Podcasts about your own terms

If you've ever wondered why your presence is powerful but your conversions are crickets, it's not because you're not magnetic—it's because you're not precise. Your high-level clients don't just want to feel your power—they want to know what it does for them. You've done the embodiment work, the healing, the visibility—now it's time to build a container that holds your vibe with clarity. Precision is sovereignty. And when you get specific, your soulmate clients no longer scroll past—they stop, say “holy shit, she's the one,” and enter your world fully.Rebel Riches In-Person Event!Rebel Riches: High Cash Flow, Zero Burnout, Attraction Based Brand Method Build a Brand So Iconic It Changes Lives, Stacks Your Bank Account, and Lets You Play, Create, and Thrive on Your Own Terms.In-Person SeminarMay 15, 2025 at 12:00PM Classic Tattoo ShowLayton, Utah This isn't business as usual — this is the revolution you've been waiting for.Reserve Your Spot Today!!https://www.theedgeink.com/rebel-riches—Beyond the Stars is a one-year mentorship experience built around The Iconic Method, designed to help you scale your tattoo or creative business with ease.This is the container for you if you are looking to build a brand that not only invites in your soul mate clients, but also allows you to create the dream life & career. Booked out months in advance, increasing your rates, taking messy action, confidence skyrocketing, finding community, finding discipline, finding accountability, unlocking opportunities and pathways you didn't even know was possible for you… like maybe passive income streams…If you are the artist who is looking to lead with sovereignty, embodiment & truth….really learning how to find yourself in your brand and in your purpose. Who magnetizes and takes aligned action, even when it's scary. The one who leans into their fears, alchemizes their insecurities and knows how to find the gold through their own lived stories. https://www.theedgeink.com/beyondthestars—The Align & Rise Collective isn't just another membership.For only $88 a month (cancel anytime), you get daily trainings, live calls, and programs designed to shift you into next-level wealth to get you to get you booked out and selling out your offers through body based branding. It's a home for artists, creatives, and entrepreneurs who are ready to build a brand that attracts soul-mate clients, expands wealth with ease, and integrates somatic practices to scale with clarity and power.Hope to see you inside! xx https://www.theedgeink.com/alignandrise—Follow the Podcast on IG!https://www.instagram.com/themindofreese/Follow me on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/theartofreese/Follow me on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClRdVuF9wXIAaEXp-RrVaHA

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In this Building a Business on Your Own Terms episode, Sarah sits down with Matt Cross, co-founder of Harvest Chocolate, a bean-to-bar chocolate company in Tecumseh, Michigan. Matt shares how he and his wife Elizabeth transformed their culinary expertise into a thriving chocolate business that started in their kitchen during the pandemic and now operates a successful retail location with multiple sales channels. Matt reveals how Office Hours helped confirm his business was financially healthy and ready for strategic growth. Listeners will discover practical insights about: Using profit assessment to validate your business model before focusing on growth The power of creating simple revenue forecasts to set realistic channel-specific goals Leveraging data tools like Report Pundit to automatically track sales performance against targets This conversation is packed with actionable advice for food entrepreneurs looking to make data-driven decisions without getting overwhelmed. Matt's approach demonstrates how understanding your numbers leads to smarter growth strategies and ultimately the dream of "making more money while working less." Join the CFO Office Hours waiting list Connect with Matt: Website:Harvest ChocolateInstagram: @harvestcraftchocolate LinkedIn: Harvest Chocolate Get your copy of the latest Book Club selection:, The Mom Test, and RSVP for our Virtual Discussion   Join The Good Food CFO Community:  Follow us on Instagram: @thegoodfoodcfo  Connect on LinkedIn: @sarahdelevan  Watch on YouTube: @thegoodfoodcfo  Become a Member: BABOYOT

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Picture this: You're a kid shivering in your home, which never goes above 68 degrees in the winter. And you decide right then– your future includes a thermostat set at 72. That desire sparked Shellye Archambeau's life's ambition. Shellye is our guest this week on Money Tales. Her experience spans from being the new kid at school in seven states to breaking barriers as a Black woman CEO in Silicon Valley. Shellye talks about the intentional financial decisions that shaped her path and the raw, courageous conversations with her then-future husband that helped her build the life she envisioned as a teenager. Shellye's story is a masterclass in ambition and authenticity. Fortune 500 board member, Former CEO of MetricStream, advisor and author Shellye Archambeau is an experienced CEO and Board Director with a track record of accomplishments building brands, high performance teams and organizations. Shellye currently serves on the boards of Verizon, Roper Technologies, Okta and Lineage. She is also a CEO mentor with the EXCO Group and serves on the board of two national nonprofits, Catalyst and Braven. Shellye has over 30 years of experience in technology. She is the former CEO of MetricStream, a Silicon Valley-based governance, risk and compliance software company. During her tenure, MetricStream grew from a fledgling startup into a global market leader. She is the author of Unapologetically Ambitious: Take Risks, Break Barriers and Create Success on Your Own Terms, a book that will inspire you and provide the tools to enable you to fight the battles, make the tradeoffs and create the life you want. She is also a Forbes contributor and the protagonist of the Harvard Business School Case Study: Becoming a CEO. Shellye is the founder of Ignite Ambition, a community focused on the professional development of people in the early to mid-stage of their career.  Their mission is to provide professionals with the knowledge, inspiration, perspective and tools that they need to overcome their challenges, achieve their aspirations and excel in their professional careers. Shellye enjoys the performing arts, traveling, cooking and writing a blog, shellye.com, that provides career advice, insights and other musings.

Nicola Slawson is a journalist, author and public speaker who released her book ‘Single: Living a Complete Life on Your Own Terms' earlier this year.Around 40% of people in the UK are single at any one time, yet singledom is rarely talked about.In part 1, Nicola and Dr Alex George discuss being single by choice, the societal expectation to be in a relationship and how despite public preconceptions - single people aren't living without love.Plus, Nicola unpacks the importance of fostering social connectedness and explains why being a romantic doesn't negate wanting to be single…Follow @nicola_slawson and get her book ‘Single: Living a Complete Life on Your Own Terms'Follow the podcast on Instagram @thestompcastGet the new, pocket guide version of The Mind Manual nowDownload Mettle: the mental fitness app for men Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this powerful episode, Dr. Dan sits down with Shauna Brittenham Reiter, author of You Are the Boss of You: Cultivate the Mindset and Tools to Live Life on Your Own Terms and founder of Alaya Naturals, a holistic health wellness company. Shauna's journey is inspiring. Diagnosed with Crohn's disease as a teenager, congenital neutropenia in her twenties, and a heart condition in her thirties, Shauna's battles with her health led to a profound story of radical healing. Her path took her from a psychiatric hospital at the age of nineteen to the creation of a multimillion-dollar wellness company before the age of forty. Dr. Dan and Shauna deep dive into the importance of confronting emotional pain and reparenting the parts of ourselves that feel out of control. They also discuss overcoming perfectionism, embracing self-advocacy, and healing deep-seated trauma. Shauna's journey of healing and self-discovery proves that anything is possible when we face our pain, nurture the world within, and push past the mental barriers holding us back.  This transformative conversation will empower listeners to chase their biggest dreams and live life on their terms.  For more information and follow @shaunabrittenhamreiter on Instagram.   Please listen, follow, rate, and review Make It a Great One on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow @drdanpeters on social media. Visit www.drdanpeters.com and send your questions or guest pitches to podcast@drdanpeters.com. We have this moment, this day, and this life—let's make it a great one. – Dr. Dan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nicola Slawson, creator of the award-winning newsletter The Single Supplement, shares her journey of building a creative career on her own terms. From launching her newsletter with zero subscribers to securing a book deal, Nicola offers insights into embracing your unique story, building an authentic community, and navigating the realities of freelance journalism and book writing.*ABOUT NICOLA SLAWSON Nicola Slawson is a freelance journalist, writer, and public speaker. She is the creator of The Single Supplement newsletter and author of Single: Living a Complete Life on Your Own Terms. Nicola is passionate about telling human stories and empowering others to embrace their own.*RESOURCES & LINKS

Here's the truth most people miss: words don't move people—energy does. Conviction does. That unapologetic, full-bodied certainty that what you're building is changing lives, shifting timelines, altering realities. That's the moment people stop scrolling and start listening. That's when clients throw their money at you because your power bypasses their logic and speaks straight to their nervous system. And you don't get there by playing safe or waiting for evidence—you get there by being willing to feel it all.By holding the discomfort, loving the fear, dancing with the doubt, and still fucking moving. That's the game. That's the work. The million-dollar version of you? They're not waiting. They're already here. And it's your job to catch up.—Rebel Riches In-Person Event!Rebel Riches: High Cash Flow, Zero Burnout, Attraction Based Brand Method Build a Brand So Iconic It Changes Lives, Stacks Your Bank Account, and Lets You Play, Create, and Thrive on Your Own Terms.In-Person SeminarMay 15, 2025 at 12:00PM Classic Tattoo ShowLayton, Utah This isn't business as usual — this is the revolution you've been waiting for.Reserve Your Spot Today!!https://www.theedgeink.com/rebel-riches—Beyond the Stars is a one-year mentorship experience built around The Iconic Method, designed to help you scale your tattoo or creative business with ease.This is the container for you if you are looking to build a brand that not only invites in your soul mate clients, but also allows you to create the dream life & career. Booked out months in advance, increasing your rates, taking messy action, confidence skyrocketing, finding community, finding discipline, finding accountability, unlocking opportunities and pathways you didn't even know was possible for you… like maybe passive income streams…If you are the artist who is looking to lead with sovereignty, embodiment & truth….really learning how to find yourself in your brand and in your purpose. Who magnetizes and takes aligned action, even when it's scary. The one who leans into their fears, alchemizes their insecurities and knows how to find the gold through their own lived stories. https://www.theedgeink.com/beyondthestars—Follow the Podcast on IG!https://www.instagram.com/themindofreese/Follow me on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/theartofreese/Follow me on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClRdVuF9wXIAaEXp-RrVaHA

Too many entrepreneurs are stuck in the cycle of always having to show up, post, sell, and push just to keep the money flowing. But if you want real wealth—the kind that moves while you live, create, and exist—then your mindset has to shift from one way to make money to money moves for me in multiple ways. That's the shift I've been making, and the one I'm teaching my artists to make. Because fuck you money isn't just about stacking cash—it's about building something that lasts, something that doesn't crumble the moment you take a break.So ask yourself: Am I running a business that demands my presence, or am I creating a brand that thrives even when I'm not in the room? Your next level isn't just about making more—it's about becoming the kind of person who attracts more with ease.——Rebel Riches In-Person Event!Rebel Riches: High Cash Flow, Zero Burnout, Attraction Based Brand Method Build a Brand So Iconic It Changes Lives, Stacks Your Bank Account, and Lets You Play, Create, and Thrive on Your Own Terms.In-Person SeminarMay 15, 2025 at 12:00PM Classic Tattoo ShowLayton, Utah This isn't business as usual — this is the revolution you've been waiting for.Reserve Your Spot Today!!https://www.theedgeink.com/rebel-riches—ScaleThis isn't just about tattooing—it's about building an empire that moves with you, scales with you, and pays you beyond the chair.Inside SCALE, you're not just getting my top-tier 6-month mentorship—you're unlocking the full Octopus Business Blueprint:This is about multiple income streams, more wealth, more impact—without burnout.By the time these 6 months are up, you won't just have ideas. You'll have a thriving business that scales, evolves, and supports your wildest creative expansion.https://www.theedgeink.com/scale—Beyond the Stars is a one-year mentorship experience built around The Iconic Method, designed to help you scale your tattoo or creative business with ease.This is the container for you if you are looking to build a brand that not only invites in your soul mate clients, but also allows you to create the dream life & career. Booked out months in advance, increasing your rates, taking messy action, confidence skyrocketing, finding community, finding discipline, finding accountability, unlocking opportunities and pathways you didn't even know was possible for you… like maybe passive income streams…If you are the artist who is looking to lead with sovereignty, embodiment & truth….really learning how to find yourself in your brand and in your purpose. Who magnetizes and takes aligned action, even when it's scary. The one who leans into their fears, alchemizes their insecurities and knows how to find the gold through their own lived stories. https://www.theedgeink.com/beyondthestars—Follow the Podcast on IG!https://www.instagram.com/themindofreese/Follow me on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/theartofreese/Follow me on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClRdVuF9wXIAaEXp-RrVaHA

Elliot Phillips, founder and CEO of The Teacher Project, joins The Digital Executive Podcast to discuss his journey from being a PE teacher to leading an education technology company. Under his leadership, The Teacher Project has helped over 3,000 educators transition into online teaching, enabling many to replace their full-time salaries within months. Elliot shares insights into the challenges teachers face when moving online, such as developing business skills and overcoming mindset barriers, and how his program provides the tools to succeed.In this episode, Elliot also talks about his book, Teaching on Your Own Terms, and the growing role of AI and digital platforms in shaping the future of education. As more students and parents embrace online learning, he sees a major shift in how education is delivered. Tune in to learn how teachers can take control of their careers, gain financial independence, and make a greater impact in the digital age.

Elliot Phillips, founder and CEO of The Teacher Project, joins The Digital Executive Podcast to discuss his journey from being a PE teacher to leading an education technology company. Under his leadership, The Teacher Project has helped over 3,000 educators transition into online teaching, enabling many to replace their full-time salaries within months. Elliot shares insights into the challenges teachers face when moving online, such as developing business skills and overcoming mindset barriers, and how his program provides the tools to succeed. In this episode, Elliot also talks about his book, Teaching on Your Own Terms, and the growing role of AI and digital platforms in shaping the future of education. As more students and parents embrace online learning, he sees a major shift in how education is delivered. Tune in to learn how teachers can take control of their careers, gain financial independence, and make a greater impact in the digital age.

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As we move through life, there's one undeniable truth—we change. Our energy shifts, our priorities evolve, and the things that once seemed like the center of the universe suddenly don't carry the same weight. And you know what? That's okay.In this week's FWACATA Podcast, I talked about energy—how we gain it, how we lose it, and how to make the most of what we've got.Remember when you could stay up all night, wake up the next day, and still power through like a champion? Yeah, that changes. As we age, our energy becomes less of a bottomless pit and more like an old phone battery—it still works, but it doesn't quite charge to 100% anymore.And that's where perspective kicks in. Instead of fighting against time, instead of reminiscing about what used to be, maybe the trick is to make the most of where you are now.Too often, people tie happiness to achievement—the job, the money, the status. But if those things don't bring you peace, what's the point? The real goal is finding joy in the simple things—a good meal, an hour of creative work, a well-earned nap.Happiness isn't in some far-off dream; it's in the tiny moments—moments you can create for yourself every single day. Recharge when you need to. Don't let the world guilt you into thinking rest equals laziness. Stop chasing empty validation. Create for YOU first, not for approval. Find your small joys. A cup of coffee, a sketchbook, a favorite snack—sometimes that's all you need.Because at the end of the day, life isn't about how much you accomplish—it's about whether you enjoyed the ride.So go outside. Eat something delicious. Laugh at something ridiculous. Make today a day worth remembering.

Seán's guest has written a new book about pursuing her life as a committed singleton, and how this led to her having a baby with a gay man, whom she lives with.Joining the show to discuss is Nicola Slawson, author of ‘Single: Living a Complete Life on Your Own Terms'…Image: Penguin

Seán's guest has written a new book about pursuing her life as a committed singleton, and how this led to her having a baby with a gay man, whom she lives with.Joining the show to discuss is Nicola Slawson, author of ‘Single: Living a Complete Life on Your Own Terms'…Image: Penguin

In this episode, I sat down with Elliot Phillips, the founder of The Teacher Project to discuss how educators can serve students and build wealth. You'll want to hear this episode. He's the author of Teaching on Your Own Terms --available on Amazon.  You can contact Elliot Phillips at The Teacher Project. Do you struggle with student discipline? If so, learn how to optimize your classroom management skills here.

In her thirties and single, journalist Nicola Slawson provides an honest exploration of single life through personal experiences and insights in her new book, Single: Living a Complete Life on Your Own Terms. Slawson discusses what she found and takes your calls about single life.  

Journalist Nicola Slawson has been single for more than a decade, and says there's beautiful freedom in being unattached. But, too often, single people are made to feel that there's something wrong with them. In her new book, “Single: Living a Complete Life on Your Own Terms,” Slawson says you don't need to wait to fall in love for your life to start. As Valentine's Day nears, we want to hear what you like – or miss – about being single. Guests: Nicola Slawson, freelance journalist; author, "Single: Living a Complete Life on Your Own Terms"; writer, "The Single Supplement," a newsletter for single women

When journalist Nicola Slawson took the active choice to stay single after some bad relationship experiences, she noticed not many people were talking about the experiences of those who choose to fly solo. Cue her hugely popular newsletter, The Single Supplement, in which she presents a different perspective on being single. And now there's a book, Single: Living a Complete Life on Your Own Terms. She chats to Jen about stigma, choice, and why the work you do on you should be for you. Single: Living a Complete Life on Your Own Terms is available for pre-order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You Know You've Built a Movement When… You know you've built a movement when your name is used to sell things—whether it's brands wanting you to rep their cause, artists using you as a reference (for better or worse), or your presence alone is enough to get people talking. That's not just business. That's legacy. And let's be real—being booked out is the bare minimum. You show up, create, build relationships, and yeah, you'll fill your books.  That's not the conversation I want to have anymore. The real conversation? Building a brand so undeniable, so magnetic, that your offers don't need a hard sell. The moment you whisper a new idea, people are asking, When can I pay you? Not if. That's not luck—it's positioning. It's emotional anchoring. It's understanding the psychology behind why people buy and making sure your brand hits that deep, gut-level I need this feeling. And if your brand isn't doing that yet? Then you're blending in.  — Branded & Booked For the creative entrepreneur, artist, and healer ready to turn their multi-passionate genius into a high-end, booked-out brand. Inside Branded & Booked, we take the chaos of creativity and transform it into an iconic personal brand that attracts high-caliber clients ready to pay for your genius. Whether you're an artist, a healer, or a multi-passionate entrepreneur, this is where you finally bring all your gifts under one roof—and make them wildly profitable. March 5 , March 10, March 15, March 19, March 26, March 29 At 9:30AM  - 11AM PST On ZOOM https://www.theedgeink.com/wootwoot — Rebel Riches In-Person Event! Rebel Riches: High Cash Flow, Zero Burnout, Attraction Based Brand Method  Build a Brand So Iconic It Changes Lives, Stacks Your Bank Account, and Lets You Play, Create, and Thrive on Your Own Terms. In-Person Seminar May 15, 2025 at 12:00PM  Classic Tattoo Show Layton, Utah  This isn't business as usual — this is the revolution you've been waiting for. Reserve Your Spot Today!! https://www.theedgeink.com/rebel-riches —— Follow the Podcast on IG! https://www.instagram.com/themindofreese/ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theartofreese/ Follow me on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClRdVuF9wXIAaEXp-RrVaHA

In this week's episode of The Mind of Reese, we are talking about the art of trusting the pause.  Life and business often feel fast-paced, urging us to take immediate action. However, there's immense value in the pause.  The pause isn't a void, but a space filled with potential and clarity. It offers us the chance to reconnect with our purpose and shift from fear-based to faith-based actions. This concept of anchoring during pauses is crucial.  Clarity achieved in pauses leads to intentional action. Building a business or brand isn't just about surviving—it's about thriving with a clear vision. The iconic brands I help build arise from a place of deep anchoring and intentional, values-based action. Remember, alignment and clarity don't always feel easy. Embrace any discomfort as part of the growth process. — Rebel Riches In-Person Event! Rebel Riches: High Cash Flow, Zero Burnout, Attraction Based Brand Method  Build a Brand So Iconic It Changes Lives, Stacks Your Bank Account, and Lets You Play, Create, and Thrive on Your Own Terms. In-Person Seminar May 15, 2025 at 12:00PM  Classic Tattoo Show Layton, Utah  This isn't business as usual — this is the revolution you've been waiting for. Reserve Your Spot Today!! https://www.theedgeink.com/rebel-riches —— Join Me for My Next Retreat!!  The Worthy Wealthy Creative is my way to connect with my community, for my heart-led community to get together and release blocks, plant seeds for the upcoming months, and claim our divine right to thrive and be heard.  Previous retreats were held in Akumal, Mexico & San Diego, CA! I wonder where we are headed next… Be sure to join the waitlist! https://www.theedgeink.com/wwcretreat — Follow the Podcast on IG! https://www.instagram.com/themindofreese/ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theartofreese/ Follow me on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClRdVuF9wXIAaEXp-RrVaHA

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As women in the workplace, the odds of success and growth are not usually in our favor. So, what can we do to improve our odds and set ourselves up for success? In this episode of How Women Inspire, we sit down with Shellye Archambeau, experienced CEO, board director, and author of Unapologetically Ambitious. Shellye shares her inspiring story of overcoming the odds as a Black woman in tech to become a CEO, emphasizing the importance of setting goals, making intentional decisions, and more. This week's episode 149 of How Women Inspire Podcast is about embracing ambition and rejecting apologies! In this episode of How Women Inspire Podcast, Shellye Archambeau is sharing the importance of making daily decisions that align with your goals and actionable steps you can take right now to create a self-care plan to keep yourself healthy. Shellye Archambeau is an experienced CEO and board director with a track record of building brands, high-performance teams, and organizations. She currently serves on the boards of Verizon, Roper Technologies, and Okta. She's also a strategic adviser to Forbes Ignite and the president of Arizona State University and serves on the board of two national nonprofits Catalyst and Braven. Shellye is also the author of “Unapologetically Ambitious: Take Risks, Break Barriers, and Create Success on Your Own Terms.”Some of the talking points Julie and Shellye go over in this episode include:The importance of being unapologetically ambitious and the societal pressure to apologize excessively.Strategic goal setting and mankind decisions to support your plan.The societal pressure on women to "have it all”.Identifying your own three, non-negotiable self-care practices for your health.Check out Shellye's book Unapologetically Ambitious: Take Risks, Break Barriers, and Create Success on Your Own Terms.Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, take a screenshot of the episode to post in your stories and tag me!  And don't forget to follow, rate, and review the podcast and tell me your key takeaways!Learn more about How Women Inspire at https://www.howwomenlead.com/podcast CONNECT WITH SHELLYE ARCHAMBEAU:LinkedInWebsiteInstagramX (formerly Twitter)

This week ,we revisit our interview Shellye Archambeau. Shellye is an experienced CEO and Board Director with a track record of accomplishments building brands, high-performance teams, and organizations. She shares lessons learned from her life that she has written about in her new book, Unapologetically Ambitious: Take Risks, Break Barriers, and Create Success on Your Own Terms. A book that will inspire you, and provide the tools to enable you to fight the battles, make the tradeoffs and create the life you want. Shellye Archambeau currently serves on the boards of Verizon [NYSE:VZ], Roper Technologies [NYSE: ROP], and Okta [NASDAQ: OKTA]. She has also served on the board of Nordstrom [NYSE: JWN] and has been a strategic advisor to the Royal Bank of Canada, Capital Markets Group, and Forbes Ignite. Shellye has over 30 years of experience in technology. She is the former CEO of MetricStream, a Silicon Valley-based, governance, risk, and compliance software company. During her tenure, MetricStream grew from a fledgling startup into a global market leader. She is also a Forbes contributor and the protagonist of the Harvard Business School Case Study: Becoming a CEO. To learn more about Shellye, visit shellye.com

The Jen Marples Show episode 184 is here!Get ready to have your soul ignited, ladies! Today I'm thrilled to welcome the one and only Shelley Paxton - a true corporate rebel, best-selling author, keynote speaker, and Chief Soul Officer extraordinaire. Shelly's journey from the top marketing ranks at Harley-Davidson to a profound midlife awakening is the stuff of legend. She's the Brené Brown meets biker babe you never knew you needed, and her message of reclaiming your power, releasing the shackles of "should," and redefining success on your own terms is exactly what our community needs to hear. Buckle up, because Shelley is about to take us on a wild ride straight to the depths of our souls. You won't want to miss a single juicy morsel of wisdom she's dropping - this episode is pure fire from start to finish!Think Brené Brown meets Biker Babe, with a dash of Liz Gilbert. As former Chief Marketing Officer of Harley-Davidson, Shelley Paxton found herself at the top of the proverbial mountain feeling success-EMPTY instead of success-FULL. That awakening led her on a profound journey that became her mission, business, and Simon & Schuster- published bestselling book, Soulbbatical: A Corporate Rebel's Guide to Finding Your Best Life. She's leading a REBELution to rewrite the script of success. Shelley's inspiring work has been featured on NBC, CBS, Forbes, Thrive Global, Inc., Business Insider, Yahoo!, and a TEDx stage.Shelley and I discuss:Recognizing when your "success" feels empty and disconnected from your true self is a powerful wake-up call to make a change.Defining a "soul batical" as a conscious choice to live and lead with greater authenticity, courage and fulfillment.Releasing the "shackles of should" by identifying your soul fuels vs. soul sucks through a simple energy audit exercise.Establishing boundaries and giving yourself permission slips to prioritize your values and well-being.Overcoming the "arrival fallacy" - the belief that achieving certain milestones will bring lasting happiness.Choosing your values over external validation, even when it means making difficult decisions.Embracing the wisdom and self-trust that comes with midlife as you rewrite your success story on your own terms.Shelley's Powerful Question to ask yourself: What do I need to allow myself to do, not do, or feel right now, today, or in this moment in order to show up as my most bold, brave, and badass self?Now, write yourself a permission slip to do that thing and see what happens!Shelley Says: You're Not Too F***ing Old! to Rewrite Your Script on Your Own Terms!Learn more about Jen Marples at https://www.jenmarples.comWant to work with Jen? Book a complimentary 20-minute call HERE. Follow Jen @jenmarples on Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok and YouTubeSubscribe to Jen's NewsletterUnedited AI Transcript The doors are open for Stepping Into the Spotlight. It's time for you to get the visibility you deserve! This program will empower you and give you the tools to show up expertly and attract all that you desire. It's time to be seen and make the impact you desire! Click HERE for more information. If you register by Oct. 18, use code JEN250 for a discount. See you in the room!

Matthias Roberts is a queer  psychotherapist (in Washington State) and the author of both "Holy Runaways:Rediscovering Faith After Being Burned by Religion" and "Beyond Shame: Creating a Healthy Sex Life on Your Own Terms". He is one of my favorite friends I met in graduate school, a human deeply committed to connection and curiosity,  and someone who I deeply admire. With Matthias, I feel a sense of belonging and openness to understanding the world and holding space for that curiosity which is so threatening elsewhere. Rebecca W. Walston is an African American lawyer, who also holds a MA Counseling, an all around boss babe. Rebecca runs a Law Practice and serves as General Legal Counsel for The Impact Movement, Inc.  She is someone who fiercely advocates for others freedom and healing. She is a dear friend and colleague, who anyone would be lucky to spend a dinner with talking about almost anything.Trigger Warning: Proceed only if you are comfortable with potentially sensitive topics.This is not psychological advice, service, or prescriptive treatment for anxiety or depression. The content related to descriptions of depression, anxiety, or despair may be upsetting or triggering, but are clearly not exhaustive. If you should feel symptoms of depression and/or anxiety, please seek professional mental health services, or contact (in Kitsap County) Kitsap Mobile Crisis Team at  1-888-910-0416. The line is staffed by professionals who are trained to determine the level of crisis services needed. Depending on the need, this may include dispatching the KMHS Mobile Crisis Outreach Team for emergency assessment. Speaker 1 (00:18):Welcome to the Rise podcast, conversations on faith, race, justice, gender, and spirituality. Today we're continuing our conversation on election humanity and politics. I have two guests today. I'm very excited about it. Matthias Roberts, who's a queer psychotherapist in Washington State, and the author of both Holy Runaways and Beyond Shame. Actually, he's one of my favorite friends I met in graduate school. I don't know if he knows that he's a human, deeply committed to connection and curiosity and someone I deeply admire with Matthias. I've always felt this sense of belonging and openness to understanding the world and holding space for that actual curiosity, which has seems so threatening elsewhere. So I want to thank Matthias for joining me and taking time out of his morning. And Rebecca Wheeler Walstead holds an MA in counseling an all around boss babe. Rebecca runs a law practice and serves as general legal counsel for the Impact movement, and she is someone who fiercely advocates for others freedom and healing. She's a dear friend, obviously she's a colleague and she's someone that anybody would be lucky to spend a dinner with talking about almost anything. So thank you, Rebecca, for joining me today.(01:40):I can say that for myself in my own experience, my anxiety is heightened overall and feelings that I can keep at bay with regular normal coping mechanisms such as exercise. It takes to me a little bit more and I have to offer myself a lot more grace in the process. I encourage you no matter where you are, to engage these topics with grace towards your own self, towards your neighbor, towards your family, and towards whoever's in your proximity. We won't get things done overnight no matter who we are, and we will get them done if we become more aligned and care more for those in our proximity, that means our neighbor. So if you're feeling or experiencing anxiety around the election or family or other triggers, I want you to encourage you to seek out and find someone to speak with. Maybe you need a mental health professional, maybe you need a spiritual advisor. Maybe it's your coach and it's something related to business. Maybe you need to go see your doctor for aches and pains you've been having. I don't know what it might be for you, but don't hesitate to reach out and get the help you need. We're going to jump into the conversation and voices from across the country. We are all different and we're not meant to be the same. I hope you find pieces of you in each of their stories. Hey, Rebecca. Hey, Matthias. Thanks for being with me today.Speaker 2 (03:06):Daniel, thanks for havingSpeaker 1 (03:07):Us. I just thought we would talk about this really amazing subject of politics and humanness because we're so good at it in the United States. Yeah, right. Y'all thoughts on that? Even as I say that, just politics and being human, what comes to mind?Speaker 2 (03:34):For me, there's almost a dual process happening. I think about my first thought was, well, politics are, but then I also thought about how when we separate institutions out from people, especially in the way that corporations tend to separate out how they become anti-human so quickly, and not that politics is necessarily a corporation, but I think there's a form of it. There's something corporate about it. And so I think about that juxtaposition and maybe the dichotomy there between, yeah, it's human, but I think it's also anti-human in the ways that it has to, I think almost by definition, separate from maybe these places of deep feeling or nuance in order to collapse all of that experience into something that people can rally on.Speaker 3 (04:51):I think there's something dehumanizing about our current politics, but I think that that is about power. I think when politics becomes about the consolidation of power or the perpetuation of power or the hanging on to it sort of desperately, then it no longer is about the people that the institutions and the country was built to serve and protect. And so I think there are all these ideals in our politics that on paper and in theory sound amazing, but when people in their humanness or maybe in the worst of our humanness step away from other people and not just people as sort of this collective generalized, but the actual person in front of you, the actual person in front of you and the story that they have and the life that they live, and how decisions and theories and ideals will impact the actual person in front of you. And when politics becomes about collecting power and maintaining that power at all costs, then it's no longer about people. It's no longer about lives. It's no longer about stories, and all those things become expendable in the name of the consolidation and the maintenance of power. And I think that at its heart is a human question. It's a question of selfishness and self-serving and maybe even self idolatry.Speaker 1 (06:49):I think that I agree, Matthias, I've been thinking a lot about, because in my family it's been a lot of comments like, well, we shouldn't talk about politics because we're family. I'm like, wait a minute, wait just a minute. Because the very politic that is being said from one angle is hurting the humanity of this other particular family member. How do we make sense of that? How do we say politics isn't a very human, the impact is meant to impact humans. The power is meant to impact humans, so the political sphere has become so toxic to us.Speaker 3 (07:40):Yeah, I think that sentence, we shouldn't talk about politics because we're family. It says more about maybe our fragility as a culture in this moment and our inability to have hard conversations without feeling like the difficulty of them fractures, relationships and familial bonds in ways that cannot be repaired or restored in any way. And I think it is also a statement about the toxicity of our politics that we have allowed it to get to a place where it actually threatens those kinds of familial bonds in some sense, you want go back to, you remember that book that was big in the nineties? All I ever learned about life I learned in kindergarten, right? All I ever needed to know, it reminds me of that because raising kids, I would raise my kids to say, there isn't anything on this earth that should fracture your bond as siblings. I raised them to believe that. I insisted that they engage the world from this vantage point that come hell or high water do or die is you and your sister. That's it. And it doesn't matter what happens in this world, there should never be a scenario in which that isn't true. And we have arrived at this place where people honestly believe that your political affiliation somehow threatens that.(09:19):That's sad and sad feels like a word that's not heavy enough to articulate. There's something wrong, really wrong if that's where we are,Speaker 2 (09:35):I think it speaks perhaps to our inability to do conflict well, and I'm the first, I don't do this all with my family at all. I'm terrible at conflict with my family, at least in the arena of politics. But I think about, I wonder if some of the fracturing that we say, I don't think it's all of it by any means, but is that reality of, because we can't have these conversations in our immediate family, it's getting projected into the wider, I mean, it has to play out somewhat. It is going to, that's the nature of it. So because we can't do it locally, it is having to play out on this grand scale. Rebecca, as you said, sad. I think it's horrifying too.Speaker 1 (10:44):It's what?Speaker 2 (10:45):Horrifying.Speaker 1 (10:46):Yes. It's very dangerous to be honest.Speaker 2 (10:54):It's very, yeah, those bonds, we have the familial bonds. Those are protective in some ways when we remove that, we remove those protections.Speaker 1 (11:11):I think we've been practicing at a society, and I'm talking particularly about the United States at ways of removing those bonds in multiple spheres of the way we've thought about life, the way we think about another person, the way we judge each other, the way we vote in past elections. I mean, the civil rights movement is pushing against that notion that family means dehumanizing someone else. And so even this idea of, I'm not even sure if I can say it right, but just how we've constructed the idea of family and what do our shared values mean. In some sense, it's been constructed on this false notion that someone is worth more than another person. Now, when that person shows up as fully human, then I think we don't know what to do with it.Speaker 3 (12:11):Yeah. I think something you said, Mathias about we don't do conflict well, right? I think rarely is any issue, black and white. Rarely is any issue. So clear cut and so definitive that you can boldly stand on one side or the other and stay there in perpetuity without ever having to wrestle or grapple with some complexity, some nuance. And I think maybe part of what we don't do well is that right? Somehow we've gotten to this space where we have maybe an oversimplified if that, I'm not even sure that's a good word, perspective on a number of issues as if there isn't any complexity and there isn't any nuance and there isn't any reason to pause and wonder if context or timing would change the way we think about something, right? And nor do we think that somehow changing your mind is no longer acceptable.(13:20):I think about, I saw a number of interviews with Kamala Harris. People talk to her about, well, why'd you change your mind about this or that? Why'd you change your perspective about this or that? And then part of the conversation was about when did we get to this place where growing and learning and changing your mind is bad for someone who is in the profession of holding public office since when can you not get in public office, learn some things differently, meet some new people, understand the issue better, and go, you know what? I need to change the way I think about this, but we are there. All of a sudden it means you're not fit for office, at least as it has been applied to Kamala Harris in this particular and even before her. The notion of a flip flopper is again to say you can't somehow change your mind.Speaker 2 (14:21):So that makes me start to then think about some of the myths, and I mean that deeper theological myth in the sense of not that it is untrue, but more in the sense of how it permeates culture. That's when I say myth and we have this idea or many people have this idea of a God that doesn't change, a God who doesn't change his mind as the ideal of there is right there is wrong, and the ideal is no change. And we have examples and scriptures, at least I believe, of a God who does change his mind, who sees what happens and change is what he does. And I think those can be compatible with maybe some ideas that maybe God doesn't change, but we also have examples of God changing his mind. But I think that has permeated our world of something unchanging is better than someone who or something who does change. And I wonder what that impact has beenSpeaker 3 (15:38):That made me pause. I certainly come out of a faith background of hold to God's unchanging hand. I mean, I can come up off the top of my head with a dozen different examples of the notion of he does not shift, he does not change. And the kind of comfort or solidity that can be found in this notion that we're not subject to the whim of his mood in any given time, but what you said causes me to think about it and to think about what does it mean to say that we live in a world where there is a God who can be persuaded by something in the human context that will cause him to respond or react differently than perhaps his original mindset is. I'm going to walk away from this conversation pondering that for a while. I think,Speaker 2 (16:30):Yeah, there are stories of that in scripture.Speaker 3 (16:36):The one that comes to my mind is the story of, and I'm not going to get all the names correct, so whoever's listening, forgive me for that. But the story that comes to my mind is the prophet of old who is pleaded with God for more time on earth, for more space to be alive and walk the earth as a human being. And God granted his request. And again, now there's a bit of a paradigm shift for me. What does it mean to say that I live in a world where there's a God who can be persuaded? I think the other thing when you said about a God who changes his mind, what comes up for me is also a God who holds extremely well the nuance and the complexity of our humanness and all that that means. And so often I find it's sort of the pharmaceutical attitude that we can have that things are rigid and there's only one way to see it and one way to do it. And if you ever watch Jesus's engagement with the Pharisees, it's always actually the problem is more complex than that. Actually the question you're asking is more than that. And so what matters less is the rule. What matters more is the impact of that rule. And if we need to change the rule in order for the appropriate impact, then let's do that.Speaker 1 (18:08):It's kind of gets back to something I've been learning in consultation, talking about this idea. I think we're talking about very young spaces collectively for our society. If I was to put it in that frame, the idea of as a child, a very young kid, even into your teenagers, you need to know something solid. You need to know that's not changing. That's the rule. That's what I got to do. And it's the parent's responsibility to make meaning and metabolize nuance for you and help you process through that. But one of our first developmental things is to split. This is good, this is bad, this person is safe, this person. That's a developmental process. But in somewhere we got stuck,Speaker 3 (18:54):It brings to my mind, you've heard me reference raising kids. And so I raised my kids to say this idea that you have to be respectful and thoughtful in your choices. And I always told my kid that so long as you are respectful and thoughtful in your choices, your voices will always be heard and welcomed kind of in our home. And so my daughter approached me, she's making an argument about something that I absolutely did not agree with her final conclusion. I was like, there's no version of anybody's universe where you're doing that, right? And she says to me, but you said if I was thoughtful and I was respectful that I could assert my position and I have been respectful in my tone and I've been thoughtful in my position. And she was absolutely right. Both had been true, and I found myself having to say, okay, now I sort of backed myself into a corner.(19:58):She followed me into it and the conversation ended up being about, Hey, that's true. Those are the parameters, but you're older now and the things that you're making decisions about have more impact and they're more nuanced and complex than that. So we need to add a couple more things to your rubric, and it's a hard conversation to have, but it makes me think about that developmental piece that you're saying, Danielle, that when we're younger, there's certain sort of bright line rules and the older you get and the more complex life gets, the more you need to be able to actually blur those lines a little bit and fudge them a little bit and sometimes color outside of the lines because it is the right thing to do.Speaker 2 (20:48):I think that movement from that really kind of rigid split into Rebecca what you're talking about, it requires that grappling with grief and loss, it requires that sense of even if I followed the rules, I didn't get what I wanted. And that is we have options there. We can rage against it and go back into the split, you are bad. I'm good, or actually grapple with that. I did everything I was supposed to and it still didn't work out in that words, it doesn't feel good and grieve and feel the pain of that and actually work with those parts of ourselves. And there is so much that our nation has not grieved, not repented from, and we are in the consequences of that.Speaker 1 (21:53):I was just thinking that Mathias, it's like we're asking one another to make meaning, but we're at a very base level of meaning making. We're trying to first discern, discern what is reality, and a lot of times we don't share reality, but when you're a baby, the reality is your caregiver hopefully, or even the absence of you become accustomed to that. And so I think we've become accustomed to this sense of almost this indoctrination of a certain type of religion, which I would call white evangelical Christianity, where they're telling you, I can make sense of all of this from the perspective of race. I can do that for you. Whether they talk about it explicitly or not, they're like, I can tell you what's good and bad from this perspective, but then if you add in how do you make sense of all the Christians vote for Trump and 84% of African-Americans are going to vote for Kamala Harris. I grew up thinking, are those people not Christians? I didn't know as a kid, I was raised with my father. I didn't understand, didn't make sense to me, but I thought, how could so many people as a child, I actually had this thought, how could so many people not know Jesus, but go to church and how could all these people know Jesus and say they're going to heaven? It never made sense to me.Speaker 3 (23:19):I mean, what you're saying, Danielle, is probably why there is a very clear historical and present day distinction between white evangelism and the black church. That's why those two things exist in different spaces because even from the very beginning, white evangelicalism or what became white evangelicalism advocated for slavery, and Frederick Douglass learned how to read by reading the scripture at risk to his own life and to the white slave owner who taught him how to read. And once he learned to read and absorbed the scriptures for himself, his comment is there is no greater dichotomy than the Christianity of this world and the Christianity of scripture. And so your sense that it doesn't make any sense is as old as the first enslaved African who knew how to understand the God of the Bible for him or herself and started to say out loud, we got problems, Houston.Speaker 1 (24:39):Yeah, I remember that as a young child asking that question because it just never made sense to me. And obviously I understand now, but as a kid you grow up with a certain particular family, a Mexican mom, a white father. I didn't know how to make sense of that.Speaker 3 (25:04):I mean, you say, oh, even now I understand and I want to go. You do. I don't explain that to me. I mean, there's a certain sense in which I think we're all in many ways, and I say all the country as a whole church, the American church as a whole trying to make sense of what is that, what was that and what do we do now that the modern sort of white evangelical movement is essentially the Christianity of our entire generation. And so now that that's being called into question in a way that suggests that perhaps it is white and it's religious, but it might not in fact be the Christianity of the Bible. Now what do we do? And I've spent some time in recent years with you, Danielle, in some Native American spaces in the presence of theologians who reckoned with things of God from a Native American perspective.(26:09):And if nothing else, I have learned there's a whole bunch. I don't know about what it means to walk with the God of the Bible and that my native brothers and sisters know some things I don't know, and I am kind of mad about it. I'm kind of angry actually about what it is they know that was kept from me that I was taught to dismiss because the author of those ideas didn't look like the white Jesus whose picture was in my Bible or on the vacation Bible school curriculum or whatever. I'm sort of angry at the wisdom they hold for what it means to be a follower of what I think in many native spaces they would refer to as creator, and that was withheld from me. That would've changed the way, enhanced the way I understand this place of faith. And something that white evangel and evangelicalism expressly said was heresy was of the devil was to be ignored or dismissed or dismantled or buried.Speaker 1 (27:31):I mean, you have Tucker Carlson referring to Trump as daddy in a recent speech. So you then have this figure that can say, Hey, little kids, don't worry. Your worldview is okay. It's still right and let me make sense of it. I can make sense of it for you with X, Y, Z policies with racist rhetoric and banter. I can do anything I want. I can show up in Madison Square Garden and replicate this horrific political rally and I can do it and everybody will be okay with it, even if they're not okay, they're not going to stop me. So we still have a meaning maker out there. I mean, he is not making my meaning, but he's making meaning. For a lot of folks.Speaker 3 (28:29):It is even worse than that. There's a couple of documentaries that are out now. One's called Bad Faith, the other one's called God and Country, and in one of them, I think it was Bad Faith, and they're talking about the rise of Christian nationalism. For me, as a person of faith, one of my biggest questions has always been, there's nothing about this man's rhetoric that remotely reflects anything I ever learned in every Sunday school class and every vacation Bible school, in every Bible study and every church service I've ever been to. He is boldly antithetical to all of it.(29:06):And he says that out loud, right back to his comments about, no, I've never asked God for forgiveness because I've never done anything that warranted forgiveness that is antithetical to the heart of evangelical Christianity that asserts that the only way to God and to heaven in the afterlife is through the person of Jesus Christ. And so every person has to admit their own sin and then accept Christ as the atonement for that sin. And he bluntly says, I don't do that. Right. So my question has always been, I don't get it right. Two plus two is now four in your world. So how are 80% of evangelicals or higher voting for this man? And in that movie, bad faith, they talk about, they make reference to the tradition of Old Testament scripture of a king who is not a follower of God, who God sort of uses anyway towards the bent of his own will.(30:18):And there's probably a number of references in Old Testament scripture if I was an Old Testament theologian, some of the people who have invested in me, I could give you names and places and dates. I can't do that. But there is a tradition of that sort of space being held and the notion what's being taught in some of these churches on Sundays and on Wednesday night Bible study is that's who he is. That's who Trump is in a religious framework. And so he gets a pass and permission to be as outlandish and as provocative and as mean spirited and as dare I say, evil or bad as he wants to be. And there is no accountability for him in this life, or the next one, which I don't even know what to say to that, except it's the genius move to gaslight an entire generation of Christians that will probably take hold and be with us for far longer than Trump is on the political landscape.Speaker 2 (31:29):I am not fully convinced it's gaslighting. On one hand it is. They're saying one thing, doing another. It absolutely is by definition. And I think growing up in white evangelicalism, there is, at least for the men, I think an implicit belief, I don't even think it's explicit. It's becoming explicit that they get that past too. It functions on those passes, those senses of we don't have to hold up to accountability. And I think we see that in all the sexual abuse scandals. We see that in the narcissism of so many white evangelical pastors. There is this sense of, as long as we're in this system, there isn't accountability. And so you can say one thing and do another, and it doesn't matter. You have God's authority over you and therefore it's okay. And so I think there's something, I'm right there with you, it doesn't make any sense, but I think it's also quite consistent with the way that authority has been structured within thoseSpeaker 1 (33:14):Spaces that you said that I felt like, I don't know if you ever get your heartbeat right in your neck, but I had it right there. Oh, yeah. I think that feels true. Yeah, it's gaslighting, but also it's meant to be that way.Speaker 3 (33:39):Do you think that that's new math or is that at the inception? What do you attribute the origin of that? And I don't disagree with you, I'm just sitting here like, damn, okay, so where does that come from and how long has it been there?Speaker 2 (34:04):I don't know. I have guesses. I think, how do you enslave an entire people without something like that and then found literal denominations that are structured on these power and authority? It goes back to what you were saying at the beginning, Rebecca, it's about power and accountability supports power.Speaker 3 (34:50):Yeah. Have you read The Color of Compromise?Speaker 2 (34:59):There's a documentary by that same name, right? The filmSpeaker 3 (35:02):There might beSpeaker 2 (35:05):See the film. Yeah.Speaker 3 (35:07):So he makes a comment in the book. He is writing this chapter about sort of the origins of the country and the country is as the colonies are being formed before it is a country, the colonists are in this sort of public debate about slavery and Christianity. And at least in tissie's research, there's sort of this group of colonists who come to the United States or what will become the US for the sake of proselytizing, evangelizing who they term savage, native and then enslaved Africans. And they're having this public conversation about does the conversion of a native or an African to Christianity remove them from slavery, essentially? Can you theologically own someone who's a profess child of God?(36:32):And Tse says that the origin of that debate has to do with an old English law that said that you can't enslave someone who is of the faith. And I remember reading that and thinking to myself, there's something wrong with the logic that you think you have the right to own any human being regardless of their faith belief system or not. There's something wrong with the premise in general that you believe as another human being, you have the right to own or exercise dominion over another human soul. So those are the things that go across my mind as I listen to you talk and propose the notion that this issue has been there, this flaw in the thinking has been there from the beginning.Speaker 1 (37:40):I was just thinking, I am reading this book by Paola Ramos about defectors and how Latinos in the US have moved to the far right, and she makes a case that the faith of the Spaniards told them that in order to achieve superiority, they should basically make babies with the indigenous peoples of the Americas. And they went about and did that. And then I know we always think popular literature, the United States, oh, India has this caste system. That's what people say, but really Latin America has a really complex caste system too. And to which after they brought over, and Rebecca and I know Matthias, you guys know this, but after they brought over stole African human bodies, a majority of them came Latin America, what we know as Latin America, they didn't come here to the United States to the continental us. And so then you have this alliance then between, and I'll bring it back to politics between these mixed Spaniards with indigenous folks also in enslaving Africans.(38:56):So then you get to our political commentary and you're recruiting Latinos then to join the Evangelical white church movement. And they've often been demonized and excluded in spaces because of citizenship, which adds its own complexity where African-Americans, now they have citizenship right now on the current day, but then you have these Latinos that it can be born or they're brought over on daca. So then you have this complexity where not only is there this historical century hating of African-Americans and black folks in Latino culture, but you also have this sense of that to get ahead, you have to align with white folks to come against African-Americans. You have all of that in the mix, and also then you also have to deny yourself and the fact that you have African heritage and indigenous heritage, so it's this huge mind fuck, right? How do you make sense of that colonial jargon in the political landscape? And then how does a Latino think, how do they actually encounter the nuance of their humanity and all of that, but complexly set up by the Spanish who said, we're going to enslave this X people group. In the meantime, we'll just mix our mix with this certain race, but the white people will be more dominant. And so you see that all comes into the United States politic and who gets to be human and who gets not to be human.Speaker 3 (40:44):I mean, in some ways, Daniel, you're pointing out that, and I think this goes back to math's point of several minutes ago, none of this is new under the sun. All of this is just current day manifestations or reenactments of a racialized dynamic that's been in play since forever, since even before maybe even the American colonies, right? Because what happened in terms of the transatlantic slave trade in Latin America predates some of that.Speaker 2 (41:18):Yeah. I mean, I think about England colonizing a huge portion of the world under the name of their faith that requires quite a distancing from accountability in humanity. Then you get an extreme fringe of those folks starting their own colonies.Speaker 3 (41:47):I mean, it does make me think, and my Pentecostalism is about the show, but it does make me think that there's something about this whole dynamic that's starting to feel really ancient and very old patterns that have been in place, and to me suggests from a spiritual standpoint, an enemy that is organized and intentional, and I have begun to wonder less than a week out from the election, what's the game plan if the election doesn't go the way I hope it does? What happens if America decides to give into its lesser urges as it has done in the past, and choose a path that is contrary and antithetical to its ideals what we're going to do? I ask that not even from a practical standpoint as much as spiritually speaking, how am I going to breathe and how am I going to make meaning of what you do with a world where that's the reality? We were talking before we got on air about the rally in Times Square and we can rail against it all we want, but there was hundreds of thousands of people there saying, yeah, let's do that.Speaker 4 (43:40):That scares me. AndSpeaker 2 (43:52):It doesn't go away. Even if Harris wins, I think your question of what do we do if Trump wins? It's a sobering question. It's a terrifying question, but I think it's also a very similar question of even if she wins, what do we do? What do we do? These people don't magically disappear.Speaker 1 (44:30):We're going to have to do no matter what. I just feel like there has to be some sort of, like you said, Mathias, just processing of the grief of our past because it's chasing us. You can hear it in each of our stories. It is just chasing us what we've been a part of, what we've been asked to give up. And I think America, well, the United States, not America, but the United States is terrified of what it would mean if it had to face that kind of grief.Speaker 3 (45:23):I don't know about that, Danielle, because for there to be terror would mean that you have had some conscious admission that something is gravely wrong. And I'm not even sure if we're there yet. I think America as a whole has a whole lot of defense mechanisms and coping mechanisms in place, so they never even have to get that far. And I don't know what you call that, what comes before the terror, right? Because terror would mean some part of you has admitted something, and I just don't know if we're there. And that's just me meandering through a thought process. ButSpeaker 1 (46:19):Oh, that's scary too, right? I think you're probably right. Yeah. Yeah. Well, I think we're going to bump up against our time. I know, Mathias, you have something coming up too, but any final thoughts? I don't expect us to solve anything or wrap it up, butSpeaker 2 (46:47):I'm just noting how I'm feeling and there's something both sobering and grounding about this conversation. I don't think we've covered really any kind of necessarily new territory, but to continue to speak these things, it's so brain, but it's also like, okay, we can ground ourselves in these things though. These things are true and it's terrible, but when we ground ourselves, we have ground just, and that feels different from some of the up in the air anxiety I was feeling before coming to this coverage, just the general anxiety of the election that is so pervasive. So that's a shift.Speaker 3 (47:53):I think I found myself looking back a lot in recent days back to the history of the story of African hyphen Americans in the United States, back to some fundamental things that I learned about my faith early on. And I have a sense of needing to return to those things as part of grounding that regardless of what happens in the next week or the next several months or even the next six months, we have been here before as a country, as a people, and we have survived it, and we will do so again. If I think about the black national anthem, God of our weary years, God of our silent tears, and I have found myself needing to return to those traditions and those truths, and I think I'll stay there for as long as my mind and my body and my emotions will allow me to as a way of breathing through the next several days. I mean, talk to me on November 6th. That might be in a very different place, or January 6th or January 20th, but for today, I find myself looking back, I have some curiosity for each of you. What are those traditions for you, in your own spaces, in your family, in your culture, in your people? What are the things that have grounded you in the past, and can they ground you again going forward?Speaker 2 (49:43):I'm sitting here finding myself wanting to come up with some beautiful answer. And the reality is I don't know that I have a beautiful answer. It's a difficult task.Speaker 1 (50:00):Yeah. I mean, no, we're wrapping up. I can't give you anything clever except I think what comes to mind is I often just tell myself just the next hour, the next day, sometimes I don't even think about tomorrow. I tell myself, don't rush too much. You don't know what's in tomorrow. Today's going to be okay. So I kind of coach myself up like stay in the moment.Speaker 3 (50:38):And in all fairness, Danielle, your people, if you will, are facing a very different kind of threat under a Trump presidency than mine are, and that is, I'm firmly of the belief if he's going to come for one of us, eventually he will come for all of us. But I'm also very aware that the most pressing existential threat is coming against people of Latinx descent people who very well may be American citizens, are facing the potential reality that won't matter. And so your sense of blackness gay through the next hour, I'm good. I have a lot of respect for what these days are requiring of you. Thank you.Speaker 1 (51:43):Thanks for hopping on here with me, guys.Speaker 2 (51:47):Thank you.   Well, first I guess I would have to believe that there was or is an actual political dialogue taking place that I could potentially be a part of. And honestly, I'm not sure that I believe that.

Feeling drained and overwhelmed? Join us as we dive into episode 118 of J. Paul Nadeau's podcast, "Inspire Us," where we explore his book, "Reset: The Badass Guide to Living Life on Your Own Terms." Discover how vulnerability can be a superpower, helping us connect on a deeper level and embrace our true selves. Nadeau, with his straightforward style, challenges us to honestly assess our efforts and recognize the inner strength we all possess. He emphasizes the importance of sharing our stories and the ripple effect of courage and hope this creates. Learn how to face life's curveballs with resilience and authenticity, and find out how self-reflection with compassion can lead to self-acceptance. Join the conversation on how to tap into your inner badass and embrace the journey of self-discovery and growth. What part of Nadeau's message resonates with you, and how will you put it into action today?

Season 4: Episode 40 In this series, Mike celebrates authors. People who have a message and a story to share and who have done the hard work to get their message out there. In this episode, Mike interviews Matthias Roberts, Author of ⁠⁠Beyond Shame: Creating a Healthy Sex Life on Your Own Terms and Holy Runaways: Rediscovering Faith after Being Burned by Religion. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Everything Numa⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Queer and Affirming Writer's Collective⁠⁠ ⁠Matthias Roberts Website⁠ | 
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Hosts Debbie Travis and Tommy Smythe welcome their former colleague Kirstine Stewart for a conversation about leadership and personal reinvention. Kirstine discusses her transformative career in the media and the importance of women in leadership roles. Kirsten also highlights the need for flexibility and self-awareness in career choices, advocating for personal fulfillment over societal expectations. She introduces a new course based on her book to help individuals navigate their careers effectively, emphasizing the need for individuals to define success on their own terms. More About Kristine Stewart: An inspirational and transformational executive leading change, Kirstine has spent her career at the intersection of media, technology and digital transformation, core drivers of innovation and business growth.  Kirstine was responsible for driving Twitter's initial entry into Canada, pre-IPO, and was promoted to the corporate leadership in NYC as VP Media NA. As the head of the TV, radio and digital for the Canadian Broadcasting Company (CBC), Kirstine pioneered the broadcaster's foray into digital media, catapulting ratings while delivering $1.1 billion in total revenue. At Alliance Atlantis, a Canadian media company with a large portfolio of lifestyle channels, she delivered 20% growth year-over-year for four consecutive years, positioning the company as an M&A play in which it was sold for $2.3 billion. Recruited to lead international broadcast programming for the Hallmark Channel, encompassing 30 channels and 80 countries, she successfully increased the subscriber base while expanding into new markets, the business was acquired by Sparrowhawk Media for $240 million due to her efforts.  In her last role, Kirstine headed the Future of Media, Entertainment and Sport for the World Economic Forum and was a member of the executive committee. She also serves as an advisor to the Forum's Young Global Leaders initiative. Kirstine is the author of Our Turn, an award winning, best seller focused on leadership published by Penguin RandomHouse. Internationally recognized as an industry leader she has been named to the The Power 50: Canada's Most Powerful Business People by Canadian Business in 2016, Person of the Year by Playback Magazine for 2012, Woman of the Year by Canadian Women in Communications, Media Player of the Year by Marketing Magazine, Canada's Top 40 Under 40 Award in 2007, among others.  Our Turn VIP is a course and community, inviting people to take control of their careers by building a playbook that guides them to leverage their unique strengths and not compromise to “fit in”. Like the book Our Turn was; it's the anti Lean In, because it acknowledges we face challenges not of our making when trying to navigate our work.  Find out more about Kirstine, her course and book:  https://ourturn.vip/ LinkedIn.com/in/kirstinestewart14/  https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/240504/our-turn-by-kirstine-stewart/9780345814647 Chapters: (00:00) Introduction to Kirsten Stewart (02:48) Navigating Career Paths and Opportunities (05:54) The Evolution of Media and Audience Engagement (08:59) Understanding Audience Needs in Content Creation (11:53) The Role of Women in Media (15:03) Career Transitions and Personal Growth (17:55) The Importance of Mentorship and Community (21:07) Defining Success on Your Own Terms (23:48) Creating Your Own Opportunities (26:51) The Impact of Personal Branding (29:56) Launching 'Our Turn' and Future Aspirations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shellye Archambeau, former CEO of MetricStream and Fortune 500 board member, shares her inspiring journey from a young girl facing adversity to a successful business leader. She discusses key lessons from her book "Unapologetically Ambitious," emphasizing the importance of intentional career planning, building diverse networks, and advocating for oneself in the workplace. Archambeau provides valuable insights on overcoming challenges, setting goals, and creating success on one's own terms. 00:37- About Shellye Archambeau Shellye is a Fortune 500 board member.  She's a former CEO of Metric Stream, an advisor, and an author.  She's the author of a book titled, Unapologetically Ambitious: Take Risks, Break Barriers, and Create Success on Your Own Terms.  She's been recognized, awarded, and felicitated several times. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tbcy/support

In the twenty-eighth episode of The Motherwhelm, I am joined by Kaylee, a mum of three from WA, who shares her first two birth stories on her journey to VBAC, the shock and isolation of parenting through a pandemic as a young first-time mum, and how meeting the right person can change your whole perspective on parenthood. Texts mentioned in this episode: Podcasts: The Great Birth Rebellion The Midwives Cauldron Australian VBAC Stories VBAC Birth Stories VBAC Home Birth Stories The Renegade Mama The Birth Realm Books: 'Birth After Caesarean' by Hazel Keedle 'Ina May's Guide to Childbirth' by Ina May Gaskin 'Reclaiming Childbirth as a Rite of Passage' by Dr Rachel Reed 'Home Birth on Your Own Terms' by Heather Baker 'Plus Size Pregnancy' by Sara Wickham Instagram: @wombtobloomdoula

In this podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Jessica Childress about how to report workplace misconduct, including discrimination, harassment, and bullying. Award-winning attorney Jessica Childress (https://www.linkedin.com/in/childressjessica/) is the author of Peace: Leaving a Toxic Workplace on Your Own Terms. Ms. Childress has practiced employment law for over eleven years, representing organizations of all sizes and individuals in employment law matters. She is the Managing Attorney of the Childress Firm PLLC, a boutique employment law firm, based in Washington, D.C. Ms. Childress holds a Bachelor of Arts in Government and African American Studies from the University of Virginia and a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law. Ms. Childress graduated Phi Beta Kappa and with High Distinction from the University of Virginia in 2007. Prior to launching the Childress Firm PLLC, Ms. Childress served as an associate at two global law firms and as an attorney at the United States Department of Justice. Ms. Childress has litigated retaliation, discrimination, sexual harassment, non-competition, trade secret, unfair labor practice, and whistleblower cases before various tribunals. She serves clients in general business transactions with employees and independent contractors. Ms. Childress drafts agreements such as employment agreements, consulting agreements, severance agreements, and confidentiality agreements. Ms. Childress is admitted to practice in Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia. She is also admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, and the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia. Ms. Childress has held leadership roles in the National Bar Association's Young Lawyers Division and the Washington Bar Association's Young Lawyers Division. Ms. Childress is a member of the Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association and the National Employment Lawyers Association. She has been the recipient of several honors, including the National Bar Association's 2018 Young Lawyer of the Year Award, the Washington Bar Association's 2017-2018 Young Lawyer of the Year Award, the National Bar Association's 40 under 40 Best Advocates Award, the Kim Keenan Leadership & Advocacy Award, the Greater Washington Area Chapter of the National Bar Association's Rising Star Award, and recognition by the National Black Lawyers as one of the top 100 black attorneys. In 2022, Ms. Childress received the Women Owned Law organization's Woman Legal Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Ms. Childress has been named to the 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers Rising Stars lists. Only 2.5% of practicing attorneys in Washington, D.C. are selected to receive this honor. Ms. Childress is a 2022 graduate of the Aspen Institute's Justice and Society program. Ms. Childress serves as a contributor for Arianna Huffington's international media outlet, Thrive Global. She has been featured in numerous publications, including Forbes, Essence, the Huffington Post, Success, and Entrepreneur. Check out all of the podcasts in the HCI Podcast Network! Check out the ⁠HCI Academy⁠: Courses, Micro-Credentials, and Certificates to Upskill and Reskill for the Future of Work! Check out the LinkedIn ⁠Alchemizing Human Capital⁠ Newsletter. Check out Dr. Westover's book, ⁠The Future Leader⁠. Check out Dr. Westover's book, ⁠'Bluer than Indigo' Leadership⁠. Check out Dr. Westover's book, ⁠The Alchemy of Truly Remarkable Leadership⁠. Check out the latest issue of the ⁠Human Capital Leadership magazine⁠. Each HCI Podcast episode (Program, ID No. 655967) has been approved for 0.50 HR (General) recertification credit hours toward aPHR™, aPHRi™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ recertification through HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®). Each HCI Podcast episode (Program ID: 24-DP529) has been approved for 0.50 HR (General) SHRM Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCPHR recertification through SHRM, as part of the knowledge and competency programs related to the SHRM Body of Applied Skills and Knowledge™ (the SHRM BASK™). Human Capital Innovations has been pre-approved by the ATD Certification Institute to offer educational programs that can be used towards initial eligibility and recertification of the Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) and Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD) credentials. Each HCI Podcast episode qualifies for a maximum of 0.50 points.

This week on Conflict Managed we are joined by award-winning attorney Jessica Childress. Join us as we discuss:

Welcome back to Mere Mortals book reviews! Today, we dive into the timeless wisdom of Marcus Aurelius' "Meditations." I'll share key learnings from the Penguin Classics edition. Join me as we explore profound Stoic insights that are just as relevant today as they were in ancient Rome. Don't miss out on these gems!(00:00) - Introduction and Overview(00:24) - Highlighting Key Learnings(01:04) - The Importance of Not Putting Things Off(02:18) - Embracing Present Tasks with Determination(03:48) - Urgency in Becoming Good(04:54) - Judging Events by Your Own Terms(06:14) - Welcoming Death as Part of Nature(07:12) - Reflecting on the Loss Through Death(08:04) - Final Thoughts and Viewer EngagementValue 4 Value Support:Boostagram: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/supportPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcastConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcast

This week, Bryan is back on the show to cohost with Brie! Brie and Bryan sit down to talk about his upcoming match against Swerve Strickland at AEW: All In. It's a Title vs. Career match for Bryan, which means it could be his LAST MATCH ever. That's a lot to take in for Bryan. And even Brie.  Bryan reflects on his wrestling journey, the impact one teacher had on him that encouraged him to chase his dreams in the ring, his gratitude for everything that wrestling has brought into his life, some huge moments in his career, and his feeling the pull to spend more time with Birdie and Buddy and make memories with them on their terms. AEW: All In has put him at a difficult crossroads.  Bryan also touches on his relationship with William Regal and his passion for learning more about physics and gravity, an obsession he's used to help steer away from depressive spirals.  Then it's it's time for Bryan to answer some unique questions from Birdie and Buddy including embarrassing moments, fashion staples, bananas, favorite years of his life, and much more. Bryan Likes Books! Bryan also runs down the list of books he's been reading lately, including:  *From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life by Arthur C. Brooks *Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection by Charles Duhigg *The Code of the Extraordinary Mind: 10 Unconventional Laws to Redefine Your Life and Succeed on Your Own Terms by Vishen Lakhiani  *The Bear by Andrew Krivak *Bewilderment by Richard Powers *The Complete Poppy War Trilogy: The Poppy War, The Dragon Republic, The Burning God  by R.F. Kuang *The Broken Earth Trilogy: The Fifth Season, The Obelisk Gate, The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin The episode closes out with Bryan's latest selection for Inspiration & Aspiration, which centers around chasing dreams and being authentic about what you're enthusiastic about in your life.  Call Nikki & Brie at 833-GARCIA2 and leave a voicemail! Follow Nikki & Brie on Instagram and send Nikki & Brie a message on Threads! To watch exclusive videos of this week's episode, follow The Nikki & Brie Show on YouTube, Facebook, and TikTok! You can also catch The Nikki & Brie Show on SiriusXM Stars 109!

Jerome Powell's presser was a snooze-fest, with the Fed's stance on interest rates remaining unchanged (at least they didn't hint of more rate hikes!) Markets also responded to clarifications on chip bans and performance reports from AMB & MSFT. The "AI is Dead" narrative is way too early; largest growth in data center construction is in the US. Rewards for beating earnings estimates have been mild. Managers have been "de-grossing" portfolios, will now revert to "grossing-up" holdings following earnings season. Powell says pricing and inflation pressures are "equal;" concerns now turn to employment, which is about at the level before the pandemic (Powell already has Friday's employment numbers). Fed is poised to cut rates in September. Lance and Michael discuss the latest inflation data and its implications for the economy; analysis of the recent drop in the inflation index to 1.5%, and the absence of significant wage growth pressures: Inflation index falls below the Fed's 2% target rate; inflationary pressures receding on various fronts; employment cost index slightly down; no substantial real wage growth pressures observed; year-over-year wage growth on the decline. Lance & Michael also discuss the bond market's bearishness; Are we out of the woods yet with bonds? This bear market is the longest since 1790! Economic slowdown and low inflation are driving yields down. The biggest problem facing Bonds is the deficit; Janet Yellen wants to keep rates as low as possible to better manage debt. Lance addresses Bond Yield question about holding to maturity. SEG-1: Markets Respond to Nothing New from the Fed SEG-2: Powell Presser: Price & Inflation Pressures Now Equal SEG-3: Is the Bear Market in Bonds Finally Over? SEG-4: Is the Treasury Manipulating Markets w Their Offerings? Hosted by RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist Lance Roberts, CIO, w Portfolio Manager Michael Lebowitz, CFA Produced by Brent Clanton, Executive Producer ------- Watch today's show video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_fLAZCwJa8&list=PLVT8LcWPeAugpcGzM8hHyEP11lE87RYPe&index=1&t=4s ------- Articles mentioned in this report: "Is There Value In Small Cap Value Versus Large Cap Growth" https://realinvestmentadvice.com/interest-rates-are-too-is-there-value-in-small-cap-value-versus-large-cap-growth/ "Bullish Years Often Have Corrections" https://realinvestmentadvice.com/bullish-years-often-have-corrections/ "Pullback Doesn't Deter Investor Bullishness" https://realinvestmentadvice.com/newsletter/ ------- The latest installment of our new feature, Before the Bell, "8-1-24 Market Bull Trend Remains Intact" is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79762x_wVdU&list=PLwNgo56zE4RAbkqxgdj-8GOvjZTp9_Zlz&index=1 ------- Our previous show is here: "Navigating Financial Freedom on Your Own Terms" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B31ZSUJGGJM&list=PLVT8LcWPeAugpcGzM8hHyEP11lE87RYPe&index=1&t=1s ------- Get more info & commentary: https://realinvestmentadvice.com/newsletter/ -------- SUBSCRIBE to The Real Investment Show here: http://www.youtube.com/c/TheRealInvestmentShow -------- Visit our Site: https://www.realinvestmentadvice.com Contact Us: 1-855-RIA-PLAN -------- Subscribe to SimpleVisor: https://www.simplevisor.com/register-new -------- Connect with us on social: https://twitter.com/RealInvAdvice https://twitter.com/LanceRoberts https://www.facebook.com/RealInvestmentAdvice/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/realinvestmentadvice/ #JeromePowell #FederalReserve #InterestRates #2024Election #Inflation, #YearOverYear #FedTargetRate #InflationaryPressures #Receding #EmploymentCostIndex #RealWageGrowth #YearOverYearWageGrowth #PricePresure #BondMarket #BondYields #YieldCurveInversion #JanetYellen #Treasury #Markets #Money #Investing

Jerome Powell's presser was a snooze-fest, with the Fed's stance on interest rates remaining unchanged (at least they didn't hint of more rate hikes!) Markets also responded to clarifications on chip bans and performance reports from AMB & MSFT. The "AI is Dead" narrative is way too early; largest growth in data center construction is in the US. Rewards for beating earnings estimates have been mild. Managers have been "de-grossing" portfolios, will now revert to "grossing-up" holdings following earnings season. Powell says pricing and inflation pressures are "equal;" concerns now turn to employment, which is about at the level before the pandemic (Powell already has Friday's employment numbers). Fed is poised to cut rates in September. Lance and Michael discuss the latest inflation data and its implications for the economy; analysis of the recent drop in the inflation index to 1.5%, and the absence of significant wage growth pressures: Inflation index falls below the Fed's 2% target rate; inflationary pressures receding on various fronts; employment cost index slightly down; no substantial real wage growth pressures observed; year-over-year wage growth on the decline. Lance & Michael also discuss the bond market's bearishness; Are we out of the woods yet with bonds? This bear market is the longest since 1790! Economic slowdown and low inflation are driving yields down. The biggest problem facing Bonds is the deficit; Janet Yellen wants to keep rates as low as possible to better manage debt. Lance addresses Bond Yield question about holding to maturity. SEG-1: Markets Respond to Nothing New from the Fed SEG-2: Powell Presser: Price & Inflation Pressures Now Equal SEG-3: Is the Bear Market in Bonds Finally Over? SEG-4: Is the Treasury Manipulating Markets w Their Offerings? Hosted by RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist Lance Roberts, CIO, w Portfolio Manager Michael Lebowitz, CFA Produced by Brent Clanton, Executive Producer ------- Watch today's show video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_fLAZCwJa8&list=PLVT8LcWPeAugpcGzM8hHyEP11lE87RYPe&index=1&t=4s ------- Articles mentioned in this report: "Is There Value In Small Cap Value Versus Large Cap Growth" https://realinvestmentadvice.com/interest-rates-are-too-is-there-value-in-small-cap-value-versus-large-cap-growth/ "Bullish Years Often Have Corrections" https://realinvestmentadvice.com/bullish-years-often-have-corrections/ "Pullback Doesn't Deter Investor Bullishness" https://realinvestmentadvice.com/newsletter/ ------- The latest installment of our new feature, Before the Bell, "8-1-24 Market Bull Trend Remains Intact" is here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79762x_wVdU&list=PLwNgo56zE4RAbkqxgdj-8GOvjZTp9_Zlz&index=1 ------- Our previous show is here: "Navigating Financial Freedom on Your Own Terms" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B31ZSUJGGJM&list=PLVT8LcWPeAugpcGzM8hHyEP11lE87RYPe&index=1&t=1s ------- Get more info & commentary:  https://realinvestmentadvice.com/newsletter/ -------- SUBSCRIBE to The Real Investment Show here: http://www.youtube.com/c/TheRealInvestmentShow -------- Visit our Site: https://www.realinvestmentadvice.com Contact Us: 1-855-RIA-PLAN -------- Subscribe to SimpleVisor: https://www.simplevisor.com/register-new -------- Connect with us on social: https://twitter.com/RealInvAdvice https://twitter.com/LanceRoberts https://www.facebook.com/RealInvestmentAdvice/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/realinvestmentadvice/ #JeromePowell #FederalReserve #InterestRates #2024Election #Inflation, #YearOverYear #FedTargetRate #InflationaryPressures #Receding #EmploymentCostIndex #RealWageGrowth #YearOverYearWageGrowth #PricePresure #BondMarket #BondYields #YieldCurveInversion #JanetYellen #Treasury #Markets #Money #Investing

This episode is a two-for-one, and that's because the podcast recently hit its 10-year anniversary and passed one billion downloads. To celebrate, I've curated some of the best of the best—some of my favorites—from more than 700 episodes over the last decade. I could not be more excited. The episode features segments from episode #691 "Nassim Nicholas Taleb & Scott Patterson — How Traders Make Billions in The New Age of Crisis, Defending Against Silent Risks, Personal Independence, Skepticism Where It (Really) Counts, The Bishop and The Economist, and Much More" and #639 "Todd McFarlane, Legendary Comic Book Artist — How to Make Iconic Art, Reinvent Spider-Man, Live Life on Your Own Terms, and Meet Every Deadline"Please enjoy!Sponsors:Momentous high-quality supplements: https://livemomentous.com/tim (code TIM for 20% off)Eight Sleep's Pod 4 Ultra sleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating: https://eightsleep.com/tim (save $350 on the Pod 4 Ultra)LMNT electrolyte supplement: https://drinklmnt.com/Tim (free LMNT sample pack with any drink mix purchase)Timestamps:[04:51] Notes about this supercombo format.[05:54] Enter Nassim Nicholas Taleb and Scott Patterson.[06:32] The joy of writing a preemptive resignation letter.[07:13] Developing resilience against criticism.[10:04] Nassim: contrarian, or simply independent?[12:27] Jiving with skeptical turkeys.[17:21] Persisting through the polycrisis.[19:18] Introducing the precautionary principle.[21:37] Nassim's preferred legacy.[23:50] Precautionary principle 101.[25:14] Fat tails, thin tails, the COVID vaccine, and GMOs.[32:51] Enter Todd McFarlane.[33:21] Baseball.[38:46] Rejection letters.[42:38] Compelling storytelling and meeting deadlines.[45:46] Deadlines pre-Internet vs. deadlines today.[48:36] How industry status quo led to the founding of Image Comic Books.[1:00:30] The Comics Code and the last straw.[1:06:52] The Marvel Dream Team exodus.[1:25:13] How is Todd's camel bladder a competitive advantage?[1:31:02] Career bouncing and double-shifting as a penciler and inker.[1:49:08] The happy accident of Venom.[1:55:46] De-Rockwelling the company icon and inventing "spaghetti webbing."[2:03:31] Bucking the status quo to become the status quo.[2:07:13] Parting thoughts and a promise for round two.*For show notes and past guests on The Tim Ferriss Show, please visit tim.blog/podcast.For deals from sponsors of The Tim Ferriss Show, please visit tim.blog/podcast-sponsorsSign up for Tim's email newsletter (5-Bullet Friday) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim's books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferriss Instagram: instagram.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferriss LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, Margaret Atwood, Mark Zuckerberg, Peter Thiel, Dr. Gabor Maté, Anne Lamott, Sarah Silverman, Dr. Andrew Huberman, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode of the Modern Man podcast, Ted Phaeton interviews Dr. Charryse Johnson, a mental health therapist and author, about the pursuit of success and the challenges that come with it. They discuss the image of success, the importance of self-reflection, and the signs of empty success. They also explore how to navigate the punches and setbacks along the way and how to find fulfillment and balance in life. The conversation emphasizes the need for self-awareness, personal growth, and celebrating small wins. In this conversation, Dr. Charryse Johnson and Ted Phaeton discuss the pursuit of success and fulfillment. They explore the importance of creating a culture of care, defining personal success, and understanding the five domains of life: spiritual, physical, financial, social, and emotional. They emphasize the need for balance and harmony in these domains and the dangers of identifying too strongly with one area while neglecting others. The conversation also touches on the role of reflection, journaling, and intentional habits in finding fulfillment and happiness. Dr. Charryse shares her personal experience of losing her mother and how it shaped her perspective on seizing the day.   Takeaways Success is often defined by achieving a certain level of status and financial freedom, but it's important to reflect on how you personally define success. The punches and setbacks along the way can be indicators that you need to pivot or make changes in your pursuit of success. Self-awareness is key in recognizing when you feel trapped or unfulfilled in your current position or ladder of success. Finding joy and connection in other areas of life can help balance the parts that feel unfulfilling. Start with what you do well and focus on areas that require the least amount of effort but give you the most success to gain momentum. Celebrate small wins and use them as motivation to keep going, even when the momentum is disrupted. Be flexible with yourself and your timeline for success, and build relationships with others who can support and encourage you along the way. Create a culture of care in your personal and professional life. Reflect on how you define success and whether it aligns with your values and desires. Understand and nurture the five domains of life: spiritual, physical, financial, social, and emotional. Strive for balance and harmony in these domains, avoiding the trap of identifying too strongly with one area while neglecting others. Practice reflection, journaling, and intentional habits to foster self-awareness and personal growth. Seize the day and prioritize what brings you joy and fulfillment.   Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Welcome 02:54 Defining Success: Beyond Status and Financial Freedom 09:21 Navigating Setbacks and Pivoting in the Pursuit of Success 13:16 Recognizing Trapped and Unfulfilled Feelings 16:16 Finding Joy and Connection in Other Areas of Life 18:15 Being Flexible and Building Supportive Relationships 20:12 Creating a Culture of Care 21:07 Defining Success on Your Own Terms 26:29 The Five Domains of Life 32:48 Balancing the Five Domains 35:53 The Power of Reflection and Intentional Habits 38:51 Seizing the Day and Finding Joy   Connect with Dr. Charryse Johnson Website: drcharryse.com Instragram: @dr.charryse_j Facebook: @jadeintegrative  Youtube: @dr.charryse_j  LinkedIn: drcharryse  TikTok: @drresi2022    Join The Noble Knights: themodernman.gumroad.com

One of the biggest struggles we have to face nowadays as entrepreneurs is the overwhelming amount of conflicting advice out there on how to grow your business. And this confusion gets even more overwhelming when that advice is coming from a coach, a mentor or someone you trust to lead you in the right direction. What we have to remember is that nothing is as powerful as listening to your own voice and trusting your intuition.  So in this episode I'm sharing: • 00:18 When You're Overwhelmed by Advice • 02:41 The Dangers of Following Bad Advice • 04:52 Trusting Your Own Voice • 06:52 How to Make Decisions on Your Own Terms • 09:33 Empowerment Through Self-Trust  I hope this episode gives you the confidence to stand in your own power and trust your own voice. If you enjoy this episode, take a screenshot, share it on Instagram and tag me, or send me a DM @iamcarriegreen and I'll reshare it - I'd love to know your thoughts on this! Read the show notes: https://femaleentrepreneurassociation.com/2024/06/how-to-be-successful-by-trusting-your-own-intuition/

When was the last time you checked in with yourself on what makes YOU happy? Big or small, it all adds up! If you haven't checked on you in a while, I strongly encourage you to pick up Chianti Lomax's @chiantilomax new book Evolving While Black: The Ultimate Guide to Happiness and Transformation on Your Own Terms.Chianti joins me on #GrownandGrowing to talk about what it takes to achieve authentic happiness that will sustain you through the ups and downs of life.Chianti has studied the emotion of happiness from all angles, and has curated a guide that puts the perspectives and experiences of Black women at the center. Yes, she has coached countless women, but she also lives by these principles herself.The convo is great. The book is great. There are no bad choices here.About ChiantiChianti Lomax is a sought-after international speaker and certified mindset coach who thrives at the intersection of mindfulness, technology, and transformative coaching. She is the author of Evolving While Black: The Ultimate Guide to Happiness and Transformation on Your Own Terms. As a registered yoga instructor and positive psychology practitioner, Chianti teaches doable habit changes to help increase our well-being and elevate the overall human experience.  Like. Follow. Share. Website: grownandgrowing.buzzsprout.comFacebook: @GrownandgrowingpodcastInstagram: @GrownandgrowingpodcastYouTube: Grown and Growing PodcastEmail: grown.growingpodcast@gmail.com

We often overlook how harshly we judge ourselves, which can lead to feeling unhealthy and unhappy. Nonetheless, there are always avenues for transformation! Deborah invites you to join her conversation with Maureen "Mo" Cooper on incorporating sustainable lifestyle changes. Mo's philosophy empowers individuals to unlock their inherent capacity to lead their most optimal, healthy, and gratifying lives! Here are the things to expect in the episode:Mo's experience of feeling ashamed and unworthy because of past trauma.The importance of time management and mindset as the foundation for achieving health goals.Small, sustainable changes that can lead to lasting results.The five pillars of health.And much more! About Maureen:Maureen “Mo" Cooper, a weight loss coach, didn't prioritize health until 39! After years of roller coaster diets and bad info, she took matters into her own hands. Now 53, her clients possess simple tools she uses herself for a healthy, fun life! A sustainable health path and weight loss, too! Your best health is closer than you think, and she is excited for you to live your best life of health, vitality, and fun! Connect with Maureen "Mo" Cooper!Website: https://momindbodysoul.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mocoopercoaching/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/momindbodysoulInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mo_mindbodysoul/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNpmeqBs82pzS_66DVThNTQA complimentary one-on-one coaching session that will help you frame out the next key step in your weight loss journey! https://calendly.com/moglow/feelbetternow?month=2024-05 Resources: Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear Soundtracks: The Surprising Solution to Overthinking by Jon Acuff The Code of the Extraordinary Mind: 10 Unconventional Laws to Redefine Your Life and Succeed on Your Own Terms by Vishen Lakhiani The Buddha and the Badass: The Secret Spiritual Art of Succeeding at Work by Vishen Lakhiani  Connect with Deborah Kevin:Website: www.deborahkevin.comInstagram: www.instagram.com/debbykevinwriterLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborah-kevin/Book Recommendations: https://bookshop.org/shop/storytellher Check out Highlander Press:Website: www.highlanderpressbooks.comTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@highlanderpressInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/highlanderpressFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/highlanderpress

The Brand of Being Episode 113 of The Path to Authenticity features a conversation with life purpose expert and branding strategist Mike Iamele. Mike is author of Enough Already: Create Success on Your Own Terms. A key part of his work involves helping people determine what he call their “sensitivities.” Mike goes into detail about this […]

It's May, a month we celebrate moms and a great time to touch base about how we are feeling about things.  If you sometimes find yourself feeling undervalued, unseen, and underappreciated, this episode is for you. Research shows most women, especially moms, have been socially conditioned to do for others. To always prioritize and meet everyone's needs. We face societal and familial expectations of selflessness, ensuring everybody stays comfortable and happy. We are meant to make sure everything gets done and to do it without complaint. But what happens when the constant juggling of to-do's,  the emotional and mental labor, and the lack of feeling valued start to take a toll? How do we tackle the frustration and the resentment that bubbles up? When we are emotionally exhausted,  spiritually fatigued, and feeling undervalued for long enough, we can find ourselves enduring rather than thriving…missing out on the joy (and rest) we deserve. Guess what though…you are not alone! #tunein to learn more about emotional labor, spiritual fatigue, and just maybe, to get the empathy and acknowledgement you need. Reference: Hartley, G. (2018) Fed Up: Emotional labor, women, and the way forward. Laporte, D. (2014) The Fire Starter Sessions: A Soulful + Practical Guide to Creating Success on Your Own Terms. https://www.psychedmommy.com/blog/invisible-load-motherhood https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/inviting-monkey-tea/201807/the-invisible-mom https://the-toast.net/2015/07/13/emotional-labor/?src=longreads For more about Dr. DeSimone and the Advancing Women Podcast https://www.instagram.com/advancingwomenpodcast/ https://advancingwomenpodcast.com/ https://www.facebook.com/advancingwomenpodcast/

My guest, Dr. Janis Roszler, is a board-certified sex therapist and licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people increase intimacy in dating and relationships. Her 7 books include Sweet Romance: A Woman's Guide to Love and Intimacy with Diabetes and Diabetes on Your OWN Terms.  Dr. Janis currently trains sex therapists at the International Institute of Clinical Sexology and is the host of the "Intimate Conversations with Dr. Janis" podcast. In this episode of Last First Date Radio: How can people communicate their sexual needs to their partner?  What's a good way to communicate medical issues, such as diabetes, to a dating partner?   How can couples enhance the level of intimacy in their relationship? How can people improve their sexual skills?  How can couples keep the fun alive in a long-term relationship? Connect with Dr. Janis Website https://dearjanis.com  LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/janis-roszler-phd-a624a19 Facebook: @JanisRoszler TikTok: @janisphd ►Please subscribe/rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts http://bit.ly/lastfirstdateradio  ►If you're feeling stuck in dating and relationships and would like to find your last first date, sign up for a complimentary 45-minute breakthrough session with Sandy https://lastfirstdate.com/application  ►Join Your Last First Date on Facebook https://facebook.com/groups/yourlastfirstdate  ►Get Sandy's books, Becoming a Woman of Value; How to Thrive in Life and Love https://bit.ly/womanofvaluebook  and Choice Points in Dating https://amzn.to/3jTFQe9  ►Get FREE coaching on the podcast! https://bit.ly/LFDradiocoaching  ►FREE download: “Top 10 Reasons Why Men Suddenly Pull Away” http://bit.ly/whymendisappear  ►Group Coaching: https://lastfirstdate.com/the-woman-of-value-club/  ►Website → https://lastfirstdate.com/  ► Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/lastfirstdate1/  ►Get Amazon Music Unlimited FREE for 30 days at getamazonmusic.com/lastfirstdate  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sandy-weiner9/message

In today's episode G reflects on the past 2.5 years of motherhood and shares her biggest mistakes and the lessons she's learnt.  It is no secret that when you have a baby you entire world is turned upside down and you have to navigate life as an entirely new version of yourself. G shares her personal lessons and shifts she has made in this season of motherhood.  If you are a mum, a to-be mum, a mother figure or are just a bit curious to know what G has learnt then you will love this episode. You can purchase "Re-birth: Motherhood on Your Own Terms" here.  You can join our Facebook group  here.    You can find out more about RISE the app here.  You can find our Instagram here.   You can shop our courses here.  You can shop our products here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A serial entrepreneur since birth, Dan Nicholson is the author of “Rigging the Game: How to Achieve Financial Certainty, Navigate Risk and Make Money on Your Own Terms,” deemed a best-seller by USA Today and The Wall Street Journal. In addition to founding the award-winning accounting and financial consulting firm Nth Degree CPAs and being named a top 40 under 40 accountant globally 4 times, Dan has created and run multiple small businesses, including Certainty U and Certainty News, a platform that's syndicated to over 1 billion monthly users. Dan also hosts the Rigging the Game podcast, and is a Consulting Producer for PBS' Opportunity Knocks. He lives in Seattle with his wife and two children. Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Dan Nicholson about finding financial security for entrepreneurs. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week's show: - How Nth Degree CPAs focuses on tax planning and strategy for small business owners. - Why business owners need to be focused on the future instead of living in the past. - How business owners should understand risk and taking asymmetric risks with more upside than downside. - Why Nth Degree CPAs creates a real plan for clients, rather than simply reporting what they owe at the end of the year. - How entrepreneurs don't need to prove themselves and should pursue what they want because they want it. Connect with Dan: Guest Contact Info X @Dan_P_Nicholson Instagram @dannicholsoncpa Facebook facebook.com/CertainlyUDan LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/dan-p-nicholosn Links Mentioned: nthdegreecpas.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices