That's Aloud!

From singles who feel isolated and frustrated by the challenges of online dating, to couples quarantined together and struggling to keep the spark alive, the COVID pandemic has come with its fair share of love-related challenges. Today I’m joined by nomadic real estate investor and sexy single lady, Sarah Weaver (@SarahDWeaver) to bring you some stellar tools, mindset shifts, and attitude adjustments to help you bring back that lovin’ feelin’, regardless of your relationship status.

Highlight Reel:

0:30 - Dating during COVID

2:17 - The upsides of online dating

8:00 - How not to waste anyone’s time (especially yours)

11:30 - The yes and no list

18:00 - Become someone you would want to date

22:00 - Make room for YOU

27:50 - Be transparent about your agenda

30:00 - Invest in yourself

32:00 - Step into your ideal partnership NOW

35:00 - Life is hard, relationships don’t have to be

38:00 - How to make love last

Watch the Video: https://youtu.be/nyfnt_EkNO0

Read the Transcript: https://www.thatsaloud.com/post/love-in-the-time-of-covid-w--sarah-d-weaver

When you suffer from chronic illness, you can feel trapped, constricted, defeated, and exhausted. These are feelings many of us are familiar with during quarantine or suffering through COVID, though for most that experience is temporary rather than a lifelong reality. Today’s guest, Dawn Super, is here to tell you that you can choose happiness in the face of whatever you may be suffering through, that by listening to your body and creating real boundaries, you can change your experience.

Highlight Reel:

0:25  Eliminating the not-okay

7:10  Sleep: The brain’s administrative assistant

12:40  Self-care is my side-hustle

18:30  New symptoms all the time

24:00  Choosing joy when you’re in pain

29:20  Getting right in your head

42:00  Quieting your mind

46:10  The Maui dream

Watch the video: https://youtu.be/X7asrly8Xy4

Read the Transcript: https://www.thatsaloud.com/post/you-can-choose-happiness-w-dawn-super

Many of us want to be the kind of leader who inspires, maybe even transforms, those around us.  Emotional intelligence differences and learning differences make the leadership journey different for every person.  But one thing that’s true for everyone is that your personal growth doesn’t have a stopping point. Join us today as Pete Perkins-Hurd examines the direct link between emotional intelligence and effective leadership.

Highlight Reel:

0:10  We are misunderstood

9:30  You have no idea what other people are battling

11:00  Emotional intelligence

17:30  Learning and teaching

21:30  Leadership

23:50  Everything you desire has come to pass

29:00  Stay true and keep going

Watch the video: https://youtu.be/64wwiuKMq-4

Read the Transcript: https://www.thatsaloud.com/post/lead-with-emotional-intelligence-w--pete-perkins-hurd

Why is it so hard to recognize and appreciate our greatest gifts? Why does it feel so awkward to give them away? And what happens when we don't?

This quick bonus episode is here to remind you that your gifts are yours alone. So if you're not giving them away, the world isn't getting them.

The Snarky Swede returns! Dr. Ottiliana Rolandsson is back to lend her vocal talents to our collaborative review of the Bye-Don inauguration, Inauguration Nation in her native Swedish. Link to the printed version in Alba Nu forthcoming!

Are you an Adventurista? If not, why not? Today’s guest, Transformational Life Strategist and host of Talking With Teri, Teri Karjala, shares the secrets of her heroine's journey from painfully shy, scared-of-the-world kid to the successful life coach, motivational speaker, and thrill-seeking cheerleader she is today.

Highlight Reel: 

2:30 - No isn’t the end of the conversation, it’s the beginning of negotiation

4:30 - Stay curious

5:00 - Tradition: a set of solutions for which we’ve forgotten the problems

6:30 - Why mindset is everything

10:30 - Overcoming shyness

14:30 - Emotions: your inner guidance system

15:00 - The Adventurista

20:00 - Trusting her gut

22:00 - Trusting the process

25:30 - Exercising in the brain gym

32:40 - Teri’s happy place

40:30 - Free mindset event Feb 2 2021

Watch the video: https://youtu.be/pEl2ld-_urA

Working up the courage to leave a cult is hard enough, but rebuilding yourself and your life afterward can be even harder. Join us today as former cult member Jessie Shedden, author of Tomorrow's Not Promised, joins us to talk about how to re-make your life with trust, love, and respect, as well as how to help and support those who show signs of wanting to make a change. It’s not an easy road, but the lessons are priceless.

Beyond QAnon Highlights:

0:00  Deprogramming QAnon

4:30  Choosing bloodshed

8:30  The Storm never came

9:50  How can we help?

16:00  QAnon is not over

Breaking Free Highlights:

0:50  Growing up in a cult

11:20  Denied the power of choice

16:00 Trust, love, and respect

27:10  Laying down boundaries

31:00  Magic wands and meditations

Watch the video: https://youtu.be/CUhJ_merxA0

Or you can read the full transcript on the That's Aloud blog!

Two self-appointed critics of the theatre of life, Dr. Adrienne MacIain and Dr. Ottiliana Rolandsson, share their satirical take on the ByeDon Inauguration. Find the written version here: https://www.thatsaloud.com/post/inauguration-nation-a-review 

We all know the story about the bootstrappin' entrepreneur who succeeds on their own, with no help from anyone, and so many of us have been frustrated trying to build our business lives around that model. What if there was another story, one that encourages collaboration and celebrates reaching out to help and be helped? Wouldn’t that be more fun? Less stressful? Less scary? Award-winning author and business consultant Pamela Slim joins us today with real-world experience and real-world advice that can change your business and your community for the better.

Highlight Reel:

0:50 - Small business collaboration

6:20 - Control in a corporate environment

11:10 - Connecting to growth

18:40 - Empire Culture

22:30 - Surfing the fear

26:50 - When you’re writing a book...

34:20 - Finding the fit

40:20 - Doing your part

40:44 - I’m gonna wave my magic wand

Watch the video: https://youtu.be/62cOLeIo2kk

Or you can read the full transcript on the That's Aloud blog!

I can think of few greater compliments than to be asked, "May I translate your work into my language?" So when my dear friend and colleague Dr. Ottiliana Rolandsson asked me if she could translate my essay Attempted Coup: A Review into Swedish for publication in Sweden, I was tickled pink! In true Ottiliana fashion, however, she went above and beyond my expectations by recording an absolutely delightful reading of her version to share with both her audience and mine. 

So here, without further ado, is Kuppförsöket - en recension, read by the author. Enjoy!