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  • Episode 140 -- Jujitsu Panel Discussion 2 --
    The Definition of GRITThis is the second panel podcast that we’ve hosted We introduce these four women focused on how jujitsu changed their lives and more.In this episode you meetSabrina Kelley @s_a_kelley - School psychologist, teacher and co-owner at The Vault and involved in the business end of her world. Find her @vault_bjj She's a host for Sub-out Domestic Violence Mandy Eakin @aklmandy co-owner of 10th Planet Perry gym in Perry, Georgia. Find her @10thPlanetPerry. She is involved in the gym operations as well as kids programs and camps.Maria Schweitzer @riiiiischweitzzz owner/artist of Rubber Bones rash guards @rubberbonesrashguards. Involved at 10th Planet Long Island.Lauren Sears @laurensears10p is a pediatric and generic physical therapy assistant and a jujitsu competitor @linktr.ee/Laurensears10p She works with women and encouraging them to join the sport. She trains at 10th Planet Austin.Four ladies. Four perspectives. Four personalities. Four different parts of the country.Key Topics:Topic 1 How does jujitsu impact your life?Topic 2 How does community come together?Topic 3 How do you bring out the best in your rolling partners?Topic 4 Relating jujitsu to real life.Topic 5 Do you have any mindset tricks?Topic 6 What subject in the gym is your pet peeve?Topic 7 Less is more applied to jujitsu Topic 8 How would you use jujitsu to impact the world?Call To Action: Don’t let anything hold you back to be your best self.

    Music "STOMP" used by permission of artist Donica Knight Holdman and Jim Huff

    1 hr 15 min
  • Episode 139 -- Panel Discussion 1 — Jujitsu is a Microcosm of Life
    Panel Discussion 1 — Jujitsu is a Microcosm of Life Brown Belt Tori Applegate is at 10th Planet Atlanta, owner of jujitsu clothing company for women, and realtor. Find her @torisellsgeorgia @10thplanetatlanta Black Belt Dawna Gonzales came up in 10th Planet with Eddie Bravo and is an instructor at 10th Planet South Bay, created a Women’s Self Defense Course and Coaching program Find her @dawnagonzales10p and @10PWSDBrown Belt Elizabeth Allen owns Red Wolf Marshall Arts Opelika, Alabama Find her @redwolfsma2019Anna Cononge is at 10th Planet Atlanta. Find her @10thplanetatlanta @annacononge @annabananabjjThese ladies say that you learn how powerful your body is and how it can be used in this sport to be a badass. Why jujitsu is a question we address right out of the gate and nothing is more empowering than jujitsu according to these ladies. Empowering and fun. The most thrilling aspect these ladies say they witness is that the next generation is going to have female coaches that you can look up to — that thrills these ladies. Through talk and laughter the women on this panel ultimately want Dawna’s secret to looking so amazing…and she tells us that “it is choking young dudes.” This panel drops so many gems from their life lessons and absolutely puts some challenges to create your own wins. Be friends with yourself is a golden piece of advice.Four ladies. Four perspectives. Four personalities. Several different parts of the country.Key Topics:Topic 1 Why do you enjoy and stay in jujitsu? Topic 2 Women’s stories bring them to martial arts?Topic 3 Some women feel like you’re rude if you say no…Topic 4 The responsibility of being a woman leader.Topic 5 Women creating businesses out of jujitsu…Topic 6 What frustrates and satisfies you in jujitsu?Topic 7 Taking control of a class.Topic 8 Inner dialogue and self talk.Topic 9 Life off the mat and outside of the gym—being accountableBe sure to hear the episodes with the featured ladies -- Tori Applegate (episode 103), Anna Cononge (episode 92), Elisabeth Allen (episode 30, & Dawna Gonzales (episode 119)Call To Action: You are worthy, you are capable, you are strong. Changing one mind at a time."STOMP" music used by permission of artist Donica Knight Holdman and Jim Huff

    Music "STOMP" used by permission of artist Donica Knight Holdman and Jim Huff

    1 hr 17 min
  • Episode 138 -- Katelyn Nicdao - - Rock Bottom To Finding Trust
    This guest is full of life, passion and energy. Meet Katelyn Nicdao who describes herself as a sweet person, but also one who’s aggressive in training her martial arts. She has a fire within that embraces the idea of self talk and being a winner. She loves what she does and tries to have a balance. She started out as a figure skater which is both independent and competitive and then she found herself in some instances where she was bullied which led her down the path to find a way to empower herself through joining the high school wrestling team. It wasn’t so much that she was looking for an outlet for aggression—but to find a team. She had a moment of feeling her world crashing in on her as she was involved in a situation that humiliated her and was her worse nightmare. Katelyn shares the dark moments and how she navigated.Through injuries and pushing to make herself better, Katelyn found ways to grow personally. She fights for those who can’t. According to Katelyn, when people don’t speak out when there is bullying and sexual harassment — it becomes confusing where one can turn when a situation arises. You’ll hear her recount her story and sort the details of her experiences. She was vulnerable and unsure of situations she found herself. Today Katelyn is on the path to excellence and becoming a winner. She pushing martial arts today because it helps one to read the room, how to defend to get out of a situation and adds emotional courage. The way Katelyn introduces discipline into her life gives her power.Encouraging words from Katelyn are throughout this episode as she finds her own grounding and her spiritual side and where she finds her own path. She would tell her 15 year old self that she is strong and resilient. Don’t be afraid of the unknown and understand that you won’t know if you like to do something if you never try. Tune in!Song “STOMP” is used by permission of artist Donica Knight Holdman and Jim Huff

    Music "STOMP" used by permission of artist Donica Knight Holdman and Jim Huff

    1 hr 17 min
  • Episode 137 - - Kuline Wendling -- You Are Always Dealing With People
    Meet Kuline Wendling. She’s a take charge and go getter kind of person. Professionally, she’s a pharmacist and personally, she is a caring and giving person — the two blend beautifully. Her foundation is what enables her to handle the most difficult of days. Her perspective is that everything happens for a reason and the choice one has to make is whether you learn from it or not. Having faith in general and her family are her grounding points. Listen to her story of strong women in her life, including the women she meets on the jujitsu mat. She shares her heart, emotions and the struggles and expectations she set for her life.Music "STOMP" used by permission of song artists Donica Knight Holdman and Jim Huff

    Music "STOMP" used by permission of artist Donica Knight Holdman and Jim Huff

    1 hr 26 min
  • Episode 136 -- Michelle Lopez -- Bring Good Energy In The House
    Meet Michelle Lopez whose love for jiujitsu is evident as she sees it as a gift that she could give her kids, other women and offer empowerment. Today she finds herself managing a gym where her son instructs and she is a brown belt herself. She came in the early days and we talk about the level of commitment that it takes to lead the life she has chosen. Michelle is proud of the fact that she can participate in activities as she chooses, but she admits that there are days you just cry in the shower.We talk about her reset, which comes from nature and hiking and how she works to stay on the mat. Her life revolves around the gym and we talk about how you avoid burnout, but being surrounded by the passion that makes it a thrill. Michelle shares her career, her gym life and the hurdles that she faces. She pushes for more as a woman and to figure out her own individual goals. Personal growth, business growth and family growth are all pieces to her puzzle. When we talk about her sport of jiujitsu … she goes for a shoulder crunch and into an arm bar as her game move—the energy she brings into the gym is to bring in good energy and realize that it’s body dependent of how you feel and what is physically happening. We talk about how to stay in the game—picking who and how you roll.We chat about her life and the directions she took as a young parent and how she figured out some of the aspects to get where she has landed. There is vulnerability here that you will appreciate as she shares aspects that might help you if you feel like you are drowning often by putting family first. “Everyday is trying in our relationships with a spouse and raising kids —and if you can remember that you’re on the same team, it helps. You’ve got to have self confidence, but if your chosen person can build you up by reminding you that they chose you then you’re ahead of the game. Your kids see a united front and they follow.”We talk about women defense using jujitsu and Michelle got certified under Dawna Gonzales, Women’s Self Defense Coach from 10th Planet San Diego to help women be confident and to advocate for themselves. Being in a family driven community makes this important. She’s driven to bring that energy and fire to build women’s confidence and awareness. This process was empowering for Michelle and she talks about the strength and bond that happens as Dawna speaks to your soul.Tune in to hear Michelle’s method for learning of touching and doing and being in the mix of it to learn both on and off the mat. How lucky she feels to be doing what she is doing every single day.You can follow her on Instagram @10p_noginanaand @10psanantonio women’s squadSong “STOMP” used by permission of the artists Donica Knight Holdman and Jim Huff

    Music "STOMP" used by permission of artist Donica Knight Holdman and Jim Huff

    1 hr 11 min
  • Episode 135 -- Lauren Sears -- Think About The Process
    Recorded this episode earlier this year so there have been updates and new accomplishments for this guest. Be sure to catch her social media to follow her @laurensears10p -- Meet this professional athlete in the world of jiujitsu and peek into her world of competing and her profession in physical therapy. Lauren Sears is a pleasure to get to know. Helping people is where Lauren knew she’d land as a corner stone in her life. She likes her athletics and she enjoys people in all aspects of life. She says she found her niche in pursuing her career as she had to recover her own body to fix her drive to compete. "Finding your community within the sport is what keeps you coming and finding that component is what keeps you going…it feels like family." Lauren has faced difficult situations and found herself both on and off the mat. She’s been working on what she does pre-competition and she’s discovered how she replenishes her energy levels. Lauren likes self expression and she talks about 10th Planet as a place where there is room for individuality. We discuss being a woman in this sport and her perception of how she gets her voice heard and what her coaching style is—the fundamental principles and concepts. She’s got years left in the sport and so she pushes to get as far up in the sport as she can.There is balance as Lauren works in physical therapy for her career and she has goals to get her deeper in that professional world, but for now she focuses on her jiujitsu competition and creates a schedule to give her the most preparation. Tune in!Music "STOMP" used by artist permission Donica Knight Holdman and Jim Huff

    Music "STOMP" used by permission of artist Donica Knight Holdman and Jim Huff

    1 hr 4 min
  • Episode 134 -- Emi Miller -- I Trust My Journey
    Meet Emi Miller in studio today who’s one amazing lady. She works in the jiujitsu community and is an advocate for women in the sport. She dove in head first and made it a part of her life. Professionally she teaches and competes at a pro level. We talk about the differences of teaching and competing. “Those who teach, learn twice.” She is into teaching the what, when and why of the sport. She says that jiujitsu is a catalyst for transformation and she thinks that is up to you as to what that is in the discipline. We talk about time and how to be able to train and have money for that and create a balanced life.We talk about being a personal trainer and becoming certified to give her backing for her journey. Emi is accountable for her path and she believes there are many core pieces to show up and be responsible. She lives by a day planner to be organized and being accountable to herself and bringing in her best.Meditation is a grounding for her — family and her jiujitsu family and friends fill her life. She says that she’d tell her 18 year old self to get ready to face adversity. You will want to hear Emi talk about her most difficult moment of losing her fiancé and the devastation of that time, but yet what she demanded from herself. In honoring his memory, she got back out living and competing. His team at 10th Planet Bethlehem offered her great support. We talk what maybe we should do for people who are facing such a huge loss…it is showing up for that person. Emi also discusses her relationship and the sacrifices and joys of supporting one another.We slide right into what she is doing in her entrepreneur led world. You’ll her her discuss the various business opportunities from Twist and Tap to Mixed Martial Arts Mavins. Emi likes to create something out of nothing.Mentors have proved important for Emi and what she’s discovered through them as well as her preparedness to become a mentor.Ever thought of egos and their impact on you? We dive a little into those in a gym and how men train with you as a woman and how they work together on the mat. The second you stop listening and learning then you stop growing is how Emi keeps her own ego in check.We talk about relationships and the elements that she saw that made her relationship work…we talk communication to be understood, to voice your needs and to hear those of others. You will be fascinated by her insight to the self talk and applying positive framing.There is plenty in this episode for everyone. Tune in!Song “STOMP” used by permission of artists Donica Knight Holdman and Jim Huff

    Music "STOMP" used by permission of artist Donica Knight Holdman and Jim Huff

    46 min
  • Episode 133 -- Leisa Lee -- Sweet Hope
    This guest is strong in her faith in God and the center of her story is that she is a believer who has God involved in every aspect of her life and the opportunities she embraces. She grew up moving quite a bit and that impacted so much of who she became. Meet Leisa Lee. She is a wife, mom, grandmother and an educator. One of her phrases to her kids is “don’t get too wrapped up in your disappointments.” There is power in that statement. She got interested in education, specifically special education and began to prepare for her future. We talk about her life teaching where her children went to school where she taught and then came the day that they graduated--truly leaving her with a gap. We talk about empty nest and her struggle of processing what was next for her and the advice she can pass on to those who might be feeling similar feelings as the milestones are celebrated. Leisa went into special education—she says it is the sweetest punctuation to her career. She works with young adults to become more independent and be life ready as she helps connect them to their high school population.We talk about the timing when she decided to go back to work and how the transition and how to let some of the perfection go as everybody pulls together. Her husband Scott, helped her let her superwoman tendencies go and set a good example at the sae time. She talks about real parenting and discipline and the being a parent who was very much involved in her kid's school life too. Young parents are going to want to hear about some of the choices her family made to eliminate some of the drama. Kids are living without margins and that is something she felt that she could provide. "You can’t discipline or motivate multiple kids the same way." As Leisa experienced empty nest, she says that looking for grateful and thankful for what she sees their kids doing solves much of the longing because that is exactly what she prayed for as a young parent. Her advice is to find the good and find the chances to be together and celebrate.Listening to Leisa talk about her youngest daughter going to school in New York and stepping back and letting her 22 year old daughter leave Alabama and go to school so far away drops some jewels. It is a step of letting go and to live in faith and not hold her child back. We discuss living in margins in this episode. To find the space to do what you need and find rest along the path.Leisa is extremely compassionate and that permeates her existence daily. You’ll hear the framework she functioned in within her job. She paused the standards and looked at what needed to come out of her students and looked at how she satisfies the state and teaches the people in her room. They worked on a continuum and made a list of what the special education students need. She spends precious time teaching money skills, laundry skills, shopping skills, cooking skills and so much more. Leisa was met with great success and you will hear fabulous stories of the systems she’s created with variety, movement and adult interaction. You’ll be so impressed by the examples of what is happening through programming and extra efforts in the self contained classrooms. It is encouraging to hear the abilities of these students who are trained properly.In this episode we talk about burnout when it is hard to be passionate and fully invested in a career that involves so much service and one on one people interaction. In times of burnout, Leisa says that it is key to rest. The song “STOMP” is used by permission of artist Donica Knight and Jim Huff

    Music "STOMP" used by permission of artist Donica Knight Holdman and Jim Huff

    1 hr 28 min
  • Episode 132 -- Becca Stackhouse Morson -- Live Life To Be Happy

    Live Life to be HappyThis is an exciting episode where we get to introduce you to Becca Stackhouse Morson. Becca serves as the scheduler for Stacked Keys Podcast and she does a spectacular job building the relationships with our guests. Becca says she is blunt, honest and upfront—which means that you know what you are getting —every time with her. In her professional world she is an educator and introduces us to the world of Extension services. She works as a Family and Consumer Science Agent in Georgia. Her skills and talents plug into the community partners to serve her community in a friendly environment. We talk about the projects that are close to her heart and those include relationship programming where she gets to begin with middle school kids and talk about ways to handle themselves and be successful in relationships. She works in chronic disease with a program to work toward preventing diabetes and she’s thrilled to watch how people can change their lives through more healthy eating and exercise. Another program Becca works with is financial education and she zeros in on learning and understanding your paycheck stub and knowing how it impacts. She works with teens to learn to budget and create solid financial skills. You can catch her teaching lifeguarding, CPR, ServSafe programing, processing tax returns through VITA and so much more. Her education and childhood played a key role in how she prepared for her life in general. We talk about chronic diseases and in particular Crohns — Becca was diagnosed with this invisible disease after a couple of years searching for answers when she was 18 years old. She gives great insight and over the years and she has learned a thing or two. She speaks up for herself and prepares for herself — a skill she says one has to grow and develop. Having a close friend helped her forge the changes she had to make while in college, away from home.Our conversation goes into discipline and where Becca started her own path to self discipline. From being a young athlete to handling her equipment, to managing her education plan through home schooling, Becca learned how to put the life together how she wanted it. An interesting path of conversation is that of being handed the short end of the stick and figuring out how to handle the rough days. Becca talks about her Jiu Jitsu journey and when she decided this was a sport she wanted to embark on—her brother Isaac was a major influence. She also talks about some of the life smacks that put her on this journey. People from all kinds of places were on the mats in Vegas and she saw women involved in ground work and that sold her. She began her journey. She has found this outlet to be exactly what she needs and is found in the 10th Planet system. She’s heading for certification in self defense Jiu Jitsu and will incorporate that into her regime.The conversation includes talk of relationships and how she knew she found “the one” and connected and leaned into how to become a couple. There are turning points and she talks from her perspective of deciding how she lives.Becca has always been an entrepreneur and started her own business with Pampered Chef at age 14. From that moment, she forged ahead to earn her way. She talks about challenges and successes. Becca has passions that include travel, photography and lighthouses. You’ll hear her talk about those stories and be inspired. She likes looking through a camera lens and catch what is happening because she can see it. She says that her Jiu Jitsu was easier to learn because she photographs tournaments and sees where the hand is going and where the next move is coming. Tune In! Contact Becca  [email protected]  and her instagram is @stacked_intent Tune In! 

    The song “STOMP” is used by permission of artist Donica Knight and Jim Huff

    Music "STOMP" used by permission of artist Donica Knight Holdman and Jim Huff

    1 hr 46 min
  • Episode 131 -- Terry Peacock -- Protecting Wild Places And Animals
    Animals don’t punch a time clock and that is one of the aspects that make working in this field a calling and not just a job. Meet Terry Peacock who is a refuge manager with the US Fish and Wildlife Service and she’s been in management most of her career years. As an 8 year old she wanted to run a place for animals and that is exactly what she grew up to focus her career. Over time, women have asserted themselves and stood their ground in this particular field because they were capable and educated and can do their jobs protecting wild places and wildlife for the future.Terry is involved in everything that happens on the refuge. She has a passion for what she does. She shares her leadership style methods which are to never ask her employees to do something that she is not willing to do herself.When we talk about a typical day — there is no such thing as typical. Her fire officers are in the field, her biology crews are working with salamanders, the turtle projects need attention and the wolf relocation project has workers on it as well. Many plates spin in this office. Terry sees her job is to get the resources so that her people can meet the demands of their jobs and complete tasks. It is a decision making job ranging from taking care of buildings and may spin straight into working with the plans to save an endangered species. The amount of knowledge she has to hold is incredible.Be sure you tune in to hear her favorite projects. She says the salamander and the wolf programs are close to her heart. A lot of endangered species are important because they have human consequences. Everything in our world ties back to nature.We talk about fire and habitats. She explains some of the mindset of southeast prescribed fires over the thoughts out west where there are not controlled burns. The habitat gets too thick and impacts the animals negatively.There is plenty of education that goes into a day in the life — educating other professionals , educating students, educating the public and industries and providing information to impact policy.When we discuss work ethic, her upbringing influenced who she is today. She believes in working and getting the job done and done well. Terry was raised on a farm as an only child which meant the chores fell to her everyday. In her career, her problem isn’t motivating her staff, but telling them to slow down. She’s figured out that it is a passion— a lot of free time is spent doing exactly what you are getting paid for. She finds work life balance because her family enjoys the outdoors. Her church family and leadership opportunities take precedence over anything in Terry’s life and that keeps her grounded.Tune in!!“STOMP” used by permission of artist Donica Knight Holdman and Jim Huff

    Music "STOMP" used by permission of artist Donica Knight Holdman and Jim Huff

    56 min

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