1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,540 Good morning, good afternoon, and good evening, everybody, 2 00:00:02,540 --> 00:00:04,260 and welcome to another episode 3 00:00:04,260 --> 00:00:06,940 of the NeverPeak Project Podcast. 4 00:00:06,940 --> 00:00:08,100 My name's Coach Ranger. 5 00:00:08,100 --> 00:00:10,100 I walked across America in 2024, 6 00:00:10,100 --> 00:00:14,560 but now I'm on a new adventure of self-employment. 7 00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:16,500 And I've done one update so far 8 00:00:16,500 --> 00:00:18,660 about what being self-employed is like, 9 00:00:18,660 --> 00:00:21,140 a little bit about what I was doing that very first week. 10 00:00:21,140 --> 00:00:22,900 And I haven't done an update since then. 11 00:00:22,900 --> 00:00:24,540 I went on vacation for a little bit. 12 00:00:24,540 --> 00:00:27,800 I went on a cruise with my fiance and her family, 13 00:00:27,800 --> 00:00:30,500 and then I went to my dad's for a week up in the mountains, 14 00:00:30,500 --> 00:00:34,400 the San Diego Reno, and I am finally back. 15 00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:38,180 And I don't know, I always told my life coach, 16 00:00:38,180 --> 00:00:41,280 my friends that were kinda asking me 17 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:43,160 what I was gonna do after the walk, 18 00:00:43,160 --> 00:00:45,240 what I was gonna do when I get back. 19 00:00:45,240 --> 00:00:49,040 And what I kept telling them was, 20 00:00:49,040 --> 00:00:52,920 once I finished the walk, I wanna hit the ground running. 21 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:54,860 And what am I running to? 22 00:00:54,860 --> 00:00:56,860 What am I running from? 23 00:00:56,860 --> 00:00:59,820 Ooh, maybe that's more of a question of which one it is. 24 00:00:59,820 --> 00:01:01,300 But I would really say what I'm running to 25 00:01:01,300 --> 00:01:03,940 is being full-time self-employed. 26 00:01:03,940 --> 00:01:05,820 And I kinda want to just talk a little bit 27 00:01:05,820 --> 00:01:07,420 about the challenges that I faced, 28 00:01:07,420 --> 00:01:08,900 the wins that I've had recently, 29 00:01:08,900 --> 00:01:10,780 and a little bit about what's going on 30 00:01:10,780 --> 00:01:12,800 in the world of within-range coaching. 31 00:01:14,020 --> 00:01:15,420 So over the last few weeks, 32 00:01:15,420 --> 00:01:19,420 I have been extremely focused on building connections 33 00:01:19,420 --> 00:01:21,740 in San Carlos area. 34 00:01:21,740 --> 00:01:24,680 I started building my business in Modesto, California. 35 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:25,980 I joined a referral network. 36 00:01:25,980 --> 00:01:28,380 I was part of a couple little local groups. 37 00:01:28,380 --> 00:01:31,840 And I was still in that first year of business 38 00:01:31,840 --> 00:01:36,380 when you're really kind of taking kicks to the throat 39 00:01:36,380 --> 00:01:37,860 is what I've been calling it. 40 00:01:37,860 --> 00:01:40,220 It's kinda like that Rocky cut scene 41 00:01:40,220 --> 00:01:43,940 where he is training constantly. 42 00:01:43,940 --> 00:01:45,420 He is getting kicked in the face, 43 00:01:45,420 --> 00:01:47,380 punched in the face, running, punching, 44 00:01:47,380 --> 00:01:49,260 training, et cetera, et cetera. 45 00:01:49,260 --> 00:01:52,500 And at the very end of it, he's in the ring. 46 00:01:52,500 --> 00:01:54,700 And I think he loses in the first one. 47 00:01:54,700 --> 00:01:56,420 I haven't seen that movie in forever. 48 00:01:56,420 --> 00:02:00,060 But the idea is that there's that training montage. 49 00:02:00,060 --> 00:02:01,420 And I felt like I was very much still 50 00:02:01,420 --> 00:02:02,740 in that training montage. 51 00:02:02,740 --> 00:02:05,340 I was part of Gold Star Referral Clubs. 52 00:02:05,340 --> 00:02:08,380 And a lot of what I was doing every week 53 00:02:08,380 --> 00:02:12,060 was going to the meeting and pitching my business. 54 00:02:12,060 --> 00:02:16,000 I'd go to, I don't know, between one to two, 55 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:18,280 maybe three meetings a week on average 56 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:20,620 to meet new people, pitch my business. 57 00:02:20,620 --> 00:02:23,640 And I would say that that elevator pitch 58 00:02:23,640 --> 00:02:26,940 was kind of the bane of my existence for a while. 59 00:02:26,940 --> 00:02:31,940 Really trying to break what you do 60 00:02:33,500 --> 00:02:38,500 down into a 30 to 60 second snip is incredibly hard, 61 00:02:39,220 --> 00:02:43,140 especially when you're in a group of other entrepreneurs 62 00:02:43,140 --> 00:02:45,780 that are way more experienced than you, 63 00:02:45,780 --> 00:02:48,860 no more than you do, no more people than you do. 64 00:02:48,860 --> 00:02:51,860 And it just feels very intimidating. 65 00:02:51,860 --> 00:02:55,660 It was always such an incredibly supportive chapter 66 00:02:55,660 --> 00:02:58,740 and organization, but there's still that little bit of you 67 00:02:58,740 --> 00:03:00,420 that says, this is scary. 68 00:03:00,420 --> 00:03:02,620 Public speaking can be a little bit spooky. 69 00:03:03,660 --> 00:03:05,620 But what I'm getting at with that is 70 00:03:05,620 --> 00:03:08,380 now that I'm in San Carlos, 71 00:03:08,380 --> 00:03:10,820 I kind of have to start all over again. 72 00:03:11,900 --> 00:03:14,740 I was going to those meetings every single week, 73 00:03:14,740 --> 00:03:16,540 one to three of them a week. 74 00:03:16,540 --> 00:03:19,120 And then I left for six months 75 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:21,500 and I kind of just focused on making content 76 00:03:21,500 --> 00:03:25,820 about my walk, focusing on day to day survival 77 00:03:25,820 --> 00:03:27,860 rather than building my business. 78 00:03:27,860 --> 00:03:29,860 I did plenty of work during the walk 79 00:03:29,860 --> 00:03:32,260 in terms of a few presentations. 80 00:03:32,260 --> 00:03:34,480 Like I did one called Pathfinder, 81 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:36,660 where I talked a little bit about how I decided 82 00:03:36,660 --> 00:03:39,020 certain things and aspects about my walk. 83 00:03:39,020 --> 00:03:41,180 I did one called Enrolling in the Deep 84 00:03:41,180 --> 00:03:44,680 with Piper Hightower of 45 Degree Coaching. 85 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:48,020 And I recorded a couple of recorded coaching sessions 86 00:03:48,020 --> 00:03:50,380 with a client. 87 00:03:50,380 --> 00:03:54,100 And really a lot of that was just to keep me 88 00:03:54,100 --> 00:03:57,180 in the idea of coaching, keep me sharp, 89 00:03:57,180 --> 00:04:01,180 keep me talking about it, keep me engaged with the, 90 00:04:01,180 --> 00:04:04,100 I don't know, what I was gonna be doing when I get back. 91 00:04:04,100 --> 00:04:06,760 And in terms of what I've been focusing 92 00:04:06,760 --> 00:04:09,540 on the last couple of weeks, I have, 93 00:04:09,540 --> 00:04:11,260 let me write this down. 94 00:04:11,260 --> 00:04:13,260 Or not write this down, look at my notes. 95 00:04:13,260 --> 00:04:17,420 I joined a couple local chamber of commerce, 96 00:04:17,420 --> 00:04:20,580 a couple local chambers of commerce. 97 00:04:20,580 --> 00:04:24,620 I am a full member of the Half Moon Bay Coastside Chamber. 98 00:04:24,620 --> 00:04:27,600 So I've been involved with them for about a week and a half 99 00:04:27,600 --> 00:04:28,940 and I've loved it. 100 00:04:28,940 --> 00:04:30,700 They are incredibly supportive. 101 00:04:30,700 --> 00:04:33,860 Krystle is the CEO or the C, 102 00:04:35,620 --> 00:04:37,420 Chief Excitement Officer. 103 00:04:37,420 --> 00:04:38,740 She has a cute title, 104 00:04:38,740 --> 00:04:40,580 but she's been incredibly supportive 105 00:04:40,580 --> 00:04:43,580 and incredibly welcoming to the whole chamber, 106 00:04:43,580 --> 00:04:45,220 the whole system, how everything works. 107 00:04:45,220 --> 00:04:48,060 And she's been dealing with my million questions 108 00:04:48,060 --> 00:04:50,620 about understanding how everything works for sure. 109 00:04:52,640 --> 00:04:54,060 They have great facilities too. 110 00:04:54,060 --> 00:04:56,100 They have a classroom, a meeting room, 111 00:04:56,100 --> 00:04:58,780 and a couple other setups that I'm gonna be using 112 00:04:58,780 --> 00:05:00,060 quite a bit. 113 00:05:00,060 --> 00:05:02,860 And being able to join a chat chamber, 114 00:05:02,860 --> 00:05:05,180 join a group like that has just been great 115 00:05:05,180 --> 00:05:06,820 in terms of me meeting a few new people 116 00:05:06,820 --> 00:05:09,900 and not just getting my name out there, 117 00:05:09,900 --> 00:05:13,860 but just learning about the cool people that are in the area. 118 00:05:13,860 --> 00:05:16,940 My entire walk was focused around finding the good people 119 00:05:16,940 --> 00:05:18,140 in the country. 120 00:05:18,140 --> 00:05:20,340 And now it really much, 121 00:05:20,340 --> 00:05:23,900 and now it very much feels like I'm finding the good people 122 00:05:23,900 --> 00:05:25,300 in my neighborhood. 123 00:05:25,300 --> 00:05:27,740 So I've loved that aspect so far. 124 00:05:27,740 --> 00:05:32,660 I am joining the San Mateo area Chamber of Commerce as well. 125 00:05:32,660 --> 00:05:35,180 Half Moon Bay is about 20, 25, 30 minutes away 126 00:05:35,180 --> 00:05:38,180 from where I live and I'm in San Mateo County. 127 00:05:38,180 --> 00:05:40,880 So it's, I don't know, 128 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:43,340 being kind of double dipping in the chambers, 129 00:05:43,340 --> 00:05:44,940 but they offer very different things. 130 00:05:44,940 --> 00:05:47,660 Like the business referral network that I'm joining 131 00:05:47,660 --> 00:05:50,620 is a part of the San Mateo area chamber, 132 00:05:50,620 --> 00:05:52,220 whereas the Half Moon Bay chamber 133 00:05:52,220 --> 00:05:54,900 doesn't have any kind of referral network. 134 00:05:54,900 --> 00:05:56,980 So being able to join those different chapters 135 00:05:56,980 --> 00:05:58,840 or different chambers, see what's going on, 136 00:05:58,840 --> 00:05:59,940 the different activities that they do, 137 00:05:59,940 --> 00:06:02,540 the different people from this side of the hill 138 00:06:02,540 --> 00:06:05,660 to the other has been really cool so far. 139 00:06:06,820 --> 00:06:10,420 I've also joined the local Toastmasters, Promasters, 140 00:06:10,420 --> 00:06:13,540 and I'll be focusing on my own keynote speeches 141 00:06:13,540 --> 00:06:16,140 that I wanna be working on, workshops, 142 00:06:16,140 --> 00:06:21,140 and really just being able to take the tornado of ideas 143 00:06:21,140 --> 00:06:23,640 I feel I have at times in my head 144 00:06:23,640 --> 00:06:27,200 and put it on paper and put it into written word, 145 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:31,860 I think is gonna be insanely impactful and useful for me. 146 00:06:31,860 --> 00:06:36,700 And I was a member of a Toastmasters in Davis, California, 147 00:06:36,700 --> 00:06:40,300 Davis Town and Gown Toastmasters for about a year and a half, 148 00:06:40,300 --> 00:06:41,960 maybe two years. 149 00:06:41,960 --> 00:06:43,740 And I also love that. 150 00:06:43,740 --> 00:06:45,820 Again, everybody's just so supportive. 151 00:06:45,820 --> 00:06:47,220 We all wanna see each other grow 152 00:06:47,220 --> 00:06:51,180 so we're willing to offer productive feedback 153 00:06:51,180 --> 00:06:54,500 that, hey, could've done this better, could've done this 154 00:06:54,500 --> 00:06:59,020 better, this was great, good job, let's work on this. 155 00:06:59,020 --> 00:07:00,340 I really like that structure. 156 00:07:00,340 --> 00:07:02,040 They call it the sandwich method, 157 00:07:02,040 --> 00:07:04,820 where you give a compliment, something to work on, 158 00:07:04,820 --> 00:07:06,820 something good, right? 159 00:07:06,820 --> 00:07:11,820 And the other thing that I'm working on joining 160 00:07:12,220 --> 00:07:15,940 is the local Lions Club in Half Moon Bay, 161 00:07:15,940 --> 00:07:18,060 or really just any service organization. 162 00:07:18,060 --> 00:07:21,600 But I went to the Half Moon Bay Lions Club last night 163 00:07:21,600 --> 00:07:24,780 for the very first time, and I don't know, 164 00:07:24,780 --> 00:07:26,180 I just feel like I loved it. 165 00:07:26,180 --> 00:07:29,620 Everybody there was super nice, super supportive. 166 00:07:29,620 --> 00:07:30,800 You know, they kinda roused each other. 167 00:07:30,800 --> 00:07:33,220 They messed with one another, making jokes, 168 00:07:33,220 --> 00:07:35,960 and kinda, you know, screwing around. 169 00:07:35,960 --> 00:07:40,960 But when they compliment or when they acknowledge someone, 170 00:07:42,420 --> 00:07:44,920 you can just tell it's so genuine 171 00:07:44,920 --> 00:07:47,220 that they really are there to support each other 172 00:07:47,220 --> 00:07:48,940 and support the community, 173 00:07:48,940 --> 00:07:52,500 and they raise a ton of money for local organizations, 174 00:07:52,500 --> 00:07:54,980 and it sounds like they have something going on 175 00:07:54,980 --> 00:07:56,940 multiple times a month. 176 00:07:56,940 --> 00:07:59,340 And that's the kind of stuff that I love. 177 00:07:59,340 --> 00:08:00,860 And the other thing I noticed that I thought 178 00:08:00,860 --> 00:08:03,580 was really cool is a lot of the members 179 00:08:03,580 --> 00:08:06,020 have been there for decades. 180 00:08:06,020 --> 00:08:08,660 And what I like about that is it shows that, 181 00:08:08,660 --> 00:08:11,920 you know, it's not just, there's a lot of members, 182 00:08:11,920 --> 00:08:14,300 but there's a lot of members that have stuck around 183 00:08:14,300 --> 00:08:15,940 for a long time. 184 00:08:15,940 --> 00:08:18,020 And there was one member yesterday, 185 00:08:18,020 --> 00:08:19,700 I didn't catch his name, 186 00:08:19,700 --> 00:08:22,540 but he said that yesterday was his 40th anniversary 187 00:08:22,540 --> 00:08:24,260 of being a Lion. 188 00:08:24,260 --> 00:08:27,780 And he said something that did really resonate with me, 189 00:08:27,780 --> 00:08:28,860 which I wrote it down, 190 00:08:28,860 --> 00:08:33,860 and I wanna make sure I say it correctly. 191 00:08:34,180 --> 00:08:35,140 There we go. 192 00:08:35,140 --> 00:08:37,220 He said that really the main reason 193 00:08:37,220 --> 00:08:40,260 that he has stayed a Lion for so long, 194 00:08:40,260 --> 00:08:42,940 despite, he said that he's been involved 195 00:08:42,940 --> 00:08:44,740 in a lot of other service organizations 196 00:08:44,740 --> 00:08:46,260 and a lot of other clubs, 197 00:08:46,260 --> 00:08:49,260 but Lions is the one that he stick with, 198 00:08:50,160 --> 00:08:53,600 but Lions is the one that he stuck with the longest. 199 00:08:53,600 --> 00:08:57,660 And he said that is because it really embodies the fact 200 00:08:57,660 --> 00:09:01,220 that serving your community is not what you do, 201 00:09:01,220 --> 00:09:02,360 it's who you are. 202 00:09:03,780 --> 00:09:07,260 And I just really resonated with that message. 203 00:09:07,260 --> 00:09:10,660 And I thought that that was such a great way to put it. 204 00:09:10,660 --> 00:09:12,140 And that's kind of the community 205 00:09:12,140 --> 00:09:13,780 that I've always been looking for, 206 00:09:13,780 --> 00:09:15,740 that I'm always kind of seeking out. 207 00:09:15,740 --> 00:09:19,160 So I am more than likely going to join the Lions 208 00:09:19,160 --> 00:09:24,060 and be an official Lion, I guess, at some point. 209 00:09:24,060 --> 00:09:26,000 I don't really know how their membership process works, 210 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:29,940 but yeah, right now I'd say that this chapter 211 00:09:29,940 --> 00:09:33,460 is really about finding connections 212 00:09:33,460 --> 00:09:38,460 and really just expanding my network. 213 00:09:39,140 --> 00:09:40,180 I feel like that's something 214 00:09:40,180 --> 00:09:41,640 that I've always been pretty good at 215 00:09:41,640 --> 00:09:43,980 is seeking out organizations. 216 00:09:43,980 --> 00:09:46,060 So now that I'm in a new area, 217 00:09:46,060 --> 00:09:48,160 that's really what the focus is. 218 00:09:48,160 --> 00:09:50,620 And the other thing that I'm really focused on right now 219 00:09:50,620 --> 00:09:54,460 is starting to get into doing workshops, 220 00:09:54,460 --> 00:09:56,620 doing a couple of workshops, 221 00:09:56,620 --> 00:09:59,940 oh gosh, presentations, workshops, et cetera, 222 00:09:59,940 --> 00:10:00,940 just this month. 223 00:10:00,940 --> 00:10:04,300 I'm doing a workshop presentation 224 00:10:04,300 --> 00:10:06,220 with something called the Enrollment Team, 225 00:10:06,220 --> 00:10:09,420 which is just a group of about 10 to 15 different coaches 226 00:10:09,420 --> 00:10:10,500 that I'm a part of, 227 00:10:10,500 --> 00:10:12,300 where all of us talk about enrollment, 228 00:10:12,300 --> 00:10:13,800 we talk about sales, 229 00:10:13,800 --> 00:10:17,580 really just finding new ways to advertise, get leads, 230 00:10:17,580 --> 00:10:20,220 and let people know about the stuff that we do. 231 00:10:20,220 --> 00:10:22,860 And it's going to be about lessons in enrollment 232 00:10:22,860 --> 00:10:24,860 from my walk across the country, 233 00:10:24,860 --> 00:10:25,860 where I'm going to be talking about 234 00:10:25,860 --> 00:10:28,900 how I structured my walk to be in a way 235 00:10:28,900 --> 00:10:30,260 that resonated with others, 236 00:10:30,260 --> 00:10:32,260 that they could relate to my message, 237 00:10:32,260 --> 00:10:35,420 that they would join my Facebook page, 238 00:10:35,420 --> 00:10:36,540 that they would join my lives, 239 00:10:36,540 --> 00:10:39,300 that they would be invested in the journey. 240 00:10:39,300 --> 00:10:42,340 And I just want to share with them, 241 00:10:42,340 --> 00:10:44,300 I don't know, just the few things that I've learned 242 00:10:44,300 --> 00:10:48,380 or what I think I've learned from that adventure. 243 00:10:48,380 --> 00:10:51,700 And then the other two that I'm going to do this month, 244 00:10:51,700 --> 00:10:54,020 I haven't quite decided at the time of recording this, 245 00:10:54,020 --> 00:10:57,340 I haven't quite decided what the topics are going to be. 246 00:10:57,340 --> 00:10:58,980 And I'm letting my following, 247 00:10:58,980 --> 00:11:02,180 the people that are on my social media and stuff, 248 00:11:02,180 --> 00:11:04,140 decide which one. 249 00:11:04,140 --> 00:11:05,880 But right now there's five options. 250 00:11:05,880 --> 00:11:08,900 They're going to happen on October 21st, 251 00:11:08,900 --> 00:11:11,820 from three to 4 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. 252 00:11:11,820 --> 00:11:13,660 And again, on October 28th, 253 00:11:13,660 --> 00:11:17,220 from nine to 10 a.m. Pacific Standard Time. 254 00:11:17,220 --> 00:11:19,020 And there are five different options right now. 255 00:11:19,020 --> 00:11:24,020 The first one is step one, turning vision into action. 256 00:11:24,260 --> 00:11:26,820 Number two, mindset on the move, 257 00:11:26,820 --> 00:11:29,360 how to silence the sabotaging voice. 258 00:11:30,380 --> 00:11:32,180 Three, the power of purpose, 259 00:11:32,180 --> 00:11:35,060 staying the course when the road gets tough. 260 00:11:35,060 --> 00:11:37,660 Four, lily pads and leaps, 261 00:11:37,660 --> 00:11:40,860 breaking big goals into manageable steps. 262 00:11:40,860 --> 00:11:43,580 And five, no one is coming to save you, 263 00:11:43,580 --> 00:11:46,820 extreme accountability for success. 264 00:11:46,820 --> 00:11:49,100 And what I'm doing right now is I sent to my email list, 265 00:11:49,100 --> 00:11:51,940 I posted it on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, 266 00:11:51,940 --> 00:11:54,620 and I'm letting my followers pick 267 00:11:54,620 --> 00:11:56,420 which two I'm going to focus on. 268 00:11:56,420 --> 00:11:59,960 It's going to end tomorrow, my birthday, October 9th, 269 00:11:59,960 --> 00:12:03,900 and I'm going to take the two highest ones right now. 270 00:12:03,900 --> 00:12:06,000 How to silence the sabotaging voice 271 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:08,820 and the power of purpose are in the lead. 272 00:12:08,820 --> 00:12:10,880 So we'll see what happens over the next few hours, 273 00:12:10,880 --> 00:12:12,480 see if anybody else comes up on top 274 00:12:12,480 --> 00:12:15,280 when people get off of work and can't respond. 275 00:12:15,280 --> 00:12:18,820 But yeah, that's really what I have going on right now. 276 00:12:18,820 --> 00:12:21,820 And those are going to be free workshops. 277 00:12:21,820 --> 00:12:24,520 So I'm going to try to get this episode uploaded today. 278 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:27,580 And if not, I mean, you'll have plenty of time 279 00:12:27,580 --> 00:12:29,720 to still RSVP, but again, 280 00:12:29,720 --> 00:12:31,520 whatever two workshops I decide to go with, 281 00:12:31,520 --> 00:12:32,960 they're going to be completely free. 282 00:12:32,960 --> 00:12:34,340 They're going to be on Zoom. 283 00:12:34,340 --> 00:12:36,660 So all you got to do is go to the link in the description. 284 00:12:36,660 --> 00:12:39,380 It's going to be the first link at the very, very top 285 00:12:39,380 --> 00:12:42,420 where you can register for this free Zoom event. 286 00:12:42,420 --> 00:12:44,380 And two notes on that. 287 00:12:44,380 --> 00:12:48,540 One, if you cannot make it, but you want to RSVP still, 288 00:12:48,540 --> 00:12:50,180 go ahead and just do it. 289 00:12:50,180 --> 00:12:52,740 Because I'm going to record each session 290 00:12:52,740 --> 00:12:55,500 and send it out to everybody that RSVPed. 291 00:12:55,500 --> 00:12:56,980 So you're still going to have the replay. 292 00:12:56,980 --> 00:12:58,340 You can still go back and watch it. 293 00:12:58,340 --> 00:13:01,340 And if you were there live, you're also going to get it. 294 00:13:01,340 --> 00:13:03,140 So there's that. 295 00:13:03,140 --> 00:13:06,820 And then two, if you are there live, 296 00:13:06,820 --> 00:13:09,880 then you'll be entered into a mini raffle 297 00:13:09,880 --> 00:13:10,900 that I'm going to be doing 298 00:13:10,900 --> 00:13:14,140 at the very end of the presentation. 299 00:13:14,140 --> 00:13:15,780 I haven't quite decided what the reward is. 300 00:13:15,780 --> 00:13:17,980 It's going to be something like an Amazon gift card 301 00:13:17,980 --> 00:13:20,800 or Starbucks gift card, something along those lines. 302 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:23,300 But I really just want to, you know, 303 00:13:23,300 --> 00:13:26,920 do something for the community and reward those 304 00:13:26,920 --> 00:13:29,740 that were able to make the time to come 305 00:13:29,740 --> 00:13:32,060 and hang out with me on a Zoom call. 306 00:13:32,060 --> 00:13:34,540 So again, the two presentations are going to be 307 00:13:34,540 --> 00:13:37,660 October 21st from three to 4 p.m. 308 00:13:37,660 --> 00:13:41,940 And on October 28th from nine to 10 a.m. 309 00:13:41,940 --> 00:13:44,980 be sure to register in the link in the description 310 00:13:44,980 --> 00:13:46,380 in the show notes. 311 00:13:46,380 --> 00:13:48,420 And if you have any questions, feel free to ask. 312 00:13:48,420 --> 00:13:51,260 And if there's still time to vote, 313 00:13:51,260 --> 00:13:52,980 go ahead and shoot me an email. 314 00:13:52,980 --> 00:13:55,500 But if not, then just shoot me an email anyway 315 00:13:55,500 --> 00:13:58,340 of the ones that you would like to see next. 316 00:13:58,340 --> 00:14:00,340 Because again, there's five of them right now. 317 00:14:00,340 --> 00:14:02,300 These are just the first two that I'm going to focus on 318 00:14:02,300 --> 00:14:04,300 for the month of October. 319 00:14:04,300 --> 00:14:05,700 But other than that, 320 00:14:05,700 --> 00:14:08,140 that's really all I've got going on right now. 321 00:14:09,140 --> 00:14:11,140 A lot of networking, a lot of shaking hands, 322 00:14:11,140 --> 00:14:14,180 a lot of kissing babies and putting together workshops 323 00:14:14,180 --> 00:14:18,660 and writing out, oh, something else I forgot. 324 00:14:18,660 --> 00:14:21,980 Man, I'm really bad at this ending the episode thing. 325 00:14:21,980 --> 00:14:24,540 As far as the books go, 326 00:14:24,540 --> 00:14:27,460 I think I might have three ideas for books now. 327 00:14:27,460 --> 00:14:28,980 The first one is going to be the journal 328 00:14:28,980 --> 00:14:32,660 where I am just doing a 175 day series 329 00:14:32,660 --> 00:14:35,500 of every single day of my walk across the country 330 00:14:35,500 --> 00:14:38,100 where I'm just writing out everything I can remember, 331 00:14:38,100 --> 00:14:40,020 adding to it, et cetera, et cetera. 332 00:14:40,020 --> 00:14:43,780 The second one is more of a self-help, 333 00:14:47,380 --> 00:14:51,940 a self-help life coachee version of that 334 00:14:51,940 --> 00:14:53,860 where I'm going to be talking about the different metaphor, 335 00:14:53,860 --> 00:14:55,540 it's a different lifestyle, 336 00:14:57,380 --> 00:15:00,340 lessons that I learned while I was on the walk. 337 00:15:00,340 --> 00:15:05,340 So for example, the thistle episode that I did a while back, 338 00:15:05,500 --> 00:15:07,060 that's going to be something that's in the book 339 00:15:07,060 --> 00:15:09,100 once I flush that out. 340 00:15:09,100 --> 00:15:11,300 If you want to know about the fields, Ask the Cows, 341 00:15:11,300 --> 00:15:15,660 and plenty of other metaphors and lessons 342 00:15:15,660 --> 00:15:17,740 that I learned during the walk. 343 00:15:17,740 --> 00:15:20,180 So if you want to sign up to be notified 344 00:15:20,180 --> 00:15:22,260 when those books come out, 345 00:15:22,260 --> 00:15:24,700 go ahead and sign up for my email list, 346 00:15:24,700 --> 00:15:27,580 which is going to also be in the show notes. 347 00:15:27,580 --> 00:15:29,500 All I need is your first name and your email, 348 00:15:29,500 --> 00:15:31,660 and I'll add you to that list. 349 00:15:31,660 --> 00:15:36,140 And the third one is, I'm still thinking about it. 350 00:15:36,140 --> 00:15:38,540 It's one of those things that I've always wanted to do, 351 00:15:38,540 --> 00:15:42,700 but it kind of combines two things I've always wanted to do. 352 00:15:42,700 --> 00:15:46,860 When I was little, I wanted to be a veterinarian. 353 00:15:46,860 --> 00:15:49,620 And when I say little, I mean from age in the womb 354 00:15:49,620 --> 00:15:53,660 to about 18 until I didn't do great in college. 355 00:15:53,660 --> 00:15:57,300 But I wanted to be a veterinarian for cats specifically. 356 00:15:57,300 --> 00:15:59,020 And when I was maybe 10 or 11, 357 00:15:59,020 --> 00:16:01,220 I actually started writing a book about cats, 358 00:16:01,220 --> 00:16:03,780 about cat care, nutrition, et cetera, 359 00:16:03,780 --> 00:16:06,700 just based off of all the other cat books and magazines 360 00:16:06,700 --> 00:16:08,900 and videos that I watched. 361 00:16:08,900 --> 00:16:12,300 And I obviously never wrote it because I don't, 362 00:16:12,300 --> 00:16:14,180 I wasn't an expert in cats or anything. 363 00:16:15,060 --> 00:16:16,180 Pause. 364 00:16:16,180 --> 00:16:18,620 And the other thing is during COVID, 365 00:16:18,620 --> 00:16:22,380 I kind of came up with the idea of doing a children's book 366 00:16:22,380 --> 00:16:27,100 about my reptiles, you know, just different lessons 367 00:16:27,100 --> 00:16:31,580 or I don't know, shenanigans that they would get up into 368 00:16:31,580 --> 00:16:34,180 that would teach life lessons, right? 369 00:16:34,180 --> 00:16:36,340 It was like the bearded dragon, leopard gecko, snake, 370 00:16:36,340 --> 00:16:37,540 spiders, whatever. 371 00:16:38,620 --> 00:16:39,500 But then it really happened. 372 00:16:39,500 --> 00:16:41,500 I couldn't really figure out how to do the art. 373 00:16:41,500 --> 00:16:44,900 Couldn't find someone that was able to do it, whatever. 374 00:16:44,900 --> 00:16:49,260 But the third book, what I'm thinking of doing 375 00:16:49,260 --> 00:16:52,220 is kind of combining those two things that I wanted to do 376 00:16:52,220 --> 00:16:53,700 but never happened. 377 00:16:53,700 --> 00:16:57,980 And that is doing a children's book where it is Walker, 378 00:16:57,980 --> 00:17:00,940 the cat that I found while I was walking across the country. 379 00:17:00,940 --> 00:17:03,780 But he is the one walking across the country. 380 00:17:03,780 --> 00:17:06,780 And it's more so about teaching these lessons 381 00:17:06,780 --> 00:17:09,500 that I'm going to be doing my workshops on, 382 00:17:09,500 --> 00:17:11,340 that I'm gonna be writing the book about 383 00:17:11,340 --> 00:17:16,100 and putting it in a format that younger kids can understand. 384 00:17:16,100 --> 00:17:17,580 I'm not quite sure the age range. 385 00:17:17,580 --> 00:17:21,140 I'm thinking maybe like six to 10 years old 386 00:17:21,140 --> 00:17:23,380 because I like the idea of it being more of a narrative 387 00:17:23,380 --> 00:17:26,860 with pictures throughout as opposed to a picture book. 388 00:17:26,860 --> 00:17:30,300 I haven't quite nailed it down yet, obviously. 389 00:17:30,300 --> 00:17:33,540 But I think that could be something that is, you know, 390 00:17:33,540 --> 00:17:35,980 again, beneficial, it can help people 391 00:17:35,980 --> 00:17:40,980 and really just spread the message of the walk even further. 392 00:17:42,940 --> 00:17:45,780 So again, if you wanna be notified about those, 393 00:17:45,780 --> 00:17:47,740 sign up for the email list. 394 00:17:47,740 --> 00:17:50,780 And I'm gonna keep talking about it on the podcast 395 00:17:50,780 --> 00:17:52,260 and on social media. 396 00:17:52,260 --> 00:17:55,020 But I think that's it. 397 00:17:56,020 --> 00:17:58,540 I'm gonna call it it for now. 398 00:17:58,540 --> 00:18:01,220 So again, a lot of networking, a lot of shaking hands, 399 00:18:01,220 --> 00:18:05,140 a lot of kissing babies, and a lot of writing. 400 00:18:05,140 --> 00:18:06,660 Not as much writing as I should be doing, 401 00:18:06,660 --> 00:18:10,860 but still a good amount and a lot of things on the horizon. 402 00:18:10,860 --> 00:18:13,540 So I'm gonna call it quits right there. 403 00:18:13,540 --> 00:18:15,780 Thank you for listening to me ramble 404 00:18:15,780 --> 00:18:18,380 about what I got going on for the last 20 minutes. 405 00:18:18,380 --> 00:18:20,180 I super appreciate it. 406 00:18:20,180 --> 00:18:23,820 And as always, remember to have fun, stay safe, 407 00:18:23,820 --> 00:18:28,180 be yourself, and make the decision to never quit. 408 00:18:28,180 --> 00:18:33,180 I'll see you guys next week.