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Introduction: Why Should I Confess from My Heart? (Psalm 51) Because My God is MERCIFUL AND LOVING (Ps 51:1–2) Because My Sin INSULTS GOD (Ps 51:3–6) 2 Samuel 12:9 – “Why have you despised the word of the LORD, to do what is evil in His sight?” Because My Heart NEEDS RENOVATION (Ps 51:7–12) Because My Worship and Witness is HINDERED BY HIDDEN SIN (Ps 51:13–19) James 5:16 – Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. Sermon Notes (PDF): BLANKHint: Highlight blanks above for answers! Small Group DiscussionRead Psalm 51What was your big take-away from this passage / message?Why is sin such a big deal in the life of the Christian and why must it be confessed? What happens if you don't confess sin but keep it hidden?What often keeps you from confessing your sin to God? What often keeps you from confessing your sin to other believers?BreakoutSeparate by gender and confess your sin to one another. Encourage and pray for one another. AUDIO TRANSCRIPT Who has ever received a bad haircut?Don't point to the person next to you. I'm asking you personally that'd be really rudeWhen I was a kid back in the mid 90s, I got a bad haircutMy barber really messed up my bowl cutAnd that may sound like an oxymoron because you think well a bowl cuts already kind of messed upAnd they're all kind of lame, but mine actually look pretty goodfor bull cuts except for this one timeAnd for the rest of this story, I'm gonna shift to my mom's perspective to give the story some more dramatic weightSo we get home from the haircutLater on that day my mom goes into the bathroom to find quite the crime sceneThere's hair everywhere and there are scissors right on the sinkMy mom didn't need to be Sherlock Holmes to figure out what had happened because there is an abundance of evidence right in front of her faceI had obviously tried to fix my bowl cut and made it way worse in the processAnd like any good detective my mom tried to get me to confessShe came up to me and said TaylorDid you cut your hair?I said no I didn'tEven though there's a huge chunk missing right out of the front of my bull cutSo my mom tried a different approachWell, I found hair in the sink. I found scissors and there's a huge chunk just gone from your hairAnd I kept digging my own graves. No that lady messed it upAnd my mom tried one last attempt. She said TaylorYou're not gonna be in trouble for cutting your hairBut you will be in trouble if you keep lying and you don't tell the truthWell, that was the final strawI finally broke down and I confessed like in one of those over-the-top crime dramas on TVI told my mom everything even though she already knew everythingAnd I'm sure that many of you have a similar story to tellIsn't it interesting that no one has to train you to cover up what you're ashamed ofIt comes so naturally to youIt started at a young age and even continues to this dayYou knock over something very valuable in your house as a kid and it shatters on the groundWhat do you do?You pick up all the pieces and you try to hide it somewhere, right?But you're just a kid so you're hiding place stinks and your parents find it almost immediatelyYou hit your brother or sister and they start to weep and to wailWhat's your response?You cover their mouth and threaten him or her to not tattle to your parentsYou finally get your driver's license and you promised your parents you will take care of their carBut then you immediately scratch itWhat do you do?You try to buff out that scratch and try to cover it up with the cheapest paint you can findOr how about now?At work you make a very serious and embarrassingmistakeWhat's your first blush response?To say nothing and hope that no one notices what you didHiding is easyComing clean is hardYou and I struggle to confess our sins to other people and we also struggle to tell God everything that we have doneEven though he already knowsWhat we have doneThis reluctance to be honest about our failures reveals that we have deep issues within our hearts that we cannotignoreThere's a second week of our latest series heart problems what to do when you don't want GodNo matter who you are or how long you've been a Christian you have a heart problem of some kind right nowMaybe it's spiritual lazinessMaybe it's indifference to the things of GodMaybe it's a lack of connection with the Lord in prayer or maybe it's serious doubts that you have about the Christian faith or ahabitual sinThat is hiddenAll of these problems require a surgical solution and not a quick fixLast week we studied the parable of the sower and unpacked the importance of evaluating our hearts to see how seriousof a heart surgery the Lord needs to give usThis morning we will dig into Psalm 51 as the Lord lays out the importance of another surgical solution that we must cooperate with andparticipate inConfession of sinIs this the most popular of topics in the church today?Sin is often affirmed and accepted rather than confessedAnd this is why there are so many unhealthy and dying churchesThis is why there are so many unhealthyhuman hearts within those churchesThat are spiritually withering awayFor you to get better the infection of hidden sin needs to be pulled out by the root and the method of that extraction isheartfelt confessionto the Lord andYour natural response to a message like this a passage like this will be to inwardly cross your arms and dig in your heelsAnd I want to plead with you not to do thatLower your defenses and prepare your heart for what God is going to command you to doSo let's go to the Lord and ask for his help because we certainly need itFather we come to you and we admit that we so often hide from youWe're like Adam and EveFoolishly hiding in the garden when you can see them right thereLord there are people in this room who have others fooled, but they do not have you fooled IPray that today would be the day ofRevealing what has been hidden to others ofConfessing to you what you already knowAnd we thank you for the healing we thank you for the change that you will bring through this genuine confessionWe ask all these things in Jesus name amenThe turn your Bibles to Psalm 51Psalm 51It's important to note that you should never skip the descriptions at the beginning of many of the Psalms because these descriptionsGive you helpful background informationSkipping these descriptions would be like fast-forwarding through the first two minutes of Star Wars asThe music blast the logo appears and the background text of the storyScrolls on the screen in front of you if you fast forward through thatYou're gonna miss a lot of helpful background information that will really lead you not fully understand the storyAnd the same is true for this description at the beginning of Psalm 51 if you skip itYou're not gonna understand why David wrote it in the first placeSo let's see what he says to the choir master a Psalm of David when Nathan the prophetWent to him after he had gone into BathshebaDavid may have been a great king of Israel and a man after God's own heartBut he was not free from sin and heart problems far from it. He committed adulteryand murderHe had sex with a woman who was not his wifeAnd he thought everything was under wrapsAnd no one knew but then BathshebaGets pregnant and the problem is she's married to a man named UriahInstead of confessing what he had done David decides to have Uriah killed in battleThen he movesBathsheba into his house they get married and they have their childIt seems once againThat David got away with these things got freeBut he hadWho was the one who saw what David had done?God himself the one who sees all thingsWe were told this in 2nd Samuel 11 27, but the thing that David had donedispleasedthe LordAnd God sent the prophet Nathan to confront David in his sin and thankfully David doesn't cross his arms and dig in his heelsNo, he confessesAnd he acknowledges what he had doneAnd he accepts the consequences for his sinWhich is the death of his son who was a result of this affairAnd violent division within his own familymoving forwardAnd after this confrontation David writes one of the rawest most hard-hitting songs in the entire bible in Psalm 51David honestly confessed his sinfrom the heartI know what you may be wondering after all this setupTaylor i'm certainly not a perfect person. I've made mistakes in the past. I've never done anything as bad as DavidI'm actually a pretty good person. I'm nice to other people. Why should I?confess from my heartSome of you have a different thought that has that ends with the same exact questionI see why David should confess his sin. He lived in the old testamentBut i'm a christian living after the new testament. I'm covered by the grace of jesus christ. All of my sin has been forgiven. Why should I?confessfrom my heartWell, that is a great question that we're going to spend the rest of this message answering. Why should I?Confess from my heartReason number one because my god is mercifuland lovingMy god is mercifuland lovingDavid kicks off this psalm by getting as low as he can as fast as he canHe humbles himself before his maker and admits his need for compassionIn verses one through two. Let's read that togetherHave mercy on me. Oh godAccording to your steadfast love according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressionsWash me thoroughly from my iniquity and cleanse mefrom my sinDavid makes zero excuses for his sinHe doesn't try to minimize what he has done or try to lessen its seriousnessLike celebrities and politicians who get caught in underhanded scandalsYou know what i'm talking about, right? You've received those press conferencesOr statements from famous people that are non apologeticapologiesOh, what I did was unfortunate. I got caught up in a moment of weakness. I'm sorry if what I did offended anyoneAka what I did wasn't that bad so lighten upDavid doesn't do any of this soft peddling nonsenseHe describes his affair in three different waysas transgressionas iniquityand as sinAnd these three words cross over with one another but communicate different aspects of the same conceptTransgression is purposeful rebellionIniquity is perversion a twisting of god's ways and intentionsSin is falling short and missing the mark of god's holy standardDavid is brutally honest here because he knows that he has abused his role as king to satisfy his own evil desiresDavid knows that he deserves nothing good from godBut david also knows that he serves a god who is willing to forgiveAnyone of anything if that person comes to him in repentance and faithDavid knows that he shouldn't run away from the one who is readyto embrace himIf you have not yet turned from your sin and trusted in christ, what are you waiting for?I have to be honest with youYou are not a good personI am not a good personYou may not have ordered a hit on someone else like david, but you are just as guilty as him ofPerversion, iniquity, and sinYou have rebelled against god's rightful rule and authorityYou have perverted how life should be livedYou have fallen away short of god's perfect and holy standardYou are far more wicked than you could possibly understandBut god is far more gracious than you could ever imagineGod wants to show you mercyHe doesn't want to give you what you deserve, which is eternal punishment in hellGod wants to give you what you don't deserve, which is graceEternal joy in heavenGod wants to show you his steadfast love and his abundant mercyHe wants to blot out your transgressions and erase all record of your evil deedsHe wants to wash you thoroughly of your iniquity and cleanse you of all your sinBut god will only do those things if you ask him toIf you humble yourself before him like david and make no excuses for your evil desires and decisionsYour heart problem may be that your heart is spiritually deadIt needs to be brought to new life in christIf that's the case confess your sin for the very first time and plead for christ's forgiveness and he willGive it to youHe will fix your heart problemHe will give you the solution which is faith in jesus christ and what he achieved by dying on the cross and rising againPlease don't let your pride keep you from the abundantMercy and steadfast love of godWhy should i confess from my heart?Reason number two because my sin insults godBecause my sin insults godDavid goes even deeper in verses three through six to reveal why his sin and your sinIs such a big deal. Let's read that together for i know my transgressions and my sin is ever before meAgainst you you only have i sinned and done what is evil in your sightSo that you may be justified in your words and blameless in your judgmentsBehold i was brought forth in iniquity and incended my mother conceived meBehold you delight in truth in the inward being and you teach me wisdomin the secret heartDavid has a constant reminder of his affair and murder right in front of him all the timeIn the form of bashebaI think that's one of the reasons why he says my sin is ever before meEvery single time he sees basheba. He remembers that he took her when she didn't belong to himAnd he ended the life of her first husband uraya who was a man of great integrityYes, he wronged this woman. Yes, he wronged her husband, but they're not the ones that david is most concerned about wrongingListen again to verse four against you. You only have i sinned and done what is evil in your sightWho is david most concerned about wronging?The lordNo one matters more than god. So offending him matters more than offending anyone elseEvery sinful thought every sinful word action inaction reaction is an insult to godIt is a slap in his faceAnd this inescapable reality is highlighted when the lord asks a direct question to david through the prophet nathanIn second sancton 12 9Why have you despised the word of the lord to do what is evil in his sight?In the following verse god says that david didn't just despise his word. He despised himWhen you take the word lightly you take god lightlyWhen you disobeyGod's wordYou disobey the one who spoke it into existenceChristians in the room and watching onlineI want you to understand what you communicate to god when you choose to do something that you know you shouldn'tOr you fail to do something that you know you shouldYou are telling god. I love this sin more than I love youWhen you click that link and watch that pornographic video you are telling god. I'd rather look at this than behold you in your wordWhen you gossip and slander you're telling god. I care more about other people think about me than what you think about meWhen you lie and cover your tracks you are telling god. I care way more about my comfortThan honoring youWhen you intentionally disrespect your husbandOr selflessly dishonor your wifeYou are telling god. I'd rather do things my way than your wayin this marriageIn those moments you dismiss god and act like he is worth nothing to youHow insulting is that?If that view of your sin doesn't make you want to confess. I don't know what else to tell youWhen I am rude and disrespectful to my wife, we are still marriedMy bad behavior doesn't divorce or separate me from herIn that moment, but it does affect how close I feel to herAnd I can't enjoy that closeness that fellowship again until I confess to herHow I have wronged herIf you are a true believer in jesus christ, you confess to draw near to the lordIn fellowship to enjoy a closeness with him that you cannot enjoy when you were holding on to sin and refusing to let it goYou confess because you're already forgivenYou confess because you love god and are loved by godSo often we feel like god forsakes usBut he's not the one who forsakes youYou are the one who forsakes himThe hymn come now founten nails this on the headProne to wander lord. I feel it prone to leave the god I loveDoes that describe anyone else besides me this morning?Is your heart problem that you feel distant from the lord because you've been wandering off the path of his wordIf that's you admit that you've strayed because he already knows that you haveConfess that you need his help because god is well aware that you already need his helpDraw near to god and scripture promises that he will draw near to youWhy should I confess from my heart third reason because my heart needs renovationBecause my heart needs renovationInVerses seven through twelve david continues on with morePlease for god to wash him of what he has done and then he pops the hood so to speak and ask god to work on the engineof his heartPurge me with hissup and I shall be clean wash me and I shall be wider than snowLet me hear joy and gladness. Let the bones that you have broken rejoiceHide your face from my sins and blot out my iniquitiesCreate in me a clean heart. Oh god and renew a right spirit within meRestore to me the joy of your salvation and uphold me with the willing spiritDavid asked god to create in him a clean heartAnd that hebrew word for create is the same word used in genesis one one when god made everythingIn the beginning god created things that were not there to begin withHe did something brand newAnd david is asking him god do something brand new and me creating me something that doesn't existA heart that desires you a heart that would rather choose you than sinAnd david doesn't want this change to be a passing fad or a flash in the pan. He wants it to lastThat's why he says renew a right spirit within meUphold mewith the willing spiritIn other words god, don't let me be lazyDon't let me go back to business as usual. Let this change last for the rest of my daysHelp me to step into who you've created me to be instead of sliding back into who I used to beDavid understands that his life is a marathon not a sprintHe needs to focus on the long termNot just the short termAnd david says something in verse 11 that may have surprised youCast me not away from your presence and take not your holy spirit from meMaybe that verse unlocked a new fear within you and you're starting to wonder waitCan that actually happen? Can god take his spirit away from his people?You just said that god doesn't forsake his people. Aren't you contradicting yourself?Well, I don't have the time to fully explain the theology of this verseSo let me try to do my best in 90 seconds. You can even time me if you really want toIn the old testament the holy spirit did not live within god's peopleas he does todayInstead he would rush upon people and anoint them for specific tasks and rolesHe would empowerthe prophets the kingsJudges and others to say and do what god told them to say and doAnd one such man was king sallThe first king of visual he certainly looked the part. He was tall dark and handsome, but the problem was his heartHe had a heart problem that was never resolvedHe sinned he disobeyed but he didn't truly confess and repent as david wouldSo god took away his holy spirit from sallWhich also meant that he took away the throne from sall as wellAnd that's what david is thinking about in this verse god. Don't let me be another sallDon't take the throne away from me. Don't take your holy spirit and his help away from meBut if you are a follower of christ this side of the cross in the empty tombYou don't need to share this fear of davids because you are sealed and indwelt by the holy spiritHe has made you into a new creation and given you a changed heartThe holy spirit can never be taken away from you just as your salvation can never be taken away from youHow amazing it is to enjoy the blessings that david longed forA brand new heart and the constant presence the constant indwelling of the holy spiritBut you and i often take these blessings for granted don't weWe often take advantage of these blessings and acts as if we don't need to do anythingIn our personal journey of holinessLike david asked god to uphold you with a willing spiritTo maintain this heart that has been given to youYou know who likes new stuffA new car with a new car smellNew shoes that don't stink like a gym locker roomA new phone that can do one do stuff that your old one could nota new carHow about a new house that doesn't have the issues that your last one didAnd i think one of the reasons we like new stuff is that we think we can enjoy a break from maintenance and upkeepIs that trueThat's a really false hope that really goes away very quickly a new car can be trashed in a few daysIf you're not diligent in cleaning it outA new phone can be broken and shattered if you don't have a protective case in screen shieldNew shoes will look very old and gross if you don't spray them out every once in a while and clean the dust and the grime that accumulatesI want you to imagine that a wealthy friend has a brand new house built for you free of chargeThis house is state-of-the-art everything inside and outside the house looks fantasticBut how fantastic will that house look if you never cut the grassIf you never do any upkeep of any kind if you never keep up with ongoing renovationsAs the years pass byThat new house will not look new for very longThe same goes to the new heart that god has gifted to you it needs ongoing maintenance and renovationThis isn't a task you could do once a year really quickly. This is a 24/7 projectAnd we'll talk about this heart maintenance in even greater detail in two weeksBut for the time being I want you to understand that this heart maintenance includes personal time with the lord in prayer and in his wordParticipation in the life of the church not just attend attendanceParticipation in the life of the church and yes ongoing confession and repenting of sinIt's hard to maintain a car and keep it runningIt's hard to maintain a house and keep it looking presentableIt's way harder to maintain your heart and keep it dialed in to the lordWhat's the motivation for this difficult projectWhat keeps you on task on schedule on mission?Well, david gives us the answer in verse 12 restore to me the joy of your salvationYou will not continually maintain your heart if you are not continually blown away that you are saved in the first placeYou will not constantly confess to your father if you are not thrilled that you belong to himAnd you are a part of his familyThe moment you take your salvation for granted is the moment you stop growingIs the moment you stop making progress? It's like all the gas is siphoned out of your tankAre you running on empty in this current season of life?If so ask the lord to fill your tank ask him to restore to you the joy of your salvationAsk that you would once again celebrateThat your name is written in heaven and nothing and no one can scratch it outDo you know what the best thing about me is?That I belong to jesusAnd if you're a christian the best thing about you is that you belong to jesusDo you truly believe that this morning?Is that a truth that's on the forefront of your mind and fills your heart?If not ask god that it wouldBecause otherwise you're not going to grow and your heart problem will not be solvedWhy should I confess to my heart final reason because my worship and witness is hindered by hidden sinBecause my worship and witness is hindered by hidden sinLet's wrap up with verses 13 through 19Then I will teach transgressors your ways and sinners will return to youDeliver me from blood guiltiness. Oh god. Oh god of my salvation and my tongue will sing aloud of your righteousnessOh lord, open my lips and my mouth will declare your praiseFor you will not delight in sacrifice or I would give it you will not be pleased with the burnt offeringThe sacrifices of god are a broken spiritI'm broken in contrite heart. Oh god, you will not despiseDo good design and your good pleasure build up the walls of jesusThenWill you delight and write sacrifices and burn offerings and whole burn offerings then bulls will be offered on your altarDavid's heart is broken in contriteAs we studied a few months ago in the beatitudes david is poor in spirit and one who mourns over his sinDavid understands that his sin doesn't just affect himIt affects everyone in positions underneath of himIt affects everyone in israel as the nation goes as the king goes so goes the nationIn this section david isn't me focused. He is othersfocusedHe asked to be used for god's purposes. Listen again to verse 13 that I will teach transgressors your ways and sinners willreturn to youdavid wants to be a living testimony of god's grace and kindnessVerses 14 through 15 deliver me from blood guiltiness. Oh god. Oh god of my salvationAnd my tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness. Oh lord open my lips and my mouth will declare your praiseDavid wants to demonstrate what it truly looks liketo holy worship godVerse 18 do good design and your good pleasure build up the walls of jr.David doesn't want to hoard all the blessing for himself. He wants jr.And all of israel to experience the blessing of god as wellDavid isn't interested in keeping his sin a secret any longerHe's ready to go public with it and one of the ways he does this is by writing this psalm that we are readingright nowThink about it. How many transgressors have been taught? How many sinners have returned to god because of this psalm?How many countless numbers of sins have been confessed because david gives us a clear example of how to do thisIn a godly way, but this wouldn't have happened if david kept his sin a secret and only confessed it to godConfession increased david's worship andstrengthened his witnessAnd the same can be true for you as wellconfession will increase your worshipand strengthen your witnessBut the problem is you often believe the exact oppositeYou think to yourself, I don't want to ruin my testimony. So I'll just keep my struggles to myselfI won't tell anyone about my failures except godThat is a horrible planThat plan is pride disguised as humilityThat plan is self-interest disguised as an outward focusPlease listen to me. There is only one sinless person in all of existenceAnd this person is without a doubt not you or meNo one will benefitFrom a false image of your fake perfectionPeople will only benefit from a true image of your genuine confessionHow many unbelievers could you point to the forgiveness of christ by sharing how you have experienced his forgivenessHow many fellow believers can you remind can you remind them of that?It is a good and godly thing to be transparent in the body of christYou can model that because so often we think this isn't a safe placeBut this should be the safest place to confess our sins and be honest with one anotherFor the rest of my life, I'll never forget one particular night at Geneva college during my freshman yearWhen my guy friends and I were completely honest with one another about what we struggled withAnd to a man we all admitted that we at one point had struggled with pornography useI'll never forget the looks on people's faces. Everyone was shocked. We were all amazed because each guy thought he was the only oneBecause that's how satan wanted us to feelaloneisolated selfcondemningNo one wants you to confess your sin less than satanHe doesn't want you to confess to godHe doesn't want you to confess to others because then you will receive loveAnd prayer that will help you to make those needed changesListen to james 516Therefore confess your sins to one another and pray for one anotherThat you may be healedIt is so healing to shine a light on what you've kept in the darkIt is so freeing to unearth what you've kept covered upIt is such a blessing to share what you have done to a person who is ready to build you upwith the truths of the gospelYou don't need to hide your sins any longer because god himself has already hidden his face from your sinAs we close let me ask you what sins are you so desperate to keep hidden?What are you holding on to and refusing to confess to god and to those who are willing to help you?Maybe it's a sexual sin of some kindMaybe it's a substance abuse problem. Maybe it's an anger issue or a pattern of lyingMaybe you've destroyed someone's reputation and they don't even know itMaybe it's an all-consuming worry that no one knows the full extent of besides you and godWhatever it is you can and should confess it to the lord and your loved ones todayNot next week when you've had more time to think about it because you're just going to talk yourself out of it in the meantimeNot when it's more easy and convenient. No, it's never going to be easy and convenient to confess your sin do it todayBut I know what some of you are thinking taylor you just don't get itIf I share this secret my life will be ruined. I'm going to hurt so many peopleWell over the past 10 years in ministry, I've had people confess some doozies to meAnd then to other people who need to knowAnd guess what it was hard. It was painful, but they survivedAnd most those people not only survive they are thriving right now. They are closer to god than ever beforeIf you don't plan to confess to godThat tells me that you may not truly understand his saving graceIf you don't plan to confess to others that tells me that you don't actually plan to changeYou should confess from your heart because god is ready to pour out his love and mercy upon youYou should confess from your heart because you shouldn't want to indulge in what insults godYou should confess from your heart because you are in desperate need of renovationYou should confess from your heart because hidden sin will shipwreck your worship of god and your witnessto everyoneThere is no better place to come and confess our sin in the table of the lord supperThis god-given meal reminds you of god'sGiven solution to your heart problemThe sacrifice of his one and only sonJesus christ came down from heavens that you could join him thereSomedayHis heart was set upon the cross so that your heart could be transformed and set to worship him foreverand everAs you come to the lord and communionwithhold nothing from himBecause he withholds nothing from youOur servers can now make their way forward as well as the worship teamYou don't need to belong to this church to take part in the lord supperBut you do need to belong to jesus christIf you have not yet confessed your sins and asked jesus to save you please remain seatedBut please don't just tune outPlease considerHow your sin has offended godHow it has hurt others and how it has damaged your own soulBut also find hope in the fact that you can lay those sinful burdens down at the foot of the crossAnd receive forgiveness today

What if leadership wasn't a title, but a toolbelt?In this insightful and energizing episode, Denis sits down with Jack Cohen, founder of Dark Knight Ventures and former CEO of Cohen Financial, to unpack the deeper essence of leadership. Jack brings decades of wisdom across real estate, finance, and entrepreneurship, and a unique perspective shaped by Batman, bourbon, and his own “superhero complex.”Together, they explore why leadership must be seen as a verb, an active, evolving force, rather than a static noun. From redefining team success to challenging comfort-zone leadership, Jack offers powerful metaphors and hard-earned truths for leaders ready to stop reacting and start leading forward.Meet Jack Cohen: Investor, Operator, OptimizerFormer CEO of Cohen Financial, scaling it from $200M to $1BFounder of Dark Knight Ventures, a consultancy inspired by Batman's utility beltAuthor of The Freedom Framework and lifelong student of leadership and curiosityLeadership Is a Verb, Not a NounMany leaders “arrive” at a title and stop evolving; leadership must stay activeTrue leadership means guiding, guarding, and propping others upIt's about pulling others toward a shared future, not pushing them toward performanceCuriosity and Context: The Leader's SuperpowersJack's childhood heroes: Curious George and Batman (yes, really)Leadership today is about creating a context that others want to step intoThe quote that changed everything: “Follow the one who makes you curious where they're going.”Outcome Over Activity: Escaping the Tyranny of the PresentToo many teams are buried in busywork and tactical executionLeaders must rise above daily noise to see the long-term visionStrategy demands distance from the trenches, not deeper diggingFrom Sports Teams to Shareholders: What Real Leadership Looks LikeWhy the triangle of traditional hierarchy should be flippedGreat leaders leave a legacy by building coaching trees, not kingdomsLessons from John Wooden, Bill Walsh, and even controversial figures like Hitler and Trump, studied not for approval, but for insight into influenceKey Quotes:“Leadership is a verb, not a noun.” — Jack M. Cohen “Follow the person who makes you curious where they're going.” — Jack M. CohenBook a Strategy Call with Denis https://app.leadingchangepartners.com/widget/bookings/callwithdenisgianoutsosThe 10 Proven Ways to Lead and Thrive in Today's World Executive Guide Featuring 10 Key Themes and 42 Strategic Insights from Worldwide Leaders https://crm.leadingchangepartners.com/10-ways-to-lead Connect with Jack:Website: darkknightventures.netLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jackmcohenConnect with Denis:Email: denis@leadingchangepartners.comWebsite: www.LeadingChangePartners.com Facebook:

In today's episode, we're diving into one of the most under-appreciated but fascinating corners of British military history: the Waziristan campaign of 1936–1937. It's a tale of Gurkhas, armoured cars, tribal lashkars, and the infamous Faqir of Ipi—all set against the harsh, unforgiving terrain between British India and Afghanistan.   Jon Pick and I will be talking sniping, ambushes and mountain warfare. You'll hear about heroic stands, and questionable decisions.   And if you enjoy this kind of thing—well then keep in touch and stay up to date with my newsletter by heading over to redcoathistory.com/newsletter and signing upIt's where all the best stories march first. Jon's military book business is excellent and can be found here - https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/yorkmilitarybooks 

Gina Livy's Facebook Lives from The Livy Method Fall 2024 Support Group hosted on Facebook. This is a recording of the Day 43, 9 AM live. You can find the full video hosted at:https://www.facebook.com/groups/livymethodfall2024Topics covered:We've reached the midway point of The Program - are you going to make it to the end?Can minimizing alcohol intake be beneficial for weight loss?What the Menopause Add-On group will look likeTake some time to take stock of where you're at and assess what you need to keep showing upIt's still normal for the scale not to moveDownsizing one last time - it's time to be all inHow weight loss on The Livy Method hits differentHow the weekly tweaks help to fast-track the weight loss processAre bits and bites creeping in? Time to reassess your ‘Why' and the bigger pictureGetting to a place where you can enjoy indulging without punishing yourself afterwardsHow using your energy creates more energyIt's not just about losing weight - it's what you're learning about yourself along the wayIt's not the candy on Halloween - it's having candy every dayWhy it's important to meet yourself where you're at and not get stuck on what you did last timeHow to work through feeling like you're behind - you are exactly where you need to beThe difference between diet fatigue and life fatigue - how to define what you're struggling withTo learn more about The Livy Method, visit www.ginalivy.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on The Fin podcast, professional services editor Edmund Tadros on the rise of a sales-driven culture at PwC, why the firm bungled its response to the tax leaks scandal, and why it has failed to move on. This podcast is sponsored by Team Global Express Further reading: ‘We couldn't believe it': Insiders reveal how PwC unravelled as scandal broke The inside story of how PwC transformed from dull accountant into a sales-driven firm that would tear itself apart.‘I'll make you more money': Inside Seymour's CEO pitchThe candidates had unofficial campaign managers and developed manifestos. Lobbying was done in the office, over drinks, during the weekend. And like any good election, the voters' main concern was what was in it for them.‘Nerds gone wild': Inside PwC's last party before it all blew upIt is the days-long party now described as the last hurrah before the storm of the tax leaks. Within six months, the scandal would change the firm forever.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

VA Mortgages have no monthly PMI, they have a funding fee that goes on top of the loan and it varies from a first-time VA buyer to a second-time user if there is a certain percentage of disability then no funding fee.With an FHA Mortgage, there is an upfront funding fee of 1.75% and a .55 factor for monthly PMI. Now for Conventional Mortgages, there is no upfront funding fee only a monthly PMI and that depends on your credit scores and down payment on your home.With an excellent credit score, the monthly PMI factor can be at .1 and upIt is good to know because your interest rate is predicated on your credit score and also the PMI can be a factor as well on Conventional loans.tune in and learn at https://www.ddamortgage.com/blogdidier malagies nmls#212566dda mortgage nmls#324329 Support the Show.

Save It For The Sack. Dory the Explory. No Core, No TMS and No Lt Yar! There Were THREE Bodies. Dungeon Murder - The Trading Card Game. Yawn's Yob. Reverse Cowgirl Twister. Whatever Alley I Have... It's Up It. Wrong Way Tornado. We're Pretty Steeped. Lion King and What's Her Bucket. Anthrax before Mater. HONG KONG TOILET. The Dice are High Enough with Tom. Lining up and sticking in the recommentals with Nicole and Randy and more on this episode of The Morning Stream. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Save It For The Sack. Dory the Explory. No Core, No TMS and No Lt Yar! There Were THREE Bodies. Dungeon Murder - The Trading Card Game. Yawn's Yob. Reverse Cowgirl Twister. Whatever Alley I Have... It's Up It. Wrong Way Tornado. We're Pretty Steeped. Lion King and What's Her Bucket. Anthrax before Mater. HONG KONG TOILET. The Dice are High Enough with Tom. Lining up and sticking in the recommentals with Nicole and Randy and more on this episode of The Morning Stream. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode #264For the first time ever, a US president got a mugshot. That's right. Donald J Trump was booked and fingerprinted. On this episode, Ryan shares 4 reasons why Trump's mugshot is great for America.It backfired - Trump's polls went upIt shows the double standardIt exposes what the Left will do to get powerIt proves people don't trust media or the governmentListen to hear more about how this action reveals the Left's schemes.Watch this episode on YouTubeMORE FROM RYAN:Get your FREE DOWNLOAD 21 Days to a Spirit-Led Life to learn how the Holy Spirit can be your personal guide through today's cultural chaosSubscribe to Cutting Edge Faith on YouTubeConnect with Ryan on Instagram or LinkedInSubmit a question or topic for the podcast at ryanshoward.com/contactGet Ryan's eCourse & Coaching Programs

I know I can't be the only one who has: - counted themselves out before they started- downplayed their gifts- felt unqualified to lead even with evidence to prove otherwiseIn this episode we talk about:- becoming a mirror of possibility- stepping fully into our purpose- boldly claiming our gifts- rising upIt's a new era! Looking to heal your sisterhood wounds? Craving connection and female friendships? DM me and let's chat about CULTIVATE, the membership for women who are ready to rise out of the ashes of her past and fully embody the woman she is destined to be.Join the Text Community | Follow on Instagram | Join the Podcast Community on Facebook | Want to support the show? Click here to buy Jer a monthly cup of coffee Be sure to leave a rating and review & don't forget Sharing is Caring! xoxo

It takes courage + bravery to dig for what's not being said.  To show up with compassion + care for others.  Hurt People Hurt- Sometimes its not you...it's them.  That doesn't dismiss you from the issue; that's a signal to take a deeper dive.In this episode we'll unpack:What's really going on when anger shows upIt's real easy to armor up + bark back...that serves no one well.Ask yourself "whats really going on here"Key take-aways:How to create the awareness around the situation.What you can do to help yourself get thorough it.How to show up for the person in front of you.Keynote speaker, Consultant, Trainer + Performance Coach: www.jonathancinelli.comAuthor:  Kick Your Ego aside and Put People FirstEducation: ProjectBitesIG@jonathanacinellifacebook.com/jonathancinellipmSupport the showAppreciate the content we provide?Support the show on Patreon! Click the link below to join the team.https://patreon.com/JonathanCinelli

I woke up at 6:36 AM with this ridiculous level of exuberance and desire! It came from this dream I had about going to NBA tryouts and learning about the power of signing up and how things can changeIt came back to:Caring about others You need to sign upIt's okay to get moved around and redirectedIn case you were wondering yes this is 100% a bonus episode! I just woke up and felt like I needed to share this and get this out there so that's what I did. :)Life felt like a nightmareNow life just feels like a dreamBrain has a hard time telling before fact and fictionFSYNBAFSYOne step in the spiritual, one step in the physical I'm able to jump higher than ever before all of a suddenThrowing yourself out thereNot taking your life for grantedUnderselling is something I've done a lot in my lifeI hadn't signed up“I can run 5 miles in 30 minutes.”I never made the basketball team in high schoolSpoiler: None of these guys are actually in the NBA“I believed I could do anything - that I could make the NBA.”Reps WorkAdministrative WorkRandy Pausch“Am I paying the price for the life that I've been prepared to have?”Do something differentWrite the parts of your story that you want to haveOutletProfessional OutletWill I change everything today?Things can change and on a dime sometimesChannel towards something elseThe Power of Starting From Scratch Episode - https://open.spotify.com/episode/79hw1Z2AUtjFmGSVOIx8OG?si=_snapUwcR1CWUvFlLcR8FQMore YIELD Today:Newsletter: dallincandland.substack.comYouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@yieldtodaypodcastCommunity on Discord: https://discord.com/invite/KR5cdstcEB100 Days of writing on 750 WordsPS: I read from the Book of Mormon and ate some lucky charms at like 3 AM last night so there you go hahaPPS: Although ADHD and Autism have similarities they are both on spectrums.My older brother is on the very low functioning specturm with autism. He's mostly non-verbalI am on the very high functioning spectrum with ADHD. There are some drawbacks but I seem to have only the benefits reallySupport the show

Joel Fine is a real estate investor, syndicator, and developer. He is a General Partner in 1,200 doors; Limited Partner in 17,000+ doors across fifteen states. He has been the principal in ground-up development projects spanning 157 acres. His acute business expertise developed over a 30+year career in high tech as business owner, entrepreneur, executive, program manager, and engineer.  Host of the podcast - Paydirt - Real Estate DevelopmentMain Points:Started in small multifamily, then discovered syndicationOvercame three critical limiting beliefs: (1) I have to invest locally (2) I have to go it alone and (3) real estate returns are similar in all marketsInvested in Texas from California (before moving to Texas)Learned how to invest at a distanceLearned that not all markets are like California (low cash flow, need appreciation to make money)Discovered the power of partnerships to scale upIt's a relationship business!Connect with Joel Fine:joel@lakelineproperties.com 4082212708https://lakelineproperties.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelfine/ Podcast: Multifamily Investor Nation, Austin chapter 

Why do we call it Good Friday? Because Jesus is the greatest good God could have given to mankind. Luke 23:32-38 "Father, forgive them for they know not what they do." know not what they do - these people did not understand that this very event was for them.forgive - comes from the same word as grace. It's basically grace in action.present tense - what if every time someone mocked Jesus, He said these words. What a message of hope. Good Friday makes Resurrection Sunday possible. Friday is still goodFriday is good because I once hid in the garden, and He came lookingIt's so good because I was the crazy one building a boat for a world without rain, then He sent the floodFriday is good because I was fatherless and nationless, and God said look upFriday is so good because I was infertile couldn't have a baby, then I gave birth to a nationFriday gives me hope because I was once cast in a dry well to die, but God had already sent a caravan to pick me upIt is miraculous because I was a prostitute that committed high treason to help God's people, and found out that my past doesn't predetermine my futureIt is good because I was thrown in the pit, but God already decided I wasn't the lions next mealFriday is good because God met me in self-exile, then used me to set His people freeIt is so good because I once murdered a man to have his wife, and God didn't allow my worst day to be the final wordIt is really good because I once sat in a desert abandoned but not alone, I knew my God was with meIt is good because I was a timid girl from an exiled people, and God decided to make me a queenFriday is good because even though I stared in the face of trouble day after day, I could still rejoice in the God of my salvationFriday is good because “He himself bore our sicknesses, and He carried our pains… He was pierced because of our rebellion, crushed because of our iniquities; punishment for our peace was on Him, and we are healed by His wounds” (Isaiah 53:4a-5).Friday is good…and is still good, because you can't have resurrection Sunday without Good Friday. Connect with SLU:InstagramRegister for SLULearn more about The LIFT TourLearn more about YPS Connect with our Hosts:Brent's InstagramBrent's TwitterJeff's InstagramJeff's Twitter

2023.03.20 – 0809 – Vocal Tension From Sitting and Standing Physical tension can come from sitting down and standing upIt is very easy to stay still in a studio and only at the end of a programme realise that you have been in the same seat for three or four hours. Sitting still has your body relaxed into a sedentary position, your breathing slows into shallow breaths as the lungs struggle to fully open. You begin to sound dull and lifeless because of a lack of oxygen to power your voice, and your muscles and brain. Get re-invigorated by walking around the studio whenever you have a chance. It will get some air into your lungs and help you sound more alert the next time you open the mic.Standing for a long time may also cause problems: locked knees, a tight lower back, head jutted towards the mic. But in general standing is preferable. Standing up gives you better control of your breathing, helps you stay alert and means you can move around much more freely as you gesture. Radio stations which have presenters who ‘stand to deliver', have studio desks which are raised slightly so they don't have to slouch to operate the faders and some have microphone head-sets so their presenters can walk around the studio as they talk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

GROW  Greatness Reached over Oppression through Wisdom Release anything that is holding you back from GreatnessGROW Love, GROWDon't forget to Love you also

Here's the song I just posted, but turned around backwards. The lyrics are:I want to be a witch when I grow upIt's HalloweenIt's the dark time of the yearIt's HalloweenAnd I'll make one thing clear(Then the same stuff backwards).

After failing out of high school and doing 4 years in prison and having a son, there was only one way to go and that was up. I had to figure out how to make it in the real estate niche with my background and the easiest route with less road blocks was using credit cards. Now I'm making at least 100k per project.Main Points:You don't need perfect credit to get into real estateYou can leverage your credit cards to get into real estateYou can hide the utilization on your credit cards to maintain a high scoreYou can make at least 100k by building from the ground upIt is an easier market to jump into building than rehabbingConnect Andy Williams & Gigi Williams: www.the100kplay.andybuyshouses.org/homeandy@andybuyshouses.orggig@andybuyshouses.orgInstagra  -anybuyhousesInstagra – mscnotes404-458-0893 (Gigi)727-888-2607 (Andy)

Recently I was interviewed for a Byte the Book event by the fabulous founder Justine Solomons. If you haven't heard of Byte the Book, it has been described as the number one networking organisation in publishing. Byte the Book offers consultancy, runs events and offers lots of benefits to members.When we spoke, Justine asked all about How to Get Booked as a Guest on podcasts so I thought it would be useful to share an edited down version of our conversation with you today. We talk about:Why should you want to be a guest on podcastsThe equipment you needHow to be a great guestHow to find the right podcastsPutting together a great pitchKey TakeawaysBecause podcasts have niche audiences you can reach the right peopleShow up to your interviews with the mindset to add valueIt's better to talk to a small number of the right peopleThere are podcasts looking for guests like youAlways follow-upIt's important to promote your podcast interviewsMentioned in This EpisodeByte the BookConnect with Justine Solomons and Byte the BookFacebookTwitterLinkedInInstagramConnect with Victoria BennionBook your free podcast guesting strategy session today.To learn more about working with us visit www.victoriabennion.com

It all started when I moved out of home..I wanted to be a jack of all trades but ended up being a master of noneBut now I can truly say I am in the best zone Ive ever been in my lifeTRUE freedom is doing what you want when you want but understanding your mission as a MAN.You don't know what the mission is when you still think like a kidIt's not even about growing upIt's about LEVELLING UP everywhereWhile you're here, be sure to subscribe to my podcast Think Inspire - Think Bigger And Implement Abundance. It's a great source for free advice and info. Rate and review too. It helps me know whether or not I'm giving you the kind of content you want and need.And don't forget to follow and subscribe to my social media accounts.TikTokInstagramFacebookMy DM is always open.Let's keep talking! I want to hear from you! You can contact me any time through my social media accounts or email.Tell me about your latest successes. Ask me questions. Give me ideas for future podcasts.I've always felt a successful coaching relationship is built on two pillars: Persistence and Communication.If you're looking for a little bit of help with your fitness goals, click here to shoot me a message

On this episode of Creepy Kids Radio, I celebrate the release of "Best Friend" by slamming 24oz Tacate's and reading some of my most unhinged movie reviews. Why? I think I tried to convince you all that it's a clever connection to me filming a (no budget) music video, but I really think that I just wanted to pop off online and needed an alibi. I also talk about seeing "The Northman" and explore what it means to be a "man". And then, yes... read more reviews. BUT: There is most definitely unreleased Noirre songs at the end of this episode if that's your type of thing! Cheeeeeers. CHAPTERS: 1:06 - ....Shit Was A Movie, Bro. 2:37 - "Airplane" Review 3:40 - "Swingers" Review 4:39 - "Initial D" Review 6:00 - Letterbox Draft Kings 7:03 - "T2: Judgement Day" Review 10:15 - "Jason X" Review 15:03 - COLD OPEN / SHOUTOUTS 21:21 - Release Day Tecate's 24:19 - The Northman Ritualistically Fucked Me 26:30 - Who's Finding God At Coachella? 28:31 - What It Means To Be A Man 31:04 - Azealia Banks Type Magick 36:53 - Puberty... OR DIE! 41:23 - *worst episode moment easter-egg 44:06 - "Leprechaun" Review 46:48 - "Employee Of The Month" Review 48:13 - "Poseidon" Review 50:52 - "The Ringer" Review 52:49 - Suckin' Ass Aint Easy 55:34 - UNRELEASED NOIRRE TRACKS TRACKLIST: 1. Putrid Stu - Finna Get You High 2. Airplane Main Theme - Elmer Bernstein 3. Dean Martin - You're Nobody "Till Somebody Loves You 4. Chan Kwong-Wing - Initial D Opening 5. Brad Fiedel - T2: Judgement Day Theme 6. Harry Manfredini - Jason X Theme Song 7. Weast - Cocola 8. The Hellp - Vertigo (Noirre's Up It's Gutz Remix) 9. Stussko - Space Funk 10. Robin Carolan - The Northman Theme 11. Crystal Castles - Vanished (SLOWED DOWN) 12. Travis Scott - sweet sweet 13. Phish - Stash 14. Death Grips - Thru The Walls 15. Fleetwood Mac - Gypsy 16. Azealia Banks - Count Contessa 17. Byron Metcalf - Heart Warriors 18. Fortunate Youth - Jah Music (Feat. Matt Liufau) 19. The Growlers - Dull Boy 20. Kevin Kiner - Leprechaun Theme 21. Teddybears - Cobrastyle (Feat. Mad Cobra) 22. Klaus Badelt - Poseidon OST 23. Jamiroquai - You Give Me Something 24. Karaoke Stars MP3 - Celebration (Instrumental) 25. Dave Mathews Band - Ants Marching (Live 1995) 26. Noirre - Best Friend 27. Noirre - Have You Ever Seen? (UNRELEASED) 28. Noirre - Cheap 'N Easy (UNRELEASED)

The Divine Style Podcast | When Your Time's Up It's Up Do we choose how and when we pass Shocking ways people have passed Letting go of the fear of dying Welcome to the Divine Style Podcast with Gerlinda Stella Personal Stylist/Self Love Coach and Alison Maiden Psychic Medium/Metaphysical Teacher.Every week  we share a new episode with spiritual lessons to cultivate self-love and self-expression so you can become the best version of yourself. Get in touch:www.gerlinda.com.au | www.alisonmaiden.com

What's Up It's Ya Girl KV Style Back With Another One ✨ We are focusing on ourselves and taking the initiative to change our mindset. This podcast is what you need to hear to start your self journey ✨ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kvstyle/message

How to become the best version of yourself? Are you being the best version of yourself? This week on Up It, we're discussing how to become the best version of yourself. In order to become the best version of yourself, this episode can help you! If you're wondering what it really takes to be the best version of yourself or even how to become a better version of yourself, then dive into this episode. Discover the 1 secret to becoming the best version of yourself. You'll be surprised how simple it is to become the best possible version of yourself.

How to focus on your goals without focusing? Learning to focus on your goals is a critical skill to develop. This week on Up It, we're discovering how to focus on what you want. In the personal development space it is easy to get overwhelmed with so many things. However, personal growth can truly start when you are keenly aware of your goals. While all self-help materials teach us different aspects of self help, the one key important skill we need to develop is to focus on the goals we want to achieve. It is easy to set goals but to stay focused on them is a challenge. So how do you stay focused on your goals? How do you get your brain to focus? Well that's what is covered in this episode. Deep dive into this episode to understand 5 behaviours you need to drop if you want to improve your focus! ✨ Download a FREE Checklist for Your Goals: http://bit.ly/checklist-for-your-goals

Releasing negative emotions Releasing negative emotions is a skill that you can benefit immensely from having. This week on Up It, we're discussing negative emotions and how to release negative emotions trapped in your body. Learning how to release negative emotions is necessary for a healthy mind and body. In this episode, we discuss techniques for letting go of negative emotions, stop negativity and negative thinking. Letting go of negative thoughts certainly needs practice but you can train your mind to let go of unwanted emotions that may lead to unwanted behaviour. Dive into this episode and release negative emotions in a healthy manner. ✨JOIN THE STRATEGY FOR GOALS WAITLIST: https://bit.ly/waitlist-SFG

How to set healthy boundaries? Set healthy boundaries with Up It. Boundaries can empower you. In this episode we deep dive into how to set boundaries. With them we may fall into a people pleasing habit and no one wants to be a people pleaser, right? For a healthy relationship it is critical to stop people pleasing. It can be scary to stop caring what others think which is where setting boundaries can help you. On the path of self improvement, this skill is critical for your personal growth. In this life coaching episode, learn about healthy boundaries and how to set boundaries with people. Discover a process of how to set and maintain boundaries. Good boundaries free you, so dive into this episode.

A couple of weeks ago, G & G Podcast had the pleasure of interviewing an up and coming rap star named Shaky who hails from the 860. This man has an incredible work ethic and an extensive catalogue to show for it, with hit singles such as "Up It", "Together" (clip featured on podcast 7.6k views!!!!) and "Baby Steel". HERE ARE HIS SOCIAL MEDIAS PEOPLE! FOLLOW THE MAN: YOUTUBE: Bmore Shaky SNAPCHAT: Bmoreshaky INSTAGRAM: Therealshakyy FACEBOOK: Kirk B Skinner EMAIL FOR COLLABS: ShakyPosidan@gmail.com It was a pleasure having you on our platform Shaky, and you are most welcome anytime ALSO, DON'T FORGET TO CHECK US OUT ON: YOUTUBE: @Gangster & Gentleman Podcast INSTAGRAM: @gangster_gentleman_podcast FACEBOOK: @GangsterGentlemanPodcast TWITTER: @GGPodcast4 NOW STREAMING ON APPLE PODCASTS, SPOTIFY, ANCHOR, GOOGLE PODCASTS, POCKET CASTS, RADIO PUBLIC, & BREAKER!!!!

Self awareness is an important skill to possess. This week on Up It, we're talking about how to know yourself. In this self awareness video you'll discover how to be more self aware and how to be successful. What successful people do is they develop and hone this skill of being more self aware. This skill can show you how to know your strengths and weaknesses. The power of self awareness lies in helping you know yourself and it can change your life. Watch this video to know the key to success.

What if I don't have goals? 6 steps to figure out your goals. Do you ever think “what if I don't have goals?” This week on Up It, we're going to explore what to do if you don't have any goals. This is unlike a typical goal setting video where we show you how to set goals. The challenge with life goals is about setting goals and how to achieve them. Every goal setting motivational video out there can show you how to set goals for yourself. But what happens if you want to find your purpose but you think you don't have one. This is where this episode can help you find a goal in life. Dive into this episode to know what to do when you have no big goals in life. Deep dive into 6 steps that will help you figure out meaningful goals for yourself.

How to overcome self-doubt? This week on Up It, we're discussing how to overcome fear, especially self-doubt. This episode covers simple tips to overcome self-doubt. While pursuing goals you'll need to learn how to eliminate self-doubt forever. I'm sharing how I deal with self-doubt. There are proven ways on how to outsmart your self-doubt. Overcoming self-doubt is possible and it can be learnt. Dive into this episode and discover how to believe in yourself.

We all have goals and we all want to do the necessary things. However, taking action is difficult. This week on Up It, we discuss how to execute and make things happen! Making things happen is the biggest challenge to achieving any goal. Doing the work is hard but without it success isn't possible. The motivation to succeed needs to be backed up with serious and hard work! So go ahead and just make things happen! Dive into this episode to discover practical steps that will make it easier for you to make things happen!

This week on Up It, we're discussing how to know when to quit or preserve your goals. For example how to when you want to quit your job or when to quit any other goal. Knowing when to quit strategically and tactically is an important skill to master. This episode dives into when you should quit and when to commit. It's absolutely critical to know when to quit. Watch this to know when to give up and quit. Knowing when to cut your losses will help you immensely.

How Well Do You Know Yourself? This week on Up It, we're discussing how well do you really know yourself and how it can help you with your goals? Discover the questions that will reveal who you really are. This episode covers how to get to know yourself fully. If you want to achieve any goals ask yourself do you know yourself? Discover how to know yourself which is critical to success in life. Examine how much you know yourself, it could be the key to success and happiness.

IMPROVING YOUR ATTITUDE IN 4 WAYS Improving your attitude helps you with your goals. This week on Up It, we're discussing improving your attitude in 4 ways. There are simple ways to improve your attitude. Simple good habits to grow and develop a perfect positive attitude. Discover simple and unbeatable ways to develop a positive attitude which is essential for your goals. Improve your attitude and improve your life. We all know the saying that ‘attitude is everything'. You can choose to change the negative attitude that is probably destroying you. Discover how to change your attitude and transform your life.

The Messy Monster the history of middle earth seriesThe SimarillionDescription of a mapAaron is studying for a testWorld historyAND interviewing to be a teacherWith a Box tieCharter schoolsCollin had a meeting today...boy howdy Couch follow-upIt's NOT brokenMattress shopping is even worse Disney Movie CornerCruellaPlease stop...nobody caresWhich villain? Check out our other episodes: ohbrotherpodcast.comFollow us on InstagramCheck us out on Youtube

The Messy Monster the history of middle earth seriesThe SimarillionDescription of a mapAaron is studying for a testWorld historyAND interviewing to be a teacherWith a Box tieCharter schoolsCollin had a meeting today...boy howdy Couch follow-upIt's NOT brokenMattress shopping is even worse Disney Movie CornerCruellaPlease stop...nobody caresWhich villain? Check out our other episodes: ohbrotherpodcast.comFollow us on InstagramCheck us out on Youtube

Getting over Imposter Syndrome This week on Up It, we discuss what is imposter syndrome and how you can combat it. Imposter syndrome is a very serious and real condition that can affect you. Especially when you're pursuing your goals. However there's a surprising solution to the imposter syndrome! Discover how you can use the imposter syndrome to your benefit. If you miss the signs you might have imposter syndrome it can cause self doubt. You will benefit by knowing how to overcome self doubt and thinking your way out of imposter syndrome. Learn how to build self confidence by combatting imposter syndrome. Find out the one thing no one told you about the imposter syndrome and the types of imposter syndrome as well!

Discover 5 Reasons Why you need a strategy for your goals Discover 5 reasons why you need a strategy for your goals. This week on Up It, we focus on why you need a strategy to reach your goals and how to do that exactly. There are benefits of having a strategy. Start creating a strategy for your goals today! CREATE YOUR UNIQUE STRATEGY FOR GOALS: http://bit.ly/strategy-for-goals

IMPORTANT LIFE LESSONS WHILE PURSUING GOALS This week on Up It, we’re discussing some of the most important life lessons while pursuing goals. We’re looking at life lessons which govern some important rules for life. If you’re looking to change your life then this motivational video can help. While pursuing goals, many inspirational videos can help. In this episode we take a look at such valuable lessons for a happier life. Don’t miss out on the lessons in life that people learn too late. Watch to find out the most important lessons everyone should learn.

How to develop a thick skin? This week on Up It, discover how to discover thick skin and become mentally tough. It is the best skill you can develop in life. By learning to grow a very thick skin you can learn how not to get offended. How to be thick skinned is necessary and the importance of having a thick skin for your goals is critical. It can help you in being tough and build mental toughness. So get a thick skin, dive into this episode for the details on how to do just that!

HOW TO CHANGE YOUR THINKING FROM NEGATIVE TO POSITIVE How to change your thinking from negative to positive? This week on Up It we discuss how to change negative thoughts to positive. This episode is about how to change negative thinking. Your brain is wired for negative thoughts. Here’s a scientifically proven technique to change negative thoughts to positive that’ll help you replace negative thoughts. You can destroy the addiction to negative thoughts and learn how to change negative feelings to positive. You can destroy negative thoughts and feelings and overcome negative thoughts completely.

HOW TO MAKE THE BEST OUT OF A BAD SITUATION This week on Up It, we’re looking at making the best of a bad situation. How to deal with a bad situation or how to be positive is not something that is covered in our conventional education. However it is important especially if we want to achieve our goals. In this episode discover how to be more positive by learning how to turn a negative into a positive. Being negative will not help you in any way to pursue your goal. Power of positivity and the power of positive thinking is not overrated. Go beyond just how to be a positive thinker. Discover practical tips on how to stay positive and make the most out of a given situation that helps you.

5 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD THANK YOUR PAST FAILURES Past failures are good for your growth! In this episode discover 5 reasons why you should thank your past failures. Of course when you are going through a difficult time it may not seem like a good thing but you should keep going. Your failures don’t define you. We dive into how failures can help us grow and the ways to look at our mistakes. This episode will help you accept your mistakes and move on. You are not your past or your mistakes. If you can’t let go of past mistakes you must watch this. You will find how to get over your mistakes because our mistakes haunt us very easily. Remember that the greatest teacher failure is. Learn from your mistakes and remember your past doesn’t define you. Learn how to handle failures in life with Up It. Let’s connect on Social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/upitaway Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/upitaway YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/upitaway Podcast: http://bit.ly/action-ables You can watch the full episode here

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Your message aimed at a highly targeted audience. Let's talk. dan@selected.sesamers.comTopics Discussed:Pre-roll announcementVaccination, BOOKED!Fauci OuchieSelf written bioCopy/pasteGuinness!You're a prickGeorge, Gracie, doesn't matterExclusive artworkGO TO SELECTED.SESAMERS.COM and sign up for the newsletter. A bogey in your nose, something stuck in your teeth, and your glasses are fogged upIt is what it isThe pause has been neededIn Japan we always say, "If you're going to fall over, fall forwards and never backwards."8/10ths preparedAutumn in New YorkOver policing2020's. Off the f*cking hook!I'm the 8-10 or 4-6 guyThe Rake's ProgressChoppin' Broccoli. He's choppin' Broccoli.Wabi-Sabi"I'm a great guitar player"Well, funny you mention the guitar ..."This is not clubhouse!"Cello was the very first instrument I learned to playThe Eastman School of Music(Southern) ComfortThe pandemic is Shingy's carWe're only looking at the bonnetDelicious and crispNostalgia"I'm totally out of control""That was Ben & Jerry's actually"The man who evangelised de-friendingLess ConnectionHumans want to be closerSize 32? Size 34?Walking awayZoomitisI'm not wearing any pantsI wanted to be the studentNeil Peart / Gene KrupaThe future of ShingyBooze to Biotech - and therein lies the problemI got a little chip in thereHow do you keep up with the speed of cultureI AM the ding!THE LIGHTNING ROUNDYour message aimed at a highly targeted audience. Let's talk. dan@selected.sesamers.comAaaaaaand we're back!Uomo UniversaleThe FUTURE arrivesKids? No way. Says the dad.London barksShingy is a great dadYour message aimed at a highly targeted audience. Let's talk. dan@selected.sesamers.comWhere to Find Us:Find Shingy at:EmailInstagramFind Dan at:Linktr.ee 

Episode 22: It's Up & It's Stuck This episode began with a lot of laughter and weekly recaps from the fellas! More bullying from Al & Tone against Turtleneck Papi. Followed by weekly rants (9:40). How important is it to unify with people outside of the black community (23:35)? The guys followed that topic up with Is Russell Wilson a Simp? Should a woman's past dictate is she worthy of being loved correctly (48:00)? The podcast then shifted to discuss why people don't like Lori Harvey (61:10). The guys then discussed who was the worst husband (78:20). The final topic was Michael Jackson vs. Prince, who do you prefer (97:05)? The podcast ended with wine with Will & final words from the guys. Intro Song - “Grinding All My Life” - Nipsey Hussel - Victory Lap (album) Outro Song - “Off The Wall” - Michael Jackson - Off The Wall (album) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/albert-bailey-jr/message

Born and bred in a small coal mining and steel mill town in Western Pennsylvania,https://www.linkedin.com/in/ricfranzi/ ( Ric Franzi) moved to California after graduating with a B.A. in Communications from the University of Pittsburgh. While in Southern California, he continued his education by attaining his MBA from Pepperdine University. Ric is the host of thehttp://ceopeergroups.podbean.com/ ( Critical Mass Radio Show & Podcast) and an author ofhttps://www.amazon.com/Richard-Franzi/e/B002BMEZUQ%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share ( three books) and frequently speaks to CEOs and business owners. He has been featured on Forbes, INC, CNBC, and many others.   “When you emotionally want something, it is amazing how you can mentally rationalize that it makes sense.” Ric Franzi   Worst investment everRic and his wife had family friends whom they had known for a very long time. The friends had a son, Henry, who was one of two co-founders of the company Broadcom. The company is a very well recognized chip manufacturer. The couple has known Henry forever, and they trusted him. Henry had started other successful businesses, and so they knew him to be a successful entrepreneur. Getting the first chance to invest in their friend’s startup companyRic and his wife got a chance to buy shares into Broadcom at a family and friends rate. Being the cautious investor he is, Ric called his broker and talked to him about the idea of investing in Broadcom. The broker told him that he did not have to but that the shares were three times higher than the price he could buy them. With that advice, he made up his mind to purchase the shares. Selling their shares to build a poolBroadcom was doing well, and so Ric was quite delighted with the decision they had made. After a while, the couple decided to build a pool and do some modernization to their house. Since the couple had made enough money on the Broadcom stock, they decided to sell it and use that money to finance the project rather than getting a second mortgage. So they took the gains off the table and spent it on something that they wanted. The couple spent tons of time in that pool with their growing children and made lots of family memories. Leaving money on the tableWhile building a pool and improving their house was a fantastic personal decision, selling their stock too early saw the couple lose a lot of money. The Broadcom shares continued to appreciate. Ric was pained to realize that they had made a very foolish financial decision by selling an appreciating asset to get a depreciating one. Lessons learnedDo not sell an appreciating asset to buy a depreciating oneDo not buy depreciating assets, especially if you have to sell an appreciating asset. It never works out well. Also, do not overbuy depreciating assets. Seek the assistance of a financial advisor whenever you need to sell your investmentsIf you have an urgent need for cash and the only way to raise it is to sell your investments, thenhttps://myworstinvestmentever.com/ep153-john-swolfs-never-be-afraid-to-ask-a-financial-advisor-when-it-comes-to-your-money/ ( consult a financial advisor) and figure out how to minimize the drain on your finances. Do not let emotions take control of your decisions. Have someone who can offer you uncompromised adviceHave someone trusted who will advise and reason with you without any emotions involved whenever you want to make financial and investment decisions. Andrew’s takeawaysPeople miss opportunities every day. So do not beat yourself upIt is painful to look back at the opportunities that we miss. The best way to deal with the emotion of that is to remember that everyone has missed many other opportunities. Test things out with a small positionWhen you encounter a stock whose price goes up or down, take a small amount of that stock and sell it or buy it depending on the price’s direction. Actionable adviceSolicit outside advice from people who have no vested interest

Hai, hai. Episode kali ini sekaligus uji coba fitur "invite friend to join" di Anchor. Soalnya selama ngepodcast nggak pernah pakai fitur tersebut. Nah kali ini kami ngobrol bareng Upit, doi ini seorang ilustrator. Kami ngobrolin bagaimana upgrade skill dengan ikut workshop. Tapi workshop online atau offline sih yg lebih enak?? Atau cukup lihat video tutorial aja??

2020 adalah tahun yg super banget, pandemi covid-19 membuat segala hal berubah 180 derajat. Nah obrolan kali ini bersama Upit dan Bagus, dua temen SMA kami, terkait kebiasaan baru yg dilakukan atau tidak dilakukan selama tahun 2020 ini. Dengarkan sampai selesai ya.

Few/a few/little/a little – określenia te uczący poznają bardzo wcześnie podczas swojej nauki języka angielskiego, ale nawet zaawansowane osoby bardzo często popełniają błędy w ich użyciu. Rzeczywiście, wyglądają bardzo podobnie, ale niosą nieco inny przekaz. W odcinku 47 podcastu wyjaśniam te różnice. Dowiesz się, które stosowane są z rzeczownikami policzalnymi, a które nie i co więcej, jakie są różnice między nimi. Na koniec jak zwykle zapraszam na www.monikapodbielska.com gdzie znajdziecie całą wiedzę oraz teksty piosenek i video z piosenkami, w których zastosowane były te określenia. Pobierz ćwiczenia z www.monikapodbielska.com i sprawdź, czy już wszystko umiesz i rozumiesz. Few/a few/little/a littleFew i a few stosoujemy do rzeczwowników policzalnychNa przykładFew people, few books, few films A few friends, a few books.few oznacza po prostu mało – dla rzeczowników policzalnychA few zaś – kilka.There were a few people at the meeting so we could talk. – Było kilka osób na spotkaniu, więc mogliśmy pogadać – ma to wydźwięk pozytywny, dodatni.Jeżeli powiemy zaś: There were few people at the meeting so we couldn't vote anything. – Było mało osób na spotkaniu I nie mogliśmy na nic zagłosować. – Ma to wydźwięk negatywny, niewystarczający. Little i a little zaś odnoszą się, określają rzeczowniki niepoliczalneNa przykładHe drinks little water. – On pije mało wody.AleHe drinks a little wine at parties. – On pije trochę win ana przyjęciach.He has a little money, so let's go party! – On ma trochę kasy, więc chodźmy na imprezę. – Czyli Little oznacza mało dla rzeczowników niepoliczalnychA little oznacza troche I ma to wydźwięk pozytywnyNależy więc zapamiętać, że few i little sugerują zbyt małą liczbę, a a few i a little mają bardziej pozytywny wydźwięk, podkreślają fakt, że czegoś jest więcej niż tylko troszeczkę.Mówimy więc:-Little money - mało pieniędzy (zbyt mało by np. coś kupić)-Few books – mało książek-A little money – trochę pieniędzy ( mało, ale na coś tam starczy)-a few books – kilka książek Jak to można spróbować zapamiętać?Few ma trzy literki, więc bardzo mało…A few ma cztery literki więc to już trochę więcej, zawsze coś…Little ma mniej literek niż a little, więc little oznacza zupełnie mało, a little – o, to już coś zawsze jest… Inne przykłady:- I've got few friends – mam niewielu przyjaciół (oznacza to, że mam rzeczywiście mało przyjaciół, przydałoby się więcej)- I've got a few friends. – mam paru przyjaciół (to nieźle, zawsze mogę się z kimś spotkać)- I have little money - mam mało pieniędzy (nie dam rady kupić nic konkretnego, na nic mi nie wystarczy)- I have a little money – mam trochę pieniędzy (o! to może w coś zainwestuję, lub kupię nowy samochód) - I have a little time today – mam dziś troche czasu (to może pójdę do kina..)I jak zwykle spójrzmy, jak te wyrażenia stosowane są w piosenkach:FewThe Who – It's Hard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gV-kTMGUwIAny tough can fight, few can playAny fool can fall, few can layAny stud can reproduce, few can pleaseAnyone can pay, few can leaseIt's hardIt's hard(It's a hard, hard hand to hold(it's a hard, hard hand to holdIt's a hard land to control)It's a hard land to control)Any man can claim, few can findAny girl can blink, few can lieAnyone can promise, few can raiseAnyone can try, but a few can stayAny brain can hide, few can standAny kid can fly, few can land…A fewJay-Z – Suit and Tie – tutaj jest piosenka z tekstemhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTPHEJKbqdwI be on my suit and tie shit, tie shit, tieI be on my suit and tie shit, tie shitCan I show you a few things?A few things, a few things, little baby 'causeI be on my suit and tie shit, tie shitI be on my suit and tie shit, tie shitLet me show you a few thingsLet me show you a few thingsWait a minute, you ready, JT?I can't wait 'til I get you on the floor, good-lookingGoing out so hot, just like an ovenAnd I'll burn myself, but just had to touch itIt's so fly and it's all mineHey baby, we don't mind all the watching, hi'Cause if they study close, real close, they might learn somethingShe ain't nothing but a little doozy when she does itShe's so fly (she's so fly) tonightAnd as long as I've got my suit and tieI'ma leave it all on the floor…Toby Keith – A few more cowboys – piosenka z tekstemhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BuAZDuzq58If the White House was in Texas, man, we'd get a straighter answerIf they'd let us smoke what we want, we'd have a lot less cancerThere'd be a bunch more daddies, sons could be proud ofWe'd have half the crime, we'd have twice the funWith a few more cowboys, be a lot less outlawsWith a few more amens, be a lot less bad callsWith a few more yes ma'ams and a lot less yes manThis world would be a better place to live inWith a few more cowboysIf we did it with a handshake, we'd save a lot of paperThat'd save a lot of trees we're shippin' overseas to make herIf we stood by our word, took care of our ownBought it made in the USA, we'd keep it here at homeWith a few more cowboys, be a lot less outlawsWith a few more amens, be a lot less bad calls…Jaheim – special dayhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFlMdZeSKGEBreakfast when you wake,Along with the candle on a cupcake that I baked,Catering you is much of my oblige,Instead of stress and mirage,You're the beat to my heart,Here's a rose with no thorns on the stem, you're a gem,You're the reason why i've, found 100 ways to,Adore you 3 times a day, morning noon and night,It's for youToday's a special day for you,These are a few, (these are a few, these are a few)Things I'd like to do for you,Today's a special day for you,These are a few, (these are a few, these are a few)Things I'd like to share with youI'm a fool for love today, honest I'll do,Anything you need me to, uh huh,From sun rise to sun set on this ordinary day,You can have it all your way,That's my job, you're a heart throb,Love's the…Little ARKARNA SO LITTLE TIME Song N LYRICshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3pU3EPgULUTook a while to drag me out of bedAim some coffee at my headSaw the clock, I'm running lateIt's an ordinary dayAnd I'm like a dog on heatKnock one out and then fall asleepIt's sad but trueI'd rather be with youDon't you forget about meWhen you're a celebrityIt will be only you and meBefore too longSo little time, so much to doI'd rather spend my days with youSo little time, so much to doI' like to spend one day with youAnd if that day is not enoughMaybe we can stay and touchBut I'm not making plansFor tomorrow, for tomorrowNever comes...Said I've been celibate for yearsNot out of choice there's no - one hereSee I can't give my end awayAnother ordinary dayAnd I'd love to seeA little more of youYour clothes would look betterOn my bedroom…Matt Berninger - Loved So Littlehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZOWXXF0N7IWith your pulled-on hair and your punched-up lipsAnd your city-mouse voiceI should have known that we'd get into thisIf I didn't watch the signalsAnd now you lean in the door in your fired-up skinWith your look all freedom, telling me that I'm in for itIf I can't keep upIt's only god or the devil when you're in itAnd I'm always getting caught in the middleIt's so hard to be loved so littleTime to rip out the phoneWhy are people still calling?Don't they know that we're never gonna buy another batshit storyOf bad kids in the gardenBetter bring your fear of flying and your lizard boy brainTo the top of the stairs, 'cause I don't wanna have toCome down again and find you lighting upIt's only god or the devil when you're in…A littleLou bega – mambo no5, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bu7h_md33SoLadies and gentlemen, this is Mambo Number FiveOne, two, three, four, fiveEverybody in the car, so come on, let's rideTo the liquor store around the cornerThe boys say they want some gin and juiceBut I really don't wannaBeer bust like I had last weekI must stay deep because talk is cheapI like Angela, Pamela, Sandra and RitaAnd as I continue you know they getting sweeterSo what can I do? I really beg you, my LordTo me is flirting it's just like sport, anything flyIt's all good, let me dump it, please set in the trumpetA little bit of Monica in my lifeA little bit of Erica by my sideA little bit of Rita is all I needA little bit of Tina is what I seeA little bit of Sandra in the sunA little bit of Mary all night longA little bit of Jessica,…Erasure – a little respecthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pwzy-oVx7kI try to discoverA little something to make me sweeterOh baby refrain from breaking my heartI'm so in love with youI'll be forever blueThat you gimme no reasonWhy you make-a-me work so hardThat you gimme noThat you gimme noThat you gimme noThat you gimme noSoul, I hear you callingOh baby please give a little respect to meAnd if I should falterWould you open you arms out to meWe can make love not warAnd live at peace with our heartsI'm so in love with youI'll be forever blueWhat religion or reasonCould drive a man to forsake his loverDon't you tell me noDon't you tell me noDon't you tell me noDon't you tell me noSoul, I hear you callingOh baby please give a little respect to meI'm…

Measure your progress. What are the ways to measure progress? How to measure your progress and why? Measuring your progress is critical and to correctly measure your progress is even more critical. Learn to track your progress. If you have questions about how to measure your progress and you don’t want to measure your progress by others then this week’s Up It episode will help you. Download Goal Setting Worksheet: https://goalsettingworksheet.upitaway.com/ Let’s connect on Social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/upitaway Instagram: https://www,instagram.com/upitaway YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/upitaway Podcast: http://bit.ly/action-ables Tune in now to listen. Watch the full episode here

S1 ep 16- VOICES AT THREE OR FOUR AM.Right about now in the lonely hourYou want the noise the crowds to towerI hear you young bloodEaseDon't think so muchBreathNever gonna be what you never gonna beI wanna take this time to give you a talkDissolve the lines remove the cordsChéri amourDon't marry the lorePull heavy the pourAnd ready your tourGo round the motionsFloat in Your areasOnly you can keep upThe things that you can bring upIt's a lot lot of lowsHow you wanna soarThe years ain't many moreYou bring up every boyWho doing what you notThe blind rage gotYou slippingTrippingQuestion what's authentic Get into other business Your mother taught you betterThe world showed you clearer You drown out liverDie just to live upThe pain make a riverDown out all noise That Lala ployThe mama's boyWhere the honor oy VeyGuide the wayNot much I can sayIn December days Lost in viceDissolve my rightsYou gotta know I likeThe lights in flightI been tripping The time is slipping My mind be acting differentDon't know if I could live withThe way I'm goingLost in not knowing Yall gotta take the lowestEnd and throw it Depend where you grow upBye bye for nowI never get to loungeThe slow burn summer Ideas you drum upPlaying up numbers In a world that don't want usIt's the wrong side prayerWhen you gotta give the day upNo minus Refine itThem odd lines honestDepending where you find itDon't have honor Find it in designerPut tags On ragsAnd blow the bagHow you get a hold of that..... FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @NIGHTWORLDPODEmail us- nightworldpod@hvbrecordings.comSEASON 1 LOOKING THROUGH THE TUNNEL WILL RUN FROM JUNE UNTIL THE END OF OCTOBER.NIGHT WORLD IS RECORDED AT NIGHT SOUND STUDIOS IN CARRBORO NORTH CAROLINA. VEGAS ROMANCE  the instrumental used in today's episode (#16) IS FROM SFRBEATS.COMNIGHT WORLD a PODCAST is written  & performed by Arvid, 8TATE HYE, & Zaf. Glenn Schwartz is our recording engineer. Please leave reviews, subscribe and share this podcast.  

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Microsoft releases a CU for Windows 10 version 20H2. Right. It's "done."Meanwhile, let's check in on 2004. New and fixed bug list updatedNew Dev Channel (Fast Ring) build has fixes, sound setting tweaksThe Passing of Wintel? Jean-Louis Gassée makes one big mistake in his push for ARM on the desktop.Related: ARM pricing is going upIt turns out most Surface PCs are still blocked from getting Windows 10 version 2004Semi-related: Thanks to COVID stay-at-home orders, PC sales grew 7.1 percent in Q2Microsoft announces 3 million features for four different versions of OutlookMicrosoft is retiring OneDrive FetchMicrosoft and Citrix expand their partnership. But what's really new here?Here comes Microsoft Consulting (and some layoffs)Microsoft spins off creepy chatbotMicrosoft talks up Xbox Series X storage tech Tip of the week: A workaround for OneDrive Fetch. A lot of people are outraged by Microsoft killing OneDrive Fetch. But it's not that big a deal if you know about another OneDrive feature.App pick of the week: Stardock Curtains. It's like Windowblinds on steroids, for Windows 10. Plus: Don't forget, Halo 3 is out on PC! And: Microsoft Launcher v6 is a big upgradeEnterprise pick of the week: Microsoft Inspire is next week. Microsoft's annual partner show is next week. There's usually some decent tech news unveiled at Inspire, along with strategy updates. It starts Tuesday with partner program announcements. Nadella, Smith, Julia White, Jared Spataro, and other product folks are speaking Wed. The keynotes seem to be open to anyone to stream: https://partner.microsoft.com/en-US/inspire/Codename pick of the week: Portmeirion. Project Portmeirion aims to explore hardware-software co-design for security in the Azure general-purpose compute stack. (thanks, Walking Cat). It's part of Microsoft's confidential computing push. And Portmeirion is a village in Wales, for those wondering.Beer pick of the week: The Bruery The Brite: Hibiscus Lime. A fun pink sour that's only 75 cals. It's a sour blonde ale that almost doesn't taste like a beer at all. It's from the excellent folks at The Bruery Terreux in Anaheim: https://www.thebruery.com/beer/brite-hibiscus-lime Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: LastPass.com/twit GetRoman.com/WINDOWS

Microsoft releases a CU for Windows 10 version 20H2. Right. It's "done."Meanwhile, let's check in on 2004. New and fixed bug list updatedNew Dev Channel (Fast Ring) build has fixes, sound setting tweaksThe Passing of Wintel? Jean-Louis Gassée makes one big mistake in his push for ARM on the desktop.Related: ARM pricing is going upIt turns out most Surface PCs are still blocked from getting Windows 10 version 2004Semi-related: Thanks to COVID stay-at-home orders, PC sales grew 7.1 percent in Q2Microsoft announces 3 million features for four different versions of OutlookMicrosoft is retiring OneDrive FetchMicrosoft and Citrix expand their partnership. But what's really new here?Here comes Microsoft Consulting (and some layoffs)Microsoft spins off creepy chatbotMicrosoft talks up Xbox Series X storage tech Tip of the week: A workaround for OneDrive Fetch. A lot of people are outraged by Microsoft killing OneDrive Fetch. But it's not that big a deal if you know about another OneDrive feature.App pick of the week: Stardock Curtains. It's like Windowblinds on steroids, for Windows 10. Plus: Don't forget, Halo 3 is out on PC! And: Microsoft Launcher v6 is a big upgradeEnterprise pick of the week: Microsoft Inspire is next week. Microsoft's annual partner show is next week. There's usually some decent tech news unveiled at Inspire, along with strategy updates. It starts Tuesday with partner program announcements. Nadella, Smith, Julia White, Jared Spataro, and other product folks are speaking Wed. The keynotes seem to be open to anyone to stream: https://partner.microsoft.com/en-US/inspire/Codename pick of the week: Portmeirion. Project Portmeirion aims to explore hardware-software co-design for security in the Azure general-purpose compute stack. (thanks, Walking Cat). It's part of Microsoft's confidential computing push. And Portmeirion is a village in Wales, for those wondering.Beer pick of the week: The Bruery The Brite: Hibiscus Lime. A fun pink sour that's only 75 cals. It's a sour blonde ale that almost doesn't taste like a beer at all. It's from the excellent folks at The Bruery Terreux in Anaheim: https://www.thebruery.com/beer/brite-hibiscus-lime Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: LastPass.com/twit GetRoman.com/WINDOWS

Microsoft releases a CU for Windows 10 version 20H2. Right. It's "done."Meanwhile, let's check in on 2004. New and fixed bug list updatedNew Dev Channel (Fast Ring) build has fixes, sound setting tweaksThe Passing of Wintel? Jean-Louis Gassée makes one big mistake in his push for ARM on the desktop.Related: ARM pricing is going upIt turns out most Surface PCs are still blocked from getting Windows 10 version 2004Semi-related: Thanks to COVID stay-at-home orders, PC sales grew 7.1 percent in Q2Microsoft announces 3 million features for four different versions of OutlookMicrosoft is retiring OneDrive FetchMicrosoft and Citrix expand their partnership. But what's really new here?Here comes Microsoft Consulting (and some layoffs)Microsoft spins off creepy chatbotMicrosoft talks up Xbox Series X storage tech Tip of the week: A workaround for OneDrive Fetch. A lot of people are outraged by Microsoft killing OneDrive Fetch. But it's not that big a deal if you know about another OneDrive feature.App pick of the week: Stardock Curtains. It's like Windowblinds on steroids, for Windows 10. Plus: Don't forget, Halo 3 is out on PC! And: Microsoft Launcher v6 is a big upgradeEnterprise pick of the week: Microsoft Inspire is next week. Microsoft's annual partner show is next week. There's usually some decent tech news unveiled at Inspire, along with strategy updates. It starts Tuesday with partner program announcements. Nadella, Smith, Julia White, Jared Spataro, and other product folks are speaking Wed. The keynotes seem to be open to anyone to stream: https://partner.microsoft.com/en-US/inspire/Codename pick of the week: Portmeirion. Project Portmeirion aims to explore hardware-software co-design for security in the Azure general-purpose compute stack. (thanks, Walking Cat). It's part of Microsoft's confidential computing push. And Portmeirion is a village in Wales, for those wondering.Beer pick of the week: The Bruery The Brite: Hibiscus Lime. A fun pink sour that's only 75 cals. It's a sour blonde ale that almost doesn't taste like a beer at all. It's from the excellent folks at The Bruery Terreux in Anaheim: https://www.thebruery.com/beer/brite-hibiscus-lime Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: LastPass.com/twit GetRoman.com/WINDOWS

Microsoft releases a CU for Windows 10 version 20H2. Right. It's "done."Meanwhile, let's check in on 2004. New and fixed bug list updatedNew Dev Channel (Fast Ring) build has fixes, sound setting tweaksThe Passing of Wintel? Jean-Louis Gassée makes one big mistake in his push for ARM on the desktop.Related: ARM pricing is going upIt turns out most Surface PCs are still blocked from getting Windows 10 version 2004Semi-related: Thanks to COVID stay-at-home orders, PC sales grew 7.1 percent in Q2Microsoft announces 3 million features for four different versions of OutlookMicrosoft is retiring OneDrive FetchMicrosoft and Citrix expand their partnership. But what's really new here?Here comes Microsoft Consulting (and some layoffs)Microsoft spins off creepy chatbotMicrosoft talks up Xbox Series X storage tech Tip of the week: A workaround for OneDrive Fetch. A lot of people are outraged by Microsoft killing OneDrive Fetch. But it's not that big a deal if you know about another OneDrive feature.App pick of the week: Stardock Curtains. It's like Windowblinds on steroids, for Windows 10. Plus: Don't forget, Halo 3 is out on PC! And: Microsoft Launcher v6 is a big upgradeEnterprise pick of the week: Microsoft Inspire is next week. Microsoft's annual partner show is next week. There's usually some decent tech news unveiled at Inspire, along with strategy updates. It starts Tuesday with partner program announcements. Nadella, Smith, Julia White, Jared Spataro, and other product folks are speaking Wed. The keynotes seem to be open to anyone to stream: https://partner.microsoft.com/en-US/inspire/Codename pick of the week: Portmeirion. Project Portmeirion aims to explore hardware-software co-design for security in the Azure general-purpose compute stack. (thanks, Walking Cat). It's part of Microsoft's confidential computing push. And Portmeirion is a village in Wales, for those wondering.Beer pick of the week: The Bruery The Brite: Hibiscus Lime. A fun pink sour that's only 75 cals. It's a sour blonde ale that almost doesn't taste like a beer at all. It's from the excellent folks at The Bruery Terreux in Anaheim: https://www.thebruery.com/beer/brite-hibiscus-lime Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: LastPass.com/twit GetRoman.com/WINDOWS

--------------------------------SponsorsFAEM Pro Serviceswww.faemproservices.com-------------------------------*Time Stamped Show Notes: *[1:00] We’re talking about Sales today![2:20] Sponsor FAEM Pro Services[3:30] How Kyle Tolzman started Awestruck Lacrosse[5:00] Selling Costco muffins and how to start a trend[7:45] Creating an experience in order to sell[10:45] Be yourself as a sales person[11:45] Jake talks about how a sales call should go and whyMatch the energy of the person on the other end of the call.Do your homework, don’t waste the other person’s time.Ask for their time[15:00] Doing what you say you are going to do.  Be earlyAct as a professional[18:20] Make sure that you add buffer time to your sales callsTake ownership if you screw upIt’s only a big deal if you do not own up[20:00] The art of asking the right questionsStop talking so much! Listen!Do you have any current solutions?Find their pain pointsPain points create emotionPeople buy off of emotion[28:30] Take notes in your CRM![29:45] Key takeawaysThe power of asking questionsMatch the energy of your customerBuilding rapport by doing what you say you are going to do[31:30] Please share this episode and leave a review!Social Links-------------------------*Where Can You Find Us? *Website: www.againstallaverage.comYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuMcGqduDz9E2mBU5TiH36AFacebook: fb.me/AgainstAllAverageInstagram: (https://instagram.com/againstallaverage

10 Facts About Today - PodcastApril 13, 2020 - 10 Facts About ScrabbleHere are 10 wordy facts about scrabble that you didn’t know, that you didn’t need to know:Scrabble wasn’t invented by a writer, reach or librarian, it was invented by an architect.Alfred ButtsScrabble wasn’t always named Scrabble.Originally named LexicoThen called Criss-Cross WordsFriend and eventual business partner James Brunot came up with Scrabble in 1930’sScrabble can be found in 3 out of every 5 American households.The points are based on letter frequency in the English language.Q is the letter that occured least often It’s worth 10 pointsUsed dictionary and other available literary sources to manually calculate frequency.There is a robot equipped with arms, a camera and AI. It never loses.Made by Taiwanese Company called ITRIMaximizes obscure words with high letter valuesNo one wanted to buy scrabbleWhen Butts was trying to sell the game he couldn’t find a manufacturer that wanted to pick it upIt got bought and sold a few times until finally it got acquired by hasbro gamesThe first company to mass produce it only printed a few hundred sets for the first runThe game hasn’t changed since it was inventedThere are different ways to play now likeEcological (you can replace and reuse the black tile)Speed scrabble which is just like how it soundsOr Tag Team where you have a partner and you take turnsDuring Scrabble tournaments they use non-standard piecesThey are the same letters, but they are not engravedPeople used to feel the pieces in the bag to pick good lettersThe best word to play is OXYPHENBUTAZONEIf you play this in the right spot you can get 1782 pointsYou would hit 3 triple words and get 7 downward crosswordsEven the iphone app is extremely popularAccording to the iphone app storeIts in the top 25 most popular games in the country

In this episode, we discuss the what is cryptocurrency and if you should invest. This is still a very risky asset that if you purchase, will be highly volatile and can make you lose a lot of money, or it can make you get some unimaginable gains. Help support us by joining our Patreon! (https://www.patreon.com/BrokeMillennialFinance)Subscribe To Our YouTube Channel: (https://www.youtube.com/c/brokemillennialfinance)Here are the referral links for you to join to get your free stocks:Robinhood: (http://join.robinhood.com/mohamak17)Webull: (https://act.webull.com/i/QNmo8WB8Yzc2/ufl/)Coinbase: (http://coinbase.com/join/khan_st?src=ios-link)Show Notes:Intro. What is CryptoCurrencyDifferent types of cryptoPOW - Proof Of WorkYou work for the coins so you mine itPOS - Proof Of StakeThese technically auto mineHybrid POW-POSA little bit of bothOther types such as POC - Proof of concept and moreShould you invest?This past week has been a blood bath. Crypto dropped 50+%But overall crypto is upIt is a good price time since it is low.This drop was caused by fear of corona. 

What's Up It's Tuesday !! And We Had Two Dope Guests This Show ! We Had Our Girl @Continued_Expansion ! Make Sure Y'all Got Get Her Book “At The End Of The Day It's Me” On All Your Reading Platforms. We Also Had Rapper @Artist.Mere. Stream His New Song ‘Honor My Culture' On Apple Music And More ! Be Sure To Follow @TheJuiceChicago And Meet The Team On All Social Media. Co-Produced/ Posted By: @IAmNae_Galore Directed By: Jasmine Banks @Jazzy_NClassy Videographer: @Dre_TheShooter. Hosts: @JoycieJayy @IAmChaundiaJ @IAmNae_Galore Special Guest: @Continued_Expansion @Artist.Mere --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Hi, This brand new podcast aims to be more than just motivation. It aims to help those who are serious about reaching their goals. Every episode talks about 1 practical and actionable thing you can do to move towards your goals. The episodes are kept short and crisp be more effective. It's hosted by Paden B., who's a performance life coach and CEO of Up It. Listen Now. You can also check out the blog on www.padenbhutia.com

Kim is an online entrepreneur and content marketing specialist. Having pivoted and moved her business around a number of ideas (discussed in the podcast!), Kim discusses how she has now moved to the point of creating a physical product and how she uses her understanding of content marketing not only to inform the product itself but also to sell it to a global audience. Main talking points include:"Success is not the destination but the quality of the journey” Mastering the craftJust show upIt may be crickets when you start – but you start to learn what DOESN’T work… Content Creators PlannerA content creators planner based around your business goalsStructures contentCalls to action End goals Content strategy plan that breaks down monthly and then weekly Content marketing is simply marketing – it’s all intertwined now. Using funnelsCombining paid traffic with organic traffic is how you scale your business. Shout Outs:Overdeliver – Brian Kurtz Connect With Kim:Twitter: click hereWebsite : click herePodcast: click hereThe Kim Doyal Show: click hereContent Creators FB Group: click here Content Creators Planner: click here Join our Facebook Group! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How to combine growth tools, tags, a folder, and flows into a clean and clear data picture. Visualize what's working... quickly.It's always nice having the data.Better still when its easy to visualize it and easy to access it.No exporting files, waiting for the zip to show up in your email, not going into excel or sheets, cleaning up the columns and the like.Just a quick look and you have a very good read on how your latest marketing campaign is performing in your bot. A Marketing CampaignFor our example we are going to sending traffic from a range of sources to a flow in our bot which features Squirely Dan here.(Squirely Dan, despite his name, likes his marketing data clean)In terms of traffic sources we are going to leverage the followingAn email to our email subscribersA messenger broadcast to our FB messenger subscribersA FB postA link in the IG profileA link in our IG stories (let's assume we can link out)In bot sharingThree friends are gonna share links to the campaign as wellSame technique can and does apply to any additional sources you might have at your disposal.Growth ToolsThat is a whole lot of traffic sources.  So we are gonna need a whole lot of growth tools.In our case we are gonna have (what Manychat calls them anyway) a few different messenger ref urls and a FB comment growth tool.So we create them all and name them all properly. This part is easy enough.Naming conventions are up to you but allow me to suggest the following.Squirely Dan = [SD] + source + type = (Url)[SD] Email Link (Url)[SD] Insta Profile (Url)[SD] Insta Story (Url)How you do it is up to you but something unique to the campaign will make sure filtration is nice and easy. (the [SD] in this case)The Freeway, The On-ramps, and now the Toll Booth.I am fond on the analogy that your bot is the freeway, the growth tools are the on-ramps, all of the ways you get people on to your freeway/bot.If we stick with this analogy, then our next step is we are gonna add a toll booth to properly track all of our traffic sources.Old SystemAll growth tools would dump their subscribers into our main flow.New SystemAll growth tools dump their subscribers into the toll booth and then into our main flow.The toll will be paid in this case with a tag and clean data (Has anybody got a dime?).In our case lets assume the following...Freeway / Main Bot Flow = "Attentions Paid Main Flow"On-ramp / Growth Tool = "[SD] Insta Profile (Url)"Toll Booth / New Flow = "IG profile (Start)"So the growth tool "[SD] IG Profile (Url)" is now going to dump our traffic into our new toll booth flow "IG profile (Start)" which will tag our user and then dump them into our main bot flow "Attentions Paid Main Flow."That is our growth tool to toll booth step.In our toll booth we apply our tag and send em to main flow.  Easy enoughFolder ViewTwo things.  This is an important organizational stepPost campaign, where the magic happensSo make sure you create a folder, title it, and place all of the campaign flows — the toll booths and the main flow — into this folderThen post campaign, you pull up the folder, and with a quick glance you can see exactly how the campaign went, who did the heavy lifting, who should get all of the credit, what to double down on etc.Sum it all upIt sounds like allot of extra steps and it sorta is.  But the value of the data, to be able to attribute things accurately makes it completely worth it.Once you get the hang of it its really pretty quick and as long as you use the folder then things stay organized and clean.Moreover, if later you feel like diving into an cohort analysis.  Was once source better than the other in terms of sales or LTV or whatever, you have clean and tagged data just waiting for you.Never Miss a HackSubscribeHOMEBLOGPODCASTBOT HACKSCONTACT

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Bridget was late to her very first meetup and ended up having to sit up front, and when it was over, she just left - “don’t do that!” ;)Jason had a similar experience, but he likes sitting in the front row! His first meetup had nothing to do with WordPress. He threw a bunch of search terms at Meetup.com and the Adobe Software meetup kept coming up so he went! Met a guy the first time there who encouraged him to speak at the very next meetup!Attending your first meetup:Be on time (or early!)Have a 10-sec intro or “elevator pitch” available to introduce yourself - don’t try to sound clever, just say your name and some quick things about who you are - “If your grandma doesn’t know what you do by reading your twitter bio…”Sit where you can hear/see easilyMeetup.com is a good resource for finding things you likeIf you’re a ‘doer’ and want to get involved in your meetup, sit back for a bit and see what people are NOT doing - then offer to do that!Take notes and share them! It’s a great way to help.Use a photo of yourself (that actually looks like you) on meetup.com (or on social)If you raise your hand with a question, make it a “question”, not a statement. Ask something that actually will have a good answer and further the conversation.Organizing your meetup:Sometimes you hear people say “there’s not enough people speaking at meetups”, but Bridget asks the question “Are you asking people to speak?”Recognize that you have different kinds of people in your meetup that might want to help, some are introverts and some are extroverts - they may want to help but won’t speak upIt’s important to have co-leaders because each leader will have different gifts & strengthsSpeakers -- NO hard pitching!Know and follow the ‘code of conduct’. Make sure to create a ‘safe space’ in your meetupStart promoting at least two weeks in advanceCreate a facebook group or slack account so that people can connect in between meetups or re-connect if they’re not able to attend oneBridget got involved with WordCamps when Alex Vasquez reached out to her (since she was a social media expert) and *asked* her to do social media for an upcoming Camp - and she’s been volunteering every since! She was ‘doing her thing’ and others recognized her gifts.As meetup organizers, Bridget and Jen try to pay attention to what people’s gifts / strengths are.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs - ‘A Theory of Human Motivation’If you catch someone spending a lot of time focusing on something or asking questions about something not directly related to the night’s topic, why not suggest “Maybe you can talk about that at one of our upcoming meetups!” What’s the worst that could happen? You might get a great speaker!It’s not that people aren’t experienced or don’t have the needed gifts, but many people just need to be asked. They either don’t want to brag about their abilities or they may even struggle with ‘imposter syndrome’.Ask “what are you working on? let’s see it!” It’s a great way to get everyone involved and possibly brainstorm new topics. You and your fellow organizers can speak every month but if you ask and seek input / topics / speakers / from your members, everyone can feel included.If you can get people to talk, even if it’s just answering questions, eventually they’ll become more comfortable with speaking and may even be encouraged to speak at a future meetupThe way you present or comment on a tool/plugin should not reflect on how you view the user. Don’t make it sound like you’re the only one who is smart because you use “X” plugin instead of “Y” plugin. Share pro/cons and thoughts without being judgy! Try to be host/plugin agnostic as a leader of a meetup. Our job as facilitators is to create a psychologically safe place.Be careful with gender-specific meetups - be gender-inclusive, not exclusive. You can focus your content and style at women, but you shouldn’t exclude men from attending. We can all learn from each other - men and women do things differently but all have something to offer.We have a lot of seasoned WordPress professionals who no longer want to attend meetups because it’s too basic for them. We also have very new beginners who feel it’s too advanced. It’s nice, when possible, to be able to mix your content or have different meetups aimed at different levels.RELATED: EP283 – Who are we presenting to at a WordCamp or WordPress Meetup? https://www.wpwatercooler.com/video/ep283-wpwatercooler/If we approach any group of people and think “there’s nothing I can learn from any of these people” then we’re looking at it all wrong. There’s always something to be gained from networking and mentoring with other people. We want to get bigger jobs, so we should partner up with each other!We’re more than just what we do for a living - we have unique interests/skills outside of WordPress - like yoga!When Matt Cromwell went to WP Las Vegas a few years ago, he went to a beginner’s workshop (even though he’s an advanced user) and got to hear so much for new users that he was then able to take back with him and say “I’m going to do this differently from now on”.We go through phases where we are advanced at some things and beginners at other things. It’s important to be a lifelong learner, there’s always something new you can learn and people you can learn from.Try not to always talk about only the commercial plugin options and the pricier hosting options, you have to remember sometimes your audience is Joe, the cat-blogger! Not everyone works for a WordPress agency!Promoting and blogging about your meetup is really important. Even over the holidays - that is often when people are the loneliest and need connection with others the most. Try to promote at least 2 weeks out and use more than just meetup.com to advertise.Taking photos during your events can be super helpful - especially if you use those photos to promote the group on social media in between eventsIf you’re going to have your meetup on a week night, it can be tricky for people to get dinner before your meeting, so maybe provide cheap eats (pizza, etc) or try to meet up beforehand for a quick bite together.In your meetup event page, comment & reply to people when they say they can’t attend or when they give feedback on the meeting - be interactive!If you have a facebook page, try to schedule facebook events as reminders, and if it’s possible, even have someone record it and share it via facebook live during the meetup. (Can even be done with a cellphone)Andrea Middleton: WordCamps are a celebration of the meetups that happen the whole year before!Try not to have all of the meetup/WordCamp organizers sit together at events, it can be intimidating and exclusionary - it also makes it harder to focus on meeting new members and getting to know each other better.Try to do your staff/organizer meetups not at the meetup event. Schedule a separate time for it.Have consistency - it’s a HUGE factor - people who don’t attend regularly but know your schedule are able to hop in down the road when they may have more time to attendBeing a community means investing your time in other people. ~ BridgetTOOLS AND TIPSBridget: Use Gmail to help clean-up your constant contact email list by searching gmail addresses to find out if they have a profile with their first and last name listedJason: There isn’t really any good formatting for doing “stories” on social media - found a great app for phones that allows you to make and customize your story - Unfoldhttps://itunes.apple.com/us/app/unfold-create-stories/id1247275033?mt=8https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.moonlab.unfold&hl=en_USShow notes contributed by:Cheryl LaPrade @YayCherylSherie LaPrade @HeySherie See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

我长大了那是很多年前。我几乎要忘记了我的梦。可它仍然在，在我面前，光亮如太阳。我的梦。后来升起了一堵墙。慢慢地升起，慢慢地，把我和我的梦隔断。墙升起直抵天际。高墙壁立。阴影笼罩。我黑了，我扑倒在黑暗中。我再也没有梦的光亮在眼前，在上方。只有厚厚的墙。只有阴影。我的手！我黑黑的手！捅破那堵墙！击穿这黑夜，打破这阴影。打出一千个太阳的光亮。打出一千个眩晕的梦. I grew upIt was a long time ago. I have almost forgotten my dream.But it was there then, in front of me.As bright as the sun, my dream.And then the wall rose, rose slowly, slowly between me and my dream, rose until it touched the sky.The wall, the shadow. I am black.I lie down in the shadow.I no longer have the light of my dream before me, above me.Only the thick wall.Only the shadow.My hands!My dark hands!Break through the wall!Find my dream!Help me to shatter this darkness.To smash this night.To break this shadow into the light of thousands of suns, into thousands of dizzy dreams.

Dick & Chris are without Conner as they discuss the new Spawn reboot, Johnny Knoxville’s injuries, rewind their punishment movies, answer fan questions and play a game of Head’s Up: It’s a Movie! The Ticket [...]

Tonight I got to Creative Mind Frame (creativemindframe.bandcamp.com) about his beginnings, Rasberry Pi, and his experiences as a black nerdcore performer! If you want to hear the full interview, just go to the Interviews Page (https://starttocontinue.com/interviews/) While you're at it, why not visit his patreon?: https://www.patreon.com/1up The playlist is marked as follows: Title by Artist – Album (Game) The Annihilation of Monsteropolis (OC ReMix) by The Megas (Mega Man 2) I'll Torch Him! (OC ReMix) by Laarx (Spyro the Dragon) I've Got 5 Skateboards Right Here (OC ReMix) by norg (Skate or Die) Dov'è L'amore (OC ReMix) by Jovette Rivera (Wild Arms) Chips out of Water [Tidal Tempest JP] by Rexy - Sonic CD: Temporal Duality (OC ReMix) Fear Not (OC ReMix) by Fray (Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind) String Machine (Corel Prison Mix) (OC ReMix) by FFmusic Dj (Final Fantasy 7) Time Punk (OC ReMix) by jaxx (Chrono Trigger) The Fountain of Peace by Remi-son - Noncents Vol. 16 Dark Storm (OC ReMix) djpretzel Zelda: A Link to the Past Larry's Funky House of Lowe (OC ReMix) by Mattias Häggström Gerdt (Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards) Victory Festival (OC ReMix) by Geoffrey Taucer, Usa (Kirby Super Star) Lonely in Space, with a Waltz (OC ReMix) by Slimy (Star Fox) Count to Rap Hundred by rap legend Jesse Dangerously Round Robin (ft. Busta Scriptaz) by Vadell Gabriel Queue Dodge by Zilla Persona - Three Legends Con Life (Prod By Vince Vandal) by Creative Mind Frame Pi(e) Day (Prod by Ohm-I) by Creative Mind Frame 1-UP - It's Morphin Time! by Creative Mind Frame - I LOVE THE 90s! (And 80s and 2000s a little too) Featured Artist: Vadell Gabriel – patreon.com/vadell_gabriel Creative Mind Frame (AKA 1-Up) - creativemindframe.bandcamp.com Rap Legend Jesse Dangerously – dangerously.bandcamp.com Zilla Persona - http://zillapersona.com All songs marked “OCReMix” can be found at OverClocked ReMix (http://ocremix.org) – please show them some support! Download, donate, tell your friends! Like and follow and whatever the Press Start Socials: Twitter (@PressStartVFR) and Facebook.com/starttocontinue Be sure to check out Popular Geekery on Youtube - youtube.com/populargeekeryprime If you like Artemis Spaceship Bridge Simulator join the Terran Stellar Navy! - TerranStellarNavy.net This podcast is part of the Planetside Productions Network. Visit Planetside.pro to find other Planetside Podcasts! Support Press Start to Continue DLC by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/PressStart Find out more at https://PressStart.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/PressStart/926d8cf7-2ac5-462d-b2fb-0ca47704dfaf

In this premiere episode of So F’d Up It’s Funny, we have comedians Jay Davis and Jaclyn Marfuggi in the house! We review talking points from "The Five Love Languages" by Gary Chapman. Sneak-peek take-aways: The key to a happy life is knowing when to keep your mouth shut … and, if your girlfriend isn’t a psycho, she’s not really in love with you! Listen, share, enjoy, review, & subscribe everyone!! ----------------------------------- This is an original episode of "So F'ed Up It's Funny", which has since become "I'm Fine." with Krista Allen Check out www.DragonWagonShop.com for awesome "I'm Fine." T-shirts and mugs! "I'm Fine" is a part of the Dragon Wagon Radio independent podcast network. Visit www.dragonwagonradio.com for more! -----------------------------------

How Fiona Robertson travelled the world on a shoestring, discovering her life path as she went. Plus the best travel food ever!Hi everybody, I'm Barbara Fernandez, the Rocking Raw Chef, here with my Clean Food, Dirty Stories: one to entertain, the other to inspire.I help people stamp out stress, depression and fatigue over at RockingRawChef.com, and today's title is:Adventure was my missing nutrientIn addition to this story, at the end of this episode I'll share with you the best travel food I know. It's not only packed with nutrients and easy to carry everywhere, but it's also the best food to help eliminate parasites from the body.OK enough hints from me, let's get on with the story.I am super excited to be joined here today for our story by Fiona Robertson, the Body Whisperer, who helps people understand who they want to be. Fiona has travelled all over the world and has some amazing adventures to share with us which I think you will find very inspirational.So Fiona, welcome to the Clean Food, Dirty Stories podcast!Fiona: Yeah, thank you very much for having me. Thanks for inviting me. Nice to meet you here finally, face to face.Me: Yes, exactly! Cause we've known each other for a while, right? But it's been like an internet based...Fiona: An internet-based friendship, yeah, I know (laughs).Fiona's storyMe: Super! So I know that you've got, you've had quite a lot of adventures, but I think you mentioned that your taste for adventure perhaps came from your childhood. Is that right? You said you felt quite different as a child, can you maybe explain why?Fiona: Yeah, 4 years old we went to South Africa to live as a family. We kind of grew up with no shoes. So basically just kind of playing with lizards and centipedes and understanding all about nature and just wanting to be outside climbing trees, being a tomboy.A different way to grow upIt was just a different way for me to grow up. And when we moved back to the UK, I realized I was just different. I wanted to be outside playing in different ways and not playing giggly, schoolgirl games.Me: So how old were you when you moved back to the UK?Fiona: I was nine. Yeah, nine, nine and a half, something like that. Just kind of old enough, over the formative years, you know, that I'd really got a different country and kind of life under my skin. You know, I'd learnt Afrikans, I'd learned there was another language, I'd learnt there were different things going on. We were in South Africa at the time of apartheid as well, so you get a lot of different experiences, you know? We travelled there too on holiday of course.You see, I didn't think it was different, but it is, you're in a game park for a holiday and there's cheetas walking in the car park. It's exciting! And that's what my story's about, I didn't realize that adventure was so under my skin.Into the militaryMe: And so you said that you signed up to work with American Express in the military, is that right?Fiona: Yeah, one of my first jobs when I finished college and school and everything, I didn't want to go on to be an interior designer. That was my dream. But when they mentioned to me that it was four years foundational course and then I could specialize, I was like, “You've got to be kidding me! I can't sit still for that long! I've gotta be out there doing something!”I was interested in travel and so I got a job with American Express and it was on the American Air Force bases in the UK. So I started in High Wyckham and I was basically doing their travel tickets, their military travel tickets, then I ended up going and reliefing on the other different air force bases. So Greenham Common, Huntingdon, the ones in East Anglia, and just travelling around and doing that. Going and doing my travel, my specialist travel stuff for the American air force base.A different worldIt was cool because you walk into a different world. You go on the American an air force base and that land is owned by America. They have their happy hour, they have their bowling alleys, they have their shops, they have their own ways and cultures of doing things.Me: Wow. That just strikes me as really weird, you know? Like I've never, I mean even though I've lived in the UK for quite a while now. I've never been on any of the bases, and so part of me always just thinks, 'you're not contributing to the local economy', you know.Fiona: Oh they are, they don't all live on base, they live outside. But that was when I was nineteen, I started working on the American air force bases.The perfect job in travelLooking back now I just think what a perfect job for me. Working in travel and on an American air force base, you know?Me: So you organized travel for them, is that right?Fiona: I organized travel for them and basically with the old Prestel sets and the old ABC travel guide books we found air flights and all that kind of stuff. So I took all my exams for APTA travel. After that I went on to do incentive travel and after that I went on to sort of venue finding. Anything to do with people and traveling and moving. But incentive travel was very interesting, I liked that too.Me: What's incentive travel?Fiona: Imagine that you've got top salesmen and saleswomen and they're given an incentive. If they're the top team in the whole company in the whole of the country, then they get sent to some glorious destination and everything's paid for. So we used to organize all that, you know? With the ground agents and meals and restaurants. Down to exactly what kind of napkins would be on the table. It was like organizing a big wedding every few months, you know? Everything from the chauffeurs to the taxis to the kind of color-coordinating the flowers, everything.Import, export and video camerasMe: And then you went into a very different kind of business, right? With video cameras or something?Fiona: Yeah, I had another job in between time working for actually Ocean Pacific and I was on the export desk there. And I used to do all the certificates of export, and that was interesting for me. Because other people couldn't understand what these guys were saying, and I was just able to tune into what maybe the Greeks or the Spanish or the...You know, they were speaking pidgin English and wanting to be understood and then I was able to tune in somehow to what they were actually trying to tell me.And then I went on selling military cameras into industry, and again I worked with a lot of people from all over the world. So I listened to their languages and I listened to their accents and I understood about their culturesMe: So what happened when you wanted to go travelling? Because you said that at one point you had this business and then you sold it, is that right?Fiona: Yeah, from running the company I was working with I then set myself up for myself and found all my own clients and things and did that for two or three years. And I woke up one morning and thought 'God do I want to be doing this in five years' time? No! Two years? No!'Time to go travellingMe: So was there any specific incident that prompted this decision? Or was it literally from one day to the next waking up and going 'I don't want to do this'?Fiona: I thought that the company that I'd set up was my baby. I'd been with this other guy who was in the same industry though he ran a different company. So when we split up I think that was probably one of the kick up the backsides. I just said, “No, this is my baby, I want to hang onto this baby, this company” because Vision Source was my baby.But then when I woke up in the morning I just went, 'oh my God what am I doing? Do I really want to be doing this?' And when it was such a loud, resounding 'no', I couldn't not listen to that. I really had to think, 'no I'm just not going to be satisfied, it's going to kill me if I stay in this office and do this'. Even though it was doing really, really well.I managed to find somebody who was interested in selling, I sold the company to them. I rented my house out and I just took a rucksack and started travelling around the world.Me: So then how did you start? I think you said you bought an around the world ticket or something? I'm asking because, you know, if there's somebody listening who thinks 'oh I'd really like to travel around the world', I think some people wouldn't even know where to start, you know?A pink-haired rebel going round the worldFiona: Yeah, I was thirty-nine, I dyed my hair pink. Me: That's hilarious!Fiona: I was like wanting to be rebellious. Most people when they see the photographs kind of say, “Were you fifteen then?” and I say “No, thirty-nine, dyed my hair pink”. And I had my rucksack, a friend just said, you know, grab a rucksack. You buy a ticket that goes one direction around the world, and you can't go backwards so you always find a destination that forwards. And I think I didn't go that off the grid really. Thinking about it in retrospect it was fairly obvious.South Africa I started because that's where I've still got family living. Then, you know, Thailand, Singapore, Fiji, Cook, New Zealand, Australia and America. I really did not want that to end. That was just...no way.Me: But I think at the beginning I mean I imagine you would have had a decent amount of money to do that from the sale of your business, right? At some point did the money run out? I ask because you said that at one point you were just very trusting and that you thought, 'OK how can I just go to this new place with no money and nowhere to stay?'Fiona: I didn't...the business wasn't sold until I came back from my travels. They owed me the money. They were supposed to be selling my cameras and selling everything while I was away, and they just basically didn't. So I had to sort of deal with things until I came back. And my house that was rented only rented for a few months rather than for the whole year. So yes.Me: Wow.How travelling can be cheaper than staying at homeFiona: In fact it's cheaper to travel around the world than it is to live in a house and try and support yourself.Me: Whoa, you're kidding! Really?Fiona: No, I mean you stay in backpackers. You've got no material needs, you've got your shorts, your t-shirts, your toothbrush, you bring everything back to real, real basics. So you've got a book, you finish a book, you swap it for another book. It's just cheap. You stay in youth hostels, you meet fantastic people. Some of them obviously an awful lot younger than I was at the time. I was thirty-nine, they were all on their first out of university experience, they were travelling the world finding out who they were. And I didn't do that till later, but...Then you've also got different generations who decide to do it. But staying in youth hostels, they're pretty much...they're a good crowd of people. And when I really kind of left my rucksack in the first place, I locked it up, I tied it up, I did all the things that I thought I had to do. And then I walked out of the youth hostel and I went, 'no, damnit, I'm gonna go back and I'm gonna unlock everything. We're all in the same boat, we're all from different countries, we're all in the same boat. I've been travelling on an open-sided bus in a tent, on ants' nests and all the rest of it. This is not gonna be a problem for me'.A successful mental mindsetSo mental mindset: “I' am not gonna have any problems with anybody touching any of my stuff. I got nothing they want to steal, we're all in the same boat, we've all got like...” We had our old CD players, we didn't have mobile phones and those kind of things then.Me: That's true, yeah.Fiona: And I carried my passport and my money and my tickets with me in a little bumbag as we had then. Everybody was in the same boat and if you're that open and trusting and you believe you're OK, this is very much the work that I do now too funnily enough, but if you have that vibration running through you, you'll be OK. If you have the vibration running through you like...People before I left wanted to say to me, “Oh my God! Really? You're going to this country? Well don't let anybody put anything in your bag” and “don't put your bag out of your sight” and really all their fears they were trying to put onto me before I left.But if you have this kind of like 'Do you know what? We're all in the same boat, we're all wanting to be experiencing travel and different places and different people and food and...Me: Yeah. So then...Wow! I'm still reeling actually from the previous thing you said about it being cheaper to, you know, travel the world and stay all over the place than to stay in one place, you know. I'm going to be thinking about that for a while!On to Reiki trainingBut I know that you said that at some point you started just like doing things for people to kind of pay your way, right?Fiona: Yeah, it wasn't so much to pay my way but it was just to experiment. During my travels I decided that I would finish off my Reiki. That was a funny story as well.So I'd been travelling, I ended up in Cape Town and I decided to go for Reiki because I enjoyed Reiki. And this guy gave me Reiki and I was completely knocked out. When I sort of came round, he said, “Oh something came to me when I was doing your Reiki. If you're interested in pursuing, maybe finishing off your masters or something like that to do with Reiki, I know a very good woman. She lives in Prince Albert.”And he told me where that was and I thought 'well that's kind of up from where my dad lives on the wilderness in South Africa, I could go and see Valentine and have some time with her'.So I thought about it for a while and I rang, and I rang, and I rang, and I remember writing in my journal, “Bloody hell! This woman is impossible to get hold of!”Changing your thought patternsI scrubbed that out and I put “This woman is easy to get hold of”. I did have a phone, beg your pardon, one of the first kind of Nokia phones. She rang me. So imagine – I'd been saying all this time, 'this woman is really hard to get hold of'.Me: Yeah, and of course she was then.Fiona: Just by scrubbing out that whole thought pattern and changing my thought pattern, I'd actually said 'this woman's gonna be...and she's really easy to get hold of'. My phone then rang and she rang me to say, “Great, I've had your messages. When can you come?”Me: Super! Wow!Travelling with the flowFiona: So I was on this roll when I was travelling of trying to be this very open, flowing person who wanted to experience how easy and safe the world was. Rocking up in an airport like in Australia, I hadn't got any Australian dollars, I hadn't got anywhere to stay. It was kind of one o'clock in the morning when we landed. I wanted to find out how easy it was just by allowing myself to feel easy.Me: And so what happened in that Australian airport at one in the morning?Fiona: Oh God it couldn't have been easier! They are so set up. Maybe in another country it would have been harder.So you arrive in the airport and most people had somewhere to stay and they were being picked up by people. I walked in and I thought, 'oh a cash machine, fine, pop my card in, get cash out, that's easy'. By the cash machine there's a desk there, a welcome desk, there's brochures everywhere for youth hostels and everything. And I thought, 'I wonder if I ring them now if anybody would be on the desk, or if I should have to sleep in the airport'. Which I had done before.And so I rang and somebody said, “Yeah, yeah, no problem, we can come and pick you up, we'll see if there's anybody else coming this way. We'll be there in about an hour”. And they were. Super polite, super easy. Picked up my bags, picked me up, took me to the youth hostel in Perth. Got me a room and that was it.Don't plan too much in advanceMe: Wow. So generally you found that that's the way it worked, right? With the trusting and that it would be easy and things just kind of like fell into place?Fiona: I was told before I left by a girlfriend of mine also called Fiona. She said to me, “Don't book too much up in advance because so many things are changing the whole time. Try not to plan too much because if you plan, you're planning out what the universe might have to deliver to you. Something more fun, something more exciting.”Me: Oh yeah, that makes total sense.Fiona: So don't plan too much. I kind of took it from the other point of view, that I'm a planner, I'm a scheduler, I'm a bulldozer. I'll make things happen. And I was really trying to be experiencing from a different perspective. This was my opportunity to really experience that to live in the flow.And that's really what I want to try and do in my everyday life as a mom now as well. Be more open and understanding and intuitive to...'OK so why did that happen then? Why are they ill?' So this is what brought me...OK raw food kind of came in there as well, but it really brought me to sort of try and interpret what I was being shown.And if you happen to get arrested...Me: Yeah. So did you have moments when you were travelling when the flow just stopped? And you started to feel fear or you were just like 'Oh this isn't working” or... If you did, how did you get back into flow?Fiona: Yeah, I'm trying to think about it. I got complacent, I was in Thailand and I stayed longer than I should so I was kind of arrested when I left.Me: Oh my God, you were arrested!Fiona: Yeah, because I'd overstayed my visa. You're only allowed to stay there a certain length of time so when I left, I just handed in my passport. And they pulled me off to this room and they really interrogated me and I'm just like, 'I was just kind of complacent and I didn't really think about it' and “Well I'm leaving now so just let me go!” (laughs)Me: And so what happened? Did they let you go?Fiona: They let me go, but they made me wait it out. I think I missed that flight so I had to get another one or something. Yeah, they wanted to really make a point there that you can't be complacent. So I thought OK... I wasn't really in charge of looking at my dates in that respect.When you have to push a littleAnother time was when I was in Australia. I was coming down the west coast of Australia and it became a bit of a rush. So I knew that my visa ended at a certain date, I had to be in Sydney so that I could get my flight to New Zealand. The people I was travelling with were under no speed whatsoever. So I realized then 'I have to do something, I have to move this forward faster'. Then I became out of the flow and I was very proactive into getting things moving. And I don't know what would have happened if I'd just bummed along, I don't know.Me: Well yeah but I mean, but then you...that was kind of necessary, right?Fiona: Yeah.A Thailand detox adventureMe: Sometimes you have to do that right? And then you said that at one point you said you kind of discovered raw food and detox and you started coaching girls on your travels?Fiona: I did, that was really fun.Me: How did that happen?Fiona: I was in Thailand and I'd done Thai massage, Thai cooking. And I'd said to the girl that I'd met when I was travelling...I said “God, you know we need to be doing something that we would never, ever dream about doing when we went home”. She said, “Yeah I agree, we need to do something that's kind of off the wall”. I said, “Exactly!”I walked into this bar just to order a water and there was a leaflet on the desk that said The Sanctuary. And it was for detoxing. So I took the flyer and I said, “This really, really hits me! Let's go and try this!” I spoke to the guy behind the bar and he said it's a really cool place in Koh Pang Yang.That's where we went and did detoxing, and they had a fantastic raw restaurant. I'd never experienced raw food before. So we did the detox and I learned what I could from Moon, who was the guy who ran the place and the time. I looked at these menus of these foods and of course your tastebuds change when you do a detox. This was a full detox, colon cleanse, doing enemas, coffee enemas and everything else. Met some fantastic people, had some great conversations, we slept a lot.Simple food for radiant resultsWe met all sorts of shamans, all sorts of stuff. And then I realized afterwards that myself and my friend, our bodies had completely changed, our body temperature had changed.In about three weeks after that, we went for two weeks to another island and we did absolutely nothing. We just ate very, very simply, just raw food. So tomatoes and everything. The restaurants there were very confused. We didn't want the Thai food, we just said, “Basic, plain plate of tomatoes, that's all we want”. So we learned how to say that and we were doing that. We radically shifted some weight and we radically...our bodies changed and our whole energy was completely different. I was like, 'geez I like this! I get this! I feel awesome, I feel radiant!' We were just having so much fun!The coaching beginsMe: So then you started coaching girls? To help them...Fiona: Yeah then in the next place I went to I met some young girls. And a couple of them had said, “We're on our last leg”. They were kind of going the other way around the world. And one of them had kind of said, “You know, I'm a nurse and I left that because I wanted to find myself, I wanted to find out what I really wanted to do. And here I am on the last leg of my journey and I don't think I've found myself at all!”Magical questionsI said, “Oh, OK”. So I just started asking her some questions, and I set her some tasks for the evening. I said, “What do you want to do?” And she said, “I've got no idea!” I set her some tasks for example, I think one of them was 'a hundred and one things that make you happy'. How easy. And setting out what her perfect day would include. They were two of the simplest tasks that I thought that she might actually do or might actually enjoy doing.And the next morning when we were kind of...She was leaving and I was just having breakfast. And she was like, “Oh my God!” She said, “I totally get what I wish I'd known before. I know what it is that I want, I know what makes me happy, I know this and I know that and I know the other” and I was like 'oh my God'. And then just other conversations, it just seemed to be natural for me that when I was speaking to somebody...Not telling them what they should do, but kind of like, 'have you ever thought about what it is you'd like to do? What it is...Who you'd like to be, what you'd like to wear? How you'd like to sound, speak? Do you enjoy singing? Dancing? What is it?' All the different things that make you who you want to be.Me: Wow.Fiona: It came from that, really. Just having conversations. Nothing structured, but just allowing people to find out for themselves what they liked about life, about being alive.Finding a travel partnerMe: And then at one point you met your Dutch partner, right? How did that happen?Fiona: Yes, we met in Australia and we just started travelling together. We were going the same route together. Very interesting conversations. He allowed me to be very profound and very deep. And I found something new about myself as well, which normally I would not have had those kind of conversations with people. In a very deep, delving, wondering, curious, inquisitive, wanting to know more. So that was kind of refreshing and probably why we stuck together for so long because we allowed each other to have those kind of conversations. And I found myself a different kind of person. That I didn't agree with everything that he said, or I had an opinion. I found my strength from having those kind of conversations too, I'd had a strong interior. And I found that I knew what I wanted, let's put it that way.Back home and pregnantMe: I know at some point your trip around the world ended. And then you were...you were back at home feeling sad, right? But then you were...you started travelling again when you were three months pregnant, is that right?Fiona: (laughs) Yeah, I got back to my house in Oxford. We stayed there for a while and I'm just like, 'God, I don't want to be here because I'm gonna end up doing what I used to do and I don't want to do that'. The world's a bigger place, you know?So I was three months pregnant, I was age 40, and I said “Right, that's it. We're gonna take a caravan, and we're gonna find somewhere that makes my heart melt. That really fills my heart, that makes me feel fulfilled”.Me: Wow, what did your partner say? Was he surprised? Or was he like 'yup'...Fiona: He was cool for that, he's now back in Holland, he's not here with me in France. He couldn't make it work for himself. But that's OK. So that was it. He said, 'yeah, great! Let's have an adventure'.An adventure to find your ideal homeWe took a caravan and basically I had a tick list of the things that we wanted. So what would you want if you had everything you could possibly imagine? You'd want the sea and you'd want the mountains. And you'd want the outdoor life because South Africa's under my skin. I'd have the plants in the garden, hibiscus plants and palm trees. It would be very green.So we started travelling, you know, down the coastal route of France, and kind of 'does this place? No. This place doesn't feel good. Does this place?' And “How will you know when you find it?” he used to keep saying. “I'll just know, I'll just know”.Me: And so how long were you travelling before you found it? Because most people wouldn't leave when they were three months pregnant, right? Cause they'd be thinking about 'oh my God'...No tests, no scansFiona: I didn't have any tests, I didn't have any scans, I didn't have anything. And I was huge, I had like a huge baseball, like a beach ball stuck out in front of me. My son ended up being five kilos, he was a big boy. But I was a very happy mom, and I was just really, really happy being pregnant and travelling.Me: And so where was he born? Was he born before...Fiona: He was born in Holland. So we stayed here, we found the place, we found Biarritz Saint Jean De Luz. And I imagined us living here what it would be like. We both had tears in our eyes and it just felt so homely, we had left and we'd come back. And when we came back it felt like we'd come home. So it was all feeling-based.Me: Yeah, I'm the same, I'm very feeling-based so I can totally relate to that.No French, no job, no baby knowledge...Fiona: And so then we found the house and then we went back to Holland. We had Micah in Holland, we lived in a holiday home for two months. Micah was my eldest who's now twelve. He was one month old when we moved back here. I knew nothing about babies, I knew zip! Nothing! Nada! I had his sister who helped me go shopping and all the rest of it. And I was breastfeeding and I thought, 'Well what else do I need to know?' I probably sound like such a hippy!Then we came here, we didn't speak French, we didn't have a job, we had a house, a big house. And we had a baby, and my big dog, he was with us as well, Milo. I sometimes wonder how I managed but I used to speak to my spirit animal and for some reason she used to guide me through and make me feel very comfortable and very safe. And that's how I did it.Me: Wow. And then...well, you speak French now, right?Fiona: I don't think I could ever call myself a good speaking French person. I do my best.Me: Well yeah but you make the effort, right? You do what you can, right?Fiona: Oh yeah, I make myself understood. And even funnily enough when we first moved here he would say to me, “What did they say?” I'd say, “I couldn't repeat it, I don't know what they said. But I know it's OK. And we need to do this, this and this”. It was just like an infusion.Me: Yeah, well like it was when you heard people speaking with different accents before, right? That's cool.Fiona: So I was here on an adventure.The world can come to youMe: Well and I know that you said that you kind of had the world come to you, right? Fiona: Correct, correct.Me: So what happened there?Fiona: What a great thing.Me: And how did you start that, actually?Fiona: My partner at the time was trying to work in Holland and travel. And I just said, “This isn't working, let me have a go”. I'd just had my second baby and he'd just stopped breastfeeding. And I opened up Retreat Biarritz, which is basically a detox retreat. I was running it from home, we had two studios that we'd built. People were staying in the studios and I was basically doing for them what I'd learnt to do when I was in the Sanctuary.So basically they're doing three day fast, colon cleanse, learning all about raw food. We did raw food kitchen. Then I used to take them hiking in the mountains, I used to take them to the beach, I took them to the hammam. We took them to the local markets. Just so that they could have a holiday experience while they were here.Me: That's fantastic, that's really great. Wow. So do you still...what do you do now? I know you do a lot of things, but do you still run the retreats now?Detox retreatsFiona: I still run the retreats for small groups of people. Sometimes individuals come, and again from all around the world. I mean I've had ladies from Greece, America, Australia, Russia. And they just find me, God knows how they find me. They come and they go, “I'd really like to come and work with you”. And I'm like, “OK do you just want a detox? I can just do a straight detox for you”.But at some point always the conversation comes up. They're in an old story or they're stuck, you know? 'I used to have a body like this' and 'I don't understand why my body does this'. And then the body whispering seems to sort of come in, and we have that intuitively guided conversation that helps them understand more about their body.Me: So then how does the body whispering work? Can you give us just sort of like a short, I don't know, a little brief idea?How body whispering worksFiona: Oooh, yeah, how does it work! Goodness me! Basically a lot of the ladies who come, they are stuck in a particular story. There's something that they haven't digested emotionally. It could be that they're feeling anger, but then I kind of go beyond that, what's under that. And if you're feeling anger or resentment and things, often what I'm feeling is that people are feeling very disconnected. They're not feeling any connection to other people, but they're not feeling safe.So one of the main things I do is I help them to feel what it feels like to feel safe. And most people, they have no idea what their safe place feels like. When they can discover what their safe place feels like, you've almost got something to back into when things don't feel comfortable for you. When the shit's hitting the fan or you're at a dinner table or there's a conversation going on that you're not feeling comfortable with, you can kind of go, 'hang on a second, where am I?'Tuning into your bodyZone in – some people might call it being centered or whatever, but you zone in and tune into yourself. You get out of your thinking, analyzing, bulldozing head and you get into your body. So you reconnect with your body and you go, 'wow, there I am'.And it's like 'OK so what's kicking off at the moment? Does it have anything to do with me?' And your body is able to kind of respond to you when you understand how your body works. Your body would kind of say to you, “It's got nothing to do with you”.But you can pick up who it is in the room that's really got the energy, the strongest energy in the room that's affecting you. And you can say, 'OK so if that's the person, has what they've got going on got anything to do with me? No. Back off'. You can back off, you can get back in your own energy.How most of us calm our nervesWhat I found was I used to overeat. When I was in the company of my ex particularly. He had a very chaotic mind unless he was focused, he was ultra, ultra focused, but otherwise he was chaotic. Very argumentative, a devil's advocate. But when he was kicking off, I would find that I would overeat because I wanted to shut that off. Me: Oh wow, OK.Fiona: And I calmed down my nerves... The best and the quickest way to calm down your nerves when you're stressed is for a lot of people to eat. When we don't feel safe, we eat. And our body is protecting us by having the chemical reaction that goes on, the hormones that are released in the body, they lay down fat. That's the body protecting itself. Basically the adrenaline and everything that's going on...There are toxins that run through our body, and I didn't realize how overvigilant I was because of my childhood. Certain things that happened there. I didn't realize how overvigilant I was and how aware I was of feeling empathically what was going on around me. So my only way to control that was food.Discovering how you really feelThat doesn't really tell you what body whispering is. Body whispering for me, when I'm on a call with somebody, if I'm talking to them, I'm tuning in to them. So I can teach them how they feel. Basically ninety-nine percent of anybody who's around doesn't have a clue how they feel. They think, 'oh God that doesn't feel nice' but they automatically go into the thing that makes them feel better which is eating. Or drinking, or smoking, or shopping or whatever it is. I concentrate purely with people to do with food.So basically I can connect in with them and I'm saying “OK how do you feel about that situation?” And they go into their heads and they start describing it in mental ways. I'm like “OK fine, now bring yourself into your body because you're mentally describing and giving me mental feedback. Bring it back from your body. What are you feeling in your body?” And often they'll pick something up but I'm able to help them hone in to what the feeling really is so that they can recognize it the next time.Me: Yeah, I get it, you're teaching people basically how to...Fiona: Read their bodies.Me: Read their bodies, yeah. That's very cool.Fiona: And also what's happening to me is that when I'm reading their body... Even over Skype, it doesn't have to be live, even over Skype. I can say, “OK so I'm picking up...So a thought came to me, I've just been asked to ask you this question. What does this got to do with that?” or “Would this resonate with you?” So I'm allowing myself to be open that I'm picking up something for them.A body scan offerMe: Wow. And so I know that you have something pretty cool going on at the moment which is a body scan offer I think. Do you want to say something about that?Fiona: Yeah, I offer people if they're interested to find out what the undercurrent is that's going on through their body. So basically I help people understand the undercurrent that's going on. There's nothing more responsive to your thoughts than your body.That being said, if you don't know what you're thinking, then how can you possibly change your thoughts? So often people are saying mantras or they're saying positive thoughts. But the undercurrent that goes on behind that is often very subconscious. I call it on a soul level, when you have total disbelief on that ever happening for you. It could be to do with money, but I talk to people about their bodies.How it worksSo what I ask people to do if they're really interested is they can come forward and they can have a body scan. I can have half an hour with them, I ask them some questions. They're very kind of open, big questions that allow me to see where they're coming from. And for example what makes them really happy or really sad, and then I can gauge what's going on. I can gauge their stress levels, and I can feed back to them what's going on and what's the most likely reason things are not working for them. Even if they've been dieting and detoxing and exercising for years. But there's something going on in their bodies that they haven't allowed themselves to let go of. They're still hanging onto something and it's hanging onto their body.Me: And so if people want to know more about that, where's the best place for them to find you and to look at that offer?Where to find FionaFiona: OK I have my website which is fionarobertson dot co. And I don't know how we can do that, but...Me: Well I'll link to things in the show notes anyway.Fiona: Yeah, I'll send you a link to the body scan so that people can come through and they can test out the body scan. Basically have a very happy-go-lucky conversation with me. And yeah, just find out a little bit more about who you are and what your body's asking for, funnily enough. What she needs, what she wants and what she's lacking the most. And it's not nutrients on a vitamin and mineral scale, it's nutrients of other descriptions.Me: Wow super, OK. And is that a free consultation, or...?Fiona: Yeah.Me: OK. I thought so, I just wanted to make sure I said it because some people, that's...they'll want to know that. And then, yeah, hopefully...Well I'm sure that there'll be a lot of people interested in that because I mean I just think that's fascinating!Well thank you so much Fiona for being here to share your story!Fiona: Oh, thanks!Shed your baggageMe: It's been quite a...it's certainly given me a lot to think about around... Well around world travel, really, because I love travelling and I have travelled quite a bit. But I'm gearing up to do some more in the future with not very much baggage at all, so that's...Fiona: Oh, so nice to get rid of your baggage! And what a nice analogy as well, get rid of all your baggage!Me: Yup, all kinds of baggage! (laughs)So thank you so much for that inspiration. It's been really great to talk to you!Fiona: Thank you so much for inviting me, thank you so much.Me: You're very welcome, thank you, have a super, super day!The best travel foodRight, so fantastic! I hope you enjoyed that story. And I mentioned at the beginning of this episode that I'd share with you the best travel food that I know. And that food is...dates!Dates are an amazing food. They're easily portable, you can just pop some into a bag and put them in your suitcase. You can even carry them on a plane with you – at least as of today you can still do that. Properties of datesNow in terms of properties of dates, the first thing about dates is that they are amazing for the digestive system. This is because they are one of the best foods for getting rid of parasites. They basically bind onto and then help sweep away all kinds of nasty stuff: parasites, heavy metals, bad bacteria, viruses, fungus and especially Candida. And if you've got a tendency to constipation, dates can help there too.In addition, contrary to what you might think as they're very sweet, they're excellent for helping to balance blood sugar. The fruit sugar that they contain also helps feed the muscles and refuel the brain – so they're a great brain food too. As well as a great food for sport.And if you often feel stressed, dates can help you there as well. They contain almost 70 bioactive minerals that support the adrenals as they work to help us face various life challenges. On top of that, they've got a huge amount of amino acids which elevates their levels of potassium which in turn helps stop formation of excess lactic acid. Another good reason why they're really good for sport, as well as anti-stress.They're also said to be abundant in anti-cancer properties, particularly for abdominal cancer.And because dates are so high in nutrition, they can help with weight control. For example, some Muslims eat dates with water to break a fast before they eat anything else and one benefit to that is that it helps avoid overeating at that first meal which I think is really cool.Why dates are the best travel foodAnother very cool thing about dates is that if like Fiona you want to go on a travelling adventure and you're not quite sure about how you'll find food, some people say that a wrapped up date in your pocket or in your bag can act like a good luck travel charm. It can ensure you'll always find something to eat. Of course yes you can always eat the date itself, but some say that this little fruit can help you find more than that.For those who want to know what exact nutrients dates contain, well there are a lot. But the ones I'll mention here in addition to potassium are calcium, iron, phosphorus, sodium, magnesium and zinc, as well as vitamin K, vitamin A, thiamin, niacin and riboflavin. It's got loads of stuff.How to eat datesAs to how to eat dates, well you just grab a handful, right? Be sure though to remove the pit inside first please, we don't want an impromptu trip to the dentist. And just 4 to 6 dates a day can give you excellent benefits.They're also one of the key ingredients in many recipes for things like energy balls. So for example you can blitz some dates in a food processor with some nuts and maybe a bit of dried coconut for an instant snack. And if you'd like more recipes where you can indulge in their sweetness, I'll post the link to my 5-Minute Desserts recipe ebook below the show notes for this episode. Which brings us to the end of this week's story! I hope you enjoyed it!And if you've got a crazy, true story to share (and you'd like to know what food could have saved the day or enhanced your particular situation), I'd love to hear from you! If you enjoy my stories and want to hear more, join us and subscribe! I share one crazy yet true story a week. And if you've got any questions, just pop them in the comments! And if you're listening on iTunes, do give me a review, that would be awesome.I hope you have an amazing day, thank you so much for being here with me to share in my Clean Food, Dirty Stories. Bye for now!RESOURCESLink to 5-Minute Desserts and other recipe ebooks: https://rockingrawchef.com/5-minute-recipes/Article on dates including links to studies and other articles: https://www.organicfacts.net/health-benefits/fruit/health-benefits-of-dates.htmlFiona's website: www.fionarobertson.coFor your free Body Scan session, book a time with Fiona here: https://fionarobertson.acuityscheduling.com/Fiona's bioFiona Robertson, Author, Creator of the Home Detox Box, Retreat Biarritz, and a Body Whisperer intuitive holistic coach - supporting women as they release, reset and re connect with their bodies. I assist the body to consciously re constructing itself from the inside out, releasing the emotions and stress that cause the body to hold onto weight and create digestive and long lasting physical symptoms.

It has happened almost every time I have mentioned the movie “Up” to someone. They have said, “What a great movie! I just love that movie! Don’t you think it’s great?” Tell me, why do you think people respond almost universally, in my experience at least, in this way when I mention the movie “Up?” It seems to me it is because this story really touches something down deep within us that is at the heart of our stories. And just maybe it gives us a hint of how God’s story intersects with ours. How about you? Does this movie touch you? Why do you think that is? And where is God’s story in all of this? Come and see!...and maybe, just for the fun of it, before this Sunday gather your family and/or friends to watch the movie one more time!

Michael Ellsberg, author of The Education of Millionaires and The Last Safe Investment joins us to discuss how we can spend how to increase our true wealth forever and develop superskills to increase our earning. HighlightsPrioritizing the mark you want to leave on the worldHow the need for safety drives so many of our decisionsLearning to act on our “lightbulb” momentsWhy our current retirement system doesn't work The concept of systemic spending “Super skills” that help you increase your earningQuotesThere are so many options for exploring yourself and finding what you want to do other than collegeCollege is a broken system that needs to be reimagined from the ground upIt's not just your bank account that's going to give you happiness, security, and freedomIt's actually easier to earn more than save moreOne of most basic ways to increase your income is to increase the span of your working lifeMichael Ellsberg is the author of “The Last Safe Investment: Spending Now to Increase Your True Wealth Forever,” and The Education of Millionaires: It's Not What You Think, and It's Not Too Late, both published by Penguin/Portfolio. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.