Hi everyone, Sean with jaspyscasebreaks.com here doing 2021 top series one jumbo six box case break Pick your team number one From tops rip party giveaway as well. So the way this works All cards ship at the end of the break will randomize all 30 customers names top name wins a Exclusive rip party pack. So top name only one Sending these out. We'll get these next week and then they'll be shipped out with the rest of these All of these will take a little while to sort obviously So a lot of stuff going on all at once But the pack consists of five base card parallels which are random from the 330 card base set We'll feature rip party logo like that and sequentially numbered to 10 so Here is our customer list and corresponding teams and Here's that list Final lines right there So i've already got the case popped up over here on my over my right shoulder.  Okay Uh bobby witt he probably won't be in this year. I don't expect bobby witt to be out until 2022 probably up in them Yeah It looks like they did They're in the middle So the theory is wrong joe they're this year they're in the middle Yeah, it can still work.  So there's our first three boxes Okay, so let's move these over So three boxes We have actually An extra silver box topper That came out of one of the boxes. We actually have four of these silvers And the regular six black So each two stacks is one box and then These are the hits from those boxes. So we're actually gonna set those in front There you go. So there's three boxes Start over here on the right Were you going off of names more stance from the players on the rookies that you were seeing? Uh A little bit above So joe dell all those are going to go to the angels jeremy shortel Those names are kind of small aren't they? Yeah, bobby bobby dollback big one for the red socks alex valesakos Here's my hands right here folks These are actually are really small kasey myse tigers anthony kunkle six dill All those are going to marlin bryan herald I think it doesn't help also that it's um, is it italicized? Is that what it is? Like that font? Like let's make it small and prim's got some more uh streaker and we've been talking about this streaker who made this big bet all all uh All day long all night long prim is saying that he was reading about the streaker The super bowl streaker didn't make one big bet yet his friends and family Make multiple bets. All right. That makes more sense. Okay Then it's then it's somewhat relevant it makes sense Right because there's like no book that's taking one bet Well like not only that but remember we were talking about like as soon as they saw who the guy got arrested And they're like wait a second That's the same name. We're not going to pay that out.  Yeah How long do you think like you're really banned? So here's the thing. How do I don't I don't think you're actually banned I think what happens is like they tell you not to come back So at that point it's like a trespassing.  You know what I mean, right, right, right? There's no like there's no like most wanted poster in the back. John Rutledge.  Yeah, two years ago. Yeah, I was causing a ruckus and then you'll be like, yeah, that was me and then you can get those books I know I mean, I'll I'll bet you no no one's gonna do that again next year Exactly Ryan Harrell, what's the Is that just a misdemeanor? Is that even like a serious? No, I think it's like I think you got fined like a thousand dollars. It's just a fine Yeah, I don't think anybody's actually gonna charge because it's not like he assaulted anybody. You know what I mean Like if he would have gone and like It's not the most disastrous thing on your record, right? Like if they're like, hey nick madrigal white socks, we did it We did a background check and pulled up an arrest. What's this all about and to be like, no, it's a class one.  I mean, maybe maybe you could join the NFL You can join a league and say, hey, listen, I know how these people think. Yeah Let me run your security, your baseball for the Phillies Scott Reckofus I apologize if I but your name But I like it Ryan Mountcastle that's going the Orioles Aaron Gaston Yeah, exactly Ryan. Yeah, some of the best the best hacker in the world or a former Or the best code guys In the FBI CIA or probably Bobby doll back again Former hackers joe dell again Nice. Here's your three boxes Of uh, she's on the top camera one two three the final half of this jumbo I'm going to go through orders and so people can schedule things up. So are you going to be here until jason comes in? Yeah, absolutely. Yes, sir Casey meyes again Six does sanchez again And if for some reason I do pass one of the bigger rookies, don't worry We will catch it in sorting all-card ship in this break and they go through their respective teams Pull you a good cubby Why just you don't want more than one? There you go. I win Salvador Perez to 299 Kansas City Royals Chris Garosi Roberto Clemente patch Pittsburgh Pirates Travis Glasser To 2021 Ryan Mountcastle Nice one there for the Orioles Aaron Gaston And Brandon Lau Tampa Bay Rays Joe Calvert reproduction ono Albert Pujols Lubab Kyle Lewis for the Seattle Mariners Josh Melton And another one to 2021 Brandon Drury for Blue Jays Chris Garosi Be greedy That's a loud look those patch cards. I'm glad they're doing those Joey Bart Dilling Carlson Christian Pache Nick Madrigal Chris Bryant auto 101. Okay, there you go. See that's more reasonable Alec Baum Ryan Mountcastle Bobby Dalbeck Joe Adele Casey meyes Six doe Sanchez This is the rest of box two Oh, yeah, yeah the the how it looks like an O I think it looks sharp. I like it a lot Just a simple simple change that kind of makes it look nicer Joey Bart Dillon Carlson. I think I figured it out The way to speed it up Not miss the stuff that we need Max Scherzer Washington Darby Charles Lou Gehrig Short print There you go New York Yankees David Duffy Jazz Chisholm auto for the Miami Marlins Ryan Harrell yet Roman Quinn to 199 for the Phillies Scott Recoffes Vlad Guerrero Jr Blue Jays Chris Garosi 2021 gold Francisco Lindor Cleveland Indians John Rebeck That's Lou Baum Yeah, I saw I had a friend send us pictures of that Rex Crazy, I like it Casey my six doe Sanchez We talking about Matt What about the short prints? All short prints all numbered cards are all turned backwards Joey Bart This year, I feel like they were one per box Uh, yeah, I don't know if it's one per box because the first uh hobby box To be or first jumbo we did Matt. I don't think it had one, but this one did Or the last one did Dillon Carlson again Actually, it might have been that uh What was it That pool hole sty cut I think was the short print it was flipped around non numbered It was like a blue border instead Christian Pache I just want to give that If you're running late, if you just want to give that to me We can make that work too Yeah, I know Because I don't know like, you know, I mean if you're running late Or if you want to squeeze in a lunch before you go on Instagram or whatever you want to do If you want to push that to me just because things ran late, that's fine too Yeah, yeah Christian Pache Let's make it Nick Madrigal Alec Baum Castle Bobby Dolbeck Joe Adele And the hits Anthony Rizzo to 70 Black for the Cubbies Jonathan Arnoldi Aaron Nola Relic for the Phillies Scott Rakifus Little Lou Bob Goldfoil For the White Sox Eric Ainge Spring Training Mookie Betts John Rubner And his number to 299 Another Lou Bob there for the White Sox Cody Bellinger For the Dodgers, John Rubner To 499 Joey Bart Nice gold there For the Giants Raymond Lubas And Jose Canseco audio Or auto For the Ace, James Polmer Or Polmeier For the Angels Jeremy Shortel Dylan Carlson Goldfoil For the Cardinals, Ryan Pollock Jacoby Jones Gold For the Tigers, Anthony Kunkel Those are the first 3, I've got the other 3 Right here over my shoulder Let's do the silver packs And then keep it going That's how you just drop that in the chat Did all the rest of them have the silver box-hopper? So we got one extra On one of them The first 3 I opened Had 4 There's 3 right here One of the boxes had 4 There's 1, 6 So Joe just dropped it In the chat Our schedule is updated guys And it looks like we are booked until 2 o'clock Tomorrow 2 p.m. Not 2 a.m. 2 p.m. Pacific 5 p.m. Eastern 15 and a half hours Of straight tops Joe Adele, Angels Jeremy Shortel Alec Baum Very nice Oh and it's an auto For the Phillies Scott Recafis Nice silver pack auto Out of 99 Another Joe Adele there For the Angels Jeremy Shortel Alec Baum Really? Not too bad Number to 99 too Vlad Guerrero Jr Toronto Chris Garosi This is interesting That the pull is in the middle Jacob DeGrom for the Metz Ross Gimbal Lubab for the White Sox Eric Ainge And Bryce Harper For the Phillies And Scott Recafis So let me pull these other ones up here On to the table So every 2 stacks is 1 box Let me put the black packs And the Box toppers in the back So we'll do those right afterwards Good luck guys Christian Pache Casey Meis Nice spring training relic there For the Tigers Anthony Kunkel This is just Numbered or whatever That's just regular silver pack Got it But I already pulled the stuff that I was gonna do In the recap Nick Madrigal Including numbered cards for the recap Yeah the ones that are like 99 or lower Alec Baum Are we sleeping all of these 2? I was sleeping them I don't know if we're gonna Specifically top load them or whatever At least gets to sleep I don't know what the situation was I was like whatever Freddie Freeman Blackboarder Yeah no rush I'll be on until whatever Braves John Rutledge on that So I figured out Don't look at the names Just look for the rookie card logo And then look at the name That's the only thing that stands out Bobby Dahlbeck Joe Adele Ryan Mountcastle And Johan Ramirez is our auto For the Seattle Mariners Josh Melton Later Matt, sleep tight Hope you have lots of tops dreams I don't have the key but you want to lock yourself in You'll wake up to me breaking Or us Casey My, Sixto Sanchez Yeah Just one monster box for this right? Yeah yeah And I think we'll have a roll for hits too Perfect So this will be all contained in one I feel like hobby I don't know if we're gonna do any case practice on that Probably not, but hobby Will be more than a monster Tigers, gold Anthony Kunkel So are we doing just any non-team stuff Is that third spot even if we don't Joey Bart, Dylan Carlson Make it the third spot Any non-team associated Cards? Yeah Even if we don't see any Just in case Trevor Story Colorado Rockies Jeffrey Dorlak Christian Pache And that foil stamp, still sharp Still looks good on this stuff Mitch Keller, 11 out of 99 Vintage Stock For the Pittsburgh Pirates Travis Glasser I do like how all the hits are flipped Yeah, that's a life saver Nick Madrigal Something sticky on the corner there Alec Baum Sticky stuff Max Scherzer, Washington Darby Charles Bobby Davec Joe Adele Ryan Mountcastle Kenta Maeda Blackboarder to 70 For the twins Matt McLaughlin Casey Meis And Michael Chavis Is our auto And that's 5 out of 50 For the Boston Red Sox Alex Velasacos Nelson Cruz to 2021 For the twins Matt McLaughlin Joey Bart, Dylan Carlson Christian Pache Willie Mays, Short Print For the Giants Raymond Lubis And Wilson Contreras For the Cubs Jonathan Almardi Yeah, it is Did you pull one of those already? We pulled a... I pulled a Luke Gehrig earlier In that design? That's pretty cool It's not a through the years one It's actually like an old short print The actual series one design That's really cool The Luke Gehrig one looks pretty cool There's early base ones too I think they're only in here in short prints They're set at all That's two old timer short prints If I remember correctly Those ones are actually pretty hard to get Nick Madrigal For the White Sox Or in past products it's been like that Or the old timers are actually the harder ones to get Contreras is one of your favorites Well there you go man Alec Baum Solid player I actually was For a while there was some talk Ryan Mountcastle that the angels were going to try to put together A deal to try to get Wilson Contreras From the Cubs Obviously the Cubs are selling off everything it seems like And there was talks that we were going to try to trade Um God what's his name Who's the pitcher we just got? Reed Dettmers That sounds like something the angels do Draft a pitcher high and then trade him away Because the angels are obviously really good at pitching But I like Wilson Contreras So that was actually not a bad Didn't sound as bad to me As other deals that have been talked about With the angels in the past Kirby Puckett to $2.99 Minnesota Twins Matt McLaughlin And Bo Jackson Future Stars That's for the Royals Chris Garrosi Joey Bart Dillon Carlson Yeah, Andre The schedule is updated In the chat guys So Don't be surprised if it gets shifted 15 minutes or so every once in a while Christian Pache But we will stay on top of it And adjust accordingly But As of now we are scheduled Up until 2 o'clock To PM Pacific Time Michael Lorenzen Gold To 2021 for the Reds Matt Coyle And Edgar Martinez For the Mariners And Josh Melton Nick Madrigal again I agree, Ryan Alec Baum Who needs sleep when you got Series 1 Can Topstar to Make Series 1 day A national holiday Petition I support that Just move the Super Bowl to Saturday The day after the Super Bowl for Top Series 1 Last half box and then the Box Toppers And that case is in the books Bobby Dalbeck Joe Adel Ryan Mountcastle Casey Meis Glabert Torres Relic For the Yankees David Duffy Joey Bart Dillon Carlson And the last stack Ryan for the Dodgers John Rubner There you go Now it's time For Box Toppers No, those are all ones that we did on the first The first half, Ryan That I gave to Joe to Penny Sleep Or Top Load Those are all the rookies in this Like the Silver You can see they're already Penny Sleeped Silver Pack Cards That I went through in the first three boxes These are already in Penny Sleeps Because we already went through Keen Eye though Keen Eye Nolan Aronado to 150 Colorado Rockies Jeffrey Dorlak Dillon Carlson I thought we maybe got another auto To 99 For the Cardinals, Alec Baum And then the Box Toppers 1951 Valet Yadier Molina For the St. Louis Cardinals Brian Pollock Mookie Betts for the Dodgers John Rubner And Francisco Lindore For the Indians and John Rebecca So let's do the randomizer for the pack On these picker teams It's only one pack And then we'll come back over and do a randomizer Okay so here's the teams Whatever it says on the schedule There you go So Actually no, we'll use customers Because you guys are people, not teams There you go So from Darby Charles back up to Spiro Spiro with the Dimeback Darby Charles with the Nationals Dice Roll Name on top after A three to six nine times Gets the Gets the pack While the Number two name Gets any non-team associated cards Whether it's top or whatever it may be That are in here Three to six nine times No it says both What did I do? I did it Ninth and final time John Rubner is going to get that pack And Ryan Harold You're going to get any non-team associated So John Rubner Is there with the Dodgers Rip Party So that's with me, that's at 1pm Pack And then Obviously if you look at the schedule and see how it works out Obviously it wouldn't be 1am Where is the I'm back here at 1pm Ryan Harold Had himself The Marlins Non-team There you go So that's how that randomizes and work out Recap for us Some really nice stuff here Dylan Carlson in 99 Glaber Torres, Edgar Martinez, Otto Bojackson Wilson Contreras Willie Mays, short print That's the regular 230 version Michael Chavis out of 50 Max Scherzer, Kenta Maeda Out of 70 Casey Meis Mitch Keller Vintage Stock Johan Ramirez, Trevor Story Alec Baum, Silver Pack Otto Out of 99 Aaron Nola Anthony Rizzo, Jose Canseco Mookie Betts Max Scherzer, Vlad Guerrero Jr. Lou Gehrig, short print Also 230 Regular short print, Jazz Chisholm Roberto Clemente, Kyle Lewis and Brandon Lau Otto And there you go guys That was Series 1 Jumbo, 6 box, case break Pick your team number 1 from jaspyscasebreaks.com I'm Sean, jaspyscasebreaks.com Thanks for hanging out, we'll see you next time


Ryan Mitchell with Alabama Cooperative Extension System. Today I'm on site in Baldwin County, Alabama. I'm going to demonstrate how to calibrate a ATV sprayer and then apply some herbicide to treat this cogongrass behind me. Research from Auburn shows the best time of the year to treat cogongrass is May and October. An important reminder, before applying herbicides, be sure to read the label and follow all PPE guidelines. Remember, the label is the law. Starting with clean water in the tank, turn on your sprayer and measure the spray width. For this sprayer, it's 32 feet. To ensure good coverage, we want to use 80 to 85% of that, which is what we call the effective spray width. So multiplying 32 feet by 82%, we get 26 feet. Since we're calibrating based on a tenth of an acre, we take 43,560 square feet and divide it by 10. That leaves us with 4,365 square feet. We're going to divide that by our effective spray width of 26 feet and we get 167 feet, which is the length of our course. As you can see here, I've laid out a tape measure that is 167 feet long and put an orange cone at the end. We're going to make three passes along this terrain, representative of what we're spraying, and average the time. Use a bucket to catch the water and turn on the sprayer for the amount of time it took you to cover the course. You will pour this into a graduated cylinder to measure the ounces. We ran the sprayer for 26 seconds and ended up with 164 ounces in our bucket. Well since we're calibrating based on a tenth of an acre, we multiply that number by 10, which is 1640. Then we also divide it by 128 ounces in one gallon. That gives us 12.81 gallons. Since we're calibrating based on an acre, we're applying 12.81 gallons of solution per acre at that speed. It's difficult to maintain a steady speed utilizing an ATV to do spraying, but do your best. If you're using a tractor sprayer, it's much easier because you set the RPMs and it stays steady. We're going to go ahead and mix up a batch of glyphosate here to treat this cogon grass. We can use between 4% and 7% solution. You can also use a mazapier, but I caution you a mazapier is much less forgiving. If you have any desirable trees or shrubs around, especially any oaks or old pine trees, you might want to avoid using a mazapier because it's soil active and can kill those trees. Thanks for joining me today. If you guys have any questions, post them below. Have a great day.


Where by most of the youths are joining out the digital space? I mean traditional media in itself is going to die in so many years and everything now is digital facing so that you have your social media, you have your streaming services, you have video on demand and I think this young guys are more vast than anybody else to adapt technology as quickly as they can innovate, adapt early, adapt early, adapt early and go digital entirely and you can see all the different styles that the internet is making I mean look at SBM buzz, you guys exist purely on the internet and you're leading the digital revolution So yeah amazing stuff Thank you so much Filmmaker, entrepreneur, a father figure in the industry Mama Vipiyujin Salama, how are you man? I'm doing good So maybe you can tell us what is happening today So we are at USIU media day I think it's a group of different media students from different universities I think USIU is here, St Paul's University is here KCA, I've had a bunch of a few other and the idea is to have journalism and media students interact with practitioners from the industry So yeah, it's a fun day So what is the feeling to represent the youth? I mean it was nice, it was nice it was nice to listen to some of the questions that some of the students had which were very intriguing or very well thought out and it was a good opportunity to also be able to give them insights into the industry that they're coming into and also just speak to them with some truth about how long it might take So it was intriguing Do you think you're in the right era of digital era whereby most of the youths are joining out the digital space? I mean traditional media in itself is going to die in so many years and everything now is digital facing so that you have your social media, you have your streaming services you have video on demand and I think this young guys are more vast than anybody else to adapt technology as quickly as they can innovate, adapt early, adapt early, adapt early and go digital entirely So I think you can see all the different stars that the internet is making I mean look at SBM Buzz, you guys exist purely on the internet and you're leading the digital revolution So yeah amazing stuff Thank you so much Maybe we talk about, recently I saw you with the fifth president William Samoyuto, you guys presented a nice speech and you said if government can allow maybe the increase of the local content the percentage of the local content Yes so I got a chance to speak with the president at the AGM for the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce One of the things, there's a bunch of things of course that I wanted to ask for but one of the major things that government can help our industry to do is to spark growth by demanding that local media houses play more content more local content because what that does is it allows you to hire more people to produce more content and the more you do it the better you become at it Do you feel like government agencies need to need to recognize you as a film maker because they have government campaigns coming out through film you can be able to address those key areas I don't think they need to recognize me particularly but the creative sector, I think there's already a lot of goodwill from government there's measures they're doing, I hear there's going to be a film fund I hear there's going to be things like the visa free travel to South Africa we get a lot of knowledge transfer between our countries so I don't think it's me that I need to recognize but I hope that the government does put the creative economy as one of the major pillars of the economy Alright maybe Jamalize, what's the plan for the youth? Oh for me? I'm still with government officials I don't speak for the government but I think they're sharing a lot of goodwill It's a new day, a lot of those guys are young we have a lot of young leaders from government to ministers so my hope is we're going to keep lobbying them to do more for the sectors that we belong to and I hope that they'll oblige us Alright thank you so much for that My name is Esther Massa I'm the digital creative lead at Radio Africa My name is Neville I work at Trace Eastern Africa Radio personality I have the personalities in 254 No worries It's a media day at USIU maybe because Shabada has the experience the idea behind the inspiration behind this Well I had a good experience I'm a USIU alumni so I really enjoyed being here seeing my lecturers and also impacting guys who are going to be taking over media once they graduate we are out And it's also a good experience the fact that we get to impart our knowledge because we didn't lie to guys we gave them the real we didn't lie to guys put in their work to make sure alumni who are in media because this is a new era How do you feel to come back in an era whereby you are in the field you have the best experience giving back a talk to the students Well I feel pumped because when we started out we started with traditional media now we are coming back with digital we can reinvent ourselves like an old presenter you reinvent yourself anytime so it's good to be alive True as she said it's good to be alive new opportunities like podcasting the visual space, YouTube so many good lucrative opportunities that still needs us to continue putting in the grind so good things happening in the digital space Do you feel like most of the youths are missing out on the digital space do someone need to come basically to school to graduate No I don't think so as long as you have your phone you have access to the internet you can be a content creator because you have 24 hours people watching your content it's the best time to create it's the best time to be a digital content creator even at school just continue working also on your audience amassing your audience so that when you're up there it's easy for those guys to cut you those checks when you already have your good audience everywhere, you know that community that you have so build your community maybe just to summarize the original two question one we looking forward for our government to implement a digital monetization whereby we'll be able to monetize on Facebook TikTok and other media platforms and then maybe talk to a young student who wants to join journalism today who wants to join journalism why haven't they joined join, this is the time to join and it's a good space to be in because like any other profession you have to really go to school I'm not saying don't go to school but if you don't have access to going to school you have access to YouTube you have access to media personalities who can mentor you like journalism is the best time for anybody because even if you don't have access to school you can still make an impact ya true, as she said start now, don't let anything hinder you the little that you have you can get to further place than you are right now so start now, let nothing hinder you in regards to monetization in regards to monetization I feel like as much as you're saying there's YouTube and all that stuff the fact that brands are willing to put in money to work with content creators shows you that there is money at the end of the day I feel like most of the time when you're going into digital as much as you're going in with passion think of it as a business just like any other job think of it as a business it will definitely make you money back work on your audience as we said we can reach out to the many different avenues like even as a podcaster we have even corporates now coming on and advertising and doing all those things so build your platform in a way where it's friendly to a few corporates and make it in a holistic kind of way where other people as you're waiting for YouTube or Spotify to cut you that check you already have your corporates you already have your people who are willing to put in money into the brand so you can work on your brand as you move forward and corporates will come, don't even worry about it thank you hi my name is Nimrath Kaur I am a radio presenter at Kisafem and Easterfem also social media marketer and I was part of USI radio as well so proud alumni over here and at the moment we are here at USIU for their media day and so far it's been a great opportunity to learn and to share ideas and to connect and it's always great to be back to Foma University it's a great initiative for students and also so far my journey is still got a long way to go my channel is nimrath.c that's N-I-M-R-A-T you can search me on Instagram and TikTok and yeah, people say I'm mildly funny, I have a lot of satire and I'm just here to entertain and I'd like you to follow me with this journey and let's just grow together basically we can share with us what was happening today in the media day so during the media day right now we're just talking about the different challenges and especially how digital media has changed the media industry and how we can make sure both the traditional and digital media work in synchrony and just to see the future of the students how it's going to be is it fully digital and what we can do to capitalize especially on digital journalism okay, indigastu digital journalism because most of the students maybe are coming on board as digital journalists most of them are just practitioners others went to school maybe they are full trained journalists maybe they will make it clear for someone who wants to practice who wants to join digital media you just need a phone and confidence and authenticity and whatever you need to portray out there don't be shy, things are easy now I'm not saying you don't longer need to go to school go to school, get the basis but if at all you can go to school for some reason and you still feel like you need to say something, just pick up your phone and say it indigastu digital monetization well it's not so the digital monetization especially africa is not really great and that's what we are fighting for because abroad a lot of people are paid quite a bit of money now here in Kenya we still earn money on digital through advertisements, through sponsorships and through influencerships if you're talking about the apps itself it doesn't pay african creators enough in fact, something interesting I found out african content is not pushed out in the world as much as western content is so that also reduces our chance of monetization but ideally now the best way to monetize on digital platforms is get yourself sponsorships and the good thing is a lot of advertising agencies are now moving to digital sponsorships so hey, you're on a win regardless


Does the narcissist care if you leave? The narcissist is focused on getting their own way. They are focused on getting their needs met, but although it may seem that they need you and that they are dependent on you, they will always do the exact opposite of whatever they say they want. Their behaviour is very self-sabotagen.  They might tell you that you are very special, but then their behaviour will suggest the exact opposite of what they are telling you. They will cause disturbance or problems without discipline or control of their behaviour, which is contrary to what you might desire or expect from someone who is supposed to be working with you. This is when you should identify that the narcissist does not have a sensible or practical idea of what should be expected from them. They have an inability to represent things in a way that is accurate and true to life. They have many conflicting motives within them, which leaves them unable to sustain a relationship. They are fully aware of this. They will cause disturbance and problems and pull things apart due to their dysfunctional nature. They are unable to deal adequately with normal social relations. You can tell them something is bothering you, you can tell them what you don't like, and they might agree with you. They might have the same opinion about something, or they will say that they will do something that you have suggested. They will act as though they understand. They will act as though they perceive the intended meaning of your words. They will act as though they understand the significance of what you are telling them. But then the next day, or several days later, they are doing the exact same thing again, which you just spoke about. This is because you're not getting through to them. It may seem as though they were understanding what you were telling them, but they weren't really taken into consideration or trying to understand anything that you were saying. They were just listening so that you would eventually finish talking to them or trying to get them to understand so that they don't have to listen to you anymore. Or they were just waiting for you to finish talking so that they could say whatever they wanted to say, but they do not understand. And they are not interested in correcting or changing anything about their behaviour. Instead, they will use future faking. They will lie or promise something about your possible future to make you hopeful, to make you expect more from them. This is a tactic which they use to control you and in order to get what they want from you in the present, it makes you more understanding of them when they have no intention or interest in correcting or changing their behaviour. They will also consciously and intentionally do things that they know you don't like as a way of lowering your expectations of them. When they begin to act out, it tells them how much they can get away with until you finally react to them.  But they are only doing this to control you. It helps them to determine your behaviour. And it is telling them how capable you are of being directed or influenced. It's giving them suggestions and ideas on how to manipulate you until you finally reach the limits of your emotional or mental limitations.  If you fall for these tactics, the narcissist begins to see it as a game. They see it as an activity that provides them with amusement or fun. You become their toy, an object for them to play with. They do not regard you as something that holds any real importance, worth or usefulness. That is why it is so easy for them to tell you that they cannot live without you or tell you that you are very special. But then engage in behaviour that suggests the exact opposite of what they are telling you. It's just a game to them. Something that they engage in for amusement or fun. It gives them attention. It makes them feel as though they are something significant or important. It gives them the opportunity to practice their manipulation. It feeds their strong desire for power, their strong desire to have the ability to direct or influence the behaviour of others and the course of events. It's like the thrill of the chase for them. It gives them a sudden feeling of excitement and pleasure from seeking something that they desire. They get a buzz out of it. They get a charge out of it. It makes them feel alive. They say that they want you but it's just a game. It's just something that they engage in for amusement or fun and that's all it ever was. From the day that they met you you are not involved with someone who shares the same intentions or objectives as you do. You are not involved with someone who wants to establish the same things. There is no purpose or meaning for what you are trying to build with them. It's just a form of entertainment for them. The game never ends. They don't see any contact or connection as being something of value. They don't see it as something of use or importance. They don't see it as being worthy of their attention especially if it is something outside of them. They see anything outside of them as something to be played with. In the end it's still a game. Thank you for watching. I hope this video resonated with you. Please like, comment, share and subscribe. Click the bell icon for notifications for my future videos. If you would like to donate my PayPal links in the video description. Coaching and inquiries you can email me at nagsforbocochain.com Thank you for watching and I'll talk to you soon.


Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says there is heavy foreign interference in the continuing talks between the government and Tigray administration but remains hopeful a peace pact will be reached. Abiy, who believes that Ethiopians can solve the matters despite international pressure for a ceasefire, also confirmed the federal army's capture of the Tigray towns of Shire, Azum and Adwa last month from the rebel Tigray People's Liberation Front, TPLF. The negotiations, which began on 25 October in South Africa, continued on Monday, although they were initially expected to end on Sunday. Few details have been released on the content and possible progress of the talks, which are aimed at cessation of hostilities requested by the EU and the UN. Since the talks began, fighting has continued in Tigray where federal Ethiopian troops have been advancing since mid-October supported by the Mediterranean army and forces and militias from the neighboring Amahara and Afar regions.


In business news, the World Bank has listed Nigeria among the three countries with the largest electricity deficits in the world. It said during the last decade, a greater share of the global population gained access to electricity than ever before. But the number of people without electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa increased. The Bank disclosed this on Monday in a report titled, Universal access to sustainable energy will remain elusive without addressing inequalities. It said significant progress has been made since 2010 on various aspects of the sustainable development Go 7. But progress has been unequal across regions. The World Bank said during the period of 2010 of 2019, the top five most populous low and middle income countries, China, India, Indonesia, Brazil and Pakistan increased their combined access rates by 2% while progress in all other LMIC remained unchanged or stagnant over the same period.


I felt first half a little bit sloppy, myself included in that, didn't quite get on the ball and weren't brave enough in possession, but second half he turned it round and thought by the end of the game we were the only people that looked like winning it. So the last couple of weeks since I've been back training, it's been nice to get back into the feel of everything training, like the new regime, obviously it's nice to get back on the pitch to get some minutes in and obviously try to help the team. I think you've got to look at the first half performance, be a bit braver in possession, just get on the ball, play into boys in midfield, play into the strikers earlier and maybe even turn them round and hopefully look to get out the pitch a little bit more in the first half and then as you see in the second half they'll drop off and give us a bit more time and space in the book. The rest of the season for me personally, just to get more game time going, obviously I'm still a bit unfit, but obviously I know it's like the month left of the season there's not really that much left, but for me personally just get back out there, get into the flow of things and obviously try to leave the season as best as possible going into next season.


Hello, I'm Richmond Felix with your final edition of Nation Beatford This Week, Here Are The Headlines. A holistic strategy tackling crime and violence to be designed by your National Crime Council. Saint Lucia benefits from a groundbreaking initiative for children with disabilities. The Cicero Secondary School gets a theater arts room, and the Solid Waste Management Authority sounds the alarm on illegal disposal practices. A holistic strategy tackling crime and violence on the island is to be developed under the jurisdiction of a National Crime Council. The council forms part of recommendations coming out of the inaugural crime symposium held earlier this year. Here's Janelle Novel with more on that development. The crime symposium which was spearheaded by the Ministry of National Security encompassed representatives from various sectors throughout the island. Government officials indicated that a follow-up meeting had been held with a view of finalizing action which was to follow. National Security Minister Hon. Herman Gill Francis explained that several recommendations coming out of the symposium would be acted upon once the council had been implemented. It was decided that the National Security Council should be formed with the Prime Minister as the head. I've written to the leader of the opposition to make sure that he can send some representative on that body. As soon as the cabinet is finished and he has given me the go-ahead, I will be announcing the persons who are going to form this National Security Council. We also talked about having a national security plan. Again, when the council is set up, that will be one of the mandates to give out a national security plan. We talked about a lot of things at that time. The public reception of the police, how did the public perceive our police officers at this time? So we want to do a survey and be able to whatever the public comes up with, try and see how we can correct or enhance that. Also on the agenda is addressing the absence of proper parenting strategies. According to the National Security Minister, the youth is often blamed for their actions. However, he explained that parents play a role in the proper grooming of children. Honourable Francis highlighted other initiatives to be undertaken by the incoming council. Yes, we seem to blame our youngsters all the time and we leave out the parents in the whole scenario. And I think that some of the parents have to take some blame in that. And so we want to do a project where we can re-educate our parents. And there are some parents of people in some areas who are looked at as mother or father figures. And we have found out in our investigations that some of these same people, and he wants assisting some of these youngsters in hiding their ill-gotten gains. So they're not the parents, but the parents can be found. So they surrogate and they go to these persons and they actually store some of these items for them. Alcohol and marijuana were also subjects of the discussion. The minister indicated that given the use of the substance by the youth, it is imperative that a policy on the usage is implemented. Efforts are also expected to go into revamping the boys' training centre to ensure holistic rehabilitation upon exit from the Government Information Service. I am Genel Norvel. Meantime, the Royal St. Lucia Police Force is helping create more public awareness about cybercrime and staying safe online. Anisia Antoine has more with that story. With the advent of the Government Islandwide Network GINET project, the Royal St. Lucia Police Force, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and the Department of the Public Service, are working together to conduct training sessions on cybercrime prevention. The target audience are students and teachers who are beneficiaries of the GINET project. On Friday, September 21, the representatives hosted an assembly for students and teachers of the Canary Secondary School to inform and safeguard them against incidents of cybercrime. The presentation this morning was, I think, very good, very effective. I learnt a lot and I'm sure the students learnt a lot and because many of us acquire the devices, the tablets, the children, their parents give them the tablets and they don't get any guidance as to how to use the internet service. So you find that many of us put ourselves at risk, the children are at a greater risk. So at least today they learnt something that will help guide them and I learnt a lot as well. Cybercrimes are criminal offenses committed via the internet or otherwise aided by various forms of computer technology. The training session addressed cyberbullying, cyberstalking, hacking, identity theft and social networks. Due to the numerous instances of cybercrime being reported at schools and throughout the island, I found it fitting with the implementation of the GINET program, which is a free Wi-Fi internet system being installed in four districts in St. Lucia by assistance from the Taiwanese. That's only fitting that we provide them with the necessary training to protect themselves so they can no longer be a victim of cybercrime or cyber issues. According to Sergeant Kami, individuals have already been prosecuted under the recently implemented cybercrime legislation. It is such that an individual, a property or government men are being a victim. So with this we also taught them how to protect themselves, how to identify issues of cybercrime and how to prevent cyberbullying and child abuse through the cyber world. We asked all the schools, the students that are taught to go home, tell their family, tell their parents, tell their friends, tell their neighbour about what they have learnt with regard to cybercrime and how to protect themselves because knowledge is power and for doing so now it becomes an easier process for us, the police officers, to deal with issues and instances of cybercrime. The cybercrime training roadshow team is expected to visit the Viewfort Secondary School and the Bynfield Secondary School on September 25th and subsequently the Miku Primary and Secondary Schools on September 27th. From the Government Information Service, I am Anisia Antoine reporting. By now you may have heard that the Ministry of Equity, Social Justice, Youth Development, Sports, Culture and Local Government is conducting the review of clients on the Public Assistance Program for the month of September. The process involves the evaluation of recipients who may have been either terminated or the assistance period extended. The Cash Transfer Service of the Public Assistance Program is reviewed by annually during the months of March and September. Compliance is very important to the Ministry and to this program because if it is that your deceased will need to know so that you are off the list. However, you need to come in, as I said before, and make sure you comply. So there's compliance when it comes to children, there's certain levels of compliance that they need to fulfil. So they need to bring the parents to work with the children, updated school records and medical records, for the elderly, we need the medical records and this is to determine whether you're in good health because the allowances has to be of the cash transfer really has to be used to make sure that your nutritional needs are met, that you're in good health and if it is that you're not in good health, what kind of support that we can seek for you, what kind of interventions that we can get going for that particular individual. In addition to cash transfer, the welfare department provides services such as educational assistance, eye care service, burial assistance and disaster or fire assistance. Our numbers are beyond 3,500 and these are individuals with about 3,000 families. This is persons who are in receipt of public assistance but quite apart from those who are receiving the cash transfer on a monthly basis, there are persons who walk into the department and it's important for us to say that there are persons who actually walk into the department and even if they're not card holders or beneficiaries, but because we offer certain services we may be able to assist them with other means of getting quite aside from cash. So it's not only the cash that we give but there are other in kind support and other forms of support that we may be able to do, maybe groceries, it may be eye care services. At the time of payment, the updated card must be presented by the recipient or someone authorized by him or her. You watch in NationBeat. Stay with us after this break. If you're HIV positive or have an STI, having unprotected sex with multiple partners puts them in grave danger. You'll expose every partner and their present and future partners to HIV or another STI. Use a condom every time you have sex. You can live a productive life even if diagnosed with HIV. Remember, early detection is key to your survival. Be responsible, protect yourself and others. Help stop the spread of HIV and other STIs. Welcome back. The Stokes City Community Trust, Premier League and Sacred Sports Foundation share a common goal to encourage children with disabilities to aim for the stars. The three organizations launch a groundbreaking initiative this week entitled Ability Over Disability that will see a delegation from Stokes City Community Trust work with over 160 youth and train 8 youth mentors. My anecdotal experience is backed up by a growing global consensus of international institutions like the UN, by government policy, by academic study and by private sector activity. And of course, most practically through the determined efforts of NGOs and organizations like the Sacred Sports Foundations and Stokes City Football Club Community Trust. I really like the title of the program, Ability Over Disability. In three short words, it makes a powerful positive statement about why the program is so necessary, meaningful and effective. The program's purpose is to facilitate personal growth and development within St. Lucia's special needs community. The program is really designed to build capacity here in St. Lucia. The big issue we have had in working with our special needs community is skills. It isn't desire, it isn't actually financial resources, it's skills, it's human relations skills. We need trained coaches, trained mentors, trained people. And through the kind help of Stoke and the Premier League International Development Fund we have been able to begin to put a consistent cohesive program in place. So over the next year or two we'll be working with three local special schools in particular. The group of eight youth mentors will lead a range of sessions throughout the week including blind football to engage local youth from the special schools. The United Nations World Tourism Organization has identified September 27 as World Tourism Day under the theme tourism and the digital transformation. In an effort to acknowledge the theme and highlight the contribution which technology has had on the tourism industry, the Department of Tourism Information and Broadcasting will embark on a school's outreach during the period September 24 to 28. Seven schools have been selected to participate. World Tourism Day celebrated every 27 September around the world is a unique opportunity to raise awareness on tourism's actual and potential contribution to sustainable development. Efforts at promoting the arts within the Cicero Secondary School have been boosted following the opening of a theatre arts room at the institution. More from Funnel Neptune. The theatre arts room at the Cicero Secondary School was sponsored by the Edward for Education Foundation and is expected to provide an avenue to enhance the students performing arts education. The Edward for Education Foundation is endorsed by the Department of Education Innovation and Gender Relations with the objective of engaging in projects that will provide a better environment for students and teachers. Founder of the Foundation, Claudia Ladner, found the sponsors of the project and says she remains committed to enhancing the study environment and assistance schools requiring assistance. At this time, I would like to say it was a pleasure working with the Cicero teachers on this initiative.  And for me, the fulfillment, I know a lot of people have come up and said a lot of nice things but for me today, today is the day that I looked forward to and for me the joy is seen that it's done and the kids could use it. It was really a blessing seeing them dancing on the stage for the first time. Principal of the Cicero Secondary School, Adi Paul expressed gratitude to the Edward for Education Foundation for its dedication to transforming the lives of the students, especially those who have a love for the arts. We are now able to use this facility for so many things, to teach our kids something that we are losing, to appreciate art, to be creative, to see beyond what is there, to be aesthetic. So this facility is going to create change, not just for school, but for those students to leave school and develop their creative arts and hopefully change a mindset that becomes more appreciative of creative work as a society. District 4 Education Officer Mary George Alley expressed the hope that the Theatre Arts Room will play a significant part in developing creative artists in St. Lucia. Students, I know you will appreciate this space. Not many schools, not many secondary schools are fortunate to have a space like this. I saw this space during the vacation when it was under construction and when I came in here this morning, I was like, wow, so let us just keep that wow effect and so we'll always be grateful to the charity. Besides the Edward for Education Foundation, the project also received financial support from organizations such as Harry Edward's Jewelers, Drine Little Tiers Foundation and JP's Services to Nebel Few. From the Communications Unit of the Ministry of Education, Innovation, Gender Relations and Sustainable Development, I am Fennel Neptune reporting. The St. Lucia Solid Waste Management Authority continues to struggle with waste management issues across the island. According to officials, illegal dumping, littering and an unsatisfactory level of compliance as it relates to the management of greenways, bulkways, observance of collection days, derelict vehicles, hamper the day-to-day operations of the authority. While population densities and challenges associated with road access may pose challenges for residents, there are no excuses why any residents should dispose of solid waste indiscriminately. An appeal is being made to all residents to please place solid waste out only on the scheduled collection days for your community. That is the day for regular as well as bulk waste collection. No solid waste should be placed out after the collection vehicle has passed for the day before the collection and green practices involved in littered communities and green conditions for the greenway breeding of disease vectors. Illegal dumping continues to be a nightmare for the organization as it remains very difficult to identify the perpetrators of the act. Greenways, construction waste and commercial waste are consistently being dumped on vacant lots and at remote locations. The St. Lucia Solid Waste Management Authority urges those guilty of these acts to desist immediately. Haulers of solid waste are encouraged to instead transport waste to the dead low sanitary landfill or the few foot solid waste management facilities as the sites are open for public use every day except Christmas Day and New Year's Day. To individuals contracting truckers to undertake collection of waste, please be informed that the authority provides information with respect to waste received at the sites. Feel free therefore to call the head office of the St. Lucia Solid Waste Management Authority at 453-2208 or the hotline at 450-7070 in order to verify that waste is disposed at the authorized locations by those contracted to do so. And that's how we end Nation Beat this week. Before we say goodbye, this notice. The Department of Infrastructure, Ports and Energy has informed of the temporary closure of the Marysil Road from the current junction to the shock roundabout. The Morn Road from Government House to the Lower Morn Road near the Parve Intersection will also be closed. This is to facilitate potholing and cleaning works. The road closures are scheduled for Sunday, September 23, 2018 between the hours of 9am to 3pm. The Department of Infrastructure solicits your cooperation and advises that all road users should exercise caution and due diligence in the immediate vicinity of the worksites. The Department of Infrastructure, Ports and Energy apologizes for any inconvenience caused during the road maintenance activity. That's Nation Beat. On behalf of the entire production team here at the Government Information Service, I'm Richmond Felix, signing out.


Welcome and thank you so much to all of you that have joined us today for another episode of The Non-Profit Show. We are talking about what makes a good leader and we are having this conversation with Dr. Rob Harder, Executive Director. And he also has a podcast and we're going to learn more about that from Rob here shortly. Before we do that, we of course want to make sure if we haven't met, you know who the heck we are. Julia Patrick is the CEO of the American Non-Profit Academy. I'm Jarrett Ransom. I get to be her fun sidekick and it's always a pleasure to be alongside Julia. I'm also known as your non-profit nerd and CEO of the Raven Group and we would not be having these conversations if we did not have the continued support and investment from these presenting sponsors. And we're not talking about the investment only here for the non-profit show, but truly in your community, in your sector, and really to help you drive your mission-driven goals forward. These organizations exist to help you do more good. They are in your community. They're online. If you have not checked them out, please do because they are literally here in your corner and on your team to help you do more good in your local and geographic community. So thank you to our presenting sponsors. And thank you again to Dr. Rob Harder who has joined us. We were just sharing in the Chitty Chat Chat, those of you that joined us for the Green Room Chatter. It's been about a year, Rob, since you joined us. So welcome back. It's great to be back. Thank you so much for having us. A lot has happened in a year. Well, you know, that's why we really wanted to have you come back on because we thought, wow, you've seen so many different things.  And we really are struggling, it seems like, with these conversations about leadership. And we have seen as you have this great resignation bloom where we're losing our leaders through retirement, aging out, compassion fatigue, you name it. And so there's so much going on. And so we thought, wow, let's start to have this conversation with Rob and see what he's seeing and so that we can kind of shed some light on it. So I got to start with the first question. And that is, are non-profit leaders the same or as good or as bad or as difficult or as what as for profit? It's a really good question. You know, my first response to that question is that leaders are leaders, regardless of the sector, non-profit, for-profit, government leaders are leaders. So if you're a good leader in one setting, you most likely will be a good leader in another setting. Having said that, I think the non-profit sector, there are a couple of challenges, I guess, that are unique to the non-profit sector that maybe are different than, say, we'll just say for, to take a argument that for-profit sector. And here's what I would say, at least three areas where I feel like the non-profit sector is a bit different, that the leadership has to be applied correctly. And that would be number one, scalability. A lot of times non-profits, the need for food or for rent assistance or housing or healthcare that a lot of non-profits will seek to meet, which over COVID was a big deal for us, I know, and many other non-profits across the country. We just, you have this need, and ironically for non-profits, a lot of the need rose during a crisis, but the resources didn't necessarily rise with it. Now, hopefully you did get more maybe donations this last year than you had before, because people were responding to the COVID crisis and were wanting to get behind your non-profit to help serve the people that you were serving. But for some, they didn't. And so the need rose, but then the resources didn't rise with it. So therefore it was difficult to scale the non-profit organization. I think in a for-profit, typically you have a little bit more money to work with or you could sell more widgets, so to speak, and you can scale more easily. You can go get some more investment money from a venture capital company. It's different than non-profit world. You really have to continue to maximize your fundraising. So I think that makes it a bit difficult that leadership maybe in that sense is a bit more challenging. And then along those lines, I've heard this, I'm sure you've had people on the show talk about this, is with resources then, is this idea that right now one of the biggest challenges in the non-profit sector is competing with the for-profit sector when it comes to pay rates. We've just seen in our community here in Park City where you have a couple of fast food restaurants that are paying anybody with zero experience, $18 an hour sometimes, just because they can't get anybody to work there and they need to raise the minimum wage to $18 an hour. With no experience, you could be a high school kid, so great for high school kids right now. You can take your job and get paid pretty well with no experience. And so that's difficult because, again, a company has a few more resources to throw at salaries that non-profits can't initially turn that quickly when it comes to pay rates. So that's a challenge I think that is a little bit different when it comes to the leadership, you know, challenge for non-profits versus for-profit. And then the last one would just be, I think this constant, this is always a challenge is to maximize volunteers. Non-profit are set up to really invest in and lean on volunteers. And sometimes that can be a challenging thing to do. So in other words, you can't just scale up or grow your non-profit by just hiring more and more people because we don't have the resources or the budget to do that. Well, that's where volunteers come in. So making sure as a leader, like in a for-profit business, you may think, well, I've got to continue to hire if I'm going to grow and scale this business. I'm going to keep hiring people or get more investment money and go hire more people after that. You can't do that in a non-profit. It's different in terms of how you manage your budget. So therefore you're investing more in volunteers and then your leadership is changing. Now on the positive side, I think for non-profits, there's a lot of volunteers out there that really want to make a difference. And the beauty of that is they're helping you out for the mission that you are all about. And so there's a draw to your non-profit, not about the paycheck. It's about, I would do this while I wasn't paid because I love your mission. And so in many ways, non-profit leadership really is about inspiring people to the mission of what you're trying to accomplish versus just throwing out money to say, hey, let me just pay you more to get you to work in my business. So those are a few things that jumped to my mind with that question. Wow. That was a lot of information. And there's so many pieces in that that I would love to dig into. I really held on to something, Julia, that you actually brought up and Rob just brought up is really this economy change and how for us as non-profit leaders, for us to either attract or retain some of our staff, it's really looking at that wage structure and looking at the pay. And you're right, Rob, like for profits, we can sell more widgets or we can really look at increasing our bottom line in that way and in that capacity, but we don't necessarily have that ability in our non-profit business model. But what you also said was that volunteer workforce. And that I think is hitting a home run because that is what sets the non-profit sector apart from the for-profit sector is we may not be able to meet those wage salaries or up that to even meet what some of these fast food restaurants are paying. Here in our community, it's about $20 an hour, right? And it's fascinating. And so really looking at, okay, how do we tap into that volunteer workforce? You know, it's so interesting that you would say that. I was doing an event online last night with a very prominent global leader in human services. And I was really, I knew we were coming on with Rob today. And so I was thinking about leadership whilst I was watching this. And I realized that this leader really was almost an evangelist for the concept of the mission to such an extent that by the time I was done with watching this program, I just had to have more. I wanted to be a part of it. And it was not a recruiting tool for volunteers. It wasn't even a recruiting tool for fundraising, but he did such a good job. He did elicit my desire to help and to participate. And that's a total leadership issue. Whether he knew it or not, it wasn't contrived. But I'm thinking about that, Rob, because when you are a leader for something that is so emotional, it seems to me that you're going to have different personality traits, maybe not. And I'd love to get your take on that. Like what does that look like? If you're a raw leader in the for-profit, is that going to work better or worse? What are your thoughts on that? Yeah, there's so much debate about that. And my podcast show, I've asked that same question many, many times. And it really depends on who you ask. But the general sense that I get from leaders and authors that I read and leaders have done this well is that there are certain traits that are common to, say, executive directors or CEOs of nonprofit organizations. They tend to be not always going to tend to be more extroverted, for example. They tend to be a little bit more of the passionate, rah-rah, you know, leaders that can generate people to be excited about the organization and get rally around a cause. But you don't have to be. And so some of the people I feel like have really given me new insight is that self-awareness is probably the most important part of a leader. And in fact, they've done a recent study. I think it was Harvard Business School that did a study about what's the most important part of leadership. It was self-awareness, meaning if you know the type of leader you are and say you're an introvert, and you're like, I don't know if I can really be an executive director or a top leader in a nonprofit. If you're an introvert or because you're an introvert, that's not necessarily the case. It's just how do you lead to your introvertedness and who do you rally around you on your team so that the certain things that maybe you're not good at, you're not wired to do, you have other people on your team that will do that. So you don't have to be everything to everybody. You don't have to be that rah-rah all the time. But you need someone who is exciting, getting people excited. Maybe it's your director program. Maybe it's your COO.  So I'm careful too. I used to be a little bit more like, yes, this is the personality trait. But the more I've been in leadership and the more I've learned from other leaders that have done it, much bigger situations than me and larger organizations. It does seem like that there's a lot of variety of leaders out there. The key is, do you know what kind of leader you are and what kind of leadership team have you developed? That's going to be the most important part about you being a good leader and your organization being well led. This makes me think of the plethora of personality tests that are out there, right? I mean, there are so many personality tests. I was sitting around a client's board table the other week and they were talking about all of the staff makeup and how this person is really the end path. This one's the driver. This one's the worker. And just how all of these pieces of personality traits come together to really build that solid foundation of a team. And I love what you said, Rob, is that you yourself as the leader of the organization, you may not have to be that total extrovert, but to build your team with strengths that surrounds you to make up this truly robust team, I think I agree that's the key. It's really building your team with these solid personality traits to provide the leadership across the board, because I think we talk about the leader at the top, but there's leaders at every level. There's leaders in every, I believe, every person. And so how that shows up in the day-to-day operation as you serve your community plays a big piece of your organization's success. I couldn't agree more. Rob, what are you seeing about that? I mean, when we talk about leadership, I think the discussion is changing. I mean, just for you to bring up the concept of being self-aware and being other or not the same as everyone else in the room, is not the way we've talked about leadership for decades. So what are you seeing as we move forward in terms of, is this better for the recruitment of more talent? Or is this, what is this doing? Because it's kind of a shake-up. That's a really good point. Yeah, I think of a couple of things. I think it's being aware that there's not a cookie-cutter model for leadership. I think that was the case for, I think that felt the case. This is, here's your typical leader, and this is the type of person you want to be. And then I think a couple of things happen. Again, this is what I've read and observed, and so it's not just from me. My experience is that there were leaders out there that didn't have the typical leadership style that everyone would say, oh, that's a leader. And yet they built big businesses or they did an amazing job with their company or their nonprofit. They're like, okay, people's discretion has, well, maybe there's different types of leadership out there. But I think that's a big piece of it. Is it just by people going out there and leading their own way, people couldn't deny the fact that there were some successful leaders that were different than they initially maybe thought. I also think this openness to diversity, which I think is a wonderful thing. I know again, we've, I think all of us are having those conversations about diversity, inclusion and equity. And so I think it's broadening our mind in general about what are we missing when it comes to leaders? I think diversity is a piece of that, but it's not just diversity in terms of background and race and ethnicity, but as leadership styles too. I think there needs to be a diversity in that and more voices at the table that maybe there's some unsung leadership traits that we've not highlighted enough in the past that people realize, you know, those are two really important traits too, and people can lead with those strengths that maybe weren't always honored. And so that would be my initial thought. That's what I'm seeing. Yeah, that is fascinating. One of the things I remember hearing is, you know, shepherds lead their flock from the middle, right? Not necessarily from the front or from the back, but truly shepherds lead their flock from the middle. And that is a leadership style that I think is fascinating. So it takes me to the board and I'm curious how the makeup of the board and the leaders that make up the board, how they play a role in this leadership time when it's so critical. I mean, everyone's talking about these last 18 months. It's really been a toll. It's really been challenging for so many of us. And I'm curious, Rob, what you've seen with this makeup of the board and how they play a role in this. Yeah, you're right. It's been, I think, a very challenging time for the last 18 months. And I think it's revealed a little bit, right? If there were tensions, there were maybe under the surface, they came way out in the open. So if there was tension with the board, it really was out there. If there's tension in your staff, it got out there, right? So I think we all experienced that. You know, I'm personally very lucky. I have an amazing board. I really do. They're incredible. And I think a lot of it's because they're leaders. They're good leaders. And when you have a board full of good leaders, then they understand leadership. And so they understand what the organization needs. And so I think good communication is so important between the board, particularly the board chairman, the board chair person and the executive director or CEO. But just in general, just good communication with the board and engagement by the board. I think it is really, really important that the board is supportive of the staff and again, specifically the executive director because that's a typical connection point. Because when if the executive director is feeling stress and the organization is feeling a lot of stress, the board in a perfect world is that place where they're going to be in your corner, they're going to rally around you. They're going to encourage you. They're going to invest in you financially, right? And they're going to say, you can do this. What else can we do? Like they're engaged in their, their essay support versus backing up and saying, well, hey, you know, we're the board. This is your job. You're getting paid to do this. Like, that's not a great board response, right? Because then you feel like you're on an island by yourself and you don't feel that support. And so like, again, I, this is incredible board work. They have been engaged. They've been checking in. They're worried about not just the organization, but they're worried about me and how am I doing? How's my wife? How's my kids? So that's a wonderful and an ideal world is board members that care, that are engaged, have good communication. And again, they're good leaders, hopefully, because that just goes from the board all the way through the organization. And again, a perfect world. That's what you want. You know, again, you hit the nail on the head when it comes to talking about the personal side of the person. Because I think for so often, I know, I know I was trained, you know, many, many, many years ago that you leave all your problems at the door and you show up to work just with your work yourself and whatever's happening at home, whatever's happening personally. But I have seen that shift really as a society culturally in these last 18 months, that there is a lot more of that true altruistic. How are you? How is your wife? How are your children?  You know, when we talk about this great resignation, I know here in our community, we have had so many CEOs resign, because of, you know, burnout and fatigue. And so really looking at that holistic leader, because a leader is a leader 24 seven.  I think you nailed it, Jared. I think that is something that has changed recently. I think it was already moving that direction, like there were certain books out there about being the authentic leader and bringing your authentic self and your full self to work. But I think COVID really put it to another level.  And so I think there was a sense of, as opposed to being all upset, like, close the door and you're yelling at your kids on the phone, you're like, no, come on in and say hi to everybody on the zoom call, right. There was just a sense of that's real life. And I think that's been embraced now that, yes, you are a full human being. And the more you can bring your full human being to work is better. I think it's more honored. It's funny because I same thing when I first was in leadership, there was a sense of a real separation between work and personal life and you kind of really didn't talk about them much. Now there's much more of a blending of work life balance number one and just bringing your whole life to work and even to the point of having really making sure your staff have a good work life balance like having conversations about that and making sure that is honored in your organization versus hey, we want you to give as many hours as you can in this organization because that's the goal. I think too many people burnt out with that and they're like they're done with that they don't want to, that's part of the great rising nation I think they realize you know what, I actually kind of liked having a walk at night and with my wife and being home when I needed to be. I think I'm going to keep that going you know like so they didn't want to go back to the old way maybe of working 67 hours and not seeing their kids and so I do think that's a change that just got pushed on steroids if you will because of coven and all of us being at home and on zoom so much more it blended that more than ever I think. Yeah. One of the things we've talked about and a questions question that we have asked is, you know what has worked well for you during coven that you will continue to carry on and I do think this this blend this authentic leadership. But that takes me really to the future and what do you think Rob has worked well for leaders and community members that might continue in this future so this is kind of you know, if you have this. You know, crystal ball in your desk or on that shelf behind you please grab it look into this crystal ball and tell us exactly yes, tell us the future of nonprofit leadership and and just leaders in general. Yeah, and I think we really touched on that idea of just bringing your whole self to your job I think that is something that's being honored it should be encouraged more and more. The leader that's more open to feedback the leader that is really, you know, more of a real person in a sense, not just this CEO that's removed from the rest of the staff or even, you know, donors and volunteers for that matter. I think that's definitely a change. So, you know, again bringing your whole self to work hugely important. I do think also looking forward I think, and this is I think it is unique back to the kind of the earlier question about uniqueness of nonprofit leadership. I think nonprofits, one of the strengths of nonprofits are their nimbleness, you know the ability to turn on a dime and adjust to a new need in the community or something else that's come up. I think I found I think I maybe have shared this last time I was on the show but I continue to see this, and I think this will definitely shape us in the future.  You were thriving during coven if you were not able to address and you weren't nimble and you weren't able to pivot, you really struggled and some people are really struggling so I feel like that has changed I don't think it's going back. I think nonprofits really need to be the most nimble organizations around. And, and one example it's a practical example is, you know, stress you with donors, please give us unrestricted gifts. I mean, as long as you trust it on top of what you hope you do, you give an unrestricted gift in that organization can use that money right to where needed most and things change that needs changing coven to show that in a big way. And so the more donors understand that the more you can communicate the importance of that, the more than all of a sudden your budget is maybe not locked into these programs you have to continue, even though it's not relevant anymore.  So I think that's a really, really big one. And then the second thing is innovation. I think that's in the future. And nonprofits that are going to really thrive. I mean I think this has always been the case I definitely think now, because there's so many things changing on a just a daily basis that being seems in terms of the information that's out there, the technology that's out there. Here's just one small example that I still, I am very much unaware of how to do this exactly but I've had two people on my show now I've had it all coming out soon. And that's how do you use cryptocurrency to for your nonprofit that more and more now it's very small, but it's growing rapidly, not just of course this is across the world but certainly in the nonprofit sector, where people are giving money to nonprofits through cryptocurrency. Well I think most nonprofits are like what is cryptocurrency and how do I you feel as it, but I think we need to be innovative and find out is this something that we can look into is something should we look into it. There are different ramifications that we do accept cryptocurrency, because it is unique it's not the typical check in the mail or even going online and just you know running your credit card. So, these two people on my show, I was just fascinating because I learned so much about cryptocurrency that I didn't know. And so I'm thinking okay, I think this is just a symbol of being open to being innovative will be critical to the future because we are changing quickly. And if you want to stay ahead and not retract back. I think you've got to be really as a leader open to innovation on a regular basis. At the same time, of course keeping your core value that you know jettison your values but keeping them, but always looking to the future. We have, we have that discussion, I think coming up next week. Yeah, because we see. Yeah, I mean in terms of a forward thinking trend lover hate it. Yeah, so we're having that discussion I think next, maybe Thursday but yeah absolutely I think you're right. You know, Jared ransom said something so interesting to me now almost two years ago and and she said no, the nonprofit sector is due for a disruption. Now this was pre COVID. So she, she made the comment. I remember where we were and she said you know we've been doing things the same way. In some cases more than 100 years. We haven't done anything different and we were getting left behind when we don't stretch and try new things and be innovative. And so I think in some ways. COVID has moved us forward and pushed us to places where we never thought we could go and yet we're better for it. Yeah, yeah, I must have crystal ball that day. Yeah, yeah, well I know you know we have been doing a shake for this shake up and this disruption and you know I'm a huge believer in innovation and also benchmarking what other companies and sectors are doing in in many industries right like not just the nonprofit industry. And I think we have so much to learn and I think we really are stepping up to the plate and many, many ways wage included as as you had mentioned Rob like we have to really be competitive in our pay. But we also have the ability of attracting that volunteer workforce that sets us apart in a very different manner so I think you know nimbleness I love that you brought that back up. Innovation, if we can harness that and harness our authenticity to move us forward and to really continue to capture, you know, our community needs with with those two elements. So your main nimble right with your leadership with your board with your community, serve the community and how they need to be served and be open to that innovation so Rob harder. Thank you so much. We are so grateful that you spent your time with us today and for those of you that may not know Rob. He is at which I would love for you to tell us a little bit more about your podcast where we can find it. Rob is the executive director of the Christian Center in Park City Utah so thank you so much Rob and yes please let us know where we can hear more about your leadership podcast. Well thank you again for having me on the show thanks for these great questions and for those who are watching and listening. Julia and Jared always have a good question so continue to watch their shows the future because I think it's a really really good to dive into these topics right right where it's going to help us become better leaders and nonprofit leadership podcast. Yes, thanks for introducing on that. It's been something I'd love to do. I have some great guests on the show. You can check it out anywhere itunes Google Amazon. Anywhere you can find podcasts my podcast is up there. But yeah just you can actually Google nonprofit leadership podcast and should pop up. And that has been a really fun thing for me because I have grown so much as a leader, just listening to these wonderful guests, just like Julia and Jared do and so thank you for the opportunity to share. And I encourage any comments if people have some ideas comments things they're learning, pass it on to all three of us we'd love to learn what you are seeing in your neck of the woods. Yes, absolutely when this started our conversations the nonprofit show. Now almost two years. Julia promised me it would be a two week, you know, stent and here we are coming up. Julia said, but every day every weekday we are having conversations with leaders across the globe. It has, you know, leveled my information my knowledge, tremendously exponentially I cannot even measure it. So I do, I reap the benefits I feel so privileged and blessed to have these conversations just like you do with your podcast, Rob so thank you so much again for your, your time and expertise. Julia Patrick, I'm so glad that you had this two week dream. And here we are going strong well into almost 2022 it'll be here before we know it. And I'm Jared ransom again it's really fun to play alongside with Julia each and every day, we wouldn't be able to have these conversations with our very amazing guests like Dr Rob harder today with Christian Center Park City, if it weren't for these presenting sponsors so again, they exist for one sole purpose, and that is to help you do more good in your community, please do find them and check them out they are phenomenal. And today is we like to end every episode and truly mean it from our, our hearts. Stay well. So you can do well. We'll see you back here tomorrow everyone. Thanks so much. Thanks Rob.


Let's say you're trying to find some solid information about a serious health problem that concerns you, high blood pressure, diabetes, yet everywhere you look someone's trying to sell you something like vitamins, yoga mats, blenders, drugs, well, breathe a sigh relief because all we bring you are the facts. Welcome to the Nutrition Facts Podcast. I'm your host, Dr. Michael Greger. When accompanied by a strength training regimen, 3 grams of creatine a day may improve muscle performance in older adults. Here's our first story. Creatine is a compound formed naturally in the human body that is primarily involved in energy production in our muscles and brain. It's also naturally formed in the bodies of many animals we eat, and so when we eat their muscles we can also take in some creatine through our diet. It was named after Crius, the Greek word for meat in which it was first isolated. We need about 2 grams a day, so those we meet may get like 1 gram from their diet and their body makes the rest from scratch. There are rare birth defects where you're born without the ability to make it in which case you have to get it all externally through diet, but otherwise our bodies can make as much as we need to maintain normal concentrations in our muscles.  The level in vegetarian muscles is lower, but that doesn't seem to affect performance as both vegetarians and mediators respond to creatine supplementation with similar increases in muscle power output, and if vegetarian muscle creatine was insufficient then presumably they would have seen an even bigger boost. So basically when you eat meat that just means your body doesn't have to make as much. If creatine muscle content dropped as we grew older that might help explain age-related muscle loss, but that doesn't seem to be the case. Biopsies taken from the muscles of young and old adults show no difference in creatine content, but still if it improves performance maybe it would help. According to the International Society of Sports and Nutrition, creatine monohydrate is the single most effective ergogenic supplement available to athletes for increasing exercise capacity and lean body mass during training. It's no wonder survey show as many 70% plus college athletes have used creatine supplements. What can it do for older adults? Without exercise, nothing. Most studies on creatine supplementation alone show no benefits for muscle mass strength or performance. This makes sense given the mechanism. Creatine supplementation delays muscle fatigue. This enables people to work out longer and harder and it's that additional volume and intensity that leads to the muscle benefits. So creatine alone doesn't help and creatine taken in the context of the same training that's carefully controlled and deliberately equalized doesn't help either. But let people exercise as much as they can and most studies on creatine supplementation for the prevention and treatment of sarcopenia, meaning age-related muscle loss, show augmented lean mass as it does in young adults. Adding 3 to 5 grams of creatine a day to 2 to 3 days of resistance training a week added an additional 3 extra pounds of lean mass over an average duration of about 4 months. Now some of that lean mass may be water, weight, not muscle. Creatine causes water retention that can show up as lean mass, but compared to placebo, creatine combined with resistance exercise increases muscle strength as well. And the additional gains in mass and strength can persist as long as 12 weeks after stopping the creatine in older adults as long as the resistance training is maintained. So obviously it's not all just water weight. A reason I never advocated for creatine supplementation in older adults for muscle preservation was because systematic reviews up through 2017 concluded that adding creatine to training shows mixed results for muscle mass and strength and it did not appear to translate to improved functioning. However, an updated meta-analysis found a significant improvement over placebo in sit-to-stand test performance, which is a decent predictor of reduced falls risk. Again, this was mostly only when accompanied by strength training. There have still been no consistent benefits discovered for just supplementing with creatine alone. So creatine should always be prescribed with a progressive strength training regimen. The Society for Sarcopenia Cachexia Wasting Disease convened an expert panel that, despite the lack of long-term trials, suggested creatine be indeed used for the management of sarcopenia. The recommended dose to achieve muscle saturation is 3 grams a day. Within a month at that slow steady rate, you achieve the same muscle levels as loading with 120 grams over a period of a week. Note, though, it takes at least 12 weeks of creatine supplemented resistance training to see a significant additive effect. Recent evidence suggests taking it after exercise might be slightly preferable to before, but this has yet to be verified. Are there any side effects? We'll find out next. The Society for Sarcopenia Cachexia Wasting Disease convened an expert panel that, despite the lack of long-term trials, suggested creatine be used for the management of age-related muscle loss, also known as sarcopenia. Are there any creatine side effects? Well, if one can extrapolate from mice, one side effect may be longevity. The average healthy lifespan of creatine-fed mice was found to be 9% more than control mice, and they performed better on neurobehavioral tests, especially improved memory skills, but is taking creatine safe? One can take a bit of comfort in the fact that it's one of the world's best-selling dietary supplements with literally billions of servings taken, and the only consistently reported side effect has been weight gain, presumed to be from water retention. The only serious side effects appear to be among those with pre-existing kidney diseases taking whopping doses of like 20 grams a day for weeks. The bottom line, according to the European Food Safety Authority, is that doses of up to 3 grams a day are unlikely to pose any risk, provided high-purity creatine is used. Dietary supplements are not regulated by the FDA and may not actually contain what's on the label, or, in the case of creatine, be tainted with contaminants generated during the industrial production process. When researchers looked at 33 samples of creatine supplements made in the US and Europe, they all did actually contain creatine. That's good, but half exceeded the maximum level recommended by Food Safety Authorities for at least one contaminant. The researchers recommend that consumers choose products from producers that ensure the highest quality control, but that's easier said than done. One third-party supplement testing outfit that tested for purities chose bulk supplements brand, as their top pick, which also happened to be the cheapest at about 10 cents per daily 5 grams serving, which is a level teaspoon. What about just getting it from meat? You could get that 3 grams of creatine, eating about 5 steaks a day, since cooking destroys about 20%, but the heat reacts with the creatine and amino acids and meat to create carcinogenic heterocyclic amines, and one of the reasons meat is considered to be cancer-causing. A separate safety concern was raised that creatine and supplement form could potentially form a different carcinogen known as N-nitrososarcazine when it hit the acid bath of the stomach, but when actually put to the test, this does not appear to be a problem. Some have argued caution for creatine use among those with kidney issues. This concern appears to derive in part from a misinterpretation of laboratory data. The blood levels of a different compound called creatinine is used as a marker of kidney function.  But where does creatinine come from? The breakdown of creatine.  For patients who take creatine, doctors can consider other kidney function tests such as blood levels of a C-statin C levels, a waste product that's more independent of dietary intervention, so tell your healthcare professional if you start creatine. Overall, creatine supplementation appears to be safe for the kidneys, but the longest study to date is less than three years, so true long-term studies are lacking. Finally today, what are the potential consequences of having to make all your own creatine rather than relying on dietary sources? Almost universally, research findings show a poor vitamin B12 status among vegetarians, because they're not taking vitamin B12 supplements like they should. And this results in an elevation of homocysteine levels that may explain why vegetarians were recently found to have higher rates of stroke. Of course, plant-based eating is just one of many ways to get B12 deficient. I mean, even laughing gas can do it. In as short as two days, thanks to the recreational use of whipped cream canister gas, that's something new I learned today. Anyways, if you do eat plant-based, giving vegetarians and vegans even as little as 50 micrograms once a day of cyanocobalamin, the recommended most stable form of vitamin B12 supplement, and their homocysteine levels start up in the elevated zone, and within one to two months their homocysteines normalize right down into the safe zone under 10. Or just 2,000 micrograms of cyanocobalamin once a week, and you get the same beautiful result. But not always. In this study, even 500 micrograms a day either as a sublingual, chewable, or swallowing regular B12 supplement didn't normalize homocysteine within a month. Now, presumably if they had kept it up, their levels would have continued to fall like in the other study. But if your plant-based have been taking your B12 and your homocysteine levels are still too high, meaning above 10, is there anything else you can do? Now, inadequate folate intake can also increase homocysteine, but folate comes from the same root as foliage. It's found in leaves, concentrated in greens, as well as beans. But if you're eating beans and greens, taking your B12 and your homocysteine levels is still too high. Then I'd suggest trying as an experiment, taking one gram of creatine a day, and getting your homocysteine levels retested in a month to see if it helped. Creatine is a compound formed naturally in the human body that is primarily involved in energy production in our muscles and brain. It's also naturally formed in the bodies of many animals we eat, and so when we eat their muscles, we also can take in some creatine through our diet. We need about 2 grams a day, so those who eat meat may get like 1 gram from their diet, and their body makes the rest from scratch. There are rare birth defects where you're born without the ability to make it, in which case you have to get it from your diet, but otherwise our bodies make as much as we need to maintain normal concentrations in our muscles. When you cut out meat, the amount of creatine floating around your bloodstream goes down, but the amount in your brain remains the same.  The level in vegetarian muscles is lower, but that doesn't seem to affect performance, as both vegetarians and meatians respond to creatine supplementation with similar increases in muscle power output. And if vegetarian muscle creatine was insufficient, then presumably they would have seen an even bigger boost. So basically, all that happens when you eat meat is that your body just doesn't have to make as much. What does this all have to do with homocysteine? Okay, in the process of making creatine, your body produces homocysteine as a waste product. Normally, this isn't a problem because your body has two ways to detoxify it, using vitamin B6, or using a combination of vitamins B12 and folate. Now B6 is found in both plant and animal foods. It's rare to be deficient, but B12 is mainly in animal foods, and so it can be too low in those eating plant-based who don't supplement or eat B12-fortified foods. And folate is concentrated in plant foods, so it can be low in those who don't regularly eat greens or beans or folic acid-fortified grains. Without that, escape valve homocysteine levels can get too high. If, however, you're eating a healthy plant-based diet and taking your B12 supplement, your homocysteine levels should be fine, but what if they're not? Right? One might predict that if you started taking creatine supplements, the level of homocysteine might go down since you're not going to have to be making so much of it from scratch, producing homocysteine as a by-product. We would love it if you could share with us your stories about reinventing your health through evidence-based nutrition. Go to nutritionfacts.org slash testimonials, which may be able to share it on social media to help inspire others. 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