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Do This First (Daily Motivational Podcast)

Do This First is a daily personal development podcast that provides science backed actionable steps to improve your success, and your life. This is a great way to stay focused on the things that matter, and become the very best you! Sana leverages everything from true life stories to poetry to convey a message of hope, inspiration, and pragmatic positivity. Tune in every day to stay inspired, and focused. Master your life, and up your game with insights from the most successful visionaries in

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11:35

Free Will, Fate & The Legends of The Fall

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2024/09/02

Released in 1994, "Legends of the Fall," is a sweeping epic that chronicles the life of the fictional Ludlow family during the early 20th century and through multiple decades encompassing World War I, prohibition, and so forth.There are several life lessons and themes in the movie like the power of choice, the dichotomy of love, the definition of masculinity, and honor. However, today I’d like to contrast the relationship between fate and free will as it is a central theme that shapes the

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10:41

Belief & Hope In The Lord of The Rings

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2024/09/01

The Lord of the Rings, our featured movie, as won an unprecedented 11 Oscars, the most for a Fantasy film and tied with Titanic, and Ben-Hur for the most Oscars overall.. The quest in the Lord of The Rings is to save middle earth from a powerful and destructive ring. The One Ring, a powerful and malevolent artifact threatens to bring about the end of Middle-earth. The mission is impossibly dangerous, but hope drives the characters to keep trying.It is hope that sustains the characters through the

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12:01

Just One Decision-Consequential Thinking In The Notebook

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2024/08/31

Today’s featured movie "The Notebook" is a powerful testament to true love and the consequences of choices.Through the lens of the relationship between the film's two main characters, Allie and Noah, we are presented on how just one decision can alter the course of a person's life. Consequential thinking, often referred to as "thinking ahead," plays a central role in the narrative of "The Notebook."As the film progresses, we witness the consequences of bad decisions, and how they shape not only the

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09:29

What Really Matters-Lessons From The Bucket List

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2024/08/31

Today’s featured movie is "The Bucket List". The film follows Carter Chambers, a family man and mechanic, and Edward Cole, a wealthy and successful businessman, who is financially successful, powerful, but lacks the things that truly matter in life .The two men are terminally ill and meet while sharing a hospital room.As they come to terms with their limited time left on Earth, they create a list of things they want to do before they "kick the bucket", hence the title of the film. One of the central

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12:37

It's Never Too Late-Lessons From On The Waterfront

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2024/08/30

On The Waterfront: Terry Malloy, played by Brando, is a former boxer who now works on the docks. His boxing career was derailed primarily due to the actions of his older brother, Charley Malloy, who worked for the corrupt union boss Johnny Friendly. Charley convinced Terry to deliberately lose a crucial boxing match by throwing the fight. This act, orchestrated by the mobsters controlling the union at Friendly's behest, ensured a financial gain for them through bets placed on Terry's opponent.Here

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10:36

The Greatest Inspirational Movies Of All-Time-BraveHeart

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2024/08/28

Today, we're kicking off our new 10 part podcast series, The Greatest Inspirational Movies Of All Time w/ on e of my personal faves BraveHeart. Set against a backdrop of betrayal, and war, the film is a powerful depiction of one man's fight for freedom and justice. William Wallace witnesses the brutality of English rule firsthand after the death of his wife at the hands of English soldiers. Enraged by this injustice, Wallace begins a campaign to unite the Scottish clans and fight against the

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10:55

Reflection-Personal & Professional Growth Tools

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2024/08/27

For the past 9 episodes, we’ve leaned in on the benefits of reflection.It’s a simple, and straightforward personal development tool, but incredibly powerful. Just a few minutes a day can boost your mental clarity, and help curb emotional knee jerk responses. As we talked about yesterday, the effectiveness of reflection centers around ruthless self honesty. The temptation to gloss over our shortcomings is irresistable, but does not serve us in this process. A tool you can use to help you be more

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10:54

Reflection, Analysis & Evaluation

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2024/08/27

Reflecting on our experiences is a crucial part of personal and professional development. Analysis and evaluation play a key role in this reflective process, as they allow us to critically examine our thoughts, feelings, and actions in order to gain a deeper understanding.The analysis can be jarring as it has a tendency of revealing aspects of ourselves that we disassociate with or want to explain away.The analysis process uncovers the root causes of our actions and emotions, and provides valuable

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13:18

Vivaldi's Autumn Movement-A Reflection

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2024/08/25

Antonio Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons" is a timeless masterpiece that is heralded for its beauty and complexity. Composed in the early 18th century, this musical work is divided into four individual concertos, each representing a different season of the year. Vivaldi's ability to evoke the essence of each season through his music is truly remarkable, and listening to "The Four Seasons" can be a deeply reflective experience.Antonio Vivaldi, was a Baroque composer best known for "The Four Seasons,"

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23:32

Monet-Reflection & Transformation

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2024/08/25

Claude Monet, one of the most celebrated figures in the history of art, was a leading French painter in the Impressionist movement. His greatest influence was Artist Eugène Boudin , who introduced Monet to outdoor (plein air) painting, an approach that would become fundamental to his style.Monet, generally speaking, is considered the founding father of impressionism. The movement was a decisive departure from Realism, which focused on precise detail. Impressionism focused on the effects of light and

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13:29

Are You Stronger Than The Mighty Bear?

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2024/08/24

Autumn-A Time For Reflection #6For the past five episodes, we’ve been focusing on Reflecting.It is a necessary activity for clarity and our overall health, yet it is so underrated. Many overlook or undervalue the benefits of setting aside a little time everyday to help stay centered, calm, for renewal, for mental and physical power.Consider the mighty bear...

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09:58

Pondering Vs. Reflection

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2024/08/23

Autumn-A Time For Reflection #5Today, we’re talking about the differences between Reflection and pondering. They are similar, but not quite the same thing.. Reflection involves serious thought or consideration, often about one's own actions, experiences, and beliefs. It is a deliberate and structured process of thinking back on something in order to gain insights and understanding. The outcome of reflection is often a greater understanding of a particular experience and the derivation of deeper

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10:13

Press Pause

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2024/08/22

Autumn-A time For Reflection #4Pausing is much more than just a momentary stop; it's a scientifically backed method to enhance cognitive function, emotional well-being, physical health, social interactions, and productivity. By incorporating deliberate pauses into daily routines, we can reap numerous benefits that contribute to overall health and performance.In this podcast episode, we'll take a closer look at nature's Autumn cycle of renewal and transformation through E. Brady's poem Leaves. We

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10:13

Learning from O.P.P. (Other People's Problems)

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2024/08/20

Autumn-A Time For Reflection #3Today we’re talking about learning from other people’s mistakes as the Autumn season is a good time to reassess, strategize and set up for the coming year. Let’s start with a quote from probably one of the most successful investors still walking planet earth, and a personal favorite Warren Buffett.The quote is as follows: "It's good to learn from your mistakes. It's better to learn from other people's mistakes."Observing, and adjusting according to what we see and the

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09:38

Reflection Is Not What You Think..

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2024/08/19

Yesterday, we touched on the transitions that happen during Autumn and how the themes of reflection and renewal are linked to the changes we see in nature during the fall.. Reflection, however, can mean many things...Reflection when done correctly can help us recognize destructive thought processes, actions and overall behaviors that need to be addressed and in some cases eliminated. Reflection provides a way forward by learning not only from past actions, and flawed assumptions, but also learning

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12:25

Autumn/Fall-A Time For Reflection

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2024/08/19

Autumn is a time of transition and change literally and symbolically. In this podcast series, Autumn-A Time For Reflection, we’ll explore the many meanings of fall from a personal development perspective always seeking confirmation through science mostly. I say mostly because, we do have to leave some room for wonder and the unexplainable. As Science can’t explain everything just yet.. The following poem from Carl Sanburg eloquently highlights the reality of impermanence and the hope for tomorrow

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09:33

The Romantics on Embracing Our Authentic Selves

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2024/08/17

The Romantic era highlighted the importance of nature, childhood or innocence, and negative capability. Negative capability centers around not having to explain every detail logically. In Romantic era poetry, some things can be mystical and without explanation.Several notable saying that are part of pop culture came from the romantic era such as:How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Sonnets from the Portuguese or popularly known as Sonnet 43.I wandered lonely as a

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23:32

Tennyson On Love & Loss

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2024/08/17

Alfred Lord Tennyson is widely recognized as a significant literary figure in English literature. His poetry provided an important transition from Romantic era stanzas to early Victorian poetry. The iconic line "Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all",is found in his magnum opus In Memoriam A.H.H. The experience of love, even when followed by loss, can lead to personal growth, increased resilience, and a deeper understanding of life's complexities. Therefore, from a

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10:59

The Brownings On The Power of Love

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2024/08/15

The Third Generation of Romantic poets, following the more prominent First Generation (such as William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge) and the Second Generation (including Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and John Keats), consists of poets who maintained and developed the Romantic tradition into the mid-19th century likeGeorge Darley, who we spoke about in our last installment as well as the tragic Thomas Beddoes and others.However, consistently it is The Brownings that are often mentioned

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09:38

Darley's The Fiend

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2024/08/15

The Third Wave Romantic era poets, a group of writers who emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, were a powerhouse of creativity and innovation in the realm of literature. Building upon the foundations laid by their predecessors in the Romantic movement, these poets brought a new level of introspection, emotional intensity, and intricate lyricism to their works. George Darley was an Irish Romantic poet, critic, and essayist who lived in London in the early 19th century. Born in 1795,

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