I learned how to say yes to customers instead of saying no. – Matt DeLong, Entrepreneur, Start-up Consultant, Author, Speaker, Professional Stocks/Options trader, CTO at Real Life Trading

Matt started his entrepreneurship in high school with a landscaping business. Matt eventually sold it and moved to Nashville, TN. Matt was a C student, went to community college, but quickly realized that there were other ways to get an education besides the traditional method. Matt bought a $25 dollar yearly magazine subscription, Entrepreneur Magazine, with the goal of reading every monthly publication for 10 years. Matt is a hands-on learner and learned how to build websites since the World Wide Web was the next big thing from Entrepreneur Magazine. Money was important, but more importantly, Matt knew that he needed the experience to get a base skill. Matt's greatest skill is to solve a need and learn to say yes, I can do that. How do you solve a need and get paid to do that? How do you add value? That's what Matt did. Matt has 30 years of experience building and scaling businesses.

Learn to make good decisions

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Perspective is a point of view, a style in which we think about things. Perception is an individual's interpretation of things.

What's your perspective? How to you think about things? How do you perceive things? How does social media play into your daily life?

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Loved it, interesting and liked it. We all wanted to hear way more stories about people's lives. The people in the book were happy. The stories were told in a way that we wanted more. The research was also told in a way that made the book interesting.

Do you check in with your circle every day? Are you intentional in what you do? We summarized that low stress, clean eating, moving your body, nuts, less meat, vegetarian, calcium, sleep and napping, being a needed member of a family or culture were all very important to live a long life.

What would you do to live more like the people in The Blue Zones? Bike to work? Less social media? After an episode get down and do 20 sit-ups, then 20 pushups? Switch out processed snacks for homemade chickpeas? One of Robyn's 2023 goals is to stop eating before feeling full, and it's been a good change. We'd love to hear from you on your switches.

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"Focus on what you want and what will it look like when you arrive? Is what I'm doing bringing me closer to what I want or is this a distraction? Ask better questions." – Xochitl Rodriguez

"Why is this happening to me? I was asking all the wrong questions." Xochitl had successful businesses and then they were gone. Doors opened, closed and opened again for Xochitl. Xochitl kept moving forward and took advantage of a stock trading retreat when she had spent several thousands of dollars. Many would have given up and not take advantage of that open door, but Xochitl pushed through. Today Xochitl is the president of Real Life Trading and a published author.

Xochitl and I both have been looking forward instead of the back window for the past several years. We attribute this to our experience and wanting to help others learn as quick as possible. While you shouldn't take away learning experiences, you can shorten them.

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March 2023 – The Blue Zones, 9 Lessons for Living Longer by Dan Buettner

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June 2023 – Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

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September 2023 – There Are (No) Stupid Questions…in Science by Leah Elson

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December 2023 – Atomic Habits by James Clear

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What does giving grace to others and yourself look like? Giving grace to others could be biting your tongue or trying to understand the other person's reasoning. Does giving grace to yourself look like an excuse? If so, why are you willing to give yourself an excuse, and if not and excuse, how do you know? Which end of the spectrum are you?

Our friends Dr. Billy Alsbrooks and Matt Scoletti, episodes 42 and 43 respectively, as well as Jerremy Newsome, episode 67, are mentioned in this episode. One day off is a rest, two or three days off is a habit per Matt Scoletti. We love this saying!

Pam stated, "Often when we want to quit we need to give it more." I need to focus on this aspect for 2023. - Robyn

Grace is not necessarily letting go, it can also be a push. Where is the threshold? Make it achievable, obtainable, realistic and gives you joy.

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Push yourself to do hard things – Abigail Puccioni

Chronic back pain and recurring infections is how Abigail got started on her Integrative Health Practitioner journey. Most people would associate integrative health with diet changes, supplements, protocols and a fear of toxins. With all of these things, Abigail felt stuck in the wellness hamster wheel. Mindset and belief system is what shifted for Abigail.

The thought crossed Abigail's mind; shouldn't we all be better by now? Abigail decided to go off of her supplements and stopped cutting out certain food groups. Once Abigail stopped living so rigidly she started to live again and even took up traveling again.

Colin O'Brady's two books, The 12-Hour Walk and The Impossible First along with the podcast, The Cure For Chronic Pain with Nicole Sachs, LCSW helped Abigail start to change her mind-set.

Abigail knew that her next steps would come to her when the time was right. It finally hit her that she wanted to start a brick-and-mortar wellness center. Abigail's wellness center is expected to open in the summer of 2023. In the meantime, Abigail has been focusing on getting outside early in the morning, grounding, meditation, journaling your feelings, breath work, cold exposure and incorporating salt and minerals.

*Update – Robyn has been ending showers with a 15 to 30 second cold blast.

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'Stories change hearts and hearts change minds and that's the only way we can grow" – Trevor Boylston

Let's get educated on LGBTQ+ and gender dysphoria. Trevor takes us on an educational journey through his 17 year transgender journey. This is Trevor's experience. Everyone's journey will be unique to them. Gender identity is who you know yourself to be, who you are as a person and sexual orientation is who you are attracted to. Gender identity may not always match their gender expression and that is how you appear to the world around you. Trevor expresses himself as male with his example of his beard, T-shirt and bald head.

Trevor has had surgeries which include consultations, travel and spending days/weeks away from home. Letters from several professionals are required to attest to Trevor making a sound decision. There are several safeguards in place to ensure that sound decisions are being made; this is not an overnight decision. Trevor's wife has been a fantastic supporter of his change and he thanks her immensely.

What are some of the challenges? Changing gender on legal documents; our medical teams treating transgender patients; terminology; local political races and what is going on in your communities; depression and suicide; and many, many more.

There's an over 40% suicide rate in the transgender population. This is such a sad statistic. Be supportive if someone comes to you and wants to talk. Having one supportive adult in a minor's life reduces the risk of suicide by 40%. Be that supportive adult!

Trevor Project – suicide prevention hotline for kids - https://www.thetrevorproject.org/

Through authentic conversation, personal stories, and practical examples, Trevor guides corporations on their journey to developing a culture where all employees are welcome to bring their authentic selves to work.

Trevor meets audience members at their level and fosters a brave space for anyone working to build transgender and nonbinary inclusion into workplace culture.

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The December 2022 Book Club all agreed that One Day in December by Josie Silver was a cute read heading into the holidays. Context and perspective matters is the theme of this review. We had a good laugh with Pam thinking that Jack was a bus boy; when in reality he was the guy that Laurie saw at a bus stop. The three of us really enjoyed the characters and could visualize many scenes in the book. We all enjoyed the twists and turns and we'd read another Josie Silver book.

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What's something that's exciting and scary? Being a first-time mom! Megan and her husband gave grandparent gifts to break the news of the new baby. There wasn't a big reveal, they kept it intimate which suited them just fine. Did you know that there's an app for baby names that you and your husband/partner can use to help narrow down baby names? Megan says that being a parent is the best experienced!

Megan was considered an elderly pregnancy. The U.S. Census Bureau figures show that for the first time, the average age of women giving birth is now 30. A geriatric pregnancy is considered 35 years and older. The oldest verified mother to conceive naturally (listed currently as of 26 January 2017 in the Guinness Records[6]) is Dawn Brooke (Guernsey); she conceived a son at the age of 59 years in 1997.[7]

Megan's post - https://gingernerdmom.wordpress.com/2022/10/05/musings-on-motherhood-from-a-newbie/?fbclid=IwAR0mF5gTtYHVfxuSE-0GrlALZbCLQRIIcxBeeWV23s7yHSBFFMTRhHt8ous

Links for postpartum depression:

Mayo Clinic Postpartum depression - https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/postpartum-depression/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20376623

Office on Women's Health - https://www.womenshealth.gov/mental-health/mental-health-conditions/postpartum-depression

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References:

https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/health/2022/07/26/median-age-for-new-moms-rises-to-30-in-u-s-

https://www.todaysparent.com/checklists/newborn-checklist/

https://www.seemamago.com/first-time-mom-tips-i-wish-i-knew-sooner/

https://www.seemamago.com/20-ways-to-practice-self-care/

1. Borland, Sophie (2007-09-09). "World's oldest mother 'thought it was cancer'".