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Bri recaps her PDX tour and shares big news for summer episodes of You Can Do it in this quickie, solo ep. She also declares Sacramento the next iconic city, shares some stories from the road and has some tarot offerings for the community - so tune in!

“The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.” ― Amelia Earhart Immigrants are generally high achievers, driven, resourceful, and risk-takers. It takes more than the desire for a better life for someone to pack and leave all they know, love, and trust to travel thousands of miles to a foreign country where there are no guarantees of success. If you are holding this book, you fit this profile, and there is no other place like the United States of America where you can reach your full potential and be all you were created to be. You are in the United States of America because you had a dream so strong that you acted upon it, and nothing will stop you. Always remind yourself that, “I cannot come this far and fail.” You are here because “You Can Do” and are unstoppable. What is your greatest dream? Now is the time to dream even bigger! The possibilities before you are endless, and there is no better place than where you are right now to pursue these dreams. Order your resources: https://www.iemapproach.com/books --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dr-eric-tangumonkem/support

There is no question that the longer you are in network marketing and the more you learn the backstories of companies, owners, and “leaders”, the harder it becomes to go all-in with your business. However, if you are with one of the 10% of companies that truly do offer the opportunity for legacy income, you should go for it with all you have. Even if it doesn’t work out the experience will be worth more than any dollar amount you can place on it. Wistful Regret comes later in life, from playing it safe. Don’t you want to be able to look back on your life with no regrets? Knowing you went all in, plugged in, and played to win is how true fulfillment occurs.   I know without a doubt, that the areas of life we go all-in on, provide us the deepest rewards. Not necessarily because we achieve what we hope for, many times we don’t or achieve much more than we ever could have imagined when we start the journey. I KNOW … the growth, the thrill, sincerely is in the climb! I hope you will know that too by the end of this session.   Websites Mentioned in this session: When was the last time you ran? www.MLMSuccess.com/194 All you can do is all you can do and all You Can Do is Enough ART WILLIAMS  https://youtu.be/-S-JmRkAxUY Dale Calvert Team Page  http://www.NorthAmericaLaunchTeam.com

Put your headphones in, and get your hands in the dirt.  This episode is going to fill your ears and heart with purpose and a mission (and some ideas for Spring planting!).  Meet Deanna Kitchen; she is wife, momma, farm girl, entrepreneur, floral designer and teacher, owner of flourishing Twig & Vine dahlia farm,  and founder (also Chief Flower Giver) of the non-profit Growing Kindness Project (GKP).   Their mission is simple, and yet quite profound; grow kindness.  GKP's aim is to empower, educate, and encourage acts of kindness through the growing and giving of flowers.  They freely give dahlia tubers to people with the intent to grow and continue the ripples of kindness in their own communities.  GKP has ambassadors worldwide and offers education so any level grower can participate.  This  all started with a mom and her boys,  a squeaky wagon full of dahlias and a desire to spread joy in their community.   Nothing tricky or overly strategic.  Just share kindness and joy.    As is always the case, the giver is just as blessed as the receiver.  Those dahlias were the catalyst to a worldwide movement to spread kindness by a process of grow, cut, give, repeat.   And it is working, and growing as fast as Deanna's busy hands, lots of volunteers, and rows of dahlia fields can manage.    Listen to her heart-full story, the start of something profound, and hear about how you can participate in growing kindness from your own plot of dirt.   It's as easy as purchasing dahlia tubers-which  YOU CAN DO!   MARK YOUR CALENDARS for Twig & Vine's big dahlia tuber sale on SATURDAY, MARCH 20th, 2021 at 9:00 am pst.    Half of the sales proceeds go to fund the Growing Kindness Project's mission and help spreading joy through flowers to more parts of our world.  (The other half pays for all the expenses and operational stuff that come with managing a thriving dahlia farm  business). ARE YOU THE WINNER OF THE DAHLIA GIVEAWAY?   Listen for. your name during the episode.  We announce the winner of our dahlia giveaway- 3 dahlia tubers ("Cafe Au Lait", "Sweet Nathalie", "Peaches 'n Cream").      If you are the lucky winner, please send an email to wearesocialcreative@gmail.com or DM me (Amy) at @socialcreativeworkshops.   Happy gardening-you are going to have some beautiful flowers to enjoy....and use to spread kindness!For more information about Growing Kindness Project :Instagram: @growingkindnessprojectWebsite: growingkindnessproject.orgDonate to Growing Kindness Project:  DONATE KINDNESSTwig + Vine Flower FarmInstagram: @twigandvineWebsite: twigandvinefarm.com

IN THIS EPISODE:As a young boy, Jason Michaels was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome. The diagnosis could have stopped him in his tracks but he chose to chase his career in acting and later as a magician. Today he combines his love of performing, sharing his story, and also training people on how to be resilient. You’ll love Jason’s journey to get to the top and his thoughts on branding.LINKS:Jason’s Website - https://www.jasonmichaelsmagic.comResilience Training - https://www.jasonmichaelsmagic.com/resilience-training-alt#DoTheImpossible Podcast with Jason & Stephen - https://www.jasonmichaelsmagic.com/podcast-index#podcastJason’s Book can be purchased on Amazon. You Can Do the Impossible, Too! https://www.amazon.com/You-Can-Impossible-Too-Professional-ebook/dp/B0711SLY79?SubscriptionId=0ENGV10E9K9QDNSJ5C82&tag=&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B0711SLY79Watch Jason on TEDx - https://youtu.be/nSIwU37Kl20Watch Jason perform on Mike Huckabee - https://youtu.be/BA9HhPU3MlgCHAPTERS:00:00 Intro03:25 TedX Excerpt03:46 Is Jason Michaels your real name?05:32 What’s your background in entertainment & how’d you start?09:07 What led you to want to speak more than just being a magician?12:09 Transitioning to more speaking gigs14:29 About Tourette Syndrome and education18:36 Paralyzed by a diagnosis20:04 Ripping of the label and finding the tools to help yourself (and others)22:26 Resilience Training Course23:14 About #DoTheImpossiblePodcast with Jason & Stephen (Bargatze)25:38 Transitioning and the Rebranding of Jason Michaels28:52 Five words to sum up Jason Michaels & using them as a brand30:14 Upcoming Episode info30:56 Wrapping up with Jason Michaels31:45 Resources and Outro

You Can Do to Help Your Remote Team Stay ConnectedTake Regular Breaks (Coffee Breaks)Ask a Question of the WeekEncourage Groups ChatsVirtual LunchesExchangesCompany ContestsCompany ChallengesVirtual WorkoutsStay Connected While Working from Home & Remotely: 8 Tips | FlexJobs

I am super excited about this next guest, Sophia Olivis, just like myself had a difficult upbringing and she made a decision, leaving home at 14 years old, to listen to her inner voice, let the fire within burn bright and create a life full of experience, having incredible highs and some extreme lows. My guest today, Sophia Olivas is International Speaker, Best-Selling Author, Philanthropist, and Socially Conscious Entrepreneur. Launching her first business at 18 years old, coding before it was common or cool, on dial-up, she made her first million and sold her business before the age of 25 yrs. Globetrotting across 30 countries, meeting the Dali Lama, learning new languages and many life lessons, Sophia is a true nomad, a pioneer and a force to be reckoned with.Be prepared to be moved, inspired, and left a bit fierier about what YOU CAN DO in your own life.What you’ll hear about in this episode:How your life's vision, purpose, passion can fuel you, no matter what ageGet “lost” in unknown worldsWhen you are doing your life's Passion and Purpose, you never feel like you are working READ! LEARN! READWomen's Financial SovereigntyOur right at birth, responsibility, accountability to be financially solventAlleviate violence, eradicate poverty and bolster mental healthBuilds foster communitiesDali Lama and the feisty young SophiaWhat does “hope” meanAnd much more! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Donna Foster Larocque creates FUN-OUTS, not WORK-OUTS for her clients. And teaches that exercise is a celebration of what YOU CAN DO, not a punishment for WHAT YOU ATE. 

Roger Stone a former top advisor for President Richard Nixon, President Ronald Reagan, President George W. Bush, and President Donald Trump shares about what YOU CAN DO to keep them from stealing the 2020 Presidential Election.

Hello wellness seekers It's a difficult time of the world! So much transformation is happening in different levels, with various forms and degrees globally in humans' lives, hoping they will eventually end up with some good changes and greater newness. We cannot ignore that so many lives have been affected by the current situation, either directly by the pandemic or by the way it has been handled. So many people might feel totally overwhelmed and cannot emotionally move forward in this situation with ease and comfort. Not to mention that there are so many factors worth discussing in this context. I like to seek your attention to focus on what YOU CAN DO in this complicated situation to overcome the overwhelm and ease the uncomfortable state. This episode will highlight few helpful tips that can be simply used in a day to day life as well as in a complicated and challenging living situation. I hope it will shine even some tiny lights to your life. Keep shining and stay well :) Nas info@drnasinnerwellness.com www.drnasinnerwellness.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nasrin-parsian/message

Otro momento McDonald… Michael McDonald y su estilo único y realmente transferible a otros muchos artistas. Desde su etapa en Steely Dan y The Doobie Brothers a su carrera en solitario tan extraordinaria. Sus colaboraciones con Kenny Loggins, sus dúos tantas veces programados aquí, sus producciones (incluso al grupo de su hermana Maureen o a su esposa Amy Holland). Más allá del West Coast Sound. Y la guitarra de Buzzy Feiten que comienza hoy el repertorio junto a su amigo Neil Larsen. Dedicado a Manuel Urrutia y a cuantos disfrutan de este género. DISCO 1 LARSEN/FEITEN BAND Further Notice (3) DISCO 2 EVIE SANDS You Can Do it (Cara 2 Corte 1) DISCO 3 PATRICK SIMMONS Why You Givin’ Up (Cara 1 Corte 4) DISCO 4 THE DOOBIE BROTHERS Listen To The Music (Cara 2 Corte 1) DISCO 5 NICOLETTE LARSON How Can We Go On (Cara 1 Corte 3) DISCO 6 STEVE PORCARO Swing Street (with Michael McDonald) (PORCARO - 4) DISCO 7 DELTA Prove It (Cara 1 Corte 3) DISCO 8 CHRIS MONTAN Is This The Way Of Love (Cara 1 Corte1) DISCO 9 LAUREN WOOD & Chris Montan Work On It (Cara 1 Corte 3) DISCO 10 ROBBIE DUPRÉE Free Fallin´ (Cara 1 Corte último) DISCO 11 GREG GUIDRY Are Your Ready For Love (Cara B Corte 3) DISCO 12 JIMMY MESSINA  Do You Want To Dance (2) DISCO 13 KENNY LOGGINS & Michael Jackson Who’s Right, Who’s Wrong (6) Escuchar audio

Matt Bird is an international entrepreneur, speaker, author and broadcaster. He has spoken in 30 countries to more than a million people, has written 10 books. He is the founder of Relationology International and the CEO of philanthropic foundation Cinnamon Network International. In the ‘Matt Bird - Monthly Catch-Up’ episode you can listen to all 4 weekly episodes rolled into one! ‘Monthly Catch-Up’ episodes are released on the last day of each month.HashtagsBelieve You Can Win!From Remedial Classes to Published AuthorDon’t Speak Negativity to YourselfKnowing Jesus Not Just Loves You but Likes YouIf I Can Do it You Can Do it!Personal Growth Happens in the Valleys Mini-Masterclass – How to Understand Others and Adapt yourself.Email us @info@economicsandthespirit.comThe Good Man AudiobookThe Good Man on Audible.comLinksCinnamon Network International Relationology InternationalInterested in getting Matt’s free eBook The Seven Behaviours of Highly Effective Relationship Builders? Go to Relationology International and sign up to Matt’s mailing list.CreditsIcon made by Freepik from www.flaticon.com

Welcome to Modern Ways!Hosted and produced by Madison HopkinsIn this episode we are learning from “reluctant leaders” of how we can change our neighborhood, city, or even global environment!Maybe you love your home but don’t love what you see in your neighborhood. Guess what? You CAN DO something about it! Joan Gregerson is a master at coaching individuals - like you and me (I’ve done her program) - through their initial stages and teaching them how to have that project continue to sustain itself long after you are no longer a part of it.LOOKING FOR a place to start? Joan suggests finding 10 “Exemplary Models” who have executed your same or similar idea before. CONNECT with Joan:Website: https://www.greenteamacademy.com/90 Day Challenge: https://www.climateactionchallenge.net/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Q1lwDP74yttnkruWASHom?si=GZXJoq2LT82aLSM7GXRTuwApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/green-team-academy-with-joan-gregerson-eco-nut/id1420263687Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GreenTeamAcademyRESOURCES mentioned:https://www.sustainableneighborhoodnetwork.org/homepagehttps://www.climateactionchallenge.net/https://www.facebook.com/sustainablegreenmountain/https://www.denvergov.org/content/denvergov/en/trash-and-recycling/composting/compost-expansion.htmlhttps://www.congressparkneighbors.org/green-team-2/

Matt Bird is an international entrepreneur, speaker, author and broadcaster. He has spoken in 30 countries to more than a million people, has written 10 books. He is the founder of Relationology International and the CEO of philanthropic foundation Cinnamon Network International. In ‘The Mountain Top’ episode Matt tells us about the years of hard work it took to reach his mountain tops and why we should always aim for the mountain tops.HashtagsMatt’s Mastermind GroupsIf I Can Do it You Can Do it!Personal Growth Happens in the Valleys Email us @info@economicsandthespirit.comThe Good Man AudiobookThe Good Man on Audible.comLinksCinnamon Network International Relationology InternationalInterested in joining one of Matt’s mastermind groups? Email Matt at: mattbird@relationologyinternational.comCreditsIcon made by Freepik from www.flaticon.com

Lately it seems that there is content and information coming at us from every direction. And all of the information, content, and input leads may lead us to feeling pressured or even paralyzed about what to do next. In this episode, I’m sharing some thoughts about how I’ve been feeling lately, along with some of the themes I’ve been hearing from many of you. Here are some of the things I’m hearing and experiencing: Pressures on leaders navigating through the COVID-19 crisis Racism and racial tensions throughout our country Constant messages from organizations, social media, the news, and emails about what leaders should and should not do Feeling like it’s impossible to keep up with everything we need to read, learning, and implement There is a pressure to constantly be “on” as leaders. Our mental, spiritual, and emotional health can suffer when we are not proactive about protecting ourselves and staying healthy. But in order to keep yourself healthy, I believe you need to take a step back. Jesus exemplified this in his life and we need to follow in his footsteps. In this episode, I’m sharing some very practical ways to deal with this issue of content or input overload. These are some things that I recommend at ALL times, but especially at times when you are feeling the weight and pressure needing to continually take in more and more info.    Small Steps to Take When You Feel Content Overload: Turn off notifications on your phone and devices Schedule your time Ruthlessly prioritize your life Take a break from social media Spend time outside Find time to be quiet Journal Connect with a friend   As Christian leaders, we are overloaded; burdened for people and for the state of our nation and our world. Let’s follow in Jesus’ footsteps. Take time to retreat, to make sure we are filled up and refreshed. We do not have to be “on” 24/7 and we don’t have to read every post, respond to every message, or take action on every thing immediately   Take Action: Choose one of these items on my list to implement this week. Then come share inside of the Purposeful Leadership Facebook group and let us know which one you did! I would love to hear about it. Other Episodes & Resources Mentioned Episode 102: How to Avoid Burnout and Experience True Rest with Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith Episode 103: The Reality of Racism & What the Church (and You) Can Do with Dr. Shannon Polk Episode 105: Finding Hope and Healing after Ministry Hurt with Kristen Joy  Episode 33: My Favorite Tools for Goal Setting, Planning, and Creating Habits Connect with Esther and Holly: Esther’s other podcast, The Christian Woman Business Podcast Esther’s Website Holly’s Website Instagram Facebook Group Facebook Page   This episode was originally published on estherlittlefield.com/episode106.

Tori Chickering O'Connell was born in New Jersey to parents that cultivated a loving, safe, and creative home environment where comedy, music, and dance were a central part of the daily furniture of growing up. There is no question that this nurturing environment set her on a path to a creative career of being a journalist, producer, documentary filmmaker, comedy writer and published author of two books Nookie Town and Twisted Family Values. In this vibrant two-parter, we cover Tori's upbringing and the influence of her parents, infusing the importance of having fun and not giving a damn. Tori's discusses the importance of gratitude, having a 'why not me' attitude, and how in her early career, this attitude landed her a job at MTV, as she applied her creativity and embraced life's uncertainty and ambiguity with gusto. Tori reflects on using this attitude in the time of Covid19, and we discuss how new models are emerging in comedy, music and the arts during the lockdown.We cover her extraordinary experience of making a documentary of some of today's most lauded comedians 20 years ago before they were famous.And we dive deep into how the serendipitous personal experience of becoming a divorcee in Jersey led to the idea for her first novel, NookieTown, and covers her second book, Twisted Family Values. I hope you enjoy the fun and freedom of not giving a damn with Tori O'Connell. What We DiscussTori's parental impact Glitter balls and dancing on SaturdaysThe experience of her youthArt TherapyThe importance of funThe impact of her grandparentsLiving in a household of love Freedom and life force of not give a damn Being outspoken and out there and the bullying that resulted The importance of Halloween costumes The connection of dis-ease to disease Her 'lets do it' attitude An early love of song and dance Having a sellout show at the Edinburgh festival with New York, Sex, Killing and ShoppingHaving start over attitude You Can Do it attitudeGreat Day in Harlem The evolution of NookieTownThe idea behind Twisted Family ValuesHer upcoming novelFun, accountability and social riskSocial Links VC Chickering - author's site (with loads of fun links to buy books and procrastinate)@vcchickering - author's InstagramTori Erstwhile & The Montys - author's band's YouTube channelLinks in the Show Nookie TownTwisted Family Values Tori Erstwhile and the MontysSt Martin's Press Rocky Horror Picture ShowMike Birbiglia Tip Your Wait staff

We humans under stress, amazingly, recharge with a You-Can-Do. Especially when the DO gives us breaks from the stressors. As our entire species copes at once with the impersonal power of non-living bits of protein to separate us in yet more ways, we are choosing to connect in unprecedented, healing ways. Healing for us, and for our super-stressed (by humans) planet.                            ECO CHALLENGE is one of these connectors. Available via your preferred tech device for the entire month of April. Which includes the 50th Annual Earth Day, likely to be festival-free.  Lacy Cagle, Director of Learning for EcoChallenge.org, presents this motivating, multi-focus You-Can-Do. To WHOLE up our Earth relations and habits, while we are HOLED up, hopefully, in anti-viral best practice.     Thanks to Andy Coco and Andy Heaslet, engineering for Earthworms in our all-remote Social Distanced locales. Stay Safe - Be Well! Related Earthworms Conversations:   Making Green our Normal with Kathy Kuntz (Oct 2019)  Storytelling, Deep Listening: Antidotes to Toxic Public Discourse (July 2019) Try Living Plastic Free! EcoChallenge from July 2019

My last episode was dedicated to all the panic around the Corona virus . This week is all about what YOU CAN DO at this time. I’m also offering a special offer on my course . Please go to my website www.tomirotimi.com

Isn’t it amazing how we can be so excited about a goal or an idea and then we let one person‘s opinion shut it down! On this week’s #BuildYourBelief Show, Lisa teaches on this universal fear and shows you how to break through it! You’ll learn exactly what YOU CAN DO to break through FOOPO (Fear of other people’s opinion) and get on with creating and achieving your big goals! Lisa Jimenez is a Mindset Coach who has helped thousands of CEOs and entrepreneurs transform their mindset to break through their blind spots and finally start living their best life. She is the author of three bestselling books “Slay the Dragon,” “Conquer Fear,” and “Don’t Mess with the Princess” and their accompanying mini-courses. Lisa is a sought-after keynote speaker and the creator of the Rich Life Mastermind Retreats where high achievers experience luxury travel and mindset breakthroughs. Feel free to reach out! Lisa@LisaJCoaching.com ©2020 Lisa Jimenez All Rights Reserved

Hey Control Freaks! This week, we are getting ready for Superbowl LIV! With the big game just a few weeks away, I am dedicating an entire podcast to talk to you about the following: 1. How to host a HEALTHY Superbowl Party (don't worry, it doesn't make it less fun and you still get to enjoy all of your favorites). 2. How to decorate on a budget for the big day if you're hosting 3. Things NOT to say or do after a Superbowl loss + things YOU CAN DO to make it easier on your grieving friend or spouse. If you like everything you hear today, you can download my FREE Superbowl Ebook here. It includes everything we talk about in this episode + a TON of recipes you can use for Championship Weekend and the big day. TO DOWNLOAD: https://kzsmithllc.activehosted.com/f/27

Grey Jabesi caught up with Thembinkosi Matika, a Community Activist and the Centre Manager at Project Playground Langa. He is the founder of Nzulu Group, a social enterprise movement with the aim of organizing and educating African people so that they can work together to achieve success and significance. He is also the Managing Director at Thembinkosi Matika (TM) Leadership and Training. An enterprise that aims at helping people and organizations with tools to improve their results. Thembinkosi originally born in the Eastern Cape but grew up in Cape Town in the dusty streets of Khayelitsha, known to be the habitat of drugs, crime, unemployment and overpopulation. He is an energetic life strategist, speaker with impact & a trainer amongst other spheres. His obsession with growing through pain, has endured him being an athlete where he participates in long distance & trail running. During the year 2007, whilst studying towards a qualification in Medical Bioscience, through the University Of Western Cape, in his 2nd year of study he dropped out. This is when he realized that he was not following the path he was meant to pursue & passed time being a barman earning only R1200 a month. This is when he started selling drugs and lived recklessly. He experienced his life breakthrough when he spent an entire weekend in a jail cell & knew this was not the kind of life, he wanted to live. Thembinkos’s purpose in life is to help people transform their mindsets. This will enable them to effective decision-making. With implemented strategies that lead people to live intentional lives. The entrepreneur believes that;YOU NEED TO BE. BEFORE, YOU CAN DO. He dedicates his time doing community work, through his community development interests he is the center manager at PPG, known as Project Playground, his role includes; facilitating workshops, coaching the youth to better themselves academically & transforms mindsets. Love and enjoy this interview

You Can Do all Things through Christ who Strengthens You.Stay Close to Father God through Jesus, and you can come through in Victory Always

You Can Do all Things through Christ who Strengthens You.Stay Close to Father God through Jesus, and you can come through in Victory Always

I know the title may be throwing you. It’ll make sense once you hear this story. This is actually an episode about stranger angels and manifesting, health scares and synchronicity ... MENTIONED ON THE SHOW Future Thinkers : Dr. Kirby Surprise – The Science Behind Synchronicity HOST LINKS - SLADE ROBERSONSlade's Books & Courses Get an intuitive reading with Slade Automatic Intuition FACEBOOK GROUPShift Your Spirits Community BECOME A PATRONpatreon.com/shiftyourspirits Edit your pledge on Patreon TRANSCRIPT I know the title may have thrown you. It’ll make sense once you hear my story. This is really an episode about stranger angels and manifesting and dealing with challenges to our mortality and synchronicity... a lot about synchronicity. Synchronicity really never ceases to amaze me. About a year ago, a year and a half ago, I listened to a really cool podcast about synchronicity on the Future Thinker’s podcast I believe it's called. I’m going to find the link for the show notes so you can go check that out. Because I’ve actually never heard a better, more practical, scientific explanation for the phenomenon of synchronicity, like what's actually happening in our brains, why we experience it the way that we do. But even though I was comforted by the explanation of the scientist who had researched this and who had written a book and was being interviewed on the show, I still receive and process synchronicity through my Magical world view. It's really hard for me to not interpret synchronicity as some kind of message or sign, some way in which the Universe communicates with me or the Divine sort of leaves me these scavenger hunt clues. I remember one time having a conversation with one of my really super non-New Age super Muggle friends, and we were talking about synchronicity and she commented on the fact that synchronicity is actually the one thing, the one kind of paranormal phenomenon that absolutely everyone experiences regardless of their believe system. Ever since she said that, I've often wondered what agnostics and atheists have to say about synchronicity. I want to stop people on the street and interview them, but if you know someone, I'd love to have a conversation with them about it. Maybe we can get them on the show. Alright so I'm going somewhere with the synchronicity thing, I promise. I have recently had an injured foot, just to put it really simply. For six weeks, I was having pain in my foot. It started out, if you follow me online, if you are friends with me on Facebook, you will notice that about a month ago, I changed my Facebook profile. It's this pretty outdoor sunny leaves and light kind of background. It was shot in a park. That actual day was the first day this season that I wore my chacos, which are the really heavy strappy sandals that a lot of people wear. It was the first kind of warmish day where I thought, you know what? I'm going to be walking around outside. My feet aren't going to be in the pictures. I'm just going to wear my chacos. The strap cut into the tendon along the top of my foot, that runs to your big toe. I sort of stripped it out, felt like I bruised the tendon walking around taking pictures, and the pain just never went away. So then I'm like, in my high intensity interval training class, pulling the medical people that I know in the class, we have a couple doctors, a few nurse practitioners, some nurses, and I keep asking them questions about it, showing them my foot. I was like, is it possible to just bruise this tendon where it just hurts for a long time? They were kind of like, really dude? We're going to do this middle of class? Anyway, so it went on and on though, to the point where, about a month in, I was in the middle of class and we were doing some warm ups. We were skipping rope and you're really jumping up and down on your toes when you're skipping rope. I thought, you know what? I can't do this today. I've got to leave. It's really hurting that bad. So it turns out that my trainer, the person who leads all these classes, my fitness instructor, had a stress fracture in her left foot about two years ago. Same thing. She had to wear this boot for 10 weeks and it just so happens that I am friends with her partner. We went to high school together so sometimes I'll do things with them socially outside the context of the fitness classes. We went to see Rocket Man, the Elton John movie together. We were having cocktails afterwards. She was like, where have you been? I told her what was happening with my foot and she said, you know, I was really in denial about the fact that I actually had a stress fracture and I did not want it to be that. But you need to go and get it checked out because something's obviously wrong. Six weeks is way too long for something to just not get better. At all. So she referred me to the person she'd seen and she talked me into going to see an orthopedist foot and ankle person. I was like, okay. I can't wander around possibly hurting myself worse. I need to go and just bite the bullet, deal with this. I'm getting ready to go on this trip to Dallas but maybe I can, like, wear the boot when I get back from my trip. It's been six weeks. What's seven? So I go in there really expecting to have this stress fracture diagnosed, have to wear this boot on my foot for 10 weeks. I mean, that's just my mindset. I was prepared for that. So they did x-rays. Of course, a stress fracture's so small it actually isn't visible in an x-ray, so to diagnose the stress fracture, they use a tuning fork, which is really kind of amazing. They hit the tuning fork on the desk, and then they hold the end of it up to all the different bones in your feet. You feel a vibration. It's not uncomfortable or anything like that, but if the bone is broken, basically you will scream and then that will be the diagnosis that yes, that one is broken. So she did the tuning fork. She tested every spot on my foot you can imagine and nothing really set it off. So she talked to me a little bit more, had me describe what I was experiencing, where I was experiencing it when I do different types of motion and all this kind of stuff. She was like, okay, I know what's going on. So then she whips out the x-rays and she shows me the spaces in between the joints on all my toes - all of my smaller toes versus the space in the joints of my big toe. She said, I was expecting you to complain about both your feet hurting. And I said, that's weird because I said to my mom, the weirdest thing is happening. I'm starting to experience a phantom pain in my right foot that perfectly mirrors the one in my left. And my mom said, maybe you're compensating for the pain in your left foot and you're putting more stress in your right foot. So not you're getting a weird thing in the right foot. Turns out, I have the same condition in both of my big toes. I have arthritis. And if I hurt myself these days, like I did with the tendon, arthritis will set in to that spot and then it becomes inflamed and then it's like three months of pain, or even ongoing pain. So it's like those spots never really fully heal. They become something else. This has been happening on other parts of my body. So, I will stew on things. I will over analyse. I will look for meaning where there may only be randomness. Because I’ve lived through some major health scares like having a stroke 16 years ago and anal cancer 10 years ago, I honestly can be a bit of a hypochondriac. And after having my foot diagnosis saying, you know what? You really just have arthritis... I almost felt embarrassed by how much I thought something horrible was going on. Not that that's not bad and it might not be better over time, but it wasn't what I thought it was. I blew it up into this whole other thing in my head and I took the synchronicity of my trainer having the same spot in the same foot, having the same issue as just like a sign. Oh, well I have the same problem automatically. It's synchronicity. Dr Julia, who’s an administrator in our Facebook community and she's a friend of mine. She's a cancer survivor herself which she speaks about openly — Julia, do we like that term "cancer survivor"? Have we talked about this? I’m using it because it’s common shorthand and people know what you mean when you say that, but I’m not sure that I like that term. Anyway, if you've had cancer, you've come out the other side of it and you're still here, I guess you're a cancer survivor. Anyway, we were talking about how once you have the big c, every little thing that happens, even if you're the most laid back zen person in the whole world, every little thing has this tiny whisper in the back of your mind, “Oh my god it’s back." Every freckle a skin cancer. Every stomach ache is some kind of horrible tumour in your gut. And so I kind of now, because I KNOW that that phenomenon is taking place, and that I am a little bit of a hypocondriac because of it, I then try to over correct for that tendency by trying to be overly calm and rational and let's not go there. So if I know something's wrong with me and I have a diagnosis for sure, like if you tell me, oh yeah, you need surgery, I'm like, let's do it tomorrow. I don't want to wait because I know that the only way out is through. So let's just get on with it. But I do have this tendency to some wait. Maybe two weeks in, I have the thought, I probably need to get my foot x-rayed. But I thought, no, you're a hypochondriac. You're turning this into something it's not. It'll probably be fine. Let's wait and see. So I do that a lot. And it's not about a fear. It's not a fear of having something wrong. It's a fear of looking like a dumbass because I've gone to the doctor yet again thinking that I need to have my foot amputated and really, it's like, yeah dude, you have a little bit of arthritis but it's not the end of the world. So I'm actually kind of fearful of looking stupid because of my anxiety around health issues. Okay. That's another episode. I just have to say this though: I do not believe we manifest every illness we have with our thoughts. That we create the illnesses that we have some agreement with heaven to experience illnesses at certain points of our lives. I just don't believe that. I know a lot of people do. It's fine if you want to do it, but I'm just letting you know where my train of thought and my perspective, how I process stuff. And I do want to say, something that I want to get off my chest is... Don't say that to someone in the middle of chemo even if you believe it with all your heart that they've manifested their cancer. Please. For the love of God, do not say that to someone who has just been hit with a serious health diagnosis. I’ve had plenty of people in the new age community do that. To me. Recently. And I've seen it done to others in front of me. And it really... Whether you believe that's true, whether or not it is true, you need to check why it is that you would communicate that to someone at that moment in that vulnerable space. Like, what is it about you that needs to express that and be heard saying it? I guarantee you it's not helpful to the person who is in the midst of chemotherapy and radiation. That's not helpful for them to hear that. So just don't say it. And check yourself about why you might want to say that. Say it to yourself. Shit happens to people. Some things are genetic. Some things are shitty luck, and I just don’t go through life believing that you’re punished for having negative thoughts. That’s some Old Testament shit in my opinion. That’s New Age echoes of religious fundamentalism. No thank you. No! Not doing that. But I digress with that soapbox. Being intuitive isn’t as helpful as we’d like it to be when it's you. I even have some instances of some really cool medical intuition. I've had instances of medical intuition consistently around drug interactions and dosages. That seems to be the way in which my medical intuition will come through in a reading or just in interacting with someone. Sometimes I get information about medications that people are on. It's not something I offer as a service, because it's not something that shows up 100% of the time when I do readings for people. But I'm just saying, like, I can have medical insights for other people, for clients. But when it's MY stuff, it's just... no... It's not helpful. It doesn't work like that. We wish it would. Everybody spins out over their own personal life threatening shit. Other intuitives can help you. By all means, if you want to get a reading with someone who might have some insight or thought for you, that can be very constructive. But you need messages from outside the vacuum of your own mind. Especially when it comes to something that you might have a tendency to overanalyze or stew over or be anxious over or be a hypochondriac over. That stuff needs to be tested and mirrored outside yourself. And that experience happens with other people. So you need some partners. You need some participants, whether it's your mama, your best girl friend, your favourite tarot reader... Whatever. One of the most powerful ways, the most real ways, that I believe with all my heart that your guides do come through for you, that your prayers do get answered is by putting real people in your paths in the real world who have the training, the knowledge, the wisdom, the tools and the medicine to make a difference. Signs and patterns are tricky things. My trainer had a stress fracture same foot. She encouraged me. Because of that, to assume that that was what was going on with me. I overly identified with her illness. And then when I got the referral, and it was to the same PA she saw which, by the way, she recommended I go to someone but when I actually, you know the way it works, your doctor often says, okay we're going to get you a referral, and then that office will call you and someone who works the front desk will make an appointment for sometimes a whole group of doctors and physician assistants. It just turned out that I randomly got assigned was the person that my trainer went to as well. And so, again, that was another synchronicity that sort of sent me into space of expecting a certain outcome. I went in there thinking, okay, I'm going to get a boot. I have a stress fracture. I'm gonna have to wear this thing for 10 weeks. So I went on Monday and got that whole thing diagnosed, which I already told you about. So it was nowhere near the trauma I'd prepared myself for. And that was the real lesson here. It was a pain in my foot. That's all I knew. I should have stopped there with the self diagnosis. That was on Monday. On Tuesday I drive to Knoxville which is about 100 miles away, a neighbouring city, to get my car serviced. I drive a mini cooper. They only have mini cooper dealers so many hundred miles. They don't have a dealership in my city, so I drive out of town once a year and get work done on my car to get oil changes and all that kind of stuff. I've become pretty friendly with the woman who is the service concierge. Her name's Anne. She's super cool. I love having a woman as kind of the face of the service department. I think it's really cool. She's got a really outgoing personality. Since I end up waiting there a lot, I've struck up conversations with her. We just click, you know? We've become friends. She'll give me a loaner car and send me off to have lunch or do whatever. I remember asking her very early on when I first met her, I said, Is there anywhere to go that's not like, Panera or McDonald's? I hate Panera. I think it's like the most beige food in the whole world. She was like, what kind of food do you like? I said I love Thai food. That was the first thing I blurted out. And she's from Thailand. So she was very excited about being able to recommend her favourite Thai food restaurant called Little Bangkok. It's in Farragut, west Knoxville. If you go through there, check it out. It's some good Thai food. So anyway, I'm pulling up to the dealership. I'm expecting to see Anne and talk about Little Bangkok, get my loaner car, go have lunch. I walk in, and I kid you not. This is a day later, right? A day after I've been to the orthopedist. I walk in. Anne is wearing a boot on her left foot I said, “Do not tell me you have a stress fracture in your left foot?” She said yes. She got the boot yesterday. The day before. Same day that I went to the doctor, this woman I know, who lives 100 miles away, was going to the same doctor and she got the diagnosis that I was expecting. She got the boot for 10 weeks. I was like, What are the odds of that?! What does that even mean?! Does that not blow your mind when stuff like that happens? I have a mini explosion in my head. I just turn into a firework inside, when I get that kind of synchronicity matching up. What are the chances?! So we were talking about the whole thing. I was telling her that mine wasn't what hers was. And I was explaining to her why I was freaking out over her having the boot. And she said, "What do you think it means then, when something like that happens?" I said, “Well you know, at the end of the day, I think at a basic level I always interpret it as meaning that I'm exactly where I need to be, for whatever reason I’m in exactly the right moment. It's almost like a little flashing sign that says 'Intersection up ahead'.” So I get my loaner car, go to lunch, and here was another synchronicity. This place, Little Bangkok, at lunchtime is packed to the rafters. The last time I was there was 10 months ago. I took Seth camping with me for the first time, where I go every year. We stopped to have lunch on the way, and I said, "Let's go to this place, Little Bangkok." Tuesday, they sat me at the same exact table where they sat me and Seth 10 months ago. This is a fairly large restaurant. There were a million people in there and the only empty chair was the last one I sat in. What are the chances? Again, synchronicity. I'm like, what is up?? Something's coming up for me. When I get back, there’s this really beautiful young woman who's waiting on her car. She's sitting in the lounge area and she's talking to Anne. I can tell that they're friends the way I'm friends with Anne. Maybe Anne's that way with everyone who has the capacity. They are talking about her foot. I just immediately sat down next to this woman and just sort of butted in the conversation, not in an obnoxious way. Anne sort of brought me in to it. So I started telling her about the synchronicity with my foot. As I'm talking to her, I notice that she has some facial paralysis. Nothing too, too bad, but I know the signs because I've had that and I'm sensitive to it and will notice it in other people and I always wonder if they've maybe had a similar experience to me. A lot of times they've had bell's palsy. It was really weird how we just immediately started talking like friends. It was almost like I was meeting her there. And I walked in and was like, "Oh, there you are," and I sat down and we just started talking. Anne walks by and she goes, “OMG - of course you guys are talking. You guys are my like my special buddies. I have this connection with both of you that I don't have with everyone." So apparently she doesn't talk to everyone like she talks to me. And she said, "It totally makes sense that you guys are hanging out." Which was cool because we were sitting there in a waiting room so it was fun to talk. I ask her what her name was and she says Felicia. She says “I was just telling Anne about my own medical horror story since the last time I saw her. I had a stroke 3 months ago.” I let her tell me her story before jumping in because I hate it when people do that. I just listened and I held space for her story. All the time, I'm realizing, okay, here it is. Here's the intersection. Here's where these synchronicities are leading me. I'm in one of those stranger angels situations where I am the angel. Remember that the word 'angel' means messenger. I'm here. I'm supposed to tell her something. She starts telling me about her job. She works with students at a university. Again, same scenario as when I had my stroke. And she tells me the stress triggers are what brought the stroke on for her. That they were very much related to a horrible situation with her boss. Very similar to what I experienced. When she sort of comes to a natural pause in her story, I finally said something. I said, “Do you mind my asking how old you are?” She said, "I'm 33." So then I had to tell her I had a stroke at 33. Her mouth dropped. She was like, no way! So I told her my story. She's of course freaking out because she's hearing and seeing parallels. And I just flat out told her. I said, "You know what? I have been having all these synchronicities all day and I think that maybe I'm here to have this conversation with you. So I'm just curious. I'm going to be really nosy but I'm going to put this out there to you." I didn't tell her that I'm an intuitive or anything like that. I don't really like to necessarily do that with people because I think it shuts them down or sends them off on a tangent in an other direction. She was already open to me, so I just said, "Is there anything that's really weighing on you right now? What's the question in your mind? What are you holding in your mind right now that's just on a loop, that you really want a message around?" So she starts to tell me that she is considering moving back home because of all the stuff that's happening with her health. It feels like defeat to her. She feels she's kind of run out everything she loved about her job. It's now become this source of stress that's literally impacting her health. She kind of just wants to curl up and just go home. Which I think for her was Memphis, on the other end of the state. So I talked to her about the fact that I really get what that feels like. I didn't immediately, as necessarily as quickly as her, decide to move home. But within a few years of having my stroke, I decided to just fold it up and go home and be in my mom's house for awhile. I told her what an amazing turning point that was for me, without tell her that I started Shift Your Spirits or anything like that. I just in more general terms talked about how I was able to start a business of my own, that I'd been wanting to do and really get it off the ground. I asked her what she would like to do, if she could remove herself from all the stress, go back home to a safe place, and even accepting that that's somehow a defeat, returning home to your parents house at 33, if it allowed you to do any project. Like if you just had the breathing room to heal for awhile and work on something. What would it be? Omg y’all, she starts telling me about a podcast she wants to start with two girlfriends of hers!!! She’s pitching me this show and telling me about the concept. The next thing I know, of course, I'm rolling into podcasting advice and cheerleading and enabling her. At one point, we're interrupted and her dad texts. And she actually isn't moving back in with her mom. She would be moving back home with her dad. And she said, it's kind of unusual for him to text her in the middle of the day like that, so it was a weird little sign that he texted at that moment. That we were talking about her going back to live with him. She said something about his name and it turns out he has the same name as my dad and we talk about that and all this is happening really quickly. It was like the fastest conversation. Finally she goes, “You know what? Damn. I really do think you were put here for me to have this conversation with me today. I feel really different about how the next few months could play out. I was feeling like, oh this is terrible, and now you've presented it to me in a way of like, okay well hold on a minute. Maybe you can use this more constructively and it actually might lead to this new phase in your life. After kind of getting that feedback from her, she finally asked me what I did. What I do for a living. I was like, "Okay, you know what, I'm just going to show you." I knew she had an iPhone. It was sitting right there in the palm of her hand and I said, "Go to your podcast app." She went to her podcast app and she's grinning at me like, okay, she's expecting something. I told her to search, 'Shift Your Spirits', and of course, my cover image pops up, which is a picture of me. She was like, dying. No way. I can't believe I've been sitting here this whole time talking to you about this and... We were both kind of freaking out over the synchronicity and basking in the glow of having had this meaningful random intersection. Right at that moment, both of our cars were ready. Anne said, "Hey, you guys, you're both parked out front." We're both checking out. I had another person check me out while Anne was checking her out. We walked out together, walk over to where our cars are and our cars are identical. They're parked side by side, they're the same British racing green colour and they were so similar like we had to use our key fobs to lock and unlock the car to see which one was talking to which car. I got in my car and I waved at her. Without any irony at all, I called out “Bye, Felicia!” I kind of cracked up. She cracked up. I'm sure she's heard that joke a million times. I thought, in that moment, that expression will never work for me again in the same way. Because now, it felt like I was sending her on her way to something. It felt more like a Bon Voyage than a you-can't-sit-at-our-table, done with you kind of thing. I hope Felicia hears this. That's why I gave it the title that I did. I'm hoping that she be curious about my show and it'll be there in her podcast app and maybe she's telling her friends, "Oh, I met this guy who has a podcast and then she sees this title and it makes her curious to check it out and see if it was about her. But the story for this week is actually not over. I found a lump on my left testicle that night. I had suspected it'd been there before. It kind of crossed my consciousness in the last couple of months. But I for real found it, and holy shit, did I go down the Google rabbit hole Tuesday night. The whole time I’m like REALLY? Do I really need another milestone health crisis, Universe, guides and all Divine things? I mean, do I really need to do this again? Oh God... and I have somewhat of a jaded attitude about it, just to tell you the truth. I'm not so quick to think, Ohmygod I'm gonna die, as I was the first time. But I am weary of having to be put through the test again because I'm like, don't I already get it? Don't I already know? Do we really need to repeat this? I got up that morning, Wednesday morning, and I texted 3 people - Seth, Jeff and Dr Julia. I needed messages through them and I needed them to come without telling them that they were meant to be messages. So I literally just was like, "Good morning. I have a lump on my left testicle." I got back 3 messages that were pretty much almost the exact same thing, and I always think about the idea that when you hear a message 3 times, or when 3 different people recommend the same thing to you 3 times, there's something about that magic number 3 that we recognize as Divine. Like, okay, somebody's trying to tell me something. So I was sort of purposefully running that experiment with them. And Jeff answered back first and right away mentioned the fact that, you know what, testicular cancer usually happens to much younger guys, like in their 20s. So hold off on thinking that that's what this has to be. Julia messaged me maybe 30 minutes later, said the same thing. "By the way, let me put your mind at ease a little bit before you freak out. Statistically, testicular cancer is something that happens to much younger men so it may be something else. I'll talk to you later." She was about to go into a session. And then Seth said something to the effect of, "You know what? Right now, it's a lump. That's all it is. It's not cancer, it's a lump. You found a lump in your testicle. That's all it is right now." Which is so much the message that I got on Monday and Tuesday about the thing with my foot and my hypochondriacal acceptance of the scenario that didn't even turn out to be true. So what was really even cooler - Dr. Julia has worked in oncology for much of her career and she is married to an oncologist. He's a really wonderful man. I have a rapport with him as a friend personally. So I already love his personality. But she told me, she said, "He's right here. He's wanting to ask questions. Do you want to just talk to him?" I was like, "Of course I want to talk to him." I mean, I couldn't even get my own doctor on the phone. All I could get was an appointment. So to be able to talk to a man who has retired from a lifetime in oncology was like, okay, this is really what a wonderful scenario to have here at my fingertips. So yeah, put him on the phone! And, you know, he has such a great bedside manner. I think Julia knew that he could do a lot to sort of alleviate me from going down some bad thought track. He told me right away there are a lot of other things it could be. Google didn't tell me that there were other things it could be. Google just told me the worst news imaginable. One thing that Google did tell me is that even when it is cancer, it's literally one of the most treatable kinds of cancers that we have. He also offered me some perspective on statistically why it was kind of unlikely that it was cancer. That there was a chance it could be a cyst. That there were actually two different areas of tissue that it could be attached to. That there was a very good chance that it would just be something benign. A lot of different kinds of things that were benign that might only require monitoring. Yes, of course, I needed to go get an ultrasound because I need the diagnosis to be sure. And I remember the lesson about my foot, and not deciding what something is before I have actual diagnosis and information from a medical professional who knows what it is. Diagnosing yourself with your own intuition - it's not a thing, y'all. Diagnosing yourself with Google is a really bad idea. I think that we get hints and we get alerts, and some of those are intuitive. Some of those are body-mind connection. And we need to follow through with them in real life. You can't follow through in the ether. It's not a thought experiment. You can't follow through to an actual diagnosis in your mind. You can get the clues in your mind. You can get the clues in your intuition. But you can't be deciding to rewrite your will at 3am because you're on Google spinning out. You know, the whole 'fewer hearts and flowers' tagline is really not a dig at emotion or sensitivity or wearing your heart on your sleeve. Because, as you know, I do all of those things, and that quip, 'fewer hearts and flowers', it's really about reality versus the ethereal. It's about the type of information that we work with, that we can take in to a really delusional place or we can take into a really practical place. For me, what's the point of all this spiritual guidance and instruction and practice and information if it's not impacting my experience in the real world for the better. So I'm going next Monday to my GP to get the referral to go to a urologist to get an ultrasound. And guys, this is all happening the week that I finally go to Dallas to spend the weekend with Mr. Shoot the Moon. And as all things hateful will turn out, because yes of course it was a full moon on Mondayish, when all this stuff was happening, he kind of had his own life trauma happen the same freaking day that I discovered my lump. His situation is not necessarily something life threatening or anything like that, but it's not something I can really share because it's not my story to tell and I'm not going to put his private business out there, for god's sake. I've protected his identity because I do want to be able to speak about him as he is a character, an important person, in my world and in my stories. What he's dealing with though was definitely something bad enough that I was kind of afraid that he might need to cancel our weekend. This has been two years coming, we have been doing a daily countdown for two months. You know, because you've heard me talk about it for that long. So I was kind of like, Really, universe? I get this close and then you have to give me a fucking cloud to take on my sunny honeymoon? I was joking with Seth earlier. I was sending him pictures of goths in summer and I was saying, "You know what? My joy guides are confused. They're like Joy Division guides." My joy guides are like goth kid angels who got distracted and ended up at like a fetish bar in the underworld because there was a really cool show and then they showed up. So I was sending him these pictures of, saying like, "Oh! I asked for a honeymoon and I got this!" It's like a picture of a goth chick talking on her phone, "Let me make a few calls." It's like my wedding planner is in head to toe black and looks really really pouty. So yeah, I mean I was joking about it because I do feel a little bit of like, Really?? Come on... I was going for joy here. This is going to be a big moment of joy and then BAM BAM. I just got sucker punched right as I'm going in. And it's not that I think it's gonna have some lasting impact. It's more the idea of I wanted to have this experience with a certain mindset and I didn't need anything handicapping that, even a little bit. It can just kind of throw some sand in the motor. I'm telling you a story about testicular lumps because I cannot NOT tell this story this week. I have all kinds of ideas for things I want to do episodes about but something like this comes along and it's too big. I can't get on here and act like, "Oh, I'm telling you stories from my personal life and how I use my spiritual perspective to deal with the bullshit. Because if this isn't a story, I don't know what is. And I can’t fake my way through a planned episode about Finding Your Center or You Can Do it, reach for the stars! Hopefully you get some of those kind of messages from me but... That’s all fine and dandy until we need our spirit to cope with some real shit and this is where the REAL SHIFT is required. This is the kind of stuff that we are shifting. I’m pissed. I'm a little pissed. I'm worried. I hate having to wait for actual information I hate that it may affect my time with Mr Moon I hate what a protracted cancer treatment period could do to my life and my body and my bank account at this moment. I don’t want to do all that again. I don't. And I may not have a choice. Here’s just some things, before you freak out for me too bad, that you do need to know about testicular cancer because I need to keep it in my mind as well. If it's found early and it's not metastasized or in your lymph nodes or anything like that, it is an almost 100% treatable condition and usually it's just a surgery. They just take one out. You have two, so you can do without one and I'm pretty sure that they give you a little fake silicone one just so everything looks the same and feels normal. And again, it is something that does happen to younger men than me. I'm almost 50 years old. That's kind of a weird age to be getting it. The rational part of my mind is okay with this because I always say, as long as I get something treatable, I'm good. Because there are a lot of things that people are dealing with that have no answers. That have no therapy. That have no cures. This has all those things. Even the worst case scenario, if it's cancer, it's one of the most treatable cancers. So, you know, I'm rolling with it here. I'm shifting. I knew this year was in flux. This is a big year of changes for me. I feel like going on with everyone else. I'm talking to all of you guys about how it's happening in your own world. And I'm doing my best to create the kind of changes that I want in this moment of change. I just didn't plan for the changes that I DON'T want. The one thing we can count on is change. I have a friend named Scott who has been going through a lot and he is kind of traumatized by everything. I don't mean that in a mean way. I listen to him a lot. I provide a lot of space. I provide a Scorpio black hole for him to throw a lot of crap into and I'm not negatively impacted by it at all. But he is someone that needs to express a lot of trauma verbally and analytically. And recently he messaged me and said he was just exhausted from feeling panicked. And he said, "I'm afraid that I'm disconnecting because I'm just so tired from feeling anxious that I can't feel anything anymore." And I said, "You know, I actually think that's healthy." I call it robot mode: Go through the motions. Seek information. Get data. Do all that before you take action. Do all that before you decide things. Do all that before you have any kind of feeling about it. Anxiety comes from a lack of information. And the quickest way out is always through. So let's go get the data. Let's go get the information. But still - really universe? Robot mode the same week I go to Dallas to have my heart truly open for the first time in twenty years? Sigh. I read somewhere once in Rolling Stone or something, that because of the movie the Breakfast Club, the John Hughes movie, the David Bowie’s Changes was sort of considered the collective anthem for Gen X. And I thought, I’m good with that being our bumper sticker and our message to the world. Turn and face the strange changes

Morning Show w/ Ms.B - You Can Do It, Just Do It! Episode #1 Season 4 Make It Happen Monday - You Can Do It, Just Do It! Hello everyone! Welcome to Morning Show w/ Ms.B Season Four. I have a sincere desire to offer encouragement to all individuals regardless of their spiritual or religious affiliations. My hope is to increase your interest in making positive lifestyle choices while promoting good character traits and encouraging spiritual growth and overall human development Make it happen Monday will have topics relating to making plans, setting goals, confronting fears and obstacles and exploring new things by stepping out of your comfort zone. Today's topic: You Can Do it, Just Do it! Are you questioning your abilities? We all have abilities that are waiting for you to develop. Adapting to your individual uniqueness can make your desires to accomplish anything possible. Contact: https://www.facebook.com/positivelyms.b https://www.facebook.com/MsBInspires/ https://www.facebook.com/MsB.Speaks/ https://twitter.com/PositivelyMsB https://www.instagram.com/positivelyms.b/?hl=en . #inspiration #motivation #stormtalk365 #spiritual #religion #faith #love #spiritualgrowth #awakening #education #ministries #diversity #empowerment #encouragement #support #hope #humanity #podcast #internetradio #support #blogger #blog #enlightenment #wisdom #positivity #communication #relationships #family #msb

We couldn’t resist, we’re back this week with an addendum episode for the Spiritual Detox Series: Part 4 - Five Things You Can Do to Stay Clean and Clear. This addition was inspired by the late, great Wayne Dyer. We were watching a video of his where he was discussing the corrosion of the spiritual core, it painted a very vivid picture of that impact on the spirit and inspired us to think through a simple set of preventative measures. What most resonated with us about Wayne’s work was his ability to speak in such a universal way, his humility and his authenticity. As enlightened as he was, he still experienced challenges along his journey. It’s an important reminder that this work is ongoing, no matter who you are or how long you’ve been doing it. We spent some time reading through his works and pulled from our own teachings to come up with “Five Things that You Can Do to Stay Clean and Clear.” We hope that you enjoy!

Dr. Carole Lewis & Dr. Carole Burnette take a look at sitting down... They give you ten reasons that sitting isn't great for you and give you ten things that YOU CAN DO about it right now while you listen to it. Hosted by Physical Therapist, Dr. Jimmy McKay

A few weekends ago Kristine was feeling completely overwhelmed. She put on an album by the Quaker singer/songwriter Carrie Newcomer and was immediately soothed by the words "You Can Do this Hard Thing." What does it look like to follow a leading and what happens when that leading feels like a bit too much?

The first question I ask Jeff Haden is "How do you go from being a manufacturing plant manager to a contributing editor for Inc. Magazine?" His response sets the stage for an engaging, funny, yet informational discussion around his book "The Motivation Myth : How High Achievers Really Set Themselves Up To Win. The Business Builders Show with Marty Wolff and www.c-suiteradio.com is pleased to bring you author and columnist Jeff Haden.This is not your NORMAL discussion on the topic of motivation. Chapters such as "Motivation is NOT the Spark" (listen for our discussion about Tony Robbins), "Happiness Comes to SERIAL Achievers" and "You Don't Need a Coach; You Need a Pro" separate this book, and Jeff's work from the rest of the pack. You can find Jeff Haden on Linkedin (be one of hundreds of thousands of others following him there).Jeff explains "You Can Do - and Be - So Much More Than You Think". You'll want to buy the book after this discussion!BONUS - We also talk about what Jeff sees coming in 2018!Need a postage meter? Want to replace what you have? You may want to check out my show sponsor Neopost. Go to www.neopost280.com/martywolff to see if you qualify for a special offer for Business Builders Show listeners.Thanks for listening to the Business Builders Show with Marty Wolff on www.c-suiteradio.comEmail me at marty@martywolffbusinesssolutions.com with your comments or questions. Need help building your management team? We can be the PRO Jeff talks about. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  We all seem to complain about not getting good sleep. By the end of the day, we’re tired, achy, worn out and just need to rest - but we can't sleep. Here are some ideas to help! Here are the biggest takeaways from this episode: Why sleep is EXTREMELY important to your happiness What happens if you don't get the sleep your body desperately needs The most important questions to ask yourself if you want a good night of sleep. My personal tips to help you find more restful nights (Spoiler Alert: you have to stop fighting and "make friends" with sleep).   Hey there! Thanks for listening today!  Today’s topic is something many people struggle with but it's vital to happiness - SLEEP.   It’s such a simple thing and something that I've struggled with in recent years. I know a lot of my friends are frustrated with not sleeping well too!  I know we have a lot more on our minds now than ever before, not to mention changing hormones, new jobs, etc. - so getting good sleep can make a big difference in our lives! There is no way around it. If you’re tired of not getting enough good, solid sleep, then I have some ideas that will be very interesting to you.  Download today’s bonus material by clicking below and you’ll be snoozing before you know it! In the Luxurious Sleep Guide I share my personal tips to help you find your way back to restful, REM-filled nights.  This guide also provides some tools to help you set yourself up for a successful night of deep, luxurious sleep! I recommend you download it right now and use it to follow along as you listen to the episode. As always, my goal is to make it quicker and easier for you to access more ease, joy, and intention in your life...because happy looks really, really good!   Enjoy the show! BONUS CONTENT  This week's bonus content is EPIC! We've pulled together all of our best tips and tricks for getting to sleep - and staying asleep! - into one handy package: The Luxurious Sleep Guide. There are so many ideas, resources, and techniques to help with sleep, that you're sure to find solutions to your biggest sleep frustrations. Download it now, so you'll have it the next time you're looking for some reading material in the middle of the night - you'll be glad you did! Wishing you sweet dreams! You can get the guide by clicking HERE and we’ll send it out right away! _________ LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE #6 https://www.tuck.com/thermoregulation/https://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-13952/why-everyone-should-try-an-epsom-salt-bath.html https://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-871-passionflower.aspx?activeingredientid=871 http://www.thealternativedaily.com/reasons-to-put-essential-oils-on-feet/ http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_drift/2015/11/30/does_sleepytime_tea_actually_help_you_fall_asleep.html   P.S. Remember, if you’re new to listening to podcasts, check out the free Podcast Cheat Sheet for everything you need to know about finding, downloading, listening on the go, and sharing podcasts. Click HERE to get it!   _________   In case you'd rather read than listen, here's the FULL TRANSCRIPT OF EPISODE #6 - HOW TO GET THE GOOD SLEEP YOU NEED Welcome to the Style With Intention podcast, where we talk about how to use your personal style as a tool to create a life you love.   We believe choice is empowering, complacency is boring, and happy looks really, really, good!   Welcome to the show! I’m your host, Annie Kip and today we’re talking about sleep - because if you don’t get good sleep, the quality of your life is going to be compromised. Period.   This is a subject that has comes up again and again whenever I talk with people. SLEEP! It’s a simple thing that makes a big difference in our lives - and is really frustrating when it doesn’t come to us as easily as it used to.   If you’re tired of not getting enough good, solid sleep, then I have some ideas that will be very interesting to you. And the freebie I created for this episode is really worth getting - you might even want to download it and look at it while you’re listening today, so I’m telling you about it right now. Even if you don’t look at it right now, download it so you will have it when you’re ready. A lot of people I know complain about not being able to sleep. Especially people who are in midlife, we have a lot on their minds, changing hormones, busy lives, and not enough time for everything that matters to us.   By the end of the day, we’re tired, achy, worn out from doing hard things - like dealing with teenagers and aging parents and jobs we may or may not like - and adapting to new technology on our phones and in our cars.   I know I’m not the only one who puts off those new iPhone updates. Sometimes, I feel like I just can’t handle another change and everything that could go wrong if it doesn’t go smoothly.   Maybe you’re better at this stuff than I am, but it’s a lot for my middle-aged brain to take in. On top of all the regular ups and downs that we deal with everyday.   By the end of the day the one thing I want to do is to rest and escape - but, like many of you, when I finally get to bed and lie down to sleep, I found I couldn’t. And when I did fall asleep, from sheer exhaustion, I was awake in the middle of the night.   I was starting to wonder if a solid night of sleep was a luxury only kids got to have.   So many people tell me they have the same problems I do:   Can’t fall asleep Can’t stay asleep Worrying or thinking circular thoughts all night Waking up too early and watching to sun come up wondering why I can’t just sleep   Then we’re exhausted all day, thinking about why we can’t sleep, talking about not sleeping - and dreading having to do it all over again.   Whether you need a lot of sleep or not very much sleep, you want those hours to count - to be restful and restorative.   You want to look and feel fresh and rested - without those dark circles under your eyes all day You want a break between busy days - not busy days as well as busy nights full of worrying and thinking   Maybe you’ve tried sleep medicine, like I have. I hate the idea of being knocked out, and it didn’t always work for me all night anyway. I didn’t always feel great the next day either. So, what happens if we just keep on doing what we've always done, hoping for better sleep every night and not getting it? Well, it’s not just highly frustrating, but it affects the bigger picture as well -   Sleep supports your Brain function - during deep sleep, new pathways to learn and remember new info - which is super important for those of us trying to learn and keep up with new technology.   Sleep also helps to moderate moods and emotion - which we know can get a little wonky at midlife.   And while you sleep, your body does it’s healing and repair  -- specifically your heart and blood vessels, your blood sugar regulation, your immune system functioning, and your cellular repair - which, my friends, is the difference between having more or fewer new wrinkles!   If you don’t get good sleep, your health and your ability to think are going to be compromised - and you’re going to age faster.   But you know what the kicker was for me? Weight gain related to sleep deprivation - I read an article, which I will link to in the show notes that said when you don’t get good sleep, your hormones become wildly dysregulated - which gives you higher levels of the stress hormone cortisol and increases your appetite and gives you cravings, even if you’re not hungry:   Hormones that control metabolism get out of whack   You get more of that hormone that tells you when to eat and less of the hormone that tells you when to stop eating - which means we’re eating more often and not stopping eating.   So all this midlife weight gain, might be related to our sleep problems!   You can check out the research I did for this episode by going to the website - www.stylewithintentionpodcast.com and get the links. While you’re there, be sure to download the freebie I made for this episode - The Luxurious Sleep Guide. It’s full of tips and guidance for figuring out what you need for better sleep and a bunch of the resources I use to get a good night of sleep.   The bottom line is that sleep matters - now more than ever.   Feeling overwhelmed  AND foggy and not looking your best can really affect your self-esteem, which can damage your ability to stand up for yourself, get ahead at your job, and intentionally create the happy life you want to live.   This is a time in your life of change - relationships, jobs - you need to be able to think   Your kids might be difficult - teens think they’re adults and college kids come home trying to live like their still at college   Our parents need help - sometimes they’re far away and difficult to manage, it’s a lot of work taking care of things   Not to mention - at least for people my age, midlife time of new beginnings - Maybe you need to think about what’s next for you?   It’s really important to decide what you want for yourself, so you don’t just drift along and find yourself unhappy with where you end up   When you get good sleep, fresh ideas pop up more easily - new solutions come to you - you can see what can be delegate, eliminate more clearly, and you feel less overwhelmed   You’re more easy-going, flexible, open   You have a clear head for making good decisions   It’s also easier to take care of yourself - because it’s easier to find the self-discipline and motivation to eat well, exercise, and manage your health.   Sleep gives us the basic energy we need to deal with everyday life.   When I took a look at how not sleeping was affecting my life and how all of this fits together, I caught a glimpse of where this was taking me:   I saw a stereotype of middle-aged women - spacey, out of it, confused, forgetful, and looking tired and a bit run down.   I saw myself shying away from new things. I saw my new projects, never getting off the ground - I saw myself staying the same and being stuck. I saw that my personal work was put on the back burner - not having the energy to be self-reflective, not growing, not having new ideas and new experiences.   I saw how I was feeling disempowered - I was a little grumpy and resentful - and I was feeling irrelevant.   Does this bring to mind a picture of an old hag for you?   That’s what I saw in the mirror!   That is the opposite of what I want. No one wants that.   I wanted to be the chic gray-haired lady doing interesting things who is interested in life and ready for new adventure. I don’t need to look young and I’m okay with my gray hair, but I want to look and feel lively and be filled with passion and purpose.   If bad sleep was keeping me from having that - then, dang it, I was going to get the sleep I needed.   If this sounds like where you are too, having tried the frustrating, futile, “I really hope I can finally sleep tonight” method, then I would like to share some ideas that worked for me.   Having Style With Intention is all about using your choices to help you live the life you want to live - which means you set up your life and make choices which will help you feel the way you want to feel, so you can have the experiences you want to have.   We can apply this to getting a good night of sleep.   In its most basic sense, this is how it works: when your genuine emotions match what you want, it becomes your reality.   For instance, for get about sleep for a minute and think about how it feels when you really want something else - for instance, when you were dating. You really wanted to find a partner, hoping it’s a soul mate, stressing about what to wear, thinking about what someone might like about you, going out when just to meet someone, wishing and hoping and praying it will happen.   Your Emotions are invested heavily in the wanting and longing for it - and the hope of being happy when you have it. Longing for something will never get you there - it will only keep you in longing   When you’ve given up the frantic dating and finally just happy with yourself, you find that you’re content with being on your own and you’re genuinely happy with your life, just as it is - that’s when your emotions are a match for finding love - and someone special finally comes along.   The same thing sometimes happens to people when they stress about getting pregnant. As soon as they stop trying, and they’re happy just as a couple, they often conceive.   So the stress you’re feeling about getting sleep and the act of focusing on your frustration, is actually putting you in a state of mind that is the opposite of the calm, peaceful emotions of actually sleeping well.   We have much of this same anxiety around sleep:   we worry about it whether we’re going to get sleep tonight   we stress over what we’re eating in case it might affect our sleep   we try to go to bed early or later   we think about sleep   we talk about our sleep problems with each other   Our focus and feelings are more invested in the hoping sleep will come and the reality of NOT sleeping.   You need to find a way to make friends with what you want - sleep. Let go of the fight.   Make it something that you are excited about   Transform it into something you get to do - not something we dread   Look forward to it with all your heart - but not be anxious about it   Be happy and peaceful and confident - ready for sleep, not thinking about it too hard   That’s when your emotions are a match for sleep - when you let of of the longing for it.   In order to get into this state of happy and peaceful and readiness for sleep, you need to do some preparation ahead of time. I’m going to walk you through the most important question you can ask yourself to get yourself closer to getting a good night of sleep, as well as some follow up questions which will help you identify the details that matter to you.   This will be different for everyone and you will have to experiment and find the combination of circumstances that work best for you.   We’ve created a freebie for this episode, because we can barely fit in everything we want to say here - called THE LUXURIOUS SLEEP GUIDE. It includes many of the things I am going to share with you now plus more, as well as the resources for where to find the things I mention, and some other ideas that you may not have heard of. As always, my life’s one big construction zone - but I’m happy to share what’s working for me in case it might be of use to you.   YOU CAN DO this RIGHT NOW   This is what having “Style With Intention” is all about - making the ordinary style choices which will allow you to have the experience you want to have - in this case, a good night of sleep.   Take the following question and the 3 follow up questions and start making small changes.   You can use your waking hours to think, prepare, and set the stage so you can bring your choices into alignment with the reality of getting a good night’s sleep. This will help you feel how it feels now, in your bones, so you will be an emotional match to a good night of sleep   You will teach your body and brain the experience of falling into a solid, deep sleep, so it will let go of the longing and begin to expect and look forward to good sleep   Start with this question: How Do You Feel When You Are Falling Into A Heavy, Solid Sleep?   I don’t want you to answer with words yet - I want you to feel it - in your bones.   Get deep into the feeling of what it feels like - not what you want or how it is right now when you try to sleep - just conjure up how it really feels when it happens easily and effortlessly.   Feel the relief and peace of drifting off into a solid night of sleep   Let that feeling expand and grow and feel all the details if you can - the way it looks, the way it smells, the way it sounds, the way it looks and feels   The more details the better - use all of your senses   If you have trouble with this, it might help to imagine yourself as a child, at a time when you sleep easily   For example, I know I love cool, crisp sheets. I love the feeling of a fluffy, squishy comforter, but also the weight of a coverlet on me. I love the feeling of cool air in the room, when I am snuggled into the warm covers. I like total darkness and quiet. I love how heavy my body feels when I finally lie down.   Once you’ve painted a really detailed picture for yourself,  We need to figure out what you need to get that feeling.   Think through all the details and decide which choices will support what you want to feel.     Start with your perfect sleeping bed and bedroom - How does that feel?   Hot or cold? Sheets? De you prefer Cool? warm? Pillows hard or soft? Cover weight? Dark or light? cCock? Does the light catch your eye through your eyelids? Door closed?   For instance, I don’t have a clock in my room, which the beau thinks is really weird - but I don’t want to stress about the time when I wake up in the night - I know my alarm will make me up when it’s time to get up and it’s not my job to think about the time until then.   Think about what you do during the day that supports or doesn’t support the way you want to feel going to sleep? Do you exercise during the day? Does that get you more revved up or calmed down? Early or late? What kind of exercise feels best? Eating - how does the food you eat make you feel and when does it feel best to stop eating before bed Drinking alcohol - which is widely known to disrupt sleep   I really wanted to deny it, but I found that wine was disrupting my sleep, so I’ve really cut back on it. I’m not perfect with this - and every so often, I have some and almost always regret it. I’ve had to come to terms with choosing what’s more important to me. Even if I’m not hungover, I don’t get good sleep and I don’t feel the way I want to feel the day after I have wine, so I am doing without it more often than not.   I also make my bed first thing in the morning - because I really love the feeling of getting into a clean, crisp, made bed at night.   What about during the evening? How do you end your workday and plan for the next day so you can leave with a clear head? How about television/computer time?  Studies show that the blue light from the screens disrupts sleep and people get better sleep when they have turned off their screens an hour before bed Phone calls? Is there a time when you no longer take calls? Do you need alone time? How do you catch up with your partner?   I have to admit, I am terrible at the whole “stopping work” at the end of the day thing - I’m often at my desk long after dark. I like what I do and I’m always trying to sneak in more time getting stuff done. My nightly bedtime routine helps a lot to counterbalance this bad habit. If you want to learn more about how to set up routines that “bookend” your day and learn what I do specifically, it’s all on episode #5.   As I mentioned just now and in Episode 5, I find that it really helps to have a bedtime routine that moves you from the day into time for sleeping. When I skip it, I really can tell the difference. I take my sleepy tea into the living room, light a candle, and I often journal or just quiet reflection and meditation. I also take a hot bath right before bed - because I love the feeling of being warm and getting into cool sheets. This is my favorite.   Be very intentional about your choices and your routine.   Routines are a big part of getting into this emotional alignment - routines allow you to take the thought out of it and just feel the way you want to feel. Which is how you want sleeping to be - effortless and easy.   Think about it now, ahead of time, during the day - to set up your bed, your bedroom, and your day to create the circumstances which will help you get into alignment with a good night of sleep.   Honor what you need and make everything ready for when bedtime comes, so you don’t have to think about it.   This is the art of using your style choices with intention - making lots of ordinary choices to set up your reality so can feel the way you want to feel, and then so you can have the experience you want to have.   And remember, this is a process. Our whole lives are a series of having the experiences we want to have, and then having experiences we don’t want to have - and then making adjustments so we can get back to having the experiences we want to have.   Don’t stress when it doesn’t work perfectly, it won’t work perfectly at first - just begin to set up your systems.   You can add things or take away things after you have a chance to see if they feel right to you.   If you aren’t getting the results you want, you can make adjustments. Go back to the questions and conjure up the feeling you want to have - and decide to try a few things that make sense to you for a week or two - and then don’t put a lot more thought into it.   This is not meant to be something you put effort and thought into everyday. Give it some time and try to relax. I’m still working on consistency for my own perfect sleep - but I’ve had enough success with this - nights of really solid, restful sleep and waking up refreshed and bright, to be able to relax a little and trust that I am on the right path. Give yourself some grace as you learn what you need.   Don’t think or wonder about whether sleep will or won’t happen and avoid talking about how hard it is to sleep - rather focus on all of the delicious sensory experiences that you have identified as your perfect sleep situation. Really enjoy them. Anticipate how good they will feel. Amplify the goodness and soak it in, so that you feel it, even before bedtime comes.   Style With Intention gives you the power to make things happen for yourself. It’s a whole new way to think about self-determination. You can make this happen. You don’t have to hope and long for what you want - you’re in charge of yourself and can have the experiences you want to have.   Download The Luxurious Sleep Guide to get a whole list of questions to ask yourself, so you can figure out your optimal circumstances for falling into a deep, delicious asleep. You will also get a list of resources and my favorite tools to help you get deep into the feeling of luxurious sleep, so you create the experience of your own perfect sleep.   Thanks for listening today!   Be sure you’re subscribed to the podcast so you don’t miss an episode - and if you think this sleep info would be helpful for a friend, go ahead and share this with them on Facebook  or Instagram by clicking the link on the site, or directly right now, by clicking on the share button right there on your iPhone - it’s those three little dots you see in the bottom right corner. When you share or give us friendly review on iTune, it helps boost our ranking and it’s just nice of you to share this great info with your friends!   Thanks for listening and until next week, keep on making your life look the way you want it to feel! BONUS CONTENT  This week's bonus content is EPIC! We've pulled together all of our best tips and tricks for getting to sleep - and staying asleep! - into one handy package: The Luxurious Sleep Guide. There are so many ideas, resources, and techniques to help with sleep, that you're sure to find solutions to your biggest sleep frustrations. Download it now, so you'll have it the next time you're looking for some reading material in the middle of the night - you'll be glad you did! Wishing you sweet dreams! You can get the guide by clicking HERE and we’ll send it out right away!     P.S. 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Pat Abbe shares a story about a Vespa ride gone wrong. Pat has always wanted to perform on a stage where the band Yeasayer has performed and thanks to Tell Us Something he gets to do that tonight at the Wilma.  Has been a big fan of Tell Us Something for several years, and has previously shared a story at the Top Hat. Tonight Pat has driven all the way up from Victor, MT to share a follow-up story to the one he did at The Top Hat. You can listen to that story here. This episode of Tell Us Something was recorded in front of a live audience on June 20, 2017 at The Wilma in Missoula, MT. 9 storytellers shared their story. The theme was “On the Road”. This week’s story comes to us from Pat Abbe and is titled “You Can Do what you Can’t Do”.

On this week's episode of The One Piece Podcast we have our Manga Recap for One Piece Chapter 871, “You Can Do it, Caesar!!” This week we have special guest and translator for One Piece in Weekly Shonen Jump Stephen Paul, editorial writer Jill Knight, YouTube sensation RogersBase, and Cosplay Correspondent Dennis “Ichnob“!  We also have a Piece Together segment, News and […] The post Episode 477, “Skip to 2 Hours and 53 Minutes” appeared first on The One Piece Podcast.

Today's Guest: Barbara Slate, comic book artist, graphic novelist, You Can Do a Graphic Novel, Getting Married and Other Mistakes   Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of teenagers whose only apparent talent is spray painting the fence when my back is turned… right here in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! You can order Barbara Slate's book You Can Do a Graphic Novel by clicking the book cover above! Scooby-Doo by Barbara Slate No greater authority than Marvel Comics’ own Stan Lee asks that you not read Barbara Slate’s new book, You Can Do a Graphic Novel. It’s right there on the cover: Stan the Man says, “I shudder at the thought of having to compete with a whole new gaggle of graphic novel creators! I tremble because if anyone can bring out the writer and artist hidden within society’s somnambulant psyche, it’s the titanically talented Barbara Slate. So please don’t read this book. I have a family to support!” I hate to counter the expresses wishes of the man who put the “excel” in “Excelsior!” but if you’ve ever thought about dabbling in the world of graphic novels and need a little help getting started, Barbara Slate may be the right hot poker for you. BARBARA SLATE audio excerpt: "A good story needs a beginning, middle and a twist. The twist is the surprise and what makes it interesting. You don't want a linear story." Order 'Getting Married and Other Mistakes' by Barbara Slate fby clicking on the book cover above! Veronica by Barbara Slate Slate is a veteran of comic books and illustration, having started her career with a line of “Ms. Liz” greeting cards and Cosmopolitan cartoons before graduating to comic books. She has worked for DC and Marvel, having illustrated everything from Barbie for Marvel, Beauty & the Beast for Disney and Betty & Veronica for Archie Comics. She’s also the author of the Yuppies from Hell series of graphic novels. Speaking of “from hell,” she’s a fellow parent of a teen-age daughter. Poor woman! BARBARA SLATE Website • Facebook • Twitter   Order Will Eisner: A Spirited Life (2nd Edition) by Bob Andelman, available from Amazon.com by clicking on the book cover above!     The Party Authority in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland!

"Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life." ~Steve Jobs Martin and Henry attempt to tackle this MASSIVE MBM, "Mind Bullet Monday" topic— the unlikely value that is inherent in death.  While death is a tragic— the IDEA of death especially to the living ; ) provides immense value when it is used as a tool to inspire immediacy and action and add more life to the present! Martin says, "I had no idea we were going to go here but, Steve Jobs commencement speech at Stanford immediately comes to mind." "Consider" he says, how Jobs' acute awareness to his limited amount of time might've factored as a catalyst to Apple's growth in his final years." Martin even reads a few sentences from Jobs' Stanford 2005 commencement speech: "... It is Life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic, but it is quite true." Henry praises his wife and her sense for immediacy and action and doing things that are important recognizing there really are no guarantees. MG insists that just the word and idea of death forces one to think immediately about life and even how they are living and of course, what they want to accomplish BEFORE they die! If you heard the John Lingham episode #S3-025 know this to be true! Then both MG and HE review a few short and powerful exercises that YOU CAN DO around the idea of death to inspire action and more LIFE TO YOUR LIFE! Check it out and enjoy the show! ; ) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks for checking out this episode! Be sure to share + subscribe + review. pls! ; ) More Resources (FREE! The Habit Factor's Tracking Template) The Habit Factor® (website: BLOG, tips, tools and other resources) The Habit Factor® Book (Amazon Kindle) The Pressure Paradox® Book (Amazon Kindle) The Habit Factor app (iOS, Android) The Habit Factor's Facebook (Private) Accountability Group >>>>CONNECT WITH HENRY EVANS

There's so much good taroty goodness coming out this year. Listen to us babble on about some of our favorites from Llewelyn, Schiffer, US Games, and Lo Scarabeo.LlewellynKitchen Table Tarot by Melissa CynovaBringing the Tarot to Life by Scott MartinTarot Court Cards for Beginners by Leeza RobertsonGive the Devil His Due by Steve Hockensmith and Lisa FalcoTarot Familiars by Lisa ParkerEarth Wisdom Oracle by Cristina Scagliotti & Barbara MooreMystical Tarot by Luigi CostaVivid Journey Tarot by Jessica AlaireCeltic Tarot by Kristoffer Hughes & Chris DownTriple Goddess Tarot by Jaymi Elford & Franco RivolliSchifferMy First Tarot: The Easiest and Most Accurate Tarot Reading that You Can Do by Eleanor HammondShakespeare TarotMinoan TarotOstara TarotTarot at the Crossroads by Kooch and Victor DanielsUS GamesRana George Lenormand

Lauren Coulson always knew she was going to be involved in the creative arts: She wrote her first book in the second grade, produced short films through middle school, and even had a painting of hers displayed in a show at the Walters Art Gallery in Baltimore. She was lucky enough to earn a full visual arts scholarship to UMBC, and studied film before moving on to graphic design. Her final in her first design class won an international poster design contest and was exhibited all over the world! Lauren is currently in Oklahoma City, where she is employed as a graphic designer at Oklahoma City University. In her spare time she write novels and is neck-deep in the publishing process. She has about more than 12 manuscripts so far! It’s her dream to be able to write full time and spend her life crafting stories. TWEET: Lauren Coulson - Making Time for Your Art Each Day Now so You Can Do it Full Time Later For Lauren Coulson The Arts has been a passion since childhood. If you’ve ever had the idea that creative people are naturally creative, Lauren Coulson would give you ample reason to believe you are correct. Lauren has been working in some form of the arts since she was very young - art, writing, poetry, and much more. As an adult she’s leveraged her interest in the Arts into graphic design, novel writing, and even website design. On this episode Lauren shares her journey, why she pursues so many things at once, and how she keeps it all straight in her own head. It’s an amazing conversation that will inspire you to chase your dreams, so be sure you listen. Writing more than one book at a time is actually a form of creative leveraging. As Aimee chatted with Lauren Coulson on this episode she discovered that Lauren actually works on more than one novel at a time. When asked why she does it that way it became clear that when she hits a creative roadblock on one book, she’ll make the switch to another to get the juices flowing again. The practice enables Lauren to keep writing and to get a break from the things that are blocking her at the same time. That’s just one of the amazing tricks Lauren has found to make her more productive and to keep her creativity flowing. You’ll want to hear this one. TWEET: Writing more than one book at a time is actually a form of #creative leveraging Daily habits are vital, even if they are small ones. Never underestimate the power of a check box. That’s what Aimee said after she heard the simple way that Lauren Coulson uses small goals throughout the day to keep herself on track. Writing 500 words at a time. Sketching out a drawing or idea for a logo. Jotting down an idea from one of her dreams in a journal. Those are just examples of the many things that enable Lauren to stay on track as she accomplishes them and move her creative projects forward. You can hear much more from this accomplished creative on this episode of Chasing Dreams. You have to make a conscious effort to chase your dreams. Lauren Coulson has made a life out of chasing her dreams. She’s an author, and artist, a graphic designer, and more and has made a life out of chasing her dreams. When asked what advice she had for dream chasers, Lauren quickly said that you have to make a conscious effort to chase your dreams. Nobody’s going to tell you when to do it and nobody’s going to keep you going. It’s yours to do. Be creative and find a way to get there. TWEET: You have to make a conscious effort to chase your #dreams - on this episode OUTLINE OF THIS EPISODE: [0:46] Aimee’s introduction to her friend Lauren Coulson. [3:10] How Lauren got started in art and writing as a child. [5:59] Lauren’s beliefs about whether she’d ever have to pick one discipline over another. [9:00] How Lauren decided to illustrate her own book cover. [10:28] The learning curve of self-publishing Lauren has gone through. [14:21] What it means to “kill your darlings” as an author. [18:10] How Lauren has made the choice of what to publish (she’s written so much). [22:01] Recharging through various things in order to get more done. [26:10] Daily habits and a great app Lauren has discovered to keep her on track. [30:59] Why Lauren works on more than one novel at a time. [33:12] Working on her own websites and the tools Lauren uses to do it. [34:06] Time to herself, a social life, and life outside of her projects. [36:43] The possibility of screenwriting? Not really. [38:03] Lauren’s recommendation to Dream Chasers. GUEST RECOMMENDATION: You have to make a conscious effort to chase your dreams. Nobody’s going to tell you when to do it and nobody’s going to keep you going. It’s yours to do. Be creative and find a way to get there. RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Website (design): lcoulsondesign.com Website (books): laurencoulsonbooks.com Dribbble: dribbble.com/lcoulson LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/lauren-coulson-a8b00024 Joanna Penn - Million Dollar Outline NaNoWriMo Habit RPG TWEETS YOU CAN USE: TWEET: For Lauren Coulson The Arts has been a passion since childhood. Meet her on this episode TWEET: Daily habits are vital, even if they are small ones - on this episode of #ChasingDreams

  Winston Churchill Today's quote if from one of the greatest speakers, motivators, authors and statesmen in World History. He was and is aninspiration to many people over the world. Today, you will learn one of Winston Churchill's famous quotes that resonateswith me. No, this isn't his famous "Never Give Up" speech. That's a classic and I will undoubtedly talk about it one day. Hello again Goal Getters and welcome back to Goal Getting Podcast and our Goal Getting Quote of the Day. It's been a week since we start the Quote of the Day, and I am shocked to see the amount of you that seem to like theshow! I would love to hear some of your thoughts and comments on the Quote of the Day. You are giving me your feedback in the number of downloads that I've had in the last week. I really do appreciate it.Please share the quotes with the Click to Tweet on the Podcast website at Goal Getting Podcast dot com on the episode shoenotes. The more you share, the more friends will listen. I like to ask our guests on the show what quote hangs on their wall. Some have quotes hanging on their wall and other putthem on other things. One of my guests on the podcast is Michael Masangkay. He is also a coworker of mine and he competesin marathons, triathlons, and other races. He doesn't have a quote on his wall, but he has put his quote on his iPad Mini,which he carries with him everywhere. You will learn that quote on the Goal Getting Podcast when his episode airs, so comeback and listen to it.   Today's Quote of The Day is: I like things to happen, and if they don't happen I like to make them happen." - Winston Churchill Friends, There is such great POWER in that Quote. How many of us like things to happen? How many of want things tohappen, especially good things, to us? [bctt tweet=""I like things to happen, and if they don't happen I like to make them happen." - Winston Churchill"]   BUT, how many people just sit there WAITING for those things they want to happen to happen? How many people DON'T DOANYTHING to make it Happen? Powerful This quote is so powerful because it tells us that Winston Churchill Liked thing to happen but he wasn't about to sit idlyby and WAIT for it to HAPPEN and then do nothing if it doesn't. He By Bloody God "Likes To Make Them Happen"! That'spowerful. Do you realize the power YOU have? Not only can you like things to happen, but if they don't happen, YOU can make themhappen. AND YOU SHOULD! Let's go out and set the goals we want to achieve. Then Let's go out and make them happen! I can do it! You Can Do it! WE CAN ALL GO OUT AND MAKE IT HAPPEN! Make it Happen today! Are you with me? What are you going to make happen TODAY? Let me know. Leave me a comment at GoalGettingPodcast.com/QOD10 and TELL ME WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO MAKE HAPPEN TODAY!   Thanks for listening and Make it a Great Day. I would love to know what you think of the show. Do you enjoy these Quote of the Day segments? Let us know by leaving a comment below. Make Today a Great Day! Subscribe to us on iTunes Like our Facebook pagehttp://www.facebook.com/GoalGettingPodcast Follow us on Twitter:Podcast at @GoalsPodcastTony Woodall, Your Host at @TonyWCMB Follow us on Instagram at @GoalGettingPodcast  

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