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Strength training is often associated with professional athletes who need to condition their bodies. However, the general public could benefit from it as well. It's not just people who want to bulk up who need strength training, either. Regardless of your age, sex, and occupation, strength training can have massive benefits for your wellness. In this episode, Russel Jarrett joins us to share some insights from his 30 years of experience in the fitness industry. He talks about what makes an elite athlete and how talent is not the only determinant of success. We also dive deep into the benefits of strength training and optimising your fitness. If you want to know how strength training can help you function better, then this episode is for you. 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Here are three reasons why you should listen to the full episode: Know what propels an athlete towards an elite level. Learn the various effects of strength training on our bodies. Discover the importance of hormones to our health. Resources Gain exclusive access and bonuses to the Pushing the Limits Podcast by becoming a patron! Listen to other Pushing the Limits episodes: #187: Back to Basics: Slow Down Ageing and Promote Longevity with Dr Elizabeth Yurth #188: How to Increase Your Self-Awareness and Achieve High Performance with Craig Harper Connect with Russell: Website The Australian Fitness Podcast The Future is Faster Than You Think by Steven Kotler Lifespan by Dr David Sinclair Dr Elizabeth Yurth's online course on longevity Kultured Wellness A new program, BoostCamp, is coming this September at Peak Wellness! Episode Highlights [03:10] Russell's Background Russel went into athlete strength and conditioning because he didn't want to teach. He worked with various athletes in Australia for a long time while still working with the general population. He has since branched out to several business enterprises related to health and fitness. [06:03] What Makes a Good Athlete Elite athletes have a strong belief in their abilities. They stay confident and driven, regardless of their performance. Some athletes are exceptionally talented and find a way to play at the highest level. Even if you don't have innate talent, you can improve. You just need the right combination of drive, dedication, and perseverance. [11:22] Observations on Different Sports Athletes adapt their mentality and physicality based on their sport. For instance, footballers have high pain tolerance, while golfers possess intense concentration. Endurance athletes used to think that strength training would inhibit their ability to do well in their sports. Now, they're beginning to recognise the importance of incorporating the appropriate strength training for their sport. Improvement of your form, minimisation of injury, and faster healing time are some benefits of strength training. Our bodies are predisposed towards either endurance or strength training. The key is finding the balance between what you enjoy doing and what your body responds to. [24:30] Strength Training for the General Public Strength training helps to prevent accidents such as broken hips when our body starts to lose muscle mass. Women tend to avoid strength training because they don't want to bulk up. However, the more muscle you can maintain in your body, the better it is for your hormones. Strength training also improves your quality of life and overall lifespan. If you want a body that works better and feels better, incorporate strength training into your exercise regimen. [32:37] Optimising Your Hormones You're not going to see results from exercise and diet alone. You also have to consider your hormones. Your motivation also hinges on your hormones, so it's crucial to optimise them first. Strength training is a natural way to boost hormones, especially for women. The story of Russell's wife is a perfect example that training and nutrition are not the only things at play when it comes to our health. During menopause, his wife suddenly felt unwell and gained weight. Then, she dropped 10 kilos in 10 weeks. Listen to the full episode to know how she did it! [44:13] Bouncing Back From Life's Setbacks Training your body today can allow you to bounce back from health problems down the road. Listen to the full episode to hear about Lisa's amazing neighbour in his 60s who rapidly recovered from his hip operation! Russell had a client in her 40s who completely reinvented her body in three years. Russel's client soon became fit enough to participate in a competition called The Big Red Run. [46:45] Taking Tiny Steps Towards Change You do not have to do everything today. Making small changes is better than overwhelming yourself. Decide on a few things that you can commit to doing. Once you implement those changes, you will feel yourself getting better and wanting to improve even more. [52:35] Being Proactive About Your Health Lisa's husband is genetically three times more likely to develop Alzheimer's due to genetics. However, they actively mitigate that risk. Lisa shared a story about a man whose health was in decline at 65 but is now active again at age 75. Listen to the full episode for the details! Russell advocates for self-medication through exercise, nutrition, sunlight, and being outdoors. Do your due diligence—do your research and take charge of your health. 7 Powerful Quotes ‘[Athletes are] not invincible, but I think that anyone who gets to the elite level has a mental belief, a strong mental belief in their ability.' ‘Good athletes and people that are considered elite have an ability to persevere when others might give up.' ‘Strength training pretty much is important for everybody in some way, shape, or form.' ‘If you train well and if you train consistently through your 20s, 30s and 40s, then your 50s, 60s and 70s will be a whole lot easier.' ‘It's not a disease model that we should be following. It's a prevention model. It's optimisation.' ‘You can't achieve anything in life, whether it's physical, or financial, or anything without dedication, discipline, and consistency.' ‘With your own health and what people are telling you to use or take or consume, you got to do your own due diligence.' About Russell Russell has 30 years of experience in athlete preparation and training the general population. He has worked with the AFL, AIS, Cricket Australia, WNBL, and ABL. Today, he owns 24/7 fitness facilities and consults with clients from all over Australia. He is also an educator and a speaker at different institutions. Furthermore, Russell built two registered training organisations and has coached hundreds of trainers over the years. He is a firm believer that physical performance improvement is for everybody. If you want to reach out to Russell or know more about his work, you check out his website. Enjoyed This Podcast? If you did, be sure to subscribe and share it with your friends! Post a review and share it! If you enjoyed tuning in, then leave us a review. You can also share this with your family and friends, so they can understand the importance of strength training and optimising your fitness. Have any questions? You can contact me through email (support@lisatamati.com) or find me on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. For more episode updates, visit my website. You may also tune in on Apple Podcasts. To pushing the limits, Lisa Full Transcript Of The Podcast Welcome to Pushing the Limits, the show that helps you reach your full potential, with your host Lisa Tamati, brought to you by lisatamati.com. Lisa Tamati: Well hi everyone and welcome back to Pushing the Limits. This week, I have Russell Jarrett with me. Now Russell is one of Australia's leading strength and conditioning coaches, owns a number of gyms with his lovely wife Tara, and has also worked with many elite teams from the AFL, from soccer, from golf, to tennis. He's been around a while and done a lot of things. So you're going to really enjoy this conversation on strength and conditioning and how to optimise your fitness. Before we go over to the show, just want to let you know that we have our BoostCamp live webinar series coming up on the first of September, it starts. It's eight weeks long, we're going to be doing a live seminar every week. You're going to be we're going to be learning everything around levelling up your life, basically. So how to age like a winner, how to reduce your stress, how to deal with all the things that are coming at us, and are overwhelmed today's society. We're going to teach you how to tap into your biology through your neurology. So we're going to be looking at how to optimise your sleep, health fundamentals, nutrition, exercise, all those sorts of good things, as well as things like circadian rhythms. It's going to be a really good life program, basically. So we hope you can join us over there. If you want to find out more, go to peakwellness.co.nz/boostcamp, that's boost with an -st. No, it's not boot camp, it's BoostCamp. We won't be making you do burpees during the webinar, I promise. So make sure you come and join us over there: peakwellness.co.nz/boostcamp. We also have our flagship program running, as usual, our epigenetics. This is all about understanding what your genes are about and how to optimise your life to your specific genes. Now we use it with lots of our runners. We also use it in the corporate sector for teams and leadership teams and building strong companies. We also use it for people who are going through different health crises and wanting to optimise their health fundamentals to help them through. So if you're interested in finding out about that, just go to peakwellness.co.nz. Okay, now over to the show, with Russell Jarrett. Lisa: Well, hi, everyone, and welcome back to Pushing the Limits. Today, I have Russell Jarrett with me. Welcome to the show, Russell. Fantastic to have you! Russell Jarrett: Thanks, Lis. Good to be here. Lisa: We have a mutual friend who's put us in contact, and we're very, very grateful. We're going to be sharing some good stuff around health, fitness, health optimisation, strength, and conditioning. That's your jam. Now you, Russell, can you give people a bit of background? You've got a hell of a lot of experience in working both with elite athlete teams and different sports, as well as, the general population through your gyms, and your studios, and so on. Can you just give us a bit of a synopsis on your career, if you like? Russell: Yeah, sure. So it stretches back some 30 years now. I started like many other coaches do. You know, working on the gym floor and understanding what that environment looked like and felt like. Once I finished my physio degree, I decided I didn't necessarily want to teach. I moved into athlete strength and conditioning. That was an area which seemed to really raise my interest. I got involved in that. But back in those days, it was very much a part-time role and a part-time world. There wasn't really professional sporting teams as yet. So I had to then supplement with work in the fitness industry, and with general population. I've always had one foot in either world, and I've worked with elite athletes in various sports in Australia for a long time. But I've also had my own business enterprises and studios or RTOs, and things like that, that I've used to provide myself with a stable career. Because one thing I have learned in the strength and conditioning world is that it's a great environment to work in. It's exciting. It's high pressure. It's always different. It's challenging. But it's unstable, and it can be volatile. Because as they say it's a results-based industry. So if the results aren't coming, for whatever reason, and that may or may not have something to do with what you do, it might not. But nonetheless, if there's a change in personnel, quite often you're part of that change. Lisa: That's so true. You know that that's what I love. You have to be flexible, adaptable, and being able to sort of go with the flow. When you're an entrepreneur, I mean, on this, similar sort of world, different but similar. You have to make that happen, basically, if you want things, if you want to keep in business, and you have to be good at your job, otherwise, yeah, people aren't going to come back. I want to go a little bit into your experience with working with elite athletes for starters. Because I think it interests, a lot of my— so my listeners are endurance athletes, not everyone. Everyone's a lot of average, sort of people interested in health optimisation and being the best that they can be. My background is as an ultra-endurance athlete. What is it that you think sets a good athlete up from a mindset point of view? Before we get into the strength and conditioning side of the equation, which is hugely important, but do you think that there's— like having worked with general population and lots of elite athletes, what is that some of the key differences that you see between the two groups, if you like? Russell: Yeah, look, I think when people start to figure out that they have a talent, or a gift, or an ability that is above and beyond what is considered normal, I think along with that comes a strengthening in their self-belief and their understanding of what they can do. That takes time. But there are still athletes that will, by their own admission, will struggle with their own self-belief and their own levels of doubt, and so forth. They're not invincible but I think that anyone who gets to the elite level has a mental belief, a strong mental belief in their ability. They know what they can do. They know what they're good at. They're obviously passionate about it. Then I think for the elite athletes, it's just an ongoing evolution of that ability to stay focused, stay driven, stay hungry, and stay confident when perhaps their performances are suggesting otherwise. I think that's, good athletes and people that are considered elite have an ability to persevere when others might give up. I think that's probably one of the things I noticed the most. Lisa: Perseverance. Do you think there's a difference between— is the most important thing talent? Or is the most important thing, a never quit attitude and I'm gonna keep fighting a fighting sort of attitude? What do you think's more important? Russell: I think there's a combination there. I think it's different for every person. I think there's definitely athletes that are extremely exceptionally talented: Michael Jordan, NBA, Tiger Woods in golf, Michael Schumacher in F1. These kinds of people are supremely talented. They're just playing on another level. I think for those people, they probably don't suffer the same levels of doubt or stress than others might. Now, on the same environment, you've got people who are not that talented. So there were people that that played in the same team as Michael Jordan, right? So there was a guy from Australia called Luc Longley, who was one of the pioneers of Australians into the NBA. Luc Longley was a seven-foot centre, who played a couple of seasons with the Chicago Bulls. Now Luc Longley, and he'll tell you this, was in no way shape or form as talented as Michael Jordan. But he still managed to play in the same team, at the same level, and win championships alongside Michael Jordan. Now, it's not talent that got Luc there. So it's got to be something else. Obviously, he had some talent. But he obviously had incredible desire, hunger, dedication, perseverance. He had some ingredients that he combined with his talent to allow him to play at the highest level. So I think it's different for every athlete. Some athletes do their thing because they're in extremely talented environments. They're just freaks at what they do. Then there's other people that you look at in all sorts of sports, and they don't— Lisa: —work your ass off. Russell: Yeah, they don't look that athletic. They don't look amazing. They don't do extraordinary things, but they just keep going and they hang in there. They find a way to play at the highest level. It's quite extraordinary. Lisa: Yeah. I mean, that's certainly my background, I absolutely had no talent as a runner. Absolutely none. Just for sheer bloody-mindedness got sort of pretty good at it. I think, that's why, for me to ask the question because for me, talent is, if you've got it, then you're bloody lucky. But even if you haven't, if you're one of those people listening that goes, ‘You know, I haven't got any genetic abilities and talents and stuff, but I really want to do it.' Well, don't give up on your dream. I remember going to Millennium Stadium in Auckland with the Auckland University doing VO2 max testing and all that sort of stuff. They said to me afterwards, like, ‘If you're a young athlete coming to see whether you'll be good at endurance sports, we'd tell you, don't give up your day job. You're actually below average, below average.' Small lung capacity, very low VO2 max. I said, ‘Well, lucky, nobody told me that back then. Because then I wouldn't have gone on to do the stuff that I did.' That's the point now that just because you don't have the talent doesn't mean you can't. You might have to work your way around things, you might have to work twice as hard as the guy next to you. You have to be prepared for that battle. But I think you can. Okay, so you've worked in the AFL, cricket. What other sort of sports have you worked with? And what do you see as differences between the sport arts as well? Any sort of insights? Russell: Yeah. I've spent some time in the AFL, with Cricket Australia, I've worked with netballers, basketballers, tennis, and golf. Look, physically, all of those athletes differ because they adapt according to what their sport requires of them. So footballers have exceptionally high levels of fitness capacity, strength, endurance, agility, power. They're very well-developed and well-rounded athletes. Then you've got golfers who essentially are not always very athletic, although the sport is getting better. But they have incredible levels of coordination, incredible levels of concentration, incredible levels of focus. Because that's what their sport requires. So I've been lucky to work in different sports. Yeah, you're right. I always see these little nuances between different sports and what they bring to the table. Footballers, generally have really high levels of pain tolerance, because to play at that level, it's quite uncomfortable. Whereas golfers have incredible levels of concentration and mental resilience. Because you can stand over a putt, which might be four feet long, but that one shot over four feet might be worth a million dollars. Lisa: Wow. Yeah. Russell: So you better make sure that you've got incredible focus, and that your internal dialogue is very calm and very measured. Because if you're standing over that putt worth a million dollars, and you're like, ‘I don't know, if I can do this,' and your heart rate is pounding, you're not in a good position to make that putt. Lisa: Wow. That's a good insight. Russell: Yeah, isn't it? Lisa: It is because, I've often looked at golf and thought, ‘Why the hell are they so high pay when you've got some triathlete, or Tour de France winner, it gets, a pittance in comparison.' And you're thinking, the training and the dedication and these dangers and all of that. You think that. So it's interesting to see that there is a different lot of things at play and it's the brain. I mean, I watched Docker last night, I love neuroscience. There was a great one just on Netflix, actually, and it was looking at how the neurons in the nervous system work. It was looking at a boxer and all the stuff that's going on in the brain. It was like, wow, there is different types of coordination, fitness, reaction, emotional control, all of these things play into this game that we are, whatever sport you're into, and into life in general and staying healthy. One of the things that I found interesting, they were talking about ultramarathon runners having the blood sugar levels of a diabetic and I was just like, ‘Really? Is that why—?' Because I've been monitoring my blood sugar levels over the last couple of years, and I'm going, ‘What the hell! They're extremely high at times.' I'll be doing like an interval training session and fast, evening hours and I was up at nine and a half and I'm like, ‘Oh, my God, I'm diabetic.' I'm now like, listening to that yesterday, now I'm like, ‘Ah, ultramarathoners trained their body to respond with huge amounts of blood sugars, and they're very insulin sensitive.' So actually, the opposite is actually happening. But if you just took that at face value, you just took that 9.5 measurements on blood glucose, you'd think, ‘Oh, my god, she's got diabetes.' So it's a really interesting world. Or when you're recruiting, you're doing a big, heavy weight, the neurons as what you're training, not just the muscle fibers, isn't it? Russell: Yeah. In fact, with a lot of strength training, and that's what people find, especially people who are new to strength training, they actually develop new levels of strength quite quickly. If you take a beginner, and they've never done weight training before, strength training before, you can actually get them quite strong within two to three weeks. They'll notice a difference in two to three weeks. Now, that's not a physiological adaptation in the muscular system. That is a physiological adaptation in the nervous system. So their nervous system adapts and changes much more rapidly. So that's why you see that rapid increase in strength. Lisa: At the start. Russell: At the start. That's right. Then after a couple of weeks, the muscular system also changes and starts to catch up. Lisa: Wow. Is that also why you have a little bit of a plateau after your initial gains? And you're like, ‘Ah, this is great, I'm gonna keep improving,' and then you don't. Russell: Exactly. So the nervous system changes rapidly. Then the adaptation to the stimulus of that starts to slow, and then you get more physiological adaptation in the muscular system. So, over time, the process of getting stronger is a combination of those two systems constantly being stimulated and constantly adapting to the changing stimulus. Lisa: Wow. What sort of changes Is this making our body like from a health and well being and in longevity and anti-aging sort of stuff? I'm heavily into actually, resistance work, weight training, it doesn't have to be heavy, heavy stuff. But you have to be doing weight training as far as I'm concerned. So I'm coming from an endurance athlete background, that's not, that wasn't, certainly wasn't the conversation until our company, we're very big on the strength, we're big on the mobility, we're big on the not overdoing the running, not doing the high mileage models and ignoring the strengths, which is, the world that I sort of grew up in, when I was, learning as a young athlete, ultramarathon running. There wasn't a guidance for starters. I remember ignoring strength and conditioning completely, and the strength side of it. Now realising, that's actually the base gains, the biggest weight changes, like isn't weight loss, the biggest metabolic changes, the biggest form changes for runners, strength trainers, the stability, the lack of injuries, like all of these things are just huge parts of that puzzle, even for endurance athletes. Russell: Yeah, you're absolutely right. Going back maybe a couple of decades, strength training and endurance athletes, they didn't really talk to each other. It really wasn't part of the picture. Lisa: Yeah. Detrimental to don't do weights if you're a runner. Russell: You're absolutely right, there was a segment of the endurance world that believe that if you're lifting weights, that you could damage or inhibit your ability to run or do endurance sports. We know better than that now. We know that it is absolutely possible and actually recommended to combine endurance training with the appropriate level and type of strength training to benefit endurance athletes, no doubt. Lisa: Yeah, it's a great insight. Russell: When endurance runners, runners or cyclists or triathletes, when they get stronger, provided it's done in the correct fashion, as you say, it actually has benefits to their running technique, to their running form, to the minimisation of injury, to their ability to recover. Everything improves when you're stronger. Lisa: Yeah. And anabolic as opposed to the catabolic nature of our sport, which is tearing stuff down all the time instead of rebuilding. We need— on that point as well, the whole ‘I'm going to bulk up' mentality, it takes quite a lot to actually bulk up and there's different types of strength training to reach different types of goals. And the other aspect I wanted to ask you about like I do genetic testing and epigenetics, and understand the different sort of genetic combinations. If I put someone who is strength-based by genetics, and I put them into super long-distance endurance training, I'm going to be mismatching their genetics. How that worked out for me in my life was I did ultramarathon running when my genetics are actually built around high-intensity sort of medium weights in shorter episodes, or shorter duration is actually what my genetics want. I decided to do ultramarathoning because I decided to do it. But I didn't know that, actually, from my genetics, it's actually really important to be doing some weight training. It's actually important that I don't overtrain as in the long distance. Now, my active career time is over. So I've gone now for longevity and things that are more important to me now. I've found that I'm a lot healthier, a lot fitter. My hormones are in better balance because I'm doing what's in line with my personal genetics. It doesn't mean I can't even run an ultramarathon again. I can. But I shouldn't be doing them back to back if I want to live a long time and not break myself. Do you see that? I mean, you were— without going deep into the embryology and epigenetic side of it, but you got your ectomorphs, your mesomorphs, and your endomorphs as a broad categories. The endomorph population really, really benefit from strength training. Like it's really important. It's counterintuitive, especially for females and the population, because they think they're already bigger, stronger people. And they think that when they go to do weight training, that's going to make them like really massively bulky. What would you say to that? Have you come across that experience at all? Look, I'm in the weeds here. But— Russell: No, you're right. Certainly, people are more predisposed to certain activities, which is essentially what we're saying. So I'm an ectomorph. But my body shape and my body composition is more ectomorphic. I'm quite slight, narrow shoulder. I don't weigh much. But I do still strength train. But what we're saying here is that because I'm not sort of genetically gifted or predisposed towards strength training, it also means that I'm what we call a slow gainer or a non-responder. For me to put muscle on my body, for me to get stronger, I've got to do a lot of hard work and I've got to eat a lot of food. Because it's really hard. My body does not want to get bigger. But if I put a pair of shoes on a winter run, my body is very happy. So you're absolutely right. Now, with females, yes, there are people that are going to respond better to endurance work, and respond better to strength work. But I guess what it comes down to is, how do you then combine that predisposition to what it is that your goals are, to what it is that you enjoy doing, and to what it is that your body responds to? That's the I mean, if I had the answer to that Lisa— Lisa: That's your secret sauce. Russell: Yeah. If I had the answer to that, Lisa, I'll be making a fortune. Lisa: Well, that's right. That's why I study epigenetics. It's really key or we work with different platforms but then technologies and stuff. But what I get out of it is that gives me the black and white information and then as a coach, then I can help you piece together the right combination. So if I've got someone who's like me or is more suited to shorter, high-intensity CrossFit style workouts for the one a bit of description, and they want to do ultramarathons, then I'll tailor their programs or our company will tailor the programs to fit that so that they can still do their goals but without wrecking their body. And that will be a lower mileage program than what it would be for you if I was training you who is an ectomorph, who can take more of the distance. I think what's also important to understand is that strength training pretty much is important for everybody in some way, shape, or form. Especially as we get older and like when we hit our 40s and we start losing muscle mass naturally like that's what happens. This is where I see lots of runners especially our you know becoming like beef jerky, for lack of a better description, sarcopenic, losing muscle mass, then losing bone mass, and they may be cardiovascularly fit. They're not going to die of diabetes and being overweight, but where they run into troubles is with stress fractures and osteoporosis and lack of muscle. And that can kill you just as quickly as well. I mean, a lot of people die of osteoporosis and breaking hips. You break a hip when you're above 60 and you're in trouble. That can lead to death. The stats for that is worse than it is for cardiovascular disease. That's just pretty scary when you start unraveling the whole bone. So it's really important for me to have people who aren't just endurance junkies, if you like, understanding, especially once I've hit the 40 and above that they get into that weight training, that they get into some strength training of some sort, at least. Russell: Yeah, with all my general population clients, if they are, if they are above the age of 50, I recommend to all of them strongly that some part, small to significant, but some parts of their weekly exercise routine has to include some form of relatively heavy strength training. Because if you want to look at one form of exercise that can improve your quality and length of life, it's strength training. Lisa: We're on the same page. Yeah, and that's, you know, me coming from an endurance background saying that. And this is super important for a woman to hear as well, because I think women have a natural tendency, ‘I don't want to get bulky. I don't want to get muscular.' I can tell you now ladies, the more muscle you can maintain in your body, the better, the better your basal metabolic rate is, your human growth hormone. When you do strength training, you're going to up your levels of human growth hormone, which is going to help with your anti-aging, which is going to keep you younger, which is going to help with all of these different areas of cognitive, as well as physical, as well as sleep as well— every area of life is impacted. If you're doing heavy weight training, you go to sleep better, I'll tell you that much. It's not just cardio, cardio, cardio, I think is the message that I'm trying to get across here. That's very important. Everybody should be doing a certain amount of cardio. It's absolutely crucial that we sweat, that we get our heart rate up and we do all that stuff. But it's the combination. In every decade where you go through, you basically need a new approach, I'm saying. You know, the ratios. We all need cardio. We all need strength training. We all need mobility as the other part of that conversation, which is your Pilates, yoga, foam rolling, all that sort of good stuff. Then it's the ratios that become different as you age. Then how heavy are you lifting and what body type do you have. If you're a big, strong endomorphic body type, I can put some heavier weights through your joints, that's going to be good for you. If you're an ectomorph, I'm going to put some lighter weights, but I'm still going to put weights for you. Russell: I did a podcast with Craig Harper the other few weeks ago, you've been— Lisa: A couple times. Yeah man, he's awesome. Russell: I said to Craig, ‘What I say to people all the time, “If you train well, if you train well, and if you train consistently through your 20s, 30s, and 40s, then your 50s, 60s, and 70s will be a whole lot easier.”' Lisa: Hell yes. This is gold man. Because the older you get, the more you have to focus on this. And the more you have to train, not volume-wise, but the more you have to focus on this and get that combination right because it becomes more and more important, not less and less important. And what I see when the over 50s, and 60s, and 70-year-olds is that they go, ‘Oh, I'm older now I don't have to do as much.' That's the opposite of what you should be doing. I'm older, therefore I can get away with less therefore I have to do more in the right context. I have, you know, a story. People who listen to my podcast know about my mom's journey. And she had an aneurysm five years ago, and she is at the gym five days a week. This afternoon, we'll be at the gym. We'll be doing weight training, and cardiovascular work, and coordination work, and yoga. Those are all parts of her rehabilitation. Now it's relative to her age; she's 79 years old. Unfortunately, I didn't know all this back in the day. So I missed the boat in her 40s, and 50s, and 60s. And we've started in her 70s and coming back from a massive rehabilitation project, like, five years in now. God, I wish I had known what I knew then now. Like what I knew, what I know now, I don't, didn't know then because she would be in so much better shape. So now, I have to work that much more strategically in order to keep her where she is and to keep her moving forward into her 80s, and 90s, and hopefully beyond that. It's doable. Russell: Yeah, it is. It absolutely is. The understanding in the general population, in the general community, the understanding of our strength training is still poor. It's getting better because people like you and I are out there banging the drum saying, ‘Get strong. Lift heavy. Do your weights. You're not going to blow up. You're not going to give bulky. It's going to give you nothing other than a better, a better body that works better, moves better, feels better, functions better—' Lisa: —and dies later. Russell: Exactly. Well, yeah, I mean, we haven't, we probably haven't come up with the anti-aging drug. But I think weight training is pretty close. Lisa: Yeah, absolutely. Just interrupting the program briefly to let you know that we have a new patron program for the podcast. Now, if you enjoy Pushing the Limits, if you get great value out of it, we would love you to come and join our patron membership program. We've been doing this now for five and a half years, and we need your help to keep it on air. It's been a public service free for everybody. And we want to keep it that way. But to do that we need like-minded souls who are on this mission with us to help us out. So if you're interested in becoming a patron for Pushing the Limits podcast, then check out everything on patron.lisatamati.com. That's P-A-T-R-O-N dot lisatamati.com. We have two patron levels to choose from, you can do it for as little as $7 a month, New Zealand or $15 a month if you really want to support us. So we are grateful if you do. There are so many membership benefits you're going to get if you join us, everything from workbooks for all the podcasts, the strength guide for runners, the power to vote on future episodes, webinars that we're going to be holding, all of my documentaries, and much much more. So check out all the details, patron.lisatamati.com, and thanks very much for joining us. This year another aspect that I've been really deep in the weeds on lately is hormones. A study under Dr Elizabeth Yurth, and she's a longevity doctor and orthopedic surgeon in America, brilliant lady, love her to pieces. I just did one course with her and it was like what to fix first. She was like, ‘I'm not going to tell you to do the right diet or the right exercise program. The very first thing that I'm going to get you to do is optimise your hormones.' Your hormones need to be— if you don't have testosterone and estrogen in the right levels in your body, and human growth hormone, and all the other hormones, and the right combination, and the right thing, then you are not going to be able to exercise. She said, ‘If I tell someone who's severely overweight in their 60s who hasn't trained before just to go to the gym and start working out and their hormones are in the gutter, they're not going to be able to. They don't have the motivation. Because hormones are related to motivation. They don't have the ability. They don't have the energy, all of these aspects.' So optimising our hormones is a really important piece of a puzzle. I think this is a new conversation that's starting to open up. This is not about whether you know, like, we're not talking about, you know, illegal anabolic what bodybuilders or whatever have traditionally done. This is about optimising your hormones as you age and we start to lose, drop our testosterone, you guys especially in the late 40s, 50s start to really notice a big drop. If we can actually optimise that. That leads you know— like I do hormone consults and stuff. This needs to be done under doctors or people that are specialised in this. But if you can get that right, then you're going to have the energy to go and do the right exercise and you'll be more likely to eat right as well. Because you won't be having this downward spiral because if you get your hormones wrong and you start to feel lethargic, you start to have less energy, less cognitive ability, and, and, and, and, and. For me I'm actually like, ‘Right, how do we optimise people's—?' Or, ‘Let's have some conversations around this.' Because to date, it's either been, okay woman, maybe hormone replacement therapy. Okay, if they're going through menopause or something like that. For guys, it's only the bodybuilders who have been getting testosterone. I'll tell you now, men, if they get their testosterone levels checked, and if you can work with a good doctor, and that's a big if, trying to find the right one to work with. And get them optimised for your age and for where you're at so that you're actually— because then you will age a lot slower. But it needs to be done carefully because you go the wrong way and you can end up with cancer. So you need to understand your innate pathways and all that. Without getting into that conversation, but just getting into the fact that hormones are absolutely crucial. And we can do things to boost our testosterone naturally: weight training. And women, you need testosterone as well. That's where your estrogens come from, for starters. They come from progesterone, to testosterone, to estrogens. And men when you do, so the more weight training you do, and the more, you'll have more human growth hormone and more testosterone available to you. And doing things like sauna and things also huge, huge. Like you do three days of sauna, you're going to have a 1600%, I think it is, increase in human growth hormone for the next couple of days. Russell: You're absolutely spot on. About two years ago— my wife is 51. Lisa: Wow. She doesn't look it. Russell: Has always been really good with her diet, really good with her training, always strength trained, always been a strong lady, and fit. About two years ago, started to feel unwell, started to be, kind of a little unmotivated with regards to exercise. But she still kept fighting through it. And she goes, ‘I'm just going through a flat phase.' Anyway, long story short, started putting on a little bit of weight, which was unusual because her diet was very good, her training was very good. In 12 weeks, she put on 12 kilos without explanation. Lisa: It's menopause. Russell: Exactly. So got hit fair and square between the eyes by the menopause bus. But she went to three different doctors, and none of them were prepared to explain, or assist, or advise, or refer. They all said to her, ‘You know what, for your age, you're in pretty good shape. I wouldn't worry about it too much.' Lisa: Ah, this makes me so— Russell: Then one guy, one doctor looked at her and said, ‘Oh, you're an attractive lady. What are you worried about?' Lisa: It's not about attractive lady. It's about optimisation. When will the doctors start to understand that it's not about the disease? It's not a disease model that we should be following. It's a prevention model. It's optimisation. That's the change that's going to happen. I can see it coming. Keep going. Russell: She finally, we made some phone calls to some friends. We did some research. She stumbled across an anti-aging doctor in Melbourne who was in his mid-90s and was still practising. Lisa: That says something about him already. Russell: Right. And he sat with her for, I guess, an hour and a half. And he explained to her what he did and how long he'd been doing it. And he said, ‘No one will tell you this.' He goes, ‘No regular doctor refers to me or believes in what I do.' He then met her for sort of an extended consult in which she did three blood tests over the space of six hours. He then managed her hormone profiles and prescribed her some medication and some testosterone. She lost, without changing her diet, without changing her exercise, she dropped 10 kilos in 10 weeks. Lisa: Yup. That's an extremely important story. Russell, I hope the hell that she's sharing that out in the world because I have to get her on and share that in depth. Russell: There's a lot more to that story. That's the brief version. Lisa: I want the full version. You should get your wife on my show. Russell: Lisa, it really upset me and it really made me frustrated, as I'm sure you've been through the same process. I've heard your story about your mum. It just made me really upset that our medical profession is so— not all. I don't wanna generalise, but a large percentage of conventional doctors are so far behind. They're so far behind. Lisa: They're so far behind, and this is changing. I mean I'm reading a book at the moment called The Future is Faster than You Think by Steve Kotler. Unbelievable what's going to happen in the healthcare space. The data that's coming, the AI and all this sort of stuff, it's exciting because it's putting the power back into our hands because we'll be able to have the diagnostic tools. At the moment, I'm frustrated and frightened too because this stuff I know about I want to get from my mum or for myself and I can't get them, peptides and all this sort of crazy awesome stuff. I'm a biohacker, I experimenting the hell out of myself. I've just been, I'm going through menopause. I'm 52, I've gone through menopause. I started on a product called NMN which I'm now importing to New Zealand and I work with a molecular biologist in this area. And this is an anti-aging longevity supplement that Dr David Sinclair, who wrote the book Lifespan, you have to read that book if you haven't. So I've been on that now for seven months— eight months. I've reversed my own menopause. I was already aware. I'm already on TTA. I'm on progesterone. I'm on estrogen. I already am optimising. I understand my genetic risk factors so I'm on all over that because I don't just do this willy-nilly. People, if you want a hormone consult, I can do that. That's what I do now. I'm the leanest, fittest, I'm not fit in the ultramarathon sense, I couldn't go out and run a 200k race like I used to be able to. But I wasn't fit then. I was fit in that one thing, but I wasn't— I didn't feel athletic. I was overweight. I was puffy. I was hormonal. I was up the walls. My body was in overtraining. Now at 52, I'm leaner than I've ever been, I'm stronger than I've ever been, and I've got more energy than I used to have. When I went, you know, the last few years have been pretty rough. I've had a rough life, with mum, losing my dad, and losing my baby, and spit some shit towards their way. And still, you know, like, okay, I've been through the wringer and I've had a few things along the way. But this is why it's so important. Because you're going to get that from life. It's gonna come, sooner or later, you're going to get smashed in the face. The more stronger you can make your body so that it bounces back if you have an injury, or sickness or a virus or whatever, the better. I mean, I've just been through shingles the last four weeks, which has been bloody awful. But now I'm back, and I'm training, and I'm back into life, and I'm optimising. That's not surprising because the stress levels that I've been through and exposed to are the reasons why my body was hammered. So you can't always avoid these things. These things are still going to happen to you. But if you're strong and resilient, and you've got the right nutrients, and you've got the right training, you will bounce back 100 times faster. I've got a mate up here who is 60, I think he's 65 years old, and he's a kitesurfer. Legend of a bloke. He's been a waterman. And he's just had a hip operation. Within two days he was out walking. Within three hours of the operation, he was up. And I see him all day, every day. Now he's on the bike. Now he's down there watching the waves. He can't get out there yet, but he's walking every day. Like, that guy's gonna come back and bounce back like nothing because he is fit and he's just raring to go. That attitude, it doesn't matter that he's 65. He's a kickass athlete. You want to watch them kite surfing, I'm in awe of him. He's out there for three, four hours and the biggest scariest, like stuff I would never touch. I don't know where to start. This guy's just killing it or up our mountain skiing. You don't have to accept that, ‘Oh you're now 50. So it's time for you to settle down and get a bit more sedentary. And you probably put on some weight, and you're— that's just life.' No it isn't! Russell: No, that's right. You're absolutely right. I've got it reminds me of one more little story. I had a lady who sat with me in my office about six years ago. I'll paint you the picture. Early 40s, quite overweight, very unathletic, very inexperienced with exercise, very intimidated by the gym, poor nutrition. Like the classic sedentary person. Anyway, we started talking and I managed to convince her to just gently start something. I made some adjustments with regard to her diet because it was horrendous. She started eating better, drinking less sugary drinks, eating more fruit and vegetables, meats, eating less processed food, started training, then started feeling better, losing weight, started getting more excited by the process. Three years later, she competed in an event in Central Australia called The Big Red Run. Lisa: Oh, yeah. I've done that. Russell: Yeah. Well, there you go. She covered, what was it, 160 something kilometres in four days. Lisa: Amazing. Russell: Just, this was a woman, when she sat with me, she couldn't run. She wouldn't be able to run more than 500 meters without stopping. In three years, she did the Big Red Run. In one day, she had to cover nearly 80 kilometres. Lisa: Yeah, that one kicked my ass. I ended up with a back injury and didn't make it. So I know how hard that one is. Like rain, it's hot— Russell: It's amazing. She literally reinvented her body in three years. Lisa: In her 40s. Not 20s. Russell: Yeah. In her 40s, yeah. Lisa: That is just gold. What an incredible story. And even for me, you don't have to— I had a lady on the podcast a couple days ago: Cindy O'Meara, nutritionist. She was teaching me stuff about numbers, and preservatives, and shit. And I'm like, ‘Oh, my God, you know. And that's even like a—' But I didn't have any idea of that level of information and how they feed them on plastic bacteria and put it in our food. I'm like, ‘Wow, this is just horrific.' But she said to me, ‘You don't have to go out and do everything today.' Just decide, ‘This week, okay, I'm going to eat a little bit more organic. This week, I'm going to go and switch out for my, you know, something organic, better chocolate.' If that's what you're into, and you want to eat chocolate, then you don't want to be having the cheap and nasty. Go and find a good one. You know, so it's just, in other words, taking tiny steps and every day that we make those little wee changes and those little wee steps, don't overwhelm yourself, because then you'll chuck it in. You don't have to be perfect. It doesn't mean you can never ever have an ice cream again. It doesn't mean that. It just means that you're making these incremental changes in your life, and slowly you start to get better. We're all on this continuum of change. And I'd bet you don't need 100% perfect to train, 100% perfect. I have days when I have a ‘F-it day' and you know stuff. Because I've had a bad day and I know I've done it. And then I'm like, ‘Okay, well, you know that this happened. We'll get back on the bandwagon.' Russell: Yeah, yeah, look, you're absolutely right. We're not saying to people that you need to eat like a monk and run marathons like David Goggins, not saying that. We're just saying, as you rightly pointed out, just small adjustments over time, identifying, okay, if you're unfit, if you're not eating well, what are two or three things that you could change today that would not feel like we're making your life incredibly uncomfortable? What are just three things that you could change? Eventually, you change them. You realise that it wasn't that hard. You realise that you feel better for it. So then you start looking for what else can I do? What else can I change? You know, what else can I optimise? Then over the process of three years, this lady completely changed and completely optimised to the point where you would consider her somewhat of an elite athlete. Lisa: Wow, this legend. Russell: Yes. It's a great story. But it just shows you, with dedication, with discipline, consistency, all those words, that they're not necessarily easy or pleasant, but they're irreplaceable, and they're critical. Lisa: Yeah. And education. Russell: Yeah. You can't achieve anything in life, whether it's physical or financial, or anything without dedication, discipline, and consistency. Lisa: Yeah. And don't over— then the big piece of the puzzle is don't overwhelm yourself. Just take it one step at a time. I'm studying cryptocurrencies at the moment because I can see the writing on the wall. This is what's coming at us is a complete new system, right? And I'm like at the moment, in that phase of like, ‘I don't get any of this.' Like, you must have been talking Latin to me. But I know if I keep reading, if I keep listening, if I keep on, I will start to pick up the terminology. I will start to understand that I know the process of learning. I know that's how I learn languages. That's how I learn medical stuff. That's how everything I don't understand at the beginning. I don't worry about the confusion. I just let it wash over me. And then my brain starts to create these patterns of recognition. Then I start to get, ‘Hey, I understood what that person says,' and ‘Oh, I'm a little bit clever.' Then you're away and you're off to the races. Because then you start to become curious, then you start to become passionate. Then you're like, well, then it's up to you. Like how far you take that one. And that's how you do it. You don't go, ‘I'm going to sit down here and I'm going to study cryptocurrency for five hours today because that's what I'm studying.' That will blow your mind, you know? But if you just take that little bit. Russell: Absolutely. Lisa and I think as I age, I'm 53. As I age— Lisa: Same as me. Russell: Yeah. I'm trying to become more aware of where are my weaknesses, and I don't mean physical. Because my physical— because I've been exercising for 30 years. Physically, I'm in good shape. My blood pressure is fine. My body composition is good. My strength is good. It's all fine. I'm trying to keep my mind strong. Because my, I guess my internal fear is, at what stage in my life will I cognitively start to decline? I know it's probably going to happen. But I'm trying to keep my mind strong. Lisa: You don't need to, it doesn't need to. This is my area, man. Yeah, we'll have the talk offline. Yeah, there are lots of things. Like having brought my mum back from a massive brain damage, like she had hardly any higher function, I do understand what it takes to keep the brain going. You'd be doing a lot— I don't— because you've got a good diet and all that sort of thing, and you're exercising, those are two massive factors for brain function, you're much less likely to get Alzheimer's and so on. And with a bit of sauna and things like that, then you can lower the risk. And then you understand what your genetics and your predispositions, and then you can understand what to do to mitigate it, then you hop and things like that, like the hyperbaric which is the corner of my room, that type of thing, that will keep your brain function going. We don't— I don't, I don't see Alzheimer's or any of those things. Because I have so many things in my war chest, if you like, with my tools that I can pull out. For example, my husband has a genetic, three times risk of the normal for developing Alzheimer's. So I bought him a sauna. I chuck his back into the hyperbaric. I watch it. I make sure he's getting good fats in his diet. I try to keep the beers down. That's the biggest struggle I've got with that one. He's training, and he's running 100 miles, and he's doing all these good things. So I don't see it even though he has a three times risk, genetically speaking. I can control that risk by a large degree, by the diet, by the exercise by the right interventions. So we're not passive. When people— I just had another interview with another fellow Australian this morning, Kirsty from Kultured Wellness, lovely lady. And she had a dad that she talked about. He was 65, starting to cognitive decline. She changed his diet to keto, she started getting more exercise, doing all that sort of stuff. Now he's 75 and he's back teaching. And then he's fully functioning again. You don't need— you can't just go to the doctor and they'll give you a magic anti-Alzheimer's pill. There's nothing there yet. They are working on stuff. They've got some things that can slow things down. But don't rely on that. Bet on the lifestyle, and intervention, and this training, and the diet, and all of those sorts of things that you can control and you might not even develop it. Russell: Yeah, well my goal is with my training, exercise and nutrition, is to self-manage my health. Because I just feel that if I can avoid interaction, If I can avoid the need to be a part of the medical system, then I'm okay. Lisa: I'm desperate to be apart, away from. Russell: I don't want to have to rely on a doctor, or a hospital, or a treatment, or a drug. I don't want to. I want to self-medicate through exercise, nutrition, reading, learning, being outdoors, sunlight, all of this stuff. I want to self-medicate for as long as I can. Lisa: That's the one. That's the one. If we have an accident we'll be very glad for their brilliant abilities, plastic surgeries. Not saying that they're brilliant, absolutely brilliant. What we're falling down is in the chronic disease management. Russell: Yeah, but I also feel, Lis, that it's my responsibility to manage my own health. I don't— It's not up to the doctors and the nurses. I want them to be looking after truly sick people who are injured, or unwell, or have cancer, or— I don't want to give them like, ‘Don't look after me. I'll do it myself.' If one day, I fall over and break a leg or do something stupid, then I'll need your help. But until then, I'm happy for them to look after people that really need them. And I'll look after me. Lisa: Yeah. And this is, even from a macro perspective, we'll wind it up in a second, but I'm loving this, but the social, you know, from an economic point of view, if they understood that if they were educating people, then there would be less load on the health system. I mean what's coming at the health system, as far as diabetes, when you look at our teenagers and our children who are already obese, who are already pre-diabetic in some cases, who have all sorts of hormonal issues, and what's coming 20 years down the line when they reach their 40s and 50s. Oh, Crikey, we're in for a hard ride, then. From an economic, macro-economic standpoint. Even in the slight, you know, the latest COVID situation, started again, but why is there not a bigger conversation around boosting your immune system so that if you do happen to get it, that you're at least able to cope? Because people with comorbidities that are least likely to come out the other side, or to come out with some serious— not always, it's a part of it's a genetic thing. But also, let's be proactive again. Let's take your vitamin D on full load. Let's look at the, you know, magnesium and vitamin C's at the school. It's a simple, easy things that we can do to boost our immunity, it's lower stress levels, it's try and do all of it. Then we might, if we are unlucky enough to get hit with it, maybe we'll be able to come out the other side without, you know, dying or having some long-term consequences. Hopefully. Where is that conversation? Russell: Well, sadly, Lis, we're not having that conversation. The simple reason for that, and I don't want to sound sceptical, but it possibly may, there's no money in healthy people. But there's a lot of money, there's a lot of money to be made, when your population is unwell and sick. And unfortunately, we're fighting big, big organisations that make a lot of money when people are unwell. Lisa: Yeah, that's just the truth. When you're on a, even a blood pressure medication or something like that, that you're on for life, that's a hell of a lot better than them giving you something that actually might fix it and you're off it in two weeks' time. That's why there's no money going into antivirals, medications and things because you'll be on it for a couple of weeks, and then it's over. So they can't really make money. Well, they can't make money out of repurposing drugs that are off-patent. You know, get into the bloody weeds on that stuff. I think what's important for us to do is just to shine a light on the positive things that we have been through and be proactive. And be aware that there are forces at play that are not always got your best interests at heart, not to just accept whatever is dished up to you. Go and do your own research. Go and talk to this. Listen to the scientists. Listen to people who are really educated in the space. That's not me and it's not you. But I listen to the people who are at the top of this game, and then I make my decisions over what I do. We won't always get it right. But make your own mind up and be responsible for your own as best you can. There'll always be a left-field thing. The shingles came out of me even though I'm on all the right things and doing the right things. Because probably I've got too much stress in my life. And I take accountability for that and trying to mitigate that which I'm trying to do. Russell: My summary to all of that is with your own health and what people are telling you to use or take or consume, you got to do your own due diligence. Lisa: Always, always. Hey, Russell, you've been absolutely magnificent. I want to have you back on. I'd love to talk to your wife about her journey too at some point because yeah, really excited to meet you to have you on the show. It's been a real honour. Another you know, like-minded person, keep fighting the battle. Right? Russell: That's it, it's been great. I really appreciate you having me. Thank you, Lisa. Lisa: And where do people go to if they want to find out more about you, what you do? Russell: The best place to just go to my website where you can understand what I do, what I've done, who I work with, and how you can connect and it's just www.russelljarrett.com.au Lisa: www.russelljarrett.com.au. We'll put that in the show notes people. Check it out and we'll see you on the other side. That's it this week for Pushing the Limits. Be sure to rate, review, and share with your friends and head over and visit Lisa and her team at lisatamati.com.
Get on the waitlist for 5X Your Farm Sales: https://courses.3cowmarketing.com/5x-farm-sales The first step in me teaching you how to make money on your farm is showing you that your reasons YOU THINK you're not profitable... aren't the real reasons. Your website, the location you live, your products not being "right", not being able to raise your prices - are NOT WHY your farm isn't making money. The ONLY thing in the way of you making a profit on your farm - is YOU. Lemme explain. Truth is, your farm will only be as successful as your thoughts about yourself. Wild concept, right?? But we now have the research showing us why/how some people get to great success and many don't. In order to build a successful, profitable farm, you first have to have a strong belief in you. Yourself. This is not a skill we're born with, you've gotta learn it. And, lucky you, this is the work I do. Today's culture has taught us we have to prove our worth and ability in order to deserve to charge the price we need. We think we're being "humble" when we're self-deprecating. We're taught we don't want people to think WE think too highly of ourselves!! But - as cute as it is in a group of people, it's keeping you at a low level of success. If your self concept is not strong, your business won't be either. This self-belief is where I start with all my clients who want more success in their business. If I just teach them my advanced marketing strategies without increasing their self-belief first, the strategies don't work. You already suspect this. You know you're posting and emailing and doing videos - and taking all the actions you see others doing - and your actions are NOT resulting in a farm business with an ample profit margin. Again, your ample profit margin will only be the result AFTER you get your belief in yourself set. Once my clients up-level their belief in themselves (I teach you how) - more profit CAN be instantaneous. From their new place of believing in themselves (a learned skill) their flyers and emails and social media posts - create massive financial gains. Remember - it's NOT your products, your farming practices, your website, your location OR YOUR SPOUSE holding you back from being profitable. It's one thing and one thing only. Fix this, you're golden. I see this evidence daily with my clients. In this episode, I teach you 3 Strategies to Overcome Your Biggest Obstacle to Building a Profitable Farm. It takes a certain level of vulnerability and bravery to finally make the decision to do the work on yourself. Most people won't. Will you? Be sure to listen to this week's episode. Warmly, Charlotte PS: Plan on working with me in "5X Your Farm Sales" starting in September. We start with strengthening your belief in YOU.
Marc Morano explains what's happening with the weather and politics in "Green Fraud: Why the Green New Deal Is Even Worse than You Think." (Encore Presentation) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Marc Morano explains what's happening with the weather and politics in "Green Fraud: Why the Green New Deal Is Even Worse than You Think." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Gospel Daily with Josh Weidmann Why Surrendering is Better than You Think, Part 2 Series: Redefining Greatness Scripture: John 12:44-50 Episode 609
Gospel Daily with Josh Weidmann Why Surrendering is Better than You Think, Part 1 Series: Redefining Greatness Scripture: John 12:44-50 Episode 608
On this episode of Small Biz Florida: Host Tom Kindred Interviews Gregory "Greg" Buschman on his work in Intergenerational Management. Greg Buschman is the founder of Strategic Leadership Development. Greg is also a keynote speaker, top-ranked business management author, and organizational trainer specializing in inter-generational leadership skills, creative leadership, and high-performing team dynamics. His newest #1 publication “I Think, You Think, We All Think Differently: Leadership Skills for Millennials & Gen Z”, is available on Amazon Kindle.
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Times I've Tried to Change From the Outside In. I've got to be honest. I am guilty of trying to change things from the outside in. Even with everything that I know, I still find myself trying to change things from the outside in. Just yesterday, in fact it was probably today at like 12:30 am on the way home from my oldest son's basketball tournament, I tried to change something from the outside in. I wanted my son to go to summer football workouts the next morning and he didn't want to. I tried to change his mind. I tried to help him see that he was missing out on an opportunity to show up when tons of his teammates will be missing football due to the previous late night. I tried to help him see that this would be a powerful moment for him to demonstrate his commitment to football to his team and his coaches. I wanted to change him, how he was showing up in football, and I was losing this battle. I was totally trying to change something outside of myself, hoping it would change something inside of myself. I thought, if I could just get him to go to football, he'd be a better football player, he'd dominate the game, everyone would know that my offspring is superior in the sport of football, and I'd be proud!Inside Out vs Outside In Most people try to change things from the outside in.In parenting you might try to change your teen, your spouse, or your teen's choices, all so you can feel better inside. When it comes to health, you might try to change your exercise routine, your diet, or your doctor, all so you can be healthier on the inside. When it comes to wealth, you might try to work extra hours, get a new job or win the lottery, all so that on the inside you can enjoy the benefits of wealth. The problem is, these are all efforts to change something on the outside so you can experience change on the inside. Often times when you try to change things outside of yourself, you are focusing on things that you cannot control. The most powerful way to change is from the inside out!In PARENTING, rather that trying to change your spouse or teen so you can feel peace and confidence, YOU can BE THE CHANGE!Change how YOU Think, Feel, and Act. These are all internal changes. Change YOU and how you are BEing.When it comes to health, change who you are on the inside. I AM HEALTHY! Then, live from that place. As a healthy person, . . . I only eat food that fuels my body, . . . I enjoy regular vigorous activity. See how the change starts from the inside and then radiates outward? When it comes to wealth, choose to be wealthy. Choose to be generous and helpful. Choose to be intentional with your money. These all start on the inside. How to Change from the Inside OutStep #1 - AwarenessAs is the case so often, the first step is awareness. WHERE AM I TRYING TO CHANGE FROM THE OUTSIDE->IN?Step #2 - Identify & ShiftStep #3 - PracticeCall to ACTION!Join our parenting membership. You can transform yourself as a parent! Stop worrying that you are doing it all wrong, and join the Firmly Founded Parent TODAY!This is the first and most powerful step in changing from the inside out when it comes to your parenting. Become the Parent of Your Dreams TODAY!
We discuss Six of Crows, book 1 in the Six of Crows duology by Leigh Bardugo. We also talk about the new Netflix show Shadow and Bone a bit, but if you haven't watched it, you should be fine. It's the 1st Anniversary of What do You Think about Books? Thanks to all you folks who have stuck with us through this year. It certainly has been an interesting one.
Your Ambassador of JOY, Barry Shore, brings You a Wizard of Wonder; Yes, WOW! Get ready for insights that will make You Think and ACT. Dov successfully helps clients use “backwards” networking to reach their fullest potential, consistently. You'll learn how to gain referrals and build relationships that nourish and nurture. Listen carefully as Barry and Dov share how to become an “under the radar leader” in Your industry.The Joy of Living is broadcast live Tuesday's at 12noon ET / 9AM PT.The Joy of Living TV Show is viewed on Talk 4 TV (www.talk4tv.com).The Joy of Living Radio Show is broadcast on K4HD Radio - Hollywood Talk Radio (www.k4hd.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (www.talk4radio.com) on the Talk 4 Media Network (www.talk4media.com).The podcast is also available on Talk 4 Podcasting (www.talk4podcasting.com).
The Boiz learn some interesting facts about Nintendo, The US Military and best selling games. You THINK you know, but you have no idea. If you enjoy video games, this is the show for you. Recorded: April 15, 2021 www.thebuddysystem.co
April 3, 2021. In celebration of So What'd You Think's 50th episode (!!!!), film student Reanna Cruz joins the show to discuss the psychedelic art film, Enter the Void, directed by Gaspar Noé. Famous for his controversial films, Climax, Love, and Irréversible, this film does not disappoint. Shot entirely as a first-person narrative, and including several drug-induced scenes, this film is not for the faint of heart, as its protagonist tackles issues of death, drugs, and prostitution in neon-lit Tokyo. In this episode, we discuss the impressive filmmaking on display, its themes of death and reincarnation, the depiction of drug use, and much, much more! You do not want to miss this episode. Check us out on instagram: @nick_ladue @nonstopdiscopowerpack
EP 2391-6PM BREAKING: CORRUPT SUPREME COURT PROTECTS HILLARY CLINTON FROM TESTIFYING UNDER OATH https://thepetesantillishow.com/archives/17326 The Supreme Court on Monday denied a bid by conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch to uphold a court ruling requiring Hillary Clinton to testify under oath about her private email system. The Supreme Court’s denial was unsigned and issued without comment. In January Judicial Watch filed a petition for writ of certiorari (“cert petition”) with the U.S. Supreme Court asking it to uphold a court ruling requiring Hillary Clinton to testify under oath about her private email system. Special Guest: Marc Morano, the award-winning producer, writer and host of Climate Hustle — a film released in 2016 to hundreds of U.S. theatres — and Climate Hustle 2 in 2020 — is one of the highest profile voices of climate realism in the world today. He currently serves as executive editor and chief correspondent for CFACT’s award-winning ClimateDepot.com, a news and information service he founded in 2009. Morano is the author of the 2021 book, Green Fraud: Why the Green New Deal Is Even Worse than You Think. Twitter: @climatedepot https://www.climatedepot.com /https://www.amazon.com/Green-Fraud-Deal-Worse-Think/dp/1684510856
Today we talk with Marc Morano of ClimateDepot.com about his new book "Green Fraud: Why the Green New Deal is Even Worse than You Think." NOTE: A technical issue cause an echo at times.
(00:00-09:23): Brian discussed the history.com article, “History of St. Patrick's Day,” and shared some of St Patrick's quotes from goodreads.com. (09:23-18:57): Brian shared his thoughts about the following news articles on pro-life issues: “Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam Signs Bill Permitting Abortion Coverage 'Without Limits'” “Franklin Graham Endorses COVID-19 Vaccines: 'It's Consistent with Scripture' in Saving Lives” “Pro-life groups ask Supreme Court to stop federal gov't from funding abortions” (18:57-29:00): Steve Shwetz, Host of Thru the Bible with Dr. J. Vernon McGee, heard weekdays at 5am and 6:30pm CT on AM 1160, joined Brian to chat about the April 2nd launch of TTB's 11th cycle “Thru the Bible,” the “Why I love the Bible” listener videos, and the global ministry of Thru the Bible. Learn more about Thru the Bible's 11th cycle “Thru the Bible” at ttb.org Learn more about the “Why I love the Bible” listener videos at TTB.org/love (29:00-37:15): Brian commented on Brett McCracken's Gospel Coalition article, “Deconversion Is Not as Countercultural as You Think.” (37:15-45:51): Brian discussed the horrible shooting in Atlanta. “8 dead in Atlanta-area spa shootings, suspect arrested” “There were 3,800 anti-Asian racist incidents, mostly against women, in past year” “Suspect in Atlanta spa killings ‘big into religion'” Dr. Scot McKnight, world-renowned speaker, writer, professor, and the Julius R. Mantey Chair of New Testament at Northern Seminary, joined Brian to chat about his Jesus Creed blog post, “Empathy is a Virtue,” and his book, A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing. Learn more about Scot and his books at his blog, Jesus Creed. (1:06:05-1:13:34): Brian discussed two articles from the Good News Network: “52% of Americans Surveyed Say They Volunteered for the First Time During the Pandemic” “Wife's Humorous Obituary For Late Husband Goes Viral – ‘Cause of death: Being dead sexy'” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Since consulting in LA I've been asked why and how I have so many different businesses and focuses. The answer is I have only one focus and that is doing what I love. I love strategy and marketing and all areas of my focus fall into this Unique Talent that I have. The key is living and operating inside Your Unique Talent Quote, "Find a job you love doing and you'll never have to work a day in your life"- Mark Twain ...we will come back to this in a minute but FIRST... But here is an important question.... Is FEAR stopping you from moving forward in life? or...it is complacency that is keeping you stagnant? You must know yourself...if you want to create success (happiness, fulfillment, money) what motivated you what do you want what are you focused on in your life what are you KSF what are the milestones you are reaching for You have to know yourself better than anyone else. You must understand what motivates and inspires you. But to do this you have to ask the questions... If you want more in your life, you MUST know yourself. Which brings me back to Unique Talent. IN order to truly create the Life You Want and the Life You Were Meant to Live I BELIEVE you must operate inside your Unique Talent. Your Unique Talent is the thing that you are Excellent and Passionate About -your sweet spot...you lose track of time -most live in competent -some live in incompetent -find the area that you are excellent and passionate about *Note this may be difficult for most because its hard to see yourself *Don't be fooled by what YOU THINK is your talent...American Idol *Also, don't worry if you can be successful with this talent...the very definition means you will be Now---I want you to add the most important ingredient to this thought.... ....do it in the service to others.... That is the definition of good marketing...good business...great fulfillment...happiness ALL OF ABOVE So here is my challenge for you today: -search for and find your unique talent -find ways to apply it to what you do -develop and nurture this talent -find ways to acknowledge gratitude for your gifts -be around other people that inspire and accept your talents If you do this, I promise you will see massive changes in ALL AREAS of your life. Thanks for listening. Have a great day. George Wright III
A brief jaunt into the realm of "OH THIS WAS A BAD IDEA? YOU THINK?" with two hosts, two aliens, and Rui.
On today’s episode we are joined by Dr. Gary Lewandowski, Professor of Psychology at Monmouth University, to chat about his new book Stronger than You Think: The 10 Blind Spots That Undermine Your Relationship... and How to See Past Them. Gary shares with us some of the signs of healthy relationships, how to strengthen them, and some of the best ways to maintain them. What is optimal distinctiveness and how can couples maintain the ‘you, me, and we’ of their personalities? What is the Michelangelo Effect and what does it reveal about your relationship? Why should you give a CRAPO and why might this boost your relationship? How much sex do partners need to be happy? All this and much more in Stronger than You Think with Dr. Gary Lewandowski!
In this episode Eden is diving into the magical 101 Essays that will Change the way You Think by Brianna Wiest- dissecting her favorite chapters about creating our own resistance, hindsight on painful trials, building the life you dream about, and much more. Come take a listen whether you've already read the book, are planning too, or just want a quick summary. -Don't forget to follow along on IG till we see you next time!
The impact from the development of automation and artificial intelligence technologies will be significant and perhaps more significant than any previous technological revolutions. What are the business and economic impacts of these evolving technologies? What will be their impact on our work lives? Will they free humanity, enslave us all or perhaps there is another outcome to consider? Sponsored By CleanMyMac: http://www.possiblycorrect.com/cleanmymacstephenhicks NordVPN: http://www.possiblycorrect.com/opencollegenordvpn Ledger Secure Crypto Hard Wallet: http://shop.ledger.com/pages/christmas-pack?r=90dc644f6eea Website: http://www.opencollegepodcast.com http://www.StepheHicks.org Support Open College with BitCoin & Crypto https://cointr.ee/opencollegepodcast Stephen Hicks Books: Liberalism: Pro & Con https://www.amazon.ca/Liberalism-Stephen-R-C-Hicks/dp/1925826821/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=stephen+hicks&qid=1606248873&sr=8-4 Explaining Postmodernism: Skepticism and Socialism from Rousseau to Foucault https://www.amazon.ca/Explaining-Postmodernism-Skepticism-Socialism-Rousseau-ebook/dp/B005D53DG0/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=stephen+hicks&qid=1606248873&sr=8-1 Nietzsche and the Nazis https://www.amazon.ca/Nietzsche-Nazis-Stephen-R-C-Hicks-ebook/dp/B003XVYHRU/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=stephen+hicks&qid=1606248873&sr=8-2 Pocket Guide to Postmodernism https://www.amazon.ca/Pocket-Guide-Postmodernism-Andrew-Colgan-ebook/dp/B08DQ3MYHQ/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=stephen+hicks&qid=1606248873&sr=8-3 Open College Audio Platforms Apple Podcasts https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/open-college-podcast/id1438324613?mt=2 SoundCloud http://www.soundcloud.com/opencollegepodcast Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/possibly-correct/open-college-podcast-with-dr-stephen-rc-hicks Google Play https://play.google.com/music/m/Iuramibvl3n32ojiutoxhlba4gu?t=Open_College_Podcast Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2qgnmMDAEevJ28UNdXvboZ?si=LuTt_Zc5Th-kOpNd5thgBw Video Platforms YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/opencollegepodcast Bitchute http://www.bitchute.com/opencollegepodcast Lbry.tv https://lbry.tv/@StephenHicksOpenCollege:4/open-college-with-dr-stephen-hicks-ep-45:5 Odysee https://odysee.com/@StephenHicksOpenCollege:4 Join our email list - http://eepurl.com/dEEsTj Contact Dr. Hicks, on twitter @SRChicks or visit http://www.StephenHicks.org Parler: @OpenCollege Minds: www.minds.com/opencollege Bitchute: www.bitchute.com/opencollegepodcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/OpenCollegePodcast gab.ai: www.gab.ai/opencollege MeWe: mewe.com/i/possiblycorrectmedia Sources: Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler, The Future Is Faster than You Think. 2020. Genesis 3:17 and God’s punishing Adam: “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten of the tree of which I commanded you, ‘You shall not eat of it,’ cursed is the ground because of you; in toil you shall eat of it all the days of your life; thorns and thistles it shall bring forth to you; and you shall eat the plants of the field. In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread till you return to the ground”. John Maynard Keynes. “Economic Possibilities for our Grandchildren.” Essays in Persuasion, New York: W. W. Norton & Co., 1963, pp. 358-373. Douglas Rushkoff, Team Human. 2019. John Tamny, The End of Work. 2018. Thimonnier and the riot. See also pp. 55-8 of Ruth Brandon's A Capitalist Romance: Singer & the Sewing Machine).
You get paid as both an employee in your business as well as a business owner. Too many folks assume all the money they make is as a business owner. That is not the case. You will make different business decisions if you do this one simple exercise we go over in this episode. HINT: Employee Wage is NOT Business Profit! You Might Not Be as Profitable as You Think! ~~~~ The Badass Business Owner Podcast is for Small Business Owners who are tired of living job to job but want to grow their personal income. Each episode we discuss how to increase your profits, boost your sales, improve your processes and develop stronger teams. Watch Free Training on the YouTube Channel – BABO: Training for Local Small Business Owners ~~~ RECOMMENDED VIDEOS ** 6 Stages of a Small Business ** How to Read a Profit & Loss Statement ** Knowing Your Business Numbers ~~~ FREE GUIDES / TOOLS ** 8 Steps to Earning $100,000 in Income ** eGuide to Reading a Profit & Loss Statement ** Start Up Guide for Starting a Business ~~~ COURSES *** Understanding Your Business Numbers *** Start a Local Small Business ~~~ Two Books All Local Small Business Owners Should Read: eMyth Revisited by Michael Gerber & Profits First by Mike Michalowicz (affiliate links but no extra cost to you) **Local Small Business Owners are the Backbone of All of Our Communities! WHO THIS CHANNEL IS FOR: local small business owners, mobile businesses, brick and mortar businesses, handymen, landscapers, pool cleaners, cleaning services, QSRs, restaurant owners, mechanics, plumbers, real estate agents, dog groomers, franchisees, tradesmen, medical, dentist, insurance, & those looking to increase profits, boost sales, improve processes and develop stronger teams. Those who want to know their business numbers better!
Are UFO's real? Or just a diversionary HOAX that keeps life SPOOKY? It's acknowledged/accepted by "experts" that 95% of all UFO stuff is absolute BS. My friend Dave Hoj calls in and shares some of his ANGST about the Space Man phenomena. What do YOU Think? CLICK, LISTEN, and LAUGH! That is an order from the TOP! I'm Anthony Quinn and this MANIFESTATION of BRILLIANCE is QUINNSPIRACY.
This week, the #ThrowbackThursday Episode is number 314 - You are NOT as Disorganized as You Think! I want to talk to you about why you are not as disorganized as you think you are. There are three things going on: 1. You are overwhelmed. 2. You don’t know where to start. 3. You don’t recognize the progress you are making. I break down each of these and help you analyze them. I walk you through your thoughts and to find solutions for these issues. I want you to see where you are having success being organized, and I give you ways to get better at the other parts. Listen in to see how you can keep working on your organizational journey. Subscribe in your favorite podcast app so you never miss an episode!
Pain can be incredibly inconvenient. But what we seem to forget is that pain is our body’s way of alerting us to a problem. Or it can be part of the natural healing process. This is not to say that chronic pain can’t be incredibly debilitating. However, we need to stop reaching for that cheap bottle of over the counter anti-inflammatories. They are doing more harm than good. Welcome to Fatal Conveniences™ This is a bite-sized segment that parallels The Darin Olien Show. In these segments, we get into society's Fatal Conveniences™. I define these as the things we may be doing because the world we live in makes us believe we have to. These things save us time and trick us into thinking they're actually good for us. But it's those same things that are breaking down our health, and the health of the environment around us. I've spent most of my adult life obsessively researching these "conveniences." On every show, I pick one topic, and we dive into it. My goal is to make you more aware of these traps so that you can push back on them. Remember, it starts with you and the choices you make. So, if you're willing to look at your world from a different perspective and make little tweaks that amount to big changes, then this segment is for you. Americans spend $50 Billion a year on Over the Counter (OTC) Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) When I say OTC NSAIDs, I’m talking about common painkillers like Advil (ibuprofen), Aleve, Naproxen and high-dose aspirin. All these drugs are easily found in pharmacies, grocery stores and even gas stations. They’re so commonly used that many of you probably have them stored in your purses or backpacks right now, just in case. We are trained to pop a couple of these pills at the first sign of a headache or any sort of pain. It’s as American as apple pie. I’m here to tell you that this is a bad habit we need to break. These meds are doing way more harm than good. They’re tearing apart our stomach lining, messing with our body’s ability to produce antibodies and conditioning us to treat symptoms instead of addressing pain at the source. In this Fatal Conveniences™ segment, we go into the history of NSAIDs and how they’ve become our drug of choice. I get into the awful truth behind what they’re doing to our health. And of course, I give you a plethora of alternative options when it comes to pain relief. I’m not trying to knock the seriousness of chronic pain, guys. I just want you to deal with it in ways that aren’t counterproductive to your health. Take back your power, and turn to plants. Other topics in this segment: The number one cause of bleeding stomach ulcers NSAIDs and the heart Pain’s role in healing The history of Bayer and big Pharma The risk to water and the environment from NSAIDs The reason for inflammation NSAIDs and the immune system The risks of NSAIDs on pregnancy and fertility Natural anti-inflammatory foods Healthy ways to deal with pain CBD Links & Resources: History of Felix Hoffman Facts about Bayer Effects of Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatories at the Molecular Level FDA Beefs up Warning on NSAIDs NSAIDs: How Dangerous Are They For Your Heart? Study on Ibuprofen Time Magazine: Ibuprofen May Not Be as Safe as You Think 10 Foods That Fight Pain Netflix’ Down To Earth’ Official Trailer Download my amazing new lifestyle app and get 3 days free at 121Tribe.com Barukas Nuts 15% discount with code “DARIN” Want more great info on how to detoxify your life? Sign up for my Fatal Conveniences™ emailsThe Darin Olien Show is produced by the team at Must Amplify. If you’re looking to give a voice to your brand, and make sure that it’s heard by the right people, head to www.mustamplify.com/darin to see what Amplify can do for you.
This episode features Joshua K. Grier, the founder of Krown Loyal Inspirations. With a strong belief that life is far too short to waste, Joshua has a passion for helping others reach their full potential through the power of positive thinking. Sit back and listen as Joshua shares his experiences that weren't always positive but through his faith realized - “You're Not as Fragile as You Think”.
Have you mind-mapped your way into organizing your ideas in terms of increasing sales? What do you do with your existing customers? New opportunities? From my personal perspective, there are many outlets and demographics -- so I need to be careful with WHERE the time-wasters are and the potential hot-prospects (people who want serious help). In today's podcast, we're going to be mind-mapping and listen to a meeting (with various accents) of people discussing future sales opportunities, as well as what YOU THINK will happen in your region next year (considering the pandemic). Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/arseniosesllearningPodcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7hdzplWx6xB8mhwDJYiP6fPodcast on ListenNote: https://www.listennotes.com/c/778cf3cfd2564ba5b01f693bfebc96de/arsenio-s-esl-podcast/Podcast on CastBox: https://castbox.fm/channel/Arsenio's-ESL-Podcast-id1251433?country=usCalendar - https://calendly.com/arseniobuck/teaching-coaching-for-1-hourFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/Arseniobuck/?ref=bookmarksYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIzp4EdbJVMhhSnq_0u4ntAWebsite: https://thearseniobuckshow.com/Q & A: ArsenioBuck@icloud.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arsenio-buck-9692a6119/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thearseniobuckshow/?hl=enBuzz sprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/165390Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/arseniosesllearning)
"The future of food and how we move this industry forward is a combination of celebrating the old and the new. The one thing we can't do is continue treating the earth, the animals, and our bodies as commodities to be used up as quickly as possible. But we're doing all three at the same time." -David Benzaquen “There are many fishes in the sea.” in a literal sense, no longer seems to be true. It’s a good thing we’re not talking about your love life today. But what’s more alarming and sadder to hear than a failed relationship, is this global crisis that we’re faced with. Sea creatures going extinct means a threat to our environment and eventually, to our existence. Don’t worry, we’re not telling you what to do. We’re providing you solutions you’ll fall in love with. In this first episode of our fresh series, NEW MEAT FOCUS, we’re going to find better, cheaper, kinder alternatives to meat. Yvette Yi Yuan, NextGenChef’s Marketing Analyst joins Justine to interview animal welfare and environmental advocates and entrepreneurs. For our first guest: David Benzaquen, Founder of Mission: Plant LCC. Listen to David’s wisdom, projects, tips, and advice to solve the growing problem with our ocean, the creatures living in it, and the industries connected to the sea. This topic goes from fishing practices to establishments, and lastly, to your plate! Don’t miss out and see what’s cookin’! Connect with Justine: Website Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Connect with NextGenChef: Website Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube NextGenChef App Episode Highlights: 02:47 What’s More Life-Changing Than Telling People What to Do 06:19 The Ocean is Sicker than You Think! 11:26 The Ocean Hugger 15:00 Global vs Domestic Perception 22:07 Understand the Usage Occasion 30:31 Make Your Own Pet Food! 35:35 Business Insiders! 45:04 Resources for Plant-Based Entrepreneurs
Welcome to the Conscious Millionaire Show for entrepreneurs who want to build a high-profit business that makes an impact! Make Your First Million, with your Host, JV Crum III… Hale Dwoskin: Happiness is Free and it's Easier than You Think! Hale Dwoskin is the New York Times best-selling author of The Sedona Method and Happiness is Free. Hale is one of the featured teachers of the book and movie phenomenon The Secret and the new book, The Greatest Secret. He is also featured in the movie Letting Go. Like this Podcast? Get every episode delivered to you free! Subscribe in iTunes And, download your free gift today... Born to Make Millions Empowerment Audio - Click Here! Please help spread the word. Subscribing and leaving a review helps other entrepreneurs and business owners find our podcast… grow a high-profit business that makes an impact. Conscious Millionaire Network has over 2,000 episodes and millions of listeners in 190 countries. Our original Conscious Millionaire Podcast was named in Inc Magazine as one of the Top 13 Business Podcasts!
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Welcome to the Conscious Millionaire Show for entrepreneurs who want to build a high-profit business that makes an impact! Make Your First Million, with your Host, JV Crum III… Hale Dwoskin: Happiness is Free and it’s Easier than You Think! Hale Dwoskin is the New York Times best-selling author of The Sedona Method and Happiness is Free. Hale is one of the featured teachers of the book and movie phenomenon The Secret and the new book, The Greatest Secret. He is also featured in the movie Letting Go. Like this Podcast? Get every episode delivered to you free! Subscribe in iTunes And, download your free gift today... Born to Make Millions Empowerment Audio - Click Here! Please help spread the word. Subscribing and leaving a review helps other entrepreneurs and business owners find our podcast… grow a high-profit business that makes an impact. Conscious Millionaire Network has over 2,000 episodes and millions of listeners in 190 countries. Our original Conscious Millionaire Podcast was named in Inc Magazine as one of the Top 13 Business Podcasts!
SUMMARY 1:30 – Brief recap of Arc 1 and how we got to the start of Arc 2 5:40 – Random Thoughts As We Get Going Forgotten Healing Potions (5:40) Mysterious Spice Pouch (8:30) Meeting Eldith (9:50) “You’re gonna kill Grimfang right?” (12:57) The Adventuring Lifestyle (14:55) Who Should Really Climb? (16:49) 18:25 – Ulal’s Offer 23:40 – Journey Into The Forest 25:58 – Skill Check Challenge Discussion 28:47 – Backtracking to the Wolves on The Road 31:53 – Discussing Morale in Encounters 32:52 – Back To The Forest / Skill Check Challenge 37:11 – Gnoll Scouting Parties 40:41 – Who Is Leirien? 44:35 – Not All NPCs Are Important 48:39 – Discussing Our New Reviews StealthSuitStanley – 2 Stars (48:46) Our Growth As A Show (not a review) (55:30) Leks Drakos – 5 Stars (1:02:43) DefenderOfBrulix – 5 Stars (1:03:58) 1:06:20 – Returning to Starren / The Black Guards Proposition 1:09:35 – A Reveal From The DMs Notes 1:12:06 – Ulal’s Change In Demeanor 1:18:05 – What’d You Think of The Blackguard 1:21:06 – DMs Biggest Regret This Arc 1:25:02 – DM Tip : Use Waves – And A Lost Arc Reference 1:26:41 – Breaking Down Grimfang’s Camp 1:27:35 – What’s Up With The Witherlings 1:29:42 – What Would Happen If The Party Didn’t Interfere? 1:32:44 – What If There Was No Grimfang? 1:34:08 – Could Grimfang Bring Back Humans? 1:34:50 – The Timeline Back To Riven 1:38:17 – Kenina’s New Sword 1:39:28 – Magic Items In The World Of Erylia 1:45:20 – I Wanna Know About The Staff! 1:46:52 – Ariel’s Thoughts About The Heroes Welcome 1:50:05 – Letters From The Blackguard 1:51:52 – The Guild of Adventurers 1:53:19 – Speaking of the Future Kenina’s Level Up (1:54:12) Ariel’s Level Up (1:56:50) Rem’s Level Up (2:00:23) Tempests Level Up (2:00:37) 2:02:57 – How Does The New Staff Work? 2:03:15 – Specific Feedback By Jarred from Monsters and Multiclass The background ambience for this episode of the Nightwatch was Campfire in the Woods by Michael Ghelfi SHOW SPONSORS This episode is brought to you by Gabe and Jeff, over at Inter-Party Conflict, Chaiikaii, Fred on Fyre, Evora Dawn, Zach B, and Dungeons and Randomness. If you'd like to join them in supporting the show, consider joining our Patreon. CAST Damian - The DM Chris - Rem Christa - Ariel Chantalle - Kenina Caitlin - Tempest JOIN THE GUILD If you like what we have been doing, consider joining our Patreon. You can donate monthly to show your support and help us cover our operating expenses, as well as potentially fund upgrades and other media going forward. Have Discord? Want to hang out with the cast? Maybe even get in a game with us? Join us on our Discord!
‘If you want or have a Top Tier Man the likelihood of him cheating is very high. This is life, Men staying faithful is going against their instinct, if it wasn’t why do they find it so hard to be faithful. Usually, the ones who find it easy are usually punching’ - Lin Mei Well guys that's the statement but what do YOU THINK, join us in this episode of TLK Tours where Sanyu and Aaron who keeps his OPINION ON LOUD discuss this concept and try to find some middle ground. TLK TOURS - Every week we scour the internet for people who keep their opinions on loud and then we get TLK’in! This series focuses on topical issues and will be out every Thursday 8pm GMT. Aaron: @aaronlens Tha Review: @tha_review We're never done TLK-ing so follow us on: Twitter: @lets_tlk Instagram: @letstlk_
The Future is Faster than You Think- https://amzn.to/2HxrU5U @Flow Research Collective COO Rian Doris shares tools to get into a flow state in everyday life. Learn more at flowresearchcollective.com flowresearchcollective.com/flowblocker zerotodangerous.com Mentioned: Range by David Epstein Summary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwLqnsaC5HE&t=451s The Future is Faster than You Think- https://amzn.to/2HxrU5U #flow #productivity #focus Find Your Flow State at Work | Rian Doris (w/Brendan Carr)
Talking Points: This is Somehow Gayer Than We Remembered, Shojo Bubbles? In MY Shojo? It's As Likely as You Think, Kyo is a Feral Kitten CWs: Canon typical discussion of trauma, parental abuse, and cult abuse. Spoilers: No notable spoilers
Garret Kramer is the founder of Inner Sports. For over 25 years, he has provided consulting services for athletes, coaches, actors, and business leaders. And he has conducted workshops, day-long symposiums, and retreats for teams, organizations, universities, and schools. Credited with bringing the “Direct Path of Self-Exploration” to the high performance and sport communities, Garret is now sharing with global audiences his unique take on self-exploration and non-duality, as well as their implications for a more harmonious world. Garret has been featured in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Sports Illustrated, and Forbes; and he has appeared on ESPN, FOX, NPR, WFAN, NBC, and The Golf Channel. He is the author of two books, Stillpower: Excellence with Ease in Sports and Life, and The Path of No Resistance: Why Overcoming is Simpler than You Think. For more information on Garret, please visit: https://garretkramer.com/ Follow Garret on social media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/garret_kramer/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/garretkramer
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In this episode we discuss the Browns beating Dallas and the excitement of turning the corner and becoming a real NFL team. In Thought Process we're cautiously optimistic on their continued success. On the Think it Through Podcast "There is NO truth until YOU decide what TRUTH is, and we're here to help YOU Think it Through!" Join us!
Vanessa Bohns studies the difference between how much influence people have and how influence they think they have. On the podcast, we talk about her studies, why people underestimate their influence, and whether this means we should try asking for more than we do now.If you sit tight until next year, Dr. Bohns has a book coming out called You Have More Influence than You Think.A few things that come up in our conversation:For a general overview of Dr. Bohns’ research on this topic, you can check out this article in Harvard Business Review or her review in Current Directions in Psychological Science.People underestimate how many people they have to ask in order to get someone to agree to do something (Flynn & Bohns, 2008).People even underestimate their influence in getting people to do ethically questionable things (Bohns, Roghanizad, & Xu, 2014).We don’t realize how uncomfortable it is for people to say no to requests (Bohns & Flynn, 2010).The influence process is different between in-person versus emailed requests (Roghanizad & Bohns, 2017).People’s biases about influence even extend to how they think about unwanted romantic advances (Bohns & DeVincent, 2019).We break down the difference between the “spotlight effect” and the “invisibility cloak” bias.Tory Higgins’ “saying is believing” effect shows how much power audiences have (Higgins & Rholes, 1978).Learn more about Opinion Science at http://opinionsciencepodcast.com/ and follow @OpinionSciPod on Twitter.
We sit down with [Amanda Renteria](https://twitter.com/AmandaRenteria), the CEO of [Code for America](https://codeforamerica.org), an organization that seeks to improve the delivery of government services, whether through its programs or its nationwide volunteer network. We'll talk about the organization, their vision for it, a bit of public policy, and even how the organization is trying to weather the times we are living in. ### Resources and Shoutouts: - [Scientific American Mind](https://www.scientificamerican.com/mind-and-brain/) - [The Future is Faster than You Think](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52290273-the-future-is-faster-than-you-think) ##### Music Credit: [Tumbleweeds by Monkey Warhol](http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Monkey_Warhol/Lonely_Hearts_Challenge/Monkey_Warhol_-_Tumbleweeds)
B Allen and J Jamaal joke about a regular 911 caller, Trump calling veterans Losers, Virtual school and the police, and ball boy Abuse! It is and it Aint what You Think! Come see how it all comes together! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/churchparkinglot/support
"Please excuse the mess!" If you've never looked into the psychology of words, the power of speech will surprise you. Do you often wonder why your guests are uncomfortable when you invite them into your home? Is your house too messy for company? Choosing your words carefully when communicating is important. No matter what your story is, it's time to take pride in your house again! Listen to discover more about how language shapes our perception of reality. Today's #AskaHouseCleaner sponsors are Savvy Cleaner Training for professional house cleaners and maids. #AngelaBrown #SavvyCleaner *** RATE THIS SHOW *** https://sotellus.com/r/savvy-cleaner *** RATE THIS PODCAST *** https://ratethispodcast.com/askahousecleaner *** FAST TRACK TO CLEANING SUCCESS *** https://SavvyCleaner.com/Calendar-of-Courses *** MOST REQUESTED LIST OF CLEANING STUFF I USE *** https://www.Amazon.com/shop/AngelaBrown ***FUNNY CLEANING SHIRTS – DAILY GIVEAWAY*** Enter to Win - https://funnycleaningshirts.com *** MORE VIDEOS ON THIS TOPIC *** Morgan Freeman: The Power of Words - Amnesty International USA - https://youtu.be/9_tCtvmAm4M Reframing the Conversation - Relatable with Stephanie Michele - https://youtu.be/F7CpxyQUknU Reframing Negative Thinking | It's Simpler than You Think! - Generation Calm - https://youtu.be/kMMLAxRS-rw Getting Stuck in the Negatives (and How to Get Unstuck) | Alison Ledgerwood - TEDx Talks - https://youtu.be/7XFLTDQ4JMk Your Brain Is Wired for Negative Thoughts. Here’s How to Change It - Fig. 1 by University of California - https://youtu.be/3ThUrVXz9j0 *** GOOD KARMA RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE *** These good karma links connect you to Amazon.com and affiliated sites that offer products or services that relate to today’s show. When you click on the links and buy the items you pay the exact same prices or less than if you found the links on your own elsewhere. The difference is that we make a small commission here at the show for sharing these links with you. Exactly What to Say: The Magic Words for Influence and Impact - http://amzn.to/2FKSPVA Magic Words: The Science and Secrets Behind Seven Words That Motivate, Engage, and Influence - http://amzn.to/2FJ2k7U The Self-Compassion Deck: 50 Mindfulness-Based Practices - https://amzn.to/3ciJGUB Words That Change Minds: The 14 Patterns for Mastering the Language of Influence - https://amzn.to/2zasa6I Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Made Simple - https://amzn.to/2xwSzem *** CONNECT WITH ANGELA ON SOCIAL MEDIA *** LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/savvycleaner/ Facebook: https://Facebook.com/SavvyCleaner Twitter: https://Twitter.com/SavvyCleane Instagram: https://Instagram.com/SavvyCleaner Pinterest: https://Pinterest.com/SavvyCleaner *** GOT A QUESTION FOR A SHOW? *** Email it to Angela[at]AskaHouseCleaner.com Voice Mail: Click on the blue button at https://askahousecleaner.com *** FREE EBOOK – HOW TO START YOUR OWN HOUSE CLEANING COMPANY *** http://amzn.to/2xUAF3Z *** PROFESSIONAL HOUSE CLEANERS PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP *** https://www.facebook.com/groups/ProfessionalHouseCleaners/ *** VRBO AIRBNB CLEANING FACEBOOK GROUP *** https://www.facebook.com/groups/VRBO.Airbnb.Cleaning/ *** LOOKING FOR WAY TO GET MORE CLEANING LEADS *** https://housecleaning360.com *** WHAT IS ASK A HOUSE CLEANER? *** Ask a House Cleaner is a daily show where you get to ask your house cleaning questions and we provide answers. Learn how to clean. How to start a cleaning business. Marketing and advertising tips for your cleaning service. How to find top quality house cleaners, housekeepers, and maids. Employee motivation tactics. Strategies to boost your cleaning clientele. And cleaning company expansion help. Our host, Angela Brown, ran and managed one of the largest independently owned cleaning companies in the Southeast for 25-years. She’s the CEO, and founder of Savvy Cleaner Training for House Cleaners and Maids. *** SPONSORSHIPS & BRANDS *** We do work with sponsors and brands. If you are interested in working with us and you have a product or service that is cohesive to the cleaning industry read this: https://savvycleaner.com/product-review *** THIS SHOW WAS SPONSORED BY *** SAVVY CLEANER - House Cleaner Training and Certification – https://savvycleaner.com MY CLEANING CONNECTION – Your hub for all things cleaning – https://mycleaningconnection.com SAVVY PERKS – Employee Benefits for Small Business Owners – https://savvyperks.com VRBO AIRBNB CLEANING – Cleaning tips and strategies for your short-term rental https://TurnoverCleaningTips.com *** VIDEO CREDITS *** VIDEO/AUDIO EDITING: Kristin O https://savvycleaner.com/reviews/kristin-o POST PRODUCTION: Amber O https://savvycleaner.com/reviews/amber-o HOST: Angela Brown https://savvycleaner.com/reviews/angela-brown PRODUCER: Savvy Cleaner https://savvycleaner.com
How do you get through life when you really are as bad as you think? When it comes to people behaving badly, very few are worse in The Bible than Manasseh. However, when he was in trouble, God was moved by his prayer and forgave and restored him. If God would do it for Manasseh, there is hope for us today. Join Pastor Mark Williams and the North Cleveland Family for the message "When You Really are as Bad as You Think".
In this episode of Embrace Your Real, I share 9 of the most common nutrition mistakes I see women make and what we need to do instead. It’s my goal to better educate you on nutrition, empowering you to make the best decisions for yourself, your goals, and your preferences! Whether you’re working to lose weight or to build muscle, these 9 nutrition mistakes are applicable! Which nutrition mistakes are you making? Take a screenshot of this episode and post it up in your Instagram story and give me a tag to let me know which mistake you were shocked to hear! If you loved this episode, you’ll also love: Episode 21: 10 Foods That Aren't as Healthy as You Think In this episode, I share ten common foods that may be hindering your progress, am I'm guessing many of them will shock you! This is an important episode to pay attention to if you’re striving to reach a fitness goal, as nutrition accounts for 80%, if not more, of your results.
What can we borrow from one of the best-known diet and weight loss programs in the world, Weight Watchers® (now WW), even if we aren’t interested in dieting? And then we’ll do some listener and reviewer shout-outs and talk about our upcoming greens challenge! LET’S TALK THE WALK! Wellness While Walking Facebook page Wellness While Walking on Instagram Wellness While Walking on Twitter Wellness While Walking website for show notes and other information wellnesswhilewalking@gmail.com Sending a walking wave to NH Walker, Jill, and Mary! RESOURCES AND SOURCES (some links may be affiliate links) Tidbits Guest Appearance on Hate to Weight Podcast Friend Power, Stephanie Scheller GAPS Protocol Environmental Working Group – Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen Okinawans' Custom of Sitting on the Floor – Blue Zones Greens. Leafy Greens. The Wahls Protocol: A Radical New Way to Treat All Chronic Autoimmune Conditions Using Paleo Principles, Dr. Terry Wahls Dr. Terry Wahls' TED Talk: MInding Your Mitochondria The Nine Cups of the Wahls Protocol, the-healing-warrior.com Wahls Veggie Protocol Q and A, phoenixhelix.com Association Between Folate Intake and Melancholic Depressive Symptoms. A Finnish Population-Based Study, sciencedirect.com Mood-Boosting Foods, culinarynutrition.com The Healthiest Leafy Green Vegetables, healthline.com Leafy Greens Linked with Slower Age-Related Cognitive Decline, nia.nih.gov King of Greens: Spinach vs. Kale, foodtrainers.com That Juice May Be Green But It's Not as Healthy as You Think, washingtonpost.com Wolfgang Puck's Brunch Pizza recipe Jamaican Callaloo recipe (just one variation of many!) Green smoothie recipes Kale Chipe recipe Gluten Free Bean Pasta DISCLAIMER Neither I nor most of my podcast guests are doctors or healthcare professionals of any kind, and nothing on this podcast or associated content should be considered medical advice. The information provided by Wellness While Walking Podcast and associated material, by Whole Life Workshop and by Bermuda Road Wellness LLC is for informational and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment, and before undertaking a new health care regimen, including walking.
Weight loss, mindset shifts, fasting and knowing herself (AND working with a coach!) were all part of Emily’s journey, and we wrap up our discussion of it today. And we focus on greens -- leafy greens (said like, “Bond. James Bond” for effect!) LET’S TALK THE WALK! Wellness While Walking Facebook page Wellness While Walking on Instagram Wellness While Walking on Twitter Wellness While Walking website for show notes and other information wellnesswhilewalking@gmail.com A walking wave to Mary, Marybeth and Julia! RESOURCES AND SOURCES (some links may be affiliate links) Greens. Leafy Greens. The Wahls Protocol: A Radical New Way to Treat All Chronic Autoimmune Conditions Using Paleo Principles, Dr. Terry Wahls Dr. Terry Wahls' TED Talk: MInding Your Mitochondria The Nine Cups of the Wahls Protocol, the-healing-warrior.com Wahls Veggie Protocol Q and A, phoenixhelix.com Association Between Folate Intake and Melancholic Depressive Symptoms. A Finnish Population-Based Study, sciencedirect.com Mood-Boosting Foods, culinarynutrition.com The Healthiest Leafy Green Vegetables, healthline.com Leafy Greens Linked with Slower Age-Related Cognitive Decline, nia.nih.gov King of Greens: Spinach vs. Kale, foodtrainers.com That Juice May Be Green But It's Not as Healthy as You Think, washingtonpost.com Wolfgang Puck's Brunch Pizza recipe Jamaican Callaloo recipe (just one variation of many!) Green smoothie recipes Kale Chipe recipe Gluten Free Bean Pasta Emily Prokop's Wellness Journey Wellness While Walking, Episode 28: Emily's Journey: Intermittent Fasting, Yoga, Mindset and More Delay Don’t Deny, Gin Stephens Faster Than Normal, Peter Shankman The Artist’s Way, Julia Cameron (instruction for "Morning Pages") The Artist’s Way Morning Pages Journal, Julia Cameron The Complete Guide to Fasting: Heal Your Body Through Intermittent, Alternate-Day, and Extended Fasting, Dr. Jason Fung DISCLAIMER Neither I nor most of my podcast guests are doctors or healthcare professionals of any kind, and nothing on this podcast or associated content should be considered medical advice. The information provided by Wellness While Walking Podcast and associated material, by Whole Life Workshop and by Bermuda Road Wellness LLC is for informational and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment, and before undertaking a new health care regimen, including walking.
Lizz and Sam force aside dual cases of brain rot to give you a variety episode. Presented today: Lizz's Roadtrip Horrors! Racism in Museums and Academia? More Likely than You Think! and, Cabinets of Lesser Known Cryptids!Find Us:@vanishingdogs@lizzhamilton@samsketchbookMusic by Greta Russell, @noise_wife
Here at Bossed Up, we want to be thoughtful, strategic, and sustainable in response to the recent outcry against police brutality and the movement for black lives. We don’t simply want to share memes and tweet our support, nor do we want to take fleeting, temporary action in response to a systemic problem. Today in this special episode, I’m sharing our plan for substantively shifting our everyday business practices to go beyond diversity and inclusion and practice active allyship by instituting more anti-racist systems into our business model. I review the plan in detail in the episode, and encourage you to read it via the link below as well. I invite your feedback to help us do more and be better. Related Links: Bossed Up’s Diversity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism Justice Plan Join us in continuing our education: Read: How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi Me and White Supremacy by Layla F Saad White Fragility by Robin Diangelo Listen: 1619 | The New York Times Podcast Code Switch | NPR Podcast Watch: Selma (Ava Duvernay) Milk (Gus Van Sant) Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera Ep 228 | Why The Term “Girl Boss” Isn’t As Empowering as You Think
Isaiah Hankel received his doctorate in Anatomy & Cell Biology and is an expert on mental focus, behavioral psychology, and career development. His work has been featured in The Guardian, Fast Company, and Entrepreneur Magazine. Isaiah’s previous book, Black Hole Focus: How Intelligent People Can Create a Powerful Purpose for Their Lives, was published by Wiley & Sons and was selected as Business Book of the Month in the UK and became a business bestseller internationally. Isaiah has delivered corporate presentations to over 20,000 people, including over 300 workshops and keynotes worldwide in the past 5 years. Isaiah grew up working on a sheep farm in the Pacific Northwest of the US before going on to get his doctorate. Isaiah went on to become the founder and CEO of Cheeky Scientist®, a career training company that specializes in helping PhDs transition into corporate careers; he is also the director of Hankel Leadership®. Through these ventures, Isaiah has consulted on career development, employee management, entrepreneurship, focus, and motivation at several Fortune 500 companies. He has been invited to speak at top institutions including Harvard Medical School, Stanford University, Vanderbilt University, University of Chicago, University of Oxford England, the Marie Curie Institute France, and the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. You connect with him at his website. Favorite Success Quote “Take responsibility for your own life and never give that responsibility to other people” Key Points 1. Everything Is Your Fault Read that sentence again and internalize it. Everything in your life is your fault. Good. Bad. It doesn’t matter. It’s your fault. And that’s a good thing… If everything is your fault or, should we say, your responsibility, then you have control over everything in your life. When you take 100% responsibility for everything in your life and everything not in your life you are the only one who has the power to change things. Now I don’t know about you… But I would sure as hell prefer taking an uncomfortable amount of responsibility for my results than allowing someone else to determine my levels of achievement and success. Accept that everything is your fault. Unless you internalize this truth you will constantly give you power away and fail to reach the goals you have set. 2. Align Your Values with Your Daily Actions One of the first steps to achieving the life that you want is defining the values that will drive you towards your dreams. Your values (should) determine how you conduct yourself, how you handle business, and how you treat others. This is not a matter to leave to chance or shirk off with a dismissive “It’s not really that important”. Living a life that is congruent with your values means the difference between living your biggest dreams and ambitions and wallowing away in mediocrity. When you have clearly thought through values that you have defined, written down, and committed to living in your day to day life, every decision becomes easier. You no longer have to debate decisions constantly in your head. You can simply analyze your options, refer back to your values, and make the decision that is most in line with your #1 priority. I challenge you to sit down after this interview has concluded and really think about your values. What do you value? What forces do you want driving and shaping your life? What outcomes are truly important to you and which ones are merely societally incepted b.s. that is incongruent with your deepest identity? When you can answer this question and authentically live it, life and all of the amazing experiences within it, are yours for the taking. 3. Your Most Valuable Asset is Your Mental Energy People will often (mistakenly) tell you that your most precious resource is your time. They are wrong. Time is NOT your most valuable resource, mental energy is. Let me prove it… Multiple peer-reviewed studies have shown that your mental energy or “Willpower” is a finite resource. Much more finite than the #hustle generation wants to admit. The most commonly referred to research suggests that we only have 90-120 minutes per day of peak mental energy levels. And we only have about 5 hours a day of mental energy levels greater than 80%. Let’s do the math for a moment… If you live in a developed country, you have about 20,000 days or roughly 500,000 hours of life to live after the age of 18. However, of those 500,000 hours, your mental energy levels will only be at optimal (80%+) levels for 145,000 of them! When you apply the laws of supply and demand you will quickly realize that your mental energy is worth about 300% more than your time! Crazy paradigm shift, huh? So now you understand why mental energy is your most precious resource. The question remains… What do we do about it? If you want to be a high performer then you must learn to work with your biology, not fight it. Dr. Hankel recommends that you shift your work schedule so that you tackle your most important tasks roughly 2-3 hours after waking. This is when your mental energy will peak and this will allow you to allocate your best focus time to important tasks. He further recommends taking frequent breaks throughout the day, working in 50-90 minute chunks, and using mental “Slump time” (typically 2-4 p.m.) to manage your most unimportant or simple tasks. 4. Prioritize Sleep More than You Think that You Should The great hustlers and movers of the world have done us all a disservice. They have glorified an unbalanced and unhealthy lifestyle that can lead to an early grave. You will often hear “Gurus” telling you to sleep only 4 hours a night, to draw inspiration from your dreams, to push through your exhaustion and just “Do IT!”. But they are all wrong. Unless you are one of the rare individuals with the DEC2 mutation you, quite literally, cannot function at optimal levels on less than 7.5 hours of sleep. (6 is a bare minimum) While you are sleeping your brain restore and repairs itself, allowing you to attack the next day with your mental energy firing on all levels. As we’ve already established, time isn’t your most valuable resource. Mental energy is. This means that the hours you “lose” sleeping you are actually “investing” in restoring your mental energy and operating at the peak capacities of which you are capable. 5. Everyone Should be an Entrepreneur There is a common misconception that entrepreneurs are born not made. As technology continues to advance and the landscape of the workforce continues to change more and more people are realizing that “Part Time Entrepreneurship” is not only a worthwhile endeavor, it’s downright necessary. Company loyalty and pensions are a thing of the past. This is the era of the freelancer and the side hustler. If you want to “Make It” in today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, then you must develop your innate entrepreneurialism and find unique ways to generate income and create freedom in your life. Every single person reading this should keep their day job and start a side hustle. It will give you income, options, and most importantly freedom. You don’t have to be born with special skills and abilities, you simply need to find something that the market needs and provide it in a systematized and automated way.
Learn about the legacy of the trailblazing NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson; how scientists recently built xenobots, the world’s first living robots; and why zinc probably isn’t as good for colds as you think. Katherine Johnson Is the Human 'Computer' Who Helped Us Go to Space by Ashley Hamer Hamer, A. Katherine Johnson Is the Human “Computer” Who Helped Us Go to Space. (2016, December 13). Curiosity.com. https://curiosity.com/topics/katherine-johnson-is-the-human-computer-who-helped-us-go-to-space-curiosity/ Xenobots: the World’s First Assembled Organisms by Cameron Duke Team Builds the First Living Robots. (2020, January 13). Uvm.edu. https://www.uvm.edu/uvmnews/news/team-builds-first-living-robots Simon, M. (2020, January 13). Meet Xenobot, an Eerie New Kind of Programmable Organism. Wired; WIRED. https://www.wired.com/story/xenobot/ Kriegman, S., Blackiston, D., Levin, M., & Bongard, J. (2020, January 28). A scalable pipeline for designing reconfigurable organisms. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(4), 1853–1859. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1910837117 Zinc Probably Isn't as Good for Colds as You Think by Grant Currin Can zinc zap a cold? (2017). Mayo Clinic. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/common-cold/expert-answers/zinc-for-colds/faq-20057769 Zinc lozenges did not shorten the duration of colds. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/uoh-zld012820.php Hemilä, H., Haukka, J., Alho, M., Vahtera, J., & Kivimäki, M. (2020). Zinc acetate lozenges for the treatment of the common cold: a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 10(1), e031662. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031662 Stark, L. (2009, June 16). Zicam Zinc Nasal Sprays May Damage Sense of Smell, FDA Says. ABC News; ABC News. https://abcnews.go.com/Health/ColdandFluNews/story?id=7853178&page=1 Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing