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Welcome to another episode of the On Fire Empire Podcast—I’m your host, Kelly Bennett.

(Whisper:) Shhhh. Come closer. Do you want to hear a secret?

You do? Well, here it is: Gossip—that gum flapping, time-sucking, all-American pastime—disempowers you. What? Yep, it’s true.

Today, we’re looking at some of the side effects of gossip to you personally if you’re involved in it, or generating it.

You don’t even think about it, but when you start gossiping…people no longer trust you. Right? Your credibility flies out the door (and don’t let it hit you on your way out). It’s been said that the new currency out there is trustworthiness. You don’t want to lose that.

Speaking of losing things, as a manager of people I can’t trust someone who is gossiping, because it harbors bad feelings within the team. Why would I want that person to, for example, lead a project? Why would anyone?

Gossip can sour your boss, coworkers, friends and family on you. You might not get that raise or that project, and that stinks…almost as bad as the gossip itself.

So have a listen to this episode on how a little “harmless” gossip isn’t so harmless after all. Jose and I share some real-life examples of gossip undoing the “gossiper.” You might not believe what you hear.

Plus, I’m giving you a little bonus…our No Gossip Affirm Others Policy that you can use in your life and in your work. That’s something you can actually talk about! Download it below.

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Welcome to another episode of the On Fire Empire Podcast—I’m your host, Kelly Bennett.
Today I have something to confess: I’m feeling very behind. I’m off schedule with the On Fire podcast and I’ve been slow getting the episodes out. I’m an achiever-type, so this makes me a little nutty.

The wrap up of my book, Victim Is Not Your Name, is also taking longer than expected, and quite frankly, I’m feeling really anxious to get it released.
Topping it off, we’re implementing new processes at work. I’m still plugging away and wishing it was done already! And, sadly, summer’s pretty much over, even though it’s still hotter than heck here in the inland empire.
With all of these things I need to do, truth be told, I’ve been putting a huge amount of pressure on myself that has caused some angst. If you’re an achiever-type, you can probably relate.

In the midst of all that dang pressure I finally stopped, questioned, and asked, “Self, why am I doing all of this? I’ve got to decompress.” In Episode 31 of the On Fire Empire podcast, I reveal the three ways I found to decompress, and how a simple ‘recalibration’ of the way we look at things can help us breathe a little freer.

So this episode is hitting you a bit out of order, but I think it’s an important topic. On the last podcast I told you that the next episode would be about ‘gossip,’ which can really disempower you. It’s not done yet and I won’t release anything “half-baked,” but the ‘gossip’ episode with be out soon.

Life is now, so go get it.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
PRE-ORDER Victim is Not Your Name – Remembering Your True Identity in the Midst of Life Crisis  — http://victimisnotyourname.com
Law Love Life TV — https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz7Ky6CTSCgdXrm4UU3QOAw

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Welcome to another episode of the On Fire Empire Podcast–I’m your host, Kelly Bennett.
Today we’re talking about the mental perks of having your own personal dance party. Moving your booty has surprising instant and long term, scientifically backed benefits.

The weather in So. Cal. has been…well…funky. It’s hot, humid, and not my favorite way to do summer. Honestly, this “yuck” summer monsoon stuff has me waking up feeling a little low! So I’m guessing you’ve had those moments, too.

But I’ve learned a simple trick that works wonders to shake it off. It may sound silly, but it’s tried and true. It’s all about the booty shake.

In Episode 30 of On Fire Empire, I show you why and how shaking your booty regularly can change your outlook for the day—or even for months. You’ll feel empowered and ready to face whatever challenges come your way.

For motivation to get that booty moving, have a listen to this episode! You’ll be glad you did.
Oh, and I’ve got a special cameo appearance by a movement “specialist.” He’s a booty-shaking trainer extraordinaire (Josh Hubby), and you won’t want to miss his amazing insights.
Here’s a video of that chat with Josh:

Kelly’s Booty Shaking Playlist
Boogie Shoes – KC & the Sunshine Band – https://amzn.to/2YiL6ad
Uptown Funk – Bruno Mars – https://amzn.to/2Yo52bU
Shake It Off – Taylor Swift – https://amzn.to/2YoJpIm
Fat Bottom Girls – Queen – https://amzn.to/311oMUy
September – Earth, Wind & Fire – https://amzn.to/2SHEkJQ
Love Shack – B-52s – https://amzn.to/2MgshC7
Single Ladies – Beyonce – https://amzn.to/2SJ4KLs
Sign Sealed Delivered – Stevie Wonder – https://amzn.to/30VUkuL

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Welcome to another episode of the On Fire Empire Podcast – I’m your host, Kelly Bennett.
Today we’re introducing a little throwback podcast – It was our very first podcast launched back in November of 2018.

Right now we’re in the middle of the summer and on the cusp of releasing Kelly’s new book, “Victim is Not Your Name. Remembering Your True Identity in the Midst of Life Challenges”. As we’re putting on the finishing touches on the book, we got a little behind on our podcast schedule.

We’re all about empowerment this season, and Kelly thought…”hey this is about priorities and bringing great content to our audience is a top priority! We know so many people will be helped by this book!”

So, in the spirit of empowerment, we’re presenting this encore presentation of Episode Number One – The Upside To Becoming Personally Invested With Emotionally Charged Clients with Mindy Felton. Kelly talks about the upside to become personally invested with emotionally charged clients. Kelly and her sister, Mindy Felton, discuss her work with cancer patients.

Kelly and Mindy approach their work in very similar ways – working in emotionally charged situations, doing what you love, and working in something that gives you purpose.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
PRE-ORDER Victim is Not Your Name – Remembering Your True Identity in the Midst of Life Crisis  — http://victimisnotyourname.com
Law Love Life TV — https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz7Ky6CTSCgdXrm4UU3QOAw

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Welcome to another episode of the On Fire Empire Podcast – I’m your host, Kelly Bennett.
I’m with my Producer – Mr. Jose Bono and we’re introducing our new series on Empowerment.
So many of the speaking requests I get are about empowerment in one form or another.
In fact, I just did a keynote a few weeks ago for a large group of business women on the topic of WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT.

It was a high energy-filled time, and so much fun to see all these boss-lady entrepreneurs engaged in some intensive lessons on this all-important subject.

In this episode we’re going to share a little bit from a recent Women’s Empowerment event – where I taught on the concept of YOU GET WHAT YOU FOCUS ON – and that FOCUS can create feelings of EMPOWERMENT or DISEMPOWERMENT…

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Pre Order “Victim is Not Your Name” — http://victimisnotyourname.com
Video on Law Love Life TV — https://youtu.be/IuDE7sxB8g8

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Well hello, and welcome back to the On Fire Empire podcast.
If you tuned in last week, you heard my interview with leading criminal defense attorney John Pozza. He’s a renowned attorney and, a lead vocal in his band The Forty Nineteens.

Today’s episode is Part 2 of that interview with John. We talked about normally law-abiding citizens at one time or another who find themselves interacting with the law – either being a witness to a car accident or being pulled over for speeding…or bigger issues that arise that you never thought you’d have to deal with.

We started to share scenarios that may apply to you … or someone you know… with John giving us some really practical information on how to handle these. Last week we left off with the story of Miranda Carmichael and her husband Joe.

While Miranda was cleaning out her laptop and deleting old files when she came across several files which, to her horror, had lewd photographs and videos and children under the age of 12 engaged in sexual acts. To be clear, Joe was NOT in these pictures. Miranda wants to take the laptop to a marital counseling session with their pastor and confront Joe during the session. John Pozza weighs in on this situation now… as we start Part Two.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
The Forty Nineteens “Rebooted” download the album HERE — https://www.thefortynineteens.com/free
John Pozza Attorney at Law — https://www.jpozzalaw.com/

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Well hello, and welcome back to the On Fire Empire podcast.
If you’re a regular listener, you probably noticed that we’re opening the show today with some new music. That’s because my guest today is a leading Southern California criminal defense attorney, John Pozza.

Not only is John super interesting and has a big heart for helping the clients he serves to get out of legal jams and improve their lives – John is also the lead singer and guitarist of an amazing band here – called the 4019’s. So yes…you guessed it – that’s John’s band kicking off the show today. More on the 4019’s in just a minute.

So today’s Episode is called “Everyone’s A Criminal! A Nice-Gal’s and Nice-Guy’s Guide to Run-Ins With the Law”.

You know – even normally law-abiding citizens at one time or another find themselves interacting with the law – maybe it’s being a witness to a car accident, or being pulled over for speeding…or sometimes…well bigger issues arise that you never thought you’d have to deal with.

In my fascinating interview with John Pozza – we talk about common scenarios that may apply to you or someone you know – where criminal issues arise. John gives us some really practical information on how to handle these situations – and I think you’ll be surprised at some of the information he shares on how the criminal system works. I know I was surprised!
John’s been practicing the art of criminal defense for over 25 years here in Southern California. He has represented a wide variety of people, from career criminals involved in significant crime to everyday professionals, soccer moms and people involved in one-time issues.

John has been interviewed and featured across a broad spectrum of media outlets including, CNN, Larry King Live and ABC News.

John’s work representing a client in a murder case that drew nationwide attention was featured and discussed in the book “Objection” by the one and only, Nancy Grace.
The information discussed today – I must remind you – is not intended to be legal advice – it is for informational and entertainment purposes only. If you have legal issues – we HIGHLY advise that you don’t handle it yourself – but instead get to a really great attorney – right away!

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
The Forty Nineteens “Rebooted” download the album HERE — https://www.thefortynineteens.com/free
John Pozza Attorney at Law — https://www.jpozzalaw.com/
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Welcome to another episode of the On Fire Empire Podcast – I’m your host, Kelly Bennett.
We’re in the middle of a series here in Season 3 called “Legally Speaking – Practical Law You Can Use”. And today – we’re getting really practical.

In last week’s episode, I shared a lot of beefy info on how to find and hire a great attorney. If you missed it – you’ll definitely want to go back and take a listen. It’s the kind of stuff you don’t typically know – especially if you’ve never needed an attorney before.

Today we’re taking it a step further. Today, we’re getting down to the nitty-gritty.

Today you get to be the fly on the wall. That’s right – you get to eavesdrop on a conversation between a couple of lawyers…

The topic today is how to have a great relationship with your attorney, once you hire her or him. It’s super common to not really know the rules of the road when you’re hiring an attorney for the first time.

So even if YOU don’t need a lawyer right now, I’ll bet you know someone who does – or someone who has an attorney and may be in the middle of a divorce or starting a business and working with a business attorney or something else. You’ll be their HERO when you share the insider details we’re dishing today!

So in today’s episode, my Producer Jose Bono sat down with me and Attorney Rachael Bennett for a discussion on what great clients DO…and what they DON’T DO. As I said, we’re getting down to the nitty gritty here.

A word about Attorney Rachael Bennett – this lawyer isn’t just any-old-lawyer…she’s pretty special to me.  Yes, Rachael’s my daughter and I have the privilege of practicing law with her in our Southern California law firm – Bennett & Bennett.

As many of you know, I’m the Managing and Senior Attorney at Bennett & Bennett – where we practice Family Law and Estate Planning – that’s the wills and trusts stuff. Rachael is the Supervising Attorney over the Family Law department and she practices exclusively Family Law.

And this area of law is one of the most emotionally charged, personally challenging areas for clients. And it’s one of the areas where people typically have a rough time navigating the attorney-client relationship – especially when it’s their first rodeo.

When you cultivate a great working relationship with a lawyer, you’ll get much better results – and save time and money too.

So sit back, relax and enjoy the insider info as we talk about the Top 3 “Don’ts” and the Top 3 “Do’s” for having a Great Relationship with your attorney:

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Welcome back, Empire Builders! You’re listening to a brand new Episode here in Season 3 and I think you’re going to love it. Our theme in Season 3 is called “Legally Speaking – Practical Law for Everyday Life” – and TODAY – we’re getting SUPER practical.

If you’ve got something going on and are thinking, “hmmm…I may need to get an attorney, or at least go meet with one…” then today’s episode is super timely!

And if you’ve never hired a lawyer, but need one…and you don’t have a CLUE where to start…well my friend, this Episode is just for YOU.

Today, I’m answering your Frequently Asked Questions about how to find and hire a great attorney. You’ll want to download the transcript to reference it later. You can also reference the following outline:

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Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Law Love Life TV — https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz7Ky6CTSCgdXrm4UU3QOAw

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We’re in Season 3, where I’m bringing you some totally practical, hands-on info on the Law – Law You Can Use in your everyday life.

I happen to be recording this show on the eve of Tax Day…that’s right, April 15th. And the timing couldn’t be better for what we’re talking about today.

So many people hate this time of year, because if they haven’t planned for it, and if they haven’t pre-paid their taxes…well then, it’s time to Pay the Tax Man…time to get right with Uncle Sam…time to Pay the Piper…ok…well you get it.

If Paying the Piper is a theme that’s been on your mind…then you’re going to loooove this Episode – because getting paid is what we’re talking about today.

Does someone owe YOU money?
Have you seen your business relationships or friendships negatively impacted by a debt unpaid, a loan gone bad?
There’s a whole lot of bad ju-ju that comes up when you’ve done work for someone and they haven’t kept their end of the bargain.
It totally sucks when you’ve extended a family member and short-term loan and they don’t repay it.
It really stinks when you start a new business endeavor with someone, and they fail to put in their fair share of the working capital to launch the business, as you had agreed.
And it’s quite unpleasant when an ex hasn’t paid you the money he owes you under a divorce judgment or other settlement or court order.
Now let’s get real – does this kind of stuff make you want to bury your head?
Instead of sticking your head in the sand (or getting all stressed out about it) – today I’m going to share my hottest tips and tricks YOU can use, right away – to get the ball rolling and collect what’s due to you.