Ep.75 | Why Bitcoin is Bigger than Bling with Justin Rhedrick
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The Conversation: Gaining More Control of Your Money In our last episode, we talked about different ways to gain control of your money, from stocks to forex and more. In this episode, we’re going to add another tool to your money freedom toolkit, Bitcoin. Whether you love Bitcoin, are confused by it, or hate it, this digital money has changed lives. One of those lives is Justin Rhedrick. Justin Rhedrick aka “Bitcoin Vegan” was a man who was tired of being trapped. He spent two years in college, only to learn that...
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Ep.74 | Tapping into Your Financial Power...No Matter How Much You Have with Kevon L. Chisolm & Kevon Kamari Chisolm, Jr.
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The Conversation: Tapping into Your Financial Power...No Matter How Much You Have Money is one of the most essential things we need to survive, but is one of the things most of us know so little about. Most of us don’t know what’s in our 401(k), yet it’s OUR 401(k). Many of us believe the stock market is only for certain folks, yet place our bets on winning a lotto ticket. Many of us look our paycheck, and lose it before we can even think of a “budget” On top of this, the majority of us believe that...
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Ep.73 | Building Bigger Dreams with No Limits with Reggie Calhoun Jr.
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The Conversation: Building Bigger Dreams with No Limits In our first episode with Reggie Calhoun, Jr, we talked about his dream of creating his own college. Reggie shared how he was able to ignore the critics and naysayers who tried to get in his way. Reggie is back. This time, his dream has grown even bigger. Reggie’s dream of starting a college prep academy that focused on helping student athletes has now expanded into a college that offers Associates, Bachelors, and certificates programs (online and on campus) along with branches...
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Ep.72 | COV1D-19...One Year Later with Dr. Galiatsatos
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The Conversation: COV1D-19….One Year Later In this follow-up episode, Dr. Panagis Galiatsatos (“Dr. G”) is back to talk about COVID-19. This time around, he is sharing what the medical community has learned about the disease that completely changed the world. Dr. G will be sharing how to handle the huge amount of information (and misinformation) that comes from the media, vaccinations, and how we can stay healthy going forward. If you’re someone who has vaccination concerns or are confused about news about the virus, this quick episode will help give you the...
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Ep.71 | Following the Flow of Your Life with Alienor Salmon
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“We need to do things that are uncomfortable or you will never grow.” - Alienor Salmon, Former UN researcher, Dance Ambassador, Author The Conversation: Learning to Flow With Life For most of us, a “comfort zone” might be speaking on stage or doing a Zoom call on a bad hair day….but what about leaving a high-profile job to go dancing around the world in a country you’ve never been to? Alienor Salmon knew what she wanted to be when she grew up. She was going to work with the UN. She did everything right: graduate college, spoke multiple languages, and...
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Ep.70 | Going From Wife to Widow...Now What? with Rachel Engstrom
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"Ultimately good can come from bad….” - - Rachel Engstrom, Widow, Author, Cancer Advocate The Conversation: Navigating Towards Your Hope We are used to stories of a widow after a couple reaches their advanced years, but imagine if that couple was in their 20’s and 30’s? Imagine if the husband in that scenario went through the up and down journey of acute lymphoblastic leukemia-chemo, losing their hair, having to relearn how to walk, losing weight drastically, and having to get treatments regularly through the week? ...
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Ep.69 | Advocating for Your Health with Keyonna Renea
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"You are the CEO of your health and life...” - - Keyonna Renea, Photographer, Patient/Wellness Advocate on a Mission The Conversation: Fighting for Your Health….Despite the System Keyonna Renea knew something wasn’t right with her body, yet physician after physician ignored her. They assumed she was too young or just ignored her. Years later, Keyonna Renea was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. That 9-year long journey between a doctor’s visit and a diagnosis transformed Keyonna from a patient into a patient advocate. Going through the...
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Ep.68 | Black on Black Education with Evalaurene Jean-Charles
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"I don’t think educators, as a collective, realize how much power we have….” - - Evalaurene Jean-Charles, Educator, Activist, Researcher, and Change Maker The Conversation: Is Our Society Learning to Fail….or Failing to Learn? As teacher and educational activist Evalaurene Jean-Charles. points out, teachers have to navigate a very complex and tricky world of politics, parents, and students. They have to follow the rules of politicians who have never stepped in a classroom, parents who want the best for their kids, and students who are...
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Ep.67 | Heal Black Man Heal with Dr.Nino Rodriguez
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"All my life I’ve been trying to figure out….when there’s no blueprint” - - Dr.Nino Rodriguez, Social Justice Educator, Activist, Community Organizer, Transformational Coach The Conversation: How Do I Heal Myself When I Don’t Know Where to Start? When we get a scar, there’s usually something we can get to fix it: Band-Aid, cast, or a call to the doctor. But how do you heal your life? In this raw and revealing podcast, Ken talks with Dr. Nino Rodriguez, a social justice educator, researcher, and...
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Ep.66 | Never Give Up with Ashley Tyrone Head
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Here, at The Adverse Effect, “Adversity made me” is one of our mantras. Time and time again we have listened to the stories of guests who have been deeply affected by adversity, and yet have gone on to do extraordinary things. Our guest on today’s episode is proof that how you begin your life is not how you have to end it. Born the youngest of 3 sons to a happily married couple, Ashley Tyrone Head should have had a normal, loving upbringing. But the tragic death of his mother, when he was just 2 weeks old, set off an unbelievable chain of events. Raised by a single...
info_outline"All my life I’ve been trying to figure out….when there’s no blueprint”
- - Dr.Nino Rodriguez, Social Justice Educator, Activist, Community Organizer, Transformational Coach
The Conversation: How Do I Heal Myself When I Don’t Know Where to Start?
When we get a scar, there’s usually something we can get to fix it: Band-Aid, cast, or a call to the doctor.
But how do you heal your life?
In this raw and revealing podcast, Ken talks with Dr. Nino Rodriguez, a social justice educator, researcher, and community activist talk about this very important and life-altering question.
They’ll discuss how they learned to create a blueprint for healing when there was no blueprint, the struggles they had along the way, and some easy steps you can take to begin answering the question “How do I heal my own life?”, no matter where you are in your life’s journey right now.
Insights
- Figuring out your life in a complex world
- Finding your life’s work and your life mission
- Navigating masculinity in a socially unequal world
- The danger of not following your own blueprint for success
- Milestones & benchmarks...and how to figure out a life without a map
- Being vulnerable & emotionally intelligent
- The important role of self-love in communication
- Dealing with anger
- Being OK while you’re still learning to be OK….Why you don’t need to be perfect to heal
- Finding your life’s calling
- “Shit’s gonna happen: Using the right coping mechanism when life throws something unexpected
- Being angry with ourselves
- Black Men Heal and The Confess Project
Takeaways of the Conversation
- Healing is not easy. It can be complicated, so let go of the “quick fix” idea
- You don’t need permission or validation to be who you are. Chasing someone else’s idea of who you should be is an “invisible prison”.
- How you love is how you communicate Understand how people around you (including you) express love and you will be able to communicate better
The Homework:
Dr. Nino talked about a lot of things in this conversation, from race to masculinity to social justice and communication.
One of his biggest themes, however, was healing.
He emphasized the point that healing is about understanding what you are healing from, what you are healing for, and what you are healing toward.
So, for this homework, take a moment to think about your own healing
All you need is 15 minutes, some inspirational music
1. (5 minutes) Healing From Be sure to be in a safe space (mentally, emotionally, and physically) first. Then pull out a piece of paper or type on a blank page in a word processor. Write down (no filter) the answer to what question “What went wrong in my life?” Limit yourself to 5 minutes
2.. (5 minutes) Healing For After you did the above, walk away from what you wrote (at least 30 minutes or more, if you need it)….then come back This time, turn on inspirational musi while you write a list of all of the people in your life who care about you...and that you care for. Limit yourself to 5 minutes and include yourself at the top of the list.
3. (5 minutes) Healing Toward Continue to listen to inspirational music. This time, start imagining that your life was better. Write down what that life looks like (no filter).
Once you’re done with the above exercises, put two things on the calendar:
(1) Gratitude Find one way to show gratitude to a person you care about
(2) Self-Care Plan at least an hour where you can step our of your daily grind and just relax. It could be on a staycation, just playing music with no agenda, reading, a book, or actual vacation
(3) Self-Build Plan at least another hour in your calendar where you dream...then take action on a part of that dream.. It could be as simple as researching a course you always wanted to take or speaking to someone in a new career field. It could also be starting an exercise routine that you never got around to.
Once you're done this week, see if these exercises helped change your life in any way
About Our Guest:
Dr. Nino Rodriguez is a social justice educator, Chief Impact Officer of Excellence and Advancement Foundation, program director of the MUST (Mentoring Urban Students & Teens), community activist, speaker, and coach.
You can find him at www.r3volutionino.com
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