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Rising Spear, the collective dedicated to creating NIL opportunities for Florida State athletes, saw substantial growth in the last month. The collective is up to about 1,300 donors after launching its revamped website in April, and the group has ambitious goals set for future growth ahead of the 2022 campaign. Rising Spear CEO Matthew Quigley joins On The Bench to provide an update on the collective's progress and its future plans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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JOIN THE INSIDER & GET EXCLUSIVE CONTENT! https://www.patreon.com/supplementengineer https://supplementengineer.com Coaching & Business inquiries: thesupplementengineer@gmail.com   In this episode of the podcast, I'm joined by the Vice President of Sales for Nutrition21 -- Todd Spear.   Nutrition21 is one of the leading ingredient houses in the supplement industry, responsible for: Nitrosigine nooLVL Chromax Lustriva ZinMax Velositol Show Notes Topics discussed during our conversation include: Todd's Origin Story day-to-day operations of a sales VP Vetting companies and brands to use Nutrition21's ingredients Todd's thoughts on the proposed Durbin Supplement Bill Relationship between the major ingredient houses nooLVL vs Nitrosigine Quality of research concerning branded ingredients Todd's daily supplement regimen and MORE Where to Find Todd & Nutrition21 https://nutrition21.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddspear/ Before You Go... If you enjoy this podcast and want to see more content like it, please consider leaving a review!   https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/supplement-engineer-podcast/id1447389041?mt=2&ls=1

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Conspiracy Theories are everywhere right now. Who better to have on than former Secret Service agent and the host of the Spear Talk Podcast, John Guarnieri to chat about it all? Why haven't we gone back to the Moon? Who shot JFK? MK Ultra? What's the deal with the Pyramids? We cover it all this week. Plus our "Nerds on Ice" segment returns as we break down Round #1 between the Leafs and Lightning in the Stanley Cup Playoffs! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TJ chats with COO of Rising Spear, Will Cowen! They chat about his journey to FSU and now to this NIL organization. Then FSU Legend Roberto Aguayo joins the show to talk his time at FSU, NFL, What he is up to now, and more! Double Fries No Slaw is brought to you by Guthrie's in Tallahassee. Visit both of their locations at 1818 W Tennessee St and 2550 N Monroe!  Also, brought to you by Garnet and Gold. Visit garnetandgold.com to get all of your FSU gear. Use code NOSLAW for 15% off!

In this episode, you'll also hear:How to identify your core values and purpose as a business ownerThe four non-negotiable tasks every entrepreneur must do daily to grow a business successfullyJR's step-by-step process to grow a business and make sales ethicallyA story of JR's time serving in Iraq that taught him he's here for a purpose – and two valuable lessons we can all learn from his experienceJR's advice about establishing a solid foundation on which you can successfully build and grow a businessBe sure to read all the way to the end for important links and information!One of the best pieces of advice that I've ever heard about entrepreneurship came from a seasoned entrepreneur: “The first time you do something, it's an experiment. The second time, it's practice. And the third time, it's a habit.” That's sage wisdom for anyone trying to start and grow a business, but especially for Christian authors. Many times, when we answer the call to write, we're excited about the message that we have, but we don't realize that we've also stepped into entrepreneurship. It's important to be a good writer, but also to be a good business person – and, in doing so, to heed the advice of those that have gone before us. This gives us an opportunity to learn from their experiences, so that we can make our own ventures as successful as possible, and so that we don't repeat their mistakes.JR Spear is an entrepreneurship powerhouse. He's built successful businesses in several different industries, from fitness to martial arts to marketing to advertising, and now consulting. By listening to and following his insights and experience, you too can see great success.Prioritizing FamilyThroughout all the different avenues JR has pursued, he says his singular unifying mission is his family. But it wasn't until recently that he understood this was his top priority. For many years, JR struggled to define his own purpose, even while successfully helping other people find theirs. He describes it as losing himself in his business: “I put all my identity, my worth, and everything I do in my business into who I am,” he explains. “And that became my identity of everything about me, when the reality is, why are we going to work if we don't have anyone to share it with?” JR realized he felt lost when he wasn't busy helping others, but he also realized that his highest calling in life was to raise his children to know the Lord and to be strong leaders in Christ. JR believes the best way to find the right balance between personal life and trying to grow a business is to develop the discipline of time blocking and setting daily priorities. “At the end of my day, every single day, I am making sure that I know exactly what's happening at what time the next day,” JR explains. “Then there's a whole system I go into. First thing you do is your brain dump, then you have something that I call your magic: your three money making tasks. Then you have your top 10 list of people that you need to contact. After you do all that, then you time block. But the first thing you block into your schedule is always your family fun time.” Now that JR has disciplined himself to schedule family and personal priorities first, before scheduling anything else, he not only has more time to focus on his family, but he's also able to be more productive and efficient overall. Identifying Your CREEDFor JR, successfully managing all aspects of his life comes down to routines and having set processes for everything. Drawing on his military and martial arts background and advice from books like Atomic Habits by James Clear, JR has built daily habits into the very core of his consulting business, CREED Consulting. CREED is an acronym that stands for JR's core values: commitment, resilience, excellence, execution, and discipline. “The one thing that I try to ask everyone is, ‘What is the one thing that you're most committed to?'” he explains. Because when you're fully committed, “you're going to be resilient, even through the most difficult times. You're going to show up every single day giving your best and having the emotional and physical discipline to complete your mission.”Rather than just trying to be good enough at what we do, JR believes we must commit and discipline ourselves to show up with excellence. That's why he chose the name CREED: to be a constant reminder of his own commitment and purpose. That's a powerful reminder. It's easy to say you want something, but there are always going to be days when you wake up and just don't feel like doing what you know you need to do. When that happens, either you can give into the feelings and emotions that are trying to pull you away from your purpose, or you can dig into your discipline, values, and goals and push forward. According to JR, there are four non-negotiable tasks that every entrepreneur must do every single day to build and grow a business. He expresses those tasks using another acronym: PILE. These tasks are:Producing daily content. It doesn't matter so much what the content is, but putting your content out on a daily basis ensures your audience knows who you are and trusts you to show up.Improving your customer experience. Find something small you can do each day to make your products, services, offers, and/or client interactions just a little bit better. That often means listening to what your audience wants and needs.Leadership. Following the example of Jesus, be sure you take time to fulfill three elements of leadership: leading yourself through self improvement, leading and looking after your team, and leading – that is, serving – your clients.Expanding your network. Even if it's just reaching out to one person, look for ways to grow your network each and every day. It all comes down to consistency. Whether you have a product, service, or some other program, the best way to see results and grow a business is to put your message out there consistently, day in and day out.How To Grow a Business from the Ground UpJR's first business venture was a martial arts school, which he describes as going back to his roots. “After getting out of the military, I didn't know what I wanted to do, but I knew I didn't want to work for someone,” JR explains. “So I just leaned back on what I knew, which was teaching martial arts. So that was my first business.”However, at the time, JR didn't know much about how to build or grow a business, so building the martial arts school was a learning process at every step. He started out modeling his program after old methods he'd observed his mother use in the past, but quickly learned that times had changed and that business structure wasn't sustainable. “If you're selling sessions of any kind, you're trading time for money and you are killing your business,” JR says of the experience. “You're never gonna be able to scale to the level that you want to do. You need to sell the desired outcome and create programs around that.” After a few months of just scraping by, JR decided it was time to hire a coach. That coach advised him to completely restructure his programs and price points, and at first, JR was skeptical. “I was shaking in sweat,” he recalls. “I was like, ‘No one is going to buy this.' So I had a belief in my head of what my value, my worth, was. And I had to fix that.” Still, JR followed the coach's advice, and both he and his business approach completely transformed. Not only was the martial arts school a great success, but JR learned and perfected repeatable processes that he still uses to build successful businesses today. After selling that business, JR went on to build another from scratch. Although, once again, he had to push through a lot of uncertainty and put in long hours of hard work, he and his wife were able to not only build and grow a business, but also build up a long-lasting client community. That community, JR says, is the key. “I was more focused on the transformation of the individuals than I was about the transaction of what I received from it,” he explains. And as a result, the community and culture he built around his business were still going strong years after he closed his doors and moved on. “Even eight years later, I walked into a church – and I hadn't seen them in how many years? – and he's wearing my old shirt. So to me, it shows me that I did something right,” JR says. “I'm building that community and changing this person's life. That's what your books can do. That's what credibility and building your community and your culture can do.”Ethical Sales: C for ConversionFor many Christians, sales is a struggle, because there's a common belief that marketing requires unethical tactics and convincing people to do things they don't want to do. But that's not actually true of good marketing.That's why JR teaches a sales process called C for Conversion, which he explains in four parts:Connection: The first step in sales is to connect with people and spread awareness of what you have to offer. During this step, it's important to focus on building a community, a following, and an email list, because that's the foundation of your business. For JR, that means utilizing Facebook groups, which allow him to connect with more people and position himself to serve them.Commit: Once you have people in your community, you must commit to serving them and nurture the relationship you've started building. There are many ways to do this, but the end goal is to build trust as people get to know who you are. This is a vital step, but many people skip over it, wanting to jump right to the conversion. Convert: This is the part where you ask for the sale, but don't skip straight here from the connection stage! You must nurture the relationship first, and earn your followers' permission to ask for a sale. Give people time to consume your content and get to know you, and you won't have to try to convince them that they need what you're offering – they'll already know. Community: After you've made a sale, the next step is to build a community of raving fans. This is admittedly the hardest part of the process, but JR says the key is focusing on transformation and results – and also caring about people being involved and fostering a connection among themselves that makes them excited to stick around.  When you build a community following this process, you'll be able to successfully grow a business because, as JR has seen time and again, the community takes on a whole life of its own. “You build a community of raving fans, of people that are excited to talk about you and what you have to offer, and it makes it where you are not even the face anymore,” he explains. “But people are more excited about the environment you've created than just about you, and you're going to grow more naturally that way.”Stop Chasing SalesSuccess, however, can be a double-edged sword. Just last year, JR found himself getting lost in the business of making money, chasing sales and dollar amounts, and forgetting to put God first in his business. “I was really good at closing the sale, but I was forgetting about my clients,” he recalls. “And it was not feeling good to me.” After praying for God to remove toxicity and replace it with the people and focus he would need to fulfill the mission God had for him, JR found himself going through a transformation period that he likens to boot camp: being broken down so God could build up something new. During that time, JR lost his entire sales team, along with several clients and thousands of dollars in monthly revenue. On top of all that, he was hospitalized with COVID for nearly a week and also experienced severe anxiety. But, through that process, JR was prompted to confront where he was placing his trust and to give it all back to God. While JR says this is still a work in progress, he's come to a much better place now, where he's able to trust that God will bring the right opportunities into his life and remove what doesn't belong. Instead of chasing money and sales, he's more focused on living out his faith in everything that he does. As JR's story shows us, if you're feeling salesy or pushy – if you know in your heart that something in your business isn't right – it's probably true. You probably need to take a step back and evaluate whether your focus is on God and trusted Him to provide or on making money for yourself. And part of trusting God to provide means letting people come to you for help, and giving without the expectation of receiving. Now, that doesn't mean you shouldn't be proactive in marketing, but it does mean that your focus should be more on making connections and serving people's needs than on selling for the sake of selling. “You've got to prioritize your heart and why you're doing what you're doing,” JR concludes. “And you need to serve people, because people are watching. When people are seeing what you're doing, they're what they're going to see if you're consistent with your messaging and what you're doing. They're going to watch how you live your life. And if it aligns with what they do, they're going to reach out to you. So just believe and have faith and do it.” So ask yourself: do you trust that if you're doing what God has called you to do – that is, to show up and serve people – that He will take care of you? The answer to that question will shape the actions you take – or don't take – and whether you're able to grow a business that thrives. Always Be PreparedTo further illustrate the importance of trusting God, JR shares a story from his time in Iraq that serves as a daily reminder to him that God has a purpose for his life. The day was February 7, 2007, and JR recalls feeling uneasy from the time he woke up that morning. As was his habit, he prayed verses from Psalm 91 as he went about his day. Then, while standing at a checkpoint and talking with a fellow Marine, he started hearing an almost audible voice urging him to find the chaplain he had spoken to not long before. JR ignored the voice for a few minutes, until he felt himself getting inexplicably nauseated. Unable to ignore the prompting any longer, he walked away from the checkpoint, pausing only to greet his Sergeant Major who moved to stand in the exact place JR had just been. That was when a suicide bomber set off a blast that killed the Sergeant Major – and would likely have killed JR if he hadn't left to find the chaplain. Unlike others in the vicinity, JR emerged unscathed. What's more, he later learned that his mother had received a prophecy at church not long before the incident that her son would experience something terrible, but would be protected and untouched. JR identifies two main lessons from the experience. The first is the importance of being in tune with the Holy Spirit, because, in his own words, “you never know when He's going to tell you to move.”The second lesson has more to do with what it takes to grow a business: “In our lives, and in our business, we are going to get ambushed. We are going to have different things that are going to throw us off guard. And in today's society, what are we battling now, COVID, definitely destroyed many different businesses. People losing jobs, family members dying, employees having to quit – the way that we do business and life completely changed, and we all got ambushed. But the way that we respond is everything.” Thinking back on the bombing, JR describes how the Marines responded automatically due to their training: “We were all able to respond without thinking and be able to do our job, even through the midst of chaos. And the only way we were able to do that was because we were prepared and we were ready.” Of course, in life and in business, we can never be 100% ready for any possible circumstance, but we can do our best to prepare by focusing on the fundamentals to build and grow a business – making connections and serving people – instead of jumping straight to the income. “In life, we're going to go through different things,” JR says. “And those who are going to succeed are those who put in time and work, who went through trials and put in the blood, sweat, and tears to prepare themselves for those difficult days. And those who don't, they're not going to know how to maneuver when times get tough.” What Is Your CREED?So where do you begin? How do you take the message God has given you and use it to grow a business or ministry that is successful, impactful, and God-honoring? JR believes the first thing you need to understand is your CREED: what is the one thing you are most committed to, that you will be resilient in pursuing, even through the most difficult times, and that you will discipline yourself to complete with excellence?“Life isn't easy,” JR reminds us. “It's hard. It's a battle. We are going to get ambushed. But we need to go back and remember why we're doing what we're doing in the first place.” If you're ready to build and grow a business with excellence, start by identifying why you want to do it, and who you're called to help – and reach out to those people. Plant the seeds, then water them, and trust God to produce a bountiful harvest.  BIO:Hi, my name is JR Spear and I'm the founder of CREED Consulting… Since my return from the hot desert of Iraq in 2007 I've built four multi-six figure businesses ranging from the fitness and martial arts industry, marketing and advertising, to consulting...My mission is to arm solopreneurs with the right tools and resources needed to grow their business, giving them the direct path to bypass the struggles I had to endure so they can achieve the life and business they desire...Since 2017 I have helped hundreds of entrepreneurs 2x, 5x, even 10x their businesses by implementing the proper STEPS (Structure, Technology, Efficiencies, Processes, and Scalability).I've presented to audiences both large and small in a variety of different settings and contexts. As a presenter, I will use personal stories, and life experiences to not only make a point but to keep your audience engaged and listening. They will leave with practical and applicable steps to take with them beyond that session. GET CONNECTED:Website: www.JRSpear.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jr.spear/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jr.spear.coach/

A great speech is one we remember. Notes on the 3 stories McRaven shares at the observatory of the One World Trade Center, or Freedom Tower, and what makes it lasting. An event which commemorates the 11th anniversary of Operation Neptune's Spear, the mission to capture Osama Bin Laden.

Lionfish (Pterois volitans) aren't native to the Atlantic Ocean nor the Gulf of Mexico, yet the Pacific Ocean species has taken up residency in those coastal waters and is subsequently wreaking havoc on those marine ecosystems. Without many natural predators in their new environment, lionfish populations have grown in numbers and range. This has resulted in [...]

The final room? The final battle? Not the final episode :)  

100% case acceptance is impossible, for sure. But I thought I would use a clickbait title to get your attention.  My guest, Adam McWethy doesn't approve of clickbait titles. But he doesn't write the show notes, so what are you going to do? Adam does a bunch of stuff at Spear Education. We talk a bunch about what's happening at Spear Education and some of the exciting LIVE events that Spear is hosting!  But then we get down to business. Adam also does a lot of work with Spear Practice Solutions and we talk about a metrics driven way to increase your case acceptance! It probably won't be 100%. But the more you know, the better chance you have of getting your patient to say "yes!" Some links from the show: Spear Live! (Mention Very Dental for $500 off!) Scottsdale, AZ on June 16-17th, 2022 Boston, MA on August 12-13th 2022 Spear Summit on September 15-17th in Scottsdale, AZ! Spear Practice Solutions Join the Very Dental Facebook group using the password "Timmerman," Hornbrook" or "McWethy." If you'd like to support the Very Dental Podcast Network then you should support our sponsors!  Listen, most dental practices are wasting an enormous amount of time and money on disorganization. Zirc's Color Method takes all of your instruments and all of your materials and organizes it perfectly into color-coded tubs, trays, and cassettes. You gotta look into this for your practice and if you're thinking, “Alan I do not have time for this!” you're in luck because Zirc just launched a new service department where they will do it all for you!  Go to verydentalpodcast.com/colormethod and they'll give you 50% off their Deeper Assessment consulting plan. Come join me in Chicago on May 19-20th for "Catch the Composite Wave and Surf its Potential" at Cosmedent! You'll get lots of face time with two amazing instructors: Dr. Buddy Mopper and Dr. Dennis Hartlieb! There are a few seats left, so come take a class with me! CAD-Ray is the single stop shop for all digital technology needs, including IO scanners, from MEDIT and 3shape, 3D printers from Sprintray, Desktop Health and Ackuretta, AND multiple choices for CAD software, CBCT machines and milling units. But CAD-Ray is more than equipment, we are a community where live help, education and training bridge the gap to make sure you get the most out of any technology product. Go check out CAD-Ray at verydentalpodcast.com/cadray or cad-ray.com Our friends at Enova Illumination have your magnification and lighting needs all figured out. Whether you're looking at new loupes, a surgical headlight like no other or the amazing line of Zumax microscopes, Enova Illumination has you covered! Go check them out at verydentalpodcast.com/Enova and take advantage of the discounts they have for Very Dental Podcast Network listeners! Do you need help with a logo, website design or anything marketing? Our friends at Wonderist can definitely help! Keep your eyes open for the updated Very Dental Podcast website coming soon! It's amazing and it was designed by the pros at the Wonderist Agency! Want more information? Go check them out at verydentalpodcast.com/wonderist! Do you want an easy way to support the Very Dental Podcast network? Go check out the monthly deals from our friends at Crazy Dental! Each month Crazy Dental will be offering high value coupons on the product you're using most! Head over to verydentalpodcast.com/crazy to see the monthly deals they have in store for you!

The ARW crew is joined by Justin OUR NUMBER 1 FAN We discuss the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard trial, Elon's Twitter bid, The Spear of Destiny and MUCH MUCH MORE Check out our sponsor: https://georgeandfloydscountrykitchen.com/ Support us: https://www.patreon.com/AllRhodesWest Contact us: allrhodeswest@gmail.com

Fox News Analyst and Seal Team 6 member, Rob O'Neill has led or taken part in over 400 combat missions. Amongst those missions were the rescue of Lone Survivor Marcus Luttrell, saving Captain Richard Phillips from Somali pirates, and has been famously labeled as the man who shot and killed Osama Bin Laden during Operation Neptune's Spear.

From Getting Blown Up In Iraq To Leading Entrepreneurs On How To Start And Scale Their Business…Hi, my name is JR Spear and I'm the founder of CREED Consulting...Since my return from the hot desert of Iraq in 2007 I've built four successful businesses ranging from the fitness and martial arts industry, marketing and advertising, to consulting...My mission is to arm solopreneurs with the right tools and resources needed to grow their business, giving them the direct path to bypass the struggles I had to endure so they can achieve the life and business they desire...Since 2017 I have helped hundreds of entrepreneurs 2x, 5x, and even 10x their businesses by implementing the proper STEPS (Structure, Technology, Efficiencies, Processes, and Scalability).I've presented to audiences both large and small in a variety of different settings and contexts. As a presenter, I will use personal stories, and life experiences to not only make a point but to keep your audience engaged and listening. They will leave with practical and applicable steps to take with them beyond that session.Connect with JR at www.jrspear.comFree business credit masterclass https://bizcredithelper.comThe Cortez Hustle Show Book Of The Month is "Expert Secrets" by Russell Brunson Get Your Free Copy Here!Text the keyword "Mastermind" to 314-866-4053 to join our private group and get hundreds of dollars in free training & resources weekly. This mastermind is 100% FREE.Support Our Show Partner Bob CraneClick here for FREE Financial Resources: https://bit.ly/tchsbobOpen Arms Wellness - For all of your mental health needs. Take a quick survey to get matched up with the right counselor today: https://bit.ly/h2htherapistmatchOther helpful resources:Dominate Social Media And Build An Attractive, Powerful Profitable, Personal Brand https://personalbranding365.comDesign stunning graphics for your brand try Canva Pro here https://bit.ly/tomcanvaUse Content Study to schedule your social media post to be omnipresent on all platforms: https://tomcontentstudio+++3 TOOLS EVERY ENTREPRENEUR NEEDS TO GROW +++1. Digital Marketing Platform - Create your own websites, sales funnels, digital products, online communities, and more with the Digital Empire System. It's the Premier All-In-One Digital Marketing Platform. Start your 14 Day FREE trial of Go HighLevel by Clicking Here!2. Mentorship/Mastermind - Every entrepreneur should have a coach, mentor, or be part of a mastermind group. The Monetize My Life Academy is the premier Digital Marketing Mastermind for entrepreneurs looking to get more out of the internet and social media. If you're looking to grow your online presence this is the mastermind group for you. Click Here3. Financial Education - Ask any entrepreneur why they're building a business and I guarantee that "LEGACY" is in their top 3 answers. Having the right financial education is what makes building that legacy a reality. Our FinancialEdge membership is designed with unlimited access to professionals to help you Minimize Taxes, Improve Credit, Reduce Debt, And Grow Your Money For Retirement with Done-For-You Real Estate Investing and Other Strategies. Click Here==ABOUT THE CORTEZ HUSTLE SHOW==iTunes: Click HereStitcher: Click HereSpotify: Click HereGoogle Podcast: Click HereAmazon Music: Click Here====================================================Email: hcortez@ThorntonOnlineMarketing.comWebsite https://thorntononlinemarketing.comhttps://www.facebook.com/thorntononlinemarketingllchttp://instagram.com/thorntononlinemarketinghttp://twitter.com/finhealthmentorDISCLAIMER: H Cortez aka Financial Health Mentor is NOT afinancial advisor/planner or CPA. The information shared on this channel is not financial advice but instead examples of actual experiences of H Cortez and the guests of the channel. Also, any mention/reference to income is NOT a guarantee but merely an example of potential income that could be made if one puts in the work required. Always see a certified professional assist you in your financial matters. Finally, the links recommended in most cases pay me a small commission if you were to click through and buy. That's one of the ways I finance the podcast.=====REFERENCES & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS=====Article Reference: https://www.monsterinsights.com/marketing-hacks-guaranteed-to-grow-your-traffic/1 Minute Motivation YouTube CreditShow Some Love To The "Rise And Grind Motivation" Channel: Click Here1 Minute Motivation Video: Click HereIntro Music for The Cortez Hustle Show Intro Courtesy of Anno Domini Beats

Have you ever laid awake at night and asked yourself, “Why do other moms seem to have it all together when I'm over here exhausted and overwhelmed? Will I ever figure this mom thing out and feel like I'm enough for my kids? When does the worry end?”If you have, you're not alone. We all struggle with feeling this way. Today my special guests  are Shelby Spear and Lisa La/shaw who have written the book “How are You Feeling, Momma? (you don't need to say, “I'm fine.) Authentic & Encouraging Psalm Reflections on the Many Emotions of Motherhood.”These mamas have been through the trenches and combined have 66 years of parenting/stepparenting/grandparenting between them. You are going to love how authentic and vulnerable they are about their own struggles and challenges and what they have learned over the years and how much we all need each other and to know we are not alone.Let's dive in!Where to find their book:How Are You Feeling, Momma? (You don't need to say, “I'm fine.”) won the 2020 Publisher's Weekly Book Life Prize as the finalist in the Inspirational/Spiritual category.Where to find Shelby:https://shelbyspear.comhttps://insighttimer.com/shelspearShelby is a Certified Emotional Intelligence Coach, Certified Meditation Teacher (CMT), author, freelance writer, speaker, and love enthusiast who is passionate about helping others ‘change the way they look at things so the things they look at change. Shelby has numerous stories featured in the national publication, Guideposts. She also has over 160 featured articles at online publications, including Her View From Home, Scary Mommy, Parenting Teens & Tweens, For Every Mom, Love What Matters, and Today. Where to find Lisa:You can find her words online and in print at places like Her View From Home, Grown and Flown, Guideposts, and Chicken Soup for the Soul. Her decades of experience as a mental health professional along with her weekly empowerment circles give mommas of every age a place to celebrate themselves and one another. She prays daily that the world becomes a more tolerant and accepting place--hoping that each one of us will work toward making a lasting contribution to ensure this outcome.https://herviewfromhome.com/author/leshaw/https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/ldleshawHere are some other ways to get connected:Weekly FB Live where I answer specific questions at 9am Central every Wednesday.  Join me here:  https://www.facebook.com/momsoftweensandteens/Helpful resources (courses, downloads, interviews, etc.) - https://www.mottsuniversity.com/Website if you haven't visited (lots of helpful articles) - https://momsoftweensandteens.com/Private Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/Momsoftweensandteens

Welcome back to the show, everyone! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ResourcefulAgent Website: https://www.resourcefulagent.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Qqiizmt3UzcbQM9EJFViw?si=e0a69786412f442e In today's Resourceful Agent Radio Show episode, We have our guest Nikki Parquette, the owner of Spear Direct Care. Today Nikki and Andy will talk about DPC and what Spear direct care is all about. If you care about your health or want to know what they offer at Spear Direct, this is the right video for you. Spear Direct Care is dedicated to providing a simplified healthcare experience to employers and individual members of our community through Direct Primary Care (DPC). This allows us to provide easy access to superior care at a fair cost. Website: https://speardirectcare.com/ Phone: (208) 502-2744 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/4490165/ We would like to hear your feedback about the new content and what you would like to hear. If you have any questions, please DM Andy Silvius on Instagram @resourcefulagent. If you like ghost stories, Walker Ranch stories, NFTs, and much more, FOLLOW US AND WATCH THE STORIES UNFOLD.-I enjoy hearing what you guys think of these videos; please take a second to say "Hi" in the comments and let me know what you think of the video...Also, if you enjoy these videos and my channel, it would mean a lot to me if you subscribed :)@andysilvius Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/resourcefulagent/Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/resourcefulagentTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@resourcefulagent?lang=enLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-silvius-091aa7190/#resourcefulagent #resourcefulagentradioshow #realestate #AndySilvius #AskResourcefulagent #ownedbusiness #business #entrepreneur #podcast #interview #onlineradio #NorthIdaho #cdaidaho #coeurdalene #investing #local #branding #ghost #conspiracy #walkerranch #nft #crypto #digitalrealestate #stories #aliens #laugh #bitcoin #youtube #youtuber #subscribe #youtubelikes #youtubevide #youtubemarketing #youtubeviews #instavideo #instayoutube #trending #lol #viral #instagood #explore 

In this episode, Paul Hadfield of TRNXN Company and Brandon Spear of TreviPay talk about the payments industry and scaling businesses.

We sit down for an interview with industry expert Todd Spear from Nutrition21 covering everything from the evolution of premium ingredient companies to how some of its most innovative ingredients came about such as Velositol and NooLVL.

On this special edition of our "1 On 1" series, Paulito Vega sits down with his good friend, co-host and now self-published author Koel Alexander. They discuss his upcoming first book, The Axe & The Spear and how the idea of writing a book came about. They go in depth to his love of reading books, the trials and tribulations of writing a book and anticipation of its release. "The Axe and The Spear" is now available for pre-order: Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Axe-Spear-Raven-Fire-Book-ebook/dp/B09TV5D7LF/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=2XRQGR9IO1O5N&keywords=koel+alexander&qid=1647222167&sprefix=koel+alexander+%2Caps%2C60&sr=8-3 Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-axe-the-spear-koel-alexander/1141110118?ean=9781667832500 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/toxicassfriends/message

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Today we have Jamie Ryves (@deeplyimmersed) who's a spearo and YouTuber out in Vanuatu. We cover: How to catch dogtooth tuna What it's like diving in Vanuatu Check out more from Cast & Spear: Subscribe to the Cast & Spear Podcast Check out our Weekly Fishing Newsletter Watch our YouTube videos Follow our Instagram Watch our TikTok videos Like our Facebook Page

Digital transformation is a critical focus across DoD. Simply implementing modern technology alone is not the answer to building a ready force. The force itself has to be closely considered and involved. Attention must be paid to how end users want and need to interact with systems and the data they hold.    Click here for the video recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8t_Qyj_T7o&list=PLkGSnjw5y2U53pWSEoL5ucA93AfI2iltQ&index=2 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's only been a week since Jonathan and Gary sat down to chat with Nicola Griffith about her new book, Spear, but in a bid to get back on schedule, they took a moment to record a new episode for the coming long weekend. They kick off chatting about travel during the pandemic and the coming WorldCon, before admits he's only just read Ursula K. Le Guin's A Wizard of Earthsea, before they go on to talk about Le Guin's work, the oddities of book buying and collecting, and then our hosts attempt to answer the age-old questions: do you need to read a book? if so, why? do you need to keep book? which ones can you get rid of, and how?  Really, it's a ramble that kicks off with Earthsea and ends up chatting about books. It's a Coode Street podcast. As always, our thanks for your patience with our rambles. We hope you enjoy the episode, and see you again pretty soon!

Jason Smithson joins Alan again to discuss his new gig with Spear, dental philosophies and whether we should teach to the median dentist or the exceptional ones! Jason talks about teaching "Exellence in Composite Restorations" at Spear Education in Scottsdale, AZ! Spear Summit 2022 is coming September 15-17th! Jason's course: "Nature's Chaos in Balance" Minimally invasive/biomimetic philosophy vs. "terminal dentition" style philosophies and "living in the middle." How can our training limit our treatment options? How often are you offering a gold onlay? Jason's experience with milled gold! The bell curve of dentists...should we be teaching to the median skill set? We should be simplifying instead of complicating. Placing composite in increments is complicated and difficult in the BEST of circumstances. Smithson on fiber reinforcement Simplifying the layering steps allows for more time in finishing and polishing! Jason wants a butt joint margin vs. a beveled margin! Join the Very Dental Facebook group using the password "Timmerman" or "Hornbrook!" If you'd like to support the Very Dental Podcast Network then you should support our sponsors!  Listen, most dental practices are wasting an enormous amount of time and money on disorganization. Zirc's Color Method takes all of your instruments and all of your materials and organizes it perfectly into color-coded tubs, trays, and cassettes. You gotta look into this for your practice and if you're thinking, “Alan I do not have time for this!” you're in luck because Zirc just launched a new service department where they will do it all for you!  Go to verydentalpodcast.com/colormethod and they'll give you 50% off their Deeper Assessment consulting plan. Our friends at Cosmedent want to give you a polishing secret weapon. What's that secret weapon? It's called Enamelize! This Cosmedent Top Seller is an aluminum oxide polishing paste that creates a beautiful final polish on composites, porcelain, metal and natural tooth structure. Using Enamelize will greatly increase the gloss, luster and surface smoothness of your restoration. Go get your polishing secret weapon at verydentalpodcast.com/Enamelize! I've been using a Medit scanner from CAD-Ray since early 2019. I just upgraded to the i700 and I really like it. Medit has a lot to offer including a very appealing price point, no monthly fees and support that only CAD-Ray can offer! If you're ready to bring digital dentistry into your practice, you need to check out verydentalpodcast.com/CADray!  Our friends at Enova Illumination have your magnification and lighting needs all figured out. Whether you're looking at new loupes, a surgical headlight like no other or the amazing line of Zumax microscopes, Enova Illumination has you covered! Go check them out at verydentalpodcast.com/Enova and take advantage of the discounts they have for Very Dental Podcast Network listeners! Do you need help with a logo, website design or anything marketing? Our friends at Wonderist can definitely help! Keep your eyes open for the updated Very Dental Podcast website coming soon! It's amazing and it was designed by the pros at the Wonderist Agency! Want more information? Go check them out at verydentalpodcast.com/wonderist! Do you want an easy way to support the Very Dental Podcast network? Go check out the monthly deals from our friends at Crazy Dental! Each month Crazy Dental will be offering high value coupons on the product you're using most! Head over to verydentalpodcast.com/crazy to see the monthly deals they have in store for you!

On this episode of X-Ray Vision, Jason Concepcion and Rosie Knight dive into the world of Fantasy and Science Fiction! First in Previously On (3:17), Jason and Rosie discuss some comics news, including a new Avengers series, a possible new comics origin for Thor in Avengers 1,000,000 BC, Marvel's A.X.E.: Judgment Day, and DC's upcoming Death of Justice League and Dark Crisis; they also discuss the title casting in Disney+'s recently announced Percy Jackson series, the MCU's Ironheart series gaining its directors, and recap episode three of the Disney+ limited series Moon Knight. In the Airlock (53:19), they discuss JK Rowling's transphobia and why they won't be covering the latest Fantastic Beasts movie before diving deep (deeeep) into their book bag to offer recommendations for amazing Fantasy and Sci-Fi that just so happens to be written by marginalized, underrepresented, and queer authors that centers marginalized characters. Then, in the Hive Mind (1:15:06), Jason and Rosie are joined by Nicola Griffith, award winning author of Ammonite, Hild, the upcoming Spear, and more, to discuss her process as a writer, conducting research on Arthurian England, and writing with, and about, disabilities. Finally, in Nerd Out (1:48:43) a listener pitches us on The Illuminatus! Trilogy. Tune in every Friday and don't forget to Hulk Smash the Follow button! Nerd Out Submission Instructions! Send a short pitch and 2-3 minute voice memo recording to xray@crooked.com that answers the following questions: 1) How did you get into/discover your ‘Nerd Out?' (2) Why should we get into it too? (3) What's coming soon in this world that we can look forward to or where can we find it? Follow Jason: twitter.com/netw3rk Follow Crooked: twitter.com/crookedmedia PLUGS: Rosie's IG, website, author archive, & Letterboxd. Spear by Nicola Griffith + Nicola's website is worth checking out too! The Listener's Guide for all things X-Ray Vision! Harry Potter and The Problematic Author by Maia Kobabe The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson Hild by Nicola Griffith Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden Spear by Nicola Griffith (out on April 19th) Pet by Akwaeke Emezi The Marvellers by Dhonielle Clayton (out on May 3) Recommendations from our guest & award winning author Nicola Griffith: Sorrowland (2021) by Rivers Solomon The Long Way To a Small Angry Planet (2015) by Becky Chambers A Companion to Arthurian Literature  (2009) Edited by Helen Fulton A Spindle Splintered  (2021) by Alix E. Harrow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 101 Christian Tobler is a chivalric combat instructor and author of many books, including Secrets of German Medieval Swordsmanship, which launched the study of Liechtenauer in the Anglosphere. He also wrote Fighting with German Longsword, In St. George's Name: an Anthology of Medieval German Fighting Arts, In Service of the Duke, and many more. Not to mention his latest, which is Lance, Spear, Sword and Messer, a German Medieval Martial Arts Miscellany. In 1979, Christian and Carl Johnson founded one of the earliest historical martial arts organisations, The Order of Selohaar, a mystic order of chivalry, to try to answer the philosopher and polymath John Ruskin's famous question, “Might we not live a nobler dream than this?”. The order is “dedicated to the preservation of honor, nobility, arcane wisdom, and martial excellence in an age where such traditions and values have generally been forgotten.” In our conversation we talk about getting into historical martial arts back in the 80s and 90s. The episode covers writing, researching, social media, and how to interpret the pictures in medieval manuscripts. We also talk about fighting each other, back in 2006. You can find Christian's books at Freelance Academy Press, as well as the other usual places. For more information about the host Guy Windsor and his work, as well as transcriptions of all the episodes, check out his website at https://swordschool.com/podcast   And to support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy

Warriors, Fall In!Today, we are joined with a professional author who joined the Coast Guard during the recession and sought to become an intel analyst. Over time, our guest Caroline Walsh gained skills in critical thinking, team work, strategy development, leadership, and project management, but along the way, she had to overcome malicious obstacles to reach her goals.She's currently studying to obtain her Phd in leadership and also authored a book called “Fairly Smooth Operator-My Life at the Tip of the Spear” that is a memoir about her journey, which included becoming a CIA Analyst, but we'll talk more about all that in this episode.Caroline's LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-nw/Find Caroline's Book on Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/dp/1646635205/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1634015291&ref_=tmm_pap_swatch_0&sr=8-3

As we are in the final week of production for Rupture Issue 7 we have decided to re-run a great interview our friends over at the Irish Left Archive did with Rupture contributor and RISE National Organiser Jess Spear. They discuss how Jess got into political activism, the launch of Rupture Magazine and Rupture Radio, and the place of People Before Profit on the Irish Left We would encourage listeners to head on over to the Irish Left Archive podcast as they have many other great episodes with many other great activists - https://www.leftarchive.ie/podcast/ Rupture Issue 7 will be released at the end of April 2022. The theme of this issue is WORK and as such will feature great articles on topics such as the four day work week, working conditions during and after covid, and reproductive labour. If you would like to subscribe to the magazine go to https://rupture.ie/subscribe --- Rupture Radio is a weekly podcast looking at news, politics and culture from a socialist perspective. It is produced by members of the RISE network within People before Profit, and is linked to Rupture - Ireland's eco-socialist quarterly. Check out the magazine at rupture.ie Anyone who would like to support the podcast can do so on our Patreon. This will also allow you to get extra content and have a say in topics and interviews we take on. Sign up today at https://www.patreon.com/ruptureradio Any comments or queries please send them to LeftInsidePod@gmail.com or get in touch on Twitter. See you next week, cheers! Social media: Rupture Radio https://twitter.com/RuptureRadio_ Rupture Magazine https://twitter.com/RuptureMag_ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ruptureradio/message

SUMMARY The whole party is shaken after Ariel was attacked by the shade in her sleep. Realizing that a new threat seems to be after them and the ship is not as safe as they expected it to be, they chose to set up watches for the rest of the journey. Ariel calls every for a meeting and tells them that she thinks it is best if she stays in the room with The Spear in case something happens again. Kenina takes this opportunity to tell the party about her recent dream about Doitean and prods the rest of the party to share any strange dreams that they may be having. SHOW SPONSORS This episode is brought to you by Gabe and Jeff, over at Inter-Party Conflict, Fred on Fyre, Evora Dawn, Moto Ghoul, and Polka Dancer. If you'd like to join them in supporting the show, consider joining our Patreon. SHOUT OUTS Daniel Lee – We have commissioned our first NPC Portrait from Daniel Lee. This is the same artist that we have been commissioning artifacts from but we have decided to pivot over to some character art. Our first piece was Biri Yarjerit, the leader of The Mages. You can find her art on our art page for Daniel. Anna Mae – We are currently in the process of having our cover art redone to give it a fresh coat of paint and make it fit in a little bit more with the theme the show has taken. Redemption Podcast – Redemption is an Actual Play Podcast set in the Star Wars universe that is played using the Star Wars roleplaying system by Fantasy Flight Games. The story takes place starting near the beginning of the clone wars but carves its own path following them members of the crew. The show is very roleplay heavy and one of the ones I look forward to the most. CAST Damian - The DM Chris - Rem Christa - Ariel Chantalle - Kenina Caitlin - Tempest JOIN THE GUILD If you like what we have been doing, consider joining our Patreon. You can donate monthly to show your support and help us cover our operating expenses, as well as potentially fund upgrades and other media going forward. Have Discord? Want to hang out with the cast? Maybe even get in a game with us? Join us on our Discord! Gonnageek Network Adventures in Erylia a part of the GonnaGeek Network of shows. You can find us and many other geeky shows over on gonnageek.com MUSIC If you'd like to know more about the music featured on the show, check out our Music Page. Fimbulwinter – Vindsvept (Intro) Tavern Loop One – Serpent Sound Studios (4:42) Ocean Waves Ambience – Distant Sea and Seagulls from Cabin Window – Fusehive (5:13) Sea or Ocean Waves – Calm Closeup – 03 – Fusehive (5:14) The Ocean Takes All – Dark Fantasy Studio (5:42) Atmospheres – Into Darkness – Ghosthack (7:34) They Don't Return – Dark Fantasy Studio (10:04) Dark Ambience – Monument Studios (10:46) Divine Offering – Monument Studios (13:11) The Don't Return – Dark Fantasy Studio (14:04) Age of Sail – Tabletop Audio (14:37) Background Strings and Woodwinds – Monument Studios (17:13) Alone – JDB (19:27) Red Mystery – Serpent Sound Studios (19:46) Background Strings and Woodwinds – Monument Studios (20:35) Somber Piano – Monument Studios (24:47) Dungeons and Dragons – Serpent Sound Studios (25:51) Background Strings and Woodwinds – Monument Studios (27:12) Castle Kitchen (Ambience Only) – Tabletop Audio (28:41) Steampunk Castle – Michael Ghelfi (28:44) Forest Walk – Serpent Sound Studios (30:04) Cursed – Cyberleaf Studios (31:11) Forest Walk – Serpent Sound Studios (32:35) Continents Adrift – JDB (39:06) Momentum – JDB (42:35) The Old Ones – Scott Buckley (48:32) Continents Adrift – JDB (50:48) Cistern (Ambience Only) – Tabletop Audio (51:10) Ambience Cello – Monument Studios (51:20) Divine Offering – Monument Studios (52:17) Continents Adrift – JDB (55:13) Steampunk Castle – Michael Ghelfi (57:00) Ambience Strings – Monument Studios (57:03) Continents Adrift – JDB (1:00:34) Eidolon – Scott Buckley (1:04:24) Continents Adrift – JDB (1:05:09) Shades – JDB (1:05:21) Enter the Lair – Joel Steudler (1:09:23) Last Stand – Vindsvept (Outro)

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As seen on the Doctors, founder of the nation's largest new dentist and student community, Dr. David R. Rice travels the world speaking, writing and connecting today's top young dentists with tomorrow's most successful dental practices. In addition to igniteDDS, David is Chief Editor of DentistryIQ and leads a team-centered, restorative and implant practice in East Amherst, NY. With 28 years of practice in the books, he's trained at The Pankey Institute, The Dawson Academy, Spear and most prolifically at the school of hard-knocks. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

The Coffee Break is the daily Christian talk and local events program on Hope Radio KCMI 97.1FM serving the Scottsbluff, NE area. Tune in for interviews with authors, musicians, pastors, and others in the Christian community and our local area! Visit our website: www.kcmifm.com Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/kcmifm

Why Interdisciplinary Dentistry is Too Hard for Most Dentists Episode #404 with Dr. Jeff Rouse Interdisciplinary dentistry is the future. So, why isn't there more buy-in, and why are dentists struggling to give interdisciplinary care? To reveal why it's so difficult and the steps you can take to get started, Kirk Behrendt brings back Dr. Jeff Rouse from Spear Education for his thoughts and advice to help you provide the best care for your patients. It's time to help patients beyond their teeth! To learn how, listen to Episode 404 of The Best Practices Show! Main Takeaways: Education in interdisciplinary care is lacking. Don't just focus on structure and biology issues. Go beyond products and materials to help patients. Airway is the gateway to comprehensive dentistry. Join a study club! Quotes: “You have to feel confident and competent in doing [dentistry]. So, you have to have the education and spend the time learning it. And there are, unfortunately, very few places to learn that. A majority of the education we have is focused on technique because it's company-driven, a lot of it. It's, ‘I want to learn about E-MAX. I want to learn about zirconia systems. I want to learn about composites,' because you're going to do a procedure. And the thought process is, ‘Show me how to do that thing, and then I'll go back and do that thing and make more money doing that thing.' So, it's technique, materials. Or it's product, ‘Get me a scanner. Get me a milling machine. Get me a laser.' Things. But once again, it's materials from a company, your product from a company, driving dentistry. And unfortunately, for us, it also plays into what dental school taught us, which is how to work with materials and how to work with product.” (12:41—14:18) “When we go through in dental school and put together a treatment plan, all we do is list what's broken, what's diseased, what I'm going to do about it. So, it's singular. It's, ‘Tooth number two has a . . . Tooth number 31 has a . . . They have this, and I'm going to use this technique in order to take care of it. This product. This machine.' And that's not interdisciplinary dentistry at all. So, our education is lacking.” (14:19—15:06) “Airway gives you the opportunity to get the patient out of the hygiene operatory, whereas talking to them about their teeth are worn, their teeth are in the wrong location, the teeth have the gums covering them; they need to be pushed back, harder conversation to have with people. Much more difficult. Especially wear patients, malocclusions, really difficult conversation because you don't want people, when they're brand-new to your practice, to think you're just after their money.” (17:54—18:27) “I'm now seeing this increase in younger dentists doing what I'm going to call better dentistry, at least more exciting dentistry, more profitable dentistry, than they ever have before. It's not because of the way we now teach it at Spear versus how Bill and I taught it; it's because airway looks at skeletal and dentoalveolar as it relates to the skeleton differently than we ever have. It adds this extra piece.” (22:42—23:17) “Airway gets people in for comprehensive evaluations, and it gets them to do more complex, comprehensive dentistry than I've ever had opportunities to do before.” (25:01—25:13) “There are people out there that want to help you be better than what you are right now, and to achieve better than they are. If you're excited enough to be one of the best, there are lots of people that are willing to help you get there.” (27:56—28:12) “Young dentists need to know that there are people that want to help them. And a study club format is probably the best way to go about doing that. And the two that I've been associated with are Seattle Study Club and Spear Study Club. They both have their own advantages and disadvantages, but they're both critical. In fact, if you can be in both, it's even better. If you could figure out a way to be in both of...

Today we interview Colorado State Congressman Richard Holtorf who is running for State House in Dist 63. Richard gives us insight into the battles being fought within the Republican Party as well as the goals of the left. In addition, he is not afraid to speak out on the national […] The post #188 – Colorado – The Tip of The Spear appeared first on Primary the Ruling Class.

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Rising Spear – the organization dedicated to creating NIL opportunities for Florida State athletes – launched its revamped website earlier this week. The initial response has been positive from the FSU fan base. But given that NIL is still a new endeavor in the wild, wild west of college football, we understand that there are questions or areas of clarity that are still needed. With that in mind, Director at Rising Spear Matthew Quigley and Advisor with Rising Spear Rashida Gayle join Noles247's On The Bench podcast to take listener questions. Quigley and Gayle answer questions, provide clarity, and explain the long-term goals/objectives for Rising Spear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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"When love speaks and both sides listen, hearts connect and healing begins." In this episode on the Deconstructing Mamas podcast, Shelby, author of that quote, and her daughter, Kahrin, share their heart-breaking and hope-filled "coming in" story about the journey to healing for both of them after Kahrin discovers that she likes girls.Shelby and Kahrin's fierce desire to finding healing and love after years of hopelessness and destruction from rigid faith systems and toxic beliefs will leave you dumbfounded, grabbing for tissues and a lot more healed yourself. If you know someone, love someone or are someone who lands outside the "heteronormative box" or you are wondering how and where to land on this emotionally-charged topic, this episode is for you. Give a listen. We promise that you won't regret it.SHOW NOTES:Shelby Spear, mom of three grown kids, wife to one very good guy (as she likes to call him) and author of the book, How are You Feeling Mama (You Don't Need to Say "I'm Fine"), and her daughter, artist and musician, Kahrin Spear, are family not because they have to be, but because they want to be.Shelby's words help all moms to feel safe pulling back the veil on all the broken and challenging parts of motherhood while embracing the laughter and joy of the beautiful moments. She is also a Certified Emotional Intelligence Coach, Certified Meditation Teacher (CMT), speaker, and love enthusiast who is passionate about helping others "change the way they look at things so the things they look at change." When you visit her website, you will feel a rush of grace in every direction.Named after several generations of women in her family, Kahrin's voice is PURE (the meaning of her beautiful and unique name) and soothing, not only to the ear, but to the soul. She is an indie/folk singer-songwriter from Cleveland, OH.  And simply put, she writes music to help people heal, herself included.Websites:  www.shelbyspear.com   www.kahrinmusicofficial.com   www.lovespeaks.life Facebook: Shelby Spear, Author  Kahrin Music Official Instagram:  Shelby Spear    Kahrin Music Official  OTHER MENTIONS:Glennon DoyleAbby WambachEmily P. Freeman

Listen and subscribe at www.JustProWrestlingNews.com Like the show? Support the show and get bonus content at https://www.patreon.com/justprowrestlingnews I'm Matt Carlins and this is JUST Pro Wrestling News for Monday, April 4, 2022. This update is brought to you by IndyWrestling.us. (STINGER: WWE) Roman Reigns is the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion. He unified the WWE and Universal Championships by beating Brock Lesnar in the main event of WrestleMania Sunday night. Sasha Banks & Naomi are the new WWE Women's Tag Team Champions. They dethroned Carmella & Queen Zelina in a 4-way title match last night. RK-Bro is still the RAW Tag Team Champions. Randy Orton hit an RKO and pinned Chad Gable to win a 3-way over the Alpha Academy and the Street Profits. Bobby Lashley handed Omos his first loss on WWE's main roster. Lashley pinned him with a Spear. Edge beat AJ Styles. He caught Styles in mid-Phenomenal Forearm with a Spear. Styles was distracted by Damian Priest appearing at ringside. Edge and Priest left together. Styles cut his right cheek during his entrance…when he apparently bumped his head on part of the entrance stage. Pat McAfee beat Austin Theory. That led to an impromptu match between McAfee and Mr. McMahon, which McMahon WON! After the match, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin entered…and handed out stunners to Theory, McMahon…and McAfee. Johnny Knoxville beat Sami Zayn in a prop- and gadget-filled Anything Goes match. Sheamus & Ridge Holland won a quick match over Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods. The show opened with an appearance by Triple H. He made his entrance, welcomed fans to WrestleMania, and left his wrestling boots in the ring - symbolizing the end of his in-ring career. Tonight, it's the RAW After Mania…Veer Mahaan makes his RAW re-debut. Plus, we'll hear from Cody Rhodes. Just hours after his return to WWE Saturday night, Cody spoke to media members on Sunday. He said he doesn't “want a management job in wrestling ever again.” (STINGER: AEW) Tonight's Dark: Elevation has The Best Friends - Chuck Taylor & Trent Beretta) vs. The Workhorsemen - JD Drake and Anthony Henry. Ruby Soho & Anna Jay vs. Diamante & Ashley D'Amboise Lee Johnson & Brock Anderson vs. The Factory's QT Marshall & Aaron Solo Plus, Paul Wight will be in action. (STINGER: Impact) PWInsider reports Impact wants to bring in The Briscoes as regulars on its shows. GCW will run next year's Collective at the Ukranian Cultural Center in Los Angeles…March 30th thru April 1st. (STINGER: New Japan) FILTHY Tom Lawlor is still the Strong Openweight Champion. He retained the title by beating Clark Conners on Saturday's New Japan Strong. Fred Rosser will be Lawlor's next title challenger. Back in Japan, the Hyper Battle tour is underway. Monday's show is free to watch on New Japan World. The card is all tag matches. STARDOM's Cinderella Tournament is underway. First-round matches were held on Sunday and some big names are already out of the tourney. Utami Hayashishita and Tam Nakano eliminated one another when their match went to the 10-minute time limit. Maika and Wonder of Stardom Champion Saya Kamitania also eliminated one another from the tournament when they both went over the top rope to the floor. Other notable results from Sunday, Giulia beat Thekla…and AZM beat Momo Watanabe. The World of Stardom Champion Syuri launched her new faction - God's Eye - and quickly recruited Ami Sorei, who Syuri beat in the first round, and MIRAI who defected from Donna Del Mondo. That's JUST Pro Wrestling News for Monday, April 4th. Our next update comes your way tomorrow morning, so be sure to subscribe to this feed. We also thank you in advance for leaving a glowing rating or review.. I'm Matt Carlins. Thank YOU for listening. ~~~Full run down at www.justprowrestlingnews.com ~~~ • • • • • wwe #wrestling #prowrestling #smackdown #wwenetwork #wweraw #romanreigns #ajstyles #NXT #raw #njpw #wwenxt #SethRollins #TNA #johncena #RandyOrton #wrestlemania #ROH #WWF #summerslam #tripleh #aewdynamite #professionalwrestling #aew #allelitewrestling #aewontnt #DeanAmbrose #nxt #KevinOwens #wwesmackdown 

Today we have Lauren Sarasua (@laurensarasua) who's a spearfisherman out of Florida. She has a popular YouTube channel and IG page. We cover: Targeting 100lb amberjacks Spearfishing in Florida Check out more from Cast & Spear: Subscribe to the Cast & Spear Podcast Check out our Weekly Fishing Newsletter Watch our YouTube videos Follow our Instagram Watch our TikTok videos Like our Facebook Page

This time out, Jonathan and Gary are joined by the brilliant Nicola Griffith, whose Spear, out this month, revisits Arthurian tales from an entirely new perspective. We chat about how the novel came about, Arthurian literature as fan fiction, the wonderful illustrations by Rovina Cai, and what it was like to record the audiobook. We also discuss its similarities to and differences from her well-received historical novel Hild and its forthcoming sequel Menewood, as well as Nicola's classic early novels Ammonite and Slow River, her recent So Lucky, and forthcoming reissues of her Aud Torvingen novels, beginning with The Blue Place.

Join our Patreon for more exclusive content: http://patreon.com/nobufferpodcast On this week's episode, the crew talks about the best-kept secret of breakfast, lying on your meat, recap the Atlanta "3 Slaps" episode and more. Last Name Good's Bruh Where: Phresher Lingo Steve: Word Of The Week: Decimate - to kill or destroy a great number or proportion of. Producer Black's Book Of The Week: Stop Doing That Shit by Gary John Bishop Chiane XO's Shout Out Of The Week: Herself Be sure to subscribe to The No Buffer Podcast for more exclusive footage. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkZyLaImuX1zspXN1GdqRGA/?sub_confirmation=1 Listen to the Culturally Ratchet Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1R1htVrpMq7tGSk31i1xBX?si=sAszGf6HTQiGbdeZL5HrHQ Listen to The No Buffer Podcast smarturl.it/4sa7h8​ New Culturally Ratchet Merch available at nobufferpodcast.com/shop​ Follow the crew on social: IG www.instagram.com/nobufferpodcast www.instagram.com/lastnamegood/ www.instagram.com/chianexo www.instagram.com/lingostevo www.instagram.com/jabariblackmond www.instagram.com/h_imperial763

Episode Notes Adam Bierman is a man that needs little introduction if you've been paying attention to the cannabis industry over the last decade. As the founder and CEO of Med Men, Adam and his company were the first to accomplish many feats in the world of cannabis, including the first billion dollar valuation in the industry. He's since left Med Men, but is still very involved in all things cannabis and continues to push the limits of what's possible in this space. I feel honored that Adam took the time to sit down with me and candidly share his experience as the tip of the spear of a new industry, constantly pushing boundaries and taking his share of heat along the way. He was also extremely humble and forthcoming about his thoughts on the controversy that seemed to follow him everywhere he went. Adam's a bold business man, unafraid to speak his mind and potentially make folks uncomfortable in order to bring his vision to fruition. At the same time, he's clearly a dedicated father and husband, committed to his and his family's wellness. I, for one, cannot wait to see what he brings to the industry next. See what Adam's up to on the socials: Instagram: @adamnbierman Twitter: @TheAdamBierman Music Credit: Dew by Da Sein Find out more at http://edgeofcannabismedicine.com

The most recent trends in social engineering, the latest methods attackers are using to trick their victims, and the best practices to protect your business from these evolving threats. In the Leadership and Communications section: What the Newly Signed US Cyber-Incident Law Means for Security, How to plan for increased security risks resulting from the Great Resignation, The 5 Pillars of Growth, and more!   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw255 Segment Resources: https://assets.barracuda.com/assets/docs/dms/Spear-phishing-vol7.pdf Visit https://securityweekly.com/barracuda to learn more about them!   Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/bsw for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/securityweekly Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secweekly

THE THESIS: Ruth Bader Ginsberg brought abortion as a celebrrated, happy act of freedom to the Supreme Court. Kentanji Brown Jackson would bring to SCOTUS the normalizing of adults sexually preying upon children. This is not accidental, it's not isolated, it's not just her and, for several years now, many of us have been warning everyone we can about the coming attempt to normalize pedophillia.  THE SCRIPTURE & SCRIPTURAL RESOURCES:  Matthew 18: 5-7  6 “If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea. 7 Woe to the world because of the things that cause people to stumble! Such things must come, but woe to the person through whom they come! 1 Corinthians 14:33 33 For God is not a God of disorder but of peace—as in all the congregations of the Lord's people. THE NEWS & COMMENT: Twitter suspends Babylon Bee for naming Rachel Levine ‘Man of the Year' At the NCAA swim finals Kellie Jay Keen takes on so called “transgender” activist who lived nearly 50 years as a man, fathered three children, and now says “I'm a mother.” Todd Worries Biden Won't Get Polling Bounce From Jackson Confirmation Capehart: If I Wouldn't Get Fired, I'd Curse Tucker Carlson for Wanting Jackson's Test Score Yes, The Senate Should Investigate Ketanji Brown Jackson's Leniency Towards Sex Predators San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus declares, "We'll convert your children." MUSIC REVIEW: Troye Sivan - Suburbia ( lyrics )       See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Interview with Jamie Ryves Today's interview is with Jamie Ryves from Norfolk Island who now lives in Vanuatu! Originally a chef, circumstances meant that work was hard to come by which caused a shift in his lifestyle. He now lives on a smaller island around Vanuatu and goes spearfishing twice a week to support his family! He takes some unbelievable footage, if you have any interest in big game fish like Dogtooth Tuna, this will be your new favourite source of video! Stunning conditions, excellent tips for hunting big Dogtooth and personal stories of Samba's and Shallow Water Blackouts and how he is a safer diver because of them. Check out one of the around!   Important times: 00:13 Intro 02:50 Hello and welcome Jamie! You are from Norfolk Island? 03:55 You live the spearo life and take amazing footage 05:25 The currents are a mystery 06:05 Where did you grow up? 07:50 You are a chef? Are you still cooking? 10:05 You are a specialist Dogtooth Tuna hunter! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fijsU8Goxig) 13:30 You have an underrated youtube channel 15:15 Have you thought about guiding? 16:45 What capacity do your charters have currently? 19:00 You get a wide range of species, which are your favourite? 23:10 Tell us about a good hunt 26:25 You were a bodyboarder too, but spearfishing came easier 28:55 You use a floatline but you have shot a few with a reelgun! Tell us about your gear for hunting them 31:30 What are common Dogtooth hunting problems? 38:30 I need to visit you! 40:10 PB's and sharks 44:05 How have you studied the sea conditions? 46:05 So you have some extreme structure, tall sea mounts and volcanic rock drop off's 47:25 How long do you need to stay there for a good trip? 52:20 Freediving in spearfishing: what is your position? 58:00 What about scary stories? Samba's and SWB's 01:09:10 How do you train your buddies to dive safer? 01:12:30 Wayne Judge 01:16:55 Funny stuff! 01:18:25 Funniest friends 01:19:55 What gear are you using? Ruku fins, Aimrite wetsuit. 1 spare shaft. 2 reel guns and a double roller from Aimrite. Riffe bungee. Ocean Hunter and Riffe 3 atmosphere floats. Slip-tip spear 01:27:05 Spearo Q&A 01:34:05 Outro Listen in and subscribe on iOS or Android Important Links   Noob Spearo Partners and Discount Codes . Use the code NOOBSPEARO save $20 on every purchase over $200 at checkout – Flat shipping rate, especially in AUS! – Use the code NOOB10 to save 10% off anything store-wide. Free Shipping on USA orders over $99 | Simple, Effective, Dependable Wooden Spearguns. Use the Code NOOB to save $30 on any speargun:) use the code SPEARO to get 20% off any course and the code NOOBSPEARO to get 40% off any and all courses! Use the code NOOBSPEARO to save $25 on the full Penetrator Spearfishing Fin Range . 28-day Freediving Transformation (CODE: NOOB28 for 15% off) | Equalization Masterclass – Roadmap to Frenzel | Free Courses | Freediving Safety Course | How to Take a 25-30% Bigger Breath! | The 5 minute Freediver | Break the 10 Meter Barrier – Use the code NOOBSPEARO to save $ | Wickedly tough and well thought out gear! Check out their | ‘Spearo Dad' | ‘Girls with Gills' | ‘Jobfish Tribute' | Fishing Trips () Subscribe to the best spearfishing magazine in the world. International subscription available! . Listen to 99 Tips to Get Better at Spearfishing

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Hi everyone and welcome to another episode of The Delivering WOW Dental Podcast. I'm your host, Dr. Anissa Holmes and today I actually want to talk to you about something that is pretty dear to my heart, and it really is all about building leverage in your business through associates. Now, I know some of you who are listening to me right now, you perhaps have associates in your practice. Some people who are listening, you might be thinking, "Well, is now a good time to bring in an associate or what's the benefit of having an associate?" And so I actually wanted to talk to you to address this because what's been really valuable, instrumental and transformational and allowing me to grow my business, my dental practice allowing me to be able to earn a significant amount of income, grow my wealth, and honestly be able to serve our patients at a much higher level has been by bringing in associates. Now, some people bring in associates and their thought process is, "Well, I can now bring in associates and I can do more high-value procedures," which is really, really great. But I actually want to challenge you to actually think a lot bigger than that. And I remember when I hired my first business coach, one of the things that I really ask myself is, "What do I want in terms of my business? What is my business going to look like a year from now, three years from now? How am I going to be able to build the ability to have time to spend with my family If I wanted to work three days a week, how could I do that without apologies? How could it take a month off in the summer? How can I build a business that actually serves to me versus me slaving and doing all of the things in my business?" And what's really interesting is a lot of times because we especially as women have never had an opportunity to learn how to run a business effectively. We are doing our best. We are running our business, we are at the same time managing a household, looking after our partners, taking care of our kids all of their schedules. And we actually have a very unique situation where we are really trying to manage doing all of the things. And unfortunately, what happens is oftentimes time for us comes up short. And we don't have the ability to go to that yoga class or sit down by ourself and read that book. And so for me talking about this topic for all of you, especially for all of you who are women is really to understand that it is not only important and valuable, but it is almost like oxygen. Something that we need to really start understanding leverage, what leverage is, how we can build leverage in our businesses so that we can have the ability to collapse timeframes in terms of growing our wealth, growing our plans for our retirement. How can we have the ability to duplicate ourselves so that we can have more procedures being done and offered in our businesses so that we can serve way more people at a higher level? How can we have the ability to have other people doing things so that we as a business owner have the benefits, the true benefits of being a business owner, which is being able to choose how we're spending our days, what services we're providing? What are we doing with our free time? Are we able to make a decision to go into work at 10 o'clock because we want to be able to have some personal time every morning for meditating or going to the gym or going to yoga, being able to and work at a certain time. And again, while we're there be able to do the things that we want to do. And again, just going back to me, my mindset when I hired my first coach because I didn't know how to do it. I said, "My goal is I want to be able to take a month off every summer with my kids." And in order to do that, I have to be able to build leverage. I have to be able to have somebody who is making sure that things are not slipping through the cracks who's not me. I have to make sure that systems are in place and I need other people that are producing in my business so that if I'm not there, it's not a big deal. I often time hear inside of the Facebook groups I'd love to be able to take a week off and be able to go on vacation or, "Man, I haven't taken a vacation in multiple years or I'd like to be able to go and take this CE course. But if I do that or if I take my team to this training, we're not going to be able to see patients during that time. And all of a sudden we're going to lose income, and we're not going to be able to pay our bills." And guys, I'm here today to be able to tell you that it doesn't have to be that way. There is another way, there is another solution. And it really does come by adding in leverage. So what does leverage mean? For me, I am a big proponent that you can have every single thing that you want in your business and your life. You just need to set the goal, you reverse engineer it and then now you just start following out the steps of your action plan. And so for me, I said, "Well, if I want to take a month off, what does that mean? If I want to be able to take time whenever I want, what does that mean?" That means that I need to have other people producing. Now, what's really interesting in terms of associateships, and again, you might be in that position where you already have associates. And oftentimes I hear people saying, "Well, I want to be able to do all of the things and the high-value procedures, and I want to be able to give them just the fillings and all of those things so I can focus on doing all of the big cases." And I'm not saying that that's wrong, but I'm actually challenging you to think a little bit differently. I can tell you inside of my practice, I remember thinking, "Well, what are the things ..." And I'm going to challenge you to build this list. What are the things that you're not doing in your practice yet that you'd like to be able to offer your patients, but you have no desire to do? And as you start thinking through that list, I know for me when I started to build that list and that list has changed and evolved throughout the years is I remember saying, "I love to be able to offer clear aligners in my practice. I want to be able to offer sleep and be able to create sleep appliances." Why? Because there are patients who have crooked teeth. There are patients who are snoring in my business. And so not having the ability to help them is not what I want. I want to be able to help all of my patients. And I ask myself, "Honestly, are these things that you want to do?" And I'm going to tell you inside of my practice we do clear aligners. We're in the process of having training right now for sleep. We do laser treatment in our office. And I can tell you I never learned. I went to the course, but I've never done a clear aligner case. I will never do a sleep apnea appliance in my practice. In fact, in my practice, I don't even know how to use the TRIOS and iTero scanner. And the fact is that I don't have to. I have team members who have been trained by the best. I have when we brought in laser, I had someone who came in and trained my team for clear aligners. I had my team go through, my associates go through training. I had coaches that held their hands through ClinChecks until they were confident. And so as we start thinking about leverage and bringing in more and offering more, I want you to start thinking differently and start thinking, "What are the procedures that you can bring an associate in for and you can actually have them to be able to be trained?" The last associate that we hired, she actually was a past nurse before she went to dental school. And she was an older student because she had already had her first career. And so coming into my practice, I actually was looking for somebody that we could invest in and be able to get the training for sleep. And because I knew that was the purpose, I was able to be very specific in my recruiting process. And we went through many people until we found this amazing doctor who has compassion and who had a desire to be able to create in our practice this Blue Ocean Strategy. And so what it looks like in our practice is that one of our doctors has a tremendous skillset in doing cosmetic dentistry, All-on-4 complex restorative cases. And so what happens is we've actually created within our practice a little situation where she does those procedures. Another doctor is really good at doing clear aligners so she's doing clear aligners. So you have one doctor who may be really good at doing extractions or doing endo. And so what I want you to think about is how can you not create a situation where you're feeling like you have to do all the things, but actually start reversing the process to say, "How can I interestingly do less, but bring in other people to do those high value?" I often hear sometimes too, "Well, how much of a budget do you have for your associates? Like what if you pay for things and they leave?" So again, we're talking all about leverage. So even if you were to spend $10,000 having a team member to go to an institute, maybe a Spear or a Pankey to be able to go to clinical mastery and you spent even 10 grand, the question is, "Would you get a return on that investment of that 10 grand?" I find would a too many times the mindset is really so closed in terms of, "What if I make that investment?" And I'm like, "My mindset is completely different. It's like let me get you in. Let me find somebody who wants to grow with a company and I invest in you. "And at the end of the day, again, I invest in you. You are happy, you are growing." And now what happens is that you're able to do, again, a one $10,000 case that will now pay for that. And the practice will continue to benefit month after month after month. So again, I really want you to start thinking about leverage. And for me, the question is how can I be able to get to the point where I can have associates actually producing to the point where I could choose to work if I wanted to or not? And so that's actually my challenge for all of you to be able to think about that. How can I bring in one associate, two associates? And for me, it was like if I bring in two associates, then I would be able to earn the current income that I'm currently earning and even more if they're doing high-value procedures. So I really wanted to share this message with you to have you to start thinking a little bit differently. And as you start bringing in associates, now you can look at being able to have more time to do those things that you love. And that could be, "You know what? I no longer have to do root canals. I no longer have to do dentures." As I started bringing in associates in my own practice, I really, really enjoy doing complex restorative cases, restoring implant procedures. And so I essentially stopped doing all of those other things. And I said, "You know what? You do those extractions. You do the clear aligners. You do the endo." You do all of those things. And now what happens is you're able to create a situation where you're doing the dentistry that you love without apologies. So what I would say your action item for today's episode is to really think about if you have an associate, what are the things that can be handed over to your associates so that you can do more dentistry that you love? Making a list of services that you would like to perform in your practice that you're not currently performing and really look at can you bring in an associate to be able to do those procedures for you. Or if you have a current associate having a conversation to say, "You know what? Let's create some Blue Ocean opportunities in our practice for you to be able to thrive." And in essence, become a mini specialist to be able to do that inside of our practice and invest in them, invest in their training so that they can be successful so that they can get up and running as fast as possible. And then you want to make sure that you're using the frameworks that we're teaching you inside of our programs to be able to create goals, to be able to use the whiteboards and the scorecards to be able to track performance. And ensure that your team members are actually hitting the goals so that now you have the ability, again, to be able to earn more, to be able to accomplish more, to be able to grow your business without apologies. All right? So hopefully that served you. If you've not yet done so, guys, I would encourage you highly, highly, highly to join us inside of our Dental Boss Entrepreneurs Facebook group. We're going to be having a lot of really cool things happening in there coming up within the next few weeks. We will be having a get more testimonials challenge, helping you to understand how to be able to build more trust and loyalty with your existing patients, so much so that they're actually creating video testimonials that you can use for your social media, for your marketing. We're also going to be having an upcoming wealth workshop so that you can understand what's your number, how much money do you want to start putting in now so that you have a set amount ready and available for you five years from now, 10 years from now. And understanding how to build in passive income that can grow tax-free. So really, really excited about that workshop that's going to be coming up and having you to be able to create your game plan of knowing what you want to set aside and how specifically do we budget for that within our practice so that we can ensure that we're hitting our wealth goals. Definitely want to make sure that you're inside of our Facebook groups, so that you can get access to all of the amazing things that we're helping you with to be able to grow your practice. And if you've not yet joined us, you definitely want to make sure that you're joining us dentalbossentrepreneurs.com. All right, guys. So that's pretty much it. Thank you so much for listening and we will see you next time. Thanks for listening to another episode of the Delivering WOW Dental Podcast. Now your next step is to join us inside of our free Facebook group Dental Boss Entrepreneurs where you'll be able to connect and collaborate with like-minded dentists. And if you're looking for help to be able to grow and scale your practice faster, we invite you to join us inside of our Dental Boss Academy where your first month is free. To join us, go to dentalbossacademy.com. Take care, guys, and we will see you in the next episode. Thanks so much for listening to this episode of The Delivering WOW Podcast with Dr. Anissa Holmes. We'll catch you next time.  

In the second episode in a two-part series, Dan Gade joins The Spear to tell the story of his 2004 deployment to Ramadi, Iraq. After his unit suffered the deaths of two soldiers—the difficulty of which he discussed in the previous episode—his company continued to engage in frequent and heavy action with insurgents. But as coalition forces began to adopt a population-centric approach to providing security, Dan and his company found themselves increasingly conducting missions without the protective armor of their M1A2 Abrams tanks. On one mission, in January 2005, the lack of armor proved almost deadly to him. He shares the story in this episode.