Category: Brain

Hey, Everyone! Today I share the mic with Scott Fritz, the author of The 40-Hour Work Year.

Tune in to hear our EO Mastermind Cabo Speaker talk about why he sold his multi-million dollar business, how he transitioned himself out of his own company in 18 months, and how his work schedule inspired him to write his book on time efficiency.

Time-Stamped Show Notes:

• [00:37] Before we jump into today’s interview, please rate, review, and subscribe to the Growth Everywhere Podcast!
• [1:57] After working for Pepsico. He left to start his own business in 1997.
• [02:18] When they sold in 2007, they had already amassed a lot of success.
• [02:40] Scott realized that you need passion, focus, and a good team.
• [03:11] Once Scott built his team, he began transitioning himself out of the company.
• [03:41] Scott had a panic attack, because he made himself so integral to the business, he couldn’t offload any of his work.
• [04:15] He realized he needed a better team and to delegate much more efficiently.
• [05:30] Before Scott sold his company, they were making millions in revenue.
• [06:09] The Director of Operations was key in helping hire another CEO to replace Scott.
• [06:50] It was a full 18 months to transition in and train the new CEO.
• [08:45] Trainual has proven a great resource.
• [10:10] Trainual updates systems in real time.
• [10:55] Scott wrote his book, because he realized how much time is spent on each aspect of work and how inefficient he was with his own time.
• [12:12] Scott used his 40-hour year to build a house and spend time with his family.
• [13:10] Scott works as a business coach, as well, and probably spends a third of his year working in that capacity.
• [13:50] His Strategic Focus Session is a full-day seminar. This costs $6000, but it comes with a discount for EO’s and YPO’s.
• [14:30] Scott also has an annual program that meets once per quarter. It’s a course that’s great for managers and executives.
• [15:12] He also runs a lot of individual coaching sessions that can be scheduled a la carte.
• [16:55] Scott’s company believes in paying people 20% below market rate, but they have a good bonus system. So, there’s at least a chance to make a decent wage
• [18:18] Twice per year, they open up shares to the whole company, but you have to buy a minimum of $50,000 in shares.
• [21:21] Scott recommends the book Rework and Think and Grow Rich.
• [22:30] Scott doesn’t use a lot of apps and tech, because he is old school.

Resources from the interview:

• The 40-Hour Work Year
• 40 Hour Site
• Scott@growthconnect.com
• Trainual
• Growth Connect
• Must-read books
  • Rework
  • Think and Grow Rich

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You might have seen Australian surfers decked out in fluro gear raising awareness for mental health. The OneWave community is all about increasing the visibility of mental illness — and it’s part of a growing international community exploring the therapeutic benefits of surfing. What is it about being in the ocean that can benefit your mental health? All In The Mind heads to Bondi Beach.

Have your loved ones been sending you signs from the other side and you hadn’t realized it? Recognizing Signs from the Other Side by Bill Philipps      How beautiful it would be to be able to say to your deceased mother, “Mom, I really need to know you’re with me right now; will you please appear before me so that I can see you?” — and then watch as she appears. Unfortunately, that’s not how spirits operate. Any signs you receive from the other side likely will not be presented in the most obvious ways. But they won’t necessarily be as subtle as you may think. It depends primarily on your mindset and whether you are looking for them. If you surrender your expectations of how the signs may be presented and are vigilant about paying attention to your surroundings, you will recognize them. When you are on the lookout, your psychic senses will kick in, because that is where your energy is being directed. Spirits will also try to send their signs from the other side that you will relate to and avoid sending ones that you won’t. The reason, of course, is because they want you to recognize them. For example, if you are a construction worker or a sports fanatic, they may send signs that relate to either of those things. If you are not into sports and aren’t familiar with, say, basketball star LeBron James, your deceased mom will likely not send you something that has to do with LeBron. I am not into sports much at all, so when I give readings, it is rare for me to receive a detailed sports symbol as validation. Those on the other side know I’d get frustrated if I did. That doesn’t mean they won’t show me…

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I heard a bird congratulating itself
all day for being a jay.
Nobody cared. But it was glad
all over again, and said so, again.

William Stafford

One Sunday afternoon Mary Pershall received a devastating call from the police that her daughter Anna had murdered someone. Anna had struggled throughout her life with mental illness and drug addiction, and the tragic event lead Mary to ask how society can protect a child in crisis.

Human rights defenders expressed outrage on Friday after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo revealed that the Trump administration is revoking or denying visas for any International Criminal Court (ICC) personnel who try to investigate or prosecute U.S. officials or key allies for potential war crimes.

The move, Pompeo confirmed to reporters Friday morning, is a direct response to ongoing efforts by the ICC to probe allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity tied to the seemingly endless war in Afghanistan.

Jamil Dakwar, director of the ACLU’s Human Rights Program, was among those who spoke out against the decision. The ACLU currently represents Khaled El Masri, Suleiman Salim, and Mohamed Ben Soud, who were all detained and tortured in Afghanistan between 2003 and 2008.

“This is an unprecedented attempt to skirt international accountability for well-documented war crimes that haunt our clients to this day,” Dakwar said. “It reeks of the very totalitarian practices that are characteristic of the worst human rights abusers, and is a blatant effort to intimidate and retaliate against judges, prosecutors, and advocates seeking justice for victims of serious human rights abuses.”

Richard Dicker, international justice director at Human Rights Watch, called it “an outrageous effort to bully the court and deter scrutiny of U.S. conduct.” He encouraged ICC member countries to “publicly make clear that they will remain undaunted in their support for the ICC and will not tolerate U.S. obstruction.”

Daniel Balson, advocacy director at Amnesty International USA, noted that this is just “the latest attack on international justice and international institutions by an administration hellbent on rolling back human rights protections.”

Visa bans, as Balson pointed out, are “powerful tools typically reserved for the most serious of human rights abusers.”

But rather than targeting global criminals, the Trump administration has set its sights on the ICC—an impartial judicial body that aims to promote accountability under international law by probing and prosecuting crimes of aggression, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and genocide.

The move is “is highly indicative of [the administration’s] culture of disregard for rights abuses,” said Balson. “Throwing roadblocks in front of the ICC’s investigation undermines justice not only for abuses committed in Afghanistan, but also for the millions of victims and survivors throughout the world who have experienced the most serious crimes under international law.”

Pompeo’s announcement came after John Bolton, President Donald Trump’s national security adviser and a longtime critic of the ICC, threatened to impose sanctions on court officials in September if they continued to pursue an investigation of potential crimes by U.S. civilians or military personnel in Afghanistan.

Echoing Bolton’s broader denunciations of the ICC last year, Pompeo on Friday highlighted that the United States—under both Democratic and Republican presidents—has refused to join the court for more than two decades “because of its broad, unaccountable prosecutorial powers and the threat it poses to American national sovereignty.”

Warning that “the court could eventually pursue politically motivated prosecutions of Americans,” the secretary of state told reporters that the Trump administration is “determined to protect the American and allied military and civilian personnel from living in fear of unjust prosecution for actions taken to defend our great nation.”

“These visa restrictions may also be used to deter ICC efforts to pursue allied personnel, including Israelis, without allies’ consent,” Pompeo added. “Implementation of this policy has already begun.”

Watch Pompeo’s full remarks to the media on Friday:

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By Jessica Corbett / Creative Commons / Common Dreams

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Seven-time world surfing champion Layne Beachley discusses the mental health challenges she’s faced in her life, how the ocean and surfing have been emotionally healing for her, and the benefits of surf therapy for mental wellbeing.

Question:

I began teaching myself to meditate about 6 weeks ago, and I have become very interested in the chakras. I use your cd set “Balancing the Chakras” each time I meditate, and I have read 2 books on the chakras and auras, as well as searched on the internet for an answer to my question. I meditate in semi-darkness seated in front of a mirror. I use the mirror because at the outset of my meditation, I saw colors – mostly red and dark blue and bright white, sometimes orange and once I saw pale blue, yellow and green. I also see a fuzzy white aura that follows the shape of my form, and it expands and contracts. The colors appear randomly, varying in size and intensity. Sometimes they float and sometimes they sparkle like a tiny gem. Here is my question: Is this a positive sign or a sign that something is amiss? If I actually see these colors are outside of my body, does it mean the energy from those chakras is leaking or lost and my mind-body integration is short-circuiting? I have seen only one reference to my question, and it stated that this was not a good sign. I can say, however, that seeing the colors is a wondrous and calming experience. I am very new to this path, but I know I was meant to be here.

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There is untapped creativity inside you that will enrich your life if you learn to identify and remove the creative blocks in your way. Identify Your Creative Block and Thrive! By Lien Potgieter      Untapped creativity is detrimental to your life, relationships, business, and career. If you believe that you are not creative or that there is no need for creativity, you could even become obsolete. According to the World Economic Forum, the Future of Jobs report creativity will be third on the list of the top ten critical skills by 2020. In the short space of just five years, creativity has moved up seven places from ten to number three. You can increase your creative intelligence (CQ) despite the outdated notion that people are either right- or left-brain dominant. New research shows that we need to use both sides of the brain to be successful. Unconventional paths often lead to brilliant solutions. Color, which you find all around you, could act as a catalyst to identify what exactly is causing you to feel, think or believe that you can’t connect the dots. Many problems can be solved, and challenges overcome with the help of these vibrational energies.   How can color help? By becoming aware of the colors in your environment, you can pinpoint your creative block. It is a simple yet powerful method. Your color attractions and rejections demonstrate where you are stuck: Physically, emotionally, mentally, or spiritually. Only when we know what the heart of the matter is can you take action, unblock your creativity, and live a life of success and happiness.   Tell-tale signs of a creative block and how to overcome it How do you know where the block is? Here are a few signs to look out for. Body: If your block has a…

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