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Sir Peter Beck, CEO and Founder of Rocket Lab, returns to OPTO Sessions a year after our first conversation to delve deeper into the company's evolution as an end-to-end space provider, its growing role in national security, record financial performance following Q1 earnings, and the transformative impact of AI on the future of space exploration. 0:00 Introduction to Rocket Lab 02:16 Government & National Security Contracts 05:58 Rocket Lab's structural change 06:49 Recent Product Launches: Flatellite & Starray 10:48 Electron: Operational Success 11:58 Advantages of Vertical Integration13:33 Financial Performance & Growth 17:34 Tariff's Impact 18:32 Future Outlook 20:01 AI in SpaceIf you enjoyed this interview, consider subscribing to our Substack channel for more in-depth insights designed to help you invest smarter: https://optoforesight.substack.com/Create your Own Stock Index & Invest Smarter with OPTO Folios: https://optothemes.onelink.me/BZDG/ti2lb2fdX: https://twitter.com/OptoThemesInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/opto.themes?igsh=MXhwenU4dTk4aDBqMw%3D%3D&utm_source=qrLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/opto-invest-in-innovation-308416193/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OptoThemes-----The content in this podcast is for informational purposes only. Opto Markets LLC does not recommend any specific securities or investment strategies. Investing involves risk & investments may lose value, including the loss of principal. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investors should consider their investment objectives and risks carefully before investing. The information provided is not an endorsement of this product and is for information and/or educational purposes only.

It started with a simple problem: take the trash out, bring it back in. But that tiny pain point? It turned into a full-blown logistics revolution for short-term rental hosts nationwide.Taylor Jones dives deep with Alex Shapiro, co-founder of Can Monkey, the tech-powered trash service that's now serving over 5,000+ properties across 28 states and 475 cities. What began as a favor for a friend became one of the most unexpected wins in the short-term rental game.Inside this episode:How a random lunch and one smelly STR mishap sparked a business ideaWhy homeowner rejection opened the door to a thriving STR marketThe secret sauce behind Can Monkey's explosive growthWhat it really takes to manage a trash route across hundreds of citiesThe unexpected power of timestamped trash photos (yep, they can save you from fines)What makes a great “can runner” (spoiler: it's not driving a BMW)The surprising blend of tech, trust, and trash - and why it matters for STR opsCan Monkey's next chapter: 10,000 properties and software that could shake up the spaceIf you're in the STR world or just love stories of scrappy entrepreneurship, this episode delivers a goldmine of insights, operations hacks, and growth strategies you'll wish you heard sooner. Hit play now, you'll never look at trash day the same way again.Learn more at canmonkey.comContact Alex: alexander@canmonkey.com or connect with him on LinkedIn

This week, I'm joined by Justin (@outofsteptrading), a collector who does things his own way. His collection stands out, built around NASCAR legends like Dale Earnhardt and Richard Petty. But there's more to it than that.Justin's approach to collecting is different. He focuses on what he loves, not what's popular. In this episode, we get into why he embraces being "out of step" with the mainstream hobby, how his passion for punk and hardcore music influences his collecting, and what makes NASCAR cards unique.We also talk about:How nostalgia and personal history shape collecting choicesWhy the NASCAR card community feels different from other segments of the hobbyThe challenges and rewards of collecting in a niche spaceIf you're looking for a fresh perspective on collecting, this one's for you.Start your 7 day free trial of Stacking Slabs Patreon TodayBuy some new gear at the SSP Merch StandSubscribe to the Stacking Slabs YouTube Page[Distributed on Sunday] Sign up for the Stacking Slabs Weekly Rip Newsletter using this linkCheck out Card Ladder the official data partner of Stacking SlabsFollow Stacking Slabs: | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | TiktokFollow Justin: | Instagram

Are your company's systems holding you back from reaching your full potential? Join Dr. Sabrina and Melissa Kay as we dive into the critical role of systems in driving sustainable growth. Dr. Sabrina Starling is “The Business Psychologist,” founder of Tap the Potential, and a recent TEDx speaker, and Melissa Kay is the Lead Strategist at Tap the Potential. You'll learn why the success of your business depends on systems and what you can do today to get started with implementing systems. Join us!Profit by Design is a Tap the Potential Production.Show Highlights:Systems make the difference. Having zero systems means there is no framework for success.Hiring A-players without having systems in place gives them no path to success.Melissa's example of taking over the PBD podcast because systems are in placeSystems are a cool opportunity for innovation in our businesses.Systems are often the issue if an A-player is not delivering key results. Systems will bridge the gap.Most systems revolve around project management tools (We use Asana.)A glimpse at Dr. Sabrina's Focus Plan–and how it changed Melissa's life!A look at Melissa's project management tool and how it frees up her mind spaceIf you need help implementing systems, start with ONE thing: Begin using a project management tool. Links and Resources:Retain, grow, and deeply engage your A-players with the Dream Manager Program! The best way to create buy-in from your team members for your vision is to identify how your vision supports them in achieving their dreams. Enroll today!Become an employer of choice to attract the A-players you want on your team! We are now enrolling for the How to Hire the Best course. Sign up today!Sign up for the free A-Player Development Plan/Mini-Course. Track your A-players' development and retain your A-players!Ready to take your life back from your business? Want more time for what matters most and more money in your bank account than ever? Book a call with us today! Get your copy of A Guide To Talking To Your Team About Profit!Master your time and profit! Give us 20 minutes of your time, take the Better Business Better Life Assessment, and receive a free paperback copy of my book, The 4 Week Vacation®️.Learn more about our courses, Coach Approach and Leadership Bootcamp at www.tapthepotential.com. Join the Tap the Potential Community on Mighty Networks: www.tapthepotential.com/group Download Dr. Sabrina's Introductory Training: How to Make Your Time Worth $10,000 an HourMentioned in this episode:Have More Time For What Matters Most And More Money In Your Bank Account Than Ever! Go to tapthepotential.com and book a call to...

Welcome to DJ Dave's Third Session, in which we feature:Home by yoitrax | https://soundcloud.com/yoitraxWhere Did The Time Go? by Pyrosion | https://soundcloud.com/pyrosionTwilight City by | e s c p | https://www.escp.spaceStargazer by | e s c p | https://www.escp.spaceThe Last Second Of Love by | e s c p | https://www.escp.spaceSun Rise by Pyrosion | https://soundcloud.com/pyrosionRunning Up by Aries Beats | https://soundcloud.com/aries4rceChill Downtempo by NIKI | https://soundcloud.com/lukyanovnikitaA Journey Through The Universe by Lesion X | https://soundcloud.com/lesionxbeatsBittersweet by | e s c p | https://www.escp.spaceMare Tranquillitatis by | e s c p | https://www.escp.spaceSunset by | e s c p | https://www.escp.spaceIf you have some chill music you think would fit well with the show, or would just like to send a nice message, you can reach DJ Dave at djdaveostium@gmail.com.If you would like to get access to DJ Dave sessions early, as well as a bunch of bonus material, you can support Ostium on Patreon.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/ostium. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this compelling follow-up episode of Custom Apparel Startups, we're delighted to welcome back Howard Potter, of A&P Master Images, for another deep dive into the world of custom apparel. This time, Howard sheds light on the troubles encountered when starting a t-shirt business and shares invaluable advice for both new and established entrepreneurs in the industry.Kicking off the episode, we tackle one of the most daunting questions for newcomers: "Which machine to buy?" We stress the importance of broad research and caution against getting tunnel-visioned on a single technology. The landscape of apparel printing is vast and choosing the right equipment is crucial for your business's specific needs and goals.Growth is a central theme of our conversation. Howard underscores the necessity of forward-thinking, particularly in terms of spatial planning. Anticipating future expansion is vital; many businesses struggle because they run out of room or fail to utilize their current space efficiently. He offers practical tips on scanning your property and equipment regularly to identify items that can be repurposed or removed, thus making way for essential upgrades or additions.Howard also introduces the concept of "temporary fixes" for immediate problems, but he warns against relying on these for too long. The discussion moves towards a critical analysis of production, time, and space utilization. He advises that operating at 95% capacity is a clear sign that expansion is overdue. Ideally, businesses should start thinking about improving their space or equipment when they hit the 70-75% threshold to avoid stagnation and ensure continuous growth.Beyond the technical aspects of running a t-shirt business, Howard emphasizes the foundation of any successful venture: providing excellent service, treating people right, creating outstanding products, and committing to education and transparency. These principles, he argues, are non-negotiable for long-term success in the custom apparel industry.This episode is a treasure trove of insights for anyone looking to navigate the challenges of starting or expanding a t-shirt business. Howard Potter's expertise and candid advice make it a must-listen for entrepreneurs eager to make their mark in the world of custom apparel.Here is the list of tips for growing your business:Get the right equipment for YOUR businessConsider the space you have to work and make sure you have room to growIf you are not using things or running out of room, be sure to scan your space and see how you can improve efficiencyConsider your % output / % time / % spaceIf you are at 95% production / space ... you need to expandReally you should be improving space / equipment at 70-75% rather than waitingSimple rules for growthProvide great serviceTreat people rightCreate a great productEducate your customerBe transparent

Tune in to this unfiltered, unedited, very raw reflection coming to you from my bathtub... I'm sharing the possible incongruence I've been witnessing in the heart led biz/coaching spaceIf you're feeling the call to swap hustle for heart and finally get your head out of the way of your heart led business then I invite you to join me inside The Embodied Reset Presale pricing on now until Dec 12/23 >> The Embodied Reset ..Connect with me on IG (@nicolepasveer)Want to be a guest on the podcast? Fill out this form

Thanks for joining me this week. I've been having lots of chats about Feng Shui lately and it's inspired this week's episode.Join me to today as I discuss:What Feng Shui isHow it impacts your home and moodMy top 5 tips for incorporating Feng Shui principles into your spaceIf you enjoyed this episode, please feel free to rate, review and subscribe.Loved today's podcast and want to dive deeper into 1:1 coaching with me?Click here to book your free 30 minute mini coaching session with meTo find out more about my 1:1 coaching support, get in touch below:instagram.com/groundingwithgemgemwilsoncoaching.comTo find out more about VALA, my award-winning natural energy gel business:instagram.com/valaenergyvalaenergy.comPlease note: This podcast is intended for informational purposes only. It is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. If you require mental health support, please seek the help of a certified therapist or doctor.

Doors to the very first cohort of The Bundle Intensive are officially open! And in this BONUS Episode of The Systems & Workflow Magic Podcast, Dolly shares the "receipts" of why investing in The Bundle Intensive is going to be a true transformational decision for your business because other business owners have experienced tremendous results in past collabs with her as a guide especially when it comes to building out trusted and strategic business bundles! Top reasons to listen to the entire episode:The importance of credibility in the online spaceThe importance of being a guide in the online spaceIf you are still on the fence about purchasing the Bundle Intensive and need to hear other business owners talk about their experience working with DollyResources mentionedThe Bundle Intensive is Now Open: https://systemsandworkflowmagic.com/bundle-intensive-programConnect with Dolly The Master Lead Magnet Idea List to Grow Your Own Email List TodayInstagramPinterestThanks for joining us on The Systems and Workflow Magic Podcast! If you enjoyed this episode, please:Sign up for weekly reminders to stay up to date on all things systems and workflow magic (tips to better automate the backend of your business) by snagging this FREE resource (how to automate the backend of your offers, opt-ins, and bundles)Post a screenshot & some of your favorite key takeaways on your IG story and tag me @dollydelongeducation so I can repost it! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the second episode in our Clinician to Coach Series! In this six-part series, I'm sharing resources and strategies to help you start and grow your coaching business to consistent $5K and even $10K months without overwhelm or burnout.In today's episode, you're going to hear me talk about: The key differences between consulting, coaching and therapyWhy you want to clearly articulate what service you're providing and what your client can expect in terms of the coaching relationshipThe gold standard for positioning your coaching services alongside your work as a therapistCommon scenarios for therapists navigating the coaching spaceIf you enjoy today's episode -- and if you're excited about the rest of this series -- I would love to hear from you! You can reach out via DM on Instagram @otsgonerogue or by email (simply hit reply to one of our weekly email newsletters).You can also connect with me through our Facebook page  @otsgonerogue or by going to our contact form, https://www.otsgonerogue.com/podcast-contact.For the latest show notes and full episodes, make sure you head over to otsgonerogue.com/podcast. If you don't want to miss any future episodes including the upcoming episodes in the series, make sure you're subscribed to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever else you listen to podcasts. And thanks so much for listening to this week's episode of the OTs Gone Rogue podcast! 

Welcome to our Clinician to Coach Series! In this six-part series, I'm sharing resources and strategies to help you start and grow your coaching business to consistent $5K and even $10K months without overwhelm or burnout.And we're kicking things off by pulling back the curtain on the dark side of coaching! In today's episode, you're going to hear me talk about: Why healthcare professionals are burning out with the current state of healthcareThe growing trends and opportunities in the coaching industryThe concerns with the wild, wild West of the coaching world and the lack of industry regulationPotential issues with coaching certification programs and the importance of consumer awarenessWhat we need to consider as health professionals navigating the coaching spaceIf you enjoy today's episode -- and if you're excited about the rest of this series -- I would love to hear from you! You can reach out via DM on Instagram @otsgonerogue or by email (simply hit reply to one of our weekly email newsletters). You can also connect with me through our Facebook page  @otsgonerogue or by going to our contact form, https://www.otsgonerogue.com/podcast-contact. For the latest show notes and full episodes, make sure you head over to otsgonerogue.com/podcast. If you don't want to miss any future episodes including the upcoming episodes in the series, make sure you're subscribed to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever else you listen to podcasts. And thanks so much for listening to this week's episode of the OTs Gone Rogue podcast! 

I've realized a thing or two after starting business in my 40s. This week, I celebrated another birthday...my 48th to be exact. I tend to get a little nostalgic around this time of the year. Maybe because it's due to understanding my mother more at this age, or because I'm understanding myself more.Either way, I've been thinking about the lessons that I've learned starting a business as a woman in her 40s...and there have been a few!On this episode, I'm sharing...How starting a business in my 40s has been a different journey than it was when I was youngerThe power I have gained back by no longer allowing other people's opinions to influence how I view myselfWhy I'm less phased by failure in my 40s than I ever was before How I'm paving my own path toward success without buying into the drama and trends that dominate the online spaceIf you're a woman who is navigating building a business online, tune into this episode for some real talk about breaking the glass ceiling so you can build a business you're proud of.*************************************************************My brand NEW bootcamp, SCHMOOZE is officially open for enrollment!SCHMOOZE is the ultimate LIVE Digital Networking Bootcamp. If you're looking for new ways to consistently attract attention to your business without the pressure of posting more on social media....this is the place for you.If you're ready to create a marketing plan that feels authentic and leads to income time and time again...⁣⁣⁣⁣Then come on over and join me in SCHMOOZE: a 5-Day LIVE Digital Networking Bootcamp!Join here >>> janditchfield.co/schmooze 

Hello listeners, in this episode of Capital Calls, we welcome Thomas Bengtsson, Head of Investments at Oak Universe, a fund founded on the concept of bringing cutting-edge portfolio management to advanced manufacturing. In this conversation, we talk about Oak Universe's unique take on the transformation of the European economy to secure supply chains and energy transition, and we get their specialized perspective on the 4th industrial revolution, or industry 4.0, as an opportunity for specialized investors.This was the publicly available portion of our interview with Thomas Bengtsson, Head of Investments at Oak Universe. The rest of the interview is exclusive to accredited investors who are members of Palico. The extended version covers: Their target investmentsInsights into their target returnsA look at the competitive landscape in their spaceIf you are an accredited investor you can join Palico for free and listen to the rest of the conversation and other exclusive content like this. Head over to Palico.com to apply.Palico is the leading online marketplace where LPs, from single-family offices to large pension funds, can discover and access PE funds and their managers on our primary marketplace and where LPs can access and divest PE fund interests on our secondary marketplace.

What do you do when your healing work is done? In this podcast episode, Geneva Robins and Kim Johnston chat about the neverending awakening and expansion of the spiritual journey. Our favourite thing to talk about is the transformative process of unpacking old stuff and expanding further into the light. With an engineering background, Kim had been doing energy healing work since childhood but kept that part of her life hidden. The journey of learning Reiki helped her go through some really challenging times. She began learning Reiki with Geneva while in graduate school to get her Ph.D. in engineering. In graduate school, there are times when it can be really difficult and lonely. Like many people in grad school, Kim was dealing with impostor syndrome and thoughts like "What am I doing here in graduate school?", "What can I do with my life?" and "Who am I?"Learning Reiki helped Kim feel more comfortable and confident and heal old thought patterns. Coming into the community of Reiki class was so supportive and nurturing. Opening her heart up to self-love, expansion, and acceptance was a big shift in her spiritual journey. Now, as an engineering professor, Kim works with psychologists to create programs that are starting to change the culture. Mental well-being is essential, and we need to be able to talk about difficult topics everywhere, including in the university setting.We're human beings, not human doings.Our culture teaches us that much of our value is based on productivity and accomplishments. A big part of the spiritual journey, in the beginning, was unlearning that attachment to having to be productive, to have value. The truth is that your worth is just simply you being you. You just have to show up and breathe, and that's enough. Connect to the unconditional loving spaceIf your worthiness is based on something external, you pay such a great inner cost. You're always chasing the thing outside of yourself. It's always just beyond your grasp. It doesn't matter what you accomplish; it doesn't matter how good you are. If there's a tape in your head that says "Never enough, " it just never shuts up. There's no amount of enoughness to satiate that beast. And then, in the chasing of the external, we can lose that numinous, luminescent, ephemeral beauty that's part of life. We lose our ability to witness the miracles happening all around us all the time. The spiritual practice is really about connecting to unconditional, loving energy. And the spiritual doorway or mind-body mental health tool that gets you to that luminous state is up to you. That unconditional love state can be created inside you by connecting to the universal lifeforce energy. For us, Reiki is one of the many pathways we use to connect to that infinite well-being. You get in harmony with the greater flow of Divine energy, and then you can create absolute magic in the world.  And so then, what's next? What do we do when we've healed our stuff?The first few years of the spiritual journey are often about healing the old stuff, clearing out limiting beliefs, and things from childhood. Then there's a time when your spiritual work shifts from the pain of the past to expanding further into joy and happiness. You come to a place where you're really comfortable and in a good place on many levels. You begin to love yourself and have true inner acceptance and peace. Transformation and Elevation in the Spiritual JourneyThe work transforms as we do. You begin to ask how you can help support other people in their journeys and start to heal our culture. How can I be the next level of myself and usher in a little bit of a new way of being for myself and society? What opens up is choice and freedom. Letting go of the idea of a 'right' or 'wrong' choice and opening up to all options being good and wonderful in their own way. Sometimes when you're faced with multiple options, you can feel trapped because it might seem like there is a right way or wrong way, that one way is safe and the other is not.But after clearing and healing old beliefs, a new, open, and expansive environment is created, where all of the options are actually beautiful and delightful. You start to flow easily with creativity and choice. When you start doing your healing work, you realize everything we do is a choice; we get to choose every aspect of it. Connection to Creativity on the Spiritual JourneyThe old internalized beliefs fade away as you follow your spiritual journey. Dualistic beliefs, that we are one thing or another, lessenas we do our spiritual work. We let go of the idea that you're either creative or scientific. You're either a man or a woman; if you're a man, you don't get to be womanly, and if you're a woman, you must not be manly. When those limiting beliefs fade, you can be anything.Aspects of creativity can open up, and you get ideas for projects you want to make and bits of life you want to experience. These can be artistic or applying creative solutions to your daily work. It is all part of the greater creative flow of energy that naturally opens when you are on your spiritual journey.Keep Going with your Spiritual PracticeThe exact same practice that helped you heal will also elevate and transform you as you expand into your spiritual self. And really, both happen at the same time. No matter how far along you are on your spiritual path, there can always be things to heal and bring to the light. And even if you are new to the path, you can have these deep and transformative experiences that elevate yourself and others.When you have something to be healed, Reiki will heal it; when you don't have something to be healed, Reiki will elevate and transform you and uncover something new. As you deepen your spiritual practice, you undergo a process of unveiling and transformation. You unveil different aspects of yourself and allow the most genuine version of yourself to be uncovered. In that process, you bring more of yourself into your life, and in that way, you create so much good in the world around you.Your Spiritual Journey Heals the WorldUncovering the creative self opens up after healing trauma. You connect to the energy and ideas within you with flexibility and openness. And most importantly, your healing creates the safety to play. You create a safe space to explore who else you can be and how else you can express things. That space opens for you, but then you can also hold that space for others.Your spiritual journey creates a massive shift in communities and, ultimately, the world. Because if everyone felt safe to bring the best of themselves to the world, that would bring about illumination on a global scale. It means transcendence of suffering and the flourishing of the individual and everyone else.Human consciousness is evolving in a bit of a different way. People are no longer content to be kept in one little box of identity. All of the things that used to be rigid and unyielding are becoming a lot more expressive and open. We are expanding our consciousness and are using all these tools, Reiki, yoga, meditation, reading, self-help books, and positive psychology. It all works together to create joy and expand the light.It's an exciting time to be alive in the space of expansion of human consciousness. We have a new podcast episode every month! Please subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. You can send us your question in the comments below or record your question here: https://www.lunaholistic.com/podcast/We are also very happy to share the gift of Reiki through our Giving Back Program! Every month we give away free Reiki sessions to exceptional people. Learn more here: https://www.lunaholistic.com/giving-back-program/   LunaHolistic Podcast 06 TranscriptWhat Do You Do On Your Spiritual Journey After You've HealedHosted by: Geneva Robins – LunaHolistic Facilitated by: Kim JohnstonPodcast Air Date: Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022Episode: LHP060:05  Welcome to the show.GENEVA ROBINS: Welcome to the LunaHolistic podcast! I'm your host, Geneva Robins, and every month on this podcast, we'll talk about Reiki, as well as answering your questions on all things spiritual. We are gratefully located in Calgary in Treaty 7 Territory. Thank you all, and welcome to the show!Welcome to the LunaHolistic podcast! My guest today is Kim Johnston, and we're going to be talking about this big, huge spiritual expansion and awakening journey, that you can ride many wild carpet rides through [on] your spiritual path. Reiki has been a big one of ours. And so, we'll be talking about that today. Say hi, Kim.KIM JOHNSTON: Hello everyone! I'm so happy to be here.GR: Yeah, welcome! It's so great to have you here. And to talk about our most favorite thing in the whole world, which is this big spiritual awakening we've all gone through and [are] going through, it's a never ending journey. Basically, what do you do when your healing work [is] done? When you've kind of patched up all the holes in yourself? And then what? You know, where do you go from here? So, we're gonna be talking a little bit about that. So, thank you for being here.KJ: Thank you. I'm so excited! I love that you said it's our favorite thing because it is – our favorite thing! GR: [laughs] Literally the favorite-ist thing in the world. KJ: It's just - it's so good digging into yourself, and then being like, what's the next little thing that I'm going to unpack and expand?GR: Yes!KJ: It's my favorite thing to talk about. GR: Yay! Fantastic. Awesome. 2:00 If you're in a still place, just take a deep breath of relief.We like to start this podcast with a little collective breath of gratitude, which is just a little mini meditation, just to help everyone fully arrive [in] the moment. Of course, if you're driving, you know, keep your eyes open, for sure. But if you're in a stationary – or still, or passenger even – location, then you can gently close your eyes now, and just take a deep breath of relief. Sometimes just a simple sigh can connect you back into that anchor inside yourself. And then, feeling that energy below you, deep in the earth. That wise, nurturing, supportive energy in Mother Earth rising up to greet you, to meet the bottoms of your feet. And just send an enormous amount of gratitude into the Earth. And feel that gratitude rebounding, reflected back to you, nurturing and supporting you in all ways. Letting it fill you up all the way, filling your heart with gratitude, letting it extend out through your throat, and the top of your head. Sitting in a bubble of gratitude, feeling grateful for the air that you're breathing now; for all the plants and animals that keep everything functioning and flowing. Just noticing the harmony within life, and harmony within you, interconnected with all of the interconnections.Coming back to your bubble, noticing the energy around your body and your aura. Coming back to your feet and your ground. And when you're ready, you can open your eyes.[Sighs] Wonderful. Thank you! Thank you everybody. It's always nice to have these little mini moments of meditation. I find it such a little anchoring practice. I like to sprinkle these little suckers in everywhere [laughs] in my day. So, anytime I am in a place of waiting, then I'm doing these – grounding, the violet breath of Reiki – just coming back to my bubble. And back to that sort of, clear, still space inside. So, yeah, thank you. How'd that go for you, Kim?KJ: Well, that was delightful! I've been, you know – you and I just mentioned this before we got [onto] the call – but you and I have been together for 10 years. And so, I've been meditating to your voice for 10 years. And it does wonderful things for me, like immediately just connects me, and grounds me, and brings me into a different kind of vibe. So, thank you! GR: Aw, that's so sweet!KJ: Thank you for your voice.GR: Thank you for the very generous compliment that I certainly did not pay or bribe you to say [laughs]. KJ: [Laughs] That one's free. Cheque's in the mail. GR: Yay! Awesome. [Laughs] Thank you!So Kim, we have known each other for quite a long time!. We've been on this Reiki ride together, especially the teaching part, because you were one of my first Reiki students! But I'd love to hear sort of, your take on what Reiki has meant to you, this last bit? Oh, yes! For people who are new, Kim is a Reiki Master with me here at LunaHolistic and does many other marvelous, wonderful, spiritual things. But yeah, what sort of drew you into Reiki? What's your Reiki history?KJ: What a delicious question! Thank you. GR: [laughs]06:12 The journey of coming out of the spiritual closet. KJ: It's varied. And it's been a wild ride. I do really like that kind of word. And it's interesting, I think some of this journey for me is going to include a little bit of like, coming out of my spiritual closet.I'm an engineer in my day job. And, you know, I went into engineering school right out of high school. And I worked as a professional engineer. And right now – I went back to like, I went back to grad school. And I am an engineering professor currently. And so, there were periods of time for me when my spiritual journey was a little bit closeted. And I didn't necessarily feel like it was okay to be both of those things. So, I sort of learned to do some energy work when I was a kid – my mom taught me some energy work. And that was something that was very secret, like my family knew about it, but nobody else really knew. And I met you, Geneva, when I was in graduate school. So, I was doing my PhD. And I was feeling a little bit like "I need something else in my life, other than just engineering." And just that.And you had another synchronicity, which we discovered when we met, which was – I went for my very first Reiki session at almost the exact time when you got attuned to your master symbol. And that had been, like, about five years before we met. And then we met! I was like "I'm ready, like, I'm ready to go and explore this." And you, I think, were just ready to start teaching. And both of us kind of came out of the closet a little bit together. And it was 10 years ago. The journey of learning Reiki really helped me go through some, like, challenging times. I don't know if anyone – I know that you've done graduate school. I don't know if anyone else who's listening has done graduate school – there [are] times where it can be really, really hard and lonely.Now, some of the work that I do as an engineering professor, I actually work with psychologists. Mental well-being is a really big topic these days. So, we actually work with psychologists around like, how are we starting to change the culture so that we can talk about mental well-being in the three dimensional world – like in the university setting. One of the topics we talk about is Imposter Syndrome. And so, probably at that point in time, like, I had a ton of impostor syndrome, and like, "what am I doing here in graduate school?" And "what can I do with my life?" and "who am I?" I'm coming into community, with you and with Reiki – [which has] really helped me feel more comfortable in myself, for myself. Like, there's a word, you know, we're human beings, not human doings. 08:40 The importance of self-love in healing. I've really learned a lot of my value is based on my productivity and my accomplishments. And some of what happened for me in my spiritual journey was like – learning [about] that attachment to having to be productive to have value. And so, learning to sort of like, open my heart up to love and expansion and acceptance – self-love, self-acceptance. "I'm willing to change" is such a big mantra for me. That was 10 years ago. And at that point in time, really, the beginning of my Reiki journey was the beginning of my connection to my emotional self, the beginning of my connection to my spiritual self. And starting to do a lot of my own healing. At that point I was probably close to 30. So, I had sort of 30 years of stuff that had been building up that I needed to clear through. And that was a lot of the work, was like clearing my patterns from my childhood, and clearing my patterns that were keeping me stuck, and clearing my thought patterns that were holding me back. And that was probably the first few years of my journey, was like healing my old stuff.I've also gone on a bit of a myriad path. I went and did Kundalini Yoga teacher training as well. I've explored some – for myself – some Sacred Sexuality. And so like, blending of sexual energetics with my healing spirituality as well, which has been a pretty transformative experience for me. And then in the past few years, it sort of changed from like "Okay, I think I've caught up on all of my past healing." You know, I've kind of come to a place where I'm really comfortable. And I really do love myself and I can get to this place of self-love and self-acceptance. And so, then what's next?And in the past few years, I feel like I've really tapped into a different vibration of like, transformation and elevation. And how can we use this work to – first of all, help support other people in their journeys – but also start to heal our culture? In some ways there's, like, challenges with our culture.And so, just like – "How can I be the next level of myself, and usher in a little bit of a new way of being?" For myself, for society, for everywhere around. So, that's been the piece of it for the last couple of years.GR: Yeah, that integration and wholeness!KJ: [Sigh of relief] Yeah!GR: And yeah, I love what you said about that switch from, you know, the way our culture raises us. And it's kind of been fairly effective, you know, we can get a lot of stuff done with like, pressure intention. And that focus on 'what you do is your worth', you know, that your worthiness is tied to what you can accomplish and what other people can see and use. Versus your worth being an innate quality of your being, that you just have to show up and breathe, and that's enough, you know.And that transition is such a joyful one, but very difficult, because in some ways, you have to sort of dismantle these learnings that aren't helping you. In some ways, it can be quite a [successful outer] pattern, but you pay such a great inner cost, which is, you know, you're always chasing the thing outside of yourself. If your worthiness is based on something external, you're sort of always [chasing it]. It's always just beyond your grasp. It doesn't matter what you accomplish, it doesn't matter how good you are. If there's a tape in your head that says "Never enough, never enough, never enough," then it just kind of never shuts up. You know, because there's no amount of enoughness to satiate that beast, you know. And in the chasing of it, we can lose what is most – like that numinous, luminescent, ephemeral beauty that's part of life. We lose our ability to witness the miracles that are happening all around us all of the time. In the midst of this murky, mucky, chaotic life, there's real beauty happening all of the time. And we connect to that with our being, you know, when we drop into that "being" space. Like you were saying, like identifying with your beingness, and that beingness doesn't have to move, you don't have to be better than you are, you don't have to be in a different place.It's really connecting to that unconditional, loving energy. And it's sort of – which spiritual doorway or which mind-body mental health doorway gets you to that luminescent state. You know, for some people, it's going fishing, being out in nature and being in [that] harmony and flow for them, you know, casting this fly on the water. And other people, it's Reiki. For us it's mostly Reiki, I'm not a fly fisher!KJ: [laughs]GR: Even though I also come from a science background, too, you know. And I know that feeling of like, you know – you work so hard on your graduate studies, and then you have to finish it with a defense. You have to like, stand in front of, or be in front of this panel of people who you know are going to criticize you. It's terrible. [laughs] KJ: [laughs] Yes!GR: And then switching it, you know, is – one of the ideas that I've kind of connected with lately is this idea that, you know, there's different chemicals in our body that are tied to different emotional states. So, that stress "fight or flight" state, it is that sort of cortisol, adrenaline cocktail inside our bodies where we can sort of push the final mile, we can hike up that last bit of hill. It's the pushing, it's the Go, Go, Go. It's the doing, doing, doing. And that works for short little bursts. But it isn't great. It's like a long term, 30 year wave mode of being [that] grinds you down, because there's no rest in it. There's no rest and digest. There's not enough nurturing. The other chemical that motivates us to action is oxytocin, which is the love chemical, which is the bliss chemical. And so, we can use pushing, or we can use love, and that love can be generated inside us by that connection to that Universal Life Force Energy –which for me, I connect easily with that with Reiki, that's my doorway to the Divine. And many others – I like going for walks too. [laughs] But when we are in harmony with our spirit and our being, I always think, like, the work – that the external world work is the last 5% of it. You know, it's like 90% Yin and 5% Yang, you know. If you think of like, a baby being incubated in a womb, right, it's like most of that magic is happening in darkness.It is just simply being, it's doing its own thing. And then there's a big, you know, labor push at the end. But like, a lot of the miracle of life, even at the, you know, most visceral level, is happening of its own accord. And when we get in harmony with, like, the rhythm of nature, rather than the rhythm of culture, I think we get in harmony with some [of] this greater flow.  And then we can create magic! We can create absolute magic in the world.So, which kind of leads us to our question today. Thank you. That was a lovely little ramble. [laughs]KJ: Thank you. Thank you for your lovely little ramble. There's so many juicy nuggets in there.GR: There's so many juicy nuggets in all of it. Yeah. [laughs]16:16 What do we do after we've healed ourselves? So, our question today is like, what do we do after we've healed all of our stuff? What's left on the spiritual path? Because a lot of people get drawn into things like Reiki, and meditation, and yoga, and many other forms of healing and spiritual work. You know, therapy, and all of that sort of stuff. You get drawn into it, because the [motivation] – like, you've got this sort of like hound on your heels, [laughs] you know, of your pain and trauma. And you do your work as a reaction to that, you know, trying to soothe or heal that pain in a new way. Rather than using an addictive or coping way, trying to find a new path to a place of peace and comfort. And that's a great doorway in, but then you get to this, like you said, that space where you feel whole, where you feel pretty good about yourself. And then there's this, sort of like "and now what?" "What could I do with the time on my hands?" Because I find for me, it's like a, you know, huge sort of creativity opens up. But I'm curious for you, like, what is the path after? Like, how do you guide – you're definitely in that space of guiding people through that all the time. What's your take on that?KJ: I think it's such an interesting question. And part of the reason I think it's such an interesting question is because I grappled with it a few years ago. It was like, I was almost so used to having the negative self-talk, and the stresses, and the fears that like – what brought me to this work was healing those, you know. And then I'm starting to get into this space of – like it works, like, the work works. So when it really is healed, and I go back, and I look through my mind, and I'm like "Hey, I actually don't have anxiety happening in there."  Like, I don't have this fear monster that's chasing me, that's trying to like, you know, keep me down. And so, then what do you do in that space? And it's been really, really interesting for me, because what's really opened up – I'm loving this word "choice" lately, like just "choice and freedom". I feel like ten years ago, when I was faced with multiple options – in some ways, I even felt trapped when I had choices, because I felt like there was a right choice or a wrong choice. Or a way to do it to keep myself safe, or a way to not be safe. And there's a risky one, and there's a good one, and there's a bad one. And in these last few years, what I've really felt is this open, expansive environment, where all of the options are actually beautiful and delightful and possibilities. And you can start to easily flow with creativity and choice. And in that space, what I've really started to find is that this work has started to become transformative for me, instead of healing for me. I'm finding that the same sort of practices – and it is the exact same practice. Like, when you're healing, you can go sit in a meditation and the meditation tool is the same tool. 19:26 Reiki is something that will heal you.The meditation works for you wherever you're at. If you have something that needs to be healed, meditation is something that will heal it. Reiki, when you have something to be healed, Reiki will heal it. When you don't have something to be healed, Reiki will elevate you and transform you and uncover something new. So, what keeps happening for me is this process of unveiling and transformation – like I meet new aspects of myself. I sort of connect with, like, masculine and feminine energies and the Divine Goddess and so, I actually keep sort of unveiling different aspects of the Goddess for myself. I unveiled entire aspects of my creativity. Like I say, I'm an engineering professor. When I was young, I internalized a belief, that's a bit of a dualistic belief, that we are one thing or another, you're either creative, or you are scientific. And those two things are exclusive. Right? You're either a man or you're a woman. If you're a man, you don't get to be womanly. If you're a woman, you don't get to be manly, like there's internalized dualistic beliefs. I internalized a belief that because I was good at science, there was no aspect of me that could be creative. And so, in these last few years, aspects of creativity have opened. There's a simple aspect of it, which is art – like, I actually just, I really like creating art these days, which I never knew that I would. But there's also an element of creativity that goes into my day job – like, I teach engineering classes. And if you want to try and connect the concepts to different people in different minds, that actually takes creativity. Like, even though I'm teaching a concept that's been around for hundreds of years – something like an equation that's about fluid flow, and how we represent laminar fluid flow – different minds interpret it [in] different ways.And so, actually this delight and creativity of – I learned it in a lecture in a certain way. And then, if I want people to learn it in … or if I have a diversity of minds in my engineering classroom, we need to get creative in how we teach. And uncovering that level of creativity for myself is an option that opened up for me, in this post "healing my trauma" space. You know, having this flexibility and this openness, and the safety to play. 21:47 Human consciousness is evolving in a different way. People are no longer content to be kept in one little box of identity. And so, "who else can I be?" And "how else can I express things?" And what other opportunities can open for the people that I'm connecting with? I think it's such an exciting experience, and I'm seeing it almost everywhere that I go – I think that our world's like, post the global emergency that was the pandemic, is actually – it's like the human consciousness is evolving in a bit of a different way. I think that the people that I'm interacting with, and the people that I'm seeing, are no longer content to be kept in one little box of identity, right? Like, we're seeing it where even just a gender – like you as a person, it's okay for you to be somewhere in that androgynous aspect. You can be in a female body, and you can embody masculine traits, and all of those things are becoming a lot more expressive and open. So, I feel like what's happening is human beings are expanding their consciousness, and are using these tools – Reiki, you know, we've mentioned this, Reiki is a big one for you and I. All of the tools work, you know – yoga, meditation, reading self-help books, Positive Psychology. Even like the study [of] psychology, the science of psychology, used to be about fixing disorders, and it's moving towards helping people be better. We're not just fixing problems in psychology – [we're] moving to places like "how do you help healthy people thrive more?"   GR: Yeah. KJ: Right? We're learning to elevate, we're learning to transform, we're learning to become more of who we are. It's just a delightful and exciting – I feel like it's an exciting time to be alive, in the space of expansion of human consciousness.GR: Yeah. Which is really, really cool!KJ: So, just that!GR: It's so good! I love – there's like a billion things I would love to dig into [laughs]. But all of the ... like every single ... there's just like – I do this little thing, so that I can listen to people, where I like, I program my fingers to help me remember what I want to talk about. And I was like "I'm running out of fingers!" [laughs]KJ: Amazing! GR: I want to come back to this, and so I'll hold my thumb. And then I remember…KJ: I love the sentiment of using up all of Geneva's fingers! GR: [laughs]KJ: I feel like – I didn't know that that's what I've always wanted to do, ever since I was a little girl, but I've always wanted to just use up all of Geneva's fingers.GR: I would just – there's so many things, and I'm like "yes!" I agree with you on so many of those different levels. And I love that element of choice, and coming back to – what's really interesting is that as you start doing the healing work, the things that we thought were automatic, like, "oh, I have to do this because it's always been done this way." I can't say no to this person. I have to go to, you know, my family's for this holiday because it's always happened that way, even though it may not be a great whatever. Not saying that's the case for me [laughs].But it's like, people encounter these difficult choices, but they don't see them as moments of choice. But when you start doing your healing work, you realize everything we do is a choice, we get to choose every aspect of it. And when you're doing your healing work it would seem like – and I love the Tao Te Ching for this, because they talk about like, there's a point where you need rules, and you need a sort of restricted form, to sort of contain the chaos, you know. But then as you keep on doing your healing work, the need for rules fades because you develop your own internal rules, because you become in harmony with the life force spirit that's running through you, which provides that natural balance. And that brings us into that state of balance. So, even just balancing the needs for the internal versus the external, or balancing the needs for spiritual versus physical. And then there's a point where you don't even really see those as opposites, because they're really not, they're all one thing. And we get to flow and choose, depending on what part of us or what aspect of our life needs tending. And what needs care. So I love that. And I love that, like, the flourishing of creativity and the different forms that creativity can take. Because I think, yeah, people feel like creativity is, you know – it's like our culture takes something that's, like, diverse and wants to shove it into these little, confined boxes, you know. So it's like, it's not creative unless – it's not real creativity, or real art, unless it's hanging in a gallery, and people paid millions of dollars for it. You know, I think that can inhibit people. Or "I am not a person who is creative" or somebody criticizes – you know, we carry these, like, creative wounds. And part of doing the healing work is we lift out those wounds. So, then we can start exploring – like, "Gee, now, what could I do with the time I have?" And there's this neat part of like, bringing your gifts to the world. Bringing the things that you've always wanted to do, the things you've always wanted to experience, you know. All of the little creative ideas. And it can come through in things that look like art that you can hang on a wall, and it can look like things that happen just connecting to Creative. 27:22 Connecting to the energy that's flowing in. These sort of leaps in logic, because I think of it as like the – in science it would be like the Eureka effect, you know, of like, the knowledge exists in this energy state. And how do you connect to the energy that's flowing in. And that's where, you know, Reiki for scientists and engineers is fantastic, because if you're stuck, it gets you unblocked, you get connected to – especially if you feel like the idea, the thing, is just out there, I just can't put my hands around it. Sometimes going into that sort of diffuse and lantern-like consciousness where you're not in that sort of focus state, but you're in the sort of broader, faster way – it lets all the ideas sort of fall into place, and make those sort of greater connections, which I think is so, so cool. Yeah, I've run out of fingers and toes. So, I love all of those things. But yeah, I think that, you know, one of the things that you said that really resonated was this – that we're entering this Golden Age of Miracles, and it's nice to hear from you. Because I know you deal with a lot more people on a regular day than I do [laughs]. I still deal with a lot of people, or meet a lot of people, but you know, like seeing on mass. And that's, you know, when we look at the news and we see the world, and you're like "oh my gosh," war and famine and plague, and another plague [laughs]. Like, "Oh, and there's another one." And people, you know, [are] still stuck in very old modes of class-based and racist and "ist" thinking, and it can be kind of disheartening for people, but I see this rapid rise of people's compassion. Like you said, like we all got sent to our rooms [laughs] for the pandemic, and it pushed people inside, but it also connected people with this huge well of compassion. And so, what I see is – there's this wave of compassionate action in the world and people connecting very, very deeply, and very rapidly to their healing, to their spiritual connection. They're coming in for a Reiki session. It's blowing their mind and then they're like "I want to learn how to do this. And this is the thing I want to do now," which I've experienced. I know you have people that you've been interacting with where they're just like – it's this sort of, like, what's the doorway? What's the thing that's gonna make the spark of connection, where it sort of lights you up physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually? Kind of like all your chakras just light up like a Christmas tree. And it's the thing that resonates with you. 30:16 Reiki is the first doorway into the enlightened path.And it's, you know, maybe not the only doorway into that sort of enlightened path, but it is the first one maybe. And that's really cool. And then, also the sort of progression of like, what you said, that transformation and elevation of spirit. That we're all sort of moving towards this – not just getting healed, but getting really, really well. And then bringing the best of ourselves to the world, which is really neat. So it's like, all of the things that you've been dreaming of, now you don't have an inner critic telling you not to do it. So, then you can just start the making of it. And if the inner critic's voice is quiet, then it's easier to make attempt, after attempt, after attempt, which is like – with creativity, the people who are most masterful are the ones who are willing to fail, over, and over, and over. And just be in the joy of it, be in the experience of the process, loving the technique, and that fluid flow of consciousness that happens, when we sort of connect into that, you know, those flow states. And yeah, so all of those things.KJ: Yes. GR: Blerg la la [laughs] came out. And it feels like a random order. [laughs]KJ: It is – it's a random order. And it is what it is, you know? We're all this big mishmash of a variety of different things that are happening. And it's just, it's such a delight, I think, connecting with people over and over again, who are becoming more of themselves. Like, I do feel like this huge elevation in consciousness in this Golden Age of Miracles is – there's a dismantling of the artificial hierarchy and it's a bit of a dismantling of the gurus, and the experts. And there's this new way of being, that can be that people can be their own experts. And you can start to move through life, starting to learn to trust yourself and starting to learn to just use the tools that work for you, right? And Reiki is like this as well. Reiki is a spiritual practice, but it's not a jealous spiritual practice. Like "Come try Reiki, try any other type of meditation." Psychology is doing this too, like "go do gratitude journaling, try anything and see." See who you are and see what works for you. And we're ushering in this new way of being that is: your gifts and your light are there to elevate everybody else, and just go be that, and shine that [light], in this, like, beautiful constellation of consciousness elevation.GR: Yeah, I've found that it's been coming for quite a while, this sort of increase in awareness. And even just like how common Reiki is now, is how rapidly it's been increasing. Because we've been doing this for a while, and when I started out, I'd tell people that I did Reiki and they'd be like "what?" And they'd look at me really strange. And then sometimes – I have had experiences where people have shuffled backwards [during a] house party... KJ: [laughs] GR:  ...and go "uh huh, uh huh, uh huh." And then they just, like, don't talk to me or make eye contact with me for the rest of the night. And so, it was this very, very weird thing. And now it's like, I think it's on Bling Empire, like everybody's sort of talking about this spiritual connection. And I think it's because everybody is wanting – yearning – for that sort of connection to something more, and something greater. And they're finding it through Reiki, through meditation – like you said, there's so many ways that you can drop into that state. And when we're in that sort of connected state, I always think of it as like – when we do Reiki, I'm not adding anything, I am opening up the space so people can connect to themselves. And that, you know, we do this work of, like, setting an intention in a Reiki session – basically to dial in the frequency that the person wants to sit in, you know, and then wants to harmonize with, and/or expand and you know, let that continued transformation and elevation happen. And when we do that, it's almost like we couldn't get to that intention statement if it didn't already live within the person. That there's a light inside and it's just letting go of the stuff that's restricting that light flow. And that, you know, people are basically their own spiritual authority and nobody can interpret that Divine connection other than you. Each person understands it in their own way. 35:08 Reiki sessions can take you to a deeper understanding of yourself, your purpose, and the nature of the universe.And I love that Reiki is so multi-faith as well. It works really well with all faith backgrounds. For me, I'm quite visual. So, I connect to Ascended Masters and whoever that person prays to shows up in the Reiki session. So if they work with Jesus, there's Jesus in the session. If they're Sikh, it might be Guru Ram Das, or one of the other gurus. If they connect with angels, or if they connect with spirit animals, like, those beings are present, because prayers are real [laughs] and they create a big vibration. And then, if the person's atheist it's like, I see galaxies swirling. So, I love that, sort of, like, you can take this energy wherever you need it to go. It's fluid, it doesn't have to conform to any known understanding. It can take you to a deeper understanding of yourself and the nature of the Universe itself. Wherever you want to go. And you don't have to have something to "fix" to come in for Reiki. It can be about like, helping shine a light on your purpose and your path, and where you want to take, sort of, these ideas. And sort of shining the spotlight of where the next step is, or how to, you know, access that greater being inside of yourself. So, we've got like, Reiki sessions – so you can do distance Reiki or Reiki at LunaHolistic, we do that. We do intuitive readings, too. And a resource that might be helpful for other people, who have these sort of big creative ideas and they're like "I'm ready to like, share this next big thing with the world." Under construction mode is this Energetic Eight Business School, which is basically how you take [steps on] your creative dream or idea. Maybe you want to write a novel, maybe you have a business idea that you want to make. It basically takes you through the energetic blueprint of the chakras. And you connect to sort of that deeper why you want to make or bring this work to the world. And chakra by chakra, we just sort of work through the expansion of that. Yes, so the Energetic Eight Business School, you can find that on our resource page on LunaHolistic.com. If you have questions about the Universe, and the Spiritual Consciousness, and this Age of Miracles that we're in, and how to get support with fellow lightworkers, and transformational Goddesses and Gods that we all are, you can send in a question through a little recording widget on our LunaHolistic podcast page. So, go to LunaHolistic.com/podcast, and send in your magical question, and we might answer it in our next episode. We love to hear from you. Even if you just want to share a comment, just drop us a little line. We love to hear from you, and how maybe you have filled up your fingers and toes with things that you want to add to our conversation! You can always drop them in there. We'd love to hear what you've been experiencing through your expansion journey. So, thank you all so, so much! Thank you, Kim, for joining me! It's been fantastic having you here. And we'll catch you next time!KJ: Thank you so much for having me! It was lovely to have the conversation.GR: Thank you! Thank you. Bye everybody!KJ: Mwah!Outro:GR: Thank you for joining us on the LunaHolistic Podcast. We're so grateful that you are here. If you've got a question, we'd love to hear from you. Go to LunaHolistic.com/podcast and we'll answer you in an upcoming episode. Be sure to subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. 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In honour of the Lionsgate and the energies of courage and bravery, today's episode of Thrive with Nicole is brought to you by the “Mystical Membership”.  I am feeling so blessed to bring this offering to you today, the mystical membership has been growing within me for quite some time now and it is now ready to be born and shared with the world.The mystical membership is made up of three pillars:·         Mystic Haven·         Mystic Moon Circles·         Mystic MasterclassesThe mystic haven is a sacred space for you to experience a place where you feel like you belong.The mystic moon circles are a sacred healing container that I will hold for you to heal and release what is no longer serving you.The mystic masterclasses are to provide you with learning and wisdom that will support you on your unique spiritual journey.A Mystic is someone who is committed to their own inner path:·         They follow their own path·         Have a thirst for wisdom·         Sacred holder of spaceIf you have been longing for a space where you will experience acceptance and safety to allow the true light within you to shine, I invite you to join us in the Mystical Membership.Visit nicoleivens.com/mystical-membership to learn more and I will pop the link in the show notes for you.Any questions, either message me on socials @nicoleivensholistic or email info@nicoleivens.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Welcome to Mystical Monday a Message and Meditation to take you on a journey of connectedness.  Are you ready to connect to the cycles within you?  Just like the Moon you too have cycles that need to be honoured within you. August 8th Mystical Message  ☪ Honour the Variance of Your Light  Listen & watch on Thrive with Nicole Podcast!  Please consider subscribing to this podcast and leaving your feedback on Apple Podcasts.  Your ratings and reviews really help and I read each one personally.  You can also listen on: SpotifyStitcherGoogleCastbox

"Just show up."In this episode I am joined by Shanda, blogger and creator of The Kind Mind Club, where her content focuses on sharing wellness, lifestyle and mental health content. She also posts daily routine inspo, healthy habits and advice on creating a balanced lifestyle.She shares:her daily routinestips on how to create healthy routines & habitswhat to do if you're in a funkadvice for those who are brand new to the self-development spaceIf you got value from this episode, share it with a friend and let us know your own biggest takeaways by sharing this episode on your socials and tagging @theconfidenceclub_ so we can see!!To make sure you don't miss any episodes, follow the podcast on your listening platforms and leave a rate and review so that I can continue to bring you content that serves you.Follow the podcast on IG for daily inspirationConnect with Shanda on InstagramSupport the show

Tom Hadcroft has a wealth of educational leadership experience in the UK and internationally and he is currently Head Teacher at Berkhamsted Boys' School in the UK.   In this episode he shares how he approaches facing "unknown unknowns" in relation to managing his own leadership transitions and how he uses that to empower and support others.  His down to earth style is refreshing and empowering.In this wide-ranging conversation, he shares some highlights and challenges.  He references a particularly difficult moment when he needed to support members of a school after the community tragically lost a member of staff in a terrorist attack in London.  In discussing his leadership, he shows his own vulnerability and we can see clearly how he creates a culture of both openness and courage.  This episode is a masterclass in how to put wellbeing at the heart of a leadership agenda with courage, intention and daily action - with no fluff in sight. About Tom:Tom is an experienced Senior Leader with a demonstrated history of excelling in the Educational Management sector. Skilled in Coaching, People Management, Mental Health First Aid training, supporting international students, Educational Technology, Instructional Design, and IT Strategy. Strong education professional working who recently completed a MEd in Educational Leadership.Connect on LinkedInResources:Erin Meyer Culture Map UPCOMING EVENT at Ann Collins Coaching -  Monday 4th July 8pmBecome The Leader You Want "to be": ditch the "to do" listIn this webinar, we will be exploring how we can accelerate our change in our leadership by focusing less on our "to do" list and more on our "to be" list.Find out more here and book your spaceIf you'd like to find out more about coaching for yourself or for your organisation, contact us:  to arrange a call.We love reviews and hearing your feed back, so please go to Apple Podcasts to rate, review, subscribe and share this podcast!To find out more:website: www.anncollinscoaching.comFollow Ann:LinkedIn: annridleycollinsInstagram: @anncollinscoachYouTube: Ann Collins Coaching

Hey! If you're enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen.Here's the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here's the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhconcernsJeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannataAnthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboniMagnetic turd: https://www.engadget.com/magnetic-self-healing-slime-170524638.htmlRadiotrophic fungi: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/chernobyl-black-fungi-spaceIf you've seen a story you think belongs on the show, send it to wehaveconcernsshow@gmail.com or leave it on the subreddit: http://reddit.com/r/wehaveconcerns

Our guest this week is international mindset coach, Suzanne Culberg who transforms bodies and minds. She is also a speaker and author of The Beginning is Sh*t, an unapologetic weightloss memoir.Suzanne believes women often gain weight because they give too much to others. They over eat because they over give. Suzanne's passion for helping women is fueled by her own weight loss journey, going from 150kg (330lbs) to maintaining the healthy 72kg (158lbs) she is now.Suzanne helps her clients deal with negative patterns of behaviour, build confidence, and create lasting change, like she has experienced with her own incredible body transformation.Suzanne is a Certified Practitioner of Neuro Linguistic programming (NLP) and holds a Bachelor of Medical Science (Honours). Suzanne also has Certificates III and IV in Fitness, and is a Certified Sacred Depths Practitioner.Suzanne lives in Sydney, Australia with her husband Jeremy and her two young children who keep her both busy and entertained. When she's not coaching her clients, running her programs, sharing her latest wisdom on Facebook Live, podcasting or writing her popular newsletter, she can be found reading, enjoying Diamond Dotz, or burlesque dancing. She is also a big fan of Yoga.Key TakeawaysGiving and receiving are like inhaling and exhaling. You can't have one without the other. People who overgive end up overconsuming in some wayLearn to say no in a way that feels good to others so that you can say yes to yourselfOvergivers are often really bad receivers. We need to retrain ourselves to be good receivers.We think when we lose weight we'll be magically happy and confident but you're still you. You just take up less spaceIf you don't address what's driving your overconsuming you will switch your overconsuming to something elseHow we do anything is how we do most thingsPeople appreciate good clear boundariesQuoteClear is Kind - Brené BrownConnect with Suzanne CulbergWebsiteFacebookConnect with Victoria BennionBook your free podcast guesting strategy session today.To learn more about working with us visit www.victoriabennion.com

Minisode #2 of Ask Dr Jessica:  Rattlesnake bites!In these mini-sodes Dr Jessica Hochman will cover pediatric topics, combining her experience as a parent and her knowledge as a pediatrician.  In this minisode, we will discuss her nephew's rattle snake bite. We will review prevention of snake bites and what do to in the even of a snake bite.   Do you have an idea for a mini-sode or a topic you'd like Dr Jessica Hochman to discuss?  Send her a DM on her instagram: Ask Dr Jessica or email your suggestion to: askdrjessicamd@gmail.comSummary of todays' minisodePrevention:Be really careful around bushes and weeds—stay on the hiking path. Remember  rattle snakes aren't actually aggressive with humans—they tend to avoid people.  When they do bite, it's often because they were surprised.  The don't want us to be their prey or to hurt usIf you hear a rattle, go the other direction!In the event of a snake bite:-not all snake bites have venom, but they should all be taken seriously-Remove any clothing that potentially restrict swelling like watches or shoes.-keep extremity at level of heart-go to the hospital ASAPMany Common Myths around rattlesnake bites:-sucking out venom is helpful (do not do it!)-tourniquets are not helpful (do not apply tourniquets)Treatment is antivenin or antivenom, and the brand name is  CroFab. It's very expensive and not every hospital carries the CroFab—and it's most effective if it's given within 6 hours after the bite and ideally is given within 2 hours.Overall take aways:If you hike, stick to well-used trails Don't put your hands in places you can't seeIf you see a snake, don't panic—they will retreat if given enough spaceIf you can remember one thing—if anyone you know has been bitten by a snake, immediately find a medical facility that has antivenomMost snake bites will not require antivenin—but if there is any question seek immediate medical attention. Dr Jessica Hochman is a board certified pediatrician, mom to three children, and she is very passionate about the health and well being of children.  Most of her educational videos are targeted towards general pediatric topics and presented in an easy to understand manner. Dr Jessica Hochman is also on social media:Follow her on Instagram: @AskDrJessicaSubscribe to her YouTube channel! Ask Dr JessicaSubscribe to this podcast: Ask Dr JessicaSubscribe to her mailing list: www.askdrjessicamd.comThe information presented in Ask Dr Jessica is for general educational purposes only.  She does not diagnose medical conditions or formulate treatment plans for specific individuals.  If you have a concern about your child's health, be sure to call your child's health care provider.

Have you ever bought a product or service that you would hands down recommend to anyone that asked? We're willing to bet there's something about your favourite hairdresser, skincare brand, physio, yoga instructor or builder that breaks the norms in their space. That do something unexpected, that you really love.THIS WEEK WE DISCUSS:How brands create contrast between their brand and everyone else in their marketHow you can stand out by breaking the norms in your spaceIf you feel like your brand is a replica of everyone else in your space and you want to create a truly stand out brand, you won't want to miss this episode.LINKS & RESOURCESFollow us on Instagram: @baker_creative @brand.led and @self_made.studioFor more visit bakercreative.com.au and self-made.studioWork with usMake sure you subscribe so you don't miss out on any future episodes. And, if you enjoyed this episode, we'd really appreciate it if you could give us a 5 rating so we can help more people build an incomparable brand!

Meet your new host of the Streaming Audio podcast: Kris Jenkins (Senior Developer Advocate, Confluent)! In this preview, Kris shares a few highlights from forthcoming episodes to look forward to, spanning topics from data mesh, cloud-native technologies, and serverless Apache Kafka®, to data modeling. As a developer advocate, Kris is endlessly fascinated about software design, functional programming, real-time systems, and electronic music. He is a veteran software developer and engineer, with a broad background from roles such as CTO of a Java/Oracle gold exchange and contract developer of several Haskell/PureScript-based event systems.There is still a raft of data streaming narratives to tell and many community experts to feature. We'll cover what's new and emerging, real-life Kafka use cases, and how people are currently using managed Kafka as a service, as well as the latest in the data streaming spaceIf there's a subject you'd like to see covered on the show or if you know someone who should be featured, let us know via the Confluent Community engagement form. EPISODE LINKSGet involved in the Confluent CommunitySubscribe on Apple PodcastSubscribe on SpotifySubscribe on AndroidListen and Subscribe on PodLinkWatch the video version of this podcastJoin the Confluent CommunityLearn more with Kafka tutorials, resources, and guides at Confluent DeveloperLive demo: Intro to Event-Driven Microservices with ConfluentUse PODCAST100 to get an additional $100 of free Confluent Cloud usage (details)

On Ep. 28 Matt is joined by Clinical Psychotherapist, Psychedelic Specialist and Author- Daniel McQueen. Daniel is the co-founder and executive director of The Center for Medicinal Mindfulness in Boulder, Colorado and we take a deep dive into all things Cannabis assisted psychotherapy. On the show we cover a wide range of topics including :Underground vs. Legal psychedelic workGroup and individual psychedelic workCannabis: terpenes & cannabinoid profilesProtocols involving cannabis assisted psychotherapyThe importance of preparation and integrationConscious parenting and cannabisThe role of guides, sitters, psychedelic therapistsThe Center's training programTips for managing, preventing, mitigating burnout and vicarious traumaTips for those who want to get involved in the psychedelic spaceIf you want to learn more about Daniel McQueen check out his WEBSITE and connect with him on LinkedinTo purchase his book click HEREIf you like the show- let us know, subscribe, give us a rating and check us out on INSTAGRAM

Anne Heaviside, a managing director and legal recruiter with ELR in Houston, joins us on today's show. Anne talks about the lateral legal market, work from home policies, and top tips for candidates. Her firm and roleELR Legal is in the Tanglewood area of HoustonSpecializes in 2-10 year lawyers in Texas law firms / mostly Houston / mostly Big Law (AmLaw 200)Got her start practicing law, including at McGlinchy Stafford. She then took over the recruiting role there before stepping out to work as a legal recruiter on the outsideLegal Market Update2019 was good as was the start of 2020COVID put everything on hold until about November 2020November things opened up, especially in the Big Law corporate world (Can you say SPACs?!)Capital MarketsM&APrivate EquityDebt Finance2021 only got hotterBig signing bonuses ($10k-$50k)There are not enough corporate associates in Texas for the demandThe need is new work. Clients have more demand from Big Law firms and there aren't enough 3-6 year associates with the necessary skills.Record number of lateral moves in Houston and DallasPlus new Big Law firms opening up in AustinSeptember hit and those associates have worked between 2000-2800 hours already in 2021 and are no longer taking recruiter calls; they are waiting for their year-end bonus before lateralling at the start of 2022.Real Estate an Executive Comp/Employee Benefits have gotten hotBig Law litigation is cool/slowLitigation boutiques are hiring but they are super picky (think Big Law requirements)Davis Polk raised the first year starting salaries from $190k to $205k and Cravath (the previous trend setter) matched (as have several others now). Has led to some mid/small firms rethink their comp.Big Law v. Small LawCorporate v. LitigationHardly any small/mid corporate firmsNo sign of slowing down in 2022In this market, small/mid associates and in-house lawyers CAN make a move to Big LawWork/Office ArrangementsFlexibility is here to stay (in Big Law)How flexible is the questionAmLaw 50 is still at home in Houston or back in the office by choiceMultiple office firms across the county/internationally have a hard time making different policies for different officesAmLaw 200 will likely move to a 3/2 (three days in the office and two at home)Though new associates will likely be required to be in the office for the training/mentorship/culture/etc.Mid-levels and Senior associates will likely push for even moreSmall firmsWill likely have more variety of policiesMore likely to be in the office than the Big Law firmsChallenges to flex workLack of integration within the firmWhat happens when promotion time comes or the work slows down and layoffs are required? Will the person who has been at home be disadvantaged versus the one who has been in the office?How can we replicate the in-office benefits and experiences that we don't want to lose?Advice to Lawyers On The Lateral MarketThis is not OCI anymoreNot tell me about yourself or what practice to you want to go inThere is a specific need they are looking to fillSo firm needs to understand exact experienceIf you have stellar academics (great grades at a great law school), list that first. Otherwise start with your law firm experience3-6 bullets under each position communicating exactly what you doYour role in what types of deals/casesYou can take out the bullets under internships or clerkships if you need spaceIf you have been practicing for at least 3+ years you need a deal sheetKnow as much about the job you are applying for as possible so you can tailor your experience to the needLitigators definitely need a writing sampleGPA on the resume if it was at least a 3.2 (Big Law still cares even for laterals)Big Law resumes don't need interest sections, but small law firms will often like to see itIf you do have it, make the interests unique, specificFinal ThoughtIf you are going to use a recruiter, look for those who have contacts at the firms you are interested inRecruiters can help navigate some tough conversations and issues that come up (conflicts, negotiating offers, etc.)Once your resume gets submitted to a firm (whether directly or through a recruiter), another recruiter won't be able to help you for at least 6-12 months at that firm. So be mindful.Pros/Cons about using one or multiple recruiters, but one tends to work better for the candidate.Candidates should give thought to whether they want to use a recruiter BEFORE they start doing anything in the process; this allows for any recruiter to best help you.Recruiters can give insight on comp, especially in smaller firms where there isn't a standard scaleRapid Fire QuestionsName one trait/characteristic employers most want to see in an associate: smartWhat habit has been key to your success: consistencyFavorite app/productivity tool: LinkedinWhat would be listed first on the interest line of your resume: Food blogging / foodieFavorite legal movie: Legally Blonde / PodcastThanks again to Anne Heaviside for joining us on today's show!

Welcome to this week's episode of The Radcast! In this week's news episode, Host Ryan Alford and Co-Host Joey of JoeyJoe&Sean recaps guest, Founder, and CEO of Stage 32, Richard ‘RB' Botto! Upcoming guest Marc Randolph, co-founder of Netflix. Talks Social Holidays World #StatisticsDay, #ReptileAwarenessDay, #GetToKnowYourCustomersDay, #iPodDay, #UNDay and more...Take a look at this week's biggest marketing headlines:Facebook reportedly plans to change its name to focus on the metaverse - FACEPLANT'Berries and Cream' creators on what's driving TikTok comeback of 14-year-old adWhy Snapchat and TikTok still trail the duopoly for digital adsShopify comes to SpotifyYouTube enters the holiday shopping wars with live commerce eventScientists took the first steps toward pig-to-human kidney transplantsChild's Play Creator Does Not Rule Out Chucky Going to SpaceIf you enjoyed this episode of The Radcast, let us know by visiting our website www.theradcast.com. Like, Share and Subscribe on our YouTube account https://bit.ly/3iHGk44 or leave us a review on Apple Podcast. Be sure to keep up with all that's radical from @ryanalford @radical_results @the.rad.cast

In this episode of the HR Leaders podcast, I'm joined by my guest Sven Skillrud, Vice President, Total Rewards at Baxter International Inc.Thanks to 365Talents for supporting the show!Download their free E-Book to learn how data can help your organisation effectively address three strategic HR Challenges: https://bit.ly/3keychallengesEpisode highlights00:00 Intro00:27 On the return to the workplace08:04 How a lawyer became VP of Total Rewards15:18 How Total Rewards has been impacted by the pandemic24:54 How Sven launched Headspace26:09 Justifying the investment29:49 How Sven adjusted his employee value proposition34:09 How Baxter's products work37:43 On the future of the rewards spaceIf you enjoyed the podcast be sure to subscribe for more content like this and visit our website to access resources mentioned: www.hrdleaders.com/podcastSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

HighlightsSAP for 20 years, started out in Basis administrationWorked at SAP Labs in Palo Alto, on how to deploy SAP in AWS (so cool)Became a devops lover — but ecosystem wasn't ready. Jumped into big data instead at Mindtree, then worked with Hadoop, VoraOperations are 3 buckets: build, run, changeSystem administrators have been somewhat underserved by UI/UX revolutions in SAP. There are hundreds of “Manage [X] Orders” Fiori apps, but no Basis apps.Disk space and start/stop are low-hanging fruit in the administrative automation spaceIf you follow Chris on Twitter, you'll quickly find about a hundred pics of him grinning at the camera for a selfie.The most mistakes happen in ops in: teams don't have a good handle on what they're supposed to actually do. Their purview. (If it's not functional or code, it's Basis).Currently playing with Kubernetes as development system units of buildWhat should the future look like? “There isn't one ring to rule them all.” There should be an API/set of web services that programmatically control SAP systems at the system level. From there, you can create and extend whatever you choose — then RunDeck can be used to configure a system. Prometheus can pull directly from the system.Money QuotesChrisI'm having a great time, basically playing with lots of things — anything that takes my interest as long as it has an automation focus to it.Not everything should be automated, but you have to go through that discovery process!It's about quality and consistency, not about speed.The bit that's getting really interesting is: how do we now layer in BTP?PaulYou're building a thing that builds things, you're making a factory factory!

Remember the Casio G-Shock? It's back!This time though - it's a smart watch! Of course it's shock resistant and waterproof down to 200 meters. It's far more rugged than an Apple Watch, designed for outdoor activities from surfing to snowboarding. It's got a GPS, altitude sensor, heart rate monitor and a one and a half day battery. It'll run Android's Wear OS. It's not cheap though at $699 USD.We're starting to get a first look of how civilians will see spaceIf you're rich enough, or lucky enough, to be chosen to fly on Space X's Crew Dragon, you'll get an amazing view. The civilian passenger version of the space capsule will have a 360 degree view of space through a glass dome. It's taking the place of the dock which is used to connect to the Internal Space Station - because they won't be docking anywhere. Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic "SpaceShip 3" looks more like a plane and doesn't have the unobstructed views that the Space X capsule does.You can now Slack someone at a different companySlack has expanded its features to allow people to send messages outside their group/organization - called "Slack Connect". So instead of sending an email to someone, you could simply send them a DM on Slack. The future is to allow people to contact others across a private business network - so if you have vendors you work with, or clients, then they could be added to your network for seamless communication. There is one hiccup - you can send someone an unsolicited message as you 'invite them to chat' which has been flagged as a harassment concern, but this same issue exists in email. Remember though - your organization can see your messages if they want to, so before you add your friends think twice.

Today, Payal discusses why having an ego can actually be a great thing, despite the narrative that society has spun about working from the ego. These days, the word “ego” comes with a negative connotation but Payal believes that one can lead with a strong ego partnered with a strong heart center. In today's episode, Payal uncovers the context surrounding the ego from why it exists, the purpose it serves, and how it can work in tandem with emotional intelligence for more effective and empathetic leadership.Today on The Unapologetic Woman: Why the ego gets a bad reputation and why Payal is in support of the egoRaising awareness on how we react to a situation instead of trying to control emotionsThe two extremities of the egoThe job of our ego and why it existsEmbracing both our ego and heart spaceIf you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to The Unapologetic Woman with Payal Beri on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a review in Apple Podcasts. It really helps others find the show.You can connect with Payal on Instagram and LinkedIn.Payal is a human behavior expert, speaker and women leadership coach who empowers leaders to create a company team culture they are proud of just as much as the mission and impact their business is making in the world. She has 10+ years as a former clinical therapist and as a global leadership development consultant, having worked with fortune 500 companies, to now making sure no female entrepreneur feels alone in their journey as a leader and is equipped with strategies, tools and the mindset to empower a high performing and happy team.Payal holds a masters in clinical psychology and is completing her PHD in Business Psychology (2021), researching how to lead with empathy and psychological safety (trust) to create

Love and safety are two sides of the same coin, but we don't think that they are. In order to feel the fullness of love, we have to feel safe enough to allow ourselves to let love in. This is a challenge for many of us because we are afraid of being hurt (understandably so) which then causes us to block the love that we are so desperately wanting. In this episode I talk about love and ways to find your love language for yourself and establish healthy self-love practices. I also talk about routes of safety which is a new concept. Learning your routes of safety in conjunction with learning your love languages can help give you a fuller picture of what you want and what do you don't want when it comes to boundaries, relationships and an overall healthy self-love journey. Follow me on social mediaInstagram - @inher_powerFacebook - @inherpowerwellnessTwitter - @inherpowerTumblr - InHer PowerInterested in wanting to work with me?Make sure you also check out my wellness business and browse the services that we provide. InHer Power is an ecosystem for healing, connection and community support specifically designed for black womxn inclusive of women of trans experience as well as gender non-conforming and non-binary people of color using modalities such as yoga, meditation, reiki, sound healing and crystal energy cleansing.www.inherpower.spaceIf you would like to help support this podcast and have access to additional content that you cannot get anywhere else, consider becoming a patron. https://www.patreon.com/iminhereYou can send any questions, comments, stories or if you would like to work with me, email me at:kendal@inherpower.space

In this episode I talk about radical acceptance of difference. Being able to accept what is that is different outside of you is a challenge, especially when that difference brushes against feelings of unworthiness, lack and safety. I share my work in this lesson and how I'm navigating. This is a topic that we will revisit to get more in depth and have more perspective around.Follow me on social mediaInstagram - @inher_powerFacebook - @inherpowerwellnessTwitter - @inherpowerTumblr - InHer PowerInterested in wanting to work with me?Make sure you also check out my wellness business and browse the services that we provide. InHer Power is an ecosystem for healing, connection and community support specifically designed for black womxn inclusive of women of trans experience as well as gender non-conforming and non-binary people of color using modalities such as yoga, meditation, reiki, sound healing and crystal energy cleansing.www.inherpower.spaceIf you would like to help support this podcast and have access to additional content that you cannot get anywhere else, consider becoming a patron. https://www.patreon.com/iminhereYou can send any questions, comments, stories or if you would like to work with me, email me at:kendal@inherpower.space

In this introductory episode we start at square one, the truest self that resides deep within and extends beyond our physical bodies. The true self is not tied to roles, identities or any other external barometers of classification. This self has no quantifiers or qualifiers and it is the part of us that we have been disconnected from for a very long time. Any spiritual work requires us to start here, so let's start together.Follow me on social mediaInstagram - @inher_powerFacebook - @inherpowerwellnessTwitter - @inherpowerTumblr - InHer PowerInterested in wanting to work with me?Make sure you also check out my wellness business and browse the services that we provide. InHer Power is an ecosystem for healing, connection and community support specifically designed for black womxn inclusive of women of trans experience as well as gender non-conforming and non-binary people of color using modalities such as yoga, meditation, reiki, sound healing and crystal energy cleansing.www.inherpower.spaceIf you would like to help support this podcast and have access to additional content that you cannot get anywhere else, consider becoming a patron. https://www.patreon.com/iminhereYou can send any questions, comments, stories or if you would like to work with me, email me at:kendal@inherpower.space

In this episode we hear from Amanda McKenna who, as a former co-founder and Board Director of two self-started digital agencies, shares how feeling like she didn't belong in entrepreneurship affected her confidence, how people who don't fit the entrepreneurial stereotype will experience this more acutely and ways we can all tackle this head on.In Amanda's TED Talk she refers to the Allison Rose review and the extraordinary statistic that there are 1.1 million missing female-founded businesses in the U.K. That is £250 billion of value could be added to the economy if women started and scaled businesses to the same extent as men.  Amanda's advice:When you're starting out, do the scariest thing; the sense of achievement will give you resilience and confidenceChallenge yourself to write your business plan in detailSound board with people who work differently to youWhen you make a business plan, plan for your own self-care in tandemThink early on about what you want to get out of this, for yourselfImposter syndrome is prevalent with entrepreneurs, plan how to manage this. Getting a coach could be a solution Keep focussed on the bigger pictureAlways find time to talk to people in and around your sector for inspirationMake sure the people you employ share your beliefs and aims for the businessAllow employees to be good at what they do; don't try to control everything, give people spaceIf you'd like to contact Amanda she can be reached  via LinkedIn or on Twitter @AmandaMcKenna_Head over to Speakpipe to leave your voice note for future guests too.Links:LastPass the password keeping site that syncs between devices. Google Workspace is brilliant for small businessesI use Buzzsprout podcast 'how to' & hosting directory to create this podcast series as well as their super simple hosting platform.Canva has proved invaluable for creating all the social media assets and audio bites.For contracts check out Law Depot.Thank you for listening.  I would also be delighted if you could rate, review and share this podcast with anyone else who may be starting a company as it helps other people find it. Hosted by Juliet Fallowfield, founder of PR for startups advisory Fallow, Field & Mason, How To Start Up hopes to bring you confidence, encouragement and reassurance that you're on the right track.Recorded and produce by Juliet Fallowfield, edited by Emma Dewhurst in  2021. MUSIC CREDIT  Funk Game Loop by Kevin MacLeod.  Link & Licence