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For 250 years, America has endured not because we all think alike – but because free people with different ideas, different backgrounds, and different experiences chose to build something together.

Somewhere along the way, we’ve become experts at labeling one another and beginners at loving one another.

I don’t believe the loudest voices represent the majority.

Every day I meet people quietly making their communities better – raising families, serving neighbors, teaching children, protecting others, and helping complete strangers.

There is far more goodness in this country than hatred.
Far more generosity than anger.
Far more hope than fear.

On America’s 250th birthday, I wanted to share a personal reflection – not about politics, but about people.

I hope you’ll take a few minutes to watch it.

I’d also love to hear your answer to one question:

What gives you hope about America today?

From Heartbreak to Hope: Lauren Anderson’s Mission to Change Teen Mental Health

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Bottom Line up Front: Dive into an inspiring conversation with Lauren Anderson, as she opens up about turning personal tragedy into a transformative mission for teens’ mental well-being. Through Our Minds Matter, Lauren empowers students nationwide to lead mental health movements, battling stigma and building supportive communities. Tune in to learn about her secrets to resilience and success!

Question: How can we, as a community, create safe spaces where teens feel empowered to talk about their mental health openly and without stigma? Share your ideas and thoughts in social media!

#OurMindsMatter #MentalHealth #MentalHealthMatters #YouMatter #KeepGoing #EndTheStigma #SuicidePrevention #TeenMentalHealth #MentalHealthAwareness #YouAreNotAlone

The Bottom Line Up Front

In this episode of the LIFE WORKS podcast, Dr. Lisa Koche discusses her integrative approach to health, emphasizing the importance of addressing underlying causes rather than just symptoms. She shares insights from her experience during the pandemic, highlighting the value of personal health responsibility, preventive measures, and critical thinking. Dr. Koche stresses the significance of community, self-care, and the power of natural remedies. The interview provides a holistic perspective on maintaining well-being and navigating health challenges in a post-pandemic world.

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[00:00:00] – Introduction

[00:01:00] – Historical Context

[00:02:00] – Global Uncertainty

[00:04:00] – Narrative Shifts

[00:05:00] – Inconsistencies in Messaging

[00:07:00] – Preventive Measures

[00:09:00] – Immune System Strength

[00:11:00] – Vaccine Observations

[00:13:00] – Cumulative Effects of Injections

[00:15:00] – Lessons Learned

[00:17:00] – Government Advice

[00:18:00] – Data and Research

[00:20:00] – Personal Research Approach

[00:21:00] – Self-Care Recommendations

[00:24:00] – Key Takeaways

About Dr. Lisa Koche

Dr. Lisa Koche is the Executive Director and a key figure at Spectra Wellness. She is a board-certified physician specializing in internal medicine and bariatrics. Dr. Koche is known for her integrative approach to medicine, blending traditional medical practices with functional and holistic treatments to provide comprehensive care for her patients.

Background and Qualifications

• Education: Dr. Koche received her medical degree from Emory University School of Medicine.
• Training: She completed her residency in internal medicine at Emory University and has additional training in functional medicine.
• Certifications: Dr. Koche is board-certified in internal medicine and bariatric medicine.

Dr. Koche’s professional focus includes:

• Functional and Integrative Medicine: She emphasizes a holistic approach to healthcare, focusing on the whole person rather than just symptoms.
• Preventive Care: Advocating for preventive measures and lifestyle modifications to maintain health and prevent disease.
• Patient Education: Empowering patients with knowledge and tools to take control of their health.
• Innovation: Staying at the forefront of medical advancements and incorporating new techniques and treatments into her practice.

Dr. Koche is an accomplished author and speaker, frequently sharing her insights on integrative medicine and wellness. She has been featured in various health and wellness publications and often speaks at conferences and seminars.

About Spectra Wellness

Overall, Spectra Wellness under Dr. Lisa Koche’s leadership is dedicated to offering patient-centered, integrative healthcare that combines the best of conventional and alternative medicine to support overall health and well-being.

Spectra Wellness is a health and wellness center located in Tampa, Florida, that focuses on a comprehensive and integrative approach to healthcare. The center provides a variety of services aimed at optimizing the health and well-being of its patients. These services include traditional medical treatments, functional medicine, nutritional counseling, and wellness programs that emphasize preventive care and holistic approaches.
Services Offered at Spectra Wellness

• Functional Medicine: A personalized approach to healthcare that focuses on identifying and addressing the root causes of disease.
• Nutritional Counseling: Guidance on proper nutrition and diet plans tailored to individual needs.
• IV Therapy: Intravenous therapies to support hydration, nutrient absorption, and detoxification.
• Bioidentical Hormone Therapy: Hormone replacement treatments using hormones that are chemically identical to those the human body produces.
• Weight Management Programs: Comprehensive plans for achieving and maintaining a healthy weight.
• Anti-Aging Treatments: Therapies aimed at promoting longevity and addressing the signs of aging.
• Mental Health Services: Support for mental and emotional well-being, including stress management techniques.
• Advanced Diagnostic Testing: Utilization of cutting-edge tests to better understand patient health and guide treatment plans.

In a previous post Why we need a holiday from our screens, I talked about what we gain when we actually turn our screens off. I also talk about a number of alternatives to spending time on our screens. But what happens when the unthinkable happens – when we have no service or no battery life, and we have no choice but to switch off? What do we do then? In this this episode we consider some alternatives.

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Scott Smith’s latest book, “The Emerging Kingdom” explores the relationship between money, the economy, and our personal well-being. It also explores the spiritual realm, free will, and how wildly off-track our opinions can be. It turns out we are running our technologically advanced economy on an outdated operating system. With the right upgrade, we have the potential to live in a new era of prosperity that few imagine possible today.

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In this captivating interview:

[00:00:00] A revolutionary idea that will put more money in your pocket, and eliminate income tax
[00:02:23] What is the Financial Freedom Act?
[00:09:17] How Much are we Spending, Taxing, and Collecting?
[00:12:18] A New Source of Inflation
[00:15:06] Who stands to pay the most under the new tax arrangement?
[00:17:47] Who would be against this?
[00:19:10] The infrastructure is already in place to make the whole country wealthier
[00:21:06] The people who collect our taxes, would also administer basic income for all
[00:21:24] Doing Away with Welfare
[00:22:59] Who knows about this incredible secret?
[00:25:02] Would this idea get you killed?
[00:25:36] What can people do to support this idea?
[00:26:06] How long would this take to implement?
[00:26:38] Banking 2.0 and 0% Interest
[00:28:47] The Medici Family could do more in the 14th Century than we today due to Regulation
[00:32:22] The U.S. could be the financiers of the world
[00:33:16] The Farmer, The Hunter, and the Handyman
[00:36:23] We are our own worst enemy
[00:36:50] To be continued…

Scott Smith is an entrepreneur, author, and managing member of the C Squared Fund. He was an early pioneer in structured finance on Wall Street, originating the first mixed-property commercial mortgage conduit and securing a billion-dollar line of credit from DLJ. He developed the model for securitizing loans that became the cornerstone for mortgage-backed securities today. Scott also helped structure the financing for the first phase of President Nelson Mandela’s Redevelopment Program, which provided affordable housing for some 11,000 families near Soweto, South Africa, and paved the way to provide housing for many more families throughout the nation. While still in finance, Scott founded Kidz Magazine in 1995, an early example of user-generated content. The monthly publication invited students to submit content that ranged from stories and poems to puzzles and drawings. The publication grew from a local magazine to an international publication with an audience in the millions that spanned 30 nations. Scott’s work in education led him to co-found two Colorado charter schools, Summit Middle School and Peak-to-Peak Charter School, the latter of which is ranked among the top schools in the nation by Time Magazine and U.S. News & World Report. As an entrepreneur Scott is a co-founder of Massively Parallel Technologies and Fathym, as well as the founder of FinaTech. Massively Parallel is the developer of Blue Cheetah, a software platform that automates the analysis and modernization of legacy code, so it can be migrated to the cloud. Fathym is a low code/no code platform that enables the rapid development of enterprise IoT solutions for the cloud. Scott developed FinaTech’s Augmented ROI ® solution, which dramatically improves yields for investors in Private Equity funds.

In this episode, Mark Botros and Tom Phelan talk through an Economic Update including Real Estate, Stock Market, Supply Chain, Industries that are thriving, and what Tom sees going forward.

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Time warps for the busy and powerful:

[00:00:00] Welcome Back, Tom, a lot has happened in 10 months
[00:02:29] The impact of remote work and unemployment
[00:02:48] Supply Chain impacts
[00:03:14] Panic Buying Coffee
[00:03:55] They’re begging me for my used car
[00:04:39] Where are we in the cycle?
[00:06:07] It’s like a balloon
[00:06:55] What going on in Real Estate?
[00:12:59] What’s going on in the Stock Market?
[00:16:32] Should we really be considering Real Estate — NOW??
[00:19:49] Is now a good time for people to pay down their first mortgage? (LIRP, Reverese Mortgages)
[00:23:28] The Ideal Portfolio
[00:24:57] Thanks for watching, Don’t forget to subscribe, Check out these other clips and episodes fromthe podcast

George Randle is a former US Army Officer, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of The Talent War Group and Co-Author of “The Talent War”. With a 20 year career in talent acquisition George has hired over 80,000 people. He and his co-author (Ex-Navy Seal, Mike Saraille) say that many organizations are losing the war for talent, and because of that, they are not only losing their best people, but also competitive advantage, market share, and are in danger of going out of business. But they also say there is a solution, but only for those who are smart enough — to listen. In this interview George offers career-altering advice as employees (and employers) everywhere navigate “The Great Resignation”. In this interview we get into the following topics:

[00:00:00] Employees are leaving their jobs in hordes. Why?

[00:03:09] Employees are highly disengaged, is it the leader’s fault?

[00:05:57] Are these major job market shifts positive?

[00:07:10] How are companies responding to the Great Resignation?

[00:09:35] How Leadership is responding to the Great Resignation

[00:11:37] How effective is Zoom-communication REALLY?

[00:14:01] Resumes – what would immediately disqualify a candidate?

[00:16:38] How do the elite prepare for an interview?

[00:21:42] Universal interview questions everyone should be able to answer

[00:24:25] GOLD – George’s last thoughts on the Great Resignation MUST SEE!

To connect with George:

https://talentwargroup.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgelrandle/
Instagram: @g.randle

To connect with Mark Botros:

https://marble.app/markbotros

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Theme: American Idle – RKVC

What is an entrepreneur? An entrepreneur is someone who operates a business while taking on greater than normal financial risk – ok that’s the dictionary definition. An entrepreneur is also an artist who sees, gaps, opportunities and angles where other people simply see problems.

00:00 FULL INTERVIEW_Lessons in Wine, Life, and Business with Wine Mogul Chris Pearmund
00:07 Introduction
00:43 The Challenge of Making and Selling Wine
02:26 Chris’s brilliant marketing summary
03:51 Chris Pearmund’s Surprising Take on Entrepreneurship
06:43 What Chris gave up to be an entrepreneur
09:22 Does Chris Recommend Entrepreneurship to Everyone?
10:43 Finding “Gaps”
13:11 We are not in the Information Age, we are in the Decipher Age
14:06 Chris’s Closest Friends
14:26 Chris Greatest Life Lessons
14:38 What it takes to be wildly successful
17:40 How Chris learned fearlessness and confidence
18:54 Chris’s Final thoughts…How he wants to be remembered

Welcome to a very special edition of the LIFE WORKS podcast. We went on location to talk with wine mogul, Chris Pearmund at Pearmund Cellars Winery in Broad Run, Virginia.

Chris Pearmund – from as early as 7 years old, Chris always had an eye for seeing opportunities and solutions wherever he was. In his first business he turned an avocado tree in his back yard into a thriving enterprise – and that was just the start, he’s come a long way since that first Avocado tree. Today, he owns, manages, and consults with wineries across the country. In fact, he helped start nearly 20 wineries in Virginia alone. His headquarters is Pearmund Cellars, in Broad Run, VA, where we went on location to meet this incredible man.

If you thought you knew wine, life, or business – think again, because when your with one of the country’s leading wine masters there is so much more to learn — and Chris is just the man to teach us how to drink wine. Even if you don’t drink, don’t miss this incredibly fun and informative episode where we get into wine, life, business, and what it takes to be wildly successful.

Welcome to a very special edition of the LIFE WORKS Podcast. We went on location at the Pearmund Cellars Winery in Broad Run, Virginia.

[00:00:12] Welcome to a Special Edition of the LIFE WORKS Podcast
[00:01:05] The History of Virginia Wine
[00:02:35] The difference between Old World and New World Wines
[00:03:52] What makes a “good” vintage
[00:05:58] How many pounds of grapes to make a single bottle?
[00:07:41] The surprising controversy in the world of wine right now
[00:11:28] The most mind-blowing thing about wine making
[00:12:28] About the wine-drinking demographic
[00:13:51] How to drink a glass of wine
[00:16:28] Is Virginia the Napa of the East?
[00:19:48] In the Wine Chiller Room
[00:20:30] In Vino Veritas
[00:22:55] How Chris Got into Winemaking
[00:28:04] The Complex Flavors of Wine…and, Can Wine Hurt You?

Located between Washington DC and the Shenandoah Mountains, it offers year-round wine for all palettes, and all types of people. Regardless of whether you drink wine or not, Pearmund Cellars offers something for everyone, not just wine, but incredible history, incredible background, incredible views, as you can see behind me and incredible company.

What is an entrepreneur? An entrepreneur is someone who operates a business while taking on greater than normal financial risk – ok that’s the dictionary definition. An entrepreneur is also an artist who sees, gaps, opportunities and angles where other people simply see problems.

Chris Pearmund is just such an artist – from as early as 7 years old, Chris always had an eye for seeing opportunities and solutions wherever he was. In his first business he turned an avocado tree in his back yard into a thriving enterprise – and that was just the start, he’s come a long way since that first Avocado tree. Today, he owns, manages, and consults with wineries across the country. In fact, he helped start nearly 20 wineries in Virginia alone. His headquarters is Pearmund Cellars, in Broad Run, VA, where we went on location to meet this incredible man.

If you thought you knew wine, think again, because when your with one of the country’s leading wine masters there is so much more to learn — and Chris is just the man to teach us how to drink wine. Even if you don’t drink,
don’t miss this incredibly fun and informative episode where we get into wine, business, and what it takes to be wildly successful.

R&B Star, Marcell Russell shares his incredibly pragmatic insights on Life, Business, Wealth, and Time.

Marcell Russell is a man of many many talents. A minister turned professional musician, Marcell experienced a meteoric rise in the music industry. Having written over 800 songs, he became the most awarded independent R&B artist in the city of Baltimore, Maryland –Getting critical acclaim from BET, The People’s Choice Awards, and ECHOES magazine, just to name a few. In fact, the music industry nicknamed him “The Voice” – and he was The Voice BEFORE it was a hit reality TV show. Today, he’s the CEO of a 50 person financial services firm. As a minister, musician, and entrepreneur, Marcell’s insights on life, wealth, and business are unique and worth listening to.

2020 sparked global conversations (and even protests) about race, police, and implicit bias. But it also shined a light on diversity, equity, and inclusion. And at the center of those conversations were black and minority communities.

As someone so embedded within the black community as a minister, musician, and today as CEO of a 50 person financial services firm, Marcell has an incredibly unique perspective that I think we all need to hear. You may think you’re “woke”, and you may think you already understand black culture — think again, because it is so much more.

TIME CUTS

00:10 Mark’s Opening question and Monologue
01:11 Is it a good time to be Black in America today?
02:53 The Flea and the Jar – The limits we place on ourselves
03:45 Two incidents
05:04 White Supremacy is Narcissism
05:55 Superiority over Melanin…Really
06:40 The Black Community is the 10th Wealthiest Nation in the World
07:15 Ignorance and Fear is passed down
08:53 You don’t have 24 hours in a
09:13 Why fathers matter
10:48 Wealth is lost within 2 generations
11:28 Take care of your own house first
12:54 Sentiment in the Black Community
16:10 2020 in the Black Community
16:29 I got pulled over 5-8 times per year
17:55 It’s not because you’re black
18:48 The real colors you need to worry about are not black and white
19:12 The positive things never get mentioned
20:04 White people are saying I’m sorry, and are asking, “what do you want me to do?”
21:11 What Marcell really thinks of Black Lives Matter (BLM)
21:44 Where is BLM’s money going?
23:27 I’m proud about what blacks are doing
24:17 Misconceptions about the black community
26:52 They clump groups together
27:50 Blaxploitation and efforts to undermine the Black Community
30:33 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives – a good idea?
33:14 The Victim Agenda
33:55 The New Slavery
34:20 A United Black Community – what would that look like?
35:43 Trends in the Black Community
37:04 Real Wealth
37:33 Takeaways from 2020
38:15 To be continued…

Connect with Marcell:

Instagram: @marcellthevoice

Connect with Mark Botros:

https://marble.app/markbotros

Music Credit:

• Theme: “Fond Memories” – SYBS
• Preview: “Lifelong” – Anno Domini Beats

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• Marcell Russell
• Oak Hill Music
• Teddy Douglas
• Alexandra Koch
• Bamner
• CityXcape
• Mikhail Nilov
• Ketut Subiyanto
• KIndel Media
• KoolShooters
• Los Muertos Crew
• Marco Allasio
• Michael Kuelbel
• Monstera
• RODNAE Productions
• Freepik
• Joseph Redfield
• Artem Podrez
• Joseph Eulo
• Engin Akyurt
• Baris Seref
• Cottonbro
• Diva Plavalaguna
• Tony Schnagl
• Kampus Production
• Anastasia Shuraeva
• August de Richelieu
• Purplehorse
• Vecteezy
• Pexels
• Terje Sollie
• Tima Miroshnichenko
• Flea Video Credit: Jaiden Nardella, Luke Corallo, and Les Horovitz

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Sheri Smith and I have known each other since college, and we actually worked together for several years while we were coming up professionally. She’s always impressed me as one of the smartest people I know. She’s done graduate work at Georgetown, she worked for Hillary Clinton for a time, and now she’s the founder and CEO of The Indigo Project, an education company that does extensive assessment and consulting work in the education space both at the high school level and college level. I wanted to have Sheri on the podcast for two reasons one because she’s a longtime friend and I’ve been wanting to catch up with her for years, and two because she has unique insight into the education system at large, and I think we all can agree that the education system needs to change, and I also think the pandemic showed the cracks and faults in the education system much more clearly. Sheri and her company have a unique approach to working within the education system to help change it from the inside out. Her method is unique, her perspective is hopeful, and her approach may be just what we need to change the education system from within. As kids and their parents are figuring out the new normal of education once again, this interview could not come at a better time. Interestingly oldest daughter took one of the indigo assessments for herself and found it to be mostly accurate and on point.

Now for those of you who are business leaders or you’ve already grown your children, you might be tempted to click away thinking this may not have anything to do with you. Quite the contrary actually. Assessments like the ones we’re about to discuss have relevance to everyone not just students. If you’re looking to unlock high performance from your team, this may be a compelling tool to consider regardless if you’re running a small start up or a Fortune 500 company. Self awareness is everything — it’s the key to humility, interpersonal relationships, effective leadership, growth and learning, and– top performance. For those in business, this interview will give you insight into the future of work – both the workforce and the kind of functions that is coming up now and in the next several years and decades.

After watching or listening to this episode you, if are interested in assessment services either for your high school or college student — or for yourself, or your company or business please reach out to me. I hope you enjoy the episode.

Would you like to better understand the whole Afghanistan situation from someone who was actually on the ground?

If you have questions about Afghanistan, and why it such a big deal right now, this is the video for you.

In this interview we discuss:

• The decision of the Biden Administration to pull out of Afghanistan with a veteran of the war
• A history lesson on what motivated the United States, and its allies to go into Afghanistan in the first place,
• What the US/Allies objectives were
• What it was really like to be there from someone who was actually on the ground working directly with the Afghan people
• What the implications are of the United States and allies pulling out at this point

On April 13, 2021, the Washington Post reported that the Biden Administration had decided to pull US troops out of Afghanistan after nearly 20 years of fighting, spending 1 Trillions, and losing over 2,312 American lives.

Laszlo Palko is a veteran of two tours in Afghanistan. After his support of he later earned a Master’s Degree in Public Policy from Harvard University, where he also did an internship with the late Senator John McCain’s office. Laszlo now serves as the City Manager for Manassas Park, Virginia, a suburb of Washington DC. In this interview we’ll learn from a real-live veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom about what it was like to be on the ground in Afghanistan, why we were there, and what the impact is of us pulling out after 20 years.

TAGS AND HASH-TAGS

#Afghanistan #news #politics #lifeworks #MarkBotros #veterans #middleeast #taliban #AlQaeda #evacuation

To connect with Laszlo:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/laszlo-palko-48a84746/

To connect with Mark Botros:

https://marble.app/markbotros

Music Credit:

Fond Memories – SYBS

Photo and Media Credit(s):

Laszlo Palko

Would you like to know how the SUPER WEALTHY invest their money?

Don’t miss this important episode. Build wealth faster, retire more securely, and learn what others don’t know about investing

Tom Phelan (“Fay-len”) Is the controversial author of numerous best-selling books:

• “The Reluctant Realtor Who Won’t Buy Investment Property©2021”
• “A Teacher’s 403(b) – Why Is Real Estate Missing©2021”
• “The Big IRA Gamble” and “401(k) Roulette ©2020”

Tom says estimates show 45 million people have invested $11 trillion dollars in IRAs and another 30 million 401(k)s Owners are gambling $8 trillion dollars in Wall Street. Wow, Wall Street “Fees” are almost incalculable on $18 trillion dollars with hundreds of billions being added annually.

From years of experience Tom believed far too many IRA and 401(k) Owners are apathetic about their Wall Street investments, a fact Wall Street counts on … a lack-of-personal involvement.

But there is hope Tom says, if people will listen and choose Wall Street alternatives to avoid the needless Risk of IRA and 401(k) funds. Armed with this new-found knowledge Tom will show people how to strategize how to retire years younger and with more retirement income dollars, possibly Tax Free Income dollars.

Oh and if you’ve ever had a dream of owning a vineyard in Argentina, Tom has a few 5-acre Boutique Malbec vineyards your IRA or Individual 401(k) can buy…no…he really does.

He says he has the solution for investing, living, and retirement, but only those who will step off their Hamster Wheel and listen.

TIME JUMPS FOR THE BUSY AND POWERFUL

00:00 Welcome to the Podcast!
02:00 Why is conventional investing wisdom wrong? And why are tens of millions of people gambling their money away in 401ks and IRAS?
03:11 The shocking truth about historical tax rates
04:47 A case of two brothers and a comparison of Roth and Traditional IRAs
06:08 There are no guarantees except this one…
06:40 Myths and misconceptions of 401ks and IRAs
11:17 The History of current investment vehicles
19:20 Investments available to wealthy individuals that are unknown to the average person
27:05 Why people default to traditional tax-deferred investment vehicles
31:07 Why do you think people don’t know about these other investment options
34:02 What Tom thinks of Dave Ramsey and Suze orman
37:31 Why real estate and related tax loopholes are a more effective way of investing for retirement
43:37 Audience Question: What about REITs? Are they better than owning physical property?
46:54 A quick side by side pros and cons of real estate investment
54:14 Audience Question: Where and how should we invest our money for the best return?
56:40 Audience Question: Would you invest in cryptocurrency and electric car stocks and where would you put a thousand dollars or even $10,000?
58:34 Closing thoughts and thanks

Audience Questions

• Actual REAL PROPERTY ownership or REITs?
• Where and how should we invest our money for the best return?
• What do you do when you live in an expensive area? How do you invest in Real Estate given that situation?
• Would you invest in crypto currency and electric car stocks (like Tesla) and where would you put $1000 (or even $10,000) today?

To connect with Tom Phelan:

Websites: https://www.daretocomparelivingbenefits.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-phelan-13979ba/
Email: tomphelany@yahoo.com

To connect with Mark Botros:

https://marble.app/markbotros

Music Credit(s)

Fond Memories – SYBS

Photo and Media Credits

• Canva.com
• CESAR CASANOVA
• Tom Phelan
• Cottonbro
• Gabby K
• GamOI
• General Marketing Service
• Gifing.com
• Jate Shutter
• Jep Gambardella
• John Stocker_Vector
• Karolina Grabowska
• Kelly Lacy
• Mart Productions
• Monstera
• Pixabay.com
• Rodnae Productions
• Roy Buri
• Suzy Hazelwood
• Tim Kieper
• Tima Miroshnichenko
• Tom Fisk
• Videezy.com
• Videographer Shiyaz
• Videvo.com
• Vecteezy.com
• Pexels.com

There is a 100% probability that you and I are going to face death one day. Our mortality is a fact we don’t like to face, and often do little to prepare for until it’s too late. In fact, caring.com did a study in 2021 and found that 67% of American adults don’t even have a will.

Mary Beth Simon was preparing to retire from a 31 year career at Vanguard when her friend, Sue was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Sue asked Mary Beth to help her husband navigate the beneficiary process if she didn’t survive. Sue eventually passed away, and Mary Beth spent 3 months working with Sue’s husband to recreate their entire financial landscape. You see, Sue managed the finances and investments, not her husband. The pain of watching her friend pass on, and the pain of putting the pieces together of an entire life made Mary Beth realize that we all need to do a better job empowering our loved ones and business partners to take over for us in our absence.

Don’t miss this incredibly important interview it could save your family and your business.

TIME JUMPS FOR THE BUSY AND OVER-COMMITTED

00:00 Mark’s personal true story, why this episode is so relevant
03:22 Two-thirds of all American adults don’t have a contingency plan and WHY
05:16 The price of not having a contingency or estate plan
05:25 What’s the price of them not doing it?
06:28 The benefits of having a contingency plan
08:00 The people who prepare – this is what they are like
08:57 The people who prepare – this is what they all have in common
09:28 The AWARE contingency planning framework for our personal lives
11:00 The COPE framework for business continuity
12:48 The complete everything checklist
14:08 Annual reviews – when to do them
14:29 Digital or physical storage
17:53 The largest obstacles for getting started…and finishing
19:13 The password book
20:28 The second in command – What qualities should they have?
22:05 The contingency plan in action – it really works
23:46 Resources Mary Beth offers free and otherwise
24:45 Your next three moves
26:39 Speed Round
31:48 The one secret of success
32:23 The greatest lesson from life and business
33:06 If Mary Beth could offer one bit of advice to the world
33:59 Mary Beth’s final thoughts
34:32 Where people can find and connect with Mary Beth online

To connect with Mary Beth:

Website: https://nichepartnershipconsulting.net
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-beth-simon-npc/
Email: mbs@nichepartnershipconsulting.net

To connect with Mark Botros:

https://linktr.ee/markbotros

Music Credit(s):

Intro and Outro: “Fond Memories” – SYBS

Photo and Media Credit(s):

• Mary Beth Simon
• Karolina Grabowska
• Pexels
• Pixabay
• Freak
• Pch.vector
• Dooder
• CityXcape
• Aghyad Najar
• Engin Akyurt
• Olia Danilevich
• Anastasia Shuraeva
• Kindel Media
• Yaroslav Shuraev
• Roman Odintsov
• Taryn Elliot
• SwissHumanity
• Ivan Khmelyuk
• Thirdman
• Mego-Studio

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From Colored School in the South to Bank President, Annella Metoyer’s story is compelling, inspiring, and full of hard-fought wisdom. Don’t miss this incredible interview!

Annella Metoyer came from humble beginnings. Starting out in a colored school, Annella didn’t quite fit in due to the color of her skin, yet when she transitioned to a white (or integrated) school, she didn’t quite fit in there either. She faced daily challenges, yet remained ever curious, determined, and driven. She rose through the ranks of the banking industry to become the city president of one today’s major banks.

Her inspiring story is found in her #1 best-selling book, “Dare to be the Change”.

Annella has a unique perspective on leadership, race, diversity, and what it takes to be successful. She says that every challenge carries within it the seeds of an advantage. She has devoted herself to sharing her story of adversity, of hope, and tackling the fear that often grips us. As a veteran of the business trenches she has a ton of life-changing insights to share. Don’t miss this incredible interview where we cover leadership, coaching, communication, motivation, influence, and confidence.

TIME WARPS FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO SEE THE FUTURE

00:00 Opening Teaser
02:41 Why Annella wrote Dare To Be The Change
03:21 How her grandson being bullied inspired Annella to write another book
05:41 Ten-year-old Annella leaves the colored school, but it doesn’t get better for her
07:50 Annella’s adversities growing up
09:16 How to turn adversity into your advantage
10:34 What kept Annella from becoming angry and bitter
11:30 Do you think that we have evolved as a society or do you think that we have a better veneer for racism in our country today?
13:01 How to become a bank president
15:22 What Annella did better than everyone else
17:33 The power of intentional brand identity
18:30 Annella’s father gives her sage advice
19:11 Complex challenges at the top, including turning around adversaries
22:51 The greatest lessons from 40 years in banking
24:15 Annella’s coaching method
26:08 Becoming the key voice in the room
30:41 How a person discovers their strengths to become that voice in the room
34:41 Taking someone to their next level
36:47 What is forward feed?
39:11 How to build that high performance teams at every level
44:17 What is feminine fear?
48:05 What are the root causes of fear?
48:39 Power sources and levels of power
51:00 One secret of Annella’s success
51:19 Annella’s one piece of advice to the world
51:28 Annella’s greatest lesson
52:30 What Annella wants most for her life

TAGS AND HASH-TAGS

leadership #race #diversity #bosses #success #inspiration #fear #advice #coaching #communication #motivation #influence #confidence #business #culture #teamwork #strengthsfinder #executivepresence #power #highperformer #highpotential

To connect with Annella:

Website: https://annellametoyer.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annellagmetoyer/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/annella.metoyer
Twitter: @MetoyerAnnella
Insta: @annellametoyer

To connect with Mark Botros:

https://linktr.ee/markbotros

Music Credit:

Intro: Immortality – Aakash Gandhi
Outro: Don’t Turn Back – Silent Partner

Photo and Media Credit(s):

Anna Shvets
Annella Metoyer
Adaliton Batista
Cottonbro
Daniel Reche
Joao Jesus
Laterjay Photography
Markus Spiske
Maxim Antipov
Miriam Espacio
Paul Daley
Pavel Danilyuk
Pixabay.com
Pexels.com
Taryn Eliot
Tima Miroshnichenko
Tom Fisk
Tomislav Jakupec
U.S. National Park Service
Vlada Karpovich

The murder of George Floyd set off a firestorm of protests, riots, and social action in a pandemic environment where people were already afraid, angry, and uncertain. Derek Chauvin, the police officer responsible for George Floyd’s death, was tried and found guilty on three counts. Because this case was historic on so many levels, we pulled a together a panel of three phenomenal people to provide their reactions to the verdict:

• Walter Powell – A decorated 20 year police officer
• Mimi Geerges – The Founder and President ofPapyrus Media Group, and Former Host and Executive Producer of the “Mimi Geerges Show” which aired on SiriusXm and PBS for over 16 years
• Dr. Marisela Martinez-Cola – An Attorney who became a professor in the areas of Race, Racism, and Social Movements. She is the author of “The Bricks Before Brown”, which discusses the legal cases leading up Brown vs Board of Education in 1954

Don’t miss this incredible discussion where we get into police, legal, media, social, and historical perspectives on this landmark case.

TIME JUMPS FOR THE BUSY AND POWERFUL

00:00 Opening Hook
00:33 Introducing your panel
01:59 Was Derek Chauvin’s verdict a foregone conclusion?
05:00 Was it possible to find an unbiased jury?
07:06 What if this wasn’t caught on camera? Would the outcome be different?
08:25 What does this mean for law enforcement going forward?
09:00 How do you think the media handled coverage of this trial?
10:00 What is Derek’s legal recourse at this point?
10:48 Derek Chauvin can still cry foul
11:47 if you’re Derek Chauvin, what are you thinking right now?
12:12 Did Derek Chauvin get a fair trial?
15:19 Did he have malicious intent?
16:23 What was the key deciding issue in this case?
18:00 What are you hoping that people will take away from all of this?
21:56 How significant is this trial historically speaking, how do you think it will be recorded in history?
29:11 what are other police saying about this case?
29:33 Why didn’t any of the other cops that were standing around? Say anything?
34:26 10 years from now, what significant change are you hoping to see as a result of this moment in history?

Photo and Media Credit

• Videvo
• Etemaad Daily
• ABC News
• SoCast
• Village Media Canada
• MahoningMatters
• CourtTV
• Associated Press
• Kelly Lacy
• Ekaterina Bolovtsova
• Walter Powell
• Mimi Georges
• Marisela Martinez-Cola, J.D., Ph.D
• Pickarick

Music Credit

• Intro – “Eyes of Glory” – Aakash Gandhi
• Outro – “Don’t Turn Back” – Silent Partner

We’re living in a time of converging crises amid a pandemic, economic uncertainty, cries for social justice, riots, insurrections, and a frontline battle of truth and misinformation. We’re living in a time where the media itself, has become as much of the focus as the news it covers.

Mimi Geerges is a veteran broadcaster in TV and Radio, She was the Host and Executive Producer of the “The Mimi Geerges Show”, which was aired nationally for almost 16 years on SiriusXM Radio and PBS. Her show featured some of the most influential Washington DC power brokers, as well as leaders and luminaries from around the world. Mimi is also the Founder and President of Papyrus Media Group. In this interview, we discuss how the media really works from a real media insider. Does the media have its own agenda, or are they giving us EXACTLY what we want? YOU decide.

TIME CUTS

00:00 Converging crises, the Media, and introducing Mimi
02:11 Mimi’s transition from an engineering job to nationwide broadcasting
05:31 About The Mimi Geerges Show
06:42 How the Middle East has changed in the last 10 years
08:44 Israel normalizes relationships with UAE, Bahrain, and Sudan
09:38 Why the show was eventually discontinued
10:06 What Mimi learned from 16 years in broadcasting?
11:08 Mimi’s view on the government, government leadership, and the country as a whole?
12:51 The Media Agenda
14:00 What news should we listen to?
14:52 News Imposters
15:10 How to be a savvy media consumer
16:03 The real customer of the media
17:00 Does The Media have a liberal bias?
17:53 How The Media prioritizes news stories
19:10Mimi’s reaction to all the recent news (e.g., The Contentious Election, The Capitol Riots)
21:40 Is someone like Donald Trump good for The Media?
23:08 The United States reputation on the world stage today
24:37 Mimi’s two secrets of success
25:02 Mimi’s most important lesson you’ve ever learned either in life or in business?
25:34 Mimi’s one piece of advice to the world
25:47 What Mimi learned from interviewing Former NY Governor, Mario Cuomo
26:24 Where to find and connect with Mimi online

To follow Mimi

https://www.youtube.com/user/TheMimiGShow

To follow Mark

https://linktr.ee/markbotros

Podcast Music Credit

• Intro – “Invisible Forces” (Videvo)
• Outro – “Don’t Turn Back” – Silent Partner (Youtube Audio Library)

Photo and Media Credit*

• ALB
• Aluhut
• All-free-downloads
• Connor Danylenko
• Eugene Vasilevich
• Joseph Eulo
• Melissa Cofie
• Mimi Gereges
• PBS
• Rodnae Productions
• SiriusXM
• Pexels
• Videezy
• Videevo

*Out of respect for the artists, we made a genuine attempt to appropriately source and cite all media used incur videos. Where an artist was unnamed, we simply cited the site where the item came from. If a piece of media was not sourced or cited appropriately, please let us know in a direct message, and we will be sure to add the appropriate credit.

Kip Knight is in the top echelon of marketing leader in the world. Kip’s phenomenal career spans decades in senior marketing and C-Suite roles for Procter & Gamble, PepsiCo, KFC, eBay, and H&R Block. He’s even been a consultant to the Whitehouse. Today he’s an operating partner with Thomvest, a Venture Capital firm in Silicon Valley, among many other pursuits.

In 2019, he co-wrote the book “Crafting Persuasion” (Crafting Persuasion book cover) with Bob Pearson (Another guest of our show). In this book, they outline the secret sauce of high-impact marketing ampaigns.

Kip has launched and led some of the worlds most well-known brands. Get an insider’s look at company brands and the perception they create, as we dive into “How Marketing Really Works”

TIME JUMPS FOR THE BUSY AND OVERCOMMITTED

02:02 The Chihuahua Sacrifice
03:39 What is a brand and what makes a good brand?
05:08 The CMO’s Job
06:23 What brands are really doing well right now in your mind?
07:39 What brands that should be concerned right now?
08:38 The marketing landscape today vs 25 years ago
10:22 Why Kip co-wrote the book, “Crafting Persuasion”
12:14 The call from the White House
14:13 The ABCDE model for marketing and outreach campaigns
16:14 The HIGH price organizations WILL pay if they didn’t follow the model as outlined
17:40 Marketing Missteps and 100,000 TV commercials later
19:50 Kips favorite campaigns
21:27 Post-Mortem of a particular ad that failed spectacularly
23:42 Marketing misconceptions
26:00 The biggest piece of advice Kip would offer CMOs (Chief Marketing Officers) and their C-suites.
27:50 Kip’s marketing advice to younger companies in his venture capital portfolio
30:09 The critical role of data
32:34 Kip’s next book
35:31 Speed Round
43:55 Kip’s one secret to his success
46:38 Kip’s final thoughts
48:12 Where to connect with Kip

HASHTAGS

#tacobell #yoquierotacobell #dropthechalupa #brands #branding #marketing #communications #strategy #CMOs #apple #gamestop #trends #craftingpersuasion #bobpearson #thewhitehouse #nsc #abcde #commercials #campaigns #failure #success #advice #lessonslearned #pepsi #csuites #venturecapital #data #dataanalytics #linkedin

To connect with Kip Knight

Websites: https://www.thomvest.com and https://www.cmocoaches.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kipknight/
Email: kipknight@gmail.com

To connect with Mark Botros

https://markabotros.com
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/user/markbotros
Instagram: @markabotros
Twitter: @markbotros
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/businessstrategist/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mbotros/
Email: mark@markabotros.com
The LIFE WORKS Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-life-works-podcast/id1475582936

Music Credit(s)

Intro: “Vikings” – Aakash Ghandi
Outro: “Don’t Turn Back” – Silent Partner

Photo and Media Credit(s)

Kip Knight
Pexels.com
Ketut Subiyanto
Aaron Kittredge
Jose Francisco
Khaled Hossain
Mikhail Nilov
Martin Pechy

Joseph Jaffe is a serial entrepreneur, master provocateur, innovator, and author of 5 best-selling books including his latest, “Built to Suck”. He has been featured on CBS, ABC, Bloomberg, NPR, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, USA Today, Fortune, Newsweek, and many others. Joseph says that every company and even every industry sucks and is destined to fall. He says that the key to success is to SUCK LESS. He has a solution, but for those who are smart enough to listen. 

In this episode:

01:37 Joseph is the prophet of the coming Corpapocalypse
01:55 The 4 Horsemen of the Corpapocalypse
02:05 Joseph at 14 years old
03:55 Joseph’s dream as a child, and his epiphany
04:50 Joseph meets his heroes and idols
07:52 What younger Joseph would tell older Joseph of today
09:01 Joseph gets laid off…and it changed everything
10:33 Joseph gets laid off…again…but this time he was ready to pivot
12:38 The CoronaTV Story
18:18 Some of CoronaTV’s Guests
19:56 What Joseph has been learning from CoronaTV
21:34 Things that surprised Joseph from CoronaTV
24:24 Enjoy it time now, we may never have it again
24:57 Validation and true perception of reality
25:45 Are people really ready for Inclusivity, fairness, common threads, and adaptation?
26:50 Those who didn’t change during COVID
27:44 Why Joseph wrote “Built to Suck”
31:56 What about Apple, Google, Amazon, and Disney – are they inevitable?
33:44 The kiss of death for a company is…
34:16 The keys to thrival…they sound crazy
36:28 What companies can do to get a real sense of where they are
38:58 The key sign of the “point of no return”
40:11 Where is the “rot” in companies that suck? + How you sell this to all your stakeholders
42:20 Joseph’s biggest [unfounded] fear
43:22 “Speed Round”
45:35 Joseph’s formula for success
45:57 Joseph’s greatest lesson
46:54 Joseph’s dream for his life
48:10 Joseph’s final thoughts – make use of this time + the greatest piece of advice ever
49:34 An incredible insight about virtual connection
50:22 Where to find Joseph online

To connect with Joseph

Website: https://josephjaffe.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaffejuice/
You can also find Joseph on CoronaTV every day 2PM Eastern on LinkedIN

To connect with Mark Botros

https://markabotros.com
Instagram: @markabotros
Twitter: @markbotros
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/businessstrategist/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mbotros/
Email: mark@markabotros.com
The LIFE WORKS Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-life-works-podcast/id1475582936

Podcast Music Credit

“Don’t Turn Back” – Silent Partner
“The Awakening” – Patrick Patrikios

Photo / Media Credit

VICE News
Micah Williams

Mike Sarraille is an Ex-Navy Seal. George Randle is a Ex- US Army Officer. Together they are on a mission to take on one of today’s most critical issues in the workplace – the assessment, selection, development – and deployment of Talent. Drawing on decades of experience in the special forces and working with elite organizations, they outline the problem in their new book “The Talent War”. Mike and George say that many organizations are already losing this war, and as a result they are not only losing their best people, but losing competitive advantage, market share, and ultimately are in danger of going out of business. But they also say there is a solution for those who are willing to listen.

In this Interview:

02:03 An Ex-Navy Seal’s opinion on the Capitol Riots
04:45 What does it take to become a Navy seal?”
08:03 “Their hiring process is the most robust behavioral interview in the world, that no company can replicate “
08:46 “The training is designed to make sure everyone fails”
08:53 “There’s so many things the business world misses out on that they could learn from the military”
10:00 “The enemy get to vote much like your competition…”
11:16 Why Mike and George wrote the Talent War?
12:40 “oh no HR is a revenue generator”
13:24 The greatest force in the world
14:28 “we’re pretty damn good”
15:03 “Enterprise is the basis of our American democracy”
15:39 “America that’s pretty damn awesome”
15:46 what’s a special about Special Operations Forces?
16:19 “We’ve gotten very good at selecting people based on their potential, not industry experience”
18:21 The core attribute needed by every position
18:55 Talent Profiles
19:19 The surprising difference between industry and Special Operations hiring
21:02 Why does industry default to industry experience to select high performers?
22:23 This is the kind of person you want to hire
22:50 The Talent Mindset
23:53 Quality is more important than quantity
24:11 Yes, but will it scale at an enterprise level? The surprising answer
25:24 The thing every business leader wants, but is also wildly problematic
27:41 Hiring advice for every company and organization
28:40 Are you a Talent Magnet? Here’s the litmus test
30:05 When you make your people a priority this is what happens
30:19 How to change culture to adopt a Talent Mindset
30:30 A case study – Netflix vs. Enron (i.e., Netflix culture deck)
31:51 Your Talent is judging your culture too
32:20 Counterintuitive advice if you take a bad job with a bad culture
33:02 if you have a toxic culture that lacks ethics…you reap what you sew
33:43 Example of failed companies…even Amazon isn’t safe
34:45 Succession planning (industry vs. the military approaches)
37:20 “The military is the greatest leadership training program there is”
37:29 “MBA programs do not produce leaders, they produce business practitioners”
38:25 Hire for character and train for skill
41:00 IQ is not necessarily a predictor of high performance
45:50 Murder Boards and useful hiring pro-tips
48:17 A surprising, underused, and valuable approaches to behavioral interviewing
49:11 The problems with traditional hiring
51:02 What’s the next action after reading “The Talent War”
52:01 The war that can’t be won
52:34 Mike’s secret to his success
53:58 Mike’s greatest lesson
54:22 “run towards the sounds of gun fire”
55:39 Mike’s one piece of advice to the world
56:45 Where to connect with Mike

I think we can all agree that 2020 was an unexpected year on so many levels. We saw a once in a century global pandemic, we saw an economic collapse, where in the United States alone more than 33 Million jobs vanished within a matter of weeks, we saw George Floyd and the social justice protests and riots that came about as a result. In the midst of all that, we also lived through a highly contentious presidential election.

This year I really sought to make sense of all this for myself — and for you. So I decided to invite experts to talk to me, and what I’ve compiled are 10 of the lessons and takeaways from those interviews in 2020.

00:00 Intro
00:45 Lesson 10: How to Prevent Covid-19 (Dr. Lisa Koche)
02:28 Lesson 9: The Fountain of Youth (Olivia Sheldon)
03:57 Lesson 8: Never Ever Give Up (Andre Watson)
05:43 Lesson 7: Follow Your Curiosity (Lorraine Rise)
07:32 Lesson 6: An Exercise in Humility (Dr. Dan Hill)
08:48 Lesson 5: Suffering and Identity (Professor Myles Eldreth)
09:43 Lesson 4: How the Media Skews Reality (Dr. Victoria Romero)
11:43 Lesson 3: How to Turn Down the Social Media Volume (Bob Pearson)
12:31 Lesson 2: The Impediment to Confidence (Michael Hertz, Ph.D)
13:31 Lesson 1: A Life Well Lived (Katiusca Guzman, Esq.)

Did any of these resonate with you? Put it in the comments below. Were there more lessons? Absolutely, you bet there were. Over the holidays, I invite you to look into these interviews if you have some time. I promise you, they will not be a waste of your time. If you love to learn as much as I do check out the full interviews you won’t regret it.

To follow Mark

Instagram: @markabotros
Twitter: @markbotros
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/businessstrategist/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mbotros/
Email: mark@markabotros.com
The LIFE WORKS Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-life-works-podcast/id1475582936

Media Credits

• CDC
• Jon Sailer
• Kilian Figueras Torras
• Pixabay
• Pressmaaster
• Victor Varetto

Special Thanks To All Guests in 2020

• Dr. Lisa Koche
• Olivia Sheldon
• Andre Watson
• Lorraine Rise
• Dr. Dan Hill
• Prof. Myles Eldreth
• Dr. Victoria Romero
• Bob Pearson
• Michael Hertz, Ph.D
• Katiusca Guzman, Esq.
• Tim Clark, Ph.D
• Garry Golden
• Marti McEwean
• Walter Powell
• Dr. Marisela Martinez-Cola

Psychologically, why do we follow someone? In this interview, Dr. Victoria Romero helps us understand why and how we are persuaded and influenced, and what the psychological underpinnings are.

Dr. Victoria Romero is a researcher, consultant, and speaker in the areas of neuroscience and human behavior. She is the Chief Behavioral Scientist for CACI, where she focuses on using both social and data science to better understand information transfer and social influence.

IN THIS INTERVIEW

01:21 How Victoria got into her field
03:05 The intersection between marketing and national security
04:09 The psychological components of persuasion and influence
04:50 Categories
05:50 Types of ideas we encounter today
06:07 Generalization
06:58 Heuristics (aka Mental Shortcuts)
08:09 Car Accidents
09:09 How the news media really works, and how it doesn’t line up with reality at all
09:45 Fear of terrorist attacks vs. falling in your bath tub
10:26 Medical Errors vs Gun violence
11:34 Common biases (in and out groups)
14:06 You can’t get rid of biases
14:53 How we develop biases (the blank slate vs. the evolution of the ability to have biases)
16:40 Speaking and categorization
17:06 Emotion and influence and persuasion
18:24 How we actually make decisions
18:52 How to persuade purely on logic, reason, and thinking – but usually…
20:49 How we are persuaded emotionally
22:04 Does the brain buy into “fake news”? The answer will surprise you
23:50 The truth about fake news
24:41 The truth about memory in persuasion and influence (our own “fake news”)
28:42 Definition of Schemas (Mental Framework and Scripts; e.g., Restaurants and Political Parties)
31:57 Changing Schemas (e.g., perceptions of LGBTQ population over time)
33:41 Psychological identity
35:19 Individualism vs. collectivism
39:08 Moral foundations, values, and sacred values
47:06 Examples of highly effective persuasion and influence campaigns (e.g., Taking down the Marlboro Man)
48:00 If you want to make real change…
51:26 The Truth Campaign
53:10 How suggestible are you?
54:20 Age, suggestibility, and inhibition
56:00 You are more suggestible when…
56:34 How to think critically about information we encounter (“counter-heuristics”)
58:35 Have some grace with others, we’re more alike … in our brains
59:24 How to build a persuasion or influence campaign
1:02:00 Pro-Vaccination vs. Anti-vaccination
1:03:47 Victoria’s one secret of her success
1:05:04 Victoria’s greatest lesson
1:06:35 Victoria’s one piece of advice to the world
1:07:45 Victoria’s legacy

CONCEPTS TO GOOGLE

Heuristics
Biases
Availability Bias
In Groups / Out Groups
Cognitive Psychology
Confirmation Bias
Schemas
Individualism
Collectivism
Moral Foundation
Sacred Values
The Truth Campaign
Suggestibility
Tip of the tongue phenomenon

To connect with Dr. Victoria Romero

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoriaromero/
Email: victoria.romero@caci.com

To connect with Mark Botros

https://markabotros.com
Instagram: @markabotros
Twitter: @markbotros
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/businessstrategist/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mbotros/
Email: mark@markabotros.com
The LIFE WORKS Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-life-works-podcast/id1475582936

Podcast Music Credit

Track: Memories — INOSSI [Audio Library Release]
Music provided by Audio Library Plus
Watch: https://youtu.be/GePAKPB6vQY
Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/Memories

Photo Credit

Todd Poirier

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

We live in the most connected time in our history. With mobile devices, search, mainstream and alternative media, social media, streaming, and gaming – people’s access to information, content, and news is unprecedented. In addition, the barrier to entry to create and publish content is perhaps the lowest it has ever been. However, it has become increasingly difficult for consumers of content (all of us) to distinguish trustworthy information from misinformation or disinformation. Bob Pearson helps us to understand what misinformation and disinformation is, how to identify it, techniques for thinking critically, and where to find reliable information.

GUEST BIO

Bob Pearson is an expert in the areas of communication, marketing, social and digital media, as well as current and future trends in all of those areas. He is the author of four books, including his latest, “Crafting Persuasion”. He currently serves as Senior Technology Advisor to the State Dept’s Global Engagement Center – whose mission is to help the Federal Government recognize, understand, expose, and counter foreign state and non-state propaganda and disinformation efforts aimed at undermining or influencing the policies, security, or stability of the United States, and its allies.

In this interview

00:59 What’s in it for me? / Why this interview? Why now? (Purpose of the interview)
01:56 About Bob Pearson
03:58 The definition of Disinformation
04:24 The major players in the disinformation space
04:58 The definition of Misinformation
05:30 Examples of Misinformation and Disinformation
07:07 The goals of Disinformation campaigns
08:35 Disinformation tactics
10:45 The 1, 9, 90 Model of Influence
12:14 The Disinformation landscape, and how “Disinformers” work
14:12 Is there Disinformation in the mainstream media?
15:19 How do we find reliable information?
17:08 How to architect an influence campaign
19:31 What Bob considers reliable information
21:41 How can we identify Disinformation?
23:19 What are deep fakes?
25:22 What social media platforms (Facebook, Google, Twitter, and Youtube) are doing to shut down Disinformation
27:46 How do we think critically about information?
31:27 A really sensitive question…freedom and censorship
33:23 Current and future trends playing out — we can actually fight Disinformation, here’s how…
34:53 The advice Bob gives to the U.S. Government about Disinformation
36:01 What we can actually do day-to-day to “Turn down the volume” Disinformation
37:00 One secret of Bob’s success
38:23 Bob’s greatest lesson in life and business – do good…today!
40:06 Bob’s one piece of advice to the world – we’re ALL the same…
41:27 What Bob wants most for his life – impacting as many lives as possible
42:50 Final thoughts – Influence, analytics, and continual learning
45:14 Where to find Bob Pearson online
45:53 A beautiful story

To connect with Bob

Website(s): nextpracticegroup.com
https://www.craftingpersuasion.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobpearson/
Twitter: @bobpearson1845

To connect with Mark

https://markabotros.com
Instagram: @markabotros
Twitter: @markbotros
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/businessstrategist/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mbotros/
Email: mark@markabotros.com
The LIFE WORKS Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-life-works-podcast/id1475582936

Podcast Music Credit

Track: Memories — INOSSI [Audio Library Release]
Music provided by Audio Library Plus
Watch: https://youtu.be/GePAKPB6vQY
Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/Memories

Photo Credit

Adnan Khan

Andre Watson, a Commercial Real Estate Broker, and Managing Director of KW Commercial in Philadelphia, PA. He specializes in investment sales on behalf of business owners and investors, He also consults with clients on commercial market evaluation, lease analysis, and contract negotiations.

In this interview, we cover:

00:16 Commercial real estate trends
00:48 Blood on the streets
01:52 Rental properties
03:04 The [BIG] shift to work from home
07:35 The Exodus from Cities
08:40 Optimism for the future, and the safest place to invest in dirt

Joining me today is Olivia Sheldon Barnett, the CEO and Founder of Positive Energy Yoga. Olivia began her passion for fitness and health at an early age. At 15, she became a Black Belt in Karate and continued on her fitness path: teaching kickboxing, women’s self defense, and later starting Positive Energy Yoga®. She has been teaching for over twenty years.

You will benefit from this interview. We cover:

• Olivia’s observation about how people are doing in general
• How to remain positive even under the worst circumstances
• How to get centered every day
• Why morning and daily routines are so important
• How to develop a positive state of mind and a sense of confidence
• How small actions can add up to transformative effects
• The necessity of health as a foundation for success
• Why the “dailyness” of healthy habits is vital
• A major misconception people have about fitness and wellbeing
• Advice on food and eating
• How to tap into the “Fountain of Youth”
• A technique to help feel peaceful under any circumstances
• And much more…

About Olivia:

Olivia Sheldon Barnett began her passion for fitness and health at an early age. At 15, Olivia became a Black Belt in Karate and continued on her fitness passion path: teaching kickboxing, aerobics, women’s self defense classes, and working at a Cardiac Rehabilitation Center. She became certified in 1999 as a yoga teacher.

From her own experience and inspiration, Olivia created Positive Energy Yoga®. She has spent the last two decades teaching in the Washington D.C. area in corporate settings, gyms and to private clients. She specializes in catering to each individual’s unique needs and enjoys a playful, light-hearted approach to the practice.

After many injuries from years of wear and tear, and after receiving a diagnosis of hypermobility (explaining many aches and pains), Olivia transitioned to a new-found appreciation of fitness, health and yoga. Less is more. Balance is best.

Olivia’s Mantra: Humility. Integrity. Perseverance. Heal thyself. DO YOU! SHINE ON!

To contact Olivia:

www.positiveenergyyoga.com
oliviaPEY@yahoo.com
Find her on: Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn

To contact Mark:

https://markabotros.com
Instagram: @markabotros
Twitter: @markbotros
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mbotros/
Email: mark@markabotros.com
The LIFE WORKS Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-life-works-podcast/id1475582936

Music Credit:

Track: Memories — INOSSI [Audio Library Release]
Music provided by Audio Library Plus
Watch: https://youtu.be/GePAKPB6vQY
Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/Memories

Photo Credit: Jesse Bowser

Tags:

#how #how to #people #yoga #peace #positive #confidence #centered #routine #yoga #energy #cumulativeeffect #detachment #health #wellness #gratitude #appreciation #habits #misconceptions #food #foodie #eating #diet #lifestyle #fitness #wellbeing #advice #fountainofyouth #covid #pandemic #stress

Joining us today is Rock Star Futurist, Educator, and Consultant, Garry Golden, CEO and Founder of Forward Elements Inc. He co-wrote the book, Designing Your Future,  as well as several white papers including the Future of the Social Web and the Future of Green as a Business Strategy. Garry is also an adjunct professor with the University of Houston Futures Studies program, and was Founding Editor of The Energy Roadmap.com. He also has been a guest analyst on the national radio show The Takeaway.
In this interview we talk about:

• Garry’s fascinating round the world adventure
• What a Futurist does 
• Common misconceptions about Futurists
• How a Futurist thinks
• The Futurist thought process, and how they look now, ahead, and draw conclusions on any given topic
• Different processes and frameworks for futuristic analysis
• How to know what or who is worth following
• The Futurist view of COVID 19, Healthcare, and Heath Insurance 
• Typical time horizon that a Futurist looks out
• What the world looks like in 2027 
• Emerging Technologies like Tik-Tok
• Advice to Policymakers around Futurism and Foresight
• How we as individuals or organizations can develop more innovative or futuristic / forward thinking?

#travel #future #futurist #futurism #thinking #perspective #foresight #forwardlooking #lookingahead #forwardthinking #conclusion #prediction #thought #following #covid19 #healthcare #healthinsurance #pandemic #world #tiktok #advice #leadership #government #policymakers #2027 #innovation #bigpicture #stardust

To contact Garry:
Web: www.garrygolden.com
Twitter: @garrygolden Email: garrygolden@gmail.com

To contact Mark:
https://markabotros.com
Instagram: @markabotros
Twitter: @markbotros
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mbotros/
Email: mark@markabotros.com
The LIFE WORKS Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-life-works-podcast/id1475582936

Music Credit
Track: Memories — INOSSI [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/GePAKPB6vQY Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/Memories

Photo Credit
Canva.com

In this final interview excerpt, we cover how to survive a police encounter in order to “fight another day.”

Joining me for this timely and very important interview is long time friend and colleague, Walter Powell is a Security Guru, and Former 20-year Police Officer.

Walter grew up in the first generation following the civil rights era, and spent 20 years of his career as a police officer. In this day and age, where the world is desperate for context, common sense, and critical thinking, he is uniquely qualified to offer an intelligent perspective on race, police, and what people can do as individuals to become more awake, aware, and enlightened about a variety of issues.

See the full length interview

where we cover:

• What drove him into law enforcement
• Black culture
• How to avoid resentment in the face of racism
• What he has taught his children about this society
• An insider look of what it’s like to be a black police officer
• Why black communities in particular are targeted
• Combatting Bias
• The power of being NICE and Respectful
• Predictions on the Future of Police Departments
• Defunding Police
• Can we end Racism?
• Why social movements are so important
• Balancing Crisis and Recovery

Music Credit

Track: Memories — INOSSI [Audio Library Release]
Music provided by Audio Library Plus
Watch: https://youtu.be/GePAKPB6vQY
Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/Memories

Joining me for this timely and very important interview is long time friend and colleague, Walter Powell is a Security Guru, and Former 20-year Police Officer. He grew up in the first generation following the civil rights era, and spent 20 years of his career as a police officer. In this day and age, where the world is desperate for context, common sense, and critical thinking, he is uniquely qualified to offer an intelligent perspective on race, police, and what people can do as individuals to become more awake, aware, and enlightened about a variety of issues.

In this interview excerpt we cover a forensic police view of the George Floyd and Rayshard Brooks cases.

See the full length interview

where we cover:

• What drove him into law enforcement
• Black culture
• How to avoid resentment in the face of racism
• What he has taught his children about this society
• An insider look of what it’s like to be a black police officer
• Why black communities in particular are targeted
• Combatting Bias
• The power of being NICE and Respectful
• Predictions on the Future of Police Departments
• Defunding Police
• Can we end Racism?
• Why social movements are so important
• Balancing Crisis and Recovery

Music Credit

Track: Memories — INOSSI [Audio Library Release]
Music provided by Audio Library Plus
Watch: https://youtu.be/GePAKPB6vQY
Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/Memories

Joining me for this timely and very important interview is long time friend and colleague, Walter Powell is a Security Guru, and Former 20-year Police Officer. He grew up in the first generation following the civil rights era, and spent 20 years of his career as a police officer. In this day and age, where the world is desperate for context, common sense, and critical thinking, he is uniquely qualified to offer an intelligent perspective on race, police, and what people can do as individuals to become more awake, aware, and enlightened about a variety of issues. In this interview excerpt, Walter covers why he became a police officer.  https://youtu.be/FljC7-1N918

See the full length interview

where we cover:

• What drove him into law enforcement
• Black culture
• How to avoid resentment in the face of racism
• What he has taught his children about this society
• An insider look of what it’s like to be a black police officer
• Why black communities in particular are targeted
• Combatting Bias
• The power of being NICE and Respectful
• Predictions on the Future of Police Departments
• Defunding Police
• Can we end Racism?
• Why social movements are so important
• Balancing Crisis and Recovery

Music Credit

Track: Memories — INOSSI [Audio Library Release]
Music provided by Audio Library Plus
Watch: https://youtu.be/GePAKPB6vQY
Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/Memories

Joining me for this timely and very important interview is long time friend and colleague, Walter Powell is a Security Guru, and Former 20-year Police Officer. He grew up in the first generation following the civil rights era, and spent 20 years of his career as a police officer. In this day and age, where the world is desperate for context, common sense, and critical thinking, he is uniquely qualified to offer an intelligent perspective on race, police, and what people can do as individuals to become more awake, aware, and enlightened about a variety of issues.

In this interview we cover some of the following:

• A forensic police view of the George Floyd and Rayshard Brooks cases
• What drove him to become a police officer
• Black culture
• How to avoid resentment in the face of racism
• What he has taught his children about this society
• An insider look of what it’s like to be a black police officer
• Why black communities in particular are targeted
• Combatting Bias
• The power of being NICE and Respectful
• Predictions on the Future of Police Departments
• Defunding Police
• Can we end Racism?
• Why social movements are so important
• Balancing Crisis and Recovery

Music Credit

Track: Memories — INOSSI [Audio Library Release]
Music provided by Audio Library Plus
Watch: https://youtu.be/GePAKPB6vQY
Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/Memories

We are living in cataclysmic economic times. Whether you have a job or are looking for a job you needs to see this interview with Career Coach Extraordinaire, Lorraine Rise . In this interview, we cover:

#jobs #career #careeruprising #layoffs #confidence #success

Music Credit

Track: Memories — INOSSI [Audio Library Release]
Music provided by Audio Library Plus
Watch: https://youtu.be/GePAKPB6vQY
Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/Memories

Joining me is long time friend and colleague, Dr. Marisela Martinez-Cola – an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Utah State University. Her areas of research include race, ethnicity, and culture. She is the author of soon-to-be-published, “The Bricks before Brown”, which is a study of race, class, and gender across three school desegregation cases involving Chinese, Mexican, and Native American plaintiffs, which took place before Brown v. Board of Education in 1954.

In this interview Dr. Martinez-Cola covers:

• The historical perspective and context of what led to George Floyd’s death, and how we make sense of it
• Why George Floyd’s death has ignited the entire world
• White privilege
• What people can do to meaningfully support people of color?
• How to know if you are “woke”
• The Media’s treatment of recent events
• Advice to leaders and change makers

To connect with Dr. Marisela Martinez-Cola go to:
https://michicanaphd.com/ 
Twitter: @MiChicana4ever 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marisela.cola 
USU website: https://sociology.usu.edu/people/directory/marisela-martinez-cola 
A link to all her research/articles: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Marisela_Martinez-Cola

To connect with Mark go to:
https://markabotros.com
Instagram: @markabotros
Twitter: @markbotros
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mbotros/
Email: mark@markabotros.com
The LIFE WORKS Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-life-works-podcast/id1475582936

Resources Referenced during the interview:

White Privilege: Dr. Peggy McIntosh’s list of taken for granted/unearned benefits of whiteness:
https://www.racialequitytools.org/resourcefiles/mcintosh.pdf

Michelle Alexander’s The New Jim Crow:
https://newjimcrow.com/

Ava Duvernay’s The 13th:
https://www.netflix.com/title/80091741

White People Rioting for No Reason:
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2014/11/white-people-rioting-for-no-reason.html

Example of attempting to stop Looters:
https://youtu.be/XAbTOcVJgM8

Anti-racism resources for doing the work:
https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1BRlF2_zhNe86SGgHa6-VlBO-QgirITwCTugSfKie5Fs/mobilebasic

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PrAq4iBNb4nVIcTsLcNlW8zjaQXBLkWayL8EaPlh0bc/mobilebasic

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1H-Vxs6jEUByXylMS2BjGH1kQ7mEuZnHpPSs1Bpaqmw0/mobilebasic?utm_source=CreativeMornings+Global&utm_campaign=af38b8f544-WEEKLY_HIGHLIGHTS_215_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1768cc808f-af38b8f544-324587345&mc_cid=af38b8f544&mc_eid=e5d6110188#id.2bwn4teflt1v

Books to read:
https://nymag.com/strategist/amp/article/anti-racist-reading-list.htmlhttps://www.amazon.com/Thick-Essays-Tressie-McMillan-Cottom/dp/1620974363https://www.amazon.com/How-Less-Stupid-About-Race/dp/0807050776

Music Credit:

Track: Memories — INOSSI [Audio Library Release]
Music provided by Audio Library Plus
Watch: https://youtu.be/GePAKPB6vQY
Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/Memories

Dr. Hill is an authority on the role of emotions in consumer and employee behavior and an expert in facial coding to help measure people’s decision-making process. He is the founder and president of Sensory Logic, a research-based consulting firm that specializes working with companies to enhance their sensory-emotional connection with consumers. He has appeared on CNN, the Today Show, MSNBC, and Fox Business. He is also the author of Emotionomics, Body of Truth, FaceTime, and First Blush

In this interview we cover some of the following questions:

Q: What is emotional intelligence?
Q: How does someone know if they have a high EQ?
Q: How do you read someone?
Q: Are there ways to tell if someone is trying to deceive you?
Q: What is the impact of Botox and other Cosmetic Surgeries on emotional expressiveness?
Q: How do you think the Coronavirus pandemic will change the way we communicate with others?
Q: In light of the new pandemic environment, what do we need to be more aware of or sensitive to in others?
Q: How do we make the most of our new virtual environment?

Music Credit

Track: Memories — INOSSI [Audio Library Release]

Music provided by Audio Library Plus

Watch: https://youtu.be/GePAKPB6vQY

Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/Memories

8 Ways to Turn the “Bad Guys” into “Good Guys” or, at Least “Guys We Can Tolerate”

The Universe gives us unexpected gifts and they often come in the form of people we don’t like. Often those people show up in our lives to teach us or reveal something in ourselves.

Music Credit

Track: Memories — INOSSI [Audio Library Release]
Music provided by: Audio Library Plus
Watch: https://youtu.be/GePAKPB6vQY
Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/Memories