Podcast appearances and mentions of Stanley Steemer

Lauren started her career in the residential space in her early 20's and has been in some facet of it ever since including gigs at Stanley Steemer and 2 Maids & A Mop.  In this episode she shares how she started a painting company early on, decided to go to law school in her early 30's (while working 4 other jobs) and eventually ended up at the cleaning co. It was post pandemic that the owner of 2 Maids & A Mop started looking into other ways to help people. It was then, they decided to shake up the moving business when they created Pink Zebra Moving and started making moving fun! Now with 14 locations including one in Boston, Lauren says all of things added to the experince are to help elivate stress! Movers Boston, Ma | Pink Zebra Moving of Boston, Ma

In this episode, we dove deep into the crucial strategies businesses need to thrive in today's challenging market. From effective marketing tactics and pricing strategies to providing a premium customer experience, we covered it all.  Delving into the current challenges faced by businesses in acquiring leads and new clients, we offer invaluable insights into the dynamics of revenue, profit, and the potential impact of an impending recession. My friend Joshua Latimer introduces an upcoming free virtual event promising tactical and practical tips for marketing and business expansion. He emphasizes the profound importance of strategic marketing and pricing and extends his commitment to assisting struggling businesses, particularly those operated by individuals with families.  Join us for an illuminating exploration of the complexities of effective marketing strategies and gain invaluable insights into navigating the competitive landscape of business.   "Marketing is everything. And everything is marketing, like the way people perceive you as marketing."  - Joshua Latimer  Topics Covered: 4:58 -  Most local small businesses don't make enough noise in their marketing efforts, either not making enough noise or making noise at the wrong time. 8:38 - Small business marketing strategies and budgeting. 12:18 - Emphasizes the importance of nuance in marketing, citing examples of how small differences in tone, pacing, and structure can make a big impact. 18:38 - Emphasizes the importance of taking action and building character to achieve success in business.   Key Takeaways  "First of all, we want to make noise at the right time. The other thing about noise is we want to make sure that we're not making noise in the ocean. You know, I think a lot of people, do this shotgun marketing. And it's like they're jumping up and down in the ocean thinking that they're doing something I stole that line from Dan Kennedy because it's so good. But they're jumping up and down like in the ocean thinking they're making waves and they're not. I read a statistic that Stanley Steemer, who's a huge carpet cleaning company, does 150 million a year which is 400,000 a day, okay, it's how much revenue they average, the average carpet cleaner in the United States makes $326 a day. And when you ask yourself like okay, what are the differences between like Larry, making 300 bucks a day doing one job a day and Stanley Steamer now first of all, Stanley Steamer's quality is worse than Larry's. For sure." - Joshua Latimer   Connect with Keith Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keithkalfas/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelandscapingemployeetrap Website: https://www.keithkalfas.com/resources Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@keith-kalfas   Resources and Websites: 

Gerber Life, Fidelity National, Yamaha, Stanley Steemer, Vodafone, AutoZone, IBM, J&J, Instagram, NVidia & "gay furry hackers" are part of this week's insanity!

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In the fall season of 1986, the professional carpet cleaning  industry was challenged with a new stain resistant carpet product introduced to the public. This product was unlike anything else we had ever worked on. StainMaster nylon was produced and delivered to carpet manufacturers and advertised to the public...and consumers could not buy it fast enough!!DuPont had made arrangements with Stanley Steemer to be their warranty claim partner to service StainMaster carpets that were spotted by customers spilling things on them. The deal from DuPont was, if the professionals could not remove the spot, DuPont would replace the carpet. Other carpet cleaning professionals that were not affiliated with Stanley Steemer were not too happy.Our hero, Bill Doan swooped in, with a lot of help from IICUC, and launched programs where other Certified carpet cleaning professionals could participate in the StainMaster cleaning claims. Industry education took off from that point and we now enjoy the benefits of 35+ years of quality education and increased revenue because of the ladies and gentlemen that spent the time and energy to engage in difficult conversations. Bill Doan is one of the catalysts of those conversations.  He liked working with carpet cleaners so much, he actually became one! Bill spent time working for SteamWay International and Spectra, Shaw Industries carpet cleaning division. Give a listen and hear his side of the story.

This week we meet Larry Fisher, the CEO of Rise Interactive, a digital marketing agency in Chicago. We learn about the similarities between financial analysis and marketing analysis, and pragmatic tips for organizations looking to start doing digital marketing themselves! Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/PTh2Va-zI-I Your next business card will be a YouTube channel! – Learn more at https://algmin.com Save 20% on your first order at the DATAVERSITY Training Center with promo code “AlgminDL” – https://training.dataversity.net/?utm_source=algmindl_res About Larry Fisher: Larry is responsible for leading the strategic direction of Rise Interactive. With over 20 years of experience, his marketing expertise and roots in financial services have played a ​major role in the explosive growth of Rise as a data-driven agency. Prior to CEO, Larry was instrumental in developing Rise's vision as President where he was focused on guiding the revenue-driving departments of the organization such as Account Management, Client Service, Marketing, and Sales. Through his leadership and customer-centric approach, he has helped expand the list of distinguished clients such as Nicklaus Children's Hospital, ULTA Beauty, Stanley Steemer, and Atkins Nutritionals. Larry is a board member for the Michael Matters Foundation and Rise Interactive. He graduated from Syracuse University with a bachelor's degree in Finance. In between travel soccer games and walking their family dog Miley, Larry enjoys spending time with his wife and three kids. Rise Blog – Late Night with Larry: https://www.riseinteractive.com/blog Episode Transcript: 100:00:00,605 –> 00:00:01,605anthony_algmin: Conversation, 200:00:01,100 –> 00:00:02,100larry_fisher: Sounds great, 300:00:03,345 –> 00:00:08,385anthony_algmin: All right, So we are live. Things seem to be uploading, so that’s good. 400:00:09,505 –> 00:00:12,945anthony_algmin: Come on there, go are it so here we go. 500:00:24,305 –> 00:00:27,905anthony_algmin: Welcome to the data Leadership Lessons podcast. I’m your host. Anthony. ▁j. 600:00:28,225 –> 00:00:31,665anthony_algmin: Algman Da is everywhere in our businesses and it takes leadership to make 700:00:31,745 –> 00:00:35,025anthony_algmin: the most of it. We bring you the people stories and lessons to help you 800:00:35,265 –> 00:00:38,785anthony_algmin: become a data leader. Our show is produced by Aldmundd Business media, where 900:00:38,865 –> 00:00:42,385anthony_algmin: we make having your own video podcast as easy as joining a call and sending 1000:00:42,465 –> 00:00:46,545anthony_algmin: an email. The sage is yours. Visit Algmon Dot Com to learn more to today on 1100:00:46,625 –> 00:00:50,625anthony_algmin: data leadership lessons. We welcome, Larry Fisher, Larry is the C e O of 1200:00:50,705 –> 00:00:55,105anthony_algmin: Rise, Interactive, a fast paced digital marketing agency in Chicago, with 1300:00:55,265 –> 00:00:58,545anthony_algmin: over twen

Stanley Steemer didn't get the dog pee smell out of my office. They are trying again today (Monday). I hope they can get rid of it. I can only stay in it if we have an exhaust fan blasting air outside. Unsurprisingly, the dog isn't bothered by it at all. The post Peaceful And Sorta Vanilla appeared first on Male Chastity Journal.

In the fall season of 1986, the professional carpet cleaning  industry was challenged with a new stain resistant carpet product introduced to the public. This product was unlike anything else we had ever worked on. StainMaster nylon was produced and delivered to carpet manufacturers and advertised to the public...and consumers could not buy it fast enough!!DuPont had made arrangements with Stanley Steemer to be their warranty claim partner to service StainMaster carpets that were spotted by customers spilling things on them. The deal from DuPont was, if the professionals could not remove the spot, DuPont would replace the carpet. Other carpet cleaning professionals that were not affiliated with Stanley Steemer were not too happy.Our hero, Bill Doan swooped in, with a lot of help from IICUC, and launched programs where other Certified carpet cleaning professionals could participate in the StainMaster cleaning claims. Industry education took off from that point and we now enjoy the benefits of 35+ years of quality education and increased revenue because of the ladies and gentlemen that spent the time and energy to engage in difficult conversations. Bill Doan is one of the catalysts of those conversations.  He liked working with carpet cleaners so much, he actually became one! Bill spent time working for SteamWay International and Spectra, Shaw Industries carpet cleaning division. Give a listen and hear his side of the story.

Im with a special co-host Brian Jennings. He's a friend and old co-worker....... lets dig up some Stanley Steemer dirt lol --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/evolve-network/support

This episode is brought to you by Stanley Steemer of Detroit and Woman's Life Insurance Society. In this episode, Eric Hultgren talks with Amy Sherman about how Feeding the Frontlines came about and what we are doing this third time around.

This episode is part of our special Unstoppable Woman Spotlight Series. Today we're talking with the innovative and accomplished Jenny Melrose! Jenny combines her passion for teaching with her experience in strategic content creation to help entrepreneurs better understand their unique position in the online space. Today, Jenny's telling me all about how she was able to monetize her passion – and how you can stay persistent as an entrepreneur. Listen in to learn how to close the gap on time and start manifesting exactly what you desire quickly and effectively! What To Listen For Start with your vision – and go from there Mastering the persistence that makes a great entrepreneur Should you trust your gut in hiring decisions? How to close the gap on time Why entrepreneurs must force themselves to delegate How to turn your hobby into your job – without breaking the fun Get Out of Your Own Way. Increase Cash Flow. Find Your Freedom. Join us at the Income Breakthrough Summit, November 6th – 8th (virtual): https://theunstoppablewoman.com/breakthroughsummit Resources Check out our free resources for listeners www.theunstoppablewoman.com/freestuff Join our Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/bizposse Join us at the Unstoppable Woman Summit https://theunstoppablewoman.com/breakthroughsummit/ Join the Morning Mindset Club https://theunstoppablewoman.com/mindset Schedule a Consult https://theunstoppablewoman.com/nextlevel Learn the six steps of the Freedom Equation https://theunstoppablewoman.com/the-freedom-equation/ About Jenny: Jenny Melrose is a former reading specialist who “retired” from her teaching career when her blogging income far exceeded her salary. Through hard work and dedication, her lifestyle blog, The Melrose Family, became regularly sought out by nationally recognized brands such as Neutrogena, Smuckers, Glad, Costco, Stanley Steemer, Sara Lee, and many more. She is a content strategist that helps entrepreneurs better understand their messaging and unique position in the online space. Now, she's combining her passion for teaching with her extensive experience of creating strategic content for online business owners via JennyMelrose.com and her podcast, Influencer Entrepreneurs with Jenny Melrose, as well as her first book Influencer Entrepreneurs: The 4-Step Framework to Building Your Audience, Growing Your Business, and Making More Money Online. You can find Jenny Melrose at: https://jennymelrose.com https://www.instagram.com/jenny_melrose/ https://www.facebook.com/jennymelrose1 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/influencer-entrepreneurs-podcast/id1191204365?mt=2

“It’s quite possible that TikTok is the Nintendo of this generation.” – Jesse Sneddon Today I chatted with Jesse Sneddon, standup comedian and co-writer and producer of The Melania Trump Road Show: Get Out the Vote and Get Me Out of the White House of Garbage. Jesse Sneddon is a comedian, actor and voiceover artist. A graduate of Playwrights’ Horizons Theater School at the Tisch School for the Arts, Jesse has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, to name just a few. He’s recently been featured in national ad campaigns for Amazon Web Services and Stanley Steemer as well as doing two seasons of South Brooklyn Shakespeare. His debut screenplay, Becoming Schmeul, co-written with Ken Carter is currently in development. He’s probably funnier, more handsome and less stable than you. To catch up with our guest: Twitter: @djdogre Instagram: @djdogre Website: www.jessesneddon.com In this episode we speak about: What the epidemic means for tours - now and in the future How you can move a stage show online in a way you never imagined What short-form comedy means for future audiences and how creators imagine stories Stick around until the end to get this episode’s giveaway. If you enjoyed this podcast, could you please kindly consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or any other podcast outlets? It takes less than 60 seconds and it really make a difference in helping share the podcasts with other people. Become a Reconcile the Aisle VIP and receive gifts from me and podcast guests -- it’s free! Sign up over at www.laurenlogi.com/podcast To get inside info, discounts, show dates, and for updates on my book Inside Melania: What I Know About Melania Trump by Impersonating Her and tour sign up for my monthly-ish email list over at www.laurenlogi.com. Let’s get social! Instagram: instagram.com/laurenlogi Instagram - Melania Trump parody channel: instagram.com/flotusofficial Twitter: twitter.com/laurenlogi YouTube: youtube.com/laurenlogi

April 19, 2020 Elijah Flees The example of Elijah is a complicated one. At first, it seems like a fairy tale ending as Elijah kills all of the prophets of Ba’al and seems to turn the heart of the people to the Lord. But now we will look at “the rest of the story.” After Elijah prays 7 times for it to rain, the rain storm comes and fills Israel with new life. But when Ahab tells his bride, Jezebel, about all that Elijah has done and how he has slaughtered the prophets of Ba’al, she is furious. Those prophets were always telling her exactly what she wanted to hear. They were always encouraging her and promising her great fortune. She has invested a considerable amount of money and effort in establishing their religion. Now it is all ruined by that troublemaker, Elijah. She sends word, “Ba’al do so to me and more also, if you are not like one of the prophets you killed by this time tomorrow!” Elijah has just gotten into Jezreel, but now he must tuck tail and run for his life. He and his servant fled down to Beersheba which is on the southern edge of the nation of Judah. Surely no one would ever find him there. Staying alive isn’t all that is on Elijah’s mind. He knows the amount of influence Jezebel is wielding as she shares the throne with Ahab. One would think that the whole city would rise up after what they just experienced and stand on the side of Elijah, but that didn’t happen. The king and all the people are unwilling to accept the truth about Jezebel and her fake god. It is just a matter of time before she convinces all Israel to put their trust in Ba’al again. Elijah Pleads Elijah leaves his servant in Beersheba and sets out a day’s journey into the wilderness where he tells the Lord to let him die. He says, “I’m no better than my fathers.” Elijah is tapping out. Elijah is so discouraged by what has happened to him that he wants to die. Elijah is not suicidal. He does not make a selfish or rebellious decision to take his own life. He wants the Lord to take his life. The pain is too much for him and he begs God to end his suffering. Why would he feel this way? Imagine spending 3.5 years praying for drought and hoping that the people would return to worship the Lord. Then, they act like they are returning to him with their heart so you pray for rain. As soon as the rain comes they start to compromise and go back on their decision to worship only the Lord. Elijah has done everything he knows to do and nothing has worked. The miraculous signs could do nothing to turn their heart of stones into flesh. After all of the excitement and wonder of the last chapter, we find Elijah in deep despair. Have we ever felt this? Have you ever poured yourself out for someone to obey the gospel? All of that blood sweat and tears ended up resulting in nothing. I remember teaching someone in Huntsville when I worked at Stanley Steemer. He seemed very interested and I was driving to pick him up every Sunday. Then, he asked a lot of questions and seemed very receptive to everything I was saying. There was a splurge of enthusiasm in him. Then, it fell flat. Reality hit him. If he were to choose the way of faith in Christ, he would have to give up too much. He never answered a phone call. I showed up at his house and he brushed me off. This is the nature of loving the Lord while caring for the souls of others. If we don’t want broken hearts, we do not need to become Christians. That is the nature of the relationship. God wants us to love others as he has loved us. We killed him for loving us. Elijah is still faithful to God as he prays for this. His pain and suffering is the result of his zealous love for the Lord not the result of his own selfish gain. He is not ready to die because he didn’t get the job he wanted in the palace. He is ready to die because he feels completely ineffective in his life’s devotion to serve the Lord. All that he wants is to help people. But all that he has experienced is a complete let down and a broken heart. He is ready to die because he can’t make people turn to God like they should. Elijah Finds God Notice how God responds when Elijah pleads for God to let him die. God doesn’t let him die. He does not rebuke him or condemn him in any way. God does not take away his calling to be the Lord’s prophet. He does not tell him, “You shouldn’t have these feelings.” He sends an angel to cook for him and tells him to “Arise and eat.” Then, he gives him some more to eat and drink, but this time the angel touches him to strengthen him. This happens with Daniel and Jesus as well. Their weakness is overcome by the touch of an angel. He says, “Arise and eat for the journey is too great for you.” Elijah goes on the strength of that food for 40 days and 40 nights until he gets to Horeb, the mountain of God. When Elijah comes to Horeb at the end of the 40 days, he comes to a cave where he hears the Lord say, “What are you doing here Elijah?” Why would God ask this question? Did God not tell Elijah to go to Mount Horeb? Even if he did not tell Elijah to go there, God knows why Elijah is there. He knows the answer to every question he would ever ask. Elijah has had 40 days to think about what he might say to the Lord. He says, “I have been very jealous for the Lord, the God of hosts. For the people of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword, and I, even I only, am left, and they seek my life, to take it away.” What a bleak outlook on life this is! Elijah has been very jealous for the Lord. The people have definitely broken the covenant that was established there at Mount Horeb/Sinai. But were Obadiah and all of his hidden prophets found and slaughtered? Maybe they exposed themselves with rejoicing thinking that the tide has turned. We do not know for sure, but Elijah seems to think they are dead or that they are unfaithful. God tells Elijah to go out of the cave and stand in his presence. But as Elijah begins to leave the cave the Lord passed by and a great and mighty wind was tearing at the mountains, shattering cliffs before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. Then, the mountain began to shake with an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. Then, a fire broke out, but the Lord was not in the fire. I imagine that Elijah was terrified. He was just told to go out of the cave, when all of that happened. Imagine the power he would feel as everything around him is falling apart. That would be enough to make us cower in fear. Finally, Elijah heard the sound of a gentle voice. So he wrapped his face in his mantle and stood at the entrance of the cave. The Lord said again, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” The first time was confusing enough, but now the second time completely throws us for a loop. Was Elijah supposed to learn something from the wind, the earthquake, and the fire? If so, he missed it because he says the same thing as before. He said, “I have been very jealous for the Lord, the God of hosts. For the people of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword, and I, even I only, am left, and they seek my life, to take it away.” Elijah is drawn into the presence of the Lord and this is what he says. He has served the Lord, but he is the only prophet left because of the rebellion of God’s people against his covenant. What does Elijah want? What is Elijah calling for God to do? He brings up the covenant which is important in this context because they are at Mount Horeb/Sinai. By mentioning the rebellion against the covenant, Elijah is calling for God to remember the covenantal promises and deliver the judgment upon Israel that they deserve. It is interesting that Elijah merely mentions how guilty they are without prescribing a recommended punishment. He tried to prescribe the punishment by asking for a drought, but now he wants God to prescribe the punishment. He is looking for God to solve the heart problem. That is why he is here. This is exactly what God does. God tells Elijah to go to another foreign country and do something bizarre. He tells him to go to Syria and anoint Hazael to be their next king. This is the first time God has sent his prophet to a foreign king in order to anoint him. Then, he tells him to go to Jehu and anoint him to be king over Israel. Finally, he tells him to anoint Elisha to be the next prophet in his place. The purpose behind these anointings is to prescribe judgment. Those who escape the sword of Hazael, Jehu will kill, and those who escape the sword of Jehu, Elisha will kill. God is bringing in a foreign nation and a new line of kings to punish his people for their hard hearts. (Actually Elisha is anointed and Hazael/Jehu kill so many people that Elisha doesn’t have to kill many at all.) But that is not all that God says. He also tells Elijah that he is still preserving 7000 who have not bowed a knee to Ba’al or kissed him. Elijah’s perception is not reality. Here he was ready to die, thinking that all of his work was fruitless, thinking it was a waste of time, and thinking that he was all alone. But God has used his work to turn the hearts of some of the people back to him. There is still hope because God is still in control. What Do We Learn? This is a major event in the Bible. After all of the miraculous things that have happened to Elijah, this is the one event that sets him apart. Why? Elijah has come to the mountain of God to see God. This greatly resembles the time when Moses came to the mount of God and asked to see God’s glory. Notice how the circumstances are similar. The people of God have greatly sinned at a time when they should have the most faith. Under Moses they built a golden calf right after crossing the Red Sea. Under Elijah they killed the prophets after seeing fire come down from heaven and saying, “The Lord, he is God! The Lord, he is God!” The hard heartedness of the people is the exact same. Both Moses and Elijah turn to God as this happens and they seek greater understanding. They both take shelter in a cave or a cleft (which is basically the same thing) and they are both allowed to see the nature of God. He is full of patience, mercy, and abounding in steadfast love for thousands, but by no means clearing the guilty. To Elijah he is a gentle voice. In the New Testament we see Elijah and Moses together on the mountain at the transfiguration of Christ. They are called together to see God’s glory face to face in human form. They see more fully in Jesus what they were searching for at Horeb. What an amazing image this is and what a statement this makes for the significance of this event. But what does it mean? The point of the story is simple and threefold. 1. God hasn’t changed. In all of this time, he is still the same God that Moses saw on the mountain years ago. He is still compassionate and merciful, abounding in steadfast love, but also able to judge those who rebel. It seems like God has changed to Elijah, but he hasn’t. The people are worse than ever from Elijah’s perspective. He is in deep despair and very discouraged by all that has taken place. Try to imagine what the worst thing God has seen might be. God has seen people worse than what Elijah has seen. He is not surprised by their disobedience. But somehow he is still able to love them. This is an amazing statement about the resilience of God. He says, “I will leave 7,000 in Israel.” All of this is very encouraging. It is great to know that we serve a God whose patience is so much deeper and more resilient than ours. The depth of his love is endless and eternal 2. The Journey Is Too Far For Us Throughout this story, we can’t help but relate to Elijah. As James says, his character is a lot like many of us. He is jealous for the Lord, he wants the Lord’s name to be glorified, and so he asks God to demonstrate his power for everyone to see that he is real and believe in him. How many of us think that if God will just do one miracle for everyone to see it would change everything about the way people believe? If he did that, no one would be able to say that he doesn’t exist. But they would. Adam and Eve were in the garden with God and they still rejected him. Jesus said this in the story of the rich man and Lazarus. The rich man begs Abraham to send someone back form the dead to tell his brothers about this place, but Abraham says, “They have Moses and the prophets; they should listen to them.” Then, the man pleads with him and Abraham says, “If they don’t listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded if someone rises from the dead.” This story is teaching us a very important lesson: We often fail to understand how the transformation process works. Elijah comes to God defeated. He comes to God recognizing that all of his effort has not transformed the hearts of people. Maybe he was proud, attempting to be greater than his fathers, but now he is humble and looking for guidance and understanding. Elijah wants to know what we all want to know: How do we address the sin in people’s hearts? To this, God provides nourishment and he tells Elijah, “The journey is too far for you.” I think these words go beyond Elijah’s trip to Horeb. They tell us what we all need to hear on a daily basis. We often think that we can fix society, the church, or each other? The prime example for this is our spouses. We think we can fix our spouse by being critical of them. How does that work out? We tell them what they are supposed to do and provide them with all the proof they should need. Then we get discouraged when we see the problems only get worse. We think that the solution is to come down harder and get angrier, or maybe we try some new approach. But the problem in our spouse does not go away. What can we do? As a result, we become proud, arrogant, and attempting to manipulate or control. Maybe they obey or do what they should for a time, but there is still sin in their heart. Then, we get impatient and think, “It’s all their fault,” or we get depressed and think, “I am no better than anyone else.” 3. The Journey Is Never Too Great For God But God says, “The journey is too great for us.” Changing people’s hearts to love God is God’s business. He has the power to move mountains. So this story gives those who are jealous for the Lord answers to our frustrating problem. When we feel the depression from our journey we see that God cares for us, and he wants us to rest and find strength in him. The journey is never too great for him. He has more work for us to do. As God was able to use Elijah’s work to keep seven thousand for himself, we must pray that God would use us to do the same. The number of those who reject God will always be more than those who accept him. We may not see the fruit of our own labor. There will be times when we feel like we are the only ones who care, but God is always able to preserve a remnant of faithful followers. We are always going to be discouraged as we see the hard hearts of this world. But we must go to the mountain and see the glory of God. We must enter his presence without telling him how things ought to be done. He is full of compassion, mercy, and steadfast love for those who love him. He knows the journey is too great for us and he wants us to press on knowing that he will help us along the way. Our prayer has great power as it is working. We may not get what we want, but God will give us what we need. Our jealous request for him to be glorified in our work will not go unanswered, even if it happens after we are dead and gone.

January 12, 2020 We have been working our way through the Sermon on the Mount and listening to Jesus describe his people. One of the phrases used to describe those who are blessed in Jesus' kingdom is "poor in spirit." This is a mindset of one who sees their sin and understands how unworthy they are to receive the blessings of God. Before we begin the topic that we will cover this morning, I want to emphasize that every Christian here has struggled with many sins in their life, and all of us are still struggling with something. The Christian life is not a life without struggle, but a life that is willing to struggle to be holy and righteous before God. We realize that Jesus also calls us the salt and light of the world. We are a city on a hill that is intended to shine for all to see God's glory. This means that we are supposed to be overcoming those struggles with sin and become more righteous than the most religious people we know. A couple of weeks ago, we talked about anger. I hope that battle is going well for you. Today we are going to talk about overcoming lust. We did not hold anything back when discussing anger, and I intend to be open and honest about this topic as well. I imagine that if a man every gets up here and says that they have never struggled with lust, no one would listen to him. God has helped me overcome this issue for the most part, as I hope and pray he will do for anyone else here who is struggling with it. Adultery (5:27-28) Matthew 5:27--28 (ESV) --- 27 "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery.' 28 But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart. Jesus begins by, once again, pointing to the teaching in the law that is taught, "You shall not commit adultery." But Jesus wants everyone to focus on another part of the law, which condemns coveting the neighbor's wife (Exo 20:17). He says that one who just looks at a woman who is not his wife with any kind of lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart. Once again, he takes a big commandment, and he makes it equivalent to a seemingly lesser commandment. Do we believe this? But Jesus says here that it's not okay to look with lustful intent because you are already committing adultery in your heart. Notice the wording here. Someone married has no right to lust after another. When we look at a person of the opposite sex, our feelings may be aroused. That is perfectly normal and natural, but what do we do at that point? We stop looking. If we sense those feelings, we have to look away and demonstrate self-control over our eyes. Jesus says that if we do not look away, we are already committing adultery in our hearts. Does that shock us? How easy is it for us to keep looking or to have inappropriate thoughts? If there is someone here today who is an unbeliever, I might have just said all kinds of things that justify your unbelief. You might think, "Christians like this are ridiculous. This is why I don't go to church or believe this mess." Is lust really okay? For the last fifty years, society has been pushing us to worship sex with advertisements, movies, and acceptance of sexual immorality. We now live in a world where saying that sex of any kind is wrong makes you a bad person. It's almost like the world sees an appetite for sex as the same as our appetite for food. Surely, we can see that sex is not so shallow and meaningless as a common meal. The passions and pleasures of sex are stronger than a common meal. Why? Sex is intended to be shared with another person. Worshipping sex has not helped our society or improved our relationships. It has only made it worse. We have taken the consumerism that we love so much in our materialistic world and applied that to sex. Our minds have been reshaped to look at people as though they are objects that we can use to find pleasure. Do we see how wrong that is? Pornography and fantasy have warped our thinking about people. Does anyone watching ever stop to think about the men and women who are engaged in these fantasy scenes? That is someone's daughter, son, mother, father, husband, or wife. There is no concern for who that person is. We are taking the person out of the equation and commanding that they perform to our satisfaction. No wonder crime is out the roof! No wonder families are continually being destroyed! This is why we throw away our spouses when they fail to meet our desires. We aren't pursuing the person but the feeling they could give us. When they fail to provide what we want, we throw them away like a broken toy. God can see what is going on in our hearts and minds. He knows every single thought and intention. So God knows if our heart is desiring the wife of someone else or a woman other than our wife. By this measure, we could apply this to any form of sexual immorality. Desiring to be with someone who is not your spouse is revealing an unfaithful heart. How Can We Overcome? (29-30) Matthew 5:29--30 (ESV) --- 29 If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell. 30 And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body go into hell. Listen to how important Jesus considers this to be. He says, "If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away." There may be some in the audience who would say, "Jesus, I can't stop thinking those thoughts. I need to think those thoughts in order to feel pleasure. Life without lust is not worth living!" Maybe we have been justifying our sin because "it's not like we actually slept with anyone." Jesus says that the rebellion in our hearts will result in eternal suffering. Some of us might hear that and be tempted to throw our hands up in the air and quit. But is it worth eternal suffering? Sexual temptation is a nightmare for many people, but Jesus tells us how to overcome it. Drastic Measures He says we have to make decisions to separate from things we are attached to. He mentions tearing out our eye or cutting off our right hand. This would be extremely difficult to do in the first century, especially. But do you think that people in hell would have gladly given up an eye and a hand to prevent sexual immorality and escape hell? As painful as it would be to tear out an eye that causes you to sin or to cut off a hand that causes you to sin, it is better to do that than to go to hell. This is hyperbole, but Jesus makes a critical point. He expects us to take drastic measures to overcome this sin. He does not overlook this because it is difficult. What does this represent for us? Separate From Dehumanizing Attitudes For most of us, lust comes when our attitude toward sex resembles the consumerism of the world. No one is a tool to be used for pleasure. He or she is a person to be loved and connected to on an emotional and spiritual level by someone who is lawfully bound to them in marriage. If we are selfishly seeking pleasure and satisfaction without first connecting to the other person, we are falling into the trap of the world. We are dehumanizing people. When we look at our spouse, we must realize that until we have cultivated the relationship of the mind, heart, and soul, we cannot get into the physical relationship. He or she is a person, not a tool. Do we really love our neighbor? The physical relationship is a pouring out of the emotional and spiritual intertwining that is proper in marriage. I remember working at Stanley Steemer when I was in High School and college. I would be in a van with someone else for at least three hours. Some of those guys were pretty rough around the edges. They would lust after women, and they would talk about them like they were objects. I remember telling one guy who was the worst, "You shouldn't be doing that." He responded by saying, "It's okay to look, as long as you don't touch." This thirty year old married man has essentially taken the slogan I have heard as a child in the toy store and applied it to women. He wasn't the only one with this attitude. It was rampant. This was the attitude of boys on my Basketball team growing up. These married adults were no different. Separate From The Idol But more than that, we have to take sexual pleasure off of the throne of our hearts. If we aren't married, we might pursue a spouse for the physical without considering the mind, heart, and soul of the person. This is dangerous and will only lead to pain and suffering for both of you because selfishness kills marriages. I have known many young men who can't wait to get married. They struggle to overcome the desires for sexual pleasure, and they think that marriage will solve everything. I was that way to some extent. I would think, "Now, all of my wants, needs, and fantasies will be met." Many of us believe that a spouse is supposed to fill the god-sized hole in our hearts. All of the dreams and desires will be fulfilled. It never works that way. Just like buying a new car, we get tired of the feeling and we want more. Maybe our expectations are beyond what our spouse can offer, or perhaps our spouse's beauty fades. One way or another, we will be empty. That physical desire can become more important than anything else to us. Lusting after sexual pleasure can become an idol outside of marriage or inside of marriage, and it fails us as all idols do. Sexual pleasure can be lifted up as the most critical thing in our lives, but it will not provide more than it was created to provide. We have to lower it to its proper place as one of many blessings to be used properly. Understand the Proper Place of Sex One more thing that I want to point out is that Jesus does not say lusting after a spouse is adulterous or wrong in any way. No scripture gives that impression. In fact, it gives us the opposite impression. Listen to what the Proverb writer says... Proverbs 5:15--23 (ESV) --- 15 Drink water from your own cistern, flowing water from your own well. 16 Should your springs be scattered abroad, streams of water in the streets? 17 Let them be for yourself alone, and not for strangers with you. 18 Let your fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife of your youth, 19 a lovely deer, a graceful doe. Let her breasts fill you at all times with delight; be intoxicated always in her love. 20 Why should you be intoxicated, my son, with a forbidden woman and embrace the bosom of an adulteress? 21 For a man's ways are before the eyes of the Lord, and he ponders all his paths. 22 The iniquities of the wicked ensnare him, and he is held fast in the cords of his sin. 23 He dies for lack of discipline, and because of his great folly he is led astray. I want to say that it is excellent to be passionately in love with a spouse, and it is possible to build that passion even after we think it is lost. In Genesis, we see that God created male and female to provide some amount of fulfillment for one another, but we cannot let it become more than it was designed to be. Song of Solomon shows us that sex inside the marriage relationship is acceptable as we studied last Sunday night. The Hebrew writer backs this up in Hebrews 13:4 (ESV) --- 4 "Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous." Conclusion Do we want to be like God? Do we hunger and thirst after righteousness? We have to stop killing and committing adultery in our hearts. We have to love our neighbor. Sex is a blessing from God to be enjoyed by a husband and wife. The passions and pleasures are supposed to be the result of spiritual and emotional intertwining. Lusting after someone who is not your spouse is selfish, often dehumanizing, and very destructive to our relationships. It is not okay to look, as long as we don't touch. Flee lustful thoughts, and pursue purity of mind and righteousness thinking. Take your computer into the living room for all to see. Give up privacy and secrets. Let go of friends of the opposite sex that you are too close to. God sees our thoughts and will consider the one who pursues lustful thoughts to be worthy of judgment. Repent before it's too late. If these words of Jesus have crushed you, I promise that you are not alone. God knows how our heart is responding to this. He knows if we want God more than pleasure. He knows every weakness inside of us. He knew those weaknesses before sending Jesus. He knew the sexual impurities in us, and he sent Jesus anyway. Why? He was hoping that we would see his sacrifice and his love then respond by becoming living sacrifices for him.

We're back again with subjects ranging from Rugby and lifting, to Stanley Steemer and Hair Removal.  All the content you've come to expect from the Brocast.  Enjoy. Follow along Instagram: NoSleevesBrocast Twitter: @nosleeves17 www.nosleevesbrocast.com

Michael has the honor and privilege to join Dr. Steve Green on the Greenelines Podcast. Dr. Steve Greene is the Publisher and Executive Vice President of Charisma Media. Dr. Greene received his Ph.D. in marketing from Memphis State University. He has worked in television station management and worked directly with over 80 stations throughout the United States. He has worked in marketing capacities with McDonald’s, Jiffy Lube, and Stanley Steemer. He has owned restaurants, a national advertising agency and a syndicated marketing research firm. Dr. Greene has served as the Dean of the College of Business and professor of marketing at Oral Roberts University. He is also the author of Love Leads, which dispels the myths and misconceptions many have come to accept about leadership. --- Michael Anthony is calling for a second American Revolution, for believers to stand up and speak out in today’s sit down and shut up world. That’s what prompted Anthony, the pastor of Grace Fellowship church in York, Pennsylvania, to write his first book, A Call for Courage: Living with Power, Truth and Love in an Age of Intolerance and Fear. Anthony says it is time for believers to “learn how to speak the truth, stop waiting for the Rapture as a divine bailout” and to “be salt and light in what has become a very distasteful, dark society.” --- Michael Anthony is a husband, father, inspirational speaker, and author of A Call for Courage: Living With Power, Truth and Love In An Age of Intolerance and Fear (Thomas Nelson Publishers), and the Courageous Life™ Motivational Planner and Courageous Life™ Success Journal. He serves as the Senior Pastor of Genesis Church, in York, Pennsylvania, where he lives among farm animals and snack foods. For speaking, interview, and guest appearance inquiries, email info@couragematters.com. , or click here and do your thing. Follow Michael on Youtube and Social Media at @CourageMatters.

In Episode 024 of the LEO Training Podcast I interview my good friend Mack Lemmon. Mack is the general manager of Stanley Steemer, a triathlete, and an entrepreneur. What makes Mack pretty incredible is the fact that he holds down a 60 hour a week job while dedicating and committing his time to training for half and full Ironman triathlons. Here's what you will learn in this episode: "Long Term Consistency Trumps Short term intensity" - Bruce Lee Mack's Background and journey from being a bodybuilder to a triathlete His work at Stanley Steemer and how he prioritizes his training around his job Why everyone can achieve their athletic goals and potential by staying focused on the most important thing. and much more! Show Notes: Mack Lemmon (Instagram)

May 28, 2013 Flooring America and Flooring Canada, President Keith Spano and VP, Marketing & Advertising Frank Chiera discuss the company's recent partnership with Stanley Steemer and the updated initiative involving the repositioning of the company's brand.

May 24, 2013 Flooring America and Flooring Canada, President Keith Spano and VP, Marketing & Advertising Frank Chiera discuss the company's recent partnership with Stanley Steemer and the updated initiative involving the repositioning of the company's brand.

May 23, 2013 Flooring America and Flooring Canada, President Keith Spano and VP, Marketing & Advertising Frank Chiera discuss the company's recent partnership with Stanley Steemer and the updated initiative involving the repositioning of the company's brand.

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Join Shaine Mata on The Morning Show. It can be brilliant, it can be lame. What do you expect from a show in the morning? Talk about politics, life, news, or whatever. How do you destroy toys with lead paint? Biggest big screen TV. Meeting a Twitter friend's parents. Giving away Stanley Steemer gift cards to people in the RGV. Using Zoho CRM.

Molly Maids and Stanley Steemer de-Mark the apartment this morning. Meeting my friend for three hours to record a podcast, then meeting Dewey Chaffee at 4:30pm to chat about being two creative people then meeting Denna, Robyn and my Mom at 7:30pm to watch Sweet Charity at Bob Carr. Tomorrow I have nothing to do so I can finish packing then. I'll have one carry-on and two big suitcases. Bad allergies this week. Did not get into DC ComedyFest. Voice lessons already set up. I waited a long time to see my venue at the venue walk-through.