Bibtex) als Mathemn -Ass vermisst man Unterstüzung für Formeln Für technische Dokumentationen ist Ulysses also wenig zu gebrauchen. Das Ulysses-Team hat dies bestätigt und will dieses Thema irgend wann mal angehen. Er verlässt sich daher auf die folgende App-Rezeptur: Texte schreiben mittels SubLime Text und sich dank SublimeTableEditor über eine tolle Tabellenformatierung freuen – ansonsten hilft im TextExpander bei der Markdown-Syntax. Die Vorschau erfolgt - wie sollte es anders sein - per Marked 2. Exportiert wird mittels Pandoc in was auch immer, zum Beispiel HTML, PDF oder ePub – wobei ihn eine make-Datei begleitet die Herr über die verschiedensten Parameter ist. Für solche Großprojekte nutzt Patrick übrigens ein abgemagertes Scrivener und den Referenz-Manager BibDesk, exportiert dann nach LaTeX wo er mittels LaTeX-Plus ein PDF raushaut. Pandoc wollte er auch einmal probieren… irgendwann… falls er weiterstudiert. Nochmals danke für’s Feedback aus der eigenen Schreibstube. Die Flugmeilen sind dir bereits auf deinem Frequent-Flyer Konto gutgeschrieben Farid. Überschallneuigkeiten Der nvALT Nachfolger kommt zu Weihnachten Na hoffentlich haut der Zeitplan hin Brett. Uns jucken die Finger und der Geldbeutel liegt bereit. I kind of want to make sweet, sweet love to @ttscoff after hearing about a commercial successor to nvALT successorhttps://t.co/HSC9js5AZR— Michael Schechter (@MSchechter) May 27, 2015 Dr. Robotnik vs. iOSnic Andreas hat ein passendes Webcomic zur Sendung ausgekramt und Patrick sagt “Ja” zu dem Comic und damit seiner Auskunft nach auch “Nein” zu zu viel iOS Automatisierung. Für seinen Teil haut er sich mittlerweile lieber eine App drauf, die das machen kann was er will – wenn möglich sollte diese aber mit einer nutzbaren Extension daherkommen. Das coole daran ist für ihn, dass Extensions somit ein eigenes Icon haben, die App im besten Falle genau das macht, was der Herr möchte und somit nicht die Workflow.app Liste unnötig verlängert wird. Das ist auch schon der erste Punkt worüber Andreas und er sich für geschätzte 50 Minuten uneinig sind. One-Thing-Well sein, oder nicht sein. “Automation” via xkcd Die alten Hasen - Teil 1: Launch Center Pro Auf die URL Enkodierung mit URL schemes kann Andreas gar nicht. Das bringt uns auch schon zum ersten Sargnagel der Stunde: Mit Launch Center Pro ist Patrick damals durchgestartet, hat verschachtelte Listen angelegt wie ein Messi und sich bemüht in der Kombination mit Pythonista sinnvolle Sachen zu machen. Bei Editorial ist er aber schon wieder aus dem Automationsboot ausgestiegen. Fazit: Keine Zeit Python zu lernen. Dazu hat er noch gemerkt, dass er zum bloggen nun doch nicht iOS nutzen möchte. Er ist kein Viticci, er hat seinen Mac noch lieb. Launch Center Pro nutzt Patrick trotzdem noch in seinem Dock (das Zweite Icon von Dreien) – heute allerdings eher als Launcher. Für ihn ist das reine Platzersparnis, da er dort 12 Icons von Apps unterbekommt anstatt nur 9 in einem iOS Ordner. Zudem ist dann auf dem Home Screen Platz für andere wichtige Apps. Wir halten fest: Andreas = lieber Workflows und Bookmarklets statt URL schemes oder zusätzliche Apps/Extensions Patrick = mehr Apps, mehr Extensions, leicht weniger Workflows Sven = simplicityisbliss = wenig Apps, lieber heimischen Riesling trinken statt die Nacht durchzuautomatiserien Vorteil: Man kann seine Actions auf dem Mac in einem Editor schreiben und Encodieren ( ← wichtig bei der App)… zum Beispiel in Sublime Text. Ansonsten ist Workflow wirklich komfortabler als reine iOS-touch-und-zieh-Lösung. Außerdem ist Workflow halt geiler und flexibler, weil es als Extension aufgerufen werden kann. Die alten Hasen - Teil 2: Pythonista Pythonista ist toll. Die Dokumentation ist toll. Auf iOS ist das toll. Da Patrick nie den gelben Gürtel in Python erworben hat, verlässt er sich lieber auf Bash-Skripte die in der Dropbox oder auf dem Uberspace Server liegen. Das ist für ihn vielseitiger und einfacher zu managen, z.B. beim Thema Bildbearbeitung (skalieren, optimieren) überlässt er lieber seinem Server die Arbeit, statt sich mit Python und den vorhandenen Modulen auseinanderzusetzen. Es gibt bestimmt tolle Python Module, aber Pythonista unterstützt ja nicht alle… und wenn man jetzt nicht der Python Gott ist, dann ist das Vertraute halt einfach praktischer. Pythonista war damals das Ding um Sachen von Launch Center Pro aus auf dem eigenen Server per SSH anzutippen (siehe Quickly Run Scripts In Your Remote Computer With Pythonista And Launch Center Pro — Moving Electrons). Den Todesstoß bekommt Patrick aber nicht durchgepaukt, da springen die lieben Kollegen vor den Zug und schützen die App… aber so tödlich war der Stoß ja auch nicht gemeint, oder? Vorteil: Wer Python spricht, der stellt hier die iOS Welt offen. Anbei noch der versprochene Auszug aus Patricks Pythonista Archiv. Mehr ist es nicht, bis auf ein paar ganz spezifische Sachen mit seinen Markdown-Listen und ein wenig SSH Magie die hier nicht reinmüssen. Die alten Hasen - Teil 3: Editorial Editorial ist die Eierlegende Text-Editoren-Wollmilchsau und Patricks nvALT Suchmaschine. Referenzen auffinden = am schnellsten in Editorial, da die Suche super ist. Außerdem ist die TaskPaper-Unterstützung der Hammer ( ← Teaser, momentan sind noch einige Features im Betastatus). Link zu Patricks Lieblings-Workflows: Recent Folders Custom Menu Und natürlich darf von Federico Viticcis 2 Euro Büchlein nicht fehlen. Klare Editorial-Leseempfehlung: „Writing On The iPad: Text Automation with Editorial“. Die neue Liga: Workflow Nun, wer sich mit den Apps da oben genaus kaputt-automatisiert hat wie so manch ein Pilot oder Roboter… … der kann bei Workflow aufatmen. Da ist nämlich nix mit URL Schemes de- und encodieren, sondern hier ist einfach nur Happy Hour angesagt. “Bookmarklets” ruft Andreas nach wie vor in Safari auf. Patrick fällt aus allen Wolken, da die Workflow Extension sich da ja förmlich anbiedert und einen lästiges rumgetouche erspart. Er hat sich ein paar davon angelegt, unter anderem für Huffduffer. Viele braucht es aber in der Tat nicht mehr, da iOS ja mittlerweile nutzbar geworden ist ohne und Instapaper, Pinboard und Co. ihre eigenen Pferde im Stall. Workflow ist auch für Pilot Sven die erste Wahl: Extrem zugänglich und man kennt das Prinzip von Automator (OS X) her. Auch Andreas stimmt ein, es ist sein Favorit auf iOS um Arbeitsabläufe anzulegen. Deshalb gibt es geradewegs vorab die Workflow Workflows von Andreas “Zettt” Zeitler schickt verschnürt in einem Blog Post. Patricks stimmt mit ein, Workflow ist sein Lieblingsroboter auf iOS. Coole Workflows die andere geschneidert haben: Da Patrick es verpasst hat zeitig alle seine Worflows fachgerecht für die Show Notes aufzubereiten. Gibt es an dieser Stelle nur den Hinweis RocketINK im Auge zu behalten. Als kleine Wiedergutmachung, gibt es dieses Sammelsurien von ihm hier: Best Workflows (@BestWorkflows) on Twitter Workflow Gallery Workflow-VCS.de und natürlich die offizielle Gallery in der App Andere Workflows die Patrick interessant findet sind: Annotate & Delete by Seth Clifford Get Images from Page Make PDF Convert to fnd​ io Add Text to Photo (Suchbegriff eingeben, Bild kopieren, Editieren, …) Get App Icon App Images Das Workflow jeder nutzen kann/soll erzählt euch Philipp Gruneich von One Tap Less. Für Filmfreunde ist dies hier noch ein Schmankerl: The new Workflow and the Movie Diary bzw. die Version für Fortgeschrittene “Tweaking the Movie Diary”. Open Twitter Open in Tweetbot View Google Cache The Photo Message Gun With Workflow.app for iOS YouTube to MP3 to Dropbox to Huffduffer oder YouTube To Huffduffer Home ETA Für Fotos: Time Machine Wayback a Dead URL Der Textvernascher: Drafts Svens App wird benutzt um OmniFocus zu befüttern und in Markdown schick formatierte Mails zu versenden. Mehr zu OmniFocus + Drafts + Meeting Minutes gibt es auf seinem Blog. Kurz: Alles was mit Text anfängt ist einen Draft(s) wert. Mitflieger Patrick nutzt Drafts auch für jeglichen Input. Bei ihm gestaltet sich das ganze ähnlich: Markdown im Hintergrund an Person X emailen, die Einkaufsliste eindiktieren und an Reminders schicken, ab und an wird noch Evernote mit Vokabeln oder harten harten Raps versorgt. Der gute Andreas nutzt vor allem gerne das Location Feature von Drafts, da das unschlagbar schnell ist im auslesen von Longitude und Latitude. Zack. Plain-Text kommt raus und kann in jede Maps Anwendung geworfen werden. Hier runterladen. “Open in + Share” um Plain-Text weiterzureichen, OmniFocus mit Notizen, seine Send Link to Dropbox Hazel Action und das Gewicht-Tagebuch. Launcher in der “Today View” Cromulent Labs hatte mit Launcher für iOS8 ja einen schweren Einstieg. Erst hatte Apple die Today View App verboten, dann doch noch nach Monaten zugelassen. Für Patrick ist die App ganz großen Tennis, da man hier praktische Clipboard Workflows direkt von überall aus aufrufen kann ohne extra die Anwendung zu wechseln. Die anderen beiden zucken nur mit den Schultern. Web-Automati: “Sie rung” mit sich wie wild Frau Zapier (AffiliZettLink – 100 mehr für dich und ihn) findet Andreas gut. Der neuste Meisterstreich zeigt wie man auf Trello postet kommt demnächst auf seinem Blog. Zapier ist ja wirklich umfangreich um es milde zu sagen und da wir genügsame Sparfüchse sind, wird auch direkt auf IFTTT umgeschwenkt. Zum Beispiel findet Patrick das Markdown-Pinboard Archiv von Andreas echt gut. Hier ist seine fast komplette aktuell genutzte Sammlung die dank iOS 8 recht kurz ausfällt. Wegfallen sind nun zum Glück Sachen wie per LCP über IFTTT Nachrichten oder Dateien senden, Pinboard nach OmniFocus per Maildrop, usw.. Abschließende Worte Vielen Dank noch einmal für die zugesandten Fragen an unsere Hörer. Dazu sei noch angemerkt, Heimautomatisierung ist nicht hinten runter gefallen, aber so weit sind wir einfach noch nicht. Die TextExpander Touch Tastatur ist hinten runtergefallen, aber hier nutzt sie nur Sven, Andreas mag sie nicht und Patrick braucht nur die Anbindung in ein, zwei Apps. Natürlich haben wir jetzt nicht jede App ausgekramt die toll Sachen automatisieren kann, wie z.B. TextTool. Aber… das da oben sind unsere Sieger der Herzen. Vielleicht kommt irgendwann mal ein Teil 2. Nebenbei… der Jailbreak Himmel steht dem geneigten Nutzer noch immer offen… man sollte es kaum glauben, aber hier mal zwei Links zur Inspiration: Advanced Workflow Launching for Jailbroken users. Send home button, sleep button, etc at the end of workflows using Activator. Und ganzzzettt wichtig am 9. Juni 2015 in Stuttgart präsentiert Andreas euchdir : Warum auch du ein CRM haben solltest. Ebenso wichtig: Das OmniFocus Bliss Webinar mit Sven. Unsere Picks Andreas: djay Pro Patrick: Showmaster Sven: FlipBoard In Spenderlaune? Wir haben Flattr und PayPal am Start und würden uns freuen.

Join Mark, Greg, and new co-host Peter as we discuss Language Productivity and Estimation. Productivity Using Scala will make you less productive - Is Productivity King? There are many more things in “development” which will lower your productivity than the language you eventually implement the solution in. I (Mark) think I made the comment I've never seen scala as being "a more productive language", but a more flexible, adaptable, etc. language which may lead to more productivity, but productivity is WAY more the sum of intangible parts of development How do you measure productivity in a language, and when should you expect to get results, e.g. 6 months, 1 year, 2 years - 5 years? Is there a correlation between small, modular, artifacts and static typing? does having a contract get better with smaller service ( even if generic type contracts ) Is static typing a fractal cost on your code base. The better you write your code the more cost you incur? Static typing suits large method and class as you pay the tax less times? How do you determine the productivity of a new language? Statically typed javascript (typescript) Estimation How does switching languages affect how you handle time estimates? How do you handle time estimates in general? (Mark) I’ve often seen it said rather than just estimate how long it will take, estimate how long it will take Person X to do it ( if they’re doing the work, taking into account things you know about their productivity/skill level/work load etc.) - you may know Clojure/Scala well, but with DevY is to do the work and not yet fully up to skill with the toolset..... Development estimates are only accurate if you are maintaining velocity. What error margin and corrective multiplier is reasonable? What methods of estimate generation are good? Planning poker can be slow, but can be a great method of generating estimates. Function Point Calculations as a confirmation guideline How far out do you estimate, and how does YAGNI play into this.