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In this heartfelt catching-up episode, KB shares powerful personal updates from the dead of winter in Northern Virginia. From celebrating incredible fitness milestones after recovering from a brain aneurysm—including a 205-pound back squat PR and bench pressing over her body weight—to witnessing God's provision in scheduling three powerful testimony interviews in a single day, KB reflects on how surrender has become her 2026 word of the year. She opens up about the journey of allowing God to restore what once seemed lost, finding even greater joy in strength training now that it no longer defines her worth, and how gratitude has transformed her perspective on every blessing in her life.KB also shares vulnerable insights about her upcoming intensive Christian counseling experience at Restoring the Soul in Colorado, where she plans to address past wounds that continue to surface in her present life. From planning a tropical escape to Punta Cana with her husband Jonathan to preparing to speak at a women's conference in September, KB reminds listeners that God uses every difficulty to write our testimonies and draw us closer to Him. With her January memory verse from 2 Corinthians 5:17—"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come. The old has gone. The new is here"—KB encourages listeners to embrace the transformative power of surrendering everything to God and living as the new creation He intends us to be.This episode serves as both an informative guide to embrace a healthier, more balanced lifestyle, encouraging listeners to embark on their journeys with renewed vigor and compassion.Reach out to KB on Instagram and share your thoughts.
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Green Dreamer: Sustainability and Regeneration From Ideas to Life
Why have the majority of coconut trees across the Hawaiian islands not been allowed to bring coconut fruit into maturity? What does it mean to nurture communities of sharing and caring that are more relational, less transactional, and therefore less taxable? And how do Hawaiian ways of knowing — situating the intellectual and sensorial in the biocultural — fundamentally differ from Western epistemologies?In this conversation, Green Dreamer's kaméa chayne is joined by Dr. Manulani Aluli Meyer, the author of Hoʻopono: Mutual emergence, and co-director of NiU Now!, a community cultural agroforestry movement emerging to affirm the importance of niu (coconut) and uluniu (coconut groves).Tune in as we explore the biocultural significance of coconut groves in Native Hawaiian culture, how the ongoing work of revitalizing uluniu supports community food sovereignty in Hawaiʻi, and more.We invite you to…tune in and subscribe to Green Dreamer via any podcast app;tap into our bonus extended and video version of this conversation on Patreon here;and read highlights from these conversations via Kaméa's newsletter here.Song feature: “‘E Olu” by Pohai
A Reason For Hope with Pastor Scott Richards! Sharing the Word one question of the heart at a time. Tags: Where Did Jesus Say I Am God?
A Reason For Hope with Pastor Scott Richards! Sharing the Word one question of the heart at a time. Tags: Homosexuals, Contradictions, and Narcissism
A Reason For Hope with Pastor Scott Richards! Sharing the Word one question of the heart at a time. Tags: Third Temple, Gnosticism, and John the Baptist
A Reason For Hope with Pastor Scott Richards! Sharing the Word one question of the heart at a time. Tags: Bible Contradictions, Rapture in the Bible, and Bible Translations
A Reason For Hope with Pastor Scott Richards! Sharing the Word one question of the heart at a time. Tags:
A Reason For Hope with Pastor Scott Richards! Sharing the Word one question of the heart at a time. Tags: Christian Salvation is Unjust?
Join the Guildwww.imnotquitting.com The Guild of Champions: Three Key Weight Loss PhilosophiesIn this episode of 'Becoming Thin Podcast,' host Chris TaRL discusses the essential components and philosophies for a successful and sustainable weight loss journey. Sharing personal insights from his own 125-pound weight loss, Chris emphasizes the importance of changing lifestyle, habits, routines, environment, community, and belief systems. He introduces three crucial philosophies: questioning one's intuition, valuing partial efforts over perfect inaction, and making just enough changes to maintain progress. Chris invites listeners to review the podcast and join his supportive community for further guidance.00:00 Introduction to the Becoming Thin Podcast00:38 Chris's Weight Loss Journey and Key Changes01:24 Reflecting on Your Weight Loss Journey02:02 Community and Environment for Weight Loss Success02:47 Invitation to Engage and Upcoming Free Course04:44 Philosophy 1: Question Your Intuition13:19 Philosophy 2: Progress Over Perfection17:31 Philosophy 3: Do Just Enough22:40 Join the Guild and Final Encouragement
In this fifth and final episode of the Learn Like a Lobster skill sprint, Helen and Sarah introduce "Helpful How-Tos" - a simple, fun way to share knowledge that helps you learn faster and helps your team too. You'll discover why sharing makes learning stick, how to overcome confidence gremlins, and a practical (and fun) format you can use immediately with your team to keep learning and growing.
What should you be posting on LinkedIn, and what should you avoid? In this episode, I share three LinkedIn posts sellers can use right away. Posting the right content on LinkedIn can help you book more appointments and grow your pipeline.Why You Should Be Posting on LinkedInIf you are not posting on LinkedIn, you are missing a real opportunity to stand out. Only a small percentage of users create content, which means authentic posts are far more likely to get noticed. Instead of worrying about being judged or feeling like you need to be an expert, I want you to see LinkedIn as a place to engage your niche market and start real conversations.Three Types of LinkedIn Posts That WorkMistakes and Lessons Learned: One of the easiest ways to create content is by sharing mistakes and lessons from your own experience. Talking about what went wrong and what you learned makes your posts relatable and builds trust. When you are honest and a little vulnerable, people are more likely to engage and respond.Personal Insights: You do not have to talk about sales all the time. Sharing personal insights like hobbies, challenges, or goals helps people connect with you as a person. Whether it is working on your golf game or focusing on better health, these posts humanize you and often lead to stronger conversations with prospects.Industry Trends and Data: Posting about industry trends or data gives your audience something valuable to think about. Share insights you are seeing in the field or information from reports you trust. When you consistently bring useful information to your network, you position yourself as a resource and stay top of mind with potential buyers."Thanks to the COVID era, people want to know you on a personal level. They want to see your personality online." - Donald KellyResourcesSign up for free and download the Sales Evangelist Tracker to monitor your sales KPIs, measure performance, and stay accountable to your daily activity.Join the LinkedIn Prospecting Course to improve how you use LinkedIn and book more consistent, high-quality sales appointments.Visit Blue Mango Studios for help in creating podcast production content. Sponsorship OffersThis episode is brought to you in part by Hubspot.With HubSpot sales hubs, your data tools and teams join a single platform to close deals and turn prospects into pipelines. Try it for yourself at hubspot.com/sales.This episode is brought to you in part by LinkedIn.Are you tired of prospective clients not responding to your emails? Sign up for a free 60-day trial of LinkedIn Sales Navigator at linkedin.com/tse.This episode is brought to you in part by the TSE Sales Foundation.Improve your connection on LinkedIn and land three or five appointments with our LinkedIn prospecting course. Go to the salesevangelist.com/linkedin.CreditsAs one of our podcast listeners, we value...
In this episode, we dive into the world of anime, focusing on popular series such as My Hero Academia, Gachiakuta, and Jujutsu Kaisen. Sharing thoughts on character development, plot arcs, and the overall impact of these shows on the anime community. With a mix of humor and insight, discussing the themes of heroism, villainy, and the unique storytelling that makes these series stand out. Also touching on the evolution of characters and the significance of their journeys, making a case for why these animes are worth watching.Tik Tok: Andrewcrews4Twitter: Nicetown finestTwitch: Twitch.tv/nicetown_finest27https://www.patreon.com/Crewsinpodcast
David Haugh and Gabe Ramirez shared their predictions for the Broncos-Patriots matchup in the AFC Championship and the Seahawks-Rams matchup in the NFC Championship on Sunday.
Why a ballgame can become a ritual and how shared attention carries meaning across generations. In this solo episode, Corey reflects on a conversation with his oldest child that began with skepticism about sports and opened into something deeper. Calls to Action: ✅ If this episode resonates, consider sharing it with someone who might need a reminder that disagreement doesn't have to mean dehumanization. ✅ Check out our Substack: coreysnathan.substack.com ✅ Leave a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen: ratethispodcast.com/goodfaithpolitics ✅ Subscribe to Talkin' Politics & Religion Without Killin' Each Other on your favorite podcast platform. ✅ Watch the full conversation and subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/@politicsandreligion From the civility of organized competition to the ways human beings channel conflict, from watching games with his brother to feeling the presence of his grandfather and uncle long after they are gone, this is a meditation on why sports can matter without needing to justify themselves. Being a fan of the New York Mets becomes a case study in disciplined hope, inherited memory, and the quiet work of staying present with one another. Not because anyone is convinced. But because something is shared. This episode also offers a window into why Corey co-hosts East Meets West Sports with Rick Garcia and why sports, at their best, are not an escape from the world but another way of understanding it. Connect on Social Media: Corey is @coreysnathan on all the socials... Substack LinkedIn Facebook Instagram Twitter Threads Bluesky TikTok Thanks to Our Sponsors: Pew Research Center: pewresearch.org The Village Square: villagesquare.us Meza Wealth Management: mezawealth.com Proud members of The Democracy Group This is Talkin' Politics & Religion Without Killin' Each Other as lived practice. Staying in the room. Sharing attention. Letting ritual carry some of the weight when words are not enough.
Kenny Wallace discusses Kurt Busch going into the NASCAR Hall of Fame, record crowds at the 24 Hours Of Daytona, and 23XI Racing and NASCAR now sharing a sponsor in Hardee's shortly after suing each other.#nascar #racing #kennywallace #kurtbusch
Not Today... Eddie breaksdown his week in Vegas, his love for Blackjack and how to play it. Is Gen Z killing Vegas? Moveis? Comedy Clubs? Jenn gets lost hiking. What's the point of having a water bottle if you always forget it? How did you get your "Letterman" Jacket? Sharing a space with a partner is a big step and how you go about it tells you a lot about your relationship, at least Jenn thinks so. Plus, Florida Man Friday!
Stardust Bones 2025 - Teaching Painting from one of the last Intentional Creativity Certifications, this is the painting that sparked the change. This is my story in a single image with hundreds of stories within…Dear Ones, Today I'm reminded of a letter that I received in 2020 from our Elder Carmen Baraka. It was written to me and Jonathan, and here's one quote that I love. “To know you are between worlds, the I am that I am. I am most comfortable here in this place of giving and receiving. In this place of quantum identity where you find out and can feel this realm in a profound way. An actual view that we are all interconnected in alignment with the stars. When you can actually experience what you feel is your deepest truth. Hold it in your hand and have it be tangible. That is the gift. That is pure joy. That is the awakening.” Carmen Baraka. For those of you that don't know, Carmen was our indigenous elder within all of our communities. We got to guide ceremony together for over 10 years. She walked into her future in 2021 right before my mom, Caron McCloud So today, I'm signaling a change (breathing)And I want to begin with acknowledging that everyone in our community of Musea is a part of my life. MUSEA means many museums and many muses in the plural. MUSEA goes on. The Intentional Creativity Foundation, our 501c3, will continue with Musea. MUSEA is the greater community, a collective.My art studio, is just one MUSEA, albeit it's an important one. Yet I am taking my position as another artist in the lineage of Intentional Creativity Teachings, and I remain the Co-founder with Jonathan McCloud. Yet, it is essential for me at this time to curate my personal part of our work. Since 2008, the first legend, I've been bringing forth the lineage teachings as they came through. Nine certifications later, I am complete with that particular transmission with the last Legend and the last Color of Woman that I will personally lead. And all of that completes in March 2026 with our All Tribes Gathering, which is for Graduates and Guild members of the certifications.Legend was a significant course for me. Because before 2008, I had already created a million dollars worth of revenue with my paintings. I had galleries in San Francisco and Sausalito, Sonoma and Mendocino. I was living the life of a fine artist and having pretty incredible success, all things considered. But then it occurred to me….And I remember because I was with Mary MacDonald, it occurred to me that maybe what people wanted instead of my paintings, well not instead, but like more than my paintings, is to be able to paint their own. They were drawn to my images so powerfully, it was more than just about a painting.We took the huge leap and we decided to teach the first legend. Mary, my mother Caron, and my other mother Sue sat down at the table that's right in this room with me, that I call the Feast Table of Love. We sat down and we reverse engineered a way to make a painting. ALSO let it be known that it was Mary MacDonald that said - “Let's turn on the camera and see what she does”The rest is herstory.Because even though I had the opportunity to be trained in painting, we say Painting with a capital P, which is a more fine art way of painting, I did not take well to it. And Sue had to create what she called “a way of working” which is not, in her world, painting with a capital P.It's like making a way through for someone who really isn't able to follow the how to paint instructions. And so Legend was literally the reverse engineering of the 13 steps of how to make a painting, if you don't know how to paint, that Sue designed for me. And we labeled them and named them. And now we've taught it. literally to thousands and thousands and thousands of people and probably over 800 graduates who learned the 13 steps. And it literally still works to this day… and when I'm teaching paintings of the feminine form, I still use almost the exact formula because it's basically a build.My husband at the time, Isaiah, was so concerned that if I taught people my method, we would lose all of our money. And guess what? I thought we wouldn't. And guess what? We did. There was a moment at the completion of that marriage, actually, when we went to zero after creating so much abundance for ourselves and investing so heavily in community.It turns out Intentional Creativity and the feminine image is what women wanted. They wanted to paint their own image more than they wanted to purchase my paintings. I still sell paintings, by the way. I have lots available lol. But now thousands and thousands of people have their own images instead of mine. What an incredible journey. So it took a while to rebuild with this model. But at that moment, something happened… I moved out of the individual serving my own creative desire and I moved into this bigger framework of serving the community with the feminine image. There's so much behind why that matters, and why that's important and how we've had 40,000 years of images of the feminine and then the past 5,000 to 8,000 years intentional silencing and erasing of the feminine and her presence. When women reclaim the feminine image it is so huge, and to do that instead of my own paintings has been so powerful!!And it's also emotional because my style changed dramatically to reverse engineer it for others. I look at my paintings before I started teaching and I wonder where I'd be.. how I might have developed… a but I really did put my work in service to creation. I really did do the great work of the Ancestors. I really did bring through what my mothers taught me, and with the help of Mary MacDonald and Jennifer Owen and Elizabeth Gibbons in particular, brought forward Intentional Creativity at an all gorgeous level. I then taught it since 2008 until this year. I didn't expect to get so emotional. Tears flowing. So it is essential for me at this time to begin my own work with painting and writing. And it will still be in service to the community, but in a different way because it won't be certifications which require such a high level of integrity and management. The certifications will continue to be managed by the Intentional Creativity Foundation, our 501 c3. My own work begins nowand of course it's still connected with all of you. It's called the Stardust Lineage. It's the evolution of Cosmic Cowgirls, whose anniversary founding is today in 2004. I have no idea what my new work is going to be yet, and I suspect that the new work is the old work in different forms. Especially this year because I'm crossing a bridge of change and going one step at a time across that bridge. I'm not running across. I still have lots of work to do to complete, and it's utterly overwhelming to complete a legacy while you're alive. (More tears)Of course, whatever I do will be connected with MUSEA. Of course, whatever I do is coming from the Ancestors, and it's also my work now. Of course, Intentional Creativity will continue. That is my work and many of our work. But it's time for me, having delivered what feels like the great work of the ancestors, to now begin to reveal my own. The work started when they were living, but continues after. And so many of the teachings, they came through my “shiloh filter” but they weren't really from me. I could never just bring that out. I think of Carl Jung's Red Book where he said that there was more than enough material for one lifetime and that it was so much that it threatened to break him.In 1957, near the end of his life, Jung spoke about the Red Book and the process which yielded it; in that interview he stated:“The years… when I pursued the inner images, were the most important time of my life. Everything else is to be derived from this. It began at that time, and the later details hardly matter anymore. My entire life consisted in elaborating what had burst forth from the unconscious and flooded me like an enigmatic stream and threatened to break me. That was the stuff and material for more than only one life. Everything later was merely the outer classification, scientific elaboration, and the integration into life. But the numinous beginning, which contained everything, was then.”For me, there were moments when there was so much coming through, I was like how am I gonna get this all down in time??!!?? And I did it. And I did it with all of you who participated in the certification. I don't know what my work is going to mean from now on. I know that I had to do Path of Mystics, guiding women to develop their intuition and their spiritual gifts as a part of it. I have a teaching for healers and entrepreneurship. That's a part of it. I mean, I'm going to keep teaching because that's what I am. I'm just not going to do the certification. I'm also changing the name of the Sonoma property from MUSEA Center to Stardust Ranch. That's a part of it. Stardust Ranch is a MUSEA Center. It's just that holding and financing the entire container for the community isn't something I can physically and financially do anymore. I have to make it more personal to me and my work because most of the time, I'm there by myself. it's a huge space to be in, 6,500 square feet and it's a community space but the community is not there like except for events and that's like one or two times a month. So I have to make it my own somehow in order to continue. But we're still a MUSEA Center. All right, let me get through this. The truth is that my brain has been entirely occupied with the certifications and the structure of the community, aka the corporation, the legality, the paperwork. Oh my gosh, I have like four corporations. It's just insane. I want something much more simple for myself. And I haven't had the spaciousness to develop my own work. I really haven't. I haven't developed my own painting.There just wasn't enough hours and brains in the day. This work had to come through and I let it because this work was the work of this lifetime. It's work for these times. Intentional Creativity is what to do in times of chaos and suffering. It just is. It works. It helps every time.I believe in Intentional Creativity so powerfully… and I I don't regret it, although I have my moments. As most of you know, I didn't get to have children. I wanted to. And many miscarriages. And I think of that one child who kept trying to come through as an ancestor now, Her name is Musette. She's mine and Jonathan's love child. And the mother love that I had for that child, literally since the time I was born, I knew she was coming. That love went into this work. I gave the mother love I had into the community and this matriarchal space that we co-create.So I want you to know I'm not stepping out. I'm stepping in. But as the artist and as the author. Here I go. Oh, so slowly. Slowly. The reveal is almost suspenseful as my Soul is offering only one little glimmer at a time. And this is all I can take, really.Because I still have months and months of work and paperwork and emails to edit and pages to build to complete this cycle in a good way. As you likely know, some of you don't. My beautiful husband, Jonathan, and I, we completed our marriage at the end of last year, 12-31-2025. Our deep abiding friendship and connection is growing daily. And we've spent lots of time together over the past couple weeks. Including today, we're going to be together. We are teaching a new Apothecary based on his work called Chaos is the New Black. And the class is Apothecary, which was always his curriculum. But this one is going to be even more so rooted in his work. And I'm the backup singer on this one. On 12-12, the feast day of Our Lady, with the support of my CFO (Jen) and my best friend Amy Ahlers and Jonathan and Michelle Pappe and Ali Stoddard and many community members on so many levels, I moved to Sonoma Mountain. Sonoma Mountain is the birthplace of creation of the Coastal Miwok people and is in the glen called Glen Ellen. This is actually one of the places of my first significant trauma of being removed from my home because we were under threat because my family was protecting women. Interestingly enough, I had a space clearing person clear the ranch in another part of Sonoma County, like 20 minutes from here. And they said I was forcibly removed from that property in another lifetime. So I have this pattern of being removed against my will. And then the fires just perpetuated that.So I find it interesting that I'm back on the mountain to complete my life here. I pray I never have to move. And if I do, then I accept that. But I'm moving in as if I'm going to stay forever. There's a burnt ridge out my bedroom window and it reminds me that everything is temporary and I honor that…and so unless fire or flood make me move I'm hoping to stay here. I am grateful to have purchased a home with the generosity of the Ancestors who made it possible. Because I did not personally have enough to make it happen. But my Ancestors made an offering that's old, old, from my grandparents on my father's side. And I was able to purchase this home with the down payment. Humbled, grateful, in awe.Meanwhile, the world around us needs Intentional Creativity more than ever. And even with that need of the world, I need to find a way to myself, my original Legendary self.My first legend painting is coming true now. This is that place, and Stardust Ranch, is that ranch where my Legendary self works. So I will be in circle with all of you for the next 500 years. So please do not think I've gone anywhere. The Cura Council is the place where all the communities converge in ceremony.I'm not going anywhere. Quite the opposite. I am right here. with my quantum identity, emerging my Legendary Self. Stardust Lineage is the name for my personal work, but held within the greater framework of the Intentional Creativity Teaching. So you could just think of it as my MUSEA Center, called Stardust Ranch.My teachings are through the Stardust lineage. And anyone who works with me becomes a part of that. So this is a life…a story…a lineage to be continued. Big, big love. I just want to say that the biggest love I've ever experienced, what Carmen calls quantum love, which was the name of the subject line of that email, Quantum Love…Learning to love people that I've never met, learning to love you so much that I would actually stop my own art career and painting process in order to see if that's what you wanted. Loving you so much to give the mother love I had for my own baby to all of you. To Love you in that quantum way, meaning virtual, to reach people across the miles. I'll never forget the feeling on that first day that we Live streamed. He brought the technology. and I was able to reach you all. Not just through video. But through live transmission. Everything changed. That was in 2013. And amazingly. About nine months ago, I was brought in to be a speaker at a place called Edge City that was in Healdsburg, a pop-up. Literally my exact teaching spot to broadcast from was that exact building where Cosmic Cowgirls was and the exact spot where I first taught the very first live stream. You can't make this stuff up. You know what I mean? You just can't make it up. I have so many more things to say, but I'll keep saying them.That quantum love is the biggest experience that I've ever had in my lifetime, and I try to teach it to all of you. I think it's the key, actually, to our intuitive gifts and spiritual transmissions and businesses and even income and being able to create what you love with joy and service is this feeling of loving someone that you've never met. The first time I ever heard about it was reading in a book from Pema Chodron where she talked about the Bodhisattva, which is this unreasonable desire to end suffering. And in particular for people that you've never met. I'm not saying I'm a Bodhisattva or anything, but that feeling of loving you. It's huge. It's my biggest experience. It is quantum love and I can't recommend it enough. And I think I do see it all the time, because you fall in love with each other. And friendships happen when you've never even met. Sometimes at the Stardust Ranch, I get to see you meeting each other for the first time. And sometimes people come, like a new and special friend, my Star, who come and they say, I'm here for this. I'm part of this lineage. So my life continues in this curious and delightful way. Love is here. Relationship is here. Evolution is here. Sharing my new household with someone that I love is here. Healing is here. The ongoing story of the Stardust Lineage is right here as the sun comes up over the mountain and shines its light in my home. Breathing through this share, thank you for caring enough to listen and loving me in the quantum way that you do. Sue had a painting that said, I have loved you from my deepist heart. So dear ones, with the deepist heart love and stardust, I love you. I'm grateful for you. May our journey continue for generations to come. I'll be here.Will you?p.s. on the painting she spelled it, deepist. Get full access to Tea with the Muse at teawiththemuse.substack.com/subscribe
Counties across Texas are finding smart, practical ways to serve their communities, and TAC's County Best Practices Awards are designed to highlight those successes. In this episode of Texas County Voice, TAC County Relations Officers Rhita Koches and Jay Mayden explain how the awards program works, why it matters and how an innovative idea in one county can benefit all 254. If your county is doing something worth sharing, this episode is your invitation to tell that story. Related information: TAC County Best Practices Awards Program TAC County Relations Officers
In this essential conversation, Shruti Trivedi shares the raw reality of returning to work after losing her twin boys—and how she went from literally running away from a pregnant colleague in the elevator to openly sharing her story across social media platforms worldwide. Shruti describes those first devastating days back at work: seeing her friend who was eight months pregnant (they'd shared their pregnancy news together), people assuming she'd been on maternity leave and asking "How are the twins?", and breaking down in her cubicle while trying to keep herself "busy enough" not to feel. She didn't know how to set boundaries. She didn't know she could say "I'm not ready to talk about this." This episode tackles two critical topics that bereaved mothers face: workplace reentry and sharing your story on social media—both spaces where you're suddenly vulnerable to other people's reactions, questions, and sometimes cruelty. On Workplace Boundaries: Why "just staying busy" doesn't actually help you heal The simple sentence that protects your energy: "Can we talk about this later?" Why saying no at work translates to saying no to invasive questions What workplaces SHOULD offer (but often don't): mental health support, trained advocates, grief resources The beautiful reunion with the pregnant colleague she'd avoided—and why you don't need to apologize for protecting yourself On Social Media Vulnerability: How sharing your story can be cathartic and empowering—but also comes with trolls and triggers Managing the emotional weight of strangers' stories flooding your DMs The importance of writing content down first and checking how it makes you feel before posting Why you should screenshot positive comments for when you question yourself Setting boundaries: you don't have to respond immediately, you can delete posts, you can block negativity Choosing what platform feels right (Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Substack) The power of reaching people across the world who need to hear "you're not alone" Shruti's journey from workplace isolation to global connection is a masterclass in finding your voice after loss—while still protecting your peace. Key Takeaways: ✨ You never have to apologize for protecting your energy ✨ "Can we not talk about this right now?" is a complete sentence ✨ Workplaces need trained advocates and visible mental health resources ✨ Sharing on social media is a choice—not an obligation ✨ Focus on positive comments; don't feed energy to negativity ✨ Take time responding to DMs—absorbing others' trauma takes a toll ✨ Delete, block, and protect your space without guilt ✨ You're allowed to care deeply AND protect yourself Connect with Shruti: Shruti works with working mothers and professionals to release guilt, prioritize self-care, and embrace mental wellbeing with compassion and courage. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tulsiheals_life_coaching/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tulsihealslifecoaching LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/shruti-trivedi-pmp-acc-8793671a Substack: https://tulsihealslifecoaching.substack.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEuJzTER4Lz2u42KQIg2X9w Book a complimentary session through the links in her social media bios Ready to turn your calling into clarity? Watch enrol in the NEXT Loss to Legacy Immersion Link to access it here: https://www.sharnasouthan.com/loss-to-purpose-masterclass If this episode resonated with you, please share it with someone who needs to hear it. Your story matters. Connect with Sharna: Join my Newsletter: HERE Apply for the Certification: HERE IG: Biz Mentorship: @instituteofhealing_pl IG: Podcast: @pregnancyloss_podcast IG: Loss Support & Certifications: @insitituteofhealing.losssupport LinkedIn: @sharnasouthan Leave a Review If this episode resonated with you, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Your reviews help other women find these conversations and realize they're not alone in their journey. Remember: You don't have to heal alone. Your grief is valid, your babies mattered, and seeking support is a sign of strength, not weakness. Resources & Support The Pregnancy Loss Recovery Method™ offers specialised support for bereaved mothers that treats pregnancy loss as reproductive trauma—because your experience deserves more than general grief counseling. Ready to transform your experience into expertise? If you're a bereaved mother practitioner called to support others through pregnancy loss, explore the Pregnancy Loss & Trauma-Informed Specialist Certification at: https://www.sharnasouthan.com/certification-vsl
Hi, I'm John Sorensen, President of Evangelism Explosion International, and you're listening to Share Life Today. When God gives us new eyes, He also gives us new steps. The Apostle Paul spoke of a deep burden for those who didn't yet know Christ. His heart moved his feet. Colossians tells us to make the most of every opportunity, and Jude reminds us to show mercy, meeting people where they are. Sharing the Gospel is about obedience to what Christ has called us to do. We need to ask God to show us what He is doing, and then join Him in it. As He leads and guides, He gives us opportunities to open our mouths and to share the best news ever—and that's the Gospel! When compassion shapes our vision and drives us to action, everyday conversations become divine appointments. Jesus has already done the saving work through His death and resurrection. Our role is simply to go and tell all we can. Today, ask God for new eyes to see the lost around you and courage to share His hope. To get started, visit sharelife.today.
In this episode, Kait interviews Danny Taing, founder of Bokksu, who shares his journey from studying Japanese in Japan to creating a successful omnichannel brand that bridges cultures through Japanese snacks.Danny discusses the evolution of Bokksu, the importance of customer feedback, the challenges of the subscription model, and the acquisition of Japan Crate to enhance their retail presence.He emphasizes the significance of building strong brands and the need for a focus on retention in the current market landscape.TAKEAWAYS:Danny's journey began with a love for Japanese culture and snacks.Bokksu started as a subscription box and evolved into an omnichannel brand.Customer feedback is crucial for product curation and brand messaging.The subscription model offers built-in retention but has its challenges.Acquiring Japan Crate accelerated Bokksu's retail expansion.Retail requires different strategies compared to DTC.Danny is passionate about bridging cultural gaps through food.Sharing food experiences can help promote brands.The industry needs to focus more on sustainable growth and unit economics.Danny believes strong brands will thrive in the evolving market.Where to find Danny Taing:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dannytaing/Website: https://www.bokksu.comWhere to find Kait Stephens:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kait-margraf-stephens/Website: www.brij.itSUBSCRIBE TO THE OMNICHANNEL MARKETERwww.theomnichannelmarketer.com
In this episode of Intermittent Fasting Stories, Gin talks to Karishma Irani from Redmond, WA.Join Gin in the new Fast Feast Repeat app for The Grown-Up Year: 52 Weeks to Listen, Play, and Nourish, as well as a growing collection of intermittent fasting resources. Go to app.fastfeastrepeat.com to join us or go to the App Store and download the Fast Feast Repeat app, available for both iPhone and Android.Are you ready to take your intermittent fasting lifestyle to the next level? There's nothing better than community to help with that. In the Delay, Don't Deny community we all embrace the clean fast, and there's just the right support for you as you live your intermittent fasting lifestyle. You can connect directly with Gin in the Ask Gin group, and she will answer all of your questions personally. If you're new to intermittent fasting or recommitting to the IF lifestyle, join the 28-Day FAST Start group. After your fast start, join us for support in The 1st Year group. Need tips for long term maintenance? We have a place for that! There are many more useful spaces beyond these, and you can interact in as many as you like. Visit ginstephens.com/community to join us. An annual membership costs just over a dollar a week when you do the math. If you aren't ready to fully commit for a year, join for a month and you can cancel at any time. If you know you'll want to stay forever, we also have a lifetime membership option available. IF is free. You don't need to join our community to fast. But if you're looking for support from a community of like-minded IFers, we are here for you at ginstephens.com/community. Karishma shares her journey with intermittent fasting, starting from her initial discovery of fasting in 2018. Karishma discusses the transition from dirty fasting to clean fasting, the challenges she faced along the way, and the significant health benefits she experienced, including weight loss and improved well-being. She emphasizes the importance of consistency, the influence of family, and the concept of eating like a grown-up. Karishma also shares her advice for beginners and highlights the non-scale victories that come with fasting.Takeaways:• When she transitioned to clean fasting, her fasts became easier.• Consistency in fasting led to significant weight loss and health improvements.• Non-scale victories, such as increased confidence and reduced inflammation, are crucial.• Encouraging family members to adopt fasting can lead to positive health changes.• Eating like a grown-up means making intuitive food choices that support health.• It's important to focus on health benefits, not just weight loss.• Fasting can help manage cravings and improve overall well-being.• Sharing experiences in the community can motivate others to try fasting.• It's essential to be patient and persistent in the fasting journey.At the end of the episode, Karishma encourages listeners to begin intermittent fasting for the health benefits, and don't let others discourage you along the way. Join Gin in the new Fast Feast Repeat app for The Grown-Up Year: 52 Weeks to Listen, Play, and Nourish, as well as a growing collection of intermittent fasting resources. Go to app.fastfeastrepeat.com to join us or go to the App Store and download the Fast Feast Repeat app, available for both iPhone and Android.Get Gin's books at: https://www.ginstephens.com/get-the-books.html. Good news! The second edition of Delay, Don't Deny is now available in ebook, paperback, hardback, and audiobook. This is the book that you'll want to start with or share with others, as it is a simple introduction to IF. It's been updated to include the clean fast, an easier to understand and more thorough description of ADF and all of your ADF options, and an all new success stories section. When shopping, make sure to get the second edition, which has a 2024 publication date. The audiobook for the second edition is available now! Join Gin's community! Go to: ginstephens.com/communityDo you enjoy Intermittent Fasting Stories? You'll probably also like Gin's other podcast with cohost Sheri Bullock: Fast. Feast. Repeat. Intermittent Fasting for Life. Find it wherever you listen to podcasts. Share your intermittent fasting stories with Gin: gin@intermittentfastingstories.comVisit Gin's website at: ginstephens.com Check out Gin's Favorite Things at http://www.ginstephens.com/gins-favorite-things.htmlSubscribe to Gin's YouTube Channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_frGNiTEoJ88rZOwvuG2CASee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Negative self-talk isn't just annoying — it can quietly shape our decisions, confidence, and impact our mental health. But what if silencing that inner critic isn't about positive affirmations, gratitude journals, or pretending everything is fine?In this episode, host Gabe Howard sits down with former NBC and CNN Headline News anchor and author Lynn Smith to unpack what negative self-talk really is, why our brains cling to it, and how to reframe it without slipping into toxic positivity. Lynn explains how the brain is wired to protect us through fear-based thinking, why perfectionism and “being realistic” often mask self-sabotage, and how resilience, not positivity, is the skill we actually need. Listener takeaways why negative self-talk is rooted in brain wiring, not personal failure the difference between realistic problem-solving and self-sabotaging thoughts why toxic positivity often backfires what “just keep going” looks like during truly hard moments Together, Gabe and Lynn challenge common mental health clichés, discuss why we should teach resilience earlier in life, and explore what “just keep going” really means when you're trying to get through the next hour — not the next 5 years. If you've ever felt stuck between brutal self-criticism and empty optimism, this conversation offers a realistic, compassionate path forward.“Anyone that might be thinking, I'm just not going to go for the thing because it's easier to stay safe. If you don't raise your hand, if you don't unmute, if you don't turn your video on, all of those things are a lot safer. So to you, I would say, imagine your life five years from now and it looks exactly the same. Five years from now you're stuck in that same place…”~Lynn Smith, Former CNN Headline News anchor Our guest, Lynn Smith, is a media and communication expert who helps high-level leaders turn pressure into presence. A former anchor for NBC News, MSNBC, and CNN Headline News, she now coaches Fortune 500 executives, thought leaders, and entrepreneurs to become magnetic communicators. As founder of Lynn Smith Media & Communications, she helps leaders ditch robotic scripts and deliver messages that move people to action. Her signature framework, The Magnetic CODE, builds trust, clarity, and influence. Lynn is also a keynote speaker, host of the award-winning podcast Strollercoaster, and author of the upcoming children's book Just Keep Going. Our host, Gabe Howard, is an award-winning writer and speaker who lives with bipolar disorder. He is the author of the popular book, "Mental Illness is an Asshole and other Observations," available from Amazon; signed copies are also available directly from the author. Gabe is also the host of the "Inside Bipolar" podcast with Dr. Nicole Washington. Gabe makes his home in the suburbs of Columbus, Ohio. He lives with his supportive wife, Kendall, and a Miniature Schnauzer dog that he never wanted, but now can't imagine life without. To book Gabe for your next event or learn more about him, please visit gabehoward.com. Sharing the show with the people you know is how we're going to grow! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sharing our first impressions of new GM Jon-Eric Sullivan and HC Jeff Hafley after their first public press conference with the Miami Dolphins.
In this episode of You Are More, Amy delivers a powerful message straight from the pulpit—raw, real, and fully surrendered. Sharing her sermon live from her church, Amy invites listeners into a deeper conversation about what it really looks like to follow God's call when it's hard, when you're stretched, and when the growth feels invisible.She shares her own wrestle with feeling like she's outgrown the old season but hasn't yet stepped into the new one—and how that uncomfortable space is often where God does His best work. From thoughts on obedience in the mundane to not giving up on the vision He's placed in your heart, this message is for anyone navigating a silent season or a spiritual shift.If you've ever wondered, “God, where are you?” or felt like quitting on the very thing He called you to, this episode is a timely reminder that you're not alone—and you're not behind.Amy speaks courage into your spirit and reminds you: The stretch doesn't mean you're breaking—it means you're growing.Connect With Us:Website: https://www.youaremore.comFree Download: 5 Steps to Win Through AdversitySocial Media: Follow us on Facebook and InstagramEmail: amy@amywienands.comEpisode Minute By Minute:0:00 - Intro: Amy shares her message live from church1:45 - Feeling the tension of being in between seasons4:22 - “You don't need another word—you need to walk it out”6:00 - When God feels silent, it's often because He's moving8:12 - Don't quit just because it's hard10:40 - The enemy's favorite weapon: delay and discouragement12:15 - God is building your capacity in the unseen13:50 - “Stretching means there's more inside you”15:21 - Are you stewarding what He already gave you?17:00 - Purpose is found in obedience, not applause18:33 - When you want to quit—how to reframe your resistance20:00 - Closing prayer and encouragement for this seasonBe intentional, stay focused, and remember you are more!
No intro music. No outro music. Let's get to it.Sharing The Stage returns this time with an official name and the beginning of a semi-regular release schedule, kicking off with Episode 3.Your hosts Ian Scene and Kohl Ashby of Classic Jack are joined by a special guest from Feverlust and The Persistent Divide, Skaught Parry.With multiple viewpoints represented, the conversation dives into several major current events, including what's unfolding in Minnesota, the situation surrounding Venezuela's liberation, and whether Greenland is truly up for grabs.Rather than presenting expert analysis, the goal of Sharing The Stage is to create a space for open and honest discussion. Musicians talking through real-world issues from different perspectives, asking questions, challenging assumptions, and trying to better understand the world around us. Sounds cliché, I know, but it's true.We will leave the rest for you to hear.Whether you listen to learn, reflect, disagree, or follow the conversation, we hope you enjoy this thoughtful and wide-ranging discussion.
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Welcome back to another episode of Trudge Report. Danny is traveling and with family this week so Greg, Corey, and Shawn are bringing the goods. Greg has a quick rant on the state of the movie theatre going experience these days, Corey shares some big life updates, and Shawn recaps a weekend of family feud and comedy roasting. The recovery segment is all about writing things down. We specifically talk about writing down our resentments, fears, and harms done. The necessity of this process in our recovery programs and how it gets it out of our heads, which is fantasyland, and puts it into reality. Next, we discuss the importance of discussing the things we write with a trusted source and confidant. How to pick this person and how dangerous it can be if we shy away from this part of the recovery process. A solitary self-appraisal is insufficient. We have to have other people who have been through the experiences and can share their honest opinion and perspective. All of this gets us closer to the God of our understanding.Every morning you have two choices: Continue to sleep with your dreams, or wake up and chase them." -Carmelo AnthonyDon't forget to like, share, rate, and download the podcast on all of your listening platforms. Check out and subscribe to our YouTube channel, @trudgrereportpod, for other content surrounding sports and trending topics. Trudge on good people. Contact the Guys:Instagram: @trudgereportpodFacebook: Trudge ReportTikTok: trudgereportpodYouTube: @trudgereportpod
“Loneliness kills - literally. It's as dangerous as smoking or alcoholism. To not have healthy, loving connections shortens our longevity.” - Tami JordenIn this powerful and deeply honest conversation, I sit down with the amazing Tami Jorden to explore what really happens to women in midlife and why this season may be the most important chapter of all.Tami is a certified death doula and the host of Butterfly Days Podcast. In our conversation, she shares profound wisdom on menopause, emotional transformation, self-love and why intentional relationships are essential for women's health, longevity and fulfillment. Tami reminds us midlife isn't a decline - it's actually a chrysalis; which means a profound transformation that represents a sacred, hidden stage of inner change, rest, and potential where one sheds their old self to emerge as something new and beautiful.This episode reframes aging, connection and purpose - especially for women in their 40s, 50s, and beyond - and challenges the cultural narrative that worships youth over wisdom.In this episode, we explore:• Why loneliness is as dangerous as smoking or alcoholism• How midlife becomes a powerful season of transformation• Emotional and identity shifts during menopause• Why relationships are not “extra” - they are essential!• The importance of reciprocal friendships (giving and receiving.)• How to edit unhealthy relationships with compassion• Why self-love is the foundation of meaningful connection• What end-of-life wisdom teaches us about what truly mattersIf you've ever felt disconnected, invisible, or unsure of who you're becoming in midlife, this episode will meet you right where you are.Connect with Tami here:Website: https://tamijorden.com/Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/butterfly-days-w-tami-jorden/id1840721501Substack: https://tamijorden.substack.com/If this episode resonated with you, please subscribe and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. Sharing this episode with a friend can also help us reach more incredible women on their journey to better health.Thank you for being a part of our community and investing in your wellness journey!To stay connected, here's where you can find me online:Podcast IG: https://www.instagram.com/empoweredinhealth Coaching Business IG: https://www.instagram.com/erinktrier Book Free Coaching Call Here: https://www.erintrier.com/coaching/Website: https://www.erintrier.com/
In this episode, I explore why true growth is almost always born from one decision: choosing yourself. Choosing your truth, your well-being, and your alignment is not selfish — it's the foundation of evolution. This episode unpacks how self-abandonment creates depletion and resentment, while self-responsibility restores peace, power, and clarity. Growth doesn't happen by accident; it happens when you decide. KEY TAKEAWAYS Growth begins the moment you choose yourself. Expansion happens when you prioritise your truth and alignment over fear, comfort, and external approval. Choosing yourself is responsibility, not selfishness. When you stop outsourcing your happiness to others, you reclaim your power and end the cycle of resentment and depletion. Big change comes from small, consistent choices. Transformation isn't one dramatic moment — it's the daily, often uncomfortable decisions to choose long-term alignment over short-term approval. HOST BIO I am Summer. A spiritual being having human experiences. From age 11 I have been obsessed with all things self-development; looking at it from every angle, in pursuit of finding answers for my life. Like all other humans I am figuring it out. Along the way I have discovered knowledge and concepts that have changed my existence and helped navigate my youth, The process of learning and undoing, growing, and evolving has led me right here. The host of 'Inner Wealth', where I bring together the most profound teachings I've learnt during my time here on earth; in hopes of making it a little easier for others to get to the same wisdom. Sharing the line of truth to living a prosperous life. The core of my purpose is to be of service to humanity. CONTACT ME Follow me on Instagram for more insights and to stay up to date with the pod @innerwealth.podcast This podcast was brought to you by Frankly Podcasting.
In this episode, I'm joined by Brad Johnson, CEO of ProfitCoach and former GM of Sweyer Property Management.We discuss:(00:00:00) - Intro(00:01:52) - Bradley's journey in property management(00:05:04) - Lessons in leadership and personal growth(00:09:54) - The sale to Roam(00:19:54) - Sponsor - Rentvine(00:20:51) - Life post-sale(00:22:41) - Transition to profit coach(00:35:09) - Sponsor - Crane(00:39:42) - Identifying the right candidate for property management(00:42:24) - The importance of character and integrity(00:44:25) - Creating a sense of ownership in employees(00:46:20) - Innovative compensation strategies(00:50:24) - The value of hands-off leadership(01:00:59) - Profit coach services and future plans(01:04:38) - Live industry benchmarks and financial clarity(01:15:16) - Leveraging data and AI(01:17:29) - Conclusion and contact informationBrad shares how he took a 1,300-door PM company from 20% to 37% margins - all without equity, and without a background in single-family PM.We dig into what it really takes to find (or be) a #2 who operates like an owner, why Dave Sweyer hired Brad with no direct experience, and how a comp structure based entirely on profit margin changed everything.Learn more & connect with me here:Crane, the private community for property management business owners.My Free PM NewsletterRL Property Management Learn more and connect with Brad here: ProfitCoachBrad on LinkedIn
Allen and Joel are joined by Mathieu Cōté from CanREA to preview the upcoming Operators Summit in Toronto. With many Canadian wind projects reaching 17-20 years old, the industry faces critical decisions about extending, repowering, or decommissioning assets. Register now! Sign up now for Uptime Tech News, our weekly newsletter on all things wind technology. This episode is sponsored by Weather Guard Lightning Tech. Learn more about Weather Guard’s StrikeTape Wind Turbine LPS retrofit. Follow the show on YouTube, Linkedin and visit Weather Guard on the web. And subscribe to Rosemary’s “Engineering with Rosie” YouTube channel here. Have a question we can answer on the show? Email us! Welcome to Uptime Spotlight, shining Light on Wind. Energy’s brightest innovators. This is the Progress Powering tomorrow. Allen Hall: Matt, welcome to the program. Thanks for having me. Well, the theme of this Year’s Operator Summit is coming of age and. There’s a lot of things happening in the renewable side up in Canada. What does that mean for Canadian renewable energy operators right now? Mathieu Cōté: Well, we came up with coming of age because, um, the fleet in Canada is in a bit of a different space than it is in the States where, uh, right now we’ve got a lot of projects that are on the cusp of coming to their end of initial lifetime. Right. They’re in that. 17 to 20 year range. There’s some that are a little bit past, and so you, as an operator, you gotta be asking yourself, is this the time to extend this project? What do I have to do [00:01:00] if I need to extend? Um, or am I repowering, am I taking things down, putting them up? And I mean, there’s a lot of different variables there. Sometimes it’s just a re topping, sometimes it’s everything down to ground level and go again. Or it’s, maybe it’s a decommissioning and those decisions are on the cusp of being made in the operation space in Canada. So that’s, that’s a super important part of it. But the other side of it, and the reason we liked, uh, coming of age is from the industry perspective itself. We are no longer the new kid on the block, right? We are now a reliable, uh, professional industry that can deliver power when you need it. Uh, so that’s what we’re trying to, to convey with this coming of age. And, and we’ve got some really good speakers who are gonna talk about that, uh, from. The grid operator’s perspective saying, why is it that renewables are one of the first things they reach for now when they realize they need more power? Joel Saxum: I think it’s an interesting space and I think to, to [00:02:00]comment more deeply on that, right? That you guys are in that, you Mathieu Cōté: know, Joel Saxum: 2005, six you started installing a Mathieu Cōté: lot of the, a lot of wind assets. There was a curve of, as it as every year you get more and more. Trickle and then becomes a flood quite quickly. Joel Saxum: Yeah. And, and, and you know, from, from the operation standpoint, we deal with some of the wind farms in Canada. We love working with, uh, the operators up there because they do exude that professionalism. They’re on top of their game. They know they’ve gotta maintain these things. Whereas in the states, we’ve been a little bit nascent sometimes and, oh, we got PTC coming so we don’t have to do these certain things. Little bit more cowboy. Yeah. Yeah. And up in Canada, they’re, they’re, they’ve been doing the right things for a long time. Um, and I think it’s a good, good model to follow, but you’re a hundred percent correct. We’re coming to that time when it’s like decision time to be made here. And I think we, in our, in our uh, kind of off air chat, you had mentioned that, you know, repower in Canada is. Pretty early stages. I Mathieu Cōté: only know about Joel Saxum: one, Mathieu Cōté: to [00:03:00] be honest, and I try and keep track of these things, Joel Saxum: but that’s coming down the pipeline, Mathieu Cōté: right? So there’s gonna be more and more of these happening. And I mean, there are a lot of operators that have one foot on either side of the border, so some people have some operational experience on what steps you need to take, but it’s also from the regulatory side, like what is your grid operator gonna insist on? So on and so on. But, uh, so we’ve got some panels to talk about things like, one of my favorites is, uh, how much life is left in your machine? And that’s sort of a deeper dive from an engineering standpoint. Like what math do the engineers do to assess, is this foundation good to go for another 10 years? Is this tower gonna stand up to whatever? Should we replace the blades and all those components? We, we’ve got a foundation expert, uh, someone who does. Digital twin sort of things as well as, um, a panelist from, uh, Nordex, so the OEM sort of perspective as well, and how they assess how much [00:04:00] life is left in a machine. So like that’s the sort of panels that we’re trying to put together that we’re pretty excited about. Joel Saxum: Well, I think that’s a good one too, because I know Alan and I we’re talking around the industry globally. A lot of it is around CMS. And when we say CMS, we’re not just talking drive train anymore, we’re talking everything you can in the turbine, right? So the, the concept of remaining useful life, r ul, that always comes up, where are we at with this, right? Because from a global perspective in Europe, they have, you know, in Spanish wind farms are all, a lot of ’em are at that 25 year mark. What are we doing here? So you guys are bringing that conversation to the Canadian market at this operator summit in Toronto here in February. It’s, it’s timely, right? Because it’s February and everybody’s getting ready for spring, so you got a little bit of time to come to the conference. Mathieu Cōté: Well, and that’s one of the things that we actually used to do is show in April and we’ve moved it back after hearing feedback from our, from our audience that April’s almost too late, right? Like, if you’re doing your assessments for your [00:05:00] blades, it where? Where’s your manpower coming up? Coming from in the summertime? Those contracts are already signed. By the time you hit April, February, you’ve still got time. Your RFP might be out so you can meet all the proponents on site at once. It, it just makes a lot more sense for us to do it in February. Allen Hall: Well, there’s a wide range of technology in Canada in regards to wind to energy. That adds to the complexity where a lot of turbines, unlike the United States, are maybe even sub one megawatt, and with new turbines coming online, they’re gonna be in the five, six, maybe even seven megawatt range. That’s a huge dispersed. Industry to try to maintain massive range. Yeah. Right. And I, and, and I think one of the dilemmas about that is trying to find people who understand that tho all those different kinds of machines and the intricacies of each one of them and how to operate them more efficiently, which is where Canada is. Quite honestly. The, the thing [00:06:00] about that and the challenge for Canada Head, and this is why the conference is so important, is. If there’s someone in Canada that has the answer, as Joel and I have talked to a number of Canadian operators, you may not know them. I know it’s a smaller marketplace in general, but unless you’re talking to one another, you probably, uh, don’t realize there’s, there’s help within Canada. And these conferences really highlight that quite a bit. Wanna talk about some of the, sort of the interactions you guys create at the conference? Mathieu Cōté: Yeah. Oh, well, it’s one of the things that can RIA tries to do is play that connector role, right? Like, we don’t know everything, but like you say, we know someone who knows something and we can put you in touch with all. I know a guy who knows a guy. Um, but we’re, we’re always able to, to, to connect those dots. And I mean, we, we do a lot of, uh. Things like working groups and uh, regional meetings. And, uh, we’ve even got, uh, different summits for different things. Getting a little bit outside of operations, but like we [00:07:00] have an Atlantic operators group that gathers together and has a chat just sometimes, usually there’s a focus topic, but then we have, oh, how do you guys deal with the storm that came through? Or that sort of thing, or what, what do you do for if you need a new blade or has anyone got a good vendor for this thing or that thing? Those sorts of things always happen in the margins. And I mean, the ops summit is the, the best one of those because it’s the entire Canadian industry that gets together. We’ve got folks from bc, we’ve got folks from Atlantic Canada, there’s gonna be people from Quebec, and there’s vendors from all those places as well. Right? So. It’s covering all your bases and it’s the one place that you can talk to everybody and meet everybody in like a 48 hour period. Joel Saxum: Well, I think that if, you know, just doing a little bit of deep dive into the agenda and the program here, that’s one of the things that you guys are focusing on. Targeted networking. So morning breakfasts, evening receptions, there, you know, structured and informal, uh, opportunities to actually connect with the o and m [00:08:00] community. Um, one of them that you had mentioned was kind of, um. Hands-on demonstrations and, and for me, when, when I see these things, ’cause I’ve seen them kind of slightly not, I don’t think I’ve ever seen anybody do it perfectly well. I’m excited to see what you guys do. But you get, you get a group of people standing around, like you get people kind of standing around. Rubbing elbows going, like, what do you think about that? What is, does this, is this gonna work? And, and those to me are great, great conversations for networking and kind of figuring things out together. The collaboration part. Mathieu Cōté: Absolutely. Uh, well on those two points, the, the networking has always been a huge part of this show, and we’ve always built into the program. Okay. There’s some stuff on stage, but then there’s a break. And I mean, you can wander around the showroom floor and you can, but you can talk to the other people. And, uh, that’s a big part of this. That’s an important part of this. And then on the, the demonstrations and so on, we used to have what we called, uh, elevator pitches, uh, where, and we’ve done it various different ways where people get five minutes, one slide, you’re on [00:09:00] stage, you say your piece, you give us your elevator pitch, and then you get off and someone else gets up and talks. And we found that, that, and the feedback we got was that that was good because that condensed all of the salesy parts and kept it away from the panels. ’cause the panels, we want them to be informative, not. Selling you something. We want you to learn something. But the sales pitch is, there is some sense of like someone’s trying to sell you a thing. But we’re evolving that a little bit this year where we’re going towards demonstrations. So on the showroom floor, there will be someone who will have a tangible thing, whether it’s here’s the new fireproof coat that we’ve come up with, or here’s how this, uh, sling works, or here’s this piece of kit that fits on your machine that catches bolts when they break, or whatever it is. Here’s how it actually works, and they’ve got it in their hands and they can play with the go until it, uh, really, like you say, gets that light bulb moment that gets you to see how it works. And you can see that ROI [00:10:00] right away going, oh, okay. That if it catches the bolts when they break, then it doesn’t rattle around. And then I’ve gotta spend X amount less time fixing, missed out. Or the other thing, like it’s, it, it’s a, it’s a better way of doing it is, uh, what we feel. And like you say, then you get. Being on the showroom floor, it’s in amongst the booths. So people who are on the showroom floor can just sort of look over their shoulder, see that, okay, I really gotta go check out that guy. Joel Saxum: I like the idea of the format and there’s a couple other things like lessons learned track we talked about a little bit too. But one of the things for me for trade shows is when Alan and I went to ETC in Calgary a few years ago, two years ago I think. Yep. You actually had the. The conversations, the panel conversations, the discussions, the knowledge sharing happening on the showroom floor. I don’t like going to a conference where I have to go in, like I’m talking with some people, but, oh, I gotta run across this thing across over here, a mile away into some back room to listen to someone talk about something. I like, I like being where the information is [00:11:00] happening and sharing, and I can stand off to the side and listen a bit and, and still engage. Um, and you guys are doing some more of that too through the lessons learned track. Um, can you explain that a little bit to us? Mathieu Cōté: Well, we’ve always had, uh, like a, some split in concurrent sessions and so on. But to your point of not running off to the other end, we’re in a pretty intimate space where we’ve got like a room for lunch and the plenaries, we’ve got a room for the exhibit hall, and then right next to it is any of the, uh, off to the side stuff. It’s all within a one minute walk of, of itself, which is much better. So we’ve got the concurrent, uh, sessions and. This year we split them instead of into two. We split ’em into three though that then we’ve got one for specific to wind. We’ve got one specific to solar and storage. ’cause we are renewable energy, not just wind. And then we’ve got one, uh, that’s a bit of a grab bag and it’s a bit of a different format. So instead of your traditional three [00:12:00] panelists plus a moderator, everyone’s got a slide, everyone’s gotta talk, blah, blah, blah. This thing, it, it’s much more focused. You’ve got one person who’s got a real important thing to say, whether it’s, here’s, uh, lessons learned on how our hub fell off and here’s what we learned from it. Here’s our root cause analysis, or here’s, uh, a much better way of doing, uh, our health and safety program has worked much better for us. Here’s what we gain from it, or whatever happens to be. And then one moderator to ask them some questions, pick apart. So this part, how to, uh, and get a bit of a, a flow there. So, and it’s much shorter. Instead of an hour long, it’s only a half hour. So then you don’t have to sit through two people. You don’t care about to listen to the one person that you do is the intent of these, uh, lessons learned? I, Joel Saxum: I do really like the concept simply because when I go to an event or like, um, putting something together, I want people to be able to go. Learn something, take it back to their respective [00:13:00] organization, be able to implement it tomorrow. And it sounds like you guys are really moving towards that with the lessons learned, the collaboration and the knowledge sharing. Mathieu Cōté: That’s, that’s the intent. And that, and that’s really what it is, is I, I’m, I think I’m a smart guy, but I don’t have all the answers. So we’re really trying to shine a light on the people who do, and like, here’s a thing that the industry as a whole should learn about. And give them some time to talk about it. And like you say, then you’ll get some of those conversations in the margins and in in between going, yeah, this guy had this thing to say. We get that sort of dialogue going. That’s, that’s the intent. It’s all about, uh, discussions and learning from each other. Joel Saxum: To me, it sounds like even, um, for lack of a, maybe a trip to get some poutine and maybe an American, American should go out there and listen to some of the stuff you guys have to say as well. Mathieu Cōté: Honestly, it’s, it’s worth it for, uh, Americans to come by and we do have a significant number, proportion of the, the audience comes from the states as well. Because like you say, it’s, it’s worth it and it’s good information and it’s a good [00:14:00] portion of the thing. And it’s really not that far. And I mean, um, not to put it lightly, we do tend to lean a little heavier on some of the more, uh, Canadian elements like weather. Like we do have a panel this year, um, on the solar side, solar operations and adverse conditions. And that one, um. Because that one came from, uh, I know a guy at, uh, natural Resources Canada, who was part of a working group at the International Energy Agency in their photovoltaic power systems group, where they came up with, uh, a report on operations in all kinds of adverse conditions around the world. So he’s gonna present that report and we’ll have a panel discussion. The other panelists there, we’ve got, um. Ben Power, the CEO of ves, who is the number one installer of solar in the Yukon, right next to Alaska. So they know a lot about adverse conditions and then, uh, polar racking, they’ve got a lot of experience, uh, with that sort of thing too. And they’ve got some data that they’re gonna bring to the [00:15:00] panel as well. So it should be a really good discussion about how do we deal with bad things happening in solar specifically. Allen Hall: Well, sure. Uh, Canada’s been running assets a lot longer than we have been in the States. In fact, to Joel’s earlier point, we’re repairing. Disassembling putting new stuff up all the time. Canada has been more focused on keeping existing equipment running in some crazy, harsh conditions. The US is moving that way. You wanna know about ice? We could tell you about ice. Exactly. Like how many times has the US run into trouble with icing on wind turbines and we should have been talking to, or her neighbors through the north, but in a lot of cases, yeah. The I, I find that the time I went. I learned a whole bunch about Canadian operations, how to think about some of these problems differently. That was the beauty of a attending a Kria event, and I know there’s gonna be a lot of people attending this event. Who is it for in general? Obviously [00:16:00] it’s for operators, but is there some value here for like asset managers? Some of the engineers, some of the service providers, Mathieu Cōté: yeah. That our, our core market, if you want, is your site managers and your technical people, but engineers, 100%, they will learn something. Your asset managers will definitely have some value in it, whether it’s learning about the technology or learning about, uh, the, the latest things coming out or even just. Best practices from other folks, right? We’ve also got, uh, more and more we’re getting people from the insurance industry getting involved because some of these, uh, lessons learned and so on, is really valuable to them. And we’re even running, um, if, if people are in insurance, we have a special meeting for insurance. The, the day before where we’ll be having a, a dialogue between the insurance industry and the operators and like, here’s how we deal with this. This is why the prices are that. And, uh, talk about that risk transfer type stuff. There are the odd developer who comes out. Um, but it’s more for the, [00:17:00] like, once it’s in the ground, the technical people, uh, the tooling manufacturers, the service providers, the, all, all of those folks. Joel Saxum: What about ISPs? Oh, a hundred percent. We know quite a few ISPs up in Canada. Every one of them that I’ve talked to is coming. So ev I’ve had the conversations and like I, you know, we’re, we’re doing some other things in February as well around here, and I was, Hey, what are you guys? Oh, we’re all going to the Candry Ops summit. We’re going to the Candry Ops summit, so to Toronto and February. Um, bring your warm jacket. I suppose it could be cold. Yeah, the, the ISPs will be there in, in full force. And so I think that. To me, it’s like the, the, the cousin to the A-C-P-O-M-S. We like OMS in the states because that’s where the real discussions happen around operations and maintenance. Mathieu Cōté: The technical stuff happens. Yeah. And it, I like to say it’s the, the, the younger cousin, if you will, and the maple syrup cousin. Allen Hall: Well, I do think though, that when we’re at, uh, o, M and S Joel, that [00:18:00] those discussions are a little bit different than what I see up at Kria. Like Kria is a. Community OMS is, yeah, we, we all know one another and maybe it’s just there’s this, a bigger event or more people, but it, I don’t feel the sort of connection I do when I’m at Kria. Like I know the people, I understand what’s going on at Kria. That’s what makes it fun that I get to see people that I, I know once in a while, but at the same time there is a huge, massive amount of. Sharing Mathieu Cōté: that community that you speak to, that that’s really what we’re trying to, to gather in. And there’s a difference of scale too. I mean, uh, the OMS is like 3000 people and we’re three to 400. So there, there’s a difference there. But that sort of intimacy leads to a fair bit more of that sharing that you’re talking about and like that Oh yeah, there’s that guy. Oh, there’s Derek from Capstone, or there’s Dan from EDF or there, you know, and then you. You run into them and then you, you catch [00:19:00] up on all the latest and, um, what’s going on, how are things going? And so on and so on. And there’s time for all of that in the, in the two day show that we have. Joel Saxum: Well, I think collaboration in a smaller, like the right size group is, is much easier and flows better. Right? Once you get to that thousand two, three, 4,000, it’s like, yeah, you’re there, you’re seeing the people, but like it’s just not the same. Mathieu Cōté: Et c is somewhere around 3000 people and it, it, it’s got that heft. It’s a different audience as well. Right? The o and m crowd isn’t there as much. It’s not quite as technical, so it it, it’s a speaking to a different group of people. Allen Hall: Well, Canada is on a growth spurt for renewables. There’s a lot of wind energy Mathieu Cōté: headed up towards Quebec. There are procurement’s open right now in Quebec, Nova Scotia, new Brunswick. Uh, Ontario, BC and Manitoba Joel Saxum: Plus, what was it? Fi what was it? Five offshore lease areas off of Nova Scotia. Mathieu Cōté: Yeah, they’re looking at up to five gigawatts offshore in Nova Scotia. We don’t have [00:20:00] any yet in Nova in, uh, offshore. And there’s some, they need to figure out what the offtake is and where the transmission goes. Uh, but there’s a lot of people working in the background on MA putting that together. So it’s growing. Oh, a hundred percent. It’s growing and across the board, right. And the. Wind or solar or storage or all three. And that, that a lot of the, the procurements these days are starting to move in a direction of, uh, sort of a technology agnostic where they say, we need megawatts. We don’t care how you make them. We just want electricity. Well, electricity, uh, but also electricity capacity. So in the one case we figure wind and solar will do quite well, and in the other we’ll figure the battery storage will do quite well. So no matter what and in the timelines that they’re asking for, we’re looking at if you want it in the next five years, it’s probably gonna be wind and solar because anything else is gonna be a seven plus year timeline to get into the ground. So [00:21:00] there, there’s a lot. There’s a lot coming. Allen Hall: Well, up to 20% of the energy, electricity in Canada nationally is gonna be generated by renewables in less than 10 years. Mathieu Cōté: Canada’s split up a lot, remember like, and Quebec is already at 90 plus with their hydro and bc same thing. Joel Saxum: And I, and I think that that’s something to be, to be shared as well here is from an o and m standpoint. The, the varied geographies of Canada and how spread apart it is, there’s specialized knowledge up there to, to, to, you know, till the cow come home. So it’s a great place to go and learn. I would encourage people, hey, if you’re, if you’re in anywhere around Michigan, the Great Lakes Toronto’s a three hour drive. Go there, do the conference and learn something, Mathieu Cōté: and hey, we’re right next to the airport. It’s quick flight. Almost anywhere from North America, right? So Toronto’s easy to get in and Allen Hall: out of, and this is gonna be a great event. The Can Operators Summit. It’s February 11th and 12th at the Delta Hotel by [00:22:00] Marriott, Toronto, right at the airport. So you, you can’t miss it. It’s easy to get in, easy to get out. You’re gonna have a great time. Matt, how do they connect and register for this event? Mathieu Cōté: We have a registration link that I’m sure we’ll put somewhere. Um, or come to our website, kenia.ca? Allen Hall: Yeah, just Google Can Operator Summit. That’s what I did. And that takes you right to the registration. Get signed up there. It’s inexpensive in Toronto is a really cool city. February 11th and 12th. At the Delta Hotels by Marriott, right at the airport. The Canary Operator Summer is going to be a lot of fun. Matt, thank you so much for being on the podcast. Really enjoyed having you. Well, thanks for having [00:23:00] me.
FOLLOW ALONG AT PROORGANIZERSTUDIO.COM/LINKS Goal setting doesn't have to feel overwhelming—or soul-sucking. In this episode, Melissa shares a powerful goal-setting workshop from inside the Inspired Organizer community, led by Cabri. Together, they walk through how to reflect on last year, set goals that actually fit your life and business, and create a plan you'll stick with—without burnout, guilt, or arbitrary pressure. You'll hear real examples from organizers setting goals around delegation, growth, visibility, and major transitions, plus practical strategies for breaking big goals into doable action. Whether you love big audacious goals or prefer a safer, steady approach, this episode will help you find a goal-setting style that works for your brain—and your season of life. Slides referenced in the episode are available at proorganizerstudio.com/links. 00:00 Introduction and Podcast Recap 00:42 Goal Setting Workshop Introduction 03:00 Visualization Exercise and Reflecting on the Past Year 06:34 Setting and Crafting Effective Goals 17:18 Sharing and Discussing Goals 19:40 Mapping the Path to Achieve Goals 23:10 Creating Vision Boards for Motivation 27:33 Personal Reflections and Key People 28:11 Creating and Using Vision Boards 28:29 Tracking and Managing Goals 29:57 Quarterly Planning and Goal Setting 33:04 Staying Focused and Motivated 35:39 Sharing and Encouraging Goals 37:33 Practical Tips and Strategies 51:57 Leveraging AI for Goal Management 53:26 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
When I started the podcast in early 2020, my goal with doing an audio format was two-fold: So women could share their own stories in their own voice. To avoid, at ALL costs, being on camera.Haha. Almost six years later, and I have found myself completely re-evaluating!I chat about the irony of now experimenting with publishing this podcast as AUDIO and as VIDEO on YouTube when that was the absolute opposite of what I wanted at the beginning. Being HEARD was scary enough. The thought of being SEEN, too, was absolutely, positively NOT an option.Never say never, because the combination of iterating and my curiosity are leading to something new... And I'm doing it all in "Done, Not Perfect" style! Find this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/s5YpldHexW4Contact Info:Julie Berman - Hostwww.womenwithcooljobs.com@womencooljobs (Instagram)Julie Berman (LinkedIn)Send Julie a text!!------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I absolutely LOVE being the host and producer of "Women with Cool Jobs", where I interview women who have unique, trailblazing, and innovative careers. It has been such a blessing to share stories of incredible, inspiring women since I started in 2020. If you have benefitted from this work, or simply appreciate that I do it, please consider buying me a $5 coffee. ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/julieberman Thank you so much for supporting me -- whether by sharing an episode with a friend, attending a LIVE WWCJ event in Phoenix, connecting with me on Instagram @womencooljobs or LinkedIn, sending me a note on my website (www.womenwithcooljobs.com), or by buying me a coffee! It all means so much.
What if your biggest obstacle to success is actually your hesitation? This week, we dive into a masterclass in sales and leadership mindset with Ben Gay III — a living legend in professional selling, author of the classic The Closers series, and a keynote trainer whose lessons have shaped sales for decades.Ben kicks off by reminding us that people buy from those they know, like, trust, and feel safe with — an essential foundation for any leader selling their vision or product. He stresses the importance of choosing the right product — one that is quality and competitively priced — before mastering the sales process itself.Sharing a candid story, Ben recalls selling the notoriously awful Yugo car, and how the key to better sales was simply selling a better product to qualified buyers. He advocates studying and mimicking the best ethical salespeople to accelerate your own success, noting how much happens in the crucial first 15 seconds of a sales pitch.Ben champions using scripting — not robotic recitations but consistent messaging fine-tuned for impact — and cites his own journey involving The Closers series, which went from a rough manuscript to selling over 10 million copies. He debunks common sales myths, calling it the “red raw meat” of selling, demanding both technique and natural fluency.On storytelling, Ben highlights specificity and believability as keys to connecting, noting his father's memorable buffalo stampede tale as an example of engaging narrative that makes complex ideas relatable and memorable. He also touches on classic sales communication techniques like “Feel, Felt, Found” for empathetic influence.Beyond sales, Ben shares his privileged mentorship with Napoleon Hill — author of Think and Grow Rich — whose legendary lessons on decisive action (“Stop dithering. Take action.”) Ben cites as guiding principles. Hill's work, Ben notes, is one of the bestselling yet least-read books, underscoring the challenge of turning knowledge into practice.Overall, this episode is a treasure trove for emerging leaders and entrepreneurs who want to own their selling process, turn ideas into action, and build authentic connections that close deals.Resources Mentioned: Ben Gay III's The Closers book series — available at ronzonebooks.com Lifetime unconditional guarantee on The Closers via ronzonebooks.com Ben Gay III's iconic sales stories and mentorship experiences
In this Marketing Minute, Delaney Walker of Extend Web Services, along with Cyndie Schmidt and Jack Pickering, discuss why change in marketing can feel risky—and how thoughtful experimentation can actually lead to greater clarity and impact. Sharing stories from personal experiences and real marketing shifts made in 2025, they explore decision fatigue, fear of failure, and practical ways to evaluate what's working, what's not, and where small pivots can make a meaningful difference. Leaders will be encouraged to align marketing efforts with clear goals and approach change with confidence as they plan for the year ahead. Interested in emails from Extend Web Services? Contact support@extendwebservices.com Visit ExtendWebServices.com for more on Extend Web Services Heartbeat International provides a forum to express a marketplace of ideas for an audience of life-affirming pregnancy help organizations and those who support such organizations. The ideas, views and opinions expressed in this presentation are those of the presenter and may or may not reflect advice, opinions, policies or views of Heartbeat International, Inc. Presenters come from a wide range of experiences and backgrounds, inside and outside of the Pregnancy Help Movement. We encourage listeners or viewers to do their own additional research and discern for themselves how to apply the materials presented. Share Post Share
We've all sent a drunken text to an ex…but while you're in a relationship? In this week's episode, we're discussing relationships in all forms: parental, friendly, and romantic. Every form matters but they all require different skills and Jon and Alex are here to help you navigate through each one. They're still working on their relationships with Lucy…which seems mostly one sided since all she does it take…but she gives so much cuteness it doesn't even matter. Submit your questions here!0:00 - Intro39:18 - Moving For Wife's Parents41:30 - Unfriending Your Coworker 42:56 - My Friend Ghosted Me46:59 - My Sister and Narcissistic Husband50:14 - My BF Drunk Texts His Ex54:46 - My Mom Sucks59:08 - Sharing Locations01:03:21 - Splitting Dinner Costs01:10:53 - Reading Your Secrets01:10:53 - Recs of the WeekRITUAL: For a limited time, save 40% on your first month at Ritual.com/STRAIGHT. PROLON: Prolon is offering listeners 15% off their 5-day nutrition program for your post-holiday glow-up when you go to ProlonLife.com/STRAIGHT.BRANCH BASICS: Just use code STRAIGHT for 15% off the Premium Starter Kit at BranchBasics.com.SQUARE: Get up to $200 off Square hardware when you sign up at square.com/go/straight!Visit our website www.giveittomestraightpodcast.comVisit our other website www.alexjon.comFind us on Instagram!PodcastAlexJonSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Sharing a depth of attention for what stands to be lost in our relationship with the seasons, Volume 6 contributors Terry Tempest Williams and Susan Murphy Roshi come together to explore the theme of requiem in this first conversation of a companion series to Seasons. Drawing on their respective essays, “A Hollow Bone” and “Alive In the Skin of a River's Flow,” Terry and Susan contemplate what becomes present amid absence, a love for the burning world, and ways we can move with flock consciousness through this time of ecological uncertainty. Read the transcript. Discover our latest print edition, Volume 6: Seasons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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In this episode, we'll examine how AI has made recording conversations effortless—and why that convenience poses legal, ethical, and moral challenges for lawyers. We'll break down the risks of passive and stealth recording, including issues around consent, biometric privacy laws, and client trust. And you'll get simple, practical tips for using recording tools transparently while maintaining professionalism and integrity. Chapter Markers 0:00 The Rise of Frictionless Recording 1:00 AI Tools Enable Passive Recording 2:30 Why Lawyers Record Conversations 4:00 Legal Risks of AI Recordings 5:00 Biometric Privacy and AI Tools 6:30 Ethical and Client Trust Issues 7:20 Moral Implications of Covert Recording 8:30 Practical Recording Best Practices 9:45 Transparency, Sharing, and Final Thoughts Resource Links ChatGPT Lab (a weekly AI workshop for lawyers) Apply to join the ChatGPT Lab The 80/20 Principle (my techlaw newsletter) The Inner Circle (my online community for lawyers) Follow and Review: I'd love for you to follow me if you haven't yet. Click that purple '+' in the top right corner of your Apple Podcasts app. I'd love it even more if you could drop a review or 5-star rating over on Apple Podcasts. Simply select "Ratings and Reviews" and "Write a Review" then a quick line with your favorite part of the episode. It only takes a second and it helps spread the word about the podcast. Thanks to the sponsor: Smith.ai Smith.ai is an amazing virtual receptionist service that specializes in working with solo and small law firms. When you hire Smith.ai, you're hiring well-trained, friendly receptionists who can respond to callers in English or Spanish. And they have a special offer for podcast listeners where you can get an extra $100 discount with promo code ERNIE100. Sign up for a risk-free start with a 14-day money-back guarantee now (and learn more) at smith.ai.
Episode 100 10 Favorite (current) Worship Songs 1. My Testimony by Elevation Worship 2. Yet Not I but Through Christ in Me by City Alight 3. Scars by I Am They 4. I Thank God by Maverick City Music 5. Goodness of God by CeCe Winans 6. Sing Wherever I Go by We the Kingdom 7. Thank You Jesus for the Blood by Charity Gayle 8. What an Awesome God by Phil Wickham 9. Bless God by Brooke Ligertwood 10. Jesus Lifted Me by Cain 10 Favorite Bible Verses 1. “Be still and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10 2. “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.” II Corinthians 1:3-4 3. “As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.” Genesis 5:20 4. “See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” Isaiah 43:19 5. “I will praise you, O Lord, with all my heart. I will tell of all your wonders. I will be glad and rejoice in you. I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.” Psalm 9: 1-2 6. “Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” Act 4:12 7. “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” Romans 12:12 8. “So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten,” Joel 2:25 9. “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4: 6-7 10. “Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel.” Ephesians 6:19 10 Favorite Treats 1. Milka chocolate bars 2. Iced lattes 3. Manzanilla green olives from Trader Joe's (yes, specifically these) 4. Homemade popcorn 5. Coffee ice cream 6. Roasted and salted macadamia nuts 7. Kettle cooked potato chips 8. Kouign-amann pastries 9. Chips and salsa 10. Italian Confetti Almonds from Trader Joe's (yes, specifically these) 10 Favorite Books 1. How Green Was My Valley by Richard Llewellyn 2. Everything Sad Is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri 3. The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings 4. The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom 5. The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder 6. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 7. Persuasion Jane Austen 8. The Chronicles of Narnia (the whole series) C. S. Lewis 9. Rainbow Valley by Lucy Maud Montgomery 10. God's Smuggler by Brother Andrew 10 Favorite Movies 1. It's a Wonderful Life 2. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 3. Napoleon Dynamite + Nacho Libre (cannot pick one and they are a pair to me) 4. My Fair Lady 5. Sleepless In Seattle 6. Little Women (1994 version) 7. Sense and Sensibility 8. That Thing You Do 9. To Kill a Mockingbird 10. Up 10 Favorite Places I've Visited 1. Cinque Terre, Italy 2. The Cotswolds, England 3. Big Sur, CA 4. Murren, Switzerland 5. Meteora, Greece 6. Olympic National Park, WA 7. Annecy, France 8. Hyderabad and Secunderabad, India 9. Reykjavik, Iceland 10. Glacier National Park, MT 10 Favorite Coffee Shops 1. Scout Coffee, San Luis Obispo, CA 2. Honest Coffee, Franklin, Tenn 3. Orange Inn, Laguna Beach, CA 4. Certified Kitchen and Bakery, Boise, ID 5. Merchant, Long Beach, CA 6. Giovanni Cova & C, Milan, Italy 7. Jo's Coffee, Austin, TX 8. Barista Parlor, Nashville, TN 9. Hooray Coffee, Redlands, CA 10. Sant' Eustachio Il Caffee', Rome, Italy 10 Favorite Things That Were Also Really Hard 1. Natural childbirth 2. Writing books 3. Being a public high school teacher 4. Becoming a speaker 5. Sharing the most vulnerable parts of our marriage story publicly 6. Running a half marathon 7. Fighting porn 8. Parenting teens and young adults 9. Home schooling 10. Becoming a podcaster 10 Favorite Things from Nature 1. Giant Sequoia trees 2. Cardinals 3. Sea otters 4. California Poppies 5. Coast Live Oak trees 6. Moss 7. Tidepools 8. Red Tailed Hawks 9. Wild Mustard 10. Dolphins 10 Favorite Adventures 1. My Christian walk 2. Being married to Aaron 3. Becoming a mom 4. Spending 2 summers in my teens in India with my dad 5. Summering in Scotland with 25 teens + Aaron when we were newlyweds 6. Becoming an author 7. Family road trip from California to Minnesota 8. Home schooling our kids 9. Backpacking through Europe as a young married couple 10. Family trip to Italy 10 Misc Favorite Things: 1. The color yellow 2. My Blundstone boots 3. My Nugget ice maker 4. Wearing brand new socks 5. Watching travel shows with Aaron (especially Stanley Tucci, Rick Steves and Travel Man) 6. Colorful bags from Orla Keily 7. My collection of Yearly bangles that Aaron started for me 8. Red shoes 9. Stickers – especially travel and encouraging words 10. My collection of Ronnie Kappos jewelry that Aaron started for meThe Greta Eskridge Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. For more information visit www.ChristianParenting.org
#115.In this episode, Josh, Matt, and Mike dive into a lively discussion about evolving trends in the restaurant industry. They kick things off by debating the rising popularity of mocktails and the economics behind charging premium prices for what is essentially juice. Matt shares his perspective on the value of sommeliers in the age of AI, arguing for the irreplaceable human element in hospitality versus the efficiency of algorithms. The trio also debates the modern dining culture of mandatory shared plates versus traditional individual courses. They discuss the impact of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic on dining habits, with insights into how these medications are reshaping consumer behavior and the surprising rise of the non-alcoholic beverage market.Links and resources
In this episode, Lara explores the emotional reality artists face right before sharing their work — the fear of silence, rejection, and comparison — and how to stay grounded when visibility feels vulnerable. This conversation prepares artists to share from identity, not outcome, and build resilience before launching into the world.Show notes blog: https://larabiancapilcher.com/2026/01/13/what-happens-emotionally-before-you-share-your-art/
Photojournalism From Gaza to the World: Eman Mohammed's Journey, Resilience, and the Power of Long‑Term Stories Archive Episode – Aired in 2023 Discover how Eman Mohammed became Gaza's first female photojournalist, why she chooses long‑term projects over spot news, and how her iconic “jacuzzi‑on‑the‑rubble” image captures resilience after war. Learn insights for aspiring photojournalists and storytellers. Table of Contents Who Is Eman Mohammed? Breaking Barriers: The First Woman Photojournalist in Gaza The Iconic Jacuzzi Image: Symbol of Life After Conflict Why Long‑Term Projects Matter Preparing for War Coverage: Gear, Safety, and Mental Health Behind the Book: The Cracks in My Lens (2022) The “Broken Souvenirs” Project: Trauma Without Borders Key Takeaways for Emerging Photojournalists Further Resources & Links 1. Who Is Eman Mohammed? Award‑winning photojournalist and Senior TED Fellow based in Alexandria, Virginia. Born in Saudi Arabia, raised from age two in Gaza. Published in The Guardian, CNN, Le Monde, Vice, The Washington Post, and more. “I was a complete mess during my first war—no protective gear, no electricity, a twisted ankle, and a 22‑day conflict.” – Eman Mohammed Her career is a blend of visual artistry, human‑rights advocacy, and mental‑health awareness. 2. Breaking Barriers: The First Woman Photojournalist in Gaza Challenge How Eman Responded Male‑dominated field Turned resistance into motivation; asked “why isn't there a woman photojournalist?” Cultural taboos Leveraged her unique access to women's stories that male crews cannot reach. Lack of role models locally Inspired by women photographers worldwide—Rula Halawani (West Bank), Marie Colvin (Syria), etc. Limited resources Began with a simple backpack, later secured protective gear and international support. 3. The Iconic Jacuzzi Image: Symbol of Life After Conflict The Story Behind the Shot Setting: After the 2008‑2009 Gaza war, a jacuzzi survived the demolition of a Palestinian man's house. Visual: Children taking a bubble bath on top of the rubble—a shocking yet hopeful tableau. Why It Resonates Resilience: Shows life continuing amid devastation. Human Connection: Highlights an unusual friendship between a Palestinian worker and his Israeli boss, hinting at shared humanity. Narrative Depth: Eman focused on the children, not the destruction, turning tragedy into a universal story of hope. Alt Text Suggestion for Web: Children playing in a bubble bath on war‑torn rubble in Gaza, taken by Eman Mohammed, representing resilience after conflict. 4. Why Long‑Term Projects Matter From Spot News to In‑Depth Storytelling Spot news captures the immediate event (e.g., rockets falling). Long‑term projects uncover causes, aftermath, and human impact. Benefits Highlighted by Eman Mohammed Deeper Understanding: Reveals how extremism forms, how societies heal. Narrative Cohesion: Allows “layers of mental health, tragedy, resilience” to emerge over time. Ethical Responsibility: Offers a full picture rather than “half information.” Practical Steps for Photographers Identify a core question (e.g., “What happens after a house is destroyed?”). Allocate time—months or years rather than days. Build trust with subjects for ongoing access. Document both visual and oral histories. long‑term photography projects, after‑effects of war, in‑depth photojournalism 5. Preparing for War Coverage: Gear, Safety, and Mental Health Gear & Logistics (What Eman Mohammed Learned the Hard Way) Early days: No protective vest, no backup batteries, unreliable electricity. Now: One spare battery, basic body armor, portable solar charger, reliable backup storage. Safety Strategies Know the locality—local journalists share the same surprise factor as residents. Secure evacuation routes (even if embassies may be limited). Maintain communication with a trusted network of fellow journalists. Mental Health & PTSD Therapy is essential – Eman stresses continual sessions, not a one‑off fix. Peer support: Sharing experiences with other photojournalists reduces isolation. Self‑care practices: Regular sleep, nutrition, and moments of “mental break” from intense material. war photographer safety tips, photojournalism PTSD, gear for conflict photography 6. Behind the Book: The Cracks in My Lens (2022) Limited‑edition memoir chronicling a decade‑plus of Gaza coverage. Challenges: Re‑seeing traumatic images, translating feelings into words, language barrier (English not native). Therapeutic Value: Forced Eman to process memories, confront PTSD, and articulate the “smell, taste, view” of daily life under siege. Availability: A few copies remain on her website (pre‑order if you're a collector). The Cracks in My Lens book, photojournalist memoir Gaza, limited edition photography book 7. The “Broken Souvenirs” Project: Trauma Without Borders Concept: Pair powerful images with survivor quotes, omitting national identifiers to emphasize universal pain. Scope: Gaza, September 11 survivors, Oklahoma bombing, Armenian genocide, Native American genocide, etc. Six‑Degrees‑of‑Separation: Every subject is linked within six connections, highlighting our interconnected humanity. Why the Anonymity? Focus on emotion, not geopolitics. Encourages viewers to see the shared human cost, regardless of “nation.” Broken Souvenirs photo project, war trauma photography, universal storytelling 8. Key Takeaways for Emerging Photojournalists Find your “absence” – let gaps in representation fuel your purpose. Leverage gender or cultural position to access untold stories. Prioritize long‑term narratives over fleeting headlines. Prepare pragmatically: gear, safety plans, mental‑health resources. Collaborate and mentor: Reach out to established photographers (e.g., Adrees Latif, Carol Guzy, Yunghi Kim). Tell stories ethically: Respect subjects, avoid sensationalism, and consider anonymity when it serves the story. 9. Further Resources & Links Resource Link 10 Frames Per Second Podcast – Episode with Eman Mohammed [Listen on 10fps.net] Eman Mohammed's Portfolio & Book Store [emanphotography.com] TED Talk by Eman Mohammed [TED.com/eman-mohammed] Aftermath Project Grant (Sarah Terry) [aftermathgrant.org] Mental‑Health Support for Journalists – Dart Center [dartcenter.org] Gear Checklist for Conflict Photographers [photojournalistgear.com] Ready to Capture Stories That Matter? If you're an aspiring photojournalist, remember Eman Mohammed's mantra: “Document the aftermath, stay curious, and never let the absence of representation silence you.” Start small, think long‑term, and let your lens reveal the resilience humanity carries in even the darkest moments. Feel free to share this post on social media, tag Eman Mohammed, or join the conversation about ethical, long‑term photojournalism. ________ photojournalism, Gaza, women photojournalist, war aftermath, resilience, jacuzzi photograph, Israeli‑Palestinian relationship, long‑term projects, spot news vs. in‑depth reporting, protective gear, first war experience, PTSD, therapy, mental health, Black Lives Matter, marginalized communities, D.C. protests, 2014 Gaza war, September 11 survivors, Broken Souvenirs project, six degrees of separation, immigrant perspective, mentorship, grants for emerging photographers, Adrees Latif, Yunghi Kim, Carol Guzy, Younghee Lee, power and electricity shortages, Gaza siege, Palestinian identity. first woman photojournalist Gaza, female war photographer, gender barriers in journalismThe post Archive Episode 81: Eman Mohammed (Gaza Conflict Photography) first appeared on 10FPS A Photojournalism Podcast for Everyone.
How does a clear sense of purpose turn good intentions into faithful forward movement? In this episode of Money Made Faithful, John explores the vital connection between vision and mission, and how to align your plans and progress to where God is leading. Drawing from Scripture, practical wisdom, and the realities of life’s detours, John invites listeners to clarify their purpose, take intentional steps, and translate conviction into action. With tools like the SMART goal framework and the encouragement of trusted accountability, this conversation helps turn clear vision into faithful mission, movement and lasting progress. In this episode, John discusses: The importance of aligning mission with vision so financial goals move from intention to action Why clarity and alignment matter more than speed when taking faithful financial steps How SMART goals help translate vision into specific, actionable, and time-bound progress The role of accountability and “truth tellers” in staying focused and faithful Learning to adapt when circumstances change while staying committed to God’s greater plan Key Takeaways: Vision shows where God is leading, but mission determines how we faithfully walk toward that future, one intentional step at a time. Alignment brings clarity to decisions, even when the process feels uncomfortable or outside familiar patterns. SMART goals provide a practical framework for turning prayerful intention into measurable, courageous action. Sharing your mission with a trusted, faith-filled person strengthens accountability, invites prayer, and guards against drifting off course. Detours and obstacles do not cancel the vision; they refine it and teach us to remain faithful, flexible, and focused on God’s direction. “This mission step is that set of faithful and intentional actions & directions that connect today and the actions you're taking to the future God's inviting you into.” CLICK ON THE LINKS BELOW FOR MORE MONEY MADE FAITHFUL! VISIT MONEY MADE FAITHFUL: https://moneymadefaithful.com/ GET FREE RESOURCES when you join THE HUB: https://moneymadefaithful.com/resource-library-access/Landing-page BOOK A WORKSHOP & DETAILS: https://moneymadefaithful.com/money-made-faithful-workshop-2/Landing-page INVITE JOHN TO SPEAK at your conference, church, or event: https://moneymadefaithful.com/services SPECIAL SAVINGS ON JOHN'S BOOK, 'He Spends She Spends', and the small group guide: https://moneymadefaithful.com/shop FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK: @MoneyMadeFaithful FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: @MoneyMadeFaithful If this blessed you today, please Subscribe, Leave a Review, and Share with someone who you believe will benefit from this message!
We've got a great conversation to share with you from the hosts of the Mystical Mermaid Lounge Podcast. Kioni is an intuitive eco-spiritualist and Land Priestess who helps her clients recognize the divine spark that exists within all of us. She practices energy work and reads her clients' past lives, spirit guides, and soul signature. Chloe is a proud veteran who now runs the Inner Alchemy program which provides holistic development, deep inner work, and trauma-informed coaching to help clients achieve greater self-acceptance and personal growth.For more information about Kioni - quantumjourneygo.comTo check out Chloe's work - inneralchemyforyou.comTo learn about their podcast - mysticalmermaidlounge.buzzsprout.comThanks for listening! If you enjoy the show, please tell a friend, subscribe, rate and leave us a kind review. Don't forget to join our community on Facebook by searching Psychic Teachers. If you have a question or story to share with us, send us an email at psychicteachers@gmail.com. For more information on us, check out our websites: debbowen.com and samanthafey.com. You can also find Samantha on Instagram @samanthaofey. You can find our eCourses on crystals, tarot, manifesting and moon magic. Plus we both offer wonderful guided meditations and you can find signed copies of our books. Be sure to check out Samantha's other podcast Enlightened Empaths. Have a great week. Be the Light!
Go to www.LearningLeader.com for more This is brought to you by Insight Global. If you need to hire one person, hire a team of people, or transform your business through Talent or Technical Services, Insight Global's team of 30,000 people around the world has the hustle and grit to deliver. www.InsightGlobal.com/LearningLeader Jimmy Wales is the founder of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit. After his daughter Kira's birth faced medical challenges and he couldn't find reliable information online, Jimmy launched Wikipedia in January 2001. In this conversation, Jimmy shares why extending trust before it's earned creates better outcomes, how to deal with bad actors, and the seven rules for building things that last. Notes: Key Learnings (in Jimmy's words) Wikipedia launched 20 days after my daughter was born. When Kira was born, I realized that when you go on the internet, and you've got a question like, "what is this condition my daughter has?" It just wasn't there. There were either random blogs or academic journal articles that were way above my head. Kira was born on December 26th, and I opened Wikipedia on January 15th. Nupedia failed because of the seven-stage review process. Before Wikipedia, we worked on Nupedia. We recruited academics to write articles. You had to send in your CV showing you were qualified before you could write anything. We had very slow progress. I was on the verge of giving up. This top-down approach with a seven-stage review process before you publish anything that's no fun, and nobody's doing it. We let anyone edit and figured we'd add structure later. We thought we'd have to figure out who the editor-in-chief of the chemistry section is. You're gonna have to have some kind of authority and hierarchy. But I thought, let's just not have too much structure for as long as possible. "It's fun. You could be the first person to create a page." There was a point in time when you could write, "Paris is the capital of France". That's amazing. It's not much of an encyclopedia article, but it was fun. It's like, oh, we can just start documenting whatever we know. People started just doing all kinds of stuff. The magic is when you come back and see others improving your work. You could just write a few facts down and hit save, and it's not very good yet. But you'd go back a few days later and see somebody dug in, and they added more information. That element has always been really important. Is it fun? Do you enjoy the activity? Do you meet interesting people? You spend one afternoon, you add a few facts, and then you think, you know what? The world's just ever so slightly better. Trust is conditional, not naive. Out of every thousand people, probably a small handful are gonna be really annoying. But it's really rare to have somebody who's actually malicious. The idea of assuming good faith, as we call it in Wikipedia, is extending trust first before it's been earned. It's conditional. You extend that friendly hand of trust. And if the person proves themselves to be super problematic, then you have to deal with it. To get trust, give trust. Most people are decent. It also creates an environment where trustworthy behavior is rewarded. As a boss, wouldn't it be fantastic if you said, I'm going to go off and do this other thing, but I just trust my people are so good, they're gonna crack on with the work? Sometimes they'll make a call I would've made differently. That's okay. They're smart. Sometimes they're going to get it better than I did. "You haven't earned my trust." When somebody looks you dead in the eye and says, "You haven't earned my trust," that's destruction. It's the opposite of building a culture where people can thrive. Extending trust works in parenting, too. When teenagers say, "Well, it doesn't matter what I do, they're going to think the worst anyway, so I might as well do the bad thing." That's really unfortunate. As opposed to saying to your teenager, "Yeah, you want to go out and stay a little later than before. I want you to do that. I trust you, but you gotta do it the right way." You give that trust and believe me, they come home right on time because this is my chance to actually nail this. Give your children an opportunity to live up to building trust. When trust is broken, you can rebuild it faster than you think. Frances Fry is a Harvard professor who had a huge job at Uber when they had an enormous crisis of trust. People say once you've broken trust, that's it, you can never get it back. But is it really true? No, it's actually not true. She thinks companies can rebuild trust faster than you think. A teenager who's broken a rule can rebuild trust pretty quickly. And our job is to let them rebuild that trust. The eighth rule is walk the walk. The rules of trust aren't just a lot of good words. You actually have to walk the walk. If you say "I screwed up" and you own that, but then you go back to being the same as you were before, you're not going to rebuild trust. But if you walk the walk, people will see that. Airbnb rebuilt trust by walking the walk. Really early in Airbnb's history, someone rented out their apartment and came home and it was absolutely trashed. Airbnb handled it very badly. They were stonewalling. In this era, that's often the wrong advice. Not saying anything just means it goes viral. So they ripped off the band-aid. They said, Look, we screwed this up. They started requiring ID's for people renting apartments out, ID's from customers, and substantial insurance for owners. They walked the walk. Transparency doesn't mean sharing everything; it means sharing the process. If people can see your workings, they can see what you're doing and how it works, it gives them assurance in the process. It's about judgment calls. What would be helpful for us to share so people can trust the whole process? If you think people are fundamentally rotten, you can't work with them. It's very easy when we look at the state of the world to be downtrodden, cynical, and don't trust anybody. If you think people on the other side of you politically or people at your workplace are fundamentally just rotten people, then you're going to have a hard time listening to them. You're going to have a hard time understanding where they're coming from. You're not going to do the right things that make sense to people. Which hurts all of society. When you've been beaten up by life, change the channel. If you work somewhere where your boss doesn't trust you and your coworkers are all backstabbing freaks, it's time to change the channel. Every night, you should be trying to find a better position. Your number one criteria in looking for that next position is finding somebody who you think is a proper person to be your manager. Think of it as you're interviewing the company just as much as they're interviewing you. When you give trust, you attract trustworthy people. When you become known as a person who gives trust before it's earned, you magically attract trustworthy people. It's kind of cool how it works. Will you get burned every once in a while? Maybe. But you attract the type of people that you wanna be around. Curiosity is the ultimate love language. Get out there in the world and be curious. Asking people questions and being genuinely curious about their stories and learning about them and asking follow-up questions is a great way to show love and to connect with people. When you find yourself in a curiosity conversation where everyone's asking and learning, and they're head nodding and into it, there's nothing better. That's human nature connecting. We are born to connect and collaborate with others. It's quite easy and natural for people to fit into whatever culture is around them. We naturally like to work together to build something good. We're social, and we like to be social. We collaborate to build experiences together. A party with only yourself is not a party. Do what you love, even if it takes time to get there. One of the things that I think is really important is do what you love, do something that you really care about. Oftentimes for young people, there's this struggle between here's the thing that I really want to be doing, and here's the thing that's going to make me some money. Work really hard to find a way to put those together. Reflection Questions Jimmy says extending trust before it's earned creates better outcomes, but it requires not being naive when someone proves untrustworthy. Think of a situation where you're withholding trust. Is it because of actual evidence that this person is untrustworthy, or are you bringing baggage from past experiences with different people? What would it look like to extend conditional trust in this situation? If you're in a leadership position, honestly assess: are there team members who feel you don't trust? What specific actions could you take this week to demonstrate trust before they've "earned" it in the traditional sense? More Learning #605 - Seth Godin: The Power of Remarkable Ideas #598 - Sam Parr: Bold, Fast, Fun (Founder of The Hustle) #645 - Ryan Petersen: Take Action - From Crisis to Solution Audio Pod Timestamps 02:07 Jimmy Wales' Early Fascination with Encyclopedias 04:28 The Birth of Wikipedia 07:35 The Trust Factor in Wikipedia 12:04 Managing Bad Actors on Wikipedia 15:28 Personal Reflections on Trust 27:05 Setting Reasonable Boundaries for Teens 28:18 Rebuilding Trust After It's Broken 32:37 The Importance of Transparency in Leadership 36:50 The Power of Positive Purpose 39:06 Practical Advice for the Trust-Broken 43:01 Connecting and Collaborating with Others 45:17 Career Advice for Young Professionals 49:41 EOPC
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Set the context for a joyful, exuberant day with a short, powerful message from Sadhguru. Explore a range of subjects with Sadhguru, discover how every aspect of life can be a stepping stone, and learn to make the most of the potential that a human being embodies. Conscious Planet: https://www.consciousplanet.org Sadhguru App (Download): https://onelink.to/sadhguru__app Official Sadhguru Website: https://isha.sadhguru.org Sadhguru Exclusive: https://isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/sadhguru-exclusive Inner Engineering Link: isha.co/ieo-podcast Yogi, mystic and visionary, Sadhguru is a spiritual master with a difference. An arresting blend of profundity and pragmatism, his life and work serves as a reminder that yoga is a contemporary science, vitally relevant to our times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices