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SHOW NOTES: Today's show is all about making the most of your home's spaces! First, we'll discuss choosing durable, low-maintenance kitchen countertops. Then, we'll explore making use of the area under your second-story deck with under-deck drainage systems. And if your asphalt driveway is worn out, we have expert replacement tips. Save time, money, and effort with answers to these and other home improvement questions! - Countertops: Busy kitchens require the most durable countertop materials that are easy to maintain. - Driveway Repair: Get tips on replacing an asphalt driveway that's showing wear and tear.   Q & A: - Water Heater: Will a tankless water heater get hot water to the shower faster? Sharon will have endless hot water on demand, but it still needs to travel to the farthest spot in the home. - Painting Ceiling: Bill removed the popcorn ceiling in his bathroom, and gets tips for sealing the surface with a quality primer before applying a top coat of flat paint. - Mold: How can Judy clean mold off the outside brick without damaging the mortar? We recommend applying a slow-working mildewcide product that washes off the mold. - Plumbing: Doug learns that it's a great idea to use SharkBite fittings instead of soldering to create a watertight seal while changing the outside faucets. - Lighting: Bill replaced the incandescent lighting with an LED lighting fixture and notices a delay before the light comes on. It's often normal for it to take some time. - Bathroom Leak: Kirsten has water spots on the ceiling under the upstairs bathroom. She gets advice on how to test for leaks in the shower pan, caulk, and grout. - Flooring: What would be a good vinyl flooring product to replace Carson's carpet? There are lots of options, but we need more details to know what works best for that area. - Electrical: Carol is replacing old electrical outlets and has questions about the correct wiring. This isn't a DIY project and she should call a professional electrician. ASK A QUESTION: Need help with your own home improvement or décor question? We'd love to help! Call the show 24/7 at 888-MONEY-PIT (888-666-3974) or post your question here: https://www.moneypit.com/ask. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Herning CallingFrei nach dem großen Johann Hölzel: Hello, oho, Herning calling!Wir begeben uns auf große Reise und starten heute mit dem Endziel Herning auf unseren WM-Trip. In dieser Folge gibt es dazu ein kleines Round-up über Kader, Vorbereitung, Gruppe der deutschen Mannschaft und was wir alles bei der WM mit Euch vorhaben.Zuerst dann doch noch ein paar Worte zu den letzten Tagen bei den Haien mit Saisonabschluss.Was haben wir denn eigentlich bei der WM vor? Wie sind wir dahin gekommen? Wir holen Euch ab zu unseren Plänen. Einiges wird sich vor Ort entwickeln, aber mit Tagebuch, Spielberichten und Podcasts ist auch „planmäßig“ einiges geboten.In Folge 102 „Road to Herning“ haben wir darüber gesprochen welche Spieler der DEB im Köcher für den Kader für Herning hat. Bis auf einen haben wir auch alle damals in der Liste gehabt. Mit Korbinian Geibel hat sich ein junger Verteidiger zuletzt ins Rampenlicht gespielt und ist in Herning mit an Bord. Ansonsten bietet der Kader wenig Überraschungen, aber viele Möglichkeiten. Hättet Ihr anders nominiert?Die Vorbereitung lief in meisten Teilen neben den DEL-Playoffs. Da die Haie in dieser Saison weit gekommen sind, haben wir da zu Beginn eher nur ein halbes Auge draufgehabt. Die Spiele haben wir zwar meistens gesehen, aber eben nicht in der Genauigkeit verfolgt.Wir schauen mal, wer alles mit dem DEB-Team in der Gruppe ist. Zum Start geht es um die wichtigen Punkte gegen die eher schwächer einzuschätzenden Teams aus Ungarn, Kasachstan und Norwegen. Und dann kommen die Kracher. Schweiz, USA und der amtierende Weltmeister aus Tschechien werden die Prüfsteine und jeder Punkt in den Spielen ist wichtig im Kampf um das Viertelfinale. Das könnte sich dann im letzten Gruppenspiel gegen den Gastgeber aus Dänemark entscheiden.Beim Blick auf die Kader freut man sich wie immer auf einige Namen besonders. Namen die man vor allem aus der NHL, aber auch aus den europäischen Topteams kennt. Auf wen achten wir besonders und warum ist Markus eigentlich kein Krefelder?Wir starten unsere Reise und freuen uns auf jede Interaktion mit Euch. Wir grooven uns da nebenbei ein und konstruktive Kritik ist immer gern gesehen. Mit dem Tagebuch seid Ihr auch immer „mittendrin statt nur dabei“.Folgt dem Sharkbite gerne auf Bluesky⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠und abonniert die Podcastfeeds beim Anbieter Eurer Wahl.  00:00 Einleitung01:20 DEB00:50 Haieeinschub03:25 WM Sharkbite08:50 DEB-Kader20:45 Vorbereitung24:35 Gruppe B29:45 Topspieler34:00 Ausleitung

Was eine SaisonWas für ein wilder Ritt, was für eine Saison. Die Haie holen am Ende die Vizemeisterschaft! Rückblickend ein absoluter Erfolg, auch wenn es im ersten Moment nach der Niederlage nicht so wirkte.Ein kurzer Blick zu Beginn auf das letzte Jugendturnier der Saison. Die U18 Weltmeisterschaft, bei der der DEB fast historisches schafft, aber am Ende knapp im Viertelfinale ausscheidet.Ein wirklich kurzer Blick auf das DEL-Finale. Es ist ein paar Tage her, Glückwünsche wurden schon über diverse Kanäle verteilt und wir fragen uns: Kann man diese Eisbären eigentlich schlagen?In diesem Jahr waren die Haie mit den Exit-Gesprächen schneller als wir mit unserer Folge. Daher wissen wir in diesem Jahr schon wie die Entscheidung der Haie aussieht und können diese natürlich sehr gut in unsere „Kritik“ einfließen lassen. Wie immer gibt es den ein oder anderen an dem sich die Geister scheiden. Egal ob Vertrag oder Abgang. Untergliedert wie immer in Goalies, Verteidiger und Stürmer.Das sind die neuen Haie 25/26! Oder auch nicht? Wie immer bei Gerüchten muss nicht alles stimmen, was wir sagen, aber die Quote – lassen wir Voldemort mal außen vor – ist eigentlich ganz gut bei uns. Die Haie werden sich breiter aufstellen und wir geben einen kleinen Ausblick auf den Kader der kommenden Saison.Das Tippspiel ist beendet. Wir bedanken uns bei allen Teilnehmern und freuen uns auf eine Neuauflage in der kommenden Saison. Die Top 10 erhalten bei uns eine Nennung. Preise schauen wir dann nach der WM. Vielleicht gibt es noch das ein oder andere Goodie mehr.Das wird heute etwas länger: Zuerst gucken wir ein bisschen auf die WM nächste Woche. Unseren Start nach Dänemark und dann geht es um Euch! Wir bedanken uns bei Euch für eine tolle lange Saison 24/25! Danke für Eure rege Teilnahme bei allem, was wir so fabrizieren und Euch – vor allem – um die Ohren hauen. Jetzt geht es für uns zur WM und wir hoffen Ihr freut Euch darauf. Ansonsten genießt die Sommerpause, die bei uns dann nach der WM startet.Folgt dem Sharkbite gerne auf Bluesky⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠und abonniert die Podcastfeeds beim Anbieter Eurer Wahl.  00:00 Einleitung01:20 DEB03:10 Finalrecap09:05 Saisonrecap Goalies20:15 Saisonrecap Verteidiger37:05 Saisonrecap Stürmer70:15 Ausblick 25/2688:50 Tippspiel90:45 Ausleitung

Dark HorseFINALE! Die Haie erreichen erstmals seit 2014 wieder das Finale in der DEL. Sind gegen die Eisbären aber der Underdog oder eben das Dark Horse. So eines haben die Berliner auch in Ihrem Coaching Staff, aber dazu später mehr. In den nächsten 14 Tagen wird es bei uns (fast) nur noch Finale geben. Daher frühstücken wir die Themen, die nichts damit zu tun haben, direkt am Anfang ab.Wir starten mit einem Blick auf die DEB-Teams. Während die Frauen das Viertelfinale der WM mit 2 Siegen und 2 Niederlagen erreicht haben, steht die U18 kurz vor dem Start der WM. Mit dabei sind 4 Junghaie die vor kurzem U20 Vizemeister wurden. Dazu befindet sich die Herrenmannschaft in der Vorbereitung und wir hatten ein Auge auf die Partie gegen die Slowakei.Wir schauen aufs Tippspiel. Der Titel scheint vergeben, aber um die Plätze wird noch hart gefightet. Noch einiges drin auf den vorderen Plätzen. Dazu gibt es die Werbung für die Social Kanäle heute schon sehr früh.Die Haie sind in der Serie gegen die Panther in 6 Spielen ins Finale eingezogen. Wir blicken zurück auf die 6 Spiele und schauen uns dabei an woran es denn gelegen hat. Wir versuchen es kurz und knapp, funktioniert aber natürlich nicht wirklich und so werden es doch ein paar mehr Worte.Wir sprechen mit Jule und Kevin von Eisbaerlin über die Finalserie. Wie schon im Viertelfinale schauen wir auf die On- und Off-Ice Positionen, sowie auf die Special Teams. Wenn man uns zuhört, klingt es nach einer ausgeglichenen Serie, die Tipps am Ende hören sich dann aber anders an. Spannend! Hier lösen wir auch unser Dark Horse auf. Nicht nur die Haie selbst sind in dieser Position, es gibt auch noch eins im Staff der Eisbären. Hand aufs Herz: Wer wusste vor dem hören wen wir meinen?Wir müssen natürlich noch über die Leistung und den Kampfgeist von Moritz Müller reden. Wir haben in der Vergangenheit oft genug auch kritisch über ihn gesprochen. Aktuell wird viel über ihn geredet und auch wir wollen dazu ein paar Worte sagen.Auf geht's ins Finale! Der Podcast verabschiedet sich bis nach der Saison. Vorberichte und Spielberichte gibt es zu (fast) jeder Partie im Finale.Folgt dem Sharkbite gerne auf Bluesky⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠und abonniert die Podcastfeeds beim Anbieter Eurer Wahl. 00:00 Einleitung02:40 DEB05:30 Tippspiel und „Ausleitung“09:10 Halbfinalrecap38:10 Finale Eisbären71:50 Ehre wem Ehre gebührt76:30 Ausleitung

There's a mystery in the neighborhood—two parks have been damaged, and there are signs of shark bites on the playground equipment! Ozzie the Octopus and Sammy the Seahorse work with a curious and clever reporter to crack the case.Come along and learn how reporters gather facts, film stories, and share important news with the community. From interviewing witnesses to fact-checking, the best friends are right in the middle of the action!With some clever thinking and teamwork, Ozzie and Sammy help solve the mystery—and even lend a helping fin to the shark behind it all. By the end of the episode, the parks are safe, the shark gets the support it needs, and they find out who might have a future career in front of the camera! 

Drei Dinge sind sicher: Die Sonne geht im Osten auf, Weihnachten fällt auf den 24.12. und Ingolstadt trifft auf Köln in den Playoffs! In dieser Folge blicken Markus, Benjo und Matze zunächst auf die kräftezehrende Serie zwischen dem ERC Ingolstadt und den Nürnberg Ice Tigers zurück. Doch dann geht es ans Eingemachte: Gemeinsam mit Tobias (Tube) und Markus vom Sharkbite-Podcast aus Köln analysieren sie die bevorstehende Halbfinal-Serie zwischen den Panthern und den Haien. Wer hat die besseren Chancen? Wo liegen die Stärken und Schwächen? Und welche Faktoren könnten am Ende den Unterschied machen? Du möchtest deinen Podcast auch kostenlos hosten und damit Geld verdienen? Dann schaue auf www.kostenlos-hosten.de und informiere dich. Dort erhältst du alle Informationen zu unseren kostenlosen Podcast-Hosting-Angeboten. kostenlos-hosten.de ist ein Produkt der Podcastbude.Gern unterstützen wir dich bei deiner Podcast-Produktion.

Drei Dinge sind sicher: Die Sonne geht im Osten auf, Weihnachten fällt auf den 24.12. – und Ingolstadt trifft auf Köln in den Playoffs! In dieser Folge blicken Markus, Benjo und Matze zunächst auf die kräftezehrende Serie zwischen dem ERC Ingolstadt und den Nürnberg Ice Tigers zurück. Doch dann geht es ans Eingemachte: Gemeinsam mit Tobias (Tube) und Markus vom Sharkbite-Podcast aus Köln analysieren sie die bevorstehende Halbfinal-Serie zwischen den Panthern und den Haien. Wer hat die besseren Chancen? Wo liegen die Stärken und Schwächen? Und welche Faktoren könnten am Ende den Unterschied machen?

Drei Dinge sind sicher: Die Sonne geht im Osten auf, Weihnachten fällt auf den 24.12. und Ingolstadt trifft auf Köln in den Playoffs! In dieser Folge blicken Markus, Benjo und Matze zunächst auf die kräftezehrende Serie zwischen dem ERC Ingolstadt und den Nürnberg Ice Tigers zurück. Doch dann geht es ans Eingemachte: Gemeinsam mit Tobias (Tube) und Markus vom Sharkbite-Podcast aus Köln analysieren sie die bevorstehende Halbfinal-Serie zwischen den Panthern und den Haien. Wer hat die besseren Chancen? Wo liegen die Stärken und Schwächen? Und welche Faktoren könnten am Ende den Unterschied machen? Du möchtest deinen Podcast auch kostenlos hosten und damit Geld verdienen? Dann schaue auf www.kostenlos-hosten.de und informiere dich. Dort erhältst du alle Informationen zu unseren kostenlosen Podcast-Hosting-Angeboten. kostenlos-hosten.de ist ein Produkt der Podcastbude.Gern unterstützen wir dich bei deiner Podcast-Produktion.

Und täglich grüßt das PanthertierDie Haie haben zum ersten Mal seit 2019 das Halbfinale erreicht. Damals mit einem Sieg in Spiel 7 gegen die Panther und – oh Wunder – gegen die geht es im Halbfinale jetzt auch wieder. Es ist die 8. Serie gegen die Panther in den Playoffs, aber das erste Mal, das sich beide Teams im Halbfinale treffen.Außerdem bedanken wir uns bei Euch für über 2.000 Follower auf Instagram! Diese Marke haben wir während des Viertelfinals geknackt und das heißt für die Saisonwette: Tube muss zahlen!Wenn die Folgen in den Playoffs größere Abstände haben, dann werden auch die Infos, über die man reden kann, deutlich mehr. Die U15 hat beim Endturnier den 3. Platz erreicht, Gratulation an die Jungs von Julian Karadakic. Die U17 ist im Viertelfinale gegen die DEG gescheitert. Nach einem knappen Spiel 1 war Spiel 2 etwas deutlicher und in einer Best-of 3 Serie reicht das dann auch aus.Die U20 steht aktuell im Finale gegen die Jungadler und liegt vor dem kommenden Wochenende mit 0:2 hinten und das, obwohl Mannheim noch keine Sekunde in der Serie geführt hat. Auch bei den Frauen gehen die Spielzeiten zu Ende. Einige Spiele stehen noch aus, aber unser Glückwunsch geht an die 1b der Frauen für den Titel in der Landesliga!Wir lernen, auf Schiffen kann es gutes Internet geben. So muss Tube nicht allein über die Serie reden, sondern im Tandem kann Markus seine zwei Cent auch noch mit einbringen. Am Ende der Serie gegen die Fischtown Pinguins steht für die Haie der Einzug ins Halbfinale. Wir sprechen in der Kurzfassung über die 6 Partien und wie es in diesen 2,5 Wochen zum Einzug in die Runde der letzten 4 gekommen ist.Zusammen mit den Jungs vom Pantherholiker Podcast „Taskforce Kleeblattl“ haben wir dann über das kommende Halbfinale gesprochen. Dafür waren wir bei der Taskforce zu Gast und den gemeinsamen Teil gibt es auch für Euch. Es ist – wie schon erwähnt – die 8. Serie beider Teams in den Playoffs, aber das erste Mal im Halbfinale. Seit 2020 ist es schon die 3. Serie, so häufig haben wir auch schon mit den Jungs über die Playoffs geredet. In dieser Zeit waren es beides Serien in der 1. Playoff-Runde und beide Teams konnten jeweils eine dieser Serien gewinnen.Wir schauen ein bisschen auf Gerüchte zu Zugängen (+ bekannte Abgänge) und was sich sonst so getan hat seit dem Start in die Playoffs. Spoiler: Viel hat sich nicht geändert, in den Playoffs ist keine Zeit für anderen Quatsch. Wir schauen auch ein bisschen drauf, welche U23 Verteidiger in Frage kommen. Es sind nicht viele.Wir schauen aufs Tippspiel. Der Titel scheint vergeben, aber um die Plätze wird noch hart gefightet. Noch einiges drin auf den vorderen Plätzen.Auf geht's ins Halbfinale! Der Podcast verabschiedet sich bis nach der Serie gegen die Panther. Vorberichte und Spielberichte gibt es zu jeder Partie im Halbfinale. Folgt dem Sharkbite gerne auf Bluesky⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠und abonniert die Podcastfeeds beim Anbieter Eurer Wahl.  00:00 Einleitung01:20 Junghaie07:20 Viertelfinalrecap33:30 Halbfinale Panther67:50 Haie News und weitere News80:50 Tippspiel und Ausleitung

In this episode of The Backstory on Marketing and AI, host Guy Powell interviews Nick Kraus, CEO of Kraus Marketing. Nick is an accomplished entrepreneur and author of The Shark Bite Method, a top-selling book that guides CMOs and marketing directors on how to build powerful digital strategies.Nick opens up about how his agency dove headfirst into AI to stay ahead—using tools like Jasper for content, ChatGPT for admin, and Perplexity for real-time research. He discusses the internal frameworks they've built to govern and train their 50-person team in AI use, ensuring all outputs stay on-brand.You'll learn:Why Nick believes AI is as transformative as the calculatorHow AI is impacting agency workflow and client deliverablesThe biggest hurdles large corporations face in adopting AIWhy smaller companies often understand digital strategy better than enterprise CMOsHow to ensure your AI-generated content aligns with brand tone and guidelinesCareer advice for young marketers in an AI-driven landscapeThis episode is packed with insights for CMOs, entrepreneurs, and up-and-coming marketers. If you're navigating the shift to AI-enabled market research and marketing strategy, this is a must-listen.Click here to view the video: https://youtu.be/f8ZXbb1Sej0

Playoffs vorausDie Hauptrunde ist schon wieder Geschichte. Die Playoffs stehen vor der Tür und man fragt sich: Wo ist eigentlich die Zeit geblieben? Wir blicken auf das Ende der Hauptrunde und schauen auf die Serie gegen Bremerhaven.Die Playoffs in der U20 und U17 haben schon begonnen. Wir haben die Episode während des letzten Spiels der U20 aufgenommen, bei dem wir leider nicht vor Ort sein konnten. Entgegen den Aussagen im Podcast ist das Spiel inzwischen vorbei und die U20 hat den Einzug ins Halbfinale geschafft.Am kommenden Wochenende gibt es somit Playoffs in der KA2 sowohl mit der U20 als auch der U17.Nach überstandener Krankheit gibt es leider ein paar mehr Spiele die wir nicht besprochen machen. Da in den Playoffs die Hauptrunde aber kaum noch interessiert, gehen wir die Spiele im Schnelldurchlauf durch und schauen dann noch auf die DEL-Tabelle und auf unsere getippte Abschlusstabelle (Episode 103)Am Montag hat die DEL die Awards der Saison vergeben. Letztes Jahr waren wir etwas vor den Awards, dieses Jahr können wir unsere Tipps mit den Siegern schon abgleichen. Aber es war selten so „einfach“ wie dieses Jahr in den wichtigen Kategorien.Wir sprechen mit unserem Bremerhaven Experten Malte vom Pinguins Podcast über die Serie. Wir vergleichen die Teams in den einzelnen Mannschaftsteilen, dem Coaching Staff und den Special Teams. Wir prognostizieren eine knappe Serie, soviel kann man verraten.Wir schauen am Ende der Hauptrunde aufs Tippspiel. Der Titel scheint vergeben, aber um die Plätze wird noch hart gefightet. Noch einiges drin auf den vorderen Plätzen.Wir gehen ins Viertelfinale. Ohne Markus der auf große Reise geht, aber wir versuchen Euch trotzdem bestmöglich über die Serie auf dem laufenden zu halten. Die nächste Episode gibt es dann nach dem Viertelfinale.Folgt dem Sharkbite gerne auf Bluesky⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠und abonniert die Podcastfeeds beim Anbieter Eurer Wahl.  00:00 Einleitung01:00 Junghaie04:50 Das Ende der Hauptrunde14:10 DEL-Awards31:10 Viertelfinale Bremerhaven65:05 Tippspiel66:10 Ausleitung

Nick Alberga & Carter Hutton recap Toronto's 3-2 shootout loss to the San Jose Sharks. Additionally, NHL Insider (Sportsnet) Elliotte Friedman drops by for a Maple Leafs trade deadline primer.

The Winnipeg Jets are looking to extend their impressive 9-game winning streak as they take on the struggling San Jose Sharks.  The guys dive into the matchup and share their thoughts on whether the Jets can keep the momentum going. The episode also features a special guest: former Jets 1.0 goaltender Pokey Reddick, who joins in to discuss his career and the significance of Black History Night. Additionally, Cam & Jim discusses the surprising new contract for Vladislav Namestnikov.  Given the comments made by Jets' general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff, this deal wasn't shocking, but it was a 'hmm' moment.  The guys ask each other if this could have any ripple effects on the contracts of key players like Nikolaj Ehlers and Neal Pionk, and how it might shift the team's future plans. In our exclusive podcast content, only found here on this podcast, we discuss how long it could be before Gabriel Vilardi is a point per game player. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Markus BayernrückkehrAuf Bewährung nennt man das. Markus darf zurück nach Bayern und nimmt sich direkt einen schweren Brocken vor. Ein Spiel in Nürnberg. Nach dem Motto es kann nicht schlechter werden, probieren wir das Unmögliche. Ach ja, über Eishockey reden wir auch.Während die U20 noch ein Erfolgserlebnis vor dem Start in die Playoffs hat, vergibt die U17 wichtige Punkte im Kampf um die Platzierung. Für das Team von Jannik Melzer geht es am Wochenende in die letzten Hauptrundenspiele in Kaufbeuren.Wir waren am Wochenende mit einigen von Euch lecker frühstücken und bedanken uns nochmal für die letzte Runde. Ob es das letzte Meet and Talk in dieser Saison war, hängt ein bisschen vom Playoffverlauf ab.Derbysweep aber sonst nur heiße Luft? Kann man so sagen. Die Haie holen auch das 4. Derby gegen den rheinischen Rivalen, der aber aktuell nicht Konkurrenztauglich ist. Die Niederlagen in Straubing und Schwenningen tun um so mehr weh, dass es jetzt evtl. sogar wieder knapp wird im Kampf um Platz 6. Wir schauen wie immer auf ein paar Key Facts zu den Spielen.Der Blick auf die Tabelle oder besser die Tabellen. Denn neben der offiziellen Tabelle haben wir nochmal die Tabelle der Top 6 platzierten Teams aufgemacht. Die Haie schneiden dabei gut ab. Besser als vermutlich der ein oder andere denkt. Was aber auch zeigt: Die Punkte lassen die Haie woanders liegen.In den letzten Tagen vor dem Ende des Transferfensters gab es noch einige Wechsel in die DEL. Bei uns erfahrt Ihr welche und was sonst noch so um den 15.02 passiert ist. Auf Frage eines Hörers schauen wir uns dann auch mal an, warum es selten Ablösesummen, Leihgeschäfte, etc. im Eishockey gibt.Gerüchte über einen neuen Spieler, die Verletztensituation und eine Wahl zum Spieler des Monats die eher komisch anmutet. Ein bisschen was ist in der letzten Woche dann doch an der Gummersbacher Str. passiert.Markus auf dem Weg nach Bayern und Berlin. Wir haben eine Auswärtsreise vor uns und blicken auf die Spiele in Nürnberg und bei den Eisbären. Was erwartet die Haie und wie erfolgreich kann es werden?Der übliche Blick auf das Tippspiel. Es ist schön eng auf den vorderen Plätzen und es gibt noch einige die am Ende ganz oben stehen können.Es ist Bundestagswahl. Nutzt Euer Stimmrecht!Folgt dem Sharkbite gerne auf Bluesky⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠und abonniert die Podcastfeeds beim Anbieter Eurer Wahl.  00:00 Einleitung00:40 Junghaie06:50 Meet and Talk07:50 Die letzten Spiele24:10 DEL-Tabellen32:50 Transfers41:40 Haie News54:25 Vorschau59:40 Tippspiel61:20 Ausleitung

So gehen Sie in die Playoffs 2025Eine „Klassikerfolge“ im Sharkbite Kalender. In der DEB-Pause im Februar schauen wir uns den Endspurt der Liga an und tippen, wie die Liga am Ende der Hauptrunde aussieht.Nachdem wir letzte Woche den DEB als Thema hatten, geht es diese Woche wieder rund um die Haie und die DEL, denn so gehen Sie in die Playoffs 2025.Auch die Jugend hatte Länderspielpause. Daher nur nochmal eine kurze Auffrischung der Situation und ein Blick auf die Damenteams des e.V.Herzlichen Glückwunsch an die DEB-Damen! Das Team von Jeff MacLeod (Vater von Gregor), hat es am Wochenende in Bremerhaven geschafft das Olympiaticket zu buchen. Am Ende zwar denkbar knapp, aber absolut verdient, steht das Team auch in Mailand auf dem Eis.Lange ist es her, dass wir über die Spiele der Haie geredet haben. So kommt der letzte Derbysieg deutlich zu kurz, aber zuletzt waren es eben die Spiele gegen die Topteams der Liga über die wir dann doch ein paar Worte verlieren wollen. Denn jedes Spiel hatte so seinen eigenen „Höhepunkt“, über den es man dann doch reden sollte.Zwei neue Trainer und einige neue Spieler sind in den letzten Tagen in die Liga gekommen, bzw. haben Trainerposten übernommen. Wir schauen mal, wer das alles ist und wie es dann vielleicht sogar die Haie berührt. Siehe Straubing, die gegen die Haie ein Trainerdebüt erleben. Dazu schauen wir nochmal welche Teams für die letzten Tage noch Lizenzen offen haben.So gehen Sie in die Playoffs 2025! Wir haben die verbleibenden 70 Spiele getippt und für Euch gibt es unsere Abschlusstabellen. Es gibt komische Ergebnisse und es wird dramatisch. Sehr dramatisch! Vorher blicken wir auf den aktuellen Stand der Tabelle. Schickt uns gerne auch mal Eure Abschlusstabelle.Es ist nicht viel passiert in den letzten 14 Tagen an der Gummersbacher Str. und den wichtigsten Punkt, den hat man nicht von den Haien selbst erfahren, sondern vom Kooperationspartner. Ein weiterer Blick geht auf das wieder mal unfassbare Ticketing der Haie. Ein neuer Rekord ist nicht mehr zu verhindern und von den letzten drei Spielen sind zwei schon wieder (fast) ausverkauft.Wir blicken auf das kommende 3 Spiele Paket der Haie. Die Partie in Straubing, das Derby und dann geht es für die Haie noch nach SchwenningenWir bedanken uns nochmal für die schöne Tour, die wir nach Krefeld mit einigen von Euch hatten und blicken voraus auf das Meet and Talk am kommenden Sonntag. Dazu gibt es den Stand der Tipprunde.Raus aus dem Podcast rein ins Derbywochenende!Folgt dem Sharkbite gerne aufBluesky⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠und abonniert die Podcastfeeds beim Anbieter Eurer Wahl.  00:00 Einleitung01:50 Junghaie und DEB07:05 Die letzten Haie-Spiele23:05 DEL-News35:40 Abschlusstabelle52:45 Haie News59:55 Vorschau67:00 Sharkbite Themen69:50 Ausleitung

Road to Herning Die DEL macht eine Pause und der DEB hat den Perspektivkader für zwei Spiele gegen die Slowakei im Einsatz. Für uns auf der „Road to Herning“ eine Möglichkeit mal zu schauen welche Spieler für den WM-Kader in Frage kommen. Aus dem Perspektivkader werden es vermutlich nicht viele. Letzte Woche ist Tobi Eder verstorben. Wir haben über unsere Social Kanäle unser Beileid bekundet. Die Eisbären haben sich am Sonntag bei der Partie gegen Nürnberg verabschiedet und das war ein absolut würdiges Gedenken. Die Hauptrunden der Jugend nähern sich dem Ende. Am kommenden Wochenende geht die U20 in die letzten 2 Spiele. Die U17 hat noch 4 Spiele an den beiden kommenden Wochenenden zu absolvieren. Daher sprechen wir heute - thematisch etwas unpassend – auch über die Junghaie und den aktuellen Stand vor dem Saisonendspurt. Natürlich gibt es nicht nur Spieler in der DEL die für den Kader in Frage kommen, daher verschaffen wir uns einen Überblick. Thematisch gehen wir durch die Regionen und schauen immer in Reihe auf Goalies, Verteidiger und Angreifer. Welchen Pool hat Harold Kreis auf der Road to Herning? Die Anzahl der Spieler in Nordamerika ist wieder kleiner geworden. Die Qualität ist aber geblieben. Wir schauen auf die NHL, die AHL und auch auf das Collegesystem. Deutsche Spieler im europäischen Ausland sind selten. Mit einer Ausnahme. In Salzburg findet man dank der dortigen Akademie häufiger, wie auch aktuell, mal Spieler. Auch im europäischen Ausland sind es wieder weniger Spieler geworden auf die man gucken kann. Kommen wir zur größten Quelle aus der Harold Kreis schöpfen kann. In der DEL tummeln sich die meisten Nationalspieler und viele Spieler mit Perspektive. Dazu lassen wir Euch auch wissen wie unser Kader (zumindest in etwa) aussieht. In der kommenden Woche schauen wir wieder auf die Haie und auf die DEL. Es geht in den letzten Monat der DEL-Hauptrunde und wir werden wieder unsere Prognose für den Endstand in der Tabelle präsentieren. Folgt dem Sharkbite gerne auf Bluesky⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠und abonniert die Podcastfeeds beim Anbieter Eurer Wahl.   00:00 Einleitung01:15 Tobi Eder03:00 Junghaie07:00 DEB10:15 Nordamerika20:20 Europa24:25 DEL49:00 Ausleitung

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Good Vibes – Bad Vibes Vibes sind immer so eine Sache. Aktuell sind Sie im Umkreis der Haie sehr schlecht. Das liegt vor allem an den letzten Ergebnissen. Das Spiel gegen Iserlohn haben immer 18.600 Zuschauer live miterlebt und gesehen, dass die Haie in der Partie vorne nicht effizient und hinten nicht immer sattelfest waren. Wir haben uns gedacht vor dem anstehenden Derby braucht es beides. Also besteht erstmalig eine Folge aus 2 Teilen: „good“ und „bad“ vibes. Im ersten Teil geht es nur um positives rund um die Haie und im anderen Teil eben nicht. Wer alle Infos haben möchte, sollte beides hören. Die Jugend- und Frauenteams liefern diese Woche Ergebnisse für beide Vibes. Während die U20 eher ein Wochenende zum schnell vergessen hatte, lief es bei der U17 sehr gut. Auch bei den Frauen gibt es bei den 3 Teams durchwachsene Ergebnisse. Am kommenden Samstag – das darf man sich gerne merken – spielen U20 und U17 hintereinander in der KA2. Ihr kennt die Ergebnisse und könnt Euch sicher denken bei welchem der beiden Vibes wir mehr über die Spiele reden. Es gab zuletzt 3 Niederlagen und 0 Punkte für die Haie. Wir schauen auf die aktuelle Tabelle. 3 Spiele fehlen noch zu einer glatten Tabelle. Die Spiele werden spätestene Ende Februar erst gespielt. Dazu schauen wir in beiden Takes auf ein paar Teams, die bei Euch die entsprechenden Gefühle auslösen sollen. Ob wir das schaffen? Schauen wir mal. Auch rund um die Gummersbacher Straße gab es die Tage so einige Informationen. Wir bereiten das für Euch auf und verteilen es – leider – auf beide Teile. Wir reden über die Ticketsituation der Heimspiele, das Ancicka Comeback, den neuen Arbeitgeber von Uwe Krupp und natürlich auch über die Spielersuche bei den Haien. Wir schauen auf das kommende Wochenende. Mit Bernd Schwickerath reden wir sowohl good als auch bad Vibes zum Derby. Dazu spielen die Haie am Sonntag in Frankfurt und auch gegen die Löwen gab es diese Saison sowohl positives als auch negatives Wir weisen nochmal auf unseren Besuch bei den Pinguinen Krefeld hin und auch der Derbybrunch hat noch Plätze. Meldet Euch gerne über die bekannten Kanäle an. Die Ausleitung ist das einzige Take, das wir gleich für good als auch bad Vibes verwendet haben. Folgt dem Sharkbite gerne auf Bluesky⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠und abonniert die Podcastfeeds beim Anbieter Eurer Wahl.     Good Vibes 00:00 Einleitung01:10 Junghaie02:30 Rückblick auf die letzten Partien04:50 DEL-Tabelle09:50 Haie News16:05 Positive Zahlen23:05 Vorschau auf das kommende Wochenende40:10 Ausleitung

Good Vibes – Bad Vibes Vibes sind immer so eine Sache. Aktuell sind Sie im Umkreis der Haie sehr schlecht. Das liegt vor allem an den letzten Ergebnissen. Das Spiel gegen Iserlohn haben immer 18.600 Zuschauer live miterlebt und gesehen, dass die Haie in der Partie vorne nicht effizient und hinten nicht immer sattelfest waren. Wir haben uns gedacht vor dem anstehenden Derby braucht es beides. Also besteht erstmalig eine Folge aus 2 Teilen: „good“ und „bad“ vibes. Im ersten Teil geht es nur um positives rund um die Haie und im anderen Teil eben nicht. Wer alle Infos haben möchte, sollte beides hören. Die Jugend- und Frauenteams liefern diese Woche Ergebnisse für beide Vibes. Während die U20 eher ein Wochenende zum schnell vergessen hatte, lief es bei der U17 sehr gut. Auch bei den Frauen gibt es bei den 3 Teams durchwachsene Ergebnisse. Am kommenden Samstag – das darf man sich gerne merken – spielen U20 und U17 hintereinander in der KA2. Ihr kennt die Ergebnisse und könnt Euch sicher denken bei welchem der beiden Vibes wir mehr über die Spiele reden. Es gab zuletzt 3 Niederlagen und 0 Punkte für die Haie. Wir schauen auf die aktuelle Tabelle. 3 Spiele fehlen noch zu einer glatten Tabelle. Die Spiele werden spätestene Ende Februar erst gespielt. Dazu schauen wir in beiden Takes auf ein paar Teams, die bei Euch die entsprechenden Gefühle auslösen sollen. Ob wir das schaffen? Schauen wir mal. Auch rund um die Gummersbacher Straße gab es die Tage so einige Informationen. Wir bereiten das für Euch auf und verteilen es – leider – auf beide Teile. Wir reden über die Ticketsituation der Heimspiele, das Ancicka Comeback, den neuen Arbeitgeber von Uwe Krupp und natürlich auch über die Spielersuche bei den Haien. Wir schauen auf das kommende Wochenende. Mit Bernd Schwickerath reden wir sowohl good als auch bad Vibes zum Derby. Dazu spielen die Haie am Sonntag in Frankfurt und auch gegen die Löwen gab es diese Saison sowohl positives als auch negatives Wir weisen nochmal auf unseren Besuch bei den Pinguinen Krefeld hin und auch der Derbybrunch hat noch Plätze. Meldet Euch gerne über die bekannten Kanäle an. Die Ausleitung ist das einzige Take, das wir gleich für good als auch bad Vibes verwendet haben. Folgt dem Sharkbite gerne auf Bluesky⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠und abonniert die Podcastfeeds beim Anbieter Eurer Wahl.   Bad Vibes 00:00 Einleitung01:30 Junghaie03:40 Rückblick auf die letzten Partien16:15 DEL-Tabelle23:05 Haie News30:05 Negative Zahlen38:15 Vorschau auf das kommende Wochenende56:25 Ausleitung

Not so special Es war klar, dass Folge 100 irgendwann kommen würde. Als dann klar war, dass es genau in der gottlosesten Zeit passieren würde, wenn alle 2 Tage ein Spiel ist, weiß man, so viel „special“ kann man gar nicht machen wie man das gerne möchte. Wir haben uns dafür entschieden ein bisschen in der Geschichte zu kramen und ein paar weitere Ankündigungen rauszuhauen. Aber wir haben natürlich auch Eure Anregungen wahrgenommen und werden das in Zukunft in den Sharkbite immer mal wieder einfließen lassen. Danke auch, dass Ihr auch nach 100 Folgen immer noch dabei seid! Den kompletten Artikel findet Ihr dieses Mal nur auf unserer Homepage, weil er für die Podcast Beschreibung einfach zu lang geworden ist. https://sharkbite-podcast.de/2025/01/11/sharkbite-100-not-so-special/ Folgt dem Sharkbite gerne auf Bluesky⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠und abonniert die Podcastfeeds beim Anbieter Eurer Wahl.     00:00 Einleitung02:00 Der Sharkbite18:40 Junghaie und U20 WM27:00 Rückblick auf die letzten Partien59:05 DEL-Tabelle und News76:15 Haie News und Themen104:40 Vorschau auf das kommende Wochenende112:50 Tippspiel114:15 Ausleitung

Breaking News Zugegeben, so Breaking ist die News nicht mehr. 2 Tage ist es jetzt her als die Haie offiziell die Trennung von Nick Bailen bekanntgaben. Wir sprechen aber trotzdem noch drüber, auch wenn wir in Episode 99 schon mal alles angedeutet haben. Wir sprechen über die Zeit von Nick Bailen bei den Haien. Startend nach der ersten Saison mit der Vertragsverlängerung bis jetzt zum Schluss. Was ist alles schief gegangen und welchen Impact haben die Verletzungen für die Probleme, die er seitdem in der Haie-Organisation hat. Natürlich schauen wir auch welche Möglichkeiten sich in der Nachfolge von Nick Bailen ergeben. Wir sagen, wie der Status Quo ist – wie viele Lizenzen noch frei sind, das Thema Thuresson, etc. – und welche Planspiele die Haie auf dem Schirm haben sollten, um möglichst viel abzudecken. Namen nennen wir nur ein paar wenige die wir direkt im Kopf haben, hier werden wir in Folge 100 mehr bringen, falls das Thema dann noch aktuell ist. Habt Ihr noch Namen die wir beleuchten sollen? Wir weisen nochmal auf unserer Gewinnspiel für die beiden Bissl Hockey Kartenspiele hin und ihr erfahrt erneut, was ihr machen müsst und wie ihr teilnehmen könnt. Die genauen Details findet Ihr auch in Folge 99. Folgt dem Sharkbite gerne auf Bluesky⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠und abonniert die Podcastfeeds beim Anbieter Eurer Wahl.     00:00 Einleitung00:40 Breaking Bailen18:30 Nachfolger34:50 Gewinnspiel

Wir mussten den Text zur Folge leider kürzen. Alles zur Folge lest Ihr im Folgenartikel auf unserer Homepage. Ja ist denn heut schon Weihnachten? Naja, noch nicht ganz, deswegen nehmen wir eine – mehr oder weniger- besinnliche Folge auf und liefern Sie Euch vor/zur Hai-ligen Nacht unter den Baum. Dabei ist alles, was ihr euch wünscht oder eben auch nicht. Dazu gibt es auch ein kleines Gewinnspiel. Es gab tatsächlich am Wochenende vor Weihnachten nochmal Spiele für die U20 und U17. In dieser Zeit gibt es aber auf Magenta Sport nicht nur die DEL, sondern auch die U20 WM und das kostenfrei! Nur einen Punkt holen die Haie am Wochenende vor Weihnachten. Das ist, wenn man sich die Spiele anguckt, sicherlich nicht unverdient, aber mit etwas mehr Stabilität im Spiel wären auch 6 Punkte möglich gewesen. Wir werfen einen kurzen Blick auf den Spengler Cup. Die Tigers sind das erste deutsche Team beim Cup seit den Ice Tigers 2018. Die Haie haben den Spengler Cup übrigens vor 25 Jahren (!) gewonnen. Der Cup wird von Sportdeutschland.tv übertragen. Einige von Euch haben es sich gewünscht und wir bringen es in der Hai-ligen Nacht nochmal aufs Tapet. Was ist eigentlich mit Nick Bailen los? Er ist angeschlagen und hat Rückenprobleme – die Info, die schon in diversen Zeitungen stand, können wir bestätigen. Aber schließt sich das eine mit dem anderen überhaupt aus? Ihr habt uns markiert, wenn Ihr uns in Euren Listen hattet, und wir nennen Euch die Zahlen, die uns Spotify zur Verfügung stellt. Wir bedanken uns bei jedem Einzelnen von Euch! Ohne Euch wären wir nicht da und würden den Sharkbite auch nicht machen. Wir freuen uns über jedes Lob, jede konstruktive Kritik und jeden Plausch, den wir mit Euch führen. Eins geben wir Euch gerne noch mit: Spread the word! Wir machen keine Werbung, wir leben von Euch und Eurer Mundpropaganda. Wir merken es immer wieder, dass uns einige kennen, viele aber auch noch nicht. Lasst es uns gerne zusammen ändern. Mit „Einen hab ich noch“ gibt es ein Kartenspiel von Bissl Hockey und das könnt Ihr bei uns gewinnen. Beantwortet die Fragen, die wir im Podcast stellen und schickt uns die Lösungen per PN in den Sozialen Medien (siehe unten) oder per Mail. Viel Erfolg! Einsendeschluss ist der 31.12.2024 um 23:59 Uhr. Die Dump & Chase – wir hatten die Tage ein kleines Feature – feiert das 25. Jubiläum. Wir waren ja irgendwie von Anfang an mit dabei. Herzlichen Glückwunsch und auf viele weitere Folgen! Wir liefern einen Zwischenstand zu unserer Saisonwette. Wir machen eine kleine Weihnachtspause und verabschieden uns von Euch und von 2024. Zumindest in Form des Podcasts, natürlich gibt es weiterhin Vorberichte, Spielberichte und Infos via Social-Media, aber der Podcast macht Pause bis Anfang 2025. Wir haben mit einigen Spielern gesprochen was Sie für Traditionen an Weihnachten haben, was es zu essen gibt und wie der Unterschied zwischen Weihnachten als Kind und als Erwachsenem/Vater für Sie ist. Von – fast – allen Junge gibt es dazu eine Frohe Weihnachten in der jeweiligen Landessprache. Wir wünschen Euch allen ein Frohes Fest. Genießt die Tage, auf das sie besinnlich sein mögen. Danke nochmal an jeden von Euch. Ob Ihr uns nur hört, lest oder ob Ihr viel mit uns in persona oder via Social Media kommuniziert. Und jetzt genug „geschwafelt“, genießt die Hai-lige Nacht! Folgt dem Sharkbite gerne auf Bluesky⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠und abonniert die Podcastfeeds beim Anbieter Eurer Wahl.   00:00 Einleitung00:55 Junghaie und U20 WM07:50 Rückblick aufs Wochenende36:50 DEL-Tabelle41:40 Spengler Cup45:45 Causa Bailen57:55 Spotify Wrapped63:00 Gewinnspiel „Einen hab ich noch“ von Bissl Hockey70:40 Tippspiel71:50 Dump & Chase72:55 Saisonwette75:45 Vorschau auf das kommende Wochenende82:50 Ausleitung86:45 Weihnachtsgrüße Das Titelbild dieser Folge ist KI generiert.

Die Saison ist schon wieder halb vorbei. Die „Ligahalbzeit“ heißt für uns, wir schauen etwas mehr auf die Zahlen der DEL. Die wir sonst immer in die Vorberichte packen, setzen wir jetzt mal ins Verhältnis der Teams zueinander. Wer ist verdient da wo er ist oder eben nicht? U17 und U20 haben beide noch ein Wochenende in diesem Jahr vor sich. Am letzten spielte nur die U17 und holte 5 Punkte in den beiden Duellen gegen Krefeld. Dann geht es für beide in kurzen „Urlaub“ bis Anfang Januar. Zwischen den Jahren findet dann die U20 WM in Kanada statt. Auch dazu gibt es ein paar Worte. Nach unserer Auszeit gibt es auch mehr Spiele zu besprechen. Wir machen es für Berlin und Augsburg kurz, das letzte Wochenende wird dann wieder etwas ausführlicher. Insgesamt 8 Punkte gab es für die Haie in den 4 Spielen. Ligahalbzeit! Wir schauen etwas genauer auf die Tabelle und auf die Zahlen in der Liga. Wo performen die Teams und wo nicht? Der hat die besten Special Teams und wo rangieren eigentlich die Haie in den Stats? Einiges hört sich sehr vertraut an, ein paar Zahlen sind dann aber doch überraschend. Es ist kurz vor Weihnachten, es passiert wenig abseits der Spiele. Loss mer schwade in Bensberg ist da schon mit der Weihnachtsfeier der Haie mit den Fans ein Highlight. Keine Verschnaufpause zur Ligahalbzeit, am Mittwoch geht es in der DEL schon weiter und für die Haie am Donnerstag. In Nürnberg ist es immer schwierig für die Haie zu punkten und am Sonntag beschließen die Haie und die Straubing Tigers die Liga vor Weihnachten. Wie viele Punkte liegen unterm Baum? Wer ist denn so im Tippspiel vorne? Auch da ist quasi Halbzeit. Was wünscht Ihr Euch von Folge 100? Lasst es uns wissen, in den nächsten Tagen auf Social Media. Folgt dem Sharkbite gerne auf Bluesky⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠und abonniert die Podcastfeeds beim Anbieter Eurer Wahl.     00:00 Einleitung00:50 Junghaie und U20 WM08:15 Rückblick aufs 4 Spiele27:40 DEL-Tabelle und Zahlen62:10 Haie News63:55 Vorschau auf das kommende Wochenende75:50 Ausleitung

Herzlichen Glückwunsch zu 25 Ausgaben DUMP & CHASE! Wer erinnert sich noch wie das alles angefangen hat? Nun wir tun es. Denn damals war Stefan im September 2018 bei uns im Sharkbite zu Gast als das Crowd Funding zur 1. Ausgabe lief. Ein netter Rückblick mehr als 1/2 Jahrzehnt nach hinten. Übrigens war das der Start der letzten Haiesaison die bis ins Halbfinale ging. (Unnützer Fakt am Rande) Viel Spaß beim Hören!

Es beginnt die heiß-kalte Zeit des Jahres. Das Wetter wird kalt und auf dem Eis wird es heiß. Eishockeyzeit! 21 Spiele in 62 Tagen im Dezember und Januar für die Haie. In dieser Zeit werden Weichen gestellt, für die Saison – auf dem Eis – und für die kommende Saison – in den Büros der Manager. Haie liefen für Haie, leider ohne Tube, aber dennoch eine – mal wieder – schöne Veranstaltung der Junghaie. Die Ergebnisse von U17 und U20 gingen am Wochenende auch in die richtige Richtung. Die U20 holte vor dem Topwochenende gegen die Jungadler 5 Punkte gegen Kaufbeuren und die U17 teilte die Punkte mit der DEG. Beide Teams stehen in der Tabelle gut postiert und klar auf Playoff Kurs. Die U17 hat am kommenden Wochenende Spielfrei. Dazu werfen wir einen kurzen Blick auf die Namen der deutschen Prospects für den Draft 2025. Die Haie wieder mit geteiltem Wochenende. Dem Sieg in Wolfsburg – dem dritten Haiesieg in Folge – folgte eine Niederlage zu Hause gegen die Wild Wings. Vieles das am Freitag gut lief, funktionierte zu Beginn der Eishockeyzeit am Sonntag nicht. Wir gehen der Sache mit ein paar Fokusthemen auf den Grund. Wir schauen auf die Tabelle der DEL nach dem 22. Spieltag. 3 Teams vorneweg, dann folgt ein breites Mittelfeld zwischen Platz 4-11 und hinten streiten sich aktuell 3 Teams um den Abstiegsplatz. Dazu gibt es eine halbe Trainerentlassung – es war nur ein Co-Trainer – und diverse Strafen gegen Spieler. Ein kleiner Blick auf das kommende Wochenende ist heute auch noch mit dabei. Was ist sonst noch alles los? Meet and Talk, Sprechertischnachwuchs, Loss mer schwade in Bensberg und das neue Eishockeybuch von Christian Rotter. Alles Themen die man dringend mal erwähnen sollte. Wenn man vor Weihnachten noch mehr Eishockey haben möchte, ein Weihnachtsgeschenk sucht, etc. Was ist bei den Haien diese Woche so passiert? Die Wahl zum Spieler des Monats steht wieder an, der Besuch auf dem Weihnachtsmarkt, es gibt wieder die Charitytaschen zu kaufen und es gibt wieder einen Adventskalender. Wir überlegen mal welche Verlängerung dieses Jahr unter dem Baum liegen könnte. Was denkt Ihr? Die Eishockeyzeit geht weiter. Am Freitag geht es für die Haie beim amtierenden Meister in Berlin um Punkte und am Sonntag kommen die Augsburger Panther nach Köln. Wir beleuchten die beiden Partien und erzählen was wir denken was die Haie erwartet. Was wünscht Ihr Euch von Folge 100? Lasst es uns wissen, in den nächsten Tagen auf Social Media. Folgt dem Sharkbite gerne auf ⁠Bluesky⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠und abonniert die Podcastfeeds beim Anbieter Eurer Wahl.   00:00 Einleitung01:30 Junghaie10:30 Rückblick aufs Wochenende29:25 DEL-Tabelle und News34:55 Gemischtes Eishockey39:20 Haie News49:00 Vorschau auf das kommende Wochenende56:30 Ausleitung

We spend this week dissecting the SHAKRS team, who are showing they have some bite this year! The usual odd-man segment which includes : Injury returns such as Laine, Matthews, Knies and Broberg, The struggles of the two New York teams and much more.- Waiver wire pickups (3-0 last week)- Analyzing the two trades that went down in the NHL last week (Annunen-Jiricek)- Fantasy Hockey Team Triage - The Habbers from Llama league#SJSharks #Celebrini #SanJose #Sharks #LeafsForever #GoHabsGo @CBJ #Preds #Annunen #Jiricek #MNWild #MinnesotaWild #NHLBruins #NHL #FantasyHockey #HockeyInstagram: Instagraminstagram.com/partialbreakpodX: Xtwitter.com/partialbreakpodApple: Applepodcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/partial-breakaway-podcast/id171105Spotify: ...

Gerüchte heißen Gerüchte, weil es Gerüchte sind und nicht immer haben die Quellen Recht. Wir haben seit dieser Saison unseren Voldemort. Wir liegen selten falsch um so ärgerlicher, wenn es doppelt bei einem Namen passiert. Der dessen Name nicht mehr genannt wird von uns. 12 Punkte für U17 & U20 insgesamt am Wochenende. Dabei das Debut von Mateu Späth. Am kommenden Wochenende mit dem Tag der Junghaie gibt es sogar 3 Heimspiele in der KA2. Am Samstag gibt es sowohl U17 als auch U20 zu sehen. Kurze Korrektur: Wir haben in der letzten Woche den Modus der U20 etwas falsch erklärt. Sorry! Am kommenden Samstag findet in der KA2 Haie laufen für Haie statt, wir skizzieren Euch schon mal das Programm und denkt dran, Tube läuft mit und sucht immer noch den ein oder anderen Sponsor für den Lauf. Danach am Donnerstag findet unser Meet and Talk statt. Nach der Verlegung gibt es noch den ein oder anderen freien Platz. Am Ende noch ein kurzer Hinweis auf das, was bald auf Spotify Nutzer zukommt: „Spotify wrapped“. Markiert uns gerne, wenn Ihr uns in Euren Listen drin habt. Rückblick auf drei Spiele am Wochenende. Eine Niederlage und zwei Siege, inklusive dem Derbysieg! Der Spielbericht gegen Nürnberg folgt noch, das haben wir zeitlich noch nicht geschafft, daher gibt es da schon mal ein paar Infos mehr aus den Interviews. Wir schauen uns wie immer ausgewählte Punkte aus den Spielen an und da gab es am Wochenende einige. On- und Off-Ice. Wir schauen kurz auf die Tabelle, da der Spieltag zum Zeitpunkt der Aufnahme noch nicht ganz gespielt war, gibt es nur einen kurzen Überblick. Während unserer Aufnahme gab es dann noch die Info zur Entlassung von Ted Dent, fast live. Dazu noch die Info der DEL, dass es die Liga auch im Ausland im TV sehen kann. Über Sportdeutschland TV kann man auch aus dem Ausland Spiele buchen, was über Magenta Sport anscheinend nicht möglich ist. Viele Spiele heißt meist es gibt nicht viele News rund um die Haie, daher packen wir die Gerüchte mit Voldemort, Bokk und McKiernan noch mit in diesen Block und auch der erste Blick auf die Frauen im KEC. Ein kleiner Blick auch mal wieder auf die Zuschauersituation bei den Haien. Weiter geht es im normalen Rhythmus. Am Freitag sind die Haie zu Gast in Wolfsburg und am Sonntag empfangen die Haie die Schwenninger Wild Wings. Beides Teams, die in der Tabelle weiter unten stehen als erwartet. Dennoch oder gerade deswegen erwarten wir schwere Spiele. Ein kurzer Blick aufs Tippspiel, dazu gibt es uns jetzt auch bei Bluesky und natürlich wie immer auf den weiteren Plattformen (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter). Schreibt uns auch gerne Mails oder Nachrichten, wenn Ihr wünsche für Folge 100 habt. Folgt dem Sharkbite gerne auf Bluesky⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠und abonniert die Podcastfeeds beim Anbieter Eurer Wahl.   00:00 Einleitung00:50 Junghaie03:40 Sharkbite Blick nach vorne07:35 Rückblick aufs Wochenende32:45 DEL-Tabelle und News36:00 Haie News44:20 Vorschau auf das kommende Wochenende49:50 Tippspiel und Ausleitung

Mittwoch kristallisiert sich immer mehr als der Tag der Woche heraus an dem wir beim Training vorbeischauen und euch unsere Eindrücke mit in den Podcast bringen. Aktuell haben wir die Möglichkeit, also nutzen wir Sie auch. Heute sind die Junghaie wieder mit dabei. Die U20 blickt auf ein perfektes Wochenende zurück. Nicht nur der Sieg gegen die High School, sondern auch zwei Siege in der Liga stehen zu Buche. Am kommenden Wochenende geht es gegen Iserlohn, leider am Sonntag auf Grund von Totensonntag zeitgleich. Die U17 hat die Punkte geteilt und ist in der Tabelle in Lauerstellung. Am kommenden Wochenende geht es nach Berlin. Am letzten Spieltag der Profis wurde – zum ersten Mal?! – beim Spiel der Profis Werbung für die Spiele der Junghaie auf dem Videowürfel gemacht. Wichtig! Drei Punkte gab es für die Haie am vergangenen Wochenende. Eine Heimniederlage gegen Bremerhaven und ein Auswärtssieg in Straubing. Wir schauen uns ein paar Punkte im Fokus an und es kommen auch wieder Schiedsrichter und Special Teams vor. Verrückt! Wir schauen auf die fast glatte Tabelle und picken uns zwei Teams raus über die wir etwas mehr erzählen – die nicht die Haie sind. Dazu die letzten News in der Liga, das sind allerdings nur zwei Strafen. Ein kleiner Überblick auf die doch ruhige Woche der Haie mit einem Blick auf den Ticketstand für das kommende Wochenende. Der Run auf die Heimspiele der Haie lässt nicht ab. Ausverkauft gegen Düsseldorf und locker 16.000 gegen Ingolstadt und Nürnberg. Es wird wieder voll in der Arena! Die Gerüchteküche brodelt. Im Fokus: die deutschen Spieler. Viele Deals werden dieser Tage von der Presse und anderen Quellen verkündet. Die Haie bisher nur mit dem Namen Ehl vertreten und das Ding ist noch nicht durch. Da gibt es wieder Aussagen in beide Richtungen. Wir gucken mal bei welchen deutschen Spielern der Vertrag im Sommer noch so ausläuft. Der Markt ist noch gut gefüllt, aber meist unrealistisch oder vermutlich nicht im Fokus der Haie. Es sind sicherlich auch nicht alle Vertragslaufzeiten bekannt – zB in München werden diese nicht bekannt gegeben. Langes Wochenende voraus und alles drei Heimspiele! Wir schauen auf die Partien gegen Ingolstadt, Nürnberg und vor allem auf das Derby. Ob Markus wieder 0 Punkte tippt? Wir waren am Mittwoch beim Training und haben mal geschaut wer fehlt, wer (wieder) dabei ist und wie sich das Ganze in Reihen im Training zeigt. Dazu gibt es noch einen Überblick über die fehlenden Spieler und unsere letzten Informationen dazu. Ein kurzer Blick aufs Tippspiel, auf Meet and Talk und Haie laufen für Haie. Dazu gibt es uns jetzt auch bei Bluesky. Folgt dem Sharkbite gerne auf ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠und abonniert die Podcastfeeds beim Anbieter Eurer Wahl.   00:00 Einleitung01:10 Junghaie05:10 Rückblick aufs Wochenende26:45 DEL-Tabelle und News33:25 Haie News36:00 Gerüchteküche47:10 Vorschau auf das kommende Wochenende54:05 Trainingsbesuch58:05 Ausleitung

Entrepreneurship can feel like an uphill climb, especially when you're trying to gain traction in a fast-paced business world. It's common to face skepticism from others, and financial hurdles can add extra pressure. Building a dream often means staying resilient in the face of doubt, learning to adapt quickly, and finding creative ways to manage resources. Despite the challenges, staying focused on your vision, seeking support from like-minded individuals, and celebrating small wins along the way can help you maintain momentum and keep moving forward.  Nick Kraus is an accomplished entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of Kraus Marketing, an award-winning agency known for its exceptional marketing strategies and creative solutions. He is also the author of the book, “The Sharkbite Method: A Killer Digital Marketing Strategy.” With over a decade of experience in the industry, Nick has built a reputation for his ability to help businesses of all sizes navigate the ever-evolving business landscape and achieve their goals. Today, Nick shares insights into the founding and growth of Kraus Marketing, including the challenges he faced during the Great Recession and the strategies he employed to overcome them. Stay tuned! Resources Kraus Marketing: Award-Winning NJ Digital Marketing Agency. Make a Brand Impact. Nick Kraus on LinkedIn Kraus Marketing on Facebook The Sharkbite Method: A Killer Digital Marketing Strategy by Nick Kraus & Kelsea Cap on Amazon

You'd think Cole would've learned the 1st time he got bit by a shark… but that's not the case and that's why this is a Setting the Bar story! Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvvYXIMVj0w&t=12s

It's a wrapup of the best bits of the week featuring a story about a Florida man who survived a SECOND encounter with a shark... and still wants to surf the scene of the crime, how Vancouver's rats like to stick to their own neighbourhoods, tipping transparency and unexpected meet-cutes! 

Episode Summary: In this episode of Practice Growth HQ, I speak with Nick Kraus about the SharkBite Method—a unique approach to marketing that's all about attracting the right patients and keeping them engaged. Nick Kraus is the founder of Kraus Marketing and the creator of the SharkBite Method™, a go-to strategy for bringing in the right clients. Nick's focus is on making marketing simple and effective, all while building a team that thrives. In this episode, Nick shares the steps of the SharkBite Method, from targeting your audience to creating content that resonates, and why a solid strategy beats scattergun marketing every time. If you're ready to attract the right patients and improve your practice's visibility, you can't afford to miss this episode!!      What you'll learn:  (03:35) What the SharkBite Method is and why it's a must for patient growth (06:28) How to nail down your perfect target audience for better results (09:37) A simple trick for creating patient profiles that actually work (12:19) Why your practice's unique edge keeps patients coming back (17:44) The content calendar hack that takes the stress out of marketing (21:50) The big reason most practices struggle with content (and how to fix it) (24:06) Why tracking engagement (not just ROI) leads to real growth (28:49) How syncing your marketing and sales efforts can lock in more patients Plus loads more!    Links and Resources:  Website: https://krausgroupmarketing.com/

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NASA assures that the Boeing Starliner astronauts are not stranded on the International Space Station. Also, survivors of a shark attack revisit the beach where it happened. Plus, a few great and stylish summer footwear choices for any activity. And, Chef S.K. shares a delicious Korean fried chicken recipe. 

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Episode Summary This week on Live Like the World is Dying, Colin and Brooke talk about flooding, water damage, and how to avoid having your home damaged by those things. Guest Info Colin (he/him) is a carpenter, industrial electrician, and backpacker. Host Info Brooke can be found on Twitter or Mastodon @ogemakweBrooke. Publisher Info This show is published by Strangers in A Tangled Wilderness. We can be found at www.tangledwilderness.org, or on Twitter @TangledWild and Instagram @Tangled_Wilderness. You can support the show on Patreon at www.patreon.com/strangersinatangledwilderness. Transcript Live Like the World is Dying: Colin on Flood Plains and Water Damage **Brooke ** 00:15 Hello and welcome to Live Like the World is Dying, your podcast for what feels like the end times. I'm Brooke Jackson, your host for this episode. And today our friend Colin is joining us again, this time to talk about flooding and dealing with water damage. But first we'd like to celebrate being a member of the Channel Zero Network of anarchist podcasts by playing a little jingle from one of the other podcasts on the network. Doo doo jingo here! **Brooke ** 01:40 And we're back. Colin, thank you for joining us again today. And this time to talk about dealing with floods and water damage. Would you remind your pronouns, where you hail from if you want, and a bit about your background? **Colin ** 01:52 Yeah, my name is Colin, he him. I'm from Pittsburgh. And I've been a contractor sort of on and off for the last about 20 years, as well as working in the power plants and industrial electricity, and sort of in and around industry for about the second half of my life. And, yeah, it's, I'm glad to talk about floods, because it's one of those things we're seeing more and more. And unfortunately, it's probably going to happen to pretty much everybody who's listening to this podcast at some point in their life in one form or another. **Brooke ** 02:27 Yeah. And we've talked about flooding on the podcast before. I don't know that we've ever done a whole episode on it by any means. But it has definitely come up as we've talked about news and other major events. And you and I even talked about it when we did our first episode, a little bit. So I think it's—itll be good to dig into, you know, a nice reminder of what to do and not to do in a flood. And then also, I don't think we've ever talked much about flood recovery. So I'm excited to learn and teach more about that today. I wanted to share one of my own stories about flooding, if you don't mind me kicking off with that before we get into all the do's and don'ts and how tos. **Colin ** 03:12 Yeah go for it. **Brooke ** 03:13 Okay, cool. **Colin ** 03:14 Everybody's got one of those stories. **Brooke ** 03:16 Seems like it. Well, when I was growing up in the 90s, there was a major flooding event where I live. My hometown. It was built around a river, which of course is true of most older cities, right, because access to fresh water is critical for survival. And then there are also a lot of creeks that run through my town and feed into the river. And I live in the Pacific Northwest and it rains a whole lot here. So we're kind of accustomed to having occasional sudden and heavy downpours and the possibility of some rainwater pooling or briefly flooding. It's not uncommon. But this particular event when I was a teenager was something else. It was a really complicated set of weather events that led to it. But the important part is that, so the creeks that are all over town are overflowing. And then the river, it doubled its level on the first day of the heavy rains. And then within the next two days had crashed at its banks, and then for three days after that remained at flood levels. So the city's downtown area, for instance, it's fairly flat, it's right along the river, and most of the homes there have basements. So in addition to streets flooding, the basements flooded, filled with water. There were houses that got washed off their foundations, of course cars got washed away. And then even in other parts of town where there wasn't, you know they were more on the hills or what have you, there was so much water in the ground that it caused foundational issues to a lot of houses because the pressure of the water pushing on home foundations are running around it. And there had been an ice event right before the rain started that had caused his damage to a lot of pipes. So there were pipes that were bursting and breaking because they'd been weakened or already had broken because of the ice storm. And it led to all this flooding. And it's interesting as I've grown up in the town and come back to it as adult, that the damage of this event, the way it's imprinted itself on the psyche of the city, even my mom, when she comes back to visit will drive around, she'll go, oh, you know, such and such creek looks a little high today. You know, this creek is, you know, she always looks around at all the creeks to see where the waters levels are kind of this caution about how high is the water. Like, are we in danger of having some kind of event again. And anyone that lived here, you know, had or knew someone that had some kind of really severe damage or loss because of that flood. So that's really imprinted into my psyche because, of course, I was still a young person at the time this happened. And it's really impactful to me. So when we talk about flooding, it's like, oh, yeah, that was one of the major traumatic events of my youth, at least collectively in my society or my, you know, my town. **Colin ** 06:13 Yeah, that's actually a really common situation you describe, of having an ice event or cold weather and then a warm front comes through, drops several inches of rain onto frozen ground, there's nowhere for it to go, and it just goes straight into rivers. Like you're seeing that more and more and that's actually exactly what I was gonna open with is that, with climate change, even if you're not living in someplace like Charleston, or Miami, or one of the other low lying areas that everybody knows is at risk for flooding either from rising ocean levels or because you're in a major floodplain. Just having these wild swings in temperature and rainfall makes flooding a much bigger issue. It's like living in Pittsburgh, it seems like we don't get mild old rains anymore, we either get four inches right now, or nothing. So it's not the, like, nice, gentle soaking rains that I remember from being a kid, it's like everything comes in a burst. And when that happens, dry ground does not soak up water nearly as well as slightly damp ground. So dropping lots of rain onto parched ground, you end up with lots of run off, and even though it's very, very dry, you end up with massive flooding. **Brooke ** 07:35 Yeah, one of our cohosts and one of the collective members was—we were talking about it and she was describing, like, if you go to water your garden and you haven't watered your garden in a while, and like the first water that you put on, it kind of rolls off. It takes it a minute to actually, like, settle and sink in, and then it's easier to water the ground. And it's the same kind of thing with these flooding events which I, you know, had never thought about but can picture in my mind how that, oh yeah, how that happens, how that works. So it's, you know, we're at risk of flooding for so many different reasons than ever we were before because of super dryness or, you know, I feel like we've seen more atmospheric rivers in the news as well. Maybe I'm just paying more attention, but that seems to becoming more common too. **Colin ** 08:26 Yeah, and with the big events, like, there is a definite limit on how much you can really do to prepare yourself short of just moving to someplace where these things don't happen, you know. Somebody told me, water always wins. **Brooke ** 08:44 Ah! **Colin ** 08:45 You're not going to beat it. It's heavy, it's powerful, and if it wants to come into your house, you're gonna have a really hard time stopping it. **Brooke ** 08:56 Okay. **Colin ** 08:57 You know, you can fight back against the inch or two, but if nine feet of water comes knocking at your front door, you're not gonna win. **Brooke ** 09:06 Sure, but surely there are some things that we could do that would, you know, maybe help prevent the smaller amounts of water or help make it less bad, yeah? **Colin ** 09:16 Oh, yeah, definitely. And especially if you're in one of the areas like sounds like you are, or like I am in Pittsburgh, where there's enough terrain that I'm not worried about a flood filling up the valley nine feet deep, because if that happens, you know, we have bigger problems. The issue is more, you know, an inch or two of water flowing along the surface running down the street, coming across the yard and down to the basement steps. Like that kind of stuff you can defend against, and it's really not that hard to do. But it takes a lot of preparation and, particularly if you're in an area where this has simply never happened before, it's very easy for that to catch everyone off guard. Sounds like that's the situation with the floods you described was this was what used to be a what they call, you know, a 100 year storm. **Brooke ** 10:07 Uh huh, uh huh! **Colin ** 10:09 Now the 100 year storms are happening every six months or so. **Brooke ** 10:13 Yeah, well, we haven't, you know, had another one quite like that since the 90s. But also, I know that a lot of, you know, houses and whatnot are much better setup for it, you know. For instance, the downtown houses that got basements flooded so badly, a lot of them—I want to say all of them, but that might not be true—had sump pumps installed after that. And, you know, I would hope that many of those houses have done a good job of maintaining those pumps. Which, you know, I think probably wouldn't prevent the kind of flooding from the storm that we had back in the 90s, but would certainly help, you know, mitigate a smaller storm or recover from it more quickly. Whereas they didn't have them before that that wasn't a common thing. **Colin ** 11:04 Right, and it doesn't really take very much water in a basement to cause major problems. You don't need three feet of standing water in your basement to ruin your day. Just an inch or two is enough to really mess things up, especially if it happens to an entire town and everyone is dealing with it at the same time. The disaster recovery services that're around to help out when that happens to one or two people can't handle it when it's suddenly 5000 people that all have the exact same problem. There's just not the capacity and you're going to be more or less on your own to at least get through, you know, a few days to a week before they can get around to helping you out. Again, with the idea of triage, like just trying to buy yourself a little bit of time before all the services come back online. **Brooke ** 11:53 My former husband worked for drain plumbing company that went around and did a lot of those installations of sump pumps and it was, like, a couple of years he worked for them and that was basically what he did. And it took, yeah, that long to get them installed in that many houses. It was a long—and that wasn't even just the recovery from the flood, but that was helping, you know, prevent it with things in the in the future. But yeah, a very long time. For sure. **Colin ** 12:28 Yeah, so just to kind of dive right into it. **Brooke ** 12:30 Yes please! **Colin ** 12:31 The first step in trying to prepare yourself a little bit better than you are is to just walk around the house and take a quick assessment of sort of where and how water can get in. Four big ones: the obvious one is rain. Things like, make sure your roof is intact, make sure your gutters work. **Brooke ** 12:55 Windows? Doors? **Colin ** 12:55 Windows, doors, but they're usually fine. Water hits those and runs off, and if water is trying to come in your door, you're already—it's already too late. Then surface water this is things like grading around the house to make sure that the water doesn't get too close, and any water that does get close goes away. After that is below grade water, so this is, you know, what you're talking about, where the ground was so saturated the pressure of the water in the ground pushing against foundations damaged the foundations. And then you also mentioned the last one which is one that gets overlooked which is burst pipes. You have water in your house all the time, it's just normally it stays inside the pipes where it belongs, until those pipes freeze, and then it ends up places that you really don't want it. **Brooke ** 13:44 Yeah. Can the pipes break from flooding, like that water pressure that damaged foundations, I imagine that could also damage then piping—pipe systems. **Colin ** 13:59 Yes. When the ground gets soft and has more flexibility in it—usually not just the water in the ground itself, but because the ground is softer—if you live in an area that has lots of hills, you end up with a higher risk of landslides and things shifting and that will definitely break water mains. **Brooke ** 14:17 Okay. **Colin ** 14:17 That happens a lot in California. **Brooke ** 14:20 Okay. **Colin ** 14:20 Where you get—you get heavy rain combined with landslide and now you have additional, either just people not having water because the mains are broken, or you have the mains flooding a section of a town because there's spewing water out. **Brooke ** 14:35 Yeah, it's not just the dirt that moved, it's all the shit that's in the dirt, like the pipes! [Laughing] **Colin ** 14:43 And that's another thing complicating factor with floods is that usually flooding is not a disaster that happens by itself. It comes with loss of electricity, loss of water, loss of gas, because all these things are buried in the ground. **Brooke ** 14:58 Yeah. Okay, now, you must and floods and we have said this several times on this podcast and we'll say it many more: don't go into the water. If it's flooding, stay out of the floodwater. **Brooke ** 15:09 I'm glad to hear that your puppy is joining us again on this episode. **Colin ** 15:09 Yes, that was my very first point before we even got into talking about any of the, you know, how to deal with things like rain surface water is, like I said before, you know, when you're in a disaster, there's always a way that you can make it worse. So don't don't get sick and don't get hurt. Floodwater is full of mud, trash, sewage. It's usually cloudy and turbid, so you can't see what's down there. The risk of you stepping on something or kicking something is really high. So just don't go into it if you don't have to. And if you have to wear rubber gloves, wear boots, try to keep it off your skin as much as you possibly can. Most people probably have some kind of rubber boots in their home, I would hope. If you don't, they're cheap, I'd recommend keeping a pair around. The one thing that people probably don't think about is rubber gloves—even dishwashing gloves are fine for keeping the water away from your skin, but they're not very sturdy. So if you're doing work in floodwater, put on rubber gloves, and then put on some kind of regular work glove overtop of that to protect the rubber, and make sure that barrier stays intact. Just the inexpensive knit work gloves from like Harbor Freight or something like that, that are $1 a piece. It's all you need. All you're trying to do is keep that robber from getting cut by sharp things in the water when you're handling them. [Dog barking] **Colin ** 16:40 Yes. There's somebody outside that doesn't belong there, clearly. It's probably the mailman **Brooke ** 16:46 That's all right. We are dog friendly on this podcast. **Colin ** 16:51 Okay, so, rain is probably the easiest one to keep out of the house. It's the one that everybody is aware is a problem because you see on a fairly regular basis. And for the most part, it's not that hard. You know, it's, make sure that there's no holes in your roof, make sure your gutters actually drain the way they're supposed to and don't get clogged. And the one part that people occasionally overlook is: make sure that your downspouts discharge far enough away from the house. You're not pumping water back in against the foundation. **Brooke ** 17:23 Yes, **Colin ** 17:25 I work in houses all the time, I see the downspout that comes straight down off the roof and dumps on to the ground six inches away from the wall. And just like, that's just going to end up straight in the basement. So. **Colin ** 17:37 Yeah. **Colin ** 17:38 This is something—a lot of the things I'm gonna talk about, you really kind of need to be the homeowner to do, but moving downspout discharge further away from the walls, even if you're gonna rental, that's something you can do. Get a piece of plastic pipe, anything to just move it as far from the house as you possibly can. **Brooke ** 17:56 Yeah. That's a cheap, that's a cheap and fairly quick fix that can make a world of difference. And even if you don't have a basement, just the water pouring into the foundation at one consistent spot over and over and over again can, you know, damage that part of it and cause a much bigger problem. **Colin ** 18:17 And the biggest one, if you are the homeowner, is take a look at the grading around your house. This is something that, at least in the area that I am, I would say 75–90% of the houses that I see have inadequate drainage. You're supposed to have ideally 10 inches of fall in the first 10 feet away from the house. Six inches is the bare minimum, but 10 is a lot better. In most cases I see no fall at all, or even the yard slipping back in towards the house. When you have that means that any water that lands in the yard is gonna try to come into the house. It doesn't take a whole lot of elevation change to really dry out a basement. **Brooke ** 19:08 So those who aren't construction nerds like the two of us, when when Colin's talking about grading here he's talking about the incline or decline, the direction that the ground is going towards the house, away from the house. That's what "grading" means. Just in case somebody needs that. **Colin ** 19:24 Yes, you are 100% correct. This is a thing that is—it's labor intensive, but it's actually fairly cheap. I don't know what dirt costs on average across the country, but where I am it's around $50 per ton for just—you don't need topsoil, it doesn't need to be good quality. It just needs to be dirt, and does not require any skill at all. If you can wield a shovel, you can fix the grading around your house. **Brooke ** 19:58 How would they check the grading, Colin? **Colin ** 19:59 For that you need a level—it can tell you, you know, when something is level. If you own a cell phone, you already have one, because cell phones have accelerometers in them that can tell the phone which position it's in. That's how it knows how to change your screen from one orientation to the other when you move the phone. So there—are there are apps that are just a visualization of a physical bubble level. All it's doing is telling you, you know, how tilted is the phone? They're not the most accurate thing in the world, but for grading dirt, we're not going for high precision, you just need to know more or less where level is. **Brooke ** 20:37 Yeah, okay. All right. So you mentioned like buying dirt. So if people have a spot in the yard that's higher than the where the foundation is, are you—are you saying they should put dirt between the high spot in the house to make it level? Or go the other way? Are there other ways to solve it? Sorry to get so pedantic. **Colin ** 20:58 No, no, it's a very good question. And that's why the rule of like, you know, 10 inches in the first 10 feet or 6 inches in the first 10 feet, if you can't manage that, is a rule of thumb. But you kind of have to look at your yard. And unless you have a perfectly flat manicured yard, you've got humps here and there and some parts are higher than the other. Having one or two high spots near the house, not really a big deal, as long as the water is generally going to go away from the house. And this is one of those things that you kind of just have to look at it and eyeball where downhill is. If nothing else, you know, you can take a five gallon bucket of water, dump it on the ground, and see where it goes. If it heads towards the house, hat's bad. If it heads parallel to the house and kind of away from the house, that's probably fine. **Brooke ** 21:53 Yeah. Okay, so solution might be taking away dirt. You might buy dirt to regrade, or you might need to dig out some dirt and haul it some place. **Colin ** 22:03 You can have a very, you know, lumpy yard, you can move dirt around. Really what you want is just to pay attention to that 10 feet immediately around the house. And make sure that's as high as you can possibly get it. If you can't get it high enough, there are other options like French drains and building drainage swales and berms. Those get more complicated. They're still well within the capability of the average homeowner, but you kind of need to see a demonstration of it. So that's what YouTube is for. **Brooke ** 22:36 Got it. Okay, sorry to spend so much time on that. **Colin ** 22:38 Those are fantastic questions. I can go on and on about drainage swales for the rest of the hour, but— **Brooke ** 22:43 [Laughing] Yeah, how about we not. Now tell me about some other ways to keep the water out. **Colin ** 22:52 Okay, so the one that everybody knows about and has seen and news and movies are sandbags. And they're okay in some situations. But the problem with them is that sandbags leak. **Brooke ** 23:09 Yeah. **Colin ** 23:10 So no matter how good your sandbag wall is, it's not going to stop the water, it's just going to slow it down. And once the water is on the wrong side of your wall, now you have to get it back out. And that means using a pump of some kind. And as we've already said, if you're in a flooding situation, there's a good chance that you're going to lose power. So relying on any kind of active pump to keep your house and your basement dry is not ideal. So your comment about people having sump pumps in their basement, that's fantastic for average storms and normal amounts of rainfall where you just have a trickle of water coming into the basement and nothing is really going that wrong. But when you get to the point where, you have, water sheeting across the ground several inches deep, lots of water coming into the house, most sump pumps aren't going to be able to keep up with that in the first place. And even if they are, the risk of you losing power at some point and now you have water in the basement is too high. So that's why I'd normally recommend, if you can do it, do it with grading, do it with dirt. Keep the water from ever getting close enough to the house to be a problem. Don't rely on being able to block it with things like sandbags. **Brooke ** 24:30 Yeah, okay. That makes a lot of sense. So should people not use sandbags or just...? **Colin ** 24:37 Oh, no, they're fantastic when you have, you know, things like hurricanes where you have a lot of water coming in a hurry, and you're just trying to keep the entire house from going underwater. Or if you have an area where you have water sheeting across the yard towards the house and overall your drainage is fine, ou just need to deflect the a little bit. So you can build temporary wall of sandbags just to kind of get the water pointed in a better direction. Relying on them to actually totally barricade the house is not going to work. **Brooke ** 25:12 Make sense? So this there's some limitations. **Colin ** 25:14 Yeah, the last one that almost nobody thinks about is what's called backflow prevention. And this refers to the sewer line that, ideally, you want your poo to go into the sewer and away from the house and not come back. **Brooke ** 25:34 Always. **Colin ** 25:35 When the poop comes back, you're gonna have a bad day. **Brooke ** 25:40 I want that on a sweatshirt now. Whoever's listening, somebody make us a sweatshirt design—a tshirt or something with that. I want that. When the poo comes back, you're gonna have a bad day. Okay. **Colin ** 25:54 This is something that, if you live in an area, if you're in a floodplain, if you have a high water table, where there's a risk that the sewer system is going to flood at the same time as the ground floods, look into this. It's a very complicated topic, and I am definitely not qualified to talk about it. This is the thing that, you know, you need a PhD to understand the exact, you know, flow of everything. The poo flow It's very complicated. It's not that expensive, but beyond what a homeowner can do by themselves. **Brooke ** 26:31 Do homeschool you have some kind of backflow prevention, or is that not common? **Colin ** 26:35 It depends. If your house is older than I'm gonna say 50 years old, it's very, very unlikely that you have it if you haven't installed it yourself. In Pittsburgh where I am, we have what's called a combined flow sewer system. Which means the sanitary sewer from your toilet and the storm sewer from the drains in the street all go into the same set of pipes. **Brooke ** 27:04 Okay, yes, so do mine. **Colin ** 27:05 Yeah, it's, again, not uncommon in older systems. But it means that every time you get heavy rainfall, all that water has to go into the sewers, and it overloads them. So in Pittsburgh, every time we get more than about a half inch of rain, we just end up with sewage flowing straight into the rivers and they put out an alert, you know, don't go into the rivers for a couple days until everything has a chance to clear out. But when you do that, it also means that the risk that you're going to overflow the sewer and cause backflow into houses that are lower down on the sewer system goes up. So if you happen to be one of those houses, look into getting a backflow valve installed on the sewer where it leaves the house so that the poo stays on the correct side. **Colin ** 27:52 So once the water gets in, the first thing to know is you're probably not going to get it back out by hand. I have occasionally seen advertisements for the little tiny, like, siphon hand pumps at Home Depot, the other big box stores, advertising: you can use this to pump out your basement. No. Just no. **Brooke ** 27:52 Yeah, geez louise. The shit we do to our rivers. [Laughing] Alright, so keeping the water out, check. We've got some methods for that. Okay, what about after the water gets in. **Brooke ** 28:29 Why not? **Colin ** 28:31 Water weighs—I'm gonna say 64 pounds per cubic foot. **Brooke ** 28:37 7 pounds a gallon, roughly. **Colin ** 28:37 Yeah, 7 pounds a gallon. And if you have even a small house, say like 20 by 30, and you got a foot of water in your basement, that's something like 19 tons of water— **Brooke ** 28:38 Oh my gosh, wow. **Colin ** 28:50 —that you have to lift up 6 or 8 feet to get it high enough that it's above ground, and then move it out of the house. **Brooke ** 29:03 Okay. **Colin ** 29:04 You're not doing that by hand. There are—there are really big pumps that are designed for places where there's no power and you have to get water out of mines and things like that. They work very well. They're also I want to say between $5,000 and $10,000. **Brooke ** 29:20 Oh my gosh. **Colin ** 29:21 So you're... **Colin ** 29:24 Not practical. So sump pumps: fantastic as long as you have electricity, but if you don't have electricity, you're gonna be in trouble. You're probably going to have to wait until the water level goes down and it's able to drain back out on its own. So you're not gonna be cleaning up 3 feet of water in the basement. You're going to be dealing with the last inch or two that doesn't make it over to the drains and out of the house on its own. So for that your two best weapons are honestly a good old fashioned floor squeegee, and a wet/dry vacuum with what's called a dust separator. It looks kind of like a 5 gallon bucket with a cone on top of it. And it works by pulling the air into the cone and spinning it like a cyclone. So all the water gets flung to the outside, the air goes up the center and the water falls down into the bucket. The advantage of those is you can work kind of like a bucket brigade, because it's just a lid that goes on top of a five gallon bucket and that way your shop vac never fills up. **Brooke ** 29:24 Not practical. **Brooke ** 30:40 Oh! I was just picturing using my shop vac for this because I know it can do water. And then it's like, oh yeah, and then we're talking about the weight of water just now. I have to stop, unclick the lid, you know, take it out or hand it out or whatever, wait for them to go dump it, bring it back in, put the lid back on. So, but man, something that attaches to a 5 gallon bucket which is like such a common thing to have around. That's awesome. **Colin ** 31:02 The first time I saw one of those it was revelation. I was like, oh my god, I need one of these. And then, yeah, it means you have, you know, one person vacuuming, filling buckets, and the other person running them outside and dumping them. It dramatically speeds up the process. And they're—I wanna say they're between $20 and $50 depending on where you get them and what the exact design is. You don't need anything super high quality, all you need is a way to separate the water and the air so that you can get the water back out of the house as quickly as possible. And then the floors for squeegee can move a lot of water in a hurry, assuming you have a working for drain. And also really good for getting mud moved around because it kind of scrapes the floor as it goes. Again, that's the thing that is not very expensive. **Brooke ** 31:51 Yeah. Cool. I was just just—for price purposes, I just quickly looked on like Amazon for—and it looks like the— no sorry, not the squeegees, but the cyclone dust thing is maybe starting about 50 bucks and going up from there. **Colin ** 32:06 Okay, they've gone up a little bit since I bought mine. **Brooke ** 32:07 Yeah. **Colin ** 32:08 It was a few years ago. **Brooke ** 32:09 Yeah, if you're doing some community emergency preparedness, and if you work with friends or whatever to collect and have some of these tools—I'm trying to do more of that in my own life so that we don't all own every single tool you might need. Might be a good one to go in on together and, you know, somebody stores or keeps track of it or whatever. **Colin ** 32:30 Yeah, definitely. And a lot of the preparation for construction-related disasters is tool and equipment heavy. And there's no reason for everybody in your social circle to have duplicates of all the tools, because you're also going to need lots of hands helping out. So as long as one person has the tool that you need, everybody has access to it. **Brooke ** 32:56 Okay, awesome. I'm just adding one of those to my wish list now to look at some more later. Okay, so that's some of the ways we get the water out of that. And I assume that, like, if you're in a basement, and you've got stuff in your basement, you probably want to like get your shit out of the basement and then start attacking the water, right? Like get your belongings to dry ground before you do that, or, you tell me. **Colin ** 33:24 Um. It depends on sort of, you know, do you have a place to put all of your belongings or are you going to need to move them out into the front yard once the rain stops? So it's kind of a judgment call as to whether you can deal with water first or get your belongings out of the house first. It's whatever you have time and space and energy to do. As long as you are making progress on one of the fronts, it's all going to have to happen at some point in the next, you know, 24 to 48 hours. The exact order that things happen doesn't matter all that much. **Brooke ** 34:03 Nobody's sleeping for a little while after the disaster, and that's okay. **Colin ** 34:06 Yes. **Brooke ** 34:06 I mean, it sucks, but. **Colin ** 34:10 So yeah, that is the next point is dealing with all your belongings. And step one is just separate the wet and dry things. Anything that has managed to avoid the water, get it out of the basement and get it out of that damp room as fast as you possibly can. Because once things get wet, your next big issue is going to be mold. Even if you have things sitting in the basement that didn't get wet with the floodwater, they're now in a damp space that has been contaminated with all sorts of wonderful biological material for mold to grow in, and basements tend not to be the best ventilated places in the house. **Brooke ** 34:53 Yeah. **Colin ** 34:54 And your mold spores are everywhere all the time. You can't avoid them. All you can do is try to make a environment that mold does not like to grow in. And once the house has been flooded, mold becomes very, very, very happy. **Brooke ** 35:09 Okay. Yeah, a lot of moisture. **Colin ** 35:12 So get everything out of the basement, dry things can go upstairs, wet things need to be moved someplace away from the dry things so that they don't contaminate those as well. So if it's—ifyou have things that are totally soaked, furniture, carpet, things like that, they're not going to get any worse by just chucking them into the front yard. So you can put down a tarp to keep them out of the mud. But once they've been soaked, the damage has already been done, just get them out of the house, that's easier. Throw a tarp over it to, you know, keep the worst of the weather off. But your big concern is getting the space emptied out. And also, mold does not like UV radiation, and we have a great source of radiation outside in the form of the sun. **Brooke ** 36:04 Hey! **Colin ** 36:04 So just parking things out in bright light is going to help slow down that mold. **Brooke ** 36:08 Yeah. And so even if you've got an apartment or what have you, you know, if you can put things out on a porch. If you've got things that are really soaked, you could take them into the bathroom and you can put things in the in the tub or the shower. And, just as the initial, like, letting some of that water run off, while you then go deal with other issues, or sending them in a sink—not for long term but, like, short term places to stick things if it's still raining outside and you've got wet stuff. **Colin ** 36:38 Yeah, put them someplace where they can drain and start to dry out a little bit. Your most important thing is keep the airflow going. Because if you've got good airflow, that's going to slow down the growth of mold. **Brooke ** 36:52 And even cold air flow, right? Like— **Colin ** 36:54 Even cold air flow. **Brooke ** 36:55 —blowing a fan even if it's, yeah, okay. **Brooke ** 36:57 Okay, but what about if it was like brief flooding in your carpet—like this is not quite we're talking about, but if a pipe burst—a waterline burst in my basement and gets everything wet? I get that turned off and dried back out. **Colin ** 36:57 So once you have your belongings out, take a look at the walls and flooring. And pretty much anything that is wet and porous, like drywall or carpet pads., if it's wet and porous, it's probably trash. It's not in most cases worth salvaging carpet that has been totally saturated with floodwater because you're never going to get the mud and all the sewage back out of that carpet. Now you have your antique oriental rug, that can be salvaged. But just regular old wall to wall carpet and the padding behind it, it's going to be cheaper to replace that than it is to try to salvage it. **Colin ** 37:56 Yeah, that is salvageable. For that you don't need to trash it. I was thinking more along the lines of, you know, muddy, sewage filled water in your basement. But no, if you just have—if you have clean water on a carpet, as long as you can get it dried out before the mold starts, you'll be fine. **Brooke ** 38:13 Okay. **Colin ** 38:13 And again, this is where that shopvac and the dust separator really shine, because you can suck the water out of the carpet. And that means there's a whole lot less work for the fans and the dehumidifier to do to try to get that carpet dried back out before the mold starts. **Brooke ** 38:30 Okay. So the type of water matters a lot. Like if you're basement window, the seal breaks and you've got maybe your downspout water is going into the basement. That might be salvageable, again, if you don't have mold and stuff, right? **Colin ** 38:45 Right. If it's clean water and you can get it dried out, you're fine. But once it has been contaminated with groundwater, think long and hard about how important it is to salvage it. Because, again, once you have stuff like sewage and mud into the carpet and into the backing, the odds that you will develop mold problem later on if it gets wet again are significantly higher, because now you have all that food for the mold to grow on. **Brooke ** 39:14 Yeah, and then that mold of course, you know, ongoing health issues can be caused, you know, mold sucks. But yeah, it's not just that mold sucks and it's gross and smelly. It's like literally bad for you. **Colin ** 39:31 You're two best weapons, in addition to air and light, are honestly vinegar and borax. Both of which are available at pretty much any grocery store. They both work by the same mechanism but at opposite ends of the spectrum. Mold needs a certain pH to be able to grow. Believe it's between 4 and 8. But it can go as far as between like 3 and 9. And vinegar is just outside that range on the acidic end, and Borax is just outside it on the basic end. **Brooke ** 40:10 So I should pour vinegar on my carpet, **Brooke ** 40:12 Oh, okay. **Colin ** 40:12 You can do that. **Colin ** 40:13 Yeah, just use full strength vinegar, put it in a sprayer or, you know, slosh it around, you know, spread it out the squeegee. But if you— **Brooke ** 40:21 Full strength do you mean the normal, like 5%, white vinegar at the store? **Colin ** 40:25 5%, yeah. **Brooke ** 40:25 Okay, because you can buy, in case folks don't know this, 10%, 20%, 30% vinegar at department stores that works well as a weed killer. **Colin ** 40:35 Yeah, that's actually what I keep around for cleaning because it takes up less space, and if you have the 30% vinegar, you just dilute it with water to get it back down to 5%. And now you have— **Brooke ** 40:45 Just don't spill it on your skin. **Colin ** 40:47 Yes. **Brooke ** 40:48 I've done that. **Colin ** 40:49 Coming back to the safety issue. You do not—like, even regular strength vinegar, I've used for cleaning walls in a basement before and walked back into the room after I had a chance to off gas a little bit and walk right back out again because I couldn't breathe. Vinegar is pretty safe, but it's still an acid and your lungs don't like breathing it. So open the windows, wear gloves, keep it off your skin, and by all means keep it out of your eyes. Same is true for borax. As chemicals go, they're pretty safe, but you still don't want them in your eyes. Safety glasses, chemical goggles if you have them. Again, Harbor Freight, 2 bucks for a pair of inexpensive plastic goggles is all you need. **Brooke ** 41:39 Hopefully at this point, a lot of us have respirators, you know, post COVID and protests and whatever. You probably don't need to go that hard, but you can, right? **Colin ** 41:51 Correct. **Brooke ** 41:52 Yeah. **Colin ** 41:53 So it's just the full strength vinegar, the 5%, on anything that is going to take a long time to dry out or you don't have time to deal with. So if you have a pile of soggy bedding, and your washing machine doesn't work because you don't have power, just go ahead and dump vinegar all over that. Vinegar is fine for most fabrics. And as long as it's acidic, as long as the clothing is too acidic for mold to grow, it can sit there for a week and it'll be probably fine. **Brooke ** 42:26 So you could like, put them in your sink, stopper it, and pour some vinegar over the top of the bedding or the clothes or whatever it is that you need to soak. Do they need to be like, do they just need to be damp with the vinegar, or do they need to like sit in vinegar? **Colin ** 42:40 It depends on what you're trying to do. Vinegar will kill mold, but it takes a long time as chemical methods of killing mold goes. You figure, most people know, like, bleach will kill mold in a couple minutes. Full strength vinegar can take an hour or more depending on the surface. So if you're using it to disinfect a surface, it needs to stay on there for a long time. Usually with fabric if you just dunk it in vinegar and hang it up to dry, by the time the fabric is dry, the vinegar has been on there long enough that anything that was on there is now dead. So even if your clothes aren't clean, dunk it in vinegar, hang it up outside on a clothesline, let it dry, and the vinegar will keep any mold from developing in the time that it takes the clothing to dry. **Brooke ** 43:32 If bleach is so much faster and more effective, why not use bleach to clean the walls, clean the carpets, all of that kind of stuff. **Colin ** 43:42 You can do that. Bleach, as everybody knows, is a little more dangerous. Not good to get on your skin. Not good to breathe. And bleach bleaches things. So if you use chlorine bleach on your, you know, vintage clothing, you're going to be in the market for some new vintage clothing. **Brooke ** 44:05 Yeah, okay. **Colin ** 44:06 Vinegar is—if you read online, there are articles of clothing and fabric that you're not supposed to use vinegar on. But I can attest to the fact that you can get away with using it on pretty much anything, including—the friend of mine that I've mentioned, I think last time, that had the apartment fire was using vinegar to clean a lot of like vintage suede. And it wasn't happy about it, but it survived and it came through it. **Brooke ** 44:37 So you can use bleach, it just comes with more caveats and dangers and you're less likely to maybe screw something up if you're using vinegar as your agent. **Colin ** 44:47 Right. **Brooke ** 44:47 It sounds—that's what I'm hearing, is that accurate? **Colin ** 44:49 Bleach will definitely work. Vinegar is nice because almost everything, you can just dunk it in vinegar and let it dry and it's not going to do that much damage to it. I used it on furniture, leather clothing, silk, everything. Even things that you're like, oh this should be dry cleaned only. Eh, vinegar is generally okay. It's not gonna love it but it'll be fine. **Brooke ** 44:51 [Laughing] Gotcha. **Colin ** 44:52 Borax is, you know, you've probably seen it in your grandmother's basement as a laundry booster. Borax is a— **Brooke ** 45:27 White powder **Colin ** 45:28 Yeah, white powder, sodium metaborate, I think? It's a caustic alkaline salt. So it has the advantage of being persistent where vinegar is not. So once the vinegar dries out, it's gone. Which is nice because your clothes will not smell like vinegar forever, you know, after a week or two, the smell totally goes away. Borax, it's like table salt. Once it dries out, you're left with a white powder on everything. **Colin ** 46:00 Which is probably not what you want for all of your possessions because you don't want them covered and white powder. The advantage it has is that it does stay around. So if you are trying to get mold off of the walls and the joists in your basement, if you spray them with borax, once the water dries that powder is still going to be there and it's still going to prevent mold from growing. So the borax, once you put it down, will continue working until you clean it up. Yeah, so if you have a basement that has a major mold problem, just coat everything with borax, you can leave it on, there even when you put drywall and insulation everything back up, it's not going to hurt anything. **Brooke ** 46:00 Okay. **Brooke ** 46:42 Okay. You're wet clothing that's at risk of molding. Can you dust that with borax? Does that work? **Colin ** 46:47 You can. That would work just fine if you happen to have borax not vinegar. So the vinegar I like just because it doesn't leave a residue on things. You can use it on everything. So when you have a giant pile of belongings, of some clothing, some furniture, or some antiques, just hose everything down with vinegar and sort it out later. **Brooke ** 47:08 Yeah, I was imagining a circumstance where it's, you know, I can't get to the store, the store is out of things, and I have half a gallon of vinegar and half a jar of borax and, you know, Dollar Store tiny container of bleach and, you know, what can I use where and what can't I use where and how would I spread out what I have available? **Brooke ** 47:30 Why not? Sounds like fun! **Colin ** 47:30 You should not mix the vinegar and the bleach, that's the first thing. [Laughing] **Colin ** 47:35 For some definition of the word fun, yeah. It's exciting. In general, don't mix anything with bleach because bleach is a sodium hypochlorite I believe is the chemical? There's different versions of it. But anyway, it contains chlorine. And when that chlorine breaks three of the things that are holding it to the rest of the molecule, you now have chlorine gas in your house, and that makes it really hard to breathe, and it's a good way to put yourself in the hospital. So if you're going to use bleach, do not use anything else. Vinegar and borax, they can actually be mixed. If you do that, the downside is that because vinegar is acidic, and borax is alkaline, you pull the pH a little bit closer to the center and it's not going to be as effective against mold. But then when the vinegar disappears and evaporates, the borax will still be there to help prevent the mold from coming back. So there's no harm in mixing them. And a lot of websites that talk about mold cleanup will actually recommend it because the Borax is persistent and the vinegar will generally be enough to kill them all quickly and the borax keeps it from coming back. But for the purposes of just trying to inhibit low growth immediately after the flooding event, either one is fine. You don't need to mix them to get the best effect and you'll be able to cover more of your possessions if you're not using both products on everything. So vinegar on some, borax and others, there's no reason to hit them double strength. **Brooke ** 49:18 Right. Yeah, so I'm imagining, like, I might bleach spray the walls, dust some powdered borax on the carpet, soak the clothes and vinegar. Again, this is like, if I don't have enough of one thing or a couple things to do everything that needs to get done, you know, what benefits the most from each thing or how can I use each one individually most effectively. But yeah, very good, important thing about mixing chemicals. There's another one too I think ammonia and bleach you're not supposed to mix, it also has a bad chemical...? Yeah. **Colin ** 49:48 Ammonia and bleach does the same thing. It's still—the chlorine is the ones gonna get you. Chlorine gas is nasty nasty stuff. **Brooke ** 49:54 Seems like they use that at one point and like did bad things to people with it. **Colin ** 49:58 Yeah, yeah, we don't like chlorine gas. It's not fun. **Brooke ** 50:01 Yeah, I'm not a history person but boy, that sounds familiar. **Colin ** 50:04 Speaking of gases, one of the things that people may see, as far as mold abatement goes, is the use of ozone. **Colin ** 50:12 And I have used that. I actually have an ozone generator, and it does a fantastic job of getting rid of the, you know, the few mold spores that are in places where you can't get to them. But I will say, in general, for anybody listening to this, don't bother. **Brooke ** 50:12 Oh, uh huh. **Colin ** 50:30 Oh, okay. **Colin ** 50:30 The ozone generators that you can afford are not going to be big enough and powerful enough to take care of like an entire room. And ozone is maybe not quite as bad as chlorine gas, but it is still a nasty toxic gas. And it can cause both you and your possessions serious harm. The reason it works is because it has—it's O3, so it has an extra oxygen atom or molecule—attached the molecule. That makes it very, very active, and it tries to oxidize everything that it comes in contact with. Which if it's coming in contact with mold that you want to kill, that's fantastic. If it's oxidizing all of the plastics and all of your synthetic fabrics and turning them into, you know, various nasty compounds like formaldehyde, that's not so good. And I've read horror stories about people getting, you know, small ozone generators off Amazon and saying, well, you know, this is not powerful enough to get the levels up high enough in an hour, so I'll just let it run for three days. **Brooke ** 51:41 [Laughing] That's three days, that's not an hour. **Colin ** 51:45 Yeah, when you do that, it's sort of like the difference between baking something in the oven at 150 degrees for 8 hours versus searing a steak at 500 degrees for 5 minutes. They do very different things. And letting everything just kind of stew in ozone for a very long time is not a good idea. You do not want to do that. And I would just say steer clear of those. Leave that to the professionals. Save your money. Buy more vinegar and borax. **Brooke ** 52:19 Okay, that's good to know. And if you want to learn more about chemical combinations, I created a board game for children. That's totally an aside thing. Okay, I want to go back to one thing here and I'm sorry, I'm risking going long, but um, we talked about removing like walls and carpet and I sidetracked us and talking a lot about carpet. You mentioned briefly about, like, taking out what drywall material, right, if there's water damage. And with the carpet I had asked about like freshwater versus, you know, sewage water. Does the same thing go for removing walls? Like if I have a pipe burst and it's, you know, just fresh water that person got the walls wet. Can they be recovered? Or is that a situation where, sorry, it got wet, you pretty much got to take it out? Um, I don't know I'm asking. **Colin ** 53:12 It depends on how wet it got. If it's just a pipe that burst in the ceiling and it sprayed a little bit of water on the wall, that's probably fine. That's salvageable. If you have a pipe burst inside the wall and it saturated all the insulation and soak the drywall through, that needs to come out. Not because the water is necessarily going to damage the drywall, but now you have created a damp space with no airflow inside the wall. And if you can't get that opened up and dry it out, you're going to end up with mold. **Brooke ** 53:45 Can you dry out insulation? Like if you take out a piece of wet insulation and put a fan on it and dry it out, can you put it back in or does it get ruined? **Colin ** 53:56 With fiberglass insulation, you could do it but there's no reason to. **Brooke ** 54:02 Okay. **Colin ** 54:02 The cost of replacing the insulation is going to be less than probably the cost of trying to get it dried back out and salvageable. **Brooke ** 54:11 Okay. Okay. **Colin ** 54:13 And a lot of houses have insulation that has already been contaminated somewhat with mold over the years. Usually when insulation comes out of walls, it's not perfectly clean. It already has some mold and things in it just because temperature fluctuations, you know, that's why you have the insulation there is to help slow down the temperature changes. But that means that the insulation is constantly going up and down in temperature. It has a small amount of condensation in it. Over time, little bits of organic matter and mold start to grow on it. It's not a huge problem until it gets soaked and now it takes off. So basically once installation gets wet, it's trash. And along those lines with drywall, another thing that I've seen a lot in basements that have had some water damage is either the homeowner or the contractor that they paid to do the recovery was trying to be as... **Brooke ** 55:12 Cost efficient? **Colin ** 55:13 Cost efficient, yes, that's a good way of putting it, as possible. Fake cost efficiency. And they pull out the bare minimum of insulation and drywall, basically the only things that came in direct contact with water, and they put new drywall back up, and six months later you have a mold problem, because there was still moisture higher up in the wall that was not addressed. So once a wall gets wet, you want to remove the drywall to, I'm gonna say, a good foot or more above the waterline at minimum. If you want to take out the entire wall, that's probably overkill but it's not the worst idea. But, you know, minimum of a foot above the waterline. And then for any insulation in the wall, reach your arm or up inside the bay as far as you can and get out anything you can possibly reach. The more space and the more airflow you get inside that wall, the better off you're going to be in the long run. And coming back to the borax, if there's any doubt about whether or not you've gotten anything, hose some borax water up inside there, let that dry out, and now you have something that's going to inhibit mold growing in that space for the remainder of the life of the house. **Brooke ** 56:34 Okay, now I know this is going to be probably beyond the average homeowner's ability to to judge, but what about the framing, the studs, you know, the the wood that's in the walls that your your drywall is attached to and your insulation runs between? Any tips on being able to tell whether or not that needs to be replaced? Or is it just a, sorry, you got to call a contractor at that point to figure out if that needs to get redone. **Colin ** 57:04 It's probably going to be fine. I'm sure there are exceptions. But, you know, wood is used to being outside. And as long as it has a chance to dry back out after it's gotten wet, it'll be fine. If it's sitting in water for weeks or months, you may have an issue. Your biggest problem honestly, with wet wood, is that it attracts termites. So you don't want to have damp wood. But as long as it gets dried back out, again, not too much of an issue. **Brooke ** 57:37 Okay, that's really great. Okay, I feel like I am much better prepared to deal with flooding, hopefully make it happen, less things to look out for. And then definitely after it comes, knowing what I should do immediately and fairly quickly in that process. And that's awesome. I like learning things. Is there anything more you want to say about dealing with flooding and/or water damage that we haven't talked about? **Colin ** 58:10 Oh, the one thing I didn't didn't get to was the burst pipe. **Brooke ** 58:13 Sure. **Colin ** 58:13 So let's run through that real quickly. **Brooke ** 58:15 Okay. **Colin ** 58:15 This is something pretty much everybody's gonna experience at some point in their life. I don't know of anybody that has not had to deal with leaking pipe or burst pipe at some point, even if it's not during a disaster. It's just like, sometimes it just happens because pipes get old and they break. So we talked about, you know, in the triage episode, the know where your shut offs are, and hopefully you can just run them down to the basement and shut the water to the house off, and then you have as much time as you need to deal with the broken pipe. If that doesn't happen, because you don't have a working shut off or you can't get to it, there are these brand of plumbing fittings called SharkBites which don't require any real skill to use. Sort of like, if you are capable of using a can opener and putting a cork in a bottle of wine, you can use a SharkBite fitting. Go on YouTube, there's good demonstrations of how to use them. And all you need is a set of cheap tubing cutters for cutting through the pipe, and either a valve or cap to go on the pipe after you cut it. I recommend, if you're going to keep one thing around, keep the tubing cutter and a valve. Because if you have a valve, you can use that for capping off a pipe that is under pressure. So if you can't shut the water off in your house, and you have a leaking pipe, you're gonna have a mess on your hands. But what you can do is cut through the pipe, open it all the way up. Now you have a pipe spraying water everywhere, and if you try to put a cap on that, you're fighting against the pressure and you can't do it. But if you've a valve, you can put the valve onto the pipe in the open position. So the water just flows through the valve and you close the valve and the water stops. **Brooke ** 1:00:10 But that's—that whole set's only going to be true if you have like a PVC or PEX pipe, right? If you have— **Colin ** 1:00:17 No, they work against copper too. **Brooke ** 1:00:20 Okay, but you need a different tool to cut—well I have like galvanized steel I think it is or, you know, much older pipes than that that are metal. **Colin ** 1:00:29 Cast iron. **Brooke ** 1:00:30 Yeah. **Colin ** 1:00:31 That's a different story. But if you have PEX or copper or PVC, the little cheap tubing cutters that will kind of like a C clamp with a little blade, and you just clamp it down and spin it in the circle until the blade cuts through, one of those and a 90 degree shut off valve is going to get you through a lot of problems because it works against pipes that have pressure in them. And again, there's demonstrations of how to do this on YouTube. It's kind of hard to explain an audio format. But once you see it, you're like, oh, yeah, that's really easy. **Brooke ** 1:01:02 Yeah, I'm visualizing it really well, only because I've built water systems with PEX pipe, and I've used shark bites and all of that. So it's clear to me, but no sense of if it translates if you don't know that. But um, yeah, okay, that's really great. But just the caveat, it doesn't work on all types of pipes. Most types, apparently, I didn't realize the copper also. So that's pretty great. **Colin ** 1:01:24 No, so yeah, it's—watch the videos, familiarize yourself with how you do it beforehand so that you know what to do. But it's really, really simple. And it'll buy you plenty of time until the plumbers can come out and fix the right way. **Brooke ** 1:01:38 Cool, great. And again, that's only if you can't get to the shutoff valve because that would be your first choice in handling that, is to get to the shutoff valve rather than trying to cap the pipe off flowing. **Colin ** 1:01:49 Yeah, cutting into your plumbing is the last resort. Hopefully you can just turn it off, but... **Brooke ** 1:01:54 [Laughing] Just wanted to make sure we say that one twice. **Colin ** 1:01:59 [Laughing] Yeah, that should be the last resort, not the first resort. Excellent point. **Brooke ** 1:02:04 Thanks. All right. Colin, thank you so much for joining us today. I have learned a bunch of stuff and I've had a really great conversation with you. And I'm so happy that you're willing to do this with us again. Do you have anything that you want to plug or promote or otherwise share in closing? **Colin ** 1:02:22 Nope, that's it. **Brooke ** 1:02:27 Okay, that's it, folks. To our listeners, thanks so much for listening. If you enjoy our podcast, please share it. 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I feel so blessed to have the opportunity to meet so many interesting people who come from such a large and diverse background. Today we get to spend time with Elizabeth Louis. For much of her adult life, Elizabeth worked in the television and entertainment industry. What she didn't realize until later was that her talents really came from coaching people. She did it as a child, and finally in 2016 she began to do it as a career by leaving all the politics and entertainment infighting behind. Elizabeth and I have a wide-ranging conversation talking about everything from pessimism to optimism, why we all behave as we do and we talk about things like Trust and Teamwork. I think you will find Elizabeth's comments and observations to be quite poignant and relevant to life today. About the Guest: Elizabeth Louis is an executive performance coach who guides high performers, STEM executives, top athletes, and driven entrepreneurs who want to increase their impact, influence, and income. Her work lies at the intersection of neuroscience and the psychology of high performance: She is a trained therapist with graduate degrees in Positive Psychology and education in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, and a decade of experience coaching top executives. Through her 1:1 coaching for hundreds of clients, she creates personalized programs to help leaders eliminate the limiting mindsets holding them back — and upgrade their identities by leveraging the power of neuroplasticity, new thought patterns, effective communication, and influential leadership by creating psychological safety for teams. For Elizabeth, the ultimate goal is both the tangible and the intangible. Her evidence-based approaches lead to business results backed by data, and the permanent changes are priceless: a champion mindset that creates meaning in your life and in the lives of others. Ways to connect with Alexandra: Website: ElizabethLouis.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElizabethLouisCoaching Instagram: instagram.com/elizabethlouiscoaching Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ElizabethLouis Linkedin personal profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/louiselizabeth/ Call to action: What thinking trap is limiting your performance? elizabethlouis.com/thinkingtrapquiz About the Host: Michael Hingson is a New York Times best-selling author, international lecturer, and Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe. Michael, blind since birth, survived the 9/11 attacks with the help of his guide dog Roselle. This story is the subject of his best-selling book, Thunder Dog. Michael gives over 100 presentations around the world each year speaking to influential groups such as Exxon Mobile, AT&T, Federal Express, Scripps College, Rutgers University, Children's Hospital, and the American Red Cross just to name a few. He is Ambassador for the National Braille Literacy Campaign for the National Federation of the Blind and also serves as Ambassador for the American Humane Association's 2012 Hero Dog Awards. https://michaelhingson.com https://www.facebook.com/michael.hingson.author.speaker/ https://twitter.com/mhingson https://www.youtube.com/user/mhingson https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhingson/ accessiBe Links https://accessibe.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/accessiBe https://www.linkedin.com/company/accessibe/mycompany/ https://www.facebook.com/accessibe/ Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below! Subscribe to the podcast If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher. You can also subscribe in your favorite podcast app. Leave us an Apple Podcasts review Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on Apple Podcasts, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you have a minute, please leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts. Transcription Notes Michael Hingson ** 00:00 Access Cast and accessiBe Initiative presents Unstoppable Mindset. The podcast where inclusion, diversity and the unexpected meet. Hi, I'm Michael Hingson, Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe and the author of the number one New York Times bestselling book, Thunder dog, the story of a blind man, his guide dog and the triumph of trust. Thanks for joining me on my podcast as we explore our own blinding fears of inclusion unacceptance and our resistance to change. We will discover the idea that no matter the situation, or the people we encounter, our own fears, and prejudices often are our strongest barriers to moving forward. The unstoppable mindset podcast is sponsored by accessiBe, that's a c c e s s i  capital B e. Visit www.accessibe.com to learn how you can make your website accessible for persons with disabilities. And to help make the internet fully inclusive by the year 2025. Glad you dropped by we're happy to meet you and to have you here with us.   Michael Hingson ** 01:21 Well, Hi, and welcome to an episode of unstoppable mindset. Today, we get to introduce to you and get to chat with an executive coach. She says she's an executive performance coach, and she deals with a lot of people from athletes to high performers in a variety of environments. And I'm gonna really be interested to hear about all that. But that comes later. Now we got to start by saying hi to Elizabeth, and we really appreciate you being here. And welcome to unstoppable mindset.   Elizabeth Louis ** 01:53 Thank you so much, Michael. I am so excited to be here.   Michael Hingson ** 01:56 Well, we're we're glad you're here. Now. Where are you located?   Elizabeth Louis ** 02:00 I'm in Virginia.   Michael Hingson ** 02:04 So is it hot?   Elizabeth Louis ** 02:06 Oh, gosh, yes. It's like a light switch flipped and all of a sudden the humidity came. But it was it was a we didn't get that humidity until later. Which you know, you gotta take the winds. Yeah.   Michael Hingson ** 02:16 Well, for people who want to know, this is the summertime for all of us when we're recording this. And right now, here. It's 97 degrees in Southern California on the high desert. And it's about 11:34am. So we're gonna get to 100. Today once again, but we don't have the humidity that you do.   Elizabeth Louis ** 02:37 Know. And but you're actually hotter than we are right now. Because it's only 90 degrees here. But   Elizabeth Louis ** 02:44 the humidity only 45%. humid. Wow. For outside, though, so maybe you guys have it worse right now.   Michael Hingson ** 02:56 I don't I don't I've got an air conditioner. So I'm fine. Yes, we'll live with that. Well, I'm really glad you're here. Looking forward to learning all about being an executive performer, coach and all that. But why don't we start with the early Elizabeth, you growing up? And tell us about you? And what where you came from why you do what you do? Or anything else that you want to say?   Elizabeth Louis ** 03:21 Oh, yeah, so I got into this by accident. Actually, I have about I don't know, 10 or 15 years and Television and Film Producing. I know right big twist or big shift to psychology. But long story short, I had a rough childhood, like a lot of people out there. And I was mentally tortured, and I wanted to be mentally free. And I ended up being diagnosed with complex PTSD when I was 26. And there was not a single therapist that I ran into that could help me get transformation. They just wanted me to cope. And I didn't believe in coping, I believe mental freedom was possible. And so long story short, I got my first master's in positive psychology with a subspecialty in coaching psychology to see if I could fix myself and that's where I fell in love with neuroscience and neurobiology and neuro psychology especially. And I ended up getting mental freedom and then I just was good at it. The rest became history   Michael Hingson ** 04:19 without kind of going into a lot of detail when you say mentally tortured. What does that mean? Yeah,   Elizabeth Louis ** 04:23 that's a great question. I so my childhood was rough. My brother tried killing me my whole childhood. I didn't know that was like, not normal until a few years ago to be completely honest. And so I just I was very hyper vigilant. I was very stressed. I was very just always on edge ready to freak out or feel like I was being attacked and I just felt so stressed and anxious all the time. And I just wanted healing from it. I also had a handful of experiences of where I was sexually abused by professionals in the medical world. And I just wanting healing and peace to come into my soul in my mind, if that makes sense. Yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 05:04 I understand. Well, that's really kind of sad. Did he ever get over doing that or wanting to do that?   Elizabeth Louis ** 05:10 Yes, he did. Thankfully, thank the Lord, right. He's actually not that type of person anymore. And he and I are working on our relationship. So I forgive him. I'm actually grateful because it's helped me become such a strong and mentally tough person, which has helped me excel in my career.   Michael Hingson ** 05:28 Yeah. And you've you, you've, well, you sound normal, whatever that means. Right? I had to say that. For a psychologist. I had to say that. Weird   Elizabeth Louis ** 05:39 though normal is boring.   Michael Hingson ** 05:43 Well, you sound like you have your head on straight then. Yes, I did it. And we could do we could do that. So did you grow up in Virginia, where you are now? Or where are you from? Originally?   Elizabeth Louis ** 05:54 I did grew up in Virginia. And then I moved to Atlanta, and then Africa, and then back to Virginia. That's kind of Yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 06:02 what took you to Africa? Well,   Elizabeth Louis ** 06:04 um, my background is in television producing. And so I had the privilege of doing a wildlife documentary, documentary internship. And so I lived on a game reserve for about 40 days, and it was absolutely incredible.   Michael Hingson ** 06:20 Did you have any up close and personal conversation with lions?   Elizabeth Louis ** 06:23 Oh, my God. It's funny. You say that, because I actually almost got attacked by a lion. It's kind of a funny story. I was, I think 2425 And I was on top of the Land Rover filming the lions. And there were cubs and cubs can be very curious. Yeah. And the cub was about to jump on the hood of the Land Rover, and I'm on the roof of the Land Rover. And all of a sudden in the background, you see mommy just booking it. And so we don't worry about the cub. We worry about mama, mama lion. And at that moment, the Ranger screamed at me Liz freeze. And the funny part is I got the worst charley horse in my hip. And that moment, and I was like, great. 24 I'm gonna die. Luckily, the we use you carry pepper spray with you when you're, and we wafted it towards them. And so that caused them to shift but had I lived? It would have been really cool to be like, Look, my lion scar. Just totally Trump's your SharkBite.   Michael Hingson ** 07:20 Yeah. Well, but still who wants to deal with the pain if you don't have to?   Elizabeth Louis ** 07:27 Exactly, especially in a second world? Country?   Michael Hingson ** 07:31 And what was the lion Mata you was the cub who was curious, but that's the way lions are.   Elizabeth Louis ** 07:36 Mama lions are very protective male lions don't do a lot that look look scary.   Michael Hingson ** 07:41 Yeah, they're not. It's fair. So what other kinds of things did you do while doing television producing and so on?   Elizabeth Louis ** 07:50 Well, I did on a range of things. I mean, I've worked with Turner entertainment B et. I did a lot of freelance stuff, working on small independent projects. I have done stuff in front of the camera behind the camera. I really liked line producing at the time, but then it just got very political and I don't know I think television shows today are more dark than they've ever been. And I'm okay to not be in it anymore.   Michael Hingson ** 08:19 Yeah, it gets a little bit tiring to be involved in dark i I must admit, I like a lot of the older television shows even the the the ones that are more serious than the drag that's in Perry Mason's and other things of the world. But I like mash and Happy Days and other things like that. And the Twilight Zone, they're just not as dark at all is a lot of what we see today. I would   Elizabeth Louis ** 08:43 agree. And the older stuff actually has a plot nowadays, it's just action. And I'm like, this made no sense. And this is so unrealistic.   Michael Hingson ** 08:53 The the exceptions that you can make an excuse for things like we just went to see Indiana Jones and the dial of destiny. Oh, and there are inconsistencies like in one scene. One of the good guys ends up underwater and gets out of some handcuffs, his flashlight dies. But the next day, he's got a flashlight again, and you're going where did that come from? But that's what makes that kind of movie fun. It's just an action fun film. Not dark at all. In a lot of senses. It's just good entertainment. It was a lot of fun. Awesome.   Elizabeth Louis ** 09:29 Yeah, it's nice to hear that. That stuff is coming back out. Because for a while there, it was just like oh my,   Michael Hingson ** 09:37 my niece and I went to see it. And I kept saying to her during and then after the movie, I kept saying, gee, I wish they have a little action in this movie. I mean, there was a chase scene every 10th of a second. It was great. It was fun. But but you know, we need some of that to get away from a lot of things. And it seems to me that all All too often people take life so seriously. And they worry about all sorts of things over which they don't have any influence or control, but they still worry about them anyway. Right? So true. So how did you and when did you get into coaching?   Elizabeth Louis ** 10:15 Um, it was a fluke, to be honest. So I went to graduate school to get my degree in positive psychology with a subspecialty and coaching psychology. And before I even graduated, I was naturally gifted at it, I guess you could say, and my professors started giving me their overflow of clientele. And I started pretty early on professionally at least, I will say, I realized I started doing this when I was eight years old, not knowing I was doing it because I was the therapist of the family. I kind of my because my dad died when I was seven. So my mom was stuck to raise with this rebellious child herself. And so a lot of times she would confide in me and students at school would confide in me, but professionally, it was in 2016 2015, when my professors were giving me their overflow. And it turned out I was just really good at getting people transformation quickly. And at that neurological level, which allows for permanency because that's high performers want everything done, like you know, three years ago. Yeah.   Michael Hingson ** 11:18 Yeah. And get it done. Now, instant gratification, which doesn't always work either. No,   Elizabeth Louis ** 11:24 it doesn't. And at the end of the day, rarely it does. But there's things you can do to suffocate neurons and develop neurons.   Michael Hingson ** 11:34 Things like,   Elizabeth Louis ** 11:36 well, it kind of depends on the situation. Like, for instance, if you struggle with PTSD, there is a technique that you can do, it's a visualization technique, which is, every time you have that, that that that hurtful memory, I guess we could say reappear in your mind's eye, if you ahead of time are really familiar with that area, you constantly take a step back in your mind's eye, and the less you feed it, the more that neurons will suffocate in a different situation. Like let's say you're trying to create new synaptic nerve connections. This is where neuroplasticity at its finest works. And so you want to change your language, you want to change the way you talk about things, you want to really upgrade your identity. And then it's walking and crew and thinking in that identity. It's a lot like dress for the job you want. But it's thinking, speaking and seeing that mentality. For instance, I at one point, had some health issues. And I didn't want to have the health issues. And I went through this program that helps retrain your brain. And this is when I was got really obsessed with neuroscience. And one of the big fundamentals in getting out of sickness, if you will, is not talking about it, because the more you talk about it, the more you actually strengthen that normalcy. And we have proven in neuroscience that 98 to 75% of all mental and physical illnesses are due to your thoughts and your thinking, which means two to 25% is due to your genetics and environment. So there's a lot to say about the power of the mind and how it operates.   Michael Hingson ** 13:06 Yeah, the mind is a very powerful and complex thing. Although I also think that if we would stop and think more about what we do, in our mind, we could probably learn a whole lot more about ourselves than we tend to do. Oh   Elizabeth Louis ** 13:23 my gosh, Michael, I love you. Yes. And you know, really what you're saying there is people with a prefrontal cortex are amazing. But most people are living in their limbic system. It's it's like when you call in for so many are like, Can you Can I speak to someone with a brain and not just the automated answers you've been told to give me. But you know, we are, you know, the brain develops back to front. And so unfortunately, not a lot of people are taught how to think anymore.   Michael Hingson ** 13:49 No, and and I'm sure there was a lot of that that has always gone on. But certainly nowadays, I think that people are much less, not really encouraged to think we're not encouraged to be curious, which is so disappointing. It   Elizabeth Louis ** 14:05 really is. I think curiosity is really a skill that can empower you to do so much.   Michael Hingson ** 14:14 Well, it certainly can. And one of my favorite books is a book by Richard Fineman, the physicist is entitled surely you're joking Mr. Fineman adventures of a curious fellow in the first chapter. He talks about being curious, he said his father always encouraged him to be curious, like they were out in a park or something and there was a bird flying and his father said, why is that bird flying? You know, and just really encouraged and of course for a good physicist, a theoretical physicists but not just physicists, I think for anyone. Yeah, Curiosity is such an important thing. why things are as they are, how, how can they possibly be better or or what, what do I need to do from for me and for the world that will make it better. And being curious about stuff is just something we so strongly discourage. I remember once being in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. And typically, art museums don't really do a lot for me, because everything's behind glass. But my wife and I were there and there was a statue up on a pedestal. And she said, it's a really tall pedestal, and I reached up and I could touch the top of the pedestal and the toe of this woman's foot. And this guard shoots over don't touch that you can't touch that. Well, the reality is that, how am I going to know anything about it, and he had no sympathy or understanding, when in reality, there should be no reason why at least, people who can't see sculptures and other things ought not to be able to feel them. They can create procedures in museums and so on to allow for that. But they don't, because they operate under different principles like arts made to be seen. Well, it's not just me to be seen sports fans. Exactly. Well said, you know, and we really don't tend to encourage curiosity, my father and my mother did. My dad, especially I think, because my mom didn't think about as much she, I won't say, took me for granted in a negative way. Not at all. Both of them didn't care that I happened to be growing up blind. The doctors told them early on that I should be put away in a home for handicapped children, because no blind child could ever go up to mount anything. And my parents said nuts to that. And so they that never was an issue. They didn't deal with me in a in a negative way. I can't say that they didn't deal with me in a different way. Because there are things that you're going to do differently. I learned braille instead of reading print. Right. But my dad especially encouraged curiosity. And I thought that was great. Yeah,   Elizabeth Louis ** 17:00 I think that's great, too. I'm someone that was naturally curious, like I'm most Social Learner, which means you deserve to learn at the end of the day, in your physicists example is perfect. Because as a as a psychologist, I'm constantly asking those questions, right? Especially when it comes to language. Like, why is that person using that word out of all the words that they could use? Or what does that word mean? Or what would it look like? Like this? Like, I can get to a point where it's like, I don't know if you ever saw Toy Story five, but I feel like I'm 40 sometimes where I'm just like, Oh, me, I could go into such a bunny trails.   Michael Hingson ** 17:38 Yeah. And there's nothing wrong with that. Shouldn't be, but unfortunately, all too often. We seem to think that it isn't the right thing to do. Well, it's exactly the right thing to do. Well, if I were an alien up in space, looking down at Earth, I wouldn't want to come here, given the way people behave. If they're at all peaceful, they would, would really encourage curiosity. But you know,   Elizabeth Louis ** 18:00 that's Yeah, well, you know, Curiosity is huge and empathy, too. It's really hard to be empathetic if you can't be curious. Yeah.   Michael Hingson ** 18:11 Yeah, it's, it's important to be able to do that. Yes,   Elizabeth Louis ** 18:14 I mean, so important. And unfortunately, America has become more self absorbed and more AI centric. And that is a big downfall and curiosity because it just makes you consumed with yourself and not your community.   Michael Hingson ** 18:26 What do you think it's that way? Why is that happening?   Elizabeth Louis ** 18:30 Great question. Hi. I mean, I think a big part is social media. When I lived in South Africa, I will say I really saw the influence of Hollywood at a very different angle. And so I think we are just, I mean, we'll also Anglo Saxons. I mean, if you if you trace it back to all the way to when we came when the English came here, that was one of the reasons why they wanted to come here was that independence and Anglo Saxons have always preached it's Ay ay ay and not really a oui oui, oui, now it's shifted drastically, I'd argue from when they first came. It's gotten greater than the I'm mentality.   Michael Hingson ** 19:08 Yeah, we have forgotten what teamwork is really all about so much.   Elizabeth Louis ** 19:13 Yeah. And you really see that in corporations.   Michael Hingson ** 19:17 I've heard of corporations, large corporations without mentioning any names where, at the end of the day, when a team does something great, who gets rewarded, who gets recognized the team leader, not necessarily the whole team, which is so unfortunate because the team leader is usually made to look good by the rest of the people on the team. And the reality is it should be a team effort.   Elizabeth Louis ** 19:40 Agreed. I totally agree. And I think this is also why so many corporations are struggling to keep competent individuals. Yeah.   Michael Hingson ** 19:50 They forget what team is all about. I mean, there's so much truth to the idea that there is no I in team. It   Elizabeth Louis ** 19:57 really is. It really is. I mean, Who knows what the next 30 years will bring?   Michael Hingson ** 20:04 Well, the other side of it is that I tend to be pretty optimistic and believe that in the long run, things will work themselves out. And I don't know what it is necessarily going to take to make that happen. But I've got to believe that we can, we can learn and we can grow, and we can get better. Absolutely.   Elizabeth Louis ** 20:22 And I think you're going to see, I would agree with that. And I think we're going to see those who are more humble, and considerate and we focused are going to be the ones that will probably propel forward because people People want to feel included. I mean, it's in our wiring to have a community and to love our community and care for our community. We aren't wired to be isolated.   Michael Hingson ** 20:47 How do we get back to that, though? Or how do we move forward to that?   Elizabeth Louis ** 20:52 I think humility is going to be the biggest thing, right? But you have to desire that and you can't force someone to want to get help if they don't want help. But you can love people, even the most toxic people.   Michael Hingson ** 21:03 Right? But I think humility, or adopting a humble attitude is certainly something that makes a lot of sense. That's a very good point. Because again, all too often it's just I and me and not recognizing the the fact that it's us. Yeah,   Elizabeth Louis ** 21:21 I mean, because if you think about it, like we are, if you like it or not, we are connected. And it's healthier to be interdependent versus codependent, or self dependent. And like if you decide intentionally or not intentionally to get in a car accident, you impact everyone around you. And so you have to remember and that's that power of mindfulness. And mindfulness requires curiosity to to a degree, to remember that your actions do impact those around you regardless if you want to, believe it or not. Your opinion to that doesn't matter.   Michael Hingson ** 21:52 Yeah, so what exactly would you say is mindfulness?   Elizabeth Louis ** 21:56 Mindfulness is is, you know, the more I study it, the more I think it's bigger than I'm able to articulate in this one will statement. But mindfulness is being open and observing with curiosity and being judgment free. So it's having a non judgmental stance was tremendous curiosity, I think you have to have acceptance in it too, personally, meaning that you're open to the sensations and the feelings that your experience without trying without trying to control them?   Michael Hingson ** 22:24 How do you teach somebody to be more mindful or adopt a more mindfulness attitude?   Elizabeth Louis ** 22:30 There's lots of techniques. I mean, I think this is where it really comes to being personalized to the individual. But you know, CBT is even one of them cognitive behavior therapy. And then there's even branches of third wave, cognitive behavior therapy that is more explicit on mindfulness. One of the first things I tell people is you've got to grow your self awareness. And I like to tell people imagine being a fly on the wall in your own mental mind. Because we have to your point, right, it's like, people aren't always aware, you have to start paying attention to your thoughts. And this kind of freaked me out when I learned it, but you can have 6000 to 70,000 thoughts a day? And that's a lot of thoughts, right? Thoughts. I know and 95% Double Down. Exactly, exactly, no. But 95% of those thoughts are the same every single day. And 190 9% can be negative on average is 80%. And so I think you have to learn what your thinking style is, I do have a fun free quiz that will score you in 17 of the most common thinking traps. And you find that on my website, Elizabeth lewis.com. But what I found for mindfulness is it's it's it's shifting from that fixed mindset of I have to be perfect, or I have to be this way, or I should do this. And getting to know yourself. So many of us don't know who we are as adults, we we've been frozen ourselves as who we were as children.   Michael Hingson ** 23:57 I think you sent me a link to that. And Ted, and we will include that in the notes. So hopefully people will will do that. And take the quiz. I haven't had a chance yet. It's been pretty hectic, but I do want to go take it. I'm going to be curious to see what it see. There we are back to curiosity again. Yes,   Elizabeth Louis ** 24:16 I think, you know, I also think a lot of this is making up your mind and just doing it. I don't know if you've ever had a situation in your life where you're like, you know what, I'm just gonna make up my mind and this is what I'm gonna do burn the ships and move forward that can sometimes create a huge change in your life.   Michael Hingson ** 24:33 Yeah, I mean, making up your mind making a decision. And again, I think it's important to do it for the right reason. So you make up your mind to do something and it doesn't necessarily work out just as you thought it would. Even that's okay. I I used to say all the time, I'm my own worst critic. Everybody does, right. They say I'm my own worst critic. I I'm gonna I don't want to look at this because I'm my own worst critic. What I've learned is, I'm my own best teacher, because I read somewhere, no one can teach you anything. You have to teach yourself. They can provide you the opportunity, they can tide you provide you the way, but you have to teach yourself. And I've learned that when I talk about listening to speeches, whenever I give a speech or listening to podcasts, when I do these, I love to go back and listen, because I want to hear me and see how I can make it better. But I've learned that it's not I'm my own worst critic, which is negative. It's I'm my own best teacher, which clearly is positive, and I can learn from even the best podcasts, or the best. I have the best of whatever I do, I can learn from that.   Elizabeth Louis ** 25:40 Spoken like a true optimist.   Michael Hingson ** 25:44 I love it. Oh, I've tended to be pretty optimistic in the world. Well, what you talk a lot about tough minded optimists. What is a tough minded optimist?   Elizabeth Louis ** 25:53 A tough minded optimist is an individual who is usually faith driven, courageous, they're strong minded, they're positive, decisive, confident and intentional. And they value treating people with that unconditional love, that kindness, that compassion and that encouragement, I think a lot of people forget that. You can be a tough individual, right? You can be strong, determined able to face while also creating a framework of unconditional love or kindness. A lot of times I'm learning with some of my clients that they think it's one or the other is that all or nothing thinking, which is a dangerous trap to fall in. But you can you can have two opposing truths, if you will coexist. And it's it's learning how to rely on your resilience. And that optimism that something it really expecting something good to happen in the future is going to be your reward and whatever you're pursuing.   Michael Hingson ** 26:49 Yeah, I think we oftentimes belt develop the wrong idea of what tough and tough mindedness needs to mean, I think it's resilient. But it doesn't necessarily mean that you're single minded to the point that you can't be open to other things and learn and grow from what you're doing. But you have to start somewhere.   Elizabeth Louis ** 27:08 Agree it and I also don't think it means being aggressive, like, negatively aggressive, you can be assertive and still loving. And so it's again that that it's coming from that intentionality of kindness. Yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 27:21 and love is something that is all around us and ought to be, I think, is Henry Drummond, who wrote the book, Love is the greatest thing in the world. It's a very short book, but it's a very relevant book, I think everyone should read because it, it talks about the fact that at the root of everything, love is really there.   Elizabeth Louis ** 27:39 It really it really is, you just have to look for it. And unfortunately, not a lot of people have been given love. They know performance, love, but they don't know the type of love that humans really require. Which is unfortunate, but true.   Michael Hingson ** 27:56 I talk about dogs a lot and talk about the fact that I do believe what people say that dogs love unconditionally. I don't think there's a question of that. I think that's in their makeup. They don't trust unconditionally, however. But the difference between dogs and what people have learned is that dogs are more open to developing a trusting relationship. And we tend to be, we could learn a lot from dogs in that, in that sense. Absolutely.   Elizabeth Louis ** 28:24 And we could take it a little bit further to you know, dogs don't have the best memory, obviously, their prefrontal cortex is only 7% of their brain, whereas humans are 25% Not that our prefrontal cortex is where our memories are stored. But you know, the one thing about memories and the way our brain works is, you can't your memories not accurate at the end of the day. And so so many people get so locked in their past, when they're remembering their memories different every single time they remember them. And so you have to learn how to just let him go, my friend and I have a saying that every time our dogs blink, it's a new day, because their memory is so short. And it's like that's kind of the attitude you have to take you have to learn how to forgive and move forward. Not to say you need to enable people who hurt you. I mean, there's boundaries, right? But it's really learning how to like let go and move forward and hope for the best your past does not define your future.   Michael Hingson ** 29:17 And that's really the issue your past can help you shape your future but that depends on how you choose to deal with it. Exactly.   Elizabeth Louis ** 29:24 And your overall I would say identity which is your you know your mindset, your lens and your and your language and how you see the world. Yeah.   Michael Hingson ** 29:34 And I think that all too often I think you're right we we allow our memories to surface and sometimes some pretty strange ways. I think that we can learn to look at our memories and we can learn to learn from our memories, but again, we don't tend to very easily go into a mode of at the end of the day. Do some introspection in our worlds   Elizabeth Louis ** 30:01 agree. And whenever I tell my whenever I have to do like trauma therapy with my clients, I remind them that you know how you're going to recall this traumatic memory is 100% Based on your self confidence, in your opinion of yourself today and the relations of these people. I mean, you cannot trust your memories, you can take insights and fine wisdoms and seeds in it. But you cannot accurately say that this memory is exactly what happened because your brain distorts it.   Michael Hingson ** 30:31 Oh, can you learn? Or can you learn to? And can you help your brain developed to be more accurate and really relaying memories to you?   Elizabeth Louis ** 30:40 There's things you can do to improve memory like, you know, older adults, it's really important for them to exercise at least three times a week. That is it has been proven to grow the hippocampus. But when it comes to like, accurate event memories, there's been a lot of interesting studies, you're not going to remember it effectively. There was this one study, and I can't remember who did it. But they they asked 14 year olds, what their life was like they asked him a series of questions about the quality of their life, the parenting, and were they faith based where they grown. And then they tracked them down in their 50s. And they asked them the same questions. And their answers completely contradicted. You know, the person who said they had a great childhood as an adult that they had a horrible childhood, the person who said I was raised as a Christian, as a child said, I was not raised as a Christian as an adult. And so your memories are really going to change based off of your perspective of life. So you really, you can't trust them. And really, the human brain was designed to not hold on to memories like that. But to be more Ford Focus, it's almost like a car, right? Like your windshield is the biggest window, you can see where the side side mirrors and the back mirror is very small for a reason, because we're supposed to be going forward, not backwards, right?   Michael Hingson ** 31:59 Well, I know that when I think about my childhood, personally, and I have always, I think had pretty vivid memories of growing up. I don't view my childhood differently than I used to. But I do think that I sometimes express it differently. Like, I learned braille when I was in kindergarten in Chicago, and then the next year, we moved to California, and I didn't have a Braille teacher, or any kind of blindness related kind of teachings, until I went into the fourth grade, because we moved to a pretty rural area. And there were no teachers around to teach any of those skills. I would say today that I was probably more bored during, especially kindergarten, and not necessarily as active as other people in the class because I couldn't read books out loud or be part of a lot of those activities. But I also know deep down, I wasn't really bored. I listened. Right. So I, I think about that. So I'm sure in some senses, I could say I was probably more bored. But I don't recall being bored. But I do recall that, you know, I didn't have the opportunity to participate just like anyone else did, until I got to the fourth grade. And that was exciting, because then Braille books started arriving, which helped. But I've always really tried to keep memories and work. And I as a speaker for the last 22 years, I love to go back and listen even to some of the earlier presentations that I've given. Because I think they're also closer to September 11, having worked in the World Trade Center on that day. And I think that the earlier experiences are closer to it. But I like to go back and listen and make sure that I'm not changing a story. Unless there's some reason to add value. And I've had a few of those were there, there was a reason to, to change part of the story and add some value to it. But the memories are still the same.   Elizabeth Louis ** 34:07 And some of those memories kind of more so border on facts of the overview, but when it comes to details of stuff, most of the time, you're inaccurate, and depending on you know what you've endured, you'll shift things. Memories. I mean, it's just not it's we're not supposed to spend that much time in our past. Right. Bringing your future into Your presence,   Michael Hingson ** 34:25 right. Yeah. And so when I think of the past, it's all about what did I learn that I can use and one of the things that I have fun doing is I talk to people often about making choices, and one of the speeches that I give is all about making choices and that your choices are water going to in large part determine the direction you go, and I can trace back a long way to choices that I made that got me to the World Trade Center and got me to where I am today. And I can also then look at those and say If I make a good choice was the bad choice. And at the end of the day, did it really matter? Because it was still the choice that I made? It   Elizabeth Louis ** 35:08 is true, right? Your choices are so important. It's it's definitely important to be intentional with a lot of choices.   Michael Hingson ** 35:18 Yeah. And I think it's, I think it's important to look at, again, yourself at the end of every day and see how you can grow and improve from it. Like I said, we're our own best teachers. Well, I have brain   Elizabeth Louis ** 35:31 Oh, sorry, no, go ahead. I was gonna say, well, the brain works best by reflection, discussion and movements. So one of the most powerful things you can do is intentionally reflect. I agree with that. I always reflect on my day at the end of the day, and I asked myself, Where can I? Where can I have been better? What did I learn? And how was I a champion today? Just to just to learn, right? I think reflection is so so powerful, because you, we're always learning, we're never gonna get life perfect.   Michael Hingson ** 36:01 What's the other side of it is not only what could I have done better, but in the things that really went, well, anything else I could have done to enhance it? And I don't mind asking myself that question. And hopefully, sometimes get an answer that says, yeah, here's something else you could have done.   Elizabeth Louis ** 36:16 Yeah. Or that awareness piece, right? Like, I think yesterday, I was slightly neurotic. And I like took a timeout and reflected like, Hey, why am I being neurotic and figured out the answer and move forward and re reoriented? And just, yeah, back to work?   Michael Hingson ** 36:31 How do you help teach somebody to be a tough minded optimist,   Elizabeth Louis ** 36:38 that's very much depends on where they are, and a little bit of their natural psychology. So one of the first things I do when I enroll a new client is I do a needs analysis. And it's where I get them to take four assessments. And I study and aggregate their data pretty aggressively to really have a thorough concept of who they are and how their mind thinks. And also the best way for me to teach them since that's so customizable, and one of the first things I look at as a psychometric assessment that scores them in 23, psychometrics, and there's actually a personality trait of tough mindedness that I look at as well as recognition and trust. And then their their ambition scores. And then from there, I kind of have to identify what's most impactful. For instance, if someone comes in and they have a very low score and trust, that tells me they're a pessimist, because trust and optimism are directly connected, just like low trust and pessimism are directly connected. So first, I have to increase their positive thinking, and usually their self efficacy. You've worked with a lot of high performers, maybe you've had this experience too, but some of them have very poor interpersonal traits. So they have low self esteem, they've got low self confidence, they're not very tough minded. They don't have the best ability at controlling their emotions and their temperament. And so first, you have to make sure the groundwork is done before we start building that first or second storey house. And then once we have the self efficacy and self confidence, and trust, strong, and we have their thinking more positive and their awareness grown, then it's teaching them how not to personalize things. And this is going to be very dependent on that thinking trap assessment. For instance, there is a thinking trap, that is called personalization, or discounting the positives. I want to know how quickly are they taking things to heart? Because let's be honest, Michael, like everyone has an opinion. And they're they all stink. They all say like, you don't have to agree with someone just because they say it. And that's why I look at that recognition score. Because I've learned high recognition, and sometimes even high nurturance can be a result of fear of man, meaning, you really see humans have the ability to affirm your worth, and you see them bigger than God or you might struggle codependency or peer pressure or people pleasing. And so we want to like take back power where power was never meant to be, if that makes sense. Yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 39:07 it does. It's interesting. It's interesting that you say that, that an optimist is usually a person that that tends to be very trusting or has a lot of trust. The other side of that, though, is oftentimes don't people misplaced trust? And is that is that a skill that we need to better learn? Well,   Elizabeth Louis ** 39:30 usually people who are misplacing their trust also have really high nurturance. And so they are that borderline codependent person that really is out of touch with their own emotions and wants to see the good in everything. So you have to have boundaries at the end of the day. I mean, I believe respecting people and always giving people the benefit of the doubt, but it's very easy to misplace your trust, especially if you come from trauma, I think, not to single out women but I just have seen it more in women Men, sometimes when there's been a woman who's had a traumatic past, they overshare. And it's like, stop, stop overly trusting people with your personal life, you have to learn some boundaries and learn that some of getting to know you is earned. You can't just blindly trust people and be foolish, there is a strategy, I guess we could argue to it.   Michael Hingson ** 40:21 Yeah, I think that's probably make some sense that, that it's all about boundaries. Again, it gets back to like with the dog being open to trust. And I probably tend to be a little bit more trusting than I should. But I also have learned that while that's the case, I also say, okay, ultimately, I'm going to be open to trusting this individual, and I want them to trust me. But I'm going to look at everything that happens between us and so on, in order to decide whether I can put my trust in this individual. And I should do that to learn whether I trust them, I'm going to trust them, or do they have some other agenda? And and that's a problem.   Elizabeth Louis ** 41:08 Exactly. And, you know, it's always important to reevaluate your relationships and who you're interacting with. Because sometimes you just gotta let people go, because it's not worth the energy. It's not worth the enabling them, right. And that's why you have to look at that high nurturance. Because those with high nurturance are more prone to enabling right there's a difference between forgiving and enabling. If someone keeps hitting you stop going back to them. You can forgive them from a distance. Yeah.   Michael Hingson ** 41:37 And that's the point you can forgive them. But you can do that from a distance. And there's nothing wrong with that. Yeah, just like you don't have to, you don't have to go back and say, I forgive you just so they can punch you in the mouth. Exactly.   Elizabeth Louis ** 41:47 Like sometimes you have to learn how to love people from afar. Yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 41:52 but still, love is the important part. Yeah,   Elizabeth Louis ** 41:55 yeah. And you have to remember to and I think we don't do a good job, really in the world with this. But I think especially in America, love doesn't take away love freely gives. Whereas lust takes away. I always kind of chuckle when I get a client. They're like, they they're dating. Some of them like I'm so in love. I'm like, it's three months, it's three months, come on, you don't really know him that well, that last phase can last for about 24 months is what research this.   Michael Hingson ** 42:21 When my wife and I decided to get married, we met in January of 1982. And in July, I proposed we, we we didn't talk a whole lot from January to probably the middle of March. And then we started talking more. She was a travel agent and I traveled I needed to travel to Hawaii, I needed to travel to Hawaii for some sales work that I needed to do in May. So I took my parents along. Karen was a travel agent. So she did our tickets and all that. And I just made the decision kind of on the way over I wanted to keep in touch with her and I called her twice a day from Hawaii. And that was fun. But in July, we propose I proposed and we got married in November. But we both have talked about that a lot since and what we decided was, we really knew from our own points of view what we wanted in a person. She was 33. I was 32. I would love to say I taught her everything. But you know, but but we were old enough that we approached it from the standpoint and we really knew what we wanted in a person. And it worked out for 40 years. Unfortunately, she passed this past November, but we were married 40 years. That's   Elizabeth Louis ** 43:36 amazing. Oh, yeah, absolutely. And I think that's a big difference. You know, when I was saying that comment I was moreso thinking of, yeah, like clients who are serial daters who fall in love very quickly, in their mind's eye, right? You know, every girl or man they they get, it's like I'm in love. And I'm like, we need to maybe get you really clear on what she wants. Yeah.   Michael Hingson ** 43:58 And I know some people who are near my age who are and even and even, like 10 years younger, and they just decide they don't want to be alone, and they're off dating other people and all that. And that's fine. I think for me, I'm not sure that there would be a lot of relevance in in dating. And besides that, I know my wife is keeping an eye on me if I misbehave, I'm going to hear about it.   Elizabeth Louis ** 44:24 Yeah. Well, and I think really what we're saying without saying it is the intention is so different, right? You know, it sounds like you and your late wife wanted to really create a partnership, whereas these people who are dating because they don't want to be alone. That's really a selfish reason of dating at the end of the day, you really stop and think about it.   Michael Hingson ** 44:43 Yeah, it is. And the reality is, that's going back to you instead of a Wii. And maybe sometimes it sort of works, but is it really working? Because if you're doing it just because you want to be you don't want to be alone. That's the problem. Blum,   Elizabeth Louis ** 45:00 it really is. And it's I'm going to also say it's not going to last, which is enforced right now. Yeah.   Michael Hingson ** 45:08 And it won't something is going to happen. Or if it if it lasts, it's going to be tumultuous. Oh,   Elizabeth Louis ** 45:16 gosh, yes. Yeah. I mean, you were married for quite a bit time. I mean, it takes selflessness to be in a successful relationship.   Michael Hingson ** 45:23 Yeah. But it is so much fun. Yeah,   Elizabeth Louis ** 45:27 yes, it really is. When you meet the right person and you yourself are healthy, it can be so rewarding.   Michael Hingson ** 45:33 Yeah. works out really well. Well, talking about the whole business of tough minded optimist, and so on again. The reality is we've we've discussed a lot about adversity and things that are a challenge in life. How does a tough minded optimists deal with adversity as opposed to other people? I gather, we're saying that the tough minded optimist is the way to go. I   Elizabeth Louis ** 45:57 think so I might, you might be biased to that.   Michael Hingson ** 46:03 Maybe we shouldn't talk about it. Just kidding. Yeah, what the heck it makes for a good podcast. Right?   Elizabeth Louis ** 46:08 You know, most of the time. pessimist are just so easily defeated by adversity. And they fall into a huge spiral of self pity and even depression, which is, you know, a big, big umbrella. But what I've learned is the tough minded optimist, sees adversity as an opportunity to increase their character, their endurance, endurance, to grow, their faith, their hope, their belief, you know, they see these negative events as minor setbacks to be easily overcome and view positive events as evidence of further good things to come. Right. So it's not about like, pursuing the materialism. It's, it's about sharpening their skills in developing their character developing their endurance more, so that they can have just a better outcome, right? It's just it's an opera. It's like a trial right here. It's like, here's your opportunity to fight like a gladiator. Are you going to win? Are you going to lose? Are you going to be tough? You're going to do it? Are you going to sit there and complain? It's kind of am I allowed to cuss? Because I don't like to cuss but it's kind of like shit or get off the pie. Right? This is what you're facing. Let's make the best of it and see it as a challenge, not as a problem.   Michael Hingson ** 47:20 Yeah. And, of course, that gets back to the whole issue of optimism. If you regard everything as a problem. You're never going to grow. Oh,   Elizabeth Louis ** 47:30 and you're gonna have a crappy life. Because let's be real, you're gonna go from one problem to one problem. Life is rarely smooth sailing. Yeah.   Michael Hingson ** 47:39 So what does that get you? There's nothing wrong with challenges. It's all a question of how we deal with it and how we decide to approach life. I've always regarded life as an adventure. Like I regard the internet as a treasure trove of adventure. It's, it's, you know, there's the dark web and all that I appreciate that and have no interested in ever accessing it. If I have, I don't know what, and that's fine. But it's such an adventurous process to be able to deal with so much information. Rather than I have to have all of this information at my fingertips. I like the adventure.   Elizabeth Louis ** 48:15 Yeah, and you know, what I love you, you shared there, this kind of goes back to curiosity, you know, that have to is such a perfectionistic mindset, right? You know, you desire to know all the knowledge versus that growth mindset of curiosity, and what's out there. I mean, I don't know how I don't know how people found information in the olden days. Now, I love encyclopedias. But you can just do it so much faster on the internet, and I will spend hours just researching and being curious and just learning because it's just so fascinating. All the things out there. Yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 48:49 and there's so much and it's growing every day. Now, the unfortunate part is that most of the websites that are out there are not very accessible to people who are blind or who have a lot of other disabilities. It's like 98% of all websites, which is what accessibility helps to eliminate. But that also is an area of growth, where I think over time, we will recognize that we need to be more inclusive in presenting information so everyone has access to it. But it does tend to be a problem because again, we deal with the eye instead of the US. I   Elizabeth Louis ** 49:20 would agree. And in fact, Michael I didn't even think about that, which I feel horrible, but I'm gonna admit it until I met you and then I was like, Oh my gosh, I need to fix my website so that it's more accessible to everyone because that was something I had never even it was like out of sight out of mind as much as I don't want to admit that.   Michael Hingson ** 49:36 Well. I use out of sight out of mind all the time. I have a whole bunch of boxes a thin mints here at the house. I support the Girl Scouts, but a lot of them are in the freezer and a lot of them are up on a shelf and unless I happen to think about it, or happen to touch one of the boxes out of sight out of mind and they will be up there so I have a stash   Elizabeth Louis ** 50:02 I'm going to come to your house.   Michael Hingson ** 50:04 We have plenty of Thin Mints, and and venture fools and they're available. Like I said, supporting the Girl Scouts is an important thing to do, but they don't get eaten very fast. And so I've worked at keeping a decent weight. Oh, that's   Elizabeth Louis ** 50:18 good. Because excuse. That's your, that's your excuse for sticking to it like it. Yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 50:23 that's it. That's it. But it's but you know, but it's, but it's interesting that we really look at things in such interesting ways. And I and I hope that we'll all grow to be a little bit more open to the the weak concept, but it is a it is a challenge and it's in it's a skill that we need to learn. And I love your whole concept of tough minded optimist, because it's a skill. And it is something that anyone can develop if we work at it,   Elizabeth Louis ** 50:53 when it's actually easier to be optimistic than pessimistic. Because let's be real, if fear felt good. Like we would do it more but feel fear, like we're not wired for fear. That's why it feels horrible. Whereas Love feels amazing. And so many of the pessimists out there are just bringing so much stress and anxiety onto their beings, when they don't have to like at some point, you have to learn how to focus on what's in your control and let go of everything else. Yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 51:26 absolutely. The most important thing, and I think the most important concept that any of us could learn in today's world is don't worry about what you can't control focus on what you can't because it'll not drive you crazy to do that.   Elizabeth Louis ** 51:40 I would agree. Last year, I went to a nurse psychotherapy training with some elite Ivy League professors and I was so excited to like nerd out with them because I specialize in neuro psychotherapy. So as a neuropsychologist conference, I apologize. And I was really excited to hear the like technicality and the jargon. And the biggest takeaway from one of the professor's was just like you have to learn how to control what you can control and let go of everything else. That is the biggest skill and the biggest freedom and I was just like, I'm so in agreement to that. But I was really expecting more nerdiness but I'll take it.   Michael Hingson ** 52:16 Picky, picky, picky, right   Elizabeth Louis ** 52:18 to write but it but that's the thing. Life is so much more simpler, then so many humans want to realize,   Michael Hingson ** 52:26 yeah, it is just not that complicated. Now, I understand that it isn't necessarily easy to do. I have groused on this podcast a few times about weather prognosticators. So we had such rain and snow. even close to me, we live in a valley. So we got two inches of snow one Saturday afternoon. And that was the biggest snowstorm we had. So the kids didn't even get a snow day. But ski resorts within 30 miles of us that were five and six and 7000 feet higher than than we were. And they got a lot of snow. Okay, I appreciate that. And it was so much though that the some buildings collapsed and all that. And people were complaining about that. Then we got into May and all I kept hearing from all the weather people was May gray and June Gloom, it's gonna be cloudy and and you know, when are we going to get the sunshine and I'm sitting there going. You don't want to talk about the rest of what happens when we get all that sunshine, which is like 100 plus degrees and wildfires. Now we have 100 plus degrees of wildfires. And they're complaining that we're going to have to put up with his heat for so long. You can't ever   Elizabeth Louis ** 53:36 please. No. But you know what, those people are pessimistic at the end of the day. Look at their focus. It's negative.   Michael Hingson ** 53:42 Yeah, that's exactly the point is it's all negative. And it isn't doing any good. They have forgotten how to report and they want to put all this pessimism into it, which is so frustrating. Yeah, I hope people who are listening to happen to do the weather and you'll think about doing it differently in the future. Right? You're gonna say,   Elizabeth Louis ** 54:01 Oh, I don't even remember anymore. I would agree. I stopped watching the news and especially the weather. Now I just like look at the radar. And I still have the same beliefs with the radar, as I do with the people because I mean, they're given it their best guess they could they could verbalize it with with optimism. But you know what the Newton. I mean, you've been around when the news went off. You know where it wasn't 24/7 the tone of the news has become more and more negative. And obviously, sensationalism sells, but like, I guess I'm still baffled that people are willing to accept it when it's like we know that this is their tone is negative. It's you're not going to hear great things.   Michael Hingson ** 54:48 Once again, we're lowering our standards.   Elizabeth Louis ** 54:50 Yeah, very well said my drop.   Michael Hingson ** 54:54 It's It's pretty amazing. And it's so unfortunate that that it has to be that way. And you're right I do Do appreciate that sensationalism sells. But there are ways to present it. And then there are ways that maybe it shouldn't be presented. And I think that the media has an obligation to teach. And it's just unfortunate that they've not learned about how to teach. I   Elizabeth Louis ** 55:17 used to work in the news, it's, it's it's such a business as it's gone. 24/7 And it used to be there, they would, they would teach, and they would share objectively and allow you to draw your own conclusions. Now, it's like, this is what you have to think. And if you don't think with it, if you don't agree, then you're wrong. You know, we don't have the ability to hold opposing truths anymore, like we used to, it's the lack of respect has decreased, I think we've   Michael Hingson ** 55:48 forgotten how to have conversations to   Elizabeth Louis ** 55:52 or like the fact that we could be friends, even if we have opposing opinions. Yeah. It's possible, the   Michael Hingson ** 56:01 founder of the National Federation of the Blind, Dr. Jacobus tenBroek, and his wife were from opposite political parties. Yet, they never divorced. You know, the you can disagree. And you know, there were things that my wife and I disagreed about. And I know other people who have have long running marriages, and they, they can disagree, and that's part of what really makes a neat marriage is that you can disagree, you know, you can disagree. And it's okay. Because back to what teamwork and Teaming is all about?   Elizabeth Louis ** 56:38 Well, and, and I think, too, one of the reasons I believe that so many people who are my age are struggling with staying married or staying in committed relationships is because a lot of us weren't taught how to regulate our emotions, or how to suck it up butterfly, right. We were allowed to just quit when the going got hard. And to think that you're going to fully agree with someone 100% of the time, it's just foolishness. I mean, your perspective is different than everyone else's. So to think you'll agree all the time is silly. But I think if we could teach kids how to regulate their emotions, and maybe not coddle them so much, we might have some different outcomes. Yeah.   Michael Hingson ** 57:20 And the other part about it is if if you agreed all the time, it'd be pretty boring. Right? It'd be a challenge. Right? I would agree. So it's okay to differ a little. I   Elizabeth Louis ** 57:34 would agree, you know, and, I mean, also, most of what we talked about is opinions. Even science is a theory and for whatever, you know, first aid for theory, a theory B contradicts it. Yeah.   Michael Hingson ** 57:48 And then when something comes along, and we really can prove it, what a joy. Right, exactly. So what do you do when you're not being a high performance coach?   Elizabeth Louis ** 58:01 Oh, I love learning. Learning is something that I find so enjoyable. I love teaching, and I love exercising. My faith is really important to me. My puppy is really important to me. He's not a puppy, but he's a puppy.   Michael Hingson ** 58:17 What kind?   Elizabeth Louis ** 58:18 He's a Shih Tzu mix with a poodle. It's called a sheep.   Michael Hingson ** 58:21 A sheep. Ooh, yeah. Yeah. They   Elizabeth Louis ** 58:24 are apparently popular now. But he's, he's about 13. He's, he's the apple of my life.   Michael Hingson ** 58:32 I have a seven year old black lab guide dog and a 13 and a half year old cat who runs the house? Yes. Yes,   Elizabeth Louis ** 58:40 I bet. I bet. I bet it's um, it's funny. My I went to church this last Sunday, and there was this little short moment about cats and dogs and cats believe they are God. And dogs see their owner as God. Yeah. That's so accurate. It   Michael Hingson ** 59:00 is absolutely so true. And you know, that's okay. My cat loves to get petted while she eats. She's developed this, and she'll yell at me until I come and pet her while she's eating less. And most of the time, it's okay. But she has also developed a little bit of a nap to try to get me to come in when I'm eating and I have started to push back a little bit and say stitch I'm eating. I'll be there when I'm done.   Elizabeth Louis ** 59:27 Good for you.   Michael Hingson ** 59:30 We got it. But you know, if she really wants me that badly, then she can come out and tell me rather than yelling from the bedroom.   Elizabeth Louis ** 59:36 It's so my dog is like a husky in the sense of he's very talkative like that, too. And he has to have the last word and he and I will do a little bit of what it sounds like you and your cat do and I'm like, my dog's name some movement when I'm like, Man, we'll just chill buddy.   Michael Hingson ** 59:53 Alamo the lab is absolutely wonderful and tends to just put up with anything and doesn't complain A bit. I have yet to hear him bark. And we've been together since February of 2018. But but he loves attention and he thinks he's a lap dog. If you sit on the floor, he's going to be in your lap and he's not going to

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