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Chances are at some point today you've come across someone wearing a hi-vis vest or jacket - seeing a cyclist, accepting a delivery, passing a construction site, watching a protest on TV, being told you “can't park there” or glancing across the dance floor at the weekend's rave. People wear it for a variety of reasons - safety, status, security, solidarity. In Reflections on Hi-Vis, Steph McGovern asks why a safety item has become so ubiquitous. What does that say about us? Are we more safety conscious? Or has the day-glo uniform come to signify authority in all its forms? After all, no event is complete without a fluorescent-clad army pointing and directing. Politicians never miss an opportunity to appear on TV in a hard hat and a glowing jacket. In France, hi-vis came to symbolise a whole protest movement – the eponymous Gilets Jaunes. Ironically hi-vis was born out of an industrial accident. Student Bob Switzer had a summer job unloading trays of tomatoes at a Californian Heinz Factory. In 1933 he fell, suffering a skull fracture, severed his optic nerve and was instructed to lie in a dark room until he recovered his eyesight. Six months recuperating in a darkened cellar below the family pharmacy led Bob and his brother Joe (a chemistry student and amateur magician) to develop a fluorescent paint for Joe's magic shows. When Bob tested the day-glo paint on swatches of his wife's wedding dress, the hi-vis jacket was born. Hi-vis arrived in the UK 30 years later when Glasgow track workers trialled the fluorescent jackets (or ‘fire-flies'). Many were reluctant to wear the unflattering garb. Retired linesman Jimmy Gillies recalls the scepticism of colleagues. Only when hi-vis became required on building sites, were the dazzling jackets willingly donned. There are diversions into policing, rave culture, political photo ops, cycling and safety on construction sites. What's the significance and potential of hi-vis and is it here to stay? Reflections courtesy of Jimmy Gillies, Juliet Elliot, Dr Mike Esbester, Kerri Layton, Rod Liddle, Bénédicte Paviot, Professor Clifford Stott, Millsy, Lou and Daz, Debs Southernwood and Stefan Rousseau. Produced by Alexandra Quinn. Executive Producer: Andrew Smith. A Loftus Media production for BBC Radio 4

Can you believe you and me get to walk around this world knowing that somewhere out there right now, the legendary Bob Dylan is alive and doing stuff? Here's a more pressing question - how late is too late to wish someone a happy 80th birthday? Well here is our belated birthday gift to the one and only Bob Dylan - a collection of some of the best interpretations of the man's songs from all corners of the musical world. Knowing the importance of the task ahead, we knew we had to recruit another one-of-a-kind individual, and luckily the great Fernando Perdomo was available. Fern invited us into his palatial studio deep in the San Fernando valley to help us count down our favorite Bob Dylan Covers and the results are quite astounding. When Bob says he contains multitudes, believe him.Everything that Fernando is up to - and it's a lot - can be followed by going to his website: https://www.fernandoperdomo.comYou can also get instant access to his insane discography by visiting his Bandcamp page:https://fernandoperdomo.bandcamp.comStream this glorious playlist on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3eHTasyRvDvnhQU2zpLNmM?si=840d6ca9e34440b3Get links to the archives, the Patreon Thing, and everything else ATTT at our website:https://alltimetoptenpod.com

WX: jessica66001,预约卡卡老师的超值发音直播详细讲解版公号：卡卡课堂 欢迎加入早餐会员哟父亲节爆笑英语对话父亲节（Father's Day）约始于二十世纪初，起源于美国，现已广泛流传于世界各地，节日日期因地域而存在差异。最广泛的日期在每年6月的第三个星期日，世界上有52个国家和地区是在这一天过父亲节。节日里有各种的庆祝方式，大部分都与赠送礼物、家族聚餐或活动有关。在孩子的眼里，父亲是大山，是保护伞。父亲为我们遮风挡雨，给家庭，给孩子足足的安全感。父亲的爱是深沉的，却给我们无限的力量，父亲的爱是严厉的，却给我们周到的保护，父亲的爱是无私的，而父亲们却常常为了家人，忘记了自己。昨天是父亲节，相信很多小伙伴一定没有忘记给爸爸们送上祝福和礼物吧！今天节目，我们分享一些非常有趣的父子对话，笑话和发生在父子之间的有趣的小故事。Science teacher: When is the boiling point reached?科学老师：什么时候达到沸点？Science student: When my father sees my report card!理科学生：当我父亲看到我的成绩单时！What did the daddy spider say to baby spider?蜘蛛爸爸对蜘蛛宝宝说了什么？You spend too much time on the web.你在网上花了太多时间。Dad: Son, if you keep pulling my hair, you will have to get off my shoulders.爸爸：儿子，如果你一直拉我的头发，你就得离开我的肩膀。Son: But, Dad, I'm just trying to get my gum back!儿子：但是，爸爸，我只是想找回我的口香糖！When Peter was 15, he finally got hold of his driver's license. In order to celebrate the special day, the whole family went out to the driveway and climbed into the car to enjoy his first official drive. However, dad went to the back seat, where he sat right behind his boy. When Bob saw his dad he said "Dad, you must be fed up of the front seat after teaching me how to drive all these days，right?" "Nope!", came the quick reply from the dad. "I'm going to sit back here and kick the back of your seat while you drive, just like you've been doing to me for the last fifteen years!"彼得15岁时，终于拿到了驾照。为了庆祝这个特殊的日子，全家人都走到车道上，爬上汽车，享受他的第一次正式驾驶。然而，爸爸走到后座，坐在他儿子的正后方。鲍勃见到他爸爸时说：“爸爸，你这些天教我怎么开车，一定受够前排座位了吧？”“不！”，爸爸很快就回答了。”我要坐在这里，在你开车的时候踢你的椅背，就像你过去15年对我做的那样！”

Ever wondered how successful entrepreneurs manage to ride out challenges and pivot again and again? On today’s show, we interview the incredible Bob Milling who shares with us his experience of working in the government, the power industry, and the hospitality industry. You will learn how to develop a far-sighted approach to make decisions that result in massive success in the long run. We start this show with Bob sharing his backstory. He too graduated at the height of the recession – pretty much akin to the current scenario.  After graduation, Bob got an opportunity to work for the government where he learned how the whole bureaucratic machinery works. When Bob started working for the government, he was far more idealistic. And while all the cronyism has tempered his enthusiasm somewhat, he still believes that there’s a lot of good that gets done. After 16 extremely fruitful years in this role, Bob decided to work as a consultant for the private sector. As a Sherpa, Bob translated the needs and requirements of the government for the private sector.  One thing led to another, and Bob got an opportunity to develop wind farms across Canada. In this segment, you will learn how Bob navigated the complexities of the power industry by negotiating long-term agreements. He also talks about his real estate venture, Wakefield Field Hotel Mill and Spa. Bob secured $4 million to finance this 42-room luxurious hotel on the outskirts of Ottawa through a long-term lease twenty years back. You will learn how Bob and the team at Wakefield are pivoting in the wake of covid. And why Bob thinks this is the most exciting time ever for entrepreneurs.  We wrap up this show with Bob sharing some of the biggest lessons that he has learned from his failures. He talks about the importance of honesty and why he prefers progress over perfection. Enjoy! What You Will Learn In This Show What did I have to change about myself when I went from being a university student to a value creator? Why I firmly believe in progress over perfection How to develop a far-sighted approach as an entrepreneur Creative financing strategies for capital intensive businesses And so much more… Resources Wakefield Field Hotel Mill and Spa Student Works  Chris Thomson LinkedIn Chris’s Email

One of the most important factors of monetization is creating a great product that people would want to buy. However, the process of creating and developing a new product can be very daunting. In fact, more than 30,000 new products are launched each year and 95% of them fail (Source: Harvard Business School). Moreover, only 40% of developed products make it to market and of that 40%, only 60% will have any success at all. (Source: Marketing Research Association). That's why I have Bob Healey with me today. Bob is the founder and CEO of GrillBlazer, which makes a line of products called GrillGuns. Bob has worked as a consultant, helping different organizations with their products, processes, and business development.  Bob is an engineer who loves to find the root cause of any problem and come up with creative solutions. Today, Bob and I discuss how he started GrillBlazer, and Bob explains his process and secrets concerning product creation and product development. Looking at the Big Picture Bob believes that the reason he is who he is today, an engineer and a businessman, is his ability to see the finish line faster than anybody else, even when he doesn't know what he wants to do. It's like when he used to flip houses when he was younger. He would see the potential of a house well before he remodeled it to match the picture he had in his head.  Bob doesn't think it matters whether or not we're working on something we've done before. Even if it's something we're doing for the first time, we should be able to see what the end looks like. Do We Have What it Takes? Bob says that a lot of people have crazy and great ideas, but most of them don't understand what it takes to make those ideas come true. His advice is that whenever we want to accomplish something, we need to know if we have the necessary resources to make it happen.   “Success is not for those who want it, nor those who need it, but for those who are utterly determined to seize it一whatever it takes.” (Source: Darren Hardy, New York Times best-selling author) As an engineer, Bob used to design a lot of products for other companies. Part of what he did was to improve the performance of these companies' processes or products. He had worked for American Electric Power as a contractor. For 6 years, Bob worked for AEP managing contracts and negotiations until the company, looking to cut down costs, decided to let go of all their contractors. Bob found himself stuck between two options: either work for AEP full-time or find something else to do. Since he didn't want to work for the company anymore, he decided to leave.  After Bob told his wife he was no longer working for AEP, they spent a few days making a list of the things he wanted to do. Bob started by prioritizing what he believed was important. He also gave himself the freedom to add to his list whenever he came up with something new. He needed to find out whether or not its priority took precedence over what he was currently working on. Knowing When NOT to Proceed For a whole year, Bob worked on two products prior to GrillBlazer. He had finished the development of both products when he was trying to figure out what was required to be successful in launching these products as businesses. One of the two products was in a very mature multi-billion dollar industry. Bob took time to understand how he would enter that market, what it would cost him, whether or not this business would bring him personal stratification, and what the end result would look like.  After Bob had thought about all these factors, he realized that this wasn't where he wanted to end up. Bob believes that it takes discipline to stop working on what doesn't bring us closer to where we want to be. Having enough discipline, Bob decided not to proceed with launching the product. How GrillGlazer Started Bob and his family enjoyed having barbecues. It didn't matter what time of the year it was, they would just have people over and charcoal grill a meal. It was during one of those barbecues, in December 2017, that Bob realized not a lot of people liked to charcoal grill when the snow was blowing. It was too much effort to try to light the grill.  Bob realized that his way of lighting the grill was much easier and it worked all year round. While he was standing out in the cold, taking steaks off the grill, he found his next project.  He started discussing his idea with his family. He knew what he wanted to do and what the end product should be, but he just didn't know how to do it yet. Although his way of lighting a charcoal grill was efficient, it was complicated and unattractive. So, one of his sons-in-law suggested he make the product look like a gun because people would think it was cool.  It turned out to be great advice. Bob recalls one of his earlier conversations with an attorney, who he was considering as his legal counsel and who was really excited about Bob's product. Bob asked him if the product had a different design, would he have still bought it? The answer was no. Bob realized that the gun shape made his product look cool, and it was one of the primary reasons why people bought it. Understand What the Market Wants Bobs says that it's essential to figure out and understand what the market wants. Had he not considered what people wanted before he developed his product, he would have ended up with a product that no one wanted to buy. He would have spent all his energy and time trying to convince people that they needed to buy his product. Instead, he just designed a product that people found cool and inclined to buy.  “Don't find customers for your products, find products for your customers.” - Seth Godin How to Come up with a Highly Profitable Product When I asked Bob to share with us his top strategies to develop a profitable product, he said starting a business from scratch is a complex process. We have to take into consideration all of the aspects of how to design something people will want and then create, manufacture and finance it. Bob advises that we start by asking ourselves: “How are we going to make it happen?” It's not enough to think that just because we have a great idea, someone else will want to do the work for us.  When Bob was in the process of creating GrillBlazer, he knew because of his experience whenever he would face an obstacle, he would find the resources needed to overcome it. Bob believes we must fully understand the tremendous amount of work involved in this process. Because if we're not willing to go the distance, we're not going to make it. Bob also stresses how important it is to ask ourselves if we have what it takes to make our products happen, without having to rely on someone else to do it for us.  Creating Credibility  Bob mentions how important it is to create credibility so that people can trust us. He tells us how he was able to raise $560,000 by running a Kickstarter fundraising campaign. Although some people doubted if his product was going to sell, by going on to sell $2M worth of products in just the first year of launching, Bob proved how successful his product was.  Key Takeaways Thank you so much Bob for sharing your stories and knowledge with us today. Here are some of my key takeaways from this episode: The most successful people have the ability to look at the big picture. They see what the end looks like.  It's not enough to have a great idea. It's equally important to understand if we have what it takes to get this idea to the finish line. It takes as much discipline to know when to stop just as it takes to proceed.  If we don't reach beyond our skillset and find people who will augment what we know, we'll be stuck where we are. Before we put time and effort into developing a product, we must ask ourselves if we have what it takes for our product to be successful.  Connect with Bob Healey If you enjoyed this interview and want to connect with Bob, you can find him on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/bob-healey-8bbb00b or visit GrillBlazer website https://grillblazer.com.  Want to be a Better Digital Monetizer? Did you like today's episode? Then please follow these channels to receive free digital monetization content: Get a free Monetization Assessment of your business Subscribe to the free Monetization eMagazine. Subscribe to the Monetization Nation YouTube channel. Subscribe to the Monetization Nation podcast on Apple Podcast, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.  Follow Monetization Nation on Instagram and Twitter. Share Your Story  What strategies have you used to build and launch a profitable product? Please join our private Monetization Nation Facebook group and share your insights with other digital monetizers. Read at: https://monetizationnation.com/blog/74-how-to-build-a-highly-profitable-product/ 

Last month the Wall Street Journal published the article, A Compromise on Creationism, Mainstream scientists shouldn’t completely shun organizations friendly to the belief. Bob was frustrated interviewing the author, Dr. Joshua Swamidass, associate professor of laboratory and genomic medicine and biomedical engineering at St. Louis' Washington University. It seemed that Dr. Swamidass talking on the radio to a creationist repeatedly denied the overt recommendations he had made in print just a month ago. We lay out these particulars below including for example Joshua's argument that in Mark 10:6 when Jesus quoted Genesis chapter 1, that at "the beginning of the creation, God ‘made them male and female'", Swamidass claims that the Lord was not reminding us of when God created mankind and when He instituted marriage (i.e., from the beginning of the creation itself), but rather, that Jesus was somehow rebutting something like transgenderism or homosexual marriage. Again, please see below and see the conclusion of the interview at rsr.org/swamidass-2. Today's Resource: Evidence Against the Big Bang When people wonder what evidence exists for the Big Bang, many ask Google. And not surprisingly, when folks search for: evidence against the Big Bang, Google sends most of them on over to Real Science Radio's List of Evidence Against the Big Bang. Yet this is surprising: When NASA urges you to trust the theory because of its confirmed "predictions", folks who Google: big bang predictions, also find RSR's article ranked #1! This video can help prepare you for the coming revolution in cosmology. The nine pieces of evidence presented herein are bringing people out of the failed science of the 1900s and into the 21st century demanding truth regarding both the origin of universe and ultimately, the origin of ourselves. And now, let's leave out the word "predictions" and leave out the word "against". Increasingly, when scientists and others just Google: big bang evidence, the search engine is sending them on over to RSR's evidence AGAINST the Big Bang! So whether you are a creationist or even if you're dug in still defending the old scheme on the origin of the cosmos, you'll want to watch this video to catch up with the latest amazing science on the big bang!  ENDORSEMENTS Former NASA Cassini Saturn mission lead ground systems administrator David Coppedge: "Great work on the Big Bang video! It's excellent. You did your homework and the information is presented clearly at the right level for most people. I like how you preemptively close off comeback arguments from materialists." Coppedge is a board member of the group that produced the Privileged Planet video. Australian physicist, cosmologist, professor, and award-winning co-creator of the world's most precise clock, physicist Dr. John Hartnett: "I recommend that you buy and watch RSR's Big Bang video! I find it to be excellent. During RSR's on-air debate with Lawrence Krauss, this leading big bang proponent said that, 'All evidence overwhelmingly supports the big bang.' So RSR began assembling a list of peer-reviewed evidence against the paradigm which led to this great video!" Evidence Against the Big Bang - Blu-ray, DVD or Video Download * About the RSR Swamidass Interview: - James Tour: Bob was wrong to insist on Part 2 of this interview that world-class scientist Dr. James Tour is a young-earth creationist. He's known for stating that he doesn't want to be labeled as an ID advocate. (The intelligent design movement has a secular message.) Dr. Tour kindly replied to an email from Bob: Dear Mr. Enyart, To clarify, I am a creationist. I do believe that God, through his son, Jesus Christ, created the heavens, the earth and all that is in them. And Dr. Tour added: As far as the time it took for creation, the age of the earth and the age of the universe, I have no idea. That often renders me an outcast from scientific communities... God bless, Jim Tour With some websites claiming incorrectly that Dr. Tour is not a creationist, it is good to have this authoritatively, in writing from the man himself, who clarifies: "I am a creationist." - Frustrated for These Reasons: At the end of tomorrow's broadcast, Bob was dismissive of Dr. Swamidass asking him, "Why are you frustrated?" But to answer, as Bob does in the introduction of Part 2, the reasons are: 1. "That's Not What I Wrote" 2. Eunuchs (believe it or not, and) 3. Thorns. - Thorns: The Genesis thorns demonstrate the old-earth mishandling of God's Word. Taking Moses at his word, there were no thorns until after Adam sinned. Why? Thistles, thorns (i.e., blooms which fail to open), and even weeds, are part of the curse of the ground that resulted from the Fall. That teaching provides a powerful transdisciplinary (paleontological/theological) young-earth argument. Old-earth Christians claim that various rock layers, even those containing fossilized thorns, formed a hundred million years before the age of man. So, either 1) the rock layers and fossils actually are young or 2) Genesis is wrong and thorns preceded Adam's fall. Old-earthers including Joshua don't like either option. So what did Dr. Swamidass claim on today's broadcast? That the thorns had been there all along, but they were outside the Garden of Eden, all over the earth, for a hundred million years or more. So when God said, "Because of your sin now there will be thorns", God meant only that now there would be thorns also inside the Garden of Eden. Of course that's absurd and impossible with any sincere reading of the text. Why? Because God immediately kicked Adam out of the Garden. Yet He said that the thorns would cause Adam to sweat and toil as he works the ground. So because Man's sin corrupted the perfect creation, the thorns that God is talking about are those that would now grow in the fields all over the earth. From Genesis 3 when God said to Adam that because he had sinned... Cursed is the ground for your sake; in toil you shall eat of it all the days of your life. Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you, and you shall eat the herb of the field. In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread… Then... the Lord God sent him out of the garden of Eden to till the ground from which he was taken. So He drove out the man; and He placed cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way... That story cannot be understood, unless you're willing to twist it beyond recognition, to claim that thorns had been outside of the Garden all along but Adam's fall resulted in thorns only then growing also within the Garden. Christians who reject the Bible's teaching of a young earth bring violence to the text.- God Made Us at the Beginning of Creation: Old-earth Christian Dr. Swamidass made another bizarre argument that the RSR crew is still having difficulty following. In Mark 10:6 Jesus quoted Genesis chapter 1 to remind the rabbis that at "the beginning of the creation, God ‘made them male and female...'" This also tells us that therefore, mankind was not made, as taught by old-earthers, billions of years after the creation, but at the beginning of the creation. But Swamidass claims that the Lord was not reminding us of when God created mankind, and when He instituted marriage (i.e., from the beginning of the creation itself). Rather, this old-earther claims that Jesus was somehow rebutting something like transgenderism or homosexual marriage. Really? Talk about an anachronism. So Swamidass brought up the Matthew 19 parallel passage, where a couple paragraphs later, Jesus does go on to talk about celibacy and in that context he mentions eunuchs. But it's taking that totally out of context to claim that the Lord was talking about eunuchs when He reminded the rabbis that God made us at the beginning of creation. By the way, the word creation is not a verb. It's a noun. The creation is the universe. When we trust in Christ we become a new creation. The "whole show" as often said, is called, the creation. The word "creation" summarizes everything that God made. So, God made us at the beginning of the creation. That doesn't mean on Day One of creation week. That means, when you look at the universe, at the whole show, that God made us at the beginning of that creation, just as Jesus said. He was quoting from Genesis chapter one which starts, "In the beginning, God created". So Jesus was reminding the rabbis of when God instituted marriage, that God did that at the same time, in fact, on the same day, the sixth day of creation, when He made man, at the beginning of the creation of God. He wasn't arguing against eunuchs, or for that matter, homosexuals, marrying. (That perverse idea was so against Scripture that it wouldn't even have entered His mind.) - "That's Not What I Wrote": Dr. Swamidass' Wall Street Journal article, though he is a Christian, is part of the cancel culture against Bible-believing Christian colleges. His message to Bob Jones University, etc., You better change the way we're telling you to change, and stop teaching evidence for biblical creation in your science classes, or else we'lll call for medical schools to reject your students; for your school should lose its accreditation unless you are willing also to have faculty members teach against a recent creation. For that later part, he used the euphemism, "academic freedom". Actually, it's cancel culture and the theft of liberty, and that by one of our own. In his discussion with Bob Enyart, Joshua did what Calvinists often do in debate. Instead of defending their position, they claim that their opponent just doesn't understand Calvinism. Swamidass was pretending that he had not just written in the WSJ that Christian schools should lose their accreditation unless they compromise on creation science. He used a couple methods to dodge responsibility for the cruelty he had just advocated for. First, he tried to deny making his own proposal by claiming that any such changes would not be up to him personally but up to the accreditation organizations. No kidding. That's deceptive. We're talking about his proposal. Not theirs. Then, he argued that a certain practice was not his practice, but that of the accreditation organizations, even though he supported the practice. Next, toward denying the proposal he had just published, he obfuscated by pretending to agree with Enyart and with creationist colleges generally, to show how reasonable and tolerant his old-earth side really is. In fact, there's hardly any disagreement at all. The way Joshua did this was to interpret the word creationist differently when he uses the term, and when creationists like Bob use it. When Joshua used regarding these Christian colleges, it meant scientific creationism (which is young earth creationism). When Bob said that Swamidass wanted to force Christian colleges to stop teaching creationism in their science classes, he objected claiming that he had written no such thing and that Enyart had misunderstood the article. How could Swamidass justify uttering such a blatant falsehood? Because Bob didn't say each and every time, "scientific creationism", but often, only creationism. That's what's called obfuscation. He did the same with the thorns and the eunuchs. Anything to win an argument. And if you can trick the audience into thinking your old-earth view shows you to be the reasonable one, so much the better. His WSJ article was about whether the top U.S. accreditation board, abbreviated CHEA, "should continue to recognize a young Earth creationist" [accreditation] organization. He then describes the nation's young-earth Christian accreditation group, called Tracs. And adds, "As a medical doctor and research scientist, I reject young Earth creationism… I perceive a readily observable fact: Earth is billions of years old." [That's sure not so readily perceived, for example, when you break open dinosaur bones and find blood in them.] Joshua then argues that the top accreditation group should hold creationist colleges like Bob Jones University to what Swamidass calls a, "higher standard" on science. Then, "A committee … could... develop... recommendations for the institution to adopt. Absent some... compromise, a renewal of [accreditation] should be... denied." And, get this, "deviations from national norms in a science curriculum need to be... tracked and reported." And, "Credit from courses that include creation science should not be used toward science degrees. Nor should they be eligible for transfer to secular institutions." Dr. Swamidass then proposes that for a creationist organization to be "recognized, it should also give more space to [that is, tolerate, hire, etc.] faculty who disagree… A reasonable process would... require creationist institutions to... align with national norms, [they] should defend the academic freedom of [faculty; that is, of] those who dissent from scientific creationism." On Real Science Radio, just a month after writing his article, Joshua Swarmidass simply denied his own writing, denying that he proposed that creationist colleges should be forced to pay faculty who reject scientific creationism. The main way he denied this was by obfuscation, playing the game where, if Bob only said creationism, and not scientific creationism, then Bob was totally misrepresenting Joshua's position. He was intentionally confusing the matter to manipulate the audience into thinking that he just be correct because surely he knows what he wrote. Then Swamidass writes, "correct remedies will take time... But [creationists] should understand the significant benefits for their universities if brought into alignment with national educational norms", those benefits being that if the schools cave, then he won't try to prevent their graduates from applying to medical school, etc. That's big of him. And he closes arguing that, "unconditionally renewing [creationist accreditation] is... unacceptable…" So, Dr. Swamidass, that's why you frustrate others. You're not above trying to mislead the audience to win your old-earth argument.

Last month the Wall Street Journal published the article, A Compromise on Creationism, Mainstream scientists shouldn’t completely shun organizations friendly to the belief. Bob was frustrated interviewing the author, Dr. Joshua Swamidass, associate professor of laboratory and genomic medicine and biomedical engineering at St. Louis' Washington University. It seemed that Dr. Swamidass talking on the radio to a creationist repeatedly denied the overt recommendations he had made in print just a month ago. We lay out these particulars below including for example Joshua's argument that in Mark 10:6 when Jesus quoted Genesis chapter 1, that at "the beginning of the creation, God ‘made them male and female'", Swamidass claims that the Lord was not reminding us of when God created mankind and when He instituted marriage (i.e., from the beginning of the creation itself), but rather, that Jesus was somehow rebutting something like transgenderism or homosexual marriage. Again, please see below and see the conclusion of the interview at rsr.org/swamidass-2. Today's Resource: Evidence Against the Big Bang When people wonder what evidence exists for the Big Bang, many ask Google. And not surprisingly, when folks search for: evidence against the Big Bang, Google sends most of them on over to Real Science Radio's List of Evidence Against the Big Bang. Yet this is surprising: When NASA urges you to trust the theory because of its confirmed "predictions", folks who Google: big bang predictions, also find RSR's article ranked #1! This video can help prepare you for the coming revolution in cosmology. The nine pieces of evidence presented herein are bringing people out of the failed science of the 1900s and into the 21st century demanding truth regarding both the origin of universe and ultimately, the origin of ourselves. And now, let's leave out the word "predictions" and leave out the word "against". Increasingly, when scientists and others just Google: big bang evidence, the search engine is sending them on over to RSR's evidence AGAINST the Big Bang! So whether you are a creationist or even if you're dug in still defending the old scheme on the origin of the cosmos, you'll want to watch this video to catch up with the latest amazing science on the big bang!  ENDORSEMENTS Former NASA Cassini Saturn mission lead ground systems administrator David Coppedge: "Great work on the Big Bang video! It's excellent. You did your homework and the information is presented clearly at the right level for most people. I like how you preemptively close off comeback arguments from materialists." Coppedge is a board member of the group that produced the Privileged Planet video. Australian physicist, cosmologist, professor, and award-winning co-creator of the world's most precise clock, physicist Dr. John Hartnett: "I recommend that you buy and watch RSR's Big Bang video! I find it to be excellent. During RSR's on-air debate with Lawrence Krauss, this leading big bang proponent said that, 'All evidence overwhelmingly supports the big bang.' So RSR began assembling a list of peer-reviewed evidence against the paradigm which led to this great video!" Evidence Against the Big Bang - Blu-ray, DVD or Video Download * About the RSR Swamidass Interview: - James Tour: Bob was wrong to insist on Part 2 of this interview that world-class scientist Dr. James Tour is a young-earth creationist. He's known for stating that he doesn't want to be labeled as an ID advocate. (The intelligent design movement has a secular message.) Dr. Tour kindly replied to an email from Bob: Dear Mr. Enyart, To clarify, I am a creationist. I do believe that God, through his son, Jesus Christ, created the heavens, the earth and all that is in them. And Dr. Tour added: As far as the time it took for creation, the age of the earth and the age of the universe, I have no idea. That often renders me an outcast from scientific communities... God bless, Jim Tour With some websites claiming incorrectly that Dr. Tour is not a creationist, it is good to have this authoritatively, in writing from the man himself, who clarifies: "I am a creationist." - Frustrated for These Reasons: At the end of tomorrow's broadcast, Bob was dismissive of Dr. Swamidass asking him, "Why are you frustrated?" But to answer, as Bob does in the introduction of Part 2, the reasons are: 1. "That's Not What I Wrote" 2. Eunuchs (believe it or not, and) 3. Thorns. - Thorns: The Genesis thorns demonstrate the old-earth mishandling of God's Word. Taking Moses at his word, there were no thorns until after Adam sinned. Why? Thistles, thorns (i.e., blooms which fail to open), and even weeds, are part of the curse of the ground that resulted from the Fall. That teaching provides a powerful transdisciplinary (paleontological/theological) young-earth argument. Old-earth Christians claim that various rock layers, even those containing fossilized thorns, formed a hundred million years before the age of man. So, either 1) the rock layers and fossils actually are young or 2) Genesis is wrong and thorns preceded Adam's fall. Old-earthers including Joshua don't like either option. So what did Dr. Swamidass claim on today's broadcast? That the thorns had been there all along, but they were outside the Garden of Eden, all over the earth, for a hundred million years or more. So when God said, "Because of your sin now there will be thorns", God meant only that now there would be thorns also inside the Garden of Eden. Of course that's absurd and impossible with any sincere reading of the text. Why? Because God immediately kicked Adam out of the Garden. Yet He said that the thorns would cause Adam to sweat and toil as he works the ground. So because Man's sin corrupted the perfect creation, the thorns that God is talking about are those that would now grow in the fields all over the earth. From Genesis 3 when God said to Adam that because he had sinned... Cursed is the ground for your sake; in toil you shall eat of it all the days of your life. Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you, and you shall eat the herb of the field. In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread… Then... the Lord God sent him out of the garden of Eden to till the ground from which he was taken. So He drove out the man; and He placed cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way... That story cannot be understood, unless you're willing to twist it beyond recognition, to claim that thorns had been outside of the Garden all along but Adam's fall resulted in thorns only then growing also within the Garden. Christians who reject the Bible's teaching of a young earth bring violence to the text.- God Made Us at the Beginning of Creation: Old-earth Christian Dr. Swamidass made another bizarre argument that the RSR crew is still having difficulty following. In Mark 10:6 Jesus quoted Genesis chapter 1 to remind the rabbis that at "the beginning of the creation, God ‘made them male and female...'" This also tells us that therefore, mankind was not made, as taught by old-earthers, billions of years after the creation, but at the beginning of the creation. But Swamidass claims that the Lord was not reminding us of when God created mankind, and when He instituted marriage (i.e., from the beginning of the creation itself). Rather, this old-earther claims that Jesus was somehow rebutting something like transgenderism or homosexual marriage. Really? Talk about an anachronism. So Swamidass brought up the Matthew 19 parallel passage, where a couple paragraphs later, Jesus does go on to talk about celibacy and in that context he mentions eunuchs. But it's taking that totally out of context to claim that the Lord was talking about eunuchs when He reminded the rabbis that God made us at the beginning of creation. By the way, the word creation is not a verb. It's a noun. The creation is the universe. When we trust in Christ we become a new creation. The "whole show" as often said, is called, the creation. The word "creation" summarizes everything that God made. So, God made us at the beginning of the creation. That doesn't mean on Day One of creation week. That means, when you look at the universe, at the whole show, that God made us at the beginning of that creation, just as Jesus said. He was quoting from Genesis chapter one which starts, "In the beginning, God created". So Jesus was reminding the rabbis of when God instituted marriage, that God did that at the same time, in fact, on the same day, the sixth day of creation, when He made man, at the beginning of the creation of God. He wasn't arguing against eunuchs, or for that matter, homosexuals, marrying. (That perverse idea was so against Scripture that it wouldn't even have entered His mind.) - "That's Not What I Wrote": Dr. Swamidass' Wall Street Journal article, though he is a Christian, is part of the cancel culture against Bible-believing Christian colleges. His message to Bob Jones University, etc., You better change the way we're telling you to change, and stop teaching evidence for biblical creation in your science classes, or else we'lll call for medical schools to reject your students; for your school should lose its accreditation unless you are willing also to have faculty members teach against a recent creation. For that later part, he used the euphemism, "academic freedom". Actually, it's cancel culture and the theft of liberty, and that by one of our own. In his discussion with Bob Enyart, Joshua did what Calvinists often do in debate. Instead of defending their position, they claim that their opponent just doesn't understand Calvinism. Swamidass was pretending that he had not just written in the WSJ that Christian schools should lose their accreditation unless they compromise on creation science. He used a couple methods to dodge responsibility for the cruelty he had just advocated for. First, he tried to deny making his own proposal by claiming that any such changes would not be up to him personally but up to the accreditation organizations. No kidding. That's deceptive. We're talking about his proposal. Not theirs. Then, he argued that a certain practice was not his practice, but that of the accreditation organizations, even though he supported the practice. Next, toward denying the proposal he had just published, he obfuscated by pretending to agree with Enyart and with creationist colleges generally, to show how reasonable and tolerant his old-earth side really is. In fact, there's hardly any disagreement at all. The way Joshua did this was to interpret the word creationist differently when he uses the term, and when creationists like Bob use it. When Joshua used regarding these Christian colleges, it meant scientific creationism (which is young earth creationism). When Bob said that Swamidass wanted to force Christian colleges to stop teaching creationism in their science classes, he objected claiming that he had written no such thing and that Enyart had misunderstood the article. How could Swamidass justify uttering such a blatant falsehood? Because Bob didn't say each and every time, "scientific creationism", but often, only creationism. That's what's called obfuscation. He did the same with the thorns and the eunuchs. Anything to win an argument. And if you can trick the audience into thinking your old-earth view shows you to be the reasonable one, so much the better. His WSJ article was about whether the top U.S. accreditation board, abbreviated CHEA, "should continue to recognize a young Earth creationist" [accreditation] organization. He then describes the nation's young-earth Christian accreditation group, called Tracs. And adds, "As a medical doctor and research scientist, I reject young Earth creationism… I perceive a readily observable fact: Earth is billions of years old." [That's sure not so readily perceived, for example, when you break open dinosaur bones and find blood in them.] Joshua then argues that the top accreditation group should hold creationist colleges like Bob Jones University to what Swamidass calls a, "higher standard" on science. Then, "A committee … could... develop... recommendations for the institution to adopt. Absent some... compromise, a renewal of [accreditation] should be... denied." And, get this, "deviations from national norms in a science curriculum need to be... tracked and reported." And, "Credit from courses that include creation science should not be used toward science degrees. Nor should they be eligible for transfer to secular institutions." Dr. Swamidass then proposes that for a creationist organization to be "recognized, it should also give more space to [that is, tolerate, hire, etc.] faculty who disagree… A reasonable process would... require creationist institutions to... align with national norms, [they] should defend the academic freedom of [faculty; that is, of] those who dissent from scientific creationism." On Real Science Radio, just a month after writing his article, Joshua Swarmidass simply denied his own writing, denying that he proposed that creationist colleges should be forced to pay faculty who reject scientific creationism. The main way he denied this was by obfuscation, playing the game where, if Bob only said creationism, and not scientific creationism, then Bob was totally misrepresenting Joshua's position. He was intentionally confusing the matter to manipulate the audience into thinking that he just be correct because surely he knows what he wrote. Then Swamidass writes, "correct remedies will take time... But [creationists] should understand the significant benefits for their universities if brought into alignment with national educational norms", those benefits being that if the schools cave, then he won't try to prevent their graduates from applying to medical school, etc. That's big of him. And he closes arguing that, "unconditionally renewing [creationist accreditation] is... unacceptable…" So, Dr. Swamidass, that's why you frustrate others. You're not above trying to mislead the audience to win your old-earth argument.

Welcome back to this week’s episode of the Catapulting Commissions podcast with your host, Anthony Garcia. Today’s show is going to bring to you some seriously high-level sales coaching. Joining us on the show is Bob Lantelme, an expert in all things sales from top to bottom, having more than 25 years of experience in the space. He’s here to break down his philosophy and share some wisdom we can take home with us.   One year out of college, Bob worked as a laborer--it didn’t take long for him to make the switch to sales in the form of time-sharing. He dove into the fire headfirst but ended up getting his real estate license. For Bob, sales was a perfect fit and lead him to explore a plethora of sales positions, from ATM to luxury cars to services and public-private partnerships.    When you’re selling directly to consumers, there are always reasons as to why they say yes or no. Bob tells us that our biggest mistake is that we simply think too much. When Bob was working selling vacuums, the first seven doors he got in he made a sale. When he experienced that success and was contacted by higher-ups, he started to overthink what it was he did to become successful. As soon as that happened, he experienced a drought. The truth is, the product sold itself--he was just demonstrating it. It about connecting with your potential client--talking about what they want to talk about. We can be our own worst enemy if we don’t.    When the product can’t sell itself, the art of salesmanship and influence comes more into play. For example, if a client comes in to purchase a Porche, you have to give them the experience they want. If they ask you about an alloy screw, you need to tell them about the varieties of screws in the vehicle--it doesn’t matter if you’re a car guy or not--you need to cater to the customer. You have to be honest, in that, if there isn’t a good fit or good deal, you have to let them know. In the long run, it’ll pay off in the form of referrals. It’s about trust and being willing to risk losing a short-term sale to invest in the future. You’re not here to make one sale. This is how you build credibility.    So, how do you approach the ‘big whale’ in B2B business? These are sales that can change your financial situation for good. You want to treat them like everybody else. No one wants to be treated as though you’re their fanboy or fangirl. They are people--successful people--just like us. People want to talk about ‘me’ -- let them! Consider looking at things like their charitable giving to find insight into their passions. There is a good chance they have a reason for being passionate enough to give to a cause. This allows you to build rapport in a meaningful way.    When you’re selling something, it has to be a quid-pro-quo transaction. It should be mutually beneficial and no one should feel like they were just played. If you’re trying to increase your commission, this is the number one way to do it. If you sell strictly through persuasion, you allow remorse to set in when the adrenaline wears off. You want to look after their best interests just as much as your own.    Mistakes and pitfalls in sales happen. For Bob, the times where he has let his emotions get to him are the hardest. In the end, you have to own up to foolish mistakes or risk throwing away entire relationships and opportunities. When he thinks too much or worries, it can get in the way of effective sales practices. It’s about staying authentic to yourself and not be the sleazy salesperson people expect. When you lose money, you don’t want to make the mistake twice.    LINKS   Connect with Bob on Facebook and Linked in:   Bob Lantelme

Only Howie Cares For Me as a Person Carole writes Howie:     You just never cease to amaze me.  Even though I didn't sleep well, I didn't think well either.  I told Bob Solomon that I was coming to see you last night, and afterwards I called to tell him that I was undecided on what to do.  He couldn't believe that I could be on the fence about this and said he wanted to withdraw from our relationship.  This seems like a very strong reaction for a relationship that is only a week old, and feels for all the world as if I am being "played".  (Just tell someone they can't have something and they will knock themselves out to get it, whether they wanted it or not, sort of thing).   He went on and on about how I have deceived and hurt him and perhaps I am being arrogant, or am in self denial, but I don't think either is true.  Much of his appeal is in his passion and that could be all this is.  Regardless of what his next move is, I still feel confused and without direction.  This whole exercise has led me to know some of the things I don't want and has given me deeper insight into some of the qualities that are important to me in myself and others.  It has been humbling and I needed that.  Gotta be careful what you pray for.   This is just such a foreign state for me, I don't know how to deal with it.  I wish to let the dust settle around me, so that I can see clearly.  I cannot thank you enough for the way you have been.  You are so self-less and kind.  Your ability to step outside your own needs for me is truly remarkable.   Later that day to Howie:     Dear Howie,  Don't worry about my tears, or agonizing, for that matter.  I cry easily, because I am easily touched.  When I don't cry in a situation that would usually warrant it (in my book) then I step back and wonder why.  I cried with you Tuesday night.  I broke up with everyone else I was seeing Wednesday, without a single tear.  Thursday I woke up crying over you and cried for 2 and 1/2 hours while writing to you.  I cried in your arms last night.  When Bob told me I had hurt him and mislead him, I was sad that he felt that way, but I didn't cry.  I thought maybe I was just cried out.  That happens.   This morning I needed to get some of my stuff out of his car.  (No, not earrings, paperwork)  He was much more calm and reasoned that God sent him to me with a message, the message was delivered, and that I shouldn't worry about having hurt him because it has only been a week and a good one at that.  He said that he had just gotten carried away with his emotions when he thought he had found what he has been looking for, but that he didn't need me enough to share me.  While I still feel a little of that reverse psychology in the air, it still should have touched me enough to make me cry, but didn't.  Incidentally, I did not feel that you were doing that when you asked me to go the other night.  Your rejection felt sincere.  That doesn't sound like a compliment, as I read it, but it is.   Later, I read your email and cried again, but now when I go deep inside I don't feel pain.  I feel a stillness, a peacefulness.  I believe that every thing happens for a reason and that everything is unfolding as it should.  Bob said he didn't know what that message was that he was involved in delivering, but I do.  My "plan" for protecting my heart didn't work.  The temporary sensation of not feeling was not fulfilling.  I cannot distract myself enough to stop feeling.  I can be swept off my feet, but not have any real depth of emotion, which causes me to wonder what the swept-off-my-feet thing is all about.  It's that thing that causes me to jump into their lives, rescue them and bring them home.  What IS that all about?   I will be on the road alone most of the day and perhaps the significance of these revelations will become clear.   I never think that what-might-have-been would have been better than what is.  I sometimes wonder how it might have been different, but don't recall ever thinking it would have been better.  The perfect case in point was that first turning point in my life.  I was in love with a boy at Florida College who was studying to be a preacher.  I was only 14 and a virgin and he was willing to wait until I was old enough to marry to take me back to Bowling Green, KY to be a farmer/preacher's wife.  When I was raped, I felt unworthy of him and broke up with him, without ever explaining why.  I was too ashamed.  Sometimes I wonder, if I hadn't been raped, and IF you could predict a life long involvement with a person, what would my life be like.  I'd probably be some fat old lady now, sitting in a rocking chair, knitting doilies and thinking that I had never LIVED.  That's about as romantic as I get over what might have been.   I am still uncertain of what to do next, but feel relieved in the belief that whatever it is, it was meant to be.  I think you should contact the newspapers with the idea of a Dear Howie column.  Women adore men like you.  We need someone who is sensitive to the way we are and yet who has a man's perspective to draw from.  It is far more valuable advice than any woman can get from another of her own gender.  I will certainly give you a glowing recommendation.   Later that day to Howie:    Dear Howie,   Today was a good day.  I managed to deliver summons to Pasco, Pinellas and Hillsborough counties today.  That may be a record for me.  I sang in the car.  Old tunes in an ancient language about buffalo, elk and rain, but songs all the same.  I came home to Fall.  The sky was grey and darkening and the remaining leaves on the hickory trees were blazing in yellows and oranges.  The lawn is blanketed in colours from red to russet brown.  I am fortunate to have the changing of the seasons here without the hills and snow.  (My daughter just called from N.C. and is suffering from cabin fever from all the snow.  She is making a sled from her dog's carriers to get the luggage to the car at the foot of the mountain)   I am even more blessed to have good friends like you.  I pondered your insight and your advice today.  It seems you never know a person until there is a difficulty.  Anyone can be pleasant when things are going smoothly, but when their world is rocked, even slightly, you start to see what is in their heart.  I like what I see in yours.   I thought about your advice of making a secret promise to myself and wondered why I have trouble doing that.  I make promises to others, but rarely to myself.  This year was the first year I ever made a New Year's Resolution i.e. Promise to myself.  I don't know if I don't feel worthy of the promise, or if I feel incapable of keeping one that is only made to me, but that needs to change.  I can't change what I don't see, so I appreciate you pointing that out to me.   Next comes, What to promise?  I don't want to hurt anyone and I don't want to disappoint anyone, so how do I do that?  It seems logical that if I don't promise anything to anyone, then I can't disappoint them by breaking a promise.  The more I think about it, the more sound I find your concept of "good minutes".  If I can stay in-the-moment and not get ahead of it, perhaps I and the person I am with can find enough happiness in that to not worry about the future.   It seems that sex is the difference between friendship and fiasco.  I haven't had many people that I considered friends, but of the ones I have had, there doesn't seem to be the jealousy of other friends, nor the expectation of exclusivity to prove friendship.  I wonder why sex changes things?   My immediate reaction to all of this is to want to crawl back in my cave, pull the rocks in around the entrance and hide here while I lick my wounds and try to figure out how to interact with the world in a less harmful manner.  Rather than hurt anyone, that may be the kindest thing to do, but I am not built for idling long.  When you offered to continue seeing me sexually while I worked this out, I felt it was because of your attitude toward just making the most of time we do have, and not because you needed me.  I perceive that as strength and wonder if you would feel safe with me?   I wonder if you would BE safe with me?  Or am I stupid enough to hurt you twice?  All day long I have resisted the urge to call and ask you for 5 minutes of your time.  I wanted a kiss, a hug and the reassurance that you didn't hate me for being such a fool, but I resisted because that is selfish and pointless.  You would be kind, no matter what you really thought.  The real issue here is not about my happiness.  I can find happiness in the simplest of things, like making the rounds in three counties in a day or watching the sunset as I drive home, or seeing my volunteers working well together.   I wonder what drives us to be part of a pair?   How can I be a part of your life without hurting you?  What do you need or want, that I am capable of giving without causing harm?  What can I do to repair the damage I have done to your trust?   I am going to go colour my hair.  My hairdresser is sick and my hair looks awful.  To leave you smiling, I will leave you with a pretty funny image, if not a funny story.  Mary, my "wife" used to colour my hair.  I don't have clothes that you can just toss after the messy dyes, so her teenage daughter gave me a t-shirt, about 6 sizes too small that barely covered my tits.  It said Femme Fatale on the front. Mary had way too much fun with the sticky, smelly hair colourant and had created a sculpture of my hair to rival the headdress on the statue of liberty.  It has to set 20 minutes, but my mother called in a panic saying that she wanted me to go to her house in Avista (a walled and security patrolled neighborhood) and check to be sure she had turned off the stove.   Mary and I get there and realize the only way in is if someone buzzes you through the gate, or through the garage, to which I had no opener.  She backed the car up to the wall and I scaled it.  When I came back over the wall, Mary was very flustered and trying to explain to the security guard why her car was backed up to the fence.  In my typical, I-can-handle-any-man attitude, I start trying to charm our way out of it because it was before the days of cell phones and there was no way to contact my parents.  The guy is looking at me in this Femme Fatale rag top shirt, stinky hair all sculpted out in points and mounds and is looking more horrified than enamored.  I'm wondering if I have lost my touch.   Mary takes in the scene and starts laughing so hard, I thought she would pass out.  It wasn't until then that I remembered how I looked.  Every time I colour my hair I think of that night.   I've been writing my story since I was able to write, but when the media goes to share it, they only choose the parts that fit their idea of what will generate views.  If I'm going to share my story, it should be the whole story.  The titles are the dates things happened. If you have any interest in who I really am please start at the beginning of this playlist: http://savethecats.org/   I know there will be people who take things out of context and try to use them to validate their own misconception, but you have access to the whole story.  My hope is that others will recognize themselves in my words and have the strength to do what is right for themselves and our shared planet.     You can help feed the cats at no cost to you using Amazon Smile! Visit BigCatRescue.org/Amazon-smile   You can see photos, videos and more, updated daily at BigCatRescue.org   Check out our main channel at YouTube.com/BigCatRescue   Music (if any) from Epidemic Sound (http://www.epidemicsound.com) This video is for entertainment purposes only and is my opinion.

When Roger introduced me to his friend, Bob, he forewarned me that “Bob is a firecracker.” When Bob called, our conversation took off like a rocket! For over one-hour Bob talked at a pace and a passion that could easily be exhausting, but instead, his stories of God’s amazing power energized me. He blessed and [...]

Not only are you going to earn more money on facebook ads, you will stop losing money on wasted facebook ads. Join us today as Bob who has been working with facebook ads since 2013 shares his knowledge in the facebook world.  My Guest: Bob Regnerus Coach Bob Regnerus is the Co-Founder of Feedstories, a digital marketing expert, and author of five books, including the 4th Edition of the Ultimate Guide to Facebook Advertising (Entrepreneur Press). Since 1998, Bob has been helping his clients achieve their goals through digital media and storytelling, and he is eager to share his experience with you. Bob is a sought-after expert in the area of Facebook Advertising and Deep Funnel Marketing™ strategies. Most importantly, Bob is a husband to his high school sweetheart and a dad to 2 amazing daughters and is a high school basketball coach. Pivotal moments ·       When Bob finished college in the early 90's he worked at a couple of corporations working on mainframe programming. ·       He got interested in web programming as that was starting to become a viable kind of field for Bob. ·       Bob built his first website in 1998 for local sporting goods retailer, and they are still his client 23 years later. ·       Bob preferred paid advertising, because he liked the predictability of paid traffic. ·        When Bob began Facebook advertising in 2013, it was a great match for him because he is big on stories, he is an author, he posted radio shows for 3 years, and loved hearing stories. ·       A company that sold headbands for $20 hired Bob. They created a short video with a story about the headband. They created a brand because of this story; it became an 8 figure business. ·       What Bob loves about the facebook platform, is it allows you to combine marketing fundamentals with stories and that's what really makes a great facebook campaign. It is the ability to connect those in a really meaningful way with your audience. ·       Bob always advises his clients to become a personality, and personable as much as you can. ·       The advantage of using facebook ads, is you can pull someone into your world with value and start to track them. You're giving the prospect some breathing space, until they feel ready to do business with you. ·       When people raise their hand and say they are interested, you give them opportunities to engage with you and that is where the calls to action go. Advice The reason people would choose facebook over google, is because google is mainly for someone who has a problem, whereas facebook is where people go and settle in. When it comes to paid facebook ads, the first thing you need to know is how your organic marketing got you to where you are within your business, and then facebook ads will amplify that. Once you know your target audience, you model that and create a look alike audience. Since you are giving facebook a blueprint of the audience that follow and invest in you facebook will then find more of those people, and you can then draw them to the media that you feel most comfortable. Bob continues, when it comes to business, it's all about relationships. Noone wants to invest their money into shallow relationships. SO if you are going to do a product launch, you need to build up your following months in advance, shower content on your followers and prove your value. Paid advertising is a way to get a following faster, but you still need to have the goods. Facebook ads are more for those with higher complex services or products. They need to build a long term platform to turn followers and prospects into customers....

Not only are you going to earn more money on facebook ads, you will stop losing money on wasted facebook ads. Join us today as Bob who has been working with facebook ads since 2013 shares his knowledge in the facebook world.  My Guest: Bob Regnerus Coach Bob Regnerus is the Co-Founder of Feedstories, a digital marketing expert, and author of five books, including the 4th Edition of the Ultimate Guide to Facebook Advertising (Entrepreneur Press). Since 1998, Bob has been helping his clients achieve their goals through digital media and storytelling, and he is eager to share his experience with you. Bob is a sought-after expert in the area of Facebook Advertising and Deep Funnel Marketing™ strategies. Most importantly, Bob is a husband to his high school sweetheart and a dad to 2 amazing daughters and is a high school basketball coach. Pivotal moments ·       When Bob finished college in the early 90's he worked at a couple of corporations working on mainframe programming. ·       He got interested in web programming as that was starting to become a viable kind of field for Bob. ·       Bob built his first website in 1998 for local sporting goods retailer, and they are still his client 23 years later. ·       Bob preferred paid advertising, because he liked the predictability of paid traffic. ·        When Bob began Facebook advertising in 2013, it was a great match for him because he is big on stories, he is an author, he posted radio shows for 3 years, and loved hearing stories. ·       A company that sold headbands for $20 hired Bob. They created a short video with a story about the headband. They created a brand because of this story; it became an 8 figure business. ·       What Bob loves about the facebook platform, is it allows you to combine marketing fundamentals with stories and that's what really makes a great facebook campaign. It is the ability to connect those in a really meaningful way with your audience. ·       Bob always advises his clients to become a personality, and personable as much as you can. ·       The advantage of using facebook ads, is you can pull someone into your world with value and start to track them. You're giving the prospect some breathing space, until they feel ready to do business with you. ·       When people raise their hand and say they are interested, you give them opportunities to engage with you and that is where the calls to action go. Advice The reason people would choose facebook over google, is because google is mainly for someone who has a problem, whereas facebook is where people go and settle in. When it comes to paid facebook ads, the first thing you need to know is how your organic marketing got you to where you are within your business, and then facebook ads will amplify that. Once you know your target audience, you model that and create a look alike audience. Since you are giving facebook a blueprint of the audience that follow and invest in you facebook will then find more of those people, and you can then draw them to the media that you feel most comfortable. Bob continues, when it comes to business, it's all about relationships. Noone wants to invest their money into shallow relationships. SO if you are going to do a product launch, you need to build up your following months in advance, shower content on your followers and prove your value. Paid advertising is a way to get a following faster, but you still need to have the goods. Facebook ads are more for those with higher complex services or products. They need to build a long term platform to turn followers and prospects into customers....

In this #PoisedforExit episode we featured a long time journalist and radio personality, turned Podcast Producer, Bob Sansevere. Bob has had quite the career over the years, spanning several different US publications and landing at KQRS in Minneapolis back in 1987. As a big part of the KQ Morning Show for 30 years, Bob grew quite an audience of fans. Now as a podcaster and producer, he's taken his expertise and expanded it for the benefit of Hosts like me.When Bob was released from KQRS along with several others after COVID hit, he had to reinvent himself. He likens it to having an "Entrance Strategy" vs an Exit Strategy. He said when you find yourself being forced into an Exit (which many owners do) find your next thing and "don't wallow". In other words, move on and keep your mindset positive. Becoming an entrepreneur has been an ideal way for him to utilize his talent and over the past 6 years, he's expanded his audience into several other markets. Listen here to learn about Bob's story and how he's grown his production company and the BS Show into a wide spread, popular show with radio stations airing it all over MN. Find Bob here: http://thebsblog.com/Find Julie here: https://www.poisedforexit.com/

In this episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck interview Bob Paskins, Corporate Consultant, Sales Coach, and Keynote Speaker at Bob Paskins Enterprises. Bob talks about his journey in the insurance industry and his transition from being a commercial insurance agent to being a professional speaker, motivator, and consultant. He also discusses the benefits of utilizing the Growth Matrix to develop salespeople, processes, and overall performance.   Episode Highlights: David introduces Bob Paskins. (1:34) Bob shares his background and his career in the insurance industry. (2:02) Bob mentions that he’s been kind of an insurance geek all of his professional career. (2:03) Bob shares a fun story about his sales training. (6:23) What was Bob’s reaction, when they asked him to train producers? (8:32) Bob shares that as soon as he became an owner, most of his conversations changed. (9:32) Bob shares that he loved working with clients, but the vessel of insurance wasn't right for him. (11:00) Bob mentions that at this point, he has helped insurance brokers look to drive their sales, and business growth. (11:19) What were the obstacles that Bob faced when he had to take on a new role inside of the agency, where he was working? (11:54) Bob thinks that one of the reasons they chose him over his peers is because of his growth, which was organically based. (12:06) David shares that he wouldn’t change anything in the way he started his career. (14:14) Bob shares that organic growth is vital to increase the bottom line and the profitability of the agency. (16:15) In David’s opinion, it’s significant to understand that prolonged production magnifies the value of the assets that they're building, in addition to the income that they're building. (17:28) Bob shares one question he asks insurance agency owners that tells him more about the owner than anything else. (19:45) Bob thinks that it’s significant to perpetuate within the organization to have control, and your clients also have trusted in what's going to happen with them. (21:55) How was Bob’s transition, from being a producer to consulting programs? (23:09) Bob shares that through his 20 years of experience in trying to figure out exactly how to sell, he came up with areas that he considers to grow his book of business. (23:25) Bob shares that the Growth Matrix analyzes the six different components around your business that help your business grow, and you must focus on each one of the components to get the most effective growth strategy. (23:41) What is the most common shortfall that Bob has seen? (25:58) David shares a quote that his friend Bernie Borgess is always using. (28:50) David mentions that they are a huge ZyWave agency, and they have built their business around using most of their products. (30:10) Bob shares that when it comes to CRM and AMS, he sees them in two different areas. (35:35) Bob mentions that one of the things about his Growth Matrix is finding money and finding opportunities. (36:52) When Bob’s going in and working with agencies, does it also revolve around the sales function? (37:02) Bob shares his opinion about revenues. (37:16) Kyle shares that most of what they’re talking about reminds him of his days when he used to sell office supplies. (39:11) Kyle thinks it’s necessary that when you have a process, it should be simple and the current person who has no insurance knowledge can pick up on it. (39:47) Bob mentions that most insurance brokers have to work on their sales culture. (40:21) Bob shares one of the first things that he likes to do when he’s meeting with businesses. (45:09) How long does Bob typically engage with his clients? (47:12) Bob mentions that there are a lot of businesses and good-hearted people, who are willing to save producers that have received criticisms from other agencies. (50:32) Bob explains his Breakaway Consulting Program. (51:41)   Tweetable Quotes: “Well, confidence has never been my problem, or maybe another way of saying that is ego hasn't been my problem.” - Bob Paskins “I honestly believe that when people get to the 60 or the 65 years old, they're looking around and their mindset shifts from this is what I did, to now. I want to have this legacy that I‘ll leave behind, and if they have not put the steps in place for that, by the time they're that age, it's really difficult for them.” - Bob Paskins “Creating a good agency culture is another huge variable. Because if you don't have that good culture in place, then at some point people are going to have the look over the fence. Maybe the grass is greener somewhere else.” - Bob Paskins “You can have that one rotten apple and that one rotten apple could be in production, or I've seen that one rotten apple is on the account management side, and if they start poisoning the well against the company or the ownership of the company, it creates all sorts of problems.” - Bob Paskins “You are in the goal to protect your business and to grow your business. You are not in the goal to rescue people. If you are, okay fine. But you're going to create a whole bunch of additional problems when you should be focusing on actually growing that business.” - Bob Paskins   Resources Mentioned: David Carothers LinkedIn Kyle Houck LinkedIn Florida Risk Partners The Extra 2 Minutes Bob Paskins LinkedIn Bob Paskins Enterprises, LLC

Life can hand us a bunch of questions with few answers. But there is something inviting in a question, and so we explore a road less travelled. When Bob climbed into the passenger seat next to me, I could see that something was wrong. He wasn’t his normal cheery self. It was like a question had gripped his thinking. Have you ever had that experience? Something has happened in your life, and with a sense of shock, you are consumed with trying to understand it. I have many questions. If you have lived for a few years, you will most likely have a closet full of questions. Its that place where you store away those questions that haven’t been answered yet. Or maybe they have been answered, but not to your full satisfaction. I’m talking questions of the heart. Perhaps the answer given was glib. A nice, pretty sterilized bandaid used to avoid exposure to the rawness of the pain. Few of us genuinely want to hear the rawness of another’s pain. We don’t even want to go near our own. I have few answers The older I get, I find that I have many questions and few answers. Recently I have been listening, via Daily Audio Bible, to Job and Ecclesiastes. Now here are a couple of books that inspire joy and overflowing positivity! Job sits in torn clothes and a pit of ashes. His world has been thrown upside down and shaken to its core. But why? He questions everything, especially God. His so-called friends question him and tell him their less than helpful answers. The writer of Ecclesiastes seems to be stuck in a well of hopelessness. “Meaningless! Meaningless!”    says the Teacher.“Utterly meaningless!    Everything is meaningless.” Ecclesiastes 1:2 How about that as a sales pitch for success! I have a God that questions my questions One of the delights of the book of Job is how God responds to Job and his friends. Job asks questions. God responds with questions. The questions God asked Job to answer were of a nature that no man could answer, put in a box and say ‘There I have the answer’. I have some questions for you,    and I want some straight answers.Where were you when I created the earth?    Tell me, since you know so much!Who decided on its size? Certainly you’ll know that!    Who came up with the blueprints and measurements?How was its foundation poured,    and who set the cornerstone,While the morning stars sang in chorus    and all the angels shouted praise? Job 38 Job is cognitively invited to see his questions in the context of something bigger than himself. There is a larger story going on, and we are invited to be part of it. You don’t have to have the answers to gain entry. Actually, those with the questions are more likely to hear the bigger God questions that truly matter, and that shape and form one’s wholeness.  The fire scorched adult you are becoming. Every one of us will, at some stage, go through a Job experience. It might not be as dramatic as Jobs with loss of family, wealth, and health, but we will all taste the ashes of loss. It could be the betrayal in a marriage or the death of a friend. The loss of a job or a crippling car accident. Cancer eating your body and fire burning your house. There’s a mill, a grindstone, a storm, and a place of fire that we all pass through—a place where everything seems meaningless and hopeless. It’s a time where you’re invited to reassess all that you have believed in. Is God good? Am I loved? Do I have worth? Is it ok to change some of my beliefs? Perhaps the place that gave you the answers as a child no longer provides the answers for the fire scorched adult you are becoming. Trust is built on cognitive assessments. I once was pastorally coaching a man with a severe addiction problem. His wife had had enough and had told him the marriage was over. He was in the fire of change, and he didn’t like the taste. He asked what he should do.  So we talked about her past and how she had suffered abuse and needed a deep sense of security. The facts were that he was untrustworthy and an abuser of her trust. We had to give her, via his observed behaviors, new factual evidence that he was doing things differently. So he became religious, in a good sense, of creating new habits. He did it for himself first. The change was for his own sake, and that if it restored his marriage, then that would be a bonus. He questioned his beliefs and didn’t like the answers. We rebuilt his life, and the marriage was restored. Spiritual formation and a good question I want to listen to people with questions. I probably don’t have the answers, but the joy is to see that they are actually questioning things. To just accept everything and go along in a trance of what others tell you shows little desire for growth or depth. That power, contained in a good storm or fire, has left no maturing mark. Spiritual formation happens at that crossroads where there is a question. Do I explore the road less traveled, or do I take the familiar, but old, and less than satisfactory route? We need to, as Parker Palmer would say ‘hear each other into deeper speech’.  Bob, can I ask you something?   Mental health is ... exploring the questions for the questions that are underneathCLICK TO TWEET Quotes to consider Learn to respond to others with honest, open questions instead of counsel or corrections. With such questions, we help “hear each other into deeper speech.” Parker J. Palmer. When you speak to me about your deepest questions, you do not want to be fixed or saved: you want to be seen and heard, to have your truth acknowledged and honored. Parker J. Palmer.  Good work is relational, and its outcomes depend on what we are able to evoke from each other. Parker J. Palmer  It is usually most helpful to ask questions that are more about the person than about the problem. Parker J. Palmer  There are questions which illuminate, and there are those that destroy. We should ask the first kind. Isaac Isador Rabi. Questions to answer Do you have a closet full of questions? Ones that you have subconsciously stored away but now and then make their unwelcome appearance? What are those questions? Under one question, there may well be other questions. What is the question under the question that simply needs acknowledgment at being there?   What shapes us more. Our questions or our answers? Further reading By Barry Pearman Photo by xandtor on Unsplash

Life can hand us a bunch of questions with few answers. But there is something inviting in a question, and so we explore a road less travelled. When Bob climbed into the passenger seat next to me, I could see that something was wrong. He wasn’t his normal cheery self. It was like a question had gripped his thinking. Have you ever had that experience? Something has happened in your life, and with a sense of shock, you are consumed with trying to understand it. I have many questions. If you have lived for a few years, you will most likely have a closet full of questions. Its that place where you store away those questions that haven’t been answered yet. Or maybe they have been answered, but not to your full satisfaction. I’m talking questions of the heart. Perhaps the answer given was glib. A nice, pretty sterilized bandaid used to avoid exposure to the rawness of the pain. Few of us genuinely want to hear the rawness of another’s pain. We don’t even want to go near our own. I have few answers The older I get, I find that I have many questions and few answers. Recently I have been listening, via Daily Audio Bible, to Job and Ecclesiastes. Now here are a couple of books that inspire joy and overflowing positivity! Job sits in torn clothes and a pit of ashes. His world has been thrown upside down and shaken to its core. But why? He questions everything, especially God. His so-called friends question him and tell him their less than helpful answers. The writer of Ecclesiastes seems to be stuck in a well of hopelessness. “Meaningless! Meaningless!”    says the Teacher.“Utterly meaningless!    Everything is meaningless.” Ecclesiastes 1:2 How about that as a sales pitch for success! I have a God that questions my questions One of the delights of the book of Job is how God responds to Job and his friends. Job asks questions. God responds with questions. The questions God asked Job to answer were of a nature that no man could answer, put in a box and say ‘There I have the answer’. I have some questions for you,    and I want some straight answers.Where were you when I created the earth?    Tell me, since you know so much!Who decided on its size? Certainly you’ll know that!    Who came up with the blueprints and measurements?How was its foundation poured,    and who set the cornerstone,While the morning stars sang in chorus    and all the angels shouted praise? Job 38 Job is cognitively invited to see his questions in the context of something bigger than himself. There is a larger story going on, and we are invited to be part of it. You don’t have to have the answers to gain entry. Actually, those with the questions are more likely to hear the bigger God questions that truly matter, and that shape and form one’s wholeness.  The fire scorched adult you are becoming. Every one of us will, at some stage, go through a Job experience. It might not be as dramatic as Jobs with loss of family, wealth, and health, but we will all taste the ashes of loss. It could be the betrayal in a marriage or the death of a friend. The loss of a job or a crippling car accident. Cancer eating your body and fire burning your house. There’s a mill, a grindstone, a storm, and a place of fire that we all pass through—a place where everything seems meaningless and hopeless. It’s a time where you’re invited to reassess all that you have believed in. Is God good? Am I loved? Do I have worth? Is it ok to change some of my beliefs? Perhaps the place that gave you the answers as a child no longer provides the answers for the fire scorched adult you are becoming. Trust is built on cognitive assessments. I once was pastorally coaching a man with a severe addiction problem. His wife had had enough and had told him the marriage was over. He was in the fire of change, and he didn’t like the taste. He asked what he should do.  So we talked about her past and how she had suffered abuse and needed a deep sense of security. The facts were that he was untrustworthy and an abuser of her trust. We had to give her, via his observed behaviors, new factual evidence that he was doing things differently. So he became religious, in a good sense, of creating new habits. He did it for himself first. The change was for his own sake, and that if it restored his marriage, then that would be a bonus. He questioned his beliefs and didn’t like the answers. We rebuilt his life, and the marriage was restored. Spiritual formation and a good question I want to listen to people with questions. I probably don’t have the answers, but the joy is to see that they are actually questioning things. To just accept everything and go along in a trance of what others tell you shows little desire for growth or depth. That power, contained in a good storm or fire, has left no maturing mark. Spiritual formation happens at that crossroads where there is a question. Do I explore the road less traveled, or do I take the familiar, but old, and less than satisfactory route? We need to, as Parker Palmer would say ‘hear each other into deeper speech’.  Bob, can I ask you something?   Mental health is ... exploring the questions for the questions that are underneathCLICK TO TWEET Quotes to consider Learn to respond to others with honest, open questions instead of counsel or corrections. With such questions, we help “hear each other into deeper speech.” Parker J. Palmer. When you speak to me about your deepest questions, you do not want to be fixed or saved: you want to be seen and heard, to have your truth acknowledged and honored. Parker J. Palmer.  Good work is relational, and its outcomes depend on what we are able to evoke from each other. Parker J. Palmer  It is usually most helpful to ask questions that are more about the person than about the problem. Parker J. Palmer  There are questions which illuminate, and there are those that destroy. We should ask the first kind. Isaac Isador Rabi. Questions to answer Do you have a closet full of questions? Ones that you have subconsciously stored away but now and then make their unwelcome appearance? What are those questions? Under one question, there may well be other questions. What is the question under the question that simply needs acknowledgment at being there?   What shapes us more. Our questions or our answers? Further reading By Barry Pearman Photo by xandtor on Unsplash

Full-time blogger, Bob Lotich talks about how he eclipsed his corporate income after blogging for just 9 months and the benefits of taking a sabbatical. Guest Biography Bob Lotich is the founder of the award-winning blog SeedTime.com and podcast SeedTime Money. He nerds out on experimenting with his money with small things like budgeting hacks, money-saving apps, and big things like radical giving, year-long sabbaticals, and other timeless financial instruction from the Bible. Bob is a Certified Educator in Personal Finance (CEPF®) and started SeedTime (formerly ChristianPF) in 2007 with a passion to help fellow believers learn how to manage their money wisely. His personal mission (and the SeedTime mission) is to make, save, grow, and give money to benefit others. After all, life isn’t about the accumulation of things but is about how we can make the world a better place by giving. Once he realized that by paying off his debt, he could fund God’s Kingdom instead of paying interest to banks, it provided a deeper level of motivation to get out of debt. That sealed the deal, and Bob and his wife Linda spent the next couple years paying off their $46k of debt in their first years of marriage.  Bob also has a passion for helping entrepreneurs get their business ideas off the ground and has written 2 books helping bloggers and wanna-be-bloggers build and grow their blogs. When Bob isn’t working, he is likely hanging with his wife Linda and their kids, Alden, Valerie, and Oliver, working on his garden, eating some artisanal dark chocolate, playing guitar, or riding his motorcycle. Sometimes all at the same time. In this episode, you'll learn: How Bob became a full-time blogger and blogging as a business. What Bob learned from taking a full year off from work, with no email or social media. Make sure you listen to the end to hear about Bob's big giving goals, like giving away nearly 40% of his income! Show notes: http://www.inspiredmoney.fm/148 Find more from our guest: www.seedtime.com The SeedTime Money Podcast SeedTime Money YouTube Channel Twitter Instagram Mentioned in this episode: Poverty, Inc. (film) Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! by Robert T. Kiyosaki The Automatic Millionaire, Expanded and Updated: A Powerful One-Step Plan to Live and Finish Rich by David Bach Inspired Money 138: How to Set Goals and Make Them Happen with Joe Pulizzi Runnymede Money Tip of the Week A reminder and a few tips to support local businesses. Thanks for Listening! To share your thoughts: Leave a note in the comment section below. Share this show on Twitter or Facebook. Join us at the Inspired Money Makers groups at facebook and LinkedIn To help out the show: Leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser.com, or wherever you listen. Your ratings and reviews really help, and I read each one. Email me your address, and I'll mail you an autographed copy of Kimo West and Ken Emerson's CD, Slackers in Paradise. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Special thanks to Jim Kimo West for the music.

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Today we are going to take a deep dive into the most powerful and important concepts from Bob Proctor’s seminars. If you have not yet heard episode #66[i], be sure to check out this episode first, to get some context behind how I met Bob Proctor, and how he influenced the work we are doing here today. I do suggest going to the show notes and writing down some of the ideas you learn from this episode, since these are some extremely powerful ideas that really can make an impact on your life. These concepts were learned from 6 years of working directly with Bob’s seminars, taking his courses over and over again, and then repeating them periodically over the past 24 years. These ideas changed the trajectory of my life, and I want to share them with you so you can have access them, and see if their application can impact your world, as much as it did for mine.I first met Bob when I was a teacher in Toronto, because his director of sales, Mark Low, lived next door to me at the time, and when I asked him what he did for a living, my whole world changed when he handed me Bob’s You Were Born Rich[ii]  book. Be sure to look in the show notes for the links, as Bob gives this book away for FREE on his website under his tips and tools section. Go there, download his book, and this lesson will make more sense once you have had a chance to look at the book first.Before I go into a deep dive of this book, which was also the first seminar I ever attended live (in May 1998), I want to give a backstory that you could relate to, if you’ve ever invested hours of your time creating something. Here’s how I remember this story (and remember from EPSIODE #44 “12 Mind-Boggling Facts About the Brain”[iii] that memories are not 100% accurate, so I’m telling you a story that I remember hearing many years ago and some of the details might be inaccurate, with the way that I’m remembering the events, but you will get the main idea of this story.So, when Bob was first writing this book, (my copy of the book shows a copyright date of 1997 which was just a year before my first seminar with him) and it was years before everyone carried their own personal laptop around. When I think back to writing reports or essays in school at this time, I used a typewriter, so I think that’s how Bob wrote his first book—the manuscript was a physical copy that he had typed, and he would carry it around with him to add more ideas to it, before he sending it off to the publisher.  On his way to the publisher, he took a taxi, again, years before we went everywhere via Uber, and he left the only copy of the book in the taxi. This story made me think of all those times I had written something, and then the computer crashed, and the document was not saved, or the times that I just lost something another way, and the only solution was to recreate what you’d lost, and that’s exactly what Bob did with this book. When you are reading it, think of the years of work that went into the stories in each chapter, and these are all true stories—I knew many of the people he wrote about—and then imagine that one day, these ideas were completely lost, and he had to recreate them again, for the world to gain access to them. It will give you an entirely new perspective when you are reading this book.Bob mentions in episode #66 that “he always believed he would reach the goals that he set and believed in the material and that goals are set not to GET—but to GROW.” It’s who we become that’s important in this process, not the things that we accumulate along the way, but the knowledge we acquire and how we use it to help others. When Bob first met me, he asked me “What do you really want?” and it took me back a bit because no one had ever asked me this before. I had to really think about it. I remember not being sure, but in the Born Rich Workbook we had the chance to revisit this and write out our heart’s desire. I still have the workbook from 1998 and what I wrote back then, isn’t far off from what I am doing today.  So, think about it, “What do YOU really want?” Have you written it out on a card like Bob still does and like I’ve been doing ever since?  Once you know what you want, then you will want to look at your beliefs and see if they integrate with your behavior. Then you will know what changes you need to make.Let’s Take a Deep Dive into Bob Proctor’s You Were Born Rich BookBIG IDEA #1 Paradigms: Something is Holding You Back. When You Become Aware of it, You Can Move Forward. Paradigms—what are they?  Paradigms could be controlling virtually every move that you make.“To ignore the power of paradigms to influence your judgment is to put yourself at significant risk when exploring the future. To be able to shape your future, you have to be ready and able to change your paradigm.” –Joel Barker, a technology and business futurist who published the book Paradigms in 1993.What’s interesting is that Bob Proctor is known for helping people to increase their life in the area of wealth, but that’s not what drew me to him. Even though his book was called You Were Born Rich, and his seminars focused on helping the attendees to build wealth, I was drawn to his work not just for the idea that I could make more money, but that I could increase the potential we had. This is where I started to see my own paradigms showing up.Let’s look at Paradigms. We used to sell the You Were Born Rich book for $20/copy and I remember having a box full of books at one of my first events, and within minutes, they sold out, and I was left with a few hundred dollars in one hand and an empty box in the other. This was the first time I thought, “I really need to write a book” as my awareness shifted as I identified a paradigm that I was ready to change—I was only used to earning money by trading my time, you know, go to work from 8am till 5pm kind of thinking and  you earn a paycheck this way. This was the way I was raised, but I was seeing now that there were other ways. With this book, I learned that we can create a product or service and if people want it, they would gratefully pay for it, giving anyone the opportunity to earn multiple sources of income. You could still work 8-5 but could also earn money from all over the world when you sell your programs and services online. I had only just started to interact with this book, hadn’t even taken the seminar yet, and my beliefs about earning money were beginning to change rapidly, without expecting it.Once you can change your belief, it opens up a whole new world. I began to see that we could earn money many different ways than how I was raised to believe.  When I started to sell for Bob, we would earn a certain amount of commission on each sale. Suddenly, we could sell a seminar seat and earn a few thousand dollars in a few minutes. This really changed my money paradigm quickly. The more you become aware, the more your mind opens up to new opportunities. Think about it like you are looking through a keyhole, and with more awareness, the keyhole opens up until eventually the door is wide open. Years later, when I worked in the corporate world, and had the chance to earn commission each year, it was not uncommon for the most successful sales reps to earn $50K-$300K in commission (on top of their yearly salary) but if your mind can’t grasp this, then you probably won’t be the one reaching this level.  Over the years I met many people working in the seminars, doing all different types of work. Some were truck drivers, some were business executives, some were educators like me. All of them had grasped this idea that we could earn income from multiple sources. This was a huge paradigm shift for me. How Do We Change Our Beliefs or Paradigms?Bob’s running a seminar this month on this very topic called the Paradigm Shift Seminar.[iv] I suggest going to the link in the show notes and watch the video at the top of the page.We first of all need to know what these paradigms are, before we can change them. I know it wasn’t until after a few years of working with Bob and he was always talking about these paradigms that we needed to change, that I finally asked, what exactly IS a paradigm? I had no idea what mine were. It’s easy to connect the dots looking back and see what they were now—I had all these notes from all these seminars, and could quote them word for word, but I still didn’t have the understanding of how all these pieces fit together. Do you know what your paradigms are? This takes time as we learn to integrate the information into our behavior and daily practice.Here are some steps that I found useful for changing our paradigms:IMAGE SOURCE :http://herzette-records.com/paradigm-shift a) Start by Identifying what paradigms are, then figure out what ones we want to change. We must understand what paradigms are controlling our behavior in order to make these changes. This starts with self-awareness[v] (that we dove deep into in EPISODE 2) and keep in mind that these habits have been passed down from your parents, and past generations (the ideas, thoughts, and beliefs of those who surrounded you when you were growing up, in addition to your environment) so it’s not our fault that we have these paradigms in the first place, and they aren’t bad, it’s just how we were raised and they might be preventing us from reaching our highest levels of potential. I’m pretty sure that I heard my Dad say “money doesn’t grow on trees” a few hundred times when I was growing up, so this was ingrained into my way of thinking—until I learned how to change it.b) Begin to study yourself and learn at the very core “who are you?” “Are you really doing the things you want to do?” “How do you approach change and challenge?” “How do you see yourself in the world?” Start here to identify who you are, and you will begin to see patterns that come up that keep you stuck where you are, preventing growth. You will discover what paradigms are controlling your actions, and in turn controlling your behavior and results. You can begin to identify your patterns, beliefs and behaviors the things that you need to change to reach these new results or levels of achievement.A Paradigm is a mental program that has almost exclusive control over our habitual behavior…and almost all of our behavior is habitual.Paradigms are a multitude of habits passed down from generation to generation.Paradigms are the way you view yourself, the world and opportunity.Paradigms are how you approach change and challenges.c) Once you’ve identified a couple of your paradigms, the work begins. Pick one habit or belief that you want to change and take new actions—while integrating your behavior and your beliefs with the new idea. You will change the paradigm when your beliefs and behavior line up by repeatedly taking new actions towards the new idea. The same way the paradigm was formed (repetition of action from those who raised you, or who you were surrounded by in your early years). You can do this with affirmations, by repeating the new belief over and over again, until one day it changes. You’ll need to repeat this over and over again (1,000 times at least) for 90 days until you actually believe it. An example of a paradigm that might hold you back from opportunity could be something like “no one at my age has ever done this or that” (I’m sure they have, so this is a limiting belief—find someone who has done what you want to do and ask them to mentor you) or another example “every time we’ve tried to reach this goal, we have failed, so I’m sure we will fail again this year” (if you think you will fail, I’m sure you will also, unless you try something new, a new angle). Another paradigm that might be passed down from generation to generation could be “no one in our family has ever done xyz…written a book, graduated from College, etc. I’m sure you are getting the point. We all have paradigms that hold us back, and until we change them, we will never reach the levels of achievement that we are capable of.d) Watch your whole world change when you identify and change your paradigms. Think of how mine changed when I saw that I could earn commission from sales or write a book and sell it to earn money all over the world. It opens up your thinking to a whole new level. If you are thinking “there’s no way that I could do any of these things, I work a job 8-5 and have no idea how this is possible” well, that’s a paradigm. I wrote my first book by waking up at 5am when I worked a corporate job. I would write 5 days a week 2 hours each morning before work, which was 10 hours a week and 40 hours a month. You really can accomplish anything that you really want to, if you have the will and desire to do it. I would love to hear from anyone who has identified and changed a paradigm that was holding them back. What was it, and how did you change it?BIG IDEA #2 Prosperity Thinking: The More We Give, The More We Stretch our Minds to Receive and Keep Giving More. This book starts off with a chapter that outlines our ways of thinking. We either think in lack and limitation, and that there’s not enough, or we can have abundant thinking. We even know from Mark Robert Waldman’s research from his recent book Neurowisdom: The New Brain Science of Money, Happiness and Success, that money does predict your happiness and that “those who make more money are happier, and those who are happier, live longer.”[vi] So, having a prosperity consciousness is vitally important for your future success as well as your health and longevity.Prosperity Thinking in Action:  How to Think into AbundanceBut how can this way of thinking be possible if we’ve just lost our job and are not sure where we will end up?  This is a timely question with unemployment being high at this time, all over the world. How can we create a prosperity consciousness when our bank accounts don’t have a paycheck being deposited every few weeks, or we can’t see what’s going to happen next? If you are thinking this right now, I highly suggest reading this book, and learning all you can on this topic. Changing your thinking from poverty consciousness (I don’t have enough) to prosperity consciousness (I have more than enough and want to share with others) was probably the most important lesson I learned after Sept 11th turned the US upside down.  Mindset and taking action is important in these transitional and uncertain times. I recently listened to Mark Cuban on LinkedIn being interviewed[vii] with tips for large or small businesses on how to navigate times like we are experiencing now, and his ideas all have to do with staying positive, being creative and pivoting your business which is what many of us did after Sept 11th. Before we can create new ideas, we must have our basic needs like food and shelter covered. When times change, and we need to find work, he suggests searching within an industry that’s doing well. Do some research and then see what areas match the skills that you have, so that you can pivot to something new, where you will find some success with your current skillset.  Once you find something, keep working, and don’t give up on any ideas that you might have had before this whole pandemic hit. Write them down, keep working and when times shift, like they always do, you can begin to put your focus on what you what to create. BIG IDEA #3 The Law of Vibration and Attraction: You Attract What You AreThe movie The Secret talks about this Law, and the book The Science of Getting Rich[viii] outlines this law, along with others, but my first introduction to these levels of vibration that Bob talks about often, was in Chapter 6 of the Born Rich book.  Bob mentions this law in our interview and also the quote from Andrew Carnegie at the top of Chapter 6, that says “Any idea that is held in the mind, that is either feared or revered will, begin at once to clothe itself in the most convenient and appropriate physical forms available.” This means that we draw to us what we think about—a person thinking positive thoughts will emanate positive energy and draw other positive personalities and situations to them, and a person with negative thoughts, will of course be in a negative vibration, or give off bad “vibes” that will repel positive personalities, drawing negativity towards them. What type of person do you want to be?  How does this work? There’s lots of different places to gain this understanding, ranging from a powerful book that I keep on my bookshelf, David Hawkin’s Power vs Force[ix] where he talks about low-energy frequency people vs high energy and the ranges of emotions that either drain us or fuel us.Our thoughts have a certain frequency, and the things that we draw to ourselves have the same frequencies as the thoughts that we have created—let’s say what’s on the same wavelength as we are. We cannot be thinking negative thoughts and be in line with positive thoughts at the same time. Since like attracts like, you will notice that when you are tuned into positive thinking, you will attract more positive things to yourself. In the interview with Bob, I asked him why we meet certain people at certain times in our careers who accelerate us? He answered “You attract them, and they attract you.” He drew Sandy Gallagher to his company when he had a need for someone who understood finances, and here was Sandy, sitting in a seminar, writing out that she really wanted to work with Bob, but it took her a bit of time until they were both in harmony with this idea. Once they were, the partnership was a success.The same goes with negative thinking. If you start off on the wrong side of the bed in the morning and do not change your thinking, you will attract more and more negative things to you as the day progresses. It can snowball either way for you, so why not let it snowball in a positive direction?Our goal is to raise our vibration level and be a positive, high vibrating person if we want to achieve our highest level of results.TIPS for RAISING YOUR LEVEL OF VIBRATION or FREQUENCY Positive thinking will help you increase your thought waves to that higher level of vibration. Just think of how great it feels when you are doing something that you enjoy, like listening to your favorite song, or enjoying the beauty of the landscape and nature around you. Practice recognizing how good you feel when you doing something that makes you happy. When you are feeling good, you are on the right track to raising your vibration, and when you are feeling bad, you are not on the right track. Do whatever it takes to stay in that good feeling, and your vibration will continue to rise.Limit your activities with people, places or situations that are on a lower level frequency. If you are operating on a higher level, you won’t be able to do this for long anyway, because it will drain your energy. Be mindful of who you are spending time with so that you can keep your level of vibration up.Spend more time with like-minded people who are positive like you. This will only allow you to keep increasing your level of vibration. Join a club or a group in which you can meet people with interests similar to yours and keep improving yourself.Be polite and mindful of others at all times. Over time and with practice, this will become a habit. If you are always thinking about ways to help others, it will be inevitable that your level of vibration will rise.Find ways that you can quiet your mind, and just spend time in this quiet to rejuvenate. Some people use meditation, and others find great benefits from yoga. Find what works best for you to relax, and then practice quieting your mind. Be open to what might happen here, as powerful thoughts can occur to you when you quiet your mind.Once you begin to increase your vibration, you will notice that your life will become more easier and more peaceful.BIG IDEA #4 Learn to Live Beyond the 5 Senses with the 6 Higher Faculties of the MindWe’ve all been raised to live through our five senses: what we see, touch, taste, hear and smell, but our 5 senses can be limiting. We can access new information, deeper flashes of insight, higher levels of creativity, if we learn to live with our 6 intellectual faculties that operate beyond our 5 senses for a competitive advantage. These intellectual faculties tap into the non-physical or spiritual world and help us to build new ideas.  How does this work?  Let’s see how we can learn to use the faculties of our mind to gain a deeper understanding, perspective or ideas.Perception is your point of view. This factor can be altered at will which means that you can always see two sides to a situation, but it takes the will and some effort to switch your way of thinking to see another side of something. Sometimes when I’m hiking, I can look at the trail when I’m going up, and the exact same spot, going down, looks completely different. What we see with our eyes can be viewed an entirely different way from someone else’s point of view, standing at a different viewpoint. PUT IT INTO ACTION: How can you use this concept to gain new ideas or perspective? If you are having a problem or disagreement with someone, try to look at the issue through their eyes to see a different point of view, not just your own.  You’ll notice with practice, this skill becomes easier, and it will open up your mind and you will become more flexible, improving your relationships with others. Reasoning is the ability to think. Having this faculty makes us different from other members of the animal kingdom; they do not have the ability to reason. In the book, The Strangest Secret[x], Nobel Prize-winner Dr. Albert Schweitzer was being interviewed and he was asked “What’s wrong with men today?” The great doctor answered, “Men simply don’t think.” Wallace D. Wattles, in his book The Science of Getting Rich[xi] agreed with this back in 1910 when he said, “There is no labor from which most people shrink as they do from that of sustained and consecutive thought; it’s the hardest work in the world.” PUT IT INTO ACTION: Use your will to stay focused when you need to think and create new ideas. Critical thinking and reasoning is an important skill that we should be teaching to our children at an early age, so they can learn to think for themselves, rather than follow the crowd. Be sure you are always challenging young children to think for themselves by letting them make decisions. Ask them questions and see what answers they come up with.  I have a 10-year-old who often thinks of new ideas or angles that I might have missed, so I’m grateful to have more thinking minds in our home. The will is the understanding that each idea has a certain pattern and with focused attention, we have the ability to concentrate on what we are thinking about and increase the amplitude (the height of the wave) or thought wave and make them very powerful. PUT IT INTO ACTION: Use the will to lock into an idea and block out all other distractions. Using the will allows you to focus your mind on the things you want and lose focus on what you don’t want. Memory is something you can develop with practice. There is no such thing as a bad memory. However, just like your muscles, if your memory is not used, it can become weak. When you do not exercise the muscles in your body, they lose strength. This is exactly what happens when you are not practicing your memory. PUT IT INTO ACTION: Treat your mind with as much care and consideration as you would your body, as they are very much connected. The more practice you give this faculty, the stronger it will become. We have heard of some research-based strategies that are known to improve your memory, such as avoiding cramming and study what you want to remember used spaced repetition, relate new information to things you already know, be sure that you are sleeping well as sleeping consolidates memories, and adding visual images to what you want to remember. Imagination is Everything[xii] according to Earl Nightingale. All great inventions are created in two separate places: the mind of the inventor and the physical world when the inventor creates it. Our lives reflect how well we use our imagination, because when we hit one plateau of success, it will be our imagination that will take us to what’s next. PUT IT INTO ACTION: Write our where you see yourself in the next 3, 5 and 10 years. If you can do this in detail it will activate cells of recognition in your brain that when you imagine what you write, eventually your brain will accept and recognize what you are telling it, and it will go from feeling like a crazy pipe dream, to eventually something that you can see yourself actually doing, since you have thought about it so often.  One day you can make what you imagined, yoru reality. Intuition is a mental tool that gives us answers, by picking up the energy or feeling from another person or situation. We can even read a person’s energy over the telephone or the internet as I experienced in EPISODE 65 with Dr. Barbara Schwarck[xiii]. Sometimes we feel we just know the answer, or we have a gut feeling. That is our intuition at work, and we must learn to develop it. With practice, we can learn to trust our intuition and become confident with that which we feel or know. Then, we can move confidently toward that which we want. PUT IT INTO ACTION: The best book I have ever read on developing intuition was called Developing Intuition from Shatki Gawain[xiv].  This was probably one of the most valuable skills I learned to help guide my personal and professional life. I never needed to ask anyone else for advice, as I had my own built in guidance system that helped me to stay in a productive state of mind. BIG IDEA #5 Spirit is Everywhere. We are all Connected, Like a Rainbow (SIP)This next idea, I put an image of what I’m describing in the show notes. When I asked Bob about the quantum world that Dr. Dan Seigel talks about, where there is this plane of possibility where we can create anything, Bob answered with “I believe the physical realm that we live in and the spiritual world, are all connected, like the colors of the rainbow.” When we take an idea, it comes in from spirit, hits our intellectual mind, and it’s up to us whether we move it into form. Have you ever had an idea that you thought was brilliant, and you never did anything with it, and then suddenly you see someone else has created it? That’s because there is only one mind, and that we can all tap into these ideas.  Think of the three levelsSpiritIntellect/MindPhysical/Body What you can see (physical world) and what you cannot see (non-physical world) are all connected.  The physical is a manifestation of the non-physical. Another way to look at this, is to think about WATER in the physical world. We can see it. We add heat to water and it turns to STEAM (intellectual level) and add more heat to it and it turns to AIR (spiritual level). Just because we have changed the state of water from its physical form to AIR in the spiritual level, it doesn’t mean that the water doesn’t exist. It exists and when cooled down and goes right back to water.So, what we see in the physical world and what we cannot see, are all connected.Since spirit is for fuller expression and expansion, ideas (like I want to write a book) come in through the spiritual level and are looking to be expressed (from a higher to a lower potential). Think of when you ask for help from God through prayer, you are in the physical realm, reaching the spiritual realm with your thoughts for help or ideas. Ideas that come to your mind (your intellect) from the spiritual realm and it’s up to you if you will bring them to physical form. This is called the Creative Process.PUT THIS INTO PRACTICE: THE CREATIVE PROCESSDo you pray? Do you meditate? Do you believe in a higher power, or something bigger than yourself?  If you do, you will find this process fascinating, it you learn to use your FAITH through understanding. You will get new insights, and ideas through this practice that will keep you busy. Write out what comes to your mind here and see if the ideas match what you really want to BE/DO or HAVE or CREATE.  When you get an idea that’s congruent to what you want, you will want to take action with this idea. BIG IDEA #6 Thomas Troward- Fuller Expression, Increasing Life Always Aim for Bigger and Better Things There really are no limits to the heights that we all can reach and a reminder that it’s not what you’ve got that’s important, it’s who we become in the process of reaching our goals.“Nothing is impossible to the mind.All its guidance and power are available to you.When you have fully realized that THOUGHT CAUSES ALL,You will know that there are no limitsThat you yourself do not impose.” –US Andersen, author of The Magic in Your MindThomas Troward: Dore Lectures on Mental ScienceRight now if you ask Bob Proctor what he’s studying, he’d say he’s reading Troward’s The Dore and Edinburgh Lectures on Mental Science[xv] and I’ve had this book and a couple of others from Thomas Troward in my Kindle iPhone library for the past 6 years and haven’t read them. I just looked through them and saw a section on Intuition, healing, the will, the body, soul and spirit—everything that we talked about in these 6 BIG IDEAS except healing. I can see why he would be reading this book, sharpening his higher faculties, deepening his connection with spirit and doing all that he can to deliver his message to help as many people as he can. Bob always read a section of Troward’s Dore Lectures on Mental Science in the Science of Getting Rich Seminar. One day, while he was running a seminar, I asked him if I could read the passage from the stage, because I was just dying to practice my public speaking and had memorized the quote. So, I read this by memory, and if there’s any passage of information I recommend anyone memorize, it’s this one. “My mind is a center of Divine operation. The Divine operation is always for expansion and fuller expression and this means the production of something beyond what has gone before, something entirely new, not included in past experience, though proceeding out of it by an orderly sequence of growth. Therefore, since the Divine cannot change its inherent nature, it must operate in the same manner in me; consequently in my special world, of which I am the center, it will move forward to produce new conditions, always in advance of any that have gone before.”What does this mean? It means that my mind/your mind is a center (there’s more than one center) but we are all connected, and there are no limits. If I was to stop there, I think that’s enough to motivate any of us to reach higher than we might have reached in the past. We are Limitless.This Divine operation is always expanding (there’s as much power above it as below it) and this means the production of something that has gone before, something entirely new, not included in past experience, through proceeding out of it, in an orderly sequence of growth. This means that what you are capable of will not be a repeat performance of something you have done before, although your past experience prepares you, but it will move you BEYOND where you have ever been, to GROW and EXPAND in an orderly way.Therefore, since the Divine cannot change its inherent nature, it must operate in the same manner in me; (so trust in the way your life unfolds—it’s all going the way it’s supposed to go) consequently in my special world, of which I am the center, it will move forward to produce new conditions, always in advance of any that have gone before. Meaning that when we keep working diligently towards our goals in life, we will keep producing NEW results that go beyond where you were before. We are always expanding and growing when we are taking action—so keep aiming for bigger and better things, and never stop learning/growing. REVIEW OF THE 6 BIG IDEAS:BIG IDEA #1 Paradigms: Something is Holding You Back. When You Become Aware of it, You Can Move Forward. Take some time to figure out what paradigms are holding you back, and start to work on changing just one paradigm at a time. This will require some work, as the paradigm is ingrained in your non-conscious mind, but with time, one day, you will look back and notice the growth that occurred because you took the time and put in the effort to make this change.BIG IDEA #2 Prosperity Thinking: The More We Give, The More We Stretch our Minds to Receive and Keep Giving More. Where is your thinking right now? I know that these are difficult times, but if you notice your mind leaning towards lack and limitation instead of abundant thinking, it’s time to take immediate action. Go somewhere where you feel energized and begin to work on changing your thinking. Volunteering or helping others can also help shift your mindset here, as you begin to see that your situation is much better than many other people in the world, and this can help shift your mindset.BIG IDEA #3 The Law of Vibration and Attraction: You Attract What You Are. If you have had trouble achieving your goals, this is the first place I would look. Do you know yourself well enough to know whether you are operating at a high or low frequency? When you are feeling good, and life is flowing, you are definitely on the right track. If things are difficult, and you feel unhappy, something needs to change, and the change starts with changing your energy or frequency by thinking new thoughts, that will stimulate new feelings and motivate you to take new actions, that in turn will change your conditions, circumstances and environment. The change begins with you.BIG IDEA #4 Learn to Live Beyond the 5 Senses with the 6 Higher Faculties of the Mind. You don’t need to master all 6 of these at once, but if you just picked ONE to work on and sharpen for the next year, you will notice the results in your life change. Pick one factor, and really dive deep into studying it in your spare time. Writing this episode has been a powerful review for me as well. I’m always working on improving my intuition, because I think it’s just fun to see how often you can guess something ahead of time, but I also see the importance of working on some of the other faculties, like the imagination, which is a key ingredient for creating something new. This is where inventors of the past went to figure out how to make the airplane take flight, where the iPhone was created and where the inventions of the future will come from. Also, just a reminder to not let what we see (with our senses-which are limiting) going on in the world limit or control us. We can’t change it, but we can keep studying, learning and growing, so that we change and improve ourselves when times are difficult. BIG IDEA #5 Spirit is Everywhere. We are all Connected, Like a Rainbow. This idea has come up with Dr. Daniel Siegel’s work where he talks about the fact that quantum physics proves that there are 2 realms: one where we operate through our senses, and the other, the plane of possibility that is timeless. We could spend a considerable amount of time thinking about this idea, but I’m just going to trust that my understanding will continue to grow here as I continue a daily meditation, prayer, and gratitude practice. The faith that comes from this practice is based on understanding and when new ideas come, I know it’s important to act on these ideas and do the work with the talents and skills that God has given me. Each of us will have our own meaning with this idea, based on our individual beliefs. Whatever you believe, find the practice that works for you to feel this connection.  BIG IDEA #6 Thomas Troward:  Life is for Fuller Expression, Increasing Life Always Aim for Bigger and Better Things. Keep studying, learning, growing and reach for more in life. You won’t be able to do this alone, so be sure that you find mentors to help you reach your new levels of achievement. Just keep learning, increasing your awareness, and growing. And answer the question “What do you REALLY want?” There is great opportunity for the person who understands themselves. I hope that you have found these ideas as powerful as I have. Remember, these are just a few of the most powerful concepts I learned from working 6 years directly with Bob Proctor, attending his seminars live, and then continuing to study and apply these ideas.  These concepts do take time before the results become apparent, but if you really want something, you will do the work and one day, you will look back, and realize that you have achieved the goals you’ve always wanted, so that you can then help others do the same.If you found this episode helpful, please share it on social media, and tag me. I would love to hear your take-aways of what you liked or learned. Until next episode, have a great week. See you next time.REFERENCES:[i] Neuroscience Meets SEL Podcast Episode #66 with Bob Proctor on “Social and Emotional Learning: Where it All Started.” June 3, 2020 https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/the-legendary-bob-proctor-on/ [ii] Tips and Tools Go to Download a FREE Copy of You Were Born Rich https://www.proctorgallagherinstitute.com/tips-and-tools[iii] Neuroscience Meets SEL Podcast Episode #44 with Andrea Samadi on “12 Mind-Boggling Facts About the Brain” https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/andrea-samadis-12-mind-boggling-discoveries-about-the-brain/ [iv] Paradigm Shift Seminar https://www.proctorgallagherinstitute.com/events/paradigm-shift?utm_source=1-Events-Page&utm_medium=1-PG.I-Site&utm_campaign=PS-Event[v] Neuroscience Meets SEL EPISODE 2 “Self-Awareness: Know Thyself” https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/self-awareness-know-thyself/ [vi] Mark Robert Waldman and Chris Manning Neurowisdom: The New Brain Science of Money, Happiness and Success page 13 (January, 2017) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N9BLBDH/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i3 [vii] Mark Cuban on Tips for Small and Large Businesses on Navigating Today’s World https://www.linkedin.com/video/live/urn:li:ugcPost:6650799192853753856/ [viii] The Science of Getting Rich Seminar based on the book by Wallace D Wattles https://www.proctorgallagherinstitute.com/programs/science-of-getting-rich?utm_source=Programs%20Page&utm_medium=PGI%20Site&utm_campaign=SGR[ix] David Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D Power vs Force: The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior https://www.amazon.com/Power-Force-David-Hawkins-M-D/dp/1401945074 [x] The Strangest Secret by Earl Nightingale (2005) https://www.amazon.com/dp/1640951083/ref=sspa_dk_detail_0?psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyM0RHNzJCT1I3QTA4JmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNzg3NzMzMU9ETzhJWUU2MU82RyZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMDA2NjYwMTBWMldKMzdVRlZVOCZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2RldGFpbCZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU= [xi] The Science of Getting Rich Seminar based on the book by Wallace D Wattles https://www.proctorgallagherinstitute.com/programs/science-of-getting-rich?utm_source=Programs%20Page&utm_medium=PGI%20Site&utm_campaign=SGR[xii] Imagination is Everything YouTube by Earl Nightingale https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e25hRhKPm4M [xiii] Neuroscience Meets SEL EPISODE 65 Dr. Barbara Schwarck on “Using Energy Psychology and Emotional Intelligence to Improve Leadership in the Workplace” https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/dr-barbara-schwarck-on-using-energy-psychology-and-emotional-intelligence-to-improve-leadership-in-the-workplace/ [xiv] Developing Intuition by Shakti Gawain (March 30, 2010)  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000054737/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 [xv] Thomas Troward The Dore and Edinbugh Lectures on Mental Science https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0036FTEX0/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0 

This week we sit down with Bob DiMenna, host of The Travelers Blueprint Podcast (https://thetravelersblueprint.com/). Bob is an avid traveler with plenty of fun stories to share. But of course we didn't want to hear the run of the mill travel tales. As soon as Bob told us he had an epic travel story from his trip to Thailand that is too wild for his own podcast, we knew we had to hear it! When Bob wakes up in Thailand in a stranger's bed he has to piece together the fuzzy memory of his wild night. Listen up to hear his true story of The Hangover. Support the show - https://patreon.com/notsobonvoyage Submit your travel story - https://notsobonvoyage.com/submit Support this podcast

Phil’s guest on this episode of the IT Career Energizer podcast is Bob Belderbos. He is a software developer at Oracle, co-author of the 100 Days of Code in Python course and co-founder of PyBites, a community for those wanting to improve their Python skills. To date, Pybites has hosted 50 code challenges, published more than 100 articles and built a Python exercise platform. In this episode, Phil and Bob Belderbos discuss owning your career and how to choose the right skills to acquire. They also talk about how to turn a mistake into a positive situation. Bob also covers how the CoVid crisis, AI and automation are going to change the industry. He and Phil talk about why you need to push yourself and learn how to market yourself effectively and share what you are doing.   KEY TAKEAWAYS: (2.30) TOP CAREER TIP You have to own your career. It is a mistake to rely on your manager or superior to be in charge of your development. Choose the skills you learn strategically. It is not enough to just focus on things that you feel passionate about. (3.35) WORST CAREER MOMENT In his first role, Bob made an error that caused invoicing issues. It was a serious mistake. Fortunately, he was able to quickly solve the issue. Taking ownership of his mistake and quickly finding a solution enabled Bob to turn a bad situation into a positive one. In the podcast, he explains how that can be done. (5.46) CAREER HIGHLIGHT Bob´s career highlight has been developing his blog, which led to him and his business partner, launching courses, developing a coding platform, and building a huge community. It has opened a lot of doors for him. In the podcast, Bob explains how he gained traction and shared everything with the world.   (7.54) THE FUTURE OF CAREERS IN I.T The CoVid situation has demonstrated that working from home is viable. So, there is likely to be much more of that in the future. Bob also talks about automation and how that is likely to change the industry. As well as the role AI is going to play.   (9.25) THE REVEAL What first attracted you to a career in I.T.? – When Bob saw how things could be automated his interest in programming was sparked. What’s the best career advice you received? – Success leaves a clue. At this point in the podcast, Bob explains what that means and how it helped him. What’s the worst career advice you received? – When you find a job you are comfortable in, stay put. What would you do if you started your career now? – Bob would study marketing as well as coding. If you cannot market your skills, you will not get the most out of your work. What are your current career objectives? – Becoming an even better developer and doing more Python coaching. What’s your number one non-technical skill? – Being a good communicator especially when working with people in virtual spaces. How do you keep your own career energized? – Bob makes sure that he sets career goals that stretch him. Doing that pushes him to learn and keeps him interested. What do you do away from technology? – Bob enjoys reading, in particular, mindset, business, and marketing books. He also loves spending time with his family.   (20.19) FINAL CAREER TIP The best way to grow is to write out your goals and plan out what you need to do to achieve them. This keeps you focused. But it is important to look to the long-term rather than only having short-term goals. In the podcast, Bob explains how to be consistent so that you can make big changes.   BEST MOMENTS (2.33) – Bob - “Own your career and choose the skills you learn strategically.” (3.53) – Bob - “If you make a mistake, don´t become a victim. Instead, step up and solve the issue quickly.” (11.33) – Bob - “When you want to achieve something, look at the people that have done it before and model what they did.” (12.34) – Bob - “Use mentors, pay somebody to show you how to save a ton of time and money by avoiding common mistakes.” (13.39) – Bob - “To grow, you need to step outside of your comfort zone. It´s scary but essential.” (17.55) – Bob - “Learn to network. Plant lots of seeds, later many of them will result in new opportunities for you.”   ABOUT THE HOST – PHIL BURGESS Phil Burgess is an independent IT consultant who has spent the last 20 years helping organizations to design, develop and implement software solutions.  Phil has always had an interest in helping others to develop and advance their careers.  And in 2017 Phil started the I.T. Career Energizer podcast to try to help as many people as possible to learn from the career advice and experiences of those that have been, and still are, on that same career journey.   CONTACT THE HOST – PHIL BURGESS Phil can be contacted through the following Social Media platforms: Twitter: https://twitter.com/philtechcareer LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/philburgess Facebook: https://facebook.com/philtechcareer Instagram: https://instagram.com/philtechcareer Website: https://itcareerenergizer.com/contact Phil is also reachable by email at phil@itcareerenergizer.com and via the podcast’s website, https://itcareerenergizer.com Join the I.T. Career Energizer Community on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/ITCareerEnergizer   ABOUT THE GUEST – BOB BELDERBOS Bob Belderbos is a software developer at Oracle, co-author of the 100 Days of Code in Python course and co-founder of PyBites, a community for those wanting to improve their Python skills. To date, Pybites has hosted 50 code challenges, published more than 100 articles and built a Python exercise platform.   CONTACT THE GUEST – BOB BELDERBOS Bob Belderbos can be contacted through the following Social Media platforms: Twitter: https://twitter.com/bbelderbos LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bbelderbos/ Website: https://bobbelderbos.com  

Episode: 2020.6.17The Living Full Out Show with Nancy Solari encourages you to learn from your journey. Perhaps you have been dealing with a string of difficult life decisions. Maybe you have felt like your career could be more fulfilling, but you find it hard to obtain a new job. When you take the time to understand the moment, you will succeed even more in the future. Our first caller, Rocky, wants to find out how to be less bored during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nancy tells him one of the best ways he can overcome this dullness is by setting a tangible, little goal to accomplish and keep him busy. Listen in to hear how you can combine relaxation with productivity to make the most of your days. Our second caller, Debbie, is struggling to juggle her work with the kids also being at home. Nancy reminds Debbie that you have to find a space that is yours and to dress like she is going to her job in business casual clothes. Tune in to hear how you can balance your professional career with your personal life in a healthy and disciplined manner.Our inspirational guest, Bob Wieland, was serving in Vietnam as a soldier when on June 14, 1969, he stepped on a detonator and lost both his legs. He was initially declared dead, but the doctors at the hospital managed to save him. When Bob returned to the United States, he decided to enroll in physical education courses at California State University in Los Angeles. Despite the department head denying him at first due to his physical limitations, Bob proved him wrong after running up 37 sets of stairs on his hands. Through Bob’s reliance on his faith and continued focus on his goals, he accomplished everything from powerlifting competitions to competing in nine marathons. He is now training for another one in New York at the age of 74. Listen in to hear how “Mr. Inspirational” overcame all obstacles on his journey through life. Our final caller, Maddie, is looking for advice in finding a career where she can make an impact. Nancy advises her to write down measurable steps to achieve her goal and map how she is going to be an agent for change. Tune in with Nancy to listen how with deliberate planning and organization, you can make a substantial difference in the world. Maybe you’re overwhelmed by work and childcare now that everyone is staying at home. Perhaps you are worried about being in a new situation on your own for the first time without any friends or family to guide you. Even though these new feelings may be formidable, by accepting our experiences as opportunities for growth, we can live full out.

Episode: 2020.6.17The Living Full Out Show with Nancy Solari encourages you to learn from your journey. Perhaps you have been dealing with a string of difficult life decisions. Maybe you have felt like your career could be more fulfilling, but you find it hard to obtain a new job. When you take the time to understand the moment, you will succeed even more in the future. Our first caller, Rocky, wants to find out how to be less bored during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nancy tells him one of the best ways he can overcome this dullness is by setting a tangible, little goal to accomplish and keep him busy. Listen in to hear how you can combine relaxation with productivity to make the most of your days. Our second caller, Debbie, is struggling to juggle her work with the kids also being at home. Nancy reminds Debbie that you have to find a space that is yours and to dress like she is going to her job in business casual clothes. Tune in to hear how you can balance your professional career with your personal life in a healthy and disciplined manner.Our inspirational guest, Bob Wieland, was serving in Vietnam as a soldier when on June 14, 1969, he stepped on a detonator and lost both his legs. He was initially declared dead, but the doctors at the hospital managed to save him. When Bob returned to the United States, he decided to enroll in physical education courses at California State University in Los Angeles. Despite the department head denying him at first due to his physical limitations, Bob proved him wrong after running up 37 sets of stairs on his hands. Through Bob’s reliance on his faith and continued focus on his goals, he accomplished everything from powerlifting competitions to competing in nine marathons. He is now training for another one in New York at the age of 74. Listen in to hear how “Mr. Inspirational” overcame all obstacles on his journey through life. Our final caller, Maddie, is looking for advice in finding a career where she can make an impact. Nancy advises her to write down measurable steps to achieve her goal and map how she is going to be an agent for change. Tune in with Nancy to listen how with deliberate planning and organization, you can make a substantial difference in the world. Maybe you’re overwhelmed by work and childcare now that everyone is staying at home. Perhaps you are worried about being in a new situation on your own for the first time without any friends or family to guide you. Even though these new feelings may be formidable, by accepting our experiences as opportunities for growth, we can live full out.

Dr. Bob Margeas, a professor at the University of Iowa, Editor-in-Chief of Inside Dentistry, speaker, and educator, shares how he’s able to juggle everything while maintaining his private practice, Iowa Dental Group. He confesses that he was fired not just from his first job but from his second job, too, and shares the funny encounter that happened 20 years later. Despite a rocky start, he didn’t stop – which has paid off in the form of massive opportunities, growth, and success. Listen in to hear what Bob would tell his younger self if he could – and get a peek into what he’ll be sharing at The Exchange. Time Stamped Show Notes: 03:00 – Introducing Dr. Bob Margeas, a dental professional in Des Moines, Iowa, professor of Operative Dentistry at the University of Iowa, and Editor-in-Chief of Inside Dentistry 04:05 – What Bob did before dentistry 04:15 – He was a biology major and decided to take the test to get into dental school at the very last minute 06:30 – Bob’s dental confession 06:50 – At his first job, he did a filling for his girlfriend and gave her a discount even though his boss told him not to; he was fired from his second job, too 08:00 – When he was fired from his second job, he owed his boss $3,000; 20 years later he was at the Kois Center as a scientific advisor for composites and adhesives 08:30 – His old boss was at the Kois Center and heard Bob’s name at a symposium; they reunited and his old boss called him his “first associate” 09:20 – Until 2001 when he merged with the best dentist in Des Moines, he did well; but it didn’t take off until he found a mentor and was given an opportunity 10:10 – On making the jump to the aesthetic arena 10:35 – He was interested from the very beginning; in his first 5 years he had 500 hours and laid the foundation to be able to teach down the road 13:10 – If you have someone who believes in you, a lot can happen 13:20 – When aesthetic cases go wrong 13:25 – After 30 years of doing veneers, he still gets apprehensive when he’s going to seat 8-10 veneers; he doesn’t do them all at once 13:55 – If you’re not nervous, you’re not taking it seriously and that’s when things can go wrong 15:50 – On digital vs. analog impressions for implants 16:05 – The digital ones slowed him down because he works with just one dental assistant; he still uses analog dentistry 17:00 – Tim and Mike like digital; they say you can do 90-95% digital 18:08 – Bob has about $10,00-worthof parts and pieces for implants; the most profitable thing they do is posterior single-tooth implants 09:15 – When Bob got into implants and composites 19:30 – He started learning about implants in the 80s; he started placing implants in 2002-2003 and had a veteran as a back-up 20:30 – He restores implants and does about 200-240 implants a year 21:05 – He got into composites at the University of Iowa and took his first course in Chicago 3 times, then became an assistant 22:20 – He started lecturing in Canada in 2000 22:45 – On how he’s been so accomplished 22:50 – He was single and didn’t get married until he was 53; he had lots of time to write, research, and learn 24:02 – He got married in 2014 to a dentist; he now has two step-kids and flies back and forth from Iowa to Michigan where the family lives 25:20 – His practice is lean and mean; he implemented a bonus plan for his hygienists so they would be motivated to see more patients 27:20 – Now, there has never been a month where they didn’t hit bonus 27:50 – On the secret to success 27:50 – Happiness is the key to success; his goal is to educate the patient and have them accept the dentistry that they need 29:50 – When you feel bad for patients, bad things happen and you make bad decisions 30:45 – Advice for his younger self 30:50 – He would tell himself not to wait so long to start his own practice; he was an associate for a long time but you can make much more money as your own boss 31:30 – If he bought a practice, he would ask the cost of servicing the debt of that practice and if he could live off the rest after paying the debt 32:45 – Practice where you want to live and always look at the numbers and what you can make 33:10 – Bob is grateful for his mentors who gave him opportunities 33:35 – Some successes 33:40 – He’s fortunate to be a part of some prestigious dental organizations; he has a teaching center and is an expert in a town of experts 34:20 – He has an open door policy and helps people through cases; he recommends sharing information and is grateful for the respect of his peers 34:50 – On The Exchange, Smile Source’s annual meeting 35:08 – He’ll be talking about everyday dentistry in the morning; he will explain how he uses composite resin to alter the vertical/change the tooth shape to get people by 36:00 – He’ll show some live demonstrations in the afternoon and it’ll be interactive 3 Key Points If you’re passionate, people will want to share knowledge. Incredible things can happen with a mentor. When you feel bad for patients, you make bad decisions. Contact/Resources Timothy’s Family Practice – Chips Dental Mike’s Practice – Advanced Dental Bob’s Practice – Iowa Dental Group

From the mind of Chuck Lorre, CBS's latest comedy hit, BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA, tells the story of Bob (Billy Gardell), a divorced medical sock salesman from Detroit. When Bob suffers a heart attack, he instantly attracted to his medical nurse, Abishola (Folake Olowofoyeku), a single mom who has immigrated there from Nigeria. In this 1on1, we get to speak to star Olowofoyeku about whether or not she feels the show accurately depicts the immigrant experience, her exciting work with the One Campaign and what she would like to see from the show moving forward.

In this episode, we talk with Bob Morton. Bob is a former Notre Dame football player who gave up going pro and became a pastor. When Bob had a career change and left the pastoral ministry, it changed his life. We talk about grieving the lost of the pastoral ministry, and how he is now raising his kids, how being a dad while traveling for his new job looks, and trying to remember his dad while parenting differently than his dad did. LINKS: Bob Morton on Facebook Bob Morton on Twitter Bob Morton on LinkedIn Support the Dudes and dads PodcastRead More →

We’re all feeling uncertainty around the mounting COVID-19 health crisis. And what serves as a best practice today may change tomorrow.On this episode, Bob shares his decision to temporarily suspend production of Property Management Brainstorm in light of the Coronavirus pandemic. He discusses the daily changes in processes and mindset adjustments required of landlords and property managers during this unprecedented time. Bob goes on to explain the possibility that he will do an occasional check-in regarding current events or news related to the industry while production is suspended. Listen in for Bob’s thoughts on staying safe and healthy in the coming weeks and find out when he plans to be back on the air with another episode of the Property Management Brainstorm show! Topics Covered[0:53] The uncertainty we’re all feeling around the mounting COVOID-19 health crisis[1:12] How the Coronavirus pandemic requires daily changes in processes and mindset adjustments for us as landlords and property managers[1:24 ] What’s behind Bob’s decision to temporarily suspend production of the Property Management Brainstorm show[1:50] When Bob plans to be back on the air with new episodes[1:58] The possibility that Bob will do an occasional check-in regarding current events or news related to the industry[2:03 ] Bob’s appreciation for Property Management Brainstorm listeners and hope that you’ll stay safe and healthy in the coming weeksConnect with Bob North County Property GroupResourcesThis episode is always available for listening, sharing, or download at Property Management Brainstorm. Subscribe to Property Management Brainstorm on Apple Podcasts, Google Play Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, and YouTube.

Comedian Nish Kumar says: “Bob Dylan is the most enduring and important creative relationship of my life. If you can’t think of one Dylan song you like, then a part of your humanity may be missing”. When Bob and his band played the Hendrix arrangement of All Along The Watchtower at his first (and only) Dylan concert, it was “one of the greatest moments of my life”. In other words, he’s our sort of chap. Cheerfully agreeing that “there’s no bore like a Dylan bore”, Nish gives us his takes on Tangled Up In Blue (“I don’t think he’s ever finished it”), The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll, Bob Dylan’s 115th Dream and I Shall Be Released. We get the inside story on using Bob as a role model when being booed (“bloody-minded obstinance in the face of people being dicks is very inspiring”) and for personal grooming inspiration (“my hair grows the way it grows because of the Blonde On Blonde album cover”). Nish Kumar grew up in Croydon, South London. He has a degree in History and English from Durham University. His sold-out solo shows have won awards at the Edinburgh Fringe and toured nationally and internationally to huge acclaim. Nish’s TV appearances include a Netflix Special, The John Bishop Show, Have I Got News For You, Alan Davies As Yet Untitled, QI, Mock The Week, and Live At The Apollo. He has been the presenter of the topical comedy show Newsjack on Radio 4 Extra, hosts television’s very popular The Mash Report on BBC Two and chairs The News Quiz on BBC Radio 4. Website Trailer Twitter Spotify playlist Listeners: please subscribe and/or leave a review and a rating. Twitter @isitrollingpod Recorded 24th February 2020 This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.

Comedian Nish Kumar says: “Bob Dylan is the most enduring and important creative relationship of my life. If you can’t think of one Dylan song you like, then a part of your humanity may be missing”. When Bob and his band played the Hendrix arrangement of All Along The Watchtower at his first (and only) Dylan concert, it was “one of the greatest moments of my life”. In other words, he’s our sort of chap. Cheerfully agreeing that “there’s no bore like a Dylan bore”, Nish gives us his takes on Tangled Up In Blue (“I don’t think he’s ever finished it”), The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll, Bob Dylan’s 115th Dream and I Shall Be Released. We get the inside story on using Bob as a role model when being booed (“bloody-minded obstinance in the face of people being dicks is very inspiring”) and for personal grooming inspiration (“my hair grows the way it grows because of the Blonde On Blonde album cover”). Nish Kumar grew up in Croydon, South London. He has a degree in History and English from Durham University. His sold-out solo shows have won awards at the Edinburgh Fringe and toured nationally and internationally to huge acclaim. Nish’s TV appearances include a Netflix Special, The John Bishop Show, Have I Got News For You, Alan Davies As Yet Untitled, QI, Mock The Week, and Live At The Apollo. He has been the presenter of the topical comedy show Newsjack on Radio 4 Extra, hosts television’s very popular The Mash Report on BBC Two and chairs The News Quiz on BBC Radio 4. Website Trailer Twitter Spotify playlist Listeners: please subscribe and/or leave a review and a rating. Twitter @isitrollingpod Recorded 24th February 2020 This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.

In 15 years of solo cleaning, over 75 families have hired me to clean for them. However, I sold my business with 17. What happened to the others? It's simple. This is a seasonal service for some and a lifetime for others. I never tried to figure that out. I just served. I have lots of experience getting "let go", "moved on", "fired", etc. Some let me know face-to-face with a month's notice. Some stopped immediately through email, phone, or text. Others just disappeared (literally a UFO got 'em)! There was only one time that I fired myself. For the sake of privacy, we'll call this customer "Bob".Bob worked from home as a consultant and his family lived in a beautiful 4,000+ square foot home in a new development. They had a son 1-year older than my son, Kenny. Bob and I had awesome conversations and many were from opposing viewpoints. Some were political and some were religious. We had a mutual respect for each other and our beliefs. The cleaning itself was tough. The master shower had two glass doors, the kitchen island was 15 feet long, and the oven was HUGE! The knobs on the range top would turn to the 'On' position on a hairpin trigger, so I always had to check to the level of OCD to make sure the gas was off. On November 2, 2016, I cleaned and didn't do a good job inspecting!When I got home, there was a text from Bob's wife. She is stressed out as the gas was left on for at least 6 hours after I left and she had to call to get help to make sure it was safe. Thankfully, everything was okay. But the family was in shock and I was feeling a level of guilt I've never felt in all my years in this business. **Cleaners** I urge you to check the oven knobs every time you leave!You'll have to listen to the episode, but here's what happened. I fired myself. When Bob and his wife talked over what they should do, he came to me and just wanted to have another civil conversation. I had prayed and thought about it for a whole day and literally told Bob. "I am SO sorry. This is literally a irreconcilable offense. I put myself in your place with your wife and son as my own. If a cleaner had done that in my home, I would lose all trust and fire them immediately. I think you should do the same. I don't want to lose your business, but I want to do the right thing." Bob was amazed. "Ken, I respect you for your response and care of my family." Ultimately, they did let me go and they should have. I talk about building trust. In this case, I lost all of my trust in the turning of one oven gas knob. I knew it would be harder to go from a 1 Trust Factor to the 10 I had before THAN getting a new client at 6 and getting to 10. After the smoke cleared, I remained friends with Bob. We still connect to this day and he left a glowing review of my cleaning service on Google.

This week we take you to Kingston, Jamaica where Bob and Rita met and fell in love. Rita was still just a teen when she met The Wailing Wailers and began doing backing vocals for them. At the studio she began to get close to one member in particular, Robert, better known as Bob Marley. Their affection for each other grew fast and strong and before long the young couple were married. From the get go Rita looked at her marriage as a partnership. Rita was there with Bob through years of struggle, yet their love for one another and their dreams of making it big never faltered. When Bob did finally reach success Rita was alongside with him, touring for 7 years with her backing band, the I-Three. While over the years their relationship would shift from that of lovers to great friends, Rita would be there for Bob until the very end and continues to maintain his legacy. Make sure to check out Rita's autobiography No Woman, No Cry: My Life with Bob Marley. Have a listen to all the great podcasts over on Pantheon.

This week we take you to Kingston, Jamaica where Bob and Rita met and fell in love. Rita was still just a teen when she met The Wailing Wailers and began doing backing vocals for them. At the studio she began to get close to one member in particular, Robert, better known as Bob Marley. Their affection for each other grew fast and strong and before long the young couple were married. From the get go Rita looked at her marriage as a partnership. Rita was there with Bob through years of struggle, yet their love for one another and their dreams of making it big never faltered. When Bob did finally reach success Rita was alongside with him, touring for 7 years with her backing band, the I-Three. While over the years their relationship would shift from that of lovers to great friends, Rita would be there for Bob until the very end and continues to maintain his legacy. Make sure to check out Rita's autobiography No Woman, No Cry: My Life with Bob Marley. Have a listen to all the great podcasts over on Pantheon.

Who wants to be a referee? Good news. When Bob is the ref, he’ll rig the game for $20-$30. Banks looking down the barrel of a sniper. From Springer: Too Hot For TV Kenny is mushy on Monday and thoughtful on Thursday Banks looking good in spandex when he was on Fear Factor Movies that make you cry This and much much more here, because here we go again with the Comedian‘s on South High. Jason Banks, Kenny Mock, Bobbie Dodds and your host Jared Blinsky. Recorded at Channel 511 (https://www.channel511.com) , a production of 511 South High Media LLC. Support this podcast

“I’m going to look forward to just sharing these moments with my family. I told Micaela the plans for retirement—she actually was crying and she was like, 'You can still go back, if you’re retired you can still come back and play, right?' I'm like, yeah, but it’s pretty final."  On Wednesday, Bob and Mike Bryan announced that the 2020 season will be their final year on tour. They broke the news on Tennis Channel and sat down with the TENNIS.com Podcast's Nina Pantic and guest co-host TENNIS.com Senior Content Editor Matt Fitzgerald (Irina Falconi is playing the 125K Series in Houston).  The twins dropped some more breaking news on the show: Bob Bryan is actually the older twin. For their entire lives, they thought Mike was older by a few minutes, but a close inspection of Mike's birth certificate tells otherwise.  "It said 'twin', but it said 'second,'' Mike said. "So for these 41 years, I've thought I'm the oldest twin, and we told everyone I'm two minutes older than Bob: Bob's actually, officially, the older brother." They discuss the plans for their final year on tour, the future of the Bryan Bros Band, which might have to include a rerelease of "Autograph", and how life will change when Mike's baby boy arrives in April. His big brother already has three young children (Micaela, Bob Jr. and Richie). The Bryans played their first ATP match together at the 1995 US Open, and 25 years later, the 2020 US Open will be their final tournament. They have won 118 titles together, including 16 Grand Slams. When Bob needed hip replacement surgery last season, Mike teamed with Jack Sock and won two more majors, putting him at 18. Watch TENNIS.com Podcast episodes on Youtube and Facebook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s show, Chris interviews Bob Repovs, President & CEO, Samco Machinery. Bob shares how you can overcome some of the biggest challenges of managing a large, manufacturing business via effective communication, delegation, and diversification. This show starts with Bob recalling his life before Student Works. Like many of us, as a teenager, Bob was also unsure about what he wanted to do with his life. Did his Student Works stint help him gain a clearer perspective? In this segment of the show, listeners will learn how real-world experience can help you, particularly in your formative years. The next segment of the show is particularly interesting as Bob shares some great tips for effectively dealing with challenging clients. As a Student Works operator, Bob recalls how he had to take a client to court for non-payment of dues. This experience proved to be invaluable as Bob went on to deal with far more demanding clients throughout his career. Next, Bob shares how he transitioned to his family business at Samco Machinery. Bob recalls how the opportunity to get involved in the ISO9000 certification process allowed him to learn the nuances of different business processes. When Bob started, Samco was much smaller. This required him to assume multiple roles and responsibilities. Over the years, under Bob’s stewardship, Samco has managed to evolve into a 200-person strong organization clocking annual sales above $40 million.  In the next segment of the show, Bob shares how to overcome the challenges of managing a large, complex manufacturing organization. Listeners will first learn the importance of building a dream team that can get the job done. But, should you, as a business leader trust your employees with complete and total autonomy? How do you achieve a fine balance between freedom and accountability? Next, Bob shares how large manufacturing organizations can manage economy downturns. Arguably, compared to service-oriented organizations, it is far more difficult for a capital intensive manufacturing organization to survive a prolonged slowdown in demand. Bob shares some creative cost-savings measures that he resorts to in such situations.  Furthering our conversation on this topic, listeners will also learn how product and market diversification can help organizations survive difficult periods in the business. Intense competition and narrow margins are harsh realities that any business has to deal with. In this segment of the show, Bob discusses how Samco’s presence in varied sectors and multiple countries has helped ensure greater operational and financial predictability. Towards the end of the show, Bob shares some excellent networking tips that will be useful for new and experienced entrepreneurs alike. Further, listeners will also learn how a structured life helps Bob combat work-related stress.  Tune in for some excellent nuggets!   Resources:  Student Works  Chris Thomson LinkedIn Chris’s Email Apply to the Student Works program Samco Machinery Bob’s LinkedIn

Today’s guest on Because of Horses is Bob Cacchione — a living legend in the horse world — and one to whom so many owe immense gratitude for founding the Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association (IHSA)!   Though the IHSA has helped countless young equestrians explore their competitive riding talents and dreams, their origins were pretty humble. Bob was an 18-year-old sophomore at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, New Jersey when his parents told him they would no longer pay for his riding. Rather than have that be the end of it, Bob negotiated free use of horses at a local stable in exchange for giving riding lessons, where he then gathered what soon became a competitive team. Next, when he held a show using donated horses, nearby colleges caught wind of the event and what began as a small group of riders soon grew exponentially over the ensuing years. Now, it’s a huge network, including almost 400 colleges across the U.S. and over 8,300 riders in hunt seat equitation, western horsemanship, and reining.   Beyond all this though, the organization is about so much more! In a world where show-winners are often those who can afford the finest horses, the IHSA truly levels the playing field. Countless young riders and adult equestrians have Bob to thank for that! In this episode, Bob shares stories of alumni who have gone on to do incredible things in the horse world, gives his take on how he has seen the evolution of youth competition, his predictions on the future of riding, some incredibly touching (and funny!) stories from those who have been involved in the IHSA, and what makes IHSA so remarkable!   Topics of Discussion: [:24] About today’s episode with Bob Cacchione. [1:49] Bob shares why what they do at IHSA is so important for the horse community. He also describes how the events themselves are set up and how they level the playing field. [4:52] Bob highlights what’s especially remarkable about IHSA and tells the stories of alumni who have gone on to do incredible things in the horse world! [8:52] Why Bob believes many of those who ride with IHSA go on to remarkable careers in the horse world beyond competing. [12:50] When Bob’s parents stopped paying for his riding lessons at 18, what motivated him to create his own path? [15:22] Elise and Bob discuss the incredibly unique community IHSA is, as well as its broad impact and appeal. [18:34] Bob gives his thoughts on the horse world's evolution as well as his predictions on the future of riding. [20:35] What Bob would like the parents and young riders who listen to Because of Horses to know about IHSA. [22:16] Bob speaks about his retirement from IHSA. [24:05] What does Bob want his legacy to be? [25:45] In a life full of remarkable experiences, what stands out to Bob? [28:08] Has Bob had any “fan” moments when he has met somebody famous in the horse world? [29:31] If Bob could speak to ‘young Bob,’ what would he tell himself at 17 years of age? [31:35] Bob shares some funny and touching stories of meeting people who were involved in IHSA. [38:13] Bob shares some final words on IHSA. [41:45] Elise shares an important announcement about the Because of Horses podcast.   Mentioned in this Episode: The Hampton Classic Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association (IHSA) USEF USEF Convention EquestFile (Use coupon code: BOH10 to receive a 10% discount for two months off your subscription) A Parent's Guide to Riding Lessons: Everything You Need to Know to Survive and Thrive with a Horse-Loving Kid, by Elise Gaston Chand   Like what you hear? Because of Horses would love to hear your feedback! Please email elise@becauseofhorses.com to send Because of Horses your thoughts.   To Support the Podcast: Subscribe: RSS Feed, iTunes, Google Play, TuneIn, Stitcher, and Player FM

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The most financially profitable way to do business is to shift your focus from getting to giving, and by developing a Go-Giver strategy, you'll constantly provide value and good things will begin to happen.    Bob Burg is a salesman who has written a series of books about the Go-Giver, a parable about the principles behind the kind of success most sellers are hoping to achieve. Through encounters with a series of different people, the main character, Joe, discovers that his focus has been in the wrong place.    Giving too much   Giving means providing value to others. Though it's typically not possible to provide too much value, begin by determining whether your focus on providing value will set you up to be taken advantage of. There are plenty of people who are takers and who focus only on themselves. They feel entitled to take without giving anything back.    If you're providing value to someone like that, there's a good chance things won't work out.  Realize, though, that there's no natural connection between being a go-giver and being taken advantage of. Understand, too, that if you're being taken advantage of, it isn't because you're too nice; it's because you're allowing it to happen.   Being a go-giver doesn't mean being a martyr or a doormat. It simply means your focus is on bringing value to the marketplace and to others.    No one will buy from you because you need the money or you have a quota to meet. They'll buy because they will be better off buying from you.    Focus on value   The only reason people should buy from you is because they'll be better off after they do. That truth allows the salesperson or entrepreneur to focus on bringing immense value to the marketplace and to the prospect's life. When that happens, the prospect will prosper greatly.    Money is simply an echo of value. Focus on the value rather than the money. Value comes first and the money you receive is a natural result of the value you provided.    Money is the thunder to lightning's value. The value comes first. #thunderandlightning   Human nature is self-interested. It allows us to create more human beings.    Successful people deal in truth. They don't deny inconvenient things, but rather they acknowledge truth and then work within it to make things better.    Start by acknowledging and understanding self-interest. Then put it aside with the understanding that we're better off dealing with others when we suspend our self-interest. The other person is only going to buy because of their own needs.    Value without attachment   Although people often suggest you should give without expecting anything in return, Bob doesn't exactly agree with that. Instead, give value without attachment to the result. We want people to expect good things. If you're in business serving other people, you should expect to profit greatly because you're bringing value to the marketplace. Just don't be attached to that result.    Give value because it's who you are and what you do. When that happens you create a benevolent context for success. You develop great relationships with people who feel good about you. They know you, they like you, and they trust you, and they want to be part of your business.    Develop an army of personal walking ambassadors who will refer business to you.    Starting point   Imagine you decide at this point to change your ways. Start by asking who the people are in your network and what you can provide to them that will help them by bringing value to their lives. Then make a plan for meeting other people that you can develop know-like-and-trust relationships with.    We're human beings and we're different types of people. The reason the Go-Giver took off is because it allows you to be yourself. You can be the person who wants to bring value to the marketplace.    Most people choose a certain line of work because they believe in the mission. They believe in what they're doing. We're happy when we're living congruently with our values.    Go-Giver origins   Bob recalls his parents working to make people's lives better. Then, when he started in sales, he found himself selling a product that offered great value, but he was focused largely on the sales process. Like Joe in the book, he was a seller who wasn't living up to his potential.    He returned from a non-selling appointment one day to hear advice from a guy in his organization. The typically-silent guy told him that if he wanted to make a lot of money in business, he should establish a target outside of making money.    Target serving others, so that when you hit your target, you'll get a reward in the form of money. Great salesmanship is about the other person and how he'll benefit from your product or service.    Economic downturn   Bob heard from a roofer during an economic crisis who recognized that his approach had been wrong. He was trying to save money during the downturn, but he realized that instead of trying to give the least he could for the money, he needed to focus on giving more value.    It didn't necessarily mean spending more, but rather creating a better experience. His business took off as a result.    Technology has leveled off the playing field. We live in a commodity-based society which isn't necessarily bad. It does mean that you must distinguish yourself. If you sell a widget that your customer can't distinguish one from the other, it will always come down to price. If you sell on low price, you're a commodity. If you sell on high value, you're a resource.    Communicating value   There are likely hundreds of way to communicate value, but Bob boils it down to five elements of value.    Excellence Consistency Attention Empathy Appreciation   To the degree that you can communicate these things to your customer, that's the degree to which you take price and competition out of the picture.    Begin with leadership, and with a leader who is totally committed to make this part of the culture. Anyone can lead from anywhere but culture trickles down from the top. If the leader invests in this and gets buy-in from other leaders, it becomes part of the culture.    Bob Chapman of Barry-Wehmiller wrote a book called Everybody Matters in which he recalls running a profit-focused company. Though there is nothing wrong with profit, it must be sustainable, so it must be the result of the value you provide. Bob attended the wedding of his best friend's daughter, and the father of the bride made a toast. He acknowledged that the groom was marrying a treasured daughter. Bob took that same concept to his business.    Barry-Wehmiller has thousands of employees, all of whom are someone's treasured sons and daughters. When the economic downturn emerged, rather than lay off any one employee, they came together as a company and traded work days. They stopped putting into the company savings account until the crisis was over. The corporate family came together in a crunch.    Heart level   Herb Kelleher of Southwest Airlines understood the concept and he restructured the organization to focus first on allowing employees to thrive, learn, grow, and have fun. His team had a higher sense of purpose in their jobs.    As a result, the team takes care of the customers and the customers take care of the shareholders.    Until you know there's a problem that needs to be fixed, you'll never take the steps to address it.  Be willing to shift your focus.    When Bob's business partner sends a sales letter, he makes an effort to take the “I,” “me,” and “we,” out of the letter. We're self-interested human beings and we write in terms of how great we are and how great the product is.    We aren't denying self-interest. We're acknowledging that you have to work at placing  your focus on others.    Episode resources   You can find Bob's podcast, The Go-Giver Podcast, at his website. You can also grab samples chapters of his books before you buy them. Consider subscribing to his list to get a copy of a written resource called Endless Prospects.    The Go-Giver way teaches you to build relationships with solid step-by-step information.    Connect with me at donald@thesalesevangelist.com.   Try the first module of the TSE Certified Sales Training Program for free.   This episode is brought to you by the TSE Certified Sales Training Program. I developed this training course because I struggled early on as a seller. Once I had the chance to go through my own training, I noticed a hockey-stick improvement in my performance.   TSE Certified Sales Training Program can help you out of your slump. If you gave a lot of great presentations and did a lot of hard work, only to watch your prospects choose to work with your competitors, we can help you fix that.    Tools for sellers   This episode is also brought to you in part by mailtag.io, a Chrome browser extension for Gmail that allows you to track and schedule your emails. It's super easy, it's helpful, and I recommend that you try it out. You'll receive real-time alerts anyone opens an email or clicks a link.   Mailtag.io allows you to see around the corners. You can see when people open your email, or when they click on the link you sent. Mailtag.io will give you half-off your subscription for life when you use the Promo Code: Donald at check out.   I hope you enjoyed the show today as much as I did. If so, please consider leaving us a rating on Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Stitcher, or wherever you consume this content and share it with someone else who might benefit from our message. It helps others find our message and improves our visibility.   If you haven't already done so, subscribe to the podcast so you won't miss a single episode. Share it with your friends who would benefit from learning more. Audio provided by Free SFX and Bensound.

Bob Provost, president, and CEO of New York Tourism and Industry Association (NSYSTIA) has been pretty much everywhere in New York State, from Long Island to the Thousand Islands. He currently resides on a small farm in northern Rensselaer County. When Bob joined NYSTIA as a member in early 2017 he had no idea he would be joining the staff as president and CEO in September of 2018. He felt that there was tremendous potential yet to be realized in the organization and terrific people to work with. Prior to joining NYSTIA, Bob enjoyed success as chief marketing officer with the Hearst newspapers in Albany, New York from 1987 to 2005. He then served as CMO of the Star-Ledger, Newjersey.com. During his time there, Bob campaigned for a more structured, proactive tourism infrastructure in the Garden State. In 2015 Bob transitioned from his role as a media executive to become president and CEO of the Greater Newark Convention and Visitors Bureau where he dramatically upgraded digital marketing and international outreach, achieving increases in occupancy, average daily rate, and welcome the first new hotels in that market in decades. Bob has worked with students throughout his career as a faculty member at Sienna College and Rutgers Business School, and with hundreds of interns. He has served on the boards of many institutions, colleges, cultural and arts organizations, chambers and CVBS, as well as social service organizations. On this episode of Destination on the Left, I talk with Bob about the economic impact of tourism, and how to really listen to residents and help them understand and embrace the positive impact of tourism. He says, improve the visitor experience and you will improve the resident experience. Find out how to get neighbors and business owners on board and treat tourism as the economic development engine it is. What You Will Learn in This Episode: Why best practices are more important than industry experience How to help a community understand that good tourism means an economically healthy community How internships from outside hospitality can be a win-win The 8 Ps of Tourism Marketing The importance of embracing change as communities and tourism itself evolves Tourism as Economic Development Too often, the wider economic impact of tourism is overlooked by residents. Bob wants to change that by helping people involved in tourism change the narrative. Bob shares how if your tourism sector is successful, then you will have revitalized downtowns in small towns as well as jobs and small business success. Tourism also reduces their tax burden and increases employment opportunities. It enhances the quality of life choices that are available to them by supporting restaurants, attractions, and other leisure opportunities. Bob wants the business community to understand how they can hitch their wagon to that visitor economy and increased sales and success. Embracing Change Bob ended our conversation with this message: “I’m a big believer that healthy organizations are very much like healthy organisms. They need to embrace evolutionary change or they will not survive the competition of the fittest.” If you don’t evolve, change is going to be a lot more traumatic. Making a smaller, incremental change on a consistent basis allows you to move forward as an organization and thrive. That’s the philosophy he is embracing for NYSTIA and one that we all have had to learn – hopefully not the hard way! Resources: Website: nystia.org Episode Transcript We value your thoughts and feedback and would love to hear from you. Leave us a review on your favorite streaming platform to let us know what you want to hear more of. Here is a quick tutorial on how to leave us a rating and review on iTunes!: https://breaktheicemedia.com/rating-review/

The marketplace is crowded, so if you understand how to instantly increase the perceived value of your offer, you'll be better able to differentiate yourself from your competitors. Bob Britton got his start in business as an auto mechanic and he had an opportunity to buy an existing business. He figured owning a business couldn't be that hard, so he jumped in, assuming he could do a better job than the people he had been working for. He endured a season of failure but eventually started to improve as he learned the sales game. He realized that auto repair involves selling something that no one wants to buy, that no one is prepared to buy, and that no one ever has the money to buy. He grew the business from a one-man show to a multi-million dollar business and then went on to other things. Communicating value If you can't clearly communicate your value and what sets you apart from everyone else, you're competing constantly on price. It's the only way people know how to measure. But if you're a value proposition, people will focus less on price and more on what they're getting. It's up to business owners to figure out what those value propositions are. Begin by understanding what value really is. What you think is valuable is probably 27th on your prospect's list of what's valuable. [Tweet "The thing we get wrong over and over again is that we don't take time to think our way through all the different things that our customers could consider valuable. #SellingValue"] Consider even the smallest thing that might be considered valuable. Look beyond the obvious things like saving time or money because everyone claims to offer those. Starting point Understand that perception is everything. When you're creating your value proposition, if your prospect believes it's important, it is. Perception is everything. That determines how we start. Begin by looking at the business drivers which are often saving money and making money. But drill down deeper. Why would a customer use your offer? What does the customer really care about? Think of things like operating cost, downtime, uptime, labor cost, customer retention, market share, productivity, profitability, time to market, lifetime customer value, and any number of other concerns. Asking good questions Too many salespeople "wing it" when it comes to this process. They don't think about the questions they ask and they rely on general ones instead of working to be specific. People will give us a limited amount of time and effort. Ask specific questions that move people in a distinct direction. Many sellers will ask about concerns, but that's too general. Limit the question instead. What is your number one concern? Being specific will give you a lot better information from the customer because they'll talk about the thing that is top of mind. Then, flip that around. Ask your prospect the one thing that he hates about your industry. It takes some guts to ask this, but the information you get back will be the most valuable feedback you've ever gotten. Bob asked people the number one thing they hated about auto repair on his way to building a million-dollar company. He used all that feedback to differentiate himself from his competition. Digging deep Your clients can give you information that will help you tweak your business and increase your revenue. You won't have to push harder. Your clients will give you a to-do list that will help you improve. Be willing to ask what your current clients dislike about working with your business. It will feel intimidating but they won't crucify you. They'll help you identify the things that are keeping them from buying more. You may not need to dump more money into your business. You may not need to increase your leads but rather to just improve your close rate. Next steps Once you've identified the business drivers, identify some sort of movement. People won't change unless your offering is significantly better than the status quo. People don't buy offers; they buy new things. What's your movement? Increase, improve, accelerate, reduce, enhance, balance, free up, eliminate, minimize, revitalize, shrink, maximize. What kind of movement can you offer your clients? Then add metrics to your value proposal to make it stronger and more believable. Avoid using round numbers which sound less credible. When Bob was running the auto repair business, while everyone else was charging $87 an hour, he charged $98.68 an hour. When people asked how he came up with that number, he said that he figured out with his accountant the exact minimum he could charge to deliver the best service. It's a psychological effort that will surprise your customers and shift their thinking. It will position you as different than everyone else. Do your homework. Don't wing it because it won't give you the results you desire. Prepare People may throw little tests out at you to see how you'll respond. If you aren't prepared, you'll end up losing credibility because you don't answer well. Business drivers, movement, and metrics are the three things that create a tremendous amount of value for your business. Do your homework. Position yourself as different, new, unique, and special. Be creative. The competition has never been greater and the market is shifting. More people are becoming salespeople so you have to do everything you can to differentiate yourself. "Increase the Perceived Value of Your Offer" episode resources You can connect with Bob at his website, marketingautomationgroup.com and opt-in for a free 7-day course. He constantly produces new content designed to help you increase your perceived value. You've heard us talk about the TSE Certified Sales Training Program, and we're offering the first module free as a gift to you. Preview it. Check it out. If it makes sense for you to join, you can be part of our upcoming semester in April. You can take it on your own or as part of the semester group. The program includes 65 videos altogether, and we just completed a beta group that helped us improve the program and maximize the information in it. This episode is also brought to you in part by mailtag.io, a Chrome browser extension for Gmail that allows you to track and schedule your emails. You'll receive real-time alerts anyone opens an email or clicks a link. I hope you enjoyed the show today as much as I did. If so, please consider leaving us a rating on Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Stitcher, or wherever you consume this content and share it with someone else who might benefit from our message. It helps others find our message and improves our visibility. Audio provided by Free SFX and Bensound.  

Bob Lachance has been an active business owner and real estate investor since 2004. Bob is an entrepreneur by nature and currently owns, operates and manages many different businesses around the world. Bob helped create one of the top Real Estate Coaching and Mentor programs in existence today and also created one of the premiere Virtual Assistant Staffing companies, REVA Global LLC. Bob is an expert in the real estate investing space and has an incredible reputation for creation, implementation and execution. Bob Lachance is a sought-after mentor and industry expert, lending his voice to countless real estate investors, startups and entrepreneurs looking to take their businesses to the next level. Prior to getting into the business sector, Bob had a successful 8 year professional ice hockey career which allowed him the privilege of traveling and living all over the United States and Europe. Bob was also a member of the 1995 National Championship Boston University Ice Hockey Team.   Podcast Highlights Who is Bob Lachance? Bob is definitely not a Harvard grad but he would say he is a coach. He’s played pretty much every single sport in addition to hockey and in each instance Bob’s father was the coach where his coaching style was to coach each child the same way. His motto was “each kid is going to get as good as they are going to get, not as good as their parents wanted them to get.” As much time, energy, and effort as you put into something will determine how good you’re going to get. Bob was born to coach and help people. Why was real estate the thing for you after hockey? Bob went to Boston University on a full scholarship but when you get something like education for free, you tend not to take advantage of it. After choosing to play for the St. Louis Blues instead of completing his education, Bob didn’t have much to fall back. After searching the internet for careers that didn’t require a degree to get into and real estate kept coming up, he decided to jump in with both feet. At the time of Bob’s first purchase, he was missing a lot of resources and knowledge but he figured it out as he went along. Goal setting plays a major part in your success. Setting small goals and attaining them will give you the fuel to keep going. If you want to really accomplish something you have to give it your full effort and stop listening to the naysayers. The 2008 recession was the perfect example as to why passive income is so important. What’s your favorite part of investing in real estate? When Bob started he had no systems or processes to keep attaining his goals. He knew he needed to create those things so he started looking for a team to join. Bob believes that you are only as good as your team. After running a number of short sale transactions, Bob and his partner started looking for what they can add to help more investors become successful. This drive lead to Bob’s many coaching programs as well as his virtual assistant company. REVA Global Real estate is essentially a very simple process that has five steps: Marketing, Lead Intake, Deal Analysis, Offers and Contracts, and Selling the Property. REVA Global trains virtual assistants to take different tasks off your plate. The top tasks for REVA VA’s in short term rentals are managing the CRM and coordinating maintenance. Minor repairs can take up a crazy amount of time out of your day and a VA can take care of all of that for you. Transitions Problem solving is the ultimate skill. There is a million dollar business no matter where you go. In the end it’s about filling a need. Coaching and the communication behind it has been a very important skill set that Bob has transferred over from hockey.

Join Dave Nassaney and his co-host, Adrienne Gruberg, as they interview Bob Harrison, author of "Because of Annie."  Bob Harrison was an ordinary guy who served twenty-four years in the US Air Force with his wife, Annie, by his side. When Bob retired from the armed forces, he and Annie decided to settle down and try to find the American dream in Wichita, Kansas. Things went well for a few years, and their two small antique businesses thrived. Then, on a warm summer day a stranger came out of nowhere, knocked on their door, and immediately transformed their lives into a clash of two worlds. The stranger’s name was blood cancer, full of chaos, evil, and the inhumane—versus love, compassion, hope, and faith. Through Bob, from his eyes as a loving caregiver, you’ll see the trauma, feel the pain, hear the laughter, and share in the love of two people that fought until the end. This is not an ordinary trail on a walk through cancer. It’s a chronological journey from the beginning to the end, with an unlikely twist. Bob’s hope and dream is that someone will learn from his experience and not have to relive this story. After all, it’s Annie’s story—Because of Annie.

Welcome to the RD podcast! It’s that time of year where I like to reflect on what happened over the course of the year and I thought who better to do this with than Bob Merberg. We did this last year and selfishly it was fun.  When Bob and I get together to talk. We talk. A lot. This is a long interview but it didn’t feel that way to me, so hopefully it doesn’t to you. Bob Merberg, Principal Consultant at Jozito LLC has led the way in sustainable, healthy workplaces for more than 20 years.  The Institute for Healthcare Consumerism in 2014 named Bob an IHC Superstar for Employee Empowerment, and in 2017 a team of industry experts convened by the Rochester Business Journal recognized him for creativity and ability to effect measurable improvements, sustainability, and program outcomes. Check out Bob’s full bio below. In this interview, Bob and I discuss our reflections on wellness over the past year, what we’ve learned, anything we have changed our minds about (this is interesting because we slightly disagree on this one) and the directions were headed in 2019. You’re Invited! I want to invite you to a free webinar, “7 Critical Steps to Increase Your Impact and Influence as a Wellness Professional” on December 13 at 2 pm EST. Register HERE. Many health promotion efforts are stuck in an old paradigm, operating on outdated thinking or flawed assumptions. This webinar will separate myth from reality – and jump start your path to confidently bringing your organization into the next generation of worksite wellness. You’ll leave with valuable insights and practical takeaways on the following four topics:  What it means to move from a biomedical approach to an integrated one Shifting the focus of wellness away from healthcare costs and towards its real value The truth about financial incentives How to increase your influence in your organization You can register for the webinar HERE. For links mentioned in today's episode visit https://redesigningwellness.com/ To join the Redesigning Wellness Community, visit https://www.facebook.com/groups/rdwellnesscommunity/  

He is an unsung hero from The Original Series. Associate producer Bob Justman was a key figure in keeping the production side of Star Trek functioning on time ...and on budget. He came to Star Trek in 1965 and started at the beginning, working on the first pilot, The Cage. Justman stayed until 1968, working on 14 of the 24 shows in the third season. Like Gene Coon, Bob Justman had a real impact on the show while he was there. He was a major player in getting Star Trek off the ground and functioning as a production. On this episode of 70s Trek, co-hosts Bob Turner and Kelly Casto tell you about Associate Producer Bob Justman. Show Notes          Robert "Bob" Harris Justman was born July 13, 1926 in Brooklyn          ⁃        As a boy he really liked Science Fiction          ⁃        His father Joseph Justman was in the produce business. He and his partners did very well.          ⁃        In 1944, Bob signed up for the draft. He didn’t get drafted so he went to the draft board and asked why he wasn’t drafted. They said he wasn’t needed. He told them he wanted to go so they sent him the PE building in LA for a physical. He failed due to his eye sight. He protested so they sent him to Ft MacArthur to get a real physical and made it.          ⁃        While Bob was in the Navy during WW II his father, Joseph, founded the Motion Picture Center studio          ⁃        He rented it to Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz and in 1950 they bought. The studio became part of Desilu Studios.          ⁃        When Bob returned from the navy he worked at the produce firm. He didn’t get paid very well so when his dad asked him to come to LA to work in the motion picture business he decided to leave the produce firm and go to LA.          ⁃        He hung around the studio for a time until his money ran out. He then went to one of the producers and asked for a job. This landed him his first job working on the film “Three Husbands” as a production assistant Justman had quite a career in film and TV as a Production Assistant and Assistant director prior to TOS          ⁃        Production assistant on such films as          ⁃        1951's          ⁃        The Scarf (featuring Celia Lovsky),          ⁃        New Mexico (featuring Jeff Corey and John Hoyt)          ⁃        M (featuring Norman Lloyd and William Schallert)          ⁃        He Ran All the Way (also with Norman Lloyd),          ⁃        1952's          ⁃        Japanese War Bride (with George D. Wallace),          ⁃        Red Planet Mars          ⁃        Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (with Leonard Mudie)          ⁃        1953's          ⁃        The Moon Is Blue - made in 2 version an english version and a german version          ⁃        The Moonlighter.          ⁃        Assistant Director and producer          ⁃        To be an assistant director you had to be in the Director’s Guild. At the time, to get in the Guild you had to be either the son of a member or be nominated by a studio which was only allowed one nomination a year. He didn’t have either but he requested to be accepted anyway. After waiting an agonizing 30 minutes for an answer the president of the Assistant Directors Counsel, Bob Aldrich, went to him, shook his hand and said, “Welcome brother”          ⁃        everyone starts as a 2nd assistant director. It only took Justman about a year to become 1st assistant director which was unheard of          ⁃        After Superman Justman was approached to be 1st assistant director on a series of 3 films called “The Americans” which never saw the light of day          ⁃        As an assistant director, Justman worked with director Bob Aldrich on several projects.          ⁃        They first worked together on the 1952-53 NBC series The Doctor, - This was his first AD job          ⁃        after which they collaborated on such films as Kiss Me Deadly (1955) and          ⁃        Attack (1956, featuring William Smithers).          ⁃        Justman's other films where he was assistant director included;          ⁃        The Big Combo (1955, featuring John Hoyt and Whit Bissell),          ⁃        Blood Alley (1955, starring Paul Fix),          ⁃        While the City Sleeps (1956, with Celia Lovsky)          ⁃        Director - Fritz Lang          ⁃        Noticed Justman looking at his set plans and Lang spent time to explain the plans to him even though Justman was the 2nd AD          ⁃        This was technics that Justman used in the future          ⁃        Lang had issues with John Drew Barrymore          ⁃        Barrymore looked to his wife for direction instead of Lang which did not make him very happy          ⁃        Green Mansions (1959, starring Nehemiah Persoff), and          ⁃        1962's Mutiny on the Bounty (featuring Antoinette Bower, Torin Thatcher and stunts by Paul Baxley).          ⁃        Justman was also an assistant director on television shows such as          ⁃        The Adventures of Superman (1953-58, 78 ep)          ⁃        associate producer for all 78 episodes and          ⁃        assistant director on the classic series during its 1954-55 season.          ⁃        Justman says that George Reeves was a trooper given what he was put thru          ⁃        One time the wire broke and he dropped down to the cement          ⁃        Justman learned early to schedule certain shots very carefully. As an example he tells a story about how Reeves would drink his lunch so when he would do the spring-board jump out the window he sort of missed and hit his knees on the window sill          ⁃        The Thin Man (1958-59, 31 ep)          ⁃        Northwest Passage (1958-59, 13 ep)          ⁃        Philip Marlowe (1959-60, 26 ep)          ⁃        Alcoa Presents One Step Beyond (1959-1961)          ⁃        Produced at the same time as the more well-known The Twilight Zone (1959)          ⁃        Some stars included Cloris Leachman, Warren Beatty, Jack Lord, Christopher Lee, Elizabeth Montgomery, Donald Pleasence, and William Shatner,          ⁃        Dr. Kildare (1961-66, 6 ep)          ⁃        Was asked by the President of MGM TV if Justman new any composers. Justman had heard some of Jerry Goldsmith’s scores and recommended him. As we talked about in Episode XXX This was one of Goldsmith’s breakout opportunities.          ⁃        Justman and Goldsmith have never met          ⁃        The Outer Limits (1963-65, 20 ep)          ⁃        He served as the assistant director for all 20 episodes and a Production Manager in 1964          ⁃        Appeared in the 1964 episode "A Feasibility Study" (directed by Byron Haskin, written by Joseph Stefano, and starring David Opatoshu)          ⁃        Worked with Shatner on “Cold Hands, Warm Heart” (1964)          ⁃        Sally Kellerman, James Dohan          ⁃        Lassie (1965-66, 4 ep)          ⁃        My Friend Flicka (1956-57)          ⁃        While the City SleepsFritz Lang          ⁃        In Oct 1964 Justman met GR at Desilu to talk to him about Associate Producer role for the first TOS pilot “The Cage”. Justman recommended Byron Haskin saying that he (Justman) did not have enough post production experience          ⁃        first to call Gene Roddenberry "The Great Bird of the Galaxy," drawn from a throwaway line from the original series episode "The Man Trap" That takes us to October 1964. Gene Roddenberry was in pre-production for Star Trek’s first pilot, The Cage and he needed an associate producer. An Associate Producer’s job is to do the dirty work on a show. This person makes sure both the production and post-production phases are running smoothly for every episode. They are also responsible for making sure each episode doesn’t run over budget. So with a show as complicated as Star Trek was going to be, Gene needed an experienced hand. He asked James Goldstone who had worked with Gene on The Lieutenant if he had any suggestions. He recommended Bob Justman. Justman met with Gene for about 30 minutes and Gene offered him the job. While Justman really wanted it, he turned down Roddenberry’s offer. He felt Star Trek’s post-production needs would be great, and he was afraid he didn’t have the experience to get the job done. But they also needed an experienced assistant director. Justman was, at the time, working on The Outer Limits. But Desilu’s Executive in Charge of Production, Herb Solow, called and asked if Justman could work for Star Trek temporarily, just 6 weeks. And that was it. The deal was done and Justman came to Star Trek. Now the original position that Justman had interviewed for, associate producer, went to Byron Haskin. He was an experienced producer, but was hard to get along with. And as work started on The Cage, he and Roddenberry butted heads a lot. Rodenberry would want a certain effect on a shot, and Haskin would tell him it couldn’t be done. Period. He gave Gene no alternative ideas. Often times, Justman was in the middle of these disputes trying to nudge Haskin to come up with something Work on The Cage finished, and NBC rejected it. But invited Roddenberry to try again. When Star Trek was offered to do the second pilot, Gene asked Justman back. This time, though, he gave him the job of associate producer. Gene had had enough of Haskin. Because of the budget on the 2nd pilot, when post-production finished on it, so did Justman’s job. This was the summer of 1965. But Desilu had attracted a number of pilot projects that needed produced. So Solow decided to make Justman the associate producer on all of them. This way he could stay at Desilu and be close by if Star Trek was picked up. Some of the work he did included Desilu’s other big show, Mission Impossible. Star Trek was picked up by NBC in March 1966. And Justman’s first task was to move the starship sets from the soundstage where the 2nd pilot was shot, to a new soundstage that would be its home for the series. This was actually a monumental task. Each section had to be removed, crated and put back into place on the new soundstage in exactly the same configuration. The move resulted in some of the sets being redesigned, and reworked for the series. One of those sets was the bridge that got a big make over. As the show started production, it was Justman’s job to make sure all the little details were taken care of. Some of this work included analyzing scripts and establishing production budgets for them, Making sure production on one episode, production and post production on a 2nd were all moving forward simultaneously and on schedule. Any issues for any shows in any of these stages, were Justman’s to work out. Along with his day-to-day duties, Justman also acted in one episode of the series, though he is not creditied for it, He is the voice of a security guard in the episode Conscience of the King. He also found time to come up with a story idea. He came up with the basic story for the episode Tomorrow is Yesterday. In fact, he laid that story out in a memo to Gene on April 12, 1966. When he didn’t hear anything for 8 months, he sent a reminder to Gene about the idea. At that point, the show was hungry for scripts, so Roddenberry approved of the idea and assigned Dorothy Fontana to write the screenplay. But in his second memo, you cans ee a little of Justman’s wit. He wrote at the end, “Please let me hear from you at your earliest convenience, as otherwise I feel I shall be forced to sell this story idea to “Time Tunnel.” ” That’s just one example of Justman’s wit, and it is pretty legendary. He would often let his sarcastic sense of humor and dry wit fly in memos. An example of his humor can actually be seen in the closing credits of the show. For Herb Solow’s credit, Justman intentionally chose a picture of the Balok dummy from the Corbmite Maneuver and positioned Solow’s credit just under the glaring eyes of Balok. Justman later wrote in the Book Inside Star Trek, “I thought it a fitting tribute, as did Herb, who thanked me profusely, thereby depriving me of some heavy-duty gloating. I still have the original credit and display it in my office at home, suitably framed in the cheapest, junkiest frame I could find.” And there’s another incident that speaks to Justman’s humor. The show was shooting a script that was still being written by Roddenberry. The last shot was about to be completed, and if they didn’t get the new pages for the next scene, they would be forced to shut down production. That costs money! So Justman went to Gene’s office. Roddenberry kept writing away, and didn’t acknowledge Justman. Justman waited a few minutes and finally asked, him, “How much longer Gene?” Roddenberry ignored him and kept writing. Justman waited some more. At one point Gene looked up, thinking about something, ignored Justman, and went back to work. Justman later wrote, “He shouldn’t have done that. I climbed up onto his desk and stood there, looking down at him. ‘That’ll teach him to ignore me, I thought.” After a few minutes more, Gene finally ripped the pages free of the typewriter, finished scribbling on them, and without looking at Justman, reached up and handed them to him. Without saying anything, Justman jumped down and went to the set. This became a standard routine through the 1st and 2nd seasons of the show. Whenever Gene was still writing, Justman would jump up on his desk and wait for the pages. But there’s a little addendum to this story. There came a time when Justman tried to get in Gene’s office and the door was locked. He realized that there was an electronic latch on the door that, when Justman entered the outer office, Gene’s secretary would activate. Not to be out done, Justman waited until the secretary left on an errand. Found the switch and unlocked Gene’s door. Then without saying a word, he entered Roddenberry’s office, walked past Gene who was busy writing, and exited through another door at the other end of the office. Justman wrote, “We never discussed it, not even in later years. It was our own private joke and it helped cement an already close friendship.” The 2nd year of Star Trek was by far its best. It’s when all the right people were active in the right positions. Speaking of positions, Justman told Roddenberry at this time that he wanted to move up to a full producer’s position for Star Trek’s third season, and Gene agreed it was probably time. With the letter writing campaign at the end of the 2nd year, Star Trek’s third season was guaranteed. But it wasn’t going to go the way anyone thought it would. NBC first told Roddenberry that Star Trek would be on at 7:30 on Monday. Then it changed the position to Friday at 8:30. But, it finally settled on Fridays at 10pm, a time when Star Trek’s core audience would not be home watching TV. It was this move by NBC that prompted Roddenberry to move out of his producer role and become the Executive Producer of the show. That position is further up the chain of command, and has nothing to do with the day-to-day operations. Roddenberry had, in effect, quit Star Trek. As pre-production for the third season began, the show had no story editor. So Justman jumped in and started reading and analyzing stories and scripts. Then he would forward his thoughts to Gene. Roddenberry never responded and seldom read Justman’s reports. To make matters worse, there was no one to rewrite scripts. Justman urged Roddenberry to hire someone. Gene finally got back to him and said, “Good news Bob, Star Trek’s going to have a new producer this year.” Justman thought gene was about to say, “It’s you.” Instead, Roddenberry said, “Fred Freiberger’s coming in as our new producer…” Hustman was stunned. “Gene, I thought I would be producer.” “You will,” said Roddenberry. “You’ll be a co-producer.” The new studio, Paramount, and NBC wanted an experienced hand at the help of such a complicated show. Justman was viewed as a nuts and bolts guy, and Roddenberry didn’t fight for him. Justman’s attitude toward Star Trek never recovered. In fact the morale of the entire cast and crew began to sink. Star Trek was not a fun place to work anymore. Gene was now gone. Frieberger had to labor to understand the show. And the bulk of the daily chores fell on Justman. He later wrote, “I was alone, struggling against insuperable odds.” Without Roddenberry, the writing process was no longer about good stories. It was now just budget-driven. Justman wrote, “There were no highs and no lows---just a boring in-between…The Star Trek I knew, and was proud to be a part of, was no more.” He expressed his concerns to paramount’s head of TV, Doug Cramer. Cramer asked Justman to stay and promised him his pick of future pilots to work on if he did. Justman said he’s love to do a pilot for Cramer, but he wanted out of his contract. Paramount came back and offered more money, but that wasn’t what Justman wanted. Justman was burned out. That’s when Herb Solow called. He was now the head of MGM Television and he offered Justman a full producers job on the pilot for “Then Came Bronson.” He quit Paramount the next day and, according his own words, became persona non grata at Paramount for the next 18 years. After Star Trek, Justman went on to work on shows like Search and Man from Atlantis. In 1987, he rejoined Gene Roddenberry and others from The Original Series on Star Trek The Next Generation. He served as Supervising Producer for 17 episodes in the first season. In 1996, he and Herb Solow published their book, Inside Star Trek: The Real Story. If you haven’t read this one, it is a very captivating look at what was going on behind the scenes at Star Trek. Bob Justman died of Parkinson’s Disease in 2008.

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When BoB travelled to Sydney we caught up with Michelle Farrar-Eagles and explored the world of retail, we chatted about Michelle's role as GM of Human Resources at General Pants Co. Michelle built the team at GP and has been credited for their capability and contribution. So how did she do it? Well take a listen...

On this week's podcast, Marcus sits down with Richard McGill, the founder of Mobile Fashion Week. From a background in theater, design, photography, and fashion, Richard dreamt of bringing every facet of the fashion industry together to support a local charity. Listen to this week's episode to hear the story of an upcoming Mobile event! Richard: Hey, I am Richard McGill, founder of Mobile Fashion Week. Marcus: Well, welcome to the podcast, Richard. Richard: Oh, hey. What's up, you? Marcus: Okay, so full disclosure, Richard and I do know each other. We've met through Tony, who is a photographer here locally, and we've kind of run into each other occasionally, but I wanted to have you on the podcast, because I love what you're doing with fashion week. Richard: Awesome. Marcus: Thank you for coming. Richard: Thank you for having me. Super excited. Marcus: The way that we normally start the podcast is we always kind of try to find out a little bit about the person, before we get into some of the ways of their thinking and what they have going on and stuff like that. Tell us a little bit about who you are, where you from, where'd you go to high school? Did you go to college? Did you graduate? So on and so forth. Richard: Awesome. Awesome. Well, I'm Richard McGill. You already got that part, but I'm from Mobile, Alabama, born and raised. On the playground is where I spent most of my days. Y'all get that reference? Marcus: Yes. Absolutely. I'm old enough to get that reference. Richard: Awesome. Marcus: Jerry's just trying to touch you again. Pay no attention to the man. Richard: Let me shimmy for you. But yes, I went to Davidson High School. W.P. Davidson. I was in musical theater, I was in color guard. I was the only boy in color guard at that point. I was the boy with the flag. Marcus: Blazing new trails. Richard: Man, hey, I always had that flag and I was throwing it. Had a big old smile on my face. I was good to go. In Mobile, Alabama, 2005. I went to the University of Southern Mississippi, and then I transferred to the University of South Alabama. I did have a musical theater ... I was on the tract for musical theater degree. Developed a nodule on my left vocal cord. Kind of switched it up for me. But it didn't end anything, it just started a new path, which I was really excited about. And then I ... Yeah, in Mobile. Marcus: But you didn't graduate music theater, you went and got a graphic design- Richard: Yes. Photography and graphic design. Marcus: Photography and graphic design degree. But you're in ... I mean, you predominantly are in fashion. That's where you live, that's where you love, that's, you know, all the things that are you surround fashion. Richard: Is about, just with fashion. It's just explaining to people and educating people on the fact that fashion is every day. You might not think you are the most fashionable person in the world, but what you picked and your chosen skin is what you're wearing. You chose that to wear, and whether you think it's fashion or not, like you'd make a decision. Marcus: Conscious or not. Richard: Yeah, and just teaching people that that's okay. No matter if people are telling you "Oh, well that doesn't look great together, that doesn't look good together." There's going to be people that tell you all the time "That doesn't look good." But there's going to be those people that are like "Hey, that's some pretty fresh style you got going on there." The only thing that changed in between those conversations is the person. You didn't change your outfit, it was the person that looked at it and so that's what I always try to remind people about. That's what it's about. Marcus: So, I'm the same way. I didn't grow up with a whole lot of money and so I was always very ... like I remember when Nike first released the Cortez's and they had the red heel and they had the blue stripe and I just was like "Oh, man I'd really like to have those," but I was the kid wearing the shoes from Payless, right. Just recently I started getting Air Jordan's. Richard: Okay. Marcus: And so I was wearing some the other day and Terrance DeShaun who has not been on this podcast but he is going to come on this podcast, was giving me crap about "What do you know about J's?" And I was like "Please player, don't even start with me." Like I've been lusting after J's since they first came out in the 80s but I would agree with you that fashion is very much what you're comfortable in but it projects quite a bit. Richard: Yes. Marcus: And so even as a business owner ... I'm going to go out on a limb here and I may make some enemies but the thing that kind of bugs me about fashion here in Mobile is that, you know, in the business community it's much like what it was in D.C. where you go to a business event and it's the blue blazer, the gray slacks, the white shirt with the red tie and it's like there's so much more to it then that. Richard: There's so much more you can do. Marcus: Put some effort into it and so I'm the guy that shows up wearing all the weird stuff, you know, and the funky clothes but I love it. That's who I am, and I can get away with it because I own an advertising agency, and I don't work at a law firm. Richard: But everybody can get away ... Even those people who do work for law firms. Even if you feel that you have wear a suit, wear a funky sock with it. Do something really cool, wear a really different tie, wear a bow tie or do something crazy because it's not the norm any more. I think it's definitely the new generation of people that are showing us like "Hey, you should be you." I mean people are going to love you and it's not so much more, I feel, it's not so much more about the business anymore. It's more about who you are and people are realizing that. Marcus: Like, authenticity. Richard: It's your authenticity; you are not playing a suited person. Marcus: No, and they can see thought it. Richard: You're playing you and that you are amazing so be you. Just be great being you. Marcus: Yeah, that's awesome. So I want to go back in your history. What was your first job, and I don't mean your first job in fashion. I mean like your first crap job, like flipping burgers or whatever. Richard: You want to know it? Marcus: Well, yeah. Richard: Only a few people know it. I worked at Golden Corral. Marcus: Seriously? Richard: Yes, Golden Corral. Marcus: Doing what? Now a lot of people know about it. So you know, like.. Richard: Golden Corral. I was that really loud guy at the front saying "Hey," to getting your Coke, getting your drink and that's back when like the budget really wasn't good the sign wouldn't say Golden Corral it would say like the Golden Oral or something in the light. Marcus: I'm telling you this may be the last episode of this podcast, friends. Richard: Hey now, people know me, they know my spirit, they know my heart. They know me... Marcus: It's all good. Richard: But, no, that's what was my first job and I loved it. Just because it taught me a lot. It really did even though it was my first crap job and I knew I wasn't supposed to be there. I knew that wasn't in my wheel house but I was touching people and I was my energetic self and I did make peoples day. It was a job that taught me from day one that it was okay to fail and I feel like a lot of people these days feel like ... Especially because of social media and I love social media, I'm always on social media. But you have to post like the best of the best, of the best, of the best and you have to live this like that's not authenticity you. When you fail you learn so much more than if you succeed. Like if you're doing great all the time how are you growing? You're not growing but the moment that you mess up, you know what I'm not going to do that again and I'm going to learn from that and then I can help the next person that comes and asks about it and you're just sharing that knowledge. Even though it was Golden Oral. Even though it was the Golden Corral that's where I learned it from and I learned it from there and then I probably got out of there quick. Then I went, of course, into Abercrombie & Fitch. That was my next ... Marcus: No, the Golden Corral ... Richard: You almost said it to. Got you! Marcus: The Golden Corral is the much better story and the lesson that you learned there is absolutely perfect. Richard: Yes. Marcus: Yeah, because I think sometimes so many people are afraid to fail but I actually I want to fail quickly and I want to fail often. And I want those to be micro steps that allow me to pivot into the direction that I need to go. Richard: Because that's the only way that you are literally going to grow as a person. If I'm telling you you are great all the time ... Marcus: Or as a company. Richard: Person, company ... Marcus: Organization. Richard: Who you are, just anything. If you are being told "Oh, that's just great, that's just great, you know, that's awesome." No give me honesty back. I know, and this goes back to fashion week, not to be conceited or anything but we put on the best show that we can put on. So you telling me "Oh, that was a great show," well, that's why I did it like that. I knew that, what could I have made better? "Oh, well the lighting over here really couldn't see the clothes when it got here," Bam! Not going to do that again. Marcus: You're going to fix that. Richard: I'm going to have them make sure there is plenty of lighting over there, that's right. Make it overly bright. "This designer, her clothes started falling apart in the run way." Okay I'm going to make sure to talk to her about her seams and making sure that we are secure in our seams and we're doing this and we're doing that. You just telling me "Oh, it was a great show. Thank you, we can't wait until next year." Okay well you're going to see the same thing next year if you don't tell me what else you need. What do I need to give to you? Marcus: Yeah, and like anything there is a good way to give feedback and I think giving feedback is an art form. You want people to give you that feedback. You want it to be from a position of them wanting to help you versus being overly critical and just trying to destroy you. Richard: Just being shady. There's no point in being that. I get it. There's a lot of shows that have been inspired by Mobile fashion week, a lot of different fashion events, fashion weeks have been started and of course they're going to say stuff like "Oh, we would have done it like this, we would have done it like this." Okay, that's great. Marcus: Go do it. Richard: Yeah, go do it. That's not how we do it but that's okay. You do your thing. Marcus: So you are a founder of Mobile.... Are you the founder? And that I know that. Richard: Yeah, so I'm the founder. We did it after an event we had called Fashion Forward. It was me, Suzanne Massingill, with Barefoot Models and Talent, and Toni Riales. There was a local model Morgan that had a brain tumor and we needed to raise money for her and then we don't play sports. We don't do any of that stuff so what are we going to do? Marcus: Really? You seem like a very sporty guy. Richard: Right? Don't I look like I play something. I'm just like "Yes, field goal, touch down, War Tigers, Eagles." Marcus: No, let's not do that. You just lost the rest of our audience. Richard: Roll Tigers ... War. Marcus: Yeah, but that was how it started? Richard: Yeah, it started from that because everyone loved the idea, they love the concept. They loved that we booked real models, got real designers, real styling. Everything was authentic about it. Before then, it was a little fun mom-and-pop, mom and daughter little fashion shows. Like fun stuff which is done by the Junior League which is an amazing group. They have the audience, they have the clientele and that's who they market to but we wanted to do something different. So then me and Susan got together and I was like "Hey Susan I want to start something, I want to start it, let's do it." And she was like "Hey let's try it, let's go, let's see what happens." And that was year one in 2011. Okay, we learned some stuff. We got in a little bit of debt. Let's try year two. Year two, okay we actually donated a pretty good check to Camp Rap-A-Hope. Year three, okay, this is an even better check. Okay, year four. Marcus: Is that where the proceeds go? Richard: Yeah everything goes to Camp Rap-A-Hope. We've had little other non-profits that we've joined in. We do Children With Hair Loss, that's a really cool one where if you go to any of the salons that we partner with you get a free ticket to the show if you donate your hair and that's 100% free wigs to kids that have lost their hair towards any kind of cancer treatment towards alopecia like just losing their hair any kind of diseases like that. It's just been so much fun getting to work with these people and getting to know that it's not all sad. Yes, it's sad when you see the little bald girl. Marcus: Yeah but it doesn't have to be. Richard: But it's not ... that's now who they are. They're still getting though life and they're doing this and we're getting to help them and it's powerful. Marcus: So, you're are in your ... this will be your eight. Richard: This will be year eight, season seven. Marcus: My gears just crunched. Richard: Last year I had the opportunity with H&M to go to Vietnam to open up Ben Thanh Market in H&M and it was an amazing opportunity and I couldn't let it pass and neither could, like the board, they're like "Hey, no, you've got to go. You've got to have this happen." This is one of those, not failure times, one of those times we reflected on because when I was gone a lot of stuff happened that was going to cripple the show and people spend money ... It's not like we're a cheap ticket. Like we're $25, $30 a ticket to come support Camp Rap-A-Hope and see a show. So if we don't put on the best show or if we know that we're not going to be able to provide that. We're not going to have you waste your money that you could have used on this, that, the other. Could have just given to Camp Rap-A-Hope right out of your pocket. So, when it got closer to the fashion week we walked the space again it just wasn't what we needed it to be. We've talked to some vendors, they weren't going to be able to deliver what they were supposed to and then I was out of town, so I couldn't pull up the charm like "Hey let's get this together guys. Go team." The board was like "Hey, it's going to cripple the show, it's going to ruin the brand, it's going to not be like anything anybody signed up for and people are going to be wasting their money and we can't do that to them." So we decided to cancel the show last year. The PR nightmare that came with that was like "Oh, their canceling it forever. It's because Richard was out of town." No, it wasn't because of just me out of town. It was other factors that went into it. This isn't just the Richard show, this is an amazing group of people that just come together, volunteer their time and energy to raise money for Camp Rap-A-Hope and the only way that our industry knows how, which is to put on a fashion show. Marcus: So, Mobile is not the epicenter of ... Richard: Right, where have you been? What are you talking about? No it's not. Marcus: No, but I mean let's be real. I mean it's not the epicenter of fashion. So I just want to say in this that it is absolutely very cool that we have something like this because it's not New York City, it's not L.A., it's not even Miami or any of the other secondary markets that would be considered fashion centers. Richard: Yeah. It's really not and when I got back here that was one of my main ... I moved out to L.A. that's when ... around the time when I met you and we started being cool with each other. I don't know what to say. That was kind of weird. Nothing creepy was happening. Marcus: It's all good people. Richard: But when I moved out to L.A. and I was there for six months and I got to work with some people at L.A. fashion week and I've got to engulf myself in there and when I came back and because the L.A. market just wasn't for me. It just was a lot of mean. I just didn't ... Marcus: Born and raised in Mobile you're used to people being friendly and hospitality and stuff. Richard: Smiling and just being able to be who you are and you would think that in L.A. it would be even more. Marcus: More embracing. Richard: More embracing. Like me just being the loud person that I am it was more embracing but no. It wasn't so came back on home. So I came back home and when I got here a lot of my really talented friends that were into make-up, into hair, into designing were leaving for these big markets as well. They were going to even New Orleans or Atlanta, some of them went to New York, or some of them went to L.A. and I was like, "Wow, we just lost a lot of really talented people," because they feel they didn't have the outlet to express themselves in Mobile and I was like "No, we can't lose anymore talent." That's why we have to show that we can embrace that talent here. So we did the fashion show for Morgan and then I was like "No, it's fashion week. That's what we're going to give them." Yes, you might be a hair stylist down here, you might have to do up dos for prom and homecoming all year but this is the one week that you can do these crazy looks and you can get pictures of them. You can have them all week. Marcus: Thanks for filtering. Richard: Man, you know I was. I was about to... I'm trying to be a good Christian around here. Marcus: He's trying to church it up a little bit though. Richard: Sorry, everyone. Sorry everyone but yeah, love y'all. Marcus: Now, let's think about this as an organization, okay. So, if you were talking to someone that wanted to get started in running these types of events or being more involved in the Mobile community, what's the one bit of wisdom you would impart to them? Richard: Don't be scared, do it. I mean even if you have three people that show up and three people that support you. Those three people next year will tell three more people and then those six people will tell six more people. Marcus: So, just out of curiosity how many people came to the first event. Richard: The first event it was fresh, I was young. So I was on the street I was peddling. It was our first year because we are a 501C3 though the Mobile Arts Council and so those were the days of Bob, Charlie, Hilary. Give me all these contacts and meeting all these people and that when I met Stacy Hamilton and I got in touch with the Downtown Alliance and I was like "Oh, I know all these people now." So the first year we did get about 150, actually 200. Marcus: Pretty darn good for the ... Richard: For the first year, yeah. There was a lot of ... I called in a lot of favors because like you said I worked with Tony Riles and so though that I knew people at Mobile Bay Magazine, I knew people at Access Just Launch that year as well. So I knew Hayley Hill. So I was like "Let me get all these people and let me try and get some free ads from them," and be like "Oh, it's a non-profit." So we had a lot, a lot of press in that first year. It was the first year. Marcus: Right. Richard: So, I feel now, of course we've grown, we've learned a lot from that year. Now if we had that same amount of press and people coming it would be even more. But hey this is what you learn. Marcus: Yeah, it'd be a much bigger event. No, I just ... to your ... I mean what you were saying though, those three people. I mean it is, it's a process. You have to go though that process and go through it and build on it and learn the lessons like what you're talking about and grow. Richard: Learning the lessons because ... guys just don't be afraid. You can do it. There are at least three other people that have the same idea that you have in your head but they are just so scared of failing or just scared... Marcus: There's more than that. There's more than three people. Richard: Three people. Marcus: So, I will go just to soap box for just a second. Richard: Yeah, let's soap box. Marcus: I get tired of people coming to me and not wanting to tell me their ideas and the reason why is because they're scared that if they tell me that idea that somehow ... First of all I've got my own ideas and I'm busy executing on those, but the other thing to is ideas are cheap. Ideas are really cheap, it's the actual execution of the idea is where it becomes valuable. And most people never take that first step to execute the idea and so it's just a wasted thought. Richard: Yeah. Marcus: But anyway. Richard: Stand on that soap box. Marcus: Get back on topic. Richard: The more you know. Marcus: By the time this releases we will probably be two or three weeks out from Mobile fashion week so what are you currently working on? Richard: Okay, so what am I currently working on or ... Marcus: Right now, but I mean ... Richard: Right now. Marcus: Yes, right now. So we're recording this on the 30th of August. So what are you working on for ... Richard: Right now. It's just finalizing the schedule. Everybody thinks that "Oh, it's just a fashion show. You can put that together in a month." Marcus: That's hilarious. Richard: No, no, darlings. It takes literally a year. After the last show we are already ... Like while we're putting that last show ... this show on we're already going to be working on ideas, concepts, designs for next year because one you have to give these designers a chance to make something and you have to give them a chance to let their ideas grow because sometimes their not thinking about it yet. They're just trying to get though that month. Those are the new designers that don't realize they have to be so far ahead yet. But then there's other designers that are a little bit more into the game and know a little bit more. They're already prepared, already have some of that worked out. But you need to give them time. You have to get the Pantone colors for the season, you have to make sure you're trendy. You're keeping the social media up all year so people just don't forget about it and it's like "Oh, well August is here so we're going to start hearing from Mobile fashion week again." No, we have to be at events, we have to be at this, we have to be at that. We have to be promoting, we have to be sharing. So, right now we are finalizing the actual day of fashion week. We used to do three shows. Then we started doing two shows. This year is going to be our first year with one show. One really big show and it's not because of anything else besides the fact that shows cost money and at the end of the day the more money we're spending; yes we have a great week. But the less money we're able to give to Camp Rap-A-Hope. At the end of the day that's what it's about. Like giving the money to the kids with cancer. How do you say no to that? So us cutting down the days that we're actually having to spend on production costs and just focus on the show, focus on the big show and just do other little fun special things though out the week that have to do with fashion, have to do with Camp Rap-A-Hope and promoting that. That's what's important this year. That's what we're focused on this year. Marcus: Very cool. Richard: Just another little fun little change. So yeah just finishing out the calendar. Making sure all the models are still the size they're supposed to be from casting because sometimes you just like ... Marcus: Cheeseburgers. Richard: A new restaurant will open up and you'll eat there a couple times. I've been at that Poke Luau. Marcus: Where's that? Richard: Oh, man you don't know about Poke Luau? Marcus: No. Richard: It's over in Pinebrook shopping center. Marcus: I'll have to check that out. Is that buy ... We're going on a tangent folks, give us just a second. Richard: Yeah, y'all go there too. Marcus: Yeah, is that over by Whole Foods? Richard: Whole Foods. So it's Whole Foods and then that new F45 work out place. It's right next to ... Marcus: Andy Vickers, owns F45. Richard: He's an awesome guy too. All these awesome people. But right next to it there's this Poke Lulu place. Marcus: What kind of food is it? Richard: It's just Poke. It's like... Do you know what Poke is? Like the rice with ... Marcus: Some sort of meat and fresh vegetables and stuff like that. Richard: Yeah everything. Marcus: Alright. Richard: Just go see them. Marcus: Come on, you had to know. I should have told you beforehand just strap yourself in dear listener because we're going on a ride today. Richard: Left, right, up, down. You all should be prepared. Marcus: Who's one person from the business world that motivates you? Or from the fashion world, I'll throw you a bone. So fashion world ... Richard: No, it's actually right in like I can always think big. Think globally act locally and the one person that just inspires me right now and he's local. It's Scott Tindle. Scott Tindle is just an amazing ... y'all clearly ... everybody should know who Scott Tindle is right now. Marcus: Yeah, I mean he's been on the podcast before and Scott and I are friendly. Richard: Yeah, he's just like one of those people that has those ideas but doesn't just spit them out. Like all the sudden they're just there and it's like "Oh, this is an actual thing now. Oh, we actually have a restaurant here now." Marcus: We have Duck Boats that drive down... Richard: We actually have Duck Boats. Marcus: Dauphin Street and we have a fort that's actually being used and we have a restaurant in the fort that has amazing Po Boys and who knows what else dear Scott Tindle has planned for this city. Richard: Hey, and there's going to be a fashion week at that same fort. Marcus: Is it going to be there? Richard: Yeah, it's going to be at the fort. Marcus: Nice. Richard: Yeah, it's going to be great and then we have some food there from ... oh, and they just got their liquor license so we got booze from them too. So you know the fort is going to be a poppin' place Marcus: Somebody hide the Vodka from Richard before the show. Richard: I don't actually drink. I take pictures of everybody else being drunk. It's really good. Especially at business events. It's like "Got this for later." What he has done ...It's just one of those people that's also inspiring also can make light of bad situations. Like bad stuff happens ... Marcus: Yeah. Richard: Forgot to get this license so we've got to ground, you know, the Duck Boats for a little bit but hey learned now not going to do that again. Marcus: Yeah, move forward. Richard: Yeah, move forward. So he's just really ... He's inspiring so many like Andrew Vickers he like worked with Scott and now he's doing his own thing. Just being that inspiring person and being okay with sharing ideas and not thinking like "Oh, I have to keep these ideas to myself because I wanna be the most successful, the richest person in Mobile." No, share your ideas. Marcus: One of the things that the internet has taught me is that ideas are meant to be shared. Richard: Yes. Marcus: Right, they're meant to be shared freely and that, you know. So we give away a lot of information whether it be on the  videos or the podcasts or the blog posts that we right and stuff like that and I mean we go into great detail in some of the things that we share. The funny thing is even if you give away those details often times people will never do anything with it. It's just information that they kind of consume. Richard: I learned a lot about SEO from y'all. See look, hey. Marcus: Throwing that out there. Richard: Yeah, learned it, hey. Marcus: Are there any books, podcasts, people or organizations that have been helpful to you? Richard: Yeah, Mobile Arts Council has been just the supporting of Mobile fashion week. When Bob and Charlie were there, of course, they were just people that I could go in there, talk to, cry if I needed to and just be like "Guys, I'm so overwhelmed. I don't know what's going on. I don't know what to do next." And they were just there ... just the ear to talk to. They were also ... It was really inspiring just for them to talk to in the fact of fashion is art as well. I know it gets lost. Marcus: I love it. Richard: A lot of people don't think of it as art. They think if it's not hanging up on a wall it's not considered art. Marcus: Right. Richard: So, being that outlet for them as well saying "Hey, fashion is art." Yes, it's clothing. Yes, you can wear it every day. Marcus: It's functional. Richard: But yes there are some designers that are making these gorgeous pieces that you will never wear down Dolphin street but they're these beautiful concepts and it took time and effort. It took just as much time to make that dress as it did to paint that picture. Marcus: And as much creativity. Richard: Much creativity and much uniqueness and that's just energy. Marcus: What's the most important thing that you've learned about running this organization? Richard: Just to ... I know that sounds bad because you should take everything seriously but not to take it too seriously. Marcus: Right. Richard: Not to take everything ... It's not mapping the brain, it's not brain surgery. It's nothing to do with that. Yes, we have this. Yes, we're dealing with money. Yes, we're donating money. All this important stuff behind it but if it ended today, if it ended tomorrow, if this was the last year, if next year's the last year, if anything happen that would not affect me as a person much without saying "I've learned a lot from it." I've learned so much for it and now I can move on and do something else for it. Not that it's going to end anytime soon. Marcus: Right. Richard: Because we're still young around here and we're just going to ride it until the wheels fall off. Marcus: There you go. Richard: But it's just the importance of just not taking it too seriously. Marcus: Well, I mean fashion and art are meant to be fun, right? Richard: Yes. Marcus: And there is ... often times I think we try to make things serious in an effort to lend importance to them. Richard: It gives it validation. If we make it serious, if it's a serious thing then it's validated. Marcus: Right. We have to study it and pick it apart and make it mean something more then what it means. Richard: Those lines. Did you see those lines ... Marcus: Right, exactly. Richard: It was a fun picture. Marcus: Yeah, exactly. Richard: It was a Campbell's soup can, you know. Marcus: Yeah, Andy Warhol is the reference there if you're not catching it. I mean it is ... How much cocaine was consumed in the making of those Campbell's soup cans? Richard: No matter. Marcus: I mean, how much fun was he having while he was doing that? You really think he was trying to be all that serious, no. I mean it was Campbell's soup. He was trying to make a statement but it wasn't meant to be this global thing. Richard: Yeah, no. Marcus: See I get on these soap boxes. I need to just ... Richard: I like your soap boxes. Marcus: Yeah. Richard: Where did that term come from you think? Marcus: Soap box? Richard: Where's that term come from? Marcus: Soap box. Back in the day when people would stand on some sort of pedestal and what's the old term ... Stump speech when ... in politics. Anyway we're way off topic now guys. See I told you this is the last one. We've got another one, we may have to put him in front of this just to make sure that this ... Richard: Make sure you know. Marcus: How do you like to unwind? Richard: How do I like to unwind. Do I unwind? No. I like to sew. Marcus: So you do ... I mean you're actually making fashion pieces and stuff. Richard: One of my things for fashion week ... one of the other things that inspires me. Yes, I make ... I sew, I design, I do all that fun stuff too. I love so many ... and this is what help people that want to start events as well or want's to start something to. I don't believe in a jack of all trades. Like I just don't think it's a good concept. I never really liked it. I liked the fact that you know a little bit about everything but I don't think it's good for the market place, I don't think it's good for anything. Like you just doing it all yourself. So I love make-up, I love hair, I love design, I love shows, I love everything about it but I don't want to be the designer that also does hair, that also does make-up, that also does photography, that also does this, that also does that. Marcus: No, but you have to have some understanding of it in order to pull all of those things together. To make your vision come though. Richard: I do that through fashion week. So I get to play dress up with the designers, I get to talk design to the designers, I get to talk make-up to the make-up artists that support. I get to talk hair to the hair stylist that are coming. You get all these facets together and you get to be engulfed in it all at once without trying to be like "Oh, I'm perfect at everything." And you're not actually giving it everything you're 100% because you can only give 20% of yourself to hair, 20% of yourself to make-up. Marcus: Yeah. Richard: Just put an event together, get these other people that are amazing at these talents because that's what they focus on and just be engulfed in it and just have fun with them. Marcus: Yeah, that's really cool. Now tell people where they can find out more about the event. Richard: Gosh, go to Mobfashionweek.com M-O-B fashionweek.com We post fun blogs there, we have some information about Camp Rap-A-Hope there, we have pictures from past shows. You can see what designers are walking this show. You can see the hair stylists that are supporting, the make-up artists. Everyone that's on the board and on the team that puts this show together because yes I talk because I'm the talker. I'm the loud one. I'm the one ... Marcus: [laughs] Richard: I'm the loud one. I'm the one that puts myself out there but there's so many people and that's what's also empowering as well. Having people because there are those people in life, in the world we live in that have to be the center of attention but I work with this amazing group of people that they will work back behind the scenes. You don't need to know their name, you don't need to know they helped at all. Susan Massengale one of the ones been there since day one and she never comes out and says thank you afterwords. She never does that after the shows. She cleans up, she gets all the models stuff that they leave because we have these ... Marcus: Make sure that everything's buttoned up and taken care of. Richard: Everything's buttoned up and taken care of. You don't have to see her, you don't even have to know she was a part of it because at the end of the day we all work to donate this charity to Camp Rap-A-Hope. Marcus: Yeah. Richard: And that just one of my things that I just loved about working with her, working with the rest of the team with Allison, with Lindsey, with Malcome, with all of these amazing people. Just they don't have to be the center of attention. You don't have to know they're there but they are, they're helping and I appreciate them so much but I'm, of course, like I said the loud one. I'm the loud one, I'm the one like "Hey, y'all coming to the show now? Y'all get over here y'all." Marcus: Oh my god, help us. Richard I want to thank you again for coming on my podcast to wrap up any final thoughts or comments you'd like to share? Richard: Man, just come to the show, support Camp Rap-A-Hope, support all the local events that happen in Mobile; 1065 all these great really cool events. There was that new music ... Marcus: South Sounds. Richard: South Sounds, gosh, please go to South Sounds. Marcus: Yeah, and then you're talking about Mobfest Richard: MOB Fest. That's an event that comes around. All these events, support them. So go there. It might be something you're into, e-mail them say you want to be a part of it if you want to be part of it. If you don't, if you just want to be at the house and go to a cool event, man there's so many events around Mobile. Marcus: It's important that you support them. Some of them are free so it's not even a matter of paying to go but it's important because the people put a lot of effort into that and if people don't come out then they stop putting that effort in and the other thing to is just from the economic impacts stand point because well it's a business podcast so we'll talk about it. Richard: We gotta talk about that. Marcus: From the economic stand point, you know, I was talking to someone who shall remain nameless who said that they generate $30 million worth of revenue for the city by bringing their event here. Richard: Voldemort? Was it Voldemort? Marcus: No. Richard: Oh. Marcus: And so we ... Richard: You said nameless, okay. Marcus: No. It's... Richard: It's not a bad guy. Marcus: Yeah. Richard: Their bringing money in. Marcus: I don't want to ... I mean he's going to be on the podcast soon and he may actually talk about this but we were having lunch the other day and $30-$40 million every year is brought into the city by this guy. Richard: Oh, wow. Marcus: And, you know, the tickets to the event are not that expensive but it's extremely important that we go out and we support these events. Even if they're free because there's sponsorships that, you know, they want to know the numbers that of people that come and there are organizations like yours where it's $25, $30 to come or even if it's $50 who cares. That money's going to a good cause and yes that's not a cheap ticket but at the same time it's a fun event, go. Richard: It's not like trying to go to New York. So many people ... Some of our guests that come they will never have the chance to go to New York fashion week. They'll never have the chance to go to Miami fashion week or L.A. fashion week so we want to bring that experience to them and we don't want be like "Oh, it's $100 to come to our show." Yeah we would love to raise that much money, if you want to spend that much money on a ticket write the other donation to . We don't need that money, we're okay. We're not profiting off this at all. No ones making money everything after they count zeros out goes to Camp Rap-A-Hope. So we're not trying to profit off of this. All we're trying to do is create an amazing event for you to have fun at and not think about ... because that's the fun thing about Camp Rap-A-Hope is they don't ever want to push the fact that the kids have cancer on you. They want to push the fact that they're having fun and they're able just to have fun because its not a big taboo subject because every kid there has cancer so you don't have to talk about it. Marcus: Right. Richard: Because you already know everybody else here has it so we're just going to have a fun weekend and not have to talk about it. You don't have to worry about these ports and tubes around you because you see it all around. It's just a fun week of kids ... oh gosh, I get emotional about it. Marcus: Well, I do need to wrap up. Richard: Oh, yeah we do. Marcus: But I want to say ... I normally wrap up with appreciate your willingness to sit with me and share your journey as a business center but I would just like to commend you for taking something like this on because I know it's not a small feat. So pouring your life into something and not getting anything from it other than just an outlet is an amazing thing. You're a beautiful individual. Thank you for what you bring. Richard: Thank you so much. Thank you so much everyone. Learn more about Mobile Fashion Week on their  and follow them on , , and .

Today’s guest is Bob LeVitus.  Bob is the author of more than 80 technical books and has been a columnist for the Houston Chronicle since 1996.  He’s known about his ADHD for almost 20 years, and he says at this point, he considers it “kind of a blessing.”  Bob has a company called Working Smarter for Productions. Bob is a Mac aficionado, and he’s going to help us understand how he uses different Mac products to improve his productivity, and hopefully help your productivity.  If you don’t have a Mac product, I would encourage you to still listen to this conversation.  Bob says that most of his information is applicable across other platforms. In this conversation, Bob shares a ton of great tips for organization and time management. You will hear us discuss lots of apps and services. If you would like to take Bob’s course, you can get it 50% off!  The coupon code is ADHD reWired. Connect with "Dr. Mac": Website -  You’ll Learn: [07:50] - Bob shares his ADHD story. [09:46] - Being in a group for adults with ADHD was more beneficial for Bob than individual therapy. [11:17] - Bob explains that he tried several strategies for organization and time management. [12:40] - Bob describes the Pomodoro Technique. [14:33] - Not a single one of David Allen’s suggestions worked for Bob. [15:56] - Bob talks about time-blocking and keeping himself in the chair. [17:16] - I talk about one of the oldest documented descriptions of ADHD. [18:41] - We talk about predicting the amount of time a task should take you and comparing that to the amount of time it actually takes. [20:17] - Bob talks about typing speed, and suggests TypingTest.com to test yourself and improve your typing speed. [22:35] - Most thinner keyboards actually slow your typing speed down.  Bob talks about keyboards built in a manner that helps your typing. [25:44] - We talk about using dictation and enhanced dictation.  Bob compares Dragon to the built-in dictation on Mac. [28:40] - Bob shares how he uses voice with his iOS devices. [33:53] - I share that I wish location reminders were able to be micro-location reminders. [35:36] - When Bob was writing an article, he discovered weird things you can get Siri to answer.  This leads us to a rabbit hole and a beat-boxing Siri. [39:56] - Bob talks about how you can create snippets or shortcuts on Mac and iOS. [48:00] - Bob suggests not obsessively checking email. He shares ways to pry yourself away from the inbox. [49:52] - Bob doesn’t pay for many services, but he pays for . [52:03] - Turn off your notifications! [52:40] - Bob used to believe he was great at multitasking. He now realizes he CAN’T multitask. [54:53] - We talk about the amount of time it takes to create or break a habit. [56:16] - Bob talks about the Pomodoro Technique app he likes to use, . [56:55] - I talk about one of my favorite apps, . [58:35] - I share how I use . [1:00:06] -  is a paid service that we have both used in the past. [1:01:52] - I share that Bose headphones have helped my focus. [1:03:07] - Bob talks about how he organizes the apps on his iPhone. [1:05:03] - Bob attributes almost all of his weight loss to the Apple Watch. [1:08:00] - I share a usage monitoring tool for the iPhone, which leads to a confession. Use my Audible.com affiliate link for your favorite titles: ADHD reWired Coaching and Accountability Group  Our fall season of the ADHD reWired Coaching and Accountability Group will begin September 21st.  Registration ends this week! To learn more or RSVP for a registration event, go to . Support the podcast on Patreon  Patreon allows listeners like you to support content creators like me.  With a monthly contribution, you can get access to different levels of perks.  One perk example is our Patreon-only Adult Study Hall.  Learn more at  ADHD reWired Facebook Group:  If you would like to join the ADHD reWired secret Facebook group, go to  and fill out an application. Productivity Q&A  Get your ADHD questions answered live!  These Q&A sessions take place on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 12:30pm.  Go to. Want to be a guest?  Hey! What about you?  Do you have a story?  Are you a Coach?  Are you an ADHD Clinician?  If you answered yes to any of these questions and you’d like to be a guest, schedule a pre-interview call .

In this episode of Life In Accounting: The Where Accountants Go podcast, we speak with Bob Alonzo, a former analyst with the FBI and a white collar crimes adjunct professor. Joining the FBI Bob began his accounting career in public accounting, and he has been a professor and a soccer store owner as well. Right before he joined the FBI, Bob worked for the Department of Defense where he enjoyed working in many positions such as Inventory Manager, Systems Accountant, and Accounting Auditor and Manager. When Bob decided to join the FBI (it took eleven months to get hired), he began as a Financial Analyst in the San Antonio office. He held many assignments including Administrative Supervisor, Field Intelligence Supervisor – Foreign Language Program Coordinator, and he was on the white collar crime squad team. Transferable Skills Bob learned that many of his accounting skills not only transferred well to the Bureau, but that they were also the skills the Bureau valued highly in their new team members. When you join the FBI as an accountant, you are the finance expert! For example, working as part of the foreign counter-intelligence squad allowed him to use his skills of organizing and presenting information in a way the squad would understand. Accountants are talented at knowing how to analyze, organize, and present information in a concise, professional, and highly impactful manner. While the skills you use are consistent, the cases change, which provides you with variety. As a member of the evidence response team, Bob never knew what kind of case he would be assigned, but he did know that he would be doing the investigative audit. He was expected to analyze the evidence and proceed as he determined was best. It was always an exciting challenge. We hope you enjoy this interview with Bob Alonzo as much as we did recording it! Other podcasts mentioned: Solving Crimes and Other CPA Superhero Topics with Fred Olivares, CPA To listen in on this interview with Bob Alonzo, please use the player below:

You are really in for a treat today! I have the very amazing Bob Burg here with me and I know that many of you have heard of him and will be eager to hear our conversation! In their best-selling business parable The Go-giver, and then in their follow-up, The Go-giver Leader, Bob Burg, and John D. Mann challenge conventional wisdom about success. Now they have come up with a new and equally compelling story about the power of genuine influence in business and beyond. The Go-giver Influencer is quite a novel concept. It's a little story about a most persuasive idea and it tackles the paradox of achieving what you want by focusing on the other person's interests. This is not done in a self-sacrificial way, but rather in a way that benefits both parties greatly and this results in both immediate and long-term success. Listen in now to find out how Bob managed to refine his process of predictably achieving a goal, based on a logical and specific set of how-to principals.   Bob speaks all over the world on topics that are related to The Go-giver and he also talks about what he calls genuine influence. While his total book sales are at well over a million copies, his and Mann's original book has sold over 700 000 copies and it has also spurred an international movement. Their new book, The Go-giver Influencer, however, may be their most important book of all. Listen in to find out more about Bob and also, how to get the kind of results that you really desire!   Show highlights:   Bob tells his story. Bob's limiting beliefs about sales and selling when he first started out. When Bob's sales started to go through the roof. The moment when Bob first doubled his sales. About Bob's shifts in his beliefs. The limiting beliefs that Bob had to overcome. How Bob managed to get over the big hump. Why Bob was always listening to audio tapes and reading. The top two strategies that Bob used to grow his business. Creating the right kind of relationships. Asking the right questions when you first meet someone. Being the connector. Bobs best strategies. Selling by discovering what the other person really wants. Bob's advice for struggling business owners. Having service, not money,  as your target.   If you'd like to connect with Bob, or to check out his books, go to www.thegogiver.com.    Our sponsor for today is The Expressory and their aim is to change the way that we build business relationships. They help business owners create customer loyalty by designing and executing unique, personal customer experiences. To redeem your bonus worth $150 along with your initial consultation, visit bit.ly/doublenow and mention the DYSN Podcast or email info@theexpressory.com for more information.      

Were you alone and lonely on Valentine’s Day? If you’re fed up with dating options in your area, maybe you should try looking beyond the void, and starting bumping uglies with the undead. Yes, people do that, and yes we are talking all about it! Also, this week the gals turn over their notes and let Engineer Bob tell the stories... if he can decipher their notes. After some background on the science and myth behind the practice of spectrophilia (aka ghost fuckin’), we launch into the story of Doris Bither, the story behind The Entity, who was an unwilling partner in a sexual haunting that went of for years, paired with Mother Earth Brew Co’s Cali Creamin’ vanilla cream ale. Then we get to know Sian Jameson and Amethyst Realm, two Britians who loudly and proudly proclaim their love of love making with ghosts, and how human lovers can never measure up, paired with Brouwerij Huyghe’s Delirium Nocturnum Belgium strong ale. When Bob tells the stories, there are no winners... but we make him read porno, so listen in!!

When Bob and Sue took their touring holiday in Germany they uncovered surprising family connections. Old foes or new friends?

Bob Burg, a sought-after speaker at company leadership and sales conferences, and author of numerous bestselling books, including The Go-Giver, which has sold more than half a million copies, talks about his core philosophy to build long-lasting business relationships. Bob Burg’s Journey Bob started his career as a broadcaster in radio and television, but later made his way into sales. He had a rough start in the sales arena, especially because the training he was given was “negligible at best.” That's why he decided to become a student of sales, and learned the importance of focusing on the other person first. Money became an echo of value rather than a primary goal. When Bob began his speaking career, he found support in the National Speakers Association. There, he met people like Brian Tracy, who became a source of support and inspiration. Bob's Philosophy to Build Long-Lasting Business Connections: Always give value first. Great salesmanship or influencing is never about the salesperson or the influencer. It’s about the people you try to serve. Value is in the eyes of the beholder. The key is not what we think is valuable, or what we think they should think is of value. Understanding the other person is a must. Money simply is an echo of value. You will be able to get ahead when you shift from an “I” focus to an “other” focus. Stay in touch with your business relationships. A handwritten note or a quick check in on social media is all it takes. Do so because you're genuinely interested in them. Worst influencer marketing moment “In terms of writing, I’ve been very fortunate,” Bob says. However, there have been instances when a business venture turned out to be a bad idea. To avoid this kind of situation, Bob suggests doing extensive research before committing to any business partnership. Even then, there are no guarantees. You'll up your chances to succeed if there's alignment between your values and those of your partners. One thing you’re most excited about The 10th anniversary of The Go-Giver. It’s now a series of books, including Go-Givers Sell More and The Go-Giver Leader. The Go-Giver Influencer is the most recent book in the series. Resources and tools mentioned The Go-Giver main website National Speakers Association The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace Wattles How to Become a Speaker - Interview with Jane Atkinson How to Find an Agent - Interview with Margret McBride and Faye Atchison Kolbe Test InfusionSoft How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie More about Bob Burg Bob Burg is a sought-after speaker at company leadership and sales conferences. He has shared his speaking platform with everyone from today’s business leaders and broadcast personalities to even a former U.S. President. Bob is the author of a number of books on sales, marketing and influence, with total book sales of well over a million copies. His book, The Go-Giver, coauthored with John David Mann has sold over half a million copies and it has been translated into 21 languages. Bob is an advocate, supporter and defender of the Free Enterprise system, believing that the amount of money one makes is directly proportional to how many people they serve. He is also an unapologetic animal fanatic, and is a past member of the Board of Directors of Furry Friends Adoption, Clinic & Ranch in his town of Jupiter, Florida.  

This is a bird that Bill thinks should have a new name. When Bob moved into his neighborhood hawks were a big topic of conversation. Tune in to learn more about the red-shouldered hawk. Our sources for this episode include: Protective Hawks go on Attack http://www.ohio.com/akron/news/protective-hawks-go-on-attack-near-nest-in-akron Red-shouldered vs Red tailed Hawk http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/2008/02/red-shouldered-vs-red-tailed-hawk.html Red-shouldered Hawk from BioKIDS http://www.biokids.umich.edu/critters/Buteo_lineatus/ Red-shouldered Hawk from National Geographic http://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/r/red-shouldered-hawk/  

Bob Breitenbach was a respected, self-taught engineer at Standard Electric Supply. When Bob became sick with a deadly lung condition, his employer made accommodations for him, enabling him to work for as long as possible. When Bob could no longer work, his former co-workers rallied around him. Business reporter Rick Romell joins Behind the Headlines with the details of this heartwarming story. We’ll also hear from editor Jim Higgins on a new book chronicling Milwaukee’s early punk rock scene. And reporter Annysa Johnson discusses ways faith leaders are responding to President Donald Trump’s executive orders and the difficulty of navigating congregants through divisive political climates.

In episode 2, Troy Cole tells about the search of this chamber of horrors. The house was in complete disarray, kind of like a teenage kid’s room. When Bob got done with something, he just... The post Bob Berdella Serial Killer – Part 2 appeared first on Gangland Wire.

He may have spun off into his own solo series, but Colin "Stormtongue" Mulkerin is always up for a good old nostalgic crossover! Bringing with him the intrepid Brad Bultman, Colin returns to Smash Fiction to answer another of the most important questions: When Bob, Helen, Dash, and Violet Parr, collectively known as the Incredibles (along with their friend, Frozone), find themselves in the city of San Fransokyo during a massive prison break, what will happen when they get into the inevitable "each team thinks the other team are supervillains" fight with Hiro Hamada, Baymax, Honey Lemon, GoGo, Wasabi, and Fred -- Big Hero 6? Will technological genius prevail over the inherent qualities of "being super?" Does the power of family and fashionable costuming trump the power of friendship and SCIENCE? Is The Incredibles actually promoting the elitist idea that human worth is conveyed by birthright, as opposed to Big Hero 6's apparent dedication to the concept of people creating their own worth through hard work and ingenuity? Actually, that last question isn't answered here, although there is a critical discussion of both films from a progressive gender studies perspective... and the question of what makes someone "worthy" does come up, though maybe not in the way you think... ...but hey, Kit defends stoners (kind of), Dan makes it incredibly clear that he has read way, way too many comic books, and MeganBob tells us how she really feels about children. Justice is served.

Bob tried to overprice his home to take advantage of the market. It didn’t work, but we were still able to sell his home quickly after an adjustment.Selling your Grand Rapids home? Get a free home value reportBuying a Grand Rapids home? Search all homes for saleWe are here today with one of our great clients, Bob, to talk about his recent experience of buying a home and selling a home at the same time. I’ve been getting a lot of questions from people about how this can be accomplished, and I hope Bob’s story sheds some light on some ways how it can be done.When Bob originally decided to sell, we met and discussed a lot of different things like the condition of his home, where he should be pricing, etc. At first, he decided against my advice and wanted to capitalize on the market by overpricing the house. After about a week with no bites, we met again and I advised him to come down to that original price we talked about at our first meeting.After taking our advice, Bob’s home sold one week later. This wasn’t the only way we were able to help him through the transaction, however. After they got an offer, they faced additional challenges in the form of mountains of paperwork. It got so bad, they considered backing out of the deal. Everything worked out in the end for Bob. With our assurance and our staff’s assistance, we toughed it out and everything worked out in the end for Bob. Bob is grateful that we were able to resolve these issues, because he says if we hadn’t, they wouldn't have been able to. Trying to buy and sell a home on your own can be done, but it is not something we would advise.If you have any questions for us or you need anything, give us a call or send us an email. We look forward to hearing from you.

When Bob is unavailable to record, what does Zipp do? He turns to former guest and long time friend Rob to assist him in hosting duties. Listen and enjoy as they discuss the presidential election, Black Lives Matter, dollar stores, and how they met. Also, a special announcement is made that is sure to excite all 14 of No Redeeming Qualities' fans! Follow NRQ! It’s the best way to find new episodes, see memes, and the occasional butt or two! Website: NRQpodcast.com Facebook: Facebook.com/NRQpodcast                                Twitter: Twitter.com/NRQ_podcast  Instagram: Instagram.com/NRQpodcast      Youtube: Youtube.com/channel/UCEmxHabHFkSnXnQhYJpEWPQ Facebook Group (it’s lit): Facebook.com/groups/119684931960080/?ref=br_rs Patreon: Patreon.com/NRQpodcast Music provided by The Bass Chef. He can be contacted for gigs at the following:
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When Bob's interview guest doesn't show up he goes on an emotional journey with engineer Brett. He must dig within himself and into the archives to share an interview with special guest MP, a renowned angel scholar/communicator. They'll talk about how MP became to be an angel scholar, the best way to seek guidance from angels, and what it’s like to have the gift/curse of being in tune with angels.

Everyone agrees that differentiation is crucial. If you want to avoid being another face in the crowd, you have to stand out. This means you have to figure out what makes you different and showcase it to the world. Sometimes that means you’ll have to do a little, or a lot, more work. When Bob […] The post MBP #27: How Bob Lotich Married His Faith & His Finances to 55,000+ Subscribers appeared first on Microblogger.

Lois Schadewald's interest in both science and pseudoscience rubbed off on her from her brilliant brother Robert J. Schadewald, a prolific author and debater. When Bob died a decade ago he left behind a legacy of published essays and book chapters, as well as much unpublished material including a complete manuscript on the history of the Flat Earth movement. Lois has seen to the publication of many of these pieces in the collection Worlds of their Own: A Brief History of Misguided Ideas; Creationism, Flat-Earthism, Energy Scams, and the Velikovsky Affair. In this episode of Point of Inquiry, Robert M. Price asks Lois to outline some of her brother's research in Flat Earth and Hollow Earth "science" as well as to relate some stories of his association with important "alternative science" figures like catastrophist Immanuel Velikovsky. Schadewald talks about her brother's unique approach to dealing with promoters of pseudoscience, and what he gained from it. She discusses the timeline of Bob's research interests and how he eventually made his way to studying creationism.   Lois Schadewald is Professor of Chemistry at Normandale Community College in Minnesota, where she is also active with the Minnesota Atheists.   Robert J. Schadewald (1943-2000) was a widely published science writer. His articles dealing with unorthodoxies of science and scholarship appeared in Science 80, Smithsonian, Technology Illustrated, and Skeptical Inquirer among others. He was a contributing author to six books, including The History of Science and Religion in the Western Tradition: An Encyclopedia (Garland Publishing, 2000). From 1986 until the mid-1990s, he served on the board of directors of the National Center for Science Education, including two years as president. He attended seven national creationism conferences, interviewed Immanuel Velikovsky, investigated perpetual motion machines, and was thrown out of the Flat Earth Society for having spherical tendencies. Bob was nationally recognized as an expert on creationism, perpetual motion, and flat Earthism.

Jeff Shay joins Dan Clark in conversation with Bob Nagler, retired chemistry professor and World War II conscientious objector. When Bob was a boy in Iowa City, his father Floyd A. Nagler taught hydraulic engineering at the university, and Bob recalls his father's "best graduate student" visiting their home. That student was Max Stanley, later of Muscatine. Floyd Nagler's detailed surveys of Iowa rivers and streams are important historical benchmarks, and his collection of mill relics went to the UI hydraulics laboratory now named for Stanley. Floyd was also a World War I veteran whose "thorough disgust with war" moved him to promote the Oxford Peace Pledge, and he was his son's hero. Three months before Floyd died in 1933, 10-year-old Bob signed the pledge himself--a pledge not to fight in any war. Read more of the Nagler story at http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/11/11/5149.