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Feeling stretched thin trying to do it all? You're not alone. In this episode, we dive into why asking for help can feel so hard—especially for working moms—and how learning to do it well can change everything. From mindset shifts to practical scripts and real-life examples, you'll walk away with the tools and confidence to ask for (and accept) support from the small everyday things to the season of life where you really can't go it all yourself. If you're tired of carrying the weight alone, this episode is for you.   ==========================  

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Low Grain Prices, Good Exports Volunteer Corn and Burndown Issues Rain, But No Severe Weather   00:01:05 – Low Grain Prices, Good Exports: K-State grain economist, Dan O'Brien, gets the show started with a grain market outlook. He discusses current prices, pre-report estimates and trade. Dan O'Brien on AgManager.info   00:12:05 – Volunteer Corn and Burndown Issues: Sarah Lancaster, K-State weed specialist, keeps today's show rolling as she explains the concerns of volunteer corn in soybeans and corn. She also talks about why the grower's burndown might not be working. Plan Now for Volunteer Corn Control Temperature Influences the Performance of Burndown Herbicide Applications   00:23:05 – Rain, But No Severe Weather: A weather update from K-State meteorologist, Chip Redmond, ends the show with his weather recap and forecast. Chip says if we can expect severe weather in the coming week.     Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to ksrenews@ksu.edu.   Agriculture Today is a daily program featuring Kansas State University agricultural specialists and other experts examining ag issues facing Kansas and the nation. It is hosted by Shelby Varner and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast.   K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan

Are you still running your landscape maintenance crews like it's 2005—while your competitors leap ahead with data-driven decisions and battery-powered fleets? In this episode, Tommy sits down with Bob Carey, a leader who's mastered every angle of the business—from gritty field operations to creating scalable systems and jumping into the disruptive world of robotic mowers. Bob breaks down how tracking data, focusing on customer education, and building for capacity have fueled his growth, and he reveals practical advice for hiring, training, and future-proofing your workforce in today's ever-evolving market. THE BIG IDEA:  Systematize, train, and innovate for landscaping success KEY MOMENTS: [05:28] Landscaping Opportunity in Charleston [08:37] Learn By Doing in the Field [12:31] Data Tracking for Irrigation Management [15:49] Home Development and Landscaping Partnership [18:37] Landscaping Insight and Financial Expertise [22:17] Creative HOA Cost-Saving Strategy [28:05] Exciting Career in Autonomous Equipment [29:46] Coaches and Mentors Enhance Success [33:14] Three Charging Methods Explained [38:10] Equipment Purchase Cost Analysis [40:31] Plan Now for Future Demand [44:42] Effortless Robot Mower Installation [48:57] Labor Challenges and Purposeful Growth QUESTIONS WE ANSWER How do I grow my landscaping business efficiently? What are the benefits of using battery-powered landscaping equipment? What is the best way to train and develop landscape maintenance teams? How do I create scalable systems for my landscaping company? How does data management improve landscaping operations? How can landscape companies increase profitability with technology? What are the challenges and solutions in HOA landscape maintenance? How do you implement a commercial robotic mower in your landscaping business?  

As we embark on the possibility of estate tax regulations changing at the end of 2025, which may or may not happen with the recent election results, we brought in an expert on all things estate planning – Brett Berg from Prudential. He is a trusted resource for TBA, and Zach Gosselin sat down with him to discuss the approach your clients should be taking to estate planning, where to seek information about providing flexibility within trusts, and the overall message you should be communicating with your clients: Plan Now, Gift Now, Insure Now.  For more information on estate planning and how to have effective conversations with your clients, you can reach out to TBA at anytime at TBA.com or 865-588-9555.  

Do you ever say you'll start holiday prep early, but then suddenly it's December and you're in a tinsel-covered panic? Well, no more! In this episode, Kathi and co-host Tonya Kubo dive into part two of their discussion on preparing for the holidays in August. They offer practical advice for early holiday planning. Kathi and Tonya emphasize the importance of considering family needs, budgeting, and self-care in the planning process. Listeners will discover: How to plan for those perfect holiday photos How to plan for budget-friendly holiday travel How to create a realistic holiday decor plan (even if your husband Roger thinks there's no such thing as too many Christmas lights.) Throughout the episode, Kathi and Tonya offer relatable anecdotes and practical strategies to help listeners reduce holiday stress by planning ahead. Kathi shares her love for early holiday meal planning and cookbook perusing in this episode. She mentions one of her favorite recipes called Raclette. Check out Raclette photos in the banner as well as the recipe below!  Raclette 3 to 7 oz. raclette cheese per person, sliced to fit the small trays under the raclette grill. (We find this at Trader Joe's and at some of the fancier stores from around November through February, and we've even found it on Amazon.) 4 to 6 potatoes new potatoes per person, boiled with the skins on. (You have better things to do with your life than peel tiny potatoes.) Optional Ingredients: Everything else is what you like or have on hand. That's the beauty of this meal—you get to make it what you love. Here are some ideas: bacon, beef fillet, thickly sliced, pork sausage, zucchini, thickly sliced, mushrooms, grape tomatoes, white pearl onions, bell peppers, thickly sliced, cornichons or pickled gherkins (traditional dinners call for sweet pickles, but we only use dill), pickled baby corn, asparagus, crusty hearty bread, barbecue sauce or ketchup (I have found this to be a game changer) Directions 1. Turn the raclette grill on to medium-high heat. 2. If you are using bacon, place the slices on the grill plate and cook to your liking. 3. Use the bacon fat to cook the other ingredients. (If you are not using bacon, simply brush the grill plate with some olive oil.) 4. Place some meat and vegetables on the hot grill plate. (When we have vegetarians or vegans visiting, we use two grills. You could even just use a tabletop skillet for the veggies and the raclette skillet for the cheese and meat.) 5. While the meat and vegetables are cooking on the grill plate, place slices of raclette cheese on the small trays and put them under the heating element. 6. Slice or smash the potatoes on your plate. Scrape the melted raclette cheese out of the tray and serve it over the warm potatoes. It is also common to place the melted cheese over the cooked vegetables. Some people even put slices of potatoes into the handled trays so that the cheese melts directly on top. About eight people can use one raclette set at a time. This is a warm, hearty dinner that is a universal hit at our house and with our guests. If you want to keep the whole meal on the tabletop, you can even use it to prepare dessert. Just clean off the grill and roast marshmallows over it to create tabletop s'mores. (Is there a better way to end a meal than with chocolate and marshmallows?) Did you miss part one of this conversation? Click #630 Plan Now, Relax Later: 5 August Tips for a Peaceful Christmas  Would you like to receive an early Christmas gift? Join the Clutter Free Facebook Group where they will provide you with a download of all 10 Planning Tips! Remember,. Remember, you can't join the CFA Facebook Group without answering the membership questions. It's how we keep it the kindest corner of the internet. Click here to be notified when the next episode is released. Also, stay up to date and sign up here to receive our newsletter. Meet our Guest Tonya Kubo Links Mentioned: www.Tonyakubo.com Raclette cheese Clutter Free Resources: Learn more about Clutter Free for Life Join our Clutter Free Academy Facebook Group Let's stay connected To share your thoughts: Leave a note in the comment section below. Leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and reviews really help and I read each one. Subscribe on iTunes or subscribe to our newsletter now.

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Feeling overwhelmed by the daily grind of running your pet business? Struggling to find the time for a break, let alone plan your next big move? What if stepping away could actually be the secret to unlocking your next level of success? In this “Postcard from America” episode, I return from my latest trip to the USA with a suitcase full of inspiration, and practical strategies to help you recharge, refocus, and reignite your passion for your business. Episode Highlights: The Breakthrough Power of Taking Breaks: Discover how taking time off can transform you into a sharper, more creative business owner—and why it's essential for long-term success. Turning Ordinary Into Extraordinary: Learn how Dom's unforgettable experiences in New York City, from the Empire State Building to the Stardust Diner, can inspire you to add that “wow” factor to your pet services. Simplify to Amplify: Uncover the surprising power of the “less is more” approach, inspired by Broadway's best, and how it can streamline your offerings for maximum impact. Plan Now, Profit Later: Get ahead of the competition with Dom's insider tips on preparing for the upcoming holiday seasons, ensuring your business is primed and ready to thrive. Feeling burned out? Tune in to hear how a little time away can make all the difference in your business—and your life. A huge shoutout to our amazing show sponsor PACCC (Professional Animal Care Certification Council) you can find out more about PACCC, and apply to join by clicking here now. If your website is a leaky bucket, if you aren't collecting email addresses or doing any follow up, and you need to plug automation into your business then you should watch my FREE 'How to automate your pet business' webinar, click here now If you run a seven-figure plus pet business and want to book a private consultation with Dom in 2024, then email Beth on beth@petbizwiz.com. Explain what you need help with, tell me a bit about your business, and if I think I can help, if I think we're a good fit, and if I'm excited by the project we'll book a call to discuss further.  If you want more help and advice from me then you should grab a copy of my brand new book, How to Disnify Your Pet Business, click here to get your copy now If you aren't ready for a coach but still need help with marketing then you should join the Pet Business Inner Circle, where you can get access to hundreds of trainings and ask Dom anything inside the members only private forum, then click here now To apply to join Dom's next level Diamond private coaching program click here now

Send us a Text Message.On this episode of The Get Ready Money Podcast, I was joined by Joy Loverde and Cathy Sikorski who are both authors and speakers to talk about changing the way we think about money and caregiving. Here's what we discussed: Plan, plan and then go ahead and plan moreWhy quality of life is the most important thing. Asking for advice is a great way to start the conversation It's okay to say that you won't be the caregiver Where you live mattersJoy Loverde is the best-selling author of The Complete Eldercare Planner and Who Will Take Care of Me When I'm Old?  A seasoned keynote speaker and brand ambassador for the senior-living industry, Joy's appearances include the Today show, CBS Early Show, ABC News, and NPR. She is quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Time Magazine, and others. Joy works with the senior-housing industry and other professionals as a mature-market consultant.Cathy Sikorski, Esq. a Speaker, Elder Lawyer, Author and Media Guest unravels the complex financial and legal problems in the caregiving crisis. Cathy uses her own caregiver experience and expertise to educate, entertain and elevate the conversation around work, money, aging and caregiving. In October 2021, Corner Office Books released her latest book 12 Conversations: How to Talk to Almost Anyone about Long-Term Care Planning.Connect with Joy Loverde: Website: https://elderindustry.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joyloverde/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083485643213Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joyloverde/Connect with Cathy Sikorski:Website: https://cathysikorski.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cathysikorski24/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cathy_sikorskiBooks: Joy Loverde:The Complete Eldercare Planner, Revised and Updated 4th Edition: Where to Start, Which Questions to Ask, and How to Find Help (Amazon)Who Will Take Care of Me When I'm Old?: Plan Now to Safeguard Your Health and Happiness in Old Age (Amazon)Cathy Sikorski: Who Moved My Teeth?: Preparing For Self, Loved Ones And Caregiving (Amazon) 12 Conversations: How To Talk to Almost Anyone About Long-Term Care Planning (Amazon) Showering With Nana: Confessions Of A Serial Caregiver (Amazon)

Hard Winter Wheat Tour, Day 2 Managing Volunteer Corn Controlling Bagworms, Sawflies and Mosquitos   00:01:05 – Hard Winter Wheat Tour, Day 2: Romulo Lollato, K-State wheat production specialist, starts the show today with another Hard Winter Wheat Tour update. He explains how the crop looked from Colby to Wichita and the concerns identified on his route.  Twitter/X: KSUWheat Facebook: KSUWheat Lollato@ksu.edu    00:12:05 – Managing Volunteer Corn: Continuing the show is K-State weed specialist Sarah Lancaster talking about volunteer corn and the impact it can have on this year's corn and soybean crop. Plan Now for Volunteer Corn Control   00:23:05 – Controlling Bagworms, Sawflies and Mosquitos: K-State horticultural entomologist, Raymond Cloyd, ends today's show by discussing how to control bagworms and sawflies. He also covers the need to eliminate potential breeding environments for mosquitos.     Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to ksrenews@ksu.edu.   Agriculture Today is a daily program featuring Kansas State University agricultural specialists and other experts examining ag issues facing Kansas and the nation. It is hosted by Shelby Varner and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast.   K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan

Learn more about how you can prepare for retirement by downloading the complimentary Retire Your Way Toolkit - https://bit.ly/3VbxA9D Register for our next Journey to Retirement Online Workshop to learn more about building your income plan and a comprehensive retirement plan. - https://bit.ly/49NrPn2 In this episode of Retiring Today we discuss important mindset shifts when it comes to legacy planning. You will learn about the legacy planning process and whether a will or a trust is best for your situation. Loren even reviews 3 often overlooked legacy planning documents that can help you optimize your legacy plan. Loren Merkle, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, RETIREMENT INCOME CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL FIDUCIARY® https://merkleretirementplanning.com/staff-members/loren-merkle/ Molly Nelson, Host of Retiring Today https://merkleretirementplanning.com/staff-members/molly-nelson/ Chapter 00:00 What is a Legacy Plan? 02:48 Legacy Planning Isn't Just for the Ultra Wealthy 04:08 A Will Does Not Take Care of Everything 04:50 The Government's Legacy Plan 5:50 The Differences Between a Will and a Trust 11:10 What is an Estate? 12:10 Plan Now for Your Loved Ones 15:15 Three Often Overlooked Legacy Planning Documents 21:20 Get Organized for Your Loved Ones 22:21 Update Your Beneficiaries -- This video does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation of any security or any other product or service by Merkle Retirement Planning LLC, Elite Retirement Planning LLC, MRP Insurance LLC, or any other third party regardless of whether such security, product or service is referenced in this episode. Furthermore, nothing in this episode is intended to provide tax, legal, or investment advice and nothing in this episode should be construed as a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any investment or security or to engage in any investment strategy or transaction. Merkle Retirement Planning, LLC does not represent that the securities, products, or services discussed in this episode are suitable for any particular investor. You are solely responsible for determining whether any investment, investment strategy, security or related transaction is appropriate for you based on your personal investment objectives, financial circumstances and risk tolerance. You should consult your business advisor, attorney, or tax and accounting advisor regarding your specific business, legal or tax situation.

According to a 2021 study, the wealthiest 400 billionaire families in the United States paid an average federal individual tax rate of just 8.2 percent.For comparison, the average American taxpayer in the same year paid 13 percent.So, what do the rich know that you don't?For one, the rich are proactive tax planners.Me? You? We're reactive when it comes to our taxes.We pay AFTER the fact when there's so much we could've done ahead of time to help us keep more of the money we make.We sat with Elliot Pepper who has got a heck of a lot of initials after his name. He helps people plan their financial futures through ACTIONABLE and PROACTIVE tax planning and preparation. This episode of Kosher Money is anything but boring. It's informative and fun. To contact Elliot with your follow up questions, comments and more, visit https://www.northbrookfinancial.com/CHAPTERS:0:00 Intro1:29 Meet Elliot Pepper2:47 There's a Tax Game4:50 Strategy Encouraged by the Government6:13 The Proactive Tax Approach9:54 Wealth Raises the Stakes12:01 Finding the Right Accountant 18:01 W2 vs. W9 Form19:42 Twillory21.59 W9 Form23:09 LLC Benefits30:09 Filling Out a W433:13 Pay Taxes Now or Later35:26 Standard Deduction & Itemized Deductions39:09 An Interesting Strategy 42:29 The Donors Fund44.51 Write-Offs47:35 401k and IRA Retirement Plans51:17 Roth Retirement Plan52:48 Setting Up Retirement Plan56:25 IRA Contributions57:25 Start a Plan Now 59:56 Scammer Risks 1:02:22 HSA - Health Savings Account1:05:59 Dependant Care Credit1:08:27 Colel Chabad1:10:15 529 Education Account1:14:41 Life Events & Saving Strategies1:17:46 Business Organizational Tips1:19:44 Tax Audits1:23:44 Elliot Pepper's Work1:24:47 Book Recommendation1:26:01 Contact Info & Thank You1:27:06 Outro & Bonus Tip✬ SPONSORS ✬► TWILLORY: Get $18 OFF your first purchase of absolutely comfortable clothing for today's casual professional look. Use code CHAI (which means 18 in Hebrew) at https://Twillory.com/KosherMoney - Limited Time Offer, On a $139 Purchase. ENJOY!► THE DONOR'S FUND: More and more people are using this banklike system for charity. With a sleek mobile app or desktop solution, you can keep all your charity giving in a single place, plus there are about a dozen or more additional perks. Legit. Get your account here: https://thedonorsfund.org/koshermoney► COLEL CHABAD: Please help Israel as the country and its people need all the help they can get! Visit https://www.ColelChabad.org/KosherMoney to make a much-needed donation! They're counting on us. __________________________________Follow Kosher Money on Social Media for Bonus Shorts:TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@koshermoneypodInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/koshermoneypodFree Call-In-To-Listen Hotline:USA: (605) 477-2100UK: 0333-366-0154ISRAEL: 079-579-5088Need financial guidance? Need a resource? Get help from our friends at https://LivingSmarterJewish.org/WhatsApp us at 1-914-222-5513 - we love feedback, legit!Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more great content! :)Oh, and all investment strategies and investments involve risk of loss. Nothing contained in this episode or any of our episodes, ads and videos should be construed as investment advice.#podcast #money #taxes #writeoffs #accountant #koshermoney Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bitcoin and Altcoins are pumping on the news that the Bitcoin ETF will be approved in the next 48 hours. Today, we discuss whether this is a “sell the news” event or if the biggest crypto bull market in history is about to start!! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

We always hear that the best way to plan a party is to plan ahead.  But what does that actually mean?  Today's guest started a business to answer that question.  Amy from Plan Now, Party Later answers all of our questions about how to plan ahead fro any party and especiallyf or the holidays.  Listen in to hear all of her genius tips.  Which one are you going to apply when planning for your next party? Links You Need Find our more from my guest, Amy Walton at Plan Now, Party Later.  You can also follow her on Facebook, Pinterest, or Instagram.  Get her party planning packages here too! And if you need some help with Thanksgiving, click here.  Bingeing Segment This week I'm sharing a place to get furniture you may not have thought had great furniture items.  I've bought several things from Home Depot lately for my house and have really loved them.  Plus, the chairs I bought have gotten several compliments.   So if you're looking for a place to get some new furniture, try out the Home Depot, they were an unlikely source that I am loving lately. Don't Forget  Be sure to leave a rating and review of the podcast on Apple podcasts to help spread the conversations and build more connections.  If you have any questions I'm always happy to help, just send me a DM @thedailyhostess on Instagram.

15 November 2023 6PM ET - This evening, Apollo delves into the FCC Digital Equity Plan. A green light from the Biden Administration to allow the FCC to wield unchecked authority over ISP's, essentially granting control over the internet. This plan is being enacted under the guise of solving racism, when in reality, it is just a sneaky way for the government to give itself more power. You can send a message to Congress about this issue, it's linked below! Apollo also touches on the latest ongoing of Congress, specifically Higgins and Wray, and some recent statements released by Marjorie Taylor Green. Check the link below, and let Congress know they must stop the FCC and its tyrannical plan! Follow us on Social Media: https://libertylinks.io/ConservativeDaily https://libertylinks.io/JoeOltmann https://libertylinks.io/Apollo Message to Congress - URGENT: SAY NO to Biden's Internet CONTROL -  CALL on The FCC to Halt the ‘Digital Equity' Plan NOW! - https://conservative-daily.com/government-overreach/urgent-say-no-to-bidens-internet-control-call-on-the-fcc-to-halt-the-digital-equity-plan-now

15 November 2023 Conservative Daily 12PM ET - Trent Leisy is a small business owner, a Navy Veteran, and a die-hard supporter of President Trump.  Trent has worked in agriculture throughout his life and has witnessed firsthand the importance of having a representative who puts America First. This morning, Apollo and Trent dig into the urgency and limited time that we have to save our nation, pointing towards issues like the crisis at our border, the election fraud, and the efforts happening to steal the election from Donald Trump once again in 2024. If you'd like to send a message to Congress about Biden's Internet Control Plan, it's linked below! Follow us on Social Media: https://libertylinks.io/ConservativeDaily https://libertylinks.io/JoeOltmann https://libertylinks.io/Apollo Message to Congress - URGENT: SAY NO to Biden's Internet CONTROL -  CALL on The FCC to Halt the ‘Digital Equity' Plan NOW! - https://conservative-daily.com/government-overreach/urgent-say-no-to-bidens-internet-control-call-on-the-fcc-to-halt-the-digital-equity-plan-now

11/08/2023 PODCAST Episodes #1005 - #1007 GUEST: Mike Watson, Chris Paxman, Ashley Hayek, Nicole Tsai, Sheriff J.D. “Danny” Diggs, Ryan McDougle, DeLois Stallman, Matt Strickland + YOUR CALLS! at 1-888-480-JOHN (5646) and GETTR Live! @jfradioshow #GodzillaOfTruth #TruckingTheTruth   Want more of today's show? Episode #1005 Ashley Hayek At The Tip Of The Spear-Building A Real Mail In Ballot Plan For MAGA Episode #1006 Mike Watson, Danny Diggs Break Down VA Elections Episode #1007 JF, Mike Watson, Ryan McDougle And Delois Stallman-What's The Plan Now?   https://johnfredericksradio.libsyn.com/

11/08/2023 PODCAST Episodes #1005 - #1007 GUEST: Mike Watson, Chris Paxman, Ashley Hayek, Nicole Tsai, Sheriff J.D. “Danny” Diggs, Ryan McDougle, DeLois Stallman, Matt Strickland + YOUR CALLS! at 1-888-480-JOHN (5646) and GETTR Live! @jfradioshow #GodzillaOfTruth #TruckingTheTruth   Want more of today's show? Episode #1005 Ashley Hayek At The Tip Of The Spear-Building A Real Mail In Ballot Plan For MAGA Episode #1006 Mike Watson, Danny Diggs Break Down VA Elections Episode #1007 JF, Mike Watson, Ryan McDougle And Delois Stallman-What's The Plan Now?   https://johnfredericksradio.libsyn.com/

11/08/2023 PODCAST Episodes #1005 - #1007 GUEST: Mike Watson, Chris Paxman, Ashley Hayek, Nicole Tsai, Sheriff J.D. “Danny” Diggs, Ryan McDougle, DeLois Stallman, Matt Strickland + YOUR CALLS! at 1-888-480-JOHN (5646) and GETTR Live! @jfradioshow #GodzillaOfTruth #TruckingTheTruth   Want more of today's show? Episode #1005 Ashley Hayek At The Tip Of The Spear-Building A Real Mail In Ballot Plan For MAGA Episode #1006 Mike Watson, Danny Diggs Break Down VA Elections Episode #1007 JF, Mike Watson, Ryan McDougle And Delois Stallman-What's The Plan Now?   https://johnfredericksradio.libsyn.com/

Do you feel like you're always editing a podcast? You're an expert in your niche. You don't need to spend all of your time editing. Live in your zone of genius. On this episode, I want to give you some tips about editing a podcast. There are five steps to producing a podcast each week. Those steps are plan, record, edit, publish and promote. You need to do these steps for every episode. But, you don't need to do these steps every week. What you need is a system. Let's see how you can save time in each of those areas to make your system more efficient and give you more time to work with your clients. GET HELP First, let me show you an option. You can always get someone to do all of the dirty work for you. How much time do you spend each week creating your podcast? If you could cut your podcast production time in half or more, how could you better spend the time you save? You could spend time finding clients. Use the time to serve your clients better. Spend time creating more digital products to sell. Double down on your promotion time to grow your show and your business. Let's do some quick math. Take the time you spend each week producing your show. Divide that time by two. Now, multiply that time by four for the four weeks in the month. If you dedicated those hours to revenue generation, how much money do you think you could make? Could you find a few clients to pay you each month by reallocating that time? When you do that every month for a year, how much more revenue would you generate for your business? My team can produce your podcast every week and give you that time back. In addition to the editing, you get coaching with me to improve the effectiveness of your content to grow your business. EDITING A PODCAST The editing and coaching plan will make your show sound great. You record the episode and send the team your audio and video. My team handles the rest. You simply show up and perform. With coaching and editing, you get professional audio editing. The team takes your audio and does the editing. They include noise reduction, volume leveling, mixing and mastering. You will sound great. We will put all of the pieces together, including adding your open and close. We'll put in any sound effects and transitions. You get the finished .mp3 ready to be posted. But, we handle that too. The team uploads your podcast to your audio host. Don't worry about it. You also get professional video editing. The show was recorded as a video. The audio is being used as your podcast. The video can be posted on YouTube to get you discovered. Video editing includes creating your YouTube thumbnail, so your video is ready to be uploaded to your YouTube account. Yep, we handle that too. The team gets your podcast uploaded to your YouTube channel. On top of that, my team will take care of your show notes. How much time do you spend writing show notes? We got you covered. PROMOTION ASSETS Now, we need to promote the show. So, My team also creates an audiogram for you from your show. This is a short clip of audio from the podcast over a graphic representing the episode. You can use this on your social media sites. You will also receive a captioned social media video from your video to help you grow your audience and attract more clients. To make your content stronger and more effective in growing your business, you also get two 60-minute group coaching calls with me each month. We build your podcast profits framework. You get to ask questions and get the help you need. Plus, you get full access to the Podcast Profits Accelerator membership that provides powerful tools and videos to help you succeed. You can spend your time editing a podcast. Or, you can spend your time working with clients and generating revenue. The editing package is just $750 per month for four episodes and videos along with all of the supporting assets. If we go back to the math you just did, how much revenue do you think you could generate if you dedicated those editing, producing, publishing, and promoting hours to revenue generation? You can see the full details and enroll to work with me and my team at www.PodcastTalentCoach.com/editing. Imagine what you could do with all of that time back. Let's get started. PLAN Now, if you decide to continue doing it on your own, find ways to save time. The first of the five steps is plan. It takes time to get ready to do each step. For instance when you are ready to record, it takes time to set up the gear, open the program, adjust your mic and headphones, find your production pieces, get in the right mindset, make sure you have some water and all of the other details. On the surface, it doesn't seem like a lot of time. I bet if you were to time the set up prep time and the time it takes you to shut it all down, you would be surprised that it is probably around 15 minutes. YOUR TIME Next time you are ready to record an episode, time it. Start the clock as soon as you decide to record the episode. Let's say at 2 you decide it's time to head in and record. As soon as you get off the couch and start walking toward the mic, the clock starts. It stops as soon as you hit record. As soon as you have saved the file and finished the session, start the clock again. It stops when you turn off the light and leave the room. The total of those two periods is at least 15 minutes. Four episodes a month is costing you an hour in set up and tear down. If you record all four episodes in one session, you only set up and tear down once. You just saved 45 minutes in your month. This is just one example. The more you can batch your work like this, the more time you will save. Remember, you don't have to do any of these steps at the same time. You don't have to record and edit in the same sitting. You are better off recording four episodes at the same time and then editing all four at another time. Doing the same actions together is where you will save time. CONTENT Planning your episode creation is critical when saving time. Break up planning into four parts. Then, do each part for multiple episodes at the same time. Find the time in your day and week when you are most creative. For some of us that is morning. Others do best at night. Some are better on a weekday at lunch. Others find their creative muse on Sunday mornings. Find your right time. The first part of content planning is creating topics. Spend ten minutes brainstorming as many topics for your podcast as possible. Shoot for 50 different topics. What does your audience what to learn? If you interview guests, who can help you teach them that topic? The second part is selecting your ideal five. Pick five of the 50 topics that you would like to build out as episodes. These could have a theme or they could stand alone. Your choice. Part three of content planning is outlining each episode. For each topic, list three to seven points you could discuss on this topic. Finally the fourth part is adding important details to each point. This episode is a perfect example. I am covering five areas where you can save time. That was the outline I started to build out. Each of the five areas have a few important details, like these four steps of planning. With your planning, you now have five episodes ready to be recorded. You don't have to fight writer's block trying to figure out what this week's episode will be all about. Grab the outline and start recording. RECORD The next step in your process is recording. There are a few ways to save time when you record. We already discussed the idea of saving set up and tear down time by recording multiple episodes at the same time. This is a big time saver. You can also save time recording by setting up a studio that doesn't need to be dismantled each time. If you can swing it, removing the need to set up and tear down can make you more efficient. Finally, you can save time recording interviews by preparing your guest ahead of time. I do not mean you should provide them the questions. Before your interview, you should give them a recording checklist to minimize the time it takes to troubleshoot their tech issues. EDIT You now have your show recorded. If you are using my editing services, you can stop here. You're done. Everything else is being handled by my team. If you're still spending your time editing, let's find ways to save you more time. Editing is probably the area where you can save the most time. The first thing you should do is stop worrying about saying uh and um so much. Very few people notice. It is natural in most conversation. Make it easy to locate your editing points. If there is something you know you want to edit out of your show, leave a short gap of five to ten seconds. This will allow you to visually find your edit. Create a palate for your show. If there are things you use for each episode, such as your open and close, put those pieces in a place you can find quickly each time you edit. Create a system to organize your audio so you can easily find it. We typically inhale before we start speaking. There is a tip you can use to make your edits unnoticable. When you are creating an edit, keep the original inhale. Let's say you're talking, you end a sentence, and begin the next. You suddenly mess up. You start that sentence over and continue on. Now you need to make that edit. Keep the inhale before the original sentence that was messed up. Delete up to the start of the new, correct sentence removing the new inhale. It will sound much more natural. Edit your video first. Then, import the video into your audio editor. You've already done the hard work editing the video. Just use that audio as your podcast adding in your show open and any other necessary podcast elements. I use Hindenburg as my audio software. Some others don't accept video files. Investing in some good, flexible software can save you a ton of time. Finally, create a checklist. This will allow you to know quickly which pieces need to be completed each and every time. You just follow the process. PUBLISH Step four is publishing your episode to your audio host and publishing your video to your YouTube channel. Again, my team is handling this for you if you're using my editing services at www.PodcastTalentCoach.com/editing. When it comes to publishing your episode, what do you do each and every time that can be streamlined? I have created a template for my episode artwork. I can easily populate the template for each episode. It saves a ton of time. Create a show note template that you can fill in with the critical information your audience needs. Repurpose your show prep and outline for your show notes. Show notes take a lot of time. Find ways to give your listener what she needs in your show notes without spending a full day on it. Ask yourself why a listener might come to your show notes in the first place. Put that in there. Then, add some content that will attract search engines. To save time, create a process that is easy to follow. PROMOTE The final step is promoting your show. Create the right elements. When it comes to promoting your show, create a consistent way to get the podcast in front of new listeners while reminding current listeners to come back. Don't try to do everything. Start by doing the things that will make a difference. Use the 80/20 rule when it comes to promoting your show. If you get more listeners by appearing on other shows, spend your time there. If Twitter isn't where your audience hangs out, don't waste your time. Take some time to list the 20% of your promotion activities that make up 80% of the results. Do those things and eliminate the others. GET RID OF IT You can remove all of the editing headache from your weekly "to do" list and have my team help. Let my team produce your podcast every week and give you back time to work with clients and generate revenue for your business. You can see your editing options at www.PodcastTalentCoach.com/editing.   Do you need help with your podcast? E-mail me any time at Coach@PodcastTalentCoach.com. Let's see what we can do. Let's turn your information into engaging entertainment.

In this fortnight's edition we get the latest news from Tiffany MacTaggart, who is joined by Robert Ramsay and George Chalmers to discuss what's happening in the agricultural sector, I (Kerry Hammond) bring you the latest useful resources and events from the Farm Advisory Service, and I talk to Chloe McCulloch, Principal Consultant at SAC Consulting, and Programme Lead for the Farm Advisory Service, to find out what's on her desk, and some of her polarising opinions on trifle.    Linked FAS Resources:  Scottish Farm Business Survey | SRUC  Whole farm benchmarks | Helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot)  Cattle and Sheep Record Keeping Video Series | Helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot)  Plan Now to Navigate Your Way Through the Tough Times Ahead | Information helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot) Farming For A Better Climate Roadshow - Stirling | Events helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot) Farming For A Better Climate Roadshow - Larkhall | Events helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot) Farming For A Better Climate Roadshow - Inverurie | Events helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot) Linked Other Resources:  RSABI: About RSABI Business contacts | Lantra - Scotland  Preparing for Sustainable Farming (PSF) (ruralpayments.org)  Farm carbon calculator | Home | Agrecalc  For more information, visit www.FAS.scot Twitter: @FASScot Facebook: @FASScot National Advice Hub Phone: 0300 323 0161 Email: advice@fas.scot  RSABI CONTACT DETAILS   HELPLINE OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY:  0808 1234 555 (FREEPHONE) 

After a break last week, we are back for Patch 6.0 with your Marvel Strike Force Weekly News Update. I am joined by Dorky Dad and we discuss the latest patch, upcoming events and more including:Die Hard Christmas 01:16Broken Web Store? 01:56Store Bug Updates 6:36Darkhold Team thoughts 07:54Scourge Event Hype and Date? 10:28New Marauders - How Necessary 14:02Celebration Incarnation Event 16:15Save Web Rewards 20:31Pocket Dimension Coming! Plan Now. 21:54Quality of Life Improvements Roundup  27:11Bug Fix Roundup 29:49Any Osmium Yet? 34:29Scarlet Witch Rework-- disappointing or not? 35:31Dr Strange Heartless Event Prep 38:24 Dagger Farmable (top2) 42:294-Year Anniversary Gift 43:40Apocalypse 7 star unlock? 44:16Season 14 Strike Pass- T'Challa 45:28Wong Blitz date 46:56Datamine Dates Wrong? 47:11Apocalypse and Pestilence Event Details 48:01Raid Fire Team 51:55Final Thoughts 53:53see more DorkyDad:https://www.youtube.com/dorkydadmsfhttps://www.twitch.tv/dorky_dadhttps://youtu.be/fdRzsi7lbJYGet up to 20% off your in-game purchases with Amazon coins:https://l.linklyhq.com/l/L6XG#MarvelStrikeForceValleyFlyin76 Channel (Marvel Future Revolution) http://bit.ly/2oHqk8EOther Sponsors:LD Player: https://bit.ly/LDPMFRBluestacks 5: http://bit.ly/VFBlueCBD from POP Colorado 10% Discount: https://popcolorado.com/?valleyflyin=3LOOTCAKES Rewards: https://lootcakes.com/register/step1/...SKILLSHARE Premium Free Trial: https://skl.sh/valleyflyin12211Worldwide Nutrition 15% Discount: https://worldwidenutrition.com/pages/...More ValleyFlyin:Valleyflyin Merch: http://bit.ly/VFMerchDiscord: http://bit.ly/valleyflyinTwitter: https://twitter.com/valleyflyinInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/valleyflyin/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Valleyflyin/Twitch: http://bit.ly/vftwitchPatreon: http://bit.ly/VFPatreonSupport the show (http://bit.ly/VFPatreon)

SPURS CHAT: THE LATEST TOTTENHAM NEWS: Club "Favourites" to Sign Djed Spence, "Conte Wants to Plan Now", Link to RB Leipzig Centre Back (Daily Tottenham/Spurs Podcast) + THANKS FOR LISTENING! Please FOLLOW, SHARE and leave a REVIEW.  + CONTENT:  * Chris Cowlin talks about all of latest Tottenham news, rumours and reports  * Watch Chris on YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/chriscowlin + MEDIA ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE CHANNEL/PODCAST: * Enquiries: tottenhamfanchris@gmail.com  * This is a Tottenham Hotspur fan channel, providing podcasts on breaking club news, fan interviews, legend interviews, following Spurs home and away, all around the world, including U23, U19, U18 and Spurs women matches. Chris Cowlin likes to present, with passion, the latest Spurs news and facts to Tottenham fans all around the world and to share his experiences of following this wonderful club. Remember to follow this podcast, and COME ON YOU SPURS!  * Chris is a regular on television and radio shows talking about all things Tottenham; most recently on BBC1, Sky Sports News, BBC Radio 5 Live and talkSport. Chris has also appeared on the recent documentaries on Tottenham Hotspur: "Sonsational: The Making of Heung-Min Son" (Korea's tvN, 2019), "All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur" (Amazon, 2020) and "Pochettino: le Film" (RMC Sport, 2021). Chris also presented two official videos for Tottenham Hotspur Football Club (2019) based on the opening of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.  + LONDON MARATHON: PLEASE SPONSOR ME: * I'm running the London Marathon on 2 October 2022, for Prostate Cancer UK. I have a fundraising target of £5,000. Please support this wonderful charity if you can: https://justgiving.com/fundraising/chriscowlin2022 + CHANNEL SPONSORS: * Live Football On TV: https://www.live-footballontv.com/?utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=chris-cowlin * One Football: https://tinyurl.com/2p95hbvm * William Hill: https://www.williamhillplc.com * Zouch Converters: https://www.zouchconverters.co.uk + YOUTUBE CHANNEL AWARDS & NOMINATIONS: * Football Blogging Awards Winner 2019: "Best Club Content Creator"  * Football Blogging Awards Finalist 2019: “Best Vlogger”  * Football Content Awards Finalist 2020: “Best Club Content Creator"  * Football Content Awards Finalist 2021: “Best Club Content Creator"  * Football Content Awards Finalist 2021: “Best Content Creator"  * Football Content Awards Finalist 2021: “Best In Video"  + LINKS:  * Media Enquires: tottenhamfanchris@gmail.com  * Website: https://www.spurschat.com  * Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriscowlin * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriscowlin  * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TottenhamFanChrisCowlin * Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chriscowlin * Clubhouse: https://www.clubhouse.com/@chriscowlin * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/cowlinchristopher  * YouTube Member: Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB9aWK0xfz2P-Ny2nsXGHrA/join * Purchase Books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Chris-Cowlin/e/B002I7M0VA + AUDIO VERSIONS: * Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/cae5d1ec-c69e-4733-b2ba-c0caa31a4c19 * Audible: https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Podcast/B08JJYWMGS * Audioboom: https://audioboom.com/channels/5071933 * Deezer: http://www.deezer.com/show/3415742 * iHeart: https://iheart.com/podcast/92963992 * JioSaavn: https://www.jiosaavn.com/shows/Spurs-Chat:-Discussing-all-Things-Tottenham-Hotspur:-Hosted-by-Chris-Cowlin/1/rXt7GeNPWX4_ * Listen Notes: https://www.listennotes.com/c/11077624ad3840cda8c6f218c75d2b38/ * Player FM: https://player.fm/series/series-3316888 * Podcasher: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/spurs-chat-discussing-all-thin-4250711 * Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3832755 * Radio Public: https://radiopublic.com/spurs-chat-discussing-all-things-Wem3eY * Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hFwtomVKnmAuy8P4TYoPJ + PURCHASE MERCHANDISE FROM "KITBAG": * Kitbag Store: https://kitbag.evyy.net/c/2968257/1155651/11316 * Tottenham Hotspur Store: https://kitbag.evyy.net/c/2968257/821895/11316   + MUSIC: * Intro and outro music titled "The Trophies Are Coming" (by Gui Moraes)

In today's episode, I look back at my time tracking for 2021's Q4 briefly and then I dive into analyzing the entire year. At the end, I share some questions that can help you evaluate last year and plan for this year. My average weekly time in Q4 was similar to the previous quarters. I was really proud of myself that I stuck to my “absolutely no work” plan Dec. 23-Jan. 3. And I took at a four-week podcast hiatus. All of that was restorative and rejuvenated my creativity. The biggest surprise for me was I earned more money last year than I ever had in the past—by a wide margin! I do track my money each month, but I wasn't really adding up those monthly figures to see what I was making for the year. While I'm thrilled with how much I earned last year, I'm not sure it's sustainable. That's not just pessimism talking. Two big projects I landed in 2020 continued into 2021, but ended or were cut back before the end of the year, and I cannot expect that income this year. I analyzed where my work came from in 2021. Referrals are always my biggest source of work. In 2021, 37% of my income came from referrals. These percentages are based on income, not number of clients. I want to know where I'm earning the most money. After referrals, 21% of my income was from my involvement in the group Associations, Media & Publishing Network, specifically the Associations Council. The majority of my clients are associations, so I've gone where my clients are. Where are your clients? There's probably an organization out there where you can start to get involved and subtly show your expertise in the industry that you serve. Next up, 17% of my income came from cold networking; 13% from letters of introduction; 12% from former jobs. I also analyzed the type of organization I worked for. I want to focus on membership associations, but did my income reflect that? Yes, it did. I'm pleased to say that 77% of my work came from membership associations last year. I also analyzed if what I want to do matches up with the services that bring in the most money. It hasn't always matched up in the past, but I've been more purposeful about going after the work I love—managing editing—versus the work I “like”—copy editing and proofreading. I'm happy to say my numbers in 2021 did match what I had tried to do. 59% of my income came from managing editing work, while 29% came from writing and only 12% came from editing and proofreading. I encourage you to consider time tracking. I consider it a game changer. Analyzing your time tracking at the end of a big project—that you charged a project rate for—can tell you whether you met your secret hourly rate or whether you undercharged.   Questions to ask yourself: What services do you love to do? Is that where you're focusing your marketing? How can you take your business in a new direction? What can you improve upon in your business in 2022? What did you learn in 2021? What worked really well for you and your business? What didn't work for you last year? Do you need to drop clients, raise your rates, change your services? And be honest with yourself: Did you do anything last year that you're frustrated by or disappointed by? What do you need to work on personally? Where have you felt stuck in your business? How can you start to make a plan to get unstuck?   A solo business retreat in January is a great way to reflect on these questions and work ON your business, setting yourself up for success this year.   Biz Bite: Create a Success Jar The Bookshelf: “Miracle Creek” by Angie Kim   Resources: Support Deliberate Freelancer at Buy Me a Coffee Subscribe to the Deliberate Freelancer newsletter. 50 Powerful Questions To Help You Reflect Episode #65 of Deliberate Freelancer: The No. 1 Way I Find New Clients Episode #119 of Deliberate Freelancer: Why and How to Pare Down Your Network Episode #113 of Deliberate Freelancer: How to Build Relationships, Not a Network, with Anna Hetzel Episode #3 of Deliberate Freelancer: Host a Solo Business Retreat Episode #42 of Deliberate Freelancer: Tips from My First Solo Business Retreat of 2020 Episode #115 of Deliberate Freelancer: Time Tracking Lessons from Deliberate Freelancer Listeners Episode #86 of Deliberate Freelancer: What I Wish for Your Freelance Business in 2021 Episode #76 of Deliberate Freelancer: Embrace These 7 Core Principles for a Successful Freelance Business Episode #40 of Deliberate Freelancer: Reflect, Analyze and Plan Now for the New Year Episode #26 of Deliberate Freelancer: Delegate, Automate and Terminate to Improve Your Business Episode #23 of Deliberate Freelancer: Five Questions to Evaluate and Diversify Your Services Episode #19 of Deliberate Freelancer: Visualize Your Perfect Work Day—Then Create It

 Joy Loverde is a consultant, keynote speaker, and spokesperson for the mature-market industry. Her work has been featured on NBC's Today Show, the CBS Early Show, NPR, and in USA Today and the Wall Street Journal. She lives in Chicago.Who Will Take Care of Me When I'm Old?: Plan Now to Safeguard Your Health and Happiness in Old Age by Joy Loverde is a step-by-step guide to living the life you want for as long as possible. Loverde has spent a lifetime interacting with thousands of true experts—old people themselves. Using their advice as a blueprint, Loverde outlines five sections to think about and get in order when planning for old age: personal readiness, housing, relationships (including beloved pets), chronic illness and health, and end of life.Email: jloverde@elderindustry.com  Website: www.elderindustry.com   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joyloverde  Twitter: https://twitter.com/joyloverdeSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hownottothink)

This week’s Borne the Battle features Army Veteran Gavin McIlvenna, who talks about the selection process of becoming and walking as a tomb guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier; he then shares about his own mentors, how he founded the Society of the Honor Guard, shares crazy guard stories and the process of disinterring a Veteran at the tomb.Roughly 130,000 visitors toured Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day pre-COVID. This year may be different, but it is still an important occasion for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Memorial Day seeks to honor those who have fallen while serving our country, and the Unknown Soldiers are no different.On November 11, 2021, Arlington National Cemetery will be commemorating the centennial of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The centennial is not only a day to celebrate and remember the burial of the World War One’s Unknown Soldier but to reflect on what the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier means to the nation.McIlvenna breaks down the history of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and how the tomb doesn’t represent just one conflict; it represents all conflicts, the significance and purpose behind the upcoming events for centennial and where Americans can find information on these events and projects.Lastly, McIIvenna talks about the first VA facility to have a never forget me garden, why every American should visit the tomb, and how communities can get involved in the centennial and learn about a unique part of its history and why the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is important to so many gold star families and Veterans.Borne the Battle Veteran of the Week:The Veteran in your life that is no longer with you. Additional links: VA to readjudicate Veteran and survivor claims for possible herbicide exposure VA expands COVID-19 vaccinations to adolescents under SAVE LIVES Act https://www.legion.org/yourwords/personal-experiences/248893/tomb-unknown-soldier Commemorating the Centennial of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, DAR Members and Chapters Encouraged to Plan Now for 2021 Observance What you need to know about the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Marks 100 Years

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Join me for a particularly juicy meditation to help you ground into who you are + create intention for the week ahead. I love helping you remember your power + create the change you desire to see ! Thank you so much for tuning in, and if you loved this meditation- please share a snap on your IG and tag me so I can share YOU! Thank you for tuning in- and grab your FREE 13 Powerful Prompts to Help You Discover Your Dreams + Create a Plan NOW right here: https://www.kristinasantiago.com/dreamdiscovery Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/kristinasantiago On Ig: https://instagram.com/exist_brightly Thank you and see you next week!

The world is electronic now, which means there are doorways into our lives and our business that we'd prefer stayed closed. But as the recent Russian hack of the U.S. government shows, we can't always keep the bad guys out. Big fleets have the resources to protect themselves and can hire the expertise they need. Small fleets may not even see themselves as targets, and that leads to a denial of the problem, compounded perhaps by not knowing how to begin building a defense. Kevin Linardic is the chief technology officer at Carrier Logistics, Inc. He provides his assessment of the scope of the problem, and some starting points for building your defense against cyber-intruders. Carrier Logistics Inc. HDT: Why Trucking Companies Need to Plan Now for a Cyber Attack HDT: Don’t Let Your Trucking Data Be Held Hostage Follow HDT on Social Media Twitter Facebook LinkedIn

Happy New Year! On today’s show I talk about where my head is at for 2021, which is essentially that I am not setting huge goals for myself this year. I’m trying to continue to give myself grace—not be so hard on myself—and to focus on my personal wellness, while maintaining a steady income.   I did an audit of my business in 2020, crunching the numbers and analyzing the data, and I share that data and the lessons I learned—and how that info may be able to help you—in today’s episode.   When the pandemic hit in March, I lost my primary anchor client (which is still “on hold”) and a few smaller assignments that were in the works. I had to immediately figure out how I was going to pay my bills and find new clients to recoup about 50% of my income. I quickly sent a mass email to my larger network—current clients, past clients, other freelancers and other colleagues—and let them know I was available for work and how I could help them.   I received a great response, which was so heartwarming. Some of that even led to new clients. From that one email, I earned $40,000 from new clients last year, and another $10,000 from current editors with new assignments.   You don’t have to be hit with a pandemic to send out an email like that. I’ve sent them out individually on a much smaller basis, telling clients and colleagues that I have availability coming up and listing the ways I can help.   With other work in 2020, I was able to make six figures again, but it was way less than I earned in 2019, even though I also received a $20,000 PPP loan.   This financial stress, along with the anxiety surrounding COVID-19, caused me to experience anxiety like I never had before. Initially, in March, I interviewed therapist Mira Dineen on the podcast to talk about dealing with that anxiety, which was a great episode (all links below). Soon after, I brought on my acupuncturist and friend Rachel Brumberger to talk about embracing self-care without the guilt, whether we’re in a pandemic or not.   But later that summer, with my newly discovered and self-diagnosed anxiety, I sought out therapy for the first time. My new therapist gave me some great tools to use when I was feeling anxious and also before I was feeling anxious. You can hear about those tools in episode #70.   Because of the outreach I did in March, by August I was back to my pre-pandemic income levels, without the big anchor client I had lost. But it wasn’t always steady work. September and November were lighter months, and I was constantly working to get new writing assignments, which I don’t do in a typical year. But one-off writing assignments and a few new anchor clients helped me pay the bills and get to six figures in 2020.   In this episode, I also break down the percentages of the type of work I do, the type of clients I work for and where that work came from (networking, referrals, social media, past job connections or LOIs).   A huge chunk of my work comes from past job connections and ongoing referrals, which was not a surprise to me. And most of my work comes from membership associations. The majority of my work is managing editing, followed by writing, then copy editing and proofreading. With the loss of my anchor client, for which I was a managing editor, I thought that percentage would decrease a lot. But in 2020, the income from managing editing was still 57% of my income, partly because I had that main anchor client from January to mid-March and because I gained a new anchor client by August.   Managing editing is my favorite type of work, and I’m trying to figure out how to increase it in 2021. I can’t manage a ton of magazines because it takes a lot of time, but if I’m able to gain more of these types of clients, I may be able to outsource pieces like some of the writing.   The second type of work I do is writing. Writing pays well, but I don’t want to write every day, all day. But new writing assignments helped me survive 2020 because it’s easier to get one-off assignments when I need them, as opposed to ongoing anchor clients. Plus, I write about health care, which came in handy last year.   Although I did time tracking in the fall and winter of 2020, I did it on paper primarily to keep me on task. But I had little interest in doing the math from all those scraps of paper, so I still don’t have as much data as I would like to show me how I am spending my time. Therefore, I started using the time tracking app Toggl in December and hope to use it all year so I can have better information on where my time is going.   If you haven’t already, I encourage you to crunch the numbers for 2020 and analyze what you liked doing, where the money came from and the type of clients you enjoy working for. Hopefully, those three areas will connect—or you can make a plan to figure out in 2021 how to work for the clients you love, doing the work you love, for the highest financial reward.   Here are a few questions to ask yourself:   What five things did you love doing in 2020? Write them down.   What five things in your business did you dislike or were frustrated or bored by?   Are there things you want to accomplish or achieve, but you’ve just felt stuck? How can you get unstuck from projects? Is 2021 the time or should that wait till after the pandemic? Can you take baby steps in 2021 to set you up for an amazing 2022?   Were there red flags with clients? Does that mean you need to deal with those issues or just fire that client? Does that bring up things you personally struggle with that you need to deal with?   Let me know what you learned from your own business audit and how that affects your plans for this year! Message me on Twitter @MelEdits or email me at melanie@meledits.com. I really love hearing from you.   Biz Bite: Use Toggl   The Bookshelf: “Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family” by Robert Kolker   Resources: Episode #3 of Deliberate Freelancer: Host a Solo Business Retreat   Episode #40 of Deliberate Freelancer: Reflect, Analyze and Plan Now for the New Year   Episode #53 of Deliberate Freelancer: Pivoting and Finding Resilience   Episode #48 of Deliberate Freelancer: How to Cope with Coronavirus Anxiety, with Therapist Mira Dineen   Episode #52 of Deliberate Freelancer: Embracing Self-Care without Guilt, with Acupuncturist Rachel Brumberger   Episode #70 of Deliberate Freelancer: Techniques to Deal with Anxiety from My New Therapist   Episode #79 of Deliberate Freelancer: Six-Figure Freelancing: Consistently Sending LOIs and Using Upwork, with Laura Pennington Briggs   Episode #5 of Deliberate Freelancer: Track Your Time for Better Efficiency   Episode #26 of Deliberate Freelancer: Delegate, Automate and Terminate to Improve Your Business   Episode #13 of Deliberate Freelancer: How to Set Better Goals for Your Business, with Andrena Sawyer   Episode #44 of Deliberate Freelancer: How to Track and Reach Your Goals (creating S.M.A.R.T. goals)   The Writers’ Co-op podcast, December 7, 2020 episode: Our End-of-Year Biz Audit    

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1. God Had a Purpose in Mind When He Called YouPhil 3:12 that I may lay hold of the reason that Jesus laid hold of meJn 15:16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last2. Don't Allow Satan and the Flesh to Separate You From God's PurposesActs 26:18-19 (tpt) And you will open their eyes to their true condition, so that they may turn from darkness to the Light and from the power of Satan to the power of God. By placing their faith in me they will receive the total forgiveness of sins and be made holy, taking hold of the inheritance that I give to my children!' “So you see, King Agrippa, I have not been disobedient to what was revealed to me from heavenSatan wants to separate us from our purpose through fear, the flesh, sins, insecurity, distraction, but stay focused on God's will Js 4:13-17 you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit”; you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that.” But now you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil. So to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sinEx 3:9-11 their cry has reached me, and I have seen the way the Egyptians are oppressing them. So now, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people out of Egypt.” But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the them out of Egypt ?If Moses doesn't conquer his excuses the people don't get free Ex 9:1 Tell Pharaoh to Let my people go, so they can worship me3. There are Benefits of Serving God's Plan Now and Forever Is 51:1-2 Listen to me, all who hope for deliverance, all who seek the Lord! Consider the rock from which you were cut, the hole from which you were mined. Yes, think about Abraham, your father, and Sarah, your mother. Abraham was only one man when I called him. But when I blessed him, he became a great nation Heb 6:10 God is not unjust; He will not forget your work and the love you have shown Him as you have helped His people and continue to help God will never be owed or out given, you will reap what you sow Mk 10:29-30 “Anyone who leaves his home behind and chooses me over children, parents, family, and possessions, all for the sake of the gospel, it will come back to him a hundred times as much in this lifetime homes, family, mothers, brothers, sisters, children, possessions along with persecutions. And in the age to come, he will inherit eternal life. Our motives are pure on why we obey God, but He blesses obedience 2 Cor 5:6,9-10 We live with a joyful confidence, yet at the same time we take delight in the thought of leaving our bodies behind to be at home with the Lord. So whether we live or die we make it our life's passion to live our lives pleasing to him. For one day we will all be openly revealed before Christ on his throne so that each of us will be duly rewarded for our actions done in life, whether good or worthlessRom 8:28,31 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose. What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?WebsiteFreedom FacebookFreedom InstagramFreedom SoundcloudP. Jason Lozano FacebookP. Jason Lozano Instagram

On today’s episode, we’re talking about goals—setting them, working on them, tracking them, achieving them. Goal-setting can be tough, and I think part of that is the words we use. For example, New Year’s resolutions are essentially goals, but about 80 percent of New Year’s resolutions fail by February. We’re all eager in January to jump on those resolutions, but then we get bored, or we forget or life gets too busy and gets in the way. Goal-setting can happen at any time. You can wait for that feeling to hit you that you want to work toward some new things, or you can be proactive throughout the year. To get started, I recommend setting only a few big goals at a time. Otherwise, you fall into that New Year’s resolutions trap again. First, start by setting one to three goals for your business. Your goals should be specific so that you can later tie them to step-by-step goals and habits to implement. Saying you want to grow your business is not a specific goal. On the personal side, wanting to become a better runner or get in shape are not specific goals. To set goals for your business, take a few hours or even a day to focus on what you want for your freelance business. This is deep work. Turn off the phone and social media notifications. Better yet, set your computer aside and use pen and paper. Physically writing when you’re brainstorming helps spark your creativity and solidify your ideas. And make it fun. This year—although I admitted to myself that I wasn’t going to use the actual calendar in a planner—I bought a planner for inspiration and brainstorming. I bought the Alter planner, which was made just for freelancers. Once you have evaluated some potential goals, you need to set goals that are actually doable, attainable and specific enough that you know how to get started on them. Use the SMART technique: Specific Measurable Attainable Relevant Time-based When you have a couple of goals that meet all the criteria in the SMART formula, you need to put an actual plan in place to work on those goals. James Clear, author of “Atomic Habits,” says: “You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.” That means if you don’t put a system and habits in place for each of your goals, they’ll just be goals with no structure or plan. You need to create a step-by-step plan for how to achieve each of these goals. Start with one of your goals and begin to write down all the “to do” items you need to make that happen. Then, begin to think of a structure—and the habits you need—to get that to-do list accomplished. Part of the SMART goal formula is to develop a goal that is measurable. Tracking and measuring your goal is critical to that goal’s success, but this is often an area we struggle in. As you set up your systems and habits, include a process for how and when you will measure that goal. I use an Excel spreadsheet to track my financial goals and keep that sheet open all the time on my laptop. There are also dozens of apps that will track things, so a phone app might be the best option for you and your goals. Track your goals regularly, maybe weekly or monthly. But then do a more intensive check-in and measuring of your goal each quarter to make sure that goal is still working for you. Even if you don’t hit your goal, you’ll likely get closer than if you had no goal at all. Or, you might realize you need to adjust your goal at some point throughout the year, and that’s OK. Biz Bite: Create a ta-da list The Bookshelf: “Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder” by Caroline Fraser Resources: Alter planner The Essential Guide to Writing SMART Goals Episode #3 of Deliberate Freelancer: Host a Solo Business Retreat Episode #13 of Deliberate Freelancer: How to Set Better Goals for Your Business, with Andrena Sawyer Episode #23 of Deliberate Freelancer: Five Questions to Evaluate and Diversify Your Services Episode #26 of Deliberate Freelancer: Delegate, Automate and Terminate to Improve Your Business Episode #40 of Deliberate Freelancer: Reflect, Analyze and Plan Now for the New Year

On today’s show, I’m going to report on what I did during my most recent solo business retreat and my lessons learned. Some of you already know I love taking a solo business retreat about once a quarter—or at minimum, twice a year. A solo business retreat is just you, away from your regular workspace—even in that means just heading to another room in your home—and taking a half day, entire day or even two days to step back. It’s a time to think big and to work ON your business, not just IN your business. In episode 3, I talk about how to host your own solo business retreat—what you need, where you can go to do it, what to think about. Two episodes ago, episode 40, I gave tips and hopefully some inspiration for things that would work well during a solo business retreat—how you could evaluate the past year of your business and then analyze what you needed to do differently this year. I also mentioned in that episode that I was going to host my first solo business retreat outside my city. It was in Chicago last week, and it was amazing.   I started by making a list of all my clients and how much I made from each one of them last year. Then, I marked which ones were likely one-offs because they were one-time projects from the client’s perspective and which ones were one-offs because I didn’t want to work with that client anymore. The good news is that only two were ones I didn’t want to work with anymore—in one case, it was a one-off project, and in the other I think the client felt the same way I did. So, I didn’t have to fire any clients! My calculations also confirmed what I already knew from past years: My primary anchor client is about 48% of my net income each year. That’s a lot. That security also comes with cautions: What if that client suddenly lets me go or kills our project? The challenge is that because the workload for this client is like a part-time job, I can’t take on a lot of other big anchor clients. So, I’ve tried to prepare myself for losing this client, though I hope that never happens. First, it helps just that I’m aware of it. Knowing that relying on one client for 48% of your income is a gamble is the first step. You don’t want to be blindsided if the client goes away. I’ve also been working to build up my savings to provide a cushion, and I continue to market and stay in touch with past clients. It’s important to always be marketing. It can take months or even years in some cases to get a project from a potential client. Waiting until you need the work will not likely pay off—plus, it can make you desperate. You might take on low-paying clients or clients who don’t treat you well. After calculating where my money came from last year, I made a short list of the clients I really loved who I wanted to work with more. Some of these were newer clients that have started off great, and I want to keep that momentum going. Others are longer-time clients that I need to reach out to more. I also had one client where my editor left last year. So, I quickly looked up the new person’s contact information so I could email them a letter of introduction. The next part of my business retreat was to make a list of my successes, failures and challenges from last year. My successes included two regular clients that I worked with substantially more last year. Other successes were two new regular clients and my podcast launch. Failures included a client who was really difficult to work with. Another was not keeping up with my business receipts in a timely manner. On the list of challenges I added batching, the idea of doing like work all at once and saving time from switching tasks. I’m still working on doing a better job of batching. Another challenge was taking on projects that are not in my sweet spot. I should have said no. In fact, I’ve dubbed 2020 as the year of saying no, particularly saying “no” to volunteering so much in my industry. I love helping other freelancers build their businesses—that’s why I do this podcast—and I also love helping out in my industries. But I need to be careful what I say “yes” to because it can eat into the time I should be focused on paid work or my personal life. It often leads to me feeling overwhelmed and stressed. So, I’m being really picky about this year. One thing that has been harder to say “no” to are coffee dates or email requests. I have had some well-intended friends or acquaintances email me and connect me with a connection of theirs. Usually they say something like “my friend wants to become a freelancer. Can you give her some tips?” First, I would prefer the person I know to ask me first, not assume or pass of the person off to me. Second, those types of questions are vague and broad. And third, I don’t have time to help every stranger who wants a personal list of what they should do to become successful. So, I’m still figuring out how best to say “no” to those requests without feeling rude. My retreat wrapped up with me making a list of the healthy work habits I want to implement this year. Then, I made a list of the systems I could create to make those happen. I talk about habits and how you need a system to make them actually stick in last week’s episode, episode 41. At the end of my retreat, I had dinner with my friend and fellow writer Megy Karydes. Megy was a guest on episode 10, and she reminded me how regimented she is in sticking with her systems each day. Megy knows—to the penny—how much she needs to earn each DAY. And, she keeps diligent track of it. I was inspired to try to do better tracking of my income goals. I will likely break down my monthly goals into weekly goals to track. I hope to tie this into time tracking—which Megy is also quite diligent about—because when I do time tracking it helps me stay on task and be more efficient. Plus, I gather important data about how long certain types of projects take so that I know how to charge for them. Biz Bite: Create an end-of-the-day routine. The Bookshelf: “The Yellow House” by Sarah M. Broom   Resources: Episode #3 of Deliberate Freelancer: Host a Solo Business Retreat Episode #40 of Deliberate Freelancer: Reflect, Analyze and Plan Now for the New Year Episode #41 of Deliberate Freelancer: How to Create and Stick to Habits—the Backbone of Your Life and Business Episode #19 of Deliberate Freelancer: Visualize Your Perfect Work Day—Then Create It Episode #10 of Deliberate Freelancer: Think Like a Marketer to Grow Your Business, with Megy Karydes

On today’s show I am going to go through several tips and tools for creating and sticking to new habits, as outlined and inspired by James Clear’s book “Atomic Habits.” But first, please consider donating $5–10 to a fellow freelancer, Cat DiStasio, who is recovering from a severe stroke that happened right before Christmas 2019. Cat was my guest on episode 30 about how a virtual assistant (VA) can help your business. She is a former VA and now focuses on writing and project management. Cat is a single parent and the sole income earner for her and her child. Unfortunately, in the U.S., we don’t have a safety net system when things like this happen to people. We have to rely on our community and the goodwill of others. Under Resources below, you will find the link to a GoFundMe account set up by fellow freelance writer Jennifer Goforth Gregory. As a fellow freelancer, I’m sure you understand the fear of what would happen if you got sick or injured and couldn’t work—especially if you are the sole or primary income earner for yourself or your family. So, please consider donating whatever you can. On the last episode, the Biz Bite I recommended was to pick a word of the year. I love this process because it allows me to focus on what I want to accomplish or improve in the coming year. For 2020, I have two words: Explore + Act. Now, on to habit creation … I believe habits are the backbones of our lives—and they can be the backbones of your freelance business too. Building a system of habits doesn’t mean you have to have this impossible, rigid structure throughout your day. It doesn’t mean you’re going to become a robot. You can still have spontaneity. You can have unstructured time in your days. But when you truly embrace a new habit, it becomes old hat. You don’t even think about it anymore. It can be something you look forward to. A habit takes away the mental energy and anxiety and stress of thinking about what you should be doing next and the process and steps it takes. Clear says something that I absolutely love and agree with: “You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.” How many times do we set a goal for ourselves or for our businesses and then don’t really put a system in place to achieve that goal? This is one of the reasons New Year’s resolutions fail so miserably. What system have you put in place to achieve a goal? It’s not about willpower. It’s not even about reminding yourself of this goal. You need a system—you need a series of steps that will make this a habit. Clear also says: “Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement.” This means you will not notice an improvement the first time you start a new habit; you may not even see improvements week after week. Transformation takes time. Clear believes we should aim to improve by just 1 percent each day. That doesn’t seem like much. But it definitely adds up. For me, I’m trying to meditate every work day, anywhere from 5–15 minutes. I don’t really notice a difference right now. I feel the same. It feels like this weird chore I’m doing, maybe even a waste of time. But if I meditate day after day, there will be a cumulative effect that I will eventually realize. The goal of meditation is not just to meditate. For me, it’s to build a healthy habit so that eventually meditation will help reduce any anxiety I am feeling and will calm down my racing mind before a busy, hectic day. Meditation will be the thing I know I can turn to when I’m feeling overwhelmed and need to take a quiet moment to calm myself, slow my breathing. That is my goal. But I need a system to make sure I stick with the habit. So, I have a Post-It note on my laptop that says “Meditate.” That is my cue each morning. And I’ve paired meditation with my tea. So, after I fix my tea, I take a lovely sip and then set it aside while I do my meditation, returning to my tea treat after I meditate. I also use a meditation app. In my case, I use the Breathe app. And it tallies my meditation streak—I want to keep my streak going. Plus, it gives me little badges for meditation milestones. One of the concrete things Clear provides in his book are the four simple steps to building better habits: Cue Craving Response Reward The cue is what triggers your brain to start a behavior. The cravings are what motivate you to do the habit. There has to be some sort of desire for you to do the thing or you won’t do it. The response is the actual habit. And the reward is what you get out of it. To put that into action for your freelance business, think of a good habit you want to implement. Let’s say you want to be at your desk, ready to work, at 8 a.m. every day. To implement any habit, Clear takes his idea of cue, craving, response and reward and creates a practical way to implement it. He calls this the Four Laws of Behavior Change. They are: Make it obvious. Make it attractive. Make it easy. Make it satisfying. For every habit ask yourself how you can make it obvious, attractive, easy or satisfying. If you’re working on breaking a bad habit, you just inverse this: Make the habit not obvious, unattractive, difficult and unsatisfying. I also highly recommend checking out Gretchen Rubin’s work on this. Her book “Better than Before” is all about habit change, and she gives dozens of ways you can create and stick with habits. So, for example, let’s take “obvious” and “easy” together. If you want to be at your desk at 8 a.m. every day, you need a system that makes that obvious for you each morning. First, you need to decide what time you need to get up to be at your desk by 8 a.m. What time do you need to wake up to be ready? What time, then, do you need to go to bed to get up at that time? Maybe you need to set a bedtime alarm to remind yourself to go to bed. Another way to make a habit obvious is to design your environment. One habit I’m working on is to eat apples as snacks, instead of reaching for chocolate. So, instead of having candy out and within my eyesight, I placed a bowl of apples on our coffee table. That’s the first food option I see when I’m thinking about snacking at night. I designed my environment to support my habit. On the Happier podcast, Rubin and her sister, Elizabeth Craft, talk about the idea of reframing. Two ways to do this that I like is: Ask yourself what kind of person you want to be. Put a positive spin on a habit by saying you “get” to do something, not that you “have” to do something. (“I get to go to the gym. I get to eat healthy food.”) Think also about how you can make your habit irresistible or attractive. I like to use the strategies of pairing and rewards. What would be a healthy treat for you each morning? How could you pair that with your morning routine or your 8 a.m. start? One thing I do for exercise is I pair walking with listening to a podcast. I scroll through the latest podcast episodes each morning and listen to something while I get ready for my day. But, if I’m supposed to work out that day, I save the episode I really want to listen to and only allow myself to listen to it when I go for my walk. It’s a treat that I look forward to. Clear’s last rule of habit change is to make it satisfying. He gives an example of a couple who wanted to stop eating out so much. They created an online savings account and named it “Trip to Europe.” Every time they wanted to go out to eat but didn’t, they transferred $50 into that account. As you think about the habits you want to create, don’t just think about what habits you think would be good for you: more exercise, healthier eating, more sleep. Ask yourself the bigger questions: Who do you want to be? What do you want your freelance business to look like? What do you want to accomplish this year? What major lifestyle changes do you want to implement? What bad habits have gone on way too long in your life that you’re sick of and you want to change? Scan through your day and week and analyze how you spend your time. What is good about that and what could be improved? What is missing from your life? What do you want more of? Then, break down those aspirations into habit goals. From there, use the tools offered by people like Clear and Rubin to build the systems into your life and your business that will allow you to meet those goals.   Biz Bite: Set your non-negotiables   The Bookshelf: “Final Girls” by Riley Sager`   Resources: GoFundMe: Help Cat DiStasio Pay Bills After a Stroke Episode #30 of Deliberate Freelancer: How a Virtual Assistant Can Help Your Business, with Cat DiStasio Episode #40 of Deliberate Freelancer: Reflect, Analyze and Plan Now for the New Year “Atomic Habits” by James Clear—book, blog and website “Better than Before” by Gretchen Rubin—book, videos and blog Happier podcast

Episode 63 of The Teaching Space Podcast outlines a simple strategy to help teachers and trainers plan a relaxing but productive summer break. 1. Visualise First, think about where you want to be, both personally and professionally, by the end of the summer. Write it down. 2. List Next, list all of the steps you need to take to achieve that overall aim. 3. Highlight Grab a highlighter pen and mark out your top priorities. This will be helpful when you start mapping out what you will do when later on. 4. Balance Check This is the most important part of the process. Check that what you are planning is balanced. Your requirements will be different to mine, but for example, I would be ensuring my plan is balanced between: rest/health home improvements friends and family personal projects Where tasks don’t contribute to a decent balance, and are not a priority, strike them off. 5. Plan Now grab your calendar and plan out each week’s to-do list. Housekeeping This is the last podcast for my academic year - I will be taking a break over summer. The next episode will go live on Friday 30 August 2019 so if you are not currently subscribed to the show, I recommend you do so. I’ll still be active in our Facebook group during my break, so feel free to come and hang out over there. I’ll also still check in with you by email if you are are signed up to receive The Teaching Space Extra. All that remains to be said is thank you for your support during this season of the show. If you enjoy The Teaching Space podcast or blog please consider contributing to the monthly running costs over on my Ko-fi page. You can find this at [ko-fi.com/theteachingspace](http://ko-fi.com/theteachingspace).

To save on your next domain, visit https://Hover.com/hack Jon Ferrara is an entrepreneur and pioneer in customer management software. He is best known as the co-founder of GoldMine Software. Him a a business partner started Goldmine in 1990, grew it to $25 million in annual revenue in 1999 when it was acquired for $83 million. He took a brief retirement before jumping back into building products. He is currently the founder of Nimble, an award-winning social sales, and marketing CRM for individuals and teams. In this conversation, we discuss: Why you need to sell people a better version of themselves Using social media and strategic content sharing to scale your business The 3 P's Purpose Plan: Passion, Purpose, Plan Now, let's hack... Jon Ferrara.

I've been watching the #HoustonFloods this weekend and considering the lessons I can learn for my own disaster planning. Today, I share some useful ideas for you about how to plan for events like the Houston Floods. Joshua Episode 381 - Simple, Cheap, Practical Tips to Help You Prepare for a Coming Hurricane Episode 347: Disasters Happen – Make a Plan Now to Ensure You Have Plenty of Money Available to You to Solve the Problems Money Can Solve  

Table of Contents President's Message: 50 Golden Years in the Pacific, by Kim Charlson The American Council of the Blind and the Policy of Structured Negotiations, by Eric Bridges Eatsa, Restaurant of the Future, Excludes Blind Customers Sparks of Excitement Will Light Up the Sky in Reno, by Janet Dickelman A Reminder from the Constitution and Bylaws Committee, by John Huffman Let the Sparks Fly! Fanning the Flames for Resolutions at Our July Convention, by Mark Richert Let the Sparks Fly on the First of July, by Katie Frederick A Few Good Officers, by Ron Brooks Audio Description Project Seeks Input from ACB Members on Most Current Issues, by Susan Glass Join the Fun: Donate and Win with the 2017 DKM Gift Card Fundraiser, by Kenneth Semien Sr. Plan Now to Attend the 2017 Midwest Leadership Conference and Young Professionals Seminar, by Ray Campbell Board Approves New Guidelines for DKM First-Timers, by Ron Brooks Affiliate News Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski High Tech Swap Shop

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Now is the time to start thinking about fall co-ops.  If you have never been a part of a co-op, consider giving it a try next fall.  You will find the experience quite rewarding!  Several of our podcasts on the Ultimate Radio Network discuss how to start a co-op, but this week’s podcast will give you specific […] The post Plan Now for a Fall Co-op appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.