Brave Your Fear

MARCH 14, 2018

Murray Hill.

1996.

New York City.

I am chubby.

I am nice.

I am here to make a difference.

BE funny.

• "I'm a little different than the other guys." (3:09)
• "That's for the memoir." (8:15)
• "I've had a lot of great teachers along the way." (9:20)
• "I'm not like the other girls." (11:49)
• "I love camp. I love humor. I love getting to the political stuff without - through disarming and laughter at assimilation – rather than scaring the shit out of people. (14:03)
• "I became the subject matter." (16:23)
• "I'm post-gender. I'm like D. All of the above." (22:30)
• "I will put myself in a crazy vulnerable situation and I'll just do it." (25:08)
• "That's my job. That's what I set out to do. Raise the visibility." (27:27)
• "I'm presenting as this very confusing thing - it's all over the place. They come out laughing rather than scared and wanting to discriminate." (27:32)
• "I've been resilient my whole life. I'm half Irish-half Italian." (30:20)
• "Sometimes, I have found over the years, that when you're in between something, that's like a fear spot. I think the comedy kind of came out of making that nice, for myself and for them, for people." (31:50)
• "I don't just fit one thing, so I don't put any labels or words before Murray." (41:45)
• "The women call me daddy. The kids call me Papi." (44:38)
• "If you don't see yourself represented, go out and represent yourself." (57:11)

Murray Hill is an icon, with a career that pays homage to the culture of clubs and comedy of the 1960s, packed with the camp and charisma of the 1990s NYC drag scene. Murray's show is performance art turned lifestyle, pure entertainment turned queer visibility. Murray Hill is a comedian. Murray Hill is an activist. Murray Hill is showbiz.

MURRAY HILL is a NYC legend, comedian, host, and international entertainer. Mr. Showbiz is

renowned for his improv, quick wit, and sparkly (but too tight) tuxedos. He's been flexing his comedy chops touring with comedian/singer BRIDGET EVERETT and was just awarded The New York Voices commission from Joe's Pub at The Public Theater. [more ...] - http://www.mistershowbiz.com/about/

• Showbiz as a coping mechanism (2:10)
• When Murray knew he was gay (11:08)
• An obsession with performance art (15:45)
• "Pinch me" moments for Murray (18:30)
• How Murray identifies (22:48)
• How to do the act regardless of audience reaction (26:30)
• Where Murray's act came from (28:34)
• Harassment on the street is real (31:03)
• Murray's first kiss (35:23)
• Hardest / Best thing for Murry in the last year (45:00)
• What makes a good fan (54:23)

• Coming up with the name Murray Hill (4:45)
• Why Murray cried after moving to NYC (7:17)
• Two Big Epiphanies for Young Murray (10:52)
• Drag King Pageants (12:58)
• How are kids different today than in 90s (20:15)
• Bravest thing Murray has ever done (24:00)
• Murray's type of woman (28:15)
• Gay-bashing then vs. now (33:03)
• Murray's 3-strike rule (38:54)
• Queer community infighting (42:00)
• How do kids have it tough today (43:04)
• Murray's 7-Line Pitch (49:30)

Instagram - @murray_hill

http://instagram.com/murray_hill

Murray Hill Website

http://www.mistershowbiz.com

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MARCH 7, 2018

Ann Rodriguez.

2003.

California.

I am relentless.

I am rock solid.

I am wild at heart.

Be real.

• "I was always good at selling things." (5:20)
• "I just appreciated that she was very busy." (8:47)
• "Sometimes, the switch just goes off." (21:19)
• "I wanted to leave. I wanted to take some time off. And I was scared to do it." (22:38)
• "I'm the friendly type. I've got that face. People come up and talk to me." (27:21)
• "I didn't need the external validation of an award because I knew how it felt in the office every day and I knew how it felt in the stands." (39:48)
• "I seek those high-growth opportunities." (41:26)
• "I'm kinda good in that 'go' mode." (41:48)
• "I had that hunger to create." (46:56)
• "It is a brave thing to be real, to be honest about what works and what doesn't." (55:38)
• "I just love ridiculousness." (1:04:30)

Ann Rodriguez is a force in sports. In 2017, she was named to the "40 under 40" list by Sports Business Journal for masterminding the success of a major league soccer expansion team. In only its first year, Atlanta United, became the leader of the entire league for season ticket sales and attendance. Currently she is the Senior Vice President in charge of WBNA league operations. She is a public school girl from my hometown. She is my former college teammate and the nicest – really, the nicest, goodest, kindest soul – you could ever meet. She is also a boss. A lady. A collaborator. A listener. And the best kind of friend – the kind who shows up to cheer you on when it means the most.

As Senior Vice President, League Operations for the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), Ann Rodriguez oversees all on-court basketball operations, including playing rules, scouting, scheduling and venue compliance. She also oversees the management of referee operations and the administration of player-related policies and programs. [more ...] - http://www.wnba.com/news/ann-rodriguez-named-senior-vice-president-wnba-league-operations/

• How persistence got her the first gig (7:00)
• The important of Ann's "Math Camp" experience before business school (17:10)
• How leaving Under Armour was a hard – and brave – thing to do (20:39)
• Value of traveling alone internationally (26:27)
• Ann's take on mentoring / role modeling (42:20)
• Role model is an opportunity, not a responsibility (50:58)
• Why accepting reality quickly is critical to success (56:20)
• Value of horses in Ann's life (58:26)
• What moving 48,000 people in and out of a stadium is like (1:03:00)

• When/why she decided to work in sports (5:13)
• When the picture of a future in sports business emerged (9:42)
• The fear and the advantages of leaving your job without having another one (23:16)
• How she feels about being named to the "40 Under 40" list by Sports Business Journal (30:50)
• How she helped to create a vibrant and supportive community in Atlanta from scratch (33:13)
• Ann's advice to college graduates (45:50)
• Why starting your career with cold calls is useful (47:03)
• Ann's 7-line Brave Pitch (53:00)
• Ann's favorite failure (1:02:25)

Stanford Business School

https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/programs/mba

Atlanta United FC

https://www.atlutd.com

WNBA

http://www.wnba.com

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FEBRURY 28, 2018

Damian Pitts

2002.

East New York, Brooklyn.

I am relentless.

I am reflective.

I am passionate.

BE influential.

• "I played the best player 1 on 1 and that was that." (6:55)
• "Anything I start I want to finish." (8:56)
• "That was a time, I was starting to rebel and be bad, and the school let me." (16:26)
• "Blatant disrespect. I just can't get with it." (19:00)
• "Workers are people that just come. Working are the ones that are already there setting up because they know what's going on." (25:24)
• "Going away to campuses changed my life." (26:15)
• "It started with neighborhood teams. So whatever neighborhood you lived in, get a team together and come play." (29:00)
• "You know [the kids] are there when the games are at 5 and they're there at 3 something." (31:50)
• "I was bad, but I was smart, too." (35:54)
• "You're not gonna to go back to something, or you need to get through this. You only could be brave. You need to get through it." (38:12)
• "I love math." (42:50)

Damian Pitts calls himself a regular guy. He says he's grateful for regular stuff like good friends, laughing and helping people, that happiness is everything. Coming from a man from East New York who is now a math teacher in Brooklyn who used to be a kid who did some really bad things, it's a particularly potent message. He is deliberate. He doesn't rush things. And his magic / his gift is that people listen to him when he talks and organize under his leadership. A regular guy? Maybe. An extraordinary man? Definitely.

Damian "DP" Pitts was born and raised in the East New York section of Brooklyn. He grew up in Linden Houses with his parents Raymond Thomas and Joycelyn Pitts, and his two older siblings, Raymond and Eddie. His earlier years in East New York consisted of playing manhunt in the buildings, graffitiing every chance he got, and just doing whatever he felt was fun. As he got older, Damian found a love for basketball and played it day in and day out. In 1997, after 4 years of high school ball, he landed a scholarship to play in college. Returning back to NYC in 2002 with 2 college degrees and close ties to his friends that never left the block, Damian slowly started forming what is now one of the biggest things to happen to the East New York community - The East New York Memorial Classic aka Gersh Park Basketball Tournament. After 13 years running, Gersh is classified as the best streetball tournament in NYC and is the only tournament on the East Coast with a duel sponsorship from Brand Jordan and Nike. He is most grateful for having the opportunity to help provide jobs for people in the community that build professional work skills, and to be able to bring famous stars and entertainers into his beloved community.

• How he got recruited to play in college (5:45)
• What is it like to go home after college (10:15)
• Being brave after his father died (15:30)
• A teacher's perspective (17:00)
• What the kids today are most afraid of (19:29)
• What PNW means (22:26)
• What a job can do to help lower community crime (23:20
• Why it's important for kids to go to school (25:30)
• East New York now (27:45)
• What childhood experience helps him lead the company now (32:40)
• How to dig in when things get hard (39:00)
• Where does East New York go from here (43:15)

• Damien's college experience (7:30)
• What gang life was like in early 2000s (10:45)
• Post-collegiate basketball opportunities (13:05)
• Damian's warm-demanding teacher (17:40)
• How he started basketball in East New York (20:50)
• How Damien knew he was a leader (24:25)
• Why basketball saved his life (26:44)
• Why Nike is the best brand sponsor (30:30)
• His most emotionally scary moment (34:43)
• Damian's 7-line Pitch (44:01)
• What he wants to see change in the world (47:08)
• Damien's life team (47:55)
• What three words he uses to describe his mother (53:02)

Twitter

@DP_GershPark

http://twitter.com/DP_GershPark

@GershPark

http://twitter.com/GershPark

Instagram

@gershpark

http://instagram.com/gershpark

@ingershwetrust_DP

http://instagram.com/ingershwetrust_DP

Facebook

@enygersh

https://www.facebook.com/enygersh

Snapchat

@DP_gershpark

www.snapchat.com/add/gershpark

A Conversation: Damian "DP" Pitts and Fly Ty

https://soundcloud.com/streetsfirstpodcast/damian-pitts-and-fly-ty-on-streets-first

Gersh Park

http://gershpark.com

Angel Figueroa

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ángel_Figueroa

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FEB 21, 2018

Amelia Christensen.

2010.

Brooklyn, New York.

I am sensitive.

I am intense.

I am in flux.

BE enough.

• "We have a particular way of communicating with one another and usually feelings are left out of that." (5:35)
• "We were so close growing up, it's kind of like when you plant trees too close together and they grow around each other. (6:47)
• "I'm moved by teamwork." (8:53)
• "I have scars in a lot of places." (11:32)
• "I was the butchest child." (14:17)
• "I was looking for ways to explain what I was feeling." (18:38)
• "Allowing myself to be seen by the people in my life fully has made it a lot easier to feel comfortable."(21:22)
• "I got drunk and played on some dude's piano in the subway like 6 months month ago." (22:02)
• "Being able to tell somebody that you're hurting and that it's hard right now is sometimes all it takes to feel just a tiny bit lighter." (33:25)

As a person who struggles with depression and anxiety, Amelia Christensen's life has been a rollercoaster of figuring things out inside her brain and her soul. She is tough. She is sensitive. She is a carpenter. She is a millennial. And, she sees numbers as colors.

Amelia Miyuki Christensen is a Brooklyn based, process oriented designer and fabricator. Her passion lies in creating forms from wood. [more ...] - https://amelia-christensen-wlfi.squarespace.com/about/

• What is a fabricator? How did her passion for wood begin? (2:08)
• How she found out she had depression (4:45)
• Self-harm as a coping mechanism (9:55)
• How imagining the future was a turning point (13:40)
• What "gender non-conforming" means (16:55)
• When she knew she was cool (20:08)
• Advice for people in the thick of depression (32:45)
• Anxiety as evidence of wanting to live (35:13)
• Living with Synesthesia – colors as numbers (38:43)

• Why 13-22years old was hard time for Amelia (3:20)
• When she lost her sh#t (7:20)
• What makes her cry (8:34)
• What "emotional overwhelm" is (12:15)
• Amelia's coming out story (15:05)
• What Crista was like as a coach (22:45)
• How does someone with depression keep going? (31:30)
• Why she is open about menstruation (37:53)
• Amelia's 7 line Brave Pitch (40:35)

Well-Being

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Well-being

Brene Brown

https://brenebrown.com

Instagram - @amiyukic

https://www.instagram.com/amiyukic/

Amelia Christensen

https://amelia-christensen-wlfi.squarespace.com

Kesha

https://www.grammy.com/grammys/videos/kesha-praying-2018-grammys-performance

Rhea Butcher

http://www.rheabutcher.com

Cameron Esposito

https://www.cameronesposito.com

Japanese Unlucky #4

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_superstitions

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FEB 14, 2018

Chaquetta Grace

2004

Atlanta, GA

I am a servant.

I am a scientist.

I am a sister.

BE better.

• "I knew that I was pretty good, but I wasn't phenomenal." (3:15)
• "I knew what my potential was." (10:43)
• "I had no hesitation. I had no hesitation." (18:59)
• "It was stepping out of that comfort zone because I knew I was destined for more." (39:25)
• "It becomes this fire within your gut, and a need." (40:14)
• "I feel like I'm such an Alpha woman." (46:50)
• "Because of that confidence, because of that self-assurance – [she] gets things done." (51:10)

Chaquetta Grace is a God-fearing Alpha Woman. Born and raised in GA, she left the nest – the first person in her family to do so – to make it in New York City. What is making it? She is an African American woman in upper level leadership as a flow cytometry laboratory supervisor. There were big setbacks, huge changes, friendships that needed to go and through it all, she braved with persistence, belief, hard work and grace.

Chaquetta Grace is a Flow Cytometry Laboratory Supervisor with the Mount Sinai Health System where she works in the Clinical Immunology division of Pathology. When not working to help patients, Chaquetta loves helping and serving others in her immediate community. She has always understood the value of volunteering, serving, and giving back, in part because of her experience with her beloved sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha. Chaquetta is also a member of the Hospitality Ministry as a Greeter with Emmanuel Baptist Church in Brooklyn, New York. Additionally, she is a veteran mentor with Catholic Big Sisters Big Brothers and was selected as Meritorious Volunteer of the Year for CBSBB and presented with an award from Pope Francis via Cardinal Timothy Dolan in 2015.

• How Chaquetta messed up in college (5:20)
• What it's like to know you are on the right path (10:45)
• Her "Proving Point" (20:00)
• How an only child appreciates loneliness (23:14)
• What it means to be a God person (26:09)
• Why questioning your faith is good (27:57)
• How leaving a friendship invoked fear (30:00)
• How she is helping someone else make it (33:22)
• Hardest part of her job as a black woman in upper level management (36:45)
• The big meaning behind the wedding (45:42)
• Characteristics of her bravery role model (50:19)

• What passion for science looks like (4:24)
• How the universe helped lead her to New York (13:20)
• Getting mystified by a creature from New York City (14:08)
• How she knew her mom was proud of her (21:18)
• How Atlanta raised her, but New York made her. (23:45)
• What does God-fearing mean (26:53)
• How God speaks back to us (28:37)
• What young girls are most sacred of these days (34:45)
• Chaquetta's 7 Line Brave Pitch (42:23)
• What "being better" means for her (44:49)
• How she is a typical Southern Belle (48:17)
• What is an Alpha woman (50:45)

Working Through Fear

https://tinybuddha.com/blog/getting-unstuck-work-through-fear-and-change-your-life/

Instagram

http://instagram.com/ms_grace_1908

Flow Cytometry

https://www.roswellpark.org/cancertalk/201202/role-flow-cytometry-your-cancer-care

Rap History

https://southernspaces.org/2008/dirty-decade-rap-music-and-us-south-1997–2007

Catholic Big Sisters & Big Brothers

https://cbsbb.publishpath.com

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JAN 31, 2018

• "I'm brown girl, brilliance, born and raised in Brooklyn." (1:19)
• "Great teachers just know when something's wrong." (4:17)
• "I just need a minute to breathe and figure me out." (16:59)
• "Our experience always drives our ability to connect." (25:12)
• "I wouldn't let my mind be idle." (29:20)
• "I don't feel like fighting. Not today." (40:37)
• "I create an experience within the school that makes them feel honored and worthy." (50:34)
• "It takes a lot for these kids to win." (53:10)
• "Bravery can look like silence." (54:04)

Right now, Nadia Lopez is a middle school principal at a school she founded. She was on track to become a nurse through college and worked in customer service for Verizon before she even knew she wanted to be a teacher. Nearly 15 years later, at the very lowest point in her career as an educator, a time when she thought she might not be able to handle one more tough day, a post from a student quoting her as his inspiration went viral on Humans of NY and Nadia began to see the proof that her love, that her time, that her persistence, resilience and fortitude were finding a way through the system, into the community and in the hearts of the very people she set out to impact. The kids. She is funny and blunt and so viciously and gracefully stands in her full truth. Nadia Lopez.

As an educator, Dr. Nadia Lopez is pioneering a path of inspired leadership to show the world how under-privileged communities can beat the odds and create positive institutions that have a global impact. As the founding Principal of Mott Hall Bridges Academy, a New York City Public School, [more ...] - http://www.thelopezeffect.com/founder/

• How the hardest time became the most pivotal time (4:05)
• When people can no longer come into your house (8:46)
• Fear vs. Culture (12:30)
• The importance of asking a kid: "What's going on, what's wrong?" (17:14)
• Best reasons for becoming an educator (21:58)
• Your job as a teacher (23:21)
• How she started planning a new life (29:04)
• Her reason for becoming a teacher (30:00)
• Who's to blame? (31:29)
• Obstacles to her school's community (33:42)
• How it got worse before it got better (40:57)

• Daddy's Little Girl (2:05)
• Why what happens at home, stays at home (7:02)
• Nadia's Rebellion (15:10)
• Making good decisions (20:46)
• How Nadia became a teacher (25:20)
• How verbal abuse in customer service equipped her to deal with school parents (26:50)
• What does bravery look like for Nadia (31:00)
• The key to Nadia's success (35:50)
• What does broken look like (37:03)
• Humans of NY helps with the "weight of the work" (47:30)
• Fidal in the Oval Office (51:30)
• What does bravery look like in her daughter / a teacher / herself (53:25)
• Nadia's 7-line pitch (54:50)
• What is Nadia's purpose (57:52)

Twitter

http://twitter.com/thelopezeffect

Instagram

http://instagram.com/thelopezeffect

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/TheLopezEffect/

The Lopez Effect

http://www.thelopezeffect.com

TED Talk

https://www.ted.com/talks/nadia_lopez_why_open_a_school_to_close_a_prison

Humans of New York

http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/108621363306/whos-influenced-you-the-most-in-your-life-my

The Bridge to Brilliance by Nadia Lopez

http://amzn.to/2BFYIRH

Teaching in the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Standing at the Precipice

http://amzn.to/2EtxbWo

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JAN 24, 2018

• "You have to meet kids where they are now, you can't coach the same way you coached 30 years ago and think you're going to be successful with the kids of today." (4:35)
• "Kids at elite universities struggle with the fear of failure." (5:50)
• "To really grow the team, you have to find a way to help kids be vulnerable with each other." (7:43)
• "I just always had this inner confidence." (13:12)
• "I loved to frustrate them." (14:48)
• "My players know I love what I do, that I love them, and that I love Princeton lacrosse." (25:40)
• "You want kids who are going to make plays. And you want kids who are going to risk." (29:50)
• "I connect much more with the word 'worry' than 'scared'." (33:15)
• "I worry about a lot of things." (33:50)

Chris is a legend in women's lacrosse, which is one of the fastest growing sports in this country. She went to Harvard and now she coaches at Princeton, where she has been for 32 seasons. She even just had a road named after her - the Chris Sailer trail - that's how badass she is. She is curious, funny, sweet, wicked smart and has been a true role model of showing up, both personally and professionally.

Chris Sailer begins her 32nd season at the helm of the Princeton women's lacrosse program for the 2017-18 academic year. She was inducted into the US Lacrosse National Hall of Fame in 2008. She has guided the team to three NCAA championships, 11 national semifinal appearances, 24 NCAA tournament appearances and 13 Ivy League titles. [more ...] http://goprincetontigers.com/coaches.aspx?rc=5180&path=wlax

• Adjusting coaching techniques over time (3:50)
• iGen's challenge to build real relationships (6:45)
• Best ways to frame mistakes as a coach (10:20)
• What bravery looks like in players (11:20)
• What a tough season teaches you (22:20)
• Best ways to differentiate yourself in your job (25:05)
• Biggest issue for young players today (27:40)
• Why managing pressure is a great skill for players (29:40)
• Antidote to worry (35:00)
• Witnessing brave action helps us appreciate our stuff, be more positive (37:50)
• How to be a credible leader (43:00)

• My soul's perfect coach (1:08)
• Why kids struggle with fear of failure (5:02)
• Why GRIT is her top pick for character strength of her players (8:43)
• What internal confidence gave Chris (13:10)
• Who is more brave – defenders or attackers? (15:15)
• What it was like being coached by a legend (18:50)
• How to cultivate creativity in players (28:10)
• Managing high pressure situations as a coach (30:00)
• What makes a good pre-game talk (31:40)
• Chris's mantra to stave off worry (33:30)
• The bravest person Chris knows (35:30)
• Advice on how to combat fear (39:00)
• How Gen X handled things differently than iGen (43:00)
• Chris's 7 Line Pitch (45:25)

Growth Mindset

https://www.mindsetworks.com/science/

Grit

https://www.ted.com/talks/angela_lee_duckworth_grit_the_power_of_passion_and_perseverance

Cultivating Creativity

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-to-cultivate-your-creativity-book-excerpt/

Moral Courage / Bullying

http://devzone.positivecoach.org/resource/book/preventing-bullying-finding-your-moral-courage

Twitter

http://twitter.com/princetonwlax

Instagram

http://instagram.com/princetonwlax

Carol Kleinfelder

http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/wlax/2014-15/releases/20150424_endowment

Chris Sailer Trail

https://www.uslacrosse.org/blog/us-lacrosse-dedicates-chris-sailer-trail-honors-iwlca-trailblazers

Bill Tierney

http://www.denverpioneers.com/sports/m-lacros/mtt/bill_tierney_901452.html

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JAN 17, 2018

• "The perception in our society that smaller people are not sick, inside." (2:10)
• "Why don't we take this on the road for other survivors." (8:22)
• "They were not educated, but they were always working." (13:50)
• "I decided I have to fight, I came this far." (17:04)
• "When they unplug you, that's when you're sick." (23:18)
• "I am not afraid to die, but I am afraid to suffer." (25.05)
• "There were many moments where I was like, if you took me right now, I'm happy with that." (25:15)
• "I refused to stay in a depressed state." (29:12)
• "For at least 3 years, I felt this bloating, I felt this weight gain and I didn't do anything about it." (33:00)
• "I try really hard to not look like what I've been through." (34:17)

Diane Nathaniel is a powerhouse in a pint-sized body. After battling Stage 3 Colon cancer, she was determined to become a champion for the screening of this disease in her community. She is a school counselor, mother to 3 kids and now co-founder of the non-profit Beat Stage 3. Through her battle, she has become an experienced-based expert on colon cancer. And though she'd say she didn't have a choice, she became a ninja-level expert at confronting her physical, emotional and mental fears. Choosing life – for Diane – meant choosing hard. She is honest. She is smart. She is so, so kind. A light, magnificent and glowing, she is.

Carrie Diane Nathaniel (Diane preferred) is a native New Yorker, born, raised and resides in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Diane is a Stage 3 Colon Cancer Survivor. She was diagnosed March 7, 2014. Today she stands strong and has turned her experience with cancer into an opportunity to help spread awareness and the importance of cancer screenings ... https://www.beatstagethree.com/meet-the-team/

• Why it is critical to seek out health specialists (5:40)
• Where Diane puts her anger (13:05)
• How TV shows represented adoption in a negative way (14:25)
• Why Diane is grateful for chemotherapy (16:15)
• What she ate on "Turn Up Thursdays" (21:20)
• What is most scary about chemo (24:13)
• Sueton Bannister – a chemo friend becomes a reason to survive (25:20)
• How to best manage your stress – cancer or not (33:20)
• Colon Cancer Prevention Tips (36:00)
• Why Oprah is Diane's Bravery Role Model (39:09)
• Diane's advice for facing fear. (42:20)

• How she started a 501(c)3 non-profit organization - "Beat State 3" (6:10)
• How her adoptive parents denied she was adopted (12:00)
• What it means to run an "image conscious campaign" (14:48)
• Dealing with chemo constipation (17:35)
• Diane's chemotherapy timeline (22:20)
• Why Diane considers herself tough (28:20)
• New rules are for a new body (31:25)
• What it means to be a "change agent" (34:40)
• Diane's 7-line pitch (44:40)
• Why creating your own community-family is just good as natural-born family (49:30)

Colon Cancer Facts in the African American Community

https://www.cancer.org/research/cancer-facts-statistics/cancer-facts-figures-for-african-americans.html

Colon Cancer Signs & Symptoms

https://www.cancer.org/cancer/colon-rectal-cancer/detection-diagnosis-staging/signs-and-symptoms.html

Over-thinkers Guide to Taking Action

https://startupbros.com/overthinkers-guide-taking-action-complete-guide/

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Beat Stage 3

https://www.beatstagethree.com

The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bluest_Eye

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JAN 10, 2018

• "I'm very rarely an "I". I'm usually a "we"." (2:10)
• "Can I actually go into Hooters?" (6:00)
• "That is when I panicked." (6:59)
• "Ignorance is great because you don't know that you can f*ck things up." (7:36)
• "It was totally, full-on, fear based decision making." (8:50)
• "I know now that I was going through a depression." (13:35)
• "I'm still thinking the only way I can make money is to get in my car is to drive to a place and go." (17:10)
• "I am supposed to be able to take care of these people." (19:10)
• "Now we are replacing affection with attention." (35:50)
• "A fixed point in time doesn't make for change. I'm working on stuff constantly." (49:46)

Jeff Namnum is a guy's guy and a girl's guy. He started in tech by taking PCs apart and putting them back together and was the Geek Squad before the Geek Squad was the Geek Squad. He learned the hard way about what happens when you grow a business too fast and because of it, he found out what it takes to start over … and over and over. Now he is a partner at Touchlab, a company that designs and develops android things, a man of strong faith, husband to Ruby for over 20 years and father to three kids. He's made a lot of mistakes and he loves taking photographs of coffee.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/namnum

• What was/is "tech" (4:00)
• How growing his business busted his business (6:30)
• How he become unstuck (13:15)
• What to do when you get released from jail (21:05)
• How to learn to ask for help (25:00)
• How to have the sex talk with your teenage kid (34:00)
• What scares Jeff right now (41:00)
• How to engage in conversation with someone on Twitter (51:42)

• How the layoff announcements after 9/11 offered him career motivation (3:00)
• Why he moved 4 times in 2 years (9:12)
• Why you always want to have car insurance - and good brakes (17:15)
• Why being mad at God is okay (23:00)
• How he makes his marriage work (26:50)
• What it's like being a father of a teenage girl (32:30)
• How his daughter is his relationship-building role model (39:25)
• How recognizing his anxiety helps to manage it (43:18)
• Jeff's 7-line pitch (46:50)
• The coolest thing in tech right now (52:17)

Twitter

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http://twitter.com/touchlabny

Instagram

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http://instagram.com/touchlabny

Touchlab

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Super Better

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Block Chain Technology

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JAN 3, 2018

• "The bravest thing I ever did was cancel my wedding 3 weeks out." (2:00)
• "I had to be sad. I had to be in my sadness" (11:30)
• "I call them my fissues – food issues." (12:55)
• "If I'm going to eat 5000 calories, I'm going to remember it." (16:00)
• "I love women with sculpted, gorgeous, beautiful, functional muscles." (18:15)
• "It will be a lot more than about sex." (21:35)
• "I have 1 M&M and then I have 555 million." (27:15)
• "I was born with this innate confidence." (31:10)
• "She was a strong woman who took no crap from anyone." (34:20)
• "I powerlift my life." (47:49)

Cory Samaras Griffeth is too much – she is loud, she is proud, she is everything x 10, including brave. She has been to the lowest depths of self-loathing and clawed her way out. She has been gaining and losing weight since she was a kid and now focuses on building muscle. She doesn't just live her life, she powerlifts it. We went to college together. We both have apple-shaped bodies. She is my sister from the same mister. I love her so much.

Mom of two, friend of many, sister of also many. (1:11)

• What Cory's darkness looked like (3:12)
• What contributed to Cory's weight issues (7:20)
• How extra weight – a "fat barrier" - provides protection (9:10)
• What the darkness teaches us (11:08)
• How food anxiety manifests (13:45)
• How to do a pull up as a 200-lb woman (18:45)
• How to learn to take a compliment (22:45)
• Reverse body dysmorphia (29:20)
• Three ways she improves herself (35:00)
• What judging other people means for you (45:40)

• What anti-depressants and therapy did to help Cory heal. (3:50)
• Why Cory moved home at 31 years old. (5:45)
• How God's intern messed up her love life (10:25)
• Cory's food plan – slowing down and savoring (15:05)
• Cory's biggest pump up (17:30)
• Cory's 40 challenges for her 40th birthday (12:05)
• How protein changed her life (28:30)
• Why she was a B--CH as a teenager (31:30)
• Accepting help in your life (38:00)
• What "work" Cory has had done to her face (39:30)
• Bravest person Cory knows (46:30)
• Cory's 7-line pitch (46:45)

Instagram – "Sauna Stories"

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Precision Nutrition

https://www.precisionnutrition.com/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIhKvOrcS52AIVW1gNCh1sPQe9EAAYASAAEgKPHfD_BwE

Life in the Briar Patch

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