Yeah, okay. So the next topic we are going to start is collision theory of reaction. See, according to this concept, for, you know, the completion of any reaction, or for any reaction to proceed. We basically have two, you know, hurdles we can say or two barriers we can say, which every reaction has to fulfill, otherwise the reaction is not possible. Okay. So we know when a and b are reacting together, right a and b are reacting together and it forms a product. So the hurdles or the barrier that we are talking about is you know, when a and b reacts, there are collision between a and b. Correct. So we have a molecules and bb molecules, both a and b molecules, they collide. Suppose this is a and this is b. Both collides with each other. And if this collision is effective, okay, this gives a collision. This collision gives you the product. And we have the sufficient energy. Okay. Now this collision, if you talk about here, collision, we have two types. Here also we have collision. One is effective collision. And another one is non, non effective collision, non effective collision. What is effective and non effective collision we'll discuss. When the two molecules collides, we know at the surface of the molecules we have certain active surface area, correct. So to provide the product, we must have active surface area into contact when the molecules collides. Okay. That is one of the criteria, not the only criteria. That is one of the criteria, but important criteria without this also the reaction is not possible. So we are going to discuss about the two barriers here. Both barriers are equally important in order to give the product, right. If one barrier is not there, one condition is not satisfied, product won't form. Okay. So basically all reaction we know reactant molecules collides and it give product. All those collisions, which gives product are called effective collisions. Okay. We can have n number of collision, but it is not necessary that all the collisions will give you the product. So, so the collisions this gives you the product here that collision we call it as effective collision. In effective collision, we get product. If the collision is non effective, then the product won't form. No product. Now for a collision to be effective, we have that two barriers that must be satisfied. Okay. The two barriers that we have we call it as the first one is orientation barrier, orientation barrier, energy barrier, orientation barrier and energy barrier. If both condition are satisfied, then only the collision is effective and product forms. Okay. So before going into this, just one few small term will see that we call it as collision frequency. So first you write down the heading here, collision frequency. It is the number of collision, it is the number of collision takes place per unit time per unit volume of the reaction mixture represented by Z and don't get confused with compressibility factor. Okay. Number of collision takes place per unit time per unit volume of the reaction mixture reaction mixture. Next slide down all collision does not bring all collision does not bring a chemical change chemical change means formation of product does not bring a chemical change. Next, the collision which produces which produces a chemical change a chemical change is called is called effective collision right and those who does not bring a chemical change non effective college. And there are two barriers, barriers which are need to be cleared, which are need to be cleared in order to, in order to provide effective collision. Okay. Now the first point to barriers we have both are important. Okay, it's like only one barrier is there only one barrier is satisfied other one is not satisfied then also the reaction the collision won't be effective. So both are equally important. You'll get theoretical questions on this with statement is right or wrong like that. Okay, the first barrier that we have right down. It is orientation barrier orientation barrier means what the molecules which collides the reacting molecules right down reacting molecules must have a proper orientation. I said the active surface area must involve in the collision right so reacting surface area must have proper sorry reacting molecules what I am writing it down. The molecules must have proper orientation orientation without proper orientation. The reaction is very difficult to proceed because the active surface area is not taking part in the in the collision right orientation is very important. See if two molecules are colliding if two molecules are colliding. So they will have an intermediate where a bond is about to break BB bond is about to break at AB bond is about to fall. And then eventually what happens a and BB bond breaks will get AB and AB. This is the product we get provided the other barrier other condition is satisfied. If the other condition is also satisfied here this intermediate forms and then it's convert back into the reactant. This cannot be the final product, never. This will form either it will convert into the product, final product, or it will convert back into the reactant. This won't be there because it is activated complex it has the maximum energy highly unstable. So we can say it is activated complexity, the peak of the graph. The next one we have here energy barrier right on to this. If you look at this graph, similar kind of graph we have discussed in Maxwell distribution curve if you remember. This side we have fraction of molecule, the y axis molecules, and this side we have energy axis fraction of molecule energy right. So the graph goes like this. So all these molecules we have. Okay, but it's not like all the molecules. Obviously it represents what the fraction of molecules. Just a second. One second guys. Yeah, so. So all these fraction of molecules this represents what this represents the energy of the various fractions like the fraction is this, you know, the energy is this and like this we have energy is this and so on. So all these energies, we should have a minimum amount of energy, like energy for a college to be effective. It's not like this fraction of molecule has certain energy this fraction of molecule a certain energy, and all these molecules will provide, you know, the effective the minimum amount of energy that is required for the college and to be effective that energy we call it as threshold energy. Okay, suppose I'm assuming that threshold energy is this. This is the ET we have ET stands for T stands for threshold energy. Right. So corresponding to this energy, the fraction that we have. You see this. This is a fraction of molecule, this energy. So, all those molecules which has energy below this threshold energy will not provide effective collagen collagen will be there. So those collisions are non effective collagen. Okay, so all molecules all fraction of molecules, which are towards the right of this right side of this threshold energy provides the effective colleges, these are the fraction of molecules, which provides effective collagen right the fraction of molecules, which provides effective collagen, provided the fact that orientation barrier is there right that barrier is already, you know, is satisfied effective collagen. Okay, this energy ET right on here it is a threshold energy threshold energy. It is a combination of threshold energy. First of all, the threshold energy ET right down it is the minimum amount of energy. It is the minimum amount of energy of energy, which colliding molecule, which colliding molecule must possess to make chemical reaction possible, make chemical reaction possible. Right, this is threshold energy. Next slide and write down all these, you know, things you will get theoretical questions. Okay, that's why I'm writing down each and every point here. So that you also write it down. Okay, a collision between high energy molecule, a collision between high energy molecule forms forms and unstable unstable molecular cluster called activated complex, pivoted complex, right this highly unstable it is written already, hence the life span of these complexes very small. And further these complex turn to this further this complex activated complex breaks into into either either the either the reactants or a new substance, a new substance called product. So either this activated complex will convert back into the reactant, or it converts into the product. Okay, the energy associated with activated complex is called activation energy right on the last point, the energy associated with activated complex is called activation energy. Copy this. The last thing is the graph we need to see for this to grasp we have first will discuss the first one. And similarly, you can understand the second one also. Okay, so this y axis is the energy x axis is the progress of reaction progress of reaction. So the graph would be like this. We have reactant and with reactant the molecule collides energy increases and then it comes down. Right. This you see this peak that we have here is the activated complex. No, we don't have any concluding facts for that triple. We don't have any energy that the purpose is that the energy provides the cluster the unstable cluster that you have because if these two molecules collides, whether they have the same energy or different energy less or more. But when collision takes place it should form this. If this does not form no matter what the energy we have no or high equal or not equal that does not make any sense. The reason is the collides and they should provide this minimum amount of energy, so that it converts into the product. Yes, we can have any combination in that. Okay. So this point the peak that you have is called activated complex. This is reactant. This is product. Okay. And this, this energy, the energy of activated complex. This energy gap. This energy gap from the product to activated complex. This energy gap from reactant to activated complex. Okay. This we call it as activation energy for forward reaction. Reactant to activated complex. This is activation energy for backward reaction. And this gap that you have this energy gap. Wait, from the reactant to product this energy gap that we have. This energy gap is called the enthalpy of the reaction delta H or delta E the definition of delta H or delta E the mathematical relation we have it is defined as the activation energy for forward reaction minus the activation energy for backward reaction. Obviously if you look at this difference here activation energy for backward reaction is more than this delta H or delta E is coming out to be negative and hence the reaction is exothermic in nature. This graph is for exothermic reaction. Okay, obviously the reactant energy is more than the product energy. So this amount of energy has been released. Generally we call it as one more small thing here you see this generally we call it as activation energy. Correct. Forward to backward activation energy is this plus the potential energy of the reactant molecule. Right, this is a plus the potential energy of the reactant molecule. This sum is the threshold energy it is coming out to be this one. So there's a relation and on this relation also they ask question in the exam. The relation is here I'll draw one more graph here. I'll write on this only way. The relation is threshold energy energy is equals to the potential energy of reactant plus the activation energy. If you solve question any book, you'll get one question based on this relation threshold energy is close to this and this will give you activation energy is close to this minus this this kind of question you will get. Okay, threshold energy one point you must remember it is independent of temperature independent of temperature and fixed for a reaction. It won't change fixed for a reaction. That's why if you recall this fact that we had discussed in grade 11 also. If you increase the temperature and this graph if you draw at higher temperature I'm just drawing here to make you understand the graph if you draw at higher temperature the curve becomes flat like this it goes and goes like this. Remember this or just a second goes like this and it comes. Okay, you see the threshold energy is same only it is not changing threshold energy is still this. But the graph shift towards the right so more number of molecules we have which can provide effective college and that's why at higher temperature, you know, the rate of reaction increases because the collision frequency has been increased. Right, so ET the threshold energy, it won't change with temperature whatever temperature you have it will be saying, and it is fixed for a reaction. Understood this point any doubt. Yes, sir. Now, this you can also drop for endothermic the graph will be exactly opposite right. If you look at this graph I'm just drawing it for endothermic the energy of product will be more than to that of reactant. Okay, so the graph of endothermic reaction, all the excess are same so it will go like this reactant. This is the activation energy backward. This difference is the delta H and delta H is positive reaction is it's clear. Done. One minute. Done. Yes. When got finished. Finished. I'm waiting for you only. Okay, so this is it we are done with this chapter almost. Okay, but like for exams like J or need, especially J. Okay, these are the two three types of reactions and some calculation we are going to do now. Okay, this most probably they won't ask you in need. Okay, but for Jay it is important. The derivation is quite big. Okay, you cannot do this derivation in the examination hall, because of the you know, because the space is not that much. Or nowadays they're providing sheet but obviously it will take time. If the integration is not tough, you can easily do this is just an application of, you know, integration and all can easily do this. But if you can memorize the final formula, then it will save a lot of time in the exam. Okay, so here we are going to derive each and everything we are going to derive, but I would suggest if you can memorize this, that will be, you know, better. So the first reaction we have calculations we are going to do on this sequential reaction panel reaction and reversible reaction. Okay, so first of all, we are going to discuss sequence sequence reaction sequence reaction means what one reactant is giving a product and that product is again forming one more product, like for example you see, we have a reaction gives B and B is again converting into C. This kind of reaction is there. Rate constant I'm assuming for the first step it is K1 and then it is K2. Okay. So what we are going to find out in this each and every step you look at properly otherwise you'll get confused. And T is equals to zero. The initial concentration is a not. This is zero, and this is zero. At time T is equals to T. We have a certain concentration of a at time T of B it is BT at time T and see it is CT. One more thing if I write simply like this a it is a concentration of a at any time T. If I write this or this both are same thing you take care of. Similarly for B and C also. So we need to find out in this, what is this concentration at any time T, what is the concentration of B at any time T, what is the concentration of C at any time T. This is the three things we need to find out and apart from this, we need to find out also what is the P max concentration what is the maximum concentration of B. At what time and at what time. Concentration of B becomes B max. Did you understand. Right, what are the things we need to find out at BT CT, plus at what time since a is converting into be correct. So B is forming and the moment B forms, it starts converting into C also. So we'll definitely have a point where the be concentration is maximum and beyond that the concentration of be cannot be and it will it converts into C. Correct. One by one we are going to discuss this. Did you copy this. One second. See first of all, and all these are first order reaction we are assuming correct first order reaction. So rate of disappearance of a rate of a what is that. It is minus of D concentration of a by dt minus of D concentration of a by dt is equals to the rate constant K one into concentration of a to the power one. Right. So from this we can find out the concentration of a at any time T that is a not e to the power. This is minus K one. Any doubt respond all of you please. What about this ATV got because a not will be given ATV. Now, for B you see what we need to do a rate of formation of be I'm writing it down. What I'm writing rate of formation of be of be that would be what the rate at which is disappearing. Rate of disappearance of a bracket close rate of disappearance of a is nothing but the rate of formation of be but at the same time be is also converting into a so rate of disappearance of a minus rate of disappearance of the is it fine. Yes, net rate of formation of be is this one, the rate at which be is forming minus the rate at which be is disappearing. Yes. Correct. So, the rate of formation of be is equals to what we can write minus D by dt of be is equals to. Plus of D by dt of be is equals to rate of disappearance of a is minus K1 into a minus minus K2 into be it should be plus no, because minus D by dt is K1 a correct minus D by dt is K1 a minus D by dt is K2 be any doubt. Tell me. So, we can write this as Dp by dt is equals to K1 into a minus K2 into this it's all about mathematics, there's nothing convinced into this which we can understand. Right, just need to solve this differential equation that is it. Okay, so what we can do here you see D. Sorry. We have D concentration of be by dt plus K2 concentration of be is equals to K1 and concentration of a we have a not e to the power minus K1 t correct. Yes. Now we need to solve this, what we'll do to solve this I'll just multiply here e to the power k2 t here and decide also e to the power k2 t. Now, could you tell me what is this entire term on the left hand side differential equation. Can I write this entire term as D by dt of concentration of be into e to the power. K2 t, can I write this be you into be by DX. Yes, yes. So we get this, and on the light and see, maybe you find this derivation is complex because there are so many terms, but the result that you get known it's very, you know, small and beautiful result, you can easily memorize that expression. Okay, so maybe the, you know, the derivation is there are so many terms and we are finding it complex now, but the result is very simple and clean. Okay, this side what we get k1 a not e to the power what we can write e to the power k2 minus k1 into t. Now you just did you take it that side and differentiate and integrate it. So we can write next D concentration of be e to the power k2 t is equals to k1 a not e to the power k2 minus k1 into t dt, and then we'll integrate it. Copy this down. None. Can I move on. Yes, sir. So once we finish this class. Okay, at least after that last you have your dinner. And after that, just sit for 1520 minutes, half an hour, and do this derivation on your own ones. Right. Okay, after this you see, when you integrate this, we get on the left hand side it is concentration of be e to the power. k2 t is equals to we get k2 minus k1 into dt we have no, so we'll multiply by this so we'll have a k1 a not we already have. Okay, and the integration of this would be e to the power k2 minus k1 into t divided by k2 minus k1 plus see, is it fine. Yes. Yes, sir. If you get the C we can substitute C and we can find out the concentration of B. Yes, no. So what is the condition we can apply to find out C condition is what at time t is equals to zero. What is the concentration of be. Yes, there's no be present initially. We'll substitute it here. So we'll get what C is equals to C is equals to k1 by. This side it becomes zero so k1 by k1 minus k2. Can I write down this directly because if it comes this side will have a negative sign I'll take it inside. Into a not is it fine. Now we'll substitute this C here and find out be so be into concentration of be into e to the power k2 t is equals to. k1 by k2 minus k1 into a not e to the power k2 minus k1 into t plus C is k1 by k1 minus k2 into a not. Okay, here we have k2 minus k1 k1 minus k2. So what I'll do, I'll take this common k1 by k2 minus k1 a not. Take this is common it becomes e to the power k2 minus k1 into t minus one fine are you getting it all of you. Yes. Okay, now what I'll do I'll take this e to the power k2 t because be we need to find out anyways we have to take this this site in a denominator. This e to the power k2 t I'll divide it here. This you keep it as it is this you divided this site. And then you open this bracket also e to the power k2 t into e to the power minus k1 t you will get an expression over there. That's I'm going to do now you see concentration of B is equals to k1 by k2 minus k1 into a not. And inside the bracket we have e to the power k2 t into e to the power minus k1 t minus one, sorry, minus one divided by e to the power k2 t bracket close. Now we'll divide this e to the power k2 t in both the terms. So what we get k1 by k2 minus k1 a not open bracket e to the power minus k1 t minus e to the power minus k2 t. So concentration of be here is equals to k1 by k2 minus k1 a not open bracket see k1 here in the numerator. So here you start with k1 and then you write on k2. The result will be symmetrical you can memorize this. This is the concentration of be at any time t everything will be given in the question you will you solve some advance level assignment you will get questions on this and you will realize once you know the final answer final formula, you can do these questions in seconds. Otherwise you have to derive all this and mind my words, this kind of derivation in the exam and the pressure you will definitely do wrong somewhere. You never know if like it's then the slavers they can ask you this question. Right. So this is beauty. Now, what is important what kind of question that they have asked I'll tell you in the last but let's finished it first right. So this is BT we have already calculated a see we need to find out so see easy can find out by mass balance okay by mass balance you see what we can do because is is the only one which converting into B and C. Any time we can balance the mass by mass balance what we can write that concentration of a initial that is a not is equals to the concentration of a B and see at any time because from a only it is B and C it is forming right this relation is true at all the time a concentration you know a not e to the power minus k1 t be just now you have calculated and a not is a not only. So if you subtract this a not minus a minus B you'll get C. So I'm just giving you this expression here final expression of C. And this they haven't asked. The concentration of C the point is a you don't have to memorize you have to memorize only be once you know be if they ask you see you can subtract you can find out see also the concentration of see if you solve this method I told you a not open bracket. One minus e to the power minus k1 t comes from this a and then be it would be k1 by k2 minus k1. And since I start with k1. So we'll write down first e to the power minus k1 t minus e to the power minus k2 t. So this is the concentration of C at any time. What next we need to find out be max max and time at what time the concentration of B becomes maximum okay be max you can simply apply the mathematical you know thing and you can find out the concentration of B max C the concentration of B is this if you differentiate this and equate to zero will find out the time at which B becomes maximum yes you know. And rate of formation of B from a equal to disappearance for C no sir. What. So will the ability max when rate of formation of B equal to disappearance of B. For that condition we can find out no that we cannot say depends. Okay. Because it depends upon ABC it's a general expression no. So obviously we can say the rate of B will be maximum, you know, when rate of a to B is more and B to C is less. That is the thing we can say but that you know won't lead you anywhere it's anywhere correct. We need to find out the time at which B becomes maximum so what we are going to do, we are going to differentiate this and equate it to zero. We'll see what we are getting here. So expression of B. We have expression of BC will start with K1 so K1 by K2 minus K1. A naught we have open bracket e to the power minus K1 t minus e to the power minus K2 t. Okay. Now when you differentiate this you'll get a very beautiful expression here. Okay. Don't worry that we'll get a complex expression very simple expression very simple expression you'll get. All these things are constant so I'll write on this as it is K1 by K2 minus K1 a naught. And this when you differentiate you will get minus K1 e to the power minus K1 into t plus K2 e to the power minus K2 into t. No doubt into this and when you equate this to zero what we can write K2 e to the power minus K2 t is equals to K1 e to the power minus K1 t. So we'll have K2 by K1 is equals to e to the power K2 minus K1 into t. Now look at this expression. If you take Allen both side, Allen of K2 by K1 is equals to K2 minus K1 into t. The time at which B becomes maximum is Allen K2 by K1 divided by K2 minus K1. This question they have asked many times in the exam. And out the time at which the concentration of B becomes maximum you see nothing is required K1 K2 will be given you just need to substitute and end out the answer in two seconds. Understood this. Yes, Allen K2 minus Allen K1 by K2 minus. This is the expression we have. Now again when you substitute this T there in the concentration of B, you'll get the maximum B. Yes. Yeah. Yeah, I'll take five more minutes will finish it off. You see calculation of B max. So B max equals to we have K1 by K2 minus K1 a not open bracket e to the power minus K1 t. So K1 t is Allen K2 by K1 divided by K2 minus K1 minus e to the power minus K2 Allen K2 by K1 divided by K2 minus K1. This is also looking like very complex but again, you'll get a very simple expression in the last. Okay. Now you see if I write down this expression as K1 by K2 minus without did you get did you get the expression. Can I write this as K2 by K1 to the power minus K1 by K2 minus K1. Is it fine. Yes, quickly. Or this would be K2 by K1 minus K2 by K2 minus K1. Can we write this. Yes, sir. Yes, this, this, this will go up and e to the power L and e something so that expression will have here. No doubt in this all of you. Correct. Now what you do is just take the LCM and this you solve this, this expression will get cancelled. K1 by K2 minus K1 a not when you take this in the denominator and you multiply this here. So can I write this as K2 by K1 to the power to the power K2 minus K1 by K2 minus K1 minus one. And the entire thing is divided by K2 by K1 to the power. K2 by K2 minus K1 bracket close. Is this fine. Yes, sir. Yes. Brother is fine. Triple on it. Yes, sir. No doubt. Yes, sir. Okay. It's simple. It's not tough. Expression looks like a bit tough, but it's not that tough. You cancel it. Take care.  It becomes K2 minus K1 by K1 correct. So the expression here would be K1 by K2 minus K1 a not and this numerator would be K2 minus K1 by K1. And this expression we can write K2 by K1 in the numerator whole to the power minus of K2 by K2 minus K1 fine. I have taken this in the numerator so negative sign here this LCM you take so K2 minus K1 by K1 is this correct. No doubt. Right. This K1 this K1 will get cancelled K2 minus K1 K2 minus K1 will get cancelled so the expression of B max. The final expression is, we have K2 divided by K1. Hold to the power minus of K2 by K2 minus K1 a not. This is the final expression for B max. And this is it. No, when you, when you, you know, memorize this result one more thing you have to take care of that the reaction was this A to B and B to C. So it is K2 and this is K1. So B max so B current constant we are taking here K2 by K1 K2 by K2 minus K1. With respect to this only you memorize all the results at your time. Right. So we are doing this. So, in this, they have asked this B max to find out and the time at which the concentration of B becomes maximum. Okay, so concentration of B if you don't remember fine, let it be, but that is the only one thing that you have to keep in mind. Okay, but B max and T you must remember. T also T also you see we have got the value of T. We have K2 by K1 so K1 K2 is what K1 K2 K2 is for B to C K1 is for this with respect to this only all the relation you remember. Okay, fine. So this is it one last thing this one last minute. Okay, I just finished this one last minute the graph of this okay because graph based question also they have asked once. Okay, so graph of this is we have concentration of a concentration of a decreases with time. Okay, so a will keep on decreasing. So this is what we have a there was this question which graph is not correct. So this is concentration a not we have. So it decreases, and it goes like this. And C concentration is increasing continuously. See was initially zero C increases like this, it won't go beyond a not so take care of that. See goes beyond this. Okay, be will be bought at one point be becomes maximum. So the graph of be would be like this it could be like this and then it comes. So remember, none of these graph will go beyond this maximum value of a that is a not based on this they have asked question ones. Okay, so because a not is the maximum concentration with a not only B and C is for me correct. So the graph cannot exceed or no go beyond this line. Okay, the blue one is for B. Yellow is for C white is for a continuously decreases and the point at which, you know, the concentration of B becomes maximum. This T is. This is the time axis we have this T is equals to an K2 by K1 divided by K2 minus K1 corresponding to this point. Here this one is the B max we have. This is it for this any doubt in this. Okay, so today after the dinner, you just go through it once the entire derivation. I would suggest you should do it on your own. Once you do it, you will memorize it. Correct. Like this, we have two more derivation. One is for parallel reaction and other one is for reversible reaction so next class will finish this. What are the chapters we are left with after this. DF. Yes. Okay, fine, fine, fine. We'll see next class will decide something else. Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir.


Well, state volleyball is here. Flans will flood the XL Energy Center the next few days in hopes of cheering on their team, winning a championship for Wadena Deer Creek. Expectations are high, entering the quarterfinals. They're the fourth seed in Class A, opening up with the fifth seeded Aida Bourb, Norman County West. Early first set, Aida serving, but it's Lilla Lowmiller to Ashley Adams. Then Kennedy Grayville for the set and kill. That gives them the early lead, then later it's Adams again. First with the block, then the easy drop for the point. A stat sheet, stuffer. Wolverines are rolling, then a little defense at the net. Kylie Hop goes up and gets this one for the easy Wadena point. Then ahead to the third set, Kasey Volkman to Ashley Adams. To Ellie Mirren for the strike and slam. Wolverines can smell the semifinals, then later the nail in the coffin. Both Adams and Grayville go up for the block and it's a party at the net. Wadena wins in three straight to advance. Here they were after the win. Well, it's kind of a wrench factor because you know we had lost to Aida in a tournament earlier in the year. So we really wanted to come out. We knew that we could play with them. And I think by winning those first two games, I mean it was huge on our part. We got a little shaken in the third, but held on. I don't know about the rest of them, but I was just more excited to be here than nervous. So that helped me just looking forward to the game. I was excited and ready to play rather than being scared. And we changed our defense a little bit. To the last time we played them, they scored point after point on tips. So we adjust our defense to be able to pick that up. And they really didn't score any tips. So that helped us. Next up, the semifinals tomorrow afternoon, the Wolverines will play top seeded mayor Lutheran at one PM. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.


Hello, everyone. Welcome and happy Kwanzaa. I'm Sharon Thomas Yarbrough, host of Sister Power. Sister Power's VIP guest today is Anne Yushita. Born raised in Hawaii, she has always had a love of outdoor activities, especially water sports. In February 2000, after an accident, left her paralyzed, Anne has been competitive in various sports. However, she specializes in water sports such as adaptive surfing and spring kayak. Join us as we discuss, life is being extraordinary. Welcome, Anne. How are you? I'm great. Thank you for having me here. Oh, I'm so glad you're here. Very, very happy that you are here. And I'm just moving our Kwanzaa information over and we have finally made it. We're here. Yeah. And we have to give a shout out to our friend Anne Howland for putting us together. And this is so exciting for me, the water sports. Just tell us a little bit about yourself. Wait, Aloha, Marianne. Oh, that's right. Aloha, Marianne. Oh. Like you said, you know, I grew up here. But what's exciting now is that I'm really, I moved back home about a year ago and, you know, starting a career and setting up roots now. So I'm feeling pretty excited about the things that I'm doing in the sporting world, but also in my career as occupational therapist. And today was a special day.  But tell us about the exciting news from today this morning. Oh, yeah. I just competed in the Hollywood International Open. It's out there for people sponsored by Hurley and Volcom. And I got to compete in an accessor or adaptive surfing heats. And I won. Congratulations. Congratulations. Thank you. The waves are big. Is what? The waves are big. The waves were big. How big? Oh, like four to six. Forty-six? Four to six feet. Oh, four to six feet. Yeah. All right. Okay. Thank you. That's like overhead for me. Yeah, sure. Well, and you competed in Para Canoe at the Rio Paralympics. I did. Becoming the first female native Hawaiian. What is Para Paralympics and why are the Paralympics important? The Paralympics were actually out of 1970s where people with disabilities were coming out and doing sports, and they wanted some recognition and opportunity to compete against people across the world, just like the Olympics. So Paralympics meaning parallel to the Olympics. So two weeks after every Olympics, the Paralympics come in and people with all kinds of physical disabilities go out and compete in their various sports. There's summer Olympic sports and there's winter Olympic sports. So that's why I'm wearing the jacket here today. Oh, wow. United States Paralympics team. Yeah. And these are beautiful accessories. So tell me about the one on your lapel to my right. Yeah. So this was from the U.S. Some, we were in Rio and the U.S. State Department was there. They had to go with us everywhere we went in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil for security reasons. So I got to know a lot of those guys and they came surfing with me and got a little pin out there. And we trade pins. It's kind of a fun little get to know people and then ice breaker. And then these are just, you know, Hawaii and the U.S. because they participate with them and end up with the stamp for the Paralympics. Wow. Wow. Well, express your feelings in being the first woman, Paralympian, of native Hawaiian descent to compete in Para Canoe at the Rio Paralympic Games. That was the first year the sport was included in the games, am I correct? It was. It was. How do you prepare for this type of sport, mentally, emotionally and physically? Yeah.  I was preparing for the, I never started competing actually until 2011-ish in paddling and I found out that, you know, I had some, you know, I went to a world championship and ended up getting the bronze medal. Is one of the medals here? No. Okay. A lot of those medals that I get, this is just from this year, but a lot of the medals that I got back in the day, I would come home and give that to someone who supported me throughout the time, because it was momentum for them, you know. Oh, how generous. You would give your medals to someone. Yeah. So let's, this spotlight, let's talk about some of the medals you have here. Tell me about that. Well, you tell me where you want to start. Yeah. So I just came back from California representing Hawaii as an adaptive surfer team, in the team Hawaii, as an adaptive surfer. And so this is the gold medal. I won gold medals. Beautiful. I'm a world champion again. I defended my title and Ann's style is I do buzzer beaters, which is at the last minute of the heat, after a 20-minute heat, I get the last wave of the heat and I usually win the competition with that last one. You go, girl. So, and I was fortunate. That's not something I want to do. I don't plan to do it that way. Okay. But it's really exciting, you know. Yeah. So I got the world championship by defending my title and got that. And then our team Hawaii, we got a fourth in the world. So we're the top fourth, the fourth in the world for adaptive surfers team. And then this one is just recently, we have a Hawaii adaptive surf championships here in Hawaii at Duke's Ocean Fest, but also at Queen's Freight. Oh, sure. So we have that every year. And this year, we're actually, access surf is hosted in July or in June. And then this is the second. So I competed in the open division, which is both male and female. And I was, I think, one of two women in the group and ended up getting second to the world champion. One of two women? Yeah. How many people are competing? Maybe about 16 in our division. Yeah. And then this one was kind of fun, Dahui. It's a local race, but it's a paddle board race. And what's fun about this is I got third place. Usually, I'm not so excited about third place, but that's in my division for all abilities. So I was competing against people all my age. So it tells me either one, there's not enough people my age that are competing. Or, you know, I just got lucky. No, you're blessed, totally blessed. And I was, we were speaking early, today is the second day of Kwanzaa, and it's about self-determination. And you're the perfect woman for this show for the second day of Kwanzaa. So thank you for being here. And we actually have a video of you surfing in. And I want the viewers from Sister Power to see that video.  And then you can tell us a little bit about it. And that should be shown soon. Okay. All right. You can talk about it afterwards. Here we are. All right. We'll come back to the video. What I want to ask you, you are native Hawaiian, a woman, and you have visible disability. How do you re-educate people in order to break down stigma and barriers? I think you have to, when you have a marginalized community, I feel that you have to kind of target it on all different sides.  I think a lot of times, like, I like to connect with people. And if I let every time someone told me no or someone told me that I have this disability I'm different and, you know, like, what's wrong with me or something, if I let any of those times tell me that I couldn't connect to people, then I wouldn't connect to anyone, you know, because people tell me that a lot. But I think, like, so I think you just got to be you, but also education, in that just understanding that there is life and an amazing life, an extraordinary life outside of being a woman or in a marginalized community. Well, our title, our theme today, Life is Being Extraordinary, and you have a model that you always tell people. Tell us about that model. So the model is when I focus on being normal, I exclude the possibility of being extraordinary. Say that again. When I focus on being normal, I exclude the possibility of being extraordinary. I like that. Yeah. I came across this, it just came in my head at maybe five years ago or six years ago when I was competing at the Paralympics, but also when I was competing in the World Championships, there is so much mental fortitude that has to, you have to train yourself to go through, that you need to tell yourself every day at your breaking point that you're going to get up tomorrow and do it again, you know, and break those things down. So the mental and spiritual components of training is just as important as the physical training. But that's wonderful. Now we're going to take a look at that video now and watch you surf the way. This is one of our divisions that is the elimination type of final. So these surfers advanced through Heats to Be Here, and that is Ann Yoshida. We could do a full show a couple hours long on just her accomplishments, her road to recovery, and also her upcoming induction to the Hawaiian Waterman Hall of Fame. Beautiful. Thank you. Beautiful, beautiful. That's at Queens right before Hurricane Harvey was about to hit or something. We had the Hawaii Adapter Surf Championships, and that was one of the waves that I got to get. In that, that wave actually won the heat for, so I won that heat. But, you know, there's a couple of heats before you actually win the whole competition. Wow. So at that moment. How many people are in your team that help you prepare for the championship? Well, we have the Hawaii Adapter Surf Team. That's about 25 people, about 16 people. There's 16 spots about that go and represent Hawaii in the World Championships every year. And this year was held at La Jolla Shores, and we had great surf. But in my personal team, you know, there's an individual team, too, because it is individual sport, too. I need one or two people to help me get in and out of the water, to help me get my board in and out. But once I'm in the water, hands off, don't touch me. You're ready to go. Yeah. Unless you have a jet ski. I'll jump on a jet ski. So do you have a special canoe that is made just for you? Yeah. You know, everything's better with people, right? So I don't ever go in the water alone. And I think that's something I had to break down when I was first injured, is that I would do these things all by myself all the time, you know? And so I had to, one, be okay with myself and not have to prove myself to everyone and just know that I can ask for help. And then, two, it's always funer with a group of people.  Sometimes even more fun. Wow. Well, that's wonderful. What we're going to do is take a short break. Yeah. And we're going to come back and speak more with you about surfing. Thank you. When I was growing up, I was among the one in six American kids who struggle with hunger and hungry mornings make tired days, grumpy days, kind of days. But with the power of breakfast, the kids in your neighborhood can think big and be more. When we're not hungry for breakfast, we're hungry for more, more ideas, more dreams, more fun. When kids aren't hungry for breakfast, they can be hungry for more.  Welcome back to Sister Power and my special VIP guest is Ann Yushida. And today's title is Life is Being Extraordinary. And what are the biggest obstacles? And how do you overcome them? The biggest obstacles, like in my life now?  You compete in the Paralympics. So are there obstacles in preparing for it? I'm sure. What are they? Oh, wow. Everything. Everything. I mean. What is the biggest one? Everything, really. So I think the one thing I learned the most, actually, when I competed for the Paralympics was just the mental training that needs to go on. Because I think as women, we feel not enough sometimes, you know? Yeah. You know what I mean? Like, there's sometimes I kind of feel a little bit not enough or less than what I should be, especially being in minority groups. You kind of feel like you're not enough, right? But I think that that mental fortitude was so important for me to train. Like, just one positive thought that I can repeat in my mind can change my game five seconds less.  Yeah.  We can do, oh, if you can feel it, you can do it. Right. And that's what I say. Who are your role models? Oh, my gosh.  And what she did for all the keiki, she really developed surfing for children, you know? And so I grew up watching that as a little kid. So I think, you know, she was definitely one of my role models, but really when it comes down to it, my grandmother and my mother, they were both very big water women, and they taught me to love the ocean. And I wouldn't be where I'm at without them.  Yes. I grew up in the water. So my dad as a fisherman and my mom as a swimmer and surfer and snorkeler and all of that stuff. And I think just everybody, you know, being in the water or in the ocean is part of our culture. Yeah. And so I grew up respecting it, you know, and I grew up knowing that it can overpower me at any point in time, and I need to be humble in what I do because the next day it could be totally different. Totally different. Life is a challenge. And we have some beautiful pictures of you and various activities. I want people to see the different looks of Ann Yushida out there in the water. That is just so beautiful. Now tell me about that, that you're in a canoe. Yeah. That's in a kayak, a K-1. Oh, a kayak. Yep. And that's the sprint kayak that I went to the Paralympics in. I jumped off of my va-a, which is an outrigger canoe, and I started doing kayaking because they put that in the Paralympics. So I started training actually kind of late, but that's what a K-1 looks like. And I had to learn, it's a total different strip, even though it's a boat and it's in the water and it's a paddle, it's a total different technique and a different way to be in the water. So it's a learning curve. It was a learning curve at least. School is never out. School is never out. What advice would you give to aspiring athletes? So I give this advice to everyone really. It doesn't matter if you're an athlete or if you're getting out of, into the community for the first time after being in a wheelchair or whatever, just one step at a time. Whatever it is, one second at a time, one minute at a time. This past competition that I was at in California, I had gotten, my leg strap came off and I got to a sweat across the beach in like 15 minutes in a 25 minute heat. And so I was far away from the lineup and I just had one paddle at a time, one paddle at a time. I got myself back into that lineup and caught perfect waves, came to me and I jumped on it and traveled into the waves. But I think just understanding that you can trust and have faith that what is out there is going to be enough for you, but also what, what is out there is going to be what makes you your extraordinary. I like that. What's next for you? Oh, I have a lot of big dreams, but this year I'm planning a world tour. So it's really exciting. Planning a world tour, starting when? So I think the first time I'm going to go out is in May-ish and it's 10 to 14 different countries across the world. I'm going to compete and hopefully work on surf clinics. Adaptive surfing, I feel is empowering to everyone no matter who you are. So if you jump in the water and you, even if it's just to get in the water and feel the dynamic environment of the ocean, that's enough to give you some kind of power. I also feel that, you know, the salt water is the closest to our body composition than anything else is. So we feel more at home in the salt water. So I think like being able to put on these surf clinics across the world, and in part my knowledge, you know, as occupational therapists, but also as a competitive athlete in the sport. So you're doing a world tour starting May. So are you looking for sponsors? Are you doing any type of fundraising? Yeah. So I haven't, this will be my debut, I haven't really like told anyone yet. Oh well. The world knows now. Yeah, the world knows now. Yeah. So I am fundraising for that world tour. I'm not sponsored or anything like that, so I'm looking for sponsors too. But I would love to go across the world and share that knowledge that I have in adaptive surfing to a lot of everyone. Really it's really to empower women in sport and to promote inclusion in competition. So Ann Yushita is planning a world tour. And so everyone who's listening out there, our audience is across the world, contact Ann Yushita. Give us your email address. What information can they contact you? So you could just contact me lifeaccessed at gmail.com or lifeaccess.com is my website. All right. The website is up. So check out the website and contact you and this is going to happen. So how many days? What's going to happen no matter what? Absolutely, of course. The world tour would take place. It's 14 different countries. Every different country has a different competition that takes three to five days. And then one day before or after, we usually put on some kind of thing for the community to do a surf clinic or something. That sounds exciting going to various countries. Have you partnered with any sports brand as representatives? No. We need to work on that. Absolutely. You should definitely be a representative of one of the major sports brands. So what brand would be the perfect brand for you right now, especially with May coming up as a world tour? Well, I actually like smaller brands for some reason. OEV, I wear their rash guards all the time. Even though they're a paddling company, they actually are a perfect fit for me. And so I wear their stuff. And a bigger company would be like Patagonia or Atleto, I wear those clothes too. Okay, they've heard it. They hear you. So I'm sure that's coming. Where do you see yourself in five years? Oh gosh, well next year I see myself embracing this world tour. Absolutely. And that's going to be annual. I'm sure that's going to be an annual event. Yeah. So I don't really look that far ahead. I used to back in the day. Yeah. I used to have like a five year plan and a 10 year plan and it never really like happened, you know. I think it's not that it, you know, it was just better, you know, like what happened was better. So I just every year I try to live better. So I don't know how I can top this past year, but hopefully next year that'll be good.  I really admire you. I kind of feel though like, like everything that's come into my life has been, it came into my life.  So the opportunities came into my life. A lot of people don't see those opportunities. They don't even see them as opportunities. They see them as fear, you know, indicators or something like this. But I look at it and I'm like, oh, that's an opportunity. I'm going to jump on that. And you know, I don't have kids or anything like that. So there's not a lot of things holding me back and I have a great support system. So I could jump in those opportunities and it really has been an amazing ride. Okay. Amazing ride for you. It has. Free fall. What's the craziest question you've ever been asked? I don't know. You don't know? No. This is probably one. One of them. Yeah. Nobody asked me what's the craziest question. I mean, like people ask me all kinds of things, you know, I have like these set little monologues in my head, you know, when someone asks questions. A lot of times people, you know, come and come up to talk to me for the first time because they see my dog. Oh, she's just, Joe, I wish the audience could see her. She's darling. Before her, you know, I had ECHO and I didn't actually move away from home until I got ECHO, my service dog. So he gave me that strength to be able to jump out and move away from home and then move in abroad actually and teach in Korea. Ah, you moved abroad to Korea for a long time. I did. For four years I taught in occupational therapy, which is why I have a doctorate in occupational therapy. And we, time is almost out over. I want you to, and look into the camera and in one minute, just inspire the people about what you're doing, that give them the courage to do what you're doing, especially people who love the sports, who live here in Hawaii. Oh. So there's so many people that actually, you know, go out in the water and ocean. But I think the one thing that I could say for everyone is just don't wait until tomorrow. Do it today. Like, get one step closer to where you want to be. It doesn't matter where it is, as long as you get that one step closer.  Sure. I didn't even, like, get up out of bed. And so that, I don't think about that anymore. It becomes my normal, you know, or the way I drive, it becomes my normal. The way I take my wheelchair out of the car, you know, 20 times a day, it becomes my normal. I don't even think about those things anymore. The way I put my beach wheelchair, you know, out of my truck, and then I ask and summon for help at some random tourist guy, and I say, can you help me in the water? I don't even think about those things anymore, because it's so normal in my life. But it becomes that routine. And so just one step at a time. Get out closer to where you were than yesterday, and you'll get there. Well, thank you so much, Ann, for joining Sister Power and motivating us and educating us and inspiring us. And I want to thank our audience and happy Kwanzaa, Happy New Year, and everyone be kind to one another. Aloha.


Well, Donald Trump still hasn't learned his lesson and he never will. He is now crying foul about the GOP primary taking place in Pennsylvania. Now at the time that I record this video, we still don't have the results. The race is too close to call with Dr. Oz narrowly leading by about 1700 votes with 98% of precincts reporting and we probably won't find out who actually will win until a day or two but um Trump decided to take to a social media truth social to be exact and put out a tweet or rather a truth. I guess that's what he's calling them about how Dr. Oz should just declare victory right now to stop his opponents from cheating. He writes, Dr. Oz should declare victory. It makes it much harder for them to cheat with the ballots that they just happened to find. Now this is a GOP primary. Our Republicans going to cheat against Republicans because he's maintained that it's the Democrats who always cheat. So in this instance they're cheating again Why? See the thing is that it's very very obvious. If an election doesn't go his way then by definition it's rigged. If it goes his way, then it's not rigged. That's the way he operates but there's a very specific reason I think why he decided to make this tweet. It's because Dr. Oz's opponent who Trump did not endorse by the way he said something that might have set off a red flag in Trump's head given the conspiracy theories that Trump believes. Take a look. Now we're going to we're going to win this campaign. We're going to win this campaign. And tomorrow right now we have tens of thousands of mail-in ballots that have not been counted that are going to need to be counted beginning tomorrow and and so that's unfortunately we're not going to have resolution tonight but we can see the path ahead. We can see victory ahead and it's all because of you. So thank you, Pennsylvania. Yeah, so that right there is probably why Trump made that tweet or truth.  Because of mail-in ballots. He believes that mail-in ballots are inherently fraudulent and therefore if there's mail-in ballots involved then it's always going to benefit the people who he doesn't support somehow. It's not like they're going to benefit him ever. It's always going to benefit the people who he doesn't like. I mean, that doesn't even make sense, but it's Donald Trump. So trying to understand his logic is completely pointless. But here's the thing. Oz right now is leading. We don't necessarily know what's going to happen. Ninety eight percent of precincts are reporting. If it is the case that Dr. Oz actually does win. Then what is Trump going to come out and apologize and say, look, I was wrong to think that there was going to be foul play here. Of course, David McCormick, you know, he would never have rigged this election against Dr. Oz. I apologize for misleading you. Of course, he's not going to do that. He'd never, ever do that. It's Donald Trump we're talking about.  So I mean, this isn't surprising. We've dealt with this guy for four years, which is far too long and will be dealing with him for the foreseeable future. So this is just his antics. If he doesn't like something, his instinct is to throw a temper tantrum and claim they're treating me unfairly. They're rigging it. It's it's bias. Like this is what he does. That's his shtick. But meanwhile, while Trump is claiming that, you know, this race may be unfairly biased against Dr. Oz or they could be rigging it against Dr. Oz. Well, another candidate in this race, Kathy Barnett, who came in third place. She's crying foul herself, but for very different reasons that are actually legitimate. Take a look. I do want to say never forget what Sean Hannity did in this race. Almost singlehandedly, Sean Hannity's so deep seas of disinformation flat out lies every night for the past five days. And that was just extremely hard to overcome, apparently.  You refused to believe the lies because that's exactly what they were. Now, listen, I am glad that she lost because in this race, she was the most extreme candidate that it was electorally viable. She literally marched on January 6th with the Proud Boys. She's an actual insurrectionist. So somebody who actually doesn't believe in democracy should be nowhere near power ever. But what she says here about Sean Hannity is correct, because Sean Hannity, he brought on Dr. Mehmet Oz and decided to attack Kathy Barnett when she started to surge in the polls and become a threat. And when Dr. Oz addressed his followers at a rally last night, well, he had a thank you message for Sean Hannity that basically confirms what Kathy Barnett says here. I want to thank Sean Hannity, Sean's like a brother to me. When Sean punches through something, he really punches through it. He understands exactly how to make a difference. And he's been doing that to send the entire campaign. Much of it behind the scenes, giving me advice on late night conversations. Again, the kinds of things that true friends do for each other. So Dr. Oz, right there is admitting that one of the most major political pundits in the country at the number one news network in America is colluding with him behind the scenes to help give him a boost, not just advice, but using his gigantic platform to sway the results of this race. Now, this isn't necessarily new for Sean Hannity. I believe it was him that spoke at a Trump rally, which is bizarre to me, because if you purport to be a serious news person, then in theory, you'd want to make it appear as if you're impartial, right? You're not choosing a side. You're discovering the facts as they are, but you're not going to share your own personal opinion. But we know that Sean Hannity, he doesn't play by the rules of journalistic ethics in D.C. at all. So, you know, when Kathy Barnett says, you know, maybe Sean Hannity single-handedly tanked our campaign, she's not necessarily wrong. But it's a little bit ironic to me that the literal insurrectionist who was there on January 6th, she's not the one who's crying foul.  The individual who's claiming that is Donald Trump, when his candidate is pulling ahead, now it may be by, you know, about 1,700 votes, but he's still pulling ahead. And still you're claiming, well, you should do the undemocratic thing and declare victory just so they can't find ballots anywhere. I mean, at the end of the day, what's the difference between Dr. Oz and David McCormick? In my mind, they're ideologically the same. I don't really think they have any ideological principles, especially Dr. Oz. But I don't like Dr. Oz in particular because he's a celebrity and I don't want to normalize rich and famous people running for office because I think that qualified people who actually care, who are working class themselves, should be the ones who are running for office. So that's why if I had to choose, I'd pick David McCormick in this race. But when it comes to how they're going to vote in the Senate, what they're going to go along with, you know, they're just going to be puppets for Mitch McConnell and the GOP and Trump. If he ever becomes the president again, God forbid, knock on wood. But, you know, it's possible. So what's the difference functionally? Why is it different between Dr. Oz and David McCormick to Trump anyways, that it's necessary to literally rig the election? So, you know, I just wanted to give you an update. The GOP primary in Pennsylvania is an absolute mess. And if Dr. Oz does not actually win, then you can count on more conspiracy theories for Donald Trump, because he hasn't harmed democracy enough by delegitimizing you know, what's left of our institutions. Now he's going to say, well, there's more foul play here because it didn't go the way that I wanted it to go. And this is going to be just what he does going forward, because it's Donald Trump. He doesn't care about democracy. He just cares about his own self, a grandizement. And if he becomes the president again, then he wants someone in office like Dr. Mehmet Oz, who's going to be a very loyal soldier for him. So, yeah, we'll leave that there. Do you enjoy watching independent news shows like the Humanist Report, the Rational National and the Majority Report? But oftentimes YouTube doesn't deliver our videos to your subscription box. Well, I've got a solution for you. It's called the Optout app available right now in the iOS app store coming soon to Android. 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When things are slow, should you size down? For me, there's no right and wrong, guys. I just wake up every day and I just do my thing. Some people wake up and think, I'm scared today. I want to size down. But in my opinion, when you do that, you already have a defeatist kind of mentality that you're like, oh, scared today. I'm going to lose today. And if you have that, you already have one foot out the door. So don't worry about sizing down or sizing up. It's about your risk management. If you want to focus on something, focus not on sizing, but focus on your risk management. The risk management will handle the sizing for you. So there's two ways to look at it, right? Glass half full and half empty. You can say, I'm going to wake up and size down. What I do, I just treat the same. But there are scenarios where I will size up, like first red day, things like that. That way it's easier for you guys to not have to decipher today as sizing up, sizing down. No, dude, every day just work your process. And if you think that the stock needs to size down, don't trade that stock at all.


Okay, good morning. It is Thursday 25th of February going to get up to speed on what happened on the closed Wall Street Some highlights from overnight in Asia and then just generally what we're looking out for for the day ahead Had a really great masterclass session with Bilal Hafiz from macro hive yesterday So for anyone in the community on Amphi live if you missed that the recording will go up later this morning If you would like to check that you're not part of the community Just check out amplify live comm but look let's start with this which is the heat map of the S&P 500 yesterday and yesterday we saw a firm higher close on Wall Street The S&P 500 up 1.14 percent the Dow at 1.35 the Nasdaq again a slight laggard But positive 0.8% so one of the first decent major updates that we've had and if you're looking at things like the S&P We basically reversed all of the week's losses in terms of the Dow We briefly touched 32,000 of course as well an all-time high Energy as you can see on the heat map an industrial Companies led the gains financials as well particularly firm So this is that Rotational play that people are talking about so some of the familiar Softness seen in some of the large mega cap tech names like Apple and Amazon down half and one percent each Respectively but some of the more cyclical based names industrials Financials outperforming on the narrative of this improving growth Picture that people are buying into at the moment Importantly what is underpinning a lot of the movement at the moment was Apprehension if you like about what higher yields means particularly for the stock market beginning of the week Now that we've had J-PAL semi-annual testimony and he's very much Reiterated the Fed's accommodative monetary policy stance We heard very similar from the Bank of England governor yesterday Dismissing and the idea of the threat of what higher inflation might mean We've had similar as well from further commitments and tweaks to ongoing bond purchases that could be done at the ECB from Christine Lagarde so at the moment any idea that the Central banks might be nearing the point particularly with emphasis on the Fed of having discussions around tapering are Unwarranted at this point in time this low rate Very expansionary monetary policy is here to stay Despite the general improvements that we've been seeing in underlying economic data Improvements in vaccinations which as well consequently we're seeing lots of improvements on the COVID-19 developments in the likes of the US and the UK Albeit, you know one thing we do need to be aware of is that the situation in Europe a little bit more Precarious on that front particularly in the likes of France one of the major eurozone economies, of course but Allied to just generally this these moves. We've also had vaccine updates So just get up to speed We've had Pfizer by Entec COVID-19 vaccine was overwhelmingly effective against the virus in a study that followed nearly 1.2 million people In Israel Johnson and Johnson's COVID-19 vaccines We saw yesterday is seen as safe and effective according to US regulators ahead of then more formal approval at the end of the week And Moderna is planning to study multiple approaches to vaccine booster shots that could protect protect against Emerging coronavirus variants so just a lot of positive news there in general and So if we're looking at the charts this morning of what's going on We've we've basically held much of the moves that we we had at the end of yesterday so index futures in the US still Holding on to the upward move that was seen in the cash markets really from the opening bell and then as that's up about 44 points the S&P up 10 the DAX then up about 74 at the get-go this morning in the currency markets Then we're seeing a kind of reversion back to general dollar weakness theme The Dixie's down about two tenths of 1% that is giving a bit of underlying support to both major pairs this morning Which is more a reflection of the greenback as both euro dollar and cable each up around 30 pips respectively as you can see here in the top left Gold market Not too much movement going on a little bit resistance found at the daily pivot Which is also the psychological and technical resistance point of 1800 As you can see here and about turning price just as Europe came in And we're turning back down to a fairly moderately interesting technical level around 1793 at the moment down four bucks crude Just generally holding on to what has been a persistent move higher So all of those major factors we've been talking about all week still remain in play There is some perhaps you could deem bearish news coming out of an article citing sources and Reuters about the potential influx of more supply coming from OPEC, but I think at the moment that is very much overshadowed generally by this whole Kind of reflation view at the moment that's that's happening and the more positive signs about the economic story going forward a couple of stories then otherwise to update you on and One of the things I want to talk about briefly was this which I just thought was quite interesting I don't necessarily think that this is a big Positive to an action or trade right now right here in terms of the European open But it's another variable that helps support the underlying notion that equities have still got room headway on the upside to go and The stimulus checks there was an interesting survey that came out from Deutsche Bank And they basically were surveying canvassing people's opinion on the street in in the US About with these forthcoming US stimulus checks What are you going to do with them and actually saw that there was around 37 percent? well respondents would put about 37 percent of stimulus check on an average basis into equities so retail buying through See whatever form that might take you know a lot of these zero commission and trading platforms and so on but then Looking at the size of checks to the percentage this would equate to around a hundred and seventy billion dollars of Potential fresh rave of retail inflows coming into the stock market according to Deutsche Bank one of the interesting underlying metrics there was that Basically irrespective of your demographics so age or income Everyone's looking to get a piece of this stock market at the moment on a retail level And obviously the government dishing out thousand dollar plus checks to people There's a there's a significant a proportion of that. There's going to be going into the stock market Irrespective of the valuations that we might be trading and Some of the perception about whether we're overbought or not at this point in time. So yeah quite an interesting Assessment that was done by the bank The OPEC headline. I mean this is it that I was talking about so just to get you up to speed OPEC plus is reportedly weighing a boost to all output of 500,000 brows per day from April and Saudi is expected to end its voluntary one million brows per day cuts from April as well according to sources At the moment for me, you know a million million and a half here or there is obviously a meaningful amount But I would say that the market is more Forward-looking about the speed and trajectory of the economic recovery at hand at the moment I would say beyond that of what OPEC are going to do and realistically, this is two months away as well, so I Think at the moment this type of news flow is is a side issue I don't think it's particularly bearish for price if we're looking at things this morning If anything looking at WTI crude Even if we were to get some pullbacks Which we have kind of been seeing throughout the the week with oil the general Directional trade as we have been going from 58 handle all the way up to nearly a 64 I still think is to the upside at the moment any pullbacks here 63 and then 62 78 encapsulating some of the high from Midweek or I should say Tuesday's session could be quite interesting there to support prices as we go through the rest of the day Looking at the the calendar What have we got and there's a few things to comment on the UK European morning is particularly quiet There's not really a great deal of things going on. So it really is a US centric session These ten o'clock numbers coming out the eurozone and never market moving I know they sound quite punchy these sentiment readings But they're really not a focal point in terms of a catalyst to create movement in European assets The US session really is is then the focus You do have durable goods. You've got the second preliminary reading of Q4 US GDP You've got initial jobless Core PC prices, but the price core PC price index is on Friday is the key one that we're looking out for on that regard Jobless claims is expected to come out 838,000 that is a slight improvement from the prior week But and is relatively on the upper end of the averages of what we've been seeing in recent weeks But overall, you know pending home sales as well coming out at three o'clock. So a lot of US data points and Traditionally what would be, you know, quite key ones jobless GDP and durable's but for me I think as far as where we're at at the moment from an intraday sentiment basis I don't really see these data points creating too much of a meaningful Move in markets. I think for the time being the market is still kind of digesting and playing out This rebalancing if you like of getting over the fearfulness that I think dominated Market sentiment at the beginning of the week has been lifted almost by By Powell and some of the other major central bankers by just coming out and reassuring the market nothing's going to change quickly and so Yeah equities are moved higher Could be in being for a bout of Consolidation now for the time being which is basically a net neutral positioning if you're looking at S&P for on the week And I think that's probably pretty fair for the moment Yields still warrant watching of course yesterday was meaningful. We had a break above The highest levels to where we were pre-pandemic of last year so beginning of 2020 The US 10 years still resides down and around its lower levels this morning So do it still constitutes watching for the time being but right now right here at the European Open It's pretty much where we left off really at the end of yesterday and going forward I don't feel like we should necessarily right now punch higher and stocks start moving again I think perhaps then some moderate profit-taking perhaps on the move yesterday that then leads to a bit of Consolidation over the coming hours and then waiting for the US market to really get underway for for direction is how I'd be playing today Cool. Well, look, that's it. So nice and short today You can check out my my full kind of briefing if you like on my my Twitter handle below I've updated it already in the community in the discord room and Yeah worth having a read as well on an FT article that is out about the The vaccine site or the virus side of things I did post a link with a couple of graphics on my Twitter I do recommend taking a read of that as well as quite quite an interesting story to look at All right guys gonna leave it at that and wish you a good day. Thanks very much


There is nothing that I have found. I mean, I don't do any drugs. You don't need that. There is nothing that I have found that gives me more energy, that forces energy through my body, into my body, than I feel like I can run through a freaking wall. Today, we're gonna be talking about five different keys to have more energy. I think in my personal opinion, this is my opinion, so I'm just gonna tell you what I think. I think that one of the most important things in your entire life is your energy. When you look at it, we're 99.999% energy anyways, so shouldn't we focus on that more than anything else? The energy that we have, because think about this, if you wanna create an amazing life, and you have this big dream, and you have these goals, and you've written out your goals, and everything, it's just, you're doing it. It feels good, you've got it all figured out, but then you wake up in the morning, and you don't have the energy to actually take action. What happens? Not a whole lot. And so in order to get things done, you have to have energy, mental energy, physical energy, spiritual, emotional energy, all of these energies behind to get you to move in that direction. So one of the most important things that you should be focusing on every single day is your energy throughout the day. One of the things that I focus on more than anything else throughout the day is my energy throughout the day. And so I'm gonna give you a couple keys to help you have more energy throughout your day. So I'm gonna give you five keys. Number one, tip number one, it is very rare that you can walk into my house and not have music playing. I am a firm believer in music and how it motivates, inspires, and moves people, and especially me. And so one of the things that I talk about is the music that you listen to. What's the music like that you're listening to? I notice sometimes that we will, in my house, we put on Lord and I meditate on the couch together, and what we'll do is we'll put on a YouTube video that has literally just like three hours of meditation music and we'll meditate until we just decide that we're done meditating. And sometimes what we'll do, this literally happened today, I realized it, is then we'll go about our business for the day, we'll start getting ready, we'll make some breakfast, all that stuff, and it will continue to play because we left it on. And then I walked into the kitchen earlier and I was like, oh man, like, you know, I kind of feel, kind of feel a little bit tired. And I was like, oh, because that freaking music is still playing. Like there was no motivating music moving me around. And so usually what I'll do is I'll change my music throughout the day depending on how I want my energy to be throughout the day. Music is energy. Music is sound and vibration. You know, it's literally what we're made of. Energy, sound, vibration, all of that is literally the human organism. And so when you think about the music that you listen to, if you don't have a whole lot of energy, are you sitting in silence? No, that's not a bad thing to sit in silence depending on what you want. But if I have something like guaranteed, when I'm about to go into the gym, I'm about to go into our garage and work out, I switch the energy in the house about 30 minutes before. It's not slow music. It's not chill. It's not acoustic. It turns into EDM inside of the house. And I start bumping the music because I want to start getting my energy up. And so you gotta ask yourself, if your energy is down, what's the music like? Are you listening to music? Are you playing music? Can you put music on that is going to move you more? Can you put on a song that makes you wanna dance? Also another way to think about it as well is what are the words that are being used inside of this music that you're listening to? Have you ever thought of that before? Like what are the people saying? Are they saying good things that you're repeating out loud? Because words are affirmations. Music is affirmations as well. So if you're saying lyrics, are those lyrics that you believe in? Or are you listening to some music that's saying stuff where you would never say that to somebody on the street? Like would you repeat to somebody what some of the lyrics that you're listening to are? There's been some songs I've listened to over my life where I've been like, oh, I probably should have listened to those lyrics a long time ago and actually paid attention to what I'm saying because I am actually affirming stuff that I don't believe in outside of my body from the words that I use. So think about the energy behind the music that you listen to and also think about the words that is in the music as well. Next thing I wanna talk about is the people that you spend time with. The people that you spend time with can usually be one of two things. Batteries or black holes? Batteries or black holes? Let me tell you what I mean by that.  It gives energy. It gives energy, you know, the battery that's in the video camera that's recording this. It's giving energy so that the thing can obviously be on. So when you think about that, who are the people that are the batteries in your life?  I'm so motivated every single time. When I get done with their great conversation with Stacy, like I feel amazing. Like are there people like that in your life? And if there's not or if there's not as many as you want, can you start to look for them and bring more into your life?   Do you have people like that? If you do, how often are you talking to them throughout the day? One of the things that I think is super important is the power of community. You know, I talk about it once a while, but I have a community where I literally teach people how to grow online coaching businesses. It's called business breakthrough.  And so people are able to be around other people that are succeeding, that are pushing themselves, that want something better for themselves. There's people that are friends from all over the world. They create friends from all over the world. They meet each other, they do Zoom calls. They meet up with each other, sometimes in person because some of them live in the same local area. Those people end up being batteries for each other and they motivate each other to do more, to be more, to get more out of their life. Do you have something like that? If not, can you bring more people like that into your life? Those are batteries. Now let's talk about black holes.   There are other people where you can spend 20 minutes with them and it feels like 20 hours.   So can you spend less time, no time, with black holes and more time with batteries, people that inspire you to be better, people that push you to be better, people that want the best for you? Because you either hang out with batteries or hang out with black holes. Can you start to categorize people in your life and hang out with the people who motivate you that are the batteries and not the people that demotivate you and talk negatively and talk about why they're still broke and they're not successful and then whoa is me and the world does this to me and blah, blah, blah, blah. Stop, you don't need that. So that's the second thing as far as your energy goes is the people that you spend the most time with. The third thing is the information that you consume. You know how I feel about the news. If you've been listening to me for long enough, you know I feel about the news and it's not good. I don't like the news, I don't watch it. It doesn't ever come into my awareness but sometimes I happen to go to places where the news is playing and I can tell a energy shift in my body based off of that. So I'm not just talking about the news though. There's all of the information that you consume.  So can you start to be very intentional about brainwashing yourself with the information that you want that makes you feel better that gives you more energy? You know if you're driving right now, hopefully this podcast is something that gives you energy. Can you listen to more stuff like this whether it's my podcast or somebody else's podcast that motivates you, you can go onto YouTube and you can actually watch motivational speeches or you can watch someone that inspires you on YouTube and you can find, you can listen to Audible, you can find ways to consume information so that every moment of your day is geared towards inspiration and you get your inspiration from the content you consume and completely stay away from the things that drain your energy that don't make you feel good because the information that you consume is going to make you feel good or it's going to make you feel bad but the beautiful thing about it is that same way where you get to choose who you hang out with you also get to choose the information that you consume as well and so it's about being intentional with that. It's also about realizing who you're friends with on Facebook and Instagram. That information is consumed as well. If you've been listening to the podcast the past few weeks I've been bragging about all of the people that I've unfriended not trying to really brag I'm trying to literally tell you how I've done this in my life as well. I've noticed that I will see somebody's 15 second Instagram story and be like, I don't feel good after watching this. And I was like, I noticed it happening over and over and over again especially in the past 18 months, two years with just things that have been happening and I'm like, you know what? I'm gonna stop following this person. I'm gonna stop following that person. I have people in my family that I've started unfollowing. I have people I've been friends with for a long time that I've unfollowed. I've befriended people. I defriended over 3,000 people on Facebook cause I was like, you know what? I'm gonna curate the information that I want coming into my brain. And it's not like coming from a place of like I'm going to pigeonhole myself and only see what I believe in but it is me protecting my energy.  And so I'm trying to protect it with giving myself the information that I want that I know is going to push me into creating the future that I want. So be very, very careful with the information that you're consuming. The next thing, number four, is the food that you eat. So we're talking about information that you're consuming. Think about the food that you're consuming as well. Some people listening to me right now, if you were to just change your diet, your energy would be completely different. If you were to change your diet, your energy would be vastly, like I'm talking crazy amounts different because you're eating food that is literally taking energy from you. The most energy consuming thing that your body does is digestion. If you're feeding yourself stuff that takes a lot to digest, no wonder why you're so freaking tired after lunch is because you're not eating food that's really great to have for lunch. And so can you pay attention to what you eat when you eat? Here's another really important thing as well to think about is if you have the time and the money to do so, go to a doctor and get a blood panel done and see if you might be nutrient deficient or vitamin deficient any sort of way. This was something that was crazy for me to find out but I went to a doctor and we did this panel. It wasn't cheap but it was worth it to me and I'll tell you why that is is we did a panel and it came back with like hundreds of things. They literally test me for every single possible thing that you could test for. And everything came back amazing except for there were two things that I was deficient in that I needed to fix. One of them was like vitamin B3 I think it was. There was a couple of vitamin Bs. There was like a bunch of them I guess but there was a couple of them that I didn't have and one of them was vitamin D I was deficient as well. And so he was like, okay. Oh, and a couple of Minos. And so he's like, all right, I'm gonna give you this vitamin B. I'm gonna give you this vitamin D and I'm gonna give you these Minos. He's like, take them every single morning. He's like, all right, cool.  I didn't know I could have this much energy at 35 years old. I just thought that I was just getting older. And I was like, yeah, you know here people like, oh yeah, you get old, you live some energy and stuff. I was like, I haven't felt this good in like a long, long time. Why? Simply because I was able to not only find out what I was deficient in, but I was also able to get like high quality version of it. Like I didn't go and buy it on Amazon. I bought it specifically from this guy who's like obsessed with nutrients and obsessed with vitamins and figuring out what the best ones are. Got him from them. And I was like, I don't remember the last time I've had this much energy first thing in the morning. I was like, I don't even know if I need coffee. And in fact, I have so much energy that when I drink coffee sometimes it stresses me out because it's too much energy. And so you just gotta think to yourself about the stuff that you consume, the food that you consume, the water that you consume. You know, you're drinking from the faucet.  You know, can you start to get water delivered to your house that's spring water that has minerals inside of it? All of these things that you consume all change the way that you feel throughout the day. So think about the food that you eat.  Fix it and I guarantee it'll help you with that as well. And then last but not least, as far as energy goes if you're trying to get more energy throughout the day force movement every single day. What do I mean by that?  But I don't mean force is like, oh my God, I've got to do it and you've got to force yourself as like a pissed off version of it. But it's like, hey, I am dedicated to moving every single day. The beautiful thing about the body is that a lot of people think they don't have energy but in reality they haven't been using their energy sources. And so if you work out every single day, for instance, your body will start to create more energy throughout the day.  I'm going to make myself move. Your body will start to create more energy every single day. And if you notice that you have low energy for the day. Okay, what it is, make yourself move. Make yourself do it. Get up, move, do 50 jumping jacks, do 100 pushups, do 75 squats, whatever it is. Get your heart rate up. And what's really interesting is once you start to get your heart rate up, you can start to notice that your body and the way that you feel is going to change as well. And going along with that, I'm going to go ahead and give you bonus tip number six because you've been sticking around for the episode. Bonus tip number six is when you feel like you don't have energy throughout the day and you're just calling for an SOS, you know what you need to do?  Why?  There is nothing that I have found.  There is nothing that I have found that gives me more energy that forces energy through my body into my body than jumping into cold water and being there for a couple of minutes. So, you know, I have a cold plunge inside of my garage.  If you work from home or if you're able to do this, try it out. You can do it in a cold shower. I do it inside of a cold plunge pool. It's literally set at 45 degrees at all points in time. It is not easy. It is semi torturous every single time that I do it. But every time that I get out after about three, four or five minutes in it, I feel like I can run through a fricking wall. It's like my body just somehow created all of this energy. And so when I feel like I'm dragging ass, I'll hop in that. I feel like a completely different person as soon as I hop out of it.   Let's take tip number one. Put on your favorite song that makes you move, jump, dance, move, whatever it is you gotta do.  Hey, thanks so much for watching this video. If you wanna learn even more about master your mind, click right here and watch this video as well. We have mastered the art of distraction. So why is it hard to focus?