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I’m excited to reach 100 episodes! It’s a milestone where it’s good to take a moment and celebrate. To have 100 episodes wouldn’t be possible with out you. Knowing that somehow and someway my podcast helps you in your life is the reason I’ve gotten to 100 episodes. In this episode, I talk about getting started on your own podcast if that’s been a dream of yours. I do believe it’s not too late to start a podcast. It’s not that difficult or expensive to start one. I keep my setup very simple. I use a USB microphone plugged into my computer and record on GarageBand on my Mac. I’ve shared some free tutorials that you could follow to get started on your own podcast. Thank you again for being a part of 100 episodes! Links for this episode: Start Podcasting Tutorial Launch Your Podcast in 28 days (free but requires opt in) Audio-technica ATR 2100 microphone (the one I’ve used for six years) Join the free Get Busy Living group Are you on Facebook already? If so, join the Get B...

5 Tips for Rallying People to a Task Leaders never have all the help they need. But most of us have an aversion to asking for it. It can feel awkward to ask for help But it doesn’t have to be!  We’ve got 5 simple tips that will enable you to get more help—for free. Use them in your business, and you’ll never feel awkward about asking for extra effort again. You’ll gain the help you need to achieve your company’s goals, and you’ll create a happier workforce in the process.

A malnourished mutt went from sifting through trash to being adored on the silver screen with millions of new fans. Hear the Good News Guru tell the story. The post Dog Goes From Digging Through Trash to Being Featured in a Hollywood Movie—and More (Podcast) appeared first on Good News Network .

By Leo Babauta The wind and rain were swirling around me powerfully, as I sat in my mom’s tropical flower garden in Guam and meditated. A tropical storm was passing close to Guam, where I’m living at the moment, and I decided to go out into the strong winds and torrential rain to meditate for at least a few minutes. Don’t worry, it was safe. I actually stood in meditation, as sitting in a puddle of rainwater wasn’t that appealing to me. The water kissed my face, the wind rocked my body into a sway, and I practiced being present in the storm. I was practicing stillness in the middle of chaos. Of course, we don’t need to have an actual tropical storm (which turned into a supertyphoon after it passed us) to practice with chaos. It’s all around us, every day. Chaos is the uncertainty of our daily lives, the constant barrage of information and requests and tasks and messages we’re swarmed with, the uncertainty of the global stage and national politics, of our finances and global econom...

Leaders inevitably must fire people occasionally. The problem is that most of us hate conflict and shy away from confrontational situations. That makes terminations incredibly stressful. But it doesn’t have to be. We’ve identified three simple guidelines that will help you turn a termination into a win for your company—and even for the person you fire. Use these in your business, and you’ll never shy away from managing performance again. You’ll gain the confidence you need to prune your workforce so it achieve at an even higher level.