Romancing the Podcast - with Deedre Daniel and Guest: Tessa Layne
Shut Up and Say Something!® with Deedre Daniel
Release Date: 09/28/2022
Shut Up and Say Something!® with Deedre Daniel
Did you start a new job? Or have you been at your job for a while, but your boss or many of your coworkers are new? If it feels like you are working with strangers, then now is the time to build stronger relationships at your job. This episode contains: 🎙 A short outline of what you should do to establish your professional brand and relationships to set yourself up for success at your new job. 🎙 Lists of professional and personal questions to ask your new coworkers and boss, which will help you quickly build rapport and trust, understand the culture at the company, and what is expected...
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Some of Deedre's favorite tales to go with cocktails. Although they are probably unsafe to share in most corporate environments, they should bring you some smiles and points to ponder over your weekend with your adult friends and family. 🎙A close encounter with the scary ghost girl from the movie, The Ring. 🎙How accepting an invitation from a stranger led to a lesson in self-acceptance. 🎙A talking parrot who let the cat out of the bag. 🎙Bonus Track: The most romantic thing Deedre's husband ever said to her.
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Have you recently lost your job or are worried you will be let go soon? Perhaps you are thinking about quitting your job in the future. Listen to this list of tips and ideas to help you through this major life transition. (Please share this with your friends who need the information.) Below are links to resources you may find useful. Check back as new resources will be added in the future. U.S. Government Healthcare Links: An article from Bankrate about what to do with your 401K. (Please read other articles and talk to your financial advisor, too). . Online Therapy...
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Do you think artificial intelligence will eliminate or enhance your job soon? Deedre talks about how artificial intelligence entertained her with an interesting conversation while she recovered from a bad bout of the flu. 🎙Her interesting encounter with Writesonic, the “better version” of ChatGPT, and how you can use it in your personal and professional life - including launching a unicorn startup today! 🎙Interesting conversations with artificial intelligence, like its commentary about God, how to kiss up to your robot boss in the near future, and how to milk a cockroach....
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Deedre tells a story about an abandoned puppy that led her to give a stranger $1,000 one year later. Deedre flies solo in this 13-minute episode, which was recorded on Friday the 13th.
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A selection of our favorite conversations. Use this time to catch up on older episodes before we release new ones in 2023!
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Highlights from the first season of the Shut Up and Say Something!® podcast. Huge thanks to our guests, who contributed to over 30 hours of interesting, inspiring, and educational conversations for our new show in 2022. Selecting only four minutes of footage was the most challenging task because there were so many fascinating topics to choose from. We target Fridays for new episodes, and our goal is to release them at 11:11 AM Eastern. Each platform seems to have different processing times, which means the latest episode may not appear on your favorite streaming platform right at 11:11 AM...
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Do you want to leave your job? Do you want an entirely different career, but don't know where to start or think it is too late to make that kind of change? Listen in as Maria Scarangella and Deedre Daniel talk about: 🎙 Figuring out when it is the right time for you to leave your job for other opportunities. 🎙 The “Sunday Scaries” and what they signal to you. 🎙 The importance of determining your values and finding a career that aligns with them. 🎙 Understanding that you don’t have to do one thing forever. You can change career paths at any time. ...
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Do you want to travel more but think you don't have the money to do it? Do you stay home and watch Netflix because you think that is the only entertainment you can afford? Do you want to start a writing side hustle? Trent Modglin is the publisher, writer, and creator of three popular Chicago magazines. He talks to Deedre Daniel about: 🎙 How Deedre became a Florida State University alumnus without technically graduating from the institution. 🎙 How Trent turned his passion project (which was also a creative way to score free event tickets, restaurant meals, and beers) into a...
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Your dreams won't chase you, so why not chase them instead? Jae Choe is the owner and Master Instructor of the famed Karate Beyond dojo in Lakeland, Florida. He talks to Deedre Daniel about: 🎙 The importance of following your passion and finding ways to incorporate it during various stages in your life. 🎙 Side hustles. 🎙 The modernized approach he takes in teaching karate at his dojo. 🎙 Why he thinks you should do yoga in your thirties, forties, and beyond. 🎙 A “super-hero” gene that prevents armpit odor. 🎙 “Interesting” internet money-making schemes....
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Meet Tessa Layne, a best-selling romance novelist who talks to Deedre about:
🎙Being diagnosed with ADHD in middle age.
🎙How romance novels are for everyone because there is a story for everyone.
🎙How reading romance novels could help us embrace a full range of emotions we have suppressed – so we feel less numb.
🎙How to be a prolific author despite the massive distractions and time constraints we face every day.
🎙How she learned about sex as an awkward pre-teen before she had access to the internet and how it formed her expectations of it in adulthood.
🎙One of her secrets to boosting book sales.
🎙How the act of writing a short erotic story can fan the flames of passion, spark up your love life, and increase intimacy by reading it to your partner.
🎙Typical “tropes” and genres in romance novels and her plans to create new ones.
🎙Why she thinks women deserve pleasure, should expect it, and take agency over it.
🎙The significant role conflict plays in our lives.
🎙The sexiness of daily chores.
🎙Her thoughts about older women with (much) younger men.
🎙Her pet peeves, fears, and what she looks forward to in the future.
And so much more!
In this episode, we end with some new questions from The Very Interesting Game “After Dark” edition, which are slightly naughty. Find out what this author thinks always deserves a spanking and the food that never should be served at an orgy.
Bio:
Romance Writer Tessa Layne is the author of the USA Today Bestselling series Cowboys of the Flint Hills, Heroes of Resolution Ranch, and the critically acclaimed naughty rom-com series Titans of Tech written as T.S. Layne. She's managed to write 24 books and counting while wrangling her two misbehaved cats, two teenaged daughters, and one wild-and-crazy husband. She loves all things Romance, The Great British Bake-Off, and secretly wishes she could have attended a party with Julia Child. Her book recommendations include lots of Romance, books her daughters love, her favorite cookbooks (there are lots!), and books she's been inspired by while researching her novels. To learn more about Tessa and sign up for her newsletter, visit TessaLayne.com
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Originally recorded on September 19, 2022