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[CN/TW: sexual assault and rape] Melissa Browne is an author, financial advisor, speaker and financial wellness advocate who first joined me on the podcast way back in episode 18 in early 2017. And now she’s back with a vulnerable new book and for a very personal and brave conversation. Mel has just published a new book - her fourth book - called “Budgets Don’t Work (But This Does)”. It’s the culmination of her career first as an accountant and now a financial advisor.  Her philosophy; just like diets and one-size-fits-all eating plans or training programs don’t work, budgets don’t work either. So Mel has developed a process that helps you custom design a financial plan, habits and tactics that draw on your natural strengths (while minimising the impact of your weakness). Simply genius! What makes this book so powerful is Mel’s vulnerability around her history, her story and how it has shaped her financial decision making over the years. From the outside looking in, Mel appeared to have it all. Yet as she reveals in this conversation, for years Mel was stuck in a ‘sabotage loop’ in her business and that she carried a victim mentality and story that she wasn’t “good enough” that caused her to work so hard she ultimately experienced burnout and a breakdown in 2017. So she initially started working with a coach to help her navigate her ’sabotage loop’ in her business. But she quickly realised she would also need to unpack the trauma she’s experienced and the way it and the stories she’s carried with her have shaped her personal life as well.  This is Mel reclaiming her story, finding her voice & rewriting a new ending for her story Get the full show notes for the episode here. — Visit the Sparta Chicks Radio website here  Follow Sparta Chicks Radio on Facebook: facebook.com/SpartaChicks  Follow Mel on Instagram: @moremoneyforshoes

In this special episode, NASW’s Senior Policy Consultant Mel Wilson is interviewed by Andy McClenaghan on Let’s Talk Social Work, a podcast from the British Association of Social Workers Northern Ireland. Many of our colleagues around the world have been following the developments in the United States around racism and violence against people who are Black. So Mel shared what’s been happening, and what we’re doing here to push for real change and social justice. Visit the show notes for resources.

Melissa Browne first joined me on the podcast way back in early 2017 and then spoke at our conference, Sparta Chicks Unleashed, in 2018. And now she’s back with a vulnerable new book and for a very personal and brave conversation. Mel has just published a new book - her fourth book - called “Budgets Don’t Work (But This Does)”. It’s the culmination of her career first as an accountant and now a financial advisor. Her philosophy; just like diets and one-size-fits-all eating plans or training programs don’t work, budgets don’t work either. So Mel has developed a process that helps you discover (what she calls) your “Financial Phenotype”. It’s the combination of your Money Stories, your Money Environment and your Money Type. Knowing these things about yourself then allows you to custom design your own financial plan, habits and tactics that draw on your natural strengths (while minimising the impact of your weakness). Simply genius! What makes this book so powerful is Mel’s vulnerability around her history and her story and how it has shaped her financial decision making over the years. From the outside looking in, Mel appeared to have it all.  Yet as she reveals in this conversation, for years Mel was stuck in a ‘sabotage loop’ in her business and that she carried a victim mentality and story that she wasn’t “good enough” that caused her to work so hard she ultimately experienced burnout and a breakdown in 2017. So she initially started working with a coach to help her navigate her ’sabotage loop’ in her business. However, Mel quickly realised she would also need to unpack the trauma she’s experienced and the way it and the stories she’s carried with her have shaped her personal life as well. Get the full show notes for the episode here. — Visit the Sparta Chicks Radio website here Follow Sparta Chicks Radio on Facebook: facebook.com/SpartaChicks Follow Mel on Instagram: @moremoneyforshoes

There’s nothing quite like watching an actor pretend to lose their mind on screen. Especially when they’re the kind of person who already comes across as unhinged. That’s why we jointly reviewed The Beaver[2011]. Mel Gibson plays the head of a small toy company inherited from his father that’s not doing too well. He has a bad relationship with his kids. His wife, played by Jodie Foster, wants a divorce. So Mel goes to a motel to drink heavily and attempt to kill himself. This fails when the beaver puppet he found in a dumpster tells him to knock it off and put himself back together. The Beaver(2011), Mel Gibson doing … Continue reading Popcorn Pulse 105: Meaver →

Coop's missing!! So Mel has a lil girl talk with one of her best friends Jel in episode five. We quickly talk about dating men with kids and then figure out how to balance friendships and relationships.

Can I take a moment to plug our retreat with the #AmWriting podcast ladies? Its called the Find Your Book, Find Your Mojo retreat. It was KJ’s idea, really, so we should give her the credit. But I’ve been working hard on all the details to make it an unforgettable weekend of friendship and writing and laughter. Our dearest hope is that you’ll come with your writing buddy or your writing group and learn how you can use Jennie’s Two-Tier Outline to help you move your writing forward. The Two-Tier can be used at any point. Really. Any point. (I should know, I refer to and rewrite mine all the time.) It’s small and powerful and social, and we will show you how to use it by yourself and with your writing group to help each other move forward.I’m bringing my friends. Join us and bring yours!You can find out more details here: https://www.authoraccelerator.com/amwritingretreatWe are gearing up for Season TWO of Mom Writes. It’s all about REVISION! And to kick things off, Jennie is going to give a webinar about the Stoplight Method. It’s part of her revision process, and it helps you identify how best to use your time when tackling your revision.If you would like to sign up for the webinar, you can do so here: https://www.authoraccelerator.com/momwriteskickoffShow notes for the encore episode 59: Just Blow Something Up[NSFK—the end of this episode is Not Suitable for Kids. Abby swears and we don’t edit it out, plus we mention dildos about 16 times, so put on your headphones as we enter chit chat territory at the end!]Both Mel and Abby are sick. But Mel wins. She has the flu and shows up anyway because she is convinced that part of her self-care is talking about her edits. She tried extra hard this week to make up for her “bad edits” last time.Jennie’s comments last time were along the lines of “but nothing is happening in the story.” So Mel’s solution was to go back and blow something up.Jennie points out how dangerous it is to “blow stuff up” in a story. You can very easily make it about plot and not story. Mel’s story is about life and death and the choices we make around life and death. Mel’s writing played into that, so it works. But Jennie cautions writers not to just randomly include epic events in their stories if they don’t serve a purpose in the overarching WHY. If your motivation is “I just gotta make something happen” then that’s bad.There needs to be a logic to every single action a character makes. It has to be logical in the universe of the story, and it has to be logical to who that character is. (Would that character actually do that? Why would they do that? And is it clear to the audience why they would do that?)Mel beat herself up over her previous edits, but we talk about writers’ high standards for themselves. Why do writers think it has to be perfect the first time they write something? Mel points out that first-time writers hold themselves to that standard of perfection because they have been raised on a million wonderful books in their final form and have yet to develop an appreciation for the iterative process of writing.Jennie says no one is immune from this, and that the people who are willing to put themselves in the vulnerable place of sharing their work are the people who end up doing good work. There are so many skills you have to master when writing a novel—SO MANY! So go easy on yourself when you make mistakes.Besides having the flu, Mel also lost her work when Word crashes and she lost four pages. It could have been worse, but she had really liked those pages! Jennie shares a secret, and she calls it “device agnostic.” She talks about how everything she does lives in Dropbox.We end by talking about The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up and The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning. We all have funny stories that revolve around hoarding childhood treasures.

In this episode:[NSFK—the end of this episode is Not Suitable for Kids. I swear and we don’t edit it out, plus we mention dildos about 16 times, so put on your headphones as we enter chit chat territory at the end!]Both Mel and Abby are sick. But Mel wins. She has the flu and shows up anyway because she is convinced that part of her self-care is talking about her edits. She tried extra hard this week to make up for her “bad edits” last time.Jennie’s comments last time were along the lines of “but nothing is happening in the story.” So Mel’s solution was to go back and blow something up.Jennie points out how dangerous it is to “blow stuff up” in a story. You can very easily make it about plot and not story. Mel’s story is about life and death and the choices we make around life and death. Mel’s writing played into that, so it works. But Jennie cautions writers not to just randomly include epic events in their stories if they don’t serve a purpose in the overarching WHY. If your motivation is “I just gotta make something happen” then that’s bad.There needs to be a logic to every single action a character makes. It has to be logical in the universe of the story, and it has to be logical to who that character is. (Would that character actually do that? Why would they do that? And is it clear to the audience why they would do that?)Mel beat herself up over her previous edits, but we talk about writers’ high standards for themselves. Why do writers think it has to be perfect the first time they write something? Mel points out that first-time writers hold themselves to that standard of perfection because they have been raised on a million wonderful books in their final form and have yet to develop an appreciation for the iterative process of writing.Jennie says no one is immune from this, and that the people who are willing to put themselves in the vulnerable place of sharing their work are the people who end up doing good work. There are so many skills you have to master when writing a novel—SO MANY! So go easy on yourself when you make mistakes.Besides having the flu, Mel also lost her work when Word crashes and she lost four pages. It could have been worse, but she had really liked those pages! Jennie shares a secret, and she calls it “device agnostic.” She talks about how everything she does lives in Dropbox.We end by talking about The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up and The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning. We all have funny stories that revolve around hoarding childhood treasures.

What would you do after 36 years working? For Mel Johnson the answer to that has been real estate investing, volunteering, golf, travel, cycling, spending time with kids and grandkids, and nurturing his 44 year long marriage!Show notes:- Mel decided to form a company with his son and wife. - 12:03- They ended up calling the company MCH (MELCRAIGHETHER) Development Ltd. - 12:20- They ended up forming 5 shareholders including 2 more of his children.- 12:33- Splitting the revenue 10% to Mel and Heather and 90% to the 3 Children - 12:50- The main objective is to get his children involved in real estate. - 13:27- They also got other options which they have 11 share classes so they could have other investors come in to the company and wanted to do bigger deals. - 13:37- The appeal of doing a build is a shorter period of hold to earn - 22:11- Mel talks about what he is afraid of and how he'd overcome his fears - 25:57- Mel also emphasizes why we just need to be simply authentic and honest with people, he thinks that to be able to be successful in business- personal rapport is really important and Always like the job you are into.- 26:40- Have a good relationship with the boss and colleagues which you should treat fairly.-26:55 - If you don't have a good boss, life could really be tough. So Mel tries to always become a good boss. - 27:05 - You have to be firm but fair.- 27:12 - Treat everybody the same. 27:14- Volunteering is also an interest for Mel and his wife because it is like connecting and sharing with people which they find very satisfying. - 27:33- Volunteering is good for the soul. - 27:48- Mel also gives advice to people who are asking if the business of real estate is for them.-30:00- We have to connect with people who have done it themselves, to get some important insights, but probably to make the first deal and overcoming fear is the biggest challenge. - 30:05- You have to write down everything into steps. so you can identify, do or complete and show progress and get yourself ready to have the resources in place whether it's financing, or the legal advice or realtor have all those people. all the connection that can support you. - 30:22- "Get the best advice you can and take the plunge" 30:42Mel's Bio:- Batchelor of Science in Forestry- 33 years with Weyerhaeuser in various Managerial roles (Kamloops, Lumby, Vavenby)- 3 years with Domtar as Fibre Supply Manager at the Kamloops Pulp Mill- Retired in 2010 at 62- First Real Estate Investment in 2005- Have invested in Real Estate Limited Partnerships- Currently have interests in 4 rental properties, recetly sold 2- Started a Limited Company in March 2017 to invest in Real Estate and recently completed a build in Kamloops, looking for the next oportunity.Visit us at the next meeting or view meetings online at www.RENTS.website

What would you do after 36 years working? For Mel Johnson the answer to that has been real estate investing, volunteering, golf, travel, cycling, spending time with kids and grandkids, and nurturing his 44 year long marriage!Show notes:- Mel decided to form a company with his son and wife. - 12:03- They ended up calling the company MCH (MELCRAIGHETHER) Development Ltd. - 12:20- They ended up forming 5 shareholders including 2 more of his children.- 12:33- Splitting the revenue 10% to Mel and Heather and 90% to the 3 Children - 12:50- The main objective is to get his children involved in real estate. - 13:27- They also got other options which they have 11 share classes so they could have other investors come in to the company and wanted to do bigger deals. - 13:37- The appeal of doing a build is a shorter period of hold to earn - 22:11- Mel talks about what he is afraid of and how he'd overcome his fears - 25:57- Mel also emphasizes why we just need to be simply authentic and honest with people, he thinks that to be able to be successful in business- personal rapport is really important and Always like the job you are into.- 26:40- Have a good relationship with the boss and colleagues which you should treat fairly.-26:55 - If you don't have a good boss, life could really be tough. So Mel tries to always become a good boss. - 27:05 - You have to be firm but fair.- 27:12 - Treat everybody the same. 27:14- Volunteering is also an interest for Mel and his wife because it is like connecting and sharing with people which they find very satisfying. - 27:33- Volunteering is good for the soul. - 27:48- Mel also gives advice to people who are asking if the business of real estate is for them.-30:00- We have to connect with people who have done it themselves, to get some important insights, but probably to make the first deal and overcoming fear is the biggest challenge. - 30:05- You have to write down everything into steps. so you can identify, do or complete and show progress and get yourself ready to have the resources in place whether it's financing, or the legal advice or realtor have all those people. all the connection that can support you. - 30:22- "Get the best advice you can and take the plunge" 30:42Mel's Bio:- Batchelor of Science in Forestry- 33 years with Weyerhaeuser in various Managerial roles (Kamloops, Lumby, Vavenby)- 3 years with Domtar as Fibre Supply Manager at the Kamloops Pulp Mill- Retired in 2010 at 62- First Real Estate Investment in 2005- Have invested in Real Estate Limited Partnerships- Currently have interests in 4 rental properties, recetly sold 2- Started a Limited Company in March 2017 to invest in Real Estate and recently completed a build in Kamloops, looking for the next oportunity.Visit us at the next meeting or view meetings online at www.RENTS.website

In this episode, I’m talking to Melissa Li, former creative writer and world builder for Magic: The Gathering. I caught up with Mel right before she left Seattle. Mel moved to LA and is now a Senior Narrative Writer at Riot Games. Mel talks about her creative process. New storylines are developed five to ten years ahead. So Mel can’t tell us what she worked on. But Mel did work on the single player campaign for Duels of the Planeswalkers. Also! Get on your Vorthos hats! We talk about some lore and the current storyline with the Eldrazi, Sorin, Nahiri, Innistrad and Nicol Bolas. Go say hi to Mel on twitter @SMelissaLi You can check out her blog, EtheriumSculptor.tumblr.com Mel has some great cosplay and she also makes some cool things like Aether ray guns and spinny thopter cakes. Special thanks to Zeze Photography for the photo of Mel’s Sarkhan cosplay. If you want to see them, I have links in the show notes at KitchenTableMagic.org Check out more of photos by Zeze Photography on Facebook.com/ZezePhotography I want to thanks and acknowledge Mel again for her work creating worlds for the Magic: The Gathering multiverse. I’m so excited to see her work in future sets. Also, best of luck at Riot Games. Hmmm…. I wonder what Riot is going to be doing with a creative narrative writer? Perhaps a new game? Perhaps an MMO in the League of Legends storyline? Anyhoos, I’m just excited for Amonkhet that’s about to be released. We’ll all find out soon just how much of a jerk Nicol Bolas really is. This episode of Kitchen Table Magic is brought to you by Paragon City Games. Last week, Paragon City Games sent me Die Hard metal dice in Raw Steel Red for a giveaway. I asked you to comment on my Facebook giveaway post about what you think an up-and-coming game store like Paragon City Games should do to support the players and gaming community. Your responses are wonderful and I’d like to read a few of them on air. Paul wrote: I would love to see stores build strong relationships with other stores in the region for scheduling, referrals, and the like. Stores are part of our community and the stronger the relationship between stores the better it is for players. Robin write: I would have loved some classes on how to make a decent deck, especially how to build one with the cards I have rather than what cards to buy. James wrote: Be sure to employ a judge or organizer for your events who is friendly, flexible, and sensitive to the broad range of players you will attract. Choose someone you trust and will allow to have the freedom to make store decisions on the fly that serve your customer service needs. Adrian wrote: Have a series of local tourneys where the prizes are modern staples rather than packs or money. This should keep the hyper-competitive away and attract the more casual crowd. Jordan wrote: Ask players for input on the events they'd like to see. Hold events at various times throughout the week--not everyone has a schedule that accommodates early afternoon/early evening events. Many other listeners said that having a good atmosphere is important and also having private rooms to rent out. And now, for the winner, chosen at random is…. Kate! Kate wrote: Cater to the younger generation! I see young kids at my local shop all the time, and they get intimidated by the adults who are very serious or exclusionary. Maybe host game nights for 13 and Unders? Or have easy to play decks on hand so kids can learn to play with their parents or friends without memorizing tons of mechanics. Congratulations Kate, you are our lucky winner. I’ll be reaching out to send you the RPG set of Die Hard Metal dice in Raw Steel Red. Thanks to everyone for sharing your thoughts about how game stores can help build community. Many thanks to Paragon City Games for giving me the opportunity to do a giveaway. Remember, they are streaming every week at Twitch.tv/ParagonCityGames Also, be sure to spread the love and give them a Like on their Facebook page.

Well, I know that I'm in the middle of a big ole bloggy break, but Melanie and I have been wanting to record a podcast, and the day before our friend Annie's new book comes out seemed like a fine and wonderful time. Here's the cover of Annie's book. I love it a lot. Annie and I have a delightful chat about 10 minutes into the podcast. Melanie was supposed to be part of that, but unfortunately we (and by "we," I mean "I") could not figure out how to record the three of us at once now that I'm using different software than I did back in the days of FryDaddy. SO - Mel and I talked a little, then Annie and I talked, then Mel and I talked a bunch more. We extensively examined the beach house vs. lake house debate, our favorite summertime foods, the perils of trying to have grown-up conversations when kids are listening, and, of course, our dogs. Also, please excuse the awkward sound effect transition that I used at the beginning and the end of the part with Annie. Just know that I did the best I could with an impromptu back-up plan and very limited technical skills. If I can ever finish this book, I may need to consider signing up to take some sort of online podcasting seminar. I feel like that would be good for all of us. Bless.