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Most people in the Shift Community are incredibly good at taking care of everyone around them. The problem is they rarely extend that same care to themselves. In today's episode, Celeste gets practical — what does it actually look like to treat yourself like someone who matters? Not as a concept. Not as an affirmation. As a daily, concrete, lived practice that changes how you move through your life. If you know you should take better care of yourself but don't know what that actually looks like in real life, this one will show you. Today's shift: Do one thing today that you would do for someone you love deeply — and do it for yourself instead. Classes Store Follow Celeste podcast page on tick tock , facebook and instagram Follow STWYT Wellness center on tick tock , facebook and instagram
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Marcos Estrada went from surviving Chicago gang violence to becoming a United States Marine Master Sergeant—and fighting in Operation Phantom Fury.Born and raised on the South Side of Chicago, Marcos grew up surrounded by poverty, domestic violence, drugs, gangs, and crime. His father battled heroin addiction and spent much of Marcos' childhood in prison. By 15, Marcos had already been shot at, stabbed, arrested for serious felonies, and pulled deeper into the gang lifestyle.Then the Marine Corps gave him another path.In today's Urban Valor interview, Marcos shares how he escaped Chicago gang life, joined the U.S. Marines, became an infantryman, and completed a 20-year military career that included multiple combat deployments.But whew… getting there was anything but simple.Marcos talks about watching his mother rebuild her life after suffering devastating injuries, the neighborhood Marine who unknowingly inspired his future, entering the Marine Corps with multiple waivers, and the drill instructors who saw potential in a broken kid before he could see it himself.He also recounts intense combat during Operation Phantom Fury in Fallujah—including RPG fire, ambushes, land mines, wounded Marines, and the moment he saw fellow Marine Stacey Green lying motionless after an explosion.This isn't just a Marine Corps combat story.It's a story about trauma.Brotherhood.Accountability.And what can happen when someone is finally given structure, responsibility, and a reason to believe they can become more than their environment.Marcos didn't erase his past when he became a Marine…He transformed it into grit, leadership, and purpose.Watch the full interview to hear how a kid from Chicago's South Side survived the streets, earned the title Marine, rose to Master Sergeant, and faced some of the most dangerous fighting of the Iraq War.Subscribe to Urban Valor for more uncensored military stories, veteran interviews, Marine Corps combat experiences, and firsthand accounts from the men and women who served.
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Joette Calabrese joins Trending with Timmerie, sharing affordable approaches to navigating health using homeopathy. Episode Guide Chronic anemia – healing low iron in men and women? (2:33) Treating the low progesterone behind women’s health: PMS, headaches, heavy periods, infertility, miscarriage (20:35) Can Catholics use homeopathy? (40:16) Helping a daughter overcome the heartbreak of a breakup (48:23) Resources mentioned: More episodes with Joette https://relevantradio.com/?cat=23210&s=joette Joette Calabrese https://joetteslearningcenter.com/ Femmenopathy course https://joetteslearningcenter.com/feminopathy-info-new/ Book Gateway to Practical Homeopathy I https://joetteslearningcenter.com/gateway-1-info-new/ Episode Cold & flu season + boosting immune system https://relevantradio.com/2025/01/cold-flu-season-boosting-immune-system/ Homeopathy kits https://www.boironusa.com/product-category/medicine-kits/ Homeopathic remedies mentioned: Ignatia Amara Sepia Pulsatilla Conium maculatum Podophyllum peltatum Lycopodium clavatum Ferrum phosphoricum (Ferrum phos) Kali muriaticum (Kali mur) Calcarea carbonica Lachesis mutus (Lachesis)
A new cancer treatment being developed at Cambridge University's Precision Breast Cancer Institute is returning results the global medical community is watching closely.
On this episode of The Ty Brady Way, Ty sits down with Norman Wolfe to talk about why so many businesses lose their purpose as they grow and what leaders can do to build organizations that are more human, adaptable, and sustainable. Norman introduces the idea of The Living Organization, a different way of viewing a company, not as a machine made up of individual parts, but as a collective person with its own mindset, behaviors, relationships, and purpose. Norman explains that the traditional business model is built around efficiency. A company takes inputs, produces outputs, and relies on leaders to make sure the process runs as smoothly as possible. In that model, employees are treated like parts of the machine. Norman says that approach may have worked when business was more predictable, but it struggles in a world shaped by constant change, uncertainty, and complexity. His belief is that organizations work better when leaders focus less on controlling people and more on helping them think, contribute, and grow. Ty and Norman discuss why companies often begin with a strong mission but slowly lose it as they scale. A founder may start with a clear vision and a group of people who believe in what they are building. But as the company grows, more structure is added. Departments are created, systems are put in place, and efficiency becomes the main focus. Over time, people can begin to feel more like employees completing tasks than individuals contributing to a shared purpose. Norman explains that machines do not care about relationships, meaning, or customer experience. People do, and leaders cannot afford to forget that. Norman also shares a different way to think about departments. Instead of seeing sales, operations, or marketing as groups managed by individual leaders, he encourages business owners to view each department as a collective person. Each group has a purpose, a way of behaving, and a responsibility to contribute to the success of the whole organization. This helps leaders look beyond individual performance and pay closer attention to how departments communicate, cooperate, and solve problems together. The conversation also turns to profit and purpose. Norman explains that a company exists to create value for the customer. Revenue is the value the customer gives back in exchange for what the business provides. Expenses are the resources used to create that value. Profit is what remains when the company creates more value than it consumes. From that perspective, profit and purpose do not have to compete. Purpose gives people a reason to care, and that energy helps the organization create better value. Problems begin when leaders focus only on cutting costs, improving systems, and increasing efficiency while losing sight of the customer and the mission. You'll also hear Norman explain the warning signs of an unhealthy organization. Projects begin to stall, departments operate in silos, and leaders are constantly pulled back into daily decisions. Employees may have the skill and authority to act, but they still wait for approval. Norman says this often happens because people have been trained to comply instead of commit. They follow instructions, but they do not feel responsible for the outcome. This becomes a major barrier to growth. Many leaders believe they need more people, more money, or better systems to scale. Norman says the deeper issue is ownership. A business cannot grow if every important decision still depends on the owner. Systems should support people, not control them. When employees are told exactly how to behave, they often become cautious, dependent, and afraid to make mistakes. Norman explains how contribution agreements can help change that. Instead of handing people a list of goals, leaders explain where the company is going and ask each department how it will contribute. Employees are encouraged to think like CEOs of their own area of the business. The leader's role is not to jump in with answers every time someone struggles. It is to coach people through the process so they become more capable and confident over time. Ty and Norman also discuss artificial intelligence and the growing importance of human connection. Norman believes AI should be used to remove repetitive work so people can spend more time building relationships, solving problems, and creating value. Technology should improve the human experience, not simply replace people. Norman closes by sharing that his first performance review as a manager was unacceptable in every category. That failure forced him to examine how he was leading and what he needed to change. Years later, he was leading a successful organizational turnaround. His message is that struggle often teaches us more than success ever could. If you want to build a business where people take ownership, leaders are not trapped in every decision, and purpose remains just as important as profit, this episode is for you. As always, we would like to hear from you!
Most strength coaches get weeks to settle into a new job. Kevin Rodriguez got four days.Kevin Rodriguez's path to Siena wasn't a straight line, but it was fast at the end. After building the strength program from scratch at Delta State and spending four years at UT-Chattanooga working with men's basketball, women's golf, and beach volleyball, Rodriguez accepted the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach job at Siena and was on campus within four days. He credits a mix of prayer, self-reflection, and honest conversations with mentors, including former UT-Chattanooga head coach Dan Earl, for helping him make the call.Once he arrived, Rodriguez treated the first weeks like an audit. He got every player's phone number from the director of operations and texted personal introductions before he'd even found a place to live. From there, he assessed the weight room, met the training staff, and ran team lifts built less around programming and more around establishing standards, energy, and trust. Rodriguez calls it going back to the same intangibles he built at Chattanooga. The location changes. The standard doesn't.Rodriguez also gets specific about how he manages pressure and emotion, both his own and his athletes'. A habit he picked up as a graduate assistant at Mississippi State, rehearsing team talks and workout explanations out loud in the car, is still part of his routine before every big moment, podcasts included. He also leans on a mantra passed down from a football coach at Delta State: take it personal, but don't be sensitive. It's the same approach he brings to coaching players through emotional moments on the court, treating them like adults instead of problems to manage.The conversation closes on expectations. Rodriguez inherited a Siena program that won its conference last season, the same situation he faced walking into UT-Chattanooga the year after a conference championship run. He talks through UT-Chattanooga's NIT championship season, a run built on patience through a rocky start, and the lesson he's carrying to Siena: enjoy the big moments, because not every coach gets one.Key Takeaways- Getting player phone numbers and sending personal introductions before arriving on campus builds trust before day one.- Rehearsing high-pressure conversations out loud, a habit from his graduate assistant days at Mississippi State, keeps him composed in team talks and media moments alike.- Take it personal, but don't be sensitive: a mantra that turns criticism into fuel instead of self-doubt.- Treating athletes like adults defuses conflict faster than trying to manage or control it.- Winning the NIT at UT-Chattanooga taught him to sit in a big moment instead of rushing back to work.Quote"Take it personal, but don't be sensitive."— Kevin Rodriguez, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Siena College
Hey, Heal Squad! Today we're throwing it back to one of our most eye-opening conversations with Dr. Christopher Motley, a leading expert in functional kinesiology and Chinese medicine. If you've been following our recent episodes on mold toxicity, this is the perfect next listen because mold and Lyme disease often go hand in hand, sharing many of the same frustrating symptoms. Dr. Motley explains the surprising ways Lyme can enter the body, why so many people never fully recover, and the hidden role blocked drainage pathways play in keeping you sick. From EMFs, heavy metals, and mold toxicity to trapped emotions, he reveals how these invisible stressors overwhelm your body, disrupt your lymphatic system, and prevent true healing. We also dive into how trauma can become stored in your organs, what viruses like Epstein-Barr have to do with fatigue and hormone imbalances, and why restoring your body's Qi (your electromagnetic life force) may be one of the missing pieces to lasting wellness. If you've been doing everything "right" but still don't feel like yourself, this throwback episode will help you connect the dots and finally understand what could be keeping your body stuck. Join us at our Canyon Ranch 2026 Retreat: https://www.canyonranch.com/lenox/retreats/heal-retreat-maria-menounos HEAL SQUAD SOCIALS IG: https://www.instagram.com/healsquad/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@healsquadxmaria HEAL SQUAD RESOURCES: Heal Squad Website:https://www.healsquad.com/ Heal Squad x Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HealSquad/membership Maria Menounos Website: https://www.mariamenounos.com My Curated Macy's Page: https://stylecrew.macys.com/@mariamenounos EMR-Tek Red Light: https://emr-tek.com/discount/Maria30 for 30% off Airbnb: https://www.airbnb.com/host ABOUT MARIA MENOUNOS: Emmy Award-winning journalist, TV personality, actress, 2x NYT best-selling author, former pro-wrestler and brain tumor survivor, Maria Menounos' passion is to see others heal and to get better in all areas of life. ABOUT HEAL SQUAD x MARIA MENOUNOS: A daily digital talk-show that brings you the world's leading healers, experts, and celebrities to share groundbreaking secrets and tips to getting better in all areas of life. DISCLAIMER: This Podcast and all related content ( published or distributed by or on behalf of Maria Menounos or http://Mariamenounos.com and http://healsquad.com ) is for informational purposes only and may include information that is general in nature and that is not specific to you. Any information or opinions provided by guest experts or hosts featured within website or on Company's Podcast are their own; not those of Maria Menounos or the Company. Accordingly, Maria Menounos and the Company cannot be responsible for any results or consequences or actions you may take based on such information or opinions. This podcast is presented for exploratory purposes only. Published content is not intended to be used for preventing, diagnosing, or treating a specific illness. If you have, or suspect you may have, a health-care emergency, please contact a qualified health care professional for treatment.
What if the biggest problems in your life weren't obstacles... but invitations? In this deeply personal solo episode, Darin shares the philosophy behind SuperLife and explains why he believes every challenge contains the seed of a solution. From discovering toxic products in the nutrition industry to helping bring clean water to hundreds of thousands of children, Darin reveals how shifting from complaint to contribution has shaped every major chapter of his life. He also shares practical principles for cultivating optimism, surrounding yourself with solution-oriented people, taking radical responsibility, and building a life fueled by possibility instead of fear. If you've been overwhelmed by the state of the world, this episode is a reminder that the future belongs to those willing to create it. What You'll Learn Why every problem contains the opportunity for a solution How SuperLife became a movement centered around "a world that works" The mindset shift from complaining to creating Why optimism is a practice, not blind positivity How Darin built a career by solving problems instead of criticizing them The importance of surrounding yourself with solution-oriented people Why taking 100% responsibility changes everything How vision creates momentum and attracts new possibilities Why stillness and action are equally essential for growth Practical daily habits for creating your own SuperLife Chapters 00:00:00 – Welcome to SuperLife 00:00:35 – Sponsor: Alkemis 00:03:27 – Why I believe in a world that works 00:04:50 – Choosing solutions over fear 00:06:23 – Every challenge is an opportunity 00:07:10 – How frustration built my career 00:08:02 – The birth of my superfood journey 00:09:16 – Why SuperLife became a movement 00:10:17 – Stop complaining and start creating 00:11:11 – Sponsor: Shakeology 00:12:58 – Clean water changed my perspective forever 00:14:25 – Your patterns are not your identity 00:15:24 – Why personal responsibility creates freedom 00:16:26 – The power of surrounding yourself with innovators 00:17:49 – Creating a field that attracts solutions 00:19:10 – Stop focusing on what's broken 00:20:30 – How the universe responds to action 00:21:28 – Building a movement around possibility 00:22:11 – Why problems should make you hopeful 00:23:16 – Curiosity unlocks new possibilities 00:24:39 – My daily practices for staying optimistic 00:26:21 – Stillness, courage, and taking action anyway 00:28:02 – Vision creates the path forward 00:29:01 – A call to help create a world that works Thank You to Our Sponsors: Alkemis: Go to https://alkemispaint.com/ and use code DARIN10 for 10% off your order. Shakeology: Get 15% off with code DARINO1BODI at Shakeology.com. Join the SuperLife Patreon: This is where Darin now shares the deeper work: - weekly voice notes - ingredient trackers - wellness challenges - extended conversations - community accountability - sovereignty practices Join now for only $7.49/month at https://patreon.com/darinolien Connect with Darin Olien: Website: darinolien.com Instagram: @darinolien Book: Fatal Conveniences Platform & Products: superlife.com New Show: Roadmap to Happiness Key Takeaway "The world doesn't change because we become better at pointing out what's broken—it changes because ordinary people decide to become extraordinary problem solvers. Every challenge is an invitation, every obstacle contains a solution, and every one of us has the ability to help create a world that works." 5 Building Blocks: The SuperLife Vision This episode touches five pillars that could each become their own future episode. Treating them as a recurring framework gives the show a spine, andgives you a running "vision doc" you can build on episode by episode. 1. Optimism as a Discipline, Not a Disposition The core reframe: optimism isn't naivety, it's where you choose to point your energy. Future episode: the difference between denial and constructive optimism. 2. The Individual Work — Awareness, Freedom, Connection You flagged this yourself as "more on that another time." This is likely your richest solo-episode territory: what it actually means to learn from pain, become more aware, more free, more connected to your contribution. Could be a 3–4 partarc on its own. 3. The People You Cultivate Your stated "greatest asset." A strong recurring segment could be short profiles — 2–3 minutes each — of specific people in your orbit and the solutions they're building. Turns an abstract claim ("I'm surrounded by great people") into proof, episode after episode. 4. Possibility Thinking / "What Else Is Possible?" The engine of the whole philosophy. Future episode: a practical walkthrough of how you actually run this question against a real problem, step by step, so listeners can use it themselves. 5. Daily Practices Your list of eleven. This is a natural standalone episode ("The 11 Things I Do Every Day to Stay Optimistic"), each one expanded with a real story, rather than compressed into one segment of a broader episode.
Ask most people what a brain chip does and they will tell you it reads your mind. Dr. Michael Lawton implants these devices, and he says that is not what comes off them. He is President and CEO of Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, the hospital where Neuralink's first human implant was performed, and he has completed more than 10,000 brain operations and clipped around 5,500 aneurysms. Louisa sat down with him inside Barrow to find out what the electrodes actually pick up, how far the technology has come, and where it stops. He walks through the surgery itself. The device goes into the hand knob, one small lobule of the motor cortex, where 64 electrodes have already become 108. The threads carrying them are about a tenth the thickness of a hair, so a robot inserts them while avoiding every arteriole on the surface. You'll hear what Nolan Arbaugh, Neuralink's first patient, can now do with a cursor at world record speed, and why Lawton can't keep up with him in a head to head. Then the correction. The data coming off these electrodes is a train of spikes, the same electrical language every neuron in your head is already using, and decoding it tells you whether a person meant to move a cursor left or right. Reading an emotion, or what someone thinks of you, is nowhere close. The second half turns to the brain Lawton has spent 29 years operating inside. He describes cooling a patient to 15 degrees Celsius and stopping their circulation completely, which shrivels a giant aneurysm like a raisin and opens a short window to repair it. He explains why the hardest cases will still need a pair of human hands, and what he tells trainees who think their craft is disappearing. On brain aging he is direct about what works. He predicts alcohol will be viewed in 20 years the way cigarettes were viewed in the 60s, he takes zero supplements and no peptides, and he says exactly what he can and cannot see when he looks at a living brain on the table. You'll also hear about Barrow's Mindgenuity Labs and its six mysteries of the mind, why he ranks movement as the first one to fall and consciousness as the one that may never be solved, what he believes consciousness physically is inside 86 billion neurons, and the ground underneath all of it. His sister died of a brain tumor. Louisa's father had a stroke in 2019. Both of them have watched this from the other side of the table. *Reduce your risk of Alzheimer's with my science-backed protocol for women 30+:* https://go.neuroathletics.com.au/youtube-sales-page Subscribe to The Neuro Experience for evidence-based conversations at the intersection of brain science, longevity, and performance. _____ *TOPICS DISCUSSED* 00:00 Intro: The Brain Surgeon at Neuralink's First Hospital 00:39 The Guy Who Does the Cases Nobody Else Wants 02:17 A Day in the Life: 5:30am Starts and Three Surgeries 03:20 "Game Tape": Reviewing Every Operation Like an Athlete 04:24 The Surgeon Athlete and Why Surgery Is a Physical Skill 05:32 Fifty Years From Now: What Happens to Neurosurgery 06:11 The ROSA Robot and Mapping a Seizure Focus 08:16 Deep Brain Stimulation and Hitting an Exact Target 08:52 Will We All Be Operated On by Robots? 10:02 The Brain AVM: The One Case a Robot Can't Take 11:18 Why Bleeding Breaks a Robot: The Waymo Problem 13:15 What a Brain-Computer Interface Actually Does 14:49 The Hand Knob: 108 Electrodes in One Small Spot 15:50 Cursor Control at World Record Speed 16:31 Inside the Implant: Threads a Tenth the Width of a Hair 17:27 "No, the Chip Cannot Read Your Thoughts" 17:58 What the Device Really Reads: A Train of Spikes 19:18 From Movement to Sensation: What Comes Next 19:48 Why Restoring Sight Is So Much Harder 20:58 The 1943 Paper That Predicted All of This 22:37 Elon, Telepathy, and What's Actually Possible 23:00 Boosting Creativity and Intelligence in 50 Years 25:10 "When I Retire, We'll Be Treating Depression and Addiction" 26:04 Alzheimer's: Light Therapy and the Blood-Brain Barrier 27:11 Treating the Disease vs Preventing It 28:25 10,000 Operations: How He Feels About Robots Taking Over 29:54 Neuroplasticity: How Nolan's Brain Learned the Device 31:34 What Actually Changes at the Neuron Level 32:04 Patient Two and the Robotic Arm 32:42 5,500 Aneurysms: The Cases That Stay With Him 33:16 Cardiac Standstill: Cooling a Brain to 15 Degrees 35:46 What Separates a Great Surgeon From an Average One 36:17 Traits of Greatness: The Formula Nobody Has Cracked 37:21 The Phone Call in the Middle of a 16-Hour Surgery 39:35 "I Must Have Been Born for This" 41:26 Can You Tell How Old a Brain Is Just by Looking? 43:12 Why Alzheimer's Is Invisible in a Living Brain 44:14 What a Neurosurgeon Does to Protect His Own Brain 44:40 "Alcohol Will Be Viewed Like Cigarettes in the 60s" 45:13 Peptides, Injectables, and Zero Supplements 46:52 The Last Generation to Operate With Open Hands 48:10 How Louisa Found Him on Twitter in 2021 48:53 The Six Mysteries of the Mind 49:14 Which One Gets Solved First, and Which May Never 50:03 Is Consciousness in the Tissue? 51:39 Memory: The Circuitry We Still Can't Explain 53:18 Why Consciousness Is Harder Than Memory 55:12 Louisa's Father's Stroke 56:02 Advice for Anyone Watching a Parent Decline 56:21 His Sister's Brain Tumor and How He Carries It 57:38 A World Where Stroke Is an Outpatient Repair 58:40 Forty Years On, Finally at the Dawn _______ *Thank you to our sponsors* Timeline (Mitopure): https://timeline.com/neuro Mitopure now starts at $79 Ogee: https://ogee.com Use code XXXXX for a discount on the Crystal Contour Collection Kion (Kion Aminos): https://getkion.com/neuro Use code XXXXX for a discount Function Health: https://functionhealth.com/LouisaNicola Use code NEURO25 for a $25 credit _______ I'm Louisa Nicola - clinical neurophysiologist - Alzheimer's prevention specialist - founder of Neuro Athletics. 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Welcome to episode 454 of Growers Daily! We cover: today we are talking about building community with small gardens, selling the idea of ecological/no-till farming to others, and Treating japanese knotweed, NOT with herbicides. We are a Non-Profit!
Are you tired of dealing with bloating, heartburn, gas, acid reflux, and other digestive issues? In this video, Prof. Spira breaks down one of the most important principles in Arnold Ehret's Mucusless Diet Healing System: proper food combining. Most people eat as if the stomach is a garbage disposal, throwing together meat, bread, fruit, dairy, desserts, drinks, and random foods all in the same meal, then wondering why digestion feels heavy, acidic, and chaotic. This video explains why cleaning up your diet is not only about what you eat, but how you combine foods, when you eat them, and how much space you give your body between meals. Prof. Spira shows why fruit should be eaten by itself, why combination salads matter, why drinking with meals can interfere with digestion, and why dietary organization is a major part of the Transition Diet. If you've ever felt like your stomach is overloaded after meals, this video will help you understand why simplicity, timing, and proper food combinations can make such a major difference. Inside this video, we cover: * Why your stomach is not a garbage disposal * How bad food combinations can contribute to bloating, gas, and heartburn * Why fruit should be eaten by itself * How to structure a two-course transition meal * Why combination salad is a foundation in the Transition Diet * Why meal timing and spacing matter * Why drinking with meals can disrupt digestion * How the no breakfast plan fits into Ehret's system * How dietary organization supports long-term transition Stop throwing everything into your stomach and expecting clean digestion. Nature works through simplicity, order, and proper timing. Book a clarity call for Transition Diet Bootcamp: https://live.mucusfreelife.com/bootcamp-apply Join the Mucus-Free Life Membership: https://go.mucusfreelife.com/join-ytc Join the newsletter: https://bit.ly/mfl-fb-join Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and is based on Prof. Spira's study and practice of Arnold Ehret's Mucusless Diet Healing System. It is not medical advice. Always consult a qualified professional before making changes related to your health.
Grab the Secondary Teacher Systems Toolkit here: https://khristenmassic.thrivecart.com/systemstoolkit/?ref=pod Too many preps and not enough time? Let's make your planning period actually work for you. Reserve your spot in the Unit Planning Lab here: https://khristenmassic.thrivecart.com/unit/?ref=podcastPlanning for the next school year? If your day is organized by class period, your planning calendar should be too. Grab my Editable Class Period Calendar here: https://khristenmassic.com/secondarycalendarpodGet the Planning Period Reset Toolkit—a free set of quick-start tools to help you protect your time, focus faster, and finally finish something… even during chaotic school days. https://khristenmassic.com/resetShop my Teachers Pay Teachers store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Khristen-Massic-Cte-Teacher-CoachEver find yourself sweating over your syllabus, trying to anticipate every classroom disaster before a single student has even walked in? You're not alone. In this episode of The Secondary Teacher Podcast, host Khristen Massic takes a swing at the age-old trap: thinking your syllabus needs to cover every possible rule or scenario. Spoiler alert—the answer to how to write a syllabus that actually matters isn't more legalese or longer lists.Let's cut straight to the heart of it: “what does a syllabus actually do?” is the central question here, and it's the kind of thing most of us only ask after years of spinning our wheels. Khristen Massic cracks the code early—your syllabus shouldn't be a catch-all safety net. It needs to do three things, plain and simple: help students understand what the class is about, communicate clear expectations, and show them how to get help. That's it. When you try to stretch it any further, nobody reads it—students, parents, probably not even you.There's a rebellious kind of honesty in admitting—right on the mic—that even we, as teachers and parents, don't always read those lengthy disclosure documents. For secondary teachers juggling multiple preps, this is a breath of fresh air: you can stop perfecting those endless drafts. Khristen shares how, as both teacher and parent, if a question pops up, you reach out directly, not dig through a pile of paperwork. That moment when you realize the syllabus sits forgotten while real questions happen in the flow of classroom life? That's a game-changer.A key theme from this episode is that students don't absorb your classroom expectations by reading them in a packet. They learn through consistency and experience. If you want a classroom culture that matters, focus on the routines students experience every day, not the fine print on page three. Host Khristen Massic challenges the idea of locking yourself into policies decided in July before you even know your new crew of students. What's more flexible, responsive, and effective? Treating your syllabus as a living document.Here's the better way: Name what's required (district policies, lab safety, non-negotiables), but leave yourself room to adapt as you meet your students and see what routines actually work for this secondary classroom. The focus shifts to routines and simple, clear expectations—less about controlling chaos before it happens, more about building a consistent environment that students trust and understand.It's a wake-up call for teachers facing the first week of school. Stop trying to predict every possible problem—clarify what students really need: what the class is about, what's expected, how to get help, and confidence that you want them to succeed. That foundation, rooted in classroom routines and authentic interactions, is what sticks and shapes your culture for the year far more than any syllabus line item.If you're a middle or high school teacher—especially if you're running multiple preps or feel like you're always chasing your tail—this perspective is for you. Forget the fantasy of a perfect, airtight syllabus. Focus on building routines that answer questions before they're ever asked. Give yourself permission to adjust as you go. That's what effective, grounded teaching actually looks like.There's a moment worth replaying: If a student never read your syllabus, what would they truly learn just by being in your class that first week? If your answer comes from lived experience—routines, communication, consistency—you're set. Let your practices be your policies.This episode is for the teachers who know real classroom culture isn't built on paperwork but on daily experience. Whether you're updating your course outline or dreading that “syllabus talk,” you'll come away with practical, gutsy teacher tips to lighten your load and amp up your impact.Finish something that makes tomorrow lighter. And keep teaching like the rules were made to be rewritten.
In this episode of the Prolonged Field Care Podcast, Dennis sits down with J.R. Pickett — unpack the controversial and high-stakes topic of what used to be called excited delirium.They dig into the history of the syndrome (Bell's mania, acute exhaustive mania, agitated delirium), why major organizations including ACEP, ACMT, and the National Association of Medical Examiners have rejected the term, and the preferred modern language: hyperactive delirium with severe agitation. The conversation covers real-world presentation, the physiologic cascade that can lead to sudden cardiovascular collapse, the critical differences between a contained hospital environment and the uncontrolled street or austere setting, and the hard lessons from the Elijah McClain case.J.R. walks through practical decision-making for EMS and tactical medics: when de-escalation is possible, when sedation becomes necessary, why intramuscular ketamine remains the most forgiving and rapid option for the violently agitated patient, how to prepare for the predictable risks (brief apnea, loss of airway protection, metabolic derangement), and why continuous medical eyes-on monitoring after sedation is non-negotiable. They also address the dangerous intersection of law enforcement and medical care, the myth of “if they can talk they can breathe,” and the growing criminalization of medical decision-making that threatens providers' willingness to engage.Key TakeawaysThe condition is a true medical emergency with historically high mortality, even without restraint or intervention.Engagement ability is a practical field litmus test: if the patient cannot be redirected or answer basic questions, rapid intervention is usually required.Ketamine's wide therapeutic index and rapid IM onset make it the preferred agent for violent agitation when IV access is impossible — but it is not risk-free.Sedation is a procedure. Have airway equipment, monitors, and a clear team plan ready before the drug is given. Continuous medical provider eyes-on is mandatory in the early phase.“If you can talk, you can breathe” is dangerous teaching. Treat complaints of inability to breathe seriously.Noble intent + thorough preparation is the best defense against both bad outcomes and the growing criminalization of medical care.Chapters02:45 – What is (or was) excited delirium? History, physiology, and why the term is being abandoned09:30 – Real-world presentation vs. “just being a jerk” and the challenge of the uncontrolled environment15:20 – Elijah McClain case and the broader controversy around restraint, force, and medical justification21:00 – Causes of severe agitation and the difficulty of sorting them in the field26:45 – Clinical clues and the “can I engage?” litmus test32:10 – The physiology of sudden collapse: acidosis, rhabdomyolysis, and the danger of sudden quiet37:40 – “I can't breathe” and why that teaching is hazardous45:50 – Ketamine deep dive: dosing, therapeutic index, risks, and why it is still the safest rapid option55:20 – Comparison with benzodiazepines and antipsychotics; timing matters01:01:00 – Treating sedation like a procedure: airway readiness, monitoring, team roles, and continuous eyes-on01:10:30 – Police vs. medical roles, the myth of walking away, and the duty to act01:18:00 – Criminalization of medical care and final thoughts on honorable intentFor more content, go to www.prolongedfieldcare.orgConsider supporting us: patreon.com/ProlongedFieldCareCollective or www.lobocoffeeco.com/product-page/prolonged-field-care
Epilepsy treatment is advancing with innovative options for patients whose seizures are not controlled by medication. Kenneth Vives, MD, a neurosurgeon with Sarasota Memorial Health Care System's First Physicians Group, discusses the latest advancements in epilepsy care, including responsive neurostimulation (RNS) and the NeuroPace device. Learn how these technologies can help monitor brain activity, identify seizure patterns and deliver targeted stimulation to help reduce seizures and improve quality of life. You can also watch the video recording on our Vimeo channel here. For more health tips & news you can use from experts you trust, sign up for Sarasota Memorial's monthly digital newsletter, Healthe-Matters.
Every website and app I've worked on has eventually developed the same problem. It accumulates content, features, navigation options, and stakeholder requests until everything is apparently important. Of course, when everything is important, nothing is. You end up with a homepage trying to please 14 departments, navigation labels negotiated by committee, and an interface that gives the refund policy the same prominence as whatever users came to do in the first place. Which is a slightly peculiar way to design something for humans. This is why I've relied on top task analysis for years. Find the few things that deserve attention Top task analysis identifies the tasks, questions, and features your audience values most. Rather than asking people whether they like a particular idea, it forces them to prioritize what matters. That distinction is useful because people can want many things in theory. But when they have to choose, a much smaller set usually rises to the top. Those top tasks give you an evidence-based foundation for decisions such as: What should appear prominently on a landing page Which features deserve attention in an app How a website's information architecture should be organized What information belongs in a dashboard Which stakeholder requests can safely sit further down the list It won't make the political conversations completely disappear, sadly. But “our users ranked this above that” is a considerably stronger position than “I feel this button should be bigger.” Why a normal survey isn't enough A traditional survey can collect what people say they want, but the result is often another long list. You've discovered 47 things your audience cares about and somehow made the original problem worse. Well done, everyone. Top task analysis adds prioritization. Participants choose the 5 tasks that matter most to them and then rank those choices. That gives you a clearer picture of relative importance rather than a pile of individually reasonable requests. The approach can work for all sorts of digital products. On an ecommerce site, tasks might include checking delivery charges, tracking an order, or arranging a return. On a marketing site, they might be understanding pricing, comparing options, or finding evidence that a product works. In an application, they might be the handful of features people use every day. Once you know what sits at the top, you can design around those priorities and fit the smaller tasks around them. I've built a free app to make this easier Although top task analysis is valuable, running one has traditionally involved a slightly awkward collection of survey tools, spreadsheets, and manual cleanup. I've spent enough of my life staring at those spreadsheets, so I built a dedicated Top Task Analysis app instead. It is 100% free, and I intend to keep it that way. You can create a survey, add a few sample tasks, and share it with your audience. Participants select their 5 most important tasks, add missing options for others to choose, and then prioritize their selections. The admin area shows which tasks matter most, and you can compare the priorities of different audience groups. You can also rename, merge, or remove responses as you clean up the results, rather than performing spreadsheet surgery and hoping you haven't accidentally deleted Western Europe. If you'd like to understand the process before creating a survey, I've also written a step-by-step guide to running a top task analysis. It covers gathering tasks, recruiting participants, analyzing the results, and using what you learn. The difficult bit remains reassuringly human The app will collect and organize the evidence, but it won't decide what your interface should become. You still need to interpret the results, balance competing needs, and make sensible design choices. That is a good thing. We already have enough tools claiming to replace judgment while producing dashboards nobody reads. But top task analysis gives that judgment somewhere solid to start. It replaces a surprising amount of guesswork with direct evidence about what your audience came to do, and it makes prioritization conversations much easier to have.Try the free Top Task Analysis app A small Product Hunt-shaped favor I'm also launching the app on Product Hunt today, complete with a short video showing how it works. If you have a moment, please take a look at the launch and let me know what you think there. View the app on Product Hunt I'd genuinely value your first impressions, so if you have a moment, please leave a comment on Product Hunt. In particular, I'd love to know: Whether you can see a situation where you'd use it How you'd like to use it Whether there are any features you think are missing And once you've had a chance to try it properly, ongoing feedback is equally welcome. If you run a survey and discover something confusing, missing, or mildly irritating, please let me know. I built this to make a useful research approach easier to adopt, so real-world grumbling is far more useful than polite applause.
Living with chronic illness can feel like collecting diagnoses without getting real answers. Symptoms are treated one at a time, but the underlying causes can easily be missed. What if asking a different question is the first step toward feeling better? In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Richard Horowitz, an internationally recognized Lyme disease expert and author of the new book Ending Chronic Illness. After caring for thousands of patients over more than four decades, he explains why many seemingly unrelated conditions share common underlying drivers—and why thinking like a medical detective may help uncover them. We discuss: Why treating the diagnosis isn't always the same as treating the problem—and how to start looking deeper How hidden infections, environmental toxins, gut health, and other overlooked factors can quietly drive chronic illness What new research may reveal about the links between infection, inflammation, and brain health How to begin uncovering what's really driving persistent symptoms Our bodies are constantly communicating with us. The challenge isn't that they're silent—it's that we haven't always known how to listen. Sometimes finding better answers begins with asking different questions. Continue Exploring If you'd like to explore Dr. Horowitz's work further, here are two great places to start: Take his Symptom Assessment Quiz to better understand what may be contributing to your symptoms. Subscribe to his Medical Detective Substack ****for ongoing insights into chronic illness, Lyme disease, and root-cause medicine. Interested in getting tested? 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(0:00) Infections and toxins as root causes of chronic illness; Dr. Horowitz's background and journey to functional medicine (5:37) Discovering and treating various infections, toxins, and Dr. Hyman's personal health story (9:16) Root causes of chronic disease, inflammation, and testing for infections and toxins (15:11) Sponsor: Seatopia and PerfectAmino (16:42) Importance of diet, addressing multiple health factors, and autoimmune misdiagnosis (19:26) Role of infections, toxins, microbiome, and leaky gut in autoimmune diseases and inflammation (21:06) Treating underlying causes and neuroinflammation in chronic diseases (24:37) Nutritional deficiencies, COVID-19, and the importance of sleep in chronic illness management (30:19) Plant medicines, supplements, and dapsone in treating neuroinflammation, Lyme, and Alzheimer's (41:30) Use of methylene blue in treatment protocols (44:56) Sponsor: Bon Charge (45:58) Sponsor: Made In (46:43) Evolution of treatment protocols and six principal causes of inflammation (50:18) Importance of adrenal function and hormone treatment in chronic illness (52:17) Differential diagnosis vs. root cause analysis and root cause testing (56:38) Horowitz's questionnaire and protocols for treating chronic infections (58:39) Addressing mold-related health issues and Dr. Hyman's personal experience (1:01:01) Mold testing, detoxification, and controversies in treatment (1:07:47) Insurance challenges and HHS innovation grant for chronic illness research (1:09:04) Importance of root cause medicine and Mark Hyman's upcoming book on longevity (1:11:56) Personalized medicine, reversing Alzheimer's biomarkers, and research funding priorities (1:15:02) Influence of Buddhist principles and personal experiences with chronic illness (1:16:01) Hope for patients, resources for learning, and closing remarks
Send us Fan MailIf you've ever wondered why some calls escalate fast while others calm down in minutes, the answer usually isn't “more force” or “better scripts.” It's the human skill that gets trained the least and judged the most: how we talk to people when they're at their worst.I'm joined by Liana Lucine, a former Metropolitan Police officer in London with 18 years on the job and deep experience as a police trainer. We get honest about what frontline policing looks like beyond the clichés, including her time working vice and dealing with street prostitution tied to crack and heroin addiction. That opens a bigger conversation about harm reduction, diversion, and why rehab can't be a standalone fix if someone goes back to the same environment without housing, support, or safe relationships.From there, we dig into the internal pressures that wear officers down: constant criticism, endless paperwork, lack of resources, and the quiet damage of feeling unsupported by leadership. Liana shares why she sees this in the training rooms and why many officers are so guarded they expect to be told off before they're taught anything. We also break down de-escalation and why listening often works better than dominating, especially when someone is in crisis and you need compliance without a fight.We close with a reset on resilience. It isn't a badge you earn once. It's situational, learnable, and easier to build when we don't turn our job or our diagnosis into our entire identity. If you want practical ideas for first responder mental health, police communication skills, and resilience training that actually fits real life, hit play, subscribe, share this with a teammate, and leave a review so more people can find the show.Buy her book at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GZDWFTG8?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallbackYou can find her on her website at https://lucinetraining.co.uk or YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@LucineTraining and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/lucinetraining/Support the showYouTube Channel For The Podcast
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This week on Drummers on Drumming, we're revisiting a conversation with Richard Spaven, originally recorded in early 2021. Richard has worked with artists including José James, Flying Lotus, Gang Starr, The Cinematic Orchestra, and Jameszoo. His solo work blends acoustic drums with the feel and texture of hip-hop, drum and bass, dubstep, and electronic music. In this episode: Teaching with honesty and helping students find their own voice Treating dynamics as another layer of coordination Creating programmed precision on an acoustic drum kit Keeping complex grooves soulful and easy to feel How the Amen break changed modern music Living inside a music scene instead of simply studying it online Learning from electronic beats without separating machines from musicians Why smaller, higher-pitched kick drums can leave more space for the bass If you enjoy the show, please rate and review it wherever you listen. Richard also has a chapter in Volume One of the Drummers on Drumming book, where he goes deeper into several of the records discussed here. --- Get Your Copy of the Drummers on Drumming Book Today
Send us Fan MailGet vidIQ Boost for an exclusive price! https://vidiq.com/podcastWant a 1 on 1 coach? https://vidiq.ink/theboost1on1Join our Discord! https://www.vidiq.com/discordWatch the video: https://youtu.be/_kUOrWhNynwWe challenge the idea that YouTube Shorts should act like ads for long-form videos and show why that mindset often leads to weak results. We break down what actually helps viewers move between formats, why even strong Shorts may not drive many clicks, and what you can control when the algorithm feels chaotic. • shorts and long form as separate audiences with different intent • why treating Shorts as promos backfires for most creators • how the related videos button works and when to use it • a real analytics example showing low Shorts to long clicks • what a best-in-class creator does to unify Shorts and longs • fast pacing, loop openings, and consistent branding signals • Casey Neistat's take on not understanding the algorithm • Google Search Profiles as an SEO and reputation lever, plus risks hit that subscribe button and hit that like button. Make sure you're subscribed to this podcast. Leave us a comment below.
Ask most people what a brain chip does and they will tell you it reads your mind. Dr. Michael Lawton implants these devices, and he says that is not what comes off them. He is President and CEO of Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, the hospital where Neuralink's first human implant was performed, and he has completed more than 10,000 brain operations and clipped around 5,500 aneurysms. Louisa sat down with him inside Barrow to find out what the electrodes actually pick up, how far the technology has come, and where it stops. He walks through the surgery itself. The device goes into the hand knob, one small lobule of the motor cortex, where 64 electrodes have already become 108. The threads carrying them are about a tenth the thickness of a hair, so a robot inserts them while avoiding every arteriole on the surface. You'll hear what Nolan Arbaugh, Neuralink's first patient, can now do with a cursor at world record speed, and why Lawton can't keep up with him in a head to head. *Reduce your risk of Alzheimer's with my science-backed protocol for women 30+:* https://go.neuroathletics.com.au/youtube-sales-page Subscribe to The Neuro Experience for evidence-based conversations at the intersection of brain science, longevity, and performance. _____ *TOPICS DISCUSSED* 00:00 Intro: The Brain Surgeon at Neuralink's First Hospital 00:39 The Guy Who Does the Cases Nobody Else Wants 02:17 A Day in the Life: 5:30am Starts and Three Surgeries 03:20 "Game Tape": Reviewing Every Operation Like an Athlete 04:24 The Surgeon Athlete and Why Surgery Is a Physical Skill 05:32 Fifty Years From Now: What Happens to Neurosurgery 06:11 The ROSA Robot and Mapping a Seizure Focus 08:16 Deep Brain Stimulation and Hitting an Exact Target 08:52 Will We All Be Operated On by Robots? 10:02 The Brain AVM: The One Case a Robot Can't Take 11:18 Why Bleeding Breaks a Robot: The Waymo Problem 13:15 What a Brain-Computer Interface Actually Does 14:49 The Hand Knob: 108 Electrodes in One Small Spot 15:50 Cursor Control at World Record Speed 16:31 Inside the Implant: Threads a Tenth the Width of a Hair 17:27 "No, the Chip Cannot Read Your Thoughts" 17:58 What the Device Really Reads: A Train of Spikes 19:18 From Movement to Sensation: What Comes Next 19:48 Why Restoring Sight Is So Much Harder 20:58 The 1943 Paper That Predicted All of This 22:37 Elon, Telepathy, and What's Actually Possible 23:00 Boosting Creativity and Intelligence in 50 Years 25:10 "When I Retire, We'll Be Treating Depression and Addiction" 26:04 Alzheimer's: Light Therapy and the Blood-Brain Barrier 27:11 Treating the Disease vs Preventing It 28:25 10,000 Operations: How He Feels About Robots Taking Over 29:54 Neuroplasticity: How Nolan's Brain Learned the Device 31:34 What Actually Changes at the Neuron Level 32:04 Patient Two and the Robotic Arm 32:42 5,500 Aneurysms: The Cases That Stay With Him 33:16 Cardiac Standstill: Cooling a Brain to 15 Degrees 35:46 What Separates a Great Surgeon From an Average One 36:17 Traits of Greatness: The Formula Nobody Has Cracked 37:21 The Phone Call in the Middle of a 16-Hour Surgery 39:35 "I Must Have Been Born for This" 41:26 Can You Tell How Old a Brain Is Just by Looking? 43:12 Why Alzheimer's Is Invisible in a Living Brain 44:14 What a Neurosurgeon Does to Protect His Own Brain 44:40 "Alcohol Will Be Viewed Like Cigarettes in the 60s" 45:13 Peptides, Injectables, and Zero Supplements 46:52 The Last Generation to Operate With Open Hands 48:10 How Louisa Found Him on Twitter in 2021 48:53 The Six Mysteries of the Mind 49:14 Which One Gets Solved First, and Which May Never 50:03 Is Consciousness in the Tissue? 51:39 Memory: The Circuitry We Still Can't Explain 53:18 Why Consciousness Is Harder Than Memory 55:12 Louisa's Father's Stroke 56:02 Advice for Anyone Watching a Parent Decline 56:21 His Sister's Brain Tumor and How He Carries It 57:38 A World Where Stroke Is an Outpatient Repair 58:40 Forty Years On, Finally at the Dawn _______ *Thank you to our sponsors* Timeline (Mitopure): https://timeline.com/neuro Mitopure now starts at $79 Ogee: https://ogee.com Use code NEURO for a discount on the Crystal Contour Collection Kion (Kion Aminos): https://getkion.com/neuro for a 20% discount Function Health: https://functionhealth.com/LouisaNicola Use code NEURO25 for a $25 credit _______ I'm Louisa Nicola - clinical neurophysiologist - Alzheimer's prevention specialist - founder of Neuro Athletics. My mission is to translate cutting-edge neuroscience into actionable strategies for cognitive longevity, peak performance, and brain disease prevention. If you're committed to optimizing your brain- reducing Alzheimer's risk - and staying mentally sharp for life, you're in the right place. Stay sharp. Stay informed. Join thousands who subscribe to the Neuro Athletics Newsletter → https://bit.ly/3ewI5P0 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/louisanicola_/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/louisanicola_ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, I share exactly what happened when Live Nation — the world's largest live entertainment company — came to my contact form, and what it revealed about what it really means to treat speaking like a business. The speakers who will be on the biggest stages next year are building their assets right now. The ones who aren't? They're already missing the window. Tune in to discover: Why having the right assets in place is the difference between a decision-maker moving on in two seconds and reaching out to book you How far in advance the speaking industry actually books, and why most speakers are pitching too late What it truly means to show up like a pro and the one question you can ask yourself right now to find out if you're ready More from Tricia Join me LIVE for my Free Monthly Workshop Explore my content and follow me on YouTube Follow me on Instagram Connect with me on Facebook Connect with me on LinkedIn Visit my website at TriciaBrouk.com
Inside Strategic Coach: Connecting Entrepreneurs With What Really Matters
What does it take to build a business around only what you love doing? In this episode, Shannon Waller sits down with long-time Program Coach Teresa Easler to talk entrepreneurship, Unique Ability®, and designing a Self-Managing Company® that supports your best work. Teresa explains how better boundaries, courageous decisions, and seeing your business as intellectual property can change the way you lead and grow. Here's some of what you'll learn in this episode:How Teresa first discovered Strategic Coach® through a surprise cold call from Shannon.How a move and lack of corporate options pushed her to start her own business.How she shifted from a gourmet cheesecake business into high-impact communication coaching.What big decisions she and her husband made to launch their company.What mindset shift led her to create Connect To The Core as a Unique Ability business. Show Notes: Most entrepreneurs can trace their roots back to childhood experiments in selling, serving, and creating value. Sometimes we choose entrepreneurship and sometimes life pushes us into it, but the result can be the same: freedom and growth. You can design a business where you do only what you truly love and are uniquely great at. Real communication isn't just data exchange; it's genuine connection and partnership with the person you're talking to. Entrepreneurs need strong communication both in the marketplace and inside the company with their teams. It's almost impossible to clearly communicate your value on your own because you're too close to your own business story. You can decide you won't work with anyone you wouldn't genuinely enjoy spending time with. Learning to say no is a courage muscle that keeps your life and business simpler and more profitable. Saying “yes” too quickly creates obligations without real commitment, which leads directly to messes and drama. Treating your ideas and frameworks as intellectual property lifts you out of just selling products and services. When you build a Unique Ability-focused team, you can take more time off while your company keeps growing. Resources: Unique Ability® The Entrepreneur's Guide To Time Management The 4 C's Formula by Dan Sullivan What Is A Self-Managing Company®?
After years building software products, Chris Metcalfe crossed into People & Culture and noticed something surprising. Organizations invested enormous effort into understanding customers, testing ideas, and improving products, yet the work people did every day was rarely designed with the same discipline. That realization led him to ask a different question: what if work itself were managed like a product? In this episode, Dart and Chris discuss what happens when organizations move beyond HR as a service function, how product thinking changes the way work is designed, and why better work begins with solving the right problems.Chris Metcalfe is a product leader and organizational strategist helping organizations apply product management to the design of work. After leading product teams at Workday, Docebo, and Primark, he now helps People teams build product capabilities through Red Oak and PX as a Product.In this episode, Dart and Chris discuss:- HR through a product lens- Treating work like a product- The customer inside your company- Solving real work problems- Outcomes over outputs- The power of constraints- Product thinking for HR- Rethinking HR as product- And other topics…Chris Metcalfe is a product leader and organizational strategist who helps organizations apply product management to the design of work. He has held product leadership roles at Workday, Docebo, and Primark, where he led product teams spanning enterprise software and People & Culture. Today, he is the founder of Red Oak and PX as a Product, where he helps organizations build product-led People functions and apply product operating models to the design of work. He also writes The Operating Model, a newsletter on product leadership, organizational design, and the future of work.Resources Mentioned:Inspired, by Marty Cagan: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1119387507 Transformed, by Marty Cagan: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1119697336SapienX: https://sapienx.co.uk/Chris's newsletter, The Operating Model: https://metcalfec.substack.com/ Connect with Chris:Red Oak: https://www.red-oak.agency/PX as a Product: https://pxasaproduct.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-metcalfe-red-oak/ Work with Dart:Dart is the CEO and co-founder of the work design firm 11fold. Build work that makes employees feel alive, connected to their work, and focused on what's most important to the business. Book a call at 11fold.com.
What are people arriving today getting wrong that you got wrong when you first moved to the area? In this episode of the Real Estate Excellence Podcast, Tracy Hayes sits down with Robyn Cavallaro. Robyn Cavallaro is a real estate professional, author, educator, and local authority who has completed more than 300 transactions and surpassed 100 million dollars in sales while serving buyers and sellers in The Villages, Florida. After a failed coffeehouse placed her in bankruptcy at 56, she moved to Florida, earned her real estate license during the pandemic, and rebuilt her life using a phone, free editing tools, and a commitment to answering the questions buyers were already asking. Robyn explains how educational YouTube videos created a pipeline without paid leads, Zillow, or print advertising. She also shares why authenticity creates trust, how relocation planning calls and community tours strengthen client relationships, why agents must take responsibility for their own education, and how books, artificial intelligence, customer systems, and consistent follow up helped her become a trusted authority in a highly competitive market. Listen to the full conversation, subscribe to the Real Estate Excellence Podcast, and share this episode with an agent who wants to stop chasing leads and start attracting informed clients. HighlightsTop of FormBottom of Form 00:00 - 10:55 Rebuilding Her Life Through Real Estate Losing a business and entering bankruptcy at 56 Moving to Florida to be closer to family Earning a real estate license during the pandemic Starting YouTube with a phone and free tools Closing four homes after adding her contact information 10:55 - 20:19 Choosing the Right Brokerage Comparing commission splits and brokerage fees Beginning with Exit Realty on limited resources Moving to Florida Realty Investments Understanding the value of mentorship and support Taking responsibility for personal business growth 20:19 - 30:14 Creating Trust Through Authentic Video Producing content that solves customer problems Helping buyers purchase homes remotely Showing the problems inside each property Being authentic instead of overly polished Treating every incoming call as an opportunity 30:14 - 39:13 Becoming a Recognized Local Authority Launching Stop Chasing Start Attracting Becoming the expert buyers discover online Publishing community guides and real estate books Creating buyer journals with Canva and Amazon KDP Using artificial intelligence as a business assistant 39:13 - 49:36 Guiding Relocation Buyers Through The Villages Working with buyers relocating from across the country Understanding second homes and investment purchases Helping families downsize before moving to Florida Conducting detailed relocation planning calls Building relationships through community campus tours 49:36 - 1:10:59 Managing Transactions and Growing Through Service Managing 19 transactions within one month Representing remote buyers who never toured the homes Using a transaction coordinator and customer relationship system Maintaining communication throughout the closing process Providing value by identifying client pain and offering solutions Quotes: "It's not about you, it's about them. Find the pain." – Robyn Cavallaro "Real estate is not a hard job, but you have to work hard at it." – Robyn Cavallaro "You have to provide value in the content you're creating and the customers will come." – Robyn Cavallaro "You can't be fake. You can't be phony. You just need to be yourself and show them what you can do for them." – Robyn Cavallaro To contact Robyn Cavallaro, learn more about her business, and make her a part of your network, make sure to follow her Website, X, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn. Connect with Robyn Cavallaro! Website: https://robyncavallaro.com X: https://x.com/RobynCavallaro Instagram: https://instagram.com/robyncavallaro/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/robyncavallaro1 YouTube: https://youtube.com/@Robyncavallaro LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/robyncavallaro/ Connect with me! Website: toprealtorjacksonville.com Website: toprealtorstaugustine.com SUBSCRIBE & LEAVE A 5-STAR REVIEW as we discuss real estate excellence with the best of the best. #RealEstateExcellence #TracyHayes #RobynCavallaro #RealEstateExcellence #TracyHayes #TheVillagesFlorida #FloridaRealEstate #RealEstateAgent #YouTubeMarketing #RealEstateMarketing #ContentMarketing #PersonalBranding #RelocationSpecialist #BuyerAgent #RealEstateSuccess #AgentAuthority #StopChasingStartAttracting #RealEstatePodcast #RealEstateTraining #ClientTrust #LocalExpert #Entrepreneurship
In this episode, Victor, CTO of Kampaoh, joins the podcast to reveal how aligning your technology leader with your marketing team can skyrocket your travel brand's revenue. Kampaoh has rapidly scaled to over 90 campsites across Europe by turning "easy camping" into a highly personalized, data-driven customer journey.Discover why they decided to build a custom Customer 360 platform from scratch, how they leverage WhatsApp for pre-arrival communication, and their brilliant strategy of using OTAs like Booking.com as paid advertising rather than a primary sales channel. Whether you are a CMO, CTO, or founder in the hospitality space, this conversation is packed with actionable insights on building a seamless tech stack that drives true customer loyalty.
Editor, director, and producer Whit Conway explains how the Hulu comedy Never Change! was assembled on an unusually compressed post-production schedule. He discusses cutting scenes while production was still underway, building an organized Adobe Premiere Pro workflow, using searchable transcripts to locate alternate performances, and collaborating with director and co-editor Marty Schousboe. Conway also shares how constant iteration shapes comedy, why editors cannot become precious about an early cut, and how aspiring comedy filmmakers can create the work they want to be hired to make. In this episode, No Film School's GG Hawkins and guest Whit Conway discuss... How Whit's previous collaborations with director Marty Schousboe led to Never Change! Why the film's budget and delivery schedule required editing to begin during production Completing an initial assembly within a week of production wrapping Applying lessons from the fast-paced editorial workflows of Saturday Night Live and Joe Pera Talks With You Organizing footage into scene sequences and line-by-line collections of every performance How front-loading editorial organization saves time when producers request alternate takes Treating the first cut as a strong starting point rather than a version that must be protected Adjusting individual jokes by only a few frames and testing different reaction shots Preserving previous versions of scenes without formally tracking every editorial change Recognizing when a joke needs more work versus when the filmmakers have simply watched it too many times Using Premiere Pro's searchable speech-to-text transcripts to find improvised lines and specific takes Collaborating with directors who edit and directors who communicate their ideas conceptually Why strong directors know what they want while remaining open to better ideas from collaborators Managing creative disagreements, competing producer notes, and compressed deadlines How walks and time away from the edit room can help collaborators reset Why budget limitations ultimately determine when the filmmakers must put their pencils down Building a comedy-editing career by making long-form work, studying classic comedies, and creating projects with friends Treating unpaid personal projects as “extra credit” that can lead to new professional opportunities Memorable Quotes: “It is just my job to put the first version of the moment together as fast as I can and also be tickled by it.” “I think great directors do a couple of things. One, I think they know what they want. They know what the moment should be. Two, they are open and willing to see other versions of that moment.” “I think you don't have to have all the answers all the time.” “People understand you and know you through the work that you have done, that they have seen you do.” Guests: Whit Conway Resources: Watch Never Change! on Hulu Whit Conway's Website Adobe Premiere Speech to Text How These SNL Editors Cut an Emmy-Nominated Sketch With 60+ VFX Shots in 2 Days Cutting Comedy: Inside the Edit of Saturday Night Live's 50th Anniversary Field Producing on Last Week Tonight & Tackling Vimeo's EU/UK Problem Find No Film School everywhere: On the Web: No Film School Facebook: No Film School on Facebook Twitter: No Film School on Twitter YouTube: No Film School on YouTube Instagram: No Film School on Instagram
#1010 What if the excuses you've been telling yourself are actually the exact roadmap to your breakthrough? In part 2 of this two-part conversation, Cliff Ravenscraft returns to hand over the practical playbook for identifying and dismantling limiting beliefs — starting with a journaling exercise he uses with his own coaching clients to expose the excuses hiding behind stalled goals. Cliff and Brien dig into why insight alone is addictive but useless without committed, calendared action, and why protecting your focus for even a couple of hours can feel like the hardest fight of your week. They also explore the real value of masterminds and accountability groups, how to start taking action even when fear is loud, and why the person you become on the way to your goals matters more than the goals themselves. If show notes to sit down and finally identify your own limiting beliefs! What we discuss with Cliff: + The journaling exercise to uncover limiting beliefs + Why self-diagnosis alone isn't enough + The "why haven't I done this yet" question + Insight addiction vs. real action + The momentum framework: outcome, clarity, calendared action + Protecting your focus for two hours + Treating failure as feedback + How to choose a mastermind group + Starting small and building momentum + Facing fear before taking action Thank you, Cliff! Check out Part 1 of this episode. Check out Cliff Ravenscraft at CliffRavenscraft.com. Follow Cliff on LinkedIn and YouTube. Watch the video podcast of this episode! To get access to our FREE Business Training course go to MillionaireUniversity.com/training. To get exclusive offers mentioned in this episode and to support the show, visit millionaireuniversity.com/sponsors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hey friend, When is the last time you actually rested? Not crashed, not fell asleep out of exhaustion, but actually rested on purpose without guilt? Do you ever try to rest and find that the guilt makes it impossible to actually get there, so you end up more drained than when you started? What if the guilt you feel when you rest isn't telling you to get up - it's just your nervous system doing what it was trained to do after months or years in output mode? I'm Ashley, a mom living with chronic illness in a neurodivergent family. If you're dealing with constant fatigue, brain fog, inflammation, and broken sleep while trying to keep up with your kids, you're not alone. Chronic Illness Moms is a podcast for moms with chronic illness or chronic symptoms who want stress relief, better sleep, and simple, realistic habits that actually work inside a full, demanding life. If you know you need rest but feel guilty every time you try to take it, this one is for you. I share the story of running myself a bath, queuing up my favorite show, and spending the whole time battling guilt instead of actually resting. I explain why rest feels like failure when your nervous system has been in output mode for too long, the real difference between collapsing and actually recovering, and what rest can look like for a mom who can't do nothing. It doesn't have to mean empty to count. This episode is permission, not another thing to add to your list. Part 3: Resources and Links Mentioned 1:1 chronic health coaching: https://ashleybraden.com/coaching Join the free Chronic Health Moms Facebook community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/chronichealthmoms Natural products to support your stress and sleep: https://payhip.com/hearthwellnaturals Related Episodes: 230.You're Not Failing, You're Overstimulated: The Mental Breathing Room Most Overwhelmed Moms Are Missing 224. Why Stress Relief for Exhausted Moms Isn't More Fun — It's This Connect with Me: Contact → hello@ashleybraden.com Facebook Page → https://www.facebook.com/chronicillnessmoms Facebook Group → https://www.facebook.com/groups/chronichealthmoms Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/chronicillnessmoms YouTube → https://bit.ly/chronicillnessyoutube Next Steps: Find fifteen minutes today and protect them for low-input rest — whatever that looks like in your actual life. When the guilt shows up, remind yourself: this is something my body needs. Join a free community of moms who are giving each other permission to rest without earning it first: facebook.com/groups/chronichealthmoms If you're ready to figure out what your body actually needs to start recovering, book a Feel Better Coaching call at ashleybraden.com/coaching
That freeze before you dial isn't weakness, it's why how to overcome call reluctance matters more than any script you've been handed.I've sold over 2,000 homes and hit 200+ deals in a single year, twice, and I built that number doing cold calling real estate the way most agents avoid, not because I found the perfect script, but because I fixed how I thought about the phone before I ever picked it up. I break down the exact reframe that changed how I approach every call block, and it has nothing to do with memorizing lines.If you've already tried the scripts and still feel your stomach drop before dialing, this is for you. We're going past cold calling tips real estate agents usually get and into the actual prospecting mindset real estate agents need to stop dreading the phone for good.Here's what you'll walk away with:✅ Why most real estate cold calling scripts fail before the first word is spoken✅ The exact mental shift that killed my fear of rejection real estate agents feel every single day✅ A simple way to see how to prospect in real estate as opportunity instead of danger✅ What actually happens when you fix your cold calling mindset real estate agents rarely talk about✅ Why strangers on the other end of the line matter less than you thinkThis isn't about pretending rejection doesn't sting. It's about understanding that the people who freeze up aren't broken, they're just missing one piece nobody teaches. Once you see it, overcome fear of cold calling stops being a daily battle and starts being routine. If you're done making excuses to skip your call block and actually want to know how to overcome call reluctance for real, this one's for you.
Nightlife takes a deep dive into back pain with Philip Clark joined by Professor Manuela Ferreira, Head of Musculoskeletal Health at the George Institute for Global Health in Sydney.
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Failure isn't the opposite of success—it's often the path to it. In this solo episode of Travis Makes Money, Travis Chappell reflects on the lessons he's learned from interviewing world-class athletes, entrepreneurs, authors, and leaders who have all developed a healthier relationship with failure. Drawing on conversations with guests like Paul Pierce, Bernard Hopkins, Trey Gowdy, Donald Miller, and others, Travis shares why reframing failure as feedback can unlock resilience, better decision-making, and long-term success in business and life. On this episode we talk about: Why successful people view failure as valuable data rather than a final verdict How fear of embarrassment keeps people from pursuing meaningful opportunities Lessons from elite performers including Paul Pierce, Bernard Hopkins, and Trey Gowdy Why entrepreneurs with previous failures often outperform first-time founders Practical ways to make better decisions, learn from setbacks, and keep moving forward Top 3 Takeaways Failure is feedback, not identity. The most successful people separate failing at something from being a failure, allowing them to learn, adapt, and improve. Fear of embarrassment is often more limiting than fear of failure. Worrying about what others think can prevent you from taking the very actions that lead to growth and fulfillment. Experience compounds through setbacks. Every failure provides lessons that improve judgment, resilience, and decision-making, making future success more likely. Notable Quotes "Failure is just information. It's feedback. It's data." "You either win or you learn—there is no losing." "Don't allow the fear of failure or the fear of embarrassment to dictate your life." Connect with Travis Chappell: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/travischappell/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/travischappell/ Other: https://travischappell.com A Word from Our Sponsors: - Visit DrinkAG1.com/TMM to get a free AG1 Travel Case with 7 free AG1Travel Packs in your Welcome Kit with your first AG1 subscription order while supplies last. - Go to Leesa.com for 25% OFF select mattresses (through July 26, 2026) PLUS get an extra $50 off with promo code TMM, exclusive for my listeners - To learn more about Mode Mobile and its investor community, go to https://invest.modemobile.com/travismakesmoney Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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What do you do when a patient comes in just days after surgery for a finger fracture? I take you through my entire thought process—from deciding what orthosis to fabricate to determining when it's appropriate to begin gentle range of motion. Understanding why you're making each decision is just as important as knowing what to do.
Get The 1.6:1 Ratio System: https://go.justinegliskis.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=show_notes&utm_campaign=book_funnelWork with me 1:1:(apply link - other tiers accessible) https://calendly.com/egliskiscapital/90-day-gameplan-session(payment link - fitness tier) https://enroll.justinegliskis.com/Email: hey@justinegliskis.com to get in contact with meNew episodes out every Monday and Thursday at 10 AM Eastern TimeGod's timing makes fools of our deadlines. Your frustration with the pace of your life is arrogance in disguise.If you got what you truly needed before you were ready, you'd fumble it. The delay is often the development. Hold the rope and your hands burn — there's a power pulling it you cannot out-lift. The mind is a great servant and a terrible master. God steers and you row. I'd rather be a warrior in a garden than a gardener in a war. You won't be nice, you'll be genuinely kind. You'll know when your heart is deceitful. You won't say things you don't mean. That's what alignment produces.When your connection to God is first, your daily living becomes profound yet simple. Let go of the rope. Stop demanding. Stop treating God like an employee. The breakthrough arrives on His schedule — and when it does, you'll be ready.Listen if you're ready for the surrender practice: working like it depends on you, realizing like it depends on Him.Discover a podcast designed for entrepreneurs and solopreneurs navigating the challenges of entrepreneurship, offering insights on stress management, health and wellness, and overcoming imposter syndrome, while emphasizing work-life balance, energy alignment, and inner peace; explore topics like burnout recovery, business automation, scaling a business, business growth strategies, client management, mental resilience, overcoming anxiety, and achieving clearer thinking for sustainable success, using the blade of awareness, solving emotional dysfunction and unveiling the trickster within. Experience transformative solitude for entrepreneurs who seek to overcome loneliness while embracing spiritual isolation as a pathway to energy alignment and emotional clarity; learn to thrive alone and awaken in solitude through purposeful mental reset practices that cultivate an abundance mindset and build emotional resilience rooted in inner peace and deep self-inquiry, enabling mindful business growth through productivity that flows from peace rather than pressure, offering essential burnout recovery and healing alone strategies with specialized alignment coaching focused on deep listening skills that unlock success in silence and develop a resilient entrepreneur mindset capable of sustainable achievement.
What can weird fiction teach us about navigating a reality shaped by technology, environmental crisis, and the shifting boundaries between human and non-human perspectives? In this episode of the Tech Humanist Show, the conversation focused on the power of “weirdness” as both a signal from the future and a way to make sense of our rapidly changing world. Special guest Kate Marshall, professor of English at the University of Notre Dame and author of Novels by Weird: Tales and the 21st Century, joins to explore how weird fiction, genre hybridity, and non-human narration can offer unique insights into technology, scale, and what it means to stay human as reality grows stranger.Dive into how stories, genres, and the unexpected “weird” help us make sense of complex systems and imagine better futures. Topics Covered Weirdness as a lens for the future The evolution of “weird fiction” and its historical context Non-human narration and narrative experiments Genre's role in conceptual thinking Scale and the challenge of representing catastrophe The reading crisis and cultural shifts in reading AI, storytelling, and the transformation of narrative Speculative fiction as a thinking tool Weirdness as data and a signal from the future Balancing melancholy and optimism for the future Connect with Kate MarshallWebsiteLinkedinNovels by Aliens: Weird Tales and the Twenty-First Century Episode Chapters00:00: Introduction to the Tech Humanist Show and the concept of weirdness01:55: Kate Marshall on taking weirdness seriously04:40: How 21st-century novels are getting weirder06:09: The rise of non-human perspectives in contemporary fiction09:48: Genre as a space for novelists to wrestle with scale13:54: Genre fragments as creative encounters with societal wreckage16:00: Scale: Representing catastrophe and individual experience20:27: Tension between decentering the human and human narration23:18: How non-human perspectives shift agency and responsibility25:50: The contemporary crisis in reading and criticism28:03: AI, large language models, and the future of reading/writing31:32: Genre, language models, and the future of literary creativity36:16: Story moves for imagining and building better futures38:56: Treating weirdness as data, not doom40:46: Optimism, storytelling, and hope for the future43:22: Outro and thanks
The college your kid falls in love with might be the one that costs you your retirement — and their financial future. That's the trap most families fall into, but college financial planner Shanna Due has a system for avoiding it. In this episode, she breaks down the three things every family needs to consider before saying "yes" to any school. You'll learn what to do if your child has their heart set on a specific school, how financial aid really works, and how to get the best college experience for the least amount of investment. Grab your copy of
In this episode of Talk Dizzy to Me, vestibular physical therapists Dr. Abbie Ross, PT, NCS and Dr. Dani Tolman, PT are joined by Dr. Ben Shaw, a London-based consultant audiovestibular physician specializing in dizziness, vertigo, balance disorders, tinnitus, and hearing loss.Dr. Shaw explains how he evaluates patients with vague, recurrent, or chronic dizziness and why understanding the timing, triggers, and associated symptoms is essential for reaching the correct diagnosis.The conversation discusses various vestibular conditions, including Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV), vestibular migraine, Ménière's disease, vestibular neuritis, labyrinthitis, Persistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness (3PD/PPPD), and Cerebellar Ataxia, Neuropathy, and Vestibular Areflexia Syndrome (CANVAS).The episode also includes an in-depth discussion of tinnitus. Dr. Shaw explains why tinnitus is a symptom rather than a diagnosis and presents a holistic approach to tinnitus management.Hosted by:
This episode Clare and Jack welcome Paediatric Acupuncturist Holly Carruthers to the show. Holly has been an acupuncturist for 16 years and currently runs her Element Health clinic in Western Australia. Treating children with Chinese Medicine tends be intimidating for many practitioners but Holly's experience, understanding and passion will convince you otherwise. Allow yourself to be inspired by Holly.
Rachel's marriage was either the most magical place in the world or completely falling apart. With five kids in seven years and a growing business, she felt like she had to hold everything together. And the weight she carried slowly began affecting the marriage she treasured. One night her husband told her he couldn't live with her anymore, and he walked out. Rachel ran after him into the street, barefoot, baby in her arms, and reached for words a book had been preparing her to say. That was the moment everything began to change. Today, Rachel says she feels treated like a queen. Her husband bought her dream house, multiplied his salary by ten, and deeply cares for her and their young children. Rachel finally knows how it feels to be loved and cherished by her man every single day. If you have ever felt like you had to be the one to hold it all together, wait until you hear what Rachel discovered. Download the FREE Adored Wife Roadmap now and start transforming your relationship today! Click here: https://lauradoyle.co/4yqlb2A
Judson learns he's a fashion inspiration for one of Brian's daughters. Brian is witness to a past hookup of his flirting heavily with his husband, Toby. Judson seeks out and finds some much needed inspiration at work. A different sort of Hookup of the Week shared by a listener who took inspiration from the podcast to let go of past shame stirs deep emotions and moments of reflection for both Brian and Judson. The two are then joined by the founder and CEO of the Daddyhunt app, Carl Sandler. Carl shares how Daddyhunt first came to be over twenty years ago and how it has evolved with the PrEP generation as the gay community has become more open to Daddies and to open relationships. He tells the story behind the Daddyhunt serial that became a viral sensation ten years ago, and talks about its upcoming re-release this year in 4K for a post-Heated Rivalry world. Carl helps Brian and Judson think about how gay men can and should behave better towards one another, explains what he as a Daddy gets from the younger men he surrounds himself with, discusses how Daddiness at its core is about giving back and what that looks like, delves deep into the importance and benefits of gay friendships, and he issues a life-and-death warning to all sons. To close, Carl helps Brian and Judson respond to a Go Ask Your Dad question from a listener who wants to know what it takes to be a good son or sub. Download the Daddyhunt app at daddyhunt.onelink.me/BKy2/gko2yfes Find Carl Sandler on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/carlsandler Find the Daddyhunt App on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/daddyhuntapp/ and on the web at https://daddyhunt.com/ Email your Hookup of the Week, Go Ask Your Dad and Dr. Daddy submissions to dadsanddaddies@gmail.com Dads and Daddies on the Web: https://www.dadsanddaddies.com/ Dads and Daddies on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dadsanddaddiespod Dads and Daddies on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dadsanddaddiespod Dads and Daddies on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/dadsanddaddiespod.bsky.social Your hosts, Dad Brian Rubin-Sowers - https://www.instagram.com/ditmasparkpapa and Daddy Judson Morrow - https://www.instagram.com/gunclejudson Edited by Toby Rubin-Sowers For a 10% discount on your purchase on a Shakti Acupressure Mat or any other items at ShakitMat.com, use code DADSANDDADDIES or simply visit the URL https://shaktimat.com/DadsAndDaddies Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Kevin Sullivan has represented close to 1,500 accident victims and recovered more than $40 million as a personal injury attorney and shareholder at LeavenLaw in Tampa Bay, and he built most of it through social media and word of mouth rather than the billboard ads everyone else runs. We get into why he looks at running a business the same way I do, build the value first, put in the systems and the culture, then decide if you want to sell it or start something else. We talk about why his assistant only touches two things, his email and his calendar, how he blocks his week in 15 minute increments, and why documentation has saved cases more than once. We also get into AI, where it actually helps a law practice, summarizing hundreds of pages of records in an afternoon, and where it falls apart completely, contracts, wills, anything that needs a real legal judgment behind it. Connect with Kevin: Website: https://www.lawkevin.com Instagram: @AttorneyKevin Want to know exactly where your business stands today? Book a call with me here: https://go.vinceperri.com/calendar-page-yt-1 Chapters: 0:00 Cold open, spend money as an insurance policy 0:21 Welcome, introducing Kevin Sullivan 1:02 Kevin's background and LeavenLaw 4:13 Treating your business like a piece of real estate 8:13 How Kevin built his firm through social media 10:50 Why posting on social media is non-negotiable 13:03 Calendar discipline and outsourcing email 17:27 Kevin's ClickUp system and 15 minute time blocks 19:43 Where AI actually helps in a law practice 21:43 Where AI falls apart, contracts and ChatGPT 24:06 Documentation, how it protects the client and the case 26:19 How the personal injury industry changed in 2023 34:14 How the firm started in 1972 38:52 AI, subscription legal models, and Legal Shield 43:12 Spend money as an insurance policy, not a need 45:06 What impact Kevin actually wants to make All Business with Vince Perri. Real talk, real owners, real results. Everything about business. Nothing held back. All Business with Vince Perri is built for business owners who want straight talk about starting, scaling, and building something worth owning. New episodes every week. Subscribe and hit the bell so you never miss an episode.
Building a successful business takes more than hard work; it takes the right systems, mentors, leadership, and a mission bigger than yourself. In this episode of Sharkpreneur, Seth Greene interviews Digna Deleon-Morris, Co-Founder of Nationwide Financial Firm, who shares her journey from arriving in the United States at 17 and earning $5.25 an hour to leading one of the fastest-growing Hispanic financial firms in the country. A Forbes-featured entrepreneur whose agents have produced more than $30 million in business, she explains how a devastating financial setback became the catalyst for a new mission centered on financial education and entrepreneurship. Digna also discusses the systems, mentorship, marketing, and leadership development that have helped her build a bilingual organization serving families and aspiring business owners nationwide. Key Takeaways:→ Sustainable business growth depends on systems, marketing, culture, and leaders who can replicate the model. → A business becomes more scalable when leaders can teach others to replicate the system successfully.→ Treating people well and helping them succeed are central to building a strong organization. → Bilingual financial education helps Latinos access more opportunities in the United States.→ Success can breed complacency, so leaders must focus on the mission and on helping the next person succeed. Digna Deleon-Morris is a nationally recognized entrepreneur, financial educator, and co-founder of Nationwide Financial Firm, one of the fastest-growing life insurance agencies serving the Hispanic market in the United States. Originally from the Dominican Republic, Digna began her career earning $5.25 an hour and rose to manage an $82 million corporate territory before transitioning to entrepreneurship. After a major financial setback in 2016, she rebuilt her life with a mission to help families protect their income and build generational wealth. Alongside her husband, Willy Morris, Digna built a scalable virtual business model that has empowered hundreds of agents nationwide to start their own agencies and serve clients in both English and Spanish. Today, their organization generates millions in annual premium and continues to expand, driven by a commitment to leadership, faith, and legacy. Digna is passionate about helping Hispanic families reclaim their identity, build wealth with purpose, and create a future that extends beyond a single generation. Connect With Digna:Website: https://www.joinnationwidefinancialfirm.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dignadeleonmorris/
It might be the greatest military discount in history — and most service members are leaving it on the table. In this solo episode, Spencer breaks down how active duty members, Guard and Reserve on 30+ day orders, and military spouses can carry the best premium credit cards on the market and pay $0 in annual fees, thanks to two federal laws. He covers exactly how it works, the optimal order to open cards, how far you can push it in "two-player mode," and the real refund stories — including one veteran who got over $8,000 back. Questions Answered What's the big deal with military annual-fee waivers, and why do the banks do it? Who qualifies as a "covered borrower"? What's the difference between the MLA and the SCRA — and which applies when? How do you check the MLA database before applying? How do you get started, and are you actually ready for this hobby? What's the optimal order to open cards? How far can you take this, and what is "two-player mode"? Which cards are eligible for fee waivers? Are military spouses eligible for their own cards? (Yes.) What if a spouse opened a card before active duty? Will all these cards hurt my credit score? What about business cards? What happens to the annual fees when I leave active duty? Main Topics Covered The two laws that power the waivers: Military Lending Act (MLA) and Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) Who's covered: active duty, Guard/Reserve on 30+ day orders, and DEERS-listed spouses MLA's 36% rate cap and why banks just zero out fees instead Treating credit cards like debit cards — the prerequisite for playing Referral bonuses and spouse "two-player mode" A sample card-opening sequence Stacking recurring benefits across multiple cards (travel credits, Uber Eats, hotel credits, free-night certs) How multiple open cards can actually help your credit score What to do with cards after separating: keep, downgrade, or close Real UMC3 success stories, including large SCRA refunds Resources Mentioned Top card list: militarymoneymanual.com/cards Ultimate Military Credit Cards Course: militarymoneymanual.com/umc3 MLA database check: militarymoneymanual.com/mla-database Episode 215: "Military Spouse Credit Cards: 4 Myths Debunked" with The Military Travelers Instagram: @militarymoneymanual Email: podcast@militarymoneymanual.com For Bilt MLA waivers: support@cardless.com Advertiser Disclosure: This video may contain links through which we are compensated when you click on or are approved for offers. The information in this video was not provided by any of the companies mentioned, and has not been reviewed, approved, or otherwise endorsed by any of these entities. All opinions, analyses, and recommendations are the author's alone, not those of any bank, credit card issuer, airline, or hotel chain. Military Money Manual may receive compensation from JPMC. Spencer and Jamie offer one-on-one Military Money Mentor sessions. Get your personal military money and personal finance questions answered in a confidential coaching call. militarymoneymanual.com/mentor Over 24,000 military servicemembers and military spouses have graduated from the 100% free, Ultimate Military Credit Cards Course available at militarymoneymanual.com/umc3 In the Ultimate Military Credit Cards Course, you can learn how to apply for the most premium credit cards and get special military protections, such as waived annual fees, on elite cards like the Chase Sapphire Reserve® Card. Learn how active duty military, military spouses, and Guard and Reserves on 30+ day active orders can get your annual fees waived on premium credit cards in the Ultimate Military Credit Cards Course at militarymoneymanual.com/umc3 If you want to maximize your military paycheck, check out Spencer's 5 star rated book The Military Money Manual: A Practical Guide to Financial Freedom on Amazon or at shop.militarymoneymanual.com. If you have a question you would like us to answer on the podcast, please reach out on instagram.com/militarymoneymanual. Offers may be expired: Offers, rates, fees, and benefits are subject to change and may have ended since this video was published — please verify the current terms on the issuer's official website before applying. Terms apply, and all cards are subject to credit approval. Any comments below are from individual users and are not provided, reviewed, approved, or endorsed by any issuer.
When in-house counsel are “hair on fire” busy and severely resource constrained, why should they choose you as outside counsel? In this episode, you'll hear a former GC and big‑law partner break down exactly how to become the trusted, go‑to lawyer that general counsel actually want to hire and introduce to their peers. In this episode, Steve Fretzin and Chaka Patterson discuss: Adaptability and rainmaking in a changing legal market The real day-to-day life of in-house counsel What GCs value most in outside counsel relationships Using investment banker and consultant strategies for BD Deepening and expanding relationships inside client organizations Key Takeaways: Long-term success in private practice is less about raw legal talent and more about adaptability, relationship depth, and how well you understand your clients' business realities. In-house counsel are often overwhelmed and resource-constrained, so outside lawyers who proactively leverage their firm's tools, people, and knowledge to lighten that load stand out quickly. Treating in-house lawyers as whole people—with careers, families, and aspirations—rather than as “a piece of business” is a major differentiator and often the true reason work moves firms. The best rainmakers think like investment bankers and management consultants: they invest early in relationships, arrive with insight (not “What's keeping you up at night?”), and burrow into organizations so they're never reliant on a single contact. Asking satisfied clients for warm introductions—and systematizing how those introductions are made and followed up—turns existing matters into a steady pipeline of new in-house relationships. "Anytime you can help somebody solve a problem of any kind, you have delivered real value." — Chaka Patterson Check out my new show, Be That Lawyer Coaches Corner, and get the strategies I use with my clients to win more business and love your career again. Join the Be That Lawyer Community and connect with ambitious lawyers who are serious about growing their book of business, strengthening their brand, and becoming confident, consistent rainmakers. Ready to go from good to GOAT in your legal marketing game? Don't miss PIMCON—where the brightest minds in professional services gather to share what really works. Lock in your spot now: https://www.pimcon.org/ Thank you to our Sponsor! LEX Reception: https://www.lexreception.com/partners/bethatlawyer Rankings.io: https://rankings.io/ Lawyer.com: https://www.lawyer.com/ Ready to grow your law practice without selling or chasing? Book your free 30-minute strategy session now—let's make this your breakout year: https://fretzin.com/ About Chaka Patterson: Chaka Patterson is an experienced attorney and business strategist with over three decades of leadership spanning private practice, public service, and corporate executive roles. Highly educated with degrees from Amherst College, Harvard Law School, and the University of Chicago (M.B.A.), he has served as a partner at leading law firms and held key executive roles, including General Counsel at Adtalem Global Education and Vice President of Treasury and Investor Relations at Exelon Corporation. Today, he leverages this deep expertise in law, finance, and corporate governance through Chaka Strategy, where he coaches and advises legal professionals navigating complex career and business transformations. Connect with Chaka Patterson: Website: https://chakastrategy.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chaka-patterson/ Connect with Steve Fretzin: LinkedIn: Steve Fretzin Twitter: @stevefretzin Instagram: @fretzinsteve Facebook: Fretzin, Inc. Website: Fretzin.com Email: Steve@Fretzin.com Book: Legal Business Development Isn't Rocket Science and more! YouTube: Steve Fretzin Call Steve directly at 847-602-6911 Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.
Money is one of the most misunderstood topics in personal finance, and in this solo episode, Travis Chappell distills insights from nearly 2,000 interviews with world-class entrepreneurs, investors, entertainers, and financial experts. Drawing on lessons from guests like Josh Peck, George Kamel, Brandon Carter, and others, Travis explores the mindset shifts that separate people who use money wisely from those who become controlled by it. This episode is a practical guide to building a healthier relationship with money so it creates freedom instead of stress. On this episode we talk about: Why money should be viewed as a tool rather than a status symbol How your relationship with money impacts your stress, choices, and freedom Why discipline matters more than income when building lasting wealth The dangers of debt, lifestyle inflation, and financial complacency How to calculate your ideal lifestyle and build investments that support it Top 3 Takeaways Money amplifies who you already are. Wealth doesn't change your character—it magnifies your existing habits, values, and priorities. Financial freedom comes from creating margin. Consistently spending less than you earn and avoiding unnecessary debt gives you flexibility and peace of mind. Build assets, not just income. Focus on investing in assets that generate cash flow capable of funding your desired lifestyle instead of constantly trading time for money. Notable Quotes "Money is a great servant, but a terrible master." — Josh Peck "Abundance really means having margin—the gap between your income and your expenses." — George Kamel "If you lack discipline when you get the money, you simply have more opportunities to ruin your life." — Brandon Carter Connect with Travis Chappell: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/travischappell Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/travischappell Other: https://travischappell.com A Word from Our Sponsors: - Visit DrinkAG1.com/TMM to get a free AG1 Travel Case with 7 free AG1Travel Packs in your Welcome Kit with your first AG1 subscription order while supplies last. - Go to Leesa.com for 25% OFF select mattresses (through July 26, 2026) PLUS get an extra $50 off with promo code TMM, exclusive for my listeners - To learn more about Mode Mobile and its investor community, go to https://invest.modemobile.com/travismakesmoney -Travis Makes Money is made possible by High Level – the All-In-One Sales & Marketing Platform built for agencies, by an agency.Capture leads, nurture them, and close more deals—all from one powerful platform.Get an extended free trial at gohighlevel.com/travis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Every sports physical therapist remembers the first time they handed a young, anxious athlete an MRI report filled with terms like "partial-thickness tear," "labral fraying," or "degenerative changes." It is a defining moment in a clinician's career. Instantly, the psychological landscape of the rehab process shifts. The athlete, who might only have mild, intermittent symptoms, suddenly views their joint as a ticking time bomb. As a clinician, it is incredibly easy to let that piece of paper dictate your entire treatment plan, leading to over-protection and a fear-avoidant rehab environment.The reality of dealing with overhead athletes—especially baseball pitchers—is that structural abnormalities on an image are often just the cost of doing business. If you scan enough high-level shoulders, you are going to find fraying and partial tears in completely asymptomatic arms. The real skill lies in balancing those structural findings with the actual human being sitting on your treatment table. How do you maintain clinical objectivity when the scan says one thing but your manual muscle testing and special tests say another?On this episode of the podcast, we answer a great question from a listener struggling to navigate this exact scenario with a collegiate pitcher. We discuss how to educate a freaked-out athlete, when to respect the structural pathology, and how to ensure you are treating the functional deficits rather than just chasing a clean image. Check out this week's episode for our full breakdown and clinical pearls on mastering the physical exam.To see full show notes and more, head to: https://mikereinold.com/stop-treating-the-mri-and-start-treating-the-athlete/Learn our proven system for sports PTs who want to master ACL rehab, confidently progress patients, and guide athletes safely back to high-level sport.Click here to learn more Click Here to View My Online CoursesWant to learn more from me? I have a variety of online courses on my website!Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show_____Want to learn more? Check out my blog, podcasts, and online coursesFollow me: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Youtube
Madhouse Films co-founders Katherine Romans and Charlie Traisman join GG Hawkins to explain how they built an independent production company from the ground up. They discuss using short films as their version of film school, raising project financing through relationship-building, approaching investors as creative partners, and transitioning from shorts to feature films. The conversation also explores cold outreach, fiscal sponsorship, balancing artistic ambition with financial realities, building durable producing partnerships, and why filmmakers must treat their projects like small businesses. In this episode, No Film School's GG Hawkins and guests Katherine Romans and Charlie Traisman discuss... How Romans and Traisman's longtime friendship developed into a creative and business partnership Using short films to establish Madhouse Films' voice, values, and community of collaborators Why emerging producers should make projects before waiting for the perfect opportunity Raising a flexible pool of financing while simultaneously developing and producing films Identifying different investor profiles and understanding what each person wants from participating Approaching investors as creative partners rather than treating fundraising as a transaction Using fiscal sponsorship to accept tax-deductible donations for qualifying independent film projects Reframing fundraising and relationship-building as part of a filmmaker's creative practice Why clear, direct financial asks are more effective than vague pitches Learning from rejection and using each “no” to improve the next approach How cold emails helped Madhouse build relationships with filmmakers they admired Transitioning from short-film fundraising to feature-film financing, revenue participation, and ROI conversations Giving filmmakers room to dream while establishing practical budget boundaries Deciding which creative priorities are worth protecting and where compromises can be made Maintaining trust, communication, and humor within a producing partnership Why directors should act as entrepreneurs and actively help their producers find financing Treating an independent film like a small business that must be continually pushed toward completion Developing Madhouse Films' new film fund and expanding what audiences consider a Madhouse project Memorable Quotes: “The whole process of raising and relationship building is extraordinarily fluid and nonlinear.” “You don't want money from just anyone. You do want someone who's aligned with you because they're part of your team.” “Because someone says no does not mean you stop asking. You just have to understand how to ask better.” “If you're getting no's, it means you're putting yourself out there.” Guests: Katherine Romans Charlie Traisman Resources: Madhouse Films Madhouse Films on Instagram Madhouse Films Newsletter Fractured Atlas Fiscal Sponsorship Find No Film School everywhere: On the Web: No Film School Facebook: No Film School on Facebook Twitter: No Film School on Twitter YouTube: No Film School on YouTube Instagram: No Film School on Instagram
Email marketing isn't broken, what's broken is how many business owners use it. Treating subscribers like a cash machine instead of real people leads to ignored messages, unsubscribes, and missed opportunities. Today's guest, Ely Delaney, known as “the people whisperer,” helps founders, consultants, and B2B service providers create trust-first follow-up systems that turn casual contacts into long-term clients, without spamming, complicated funnels, or burning out their list. In this episode of Marketer of the Day, Ely dig into what relationship-based email marketing looks like in 2026 and beyond. Instead of pounding subscribers with daily promotions or letting a list go cold for months, Ely shows how to send simple, plain-text emails that feel like personal check-ins: sharing a favorite book, a helpful resource, or a quick insight from experience. He even walks through how he recommends “The Go-Giver” by Bob Burg in his own sequences, using that book as a conversation starter that earns replies, builds trust, and often leads to booked calls and new projects down the road. Ely explains why this style of communication is especially powerful in the B2B and high-ticket space, where CEOs and founders are allergic to hypey, templated sequences but respond to thoughtful, relevant touchpoints. You'll hear real examples, including clients who saw more replies in a few weeks than in the previous four years, and a contact who came back ten years after seeing Ely speak, simply because the follow-up never stopped providing value. Ely also shares insights from his own book, “The Follow-Up Code,” which lays out the system behind staying top of mind without becoming a pest. https://youtu.be/uA3BHhAibi4?si=55rpu5-ksHKzmj8a The conversation also tackles AI's impact on copywriting and email. Ely uses AI as a powerful brainstorming and drafting tool, but he's clear about its limits: it can accelerate the process, yet it can't replace the nuance, judgment, and “heart” of a seasoned human writer. You'll learn how to let AI help you generate topics and rough drafts while still infusing your own stories, tone, and personality, so your emails don't sound like every other generic, AI-generated post in someone's feed. If you're ready to escape “spray-and-pray” email marketing, build a smaller but hyper-engaged tribe, and use follow-up to create real conversations that lead to sales, this episode is your roadmap. Quotes: “If your email looks like a big, fancy template, people instantly know it's a blast to everyone. Strip it down to simple text and suddenly they're curious enough to actually read it.” “When you start talking to people like people and adding real value without constantly pitching, they feel heard, they feel like you care, and they feel more connected to you, and that builds know, like, trust, and loyalty.” “We're heading toward a world of small, hyper-engaged tribes surrounded by a massive ocean of generic AI noise. The people who win will be the ones who still talk to real humans.” Contact Details: Get the “Building Your Follow Up Machine” Audio Course Today Follow Ely Delaney on Facebook: The Email Marketing Strategist Connect with Ely Delaney on LinkedIn and Learn More About Automated Follow-Up Follow Ely Delaney on X for Follow-Up Tips Get Simple Automation Strategies: Follow Ely Delaney on Instagram Build A Smarter Follow-Up System: Follow Ely Delaney on TikTok Subscribe to Ely Delaney's Channel to Learn How to Convert More Leads The Follow Up Code: Seven Virtues for Building Trust Through Email on Amazon Subscribe to Meet Cool People Podcast
View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter's Weekly Newsletter Gayatri Devi is a nationally recognized neurologist specializing in memory disorders, including Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. In this episode, Gayatri explains how to think about dementia as a spectrum—including Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, Lewy body dementia, and mixed presentations—while exploring the evolving biology of amyloid, tau, and neuroinflammation and why brain pathology does not always correlate with symptoms. She discusses her approach to detecting subtle cognitive decline in high-functioning individuals, the role of biomarkers and APOE4 testing in asymptomatic patients, the benefits and risks of anti-amyloid therapies such as lecanemab and donanemab, and strategies for minimizing treatment-related complications. Gayatri also examines why some patients may stabilize or even improve with individualized care, the overlap among different dementia syndromes, and the relationship between menopause, estrogen, and cognition—including her concept of menopause-related cognitive impairment. Finally, she discusses how advances in early detection, AI-assisted monitoring, targeted therapies, and precision medicine are reshaping the future of dementia care. We discuss: Gayatri's training and clinical focus, why dementia is a spectrum disease, and how personalized treatment is changing Alzheimer's care [3:45]; How Alzheimer's disease fits within the broader spectrum of dementia: diagnosis, biomarkers, and early pathophysiology [7:15]; The emerging role of neuroinflammation and viral infections in Alzheimer's disease [13:30]; Gayatri's comprehensive approach to evaluating cognitive decline in high-functioning patients [17:45]; Why forgetting names is usually normal and when word-finding problems become concerning [29:00]; Why women are at higher risk for Alzheimer's disease and how menopause influences cognition [33:45]; The promise and limitations of blood-based biomarkers for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease [40:15]; When preclinical Alzheimer's screening is appropriate and how to interpret positive biomarker results [45:00]; Case study: early Alzheimer's prevention in a highly-functional woman in her 50s with two copies of APOE4 [47:15]; Anti-amyloid therapies: balancing clinical benefit with ARIA risk using slow titration [51:45]; The aducanumab controversy, why it was discontinued, and why Gayatri would still choose it [1:00:00]; How anti-amyloid therapies cause ARIA, strategies for detecting and managing these complications, and how future therapies may improve safety and accessibility [1:03:30]; Two patient examples of exceptional responses to anti-amyloid therapy [1:12:30]; A multimodal approach to Alzheimer's treatment: combination therapy, MRI-guided TMS, GLP-1 receptor agonists, and more [1:15:00]; Vascular dementia, Lewy body dementia, and the overlap with Alzheimer's disease [1:21:00]; Lewy body dementia and Parkinson's disease: distinguishing two alpha-synuclein disorders [1:26:45]; Risk factors for Lewy body dementia and what remains unknown [1:36:15]; Treating menopause-related cognitive impairment: hormone therapy, brain rehabilitation, and balancing breast cancer risk [1:38:45]; How biomarkers changed Gayatri's perspective on the potential for Alzheimer's patients to improve [1:47:15]; The future of Alzheimer's care: AI, precision medicine, and personalized treatment [1:49:30]; and More. Connect With Peter on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube