Podcasts about Shortness

You can read all the business books in the world and still feel stuck. That's the frustrating part. So many promise big breakthroughs, but most just leave you with more noise, more notes, and no real shift in how you think or move. If you're tired of wasting time on books that sound smart but change nothing, this episode will hit home. In this lesson, Omar breaks down the small handful of books that actually shaped the way he sees business, decision-making, people, and long-term success. These are the reads that stood out after years of going through dozens every year, and the ones he believes genuinely helped him build and grow at a higher level. If you want a sharper filter for what deserves your attention, this episode gives you a lot to think about. If you're ready to stop chasing every new bestseller and focus on the books that really move the needle, click play at the top of the page and find out which reads made Omar's cut for building success that lasts. MBA2800 I Read 50 Books Per Year. These Are The Only Ones You Need To Read To Be Successful. Omar's Recommended Reads The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb The Innovator's Dilemma by Clayton M. Christensen Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection by Charles Duhigg The Laws of Human Nature by Robert Greene Religious texts including the Bible, Quran, Torah, and Vedas On the Shortness of Life by Seneca The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman How to Get Rich by Felix Dennis The Courage to Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield Meditations by Marcus Aurelius (Bonus Read) Recommended episode to explore: 10 Low Cost Purchases Under $200 That Changed My Business Check out some of our favorite business books ever, and hear our full reviews: https://100mba.net/book-reviews/ Watch the episodes on YouTube: https://lm.fm/GgRPPHi SUBSCRIBE YouTube | Apple Podcast | Spotify | Podcast Feed Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Real Cases, Real Thinking, Real MedicineAmie and Ben discuss a case of 29 year-old male with shortness of breath and weakness. Can Amie figure out what is going on? As you listen, ask yourself: can you figure out the diagnosis? What would you have done in the situation?Links & ResourcesRCPE Education: rcpe.ac.uk/educationConnect With UsEmail: amie@homeofmedicine.comYouTube: Home of Medicine ChannelDisclaimer: All patient stories discussed in Home of Medicine are informed by real patient interactions. However, all identifying details have been removed or appropriately modified to protect patient confidentiality. This podcast is intended for education and professional development and should not replace independent clinical judgement or specialist consultation.

Ted had crafted a list of texts to read so that you can invest in yourself this summer as a person and leader. These texts will bring you opportunities to practice self-empathy, mindfulness, well-being, and seek meaning. As he explains in this episode - reading matters for all elements of your life and once in a while we need to step away from reading books about our field or content and focus on ourselves. These texts will help you grow, inspire you, empower you and entertain you!  Poetry Changes Lives, Christopher Burns On Th e Shortness of Life, Seneca The Mental Health Playbook, Amy Morin Eat Like A Sardinian, Francesco Mattana It Wasn't Meant To Be Perfect, Gaelynn Lea Unplugged, Tom Freston The Meaning of Life, Robert Brooks

Father Hudgins' homily: The Shortness of Life

Send us Fan MailIn this New Year's special, we revisit On the Shortness of Life and come to a deeply encouraging conclusion:You're not out of time, you're just wasting it.We break down Seneca's idea of the Preoccupied vs. the Thrifty Guardian, aka:the person who's always waiting for something bettervs. the person who actually lives their lifeJustin shares the moment that left him crying in his car before work (don't worry, he pulled it together and did great things), triggered by a song and the realization that:every relationship slowly fades… and sometimes you're the one who left.We also introduce a powerful new life framework:The Home Depot Philosophy™Less thinking. More doing.That's the power of the Home Depot.Along the way, we cover:why you lose the day waiting for the night, and the night fearing the morningwhy reading books is apparently controversial nowwhy Target might be a scam (and why we're rooting for Walmart)and why your Instagram posts might just be… too poetic for the massesWe decode this (because Bruce's Instagram followers couldn't): fewer causes, more facesforget labels, remember namesWe wrap with the 2025 Aurelius Awards, where we highlight the highest ROI moments of the year. 

In this episode of Full Circle, we turn our focus to a critical and often overlooked reality: menopause is a major turning point in a woman's heart health.Dr. Roshni Khatiwala, cardiologist and volunteer with the American Heart Association, joins the conversation to unpack why a woman's risk for heart disease increases during and after menopause — and why so many women are unaware of that shift.Many associate menopause with hot flashes, mood swings, and sleep changes. Few connect it to cardiovascular risk. As estrogen levels decline, the protective effects it once provided to the heart begin to diminish. Blood pressure may rise. Cholesterol can change. Weight distribution shifts. Metabolism slows.Even more concerning, heart symptoms can mimic menopause symptoms. Palpitations may be dismissed as anxiety. Fatigue may be blamed on hormones. Shortness of breath may go unchecked.Dr. Khatiwala explains how women can recognize warning signs, why family history matters, and what questions every woman should ask her doctor — especially during her 40s and 50s.This episode also addresses disparities, including why women of color often experience higher rates of hypertension and diabetes, and the importance of culturally responsive care and early prevention.The message is clear: menopause is not just a hormonal transition. It is a cardiovascular checkpoint.Small, consistent steps — regular checkups, blood pressure monitoring, heart-healthy nutrition, movement, and stress management — can significantly reduce long-term risk.Call to ActionIf you are approaching or experiencing menopause, schedule a heart health conversation with your doctor. Know your numbers. Discuss your family history. Share this episode with the women in your life — mothers, sisters, daughters, friends. And support the lifesaving work of the American Heart Association through volunteering, advocacy, or community education. Awareness is protection.

Life doesn't always shout its lessons—sometimes it whispers them in moments you almost miss. In this special solo episode of The Greatness Machine, Darius Mirshahzadeh unpacks four hard-earned lessons from a year marked by deep personal transformation. Stepping away from the polished highlight reel, he explores the quieter, in-between moments where lasting growth often begins. Through honest reflection and lived experience, Darius dives into themes of clarity, surrender, and identity—offering a raw look at what it means to truly do the inner work. This episode invites you to pause, reflect, and consider what life might be asking of you right now. In this episode, Darius will discuss: (00:00) Reflections on a Profound Year (04:54) Embracing Life's Shortness and Purpose (10:00) Trusting Yourself to Create Desired Outcomes (12:53) Ego vs. Soul: Finding True Purpose (16:51) Unapologetically Being Yourself Connect with Darius: Website: https://therealdarius.com/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dariusmirshahzadeh/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imthedarius/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Thegreatnessmachine  Book: The Core Value Equation https://www.amazon.com/Core-Value-Equation-Framework-Limitless/dp/1544506708 Write a review for The Greatness Machine using this link: https://ratethispodcast.com/spreadinggreatness.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Heart disease is rising in young adults — and it's not just something that happens later in life.In this episode of Baptist Health Talk, host Johanna Gomez sits down with Dr. Sergiu Darabant, cardiologist with Baptist Health Heart & Vascular Care, to explain why more adults ages 20–40 are experiencing heart-related events and what's driving the trend.You'll learn the early warning signs young adults often overlook, including: • Chest tightness with activity • Shortness of breath out of proportion to exercise • Palpitations and racing heartbeatsDr. Darabant also breaks down the biggest risk factors impacting young adults today — including stress, poor sleep, obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, and ultra-processed foods — and explains why prevention starts earlier than most people think.One of the biggest takeaways: know your numbers and schedule a yearly checkup so you can catch issues early and protect your heart long before symptoms become serious.Host:Johanna GomezAward-Winning Host & JournalistGuest:Sergiu Darabant, M.D.CardiologistBaptist Health Heart & Vascular Care

Fatigue that won't lift. Hair shedding. Shortness of breath during workouts. Heavy periods that leave you drained. In this episode of Cycle Wisdom, Dr. Monica Minjeur breaks down how low iron—especially low ferritin—can quietly disrupt ovulation, energy, and menstrual health, even when blood counts are “normal.” Through Quinn's story, you'll learn how iron deficiency impacts hormones, why ferritin matters more than you think, how to test correctly, and how to rebuild iron stores safely and effectively.If you suspect iron may be playing a role in your symptoms—or you've been told everything is “normal” but don't feel like yourself—personalized evaluation matters. Request a free discovery call at radiantclinic.com to learn how our team helps restore energy, balance cycles, and promote fertility.

How do you stay audacious in a world that's noisier and more saturated than ever? How might the idea of creative rhythm change the way you write? Lara Bianca Pilcher gives her tips from a multi-passionate creative career. In the intro, becoming a better writer by being a better reader [The Indy Author]; How indie authors can market literary fiction [Self-Publishing with ALLi]; Viktor Wynd's Museum of Curiosities; Seneca's On the Shortness of Life; All Men are Mortal – Simone de Beauvoir; Surface Detail — Iain M. Banks; Bones of the Deep – J.F. Penn. This episode is sponsored by Publisher Rocket, which will help you get your book in front of more Amazon readers so you can spend less time marketing and more time writing. I use Publisher Rocket for researching book titles, categories, and keywords — for new books and for updating my backlist. Check it out at www.PublisherRocket.com This show is also supported by my Patrons. Join my Community at Patreon.com/thecreativepenn Lara Bianca Pilcher is the author of Audacious Artistry: Reclaim Your Creative Identity and Thrive in a Saturated World. She's also a performing artist and actor, life and creativity coach, and the host of the Healthy Wealthy Wise Artist podcast. You can listen above or on your favorite podcast app or read the notes and links below. Here are the highlights and the full transcript is below. Show Notes Why self-doubt is a normal biological response — and how audacity means showing up anyway The difference between creative rhythm and rigid discipline, and why it matters for writers How to navigate a saturated world with intentional presence on social media Practical strategies for building a platform as a nonfiction author, including batch content creation The concept of a “parallel career” and why designing your life around your art beats waiting for a big break Getting your creative rhythm back after crisis or burnout through small, gentle steps You can find Lara at LaraBiancaPilcher.com. Transcript of the interview with Lara Bianca Pilcher Lara Bianca Pilcher is the author of Audacious Artistry: Reclaim Your Creative Identity and Thrive in a Saturated World. She's also a performing artist and actor, life and creativity coach, and the host of the Healthy Wealthy Wise Artist podcast. Welcome, Lara. Lara: Thank you for having me, Jo. Jo: It's exciting to talk to you today. First up— Tell us a bit more about you and how you got into writing. Lara: I'm going to call myself a greedy creative, because I started as a dancer, singer, and actress in musical theatre, which ultimately led me to London, the West End, and I was pursuing that in highly competitive performance circles. A lot of my future works come from that kind of place. But when I moved to America—which I did after my season in London and a little stint back in Australia, then to Atlanta, Georgia—I had a visa problem where I couldn't work legally, and it went on for about six months. Because I feel this urge to create, as so many of your listeners probably relate to, I was not okay with that. So that's actually where I started writing, in the quietness, with the limits and the restrictions. I've got two children and a husband, and they would go off to school and work and I'd be home thinking, ha. In that quietness, I just began to write. I love thinking of creativity as a mansion with many rooms, and you get to pick your rooms. I decided, okay, well the dance, acting, singing door is shut right now—I'm going to go into the writing room. So I did. Jo: I have had a few physical creatives on the show. Obviously one of your big rooms in your mansion is a physical room where you are actually performing and moving your body. I feel like this is something that those of us whose biggest area of creativity is writing really struggle with—the physical side. How do you think that physical practice of creativity has helped you in writing, which can be quite constrictive in that way? Lara: It's so good that you asked this because I feel what it trained me to do is ignore noise and show up. I don't like the word discipline—most of us get a bit uncomfortable with it, it's not a nice word. What being a dancer did was teach me the practice of what I like to call a rhythm, a creative rhythm, rather than a discipline, because rhythm ebbs and flows and works more with who we are as creatives, with the way creativity works in our body. That taught me: go to the barre over and over again—at the ballet barre, I'm talking about, not the pub. Go there over and over again. Warm up, do the work, show up when you don't feel like it. thaT naturally pivoted over to writing, so they're incredibly linked in the way that creativity works in our body. Jo: Do you find that you need to do physical practice still in order to get your creativity moving? I'm not a dancer. I do like to shake it around a bit, I guess. But I mainly walk. If I need to get my creativity going, I will walk. If people are stuck, do you think doing something physical is a good idea? Lara: It is, because the way that our body and our nervous system works—without going into too much boring science, although some people probably find it fascinating—is that when we shake off that lethargic feeling and we get blood flowing in our body, we naturally feel more awake. Often when you're walking or you're doing something like dance, your brain is not thinking about all of the big problems. You might be listening to music, taking in inspiration, taking in sunshine, taking in nature, getting those endorphins going, and that naturally leads to the brain being able to psychologically show up more as a creative. However, there are days, if I'm honest, where I wake up and the last thing I want to do is move. I want to be in a little blanket in the corner of the room with a hot cocoa or a coffee and just keep to myself. Those aren't always the most creative days, but sometimes I need that in my creative rhythm, and that's okay too. Jo: I agree. I don't like the word discipline, but as a dancer you certainly would've had to do that. I can't imagine how competitive it must be. I guess this is another thing about a career in dance or the physical arts. Does it age out? Is it really an ageist industry? Whereas I feel like with writing, it isn't so much about what your body can do anymore. Lara: That is true. There is a very real marketplace, a very real industry, and I'm careful because there's two sides to this coin. There is the fact that as we get older, our body has trouble keeping up at that level. There's more injuries, that sort of thing. There are some fit women performing in their sixties and seventies on Broadway that have been doing it for years, and they are fine. They'll probably say it's harder for some of them. Also, absolutely, I think there does feel in the professional sense like there can be a cap. A lot of casting in acting and in that world feels like there's fewer and fewer roles, particularly for women as we get older, but people are in that space all the time. There's a Broadway dancer I know who is 57, who's still trying to make it on Broadway and really open about that, and I think that's beautiful. So I'm careful with putting limits, because I think there are always outliers that step outside and go, “Hey, I'm not listening to that.” I think there's an audience for every age if you want there to be and you make the effort. But at the same time, yes, there is a reality in the industry. Totally. Jo: Obviously this show is not for dancers. I think it was more framing it as we are lucky in the writing industry, especially in the independent author community, because you can be any age. You can be writing on your deathbed. Most people don't have a clue what authors look like. Lara: I love that, actually. It's probably one of the reasons I maybe subconsciously went into writing, because I'm like, I want to still create and I'm getting older. It's fun. Jo: That's freeing. Lara: So freeing. It's a wonderful room in the mansion to stay in until the day I die, if I must put it that way. Jo: I also loved you mentioning that Broadway dancer. A lot of listeners write fiction—I write fiction as well as nonfiction—and it immediately makes me want to write her story. The story of a 57-year-old still trying to make it on Broadway. There's just so much in that story, and I feel like that's the other thing we can do: writing about the communities we come from, especially at different ages. Let's get into your book, Audacious Artistry. I want to start on this word audacity. You say audacity is the courage to take bold, intentional risks, even in the face of uncertainty. I read it and I was like, I love the sentiment, but I also know most authors are just full of self-doubt. Bold and audacious. These are difficult words. So what can you say to authors around those big words? Lara: Well, first of all, that self-doubt—a lot of us don't even know what it is in our body. We just feel it and go, ugh, and we read it as a lack of confidence. It's not that. It's actually natural. We all get it. What it is, is our body's natural ability to perceive threat and keep us safe. So we're like, oh, I don't know the outcome. Oh, I don't know if I'm going to get signed. Oh, I don't know if my work's going to matter. And we read that as self-doubt—”I don't have what it takes” and those sorts of things. That's where I say no. The reframe, as a coach, I would say, is that it's normal. Self-doubt is normal. Everyone has it. But audacity is saying, I have it, but I'm going to show up in the world anyway. There is this thing of believing, even in the doubt, that I have something to say. I like to think of it as a metaphor of a massive feasting table at Christmas, and there's heaps of different dishes. We get to bring a dish to the table rather than think we're going to bring the whole table. The audacity to say, “Hey, I have something to say and I'm going to put my dish on the table.” Jo: I feel like the “I have something to say” can also be really difficult for people, because, for example, you mentioned you have kids. Many people are like, I want to share this thing that happened to me with my kids, or a secret I learned, or a tip I think will help people. But there's so many people who've already done that before. When we feel like we have something to say but other people have said it before, how do you address that? Lara: I think everything I say, someone has already said, and I'm okay with that. But they haven't said it like me. They haven't said it in my exact way. They haven't written the sentence exactly the way—that's probably too narrow a point of view in terms of the sentence—maybe the story or the chapter. They haven't written it exactly like me, with my perspective, my point of view, my life experience, my lived experience. It matters. People have very short memories. You think of the last thing you watched on Netflix and most of us can't remember what happened. We'll watch the season again. So I think it's okay to be saying the same things as others, but recognise that the way you say it, your point of view, your stories, your metaphors, your incredible way of putting a sentence togethes, it still matters in that noise. Jo: I think you also talk in the book about rediscovering the joy of creation, as in you are doing it for you. One of the themes that I emphasise is the transformation that happens within you when you write a book. Forget all the people who might read it or not read it. Even just what transforms in you when you write is important enough to make it worthwhile. Lara: It really, really is. For me, talking about rediscovering the joy of creation is important because I've lost it at times in my career, both as a performing artist and as an author, in a different kind of way. When we get so caught up in the industry and the noise and the trends, it's easy to just feel overwhelmed. Overwhelm is made up of a lot of emotions like fear and sadness and grief and all sorts of things. A lot of us don't realise that that's what overwhelm is. When we start to go, “Hey, I'm losing my voice in all this noise because comparison is taking over and I'm feeling all that self-doubt,” it can feel just crazy. So for me, rediscovering the joy of creation is vital to survival as an author, as an artist. A classic example, if you don't mind me sharing my author story really quickly, is that when I first wrote the first version of my book, I was writing very much for me, not realising it. This is hindsight. My first version was a little more self-indulgent. I like to think of it like an arrowhead. I was trying to say too much. The concept was good enough that I got picked up by a literary agent and worked with an editor through that for an entire year. At the end of that time, they dropped me. I felt like, through that time, I learned a lot. It was wonderful. Their reason for dropping me was saying, “I don't think we have enough of a unique point of view to really sell this.” That was hard. I lay on my bed, stared at the ceiling, felt grief. The reality is it's so competitive. What happened for me in that year is that I was trying to please. If you're a new author, this is really important. You are so desperately trying to please the editor, trying to do all the right things, that you can easily lose your joy and your unique point of view because you are trying to show up for what you think they all need and want. What cut through the noise for me is I got off that bed after my three hours of grief—it was probably longer, to be fair—but I booked myself a writing coach. I went back to the drawing board. I threw a lot of the book away. I took some good concepts out that I already knew were good from the editor, then I rewrote the entire thing. It's completely different to the first version. That's the book that got a traditional publishing deal. That book was my unique point of view. That book was my belief, from that grief, that I still have something to say. Instead of trusting what the literary agent and the editor were giving me in those red marks all over that first version, I was like, this is what I want to say. That became the arrowhead that's cut into the industry, rather than the semi-trailer truck that I was trying to bulldoze in with no clear point of view. So rediscovering the joy of creation is very much about coming back to you. Why do I write? What do I want to say? That unique point of view will cut through the noise a lot of the time. I don't want to speak in absolutes, but a lot of the time it will cut through the noise better than you trying to please the industry. Jo: I can't remember who said it, but somebody talked about how you've got your stone, and your stone is rough and it has random colours and all this. Then you start polishing the stone, which you have to do to a point. But if you keep polishing the stone, it looks like every other stone. What's the point? That fits with what you were saying about trying to please everyone, you end up pleasing no one. I also think the reality of what you just said about the book is a lot of people's experience with writing in general. Certainly for me, I don't write in order. I chuck out a lot. I'm a discovery writer. People think you sit down and start A and finish Z, and that's it. It's kind of messy, isn't it? Was that the same in your physical creative life? Lara: Yes. Everything's a mess. In the book I actually talk about learning to embrace the cringe, because we all want to show up perfect. Just as you shared, we think, because we read perfect and look at perfect or near-perfect work—that's debatable all the time—we want to arrive there, and I guess that's natural. But what we don't often see on social media or other places is the mess. I love the behind the scenes of films. I want to see the messy creative process. The reality is we have to learn to embrace the messy cringe because that's completely normal. My first version was so messy, and it's about being able to refine it and recognise that that is normal. So yes, embrace it. That's my quote for the day. Embrace the cringe, show up messy. It's all right. Jo: You mentioned the social media, and the subtitle of the book mentions a “saturated world.” The other problem is there are millions of books out there now. AI is generating more content than humans do, and it is extremely hard to break through. How are we to deal with this saturated world? When do we join in and when do we step away? Lara: I think it's really important not to have black and white thinking about it, because trust me, every day I meet an artist that will say, “I hate that I have to show up online.” To be honest with you, there's a big part of me that does also. But the saturation of the world is something that I recognise, and for me, it's like I'm in the world but not of it. That saturation can cause so much overwhelm and nervous system threat and comparison. What I've personally decided to do is have intentional showing up. That looks like checking in intentionally with a design, not a randomness, and then checking out. When push comes to shove, at the end of the day, I really believe that what sells books is people's trust in us as a person. They might go through an airport and not know us at all and pick up the book because it's a bestseller and they just trust the reputation, but so much of what I'm finding as an artist is that personal relationship, that personal trust. Whether that's through people knowing you via your podcast or people meeting you in a room. Especially in nonfiction, I think that's really big. Intentional presence from a place where we've regulated ourselves, being aware that it's saturated, but my job's not to be focused on the saturation. My job is to find my unique voice and say I have something to bring. Be intentional with that. Shoot your arrow, and then step out of the noise, because it's just overwhelming if you choose to live there and scroll without any intentionality at all. Jo: So how do people do that intentionality in a practical way around, first of all, choosing a platform, and then secondly, how they create content and share content and engage? What are some actual practical tips for intentionality? Lara: I can only speak from my experience, but I'm going to be honest, every single application I sent asked for my platform stats. Every single one. Platform stats as in how many followers, how many people listening to your podcast, how many people are reading your blog. That came up in every single literary agent application. So I would be a fool today to say you've got to ignore that, because that's just the brass tacks, unless you're already like a famous footballer or something. Raising and building a platform of my own audience has been a part of why I was able to get a publishing deal. In doing that, I've learned a lot of hard lessons. Embrace the cringe with marketing and social media as well, because it's its own beast. Algorithms are not what I worry about. They're not going to do the creativity for you. What social media's great at is saying, “Hey, I'm here”—it's awareness. It's not where I sell stuff. It's where I say, I'm here, this is what I'm doing, and people become aware of me and I can build that relationship. People do sell through social media, but it's more about awareness statistically. I am on a lot of platforms, but not all of them work for every author or every style of book. I've done a lot of training. I've really had to upskill in this space and get good at it. I've put myself through courses because I feel like, yes, we can ignore it if we want to, but for me it's an intentional opting in because the data shows that it's been a big part of being able to get published. That's overwhelming to hear for some people. They don't want to hear that. But that's kind of the world that we are in, isn't it? Jo: I think the main point is that you can't do everything and you shouldn't even try to do everything. The best thing to do is pick a couple of things, or pick one thing, and focus on that. For example, I barely ever do video, so I definitely don't do TikTok. I don't do any kind of video stuff. But I have this podcast. Audio is my happy place, and as you said, long-form audio builds trust. That is one way you can sell, but it's also very slow—very, very slow to build an audio platform. Then I guess my main social media would be Instagram, but I don't engage a lot there. So do you have one or two main things that you do, and any thoughts on using those for book marketing? Lara: I do a lot of cross-posting. I am on Instagram and I do a lot of creation there, and I'm super intentional about this. I actually do 30 days at a time, and then it's like my intentional opt-in. I'll create over about two days, edit and plan. It's really, really planned—shoot everything, edit everything, put it all together, and then upload everything. That will be 30 days' worth. Then I back myself right out of there, because I don't want to stay in that space. I want to be in the creative space, but I do put those two days a month aside to do that on Instagram. Then I tweak things for YouTube and what works on LinkedIn, which is completely different to Instagram. As I'm designing my content, I have in mind that this one will go over here and this one can go on here, because different platforms push different things. I am on Threads, but Threads is not statistically where you sell books, it's just awareness. Pinterest I don't think has been very good for my type of work, to be honest. For others it might. It's a search engine, it's where people go to get a recipe. I don't necessarily feel like that's the best place, this is just my point of view. For someone else it might be brilliant if you're doing a cookbook or something like that. I am on a lot of platforms. My podcast, however, I feel is where I'm having the most success, and also my blog. Those things as a writer are very fulfilling. I've pushed growing a platform really hard, and I am on probably almost every platform except for TikTok, but I'm very intentional with each one. Jo: I guess the other thing is the business model. The fiction business model is very, very different to nonfiction. You've got a book, but your higher-cost and higher-value offerings are things that a certain number of people come through to you and pay you more money than the price of a book. Could talk about how the book leads into different parts of your business? Because some people are like, “Am I going to make a living wage from book sales of a nonfiction book?” And usually people have multiple streams of income. Lara: I think it's smart to have multiple streams of income. A lot of people, as you would know, would say that a book is a funnel. For those who haven't heard of it, a way that people come into your bigger offerings. They don't have to be, but very much I do see it that way. It's also credibility. When you have a published book, there's a sense of credibility. I do have other things. I have courses, I have coaching, I have a lot of things that I call my parallel career that chug alongside my artist work and actually help stabilise that freelance income. Having a book is brilliant for that. I think it's a wonderful way to get out there in the world. No matter what's happening in all the online stuff, when you're on an aeroplane, so often someone still wants to read a book. When you're on the beach, they don't want to be there with a laptop. If you're on the sand, you want to be reading a beautiful paper book. The smell of it, the visceral experience of it. Books aren't going anywhere, to me. I still feel like there are always going to be people that want to pick it up and dig in and learn so much of your entire life experience quickly. Jo: We all love books here. I think it's important, as you do talk about career design and you mentioned there the parallel career—I get a lot of questions from people. They may just be writing their first book and they want to get to the point of making money so they could leave their day job or whatever. But it takes time, doesn't it? So how can we be more strategic about this sort of career design? Lara: For me, this has been a big one because lived experience here is that I know artists in many different areas, whether they're Broadway performers or music artists. Some of them are on almost everything I watch on TV. I'm like, oh, they're that guy again. I know that actor is on almost everything. I'll apply this over to writers. The reality is that these high-end performers that I see all the time showing up, even on Broadway in lead roles, all have another thing that they do, because they can still have, even at the highest level, six months between a contract. Applying that over to writing is the same thing, in that books and the money from them will ebb and flow. What so often artists are taught—and authors fit into this—is that we ultimately want art to make us money. So often that becomes “may my art rescue me from this horrible life that I'm living,” and we don't design the life around the art. We hope, hope, hope that our art will provide. I think it's a beautiful hope and a valid one. Some people do get that. I'm all for hoping our art will be our main source of income. But the reality is for the majority of people, they have something else. What I see over and over again is these audacious dreams, which are wonderful, and everything pointing towards them in terms of work. But then I'll see the actor in Hollywood that has a café job and I'm like, how long are you going to just work at that café job? They're like, “Well, I'm goint to get a big break and then everything's going to change.” I think we can think the same way. My big break will come, I'll get the publishing deal, and then everything will change. The reframe in our thinking is: what if we looked at this differently? Instead of side hustle, fallback career, instead of “my day job,” we say parallel career. How do I design a life that supports my art? And if I get to live off my art, wonderful. For me, that's looked like teaching and directing musical theatre. It's looked like being able to coach other artists. It's looked like writing and being able to pivot my creativity in the seasons where I've needed to. All of that is still creativity and energising, and all of it feeds the great big passion I have to show up in the world as an artist. None of it is actually pulling me away or draining me. I mean, you have bad days, of course, but it's not draining my art. When we are in this way of thinking—one day, one day, one day—we are not designing intentionally. What does it look like to maybe upskill and train in something that would be more energising for my parallel career that will chug alongside us as an artist? We all hope our art can totally 100% provide for us, which is the dream and a wonderful dream, and one that I still have. Jo: It's hard, isn't it? Because I also think that, personally, I need a lot of input in order to create. I call myself more of a binge writer. I just finished the edits on my next novel and I worked really hard on that. Now I won't be writing fiction for, I don't know, maybe six months or something, because now I need to input for the next one. I have friends who will write 10,000 words a day because they don't need that. They have something internal, or they're just writing a different kind of book that doesn't need that. Your book is a result of years of experience, and you can't write another book like that every year. You just can't, because you don't have enough new stuff to put in a book like that every single year. I feel like that's the other thing. People don't anticipate the input time and the time it takes for the ideas to come together. It is not just the production of the book. Lara: That's completely true. It goes back to this metaphor that creativity in the body is not a machine, it's a rhythm. I like to say rhythm over consistency, which allows us to say, “Hey, I'm going to be all in.” I was all in on writing. I went into a vortex for days on end, weeks on end, months and probably years on end. But even within that, there were ebbs and flows of input versus “I can't go near it today.” Recognising that that's actually normal is fine. There are those people that are outliers, and they will be out of that box. A lot of people will push that as the only way. “I am going to write every morning at 10am regardless.” That can work for some people, and that's wonderful. For those of us who don't like that—and I'm one of those people, that's not me as an artist—I accept the rhythm of creativity and that sometimes I need to do something completely different to feed my soul. I'm a big believer that a lot of creative block is because we need an adventure. We need to go out and see some art. To do good art, you've got to see good art, read good art, get outside, do something else for the input so that we have the inspiration to get out of the block. I know a screenwriter who was writing a really hard scene of a daughter's death—her mum's death. It's not easy to just write that in your living room when you've never gone through it. So she took herself out—I mean, it sounds morbid, but as a writer you'll understand the visceral nature of this—and sat at somebody's tombstone that day and just let that inform her mind and her heart. She was able to write a really powerful scene because she got out of the house and allowed herself to do something different. All that to say that creativity, the natural process, is an in-and-out thing. It ebbs and flows as a rhythm. People are different, and that's fine. But it is a rhythm in the way it works scientifically in the body. Jo: On graveyards—we love graveyards around here. Lara: I was like, sorry everyone, this isn't very nice. Jo: Oh, no. People are well used to it on this show. Let's come back to rhythm. When you are in a good rhythm, or when your body's warmed up and you are in the flow and everything's great, that feels good. But what if some people listening have found their rhythm is broken in some way, or it's come to a stop? That can be a real problem, getting moving again if you stop for too long. What are some ways we can get that rhythm back into something that feels right again? Lara: First of all, for people going through that, it's because our body actually will prioritise survival when we're going through crisis or too much stress. Creativity in the brain will go, well, that's not in that survival nature. When we are going through change—like me moving countries—it would disconnect us a lot from not only ourselves and our sense of identity, but creativity ultimately reconnects you back into life. I feel like to be at our optimum creative self, once we get through the crisis and the stress, is to gently nudge ourselves back in by little micro things. Whether it's “I'm just going to have the rhythm of writing one sentence a day.” As we do that, those little baby steps build momentum and allow us to come back in. Creativity is a life force. It's not about production, it's actually how we get to any unique contribution we're going to bring to the world. As we start to nudge ourselves back in, there's healing in that and there's joy in that. Then momentum comes. I know momentum comes from those little steps, rather than the overwhelming “I've got to write a novel this week” mindset. It's not going to happen, most of the time, when we are nudging our way back in. Little baby steps, kindness with ourselves. Staying connected to yourself through change or through crisis is one of the kindest things we can offer ourselves, and allowing ourselves to come into that rhythm—like that musical song of coming back in with maybe one line of the song instead of the entire masterpiece, which hopefully it will be one day. Jo: I was also thinking of the dancing world again, and one thing that is very different with writers is that so much of what we do is alone. In a lot of the performance art space, there's a lot more collaboration and groups of people creating things together. Is that something you've kept hold of, this kind of collaborative energy? How do you think we can bring that collaborative energy more into writing? Lara: Writing is very much alone. Obviously some people, depending on the project, will write in groups, but generally speaking, it's alone. For me, what that looks like is going out. I do this, and I know for some writers this is like, I don't want to go and talk to people. There are a lot of introverts in writing, as you are aware. I do go to creative mixers. I do get out there. I'm planning right now my book launch with a local bookstore, one in Australia and one here in America. Those things are scary, but I know that it matters to say I'm not in this alone. I want to bring my friends in. I want to have others part of this journey. I want to say, hey, I did this. And of course, I want to sell books. That's important too. It's so easy to hide, because it's scary to get out there and be with others. Yet I know that after a creative mixer or a meetup with all different artists, no matter their discipline, I feel very energised by that. Writers will come, dancers will come, filmmakers will come. It's that creative force that really energises my work. Of course, you can always meet with other writers. There's one person I know that runs this thing where all they do is they all get on Zoom together and they all write. Their audio's off, but they're just writing. It's just the feeling of, we're all writing but we're doing it together. It's a discipline for them, but because there's a room of creatives all on Zoom, they're like, I'm here, I've showed up, there's others. There's a sense of accountability. I think that's beautiful. I personally don't want to work that way, but some people do, and I think that's gorgeous too. Jo: Whatever sustains you. I think one of the important things is to realise you are not alone. I get really confused when people say this now. They're like, “Writing's such a lonely life, how do you manage?” I'm like, it is so not lonely. Lara: Yes. Jo: I'm sure you do too. Especially as a podcaster, a lot of people want to have conversations. We are having a conversation today, so that fulfils my conversation quota for the day. Lara: Exactly. Real human connection. It matters. Jo: Exactly. So maybe there's a tip for people. I'm an introvert, so this actually does fulfil it. It's still one-on-one, it's still you and me one-on-one, which is good for introverts. But it's going out to a lot more people at some point who will listen in to our conversation. There are some ways to do this. It's really interesting hearing your thoughts. Tell people where they can find you and your books and your podcast online. Lara: The book is called Audacious Artistry: Reclaim Your Creative Identity and Thrive in a Saturated World, and it's everywhere. The easiest thing to do would be to visit my website, LaraBiancaPilcher.com/book, and you'll find all the links there. My podcast is called Healthy Wealthy Wise Artist, and it's on all the podcast platforms. I do short coaching for artists on a lot of the things we've been talking about today. Jo: Brilliant. Well, thanks so much for your time, Lara. That was great. Lara: Thank you.The post Audacious Artistry: Reclaiming Your Creative Identity And Thriving In A Saturated World With Lara Bianca Pilcher first appeared on The Creative Penn.

https://jo.my/yqudjkRecognizing and Responding to Heart Attacks in the WorkplaceHeart attack awareness might not be the first thing that comes to mind when talking warehouse safety—but it should be. I know this firsthand. After 309 straight weekly episodes of Warehouse Safety Tips, I hit a wall. Not one, but two heart attacks. Ten days apart. I never missed a week until then. That streak ended, but it gave me a wake-up call that I want to share with you.Heart attacks don't care how strong you are or how dedicated you feel. They can hit in the breakroom, behind the wheel of a forklift, or right in the middle of your shift. The key is knowing what to look for and what to do—fast.Here are a few ways to stay alert and ready if heart trouble shows up on the floor:Know the signs.Pressure or tightness in the chest. Pain that spreads to the arm, jaw, neck, or back. Cold sweat. Shortness of breath. Lightheadedness or nausea. These are the red flags. If you feel any of them—or notice them in someone else—act fast.Don't downplay symptoms.Many people brush it off as indigestion or fatigue. Don't. If it feels “off,” speak up. Seconds matter. That false alarm you're worried about? Worth it. Every time.Call for help immediately.Dial 911. Alert your on-site emergency contact or supervisor. Get an AED if one is available, and you're trained to use it. Don't wait for someone else to step in. Be the one.Keep calm and don't move the person unless necessary.If it's you, sit down. If it's a coworker, help them stay calm and still. Moving too much can make things worse. Loosen tight clothing. Stay with them until help arrives.Make wellness part of your safety culture.Heart health isn't just a personal issue—it's a workplace safety issue. Encourage regular breaks. Promote hydration. Support stress management and physical wellness. A few simple shifts can prevent bigger problems later.As always, these are potential tips. Please be sure to follow the rules and regulations of your specific facility.One of the top priorities of a solid Safety Culture is protecting the people who show up and give it their all every day. That includes looking out for medical emergencies like heart attacks—especially when they're silent or easy to miss. You don't have to be a medic to save a life. Just be alert. Act fast. And never second-guess speaking up.Your actions could be the difference between a close call and a tragedy. Believe me—I've lived it.Also, being safe and heart attack awareness isn't only for the workplace. If you're in any of the states that receive heavy snow, keep the following in mind. On average, about 11,500 people wind up in U.S. ERs annually due to snow-shoveling-related injuries or medical emergencies, with roughly 100 deaths representing the gravest result. Don't be one of them!Thank you for being part of another episode of Warehouse Safety Tips.Until we meet next time—have a great week, and STAY SAFE!#Safety #SafetyCulture #StaySafe #HeartAttackAwareness #EmergencyPreparedness #SafetyFirst #StayAlert #AED #HealthAndSafety

Dr Rafid Ahmed, consultant in Acute medicine , currently working in University Hospital of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, is walking us through clinical approach to acute shortness of breath.

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3886: Cylon George challenges us to face the inevitability of death not to provoke fear, but to inspire urgency and purpose. By confronting our mortality, we're reminded to stop wasting time on distractions and instead invest deeply in meaningful relationships and what truly matters. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.spirituallivingforbusypeople.com/death Quotes to ponder: “That's the thing about life. It is fragile, precious, unpredictable, and each day is a gift, not a given right.” “Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return.” “Contemplate your death daily and you will learn to stop wasting your time so you can focus on what's truly important.” Episode references: On the Shortness of Life by Seneca: https://www.amazon.com/Shortness-Life-Penguin-Great-Ideas/dp/014101881X The Tail End by Tim Urban: https://waitbutwhy.com/2015/12/the-tail-end.html Death Clock: https://www.death-clock.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3886: Cylon George challenges us to face the inevitability of death not to provoke fear, but to inspire urgency and purpose. By confronting our mortality, we're reminded to stop wasting time on distractions and instead invest deeply in meaningful relationships and what truly matters. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.spirituallivingforbusypeople.com/death Quotes to ponder: “That's the thing about life. It is fragile, precious, unpredictable, and each day is a gift, not a given right.” “Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return.” “Contemplate your death daily and you will learn to stop wasting your time so you can focus on what's truly important.” Episode references: On the Shortness of Life by Seneca: https://www.amazon.com/Shortness-Life-Penguin-Great-Ideas/dp/014101881X The Tail End by Tim Urban: https://waitbutwhy.com/2015/12/the-tail-end.html Death Clock: https://www.death-clock.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3886: Cylon George challenges us to face the inevitability of death not to provoke fear, but to inspire urgency and purpose. By confronting our mortality, we're reminded to stop wasting time on distractions and instead invest deeply in meaningful relationships and what truly matters. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.spirituallivingforbusypeople.com/death Quotes to ponder: “That's the thing about life. It is fragile, precious, unpredictable, and each day is a gift, not a given right.” “Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return.” “Contemplate your death daily and you will learn to stop wasting your time so you can focus on what's truly important.” Episode references: On the Shortness of Life by Seneca: https://www.amazon.com/Shortness-Life-Penguin-Great-Ideas/dp/014101881X The Tail End by Tim Urban: https://waitbutwhy.com/2015/12/the-tail-end.html Death Clock: https://www.death-clock.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this short, under-5-minute guided meditation, Alison Seponara (@theanxietyhealer) helps you calm a fast heartbeat, ease shortness of breath, and regulate anxiety that shows up strongly in the body. This practice focuses on physiological soothing—using breath, reassurance, and nervous system regulation rather than trying to “think your way out” of anxiety. It's especially helpful during moments of panic, health anxiety, or sudden physical symptoms of anxiety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The origins of self-help writing are often traced back to ancient times. This episode talks through some early versions of it, the goal-setting advice of a founding father, and the beginnings of the modern self-help genre. Research: Brady, Diane. “Charles Manson’s Turning Point: Dale Carnegie Classes.” Bloomberg Businessweek. July 22, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130925204803/http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-07-22/charles-mansons-turning-point-dale-carnegie-classes Britannica Editors. "Lunyu". Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Jan. 2019, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Lunyu Britannica Editors. "Norman Vincent Peale". Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 May. 2025, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Norman-Vincent-Peale Carnegie, Dale. “How to Win Friends and Influence People.” London. Vermillion. Digital: https://dn720004.ca.archive.org/0/items/english-collections-1/How%20To%20Win%20Friends%20And%20Influence%20People%20-%20Carnegie%2C%20Dale.pdf Fairbanks, Douglas. “Laugh and Live.” New York. Britton Publishing Company. 1917. https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12887/pg12887.txt Fontaine, Carole R. “A Modern Look at Ancient Wisdom: The Instruction of Ptahhotep Revisited.” The Biblical Archaeologist, vol. 44, no. 3, 1981, pp. 155–60. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/3209606 Franklin, Benjamin. “The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin.” HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY. 1916. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/20203/20203-h/20203-h.htm#X Battiscombe G. “THE INSTRUCTION OF PTAH-HOTEP AND THE INSTRUCTION OFKE'GEMNI: THE OLDEST BOOKS IN THE WORLD.” London. John Murray. 1906. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/30508/30508-h/30508-h.htm Lilienfeld, Scott O. and Hal Arkowitz. “Can positive thinking be negative?” Scientific American. May 1, 2011. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/can-positive-thinking-be-negative/ Ray, J. D. “Egyptian Wisdom Literature.” Wisdom in Ancient Israel. Ed. John Day, Robert P. Gordon, and Hugh Godfrey Maturin Williamson. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995. 17–29. Stableford, Brian. “Samuel Smiles.” Ebsco. 2023. https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/samuel-smiles Seneca, Lucius Annaius, and Garth D. Williams (tr.). “On the Shortness of Life.” https://ia601705.us.archive.org/25/items/SenecaOnTheShortnessOfLife/Seneca%20on%20the%20Shortness%20of%20Life.pdf Tabor, Nick. "Dale Carnegie". Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Nov. 2025, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Dale-Carnegie See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nikhil Kamath, Co-founder, Zerodha, and I discuss markets, Greek philosophy, helpers high, Renaissance paintings, luck and so much more!Reach Nikhil on Instagram: @nikhilkamath586Links to significant resources mentioned in the interaction:Books:Money: Master the Game - 7 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom Market Wizards: Interviews with Top Traders Updated (Indian Reprint)The Courage To Be Disliked: How to free yourself, change your life and achieve real happinessMichelangelo: A Life in Six MasterpiecesOn the Shortness of Life (Penguin Great Ideas) By SenecaKochland - The Secret History of Koch Industries and Corporate Power in AmericaMaverick: The Success Story Behind the World's Most Unusual Workplace: The Success Story Behind the World's Most Unusual WorkshopPS If enough of you buy from these links, Amazon India will treat me with a Thick Chocolate Shake.from Corner House!Other ResourcesBeing ethical is long-term greedy- Naval RavikantKasparov's classic quote in this New Yorker articleGod Friended Me episode.Investing advice for beginners by Nikhil on Shradha Sharma's Money MattersCorrection: The quote was not by Barkha Dutt; it was by Shoba De. Link to the article***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews!Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Drop a note to puneethsuraana@gmail.com 

We have to illustrate those virtues of courage and justice toward and for and through others. To help people from going hungry. To alleviate someone's worry and fear. To put food on their table.Feeding America | We donated the first $30,000 and would love your help in getting to our goal of $300,000—which would provide over 3 million meals for families across the country! Just head over to dailystoic.com/feeding—every dollar provides 10 meals, even a small donation makes a big difference.

What if “enough” wasn't a number — but a moment? This conversation explores the quiet art of leaving nothing essential undone. We talk about the trap of “more” — more savings, more time, more planning — and how it steals the urgency that makes life vivid. To die with zero regrets isn't to die empty; it's to die complete. Like an artist who finishes a painting not because it's perfect, but because it says what it needed to say. We explore how generosity, timing, and intention turn ordinary years into extraordinary ones. It's not about consuming your wealth — it's about converting it into meaning. Takeaways: Treat time as your most valuable currency. Design your life around moments that matter. Give forward — not backward. SPONSORS

As the life of flower I. Shortness of life II. Vain glory of man III. Eternal word of God IV. Obedient heart V. Unfailing love

Welcome to the Via Stoica Podcast, the podcast on Stoicism.In this Stoic Quotes episode, Benny reflects on the words of Seneca from his essay On the Shortness of Life. Seneca challenges the common complaint that life is too brief, reminding us instead that: “Life is long, if only you know how to use it.”Rather than blaming nature for giving us too little time, Seneca argues that the problem lies in how we waste it—chasing externals, worrying about the future, or clinging to the past. Benny unpacks how this insight shifts our perspective: life is not about how many years we get, but how we live each present moment with awareness and virtue.Drawing connections with Marcus Aurelius' reflections on time and Epictetus' call to focus only on what is in our control, this episode explores how attention and presence transform the quality of our days. By treating each moment as if it could be our last, we discover that we already have enough time, if we live it well.You'll hear how slowing down gives life a deeper richness, why attention is a form of love, and how letting go of legacy and haste brings us closer to peace. Seneca's reminder still speaks to us today: a fulfilled life is not measured by its length, but by the way we choose to use it.Perfect for anyone reflecting on time, meaning, and how to live more intentionally with Stoic wisdom.For more, check out this related article with quotes on how to use our time best:

How has Stoicism impacted your life? In this special bonus episode, listeners share their own journeys with the philosophy. Want to be featured in a future episode? Send us an audio recording at podcast@dailystoic.com.*By submitting, you are consenting to your voice and story being shared on the podcast.

A Stoic doesn't always win, but they never go quietly along.

A challenging case from Newfoundland featuring a 22-year-old male with severe fatigue, weight gain, requiring a wheelchair and had to stop his studies and move back with his parents.

Summary: Life is short and uncertain, but when we number our days and turn to God, He gives us wisdom to live purposefully with eternity in mind.Series: The Playlist of LifeTitle: Part 11: Time is of the EssenceDate: 8/20/25, 7pm, Wednesday Bible StudySpeaker: Pastor Tom Van KempenOutline:00:00 - Introduction: Racing Against the Clock02:35 - Psalm 90: God's Eternal Nature07:10 - Man's Mortality and the Curse of Sin14:50 - Why Life Feels So Complicated21:05 - Life is Unpredictable and Fragile27:40 - The Shortness of Life: Three Metaphors34:20 - Numbering Our Days Wisely40:55 - Turning to God for Wisdom47:30 - Living with Eternity in Mind53:10 - Trusting God's Mercy and Joy59:00 - Time as an Opportunity for Growth01:04:25 - Prioritizing What Matters Most01:10:50 - Practicing Rest and Sabbath01:15:00 - Final Challenge: Start Now

The Via Stoica Podcast: Stoic quotes seriesIn the Stoic quotes series, we take a look at what the Stoics said and uncover the wisdom they left behind. We look at the famous writings from Epictetus, Seneca, Marcus Aurelius, and more.In this episode, we turn to Seneca and his timeless essay On the Shortness of Life, where he reminds us:“It's not that we have a brief length of time to live, but that we squander a great deal of that time.”Benny explores what it means to truly live rather than merely exist. Why do our days feel so short, even though life is long enough? How do we let our time slip away through distractions, regrets, and other people's expectations?This quote hits especially hard in today's world of overstimulation and hustle culture. Instead of rushing through your day, the Stoics urge us to pause and ask: Is this how I want to spend my life? We reflect on modern busyness, personal alignment, and the importance of knowing your own “enough.”For a deeper dive into this quote and its practical lessons, visit the companion article:https://viastoica.com/reclaim-your-time-with-stoicism/And if you're looking for more quotes like this one, visit viastoica.com. We have hundreds of Stoic sayings with full references from Seneca, Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, and more:https://viastoica.com/stoic-quotes/https://viastoica.com/seneca-quotes/https://viastoica.com/epictetus-quotes/https://viastoica.com/marcus-aurelius-quotes/Make sure to subscribe to the podcast for more quote episodes and our regular Tuesday conversations and interviews. And leave a rating—it helps us reach more like-minded people.Support the showwww.ViaStoica.comhttps://viastoica.com/stoic-life-coaching/https://viastoica.com/benny-voncken/https://viastoica.com/Brendan-hogle/https://twitter.com/ViaStoicaReach us: info@viastoica.comProduced by:http://badmic.com

A new MP3 sermon from Audiobooks by Thomas Boston is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: 08 - The Shortness of Human Life Subtitle: Communion Sermons Vol 2 Speaker: Thomas Boston Broadcaster: Audiobooks by Thomas Boston Event: Audiobook Date: 1/8/1800 Bible: Jobe 16:22 Length: 12 min.

Hey Mama! Welcome back to Pregnancy Unpacked with Trish, your pregnancy bestie. We're diving into weeks 22-24, where your baby's hitting papaya size and your bump's stealing the show! Trish breaks down baby's big developments, your body's changes, and the emotional weight of this in-between season. You're carrying a lot, but you're not alone - let's unpack it together!What's Happening with BabySize: Baby's about the size of a papaya (~11-12 inches, ~1.5 pounds).Development: Lungs are producing surfactant, key for breathing at birth. Eyelids are opening, eyelashes are forming, and baby's hearing is sharp—reacting to your voice or loud noises. Movements are getting stronger, with a unique rhythm starting to emerge.Cool Moment: Trish shares a sweet memory of her son Grayson startling during an ultrasound—proof of that magical connection!What's Happening with YouPhysical Changes: Your uterus is ~2 cm above your belly button, stretching ligaments and causing round ligament pain, lower back aches, or sciatica. Braxton Hicks might be noticeable (see Episode 105 for details). Shortness of breath, increased discharge (normal unless foul-smelling), and insane hunger are common.Digestive Issues: Bloating, gas, or reflux? Try papaya enzymes, stay hydrated, and eat balanced meals. Check with your provider for gas pain relief.Sleep Struggles: Feeling tired but not sleeping? Grab a pregnancy pillow (linked in Trish's Amazon shop below).Emotional & Mental Load: Feeling resentful, touched out, or like you're carrying it all? It's normal. Have those hard convos with your partner or support systemAppointments & What to ExpectMonthly provider visits include fundal height checks, Doppler heartbeat monitoring, blood pressure, urine tests, and swelling checks. Discuss cramps, movements, or preterm labor signs.If you have cramping, backaches, or pelvic pressure, your provider may run a fetal fibronectin test or refer you to a maternal-fetal medicine specialist. Always call for fluid leaks, bleeding, or intense pressure - you're advocating, not annoying!Action Steps for Weeks 22-24:Prep questions for your next provider visit.Track anything weird and call your provider if needed.Observe baby's movements - get curious, no formal kick counts yet.Start your postpartum support plan (it's not too early!).Check in with your partner or support person about your emotional and physical needs.You're growing a human and showing up for life—that's superhero stuff, mama! More from this episode:Listen to Episode 105: Here's How to Understand Real Labor vs False Labor ContractionsTrish's Amazon Shop for pregnancy pillows and second-trimester must-havesMore from Pregnancy Unpacked:Pregnancy Unpacked Weeks 20-22: Halfway There, But Still In It | 178Pregnancy Unpacked Weeks 18-20: Anatomy Scan & The Truth About Bonding | 176Pregnancy Unpacked Weeks 16-18: Baby Bumps, Tests, &...

A new MP3 sermon from Grace Audio Treasures is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: The shortness and uncertainty of life! Subtitle: Puritan Devotional Speaker: Various Puritans Broadcaster: Grace Audio Treasures Event: Devotional Date: 6/8/2025 Bible: Psalm 90:12; Psalm 90:10 Length: 4 min.

Richard Baxter We are but pilgrims and strangers, passing through the fleeting hours of earth. This life is but a shadow; eternity is the substance--pursue it earnestly. Live as if each moment were your last, for one day it will be. Life is a fleeting opportunity to prepare for everlasting glory. Thomas Brooks The sand of life's hour-glass runs swiftly. The uncertainty of life is God's call to be ever watchful. The fleeting nature of life is a reminder that Heaven alone is our true home. Jonathan Edwards Resolved: to think much on the shortness of life, that I may live rightly. Time is a fleeting shadow; eternity is the reality--let us live for what is real. The uncertainty of life is a summons to be always ready to meet God. Each day is a gift, for tomorrow is never promised. John Flavel The brevity of life makes every moment precious--redeem the time. Life's brevity is God's megaphone, calling us to eternal priorities. Man's life is like a bubble--beautiful yet fragile, and soon bursts! Thomas Goodwin Man's life is a tale quickly told; ensure that its theme is Christ. As the grass withers, so does life; root your hope in the eternal. William Gurnall Time is fleeting, but the soul endures; seek eternal treasures. The brevity of life makes the gospel the most urgent news. Life's short march must be toward the eternal city. Cotton Mather Every tick of the clock is a warning to prepare for eternity. The shortness of life is a mercy, calling us away from the world to Heaven. Time is a precious commodity; do not squander it on vanity. John Owen The days of man are numbered; live each as if it were your last. A short life is long enough to prepare for eternity. The frag

A new MP3 sermon from Grace Audio Treasures is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: The shortness and uncertainty of life Subtitle: Puritan Devotional Speaker: C. H. Spurgeon Broadcaster: Grace Audio Treasures Event: Devotional Date: 5/20/2025 Bible: James 4:14; Hebrews 9:27 Length: 2 min.

James 4:14, "Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes!" Life is fleeting. Imagine an hourglass with sand steadily falling from the top chamber to the bottom. You cannot see how much sand remains above. You only know that the grains are slipping away, second by second. Yet, distracted by temporary pursuits and oblivious to eternal realities--we often live as if the sands will never run out. This is a vivid picture of our lives. One day the last grain will fall, and our time will be over! Will you be ready? The Bible teaches us to consider the brevity of life and the weight of eternity. Wisdom begins with understanding that our earthly existence is but a vapor compared to the endless expanse of eternity. In a little while it shall be said of us, "He is gone!" Let us live as men who must soon give our final account to God. The question we must face is this: Where will we spend eternity? The Scriptures make it clear that there are only two destinations--Heaven or Hell. Jesus said in Matthew 7:13-14, "Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it." It is the height of folly to live unconcerned about such a critical question. Eternity is not something to ignore or postpone considering. To neglect our final destiny is to gamble with our eternal soul. Hebrews 9:27 reminds us, "It is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment." The sands of time are running out for each of us, and none of us knows w

Heart racing? Shortness of breath? Worried thoughts? Is this anxiety? Maybe it's not. Maybe sometimes we get the label wrong. The reality is, we feel such a wide range of emotions that it's possible we do get it wrong and maybe that can be harmful. Listen in as Carly chats through a different approach, a different attitude so stop getting caught up in labels and we can get on with life.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Life doesn't always shout its lessons—sometimes it whispers them in moments you almost miss. In this special solo episode of The Greatness Machine, Darius Mirshahzadeh unpacks four hard-earned lessons from a year marked by deep personal transformation. Stepping away from the polished highlight reel, he explores the quieter, in-between moments where lasting growth often begins. Through honest reflection and lived experience, Darius dives into themes of clarity, surrender, and identity—offering a raw look at what it means to truly do the inner work. This episode invites you to pause, reflect, and consider what life might be asking of you right now. In this episode, Darius will discuss: (00:00) Reflections on a Profound Year (04:54) Embracing Life's Shortness and Purpose (10:00) Trusting Yourself to Create Desired Outcomes (12:53) Ego vs. Soul: Finding True Purpose (16:51) Unapologetically Being Yourself Sponsored by: Brevo: Get started free or save 50% for 3 months with code GREATNESS at brevo.com/greatness.  Huel: Try Huel with 15% OFF + Free Gift for New Customers today using my code greatness at https://huel.com/greatness. Fuel your best performance with Huel today!  Indeed: Get a $75 sponsored job credit to boost your job's visibility at Indeed.com/DARIUS. Notion: Get Notion Mail for free right now at notion.com/machine.  ShipStation: Go to shipstation.com and use code GREATNESS to sign up for your FREE trial.  Shopify: Sign up for a $1/month trial period at shopify.com/darius.  Connect with Darius: Website: https://therealdarius.com/  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dariusmirshahzadeh/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imthedarius/  YouTube: https://therealdarius.com/youtube  Book: The Core Value Equation https://www.amazon.com/Core-Value-Equation-Framework-Limitless/dp/1544506708  Write a review for The Greatness Machine using this link: https://ratethispodcast.com/spreadinggreatness.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's often said that wisdom may create wealth, but wealth rarely creates wisdom.What's more valuable, wisdom or wealth? Before you answer, consider that wealth is fleeting, but wisdom is never lost. John Cortines joins us today to discuss why wisdom over wealth is always the right choice.John Cortines is the Director of Grantmaking at The Maclellan Foundation and previously served as the Chief Operations Officer at Generous Giving. He is the co-author of God and Money: How We Discovered True Riches at Harvard Business School and True Riches: What Jesus Really Said About Money and Your Heart.A Study in Ecclesiastes: Wisdom Over WealthFor the last year, John has been working on an in-depth study for FaithFi titled "Wisdom Over Wealth: 12 Lessons from Ecclesiastes on Money." The study is designed to help believers align their financial decisions with biblical principles.At the heart of the study is a profound truth: while wisdom and wealth are both valuable, only wisdom can preserve life.A Tale of Three Siblings: The Power of WisdomTo illustrate Ecclesiastes's message, John shares a real-life story that highlights the stark contrast between wisdom and wealth:Three siblings each inherited $1 million at age 18—a life-changing sum. Yet, their paths diverged dramatically:The first sibling followed a path similar to the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32), squandering their wealth and ending up in financial ruin. The second sibling made some wise decisions but ultimately spent beyond their means, leaving them with little to show for the inheritance. The third sibling sought wisdom, meeting with godly mentors and hiring a Christian financial advisor. They learned about generosity, investing, and stewardship. Today, they glorify God with their finances and have built a stable foundation for the future.This story powerfully illustrates that wisdom can generate wealth, but wealth rarely generates wisdom.Why Prioritizing Wisdom MattersEcclesiastes sheds light on this principle in Ecclesiastes 7:11-12:"Wisdom, like an inheritance, is a good thing and benefits those who see the sun. Wisdom is a shelter as money is a shelter, but the advantage of knowledge is this: wisdom preserves those who have it."John shares three lessons from this passage that we can take from this:Wealth is useful, but it is temporary.Wisdom is lasting, offering protection, guidance, and life.Without wisdom, wealth can be destructive.While Scripture never condemns wealth, it warns us to prioritize wisdom above financial gain.Thanks to compound interest and investments, wealth tends to grow exponentially throughout life. However, wisdom doesn't grow automatically—it requires intentional effort.If wealth outpaces wisdom, it creates danger. But when wisdom leads, it preserves our life and financial well-being.This is especially critical during sudden wealth events, such as receiving an inheritance, a bonus, or selling a business. Without wisdom, wealth can disappear quickly.So, if wisdom is more valuable than wealth, how do we pursue it?Wisdom isn't just a set of principles—it's a person. 1 Corinthians 1:24 refers to Jesus as:"Christ, the power of God and the wisdom of God."True wisdom begins with knowing Christ. It's about seeking Him through prayer, studying His Word, and surrounding yourself with godly counsel.Wisdom Before Wealth: A Message for ParentsFor those preparing to transfer wealth to the next generation, we must prioritize passing down wisdom first.The great wealth transfer is happening all around us, but money without wisdom can be destructive. Parents should talk about finances, generosity, and stewardship long before an inheritance is passed down.Here's how to transfer wisdom before wealth:Start financial conversations early, even with young children.Encourage responsible financial habits.Model biblical stewardship in your own life.Consider gradual giving instead of a lump sum inheritance.The worst approach is to write a will, wait until you pass away, and hope your kids figure it out. Open the conversation today.The Larger Message of Ecclesiastes: Jesus is Our Ultimate WisdomThroughout the book of Ecclesiastes, there are two major themes:The Shortness of Life—Ecclesiastes mentions death in 11 out of its 12 chapters. This isn't to bring fear but to remind us to live with urgency and purpose. Aligning Finances with Faith—Money is a tool, but it must be managed in light of God's eternal kingdom.Life is short. Let's honor God with our time, talents, and treasure. Wisdom is ultimately found in Jesus Christ. When we align our hearts with Him, our finances, decisions, and entire lives are transformed. Let's pursue wisdom over wealth, knowing that true riches are found in Christ.As you consider your finances, ask yourself:Am I pursuing wisdom as much as I pursue wealth?Am I making financial decisions based on biblical principles?Am I preparing my children and loved ones to handle money wisely?Money is temporary. Wisdom is eternal. Choose wisely.FaithFi's Newest Study: Wisdom Over WealthIf you'd like to dive deeper into FaithFi's new study, Wisdom Over Wealth: 12 Lessons from Ecclesiastes on Money is available for pre-order now at FaithFi.com/Shop. This resource will provide practical biblical insights on money, stewardship, and wisdom.On Today's Program, Rob Answers Listener Questions:I have the opportunity to buy a 19-unit apartment building from a family member for around $1.2 million. I would need to get a loan for $1 million. I think I can increase the currently low rents and build up the equity. What are your thoughts on this opportunity?Resources Mentioned:Faithful Steward: FaithFi's New Quarterly MagazineWisdom Over Wealth: 12 Lessons from Ecclesiastes on MoneyLook At The Sparrows: A 21-Day Devotional on Financial Fear and AnxietyRich Toward God: A Study on the Parable of the Rich FoolFind a Certified Kingdom Advisor (CKA) or Certified Christian Financial Counselor (CertCFC)FaithFi App Remember, you can call in to ask your questions most days at (800) 525-7000. Faith & Finance is also available on the Moody Radio Network and American Family Radio. Visit our website at FaithFi.com where you can join the FaithFi Community and give as we expand our outreach.

Our guest today is Evelyn Gamble.  Evelyn is a dedicated healthcare worker and passionate heart disease advocate. With a deep commitment to improving health outcomes, Evelyn uses her personal and professional experiences to raise awareness about heart health, particularly for young adults. As a strong voice for change, she aims to inspire others to take proactive steps in managing their heart health and to advocate for better care and resources for those affected by heart disease.     Definition: A heart arrhythmia, also known as a cardiac arrhythmia, is an abnormal rhythm of the heart. It occurs when the electrical impulses that control the heart's contractions do not function properly.    Causes:    Heart arrhythmias can be caused by a wide range of factors, including:    Heart disease (e.g., coronary artery disease, heart failure) Electrolyte imbalances (e.g., low potassium or magnesium) Certain medications (e.g., stimulants, caffeine) Thyroid disorders Damage to the Vagus Nerve Stress Genetics    Types:    There are many different types of heart arrhythmias, which can be classified based on the rate and rhythm of the heart:    Tachycardia: A rapid heart rate (over 100 beats per minute)    Bradycardia: A slow heart rate (under 60 beats per minute)    Atrial fibrillation: A quivering or irregular rhythm of the upper chambers of the heart (atria)    Ventricular fibrillation: A life-threatening rhythm where the lower chambers of the heart (ventricles) contract irregularly and chaotically    Premature beats: Extra heartbeats that occur early in the rhythm    Symptoms:    Some people with heart arrhythmias may not experience any symptoms. Others may have symptoms such as:    Palpitations (feeling like the heart is racing or fluttering), Chest pain or discomfort, Dizziness or lightheadedness, Fainting, and Shortness of breath.    Diagnosis and Treatment:    To diagnose a heart arrhythmia, your doctor will likely perform a physical exam, ask about your medical history, and take an electrocardiogram (ECG). Treatment options depend on the type and severity of the arrhythmia and may include:    Medications (e.g., beta-blockers, antiarrhythmics) Lifestyle changes (e.g., exercise, stress management) Surgery (e.g., ablation procedure) Implantable devices (e.g., pacemakers, defibrillators)    Outlook: The outlook for people with heart arrhythmias varies depending on the underlying cause and severity of the condition.

One book of the Bible reminds us that life is short and we should make the most of every moment.If you guessed Ecclesiastes, you're right. This book emphasizes that our time here is fleeting, but what lies beyond is eternal. In this post, we'll explore this profound truth and introduce a new FaithFi study on the book of Ecclesiastes—Wisdom Over Wealth: 12 Lessons from Ecclesiastes on Money.The Shortness of LifeImagine standing on the summit of Mount Everest, over 29,000 feet above sea level. At that moment, you are higher than every other person on the planet. But as breathtaking as the view may be, you can't stay there long.At 26,000 feet, climbers enter the “death zone,” where oxygen is too thin to sustain human life. Even the most well-trained mountaineers must rely on oxygen tanks just to survive the final push to the peak. And when they reach the top, they have just five minutes—300 precious seconds—before they must begin their descent or risk never making it back.How do you think a climber should spend those five minutes? Complaining about an aching ankle? Wishing they hadn't endured the brutal climb? Or should they take in the view, praise God for the beauty of creation, and appreciate the rare opportunity they've been given?Five Minutes On The SummitEcclesiastes teaches us that life is like having five minutes on the summit.We're here for a short time. Many have come before us, and many will come after. Some moments in life are filled with sunshine and calm, while others bring fierce storms. But regardless of our circumstances, we have one brief chance to live and no do-overs.The book of Ecclesiastes repeatedly urges us to embrace this reality. Solomon, the author, reminds us that all earthly pursuits—wealth, pleasure, status—are ultimately fleeting. But rather than making us despair, this truth should inspire us to live with gratitude and purpose.Facing the Reality of Death to Find Joy in LifeEcclesiastes does not shy away from the topic of death. In fact, it is mentioned in 11 out of its 12 chapters. Solomon writes:"Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near of which you will say, ‘I have no pleasure in them'… before the silver cord is snapped, or the golden bowl is broken, or the pitcher is shattered at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern, and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it. Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher; all is vanity.” (Ecclesiastes 12:1, 6-8)Why does Solomon want us to think about death? Not to depress us—but to help us truly live. When we remember that our time is short, we learn to treasure each moment. If I know I have to leave the summit soon, I'll savor every second. If I know death is coming, I'll be thankful to be alive.The closing chapters of Ecclesiastes paint a vivid picture of aging and decline. Our eyesight dims, our strength fades, and our bodies slow down. But instead of fearing this reality, we're encouraged to embrace it—to use the time we have wisely and to find joy in the life God has given us.Live With Eternity In MindOur new FaithFi study, Wisdom Over Wealth: 12 Lessons from Ecclesiastes on Money, explores how these lessons apply to financial decisions. Solomon warns us that wealth, like life itself, is temporary. Money cannot ultimately satisfy, and hoarding riches without purpose is meaningless.Instead, Ecclesiastes teaches us to steward our finances with eternity in mind. That means:Trusting God over material wealthUsing money to bless othersEnjoying the good gifts God provides without making them our ultimate pursuitAs Moses wrote in Psalm 90:12: “So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.”You are standing on the summit of life. You have five minutes.How will you spend them?Will you focus on fleeting troubles, or will you fix your eyes on the One who holds eternity in His hands?Ecclesiastes calls us to live with purpose—to love God, love others, and make the most of every moment. When the expedition leader, God, taps us on the shoulder and says, “It's time to go,” may we be found faithful.We've only begun to explore the depth of this powerful new study, Wisdom Over Wealth: 12 Lessons from Ecclesiastes on Money, coming next month. Once it's available, you can find it at FaithFi.com/Shop.On Today's Program, Rob Answers Listener Questions:I'm 73 and self-employed. Five years ago, I left my house for my daughter, who had thyroid cancer. The house could rent for $3,000/month, but I'm not getting any of that. Is there a way I can get a tax deduction or deferment for this situation?My credit score has gradually decreased from around 780 to 720, even though I always pay my bills on time. I'm unsure why this is happening since I have a mortgage, and my housing payments are half my income. What could be causing my credit score to go down?I'm 58 on disability and only get $1,300 a month. If something happened to my husband, I think I could get around $200,000 after selling my house. What would be the best option for me in that situation since I don't have much in retirement savings?Resources Mentioned:Faithful Steward: FaithFi's New Quarterly PublicationAnnualCreditReport.comMovement MortgageWisdom Over Wealth: 12 Lessons from Ecclesiastes on MoneyLook At The Sparrows: A 21-Day Devotional on Financial Fear and AnxietyRich Toward God: A Study on the Parable of the Rich FoolFind a Certified Kingdom Advisor (CKA) or Certified Christian Financial Counselor (CertCFC)FaithFi App Remember, you can call in to ask your questions most days at (800) 525-7000. Faith & Finance is also available on the Moody Radio Network and American Family Radio. Visit our website at FaithFi.com where you can join the FaithFi Community and give as we expand our outreach.

In this episode of the MamasteFit Podcast, Gina and Roxanne discuss the top five prenatal discomforts experienced during pregnancy: pelvic pain, nausea and GI distress, fatigue and insomnia, Braxton Hicks contractions, and shortness of breath. They outline the causes of these discomforts, provide tips for alleviating them, and emphasize the importance of seeking medical advice when necessary. They provide practical advice on strength training, hydration, and other remedies while also sharing their personal experiences and professional expertise to help expectant mothers navigate a comfortable and empowered pregnancy journey. 00:00 Introduction to Prenatal Discomforts 00:31 Hosts Introduction and Podcast Overview 01:22 Understanding Pelvic Pain During Pregnancy 07:17 Managing GI Distress and Nausea 21:06 Addressing Fatigue and Insomnia 21:36 Understanding Early Pregnancy Fatigue 22:33 Dealing with Pregnancy Insomnia and Anxiety 23:21 The Importance of Rest and Self-Care 26:40 Managing Braxton Hicks Contractions 31:45 Shortness of Breath During Pregnancy 37:58 Common Prenatal Discomforts and Remedies 41:21 Final Thoughts and Resources Links: Episode 5: Overcoming Pelvic Pain: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/jNxjJ5HgJQb Episode 67: Pelvic Pain Relief Tips: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/tLmn3XGgJQb YouTube Workouts: SI joint pain: https://youtu.be/TvS-12sl9Kk SPD pain workout: https://youtu.be/NAVgnM4b_2Q Overall Pelvic Pain Relief workout: https://youtu.be/_tzwSiiQaFo === Get Your Copy of Training for Two on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3VOTdwH

Today's wisdom comes from On the Shortness of Life by Seneca.   If you're loving Heroic Wisdom Daily, be sure to subscribe to the emails at heroic.us/wisdom-daily.   And… Imagine unlocking access to the distilled wisdom form 700+ of the greatest books ever written.   That's what Heroic Premium offers: Unlimited access to every Philosopher's Note. Daily inspiration and actionable tools to optimize your energy, work, and love. Personalized coaching features to help you stay consistent and focused Upgrade to Heroic Premium →   Or, ready to go next level?   Join Heroic Elite, a 101-day training program designed to help you unlock your potential and achieve real, measurable results. Optimize your energy, work, and love with a proven system for transformation. Become the best, most Heroic version of yourself. Join Heroic Elite →   And finally: Know someone who'd love this? Share Heroic Wisdom Daily with them, and let's grow together in 2025!   Share Heroic Wisdom Daily →

In this week's episode of Parsha, Parts, and Polyvagal - Connecting Torah Insights to Your Inner World and Nervous System, we delve into a powerful insight from Parshas Va'eira. We explore the pasuk: “But they did not listen to Moshe, because of their shortness of breath and hard labor” (Shemos 6:9). Together, we unpack the layers of meaning behind this pasuk through the lens of Rashi and the Maharal, uncovering timeless lessons about how stress and overwhelm affect our ability to truly listen, connect, and find clarity. We discuss how life's challenges—and the anticipation of them—can create a “shortness of breath,” both physically and emotionally. These moments can leave us feeling stuck, unable to breathe deeply or access our inner calm. But there's hope: by calming our minds and bodies, we can reclaim the deep breath that helps us navigate life's challenges with greater ease. In this episode, you'll hear: The connection between our perceptions of stress and how our bodies respond. How our nervous system reacts when overwhelmed, whether through fight-or-flight or shutdown. A guided practice to help you gently reconnect with your breath and body. This exercise is especially for those moments when life feels too heavy or you can't seem to find a way to slow down. Take a moment for yourself today. Let this episode remind you that even in the midst of life's challenges, there is always a path back to calm and clarity.

As is now Modern Meditations tradition we ended 2024 with reading Seneca's “On The Shortness of Life” and sat down for a chat about how we did with this year that is not coming back. We both saw meaningful ways that Stoicism had major impacts in our lives for the better, whether that be through breakups, travel, making major career moves, graduating college or deaths in the family. And at the end we have the internationally acclaimed awards ceremony for the best episodes of the year called, “The Aurelis.“ 

This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Stoic philosopher Seneca's work, On Anger, book 3 It focuses specifically on his advice that, if we want to better deal with our emotional response of anger, place it into perspective by considering our own mortality as human beings. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO - or at BuyMeACoffee - www.buymeacoffee.com/A4quYdWoM You can find over 3000 philosophy videos in my main YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/user/gbisadler Purchase Seneca's On Anger - amzn.to/3smh6M8

Diving into the works and wisdom of one of the world's great philosophers, Seneca-----The duty of a man is to be useful to his fellow-men; if possible, to be useful to many of them; failing this, to be useful to a few; failing this, to be useful to his neighbours, and, failing them, to himself: for when he helps others, he advances the general interests of mankind. - Seneca-----3:30 - The purpose of studying philosophy "[Philosophy]  moulds and constructs the soul; it orders our life, guides our conduct, shows us what we should do and what we should leave undone."6:50 - The usage of time It is a small part of life we really live. Indeed, all the rest is not life, but merely of time. People are frugal in guarding their personal property; but as soon as it comes to squandering time they are most wasteful of the one thing in which it is right to be stingy.11:25- Self-made suffering 20:55- Find a catoSo choose yourself a Cato…Choose someone whose way of life as well as words…have won your approval. Be always pointing him out to yourself either as your guardian or as your model. There is a need, in my view, for someone as a standard against which our characters can measure themselves. 25:10 - On happinessWe have reached the heights if we know what it is that we find joy in and we have not placed our happiness in the control of the externals…Above all, my dear Lucilius, make this your business: learn how to feel joy.32:50 - On angerNo plague has cost the human race more dear: you will see slaughterings and poisonings, accusations and counter-accusations, sacking of cities, ruin of whole peoples, the persons of princes sold into slavery by auction, torches applied to roofs, and fires not merely confined within city-walls but making whole tracts of country glow with hostile flame.36:40 -Lessons/takeaways-----You can check out my book, website, and apparel below: WebsiteBook: Chasing Greatness: Timeless Stories on the Pursuit of Excellence  ApparelInstagram-----If you want to read more of Seneca's works, you can check out some books belowLetter from a StoicOn the Shortness of Life

The great fortune of Marcus Aurelius' life, he says at one point in Meditations, is not just that he himself has never known serious want, it's that he's been lucky enough to be able to help so many people.Rather than give in to the materialism and selfishness of Cyber Monday, we're teaming with Feeding America to contribute to something larger than ourselves. Help us reach our goal of feeding THREE MILLION people, every $1 donated is at least 10 meals. Donate at dailystoic.com/feedingIf you live outside the U.S., check out Action Against Hunger—the global humanitarian organization that fights against hunger across nearly 50 countries. Head here to donate.

You can't be a student of the Stoics without reading the Stoics.Books mentioned: Letters From A Stoic by SenecaHardship and Happiness (The Complete Works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca) by SenecaHow To Keep Your Cool by SenecaOn the Shortness of Life: Life Is Long If You Know How to Use It by SenecaHow To Die by SenecaThe Enchiridion by EpictetusDiscourses by EpictetusThat One Should Disdain Hardships by Musonius RufusCall Sign Chaos by Jim Mattis

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Once a dawn happens, it is gone to you forever. Once a day ends, it's done for you for all time. Act accordingly. Protect your time accordingly.Ask DS:When will Ryan's next non-Stoic book come out?How has Stoicism helped Ryan free his own biases?What does Ryan think about Ted Lasso as a Stoic?Does Ryan have any insight on passing along Stoic principles to the next generation?What is Ryan's advice to someone who loves their friends and family but struggles to fit in due to different beliefs?

What if I told you that some of the most dangerous signs of heart disease are so subtle, you might never even suspect they're putting your life at risk? These stealthy symptoms can easily be mistaken for everyday health issues, leading to a false sense of security. Ignoring these warnings could mean missing the critical opportunity to prevent a catastrophic heart event. In this lesson I'll be sharing 7 warning signs your body is trying to warn you about heart disease… 1: Shortness of Breath 2: Swelling in Legs, Ankles, or Feet 3: Erectile Dysfunction in men. Lack of morning wood.  4: Lightheadedness or Dizziness 5: Persistent Cough or Wheezing 6: Jaw, neck, or back pain 7: Another surprising symptom related to heart disease is extreme fatigue Studies & References: Shortness of breath https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/medical/shortness-of-breath https://www.heartfailurematters.org/understanding-heart-failure/shortness-of-breath/ https://www.myheartdiseaseteam.com/resources/shortness-of-breath-and-heart-disease  Swelling in Legs, Ankles, or Feet https://www.heartfailurematters.org/warning-signs/increased-swelling-of-the-legs-or-ankles/ https://www.verywellhealth.com/heart-diseases-swollen-feet-5181212  Erectile Dysfunction https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1001372 https://www.heart.org/en/news/2018/07/11/erectile-dysfunction-may-be-warning-sign-for-more-serious-health-problems  Lightheadedness or Dizzinesshttps://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/balance-problems/symptoms-causes/syc-20350474  Persistent Cough or Wheezing https://www.verywellhealth.com/coughing-and-heart-failure-cardiac-cough-explained-3896488  Jaw, neck, or back pain https://health.clevelandclinic.org/women-dont-ignore-3-subtle-heart-attack-symptoms  Extreme fatigue https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/17069-heart-failure-understanding-heart-failure Text me the words "Podcast" +1 (786) 364-5002 to be added to my contacts list.  / / E P I S O D E   S P ON S O R S