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Episode SummaryMost transformation programmes are built around the hardware of an organisation: the systems, the ERP rollout, the AI licences switched on and handed out. Michael J. López, consultant, author of CHANGE, and the person behind a new national workforce study of 1,000 workers, has spent two decades delivering that traditional playbook, and the last five trying to change it. His starting point is simple: when his team asked employees for the top five things they get from their company during change and the top five things they actually need, the two lists had nothing in common. What people get is the stuff done to them. What they need is the stuff done by them.The conversation with Dan and Pia moves from diagnosis to what leaders can actually do differently. Michael names the "failure minimisation cycle," where everyone downplays how hard change will be to get budgets approved, which leaves people under-resourced and more cynical each time. His alternative is to treat change as a capability rather than a project: stress-tolerant cultures, executive teams that genuinely lead together, goals people feel they've contributed to, and progress measured through behavioural inputs and stories as well as hard outputs. It's an honest episode about why change takes 18–24 months, and why pretending otherwise costs more.Key Themes & TakeawaysIn Michael's study, the top five things employees receive during change (emails, communications, training) had zero overlap with the top five they need (experimentation, room for productive mistakes, coaching, leaders going first, the right environment).The "failure minimisation cycle" is well-intentioned but corrosive: underselling complexity to win approval leaves people under-resourced, so change feels harder than promised and trust drops with every programme.Treat change as an organisational capability, a muscle built over time, rather than a project with an end date, because the next change is always coming.65% of employees in the study felt their company's change plan asked them to move faster than was realistic; the systems can be installed quickly, but people need more time.The "what's in it for me" document rarely moves anyone; people commit to goals they feel they've contributed ideas and effort to, not goals handed down with a reward attached.The CEO's job includes preparing the executive team to lead change together; a committee without a committed champion is where programmes stall.Measure progress through "hard input signals" (new leadership and team behaviours) and "soft signals" (stories and cultural shifts), not only red-amber-green dashboards of outputs.Three Reasons to ListenListen if you've watched a transformation programme get approved on a promise everyone privately knew was too optimistic, and then watched people pay the price for it.Listen if your AI rollout amounted to "here are the licences, go and innovate" and you're wondering why so little has changed.Listen if you've ever been expected to show certainty in a planning meeting when the honest answer was "we'll learn as we go."Notable Quotes"What we tend to get from change is all the stuff that's done to people. And what employees really said is we need all the stuff that's done by people." — Michael J. López"I believe that change is about accuracy more than about precision." — Michael J. López"It does take boldness in a world where people mistake confidence for competence." — Dan HammondResources from MichaelWebsite: michaeljlopez.coachRethinking Change Management (the 2026 workforce study): Free Executive Summary · Full studyBook, CHANGE: Six Science-Backed Strategies to Transform Your Brain, Body, and Behavior: Amazon · Audiobook on Apple BooksTop Voice Podcast (live every Tuesday): YouTube · Apple Podcasts · SpotifyFollow Michael: LinkedIn · Instagram

Most of us would rather talk about almost anything than money. Jesus didn't share that hesitation. He talked about it constantly. Lead Pastor Josh Carstensen begins a look at four enemies of the heart (money, pleasure, power, and honor), starting with money.Working from Matthew 6 and 1 Timothy 6, he draws a crucial distinction. Money itself is a neutral tool that can do great good or great harm. The real enemy is the love of money: trusting our own resources for our well-being. Whether you have plenty or very little, that pull is real. So why is it so dangerous, and what does it take to fight for a heart that money doesn't master?Part of Northwest Hills' ongoing series on fighting the good fight.Scripture ReferencesMatthew 6:19–21Matthew 6:241 Timothy 6:9–12Key Moments(00:00) Welcome(00:30) Message: Money and the Fight for Your Heart(01:48) Two Words Nobody Wants to Hear from a Pastor(04:33) Four Enemies of the Heart and Our History with Money(08:18) Jesus Talked About Money All the Time(10:05) Reading Matthew 6 and 1 Timothy 6(12:35) Money Is a Tool; the Love of Money Is the Enemy(19:03) Three Reasons the Love of Money Is Dangerous(32:02) If You Want to Move Your Heart, Move Your MoneyMentioned in This MessageMoney, Possessions, and Eternity by Randy AlcornThank you for listening to this message from Northwest Hills Community Church in Corvallis, Oregon, on September 27, 2026, at 8:00am. You can find us online at ⁠nwhills.com⁠.

What happens when wanting something—or someone—stops being desire and becomes something much darker?In this episode of Fantasy for the Ages, Jim dives into Obsession (2026), a twisted genre film that takes a familiar idea and pushes it into increasingly disturbing territory. What starts out strange gets stranger, as obsession, desperation, and some seriously questionable choices collide in a story that refuses to stay comfortable.But does all that weirdness actually add up to a good movie? Jim breaks down what worked, what didn't, how effectively the film delivers on its premise, and whether Obsession is worth adding to your watchlist.This is a SPOILER-LITE review, so you can watch before seeing the movie without having its biggest surprises ruined.Have you seen Obsession? Let us know what you thought in the comments!And as always, if you enjoy conversations about fantasy, science fiction, horror, books, movies, and all things speculative fiction, LIKE the video, SUBSCRIBE to Fantasy for the Ages, and ring that notification bell so you don't miss what's coming next!Support Fantasy for the Ages on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FantasyForTheAges⸻#Obsession #Obsession2026 #MovieReview #HorrorMovies #HorrorReview #FantasyForTheAgesWays to connect with us:Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FantasyForTheAges Follow Jim/Father on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/13848336-jim-scriven Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/jMWyVJ6qKk Follow us on "X": @Fantasy4theAges Follow us on Blue Sky: @fantasy4theages.bsky.socialFollow us on Instagram: fantasy_for_the_ages Follow us on Mastodon: @FantasyForTheAges@nerdculture.de Email us: FantasyForTheAges@gmail.com Check out our merch: https://www.newcreationsbyjen.com/collections/fantasyfortheagesJim's Microphone: Blue Yeti https://tinyurl.com/3shpvhb4 Jim's Camera: Razer Kito Pro https://tinyurl.com/c873tc2n 0:00 - Opening1:57 - Show Details3:43 - Why Jim Watched This5:00 - Spoiler-Lite Summary6:07 - Six Reasons You May Get a Kick Out of This11:40 - Three Reasons to Pass on This13:44 - Jim's Final Thoughts15:11 - Conclusion & Wrap-up————————————————————————————Music and video elements licensed under Envato Elements:https://elements.envato.com/

Equal protection advocates say incremental pro-life laws compromise with evil, but Micah Kunkle isn't convinced. Fresh from his Jubilee debates, Micah joins Scott Klusendorf to explain why their biblical case, their reading of history, and their sense of the cultural moment all fall short. Find out why saving every child you can today is how you win protection for them all on this episode of The Case for Life.Be sure to subscribe to The Case for Life Podcast on iTunes, Spotify, YouTube, or your favorite podcast app so you never miss a single episode.Follow Scott Klusendorf on Rumble, Youtube, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter to be kept up to date on everything God is doing through my pro-life work.Sign up for Pro-Life 101: 7 Days to Confident Engagement: https://scottklusendorf.com/prolife101/Book me for an event or partner with Life Training Institute as a donor at https://prolifetraining.com.

There's nothing like the warning of an AI apocalypse to ease you out of summer - but as they say, every cloud has a silver lining.Of course, we can't rule out artificial intelligence one day doing the unthinkable, as many experts have politely warned, but there are also reasons to believe it could actually save the human race.From breakthroughs in healthcare to helping tackle climate change, this episode explores how small steps for AI could bring about giant leaps for mankind.Niall Paterson reveals the reasons to be cheerful with Sky's science and technology editor Tom Clarke.For a different view on the dangers of AI, you can watch our episode with Rowland Manthorpe here.Have you got a question for Niall? Email the show – why@sky.uk

Hi, I'm Connor with Honor - message me here!Thinking about switching real estate brokerages? The grass is not always greener, and the decision should be based on more than a bigger brand, a recruiting email, or a promise that everything will be easier somewhere else.In this episode, Connor with Honor walks through the questions real estate agents should ask before changing brokerages:Why are you thinking about leaving?What does the brokerage actually provide beyond branding?How do splits, caps, fees, signs, cards, training, and required programs work?What technology, lead systems, websites, funnels, and AI tools are actually included?What support will you receive when a transaction becomes difficult?Can you build and protect your own professional identity?What happens before and after you reach a commission cap?Which terms are negotiable, and which must be in writing?What should you read carefully before signing or transferring your license?Connor also explains why agents should interview a brokerage as carefully as the brokerage interviews them. Before making a move, compare the written terms, ask for the math using a realistic example, and get unclear promises explained in writing.AI can help organize questions and identify issues to discuss, but it does not replace reviewing the actual brokerage agreement or getting qualified professional advice. Bring questions back to the people responsible for the document and the relationship.Connor with Honor | Sellers Only Agent™Santa Clarita Open Houses: https://SantaClaritaOpenHouses.com/This is general educational information, not legal, employment, licensing, contract, commission, financial, or brokerage advice. Verify current terms and requirements with the appropriate broker, licensing authority, and qualified professional.#RealEstateAgents #RealEstateBrokerage #RealEstateCareer #RealEstateTraining #SantaClaritaRealEstate #ConnorWithHonorYoutube Channels:Conner with Honor - real estateHome Muscle - fat torchingFrom first responder to real estate expert, Connor with Honor brings honesty and integrity to your Santa Clarita home buying or selling journey. Subscribe to my YouTube channel for valuable tips, local market trends, and a glimpse into the Santa Clarita lifestyle.Dive into Real Estate with Connor with Honor:Santa Clarita's Trusted Realtor & Fitness EnthusiastReal Estate:Buying or selling in Santa Clarita? Connor with Honor, your local expert with over 2 decades of experience, guides you seamlessly through the process. Subscribe to his YouTube channel for insider market updates, expert advice, and a peek into the vibrant Santa Clarita lifestyle.Fitness:Ready to unlock your fitness potential? Join Connor's YouTube journey for inspiring workouts, healthy recipes, and motivational tips. Remember, a strong body fuels a strong mind and a successful life!Podcast:Dig deeper with Connor's podcast! Hear insightful interviews with industry experts, inspiring success stories, and targeted real estate advice specific to Santa Clarita.

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Hollywood has once again reached into the toy box, grabbed a beloved childhood franchise, and thrown a massive budget at it. But was Masters of the Universe actually worth the power?In this spoiler-lite review, Jim heads back to Eternia to discuss the 2026 Masters of the Universe movie starring Nicholas Galitzine as He-Man, Jared Leto as Skeletor, Camila Mendes as Teela, Idris Elba as Man-At-Arms, and Alison Brie as Evil-Lyn.Jim wasn't even planning to watch this one—until a Fantasy for the Ages viewer asked what he thought about it. Apparently running a fantasy channel means you should probably watch the giant-budget fantasy movie featuring a muscular guy waving a magic sword around. Who knew?We'll cover:⚔️ Jim's history with He-Man—including his inexplicable affection for the wonderfully corny 1987 Dolph Lundgren movie⚔️ A spoiler-lite look at the story⚔️ Five reasons you might actually enjoy Masters of the Universe⚔️ The surprisingly committed cast and polished production⚔️ Jared Leto having WAY too much fun as Skeletor⚔️ That Dolph Lundgren appearance!⚔️ Three reasons you might want to skip it⚔️ And the biggest question of all: Did we really need another He-Man movie?Have you seen Masters of the Universe? Were you a He-Man fan growing up? And do you think this new version deserves another trip to Eternia—or should He-Man head back into the toy box?Let us know in the comments!

Deadhouse Landing feels like the best fan fiction ever written… except the fan writing it is actually one of the creators!In this spoiler-lite review, Jim dives into Ian C. Esslemont's Deadhouse Landing, Book 2 of the Path to Ascendancy series, and explores how it brings the origins of the Malazan Empire to life.For longtime Malazan fans, this book is an absolute TREASURE TROVE. We finally get to see the roots of the Malazan Empire, origin stories for a ridiculous number of familiar characters, more insight into Surly, and—perhaps best of all—more of the wonderfully entertaining relationship between Kellanved and Dancer.After reading Steven Erikson's Malazan Book of the Fallen and Esslemont's Novels of the Malazan Empire, Jim has been working his way through the prequel material. And while Erikson's Malazan novels often leave him impressed, wowed, and occasionally wondering whether he needs a philosophy degree… Esslemont's books are just plain FUN.And Deadhouse Landing may be Jim's favorite Esslemont novel yet.In this episode:• Why Jim continued with Path to Ascendancy after Dancer's Lament• A spoiler-lite summary of Deadhouse Landing• Seven reasons to LOVE this book• The true roots of the Malazan Empire• Origin stories for SO MANY familiar characters• Why Jim finally understands Surly• Why Kellanved and Dancer remain worth the price of admission• The action, humor, and whimsical side of Malazan• Three reasons this book might NOT work for you• Why you absolutely should NOT start your Malazan journey here• Jim's final verdict on Deadhouse LandingFor Jim, Deadhouse Landing is like discovering the greatest collection of Malazan fan fiction imaginable—except it comes directly from Ian C. Esslemont, one of the two men who actually CREATED these characters, their histories, and this incredible world.The result?Dancer's Lament was good.Deadhouse Landing was FREAKIN' FANTASTIC.But there's a catch: If you haven't already read Malazan Book of the Fallen and the Novels of the Malazan Empire, Jim strongly recommends waiting. So much of the pleasure comes from recognizing these characters, places, relationships, and events—and suddenly understanding how everything you already know came together.Malazan fans: Where does Deadhouse Landing rank among Esslemont's novels for you? And who is your favorite character to encounter in their younger, pre-Empire form?Let us know in the comments!If you enjoy Fantasy for the Ages, please LIKE the video, SUBSCRIBE to the channel, and ring that notification bell so you don't miss what's coming next.And a huge THANK YOU to our Patreon supporters for helping make Fantasy for the Ages possible!: https://patreon.com/FantasyForTheAges #Malazan #DeadhouseLanding #IanCEsslemont #PathToAscendancy #MalazanBookOfTheFallen #EpicFantasy #FantasyBooks #BookReview #FantasyForTheAges*Want to purchase books/media mentioned in this episode?*Dancer's Lament: https://t.ly/YEbhYDeadhouse Landing: https://t.ly/rrC5YThe Kharkanas Trilogy: https://t.ly/46mevMalazan Book of the Fallen: https://t.ly/6JLnpNovels of the Malazan Empire: https://t.ly/UpcYY*Ways to connect with us:*Follow Jim/Father on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/13848336-jim-scriven Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/jMWyVJ6qKk Follow us on "X": @Fantasy4theAges Follow us on Blue Sky: @fantasy4theages.bsky.socialFollow us on Instagram: fantasy_for_the_ages Follow us on Mastodon: @FantasyForTheAges@nerdculture.de Email us: FantasyForTheAges@gmail.com Jim's Microphone: Blue Yeti https://tinyurl.com/3shpvhb4 0:00 - Opening2:21 - Book Details4:14 - Why Jim Read This7:19 - Spoiler-Lite Summary 8:36 - Seven Reasons to LOVE Deadhouse Landing15:06 - Three Reasons to Skip It17:28 - Jim's Final Thoughts19:38 - Closing & Wrap-Up————————————————————————————_Music and video elements licensed under Envato Elements:_https://elements.envato.com/

We Not Me turns 150 episodes old this month, and Dan Hammond and Pia Lee are using the milestone to talk about something every leader running a transformation is quietly grappling with: why 88% of organisational transformations fail — up from 70% not long ago. Prompted by a Forbes article on the subject, they dig into why "transformation" so often becomes corporate shorthand for restructuring, downsizing, or otherwise firing people, and why that confusion poisons trust before the real work even starts.The conversation centres on Charles Handy's sigmoid curve — the idea that any curve of growth eventually turns downward, and that a new curve must be started while the old one is still rising, not after it's collapsed. Dan and Pia unpack why this is so hard in practice: leaders can see the need for change most clearly, but their teams are always a few steps behind on the emotional journey. Drawing on Elisabeth Kübler-Ross's stages of grief and William Bridges' distinction between change and transition, they argue that transformation isn't a communications exercise — it's an individual, leader-led process of helping people let go of identity, status, and habit before they can move toward something new.Key Themes & TakeawaysTransformation failure rates have climbed from 70% to 88% — and much of that is definitional: restructuring, downsizing, and "realignment" get dressed up as transformation, which employees correctly read as "you're fired," not "you're transformed."Charles Handy's sigmoid curve shows that a new curve must start before the current one peaks — but because performance looks fine on the way up, leaders struggle to convince anyone that change is urgent until it's too late.The transition zone between two curves is genuinely painful: old and new parts of the business end up competing for resources and legitimacy, with the "old" side feeling like the unwanted stepchild funding a new venture that isn't yet profitable.People don't just resist change intellectually — they move through denial, anger, and bargaining before reaching acceptance, and no two people move through that cycle at the same speed.Defining the new curve requires clarity on three things: what you're aiming for (clarity), the climate/culture needed to get there, and the competence — skills and behaviours — the organisation doesn't yet have.Leaders often assume the organisation will change while they personally stay the same — a fallacy that, left unchecked, is itself a predictor of ending up in the 88%."Change fatigue" is real, especially when sigmoid curves land too close together — teams that haven't finished processing one change get hit with the next before they've found solid ground.Three Reasons to ListenListen if you've ever announced a change, moved on, and wondered months later why nothing actually shifted — this episode explains why communication isn't leadership.Listen if you're leading a transformation and privately think you'll be able to stay the same while everyone around you changes — Dan and Pia explain why that's a fallacy that quietly sinks change efforts.Listen if your team seems to be dragging its feet on a change you think is obviously right — the sigmoid curve explains why leaders are always further along the emotional curve than their teams, and what to do about the gap.Notable Quotes"It is the line of all things human — of our own lives, of organizations and businesses, of governments, empires and alliances, of democracy itself." — Dan Hammond, quoting Charles Handy"Organizations change and people transition." — Pia Lee, citing William Bridges"If you're leading change and you haven't changed, well, you're probably going to fit into the 88% (who will fail)." — Pia Lee

Brian Lumley's original Necroscope saga has reached its grand finale! After five books filled with vampires, psychic espionage, horrifying body transformations, alternate dimensions, and the increasingly complicated life of Harry Keogh, does Deadspawn actually manage to LAND THE PLANE?In this spoiler-lite review, Jim takes a look at Deadspawn, Book 5 of Brian Lumley's Necroscope series and the conclusion to the original five-book story arc.And Lumley had a LOT to resolve.Harry Keogh is changing. E-Branch isn't entirely sure they can trust him. Old plot threads are returning. Vampirism continues to become stranger—and considerably more disgusting—and Lumley is pulling together ideas and conflicts stretching all the way back to the beginning of the series.We'll discuss:• How Deadspawn pays off storylines from the previous four books• Harry Keogh as…the villain?! Well, sort of. It's complicated.• The absolutely breakneck pacing• Lumley's endlessly inventive—and horrifying—approach to vampires• Why the ending is BRILLIANT• Why that same ending might also be a little TOO convenient• Whether Deadspawn provides a satisfying stopping point for NecroscopeJim committed to reading the original five-book Necroscope arc after loving the first book. Now that the journey is complete, was it worth it?Ohhhhh, yes.But is this really the end of Jim's Necroscope journey?For now…Probably.Have you read Deadspawn? Did Brian Lumley successfully stick the landing? And should Jim eventually continue into the Vampire World books?Let us know in the comments!Thanks as always to our Patreon supporters for helping Fantasy for the Ages continue to grow!: https://patreon.com/FantasyForTheAges #Necroscope #Deadspawn #BrianLumley #HorrorBooks #VampireBooks #BookReview #HorrorFiction #FantasyForTheAgesWant to purchase books/media mentioned in this episode?Deadspawn: https://t.ly/PyE6KWays to connect with us:Follow Jim/Father on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/13848336-jim-scriven Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/jMWyVJ6qKk Follow us on "X": @Fantasy4theAges Follow us on Blue Sky: @fantasy4theages.bsky.socialFollow us on Instagram: fantasy_for_the_ages Follow us on Mastodon: @FantasyForTheAges@nerdculture.de Email us: FantasyForTheAges@gmail.com Check out our merch: https://www.newcreationsbyjen.com/collections/fantasyfortheagesJim's Microphone: Blue Yeti https://tinyurl.com/3shpvhb4 Jim's Camera: Razer Kito Pro https://tinyurl.com/c873tc2n 0:00 - Opening2:44 - Book Details5:11 - Why Jim Read This7:16 - Spoiler-Lite Summary 8:53 - Five Reasons You Would Enjoy Deadspawn13:40 - Three Reasons to Pass16:19 - Jim's Final Thoughts18:46 - Closing & Wrap-Up————————————————————————————Music and video elements licensed under Envato Elements:https://elements.envato.com/

Can you really take a cyberpunk novel seriously when it has a cover like THAT?

Four books into Brian Lumley's *Necroscope* series, you might think we'd have a pretty good handle on psychic espionage, conversations with the dead, and some of the nastiest vampires in horror.Apparently Brian Lumley disagrees.

Can a fantasy hero be genuinely good—humble, selfless, faithful, and committed to doing what's right—and still be fascinating?Elizabeth Moon's Oath of Gold answers that question with a resounding YES.In this spoiler-lite review, I'm wrapping up The Deed of Paksenarrion trilogy, a classic fantasy series that has thoroughly won me over. After everything Paks endured in Divided Allegiance, Oath of Gold brings her journey to a powerful conclusion—and delivers one of the most compelling portrayals of a paladin I've encountered in fantasy.We'll talk about:⚔️ The tremendous payoffs Moon delivers after three books

Alie Dumas-Heidt chats with fellow authors about their earliest beginnings and answer everyone's favorite question - What happens next? - on The Writer's Journey. DERVLA McTIERNAN is the #1 internationally bestselling and critically acclaimed author of seven novels, including What Happened to Nina? and The Murder Rule, which were both New York Times thrillers of the year. Dervla has won multiple prizes, including a Ned Kelly Award, Davitt Awards, a Barry Award, and an International Thriller Writers Award. Dervla is also the author of four novellas, and her audio novella, The Sisters, was a four-week #1 bestseller in the United States. She lives in Australia with her family. www.dervlamctiernan.com --- Alie Dumas-Heidt is the author of The Myth Maker, a detective thriller introducing Det. Cassidy Cantwell, set in Tacoma Washington. She lives in the PNW with her husband, adult kids, and two spoiled dogs. http://aliedh.com

Alie Dumas-Heidt chats with fellow authors about their earliest beginnings and answer everyone's favorite question - What happens next? - on The Writer's Journey. DERVLA McTIERNAN is the #1 internationally bestselling and critically acclaimed author of seven novels, including What Happened to Nina? and The Murder Rule, which were both New York Times thrillers of the year. Dervla has won multiple prizes, including a Ned Kelly Award, Davitt Awards, a Barry Award, and an International Thriller Writers Award. Dervla is also the author of four novellas, and her audio novella, The Sisters, was a four-week #1 bestseller in the United States. She lives in Australia with her family. www.dervlamctiernan.com --- Alie Dumas-Heidt is the author of The Myth Maker, a detective thriller introducing Det. Cassidy Cantwell, set in Tacoma Washington. She lives in the PNW with her husband, adult kids, and two spoiled dogs. http://aliedh.com

Joe blames Paul Skenes first and foremost for not being himself. Ben Cherington and the bullpen are second and the rest of the Pirates rotation is third as well. Matt blames the defense for not nearly being good enough. Bob thinks Skenes and Cherington are MAJOR reasons. The injuries are a big part of this, but every team suffers injuries. What will the team's roster look like next year?

Hour 3 with Bob Pompeani, Joe Starkey, and Matt Clement: What are the top three reasons the Pirates are where they are? Joe blames Paul Skenes first and foremost for not being himself. Ben Cherington and the bullpen are second and the rest of the Pirates rotation is third as well. Matt blames the defense for not nearly being good enough. Former Duquesne basketball coach Keith Dambrot joined the show. Keith is the Fighting Spirit Honoree & Champion of Hope speaker at the Coaches vs. Cancer event next week. Keith coached LeBron James in high school!

In this message from our Proverbs series, How to Build a Life, Royce Nicholas looks at what Proverbs says about the practical use of money. Setting aside the dangers of greed and envy (covered earlier in the year), Royce argues that because everything belongs to God, including our money, God has a plan for how we use it, and that plan is meant to free us rather than burden us. He works through four lessons from Proverbs on spending, debt, saving, and generosity, and closes with Zacchaeus and the gospel, where our spiritual debt is cancelled and Jesus's righteousness is credited to our account.## Three Reasons a Money Sermon Belongs at ChurchRoyce opens with a story from a cruise he and his wife took shortly after they were married. They were given $500 in onboard credit, were told they could take home whatever they did not spend, and skipped every excursion to save it, only to learn at the end of the trip that the credit was not refundable. "We misunderstood whose money it was and what we could do with it. And I think in the same way with our literal actual money, we do the same thing." He reads Psalm 24:1-2: the earth and everything in it belong to the Lord. "So everything according to God who made everything is his. Even our money. It's not like an exception."The second reason is that the one who created money knows how to use it best. "He actually can free us from using our money badly, help us to use it better, to actually enjoy it better as well. So it's not meant to be like a burden when God helps us to know how to use this money."The third reason is that spending reveals our hearts. Royce quotes Jesus: where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. "If you care about your heart, if you care about really the most spiritual thing about you, you're going to care about your spending and your use of money as well."4 Lessons on Money from Proverbs1. Live Within Your Means2. Debt Is a Curse3. Save and Invest4. Sharing Is Caring## Live Within Your MeansProverbs 21:20: the wise store up choice food and olive oil, but fools gulp theirs down. "The idea is not just using up everything you have as quickly as you have it. Not living paycheck to paycheck."Royce then reads Ecclesiastes 4:4-6, where all toil and achievement spring from one person's envy of another, and better is one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil. Envy drives us to overwork. "When we overwork, this type of envy of other people's achievements or possessions, it can lead us to be this really busy, exhausted, to have a chaotic life where we just never feel like at rest." He recalls Jesus's question, what good is it to gain the whole world but lose your soul, and says Christians should be able to work hard out of God's image rather than for it, put in the day, and then rest.Envy also drives us to overspend. Nearly half of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, and roughly 35 percent say they probably or definitely could not cover a $2,000 emergency expense. Royce shares a study Grant sent him: researchers looking at Canadian lottery data found that when someone wins a large prize, the neighbors nearby become more likely to file for bankruptcy. Visible consumption triggers comparison, and comparison leads households to overspend or borrow. Social media has made this worse. "You could live in the poorest neighborhood where you can barely afford just to live there, but then you're online looking at people living in the richest, most lavish neighborhoods and you're like, oh, I want that." The application is simple: have a budget and stick to it, and stop feeding the comparison.Proverbs 13:7: one person pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth. Royce illustrates this from The Millionaire Next Door, a twenty-year study of American millionaires. When the author hosted a group of them with expensive food and wine, nobody touched it; one said he only drank two kinds of beer, free and Budweiser. Royce reads from the introduction: "Most Americans have no idea about the true inner workings of a wealthy household. The advertising industry and Hollywood have done a great job conditioning us to believe that wealth and hyper consumption go hand in hand. Yet, as I have said many times, the large majority of the rich live well below their means." He continues with the account of a millionaire engineer who, after college, lived on one income and saved the other, stayed twenty years in the same modest house, and whose kids sometimes asked if they were poor because she made them order from the dollar menu. "Wealth is not the same as income. If you make a good income each year and spend it all, you're not getting wealthier. You're just living high. Wealth is what you accumulate, not what you spend." And: "Wealth is more often the result of a lifestyle of hard work, perseverance, planning, and most of all, self-discipline." Eighty percent of American millionaires are first-generation rich.## Debt Is a CurseRoyce clarifies what he means. "If wealth is a blessing because it makes your life better, then in the same way debt is a curse. It's going to make your life worse, or at least more risky, or at least cause you some anxiety." He reads Proverbs 22:7, the borrower is slave to the lender, and Proverbs 22:26-27, do not put up security for debts, or your very bed will be snatched from under you.He tells the story of Dave Ramsey, who leveraged real estate until prices fell and he went bankrupt, then turned to Proverbs and concluded that Christians should avoid debt altogether. "A lot of people were like, no, you're wrong. There's like good debt, there's your house debt and there's bad debt. And he's like, no, there's just bad debt. And I'm kind of beginning to actually, the more I study it, think like he's on to something here." Royce shares his own experience with a commercial loan whose terms allowed the bank to call the note when he closed his business, and how stressful even a well-serviced mortgage turned out to be. "Not having it is better than having it. Like if you had a paid off home right now, you probably wouldn't go take out a mortgage.""Having debt is not a sin. It's just unwise." America has a fascination with borrowing, from buy now, pay later to no money down to financing a burrito. The Bible does not ban debt; it treats it as a mostly unfortunate reality, and Nehemiah 5 shows God's people trying to get out of it as quickly as they can. Royce reads Deuteronomy 15:6, where the blessing is that you will lend to many nations but borrow from none. Debt can leave us feeling helpless, drowning. "While it may feel hopeless to us, our debt is not hopeless to God." Galatians 5:1: it is for freedom that Christ has set us free; do not be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. "I think that God wants to help us to get out of debt, to live freely. He can absolutely do that. It is such an easy thing for him." Spending less and saving more, paying off debt little by little, is how it starts.## Save and InvestProverbs 13:11: dishonest money dwindles away, but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow. "It's like the tortoise and the hare situation. We don't need more cryptocurrency, dogecoins, or get rich quick schemes or whatever. It's just saving little by little over the long term." Royce works the math for his twelve-year-old son: $100 in a boring index fund today, never added to, becomes roughly $15,000 by age 65; $1,000 becomes roughly $150,000. Money has historically doubled about every seven years. "Most financial advisors would be like, hey, investing should be pretty boring. You just save a little bit every month, buy an index fund. Forget about it. If your investments are so exciting, you're like, I'm going to check on this every week, it's like, either you're excited about something that's pretty boring or you're investing in stuff that's too exciting."The other error is doing nothing. Inflation costs roughly three percent a year in purchasing power. Royce points to the parable of the talents, where the servant who buried the money out of fear is called wicked and told he should have at least deposited it in the bank to earn interest. "We don't want to be too fear averse. We don't want to be going crazy, dogecoin. Also not just doing nothing with your money as well." The point is habits over one-time decisions. "Our financial habits are more important than any one time decision. Just like we have good spiritual disciplines, we need to have good financial disciplines as well." And the goal of saving is not only a better vacation. "We should have extras so that we can share."## Sharing Is CaringProverbs 28:22: the stingy are eager to get rich and are unaware that poverty awaits them. Proverbs 11:24: one person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty. "Paradoxically, a lot of times holding wealth, saving just for ourselves without giving or investing in others will leave us far less rich than we would have been if we were generous." This is a general pattern Solomon observed, not a formula or a promise; Jesus himself was the wisest person who ever lived and did not end up rich.Royce mostly commends the church on this point: cars given away, hundreds of thousands of dollars given to fund other churches and missionaries, and all of it as a group effort of sacrificial giving. He recalls investing in the LA church plant when it looked uncertain. "That was definitely, probably the best investment I've ever made in my life." He also remembers his parents quietly paying for his non-Christian friends to go to Hume Lake camp each year. "I just remember picking up generosity habits from watching them. If you have kids, they're going to naturally pick up your generosity, your use of money. So let's do a good job." Galatians 6:9-10: let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. "Let's keep it up. Let's not get tired of being generous, of being frugal with our money in ways that maybe you don't have to."## Zacchaeus and the Gospel"Our spiritual debt to God is even worse than any financial debt that we have going on. It's even worse than any bad spending that we've been doing. But the good news is God always has hope for us, for finances, for our spiritual debt." Royce retells Zacchaeus, the chief tax collector, a traitor and a thief, who climbed a tree to see Jesus and was met with an invitation to dinner while the crowd grumbled. He reads Luke 19:8-10, where Zacchaeus gives half his possessions to the poor and repays fourfold, and Jesus says salvation has come to this house. "That's the only way that we can really make any powerful changes to our finances. It's not just like learning something new, but we need to experience Jesus forgiving our debts, our whole spiritual debt Jesus has paid for on the cross. And that can actually begin to change our hearts."Colossians 2:13-14: he forgave all our sins, having cancelled the charge of our legal indebtedness, nailing it to the cross. Royce notes that the Romans would write out the charges against the condemned and nail them to the cross. "You can just imagine, it's like the sins of you and me being nailed to the cross of Jesus that he paid for when he was crucified." And in financial terms we did not only get our debts paid; Romans 4:22-24 says righteousness is credited to those who believe in the one who raised Jesus from the dead. "If he can do that, he can easily get you out of debt, help you to save, help you to become generous."Verses referenced:Psalm 24:1-2Proverbs 10:22Matthew 6:21Proverbs 21:20Ecclesiastes 4:4-6Mark 8:36Proverbs 13:7Proverbs 22:7Proverbs 22:26-27Nehemiah 5Deuteronomy 15:6Galatians 5:1Proverbs 13:11Matthew 25:14-30Proverbs 28:22Proverbs 11:24Galatians 6:9-10Luke 19:1-10Colossians 2:13-14Romans 4:22-24

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In America, French-style violence was simply unnecessary for the revolutionaries to win, and we will never know if the Americans might have resorted to greater violence in different circumstances. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/three-reasons-why-french-revolution-was-so-different-american-revolution

In America, French-style violence was simply unnecessary for the revolutionaries to win, and we will never know if the Americans might have resorted to greater violence in different circumstances. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/three-reasons-why-french-revolution-was-so-different-american-revolution

I completely dismissed Five Nights at Freddy's when it hit theaters in 2023. Killer animatronics at a creepy old pizza restaurant? The trailers did absolutely NOTHING for me.Well… apparently I was wrong.In this spoiler-lite Fantasy for the Ages review, Jim finally checks out Five Nights at Freddy's, starring Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Lail, Piper Rubio, and Matthew Lillard—and discovers a horror movie that's far more entertaining, creative, and surprisingly heartfelt than expected.We'll dig into what makes the movie work, including the wonderfully creepy animatronics, the mystery surrounding Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, some familiar actors in unexpected roles, and an excellent young performance from Piper Rubio. We'll also talk about where the movie struggles, why its bizarre premise requires a healthy dose of suspension of disbelief, and whether seasoned horror fans will actually find it scary.And one important disclaimer: I've never played the Five Nights at Freddy's video games. This review comes entirely from the perspective of someone experiencing this world for the first time through the movie.So, can a horror movie about murderous pizza-restaurant mascots actually have charm and warmth?Apparently YES.And it surprised me enough that I immediately moved on to the sequel!Have you seen Five Nights at Freddy's? Were you already a fan of the games, or did you discover Freddy and the gang through the movie? Let me know what you thought in the comments!

LPL's Chief Economist, Dr. Jeffrey Roach explains how treasury demand, financial conditions, and inflation are supporting risk appetite. Tracking: #1162791

 The Three Reasons Attorneys Keep Referring to the Same Doctors 

Lee Cronin has dug up The Mummy for a whole new generation—and this is DEFINITELY not the mummy movie you remember!

Max Crane runs La Stazione, the café in the Yorkshire Moors he bought last year from the mentor who gave him his start as a teenager. On the surface this is a conversation about coffee and community, but the real subject is what happens when a leader refuses to over-engineer culture: Max builds an entire team ethos around twenty-second interactions, hiring for character over CV, and treating mistakes as inevitable rather than dangerous.The shift in the conversation comes when Max admits he can't fully explain why it works — and argues that's the point. The more deliberately you try to manufacture a "vibe" or codify values into a framework, the more it curdles. His approach — pick people for who they are, let them show up as themselves, debrief calmly after the shift rather than in the heat of the moment — offers senior leaders a useful provocation: sometimes the most replicable thing about a strong culture is refusing to over-systematise it.2. Key Themes & TakeawaysMax hires for character, not experience — a candidate with no CV who makes eye contact and laughs at a bad joke beats a "maestro" barista with eight years' service.His onboarding line to every new hire is "I hired you for you" — staff are told to be themselves with customers, not perform a script.Short interactions compound: Max argues you can meaningfully shift someone's whole day in the twenty to thirty seconds it takes to serve them.Mistakes are treated as low-stakes by design — errors are handled with a shrug and any real feedback is saved for after the shift, never in the moment, to avoid emotional fallout.Max is explicit that over-analysing or over-engineering culture kills it — the more you try to force positivity or codify it into values statements, the less genuine it becomes.He's candid about his own burnout risk as an owner-operator, and about learning that "being there" and "being present" are different things — an unavailable, exhausted leader can't actually support a team.The team functions as informal welfare infrastructure: Max describes staff quietly checking in on customers' wellbeing, and for some regulars — especially elderly customers — his team may be the only human interaction in their day.3. Three Reasons to ListenListen if you've ever tried to codify "culture" into a values deck and suspected it made things worse, not better.Listen if you're hiring and secretly know the strongest candidate on paper isn't always the strongest person for the room.Listen if you're a leader who's proud of how much you work — Max's honesty about burnout and "being there vs. being present" is a useful gut-check.4. Notable Quotes"If you try to force someone to have a good time, they're not going to have a good time." — Max Crane"Just because you're there doesn't mean you're there." — Max Crane"It's fine for things to go wrong. It's quite natural for things to go wrong. It doesn't matter." — Max Crane

She's Irish, living in Australia, writing fabulous mystery-thriller hybrids, and trying to write faster to keep pace with her creativity! Dervla McTiernan reveals what 80's move prompted her to write a book that opens with a mysterious package with contents specially curated to destroy someone's life. (Spoiler alert: Dervla's villain delivers 3+ packages in this deliciously twisty novel!) We discuss how she develops characters who readers will love to hate and one of the sweetest female friendships, a missing ingredient in this genre of fiction. Inspired by Stephen King, fueled by Barry's Tea, Dervla has the BEST litmus test for whether her books are thrilling, and she gives us a sneak peek of her next project! Learn more about Guest Dervla McTiernan: https://dervlamctiernan.com/ Learn more about Host Melissa Westemeier: https://www.melwestemeier.com/

Japan is undergoing one of its biggest economic and market transformations in decades. Discover the three key reasons global investors are turning their attention to Japan, and learn how Japanese ETFs provide a simple, cost-effective way to access this evolving market.

The vampire apocalypse is spreading... and somehow The Fall is even better than The Strain.In this spoiler-lite review, I dive into Book 2 of The Strain Trilogy by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan, exploring why this sequel raises the stakes in every possible way. From ancient vampire conspiracies and unforgettable character arcs to relentless pacing and cinematic storytelling, this was everything I hoped for—and more.If you enjoyed The Strain, are curious about the trilogy, or are looking for one of the best modern horror series featuring vampires, this review is for you.In this episode:

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What do you get when you combine a horror movie, a dark comedy, a survival thriller, and one of the most memorable final acts in modern horror?Ready or Not.In this spoiler-lite review, I dive into why this 2019 horror hit completely won me over. From Samara Weaving's outstanding lead performance to the film's brilliantly twisted premise, relentless pacing, outrageous practical effects, and perfectly balanced humor, Ready or Not delivers one wildly entertaining ride from beginning to end.If you're wondering whether this modern horror favorite is worth your time—or you're simply looking for your next great horror movie—this review is for you.In this episode:• Spoiler-lite review of Ready or Not• Why Samara Weaving is the perfect lead• What makes this horror-comedy work so well• The film's biggest strengths (and a few reasons it might not be for everyone)• My final rating and recommendationQuestion of the Day:Have you seen Ready or Not? What did you think of it? And if you haven't, what's your favorite horror-comedy or survival horror film? Let me know down in the comments!If you enjoy fantasy, science fiction, and horror reviews, rankings, discussions, and recommendations, be sure to LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and ring the notification bell so you never miss an episode from Fantasy for the Ages!Want to help support the channel and get some great perks? Check out our Patreon!: https://www.patreon.com/FantasyForTheAges⸻#ReadyOrNot #Horror #HorrorMovies #MovieReview #SamaraWeaving #DarkComedy #Thriller #HorrorComedy #FantasyForTheAges #HorrorReview #MovieRecommendationsWays to connect with us:Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FantasyForTheAges Follow Jim/Father on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/13848336-jim-scriven Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/jMWyVJ6qKk Follow us on "X": @Fantasy4theAges Follow us on Blue Sky: @fantasy4theages.bsky.socialFollow us on Instagram: fantasy_for_the_ages Follow us on Mastodon: @FantasyForTheAges@nerdculture.de Email us: FantasyForTheAges@gmail.com Check out our merch: https://www.newcreationsbyjen.com/collections/fantasyfortheagesJim's Microphone: Blue Yeti https://tinyurl.com/3shpvhb4 Jim's Camera: Razer Kito Pro https://tinyurl.com/c873tc2n 0:00 - Opening1:28 - Show Details3:18 - Why Jim Watched This4:41 - Spoiler-Lite Summary5:39 - Eight Reasons You May Enjoy This Film8:32 - Three Reasons to Skip It9:31 - Jim's Final Thoughts10:57 - Conclusion & Wrap-up————————————————————————————Music and video elements licensed under Envato Elements:https://elements.envato.com/

Barbara Peters in conversation with Dervla McTiernan

What happens when you blend a classic noir detective mystery with an alien world filled with deadly wilderness, two moons — and a monster lurking in the lake?You get The Dead Don't Lie by Stephen Aryan, book two of The Blackstone Files!After the events of New York Minute, private investigator Cole Blackstone and his longtime friend Bracken Hart must leave New York City behind. Their destination is the isolated lakeside town of Byron, where three young people have vanished and the local authorities have run out of answers.In this spoiler-lite review, Jim explores nine reasons this science-fiction noir mystery may be perfect for you — including its satisfying detective work, compelling characters, excellent pacing, mounting tension, and the friendship at the heart of the series. He also covers three reasons it might not suit every reader and explains why the ending has him hungry for book three.The Dead Don't Lie releases July 22, 2026.Thank you to Stephen Aryan for providing an advance review copy. All opinions expressed in this episode are Jim's own.Have you read New York Minute? Does the combination of noir mystery and science fiction appeal to you? Let us know in the comments!

Guest: Relationship Expert & Psychotherapist Alison Fagan

Dana Hargis is a mental health counsellor of 25 years and co-founder of Restore of Ada, a practice built around one idea: reset the nervous system and you change the quality of a person's life. Dan and Pia bring her on to unpack why so many workplace problems — burnout, conflict, broken teams, leaders who can't be reasoned with in a crisis — trace back not to bad character or bad strategy, but to a dysregulated nervous system that never learned to calm itself down.What shifts the conversation is Dana's insistence that this is fixable, and mostly through small, unglamorous levers: noticing your own triggers, breath, sleep, blood sugar, grounding. She reframes self-destructive behaviour not as weakness but as a (misguided) attempt at self-regulation, and pushes the idea further into systems — a team, a family, a company is only ever as regulated as the people leading it. Improve yourself, and you pull the whole system up with you; decline, and it drags the system down too.Key Themes & TakeawaysDysregulation isn't a mood, it's a mechanism — Dana argues nervous system dysregulation is behind failed marriages, custody battles and workplace breakdowns alike, because an unregulated nervous system shows up in every role a person holds.Trauma is inherited before birth — Dana points to research on maternal cortisol transferring to the fetus, meaning a person's baseline stress response can be shaped before they're born, by trauma they never directly experienced.Everyone has a "favourite" stress response — fight, flight or freeze — and the unproductive ones (like shutting down) get misread by colleagues as rudeness or disengagement rather than a nervous system in overload.A leader's regulation sets the ceiling for the team — "a team as a whole will be no better than their leader," and an unhealthy system will actively push out anyone who tries to function well within it.Self-destructive habits are attempts at self-regulation, not moral failure — Dana's reframe: sugar, alcohol, scrolling, and more serious addictions all light up reward pathways because they're the only regulation tool a person has found that works.Ownership beats blame — externalising a problem ("if he would just stop doing that") keeps the person who hurt you in power over you; taking ownership of your response is what actually frees you.Regulation is built from unglamorous basics — breath awareness, blood sugar stability, sleep, grounding, and biofeedback do more for a dysregulated nervous system than talking about the problem on repeat ever will.Three Reasons to ListenListen if you've ever watched a team quietly fall apart under a leader who "seems fine" — Dana explains why the system often can't see its own dysregulation from the inside.Listen if you've judged someone's coping mechanism (food, drink, doom-scrolling) without asking what it's actually doing for them — this episode reframes self-destructive habits as a nervous system trying to help.Listen if you're tired of blaming the last boss, the last colleague, the last decade for how you feel — Dana makes the case for ownership as the only route out, without ever blaming the victim.Notable Quotes"If your nervous system is dysregulated, you're dysregulated in every role you have... people's marriages fall apart because of their nervous system, people lose custody of their children because of their nervous system." — Dana Hargis"A team as a whole will be no better than their leader." — Dana Hargis"Nobody does anything for nothing. If somebody is self-destructive, they are self-destructive because they're trying to calm themselves... literally trying to regulate their own nervous system in the only way they know how." — Dana HargisBioDana Hargus, M.Ed., LPC, is a licensed professional counselor with over 25 years of clinical experience and the founder of Restore of Ada, a wellness program designed to accelerate healing by targeting the nervous system. After nearly a decade in education, she built a multi-clinician counseling practice grounded in trauma-informed care and whole-person health. Dana's work focuses on how nervous system regulation shapes relationships, team dynamics, and organizational culture, not just individual wellbeing. Dana integrates evidence-based approaches with practical, real-world application to help people create safer, more connected environments. Through her clinical work and Restore+, her digital community, she equips individuals and groups with tools to move beyond coping toward sustainable regulation, resilience, and relational health.

Rich Young shares three reasons why thankfulness should be an important and everyday part of a Christian's life.

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Steve McLeod has spent years building Feature Upvote, a small bootstrapped software company, and along the way became fixated on a question most product literature ignores: how do founders with no product manager, no big budget and no army of researchers actually decide what to build next? He set out to write a book about prioritization frameworks — and discovered almost nobody uses one. This episode is the story of what he found instead, drawn from interviews with ten small, self-funded software companies (including Squadify's own Dan Hammond and Pia Lee) about how they really make product calls under pressure.The conversation lands on the "Hippo" — Highest Paid Person's Opinion — and the reassuring discovery that it's rarer than founders fear: the companies that lasted were the ones who brought their whole team into the decision, even when the founder ultimately had to call it. Steve walks through the recurring traps (chasing every early customer request until the product buckles under its own clutter), the founders who held their nerve on vision anyway, and the practical habit — ruthlessly deleting your backlog — that keeps decision-making sane as you scale.Key Themes & TakeawaysMost software is built by small, bootstrapped teams, yet almost all published advice on feature prioritization assumes you have VC funding and a dedicated product management function.In companies under roughly 30 people, a dedicated product manager rarely exists — the founder is the de facto product manager whether or not they were ever trained for the role.The feared "Hippo" (highest paid person's opinion) showed up far less than expected: the founders who survived were the ones who genuinely brought their team into the decision before calling it.Early customer flattery is dangerous — saying yes to every request in the early days can quietly bury a product in clutter, technical debt and UX debt until the simplicity customers loved disappears.Some founders held firm to a narrow product vision under customer pressure and it paid off (Balsamiq's low-fidelity-only stance); others drifted toward enterprise features and had to consciously claw back to their original audience.Saying no needs a companion habit: regularly deleting (or archiving) your backlog, since an ever-growing "maybe later" list becomes its own source of stress and false hopeCo-founder decision-making works best with clear domain ownership and transparency about disagreement — naming the tension openly beats either person quietly overriding the other.Three Reasons to ListenListen if you're a founder secretly doing product management without ever having the job title for it — Steve makes the case that this isn't a phase to survive, it's exactly where you're supposed to be right now.Listen if your backlog has quietly become a graveyard of ideas you'll never build — there's a blunt, freeing argument here for deleting almost all of it.Listen if you and a co-founder (or any two people sharing decisions) keep circling the same disagreement — Dan and Pia's own way of working through this at Squadify gets picked apart in detail, including what they actually do when they don't agree.Notable Quotes"Hippo stands for the highest paid person's opinion." — Steve McLeod"Delete almost all of your backlog on an ongoing basis. It's good for you. It's good for your team." — Steve McLeod"Until your product is a lot bigger, you are the product manager, so embrace that." — Steve McLeodSteve McLeod's BioSteve McLeod is the co-author of "Kill the HiPPO: How small, bootstrapped software companies decide what feature to build next". The book is a collection of interviews with founders of stable, mature, profitable software companies, telling real stories about how founders make hard product decisions.Steve is a three-time bootstrapped founder and currently CEO of Feature Upvote, a SaaS platform for managing customer feedback.After experiencing near burnout in his first company, Steve intentionally keeps his running of Feature Upvote low-stress, aiming for modest, manageable growth, so that he can keep mentally healthy while running it.Originally from New Zealand, Steve has worked in Australia, Germany, the UK, Spain, and more briefly, in Switzerland and France. He now lives in Barcelona, Spain.LinksKill the HippoFeature Upvote

Ian Turner has spent over two decades as a Chief People Officer watching the same slow collision happen inside organisations: brilliant performers get promoted into leadership roles, never get developed as leaders, and quietly become — in Ian's phrase — "overpaid doers." This episode asks what it actually takes to be a human-centric business leader, why that capability is in shorter supply than it should be, and what the real commercial cost is when organisations let it drift.The conversation lands on a deceptively simple idea: sustainable performance comes from leaders who hold the commercial and the human in the same hand at the same time — not alternating between them, but integrating both as a single discipline. Ian reframes what that looks like in practice, from getting out of your furrow in the carpet to understanding that every tech transformation is actually a people transformation with a tech element.Key Themes & TakeawaysLeaders who succeed long-term care passionately about two things simultaneously: delivering results and the people delivering them — treating these as one system, not a trade-off.Organisations have created a generation of "overpaid doers" — people promoted for technical excellence who were never equipped, trained, or expected to actually lead.The "furrow in the carpet" is a powerful diagnostic: if your daily movement through an organisation never changes, your leadership reach probably doesn't either.Attrition, stagnation, and cultural echo chambers are not people problems — they're the commercial consequences of ignoring the human side of performance.Post-COVID, companies that genuinely cared about their people maintained flexible, human-aware cultures; those that did it out of necessity are now facing the cultural bill.The most powerful thing a leader can offer isn't advice — it's belief. Coaching someone to their own solution builds both the answer and the person.Every tech transformation is a people transformation with a tech element — and leaders who frame it the other way around will keep hitting the same wall.Three Reasons to ListenListen if your organisation keeps hitting numbers in the short term but quietly haemorrhaging your best people — Ian names exactly why, and it's not what most senior leaders want to hear.Listen if you've ever caught yourself thinking that leadership is "on the side of the desk" — this conversation will reframe that as a strategic and commercial error, not just a personal development gap.Listen if you're trying to make the case internally that human-centric leadership isn't soft — Ian builds the business argument clearly, without ever making it fluffy.Notable Quotes"They don't become leaders because they're recruited into those more senior roles because they've been a great salesperson, a great product person, a great marketer — and they've not been recruited because they show true leadership traits." — Ian Turner"Every transformation is a people transformation with a tech element. It's not a tech transformation with a people element." — Ian Turner"One of the most powerful things you can offer another person isn't advice — it's belief." — Ian Turner (referencing Jenny Rogers, Coaching Skills)Ian's bioIan Turner, a Chief People Officer, talent strategist and leadership coach with over two decades of experience shaping people and culture across some of the UK's most recognised organisations. From leading transformation programmes and building high-performing teams to championing social mobility and developing future talent, Ian has built a reputation for combining commercial acumen with a genuinely human approach to leadership. He's passionate about helping people realise their potential and creating workplaces where both individuals and organisations can thrive.

Your brain is convinced it knows how your love story ends. It's gathered all the evidence from your past and decided: this is just how it is. But your brain is not a fortune teller. It's a safety mechanism. And it is working with about 1% of the data. In this episode of The Feminist Dating Show, Lily breaks down three reasons you might just be wrong that finding love is impossible — and why more is possible in your love life than you currently believe. Inside episode 274: Why your brain's "it's never going to happen" narrative is a biological feature, not a fact about your future The math on how many people you haven't met yet — and what that means for your love life How to use the relationships you already have as evidence that more is coming The two things that actually change your timeline: proximity to opportunity and courageous behavior in the face of it Lily's ACK process for rewiring your brain toward possibility when scarcity takes over   Work with Lily: Join my free live training, Attract the Right Partner, Zero Experience Needed: https://datebrazen.com/lets-go Get the book, Thank You, More Please: https://datebrazen.com/book Join the Main Character Dating waitlist: https://datebrazen.com/dating Download my free Essence-Based Preferences Creation Guide: https://datebrazen.com/workbook Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/datebrazen/ Follow me on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@datebrazen Follow me on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DateBrazen

Marriages can be hard, amazing, difficult and beautiful. They definitely take intentional time and effort. Including God in your marriage efforts can be a powerful way to help make it better and stronger!  Intimacy in Marriage Episode Spark Love in Your Marriage Episode Stretch Yourself for More Adventure In Your Marriage Episode Emotional Resilience Book I have been Referring to (IT'S FREE!) Link to Negative Emotions Class Mindset of Weight-loss Online Class Email me: positivityinpregnancy@gmail.com Website: www.positivityinpregnancy.com MENTAL HEALTH MINI VIDEOS for pregnancy: What once made up my ‘Morning Sickness Mini Course for Mental Health' is now divided into individual videos(and each video comes with the audio) that you can now buy individually instead of purchasing the whole course! Discover a beautiful collection of short, heartwarming positivity videos (ranging from 1–8 minutes) thoughtfully designed to nurture your mind, body, and spirit throughout pregnancy. Each video focuses on one of four powerful pillars:  Mental Health (to support emotional well-being),  Pregnancy Affirmations (that uplift and empower),  Gratitude practices (that fill your heart with joy),   And simple yet transformative ways to shift negative thoughts into positive light (These gentle reminders celebrate the incredible journey you're on).  Here is the link to all the videos: https://pregnancyishard.com/collections/all I recommend starting with the Mental Health section!  Visit My Pregnancy Week-by-Week Page:https://pregnancyishard.com/pages/week-by-week-pregnancy Here is the Facebook Page for Pregnancy is hard: I have documented my journey of my fourth baby on this page and have other juicy and good tips for enjoying pregnancy better. https://www.facebook.com/pregnancyishard Here is the Pregnancy is Hard Support Group on Facebook: Let's offer support, help and fun for those in the trenches of pregnancy! https://www.facebook.com/groups/165102315544693 YouTube for Positivity in Pregnancy: https://www.youtube.com/@PregnancyisHardwithJosly-nd8wd Instagram: @positivityinpregnancy My Side Candle Business: Flickers Candle Co www.flickerscandleco.com  

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan give you three reasons why they think Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts is set up to have the best season of his career.

What may look like a manageable drift in governance can often lead to precipitous falls in politics. Remember how it started in 2011 for Manmohan Singh government, ThePrint Political Editor DK Singh explains in this episode of # PoliticallyCorrect----more----To Read this week's Politically Correct: https://theprint.in/opinion/politically-correct/pm-narendra-modi-neet-paper-leak-problems/2948353/

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Dervla McTiernan talks to Cheryl about her brain tumour diagnosis, her writing routine, the brutality of editing, and how living in Australia has reshaped her connection to her Irish heritage. Her new book, Three Reasons for Revenge, is out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The talent is there. The expectations are there. But can the 49ers finally finish the job? Wayne Breezie breaks down the three biggest reasons San Francisco can realistically win the Super Bowl this season.

If you've ever brought someone into your business who said all the right things… and then didn't stay — this episode is for you.   Because at some point, it stops feeling random.   You start questioning yourself. Your leadership. Your process. Even the business itself.   And if you're not careful, those experiences can quietly chip away at your confidence — the very thing you need most to keep building.   In this episode, we're having an honest conversation about why business builders don't stay… and what that can start to do to you as a leader if you don't process it the right way.   We break down:   The difference between excitement and real commitment Why some people say they want to build… but never actually see themselves as a builder How a lack of early momentum can cause people to disconnect before they ever really get started   This isn't about blame. It's about clarity.   Because when you understand what's really happening, you stop taking it personally… and start leading more intentionally.   And if you're ready to not just bring people in — but actually build something that lasts — join us inside Lead Flow Lab.   This is where we help you develop the skills to start better conversations, bring in the right people, and lead them in a way that creates real momentum.   ⸻   The Ambition Coalition Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.ambition.coalition/     Follow Rebekah on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rebekahfowlkes/     Follow Melissa on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melissaeickenhorst     Podcast Produced by clantoncreative.com