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One of the scarier things about growing up and making profound changes is the mess we must deal with as soon as we put one foot out of our comfort zone. We know we need the change, and it'll be good for us, yet unconsciously (and maybe innocently), we think changing will make things easier, all butterflies, rainbows, and flowers' scent. Accepting that growth is messy and uncomfortable is foundational for any change we want to produce. In this episode, I'm thrilled to be joined by the inspiring Jenna Allen to talk about the intimate relationship between profound life changes and mindset. Jenna is a Certified Life Coach specializing in mindset, boundaries, self-awareness, and self-care. After spending almost her entire life "trying to fit in," Jenna drew herself to a labyrinth of alcohol abuse, lack of self-care, codependency, and abusive relationships in which she stayed trapped for years. With proper support, the courage to face the mess of change, and the resilience to endure growth's discomfort, Jenna got her stuff together and retook the reins of her life. Throughout this episode, Jenna shares her journey into self-development and coaching, the traumatic past that left deep wounds she is still working to heal, and how she got out of her "rock bottom." We also talk about why creating healthy boundaries is crucial for mental health, the messiness of growth, and the challenging task of working on self-awareness.Additionally, Jenna shares her thoughts on mindset changes, her favorite mindset improvement techniques, manifestation, and much more.Tune in to Episode 137 of the Joy Found Here and prepare yourself to make the changes you know you need in your life yet feel a bit scared to make. In This Episode, You Will Learn:Jenna shares her rock bottom story (2:30)Realistically, growth is messy (8:00)Why we can't see the problem when "we are in the middle of it" (12:20)Be impeccable with your words (16:20)The transformational power of putting pen to paper (22:30)Jenna talks about manifestation (25:50)Although we don't talk about it, we are the creators of our mindset (33:20)Connect with Jenna:InstagramTikTokLet's Connect:WebsiteInstagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For this episode of the Data Center Frontier Show podcast, DCF's editors sat down with James Walker, BEng, MSc, CEng, PEng, CEO and board member of Nano Nuclear Energy Inc., and Jay Jiang Yu, Nano Nuclear Energy's founder, executive chairman and president, for a discussion regarding industry news and technology updates surrounding small modular reactor (SMR) and microreactor nuclear onsite power generation systems for data centers. James Walker is a nuclear physicist and was the project lead and manager for constructing the new Rolls-Royce Nuclear Chemical Plant; he was the UK Subject Matter Expert for the UK Nuclear Material Recovery Capabilities, and was the technical project manager for constructing the UK reactor core manufacturing facilities. Walker has extensive experience in engineering and project management, particularly within nuclear engineering, mining engineering, mechanical engineering, construction, manufacturing, engineering design, infrastructure, and safety management. He has executive experience in several public companies, as well as acquiring and re-developing the only fluorspar mine in the U.S. Jay Jiang Yu is a serial entrepreneur and has over 16 years of capital markets experience on Wall Street. He is a private investor in a multitude of companies and has advised a magnitude of private and public company executives with corporate advisory services such as capital funding, mergers and acquisitions, structured financing, IPO listings, and other business development services. He is a self-taught and private self-investor whose relentless passion for international business has helped him develop key, strategic and valuable relationships throughout the world. Yu leads the corporate structuring, capital financings, executive level recruitment, governmental relationships and international brand growth of Nano Nuclear Energy Inc. Previously, he worked as an analyst as part of the Corporate & Investment Banking Division at Deutsche Bank in New York City. Here's a timeline of key points discussed during the podcast: 0:22 - Nano Nuclear Energy Expert Introductions 1:38 - Topic Set-up Re: DCF Senior Editor David Chernicoff's recent data center microreactor and SMR explorations. 1:59 - How microreactors might impact the data center industry. (Can time-to-market hurdles be shrunk?) 2:20 - Chernicoff begins the interview with James and Jay. How the NuScale project difficulties in the SMR segment resulted in the DoD pulling back on preliminary microreactor contracts in Alaska due to market uncertainties directly related to NuScale.  3:23 - Perspectives on NuScale and nuclear power. 4:21 - James Walker on NuScale vs. microreactor prospects:  "They have a very good technology. They're still the only licensed company out there, and they probably will bounce back from this. It's not good optics when people are expecting product to come out of the market. And NuScale was to be the first, but market conditions and the structure of SPACs and the lack of us infrastructure can all complicate what they want to do. Half the reason for them taking so long is because the infrastructure was not in place to support what they wanted to do.  But even hypothetically, even if the SMR market, as an example, was to collapse, microreactors are really targeting a very different area of market. SMRs are looking to power cities and big things like that. Microreactors, you're looking at mine sites, charging stations, free vehicles, disaster relief areas, military bases, remote habitation, where they principally fund all their energy using diesel. It's kind of hitting a different market. So even if the SMR market goes away, there's still a huge, tremendous upside, potential untapped market in the microreactor space." 5:39 - DCF Editor in Chief Matt Vincent asks, "What's the pros and cons of the prospects for microreactors versus what we're commonly thinking about in terms of SMR for data centers?" 5:51 - Nano Nuclear's James Walker responds:  "I would start with the advantages of microreactors over SMR. It's smaller, it'll be cheaper, it'll be safer, it'll be more deployable, you'll have far more economies of scale of producing hundreds of these things. They're easier to decommission, remove, they're easier to take apart.  I mean, logistically, shipping these things around the world as if they were diesel generators is a very feasible prospect. Opex cost will be far lower. Personnel that need to be involved in the day to day physical operation will be negligible.  Where the disadvantage of a microreactor is, is that SMRs would provide a cheaper form of electricity. But as SMRs are providing for cities, microreactors are more for remote locations, remote industrial projects, remote data centers, those kind of things.  You're really competing with sort of the high costs of remote diesel.  As an example, we were speaking with some Canadian government officials and they were saying [with] some of their remote habitations, they can have a community of 800 people, but it still costs $10 million US in fuel alone, ignoring all of the logistical costs of bringing that fuel in on a daily basis, just to power those remote communities that have no possibility of being hooked up to a grid because it's too far.  And that would be the same for all sorts of things, like if you want a remote data center, remote or mining operations, remote industrial projects, oil and gas things, then microreactors aren't really competing with SMRs on cost." 7:33 - Data Center Frontier's David Chernicoff asks: "We're a data center publication, so that obviously is a lot of interest to us, and you pointed out how diesel is the primary methodology for backup power for data centers.  I realize no one has actually shipped a microreactor yet in this form factor. But one of the advantages, for example, that comes from Project PELE from the US DoD was the decision to standardize on Tristructural Isotropic (TRISO) fuel so that for anybody building one, now, the whole issue of building infrastructure to provide the fuel is significantly simplified.  Realistically (and obviously we're asking you to make a projection here, but), when you're able to deliver microreactors at any sort of scale, will they be competitive with diesel generators in the data center space? And I would also allow for you to say, well, diesel generators also have to deal with all the emissions issues, environmental concerns, greenhouse gases, et cetera, that are not issues with a containerized nuclear power plant. So will there be a realistic model there?" 8:45 - James Walker compares the financing costs of diesel generators vs. microreactors. 9:28 - Walker offers this forecast: "With competing with diesel generators, once the infrastructure [for nuclear] is built back up, and you have deconversion facilities and enrichment facilities able to produce High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) fuel, and companies are able to source this stuff very readily, the capital costs come down markedly. And that'll be the same for people like NuScale. Then there'll be an optimization period, typically, I would expect over an eight-year period of launch. So, say microreactors launch in 2030, nearing 2040, I believe the cost will be competitive with diesel by that point. Because the optimization will kick in, the infrastructure will all be in place. And the economies of scale over which these things are being produced means that, yes, you'll essentially have a nuclear battery that can compete with diesel, that can give you 15 years of clean energy, at a cheaper rate. That's what the projections show currently." 10:31 - Discussion point clarifying that nuclear microreactors for battery backup are being positioned for replacement of diesel generation, as distinct from SMR power plant options. 12:00 - Walker explains how the power range of microreactors can vary. SMRs will give you 100 MW of power for enormous data centers and AI, but microreactors allow for data centers to be sited anywhere. If more power for a larger facility is needed, multiple microreactors can serve into the microgrid at the location. 12:50 - Nano Nuclear's Jay Jiang Yu notes, "We've been contacted by Bitcoin mining companies as well, because they want to actually power their data centers in cold environments like Alaska. We've been contacted many times, actually, and there is like a trending topic on 'Bitcoin nuclear.'"  13:28 - Regarding microreactors' being employed in conjunction with microgrids, DCF's Chernicoff asks: "Do you see this being eventually being sort of a package deal -- not just for data centers (obviously data centers will be a big consumer of this) -- but for deployable microgrids where you have battery power, microreactors providing primary power sources, integrating the microgrid with the local utility grids to allow for providing power back to the grid in times of need, pull power from the grid when it's cheap, that kind of whole microgrid active partner model?" 14:19 - Walker holds forth on nuclear investment stakes, and where microreactor and microgrid technology fits in. 16:16 - On the compactness of microreactors, occupying less than an acre. 17:33 - Asking again about the US DoD's Project PELE, how microreactors were instrumental, and what the project's implications might be for data centers. 18:14 - Walker explains how Project PELE was a microreactor program developed by the  US DoD to create a 1.5 megawatt electric microactor to serve the US military in wider capacity in remote areas such as Iraq or Afghanistan forced to rely entirely on diesel power generation.  Walker adds, "Project PELE, even though it began as a military thing, is probably going to have enormous benefits for the wider microreactor market, because there's a lot of development work that can go into fees and inform commercial and civil designs." 19:58 - DCF's Chernicoff notes: "I presume that one of the biggest factors that PELE brought was the standardization for the fuel, the transportability, the applications people were considering with it, and the form factor. Can I stick it into 40 foot containers and get it to my site? Once you standardize on those things, prices start to come down, and that's going to be a big part of making this acceptable to the data center industry, to replace diesel generators or to build microgrids around." 20:31 - More from Nano Nuclear's Walker on how and why the ultimate aim of microreactors is to replace diesel generators. 21:20 - DCF's Vincent asks the Nano Nuclear experts whether, beyond bitcoin mining data centers, they've fielded much interest from standard data center operators?  21:25 - In response, Walker says: "There's been some big ones. Like Microsoft, as an example, were incredibly interested in powering a lot of their remote data centers with nuclear, and so they've even put out funding opportunities to this effect. But on the smaller front, we've seen Chat GPT talk about powering their centers with nuclear in the future ... It opens up the potential for enormous amounts of expansion. It can reduce a lot of costs, especially capital costs of the startup, and I think that's the big draw here." 22:25 - DCF's Chernicoff asks, "Obviously, if I can plunk a microreactor down in the middle of my data center campus, I don't have to worry about transmitting power through the campus. Are there cost advantages in this? Is it something that the big power providers are looking at as a way to basically build a more distributed power grid?" 23:11 - Walker explains how a large mining company Nano Nuclear worked with did just that, and how use of nuclear energy can work to eliminate energy storage and transmission costs. 24:41 - Addressing nuclear NIMBY issues and PR concerns for builders of data centers. 25:40 - On the inherent safety of microreactors. 27:51 - Down to brass tacks on timeframes for microreactors and SMRs. DCF's Chernicoff asks, What are the obstacles to seeing them deployed within the next decade? 29:20 - On the work of Idaho National Labs in nuclear reactors. 31:03 - Taking it back to current events in closing: On NuScale's travails in 2023, Microsoft's SMR job posting raising hopes for a nuclear energy tipping point in the data center industry, etc.  

Supply chain management has become both an art and a science, with executives tasked with building more  resiliency, while also increasing flexibility, reducing lead times, and jumping through hoops to comply with increasingly complex regulations - which, adding to the confusion, are different in different markets.No wonder one most people talk about improving supply chains - but very few actually do.  Realistically, it's difficult enough to simply manage existing systems, without having to try and introduce new ones.Today we're joined by Dean Clegg, a supply chain consultant who previously was the Global Sourcing Director at Sainsbury, where he lead a complex supply chain through both the pandemic and the transition to Brexit.  Prior to that, Dean led the successful integration of Argos stores into Sainsbury's. In this episode Dean will be discussing:- How to become more efficient and reduce lead times- Determining the right technology to optimize your supply chain- The game-changing importance of building seamless supplier relationships.- Rethinking how we reduce waste to achieve greater sustainabilityUSEFUL LINKS:Connect with Dean Clegg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dean-clegg-9508b9169/Asianet Consultants:  https://asianetconsultants.comThe Current Situation in Sourcing:  https://insidefashionlive.net/current-situation-in-sourcing/Visit A Seat at The Table's website at https://seat.fm

Happy winter holiday, everyone. In this special episode, the cardslingers toss out what they want in their stockings and some last-minute quick holiday gift-giving ideas. Melissa wants a sackful of tarot decks and books. She would also like more publishers to make tarot books into audiobooks. Jaymi wants an unlimited Google Play gift card to weed her 500+ books wishlist down. Realistically, she's looking forward to 2024's Bee Tarot by Kristoffer Hughes and The Awakening Tarot by Monica Bodirsky. Hilary wants Liminal 11's entire catalog; specifically The Citadel: A Fantasy Oracle. Decks Witch Sister Tarot by Julia Jeffrey (Llewellyn) Mini Decks like the mini Dark Wood Tarot by Sasha Graham and Abigail Larsen (Llewellyn) and the mini Reflective Tarot (US Games) Tarot of Vampires by Charles Harrington and Craig Maher (Llewellyn) Sacred Sisterhood Tarot by Ashawnee DuBarry and Coni Curi (Weiser)   Books Godmother Night by Rachel Pollack, or her other non-tarot works. The Cards You're Dealt by Theresa Reed Your Tarot Toolkit by Ru-Lee Story   And, of course, our books also make great gifts: Kitchen Table Tarot Tarot Inspired Life How to Read Tarot  Accessories Moonlit Faye bags by Jenna Diaz Spellwork Dice   Do you like what you hear? Send feedback to us at cardslingerscc@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/cardslingerscc and now on Instagram at www.instagram.com/cardslingerscc.  Reminder: We would NEVER DM YOU for a reading on any social media site. We schedule all readings and conversations through our personal websites.

Realistically, what can be done to help this Seahawks defense?-what “changes” could we see on Monday? Maybe Mike Jackson and Coby Bryant in for Woolen and Adams // could these final four games shape what the Seahawks do with Geno Smith and Drew Lock? //  Monday night could determine who wins Defensive Rookie of the Year -showcase on a national stage for Witherspoon and Carter…and in the short term, everything that these two do will be linked in comparison for the Seahawks //  Player Spotlight – Mike Jackson

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Dr. Rachel Moore // #ICEPelvic // www.ptonice.com  In today's episode of the PT on ICE Daily Show, #ICEPelvic faculty member Rachel Moore discusses how to better educate patients on prolapse, including a three-step framework focusing on education, risk factors, healing timelines, and empowerment. Take a listen to learn how to better serve this population of patients & athletes. If you're looking to learn more about our live pregnancy and postpartum physical therapy courses or our online physical therapy courses, check our entire list of continuing education courses for physical therapy including our physical therapy certifications by checking out our website. Don't forget about all of our FREE eBooks, prebuilt workshops, free CEUs, and other physical therapy continuing education on our Resources tab. Are you looking for more information on how to keep lifting weights while pregnant? Check out the ICE Pelvic bi-weekly newsletter! EPISODE TRANSCRIPTION INTRODUCTION Hey everyone, this is Alan. Chief Operating Officer here at ICE. Before we get started with today's episode, I want to talk to you about VersaLifts. Today's episode is brought to you by VersaLifts. Best known for their heel lift shoe inserts, VersaLifts has been a leading innovator in bringing simple but highly effective rehab tools to the market. If you have clients with stiff ankles, Achilles tendinopathy, or basic skeletal structure limitations keeping them from squatting with proper form and good depth, a little heel lift can make a huge difference. VersaLifts heel lifts are available in three different sizes and all of them add an additional half inch of drop to any training shoe, helping athletes squat deeper with better form. Visit www.vlifts.com/icephysio or click the link in today's show notes to get your VersaLifts today.RACHEL MOORE Good morning, PT on ICE Daily Show. My name is Dr. Rachel Moore. It is Monday morning, which means it is pelvic day on our podcast here. So, we are going to dive in today. Our topic is using words that heal to talk to our patients about prolapse. So we want to make sure that when we are talking about our patients that have prolapse or maybe have been given this diagnosis of prolapse, that we're using words that are going to empower them. So we're going to dive into that today. Before we do that, a couple of housekeeping things, just letting you guys know the courses that we have coming up within our pelvic division. So we are done for December, nothing left in 2023, but we are kicking off 2024 strong. We've got two courses on our live docket in January. So we've got one January 13th and 14th in North Carolina. We've got one January 27th and 28th in Hendersonville, Tennessee. And then February 3rd in Bellingham, Washington. So we've got three chances within the first like month-ish of 2024 to catch us on the road. um on the those live courses that's where you'll be taking your certification test if you're interested in having that pelvic certification which includes taking all three we now have three of our pelvic courses our next online level one cohort starts january 9th and the sign up for our level two is now officially open so if you want to hop into that cohort it starts april 30th and that will be the first cohort of our level two so Really excited to kick that off and just kind of get that rolling. TALKING PROLAPSE So without further ado, let's dive into our topic of the day. We talk a lot about ICE or talk a lot at ICE about using words that heal, not harm. We preach it a lot and sometimes it can be really tough to figure out how to explain like difficult diagnoses. Especially things that are maybe controversial when it comes to the postpartum space and we're gonna see that with things like diastasis or prolapse and a lot of times our patients are coming in and maybe they've been given this diagnosis by another provider and it's not really explained very well and so they go down this scary Google rabbit hole and they come in and with all of these preconceived notions um oftentimes mostly negative preconceived notions from all of this research that they've done and they feel like they're empowering themselves with knowledge but in reality there's a ton of negativity and fear-based messaging about these topics so today we're going to talk about prolapse later on in a future episode we're going to talk about diastasis and i really just wanted to talk about some actual quotes that i use with my patients or kind of an outline or a framework of how we can break these scary diagnoses down, especially if you're newer to the pelvic population, you haven't had a lot of reps practicing talking about this, so that we can make sure that all of our patients are leaving their sessions feeling very empowered and excited to be working with you. EDUCATE So the first step of our three-step framework is going to be educate. I can't tell you how many times I have people come into the office and they're sitting there and they're squeezing their legs together because they are so terrified that if they aren't constantly contracting their pelvic floor and squeezing their legs together that their bladder is going to fall out of their vagina because they've been told that they have a bladder prolapse. with no other explanation this happens so often people will go to a provider the provider maybe will be doing a well women's exam or a check for whatever reason postpartum follow-up whatever and they tell them you have a bladder prolapse or you have a rectal prolapse and then that's it and they don't really tell them anything else and maybe they don't even really prescribe them physical therapy and they just wander into your clinic um on their own but there's not a lot of follow-up in most cases. So the very first thing that I'm doing when I'm sitting down with patients is breaking down. Okay, you were told you have a prolapse. Did anybody explain to you what that is? And usually that's followed with no, I went on Google and I saw a bunch of scary things. I'm like, okay, great. Like we're going to undo all of that. And even sometimes if they were explained, it maybe was using a very medicalized definition that can be, again, terrifying if you don't really know what's going on. So I'll bust out a whiteboard and I will draw out the pelvic organ. So if you're watching on Instagram or YouTube, you can kind of see with my hands, but if you're not listening, just visualize. I'll draw out, like, here's our bladder, here's our uterus, here's our vaginal canal, and here's our rectum. All of these organs sit within our pelvic bowl. When we have pelvic organ prolapse, essentially what that means is there is a descent of one of these organs or a drop down that pushes onto the walls of the vagina. at this point usually i'll take a minute to explain to people that the vagina is not a hollow tube it does not look like this it actually looks more like sides of soft tissue coming together most people don't realize that because every picture we've ever seen of a vagina in a textbook in anatomy books anything Looks like a hollow rigid tube. So a lot of times even letting them know like hey your vagina is not like this It's like this you'll see a light bulb moment where they're like, oh Okay, so maybe that's not a prolapse that I'm seeing maybe that's actually just my vagina. So that alone can be really helpful We'll talk about the fact that the vagina is not a hollow tube and that it is soft tissue and with that it is influenced by other things around it and so then we'll kind of break down here's your bladder maybe you have a descent of your pelvic organs and we see this kind of drop down if vaginal canal is here and our bladder is dropping down slightly and pushing onto that vaginal wall what we may see is a slight drop down of that vaginal wall oftentimes we're doing this test on our backs Oftentimes gravity is pulling everything down a little bit more and so when we take this person who's upright like this and put her on her back, our bladder drops down and we can kind of see and maybe feel that drop down sensation. When we layer in gravity with standing, we're upright, we drop down, we can sometimes feel that heaviness sensation from the vaginal wall not necessarily supporting that drop down quite as well. It is really important to highlight and differentiate an organ falling physically out of the vagina which can happen if we have a uterine prolapse where the uterus is dropping down into the vaginal canal versus an anterior wall or a bladder or a posterior wall or rectal prolapse where it is not the physical organ dropping down, it is just the wall of the vaginal canal dropping inwards. That education is huge. You will see people have this like weight lifted off of their shoulders knowing that their organs are not actually falling out of their bodies. Education is important. DISCUSSING RISK FACTORS Talking about risk factors is also incredibly important. Letting them know what the top risk factors are. Genetics and connective tissue immobility, BMI, chronic constipation, which comes along with that straining, that consistent straining mechanism where we're bearing down repeatedly over time, pregnancy or parity, and vaginal delivery. A lot of those aren't things we can necessarily control for, but what's important to let them know is that exercise is not one of those factors. We want to make sure that our patients know that they didn't cause their prolapse by doing too much too early, especially if they're in the postpartum space or if they have this like shame associated with, I have a prolapse and I did it to myself. That's not the case. More often than not, if a prolapse or a pelvic organ position change is going to happen, it's going to happen in a vaginal delivery after a pregnancy. And it's not necessarily something that they're causing by doing activities later on. Letting them know that they didn't cause this thing to happen, again, can be huge for somebody's mental state. If they're feeling like, oh, I did too much and I caused this, that can kind of cause this negative spiral of fear for movement in the future. DISCUSSING TIMELINES Finally, we want to talk about, on the education standpoint, timelines. It doesn't make sense to have somebody at six weeks postpartum come in and say, yep, you got a grade three prolapse. Your bladder is dropped down and your anterior wall is coming out of your vagina. We expect there to be changes. we expect that after a vaginal delivery, those tissues aren't just going to pop back and get to their original position or even a new baseline for a longer timeline. So talking about the fact that early postpartum is not the time to be diagnosed, quote unquote, with a prolapse or to even really be concerned about where things are. Instead, we want to talk about ways to talk to them about um body mechanics and um their strategies for bracing we want to talk about bowel health and making sure that they're not continuously straining and bearing down and let them know that when we layer these two things in And then we allow time as a factor. Where they're at at six weeks postpartum is going to look different than where they're at at six months postpartum, even if that was the only things that they did. So education is huge. Educate them about what prolapse even is, educate them about what the risk factors are, and more importantly, are not, and talk to them about the timelines for healing. The next step in our little three-piece framework is going to be normalize. there is so much conversation happening in the pelvic floor PT world that a prolapse or a like a grade one prolapse which is just a slight descent of pelvic organs might be normal in the postpartum population. Just like we don't expect our breast tissue to look exactly the same after breastfeeding, we can't expect our pelvic organs to be in the exact same position after they've undergone nine to 10 months of low load, long duration stretch that creep has set into those tissues. And then we also potentially layer in a vaginal delivery. A grade one might not be a big deal at all. That might just be a typical postpartum change. On top of that a grade two might even be somewhat of a normal finding I have not yet seen a grade zero quote-unquote after a vaginal delivery I think it's a unicorn that actually doesn't really exist and we've had a lot of conversation about this within our pelvic crew of has anybody ever seen that The consensus so far is no. And so if you guys have, drop it in the comments. I'm curious. But we want to talk about normalizing this change. We expect physical changes in our body after pregnancy. We expect physical changes in our body after vaginal delivery. It's OK to look like you've had a baby. It's OK for your body to show those signs. this can be a big thing for people to wrap their heads around because there's a lot of talk within our culture about bouncing back to what your body was before and Switching up that conversation to we're not worried about what it was before We're getting to a new baseline and that might show changes that have happened and that's okay Normalizing the fact that our bodies are going to change during pregnancy after a delivery is important The other part that we want to normalize is that in the early postpartum timeline, those muscles are recovering, especially following a vaginal delivery where they've had a stretch injury, they've been stretched out, elongated, they're returning back to their resting state. We expect those muscles to have a lower threshold for activity than they did before. as pts this makes sense as patients it not it doesn't necessarily um come to the forefront of the mind so reminding them these are muscles think about any other muscle in your body maybe you've pulled a hamstring maybe you've pulled your quad maybe you've overstretched your shoulder those few days maybe weeks afterwards it took less activity for you to feel something in that area in this case specifically what I'm really kind of preaching to people is that if you get up and you're feeling good one day and you go for a walk with your kiddo around the block and that's the farthest you've walked and then later in the day you start feeling some heaviness you didn't cause a prolapse likely those muscles are just tired. They worked harder than they have all this timeline leading up to this. And so they're fatigued. And just like every other muscle that fatigues when it fatigues, it doesn't work quite as well. And so we feel that heaviness sensation. normalizing that heaviness sensation. I love to do this when people are pregnant, set that expectation. Hey, look, as you start moving more, you might notice that you feel a little bit of heaviness. It's not a big deal. That's kind of our buoy lets us know where we're at. You're not causing any damage. It's going to be okay. That heaviness will resolve and over time you're going to build up your capacity where that heaviness sensation comes on later and later and later normalizing what a prolapse is, normalizing what the grades are, normalizing the changes of our body that happened during pregnancy and postpartum and normalizing recovery of those muscles and potentially having an onset of symptoms. FINISH WITH EMPOWERMENT Finally, we want to empower our patients. This is where our bread and butter lies. This is what we are here for. We are all about empowering women in this pelvic space. we have evidence that we can reverse a prolapse up to one grade. So that means if somebody comes into the grade two, then potentially we can get them to a grade one. Realistically though, at the end of the day, I don't even really care about that. What I'm really harping on more, really focusing on more with my patients is that We know that the degree of prolapse or the descent of those pelvic organs and how much they are descended has no correlation with your symptoms. You can have a grade three and be highly sensitized and feel everything. You can have a grade three and have no idea that you even have a change on the flip side. You can have a grade one and feel like things are falling out. so talking about the ways that we can directly impact that by calming down the system giving them tools like laying on their back with their feet elevated adding in some bridges to get some muscle activation kind of taking the pressure off of the pelvic floor so that they can decrease that symptom of heaviness discussing things like bowel health, like we chatted about earlier, avoiding straining, using a squatty potty, making sure that they're drinking enough so that they're not falling into this chronic constipation camp, and then talking about body mechanics. That's one of the biggest things that we really want to focus on. We have to know what they're doing when they brace. We have to know what they're doing when they bear down. We have to know what they're doing when they do a pelvic floor contraction. we need to collect that data. We need to calibrate to make sure that they're not dropping down with their pelvic floor and increasing that heaviness sensation with their daily tasks. That is a huge piece of the puzzle. So our three-step framework, when we're talking about somebody coming into the clinic day one terrified that they have a prolapse. The first thing we're going to do is educate them. We're going to talk to them about what a prolapse is. We're going to talk to them about the risk factors and what potentially caused it and what definitely did not cause it. And we're going to talk to them about timelines. We're going to normalize. We want to make sure that they leave feeling like their body, their vagina, their pelvic floor are normal. And even if you have somebody come in with a grade four, We're still normalizing. We're still talking about all of the ways that we can help. We can work on prehab. We can take those same tools and improve things so that going into a potential surgery, they have better outcomes. And anything less than a grade four, you better believe I'm normalizing. You might have a change in your pelvic organ position, but you know what? That's totally normal after having had a baby and a vaginal delivery. The third step is we're going to empower. We're going to make sure that our patients feel confident in movement, feel confident in that bracing strategy, feel confident in what they're doing in their daily lives so that we can build a stronger and more resilient human being who can tolerate more things before symptoms come on. I hope you guys enjoyed this. I hope it helped clear some things up, especially if you're newer in the pelvic space and you really understand what prolapse is, but you're just not quite sure how to talk to patients about it. It can be intimidating, but I trust that you guys have got this. If you're not confident in treating heaviness and pelvic organ descent, um, and that sensation of heaviness hop into our live course, we spend a ton of time going over bracing. We talk a lot about what prolapse is, We have a whole matrix and kind of framework about treatment approaches for each of these little camps, whether they have symptoms objectively or subjectively and what the combinations are. I hope you guys have a great Monday. Get out there and crush it. Thanks. OUTRO Hey, thanks for tuning in to the PT on Ice daily show. If you enjoyed this content, head on over to iTunes and leave us a review, and be sure to check us out on Facebook and Instagram at the Institute of Clinical Excellence. If you're interested in getting plugged into more ice content on a weekly basis while earning CUs from home, check out our virtual ice online mentorship program at ptonice.com. 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I've always dreamt about becoming a dad. I know little moments like teaching them the ABCs, running them to soccer practice, or helping them pick out their prom outfits are going to bring me a lot of joy. I'm even ready for the challenging moments like sleepless nights, pre-teen outbursts, and difficult “growing up” conversations.One thing that I'm not sure I'm ready for is the cost of children. I was reading a survey and apparently, the average cost of raising a kid from 0 to 18 years old in the United States is $237,000. And I'm not quite sure I would be on the low end of the average.I agree with Maya Corbic, our guest today, that you can't put a price on the love that you'll have for your child but the financial impact has to at least be considered in your decision-making progress.How much does a pregnancy cost? What financial milestones should I accomplish before having a child? Can I realistically afford to take care of a child right now?These are all questions that will be answered in today's episode. As I mentioned, we'll be talking to Maya Corbic. She is the creator behind the popular Instagram page teach.kids.money where she is helping parents raise financially savvy children. She is also the author of “From Piggy Bank to Stocks: The Ultimate Guide for a Young Investor” where she introduces children (and honestly parents) to the exciting world of investing.This is a great episode for anyone considering parenthood and also soon-to-be parents as we discuss a lot of early childhood cost savings tips.Let's get into it. I hope you enjoy my conversation with the 1st gen immigrant, CPA, and energetic mom of 2…Maya Corbic.Key Takeaways:The average cost of raising a childFinancial milestones to consider hitting before becoming a parentFinancial to-dos to prepare for an addition to your familyHow to reduce your child-related expenses and find great dealsHow to invest in your children's education through a 529 accountThe sneaky benefits of a custodial accountThe importance of aligning your family and financial valuesMore of Maya:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teach.kids.money/From Piggy Bank to Stocks: https://dinariiwealthykidsclub.lpages.co/from-piggy-banks-to-stocks/More of The Struggle is Real:Find show notes and more at https://www.tsirpodcast.com/Follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/tsirpod/

On this week's episode of the CWC podcast I am talking about how hard it can be to set healthy boundaries in your life, how to know when you are ready to start, and how important it is to release the reaction from the person you are setting it with. I also discuss the importance of setting SMALL achievable goals in order to reach that one big goal you have. Lastly, I updated you on some amazing CWC Christmas specials that will be running through the end of December!https://linktr.ee/carolinemathias

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This week we are discussing a topic that is very important to us that we rarely discuss on the podcast, faith. We will be sharing our tips on realistically incorporating faith into our every day life. To see the full episode, join our PATREON

Realistically speaking, the end of any relationship can become a breaking point in someone's life, the “perfect” ground for trauma and limiting beliefs to set it. How amazing would it be if all of us , when faced with such moments and decisions, to be brave enough to give the other person the chance to have closure. It's important when ending any type of relationship, be it work, love, friendship, etc, to put yourself in the other's place and to offer an explanation, reason, an objective answer and civilised ending to that connection. This being said, in this episode we will focus on the other aspect of these breakups, when we don't get any closure and the way to navigate through life afterwards.

Against most podcasting advice, in this episode, Ash and Kane discuss the rare times when a broader podcast can work. Join them as they first discuss the reasons why a niche podcast sets you up for success but then move on to the instances where going broad is the better and more worthwhile thing to do for your podcast. KEY TAKEAWAYS If you have a large audience already, you can potentially have a broader podcast topic. A niche podcast is much easier to market, via SEO but also directly. To go broad you need to be a great host and interviewer, get great guests and be able to leverage other people's audiences. Production quality and being connected will also help you with growth on a broader podcast. Co-hosts with incredible chemistry can buck the trend of niche podcasting. Generally, to get traction on a broad subject show you need to spend money, it's rare to find success for ‘free'. Interviewing ‘interesting people' is not a good enough subject for a podcast. If you choose to go broad, audio only is not enough. You need to do video and clips to gain traction. BEST MOMENTS “If you haven't got a big audience already then being broad you're just going to get lost in the masses of lots of other shows” “When you're really specific, it helps” “They are essentially two nobodies that have blown up into mainstream fame” “It's all on personality” “You have to pay to get in front of people” “Sometimes you've got to push those boundaries to get the best content” “Realistically you need to rely on the social stuff” VALUABLE RESOURCES Website EPISODES TO CHECK OUT NEXT Podcast Production - The Cost of the Wrong Choice How to Launch a Number 1 Podcast - Part 1 ABOUT THE HOSTS Kane Baron & Ashley Morris run the UK's first and largest Podcast Agency, Progressive Media. They specialise in planning, launching, and Growing Podcasts that Generate Leads, Revenue and Business opportunities as well as helping Experts and Entrepreneurs improve Credibility and Positioning within their niche to Scale their Personal Brand and Business. Kane and Ashley manage over 100 Podcasters every week Including Rob Moore, Kevin Clifton and Dapper Laughs. They have supported hundreds of Podcasts in generating tens of Millions in combined Revenue. Progressive Media have provided Production, Marketing and Consultancy services to help creators Launch, Scale & Monetise their Podcast for over 7 years. CONNECT & CONTACT Instagram LinkedIn Email: podcast@progressiveproperty.co.ukhow to start a podcast, podcasting, hosting, downloads, monetisation, content creation, repurposing, video, youtube, tiktok, instagram, social media marketing, growth, consumption,: https://progressivemedia.uk/This show was brought to you by Progressive Media

Donation link: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=G9JGGR5W97D64 Or go to www.frponprayer.com and use the Donations tab. Fallback reason for gratitude to God part three. Over the years, in the seasons, I struggled with being sad and wondering about the will of God. I found myself not thinking I had much to thank God for. Realistically, I had nothing to thank God for. As foolish as that was, I needed to develop some fallback positions from which I could, by faith, give God thanks. The first of those peaceful, safe positions of faith and hope was thanking God for what He was about in the lives of my loved ones. The second position of gratitude can be summed up in the phrase: "It is better to have been born than not to have been born. It is a tricky proposition but a genuine reason to be thankful. And only when we as children of God pray in the deep humility David had for his Creator: "If I say, "Surely the darkness will overwhelm me, And the light around me will be night," 12 Even the darkness is not dark to Thee, And the night is as bright as the day. Darkness and light are alike to Thee. 13 For Thou didst form my inward parts; Thou didst weave me in my mother's womb. 14 I will give thanks to Thee, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Wonderful are Thy works, And my soul knows it very well. 15 My frame was not hidden from Thee, When I was made in secret, And skillfully wrought in the depths of the earth." Psalm 139:11-15 Can we then go on in complete sincerity to say: "Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me and know my anxious thoughts; 24 And see if there be any hurtful way in me, And lead me in the everlasting way." Psalm 139:23-24 If you do not believe, that humble prayer of gratitude to your Creator, whom you do not know yet, maybe that first step to abundant, eternal life: "And this is eternal life, that they may know Thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom Thou hast sent." John 17:3 "What a man is on his knees before God, that he is and nothing more." Robert Murray M'Cheyne Assistant Editor: Seven Jefferson Gossard www.frponprayer.com freerangeprayer@gmail.com Facebook - Free Range Preacher Ministries Instagram: freerangeministries All our Scripture quotes are drawn from the NASB 1977 edition. For access to the Voice Over services of Richard Durrington, please visit RichardDurrington.com or email him at Durringtonr@gmail.com Our podcast art was designed by @sammmmmmmmm23 Instagram Season 006 Episode 003

In this episode, we discuss whether or not indie authors should have ebooks, audiobooks, or paperbacks. The episode ends with a preview of the audiobook of DRAGONSKULL: WRATH OF THE WARLOCK, as narrated by Brad Wills. TRANSCRIPT Once again it is time for Coupon of the Week! This week's coupon is for the audiobook of CLOAK OF IRON as excellently narrated by Hollis McCarthy. You can get the audiobook of CLOAK OF IRON for 75% off at my Payhip store with this coupon code: IRONFALL The coupon code is valid through December 2nd, 2023, so if you find yourself wanting to get caught up with Nadia's adventures before CLOAK OF EMBERS comes out (hopefully soon!), why not start with an audiobook? 00:00:00 Introduction and Writing Updates Hello everyone. Welcome. To episode 175 of. The pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is November the 12th, 2023, and today we're going to talk about whether or not indie authors should have ebooks. We'll also have a few updates on my current writing projects. Before we get into that, let's do Coupon of the Week. This week's coupon is for the audio book of Cloak of Iron, as excellently narrated by Hollis McCarthy. You can get the audiobook of Cloak of Iron for 75% off in my Payhip store with this coupon code IRONFALL, and that's IRONFALL and you'll be able to see that in the link in the show notes. This coupon code is valid through December the 2nd, 2023. So if you find yourself wanting to get caught up with Nadia's adventures before Cloak of Embers comes out (hopefully soon), why not start with an audiobook? Speaking of Cloak of Embers, let's have an update on my current writing projects, of which Cloak of Embers is the main one. I am making good progress on editing it and I am very much hoping I can get the book out before American Thanksgiving, which I believe is November 23rd this year (off top of my head). It might slip past that, but I am optimistic I should be able to do that unless something seriously goes wrong. I am also just about 14,000 words into my next book which I will discuss more once the Cloak of Embers is out. We also have quite a bit of good audiobook news. Dragon Skull: Wrath of the Warlock is finished recording, as excellently narrated by Brad Wills. We just have to get through quality assurance and we will end this episode with a preview from the audiobook as well. Dragonskull: Doom of the Sorceress is being recorded right now, as is Ghost in the Serpent, which will be narrated by Hollis McCarthy and so hopefully we will have quite a few new audiobooks for you to listen to very soon.   00:01:57 Reader Comments and Questions Before we get to our main topic, let's have a couple of questions from readers. Our first question is from Wayne, who writes in to ask: Hello, sorry to bother you, just have one question. I have begun the Frostborn series with the Grey Knight. Is there a series of books that lead up to Frostborn that I should read first? I did that with a different book series. I read the second series of books before realizing there was a series of books I should have read before it. Hope I explained that right. Really enjoy your work. I've read all the Cloak and Ghost series. Great stuff. Thanks. Thanks Wayne. I am glad you are enjoying the books. In answer to your question, Frostborn is indeed the first series you should read if you want to do it in chronological order. It would go Frostborn, then Sevenfold Sword, then Dragontiarna, and then Dragonskull. So that would be the appropriate order to read that series if you want to. I intended each series to be stand alone, but I've learned in the years since that it doesn't matter what I intended. Many people still want to read the series in chronological order. Our next question is from Brian, who writes in to ask: Good afternoon, Mr. Moeller. I have been a fan of your writing for some time. Like, especially during the Ghosts and the Cloak series. However, the Cloak and Ghosts crossover is hard to read as there are some discrepancies. For example, Andromache was killed but yet is alive in the crossover series. The coffee house- not too hard to explain, but it is there some books I miss to explain how the crossover comes to be and how the extremely two different time eras come to merge? That question is, kind of in a nutshell, why I didn't write any more Cloak and Ghost books after the first three.  Thanks for reading the books, Brian, and for enjoying them all. But Cloak and Ghost, the idea I had behind that was that Nadia meets a version of Caina who lives in her world, that's distinct from the main version of Caina in the series. And I thought why not do that? You know, superhero comics do that all the time. There's parallel universes and all that running around, but it turned out to just really confused people. It's been over four years since I wrote the last Cloak and Ghost book, and I still get the questions like the one Brian had on a fairly regular basis, which is why I stopped writing the Cloak and Ghost series, just because it was too confusing for people. And speaking of the multiverse stuff, it's no secret that the Marvel movies have suffered quite a downturn in revenues and viewers ever since they turned to doing more multiverse type stuff, so I think multiverses might be something that is more popular in the writers' heads than it actually is, which is a lesson I learned four years ago, with Cloak and Ghost and which Marvel and Disney seem to be learning the hard way now. Yeah, I'm not writing any more Cloak and Ghost books just for that reason because it just confuses things.   00:04:46 Main Topic: Ebooks and Paperbacks for Indie Authors? Now on to our main topic of this week: should indie authors have ebooks or paperbacks? Indie author Brian Cohen runs something he calls the Five Day Author Ad Challenge every quarter. It's a good experience for coming to the grips with the basics of Amazon ads, and I've recommended it to a lot of people who've had good results with it. I didn't do it myself this year, but I'm still in the Facebook group and see the posts that come up every quarter. One really caught my eye. A new author was resistant to the idea that she should have an ebook at all. She only wanted to sell paperbacks and not bother with ebooks, which leads to the obvious question. Should indie authors have ebooks? Well, yes, not to be harsh, but the answer will obviously almost always be yes. For any kind of genre fiction, it will be far easier to sell ebooks than paperbacks. The Five Day Author Ad Challenge does have a lot of very new authors and very new authors not infrequently have a clear idea in their heads about how they hope it will go. Often they will talk about how they want to hold their paperback book in their hands, see it on the shelf of the local bookstore and local library, maybe have a table at the local book fair where they can sign books. Sometimes there will be a digression about the smell and feel of a paper book. However, this romantic dream then runs into the cold reality of economics. It's very difficult to sell paperback books. Paperback books are expensive, and because of inflation and supply chains stuff with paper, they're getting even more expensive. The day of the $5 mass market paperback is long past. In the day of the mass market paperback, the author didn't get all that much money, like $0.10 to maybe $0.25 a copy, and sometimes even less than that. Granted, nowadays the margins are better for self-published authors, but the economics still aren't great for paper books. My most recent book, Ghost in the Serpent, is $13.99 in trade paperback on Amazon. If the reader buys a copy of the paperback on Amazon, I get about $3, and if they buy it through another platform, I get a little over $1.00. This is definitely better than the days of a $5 mass market paperback, but it's still very expensive for the reader. By contrast, the ebook of Ghost in the Serpent is only $4.99, and for every sale I get up around $3.50, which is the point. It is much, much easier to sell $4.99 ebook than a $13.99  trade paperback, and I get slightly more money from ebook sale than I do from a paperback one. So genre fiction will almost always be more profitable in ebooks than in paperback for the indie author. I really mean always, but I said almost always to include flukes of fate and acts of God. Outside of genre fiction, it's a little more varied, but still a good idea to have an ebook. Certain kinds of nonfiction sell more strongly in paperback than an ebook. Children's books, especially ones aimed at toddlers and younger children, do way better in paper than an ebook. The reason for this is logical enough. Toddlers and small children often like to throw things. And are you going to give a four-year-old a $399 iPad or a children's book? They're also various specialty forms of nonfiction, cookbooks, technical manuals, and so forth that do well in paperback. Or if you have a book that has a lot of interior pictures, which is often true of cookbooks and other specialty nonfiction. That said, most indie writers will have an easier time selling ebooks than paperbacks, which leads to the next question: should indie authors have paperbacks? Especially the writers of genre fiction I just described above, the ones who will probably sell more ebooks than in paperback? The answer to that is yes, if possible, and it's usually quite possible. It used to be quite a bit harder to make paperback books, especially the interior. You needed to copy and paste the chapters of your book into a specially prepared Word document and formatting it was a serious pain. Now several software programs have come along that can automate the process for you. The one I use is Vellum, which automatically generates nicely formatted ebook and paperback book files for you. I believe you can do the same thing in Atticus and Scrivener, but I've never tried it. You can either make a wrap around cover for your book or you can use the automated tools included with KDP Print and Draft to Digital Print to make a cover. Most indies use either KDP Print or Draft to Digital Print to make their paperbacks. You can also use Ingram Spark and several other services, but Ingram Spark has a way sharper learning curve and tends to be more expensive. You almost certainly will not sell as many print books than ebooks, especially if you're writing genre fiction. But paperbacks can be a nice bit of bonus income, especially since it isn't all that much additional work to set up a paperback. But that leads to the next question. You've got an ebook and the paperback of your book, should you have an audiobook? The answer to that is, it depends. You know how sometimes you ask an accountant or a lawyer a tax question, and the answer is no, except yes, but sometimes maybe? The reason for that is that U.S. tax law is so immensely complicated that the answer to any question about it can vary wildly depending upon an individual's or company's particular circumstances. The same thing is true with indie authors and audiobooks. If you want to sell an audiobook, you will almost certainly need to pay for a human narrator. At the moment, I think Google Play is the only storefront that allows the sale of AI narrated audiobooks, so long as you do it with Google Play's built-in tools, which I've tested and is actually pretty good. Amazon just started testing AI generated audiobooks for sale, though they only just announced it in the first week of November 2023. That said, I suspect you realistically aren't going to be able to charge very much for it. Imagine the reviews along the lines of, I paid $13.99 or an entire Audible credit for this computer voice. One star, do not recommend. People generally don't like AI narrated audiobooks. My experiment with AI narrated audiobooks on YouTube generated a lot of comments along the lines of I like the story, but this voice sucks. That will almost certainly be true for any AI generated audiobook for fiction or nonfiction with a lot of emotion in it, like a memoir. It would probably work for something very dry book about tax law or real estate licensure. Realistically, if you want to make any money from a fiction audiobook, you will almost certainly need a human narrator, and I mean almost certainly in the same sense I meant it above. So when I say it depends on whether or not you should pursue an audiobook, what it depends on is your financial status and business requirements. To get a good narrator, you will expect to pay in the $200 to $400 per finished hour range. You can also get a narrator via royalty share where you don't pay the narrator up front, but then you and the narrator split any royalties from the book for seven years. Generally I found the more experienced and qualified narrators prefer to be paid in the $200 to $400 per finished hour range. If you do pay upfront, depending on your business structure, there's a very good chance that this will be deductible and may help you greatly at tax time, though, as always, this website and podcast is not financial advice and for tax advice, you should consult an accountant qualified for your taxing jurisdiction. It's also important to know that self-publishing audio is bit like regular self-publishing but on hard mode: the mechanics are the same but everything is more difficult. Whether to pursue audio or not is a question that must be left up to the individual author and publisher. So to sum up, should indie authors have ebooks, paperbacks, and audiobooks? For ebooks and paperbacks, definitely yes. For audiobooks, if your circumstances allow for it and it's the kind of work you're interested in pursuing. When I talked about this on Facebook and my blog, I had some interesting comments. So let's read a few of them here. Our first comment is from Jesse, who asks: does make me wonder how many indie authors take a crack at narrating their book themselves these days. Home studios aren't anywhere near as hard as to get set up as they once were, and even a good to mid high end and vocal workhorse microphone can be had for around $300.00 and last you for years. I guess it depends on motivation, but it seems like it'd be doable from equipment standpoint to at least (source: been doing home studio work for a long time). Jesse is right, it is in fact quite possible to put together a pretty good audiobook recording setup for not a significant amount of money. Obviously you need the microphone. You would need a computer with enough storage to handle the audio files and you would need some method of blocking out exterior sound and getting through the good the sound level you're supposed to have. I know during COVID many narrators, who usually go to a studio, and because of COVID, the studios were closed, set up home recording setups where they found they could record successfully in their closet because all the hanging clothes prevented echoes or they were able to build like a wooden framework over their desk and then hang blankets over it and that would prevent echoes enough to the point where they could record. Obviously that would get hot in summer, but that meant you could still work, and some indie authors do record their own audiobooks. The difficulty is that recording your 10 to 12 hour long audiobook is a lot harder than most people think it is. I mean, think about this like twenty minute podcast episode you're listening to right now and think how many words I've flubbed or I've said the wrong word, or I sort of trail off randomly (exaggerated pause for comedic effect) in the middle of a sentence like that. Think of how many mistakes I've made just in this twenty minute podcast episode with my speech, and then imagine having to maintain absolutely perfect speech for like 8 to 12 hours at a consistent tone, not speeding up, not slowing down randomly, just being an acceptable level of audiobook narration is a lot harder and more physically and mentally demanding than many people think it is, so that's the big hurdle, not the equipment. I mean, you probably get the equipment to record your own audio book for around $1000 (maybe less if you get some of it secondhand), which while is a significant outlay of money, it's not like you know, capital gains kind of investment, but the hard part is not the equipment. The hard part is being able to physically do it and record the audiobook at an appropriate speed for 12 hours or more. The next comment was from M., who writes to say that $200 to $400 range for a narrator seems low to me. I have no experience whatsoever in the field, though. How many hours of work does that translate to? I think the SAG-AFTRA minimum rate for narrator is $325, where if you're a member of SAG-AFTRA Guild, you have to charge a minimum of $325 per finished hour, though that may have changed in the aftermath of the strike this year. Obviously celebrity narrators can command much higher prices. If you see an audiobook that was narrated by a famous actor, you can be pretty sure that his or her agent negotiated a higher rate than $200 to $400 per finished hour. Usually the rule of thumb is that for every finished hour, about two to three hours of prep work goes into it. Because you have all the editing and the corrections you need to do and you just can't sit down with a, you know, a book, open it up and start reading. You need to go through it first, make sure that you know how to pronounce everything and know what the structure of the sentences are and so forth. So that is it for this week. Thank you for listening to the Pulp Writer Show. I hope you found this show useful and interesting. A reminder that you can listen to all the back episodes on https://thepulpwritershow.com and many of the older episodes now have transcripts attached. If you enjoyed the podcast, please leave a review on your podcasting platform of choice. Stay safe and stay healthy and see you all next week. Since we just spent a lot of time talking about audiobooks, it seems only appropriate that we close out the show with a sample from Dragonskull: Wrath of the Warlock as excellent narrated by Brad Wills, and that should hopefully be out before the end of November.

WAVES director of training and develpment Michael Pearson Adams (Gomez to his Aussie mates) joins us in part 1 of a chat about plugins for Voice Actors.  A big shout out to our sponsors, Austrian Audio and Tri Booth. Both these companies are providers of QUALITY Audio Gear (we wouldn't partner with them unless they were), so please, if you're in the market for some new kit, do us a solid and check out their products, and be sure to tell em "Robbo, George, Robert, and AP sent you"... As a part of their generous support of our show, Tri Booth is offering $200 off a brand-new booth when you use the code TRIPAP200. So get onto their website now and secure your new booth... https://tribooth.com/ And if you're in the market for a new Mic or killer pair of headphones, check out Austrian Audio. 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Gomez explains how these streamlined plugins can simplify tasks, such as noise reduction and reverb clean-up, in audio recordings. However, the debate ensues on the importance of pre-recording room preparations and the potential overuse of reduction plugins. The discussion also touches on the advancements in AI technology for handling audio issues, the concept of "best edit," and the niche specificities of various plugins like Clarity DXD Reverb and Dereverb Pro. Use code Trip200 to get $200 off your Tribooth. #AudioEngineeringSimplified #ProPluginInsights #KeepingItSimple    Timestamps (00:00:00) Introduction with George Wittam and Robert Marshall (00:00:38) Discussing Noise Reduction Plugins with MPA Gomez (00:08:38) Mastering Extreme Editing (00:15:50) The Art of Invisible Editing (00:16:48) Exploring Plugin Niches    Transcript Speaker A: Y'all ready? Be history.,Speaker B: Get started.,Speaker C: Welcome.,Speaker B: Hi. Hi. Hello, everyone to the pro audio suite.,: These guys are professional.,Speaker C: They're motivated with tech. To the VO stars, George Wittam, founder of Source Elements Robert Marshall, international audio engineer Darren Robbo Robertson and global voice Andrew Peters. Thanks to Triboo, Austrian audio making passion heard source elements George the tech Wittam and Robbo and AP's international demo. To find out more about us, check ThePro Audiosuite.com line up.,Speaker B: Learner. Here we go.,: And don't forget the code. Trip 200 to get $200 off your Tribooth. Now, we have a special guest today, MPA, known to us as Gomez from waves, is here to talk about some simple, let's put it this way, plugins for people like myself. A simpleton when it comes to audio engine. Simple people. Exactly.,: Right brain, folks. Right brain. Not simple, just right brain.,: Yes, exactly.,Speaker A: And I guess that's where the premise for this episode came from, really, was about keeping it simple. Because I was reading a Facebook post from a guy who was proclaiming the fact that he'd sort of been doing a session in a hotel room and hadn't bothered to build the pillow fort or do anything to negate the sound of the room, and then recorded his session and then used some sort of noise reduction plugin, like clarity, like whatever, like RX, to clean it up. And my first thought was, well, you're making the plugin work harder than it needs to, and that means that you're going to end up with artifacts in the audio that you want to keep because you've got this thing working so hard. Whereas I would prefer to hear, as an engineer, I would prefer to hear that you've done what you can to negate the room and then used a noise reduction plugin. If you feel it is absolutely necessary to just clean up what little artifacts are left, because there's less chance of that doing any sort of damage to the audio that I want to use. But then also, for voiceover artists and people who aren't techie, the words ratio attack time release time threshold mean nothing. So how do you use these plugins? And I guess the reason for getting you on, Michael, was to sort of, you know, what can they do?,: The thing with Pillowforts, from a pro point of view, and an advisory point of view, is people can actually go way over the top with those to the point that it degrades the sound more is not better. And I say the same thing to somebody. It's like when I'm advising them. And they say, well, we've been recording the voiceovers in the clothes closet. And I'm like, okay. And the result, they're like, well, it sounds really muffled and horrible and dead. There's no higher or mid or high frequencies. And I'm like, okay, so the first thing I want you to tell me is, is that cupboard filled with coats? If it's filled with things like coats and nothing else, then you're basically killing your sound. If it's filled with things, that is a variety of different kinds of cloth and material, you've got a much better chance of it just stopping audio dead rather than absorbing it. You don't want everything absorbed. You want it not bouncing around the room. The other one that I always love is when somebody goes, yeah, well, I put pillows and stuff around me. And I said, well, where in the room are you? This is next to the window. I said, you mean that floor to ceiling window in most hotels? Yeah, that's the one. It's a beautiful view. I wanted to see the view. It's like, well, the view is killing.,: You right now, bouncing off the window.,: Yeah. So there are varying levels of problem that need to be looked at. And that's literally one of the first things that we do when we're helping somebody is go, not only tell me that, yes, you're doing a pillow for this, I want to know what kind of clothes are in those closet. Not in a creepy way, but are we talking heavy winter coats? Are we talking big felt coats? Are we talking dresses, jeans? What are we talking about? How high?,: But at some point, do you solve the problem acoustically so much that you don't need a waves product? Or at what point is it like, okay, well, I can't actually bring in, or maybe I don't even want to go through the extent of flipping the mattress up on its side to put it along a wall.,: Flipping a mattress, as far as I'm concerned, just says more like you're worried about an assassin. So nearly every single masterclass I do with my waves hat on, I spend as much time telling people about the fact that I want you to use as few plugins as you possibly can to making sure that you're just not overdoing things. And it's one of the biggest problems is that people throw plugins on with way too much kind of ease and breeze without actually really thinking about it sometimes. And that also degrades. So you have to really decide, is this plugin going to fix something? Or am I just putting it on because I've heard it helps.,: You don't hear it helps, but you heard it helps.,Speaker A: Yeah. But the other thing is, too, Gomez, is that you should exhaust all your options in terms of getting a clean recording before you even put a plug in.,Speaker B: Yeah.,: Right.,Speaker A: To just open up the mic in the middle of the room and then go, oh, well, I'll just chuck a plugin on. In some cases, you're going to have to work that plugin so hard to get it cleaned up that it's to the detriment of the audio. Whereas if you've done everything, you.,: Absolutely.,Speaker A: And then you only need a tiny bit of plugin to get that tiny last few artifacts out of there, then that's a much better way of approaching it.,Speaker B: Right.,: There's also the positioning in a locality, too, of your face and your mouth to the microphone, even when you're in a. You know, if you're. If you're in a room that's really kind of echoey, entirely like a normal hotel room or anything that's got wooden floors, like this room, for example. I have no plugins on this because I didn't have time to put any on. But the simple reality is the closer you get to the microphone, the more chance that you've got of mitigating some of those issues without putting anything on it at all, and then you've got more of a chance of, okay, so what do I need to put on here? Clarity VXD Reverb or clarity XVX D Reverb Pro are definitely plugins that I wave a flag for the amount of effort, the amount of years, and the amount of time that we put into them. And people shouldn't buy them or try them just because somebody said years. There's just as many things out there that sound amazing, that somebody created in a month. But we did that. There's so many samples that we fed into this AI, like hundreds of thousands. And because of that, the result is it really works. But again, like any plugin, you can't overdo it. So my best suggestion with a plugin like Clarity VX de Reverb in a hotel room or an office or somewhere where you are, that is not your ideal place, or the place that you know is take it all the way to the extreme and then pull it back.,: Just a quick question for you. So if I was in a position where I couldn't actually manage the room that well, I've done everything I possibly can to control whatever artifacts, particularly reverb in a hotel room or whatever. If I use clarity VX de Reverb, is it destructive? So when I'm sending the file off to an engineer, can they?,: That depends on your routing. What platform are you using it in? How would you be setting it up?,: Well, I'm just saying if I give it too much, is it going to.,Speaker A: Do damage to the audio? Yes, it will do damage to the audio. Like anything over compressed, over noise reduction, overuse of noise reduction. You can even over EQ. Really?,: Yeah, definitely.,Speaker A: Anything like that because you're fucking with the audio. So you're changing the audio. Yes. It's, as Gomez said, hundreds of thousands of samples. But if you make it work too hard, it's got no choice but to start eating into the audio you want to keep. I would presume Gomez is.,: Oh, absolutely, absolutely. Which is why I say take it all the way to the extreme and then work your way back.,: Yeah.,: And by the way, I give that advice for pretty much every plugin. It's like if you really want to know how to use subtracted EQ, go to the extreme and then move your way back. Same with compression and everything else, but with something like an aipowered de rumor, which is effectively what clarity DXD Reverb is. It cleans up the noise and the reverb in the room. You are going to get to a point where you're basically saying, okay, I've taken it out of automatic mode and I'm just going to get what it gives me on extreme and it's going to kill your audio file. However, I will tell you that it's very hard to do that in clarity. Any of the clarity plugins, because way back when we released vocal rider. Remember vocal rider?,Speaker A: I use vocal rider all the time.,: Okay, so Vocal rider was one of the first plugins that we ever designed and developed that was focused specifically on identifying the frequency range and spectrum of a human voice. So if you put vocal rider on like a drum, it's not going to work as well as a human voice. It's not even going to know what to do with it. You put it on a guitar, same deal. It's not going to know what to do with it. This is also why we then released bass rider. And then we focused that on the spectrum and frequencies for bass. Now, going back to vocal rider, that was our first jump into that field of, okay, so we want this to only understand what's going on with the human voice. Now, let's move forward to 2021, 2022, when we released Clarity VX this is very much designed around the human voice, and we've actually created it in such a way that it's hard to really mess it up. But depending on how much noise you've got and how bad the room is, especially on the pro version of the plugin, where there's more to tweak. Yeah. You can over dig yourself into a hole with the simple one with just a big knob in the middle and a couple of small switches. It's really hard to mess it up.,: Can I ask you, when does it go from being reverb to being resonance? Or maybe early reflections? Right. Because there's a certain point where Reverb is the artifacts or the room itself. When it gets to a certain size, maybe less than, I don't know, six by 8ft or something, reverb no longer is the same problem anymore. Now you're dealing with, like, pressure zones and early reflections. Are we getting to the point yet with AI where we can start actually dealing with that stuff too? Because you sound like you're in a tube. You sound like you're in a box problem. Are we getting to the point where we can fix that too?,: I figured that's part of the room, part of the reverb.,: It is part of the room. And dereverb it totally is. We can fix that.,: That's awesome.,: Yeah.,: Because that's much more complex than just a reverb tail.,: Well, that's always been the problem. Most other, there's been various de reverb plugins out there. And to be honest, what I used to use before clarity came out with a dereverb is you just take a waves C four and you put it all the way on expand, and you can tweak each frequency band and you can kind of sit on the tail. And none of the other products out there could get rid of the early reflections, which were really the telltale sign of you being in a small space, right? Essentially, yeah.,: There's a lot you could do with clarity VX, just the noise fixing plugins. But with de Reverb, we went all the way. And it's down to the little nuances of reflections as well as the big tails and everything else. It's like we want to make you sound like you're in a room that has no reflections. And that's one of the reasons why one of the controls you have is basically controlling the presence of the plugin. And it kind of takes your voice and makes sure that you're telling the plugin. Okay. So now that we've cleaned up that noise. I want you to take my voice and focus more exactly on that. And then the plugin will go, okay, right, so now you're in a cleaner room and you've got the ability to take your voice and put it right out front. So the other thing that you can do is you can basically choose which neural network you want to use. So if you're doing spoken voice, pick one for spoken voice. If you're singing, then use that neural network. You can choose whether you want stereo or whether you want mono. So if it's just a voiceover and that's it, then you can actually tell it, okay, I'm just dealing with mono single here. And it's going to work in a different way, but it will clean it up really nicely for you.,: It's funny, though, because it is quite subjective. Because I do remember I was away in April, and I obviously had to work while I was away in some pretty weird environments. And I sent a file to Robert. And I sent the same file. In fact, I think I sent it to all three of you, George and Robbo. I got feedback from Robbo and I said, would you use that? He said, yeah, I'd use that. And I got one back from Robert saying I wouldn't be happy if I received that. So to me, that is a sign of the whole thing being a bit subjective as well. Some people have no problem with it, and some people have a major problem with.,Speaker A: Audio is subjective, I guess, in its own, in and of itself. Audio is subjective, I suppose.,: Yeah. But the question, of course, is. So if that's the case, would I use it for Robo? No. Would I use it for Robert? Probably.,: It also depends on your listening environment. I mean, I can tell you that if I'm listening to something in this room, in this home studio, through my speakers, then it's going to sound different to if I'm in British Columbia at EA Sports in their mastering studio, and the same voiceover would sound probably completely different because they're listening to. There I'd be listening through PMCs, and here I'm listening through Adams.,: They're in a very expensive room, I would guess.,: Yeah. EA Sports has, I think, about 28 rooms right now.,: I heard the video game industry is doing okay. Like there's a budget these days.,: Their audio rooms are insane. You know, when a company like EA Sports stops calling itself a headquarters and calls itself a campus.,Speaker A: Welcome to the Voodoo Sound campus. Can I just say too, by the.,: Way.,: Campus is a road.,Speaker A: Yeah, campus is a row of tense. Let's have a look at something else. Speaking of games, say I'm a voiceover artist and I've just finished recording an hour or so of gaming voiceover and I look at the file and I think, oh, shit, that's a little dynamic. And for whatever reason, God knows why, but I feel like I should put some compression on it. But the word ratio to mean means nothing and attack and release time. What's a good one for that?,: Something really transparent and relatively hard to screw it up too badly.,: Yeah, well, everything. You want everything to be the best edit that you never heard. If somebody is listening to something and going, oh, there's a plugin on that, then you failed. It's as simple as that. So the term the best edit I never heard is one of my favorites.,Speaker A: I use it all the time. I stole it off.,: You did, didn't you? Yeah, I did, yeah. So now that I've said that, I forgot what you asked Rob.,Speaker A: So something like, I mean, my thought would be Avox, but you guys also have all the one Knob series and all that sort of stuff for someone, a compressor in the hands of somebody who knows nothing about what they're doing but needs to put a tiny bit of compression on something.,: What's a good one in that case? Yes. Rvox. So in studio rack I have a chain that I save and it's just my voiceover chain for this specific microphone. And the first plugin on it is clarity VX de reverb. The second one is Avox and the third one is one knob brighter.,Speaker A: Such a good plugin.,: Which one, sorry, let me say it in another.,Speaker A: Move back to Australia.,: There you go, one knob brighter.,: Brighter.,Speaker A: One knob brighter is such a good plugin and I think we've talked about this before, but Slate digital do a similar one, fresh air, but they're both equally good and I guess, I suppose, like clarity and all the other noise reduction plugins, each seems to have their own sort of niche that they work best in, I suppose. I think one knob brighter on voice is awesome, but Fresh air on it across a mix for me, just gives it that little extra bit of sheen.,: Oh, absolutely. And fresh air is. I nearly look at fresh air as something that's more comparative to something from us that would not be anything to do with restoration or eqing of any kind. There's a plugin which I'm trying to remember the name of and good God, I can't remember it for my life now, but it lets you adjust the width of each of your frequency groups, like low, mid high, mid high, lets you monitor them or stereo them. And I embarrassed that the product name has gone out of my head. But yeah, that's the one that I usually compare more to, to the air one from those guys.,: When do you make the leaps from clarity VXD Reverb to dereverb Pro?,: Realistically, if you're not producing the audio yourself, then from my perspective, clarity DXD Reverb is totally good for you. That's kind of what you need, right? Yeah. If, however, you are taking on and you're doing post production and you're dealing with everything that's coming in from multiple voices, multiple places, and you've got a multi track in front of you and you're dealing with that on a day to day basis, then that's when pro comes in because that's where you have the ability to control the tail more so you can smooth out the tail. You've got independent knob rather than just a simple fader for presence. You've got something that we call a strength multiplier. You've got the ability to go into every single part of the frequencies and choose which ones you really want the plugin working on and which ones you don't.,: Is that that EQ curve looking thing across the middle?,: That's the one of the graph? Yeah. The one that says strength and frequency.,: Right.,: So effectively that's exactly it. To strengthen frequency, it's like, okay, rather than just a knob, what we did was go, okay, right. So we're dealing this for the seasoned post production guy or somebody of that ilk going, okay, so this is where that room is. Let me focus all that and bring out. I don't want much of the strength on that part, but I do over here between three and eight K, it's very tweaky. Oh, it is. Very now.,: But if you were trying to match, like, if you had five different sources and you wanted them to sound like they're literally in the same space, sounds like the level of tweakability you would want to have.,: Absolutely. But if you're a voiceover or you're somebody that's doing your own stuff and you're doing it, or you're doing a podcast and you've got a guest coming in and they're on their MacBook Pro microphone and they're sitting in a kitchen on a tiled floor with a window behind them. And that's the kind of thing where honestly, just use the normal one with the one big knob in the middle. It's like a lot of plugins. You can get yourself into a hole really quickly unless you've got the expertise to be able to deal with it. Which is also why we released two versions of these. One of them is a quick fix, and by Quick Fix, I do not mean degraded quality at all. It's exactly the same neural engines, but it gives you less tweakability so that there's less risk of you messing it up yourself. And then you've got Pro, which has more tweakability, plus a limiter built in, plus width control, plus tail smoothing, plus the ability to get more neural networks and an analysis of both mono and stereo. It gives you a lot.,: Yeah, that was just part one of our chat with Michael Pearson Adams or Gomez, if you like, from waves. We'll be back next week for a continuation of this conversation, and we're also tapping into something which is kind of topical as we age, because some of us are doing that. We'll be talking about hearing loss and how best to manage it when you do this for a living. So join us next week. More chats about hearing, more chats about plugins, and more chats with Michael Pearson Adams from Waves. See you next week.,Speaker B: Well, that was fun. Is it over?,Speaker C: The Pro audio suite with thanks to Tribut and Austria and audio recorded using Source Connect, edited by Andrew Peters and mixed by Voodoo Radio Imaging with tech support from George the tech Wittam. Don't forget to subscribe to the show and join in the conversation on our Facebook group. To leave a comment, suggest a topic, or just say g'day. Drop us a note at our website, theproaudiosuite.com.     

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This is the final part of the series that shows you a better way to read if you want to accomplish more, and make more money. All right, welcome, you made it to Part 4 - the last part of our series. Now, if you missed part one, two or three, please go watch or listen to at least part one, because that explains everything. Otherwise, you're just going to hear me talk about books, and you're not going to understand what I'm talking about. But to give you a quick recap, I changed the way I read books, because I was finding out that I was just reading and reading just to read and just accomplish, but I was not using the information, I was not learning anything. And so it wasn't worth it. I was reading a lot spending a lot of time reading, but it wasn't worth it. Because it wasn't making any difference in my life. And I realized recently, so I've been teaching my my seven-year-old how to do multiplication tables, right? And so she asked me, Dad, I want to learn this stuff. How do I do it? I say, Well, you write them down. And then you say them over and over and over again, and you memorize them. That's the, that's the way I knew how to do it. I was taught that way. And that's, you know, that's what I taught her. And so she's been working on it. And you know, she's seven, and she got hers, she got the ones, you got the twos, you got the 5s 10s 11s. So now she's working on the threes and the fours. And she's doing really great. But again, he's just reading it over and over and over again. And so that's kind of what I'm doing with these books, I picked out 12 books that make a big difference in different aspects of my life that I want to work on. And so I identified those areas that I wanted to work on first. And then I found the books that really helped me and give me stuff to do and think about, and though I chose one book per month, so that month, I will read that book, maybe I read it two times or three times, and then I will implement. And I spend the whole rest of the month implementing everything in that book, if I can, if I'm done with the book, or if I don't want to do any more than I'll go on the next month to the next book. Or I'll just keep working on that book if I'm making a lot of progress. So that's how it works. In part two, and part three, I went through four books each. So the first eight books of the year, I talked about and I think, you know, if you are a reader, if you want to get better at your life at different areas of your life, then those two parts would definitely be something that you want to go back and cover and do. And if you're not a reader, I haven't talked about this before. But all of these books are available as audiobooks, right, you can listen to these books, you don't have to just read them, you can listen to them. And there was something I read that. And I don't know if this is true or not. But it said that if you listen to the book while you are reading it, you remember it more. Now, I haven't ever tried that I'm not no big into audiobooks. I like reading. I like having the book in my hand. I don't even like the the Kindle versions or the ebooks. And so I have a bunch, but I like the physical books. So all these 12 books, I have them physically, I tried to get all of them in hardcover, so they last and I enjoy reading them over and over again. Every time I read them, I'm learning new things, and I'm implementing again, and I'm like, Oh yeah, cuz I'm in a different spot in my life every time I read them. So really helps. Let's go ahead and jump into the books here. So this is a book. The first one is if things are going wrong, like if there's an issue, if there's a problem, if you're facing some kind of setbacks, and you don't know what to do, the book is called Everything is figureoutable. That's the word everything is figure out double. And that's basically the the idea behind the book. Now the author, Marie Forleo. She's a great author. The book is well written great stories funny, she has a business that geared more towards women. So her products, her the way she talks, everything is geared towards women, I thought it would be put off by that it wasn't that big a deal. But I really liked the way she wrote the book. And I liked it. Her other products I didn't really resonate with, but I really loved the book, I really loved the idea behind it. And so I really recommend this book for people for anybody, anybody that wants to, you know, have an easier time in life. Just need some encouragement, right? Everything is figureoutable. I mean, if you have that mindset, if you have that thing that thought in your mind that no matter what problem I have, no matter what issue I have, I'll be able to figure it out. Somebody will be able to figure out and I'll be able to get help, and it'll happen and it'll be fine. Everything's gonna be fine. Right? So if you have that idea in your mind, man, failure is not anything to be afraid of. Because if it doesn't work out, guess what, we'll just have to figure it out. Right? It's figureoutable, nothing is impossible and that sort of thing. So that was that was a great book. I really liked that one. The next one is a thinker book not really a doing book, but it's a thinking book. So everything is figureoutablee it has some stuff in there that you know if you have any challenges or whatever it we're helps you work through them. This one is called the the 8020 principle. All right, so this one is really good. In terms of it'll blow your mind. If you haven't read it, if you don't know, if you don't understand how it works, this one will blow your mind. And really, it's Pareto's Principle, it's, you know, 80% of your results come from 20% of your work. So it's about working smarter, not harder, right? In anything, even in nature, this formula somehow works. So if you're in business, 80% of your profits come from 20% of your customers, 80% of your revenue comes from 20% of your products, and then it goes even further. So then you have the 20%, and then the top 20% of the 20%, bring in 80% of that, so you can go down and he gets really crazy. So if you look at it in terms of results, if you turn and look at it, science, health, all these issues, you know, 20% of the food you eat gives you 80% of the nutrients, all the other stuff is just junk that we're eating, right, so you want to cut out calories, cut out the junk, and you'll still get all the nutrients that you're eating right now. But you'll eat 80% less crazy. I mean, there's so many different concepts that you can implement it in and the the guy in the book, he goes through several different ones. Very smart guy, very intelligent, you know, he gives you different examples of how it works, how it how to use it. And it really gives you a different way to think that if you have a job to do, if you have work to do, if you have a business, if you have, if you're managing people, the 80-20 principle is amazing in how you can be more effective in less time with less work. And the subtitle of the book is the secret to achieving more with less.  And that's, that's really what it does, you know it, you get to do more, you get to accomplish more, but it takes less time, less work, less energy. And that sounds pretty good to me. So that's why I read it, I get re-energized every time I read it. And then I apply it to different areas of my life, like, okay, how can I do this? Okay, how can I apply this to, you know, how much time I spend with my kids? Like, if I only have a certain amount of time with my kids every single day? Because I'm busy, they're busy, they're getting older? How do I make the most of that time? If I know that I'm with them for an hour, but only 20 minutes or 10 minutes of that is quality, then how do I improve that? Right? So that's just one example, but there's so many different ways that you can incorporate that into your life, read the book, it's really great. And it'll make things easier, faster, simpler in your life. All right, then we have this one is, I don't know how it's gonna go over. I don't know how it if it's gonna go over with you, but it's called the Untethered Soul. Okay, so this one, it's not about accomplishments. This is not about life, psychology, anything, this is about your soul. It's a spirituality book. And it's life changing. Realistically, it really, the book is about focusing on the hereafter, it's about focusing on your soul. It's about focusing on what happens to us, and how we deal with pain, how we deal with issues, how we deal with life in general. And it's a deep book. It's a very, very, very deep book. But if you have any type of trauma, grief, self esteem issues, anything of that nature, mentally, emotionally, that you are working on, that makes you unhappy, or just makes you feel like life is not all that, then this book will help you. And it really, it really makes you happier if you follow the instructions and follow the steps. So this man who wrote his book, he has a couple other books, I suggest you read those as well. The first one maybe before you read this one is called the surrender experiment. It's his life story, an amazing, amazing story. It you know, he started off as a basically a hippie that wanted to live in the woods. That's all he wanted to do. He wanted to live in the woods and he wanted to meditate. He had an experience when he was younger, when he was meditating. And that's all he wanted to do. Just have that experience over and over and over again. Right. But life had other plans. And so he surrendered to life. And he went with wherever it took him. He ended up starting a company that was became a billion dollar company. He was the CEO of a billion dollar company, when they had gone public, sell shares did all this stuff. It's still around today. And I mean, his whole story of how everything just worked out, you know, from having no money, really nothing and just wanting to meditate all day in the woods, to going building up companies multiple companies. Helping 1000s of people employing 1000s of people, building a massive company going public merging. You know, everybody in everybody in business, everybody on Wall Street knew this company. That's how big it was. Right? And it was all started by this guy who he just wanted to meditate. But life had other plans. Right? Life took him on that direction. And he didn't fight it, he. And so that's the, that's the story. He tells in that book, the surrender experiment. And then in this book, he actually explains why and one of the things he talks about, is that how we all have the voice in our head. Like, why don't we have peace? Right? When we're thinking, we're, there's always something, there's always a voice going on our brain, there's always something. There's always thinking, there's always talking, Oh, you didn't do that, right? Oh, this guy didn't like you, Oh, that guy cut me off. Oh, man, this is too hot. Oh, it's too cold. It's too this is too that. And none of that. Our brain is always going on and on and on and on. And in this book, he tells us and he explains that we are not that voice. You know. So he does talk about meditation, he does talk about how to deal with certain things like grief, and trauma, and all these things, how to look at life, how to look at the beauty of life. And so if you have any type of those type of issues, if you're looking for, this not a religious book, it has nothing to do with any kind of religion, right? Doesn't matter what religion you are, the book can help. And so that's why I bring it here. I mean, some people might have with it, but it was game changing. For a lot of people, millions of people have read this book, and many, many more billion people recommend it. So if you haven't read it, that's a really, really good one. But it is a deep book. And so I read that one in November, you know, it's towards the end of the year. You know, it's my birthday time. And so I'm thinking of, you know, just, it's a relaxing period, for me, you know, usually November and it's a celebratory period, because it November also has Thanksgiving. And Thanksgiving is my favorite, favorite holiday. Because we actually see on one day we stop, everybody stops and actually give thanks and being happy and grateful. Right. And so that and spirituality and the birthday, you know, when you're older, it's like, oh, you know, what's gonna happen with me, all that kind of stuff. It all just comes together. And so that is a perfect time for this particular book for me. And so yeah, I really, really recommend that one, a lot. Final book. Now, this is one that I was not sure if I was going to add, but this one is, for me, it's pretty cool. And I've read this book several times, it's called the future is faster than you think. Now, this book is going to be outdated, and probably already is outdated. As soon as it comes out. This book was probably outdated. And the thing behind this author, he's written a couple other books. He's written a book called Bold, is written a book called Abundance. And then this was the third book. And I think he's working on the next one. This particular guy, he is what they call a futurist. Right. So he focuses on the technologies that are coming down the pipe, he looks at all the different technologies that people have been working on. And then he sees how they work together in the Confluence and what could be possible. So in this book, here, he talks. And basically, it's how converging technologies are transforming business industries and our lives. And if you don't know what's coming down the pipe in the future, if you read this book, it will blow you away. Right? So most people, they look at what's wrong in the world. They look at all the negative. Oh, It's getting harder every year. Oh, the politics are this, oh, there's so much garbage in the world. Oh, people don't get along. Oh, there's so much. There's so much war, intention, and, and scarcity and all these different things. And this guy, he takes a different approach. He's like, you know, if you look at it, if you look at the numbers, life has never been better for people on this planet. We're living longer, we're healthier, we have more food than ever, we don't have to worry about food. We have cars and food and entertainment at our fingertips. And there's so many things that we can be grateful for so many things that are unimaginable just 10 years ago, 20 years ago, right, and the way that the future is coming, and he explains all the different technologies, you know, he talks about flying cars, when they're coming, how they're coming, how they're gonna get here, he talks about AI, he was talking this book came out years ago, way before ChatGPT and all the AI companies that are going crazy now, people have been working on AI for years, but it wasn't ready to be mainstream. Now. It's actually coming to be mainstream. So every other other predictions he made in this book are coming true right in front of our eyes. So it's incredible. So some of those predictions have come true already. The other ones are going to be coming true. So if you want to know what the future holds for humanity, this is one of the books that is really, really good. And I'd say it's already outdated, because there's a lot of thing that's already happened. And there's more things that are happening now that he hasn't covered in the book yet. So maybe in his next book to be even more things, but these guys are on the cutting edge of technology. And so one of the things is that we're going to be able to live Have a lot longer and he explains how so 120 150 years old is doable, maybe not. For you, I don't know how old you are maybe not for me, I might live to 120, my kids, they might get to 200. Because the technology is in the advancements in health and all this stuff is growing crazy fast, just all the stuff that happened during COVID-19 time, right? The technologies that they came out with the way they streamline the processes, how everything became faster, because they needed to be faster.  Health-wise, they made huge jumps, what used to take five years or 10 years before in health was able to be done in five months or less. And so it's amazing, you know, like before, I never even my doctor never even considered doing a zoom call with me. And now that's the only way I talked to her I haven't talked to I haven't seen her in years as you're on Zoom, and that's it. Because I don't want to go to our office, I don't wanna sit there for an hour in the waiting room, then sit there in the cold room with the with the nurse that doesn't smile, and then you know, see my doctor for like 10 minutes, and then she's out the door, I don't want to I got work to do, I don't have two hours to wait, waste at the doctor. So this is something that maybe I never thought about that would happen. But he predicted it in the book. And it came true. So this one, there's really nothing for you to do in this book. There's no work. And so this is why I put it at the end of the year is just it's inspirational. It makes me like, Oh, holy cow, holy cow. This is the type of book that when I read it, I tell everybody about it like, Hey, did you know about this? Oh, do you hear about this and people like, I don't care, you know, because it's like, okay, but for me, the the future stuff, the technologies that are coming, they're, they're really cool. I love this kind of stuff. So, you know, when you're trading, it's really passive trading, right? The idea is that we want to make money and have our money make more money for us so that we don't have to work. And it's called, that's what it's called passive, we're not really doing too much work. And so what do you do with all that free time? Well, in the future is going to be a lot different than it is now. So the time that we have, right is going to be way more fun. And we're gonna have a lot more of it, because you're just living longer. So the advancements in health that are coming down the pike, organs, you know, pig organs and transplants, and this and that, and it's insane, the stuff that's coming, and they already have it. I mean, everything he talks about in the book is already here, right nuclear power and how they use it and how they're cleaning the how they're cleaning the ocean, and how they're turning salt water into fresh water, and all this stuff. These technologies are here, they're not maybe all of them are not ready for primetime. But with enough investment, they could be and they could change the world. So these type of technologies, these type of companies that are doing this kind of research and stuff, they need investment. And so if we want to really make a big difference in the world, we want to leave it at a better place than when we got here, taking the money that we're making from trading, and then giving back to the world. You know, helping solve some of the world's problems would be a wonderful way to use your money. And so people ask like, oh, yeah, you know, I got this question today, like, how much money do you need? Right? Like, you keep trading? How much? How much do you actually need? Do you actually want? Do you do it for fun? You do it for for greed, what do you do it for? And I'm like, there are so many things that I want to fund, there are so many things I want to bring to the world. And I don't have to be the one doing all the research and being the scientist and the technologists and all that stuff. But if I can help them by funding the company, or by making an investment, then that's going to help my kids, my grandkids, my great grandkids, and on and on and on, because I'm scared for them. I'm scared for future generations, because I see the news do I see things, you know, might not be getting better in all aspects. But then I read a book like this, and I have hope, I hope for the future, I have hope for technologies that are coming down the pike that will make things better that we're not going to just, you know, go crazy, and everything's going to be so hot, and nobody's going to get along and everything's just going to be a big mess. I don't think, I hope that doesn't happen. You know, and I do want to live to 120 years old. That's my goal, how another 220 years old. And one of the things that this author says is that just don't do anything stupid. Don't do anything stupid to hurt yourself. Because the technology in health at least is growing so fast that yes, even somebody my age, which is at 46 years old right now, I will be able to live past 100 Based on the technologies that are coming as long as you know, I don't ride a motorcycle without a helmet and crash and hit my brain or have a heart attack because my cholesterol is too high or you know, fall off a roller coaster or something. I don't know. But as long as I don't really do something that's irrepairable you know, if I'm older, and I need a new organ, there'll be able to replace my organ, they might just be able to make an organ just for me with my own cells, if I have any kind of issues, they'll be able to fix it, they can't fix it now. But that technology is maybe 10 years coming, or 15 years coming, you know, arthritis will be gone, cancer, gone, all of these things, they have stuff that is working now that it can help. But it's not either it's not in the clinical trials, it's not finished with the trials, or it's, you know, still in research stages. And so I could go on and on about this stuff forever. But I read that, you know, it's a book that you don't have to read. But if you do, maybe just read it once. It's really cool. It's really inspirational, and it'll help you be a lot more positive. And so that's the one I read at the end of the year, it's not something that you really have to learn a lot from, I mean, you'll learn a lot by reading it, but you don't have to do anything, right. It's not an implementation book. So that's why I put it at the end of the year. And then when this author comes out with a new book, I'll probably replace this one with that one, and read that one and see, okay, what's the progress made since the last book now because books take so many years to write, edit, publish, print all that stuff. You know, by the time the book comes out, a lot of stuff is old anyway. And outdated because of technology is changing so fast, but it's still so as of right now, as I'm recording this, this book is still really readable and awesome. But if it's not for you, again, this is one of those times that you can change it out with another book of your liking that you want to read over and over again. Now you'll notice that I don't have you know, I didn't put any religious books in here, I have one spirituality book, right? And I was even considering, should I put it into essay it not say it, I said, No, you know what I want to be real, I want to be transparent. That's it, the book I read, I think you should pick it up. It's very deep, very heavy. And it doesn't talk about religion. So you'll be good with that, hopefully. But if you want to add a religious book in there, feel free to go ahead and add it, implement that sucker, because that'll be really good for you. Right, that's the whole point, these books were to implement these books are to read, to learn again, and remember again, and to implement. And that's the whole point of it. So those are the those are the 12 books that I read every year. And I read them over and over again, one book per month. And they really make a huge, enormous difference in my life. And I think if you do something similar to this, you will also benefit a great deal. I mean, an amazing deal. And it will save you a lot of time because you won't have to read every other book out there in the sun, you know, you stick to the 12 you stick this stuff that you want to work on. And then you just work on it and implement it and life gets good. Really good really fast. Now, if you need an extra book, right? If you don't have one, and one of these didn't make sense, you can always talk about passive trading. That's, that's like my own little plug here. Okay, so you can put passive trading on the list, read this one over and over again, especially if you're not trading. If you're not trading. It's like, what are you doing? Like why? Why are you not trading this way? Right, you need to read this way. You need to trade this way. You need to read the book, again, get inspiration, do all the success stories and all the stuff about retirement and how it's crazy and how to make money selling options. And then just do it and enjoy life and then you will be able to celebrate and you can read all day. Maybe just have fun, read all day. And that is the end. So you know this was part four. Again, there were three other parts 123 So go check those out as well if you started here, and trade with the odds in your favor.

We're all told to find mentors in medical training, but how does this actually work when you're a new medical student interested in surgery? And how do you leverage those relationships into getting research experience and lines on your CV?  Hosts:  Nina Clark, MD Jessica Millar, MD Jon Williams, MD Guests:  Michael Englesbe, MD, University of Michigan Erika Bisgaard, MD, University of Washington Some tips from the episode: Get involved Even if you're not destined for an academic career, getting involved in research early on can help you to participate with the scientific literature, understand data, and incorporate new research into your practice.   Realistically, research is an important component of your ERAS application and your CV. It's also a great opportunity to learn new skills and develop strong relationships with mentors. Remember why you're in medical school You came to medical school to become a doctor first – don't forget that or let research take away from it. Your mentors have been through it and understand that things get busy. Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.  If you liked this episode, check out our Medical Student Intern Survival Guide Series: https://behindtheknife.org/podcast-series/medical-student-and-intern-survival-guide/ 

With a new playoff poll out, Aaron asks: How many teams can realistically make the College Football Playoff? And what's their path? Also, he previews and makes picks for the mega, Top 10 matchups between Michigan and Penn State Ole Miss-Georgia this weekend. Here's a full rundown: How many teams can realistically make the playoff - and what's their path (2:00)?: Torres opens the show by discussing the College Football Playoff picture. With the second poll out, Torres asks - how many teams can realistically make the playoff? And whats their path? Preview and picks on this week's Top 10 matchups: Michigan-Penn State and Ole Miss-Georgia (22:00): Finally, Torres previews and makes picks on the two Top 10 matchups this weekend, Michigan-Penn State and Ole Miss-Georgia. Can Harbaugh and the boys win a big one in Happy Valley? And Lane Kiffin and Ole Miss can't ACTUALLY upset Georgia... can they?! KENTUCKY - Sports betting has come to your state! Download the DraftKings Sportsbook app - bet $5 on any game and get $200 in free bets when you use the code "TORRES" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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October 30, 2023Today's Reading: Leviticus 19:1-2,15-18Daily Lectionary:Deuteronomy 11:1-25, Matthew 12:1-21“Speak to all the congregation of the people of Israel and say to them, You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy."  (Leviticus 19:2)In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. I've never had to go to court, so I guess I haven't done injustice there.  Mostly because I've never gotten caught doing injustice outside of the court.  I should probably definitely try to speak better of my neighbor.  Or at least talk a little less trash.  There's a commandment about that somewhere between 7 and 9.  Realistically, I could probably do that better. I don't know how to carve the hate out of my heart though.  It plants itself in past wrongs.  It festers in old wounds.  It carves away that which should be given to love and corrupts it, even darkening my reason.  Ask me how I was right when it comes to those who have wronged me.  Even my brothers and sisters in Christ. The Law shows us our sin.  Because it doesn't paint a picture of us.  The Law paints a picture of Jesus. He is the one who actually fulfilled it.  He is the one to imagine when we want to see what it looks like.  The LORD is holy.  But our text does not call us to try to be like God.  That led to some problems in the past between Genesis 2 and 4.  God speaks.  Something happens.  Think Genesis 1.  Let there be light.  And it was good.  You shall be holy.  And you are.  Jesus, who fulfills the Law in your stead dies on the cross to forgive your sin.  Your pastor pronounces absolution.  Your sins are taken away. You are holy, even as holy as Jesus. He makes you that way.  So when we read the Law and find all our shortcomings, we take them to Him who forgives us, and makes us new to love our neighbor free from having to measure.  In the Name + of Jesus. Amen.O grant that nothing in my soul May dwell, but Thy pure love alone; Oh, may Thy love possess me whole, My joy, my treasure, and my crown! All coldness from my heart remove; My ev'ry act, word, thought be love (LSB 683:2)- Pastor Harrison Goodman is content executive for Higher Things.Audio Reflections Speaker: Pastor Jonathan Lackey is the pastor at Grace Lutheran Church, Vine Grove, Ky.Study Christ's words on the cross to see how you can show more Christlike grace in your life. Perfect for group or individual study, each chapter has a Q&A at the end, and the back of the book includes a leader guide. Available now from Concordia Publishing House.

There is no legal time limit to transfer real estate after death. It could happen quickly, or it could take years. We've seen cases where the real estate doesn't get transferred until generations later. A fast sale is ideal, because problems can emerge in the meantime. There is a lag between the date of death and when the executor gets legal authority to handle the property. So, even “fast” isn't very fast. How long does it take to get preliminary letters? The executor does not have full authority over the estate until he gets letters testamentary (or letters of administration) from the court. Preliminary letters give the authority to collect and manage property of the estate. They will not grant authority to distribute property. Preliminary letters are handy for entering the real estate for repairs, etc. Theoretically, the executor can get preliminary letters within a week. They can be issued same-day in emergency situations. Realistically, getting the letters is a slow process. We've had properties with leaks and rodents, and it still took us weeks to get preliminary letters. We called the court daily and filed papers often, and it didn't move as fast as we needed it to move. If you have an estate without emergencies, you probably won't get preliminary letters. If the court takes weeks to respond to emergency petitions, they aren't going to move any faster for “normal” estates. How to prevent foreclosure on inherited property Undoing a foreclosure proceeding has legal costs and other implications. No one wants to deal with that. To prevent foreclosure, first notify the lender. Even though the mortgage company can't give you much information without court letters, you should still inform them that you are working on the estate. If the lender doesn't hear from anyone, they will go right to their foreclosure counsel. When folks hear the word “foreclosure,” they think of mortgages. Your homeowners' association or co-op board can also take action, because they aren't getting paid either. Again, they won't have the legal authority to work with you. But you can let them know that you are getting preliminary letters. You should also look up and notify any other potential lien holders. There could be a mechanic's lien, or a family member with a non-bank mortgage on the property. You might be surprised what a simple letter can do. Let them know that you are working on the estate so that no one else starts a process that is costly to undo. What to do when property owner dies There are certain things you can and can't do without court letters. First, you cannot forward the mail. The post office needs legal authority to do that. You most likely cannot change the locks. Although, this is a gray area. If you are in a managed co-op or homeowners' association, they will bar you from securing the property. You have a better chance of securing a property that is not managed. If you think it will be a contested probate, don't change the locks. You can get in big trouble, especially in New York. You may be able to winterize the property and secure it in other ways. Piled up mail and overgrown grass signal vacancy and can attract thieves or vandals. Even if you don't have legal authority to clean up the newspapers, the court won't give you a hard time deterring criminals. Remember, the property manager may not even live in the same state. Make a relationship with the doorman or superintendent and notify them of the owner's death. They can keep an eye on the property and let you know if something looks off. Without court letters, you won't get access to the interior of the property. But, the doorman can let you know of a leak or pests or a problem that affects the nearby units. Communicate with everyone until you get legal authority from the court to handle the property. Preliminary communication can stop a whole lot of problems from starting. My book, “How Probate Works,” can help you know what to expect with probate real estate. Request your free consultation

Or the bottom of a lake. Or a well. Or a cave? At the bottom of a body of water. But that sounds a lot less interesting. We don't know much about the oceans, collectively. We never have. Physical forces make the glimpses we get of the depths brief and expensive. It is no wonder, then, that we see all sorts of terrors in the deep. Realistically? The ocean is just as uncaring about our existence as the rest of creation. But that won't stop things like this from being created. 

Do you want to learn more about organizing your space and your life? In this podcast episode, Sarah introduces Jenny Layton, a leading organization expert and mindset coach. They discuss Jenny's approach to organization, which encompasses mindset, space, time, and calendar management.  Creating a Home Base   Jenny talks about how important organization is in people's lives. Organization does not only apply to labeling bins and organizing physical items, but it is about the ways people take care of themselves and their families. Jenny refers to this as “home base”. A home base is an area in your home that when it is clean, you can think clearly, but when it is messy, you get overwhelmed or edgy. For many, this could be the kitchen or the bedroom. Organize for You   It is important to ensure organization serves you. Jenny shares how many clients feel like they don't have their lives together because they see others on social media with clean homes, an organized calendar and a “perfect life”. This image of organization is going to look different for  everyone. You need to find a method that serves you so you don't feel like it is not a target you can reach.   Tangible and Intangible Clutter   Jenny shares a simple tool people can use when they are overwhelmed and feeling all tasks are becoming a priority. This involves getting all the thoughts in your head out on paper. There is both tangible and intangible clutter. This involves physical clutter and clutter in one's head, such as thoughts and actions. Write a list of all the tangible clutter in your home and all of the “clutter” in your head and categorize them (ie. errands, cleaning, meals, etc.)   In collaboration with this physical list is the three D mind dump that Jenny shares. These stand for delete, delegate and delay. “Delete” are items that do not need to be done today and can be completed at another time. “Delegate” are tasks that can be put on another individual. This could be picking up groceries for dinner or getting the laundry together. Ask others in your household to help so you feel supported. “Delay” are things that cannot be done today, but will be pushed to the near future such as tomorrow or next week. You can plan time in the calendar for these tasks so you have time to focus on them.   Imperfect Progress   Having a busy life with many moving parts can lead to issues with perfection. Jenny shares the mantra of: “Done is better than perfect”. This can really create a mindset shift for people who struggle with perfectionism. Realistically, no one has the time to do every single task perfectly, especially with so little time. It is important to remember to focus on getting tasks done and not focusing on perfecting them.   If you are really struggling with keeping something in your home organized, start small and work your way up. Maybe focus on re-organizing your kitchen cabinet, your spice drawer or cleaning supplies. Give yourself more time in the calendar to commit to this small project to ensure it gets completed. Think about things you no longer use or need and think about where the items would be better suited in your kitchen. Design your space in a way that works well for you!   ➡️ Listen in to learn more! Episode Highlights: 6:09 How organizing our physical space can have a direct impact 7:41 Introducing the concept of "home base". 10:52 Understanding that organization should serve you 19:54 The three Ds   Connect with Jenny: Website Podcast Facebook  Instagram YouTube   Links Mentioned: The Peace and Productivity Planner  Podcast Free  

Gio is throwing his full support behind Brian Daboll. He said he is not the next Joe Judge. He is confident they will beat the Commanders, regardless of who is playing QB. He will not bail on Daboll after he was the Coach of the Year last year. That was not a fluke. Gio said he's not Ben McAdoo, he's not ‘an idiot'. Gio thinks best case scenario they will be 6-6 heading into the bye. Realistically they can win 4 of the next 6, if not 5. The Giants faced a lot of good teams so far and now their schedule gets a little softer. It simply doesn't make sense for the Giants to be this bad so it can't possibly continue. Boomer is calling this a ‘silver lining Wednesday'. Boomer thinks Gio is ‘manifesting' positivity for the Giants. Jerry is here for his first update and starts with Aaron Rodgers on with Pat McAfee talking about being on the sideline of the Jets game. When he asked Saleh, he said, ‘we need ya buddy'. Boomer said there is no way Rodgers is playing this season no matter what he says. Daniel Jones was on ‘Up & Adams' and gave us an update on his neck. Jerry Jones talked about Dak taking some ‘licks' on his runs. Micah Parsons is tired of people trashing Dak and the Cowboys. Trevor Lawrence updated us on his knee. The Phillies beat the Diamondbacks 10-0 with homers by Trea Turner and Kyle Schwarber. He hit 2 last night. Max Scherzer pitches for the Texas Rangers tonight. In the final segment of the hour, we talked about Wednesdays being reaction days to Aaron Rodgers going on McAfee. Aaron Rodgers may think he can come back and play this year but that seems impossible. The Jets will need to tell him ‘no' for the first time ever if he tells them he wants to play this year. Boomer doesn't think he will push to play this year.

Hour 1 Gio is throwing his full support behind Brian Daboll. He said he is not the next Joe Judge. He is confident they will beat the Commanders, regardless of who is playing QB. He will not bail on Daboll after he was the Coach of the Year last year. That was not a fluke. Gio said he's not Ben McAdoo, he's not ‘an idiot'. Gio thinks best case scenario they will be 6-6 heading into the bye. Realistically they can win 4 of the next 6, if not 5. The Giants faced a lot of good teams so far and now their schedule gets a little softer. It simply doesn't make sense for the Giants to be this bad so it can't possibly continue. Boomer is calling this a ‘silver lining Wednesday'. Boomer thinks Gio is ‘manifesting' positivity for the Giants. Jerry is here for his first update and starts with Aaron Rodgers on with Pat McAfee talking about being on the sideline of the Jets game. When he asked Saleh, he said, ‘we need ya buddy'. Boomer said there is no way Rodgers is playing this season no matter what he says. Daniel Jones was on ‘Up & Adams' and gave us an update on his neck. Jerry Jones talked about Dak taking some ‘licks' on his runs. Micah Parsons is tired of people trashing Dak and the Cowboys. Trevor Lawrence updated us on his knee. The Phillies beat the Diamondbacks 10-0 with homers by Trea Turner and Kyle Schwarber. He hit 2 last night. Max Scherzer pitches for the Texas Rangers tonight. In the final segment of the hour, we talked about Wednesdays being reaction days to Aaron Rodgers going on McAfee. Aaron Rodgers may think he can come back and play this year but that seems impossible. The Jets will need to tell him ‘no' for the first time ever if he tells them he wants to play this year. Boomer doesn't think he will push to play this year.  Hour 2 There was a female fan at the Cowboys/Chargers game that went viral and people were speculating that she was either an actress that was hired to root for the Chargers for tv purposes, or she was artificial intelligence and not actually there. She is a real person that's a season ticket holder and really into the Chargers. Gio couldn't believe how much this was covered yesterday. Joe Benigno and Fireman Ed are very close now. They used to be enemies. Gio finds it bizarre that Rob Saleh is friendly to and hangs out with Joe Benigno. Jerry returns for an update and has audio from Aaron Rodgers on Pat McAfee talking about his benchmarks for returning from his achilles injury. Gio & Jerry don't understand his whole ‘manifestation' stuff. Did he manifest getting injured? I thought he was manifesting a great season with the Jets. There are rumors that Caleb Williams wants to have a piece of ownership of the team that drafts him. Daniel Jones was on with Kay Adams but doesn't really answer anything. ‘When things get thick, some people shrink' according to Mike Tomlin. The Phillies beat the Diamondbacks 10-0 to take a 2-0 series lead. Kyle Schwarber hit 2 more home runs. In the final segment of the hour, we talked about spreads this week and knockout pool picks. Not so easy this week. There are not many good games this week.  Hour 3 Gio has been trying to keep it positive this morning. Boomer said the Giants success last year kept them from really rebuilding completely. It was more of a retooling and it hasn't worked out. They gave big money to a few players based on last year and it's not working out. A few callers compare Brian Daboll to Robert Saleh. Jerry returns for an update and starts with Aaron Rodgers on with Pat McAfee. He would not put a timetable on his return. Al Michaels was on with Jimmy Kimmel and they talked about Taylor Swift and how Michaels was unable to describe her during the game. She is going on a World Tour starting in November. Evan Roberts said he cuts his nails in his car. The Phillies beat the Diamondbacks 10-0 to take a 2-0 series lead. Max Scherzer will pitch tonight for the Texas Rangers. In the final segment of the hour, there is a Boomer & Gio Live show meeting today. Al's idea is ‘Schwartzy the Snowman' for Peter Schwartz.  Hour 4 We continued talking about ideas for Peter Schwartz at the B&G live show coming up in December. A caller wants to give props to Matt Martin for 900 games played. Jerry returns for an update and starts with Aaron Rodgers on Pat McAfee and Daniel Jones on with Kay Adams. Michael Parsons is tired of people trashing his quarterback and his team. He wants to be on the Olympic flag football team. Jerry has highlights from the Islanders win last night. The Moment of the Day involves ‘Schwartzy The Snowman'. In the final segment of the show, Gio is betting against Max Scherzer and the Texas Rangers tonight because Scherzer sucks in big games and the Astros are desperate.

Chris Williams & Chris Hassel spend the bulk of today's show breaking down Iowa's road trip to Wisconsin. Realistically, how good are the Badgers? Does Iowa and its hapless offense actually have a chance? Iowa State goes on the road to Cincinnati for the first time. Can the Cyclones continue to build on their positive momentum? The guys preview the football weekend with three to watch, Circa Survivor and Millions picks. Finally, Bigfoot has been spotted in Colorado. We have thoughts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Penguins fans need to be patient with Erik Karlsson. He's going to make mistakes, but the positives will outweigh the bad. Will Tristan Jarry be capable of taking care of odd man rushes? Dorin thinks it's Cup or bust but Crowley wants to see Sidney Crosby just win another playoff series. 

Joe and Brian look ahead to Sunday's big AFC North division matchup between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens. These two rivals are set to square off in a game where the Steelers look like major underdogs. Can the Black and Gold overcome the odds despite all of their injuries and other issues? Questions or […] Can the Pittsburgh Steelers realistically beat the Baltimore Ravens? appeared first on Steel City Underground.

Today I'm sharing a concept that I've used to really identify and support MamaCEOs as they GROW in their business. One thing I believe is VERY important for us moms building businesses is that we need to know exactly where our business is and where we are trying to go - REALISTICALLY. I hope this episode opens your eyes to what stage your business is in and gives you things to think about as you make your next steps!  Grab the FREE $CHMONEY Mama Roadmap which is your guide from no figures to multiple six figures. Inside you'll identify what stage of growth your business is in, as well as have a clear map to see where you currently are in business, where you wanna be, and how to get there. Inside I'll share with you where you'll focus in each phase as you go from $0 to consistent $3-5K months to scaling to multiple six figures - all with tiny humans at your side. ------------ Join the $CHMONEY Membership for $77 TODAY! Where Strategy meets Implementation! You'll receive resources to increase your cash flow by improving your sales and marketing through EXECUTION! $CHMONEY is all about teaching you how to make more money every. single. day. See you inside!  ------------ Doors are open for the next cohort of the Aligned Life CEO Mastermind. This rolling mastermind is for CEOs scaling to six and multiple six figures. Inside you will: increase your cash flow/profit, leadership, and peace with an intentional and sustainable business strategy to scale your business working less than 20 hours/week. Our goal as a community is to optimize & align your company with your lifestyle to scale sustainably.  ------------- Join Mom's Do Business Different a marketing and sales accelerator for mamas who want to create profitable offers, sign and serve four and five figure clients, and reach consistent $5-10K months all in less than 20 hours/week with a sustainable High Ticket Sales System!  MDBD is perfect for you if you want to make more doing the bare minimum while still making a huge impact and delivering a life changing transformation for your clients. This program is comprehensive... we cover lead gen, visibility, sales psychology, launching, email but all in a way that supports you. You can literally mix and match your curriculum to build your own unique strategy because Moms do Business Different and THAT is what I want to support you in. You also can create your own path so you get the support YOU need. We have the Course & Community Path and the Accelerator - both paths allow you to get exactly what you need the way you need it!  I want you to create a business that is profitable, predictable, and works for you! ------------ Get the show notes here:  Links and Resources Join the SCHMONEY Gang Email list for the TEA - CEO Corner Newsletter Join the Mom's Do Business Different Lifetime Group Coaching Experience Kay Hillman Photography - Branding or VIP Experience Follow me on Instagram: @mrskayhillman Follow the podcast on Instagram: @becomingceo

Throughout the Russian invasion of Ukraine, David Remnick has talked with Stephen Kotkin, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution who is deeply informed on U.S.-Russia relations, and a biographer of Stalin. With the Ukrainian counter-offensive proceeding very slowly, Kotkin says that Ukraine is unlikely to “win the peace” on the battlefield; an armistice on Zelensky's terms—although they may be morally correct—would require the defeat of Russia itself. Realistically, he thinks, Ukraine must come to accept some loss of territory in exchange for security guarantees. And, without heavy political pressure from the U.S., Kotkin tells David Remnick, no amount of military aid would be sufficient. “We took regime change off the table,” Kotkin notes regretfully. “That's so much bigger than the F-16s or the tanks or the long-range missiles because that's the variable . . . . When he's scared that his regime could go down, he'll cut and run. And if he's not scared about his regime, he'll do the sanctions busting. He'll do everything he's doing because it's with impunity.” Share your thoughts on The New Yorker Radio Hour podcast.

Throughout the Russian invasion of Ukraine, David Remnick has talked with Stephen Kotkin, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution who is deeply informed on U.S.-Russia relations, and a biographer of Stalin. With the Ukrainian counter-offensive proceeding very slowly, Kotkin says that Ukraine is unlikely to “win the peace” on the battlefield; an armistice on Zelensky's terms—although they may be morally correct—would require the defeat of Russia itself. Realistically, he thinks, Ukraine must come to accept some loss of territory in exchange for security guarantees. And, without heavy political pressure from the U.S., Kotkin tells David Remnick, no amount of military aid would be sufficient. “We took regime change off the table,” Kotkin notes regretfully. “That's so much bigger than the F-16s or the tanks or the long-range missiles because that's the variable . . . . When he's scared that his regime could go down, he'll cut and run. And if he's not scared about his regime, he'll do the sanctions busting. He'll do everything he's doing because it's with impunity.”

Throughout the Russian invasion of Ukraine, David Remnick has talked with Stephen Kotkin, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution who is deeply informed on U.S.-Russia relations, and a biographer of Stalin. With the Ukrainian counter-offensive proceeding very slowly, Kotkin says that Ukraine is unlikely to “win the peace” on the battlefield; an armistice on Zelensky's terms—although they may be morally correct—would require the defeat of Russia itself. Realistically, he thinks, Ukraine must come to accept some loss of territory in exchange for security guarantees. And, without heavy political pressure from the U.S., Kotkin tells David Remnick, no amount of military aid would be sufficient. “We took regime change off the table,” Kotkin notes regretfully. “That's so much bigger than the F-16s or the tanks or the long-range missiles because that's the variable . . . .When he's scared that his regime could go down, he'll cut and run. And if he's not scared about his regime,he'll do the sanctions busting. He'll do everything he's doing because it's with impunity.”Share your thoughts on The Political Scene.

Do you need some help in changing habits to reduce stress? In this episode, Tyson discusses the importance of stress reduction and shares practical tips for managing stress in the legal profession and as a business owner.Tyson talks about the various ways to reduce stress as well as some things he has implemented. One of his tips to reducing stress is the method of box breathing. Box breathing involves inhaling for 4 seconds, holding your breath for 4 seconds, exhaling for 4 seconds and then holding your breath once more for 4 seconds. What this does is help center yourself and reach a state of calm.Another tip is to turn off notifications. People are on their phones way too much and get distracted by all the apps. It can cause a lot of stress and many people can become addicted. Tyson suggests doing this as it allows you to control the flood of information that gets to you. You can control the amount and when you absorb it.One final tip is to schedule your workouts. Realistically, if you do not schedule it, it's not going to happen. Scheduling it allows you to proactively plan and stay accountable to yourself. If you decide one day you are not in the mood to workout, schedule that time frame for a walk around the neighborhood or around the office.Take a listen to learn more tips on how to reduce stress!2:04 The technique of box breathing for stress reduction4:47 Have you turned off notifications to reduce stress?5:35 The importance of scheduling workouts

Just Sam and Matiu this week as Sam discusses the new film Extraction 2, while Matiu possibly discusses the original Extraction mixed with the new one that he apparently watched months before anyone else did. Anyway. Join us as we ponder things like: Does this movie contain the best fight scene of all time? Is Chris Hemsworth too sexy to be taken seriously? Realistically, at what point should he have died?  But of course the best questions are from our premier Patreons: Emily, Julio, Dan, Chris, Nerdtrovert and Nick! Wanna join them and help shape the show? Well you can join them here: www.patreon.com/mritqs Emily also has her own podcast, which you can find here: https://www.tastelesspod.com/ As does Julio! Find it here: http://www.wearethecontrarians.com/ And of course Dan, at https://www.netflixnswill.com/ Also Nick! Just search out Nikolis Kitchen ALSO! Wanna buy Sam's book? It's available on most of the major websites (Amazon, Book Depository etc), just search out "Sam Hurley Compliance" and ya should find it.  SOCIALS: You can contact us here on Twitter: www.twitter.com/moviereviewsin Or here on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MovieReviewsIn20Qs Or via email at mritqs@gmail.com Cheers!

Frequently I see that people have unclear or impractical expectations of their intuition and sometimes they allow that to prevent them from listening to their intuition's clear advice. Or they doubt their intuition when it leads them in a circular fashion (even if this circular movement is sometimes necessary and not at all superfluous.  So today we are exploring the journey of my work, including this podcast creation, so that you can have a more acurate example of what an intuitively guided life (and career) looks like.  My hope is that it will encourage you to follow your intuitively guided path—even if it seems circuitous.  Show NotesI want to Own My Intuition! Tell me more!Yes, tell me!  How the heck do I tell the difference between the voice of my intuition and my “fear-based” ideas?  Download the free audio here. Heck ya—I'd like the first bit of Aimée's book for free.  Click here to get it!  For more about Aimée, her work, readings, speaking, or classes visit www.AimeeCartier.com.  Aimée on InstagramAimée on Facebook

It's not everyday that we have an Archbishop on the podcast... In this conversation, Jason and Archbishop Michael Miller dive into the story of how he ended up in such a prominent position in the Catholic Church, and the insights he's gleaned on church leadership along the way. Archbishop Miller generously shares his experiences overseeing seventy diverse parishes and navigating different challenges, including criticism. He also offers profound insights into the process of nurturing future priests and shared valuable resources on prayer, silence, and solitude from sages within the Catholic tradition. We hope that this episode encourages you in your own journey of following and leading with Jesus. Bio | Archbishop Miller is the chief shepherd of over 70 parishes in Vancouver with 400,000 baptized Catholics and has been a prominent figure in the city's religious community since 2007. Originally from Ottawa, he has a rich background in ministry and academia, studying and teaching theology in Rome, the United States, and Mexico. Archbishop Miller holds a theology doctorate from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome and seven honorary doctorates. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Give today⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to CCLN and help seed a hopeful future for the Church in Canada. Partners:  Thanks to the Canadian Bible Society for supporting this episode. Learn more about their ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bible Course⁠. Download a free PDF on Improving Your Giving Statements from Generis or get in touch with Jon Wright from their team ⁠here⁠. Show Notes: Archdiocese of Vancouver Proclaim Introduction to the Devout Life, St. Francis De Sales Prayer, Hans Urs von Balthasar Encounters With Silence, Karl Rahner Interior Freedom, Jacques Philippe Get Connected! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Blog & Episode write-up⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our Mailing List! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Share a Canadian Church Story

How do we actually experience restorative rest as busy parents? What are the layers that can get in the way when it comes to resting? Why is rest so important? We are diving in for some rest talk in today's episode with Ashley Neese, author of the book Permission to Rest. Ashley was previously on the podcast, episode 38: How to Breathe, following the release of her first book all about the power of breath. She is a breathwork teacher who has spent over a decade working at the intersections of embodiment, transformation, and renewal. I can't wait to share more of her work with you through this conversation, and hope this episode and her book support you in reclaiming rest because you are so worthy of it, just as you are. Get her book Permission to Rest here! *Become a client of Dr. Cassidy's private practice by visiting www.drcassidymft.com (CA residents only). *Not based in California but looking for more support? Click here for steps on how to find a therapist in your area! Join Dr. Cassidy and her cozy era by visiting www.cozyearth.com! Be sure to check out their pajamas made with viscose from bamboo. Use code DRCASSIDY35 for 35% off sitewide!

Do you want to know what to consider when looking for new employees? In this episode, Tyson discusses the qualities he looks for in team members, whom they affectionately refer to as "peeps” (more so “PEEEEps”) Tyson breaks down the meaning behind each letter of the word which is connected to different attributes.1 | Passion “P” refers to passion (which is the first and last p). Tyson believes looking for people with passion and excitement for the work they do is important. Having people who genuinely love what they do makes a stronger firm. Those with passion put the client first and are eager to learn and grow.2 | Energy The first “E” refers to energy. It is important to look for potential hires who thrive on action and can make conversation, which really helps with client management. 3 | EnergizeThe second “E” refers to energize. These are people who hype others up and love working on a team. They are usually people who like to challenge themselves and achieve their goals.4 | EdgeThe third “E” is edge. Individuals with edge are able to look at problems from all angles. They also know when to stop assessing and make a decision. 5 | ExecuteThe last “E” is execute, which are those who can get the work done and move it past the finish line. Realistically, you don't want employees who can't finish a task, secure that client or win that case.Take a listen to learn more about using “PEEEEps” to hire the best talent!00:24 Tyson talks about building a strong team2:17 Tyson discusses the importance of passion in team members5:30 Tyson talks about the ability to energize others as a crucial quality

Andy and Randy talk about Chris Jones ending his holdout, how NFL teams are going to deal with Week 1 injuries, where the Falcons can improve from Week 1 to Week 2, and Backpage with Beau.

Realistically speaking, if you diligently work for 30 minutes everyday, you can get to 10 units a day in three months. It takes patience to have a successful business.  In this episode, I talk about the different business models you can work on that will fit your brand best and help you make money.    ⬇️ Click to view my available resources! https://andyisom.com/   Some products and resources mentioned in this episode may no longer be offered. Please visit my website or DM me on social media for currently available downloads, resources, and coaching programs!

In this episode, you'll also hear:Factors to consider when determining the size of your bookThe role of wholesalers in the publishing and distribution processWhy it's beneficial to sell your book at a wholesale discount – and how much say you have in the processHow to calculate your print cost and gauge your expected earningsOne of the most misunderstood terms in the entire A to Z listHow to distinguish between a vanity press and a legitimate author services companyIt's easy to be really passionate about the writing process and about wanting to share your story with the world and, at the same time, also be really lost to how the industry actually works. But if you don't understand how the industry works before you publish, it can actually hurt your book's success and impact. If you missed the previous episodes in this series, you can check them out here!Here are the final set of terms you need to know as you prepare to publish and sell your book. Trim SizeIn publishing, trim size refers to the dimensions for your finished book, and it applies to both paperback and hardback copies. As you prepare to go to print, there are a couple of things you should be praying and researching about with regard to trim size. What is the average book size for your genre?Chances are, you already have some examples of the type of book you want to write in your own personal library. So break out your ruler and find out the dimensions for those books. Or check out some of your favorite authors in that space — how big are their books, typically?  You want to get a sense of what the norm is, because the last thing you want to do is stand out in a bad way. Instead, you want to stand out in such a way that the prospective reader feels that you have met their expectations. Many genres have a standard size that applies to paperback and hardback books, and if your book aligns with that standard, you're likely to make a much better impression than if your book is way outside of the norm. What is your ultimate cost per book?Trim size doesn't just impact your book's outer dimensions; it also impacts how many pages your book has, which in turn impacts the ultimate cost for your book. That means your trim size directly impacts your profitability as a self-published author. Of course, this shouldn't necessarily be your main driving force for making a decision on the trim size, but it is something to be aware of. If there's a minimum royalty you want to earn for each copy sold, consider doing the math ahead of time so you can understand how the trim size will impact your cost. How does your book look and feel?In addition to trim size, there are several other factors that play a role in how your book appears to the reader and how big it ends up being. These factors include:MarginsFont type and sizeLine spacingOverall, you want your book to strike a balance between looking good and being practical. In other words, think about it both fitting comfortably in the reader's hands and looking great on the shelf. This is another example of how helpful it can be to work with someone who has experience in this space. Many times, authors who try to do everything themselves want to do the right thing and put out a quality book — but they may not understand the impact certain decisions can have on their book's sales. For example, you can potentially lower the cost per book by making the margins very narrow, but this leaves a negative impression on the reader. Instead of thinking mostly about costs, try to make the reading experience as enjoyable for the reader as you possibly can. Because when the reader has a great experience with your book, they will tell others, which allows your book to get out to more people and also leads to favorable reviews. WholesalersYou're probably already familiar with the concept of wholesalers, even if you haven't thought about it in terms of selling books before. As you might expect, wholesaling in book publishing and distributing implies that there is a discount for the wholesaler who buys copies of your book to sell. Now, you might be thinking, “I've put all this time and energy into my book already. Why would I want to work with a wholesaler and provide a discount?”It might sound counterintuitive, but think of it this way: a wholesaler is a company that can open doors you would not be able to open yourself. They can get your book into the hands of people you would not be able to reach on your own. Yes, you can reach people like your family and friends and people you send to your website through ads or other marketing efforts. But there are other places and people you can't easily influence, and that's where wholesalers come in. Discounting your book and making it attractive to wholesalers is an excellent way to expand your reach. Remember, this is all about getting your message out to more people — you'll have more chances to earn money later by putting out more books or introducing additional products and services. Instead of trying to make a huge income from this one book, your #1 goal should be to get this book into the hands of as many people as possible. And wholesaling opens up additional opportunities for making that happen. We've talked a lot about IngramSpark throughout this series, and they play a major role in the wholesaling process. One of the benefits of listing your book with IngramSpark is that they have a massive distribution channel that includes nearly 40,000 retailers and libraries. So when you take advantage of starting a partnership with IngramSpark, they become an extension of you in getting your book out into more retailers and libraries than you would be able to work with otherwise. Here's how this works. To get the maximum mileage for your book, you'll choose a wholesale discount and agree to make the book returnable, and IngramSpark ensures your book is in the mix to be selected by various retailers and libraries to stock on their shelves. Now your book shows up in brick-and-mortar locations, which gives you additional credibility and reach, in return for that wholesale discount. Now, keep in mind that you are not in this space alone. You are competing with traditional publishers who are putting out books in your category, and they are absolutely offering wholesale discounts and returns. Plus, other self-publishers are taking advantage of the opportunity to work with IngramSpark, which means their books are in the mix, too. So, if nothing else, offering a wholesale discount is all about leveling the playing field and ensuring you have equal opportunity to get your book and message out to the masses. Yes, it's a bit of a sacrifice on the front end. But ultimately, you will come out on top. Finally, know that you have some say in this process. Typically, you can choose how much of a discount you want to offer within a range of about 30%-55%.However, keep in mind that the lower the discount, the less attractive your offer will be to retailers. Since your goal is to get your book into more hands, consider going with that 55% discount instead of closer to 30%. Unit CostWhen it comes to the profitability of your book, or how much you're actually going to get in hand for each copy sold, there's one other factor to consider: unit cost. This is the base cost of printing and putting that book together. Earlier in this series, we discussed print on demand, which allows you to have books printed as they are ordered without needing to get a minimum number of copies at one time. However, this service is not free. There is a unit cost for that convenience, flexibility, and the actual costs of putting together, printing, and shipping the book. The structure for this unit cost varies depending on which distributor(s) you use (such as Amazon KDP, IngramSpark, etc.). So you'll want to make sure you understand the cost factors involved when choosing how to distribute your book. The good news is that there are online calculators you can use to determine your unit cost. You'll plug in information about how many pages your book will be, the trim size, and other details about what the interior of the book will look like (such as what type of paper you'll use), and then the calculator will help you determine the unit cost per book based on that information. Then, to get an idea of how much you can expect to make for each book, all you have to do is deduct the unit cost from the retail price. Of course, if you're working with IngramSpark and offering a wholesale discount, this will impact your earnings per book. So make sure you use the correct calculator for your distributor, so you can get an accurate unit cost estimate. Remember, your goal is not to get rich off the book. Realistically, by the time you subtract your costs and factor in the wholesale discount, you're likely looking at somewhere between $1.50-$4.00 per copy. That means you'll need to sell a lot of books to hit a high income level. The more exposure and traffic you can drive to your book, the better chances you have of selling more — and for authors with a mainstream audience who can sell thousands of books, those numbers do add up very quickly — but let's face it: this is not the path to riches for most people. Especially if you're new to the author space and are still building up your brand and reputation, it's going to take time to see those higher numbers. That's why it's so important to be thinking about your next steps. What can you do to leverage your book to build a business that earns an income and gives you overflow? Maybe it's offering an online course or a coaching program, or maybe it's something else. Whatever it is, be thinking about it now, before you start putting your book out into the world. Vanity PressThe final term in the Book Publishing A to Z series is vanity press, and this is also one of the most misunderstood terms we've discussed. Often, both aspiring and published authors refer to any service that helps an author put out a professional book as a vanity press. But that's not entirely accurate. So let's set the record straight. If you need help in a certain area, and you are not getting a traditional publishing deal, it is reasonable to expect that you will need to pay for certain services. After all, a person should get paid for the work that they do. So just because there is money associated with getting the book ready for publication does not necessarily mean that this service provider is a vanity press. To be very clear, if your book gets picked up by a traditional publishing house — if you land a traditional publishing deal — there is no money expected from you as the author in that case. So if someone tells you they are offering a traditional publishing deal, but that you need to pay for something, then you should run. That kind of offer is not going to give you what you think it will. That said, there is a difference between vanity presses and legitimate author services that help self-published authors put out good quality books. Self-Publishing ServicesWith legitimate self-publishing services, you can get help with bringing your book to completion. Under this model, you might pay for things like editing, proofreading, printing, and/or marketing services. Ultimately, these services help you excel in areas that you're not naturally gifted or talented in, and they can also save you the time and frustration of navigating sites like Fiverr or Upwork to find quality talent. So just because you pay for these types of services doesn't mean it's a vanity press. Vanity PressA vanity press does the opposite of what legitimate self-publishing services do. Instead of prioritizing quality, vanity presses focus on getting as much money from you as they can. They won't care about editing and proofreading your book to make sure it's the best possible representation of you, and they're very likely to nickel and dime you for every step of the process. In contrast, legitimate author services will give you a set price for your project with everything you need — from proofreading to formatting to cover design — already included. When you're choosing a partner to work with, it's very important to do your research, even if you're looking at a bigger publishing house with a pay-to-print model. Look for reviews online, just like you would when choosing a restaurant or a hotel. That will give you an idea of how the company's reputation has panned out over time. Then, always set up a consultation to gain more insight and ideas on what that self-publishing service can bring to the table and whether they're the right fit for your publishing goals. Remember, part of this process is being a good steward of what God has entrusted to you — and part of being a good steward is carefully vetting the people you work with and asking the right questions. Looking for more self-publishing tips, guidance, and information on legitimate self-publishing services? Join us in the Christian Authors Network Facebook group to learn more! BIO:My name is Tamara "Coach Tam" Jackson and I am a published author, Facebook© Certified Digital Marketer, host of the Top 100 Publishing Secrets podcast, and founder of The Christian Authors Network (C.A.N.) Facebook© community. 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Anne is joined by special guest Gillian Pelkonen to pull back the curtain on what it's like to be women in male-dominated industries. They candidly share their experiences, from the challenges and microaggressions they faced, to the emotional weight of feeling valued for their gender over their skills. But it's not all about the struggle. They also highlight the power of a strong support network and share inspiring stories of women who have stood tall in the face of adversity. Drawing from Gillian's unique insights in the music industry and Anne's working in tech, this episode is a deep dive into resilience, recognition, and the pursuit of equality. Tune in and join the conversation.   Transcript   Anne Ganguzza: Hey everyone, welcome to the V.O. Boss podcast. I'm your host, Anne Genguza, and today I am excited to bring back special guest, audio engineer, musician, and all around tech guru, Gillian Pelkonen to the podcast. Yay,   Gillian: Hello,   Anne Ganguzza: Gillian!   Gillian: Hi. Like so excited to talk and I feel like it's been forever since we got on and got to chat.   Anne Ganguzza: I know, I know. And I am so glad to have you here today. And you know, after introducing you as, because every time I talk with you, I experience something new that you know.   Gillian: I'm sorry.   Anne Ganguzza: And just, it's just, you're just, you're amazing, Gillian, if I'm just gonna say   Gillian: Oh,   Anne Ganguzza: that, you're amazing.   Gillian: thank you.   Anne Ganguzza: And I was thinking about this today. I was thinking about this today. I want to talk to you because I feel like you and I are, females in male-dominated fields. Because before I got into voiceover and demo production, I worked as a design engineer. And   Gillian: Mm-hmm.   Anne Ganguzza: then after that, I was in technology. And so I've always been working in male-dominated fields. And you, of course, being in the music industry and audio engineer, I think we've probably got a few similar experiences. And I think I'd love to talk to you about that.   Gillian: Yeah, I would love to talk to you as well because I mean, I've only been working for a couple years. I know that you're probably been working for a while and so obviously I'd love to talk to you because Thankfully, I think we have similar but different experiences because all of the work that you've done throughout your life has made my life easier and the trickle down and I just love talking to women mostly because I never see women every time I see a woman I'm like, oh my gosh could I hunkie you? Like   Anne Ganguzza: Ha   Gillian: I   Anne Ganguzza: ha   Gillian: never   Anne Ganguzza: ha!   Gillian: just men all the time or like a woman   Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm.   Gillian: non-binary person whatever because it's really is true.   Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm.   Gillian: There's um some statistics I was reading There's a really good article and research that was done I don't remember who but maybe I I'll put it in the show notes, that between producers and audio engineers, women make up 3% and they group producers and audio engineers   Anne Ganguzza: Wow.   Gillian: together within the music industry.   Anne Ganguzza: Wow,   Gillian: Is that crazy?   Anne Ganguzza: that's so small.   Gillian: I   Anne Ganguzza: That   Gillian: know.   Anne Ganguzza: is crazy.   Gillian: I know.   Anne Ganguzza: And I know so many talented females. And   Gillian: Mm-hmm.   Anne Ganguzza: I just know, I mean, look, I'm going to be honest with you. When people ask me about my career trajectory, I talk about when I went to college. And I've always been interested in technical and geeky things. I did pretty well in school and so I was encouraged to go into engineering.   Gillian: Mm-hmm.   Anne Ganguzza: I went to college and studied mechanical engineering and actually was like one of three females in the entire class that was studying engineering. I   Gillian: Mm-hmm.   Anne Ganguzza: grew up in a very small town and so I thought I would always talk about my geeky interests and the fact that I was the only girl that was in wood shop or those things. I always thought, well, it's because I come from a small town. But then when I went to college, and I was in a bigger population, I thought to myself, wow, I really kind of am in a smaller minority   Gillian: Mm-hmm.   Anne Ganguzza: in my engineering class because again, there's like three of us. And as a matter of fact, only one ended up graduating the program. I actually transferred into another engineering program and   Gillian: Mm-hmm.   Anne Ganguzza: graduated with a degree in computer graphics engineering. So when I got out of school, got a job as a design engineer for an orthopedic company. And thus began my corporate experience of being a female in probably a predominantly male-oriented field. And it was tough. It was really tough because there's, first of all, you don't have a lot of other females to, I guess, bond with about your job. And so. The few that are there, it seemed were, how do I put it, we're all very protective and all very, I think because people who have already been in that situation, I think protective of, protective of your job, protective of maybe your skill set in a way   Gillian: Mm-hmm.   Anne Ganguzza: because it was either being, I don't know. challenged   Gillian: Mm-hmm.   Anne Ganguzza: or being, yeah, I'm going to say challenged for lack   Gillian: Mm-hmm.   Anne Ganguzza: of a better word, but being challenged. And so it was really hard for me to find my footing. And,   Gillian: Mm-hmm.   Anne Ganguzza: you know, after that, you know, again, without going through my entire history, I worked in technology. I got out of engineering. Being an engineer in the late 80s was tough. And   Gillian: Mm-hmm.   Anne Ganguzza: I'm not, you know, I constantly say that I'm not bitter. And I really   Gillian: Mm-hmm.   Anne Ganguzza: wasn't because I was young and I was excited and I loved what I did. And I felt like the fact that I was kind of a smaller minority in the engineering group made me better at what I   Gillian: Mm-hmm.   Anne Ganguzza: did because I think I had to work harder and we can talk about that with you. I think working hard is kind of like, I've always been used to working hard anyways,   Gillian: Mm-hmm.   Anne Ganguzza: but sometimes I feel like I might have to work. triple hard to get   Gillian: And you   Anne Ganguzza: maybe   Gillian: definitely   Anne Ganguzza: the same recognition.   Gillian: did. It's like totally   Anne Ganguzza: Yeah.   Gillian: not unreasonable to say that you would have had to, just to be taken as seriously as everybody   Anne Ganguzza: Yeah.   Gillian: else.   Anne Ganguzza: Yeah,   Gillian: It's   Anne Ganguzza: yeah.   Gillian: such a   Anne Ganguzza: You know,   Gillian: crazy   Anne Ganguzza: and after that,   Gillian: story, yeah.   Anne Ganguzza: yeah, and then after that, I spent 20 years in technology, which again was another male-dominated field. And so I was constantly being passed by to my male peers because they thought that they were in charge.   Gillian: Mm-hmm.   Anne Ganguzza: And so, again, you know, it was just one of those things where I literally... worked my tushy off. And I feel not quite as much, but I also feel like in the voiceover industry, to be a demo producer, a female demo producer, is there's not a lot of them out there.   Gillian: Mm-hmm.   Anne Ganguzza: And again, I feel like it's something that I feel like I work very hard at and very proud at it. And I'm very proud of being a demo producer. I love what I do. But let's talk about you. I mean, my goodness.   Gillian: Mm-hmm.   Anne Ganguzza: I mean, first of all, being as young as you are and as successful as you are, but I know that you must have gone through a lot of the same experiences as I did in the music industry and   Gillian: I have   Anne Ganguzza: in engineering.   Gillian: to say, I'm still going through it, and unfortunately, I hope not, but I assume I'll be going through it for the rest of my life, and really from talking with other women of various ages. And I really do look up to a lot of other older women because   Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm.   Gillian: they've gone through it and they can really mentor me. And I feel like between... the no matter what age you are, I just find so much camaraderie and people who really want to mentor me and help me. But the one thing I can say about my experience is that I never feel physically unsafe, which I know was not the case   Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm.   Gillian: for many people, which is a really scary thing to think about. And I always try to acknowledge that like I have these struggles and I want to talk about my experiences, but the fact that like I go into work and I don't feel physically unsafe is really cool. And it's an insane sentence to have to say, but I know from other people's experiences. things used to be a lot more outright and a lot more pointed and really   Anne Ganguzza: Mmm.   Gillian: mean and the whole point was to be like this is our space and we don't want you here and so we're gonna try to make it difficult for you to stay here. I don't know if that was your experience   Anne Ganguzza: Mm.   Gillian: but I've heard that that's kind of like   Anne Ganguzza: You   Gillian: what   Anne Ganguzza: know,   Gillian: happened.   Anne Ganguzza: very interesting. Very interesting. I never had anybody, like, I never, nobody said that directly. However,   Gillian: Yeah.   Anne Ganguzza: I mean, now we're talking another area where there were other ways to try to intimidate   Gillian: Mm-hmm.   Anne Ganguzza: me as a female, which lean, you know, toward a me too kind of a thing,   Gillian: Yeah.   Anne Ganguzza: where, you know, people are trying to show their power. in   Gillian: Mm-hmm.   Anne Ganguzza: multiple ways. And I think as a female in a male-dominated field, if you have those types of issues that happen,   Gillian: Mm-hmm.   Anne Ganguzza: they're tough to navigate. Because again, if a woman is seen complaining, or, you know, and that's the thing. I think we were taught for so long to just maybe not say anything because   Gillian: Mm-hmm.   Anne Ganguzza: we would be judged.   Gillian: Yeah.   Anne Ganguzza: as bitter as, you know, it just, it's, that's, you know, we could, God, we could have a hundred podcast episodes on that. And, and   Gillian: I know   Anne Ganguzza: I think that   Gillian: there's so   Anne Ganguzza: over   Gillian: many   Anne Ganguzza: the   Gillian: things.   Anne Ganguzza: years, right? I mean, over the years, there's really just so many different intimidation tactics   Gillian: Mm-hmm.   Anne Ganguzza: that are different in, from male to female.   Gillian: Yeah.   Anne Ganguzza: or   Gillian: And   Anne Ganguzza: really   Gillian: I...   Anne Ganguzza: just anybody that's trying to get, and I don't even wanna say male, female, but because it could be non-binary, it could be   Gillian: Mm-hmm.   Anne Ganguzza: transgender, it could be a lot of different genders   Gillian: Mm-hmm.   Anne Ganguzza: that experience the same thing in a lot of   Gillian: Mm-hmm.   Anne Ganguzza: ways.   Gillian: Yeah, and I   Anne Ganguzza: And   Gillian: heard   Anne Ganguzza: I   Gillian: this   Anne Ganguzza: just...   Gillian: uh... The tricky guy.   Anne Ganguzza: Oh no, that's fine,   Gillian: Okay.   Anne Ganguzza: please.   Gillian: Yeah, I   Anne Ganguzza: Continue.   Gillian: heard this amazing thing on a podcast that I listened to because just for concision, to be concise. I'm gonna just say, you know, man, woman, but I did hear this amazing thing where   Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm.   Gillian: someone who was having a similar conversation was like, when I say woman, I mean someone who is not male, who is like within the minority. So women, when   Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm.   Gillian: I'm saying it, I'm sure   Anne Ganguzza: Okay.   Gillian: when we're talking about it, encompasses like transgender people, non-binary, and I know that that's not   Anne Ganguzza: Yes,   Gillian: their proper   Anne Ganguzza: yes.   Gillian: gender identity, but like in the discussion of like male, which is the default of women which is like basically could be used to talk about all those other people so I mean that's   Anne Ganguzza: Yes,   Gillian: I thought   Anne Ganguzza: yes,   Gillian: that   Anne Ganguzza: no,   Gillian: was cool   Anne Ganguzza: thank   Gillian: that   Anne Ganguzza: you   Gillian: someone   Anne Ganguzza: for clarifying   Gillian: said that   Anne Ganguzza: that. I   Gillian: yeah   Anne Ganguzza: thought that   Gillian: but   Anne Ganguzza: was the one. Yeah,   Gillian: I'm   Anne Ganguzza: yeah,   Gillian: just   Anne Ganguzza: no,   Gillian: my   Anne Ganguzza: absolutely,   Gillian: experience   Anne Ganguzza: and I'm glad that...   Gillian: as a woman that that's how I'm gonna talk about it because that's how I feel   Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm.   Gillian: about myself but there's also whether or not like you're Non-binary, if you are in a female presenting body, you do carry the weight of   Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm.   Gillian: being treated like a woman, which I know is another thing that   Anne Ganguzza: Mmm.   Gillian: people who don't have that gender identity but get grouped in with women and have that female experience.   Anne Ganguzza: Sure.   Gillian: It's such a complicated issue because really we're talking about how other people perceive us, not really how we perceive ourselves in any which way.   Anne Ganguzza: Absolutely.   Gillian: Or that's what I found.   Anne Ganguzza: Yeah,   Gillian: Yeah.   Anne Ganguzza: no, I love that. You're right. It is about how people perceive us   Gillian: Mm-hmm.   Anne Ganguzza: as opposed to how we perceive ourselves. And wow, that was just, all right, we can go home now because that was   Gillian: Ha   Anne Ganguzza: just   Gillian: ha   Anne Ganguzza: really   Gillian: ha!   Anne Ganguzza: an amazing perceptive. That was so amazing   Gillian: Hehehe   Anne Ganguzza: and perceptive. I love that. And so, I guess, talk to me   Gillian: I   Anne Ganguzza: a   Gillian: kind   Anne Ganguzza: little   Gillian: of,   Anne Ganguzza: bit   Gillian: yeah,   Anne Ganguzza: about   Gillian: I never talked about   Anne Ganguzza: maybe...   Gillian: what   Anne Ganguzza: Yeah, I gotta   Gillian: I,   Anne Ganguzza: talk   Gillian: I just keep   Anne Ganguzza: to   Gillian: making   Anne Ganguzza: them.   Gillian: all   Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm.   Gillian: these like blanket statements, but I should, I'll talk about my specific experience.   Anne Ganguzza: Yeah.   Gillian: briefly,   Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm.   Gillian: the whole reason that I got into doing what I do now, which is for the most part audio engineering, assistant engineering, freelancing, which I do as a pretty solitary activity, so it's not like there's anything going on there.   Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm.   Gillian: But I was working in studios as an artist. I was recording. And I was being paired with a lot of male engineers. And I actually had, in all of college, all the engineers   Anne Ganguzza: Mm.   Gillian: I worked with, I had very positive experiences. one engineer who was a woman and I was I just connected with her so well it was such a great working relationship and Realistically, I just wanted more control and knowledge about what I was doing because I love to learn about what I'm interested in. But it was in the front of my mind that there's now a lot of women. I've been doing this for four years and I've been paired with all these men and only one woman and it was my best experience. Like what if I could do that? I feel like I can communicate with people well. All of these things that I think sometimes is lacking in men, which is a complete generalization when I say it and what I was thinking because I was 20 years old. at the time and I also thought well there's not that many women so it'll be a great thing for me to try because there's not many people like me. Sorry   Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm.   Gillian: my cat's acting up.   Anne Ganguzza: Absolutely.   Gillian: And so   Anne Ganguzza: Oh,   Gillian: I thought about that not...   Anne Ganguzza: I understand that.   Gillian: right? Not taking into account   Anne Ganguzza: Yes,   Gillian: that   Anne Ganguzza: I do.   Gillian: when I got into this male dominated field I would actually have to do it and be surrounded by men all day and I didn't think about all of the things   Anne Ganguzza: Mm.   Gillian: that would come into play like not being taken as seriously because of my gender or... you know, all of the like microaggressions   Anne Ganguzza: Mmm   Gillian: that people say. I just, and also like a weird thing that I still encounter and I'm still dealing with is what I've experienced is by being a woman in a male-dominated field, it's really easy to get your foot in the door, but once you're in the door, that's where like all the complication starts happening,   Anne Ganguzza: Ugh. Mm-hmm.   Gillian: which is crazy. And then there's this whole personal thing that I am still dealing with, which is when I'm working with other women, or if they're, I mean I love when there's another woman in the studio. It is so great, but I do have this weird feeling of, well, I'm only here because I'm a woman. And if there's another woman, then my special thing is no longer special. And the way I'm treated is it makes me think of myself as only my gender, and sometimes I have to step back and be like, you have to be... confident that you're more than just that, even though all day I'm treated like that's all I am.   Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm.   Gillian: So, I don't know, that's my experience. Those are some things on my mind when I talk about it and how I got here and I guess some of the things that I'm dealing with at the moment within myself.   Anne Ganguzza: Well, I'll tell you what you said about, you know, maybe it made getting in the door a little bit easier. I actually had that perception myself, you know, to   Gillian: Mm-hmm.   Anne Ganguzza: get in the door because, you know, employers want to feel like they're, you know, they're treating people fairly and so they need representation. But then you have   Gillian: Mm-hmm.   Anne Ganguzza: perception once you're there, right? I always feel like, okay, I got myself here in this position. Now I have to prove that I'm worthy. Right? And I feel like, okay, that's something that maybe, I mean, other people, do they feel the same? Do they have to prove that they're worthy of the position? Because there is perception that, you know what, oh, she's here because she's a, you know, she's a female. You know, I had that at my other job where people were like, well, they want a female in tech as a good role model. right,   Gillian: Mm-hmm.   Anne Ganguzza: for, you know, when I worked in the school, right? They want a female because she's a good role model for the kids now, and that's why she got the job. I'm like, but no, really, once I open my mouth, you'll probably hear why I got the job, because I can back it up, right,   Gillian: Mm-hmm.   Anne Ganguzza: with intelligence, and I can back it up with knowledge of the job, of which I do.   Gillian: Mm-hmm.   Anne Ganguzza: And, you know, it did get to be tiring. you know, to constantly, constantly have to prove myself. Now, I'm gonna tell you that in the majority of situations, at least in my experience, I had a boss who never, I would say, discriminated. As a matter of fact, he was very encouraging. And, but it was so many other people that I came into contact with. And we worked with different vendors. from all across the world, really, who I was a manager. And constantly I would be meeting these people in person that would come into the facility and just pass me by or ask me, like literally ask me if I could get them a coffee. And that was just, I mean, that was just one of those things. And I've got, yeah, no.   Gillian: I get this like   Anne Ganguzza: Or   Gillian: anger inside   Anne Ganguzza: ask me   Gillian: me   Anne Ganguzza: to be   Gillian: hearing   Anne Ganguzza: a secretary.   Gillian: this.   Anne Ganguzza: Well, see what that, I would always be asked, by the way, to volunteer on boards, you know, and of course, there's a thing, like in the corporate world, it was, and I don't know if it's still a thing, but it used to be a thing where if you were on the board, you know, it was a nice asset on your resume. And so people would always ask me to be, well, the president, the vice president, no, they'd say, will you be the secretary? And I'm like, No, I don't take notes. I don't, I don't, you know what I mean? It was just, it came back to that whole like, well, she's female and she's blonde, so she must be the secretary and she must, she'll take the good notes. And I'm like, no, I'm actually really bad at that. Ha ha   Gillian: It's...   Anne Ganguzza: ha.   Gillian: yeah, it's insane. The assumptions that we make about people and like, oh, you're not being good at taking notes. You're like a bad woman. Because if you're   Anne Ganguzza: Yeah.   Gillian: a woman, you know how   Anne Ganguzza: Mm.   Gillian: to make the coffee and take the notes. I get, it's so funny, because nobody will ask you to be a secretary anymore, but they'll like... ask me to do stuff and when I break down what it is it's like secretary oh you should just email the people you're really good at that   Anne Ganguzza: Yeah.   Gillian: you should just talk to people on the phone you're really good at   Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm.   Gillian: that and i'm like how would you know i'm good at that i've never done it i mean i would be   Anne Ganguzza: Yeah,   Gillian: because i'm good at a lot   Anne Ganguzza: exactly.   Gillian: of things but it's so crazy and honestly i know you were saying earlier about being bitter and it's like i'm not bitter i'm angry. Like I get so angry, the stuff that people say, and especially I get mad about myself, but I get mad about other people too, because it's the fact that we have to go through this. And sometimes I think to myself, like, how good could I be at my job if I didn't have to worry about my gender all day or be fighting these comments all day? Like   Anne Ganguzza: Yeah.   Gillian: it's, it's so crazy the things that people have, I mean I could, I could say like the ridiculous things people have said to me. I get really frustrated. when people treat treat it like it's cute that I'm working, like it's an option, like, oh, it's   Anne Ganguzza: Yeah.   Gillian: so cute that you're doing this or doing that. I'm learning some more technical stuff. I'm training to be a tech assistant in a studio, which would basically mean that if gear broke, I would know how to fix it. I'm helping him in the sense that if he has a piece of gear, it'll be like, oh, you do this part. Like today we built some XLR cables and   Anne Ganguzza: Mm.   Gillian: then we built some instrument cables and he was working on the inside of a piece of gear. So he was that when I need to put them back in like they're ready, stuff like that. And some guy came, some guy I'd never met before came in and saw that I was I was soldering and I was building this cable and he was like, oh do you have a license to do that? And the tech   Anne Ganguzza: My God!   Gillian: technician was like, I don't have a license to do this, like what are you talking about? Like it was just... I'm like, just because I'm doing something you perceive I shouldn't be doing, you're gonna like, make a comment about   Anne Ganguzza: Yeah.   Gillian: it? So   Anne Ganguzza: Now,   Gillian: weird.   Anne Ganguzza: let me ask you a question. Let me ask you a question. Do you think age has anything to do with it? I mean, was it an older person, or was it a younger   Gillian: Yes.   Anne Ganguzza: person? Do you find that you   Gillian: Yeah.   Anne Ganguzza: get flack from both younger   Gillian: I do think...yeah,   Anne Ganguzza: and maybe all ages?   Gillian: I find that older people have older views, like, or more... archaic is such a bad word, but like, archaic views of like,   Anne Ganguzza: Yeah.   Gillian: this is what a woman should do. I mean, I've had... Yeah, especially I think yes. The answer is yes. When I work with people who are who are older I do find That they're less open-minded to anybody of any   Anne Ganguzza: Mm.   Gillian: gender   Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm.   Gillian: identity doing things Which I do understand to some extent because their world Was that way and it's just not that way anymore so I sometimes with I don't know I try to have more patience   Anne Ganguzza: Well   Gillian: with   Anne Ganguzza: then,   Gillian: people like   Anne Ganguzza: then   Gillian: that,   Anne Ganguzza: you might   Gillian: but   Anne Ganguzza: have, yeah, I was gonna say then it might be a combination of, is it because you're female or is it because you're young?   Gillian: Oh yeah,   Anne Ganguzza: There's   Gillian: for   Anne Ganguzza: that   Gillian: me.   Anne Ganguzza: as well, you know? Mm-hmm,   Gillian: I   Anne Ganguzza: mm-hmm.   Gillian: find it's like a double whammy of terrible. It's like, well, you're young and experienced. But I do, whenever   Anne Ganguzza: Yeah.   Gillian: I'm doubting myself, and if there's anyone out there who's listening to this and is doubting themselves, I always ask, would the same question be asked or be appropriate to be asked to a male coworker?   Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm.   Gillian: And that always answers my question.   Anne Ganguzza: Now, I think, mm-hmm. Now, you know, it's so interesting because here we are doing a podcast and we're talking about our experiences about being in a male-dominated field and what has happened to us. And yet, I feel like I have to explain to the audience right now that, you know, I'm not bitter. Uh... I really don't feel better. I mean, there's, so there are things that I feel are maybe not just, and I've, you know, I feel like I've lived my life long enough to understand that, okay, there are things that are not just in this world   Gillian: Mm-hmm.   Anne Ganguzza: and, you know, I have to kind of suck it up, buttercup, and, you know, and deal with it. I will say. And I don't want to apologize or say to the bosses out there that I'm sorry for this conversation or feel like   Gillian: Mm-hmm.   Anne Ganguzza: I need to tread lightly. But I will say that some of the positives that have come out of, I guess, maybe not being treated as fair as we would like is that I worked harder, and because I worked harder, I got better. And   Gillian: Mm-hmm.   Anne Ganguzza: I'm proud of that. I don't feel like maybe I shouldn't have had to work so hard, but I do feel proud of the fact that I am capable and very competent   Gillian: Mm-hmm.   Anne Ganguzza: at what I do. And I think that that's been a positive that's happened. And I do believe that over the years, I feel that women have been speaking up more. And I feel like that's a good thing because it needs to be something, it needs to be talked about. It just needs to be talked about.   Gillian: Mm-hmm.   Anne Ganguzza: And I think the more we talk about things, and this is in any situation, right? I mean, I just feel that if the conversations are open and they've begun, then we can start to heal and move forward and have progress.   Gillian: Yeah, and I think I agree that there have been a lot of things in my life that I've had to work harder than I should have or something happened and I had to do something at someone else who with a different experience may not have that has made me the person I am, but I do wish that things were different because I'm sure even without having to work harder   Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm.   Gillian: you were very good at your job. And I feel like I'm...   Anne Ganguzza: Mm-mm. Yeah.   Gillian: I'm doing what I'm doing   Anne Ganguzza: You   Gillian: and   Anne Ganguzza: were   Gillian: you   Anne Ganguzza: too.   Gillian: did   Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm.   Gillian: what you're doing and hopefully throughout your lifetime and my lifetime we just keep pushing the needle. I do really like talking about it because I like listening to people talk about it. It's so cathartic to not be   Anne Ganguzza: Mm.   Gillian: gaslit into thinking that, oh maybe it   Anne Ganguzza: Mmm.   Gillian: really is just because I'm not good at my job. I'm not capable. I deserve to be, you know, passed over for promotions or not being taken seriously or not being asked   Anne Ganguzza: Yeah.   Gillian: to be the VP on the committee or whatever   Anne Ganguzza: Sure.   Gillian: it was. Like maybe I am only the secretary and I just don't think that that's true.   Anne Ganguzza: Well, yeah, and I think it's such a valid point that you bring up that we question ourselves.   Gillian: Mm-hmm.   Anne Ganguzza: And as long as I've been in industries, and as long as I've been alive and working hard and feeling like I got great at what I did or am becoming a better person and being better at it, I also still question myself. And I still self-sabotage myself once in a while, and I know better. And   Gillian: Mm-hmm.   Anne Ganguzza: I think it's something that's very real for   Gillian: Mm-hmm.   Anne Ganguzza: I think a lot of women.   Gillian: Mm.   Anne Ganguzza: Gosh, you know, I totally get that. I mean,   Gillian: Mm-hmm.   Anne Ganguzza: I get it, I understand it. And so what do you do, you know, what do you do, Gillian, to, I don't know, bring yourself out of that? Because it's so easy to talk yourself into, you know, that kind of a funk where you're like, oh, you know, maybe I don't deserve this job, or maybe, you know, these people are better than me.   Gillian: I honestly, I don't know what I mean. What do I do? I mean, I haven't stopped doing what I'm doing yet, which is just continuing   Anne Ganguzza: Yeah,   Gillian: to show   Anne Ganguzza: yeah,   Gillian: up.   Anne Ganguzza: yeah.   Gillian: I think because I love what I do. For me, feeling like I'm not good enough, that makes me want to show up more, which is kind of like what you said, you've worked harder.   Anne Ganguzza: Mmm. Mm-hmm.   Gillian: And really the reason that I don't give up first, I mean... I really think it's because I do love what I do and because of the people that I've spoken to and knowing that as hard as I perceive that I have it, it has been harder. And hopefully, I just keep working to hope that 10 years from now I'll meet someone who's telling me about their problems and I'll be relieved that they're not the problems that I had. And knowing that by sh-   Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm.   Gillian: basically, I kinda said this earlier, but whether it's intentional or subconscious or unintentional, for minority groups in a work setting is to push them out. And I'm kind of determined not to be pushed out. And so I guess that's really like   Anne Ganguzza: Mm, mm-hmm.   Gillian: the motivating factor is to just be   Anne Ganguzza: Sure.   Gillian: like, you can bully me, but like you can't bully me out of my job because I wanna be one day someone who is higher up who can have a diverse group of people and a diverse group of voices in the room, whether or not the people who are currently in the room   Anne Ganguzza: Sure.   Gillian: want to see that day. So I don't know,   Anne Ganguzza: And   Gillian: what is it for you?   Anne Ganguzza: I'll tell you, you know, it's, well, I think talking to people helped me, you know, other people. that are in similar kind of situations. Like talking to you actually is helpful. And just knowing that you're not fighting it alone, I think that's number one. And I look to people that I see as examples. I mean, I had a wonderful representative that I worked with a long time ago who was in the middle of transitioning to a woman. And... And she held a very high ranking position in the company that   Gillian: Mm-hmm.   Anne Ganguzza: I was dealing with. And she was just the bravest soul,   Gillian: Mm-hmm.   Anne Ganguzza: because it was about 20 years ago, if not longer.   Gillian: Mm-hmm.   Anne Ganguzza: And she refused to quit   Gillian: Mm-hmm.   Anne Ganguzza: her job. And I know that it could not have been easy for her. And   Gillian: I don't   Anne Ganguzza: so   Gillian: think it's easy   Anne Ganguzza: I constantly   Gillian: now.   Anne Ganguzza: thought that   Gillian: Yeah.   Anne Ganguzza: she Yeah, and I don't think it's easy, but I constantly think about that. And I just say, you know what, I think if she could do it, if she could have the courage to kind of stick it out and   Gillian: Mm-hmm.   Anne Ganguzza: just stand up for what is right and what is just, because she was excellent at her job,   Gillian: Mm-hmm.   Anne Ganguzza: and did not be pushed out by the... And it was a very large company that was kind of... That could have had that mentality that   Gillian: Mm-hmm.   Anne Ganguzza: a little bit more old school.   Gillian: Mm-hmm.   Anne Ganguzza: I'm quite sure 20 years ago, it was not something that people did every day.   Gillian: No,   Anne Ganguzza: It just wasn't.   Gillian: yeah.   Anne Ganguzza: It was a different time then. And I'm thankful that we have people out there today that are defiant and   Gillian: Mm-hmm.   Anne Ganguzza: willing to stand up for who they are and willing to, I guess, fight or defend what they do.   Gillian: Mm-hmm.   Anne Ganguzza: in the environment that they do because they're good at it and for no other reason right that they are doing what they do And they don't have to necessarily prove to anyone That they you know can do the job   Gillian: Mm-hmm. Yeah. It's a big burden that gets put on us for to just,   Anne Ganguzza: Yeah.   Gillian: you know, be doing that. But yeah, oh, I had a train of thought and then I lost it because I was into what you were saying. But even like the VioBoss podcast, so many women on this podcast and so many voices that get to be heard, which   Anne Ganguzza: Mm-hmm.   Gillian: is like so amazing. I mean, you're still doing the work and all of the stuff. And like, I always   Anne Ganguzza: Mmm.   Gillian: like when I see women who did it, like my mom did it. She worked on Wall Street in a time that like... when   Anne Ganguzza: Mmm.   Gillian: there weren't many women doing it. And I always want to be like, thank you for your service, because it literally is because it's so difficult to like endure it. And everyone has their different coping   Anne Ganguzza: Sure.   Gillian: mechanisms and everyone does it in a different way. And we were talking about this before we went on air, but like everybody. hates women, like men hate women and women are taught to hate each other and I feel like there's a lot of stuff   Anne Ganguzza: Mmm.   Gillian: of like, you're not doing it right or like you're acting a certain way and it's like we're all just trying to get through it and the more that we can realize that like we   Anne Ganguzza: Yeah.   Gillian: do have each other, we don't need to fight each other, we can actually like be stronger as a group, then that'd be great if we did that more often.   Anne Ganguzza: Yeah. I mean, I love that sentiment. But you're right. I mean, you know, I feel like sometimes even from women, it's hard, you know, because there's so many different preconceived notions about what women, you know, what they should be doing, if they're   Gillian: Mm-hmm.   Anne Ganguzza: capable of, you know, what, you know, should. I mean, gosh, I feel like we're going backwards in time. I mean, well, that's a whole nother podcast, but   Gillian: Hahaha!   Anne Ganguzza: politically, I mean, we're talking about, you know, you know, just rights, human rights, basic human   Gillian: Mm-hmm.   Anne Ganguzza: rights. And, you know, I think, again, I love the fact that we are opening a dialogue here. And   Gillian: Mm-hmm.   Anne Ganguzza: I'll tell you what, I mean, we could probably do five or six more podcasts, if not 105. But   Gillian: Yeah.   Anne Ganguzza: I do want to say I really appreciate, really appreciate your input. And I'm glad that you were open to discussing this with me, because I think it took courage. It took courage to do that. And so, yes, I love that. And bosses out there, we'd love to hear from you, love to hear   Gillian: Mm-hmm.   Anne Ganguzza: what your thoughts are. And just I think if we can all just... Do what we do best and be confident in that and not have to worry about gender playing any type of a role in it. I think it would just be a better world.   Gillian: Yeah. And thank you for using this podcast and this platform to talk about this because clearly without talking about it in the choices, you are talking about it, but it is really good to talk about it. And I'd love to   Anne Ganguzza: Yeah.   Gillian: continue the conversation, involve more people, more bosses, more hosts just to talk about our experience because   Anne Ganguzza: Yes.   Gillian: it makes us feel less alone. And bosses, when you're out   Anne Ganguzza: Absolutely.   Gillian: there working your little butts off, we see you. And if it's   Anne Ganguzza: Hehehehehehe   Gillian: hard, you have two friends who are- cheering for you.   Anne Ganguzza: Yes. Oh my God, what a wonderful, beautiful way to end that. Thank you, Gillian, so much. Bosses, I am going to ask you if you have a local nonprofit that's close to your heart, if you're wishing that you can do more to help them, you certainly can. 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