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Kathy Clugston prunes through the extensive GQT archive, which includes some much needed advice on all things Foliage.With 77 years of experience in providing ample advice, our various GQT panellists are more than equipped to solve your gardening conundrums. They provide tips on the best plants for a foliage border, banana plants that can withstand the winter, and plants for a bed that never sees any sunshine. Away from the questions, Matthew Wilson heads over to Sienna Hosta nursery to speak with Chris Potts, who explains how they keep their hostas slug and snail free.Producer: Daniel Cocker Assistant Producer: Rahnee Prescod Executive Producer: Carly MaileA Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4Plant List Questions and timecodes are below. Where applicable, plant names have been provided. Q - What would be the best plants for a foliage border? (01'07")Matthew Biggs – Euonymus fortunei f. radicans 'Silver Queen', spindle ‘Silver Queen' Euonymus fortunei var. radicans, wintercreeperAnne Swithinbank – Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost'PBR , Siberia bugloss ‘Jack Frost' Cornus canadensis, dwarf cornelMatthew Wilson – Hosta, plantain lily Hosta sieboldiana, siebold's plantain lily Hosta 'Big Daddy' (_sieboldiana_ hybrid) (v), plantain lily ‘Big Daddy'Q- Why isn't my Christmas berry 'Red Robin' in here a lovely bright colour, like others? (04'22")Q- Can banana plants stay outside during the winter? (08'10")Matthew Pottage – Musa acuminata 'Dwarf Cavendish', banana 'Dwarf Cavendish'Q – Why has my 12-year-old smoke bush has turned brown overnight? (11'19")Feature – Matthew Pottage speaks with Managing Director of Sienna Hosta Nursery Chris Potts about how they nurture their Hosta's to be pest free (17'07")Q-  What type of ferns should I use in my fernery? (22'40")Matthew Wilson – Dryopteris erythrosora 'Brilliance', copper shield fern 'Brilliance' Polystichum setiferum (Divisilobum Group) 'Herrenhausen', soft shield fern 'Herrenhausen' Matteuccia struthiopteris, shuttlecock fern Pippa Greenwood – Primula vulgaris (Pr/Prim), primrose Wild violetsQ - What could I plant in a bed that never sees any sunshine? (27'51")Matthew Wilson – Pulmonaria 'Blue Ensign', lungwort 'Blue Ensign' Dryopteris erythrosora 'Brilliance', copper shield fern 'Brilliance' Matteuccia struthiopteris, shuttlecock fern Deschampsia cespitosa, tufted hair grassChristine – Rheum palmatum, Chinese rhubarb Heuchera, cora bells Ligularia Q- How do I properly mow my lawn without ruining the foliage surrounding it? (32'33")Q - What can I do to take care of my 3ft Poinsettias? (37'35")

In this episode of the Used Car Dealer Podcast, Zach talks with Mike Hanna, CEO of TrueSpot, an innovative company transforming fixed ops with real-time vehicle and key tracking technology. They discuss how TrueSpot's solutions minimize wasted time, cut costs, and ultimately enhance the customer experience. From initial challenges and triumphs to upcoming features and the future of location intelligence, Mike offers valuable insights for dealers looking to modernize their service operations.Below are the main questions Zach asks Mike, along with approximate timestamps:Q) How did TrueSpot get started, and what was the main “aha” moment behind its creation?Q) What were the biggest early challenges of bringing real-time location tech into dealerships?Q) You also work outside automotive—how do other industries compare or differ from dealerships?Q) What is Fixed Ops 360, and how does it improve day-to-day service operations?Q) Can you share a real-world example of how TrueSpot impacts a dealership's productivity or CSI?Q) Aside from efficiency, how do you see customer experience evolving in fixed ops?Q) Which upcoming features or innovations are you excited to bring to market in 2025?Q) Does AI currently play a role in your software or operations?Q) What's the biggest leadership lesson you've learned while scaling a tech solution in auto retail?Q) What advice would you give dealers looking to modernize their service departments with new technology?Listen to more episodes here: https://www.sellyautomotive.com/podcastRead the full transcription: https://blog.sellyautomotive.com/blog/truespot-mike-hanna

In December 2024, IEMA's membership voted tochange the Institute's name to the Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals (ISEP), to better reflect thework of the profession and help to grow their membership and influence. In this episode of Root Cause Analysis podcast, Chris Newson talks to Martin Baxter, Deputy CEO, to get exclusive insight into this important change and what it means for environmental and sustainability professionals.Timings00:00:17Martin Baxter, Deputy CEO, IEMA00:01:00 Q:Tell us about yourself and how you got to where you are today00:08:00 Q:Can you tell us about IEMA00:13:54 Q:Could you tell us about the upcoming change, the impact and the process you'vebeen through00:24:00 ~Keeping members informed is critical00:27:45 ~Engagement and collaboration with stakeholders and members has been at theheart00:28:45 Q:What does the rebrand mean for the post-nominals (designatory letters) after myname?00:31:20 Q:What impact do you think the name change will have?00:35:00 Q:Where do you see the field of sustainability going in the next 12 months /5-years?00:42:20 ~The distinguishing feature between health and safety and environmentalmanagement00:44:10 Q:How important do you think competency is?SponsorWoodland Grange - Woodland Grange, in Leamington Spa, is a residential conference venue and hotel, set in 16 acres of beautiful gardens in the heart of the Midlands. It's the ultimate venue to balance both work and relaxation

Mark 9March 16th, 2025Movement is the active ingredient of a victorious faith. Victorious Faith isn't optimism or positive thinking. Victorious Faith is gritty forward movement plowing through doubt and anxiousness. Q: Is it possible for the follower of Christ to carry both doubt and faith? A: Not only is it possible, it's probable.Q: Can doubt and victorious faith coexist long term?A: No, they are not compatible, one will eventually win out.The overarching purpose of this series is to displace your doubt and raise your faith in the power of God in Christ. “What you believe about God is the most important thing about you.” Pastor/Author A.W. Tozer (Drop in pic of AW Tozer)If you believe God is absent – you will live a self-limited life.If you believe God is angry – you will avoid interaction with the Life Giver.If you believe God to be loving – you will want to be in His presence.If you believe God is powerful – you will live without fear with a forward faith.Christus Victor Defined“An element of the atoning work of Christ that emphasizes the triumph of Christ over the evil powers of the world, through which he rescues his people and establishes a new relationship between God and the world.” Gospel ProjectAt-One-MentMotive: The Love of God in Christ. John 3:16,17 (NIV) 16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. At-One-MentObjective: The victorious power of Christ which came to destroy the works of the devil. 1 John 3:8b “The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil's work.” The impact of Christus Victor is that we are freed to live in the love of Christ and under the powerful covering of Christ. Mark 9 teaches us… Spiritual power isn't self-contained it is Christ connected. Christ's presence brings hope.Doubt and faith coexist but they are not compatible.Doubt is overcome by movement. Movement engages the victorious power of Christ. Mark 9:14-29 (NIV) 14 When they came to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and the teachers of the law arguing with them. 15 As soon as all the people saw Jesus, they were overwhelmed with wonder and ran to greet him. 16 “What are you arguing with them about?” he asked. 17 A man in the crowd answered, “Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that has robbed him of speech. 18 Whenever it seizes him, it throws him to the ground. He foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth and becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to drive out the spirit, but they could not.” 19 “You unbelieving generation,” Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy to me.” 20 So they brought him. When the spirit saw Jesus, it immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth. 21 Jesus asked the boy's father, “How long has he been like this?” “From childhood,” he answered. 22 “It has often thrown him into fire or water to kill him. But if you can do anything, take pity on us and help us.” 23 “‘If you can'?” said Jesus. “Everything is possible for one who believes.” 24 Immediately the boy's father exclaimed, “I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!” 25 When Jesus saw that a crowd was running to the scene, he rebuked the impure spirit. “You deaf and mute spirit,” he said, “I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.” 26 The spirit shrieked, convulsed him violently and came out. The boy looked so much like a corpse that many said, “He's dead.” 27 But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him to his feet, and he stood up. 28 After Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately, “Why couldn't we drive it out?” 29 He replied, “This kind can come out only by prayer.”In order to live in the victory of Jesus, you have to walk with the Victorious Christ. We aren't given a personal reservoir of power. We are given personal access to God through Christ. He's the power, we are the conduit to that power. Fresh Power comes out of Fresh Relationship.“I believe; help me overcome my unbelief!” I got him here, didn't I? But this has been hard for a long time, help me overcome the doubt and despair that has taken up residence in my heart! The man's doubt wasn't rooted in a mistrust of Jesus – He came to Jesus. His doubt was sourced by the complexity of the problem and his own limitations. Q: Is it possible for the follower of Christ to carry both doubt and faith? A: Not only is it possible, it's probable.Explanation: Carrying both is a natural response to the hardship of life. In many cases, we have more experience with the hardship than we do with the victorious power of Christ. Doubt isn't a salvation issue, it is a growth issue. Everybody has to grow their faith through their doubt.Q: Can doubt and victorious faith coexist long term?A: No, they are not compatible, one will eventually win out.Explanation: Doubt freezes and plants fear. Faith moves and breeds confidence. Movement is the active ingredient to victorious faith. You build faith strength and resolve one win at a time. I am not sure we will ever be able to discard all self-doubt but what I am confident of is that we can get to the place where self-doubt doesn't dominate faith in Christ.The first faith move God is looking for is prayer. Prayer is an admission of weakness and an acknowledgment of God's power. Prayer is an invitation into a problem that far exceeds my ability to change the outcome. Prayer is a transitional movement from doubt to faith in Christ's victorious power!26 The spirit shrieked, convulsed him violently and came out. The boy looked so much like a corpse that many said, “He's dead.” 27 But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him to his feet, and he stood up. 28 This is resurrection language! Resurrections are the best thing Jesus does. Mark 9 RecapSpiritual power isn't self-contained it is Christ connected. Christ's presence brings hope.Doubt and faith do coexist but they are not compatible.Doubt is overcome by movement and movement engages the victorious power of Christ. Hebrews 11:6 (AMP) 6 But without faith it is impossible to [walk with God and] please Him, for whoever comes [near] to God must [necessarily] believe that God exists and that He rewards those who [earnestly and diligently] seek Him. That is a movement passage. To doubt is human. To trust is divine.You can plow through self-doubt with Christ confidence. Doubt keeps you stuck. Christ confidence keeps you moving forward.

Why you've got to check out today's episode:Learn how to earn substantial fees through small group coaching models that would allow you to scale your expertise while maintaining a personal touch.Discover the power of intimate group settings, where deeper connections and tailored guidance can drive more impactful results for your clients.Explores strategies for seasoned professionals transitioning to coaching, focusing on innovative approaches to maximize value and profitability.Resources/Links:Supercharge scaling up your business! Click here: www.expertinyou.bizSummary:How can seasoned professionals transition into business coaching and still command high fees while serving multiple clients effectively? Many professionals looking to build a profitable coaching practice struggle with balancing scalability and personalization. Without a structured approach, they risk burnout or leaving significant revenue on the table.Ann Carden is a top business growth expert, marketing and sales strategist, and consultant. Ann has more than forty-three years of business, marketing, and sales experience, with over thirty-four years as an entrepreneur. She has built seven successful businesses (selling five) and is the current owner of two.In this episode, Ann shares the sweet spot for scaling a coaching business revealing strategies that deliver high-value services in intimate group settings that foster connection, impactful results and achieving sustainable growth.Check out these episode highlights:01:50 - Ann's ideal client: Coaches and consultants, typically in the B2B space. They are excellent at what they do and they want to scale. 02:02 - Problem she helps solve: They're either stuck in their business revenue and they can't grow. Or they are stuck in fulfillment and they can't grow. 03:05 - Symptoms of the problem: They're getting exhausted with all the things that they're doing or they're working too much in their client's businesses. 04:14 - Mistake her clients make before reaching out to her: They stay on sort of the feast-and-famine-revenue rollercoaster. 05:56 - Ann's Valuable Free Action [VFA]: One thing that they can do is how can they use a more one-to-many approach?07:18 - Her Valuable Free Resource [VFR]: Supercharge scaling up your business! Click here: www.expertinyou.biz08:06 - Q:Can anyone do this? A: If you are great at what you do and you really know your stuff, yes you can do it.Tweetable Takeaways from this Episode:"You can still get paid really high fees for a one-to-many. You're talking about small cohorts versus something bigger. When you do that, you can work at a premium level." - Ann Carden

NCF Parenting Cohort Q&A Episode 02: Q: Can you please expound on the topic of "covenant children"? Come Back, Barbara by C. John Miller & Barbara Miller Juliani P. John and P. Eddie answer a couple of questions that you submitted through our online submission form. If you would like an opportunity for your question to be answered, submit your questions here: https://forms.gle/AXsiog6dksxLQJkY9

Join us for a discussion with Courtney Dauwalter, the world's best female ultramarathon runner. Courtney and Cam cover their recent Spike Camp run, Courtney's continued growth with the Pain Cave and a handful of questions from Cam's peanut gallery. Follow along: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cameronrhanes Twitter: https://twitter.com/cameronhanes Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/camhanes/ Website: https://www.cameronhanes.com Follow Courtney: https://www.instagram.com/courtneydauwalter  Thank you to our sponsors: MTN OPS Supplements: https://mtnops.com/ Use code KEEPHAMMERING for 20% off and Free Shipping Hoyt: http://bit.ly/3Zdamyv use code CAM for 10% off Montana Knife Company: https://www.montanaknifecompany.com/ Use code CAM for 10% off  Grizzly Coolers: https://www.grizzlycoolers.com/ use code KEEPHAMMERING for 20% off Black Rifle Coffee: https://www.blackriflecoffee.com/ Use code KEEPHAMMERING for 20% your first order MUDWTR: https://mudwtr.com/cam use code CAM for 15% off  Timestamps: 00:00:00 Spike Camp Run 00:07:01 How Courtney Built Up Her Strength 00:11:47 What Keeps Courtney Motivated 00:13:21 How Courtney Decides on Which Races to do 00:17:15 The Unknown in Running Races 00:25:54 Navigating the Business Side of Running as an Ambassador 00:33:51 Ultra Running in the Olympics? 00:38:29 Ad Break - Hoyt & Montana Knife Company 00:39:38 Cam & Courtney's Races So Far 00:41:37 The Woman from the Philippines & the Bible 00:45:47 Mexican Food & Crepes 00:50:32 Q - Courtney's Knowledge in Jelly Beans 00:52:11 Q - Courtney & Cam's Preferred Finish Line Songs 00:54:49 Courtney's Love of the Mountains 00:59:29 Courtney's Current Training Regime  01:00:54 What a Perfect Training Day in the Mountains Looks Like 01:02:33 Q - Who Cam or Courtney Run with if They Could Choose One Person 01:04:14 Q - You're Stranded on an Island & Can Only Have Three Things - What are They? 01:05:25 Q - If You Could Swap Minds with Another Runner - Who Would it Be? 01:07:42 Q - What Does the Grind Mean to You? 01:13:15 Q - What's Better - Learning From Success or Failures? 01:15:24 Q - How Much Do You Value Doing Difficult Things? 01:18:44 Courtney's “Pain Cave” 01:29:42 How Courtney Navigated Pain Before the Pain Cave 01:34:31 Inspirations in the Sport of Running 01:37:53 Q - Can the Pain Cave be Accessed in Other Sports? 01:40:47 Q - Is the Pain Cave Courtney's Purpose? 01:44:53 Outro

We often find ourselves unsettled by the words of others—criticism, manipulation, and verbal abuse are just a few examples of communication that can feel hurtful. But does it have to be this way?In this Q&A episode, Thom explains with clarity who truly holds responsibility for the hurt caused by critical or unkind words. The best part? By following his recommendations, you can free yourself from ever being at the mercy of someone else's words again.Episode Highlights[00:45] Q - How do we positively handle criticism?[00:50] A - Your Critics Are Your Best Friends[02:54] Thank You[05:50] Q - How should we respond to criticism when it's harsh?[05:56] A - With Compassion and Gratitude[09:13] We Want to Find the Gold[10:39] Q - What's the best way to handle manipulation or manipulative behaviors?[10:45] A - Manipulative Behavior Requires a Reward[13:44] A Suffering Competition[16:32] The Greatest Crime Against Nature[17:59] Q - Can you share any strategies for responding to verbal abuse?[18:03] A - Just a Noise[20:02] A - They Must Be SufferingUseful Linksinfo@thomknoles.com https://thomknoles.com/https://www.instagram.com/thethomknoleshttps://www.facebook.com/thethomknoleshttps://www.youtube.com/c/thomknoleshttps://thomknoles.com/ask-thom-anything/

Chris Holman welcomes back Tom Kelly, President & CEO, Automation Alley, Troy, MI. Q. Thanks for coming back to talk about Project DIAMOnD. We've had you on several times this year to talk about Project DIAMOnD but we understand that you got some very good news related to additional federal funding last week – can you tell us more about that? Yes -- Project DIAMOnD just received $1.9 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that was allocated to us by the state of Michigan. The funding was announced last week by the Michigan Infrastructure Office. In addition, to that, the Michigan Economic Development Corp. announced that it would contribute $475,000 in new funding and Automation Alley will also contribute $125,000 in new funding. So, in total, that's an additional $2.5 million. Q. That's great news. Can you tell us how you are going to use this additional funding? Until now, we have been funded by Oakland, Macomb and Wayne Counties – but our goal is to expand our network of connected 3D printers to companies across the state. This investment represents an important first step in our vision of scaling Project DIAMOnD statewide to empower small- and medium-sized manufacturers across Michigan. This additional funding will support the expansion of Project DIAMOnD to 100 small and mid-sized manufacturers. We have also committed to using a minimum of 40% of the funding for companies in disadvantaged or underserved communities across the state. Participating companies will have access to the Project DIAMOnD Digital Transformation Program – which opened earlier this earlier this year – and expert assistance at the Project DIAMOnD Digital Transformation Center (DTC) in Auburn Hills. Q: Can you remind our listeners what that Digital Transformation Center is? Of course! It provides companies access to industrial 3D printing equipment, training and support. The new Digital Transformation Center (DTC) is supported by Geofabrica, an Auburn Hills, Michigan business that specializes in the development of custom 3D printing systems and processes for industrial applications. Through the DTC, Project DIAMOnD companies will have access to additive manufacturing courses, a team of experts, and access to additional 3D printers to test and make products. Q: Let's take a step back – can you remind our listeners what Project DIAMOnD is? Project DIAMOnD stands for distributed, independent, agile manufacturing on demand. It is an initiative powered by Automation Alley and funded by Oakland County, Michigan. Project DIAMOnD was developed in October 2020 to help Michigan manufacturers accelerate their digital transformation. It was initially funded with $10 million from Oakland County and $2 million from Macomb County. We used that funding to distribute 300 3D printers to small- and mid-size manufacturers at no cost, and to teach them how to use them. Q. If I recall correctly, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer expressed her support earlier this year at the Mackinac Policy Conference for the work that Automation Alley and Project DIAMOnD are doing – is that correct? Yes, that's correct. We held a press conference with the Governor at Mackinac back in May. At the time, she expressed support for our plan to expand statewide. Last weeks' announcement builds on the governor's vision to expand the “Infrastructure for Innovation,” shared technology and resources that entrepreneurs and businesses can leverage to grow in Michigan. We are very thankful to Governor for her support and for the state for its support. » Visit MBN website: www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/ » Watch MBN's YouTube: www.youtube.com/@MichiganbusinessnetworkMBN » Like MBN: www.facebook.com/mibiznetwork » Follow MBN: twitter.com/MIBizNetwork/ » MBN Instagram: www.instagram.com/mibiznetwork/

In this episode of the Used Car Dealer Podcast, Zach engages in an insightful conversation with Ryan Maher, CEO of BizzyCar. They discuss the broken recall management system, how BizzyCar's AI-powered platform is transforming the process for OEMs, dealers, and consumers, and what this means for safety and compliance. Some of the questions asked were:Q) Ryan, can you share your journey in the auto industry and what inspired you to focus on recall management with BizzyCar?Q) With 21 million recalls already this year, what are the biggest challenges in addressing recalls efficiently?Q) BizzyCar recently raised $15 million. What changes can we expect in the next 6 months?Q) What do you think of the trend toward mobile service, and how does it affect customer relations?Q) How does BizzyCar's AI streamline the recall process for OEMs, dealers, and consumers?Q) What common mistakes do dealerships make with recalls, and how does BizzyCar help avoid them?Q) How does BizzyCar support compliance and transparency for OEMs?Q) How easily can dealerships integrate BizzyCar into their current operations?Q) Can you share a success story where BizzyCar improved recall rates or boosted service opportunities?Q) What role will AI play in recall management, and what's next for BizzyCar in 2025?Q) What advice would you give dealers to stay proactive and effective in recall management?

In this episode of the Used Car Dealer Podcast, Zach dives into an engaging conversation with Brian Kramer, GM of AccuTrade. They discuss the current shifts in the used car market, the innovative appraisal tools offered by Accu-Trade, and how these tools help dealers make smarter decisions while enhancing the customer experience. Brian shares insights on navigating misconceptions in vehicle appraisals, success stories from dealerships, and AccuTrade's plans for 2025. Dealers of all sizes will find valuable advice on staying competitive in a digital-first market.Some of the questions asked were:Q) Brian, can you tell us about your background and what brought you to AccuTrade?Q) What do you think are the biggest changes in the used car market today?Q) How does AccuTrade's appraisal tech help dealers assess vehicle values more accurately?Q) What makes AccuTrade stand out from other digital appraisal tools?Q) What are common misconceptions about vehicle appraisals and valuations?Q) How do Accu-Trade's tools improve the buying and appraisal experience for dealers and customers?Q) Can you share a success story from a dealership using AccuTrade?Q) What advancements is AccuTrade planning for 2025?Q) What advice would you give to single-store dealers adapting to the digital and appraisal changes?Listen to our other podcast episodes: https://www.sellyautomotive.com/podcastTranscribe of this podcast - https://blog.sellyautomotive.com/blog/brian-kramer-accutrade-2024

In this episode of the Used Car Dealer Podcast, Zach interviews Mike Goodwin, Founder and President of EverLogic, a leading Dealer Management System (DMS) company in the RV and trailer space. Mike began his journey in the industry helping an RV dealership with accounting integrations and has been running EverLogic for over 20 years. He shares his expertise on a range of topics relevant to RV, trailer, and golf cart dealers, including industry challenges, technological advancements, and future opportunities.Some of the questions asked were:Q) What inspired you to found EverLogic after your extensive experience in the RV industry?Q) What unique challenges do RV and trailer dealers face, and how does EverLogic help?Q) What prompted your expansion into the golf cart market, and how do you see its future?Q) What major technological changes are happening in the industry, and how are dealers adapting?Q) What sets EverLogic's DMS apart for RV, trailer, and golf cart dealers?Q) What are the biggest challenges dealers face today, and how can technology help overcome them?Q) How have customer expectations changed over 20 years, and how does EverLogic help dealers meet them?Q) Can you share a success story where EverLogic improved a dealership's operations?Q) What future opportunities and challenges do you foresee for dealers in the next few years?Q) Do you have any announcements or company updates for 2025?Listen to our other podcast episodes: https://www.sellyautomotive.com/podcastTranscribe of this podcast - https://blog.sellyautomotive.com/blog/mike-goodwin-2024

Welcome to another Q&A episode, with Thom fielding a range of questions from listeners with a common thread of social discomfort.Thom holds forth on the subjects of social division, embarrassment, how to accept compliments gracefully, how to strengthen relationships in tough times, and anger, specifically whether or not enlightened masters can be angry.As always, it's an episode with universal appeal that could potentially tick off a few boxes in your own evolutionary journey.Episode Highlights[00:45] Q - Why are people so divided right now?[00:48] A - Destructive Normalization[02:05] Mistaken Identity[04:03] The It-ification of Other Humans[05:51] Be an Inspiration to Others to Learn Vedic Meditation[08:07] Q - How can we recover after embarrassing ourselves?[08:11] A - Get Yourself a Sense of Humor[09:53] The Human Condition is Not a Serious Condition[12:09] Q - How can I accept compliments gracefully?[12:19] A - Words Can't Even Express Your Greatness[14:11] Thank You[16:44] Q - How can we strengthen a relationship during tough times?[16:49] A - Alliances vs Relationships[19:33] Honor the Best Interests of Each of You[21:28] Vedic Meditation Reminds You Who You Really Are[23:09] Work on Our Capacity to Give[25:16] Q - Can enlightened masters be angry?[25:20] A - Moments of Strong Expression[27:32] Be Masterful Without Being AngryUseful Linksinfo@thomknoles.com https://thomknoles.com/https://www.instagram.com/thethomknoleshttps://www.facebook.com/thethomknoleshttps://www.youtube.com/c/thomknoleshttps://thomknoles.com/ask-thom-anything/

It's official—we're opening doors to The Academy for the very last time, but, we're going out with a bang and would like to invite you to spend the entire 2025 with us! Join The Academy — it's your very last chance! https://www.designandprosper.co/theacademy We know you've got a lot to think about, so in this episode, we're answering all your burning questions about The Academy: Q: Even though my business just started two weeks ago and I'm not super clear on my ideal business, would the Academy still be something I should consider at this point, or should I wait until I have more solid direction? Q: Do we cover getting clients and lead magnets? Q: If I already own the bonuses through the elevate bundle, is there much overlap with the Academy? Q: Is the Academy only suited for graphic designers? I'm a web designer. Q: I'm still a student and will be graduating next year, would The Academy be right for me at this stage of my career? Q: I am a self-taught designer, will this still work for me? Q: Can we join any time or do we need to be ready now? Q: Will the Academy help me to prove my value so people could trust I can deliver when charging higher prices? Q: Would The Academy be a good thing to do in conjunction with updating my website / portfolio etc? Q: When we sign up to the course are all of these assets included? (time tracker, templates etc) What IS actually included? Q: How much time per week would we need to dedicate to the Academy? Q: I remember your saying on the podcast that ideally we should work no more than 30 hours and I am wondering if you'll help guide us on how we can do that? From a horrible time manager

My observation during the past 40+ years as an ad writer has been that television and radio professionals spend so much time trying to sell television and radio ads, they have no time to learn how to make those ads work.When you know how to make ads work, and can prove it, television and radio are incredibly easy to sell.Instead of asking a salesperson to help you with your ads, let me tell you everything you need to know.“Q” represents your unspoken questions.“A” represents my answers to those questions.Q: Who should I be targeting?A: I've never seen a business fail because they were reaching the wrong people. But I have seen lots of businesses fail because they were saying the wrong things in their ads.Q: Are you saying you don't believe in targeting?A: The most effective way to target is to write ad copy that speaks directly to the felt needs of your customer. Targeting isn't accomplished by reaching the right address, but by demonstrating to people that you feel the way they feel, and that you believe the things they believe.Q: Are you saying I can write ads that target specific types of people in mass media?A: Yes, but you get a lot more than that. Mass media reaches not only your target; it reaches all the influencers of your target. Is there anyone that you don't want to know you, like you, and say good things about you? Every person is an influencer, and decisions are never made in a vacuum.Q: If targeting the right person is no longer my primary objective, what is?A: You want to become the solution provider that people think of first and feel the best about. When you say the right things to the largest number of people you can afford to reach with sufficient repetition, you become a household word.Q: Which media will work best for my business?A: The media doesn't make your ad work. Your ad makes the media work. The media is just a vehicle that delivers your message, your ad. The wrong message will fail in every media, and the right message will work in every media. It is the message, not the media, that either works or does not.Q: Is there a proven way to create the right message?A: Win the heart and the mind will follow. The mind will always create logic to justify what the heart has already decided.Q: Can you give me some specific tips?A: Sure. Here are 4 of them.Talk to the customer about what the customer already cares about. Most ads answer questions that no one was asking. This is why people hate most advertising.Always say something new, surprising, and different. Never say what people expect you to say. Predictability is what makes ads sound like ads.Don't just describe the process of what you do and how you do it. “We use only the freshest ingredients, and everything is made from scratch.” The process is informational. The outcome is motivational. Describe the outcome. “Food so good your head will explode.”Bad ads are about you and your company. Good ads are about your customer and their happiness. Ads filled with “me, my, we,” and “our,” are about you and your company. Ads filled with the words “you” and “your” are about the customer and the happiness you want to bring them.Q: Should every ad have a call to action?A: No, because if they did, your ads would be predictable.Q: Are you saying that NO ad should have a call to...

Danny takes a quick work break to show off LEGO Horizon Adventures, the J-Boys share new indie survival horror Sorry We're Closed, and Frank finally answers the question: What exactly IS a Slitterhead? LEGO Horizon Adventures: https://www.playstation.com/en-ca/games/lego-horizon-adventures/?emcid=pa-co-421887 Sorry We're Closed: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1796580/Sorry_Were_Closed/ Slitterhead: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2631250/Slitterhead/ Red Dead Redemption: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2668510/Red_Dead_Redemption/ iTunes Page: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/noclip/id1385062988 RSS Feed: http://noclippodcast.libsyn.com/rss Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5XYk92ubrXpvPVk1lin4VB?si=JRAcPnlvQ0-YJWU9XiW9pg Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/noclippodcast Watch our docs: https://youtube.com/noclipvideo Crewcast channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/noclippodcast Learn About Noclip: https://www.noclip.video Become a Patron and get early access to new episodes: https://www.patreon.com/noclip Follow @noclipvideo on Twitter Chapters: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:00 - WOAH A COOL PROJECT??? 0:04:09 - Thanking our supporters! 0:05:00 - LEGO Horizon Adventures 0:16:37 - Sorry, We're Closed 0:24:03 - Q: Can you think of any psychedelic games? 0:33:55 - Slitterhead 0:45:05 - Astro Bot 0:51:41 - Red Dead Redemption 0:59:06 - Q: Which CRPG to start with: Baldur's Gate 3 or Disco Elysium?  1:04:36 - Q: What do the new wave PS1-style games do differently? 1:07:23 - Sign Off

In this week's episode, I'm excited to share that we're moving! It's a big change, and I'll talk about what's driving this decision and how I'm preparing for this new chapter, I'm also recapping my (mostly) solo weekend, and answering your questions:Q: Can you gain back muscle lost in a deficit after you're in maintenance and maybe a small surplus? Q: If I would rather (knowing any and all possible negative outcomes) do a shorter more aggressive deficit (30-35%) is there anything I should consider or do differently than a more conservative approach? Q: I hear so much about intuitive eating, but I'm worried it won't work for fat loss. How do you balance listening to your body while also reaching a weight goal? Q: What's one daily habit you started for your health that you didn't expect to stick with long-term, but now can't live without? Q: How do you personally handle setbacks or ‘off' days in your fitness routine, especially when they throw off your rhythm for the week? Q: Everyone talks about the importance of consistency, but what advice do you have for someone who struggles to stay consistent on busy weeks? Any specific tips? Q: In your opinion, what's the most overlooked habit that could help someone improve their health or fitness journey without feeling like they're making a huge life change? Q: How important is protein after you lift? How much should you be having, and is there a timeframe for getting that protein in you?Follow me on Substack: Alicia's SubstackFollow me on Instagram: @aliciamayconnorsApply to work with me: 1-1 Health Coaching applicationSend me an email!: info@wellnesswithalicia.com

In this week's episode, I'm sharing a recap of my girls' trip to Arizona and my quick take on Love is Blind season 7. I'm also diving into airplane etiquette, offering some group travel tips, and answering listener questions.Q: What was the biggest change you noticed in your physique when you transitioned from CrossFit to focusing more on lifting? Why do you think that change happened, and what do you attribute it to?!Q: Can you eat too much fibre?Q: Can you explain what RIR (Reps in Reserve) means and how it connects to progressive overload and hypertrophy?Q: In addition to carbs, fats, salt, amount of food, etc. Does lifting or working out have an effect on weight fluctuations too? I noticed during my deload week I dropped about 3lb while maintaining all other things like calorie intake, walking, sleep, etc.Q: How do I still include my favourite treats without going overboard? I find myself mindlessly eating certain foods, usually when I'm stressed or really hungry. But I don't want to cut them out completely. How do I eat them in moderation? Follow me on Substack: Alicia's SubstackFollow me on Instagram: @aliciamayconnorsApply to work with me: 1-1 Health Coaching applicationSend me an email!: info@wellnesswithalicia.com

More about Aphantasia On discovering I am an aphant with aphantasia at 50 years old I learned about Aphantasia from the Netflix TV show Space Force Season 1 Episode 7 Truth? There is no truth. In this episode, Chris Abraham shares his surprising discovery of aphantasia at the age of 50 after watching Space Force on Netflix. Chris explores how this condition, which limits his ability to visualize images in his mind, has shaped his life, memory, and decision-making processes. He reflects on how his realization helped him understand the differences between himself and others who can easily picture mental images. Chris also delves into the broader spectrum of visualization abilities, including hyperphantasia, where individuals have vivid mental imagery, and discusses how these different experiences impact daily life. Q: What is aphantasia?A: Aphantasia is a condition where individuals are unable to create mental images in their mind's eye. This means that when they try to visualize something, such as a memory or an imagined scene, their mind remains blank. Q: How did Chris Abraham discover he had aphantasia?A: Chris discovered his aphantasia at age 50 while watching Space Force on Netflix. A character mentioned the condition, prompting Chris to realize that his inability to visualize images was not the norm. Q: Can people with aphantasia dream?A: Yes, people with aphantasia can dream vividly, but they cannot consciously conjure up images while awake. Q: Is aphantasia common?A: Aphantasia affects around 2%-4% of the population, and it exists on a spectrum. Some people have a complete absence of visual imagery, while others may have partial visualization abilities. Q: Does aphantasia affect memory?A: Yes, individuals with aphantasia often have difficulty recalling images, faces, or places, relying more on factual memories or other senses like sound and touch to remember things. Q: How does Chris compensate for his lack of visualization?A: Chris uses detailed specifications, descriptions, and a logical approach to navigate tasks and remember objects or people. He often relies on written information and external visual aids. Q: What is the relationship between aphantasia and truth?A: Chris explores how people with aphantasia experience truth differently. Without internal imagery, they might lean more on facts and external observations rather than subjective interpretations or beliefs based on visual memories. Aphantasia:A condition where individuals cannot voluntarily produce mental images. Mind's Eye:A term referring to the ability to visualize images and scenes internally. Those with aphantasia lack this ability. Visualization Spectrum:Refers to the range of visualization abilities in people, from aphantasia (no mental imagery) to hyperphantasia (extremely vivid mental imagery). Hyperphantasia:The opposite of aphantasia, where individuals can produce highly vivid and detailed mental images. Spec Sheets:Detailed descriptions or lists used to break down information. Chris uses these as a substitute for mental imagery, referencing specifics to recall details about objects. Mind Palace:A mnemonic device used to remember information by mentally placing it in an imagined spatial environment. Those with aphantasia typically do not use this technique due to their lack of mental imagery. Prosopagnosia:A condition often associated with aphantasia where individuals have difficulty recognizing faces. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chrisabraham/support

Are you struggling to consistently generate quality leads and find the time to nurture new business while juggling client demands? In today's competitive landscape, continuously attracting and converting leads is crucial for long-term agency success. Many small agencies face the daunting challenge of juggling client work with the necessary effort to grow their business, often missing out on key opportunities due to lack of time or strategic direction. By tuning into this episode of The Agency Accelerator podcast, you'll discover how to: 1. Develop a robust, strategic approach to new business that integrates seamlessly with your agency's day-to-day operations, ensuring no opportunities are missed. 2. Create valuable, targeted content that resonates with your ideal clients and consistently drives inbound inquiries, rather than relying solely on direct outreach. 3. Maintain a consistent marketing presence, even during busy periods, to avoid the feast-or-famine cycle and build long-term resilience in your agency. Listen now to learn how to balance client work with strategic business development and ensure your agency thrives. Key Questions We'll Answer: Q: What are the biggest challenges smaller agencies face when it comes to effective business development? Q: How can agencies ensure they allocate sufficient internal resources to new business processes without compromising client work? Q: Can you elaborate on the strategic approach required for consistent business development and lead generation? Q: How can agencies maintain an ‘always on' approach to marketing, especially during economically challenging times? Q: What advice would you offer to agencies that struggle with balancing client demands and their own business development efforts? Memorable Quotes: “Agencies that allocate time, love, and respect to new business processes see the biggest success. It's not just about leads; it's about strategic, consistent effort." Katie Street "Stopping marketing during busy periods is a recipe for disaster. Consistent effort in business development separates the thriving from the struggling." Rob Da Costa Don't Miss Out—Subscribe and Stay Ahead! “I enjoy listening to The Agency Accelerator Podcast. I always learn something from every episode.” If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing my show! This helps me support more people — just like you — move towards a Self-Running Agency. Scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode! And if you found this episode valuable, please take a moment to rate and review the show. Your feedback helps us reach more agency owners like you who are ready to scale their businesses! Useful links mentioned in this episode: Katie Street: Email, LinkedInRob Da Costa's YouTube Channel Learn more about the Self-Running Agency Programme (AI-powered) 

In this episode of the Used Car Dealer Podcast, Zach interviews Dave Sutton, Vice President of Business Development and Industry Relations at  Montway. The discussion covers vehicle reconditioning, condition report writing, and the current state of the recovery industry. Dave also shares insights on how technology is shaping these areas and what the future holds for the industry.Some of the questions asked on the podcast include:Q) Can you share a bit about your background and how you got into the auto industry?Q) How has condition report writing changed with digital platforms over the years?Q) Why are more photos in condition reports becoming important for buyers?Q) What is frame damage, and how does it impact a vehicle's value and safety?Q) When should a vehicle be reconditioned before selling? What factors matter most?Q) What ROI can dealers expect from reconditioning, and which services boost marketability the most?Q) Do dealers prefer in-house or outsourced reconditioning, and how does tech help manage costs?Q) What's the difference between repossession and recovery in the auto industry?Q) How is tech improving the recovery industry, and what new challenges are agents facing?Q) What's the future of the recovery industry with more vehicle tracking and telematics?Q) How should dealers handle repossession trends in the current economy?Q) What new developments at Montway are you excited about this year?Listen to our other podcast episodes: https://www.sellyautomotive.com/podcastTranscribe of this podcast - https://blog.sellyautomotive.com/blog/recon-2024

Listeners are running the show again today, with another of our popular Q&A sessions.This time around, Thom tackles a question on spiritual mediums, and whether we can trust what they say. His answer may surprise you.He also answers a question about right and wrong, using the Bhagavad Gita to set the context for spontaneous right action.And he also puts a listener's mind at rest, in answer to a question about whether a Vedic meditator can successfully be in a relationship with a non meditator.Episode Highlights:[00:45] Q - Are spiritual mediums communicating with people who have passed away?[01:11] A - Accuracy and Purpose of Mediumship[03:26] A Misunderstanding of What It's Like to be Dead[05:30] Communicating from One State to Another[07:13] How Exact Are the Medium-Delivered Messages?[08:40] Vedic Meditation is More Effective Than Seeking Messages from the Departed[10:16] Limitations of Mediums in Spiritual Communication[11:55] Controlling Behavior Towards the Departed[13:29] Let Go of the Need to Control and Embrace Self-Sufficiency[14:49] Q - Is There a General Right and Wrong in Life?[15:50] Q - The Paradox of Right and Wrong[16:54] The Bhagavad Gita[19:08] Thinking From the Narrow End of the Funnel[21:41] Spontaneous Right Action[23:52] Q - Can a Vedic Meditator be in a Relationship With a Non-Meditator?[24:46] A - We Want the Pizzaz[26:56] Consciousness Dynamics in Relationships[29:03] Embrace and Learn from Each Other's Views[30:46] Being Different Makes Relationships BetterUseful Linksinfo@thomknoles.com https://thomknoles.com/https://www.instagram.com/thethomknoleshttps://www.facebook.com/thethomknoleshttps://www.youtube.com/c/thomknoleshttps://thomknoles.com/ask-thom-anything/

In this episode of the Used Car Dealer Podcast, Zach interviews Todd Smith, founder of QoreAI, a startup focused on identity verification and transactional fraud prevention in the automotive space. They discuss the recent CDK DMS hack, the prevalence of transactional fraud, and the future of secure document management in the automotive industry. The conversation also delves into how technology impacts credit affordability and what dealers can do to enhance their security measures.Some of the questions asked on the podcast include:Q) Todd, can you share your background and how you started in the automotive industry?Q) What inspired you to focus on identity verification and fraud prevention in the automotive space with your latest startup?Q) What are your thoughts on the recent CDK hack and its impact on the automotive industry?Q) How prevalent is transactional fraud in the used car industry, and what types of fraud do dealers commonly face?Q) Can you explain how secure deal document management works and its importance for protecting Personally Identifiable Information (PII)?Q) How does credit affordability impact a customer's ability to purchase a vehicle? What trends are you seeing, and what role does technology play?Q) How does QoreAi assist dealers with identity verification and fraud prevention?Q) What challenges do dealers face when implementing security measures, and how can they overcome them?Q) How do you see the future of identity verification and secure document management evolving in the automotive industry?Q) Are there any upcoming regulatory changes regarding data protection and identity verification that dealers should be aware of?Q) What advice would you give to dealers starting to focus on improving identity verification and fraud prevention processes, and how can they stay ahead in protecting customer data and ensuring secure transactions?Listen to our other podcast episodes: https://www.sellyautomotive.com/podcastTranscribe of this podcast - https://blog.sellyautomotive.com/blog/todd-smith

Are you struggling to set prices that reflect your agency's true value whilst at the same time, staying competitive? In today's challenging business climate, many agency owners face the tough task of balancing fair pricing with higher client expectations, all while ensuring profitability and sustaining growth.  Whether it's overcoming the legacy of outdated pricing models or navigating the intricacies of value-based pricing, getting this balance right is crucial for long-term success. By tuning into this episode of The Agency Accelerator podcast, you'll discover how to: 1. Use anchoring techniques in your pricing strategy to shift client focus from cost to value, helping you secure better deals. 2. Implement time tracking and gross profit margin measures to accurately assess team efficiency and overall agency performance. 3. Transition your agency to value-based pricing, offering multiple pricing options that enhance client perception and satisfaction. Take a step towards transforming your agency's pricing strategy for growth and profit! So grab a coffee and let's get started. Questions Answered in this Episode Q: How does the concept of anchoring impact the way agencies set their pricing strategies? Q: Can you elaborate on the benefits of tracking gross profit margin as opposed to solely focusing on revenue? Q: Why is it essential for agencies to aim for a 45-50% gross profit margin, and how can they achieve this target? Q: What significance does having a clearly defined niche hold when transitioning to value-based pricing? Q: What are the advantages of offering three pricing options to clients, and why should the highest option anchor the price? Q: How should agencies approach the delicate task of discussing price increases with their existing clients? Q: Could you share insights on transitioning from time-based pricing to value-based pricing and its potential impact on agency growth and client relationships? Quotations “Stop obsessing over industry averages. Instead, aim for a 45-50% gross profit margin and watch your agency thrive.” - Rory Spence “Present three pricing options to your clients, let the highest price anchor their perception, and make the middle option irresistible.” - Rory Spence “When you focus on value-based pricing rather than selling time, you can transform not just your profits, but your client relationships too.” - Rob Da Costa Rate, Review, & Subscribe on Apple Podcasts “I enjoy listening to The Agency Accelerator Podcast. I always learn something from every episode.” If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing my show! This helps me support more people — just like you — move towards a Self-Running Agency. Scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode! Also, if you haven't done so already, subscribe to the podcast. I'm adding a bunch of bonus episodes to the feed and, if you're not subscribed, there's a good chance you'll miss out. Subscribe now! Useful links mentioned in this episode: Get in touch with Rory SpenceDownload the latest BenchPress reports by The Wow CompanyDownload a FREE value pricing guide

In this week's episode, I'm recapping my long weekend, sharing a simple walking hack that's been a game-changer, and talking about how I use ChatGPT for travel tips. Plus, I'm in my unsubscribing from email marketing and influencers era. I'll also be answering your questions and sharing two highlights and lowlights of the week. ✨Listener Questions:✨Q: How do I get more steps when my full time job is sedentary?Q: Do you suggest lowering calories if you know you're going to be less active for a couple of days?Q: Besides lifting and eating in a deficit, what would you say makes a cut more successful and easier?Q: Can you talk about training and injuries? I'm curious if you would change your training routine after this latest back injury?Q: I get super discouraged during my Luteal phase, how do you help clients through this? I have the best discipline but go into a numb state during luteal phase, I feel weak, low energy, and have crazy cravings.Q: As a coach, why is it important to know a client's dieting history? What does it tell you about them?✨Follow me on Substack: My Substack!✨Interested in working together? Here's how I can help:fill out my application form Body recomposition: Sustainable fat loss--for good. If you feel like you want personalized support in taking the final steps towards improving your relationship with food and your body, I am here to provide one-on-one guidance. This may be especially helpful if you have already been working on this for some time and are looking for additional support to make further progress. Establishing and focusing on healthy habits (movement, nutrition, sleep, stress management), and/or Finding a balanced, flexible, & sustainable approach to achieving your body goals, then I'd love to connect: info@wellnesswithalicia.com OR fill out my application form. Send me a DM on Instagram: @aliciamayconnorsCheck out my Website: www.wellnesswithalicia.comCheck back every week for a NEW episode! Currently available on Spotify, ...

On July 25, 2024 Paul and Chris made a presentation to the Puget Sound AAII.  Paul spoke to the latest research on small cap value and Chris spoke to the latest research on his 2 Funds for Life Portfolio.  Following the presentation  they answered questions from the guests. Q:  What advice do you give on conversion of regular IRAs to Roth IRAs?Q:  What investments do you recommend to offset large losses in the equity markets?Q:  Why do you recommend AVUS over VOO, or other S&P 500 funds?  In Chris' answer he recommends listeners read his AAII article on ETF Selection.  Q:  Why don't you recommend Long Term Treasury Bond fund?  Vanguard Long Term Treasury VGLTQ: Do you recommend a pension and/or Social Security  be considered the equivalent of a bond fund?Q:  Can you compare RSP (an equal weighted S&P 500 Fund) vs. SPY? Watch the full video here.

In this episode of the Used Car Dealer Podcast, Zach interviews Andrew Rostami, Chief Product Officer and CMO at Credit Acceptance. They discuss Credit Acceptance's strategies for dealer growth and support for the subprime ecosystem. The conversation also highlights the latest financing tech innovations and upcoming initiatives from Credit Acceptance.Some of the questions asked on the podcast include:Q) Andrew, what is your background and current role at Credit Acceptance?Q) What factors contributed to the increase in new active dealers at Credit Acceptance?Q) How has Credit Acceptance adapted to support dealers amid lenders pulling back from auto lending?Q) What challenges do subprime customers face in auto financing, and how does Credit Acceptance address them?Q) What are the latest financing options that Credit Acceptance offers to help dealers grow?Q) How does Credit Acceptance's lending model align the interests of dealers, buyers, and consumers?Q) In what ways does Credit Acceptance support dealer growth beyond financing solutions?Q) How do you see the auto financing landscape evolving for subprime customers in the next few years?Q) How important is technology in Credit Acceptance's strategy, and what innovations are you excited about?Q) Has your team developed any new integrations for easier funding from independent dealership DMS?Q) Can you share success stories where Credit Acceptance significantly impacted a used car dealer's business?Q) What role does the automotive industry play in economic mobility, and how does Credit Acceptance contribute?Q) How has the current economic climate impacted consumer behavior in the auto market?Q) Are there any upcoming initiatives or products from Credit Acceptance that used car dealers should be excited about?Listen to our other podcast episodes: https://www.sellyautomotive.com/podcastTranscribe of this podcast - https://blog.sellyautomotive.com/blog/credit-acceptance-2024

Is your agency struggling to keep up with clients who request highly-tailored bespoke services which end up eating into your profitability and efficiency? In an era where agencies are constantly juggling between custom projects and scalability, the transition to productised services can be a game-changer. Many agency owners find themselves overwhelmed, becoming bottlenecks in their own businesses and struggling with over-servicing without clear deliverables and scopes of work. Productisation expert, Melissa Morris from Agency Authority, joins me to explore this topic and discuss why smart agencies are productising their offerings resulting in easier to scale and highly profitable businesses. In this episode you'll discover how to: 1. Identify when it's time to transition from bespoke services to standardised offerings, helping you avoid burnout and inefficiencies. 2. Create clear and consistent service packages that meet client needs without sacrificing your agency's flexibility and creativity. 3. Enhance your agency's profitability through efficient capacity management and clearer scope definitions, ultimately delivering better results for your clients. Take the first step towards a more streamlined and profitable agency today – grab your headphones and dive into the episode now! Questions answered in this episode Q: What are the key indicators that suggest an agency should consider moving away from bespoke services? Q: How does one balance creativity and customisation with the need to productise agency services? Q: Can you explain the actual process of transitioning from bespoke services to a more standardised, productised offering? Q: What are the potential pitfalls in moving towards productised services, and how can agencies avoid them? Q: How does productising services impact an agency's profitability and efficiency? Q: What steps should an agency take to ensure they are catering to their ideal clients while transitioning to productised services? Quotations "Moving from bespoke services to productised offerings isn't just a strategy—it's a lifeline for agency owners overwhelmed by customisation and burnout." - Melissa Morris "Start by identifying the clients you're getting great results for and truly enjoy working with. That's where the magic of productisation begins!" - Melissa Morris "Many agency owners struggle to let go of control, but embracing productisation can be a game-changer for profitability and efficiency." - Rob Da Costa Rate, Review, & Subscribe on Apple Podcasts “I enjoy listening to The Agency Accelerator Podcast. I always learn something from every episode.” If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing my show! This helps me support more people like you to move towards a Self-Running Agency. How to leave a review on Apple Podcasts Scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then, let me know what you loved most about the episode! Also, if you haven't done so already, subscribe to the podcast. I'm adding a bunch of bonus episodes to the feed and, if you're not subscribed, there's a good chance you'll miss out. Subscribe now! Useful links mentioned in this episode: Connect with Melissa Morris on LinkedInTake the Agency Authority Quiz to uncover scaling bottlenecksLearn more about The Self-Running Agency Implementation Group

In this episode of the Used Car Dealer Podcast, Zach interviews Mary Bartlett, Vice President of Business Development at Montway Auto Transport. They discuss Mary's journey into the transportation space from automotive retail, the current state of automotive transport and logistics, and what makes Montway Auto Transport a leader in the industry. They also cover Montway's M.A.P. system and its impact on inventory and transportation management for dealerships.Some of the questions asked on the podcast include:Q) How did you get started in the automotive industry?Q) What significant changes have you seen in the auto industry after leaving the retail side as a GM? Do you miss anything about the retail side?Q) What makes Montway Auto Transport the best in auto transport? What's unique about them?Q) What are the biggest misconceptions about shipping cars or transportation companies in the dealer space?Q) What is the M.A.P system that Montway introduced in Q1 2024, and how is it different from other inventory and transportation management systems?Q) How does M.A.P. help dealer groups manage and reduce transportation costs across multiple locations?Q) How do you see the future of automotive logistics and inventory management evolving, and what role will Montway play?Q) Can you share a favorite story where Montway went above and beyond to help a dealer in a transportation rut?Q) What's coming up in 2024 for Montway and for you?Listen to our other podcast episodes: https://www.sellyautomotive.com/podcastTranscribe of this podcast - https://blog.sellyautomotive.com/blog/montway-auto-transport-2024

Do you think your agency has nailed its niche? Think again. In today's competitive agency landscape, merely believing you have a defined niche (e.g. ‘we are tech specialists') might not be enough to secure your place and stand out.  Many agencies still operate too broadly, which can dilute their appeal and lead to missed opportunities with ideal clients who seek specialised expertise. By tuning into this episode of The Agency Accelerator podcast, you'll discover how to: 1. Drill down into your niche effectively, going beyond broad categories to create a distinctive and specialised focus that truly sets your agency apart. 2. Identify and understand your ideal audience within your niche, ensuring your messaging resonates and directly addresses their specific needs and challenges. 3. Craft a niche-focused marketing strategy that highlights your specialised expertise, positioning your agency as the go-to solution for your target clients. Ready to transform your positioning and stand out in your chosen field? Let's dive in! Questions answered in this episode Q: Why is it essential for agencies to have a well-defined niche in the current competitive market? Q: How can an agency determine if their current niche is truly specific and not too broad? Q: What steps should agencies follow to identify and establish their true detailed niche? Q: Can specialising in a niche limit an agency's potential client pool, and how can this concern be addressed? Q: How does focusing on a specific niche affect an agency's visibility and appeal to ideal clients? Q: What strategies should agencies employ to effectively market themselves within their newly defined niche? Q: How can agencies maintain their existing client base while transitioning to a more specialised niche? Quotations "Remember, niching down isn't about limiting yourself. It's about focusing your efforts and becoming undisputed experts in your chosen field." - Rob Da Costa “By not having a well-defined niche, you're likely to limit your reach and appeal to your ideal clients. When you're trying to be everything to everyone, your messaging becomes really diluted and unfocused." - Rob Da Costa “Would you rather be a small fish in a vast ocean struggling to be noticed or the biggest, most experienced fish in a smaller, more focused pond?" - Rob Da Costa Rate, Review, & Subscribe on Apple Podcasts “I enjoy listening to The Agency Accelerator Podcast. I always learn something from every episode.” If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing my show! This helps me support more people like you to move towards a Self-Running Agency. How to leave a review on Apple Podcasts Scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then, let me know what you loved most about the episode! Also, if you haven't done so already, subscribe to the podcast. I'm adding a bunch of bonus episodes to the feed and, if you're not subscribed, there's a good chance you'll miss out. Subscribe now! Useful links mentioned in this episode: Get your free niching guideDownload your guide on how to define your ideal target customerLearn about our brand new Self-Running Agency Programme - AI Edition

David Fidler, senior fellow for global health and cybersecurity at CFR, discusses the factors shaping U.S. health and climate policy included in his Council Special Report, A New U.S. Foreign Policy for Global Health. Penelope Overton, climate reporter at the Portland Press Herald, speaks about her experiences reporting on climate and environment stories in Maine and their intersection with public health outcomes. The host of the webinar is Carla Anne Robbins, senior fellow at CFR and former deputy editorial page editor at the New York Times.  TRANSCRIPT FASKIANOS: Thank you. Welcome to the Council on Foreign Relations Local Journalists Webinar. I'm Irina Faskianos, vice president for the National Program and Outreach here at CFR. CFR is an independent and nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, and publisher focused on U.S. foreign policy. CFR is also the publisher of Foreign Affairs magazine. As always, CFR takes no institutional positions on matters of policy. This webinar is part of CFR's Local Journalists Initiative, created to help you draw connections between the local issues you cover and national and international dynamics. Our programming puts you in touch with CFR resources and expertise on international issues and provides a forum for sharing best practices. We're delighted to have over thirty-five participants from twenty-two states and U.S. territories with us today, so thank you for joining this discussion, which is on the record. The video and transcript will be posted on our website after the fact at CFR.org/localjournalists. So we are pleased to have David Fidler, Penelope Overton, and host Carla Anne Robbins to lead today's discussion on “Climate Change and Public Health Policy.” David Fidler is a senior fellow for global health and cybersecurity at CFR. He is the author of the Council special report A New U.S. Foreign Policy for Global Health. Professor Fidler has served as an international legal consultant to the World Bank, the U.S. Department of Defense, the World Health Organization, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And his other publications include The Snowden Reader, Responding to National Security Letters: A Practical Guide for Legal Counsel, and Biosecurity in the Global Age: Biological Weapons, Public Health, and the Rule of Law. Penelope Overton is the Portland Press Herald's first climate reporter. She's written extensively on Maine's lobster and cannabis industries. She also covers Maine state politics and other health and environmental topics. In 2021, she spent a year as a spotlight fellow with the Boston Globe exploring the impact of climate change on the U.S. lobster fishery. And before moving to Maine, Ms. Overton covered politics, environment, casino gambling, and tribal issues in Florida, Connecticut, and Arizona. And, finally, Carla Anne Robbins is a senior fellow at CFR and cohost of the CFR podcast The World Next Week. She also serves as the faculty director of the Master of International Affairs Program and clinical professor of national security studies at Baruch College's Marxe School of Public and International Affairs. And previously, she was deputy editorial page editor at the New York Times and chief diplomatic correspondent at the Wall Street Journal. So thank you all for being with us. I'm going to turn the conversation over to Carla to run it, and then we're going to open up to all of you for your questions, which you can either write in the Q&A box but we would actually prefer you to raise your hand so we can hear your voice, and really open up this forum to share best practices and hear what you're doing in your communities. So with that, Carla, over to you. ROBBINS: Thank you, Irina. And I'm glad you're feeling better, although your voice still sounds scratchy. (Laughs.) Welcome back. So, David and Penny, thank you for doing this. And thank you, everybody, for joining us here today. This is—Penny, at some point I want to get into the notion of covering cannabis and lobsters because they seem to go very well together, but—(laughs)—and how you got that beat. But, David, if we can start with you, can you talk about the relationship between the climate and public health threats like the COVID pandemic? I think people would tend to see these as somewhat separate. They're both global threats. But you know, why would rising temperatures increase, you know, the emergence or spread of pathogens? I mean, are they directly driving—one driving the other? FIDLER: Yes. I'll just give a quick public health snapshot of climate change as an issue. In public health, the most important thing you can do is to prevent disease threats or other types of threats to human health. In the climate world, that's mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions. That hasn't gone so well. That creates, then, the second problem: If you have—if you're not preventing problems from emerging, threatening human health and the infrastructure that supports human health, then you have to respond. And that's climate adaptation. And in climate adaptation, we deal—public health officials and experts are going to have to deal with a range of issues. Close to if not at the top of the list is the way in which the changing nature of the global climate through global warming could increase—and some experts would argue is increasing—the threat of pathogenic infections and diseases within countries and then being transmitted internationally. And this leads to a concern about what's called a one health approach because you have to combine environmental health, animal health, and human health to be able to understand what threats are coming. And climate change plays—is playing a role in that, and the fear is that it will play an even bigger role. Coming out of the problems that we had with dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, this also fills public health officials with alarm because we didn't do so well on that pathogenic threat. Are we ready to deal with potential pathogenic threats that global warming exacerbates in addition to all the other health threats that are going to come with climate change? ROBBINS: So can we just drill down a little bit more on that, as well as a variety of other health threats from climate change? So, like, with malaria, like, more water; water, you know, pools; mosquitoes; malaria spreads itself. With COVID, there was this whole question about, you know, loss of jungles, and maybe animals come in closer to humans, and things spread that way. Can you talk some more about what changes happen to the world around us that—with climate change that could increase the possibility of people getting sick, as well as other stresses on our bodies? FIDLER: Yes. In terms of vector-borne diseases such as malaria or dengue fever, the concern is that as global warming happens the area in which the vectors that carry these diseases will expand. So if you have malaria-carrying mosquitoes, if global warming is expanding the range of possibilities for those mosquitoes to inhabit, then there's a(n) increased public health threat from those vector-borne diseases. If you have a situation in which that global warming is also happening in connection with waterborne diseases, it's both the excess amount of water that you might have with flooding as well as potential shortages of water that you have could also increase the threat of waterborne diseases. So global warming has these effects on potential pathogenic threats. Deforestation is a concern in connection also with humans coming more into contact with pathogens that we haven't experienced before. Unfortunately, we still don't really know what the origin of the COVID-19 virus was, largely because of geopolitical problems. But also, as global warming affects forested areas or other types of ecosystems, the possibility for pathogens to emerge and effect public health increases. ROBBINS: And then there are other effects, like loss of access to water, and rising heat, and all these other things which are part of—because I would suppose that in a lot of places, you know, people would think, well, you know, I live in Kansas; I'm not going to be really worried about loss of a jungle or something of that sort. So in the United States, if you're a public health official, and you haven't thought about climate change as a—as a public health issue, and you want to go make the pitch, what would you say that—how climate is already potentially affecting people's health? FIDLER: Yes, and this is one of the most interesting policy challenges about climate adaptation. Different areas of every country are going to experience climate change differently. So in some parts it might be wildfires. In another part it might be extreme heat. In another part it might be the spread of vector-borne diseases. And in other—in coastal areas, you know, sea level rise. In other areas, shortage of water because of drought. And so for any given locality, right, there could be diverse and different effects of climate change on public health from even a neighboring state or certainly a state, you know, across the country. City and county public health officials and state public health officials are already trying to start to get their head around the types of threats that their communities are going to face. And that's what's going to be interesting to me about today's conversation, is how those types of effects are being discussed at the local level. A critical principle that's usually put in—on the table for any policy discussion, whether it's foreign policy or local policy, is that if you don't have community buy-in, you don't have community commitment to dealing with some of these problems, the policy solutions are going to be far more difficult. ROBBINS: So, Penny, you are new—reasonably new to this beat, and your newspaper created this beat, which is—you know, which is a sort of extraordinary thing. I mean, how big is your newsroom? OVERTON: I think it's about fifty people— ROBBINS: And the notion— OVERTON: —if you include, you know, sports reporters and everybody. ROBBINS: So the notion that they would—maybe your newspaper's the rare local newspaper that's doing really well, but most local newspapers are, you know—(laughs)—are battling these days. Why did they decide that they wanted to create a climate beat? OVERTON: I think that our readers were asking for it. I mean, everybody—I think you find that every newspaper is writing climate stories, you know, in some way, even if it's just running wire—like, national wire stories. And of course, papers are and every news outlet is obsessed with metrics, and we know what readers are looking for. Sometimes the stories aren't necessarily labeled climate, but they are, you know, climate-related. And so in trying to sort out during a general newsroom kind of reshuffle about what readers, especially what our online readers—since that's where everything is kind of moving towards—what they were really looking for, climate was one of the topics that kind of rose to the top. And then also we're part of a newspaper family in Maine where there's a—you know, every—a lot of weeklies, several dailies that all belong under one ownership. It's actually a nonprofit ownership now, as of about a year ago. So I don't think it's a coincidence that it went nonprofit at the same time that they decided to do a climate beat. But one of the topics that unite all of the papers across a really, you know, far-flung state with the areas where you have really well-off people that live along the shore, people who aren't so well-off in the interior, there's not a lot that sometimes unites our state, but everybody was interested in this from the fishermen—who may not want to call it climate change, but they know that things are changing and it's impacting their bottom line; to the loggers up north who can't get into their—you know, their forest roads are now basically mud season for much longer than they used to be, they're not frozen anymore for as long as they were so they can't get in and harvest the way that they were; farmers. I mean, the three Fs in Maine—forestry, farming, and fishing—are, you know, pretty big, and they all care immensely about climate because they know it's affecting their bottom line. So I think that that really united all of our newsrooms. ROBBINS: So can you talk a little bit more about that? Because I—you know, you've lived in places other than Maine, right? I mean, I used to live in Miami, and it's really hot in Miami these days. And the New York Times had this really interesting interactive a couple of years ago in which you could put in the year you were born and your hometown, and it would tell you how many more days of the year would be over 90 degrees. And it was just wild how many more days in Miami it would be. I mean, it's pretty hot in Miami, but many more days now than it was. And you've seen already this spring how bad it is in Miami. So I think to myself, Maine. I mean, Maine—I went to school in Massachusetts; I know what Maine is like. So I would think that Maine would be—it's going to take a while for—you know, for it to come to Maine, but what you're saying is it's already in Maine. So can you talk about how—you know, how it is? And, obviously, it's affecting Maine for them to create a beat like that. So what sort of stories are you writing? OVERTON: Well, I mean, Maine is definitely—you know, its impacts are going to be different. The actual climate threats are different in Maine than they are, say, like in Arizona where I used to live and report. You know, but contrary to what you might think, we actually do have heatwaves—(laughs)—and we have marine heatwaves. The Gulf of Maine is warming faster than 99 percent of the, you know, world's ocean bodies, and so the warming is definitely occurring here. But what we're seeing is that just because it's not—the summer highs are not as high as, like, you know, Nevada, Arizona, Southern California, the Midwest, we also are completely unprepared for what's actually happening because nobody here has ever really had to worry about it. Our temperate climate just didn't make air conditioning a big, you know, high-level priority. So the increasing temperatures that are occurring even now are—we don't have the same ability to roll with it. Warming stations in the winter? Yes, we have those. Cooling stations in the summer? No, we don't have those. And I mean, there are a few cities that are now developing that, but if you don't have a large homeless population in your city in Maine you probably don't have a public cooling station. It's really just the public library is your cooling station. So some of those—that kind of illustrates how sometimes it's not the public health threat; it's actually the public health vulnerability that a local reporter might want to be focusing in on. So you can go to the National Climate Assessment and you can pull up, like, exactly what, you know—even if you don't have a state climate office or a climate action plan, you can go to one of those National Climate Assessments, drill down, and you can get the data on how, you know, the projected temperature increases, and precipitation increases, and the extreme weather that's projected for 2050 and 2100 in your area. And those might not be, you know, nightmare stuff the way that it would be for other parts of the country, but then you'd want to be focusing in on how—what the infrastructure in your state is like. Are you prepared for what will be happening? And I think the air conditioning thing is a really good example. Maine also happens to be, you know—Florida will love this, but Maine's actually the oldest state as far as demographics go. And so you have a lot of seniors here that have been identified as a vulnerable population, and so with the combination of a lot of seniors, with housing stock that's old and doesn't have air conditioning, and that they're a long distance from hospitals, you know, don't always—they don't have a lot of emergency responder capability, that's kind of a recipe for disaster when you start talking to your local public health officers who are going to start focusing in on what happens when we have extreme weather, and the power goes out, and these people who need—are reliant on electricity-fed medical devices, they don't have access, they can't get into the hospital. You can see kind of where I'm going with the vulnerability issue. ROBBINS: David, Penny has just identified the sort of things that one hopes a public health official on a state, or county, or local town or city level is thinking about. But in your report, it says the United States faces a domestic climate adaptation crisis. And when we think about climate and adaptation, and when we look at the COP meetings, the international climate change meetings, the Paris meetings, we usually think about adaptation as something that we're going to pay for for other countries to deal with, or something of the sort. But can you talk about the concerns of our, you know, adaptation policies, and particularly state-level weaknesses? FIDLER: Yes, and I think Penny gave a nice overview of what, you know, the jurisdiction in Maine, you know, faces, and public health officials and experts are beginning to think about how do we respond to these new types of threats, which for most public health agencies and authorities across the United States is a new issue. The data is getting better, the research is getting better. The problems that public health agencies face sort of a across the United States are, one, they were never really built to deal with this problem. Some of it overlaps, so for example, if you have increased ferocity of, you know, extreme weather events—tornados, hurricanes—public health officials in those jurisdictions that are vulnerable know how to respond to those. They work with emergency management. As the scale of those types of events increases, however, there is a stress on their capabilities and their resources. Other things are new—air pollution from wildfire, the extreme heat of that; sea level rise, salination of drinking water from that; or even sinking in places where groundwater is being drawn out because of a lack of rainfall. Part of the problem that we have, that I talk about in my report coming out of COVID, is that among many issues today, the authority that public health agencies have at the federal and state level is polarized. We don't have national consensus about public health as an issue. So unfortunately, coming out of COVID, we're even less prepared for a pandemic as well as climate change adaptation. And that's something that we need to have better federal, state, local cooperation and coordination on going forward. Again, it's going to be very different from dealing with a pandemic, or even dealing with a non-communicable disease like tobacco consumption or, you know, hypertension because of the diversity—geographic—as well as the particular problem itself. So this is going to be a real challenge for federal and public health agencies, which at the moment are in some of the weakest conditions that I've seen in decades. ROBBINS: Penny, how much do you have to deal with your local public health, state public health agencies? And do they have a climate action plan? How developed are they on this? You talked about going to a particular website. Do you want to talk a little bit about that, as well? The assessments that you are making, is that information that you've gotten from your local public health agencies or from your state, or is this something that you yourself have come up with? OVERTON: Well, the state is—I think that the state of Maine is actually pretty far down the road for its size. It's like punching above its weight, I guess, when it comes to climate. They have—they published their first climate action plan in 2020, and they updated it with a—kind of like how close are we coming to our goals in 2022, and then they're in the process of developing the next four-year kind of installment, which will be due out in December. So the first one was kind of like—to me as an outsider, it felt like a “climate change is happening, folks” kind of report. In Maine we definitely—we have a split. We have an urban, you know, core that's kind of—it's liberal, and you don't have to convince those people. We have a lot of rural parts of the state where, if you ask, you know, is climate change real, you're still going to get a pretty good discussion, if not an outright fight. (Laughs.) But one of the things that I've found in this latest update is that, as they are focusing in on impacts, you get a different discussion. You don't have to discuss with people about why the change is happening; you can just agree to discuss the changes, and that pulls in more communities that might have not applied for any type of, you know, federal ARPA funds or even—Maine makes a lot of state grants available for communities that want to do adaptation. So if you can get away from talking about, you know, the man-made contributions, which, I mean, I still include in every one of my stories because it's just—you know, that's actually not really debatable, but as far as the policy viewpoint goes, if you can just focus in on the impact that's already occurring in Maine, you get a lot of people pulled into the process, and they actually want to participate. And I also have found that the two—the two impacts in Maine of climate change that are most successful at pulling in readers—(laughs)—as well as communities into planning processes are public health and extreme weather. I don't know if it's, you know, all the Mainers love their Farmers' Almanacs—I'm not sure. I mean, I'm originally from West Virginia. I still have a Farmers' Almanac every year, but I just kind of feel like extreme weather has been a wakeup call in Maine. We got hammered with three bad storms in December and January that washed a lot of our coastal infrastructure away. And, I mean, privately owned docks that fishermen rely on in order to bring in the lobster catch every year, and that's a $1.5 billion industry in Maine. Maine is small—1.5 billion (dollars), that dwarves everything, so anything the messes with the lobster industry is going to have people—even in interior Maine—very concerned. And everybody could agree that the extreme storms, the not just sea level rise, but sea level rise and storm surge, nobody was prepared for that, even in places like Maine, where I think that they are ahead of a lot of other states. So you start pulling people in around the resiliency discussion. I think you kind of have them at that point. You've got their attention and they are willing to talk, and they're willing to accept adaptations that they might not be if you were sitting there still debating whether or not climate change is real. The public health has been something that has really helped bring interior Maine into the discussion. Everybody does care. Nobody wants to lose the lobster industry because that's an income, like a tax revenue that you just wouldn't be able to make up any other way, even if you are in a Rumford or a Lewiston that have nothing to do with the shoreline. But public health, that unites—that's everybody's problem, and asthma, and, you know, all of our natural resource employees who are out working in the forests, and the blueberry fields, and whatnot, extreme heat and heat stroke—those things really do matter to them. They may disagree with you about what's causing them, but they want to make sure that they are taking steps to adapt and prepare for them. So I just have found public health to be a real rallying point. And I also think that, for local reporters, if you don't have a state action plan—because even though Maine has one—we're a lean government state—they don't—you know, they're still gathering data, and it can be pretty slim pickings. But you can go to certain things like the U.S. Climate Vulnerability Index, and you can start looking for—drilling down into your local Census tract even. So you don't need something at your state. Even if you're in a state that, say, politically doesn't want to touch climate change with a ten-foot pole, you can still use those national tools to drill down and find out where your community is both vulnerable to climate threats, but then also the areas that are least prepared to deal with it. And then you can start reporting on what nobody else wants to write about or talk about even. And isn't that the best kind of reporting—is you kind of get the discussion going? So I think public health is a real opportunity for reporters to do that, and also your medical—the medical associations. If you talk to doctors here at the Maine Medical Association, they may not want to talk about humanity's contribution to climate change, but they already know that climate change is posing an existing health risks to their patients, whether that be, you know, asthma, allergies, heat stroke, Lyme disease, or just mental health issues; whether you're a lobsterman worried that you're not going to be able to pay off that million-dollar boat because the lobsters are moving north, or if you are a young person who has climate fatigue. We don't have enough mental health providers as it is. Anything that's going to exacerbate a mental health issue in Maine, I mean, we don't have the tools to deal with what's already here. That's a gap that reporters feast on, right? We write about those gaps to try and point them out, and hopefully somebody steps in to resolve them. So I rambled a bit, but there's—I feel like this bee— ROBBINS: No, no, no, you— OVERTON: —it's like never like what stories—boy, what stories can I write; it's more like how am I going to get to them all, you know, because I feel like everybody out there, even if you are not a climate reporter, I guarantee you there is a climate aspect to your beat, and there is probably a public health climate aspect to your beat. I mean, if you are a crime reporter, are your prisons—(laughs)—I mean, most prisons aren't air conditioned. Just think about the amount of money that's being spent to deal with heat stroke, and think about the amount of—I mean, I'm making this up as you go, but I guarantee you if you are a prison reporter, that you're going to find, if you drill down, you're going to see disciplinary issues go through the roof when you have a heat wave. That's what I mean by, like, you can find a climate story in any beat at a newsroom. ROBBINS: That's great. I always loved the editors who had story ideas if they gave me the time to do them. David, can we go back to this—the United States faces a domestic climate adaptation crisis? If I wanted to assess the level of preparation in my state to deal with some of the problems that Penny is doing, how do I do that? What do I look for—climate action plans? Where do I start? FIDLER: Well, I think you would start at the—you've got to start both at the federal level, so what is the federal government willing to do to help jurisdictions—local, county, state—deal with the different kinds of climate adaptation problems that they're facing. And even as a domestic policy issue, this is relatively new. I think Penny gave a great description of how that has unfolded in one state. This is happening also in other jurisdictions. But again, because of the polarization about climate change, as well as fiscal constraints on any federal spending, how the federal government is going to interface with the jurisdictions that are going to handle adaptation on the ground is important—state government planning, thinking, how they talk about it, how they frame the issue, do they have a plan, is it integrated with emergency management, is it part of the authority that public health officials are supposed to have, how is that drilling down to the county, municipal, and local level. Again, it's going to be different if it's a big urban area or if it's a rural community, and so, as the impacts—and Penny is right about it—it's the impacts on human lives, direct and indirect, including damage to economic infrastructure, which supports jobs, supports economic well-being. That's a social determinant of health. And as I indicated, there are efforts underway, not only in individual states, but also in terms of networks of county and city health officials, tribal health officials, as well, for Native American areas—that they're beginning to pool best practices. They're beginning to share information. So I would look not only at those governmental levels, but I would look at the networks that are developing to try to create coordination, cooperation and sharing of best practices for how to deal with different issues. So if you have a situation where you are like Penny described in Maine, you know, you really haven't had to have air conditioning before; now you've got a problem. What are the most efficient and effective ways of dealing with that problem? Share information. Research, I think, is also ongoing in that context. And so there is a level of activism and excitement about this as a new, emerging area in public health. Again, there are lots of constraints on that that have to be taken seriously. At some point, it's just also a core principle of public health and epidemiology that you need to address the cause of these problems. And if we still can't talk about climate change and causes for that, this problem is only going to metastasize in our country as well as the rest of the world. And there are not enough public health officials at the state, county, local level, and there's not enough money if we don't try to bring this more under control. That's mitigation. We've squandered four decades on this issue. We have no consensus nationally about that question, and so that just darkens the shadow in, you know, looking forward in terms of what public health officials are going to have to handle. ROBBINS: So I want to throw it open to our group, and if you could raise your hand. We do have a question already from Aparna Zalani. Do you want to ask your question yourself, or shall I read it? Q: Can you guys hear? ROBBINS: I will—I'm sorry. Yes, please. Q: OK, yeah, basically I just wanted to know if you guys know if anybody is collecting good heat-related death data—data on heat-related deaths. ROBBINS: And Aparna, where do you work? Q: I work for CBS News. ROBBINS: Thank you. OVERTON: I'm just looking through my bookmarks because, yes—(laughs)—there are. I know that those are factored into Maine's climate action plan, and I can guarantee you that is not a Maine-only stat. That would be coming from a federal—there's just not enough—the government here is not big enough to be tracking that on its own. It is definitely pulling that down from a federal database. And I'm just trying to see if I can find the right bookmark for you. If you—and I'm not going to because, of course, I'm on the spot—but if you add your contact information to the chat, or you can send it, you know, to me somehow, I will—I'll send that to you because there is, and it's a great—there's emergency room visits, and there are other ways. They actually break it down to heatstroke versus exacerbating other existing problems. It's not necessarily just—you don't have to have heatstroke to have, like, say, a pregnancy complication related to heat illness, or an asthma situation that's made far worse. So they do have, even broken down to that level. FIDLER: And when I'm often looking for aggregate data that gives me a picture of what's happening in the United States, I often turn to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC. And so they're often collecting that kind of data to build into their own models and their research, also in terms of the assistance that provide state and local governments on all sorts of issues. And because adaptation is now on the radar screen of the federal public health enterprise, there might be data on the CDC website. And then you can identify where they are getting their sources of information, and then build out a constellation of possible sources. Again, it's something—there's the National Association of City and County Health Officers—NACCHO is the acronym—that, again, it's one of those networks where you could probably see those health officers that are having to deal with extreme heat and the morbidity and mortality associated with that. There could be data that they are generating and sharing through that sort of network. And on the— OVERTON: And one thing I would add— FIDLER: Sorry. Drilling at the global level, WHO would be another place to think about looking if you wanted a global snapshot at data. OVERTON: I was going to add that will probably be underreported, as well, because in talking to, like, say—because, I mean, we're just ultra-local, right—talking to the emergency room directors at our hospitals, there are—the number of cases that might come in and really should be classified as heatstroke, but then end up being listed instead in the data, you know, in the documentation as, like, a cardiac problem. You know, it's—I think you are limited to how quickly someone on the ground might identify what's coming in as actually being heat-related versus like just whatever the underlying problem was. They might list that instead. And the other thing, too, is to make sure that—this is the hardest part about climate reporting is the correlation aspect versus causation. You're going to mostly be finding, look, heat waves are—when we have heat waves, you see this spike. You have to be really careful because it could be that the spike that's coming in emergency rooms is actually because there was also a power outage. Now I would argue extreme weather still adds that—you know, makes that linked, but you have to be careful about making sure you don't jump from correlation to causation. I'm sure you know this, but it's the same thing with every statistic, but sometimes my first draft of a story I'm like, oh, look at that. I just made climate change responsible for everything. (Laughter.) And I have to go back and like, you know, really check myself because the minute you overstep in any way is the minute that you, like, lose all credibility with the people out there who are already skeptical. FIDLER: And this is sort of—it's often where adaptation becomes a much more complicated problem for public health officials because there are underlying health problems that have nothing to do with climate change, that when you meet, you know, warming, extreme temperatures or even, you know, problems with, you know, sanitation, or water, or jobs, it can manifest itself in very dangerous diseases or health conditions that then lead to hospitalization and to biased statistics. So what Penny is saying is absolutely right, and there needs to be care here, but from a public health point of view, this is why this is going to be a monster problem. ROBBINS: Can we just—because we have other questions, but talking about bookmarks, Penny, you had—when you were talking before, you went through some other places that you go to for data and information. Can you just repeat some of those you were talking about? OVERTON: Yeah, the National Climate Assessment, the U.S. Climate Vulnerability Index, good old Census Bureau. (Laughs.) I mean, there are a couple of—the other thing, too, I would say that if you are in a state that doesn't have—say that public health officers are under intense pressure not to talk about climate change, still go to your local university because I guarantee you that there are grad students, you know, coming in from the blue states someplace that might be going to school in a red state, but they're going to be studying those topics, and they are going to be collecting data. I, you know—geez, countless stories based on grad student work. So I would keep those folks in mind, as well. And the other thing is that, if we're talking about public health, I always think of public health and climate in three ways. It's the threat, you know, the actual increase, something like tick-borne illness if you are Mainer because we never had ticks here really before because our winters were so awful, and the ticks couldn't last. Well, now they're here, and Lyme disease has gone through the roof. So I think about it—that's like a threat. And then there's the vulnerability issue that I was mentioning. But there's also the accountability issue—is that you want to make sure as a reporter that you are following the infrastructure money that's coming through, and that they are actually going to the places that need it the most. And public health is something that I think is a good lens to look at that. If all your money is going into the shoreline communities in Maine because they're the ones with grant officers that are writing the grant applications to get the infrastructure money, do they really need it, or is it that town in the middle of the state with no grant officer, and huge public health needs and vulnerabilities that really need it. So I would think about public health as being an important accountability tool, as well, because if you've got public health data, you can easily point out the communities that need that money the most, and then find out who is actually getting the cash. ROBBINS: So Debra Krol from the—environmental reporter from the Arizona Republic, you had your hand up. OVERTON: I love your stories, Deb. Q: Thank you very much. Just a brief aside before I ask the question because I know we're running short on time. We did a story here a few months ago about a nonprofit group that's helping these underserved communities obtain grants and do the grant reporting, and I remembered something that we learned at a local journalist get-together at CFR, so that's what influenced me to do that. So kudos to our friends over there. But my question is, is data sharing between agencies—you know, we're always trying to get statistics out of the Indian Health Service, and every other state that has tribal communities or tribal health has the same problem. So how much of these stats do you think are actually coming from tribal health departments? OVERTON: I know in Maine they are coming. In fact, Maine's five federally recognized tribes are kind of blazing a path as far as looking for grant applications. And of course, once they apply for a grant, you could go through all that data when they're looking to justify the need, right? And that will help you in just getting the, you know, situation on the ground. But I—yes, I mean, I don't know about whether there may be certain parts of the country where that's not leading the way, but also—I would also urge you to look at—go through the Veterans Administration, as well, just because I'm sure that, you know, that there's a large overlap between Indian Health Services, BIA, and the VA. And it's the way the VA provides public health care and the outcomes they get when they are serving indigenous veterans are far different than what Indian Health Services and BIA sometimes get. And they are more forthcoming with their data. FIDLER: I know that one of the issues that's on my list to do some more research for my foreign policy analysis is to look at the way the federal governments, state governments, and tribal authorities interact on climate adaptation. And that comes loaded with lots of complicated problems—just the history of relations between tribes and the federal government, the concerns that the Indian Health Service has about problems that have been around for decades, layering on top of that adaptation. So some of it, I think, gets involved in just political disputes between tribes and the federal government. Some of the data-sharing problems I think relate to a lack of capabilities to assess, process, and share the data. The tribal authorities are on the list, at least, of the federal government's radar screen for improving how they do adaptation. I personally think that how that jurisdictional tension is resolved could be a very valuable model for thinking about U.S. foreign policy and how we help other countries in adaptation. I also think there is variable experiences between tribal authorities and the federal government. A lot of activity is happening in Alaska with adaptation that I think is more advanced than it is with some of the tribal authorities' relations with the federal government in the continental United States. So we just also need to start looking, you know, beyond for best practices, principles, ways of making this work better as adaptation becomes a bigger problem. ROBBINS: Debra is—Debra Krol is offering to speak with you offline. She has some recommendations on research. Debra, thank you for that. Q: You are welcome. ROBBINS: And for the shoutout. Garrick Moritz, an editor of a small town newspaper in South Dakota. Can you tell us the name of your paper and ask your question? Q: Yeah, I am the Garretson Gazette. Hello, if you can hear me. ROBBINS: Absolutely. Q: Oh, yeah, we just get frequent—we get frequent notifications from the state health department about, you know, like West Nile and several other, you know, vector diseases, and it mostly comes from mosquitos, and mosquito populations are a real problem in a lot of places. And it's definitely one here. And so, I guess, in my own reporting and in basically reporting from people across the country, how can—what are practical tips that we can give to people, and things we can recommend to our city, state or county officials? ROBBINS: To protect themselves. OVERTON: You know, I think that if you were to go to the, you know, U.S. CDC, you're going to see that there's a lot of, you know, straight up PSAs about how to handle, you know, even right down to the degree of, like, you know, the kinds of mosquito repellent you can use that doesn't have DEET in it, you know, like it gets pretty specific. I think that that's—you could probably—and in fact I think they even have infographics that, you know, are public domain that you are able to just lift, as long as you credit the U.S. CDC. So it's almost like—and also Climate Central. And there's a couple of—I would say a couple of kind of groups out there that basically serve it up for reporters. I mean, I love Climate Central. I love Inside Climate News. These are some places that specifically work with reporters, and for smaller markets, they even do the graphic work. And it's a great resource. I would urge you to look there, too. ROBBINS: Can we talk a little bit more about other— FIDLER: And I think one of the— ROBBINS: Yeah, David, can you also talk about other resources, as well as answering—whatever answer to your question. What should we be reading and looking to for information? FIDLER: Well, in terms of vector-borne diseases, many states and the federal government has vast experience dealing with these. There's a fundamental problem—is that as the geographic range of vector-borne diseases begins to expand into areas where the history of that type of vector control just really hasn't been, you know, part of what public health officials have had to worry about, so the infrastructure, the capabilities. And then, also importantly, how you communicate with the public about those kinds of threats: what the government is doing, what they can do to protect themselves. We're sort of present at the creation in many ways, and some of these places have a whole new way of doing public health. One of the things that worries people the most in our polarized society is the disinformation and misinformation that gets in the way of accurate public health communication—whether it's COVID-19, or whether it's climate change, or whether it's something else. So that communication piece is going to be vital to making sure that people can take the measures to protect themselves, and they understand what the state governments and the local governments are doing to try to control vectors. ROBBINS: And Inside Climate News—where else do you get your information that you would recommend for our— OVERTON: Well, I just— FIDLER: Sorry, go ahead, Penny. OVERTON: Oh, no. You can go ahead. I'm actually pulling some up right now that I can put in the chat. FIDLER: Again, my go-to source is the CDC, and the CDC then also has its own information sources that you can track in terms of how, you know, public health authorities, public health policies, practices, implementation plans can be put together for all kinds of different public health threats. And the spread of vector-borne diseases has been near the top of the list longer, I think, than some of these other health threats from climate change. So that's a little bit more advanced, I think, based on the history of controlling vectors as well as the identification of that being an ongoing threat. There are synergies with what we've done in the past. With some of these other problems we don't have those synergies. We're having to create it from scratch. ROBBINS: Penny, you were talking about places that actually—smaller, you know, that newspapers can—or other news organizations can get info, can actually, you know, get graphics gratis, or something of the sort. Does Poynter also have help on climate or are there other reporting centers where people are focusing on climate that provide resources for news organizations? OVERTON: Yes, I mean, Climate Central has—I should have just like made them like the co-beat, you know, reporters for me in the first six months when I was starting this because anything that I needed to—you know, every day it was something new. OK, geez, today I've got to know everything there is to know about extreme weather and climate, you know, in such a way that I can bulletproof myself when the troll inevitably calls me and says, you know, this isn't true. And I need to have, you know, a little bit of armor prepared, right down to I need graphics, and I don't have—we don't have a graphics person, but—so Climate Central is a great place for a reporter in a small market to start. They actually, like just this past week, came out with what they call a summer package, and it basically has an overarching umbrella viewpoint of, like, here's like the climate topics that are going to brought up this summer. Inevitably it's going to be heat waves, it's going to be drought, or extreme rainfall. It's going to be, you know, summer nights getting warmer and what that means—the benefits, the longer growing seasons than some areas that, like in Maine, for example, climate change will not be all bad for Maine. It's going to mean that we have longer growing seasons in a place that has been pretty limited by the—you know, the temperature and by the amount of time that we could actually grow a crop. And then, also, I mean, we're going to have—we're going to have migration in because, like I was saying earlier, we are not going to be dealing with the extreme heat of like the Southwest, so people who are escaping like the California wildfires—we're already seeing groups of people moving to Maine because it is more temperate, and you do have a longer horizon line before you—you know, you get miserable here. And I think that if you look at those issues and you figure out how do I even start, going to Climate Central where they can actually—not only do they have the infographics, but you can type in, like, the major city in your state, you know. I can't tell you the number of times I've typed in Portland, Maine, and I get some amazing number, and it's, oh, wait, this is Portland, Oregon. So you could pull, like, your individual state, and even Maine has three states that Climate Central—or excuse me, three cities that Climate Central lists. I guarantee you that your state will probably have many more. So it will be probably a place pretty close to where you are located. And you can have the infographic actually detailed, without doing anything besides entering in the city. It will be information that's detailed to your location. That's an incredible asset for a small market reporter who doesn't have a graphics person or the ability to, like, download data sets and crunch a lot of numbers. Also— ROBBINS: That's great. OVERTON: —I would urge you to look at the National Climate Assessment. There is a data explorer that comes out with those, and that allows you to drill down to the local level. That's the way that I found out that there's a small place in Aroostook County, Maine, which is like potato country, that's going to see the greatest increase in high precipitation days in the next—I think it's in the next 50 years. I can't think of many things that aren't potato related that Aroostook County stands out for, but the fact that you play around with the data enough, and you see, look, there's a small place here in Maine that's going to be the number one greatest increase. That's why I think the climate assessment and the data explorer is so important. ROBBINS: So we're almost done, David. I wanted to throw the last question to you. I'm a real believer in comparison. I always say that to my students: Comparison is your friend. Is there any city or state in the United States, or perhaps someplace overseas that has a really good state plan for dealing with the health impacts of climate change that we could look at and say, this is really what we should be doing here? FIDLER: I mean, given that I'm a foreign policy person, I'm probably not the best person to inquire about that, but as I began to do my research to see how this is happening in the United States, I've been surprised at the number of cities, counties, state governments that have really begun to dig into the data, develop plans, you know, for whatever problem that they're going, you know, to face. I live in the—you know, the Chicagoland area. The city of Chicago has been working on adaptation for a while. The problems that it faces are going to be different than the problems that Miami faces. There's also, again, networks of cities that are starting to talk to each other about what they are doing in regards to these issues. The data is becoming better, more accessible, data visualization tools. Penny just described those sorts of things. My recommendation to those working in local journalism is to begin to probe what your jurisdictions are doing, where they are getting their information. How are they implementing and turning that information into actionable intelligence and actionable programs? And I think that local journalism will help fill out our understanding of who is taking the lead, where should we look, what are the best practices and principles around the country. ROBBINS: Well, I want to thank David Fidler, and I want to thank Penny Overton for this. And I want to turn you back to Irina. This has been a great conversation. FASKIANOS: It really has been a fantastic conversation. Again, we will send out the video, and transcript, and links to resources that were mentioned during this conversation. Thank you for your comments. We will connect people that want to be connected, as well, so thank you very much to David and Penny for sharing your expertise, and to Carla for moderating. You can follow everybody on X at @D_P_fidler, Penny Overton at @plovertonpph, and at @robbinscarla. And as always, we encourage you to go to CFR.org, ForeignAffairs.com, and ThinkGlobalHealth.org for the latest developments and analysis on international trends and how they are affecting the United States. Again, please do share your suggestions for future webinars by emailing us at localjournalists@CFR.org. So again, thank you to you all for today's conversation, and enjoy the rest of the day. ROBBINS: Thanks, everybody. (END)

In this week's episode, I'll be discussing an open house we went to, my indecisiveness about our next steps—whether to move, not move, or renovate our current condo—Lastly, I'll address a common concern among many women: anxiety about maintaining weight loss. Plus, I'll be answering your questions!Q: How do I balance having fun, while also wanting to be healthier and look better?Q: you mentioned having a ninja creami, do you have any favourite Ninja Creami recipes?  Q: In a calorie deficit and have gotten pretty lean but still looking to tweak a bit more for personal goals. The number on the scale isn't moving much, can composition still be changing with no scale drop?Q: I'm feeling disconnected from training. I'm going through the motions, but life is busier and more stressful the last few months, any tips to connect with it again. Q: Can you eat more for calories "burned"? If I usually walk 10k steps, but have a day when I walk 20k steps, can I eat more and still stay in a deficit or maintenance? ✨SPONSORS:✨LMNT electrolytestruLOCAL meat deliveryNatura Market: ALICIA10 for 10% your first order of 59.00 or moreInterested in working together? Here's how I can help:fill out my application form Body recomposition: Sustainable fat loss--for good. If you feel like you want personalized support in taking the final steps towards improving your relationship with food and your body, I am here to provide one-on-one guidance. This may be especially helpful if you have already been working on this for some time and are looking for additional support to make further progress. Establishing and focusing on healthy habits (movement, nutrition, sleep, stress management), and/or Finding a balanced, flexible, & sustainable approach to achieving your body goals, then I'd love to connect: info@wellnesswithalicia.com OR fill out my application form. Send me a DM on Instagram: @aliciamayconnorsCheck out my Website: www.wellnesswithalicia.comCheck back every week for a NEW episode! Currently available on Spotify, ...

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Not every agency owner can afford 1-2-1 coaching and most agencies don't have the budget to provide every team member with a mentor. But what if you could have a virtual coach available 24/7 to guide your agency? A digital assistant that operates like your own personal agency expert, dishing out expert advice tailored specifically for your business? Or what if you could create your own AI knowledge base to support your team or become the first line of customer support? That's the premise behind an AI coaching platform (a newish concept that is about to become very commonplace), and today I'm going to pull back the curtain on my journey creating one called AskRobAnything.  By listening to this episode of The Agency Accelerator podcast, you'll learn how to: 1. Streamline your knowledge into an AI system, allowing for on-demand, accurate business advice that directly reflects your expertise. 2. Understand the nuances of AI technology in coaching, ensuring you prepare and structure your training data effectively to avoid counterproductive results. 3. Utilise AI to enhance your team's productivity and decision-making capabilities, offering a consistent, reliable resource that grows alongside your agency. Ready to revolutionise your approach to business coaching? Make sure to listen to this episode and discover the future of AI in agency coaching. Questions answered in this episode Q: What inspired the creation of the AI coaching platform, AskRobAnything? Q: Can you detail the challenges faced during the initial development of the AI coach? Q: How is the training data for an AI coach curated and refined to ensure reliability? Q: What surprising benefits emerged from using the AI coach within your team? Q: In what ways has the development process of an AI coach differed from your initial expectations? Q: What future developments are envisaged for enhancing the interactivity and capabilities of AI coaching tools? Q: What advice would you give to someone considering implementing an AI coaching tool in their business strategy? Quotations "Simply uploading content does not create a reliable AI coach; meticulous data curation is key to avoid the trap of garbage in, garbage out." "AskRobAnything evolved from a digital coaching tool into a comprehensive AI assistant, enhancing not just my business but the entire marketing agency landscape." "Creating an AI coach like Ask Rob Anything was a game changer, automating expert advice and revolutionising agency operations 24/7." Rate, Review, & Subscribe on Apple Podcasts “I enjoy listening to The Agency Accelerator Podcast. I always learn something from every episode.” If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing my show! This helps me support more people like you to move towards a Self-Running Agency. How to leave a review on Apple Podcasts Scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then, let me know what you loved most about the episode! Also, if you haven't done so already, subscribe to the podcast. I'm adding a bunch of bonus episodes to the feed and, if you're not subscribed, there's a good chance you'll miss out. Subscribe now! Useful links mentioned in this episode: Register for the free webinar on AI's impact on agenciesDiscover more about AskRobAnything, your AI Agency Coach

Do your meticulously crafted email campaigns feel like they're vanishing into the ether, met with silence or a swift move to the 'trash' folder? Or maybe you know you should be using email as a lead generator but you're not! In today's noisy landscape, grabbing the attention of your audience is more challenging than ever. Email marketing might not be sexy or trendy but it is still one of the best ways to build a 1-2-1 relationship with your ideal target customer. By listening to this episode of The Agency Accelerator podcast, you'll gain insights on how to: 1. Implement email marketing strategies that rise above the digital noise, ensuring your message reaches—and resonates—with your ideal audience. 2. Harness cost-effective techniques that turn your email list into an owned asset, creating a direct and powerful communication channel with prospects. 3. Examine the importance of tracking and refining your campaigns, transforming analytical data into newfound opportunities for growth and engagement. Discover the art of captivating your subscribers and converting them into loyal clients through email marketing. Questions answered in this episode Q: Why is email marketing still the best method for lead generation in the fast-paced digital era? Q: What are the fundamental advantages of using email marketing over other channels like social media or traditional advertising? Q: How does owning an email list offer more control and security compared to building a following on social media platforms? Q: Can you delve into the cost-effectiveness of email marketing for agencies of various sizes? Q: What metrics should be considered to accurately measure the success of an email marketing campaign? Q: What strategies are recommended for segmenting your email list to enhance campaign personalisation and impact? Q: Could you outline how automated email sequences benefit engagement and the sales process? Quotations "Remember, you own your email list, whereas you rent your social media audience. Build an asset that's yours, adding value to your business." - Rob Da Costa "By delivering personalised, valuable content through email, we're not just making one-time sales but nurturing long-term relationships that foster trust and loyalty." - Rob Da Costa "Get the 80/20 content balance right in your email marketing: 80% value-add, 20% sell. It's about creating emails that your audience looks forward to, not spam." - Rob Da Costa Rate, Review, & Subscribe on Apple Podcasts “I enjoy listening to The Agency Accelerator Podcast. I always learn something from every episode.” If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing my show! This helps me support more people like you to move towards a Self-Running Agency. How to leave a review on Apple Podcasts Scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then, let me know what you loved most about the episode! Also, if you haven't done so already, subscribe to the podcast. I'm adding a bunch of bonus episodes to the feed and, if you're not subscribed, there's a good chance you'll miss out. Subscribe now! Useful links mentioned in this episode: Explore additional FREE resources on email marketing and lead generationLearn more about AskRobAnything, the AI coaching platform Further information on the Creative Crew Community

In this episode of the Used Car Dealer Podcast, Zach Klempf interviews Bob Lanham, SVP of OEM & Marketing at CarNow. They discuss Bob's second time on the podcast and move to CarNow, the strategic deployment of CarNow's recent $40M funding from Runway Growth Capital, and CarNow's unique position in the digital retailing landscape. They also discuss misconceptions about digital car buying, the future of the auto sales, CarNow's innovative technology, and their use of AI to enhance customer and dealer experiences. Some of the questions asked include:Q) Why did you choose CarNow after leaving Meta?Q) What will you do with the $40M funding from Runway?Q) How is CarNow different from other digital retailing companies?Q) What are the biggest misconceptions about digital retail from dealers and consumers? Q) How will car buying change, and what will CarNow's role be?Q) How does CarNow's technology improve the car buying experience?Q) Can you explain CarNow's partnership strategy and its benefits for dealers?Q) What steps is CarNow taking to stay leading in technology and market trends?Q) What new features or updates can we expect from CarNow in 2024?Listen to our other podcast episodes: https://www.sellyautomotive.com/podcastTranscribe of this podcast - https://blog.sellyautomotive.com/blog/carnow-bob-lanham-2024

Are you constantly battling to stand out in the saturated market of generalist marketing agencies? For marketing agencies today, the challenge of differentiation and client attraction is a constant challenge, elevated by an inundation of competitors that often results in a diluted brand and a frustrating race to the bottom.  It's a common predicament that can leave you feeling lost in the crowd, impacting your agency's growth and profitability prospects. In this episode of The Agency Accelerator podcast, you'll gain insights into how to: 1. Master the art of specialisation to position your agency as the distinguished expert in a chosen niche, making your brand the obvious choice for clients. 2. Command premium rates confidently by offering specialised knowledge and services that are highly valued in the marketplace. 3. Attract your ideal clients with targeted and compelling messaging that resonates, reducing wasted time on mismatched business pursuits. Get ready to make your agency the leading choice for clients in your niche – hit play and let's dive in. Questions answered in this episode Q: What are the pitfalls of a generalist approach, and how does it hinder an agency's ability to stand out? Q: How does I go about identifying and defining a profitable niche for my marketing agency? Q: What practical steps should agencies take to craft messaging that resonates deeply with their target niche audience? Q: Can you dispel some common fears and misconceptions associated with narrowing down to a niche market? Q: How can agencies leverage content marketing and thought leadership to establish authority in their chosen niche? Q: In what ways does specialisation enable an agency to command higher rates and attract premium clients? Quotations "By niching down and specialising, you aren't closing doors—you're opening up to a world of opportunities to work with your ideal clients and deliver exceptional value." - Rob Da Costa Rate, Review, & Subscribe on Apple Podcasts “I enjoy listening to The Agency Accelerator Podcast. I always learn something from every episode.” If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing my show! This helps me support more people like you to move towards a Self-Running Agency. How to leave a review on Apple Podcasts Scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then, let me know what you loved most about the episode! Also, if you haven't done so already, subscribe to the podcast. I'm adding a bunch of bonus episodes to the feed and, if you're not subscribed, there's a good chance you'll miss out. Subscribe now! Useful links mentioned in this episode: Niche Finder WorkbookDownload the free Ideal Client Persona WorkbookFurther information on the Creative Crew Community

Are you ready to explore the AI revolution in the agency world and maximise your creative and operational potential? In an industry that is always evolving, agency owners and employees constantly seek ways to stay ahead of the curve, increase efficiency, and drive growth amidst fierce competition. The rise of artificial intelligence offers unprecedented opportunities to revolutionise how we run agencies, tackle common bottlenecks in project management, and exceed client expectations while fostering a stimulating work environment for employees.  In today's show, I outline 10 ways in which AI is and will be used. You will learn how to leverage AI for pinpointing and engaging with ideal prospects, gain insights into blending AI-assisted content creation without compromising on originality, and discover AI's role in optimising project and financial management to cut down on costs and burnout. Questions answered in this episode: Q: In what ways is AI reshaping the journey from lead generation to customer engagement? Q: What improvements in media efficiency can agencies expect from leveraging AI in paid advertising campaigns? Q: Can you outline the role of AI in providing clear insights through reporting dashboards and how this affects decision-making? Q: How is AI automating the more mundane aspects of project management and what impact does this have on team wellbeing and productivity? Q: How AI is streamlining agency finance management? Q: How is the AI coaching platform 'Ask Rob Anything' designed to personalise support for agency owners and their team members? Q: Could you share insights into the implementation of AI within agencies for optimising internal communications and employee development processes? Quotations "Imagine your agency where AI takes you from 0 to 60%, leaving your human creativity to race from 61 to 100%. That's not the future, that's now." — Rob Da Costa "Empowering every agency owner with a coach, and every team member with a mentor – that's the vision. AI isn't just changing the game; it's personalising it." — Rob Da Costa Rate, Review, & Subscribe on Apple Podcasts “I enjoy listening to The Agency Accelerator Podcast. I always learn something from every episode.” If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing my show! This helps me support more people like you to move towards a Self-Running Agency. How to leave a review on Apple Podcasts Scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then, let me know what you loved most about the episode! Also, if you haven't done so already, subscribe to the podcast. I'm adding a bunch of bonus episodes to the feed and, if you're not subscribed, there's a good chance you'll miss out. Subscribe now! Useful links mentioned in this episode: Learn more about AskRobAnything, your AI Agency Coach and MentorLearn more and join the Creative Crew Community

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In this episode of the Used Car Dealer Podcast, Zach talks with Mike Trudeau, EVP of Business Development at Montway Auto Transport. They'll cover the impact of digital retail on auto transport, the benefits of Montway's M.A.P system for dealerships, how Montway is shaping the future of automotive logistics, and much more!Some of the questions asked on the podcast include:Q) How did you start in the automotive industry?Q) What role does Montway Auto Transport play for dealers?Q) What dealership logistics trends have you noticed?Q) Can you explain Montway's M.A.P system?Q) What are the standout features of the M.A.P. update?Q) How does Montway guarantee safe and reliable vehicle transport?Q) What does the future hold for automotive logistics and Montway's role?Q) How is digital retail, with more consumers buying cars online, impacting the transportation and logistics landscape?Q) What lessons has Montway learned from its growth to a leading transport company?Q) Do you have a memorable story of Montway helping a dealer in need?Q) What's next for Montway in 2024?Listen to our other podcast episodes: https://www.sellyautomotive.com/podcast Transcribe of this podcast - https://blog.sellyautomotive.com/blog/montway-auto-2024Learn More about Montway - www.montway.com 

In this episode of the Used Car Dealer Podcast, Zach interviews Kanchana Sundaram, Senior Director of Product and Innovation at  Experian. They discuss how Experian's tech, especially Fraud Protect, is revolutionizing the fight against fraud in the auto industry, the future of auto industry fraud prevention, and Experian's role in safeguarding dealerships and customers.Some of the questions asked on the podcast include:Q) How did you start your career in the automotive industry?Q) How has online car buying increased fraud risks for dealers, and what are the current trends?Q) What are the key features of Experian's Fraud Protect and its market uniqueness?Q) How does Fraud Protect use AI for fraud detection, and what alerts do dealers get?Q) With fraud losses rising, what fraud types are common in the auto industry, and how does Fraud Protect combat them?Q) How does Fraud Protect balance fraud prevention with a smooth customer experience?Q) What privacy and security measures does Fraud Protect have for customer data?Q) How does Fraud Protect adjust to online vs. in-person sales challenges?Q) How do dealers without Fraud Protect fight fraud?Q) Can you share a success story where Fraud Protect significantly cut fraud losses?Q) What future fraud trends and Fraud Protect enhancements are expected?Q) How does Experian's service suite enhance Fraud Protect's fraud prevention and data management?Listen to our other podcast episodes: https://www.sellyautomotive.com/podcast Transcribe of this podcast - https://blog.sellyautomotive.com/blog/kanchana-experian

Why you've got to check out today's episode Discover what is the tao of sales babble and how to increase your sales without the stress and fearLearn why listening more and talking less can help you close more salesUnderstand how an attitude of reciprocity is important in increasing your sales and building relationshipsResources/Links:Want to know how to stop your sales babble and turn conversations into sales? Click here: https://www.salesbabble.com/SummaryDo you often get the sales jitters whenever you make a sales call?Selling shouldn't be complicated and stressful. Get over your fear and stop the sales babble by starting to get clear of your intentions and adopt an attitude of reciprocity.Pat Helmers is a software engineer turned startup sales manager turned podcaster/influencer dedicated to helping others find success using non-pushy sales by authoring a new book titled, Tao of Sales Babble.Listen in to Pat's sales-changing advice on how the power of talking less and listening more can greatly shift your sales game in the market. He also shares the importance of shifting your sales intentions into helping solve people's problems rather than just extensively marketing your product.Check out these episode highlights:01:27 - Pat's ideal client: The podcast is really centered on business-to-business people, people who are selling to other businesses.02:34 - The problem he helps solve: The biggest problem for them is to discover them and kind of coach them, actually to be fully understanding of their problems and their challenges and aspirations. Lots of times people haven't really fully thought that out.03:34 - The symptoms of the problem: A lot of people in the business space are really good at what they do, especially when it comes to smaller companies, founders, or startups. They know their technology, or they know their skills, but they're terrible at selling.05:43 - Clients' common mistakes before consulting Pat: You should be doing probably 40% of the talking and getting them to talk 60%.07:18 - Pat's Valuable Free Action (VFA): I think if you adopt an attitude of reciprocity, that "I'm here to help them and they'll be helping you". If you have reciprocity in your head, then you won't be thinking that it's a contest, and it's a competition. It's more about partnership. 08:06 - Pat's Valuable Free Resource (VFR): Want to know how to stop your sales babble and turn conversations into sales? Click here: https://www.salesbabble.com/08:50 - Q: Can anybody be a good seller? A: Yes! You may not be the greatest seller in the world, but I believe we have internally, in us, a desire to help others.Tweetable Takeaways from this Episode:“The more they talk, the more likely they'll buy.” -Pat Helmers

Are you tired of feeling overwhelmed as an agency owner, wearing too many hats and juggling countless responsibilities?  If so, this episode is your guide to creating a powerful senior leadership team to free up your time and transform your agency.  By listening, you'll learn the crucial insights to build a self-running agency, gain the confidence to delegate responsibilities and promote a culture of shared ownership and accountability within your team.  This episode will be relevant for anyone aspiring to grow their agency because creating a leadership team as soon as you can is a crucial step to start getting responsibilities off your shoulders!  It's time to take the first step towards a more profitable, sustainable, and enjoyable agency. Questions answered in this episode: Q: Why is it crucial to form a senior leadership team for an agency? Q: What are the challenges associated with building a senior leadership team? Q: When is the right time to form a senior leadership team, and who should be part of it? Q: What is the focus of senior leadership team meetings, and how often should they occur? Q: Can you share examples of successful senior leadership team implementations? Quotations "A self-running agency isn't a distant dream, but a tangible goal that begins by building a strong leadership team." - Rob Da Costa "Even if you're a small agency with just two people, you can and you should start forming a leadership team." - Rob Da Costa Rate, Review, & Subscribe on Apple Podcasts “I enjoy listening to The Agency Accelerator Podcast. I always learn something from every episode.” If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing my show! This helps me support more people like you to move towards a Self-Running Agency. How to leave a review on Apple Podcasts Scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then, let me know what you loved most about the episode! Also, if you haven't done so already, subscribe to the podcast. I'm adding a bunch of bonus episodes to the feed and, if you're not subscribed, there's a good chance you'll miss out. Subscribe now! Useful links mentioned in this episode: Learn more about growing your agency in a free copy of my Self-Running Agency BookGet help with growing your agency: The Self-Running Agency Implementation Group Further questions (AskRob): If you've got questions about anything we discussed in this episode, or if you've got questions about anything I've ever discussed on this podcast, head here and I will give you my best answer!

In this episode of the Used Car Dealer Podcast, Zach interviews Luke Lunkenheimer, an inspiring trainer in the automotive industry and owner of a multi-rooftop used car dealership group. Luke's journey from a past of addiction and prison to the cover of Used Car Dealer Magazine as a successful car dealer is nothing short of remarkable. Zach delves into Luke's transformative journey, discussing how he overcame the stigma of his past, the unique strategies that set Luke's dealerships apart, and the impact of training on sales. This conversation is a deep dive into the resilience and entrepreneurial spirit that defines Luke Lunkenheimer.Some of the questions asked include:Q) Can you summarize your journey from addiction and prison to successful car dealership owner?Q) How did you overcome the stigma of being a felon and rebuild your professional life?Q) How has your family's history in car dealing influenced your business approach?Q) Could you describe the current scale and evolution of your dealership operations?Q) What key lessons from prison have shaped your business and personal life?Q) What unique strategies differentiate your dealerships in the competitive used car market?Q) How have online platforms and digital marketing changed your sales strategy?Q) What are your biggest challenges in inventory management and how do you address them?Q) Can you elaborate on how you maintain ethical practices in your business?Q) What advice would you give to someone in the car business struggling with addiction or major setbacks?Q) What are your future goals for your auto business and personal endeavors in 2024?Q) Can you tell us about your new sales training venture, 'Paid 2 Persuade' (https://training.paid2persuade.com) and its impact?Listen to our other podcast episodes: https://www.sellyautomotive.com/podcast Transcribe of this podcast - https://blog.sellyautomotive.com/blog/luke-lunkenheimer-2024

This episode is sponsored by: Welcome to another empowering episode of the Thinking Big Podcast, in this episode we explore the critical role of desire when pursuing big goals. This episode dives into the essence of true desire, especially when the going gets tough. Remember Mike Tyson's wise words: "Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth." This episode isn't just about the punches life throws at you; it's about how your desire reacts to those punches. Key Takeaways: Understanding True Desire: It's easy to be driven when the path is clear, but real desire shines in adversity. Inspirational Stories: Learn from the greatest achievers in history and what set them apart. Self-Reflection: Assess the strength and clarity of your own desires. The Power of Desire: Desire is the starting point of all achievements. Keeping the Fire Burning: How to maintain and harness your desire to achieve your dreams. Upcoming Episode Teaser: A sneak peek into our next topic – decision making and its relation to desire. Quotable Moments: "True desire shines brightest in the face of adversity." "Desire is the starting point of all achievements for us." "Keep that fire of desire burning. Let it guide you, drive you, and transform your dreams into reality." As someone deeply invested in growth, I urge you to constantly fuel your desire, even when obstacles seem insurmountable. Remember, the size of your success is only limited by the size of your desire. FAQs: Q: How do I maintain my desire in tough times? A: Remember your ultimate goal and the joy of achieving it. Let that vision drive you. Q: Can desire alone lead to success? A: Desire is the spark, but it needs the fuel of hard work and persistence. Q: How can I differentiate between a whim and a true desire? A: True desire withstands challenges and grows stronger over time. Q: How often should I reassess my desires? A: Regularly. It's important to ensure they align with your evolving goals and values. Q: Is it okay to change my desires? A: Absolutely. Growth often involves changing desires and goals. Connect with Sean Osborn at Thinking Big Coaching Thinking Big Coaching Website Instagram Facebook Be sure to check out your free 6 Human Needs Assessment 6 Human Needs Assessment If you enjoyed listening then please take a second to rate the show on iTunes. Every podcaster will tell you that iTunes reviews drive listeners to our shows so please let me know what you thought and make sure you subscribe using your favorite podcast player. It means a lot to me and to the guests.

This episode is sponsored by: Welcome to the Thinking Big Podcast! In this episode, our host Sean Osborn takes us on an enlightening journey, not through the stars, but through the boundless universe within us: our minds. Prepare to explore the extraordinary potential that resides in each of us, as we delve into the power and potential of our minds, the art of visualization, and the infinite possibilities our thoughts can create. Key Takeaways: The Mind's Superpower: Understanding the incredible force within our minds that can unlock realms of possibilities. Neuroscience Insights: How neuroscience can be a secret weapon in business and life. Thought as a Catalyst: The role of thoughts in shaping our reality and achievements. The Mechanism of Mind: Understanding and mastering the internal powerhouse of our minds. Harnessing Visualization: Using visualization as a tool to align subconscious and conscious efforts. The Brain's Unique Power: Celebrating the brain's capability to innovate and create new realities. Understanding the Mental World: Exploring the dynamic and responsive nature of our mental world. Mind-Body Symbiosis: The powerful connection between thought and physical state. Power of Concentration: Cultivating concentration to transform objectives into reality. Tapping into the Infinite: Embracing the limitless potential within us. Quotes: "Every groundbreaking business, every revolutionary product, every leap in technology – they all started as a flicker in someone's mind." - Sean Osborn "Your mindset is your most valuable asset." - Sean Osborn "Visualization isn't just daydreaming; it's about creating a blueprint for the reality you want to build." - Sean Osborn "Our minds need maintenance, understanding, and sometimes, re-wiring." - Sean Osborn "The power within you is boundless, limitless, infinite." - Sean Osborn Resources Mentioned: Neuroscience: The study of how the brain and nervous system work. Visualization Techniques: Methods to create mental images to achieve specific goals. Mindfulness Practices: Techniques to maintain a moment-by-moment awareness of our thoughts, feelings, and environment. I encourage you to embrace the power of your mind. Understand it, nurture it, and use it to shape your reality. Your mind is not just a part of you; it's a universe of its own, filled with untapped potential. Dive deep into its capabilities, and you'll be amazed at what you can achieve. FAQ: Q: How can understanding neuroscience benefit my business? A: It helps you understand how your mind works, aiding in better decision-making and innovation. Q: Is visualization really effective? A: Absolutely, it aligns your subconscious with your conscious efforts, making your goals more achievable. Q: Can thoughts really influence physical health? A: Yes, the mind-body connection shows that our thoughts can significantly impact our physical state. Q: How can I improve my concentration? A: Practice focusing on one task at a time and minimize distractions to strengthen your concentration. Q: What does tapping into the infinite mean? A: It means recognizing and utilizing the limitless potential and creativity within your mind.   Connect with Sean Osborn at Thinking Big Coaching Thinking Big Coaching Website Instagram Facebook   Be sure to check out your free 6 Human Needs Assessment 6 Needs Assessment If you enjoyed listening then please take a second to rate the show on iTunes. Every podcaster will tell you that iTunes reviews drive listeners to our shows so please let me know what you thought and make sure you subscribe using your favorite podcast player. It means a lot to me and to the guests.

Next week my friend and thought leadership expert Mike Kim is hosting this free training  How to Turn What You Already Know Into (at Least) 9+ Income StreamsTuesday Dec. 5th 1pm ET / 12pm CT / 11am MT / 10am PT  Register now »   Welcome to the Thinking Big Podcast. Today we discuss the fascinating interplay between the conscious and subconscious mind.  This episode is not just a discussion; it's an exploration of how entrepreneurs can harness subconscious insights for breakthrough success. Imagine an iceberg – what's visible above the water is our conscious mind, but the vast, unseen part beneath is our subconscious. This episode is your guide to understanding and utilizing this hidden powerhouse. Key Takeaways: Understanding the Conscious and Subconscious Mind: Learn about the two levels of our mind and how they interact. The Power of the Subconscious: Discover how the subconscious mind shapes our cognition and influences our capabilities. The Role of the Conscious Mind: Explore the conscious mind's function in decision-making and reasoning. Harnessing the Power of the Subconscious Mind in Business: Understand how subconscious influences decision-making and creativity in entrepreneurship. Overcoming Subconscious Biases: Learn about the biases in our subconscious and how to mitigate them. Integrating Subconscious Insights into Business Strategies: Find out how to align subconscious insights with conscious strategies for optimal performance. Resources Mentioned: Free Training Event with Mike Kim: An exclusive training for entrepreneurs and leaders to elevate their thought leadership business. Book Recommendation: "Thinking, Fast and Slow" by Daniel Kahneman, a Nobel Prize-winning book on thinking biases. Embrace the power of your subconscious mind. Start by being mindful of your thoughts and beliefs. Practice positive affirmations and visualization to align your subconscious with your conscious goals. Remember, your subconscious mind is always active, shaping your reality. Use it wisely to transform challenges into opportunities and to innovate in your business and personal life. FAQ: Q: What is the main difference between the conscious and subconscious mind? A: The conscious mind is involved in active decision-making and reasoning, while the subconscious operates in the background, influencing our thoughts and actions. Q: How can the subconscious mind be harnessed in business? A: By aligning subconscious beliefs with conscious goals and using techniques like positive affirmations and visualization. Q: What role does the conscious mind play? A: It acts as a gatekeeper, filtering ideas and suggestions to the subconscious. Q: Can the subconscious mind be reprogrammed? A: Yes, through positive suggestions and affirmations. Q: Why is understanding the subconscious important for entrepreneurs? A: It influences decision-making, creativity, and can be a source of innovative ideas.   Connect with Sean Osborn at Thinking Big Coaching Thinking Big Coaching Website Instagram Facebook Be sure to check out your free 6 Human Needs Assessment 6 Needs Assessment If you enjoyed listening then please take a second to rate the show on iTunes. Every podcaster will tell you that iTunes reviews drive listeners to our shows so please let me know what you thought and make sure you subscribe using your favorite podcast player. It means a lot to me and to the guests.

Upgrading Your Mindset: Six Key Mindsets for Personal and Professional Success In this first episode of Season Five, Host Sean Osborn discusses the concept of reprogramming our minds to align with the modern world. He argues that our brains are still stuck on an ancient operating system. He offers Six Key Mindset Programs - imagination, gratitude, abundance, compounding, thinking big, and purpose-driven mindset - that can radically transform how we live, think, and lead. These are posited as the tools needed to upgrade our brains for the demands and opportunities of today's world, encouraging listeners to rise above the limitations of fear-based, scarcity-oriented programming to unlock new possibilities and help create a more hopeful and abundant world. 00:01 Introduction and Recap of Previous Seasons 01:38 Podcast Sponsor 02:12 The Need for a Mental Upgrade 04:52 The Power to Rewire Our Brains 05:12 The Challenges and Rewards of Mental Upgrades 06:29 Six Key Mindset Programs for Transformation 06:46 Imagination Mindset 07:47 Gratitude Mindset 08:35 Abundance Mindset 09:14 Compounding Mindset 10:13 Thinking Big Mindset 11:14 Purpose Driven Mindset 12:14 Reflecting on Humanity's Journey and the Power of Technology 13:06 Call to Action and Conclusion Key Takeaways Understanding Mindset: The role mindset plays in shaping our reality. Overcoming Limiting Beliefs: Strategies to challenge and change self-limiting thoughts. The Science of Success: How neuroscience and NLP influence achievement. Practical Steps for Mindset Shift: A step-by-step guide to altering your mindset for success. Real-Life Success Stories: Inspirational examples of mindset transformation. Tools and Techniques: Effective methods for maintaining a positive mindset. The Power of Visualization: Harnessing the power of mental imagery to achieve goals. Resources Mentioned Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP): A psychological approach that involves analyzing strategies used by successful individuals and applying them to reach personal goals. Think and Grow Rich: A seminal book in the field of personal development and self-improvement. Personal Best Advice As a leader in mindset performance and NLP, I've seen firsthand the transformative power of a positive, growth-oriented mindset. Remember, the only limits that truly exist are the ones you place on yourself. Embrace change, challenge your beliefs, and always strive for growth. FAQ Q: How can I start changing my mindset? A: Begin by identifying and challenging your limiting beliefs. Q: Is NLP scientifically proven? A: NLP has been widely used and endorsed in various fields, though its scientific basis is sometimes debated. Q: Can mindset really influence success? A: Absolutely. Mindset shapes perception, decision-making, and resilience. Q: How often should I practice visualization? A: Daily visualization can significantly impact your mindset and goals. Q: Are there quick fixes to change mindset? A: Mindset change is a journey, not a quick fix. Consistent effort is key. Connect with Sean Osborn at Thinking Big Coaching Thinking Big Coaching Instagram Facebook Be sure to check out your free 6 Human Needs Assessment 6 Needs Assessment If you enjoyed listening then please take a second to rate the show on iTunes. Every podcaster will tell you that iTunes reviews drive listeners to our shows so please let me know what you thought and make sure you subscribe using your favorite podcast player. It means a lot to me and to the guests.

One of the biggest struggles people have is in coming to terms with apparent problems, whether they be current problems, or problems from the past.While we might be able to grasp the concept of evolution or progressive change intellectually, when the experience becomes uncomfortable it becomes more difficult to rationalize.In this episode, Thom answers questions from listeners seeking resolution to problems that seem too big to be solved, or that have gone beyond the time when something can be done.It's a reminder that perspective isn't just an intellectual process, and that it's a byproduct of consciousness.  Episode Highlights:[00:45] Q - Why do Things Seem to be Getting Worse?[00:55] A - Battle of Bedtime and Entertainment[02:40] Evolution and Corrections[04:40] Meditation Broaden Our Awareness[06:59] Mother is at Home[09:09] Change is Not Optional[11:53] Embrace the Change[13:51] Q - How do we Handle Grief about the Changing Climate?[14:06] A - Human Adaptation Throughout History[15:48] Infrastructure and Global Warming[17:33] Be Active[19:41] Embrace Adaptation and Innovation[21:43] Q - Can it Be Useful to Revisit the Past?[22:07] A - Time Is a Contiguous Continuum[24:16] Have Proper Perspective[24:46] Embrace Future PerspectiveUseful Linksinfo@thomknoles.com https://thomknoles.com/https://www.instagram.com/thethomknoleshttps://www.facebook.com/thethomknoleshttps://www.youtube.com/c/thomknoleshttps://thomknoles.com/ask-thom-anything/

In an extremely spoiler-light 2 hour conversation, the crew sum up their thoughts on Bethesda's brand new space RPG: Starfield. Do they love it? Are there space cowboys? Can you do a backflip? Find out on this special episode! Starfield: https://bethesda.net/en/game/starfield 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:00 - Do we like Starfield? 0:07:20 - Space/Planet Traversal 0:12:16 - Quests & Points of Interest 0:17:39 - Base Building 0:20:23 - Inventory 0:24:01 - Weapons & Combat 0:26:40 - Companions 0:27:31 - Bugs 0:37:55 - Social Systems & Characters 0:44:23 - Roleplaying 0:49:53 - Is it weird enough? 1:01:16 - Main Quest 1:04:20 - Ship Combat 1:08:20 - Perks 1:10:46 - Stealth, Lockpicking, and Pickpocketing 1:12:10 - Ship Combat Pt. 2 1:16:54 - Performance 1:21:00 - Q: Does Starfield have the usual Bethesda launch problems? 1:23:25 - Q: Has there been a moment that genuinely surprised you? 1:24:05 - Q: Will the game let me be an absolute prick? 1:26:09 - Q: Can you do a backflip? 1:28:40 - Q: Are 990 of the 1000 planets full of FO4 settlement missions? 1:31:45 - Q: Is there a classic sci-fi enemy (i.e. Xenomorph, Flood)? 1:36:53 - The Cowboy Companion 1:43:24 - Q: Are main story missions pre-written? Procedural? 1:45:09 - Q: Is the procedurally generated content worth doing? 1:50:03 - Closing Thoughts on Starfield 1:56:24 - Armored Core 6 1:58:27 - The Making of Karateka 1:59:09 - NOCLIP'S PAX WEST PANEL 1:59:49 - Sign Off