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Bob responds to recent tweets that believe trade deficits are a sign of economic strength. He also includes an op-ed from Robert Barro and a clip from Milton Friedman, to show that even big gun economists can often speak in misleading ways when it comes to trade deficits.Bob's Article on Free Traders Defending Deficits: Mises.org/HAP492aThe FRED Chart Referenced in this Episode: Mises.org/HAP492bBob's 2007 Mises Daily article on Capital Surplus: Mises.org/HAP492cBob's 2007 Mises Daily article Predicting the Recession: Mises.org/HAP492dThe Human Action Podcast Episode on International Trade: Mises.org/HAP492eThe Mises Institute is giving away 100,000 copies of Murray Rothbard's, What Has Government Done to Our Money? Get your free copy at Mises.org/HAPodFreeJoin us May 15–17, 2025, at the Mises Institute for our Revisionist History of War Conference: Mises.org/RHW

Bob responds to recent tweets that believe trade deficits are a sign of economic strength. He also includes an op-ed from Robert Barro and a clip from Milton Friedman, to show that even big gun economists can often speak in misleading ways when it comes to trade deficits.Bob's Article on Free Traders Defending Deficits: Mises.org/HAP492aThe FRED Chart Referenced in this Episode: Mises.org/HAP492bBob's 2007 Mises Daily article on Capital Surplus: Mises.org/HAP492cBob's 2007 Mises Daily article Predicting the Recession: Mises.org/HAP492dThe Human Action Podcast Episode on International Trade: Mises.org/HAP492eThe Mises Institute is giving away 100,000 copies of Murray Rothbard's, What Has Government Done to Our Money? Get your free copy at Mises.org/HAPodFreeJoin us May 15–17, 2025, at the Mises Institute for our Revisionist History of War Conference: Mises.org/RHW

One of the common worries about a hard money like gold or Bitcoin is that large price deflation could make lending and investment impossible because nominal interest rates can't go below 0%. Bob explains why these fears are invalid.The Charts Used in This Episode Can Be Viewed Here: Mises.org/HAP491aThe Mises Institute is giving away 100,000 copies of Murray Rothbard's, What Has Government Done to Our Money? Get your free copy at Mises.org/HAPodFreeJoin us May 15–17, 2025, at the Mises Institute for our Revisionist History of War Conference: Mises.org/RHW

One of the common worries about a hard money like gold or Bitcoin is that large price deflation could make lending and investment impossible because nominal interest rates can't go below 0%. Bob explains why these fears are invalid.The Charts Used in This Episode Can Be Viewed Here: Mises.org/HAP491aThe Mises Institute is giving away 100,000 copies of Murray Rothbard's, What Has Government Done to Our Money? Get your free copy at Mises.org/HAPodFreeJoin us May 15–17, 2025, at the Mises Institute for our Revisionist History of War Conference: Mises.org/RHW

Episode #692: Least expensive Superbowl of the decade: Chiefs vs. Eagles 2025 New Orleans hosting Superbowl 2025 Our cheap furniture from Wayfair New Orleans tourism Catching up with Marcus Jordan's life Bravo's Real Housewives of Miami drama Labrughini vs. Lamborghini (again!!) Atlanta: the kingdom of the non existing jobs The secrets of the RHW of Atlanta Bryan is the Simon Cowell of dads in family dance parties Most famous misheard lyrics The Eagles at The Sphere Ozzy Osbourne's last show! Watch episode #692 on Youtube Text us or leave us a voicemail: +1 (212) 433-3TCB FOLLOW US: Instagram:  @thecommercialbreak Youtube: youtube.com/thecommercialbreak TikTok: @tcbpodcast Website: www.tcbpodcast.com CREDITS: Hosts: Bryan Green & Krissy Hoadley Executive Producer: Bryan Green Producer: Astrid B. Green Voice Over: Rachel McGrath To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Since the dawn of time, our pro-natalist society has implemented certain systems, norms and lenses in which we view child rearing. These often oppressive and coercive conditions make it difficult for many to think about their reproductive options. But with the emergence of artificial wombs and womb transplants, what impact could this have on reproductive autonomy? And what ethical and political questions will follow?    Brigitte Gerstl is the program manager for the uterus transplant program at the Royal Hospital for Women (RHW). Brigitte played a pivotal role in establishing Australia's first live donor uterus transplant research study program at the RHW, she is currently developing the deceased donor pathway within the program. In this role, she oversees patient screening, ethics, and governance, while also monitoring patient progress and clinical and psychosocial outcomes.  Dr. Luara Ferracioli is Associate Professor in Political Philosophy at the University of Sydney. Her main areas of research are the ethics of immigration and family justice.  Mianna Lotz is an academic, ethics advisor, and Associate Professor of Philosophy at Macquarie University where she specialises in and teaches ethics and applied ethics with a research focus on emerging reproductive technologies, adoption, surgical innovation, family ethics, and the welfare and rights of children and parents.  Chaired by Kathryn MacKay, Senior Lecturer at Sydney Health Ethics. 

Dr. Adam goes into depth about The Browns' arrival in Vegas. Including Kody's birthday party, modesty culture, and more as the family finds (longer term) rental homes and a new life. That and he sings a bit of "Old Town Road." For some reason. Want more Sister Wives Professor content? Check out SW Deep Dives on specific topics, Office Hours affirmational podcasts, analyses of Plathville, RHW, and more on Patreon here: ⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/thesisterwivesprofessor⁠⁠⁠ Like and/or follow TSWP on Facebook here! ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61554877171173⁠⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesisterwivesprofessor/support

Surprise! I wanted to give you all on the public feed a little extra and one of my Faculty tier patrons had suggested I release this custom podcast to all of you, so I hope you like it. MILF Manor is an experience i'll never forget, and I suspect you won't either. There's a lot going on here, to say the least. I won't spoil any of it. If you want more content from me, including more podcasts like this covering Girls Next Door, My 600 Pound Life, Plathville, RHW and more, patreon.com/thesisterwivesprofessor is the way to go. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesisterwivesprofessor/support

The move to Vegas has arrived! The Brown family leaves Utah under dubious circumstances. Their communication behaviors show stress, anxiety, and a lot of friction - including the teenagers and small Brown children. Dr. Adam does a deep dive into all that's surrounding this major event in the Brown family. Want more Sister Wives Professor content? Check out SW Deep Dives on specific topics, Office Hours affirmational podcasts, analyses of Plathville, RHW, and more on Patreon here: ⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/thesisterwivesprofessor⁠⁠⁠ Like and/or follow TSWP on Facebook here! ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61554877171173⁠⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesisterwivesprofessor/support

Kody does his best Mission Impossible attempting to find homes in Vegas (and trying to pretend not to be excited about it) while Christine openly struggles with their decisions. Also: party time! Meri's birthday rolls around, and so do the 1970s! Dr. Adam takes a look at the tension beneath the surface as the move approaches. Want more Sister Wives Professor content? Check out SW Deep Dives on specific topics, Office Hours affirmational podcasts, analyses of Plathville, RHW, and more on Patreon here: ⁠⁠patreon.com/thesisterwivesprofessor⁠⁠ Like and/or follow TSWP on Facebook here! ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61554877171173⁠

Christmas! Cabin! Stress! Dr. Adam takes a look at the Brown family's last Christmas before the move to Las Vegas. There's a lot said and unsaid here, and the family dynamics become clearer as Robyn forces her way into a role she insists upon. Want more Sister Wives Professor content? Check out SW Deep Dives on specific topics, Office Hours affirmational podcasts, analyses of Plathville, RHW, and more on Patreon here: patreon.com/thesisterwivesprofessor Like and/or follow TSWP on Facebook here! https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61554877171173

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Week 9 MLS Gambling Podcast Predictions presented by The Sports Gambling Podcast Network. The 2023 MLS season continues Saturday, April 22nd. Jacob (@PickManagement) had an unbelievable Week 8 going 6-0 on his Best Bets! Ty (@Trods1019) had his 3rd winning row in a week and looks to make it four in a row! Jacob and Ty talk about their Week 8 reactions before diving into their Week 9 previews, predictions, and best bets. In addition to the guy's Week 9 Preview and Predictions, the guys welcome Chris Bassett, husband to Candice Dillard-Bassett cast member of the Real Housewives of Potomac. He plays an RHW-themed game, talks Bravo drama, gives his thoughts on MLS + American Soccer system, and gives his pick for this year's MLS Cup Champion. Our preview and predictions are presented by the MLS Gambling Podcast on the Sports Gambling Podcast Network! Like & Subscribe! Give us a review as well Join the SGPN community #DegensOnly Discuss with fellow degens on Discord - https://sg.pn/discord SGPN Merch Store - https://sg.pn/store Download The Free SGPN App - https://sgpn.app Check out the Sports Gambling Podcast on YouTube - https://sg.pn/YouTube Check out our website - https://sg.pn/ Support us by supporting our partners ShadyRays.com code SGPN - 50% OFF 2+ pairs of polarized sunglasses SwordVitality.com code SGPN - Increase blood flow + stamina Tawkify.com/SGPN - 20% off when you become a client Underdog Fantasy code SGPN - 100% Deposit Match up to $100 - https://sg.pn/underdog Follow The Hosts On Social Media MLS Podcast -@MLSSGPN (Twitter) @MLSGamblingPodcast (TikTok) Ty Roder -@trods1019 (Twitter) Jacob Rebb- @PickManagement (Twitter + TikTok) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Week 9 MLS Gambling Podcast Predictions presented by The Sports Gambling Podcast Network. The 2023 MLS season continues Saturday, April 22nd. Jacob (@PickManagement) had an unbelievable Week 8 going 6-0 on his Best Bets! Ty (@Trods1019) had his 3rd winning row in a week and looks to make it four in a row! Jacob and Ty talk about their Week 8 reactions before diving into their Week 9 previews, predictions, and best bets. In addition to the guy's Week 9 Preview and Predictions, the guys welcome Chris Bassett, husband to Candice Dillard-Bassett cast member of the Real Housewives of Potomac. He plays an RHW-themed game, talks Bravo drama, gives his thoughts on MLS + American Soccer system, and gives his pick for this year's MLS Cup Champion. Our preview and predictions are presented by the MLS Gambling Podcast on the Sports Gambling Podcast Network! Like & Subscribe! Give us a review as well Join the SGPN community #DegensOnly Discuss with fellow degens on Discord - https://sg.pn/discord SGPN Merch Store - https://sg.pn/store Download The Free SGPN App - https://sgpn.app Check out the Sports Gambling Podcast on YouTube - https://sg.pn/YouTube Check out our website - https://sg.pn/ Support us by supporting our partners ShadyRays.com code SGPN - 50% OFF 2+ pairs of polarized sunglasses SwordVitality.com code SGPN - Increase blood flow + stamina Tawkify.com/SGPN - 20% off when you become a client Underdog Fantasy code SGPN - 100% Deposit Match up to $100 - https://sg.pn/underdog Follow The Hosts On Social Media MLS Podcast -@MLSSGPN (Twitter) @MLSGamblingPodcast (TikTok) Ty Roder -@trods1019 (Twitter) Jacob Rebb- @PickManagement (Twitter + TikTok) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Layne Gibbons, wife of Kyle Gibbons, who plays in Val Gardena in the Alps Hockey League, joins me on BTI for the SECOND time. I felt we could all use a light hearted and funny conversation and I knew she was my go-to girl! In this episode, we talk about: Visa Issues and Flying Super Late in our Pregnancies Finding Dog Sitters + Baby Sitters Abroad Funny Situations with Teams ALL THINGS POP CULTURE. Bravo, RHW, Vanderpump Rules, Kardashians, Ultimatum + Love is Blind, F***, Marry, Kill. You name it, we went there. We hope this episode puts a smile on your face!   Follow me on Instagram!  Follow Layne on Instagram! Listen to our Episode on Friendships: A Reason, A Season or a Lifetime  Get 15% off your order at my Online Boutique SALT. with the code ice.

It is easier to increase sales than it is to cut expenses. In the words of Adrian Van Zelfden, “You cannot shrink your way to profit.” Cost-cutting CEO's are hailed as geniuses by Wall Street and lauded as saviors by private equity firms because cost-cutting always works in the short-term. But that's not how you build a business. When Roger Smith rose from his position of accounting clerk to become CEO of General Motors in 1981, Wall Street saw him as a brilliant businessman who was “optimizing operations” and “maximizing profits.” But anyone who loved cars could see that he was destroying one of America's great companies. When I complained to one of my brothers-in-law that the GM brands were rapidly losing their distinct identities to become a bland blend of nothingness, he said, “You don't understand business. It costs a lot to engineer and tool a new model of car for each GM brand,” (Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick and Cadillac,) “so Roger Smith is building all the cars on a single platform. But each brand will get its own grill and headlights and interior and taillights.” I said, “Perhaps I don't understand business, but I understand marketing and reputation-building from the hair of my head to the soles of my feet and I'm telling you that Roger Smith is destroying General Motors.” Every time I point out the dangers of an unsustainable plan to cash in on the 90-day attention span of the American investor, I am told, “You don't understand business.” Always those same four words. Prior to the arrival of “optimizing, maximizing” Roger Smith in 1981, GM held 46% of the U.S. car market. By the time he left 9 years later, market share had slipped to 35.4% and was rapidly falling. When asked about the plummeting market share, he defended the bottom line: “You don't pay dividends on market share.” By depriving his brands of the oxygen of creativity and innovation, Roger Smith choked the life out of General Motors.Oldsmobile died. Pontiac died. Buick is not far behind. GM's market share in 2021 was only 15.2% of the U.S. car market. This did not have to happen. “Critics say Smith's greatest flaw was overemphasizing that bottom-line mentality rather than working on improving product quality. ‘He was a bean counter,' says Owen Bieber, who was president of the United Auto Workers during much of Smith's tenure. ‘Suddenly, GM started making a lot of cars that looked alike. I used to tell him that you can't have a Cadillac that looks like a Chevrolet and expect to sell them both.'” – Los Angeles Times, Dec 1, 2007 By 1989 GM was losing $2000 on every GM10 it built. Asked by Fortune magazine why the program had failed, Roger Smith answered: “I don't know. It's a mysterious thing.” In June, 2009, when GM dropped to its knees and begged the bankruptcy courts for mercy, Motor Trend magazine had this to say, “Less than a year after celebrating its centenary, the company we knew as General Motors is dead. Once the richest and most powerful automaker in the world; the symbol of American industrial might; the engine room of the American economy, General Motors is now officially bankrupt.”* You cannot shrink your way to profit. Roy H. Williams * June 1, 2009 – A series of bad decisions based on grievously flawed assumptions led to GM having just $82 billion in assets and $173 billion in liabilities on June 1, 2009. This is a scenario that routinely repeats itself, but no one seems to be paying attention. – RHW

Your actions cast a shadow across space and time, affecting people directly – or indirectly – for generations.You already know this. The rest of what I'm about to tell you is speculative, but I believe I am right: Visually, a shadow is a hole in the light. A shadow carries the distorted shape of a moment beyond the moment itself. A shadow speaks of consequences. A silhouette is not a shadow. A silhouette is what we see when we look toward the light. A silhouette speaks of things to come. Painters and writers and photographers and historians and the makers of movies have always seen this, always known it. You have always known it, too. Shadows speak of the past. Silhouettes speak of the future. When you see a silhouette on the horizon, you immediately think, “And then what happened?” You can use these ideas to deepen the subtlety and artistry of your communication. Don't worry that your reader/listener/viewer won't understand. Trust their deep intuition. Trust the right hemispheres of their brains, that half whose principal function is to make connections and predictions through the recognition of patterns. Gut feelings, hunches, premonitions, and intuitions are psychological products of that wordless, pattern-recognizing logic of the right hemispheres of our brains. Zig-zagging enthusiastically back-and-forth across that landscape of possibilities, making connections and seeing patterns, you have a beagle in your brain. I call mine Indy. What do you call yours? Roy H. Williams PS – Einstein was a scientist who saw that time and space and reality itself were tied to the speed of light. E = MC2 : E – the energy in a thing = M – its mass x C2 – the speed of light, squared. In the first chapter of an ancient Jewish book of Beginnings, God says, “Let there be light” and our universe springs into existence. Scientists call this the Big Bang. Einstein, being Jewish, was familiar with the original story. We call it the speed of light, but a more accurate way to think of it would be the speed of reality; the frame-rate of the universe. Indy Beagle will explain the math of this conjecture in the rabbit hole. To enter the rabbit hole just click the silhouette of Indiana Beagle standing at the bottom of the clock in the image at the top of the memo. Each click of an image in the rabbit hole will take you one page deeper. This week, there are 20 pages in all.– RHW

I am beyond excited to have been joined by my internet bestie Christine Biancavilla. She is a pop culture connoisseur and fashion queen. We talked all things Bravo, Erika Jayne, Jen Shah, and of course, it wouldn't be an episode of Hot Off The Mess if there weren't some stream of consciousness detours. Enjoy the episode!

Did you know that mood and mode share the same root word?1 I point this out because you cannot take your customer where you want them to go until you first meet them where they are. And where they are is in one of two different moods, or modes of shopping: transactional mode and relational mode. Each of us operates in both modes, but we tend to choose our mode according to the category. If the category in question is one which you (1.) have an interest, (2.) have no preferred provider, and (3.) are willing to spend time to save money, you will approach that purchase in transactional mode. If the category in question is one which you (1.) have no interest, (2.) have a name in mind that you feel good about2, and (3.) are willing to spend money to save time, you will approach that purchase in relational mode. A customer in relational mode Thinks long term. Considers today's transaction to be one in a series of many. Does not enjoy comparison shopping or negotiating. Fears only “making a poor choice.” Hopes to find an expert they can trust. Is willing to spend money to save time. Desires a long-term solution provider. Is likely to become a repeat customer. A customer in transactional mode Thinks short term. Considers today's transaction to be the end of the relationship. Enjoys the process of shopping and negotiating. Fears only “paying more than they had to pay.” Considers themself to be the expert. Is willing to spend time to save money. Desires a lower price. Is a good source of word-of-mouth advertising. Relational customers are High CAP: High Conversion High Average Sale High Profit Margin Transactional customers are Low CAP: Low Conversion Low Average Sale Low Profit Margin When you target High CAP customers in Relational Mode, you face these dangers. You must create a company culture https://www.mondaymorningmemo.com/by-mr-jenkins-told-me/ (that causes your employees to take pride) in delivering the experience that is expected by the customer in relational shopping mode. If you disappoint the relational customer, they take it as a personal betrayal. You were their trusted provider and you let them down. When you target Low CAP customers in Transactional Mode, you face these dangers: Transactional customers have no loyalty to you. Your relationship ends when the transaction is complete. Transactional customers who are attracted to you for reasons of price alone will abandon you for the same reason. There is nothing that someone else cannot do a little worse and sell a little cheaper. This is why no business is secure when it targets customers in transactional shopping mode. The words you use in your ads send signals to your customers. Do your word choices appeal to customers in relational mode, or do they speak to customers in transactional mode? Give it some thought, because it really is a big deal. Roy H. Williams 1 Latin modus “measure, extent, quantity; proper measure, rhythm, song; a way, manner, fashion, style,” from a Proto-Indo-European root med “take appropriate measures.” 2 When you “feel good about a name,” it is because you have repeatedly heard good things about that company though advertising or word-of-mouth. My friend Bill Bergh taught me about Transactional and Relational modes of decision making when he sketched it on a paper placemat in an Irish pub in Calgary more than 20 years ago and Wizard of Ads partner https://wizardofads.org/partner/ryan-chute/ (Ryan Chute) showed me some amazing High CAP/Low CAP data just 2 weeks ago. Thanks, Bill and Ryan! – RHW

Episode 176 with Anna Widmer. Bitcoin stories are all the rage (0:54). Anna joins the show (6:37) and talks baby stuff (8:35), intuitive eating (10:06), cookie dough (12:00), RHW (20:40), and butt cheek cleaning in the shower (24:23)

You are flying your small airplane on a beautiful day. There is a tiny speck on your windshield. Like the North Star, it doesn't move. This is why it escapes your notice. Had that speck begun moving across your windshield, you would have recognized it as another airplane. The fact that it doesn't move means that you and that speck will soon intersect unless one of you changes direction. That speck will quickly-all-at-once fill your windshield and then… I'm trying to teach you a new way of thinking about your blind spot.If you knew it was there, they wouldn't call it a blind spot. Blind spots are why it is wise for you and me to each have a special person in our lives to notice things we don't notice. You would be amazed at the number of times each week Princess Pennie has to point out specks on the windshield I didn't see. Right now, you are thinking to yourself, “What the wizard just told us completely contradicts Indy Beagle's assertion last week that, ‘Nothing is so annoying as unsolicited advice, for within it lies the assumption of superior wisdom.'” I'm not contradicting Indy, I'm just pointing out a speck on his windshield. Each of us – you, me, everyone – is limited in our perceptions. But we don't like to believe we are. Time-travel with me:In the second chapter of the first book of the Bible, God muses to himself, “It is not good for a person to be alone.” I think this is why He made so many of us, and why we are so different. Solomon, widely known for his wisdom, wrote, “Two are better than one…If one falls down, his partner can help him up. But pity the person who falls and has no one to help him up!” 1 And in the Proverbs, he wrote, “Whoever finds a partner finds a good thing.” 2 On page 148 of the book that won her the Nobel Prize in Literature,3 Olga Tokarczuk writes, “The world here is so large, so impossible to take in,” she said, fixing her gaze on me for a few seconds, testing me, “Agata is my wife.” I blinked, I had never heard one woman referring to another as “my wife” before. But I liked it. “You're surprised, aren't you?” I thought for a while. “I could have a wife, too,” I said with conviction. “It's better to live with someone than alone. It's easier to go through life together with someone than on one's own.” Allow me to conclude by revisiting your accusation that today's Monday Morning Memo contradicts last week's Monday Morning Memo written by Indy Beagle.Niels Bohr, the physicist who won the 1922 Nobel Prize in Physics, said, “The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth.” Please note that Niels Bohr was a physicist, not a philosopher. Stanislaw Lec, however, was a philosopher. He confirmed Niels Bohr's thesis about opposite truths by saying, “Proverbs contradict each other. That is the wisdom of a people.” 4 F. Scott Fitzgerald, the writer who gave us The Great Gatsby, summarized the idea of opposite truths this way, “The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.” Yes, F. Scott was a drunkard, but that doesn't mean he was wrong. Alcohol was a speck on his windshield. Sadly for F. Scott, that speck quickly-all-at-once filled his windshield when he was just 44 years old. I'm betting if he had it all to do over again, he would have let someone help him wipe that speck away. Roy H. Williams 1 Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 2 Proverbs 18:22 [Yeah, I wrote “partner” when Solomon said “wife.” Don't have a conniption. A person doesn't have to be your spouse – or even female – to point out the speck on your windshield. – RHW] 3 Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, p. 148 4 I've put 30 examples of “proverbs contradicting each other” in the rabbit hole for you. – Indy

Ryan's Summer Vacation featuring a week of co-hosts with Christopher Michaels starts off with a splash as Cara Miranda joins in on the fun. Tie dye and used Pottery Barn expert, Jessica Kellum, zooms in early to show off her surprisingly strong vocal cords and drops a bomb on viewers bigger than Kanye's presidential bid. The Glow Up Gals continue to Glow and Grow past 4,000 podcast downloads but still can't seem to locate Los Angeles on a map. Apple slices and 14ers are all young Asher needs to stay independent from the future RHW of South Orange County.Guests: https://www.instagram.com/glowupgalspodcastJessica Kellum @jkilzemCo-Host Cara Miranda @caraconnectsWant More Of The Chrises?!:Website: https://qwtchrises.com/ ∙ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/qwtchrises ∙ GoFundMe w/ Okizu “No Hair For Care”: https://www.gofundme.com/f/no-hair-for-care ∙ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/qwtchrises/ ∙ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYwSBT6UlTFuYoWUrn6fNNA ∙ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QWTChrises/ ∙ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/qwtchrises ∙ TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/Kjeod3/ ∙ Twitter: https://twitter.com/qwtchrises

Two weeks ago, I appeared onscreen during a business symposium in Montreal to answer a series of questions about, “How to Advertise Effectively.”Toward the end of my hour with them, a person in the audience asked, “What do you consider to be the top 3 books about Advertising?” The moderator smiled and said, “I can answer that,” and held up copies of The Wizard of Ads, Secret Formulas of the Wizard of Ads, and Magical Worlds of the Wizard of Ads. The audience laughed. I smiled and shook my head, “no.” “Number one is Marketing Outrageously by Jon Spoelstra. Number two is The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing by Al Ries and Jack Trout. Number three is Ogilvy on Advertising.”The audience went silent as everyone wrote those titles down. Prior to the publication of Jon Spoelstra's book in 2001, my recommended reading list contained only two books. But I discovered a kindred spirit in Jon Spoelstra. Even better than that, the thing Jon does best is the very thing I try to avoid. Let's take a look at the similarities and differences between Jon and me.Similarities: Jon and I agree that it is your message, not the media, that determines your success or failure. Likewise, we agree on the vital importance of avoiding the predictable by employing the new, the surprising, and the different. Thirdly, we both appreciate the role of intuition and agree that, loosely speaking, rules are for fools. Difference: Jon enjoys making big things happen fast, I do not.* When your back is against the wall and time is of the essence, Jon is the man to call. On numerous occasions, Jon has generously agreed to teach at Wizard Academy and he's always done it for free. But now he needs something from you and me. Don't worry. Like all of Jon's offers, this one is irresistible: Jon has a new book coming out next month and he's giving each of us an immediate download of it in exchange for our promise to post a book review on Amazon. You can say whatever you like in the book review. The goal is for Jon to have at least 100 reviews posted on the day his book is officially launched. 100 Amazon reviews sounds like it would be easy to accomplish, right? Trust me, it's not. Are you in? https://bookhip.com/THTGXS (Here's where to begin.) Roy H. Williams *Although I understand how to make big things happen fast, I find the anxiousness of it to be exhausting. Adrenaline is not my friend. It gives most people an energizing rush of excitement, (flight,) but in me it triggers only the rage of combat, (fight.) Consequently, I avoid clients who need an immediate miracle. This is undoubtedly selfish of me, but hey, I'm self-indulgent. You already knew that, right? – RHW

Brandi sits down with gay bestie / book agent. Her Gaygent, Michael Broussard! They talk about some upcoming book ideas, the audiobook recording of her NY Times Best Seller Drinking and Tweeting. How Brandi started using the word F*** on RHW and now you can't hear an episode without it! PLUS some fun stories and adventures Michael has had with some of his celebrity clients! Follow Michael on IG This episode supported by: Obe Fitness and use promo code BRANDI Watch and Subscribe to Brandi's YouTube Channel for some incredible stuff ! www.youtube.com/BrandiGlanvilleOfficial Keep up to date with Brandi on Instagram. Listen to all of Brandi's shows on strawhutmedia.com New shows are popping up all the time. Follow Straw Hut on instagram for the latest news! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brandi sits down with gay bestie / book agent. Her Gaygent, Michael Broussard! They talk about some upcoming book ideas, the audiobook recording of her NY Times Best Seller Drinking and Tweeting. How Brandi started using the word F*** on RHW and now you can't hear an episode without it! PLUS some fun stories and adventures Michael has had with some of his celebrity clients!Follow Michael on IGThis episode supported by:Obe Fitness and use promo code BRANDIWatch and Subscribe to Brandi's YouTube Channel for some incredible stuff !www.youtube.com/BrandiGlanvilleOfficialKeep up to date with Brandi on Instagram.Listen to all of Brandi's shows on strawhutmedia.comNew shows are popping up all the time. Follow Straw Hut on instagram for the latest news!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the day he died, long ago, a man said, “In this world you will have trouble.”I've never had reason to doubt him. Money trouble Work trouble Relationship trouble Legal trouble Health trouble Family trouble Tax trouble You don't get to choose whether or not you will have trouble. But you do get to choose whether or not you will let it dominate your thoughts and control your mood. I find it interesting that immediately after he said, “In this world you will have trouble,” the man went on to say, “but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.” What? Overcome the world? How? According to the story, http://www.mondaymorningmemo.com/theman/ (the man) was able to deal with all the trouble that came his way because of “the joy that was set before him.” In other words, he had an immovable North Star, a guiding light his thoughts were fixed upon. Troubles seem smaller when your mind is focused on something more interesting than the trouble, more important than the trouble, bigger than the trouble, happier than the trouble. The way to keep your troubles from filling your mind is to fill your mind with something else.Do you follow a North Star? Are you trying to make a difference? Do you have a purpose? You do? Excellent! Purpose is the primary ingredient of Adventure! The other two ingredients are stress and trouble. “It does not do you good to leave a dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.” ­ – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit (1937) “Fairy tales are more than true; not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.” – G.K. Chesterton (1909) In a 1961 letter to Frank and Jo Loesser, John Steinbeck said, “In the dark the other night I wrote in my head a whole dialogue between St. George and the Dragon. Very close relatives those two. Neither could exist without the other. They are eternally tied together – actually two parts of one whole… So St. George must always kill the dragon and it must be repeated, because if the dragon were ever finally killed, there would be no St. George – only a lonely man looking for something to do.” The adventure of St. George was made possible by the dragon.“It's when you're safe at home that you wish you were having an adventure. When you're having an adventure you wish you were safe at home.” – Thornton Wilder Are you fortunate enough to be facing a dragon? Are you in the middle of an adventure? Don't worry, everything is going to be fine in the end. If things aren't fine, it's not the end. Roy H. Williams PS – I don't know who first spoke those last two lines, but I would like to have known that person. Some say it was John Lennon (The Beatles,) Some say it was Paulo Coelho (The Alchemist,) and some say it was someone else (Someone Else.) The only thing that's certain is that it wasn't me. – RHW

You can choose a dragon or you can wait until a dragon chooses you, but every happy person fights one. Our dragons give us purpose. Our dragons give us adventure. The problem with adventure is that we seldom realize how much fun we're having until it's over.When you're having an adventure, you wish you were safe at home. But when you're safe at home you wish you were having an adventure. Challenge and reward and danger – the possibility of a negative outcome – these are the essential elements of adventure. The idle rich are bored because pleasure is no substitute for adventure. St. George must forever kill the dragon and the dragon must forever be killed, because if the dragon were ever finally killed, there would be nothing left but a lonely man looking for something to do.”– John Steinbeck (1961)Can you name your dragon, the one you are trying to slay? If you can't, let me tell you how to find him. Look in the darkness toward your personal north star – your impossible dream – and take a series of steps in that direction. Keep walking. Keep your eye on that star. Your dragon will soon appear. Fairy tales are more than true; not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.”– G.K. Chesterton (1909)Video games and movies and fiction books are surrogate adventures. Television shows – including the news – are surrogate adventures. Extramarital affairs are surrogate adventures. Gambling – including the stock market – is a surrogate adventure. Living for real is an actual adventure. Living for real means choosing to make a difference. Choosing to do a kindness for a stranger. Choosing to encourage a friend. Choosing to right a wrong. Choosing to apologize. Run unafraid toward the dragon that can never be slain. Carpe diem. Roy H. Williams PS – In addition to the dragon you already face, I'm going to introduce you to a HUGE new dragon in next week's MMMemo and it's a business dragon, not a personal one. Then two weeks from now I'll give you the final installment in the Living for Real series. The title is, What Does Your Ocean Whisper? – RHW

We tend to think of imitation as the opposite of innovation but I don't believe this is true. “Opposite” indicates opposed positions, left and right. But my observation is that innovation and imitation are usually the second and third positions in a continuing circle that has improvisation as its starting point. Here's how that circle is usually drawn: You are faced with a problem for which you have no solution, so you improvise. Or a known and trusted solution fails to perform as it has in the past, so you improvise. It is through such improvisation that innovation is most often discovered. Then, when the innovation has proven to be more efficient, it is imitated again and again to become our new state-of-the-art. It will be touted as a “best practice” for a while, then lose its luster to become merely the status quo, “the way things are done.” Yesterday's brilliant innovation then becomes traditional wisdom, and as new circumstances arise, we begin to suspect it to be more tradition than wisdom until finally it becomes “the box” in which we feel trapped. You'll say, “I need to think outside the box,” and improvisation will begin again. 1. Improvisation* 2. Innovation and 3. Imitation are three positions on a continuing circle, or more accurately, a spiral. Practical Applications of Chaos Theory is the final session on the last day of the Magical Worlds Communications Workshop at Wizard Academy, America's school for the imaginative, the courageous, and the ambitious. In that climactic session, the cognoscenti learn that a fractal image is merely the map of a chaotic system and that chaos, in science, is not randomness but rather precisely the opposite: a level of organization more complex than the human mind can follow. The cognoscenti then learn that fractal images are three-dimensional due to the repetitive nature of fractal self-similarity: a repetitive series of complex patterns that interlock to become a larger iteration of precisely that same pattern. In the simplest possible manifestation of this idea, a spiral is a series of spinning circles interlocked to become an increasingly larger series of spinning circles. That's when we begin to hear the voice of Solomon echoing through time and space as it has echoed for 3,000 years: “What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun. Is there anything of which one can say, ‘Look! This is something new'? It was here already, long ago; it was here before our time. No one remembers the former generations, and even those yet to come will not be remembered by those who follow them.” – Ecclesiastes, ch. 1 Another good Jewish boy, Brian Greene, is the theoretical physicist widely known for his ability to explain String Theory, reconciling quantum mechanics to general relativity and explaining the fundamental nature of time and space along the way. “Among the many features of String Theory, the following three are perhaps the most important ones to keep firmly in mind. First, gravity [general relativity theory – RHW] and quantum mechanics are part and parcel of how the universe works and therefore any purported unified theory must incorporate both. String theory accomplishes this. Second, studies by physicists over the past century have revealed that there are other key ideas – many of which have been experimentally confirmed – that appear central to our understanding of the universe. These include the concepts of spin…” – Brian Greene, The Elegant Universe, p.383 Wow. The spinning spiral must really be an essential law of nature if Brian Greene gives it first place on his short list of the laws of the universe. Improvisation, innovation and imitation are just repetitive phases in the ever-expanding spiral of human improvement. This leads us to the comic but profound paradox: “The only thing permanent is change.” Roy H.

Radio Ink magazine, published by Eric Rhoads, is the principal trade publication of the radio industry. Today we examine a feature article I wrote for that magazine recently. In it, I speak directly to the frustrations of the account executives – the salespeople – employed by America's 10,000+ commercial radio stations and the many hundreds of stations across Canada and Australia. I've decided to let you see what I told them; a peek behind the curtain, if you will. – RHW   Ad strategy is more difficult to teach than ad writing. Ad writing, essentially, is to choose: 1. an intriguing angle of approach into the subject matter and 2. the sharpest words and phrases to make your point. Ad strategy, essentially, is to choose: 1. the point you need to make. Bad strategy happens when you: 1. listen to an advertiser's wishful thinking and then 2. assume that a radio schedule that 3. delivers great frequency and 4. reaches the perfect audience 5. with really good copy will 6. make that advertiser's dream come true. If you've been selling radio long enough, you already know that a client's wishful thinking is a lever that will help you sell that client a radio schedule, but it takes a lot more than wishful thinking to motivate the client's customer. CLIENT: “I wish I could sell these items.” ACCOUNT EXEC: “Let me help you.” CLIENT: “How can you help me?” ACCOUNT EXEC: “We have a loyal audience.” (Insert success story here.) “Advertising is an investment in your future.” (Insert schedule and contract here.) “Now tell me exactly what makes these items different and special and better than the ones your competitor sells.” (You start taking notes like crazy. The client is animated. Sincere. Hopeful. Excited.) You return to the station with a contract and a run order. Now all you need is great copy, right? Let me pause here to say that it's not my goal to discourage you. My goal is only to open your eyes. I want you to see the problem clearly so that you no longer walk into a trap from which there is no escape. We will now continue. You work really hard and write a great piece of copy. Excellent copy. Miraculous copy. World-class copy. The greatest copy that has ever been written. Your co-workers love the ad. The client loves the ad. High-fives all around and champagne for everyone. The schedule runs. The ad airs. Everyone is commenting on it. Very little of the product is sold. Beyond generating those comments, the ad has minimal impact on the business. What the hell? Your copy, indeed, was fabulous. You employed an excellent angle of approach, held the listeners' attention and made your point in a clever way. Well done! But your fundamental strategy was flawed; your ad answered a question that no one was asking. You walked into the trap when you failed to question why the client was overstocked on the item he wanted you to advertise. The real problem is that no one wants the item. It's a loser, a dog, a mistake. Your client assumed – and you assumed with him – that if people “only knew and understood,” then they'd rush in to buy the product. So you told the people, you made them understand. And they still didn't want the product. Advertising will only accelerate what was going to happen anyway. Convince your client to let you offer the public what the public already wants. This is what drives traffic into a store. And many of those people will find other things to buy from your client. In other words, fish with bait that you know the fish love. Don't try to convince the fish to swallow bait they don't really like. The inexperienced account executive allows the patient to diagnose his own disease then prescribes treatment under the mistaken illusion that the patient's self-diagnosis can be trusted. If medical doctors did this they would go to jail. The...

I tried to write some tips about business growth for you this week. I really did. But I found myself drawn to this, instead. – RHW  “Most of one's life… is one prolonged effort to prevent oneself thinking.” – Aldous Huxley, 1894-1963 “Our minds are lazier than our bodies.” – Francois, Duc de La Rochefouchauld, 1613-1680 You probably have a limiting factor in your life that's holding you back. A limiting factor may be a habit, a preferred chemical or an attitude that hinders your advancement, your happiness, your future. Can you think of a creative way to remove the limiting factor from your life? “Creative thinking may mean simply the realization that there's no particular virtue in doing things the way they always have been done.”  – Dr. Rudolph Flesch,  writing consultant and author of Why Johnny Can't Read You are your own best teacher. You know where you're coming from and what you're all about. You know where the bodies are buried and http://mondaymemo.wpengine.com/intulsatoday (the names of the skeletons) in your closet. You also know the answer to your problem. But you don't yet know what you know. How can we get you to realize what you already know? How can we brighten your future? ANSWER: Interactive journaling. “I never know what I think about something until I read what I've written on it.”  – William Faulkner, winner of the Nobel Prize Faulkner was like you and me. We learn our minds when we write our thoughts. The problem with our century is that we are constantly distracted; “Too much to do, too little time.” Writing dictates a frame of mind we rarely experience today. Writing moves us from the emotional confusion of right brain, abstract thought*, to the logic and clarity of left brain, analytical thought. This is why we think writing is difficult. Interactive Journaling focuses your thoughts and quiets your mind so you can hear yourself say what you know to be true. I'm traveling to Carson City, Nevada, to spend a couple of days with Don Kuhl, the grand poobah of Interactive Journaling. I hope to convince Don to craft the Interactive Journaling portion of Dr. Lori Barr's new class at Wizard Academy, Optimism for Beginners. Don is CEO of The Change Companies, the publisher of the behavior modification curriculums used by the better rehab programs across America. Interactive Journaling has turned countless addicts into model citizens. I believe it might also be able to turn pessimists into optimists. At its heart, Interactive Journaling is a series of written questions that students may answer however they choose. But these answers must be written down. In this private, inner world of the mind, there's no one with whom you can argue. There is no authority figure trying to impose his or her will. The only teacher is your own experience. The only voice you hear is yours. Interactive Journaling facilitates behavior change quietly and affordably. Are there behaviors you would like to see changed in: your employees? your students? your kids? yourself? Each of us already knows the right answers. I'm going to Carson City to learn the right questions. Fingers crossed. Roy H. Williams