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Intense Performance / Public Speaking Anxiety, Part 1 of 2 This Is podcast features the first of the two live therapy demonstrations that Dr. Jill Levitt and I did at our psychotherapy workshop on Sunday, May 16th, 2021. I hope you enjoy this dramatic and inspiring session! Jill and I believe that doing your own personal work is vitally important to the growth and credibility of a mental health professional for many reasons. First, when you're in the patient role, you can see things from a radically different perspective, including a far greater, first-hand appreciation of the errors that shrinks make as well as what is especially helpful. Second, if you are successful in your own work, you can tell your patients, “I know what you're going through, and how intensely painful it is, because I've been there myself, and I can show you how the way out of the woods as well!” This is a message that most patients welcome. And finally, the personal work you do with TEAM-CBT is a fantastic way of comprehending how this new approach really works. Our “patient” today is Michelle Wharton, a forensic and clinical psychologist from Australia. I want to thank Michelle for her tremendous courage in sharing a very personal experience with all of us. I also want to thank Dr. Levitt, who practices at the Feeling Good Institute in Mountain View, California, where she serves as Director of Clinical Training. Jill is also a co-leader at my TEAM-CBT training group at Stanford. I am especially thrilled to share Michelle's live session with you, since only mental health professionals are allowed to attend the workshops sponsored by the Feeling Good Institute. Many non-therapists were eager to attend, and disappointed when they learned that only shrinks could attend. By way of compensation, this podcast will give all of you the chance to hear what you missed, and I think you will NOT be disappointed! When Jill and I asked for volunteers for the live demonstrations in the workshop, Michelle sent us this email, describing her situation. Hi Jil and David, I've just seen your email on the listserv asking for volunteers for the live therapy training on 16 May and thought I'd put up my hand. I'm an Australian clinical and forensic psychologist with Level 2 TEAM-CBT certification based in Adelaide, South Australia. I had been thinking about volunteering to do some work on social anxiety and feelings of inadequacy. I know this has impacted me at different points in my life like holding back my career contributing to perfectionism, and causing high anxiety in social settings. My anxiety is probably more work-related but does impact personal relationships where I just assume I'm not particularly important. After reading your post, it just kept playing thru my mind that I wouldn't be a very good volunteer. This thought was keeping me awake, which paradoxically also made me think I might actually be a good volunteer. Also, from the fractal perspective, the anxiety triggered by just thinking about volunteering is probably reflective of all of my inadequacy concerns. So, I've attached a Daily Mood Log (DML)/ If you think it might be useful let me know. Since I'm in Australia, the workshop will be from 1am-8am in my part of the world. We scheduled Michelle at the start of the workshop, due to the tremendous time difference, but it still required enormous commitment on her part to work with us in the middle of the night! That kind of motivation is extremely helpful and often predicts rapid changes, but it's no guarantee and we'll have to see what happens in the session. This will be a two-part podcast. In today's podcast, you will hear the first portion of Michelle's session (T = Testing and E = Empathy). Next week you will hear the fantastic conclusion (A = Assessment of Resistance) and M = Methods.) I hope you enjoy the session as much as we did. Again, a big hug and thanks to Michelle, the superstar of the podcast! T = Testing To get started, take a look at the Daily Mood Log (LINK) that Michelle shared with us at the start of her session. As you can see, most of Michelle's negative feelings were intense, especially the anxiety and embarrassment, which she rated at 100%. You would not have known how overwhelming her suffering was if you had met her in daily life because she comes across as warm, bright, personable, and likeable. But inside, a part of her is dying, and that's the part she's been hiding and fighting desperately to change. Her actions today—opening up and become completely vulnerable in front of a large live audience of mental health professionals—required incredible courage and was a fantastic gift to all of us. That's one of the really important reasons for Testing. You can see exactly what you're dealing with, in terms of the type and severity of negative feelings. Of course, we'll ask Michelle to rate her feelings again at the end of the session. That way, we'll know how effective—or ineffective—the session was. This information can sometimes be humbling to therapists, especially when you see that things didn't improve during your session, but it is always illuminating. Neither Jill nor I could conceive of doing therapy without the Testing! At the end of today's session, we'll also ask Michelle to rate us on Empathy, Helpfulness and other dimensions, using brief but sensitive scales that will highlight even the smallest therapeutic errors that most therapists would not otherwise be aware of. Using these scales also requires therapist courage, because the information is often disturbing and unexpected, but it is always illuminating and potentially super helpful. That's because you can discuss any low ratings you received at the start of the next session. If you do this skillfully and non-defensively, with warmth, respect and curiosity, the dialogue can greatly deepen the therapeutic relationship. So, in an odd way, we often “hope” for failing grades on the Empathy and Helpfulness Scales! But processing poor scores often involves the “great death” of the therapist's ego. This information can be shocking, especially if you thought, as most therapists do, that your empathy skills were good or even excellent. In fact, you will witness such a failure in today's session! Yikes! But you can also ask yourself the question—did Jill and David have to be afraid of their “failure?” Or was it actually a gift in disguise? And if you're a therapist, and you start using “What's My Grade,” will you have to be afraid of grades lower than an A, which is the lowest passing grade? E = Empathy During the empathy phase of the session, Jill and I empathized while Michelle described her struggles with intense and incapacitating public speaking anxiety, which is particularly intense in professional situations. Michelle was visibly shaking and tearful as she said she was grateful and horrified to have overwhelming anxiety that has had a horrible impact on her career and has held her back. She's avoided promotions to more senior positions that might require a good bit of public speaking. She said, “I can feel myself sweating, with a dry mouth, and wondering, ‘what are they thinking?' They're probably wondering how I got my qualifications, and thinking I'm stupid! ”I feel distant, and the audience feels distant, and I find myself thinking that the people in the audience are critical and judgmental. I have the image of feeling isolate, alone, and crying while people are watching. “My fears have even stopped me from doing clinical supervision, which is something I would totally love doing. “There's a lot I'm holding back. . . but I'm not sure what.” During the Empathy phase, Michelle poured her heart out, and both Jill and I did really careful empathy, summarizing her words, acknowledge her feelings, and using “I Feel” Statements to convey warmth and support. I'm not always the best at empathy, but Jill is a true master, and that is one of many reasons I love teaching and doing co-therapy with her. At the end of the Empathy phase, when we were reasonably certain we've done a good job, we asked Michelle to rate us on Empathy. This technique is called “What's My Grade,” and it is frightening but can be extraordinarily helpful. And we spell it out, by asking, “Would you give as an A, a B, A C, a D?” This is a thousand times better than asking, “How are we doing,” because the patient will just say “fine.” But if you ask for a grade, you'll get the truth. And sure enough, Michelle gave us a B! That means we'd vastly missed the mark. Was this a good or bad result? From a Buddhist perspective, it's a great result, because “failure” does not actually “exist.” Michelle actually just gave us some information that was fantastically important. So, we simply asked, “Can you tell us about the part we missed?” And then patients will tell you something really important. Here's what she said: “The sensation in my body right now is huge. . . I can feel it in my stomach . . . And I'm asking myself what the hell am I doing? “I'm holding my hands tightly. . . I feel pressure on my throat . . . a knot in my stomach, shaky hands, and tears are streaming down my face. . . . The volume is turned way up right now. “You're over there on one side, and I'm on the other side. . . . I feel alone. . . I feel distance. . . . This is just like standing at a podium, with a gaping divide between me and the audience. . . . I'm in a spotlight. . . . but I want to feel emotionally held. “A part of me pushes support away, because I don't want any cheerleading. . . and I want to be able to do this for myself, and I think that I should be able to do this for myself. “I want to share something that I've been hiding. I've been holding back. Do I dare to do this?” Then Michelle tearfully described a problem she'd had with bedwetting up until she was thirteen years of age. Her parents took her to a GP and a hypnotherapist, and thought she'd grow out of it. The message she heard was, “You should get over this.” She described waking up every morning with shame, washing the sheets each morning and taking them outside to dry. And, she said, “That's where this all started! The language I used at this time in my life was so hurtful, telling myself I couldn't even get this right. I know that the internal bully really came to life in this moment but I had never seen it until this moment.” David made a joke at this point and asked if the bedwetting ever stopped – it took a second for that to sink in then we all laughed and discussed the value of humor within therapy. David advises that humor, like any powerful healing tool, must be used with thoughtfulness, and never to hurt a patient or put him or her down. In addition, humor is usually not a good idea with a patient who is feeling angry, as it may seem like the therapist is belittling the patient. After a bit more empathy and Jill offered an “I Feel” statement about her own nervousness prior to the start of the group and I then Jill then asked for our grade on empathy. Michelle says, “I gave you both an A and at that point and you asked if I felt ready to get to work and I said yes!” Next week, you will hear the exciting and dramatic conclusion to this session, include A = Assessment of Resistance, M = Methods, and T = Testing at the end of the session to assess changes in negative feelings, if any, as well as how Michelle graded us on Empath and Helpfulness during the session. We will also give you a live multi-week follow-up, to see if the effects stuck, or were just a flash in the pan, and what the most important keys to relapse prevention might have been! Rhonda, Jill, Michelle, and David End of Part 1

Retired Super Model turned Author, Coach, and Podcast host, Jill de Jong, joins us from Maui to share her journey of going from a life of glitz and glam, to a life of awakening people to their soul's purpose. Today Jill helps people physically and emotionally heal through several different modalities that encompasses the mind, body, and soul. Jill is one of the most down to earth people I've ever had the pleasure of interviewing; her confidence in herself is contagious. She is Author of the popular book 'Models do Eat' where she, along with other models, share their key to remaining grounded and holistically healthy while working in the industry. Join us for an enlightening conversation from an area of life you wouldn't usually associate with Spirituality! Jill de Jong was born in Holland and pursued a successful modeling career in the States. After making the career shift from full-time modeling to health coach, personal trainer and author, she's never looked back. She currently lives and works from her home in Maui with her husband. When Jill isn't working you can find her in the ocean, doing water sports and loves going on adventures with her badass friends. Meaningful conversations and delicious food make her heart sing.   www.jilldejong.com Instagram: @_modelsdoeat ***Interested in the IIN program? Visit www.lightworkers-lounge.com or click here. Remember to mention Lightworkers Lounge or Stephanie Powers to receive a deep discount off the price of tuition!    Intro song: The Light - Sol Rising. Feels - Kiiara *Check him out on Instagram, @solrising   Outro song:  The Light - Sol Rising   *All Songs Featured in Lightworkers Lounge can be found on our Spotify Playlist!

This week's guest is Jerrica Dennison. Jerrica is a fellow podcaster and is the host of She Has a Name Too. Jill Devine met Jerrica through Jerrica's brother, Alex. Alex is also a fellow podcaster and is the host of Broken Blubs. Alex invited Jill to be on his podcast and then he suggested Jill be on Jerrica's podcast and then Jill thought Jerrica should be on Two Kids and A Career and that's exactly what transpired. When Jill asked Jerrica what topic Jerrica felt most compelled to discuss, Jerrica said: I would love to discuss the importance of having good mom friends. If you're the first of your friends to have a baby or you have recently moved, the transition into motherhood can be especially difficult without a support group already in place. I had my daughter around the same time as a lot of my friends, but we lived in a different country. (I grew up in Canada) 6 weeks before my daughter was born, we moved from Utah to Southern California and knew essentially no one. Two years later, now living in Tennessee, I have finally found a group of women who share my season. It certainly wasn't easy, but I'd love to share some tips that might help women who are in need of a friend. Check out this week's episode to hear Jerrica's tips on creating community with other women. Two Kids and A Career Website: https://www.jilldevine.com/ Two Kids and A Career Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jilldevine/?hl=en Two Kids and A Career Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JillDevineMedia/ Thank you to our sponsor: Evoke Creative

When Jill discovered the affair, she was tempted to end her marriage. But God told her to love her husband! Mark and Jill Savage describe their heartbreaking journey of infidelity and how God reignited their love for each other. Book by Jill Savage: Your Next Steps.

I am now the first to admit that I used to be a “liar, liar, pants on fire.” Not my proudest accomplishment, but having learned so many things about myself, I now know why I would lie and how to have uncomfortable conversations with other people when I know they aren't being truthful.   We have all lied. And if you say you have never lied… you're lying. I used to justify my habit because they weren't “big” lies and I did not tell them with the intent to hurt anyone. But even using the term “little white lies” is such an excuse and it just isn't acceptable to me and my relationships with others.   This episode is a quick chat about my old habit and I also provide a journaling opportunity and an exercise you can do by yourself. You deserve to speak the truth   I also have an exciting announcement! I am partnering with Supercast which will give you more access to me and even more content that you won't find here on the podcast. It's so much of a deeper dive into important topics crucial to the growth and journeys we are all on together. It is also an opportunity to learn more about how I was able to go from being broke to owning a multi-million dollar business. You deserve to do this work. As hard as it is, this work will get you one step closer to excavating the real you and finding your joy and abundance. To join Jill's private feed click here: https://beyou.supercast.tech As an entrepreneur and champion of women's empowerment, host Jill Herman encourages women to lean into their personal transformations in personal growth, personal development, self esteem, marriage advice, self love tips, overcoming trauma, and more. No matter where you are in your self love and personal growth journey, Jill's vulnerable approach to overcoming trauma and successful entrepreneurship makes inner work approachable and doable. Jill is a prime example of women helping women, especially in areas of family, marriage, spirituality, parenting, a strong mindset, entrepreneurship, and overall personal growth.  Jill's personal experiences with personal growth, entrepreneurship, and overcoming trauma has transformed her life and marriage, and she shares openly and vulnerably to help other women experience self love too. She believes in women helping women overcome to trauma and experience self love and blissful marriages is one of the best ways to support each other.  Whether you're looking for advice on personal growth, entrepreneurship, overcoming trauma, better communication in your marriage, or exercises for self love, this podcast is for you. Links and Resources: Join our text community! Text (260) 217-4675 to join! Be You Home Page Be You Podcast on Instagram Be You Collective on Facebook My Best Year Ever Workshop Recording   Don't forget to download your free ebook to help you discover how to live a life of POWER, FREEDOM, and JOY! Be You and Break Free From the Opinions of Others by Jill Herman Show Notes: [4:11] - Jill admits that she used to be a liar and gives examples of who she would lie to. [5:14] - If we are triggered by someone not telling the truth, it's because we aren't telling the truth. [5:29] - Lying indicates someone's fear. [7:01] - When Jill would tell white lies, she was unknowingly making people uncomfortable with her and not earning their truth. She explains why she would lie. [8:31] - Have you ever agreed to a kiss at the end of date when you really don't want to? [9:47] - Jill internalized her hate for “cheaters” but she now does not believe in the saying “Once a cheater, always a cheater.” [11:24] - Someone who lies means they don't feel safe to speak their truth. [12:05] - Jill knew someone who was constantly lying to the point that it made Jill sad. [13:29] - This person actually cut ties with everyone in the family. Jill believes it is because everyone knows how often she lies and she is lying to herself. [14:22] - You deserve to speak the truth. [15:08] - Jill shares a way to tell the truth even when it is uncomfortable. [16:51] - Instead of calling someone out and calling them a liar, turn it around and ask, “What about me makes you feel unsafe to tell the truth?” [17:26] - Before you try this with someone, have this conversation with yourself. I know there was something in this episode that you were meant to hear. Let me know what that is. Thank you for being here today with me on our healing journeys. Be You is meant for women who are ready for transformation in their self esteem, personal growth and spirituality. Overcoming trauma through personal development can be intimidating, but Jill encourages a mindset of self love and women's empowerment to be yourself and improve every aspect of your life - career, marriage, parenting, family, and more. Listen now and be a part of the Be You collective of women helping women!  Some of Jill's favorite quotes on spirituality, marriage, trauma, self love, and women helping women:  Spirituality: “Practicing spirituality brings a sense of perspective, meaning and purpose to our lives.” -Brene Brown “Spirituality is a brave search for the truth about existence, fearlessly peering into the mysterious nature of life.” -Elizabeth Lesser “Spirituality is not adopting more beliefs and assumptions, but uncovering the best in you.” -Amit Ray Trauma: “Your trauma is not your fault, but healing is your responsibility.” -Elizabeth Wirja “Trauma is a fact of life. It does not, however, have to be a life sentence.” -Peter A. Levline “Trauma is personal. It does not disappear if it is not validated.” -Danielle Bernock Marriage: “Marriage, ultimately, is the practice of becoming passionate friends.” -Harville Hendrix “Chains do not hold a marriage together. It is hundreds of tiny threads which sew people together through the years.” -Simone Signoret “A happy marriage is a union of two good forgivers.” -Ruth Graham Self love: “How to love yourself is how you teach others to love you.” -Rupi Kaur “Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.” -Lucille Ball  “Loving yourself isn't vanity. It's sanity.” -Katrina Mayer  “Self love is all about self acceptance.” Jeannine Morris  Women helping women: “When women support women, incredible things happen.” “Empowered women empower women.”

In this episode we're joined by Jill Guthrie, a health coach in Savannah, GA. Deanna met Jill on Instagram, and after talking, she couldn't wait to bring her on the podcast. A diagnosis of osteoporosis along with a love of running and nutrition is what set her on her health journey. She has also been eating a plant-based diet for the past three years. When Jill started making her own health and nutrition a priority, she became so passionate that she would talk about it to anyone who would listen. That's how she ended up at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition (IIN). This program influenced Jill's life in so many positive ways.  Jill has been running races since her mid 30's, but she always had a desire to run the Boston Marathon. In 2008, this dream became a reality. Although she admits she did many things wrong, she learned a lot along the way. Jill doesn't hold back from expanding on her love for running and nutrition and what it meant for her to conquer more marathons in the years ahead. Our eating habits may (and even should) change with the ebb and flow in our lives. This adjustment requires the knowledge of what food does in our body. This also helps us choose what goes on our plate more wisely day-to-day. Jill has been plant-based for years, and eventually her husband would join her eating this way. Transitioning to a plant-based diet has helped her husband lose weight that had fluctuated for years and to keep it off. He's been able to reduce his diabetes medications too. From her own experiences and working with her clients, Jill knows what difference a healthy diet can make. Jill's Website: https://jillguthrie.com/ Jill's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jillguthriehealth/ Join my Balance Program: https://wellandworthylife.lpages.co/balance  

You know when we experience those whispers and lessons time and time again and somehow we still say, “Oh shit. I forgot?” Things will keep repeating themselves until we truly learn them and then we will be tested. Well, that's what happened to me. I was tested and I failed miserably.    Although looking back at my experience today makes me laugh and likely will make you laugh, too, the lesson is clear. In my case, I knew better but I still didn't follow my intuition. So in today's episode, I share how I ignored the whispers and when they got louder and clearer, it was too late and I was already in too deep. I should have followed my intuition. I didn't need to sign up for this lesson but I did anyway. I chose the hard way.   So after hearing my story, ask yourself, “Where am I signing up to repeat the same lesson over and over again?” To join Jill's private feed click here: https://beyou.supercast.tech   Links and Resources: Join our text community! Text (260) 217-4675 to join! Be You Home Page Be You Podcast on Instagram Be You Collective on Facebook My Best Year Ever Workshop Recording   Don't forget to download your free ebook to help you discover how to live a life of POWER, FREEDOM, and JOY! Be You and Break Free From the Opinions of Others by Jill Herman   Show Notes: [2:10] - When we keep experiencing the same lesson that we seem to have forgotten and “know better,” it doesn't mean that we aren't growing. [3:00] - A feeling that Jill is really familiar with is abandoning herself. [4:09] - Sometimes it is obvious why we feel anxious and other times it is a compilation of very subtle things that we don't always notice. [5:28] - When you realize you're being poked down a certain path but you aren't listening, just know that the pokes will get more forceful. [6:35] - Jill shares how she received an opportunity today to show how well she's learned a lesson. Unfortunately she says she failed because she put others ahead of herself. [8:11] - Jill reads a quote of something her husband saw online and sent to her as a reminder that it is okay to live in the now. [9:57] - Finally putting herself first and spending time with herself, Jill shares the things she looked forward to. [11:28] - While turning around for an umbrella, Jill was faced with a decision on putting herself first or helping her daughter. [13:11] - When Jill made her decision to help her daughter who was not asking for help, even Jill's husband was trying to convince her to choose herself. She did not follow her intuition. [14:37] - Jill continues sharing her story and the signs of the lesson kept popping up but she continued to choose the needs of others. [15:43] - “Why didn't I just choose easy?” [17:14] - Although the experience was beautiful, Jill explains that the painful lesson was definitely on its way. [18:37] - Jill admits she chose the hard way down to the shoes she was wearing and she wound up being swarmed by mosquitoes. [19:51] - Because of the hairspray from getting her hair done earlier, the mosquitoes were attacking her. [21:01] - Not wanting to turn around and go through the mosquitoes again, Jill keeps moving forward and gets stuck in the mud. [22:22] - Jill got hot and sweaty, so she unzipped her jacket and the zipper got stuck. At this point, she realized that she should have just followed her intuition to begin with. [23:35] - “I am bigger than this and I choose me.” [25:24] - Jill explains that lesson she knew she had signed herself up for and the importance of choosing yourself. [26:44] - In the end, Jill realized her guilt took over. Her daughter never asked for help and she wasn't so sick that she couldn't do things on her own. [27:52] - Where in your life are you putting everyone else before yourself? Where are you signing up to repeat the same lesson over and over again? [28:43] - When are you going to choose you?   I know there was something in this episode that you were meant to hear. Let me know what that is. Thank you for being here today with me on our healing journeys.

The more I have grown and accepted myself, the more confident I have become. And with that confidence, I have needed less support from others. Yes, I still need my people to cheer me on, but before I started this work, I wanted everyone in my corner and on my side. Over the years I have chased friendships with people who were not truly my people and reflecting back in this episode, you’ll find that you might be hanging on as well.   There are so many routes we can take on this topic, but in today’s episode we’re focusing on support. Who are your people? What kind of support do they provide? How do they show up in your relationship with them? And if they aren’t giving you what you want out of the relationship, you have a choice to make. Yes, it is okay to keep them around, but clear communication is necessary to make sure each of you values the relationship for what it is. Listen on to hear several personal stories and stories of others when it comes to support from friends.   Links and Resources: Join our text community! Text (260) 217-4675 to join! Be You Home Page Jill Herman on Instagram Be You Collective on Facebook My Best Year Ever Workshop Recording   Don’t forget to download your free ebook to help you discover how to live a life of POWER, FREEDOM, and JOY! Be You and Break Free From the Opinions of Others by Jill Herman Show Notes: [1:50] - “Many times in my life I have assumed that people in my life were not really there for me. Turns out that they were but they just didn’t know what I needed from them.” - Jill Herman [2:33] - Jill illustrates what could happen if you don’t reach out to someone.  [3:56] - There are also times when we’re not willing to see who truly isn’t there cheering us on. [5:04] - Jill shares that story of an acquaintance who experienced friends and family turning away from her after a new business endeavor. [5:59] - One of Jill’s “people,” doesn’t show up the way she wants her to and the results of a conversation Jill had with her.  [7:07] - Without knowing it, you might be that person for someone else in your life. [7:51] - There are times that Jill has ended friendships and has had people end friendships with her. Although it is hard, that does happen. [9:37] - Jill explains the end of a friendship and how it impacted her because the former friend didn’t say anything until she had to unload. [11:08] - “When you think you are in clear communication with someone and you find out that you’re not, it can be a very unhealthy relationship that could go on for years.” [11:50] - We are going to have friends who are not really our people. The same is true for the adverse: we are going to meet our people and not know based on how they show up. [12:34] - When Jill’s friend made a career change and when Jill herself changed careers from being a nurse and going into network marketing, there were those who supported her, those who did not, and those who questioned her. [14:16] - There were people who could not support Jill in her decision to date her now-husband and those who supported her no matter what. [15:31] - Jill shares the story of people she mentored in her network marketing career who did not support her. Out of 5 people she reached out to, two ignored her, two supported her, and Jill shares the response of one in particular that gave her pause. [17:18] - When Jill launched the Be You Podcast, many of her friends were supportive but Jill has had choices to make when it comes to friends who were not. [18:52] - Even if someone is not really into what you are doing, they can still support you. [20:54] - Staying friends with someone who is not giving you what you need is a choice you have to make. Follow your heart, not your mind. [22:37] - Your head might get in the way and judge. There’s no emotional charge with your guidance system. It just is. The emotional charge comes from your ego. I know there was something in this episode that you were meant to hear. Let me know what that is. Thank you for being here today with me on our healing journeys.   Be You is meant for women who are ready for transformation in their self esteem, personal growth and spirituality. Overcoming trauma through personal development can be intimidating, but Jill encourages a mindset of self love and women’s empowerment to be yourself and improve every aspect of your life - career, marriage, parenting, family, and more. Listen now and be a part of the Be You collective of women helping women!  Some of Jill’s favorite quotes on spirituality, marriage, trauma, self love, and women helping women:    Spirituality: “Practicing spirituality brings a sense of perspective, meaning and purpose to our lives.” -Brene Brown “Spirituality is a brave search for the truth about existence, fearlessly peering into the mysterious nature of life.” -Elizabeth Lesser “Spirituality is not adopting more beliefs and assumptions, but uncovering the best in you.” -Amit Ray   Trauma: “Your trauma is not your fault, but healing is your responsibility.” -Elizabeth Wirja “Trauma is a fact of life. It does not, however, have to be a life sentence.” -Peter A. Levline “Trauma is personal. It does not disappear if it is not validated.” -Danielle Bernock   Marriage: “Marriage, ultimately, is the practice of becoming passionate friends.” -Harville Hendrix “Chains do not hold a marriage together. It is hundreds of tiny threads which sew people together through the years.” -Simone Signoret “A happy marriage is a union of two good forgivers.” -Ruth Graham   Self love: “How to love yourself is how you teach others to love you.” -Rupi Kaur “Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.” -Lucille Ball  “Loving yourself isn’t vanity. It’s sanity.” -Katrina Mayer  “Self love is all about self acceptance.” Jeannine Morris    Women helping women: “When women support women, incredible things happen.” “Empowered women empower women.”

What blocks you from making changes? So many of us set intentions and then watch them fall away. Jill Thiry, founder of Club Change, joins me to talk about setting intentions that stick, using kindness to establish practices, and ultimately plant your intentions as new habits in your life. Jill Thiry is the Founder and Chief Energizing Officer of Club Change. For more than 18 years, she has conducted annual goal setting with her siblings and professionally leads groups to achieve change in their lives by identifying and then doing whatever it is they aspire to do, in a kind, achievable, loving way. Her process involves choosing to move through change with an open heart and open mind. Jill guides Club Change members through the process during a 60-day commitment that provides support and accommodates habit-forming change. Jill offers free chanting and meditation sessions on Zoom and on Facebook at @ClubChangeNow.When Jill is not leading Clubs or chants she is teaching or doing guest services and fitness work at Rancho La Puerta in Tecate, Mexico. You can learn more by visiting her website at https://jillthiry.com.

The introduction of your podcast is probably the most critical part of your show. A typical listener will give you between 90 seconds and a few minutes to entice them to stick around. Don't blow it. You can't catch up to a slow start. Today, we are going to break down six different podcast intros. I will show you which parts of the introduction are effective and which are not. When you create your podcast introduction, you need to put yourself in the shoes of your listener. What is in it for them? That is what they will be asking. How will they be better by the end of the episode? If you are going to use a clip from the episode at the beginning, you need to open a conversation loop. Tease the content to come by creating some intrigue. Make your listener want to stick around. If you can't do this, don't use a clip. The voiceover intro should tell your listener who you help, what you help them do and why. You do not need to structure it in those exact words. However, your intro should answer those questions. As an example, our first sample episode opens with, "Do you love your work? Do you think it's possible? You're about to find out." Do you know what this show is all about? It sounds like a show about finding a career that you love. I don't even need to tell you the name of the podcast. Edit your intro. Keep it short. Let it give your episode momentum. Don't coast and wander your way into the show. Start quickly. Capture the attention of your listener and get them excited about the content. If you would like help with your introduction, grab my Podcast Introduction template at www.PodcastTalentCoach.com/intro. Ok, let's jump into the intros. First up is "48 Days to the Work You Love" with Dan Miller. 48 DAYS TO THE WORK YOU LOVE WITH DAN MILLER Host: Well, a listener says, "Hey Dan … all this talk about setting goals and getting things done sounds great but, I’m a thinker. Not a doer." (VO over music bed) Do you love your work? Do you think it’s possible? Well, you’re about to find out. It’s time for 48 Days to the Work You Love with Dan Miller on the 48 Days online radio show. Whether you need a professional tune up, or a work overhaul, this is the program for you. Now here’s your host, Dan Miller. Host: Well, what do you think? Do you need a tune up or a complete overhaul? You know, we’re still here at the beginning of the year. A great time to be looking at that. Just gonna have some little kind of subtle realignment to what you’re gonna do? Or, are you gonna really make a break and head off in a new direction? We’re hearing from lots of you who are doing both of those things. Delighted to hear the plans you’re making. You know, last week, the lead in was, "I know what to do, but can’t make myself do it." We had a whole lot of you that that apparently kind of struck a nerve, and you commented on that. I’m delighted to have you do so. We’re gonna talk some more about that. What is it that keeps us from doing? There may be some unique kind of built-in traits that we have that make us more a thinker than a doer. Well, we’ll look at that. So, questions … "I know what I need to do, but I’m easily turned back to wonder and invention." Somebody asked, "How can I make some money off the land I just inherited?" "Where do you find customers who aren’t broke?" Love that question. We’re gonna dig in. ANALYSIS First, the title of the episode doesn't get too cute. It let's you know what the podcast is all about. "48 Days To The Work You Love" sounds like a career search podcast. The name isn't too clever or too cool for the room. The tease to open the podcast is effective. It is short and to the point, while creating anticipation of what is to come. The tease gets you guessing what the quote is all about. It makes you want to stick around to close the circle. The voiceover introduction starts with the listener point of view. "Do you love your work? Do you think it's possible? Well, you're about to find out." These three sentences reinforce exactly what this podcast is all about. The intro makes it relevant to you. We don't waste a lot of time with information you don't need. Dan comes in after that with the overview of this particular episode. We know what the podcast is all about. He now tells us how this particular episode is special. What makes this one different than the others. Again, he begins in the shoes of the listener with, "Well, what do you think? Do you need a tune up or a complete overhaul?" He gets the listener invested in the content. Dan does a nice job creating social proof. He uses phrases like, "We’re hearing from lots of you", "Delighted to hear the plans you’re making", "and you commented on that", and "So, questions …" All of these statements show listeners exactly what he wants them to do. Finally, Dan gives an outline of the questions he will address on this episode. This is sort of a table of contents. Overall, this is a solid intro. BUSINESS UNUSUAL The next intro is “Business Unusual” with Barbara Corcoran from Shark Tank. (Host) Hey this is Barbara Corcoran you are now tuned in to "Business Unusual". And, everything you ever learned about business, throw it out the window. I’m gonna tell you the real deal. Listen in. Today, I’m gonna answer all your burning question about work, life, starting a company, getting on track, and much much more. Be sure to call into the "Business Unusual hotline" with your question at 888-BARBARA. That’s 888- BARBARA. But first today we’re gonna be talking about moms getting back in the workforce. What do you do when you put your life on pause, or at least your career on pause, to raise a bunch of kids and you want to get back? Listen in. I’m going to give you great advice. ANALYSIS This is a solid intro. It doesn't start with your typical sample clip from the episode. Barbara gets right into it. A sample clip isn't necessary. If you plan to use a clip to tease the episode, you need to do it properly. A teaser clip should create some anticipation. It should open the loop that needs to be closed by listening to the show. Pulling a random clip doesn't accomplish either of those. Barbara tells us exactly what the podcast is all about. You know she tells it like it is. Her intro is focused on you. She says, "I’m gonna answer all your burning question about work, life, starting a company, getting on track, and much much more." She also gives you the phone number to participate. She effectively tells you what the podcast is about, so you know it is right for you. Barbara then says, "Today we’re gonna be talking about moms getting back in the workforce. What do you do when you put your life on pause, or at least your career on pause, to raise a bunch of kids and you want to get back? Listen in." She sets up the content for today to keep you around for the entire episode. This whole intro is short and sweet. I love the momentum it creates. FLIPPED LIFESTYLE Next is the "Flipped Lifestyle" podcast with Shane and Jocelyn Sams. (Host) Hey y’all! On today’s podcast we welcome back Brooke Butcher. Last time Brooke was on the show, she was just starting out and growing her online nursing community. On this episode we get to celebrate Brooke's growing membership and her incredible milestone. Brooke just quit her job and works full-time online. On today’s podcast Shane is helping Brooke get used to her new, self-employed, location independent lifestyle as well as growing her nursing membership. You’ll learn how to balance your time between business and life while working at home, promotions to help grow your membership site and how to know when it’s time to go full-time online. You are going to love today’s podcast. Enjoy the show. (Voiceover) Welcome to the "Flipped Lifestyle" podcast, where life always comes before work. We're your hosts, Shane and Jocelyn Sams. We are a real family who figured out how to make our entire living online. Now we help other families do the same. Are you ready to flip your life? Alright. Let’s get started. (Host) What’s going on everybody? Welcome back to the "Flipped Lifestyle" podcast. It is great to be back with you today and I am super excited because not only is this an amazing member of the Flip Your Life community on the show, it is a repeat guest. It is someone we know and love and we are going to be celebrating some major, major wins in her online business and her membership world today. Welcome back to the program Brooke Butcher. ANALYSIS This intro is solid, but could be cleaned up a bit. The opening bit delivered by Jocelyn before the voiceover says much the same thing Shane says after the intro. Jocelyn's part could have been cut in half. This portion is intended to get you to listen to the rest of the episode. We don't need a full guest introduction here. This portion would have been sufficient: "On today’s podcast Shane is helping Brooke get used to her new self-employed, location independent lifestyle as well as growing her nursing membership. You’ll learn how to balance your time between business and life while working at home, promotions to help grow your membership site and how to know when it’s time to go full-time online. You are going to love today’s podcast. Enjoy the show." After this part, Jocelyn says Brooke is self-employed, location independent and the owner of a nursing membership site. We're going to learn about time management and how to promote our site. Shane then comes on and again tells us that Brooke has a membership site. We got that in Jocelyn's portion. He says she is a repeat guest. We know that, too. Finally, he tells us we are going to celebrate some major wins in her membership. Jocelyn told us that as well. I do like the voiceover intro. We know what the show is about. It is focused on us. "Welcome to the 'Flipped Lifestyle' podcast, where life always comes before work. We're your hosts, Shane and Jocelyn Sams. We are a real family who figured out how to make our entire living online. Now we help other families do the same. Are you ready to flip your life? Alright. Let’s get started." With this intro, we know exactly what the show is all about and what we are getting. We know how we will be better off when the episode is over. I also like the way Shane doesn't waste much time before he jumps into the interview. Tell us what we need to know to understand this interview is applicable to my situation. SPEAK UP The next podcast is "Speak Up" with Matthew and Elysha Dicks. (Host) Welcome to "Speak Up", a podcast about telling better stories. This is episode 103. I’m Elysha Dicks. I’m the Executive Director of Speak Up. We are a Hartford-based storytelling organization. We produce shows, teach workshops, and help people find and tell better stories. And I am Matthew Dicks. I am the husband of Elysha Dicks. I am also the Artistic Director of Speak Up. I’m a storyteller myself. I’m an author of several novels. And the non-fiction title "Storyworthy: Engage, Teach and Persuade and Change Your Life Through the Power of Storytelling". A book that will help you become a better story teller. How are you doing today, honey? I am fine. Excellent. How are you? I am great. I am happy to be podcasting again with you. Yes. It’s a glorious summer day. We only have two weeks left of our summer vacation before we have to return to school, but we are trying to suck the marrow out of every minute we have. That sounds gross. No, it’s a phrase. I know it’s a phrase. That doesn’t mean it’s good. Alright. It’s poetry. You’re supposed to suck the marrow out of life. I know I’ve heard it before. This one I’m going to pass on. Alright I’m going to be sucking the marrow over here. Suck it by yourself. Do you have any follow up for us honey? Not that I can think of today, how about you? ANALYSIS "Welcome to 'Speak Up', a podcast about telling better stories." This is probably the shortest intro that tells us exactly what the show is all about. I like this a lot. No questions here. However, they follow it with "episode 103". Is that important? Not really. That doesn't have anything to do with anything. Leave it out. Elysha then gives us their pedigree. I usually suggest podcasters start in the shoes of the listener. However, this is effective in giving the audience a reason to believe what they have to say. This intro gives them credibility. We also know they teach workshops and produce shows. We know they know what they are doing. We also know we can get more of what they have to offer if we choose. The intro is followed by some chit chat. I love the way the play off each other. It gives us a sense of their style and sense of humor. However, it gives us no reason to stick around. You can't catch up to a slow start. If Elysha and Matthew took some of their story teachings, they would realize they need to start strong. Set the stage. Suck me in. Give me a reason to care. "How are you? Fine. Glad to be podcasting. Have two weeks left in summer break." I'm getting fidgety listening to this. I'm inclined to find something more compelling. They need to hook me sooner. Most people give themselves anywhere between 90 seconds and a few minutes to decide if they will stick with an episode or find something else. Make it count. INSPIRED MONEY This one is "Inspired Money" with Andy Wang. (Clip) Today on "Inspired Money" … Take this year, what a crazy year we’ve been in. So if I think that nobody’s hiring, there’s no opportunity for a small businesses, they’re all shutting down, that we’re all going to get sick and then it’s going to kill a whole lot of us, well, there’s some pieces of reality in there. If that’s what is dominant in my mind, I’m dead in the water. I’m not going to start a profitable business. I’m not going to see new opportunities. But if I think wow, this is a challenging time. With every challenge there’s the equal seeds of opportunity. If I believe that, then I look at this, ok, i didn’t expect this to happen. Yes, it closed this door. What am I going to find if I just re-direct a little bit in terms of a new opportunity? This is episode 163 with career coach and author of "48 Days To The Work You Love", Dan Miller. (Voiceover) Welcome to "Inspired Money". My name is Andy Wang. A managing partner at Runnymede Capital Management. Each week we bring you an interesting person to help you get inspired, shift your perspectives on money and achieve incredible things. From making it to giving it away, inspired money means making a difference, creating something bigger than oneself, and maybe, just maybe, making the world a better place. Thank you for joining me. (Host) Hey inspired money maker, welcome back. If this is your first time listening welcome. Are you happy in your career? Do you feel like you found your calling? So many people aren’t quite sure and experience midlife crisis. I want to open with a quote from our guest. "Success is never an accident. It typically starts with imagination, becomes a dream, stimulates a goal, grows into a plan of action, which then inevitably meets with opportunity. Don’t get stuck along the way." That’s Dan Miller. He’s author of the New York Times best-selling books "48 Days To The Work You Love", "No More Dreaded Mondays", and "Wisdom Meets Passion". He also hosts the top ranked career podcast "48 Days to the Work You Love Internet Radio Show". ANALYSIS The clip at the beginning of this episode sets up the interview. We get inspired with just a few sentences. We also end with a question, which opens the loop. The guest ends with, "What am I going to find if I just re-direct a little bit in terms of a new opportunity?" That's what the episode is all about. The voiceover part of the intro tells us what the podcast is all about. "Each week we bring you an interesting person to help you get inspired, shift your perspectives on money and achieve incredible things. From making it to giving it away, inspired money means making a difference, creating something bigger than oneself, and maybe, just maybe, making the world a better place." We know what we're going to get. When you create your intro, tell your listener how they will be better after listening to an episode. What's in it for me? This intro does exactly that. Andy then introduces Dan. He gives us just enough to find his guest credible. He has written a few New York Times bestselling books and he hosts an online radio show. I'm good with that. I'll listen. The introduction of your guest only needs to provide your listener with enough information to make them care and want to stick around for more. It doesn't matter that Dan is a career coach or that he has started multiple businesses. Just give us enough to want more. SCREW THE NINE TO FIVE The next show is "Screw The Nine To Five" with Jill and Josh Stanton. (Clip) Your mission is to pay back how much you spent on ads. I’m getting all these customers coming in. Now, I’m building a customer list. And then you have a flagship program or one-on-one coaching and it’s so much easier to upgrade an already existing customer than it is the first acquiring of them. Yeah. Right? Once you get them in the door and you rock their world they’re going to be like, "This guy is awesome. I wonder what else they have." (Voiceover) Warning. This podcast may cause you to quit your job, and start a business. What’s up? We're Jill and Josh Stanton. And we help people quit their jobs. Right now you’re joined by tens of thousands of up-and-coming entrepreneurs all around the world who are using their commute to redefine their lives and build a business online. So if you’re ready to create the financial freedom, time freedom, location freedom and personal freedom you crave so you can do what you want when you want, then turn up the volume and let’s do this thing. This is the "Screw the 9 to 5" podcast. (Host) Hey! Welcome back to another episode of the "Screw The Nine to Five" podcast. Today we are jammin' on if we were to start all over again ... no audience, no revenue, none of the things ... how would we build this business from scratch? ANALYSIS The clip at the beginning of this show does very little for me. At the end of the full opening, we know the episode is about "if we had to do it all over again, what would we do?" The intro clip is all about, "Your mission is to pay back how much you spent on ads" or "getting a customer is harder than keeping a customer." What does that have to do with anything? It doesn't open a loop or create any intrigue. Be sure to tease effectively. Now, I do love their voiceover intro. "Warning" is a great way to start. "You are joined by tens of thousands" shows social proof. They talk all about the life I want to create. This is all perfect. They are in my shoes and telling me the benefit. When Jill comes back in with "Today we're jammin' on starting over again", you get a sense of how she rolls. She jumps right into the content. The momentum is great. The intro overall is nice and short. It would be much stronger if they had just used a more effective clip at the beginning. TEMPLATE If you need help creating your intro, get my intro template at www.PodcastTalentCoach.com/intro. This will help you shape the opening of your podcast. Do you need help with your podcast? E-mail me any time at Coach@PodcastTalentCoach.com. Let's see what we can do. Let's turn your information into engaging entertainment.

If you're yearning to travel, the Beatrice Stubbs series will satisfy. Jill Marsh's Detective Inspector Beatrice Stubbs is fighting battles with crime, as well as with her own mind. Beatrice has bipolar disorder and that has an effect on her work. Jill shares in our interview that she wanted Beatrice to be a real person with real-life problems and challenges, not a superhero character. When Jill's readers asked for the background on Beatrice and her mental illness Jill obliged by writing the free prequel to the series, Black Dogs, Yellow Butterflies, which you can get here. Jill also mentions that the European locations of the Beatrice Stubbs mysteries provide a special challenge as every country and police force has their own procedures. Today's show is supported by my patrons at Patreon. Thank you! When you become a patron for as little as $1 a month you receive a short mystery story each and every month. And the rewards for those who love mystery stories go up from there! Learn more and become a part of my community of readers at www.Patreon.com/alexandraamor This week's mystery author Jill Marsh grew up in Wales, Africa and the Middle East, where her curiosity for culture took root and triggered an urge to write. After graduating in English Literature and Theatre Studies, she worked as an actor, teacher, writer, director, editor, journalist and cultural trainer all over Europe. Now in Switzerland, she writes crime and literary fiction to entertain readers with enthralling stories and endearing characters. Her Beatrice Stubbs crime series topped the Amazon best sellers in “International Mystery & Crime” in Australia, Canada, the UK and the US. To learn more about JJ Marsh and all her books visit JJMarshauthor.com Press play (above) to listen to the show, or read the transcript below. Remember you can also subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts. And listen on Stitcher, Android, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, and Spotify. Excerpt from The Woman in the Frame It was a strange sensation to put on shoes after two days of going barefoot. She decided against applying make-up because it reminded her of the usual dreary routine at home. Instead, she slicked Vaseline over her eyebrows and on her lips. Her husband was a big fan of the natural look. Facing herself in the mirror, she could see why. Her skin glowed, her eyes shone and her hair seemed grateful for a rest from daily blow dries. Tanya put on a petrol-coloured cotton maxi dress and added the silver earrings Gabriel had bought her that morning in Port de Sóller. She was ready to meet their hosts and prepared to be on her best behaviour. With a last spray of scent, she wandered out onto the veranda where the man of her dreams was waiting, one ankle crossed over his knee, gazing out at the extraordinary view of sandstone buildings descending in circles down the hill. On the table sat two glasses of Aperol spritz, the orangey liquid the colour of a Caribbean sunset. On hearing her footsteps, he looked over his shoulder with a smile. Her heart swelled and she wondered if she would ever get used to living with a man overjoyed by her mere existence. “You look lovely,” he said. “Then again, you always do.” “Thanks. I didn’t want to overdo it, you know. I packed a proper evening dress and high heels, but it feels inappropriate for a casual dinner with bohemian artists. The thing is, I’m a tiny bit nervous. Maybe a drink would help. When do we have to leave?” He passed her aperitif across the table and reached out to take her hand. “When we’re ready. It’s around a twenty-minute walk to their place, I reckon. They said to turn up any time after eight. Relax, it’ll be just like having dinner with my mum. They’re a pair of arty old hippies, so absolutely no reason to be nervous.” She sank into the chair and picked up a glass, asking herself what she had done to deserve such luck.

Jill Salzman is currently growing her third entrepreneurial venture, The Founding Moms, the world’s first and only global collective of offline masterminds and online resources for mom entrepreneurs. When Jill became a mother, she was working two businesses and losing her mind. She needed support, and there was nothing out there in her backyard, so she decided to create her own. Fast forward to today, Jill has a thriving membership with members from all over helping support each other. Find out why getting plugged into a community will accelerate your business in this week’s episode.   Key takeaways: How did Jill get started in her career and why did she go from law school into the music business? Jill was running her two businesses when she became a mom and she was losing her mind. Why didn’t Jill like selling a product-based business? Jill shares some of her favorite tips on how to best manage business and being a mom. When you dare to leap into the unknown, you’re going to feel amazing afterward. You don’t have to do it alone! Get yourself plugged into a community. Jill wanted to just drill down and focus on hard work, but investing in a (good) community is the best thing you can do for your business. Join three to five communities and see how it feels. Why are some people so afraid to take the leap and be an entrepreneur? What advice does Jill have for people who do not want to “start over” in their career? Kathy was told she laughed and smiled too much in corporate and she would never be promoted because of it. What advice does Jill have for women who have a partner that doesn’t quite understand this space? What types of people join Jill’s membership group? What does JIll’s typical day look like?   Resources: Foundingmoms.com Coupon Code: onemofree   Quotes:   “There are two things every woman carries: fear of failure because she’s really scared she’ll let her family down, and guilt. Guilt that they are prioritizing themselves and their business over their kids.”   “We have found a lot of corporate flippers who have joined our community and said, ‘Wait a second, business doesn’t have to be boring? I can just have fun?’”   “You need a backboard to echo back to you what you’re thinking and saying so you can tweak it.”

When Jill, Jack and Adam read from the history of Sleepy Hollow, they’re transported back in time, only to find themselves face to face with the Headless Horseman himself. Commemorating the 200th anniversary of Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” The Hollow is a modern take on the timeless story of Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman. When three 6th graders at Sleepy Hollow Middle School stumble upon a real-life ghost story, they find themselves on the trail of the Headless Horseman himself. Is he truly a terrifying ghoul, or has he been misunderstood for all these years? The Hollow is produced by Gen-Z Media in partnership with PRX. For more great Gen-Z shows visit http://gzmshows.com or follow us on Twitter and Facebook and Instagram.

When Jill visits the cemetery, she may be in for a different encounter than she was expecting. But it’s at Jack’s “haunted” farm where the true horror begins. Commemorating the 200th anniversary of Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” The Hollow is a modern take on the timeless story of Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman. When three 6th graders at Sleepy Hollow Middle School stumble upon a real-life ghost story, they find themselves on the trail of the Headless Horseman himself. Is he truly a terrifying ghoul, or has he been misunderstood for all these years? The Hollow is produced by Gen-Z Media in partnership with PRX. For more great Gen-Z shows visit http://gzmshows.com or follow us on Twitter and Facebook and Instagram.

Hey, Fellow Travelers. In Haley's mind, her sister Jill has always been the "perfect" one. When Jill visits their aging parents, she's like Mary Poppins, bringing sunshine and rainbows and even labeling their antiques. Haley is tired of never measuring up to Jill, but we help her to see that her problem is different from what she believes it to be—and that it's actually her greatest strength. If you have a dilemma you’d like to discuss with us—big or small—email us at LoriAndGuy@iHeartMedia.com. Follow us both online: LoriGottlieb.com and on Twitter @LoriGottlieb1 and Instagram @lorigottlieb_author  GuyWinch.com and on Twitter @GuyWinch and Instagram @Guy Winch  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

When Jill, a former nurse living on the eastern coast of Australia, joined Instagram to share her crochet makes three years ago, little did she know she would create a 14,000 strong community of like-minded people. In this episode of Making Stitches, Jill of Gum Leaf Crochet tells me all about how crochet and this online community has helped her in her 'second life' after injury and serious illness forced her to make big life changes. You can find Jill on Instagram, Facebook and Ravelry as Gum Leaf Crochet.For full show notes for this episode, please visit the Making Stitches website.The music featured in this episode is Make You Smile by RGMusic from Melody Loops.Making Stitches Podcast is recorded and edited by Lindsay from Postcard from Gibraltar.

Hello, my gorgeous souls! Today I have a guest on the Manifestation Babe Podcast who also happens to be one of my good friends Jill Stanton. You may know her from the incredible brand, Screw The Nine To Five! Jill and I talk about all things alignment in this episode. I absolutely LOVED our conversation. This episode shows you that no matter how scary it may be, sometimes you just have to say f**k it, delete everything and start over. Of course, Jill and I also talk about motherhood. We dive into many AMAZING topics, you guys! I am so excited that you chose to download this episode today. So sit back, relax, and push play.   Jill Stanton is the co-founder of Screw The Nine To Five where she helps online coaches and course creators quit their jobs, start their business online and get them past the $100,000/year mark. Coined by Forbes as “a destination for up-and-coming online entrepreneurs,” Screw The Nine To Five has inspired tens of thousands of new entrepreneurs to quit their jobs, build thriving businesses, and live lives of meaning and purpose. In addition to her chart-topping podcast, her honest-yet-cheeky style has landed her on shows like Amy Porterfield’s Online Marketing Made Easy, The Sunny Show, Mind Your Business, and Entrepreneurs On Fire, to name a few. Jill has been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, Inc, and Digital Marketer.    This episode is all about RADICAL ALIGNMENT! If you or someone you know has had similar breakthroughs be sure to tag me  @manifestationbabe on Instagram and share this episode with your community to spread the word! I am curious to hear all about your experience. Also, be sure to leave a review on iTunes in order to receive a free manifestation hypnosis. Just screenshot it before submitting and email it to my team at hello@manifestationbabe.com and I will see you in the next episode.   Sensitive Content Warning: 44:44   In This Episode You Will Learn :   How Jill started the incredible brand of Screw The Nine To Five (5:08) The fear of Judgment (23:37) Jill’s journey with motherhood (44:33) Questions We Answer:    When Jill built her membership site? (10:27) How did Jill realize her membership site was no longer in alignment with her? (15:05) What did Jill learn about boundaries and business? (33:03) Links/Resources  Jill’s Website Jill’s Facebook Connect w/ Jill on Instagram Manifestation Babe Links Follow me on Instagram  Join our Manifestation Babe community! Visit our website!

You will love this conversation. We talked about what sales leaders need to do now. Jill gave survival strategies and we talk about how diversity in sales sucks. It is an honour to have Jill Konrath on Scale Your Sales podcast. She is the International speaker and author of 4 bestselling sales books—Selling to Big Companies, SNAP Selling, Agile Selling and More Sales Less Time. With over 1/3 million followers. LinkedIn named Jill as their #1 B2B Sales Expert in 2019. And Salesforce recently selected her as one of Top 7 Sales Influencers of the 21st Century.  The legacy that Jill has created is outstanding because people are continually naming her as their Shero. She says 20 years ago she looked around and saw that all the sales experts out there were bald white men. As a woman in sales, Jill was tired of seeing this and realised she was the most bothered by it and so stepped up and has continued to champion women in sales. In these challenging times to come out strong, Jill advises number one, to learn how to control your fear, the minute you go into fear mode, which can happen because nobody's buying anything. You can't get out and see people the way that you used to or have meetings, and everything's different. Fear can overtake, it stops your brain from working, giving you fewer options, in terms of what can be done. She says to grab a hold of our fear and take a look at what is it that we could do to calm ourselves down. Second, you need to open yourselves up to learning new skills. Some people have been doing the same old, for a long time, and it's worked for a while. But what happens when you run into a recessionary period being average is no longer enough. Everybody has to figure out a way to step up their game and turn yourself into a learner and somebody who is focused on improving all aspects of your sales process. Take a look at it from the front end and say, "where am I not doing well? Where am I running into resistance?" She says get comfortable with the virtual world and become cognizant of people's reaction to everything that you're doing. Only one out of seven salespeople take a serious look at what happens in their sales calls and evaluate post calls for: What they do well, What worked, What was highly-effective, Where they ran into problems and What they could change. and that those people who Research shows that those willing to be brutally honest with themselves are the ones who discovered better ways and succeed because they are continually evaluating and testing to improve. Jill recalls when she first moved into a sales leadership role at Xerox at the time. She remembers as a salesperson's that thinking, 'how can I make fewer calls and be more effective?' You significantly enhance your chances of success. You learn who they are and what their issues and concerns are, you become very focused on what are they currently doing today - without your solution, your service or your products or technology. Well, they are getting their work done, said Jill, but with some cost and inefficiencies and maybe some opportunities that they're missing. The more familiar you become with your customers, the greater your success rate is because you will speak their language, you will focus on what matters to them. You will be able to ask questions that are highly relevant and of interest to them. The goal is to increase your effectiveness, which means you are always learners. As a sales leader, you have people; your sales team will be afraid. They're scared they're not going to make their quota. They're afraid that if they don't make their numbers, that they will be terminated, that they won't have enough money to feed their themselves or pay for their rent. It's a scary time. Top sales leaders right now must focus on their culture, their people and be more in touch with their people regularly, talking a human talk. As opposed to saying, how many calls did you make last week, let's talk about your numbers and where you are at? Focus on the person 'so tell me about how are you doing right now? Be interested as a human being because you want them to be successful and ask, 'how can I help you?' The best sales leaders are very focused on helping their people improve what they're doing and very conscious of the culture, concerned and catching up as a human being and focusing on we're here to help you. The whole team is here to help you; let's work together. Jill says this is now part of being successful and that they're in a different job right now, that require other skills. When Jill worked with reps, you could see the ones who were aggressive. And the result of this was the prospect would put up barriers. If you're leaning forward and intense with your people, you are scaring them away. So what a sales leader must do is lean back and focus on the human being in front of them, to see what could make them better. The fact that we can't meet us human beings makes all of us out there alone in these challenging times. It's more important now than ever before because everybody spread out around the world, and we are not getting what we need from a human perspective. Some top leaders who are really doing well in sales leadership always focused on their people. The top leaders had loyalty and connection with their people, who know that they were being supported throughout tough times as well as good times. Talking about diversity in sales, Jill acknowledged that there are some industries that are doing well with diversity, but for the most part, "they pretty much suck. Let me be real honest with that." They say we can't find female candidates. Well, are you looking? And you think people wanna be like the slimy people that are trying to shove things down peoples throat and manipulate them. And have you read your job descriptions, looking for ah hunter, go-getter. Jill says everything is all screwed up, and this does not appeal to women. Women are highly effective in sales.  Gartner research states that women perform at higher levels than their male counterparts; they stay in a job longer, is a huge factor. You have two people you can hire about the same in terms of capacity. But the women tend to perform at higher levels, they stay longer, so you don't have to recruit as often and train and on-board and hope that they work out. There is a huge business case for women in sales. Then the research also shows that from a business perspective, having a diverse group of people allows for faster decisions and better decisions. So why don't people do that? Because people hire people who look and sound like them, Jill says, something has to be done about it. She recalls that she was a diversity hire and not brought on board because of her great potential. Jill was a high school teacher when she decided to go into sales. Xerox had a mandate from the federal government of the United States that they had to have a workforce that represented their communities. Each city had its own diversity numbers that they had to hire. Xerox, didn't think women could sell technical things like copiers. They just didn't think that we were capable of doing that, said Jill. But within a couple of years of hiring women, they learned how to look for characteristics that were totally different from man. The guys answered they were motivated by money But women said, they want to do a good job, or focus on my customers, or that they wanted to make a difference. Within a few years at Xerox, eight out of the top 10 reps were minority and female. Diversity is a smart business decision. Jill and I agree that it would be really good if companies would set quotas and committed to diversity. We talked about overcoming isolation, and Jill recommended to get on a phone call, not a zoom and stay in touch with human beings. Jill has personally called friends from high school that I haven't talked to in years just to get out of the business world. Having a wonderful conversation makes you feel connected to the world. Jill also suggests getting out for a walk. Our bodies need the outdoors; we connect better. Put in your headphones and call your friends and have a good meaningful conversation. The isolation is overwhelming to so many people. If Jill was on a desert island on her own, she said she would take her cell phone because she could learn things find new ways to be engaged, read books, learn new ways to build fires, be more effective and just keep sharp. That little thing gives her connection to everything she needs including 101 ways to make coconut for dinner tonight:-) Thank you, Jill Konrath https://www.jillkonrath.com/sales-books https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillkonrath

Teachers are hands down some of the most creative people I know. If you've been appreciated for your creative talents inside or beyond the classroom, today's episode might resonate in a special way. In this episode, Jill Childre is sharing her story of how she managed to take her creativity from the classroom to the kitchen as she built her business, Nibble Cookie Company, all while supporting the very unique needs of her family. In this episode, we’ll explore:  When Jill realized the classroom was not a place she was thriving How challenging circumstances can be a catalyst for exploring new job possibilities Why passions and hobbies can be a perfect jumping-off point for your transition beyond the classroom! If you enjoyed this episode I invite you to take a screenshot and tag me on your Instagram stories @teachertransition and tell me your biggest takeaway!  Want to know what other work opportunities you might love beyond the classroom? Click here to get the FREE Top Jobs for Teachers download.  Referenced in the Show  Teacher Transition Website Facebook Instagram Connect with Jill Check out the FULL show notes: www.teachertransition.com/episode6

What is your escape number?  What I mean is... what number will it take for you to be financially free.  For me, that means that you have enough coming in from non-employment income consistently to cover your monthly living expenses.  Everyone seems to think its $10k a month...that’s what most people tell me.  I am willing to bet your number is lower than you might think.  When Jill and I set a goal to escape the rat race, our number was $4000 a month.  It would take that amount every month to cover our expenses.    We were able to accomplish that with one small deal.  As we continued to do more deals, the profits from those deals became the insurance we needed to quit our jobs...forever.  Even when I flipped properties or put on my Realtor hat and made a commission, I would divide my payday by 12 to see how it impacted my monthly income.  As I pushed forth and did more deals, we started dividing by 24, then 36 and later 48 months.  We also saved up 2 years of expenses over and above that so we could sleep well at night.  Let’s keep in mind I am not asking you to downgrade your lifestyle, nor am I asking you to suffer in any way.  Instead, I am suggesting you add up your monthly living expenses and take a hard look at the expense column.  If you are anything like me, you will most likely see more going out than you are comfortable with.  The good news is that a few slight changes to that expense column can make giant strides towards becoming financially independent. When (not if) you find expenses that you simply don’t feel are necessary, eliminate them!  Lots of people think that financial freedom means you must be a millionaire, that’s simply not true.  It’s not about piles of cash, it’s about streams of cash and more importantly, how long those streams will last as referenced above.  I’d like you to figure out what your escape number is, if you have trouble, book a time slot with me and let me help you sort that out so you can get on the track to financial freedom.  You can do that by visiting CashFlowGuys.com/asktyler 

Jill Steenhuis is an American Impressionist painter – originally from Atlanta, Georgia, who now lives in Aix-en-Provence, France. It’s been her home for over three decades. Her unexpected journey there is a fascinating story. When she was just eight years old, her mother died. Her mother’s death left an enormous void in her life. Being creative helped fill part of that void. When Jill turned sixteen, her father gave her a book of the paintings of Paul Cézanne. At first, she was disappointed in getting the book. Like many young teens, she had hoped for a car. However, with the gentle encouragement of her father she began to appreciate the beautiful paintings within. The inspiration from that book began an extraordinary journey that leads to her living in Aix-en-Provence in France, falling in love with a young Frenchman, studying at The Leo Marchutz School of Painting and Drawing, and following Cézanne’s footsteps to his studio at Chateau Noir, and Mont Sainte-Victoire. Jill’s paintings are vibrant and colorful. Her loose brushstrokes invite the viewer into an intimate dance. Most of her paintings are created outdoors – en plein air. Each painting session begins with a warm-up: she carefully prepares and lays out her colors on a large, white palette that she likens to a piano. Using her “unlimited palette” of colors, she has access to all 88 keys of the piano. With a large canvas set in place on her easel, her eye seeks out the nature that surrounds her. And then, she lifts up a paintbrush and without hesitation, Jill Steenhuis begins her exuberant Dance with Nature. Links From This Episode: Jill Steenhuis Website: Art in Provence https://www.artinprovence.com Art, Soul, and Destiny – An Artist’s Journey from America to Provence by Jill Steenhuis https://www.artinprovence.com/the-shop/ Olmsted Plein Air Invitational https://www.olmstedpleinair.com Jill Steenhuis in the Olmsted Gallery https://online.flippingbook.com/view/119559/58-59/ Debbie Mueller https://www.debbiemuellerart.com About the Artful Painter: Artful Painter Website https://carlolson.tv Donate to support the Artful Painter https://carlolson.tv/donate Send me an email https://carlolson.tv/contact Instagram https://www.instagram.com/artful.creative/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/carl.olson.9847 https://www.facebook.com/carlolsontv/ Reading Essentials https://carlolson.tv/reading-essentials Subscribe to my YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIo1YmQXnMm21b-Slkr69Tg This page may contain affiliate links from which I earn a small commission. When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Jill spent her life trying to control her sensitive emotions and reactions. The demands of being a military wife and mom added extra pressure, and she found that alcohol helped. After the 911 attacks, her relationship will alcohol escalated, as the aftermath of that day impacted her family. When Jill quit drinking, she learned about the concept of the 'highly sensitive person' and understood herself differently. Resources discussed in this episode include: Allen Carr's "Easy Way to Quit Drinking"  Elaine Aron's book "The Highly Sensitive Person" "Drink" by Ann Dowsett Johnston and Soberistas.com Host Jean McCarthy's blog UnPickled is at www.unpickledblog.com  and information about her latest book release be will be posted here when available: www.jeanmccarthy.ca/books

Jill Devine called upon her animal expert friend, Jamie Case, to help sort out some emotions.  Jamie is the Executive Director at Gateway Pet Guardians and she’s no stranger to this podcast, as she joined Jill in Episode 4. Jill has been having some conflicting feelings about her love for animals, especially her English Bulldog, Apple, now that she has children.  Before Jill’s daughters were born, Apple was number one.  She ruled the roost and could do no wrong.  When Jill was pregnant with her first daughter, she was often told, “just wait until your daughter is born; things will change with Apple.”  It bothered Jill to hear that, but now she finds herself saying that to her pregnant pet parent friends.  The conflicting feelings and emotions have been weighing heavily on Jill’s mind and she wanted to bring in an animal expert and a true animal lover to help her sort through it all. Two Kids and A Career Website: https://www.jilldevine.com/ Two Kids and A Career Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jilldevine/?hl=en Two Kids and A Career Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JillDevineMedia/

About three years ago, Jill Devine started paying a little more attention to Hoda Kotb.  Hoda is a co-anchor on NBC’s TODAY show. When Jill’s oldest daughter was six months month old, Hoda announced she adopted a baby girl, Haley Joy. Jill instantly related to the love Hoda had for her first-born and immediately felt a connection with Hoda.  Jill felt like she was experiencing all the same “firsts” along side Hoda.  Fast forward to Jill having her second daughter and Hoda adopting her second daughter, Hope Catherine, around the same time!  Hoda said she wanted Haley to have a sibling to do life with and Jill felt the same way about her oldest daughter, Lu.  Hoda also explained how she and Joel were considered “older parents” and Jill and her husband, Brian, are also considered older parents.  The connections continue for Jill with Hoda, even though Hoda has no idea who Jill is!!  Two Kids and A Career Website: https://www.jilldevine.com/ Two Kids and A Career Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jilldevine/?hl=en Two Kids and A Career Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JillDevineMedia/

Jill de Jong is a sought-after celebrity trainer, health coach and chef. She has helped many clients to be in the best shape of their life, both physically and mentally. Jill is passionate about helping others to find better ways to move, eat, deal with stress, and design action steps for all that they want to achieve in life. Her upbeat and warm personality makes you feel safe and motivated to embrace change and implement new habits. In her words, “My mission is to inspire you to make better choices for yourself in all areas of life. I’ll support you to get BIG results by making small changes!"Jill was born in Holland, and her successful modeling career brought her to the United States. She was based in New York for many years, explored Miami for a few years and then fell in love with Los Angeles, where she currently resides; it's a great place to pursue her passion for health and wellness. After making the career shift from full-time modeling to health coach, personal trainer and chef, she's never looked back.When Jill is not working, you can find her in the kitchen cooking or outside in Malibu running, biking, surfing or stretching in a yoga class. She recharges by spending time with her boyfriend and friends. Meaningful conversations and delicious food make her heart sing. To stay motivated to exercise, she signs up for triathlons and obstacle races. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I called my friend Jill recently to talk about prayer and I want you to join us. When Jill spoke at IF:Gathering a few years back, the internet almost broke, because she is a walking picture of faithfulness to God and never giving up over a lifetime. Why prayer? Because we can't start this process of looking at our emotions without being with Jesus. You will love hearing from her about courage and anxiety and Scripture and I know she'll encourage you today. HEAR MORE FROM JILL HERE: TELLINGTHETRUTH.ORG LEARN MORE ABOUT STUCK BIBLE STUDY AND FIND IT HERE: STUCKBIBLESTUDY.COM

How do you determine if your brand messageis resonating with your audience?    This was the question Christian and Anna asked Jill Casey, VP of Marketing and Business Development at Renaissance Electronic Services, a.k.a. Dental Hero. When Jill joined the company in 2015, she knew that in order to take the company to the next level, she needed to make changes to their marketing.    In this episode, Jill describes the brand’s broken identity and how this realization gave her the ability to not only create new messaging but onboard a new marketing team to help rebuild.  Having a great product meansnothing if your audience doesn’t understand how it adds value to their lives. Tune in to uncover how you can determine whether your messaging resonates,and what to do if it’s not.  Connect with Jill Casey Learn more about Dental Hero Connect with Christian Connect with Anna Learn more about Innovatemap  

Today, we are talking about Mindfulness and I’ve invited Jill Freestone to tell us about her experiences with mental illness, chronic physical illness, and mindfulness. Jill is a Life Coach trained and certified through The Life Coach School. She also has an Elementary Education degree from BYU, music minor, and 24 years as a piano and flute teacher. Jill’s battles with anxiety, depression and chronic health problems led her to massive research, to take many courses and therapy, giving her the tools to heal and thrive. Because of this, she is passionate about sharing these tools. Mindfulness meditation, anxiety, depression, emotional regulation and family communication about mental wellness are her favorite topics. Her goal is to help moms manage their own mental health so they can help their children manage theirs. Let me just start by defining mindfulness so you know exactly what we are talking about. mindful.org says that “Mindfulness is the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going on around us.” It’s something we all have the capacity to do, but that ability can sometimes get lost in the busyness of our lives, and there are specific ways to cultivate this skill and to retrain our brains to be mindful. We can practice mindfulness by practicing meditation while "seated, walking, standing, and moving (it’s also possible lying down but often leads to sleep); short pauses we insert into everyday life; and merging meditation practice with other activities, like yoga or sports" (source). This focus on the present moment tends to quiet down the parts of our brain that ruminate on regrets about the past or worries about the future, and as we practice mindfulness, there is neuropsychology research that shows that we are actually changing the shape of our brains - adding grey matter to the hippocampus where memory and learning centres are, and shrinking the amygdala, which we’ve discussed is like the fire alarm of the brain always alerting us that something is wrong (source). I have dabbled in meditation and I’ve been amazed by the research about it’s benefits, but I haven’t ever really kept up a steady practice, and that’s why I invited Jill here today.  When Jill learned about meditation, she was desperate for change, and she dove in, completely immersed herself in it, as you’ll hear in the episode, and she says that Mindfulness Meditation literally saved her life. I think you’ll find Jill to be a super comforting and calming voice to listen to, and I hope you love hearing her story as much as I did!  Show Notes:  Jill's Mindfulness Resources You can find Jill at www.jillfreestone.com or at www.instagram.com/jillfreestonecoaching      

Velocity of Money (LA 931) Transcript: Steve and Jill here. Mid yawn, hello. Welcome to the Land Academy show. Entertaining land investment talk. I'm Steven Jack Butala. And I'm Jill DeWitt broadcasting from sunny southern California. When Jill gets done yawning we'll talk about the velocity of money today. I'm so sorry. No it has nothing to do with this topic. I want you to know it has nothing to do with you. I didn't yawn like, "Oh here we go again. We're gonna talk about some accounting things. I'll just take a nap." Sorry. The velocity of ... To your happiness, the velocity of money is very easy to talk about and very easy to explain and I never get tired of talking about it. And even if you know exactly what it is. It's still just good to refresh it in your mind or if you've never heard of it it's all good. Oh goody. Before we get into it let's take a question posted by one of our members on the LandInvestors.com online community. It's free. Could you imagine. That's kind of funny. I never get tired about talking about the velocity of money. I never get tired about spending the velocity of money. Yeah you know what we could talk about the outbound velocity of money. Outbound velocity. I like this. Is this is inbound or outbound? 'Cause I have a lot to say about that too. We'll talk about inbound and then outbound. Okay good. Never even thought about that. Yes. Congratulations. Now this topic is important to me. Now I'm in. Okay Marilyn asks, "I nee help. My processes are all over the place and I'm wasting time retyping and recreating documents and emails for each deal. You could say I'm the copy and past queen. I know there has to be a better way. Most of my documents are in a Google Docs and I'm using Google Sheets to track deal flow. I've recently been playing around with a Google Sheet add-on called Document Studio, but it doesn't work every time. Probably operator error. Here again, I'm taking information from my main deal flow Google Sheet that I copy and paste into another Google Sheet to initiate the document merge letter. What do you use?" "Do you hire a pro to set it up? A lot of what I learned is from you two so any referrals there would be useful as well. Any suggestions would be much appreciated. Thank you in advance. Marilyn." Yes, hello Marilyn. What do you want to say? You have to strive to be a linear thinker. First time I'm gonna get just slightly philosophical here. Okay. You have to look at every single task that you do and you kind of have to hate it. You have to say, "I really don't like doing this task. I'd like to remove it somehow." And not remove doing it today. Re-setup the system so that it's all together completely removed. I use the analogy like this. How many times you ever gone to a closet, like a hall closet to look for a tennis racket or something like that? And you know it's back there somewhere and you end up just completely reorganizing the closet and 20 minutes later you have a Goodwill pile and everything's completely organized and it doesn't probably make your spouse that happy. Or depending on your spouse it makes 'em really happy. Makes me happy. That's how I think of everything. Every single thing I do I look at it and I say, "This is completely unnecessary. I need to relook at this." That's a good analogy. So you have to set up a system, you have to start thinking like this today. I don't care if you're brand new at this or you've done it a 150000 deals. There's a whole module in the House Academy program that the gist of it is this. You have to set up a system that's entirely and completely repeatable and it runs itself with other people without you. Or you will never truly scale this business to where it needs to go. So you can take that a million different ways, but you cannot work in your own business forever. Does that mean you have to outsource purchase, acquisition decisions? No, but you can do 100 acquisition decisions on Wednesday morning be...

When Jill asks Tim to record her speech for a library function, he inadvertently records himself with the Harry and Eddie at the hardware store all calling their wives boring. Tim, not to be outdone, puts down Jill’s speech, communication in their relationship, and even just talking about studying psychology. However, when Al and Ilene […]

When Jill is called away to work, Tim and Time are left to take care of chores, accidentally creating another dimensional rift that brings another Tim (or two) into their timeline. Our mission: using only major plot points from episode summaries online, we improvise the story of each episode of the hit '90s sitcom Home Improvement.

When Jill finds some mysterious lip gloss in her husband's truck...she's looking for answers!

Last year Jill and I were invited to a small gathering with a celebrity chef. People stood in line to get a free, signed copy of one of his books. That's when it happened. A case of mistaken identity. When Jill approached the table he asked her name. "Jill" she replied. He responded, "Oh you're Jill, I've heard so much about you! It's so great to finally meet you!" Now believe me, I'll be the first to say that my wife is a fantastic cook. But to be known by a famous chef; not quite yet. The best part about it is that Jill just went with it. "It's nice to finally meet you as well." It's kind of an inside joke now between us. Come to our house and if Jill isn't busy creating something delicious, then you might get a chance to meet her too. Jesus never left a hint of mistaken identity. He could not have made it any clearer. In John 8 Jesus actually claimed the very name of God for himself. This message was not lost on the religious elite. They picked up stones to kill him for blasphemy. They couldn't come to accept Jesus as God because they did not know God. They had a different spiritual heritage and it was from the devil. You see, everyone is in one of two families under the authority of one of two fathers: God or Satan. The way in which you answer the question: Who is Jesus? will determine which family you're in.

Camilla Henriksen and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new film, childhood stories and neglect, mental health issues, secret dreams, parenting making choices and how we all have untapped resources of a particular sort. Synopsis In Camilla Strøm Henriksen’s startling first feature, a young girl struggles to keep her family together in the aftermath of a tragedy that forces her to grow up far too quickly. When Jill, the heroine of the startling Phoenix, arrives home from school, she calls out tentatively for her mother. She slips quietly around the family’s spacious yet dark apartment, laid out like a vampire’s lair with every piece of furniture as far from the light as possible. Relieved to find her mother Astrid asleep, Jill swiftly goes to work dumping the half-empty bottles of booze littered around the bedroom. Phoenix fearlessly charts the horrors of living with a parent suffering from mental illness exacerbated by substance abuse. When Astrid’s depression gets the better of her, Jill is forced to cover things up in order to keep the family together. But there may be light at the end of the tunnel: an impending visit from their musician father, Nils (Sverrir Gudnason from last year’s Borg vs. McEnroe, which played the Festival), who could easily whisk them away. Jill’s teenaged resilience and resourcefulness is on full display in Phoenix but there are also signs of the cost of being forced to grow up too quickly. Heartbreaking and courageous, Phoenix is a powerful debut establishing its director as one to watch. Biography Phoenix is an original story by Camilla Strøm Henriksen and is her first feature. As an actress she has appeared extensively in Norwegian films, TV and theatre productions. She studied at London Film School and graduated with an MA degree in directing in 2004. She has since directed multiple episodes of the longest running series in Scandinavia, Hotel Caesar, as well as the drama series Hvaler. She’s currently developing a TV drama series and a feature film, as writerdirector. Image Copyright: Camilla Strøm Henriksen. Used with permission. For more information about David Peck’s podcasting, writing and public speaking please visit his site here. With thanks to producer Josh Snethlage and Mixed Media Sound. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

When Jill throws a baby shower for her co-worker Linda, and invites the women from the office to attend, she’s baffled by Tim’s ability to charm, and the spell she casts over them. However, when she tries to turn on some charm of her own, she’s met with less-than-reciprocal effort. She begins to become disillusioned […]

Today I'm talking to Jill Nelson of Ruby Receptionists about how to get more qualified leads by using a virtual receptionist. We all know that the biggest complaint about contractors is that they DON'T answer the phone! Let Ruby help your business! Join us to hear what Ruby provides and how they can help YOUR business. What you'll hear in this episode: When Jill was a receptionist, she wanted to be an entrepreneur and open a co-working space, but when that idea didn't work out, Ruby Receptionists was born How important the first impression and the trust factor are to customers Why customers often give their business to the one that answers the phone professionally and is “nice” How Ruby started out as Work Source, Inc., helping small businesses do essential tasks Why spend time and effort trying to get leads when you aren't going to answer the phone? How Ruby Receptionists differs from the traditional answering service Statistics about business phone calls: 42% of all phone calls are from buyers who are ready to buy 2 out of 3 mobile searches end in a phone call 30% of all phone calls end in a sale Services that Ruby provides: Their trademark friendly voices Unmatched call quality Top-notch technology Customized responses and call handling for each business How Ruby can set up your appointments via Calendly How the Ruby mobile app works and what it allows customers to do How Ruby can help a small company can look and sound like a large company The benefit to larger contractors of using Ruby You can use Ruby as a backup service to your in-house receptionist, always with a live, friendly voice No out-of-country receptionists---all are based in Portland, Oregon How Ruby has won many awards and accolades How you can take Ruby for a test drive (visit the website!) Resources: Call Ruby Use promo code “Roofer 50” for $50 off your first month's service!

Meet the ultimate champion of women, Jill Angie, aka Not Your Average Runner. As implied she is absolutely NOT average in any way, shape or form. First, she’s a self-described fat runner who started running in her late 20s because she believed being thin was the secret to the universe and the path to happiness. What she found after many stops and starts is that the REAL secret to the universe is to understand that the only thing we have control over is our brains and the choices we make. Including the choice to be happy. Jill and I traveled in concentric circles for many years. We came to the worlds of health and fitness in very different ways, but our end-goals are the same. We want to help women find happiness! And men too because when women are happy, let’s face it, men benefit too! When Jill and I finally connected on the phone, it was like a match made in heaven. I felt so special until I realized something. Jill is the kind of human being who makes every single person she comes into contact with feel special. So I felt even more special to have the opportunity to spend an hour with her. This episode is a dual play – we both have podcasts, so we’re both publishing it. Be sure to check out Jill’s other episodes at Not Your Average Runner Podcast. Did I mention she’s also a life coach, so there is a lot to learn from her! Before we start, I have two quick updates. The first is to make sure you get over to skirtsports.com and use the code RTWPODCAST15 for 15% off the best women’s activewear ever in history! We’re going on our 14th bday soon, so lots of energy and excitement in my world! Finally, Jill and I are doing a GIVEAWAY! We’re giving away a Skirt Sports product of your choice AND Jill’s first two books plus a Not Your Average Runner swag bag. Now listen up: Here’s what you have to do. Write a review for both of our podcasts on iTunes. You have to literally go to the itunes app and search our podcasts. When they come up, you’ll see the link to review. But you have to search them first. It’s kind of annoying, but that’s the only way I could figure it out! You can also submit your reviews on Stitcher for non iphone listeners. We'll start tracking new reviews after Sept 3rd to be eligible. If you already wrote a review (cuz you’re awesome), then share the episode on IG and tag us. We’ll look in all of those places to pick a random winner on or around Sept 30th! Today we talk about: Our journeys to health and fitness The REAL secret to the universe Habits Inner Mean Girls Labels Founding principles Being married to athletes on their own quests while we're on ours Skirt Sports genesis Willing it to happen Getting 1 MILLION MORE women running This is one of my favorite episodes. Jill is literally one of my new favorite people who I feel like I’ve known forever and now want to hang with forever. It was also fun sharing some of my key life moments that have been catalysts for change or self-discovery. I hope you found inspiration, joy and even some new ideas on how to tackle life’s challenges. If you are not yet a runner and want to become one, then reach out to Jill, join her community and become one of her 1 Million MORE women running! And at the end of the day, no matter where you are, remember this. You have the power to Choose your thoughts, so choose them wisely! Thanks Jill! Now you know what time it is. It’s time to get out there and Run This World! Have a great workout and I’ll see you next week!

What’s In This Episode: Why do you subscribe to an email list? What makes you stay? Jill and Brad let you in on a little secret to a highly engaged email list.  "I don't love email, but I enjoy really good email lists." - Jill Recommendations are HUGE when it comes to subscribing to an email list, and Jill will often sign up if she's heard a particular email list is awesome. Of course, sometimes she subscribes because of the freebie she'll get by doing so (with plans to unsubscribe later). Brad might hear someone on a podcast and want to know more so he'll subscribe to hear more from that person. But then, why stay? There are so many emails out there that are bad, that if they're actually good, it's GREAT. Jill says she looks forward to the content and she learns from them - how to write better herself. (Check out Betches.) "Know your audience really well." - Brad Brad's a fan of Verne Harnish because he curates a really good list of resources and respects people's time. He thinks the personal connection is important. When Jill decided to write a daily newsletter, she was terrified. She was worried everyone would unsubscribe (they didn't). By doing so, she learned what worked. And people respond way more now than they did when she was sending out an email every two weeks.   What email lists are your favorite and why? Let us know! Listen in!» Sponsor: This episode is sponsored by Netblaze, LLC. Do you need help with your digital marketing? If you want to get more customers from the internet but don't know who to trust or what to do, check out Netblaze - a digital CMO for your company. Netblaze watches over your entire online presence, detects any issues you're having, and displays content on how to get rid of those issues fast. Breaking Down Your Business listeners can try it for FREE.

When Jill’s (Patricia Richardson) mother notifies her that three $50 bonds she bought for the boys have come due, she decides to let Brad, Randy and Mark (Zachery Ty Brian, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Taran Noah Smith) figure out what to invest them in. When the boys decide to invest in a baseball card, Tim (Tim […]

What’s In This Episode: Jill and Brad are doing things a bit differently in this episode and talking about networking vs. building business relationships. A lot of people feel like networking is an ugly word, but only feel that way in a business context.  "But isn't that what relationships are - just mutually benefitting?" - Brad Jill doesn't believe that you can succeed without relationships, and Brad thinks that the reason people disdain networking is that it's viewed as a competition. It took Jill a long time to change her mind about working by herself. She didn't realize how beneficial it was to have face-to-face interactions with people until she went out for coffee meetings and was able to see how energized she was about her own business. Brad intentionally scheduled meetings - lunches, breakfasts - so that he could see other people. When Jill began The Founding MomsMeetups, she got feedback almost immediately about the positive impact it was having on the other business women in the room. "Relationships are the reason the world goes round." - Jill There's a lot that people miss from nonverbal communications and there's so much to be gained from face-to-face interactions. Granted, there are those out there who meet face-to-face only to swap and collect business cards. But Brad remembers how he ended up doing business with those whom he was truly vulnerable with and invested in. It's important to remember that at the end of the day, people connect with human aspects - not how much you earn or what you do, but that you've shared similar experiences. It's also worth noting that networking takes time. You need to build up trust and do it regularly. You won't walk out of an event with a ton of new business. What are your thoughts on networking vs. building business relationships? Do you value it or do you believe it's a waste of time?

Jill (Patricia Richardson) is on edge because her mother Nana (Polly Holliday) is coming to visit and she wants everything to be perfect. When Jill finds out that Nana is giving her an old tea set while giving a treasured family heirloom to Jill’s sister, Jill is furious – but she forbids Tim (Tim Allen) […]

When Jill (Patricia Richardson) begs Tim (Tim Allen) to take Mark (Taran Noah Smith) to the ballet, Tim reluctantly agrees — but when Wilson (Earl Hindman) offers him courtside tickets to a basketball game, Tim can’t say no. He and Mark go to the ballet for half an hour, then the game. When Jill finds […]

Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast series Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by Jill Abramson, the former Executive Editor at the New York Times, to talk about her recent article in New York Magazine calling for the impeachment of Justice Clarence Thomas.   Before Jill became the first female editor in New York Times history, she wrote a book called “Strange Justice” where she examined Clarence Thomas’s testimony at his confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justice 25 years ago. In the book Jill and her co-author Jane Mayer say Justice Thomas perjured himself with his testimony regarding Anita Hill.   Jill’s latest 4,000-word cover story in New York Magazine thrusts this discussion back into the spotlight re-igniting the debate on impeaching Justice Thomas. When Jill wrote her book “Strange Justice” in 1994, the #MeToo movement hadn’t been born yet. Now with so many women coming forward to name their abusers and to bring attention to the problem of sexual harassment this might be the perfect time to re-raise the topic and explore the subject.   Listen in as Aaron and Jill discuss Justice Clarence Thomas’s confirmation hearings and time serving on the Supreme Court.   Note* The audio improves in the middle of the episode.    To purchase a copy of Jill’s book, click the link below: Strange Justice: The Selling of Clarence Thomas   Remember to tune in every Friday for new episodes of Good Law | Bad Law!   Host: Aaron Freiwald Guest: Jill Abramson   Follow Good Law | Bad Law: YouTube: Good Law | Bad Law Instagram: @GoodLawBadLaw Website: https://www.GoodLawBadLawPodcast.com

When Jill opens her own checking account for the money she’s made at her new job, Tim doesn’t take it well, and soon the two of them are locked in an argument over what in their life belongs to whom. When Tim lets slip that he believes Jill’s car, not to mention the whole house […]

In this biting domestic story, Jill, a lonely, unfulfilled housewife with four unruly children, paces on her dining room table with a belt around her neck, contemplating a desperate end. Her husband, Bill, focused on his identity as breadwinner and an affair with a lusty co-worker, is as oblivious to Jill’s growing terror that she will do something destructive as he is to the panic at his unraveling company. Meanwhile, dogs bark and howl through the night, as one persistent mutt continually stalks the family’s yard. When Jill’s psyche finally breaks, she takes on a vicious new canine persona. Marianna Palka writes, directs, and stars as Jill in this dark and provocative film, balancing a whip-smart, deeply unsettling take on the horrors of a crumbling nuclear family with a palpable sensitivity for her character’s plight and perfectly timed comedic flourishes. Jason Ritter delivers a beautifully tragicomic performance as Bill, who’s transformed by bizarre crisis from an indifferent hound of a man entirely untethered from his family to their unexpected emotional anchor. Director and lead actor Marianna Palka joins us in a conversation about her go-for-broke approach to the story and performance. For news and updates go to: darkskyfilms.com/bitch

Counselor Mandy (Eppley)Bird speaks with Jill Angelo, a business woman and author of “Sacred Space: Turning Your Home into A Sanctuary.” When Jill was in her early 30’s she and her fiancé bought a house together that they were going to refurbish, she had a great job, she was looking forward to getting married and having children – she had her life plan all mapped out…or at least she thought. Several weeks after they had bought the house her fiancé was in a fatal car accident. The “plan” that Jill had mapped out for her life was instantly changed with this traumatic loss. She says that one of the greatest gifts from this loss was cracking her heart open to develop a relationship with God. She also knew that she needed professional support and she found a caring therapist that helped her work through the grief process. From this deep work she is able to say “I am so proud of what I have become.” Her book was born out of her life experience and the process of fixing the house – she wanted to go “within” and as she rebuilt the house she asked herself “what nurtures me?” She incorporated these things into the house which helped her to heal as she created her sacred space. Mandy says this communicates to your psyche “I love you.”Jill Angelo is author of Sacred Space: Turning Your Home Into A Sanctuary. She has more than 25 years of experience in business and operations management, an education in marketing and design, and a background in psychology and the mystical arts. Her fine-tuned abilities and out-of-the-box approach to life have uniquely prepared her for creating sacred spaces for people with wide-ranging interests and budgets. She is also an animal lover and hopes one day to have an animal sanctuary. And she is active in the White Lion conservation project in Africa. www.jillangelo.com

When Jill left Canada with her young family and her husband Geoff Ripat it was Geoff who had the assignment. Geoff was to do a labour market study in Cochabama mines with Kinde Nolte. This NGO works to benefit children and families. Geoff is a social worker. Jill was an accompanying spouse and began settling her family. She then found s position with the Save the Children helping children write to foster parents. She then went on to create a space in a drop in program for Junior high students. This space encouraged creativity and choice in a more rigid school system. Jill is a teacher. Jill also recorded a CD with Analia Abat, Manuel Rocha, Armin Vilica, Karen Arce, Amado Espinoza and Valerie Frege called A Dos lados. I have listen to it Jill and it is fantastic!

When Jill left Canada with her young family and her husband Geoff Ripat it was Geoff who had the assignment. Geoff was to do a labour market study in Cochabama mines with Kinde Nolte. This NGO works to benefit children and families. Geoff is a social worker. Jill was an accompanying spouse and began settling her family. She then found s position with the Save the Children helping children write to foster parents. She then went on to create a space in a drop in program for Junior high students. This space encouraged creativity and choice in a more rigid school system. Jill is a teacher. Jill also recorded a CD with Analia Abat, Manuel Rocha, Armin Vilica, Karen Arce, Amado Espinoza and Valerie Frege called A Dos lados. I have listen to it Jill and it is fantastic! CUSO-VSOVolunteer for a better world! Share Skills volunteers in 43 Countries-Bangladesh,Bolivia,Burkina Faso,Cambodia,Cameroon,China,El Salvador,Eritrea,Ethiopia,Gambia,Guatemala ,Ghana,Guyana,Honduras,India,Jamaica,Indonesia,Kenya,Laos,Malawi,Maldives,Mongolia,Mozambique,Namibia,Nepal ,Nigeria,Pakistan,Papua New Guinea,Peru,Philippines,Rwanda,Sierra, Leone,South Africa,Sri Lanka,Tajikistan,Tanzania,Thailand,Togo, ,Uganda,Vanuatu,Vietnam,Zambia and Zimbabwe.Support our workwww.cuso-vso.org