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lapree beauty - Join lapree beauty, our esthetician-led skincare community! To all the mothers, grandmothers, aunts, and women who raised us, we want to celebrate you. For those who have passed, we remember how you touched our lives on this day. We wanted to put together some unique and thoughtful gifts for the women in our lives that have everything. Enjoy this episode as these sisters share all of these goodies and why you might want them too. Some are skin related, some are health-related and all are super fun! We are wishing you so much happiness and hoping you do something nice for yourself today. You deserve it! Oh! And wear that SPF ;-) Beauty Smiles ~ Lindsey and Ashley Links and Resources: Some special products include: Bloom Effects: Royal Tulip Nectar - code lindseyrholder Hatch sound machine Droplette Device - Use code LAPREEBEAUTY20 for 20% off the device! Yay! Droplette capsules Bala bangles weights One Skin - we use this morning and night. Code HOLDER15 FOR 15% OFF your first order of OneSkin All Skincare Products for this episode: Mother's Day skincare spa shop More products we use and love - including wellness, skincare, home Lindsey Holder| Spa Skin and Beauty| lapree beauty participates in the Amazon Associates Program.  This is an affiliate program and all Amazon links are affiliate.  If you choose to use them we will receive a commission. Product discount codes: lapree beauty Our favorite minerals from Water and Wellness! We drink these first thing in the morning!  Social Media Instagram: @lindseyrholder @spaskinandbeauty With over a decade of experience being both a licensed esthetician and owning her own spa with her skin-obsessed sis and researcher Ashley working right beside her! Let's listen to these sisters' thoughts, facts, opinions, and advice on skincare and ways to optimize your health! Disclaimer: This article, video, or post is not intended to provide diagnosis, treatment, or medical advice. Content provided in this article, video, and or post is for informational purposes only. Please consult with a physician or other healthcare professional regarding any medical or health related diagnosis or treatment options. Information in this article, video, or post should not be considered a substitute for advice from a healthcare professional. The statements made about specific products throughout this article are not to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent disease.   Click HERE to Listen!  

The Cognitive Crucible is a forum that presents different perspectives and emerging thought leadership related to the information environment. The opinions expressed by guests are their own, and do not necessarily reflect the views of or endorsement by the Information Professionals Association. During this episode, Brian Murphy discusses issues surrounding ethics related to foreign disinformation–including difficult tradeoffs related to freedom and security. Research Question: Brian believes that we need more clearer criteria for what is disinformation and misinformation. There are no adequate definitions and there is too much subjectivity in current definitions. For example, relevant to disinformation, what is the difference between legitimate statecraft and propaganda? Resources: Some of Brian's Publications: Book release Spring 2023 Russian Disinformation in America and the U.S. Government's Ethical Obligations to Respond, Springer Nature Publishing. The Impact of Social Media Conveyed Russian-Backed Disinformation in a Polarized America: An Examination of the Executive Branch's Ethical Responsibility to Respond (Georgetown University) The US Needs a Center to Counter Foreign Malign Influence at Home - Defense One Ukraine's History Shows Where Russian Disinformation Can Take Hold (logically.ai) Making Sense of Russian Disinformation and Propaganda (logically.ai) “Decaying National Security: Understanding the Implications of Imagined Tribalism and its Connection to the Decay of Nationalism in a Radically Changed Information Context” - RUSI Journal | Royal United Services Institute. Chapter:  Introduction to T&S and Law Enforcement - Trust & Safety Professional Association (tspa.org) The Ever-Shrinking Worlds of National and Homeland Security by Brian Murphy Brian Murphy PhD Dissertation: THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA CONVEYED RUSSIAN-BACKED DISINFORMATION IN A POLARIZED AMERICA: AN EXAMINATION OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH'S ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITY TO RESPOND Link to full show notes and resources https://information-professionals.org/episode/cognitive-crucible-episode-142 Guest Bio: Since September 2021, Brian Murphy has been the Vice President of Strategic Operations for Logically.  In his role, he assisted in developing and implementing advanced Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence solutions to find harmful threat content at scale and across languages and platforms on social media.   Before joining Logically, Mr. Murphy served as both the Principal and Acting Under Security for Intelligence for the Department of Homeland Security (2018 to 2021).  In these roles, he served as the Chief Intelligence Officer, Chief Information Sharing Officer, and Chief Counterintelligence Officer for the department.  In this capacity, he provided intelligence leading to more than 250K personnel. Mr. Murphy led intelligence analysis, data integration, and program management for 22 component organizations within the department.  Mr. Murphy was a special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for over 20 years.  While there, he performed duties from street agent up to roles as a national manager.  While in the senior executive service at the FBI, he served as the primary point of contact for federal, counterintelligence, and counterterrorism programs.  During his career, he served in New York, Afghanistan, Algeria, Tunisia, Niger, Pittsburgh, Chicago, and Washington, DC.  Murphy began his federal service in 1994 as an officer in the United States Marine Corps.  He would later return to this role in 2004 after he was recalled to active duty for service in Iraq. Mr. Murphy's academic credentials include a PhD from Georgetown University; Master of Arts in Islamic Studies from Columbia University; Bachelor of Arts in Government College of William and Mary.  He is a certified U.S. Intel Community Intelligence Officer and Joint Duty Certified and maintains a Top Secret clearance. About: The Information Professionals Association (IPA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to exploring the role of information activities, such as influence and cognitive security, within the national security sector and helping to bridge the divide between operations and research. Its goal is to increase interdisciplinary collaboration between scholars and practitioners and policymakers with an interest in this domain.

It's Gifted Awareness Week and we are raising awareness with four new episodes this week! In our final episode, we're talking to two of our kids, Finley & Lilly, about what it is like to be gifted, giftedness and Minecraft. I hope you enjoy it! Enjoyed the podcast? then subscribe or get your show notes, free eBook or course at ourgiftedkids.com If this episode inspired you in some way, I'd love to hear about it in our Facebook group or Instagram or feel connected & supported in our community, the Our Gifted Kids Hub. Please leave a review on your podcast player and help parents find us! Resources Some great resources for learning more about giftedness… What is Gifted? Blog #013 Screen time, help! Jocelyn Brewer talks Broccoli & Digital Nutrition Podcast #051 How Our Brains Impact Behaviour w/ Allison Davies Podcast #027 Gifted is more than High IQ, Lets talk about the Brain! Podcast James & Susie Youtube Video Is parenting gifted kids harder, or just hard? Blog Hit play and let's get started!

Our behaviors are impacted by what we see and experience in our environment every day. Consider mentally switching up your geography to see how that might impact or affect your life and decisions. ==== Welcome to Ever Better Today: the daily podcast for creating your optimal business, career, or overall life in ten minutes or less. I'm Lisa Conners Vogt, Executive and Leadership Coach and founder of Ever Better Coaching and Consulting. Let's jump in! ==== Do this mental exercise: 1. Think about the goal that you want to achieve.  2. Consider the options that you've already come up with to reach your goal. Notice that the options are informed by your previous experiences, the people around you, and social and behavioral norms based on where you live.  3. Now, imagine that you are living in a city with a completely different vibe and energy. How would your actions and mindset shift to match what's happening there 4. Block time on your calendar to put yourself in the mindset of someone in that location. For inspiration, watch a travel show such as Parts Unknown or Rick Steves' Europe. (See links below.) ==== Resources: Some resources to support your solo mental exercise:            Anthony Bourdain “Parts Unknown”       Rick Steves “Rick Steves' Europe” ================ To learn more about working with Ever Better, send me an email here or book a complimentary call with me here.

Since my brain doesn't naturally divide tasks into orderly or efficient systems, I'm forced to do a little work to make this part of my life manageable. Here are 3 tips to reset your systems for the new year if you're looking to make some small changes that yield big results in your high school counseling world.   Find the Resources: Some digital appointment booking apps: Calendly, YouCanBook.Me, Acuity Scheduling Blog Post: “Taking Back Your Calendar: 3 Helpful Tips to Prioritize Your Job and Advocate for Your Role” Blog Post: “5 Ways to Use Your Calendar to Position Yourself as an Energized High School Counselor” Request to join the High School Counselor Collaborative Pop-Up Facebook Group which opens January 11 Sign up for a free, live workshop: “3 Practical Ideas to Bring Your High School Counseling Program Back to Life in the New Year”   Connect with Lauren: Join my email list and snag a freebie Visit my TpT store Send me a DM on Instagram: @counselorclique Follow me on Facebook Send me an email Sign up for a free, live workshop: “3 Practical Ideas to Bring Your High School Counseling Program Back to Life in the New Year” Read the Show Notes: www.counselorclique.com/episode4

About this episode We can't leave off the year without providing another wonderful gift guide! We'll link to others in the show notes, but today we're focusing on gifts that speak not only to marital intimacy but specifically our five senses. This idea made us think of the song "Twelve Days of Christmas"! Instead of five golden rings, we're addressing our five golden senses. Sponsor GET THE CARDS!   Also sponsored by Share the Soap. And by Strong Wives. From the Bible What does the Bible say about gift-giving? Later on, during the wheat harvest, Samson took a young goat as a gift and visited his wife. – Judges 15:1 (Do not—I repeat, do NOT let your husband give you a goat for Christmas! Good heavens. ~ J) "They were to be days of feasting, rejoicing, and of sending gifts to one another and to the poor." – Esther 9:22b. (This verse refers to Purim, but shows the same generous spirit we want to have at Christmastime.) Resources Some of the links below are affiliates, meaning that the price remains the same for you, but we receive a small commission if you purchase through the link. These commissions help us to defer our costs. Thanks! Sight Satin Blindfold Standing/Floor Mirror 100 Dates Scratch-off Poster Magnetic (False) Eyelashes Sheer Eyelash Robe Smell Essential Oil Blends for Romance, Passion, or Sensuality Ball Wash Charcoal Body Wash for Men Gift Card for Bath and Body Works Mist Your Mood Linen/Aromatherapy Spray Taste Picnic Basket for Two Hershey's Chocolate Syrup (7.5 pounds!) Restaurant Gift Card JO H2O Flavored Lubricant Hearing Metal Chime Ball Necklace Romantic or Sensual Music Playlist Sony Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker White Noise Machine Touch LovePlay Massage Candle Liberator Fascinator Throw CSFP Sex Position Cards Infinite Moon EverSheets

Katie Pruitt is a Nashville-based singer/songwriter and guitarist. She was born and raised in Georgia, grew up in the Catholic Church, went to Catholic school, and later attended Belmont University here in Nashville. She brings her whole self to her songwriting, tackling the shame of coming out in the south on her debut record, “Expectations.” In her own words, she calls it a record that's "really about letting go of what other people expect from you, and being free to just finally be yourself.” Katie identifies as gay or lesbian, with the gender pronouns she/her/hers In our conversation, we discuss how she came out through her songwriting, who she could turn to, and how she came around to trusting herself, seeing God as a "force of good." Learn more about Katie over at katiepruitt.com and follow her on Instagram @katiepruittmusic and on Twitter @KPmusik. “Expectations” is available wherever you stream or download your music. For Reflection: How have you experienced churches or other organizations being silent about their views on LGBTQIA+ inclusion? When did you start to see queer representation in your life? How did that impact your own view of sexuality? Music featured during this episode (in order as it played): “Georgia,” “Grace Has a Gun,” and “Normal,” from Katie's album, “Expectations.” Listen to the album on Apple Music and Spotify. Resources: Some of Katie's influences mentioned during the episode include Brandi Carlile and the Indigo Girls. We also discuss Bible passages that have been used to form an argument against homosexuality. A great resource for unpacking these “clobber passages” is Unclobber by Colby Martin. Out Loud is a podcast by and for queer people of faith in the South. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram, and join our mailing list for updates. Support the show financially by becoming a Patreon member, or by leaving a one-time donation on our website. Hosted and produced by Greg Thompson. Editing Contributions from Cariad Harmon. Theme music by JP Rugierri. Recorded in Nashville, TN.

What You'll Learn From This Episode: Knowing when to relax and not feel guilty it Applying a smart, healthy and scalable model Following a system to double your revenue Related Links and Resources: Some may start to wonder which part to "cut in half' or task to remove on their list since everything is important. Simon is using a tool which he applies once a month to know which one to reduce. Go to www.strategysprints.com/equalizer, it's a spreadsheet that willcalculate what to cut and there's a short video that he will show you how touse it.  Summary: Simon Severino helps business owners double their revenue in 90 days. His purpose in life is helping entrepreneurs realize their dreams. After 17 years of strategy execution experience from NY to Sydney, he created the Strategy Sprints® Method, a practical method to run an agile and resilient company. He is a growth advisor to Consilience Ventures in London. He is a member of the global educator network of Duke Corporate Education. Simon is the founder of Strategy Sprints, a global team of certified Strategy Sprint Coaches helping business owners double their revenue in 90 days. Here are the highlights of this episode: Simon enjoys working with businesses having a single owner or founder, and would want to double their income as quickly as possible. And the problem is, he thinks that they work too much because of it. The worse is when these people started to feel guilty when spending time with their family or even try to take a few weeks off. This mindset needs to be changed; and he advises that you need to be two levels above fulfillment by applying a healthy, smart, and scalable model that you will enjoy. In this interview he will layout the steps and techniques in guaranteeing to double your revenue. Simon's Valuable Free Action (VFA): He advises us to make a list of all the activities we are doing right now and cut it in half... and then cut it in half again.

What You'll Learn From This Episode: Knowing when to relax and not feel guilty it Applying a smart, healthy and scalable model Following a system to double your revenue Related Links and Resources: Some may start to wonder which part to "cut in half' or task to remove on their list since everything is important. Simon is using a tool which he applies once a month to know which one to reduce. Go to www.strategysprints.com/equalizer, it's a spreadsheet that willcalculate what to cut and there's a short video that he will show you how touse it.  Summary: Simon Severino helps business owners double their revenue in 90 days. His purpose in life is helping entrepreneurs realize their dreams. After 17 years of strategy execution experience from NY to Sydney, he created the Strategy Sprints® Method, a practical method to run an agile and resilient company. He is a growth advisor to Consilience Ventures in London. He is a member of the global educator network of Duke Corporate Education. Simon is the founder of Strategy Sprints, a global team of certified Strategy Sprint Coaches helping business owners double their revenue in 90 days. Here are the highlights of this episode: Simon enjoys working with businesses having a single owner or founder, and would want to double their income as quickly as possible. And the problem is, he thinks that they work too much because of it. The worse is when these people started to feel guilty when spending time with their family or even try to take a few weeks off. This mindset needs to be changed; and he advises that you need to be two levels above fulfillment by applying a healthy, smart, and scalable model that you will enjoy. In this interview he will layout the steps and techniques in guaranteeing to double your revenue. Simon's Valuable Free Action (VFA): He advises us to make a list of all the activities we are doing right now and cut it in half... and then cut it in half again.

“Charge what you're worth…” we've all heard that phrase, but what does it really mean? How can you put an actual number on your own inherent worth….In today's episode we take a deep dive with my guest Meaghan who is struggling with putting prices on her paintings, and separating her personal worth from the value of her pieces. Meaghan is afraid of being perceived as greedy and also fears being judged by others if she prices her work too high.During the episode we uncover the deeply ingrained limiting beliefs around money that are holding Meaghan back from pricing and selling her beautiful artwork. Her belief that a love for money and a love for family must be mutually exclusive has been keeping her paralyzed from putting prices on her artwork, and posting it to her site so she can get it out into the public eye.If you've ever had trouble pricing any of your goods or services, or you struggle with your relationship with money, this is a powerful episode to help you shift the way you think about money and your worth.Need some coaching?  If you have an issue or challenge you need support with, click here to set up a time to be a guest on my podcast. RESOURCES:Some of my Favorite Money and Abundance books:Overcoming Underearning by Barbara Stanny -   https://amzn.to/36maIKmThe Soul of Money by Lynne Twist - https://amzn.to/2Yio6uyMoney a Love Story by Kate Northrup - https://amzn.to/2KTvjOsEllevest - online forum supporting women and finances: https://www.ellevest.com/If you are interested in supporting Meaghan's incredible art, find her website here: https://liquidimpressions.square.site/Or on Instagram: @liquidimpressions.artCome join my FREE Facebook Group, Reclaim Your Wild: A Radical Self-Care + Self-Discovery Group for WomenFind me on Instagram: @melcostellocoachWebsite: https://karmachow.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/2004687/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/karmachow

Trigger Warning: Suicidal Ideation is briefly mentioned in this episode. For Women's History Month, Sarah welcomes Perinatal, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Dr. Misty Richards to answer questions about medication before, during and after pregnancy! We dispel some myths about anti-depressants and anxiety medications including safety risks for mom and baby, breastfeeding, when to start or stop medication and how to reach out for help. Dr. Richards raises awareness about MEN and Partners suffering from postpartum depression. We also try to de-stigmatize the world of mental health help! If you are considering medication for your mental health needs, you don't want to miss this episode as it will help you decide what path is available and best for YOU!Misty Richards MD and MS is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. She is also Program Director of the UCLA Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program. RESOURCES:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::Some books to help: The Pregnancy and Postpartum Anxiety Workbook by Pamela S. Wiegartz , Kevin L. Gyoerkoe , et al. https://www.amazon.com/Pregnancy-Postpartum-Anxiety-Workbook-Compulsions/dp/1572245891/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=postpartum+anxiety+workbook&qid=1615403917&s=books&sr=1-3Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts by Karen KleimanWhat No One Tells You: A Guide to Your Emotions from Pregnancy to Motherhood by Dr. Alexandra Sacks, Dr. Catherine Birndorf : https://www.amazon.com/What-One-Tells-You-Motherhood/dp/1501112562Mental Health: SAMHSA’s National Helpline 1-800-662-HELP (4357)SAMHSA’s National Helpline is a free, confidential, 24/7, 365-day-a-year treatment referral and information service (in English and Spanish) for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders.Postpartum Support International WebsiteHelp for mom, family and dad1.800.944.4773Support groupsNATIONAL CRISIS TEXT LINE: Text HOME to 741741 from anywhere in the USA, anytime, about any type of crisisNational Suicide Prevention Hotline and Website1-800-273-8255www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org Call for yourself or someone you care about; free and confidential; network of more than 140 crisis centers nationwide; available 24/7

We all know the PE license opens doors to a variety of possibilities in our careers, which also have their own indirect benefits in our personal lives. While we may decide to take the PE exam with an eye on its future benefits, most of us struggle with the basics: How much time do I need to put in every day? How should I organize my study time? And how many months before exam day should I start preparing for it? In today's episode, Isaac addresses these common concerns and provides guidelines and tools that you can follow and use in order to make sure your first step towards your PE license is not a misstep. Although the answers to the questions above may vary depending on what stage you're at in your career and the nature of the work you do, he covers the golden basic rule we should all go for: focus on 3-4 months of preparation, putting in 250-350+ hours of theory and practice problems. This rule will be like a compass guiding you in the right direction, but you don't need to stop there. Joining a course, like the Ultimate Civil PE Review Course, can really put you ahead of the game by providing you with the exact topics you'll be tested on the exam while also giving you access to tons of practice problems, a community of like-minded people going through the same process in which you can share your struggles and help other with theirs, as well as expert help from CEA team members. If you're starting to prepare for your exam, this is a must-listen episode. Resources (Some links are affiliate links!) The Ultimate Civil PE Review Course - https://civilpereviewcourse.com PE Starter Toolkit - https://civilengineeringacademy.com/breadth Visit our Youtube channel to find free video problems and book reviews - https://www.youtube.com/c/CivlEngAcademy If you need any of PPI's books, use our discount code of CIVAC, and you can get 15% off any book that you order there - https://civilengineeringacademy.com/ppi School of PE - https://civilengineeringacademy.com/sope Haven't joined up in our free community? What's wrong with you? J/K. Ok, just go there and join a group of like-minded civil engineers! - https://ceacommunity.com Join over 4000 engineers like you and learn the tips and tricks to passing the FE and PE. We even have a free resource for you! - https://civilengineeringacademy.com/join-our-newsletter If you need exams, solved problems, or courses, make sure to check out our home base - https://civilengineeringacademy.com Reach out to Isaac - isaac@civilengineeringacademy.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/civilengineeringacademy/message

Tesla is a flashy and well-branded corporation, but it has many threats and weaknesses the public does not hear about. Its course of action may not have been what the founders had in mind. Nevertheless, one cannot help but get excited about the future of Tesla's innovationIf you have any questions or comments about the information provided in this episode, please contact us at thehistoryof365@gmail.com. Check out our YouTube channel at:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClgEDVE4OJlmjboo9IMNtUwCheck out our Instagram at:https://www.instagram.com/thehistoryofpodcast/Resources:Some of the models on Tesla's home page:   https://www.tesla.com/modelsTesla's Autobiography:   https://www.tesla.com/aboutAbout the Tesla factory:   https://www.tesla.com/factoryModel 3 Base Price:   https://www.tesla.com/model3/design#batteryTesla Tequila:   https://shop.tesla.com/product/tesla-tequilaBritannica article about Tesla:   https://www.britannica.com/topic/Tesla-MotorsEXCELLENT scholarly essay about Tesla:   https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?v=2.1&it=r&sw=w&id=GALE%7CA568840616&prodId=AONE&sid=googleScholarFullText&userGroupName=tel_main&isGeoAuthType=trueJay Leno 2012 Model S:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoFVO31CbE0About the 2015 fatal Tesla crash:   https://abc7news.com/tesla-s-autopilot-self-driving-car-officials-investigating-teslas-autopilot-feature-after-fatal-crash/1410042/About tax breaks for electric cars:    https://fueleconomy.gov/feg/taxevb.shtmlAbout IPOs:   https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/what-does-going-public-mean/#:~:text=Going%20public%20refers%20to%20a%20private%20company%27s%20initial,getting%20out%20of%20their%20investment%20in%20a%20company%29.How Tesla Tequila came to be:   https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-tequila-elon-musk-electric-car-company-drink-2020-11Tesla moving to Austin, TX:   https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2020/11/04/austin-tesla-factory-affordability-jobs-concerns.html 

Our health is everything, but as women, we often put other priorities first. That’s why I’m so excited to introduce you to Dr. Michelle, my personal health coach who transformed my life! Since working with her, I’ve noticed magical shifts in my physical, mental, emotional & even spiritual health -- everything comes back down to the health of our bodies!! In this episode, Dr. Michelle shares powerful & tangible takeaways to help you feel your most vibrant ⚡️We talk about: Daily practices to stay healthy during these potent times The connection between gut health and brain function, energy, & focus How to come into alignment with your digestion How to approach emotional eating Simple steps to protect yourself from EMFsSleep hacks to get the best night’s rest Epigenetics + how to enhance our beneficial gene expression How to get tested to get a holistic picture of your health What you can do TODAY to feel your best Resources: Some of Dr. Michelle’s favorite products: https://www.defendershield.com/https://www.safesleevecases.com/https://humancharger.com/https://www.heartmath.com/Check out The Superfood Alchemy Cookbook by Jennifer Iserloh Follow Dr. Michelle:https://www.wellthywoman.co/@wellthywoman.co Upcoming with NB ✨Build your 6 figure conscious biz & change the world! Enrollment for NBCC 2021: the Natalia Benson Coaching Certification is open now! There are limited spaces, so reserve your spot: https://www.nataliabenson.com/nbccHeal, upshift, & empower your relationship with money! Magical Women & Money Membership Enrollment is open this week only!: https://www.nataliabenson.com/magical-women-membershipHear more from my magical guests! Every Wednesday at 11 am PST, I will lead an Instagram Live with the week’s podcast guest to dive into their natal chart. Join us @natalia_benson! More magic at nataliabenson.comStay in touch! @natalia_benson on InstagramSupport the show (http://www.nataliabenson.com/shop)

Doing a little "backfill" after launching with a bang last week! In this episode, we explore what a health coach can do for you, whether you might want to hire one, how to find one that's a good fit for you, and what my work is like. And I finish with some comments about why the pandemic is actually a good time to hire one! Resources Some of this content is originally from my interview with Jen Mueller of SparkPeople.com. Learn more about your primary foods: Kale + Kryptonite™ Want to explore working with me? Sign up to tell me YOURstory! Interested in becoming a health coach? Check out the Institute for Integrative Nutrition® --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/liza-baker/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/liza-baker/support

Chapter Two, Verse Three (2:3) It was a great pleasure and honor to have this meaty mobile discussion with my good friend Mike Allen, theologian extraordinaire and dean at RTS-Orlando. Thanks for tuning in! RESOURCES: + Some of Mike's Many Books: • Grounded in Heaven: Recentering Christian Hope and Life on God -- https://amzn.to/2DhTD54 • Sanctification -- https://amzn.to/33morMH • Reformed Catholicity: The Promise of Retrieval for Theology and Biblical Interpretation (with Scott Swain) -- https://amzn.to/2pXazek + Richard Middleton's book that is being addressed in Grounded in Heaven -- https://amzn.to/35MgsKL   Credits: Produced by Jonathan Pennington and Mandy Pennington Video and Audio Engineering and Music: Mandy Pennington

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On this week's episode of the podcast, we're talking about how to build a strong father-daughter relationship -- and I brought in my resident expert, Jesse, to give us input. (I didn't mention this on the podcast, but we also asked the girls to both give input on what they feel helps to build a strong relationship and that was some of the basis of what Jesse shared.) It has been so beautiful to watch Jesse lean in and love his daughters so well as they've gotten older. I know there can be a tendency for dads to pull back as girls get older and it can feel somewhat awkward as they are no longer little girls and are blossoming into young women. In this podcast, I ask Jesse to talk about how he has nurtured relationships with the girls, fostered strong communication and openness, and what he's done to continue to build into them as they've gotten older. He drops a lot of truth nuggets including the importance of making them feel valued, challenging them but not expecting perfection, and how to get them to want to talk with you. I hope this conversation encourages you. As always, we welcome your thoughts, constructive criticism, and feedback! In This Episode:  [01:24] Soup is saving my life right now and check out the recipes we’ve tried recently. [03:32] Jesse’s talks about how his Post-It whiteboard gym schedule has made such a difference for him. [06:44] I share my book recommendation for this week and why it was so impactful to me. [10:58] Does Jesse feel like he’s felt the need to pull back from the girls as they get older?  [14:06] Learn what Jesse aims to do by asking the girls the hard questions as they grow up. [16:22] Take the time to invest in your girls’ friendships as well. [19:51] Communicating to your kids that they are valued and loved is the key. [20:24] Affirm their strengths, character, and growth — and focus on the positives. [22:50] Don’t rescue your kids when they’re struggling. Struggle builds strength. [25:15] Hear Jesse’s parting wisdom on how to build up young girls. Links and Resources: Some of Our Favorite Soup Recipes $0.45 Potato Soup Peel-Off Post-It White Board I Will Always Write Back by Martin Ganda and Caitlin Alifirenka Crystal’s Favorite Things on Amazon CrystalPaine.com MoneySavingMom.com Crystal’s Instagram account (I’d love for you to follow me there! I usually hop on at least a few times per day and share behind-the-scenes photos and videos, my grocery store hauls, funny stories, or just anything I’m pondering or would like your advice or feedback on!) Have feedback on the show or suggestions for future episodes or topics? Send me an email: crystal@moneysavingmom.com

Does a mountain care about its “personal brand”? No. And just like the mountain, we are far more complex and interesting than can be summed up in a unique value proposition or online profile. The concept of personal branding may have started as a helpful metaphor, but it's metastasized into an empty and taxing exercise. In this episode, I explore a more fruitful, natural approach to the question of how to take up space in our professional lives. Specifically, I share: - A bit about the sign of Aries and The Emperor card in the Tarot - What “personal branding” traditionally means - What we can focus on instead: presence - How to cultivate mountain-like presence and what that offers us in our worklives This is for you if you've been feeling the pressure to be more externally appealing via your online presence or resume. Shifting the energy so that you're cultivating presence instead will serve you in so many ways. Resources: - Some fun information on Aries: https://astrostyle.com/aries-horoscope/ - Information on The Emperor card: https://www.biddytarot.com/tarot-card-meanings/major-arcana/emperor/ - Breathe New Life into Your Career, a class for Spring: http://awildnewwork.com/classes/breathe-new-life-into-your-career - Rewilding Work: A guided nature walk in Portland on April 27th: http://awildnewwork.com/classes/rewilding-work-a-nature-walk About Megan: Megan Leatherman, MS, PHR, studies the intersections of Work and Nature. As a career coach, Tarot reader, writer and host of the podcast “A Wild New Work,” Megan has helped hundreds of professionals feel more aligned in their careers. She has a Master's degree in conflict resolution, experience in Human Resources, and believes that our work can be a spiritual practice. You can learn more about her on Instagram at @awildnewwork or at http://awildnewwork.com/

Applying for jobs online is brutal. If you don't understand how Applicant Tracking Systems work you're at risk of not being seen by decision makers. In this episode I explain the elusive ATS, and key writing/formatting techniques to use to make it past the "bots". I also go over crucial steps to take before you start crafting your resume content, so that you clearly express how you can help the company you want to work at. It starts with visualization and gratitude. RESOURCES: Some tools I mention in the podcast that make resume writing easier and better: Word Cloud applications like https://tagcrowd.com/ Text to Speech tools like Text to Speech! by Gwyn Durbridge https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fca%2Fapp%2Ftext-to-speech%2Fid712104788%3Fmt%3D8&data=02%7C01%7C%7C825d1c4dab194fddc06708d5a2d13230%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636593941726374928&sdata=gMyDIORujnGzHc9aiO70QFG0L4MkfNCg9bDEpTJH%2B4s%3D&reserved=0

Budgets intimidate a lot of people but a budget done well actually gives you more freedom and more unity in a marriage. Today on the podcast Nils Smith, Christina Dodson, and Dr. Kim talk about budgeting and why it’s so important to a marriage. They share real life how-tos when it comes to budgeting and ways to make it work in a marriage. Tune in to learn more about how to keep money from messing up your marriage!   RESOURCES Some of the budget tools we discussed today: Google Sheets Mint.com You Need a Budget Pocket Guard Mevelops Every Dollar Quicken Taking Financial Peace University is a great first step to getting your money on track. Check out Dave Ramsey’s resources at Dave Ramsey’s website.

Budgets intimidate a lot of people but a budget done well actually gives you more freedom and more unity in a marriage. Today on the podcast Nils Smith, Christina Dodson, and Dr. Kim talk about budgeting and why it's so important to a marriage. They share real life how-tos when it comes to budgeting and ways to make it work in a marriage. Tune in to learn more about how to keep money from messing up your marriage!   RESOURCES Some of the budget tools we discussed today: Google Sheets Mint.com You Need a Budget Pocket Guard Mevelops Every Dollar Quicken Taking Financial Peace University is a great first step to getting your money on track. Check out Dave Ramsey's resources at Dave Ramsey's website.

Welcome to the Real Fast Results podcast!  You have made a wise decision to join in today because it is our honor and privilege to bring for the words and advice of Mr. Jack Canfield.  In this episode, Jack is going to share how to develop a bestseller mindset.  According to Jack, there’s a lot that goes into creating a bestseller, but most importantly, you have to have the right outlook.  As you probably know, this man has been able to accomplish more than most people could even dream of.  Let’s see what he has to say… Benefits to Having a Bestseller Mindset For me, it has meant selling nearly 500 million books around the world.  I’ve had 47 books on the New York Times Bestseller List, and I have been able to travel to 47 different countries and give workshops.  As a result, I was in the movie The Secret, and I’ve had lunch at The White House.  I hang out with people like Jeff Bridges, and Chaka Khan, people like that who are celebrity friends that I have now.  And, you know, I’ve personally been able to stand on the first base line at a Dodger’s baseball game.  I’ve had meetings with Bill Clinton, and John Gray, and I could just go down the list of fun things that have happened for me. Most important is the ability to make an impact in the lives of other people.  I can remember being in a hotel in New York and watching this girl walk in with a bald head, probably about 12 or 13, obviously doing chemotherapy.  I walked up to her, and I said, “I wanted to tell you that I’m supportive of you. I’m Jack Canfield.”  “Oh my God!  You’re the Chicken Soup for the Soul guy.  I’ve read Chicken Soup for the Recovering Soul,  Chicken Soup for the Teen Soul, Chicken Soup for the Cancer Patient Soul…”  And, you just go like, “Wow!  I’m making a difference in the lives of others.”  That’s what really matters, the impact you can have. Achieving a Bestseller Mindset, from a Big Picture Standpoint You have to believe that it’s possible for you to have something really important to say, and that you have the ability to say it.  So, a lot of it is self-esteem, self-concept, and belief in yourself.  Then, I think most people don’t think big enough.  One of the quotes that I have in my book, The Success Principles, is by General Wesley Clark, who used to be the head of the NATO forces in Europe for the United States.  He said that it doesn’t take any more effort to dream a bigger dream than it does to dream a small dream.  In other words, you can think of five zeros after a one, or six zeros after a one, or eight zeros after a one, in terms of your income and in terms of impact. I just set a goal to train one million trainers to do my work by the year 2030.  People think I’m crazy, but we’ve already trained 1,500 people since last November and certified them.  So, we now have people in 79 countries teaching our work.  When I told my publisher, we wanted to sell a billion books by 2020, he thought we were freaking crazy.  We’ve sold a half a billion books, and it’s only 2016.  The “hockey stick curve” is taking off. You have to dream big and believe big, and I think you also have to have an attitude and a mindset that it’s going to take work.  You have to learn how to market, you have to learn how to do a podcast, you have to learn how to be on Good Morning America.  You have to learn how to do internet marketing.  You have to have a mindset of studying.  You have to be willing to learn. Quincy Jones, who’s 83 years old, the producer of Michael Jackson, “We Are the World”, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, etc., said something.  He said that when he decided to do television, he went to UCLA, and this was in the 60’s or 70’s, but he said that he took six months of courses in screenwriting, producing, and directing.  He said that every field has a structure and a science to it, and you have to study that if you want to be successful, whether it’s music theory, how to be a bestselling author, etc. What is the craft of being a good writer?  What is the willingness to get feedback?  You have to be able to get feedback. One of the things that I tell people all of the time is that most books get published when people have read them: The writer, the wife/husband, the acquisition editor at the house.  Well, with Chicken Soup for the Soul, we had 40 people read every story and grade them on a scale of 1-10.  We put that on an Excel spreadsheet, and everything that averaged less than a 9 never made it into the book, including stories that I wrote. It’s like you have to have the willingness to get feedback and get off your ego trip as well. How Can I Make Myself Feel Like I’m Worthy of a Bestseller? Here’s the deal.  Everybody has a message.  Every life has lessons that people have learned. You have to be willing to share that, and if you are willing to be clear that you have something valuable. Now, if you don’t work on yourself, if you don’t do self-introspection, if you don’t take seminars, if you don’t do therapy, if you don’t meditate, etc, your awareness of what you know and how much you know is going to be limited.  So, #1, you have to be somewhat committed to growth, somewhat committed to constantly learning and never-ending improvement.  CANI, as Tony Robbins likes to say. The reality is that you’ve got to be a learner, and then you share what you’ve learned. The belief is that you’ve got something of value. Mark Victor Hansen used to always say to me, when we were co-authors of Chicken Soup for the Soul… I’d say something, and he’d say, “You have to write that down.  Write a blog.  Write a chapter.”  I’d say, “Mark everyone knows that,” and he’d say, “No Jack, they don’t.”  Often, we figure that everyone knows what we know, and the fact is that we all have a lot of unique knowledge. I think that whether it’s through affirmations, through meditation, whatever it may be, you’ve got to start with the idea that, “I have something to share, and I am worthy of success.”  My wife is writing a memoir right now, and she has had some amazing lessons in her life.  She’s so afraid that people are going to judge her for where she used to be in the earlier chapters of her book. I told her, “I’m going to steal the freaking manuscript and publish it behind your back if you don’t publish it because it’s so good.” I think the main thing is to have other people read what you’re writing, and they’ll tell you if it’s good or not.  It doesn’t mean that you don’t have something to say, it just means you haven’t written it yet.  Most people, the feedback they get is, “Oh my God!  This is so valuable,” or “Oh my God!  I wish I had read this book 20 years ago.” I was counseling some writers the other day, and one of the women had written a book called: Dial Down the Drama: Reducing Conflict and Reconnecting with Your Teenage Daughter--A Guide for Mothers Everywhere.  She is a woman who was a child psychologist, and she was working with lots of, I think, 20,000 teenagers, but when her daughter hit 12, it was like “Uh-oh”.  Now she’s in it, right?  So, she negotiated those teenage years.  Her daughter is now 20, and she wrote a book based on her experience.  The only people who are going to be interested in that book are going to be mothers with daughters, but that’s a lot of people. You may be someone who had a special needs child, and you had to learn how to negotiate the educational system.  That’s a valuable message.  You may be a meditation teacher, but you’re only going to attract a certain kind of person.  Maybe they’re Christians, maybe they’re Buddhists, maybe they’re teenagers that are getting off drugs, but everybody has a group that will resonate with your message.  You have to believe that.  Also, don’t compare yourself to someone who has a universal message, like the Dalai Lama, Tony Robbins, Lisa Nichols, The Secret.  You know, we’re not all meant to be billion dollar bestsellers, but we’re all meant to get our message out there and be bestsellers in certain categories, for sure. The Path to Feeling Worthy First of all, you can’t feel worthy or unworthy.  You feel mad, sad, glad, and scared.  That’s it.  What you think is that you’re unworthy.  So really, you have to address your thoughts.  Self-esteem comes from the Latin word “aestimare”, which means to estimate.  We either estimate that we’re good or we estimate that we’re bad.  It is a thought.  It is a thought that most of us picked up either from our parents telling us, “You’ll never amount to anything,” or “You’re a bad kid,” or we made a decision because we got rejected by our girlfriend, we didn’t make the debate team, we didn’t get into Harvard, you know, whatever.  Then, we tell ourselves, “I’m not okay,” or “I’m bad.” You know, maybe you had an abortion when you were 16 and now you’re judging yourself as a bad person, but that’s you making a judgement.  The fact is that you can simply replace that thought with another better-feeling thought.  So, it’s a matter of repetition.  Thoughts are things we think, and we can change them or replace them through repetition.  I don’t know if you’re familiar with EFT tapping, where you tap on these 9 acupuncture points while you think your negative, limiting belief.  Literally, you can disappear a limiting belief.  I’ve seen people do it in 10 minutes or less, using tapping. I wrote a book called Tapping Into Ultimate Success about tapping with a tapping expert. You can go on YouTube and type in “tapping”, and there’s like 5,000 free YouTube videos teaching you how to tap.  But, the main thing is that it is a choice.  You do not have to suffer with low self-esteem anymore because it is simply a thought that can be replaced with another thought through repetition, through tapping, through self-hypnosis; there are a number of things you can do. Bestseller Mindset: Write the Book Well, I think it’s simply, you have to write the book.  And, part of the mindset has to be, “I’m going to do whatever it takes to make it good.” That’s where I really am a big believer in feedback.  I know one couple who wrote a business book, and they invited 15 people to come to their apartment in Aspen.  Every morning they had to read a chapter and give them feedback, and in the afternoon, the other people went skiing, and they edited the chapter based on the feedback.  The next morning, they did another chapter. What we did was send our stories to our 40-reader panel.  Urban, rural, black, white, brown, Asian, old, young, conservative, liberal, independent. You know, trying to get a really universal feedback thing.  Most people are afraid to put it out because they are afraid of what they’re going to hear.  Treat everything as a first draft.  Just get words on paper, and then you can go back yourself and edit it, like, a week or two later, when you’ve got some distance.  Then, give it to people and let them bleed all over it.  You’re not in school, you’re not going to get a grade, you’re not going to fail.  You’re just going to get feedback.  “Here’s where I’m confused,” “You said this in another chapter,” “I don’t know what you mean here.”  You know, that’s how you make it better. The guys who wrote The One Minute Manager, they would take their book, print 5,000 copies, sell them for cost to all of their clients, get feedback, and only then would they rewrite it and send it to a publisher.  You’ve got to be committed to doing the work, and again, your message is worth the work because once it gets out there, it’s going to last forever.  We all have life lessons that someone coming along behind us can benefit from.  Whether it’s an 80-page book or a 500-page book, it doesn’t really matter.  What matters is getting your message out there. I think another thing you have to deal with, in terms of a bestseller mindset, is you’ve got to get over your fear of rejection because you’re going to get rejected by editors that are going to acquire your book, the publishers.  You’re going to be rejected by people who won’t have you on their podcast.  You are going to have people read your book and give you critical reviews.  But, you’re going to reach so many more people.  I just did a book called The 30-Day Sobriety Solution.  It came out in January.  It’s got 95 reviews on Amazon.  Ninety-three of them are five-star reviews, and three of them are one-star reviews.  So, you’re always going to have people that are going to go, “This doesn’t work.  These guys are full of it.”  You’ve got to develop a thick skin. Your message isn’t for everybody.  You know, if I had a message for fundamentalist Christians, that might turn off the New-Agers living in San Francisco.   If I had a new age message, it might turn people off, you know, going to Joel Osteen’s church in Texas.  So, you’re not going to please everybody, and you just have to confront that.  Get over that fear. Really spend time on getting a great title.  You know, the “Chicken Soup for the Soul” title came in a meditation.  Originally, we got rejected by a lot of people, but that title is now a brand worth almost a billion dollars.  You know, there’s “Chicken Soup for the Soul” cat food and dog food.  It’s ridiculous what has happened with that, and we actually won a brand management award in Asia for the best brand in books and so forth. I was counseling some people that were writing a book, and it was about how to avoid your children, declaring you incompetent and assigning you to an insane asylum so that they can take your wealth.  They had some big, legalistic title that nobody would pay any attention to.  We ended up with, “How to Protect Yourself from Your Own Children in Old Age”.  So, people are like, “Stop.  What is that?  I want to know what that is.”  Really invest in a good title.  Sometimes you might have to pay a consultant to brainstorm with you. Your book is going to be sitting on a table somewhere, or spine out on a shelf.  You want something that’s going to grab you.  We did a lot of research on titles.  You can actually muscle test titles.  Put covers of a book in front of somebody and have them muscle test it.  If they go weak when you push down their arm, when they’re looking at your book, they won't but it. They will look at that cover, and they won’t know why they didn’t buy it, but they won’t buy it. We had a guy that had a book called Dumpster Diving for Wealth.  People were throwing away valuable things in their dumpsters, and the cover was a guy’s butt sticking out of a dumpster.  Everyone we tested with that cover went weak.  When we took the guy out of the dumpster and had him standing next to it with something valuable, everyone tested strong.  Nobody wanted their face in a garbage bin, basically.  So, there are a lot of tricks like that you can learn along the way.  You’re sending a message to people emotionally, and you don’t even know you’re doing it.  That’s, I think, a critical piece of it too. Another thing is to set big goals.  You’ve got to dream big.  Set a big goal.  We set a goal to sell a million and a half books in a year and a half, and our publisher laughed at us.  He said, “You’ll be lucky to sell 20,000.”  We said, “No.  We’re going to visualize it.  We’re going to affirm it.”  We put mock New York Times headlines all around our office.  You know, “Chicken Soup for the Soul Sells 1.5 Million”.  We made up fake bestseller lists with our book #1 in the New York Times.  Now you can do it on your computer, but then we did it with whiteout, back in 1993. You have to have that big dream, and then visualize it.  We used to visualize bookstore windows where the whole window was filled with Chicken Soup books, just like you see them when the new Harry Potter book comes out.  Well, three years later there were bookstores with whole windows full of Chicken Soup books.  People underestimate visualization.  See, you want to live in that dream as if it’s already true.  This is basic “Law of Attraction 101”, but it works. Visualizing There are two things that are important:  You want to have a vision board where you have some external images.  For example, you sitting next to Oprah.  You can Photoshop it.  I just was on Super Soul Sunday in December; I had Oprah on my vision board for a year before that.  I wanted to be on Super Soul Sunday, so I had that, and in September I get a call out of the blue.  We weren’t even talking to our editors and producers.  Images of a headline with how many books you’ve sold.  Pictures of your books you can mock up.  You can go on Fiverr and have someone for $5 make all kinds of images for you. Then, what you want to do is maybe have 3x5 cards, or index cards, with your affirmations.  “I’m so happy and grateful that I’ve sold a million copies of Real Fast Writing,” or whatever it is. You read your affirmation with enthusiasm, close your eyes, and then visualize what you would see from inside your eyes as if you were looking out at the world, with some iconic image that says, “I’ve made it.”  So, whether it’s the $1,000,000 check, the headline, your cover on Writer’s Digest.  You know, Success Magazine or whatever it might be.  Visualize that, and feel the feelings that you would feel if you already had that experience. The feelings are the gas.  The feelings are the turbocharger.  It’s like a car.  The destination, you put in Waves or your GPS, is the goal.  The gas that moves the car forward is your emotions.  So, feel the emotions strongly, believe it’s possible, and do that for a couple of minutes.  Then you just go live your day, but pay attention because you’re going to get downloads of ideas. I was over in Hawaii, after the first Chicken Soup for the Soul book came out.  I was in Turtle Bay Hilton.  I remember this, and I was visualizing our book having sold over a million copies.  And, I did that for about seven minutes.  I was just really into it, and then I came out, and all of the sudden I was just flooded with ideas.  “What if you put a book in the back of every limo driving to LAX?”  And, the limo driver, he would start to read the book, and the person would say, “Where can I get this?”  The limo driver says, “I’ve got a box in my back car.”  You know, “Sixteen dollars, you’ve got one.” What if they were in every salon where people are waiting for their nails and their hair to dry?  They could sell them to the people there.  Well, we had sales people going into every salon on Ventura Blvd selling our books.  Doctor’s offices, Chiropractors’ offices. We were in bakeries, Shell stations, etc.  Places where you wouldn’t expect to find books, which we later called “bypass marketing,” bypassing the book stores.  Now we have Amazon, and websites, and all that stuff.  That wasn’t available to us in 1993.  So, those ideas will start to come, and then you have to act on them.  That’s another thing about the mindset; it has to be an action-oriented mindset. I always say, “Birthing the book is the feminine quality.  Marketing the book is the masculine quality.”  A lot of people give birth to their book, but then they put it in the dumpster behind the hospital.  They don’t raise it.  I actually have a son who wrote about getting through his drug experiences as a teenager, called Long Past Stopping.  It’s a fabulous book, and he refused to do media.  He was just too shy, and the book never did well. You know, here I am, his father, teaching him all of this stuff, but he was so shy and so afraid of rejection, he wouldn’t do it.  You’ve got to do the sales stuff.  You’ve got to get out there and talk about your books. Additional Steps: Marketing I have a handout that I give out at writer’s workshops called, “How to Market a Bestselling Book”.  There are 37 steps, which we don’t have time for.  Just some other steps that are important. Read books on marketing. John Kremer wrote a great book called 1,001 Ways to Market Your Books.  Well, when we did Chicken, we took about 900 of those, that we thought were relevant, and made a Post-it for each one. I had two staff people writing them for days.  We put them on a wall, about 12 feet long, and every day we took a Post-it off and did it.  It took us two years to get through all those post-its, but by the end of that, we were #1 on the New York Times list and we stayed there for three years.  Then, the second book came out, and it was #2.  It was there for three years.  At one point, we had #1, #2, and #3 on the New York Times list because we kept doing those things. I think hiring a media coach [is important] because most of us don’t know how to make good media; there are secrets to that.  I’ll give you one.  John Gray taught me this--the guy [who wrote] Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus.  You talk about that your life’s going along at a certain level, then something bad happens.  You have an accident, you get cancer, your daughter gets pregnant, you lose your job, bankruptcy happens, you lose your mortgage. Then you’re down in the pits, down here.  Then you discover something that gets you out of the pit. My book, The Success Principles, may have helped you, and for someone else, it may have been a book on cancer, or nutrition, or how to eat holistically.  Then, when you put that into action, not only did you get better, you got better than you were before.  Now, you’re up here, and this thing you discovered is what my book is about, and it’s going to help you because you’re down here and you’re in the same situation.  You don’t know what to do with your kid, you’re divorced, you’re laid off, you just got a new job as a manager and you don’t know what the hell you’re doing.  That’s what my book will teach you to do.  That little model will get you through any talk show, any podcast, and people will identify with you because they identify being down in that crater. I’ve got this great idea, and everyone tells me I should write a book.  Now I’m depressed because I don’t know what to do. They discover you, and you help them get their book written.  Now they’re up here, and they’re wealthy, and they’re on Oprah.  So, it’s that kind of a thing, and you have to have your little success stories.  You can tell them not just about your own life, but about all the people that you’ve helped so far with this methodology, technique, book, or whatever it might be. There are other points like, “How do you get on the covers of magazines,” and “How do you get in the airline magazines?”  The world today is a podcast world.  Tim Ferriss, who wrote The 4-Hour Work Week, understood that very quickly.  Bloggers and Podcasters are the new book tour.  So, you have to know how to play in that world and become one so that you have the respect of the other people.  Tim started forwarding everyone’s blogs a year before his book came out.  I actually mentored him in the writing of his book.  He’s now far surpassed me in the marketing side for, you know, the younger generation.  But, the reality is that you should study the people that have been successful. As Tony Robbins says, “Success leaves clues.”  I’ve left clues. John Kremer is leaving clues.  There are a lot of people who are bestsellers leaving clues.  So study that.  I watch an hour of Ted Talks, and podcasts, and YouTube videos every single day.  There’s so much information out there that we have to be lifelong learners. Here’s a real cool thing one of my friends does.  He does a three-minute video blog every single day.  He was here in my house a couple of weeks ago.  He was in the guest room, I thought, and I walk into my office, and he has his camera out, and he’s going, “I’m in Jack Canfield’s office, and if you’ll notice, there’s 3,000 books in here.  Leaders are readers.  Look at all of these books.  You need to be reading.  By the way, one of the books you need to read is…” And then he promoted some book.  He does this sort of thing every single day. He went from having 600 people at his workshops to 800, to 1,000, every single day, all around the world.  When I met him, he was making $140,000 a year.  He makes over a million a year now.  Again, he took a little course with me on how to be a bestseller, and then he applied this one technique better than anyone I know, and he’s got a huge following. Learning More From Jack I just want to say one thing about the Bestseller Blueprint.  I got together with Steve Harrison, and we, not only with myself, but with about 10 other bestsellers, we put together a course, literally from A-Z. The course teaches you everything you need to know about how to write the book, how to name the chapters so that they become hooks for the media, how to market the book, how to get on radio shows, how to get magazine interviews, etc. I mean, there’s so much in there. So, I really want to encourage people to check that out, and you can just go to BestsellerBlueprint.com.  Go to JackCanfield.com for my workshops.  I do two “Break Through to Success” seminars every year, and then we are doing some one-day workshops around the world.  We have books, and tapes, and all of that good stuff.  But, my parting line would be this: “You have everything you need to do everything you want.  All you have to do is believe that and take action on that.  And, if you follow the principles of taking action, responding to feedback, and continuing on and never giving up, you can achieve every goal you want in life.  I’m proof of that, and there’s millions of people around the world that are proof of that.” Resources: Some of Jack's Books: Chicken Soup for the Soul Chicken Soup for the Recovering Soul Chicken Soup for the Teen Soul Chicken Soup for the Cancer Patient Soul The Success Principles Tapping Into Ultimate Success Other Books Jack Mentioned: Dial Down the Drama: Reducing Conflict and Reconnecting with Your Teenage Daughter-- A Guide for Mothers Everywhere. The One Minute Manager Long Past Stopping 1,001 Ways to Market Your Books The 4-Hour Work Week Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus Real Fast Results Community If you are diggin’ on this stuff and really love what we’re doing here at Real Fast Results, would you please do me a favor? Head on over to iTunes, and make sure that you subscribe to this show, download it, and rate & review it. That would be an awesome thing. Of course, we also want to know your results. Please share those results with us at http://www.realfastresults.com/results. As always, go make results happen!

Parenting in the Rain, Episode 3 In This Episode: Penny Williams is a parent of a child with ADHD and the author of several books. For her most recent book, Insider’s Guide to ADHD, Penny provides clarity regarding what it is like to be a child with ADHD. She surveyed and spoke with adults about what it is like to be a child growing up with ADHD. Knowledge is power.  As adults that care about children with ADHD, we need to learn everything we can about it to best understand and help our children.   Stepping back from the situation and looking at the child’s perception in a difficult situation is a helpful approach to get an accurate picture of what is happening for them. Being present with our children can make such a huge difference.   Communicating effectively is one of the things that children with developmental delays struggle with. Remaining calm with our children allows us to keep a focus on helping them self-regulate their emotions during emotionally stressful times. When parents and teachers are calm, it is easier to help children focus on the task at hand. Emotionally detaching when children say things out of anger such as “I hate you”, “You’re the worst mom/dad in the world!” etc. can help deescalate difficult situations. Some children with ADHD that need sensory stimulation have their problematic behavior  reinforced when adults respond with an argument.  Remaining in a calm manner is the key to helping calm the situation down. The more that we can remain calm with our child, the shorter the emotional outbursts will be. It is so important to keep structure in a child’s schedule, especially when parenting a child with ADHD.  Predictable schedules can give the child a sense of security. Posting a calendar for the family schedule and upcoming events/activities can be really helpful. Doing what works best for your family is important.  A one size fits all approach to parenting a child with ADHD isn’t practical. Verbiage is important.  Refraining from expressions such as “my ADHD child” can help you and your child focus more on the child and not their diagnosis of Attention Deficit Disorder.  “See your child first, not their ADHD.”  ADHD is just one facet of them. Focusing on the strengths of our children and not their weaknesses can really help the parent and child feel a higher sense of positivity.  Sometimes children can feel inundated their weaknesses.  A focus on their strengths can send them down a healthier path. A main goal is to help our children with independence.  Letting them do and/or learn how to do for themselves is so helpful for them long-term. Self-esteem is often an issue with children with ADHD.  Often people with ADHD feels like they can’t do anything right, so focusing on the strengths can really help them to see the positive and build a higher sense of self-efficacy. Resources (Some of These Resources Are Affiliate Links)   https://www.pinterest.com/pennywauthor/ https://www.facebook.com/PennyWilliamsAuthor https://twitter.com/BeingPenny http://parentingadhdandautism.com/ “Create Routines” Morning Checklist – http://www.jackieflynnconsulting.com/adhdhelp  or TEXT adhdhelp to 44222  

Lean Startup is a term I hear often. Recently, I was asked to talk about Lean Startups to a corporate group, followed by being asked to speak to a high school class on the same subject. So I wanted to share with you. Lean startups is about about starting or growing a company without going broke. It is a process for entrepreneurship. Image is by Stephen Radford (modified) is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Click to Listen Video Validating Your Business Idea - Quick Notes from the Podcast The myth and reality of entrepreneurship – Life in a Van down by the river. What is a minimally viable product (MVP) and why does it matter? Why we need an MVP and the resistance! How to use the Lean process to get to the MVP. Our own examples of being in scope creep mode and how we got out. No matter how much you plan, you will be wrong. How to size your startup by determining the potential revenue. [Tweet "Starting Lean helps you avoid entrepreneurial scope creep. #entrepreneurship"] Resources (Some of my favorites) The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses EntreLeadership: 20 Years of Practical Business Wisdom from the Trenches The Art of the Start 2.0: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything Check out Entrepreneur Dream Academy! This podcast was supposed to be the 4th in a series I was doing with Anthony Witt from The Champion Entrepreneur - but things got lost in the mix and I just put this out. Anthony and I are still working together on Entrepreneur Dream Academy (See below). Check out the other podcasts we have done in this series: Episode 102 - Finding Your Why Episode 103 - How to Find Your Passion and Your Why Episode 104 - Validating Your Business Idea Want to learn how to find your passion and make it profitable? Anthony and I are launching Entrepreneur Dream Academy in mid-September! We will be coaching a small group of hopeful entrepreneurs to help them find a business they love and develop a solid plan. We will walk each person through the process and give them the tools and connections they need to make a real go of it. Have you ever dreamed of starting a business? Have you ever thought about leaving the corporate world? Or are you just looking for something on the side. (Everyone needs to make 25% of their income from a side business – see why here!) **We are only going to take the first 8 who signup. Once we have 8, it closes! iTunes If you liked this, please subscribe to it on iTunes. Subscribing is simple! Go to iTunes. Click OPEN IN iTUNES Hit subscribe! While there why not leave me a review! Stitcher If you are a Stitcher listener, I have not left you out! Just click Company of One on Stitcher!