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Julia and Eliza are back in the stu for a deep dive into hostile architecture, unpacking the spikes, slopes, bars, and billion-dollar "design choices" that quietly shape our cities and public spaces. In analyzing bisected benches, shadeless streets, and the Evil of Robert Moses, the girlies consider what it means to live in a world built to restrict movement and community. Digressions include the sacred magic of knitting tutorials, NYC's food poisoning themed Erewhon, and Eliza staying bricked up. This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Kylie Finnigan and edited by Livi Burdette. To support the podcast on Patreon and access 50+ bonus episodes, mediasodes, and more, visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today. SOURCES Behavioral designs defined: how to understand and why it is important to differentiate between "defensive,"  "hostile," "disciplinary", and other designs in the urban landscape' Cities Are Spending More to Brutalize Homeless People Than It Would Cost to House Them  City Beautiful Movement  Defending Suburbia Examining Anti-Homeless Architecture  Fortress LA by Mike Davis (excerpt from City of Quartz)  Hostile Architecture: Behind the Buzzword  Hostile Architecture in the United States: Productive or Harmful?  Hostile urban architecture: A critical discussion of the seemingly offensive art of keeping people away How Valuable Is Public Space? Priceless, Argues a New Book by Setha Low  Jane Jacobs, a Rebel with a Cause Setha Low | Why Public Space Matters | Fast Forward 2022  The Economic Value of Health Benefits Associated with Urban Park Investment?  The Highway That Sparked the Demise of an Iconic Black Street in New Orleans  The Inescapable Robert Moses  The Right to the City The Power Broker by Robert Caro Understanding Hostile Architecture: The Cause and Effect of Restricting Public Space  Understanding Urban Renewal  

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Allen and Joel sit down with Dan Fesenmeyer of Windquest Advisors to discuss turbine supply agreement fundamentals, negotiation leverage, and how tariff uncertainty is reshaping contract terms. Dan also explains why operators should maximize warranty claims before service agreements take over. Sign up now for Uptime Tech News, our weekly email update on all things wind technology. This episode is sponsored by Weather Guard Lightning Tech. Learn more about Weather Guard’s StrikeTape Wind Turbine LPS retrofit. Follow the show on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Linkedin and visit Weather Guard on the web. And subscribe to Rosemary Barnes’ YouTube channel here. Have a question we can answer on the show? Email us! Welcome to Uptime Spotlight, shining Light on Wind. Energy’s brightest innovators. This is the Progress Powering tomorrow. Allen Hall: Dan, welcome to the program. Great to be here. Thanks for having me, guys. Well, we’ve been looking forward to this for several weeks now because. We’re trying to learn some of the ins and outs of turbine supply agreements, FSAs, because everybody’s talking about them now. Uh, and there’s a lot of assets being exchanged. A lot of turbine farms up for sale. A lot of acquisitions on the other side, on the investment side coming in and. As engineers, we don’t deal a lot with TSAs. It’s just not something that we typically see until, unless there’s a huge problem and then we sort of get involved a little bit. I wanna understand, first off, and you have a a ton of experience doing this, that’s why we [00:01:00] love having you. What are some of the fundamentals of turbine supply agreements? Like what? What is their function? How do they operate? Because I think a lot of engineers and technicians don’t understand the basic fundamentals of these TSAs. Dan Fesenmeyer: The TSA is a turbine supply agreement and it’s for the purchase and delivery of the wind turbines for your wind farm. Um, typically they are negotiated maybe over a 12 ish month period and typically they’re signed at least 12 months before you need, or you want your deliveries for the wind turbines. Joel Saxum: We talk with people all over the world. Um, you know, GE Americas is different than GE in Spain and GE in Australia and Nordics here, and everybody’s a little bit different. Um, but what we, we regularly see, and this is always an odd thing to me, is you talked about like negotiating. It starts 12 months ahead of time stuff, but we see that [00:02:00] the agreements a lot of times are very boilerplate. They’re very much like we’re trying to structure this in a certain way, and at the end of the day, well, as from an operator standpoint, from the the person buying them, we would like this and we would like this and we would like this, but at the end of the day, they don’t really seem to get that much negotiation in ’em. It’s kind of like, this is what the agreement you’re gonna take and this is how we sell them. That’s it. Is, is that your experience? I mean, you’re at GE for a long time, one of the leading OEMs, but is that what you’re seeing now or is there a little bit more flexibility or kind of what’s your take on that? Dan Fesenmeyer: I think generally it depends, and of course the, the OEMs in the, and I’ll focus more on the us, they’ll start with their standard template and it’s up to the purchaser, uh, to develop what they want as their wishlist and start negotiations and do their, let’s say, markup. So, uh, and then there’s a bit of leverage involved. If you’re buying two units, it’s hard to get a lot of interest. [00:03:00] If you’re buying 200 units, then you have a lot more leverage, uh, to negotiate terms and conditions in those agreements. I was with GE for 12 years on the sales and commercial side and now doing advisory services for four years. Uh, some of these negotiations can go for a long time and can get very, very red. Others can go pretty quick. It really depends on what your priorities are. How hard you want to push for what you need. Allen Hall: So how much detail goes into a TSA then are, are they getting very prescriptive, the operators coming with a, a list of things they would like to see? Or is it more negotiating on the price side and the delivery time and the specifics of the turbine? Dan Fesenmeyer: Generally speaking, you start kind of with the proposal stage and. First thing I always tell people is, let’s understand what you have in your proposal. Let’s understand, you know, what are the delivery [00:04:00] rates and times and does that fit with your project? Does the price work with respect to your PPA, what does it say about tariffs? That’s a huge one right now. Where is the risk going to land? What’s in, what’s out? Um. Is the price firm or is there indexation, whether it’s tied to commodities or different currencies. So in my view, there’s some pre-negotiations or at least really understanding what the offer is before you start getting into red lines and, and generally it’s good to sit down with the purchasing team and then ultimately with the OEM and walk through that proposal. Make sure you have everything you need. Make sure you understand what’s included, what’s not. Scope of supply is also a big one. Um, less in less in terms of the turbine itself, but more about the options, like does it have the control features you need for Ercot, for example. Uh, does it have leading [00:05:00]edge protection on your blades? Does it have low noise trailing edge? Do we even need lo low noise trailing edges? Uh, you know, those Joel Saxum: sorts Dan Fesenmeyer: of things. Joel Saxum: Do you see the more of the red lining in the commercial phase or like the technical phase? Because, and why I ask this question is when we talk, ’cause we’re regularly in the o and m world, right? Talking with engineers and asset managers, how do you manage your assets? And they really complain a lot that a lot of their input in that, that feedback loop from operations doesn’t make it to the developers when they’re signing TSAs. Um, so that’s a big complaint of theirs. And so my question is like, kind of like. All right. Are there wishes being heard or is it more general on the technical side and more focused on the commercial Dan Fesenmeyer: side? Where do you see that it comes down to making sure that your negotiation team has all the different voices and constituents at the table? Uh, my approach and our, our team’s approach is you have the legal piece, a technical piece, and we’re in between. We’re [00:06:00] the commercial piece. So when you’re talking TSAs, we’re talking price delivery terms. Determination, warranty, you know, kind of the, the big ticket items, liquidated damages, contract caps, all those big ticket commercial items. When you move over to the operations agreement, which generally gets negotiated at the same time or immediately after, I recommend doing them at the same time because you have more leverage and you wanna make sure terms go from TSA. They look the same in the. Services agreement. And that’s where it’s really important to have your operations people involved. Right? And, and we all learn by mistakes. So people that have operated assets for a long time, they always have their list of five or 10 things that they want in their o and m agreement. And, um, from a process standpoint, before we get into red lines, we usually do kind of a high [00:07:00] level walkthrough of here’s what we think is important. Um. For the TSA and for the SMA or the operations and maintenance agreement, let’s get on the same page as a team on what’s important, what’s our priority, and what do we want to see as the outcome. Allen Hall: And the weird thing right now is the tariffs in the United States that they are a hundred percent, 200%, then they’re 10%. They are bouncing. Like a pinball or a pong ping pong ball at the moment. How are you writing in adjustments for tariffs right now? Because some of the components may enter the country when there’s a tariff or the park the same park enter a week later and not be under that tariff. How does that even get written into a contract right now? Dan Fesenmeyer: Well, that’s a fluid, it’s a fluid environment with terrorists obviously, and. It seems, and I’ll speak mostly from the two large OEMs in the US market. Um, [00:08:00] basically what you’re seeing is you have a proposal and tariffs, it includes a tariff adder based on tariffs as in as they were in effect in August. And each one may have a different date. And this is fairly recent, right? So as of August, here’s what the dates, you know, here’s a tariff table with the different countries and the amounts. Here’s what it translates into a dollar amount. And it’ll also say, well, what we’re going to do is when, uh, these units ship, or they’re delivered X works, that’s when we come back and say, here’s what the tariffs are now. And that difference is on the developer or the purchaser typically. Allen Hall: So at the end of the day. The OEM is not going to eat all the tariffs. They’re gonna pass that on. It’s just basically a price increase at the end. So the, are the, are the buyers of turbines then [00:09:00] really conscious of where components are coming from to try to minimize those tariffs? Dan Fesenmeyer: That’s Allen Hall: difficult. Dan Fesenmeyer: I mean, I would say that’s the starting point of the negotiation. Um, I’ve seen things go different ways depending on, you know, if an off, if a developer can pass through their tariffs to the, on their PPA. They can handle more. If they can’t, then they may come back and say, you know what, we can only handle this much tariff risk or amount in our, in our PPA. The rest we need to figure out a way to share between the OEM or maybe and the developer. Uh, so let’s not assume, you know, not one, one size doesn’t fit all. Joel Saxum: The scary thing there is it sound, it sounds like you’re, like, as a developer when you’re signing a TSA, you’re almost signing a pro forma invoice. Right. That that could, that could go up 25% depending on the, the mood on, in Capitol Hill that day, which is, it’s a scary thought and I, I would think in my mind, hard to really get to [00:10:00] FID with that hanging over your head. Dan Fesenmeyer: Yeah. It it’s a tough situation right now for sure. Yeah. And, and we haven’t really seen what section 2 32, which is another round of potential tariffs out there, and I think that’s what. At least in the last month or two. People are comfortable with what tariffs are currently, but there’s this risk of section 2 32, uh, and who’s going to take that risk Allen Hall: moving forward? Because the 2 32 risk is, is not set in stone as when it will apply yet or if it even Dan Fesenmeyer: will happen and the amount, right. So three ifs, three big ifs there, Alan. Allen Hall: Yeah. And I, maybe that’s designed on purpose to be that way because it does seem. A little bit of chaos in the system will slow down wind and solar development. That’s one way you do. We just have a, a tariff. It’s sort of a tariff that just hangs out there forever. And you, are there ways to avoid that? Is it just getting the contract in [00:11:00] place ahead of time that you can avoid like the 2 32 thing or is it just luck of the draw right now? It’s always Dan Fesenmeyer: up to the situation and what your project delivery. Is looking at what your PPA, what can go in, what can go out. Um, it’s tough to avoid because the OEMs certainly don’t want to take that risk. And, uh, and I don’t blame them. Uh, and separately you were asking about, well, gee, do you start worrying about where your components are sourced from? Of course you are. However, you’re going to see that in the price and in the tariff table. Uh, typically. I would say from that may impact your, your, uh, sort of which, which OEM or which manufacturer you go with, depending on where their supply chain is. Although frankly, a lot of components come from China. Plain and simple, Allen Hall: right? Dan Fesenmeyer: Same place. If you are [00:12:00] subject to these tariffs, then you want to be more on a, you know, what I would say a fleet wide basis. So, uh, meaning. Blades can come from two places. We don’t want to have, you know, an OEM select place number one because it’s subject to tariff and we have to pay for it. You want it more on a fleet basis, so you’re not, so the OEM’s not necessarily picking and choosing who gets covered or who has to pay for a tariff or not. Joel Saxum: And I wonder that, going back to your first statement there, like if you have the power, the leverage, if you can influence that, right? Like. Immediately. My mind goes to, of course, like one of the big operators that has like 10, 12, 15,000 turbines and deals exclusively with ge. They probably have a lot of, they might have the, the stroke to be able to say, no, we want our components to come from here. We want our blades to come from TPI Mexico, or whatever it may be, because we don’t want to make sure they’re coming from overseas. And, and, and if that happens in, in [00:13:00] the, let’s take like the market as a whole, the macro environment. If you’re not that big player. You kind of get the shaft, like you, you would get the leftovers basically. Dan Fesenmeyer: You could, and that makes for a very interesting discussion when you’re negotiating the contract and, and figuring out something that could work for both. It also gets tricky with, you know, there could be maybe three different gearbox suppliers, right? And some of those. So this is when things really get, you know, peeling back an onion level. It’s difficult and I’ll be nice to the OEMs. It’s very tough for them to say, oh, we’re only a source these gearbox, because they avoid the tariffs. Right? That’s why I get more to this fleet cost basis, which I think is a fair way for both sides to, to handle the the issue. Allen Hall: What’s a turbine backlog right now? If I sign a TSA today, what’s the earliest I would see a turbine? Delivered. Dan Fesenmeyer: You know, I, I really don’t know the answer to that. I would say [00:14:00] generally speaking, it would be 12 months is generally the response you would get. Uh, in terms of if I sign today, we get delivery in 12 months, Allen Hall: anywhere less than two years, I think is a really short turnaround period. Because if you’re going for a, uh, gas turbine, you know, something that GE or Siemens would provide, Mitsubishi would provide. You’re talking about. Five or six years out before we ever see that turbine on site. But wind turbines are a year, maybe two years out. That seems like a no brainer for a lot of operators. Dan Fesenmeyer: I would say a year to two is safe. Um, my experience has been things, things really get serious 12 months out. It’s hard to get something quicker. Um, that suppliers would like to sign something two years in advance, but somewhere in between the 12 months and 24 months is generally what you can expect. Now, I haven’t seen and been close to a lot of recent turbine supply [00:15:00]deals and, and with delivery, so I, I, I can’t quote me on any of this. And obviously different safe harbor, PTC, windows are going to be more and more important. 20 eights preferred over 29. 29 will be preferred over 30. Um, and how quick can you act and how quick can you get in line? Allen Hall: Yeah, it’s gonna make a big difference. There’s gonna be a rush to the end. Wouldn’t you think? There’s must be operators putting in orders just because of the end of the IRA bill to try to get some production tax credits or any tax credits out of it. Dan Fesenmeyer: Absolutely. And you know. June of 2028 is a hell of a lot better than fall of 2028 if you want a COD in 2 28. Right. And then you just work backwards from there. Yeah. And that’s, that’s, we’ve seen that in the past as well, uh, with, with the different PTC cliffs that we’ve [00:16:00] seen. Allen Hall: Let’s talk service agreements for a moment when after you have a TSA signed and. The next thing on the list usually is a service agreement, and there are some OEMs that are really hard pushing their service agreements. 25, 30, 35 years. Joel, I think 35 is the longest one I have seen. That’s a long time. Joel Saxum: Mostly in the Nordics though. We’ve seen like see like, uh, there are Vestas in the Nordic countries. We’ve seen some 35 year ones, but that’s, to me, that’s. That’s crazy. That’s, that’s a marriage. 35 years. The crazy thing is, is some of them are with mo models that we know have issues. Right? That’s the one that’s always crazy to me when I watch and, and so then maybe this is a service, maybe this is a com a question is in a service level agreement, like I, I, I know people that are installing specific turbines that we’ve been staring at for five, six years that we know have problems now. They’ve addressed a lot of the problems and different components, bearings and drive, train and [00:17:00] blades and all these different things. Um, but as an, as an operator, you’d think that you have, okay, I have my turbine supply agreement, so there’s some warranty stuff in there that’s protecting me. There is definitely some serial defect clauses that are protecting me. Now I have a service level agreement or a service agreement that we’re signing that should protect me for from some more things. So I’m reducing my risk a little more. I also have insurance and stuff in built into this whole thing. But when, when you start crossing that gap between. These three, four different types of contracts, how do people ensure that when they get to that service level contract, that’s kind of in my mind, the last level of protection from the OEM. How do they make sure they don’t end up in a, uh, a really weird Swiss cheese moment where something fell through the cracks, serial defects, or something like that? You know? Dan Fesenmeyer: Yeah. It, it comes down to, I, I think it’s good to negotiate both at the same time. Um, it sometimes that’s not practical. It’s good. And [00:18:00] part of it is the, the simple, once your TSA is signed, you, you don’t have that leverage over that seller to negotiate terms in the services agreement, right? Because you’ve already signed a t to supply agreement. Uh, the other piece I think is really important is making sure the defect language, for example, and the warranty language in the TSA. Pretty much gets pulled over into the service agreement, so we don’t have different definitions of what a defect is or a failed part, uh, that’s important from an execution standpoint. My view has always been in the TSA, do as much on a warranty claim as you possibly can at that end of the warranty term. The caps and the coverages. And the warranty is much higher than under the services agreement. Services agreement [00:19:00] will end up, you know, warranty or extended warranty brackets, right? ’cause that’s not what it is. It becomes unscheduled maintenance or unplanned maintenance. So you do have that coverage, but then you’re subject to, potentially subject to CAPS or mews, annual or per event. Um. Maybe the standard of a defect is different. Again, that’s why it’s important to keep defect in the TSAs the same as an SMA, and do your warranty claim first. Get as much fixed under the warranty before you get into that service contract. Joel Saxum: So with Windquest, do you go, do you regularly engage at that as farms are coming up to that warranty period? Do you help people with that process as well? As far as end of warranty claims? Contract review and those things before they get into that next phase, you know, at the end of that two year or three years. Dan Fesenmeyer: Yeah. We try to be soup to nuts, meaning we’re there from the proposal to helping [00:20:00] negotiate and close the supply agreement and the services agreement. Then once you move into the services agreement or into the operation period, we can help out with, uh, filing warranty claims. Right. Do we, do you have a serial defect, for example, or. That, that’s usually a big one. Do you have something that gets to that level to at least start that process with an root cause analysis? Um, that’s, that’s obviously big ones, so we help with warranty claims and then if things aren’t getting fixed on time or if you’re in a service agreement and you’re unhappy, we try to step in and help out with, uh, that process as well. Joel Saxum: In taking on those projects, what is your most common component that you deal with for seald? Defects, Dan Fesenmeyer: gearboxes seem to always be a problem. Um, more recently, blade issues, um, main bearing issues. Uh, those are [00:21:00] some of the bigger ones. And then, yeah, and we can be main bearings. Also. Pitch bearings often an issue as well. Joel Saxum: Yeah, no, nothing surprising there. I think if you, if you listen to the podcast at all, you’ve heard us talk about all of those components. Fairly regularly. We’re not, we’re not to lightening the world on firing new information on that one. Allen Hall: Do a lot of operators and developers miss out on that end of warranty period? It does sound like when we talk to them like they know it’s coming, but they haven’t necessarily prepared to have the data and the information ready to go till they can file anything with the OEM it. It’s like they haven’t, they know it’s approaching, right? It’s just, it’s just like, um, you know, tax day is coming, you know, April 15th, you’re gonna write a check for to somebody, but you’re not gonna start thinking about it until April 14th. And that’s the wrong approach. And are you getting more because things are getting tighter? Are you getting more requests to look at that and to help? Operators and developers engage that part of their agreements. I think it’s an Dan Fesenmeyer: [00:22:00] oppor opportunity area for owner operators. I think in the past, a lot of folks have just thought, oh, well, you know, the, the, the service agreement kicks in and it’ll be covered under unscheduled or unplanned maintenance, which is true. But, uh, again, response time might be slower. You might be subject to caps, or in the very least, an overall contract level. Cap or limitation, let’s say. Uh, so I, I do think it’s an opportunity area. And then similarly, when you’re negotiating these upfront to put in language that, well, I don’t wanna say too much, but you wanna make sure, Hey, if I, if I file a claim during warranty and you don’t fix it, that doesn’t count against, let’s say your unplanned cap or unplanned maintenance. Joel Saxum: That’s a good point. I was actually, Alan, this is, I was surprised the other day. You and I were on a call with someone and they had mentioned that they were coming up on end of warranty and they were just kinda like, eh, [00:23:00] we’ve got a service agreement, so like we’re not gonna do anything about it. And I was like, really? Like that day? Like, yeah, that deadline’s passed, or it’s like too close. It wasn’t even passed. It was like, it’s coming up and a month or two. And they’re like, yeah, it’s too close. We’re not gonna do anything about it. We’ll just kind of deal with it as it comes. And I was thinking, man, that’s a weird way to. To manage a, you know, a wind farm that’s worth 300 million bucks. Dan Fesenmeyer: And then the other thing is sometimes, uh, the dates are based on individual turbine CDs. So your farm may have a December 31 COD, but some of the units may have an October, uh, date. Yeah, we heard a weird one the other day that was Joel Saxum: like the entire wind farm warranty period started when the first turbine in the wind farm was COD. And so there was some turbines that had only been running for a year and a half and they were at the end of warranty already. Someone didn’t do their due diligence on that contract. They should have called Dan Meyer. Dan Fesenmeyer: And thing is, I come back is when you know red lines are full of things that people learned [00:24:00] by something going wrong or by something they missed. And that’s a great example of, oh yeah, we missed that when we signed this contract. Joel Saxum: That’s one of the reasons why Alan and I, a lot, a lot of people we talk to, it’s like consult the SMEs in the space, right? You’re, you may be at tasked with being a do it all person and you may be really good at that, but someone that deals in these contracts every day and has 20 years of experience in it, that’s the person you talk to. Just like you may be able to figure out some things, enlight. Call Allen. The guy’s been doing lightning his whole career as a subject matter expert, or call a, you know, a on our team and the podcast team is the blade expert or like some of the people we have on our network. Like if you’re going to dive into this thing, like just consult, even if it’s a, a small part of a contract, give someone a day to look through your contract real quick just to make sure that you’re not missing anything. ’cause the insights from SMEs are. Priceless. Really. Dan Fesenmeyer: I couldn’t agree more. And that’s kind of how I got the idea of starting Windquest advisors to begin with. [00:25:00] Um, I used to sit across the table with very smart people, but GE would con, you know, we would negotiate a hundred contracts a year. The purchaser made one or two. And again, this isn’t, you know, to beat up the manufacturers, right? They do a good job. They, they really work with their, their customers to. Find solutions that work for both. So this is not a beat up the OEM, uh, from my perspective, but having another set of eyes and experience can help a lot. Allen Hall: I think it’s really important that anybody listening to this podcast understand how much risk they’re taking on and that they do need help, and that’s what Windquest Advisors is all about. And getting ahold of Dan. Dan, how do people get ahold of you? www.win advisors.com. If you need to get it to Dan or reach out to win advisors, check out LinkedIn, go to the website, learn more about it. Give Dan a phone call because I think [00:26:00] you’re missing out probably on millions of dollars of opportunity that probably didn’t even know existed. Uh, so it’s, it’s a good contact and a good resource. And Dan, thank you so much for being on the podcast. We appreciate having you and. We’d like to have you back again. Dan Fesenmeyer: Well, I’d love to come back and talk about, maybe we can talk more about Lightning. That’s a Joel Saxum: couple of episodes. Dan Fesenmeyer: I like watching your podcast. I always find them. Informative and also casual. It’s like you can sit and listen to a discussion and, and pick up a few things, so please continue doing what you’re doing well, thanks Dan. Allen Hall: Thanks Dan.

Hello to you listening wherever your feet touch the ground.Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds (& a bit more) for Wednesdays on Whidbey and your host, Diane Wyzga.Maybe like me you see us careening to the end of 2025 and wondering WTF how we've been living and what, if anything can we change for the better? The following several paragraphs entitled, A Few Final Thoughts, are excerpted from Warren Buffet's Final Shareholder Letter dated 10th November 2025. Click HERE to access the entire letter published as a pdf on the Berkshire Hathaway website.“One perhaps self-serving observation. I'm happy to say I feel better about the second half of my life than the first. My advice: Don't beat yourself up over past mistakes – learn at least a little from them and move on. It is never too late to improve. Get the right heroes and copy them.Remember Alfred Nobel, later of Nobel Prize fame, who – reportedly – read his own obituary that was mistakenly printed when his brother died and a newspaper got mixed up. He was horrified at what he read and realized he should change his behavior.Don't count on a newsroom mix-up: Decide what you would like your obituary to say and live the life to deserve it.Greatness does not come about through accumulating great amounts of money, great amounts of publicity or great power in government. When you help someone in any of thousands of ways, you help the world. Kindness is costless but also priceless. Whether you are religious or not, it's hard to beat The Golden Rule as a guide to behavior.I write this as one who has been thoughtless countless times and made many mistakes but also became very lucky in learning from some wonderful friends how to behave better (still a long way from perfect, however). Keep in mind that the cleaning lady is as much a human being as the Chairman.Prompt: What do you make of the notion that greatness is defined not by wealth or power, but by the kindness and help we offer to others in everyday situations? Can you share a personal story that illustrates a moment when you realized a need for change in your behavior, similar to Alfred Nobel's realizations after reading his premature obituary? What helps you live each day in a way that aligns with the values and legacy you'd wish to be remembered for?”A Few Final Thoughts is excerpted from Final Shareholder Letter by Warren Buffet dated 11-10-25You're always welcome: "Come for the stories - Stay for the magic!" Speaking of magic, I hope you'll subscribe, share a 5-star rating and nice review on your social media or podcast channel of choice, bring your friends and rellies, and join us! You will have wonderful company as we continue to walk our lives together. Be sure to stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website, check out the Services, arrange a no-obligation Discovery Call, and stay current with me as "Wyzga on Words" on Substack.Stories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer's Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicALL content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.  If you found this podcast episode helpful, please consider sharing and attributing it to Diane Wyzga of Stories From Women Who Walk podcast with a link back to the original source.

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  Helping Those in Need     December is finally here, and with it comes the beautiful chaos of the holiday season. In my house, it's full-blown hysteria—parties, travel, gifts, deadlines, and the constant juggling act that December always brings. But this particular week holds special meaning because it's Giving Tuesday, and today's episode carries a message that sits deeply in my heart: the power, privilege, and pricelessness of mobility. If you're listening for the first time, I'm an above-knee amputee. My amputation took place in December of 2018 after a five-year stretch of pain, surgeries, limited mobility, and a profound loss of the life I once lived. Back in 2013, a taekwondo injury started a domino effect of setbacks—ten surgeries with ten different surgeons, countless appointments, and a knee that eventually functioned at only a twenty-degree range of motion. I couldn't bend my leg normally, and I couldn't straighten it either. Each step felt like walking on different-length legs, which wrecked my back, my neck, and my spirit.   Me, pre-amputation in TaeKwonDo   For five and a half years, I listened to doctors tell me to slow down, ice, elevate, rest, repeat—and none of it worked. Some doctors refused to even see me because my case was too complicated. Some barely looked at me during appointments. One told me that if I amputated, I'd never walk again. I was stuck, physically and emotionally, and I spent so many days crying in the shower, wondering how my entire life had been derailed. I missed out on years of skiing with my young boys. I gained sixty pounds. I feared I might never live actively again.   Getting back to skiing with my family was life changing!   Choosing amputation was my turning point. It was choosing life over fear. And once I connected with my prosthetist team and physical therapists, that hope grew into freedom. They guided me before and after surgery, walked me through what to expect, taught me patience, and helped me understand that amputees go through years of limb changes. In fact, it took me over three years and sixteen sockets before I finally had one that fit consistently. But each step, each adjustment, each hard moment, was worth every ounce of effort.   Day 1 Post-amputation   My 1st check socket!   The first time I stood and walked on my prosthetic, everything changed for me. Mobility wasn't just movement—it was identity, joy, independence, and belonging. My life wasn't over. It was just beginning in a different form. And that brings me to why this episode matters so much. I'm on the board of Limbs for Humanity, a nonprofit founded by my two prosthetists who felt called to bring mobility to underserved communities—places with no prosthetic care and people who cannot afford the basic devices required to walk. They partner with the medical clinic in Rocky Point, Mexico, a place without any prosthetic specialists, and every time they go, 40–60 amputees show up—many who have crutched miles just to be seen. This December, they're returning to Rocky Point with 53 prosthetic legs, ready to restore mobility to 49 individuals, including bilateral amputees and several children. Most of these legs require expensive components: knees, ankles, feet—parts that often cost tens of thousands of dollars. My own prosthetic runs between $60,000 and $75,000. But these men give their time, skills, and hearts to fabricate sockets, assemble devices, fit patients, and teach them to walk again.   A special individual getting fitted for their new sockets- Bi-lateral amputee   The many parts Limbs For Humanity use and are in need of to service all of their patients     That's a lot of socket casts! These are brought home to create the sockets for each individual   Each socket takes 4–5 hours to create, and every leg is custom. And these individuals aren't seeking mobility for recreation or convenience—they want to walk s...

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Fluent Fiction - Spanish: Discovering Priceless Gifts at Madrid's Bustling Rastro Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/es/episode/2025-11-25-23-34-02-es Story Transcript:Es: El cielo de Madrid estaba gris, una brisa fresca recorría el famoso Rastro.En: The sky in Madrid was gray, a fresh breeze swept through the famous Rastro.Es: Isabela y Julián caminaban entre los puestos, rodeados de colores, sonidos y aromas que parecían intensificarse cada vez más con la cantidad de gente comprando regalos tras el fin de semana de Black Friday.En: Isabela and Julián walked among the stalls, surrounded by colors, sounds, and aromas that seemed to intensify more and more with the number of people buying gifts after the Black Friday weekend.Es: Isabela miraba alrededor, sintiéndose abrumada.En: Isabela looked around, feeling overwhelmed.Es: El mercado era un río de gente, con sus callejones estrechos y puestos repletos de objetos curiosos.En: The market was a river of people, with its narrow alleys and stalls brimming with curious objects.Es: Los vendedores pregonaban sus productos en un bullicio constante, y el olor a churros recién hechos flotaba en el aire.En: The vendors hawked their products in a constant hubbub, and the smell of freshly made churros floated in the air.Es: Mientras tanto, Julián iba adelante, sus ojos brillando con cada nuevo hallazgo.En: Meanwhile, Julián went on ahead, his eyes gleaming with every new find.Es: "¡Mira, Isabela!En: "Look, Isabela!"Es: ", exclamó Julián, señalando un antiguo tocadiscos.En: exclaimed Julián, pointing at an old record player.Es: "¡Imagina cuánto podrías ahorrar si llevas esto!"En: "Imagine how much you could save if you take this!"Es: Sin embargo, Isabela no estaba interesada en antigüedades.En: However, Isabela wasn't interested in antiques.Es: Buscaba regalos que despertaran emociones, que hablaran de su amor por su familia a pesar de la distancia y el tiempo.En: She was looking for gifts that would awaken emotions, that would speak of her love for her family despite the distance and time.Es: Con un presupuesto ajustado, cada euro contaba.En: With a tight budget, every euro counted.Es: Estaba decidida a no conformarse con lo más fácil.En: She was determined not to settle for the easiest option.Es: Pasaron por un puesto lleno de libros viejos, otro con bufandas de lana tejidas a mano, y aún otro con joyas de plata.En: They passed by a stall full of old books, another with handmade wool scarves, and yet another with silver jewelry.Es: Durante un momento de distracción de Julián, Isabela vio algo especial.En: During a moment when Julián was distracted, Isabela saw something special.Es: Un pequeño puesto, reducido pero encantador, tenía juguetes de madera tallada, pañuelos bordados y una colección de cerámicas pintadas a mano.En: A small stall, compact but charming, had carved wooden toys, embroidered handkerchiefs, and a collection of hand-painted ceramics.Es: Se le iluminó el rostro, pues aquellos objetos parecían salidos de su infancia, recuerdos de su hogar.En: Her face lit up, as those objects seemed straight out of her childhood, memories from her home.Es: De repente, otra compradora alcanzó un hermoso plato de cerámica justo cuando Isabela extendía la mano hacia él.En: Suddenly, another shopper reached for a beautiful ceramic plate just as Isabela extended her hand toward it.Es: "¡Ese es perfecto para mi madre!En: "That is perfect for my mother!"Es: ", pensó Isabela, sintiendo cómo cada segundo contaba.En: thought Isabela, feeling how every second counted.Es: Julián, al notar la situación, se acercó rápidamente.En: Julián, noticing the situation, quickly approached.Es: Isabela, consciente del delicado momento, respiró hondo y explicó al vendedor su situación, mientras la otra compradora esperaba, indecisa.En: Conscious of the delicate moment, Isabela took a deep breath and explained her situation to the vendor, while the other shopper waited, indecisive.Es: Julián intervino con su sonrisa persuasiva y lograron que el vendedor cediera el plato a Isabela.En: Julián intervened with his persuasive smile and they managed to have the vendor let Isabela have the plate.Es: Acordaron un buen precio que se ajustaba a su presupuesto.En: They agreed on a good price that fit their budget.Es: Con el tiempo agotándose y el mercado cada vez más agitado, Isabela y Julián se dirigieron a la salida.En: With time running out and the market becoming more and more hectic, Isabela and Julián headed to the exit.Es: Sus bolsas eran más pesadas ahora, llenas de regalos que rebosaban calidez y nostalgia.En: Their bags were heavier now, filled with gifts brimming with warmth and nostalgia.Es: Mientras caminaban por el Rastro, Isabela comprendió que haber dedicado tiempo y elección era lo más valioso.En: As they walked through the Rastro, Isabela understood that having dedicated time and choice was the most valuable thing.Es: Finalmente, al dejar atrás el brío del mercado, Julián le dio un golpecito amistoso en el hombro.En: Finally, as they left behind the bustle of the market, Julián gave her a friendly pat on the shoulder.Es: "Sabes, a veces eres más terca de lo que pareces, pero también, más sabia", bromeó.En: "You know, sometimes you're more stubborn than you appear, but also, wiser," he joked.Es: Isabela sonrió, mirando las nubes otoñales, confiada y satisfecha.En: Isabela smiled, looking at the autumn clouds, confident and satisfied.Es: Había aprendido que, en el fondo, un regalo es más que un objeto; es una emoción y un recuerdo.En: She had learned that, deep down, a gift is more than an object; it is an emotion and a memory.Es: Con su nueva confianza, estaba lista para enfrentar cualquier desafío que viniera, sabiendo que el valor de lo hecho con el corazón siempre brillaría más que cualquier etiqueta de precio.En: With her new confidence, she was ready to face any challenge that came her way, knowing that the value of something made with the heart will always shine brighter than any price tag. Vocabulary Words:the breeze: la brisathe stalls: los puestosto be overwhelmed: sentirse abrumadathe alleys: los callejonesthe hubbub: el bullicioto gleam: brillarthe record player: el tocadiscosthe antiques: las antigüedadesthe budget: el presupuestohandmade: tejedas a manothe scarves: las bufandasthe jewelry: las joyascarved: talladaembroidered: bordadosthe handkerchiefs: los pañuelosthe ceramics: las cerámicasthe shopper: la compradorathe plate: el platoindecisive: indecisato fit: ajustarsehectic: agitadonostalgia: la nostalgiathe clouds: las nubeswise: sabiaconfidence: la confianzaa challenge: un desafíothe value: el valorthe price tag: la etiqueta de preciopersuasive: persuasivathe warmth: la calidez

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What if your regular afternoon walk turned into one of the biggest archaeological discoveries in years? That's exactly what happened to Bebe Mangeac, an amateur metal detector enthusiast in Romania. He stumbled upon nearly 1,500 ancient Roman coins buried for over 1,700 years!

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Send us a textMastercard's Priceless campaign has stood the test of time — but how does a legacy brand stay culturally relevant in a world ruled by creators and constant change?This week, Keith and Brendan chat with Cheryl Guerin, EVP of Brand Strategy & Innovation at Mastercard, who's been with the brand for more than two decades and knows what it takes to evolve without losing your core. Cheryl shares how Mastercard is embracing creator partnerships, why influencer marketing deserves more strategic attention, and what marketers can learn from Mastercard's blend of innovation and consistency.You'll also hear her take on cultural moments, creative risk-taking, and the brand's cutting-edge Artist Accelerator Program.Before diving in, the hosts catch up on the latest creator economy headlines — including Adobe's new AI tools, ShopMy's massive valuation, and the first-ever academic center for the creator economy at Syracuse University.

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“I just want the Bible. How much does it cost?” First, the young Druze woman tried to access and read her own religion's holy book. But she wasn't allowed to read it. Then she tried to find a Quran. Finally, she came to a church and asked to purchase a Bible, worried she wouldn't have enough money to pay for it. The pastor told her that God's Word is priceless, but that he would give it to her without cost. Shocked, she took the Bible and began to read, eventually giving her life to Jesus. Brother Michael, a gospel worker in the Middle East, will share more of this young woman's powerful story and the Christian persecution she faced from her family while standing firm in Christ. In spite of persecution, even locked in a room, she continued to share the gospel. Learn what it's like to live as a Christian in the Middle East, and what believers face after leaving Muslim or Druze backgrounds to follow Christ. As believers engage in conversations with family and friends, they carefully plant spiritual seeds while testing their listeners' hearts to see if they are ready to go deeper. Brother Michael also shares how he trains and leads discipleship through Discovery Bible Study groups, which are multiplying as new believers share their personal testimonies with family and friends. One group started with nine believers, but today has multiplied into more than twenty groups with 150 believers! Hear how you can pray specifically for Brother Michael and our persecuted Christian family in the Middle East. The International Day of Prayer for Persecuted Christians (IDOP) is next Sunday! The Voice of the Martyrs offers resources to help you and your church pray for persecuted Christians on November 2–and throughout the year. Be sure to watch the new short film telling the story of ongoing Christian persecution in Democratic Republic of Congo—and how God is bringing healing to Christians who've suffered attacks and trauma. Access all the IDOP resources here.

They pulled off the heist of the century. Priceless jewels were stolen from the Louvre in broad daylight. But while the world watches Paris, another kind of theft is happening right here at home — and you might actually be paying for it. It's not diamonds they're after. It's your freedom. In this episode, we uncover how the quiet surrender of control over our thermostats, our choices, and even our faith is becoming the modern-day heist. Kirk draws powerful parallels between the Louvre robbery, the gospel, and the growing trend of “smart” control over your daily life. What are we really trading away for convenience? And how can you protect what's truly priceless — your freedom, your family, and your faith? To learn more about the sponsor of today's show and what our family currently uses for our healthcare check out Christian Healthcare Ministries by visiting https://hubs.ly/Q02vWQGy0 Editing and production services provided by thepodcastupload.com #KirkCameronShow #FreedomInChrist #FaithAndFreedom #HeistOfTheCentury #LouvreHeist #SmartThermostat #DigitalControl #ChristianPodcast #BiblicalTruth #FreedomMatters #ChristianLiving #GospelTruth #JesusSaves #LibertyAndFaith #TheRiskofSmartDevices #SmartDevices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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I hope you're not lactose intolerant, because this episode packs creamy goodness deep inside your ears. All the happenings from No Kings to Portland takeover by the National Gaurd. Trump is literally destroying history and Richard Maddow is very upset about goo gaws. Theives have stolen Bridgette's jewels directly from his *ahem* her pants. Trump and Zelenskyy are fighting over land and Europe is hellbent on killing itself. What's new? All that and more in this Fent Benting episode of MMO.   Producers for MMO #191 Exectutive Producers Berlin   Associate Excutive Producers Sam S. of Beargrass and Bourblandia     Fiat Fun Coupon Producers Tom in WY Nail Lord of Gaylord Praetor Wiirdo of the not so flat lands   Booster Producers boolysteed  | 1,111 jimbojm   | 1,000 jimbojm   | 500 Piez     | 121   Creative Producers: Episode Artwork Woof does it again, with obvious instruction from famed art critic John G. Dew, with his Ear Milking Art   End of Show Song Song: DJ Clanker Sore - Slob on the Bass Knob (Poplitically Incorrect Mix) Artist: PoddyMouth (Global FedPilled INdustrial Complex)   Follow Us: X/Twitter MMO Show John Dan Youtube (while it lasts) MMO Show Livestream Rumble MMO Show Livestream Twitch MMO Show Livestream   Shownotes: Dan's Sources DJ Clanker Sore - Slob on the Bass Knob (Poplitically Incorrect Mix) Reports: Putin willing to give up areas in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia for full control over Donetsk Trump Aide Karoline Leavitt's 'Your Mom Did' Reply Sparks Debate, Faces Media Backlash | WION News Report: Trump got into 'shouting match' with Zelensky, echoed Putin talking points Trump Calls For Ukraine To Be Carved Up With Russia After Tense Meeting With Zelenskyy | 4K Where will the EU get its gas and LNG when it stops relying on Russian supplies? | DW News 'We cannot let ourselves be blackmailed by Russia,' EU Energy Chief on Russia gas imports | DW News Louvre Heist: How Thieves Stole ‘Priceless’ Jewels in Broad Daylight | WSJ AWS outage knocks major AI and crypto providers offline, underscores fragility of cloud backbone DJ Clanker Sore - Slob on the Bass Knob (Poplitically Incorrect Mix) Reports: Putin willing to give up areas in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia for full control over Donetsk   John's Shownotes   Protests            No Kings Hypocrisy            Oregon Appeals Court Green Light   White House            Maddow on Renovations   French Heist            CNN Louvre Heist   Israel Geofencing Christians            Evangelical Dark Web            21st Century Wire            Jewish Telegraph Agency            RIFT   Epstein            Nobody’s Girl CNN   Gaza            Narratives Post Ceasefire AJ

Evan, Canty, & Michelle discuss the Dolphins not making any changes despite the disaster of a season they're having. All the Small Things: World Series preview, Lamar Jackson's health, and Michelle and Nuno are going to start solving crimes together! Canty's Best Bet & are Brian Daboll and Joe Schoen's futures tied together? UnSportsmanLike Moments of the Day: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Evan, Canty, & Michelle discuss the Dolphins not making any changes despite the disaster of a season they're having. All the Small Things: World Series preview, Lamar Jackson's health, and Michelle and Nuno are going to start solving crimes together! Canty's Best Bet & are Brian Daboll and Joe Schoen's futures tied together? UnSportsmanLike Moments of the Day: Tom Thibodeau is a double agent? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Earlier this week, a band of thieves slipped into the Louvre museum in Paris, grabbed millions in ancient bling, and vanished in under ten minutes. Sounds like a blockbuster, right? Except, somehow, it played out like the most boring heist movie ever. Now Kennedy is side-eyeing the museum's security and wondering how this even happened. Kennedy Now Available on YouTube: ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://link.chtbl.com/kennedyytp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow on TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@kennedy_foxnews⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join Kennedy for Happy Hour on Fridays! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWlNiiSXX4BNUbXM5X8KkYbDepFgUIVZj⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Evan, Canty, & Michelle discuss the Dolphins not making any changes despite the disaster of a season they're having. All the Small Things: World Series preview, Lamar Jackson's health, and Michelle and Nuno are going to start solving crimes together! Canty's Best Bet & are Brian Daboll and Joe Schoen's futures tied together? UnSportsmanLike Moments of the Day: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Evan, Canty, & Michelle discuss the Dolphins not making any changes despite the disaster of a season they're having. All the Small Things: World Series preview, Lamar Jackson's health, and Michelle and Nuno are going to start solving crimes together! Canty's Best Bet & are Brian Daboll and Joe Schoen's futures tied together? UnSportsmanLike Moments of the Day: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Evan, Canty, & Michelle discuss the Dolphins not making any changes despite the disaster of a season they're having. All the Small Things: World Series preview, Lamar Jackson's health, and Michelle and Nuno are going to start solving crimes together! Canty's Best Bet & are Brian Daboll and Joe Schoen's futures tied together? UnSportsmanLike Moments of the Day: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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In our news wrap Sunday, a brazen daytime robbery took place at the Louvre Museum, Trump called Colombia’s president an “illegal drug leader” and said he is cutting U.S. aid to the country, and London police said they are investigating allegations that Prince Andrew asked a former bodyguard to dig up damaging information about the woman who accused him of sexual assault. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

French police are searching for a gang who stole priceless treasures from the Louvre in Paris this morning .Officers found a damaged nineteenth century crown near the gallery. The item was covered with 1,300 diamonds, and was among several taken when thieves scaled a ladder, broke a window and escaped on motorbikes.

Jeffery reminds us that even in the light, we're given choice—to collapse into guilt…or to return and choose love. That's not just his story, it's not just theory; it's a practice.If you're feeling called to practice that choice in real life—with people who get it—we co-created the Inspired Evolution Circle with you, our community, for exactly this: weekly practices, real conversations, and live sessions with guests like Jeffery.

In this week's edition of Let's Talk About This, Father McTeigue exposes how so much of modern charitable efforts inside and outside the Church are not really about helping those who need it, but about photoshoots and media exposure. Father finishes with Weekend Readiness to prepare you for Sunday Mass. Show Notes The Screwtape Letters audiobook (Narrated by John Cleese) The Screwtape Letters: Lewis, C. S. Mere Christianity: C. S. Lewis Chicago procession leader aims at 'solidarity' with detainees, criticizes commission bishops  Chicago priest urges parishioners to leave mass with caution after ICE agents reported nearby  Quote by Dietrich Bonhoeffer: “Cheap grace means grace sold on the market like...”  Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time | USCCB  Peace President Never Rests: Trump Announces Meeting With Putin to End ‘Inglorious' Ukraine War – RedState  Healthy Father Euthanized Alongside Wife in Washington State - Slay News $25 Thrift Shop  Purchase May be ‘Priceless' Glasswork Belonging to Scottish King Robert the Bruce

What happens when a full-time Christian speaker realizes she's been called to train others to do what she does? Robyn Dykstra transformed from traveling speaker to business owner, creating Christian Speakers Boot Camp—a program that trains women to write powerful signature talks, market to event planners, and build sustainable speaking ministries. Robyn's Journey: Started underpricing and undervaluing transformational work Struggled with client acquisition beyond her immediate network Moved away from exhausting launch cycles and low-ticket funnels Built a 10-person team to deliver exceptional results Helped hundreds of women launch speaking careers Key Insights: How to value transformation (saving marriages, launching businesses) appropriately Why many coaches undercharge and how to shift that mindset The importance of frameworks and systems over generic motivation Building community with other entrepreneurs who understand your journey Scaling through team-building rather than doing everything yourself This conversation offers practical wisdom for coaches, speakers, and ministry leaders ready to turn their expertise into a leveraged, sustainable business. Connect with Robyn: https://www.facebook.com/robyndykstraspeaks Want help building your high-ticket coaching program?  Book a call: https://www.clientsondemand.com/apply Follow Russ Ruffino: https://www.instagram.com/russruffino Want to see the visual breakdown? Watch the full video version on my YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@RussRuffino IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE: Results discussed represent one client's experience and are not typical. Most coaching businesses do not achieve these results. This content is for educational purposes only and is not personalized business advice.

Scott Doggett is the Founder and Chief Servant Leader of the National Academy of Leadership Development and author of Priceless! See People Differently. Lead People Better.   With more than 30 years of experience in leadership, training, and organizational development - including senior roles in both hospitality and non-profit sectors - Scott's mission is simple: to help leaders see people as priceless and lead in a way that changes lives. His work bridges faith and business, inspiring a new movement of servant leaders across industries.   To connect with Scott: https://www.nationalald.com/ or scott@nationalald.com To get in touch with Tyler: https://www.tylerkamerman.com/

This devotional explores the power of names and taking upon ourselves the name of Christ through faithful living and personal integrity. Click here to see the speech page.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe to Throwing Fits on Patreon. Let's get to work. This week, Jimmy and Larry are ringing in week one back on Patreon with a little temp check and some help from our new billboard, the absolutely worst weather to dress for, what meds are we taking that might give us neurodivergencies, blindly swiping at the bodega, how to be humble when you're stunting on a jumbotron, some family members are impressed while others not so much, the fit pic racket taking over Times Square, some billboard taglines we pitched that were not approved for one reason or another, there are a couple of pod changes that we feel the need to address, the biggest takeaways from our listener survey this summer, do we need to become more of a bro pod like the Kelce brothers to book Leo and Benicio, what the hell is going on with One Battle After Another's marketing, Demna's Gucci debut, can luxury fashion un-shit the bed and how we got here, does Gen Z even want to wear this stuff, where Chrome Hearts and Simone Bellotti's Jil Sander fit into all of this and much more.