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This is a true story. Of two strange podcasters picked to podcast in an attic about a strange country. Find out what happens when Beth and Kelly stop being polite and start getting real about The Real World, the reality show that created the blueprint for all other reality shows. Theme music: Big White Lie by A Cast of Thousands Cite your sources:  Arthur, Kate. “Looking Back At "The Real World: San Francisco," The Show That Changed The World.” Buzzfeed, 7 January 2014, https://www.buzzfeed.com/kateaurthur/real-world-san-francisco-pedro-zamora-rachel-campos.   Chaney, Jen. “Every White Person Should Watch This Week's The Real World Homecoming.” Vulture, 19 March 2021, https://www.vulture.com/2021/03/the-real-world-homecoming-rebecca-kevin-racism-fight-episode.html. Cohen, Randy. "Real World. Not." The New York Times Book Review, 12 July 1998. Gale OneFile: News, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A150174908/STND?u=nysl_sc_ahs&sid=bookmark-STND&xid=0add2ee3. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025. Gatollari, Mustafa. “The Real World Cast Members Who Have Died.” Distractify, 24 June 2024, https://www.distractify.com/p/real-world-members-who-have-died. Accessed 21 February 2025.   Heldman, Breanne L. “Eric Nies Reflects on Life After The Real World: 'My Life Is Filled with Angels and Demons.'” People.com, 24 February 2021, https://people.com/tv/eric-nies-life-after-the-real-world/. Accessed 22 February 2025.   Nussbaum, Emily. Cue the Sun! The Invention of Reality TV. Random House Publishing Group, 2024. O'Connor, John J. "Review/Television; 'The Real World,' According to MTV." New York Times, 9 July 1992. Gale OneFile: News, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A174928194/STND?u=nysl_sc_ahs&sid=bookmark-STND&xid=0a1bbe5a. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025. Roberts, Michael. “The Unreal World | Music | Denver.” Denver Westword, 14 March 1996, https://www.westword.com/music/the-unreal-world-5056129. Accessed 17 February 2025. Shales, Tom. “MTV's ‘The Real World' needs to, like, get real.” San Antonio Express, One Star ed., 5 June 1992, p. 26. NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers, https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=EANX-K12&req_dat=0FA0729FAB9D3500&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Aimage%252Fv2%253A10EEA20F1A545758%2540EANX-K12-16DE61B4872929B2%25402448779-16DE257513777099%254025-16DE257513777099%2540. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025. Wallace-Wells, Benjamin (November 18, 2003). "Reality Killed the Video Star". The Washington Monthly. Archived from the original on March 24, 2006. Wickman, Kase. “Sean Duffy From The Real World Is Trump's Latest Cabinet Pick. Yep.” Vanity Fair, 19 November 2024, https://www.vanityfair.com/style/story/sean-duffy-from-the-real-world-is-trumps-latest-cabinet-pick?srsltid=AfmBOopQpcPd7CaQppFbaXcvMwJ-FZX_J2BL142NZWfOdNXIErmPpest.

This Devotional address with Elder Lance B. Wickman was delivered on March 4, 2025, at 11:30 AM MST in the BYU-Idaho I-Center. Elder Lance B. Wickman is the former General Counsel and an Emeritus General Authority of the Church. Elder Wickman served as a General Authority Seventy from April 1994 until October 2010. He served as General Counsel from January 1996 until November 2023. He attended the University of California at Berkeley, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science in 1964. He attended law school at Stanford University, receiving his Juris Doctor degree in 1972. He practiced law as a trial lawyer and partner in the international law firm of Latham & Watkins in Los Angeles and San Diego until his call as a General Authority. Elder Wickman, a U.S. Army Ranger, served as an officer in the United States Army from 1964 to 1969. He served twice in Vietnam as an infantry platoon leader and as a military advisor to the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, receiving the Bronze Star and Purple Heart medals, the Valorous Unit Citation and the Combat Infantryman's Badge. He has held various ecclesiastical positions within the Church, including missionary in the Central British Mission, bishop, stake president and Regional Representative. He and his wife, Patricia, are parents of five children.

In this interview, Elder Lance B. Wickman, an emeritus General Authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, shares a message about how to move forward with faith in Jesus Christ when facing uncertainty. Jack Esplin conducted this interview.

Emeritus General Authority Elder Lance B. Wickman gave a devotional message to BYU-Idaho students. He said "don't shrink" from opportunities to serve the Lord.

Step into an enlightening episode of Modern Chiropractic Mastery as Dr. Kevin Christie sits down with renowned business strategist Gino Wickman, the visionary behind Traction and the Entrepreneurial Operating System.This deep-dive conversation unpacks Wickman's latest book, Shine, a powerful guide to unlocking leadership potential, personal growth, and the path to becoming your most effective self.Wickman reveals the key to entrepreneurial success—whether you're a chiropractor or a business owner—lies in understanding your inner drive and making choices rooted in love rather than fear. He introduces the three discoveries that set your true self free and shares the 10 essential disciplines designed to amplify energy, impact, and inner peace. From long-term vision to knowing your 100%, these principles help create a thriving, balanced life.Together, Dr. Christie and Wickman explore the game-changing power of letting go of ego to achieve both ambition and deep fulfillment. This is an episode you won't want to miss!

In today's episode, Gabriel sits down with entrepreneur and consultant Jason to delve into the rapidly evolving business landscape. They'll explore the pivotal roles of documenters, automators, advisors, and migrators in modernizing companies, while emphasizing the importance of leaning on service providers during high-leverage activities like acquisitions. Jason shares his journey from software entrepreneur to fractional integration consultant, discussing the formation of his company "Build Your Org" and its mission to augment the Entrepreneur's Operating System (EOS) with automation and AI. Together, they will unpack creative deal structuring, the shifting entrepreneurial mindset towards autonomy, and how to balance vision and integration within businesses. Tune in for an insightful conversation packed with actionable strategies and inspiring stories for every modern business owner and acquisition entrepreneur out there. Let's dive in! 00:00 Serial entrepreneur starts successful enterprise, sells big. 12:41 Learn from mistakes, focus on small acquisitions. 20:18 Started consulting business, gained confidence in acquisitions. 22:30 "Rocket Fuel" by Winters and Wickman describes visionary-integrator relationships. 31:41 Partnering to build software for business automations. 35:53 Best buyers are those already in business. 38:43 Business relationship in Palm Springs leads to success. 43:23 Comparing $3 million business to $500K. 50:05 Shift from growth to services-led profitability in markets. 57:28 Entrepreneurs seeking roles beyond textbook options. 01:05:02 Camera aids pattern matching for business success. 01:06:41 Adapting tech, improving processes, and facilitating deals. 01:12:13 Business owners should rely on experienced practitioners. - Importance of modernization in business - Key roles: documenter, automator, advisor, migrator - Abstracting core processes in 90 days - Collaboration with automation team - Lead generation and deal facilitation - Partnerships with diligence firms and banks - Post-acquisition integration - Adapting systems for smooth transitions - Importance of executing acquisitions - High-leverage activity requiring support from service providers - Strategy of overpaying for aligned long-term vision - Value of mentors and service providers - Founding "Build Your Works" for post-close migration - Jason's emphasis on vision and support - Jason's struggles and open invitation for connections - Discovery of "Build the Process" website - Collaboration with Adam Schweickart  - Creation of Build Your through a paper swap - Acquisition for EOS integration and coaching - Applying principles to various industries - Business growth experience - First consulting inspired by "Rocket Fuel" - Consulting focus on equity and profit shares - Alternative acquisition models without cash - Hypothetical business acquisition scenarios - Importance of deal structuring - Need for adaptation in EOS - Introduction of facilitator role - Supported by books like "Rocket Fuel" - Move towards non-W2 and K1 income  - Preference for services-led growth - Different structures for income and autonomy - Personal transition experiences - Learning from business acquisition mistakes - Technical aspects and format discussion - Jason's software and entrepreneurship background

It’s Republicans vs. Republicans to decide the speaker’s race in the Texas House of Representatives. Photographer Melinda Wickman Swearingen, who died earlier this year, captured evocative images of outlaw country musicians. Her work will soon be on display at the Wittliff Collections at Texas State University. And: What’s the deal with these mysterious drones? Should […] The post Remembering Melinda Wickman Swearingen, ‘the Annie Leibovitz of outlaw country' appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

We're back! After a bit of a hiatus, we're back on the airwaves with a brand new episode of Cultpix Radio. It feels good to be back, and we've got a lot to catch up on. This episode is all about filling you in on what we've been up to during our break, the incredible events we've hosted, and the exciting content we've been adding to Cultpix.First up, we dive into the recently concluded Wickman Week. This was an event like no other—a celebration of exploitation and genre cinema that took place at a truly unique location in Sweden. We screened films on 35mm, welcomed guest speakers from around the globe, and even handed out our very first Torgny Award to the one and only Lisa Petrucci from Something Weird Video. Lisa's contributions to the world of exploitation cinema are unparalleled, and we were thrilled to honor her in this way. We also streamed all the non-film content live on Facebook and YouTube, and it's still available to watch on our YouTube channel, though we'll be moving it to Cultpix soon.Next we take you through the recent themed months on Cultpix. We wrapped up Amazonian August, where we dug deep into the Something Weird Video archives to unearth some truly bizarre new jungle films. There's also the ongoing Italian Genre Maestros week, featuring cult classics like "Massacre in Dinosaur Valley" (1985) and several works by Enzo G. Castellari. These films are quintessential examples of the Italian exploitation genre, and we're excited to showcase them, even if some are geo-blocked to Scandinavia.Speaking of what's coming up, we're especially excited about the impending arrival of Satanic September. This month, we'll delve into the dark and twisted world of satanic cults and rituals with a carefully curated selection of films from Something Weird Video and beyond. We've got everything from "My Tale Is Hot" to "To Hex with Sex," and it's going to be one hell of a month!We've also been hard at work on something many of you have been asking for—apps! Yes, we are finally developing apps so that you can enjoy Cultpix on more than just your web browser. First an app for the Amazon Fire TV Stick, which will make it easier for us to roll out apps for Android TV as well. Roku is also on our list, and after a few bumps in the road, we're optimistic about launching a Roku app by the end of the year. We're even eyeing smart TVs and Apple TV as future platforms.We wrap up the episode by reflecting on the films and events that have made the past few months so memorable. From our juvenile delinquency-themed June to the Swedish Sin celebration in July, we've been busy curating and bringing you the best of cult cinema. And don't worry—this episode isn't a one-off. We're committed to returning to more regular programming, with more episodes, more themed weeks, and more deep dives into the wild and wonderful world of cult films.So, sit back, relax, and let us take you on a journey through what's new, what's coming, and what's making Cultpix the ultimate destination for exploitation and genre cinema fans. We've missed you, and we can't wait to share all the exciting things we have in store.Also, enjoy the five-hour (!) Spotify playlist from our recent book launch - order the book HERE! Outro: "Let's go rent a video

More efficient and longer-lasting fuel cells are essential for fuel cell-powered heavy-duty hydrogen vehicles to be an alternative to combustion fuelled counterparts. Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have developed an innovative method to study and understand how parts of fuel cells degrade over time. This is an important step towards the improved performance of fuel cells and them becoming commercially successful. How fuel cells degrade over time Hydrogen is a fuel alternative that is becoming increasingly interesting for heavy-duty vehicles. Hydrogen-powered vehicles only emit water vapour as exhaust, and if the hydrogen is produced using renewable energy, it is completely free of carbon dioxide emissions. Unlike battery-powered electric vehicles, hydrogen-powered vehicles do not need to burden the electricity grid, as hydrogen can be produced and stored when electricity is cheap. For some hydrogen-powered vehicles the propulsion comes from a so-called fuel cell. However, hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered vehicles are limited by a relatively short lifespan, because fuel cell components, such as electrodes and membranes, degrade over time. It is this problem that the recent study addresses. Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have developed a new method for studying what affects the ageing of fuel cells by tracking a specific particle in the fuel cell during use. The team of researchers have studied an entire fuel cell by taking it apart at regular intervals. Using advanced electron microscopes, they have then been able to follow how the cathode electrode degrades in specific areas during the cycles of use. Previous studies have been done on so-called half-cells, which are similar (but not the same as) half of a fuel-cell and are carried out under conditions that differ significantly from the real fuel cell. Better understanding with new experimental method "It has previously been assumed that the performance would be affected by the fuel cell being disassembled and studied in the way we have done, but it turned out that this assumption is not correct, which is surprising," says research leader Björn Wickman, Associate Professor at the Department of Physics at Chalmers. The researchers at Chalmers have been able to explore how the material in the fuel cell degrades at both the nano and micro level, and pinpoint exactly when and where the degradation occurs. This provides valuable information for the development of new and improved fuel cells with a longer lifespan. "From previously only looking at how the fuel cell has aged after use, we have now been able to look into the middle stage," says doctoral student Linnéa Strandberg at Chalmers. "Being able to follow a single, chosen particle within a specific area, provided a much better understanding of the degradation processes. Greater knowledge of these is an important step on the way to designing new materials for fuel cells or to adjust the control of the fuel cell." New method paves way for longer lasting fuel cells The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has pointed out that improved lifetime of fuel cells is one of the most important goals to reach before fuel cell-powered hydrogen vehicles can become commercially successful. According to the industry, a truck needs to be able to withstand 20,000 - 30,000 hours of driving over its lifetime, which a fuel cell-powered hydrogen truck cannot achieve today. "We have now laid a foundation on which to build for the development of better fuel cells. Now we know more about the processes that take place in the fuel cell and at what point over the lifetime of the fuel cell they occur. In the future, the method will be used to develop and study new materials that can give the fuel cell a longer lifespan," says Björn Wickman. Facts: How a fuel cell works The core of a fuel cell consists of three active layers, two electrodes - anode and cathode respectively - with an ion-conducting membrane in the middle....

In this episode, Rev. Bianca Luna interviews long time Urban Grace congregant and SOTA Choir Director, Emily Wickman!Support the Show.

Let's see the universe, laws of physics, the stars, and creation from the eyes of a God-fearing astronaut. About the Guest Leslie Wickman, PhD, is an internationally renowned research scientist, engineering consultant, author, and speaker. She holds advanced degrees in aeronautical and astronautical engineering, human factors, and biomechanics from Stanford University. Wickman worked for over a decade at Lockheed Missiles & Space Company on NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and International Space Station programs, receiving NASA commendations and being named Lockheed's Corporate Astronaut. After serving as executive director of the American Scientific Affiliation, she now leads Biola University's Corporate Affiliates Program and runs her nonprofit, Starry Nights, Inc. Wickman lectures globally on astronaut training, environmental stewardship, and science-theology interfaces. Additional Readings Find her on Reasons to Believe: https://reasons.org/team/leslie-wickman Participate in her STEM program, WISH: https://www.wishprogram.org/community Read her book, 'God of the Big Bang': https://amzn.to/4ccR6bl Leslie's website for bookings: https://www.starrynights.me/about-our-founder/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/biblically-speaking-cb/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/biblically-speaking-cb/support

When DC photographer Mary Catherine Wickman posted on instagram about her fears around being 35 and a family photographer without kids, her followers rallied around her in support, encouragement, and their own stories of relatability. In this episode, we talk about that caption - why she shared it, what happened, and what she (and all of us) can learn from it.    Read the post here: https://www.instagram.com/p/C3AsIgNOcUj/   We also touch on:  The way our vulnerability helps us connect in deeper ways with out clients and other photographers The “age ceiling” in family photography and how we're finding it's a complete myth The sacrifices of going from part time to full time What it's like to look around at what you've built and say ‘this is good.' The value in participating in non-photography-related creative mediums   // CONNECT //  Mary Catherine Wickman : www.marycatherinephotography.com | Instagram: @marycatherinephoto   Leah O'Connell: Website: https://www.lofirefly.com Instagram: @lofirefly.com  The Firefly Letters : https://www.lofirefly.com/newsletter The Big picture workbook: https://lofirefly.com/bigpicture    

 Senior Vice President, State and Local PolicyTom Wickham, former Parliamentarian of the U.S. House of Representatives, serves as senior vice president of State & Local Policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Wickham leads the Chamber's new division that monitors state and local policy developments and coordinates state and local policy advocacy strategies within the existing Chamber framework.As a nonpartisan House official for over 25 years, Wickham provided essential guidance to leadership, committees, and members as part of the development and execution of legislative strategy. In leading an office that reviewed every measure that came before the House, he has a command of a broad range of subject matters covering all aspects of government policy. During numerous high-profile legislative events, Wickham counseled speakers of the House, vice presidents, and countless members and senators on their constitutional and statutory responsibilities.As editor of many procedural manuals and practice books, Wickham's scholarship on the Constitution and the rules of the House have been recognized around the world. He has represented the U.S. in dozens of countries and parliaments, including multiple delegation trips to Europe and Africa. His editorial credits include the House Rules and Manual, House Practice, and the Precedents of the U.S. House of Representatives.Wickham's expertise is recognized by national leaders of both parties. Upon his retirement as parliamentarian in 2020, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said, “Tom Wickham is a master of House rules and procedure, whose incisive legal acumen and absolute professionalism have strengthened the People's House and benefited the American people whom we serve. In his 25 years of distinguished service, Tom upheld the great constitutional underpinnings of the historic role of parliamentarian with excellence and integrity.” Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy remarked in a tribute on the House floor, “I speak for all Republicans when I commend Tom for his professionalism, sound judgment, and steady demeanor in carrying out his duties.”Wickham is a native of Epworth, Iowa, and a graduate of the University of Iowa and the University of Iowa College of Law. His early jobs included stints as a Wisconsin Dells tour guide, gas station cashier, fast-food worker, and mail clerk in his family's small business. He enjoys hiking, especially up Old Rag Mountain in the Shenandoah National Park. He and his wife, Heather, have two adult children and reside in Burke, Virginia.

Parade of Techniques: 1. We have a guy who has nine offers on his listing! One of the nine called him and said, “I've got an offer, and I'd really like permission to present it myself, please.” 2. A prospecting question that we don't always remember to ask is, "Who's your Realtor?" Listen in and learn why this is important. Ask the Experts: 1. We have a student who gets all kinds of business from a good past client. He gets business from them pretty regularly. There is a widower who has to sell his house. It's been on the market for a year because it's in a small town. It's been listed with a local agent who's done a decent job. The pictures are okay. It's 4.2 million. Here's what he's saying, “I couldn't see taking a listing an hour away. I could certainly improve some of the marketing stuff and photos—not by a lot, but I have better systems in place. But at 4.2 million—I mean, what is it really worth? Do I want to do this? What if I don't get it sold?" 2. I'm selling my own home. Here's the fact: it's probably worth $750,000. I listed it for $699,000 and just dropped the price to $649,000. I'm only offering 2% to the co-broker. And, for the last 3 weeks, crickets! This is $100,000 underpriced, getting no showings! What's the problem?

Meet Dr. Wickman, a professor of English with a background in literary theory and philosophy. In this episode, Dr. Wickman discusses his background, love of philosophy and his cross-disciplinary study of spirituality.

Gino Wickman delves deep into the process of shedding layers to allow entrepreneurs to free their true selves and achieve true entrepreneurial freedom. Wickman encourages listeners to build on the foundations set in previous episodes to understand how all decisions stem from either love or fear, and to identify and remove the blocks that prevent them from shining their brightest. Highlighting practical steps and resources, including therapy, meditation, and specific literary recommendations like Letting Go by Dr. David Hawkins and Untethered Soul by Michael Singer, Wickman shares personal insights and methods for navigating the journey toward inner peace and maximum impact. He emphasizes the importance of humility, vulnerability, and the willingness to confront and shed one's protective layers—or 'shit'—to reveal and embrace the True Self. Wickman also touches on the significance of understanding one's inner story and the potential for rapid transformation through heightened awareness and deliberate practice. 00:00 Welcome to the Shed and Shine Podcast00:20 Setting the Stage: The Importance of Listening to Previous Riffs00:45 The Mission: Unlocking True Entrepreneurial Freedom01:43 Introducing Today's Topic: Shedding Layers01:50 Exploring the Concept of Shedding Layers09:51 Practical Ways to Shed Layers and Embrace Your True Self17:24 Concluding Thoughts and Resources

BraveMaker Podcast #229 https://www.instagram.com/monsterwriter/https://www.instagram.com/monsterwriter/ Producer and writer Scott Wickman (@monsterwriter)!! He got his first film job in 2004, and has been rocketing along ever since. Scott has worked on music videos, documentaries, commercials, feature films, and any other type you can think of from the super indie to the larger than life. He enjoys talking too much. https://scott-wickman.com/ . . --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bravemaker/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bravemaker/support

Today, Keith is joined by special guests, Joshua Tree Experts, who share their insights and success in franchising their tree business. From discussing the challenges and trust required in tree work to delving into creating a franchise system, this episode provides a captivating look into the world of scaling a business in the green industry. Listeners can expect to gain valuable knowledge about franchising, budgeting, hiring, and managing a business, along with actionable tips and resources to support their entrepreneurial journey. With engaging discussions and practical insights, this episode promises to be an enlightening and inspiring listen for anyone looking to grow and scale their business.   Topics Covered 00:00 Franchising necessitates careful relationship-building and substantial administrative preparation, such as state registration and the development of comprehensive operational and disclosure documents. 06:19 Free education and franchise opportunities in tree care. 09:10 The company successfully implemented the Gino, Wickman, and EOS model. 13:09 Developing diverse skills for strategic business expansion. 14:43 The corporate office offers comprehensive recruitment support. 18:09 Establishing goals, enforcing accountability, fostering team collaboration. 20:49 Franchise support and success processes for franchisees.   Key Takeaways:  1. Building a Franchise for Your Business: Learn how Joshua Tree Experts leveraged their expertise in the tree care industry to create a replicable and scalable business model, similar to the franchise systems seen in fast-food chains. Their approach has led them to sell 5 franchises in just over a year, with expansion plans across different cities. 2. Transforming Your Business through Clear Systems and Support: Discover how the Joshua Tree Experts team emphasizes providing a clear system and unwavering support for their franchisees. They have streamlined processes for onboarding, tool and equipment procurement, and even offer a comprehensive recruitment process to ensure their franchisees have the necessary backing to succeed. 3. Nurturing a Collaborative and Forward-Thinking Culture: Joshua and Dylan reveal the importance of fostering a collaborative environment and a forward-thinking mindset within the franchise. They actively seek out entrepreneurial individuals who are not just looking to do the technical work but are keen on investing in and scaling a proven system.     Resources and Websites: 

Welcome back to Progressively Incorrect. My name is Dr. Zach Groshell, and for this episode, I am excited to share with you the first episode of The Direct Instruction Podcast with Kurt Engelmann and Bryan Wickman. We will hear about the origins of Direct Instruction, how it differs from lowercase "di" and explicit instruction, and … Continue reading S3E7: Kurt Engelmann and Bryan Wickman on Direct Instruction (DI)

Hello everyone, My name is Dr. Zach Groshell. I am an educator, a parent, and the host of this show, the Direct Instruction Podcast. This show is brought to you by NIFDI, The National Institute For Direct Instruction. As an advocate for direct and explicit forms of instruction, I wanted to know more about Uppercase […]

On today's show we are covering the fourth segment in our mini-series on business planning. On Monday's show we talked about the company mission. We then spoke about the ten year and the three year plan. On yesterday's show we spoke about the one year plan. Today we're talking about the plan for the coming quarter.  This is where the rubber meets the road between the plan and the execution. Underpinning our process is the business planning process from several business books. The Book Traction by Gino Wickman. We use the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS), which is a set of practical tools and concepts outlined in Wickman's book to help businesses achieve their vision and goals.  The second book is the Four Disciplines of Execution, written by Steven Covey's son Sean Covey.

We resume a tradition from the past two seasons, discussing some favorite books we read in 2023. As always, our themes involve religion, spirituality, and the intersection of faith and intellect. And we are privileged, again, to welcome our guest, George Handley, Professor of Interdisciplinary Humanities at BYU. Dr. Wickman’s Honorable Mentions: Jeffrey A. Vogel, All …

Do you ever look at successful creatives on your Instagram feed and wonder how the heck they're doing it? Or thinking "I wish I knew what strategies they're using to get all those followers and sales so I could just do that too!"?To celebrate the 100th episode of Brand Your Passion, I brought together four previous guests to hear how they're successfully marketing and growing their creative businesses so you can steal their strategies and scale your brand in 2024!–––––––––––––––––––––––Follow Mia on InstagramFollow Renata on InstagramFollow Whitney on InstagramFollow Penelope on Instagram–––––––––––––––––––––––Read the accompanying blog post.Tag me on Instagram @makerandmoxie and let me know you're listening.And sign up to the Moxie Musings newsletter for more goodness like this.–––––––––––––––––––––––Want to support the show & help me make the world a more creative place one brand at a time? You can pop something in my tip jar hereAny amount is appreciated, as is sharing the episodes or recommending the show to your creative friends!Want to sponsor the Brand Your Passion Podcast? You can view the options & book in here.

Gino Wickman is an American author, speaker, teacher, and entrepreneur. He has been an entrepreneur since the age of 21 and has a passion for understanding the factors that contribute to the success of businesses and entrepreneurs.  In this conversation with Gino Wickman, the focus is on the 10 disciplines for managing and maximizing energy. Wickman suggests applying all 10 for a magnifying effect but acknowledges the option to start with a few that resonate the most. Today's episode, Gino shares some significant aspect on how to be successful in business  In this episode you'll learn; -Essential disciplines for managing and maximazing energy  -Gain insight into a personalized approach to applying disciplines  -Learn the importance of embracing both high and low periods of life  And much more! 

Parade of Techniques: 1. Well, it's that time of year again when people are thinking about, “What can I give my clients for the holidays?”. Here's an idea! 2. Obviously, I'm working on my listing presentation and sharpening it because this is the season where I want to get listings or at least line them up for early next year, right? So, I'm sharpening that part of my presentation but I'm adding something to it right now.
 Ask the Experts: 1. So here's a guy who has not done a lot of FHA buyers. But he has one and that can be kind of a competitive market. “My number one goal is to get them a house. Well, how do I get the sellers to take my FHA buyer when maybe I'm competing with a conventional buyer that has 20% down?”. 2. One of our Wickman folk has died, unfortunately, after COVID complications. And on the team, was a man who's a member of this agent's team long ago, and then he went out on his own. The widow reached out to him and said, “Would you like to carry on a tradition he had of advertising on the back page of this magazine?”. How do I do a Book of Business transfer? How do I make it official? First of all without being creepy about it. But second, by being fair. What are your recommendations?

This week we have another bonus midweek drop. In the first half we chat to Tristen and Carlo from Immortal Collections and Jovanny Blyden. We find out what makes them tick when it comes to customising and what they are bringing to Legions Con 2023. In the second part we chat to Brian Burke from Von Burke Studios and Emil Wickman. We get deep into chatting about the community, about how starting something is the most important step and how just getting to Legions Con might be an achievement in itself. But most importantly throughout the episode we find out who will be disappointing Richard with their choice of favourite faction.https://linktr.ee/theeurolegionspodcastmythic legions toy collecting fantasy cosmic legions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Laughing Liberally Milwaukee, host Matthew Filipowicz welcomes comedian Natalie Wickman to discuss the soap opera of House Republicans on Capitol Hill.

Did you know Chardon OHIO has its very own Brewery? Are you curious about who owns it and what they want to share with our community? This week your Host, Dave Nelson with the Chardon BIZ podcast and owner of Chardon Performance Therapy dives into Chelsea & Dave Wickmans story of how they started Eleventhree brewery! A new business does not just happen on its own and you can hear from Dave and Chelsea how collaborations from other businesses has helped them get started. Shout out to Sugar Bush, Wilmington North Carolina Brewery, Crooked Pecker,  and Chardon Square. We had so much fun recording this story for you all to listen to. Please like and share to show support for #shoplocalchardon A big congratulations to Dave and Chelsea on their huge success with their open house that was held on 8/30/23. 

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We aren't able to record a new episode this week, so here is a great interview we did with Michael H. of the Atheopagan Society Council. See you next week! S3E41 TRANSCRIPT:   Mark: Welcome back to the Wonder Science-based Paganism. I'm Mark, one of your hosts. Yucca: and I'm Yucca. Mark: and today we have a really exciting episode. We have an interview with a member of the Atheopagan Society Council, Michael, who is joining us today, and is gonna tell us about his journey and what this community means to him and his vision for the future and all kinds of cool stuff. So welcome. Michael: Well, thank you very much for having me. Mark: I'm delighted to have you here, Yucca: Thanks for coming on. Michael: Yeah, no, I'm excited. Yucca: Yeah. So why don't we start with so who are you? Right? What's, what's your journey been to get here? Michael: Gosh. Well, I kind of have to start at the very beginning. So my name's Michael and you know, I've, I start, sometimes I go by Mícheál, which is my Irish, the Irish version of my name. And that's something I've been using more as I've been involved in the Pagan community. My parents are both Irish and. They moved to the United States in their early eighties cuz my dad got a green card working over there Mark: Hmm. Michael: and I was born in America. And then they decided they want to move back to Ireland then in 1991. So already I had this kind of dissected identity. Was I American or was I Irish? I never really lost my American accent. When I, when I moved to Ireland my sister who was born in Ireland, she actually has a slight American accent just from living with me. So she never people always ask her, are you, are you American? And she's like, I've never lived there. So it's funny that it's kind of stuck with her, but I moved to Ireland and I suddenly was kind of got this culture shock at the age of five and moving to this new country. And my mother has a very large family, so she has like, two, two brothers and seven sisters, and then I've got like 30 cousins. So , it was a big, a big change from AmeriCorps. It was just the three of us. Moving back to Ireland and. It was a very, you know, Ireland, you know, is, would've been considered a very Catholic country, and it's been kind of secularizing since the nineties up until now. But back then it was still quite Catholic. Like homosexuality was only decriminalized in 1992 and divorce was only made legal in 1995. So, I guess the first kind of sense of, of what I meant to be Irish back then was, You know, you learned Irish in school, you learned to speak Irish in school, and this was very it wasn't taught very well, I would say, and I think most Irish people would agree with that. It's kind of taught like almost like Latin or something as a dead language rather than as a living language. So you're spending time learning all this grammar. And you don't kind of develop that love of it that I think you should. I did go to like Irish summer camp in the Gaeltacht . The Gaeltacht  is the Irish speaking area of Ireland, and I kind of became aware of my Irishness, you know, just through being part of all this and also. I would've introduced myself as American when I was little but people didn't really like that. It was kind of a, like a weird thing to do. So my mom eventually told me, maybe you should just stop paying that. And so throughout my I, you know, as I mentioned, it was a very Catholic country. And when I was in the Gaeltacht in Irish summer camp one of the kids said they were atheist. And I was like, what does that mean? I'm like, I don't believe in God. And I was, and in my head I was like, I didn't know you could do that, I didn't know that was an option. . So I kind of thought about it for a while. I became, we started studying the Reformation in school when I was about 14. And then I learned that Catholics believed in transubstantiation and nobody had really mentioned that before. They didn't really teach the catechism very well, I guess. I'd done my communion and my confirmation, but nobody ever mentioned that. We literally believed that the, the body and blood, you know, was that the bread and water? Oh, sorry. The bread and wine actually became literally, And the body. And I thought that was a very strange thing, that that was a literal thing. It wasn't just symbolic. And then we also studied Calvinism and all that stuff. And I was like, then I started to read the Bible and I was like, then it fun, it finally just dawned on me that I didn't believe any of this, and it was kind of liberating. But it was kind of a way of being d. In a very homogenous society too. You could be a bit of a rebel. So I think I was one of those annoying teenagers who was always questioning everybody and having, trying to have debates with everybody about religion and they didn't enjoy that . And so I went through school and I just remember hating studying the Irish language until eventually when I left school. On the last day, I actually took all my. My Irish textbooks and burnt them and I feel I . Yeah. I mean I feel so much guilt and regret about that and I think about that how important it's to me now and that, that was a real shame that, but I didn't, partially I didn't put the work in, but also I just think the structure. Was not there. I mean so many Irish people come out of outta school not really know, knowing how to speak the language, you know, and I think it is an effective col colonization as well, where, you know, you consider English is a useful language and learning French or Spanish, that's a useful thing, but there's no use for Irish in people's minds, which is a, and I find that a real shame and I. could go back and change that. In university I studied anthropology and history because I was very interested in religion. All throughout my teenage years, I was obsessed with learning about world religions, you know, there was a world religion class in, in secondary school. I didn't get into it, but I begged the teacher to allow me to. Into it because I was so interested in the topic. And he was like, fine, fine. And he kind of thought he'd humor me in one class one day and he was like, well, Michael, maybe you could talk about satanism. That's the topic for today. And I was like, well, let's start with Al Crowley. And he was like, okay, maybe he actually knows what he is talking about So, I went, I. I went to the university sorry, national University of Ireland, Minuth Campus. And it's funny because that used to be known as so it's actually, it's two campuses. They're St. Patrick's college, which is like a, a seminary for priests. And there's the I, which is like the secular version, and they're both, but they both share the same compass. So it's funny, it used to be the, the biggest seminary in Europe. They call it the priest factory cuz they pumped out so many priests that sent, sent them all over the world. And it's when you go out and you walk down the corridors, you see all the graduating classes. So you go back to 1950 and you see a graduating class of like a hundred priests. And every year as you're going down the corridor, it gets smaller and smaller and smaller. Until I think the year I graduated, there was like two people graduating as priests. Yeah. So that was, that was a, I decided to study history and anthropology at n Y Minuth and one of the books that I read. Was kind of a gateway into thinking about land and language, which are two things that are really important to me in my, when I think about Paganism. It's a book called wisdom Sits in Places by Keith Bato, bass by Keith Bassell, and. I'm just gonna read a little bit here from the book because he was an anthropologist working with the Apache, the Western Apache, to try and remap the land using the Native Apache words rather than the, the English words. So trying to make a native map and working with Apache people to find all the true, the true names of all these. so this is the quote, but already on only our second day in the country together a problem had problem had come up for the third time in as many tries. I have mispronounced the Apache name of the boggy swale before us. And Charles, who is weary of repeating it, has a guarded look in his eyes after watching the name for a fourth. I acknowledged defeat and attempted to apologize for my flawed linguistic performance. I'm sorry, Charles. I can't get it. I'll work on it later. It's in the machine. It doesn't matter. It matters. Charles says softly to me in English, and then turning to speak to Morley. He addresses him in Western Apache, is what he said. What he's doing isn't right. It's not good. He seems to be in a. Why is he in a hurry? It's disrespectful. Our ancestors made this name. They made it just as it is. They made it for a reason. They spoke it first a long time ago. He's repeating the speech of our ancestors. He doesn't know that. Tell him he's repeating the speech of our ancestors. And I'm gonna just there's another section here, a little, a few pages. But then unexpectedly in one of those courteous turnabouts that Apache people employ to assuage embarrassment in salvage damaged feelings, Charles himself comes to the rescue with a quick corroborative grin. He announces he is missing several teeth and that my problem with the place name may be attributable to his lack of dental equipment. Sometimes he says he is hard to underst. His nephew, Jason, recently told him that, and he knows he tends to speak softly. Maybe the combination of too few teeth and two little volume accounts for my failing. Short morally, on the other hand, is not so encumbered though shy. Two, a tooth or two. He retains the good ones for talking and because he's not afraid to speak up, except as everyone knows in the presence of gar women no one has trouble hearing what he. Maybe if Morley repeated the place name again slowly and with ample force, I would get it right. It's worth a try, cousin. And then he, I'm just gonna skip forward a bit and he successfully pronounces the name, which translates as water Lies with mud in an open container. Relieved and pleased. I pronounce the name slowly. Then I, then a bit more rapidly and again, as it might be spoken. In normal conversation, Charles listens and nods his head in. . Yes. He says in Apache, that is how our ancestors made it a long time ago, just as it is to name this place. Mm-hmm. So this became important to me when thinking about the Irish language because something similar happened in Ireland in the you know, we have all our native Irish place. But in the 1820s the British Army's Ordinance survey came and decided they were gonna make these names pro pronounceable to English ears. And so they kind of tore up the native pronunciation and kind of push an English pronunciation on top. So you have these very strange English Anglo size versions of Irish Place names Yucca: Mm-hmm. Michael: Soin in is is probably better known in English as dingle, but doesn't really have anything to do with the Irish. And there are plenty of, there are so many examples of this and I think when you're trying to learn about a landscape in your relation to a ship, to a landscape, it is important to know the native place. It's something that I think about a lot and I try to learn. One of my favorite writers is named Tim Robinson, and he's well he died in 2020. But I had the opportunity to meet him in 2009 and he was an English cartographer. But he moved to the west of Ireland, to the Iron Islands and also to Kamara. So he kind of moved between those two places. He lived there for more than 30 years, and what he actually did was he went out and mapped the landscape and talked to local people, and he was able to find some of the place names that had been lost over the years that weren't on the official maps, and he was able to help recreate a Gaelic map of those areas. I think that's a really kind of religious or spiritual activity to go out onto the land and walk it. And to name it and to name it correctly. And I think that's what I think my pagan path is in a way. It's to go and walk the land and learn it, what to call it. Cause I think language is the most important tool we have as pagans. Mark: Hmm. Michael: So those are, that's kind of when I started to think about this stuff. I've always been interested in folk. It was actually funny. There was, it started with a video game one of the legend of Zelda video games called Major's Mask Mark: Hmm. Yucca: Yep. Michael: in, in the game, they actually have like a mask festival and they dis they discuss the the history of the festival. Anna was just like, wow, I didn't, I ended up making masks with my sister and we kind of pretended to. A little mask festival of our own Yucca: Mm-hmm. Michael: that you're, you're familiar with that? Yucca? Yucca: Yes. Yeah, I played a lot of it. Michael: Yeah. So, but I guess I really started to think about folklore when when I watched the Wickerman as um, as a teenager. I was probably at 16 when I watched it, and it kind of opened my eyes completely. And we've talked a lot about this in the group. And I. It's watched as a horror movie in a way, but I think I really got into the, the paganism idea of, of paganism as a teenager because of watching the Wickman and just the symbolism and the pageantry. And I also just like the idea. These island people turning on the state in the form of, of the policeman. So that's kind of been something I've that I've really enjoyed over the years, watching that every every May as part of my, my, my annual ritual so, you know, after university, I, I moved to South Korea to teach English, and, but at the same time I was quite into Buddhism. I had been practicing some Zen Buddhism from about the age of 18, and, but not like, more as just a practice rather than believing in any of it. Not believing in reincarnation or anything like that. I just found the ritual of it very beautiful. And I ended up going and doing a temple stay in a, in a place at, at a temple. Up in the mountains and it was very beautiful and really amazing. You know, something you'd see in a movie because the monk, the head monk actually brought us out into a bamboo grove and we sat there meditating just with all surrounded by bamboo. And it was waving in the wind and it felt like a correction, tiger Hidden dragon or something like that. And one of the powerful events that happened on that trip. Doing the Buddhist meal ceremony where we ate in in the style of a Buddhist monk. And the idea is that you do not leave any food behind. After you're, after you're finished eating, you've, you eat all the food, and then when you wash the bowls and they kind of put the communal water back into the, the, the waste bowl, there should be no no bit of food, nothing. It should just be clean water. That comes out of, after everybody finishes washing all their bowls. So we followed all the steps to do that and, you know, some people really, really weren't into it. They didn't wanna do the work of, of being extremely thorough. And there were a few rice pieces of rice in the water at the end and the head monk said to us oh, that will now get, you're, you're gonna cause pain to the hungry to ghost. Because the hungry goats ghosts have holes in their throats, and when we pour the water outside for the hungry ghosts, the rice particles are gonna get stuck in their throats. And a lot of people were like, what? What are you talking about Mark: Hmm. Michael: But I thought that was beautiful because it doesn't, not, you don't have to. It's a story that has a purpose, and that's why, you know, It made me think about the superstitions that we have. And I don't know if I like superstition like these, calling it that. Cause I think a lot of these things have purpose and you have to look for the purpose behind them. And the purpose of that story of the honky go story, maybe for him it is about not causing harm to these, these spirits, but it's also about not wasting food. And I think it, it has more power and more meaning. And you remember. More thoroughly when you have a story like that to back up this, this practice. So I think it kind of made me rethink a lot about the kind of folkloric things that I, in my, in the Irish tradition and that, you know, I think about things like fairy forts, which are, you know, the, these are the archeological sites that you find around Ireland. Like, I think there's like 60,000 left around the country. These, these circular. Homesteads that made a stone or, or saw, or saw that you find all over the country and people don't disturb them because they're afraid they'll get fair, bad luck. The, if you, if you disturb the, the fair fort the ferry's gonna come after you , or if you could, or if you cut down a tree, a lone tree. Lone trees that grow in the middle of fields that don't have a, a woodland beside them, just singular trees. These are known as fairy trees and it's bad luck to cut them down. But I feel like these folk beliefs help preserve the past as well, because, you know, farmers who don't have this belief, they don't have any problem tearing down fray, forts and that kind of thing. They just see it as a, something in the way of them farming, especially in the kind of age of industrial agriculture. Yeah. So it just made, that was when I started to think about how important it is to keep folk belief alive. And I've really, and I really started to study Irish folk belief after that point. And I lived in South Korea as I mentioned. I met my wife there, she's from Iowa and she was also teaching in, in South Korea, and we moved to Vietnam after that. And we lived there for a couple of years, and I might come back to that later. But fast forwarding, we moved to Iowa then in 2013, and I'm teaching a course in Irish. At a local community college, but I always start with this poem by Shama Heini Boland. And I just wanted to read two extracts from it. So the first stands out is we have no prairies to slice a big sun at evening everywhere. The eye concedes to encroaching. And then moving downwards. Our pioneers keep striking inwards and downwards. Every layer they strip, they, every layer they strip seems camped on before. So I, I started with that initially, kind of trying to, as, it was almost like a gateway for my students to kind of look at. Look at Iowa with its historic prairies, which don't really exist anymore. It's all farmland. There's very little prairie land left. I think maybe 2% of the state is prairie. But that idea, that idea of our pioneers strike downwards, and I've been thinking about that a lot as well, that that's kind of a, a colonial look at the land because this land, the American land has is just as camped. As Ireland, and I've been kind of experiencing that more and more. I have a friend who's an archeologist here and just hearing them talk about the kinds of fines that they have. You know, we lived in a town where there was a Native American fishing weir was a couple of hundred years old. It you could kind of see the remains, but it mostly washed away by the time we had. But I did see an old postcard of it from the seventies, and you could see it very clearly. And so just make, and then we always it's become a ritual every every autumn, we go up to northeast Iowa to these, to these effigy mounds, which are some Native American mounds up there on a bluff, just overlooking the miss. Mark: Hmm. Michael: And that's really amazing to look at that and experience and experience that. And you know, I'd love to go back, unfortunately, Shamus, he died more than 10 years ago now, but I'd love to go back and ask him if he would consider rewriting that line, you know, because this land is just as a count on Yucca: Mm-hmm. Michael: and I'm trying to, trying to make sense of that and what it means. As an Irish person living in America, Yucca: Mm. Michael: Cuz we, Irish people are victims of col colonialism, Mark: Hmm. Michael: Irish people, when they moved to America, they just became white as well and had the same colonial attitudes as everybody. And I'm trying to kind of, but you know, there's, there's, there's kind of stories of reciprocation as well. Where during the famine, the Irish famine the, I think, I believe it was the Chota Nation sent Emin relief to the AR to Ireland. Even though they didn't have much themselves, they still saw this. People in need across the water and they sent money to help. And, you know, there's that connection between the Chta nation and the Irish has continued to this day. But I am just trying to figure out what it means to be an Irish person and a pagan living in this country. And that's kind of where I, where I am right now. But to get back to how I got into Ethiopia, paganism I mentioned earlier that I was really into the Wickerman and I found this group called Folk folk Horror Revival on Facebook. And somebody one day mentioned that there was this group called Atheopagan. And so I decided to join and I found a lot of like-minded people. And I've been kind of involved in the community for, for, I think that was maybe 2018. Mark: Mm-hmm. Michael: And I've been involved in the community since then and maybe on a bigger, I've been much more involved since Covid started and we started doing our Saturday mixers. And I think I've made maybe 90% of those Mark: something Michael: and we've, yeah, and we've been doing that for the last three years and it's just been. It's a really amazing, it's one of the highlights of my week to spend time with with other people in that, in that hour and 45 minutes that we spend every Saturday. Mark: Mm. Michael: Mm-hmm. Mark: Yeah, I, I really agree with you. That's, I, it's a highlight of my week as well. Such warm, thoughtful people and so diverse and living in so many different places. It's yeah, it's just a really good thing to do on a Saturday morning for me. And. We'll probably get into this more a little bit later, but the idea of creating human connection and community building I know is really important to you and it's really important to me too. I think there have been other sort of naturalistic, pagan traditions that have been created by people, but they just kind of plunked them on the internet and let them sit. And to me it's. That would be fine if I were just gonna do this by myself. But when other people started saying, I like this, I want to do this too. To me that meant, well then we should all do it together. Right? Let's, let's build a community and support one another in doing this. And so the Saturday mixers, when we, when Covid started, I think. I mean, to be honest, COVID did some great things for the Ethiopia, pagan community. Yucca: Yeah. Mark: yeah. Kind of accidentally, but that's, that's Yucca: Well that's the silver linings, right? That's one of the things we, you know, life goes on. We have to find the, the, the benefits and the good things, even in the challenging times. Mark: Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Michael: yeah. I think. I'm just thinking back to when we started. So it's kind of, we have maybe six or seven regulars who come to every meeting maybe. And then we have other people who join now and then, but I'm just trying to think back to the first meeting. I think we, that's when the idea of doing virtual ritual began as well in that first meeting. And we were trying to figure out how to do. Yucca: Was that was the first meeting before Covid or was it as a response to Covid? Mark: You know, honestly, I don't remember. I think it must have been in response to Covid because everybody was shut in and, you know, everybody was kind of starving for human contact. Michael: I think the first one may have been March or April. 2020, Yucca: Okay, so right there at the. Michael: Yeah, right at the beginning. Yeah. And I think, I remember in the first meeting we were talking about ritual ideas and I think the first suggestion I came up with was like I'd love to somebody do like a, describe what an atheopagan temple might look. Mark: Oh yeah. Michael: Yeah. And I left, and I think you were recording the meetings at that time, but we don't record 'em anymore, just so people can feel free to be themselves and not have a recorded recording of themselves out there, . But I know that, I think James who you interviewed recently he, he was listening to that one, I believe, and he came the next week and actually had prepared a guided meditation. Of what a pagan temple would be like to him. And it was a walk through nature. I think that was the first, our first online ritual together. Mark: Yeah, I remember that now. Yeah, and it's been, it's really been a journey trying to figure out how, how can you do these ritual things over a, a video conferencing platform. In a way that makes everybody feel like they're participating and engaged. Right. So that there's a, a transformation of consciousness. But I think we've done pretty well, to be honest. I mean, some of the rituals that we've done have been really quite moving. Michael: Yeah. And I think the ritual framework that you've worked at translates very well to. A Zoom conference as well. I dunno if maybe, if he wants to describe that, what the usual atheopagan ritual would look like. Mark: Sure. We've, we've talked about this before. The, the, the ritual structure that I proposed in my book is basically a, a five step process where the first is arrival, which is sort of, Transitioning into the ritual state of mind from the ordinary state of mind, and then the invocation of qualities that are a part that we'd like to be a part of the ritual with us, which is sort of the equivalent in Wicca or other pagan traditions of invoking spirits or gods or what have you, ancestors, what have you. And then the main working of the ritual, which varies depending on what the purpose of the ritual is. But it can be, well, we've done lots of different kinds of things. We've braided ribbons and then tied, not tied magical knots in them. We've made siles, we've we've done just lots of different kinds of things. And then gratitude expressions of gratitude. The things that we're grateful for. And then finally, benediction, which is sort of the closing of the ritual at a declaration that we're moving back into ordinary time. Yucca: So how does that look in, in a meeting, like a Zoom meeting In a digital format? Mark: Michael, you want to take that one or should I? Michael: So you know, you have maybe, I think usually when we have a ritual more people attend that and so we might have 12 people there and often Yucca: cameras on. Michael: Camera's on. Well, it's optional. Yeah. If you don't feel comfortable having your camera on, that's completely fine and you don't even have to speak. We do encourage people just to you know, leave a message in the chat so you can just listen in. You can engage as much or as little as you want. And you, you, so. We have all the people on in the conference, and maybe we'll try and get some more of the senses involved as well. So sometimes we'll like candles and everybody will have a candle in front of them. I do know for for some of our sound rituals. Mark, you've used two cameras where you, you aim one camera at maybe a focus, like what's one of the examples of that that you. Mark: Well we did that both at Sown and at Yu. So both the Halls ritual and the Yule ritual where I would create a focus or alter setup with thematic and symbolic things relating to the season. and then I would point, I would log into Zoom with my phone and point my phone at that. And then, and then I'd log in separately on my laptop for myself as a person, and then I could spotlight the focus so that it's kind of the centerpiece of what everybody experiences on their screen and sets the atmosphere. Michael: Yeah. So just a virtual focus that everybody can, everybody can virtually gather around. Yucca: Mm-hmm. Michael: Yeah. And I think we've also used a Pinterest board in the past as well for people. I think it was at Sound again, we had that Pinterest board where people could put up notes about. Their ancestors or loved ones that they were That's correct, isn't it? Mark: Yeah. Yeah. Or pictures of people that had passed recently or. Yucca: mm. Michael: yeah. So yeah, there's a lot of digital space that you can use for this ritual. We also try not to involve too many props as well. Because we wanna make it as easy as possible for people of all abilities. And just if you don't have the space for something, for a large proper if you don't wanna make a lot of noise, you know, we're not gonna have you using chimes or things like that. So we try and make it as easy as possible. Sometimes we do invite you to bring some food to eat as well, because, you know, a lot of these are feasting rituals. So we maybe, if you feel comfortable bringing some refreshments, you might want to do. And just have a friendly meal with people online. For example, we're actually gonna start doing I'm gonna be leading full Moon meals every month on the, on the, so the first one's gonna be December 7th. And I'll post, post about that on Discord, and I think Mark will post about that in the Facebook group. Yeah. And so the idea is everybody just comes. Joins the Zoom meeting and everybody should have their meal. Whether you're, whether that's lunch or if you're in a different time zone, maybe there'll be dinner or maybe it's just a snack. And then we'll spend a minute just thinking about the providence of the food and then we'll eat us and maybe people can talk about the food that they're eating and what it means to. And I'm hoping to make that a monthly event that we meet every full moon to share a meal together Mark: That sounds. I, I, I really I have pagan guilt over how little I pay attention to the full moon. I'm, I'm always, I'm always aware of what phase the moon is in, but I, I don't do a lot in the way of observances of the phases of the moon. And so, I'm excited to have this added in to something that I can attend. Michael: Mm-hmm. . But yeah, as you can see from that format, it's very simple. And again, you, if, if people listening would like to attend as well, there's no obligation to keep your. Your camera on, there's no obligation to speak. You just, you can just listen in and just feel part of the, part of the community that way. Yucca: Mm-hmm. So in the mixers sometimes ritual, are there discussions or what else do the mixers. Michael: Usually the mixer is kind of a freeform thing. Yucca: Mm-hmm. Michael: Maybe we'll have a topic sometimes, but usually people just come and do a check in and talk about how they're, how they're getting on that week and if there's anything they wanna discuss, we just open it up to that. Depending on the size of the turn, we may require some kind of etiquette stuff. So if there are a lot of people and we don't want people to. Shut it down or have spoken over. So we'll ask people to raise their hands if they wanna speak. That's, that really is only when there's a lot of people and, and often I, I know I'm somebody who likes to talk, so it's a, I think raising hands also gives people who are less confident, or, I'm sorry, not less confident, just not at, don't feel like interrupting. It gives them an opportu. To to have their say as well and be called on mm-hmm. Mark: Yeah. Yucca: Mm. Mark: I think it's really good that we've implemented that. It, it's, it helps. Michael: Mm-hmm. I think one of the really cool rituals we had recently was for like the ATO Harvest, so that was when was that? That was in September or October. In September, yeah. Yeah. So. We were trying, I mean, usually it's, you could do some kind of harvest related and I think we've done that in the past. But I have a book called Celebrating Irish Festivals by Ruth Marshall. And this is my go-to book for, for, for ritual ideas. And this is, and I like to. Kind of some of the traditional holidays and maybe just steal from them. . So Michael Mass is is the holiday around that time in Ireland? It's a Christian holiday, but it's also it's a Yucca: were older. Michael: yeah, yeah, Yucca: Christians took for the older Michael: yeah, yeah, yeah. you know, it's about St. And he's known for slaying a dragon as just as St. George was known for slaying a dragon. But I thought, well, let's turn this on this head and let's celebrate our inner dragons. Let's bring our dragons to life. So it was the whole ritual was about dragons. And we actually drew Dragons, drew our inner dragons and shared them. Talked about what they. And kind of we were feeding our inner dragon so that they could warm us throughout the coming winter. Yucca: Hmm. Michael: Mm-hmm. Mark: as well as watching the home. Star Runner Strong Door, the Ator video, Michael: Oh yeah, Mark: which you, you have to do if you've got dragons as a theme. It's just too funny to avoid. Michael: That's an old flash cartoon from the early two thousands. That was pretty popular. Mark: Mm-hmm. Michael: Yeah. Track toward the ator. Google it, and in fact, I did a, I did the hot chip challenge as part of that ritual as Mark: That's right. Yeah. Michael: where I ate a very, very hot tortilla chip on camera. And. It was it was painful, but I'm sure, I don't know if it entertained other people, but it was, it was fun Mark: Oh yeah. It was fun. Michael: So, yeah, they're like, I mean, these rituals aren't all, they're, they're fun and they're kind of silly and goofy and but I mean, I thought at the same time they're very meaningful because people really opened up in that one Mark: Yeah. Michael: and shared some really profe profound truth. That was one of my favorites actually, and I hope we do another, another dragon invoking ritual in the future. Mark: Maybe in the spring Michael: yeah. Mark: you do it at, at both of the equinoxes. Michael: Mm-hmm. Mark: so you've joined the Atheopagan Society Council, which is great. Thank you so much for your, your volunteering and your effort. What do you think about the future? How do you, how do you see where this community is going and what would you like to see? What's, what's your perspective on that? Michael: Yeah, so just before I discovered the Pagan Facebook group I had attended A local cups meeting. So that's the covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans. And so it was just a taro reading workshop and, you know, I was, I, I like kind of using these kind of rituals just for their beauty and, but not, for not, not seeing anything supernatural in them. I was, it was amazing to, to find a group that was interested in these kind of things too, but without the they weren't incredulous. So I guess what I'm hoping for is that as we, as we kind of find more people who are, are, are aligned with us, maybe we can have more in. Experiences. That was one of the great, the great highlights of, of last year was attending the Century retreat and meeting all, all these amazing people in real life and being able to spend time together in real life. And I hope that as we kind of, as the word gets out about this group, more and more of us can meet in person or as we are able to, Mark: Mm-hmm. Michael: That's what I really hope for the future that you're finding your, your people that we are, we are being able to get these local groups together and then spend time on these important days of the year. And I believe the Chicago Afu Pagan group was able to do that not too long ago. And I know Mark, your local group meets quite regularly as well. Mark: We, we meet for the, for the eight holidays, for the eight Sabbath. So yeah, we're gonna get together on the 18th of December and burn a fire in the fire pit and do a, a ritual and enjoy food and drink with one another. And yeah, it's a, it's a really good feeling that that feeling of getting together is just You can't replace it with online connection, but online connection is still really good. So that's why, that's why we continue to do the mixers every Saturday. And Glen Gordon has also been organizing a mixer on Thursday evenings. Well evenings if you're in the Americas. And. Yeah, there's just, there's, there's a bunch of different opportunities to plug in and it's always great to see somebody new. Michael: Yeah, I think that would be another hope as well that, you know, if you've been on the fence about coming to a mixer I hope that what we've described today maybe entices you to come along. You know that there's no expectations and you can, you can share, you can just sit in the background and watch, or you can participate. There's no expectations and it's just a nice way to, to connect with people, so, Yucca: how would somebody join in? They find the, the link on the Facebook discord. Michael: that's right. Yeah. So I think, mark, you post it regularly on the Facebook group, and it's also posted on the disc. As well. So, and it's the same time every Saturday, so it's 12:15 PM Central for me, so, and that's like 1115 for you, mark, on the, Mark: No, it's 1115 for Yucca. Michael: Oh, okay. Mark: It's 10 15 for me. Michael: Okay. Okay. Yucca: one 15 for Eastern. Then Michael: one, yeah, that's right. Yeah. Yucca: Hmm Mark: And. Michael: and it's always the same time, and I think we've, I think we've only missed one week, maybe in the last three years. Mark: Yeah, I think that's right. I wasn't available and I couldn't find somebody else to host or something like that, but yeah, it's been very consistent. And I see no reason to think it isn't gonna keep being consistent. But yeah, we, you know, we welcome new people. And if you're not in the Americas, that's fine too. We've got a couple of Dutch people that come in all the time. There's a, an Austrian woman who lives in Helsinki who participates. So Yucca: E eight nine ish kind of for Europe, Mark: Yeah. Michael: Yeah, yeah. Yeah. We've even had on the Thursday night mixer, we've even had Australians join occasionally too. So Yucca: That sounds like that'd be early for them then, right? Michael: yeah, Yucca: getting up in the. Michael: Mm-hmm. . Yeah. But I'd I'd love for some of the listeners to come and join us on one of the mixers and then cuz you know, you bring new ideas. And I we're always looking for new ritual ideas, Mark: Mm. Michael: That kind of bring meaning to our lives and to everybody else's. Mark: Mm-hmm. Yeah, cuz that's, I mean, that's what we're doing, right? We're, we're create, we're, it's a creative process for us. We've got these sort of frameworks like the Wheel of the Year and the, the ritual format that I laid out. Although people can use other ritual formats too. That's fine. But it's, it's an ongoing process of creation and of taking some old traditions and folding them in where they fit but creating new stuff as well. One of the innovations that we, that we've been doing for the l past year or so is if people want to be done with something, if they want to be finished with something in their. They can write it in the chat and then I take the chat file and I print it on my printer and I take it and I burn it in my cauldron. So it is actually being burnt physically. But it just takes a little bit of technical processing before that happens. Yucca: Hmm. Mark: And it's those kinds of innovations that are really useful for online rituals. And boy, if you have new ideas about things we can do for online rituals, I, I would love to hear 'em. Yucca: So thank you so much for sharing your story and your visions or the future with us. This has been, it's, it's really been beautiful to hear and to get that insight. Thank you, Michael. Michael: Well, thank you for having me on. Yucca: Yeah. Mark: It's been delightful hearing from you and, and I, I gotta say, I, I feel like our community is very lucky. You've been exploring religion and and folklore and ritual for a long time in a lot of different frameworks and I feel really fortunate that you've landed with us cuz I like you so. Michael: Okay. Well thanks very much. I like you too, Mark: Okay folks, that'll be all for this week. And as always, we'll have another episode for you next week on the Wonder Science Based Paganism. Have a great week. Yucca: Thanks everybody.

Today's Guest is Eric Brewer.   Since 2006, as a real estate investor, Eric has done over 3000 residential real estate deals in Pennsylvania and Maryland. His experience covers purchase, renovation, direct to seller marketing, novations, turnkey rentals, and property management. Join Sam and Eric in today's show. -------------------------------------------------------------- [00:00:00] Intro [00:00:26] Eric's journey from the car business to real estate investing [00:01:01] Eric's path to becoming a CEO and his leadership philosophy [00:11:07] The style of management and leadership in the car business [00:12:57] Transitioning from the car business to real estate investing [00:14:02] Joining a mastermind and implementing new leadership habits [00:23:14] The importance of personal and business alignment [00:23:28] Closing -------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with Eric: Instagram: www.instagram.com/eric_brewer_invest_/  Facebook: www.facebook.com/eric.brewer.79 Web: www.brewermethod.com   Connect with Sam: I love helping others place money outside of traditional investments that both diversify a strategy and provide solid predictable returns.     Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HowtoscaleCRE/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samwilsonhowtoscalecre/ Email me → sam@brickeninvestmentgroup.com   SUBSCRIBE and LEAVE A RATING. 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Whether you are an active or passive investor, we'll teach you how to scale your real estate investing business into something big. Since 2006, Eric Brewer, as a real estate investor, has done over 3000 residential real estate deals in both Pennsylvania and Maryland. Eric, welcome to the show.   Eric Brewer (00:00:50) - Thanks for having me, Sam. I'm excited to be here.   Sam Wilson (00:00:52) - Absolutely. Eric The pleasure is mine. There are three questions I ask every guest who comes on the show in 90s or less.   Sam Wilson (00:00:57) - Can you tell me where did you start? Where are you now and how did you get there?   Eric Brewer (00:01:01) - Cool. I started in the car business. I cut my teeth in real estate as a cold call refi lender that was cold, calling people in 2005, just trying to get them to refi their existing mortgage. So got sort of indoctrinated in the world of real estate. Um, I am now, um, a true, I believe for the first time ever CEO in charge my organization where I have three words that define my daily roles and responsibilities, and I literally make no decisions in regards to properties or pricing or personnel. With the exception of our executive team, which is comprised of a CLO department business unit leader for every important part of our business. We operate in three states currently opening up a fourth, um, July 1st and I got here through a combination of uninhibited willingness to fail, probably a delusional perspective of what was possible, um, and an exceptional support system of people that kind of peeled me up off my back each time fell down.   Sam Wilson (00:02:16) - And that's really cool. A lot to dive in. There are a lot that we could we could really dive in on in particular, if you. If you don't mind, give me a quick summary. I know you just kind of gave us the high level and most of the time I pick I started on that on those three questions and we take it from there. But I feel like there's more to your story maybe that we should hear. I have no idea. Okay. I don't actually, I have no idea. But give give us give us give us the give us your story if you can, and then we'll kind of take it from there.   Eric Brewer (00:02:49) - So I I'll go back as far as I can remember and feel as relevant. Um, right around my sophomore year in high school, I got off the beaten path, and, um. There was a separation between my mother and father, and I was left basically alone for very. For way too long. And at that point is a 14 or 15 year old, you know, teenager.   Eric Brewer (00:03:17) - I started doing stuff I shouldn't have been doing. I stopped studying. I start partying. And then one thing leads to another and I'm barely limping out of high school with a diploma. Attended summer school, failed summer school, started my senior year as a junior, had to do a bunch of makeup classes, work a part time job because my parents wouldn't pay for me to go to a tutor because they'd already, you know, kind of survive the embarrassment of summer school. So was just kind of a knucklehead. Mean wasn't like robbing banks or jewelry stores or anything, but like, you know, just wasn't doing the right things and, you know, took a senior week after when most seniors go to the beach and sort of party a little bit to celebrate their graduation. That lasted about six months for me versus six days for everybody else that had a college to report to or a meaningful job or some type of responsibility. And six months later, all my friends had gone off to college or had real jobs and had zero direction about where was headed in life and reached out to my dad.   Eric Brewer (00:04:20) - And he's like, Hey, no, this isn't probably what you want to hear, but you should strongly consider the military. My father was a lifelong military retiree in the US Army. His father retired from the Air Force. A lot of my aunts and uncles, we were a military family and I did reluctantly. He was like, Hey, don't think have any other choices. I'd work like a construction job for a week and a half and realized I'd rather punch myself in the face than ever have to do construction again. And, um, got shipped off to basic training. Probably the best thing that best thing and worst thing that ever happened to. I knew for sure it wasn't for me. But at that phase in my life that it kind of smacked the ignorance out of me. And it was a big eye opener. Um, so did my time in the US Army was a 68 Lima, which back then was an avionics communications repairman. Um, had zero interest in it. Don't even remember why I chose it is because it was as far away from battle as possible, and it was probably one of the lower physically demanding jobs in the military and had a good enough test score to qualify.   Eric Brewer (00:05:30) - So anyway, came home from that and zero civilian application for, you know, working on helicopters back home where I'm from in central Pennsylvania. So came back home. I ended up applying for a ad in the newspaper at a car dealership for a lot Porter, which is you organize the cars on the lot, you do some deliveries and was like, Oh my gosh, a Mercedes and a Toyota dealership that was already sort of a car, you know, had a lot of interesting cars and an affinity for for for cars. And I show up, showed up for the interview. And the only real clothing had was my military uniforms, like 37 pairs of jeans, shorts and white tank tops and the double breasted pinstripe suit I wore to my senior prom. So the most appropriate one thought to wear was my double breasted suit. So I'm sitting in this waiting area at the car dealership. And have you ever been to like a the waiting room at the service department? Like it's a high tension environment, right? Like, everybody's sitting there.   Eric Brewer (00:06:34) - They've already been there too long. They're kind of pissed off with the guy because they came in for an oil change and now they got a build at 700 bucks. And I never forget the guy's name was Mark Smalley, and he was the service manager, comes out into this waiting room and he's looking around and he like double takes and looks at me and goes, Eric and I stood up at attention, Go, Yes, sir. And he goes, You wore a double breasted suit to a $7 an hour job and said, Yes, sir. And he goes, You're hired. And my career in the car business started right there at seven bucks an hour. Flash forward eight years. I was the general sales manager had basically held every position in the dealership. And just through sort of determination and a lack of any real other obligations than to try and make money and put food on the table. For myself, I was working anywhere from 65 to 95 hours a week throughout my career there. And after eight years in the automotive business, eventually selling five, 600 cars a month, managing 100 plus employees, I'd gotten burned out.   Eric Brewer (00:07:38) - That business has a way of. Taking its toll on your soul and also was about to have or just had my first child and knew that I couldn't be a good car guy and a good dad at the same time. So chose to go the route of being a good dad. Um, tried to figure out what I was going to do with my life. Didn't know when got out of the car business once again reached out to my dad and he's like, Hey, don't think you're just good at cars, you're good at management, you're good at marketing, you're good at sales. Where could you leverage that experience and not have to work 95 hours a week and had sold some some cars and done some business with real estate agents, appraisers, you know, lenders. And I'd also really valued, um, at that car dealership would say our expertise was finance. We were able to help people with little money down and bad credit, big down payments, very rate conscious people that owed too much on a trade, too many open auto loans.   Eric Brewer (00:08:40) - We were known for being absolute wizards when it came to finance and we could figure out how to get more people in a car than our neighbor. So I'm like, Listen, I want to get into real estate. It's a good, I think, parallel for for my experience that I'll have a short learning curve and want to start in finance. So I went to 3 or 4 local lenders, interviewed their weighed the comp plans, training, all that stuff, and started working with a place called Comfort Home Mortgage. And the way I started was cold calling Internet leads that they got for people that wanted to refi Sota crap ton of loans made a boatload of money and about six months into that my mentor from the car business called me and said, Hey, I'm selling the dealership. He was like 39 years old, nowhere near being ready to to retire. He had a motor that to this day, I've never seen anybody match. He was just always the first guy there, the last to leave. He was just an absolute assassin.   Eric Brewer (00:09:42) - And he invited me to be partners with him and open a real estate investing company. And one phone call and one lunch later. Um, see, our property group was born in 2006 and flash forward today. Now it's been rebranded as Integrity First Property Group. Him and I are still very much friends. I bought him out about four years ago and now we have 40 employees and operate in three states.   Sam Wilson (00:10:08) - Wow, that's crazy, man. You never know when one or what one thing will lead to the next. I mean, that's that's that's an awesome, awesome story how you just you got into it. Um. You know, there's probably a lot of our listeners that can relate to that. I know. I certainly can. That kind of wandering in the beginning where you're like, Oh man, like I have no idea what to do next. And then it's not like you figured it out just by, you know, through through trial and error. And I think you said that there in the beginning, one of the things you said was an uninhibited, I think, willingness to fail.   Sam Wilson (00:10:42) - Yeah. So that's really, really cool. What were some of the things because you also mentioned how you're now the CEO of your company. Right. And you said if something doesn't fit inside of these three words, you mentioned that I never caught what those three words were and then kind of back. Tell the backstory, if you can, of how you came up with those and how you've kind of developed this philosophy of leadership.   Eric Brewer (00:11:07) - Yeah, it's, um, so I'll go back to like, uh, the, there's, there's nothing more I think, different than the style of management and leadership that I experienced in the car business in the late 90. So what is widely become accepted as the right way to lead and manage people now? Like it was literally just like you see in the movies. I mean, it was a bunch of, you know, guys and $1,500 suits, chain smoking cigarettes, cussing like sailors. Operating in the grey, like throwing fistfights in the back lot and people like, I got fired once a month.   Eric Brewer (00:11:53) - Like it was. It was the absolute wild, wild West. Right. And it's it's not what I would describe as servant leadership, Let's just put it that right. And think what we've learned over time is like people just cannot work under those circumstances for an extended period of time. We've realized that people now appreciate probably more so than income the opportunity to have balance or attach purpose to the work that they do. And, you know, so for me, for about ten years, leaving the car business, um, I've managed very much the way that I was managed, right? So remember, um, you know that about every three years, um, I would have almost 100% turnover in my company. And it was like after the third cycle of that, I'm like, This is exhausting, right? And this will make more sense when we get to what my I believe my sole purpose is here. But those relationships, whether it was my choice or their choice to leave, when that ended, it exhausted me.   Eric Brewer (00:12:57) - I took it personal, which as much as people say business and personal or two separate things, I think that's a myth. I think if they are, you're doing one of those wrong. If your business isn't a little bit personal and your personal doesn't have a little bit of business in it, those two are out of alignment and need to be fixed. And I just you know, we were making a lot of money doing a lot of deals, having awards and accolades to be able to show externally, but internally was starting to feel a little bit like I did at the end of the car. Business was starting to feel burned out, but felt it was more my wrongdoing than it was the nature of the business. And I started seeking answers. I got into a mastermind, completely changed my life, was introduced to an implementer, hired them to come implement into my business about seven years ago, completely changed my perspective on leadership management, delegating tasks. The role of a CEO, um, just turned everything upside down.   Eric Brewer (00:14:02) - And over the last 6 to 7 years, I've slowly been unpacking my bad habits and replacing them with more productive leadership habits was probably the world's most toxic manager. And now I think if you were to ask people that know me and spend time with me, I've become, um, someone that a lot of people follow in regards to leadership, which is almost embarrassing to me to think about because of how far I think that I've come and how much I look back on the way that I used to make decisions. And the way that I used to communicate with people and how polar opposite it is from today. It's amazing that didn't just run myself off a bridge seven years ago or have someone run me off the bridge that worked for me because they couldn't stand being around me. But um, yeah, that's iOS and a mastermind completely changed my my personal and professional, um, experience.   Sam Wilson (00:15:02) - Wow, that's that's, that's awesome. What I mean, when you say and maybe you gave some of this color if your leadership style was forged in the car dealership world, you know, if that was if that was where you took your your operating cues from and that carried over into then what you were doing, I can imagine, you know, you already mentioned kind of what some of those toxic habits maybe were, but how did you get plugged into let's talk about the mastermind and then the of course, iOS is is traction, right? Yeah.   Sam Wilson (00:15:35) - Okay, cool. So those of you who are listening, obviously, Gino Wickman, how do you say his name anyway? You can look up the book Traction.   Eric Brewer (00:15:43) - Gino Pacman. Gino, it's.   Sam Wilson (00:15:46) - Wick. Something I can't remember.   Eric Brewer (00:15:47) - Yeah. Wickman You know, Wickman.   Sam Wilson (00:15:49) - Wickman Okay. There you go. Look up that book Traction, because that's what Eric is referring to. Obviously, you've heard that book on this show before, but and everybody said the same thing, like, Hey, this book changed my life, changed the way we do business. How did you pick a mastermind? I mean, this is this is a this is a personal question for me, Eric, because, yeah, something I've thought a lot, a lot about, and I'm like, Oh, I want to do that. But if you've done any cursory searches, there's about 900,000 of them across the United States.   Eric Brewer (00:16:20) - So I had. Really no clue what a mastermind was. I'd never been to one. It was completely off my radar.   Eric Brewer (00:16:29) - And I live in central Pennsylvania. My mentor and business partner at the time, Craig Rich, lived in Baltimore County. So there are only about 40 minutes apart. And part of our natural growth in central Pennsylvania where we started flipping houses was we eventually moved in to Baltimore County and we were talking about think at this phase in our business from really oh five, oh six, all the way up to around 2012, 13, 14, 15, we bought almost all of our inventory off the public auctions, sheriff sales tax sales. What we would constitute is like on market, right, non direct to seller. And as the the real estate market started to recover, as funding became more readily available for investors, that inventory started to become more difficult to acquire. Our margins started to compress and we went through started looking for advice on direct to seller. And we actually we ended up with like two options. One was a franchise, um, without saying exactly, there was really two franchises out there that, you know, 7 to 10 years ago were around and go, Hey, we'll do direct the seller for you.   Eric Brewer (00:17:48) - You just give us the money and we'll mark it for you through billboards and and all that stuff. And you can, you can, you know, absorb our brand and you just have to go out and buy the house. Okay. And through that process got introduced to a man named Brad Chandler who operates out of like the DC metro area. And we had like a mutual friend or something and someone connected us. We set up a zoom call with Brad, and Brad was like, No, no, I wouldn't go the route of the franchise. You need to join Collective Genius. That's the mastermind that I'm in. It's changed my life. Everything that I do today in my business came from there. Let me invite you as my guest. So me and my partner, Craig Rich, went to, um, a meeting. We were extended an invite. We spent three days there, completely blew our mind. And at the end they said, Hey, do you want to join? We'd like to extend an invite.   Eric Brewer (00:18:41) - We think you're a good culture fit. You bring value to the community. We'd love to have you. And we signed up. And, you know, now it's been seven years there. Now I'm actually part of the leadership team at Collective Genius, so I'm one of about a half dozen or so people that run, facilitate and drive the strategy behind that mastermind. And literally every aspect of my business has the fingerprints of on it, starting with the introduction to a guy named Gary Harper and Susan Harper, who runs Sharper Business Solutions, who came here back then and implemented for me over. We spent three days, ten hour, three, ten hour days together where they ripped apart my business, my organizational chart, our systems, our processes, everything. And we built from the ground up. And yeah, it completely changed the trajectory of our business.   Sam Wilson (00:19:36) - That's cool, man. I love that. I love that. Very, very cool. Thanks for giving us some insight on that. You did mention and I've asked I asked this once, but I'll go for it again, the three words you said, Do you remember what you were talking about on that front? We said, hey, there's three.   Eric Brewer (00:19:48) - Yeah. So part of the the exercise inside of, of interaction is defining like what you stand for as a person and then attaching sort of your personal y, driving that down into the business's sole purpose and then the company's core values and then making sure that that resonates and translates down into the most entry level person in the company, right? They all need to be speaking the same language, showing up for the same reason with the same end goal in mind. And we started with purpose. And I don't know if you've ever, you know, gone through the exercise of defining your why or your purpose, But it is hard. It is. And, you know, so I have I have been literally been working on that for about five years straight. And I've wrestled with it. Right. I always felt like I was giving surface. Well, I want more money. Why? Well, want more time? Why? Well, it gives me more freedom. Why is that important? It's like, dude, like, can I just give you the money answer or the family answer? And we had gone through a quarterly planning session where Gary came back 3 or 4 years later after we initially met, and he was working on this purpose with me.   Eric Brewer (00:21:01) - And I said, Yeah, man, it's my purpose. My why is to positively impact the life of my family. And he looked at me and goes, I think you're full of. And I said, What? And he said, You mean to tell me that God puts you on earth to positively impact the life of seven people? That's it. Seven people. That's all you're capable of. And after I got a little upset with him, I realized he had a valid point. And I started, you know, it was really about my family, their families, their grandkids, my employees, family. It was a much bigger, you know, group of people that I wanted to have an impact on. I was just I was living small. And that's triggered this whole sort of purpose. I asked myself 15 times a day now, why? Why is that important? What's that mean to you? Is that a big deal? A little deal? So the three words for me currently today that I can summarize my job description as relationships experience freedom.   Eric Brewer (00:22:10) - And then each of those have like their own sort of nested like if you say, Eric, what do you mean by relationships? Hey, my focus each and every day needs to be to develop new, meaningful relationships and nurture existing meaningful relationships. Yeah, right after I do that, that creates a unique, pleasurable experience for everybody that I come in touch with. New people, existing people, employees, vendors, Customers. Investors. Bankers. Everybody. And as a result of doing those two things, the natural result of that is to have freedom, right? So those are the three aspects of my job description and my life that get as much of my focus as I can responsibly manage.   Sam Wilson (00:22:53) - Man, this has been fantastic. Eric, thank you for taking the time to come on the show today. You've given us so much to think about. We didn't. This have been a little different show and I kind of felt that that was going to be the case. Just talking to you before we kicked it off was like, you know what? We're probably not going to talk all that much about real estate, but you have driven home tremendous value here to me personally and I'm sure also to our listeners here today.   Sam Wilson (00:23:14) - So thank you for taking the time to be very real and just tell tell your story and what you've learned and your journey thus far. Certainly appreciate it giving us tremendous value If our listeners want to get in touch with you or learn more about you, what is the best way to do that?   Eric Brewer (00:23:28) - You can follow me on Instagram. I'm pretty active on there. I'm posting 3 to 5 times a day. A lot of the conversations you and I had today, I'm sharing real life experiences on Instagram. It's Eric underscore Brewer underscore invest.   Sam Wilson (00:23:41) - Awesome we will make sure we put that in the show notes Eric thank you again for your time. I do appreciate it. Thanks buddy. Hey, thanks for listening to the How to Scale Commercial Real Estate podcast. If you can do me a favor and subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, whatever platform it is you use to listen. If you can do that for us, that would be a fantastic help to the show. It helps us both attract new listeners as well as rank higher on those directories.   Sam Wilson (00:24:10) - So appreciate you listening. Thanks so much and hope to catch you on the next episode.  

¿Quién dijo que el siguiente paso era volverse líder?Ese "cuentico" de que todos tenemos que volvernos unos grandes líderes para ser exitosos en la vida, es una gran mentira; Gino Wickman, en su libro "How To Be a Great Boss", dice que antes de aventarse a intentar ser un gran líder, deberíamos contestarnos primero:¿De qué se trata, qué implica ser un líder?¿Estamos seguros de que eso es lo que queremos?¿Tenemos o no, honestamente, las capacidades físicas y mentales para desempeñar el rol?... Ser o no un líder, se trata de un juego de prioridades y de auto reconocimiento, pero no es una obligación ni necesariamente es el siguiente paso, en general liderazgo es una sombrilla muy grande, que todos deberíamos entender muy bien, sobre todo, para sacarnos las presiones externas y conectarnos con lo que verdaderamente tenemos dentro.

First, we want to thank everyone who made it out to our first Live Community Night at Alma Mater last week! The Partner School teachers and the Elements of Education team really felt the warmth of this community. Thank you! This week, for those who couldn't make it out, or anyone who just wants a recap of the night, that's what we have for you. In this special live event, Christian invites on stage SAMI Next Move Coach Alexa Folsom-Hill, SOTA choral teacher Emily Wickman, and IDEA engineering teacher Johnny Devine. They discuss why mentorship is important in school, share first hand stories of how mentees have shaped how they mentor, and how the future of communities rely on shaping positive relationships with young people. Visit elementsofed.org for more information.

Join Chaz as he dives deep into Matt's story, learning about his initial aspirations to become a professional guitar player and his path through law school and private practice before catching the entrepreneurial bug. Discover how Matt's love for craft beer and his unique vision for Bauhaus Brew Labs, inspired by the Bauhaus school's tenant of intertwining work, play, and celebration, led him to create a welcoming and communal space focused on lighter beer styles to bring people together.Matt shares valuable insights on the importance of reflecting core values in every aspect of a business, like Bauhaus' focus on celebration, and the benefits of implementing systems and processes like Traction EOS for growth and alignment within the company.During this episode, you will learn about;[01:57] Intro to Matt and his business[03:49] Matt's Why[06:04] The reality of living out your childhood dream[09:24] Matt's journey from law to founding a brewery[12:38] Businesses don't fail, entrepreneurs quit[23:02] How Matt moved the business past COVID into more enjoyable times[26:26] A good decision Matt made in his business[28:35] A bad decision Matt made in his business[32:04] Matt's #1 KPI[35:16] Matt's opinion on networking and masterminding[40:23] Matt's experience with managing marriage, life, and business[43:25] If he could speak to his younger self, what would Matt say?[44:10] How to connect with Matt[45:00] Info on Gathering The Kings Mastermind Notable Quotes"You can either quit or persist." - Matt Schwandt"Most entrepreneurs, um," (This quote is incomplete, please provide the complete quote.)"Many entrepreneurs don't realize the importance of becoming marketing experts." - Matt Schwandt"You can either quit or persist." - Chaz Wolfe (Host)"Many entrepreneurs don't realize the importance of becoming marketing experts." - Chaz Wolfe (Host)Books and Resources Recommended:Wrigley, J.A. (2021). The Culture Climb. Independently Published.Purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737631200/Miller, D. (2017). Building A StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen. HarperCollins Leadership.Purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0718033329/Miller, D., & Mask, J. (2020). Marketing Made Simple: A Step-by-Step StoryBrand Guide for Any Business. HarperCollins Leadership.Purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1400215349/Wickman, G. (2011). Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business. BenBella Books.Purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1936661837/Coyle, D. (2018). The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups. Bantam Books.Purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0804176981/Singer, M.A. (2007). The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself. New Harbinger Publications.Purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1572245379/Singer, M.A. (2015). The Surrender Experiment: My Journey into Life's Perfection. Harmony.Purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/080414110X/Let's Connect!Matt Schwandt:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-schwandt-360aba243/Instagram:

This week we are joined by our first guest and who else could it be to represent the European legions community than the man, the myth, the legend, Emil Wickman. Emil talks to us about his collecting and artistic background, what brought him in to the Legions community and his approach to customising. He also spills the beans on his latest custom and his plans for Legions Con 2023. Plus we find out what really makes Emil cry! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aveen talks with Kerry Wickman. Kerry shares, "I often say that I have been feeding either the body or the soul most of my career. I was a personal chef and caterer for about 25 years. Then I shifted careers and became a hospice social worker. I now practice therapy at an addiction and trauma treatment center.My interest in death and dying (which I have studied for over 30 years) came from the death of my high school boyfriend to Leukemia and then his mom 2.5 years later to MS, though her death always felt more attributed to a broken heart. My brother's death 12 years ago was the impetus for finally going back to school to get my Masters so I could work with the terminally ill. I've been studying NDE's for 30 years to get some sense of where my loved ones are. It has given me the most tremendous sense of peace and calm about death, and even sometimes feelings of, shall we say, "envy" towards those who have had the privilege of passing on. The work I do in addiction and trauma with my clients is highly influenced by spirituality, seeking beauty and grace as we navigate the complexity and chaos of living this Earth-life amidst such suffering and pain."

As an entrepreneur, you're no stranger to facing roadblocks on the path to success. Whether it's a lack of resources, a difficult market, or simply stubborn resistance to change, it can be easy to feel stuck and unsure of what to do next. But the good news is, you are not alone. In this episode of the Empire Life Podcast, special guest Heather Wickman, a successful entrepreneur and executive coach with a PhD in leading transformation change. Heather specializes in helping individuals overcome roadblocks and create lasting change in their careers and personal lives. Tune in to hear Heather's insights on how to tackle stubborn resistance and achieve inspired clarity, as well as her thoughts on the importance of finding a coach who is a good fit for you. This episode is perfect for anyone who is looking to make meaningful change in their life, but feels held back by limiting beliefs and patterns. Heather's approach is evidence-based. Join us for an engaging conversation with Heather Wickman, and discover the tools and techniques you need to chart a new path forward and achieve the success you desire. Links to Connect Heather Wickman: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heatherwickmanphd/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/beuntethered/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/untetheredco The host of the Empire Life Podcast, Allison Ramsey is the best-selling author of the Redefine book (www.empirelifeacademy.com/book) and the Founder of Empire Life, Coaching and Mentoring Company. At Empire Life, Female Founders are Guided in Scaling Their Online Empires. Allison is also a Software Developer, Data Scientist, and College Professor. She also hosts the Empire Life Podcast, which broadcasts interviews with mega-successful empire builders worldwide, and publishes expert articles in the Empire Life Blog. With private clients, Empire Life guides clients in business strategy, structure, community building, and authentic sales in scaling the technical infrastructure for membership sites, and systems, raising prices, and confidence, automation, sales funnels, and scaling momentum with Facebook and Google Ads. The Empire Life Blog has tons of exposure and engagement every day as well. Allison is also an international speaker on women in tech, entrepreneurship, business, leadership, and business partnerships. She enjoys spending time with her loved ones in her free time. All of the female coaches and female-led businesses who implemented Empire Life's business strategies saw an increase in client leads, monthly income (often a 20X increase from when they started with Empire Life's support), and client retention after having Empire Life Mentorship, apply here: https://empirelife.typeform.com/to/KkGBfS

In this episode I'm joined by Milwaukee's own Natalie Wickman. Natalie is a former ballerina and current comedian. We chatted about Black Swan and discussed the evils of chasing perfectionism while pushing yourself, the physical toll of dance on the body and the Kids in The Hall. I think the scariest part of this movie was Natalie Portman's character becoming a sexual being in such close proximity to her mother, but that's just me. Enjoy! Follow Natalie on Instagram @nataliewickman The KITH sketch I wanted to share is no longer available on youtube :( ask your old friends about it.

Some real estate agents like to work as a team, whereas others prefer to work solo. There are many power couples in the real estate market who have the ability to complement each other's skills, strengths, and weaknesses. Few, however, have the deeper connection of two siblings. And that's exactly what the sisters, Brook Hewitt and Tammy Baranowski, are bringing to the table.   Brook and Tammy grew up in Northeast California and have grown to become two of the most successful and knowledgeable realtors in the area. With the complementary personalities of a visionary and an integrator, they have worked together to build the largely successful real estate listing company JAX Listing Sisters.   On today's episode of Real Estate Excellence, Brook Hewitt and Tammy Baranowski join our host Tracy Hayes to discuss what it takes to successfully build a team, bring two opposite personalities to work together, grow a business, and deal with difficult customers among many other things.   Tune in to learn the secrets of real estate success from these two hard-working top agents.   [00:00-10:00] Introduction: Sisterhood and getting started in the real estate business Being sisters is the foundation of Brook Hewitt and Tammy Baranowski's relationship. Brook and Tammy are from Northeast Florida, although they lived in different towns. Brook and Tammy took advantage of the fact that they grew up in the same area, where they later became real estate agents. Nonetheless, they moved very often around the area, and constant relocation later became a big part of how they saw their business. [10:01- 18:01] The ying for the yang: how two opposing personalities complement each other into a great team. Brook and Tammy's personalities complemented greatly, as one of them was more motivated, and the other was more grounded and realistic. How Tammy went from a massage therapist to a full-time professional real estate agent. The return on investment for your money and time in real estate. Brook's journey from a stay-at-home mom and farmer to a real estate professional.  Why real estate helps build genuine connections with people. Building trust and looking out for clients. How Brook's background as a caretaker helped her develop the skills to relate to her clients. [18:02 - 21:54] The visionary and the integrator: to complement personalities Tracy cites Rocket Fuel by Wickman and Winters and how businesses require a visionary and an integrator. How the sisterhood bond helps Brook and Tammy connect on a deeper level, and how this benefits their business. How Brook and Tammy deal with the ego of the sibling rivalry and solve their disagreements. The balance between self-promotion and bragging. [21:55 - 26:14] Family, friends, mentorship, and building a real estate career Brook's decision to exercise her real estate license after years of taking care of her daily. The importance of mentorship in jumpstarting Brook's real estate career. How Brook managed to close 27 deals in her first year. Developing confidence by learning from and shadowing a mentor. Taking every chance, you get to educate yourself, whether it's through talks, podcasts, or books. [26:15 - 31:15] Education, motivation, and teamwork as the keys to jumpstarting a real estate career How Tammy came into the real estate business by following the steps and advice of her sister. Tammy felt frustrated with her career for not being able to provide for her family after having a second baby, which motivated her to become an agent. Why shy personalities can also work in real estate. Hopping on a team is key to getting started and learning the ins and outs of real estate. Team environments weren't the best for Tammy's personality, but she decided to persevere and found a loving community. [31:16 - 39:00] Working solo vs. working as a team: pros and cons for real estate agents Real estate is a big multi-level marketing industry, and some companies like EXP don't hide that. Dealing with brokerages and the differences in doing so as an individual or a team. The importance of finding the right brokerage and how it can lead you to find the right mentorship. Your mindset and objectives are key to knowing which broker is best for you. Building real connections with your brokers, teammates, and other agents. [39:01 - 50:52] Growing in the real estate business: long-term goals and retirement How to balance gratification, taxes, and investment from your real estate revenues. The importance of paying taxes on time. Adding value to potential customers and mentors when starting in the real estate business and organizing events. When coming to real estate events, you have to take action, talk to others, and focus on learning and building your network. Build your business for the future by working on your building your team, your community, and your database. [50:53 - 01:03:19] The business aspect of real estate: financial confidence, organization, and investment Working in your business as well as on your business. The time you need to set aside to organize your business and meet with your partners. Figuring out your marketing and investment strategies to grow as a business. How to make decisions when there are multiple people in charge. Firing customers and employees can be sad and frustrating, but it's sometimes necessary, and you must know how to do it. [01:03:20 - 01:09:17] Closing difficult deals and dealing with daily challenges How to deal with houses in poor conditions and sellers with unrealistic price points. When houses take too long to sell, it's almost always because they're not properly priced. Connecting with clients when you work as a team as opposed to working solo. Best tactics to use when you need to get your buyer's offer accepted. Paying attention to experienced agents and learning from what they did during difficult times. [01:09:18 - 01:15:44] The importance of building a brand and improving your reputation Treat your customers properly, get the reputation of being easy to work with, and be an active part of your community. Listing agencies have more power than most people realize when it comes to enabling deals. Give customers extra guidance when making decisions about selling or buying their properties. Mix and mingle with other agents, agencies, and brokerages by showing up to social events and meetings. Competition is healthy, as it helps you improve your business and grow your brand. Use social media to become known as an expert. [01:15:45 - 01:21:59] How to keep your company organized by working as a team Complementing personalities and abilities lead to a better distribution of work. Knowing your strengths and weaknesses. Getting organized is Brett and Tammy's biggest weakness, but they're able to figure it out thanks to their complementing abilities. Getting consistent with the administrative work that most agents don't want to do by getting systems and schedules in place. Hiring the right people. You've got to be quick to hire but also quick to fire. [01:22:00 - 01:29:18] Appreciating and building bonds with your team Keep your company family oriented and have various sorts of bonding activities with your team where they get involved with each other. Nurturing your past clients through social and personal relationships is key to keeping your business consistent. Interact with your clients on social media to keep in constant contact with them, but keep it easygoing and genuine. Thoughtful gestures and sharing make all the difference with clients. Use Facebook reels. [01:29:19 - 01:33:04] Is it more important who you know or what you know? What you know is important to keep your confidence and be effective at what you do. Who you know is also important because it can help you find the answers to what you don't know, as well as build business relationships. Brett and Tabby's different answers reflect their different but complementary personalities.   Quotes   “You must take a leap of faith and put yourself out there. It doesn't have to be perfect. Vulnerability is what attracts people to you.” -Brook Hewitt   “Working as a team is great because we have different abilities, strengths, and weaknesses that complement each other, so we just lean towards our natural talents.” -Brook Hewitt   “There is a level of humility that goes into getting into a team and recognizing that you have weaknesses that your teammates are there to complement.” -Tammy Baranowski   “Being a visionary, I believe in investing back into your business, but it comes with figuring out exactly how much you invest back into the business and getting a proper ROI.” -Tammy Baranowski Make contact with Brook and Tammy to learn more about their business and their approach, or work with them yourself by visiting and following their social media and business pages:   https://jaxlistingsisters.com https://twitter.com/jaxlistingsis https://instagram.com/jaxlistingsisters https://facebook.com/jaxlistingsisters   If you want to build your business and become more discoverable online, Streamlined Media has you covered. Check out how they can help you build an evergreen revenue generator all  powered by content creation!   SUBSCRIBE & LEAVE A 5-STAR REVIEW as we discuss real estate excellence with the best of the best.  

These were the ten most-listened to episodes of Monday Morning Radio in 2022. Hear for yourself why business owners and entrepreneurs around the world found them fascinating. #1: Want a Standing Ovation for Your Company's Financial Performance? Veteran Acting Coach Craig Archibald Raises the Curtain on the Correct Entrepreneur's Mindset #2: Set Off Emotional “Fireworks:” Writing Heartfelt Letters That Recipients Will Cherish: Lynette M. Smith on How to Show Genuine Gratitude to Colleagues, Family, and Friends #3: Lift the Hood of Rapidly Growing DermatologistOnCall, and You'll Discover An Engine Powered By Best-in-Class Technology: Investment Banker and CEO Douglas Holmes's Insights Are Just What the Doctor Ordered #4: This Couple, Both in Their 60s, Pedaled Coast-to-Coast on a Tandem Bike: Life and Career Lessons From an Inspirational 3,819-Mile Ride Across America #5: Look Before You Leap into the Entrepreneurial Life: Bestselling Author Gino Wickman Asks, “Do You Have What It Takes?” to Succeed #6: Why Make Being an Effective Leader So Complex When – DUH! — All It Takes is Common Sense? Authors Ken Blanchard and Randy Conley Offer 52 Ways to Bolster Employee Satisfaction and Productivity #7: The Future of Business Journalism: A Special Edition of Monday Morning Radio #8: Alfred Sloan, George Eastman, Julius Rosenwald, Olive Beech and Madame C.J. Walker: They May Be Gone, But Their Legacies — and Those of Dozens of Other Dead CEOs — Can Inform Today's Business Leaders #9: Shift Happens: We Can't Control Our Personal or Business Misfortunes: But Author and Life Coach Ann Papayoti Knows How to Help Us Control Our Responses #10: A Business Primer: See the Weiner Dog Run. Run. Run. Peter Nevland on What Your Marketing Campaigns Can Learn From Dachshund Races

Sponsors: Orange Beach Invasion, Scrapin the Coast, & Bayou Showdown  ODB intros the episode covering Scene Updates  ODB interviews Charles Wickman for the second time in a month. Round 2 includes Pop culture talk EVs vs. gas engine discussion  America's Funniest Video talk Mini truck talk  + so much more1  RIP Mark “Papa Smurf” Ballard! We miss you Dad.  Stay On Da Rise & Merry Holidays & Merry Christmas!

Marcel Schwantes and guest, Heather Hanson Wickman, are aligned on their messages of how practical love works to serve people well and help organizations to thrive and profit. They expand on the principles of “love in action” through the guest's compelling 2018 book, The Evolved Executive, whose sub-title inspired the creation of the Love in Action podcast.  Show-Notes:Optimism Vs. Pessimism; Is there room for both?So often leaders and individuals feel the only way to present feelings is in the form of optimism. But are they honoring their real, true feelings? Cohost Robb Holman, references the Harvard Health article, An Outlook Better Than Optimism?, and discusses the importance of being aware of your feelings and mindset especially when grief or pessimistic associated feelings are necessary. “We need to acknowledge and embrace how we really feel and in the midst of that there is beauty, there's intimacy, power.” [5:18]SufferingHeather shares the very real and painful elements of her own suffering, and the point in which the tension became too much, something had to give. Marcel points out that many people believe since the pandemic suffering has decreased with an increased level of equity and awareness. And while the work landscape has changed and shifted, Heather believes the suffering has not decreased but rather changed and presented in different ways. “Care, Candor, Connection, and Change…I don't think these have really shifted based on the pandemic, if anything when we think about connection maybe we're even at a place that's worse.” [28:18]The Evolved ExecutiveThe title of Heather Hanson Wickman's book is The Evolved Executive but who is the Evolved Executive? “An Evolved Executive is the individual that really draws into the idea of servant leadership, that we are here are as stewards of the people that are working for us and the organization that we're a part of” [30:00] Heather defines this person with this scientific definition but also an as she says “artistic definition”, in which there is the idea where the individual as a deep drive to continue to look inward and constantly change and be better.Operating from love NOT fear“Fear is really allusive in terms of the ways in which it shows up at work… the hoarding of information, the secrecy, the gossip… those are the things that get in the way of us stepping into the space of love”[32:04] Heather's top signs of fear in the workplace are Gossip, Secrecy, Not Speaking the Truth, and ‘Yes Boss'. Most of the time people aren't even aware they are doing these things, these are just the way they've been taught. Moving to a space of love starts with a place of deep self-awareness as a leader in how you are creating or allowing fear in the workplace. Deeper Level of ConsciousnessDeeper Consciousness, it's not metaphysical mumbo-jumbo. Heather explains that as someone (like an ‘Evolved Executive') who is evolving, raising their awareness, and constantly looking at how they are serving others will naturally expand into their consciousness.“We are all mirroring and magnifying different parts of who we are…as we raise our awareness we begin to see differently.” [44:31]Mentioned in this episode:Robb HolmanAn outlook better than optimism? - Harvard HealthUntetheredHeather Hanson Wickman on LinkedInhello@beuntethered.com 

Visiting scholar Leslie Wickman explores the compatibility of science and faith. 

Sponsors: Orange Beach Invasion, Scrapin the Coast, & Bayou Showdown  ODB intros the episode covering Scene Updates  Brooke Hoover joins the show to talk Relaxin' On The Ranch and more ODB interviews Charles Wickman discussing Growing up in Texas & being stationed in Cali Hanging with Brian Jendro at The Chop Shop Epic mini truck times including Spring Splash 1994 photo shoot  + so much more!!!  RIP Mark “Papa Smurf” Ballard! We miss you Dad.  Stay On Da Rise! 

We're back to plant medicine and healing on today! Welcome back to the Soul Seekr Podcast. Heather Hanson Wickman, PhD, successfully climbed the corporate ladder in healthcare before charting a new path to support senior leaders in evolving their leadership and building soulful organizations. After hitting a burn out from her corporate career, she turned to plant medicine to experience healing and grow in her self awareness. Through that healing journey, she discovered a love for horses and how they are so effective as animals to partner with in the healing journey.You're going to enjoy the episode. Thanks for tuning in.LINKS & RESOURCESConnect w/ Heather: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heatherwickmanphd/Heather's Book “The Evolved Executive”: https://www.amazon.com/Heather-Hanson-Wickman-PhD/e/B07F7PGWGPMy Book "SOUL/Life Balance": https://cutt.ly/hAydeYsMagicMind | https://cutt.ly/VRADrOH   use code "SoulSam" for 20% off!Wizard Teams (Virtual Teams For YOU Managed by US) | https://cutt.ly/xmVsYTe  Check out my Review of Pixar's "SOUL" Movie | https://cutt.ly/OmVsUNe  FREE Glossary of Spiritual Terms for the Newly Activated: https://soulseekrz.com/terms/ Wizard Websites - Learn to Build a Website w/ Virtual Assistants | https://bit.ly/3lCw2kU SHROOM BEACH Clothing | Use Promo Code "SoulSam" for 15% off with this link: https://cutt.ly/oItje42   Defiant Mushroom Coffee (Use "Sam15" for 15% OFF!) | https://defiantcoffee.co/  Permission to Podcast (Simply Show Up & Record): https://bit.ly/2N2NUoI  LET'S BE SOCIALJoin the journey — come hangout on social mediaInstagram | https://www.instagram.com/samkabert/ Join the Soul Seekr Facebook Group | https://buff.ly/2yi8ldA Twitter | https://twitter.com/soul_seekr_ LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/kabert/  YouTube | https://buff.ly/3e4kXUO  ASK me ANYTHING: Email is Sam@CloneYourselfU.com and you can book a FREE business strategy call with me by going to Calendly.com/CLONE.Thank You,Sam KabertSupport the show

Aveen interviews Patricia Wickman.Find out more about Patricia's upcoming program which begins in January here:https://rlonlineschoolayurveda.com

Heather Wickman is the founder of Untethered, holds a PhD in Organizational Systems – Leading Transformational Change, an MA in Human Resources and Organizational Development, and a BS in Human Resource Development .Heather is a Minnesota gal, born and raised near Walnut, she worked with companies such as Optum, Envision Healthcare, DaVita Medical Group and have led and consulted leaders in many Executive level positions at over 20 companies. Many of her clients have struggled with navigating change and uncertainty, making massive career transitions, and building highly engaged and top-performing teams.Heather is an executive coach, founder, and bestselling author.In this episode, Heather shares insights into:◈ What is Plant Medicine.◈ Natural receptors for plant medicine and the Ayahuasca Experience.◈ How to find happiness.[00:01:54]- Getting to know plant medicine.[00:06:48]- What is Plant Medicine.[00:10:00]- Talking people out of it.[00:12:42]- Rational brain to rational brain.[00:15:40]- Purging of plant medicine.[00:17:29]- Macro and Micro dose.[00:19:28]- Natural receptors for plant medicine.[00:22:30]- Ayahuasca experience.[00:27:00]- Set and Setting.[00:31:20]- The leadership of Untethered and plant medicine.[00:37:17]- Happiness isn't about what you did in school.[00:44:00]- Working together with Untethered.[00:47:25]- Growth is a Team sports.https://beuntethered.co/Please do me a favor, subscribe, leave a positive review on iTunes, follow us on Instagram and share if you know anyone who would benefit from this or other episodes!Do you want to work with me? Reach out and let me know!https://www.instagram.com/youwinninglife/https://www.tiktok.com/@youwinninglifehttps://linktr.ee/jasonwasserlmftThank you for joining me on this ride!Jason Wasser Therapist/CoachOnline Tele-Therapy & Coaching

My friend Dr. Matthew Wickman (BYU Professor of English and Founding Director, Emeritus, of the BYU Humanities Center) joins us to talk about his new book called “Life to the Whole Being, The Spiritual Memoir of a Literature Professor”. The great book (published by the BYU Maxwell Institute) is available at: https://www.amazon.com/Life-Whole-Being-Spiritual-Literature/dp/0842500618/ In the podcast, Dr. Wickman tells us why he wrote the book, who is hopes will read it and how he hopes it will help readers. If you are in a faith crisis, wondering where God is in the complexities of mortality, want to develop more faith and/or want better tools to help others, this book/podcast will help you. If you have loved ones no longer in the Church, this podcast will help you feel more peace. I was deeply moved during the podcast with Dr. Wickman's wonderful insights and soft heart. I feel more peace and have more hope. Thank you, Matt, for being on the podcast and your great and needed work in our faith community. I encourage everyone to read your book.

Spiritual experiences are famously transformative. They sometimes inspire dramatic effects of conversion and healing, of vision and new life direction. But even in their more quotidian forms they expand our cognitive and emotional capacities, help cultivate virtues, and intensify our feelings of closeness to God, others, and things we deem ultimate. For Matthew Wickman, spiritual experience makes us feel more deeply alive. And literature functions as a special medium for capturing the nuances of spiritual experiences, helping us reflect more deeply on them and become more receptive to them. In Wickman's experience, which he reflects on in his new book from the Maxwell Institute's Living Faith Series, LIFE TO THE WHOLE BEING: THE SPIRITUAL MEMOIR OF A LITERATURE PROFESSOR, literature has also helped him negotiate the complex relationship between spirituality, faith, and organized religion. He discusses all this by way of deeply personal experiences, theological reflection, and discussion of literary texts by Virginia Woolf, Denise Levertov, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Christian Wiman, and more. Due to unforeseen circumstances, you cannot currently hear this episode on our website. You can listen on YouTube, at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5phuSEN0Hw The post Maxwell Podcast Episode #144: A Spiritual Life in Literature, with Matthew Wickman appeared first on Neal A. Maxwell Institute | BYU.

Spiritual experiences are famously transformative. They sometimes inspire dramatic effects of conversion and healing, of vision and new life direction. But even in their more quotidian forms they expand our cognitive and emotional capacities, help cultivate virtues, and intensify our feelings of closeness to God, others, and things we deem ultimate. For Matthew Wickman, spiritual experience […] The post Maxwell Podcast Episode #144: A Spiritual Life in Literature, with Matthew Wickman appeared first on Neal A. Maxwell Institute | BYU.