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Do you need grace? Tired of feeling judged by Christians? Stay tuned as we look at God, Golf, and Grace with Dr. Doug Rehberg.

I have seen huge cultural shifts in my time, a comment worthy of one who admits to being an old curmudgeon. One of those shifts was in the role and status of the clergyman. When growing up, the clergy was among the most respected professions in America. A local minister was revered in a way, often asked to open public meetings in prayer, provide benedictions at political functions, sought after for wisdom in times of crisis, and appreciated for his willingness to visit shut-ins, perform funerals, and preside over weddings. Often his counsel was even desired the way professional therapists are today.

While historically clergy have been among the most educated people in society for over two thousand years, they have also been notoriously underpaid, treated at times as “the help,” tipped a little extra at Christmas, or recipients of extra vegetables from the garden. There were other benefits as well, sometimes including a home while they served the church, along with a coveted free membership at the local country club, or at least the opportunity to play on Mondays when courses were traditionally closed.

Early in my ministry, I discovered those days were fading, which isn’t saying I didn’t pine away wishing for them to return. Ministry, as a “profession” was being stained daily by abuses as educational qualifications for ordination, were watered down by many independent and congregational churches. 

Today we have a guest a man who straddled that generational gap as well as any I know. Highly respected in his community, he honored his country club for their generosity to him. He used their fairways to minister to many, and find refreshment for his own soul.

Let’s welcome the Reverend Dr. Doug Rehberg, author of the new book, “God, Golf and Grace.

 

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Show Notes  After a couple months of hiatus, I am so pleased to welcome back my friend and frequent podcast guest Terry Hershey. In today’s show Terry and I discuss the mostly American need for the overuse of superlatives in our daily speech. In this episode we talk about words like “great,” and “best” and “favorite.” Why is it when asked “how you doing” we commonly fall back to the phrase, “Great. I’m doing great!” Really??? How can you be doing great—all the time. Or what about “what is your favorite movie? Huh, before Covid I went to the movies twice a week. How could I possibly have a favorite? Instead, Terry suggests that it might be better if we were to give ourselves, “The Permission to be Ordinary.” And with regard to Ordinariness Terry goes so far as to suggest that “The ordinary is the hiding place of the holy.” Wow! That is SO true. Please enjoy our conversation with my ever so insightful friend, Terry Hershey. Visit Terry at www.terryhershey.com . For more with Charlie Hedges please visit www.thenextchapter.life      

Meet Kara Dietrich, a Passionate Pedego Customer and Electric Bike Enthusiast.  Who converted from riding her regular bike a few years ago and now makes it a practice to ride her Pedego Electric Bike at least a couple of times a day.  Taking advantage of the great weather and great trails around her suburban Houston home.  And turning this daily journey into a whole lifestyle that takes her to campgrounds all across the Southwest with community rides and her new found pack of Pedego pedalers.

Find out what keeps her moving and the fun she's having riding the EBike Revolution.  Courtesy of Pedego Electric Bikes.

Neil Pedersen is a fierce competitor, savvy negotiator, and insightful strategist. He has a thirty- year track record of procuring significant judgments and settlements in the areas of employment discrimination and termination as well as insurance coverage and bad faith, business litigation, and real property litigation. He enjoys and excels in trial, and pushes cases aggressively in that direction.

Neil has been recognized by the legal community as one of its most honored professionals. He has been regularly named a Southern California Super Lawyer, and one of the best employment attorneys in Orange County. He has enjoyed over twenty-five years as an AV-rated attorney for his excellence and ethical compass. His law school inducted him into its Alumni Hall of Fame in 2010, and in 2018 the Western State Law Review presented him with its first Distinguished Alumni Award. Neil was named Attorney of the Year by the State Bar Solo and Small Firm Section in 2016. Neil enjoys sharing his in-depth knowledge and experience with others. He has contributed over 20,000 answers on the AVVO Q&A site, making him the by far most prolific contributor to the employment practice area on that site.  He has given over 85 professional presentations and has contributed to almost 40 publications to the legal community.

Neil has been married to his wife Janelle for 33 years. He has three sons, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He enjoys watching high school and college sports and loves to travel.

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Agi and Ron met by chance when Agi’s father coached Ron’s son’s soccer team.  Little did they know that on that day they would meet, fall in love and marry 3 months later.   Ron was a real dynamite of a man, they balanced each other immediately.  Ron was a thinker and Agi was a doer. Partners in life, partners in business and partners in fighting pancreatic cancer.  Losing Ron was devastating but, Agi refused to give up on what they had been fighting for.  They were fighting for a cure, they were fighting to live.  After Ron’s death, Agi immediately took her pain and grief and turned it into something positive, the start of a foundation in memory of the man she loved.  Agi's daughter, Lisa had a promising career of her own.  Wanting to support her mother she agreed to help with the foundation while she was on maternity leave.  Though she fully intended to go back and pursue her career, 20+ years later Lisa is now the Executive Director for the Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research and Co-Founder of the annual event Tour de Pier. 

Agi, not one to let any grass grow under her feet started working on the foundation immediately after Ron’s death in May 1997.  In July,  that same year, the Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research was born.  

When asked what pearls of wisdom Agi could share with other Caregivers – "Have your moments, not just the disease.  Your life is not about the disease, it’s about your relationship and about how you love each other."

For more information on the Hirshberg Foundation and the Tour de Pier please visit www. https://pancreatic.org/

On OC Talk Radio, Orange County’s Only Community Radio Station streaming live every Thursday, at 11:00am PDT from the University of California-Irvine’s BEALL APPLIED INNOVATION CENTER at The Cove.  If you or anyone you know need help with their journey, please contact the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network’s Patient Services at www.pancan.org or call 877-2-PANCAN.  If you’d like to share your story or have story ideas, please contact Roberta Luna at [email protected] 

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Kathy is the Integrator at Radial Inc and, quite frankly, one of the main reasons our software brand Traction® Tools took flight. After joining forces with Todd Smart as his executive assistant in 2013, she helped catapult Smart Partners, Inc. into a thriving entrepreneurial company. By that time, Kathy’s love affair with EOS® was a done deal. A few years later when the saucy little startup Traction Tools appeared on the EOS scene, Kathy switched gears and focused her attention on making Traction Tools an operational success. Her work at Traction Tools has been described by our Visionary as “akin to transforming an airplane into a rocket ship—mid-flight.” She harnessed and directed our energy toward rapid growth, as she's continued to do with each new venture we've launched.

For more information about Kathy Mayfield go to https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathleenmayfield/

Show Notes  Boy, are we in for a treat today! I am not overstating it when I say that my guest today, health and wellness coach Courtney Marchesani, is not only brilliant and provocative, but she also offers practical wisdom that impacts all our lives. Courtney is the author of a most stimulating book titled Four Gifts of the Highly Sensitive. Her insights into sensitivity will help you identify your gifts of intuition, empathy, vision, and expression. Her keen ideas will most certainly help you maximize your potential. Learning about sensitivity’s silent effects will impact your mental, emotional, and spiritual health. Although in our culture the idea of sensitivity typically comes with all sorts of negative baggage, in this show Courtney and I explore how being a gifted “sensitive” brings a whole new perspective. With that, let’s bring on my new friend, Courtney Marchesani.   Click here for access go to Courtney’s Free Sensitivity Test For Courtney’s book go to Four Gifts of the Highly Sensitive For more on Charlie Hedges visit The Next Chapter with Charlie  

Today's replay episode is a very informational interview with attorney Alan Crivaro on California's Ban The Box legislation. The interview continues to receive a lot of positive feedback and the topic remains relevant and as important as ever.

During the interview, Teresa McQueen talks with criminal defense attorney Alan Crivaro about California's Ban-The-Box legislation. The episode provides an overview of Ban-The-Box conditional offers of employment and notice requirements as a starting point for a discussion on how Ban-The-Box legislation will impact the employer selection process.

Episode Timeline

00:06Introduction and Disclaimer

01:39Thoughts on Ban the Box

16:29Break and Public Service Announcement

17:52Things Employees and Employers need to know

33:33Teresa's Closing Remarks

RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

California AB1008 – Criminal Conviction History

Department of Fair Employment & Housing – What Can An Employer Ask?

California Code of Regulations Section 11017 – Employee Selection

Additional Materials:

Orange County Lawyer Magazine Article: WHEN TO ASK, WHEN TO TELL:NAVIGATING CALIFORNIA’S RECENT BAN-THE-BOX LEGISLATIONby Teresa A. McQueen and Alan J. Crivaro

In this episode of the #pubdatepodcast, we're joined by honorary book broad Danielle Brown (@daniellebrownwrites) as we discuss how published authors can move into the speaking circuit, why a speech doesn't equate a book, and some tips on how to keep your cool in front of an audience (spoiler: no, there's no mention of underwear). Why Danielle? Well, she is a speaker and leader with #Toastmasters, has a brain for marketing, and a passion for crafting powerful stories. Need more? Listen in!

Meet Amanda and Jason, Pedego's multi-store, electric bike dealers in Houston. Talking about why they left their corporate jobs at Microsoft to open their first family business. And the fun they're having selling "fun" every day. And putting smiles on everyone's faces.

Plus their bigger project to work with the City of Houston selling electric bikes to Houston's police force. And working with the city to improve the overall "rideability of the city" (part of an "urban planning process" we're seeing roll out nationwide).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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