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Today's show rundown: Chuck talks Afghanistan. We just got out of there, and Joe Biden is a puffed up coward. Biden has said "The buck stops with me", and the retreat from the region has been nothing short of a disaster. This is a totally political move, not a strategic decision at all. But Chuck tells us what Biden is going to get out of this. How the Left and the MSM is going to jump on the bandwagon of "we got out of Afghanistan". But, was the mission accomplished, and at what cost was it for us? What we do know, is that we left a-lot of people behind, and the State Department can NOT tell us who they are. There is some confirmation bias with Biden, where he has been allowed to lie to the American people, and he gets away with it. He has a history of blatantly lying, and we just pass it off as old Crazy Joe. But now that he is the President, it is far harder to just brush this off. Mark believes that Joe Biden is consumed with hatred for Donald Trump, and it is now a psychosis or mental illness. Mark goes on to explain what he means by this. We welcome the guest Mike Detmer. "Whats right with Mike", that he wants to put himself running in The 8th District? Its the issue of NOT sitting around with your kids in the future remembering what Freedom WAS like. We are sitting here watching these people squander the god given freedoms that we have fought for, and THAT is why Mike is doing this. The biggest fundamental problem is that The Left is Socialist, and The Republicans are moving that direction. Biden may not even know he is in The White House. Our State Department has been a mess since the Reagan Era? Is the government trying to put small businesses out of business? Is this how they will push the socialist agenda? How does Mike deal with running his business with the current state of employment and how he can not keep people employed because it is easier for them to sit at home. www.DetmerforCongress.com mikedetmer.patriot@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/electmikedetmer https://twitter.com/DetmerMike https://www.instagram.com/electmikedetmer https://gettr.com/user/detmermike Mike grew up in a small town in northern Michigan near Traverse City where his parents owned a real estate company and a Christmas tree business. It was as a boy and young man in northern Michigan where he began to learn the value of hard work by spending his days in the Christmas tree fields when not in school. Mike also learned about the outdoors and became a proficient hunter and sportsman. When Mike was a freshman in high school, his parents moved him to Rochester Hills Michigan where he finished high school at Rochester Adams High. After high school, he attended Oakland University where he studied political science and served as President of the College Republicans. Mike graduated in 1998 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. After college, Mike worked as a loan originator for a mortgage broker based in Bloomfield Hills and quickly worked his way up to Vice President of the company. In 1999 he met his lovely wife Kriston and married in 2001. In 2002, the couple moved to Kansas with their special needs Son and opened a branch of the Michigan-based mortgage company. In 2004, Mike switched gears and jumped into the automotive industry after the mortgage company he worked for dissolved in Michigan. After almost 12 years in Kansas, Mike and his wife decided to leave and move to Florida where their Son could finish high school. Their son Zach is profoundly deaf and the schools in Kansas were becoming inadequate. In 2015, the Detmer family returned to Michigan and purchased a home in Howell to be near Kriston's family and now focus attention on their daughter's education. Mike's work in the automotive business and Kriston's...

Jesus can be the foundation for our actions, or not. When obeying Jesus is not the reason for our actions, we construct our life on a weak foundation. Poor decisions follow poor decisions. Over time, our life can't handle the difficulties of life in general. Jesus finishes his point from yesteday. If we do what he says, we will have a solid foundation. We will build a house that can stand the test of time and weather. Imagine your life is a building. What have you built? What is it based upon? What will you add today? What will you add in the next few weeks? How you spend your time matters. The building analogy is important. When Mike was younger, he considered he could always change. Now that he's getting older, change is harder. After a while, what we build is harder and more difficult to fix. Think about every action you take as a brick, or some nails. Next year you may want to build something on to what you've built today. Every action takes us toward or away from God. How we act in our job is no exception. Will your actions today move you one notch closer to Jesus, or one farther away? If we have Jesus as our foundation, let's do what he says. we will build our house on a solid foundation. This foundation is one of the best reasons for taking the Marketplace Mission Trip, too. Practice choosing to obey Jesus as you do the activities of your job, as you live your life. Our next mission trip begins in just a few days. Learn more and sign up at MarketplaceMissionTrip.com.

One of the most impressive guys that host John Laurito has met is joining him in today's episode. Mike Mammini is the owner and president of Mammini Company. He has had tremendous success in the very competitive and challenging financial industry. Mike shared a lot of great stuff in this episode, but probably the most valuable takeaway is one about delegation. Mike Mammini focuses on providing financial and wealth management solutions to a select group of successful individuals, business owners, and trust funds. Together with his team, Mike helps his clients make smart financial decisions and position them to worry less about money. He is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional and Certified Investment Management Analyst and earned a B.S. in Business Marketing/Finance from San Diego State University. He has been in the financial services industry since 1988 and serves as a Senior Advisor for the firm's major clients.Where to find Mike:Web: http://www.mammini.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-mammini-cfp%C2%AE-cima%C2%AE-a5958814/Show notes:[3:02] How Mike's business grew and became successful[7:02] On the topic of delegation  [11:45] What to do when delegating[15:23] What happens to your team members when you delegate[17:25] Change is always uncomfortable, but it can be productive[18:00] When Mike delegated too much, too fast[21:43] The power of delegating[22:44] What Mike does now for his company[27:15] When people operate well in chaos[28:59] Mike's plans in the next 5-10 years[31:00] To succeed, learn to accept changes[33:30] How to get a hold of Mike?[34:55] OutroGet a copy of Tomorrow's Leader on Amazon https://tinyurl.com/huseae9hText LEADER to 617-393-5383 to receive The Top 10 Things That The Best Leaders Are Doing Right NowFor questions, suggestions, or speaker inquiries, contact me at john@lauritogroup.com.

In this week's podcast, we speak with Mike Potter, CEO of Rewind.  Mike and I talk about the need to backup SaaS applications, remote and hybrid working, and entrepreneurship. This interview opened my eyes to the risks we all face by trusting SaaS application companies to back up our data. Mike also highlights in his answers how humanity in the workplace can help create special results.   Bio - A self-proclaimed serial entrepreneur, Mike Potter is the co-founder of Rewind, a company that backs up and protects SaaS data. While studying Mechanical Engineering at McMaster University, Mike began his start-up career as the founder of InTheHack.com, one of the most popular sporting websites in Canada. Since founding Rewind in 2015, Mike has focused on building a company culture that values and respects employees. “I'm a big believer in building strong teams, hiring great people, and giving them the freedom to do their best work”, he adds. When Mike isn't building companies or products, he can usually be found constructing LEGOs with his kids or walking his dogs. Email: mike@rewind.io Web: https://rewind.io  Twitter: @mikepotter   Upcoming Events Using the TMMi accelerates the value of DevOps Fri, August 6, 2021  -- This Friday! 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT This is a free TMMi America Webinar featuring Rex Black  (SPaMCAST is a proud media sponsor of the TMMi America ) Register at https://bit.ly/3AOlvdC   About this event In this webinar, we will address how DevOps testing benefits through TMMi How TMMi's higher Process Areas drive defect prevention, Shift Left, and CI/CD build and test pipelines Address the benefits of how DevOps Organization benefits from using the TMMi. Leveraging TMMi to focus DevOps test process improvements Re-Read Saturday News  This week we focus on Chapter 5 of  Monotasking by Staffan Nöteberg.  This chapter focuses on incrementalism.  How are you breaking work down? An update on my continued experiment using Monotasking. This week I have succeeded in turning off all my interruptions (Slack, Text, Teams, Twitter, email, and others) as I am doing my monotasking sessions, a type of incrementalism . . . at least in the morning. I do pop many of those apps back on briefly at the end of each panorama session to make sure no emergencies have occurred. Afternoons are tough due to meetings and other hardscape activities, therefore I moved as many of my focus activities earlier in the day (as a morning person, this suits me) when I can quietly timebox.   This Week Week 7 - Progress Incrementally - https://bit.ly/3lk8Fi0    Previous Entries in  Monotasking by Staffan Nöteberg Week 1 - Logistics, Game Plan, and Preface - https://bit.ly/3x1oVap  Week 2 - Introduction - https://bit.ly/2TXVfwt  Week 3 - Monotasking In A Nutshell - https://bit.ly/3gGMb72  Week 4 - Cut Down on Things to Do - https://bit.ly/3wt1ENL  Week 5 - Focus on One Task - https://bit.ly/3hK2XDU  Week 6 - Never Procrastinate -  https://bit.ly/2UXPDDp  Next SPaMCAST  Next week we present our essay spinning deeper into the nether regions of poor prioritization. Knowing the potential issues that can occur in prioritization is the first step toward fixing them. We also have a visit from Tony Timbol who brings his To Tell A Story column to the podcast.

What counts as cheating? How does it feel to be cheated on? Should you tell? When Mike and Kyle get personal, Mike shares a surprising story. In this episode: News- 2:12 || Main Topic (Cheating)- 14:32 || Gayest & Straightest- 1:13:14 For ad-free episodes 1 day early, plus tons of other benefits, support us at patreon.com/gayishpodcast.

The Storm Skiing Podcast is sponsored by Mountain Gazette - Listen to the podcast for discount codes on subscriptions and merch.Lonesome Pine, Maine, has 500 vertical feet served by a 1960s Hall 1000 T-bar. All photos courtesy of Lonesome Pine.WhoMike Lavertu, President of the board of directors of Lonesome Pine Trails, MaineRecorded onJuly 13, 2021Why I interviewed him If you’ve ever skied Maine, you probably felt as though you’d arrived at the end of the earth. And if you’ve skied Maine, you’ve probably skied Sunday River or Sugarloaf or Saddleback. And sure, they’re all remote. But from the point of view of New England’s largest state, you’re just getting moving: Lonesome pine is another five hours and 40 minutes past Sunday River, five hours 10 minutes past Sugarloaf, and five and a half hours from Saddleback. When you finally get there, you’re reached the top of America. Fort Kent sits hard by the St. John River, across the water from Canada. The ski area rises directly over the town, 500 vertical feet and a dozen trails and 10 snowguns and a T-bar. It’s a simple operation, but one that’s served its community for more than 50 years, and without the bankruptcies and debts and harebrained owners that have sunk operations large and small across New England. It is at once homey and exotic, a snowy town square perched across the street from a neighborhood, north-facing toward the world’s longest frontier. I’ve never skied there, but I’ve long wondered about this humble-brash little mountain that sits quietly in the snowy north, pushing operations into April as larger mountains shut down across New England. When Mike reached out to see if I’d be interested in an interview, I agreed immediately.A group of local volunteers fix up Lonesome Pine’s old groomer: L to R - Taylor “Tiger” Martin, hill maintenance and groomer operator/full-time music teacher; Matt Deprey, owner of Valley Iron Works in Fort Kent; Ryan Malmborg, groomer operator and volunteer; Isaiah Martin, 14, Taylor’s son. Deprey’s son, Sawyer, waits in the background. The ski area recently purchased a replacement groomer.What we talked aboutLonesome Pine as labor of love; the small ski area’s surprisingly robust race program; how to transform a 1960s T-bar so it doesn’t jerk its riders up the hill; Lonesome Pine’s unique ownership structure; the mountain’s huge volunteer squad; how Fort Kent supports Lonesome Pine; how the tiny ski area stabilized its finances; yes it can even get too cold for Maine skiers; season passes; everyone needs a bar (the kind with alcohol); how a small ski area wrangles something as spectacularly expensive as a replacement groomer; how Saddleback’s Cupsuptic T-bar became a pile of parts at the base of Lonesome Pine; the caravan that carried the lift across the state; trying to figure out the origin of the T-bar that the ski area installed used more than 30 years ago; whether the ski area would ever replace the T-bar with a chairlift; dreaming of a magic carpet upgrade; the possibility of adding tubing and skating to the ski area; using volunteers to run the snowmaking operation; pushing skiing to April; the mountain’s limited operating schedule; operating during Covid; why the Canadian border closure may have worked in Lonesome Pine’s favor; and the expansive and mysterious Canadian ski world. Lavertu and his son, Caleb, put in some time snowmaking.Why I thought that now was a good time for this interview A few months back, I put out a call at the end of one of the podcasts: if you ran a ski area anywhere in America, I wanted to talk to you. I didn’t care how small or remote it was. I am here to tell the full story of lift-served skiing in America. I love the Epic Pass and its flagship Western cloud-scrapers as much as I love the cowboy indies like Plattekill and the town bumps like Lonesome Pine. Mike took me seriously, and I’m glad he did – it’s far easier to track down the GM of Killington or Sugarbush or Sunday River than it is to figure out who runs Titus or Whaleback. The former, after all, are parts of conglomerates and have all the modern communications and marketing infrastructure that comes with that. An end-of-the-road bump with an antique website, run largely by volunteers, it’s never been obvious to outsiders who ran Lonesome Pine. I’d tried, in the past, to figure it out. But it’s a good story and I was thrilled when Mike reached out. If you’re the Mike of some other little ski area in the U.S. or Canada or hell Slovenia or Japan, hit me up. I want to share what you have to say.Lonesome Pine is the kind of place where a pick-up cornhole game can break out in the lodge at any time.What I got wrongThe origin of Lonesome Pine’s T-bar seemed like one of those mysteries lost to time. A 1960s-era Hall 1000, it arrived at the ski area in the mid-80s. On that, there is consensus across various online sources. But where was it for the two decades prior? In the interview, Mike speculated that it came from Vermont. In follow-up emails, he had leads telling him it came to Lonesome Pine from Pennsylvania via a Vermont broker. More digging revealed the true source: Victor Constant, the little-known but still-operating ski area at West Point, New York. This made sense: that ski area’s triple chair arrived in 1983. While I believe this is correct, I can’t find a historical trailmap showing a T-bar at Victor Constant – just this 2016 trailmap, which is the same one in use today. If anyone has any additional information on the Victor Constant T-bar – year of installation, old trailmaps, general memories – please let me know.Saddleback donated its Cupsuptic T-bar to Lonesome Pine, which runs the same 1960s vintage machine to its summit. Here the parts are loaded up for transport north from Rangeley last year.Why you should ski thereFor all its bucolic coziness, there are not a lot of in-town ski areas in New England. Cranmore and Bousquet are two of them. Are there others? It’s one of the great shortcomings of eastern skiing. At Aspen or Park City, you ski to the bottom and walk to the bar in a city that predates lift-served skiing by half a century. In most of the Northeast, ski areas sit isolated in the countryside, a car ride from everything. Lonesome Pine is one of the few that defies this template. It’s feasible that a kid could grow up across the street. It’s right down the road from the local school. Bars and downtown sit within walking distance. A visit to Lonesome Pine will give skiers a pretty good sense of what a more imaginatively human-scaled version of Northeast skiing could be. When Lonesome Pine sent a crew down to collect the Cupsuptic T-bar, they expected to have to take the whole lift down, but Saddleback had already removed the towers for them. Get on the email list at www.stormskiing.com

This is an encore presentation as we take a summer break from recording. We hope you are well and rested! -- What does it mean to abide in Jesus? When Mike looks at the vine analogy in John 15, he makes some parallels to everything in our lives. How long do you think a branch lives off of the vine? What do you have or what can you do apart from Jesus and from resting in Him and trusting Him for everything? Let's make a difference in the lives of others because we abide in Jesus and count on Him, not ourselves, for everything.

Ep 113 - Finding Purpose Through Heartbreak w/ Nikki Shah, founder & CEO The Muse Nikki's backstory is an incredible example of reinvention and evolution. But it was in the heartbreak she experienced in her 30s that she found her purpose. A purpose that will ultimately become a game changer for so many. She is unstoppable, some people would see her life being full of tragedy, but she has turned every chapter of her life so far into something that has become a truly amazing story. She has an energy and presence that stops anyone in their tracks. Nikki grew up in the North of England, with her Kenyan parents and younger brother Vee. Nikki was bullied at school, for the colour of her skin, for her cultural background, and even bullied by a school teacher at the age of 9. At the age of 15 she moved (without her parents) to Florida to join an international tennis academy but then a major injury ended her dreams of a career on the tennis court. Nikki retrained as a physio and joined the Huddersfield Giants rugby league team. This was challenging in itself, even walking into a male rugby locker room for the first time was a shock after the days of all whites in a tennis club. After several years, Nikki moved to London where she set up her own practise concentrating on sports injuries. Following a trip to Australia to visit her best friend, she fell in love with the place and lifestyle and decided to make the bold move to complete her masters at the University of Sydney, another pond crossed. This then led to feeling that a career in physiotherapy was unsustainable forever, and she decided to move into the corporate space as a recruiter. During working in Sydney, her partner was diagnosed with cancer, Osteosarcoma, he was aged 30. What was to follow was years of working full-time while being his carer, his best friend, his side-kick. When Mike was diagnosed as terminal, Nikki found that the company she was working for found it hard to navigate, as did she. Searching for support and education for all involved, she found nothing, so she did what many passionate, driven person does, she decided that she would be the one to set up the help others needed. Nikki established MyMuse in Nov 2019 - a social impact business that bridges the gap for employers and employees going through cancer, a life altering illness or a carer journey. She delivers proactive solutions for when this happens in their workforce and how to support the individual as well as the rest of the team or even company. MyMuse has been the finalist to the Blackmores Women + Wellness awards and winner of The Hub Flexi Impact Program. LISTEN IN

Mike Mentzer passed away on June 10, 2001. To remember this bodybuilding legend on the 20th Anniversary of his passing, author John Little joins the Bodybuilding Legends Podcast to discuss the life of Mike Mentzer. In Part One of the interview, John talks about the competitive career of Mentzer from 1970-1980 including the 1971 AAU Mr. America contest, the 1976 IFBB Mr. America, the 1978 IFBB Mr. Universe and the 1979 and 1980 Mr. Olympia competitions. At the end of the podcast, host John Hansen reads an article about the 1976 IFBB Mr. America contest report written by Jack Neary for the January, 1977 issue of Muscle Builder Magazine. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Beginning of the Podcast 4:00 - Audio Book of Bodybuilding Heroes and Legends, Vol. One is now available (link below) 5:05 - Emails from last week's episode 16:30 - John Little Interview, Part One 28:10 - Mike Mentzer's upbringing and character 34:00 - Mike's great genetics for bodybuilding 36:50 - How Mike got started in bodybuilding 47:30 - When Mike Mentzer went to see the 1965 Mr. Olympia contest 50:40 - Mike's first competitions as a teen 57:40 - When Mike changed the way he trained 1:05:19 - Why Mike choose to compete in the IFBB over the AAU 1:11:00 - The most satisfying contest Mike ever won 1:19:37 - When Kal Szkalak beat Mike at the 1977 Mr. Universe 1:23:40 - Mike wins the 1977 IFBB Mr. North America 1:26:09 - Why winning the 1978 Mr. Universe was the most important win of his career 1:27:40 - Mike Mentzer vs. Arnold 1:34:42 - John Hansen reads the 1976 IFBB American Bodybuilding Championships report by Jack Neary from the January, 1977 issue of Muscle Builder Magazine Audio Book for Bodybuilding Heroes and Legends, Vol One John Hansen Fitness website Bodybuilding Legends website John's YouTube Page John's Facebook Page John's Instagram Page    

When Mike's away, Keri will... stay awake just long enough to deal with a slow news week.

When Mike's away, Keri will... stay awake just long enough to deal with a slow news week.

In this episode of the Millionaire Mindcast, we have a wonderful guest Mike Sarraille, who shares his military journey, how his life was saved by a comrade during a combat mission, leaderships, why self-preservation is vital for being a leader, the significance of training and managing talent, feedback loop and self-assessment, and the secrets on how to be a millionaire! Mike Sarraille is an entrepreneur, a keynote speaker, an expert in leadership development, talent acquisition, and talent management, a retired U.S. Navy SEAL officer and a former enlisted Recon Marine and Scout-Sniper, a former principal at Echelon Front, a management consulting firm alongside the co-authors of Extreme Ownership, Jocko Willink, and Leif Babin. He is the founder, managing partner, and CEO of EF Overwatch, a specialized executive search firm, and talent advisory that finds high-performing business leaders for senior, executive, or other critical leadership positions. Also, he co-authored the book, ‘The Talent War: How Special Operations and Great Organizations Win on Talent' and a columnist for Men's Journal and Men's Fitness under ‘The Everyday Warrior' column. When Mike retires from the military after 20 years of service, that's when he starts having self-reflection, conceptualizing things, and learning from his experiences. He realized that leadership, skills, and characteristics evolved during those dark times in the military field. Thus, he let himself grow and learn the things he must know and use this to make a new career in entrepreneurship.  Now, he has become one of the experts in this field. Prior to that, he experiences ups and downs. But even with having that tough-guy persona, he believes that in order to stay in the game, you should not be afraid to talk to people when you're feeling off, and ultimately seek God's help. One thing that he encourages young people to do! Some Questions I Ask: For those who don't know who Mike is, and what EF Overwatch is, give us a little bit of a background, and history real quick? (00:52) Being able to humanize such a dark part of the military, and still be able to perform and function insanely, where do those that come from? (02:58) Going back to your own journey, what were some of those moments that you felt like you wanted to quit, and what got you pushing through? (05:33) You mentioned, leadership, skills, and characteristics evolved during some of those dark times, what does your reflective process look like? How should people who want to be great leaders deal with trauma or challenges, process some of these things, and use them as weapons instead of hiding them out and being ashamed of them? (08:10) How did you have this patience and persistence to keep pushing every day no matter what was in front of you?  (14:03) You talk about recharge, what do you do to refill the cup? (16:59) If you were to give yourself an award for quality or characteristic that you're at least led to that you felt was your superpower that you had a little bit of an edge on your brothers and sisters, what would that be and why? (19:05) How do you unplug and come home and still live intentionally with your wife, your family, and your health beyond just the “job or the career that you've chosen for yourself”? (20:42) With the people around you that you give permission to kind of hold you accountable, how critical is that not only in the team and in the organizational environment but in the personal environment for people to really achieve optimum and peak performance and just get the most out of themselves in life? (23:23) It takes time to be an expert in a particular field, how do you communicate that to the young hustler? (33:27) What are some of the best organizations doing in terms of motivating, inspiring, empowering, and really equipping their people? How are they helping them sharpen their axes, and what does that look like in today's landscape? (37:29) How does preparation tie into this civilian and entrepreneurial world? (44:51) Just give us a broad spectrum on what the Talent War Group has to offer for the individuals that want to engage with you guys? (47:33) In This Episode, You Will Learn: Feedback loop: Why you need to slow down when bad things happen (09:30) Mike's definition of courage (12:04) The 4 must-characteristics on to be a high performer in the operation (24:36) The steps on how to get more money (31:35) Quotes: “It's okay to talk to people when you're feeling off.” “Impact into others in a life of constant achievement.” “The greatest currency in life is not money, it impacts other people.” “As a leader, you wait for the last.” “If you're completely selfless, and you're giving to others, there's a point to where you can't give anymore.” “It's the small little things that indirect approach that ultimately leads you to make more money or whatever goal you want to reach.” “Good things take time.” “There is an infinite return on investing in people.” “If you don't manage your talent, your talent will leave you.” “You can never eliminate risks but you can mitigate it through preparation.” “Fortune actually favors the prepared.” “The people that are victims in life are the ones that were ill-prepared.” “People don't rise to the occasion at the end of the day, they fall to the rebel of training.” Connect with Mike Sarraile on: The Talent War Group The Talent War book by Mike Sarraile

Mike has been sexually harassing Caroline, Miss Jenn's trusted assistant. Miss Jenn calls Mike into her office and addresses his bad behavior. She brings in Caroline to witness his punishment, has Mike strip naked which embarrases him completely to be naked in front of his boss and colleague, and starts administering his spanking. When Mike begs for mercy, Miss Jenn looks at Caroline...after all it was she who was wronged. Instead, Caroline asks Miss Jenn for the cane. By the time the two were finished with Mike, his ass was defeated. Want to know more about me, read my blog, or request your own custom audio? Contact me through my website at missjenndavis.com or via my email: missjenn (at) pm(dot)me --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/missjenndavis/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/missjenndavis/support

Today, Mystee Ipong shares the story of her ceremony at EPCOT’s Italy Pavilion, meal at Sea Breeze Point, and dessert party at the Whitehall Room & Patio—plus a welcome party at Animal Kingdom’s Tamu Tamu Courtyard and ride mix-in on Avatar Flight of Passage! When Mike and Mystee had to cancel their 400-person hometown wedding due to COVID-19, they decided to add a smaller wedding to their honeymoon at Walt Disney World. In this episode you’ll hear how Mystee surprised Mike with an appearance by Steamboat Willie at their dessert party, her favorite menu items from each of her events, and why she had to hide in a closet before the ceremony! Click here to see all the photos!

Mike opens the episode sharing stories about his collections growing up and how enjoyable they were for him. Baseball cards, comic books, PC Gamer magazines, rocks, coins, Star Wars toys. Yes, Mike was a nerd. Mike also accumulated a lot of stuff from his grandparents and parents, whom he admired deeply.  Maggie also liked collecting rocks; what a coincidence! Over time, we all accumulate stuff. It can be collectibles, or family heirlooms, or stuff that has some sort of practical value. But at some point, and we’d argue at frequent points in your life, you need to step back and think about if you need this stuff.Collectibles usually are worthless:Mike shares his baseball card realizationWhen something is sold “as a collectible,” it’s not. The Mickey Mantle rookie card is a collectible because it was a cheap toy for kids when it was made. Decades later, people developed a desire for it because of its scarcity. Baseball cards sold even in the 60’s and 70’s were already being produced because people found value for the scarce items.  When Mike was collecting in the 80’s, it was a gimmick.To tell if your collection has value, pull out what you consider the most valuable items and check eBay. Check what they’re selling for, not asking. We bet you’ll find they aren’t selling for much.So what do you do? Find someone who will appreciate them for what they are.Just because it cost you money doesn’t make it valuableWe’re all guilty of this: we spend $50 on a commemorative item from some event and then hold it for 20 years. But just because the supply/demand curve at the time put that price at $50, that doesn’t mean it’s worth that much or anything now.Check eBay to see if it has value. If it does, sell it! If it doesn’t, give or throw it away.You don’t want to accept that something was a bad purchaseIt’s ok to make purchase mistakes or to change your mind. If you bought a new jacket and then realize you hate it, don’t hold onto it for ten years, making yourself feel guilty. Give it away, and you’ll feel better.An excellent rule for deciding whether to get rid of something now is to ask yourself, “Would I buy this again today if I didn’t already own it?”  If the answer is no, then let it go!You MAY use this in the future (aka just in case items)Our homes are filled with practical stuff. Let’s look at paper clips: you have them, and they serve a purpose. But you’ve had 200 for years and use maybe two a year. You can get rid of almost all of them. Or all of them! Even if you do end up needing it in the future, you can always just grab one from your office or your kid’s school, right?Also, think about the cost to replace an item IF you need it later. You may give away 20 things and then find out you need 1 of them later; if it’s cheap, then you’re still better off overall by decluttering the 20 items.Ask your parents about family heirloomsMike is guilty of this: he had some items from his grandfather, and even though he no longer used them or displayed them, he held onto them.Get “permission” to let it go. Mike asked his dad what he thought about giving some of these items away, and the response was an emphatic “don’t worry about it!”It can be good to hear from someone closer to the item that it’s ok to let it go.Think about the next generationWhat is really important that your family keeps for you after you die. Let those be known and tell them to forget the rest.Don’t burden your family with a bunch of stuff they’ll hold onto and feel guilty about for decades. Leave them with the important things and the stories about them.Imagine if you died tomorrow.  Sorry, it’s a terrible and sad thought, but just imagine it for a moment.  Imagine your partner, your parents, your kids, or a good friend coming into your home and going through all of your items to decide what to do with them.  Top 3 takeaways:There’s value in letting go of things in your life and having less stuff.  Stuff isn’t what creates happiness. Most things don’t have material value, so don’t worry about the dollars.Going through the process of letting go helps you identify the essential things in your life that bring back memories and give you joy.Show References:Book: Let It Go: Downsizing Your Way to a Richer, Happier Life---Follow friends on FIRETwitterInstagramFacebookLinkedInLeave us a voicemail or text us: 404-981-3370eMail us at:  friendsonfiremm@gmail.comVisit our website: www.friendsonfire.orgfriends on FIRE etsy store---Other LinksMaggie’s Blog: Mostly Minimal LifeMike’s Book: Your New Relationship with Money

#PodcastersForJustice Award-winning documentarian, Mimi deGruy, joined me and author Adam Skolnick for a deep dive into the genesis of her documentary exploring the legacy and environmental activism of her late husband, trailblazing ocean filmmaker Mike deGruy. “When Mike died, I felt like he left in mid-conversation, and I knew that he had so much more to say,” – Mimi deGruy Mike deGruy was a lauded filmmaker, biologist, and activist, who pushed the boundaries of cinematography and diving technology to explore never-before-seen ocean life and share it with the world. "In 2012, deGruy died tragically at age 60 in a helicopter crash in Australia while filming for [Academy Award® winning] director James Cameron." – KCRW The documentary, “Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy” was crowd-funded, directed, produced, and written by Mimi, Mike’s widow and filmmaking partner. "Told through the eyes of his wife ... the film celebrates [Mike’s] life, career, and what he passionately believed: we are destroying the ocean before we even know what’s there." The Hollywood Reporter said about the film: “It [succeeds] as a touching personal reminiscence and as an understated but effective environmental manifesto.” The film opened the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in 2019, and won Best Film at the Ocean Film Festival, Audience Favorite at the Aspen Mountain Film Festival, and many other awards. It is available across all platforms including Apple TV/iTunes and Amazon rentals. Adam Skolnick is the award-winning journalist and author covering adventure sports, environmental issues, travel, and human rights for The New York Times and other outlets. He is the author of One Breath: Freediving, Death and the Quest to Shatter Human Limits, the ghostwriter and narrator of David Goggins’ smash hit memoir and audiobook Can’t Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds, and he is a co-host on the Rich Roll Podcast. As a bonus, Adam and I kick off the show by discussing the legacy of Beat poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Stay calm and write on ... And Stay Tuned: I’m cooking up some extras for fans of the show in the coming weeks you won’t want to miss including the option to have episodes, extras, and added insights delivered straight to your inbox, and maybe even some Writer Files merch on the way. Preview a sample of a podcast at the break from this week's sponsor Look Closer: The Found Fiction Podcast, more at foundfiction.org. If you’re a fan of The Writer Files, please "Follow" us to automatically see new interviews. In this file Mimi deGruy, Adam Skolnick, and I also discussed: Why friends and family described Mike as a "human exclamation mark" The single piece of footage that inspired Mimi to make the documentary How the BP oil spill cemented the filmmaker's life mission The fascinating arc of Mike's career Why his spirit was undeterred by a rare shark attack And more! Show Notes: “Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy” Diving Deep on Facebook Diving Deep on Instagram Diving Deep on Twitter AdamSkolnick.com Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds – by Author David Goggins [Amazon] One Breath: Freediving, Death and the Quest to Shatter Human Limits - by Adam Skolnick [Amazon] How to Ghostwrite a Bestseller with Author Adam Skolnick: Part One Adam Skolnick on Twitter Kelton Reid on Twitter

Welcome to Clairstone! In this episode, you will learn how to use the English words  "rash" and "snap".TRANSCRIPT:Hello everyone, my name is Shivika, and you are listening to the English ClAIRSTONE Podcast, where you can build the cornerstone of your English vocabulary! For all the new listeners, welcome to the community, and for our regulars, hello again! Before we start, I will remind you that we upload new episodes twice a week and there are transcripts for each podcast episode in English, Arabic, and Spanish at our website projectclair.org, so go check that out if you want to follow along!Today we will be looking at the words ‘Rash' and ‘Snap To start, the word rash is spelled as R-A-S-H. The word rash can be used as a noun and an adjective. When rash is used as an adjective, it means going through with an action before thinking about it and not realising or thinking about the action's consequences. Some synonyms for rash can be impulsive, reckless, or hasty. Usually, a person who is being rash takes decisions without proper consideration and in a small period of time. An example of rash in a sentence can be, “When Mike is angry, his decisions are rash and dangerous.” In this sentence, rash is used to express how rushed and not thought out his decision's are when he is angry. Another example can be, “The basketball coach always told his team to never take rash decisions during a game and be smart about how they play.” In this sentence, rash is used to convey that players should deeply think about their decisions during the game. Rash can also be used as a noun. When used as a noun, rash is a word that is used to identify a part of a person's skin that has redness or spots, usually caused with allergies or illness. This meaning of rash is more typically used in a medical context. An example of a sentence can be, “The doctor's were able to identify peanuts as one of Benny's allergies because he got a rash when he ate them.” In this sentence, rash is naming a patch of redness on the skin which is a symptom of allergy. The next and final word Snap is spelled as S-N-A-P. This word can be used as a noun, adjective, and a verb. To start, the noun version of snap means a sudden or sharp cracking sound or movement. It is more of an auditory noun, meaning something you would hear and use to convey a sound you heard. An example of a sentence can be, “The wooden box closed with a snap.” snap, in this context, is conveying a sound. For the adjective version of snap, it means a decision or something done in the moment in a short period of time. A sentence with the meaning of snap can be, “When the group decided to go to Miami, it was a snap decision.” In this sentence, snap means a fast decision that the person did not take a lot of time to think out.  For the verb definition of snap, it means something that breaks quickly or sharply usually with a sound. This use of snap could have different forms for different tenses for example, snapped would be used when speaking in the past tense or about something that happened. Similarly snap would be used for present tense and will snap for future tense and more. An example of a sentence could be, “The guitar strings snapped because John played his guitar too much and did not take care of it properly.” in this sentence snap is in the past tense because the event has already happened.  Well, that is it for today's episode! This was the Clairstone Podcast, and for the full transcript for all our episodes, you can click on the info icon on our platform or go to our website at projectclair.org. I hope you will start to use the words “rash” or “snap”  in your English practice, and I will see you next time! Bye everyone!

Thoughts Which James Is This? In verse one of chapter 12 we read that King Herod had arrested some of the Christians in order to persecute them. And in verse two we read that Herod had James, the brother of John put to death with the sword.  That’s all that is said about James. The narrative moves quickly to the imprisonment of Peter, and how the Angel came to release him in the middle of the night before he was scheduled to be martyred. But I want to talk a bit about James. Which James is this? The verse says this was James, the brother of John. He was one of the first three disciples that Jesus called at the beginning of His ministry. Jesus called James and John “Boanerges” — Sons of Thunder.  Sons of Thunder I was curious about this nickname, so I did a little research. Why did Jesus call these brothers Sons of Thunder? I had a hunch that perhaps it was because they had commanding presence…perhaps with loud voices. I have a brother-in-law with a very loud baritone voice. When Mike speaks, everyone in the room hears him. I could imagine James and John perhaps being like that.  We do know that Jesus always had a reason for everything He did, so let’s see if Scripture gives us a clue. It’s in Mark 3:17 that we learn that Jesus called them Boanerges, but that verse does not tell us why.  A clue might be found in Luke 9:54. Jesus was traveling with His disciples, and they passed through Samaria on the way to Jerusalem. While in Samaria, they wanted to stop for the night but the Samaritan people didn’t want them there. Remember, Jews and Samaritans had a hatred for each other, so since Jesus and His disciples were on the way to Jerusalem, the Samaritans thought they were Jews. Which of course they were, technically. So because of this trouble, James and John asked Jesus if He wanted them to call down fire from Heaven to destroy them. Of course Jesus didn’t let them, and He rebuked them at the idea. But their request does suggest that James and John might have been passionate at the least, and perhaps had short fuses to anger. Sons of Thunder. Seems to fit, don’t you think? Today's Bible Translation Bible translation used in today's episode: Ch. 11 GNT, Ch. 12 NCV Support Please remember that this is a listener supported show. Your support of any amount is needed and very much appreciated. Find out how by clicking here. When you buy through links on this site, we may earn an affiliate commission, and you will earn our gratitude. Design: Steve Webb | Photo: Sergey Pesterev on Unsplash Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents By Rod Dreher / Sentinel Aleksandr Solzhenitzyn once noted that people often assume that their democratic government would never submit to totalitarianism---but Dreher says it's happening. Sounding the alarm about the insidious effects of identity politics, surveillance technology, psychological manipulation, and more, he equips contemporary Christian dissidents to see, judge, and act as they fight to resist the erosion of our freedoms. 304 pages, hardcover from Sentinel.

What is “Presentism?” It’s defined as: uncritical adherence to present-day attitudes, especially the tendency to interpret past events in terms of modern values and concepts. Let’s put it in terms that might be easier to understand in 2021. Today there is a general lack of understanding of history and geography. Generation Z has been raised with their phones in their hands so history for them (unless it was forced on them by school) is based on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat. Mike knows this from experience. His son, Zak, is 18. He was the last kid in his class to have a phone. Mike and his wife acquiesced because he couldn’t do his schoolwork without one. His entire generation communicates in ways Mike still doesn’t understand. They learn through accidental browsing. The algorithm drives the content that is in front of them and whatever they see, they believe. At the same time, they don’t trust traditional “anything”. They trust themselves and only certain kinds of media. Today Dan and Mike deep dive into what “presentism” is, why it’s happening and why it’s really important that we don’t forget our own history in order to be successful entrepreneurs. Dan went to school in the 1950’s when they studied history, geography, civics, and religion. Part of your education was to learn things that happened centuries ago, in this country and around the world. In talking to parents who are entrepreneurs - his Strategic Coach clients and their children really don't get history, geography, or the things that provide context for why things are they way they are. Most of their images of history comes through television, movies, and video games. Their understanding of history is that things that happened before today are deficient versions of what they have now and therefore they can stand in judgment of how things were 100, 200, or 500 years ago. On the other hand, when Hollywood does history, they give people who are depicted as living 500 years ago, modern emotions, modern attitudes, and modern thoughts. The past is a foreign country. You wouldn't be comfortable living 100 years ago. And if you did, you would bring back diseases that would wipe everyone out in about 30 days because your immune system is better now. You've been immunized to everything people died of back then. You wouldn't be a welcome guest. There's a pasteurization of culture going on and we don't want people to have feelings that make them uncomfortable. Virtually all of yours, Dan’s and Mike's growth in life has come from encountering things that were uncomfortable, getting used to it and building new insights and capabilities as a result. When Mike thinks about presentism, it has to do with collapsing the trust barrier. In other words, a lot of history is being rewritten by present day outrage filters, or a lack of an ability to deal with discomfort. Look at what universities have become. People are being banned from speaking and silenced on the left and right because it makes someone uncomfortable. Social Media, the best and most efficient delivery mechanisms we have today are selectively censoring, cancelling, and banning people. It’s gotten ridiculous - some of Mike's very non-polarizing and educational videos are being flagged as being inappropriate and they can’t be boosted on YouTube. These are super benign content about health. If growth comes from things that make us uncomfortable and building new insights and capabilities, how do we encourage curiosity, loving the discomfort and making that a habit and a discipline? The best approach that Dan has found is getting people familiar and comfortable with their own history. He’ll ask his clients about their childhood and what they were focused on. Maybe a goal that was beyond their present capabilities, and how they would go about achieving it or overcoming difficulty and transforming themselves, which is really the key to all history.

This week's guest is Mike Hall, CEO of Borrego.Borrego is a leading developer, EPC and O&M provider accelerating the delivery of large commercial, community solar, and utility-scale solar and energy storage projects in the United States.With a background in Chemical Engineering, Mike is the 3rd co-founder of Borrego, then Borrego Solar. The origins of the company date back to the early 1980s when a family friend built an off-grid PV-powered home in Borrego Springs. When Mike's brother, Aaron, graduated from college, he started a rooftop solar business out of their family garage, and Borrego Solar was born. This year, Borrego Solar rebranded to Borrego and expanded its efforts to accelerate renewable energy adoption to meet increasing demand. Mike also sits on the board of Metrus Energy and Solar Energy Industries Association. Mike and I have a fantastic discussion about Borrego, its evolution, and the solar and renewable energy sector more broadly. Mike explains the history of the solar market, the importance of policy at the state level, and how the various types of energy markets need different solutions. We also dive into the problem of intermittency, seasonal energy storage, and dirty peaker plants. Mike has been in the solar and renewable energy sector since the early 2000s. It was great to have in join me this week.Enjoy the show!You can find me on twitter @jjacobs22 or @mcjpod and email at info@myclimatejourney.co, where I encourage you to share your feedback on episodes and suggestions for future topics or guests.Episode recorded March 31st, 2021To learn more about this episode, visit: https://myclimatejourney.co/episodes/mike-hallTo learn more about Borrego: https://www.borregoenergy.comBorrego is hiring! Check out the open positions: https://www.borregoenergy.com/careers/

Nearly everyone agrees that the American system is, in some sense, rigged. If it is, then how did it get that way. Mike Konczal, Director of Progressive Thought at the Roosevelt Institute, a left-leaning think tank, argues that America has come to rely too heavily on markets. In his new book, Freedom from the Market: America's Fight to Liberate Itself from the Grip of the Invisible Hand, Konczal pushes back against the idea that "neo-liberal" market dependency is natural, inevitable, or even especially American. Drawing on the history of American policy from the founding up to now, he argues that markets are inseparable from politics -- that they are, effectively, government programs. But markets don't necessarily give people what they need, can't provide essential goods to people who can't pay, and can leave us subject to domination from the economically powerful. In a wide-ranging conversation, we touch on the appeal and implications of the republican conception of freedom as non-domination, World War II-era government daycares, the function that Medicare played in desegregating hospitals, the nature of so-called neoliberalism, and a lot more. When Mike sent me his book, he included a note expressing his intention to turn me into a social democrat. I'm not sure that he succeeded, but one thing our chat made clear to me is that once you're willing to accept that markets are essentially political and that market structure is a policy choice, it's possible to have a constructive conversation free of dogmatic ideological table-pounding.  ReadingsFreedom from the Market: America's Fight to Liberate Itself from the Grip of the Invisible Hand by Mike KonczalFrom Slavery to the Cooperative Commonwealth: Labor and Republican Liberty in the Nineteenth Century  by Alex GourevitchLand-grab universities by Robert Lee and Tristan Ahtone, High Country NewsSocial Insurance: With Special Reference to American Conditions by I.M. Rubinow (1918)The Hollow Hope: Can Courts Bring About Social Change? by Gerald RosenbergKludgeocracy in America by Steven Teles, American Affairs“Neoliberalism” isn’t an empty epithet. It’s a real, powerful set of ideas by Mike Konczal, VoxThe Submerged State: How Invisible Policies Undermine American Democracy by Suzanne MettlerFamily Values: Between Neoliberalism and the New Social Conservatism by Melinda Cooper--© Model Citizen Media, LLC 2021

***IN THIS EPISODE...*** When Mike the Mic claims Greta Thimble is his favorite Playhouse character, International suspiciously questions whether he might be a star you-know-what-er; The long-awaited, much anticipated Mickey D finally arrives and turns out to be an energetic blend of Steve Irwin, Bert from Mary Poppins, and a bawdy pirate from the high seas ***IF THAT WASN’T ENOUGH, IN THIS EPISODE INTERNATIONAL ALSO...*** Is compelled to repeatedly re-start the show because every time he belches he is infused with a reinvigorating vitality that resets the incredible-meter on his podcast performance (the drops are working!); Reads a horribly un-woke article that makes him feel excluded and triggered and sends him searching for a safe space to do some adult coloring; Makes an outlandish claim that Steven Spielberg is in love with Tom Hanks and wants to have sex with him (if he hasn’t already done the deed) ***AND SO MUCH MORE, IT’S CRAZY!!!***

Opening in the 1890s, the Bon Ton Cafe has been operating in some form or fashion in downtown Memphis. Apparently the cafe was originally a saloon in the late 1800s, but was then turned into a restaurant in 1904. Tony Angleos and Charlie Skinner, two cousins who immigrated from Greece, opened the first manifestation of the Bon Ton Cafe, called The Hole in the Wall. This eatery was located behind the original location of the Peabody Hotel on Monroe. In 1923, the cousins renamed and reopened the Bon Ton Cafe, as it is known today. Apparently Elvis really liked to visit and perform in the basement. The cousins owned the restaurant for 41 years before selling in 1945.  Now, you’ll notice on the plaque, which will be posted on the website, that it says The Hole in the Wall opened in 1911. But like any good history retelling, dates are going to be a bit dodgy. The Bon Ton Cafe was purchased and reopened in 1950 (or 1945 as I have also read) by the Zambelis family. Mike Zambelis, also a Greek immigrant, took over the cafe and their breakfast and lunch specials have been staples in the downtown community ever since. When Mike passed away in 1998, his son Sam took over the business. Sam kept his father’s legacy alive by running the restaurant exactly like his father did, like a family dining room. Bon Ton was a place where you could get good food and have good conversation, and according to one member of the “Breakfast Club”, a group of people that had been eating breakfast there for decades, it’s a place where they figured out how to “solve the world’s problems, if only anyone would listen”. Sam Zambelis suddenly passed away in 2008 and the restaurant closed for a few years.  In 2011, the Bon Ton Cafe was reopened by Mac Edwards, the previous owner of McEwans. This time, Ewards added dinner to the menu. According to Edwards, breakfast will be nice and sunny, lunch is all business, and dinner will have the lights turned down low for a sexy vibe. You can get a nice, inexpensive dinner, but also high quality spirits. He also wanted to support the local community by providing a farm to table philosophy, buying as much as he could from local vendors.  Currently the Bon Ton Cafe is doing private events and catering. Next up is the actual oldest still operating restaurant in Memphis. This also surprised me because I had always heard it was another restaurant, but we’ll get to that later.   The Little Tea Shop is located at 69 Monroe Ave and is open Monday through Friday, 11am to 2pm. This lunch only cafe is another staple in downtown Memphis.  The Little Tea Shop was opened in 1918 by Lillie Parham and Emily Carpenter. They wanted to have a place where their friends could come get lunch while they were having an outing downtown. The ladies served finger sandwiches and made change out of a shoebox at the front of the shop. Obviously at the time, two women owning and running a business wasn’t terribly common. Originally, the shop was located in the basement of the Memphis Cotton Exchange Building. While the men were upstairs conducting business, their wives could shop downtown and then come in for a light snack and socializing before heading home to do whatever wives of wealthy cotton traders did.  In 1935, the shop was relocated to its current location. It’s said there was no disruption to the service either. After closing time one day, the employees packed everything up and moved it down the street. They were serving lunch the next day like nothing had ever happened.  The ladies sold their shop in 1946 to an amatuer golfer named Vernon Mortimer Bell. Bell had quite the legacy in Memphis. After purchasing the Little Tea Shop, he opened up The Knickerbocker restaurant in East Memphis. He also started the Danver’s food chains. Years later, his daughter Sara opened Mortimer’s on Perkins off Sam Cooper. He, along with Danny Thomas, helped found what was to become the FedEx/ St. Jude Golf Classic.

Ryan Zauk sits down with one of the crypto world's most popular figures, Mike Dudas. Mike navigated a long career spanning Disney, Google, Venmo, and Circle before founding The Block, one of the world's premier research and news sources for all things crypto and blockchain. Mike recently stepped back into a Chairman role at The Block, moving to Paxos as their VP of Stable Coin Business Development. The Block: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/ On today's episode, Mike and Ryan discuss: - The Venmo / CashApp battle of the last few years (6:45) - When Mike first learned about Bitcoin and realized its massive potential (10:50) - The new wave of DeFi and how this technology will disrupt incumbents (14:04) - The Block and why its model will be the business model of the future (17:00) - How he went about deciding to build The Block with no journalism experience (22:05) - His passionate, outspoken support for Andrew Yang for Mayor of NYC (24:30) - And a great rapid-fire round (28:30) For more FinTech insights, follow us below: Medium: medium.com/wharton-fintech WFT Twitter: twitter.com/whartonfintech Ryan's Twitter: twitter.com/RyanZauk LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/wharton-fintech-club/

When Mike was around 3 or 4 years old, his mother told him that he's going to be a leader. A person that's going to be an inspiration for others. From that young age, he realized what his mother meant and started naturally leading and helping people, and up-to-date, he continuously leads people to become better versions of themselves with the help of what he calls "The Rocket Fuel" concept. [00:01 – 12:22] Opening SegmentI introduce our guest, Mike CiorroccoMike talks about his podcast, What Are You Made Of? See the link below and have a listen!He speaks about his upcoming book titled Rocket Fuel[12:23 – 25:26] Are you Driven by Rocket Fuel?Having the right mindsetMike shares his storyThe power of visualizationHe explains what he means by the Rocket Fuel conceptConsistency is the key[25:27 – 32:43] THE FINAL FOURWhat's the worst job that you ever had?Pouring concrete out in the heatWhat's a book you've read that has given you a paradigm shift?Beyond Positive Thinking by Robert AnthonyWhat is a skill or talent that you'd like to learn?To truly understand people and different viewpoints and beliefs so I can relate to everyoneWhat does success mean to you?Seeing the vision that you want, your ideal life, and making incremental movements towards it. Whether small or big, as long as you're thrusting forward.Get in touch with Mike. See the links below. Tweetable Quotes:"People underestimate the power that their story, their ordinary story has to inspire millions of people if they just can gather the courage to share it." – Mike Ciorrocco"If you want something in life and you want anything – riches, relationships, ideal life. If you are perversely unyielding towards it, you're not gonna stop. You're gonna get it." – Mike CiorroccoResources Mentioned:What Are You Made Of?The 10X Rule Think and Grow RichGrant Cardone Get in touch with Mike on Instagram or at https://www.themikecroc.com/LEAVE A 5-STAR REVIEW by clicking this link.WHERE CAN I LEARN MORE?Be sure to follow me on the below platforms:Subscribe to the podcast on Apple, Spotify, Google, or Stitcher.LinkedInYoutubeExclusive Facebook Groupwww.yonahweiss.comNone of this could be possible without the awesome team at Buzzsprout. They make it easy to get your show listed on every major podcast platform.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/weissadvice)

This week's episode is "Where Do We Go from Here?" with September 11th Survivor and Photographer Mike Casey. It's January 2021, and it's been a LONG month. Many people are just trying to get by and live their lives the best they can. And many have been forced to rebuild their lives. Today's guest is an expert at starting over.In the Summer of 2001, Mike Casey had just landed a top position at the largest advertising firm in New England. And TJX Companies had newlycreated a position for his beautiful young wife, Neilie. On September 11th, Neilie was on American Airlines Flight 11 when it was flown into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. Mike's life as he knew it…was over. On September 12th, he had no choice but to continue on and take care of their 7-month old baby girl, Riley. Mike explains how he dealt with the loss, picked up the pieces to create a new life, and how he found love again.For the Casey’s, life was better than good. Together, they were on top of the world. Both had great new jobs. They had a beautiful baby, little Riley. A new home. They were happy. When Mike found himself at the center of 911, whether he knew it or not, he found a way to navigate this epic tragedy, an event that would change his life forever. He had to rethink life for his daughter and him. In the days following 911, Mike Casey was determined not to be a victim of that day. And instead, he proudly calls himself a survivor. And yes, Mike did find love again. In 2005, he married WBZ-TV Channel 4 news anchor Lisa Hughes in her home state of Idaho. Lisa adopted Riley. And, ten years later after 911, Lisa and Mike adopted a newborn baby boy they named Dylan. Mike also changed careers leaving the advertising world for photography. Almost twenty years ago, his life was in shambles, but I can safely say, he in fact did not let 911 define him. Kerry Brett and Mike Casey cover a lot of ground. Topics include;When faced with tragedy or loss rely on three things; faith, family and friends.Find yourself a great therapist and peel back that onion.The importance of good-byes.When overcoming something major lose deadlines or timelines.The importance of moving forward rather than moving on.Why having zero expectations helps when dating.Take things, an hour at a time, 30 minutes at a time, or better yet live moment to moment and do the best you can to stay in the present. Keep leaning on people. Let people in, that is the key, learn to let others in.Give yourself permission to grieve, be afraid, make mistakes. There is no handbook, for surviving a pandemic. We are all trying to figure it out. Allow yourself some grace.When you lose hope or are filled with despair. Remember you’ve got your whole life ahead of you.After, this pandemic, our lives will never be the same, but you will be happy again. For more information on Mike Casey, you can find him at www.caseyphotgraphy.netand follow on Instagram @caseyphoto101.

This week, Mike Chism, CEO of Mile High Psychiatry joins me to talk mental health. I don’t think I’m alone when I say 2020 was an emotional rollercoaster and I know I - for one - for sure experienced depression, anxiety, fear and hopelessness. So I wanted to invite someone on the show that was a professional to help ground us, bring us back to earth, give us context and make us more aware. So. This is that show. I hope it helps. Podcast Audio   About Mike Michael K. Chism, APRN, PMHNP, MSN, RN Founder and CEO Opening their practice in January 2017, Mike has grown their team to what they are today. Graduating from the University of South Alabama, he has since gained many years of experience. While he has taken a step back from seeing patients on a daily basis, Mike continues to help countless children, adolescents, and adults of all age ranges and disorders. Mike believes in a truly collaborative approach to care and looks forward to continuing his successful business to help patients be the best version of themselves. When Mike is not in the office, he enjoys 4 wheeling, cooking, and playing video games!

Mike hightails it out of Enos Lake just as the sun rises. As he makes his way back to the tower he gets the sudden urge to contact Gene. Since he is near Over Arch he should be able to reach him. But it turns out it's all for nothing when Gene dismisses everything he says. When Mike does eventually make it back to Tower 4, he finds a surprise waiting for him... but what could it mean?Music:"Lone Harvest" and "Nervous Piano" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/"Tower Score 1" by Brett Wilkins @wilkinsmusicfl

Jesus can be the foundation for our actions, or not. When obeying Jesus is not the reason for our actions, we construct our life on a weak foundation. Poor decisions follow poor decisions. Over time, our life can't handle the difficulties of life in general.    Jesus finishes his point from yesterday. If we do what he says, we will have a solid foundation. We will build a house that can stand the test of time and weather. Imagine your life is a building. What have you built? What is it based upon? What will you add today? What will you add in the next few weeks?   How you spend your time matters. The building analogy is important. When Mike was younger, he considered he could always change. Now that he's getting older, change is harder. After a while, what we build is harder and more difficult to fix. Think about every action you take as a brick, or some nails. Next year you may want to build something on to what you've built today. Every action takes us toward or away from God. How we act in our job is no exception. Will your actions today move you one notch closer to Jesus, or one farther away? If we have Jesus as our foundation, let's do what he says. we will build our house on a solid foundation.   This foundation is one of the best reasons for taking the Marketplace Mission Trip, too. Practice choosing to obey Jesus as you do the activities of your job, as you live your life. Our next mission trip begins in just a few days. Learn more and sign up at MarketplaceMissionTrip.com.

Genesis 1:26-28; 5:1-3 When Mike talked about “we have an identity crisis,” what was the crisis to which he is referring? Do you also see it? What is the danger of anchoring our identity to the wrong marker in our life? What are the five divine markers that should make up our identity? How does the diversity of the two genders (male and female) help us see the alignment around our identity with the image of God (Gen 1:26-27)? If we were made in the image AND likeness of God, how are these two different? (ANSWER: we will always carry the IMAGE of God though marred by humanity, but we lose the LIKENESS of God at our sinful fall. We will be talk more about this in Gen 3) How is Jesus aiding and calling us back to God’s likeness: (John 1:12, 1 Peter 1:16, Romans 12:1-2) How does God "breathing into humanity" make humanity different than all other of God’s created order? (Ecc 3:11; Acts 17:26-27) Why is it important that we are stewards of God's creation and environment? (Gen 1:26, 28)? Genesis 1:28 says God blessed humanity, which means he gives humanity the promise of the “fullness” of life. What do you think the "fullness of life" is?

Genesis 1:26-28; 5:1-3 When Mike talked about “we have an identity crisis,” what was the crisis to which he is referring? Do you also see it? What is the danger of anchoring our identity to the wrong marker in our life? What are the five divine markers that should make up our identity? How does the diversity of the two genders (male and female) help us see the alignment around our identity with the image of God (Gen 1:26-27)? If we were made in the image AND likeness of God, how are these two different? (ANSWER: we will always carry the IMAGE of God though marred by humanity, but we lose the LIKENESS of God at our sinful fall. We will be talk more about this in Gen 3) How is Jesus aiding and calling us back to God’s likeness: (John 1:12, 1 Peter 1:16, Romans 12:1-2) How does God "breathing into humanity" make humanity different than all other of God’s created order? (Ecc 3:11; Acts 17:26-27) Why is it important that we are stewards of God's creation and environment? (Gen 1:26, 28)? Genesis 1:28 says God blessed humanity, which means he gives humanity the promise of the “fullness” of life. What do you think the "fullness of life" is?

Do you know people who seem to exercise discipline or self-control better than others? Discipline and self-control come down to knowing what we want. Our world constantly tries to distract us. In fact, the world, our flesh and the devil all try to distract us. We think we want to gamble or eat an extra dessert. But we really want to save money for something more important or we really want to be healthy.   Paul reminds us we only live once. Like someone who competes in the games, we don't want to take our one chance for granted. When Mike was younger, he always thought he would get another shot. But now that he's north of 60, it's harder to learn discipline. He doesn't have the habits in place. He hasn't trained himself. As we get older, it's harder to create new habits. Our old ways are more set.    Let's discipline ourselves a bit more today. Ask God to show you a tradeoff you can make simply because you follow him. Maybe you can invest some energy in helping a coworker. Or buy someone's lunch. Your stuff won't stick around anyway. Invest some of your resources in eternity, by serving others and showing appreciation for others. How you run your race matters. We don't want to finish the race and find we've been disqualified. When we pray and ask God to direct us, he will give us opportunities to do our job better, or to help others more. Both activities are important. How we live our life matters. Take some time today to practice walking with Jesus and letting him make a difference through you.   Why not make a commitment. Head over to MarketplaceMissionTrip.com and sign up for our next Marketplace Mission Trip. You'll have 2 weeks to practice the discipline. But it's not all work. Most who have taken this "trip" enjoy their relationship with Jesus more, and they commit to keep it going. Click the link and head over to check it out.

Funerals are bad enough even if you don't have to deal with fembots. Rusty's old college friend, the robotics genius Mike Sorayama, has passed away. His funeral, though sparsely attended, reveals that all of the major characters knew each other in college, with pasts that are more interconnected than they seem. When Mike's trap is sprung, it's up to Hank, Dean, and the original Team Venture to mount a rescue effort. Special thanks to Joshua Jarett (http://jjarrett.work) for our cover art, Gwen May (https://soundcloud.com/deepwhale) for our theme song, and Brayton Cameron (https://twitter.com/braytonjc) for being our announcer.

Ever wondered why your usual 'go-to' consequences for the kids seem to have lost their impact? Or maybe you've been struggling to get on the same page as a couple to come up with consequences that you're able to follow through with?We want our kids to learn self-control and take responsibility for their poor choices. But it feels like we've run out of options to respond with consequences that actually help kids learn.When Mike and I were stuck there, it took us a while to figure out the secret to discovering appropriate and effective consequences — ones that helped our kids easily connect to their poor behavior and pick up important life lessons.In this episode, we'll share the 5-step process we've used for years to develop appropriate consequences that are not only effective, but have also given us a solid plan we can stand behind as a parenting team!You'll Discover:A 5-step process to developing appropriate and effective consequencesWhy the usual 'go-to' consequences lose their effectivenessThe difference between punishments and consequencesHow creative consequences mirror real-life — which helps kids take responsibility for themselves and make better choicesResources from this Episode:FREE DOWNLOAD: 5-Step Consequence Plan WorksheetEpisode 71: How to Help Kids Cope with Painful Holiday DisappointmentEpisode 19: How to Help Step-Siblings to Get Along BetterEpisode 4: Can You Overcome Your Parenting Style Differences?Episode 13: How to Parent as a Team in Your Blended FamilyEpisode 17: 6 Simple Steps that will Help You Respond to DisrespectEpisode 59 & 60: Why Are You Stuck in a Parent-Child AllegianceEpisode 63: 5 Strategies to Help You Get United - Even When You DisagreeLove & Logic Anticipatory Consequence TechniqueCreate your family's "Code of Conduct" with our workshop: Stepfamilies That Make It!Subscribe & Review in Apple PodcastsAre you subscribed to our podcast yet? If not, we want to encourage you to subscribe today so you don't miss an episode. Click here to subscribe in Apple PodcastsWe would be so grateful if you left us a review over on Apple Podcasts too. Your review will help others find our podcast. Just click here to Review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” and let us know what your favorite part of the podcast is. Thank you!Want to Support the Show?You can join our mission of safe-guarding marriages and supporting step-couples by connecting with our Patreon community. By everyone doing just a little, we can create big opportunities.Consider joining our community for as little as $4 per month — Click here to join our community today

When Mike is in podcasting form like this, you just feed him the rock.

26. When Mike and Kim Canania were raising their children, they did not know the Lord, and were caught up in lifestyles of drug and alcohol addiction. Then their teenage son "Bubba" was involved in a fatal car accident and everything changed. Listen in as they share with Jill the story of Bubba's decision for Christ in his final moments and the eternal impact that decision has had for their family. Kim is a representative for JBloom jewelry, which can be personalized with a loved one's fingerprint or handwriting. For more information about these special products, click HERE. For more information about the While We're Waiting ministry, including our retreats and support groups for bereaved parents, please click HERE.

Welcome back to another edition of the Edel Podcast.  Today, we have the pleasure of sitting down with my longtime friend, Mike Adams.  To this day, Mike continues to mentor both students and teachers.  He’s a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame and has worked with the majority of the Top 100 Teachers.I ask Mike what biomechanics means to him.  He says it’s “It’s the study of human movement and how people move in time and space.”Mike got started in the biomechanics sphere when his wife retained a ski injury.  The doctor that performed her surgery, Dr. Steadman, worked alongside Dr. Chuck Dillman who was the biomechanist for the U.S. Olympic Ski Team.  “Dr. Dillman and I became friends and started working on projects together.”  Through a lot of time and toil, the pair came up with different body types and how they relate to the motion of swinging a golf club.As time wore on, the pair, with the help of Dr. Ned Armstrong, developed a “testing system to find out what students could and could not do.”  This revolutionary process screens players for six things: wingspan vs. height, middle knuckle to elbow, elbow to shoulder socket, right hand grip, external shoulder rotation, and lower body pivoting.  The screens “give teachers a blueprint to move forward with their students.”When Mike describes the Ultimate Golf Lesson, he recounts the first one he did last year with Terry Rowles.  The event also featured some of the leading authorities in biomechanics and how their research and findings relate to golf.  He used force plates, video, launch monitors, and three-dimensional technology.  The premise was that “it’s better to test than guess.”Mike and I both maintain that it’s vitally important for the teachers of today to take these measurements and properly apply them to their students.  Where teachers get into trouble is trying to fit all their students to a single methodology.  That’s why these scientifically backed screenings are so valuable.In order for teachers to continue to improve their craft, and in turn get results for their students, they have to be continually learning instead of repackaging information that already exists.Mike and his partner Terry Rowles are about to release a new book.  It’s based on the two Ultimate Golf Lessons.  Their goal is to write the “the most extensive golf instruction book ever written, backed by science.”  If you want to become a better instructor, this book is a must read.Terry and Mike are also hosting a webinar that starts in February.  In the webinar, the industry’s best biomechanists and instructors are going to explore all the quantitative information they’ve realized.  It’s not meant just for instructors, however.  The information is accessible for players of all levels that have a desire to improve their game.I ask Mike what he wants his legacy to be.  His response is that “I contributed to helping people get better.”  Pretty simple and modest for one of the game’s greatest teachers.This podcast is chalked full of game-changing information so be sure to set aside a few minutes and give it a listen.As always, thanks for taking the time to sit down with us at the workbench on the Edel Podcast.  We’ll see you next time.

On this episode Mike Jesowshek, CPA shares an appearance he had on The One Big Tip Podcast by Jeff Mendelson. Here are the show notes from that episode: When Mike stepped out of his marketing job and into the new realm of tax accounting, he took a lot of helpful business practices with him. One of the primary factors was the idea of a virtual business. While most tax firms still have brick and mortar locations, Mike’s virtual firm, JETRO, stands out among the crowd. Owning several businesses himself, Mike noticed a need for a tax firm that had the flexibility and rates that only a virtual firm could offer. While he admits that he missed out on the experience gained by working for a public accounting firm, his fresh perspective allowed him to create a new model that worked for him. Mike’s One Big Tip is for small business owners to focus on tax planning. “When most people think of taxes,” he says, “they think ‘I see my accountant in February, March, or April to prepare and file my taxes. Then they send it off and I don't talk to that accountant again until next February, March, or April.” The reality is that, by that time, the tax year is over and it’s already too late to take advantage of many of the tax strategies available to you. Tax planning is considering your tax year before the bill comes due. While altering your numbers or neglecting to report income isn’t recommended, there are many ways to legally reduce your tax liability. For the most part, this comes from lowering your taxable income. As a W-2 employee, there isn’t much you can do to lower this number outside of contributing to your retirement. This is because your taxes are taken out of your gross income before you even see it. You only spend money after taxes. However, as a small business owner, you can flip this mindset on its head and consider ways to spend money before taxes. Things such as dinner with potential or current clients, mileage in between offices or worksites, and costs associated with a home office can all be deducted from your taxable income, which in turn lowers your tax bill. Taxes are incredibly complex and can easily be oversimplified. Hiring a professional may cost money upfront, but they’ll likely save you far more in the long run. -------- Podcast Host: Mike Jesowshek, CPA - Founder of JETRO (www.JETROtax.com) Original Episode Link: https://jeffmendelson.com/onebigtip/e57-mike-jesowshek/ FREE Bookkeeping Training Program Sign-Up: http://www.JETROtax.co/BookkeepingTraining JETRO Packages: https://www.jetrotax.com/packages/ Book an Initial Consultation: https://harmonizely.com/mjesowshek -------- Podcast Website: https://www.jetrotax.com/podcast/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/taxsavings/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LawFirmAccounting/ -------- To find out more on this topic and many others visit our website at www.JETROtax.com. You can also give us a call at 844-327-9272 or send your questions to us at: Sales@JETROtax.com

Admittedly the last 8 months have been rough on most of the world. Who could have imagined we’d be here, in a real-life pandemic? It’s straight out of a sci-fi movie. We’ve been dealing with restrictions, lockdowns, isolation, and businesses closing, evolving, and changing on a dime. It hasn’t been easy... But believe it or not, right NOW is one of the greatest opportunities in human history to actually amplify your capabilities using a concept Dan Sullivan and Mike Koenigs call “The Talent Stack.” Today on the podcast they'll let you in on exactly what “The Talent Stack” is and how you can use it to your advantage, but want they really want to share with you is how to make someone's dream come true by being able to create “stacks” of value that have higher perceived value than you could ever imagine. There are a few ways of thinking about this concept. First, imagine if you had the ability to stack value in a way to give your client, what feels like to them, more choices when in fact what you're doing is putting them inside a container so they can only choose you. It’s a way of thinking about your talents through the perspective of, how do you take value, put it in a container, then position it so you can charge 10 times more for what you're doing by changing the way your prospective clients think. Here's a little backstory to give you some perspective. Recently Mike worked with a new client who designs supplement ingredients and proprietary, patented ingredients. (in the supplement world, if you get someone to use your ingredient, you get paid royalties) In his case, his products have been in billions of dollars of different products and services. Come to find out, he’s been scheduled to be on the Joe Rogan podcast! (for anyone who isn't familiar with Joe Rogan, he has about 10 million subscribers on YouTube and hundreds of millions of downloads. It's in the top three of all podcasts in the world right now.) It just so happens that Mike's fantasized about being on the Joe Rogan podcast himself and he knew that his client being on Joe's show was going to change his life FOREVER. Mike's studied Joe and his show. He’s a guy who's very specific. He wants great guests but you've really got to earn your way into his world and some of that has to do with having shared experiences, shared relationships, and shared values. So Mike and his client sat down and watched some of Joe’s highest-rated episodes that had to do with personal development, personal growth, food, or nutrition and one thing that happens on Joe's podcast with a great guest is they come in with props and gifts. One big idea Mike came up with for his client’s appearance on Joe’s show was to order him a custom set of knives with a unique quote (that Joe said) on each one because Joe's a hunter and eats what he kills. Hunting is a spiritual experience for Joe and this unique gift shows that he’s done his homework and has a shared value. A deeper, more significant concept is an “artifact.” To explain... Mike's client is in the business of creating different kinds of supplements and nutritional products that you consume. So what they designed was a whole bunch of “stacks” that are good for you and meaningful to Joe. (like a longevity or gamer stack.) When Mike's client walks in with a box of super fascinating stacks, designed specifically for Joe that aren't available anywhere else… how do you think Joe and his audience will react? It naturally shows off Mike's client’s talents and skill set to the world and creates a deep bond and connection with Joe. It's hyper personalized and packaged in a way that’s meaningful. Mike's client truly has a goal to improve the quality of mankind and to develop a relationship with Joe that is not manipulative or yucky. He wants to be asked back someday, right? These stacks will help him accomplish those goals. To hear the rest of the podcast where they go deep into the definitions of “stacks...

Mike Foote is a Montana-based professional ultrarunner and ski mountaineer who is best known for his inspiring performances in 100-mile ultramarathons and multiday endurance expeditions through wild landscapes. In 2018, he set the world record for the most vertical feet climbed and skied in 24 hours-- a mind-blowing 61,200 feet. And in addition to his impressive athletic career, Mike is also a committed conservationist, serving on the board of directors of the Five Valleys Land Trust, an innovative conservation organization that serves the five valleys surrounding Missoula. - Mike grew up in Ohio and had never visited the American West until a life-changing college road trip took him to Moab, Utah. He instantly fell in love with the wide-open landscapes of the American West-- so much so that he left college in Ohio and moved to Steamboat Springs, Colorado. During that first year in Steamboat, Mike became obsessed with the mountains-- skiing, running, and enjoying all aspects of life in a Rocky Mountain ski town. Although the learning curve was steep, Mike loved every minute of his new life in the mountains, and he gradually became more and more obsessed with endurance sports. Fast forward to today, and Mike’s list of endurance accomplishments is astonishing-- he’s earned podium finishes at some of the world’s most notable races, including the Hardrock, UTMB, Big Horn 100, and more. - Despite all of his world-class athletic accomplishments, Mike is an amazingly down-to-earth and humble guy. We had a wonderful conversation and managed to cover a lot in a little over an hour--topics that will be impactful to runners and nonrunners alike. We started by discussing his early years in Ohio and that fateful, life-changing trip out West. We talked about his progression in endurance sports, and his transformation from complete beginner to North Face sponsored athleteto race director of The Rut Mountain Runs. We spend a lot of time talking about mental health, and Mike graciously shares some of the techniques, books, and resources that have helped him manage the inevitable ups and downs in life and sport. We also talk about his hands-on work with the Five Valleys Land Trust, and why he has chosen to be so deeply involved in conservation. And Mike is a voracious reader, so he offers up quite a few excellent recommendations throughout the conversation. - This is an excellent episode, and I can’t thank Mike enough for being so open and thoughtful throughout the entire conversation. I hope you enjoy! --- Mike Foote on Instagram The North Face The Rut Mountain Runs Five Valleys Land Trust Full Episode Notes: https://mountainandprairie.com/mike-foote/ --- TOPICS DISCUSSED: 4:00 - Where Mike grew up 5:45 - What drew Mike out West 11:50 - What was Mike’s first year out West like 14:25 - When Mike first started running 15:45 When did Mike realize he had a talent for distance running 19:10 - How did Mike end up in Missoula?  21:20 - Mentality shift from ”just going running” (paraphrased) to professional, goal-oriented training?  27:35 - What drives Mike on his runs? 32:00 - Community of ultra-endurance events 35:47 - Mike getting into the race directing business 39:57 - How does Mike deal with the mental struggles when running. 46:20 - Mike’s book recommendations for setting his mind right 49:00 - The importance of having deep conversations about mental health 50:30 - Mike’s commitment to land conservation 59:00 - General book recommendations 1:02:42 - Film recommendations 1:06:00 - Parting words of wisdom --- ABOUT MOUNTAIN & PRAIRIE: Mountain & Prairie - All Episodes Mountain & Prairie Shop Mountain & Prairie on Instagram Upcoming Events About Ed Roberson Support Mountain & Prairie Leave a Review on Apple Podcasts

This week, Dr. Mike Quintans is podcasting solo and giving a deep dive into his personal story of how he became passionate about helping people through physical therapy. Mike grew up in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. He fell in love with helping all kinds of people recover from injuries when he was shadowing at an outpatient facility in the county. He went to Bloomsburg University where he played football and studied biology before heading to physical therapy school at Weidner University in Chester, PA. Please leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! See below to learn how. HOW TO WRITE A PODCAST REVIEW USING APPLE'S PODCAST APP Launch the Apple Podcast app on your iPhone or iPad. Tap the Search icon (on the bottom right) and search for “On Q Performance Therapy.” Tap the album art. On the podcast page, scroll down to Ratings & Reviews. Tap Write a Review at the bottom of this page. If necessary, enter your iTunes password to log in. Give us a 5-star rating and a brief review! We'd be very appreciative! 3:26 - Mike went through two ACL surgeries while he was in college, which gave him a good idea of what the recovery process was like. 6:00 - Mike was attracted to the stats behind physical therapy - “if the numbers look good, your bottom line is good, and people are recovering.” 10:30 - When Mike identified a gap in children's care, he began dreaming up the perfect clinic. This dream became a reality when he partnered with Jim Fagnani from Physical Therapy Wellness. 15:50 - Within Delaware county, no clinics match the offerings at PTW Newton Square. Mike thinks there are some similar to his across the country, but most likely do not accept insurance. However, what it comes down to it, Mike says it is about finding the right team of people who care. 20:44 - Fitting the culture is important for Physical Therapists. Mike talks about his strategy behind hiring the right people. 23:10 - Ideal circle of life for a client and their relationship with Mike and his team. Mike discusses what he calls the continuum of care. 32:12 - Mike's plan for the future is to keep helping people by expanding his reach and opening more clinics. 35:15 - Sports Medicine is another resource at his clinic through his colleagues Dr. Beatty and Harris sports medicine physician 37:01 - “We're part of the game plan.” Mike talks about the relationship between the client and his clinic. CONTACT Phone - 610-723-7771 Instagram - @m_quintansdpt Linkedin - Michael Quintans

My guest today is Mike Sagun. He's incredible and we had an amazing conversation about men's mental health and self care and so much more.____ BetterHelp.com -- Get 10% off your first month with code ANGRY BetterHelp is affordable, private online counseling. Anytime, anywhere. Talk with a licensed, professional therapist online. BetterHelp will match you to one of 13,000 licensed therapists. Get feedback, advice and guidance from your counselor.____MIKE SAGUN -- Mike is a certified professional men’s coach and co-founder of The Unshakable Man. He has a BA in Education and spent 10 years as a teaching artist coaching young people. He trained with Challenge Day and with Lincoln Center Education in NYC. In 2017, Mike delivered a Ted Talk about the significance for young people to have trusted adults in their lives. Recognizing the impact and importance of deep emotional health propelled him into his coaching career. After graduating from Coaches Training Institute, Mike launched his coaching practice with the purpose of creating safe spaces for men to think deeply about themselves and to develop skills for living authentic lives. Since then, Mike has partnered with companies like DropBox, LinkedIn, Google, Kaiser Permanente, and Saje Wellness. Mike also partners with EVRYMAN, where he hosts men's groups, facilitates men’s retreats, coaches individuals, and co-leads EVRYMAN's diversity and inclusion program. When Mike isn't coaching, hosting webinars, or developing ways to help men grow, you can find him with dirty hands, either gardening or in the kitchen cooking with his husband, Jerry. Mike, Jerry, and their pit-bull rescue, Bert, live in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. --- John Kim is doing things differently. Therapy in a shotglass. One hour, one guest, no filler. Interested in becoming a coach and making a bigger impact in the lives of others, while finding personal freedom? Learn more here. Want texts from Angry? https://www.theangrytherapist.com/texts ____ Music in this episode is by Keshco. The Angry Therapist Podcast is Produced and Audio Engineered by Amanda Meyncke, with support from Stephanie Zoccatelli. Want to change your own life, give back to others and change the way others experience the world? Let's talk. Become a life coach.

The infamous and quite unthinkable story of the Castor family. When Mike and David both die of mysterious illnesses, detectives suspect foul play. You’ll never believe how this one ends - well luckily you’re about to find out.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/crimecapsule)

When Mike comes gallantly to the rescue of old Mr. Waller, can Psmith save him when things get sticky? P.G. Wodehouse, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. Thank you to all of our financial supporters. We couldn’t do this without you. With the pandemic still pounding at the door, we need your help more than ever. And in case you’ve forgotten: a $5 donation gets you an $8 coupon code for any audiobook at the store. Thank you so much for stepping up, and helping to keep us going strong. And feel free to check out our FREE category, at www.classictalesaudiobooks.com featuring several longer titles to help you to cope with pandemic fatigue. And on that point, you can now get masks printed with artwork from your favorite Classic Tales titles, if that’s your idea of a good time. Links can be found at our website: www.classictalesaudiobooks.com.   App users who absolutely need to get their Halloween monster fix, can hear “The Masque of the Red Death”, by Edgar Allan Poe in the Special Features area for this week’s episode. Tap the box that looks like a present. And now, Psmith in the City, Part 5 of 6 by P.G. Wodehouse. Tap here to go to www.classictalesaudiobooks.com and become a financial supporter!    

Author Bryan Washington joins us to discuss his hotly anticipated debut novel, Memorial, a love story between Mike, a Japanese American chef, and Benson, a Black daycare teacher. When Mike learns his estranged father is dying in Osaka, he heads to Japan, transforming his life and his relationship with Benson.

Mike Jones is sharing his dyslexia journey on the show. It's not an easy story to tell, since growing up with dyslexia can be painful and challenging for so many children. By sharing his story, Mike hopes to bring more awareness of dyslexia to all schools and educators.Did you know that the short film, MICAL, was based on Mike's story when he was seven years old and struggling to learn to read? When Mike was identified with dyslexia, his teachers were still unable and unwilling to help him. He couldn't even spell his own name. Mike's mother, Pat Jones, made the decision to learn everything she could about dyslexia, including the Orton-Gillingham (OG) approach to teaching reading. She homeschooled Mike using what she learned about OG and developed games to help him learn. Pat changed Mike's future. Mike learned to not give up on himself. Now, Mike and his wife, Tiffany James, support families through their company, Nessy Learning. Mike has adapted his mother's games into digital games (apps) for children to learn to read. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast today!Get access to the free VIP Resource Library at https://dyslexiamomlife.com/resource-libraryTo get a copy of the show notes go to http://dyslexiamomlife.com/episode21

Mike Faith, CEO of headsets.com shares how he built a business that has become renowned for its fanatical attention to customer service and how he pivoted it to become poised to take over the world of headset design and sales. Headsets.com started out as a discounter of other companies office headsets and now 40% of their business is selling headsets they design and manufacture. They are known for their raving fans and their word of mouth advertising and also for their boxes having tootsie rolls tucked inside. How did a small discounter become a $30+million dollar company? How did a culture of enhancing the customer experience become a model others try to emulate? How does the CEO live the model and support his employees in having exceptional lives beyond the workplace? Take a listen as Mike Faith share answers to all those questions and more on this episode. Mike Faith, CEO and Founder of headsets.com left school at 15, and after a number of varying jobs with varying success, he decided that his own business gave him the freedom, control, and self-direction he needed, and pursued entrepreneurial ventures.  Headsets.com was his third venture, started in 1997.  After 23 years, he claims he’s about half way through his mission of dominating the half a billion a year US headset market.  He’s as passionate about the headset business today as he was when he started.  When Mike isn’t figuring out the headset world, he spends a little bit of time cooking, improving his chess game and reading.

Growing up in rural Northern California, Mike Radenbaugh hated biking to high school—it was a 16 mile slog; hilly and tiring. So he scrounged up a battery and a motor, rigged them to an old mountain bike and began cycling to school without breaking a sweat. When Mike's neighbors starting asking him to motorize their bikes, Rad Power Bikes was born. He eventually designed an eye-catching e-bike with fat tires and a throttle that could push any pedaler to 20mph. Today, Rad Power Bikes is the largest e-bike brand in the U.S., and has barely been able to keep up with demand since the pandemic began.Pre-order the How I Built This book at: https://smarturl.it/HowIBuiltThis

At the very beginning of the pandemic, I somehow came across a podcast episode that introduced me to a person who's become my favorite thinker/teacher at this time (and up there in my top favorite thinkers/teachers of all time). I have never before gone to the podcast app and typed in somebody's name and then proceeded to listen to every podcast they've ever been on. My family can't even get me to watch a 3-minute video they text, so listening to hours of content is highly unusual for me...but this person is that good. I have wanted to email you about this person so many times, but I was patiently waiting (actually, I was persistently nudging his team) so that we could interview him ourselves and craft a conversation to serve you. When Mike and I sat down to plan our final episodes of The Kate & Mike Show, this person was the only guest we felt our show would be incomplete without having had on. And I can tell you, he was worth the wait. Today, I bring you a conversation with a man who's helped me feel profoundly calm and safe during a time in our history when there are a lot of forces pushing in the direction of fear. And he's affirmed the deep trust I already had in the innate intelligence of nature and how it can be our guide to true healing and collective evolution in our businesses, bodies, communities, and lives. I couldn't be more thrilled to be sharing what I think is possibly the most important conversation we've ever had on The Kate & Mike Show with you today. In this conversation with Zach Bush, MD, which was 2 hours of intellectual ecstacy for me, you'll learn: • Why the mainstream narrative that we're hearing about the pandemic is missing the mark and what 30+ years of data shows us is actually going on • What viruses actually are and how they're critical for our health, survival, and even for our thriving • Why the conversation about either being pro-vaccine or anti-vaccine is completely missing the mark and the new paradigm about immunity that will lead to true health and resilience • About the fact that we're experiencing an extinction event and what we can do about it • A “hit you between the eyes” perspective on the upcoming election that might push your buttons but also shake you out of a complacent slumber and get you into purposeful action • The crucial information about flu season that you're never going to hear on the news • How to take hold of the hope embedded in all of this and use it to heal your body and the world using alignment with 3 key elements of life Listen in and allow yourself to stay open to ideas and evidence that's different from what you may have believed up until this point. Show notes and links for this episode can be found at http://www.katenorthrup.com/podcast.

In his first podcast interview after winning the 2020 Toastmasters World Champion of Public Speaking, Mike Carr talks about his life, the importance of being a good speaker, and his journey to the speech contest.  Mike Carr is a neighbor and friend of "Making Waves at C-Level" host Thom Singer.  When Mike made it to the Toastmaster Semi-Finals, Thom joked that if he went to the finals of the competition and won...his first podcast interview had to be on Making Waves.  Always a man of his word, Mike created the time for this in-depth interview just a few hours after his victory.   About Mike Carr   25 years ago Mike had 1 wife, 0 children, and 0 stories. Then Mike started applying lessons he learned from a communications “guru,” and that made all the difference. Today, Mike still has 1 wife, but now 8 children, and more stories than he can count. Along the way, he has started small businesses with mixed success, and has held senior positions in government, corporations, and non-profit boards. Mike has told stories in order to make his point and make part of his living for 35 years, speaking to large organizations like Merrill Lynch, UBS, and Hewlett Packard and innumerable small ones. And this year he became the 2020 World Champion of Public Speaking. Currently, Mike is a partner in a financial planning and private equity company and speaks frequently on the topics of effective communication in a virtual world, team dynamics, and leadership.       About The Toastmasters World Championship of Public Speaking     The World Championship of Public Speaking® starts in Toastmasters clubs across the globe. From there, participants advance to Area, Division, District, and region-level competitions. Two winners from each region-level competition move on to the semifinals. At the semifinals, an expert panel of experienced Toastmasters will determine the eight finalists. Each speech will last between five to seven minutes. For many amateur speakers, this competition is the opportunity of a lifetime. Past winners have used this accolade to become prominent paid speakers, delivering keynotes and speeches around the globe.   https://toastmaster.com   https://thomsinger.com/podcast/Mike-Carr-Toastmasters