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Do you remember the excitement of going back to school? That energy follows us into our adulthood because of the years of repetition AND the message of “get ready for back to school” is everywhere, in the stores, news, and social media. Now is the time to get your fall supplies ready. What are your fall supplies as an adult you may be asking? Well it's registering for Planning Day and preparing your mind to get a plan in place. You want to be productive this fall, right? Planning Day What is Planning Day? Thursday, August 21st, you'll spend 2 hours on a live webinar prepping for Planning day on August 23rd.  On Saturday, August 23rd, you'll spend 4 hours on a live webinar getting a solid plan in place. You'll look at your responsibilities, time constraints, any Golden Windows you may be anticipating, and goals you want to set for the next 120 days (4 months.) You'll look at week day time vs. Saturday time vs. Sunday time. Are there some new habits you've been wanting to implement? You'll look at your routines and slip those new habits into your day and try them out.  What to do first? You get a plan in place but where do you actually start? The Productive Home Solution will suggest what area of your home you will want to focus on based on the natural energy of this back to school/fall/holiday season upcoming. This is your 52 week guide to getting your whole house organized…but only 40 stations. You will spend more time at some stations that just one week.  Each station is a space in your home like your personal closet, bathrooms, bedrooms, storage and all the other spaces. However, if you have a space you are dying to attack, go nuts. Each space/ module is independent of the other modules. Tanya will be leading The Productive Home Solution™ club and there you will find a supportive community to do this with! We are also offering the Fall Productivity Enrollment Bundle! You will get your Planning Day, The Productive Home Solution™, AND the two year planner!! The Productive Home Solution™ is a lifetime membership. You will revisit over and over again as your phase of life changes and/or as you assume the responsibility of other homes.  And now, Planning Day is like a lil retreat that takes place over three days to really mull over your options and plan how you want to spend your time this fall. This is what you need to know where you are going and over time that train of yours is going to pick up the pace and become productive.  Now, how dreamy would it be to get everything you will need for one whole year and not have to go back into the Organize 365® store to pick up something you are seeing in Planning Day or The Productive Home Solution™? That's why we have The Complete Home Organizing Bundle! You will get all three planning days, The Productive Home Solution™, The Paper Solution, Holiday Blitz Bundle, Organization is a learnable skill in paper back AND audio, the two year planner, and Embrace!!  You will save $700 and be set for the year. Need a payment plan, listen to the episode for insider tips. There is no perfect time to get started. Decide that you want to get organized and through Planning Day you'll find the time you need to get organized.  When you at least have a plan in place, when the unexpected happens, you won't be thrown off the tracks, you may just take a little longer getting to the next station. You will have systems in place! **Get signed up and then tune in, on August 15th, for a special webinar all about this Fall Enrollment or you can email customer service! EPISODE RESOURCES: CustomerService@organize365.com Planning Day  Fall Enrollment Bundle The Complete Home Organizing Bundle Sign Up for the Organize 365® Newsletter Did you enjoy this episode? Please leave a rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Share this episode with a friend and be sure to tag Organize 365® when you share on social media.

Le 20 novembre 2013, le corps d'une petite fille morte noyée est découvert sur la plage de Berck-sur-mer. Si les enquêteurs concluent rapidement à une noyade, il leur faut en revanche une dizaine de jours pour retrouver la mère de l'enfant. Des soupçons apparaissent : la Patrice Dancre, ex-commandant de police, évoque l'affaire.Une enquête dans la peau est un podcast coproduit par Initial Studio et Caméra Subjective, adapté de la série documentaire audiovisuelle “L'enquête de ma vie” produite par Caméra Subjective avec la participation de Planète+ Crime. Cet épisode a été écrit par Bérengère Weiss et réalisé par Bérengère Weiss et Thomas Jacquet.Pour découvrir nos autres podcasts, suivez Initial Studio sur Instagram et Facebook. Production exécutive du podcast : Initial StudioProduction éditoriale : Sarah Koskievic et Mandy LebourgMontage : Camille LegrasAvec la voix de Vincent Couesme Hébergé par Audion. Visitez https://www.audion.fm/fr/privacy-policy pour plus d'informations.

Le 20 novembre 2013, le corps d'une petite fille morte noyée est découvert sur la plage de Berck-sur-mer. Si les enquêteurs concluent rapidement à une noyade, il leur faut en revanche une dizaine de jours pour retrouver la mère de l'enfant. Des soupçons apparaissent : la Patrice Dancre, ex-commandant de police, évoque l'affaire.Une enquête dans la peau est un podcast coproduit par Initial Studio et Caméra Subjective, adapté de la série documentaire audiovisuelle “L'enquête de ma vie” produite par Caméra Subjective avec la participation de Planète+ Crime. Cet épisode a été écrit par Bérengère Weiss et réalisé par Bérengère Weiss et Thomas Jacquet.Pour découvrir nos autres podcasts, suivez Initial Studio sur Instagram et Facebook. Production exécutive du podcast : Initial StudioProduction éditoriale : Sarah Koskievic et Mandy LebourgMontage : Camille LegrasAvec la voix de Vincent Couesme Hébergé par Audion. Visitez https://www.audion.fm/fr/privacy-policy pour plus d'informations.

Nuestro compañero José Luis Piñero habla con Juan Gutiérrez, portavoz de la plataforma, que señala que se sigue trabajando en el segundo manifiesto por una restauración integral y la apertura del castillo al público; y con el alcalde de Mula, Juan Jesús Moreno, que expone que el Plan director de restauración de la fortaleza histórica contempla una inversión para su puesta en valor de unos 6 millones de euros, dinero que sobrepasa las posibilidades económicas del ayuntamiento de Mula, por lo que solicitan la participación urgente del Gobierno regional y del Gobierno nacional.

Ep. 335: Will Sloan on Ed Wood: Made in Hollywood USA about the director of Plan 9 From Outer Space and Glen or Glenda Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw, with your host, Nicolas Rapold. This week the writer and podcaster Will Sloan visits to discuss his new book, Ed Wood: Made in Hollywood USA, a reconsideration of the filmmaker who notoriously symbolized the bottom of the barrel in movies. Sloan's book avoids the usual so-bad-it's-good look at Ed Wood and instead appreciates the strange dreamlike spaces opened up by the likes of Plan 9 from Outer Space, the “accidental” experiments of his shoe-string-budget movies, and the poignant personal resonance of Glen or Glenda and other movies with Wood's identity as a cross-dresser (as memorably chronicled in Tim Burton's Ed Wood). Plus any number of tangents and comparisons that Wood's work seems to invite through its very imperfections. Please support the production of this podcast by signing up at: rapold.substack.com Photo by Steve Snodgrass

Renew Your Mind to Live God's Divine Design Pastor Lawson Perdue teaches how to live God's plan by understanding spirit, soul, and body. When you accept Jesus, your spirit becomes […] The post Renew Your Mind for God's Plan! | Living By Devine Design Part 3 – Pastor Lawson Perdue appeared first on Charis Christian Center.

En Ivoox puedes encontrar sólo algunos de los audios de Mindalia. Para escuchar las 4 grabaciones diarias que publicamos entra en https://www.mindaliatelevision.com. Si deseas ver el vídeo perteneciente a este audio, pincha aquí: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1OQaSIDevY La Cábala Arcangélica puede ayudarte a descubrir tu Plan del Alma, haciendo consciente lo inconsciente, y abriendo caminos de sanación profunda. Conecta con esta sabiduría sagrada, y la energía de los Arcángeles y los 72 Ángeles de la Cábala para recibir guía, protección y alinear tu vida con tu misión espiritual. Laura C. Atehortúa Formadora y Terapeuta de Cábala Práctica y Angeología. Certificada en Coaching de Vida. Profesional en Administración de Empresas y Especialización en Gerencia. https://cabalaangelical.com / cabalaangelical / cabalaangelical Más información en: https://www.mindalia.com/television/ PARTICIPA CON TUS COMENTARIOS EN ESTE VÍDEO. ------------INFORMACIÓN SOBRE MINDALIA----------DPM Mindalia.com es una ONG internacional, sin ánimo de lucro, que difunde universalmente contenidos sobre espiritualidad y bienestar para la mejora de la consciencia del mundo. Apóyanos con tu donación en: https://www.mindalia.com/donar/ Suscríbete, comenta positivamente y comparte nuestros vídeos para difundir este conocimiento a miles de personas. Nuestro sitio web: https://www.mindalia.com SÍGUENOS TAMBIÉN EN NUESTRAS PLATAFORMAS Facebook: / mindalia.ayuda Instagram: / mindalia_com Twitch: / mindaliacom Odysee: https://odysee.com/@Mindalia.com *Mindalia.com no se hace responsable de las opiniones vertidas en este vídeo, ni necesariamente participa de ellas.

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Exodus 15:22–16:36 from our sermon series in Exodus. | We are a Confessional Reformed Baptist Church in Irvine, California. Plan a visit at https://www.provrbc.com/

Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Tremayne Thompson. A co-owner of Perfect Note, a dinner supper club with locations in Birmingham, Alabama and Atlanta, Georgia. The conversation is a rich blend of entrepreneurship, community service, music, and food culture.

Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Tremayne Thompson. A co-owner of Perfect Note, a dinner supper club with locations in Birmingham, Alabama and Atlanta, Georgia. The conversation is a rich blend of entrepreneurship, community service, music, and food culture.

This week on The Roseanne Barr Podcast, Roseanne sits down with investigative journalist Nick Bryant—the man who's been exposing the Epstein files long before the mainstream dared whisper his name.  Together, they dig into the blackmail apparatus behind Epstein, the elite protection network that kept him untouchable, and how deep government corruption fueled one of the darkest cover-ups in American history.  Was Epstein a private predator—or a state-sponsored asset used to control the powerful?  From sealed court documents to intelligence ties, this episode pulls no punches.  The swamp protects its own—but not today.   NICK BRYANT   https://epsteinjustice.com   https://nickbryantnyc.com   https://x.com/nick__bryant   https://www.facebook.com/epsteinjustice   https://www.youtube.com/@nickbryant8580/videos   Demand the release of the Epstein “files!” https://www.change.org/p/petition-to-release-the-epstein-files-congress-must-end-this-cover-up ------------------------------------------------ Sponsored By: The Wellness Company Get your Parasite Cleanse duo of IVERMECTIN + Mebendazole at The Wellness Company! Go to https://www.twc.health/RB and use code RB to save $60+ free shipping!   Republic Life Now Access your life insurance before you need it. Plan a smarter retirement now! Goto https://republiclifenow.com and plan the best retirement strategy for you    Jason Kimbley Watkins Go to https://www.jpants.com and get a custom portrait by the great Jason Watkins!  ------------------------------------------------ Follow Roseanne:     Website: https://www.roseannebarr.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialroseannebarr    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialroseannebarr   Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealroseanne   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/roseanneworld Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/roseannebarrpodcast Merch: https://www.roseannebarr.com/shop  ------------------------------------------------ Co-host /Producer: Jake Pentland https://twitter.com/jakezuccproof https://www.instagram.com/jakepentlandzuccproof ------------------------------------------------ Music: "Synthetic World" by Swamp Dogg: https://youtu.be/2_uOB0455VI ------------------------------------------------    

1. Episode OverviewMatty A. shares a remarkable story: purchasing a mobile home park for less than $10,000 and structuring it so that he potentially pays zero income taxes. Discover how depreciation, cost segregation, and smart deal mechanics transformed a small investment into a powerful income generator with minimal tax impact.2. The Deal BreakdownAcquired a micro-sized mobile home park—priced below $10K—with either land ownership or long-term lease structure.Generates consistent lot‑rent revenue, with tenants responsible for their own homes and maintenance.3. Zero Taxes: How It's DoneAccelerated Depreciation: Infrastructure and personal property assets are front‑loaded into early years.Cost Segregation: Breaking down components into shorter depreciation classes (e.g., utilities, fences, signage) allows for significant early tax deductions.Paper Losses: These deductions offset any operational income, effectively wiping out taxable profit in early years.4. Why Mobile Home Parks Deliver High ValueUltra‑Low Entry Cost: CRE access at micro price points.Recession‑Resistant Cash Flow: Stable lots income with minimal landlord capital needs.Scalability: Bulk acquisitions or infrastructure improvements can quickly compound property value and income while still benefiting from depreciation.5. Key InsightsEven ultra-low‑cost CRE deals can outperform larger investments when structured correctly.Smart tax planning—like cost segregation—can turn small passive income into tax‑free cash.Mobile home parks provide a powerful wealth vehicle for investors seeking cash flow, tax efficiency, and scalability.6. Action Steps for InvestorsLocate small mobile home parks available via distressed sales or creative financing.Engage a tax professional to prepare a cost segregation study.Add depreciable infrastructure to maximize early deductions.Plan for tax filings that leverage paper losses to reduce taxable income.Stay compliant with reporting norms and cash transaction thresholds.Final TakeawayThis episode reveals how a tiny CRE acquisition—under $10,000—can become a tax-sheltered income engine. Mobile home parks may be small, but with the right structure and mindset, they can deliver outsized returns and hidden power.Episode Sponsored By:Discover Financial Millionaire Mindcast Shop: Buy the Rich Life Planner and Get the Wealth-Building Bundle for FREE! Visit: https://shop.millionairemindcast.com/CRE MASTERMIND: Visit myfirst50k.com and submit your application to join!FREE CRE Crash Course: Text “FREE” to 844-447-1555FREE Financial X-Ray: Text  "XRAY" to 844-447-1555

Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Tremayne Thompson. A co-owner of Perfect Note, a dinner supper club with locations in Birmingham, Alabama and Atlanta, Georgia. The conversation is a rich blend of entrepreneurship, community service, music, and food culture.

Apply to Join Churchfront Premium Apply to Join Churchfront Pro Free Worship and Production Toolkit Shop Our Online Courses Join us at the Churchfront Conference Follow Churchfront on Instagram or TikTok: @churchfront Follow on Twitter: @realchurchfront Gear we use to make videos at Churchfront Musicbed SyncID: MB01VWQ69XRQNSN   Podcast Episode Notes: Choosing Church Broadcast Audio Systems Episode Overview Discussion about switching from Logic Pro to other broadcast audio solutions including Waves LV1, Studio One, and Pro Tools for church live streaming applications. Key Participants Jake Gosselin - Host/Audio Expert Matt Woltjer - Audio Engineer/Consultant Main Topics Covered Current Industry Setup Most professionals using matrix mix from LV1 systems for broadcast Common approach: dedicated matrix send from main front-of-house mix Requires ongoing attention to maintain quality Logic Pro Issues Identified Primary Problem: Time Drift Logic Pro gradually falls behind video stream Can drift up to 2+ seconds behind actual video Creates major sync issues for live streaming Problem appears unique to Logic Pro Design Limitations Logic Pro optimized for studio recording, not live applications Apple's development priorities focus on studio use Pricing model ($200 for 18+ years) indicates different revenue focus Alternative DAW Options Ableton Live & Pro Tools No reported time drift issues Better suited for live applications More reliable for broadcast mixing Waves LV1 System Purpose-built for live mixing Hardware controller integration Superior plugin processing Most expensive but most reliable option System Integration Challenges Hardware Requirements Allen & Heath SQ: Requires Waves interface cards Dante Systems: Need Dante Wave Sound Bridge (~$3,000) LV1 Options: Classic (most expensive, full features) One C Compact (budget option, limited processing) Proton Duo (insufficient for full mix) Critical Decision Factors Budget Considerations LV1 systems: $10,000+ for complete setup Additional hardware costs often overlooked Integration complexity increases total cost Staffing Reality Check Many churches: 1-2 experienced engineers, 2-3 learning operators Common mistake: Experienced on FOH, beginners on broadcast Results in expensive equipment producing poor mixes Fundamental Issues First Acoustic treatment more impactful than equipment upgrades Proper PA tuning essential before broadcast considerations Secondary console improves mix quality only 2-5% Room acoustics can transform entire sound Professional Recommendations When to Choose Matrix Mix: Small to midsize churches Limited experienced staff Budget constraints Desire for consistency and reliability When to Consider LV1: Dedicated broadcast mixing staff Sufficient budget for complete system Acoustics and PA already optimized Need for advanced plugin processing Questions to Ask Before Upgrading: What specific problems are you solving? Do you have dedicated, experienced broadcast staff? Are fundamental acoustic/PA issues addressed? What's your complete system budget? How complex is your current audio routing? Real-World Case Study Recent consultation example: Church requesting lighting upgrades without understanding lighting theory Eight BLX wireless systems failing across multiple rooms Recommended: Learn fundamentals before spending money Upgrade to antenna-capable systems for multi-room use Key Takeaways Equipment Isn't Always the Answer Master current equipment before upgrading Address fundamental issues (acoustics, tuning) first Proper operation often more important than specific hardware Context is Critical Every church situation is unique Professional consultation recommended Holistic system assessment necessary Strategic upgrade planning prevents expensive mistakes Success Factors Experienced operation Proper implementation Fundamental acoustic treatment Realistic budget and expectations Action Items for Listeners Assess current system holistically before planning upgrades Prioritize acoustic treatment and PA tuning Evaluate staff experience and availability Consider professional consultation for complex decisions Focus on mastering current equipment capabilities Resources Mentioned Church Front premium membership for professional consultation Professional coaching calls available Community recommendations for Studio One and Pro Tools Next Steps for Churches Evaluate specific broadcast mixing challenges Consider matrix mix optimization before new systems Plan strategic upgrade path with professional guidance Address fundamental issues before equipment purchases Episode Duration: ~10 minutes Topic: Church Audio Technology Audience: Church technical teams, audio engineers, ministry leaders

In the 5 AM hour, Larry O’Connor and Patrice Onwuka discussed: AP: Trump Signs Order Imposing New Tariffs on a Number of Trading Partners That Go Into Effect in 7 Days NY POST: Kamala Harris Says She’s Writing a Book About ‘The Shortest Presidential Campaign in Modern History’ NY POST: Read the Documents That Prove Hillary Clinton OK’d Plan to ‘Smear’ Trump With Russia Collusion Where to find more about WMAL's morning show: Follow Podcasts on Apple, Audible and Spotify Follow WMAL's "O'Connor and Company" on X: @WMALDC, @LarryOConnor, @JGunlock, @PatricePinkfile, and @HeatherHunterDC Facebook: WMALDC and Larry O'Connor Instagram: WMALDC Website: WMAL.com/OConnor-Company Episode: Friday, August 1, 2025 / 5 AM HourSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Garth Heckman The David Alliance TDAgiantSlayer@Gmail.com    I spoke in a boys prison… these were boys who didn't just steal a car or beat up someone or rob someone. These were boys who murdered, raped and bombed people. A few different people got up to speak to them before me… none had very little success in getting them to listen… I was praying God what should I say. And he gave me these words… You are not here because you are tough kids, you are not here because you did bad things, stupid things or dumb things… you are here because you did the easy thing. You all think you are all so bad and tough… but you all sit here in the prison because you chose the EASY way….    What is the easy way? Well it comes in many forms… one form is going along with the crowd, falling into peer pressure. Those boys could have done the hard thing… study, go to school, got a job…but they chose the easy things… steal, murder, rape, kill… anyone can do that. One of the other easy things we all do is procrastinate.  While the Bible doesn't use the specific word "procrastination," it strongly addresses the concepts of diligence, idleness, slothfulness, and the wise use of time. These teachings offer clear guidance on how to avoid delaying important tasks and responsibilities. Here are some key themes and verses related to procrastination: 1. Condemnation of Sloth and Laziness: The book of Proverbs, in particular, has a lot to say about the "sluggard" or lazy person, and the negative consequences of their inaction. Proverbs 6:6-11: "Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. How long will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man." (This is a vivid picture of the consequences of delaying necessary work.) Scripture points out an amazing insight… you can learn from anyone or anything that practices hard work? You can see it in an ant, a beaver, a Female bald eagle, a Mother who is 8 months pregnant, a start up business owner, a young kid trying to make the team. Point is- what are you focusing on. If you focus on what you don't want to do… you won't do it. If you focus on what you need to do and how you see others tackling the same daily grind, it can help push you into that first step.  Proverbs 10:4: "Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth." Proverbs 12:24: "Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor." Proverbs 20:4: "Sluggards do not plow in season; so at harvest time they look but find nothing.” Right now You are either eating what you planted or starving from what you did not plant. If you practice your seasons you always have something to eat - even in the winter. But there are seasons that are made for growth, planting, investing. I used to sleep only 4 hours a day from my 20's through my early 40's… I had energy for days… but I can't say I always used it for the best.  Proverbs 24:30-34: Describes the ruin of a lazy person's field and house, emphasizing how "a little sleep, a little slumber, a a little folding of the hands to rest" leads to poverty. Again the point here is not a few days and life falls apart, it is stating a few days and all of a sudden a habit is formed, then a lifestyle and then a culture and finally a destiny… its not worth it.  2. Emphasis on Diligence and Hard Work: The Bible consistently promotes diligence, industry, and working with all your might.   Colossians 3:23: "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters." (This verse provides a strong motivation: doing your best for God's glory.) What does a person who procrastinates really need? Motivation. A father is trying to get his son to mow the lawn. He keeps nagging at him and finally the wife ways to her husband I will get him to mow the lawn… good luck the father cackles… but when the father comes home from work that night his son is feverishly mowing the lawn… he walks in and asks his wife… how did you get him to mow the lawn- I tried everything. Simple she said “he has a date tonight and I told him I lost the keys in the laws today chasing the dog”.  YEP motivation comes in all forms… what you need is simply something that is motivating… and it starts by asking God why should I take this on - Now thats working for the Lord.  3. The Importance of Timeliness and Seizing Opportunity: Several passages highlight the fleeting nature of time and the importance of acting when the opportunity arises. Ecclesiastes 11:4: "Whoever watches the wind will not plant; whoever looks at the clouds will not reap." (This speaks to paralysis by analysis or waiting for perfect conditions.) You know what the say… when is the best time to plant a tree? A hundred years ago. The second best time is today. Invest money today. Look for a new job today? Tell someone about Jesus Today. Tell your kids you love them today. Plan a family vacation today. Go join the gym today. Rate my podcast today… sorry a shameless plug. One thing the Bible is clear on is not living by feelings… so if you are waiting for the procrastination to leave… it won't. You have to create your own feelings by what you believe in scripture and what you tell yourself. Motivation starts first with what you tell yourself… and in time you will believe it and act on it. 

Ever wonder if your fitness coach is actually a sophisticated AI program pretending to be human? In this eye-opening conversation, we pull back the curtain on the growing problem of influencers using artificial intelligence to sell "personalized" fitness plans to hundreds or even thousands of clients simultaneously.Mike from "Mike Needs a Plan" joins us to share disturbing industry insights, including how a prominent fitness celebrity (described as "the Paul McCartney of our industry") was caught sending generic, recycled workout plans to clients who had specifically requested customized programs. We discuss the ethics of AI coaching, the reasonable client load for dedicated coaches, and how to spot red flags that suggest you might be paying premium prices for automated guidance.The conversation takes fascinating detours into the absurdity of current health priorities - politicians removing red food dye while loosening regulations on forever chemicals in our water supply. We explore how disability systems create impossible "brick walls" where people lose benefits faster than they can earn income, and share practical advice about what food banks actually need (hint: it's not just canned goods).For anyone trying to get back into fitness after a break, Mike offers refreshing perspectives on taking a more measured approach rather than diving into six-day-a-week routines. His moderate method has yielded better results without making the gym his entire personality.Whether you're navigating the confusing world of fitness advice, concerned about environmental policies, or simply trying to build healthier habits, this episode delivers straight talk with just enough humor to make the hard truths digestible. Join us for a conversation that might just save you from being scammed by a robot masquerading as your next fitness guru. Support the showYou can find us on social media here:Rob TiktokRob InstagramLiam TiktokLiam Instagram

Plan now for a Christ-centered December. Your future self will be so glad you did.Get The Gift of Christ Advent Calendar Devotional ⁠⁠here⁠⁠!Have you ever made big plans for the year only to find yourself stalled halfway through?Do you feel like you should be further along by now?Or maybe you're still showing up — but something feels foggy, like you've lost sight of why you started?If so, you might be bumping into a common (and sneaky) personal development self-care roadblock.Hopefully, you've been soaking in the slower pace of our Christmas in July series, and if so, you're in the perfect place for what's next.Before heading into the rest of the year, extend the pause just a little longer and do something rare:Stop in the middle.The middle of summer.The middle of the year.The middle of becoming.And from that place, you'll walk through a mid-year reset inspired by a brief encounter in Mark 10:50-52.Recipes Mentioned in the Episode Twice Baked Potato RecipeScriptures ReferencedMark 10:50-52Want to savor more goodness?I'm so excited you're here! Let's make the most of it with these special opportunities:Rediscover wonder this summer: Join the Christmas in July Joy Challenge for playful, Spirit-led prompts that spark delight, stir your imagination, and draw your heart closer to Jesus. Join the challenge!Discover your unique faith style: Take the Faith-Centered Calling Quiz and learn how God designed you to live, serve, and thrive with clarity. Take the quiz!Spend Summer in the Psalms: Take a Retreat in the Psalms and experience deep spiritual rest with guided reflections rooted in scripture. Start your retreat today!Let's Connect:Email: ⁠hello@p31virtues.com⁠Note: The show notes may contain affiliate links. If you click on one and make a purchase, I may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. Thank you for supporting my work!

Pray, Plan, and Persevere: Nehemiah's Blueprint for God's Purpose Pastor Lawson Perdue teaches from Nehemiah, a Bible hero who rebuilt Jerusalem's walls. Nehemiah asked God for help and prayed for […] The post Nehemiah's Secret to Overcoming Obstacles | Leadership: Lessons from Nehemiah Part 3 – Pastor Lawson Perdue appeared first on Charis Christian Center.

Ever spiral into “what if” after one rough run or vet scare? You're not alone — and you're not broken. In this episode, Julie unpacks catastrophic thinking: why it happens, how it shows up in dog sports, and what you can do to stop the spiral and ground yourself in the moment.

Le 4 septembre 2004, dans le XIème arrondissement, à Paris. Deux hommes braquent un café pour voler la recette avant de prendre la fuite, poursuivis par le patron et un ami de ce dernier. Abdelah, serveur du bar, est alors froidement abattu par un des braqueur qu'il tentait d'arrêter. Pierrick Guillaume, commandant à la police judiciaire de Paris, se remémore cette affaire de meurtre qui l'a suivi jusque dans sa vie de famille.Une enquête dans la peau est un podcast coproduit par Initial Studio et Caméra Subjective, adapté de la série documentaire audiovisuelle “L'enquête de ma vie” produite par Caméra Subjective avec la participation de Planète+ Crime. Cet épisode a été écrit par Margaux Carpentier et réalisé par Margaux Carpentier et Benjamin Malherbe.Pour découvrir nos autres podcasts, suivez Initial Studio sur Instagram et Facebook. Production exécutive du podcast : Initial StudioProduction éditoriale : Sarah Koskievic et Mandy LebourgMontage : Camille LegrasAvec la voix de Vincent Couesme Hébergé par Audion. Visitez https://www.audion.fm/fr/privacy-policy pour plus d'informations.

Le 4 septembre 2004, dans le XIème arrondissement, à Paris. Deux hommes braquent un café pour voler la recette avant de prendre la fuite, poursuivis par le patron et un ami de ce dernier. Abdelah, serveur du bar, est alors froidement abattu par un des braqueur qu'il tentait d'arrêter. Pierrick Guillaume, commandant à la police judiciaire de Paris, se remémore cette affaire de meurtre qui l'a suivi jusque dans sa vie de famille.Une enquête dans la peau est un podcast coproduit par Initial Studio et Caméra Subjective, adapté de la série documentaire audiovisuelle “L'enquête de ma vie” produite par Caméra Subjective, avec la participation de Planète+ Crime. Cet épisode a été écrit par Margaux Carpentier et réalisé par Margaux Carpentier et Benjamin Malherbe.Pour découvrir nos autres podcasts, suivez Initial Studio sur Instagram et Facebook. Production exécutive du podcast : Initial StudioProduction éditoriale : Sarah Koskievic et Mandy LebourgMontage : Camille LegrasAvec la voix de Vincent Couesme Hébergé par Audion. Visitez https://www.audion.fm/fr/privacy-policy pour plus d'informations.

#239: Why wait until you're 65? It's feasible for almost anyone to take a mini retirement and when done right, it can also fast-track your career and income. Learn how to plan one, negotiate time off, manage costs, avoid pitfalls, and make it work if you're self-employed. Plus, we share tips for handling health insurance and other logistics during your mini-retirement. Jillian Johnsrud is the author and host of Retire Often. She's taken more than a dozen mini-retirements and coaches people to pursue meaningful goals, take mini-retirements, and align their money with what matters most. Link to Full Show Notes: https://chrishutchins.com/mini-retirements-jillian-johnsrud Partner Deals Stable: 50% off your first year of my favorite digital mailbox DeleteMe: 20% off removing your personal info from the web Bilt Rewards: Earn the most valuable points when you pay rent Long Angle: Join a free private community for high net worth investors Shopify: $1/month trial for the easiest e-commerce platform For all the deals, discounts and promo codes from our partners, go to: chrishutchins.com/deals Resources Mentioned Jillian: Website | Podcast | Instagram Jillian's Book: Retire Often Full Show Notes (00:00) Introduction (02:12) Why Traditional Retirements Are Flawed (04:32) What Is a Mini Retirement? (06:50) How to Make More Money by Working Less (09:46) Managing Your Time During a Mini Retirement (11:57) Common Types of Mini Retirements (15:43) Ways to Design an Impactful Mini Retirement (18:19) Financial Implications of a Mini Retirement (20:40) Chris and Amy's Mini Retirement (22:57) How to Negotiate a Mini Retirement With Your Employer (30:41) Paid Leave vs. Unpaid Leave (37:18) Finding Work After a Mini Retirement (42:10) Tips for People Who Are Self-Employed (46:52) How to Plan, Save, and Spend for Your Mini Retirement (49:33) Estimating the Cost of a Mini Retirement (53:45) All the Different Ways a Mini Retirement Can Go Wrong (56:55) Should You Take a Mini Retirement With or Without Your Partner? (59:07) Health and Travel Insurance Options (1:01:09) Jillian's Parting Advice (1:02:23) Where to Find Jillian and Her Work Connect with Chris Newsletter | Membership | X | Instagram | LinkedIn Editor's Note: The content on this page is accurate as of the posting date; however, some of our partner offers may have expired. Opinions expressed here are the author's alone, not those of any bank, credit card issuer, hotel, airline, or other entity. This content has not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any of the entities included within the post. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If there's one thing I want for your first day of school, it's for the pressure to be off you. You've got enough to worry about without needing to pull off a 45 minute lecture that magically holds students' attention before they even know you five times in a row. That's why for this lesson, requested for our summer "Plan my Lesson" series, our goal will be to hit all the day-one must-dos while also building community and keeping things engaging and low-stress. This is your chance to start connecting with your students and helping them feel comfortable in your classroom, while at the same time showing them what your class is going to be like. Grab the Syllabus Templates: https://nowsparkcreativity.com/free-syllabus-templates  Go Further:  Explore alllll the Episodes of The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast. Snag three free weeks of community-building attendance question slides Join our community, Creative High School English, on Facebook. Come hang out on Instagram.  Enjoying the podcast? Please consider sharing it with a friend, snagging a screenshot to share on the ‘gram, or tapping those ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ to help others discover the show. Thank you! 

50:40- Jen Kelly, Republican political strategist & the host of "The Jennifer Kelly Show" beginning July 14th from 5:30-6 am on AM 970 The Answer Topic: Manhattan shooting 1:00:36- Lou Basenese, Executive Vice President of Market Strategy at Prairie Operating Company Topic: OilFacts.com 1:10:50- Stephen Moore, "Joe Piscopo Show" Resident Scholar of Economics, Chairman of FreedomWorks Task Force on Economic Revival, former Trump economic adviser, and the author of "The Trump Economic Miracle: And the Plan to Unleash Prosperity Again" Topic: Latest trade deals 1:22:46- Chris Grollnek, Retired Police Detective Corporal and Active Shooting Expert Topic: Manhattan shooting 8:40- Gordon Chang, Asia expert, columnist, and author of "China is Going to War" Topic: Flooding in China, possibility of China gaining greater control of the Panama Canal 2:03:22 - Dr. Michael Katz, Joe Piscopo’s lifelong friend, calls into the program. 2:10:21- Michael Goodwin, Chief Political Columnist for the New York Post Topic: "Mamdani’s cop-hating agenda speaks louder than his hollow words after horrific NYC shooting" (New York Post op ed)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Send us a textDr. Max Klau is a consultant, author, speaker, and Integral Master Coach based in Boston, Massachusetts.  He received his doctorate from the Harvard Graduate School of Education in 2005 with a focus on civic leadership development.  He served as the Chief Program Officer at the New Politics Leadership Academy (NPLA) from 2016-2024.  NPLA is focused on bringing more servant leaders into politics, and Max designed leadership programs that have graduated more than 2,500 servant leaders to date.  Previously, he was the Vice President of Leadership Development at City Year, the education-focused AmeriCorps program.  He is the founder of the Center for Courageous Wholeness and his second book, Developing Servant Leaders at Scale, will be published in August 2025. He lives outside of Boston with his wife and two children.A Few Quotes From This Episode“One of the reasons our world is so divided is because we're divided from ourselves.”“We've hit the limits of how much change we can make without getting serious about owning our shadow.”“If we don't confront the shadow, it controls us from beyond our awareness and shows up in the systems we lead.”“Service turns pain into power when we use the gifts of our struggle to serve others.”Resources Mentioned in This Episode Book: Developing Servant Leaders at Scale by Max Klau Book: Servant Leadership: A Journey into the Nature of Legitimate Power and Greatness by GreenleafBook: Abundance by Ezra Klein & Derek ThompsonBook: The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph CampbellOrganization: Inner Development Goals Podcast: Living Myth with Michael MeadeAbout The International Leadership Association (ILA)The ILA was created in 1999 to bring together professionals interested in studying, practicing, and teaching leadership. Plan for Prague - October 15-18, 2025!About  Scott J. AllenWebsiteWeekly Newsletter: Practical Wisdom for LeadersBlogMy Approach to HostingThe views of my guests do not constitute "truth." Nor do they reflect my personal views in some instances. However, they are views to consider, and I hope they help you clarify your perspective. Nothing can replace ♻️ Please share with others and follow/subscribe to the podcast!⭐️ Please leave a review on Apple, Spotify, or your platform of choice.➡️ Follow me on LinkedIn for more on leadership, communication, and tech.

✍️ Join the CORE Program for free and become the person God created you to be: highnoon.org/join-core Always feel busy, drained, or behind? In this episode of Love Life and Legacy, Andrew shares how to budget your time, energy, and emotions so you can create great days and a life you actually enjoy. You'll learn how to: ✔ Stop running from one task to the next ✔ Plan your days with intention ✔ Protect your energy and avoid burnout ✔ Create space for what matters most ------------- [ABOUT THIS CHANNEL] High Noon is an international organization that helps people be ready for marriage, through living without shadows – as God intends for us. We do this through online programs, educational content, and live events. -------------

In this episode, Roni and Riley dig into the meat chapters of Grocery Shopping Secrets by Carol Ann Kates, from choosing the best cuts to making your dollars stretch further at the store. We talk about how meat is labeled, how to select the best cuts, and why the freezer is your best friend when it comes to reducing waste.You don't have to buy the most expensive cut to cook a great meal. With a little knowledge and smart planning, you can make a delicious meal, reduce waste, and save money at the store!Jump ahead to 54:35 to skip the meat discussion and hear answers to your dinner dilemmas!Fill out the listener survey here: https://forms.gle/gbXbzRfyqjXXLFBv7 Sign up for a free trial + get 20% off your first annual subscription: plantoeat.com/PTEPODContact us: podcast@plantoeat.comConnect with Plan to Eat online:InstagramFacebookPinterest

Viel Geld investieren, die Wirtschaft flott kriegen – das ist der Plan auch für das nächste Jahr. Eine gewaltige Wette auf die Zukunft. Denn beim Reformieren und Sparen tut sich Schwarz-rot schwer. Außerdem: Warum Palantir so umstritten ist (15:33) Barenberg, Jasper

Welcome to the daily304 – your window into Wonderful, Almost Heaven, West Virginia. Today is Wednesday, July 30, 2025.   #1 – From WV News – WV Railroads: History & Adventure Take a scenic journey along West Virginia's historic rail lines—where heritage meets outdoor thrills. These excursions reveal old bridges, forest vistas, and peaceful river valleys. Perfect for train enthusiasts and nature lovers alike, it's a rail adventure with dual tracks of story and scenery. Read more: https://www.wvnews.com/statejournal/news/west-virginias-railroads-offer-a-unique-look-at-history-nature-and-adventure/article_8ab130ab-c9bb-4382-9aa1-373d45606c10.html   #2 – From WV JIT – GATC Health Expansion GATC Health is growing thanks to a milestone investment by the West Virginia Jobs & Investment Trust Fund. The expansion supports advanced medical programming, new jobs, and stronger healthcare access across the state. It's a significant boost for both workforce and wellness in Almost Heaven. Learn more: https://wvjit.wv.gov/wvjit-celebrates-milestone-investment-in-gatc-healths-west-virginia-expansion/ #3 – From WV Explorer – Rediscover Guyandotte River Hidden gems lie along the Guyandotte River, and explorers can now rediscover them thanks to improved access to trails, boat launches, and fishing spots. Rich in history and natural beauty, the river corridor invites outdoor fun, wildlife sightings, and peaceful escapes. Plan your next day-trip retreat into WV's river country. Read more: https://wvexplorer.com/2025/07/20/guyandotte-river-wv-rediscovered/ Find these stories and more at wv.gov/daily304. The daily304 curated news and information is brought to you by the West Virginia Department of Commerce: Sharing the wealth, beauty, and opportunity in West Virginia with the world. Follow the daily304 on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @daily304. Or find us online at wv.gov and just click the daily304 logo. That's all for now. Take care. Be safe. Get outside and enjoy all the opportunity West Virginia has to offer.

Conversamos con la abogada Yeniffer Sánchez sobre las nuevas reformas migratorias en España, vigentes desde mayo de 2025, y que han transformado profundamente el sistema de extranjería y la manera de regularizar a los migrantes en el país.

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Riz Ahmed joins Seth and Josh on the podcast this week! Riz talks all about moving from Pakistan to England, how his family felt about his pursuit of a career in the arts, his rapping career, what it was like for him gaining recognition after a few films, his thoughts on amusement parks, losing all his belongings to a robbery, his wife becoming a “private investigator” to get a prized possession back, and so much more! Watch more Family Trips episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlqYOfxU_jQem4_NRJPM8_wLBrEEQ17B6 Family Trips is produced by Rabbit Grin Productions. Theme song written and performed by Jeff Tweedy. ------------------------- Support our sponsors: Visit Baltimore Baltimore is just a short drive or train ride from New York, Philly, and D.C. Plan your visit today at Baltimore.org Baltimore: You won't get it ‘til you get here!” Naked Wines Head to NakedWines.com/TRIPS, click ‘Enter Voucher' and put in my code TRIPS for both the code AND password for 6 bottles of wine for JUST $39.99 with shipping included. Uplift Desk Elevate your workspace with UPLIFT Desk. Go to https://upliftdesk.com/trips for a special offer exclusive to our audience. Blueland Blueland has a special offer for listeners. Right now, get 15% off your first order by going to Blueland.com/trips DeleteMe Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to joindeleteme.com/TRIPS and use promo code TRIPS at checkout. ------------------------- About the Show: Lifelong brothers Seth Meyers and Josh Meyers ask guests to relive childhood memories, unforgettable family trips, and other disasters! New Episodes of Family Trips with the Meyers Brothers are available every Tuesday. ------------------------- Executive Producers: Rob Holysz, Jeph Porter, Natalie Holysz Creative Producer: Sam Skelton Coordinating Producer: Derek Johnson Video Editor: Josh Windisch Mix & Master: Josh Windisch Episode Artwork: Analise Jorgensen #familytrips #sethmeyers #joshmeyers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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When inspiration slumps, how do you get it back? On those days (or weeks) where you just aren't feeling it, you might find yourself considering a total life overhaul—I've been there. But before you hit send on that resignation letter, give these three simple, less extreme techniques a try.Tune in to learn how to bounce back when boredom or burnout strikes:Why literally stepping outside is key to jumpstarting your inspiration;How those non-work-related tabs open on your browser could be the answer;Why an energy audit might be the best 30 seconds of your day.Related Links:Episode 511, The Engagement Crisis Impacting Young Workers - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode511Episode 172, The Healing Power of Nature - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode172Gallup, Engagement Recedes for the First Time in Four Years - https://www.gallup.com/workplace/349484/state-of-the-global-workplace.aspxStanford Researchers Find Mental Health Prescription: Nature - https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2015/06/hiking-mental-health-063015LinkedIn Learning, Get Unstuck: Make a Plan to Move Your Career Forward - https://www.linkedin.com/learning/get-unstuck-make-a-plan-to-move-your-career-forwardNeuron, States of Curiosity Modulate Hippocampus-Dependent Learning via the Dopaminergic Circuit - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25284006/Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

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You are not here by accident. If you feel called to this gathering, your soul recognizes the profound moment we're living in—a time of unprecedented awakening on our planet. Building upon the foundation laid by the First Wave volunteers of the 1960s, we are The Second Wave—a soul pod of conscious beings who incarnated specifically for this pivotal time in human history. We are the healers, teachers, mentors, psychics, plant medicine facilitators, writers, educators, and therapists who came to support humanity's evolution into higher consciousness. This gathering is a sacred homecoming—a space to connect with your soul family, remember your mission, and align with the collective purpose that brought us here. Together, we'll explore how to step more fully into our roles as catalysts for humanity's awakening. Join us for the replay of this free live event as we received channeled messages and guidance for the soul pod of The Second Wave, and we celebrate 6 years of non-stop international bestseller for the book! Jennifer Hough uses her x-ray vision to peer into the state of The Second Wave soul pod and offer guidance. Lisa Barnett taps into the Akashic Records of The Second Wave soul pod to share juicy details we need at this time. Gary Stuart shares insights from decades of Constellation Healing to help us harmonize with the ancestors. And Kerri Hummingbird becomes the hollow bone of Spirit to let the Ancestors and Guides move through for healing and messages The Second Wave needs now. Just hearing about The Second Wave and feeling goosebumps down your spine? Awesome! Get a copy of the book on Audible or Amazon and watch the replay of this live event to learn more. https://vimeo.com/1105607978?share=copy COSMIC TUNEUP! Have all 4 of us work on YOU all at once! https://kerrihummingbird.com/product/cosmic-tuneup/   ABOUT JENNIFER HOUGH Jennifer Hough (pronounced HUFF) is the #1 international Bestselling Author of UNSTUCK: The Physics of Getting Out of Your Own Way (https://www.amazon.com/Unstuck-Physics-Getting-Out-Your/dp/B0BVSRW212/). She's the CEO of The Wide Awakening, an expert in bridging the gap between science and spirituality. She has the gift of holographic vision, allowing her to see what is in your way so you can fully love your life and move from surviving to thriving. Her experiential programs, advanced guidance, and global community Agents of Awakening are designed to fast-track your dreams and find your flow. Explore Jennifer's offerings: https://keap.page/kw102/still-interested-in-twa.html?fname=Jennifer&lname=Hough&email=vitalyou@gmail.com   ABOUT LISA BARNETT Rev. Lisa Barnett, the visionary founder of the Akashic Knowing School of Wisdom, harnesses her vast spiritual expertise to transform lives through the Akashic Records. She has taught thousands of students worldwide how to access their personal Soul Library, providing wisdom, guidance, and support to fundamentally transform their lives. With over thirty years of experience of channeling the Akashic Wisdom and Quantum Healing, Lisa imparts empowering tools that lead to greater fulfillment, happiness, abundance, and health. She offers Akashic Reading and Healing sessions to help heal trauma, release karma, and clear old soul contracts and vows, aiding individuals in aligning with their Soul's Plan and path. Discover the Key to Access Your Soul Purpose So You Can Transform Your Life with Ease Course: https://akashicknowing.com/akashic-course-1-homestudy/   ABOUT GARY STUART Gary Stuart is a 5-time best-selling Author, VENUS ENVY: Busting the Male Misogyny Myth his other healing books are on his Amazon Author page. His first bestseller ANCESTRAL INTELLIGENCE documents the GIFT of LIFE we all inherited with the wisdom and knowledge of our ancestors that pales compared to (A.I.) He's also a world class Speaker and facilitator of 25 years facilitating Constellation Healing locally, nationally and globally.

Jackson TerKeurst's new book, The Only Way Forward is Back: A Story of War, Adoption, and Finding Your Purpose in God's Plan, is an inspirational memoir taking the reader on a journey through war-torn Liberia to the United States, watching God do a mighty work during difficult and heart-breaking circumstances.Jackson is an entrepreneur and leader who continues to defy the odds as a first-generation immigrant from West Africa who owns and runs a small business. The adopted son of bestselling author and speaker Lysa TerKeurst, Jackson is passionate about drawing together people from diverse backgrounds to experience authentic community. He lives with his wife and their two children outside Nashville, Tennessee.Website: https://www.jacksonterkeurst.com/Music by Corey Quinn

About The Episode AI is here to stay, and many nonprofits are already embracing it. In this episode, we break down how you can set up your own custom GPT to save time, boost donor engagement, and make your team's life a whole lot easier. Whether you're writing thank-you emails, managing volunteers, or brainstorming fundraising ideas, your nonprofit can benefit from an AI assistant that actually knows your mission. Nonprofit AI Use: The Highlights Get Clear on Your Goals Before you dive into setup, know what you're solving for. Want to write better donor emails? Streamline volunteer comms? Automate FAQs? Clarity upfront makes everything smoother. Feed It the Right Info Your GPT learns from what you give it. Upload samples you love; anything that reflects your tone and programs. This is how it learns to sound like you. Start with Prompt Templates Give your GPT some direction! Write examples like: “Draft a warm thank-you to a new monthly donor that mentions their impact on our youth programs.” These templates are the building blocks. Test Early, Adjust Often Don't expect perfection right away. Run some test prompts, tweak wording, and refine your data. It's a loop: test, tweak, repeat. Plan for Team Use Set boundaries. Train your team on what AI can (and can't) do. 

It's the last Monday of July, so the energy is about to shift to getting back to school. August is a vibe. Even our Lazy Genius of the Week this week is about August, and she calls the month “one long Sunday night.” That tracks for a lot of people, whether you have kids in school, whether you're an educator yourself, or whether you're just officially winding down your summer. August has some big transitional energy.  So today, let's talk about how to make a new school year easier. Helpful Companion Links Order my new book The PLAN or ask your library to consider carrying a copy. Learn about The Playbooks here Other back-to-school episodes you might enjoy: #168: How to Go Back to School, #376: The Lazy Genius Back-to-School Checklist, #274: The Back-to-School Starter Pack, #221: Get Your Back-to-School Life Together Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links) Download a transcript of this episode. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Why do we keep crashing into the same walls in love? In this conversation with Chris Williamson on his Modern Wisdom podcast, we explore the patterns that keep us stuck—whether it's chasing unavailable partners, mistaking chaos for passion, or repeating cycles that leave us unfulfilled. We also talk about why these behaviors feel so familiar and how they're often rooted in our past experiences rather than our actual desires. But here's the good news: Breaking free is possible. And in this episode, you'll learn how to rewire your instincts and create a new reality where peace and connection replace anxiety and uncertainty.  -- ►► Plan big, stay focused, and see your year at a glance with the Big A## Calendar. Use code LOVELIFE for 10% off at thebigasscalendar.com/discount/LOVELIFE  ►►  Grab your in-person or virtual ticket to the Weekend Retreat: MHRetreat.com ►► Join the Love Life Club: JoinLoveLife.com

Thanks for joining us for part 2 of this series entitlted, "The Family Altar." If you've listened to Keeping It Young for long, you've probably heard Dave refer to the "family altar" but what exactly does he mean when he says that?    7.  How do you do it? Schedule it John R. Rice had family altar after breakfast each morning. Read Scripture out loud as a family Each one prayed We had family altar in the evenings before bed. It was a calm down time It was a quiet time It was a special and fun time We have many scheduled habits We brush our teeth We watch certain shows We eat at certain times We leave for school at specific times Schedule in a way that fits your family Make the schedule a habit Communicate the schedule Change it as needed . . . Make it predictable Be clear about how you do it Be clear about what will happen Plan it No phones Light conversation Scripture reading Time of prayer Gratitude 8.  Final thoughts: You can't do it if you aren't what you should be as a parent If you are growing and taking steps to be right, get started   Links: Want to hear Pastor Dave Young preach? Westwood Baptist Church Westwood Baptist Church Podcast

97% of independent films fail. Boiling Point did not. Today, I chat with executive producer Paul Mellor to learn how this movie applied psychological principles to outperform its peers and compete against blockbusters like James Bond.  --- Join the Nudge Vaults waiting list: https://www.nudgepodcast.com/vaults Paul's 13.5 ways to grow an underdog: https://www.mellorandsmith.com/13-ways-to-grow-your-underdog-brand Paul's agency: https://www.mellorandsmith.com/ Subscribe to the (free) Nudge Newsletter: https://nudge.ck.page/profile  Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phill-agnew-22213187/  Watch Nudge on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nudgepodcast/ --- Binet, L., & Carter, S. (2018). How Not to Plan: 66 ways to screw it up. APG/Matador. Cialdini, R. B. (2016). Pre‑suasion: A revolutionary way to influence and persuade. Simon & Schuster. Ryan, J. D., & Cohen, N. J. (2004). The nature of change detection and online representations of scenes. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 30(5), 988–1015. Trott, D. (2019). Creative Blindness (and How to Cure It): Real‑life stories of remarkable creative vision. Harriman House. van den Broek, E., & den Heijer, T. (2024). The Housefly Effect: How nudge psychology steers your everyday behaviour. Bedford Square Publishers.

Welcome to the Civilian Medical Podcast episode 078   Opening Brief scenario: "You're 3miles from the nearest road when your buddy collapses…" Purpose: Why every outdoorsman should be ready for medical emergencies Understanding the Off-Grid Medical Reality EMS might be 30+ minutes to several hours away No cell service, limited supplies Weather concerns Importance of self-reliance and scene control Right gear, right training Medical Emergencies Off-Grid Walk through common emergencies using simple terms and practical examples: Bleeding & Trauma (gunshots, falls, knife injuries) Broken Bones & Sprains (tree stand falls, uneven ground) Hypothermia & Heat Stroke (seasonal threats) Chest Pain / Cardiac Arrest Allergic Reactions (bee stings, food, meds) First-Line Response Principles What to do in the first 10 minutes: Scene safety and patient assessment (basic AVPU, ABCs) "MARCH" acronym in trauma care stands for Massive Hemorrhage, Airway, Respirations, Circulation, and Hypothermia/Head injuryWhen and how to move someone vs. stay put Basic splinting) once life threats have been addressed What to Carry: The Essential Off-Grid First Aid Kit Tourniquet (TQ) — and why it's a must-have Hemostatic gauze CPR mask or face shield Epinephrine auto-injector (if allergic) Chest seals (for hunters) Emergency blanket, SAM splint, gloves, duct tape, fire starter How to improvise with what you already have You can build your own or start with a base kit and customize: Skinny Medic Essentials Kit – includes trauma gear, NPA, gloves, and more I-ROK Rugged Outdoor Kit – waterproof, includes burn gel, CPR mask, antiseptics 1 Condor Small First Aid Kit – compact, includes basics for everyday use   Emergency Communication & Rescue Tips Satellite phones messengers Leave a trip plan: when and where you're going, when you'll return Training Resources & Next Steps Wilderness First Aid (WFA) vs. Wilderness First Responder (WFR) NOLS classes Encourage listeners to practice basic skills like applying a tourniquet   Plan for August         Meteorologist     Ultimate Summer First Aid Kit Checklist  Trauma & Bleeding Control CAT or SOF-T Tourniquet – for life-threatening limb bleeds QuikClot Combat Gauze – hemostatic agent for deep wounds Israeli or OLAES Pressure Bandage – versatile for bleeding and splinting Chest Seals (HyFin Vent) – for open chest injuries (e.g., punctures)  Airway & Breathing Nasopharyngeal Airway (NPA) – maintain airway in unconscious individuals CPR Face Shield or Pocket Mask – safe rescue breathing Burns, Bites & Environmental Burn Gel or Burn Dressings – for sunburns, campfire burns, etc. Sting Relief Wipes or Bite Treatment Packets – for insect bites and stings Electrolyte Tablets – prevent dehydration in hot weather Emergency Mylar Blanket – for shock or sudden weather changes Basic Wound Care Adhesive Bandages (variety pack) – for cuts, scrapes, blisters Sterile Gauze Pads & Rolls – for wound dressing and cleaning Antiseptic Wipes & Antibiotic Ointment – infection prevention Medical Tape – secure dressings Tweezers – remove splinters or ticks  Tools & PPE Trauma Shears – cut clothing or gear Nitrile Gloves – protect both patient and responder Triangle Bandage – sling or wrap Elastic Bandage (ACE wrap) – for sprains or compression  Medications (OTC) Ibuprofen or Acetaminophen – pain and inflammation Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) – allergic reactions Anti-diarrheal (Loperamide) – travel-related stomach issues  Recommended Kits to Start With You can build your own or start with a base kit and customize: Skinny Medic Essentials Kit – includes trauma gear, NPA, gloves, and more

In this episode of 'Don't Cut Your Own Bangs,' host Danielle Ireland introduces John Kippen, a resilience and empowerment coach, magician, and motivational speaker. John shares his incredible journey of overcoming a life-threatening brain tumor and how it transformed his life and career.  Throughout the episode, John discusses his healing journey, the power of vulnerability, and the importance of facing one's limiting beliefs. He also reveals the origins of his unique phrase 'impossible really means I am possible' and offers a special gift to listeners. Tune in to uncover valuable wisdom nuggets and be inspired by John's story of triumph over adversity.   00:00 Introduction to the Episode 00:40 Meet John Kippen: A Multihyphenate Talent 01:23 John's Life-Altering Diagnosis 05:46 The Surgery and Its Aftermath 08:04 The Road to Recovery 13:30 Embracing the New Normal 17:29 The Power of Truth and Magic 29:14 The Power of Magic and Connection 29:31 Introducing Treasured: A Journal for Self-Discovery 30:44 The Magic of Personal Connection 32:59 Overcoming Personal Struggles Through Magic 34:38 The Journey to Self-Acceptance 35:42 The Importance of Asking and Vulnerability 50:24 The TED Talk Experience 54:34 Final Thoughts and Encouragement   RATE, REVIEW, SUBSCRIBE TO “DON'T CUT YOUR OWN BANGS”  Like your favorite recipe or song, the best things in life are shared. When you rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast, your engagement helps me connect  with other listeners just like you. Plus, subscriptions just make life easier for everybody. It's one less thing for you to think about and you can easily keep up to date on everything that's new. So, please rate, review, and subscribe today.    DANIELLE IRELAND, LCSW I greatly appreciate your support and engagement as part of the Don't Cut Your Own Bangs community. Feel free to reach out with questions, comments, or anything you'd like to share. You can connect with me at any of the links below.   JOHN KIPPEN: https://www.ted.com/talks/john_kippen_being_different_is_my_super_power_magic_saved_my_life   https://www.johnkippen.com   DANIELLE IRELAND, LCSW Website: https://danielleireland.com/ The Treasured Journal: https://danielleireland.com/journal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danielleireland_lcsw TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dontcutyourownbangspod?_t=ZP-8yFHmVNPKtq&_r=1 Transcript:   John Kippen Edited Interview [00:00:00] [00:00:07] Hello. Hello, this is Danielle Ireland and you are catching an episode of Don't Cut Your Own Bangs. And today I have the great pleasure of introducing you to someone I can now call a new friend John Kippen. John is a multihyphenate. He has had quite a life and he's an excellent storyteller. So this episode you're gonna wanna buckle up. [00:00:31] It is so good. Get those AirPods in, go on your walk, get safely in your car, get ready to listen because this is just an absolutely beautiful episode. But let me tell you a little bit about John. John is a resilience and empowerment coach. He was and is the CEO of a very successful IT company. [00:00:49] He was a main stage performer at the Magic Castle in Los Angeles, so if that just gives you a little insight, is the level of his magic. He is a motivational speaker. He's a life coach, and. He has a TED talk that has received over a million views. And the heartbeat of this TED talk is how he triumphs over tragedy with a diagnosis of a tumor the size of a golf ball that is separating his brainstem and the procedure he needed to save his life, changed his life forever. [00:01:23] Doing the work of healing does not come easily to anyone, but as John so beautifully puts in this episode, if John can do it, you can do it. He's using his stories, his vulnerable and raw experiences, and talking about not only what happened to him, but how he moved through the impossible. [00:01:45] He actually coins a phrase that I love and I'm going to keep. Which is that impossible really means I am possible. So the ultimate magic trick, the ultimate illusion is what your limiting beliefs are about yourself, and how do you use facing those fears and those limiting beliefs to transform your life. [00:02:08] And in John's case, he takes that healing and offers it as a gift to us. As listeners to his clients and his coaching practice to the readers of his book, he has authored a book The Forward by None other than the Jamie Lee Curtis from all of the places. You know her most recently. The Bear where she won an Emmy, but everything everywhere, all at once. [00:02:32] She and John are buds, and she believes in him and believes in his work, and as a champion of that work, it just adds a little extra sparkle and fairy dust to the beautiful work that he's already doing to say that he's been vetted by someone who is so sparkly and magnetic and also deeply entrenched in holding space for the truth and honoring the truth. [00:02:52] This is a heartfelt episode, so what I would recommend. If you're in a place to do so is you might wanna jot some notes down because John drops some beautiful wisdom nuggets in this episode. And the book that he authored is playing The Hand You're Dealt. And what I wanna share too, we talk about it in the episode, but I wanna highlight this 'cause it's really important. [00:03:12] John is giving everyone who listens to the episode a free gift, but it is not linked in the show notes. It is only available to those of you who listen. It's a special little surprise embedded in the episode that you have to listen to find, but it is a free gift from him to you. So without further ado, get ready to sit back, relax, and enjoy the beautiful wisdom of John Kippen. [00:03:35] ​ [00:03:36] Kippen, multihyphenate resilience and empowerment, coach magician, keynote speaker, author, and all around. Nice guy. Thank you for joining me today on the Don't Cut Your Own Bangs podcast. [00:03:47] Danielle: Hollywood legend wrote the forward of his beautiful book, playing the Hand You're Dealt Forward by the one and Only Take It Away, John, Jamie [00:03:58] John: Lee Curtis. [00:03:59] Danielle: Jamie Lee Curtis. Yes. So you have to stay and listen to the entire episode because he's going to tease out a special little giveaway that will only be revealed in the audio. [00:04:10] So you gotta listen. It's not gonna be linked in the show notes, folks. So buckle up, sit down. This is gonna be a great episode with a fun gift for you, a special little dose of magic hidden inside. So, John, you, I mean, all the different fun things that we listed about what you do. You're a magician, you're a motivational speaker, you're a coach. [00:04:30] What I know doing the work I do as a therapist is the skills and trade that you're building your life on. Those were skills that they were. Hard one, like nobody chooses, in my opinion and in my experience, no one chooses to go into a helping profession that hasn't needed help in their life. It's like the, our healing becomes our medicine. [00:04:54] And I really wanna learn about not just what you offer, but your healing journey that put you in the unique position you're in to do the work you do. So, welcome and I'd love to hear from you. [00:05:05] John: So just quickly, the Reader's Digest version of my backstory. Grew up Los Angeles, middle class family, two great parents loving, no sisters or brothers, had everything I needed. [00:05:18] They sent me to a nice school and, I got into theater, started doing theater, in college. I studied theater and became the big man on campus because pretty much I grabbed every opportunity that presented itself. Started a computer company out of college. 'cause I'm a creative problem solver. [00:05:38] That's the thread that goes through everything I do in my life. [00:05:42] Mm-hmm. [00:05:42] John: I look at a problem, I say, how am I gonna solve that? [00:05:45] Mm-hmm. [00:05:46] John: And then in June of July of 2002, I was diagnosed with a four half centimeter brain tumor called an acoustic neuroma. [00:05:55] Danielle: Yes. And this was, so it was slowly severing your brainstem? Correct. [00:05:59] John: It was displacing the brainstem. Causing not only hearing issues, but dizziness upon standing or walking. [00:06:07] Mm-hmm. [00:06:08] John: I had to have something done with it. I would not have survived. [00:06:12] Mm-hmm. [00:06:14] John: And. It was a whirlwind , I went and saw the doctor who finally diagnosed it after seeing him the MRI films, and he, he had no bedside manner. [00:06:25] I remember sitting on the examining room table, right. And the, the tissue paper is crinkling under my butt. Mm-hmm. I could feel the, I could sense the temperature. I'm heightened sensitivity. [00:06:37] And he looks up at the MRI after talking to a neurosurgeon, and he turns around and says, John, you have a four and a half centimeter brain tumor. [00:06:46] It's killing you. We're operating you on Friday. You're gonna go deaf in your left ear, and there's a possibility for some facial weakness. We're gonna do everything we can to prevent that. And he left [00:07:01] Danielle: the room. So he knew, and in his own. Brash in abrupt way, essentially prepared you for the outcome and challenges that would come assuming the surgery was a success? [00:07:17] John: Yeah. He is a world renowned acoustic neuroma surgeon. He's one of the guys you go to, when you have this kind of tumor and that's all he does. Wow. But he literally left the room and I'm sitting there and I didn't bring anybody in and [00:07:31] yeah. [00:07:32] John: A tip to anyone who's potentially going in for a serious diagnosis. [00:07:36] Yeah. [00:07:37] John: Bring a friend or a family member. [00:07:39] Because it goes in one ear and out the other, you're in shock. Right. Right. When you get home and you say, wait a minute, he said that surgery gonna be four hours or 14 hours or 20. How, how long ago and you have all these questions. Yeah. And you know, getting ahold of the doctor to ask them again is just not the way our medical system works. [00:08:01] He's back to back, to back to back patients. [00:08:04] So, I checked in the night before, they did blood tests and I tried to get an hour or two sleep, 6:00 AM my clockwork the orderly came in and said, okay, get naked, get on this cold gurney. What a sheet over you and we're going take you to the operating room. [00:08:21] Danielle: I wanna pause your story for a moment. 'cause there's a couple things that I, I wanna tease out a little. So one is you, the way that you tell your story, so well probably because you've told it on stages, you've shared it with others, you've written about it. There is something about a trauma. [00:08:37] That really marks the sort of BCAD of life. And the way you shared, I felt like I was in the room with you when you were getting this bomb of news dropped on you so you were theater trained, theater kid, a creative person, a creative problem solver, and a business owner. [00:08:57] Like I, I think about that often when people are experiencing trauma. What, what was life sort of the, the illusion of normalcy. The, the, you know, the predictability of this is my life and this is my to-do list and this is my calendar. So before that moment, you were just a guy on the west coast running a business. [00:09:17] Is that right? [00:09:18] John: Very successful business. [00:09:19] Danielle: And I, I just wanna share briefly too, I haven't met too many other only children. Theater background 'cause that's me too. [00:09:30] John: Oh, really? [00:09:31] Danielle: I'm an only child and I was a theater major and started acting when I was 13, so before. But, the creative problem solver, God, my theater background has paid dividends in ways I didn't know at the time. [00:09:42] I didn't know that when I was preparing for this interview, but now that you've said that, it's like that thing that I couldn't put my finger on has clicked into place. [00:09:49] John: I love doing improv. [00:09:51] Improv is the, you know, everybody talks about being in the moment. [00:09:57] Yeah. [00:09:57] John: What does that really mean, being in the moment? [00:10:00] When you do improv, you have to be in the moment. Otherwise you fall flat. And everybody, you're doing improv looks at you going. Well, it's your turn. [00:10:10] Danielle: You've tapped in. Now you've gotta say something. How are you gonna move the story forward? [00:10:14] Exactly. I feel most alive when I'm engaged in moments like that. And I, it's, I'm not a, a adrenaline junkie, but I would say that's my high, it's the, rush of connecting with somebody like that. So you were running a very successful business. This bomb has dropped. [00:10:32] You can barely remember what you were told and what your life is likely going to be. Assuming everything goes well, what is going to happen when you wake up off your op? And how long was your operation? [00:10:46] John: 15 hours. [00:10:48] Danielle: And the surgery was a success. They were able to remove the golf ice tumor. [00:10:52] Yeah. So they removed the fall sized tumor. [00:10:54] John: I didn't have time to think, you know, I got one of my guys who worked for me told him that he was gonna be running the company for a month or two. He agreed. [00:11:05] Mm-hmm. [00:11:05] John: Had to shovel up some more money to get him to do it, but, you know, it is what it is. You do what you have to do. [00:11:11] Yeah. And then,, I just tried to think positively, hope for the best. Plan for the worst. You know, I had someone gonna stay with me the first week, make food because I just wanted to recover and I didn't know what it was gonna be like. [00:11:27] Danielle: Yeah. You're like, I just need a week to recover, and then I'm just gonna hop back into life, hopefully. [00:11:31] John: Rolling the gurney into the surgical, prep area. [00:11:35] The nurse saying, Hey John, you know, we know we have to shape after your head. You want me to do it now or after you're under. [00:11:42] Danielle: So you didn't even know that they were gonna shave your head. Well, I didn't think about it. [00:11:48] John: I mean, if I had thought about it, I got a shaved part of my head. [00:11:51] Danielle: Right. [00:11:52] John: I said to her, please. [00:11:56] Danielle: Yeah. [00:11:58] John: And so, they roll me into the operating room. You got these really bright lights, , blinding you, and you're laying there and they're like, okay, you're gonna count back toward five. [00:12:09] The next thing I know, I hear faint voices and it was like I was 30 meters deep in a pool. Struggling to get to the surface. And I remember this like it was yesterday, literally trying to swim to the service to regain consciousness. [00:12:26] And finally when I got enough, I realized that my dad was sitting on the edge of my bed holding my hand, [00:12:34] and [00:12:34] John: he was smiling at me, but I didn't see my mom. [00:12:40] So I asked my dad for my glasses and he handed me the glasses. And I remember trying to put the, and then I realized my head's bandage. [00:12:48] Danielle: Oh, right. [00:12:50] John: So I had to figure out how to get the glasses in Cockeye to get 'em on my face, right? [00:12:55] And the look on her face was one of horror. What did these butchers do to my son's face? And at that point, I didn't know my face was paralyzed. Because I have full feeling, I just can't move it. [00:13:10] Danielle: So you currently, you still have full feeling in your face. You just lost mobility, [00:13:14] John: so I didn't really understand what that look was. [00:13:18] Danielle: Right. How could you? [00:13:19] John: And then my mom handed me her compact makeup. [00:13:22] And I opened it up and I'm like, holy crap. And then, I'm still getting [00:13:30] accustomed to, the one thing I noticed is leading into surgery, I was constantly dizzy and that dizziness was gone. [00:13:38] Danielle: Wow. [00:13:39] John: And that was like, oh my God, what a relief. [00:13:42] Mm-hmm. [00:13:43] John: So the doctor finally made his way in and I was like, so when's my face gonna move? And he said, John, we were, successful. [00:13:50] The tumors removed. Right when we were close the incision, your face stopped moving. But we think it's just to do the swelling, and once the swelling goes down, your face should start moving again. So I'm like, okay. I can handle that. That's a, it's not a permanent thing. I can deal with it. [00:14:05] So I'm in the hospital a week and, they're like, when you can do three laps around the hospital floor, without a walker, we'll send you home. [00:14:16] So that became my goal. I remember getting outta bed and then they said, no, no, no. Wait for the, I said, no. The doctor said that I need to rock three laps around. [00:14:26] I want to get the hell out of here [00:14:28] Five days I got home. My dad drove me home and I sat on my couch and now I'm like, okay, I can start healing and check email here and there. And I was taking lots of naps. And then I coughed and I touched the back of my neck and it was wet. [00:14:45] Mm. [00:14:47] John: Oh, it was a spinal fluid leak on the base of the incision. [00:14:51] Whew. [00:14:53] John: So immediately I called the doctor's office and the said, oh, get your ass back here. And I went back to the hospital three times with them to redo the bandaging to try to prevent the leak. [00:15:05] Danielle: Wait, you call the hospital. Hey, their spinal fluid leaking out of my surgical incision. And they're like, yeah, you should get in a car and drive yourself to the hospital. [00:15:16] John: They didn't say how I should get to the hospital. [00:15:19] Danielle: Okay. Fair, fair. But that, [00:15:22] okay. Wow. ' [00:15:24] John: cause that's not good. [00:15:25] And there was potential for getting, spinal meningitis in that. From what I understand is one of the most extreme pains out there. [00:15:35] Okay. [00:15:35] John: I went back and forth three different times over that week. [00:15:39] They tried to, it was just as right behind my ear, right at the base of the incision. So, there was no way that they were going to be able to, put a pressure manage to keep that and so it could start healing. [00:15:51] Danielle: Mm-hmm. [00:15:52] John: So they finally said, all right, tomorrow you're gonna come in and we're gonna, redo the incision and pull more belly fat outta your belly to fill the hole. [00:16:01] And Yeah. This time they used staples, man, thick Frankenstein. [00:16:07] All the way up. [00:16:08] But then I'm like, I was only in the hospital for a day. And then, and I'm like, okay, I can relax. I remember getting up and brushing my teeth, you know, and I'm looking at the mirror and God, , I don't recognize that guy. [00:16:24] Yeah. And I got rid of all the mirrors in my house. [00:16:30] I didn't want a constant reminder. [00:16:33] My face was screwed up. [00:16:34] Danielle: I, there's so much specificity to what is uniquely your story. [00:16:46] Mm-hmm. [00:16:47] Danielle: But what I have found is when people. Are able to share elements of their experience. It's when you go into the specificity of what you experienced. I can see myself in so many elements of your story in my own, like when we get in deeper, it becomes somehow more accessible and universal. [00:17:16] And in that way, you're not alone, even though it happened to you and that detail about your removing the mirrors from your home. It, it brings me to something I really wanted to ask you about. You share by saying, and then also , by, actually demonstrating in your TED talk that, once you began the healing process of really addressing your depression after your operation, that, the story, it led you to magic, literally. And I also think in a more magical way, beyond performing an illusion. And I know not to call it a trick, I learned that from arrested development. [00:18:03] But, there's something you said that I wanted to quote that it's amazing how accepting kids are of the truth. You open up your TED talk, which I will link in the show notes so people can see. But that you mentioned that this in a way that your permission and your humor and your honesty, it created levity and lightness. [00:18:27] For something that would be considered maybe so precious and heavy. And what I wanna speak to, and open up a question if that's okay, is, I'm curious what your relationship with the truth is because I think humor in its highest expression is allowing us to laugh at something that we see the truth in. [00:18:49] And yet it's this razor's edge between laughing at someone or laughing at something versus inviting us to laugh at the, the human experience that we maybe don't know how to name or express in another way. But I wanna know personally for you, what your relationship is with the truth and the value of embracing it. [00:19:13] And then in your line of work as a coach, where do you see people struggle with it? [00:19:19] John: Truth is an illusion. [00:19:21] Danielle: Ooh, tell me more. That just, that was a zingy response that you popped right out. Please tell me more. [00:19:28] John: Yeah. Truth. Everybody has their own truth. [00:19:31] Danielle: Oh, well there you go. [00:19:32] John: Their own perspective, [00:19:34] Danielle: uhhuh, [00:19:35] John: And the truth is formed out of your limiting beliefs. [00:19:41] Danielle: So the truth is formed out of your limited beliefs, [00:19:44] John: your limiting beliefs. [00:19:45] Danielle: Limiting beliefs. Okay. [00:19:47] John: Yeah. [00:19:48] I just wanted to take a slight step back. [00:19:50] Danielle: Mm-hmm. [00:19:51] John: I told you this was gonna be the Reader's Digest version. [00:19:54] Danielle: Yes. [00:19:54] John: But it took me 12 years [00:19:57] To come out of that hiding. Wow. 12 years. [00:20:02] Danielle: How old were you when you had your operation? [00:20:05] John: 33. [00:20:06] Danielle: 33. Okay. [00:20:08] John: And fortunately for me, I could work from home. But I miss so many celebrations with friends and family. 'cause I just didn't want to have to explain it. I didn't want to have to deal with the looks, , and I tell this story on my TED Talk and in my book. You know, at a restaurant I wanted to get a burger at Tony Aroma's. And I'm sitting there by myself and in a booth, and there's a booth right in front of me and there's a family with a kid, two parents and a kid. And the kid's squirming and gets up and turns around and is now on his knees on the bench and looking at me. [00:20:44] And he gets up and he comes over and he says, Mr, what's wrong with your face? And in that moment, I didn't want to have a five or 6-year-old come over and Right. And I'm like, okay, I had the strength to come out and go to a restaurant. I have to deal with this. So I started talking to this little boy [00:21:06] Danielle: Mm. [00:21:07] John: And saying, I had a medical procedure that caused me not to with my face before I could continue his mom grabbing him [00:21:16] mm-hmm. [00:21:17] John: The arm and drug him back and said, don't bother him. The nice man, he has enough troubles already. And I couldn't leave it there. [00:21:25] Mm-hmm. [00:21:27] John: So I had to go to the little boy and I knelt down and I got eye level and I said, I love my new face because it's different. [00:21:34] It's different just like yours. And I remember it like it was yesterday, he took his fingers and he tried to distort his face to be crooked like mine. And he turned to his mom and said, look, mom, I could do that too. And then he went back to eating his meal. His question was answered. [00:21:56] He had no judgment. And his parents were like, holy crap, did we just learn a lesson? How to raise our child? [00:22:03] They whispered, thank you on their way out. [00:22:07] Danielle: But there is something I, there, there's something to that woman's response to you that really resonated with me. [00:22:14] And it also, highlights the point you made so well about the, essentially the truth being relative. Because she projected onto you what her perception of your life was. Don't bother the nice man one, she didn't know you were nice, though. You are. But she didn't know that. Right. And she also didn't know what your troubles were or weren't, and she assumed that. [00:22:39] John: But I always wonder what her motives were. [00:22:41] Danielle: Right. [00:22:42] John: was it to make me comfortable or was it to make her and her son comfortable [00:22:48] Danielle: it for her? I think so. [00:22:50] John: And that's how I took it. [00:22:51] Danielle: I remember. So I have two children and I was pregnant once before and lost that pregnancy. [00:22:57] 12 weeks in. And I haven't thought about this in a very long time, but I remember going into, a annual doctor's appointment and she saw on the chart that I was listed as pregnant and clearly now was not. And it was in her own discomfort of not, she was asking me about the baby thinking, 'cause she was not my ob, GYN it was a different type of doctor. [00:23:20] And, she caught. Oh, and then I had sort of explained to her what that meant, and then she said, well, I'm sure, you blame yourself and I want you to know it's not your fault. Like she took her discomfort and tried to turn it into, she positioned herself above as someone who knew what he was experiencing and wanted to offer me this sympathy that was, one, she was wrong. [00:23:45] I totally misplaced. Yeah. I didn't blame myself. And it, that, that moment was such an extension of her own inability to hold the moment and the discomfort of the moment, and, tried to offer it up as a gift for me, which that's, yeah. [00:24:03] John: It's your perception of how you deal with that. [00:24:06] Danielle: Mm-hmm. [00:24:07] John: Losing a child can be. Empowering because you know that you can try again and get a child that is not gonna have any kind of defects and is gonna have a good life. And you know whether or not you believe in God or not. [00:24:24] Danielle: Yeah. [00:24:25] John: Things happen for a reason and we don't always understand the reason for them. [00:24:30] Danielle: I don't know if it, what the reason was, but I can say a gift from that was that somebody who lived with a very active monkey mind and a lot of head trash and some anxiety in the experience of the early grief, not for very long, but there was a moment in time where my mind was quiet, not numb, but quiet. [00:24:55] And it helped me realize, oh, there's the observer within me. Then there are the different conversations that are happening in my head that aren't me, which are maybe the perceptions that I call truth sometimes I wanna bring that same question of truth, which you had an answer I was not expecting, which I love when I never see it coming, so thank you. [00:25:18] Where do you see your clients? Because you're a coach, right? You are taking your healing and offering it as medicine to people that are trying to make a connection in their own life. So where do you see people that you work with? Struggle with the truth? [00:25:36] John: Everybody's hiding from someone something in their life. [00:25:40] They have buried something so deep and it keeps them from moving forward in their lives. 'cause it erodes their self-confidence. [00:25:50] That's what I learned through my love for performing magic. [00:25:58] Going to the magic castle, sitting at a table with a paralyzed face. [00:26:03] Yeah. I'm this overweight guy with balding, balding with a paralyzed face. And I could sit at a table and have people come to me. I tell this story sometimes, that the Magic Castle is a place where you have to get dressed up to the nines, you know? And women love to get dressed up [00:26:22] Danielle: That's true. [00:26:23] John: They're wearing their best outfits, right? And all of a sudden I'd have five or six women sitting at the table, and their reactions are very guarded. [00:26:34] Hmm. [00:26:36] John: You know, they're sitting there with their legs and arms crossed. [00:26:39] Hmm [00:26:40] John: they're leaning back. They have a smile that's just more of a grin. [00:26:45] Mm-hmm. ' [00:26:47] John: cause I don't know what I'm about. Sure. They don't know if I'm gonna be inappropriate, if I'm gonna come onto them, if I'm what it is. So they have no expectations other than they're gonna see some magic. [00:26:58] Mm-hmm. [00:26:59] John: So I start my act saying, hi guys. My name is John and I'm doing magic all my life. [00:27:05] But in 2 0 2 I had a brain tumor. And when they cut over my head, they traumatized medication, nerve offense, a paralyzed face. But something happened to me on that talk table that day, Danielle. [00:27:16] Mm-hmm. [00:27:17] John: I'm not sure what it was because I was unconscious. All I know is I recovered. I realized I had acquired some new skills and I pause. [00:27:29] Yeah. And I wait for everybody to get on the edge of their seat. Like, what happened, John, what? Skills. Skills I could acquire. I'm having brain surgery. [00:27:40] Mm-hmm. I [00:27:41] John: looked to my right and I looked to my left like it's the biggest secret. [00:27:45] Lean in and I whisper in a loud voice as I am able to visualize people's thoughts. And then I do some mental magic mentalism. Love it. And what I just did was I turned my biggest challenge into a superpower. [00:28:07] Danielle: Yes, you did. And I wanna pause you because when you said that in your talk, have, have you read Elizabeth Gilbert's book, big Magic? [00:28:15] Yes. [00:28:15] Danielle: When she talks about trickster energy, I was like, John Kippen is a freaking trickster. [00:28:22] That is trickster energy that you can shift. Before someone's very eyes. It's like you are performing magic and you are performing magic. You shifted before them and you invited them, your audience to see beyond their own limiting beliefs, their own projected truth. [00:28:47] John: They were distracted. They wanted to know why it was paralyzed, but they couldn't ask, did he have a stroke? Did he have be palsy? What was the reason? So I found them being distracted when I was performing. So I got that outta way in the first two minutes. [00:29:00] Mm-hmm. [00:29:01] John: I explained why my face is paralyzed. [00:29:03] And now I treat it as the experience is now I'm able to do superhuman things. [00:29:10] And now they're like, okay, cool. So as I perform [00:29:16] I focus on the spectator. Magic happens in your mind as a spectator. [00:29:22] Danielle: Oh, I love that magic happens in your mind [00:29:26] ​ [00:29:31] If you've ever wanted to start a journaling practice but didn't know where to start, or if you've been journaling off and on your whole life, but you're like, I wanna take this work deeper, I've got you covered. I've written a journal called Treasured, a Journal for unearthing you. It's broken down into seven key areas of your life, filled with stories, sentence stems, prompts, questions, and exercises. [00:29:51] All rooted in the work that I do with actual clients in my therapy sessions. I have given these examples to clients in sessions as homework, and they come back with insights that allow us to do such incredible work. This is something you can do in the privacy of your own home, whether you're in therapy or not. [00:30:10] It has context, it has guides. And hopefully some safety bumpers to help digging a little deeper feel possible, accessible and safe. You don't have to do this alone. And there's also a guided treasured meditation series that accompanies each section in the journal to help ease you into the processing state. [00:30:29] So my hope is to help guide you into feeling more secure with the most important relationship in your life, the one between you and you. Hop on over to the show notes and grab your copy today. And now back to the episode.​ [00:30:44] John: Magic is what you see in your mind or someone else sees in their mind. [00:30:49] Magic is that thing that immediately makes you present. [00:30:56] Danielle: Yeah. [00:30:57] John: And your, all of your sensors are now in a heightened state , whether it's a sunset or a beautiful beach or a beautiful woman or a magic trick or whatever it is, there's that sense of awe and wonder. [00:31:15] So as I would start to take each spectator, I would learn their names. [00:31:19] And I would use their names throughout the show. [00:31:22] Danielle: People love that. [00:31:23] John: People, I ask them, the one word in everybody's language that they love to hear the most is their own name . and so I use that as a way of engaging the audience. [00:31:33] They start leaning in and now they've got real smiles on their face [00:31:37] and I can literally see this wall that women in today's society are forced to put up as a self-protection mechanism. [00:31:45] Yeah. [00:31:46] John: I see this wall start to grow as they start to identify with me and they're like, I'm okay being myself. [00:31:54] And then the end of this [00:31:56] they're asking permission to hug me. [00:31:58] And , having a creative mind, I wanted to understand. What that is. What that, what was going on. [00:32:06] Danielle: You also, not only through performing magic, inviting the curiosity you could see in other people's faces into your opening act essentially, or your sleight of hand. [00:32:17] I'm gonna show you this over here so that you can not see what's coming here. Vulnerability in its purest form is magic because it's the one thing sharing the story you feel like you couldn't share. Letting somebody see the one part of you that you would never let anybody see 'cause you were so utterly convinced you would be outed or you would be cast out by exposing that vulnerability is the birthplace of true connection. [00:32:47] Yeah. Which is the ultimate magic trick. It's, it's like what they say in nightmares, if you stop and face the thing that's chasing you, it, it can't chase you anymore in the dream. And so you spent a decade, did I remember that correctly, you wanted to be a main stage performer at the Magic Castle? [00:33:06] It took you about 10 years and you did it. [00:33:08] John: I did. [00:33:09] Yeah. [00:33:09] Danielle: 10 years. [00:33:11] John: Yeah. [00:33:12] Danielle: 10 years. [00:33:13] John: It was my creative coping mechanism. I had hit rock bottom, was I suicidal? No, not really. But I was unhappy. [00:33:25] Danielle: Yeah. [00:33:26] John: I was, my girlfriend left me, and, fortunately I had a job that I could focus on. But I needed something more. And through sharing something so personal and tying magic into it and making it a positive instead of a negative [00:33:45] people are attracted to it. [00:33:49] Danielle: Yeah. Well, because you're holding fire in your hand. Yeah. You're not just saying it's possible, but you're living. You're turning it into a performance, which I think for an artist is one of the most selfless, beautiful acts. [00:34:11] John: It's what separates great artists from mediocre artists. What is he giving me to care about? [00:34:18] Danielle: I never thought about that with magic. What are they giving me to care about? [00:34:22] John: Yeah. What do I want them to think when they leave the theater? [00:34:27] Ability to put your own life in perspective. If John can, so can I. [00:34:33] That's my true message. [00:34:36] Any different is your superpower. [00:34:38] Now, my facial paralysis does not have to define me if I don't let it. [00:34:44] You know, Danielle I live my life that it's better to ask for forgiveness than permission. [00:34:51] And that's bit me in the butt numerous times. [00:34:54] Danielle: I can also say the opposite, can bite you in the butt. I think I waited probably too long, many times for permission that wasn't really coming because no one can ultimately grant it. Right? Like, if there's a path you wanna carve, like the job that you built, all of the different things that you've done, there's no resume posted on LinkedIn. [00:35:15] No one's hot. Like that's an empowerment coach slash magician slash keynote speaker, slash documentarian like that. You have to get curious and still, and listen to that little voice inside and follow that curiosity to a path that may not make sense for anyone for a really long time. And I didn't do that. [00:35:40] And that can bite you in the butt too. 'cause regret's hard to hold. [00:35:42] John: Alex SBE came out on national television [00:35:45] to his fans, to the world and said, I'm scared. I am fighting the battle of my life and I'm gonna ask for everyone's good thoughts and prayers . of what I'm going through. I reached out to Nikki Trebek, Alex's daughter and I said, Nikki, I need to perform for your dad . we're having a 75th birthday party and we don't have any entertainment. [00:36:13] So if you wanna be the entertainment, and I was like. Damn. Yes. [00:36:18] Danielle: Well, yeah. I will go to his house and perform magic for him. a [00:36:22] John: restaurant, but [00:36:23] Danielle: Oh, a restaurant. Okay. [00:36:23] John: Wrote a unique magic show [00:36:25] With Jeopardy themes and the whole nine yards and he was actually at the table as one of my assistants. [00:36:33] Oh. Along with his daughter. so he was this, he needed to understand how things worked. [00:36:39] Was a genius. And so he was constantly looking at me like, wait a minute. That's not possible. Just embrace it, Alex. You're not gonna figure it out. Just enjoy it. [00:36:52] Danielle: That's awesome. [00:36:54] John: And there's, on my website, john kipp.com. There are some magic videos and there are two videos of me performing for Alex , sat with him, and I said, Alex, I need to share something with you that, when you came out so publicly about your diagnosis [00:37:10] I asked for everybody's support and love and prayers that resonated with me. I am here to give to you. You've been a part of my life and the lives of millions of people. [00:37:27] And your life's work is meaningful. [00:37:30] I just wanted to tell you that, 'cause I had a feeling that no one ever takes the time to say thank you for your life's work. [00:37:37] And he immediately started welling up. [00:37:39] Danielle: Well, anybody who makes something look easy that we do take for granted. [00:37:45] And I think that, like I appreciate so much in the telling of your story, you share not just the struggles, but the time you had a vision of yourself. On the main stage performing at the Magic Castle, like the most elusive place where magic is. And you didn't just wanna get in, you didn't just wanna get an audition, you didn't wanna just like get to per perform an illusion, like main stage. [00:38:23] You didn't just have a goal. You had the goal and you did it, but you also say that it took you 10 years. And there's usually themes that run with anxiety, about not enoughness and the crunchiness of time. There's never enough time. I'm not enough and there's not enough time. And not being worthy. [00:38:42] Yes, yes, yes. One of my main motivations when I started this podcast originally several years ago, was I was. Starting to increasingly feel, trapped in this sort of, world of before and after story. And it was no longer feeling inspirational. It was just another measuring stick for how not enough. [00:39:03] Yeah. 'Cause it, it's great to see where somebody was and where they are, but when I'm knee deep in my own struggle when I'm the caterpillar goo and the chrysalis, and I'm not the shiny butterfly, but I'm also not the caterpillar anymore. What do I do when my life is literally a shitty pile of goo this is something that most clients don't come right out and ask me like in sessions one, two, and three. But it inevitably comes well, I've been doing this for, so many months. How much longer is it gonna take? How long is it gonna take? And I just always, I appreciate when people can acknowledge. [00:39:41] The time and consistency that goes into healing [00:39:47] John: joy is in the journey. [00:39:48] Danielle: Mm. [00:39:49] John: Not in the destination. [00:39:51] And that's the thing I really focus with my clients. [00:39:55] I have clients come to me because they're holding themselves back in their life. [00:39:59] And it's my job to get that out of them by asking open-ended questions, by building a rapport, I can trust this guy. [00:40:08] Danielle: Yeah. Would you say that's your superpower as a coach? [00:40:11] John: Through my journey of reverse engineering who I am and who I wanted to become. Coming out the other side immediately understood that it's not about me. [00:40:24] Danielle: Yes. It's only true every single time. [00:40:27] John: The joy comes from helping others get that realization, [00:40:32] That they understand they are truly powerful and have a chance to shape their destiny. [00:40:40] That's why I talk about limiting beliefs. [00:40:43] And we grow up with our parents or whoever raised us, those are our belief systems. [00:40:49] And so that's what forms who you are. You stop dreaming. [00:40:54] That's what midlife crisis is all about. [00:40:58] Danielle: Yeah. [00:40:59] John: We got educated, we got a job, we built a career. We have a family. [00:41:06] Danielle: It's, I think the version of that I hear in my sessions is essentially I did everything right. Shouldn't I be feeling better than I am? Yeah. Like, I followed all the rules. I'm winning. Why does it not feel like I'm winning? Yeah. And finding our way back to that. [00:41:29] The unlearning and the unraveling. That is a, it's a process. [00:41:34] John: I'll talk to a friend. How you doing? And so many people respond automatically living the dream. But is it your dream? You're living? [00:41:46] Whose dream are you living? Because you're wasting your life by living someone else's dream. And that's why you get to that point in life where it's not enough. [00:41:58] Cause it's not your dream. You just finished the last 30 years building. [00:42:03] Danielle: Yeah. And the joy really is in the process and there's no way to enjoy the process of fulfilling the wishes of somebody else because you, what you're constantly chasing is when I get there, then the relief will come and then you're there and you're like, well, where's my pot of gold? [00:42:22] John: Yeah. I had, I spent 20 years learning how not to hide my face. [00:42:28] And what happened in March in 2020? The pandemic hit [00:42:33] now covering your face with a mask, became not only politically correct. [00:42:41] But government mandated and I'm like sitting there thinking to myself, what do I do? So I found a company who prints things on masks and I sent them a picture of my face and a picture of the lower part of my job. [00:43:01] Danielle: Trickster energy, John Kippen trickster. That's the new hyphen to your list of all of your accomplishments. [00:43:08] John: I would walk around and strangers would look at it and not understand. [00:43:12] Danielle: Right, right. But people who knew me [00:43:15] John: would do a double take. [00:43:17] Danielle: I will not hide. [00:43:19] John: Refuses to hide. [00:43:20] Even through a global pandemic. [00:43:23] Yeah. [00:43:23] John: I'm gonna live my life [00:43:25] Danielle: mm-hmm. On [00:43:26] John: my own terms. [00:43:28] Danielle: Yeah. I work too hard, too long to get free and I will not hide for you. Wow. Wow. And [00:43:37] John: when I share that story, people like, wow, John's done some soul searching. [00:43:44] Danielle: Which is why your clients come to you. [00:43:46] John: Yeah. [00:43:46] Danielle: Yeah. I unfortunately have come across many. People in the helping profession that haven't started with their first client, which is themselves. I put myself in that camp. I've talked about it on the podcast before, but I didn't start seeing a therapist until I became one, which is probably not the right order, but I didn't realize until I was sitting there trying to help people. [00:44:09] And then my own stuff was getting activated in the session. It's called Counter Transference. And, yeah, I was like, oh shit, I gotta look at the mirror. I gotta do a little more digging. But I think a, what leads a lot of people into helping professions is its desire to heal. And it sounds like in your case you did the herculean task of lifting your own self up before you said, now what can I offer you? [00:44:39] I wanna ask, just a purely curious, selfish question before we get to the very end I wanna ask. In your book playing the Hand you're Dealt how did you connect with Jamie Lee Curtis? The same way you did Alex Trebek? Did you just find someone and you DMed them and [00:44:55] John: you're like, her assistant worked for a production company [00:45:00] in a previous job. [00:45:02] Danielle: Gotcha. [00:45:02] John: That I knew. [00:45:03] When Jamie was like, I need it. So help with my computer. Her assistant said, I've got the guy for you. And I remember being at Jamie's house. [00:45:15] She knew me before my facial surgery, and after. [00:45:18] Danielle: So you have a history then? [00:45:19] John: Oh yeah. We met in 2000. [00:45:21] Danielle: Oh, okay. [00:45:22] John: So she saw me before. [00:45:24] She saw the struggle. Sure, she has two. Great kids. [00:45:29] And she adopted me as her third child. Wow. She saw the ability to help me. And so I had a filmmaker friend of mine reach out and said, John, I'd love your story. [00:45:45] I want to film a documentary on you. And I'm like, cool. So I realized I'm paying for the damn documentary. [00:45:51] Danielle: Oh. So I wanna offer you this gift, and by the way, here's the bill. [00:45:55] John: Yes, exactly. But at that point, I'm all in and I'm like, what do I have to lose? I'm a risk taker. I can afford it. [00:46:01] I've got money in the bank. [00:46:03] Let's make sure we stay on budget or close to budget, so there I am working on Jamie's computer and I'm staring at the screen and I'm summoning the courage. Ask Jamie. So I'm telling her the story. My friend Ryan's gonna direct this documentary about my life and my journey, and then I pause and I'm just staring at the screen. [00:46:23] I feel these eyes burning into the side of my head. [00:46:26] Mm-hmm. [00:46:28] John: And Jamie says, and [00:46:32] Danielle: I love that she didn't do it for you, but she made you do it. [00:46:36] John: And then at that point, I realized what the question was. I said, Jamie, will you be in my documentary? [00:46:44] And she goes, fuck yes, I will. [00:46:48] Danielle: Yeah. [00:46:49] John: She gets it. [00:46:50] Yeah. [00:46:51] John: Going through her sobriety, she wears her sobriety on her. Shoulder as a badge of honor. [00:47:00] And that is her message. [00:47:02] Yeah. [00:47:03] John: If she can get people to stop drinking by showing up for people. That's her ultimate goal in life. And so, she saw in me what I didn't see, [00:47:18] Danielle: and you asked the question. I think it's a lesson that I feel like I'm eternally playing a game of peekaboo with where I forget, and then I remember and then I forget and then I remember. But like the opportunities that you're asking for, you have to ask. [00:47:39] Yes. You have to say the thing. Right. Which is so brave and so vulnerable. But then the magic is sometimes when you ask, someone will say Yes. Now, in your case, she was essentially lovingly poking you until you, [00:47:55] John: asked. There was a point where I was debating plastic surgery. [00:48:00] Did I want to try to fix my face? Because at the end of the day, I wanted symmetry at rest. I wanted to be able to get rid of the droopiness and just, have a symmetrical base. That's all I really wanted. Sure. And because I would say, I hit my smile. And I've had friends come up and say, John, your first smile, we love your smile. [00:48:23] But I didn't love my smile. And until I, not up here, not in my head, but in my heart, accepted my smile. I couldn't move forward. I couldn't heal. And once I accepted my new smile, I found joy. I found that I could love myself. [00:48:46] And what's funny is when you get to that point, [00:48:49] yeah. [00:48:50] John: You overcome whatever that thing is that's holding you back. [00:48:53] Yeah. [00:48:54] John: And you want to share it with every person you come in contact with. [00:49:00] Danielle: Yeah. You are the love you're seeking. [00:49:02] John: Yes. Yes. And you are your acceptance. [00:49:05] Danielle: It reminds me of, something. He said in an interview, in, A New Earth, but author Eckert Tolle said that right before his essential death of the, he called it the death of his ego, but we could call it enlightenment or rebirth. [00:49:19] But he remembers the last thing he said before he went to sleep was, I can't live with myself anymore. And it wasn't about in the interpretation , of , taking one's own life . but what he realized is that he couldn't live with the self that was hating him. He couldn't live with that self. [00:49:40] And that self never woke up. But he did. [00:49:45] John: Through my journey [00:49:46] Of coming to accept myself for who I am. I immediately see others. [00:49:53] Yeah. [00:49:53] John: How they're hiding. [00:49:54] Before they recognize it. And so my coaching is all about not saying, this is why you're hiding. [00:50:03] That's what's holding you back. [00:50:06] Danielle: What you said about once you, you see somebody's wall so clearly because you understand your own so well. My less eloquent way of saying that to clients, it's once you smell bullshit, you can't unm it. It's the scent in the air and you're like, huh, what am I smelling? [00:50:23] Oh, it's bullshit. Well, John, I would love to know your, don't cut your own bang moment. [00:50:30] John: I'm backstage. There are a thousand people in the audience and I had theatrical training I had a talk memorized. It had to be 12 minutes long. [00:50:39] I'm doing a magic trick with other people that are coming up stage. I needed to control that. I got there early the morning of the TED Talk and helped the guys focus the lights so that it looked better. I'm all in. I want to shine in this TED Talk. , I remember I'm going up on stage and I'm saying, to the cherry picker operator, can I give you a hand? Because I have lighting experience. And I expected the presenter come and say, no, John, you're the actor. Go in your, the green room and there's some donuts and coffee , and we'll call you already, but you didn't. She knew that I was there to make the entire event better. And she let me do it, [00:51:18] That's awesome. [00:51:19] John: This is my first real speech. Okay, in front of a thousand people. And I knew that I had a limited time to get the audience on my side. [00:51:30] Get the audience engaged. How was I gonna be able to break their, going through their phone, talking to a neighbor, drinking, eating, snacking in a full day of speech? [00:51:41] Yeah. [00:51:43] John: So I said, I wanna go first. And everybody has said, great, but we don't, you can go first. And right before the mc went on stage to introduce me. I did a magic trick war. I turned Monopoly money into real money and then back again. [00:52:00] So as a magician, everything was possible. I turned monopoly into real money, but then I realized that's actually called counterfeiting he stays out for like seven seconds. I did that to the mc and now he just saw a miracle happen. [00:52:16] So he turns around and walks on stage beaming, and he told that story to the audience and said, Hey guys, your next speaker just did a miracle. He turned monopoly money into real money in front of my eyes. Pay attention to this cat. [00:52:37] Yeah. [00:52:38] John: So I walked on that stage. I had the love of everybody in the audience that everybody wanted to see what I was gonna do. [00:52:46] Everybody wanted to hear what I was gonna say, so I didn't have to warm up the audience. I got the mc to do it for me. Genius. And I do that every time I speak because it works but anyway, three quarters of the speech, I'm standing on my red circle and I'm delivering my talk. [00:53:08] And the front lights go out. [00:53:10] Danielle: Wait, you were three fours of the way done when they went out. [00:53:13] John: I'm standing in shadows. And my first reaction was, whoa. That Whoa. Got the lighting guy to realize, holy shit, I hit the wrong button, and he brought the lights slowly back up. [00:53:27] As the lights went back up, I went magic [00:53:32] and so I got an amazing laugh from the audience. [00:53:36] Because I cut the tension, I was doing improv. [00:53:38] I remember walking off stage and the producer of the event said, John, don't worry about, we'll edit that part out. And I said, don't you dare. That was my finest moment. Don't you dare edit that out. [00:53:54] I want that in the video. [00:53:57] She just smiled as I went back to the dressing room and sat down and then the adrenaline was like, whew. Walking out into the audience after the event and having strangers just come up to me and wanna hug me and say, holy cow, I resonate with your message. [00:54:18] And my message on the TED Talk was, treat people are different with respect to compassion. [00:54:23] That's what TED talks are all about. You want one key message and that was my message. [00:54:27] You never know, you might be in their shoes in an instant. [00:54:34] Danielle: I wanna add to that, another way to speak to the value of doing some self investigation, whether that's through journaling, through therapy, or seeking out a coach from someone like yourself is, because that expression of, treat other people the way you would wanna be treated. [00:54:53] What I know is that we don't treat ourselves all that well. A lot of us, many of us don't treat ourselves well, which is why accessing the compassion. Of treating others kindly is sometimes harder for us to find, jumping to criticism or judgment, because there's something we are rejecting in us. [00:55:13] So I think a way to do the thing you're saying , that beautiful treat others with kindness and compassion. The best way to do that is to look within. And I invite anybody listening to go to the show notes, visit John's website, seek out a coaching call, grab a copy of his book. There are resources that can help you be kinder to yourself, to lowering the walls, to lifting the veil, to seeing yourself in a new way, to performing the ultimate illusion, which is [00:55:52] to love yourself more fully exactly as you are so that we can be kinder to each other. 'cause we need that, we need a lot more kindness. [00:56:00] Thank you, John. Do we have the information we need for our listeners to get the special code? [00:56:06] John: John kipping.com. [00:56:08] Slash free gift. [00:56:11] Danielle: Ooh, you heard it here. John kipping.com/free gift. And this is only the gift for those of you who have listened this far. [00:56:20] So if you listen to the beginning and you just try to skip to the show notes, sorry. You ain't getting a gift. Thank you, John. [00:56:28] Thank you so much for joining me on this incredible episode of Don't Cut Your Own Bangs. I hope that you love listening because I thoroughly enjoyed making it. My favorite episodes are the ones where I get to learn something too. I'm also a listener. And benefiting from the wisdom and insights of all of the experts, creatives, performers, adventurers seekers that I get an opportunity to meet in this podcast format. [00:56:56] Don't forget to check out the show notes and please before you sign off , always remember rate, review, subscribe to the podcast when you interact with the podcast. It just helps send it out like a rocket ship to other people that are looking for the same value that you are. And it also helps create a conversation where I can continue to develop and cultivate something that benefits you more and is more fun for you to listen to. Feedback is great, and also if you just wanna throw a compliment, that's sweet too. But thank you so much for being here. [00:57:26] Your intention, your time mean the absolute world to me, and I hope you continue to have an incredible day. [00:57:32] ​