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What one word would you use to describe your year to this point? You can't change what you don't know. But when you acknowledge what you do know, change becomes less of a mystery.  This year has been a wild ride! Some have really benefited from it. Yet others have suffered. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://bit.ly/WomenofIMPACT Where are you today? Are you challenged by what the year has brought you? Have you struggled with the schooling of your children? Have you wished more debt was paid off so you weren't in this position? So many questions. But it's in times like these that we need to realize you don't have to settle for the hand you have been dealt. You can make some changes, but you have to know where you start. What ONE word would you use to describe your year to this point? Now how does that one word sit with you? Are you excited about the opportunity it boasts? Are you upset by the complications in your every day? You do not have to stay locked and loaded on where you are at. You can choose to make a change and create your now. But the thing is, you have to make a choice. So why not reignite your day with a new ONE word that will propel you forward and change the landscape you see right now? The K.I.S.S. ~ Reignite your day! I'm amazed at how many people say they are exhausted, frustrated, or overwhelmed by their year. Now you can choose to stay where you are and soak up more exhaustion, frustration, or overwhelm. Or you can reignite your day. Let go of what you can control. Yes, you need to release what you can control in order to change what you do control. So much of your mind can focus on what you can't control. Deal with what you can, not what you can't! Capture what you want in your day. If the magnetic draw is to what you can't do, you will not be able to capture what you want. You have to be specific in your own expectations and own what is yours to own. Speak life in your every day. Choose the one word that will elevate and energize your day, not the one that deflates you. The world will do that to you anyway. What is your new one word? Take that one word and write it on your mirror in your bathroom. Write it on a sticky note. Keep it top of mind. The more you see it, the easier it will be to execute it. You will search out what you see. So go after your new one word. Reignite your day! "Be present. Be incredible. Be YOU!!!"   #MindsetMonday #CreateYourNow #PersonalDevelopment TAKE A.I.M. ~ Action Ignites Motivation  - This is a complimentary (FREE) coaching call with me. You will be able to discuss your specific situation and gain tools and strategies to move you forward. Live. Love. IMPACT!  "One step at a time leads to miles of greatness!"   Subscribe to Create Your Now TV on YouTube. Listen to Create Your Now on Spotify and Pandora. Listen to Create Your Now on iHeart Radio. Click here. The Create Your Now Archives are LIVE!! You can subscribe and listen to all the previous episodes here.  http://bit.ly/CYNarchive1 and http://bit.ly/CYNarchive2 and http://bit.ly/CYNarchive3 and http://bit.ly/CYNarchive4 and http://bit.ly/CYNarchive5 and http://bit.ly/CYNarchive6 and http://bit.ly/CYNarchive7 Contact me at YourBestSelfie@CreateYourNow.com THE NO FUSS MEAL PLAN Instagram @CreateYourNow @Kristianne Wargo Twitter @KristianneWargo @CreateYourNow Facebook www.facebook.com/TheKISSCoach www.facebook.com/CreateYourNow   PERISCOPE USERS!!! Click here for ANDROID Users / GOOGLE  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tv.periscope.android Click here for APPLE Users  https://itunes.apple.com/app/id972909677   Read more from Kristianne, a contributor to The Huffington Post, MindBodyGreen, Thrive Global, Addicted2Succes, and She Owns It. https://addicted2success.com/success-advice/5-things-to-do-while-waiting-for-success-to-manifest-in-your-life/ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kristianne-wargo/ http://bit.ly/9amHabits https://journal.thriveglobal.com/how-to-configure-a-sleep-pattern-fit-for-you-d8edd3387eaf#.sniv275c3 https://sheownsit.com/when-failure-is-your-middle-name/   DOMESTIC BEAUTIES (Announcements) 1. Come and let's connect on Facebook - Women Of IMPACT  http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact 2. Create Your Now ~ Your Best Selfie can be heard on iHeart Radio, Spotify, and Pandora! 3. Create Your Now Archive 1 is LIVE! You can subscribe and listen to all the previous episodes here. http://bit.ly/CYNarchive1 4. Create Your Now Archive 2 is LIVE! You can subscribe and listen to all the previous episodes here. http://bit.ly/CYNarchive2 5. Create Your Now Archive 3 is LIVE! You can subscribe and listen to all the previous episodes here. http://bit.ly/CYNarchive3 6. Create Your Now Archive 4 is LIVE! You can subscribe and listen to all the previous episodes here. http://bit.ly/CYNarchive4 7. Create Your Now Archive 5 is LIVE! You can subscribe and listen to all the previous episodes here. http://bit.ly/CYNarchive5 8. Create Your Now Archive 6 is LIVE! You can subscribe and listen to all the previous episodes here. http://bit.ly/CYNarchive6 9. Create Your Now Archive 7 is LIVE! You can subscribe and listen to all the previous episodes here. http://bit.ly/CYNarchive7 10. NEW Website! Go check it out and tell me what you think. http://www.createyournow.com 11. Sign Up for The A.I.M. Academy! You will be the first to learn all about it. http://createyournow.com/m-academy-2 12. Schedule a Discovery Call. This is a free 30-45 minute call for those serious about coaching with me. 13. Newsletter and Library: If you desire to get weekly emails, be sure to sign up here so you can stay connected. http://createyournow.com/library   Cover Art by Jenny Hamson   Music by Mandisa - Overcomer http://www.mandisaofficial.com Song ID: 68209 Song Title: Overcomer Writer(s): Ben Glover, Chris Stevens, David Garcia Copyright © 2013 Meaux Mercy (BMI) Moody Producer Music (BMI) 9t One Songs (ASCAP) Ariose Music (ASCAP) Universal Music -  Brentwood Benson Publ. (ASCAP) D Soul Music (ASCAP) (adm. at CapitolCMGPublishing.com) All rights reserved. Used by permission.

You say you desire to be happy, but have you ever really defined (or redefined) what that means exactly...for you? Here are three things you can do to help you “find” your “happy”… 1. Define what it means for you to be happy. 2. What ONE thing would make you happy? I mean, really happy? 3. Go ALL IN to creating that ONE THING… Please grab your SACRED S.O.L. D.A.T.E. JOURNAL (Daily Action To Engage yourself.)  TODAY'S SACRED S.O.L. STEP:  Do 1-3 and start here... What is the ONE thing that would absolutely make you happy? Put your full focus, attention, and commitment towards this and watch what happens… Thank you for being here, and allowing me to Sip On Life with you. If you've been feeling like you're stuck, overwhelmed, or perhaps you still feel like you're drowning in your life, please don't hesitate to reach out. YOU ARE NOT ALONE... Request a FREE copy of my best-selling book, Date Yourself Well — The Best-Selling 12 Engagements Of Becoming The Great Lover Of Your Life (all you'll pay for is shipping.) www.dateyourselfwell.com If you've received value from the podcast, please let me know. I'd LOVE to hear from you — please email me at: drshannon@doctorshannon.com AND PLEASE TELL YOUR BESTIES AND INVITE THEM TO SIP ON LIFE WITH US. FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM @doctorshannon! See you there... And learn about an incredible opportunity for a select sacred group of 25 women who are ready and willing to RISE UP AND BE THE WOMAN. If you've been feeling like you're stuck, overwhelmed, or perhaps you still feel like you're drowning, please don't hesitate to reach out. I'd be more than happy to schedule a Discovery Call with you to see if Healing Life Coaching is a good fit for you. Email me at drshannon@doctorshannon.com Come over to the WOMEN SIPPING ON LIFE S.O.L. MOVEMENT Closed FB Group and Join the MOVEMENT: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WSOLMovement/ By the way, if you haven't already listened/downloaded my new song (EPISODE 291), you can also listen to it here: letsnottalkaboutex.com, and cast your vote for your favorite version. Visit WomenSippingOnLife.com for more free resources, including my CHECKLIST FOR CHANGE, Engagement Checklist + Evaluation Rating, Six Sacred S.O.L. DATE Secrets…and a FREE copy of my best-selling book, Date Yourself Well. You can also check out my Dr. Shannon Facebook Page for more daily S.O.L. TRAINING. I look forward to seeing you again tomorrow. Please invite your best girlfriends to come and join our S.O.L. PARTY. xo Dr. Shannon. Inspiring minds that want to grow and hearts that want to know, so you can love you, your life, and your life's work well. ONE SIP AT A TIME. A special thanks to the following souls for helping me launch our WOMEN SIPPING ON LIFE podcast… Intro/Outro done by UNI V. SOL  Outro music by Jay Man: Mind Over Matter (www.ourmusicbox.com)  Podcast cover design and web site done by: Pablo Aguilar (www.webdesigncreator.com) Podcast cover photo by Kate Montague of KM Captured (www.kmcaptured.com)  

Week One – July 4, 2021 MY STORY: I Decided to Start Bible: Daniel 6:1 – 3, Daniel 6:4 – 5, Daniel 6:10   “Daily decisions deliver a destination of results in your story.”   Hebrews 12:2a (ASV) 2looking unto Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith,   I Decided to: Start – Stop – Stay – Go   Daniel 6:1 – 3 (NLT) 1 Darius the Mede decided to divide the kingdom into 120 provinces, and he appointed a high officer to rule over each province. 2 The king also chose Daniel and two others as administrators to supervise the high officers and protect the king's interests. 3 Daniel soon proved himself more capable than all the other administrators and high officers. Because of Daniel's great ability, the king made plans to place him over the entire empire.     Daniel 6:4 – 5 (NLT) 4 Then the other administrators and high officers began searching for some fault in the way Daniel was handling government affairs, but they couldn't find anything to criticize or condemn. He was faithful, always responsible, and completely trustworthy. 5 So they concluded, “Our only chance of finding grounds for accusing Daniel will be in connection with the rules of his religion.”   Daniel 6:10 (NLT) 10 But when Daniel learned that the law had been signed, he went home and knelt down as usual in his upstairs room, with its windows open toward Jerusalem. He prayed three times a day, just as he had always done, giving thanks to his God.   “What does Jesus want you to want?”   Faith Family Finances Physical   “What ONE thing do you need to start?   "Motivation often comes after starting, not before. Action produces momentum." James Clear     Psalm 144:1 (NLT) 1 Praise the Lord, who is my rock. He trains my hands for war and gives my fingers skill for battle.

When life seems a little too familiar and monotonous, stop complaining about what you wish you were doing. Rewrite your ordinary. Remember, the greatest impact comes from the smallest action. Extraordinary comes in your ordinary. It's not what you keep doing that is new, it's what you do in your every day. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://bit.ly/WomenofIMPACT Sometimes we get tired of the same thing over and over, especially in times like these. (COVID-19) However, your life was not created in one day. It's the every day that leads to extraordinary. The K.I.S.S. ~ Rewrite your ordinary! The smallest move can have the greatest impact. What ONE thing can you do to impact your every day? One step at a time leads to miles of greatness. Your seeds of greatness are rooted in your every day. It's what you do day in and day out that has the greatest impact. "Train for life. Love your journey!"   #WellnessWednesday #CreateYourNow #HealthAndWellness TAKE A.I.M. ~ Action Ignites Motivation  - This is a complimentary (FREE) coaching call with me. You will be able to discuss your specific situation and gain tools and strategies to move you forward. Live. Love. IMPACT!  "One step at a time leads to miles of greatness!"   Subscribe to Create Your Now TV on YouTube. Listen to Create Your Now on Spotify and Pandora. Listen to Create Your Now on iHeart Radio. Click here. The Create Your Now Archives are LIVE!! You can subscribe and listen to all the previous episodes here.  http://bit.ly/CYNarchive1 and http://bit.ly/CYNarchive2 and http://bit.ly/CYNarchive3 and http://bit.ly/CYNarchive4 and http://bit.ly/CYNarchive5 and http://bit.ly/CYNarchive6 and http://bit.ly/CYNarchive7 Contact me at YourBestSelfie@CreateYourNow.com THE NO FUSS MEAL PLAN Instagram @CreateYourNow @Kristianne Wargo Twitter @KristianneWargo @CreateYourNow Facebook www.facebook.com/TheKISSCoach www.facebook.com/CreateYourNow   PERISCOPE USERS!!! Click here for ANDROID Users / GOOGLE  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tv.periscope.android Click here for APPLE Users  https://itunes.apple.com/app/id972909677   Read more from Kristianne, a contributor to The Huffington Post, MindBodyGreen, Thrive Global, Addicted2Succes, and She Owns It. https://addicted2success.com/success-advice/5-things-to-do-while-waiting-for-success-to-manifest-in-your-life/ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kristianne-wargo/ http://bit.ly/9amHabits https://journal.thriveglobal.com/how-to-configure-a-sleep-pattern-fit-for-you-d8edd3387eaf#.sniv275c3 https://sheownsit.com/when-failure-is-your-middle-name/   DOMESTIC BEAUTIES (Announcements) 1. Come and let's connect on Facebook - Women Of IMPACT  http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact 2. Create Your Now ~ Your Best Selfie can be heard on iHeart Radio, Spotify, and Pandora! 3. Create Your Now Archive 1 is LIVE! You can subscribe and listen to all the previous episodes here. http://bit.ly/CYNarchive1 4. Create Your Now Archive 2 is LIVE! You can subscribe and listen to all the previous episodes here. http://bit.ly/CYNarchive2 5. Create Your Now Archive 3 is LIVE! You can subscribe and listen to all the previous episodes here. http://bit.ly/CYNarchive3 6. Create Your Now Archive 4 is LIVE! You can subscribe and listen to all the previous episodes here. http://bit.ly/CYNarchive4 7. Create Your Now Archive 5 is LIVE! You can subscribe and listen to all the previous episodes here. http://bit.ly/CYNarchive5 8. Create Your Now Archive 6 is LIVE! You can subscribe and listen to all the previous episodes here. http://bit.ly/CYNarchive6 9. Create Your Now Archive 7 is LIVE! You can subscribe and listen to all the previous episodes here. http://bit.ly/CYNarchive7 10. NEW Website! Go check it out and tell me what you think. http://www.createyournow.com 11. Sign Up for The A.I.M. Academy! You will be the first to learn all about it. http://createyournow.com/m-academy-2 12. Schedule a Discovery Call. This is a free 30-45 minute call for those serious about coaching with me. 13. Newsletter and Library: If you desire to get weekly emails, be sure to sign up here so you can stay connected. http://createyournow.com/library   Cover Art by Jenny Hamson   Music by Mandisa - Overcomer http://www.mandisaofficial.com Song ID: 68209 Song Title: Overcomer Writer(s): Ben Glover, Chris Stevens, David Garcia Copyright © 2013 Meaux Mercy (BMI) Moody Producer Music (BMI) 9t One Songs (ASCAP) Ariose Music (ASCAP) Universal Music -  Brentwood Benson Publ. (ASCAP) D Soul Music (ASCAP) (adm. at CapitolCMGPublishing.com) All rights reserved. Used by permission.

This week’s guest  is adamant that the things that allow anyone to meet their goals and achieve success are not a secret . . . in fact, all successful people know them, and they never change. Join Josh and me as we talk with Tim Seifert, SVP and head of annuity sales with Lincoln Financial Distributors, about sales excellence and leadership. Listen and you’ll discover: - The five principles that can’t help but lead you to success. - The SIMPLE way to pull yourself out of a funk. - Why Warren Buffet and Bill Gates attribute their success to this F-word. - What ONE rule will always help you get what you want.   ~ Luke   Connect | Resources You can connect with Tim Seifert on LinkedIn Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill: https://amzn.to/39pgyfI​   To learn how to generate more referrals and repeat business, visit: www.remindermedia.com   Follow Stay Paid: https://twitter.com/staypaidpodcast​ https://www.facebook.com/staypaidpodcast​ https://www.instagram.com/staypaidpod...​   Follow Luke Acree: https://www.instagram.com/lukeacree​ https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukeacree​ https://www.facebook.com/lukeacreeRM/

Welcome to RYFB with me, Ruby McGuire, Business Mastery and Mindset Queen. This podcast is for you if you're a service-based business owner, a solopreneur. You're effectively the CEO of your business. I'm here to help you feel and behave like one. In this podcast show, we'll explore the many facets of being the leader, aka Queen of your business. We'll talk about creating a success mindset and taking your business to the next level. I'll be talking all things business mastery, mindset and manifesting through the Law of Attraction. I do like a bit of woo! Tune in (mostly weekly) as I'll be sharing lots of business strategies to help you. Make sure you head on over to www.rubymcguire.com to find out how we can work together. Book in a call and let's share a virtual cappuccino together! XXX How to stop people wasting your time on discovery calls In a recent Queen of Business mastermind call, one of my clients (Queenies) asked what to do when you have clients come onto a discovery call and turn out to be time-wasters.  If you've been in business for any length of time, you'll know that this happens. Sometimes people do their research around who to work with. You'll also have those people that want to get some free coaching on the call. To help you overcome this issue, I'm sharing the three simple strategies we discussed. Your time is precious. You've got a queendom to run after all! You want people that are ready to work with you, not trying to get free information/advice. Here are 3 simple ways to reduce the amount of people taking up your time : 1. Create a filtering system / selection process What do I mean by this? Create a form on your website that asks your potential clients a series of questions. You want to understand the following:   What they are struggling with What they hope to achieve by working with you Their level of commitment I have to say that my favourite question of all time, is one that my then coach, Adrienne Dorison, gave me: ‘How committed are you emotionally and financially to working with me right now?”   You need to know the level of commitment that this potential client has. This question cuts to the chase and allows you to find out whether they're going to be a good fit for what you have to offer. It stops time wasters because in that question they will usually share with you what level of budget they have and whether they are ready to commit financially or not. It’s not just about the money though. You want to know if they're ready emotionally too.  I like to KISS - Keep It Simple Sweetie - I just ask 4 questions now: What ONE key thing would you like to discuss on our call today? (It keeps the call focused) What have you done so far to resolve your current issue? (This tells me if they are action-takers or not) How committed are you emotionally and financially in us working together? (The golden question) Is there anything else you’d like to share with me in preparation for our call? (This allows them to share important detail with me if they want to) Sometimes, clients will share a story with you about how they've worked with other coaches and they haven't got results.  It's quite possible that this is because they weren't ready, rather than it being down to another coach(es) poor skills. If someone bemoans people that they've worked within the past, treat this as a red flag.  Once you know the answers to this question of emotional/financial commitment, you can then decide whether to carry on with the call or adjust the length of the call if necessary.  Let’s say that they complete the form and tell you that they're working to a £200 budget (change the currency to whatever works for you). You might know that your services start at £500.  You can then send them a link to a page on your website with your pricing and services. In the email, you can explain the entry point of your pricing structure. You both then may decide that it's not worth holding the call. You can then consider sharing a link to free resources that you've created. You could also introduce them to someone that can help based on the budget they have to spend.  Remember to review your questions from time to time, and adapt where necessary.   2. Put your pricing on your website For some people, putting your prices on your website is a controversial thing to say. I would much prefer to know the price of something to enable me to make an informed decision about whether to buy or not. I don't understand why you wouldn't put your prices on your website. I don’t see the need for secrecy. Maybe that’s just me! I encourage you to put your prices on your website, because this allows your client to decide if they want to find out more about you, and whether to book a call to discover if you're a good fit to work together. The potential pricing barrier has gone, so that's one less obstacle that you have to overcome on that discovery call. That's a win: win in my book! When a client checks out your pricing, they have a decision to make. Can they afford you right now? If not, then maybe they'll pull together a plan to make it happen. They are less likely to jump on a call with you and waste your time, and they won't be wasting their time either.   3. Set expectations at the beginning of the call As you get on the call with this prospective client, set it up as a sales call. Check their understanding and expectations of the call with you. Explain that this is a sales call, and you're talking to find out if you're both a good fit for each other. Tell them that once you've taken them through a few questions, you'll be sharing ways in which you can work together.  Another method to manage expectations is to remind them at the beginning of the call how long you’ve allocated for your discussion. That way you’ve set a boundary around how long the call will last. This is a pretty standard method for coaching calls, yet, it also works great for all calls. This way, you won’t overrun. Once you manage expectations you’ll find the call will be a lot easier.   Here’s a bonus tip: Get clear on who/how you help When you’re super clear on who you serve, how you help and what you offer, the more clarity people will have when they talk with you and check out your website. I know it sounds basic, but it’s important. For example, my dreamie clients are action-takers. I know that if someone comes on the call and says they find it hard to take action, they will not be a good fit for me. I know I will get frustrated because I love working with people that aren’t full of excuses, and aren’t afraid of doing some work.  When you know this about yourself, you’ll find it much easier to recognise your own dreamie clients when you talk with them. When you’re clear on how you help and your services, it becomes clear whether you have the right services to offer your potential client on the call. If you don’t, then share that with them, and end the call. Again you could introduce them to someone that can help.   Finally, here’s a quick reminder of the three top tips, and the bonus one of course: 1. Create a filtering system/selection process 2. Put your pricing on your website 3. Set expectations at the beginning of the call 4. Get clear on who/how you help XXX Thanks so much for tuning into Rock Your Fabulous Biz with me, Ruby McGuire, Business Mastery and Mindset Queen. I hope you enjoyed the show. If you did, I'd love for you to leave an amazing review for me. If you enjoyed this podcast, check out my Discovery Call Magic programme, where I take you through a process to create discovery calls just like magic. Want to save yourself some money? Join my tribe - Get access to a fabulous 40-minute Create Content Like a Queen training, and an amazing one-time offer to purchase the programme at a fraction of the cost. XXX How To Win And Keep Clients*:   https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Win-Keep-Clients-Strategies/dp/1527246132/?tag=bethcoyodrtob-21 *Please note this is an affiliate link, so I may get commission should you choose to make a purchase. PS. Learn how to save hours of time and energy creating content in my Create Content Like A Queen Masterclass

You say you desire to be happy, but have you ever really defined (or redefined) what that means exactly...for you? Here are three things you can do to help you “find” your “happy”… 1. Define what it means for you to be happy. 2. What ONE thing would make you happy? I mean, really happy? 3. Go ALL IN to creating that ONE THING… Please grab your SACRED S.O.L. D.A.T.E. JOURNAL (Daily Action To Engage yourself.)  TODAY’S SACRED S.O.L. STEP:  Do 1-3 and start here... What is the ONE thing that would absolutely make you happy? Put your full focus, attention, and commitment towards this and watch what happens… Thank you for being here, and allowing me to Sip On Life with you. Request a FREE copy of my best-selling book, Date Yourself Well — The Best-Selling 12 Engagements Of Becoming The Great Lover Of Your Life (all you'll pay for is shipping.) www.dateyourselfwell.com  I’m going to be inviting listeners onto the program. If you have a story you'd like to share — a song to sing (but not a Poor Me Story) — send me an email at: drshannon@doctorshannon.com and put SHARE MY STORY in the subject line. If you've received value from the podcast, please let me know. I'd LOVE to hear from you — please email me at: drshannon@doctorshannon.com AND PLEASE TELL YOUR BESTIES AND INVITE THEM TO SIP ON LIFE WITH US. FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM @doctorshannon! See you there... And learn about an incredible opportunity for a select sacred group of 25 women who are ready and willing to RISE UP AND BE THE WOMAN. If you’ve been feeling like you’re stuck, overwhelmed, or perhaps you still feel like you’re drowning, please don’t hesitate to reach out. I’d be more than happy to schedule a Discovery Call with you to see if Healing Life Coaching is a good fit for you. Email me at drshannon@doctorshannon.com Come over to the WOMEN SIPPING ON LIFE S.O.L. MOVEMENT Closed FB Group and Join the MOVEMENT: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WSOLMovement/ By the way, if you haven't already listened/downloaded my new song (EPISODE 291), you can also listen to it here: letsnottalkaboutex.com, and cast your vote for your favorite version.  Visit WomenSippingOnLife.com for more free resources, including my CHECKLIST FOR CHANGE, Engagement Checklist + Evaluation Rating, Six Sacred S.O.L. DATE Secrets…and a FREE copy of my best-selling book, Date Yourself Well. You can also check out my Dr. Shannon Facebook Page for more daily S.O.L. TRAINING. I look forward to seeing you again tomorrow. Please invite your best girlfriends to come and join our S.O.L. PARTY. xo Dr. Shannon. Inspiring minds that want to grow and hearts that want to know, so you can love you, your life, and your life’s work well. ONE SIP AT A TIME. A special thanks to the following souls for helping me launch our WOMEN SIPPING ON LIFE podcast… Intro/Outro done by UNI V. SOL  Outro music by Jay Man: Mind Over Matter (www.ourmusicbox.com)  Podcast cover design and web site done by: Pablo Aguilar (www.webdesigncreator.com) Podcast cover photo by Kate Montague of KM Captured (www.kmcaptured.com) 

Philippians 1:8-11 (NIV): God can testify how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God.A SNAPSHOT OF TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE OF THE DAYPaul expresses his affection for the Philippians and teaches us how to pray for other believers. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS 3-MINUTE BIBLE STUDY PODCASTWhat does Paul mean when he says he longs with the "affection of Christ Jesus?"What ONE thing Paul prays for in this prayer?What does the original Greek language tell us about this kind of love Paul prays over us?My prayer over you this weekendPREVIOUS EPISODES IN THE SIMPLE TRUTH THROUGH PHILIPPIANSIntroduction to PhilippiansPhilippians 1:1 (Part 1)Philippians 1:1 (Part 2)Philippians 1:2Philippians 1:3-4Philippians 1:5Philippians 1:6Philippians 1:7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Did you know that you can make this 3-minute Bible study podcast part of your Amazon Alexa routine?It's simple to set it up. Check it out here.   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS PODCAST! It's simple. Just share this link: https://www.juliecarruth.com/share I LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU I love to hear your feedback or testimonials. Email me at julie at juliecarruth.com OR send me a DM @juliekcarruth.  SOCIAL LINKS  Facebook: @juliekcarruth Instagram: @juliekcarruth

Traditionally, online learning was the option pursued when in-person tuition was not available and/or was too expensive. However, due to COVID-19, online learning platforms have become the primary means of delivering education worldwide, and it is anticipated that it will remain a leading modality in the coming years. Ricardo Allen, Founder of One on One Educational Services, has been leading the charge with regard to personalised online learning in the Caribbean region. In this episode, our discussion with Ricardo will cover areas including: Who is Ricardo Allen and what has been entrepreneurial journey to date What One on One Educational Services is, and how it has evolved over the years How COVID-19 has been and is likely to affect the online learning space And what might be in store for One on One Educational Services in the coming years. Show notes and links to some of the things mentioned during the episode can be found at www.ict-pulse.com/category/podcast/ Do subscribe and leave us a review!

(Better Things, Coop & Cami Ask the World, Nip Tuck) In this podcast, you will learn: 1) What ONE inspirational idea helped Rebecca’s career take off? 2) Why should YOU stop worrying about “what you’re right for?” 3) What is your most important job as an actor when auditioning? 4) Why is a point of view as an actor CRUCIAL to your ultimate success? 5) Why should you stop worrying NOW about having a great agent?

How To Fix Race Relations, Or Any Relationship. (EP.240) Introduction Here is the process: Take 100% responsibility for the relationship. Tell the other party that the relationship is important to you. Ask them to speak first; seek first to understand. Tell them about what you see and feel. Discuss, find and implement correcting and healing behavior. Repeat. Oh, and take 100% responsibility for the relationship This applies to everything from person-to-person relationships, race relations, and police and community relations. Trust is a 2-way street, with both sides being equally responsible. We will look at how that applies in today’s racial anger and confusion, but first we’ll look at some foundational principles. That is the subject of today’s 10-minute episode.  Continuing The key to fixing any relationship is to take 100% responsibility for the fix, to take 100% responsibility for making things better. Not 50/50 or 75/75; 100/100. Ideally both parties will step up to this level of responsibility. If the other party does not, then we do it--you do it. Let’s think about this for a minute. To the extent that you assign responsibility to others for whatever the problem is, it is to that very extent that you make yourself powerless. For example, if you think that you are 25% responsible for an issue, that makes the other entity 75% responsible. That clearly means that unless the other party changes, that 75% of the issue will never be solved. You have effectively given 75% of the power--your power--away. And we have 0% control over others, including changing them. We have 100% control over ourselves. If you think that you are meeting someone halfway, I can guarantee you they feel that you are falling well short of that goal, while feeling they are doing far more than their half. From their perspective, your idea of half looks much smaller - perhaps like just a token gesture. So, instead of 50/50, let’s try 75/75. Yes? Won’t my 75% look at least like 50% to the other person? Maybe, but let’s take it up another notch; take 100% responsibility for finding a solution. What? One hundred percent? Q. What is this other person’s responsibility if I’m doing 100%? A. They subscribe to Revolution 2.0™, and take 100% responsibility also. When you take all of the responsibility, your attitude changes toward the other person or group. And they will see it, and they will change along with you. Here is an important truism: When we change how we think about someone else, they change. This is well worth repeating: When we change how we think about someone else, they change. If you don’t believe me, try it. And try it like you mean it. Then comment and let us all know how it turned out.  Let’s apply this to race relations. Ready? Both sides take 100% responsibility for making things work. I can hear it now. “Whoa, Will, what are you talking about? One side has almost all of the responsibility because they have caused almost all of the problem!” My response to that is quick and clear, and it is not to assign either guilt or blame. I would ask, “Do you want to assign blame and guilt, or do  you want to fix the problem?” That’s another way of saying you can be right, or you can make good things happen, but not both. Which do we want? Let’s look at some specifics from both perspectives: Police need to create an attitude of trust and “I’m here to help.” Neighborhoods need to cooperate with police in everything from simple friendliness to volunteering needed information. Police need to rid themselves of racists and other bad apples. Neighborhoods need to rid themselves of their bad apples, including gangs and gang leaders. “Taking back our streets.” must start with taking back the streets from the gangs who own them. Police and citizens need to break the power of the police unions, the government unions that protect bad cops and lower the quality of policing.

Time To Reinvent Your Life? The past months have created a massive disruption in our lives. Why not taking advantage of the journey back to normal and switch things up? Whether you want a few tweaks or total reinvention - the process is the same: 1) You must first acknowledge something needs changing. Listen to your gut. 2) Be honest. Your inner thoughts and feelings are real. They are telling you what you desire. Honor them.  3) Clearly understand WHY you want to reinvent. It creates excitement the power that will move you forward. 4) Ask yourself, "What ONE thing can I do, or NOT do, that will have the most significant and immediate impact on my life?"  5) Set an initial sprint goal of at least 90 days. 6) Define what actions you will take to drive your goal and take action daily. Sometimes you must start a journey without knowing your destination. Begin with what you know. Explore the possibilities until you discover your path.

If I feel stuck , overwhelmed , unhappy and confused because of all that is happening around in the world right now: the quarantine, the stay at home and lock down... What ONE skill will I need to develop that will be a GAME CHANGER for me? What ONE skill will I need that will turn me to Activity Bulldozer who takes steps after step after step as if am not tired... Here is it......... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anuoluwapo-bamidele-bioye/message

Gogo Bethke began in a world without entrepreneurs. A world where you were told to just do your job and go home. That’s it. But Gogo was never the kind of person who likes orders that limit her.  She left home at 14. She arrived in America at 21. She became one of the top realtors in her state. She became the owner of her own real estate business and got recognized as a “social media queen” for her social media marketing skills. She did all of this because she was never the kind of person who likes orders that limit her. But she is the kind of the person who likes guidance that leads to her destiny. Find out how Gogo did it and in the process, learn how you can do it. Gogo drops some knowledge on what you need to go to reach whatever goals you have for your life Here’s What You MissedWhat led Gogo to leave her home for America?How Gogo went from bored stay-at-home mom to top realtor in MichiganThe right way to leverage social media for your business (specifically real estate)Real estate and Instagram: Have we tapped the potential?Why learning about money is different than earning moneyGetting guidance on your goalsHow do you know what your next step is after you set a goal?How do you stay motivated?What ONE book changed your life as an entrepreneur? Important Podcast Moments[1:10] Origin Stories: Gogo’s journey from 8-year old Romanion girl watching 48 Hours to Top 3% Realtor in Michigan [10:00] Changing environments for the better: Why Gogo left home at age 14 for a better life...and how she actually created one [19:43] Gogo’s unplanned move into real estate [28:28] The power of social media in real estate [31:00] More than 8 sources of income? [32:09] Why more agents should max out on Instagram Important Links to Check OutGreatest Salesman in the World Guest BioGogo Bothke is a top-selling realtor and owner of her own real estate business in addition to serving as a social media influencer in the real estate industry. Gogo Bothke’s website Gogo Bothe’s on Instagram Gogo Bothke on LinkedInChecking In With #DreamNationLike what you’re hearing? Have a comment or feedback that you want to share? Need to find an earlier episode? Dream Nation on Apple Podcasts Dream Nation podcast website Dream Nation Facebook group Catch your host on Instagram (@casanova_brooks)

Gaining muscle, losing weight, adding definition, burning fat, getting injured. What? One of these is not like the others, yet all can be outcomes of an exercise program. You work out because you want to make changes to your body; NO ONE wants to get injured but that is exactly what happens if exercise is done incorrectly or if an exercise program is not designed for your specific needs. Designing exercise programs is a combination of science and art; a good coach has to know the science of how the body adapts to exercise along with the art of selecting exercises that are fun, effective and, most importantly, greatly reduce the risk of injury both during exercise as well as when you go outside of the gym to participate in your favorite activities.  Dr. John Rusin is a physical therapist and strength coach who has created the Pain Free Performance Specialist education program for fitness professionals. Dr. Rusin develops conditioning programs for professional athletes in many sports, travels the world to teach fitness professionals how to design exercise programs and is now visiting the All About Fitness podcast to share insights with you on how you can get the most out of your workouts while greatly reducing the risk of injury. On this episode John shares a unique story about how he got started on his fitness journey, what motivated him to become a performance coach and provides some strength training tips that you can use right away in your own workouts. If you love lifting heavy stuff and want to continue working hard no matter how old you become, then this episode of All About Fitness is for you! To see AWESOME exercises that you should be doing, follow @DrJohnRusin on Instagram - that's how I first learned about him, his content is great and definitely worth your time. Note - you can also find a ton of his content on his YouTube channel    To learn how you can design your own exercise programs, pick up a copy of Smarter Workouts: The Science of Exercise Made Simple - it teaches you how exercises changes your body and provides you with 21 workouts that can help you get the results you want.   To see exercises that you should be doing to slow down the aging process, follow @PeteMcCall_fitness on Instagram  To learn workouts that you can do in the gym, follow the All About Fitness Podcast channel on YouTube   www.petemccallfitness.com   

Show notes"You don't belong to you, you belong to the universe.", Buckminster Fuller [0:03:00]"You might not be in the best position to know why you're special. It's not up to you to decide if you're good enough to be here. You are." [0:05:16]Amy's first day working for Buckminster Fuller [0:06:38]"Work is a place where you learn and grow"... [0:11:07]Guidance for dealing with anxiety [0:14:06]"I think sometimes a feeling of connectedness is THE most important thing you can have in the workplace." [0:15:30]"It's so much more fun to be curious about someone else and what they bring than to be tense about being found out." [0:16:36]Why did "The Fearless Organization" strike such a chord in the world right now? [0:16:58]Why psychological safety is peaking right now [0:17:40]What is psychological safety, and what is it not? [0:19:19]Psychological safety is a sense of felt permission for candor [0:19:42]Psychological safety is NOT about being nice [0:20:18]"Being nice is code for, 'I'm not going to tell you what I really think.'" [0:20:33]Psychological safety is NOT the goal [0:21:31]What's the relationship between psychological safety & courage? [0:24:37]Psychological safety vs culture fit / belonging [0:27:02]"The job is to deliberately reframe reality so we can be more learning oriented." [0:30:11]What are cognitive frames? [0:30:22]How does Amy create psychological safety in the classroom? [0:31:45]What is a "good" question? [0:32:33]The leaders toolkit for psych safety [0:36:43]How psych safety helped turn around Ford between 2006-2009 [0:37:55]Concern: won't psych safety take too long? [0:43:46]Why is psych safety worth it? What's the ROI? [0:45:07]Parallels to self-compassion [0:47:11]Psych safety & Flow [0:49:26]How do we implement a psychological safety initiative? [0:50:30]Using the work itself as the laboratory for culture change [0:53:02]Common failure patterns? [0:54:03]"A culture of nice can often mask a culture of fear"... [0:55:08]How do you measure psych safety & tell if you have a problem? [0:57:34]How to pulse check if your team has psych safety [0:59:12]Does psych safety differ across intra/extraversion, or personality types? [1:01:59]How does psych safety affect hiring processes? [1:04:52]Everyone is different: how adapt building psych safety to this variety? [1:07:58]What is work for, to you? [1:09:54]What ONE thing would Amy have a leader do to build more psych safety? [1:12:37]What happens when leaders apologize for safety violations? [1:13:37]CONTEXT MATTERS [1:16:05]I'm not the boss, what can I do? [1:25:30]People, books, companies, resources etc mentioned in episodeAmy Edmondson (@AmyCEdmondson)The Fearless Organization - @WorkFearlesslyAmy's HBS faculty pageAmy's books: The Fearless Organization & Teaming (Amy's prior book)Buckminster Fuller - his moment of great despair in his early thirties and his moment of insight: "you belong to the universe"Geodesic domesVUCAFord, Alan Mulally & Mark FieldsKristin Neff & Self-CompassionGrowth mindsetFlow & Mihaly CsikszentmihalyiSteven KotlerKim ScottDorsolateral prefrontal cortex - associated with self-focused metacognitive evaluationSimon Wardley - value chain mapping overview talk & writingStanford - Designing Your LifeNilofer Merchant - OnlynessProcess Knowledge SpectrumJerry Colonna - RebootBooksThe Fearless OrganizationTeaming (Amy's prior book)Leadership and Self-DeceptionRadical CandorFlowStealing Fire (group flow)MindsetSelf-CompassionDesigning Your LifeReboot

What ONE main principle helps you determine whether the investment you are considering is worth while? It all comes down to the numbers. Tim will illustrate how purchasing a $100,000 investment is no different from purchasing a $10,000,000 investment. A quick story to illustrate how numbers will make the decision for you Why is a large deal no different than a small one? Don’t become emotionally attached Know what return you are comfortable with Where can I find an analysis spreadsheet? For more resources check out restmethods.com

You say you desire to be happy, but have you ever really defined (or redefined) what that means exactly...for you? Here are three things you can do to help you “find” your “happy”… 1. Define what it means for you to be happy. 2. What ONE thing would make you happy? I mean, really happy? 3. Go ALL IN to creating that ONE THING… Please grab your SACRED S.O.L. D.A.T.E. JOURNAL (Daily Action To Engage yourself.)  TODAY’S SACRED S.O.L. STEP:  Do 1-3 and start here... What is the ONE thing that would absolutely make you happy? Put your full focus, attention, and commitment towards this and watch what happens… If “happy” for you is sitting on a beach in sunny Mexico for FREE…then reach out to me and let me know… I’ll be choosing the WINNER of our FREE 7-Day Stay (December 7-14) at my condo in Mexico on Saturday, November 23 at 12:01 am. Will it be YOU? If so, then you must DO this… - Share this with a friend. - Subscribe/Rate + Review our Women Sipping On Life podcast on iTunes or Stitcher. -Follow me on Instagram @doctorshannon. -If you're chosen, share lots of pictures with US and have the BEST TIME! -Email me at drshannon@doctorshannon.com with the Subject: PICK ME and tell me WHY and the best number to reach you… I will be choosing the WINNER on Saturday, November 23, 2019 at 12:01 am (EST.) OUR WINNER will be notified via email and a phone call at 12:01 am (EST) and must reply immediately to claim this VALUABLE GIFT! I will be announcing the WINNER on WomenSippingOnLife.com on Saturday, November 23, 2019 at 12:11 am (EST.) SO, EMAIL ME AT drshannon@doctorshannon.com and tell me WHY you desire to WIN and give me the best phone number to call YOU IF you’re chosen as our WINNER. Once again, this FREE 7-Day stay does NOT include airfare to Mazatlan, Mexico. WILL OUR BIG WINNER BE YOU? (I hope so!)  If you've received value from the podcast, please let me know. I'd LOVE to hear from you — please email me at: drshannon@doctorshannon.com AND PLEASE TELL YOUR BESTIES AND INVITE THEM TO SIP ON LIFE WITH US. FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM @doctorshannon! See you there... Go to YOU BE THE WOMAN NOW to learn more about our next 4-Week YOU BE THE WOMAN Program. Apply today.  And learn about an incredible opportunity for a select sacred group of 25 women who are ready and willing to RISE UP AND BE THE WOMAN. If you’ve been feeling like you’re stuck, overwhelmed, or perhaps you still feel like you’re drowning, please don’t hesitate to reach out. I’d be more than happy to schedule a Discovery Call with you to see if Healing Life Coaching is a good fit for you. Email me at drshannon@doctorshannon.com Come over to the WOMEN SIPPING ON LIFE S.O.L. MOVEMENT Closed FB Group and Join the MOVEMENT: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WSOLMovement/ By the way, if you haven't already listened/downloaded my new song (EPISODE 291), you can also listen to it here: letsnottalkaboutex.com, and cast your vote for your favorite version.  Visit WomenSippingOnLife.com for more free resources, including my CHECKLIST FOR CHANGE, Engagement Checklist + Evaluation Rating, Six Sacred S.O.L. DATE Secrets…and a FREE copy of my best-selling book, Date Yourself Well. You can also check out my Dr. Shannon Facebook Page for more daily S.O.L. TRAINING. I look forward to seeing you again tomorrow. Please invite your best girlfriends to come and join our S.O.L. PARTY. xo Dr. Shannon. Inspiring minds that want to grow and hearts that want to know, so you can love you, your life, and your life’s work well. ONE SIP AT A TIME. A special thanks to the following souls for helping me launch our WOMEN SIPPING ON LIFE podcast… Intro/Outro done by UNI V. SOL  Outro music by Jay Man: Mind Over Matter (www.ourmusicbox.com)  Podcast cover design and web site done by: Pablo Aguilar (www.webdesigncreator.com) Podcast cover photo by Kate Montague of KM Captured (www.kmcaptured.com) 

Amanda B. interviews Keren Taylor (@kerentaylor), Executive Director of the young women's creative writing and mentoring organization WriteGirl (writegirl.org) and publisher of their multiple-dozen-award-winning anthologies. They discuss...The collective's new book, This Moment: Bold Voices from WriteGirl.Self-expression as an unshakable anchor for young women in a world that imposes upon them.The role of non-competition in fostering strength.Being in it for the long haul.Receiving an award from part-human, part-deity Michelle Obama.(Do "volition" and "volunteer" share a root word? Meet me below for the answer.)The change in communication styles of girls over the past 19 years.The scratch of a pen vs. the clack of a keyboard.The unique badassness of good journal design.The prospective worth of the first WriteGirl anthology. Likely a billion Euro.When you should underestimate the power of a girl and her pen (SA: never).The female-led revolution is imminent, sure, but is it a good idea to give girls cannons?What? ONE "n"? That's not a word. Nice try.You inspired, or scared? Be honest ;)Volunteer --> volontaire (Fr) --> volo (Lat)Volition --> volotio (Fr./Lat) --> volo (Lat)RURTHER FEEDING:Follow Keren on Twitter!: @kerentaylorBuy the new anthology This Moment: Bold Voices from WriteGirlWriteGirl website and Twitter (@WriteGirlLA)Skylight Books, Los AngelesThe Huntington Library and Gardens, Pasadena, CA

Episode 13 | Contrary Action.Contrary action is simply doing the opposite of what your default response is..In this episode, I talk about creating NEW neuropathways and how the simple action of just doing the opposite of what you normally do, can create those..What do you want more of in your life?What choices are you making that are moving you away from that "want"?What ONE action can you take that would be the OPPOSITE of your normal action?.When you make the opposite decision, how does that feel in your body?What emotions come up?What judgements or opinions arise?.Thank you, as always for listening.Jen.p.s.Thank you to my husband for producing this podcast each week and to Joe Seiders for the AWESOME intro/outro. I LOVE IT!.You can find me on Facebook and IG & the interwebs: www.jenyockey.com

I love asking NASCAR drivers this question – ONE track for the championship….you pick. What did Kyle Larson say?  The post What ONE track would Kyle Larson pick? appeared first on 94.7 WCSX.

What ONE track would Kyle Larson pick for the last race in the NASCAR playoffs? His answer might surprise you – and then we talk Ford vs Ferrari with the man who wrote the book that inspired this: AJ Baime and “Go Like Hell”. Then what’s the best car for a High School student to […] The post Ep 128: Kyle Larson – Ford vs Ferrari appeared first on 94.7 WCSX.

  DESCRIPTION In today’s episode you will hear why we say we’ll do something but don’t follow through. You’ll also understand why it’s so hard to start good habits and stop bad ones. Here are some of the awesome things you will hear in this episode: Find out the key components to grow wealth, creating deep bonds and true freedom. Find out the ONE thing separating the successful from the ultra successful. And see how Satori coached a famous actress to build her legacy. So listen here to find out how Satori successfully coaches the best to achieve their most important targets and how you can do the same. --Transcript-- If you’ve ever wondered, “Why don’t I do what I say I’m going to do? Why don’t I have the money saved that I want? Why don’t I lose weight, stop overdrinking or grow my business? Why do I say something is important but still don’t seem to make time for it? The answers to these questions can be found in this episode. What’s up everyone, this is Satori Mateu, welcome to a new episode of Halfass to Badass. I’m in a conversation with a highly successful woman and to give you an interesting perspective on today’s topic she says, “I don’t know why, but we’re always struggling to build up a nest egg. We have nothing to show for all the hard work we put in.” She’s a famous actress. The defeat in her voice is unquestionable. She tries to hide it with a nervous smile, but her uncomfortable shifts in her chair gives it away. Her eyes are red, the sparkle is gone. The vibrant and confident look she had on the cover of Vogue a few months earlier is not there. We’re sitting in her spectacular backyard with perfect palm trees and ocean views, the sun is shining, not a single cloud, and you can smell the ocean by the light breeze. “How long have you’ve been acting?” “Both my husband and I have been acting for more than twenty years, and we’ve made millions of dollars. Still, at the end of each year, there’s nothing extra.” “You have a beautiful home. Amazing kids. You live in a wealthy neighborhood. You have nice cars.  You travel anywhere you want to go. You’re invited to all the Hollywood parties and red-carpet events. You have access to the best financial advisors. What do you feel is missing?” “We’re just living, with no real direction.” Their three kids go to the best private school. Her and her husband are both actively working actors, they live in a beautiful mansion in Malibu, California. They’re healthy and have everything one could possibly ask for, right? WRONG! If you don’t have what we’re about to talk about, you will never know if you’re failing or succeeding. After listening to her whole story and seeing what is going on, I look at her, and tell her very directly, “You have no clear standards.” She’s like, “Why is that?” I just love it when people are courageous enough to be vulnerable. When they trust and let their guard down. That’s when I can help fast. She leans forward, tilts her head to the side, lifts her left eyebrow, curious about what about to say next.... She really wants to change not only her family’s financial future but she is wondering how she can be the role model she wants to be for her kids and leave her legacy. “Let’s start by looking at you and your husband and some of the roles you’ve both said yes to. Can you start to see a problem here? There’s no real standard. You’re taking jobs you really don’t want. He lets people run all over him. He keeps saying yes—even though he means no, afraid he will lose his job—becomes a victim, and it impacts your finances and your family. The same goes for you. Fear is running the show, rather than a clear vision and standard for what you both want. You’re settling for what is available. Is this making sense?” “Yes, totally.” She starts breathing. Somebody is finally understanding her. She’s smiling, the corner of her mouth wrinkles and she’s starting bounce a bit up and down. “I feel I’m saying yes to certain movies because I know it will pay our bills, but it’s not necessarily what I want. Don’t get me wrong, I’m grateful for the work I get…” “Yes, but it’s not your standard,” I interrupt her. “It’s fear driven—not standard driven. Are you with me? As long as you make your decisions from a place of worry; that you’re not going to get another role or that you’re not going to cover your monthly expenses, that you’re not going to keep your kids in private school, you’re always living in reaction. Can you imagine for a moment how life would be different if you had a standard for the roles you went after, the ones you said yes to…and you had an amount of money (a minimum standard) you didn’t allow your bank account to drop below?” “That would be amazing. That would remove the anxiety I feel when I go into a new project I don’t love—for months—and I think I would be happier all around. I would be a better mom and wife, for sure.” She starts to light up, her frustration and defeat is clearing. We have a very productive conversation that leaves her with a clear, concrete, and measurable set of standards to secure her finances and family dreams. Why am I sharing this story with you? Because… The truth is, when we don’t set a standard for what we demand for ourselves and our environment, we won’t get it. We just won’t. You’ve got to decide the amount you want in your bank account. What’s your minimum standard? Now go do the work necessary to fill your bank account to that level. You say, “This is my standard, this is my bottom line and it can’t go beneath that. I’m going to work my ass off to get above that and never again let it go below. Ever.” It’s not up to the environment. It’s up to you. What would your life be like if you NEVER had to question yourself ever again? If you knew, what you said and promised yourself was going to happen, for sure? If you want to trust yourself then you definitely want to pay close attention to this episode without interruptions. I want you to picture the results you’re committed to, the life you want, and your commitment to a Badass life. And you have to define what a badass life means to you, right? Does that mean being more present in conversation?  Not being a slave to your phone? Being more intentional of how you take care of your health, your sleep, eating habits, spending habits? Is it about minimizing stress, overwhelm and distractions, what is it to you? Here’s why. I have no idea what you feed your mind with; what you think about, listen to, read, or watch. I don’t know what you practice on a daily basis. You see, you have 168 hours per week. Those 168 hours per week include sleeping and everything. That’s 8,760 hours per year. I only have limited time with you, and my job is to find ways to influence and persuade you—to help you dominate your mind—so you can think and create the kind of habits that guarantee you success and it serves you. Think about the number of hours you’ve already spent in your life doing things where you’re not dominating your thinking, not dominating how you feel, where you’re not dominating the actions, the decisions, and your daily behaviors. I want you to understand, for me to be able to rewire your conditioning—to help you unlearn the things not serving you, what’s slowing you down, making you unproductive, lacking energy, and making unprofitable—you really need to get clear about the standard you hold for yourself. Your ability to influence and impact your direction consistently, to consistently make more money, own your wealth, be more productive, have an incredible life—where you embrace all of you—without apologies, is not something we leave to chance, right? We don’t leave it to a maybe. “If I’m lucky” or, “I wonder what’s going to happen today, or next week.” When you’re sowing and you’re sowing daily, you are creating a momentum where you’ll be able to reap daily because of the sowing that you’ve been doing. It’s accumulative. You need to know you actually have control over this thing called money. You have control of your performance. You have control of this thing called serving people. You are in control and can dominate your ability to create wealth in your life. Create deep bonds with people that matter to you. That’s not something you need to question anymore. That’s something you can rely on. You want to trust that you know what to do, when to do it, how to do it and so I’m going to talk to you about how to set standards that give you freedom. You need to understand and know, deeply, your core habits. Do they make you stronger or weaker? More effective or less? What daily decisions are you making, causing you to be stronger, more effective, more productive, think faster, be more confident? Do you have habits that make it easy for you to generate the kind of money you want and make it very hard for you not to? You want to have a consistent and dependable way of doing this. This means, you’ll be able to depend on yourself, right? You need to know who’s going to show up in the morning and not leave it to chance. Why are we talking about this? Because most people live out of control. They are not in command of their lives, of their business or their relationships. They’re not being in charge to influence or dominate their environment because they give those reins to someone else. Think about that. Every day, someone or something, whether that’s Facebook, Twitter, TV, any media, email, friends, family members, co-workers are all trying to grab your attention. Have you noticed that? Advertisers spend billions to control and dominate where you put your focus, true? I’m saying, let’s grab a hold of those reins. Take control of your own environment and time. Be very appreciative and grateful for the minutes and seconds you have here on this planet. In order to do that, we first need to take a stand and identify, “What do I stand for?” What daily habits or rituals, what lifestyle do I want?” When I was living in Stockholm many years ago in the beginning of my career, I charged very differently for my services. I thought to myself, “If I can only have $30,000 SEK (Swedish Kronor, roughly $3000) in my bank account, I’m good.” That was my level of thinking at the time. If I have $3,000 in my account, consistently, I’m good. That doesn’t pay for anything in my life today. Portions, obviously, but does it support a Los Angeles lifestyle? Hardly. I charged $1,000 for 12 private sessions with me. That’s insane! It’s completely insane. It was a different level of thinking. I thought that was good. I couldn’t even imagine anything different. Perspectives change. I went to see an apartment building in Beverly Hills recently; the penthouse is $65,000 a month just to rent it. It comes with a concierge service where they literally drive you in a Rolls Royce or an Escalade within a three-mile radius anywhere you want, right in the heart of Beverly Hills with 365-degree views of the Hollywood Hills, the Hollywood sign, downtown L.A., and the ocean. You can see everywhere. I’m not saying that’s how you want to use your money. I’m not even suggesting those should even be your values. The point I want to drive home is that the standards you hold for yourself will determine the internal resources and potential you’ll access, therefore your results. If your standards communicate, for example, “If I’m lucky, or if I feel like it, I’ll make a few sales calls today.” “If I feel like it, I’ll get up earlier today.” “I hope I can be productive today.” “I hope I win today.” With standards like that, you have no standards. Who decides the standards you live by? You do, of course! It’s just that very often it may not feel like you do, right? Most likely, your standards haven’t been updated for years, if ever. Most of us just adopted the standards of our families, and never stopped to question whether those are the standards we want to live by. You decide the standards you want. You just want to make sure it matches with what you really want. Not what you’ve settled for. Is this making sense? My question is, are your current standards designed to take you where you want? Think about that, I you have an idea of where you would want to be 5 years, 10 years or even 20 years from now, are your standards (your thoughts, feelings and behaviors that you live by) your habits going to take you there? It’s a yes or no answer. And it’s predictable. I say I want build a multi-million dollar business, but I sleep until noon. I want to be in great shape and have lots of energy, but I eat fast food five days a week. I want to be connected to my spouse but I can’t have a dinner conversation without checking my phone. You get it? We don’t get our wants in life, we get our standards. It’s really about perspective, right? I got an opportunity to join this pretty cool club where you get to fly private jets all over the country and internationally. Some people would say, “That’s crazy! You don’t need to fly private jets.” No, I don’t need to. I don’t need to do anything, but I want to. It’s fun. It optimizes time (no need to waste hours at the airport), creates new opportunities. It’s the level of quality and standard I want for myself. If I want that and it’s available to me, why deny myself new experiences? The only way I would deny myself what I want is if I’m thinking, “I can’t afford it. It’s not available to me. That’s too much money.” Like I said, $3,000 at one point was a lot of money. Let’s take a closer look at the standards you want for yourself. What standard do you want when connecting with people in business? Think about it. I know, maybe you haven’t thought about this. It’s normal. But we’re talking about it right now. And I know you wouldn’t listen to me right now if you wanted to be a halfass. Right? Let’s look at it. How about privately? How do you want to communicate? How do you want to relate to people? What’s the standard? Take a moment and invest some thought into how you will build your legacy. I want you to set a standard for what you want, a standard for yourself, including the people you serve. If you don’t dominate your thinking, your feelings, and your behaviors, someone else will. That’s just the way it is. In other words, someone else will control and dominate your thinking, your perception, your focus, what you do, and don’t do. It’s as simple as that. First, take a moment and ask yourself, “What’s the standard I want for myself?” If you think of your bank accounts, what’s the standard? Think about it? What’s the minimum balance you will allow for your bank account? Is it $3,000, $5,000, $10,000, $100,000, $100,000,000? What has to be in your account no matter what happens? In other words, what’s the fluctuation you’ll allow? The standard is your standard. Not my standard or anybody else’s. Yours. You might, say, “I’m not going to have anything less than $20,000, $100,000 or $300,000 in my checking account, and I’m going to have at least $100,000, $500,000 or $20 million in my savings account.” I don’t know what the number is for you. Whatever it is, get clarity. No matter what area of life we’re talking about, this matter. Clarity about your health, mental energy, how you talk to your kids, how you use your time, the quality of your friendships it’s worth your investment of time, focus and dedication. This is not something you do in five minutes. So I’m just starting the ball rolling. If you and I were working together we would of course, look at the most important, the key areas that would have the biggest most significant impact in your life and your business (The once that make you the most efficient, makes you the most successful). This requires careful thought and dedication. The second question, after you get clear on your standards, is “What ONE habit do I need in place to have this level of standard in my life?” And once you’re clear on the ONE… What second ONE habit can you add to solidify your standard? Having clarity, will determine the daily habits you put in place; the level of conversations you have, and with whom. Many years ago, I went through bankruptcy. It was painful. I felt like a loser, like I’d failed in life and adulthood. I decided I wasn’t going to use credit cards. More specifically, I wasn’t going to spend money, I didn’t have. Years later, I decided, “Okay, I’m going to have one credit card. Here’s the rule, every month, it’s going to be paid in full. If I can’t pay in full—If I’m not actually making that kind of money—I’m not going to use it.” That’s the standard I set. Every month, the income has to be there, or I won’t use it. The standard, determines what I will buy or not buy. It also determines the monthly, weekly and daily actions required, to generate the kind of revenue I want. Simple, right? If I want to buy something—no matter the price point—if I want it, I know, what my level of productivity has to be. If you don’t have clarity, someone else will, and it may not necessarily be in your best interest. You’re either in control or you’re being controlled. You’re either in charge and dominate or you’re being dominated, period. There’s no in between. Many people, are so afraid of taking control or to dominate so they sit back and become victims. They’ll complain about things not being done the way they want it to be done. The truth is, they didn’t take charge, they didn’t take command, they lost control (gave it away). Makes sense? I hope you enjoyed this episode and found it helpful and that you’ll share it with your friends, it’s really how I’m getting the word out about this podcast. 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Show Summary: (Full Transcript Below) In partnership with State Services for the Blind of Minnesota we are proud to present, PACER Center - Champions for Children with Disabilities.  Barb and Kate sit down with Jeff Thompson of Blind Abilities in the sixth of a series of podcasts in partnership with PACER Center and State Services for the Blind. You can find the entire PACER Center series here. Barb talks about her role as Co-Director of the National Parent Center on Transition and Employment and her experiences in advocacy that led her to PACER Center. Kate shares her experiences from her journey through her kids transition from youth into adulthood. What worked and where she found answers. Join Barb, Kate and Jeff in this informative podcast about how PACER Center, State Services for the Blind and others played a role in the success of not only their kids transition into college, the work place and independence, but how Barb and Kate too, made the transition themselves in part by letting them grow. From the web: PACER Center enhances the quality of life and expands opportunities for children, youth, and young adults with all disabilities and their families, so each person can reach his or her highest potential. PACER operates on the principles of parents helping parents, supporting families, promoting a safe environment for all children, and working in collaboration with others. With assistance to individual families, workshops, materials for parents and professionals, and leadership in securing a free and appropriate public education for all children, PACER's work affects and encourages families in Minnesota and across the nation. Contacts: You can find out more about PACER Center on the web at www.pacer.org You can reach pACER Center by phone at 952-838-9000 You can find out more about State Services for the Blind on the web at www.MN.Gov/Deed/SSB And by calling 651-539-2300 Live Learn Work and Play Thank you for listening! You can follow us on Twitter @BlindAbilities On the web at www.BlindAbilities.com Send us an email Get the Free Blind Abilities Appon the App Store. Full Transcript: PACER Center: Letting Them Grow – Transitioning from Youth to Adulthood - A Conversation with Parents Barb Ziemke and Kate Reinicke Jeff Thompson: State Services for the Blind of Minnesota presents PACER Center, champions for children with disabilities. This episode focuses on a parent's perspective of the transition period from youth to adulthood. We feature to speakers today. We have Barb Ziemke. She's the co-director of the National Parent Center on Transition and Employment. Also joining us is Kate Reinicke. She's the parent of three children with visual impairments. You can find out more about PACER Center and the National Parent Center on Transition and Employment on the web at www.PACER.org. Kate Reinicke: Have high expectations. Your kids can handle it. If they can't, you make an adjustment. Barb Ziemke: Desire to have my son included and to have meaningful experiences and not to be misunderstood or for people to judge his potential on the basis of assumptions. Kate Reinicke: Then after that it was taking care of. I didn't have to worry about it anymore. This was something he was handling. Barb Ziemke: Letting grow as a concept for young adults, especially those with challenges that do make this transition more challenging, as opposed to letting go. Kate Reinicke: Everyone was there with the same purpose. We all need information, we all want information, we all want to know how can we navigate this together. Everybody's there to help out. Jeff Thompson: Realizing the possibilities. Kate Reinicke: The blind abilities and possibilities. Jeff Thompson: Welcome to Blind Abilities. I'm Jeff Thompson. I'm at the PACER Center in Bloomington, Minnesota. Today I'm joined by Barb Ziemke. How are you doing? Barb Ziemke: I'm doing great. Thanks so much for being here today. Jeff Thompson: Barb, can you tell us a little about PACER Center and yourself? Barb Ziemke: Sure. PACER Center is Minnesota's parent training and information center that receives some funding under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to help families navigate special education, students on 504 Plans, any individual with a disability who requires support or services or accommodations. Barb Ziemke: PACER is here to provide information in family-friendly kinds of language to interpret the language or the law to language that helps families be the best advocate they can be to get what their students need to succeed. We like to support high expectations and help families know about the possibilities so that they don't feel alone on the journey. I like to say PACER tries to give both help and hope. Jeff Thompson: Well, that's great. How about a little bit about yourself? Barb Ziemke: Well, I came to PACER 17 years ago. I am the parent of two children: my daughter, Kristen, and then her younger brother, Brandon. When Brandon was born, he had an unspecific developmental disability with global developmental issues, including he has hearing only on one side and very poor fine motor skills and a variety of challenges, including intellectual disability. Barb Ziemke: As a parent, it just threw me for a loop. My background is education, but I didn't know anything really about disability or about special education, and so I dove head first into being involved in some local efforts to include families as much as possible in both policy and practices for helping young children with disabilities really have inclusive educations that led to great outcomes. Barb Ziemke: I lifelong have been an advocate for children, but when Brandon was in about seventh grade, I remember thinking, "I think I finally know what I'm doing around advocating as a parent within the education system. I wonder if there's any kind of job out there where you could help other families who maybe don't have a background in education or don't have the family support that I have, or maybe they don't speak English as their first language or they have a disability themselves." I thought of PACER and, fortunately, they had a job opening, and I became an advocate. Barb Ziemke: My primary role here for 15 years was as a special education advocate. Then a few years ago, PACER really realized that it's not enough to get students through school because the big challenge often is what some people call the transition cliff, when you have to make that transition into adulthood. We started the National Parent Center on Transition and Employment to support families and young adults as they launch into adulthood. I am co-directing that project along with our transition team here. We've partnered with State Services for the Blind for the last couple of years to provide more support for the pre-employment transition services, especially as it relates to family engagement in that process. Jeff Thompson: Well, you've done a good job with that. Let me go back a little bit. When you first realized that you had to start advocating, what feeling was that? Was it empty or were you lost? Barb Ziemke: Well, the first feeling was being overwhelmed and a bit scared. Mainly it stemmed, for me, and every parent is different, but I don't deal well with the unknown. I'm a researcher, I'm an information person. Because Brandon didn't have a specific diagnosis and his early prognosis was we're not sure if he'll ever walk, talk, be independent, it was difficult to figure out how to proceed when I didn't have any good idea of what the end might be. To plan with the end in mind when you don't know what the end could be was really daunting. Barb Ziemke: I had an older daughter, and although none of us can predict the future, I had basic expectations for her that were similar to my own life trajectory. Now I assumed she'd graduate from school, go to college, probably get married someday. Now I had Brandon, and I was supposed to make sure he got what he needed, but no one could give me a clear picture of where we were headed. Initially, it was pretty overwhelming. Jeff Thompson: Taking that experience, you brought that to PACER Center once you found them. Barb Ziemke: Exactly, because I remember what it was like. I also remember so much that desire to have my son included and to have meaningful experiences and not to be misunderstood or for people to judge his potential on the basis of assumptions. That drove my advocacy because I found that although the professionals who came alongside us were wonderful and we couldn't have accomplished what we did without them, that the parent voice was pivotal because other people can't care as much and they don't know as much. We are the experts on our kids. Barb Ziemke: It's just really drove what I do here at PACER because I really feel like if parents don't know how important they are in their role and if they don't have the support they need, that young people won't do as well. At the core of all this, I really care about youth and children success. Jeff Thompson: Oh, great. It's a great thing that PACER is doing. There's other parents that come here for the same thing now as you did. Barb Ziemke: That's right. Those parents who don't become a professional staff advocate, the families that come to our workshops and use our resources online, it's training to be the best advocate they can be as well as to help support them in helping their youth and young adult to be the best self-advocate they can be and to make this transition as families with some supports during the process. Jeff Thompson: One of those parents we have here today. Barb Ziemke: I'm so thankful that Kate Reinicke has joined us today. Kate and her husband participated in a workshop and a focus group for us. One of the things that I personally have found really challenging as the parent of a young person with a disability was this process that we're supposed to be engaged in of consistently letting go, and especially as we reach the transition years, I would hear from many professionals, "Barb, you just really need to start letting go." Barb Ziemke: I have to say that for me that phrase early was a little bit like in my face, a little bit too much. I thought, "You have no idea why I'm concerned the way I am about this and the legitimacy of those concerns." At our house, we're big fans of Charles Schulz. When I thought about letting go, the visual image I got was like I'm flying the kite and the kite is up now and I'm supposed to let go. Then I think of Charlie Brown's kite in the tree and the string all wound around the branches and I'm thinking, "There's no way I'm letting go of this kite." Barb Ziemke: Over the years, I don't know where I heard the phrase ... It's out there, other people use it ... "letting grow" as a concept for young adults, especially those with challenges that do make this transition more challenging as opposed to letting go. I found that when I looked at it that way, I could see more of a role for me. It wasn't just an, "Okay, I'm done now," it was, "How do I cultivate some soil? How do we find an environment that's appropriate for this kind of seed? What can we do to support growth in collaboration with professionals and others? Then place our young person there and back off a bit and let growth occur." Barb Ziemke: Over the years, I've learned that the hard way. Sometimes I haven't let grow as much as I needed to. If people are listening to this who know me, I pretty much kill all the plants I try to grow, so it's not the best analogy. I did a little research, though, about growing and the two things I found really interesting were that the size of the pot is really essential, that if the pot is too small, you'll stunt their growth of their roots. If there's not enough space around the plant on the top of the soil, the plant can't grow. Barb Ziemke: I just, as a parent, I could see that what my role was going to be was make sure that we had increasingly larger pots and that I gave increasingly more space. Really, as I talk to families, I like to try to help them envision the growth process more than the letting go at this point; although, of course, you're always, as parents, letting go. That's part of what we do. Barb Ziemke: As I was thinking about doing this as part of a podcast, my concern was I have the perspective from having worked with families from all different kinds of disabilities. Then my own personal perspective as a parent of someone with a developmental disability and intellectual disability, but I don't know what it's like to parent a son or daughter who has visual impairment or is blind or deaf-blind, and I really wanted that voice to be part of our conversation. Barb Ziemke: I immediately thought of Kate. She had participated in a focus group and I talked with her at a workshop. She and her husband have, I'll let her tell you, more than one child. She has a lot of experience and she's in the middle of it. I'm really thankful that Kate Reinicke agreed to be with us here today. I'd like to introduce you and ask Kate to tell us a little bit about herself. Kate Reinicke: Hello. I'm Kate Reinicke. I'm the parent of three children, all of which have visual impairment. They range in age from 17 to recently 20. Our oldest is a sophomore at North Hennepin Community College. Jeff Thompson: Kate, how did you find PACER? Kate Reinicke: My family, we moved up here in November of 2012. Our middle son is severely autistic. In moving up here, we needed to know what kind of resources and supports were available here. I actually found PACER through a Google search, looking for supports and resources for our middle son in regards to his severe autism. Jeff Thompson: With the visual aspect, did you find State Services for the Blind? Kate Reinicke: Actually, the visual teacher for the blind and visually impaired, TVIs, we have a great set of those in the Anoka-Hennepin School District. They actually got us in touch with State Services for the Blind. We signed up our oldest son at the age of 14. Jeff Thompson: Because that's the age where transition students can apply for services. Kate Reinicke: That's correct. I was surprised that it would be that young. In my mind, transition was graduating from high school and moving on to college or career. To have a child sign up at 14 was a pleasant surprise to think about all the training that they could do in those years leading up to graduation. Jeff Thompson: Some possibilities were opening up. Kate Reinicke: Exactly, the blind abilities and possibilities. Jeff Thompson: Plug. With all those possibilities coming your way, what was it like before that happened? There had to have been some doubt, some confusion, as Barb was mentioning earlier in her situation. Now here we are with the blindness, the visual impairment aspect. What was that like for you? Kate Reinicke: These are actually my stepchildren. Coming in not only as a step-parent but also starting to learn more about our kids' disabilities, we were also in transition about learning what their visual impairment was, what the cause of it was, how severe is it going to get. We learned through the years that it's actually a genetic disorder called Bardet-Biedl syndrome, and it causes the children to have retinitis pigmentosa. With retinitis pigmentosa, I'm sure most of your listeners know, tunnel vision, loss of color vision, and blind spots in your vision. Kate Reinicke: As we're learning more about that, it was very helpful to have the TVIs and State Services for the Blind there to show us that there were already pathways set for kids like ours that, unlike Barb, we weren't starting from scratch. There were programs and resources already in place that they could help us get in contact with. Like Barb said, I'm the type of person that if I'm presented with a problem, I want to know as much as I possibly can so that I can come up with a good solution, so that the more I can learn, the better I feel. Jeff Thompson: What were some of the first solutions that came across your pathway? Kate Reinicke: TVI definitely and working with the IEP process at schools. Jeff Thompson: Did something surprise you? Was there a moment like a wow moment? Kate Reinicke: What I learned with retinitis pigmentosa is that our kids can become virtually blind in low lighting situations. In a lot of cases, I'd never paid attention to that. Going to restaurants and realizing, "Oh, it's actually pretty dark in here. My kids are going to need a sighted guide by holding my elbow," or walking through the hallways of their high school, "This area is really not well lit. This is going to be a problem," but also realizing how much accommodations could be made for our children so that they could succeed, and also getting in touch with BLIND, Inc., where BLIND, Inc. stands for Blindness Learning in New Dimensions and understanding that there are not things that my kids can't do, they just have to do them differently. Jeff Thompson: Yeah. That's a local training center for adults and transition-age students in Minneapolis. Barb Ziemke: Kate, what you just said now just reminds me to the importance of that starting early. Most parents are not thinking about what's going to happen after school at age 14. They're just trying so hard to make school work. I just love that reminder that what you need, though, is several years at least once you've identified what they need to learn the skills to develop. You're learning what accommodations are helpful. You need that time, the technology. Waiting until 18 or 19 will not give you that time. That's one of the things that we try at PACER in our training with families is start earlier than you think you need to. I just really appreciate that illustration of age 14. Barb Ziemke: The other thing it just brought to mind for me, Kate, was I'm just wondering did you encounter any lower expectations for your children than you and your husband have or in general? Did you feel like the people working with your son or daughter, you have both, right, were on the same wavelength as you? Did you ever have to close that gap? Kate Reinicke: Thankfully, the folks that we were working with didn't have lower expectations. If anything, they were at the same school of thought as you are, that have high expectations, your kids can handle it. If they can't, you make an adjustment. Jeff Thompson: With that positive attitude that you have, how was it as your son started college and started spreading his wings a little bit? Kate Reinicke: Again, the more that I knew, the better I felt. Going to college myself, I never had the experience of working with a disabilities office or an accessibilities office. I didn't even know it existed. Coming to different workshops, either through PACER or through SSB, specifically focused on transition-age students and bringing in people from different universities that could talk about their disability offices or accessibility offices put both myself and my son at ease knowing that they already had mechanisms in place to help him and, again, not coddle him, not give him an advantage, but level the playing field. Barb Ziemke: That's so important. The whole idea behind all of this for families is that it's not just the son or daughter that's going to transition. We as parents actually have to transition as well. We're learning new skills, we're learning about what's out there, and we're having to change our approach. Barb Ziemke: One of the main things I emphasize when we talk to families about what comes next is like IEPs don't go to college and IEPs don't go into a workplace, and IEPs don't go to your resident manager of an apartment. While your role will change, you'll still have a role, but it will become more like an advisor, a mentor, a supporter, not the decision-maker. You're going to move from the driver's seat to the passenger seat and then, hopefully, the backseat and then out of the car at some point. Barb Ziemke: But in that process, Kate mentioned something so important, and I want to just address that. Kate sounds like a brave parent. I have some friends who are like Kate. They were able, unlike me, to learn about some new opportunity and just get some information and just send their kid off and be rejoicing as they went. Barb Ziemke: There are a lot of different kinds of parents, and I am more what professionals would call probably too cautious and maybe overprotective. I can still remember ... I kick myself to this day. My son is now ... He just turned 30. I do want to say he's living in an apartment in the community and he works at a community job. He successfully, both of us, made this transition. Barb Ziemke: But I remember early on there was an opportunity from his deaf, hard of hearing teaching said, when Brandon was in seventh grade, "Oh, I think it would be really great for him to go to Camp Courage. They have a literacy camp." I thought, "Oh, that sounds really good. Is it a day camp?" "No, it's a residential camp." I immediately thought, because of the needs of my son, "Well, that's not a possibility. He can't do that. He has other disabilities besides his reading disability, and you don't understand how much support he would need." It's all in my head, but I shut it down way too quickly. I went to the website and it didn't tell how they give the supports for overnight support. Barb Ziemke: This is a little reminder to professionals. Give us the information we need to make informed decisions upfront. Don't assume we know what you're talking about with your programs, because from our focus groups and surveys, about 30% of parents of kids who have blind, vision impairment have another disability with that. The support needs go beyond the support for their visual impairment. But, regardless, at this time I just shut it down and we didn't go. Barb Ziemke: Now that I work at PACER, I know about that camp and I know about the wonderful outcomes. I know now that camp has been around for 15 years, no child has ever been lost or probably injured. All the things I had in my mind that could have happened, I didn't need to base my decision on unfounded fears if I would have known upfront when I heard about the opportunity to take a breath and say, "What do I need to know in order to be able to do this? What does Brandon need to know upfront in order to want to do this?" Then do the detective work upfront. That has, all these years later, I think, "Gosh, darn it. He could have been ahead of the curve." Barb Ziemke: For those of you parents who do have some of the concerns and fears and your kids perhaps do have additional support needs, there are things that are dangerous for our kids out there. The safety concerns are not invalid. The unpredictability of an environment is a real thing. I just want to encourage you to take that breath and ask yourself: what would help me be able to even consider this? Sometimes it's talking to another parent like Kate, whose son has gone off to college. She might be willing to say, "Hey, it worked and this is why," or contacting PACER, State Services for the Blind, and get that information that you need. Jeff Thompson: Well, it sounds like Kate just pulls up tuck and roll and her kids just goes out there. I'm sure it's not that easy, though. Kate Reinicke: No, it's not that easy. This is after years of training myself to not be afraid for him. You have to decide what kind of adult do you want your child to be. Do you envision them being confident and independent, or do you envision them to be tied to your apron strings for the rest of their lives? My kids want to be independent. They want to learn Braille. They want to learn the technology. They want to have their own homes someday. Kate Reinicke: My husband teases them that they're going to live with us forever and it thrills me every time when they say, "No way, dad. No way." Keeping that in mind that they are still teenagers, they still have things to learn, thinking back to how did I learn to be independent and knowing that my kids need to go through the same thing just a little bit differently. Jeff Thompson: Exactly. Barb Ziemke: That reminds me, too, of just a really important principle of the dignity of risk. Some of your listeners may be familiar with that. Robert Perske, a long time ago, talked about how in our really well-intentioned efforts to keep people safe and to make sure that they don't experience harm, we sometimes take away the dignity that we all us adults should have in making choices and being able to make mistakes and perhaps even being allowed to fail. Barb Ziemke: Of course, there's risk management involved in this. Part of the trick for parents is this delicate balance between risk management and then offering the dignity of risk opportunity that all of us needed. If you talk to almost anybody who's successful in any field about how they got successful, they almost always come back to mistakes they made and what they learned from them. Barb Ziemke: I realized just personally for myself that my well-meaning flying in at the moment I notice that there was something that was challenging to my son, and a lot of things were challenging for him, was, as Kate said, I had to think to myself, but if I do it for him, what does his future look like versus could I just wait a minute? Barb Ziemke: I just read a phrase recently that, as our sons and daughters are moving towards adulthood, this young adulthood stage, that when they contact us with a problem, we should walk as if we're walking in molasses. Just slowing down this ... I don't know if it's true for other parents, but this immediate need to intervene, and even just start to, if your son is 14, 15, your daughter is 16, 17, you start to intentionally give it longer for them to be able to figure it out themselves. There's that quote "Mistakes are the portals of discovery", and so just allowing mistakes. I like what you just said about giving them those opportunities. Kate Reinicke: Like you said in becoming a mentor and a teacher, having our kids start to take over aspects of their lives that we had always handled, for instance, refilling a prescription, I taught my son how to do that. We put the phone on speaker phone, it's an automated system, and together we went through. I showed him how it was done. The next time he needed it, I watched him do it. Then after that, it was taken care of. I didn't have to worry about it anymore. This was something he was handling. Kate Reinicke: The same went with making his own appointments. He knows to check in with me regarding the family calendar and transportation, but learning also through his TVI that Metro Mobility is an option, Uber is an option to get him where he needs to go, that that works out, too. But he's also learning to check in with others to see how his schedule can mesh with others. Barb Ziemke: Which is huge for adult living, managing your schedule. I like what you said because it makes me remember, too, around the medication thing. When it just occurred to me we go to doctor's appointments together, and I would go to the desk and show them the insurance card. I thought, "What?" One day I just thought, "What am I doing this for?" There are things he can't do and he does need support for, but he can go and show them their card. Barb Ziemke: As parents, I think just thinking through, "Oh, wait a minute. Is this something they could do? Could we back off?" and now instead of doing for them, do with them. Then again move back. Perfect example with how much we schedule our kids and keep track of all their appointments. Now we have technology. Teaching them how to use the technology to do that is a great way to help them in this transition and for us to let go. I couldn't have let go or let grow like I was able to with my son when I say he's living in an apartment without technology because he has an iPhone, we have immediate communication, there's GPS built in. If he gets lost, he has emergency numbers. Barb Ziemke: I think as families, too, that's the kind of support that can help support you. My daughter doesn't have a disability, but when she had a cellphone, she used to call it her leash because she knew I could find her when she had it. That's one technique. Kate Reinicke: That's another good point that technology can be extremely helpful. I'm always grateful to SSB and PACER for introducing us to different technologies that I didn't know existed. On top of that, there are low tech options that are helpful for folks for everyday needs. My mother-in-law actually turned us on to Independent Living Aids and other vendors that sell very low tech items that actually we end up using every day that I didn't know existed. Again, the more you can learn, the better you'll feel. Jeff Thompson: What is the importance of meeting other parents of children with a disability as blindness? Kate Reinicke: It's been great to see how they're treating their kids and also to have them model behavior, if they've been working with their kids if they're kids are older, but also to just talk shop, for lack of a better word. When we sit down and chat, it's usually, "Oh, I just found this new app," or, "Oh, I just heard that such and such station is now doing video description," or, "I just heard my son's friend actually did an internship with a company that does video description," or, "One of the women that my stepdaughter rows with, she is fully blind now, and she just recently got a job working with a company, making sure that their website is more accessible to people who are visually impaired. It never occurred to me that that was a job. It never occurred to me that that was an option." Kate Reinicke: Being able to sit down with other adults that are either parents of youths or the youths themselves or recently adult, it's great to learn about the things that you didn't even know were out there. It's only by gathering information, sharing information, saying, "You know what? I tried this, I didn't care for it. I tried that, and I loved it." Kate Reinicke: Even between the children, my oldest son really enjoys his video magnifier and really liked the more low-tech version of it. That really worked for him. My youngest, she really liked the high tech tablet-driven video magnifiers that could do a few more things, but that was right up her alley. She loved knowing the ins and out of that technology. Also thinking that one size fits all, it's not true. Your kids have preferences just like anybody else, and it's great to find those. Jeff Thompson: In finding parents, PACER Center has a big hand in that, don't they? Barb Ziemke: I will say that one of my selfish motivations for coming to work for PACER was that I already understood that a real key to success was being able to access other families who had gone through similar experiences, but were perhaps a few steps ahead of me on the road. I knew that all the advocates here are also parents of kids with disabilities and that I would be talking with families a lot. Barb Ziemke: Honestly, and I say this in my workshops, I think about 80% of the real practical, tangible tips that I received about what app or what service or what program, even other services that are available, somehow came through another parent who mentioned it or I saw a resource around that. PACER, we don't do support groups per se, but I think our workshops are an opportunity to see that you're not alone in this. There's a lot of families who are doing the same kinds of things that you're working on and just informal conversations when you get involved in State Services for the Blind activities and you're dropping off kids or picking up kids. Barb Ziemke: Those are just organic opportunities to connect with families, but there are through resources online some great online supports for the family connect and other opportunities. PACER's page, the SSB partnership website page can refer families to other resources to connect with families. Jeff Thompson: Kate, you and your husband came here to the workshops. Kate Reinicke: We did. We first started with coming to the IEP workshops because that was a new process for us. Understanding what our rights were, what our role was supposed to be, and what schools were not only expected to do, but capable of doing for us was extremely helpful in not only being able to read the IEP and understand what it was saying, it can be a different language, the language of education. It can have some jargon in it that you're not familiar with. Kate Reinicke: Being able to sit down and work one-on-one with another parent advocate to say, "What does this really say? Is this actually helpful or is this just documenting all the things that are wrong with my kid?" After that, we signed up for the PACER newsletter and their mailings, and you can get very specific about what kind of mailings you would like to receive, to have the knowledge of what other workshops were coming up. Kate Reinicke: I would say one of the most helpful ones was the housing fair that you had held. My husband and I came to that as well to learn about what kind of options are out there for youths with disabilities and transition-age adults for where they can live, because they're not going to live with you forever and you're not going to be able to take care of them forever. Barb Ziemke: That's right. Jeff Thompson: Well, that's great information. Barb, how can they get a hold of PACER? Barb Ziemke: There's a few ways that you can do that. We do have a really great website with tons of information on it. If you go to the workshops and livestream, we do many of our workshops via technology as well. There is a list that you can sort by location, by date, by topic and take a look at what's coming up for usually the next three months or so. Again, signing up for our newsletters is a great way to stay in touch. Barb Ziemke: Our National Parent Center on Transition and Employment has a twice monthly e-newsletter that goes out that highlights all sorts of resources for all sorts of disabilities. These aren't specific to vision impairment, blindness, and deaf-blindness, but there's so much overlap between the laws you need to understand and what youth need to do to prepare. Barb Ziemke: You can also call and talk to a real person. It's one thing I really like about how we do business here. When you call, you'll talk first to someone at our front desk, who'll take some basic information, and then that will get routed to the most appropriate person to respond within PACER. We do, as Kate said, work individually with families around transition planning in their IEP. Advocates help if you're in disagreement with the school and you need to resolve that. We participate in conciliation and other methods for coming to agreement about educational plans. Barb Ziemke: Then our Transition and Employment website, there's an email link there. You can email us specific individual questions as well as just get help. We do a lot of resource and referral. I often say we don't know everything, obviously. You can't know everything. But we know a lot about who knows everything, and we try to connect families to who you need to connect with in order to get that question answered. That would be the primary ways. Barb Ziemke: Kate mentioned before that there is no one size fits all either to the students or to the parents. I think for parents who might be listening today who have young adults or children even with a visual impairment plus like perhaps autism or a severe ADHD or a mental health issue that's perhaps quite significant, you may be thinking, "Well, that sounds really great, but you don't really understand the challenges and how far behind we are in certain areas," and I don't understand your specific situation, but even for me, I found that having unrealistic expectations about the transition into adulthood was not helpful. Barb Ziemke: Typical youth nowadays are not routinely getting their college degree by age 21 and moving out of their family home. Adolescence has really extended up into the late 20s. For me, I realized that there was no way by age 21, when school was over, that we were going to have a plan in place for where our son would live, work, do everything that he needed to do. Barb Ziemke: I tried to go to a five-year plan. What do we want by age 26? What do we need to be doing to do that? I will say in our particular situation, it wasn't until our son was 28 that he was now living in an apartment successfully, had been to a college program for students with intellectual disabilities, which he didn't go to until he was 25, had work experience in between that he really needed. Take the pressure off yourself about the timeline, focus on what the hope for destination is there, and then just keep taking steps forward, and you will most likely come to a successful outcome. Jeff Thompson: It's great. Like Kate mentioned earlier about the pathways that she found that, Barb, you helped blaze earlier, pick up the bread crumbs that people have left behind and just take those and keep moving forward. Kate Reinicke: You may have to do some synthesis. You may have to take what you have learned in a workshop about helping students with autism and blend it with a workshop that you learned about how to help students with blindness. Chances are there will be another parent there who knows what you're going through and chances are that the moderator or the expert that they've brought in to speak about that topic has had to narrow it down to fit into the one to two-hour session. But if you take a few moments afterwards and ask them, "Well, my student has multiple needs. Can you tell me more information regarding my situation?" they will be more than happy to share their email, take a few minutes to chat with you, or give you information where you can find the answer to your questions. Please don't ever feel alone or that your situation is so unique that no one can help you. Jeff Thompson: It may seem that it's oceans apart, but there's so much common ground once you get down to the nuts and bolts of it all. Kate, the first time you came to a PACER Center workshop, what did you expect and what did you find out? Kate Reinicke: I expected to be ushered into a small conference room with a few chairs and someone with a screen down and a slide show, giving out a few facts here and there that maybe I could figure out how to utilize in my own life. I was shocked to walk in and find multitudes of parents. Your largest room was filled from wall to wall with parents like me, with kids like mine, with questions that I had. What was great was no one felt inhibited to ask question. Parents ask questions a lot. Kate Reinicke: Not only that, if there was a question that the moderator or the presenter possibly didn't know the exact answer to, sometimes there was another parent saying, "Oh, we just went through that. I can speak to that," or, "I'll talk to you afterwards." Everyone was there with the same purpose. We all need information, we all want information, we all want to know how can we navigate this together. Everybody's there to help out. Jeff Thompson: Now with the individual education plan, that's some place where you would have to get on top of, and advocate for. What was that process like as you ... The letting grow? Did you transition through that, too? You said age 14. Kate Reinicke: We did, not only with PACER Center's help but also with the TVI. They wanted to make sure that our kids, again, had a level playing field. SSB was great about allowing us to have technology evaluations and showing us what was available and coming to realize that there are so many different types of technology that our kids had options. What do you like? Do you like this? Do you like that? Do you prefer this? Do you prefer that? They could be in the driver's seat about what was most helpful for them. Jeff Thompson: That's great. At what point during the IEP did your son start speaking up for himself? Kate Reinicke: What was great about the teachers and the team that was put together for our kids was they made a point to specifically ask our kids questions and say, "Mom and dad, we don't want to hear from you. We want to know what does your kid need? What do they want? What have they noticed? And give them the opportunity to not only express what they found to be a problem or a challenge, but also encourage them, well, what do you think would be a good solution? Be able to participate in that conversation and that give and take over, well, what would be the best of all worlds and let's compromise to what works for you and what works for the staff." Jeff Thompson: That's when self-advocacy starts. That's a lifelong skill. Kate Reinicke: Any person, whether they have disabilities or not. Barb Ziemke: Looking for those opportunities to give them voice and choice I think is a key to it. Again, that swooping in- Kate Reinicke: [crosstalk] Barb Ziemke: ... when we know that maybe we do know more and maybe we would have more to bring to the table, but allowing them that opportunity to speak for themselves is really powerful. Jeff Thompson: Kate, could you tell us a little something? Did you ever get the phone call or during a conversation where all of a sudden that light went off like, "Oh, my gosh. He's grown up"? Kate Reinicke: The light bulb went off for me that we'd reached a really good level with his independence when he could come home from class and say, "You know what? I had this problem," and my mind would immediately go to, "Oh, I need to jump in and fix this for him because that's my job as his mother," but I took a minute, I took a breath, I took a beat and said, "What do you want to do about it?" He said, "I already handled it. I walked down to the disabilities office and I explained what kind of problem I was having," or, "I walked down to the TRIO office and I explained the problem I was having. I sought help for myself. I'm just telling you about it. I'm not asking you to actually help me." Jeff Thompson: He's growing up. Kate Reinicke: Yes, exactly. Jeff Thompson: It goes back to you, Barb, let it grow. Barb Ziemke: That's a beautiful illustration of really what research even shows as, for young people in general, what they need from adults is for us to listen to validate their feelings or emotions about whatever the situation is and then support them in their ability to either fix it or take the next step. A perfect illustration of that. Barb Ziemke: One thing I wanted to talk about a little bit, too, is how I think sometimes it's harder for parents of kids who have challenges to make the shift at the same time as other students, like when they get to high school, to see them as high school students or to see them as a young adult. I learned that I needed to put on a bit of a new pair of glasses. My son has developed a mental disability, which delays him in many areas, but guess what? He still started growing a beard. He is becoming an adult even if intellectually he's at another stage. Barb Ziemke: Thinking through some of the things I wish I would have done earlier, for instance, if a son or daughter is still living at home, maybe even to go to community college. Perhaps it's time to move the bedroom down to the basement, give them a microwave and a mini fridge and redecorate a room that might still look like a childhood room to help them and to help you see them as the young adult that they actually are and are becoming. Just getting that shift from, "This is my child." Barb Ziemke: At PACER, we intentionally within our project here use the word "youth" instead of child when we're talking to parents, or young adult, because we as parents sometimes, they're our children forever, but we need to see them in this new light so that we can actually change the dynamic of our relationship. Jeff Thompson: You can't just squeeze them and keep them small like in The Waltons. Barb Ziemke: It doesn't work. I tried, it doesn't work. I think one of the tendencies for families who have students who are in high school particularly is to focus a lot on the educational component as far as academics. Academics are really important. With an overlay of visual impairment, there is a lot of work that has to be done to make sure that they do well academically. The skill acquisition around literacy skills is huge for successes in adults. Barb Ziemke: That's all important, but I think families need to consider once the school bus doesn't come anymore, once school is out of the picture, what you got on the history test may not be all that important unless your hope is to be a historian, and to look holistically at what are you focusing on. We know for students with visual impairments, blindness, for instance, having experiences in recreation and leisure, physical activities, extracurriculars, those are often where skills are developed that are going to actually allow them to have the confidence they need to have when they're in an unfamiliar environment, and that often families ... Barb Ziemke: And I don't have that perspective, but I have one from my own perspective of in trying to protect them from these environments that seem fraught with danger when you are feeling like you don't have the ability to navigate them, high school's really a time to look for those opportunities and, again, then work with your IEP team or State Services for the Blind to come up with what are those accommodations, what are those safety nets that could be put in place so that they don't lose that experience. Barb Ziemke: Social skills are going to be huge, and that's usually where those are developed, not in academic classrooms in high school. Really broadening your perspective of school is not really all about academics. College degrees don't really of themselves guarantee success. Looking at the big picture. Kate Reinicke: A couple of things that I wanted to mention that also helped our family and I feel could help other youths and parents alike is to have experiences with role models. I can honestly say as an adult in her 40s I had not met more than two or three visually impaired people in my everyday life. Now that my children are becoming more involved in the blind community, having those opportunities to meet other adults who are independent and successful not only can assure parents that it's possible, it is possible. Kate Reinicke: I know it's hard for you to imagine because you rely on your vision so heavily, it is possible to live an independent life without your vision and to then also show your children, your youths that there are successful adults out there doing what they like to do, doing what they want to do, and not feeling marginalized, not feeling that they can't. Again, they're just doing things differently. Kate Reinicke: Being involved in programs through SSB, Sheila Koenig had some really great programs. It was a job fair where all of the participants were blind adults. They ran the gamut from working in corporate America to being a package handler at UPS. The students could walk through and talk to everyone about how they were able to do their jobs successfully as a visually impaired person. I think that inspires our kids and also puts the parents at ease. Kate Reinicke: My kids have had great experiences with Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute with their adaptive sports programs. Again, they have to interact with the coaches and volunteers. I back off. I'm not going to be helpful as my stepdaughter is snowboarding down the hill. Their SHARE program, I can't highly recommend enough. Whatever activities your child enjoys, Stacy Shamblott can find them and find ways to make them adaptive to whatever supports your child may need. Kate Reinicke: My oldest son really enjoys playing the drums and has had the opportunity in the past few years to play in bands in bars and give performances and not have us hover over him. He did just fine. It was wonderful to see him express himself doing something that he loved and having an audience cheer. Jeff Thompson: Role models. That's very important. Like when you said you only knew two or three people or just met two or three people, but when they can meet a peer, someone their own age, and like, "How are you doing that?" or, "They can do it. Why can't I do it?" it just increases their self-determination and it just seems to roll after that. Barb Ziemke: I think a key component of that for all of us parents in this letting grow process is coming to terms with some of the limitations and there will just have to be some supports and ways that we ... Accommodations in place, but focusing, like Kate just said, on the strengths and the interests and the preferences. What makes this kid tick and how can we use that to launch them into adult life? Because who of us wants to have a job we don't enjoy? When we define ourselves, like if the three of us had more time to talk, I could probably see you get really excited when you talk about some of your personal interests or hobbies or things that you really like to do. Barb Ziemke: I think as parents, I always say we need to be strengths finders, strengths finder 101 to our youth and young adults. Sometimes they don't see it, and to notice what they're good at and not, again, make it all about academics but who they are and what they can contribute and how their personality and their relational skills call that out and help them see it, because that's really what they'll build their future off of. Jeff Thompson: I think this has been a great conversation for anyone that's listening to take all those analogies that you used, Barb, in the beginning that was so great, about the plant, the pot size, and the space needed to grow, and then the apron strings. I've heard that so many times, but when you can actually apply it and see [inaudible] you have to respond and let it grow, that's awesome. Thank you, Barb, thank you, Kate, for coming onto Blind Abilities. Thank you, PACER Center for putting this together with State Services for the Blind. Barb Ziemke: Thanks so much. Kate Reinicke: Thank you. Jeff Thompson: Be sure to check out PACER Center, champions for children with disabilities, on the web at www.PACER.org. Check out State Services for the Blind of Minnesota at www.MN.gov/deed/SSB. Live, learn, work, and play. A big thank you goes out to Chee Chau for his music. You can find Chee Chau on Twitter @LCheeChau.. From PACER Center, State Services for the Blind, and Blind Abilities, thanks for listening. We hope you enjoyed. Until next time, bye bye.  [Music]  [Transition noise]  -When we share -What we see -Through each other's eyes... [Multiple voices overlapping, in unison, to form a single sentence] ...We can then begin to bridge the gap between the limited expectations, and the realities of Blind Abilities. Jeff Thompson: For more podcasts for the blindness perspective check us out on the web at www.blindabilities.com. On Twitter @BlindAbilities. Download our app from the app store, Blind Abilities, that's two words. Or send us an email at info@blindabilities.com. Thanks for listening. 

Meet Experienced, Registered Yoga Teacher, Tiffany Maloney http://www.instagram.com/tiffanymaloney/ . She owns Love Yoga, in Beaumont, TX and is a Reiki Master, Intuitive Healer, Tarot Advisement and Ritualist. Love Yoga is a sanctuary from the aggressive and cold gym environments.  It's a peaceful, quiet, cell-phone-free space filled with sacred scents, and the vibration of love and community can be felt all around you. Tiffany tells Host Doug Stephan: "What we practice on the mat is simply a metaphor for daily living." Next Mystifier Uri Geller http://www.urigeller.com shares how he is reinventing himself through Comedy. Finally, Psychic Scout Mary O'Maley http://www.psychicscout.com answers Doug's question: "What ONE question would you ask of God."     

While watching the Netflix documentary, Rocket Men, I was inspired. Not in the way you might think.  After learning the timeline of NASA's Apollo missions, I realized there is a major flaw in my own timeline for getting things accomplished.     In this episode I share the quick story of what inspired me to get back on track and change something in my life in the next 60 days. I'm challenging you to do the same in one area of your life.   What ONE thing can you change about your life in the next 60 days? Email your ONE thing to Scott@ImproveSelf.net for accountability and follow-up challenge questions.

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Gareth Myles, Jay Garrett, Brendan Arndt, Gavin Fabiani-Laymond and Leila Gregory RSS Link: http://mobiletechaddicts.libsyn.com/rss Direct Download. iTunes Stitcher Tunein Show Notes News: A Nokia 3310 comeback? - What ONE phone are you wanting to make a comeback? Android Wear 2.0 in a Nutshell What have you been playing with? Gavin Apple BeatsX Wireless Headphones review Plantronics BackBeat Pro 2 headphones review Other stuff Austell&Kern XB10 reviewed, Nokia 150 reviewed, Pump Audio Mix & V2 headphones reviewed. Next week 4 more reviews incl Vodafone Smart Ultra 7, Huawei Mate 9. (I’m just going to read this list not talk about them). Gareth Vodafone Smart Platinum 7 Y-Cam Protect Alarm system Bargain Basement: SanDisk Ultra 256 GB MicroSDXC Was £172.99 now £109.99 Three free sim 200mb Data inc p&p 200Mb allowance credited to to the sim every 30 days → https://www.three.co.uk/Free_SIM_MBB/Order ← for copy and paste. USCAMEL® - 13x50 Powerful Monocular reduced from £106 down to £40 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-36935424 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3701839/Has-mystery-Beast-Dartmoor-finally-solved-Owner-missing-lynx-zoo-admits-released-pumas-wild-1980s.html Main Show URL: http://www.techaddicts.uk Join the Discussion: https://goo.gl/spaces/6FF6jraF9KHiPUyA6 Email: contact@techaddicts.uk Twitter: @garethmyles ; @gavinfabiani  ; @GadgetyNewsCom ; @JayGarrett ; @swanny ; @girlsngadgets ; @wildlime Facebook: Tech Addicts Web: http://gavinsgadgets.com ; http://GadgetyNews.com ; http://swanny.me/ Google Plus: +Techaddicts; +garethmyles ; +gavinfabiani-laymond; +JayGarrett

Patterns Produce A Product. Think about that. Besides being a catchy alliteration, it demonstrates the truth that how we habitually act will always produce a result - whether good or bad.   In This Episode We Look At: Taking an honest look at ourselves to identify patterns that lead to unwanted products in our finances Clearly identifying replacement patterns to achieve desirable financial results (product) The myriad benefits of making small adjustments in our financial patterns   Today's Resources and Links: Mint   One Thing You Can Do Today to Improve Your Financial World: As the video of my golf swing unmistakably displayed my faulty swing pattern- take an objective look at your money patterns. What ONE pattern could you adjust that would give you the greatest improvement in your financial health?   What Are Your Thoughts? If you have a question or comment about today's topic, we invite you to share your thoughts.

Have you ever wondered how long you will live? Only 20 percent of how long we live is dictated by genetics. You should be ecstatic!! Nature always wears the colors of the spirit." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Dan Buettner, explorer, National Geographic Fellow and author of the book "The Blue Zones Solutions: Eating & Living Like the World's Healthiest People, have studied those people who live to 100 years old...the centurians. He found that they walk 6-10 miles a day (this group in Italy). They have natural movement all day long.  One thing he discovered was that no matter who these people were, they had a strong "spirit", something more than just living. A deeper belief to life. How can you live life well? Here are a few suggestions. Use cinnamon in your drinks. Cook with it. Yummy! Eat more colorful foods like dark blues or purples (blueberries, black berries) Have a "sprinkle" of nuts Get more sleep (just the amount for YOUR body) You control 80% of your longevity. It's all about The Trinity Lifestyle - mind, body and SPIRIT! The K.I.S.S. ~ Find your Spirit! Where are you now? (for the mind, for the body, for the spirit) Where do you NEED to be? (for the mind, for the body, for the spirit) What ONE thing can you do in order to have a VIBRANT SPIRIT? Your Best Selfie Meal Plan Would love to hear what you are working on. Please reach out to me with your specific questions at yourbestselfie@createyournow.com   Create Your Now (Archive 1) brings moms, mompreneurs, and entrepreneurs tools and strategies to become their best selfie in areas of lifestyle, business, spirituality, nutrition, fitness, parenting, relationships, motherhood, mindset and balanced daily living. We promise according to our hopes; And perform according to our fears! This 7 day a week podcast will empower and encourage you to rediscover, rejuvenate and renew who you are in mind, body, and spirit. Topics include healthy living, work life balance, weight loss, exercise videos, overcoming adversity, burnout, inspiration, motivation, cooking and recipes, mind mapping, goal setting, marriage difficulties and Christian values. Let's train for life and love your journey. Be Present. Be Incredible. Be YOU!!! For the most current podcast, be sure to subscribe to Create Your Now ~ Your Best Selfie  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/create-your-now-your-best/id954737155?mt=2 PERISCOPE USERS! Click here for ANDROID Users / GOOGLE  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tv.periscope.android Click here for APPLE Users  https://itunes.apple.com/app/id972909677   Your Best Selfie Meal Plan  https://createyournow.com   Twitter@KristianneWargo@CreateYourNow Facebookwww.facebook.com/CreateYourNow Contact me at YourBestSelfie@CreateYourNow.com   Music by Mandisa - OVERCOMER Cover Art by Jenny Hamson

Do you think you you’re not ready yet? You need more time, more knowledge, more resources, more money, and a mentor to DO what you want to DO?  In this Episode 62: WHO Do You Need to Become? I discuss: *the smokescreen and stall tactic and psychology behind why we don’t act *the lies we tell ourselves about needing ‘more’ things before we take action *the concept of not ‘needing’ more stuff, but simply becoming who you want to be MORE TIP:   What ONE thing have you been wanting to do? Instead of thinking you need more resources, time, money, or experience before you pull the trigger, ask yourself this question: WHO do I need to BECOME to get it done? Journal it or send me a FB pm, email me, or post on my FB wall what you have discovered, and what is the ONE action step you will take TODAY towards becoming who you want to be? RESOURCES Episode 60: Shut Up and Listen to the Voice Episode 12: Create a NEW Story to Get More  Warrior on Fire podcast (the inspiration for THIS podcast)  Warrior on Fire Episode 239: Commitment is an Action Subscribe to the Women Wanting More Newsletter to get the Show Notes for Each Episode conveniently delivered to you inbox 3 times a week, get your More Tip to start putting what I teach into ACTION to get MORE out of your Life, daily email inspiration on how to Have it All, AND the MORE Four Action Guide, too!

Have you ever wondered if you reached out and asked for help, it would reveal that you're no longer superwoman or superman? "I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination."  ~ Jimmy Dean During areas in your life, there comes a pint where we need help to change direction, learn a new skill, or to heal from a situation. Yet, you hesitate to ASK for fear that you will be less of a woman. You will be looked down upon.  What is it that STOPS you from moving forward, growing in who you are, all because of the concerns of others opinions that you have no control over. The K.I.S.S. ~ ASK for HELP! Think about your goal, one goal at a time. Identify the problem that has you STUCK. What ONE thing can you do to move you forward? Once that is defined, ASK for HELP! Rinse and Repeat! You can do anything you set your mind to. Don't let someone else's opinions (or what you think might be their thoughts) hold you back from being your best selfie! Your Best Selfie Meal Plan Would love to hear what you are working on. Please reach out to me with your specific questions at yourbestselfie@createyournow.com   Create Your Now (Archive 1) brings moms, mompreneurs, and entrepreneurs tools and strategies to become their best selfie in areas of lifestyle, business, spirituality, nutrition, fitness, parenting, relationships, motherhood, mindset and balanced daily living. We promise according to our hopes; And perform according to our fears! This 7 day a week podcast will empower and encourage you to rediscover, rejuvenate and renew who you are in mind, body, and spirit. Topics include healthy living, work life balance, weight loss, exercise videos, overcoming adversity, burnout, inspiration, motivation, cooking and recipes, mind mapping, goal setting, marriage difficulties and Christian values. Let's train for life and love your journey. Be Present. Be Incredible. Be YOU!!! For the most current podcast, be sure to subscribe to Create Your Now ~ Your Best Selfie  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/create-your-now-your-best/id954737155?mt=2 PERISCOPE USERS! Click here for ANDROID Users / GOOGLE  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tv.periscope.android Click here for APPLE Users  https://itunes.apple.com/app/id972909677   Your Best Selfie Meal Plan  https://createyournow.com   Twitter@KristianneWargo@CreateYourNow Facebookwww.facebook.com/CreateYourNow Contact me at YourBestSelfie@CreateYourNow.com   Music by Mandisa - OVERCOMER Cover Art by Jenny Hamson

The next 10x Mastermind Group Call will be TUESDAY 07/07/2015 @ 10:30am Pacific Time   The is a combined call for the 10x Mastermind Group and the U.S. Small Business Administration's California Capital Women’s Business Center    Dial in Number: (518) 530-1840 Meeting ID: 875-080-865   Hosted By: Grant Perry​ Co-Host: John Pyron​   TODAY’S TOPIC: “Effective Communication”   What you will learn on today’s call: ✯ What is everyone’s favorite topic? ✯ What ONE skill must we develop to a new level every day? ✯ How do we get buy-in from others? ✯ If you can do one thing differently from today forward what would that be? ✯ And much, much more…

It may be lucky that I slept on my thoughts before Pete and I recorded this podcasts. If I'm honest, I guess I was pretty ropable the night before and definitely toned it down for this podcast. However I have a post in the works thats needs to be posted - stay tuned. The mistakes keep coming and they are simple to avoid and even rectify if we just use those two things on the sides of our heads. They're called ears in case you're wondering ;)  In Today’s Episode We Cover: No carbs. Sodium - this has been painted in the same light as Fat and as an endurance athlete you NEED way more then you may think. Fat adapted or not. Habits - how to create news ones that stick. Some K Rants... as I say above you get off pretty lightly ;) but maybe I should just let loose? Rote learning and why it's important. What ONE thing you NEED to do to get success in any goal. And how much depends on the difficulty of the goal.  The art of looking where you WANT to go and where not to look when you're suffering. Show Links: “Willpower. Rediscovering Our Greatest Strength”, Roy F. Baumeister & John Tierney “The Power of Habit”, Charles Duhigg http://jamesclear.com/habit-triggers http://www.zoeharcombe.com/the-knowledge/ Show Sponsors: TriTravel Smith Optics Vespa

We discuss a few threads on DISboards.com. Disney Theme nights, What ONE item must you have from Epcot each trip, Putting kids on leashes,Dine with Shamu,DCL with disabilities,Things to do before you go on vacation, Practical tips list, Disney is NOT just for kids, Florida's car seat law.

We discuss a few threads on DISboards.com. Disney Theme nights, What ONE item must you have from Epcot each trip, Putting kids on leashes,Dine with Shamu,DCL with disabilities,Things to do before you go on vacation, Practical tips list, Disney is NOT just for kids, Florida's car seat law.