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Identity and Activism with Professor James Young

Who Gets to Decide Our Identity If Not We Ourselves - with James Young, Educator, Activist, Program Director of Queery
James Young (He/They) is a Westchester-based educator, activist, and connector. He is the Program Director of Queery, a non-profit organization he co-founded in 2018 as well as an adoptive father, husband, and lifelong learner. He has been awarded the Hudson Valley GLSEN Leadership Award in 2007 and the Pace University LGBTQA Center's Alumni Award for advancing LGBTQA rights, education, and equality.
Query's mission is to present queer theories to the general public in accessible, appealing and fun ways.
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What Peak Performing Innovators Want You To Know

Peak Performers Share Their Wisdom Wisdom from the Sky part 2
"If you had an airplane that could skywrite anything for the whole world to see, what would you say?"
Thirty-Three peak performers give their succinct yet profound answers on what we need to know to shine, thrive, succeed, and live a good life. They are artists, authors, musicians, futurists, teachers, educators, and they have all answered the question I ask of every guest. Some answers are short. Some more in-depth, but they are all critical grains of wisdom you need now and tomorrow.
The first set of answers appeared in last week's episode. Here is the second set. Listen and let the ideas and wisdom flow over you.
Over the next few weeks, on Friday's, you'll get the others. Listen to them. They will change you.
Kevin Cox
Chloe Drimal
Christina Helena
Cori Myka
Deb Cummins Stellato
Evan Stern
Felicia Baird
Girija Patel
Gloria Chou
Grant Miller
GuruNischan
Guy Vaknin
JC Andrijeski
Jeanine Boubli
Jennifer Ashley Tepper
Joey Williams
John DeDakis
John Watkis
Joan Kao
Josh Kline
Dr. Karen M. Bryson
Dr. Kynan Robinson
Lauren Vanags Davis
Liel Anisenko
Lisa Zawrotny
Lissa Michalak
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How to start thinking creatively and innovatively so you achieve your goals

What are the steps in sparking your creative thinking skills?
In this walking/talking episode, I explore how to open yourself to possibilities as you develop and then use your creative thinking skills and ingenuity.
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Why be a creative entrepreneur

What are the benefits to your business of being a creative as an entrepreneur?
This walking/talking episode explores the benefits you get by thinking creatively and innovatively as an entrepreneur. A business fueled by innovation has a greater chance of staying on the cutting edge.
Listen in to get the scoop.
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A Simple Way to Gain Your Clients’ and Customer’s Loyalty

How to entice clients and customers by aligning with something they're already interested in whether you're a creative or an entrepreneur.
In this walking/talking episode, I explore Pressed Juice's Earth Day offering. They gave away a free juice for anyone who brought in two plastic bottles to recycle. What a great way to capture audience and customer attention. If you're a creative or an entrepreneur, this episode will break it down for you so you can do it too.
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Sally Shaver DuBois on how to keep your head above water and manage stress

Wellness pro and educator, Sally Shaver DuBois on how to manage your stress with her L.E.A.R.N. method.
Sally Shaver DuBois is an educator, entertainer, professional speaker, and author of the book, “Keeping Your Head Above Water”. As a wellness professional, Sally has spent the last 30+ years helping people of all ages to live a healthy, active lifestyle. As a professional speaker, personal trainer, health and physical educator, certified laughter leader, and certified health coach, she has guided thousands of people to improve their lives
Additionally, a certified laughter leader, Sally entertains audiences across the Midwest and around the USA. Silly Sally performs singing telegrams, balloon creations, original music, ventriloquism, and magic to audiences of all ages because she believes laughter truly is the best medicine!
Sally did her undergraduate work at Iowa State University in physical education, health, and music. She has a master’s degree from Minnesota State University in human performance and a master’s degree from Iowa State University in curriculum and instructional technology.
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Advice from peak performers on what you need to know now Part 1

What the world needs now, part 1
"If you had an airplane that could skywrite anything for the whole world to see, what would you say?"
Thirty-Three peak performers give their succinct yet profound answers on what we need to know to shine, thrive, succeed, and live a good life. They are artists, authors, musicians, futurists, teachers, educators, and they have all answered the question I ask of every guest. Some answers are short. Some more in-depth, but they are all critical grains of wisdom you need now and tomorrow.
The first set of answers were given by the folks below. Over the next few weeks, on Friday's, you'll get the others. Listen to them. They will change you.
Avigail Gimpel
Leslie Mullen
Kat Caldwell
Rob Greenlee
Jim Adams
Wendy H. Jones
Dagmar Bryant
Adam Stokes
Mike Kim
Chris Niemeyer
Tee Morris
Dan Clark
Marjorie Alexander
Meridith Grundei
Wendy Hapgood
Gene Baur
Bob Lesser
Lisa Roberti
Bill Fitzhugh
Derek Peterson
Lane Stowe
Jennifer Wilde
Dan McClure
Alex Wolfe
Andrew Byrne
Andrew Lippa
Angela Engel
Aria McKenna
Helena Dominic
Rebecca Watford
Aurora Benton
Beth Mund
Brian Glow
 
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How to Use Beginner’s Mind to Become an Expert

How can embracing sucking at something make you an expert at it?
Listen in to see the path you can take to overcome your fear and to finally achieve your goals.
Here's the list of age-appropriate chores I mentioned in the episode.
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What happens when you choose to be a multi-faceted creator in art, business, and social media

Explore the choices you can make to pursue your art and content creation.
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How to know when you’ve had enough and what to do about it

When is enough enough?
Today's short walking/talking episode details how to tell and what to do about it.
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