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This one is a bit different, check it out and let me know your thoughts!
Joining the conversation today is Tony El. Tony is a blogger, writer, podcaster, and history buff. He is passionate about America and fascinated with asking why.
🔥Bias: Ignorance
🔥5 Words: Honest Insightful, Provocative, Intelligent & Good-looking
#rewritinghistory #perspective #challenge #knowledge #bias #narrative #blackhistory #slavery #constitution #whatdoesitmean #slaveship #records #source #story
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Joining the conversation this week is Amparo Vazquez. Amparo is the founder of Asteka & BIPOC-CX. As a survivor of abuse and oppression, Amparo is on a mission to inspire survivors and disempowered communities to embrace their worthiness and heal through spiritually informed activism.
🔥Bias: Bias towards self has been the most difficult to overcome – when you begin feeling discomfort that’s a sign to dig deeper.
🔥5 Words: There will always be something good that comes from bad experiences. *note: Amparo says this in Spanish on the episode but my Google translate was not cooperating so I was not confident to write it out accurately in Spanish - comments and corrections welcome.
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Joining the conversation today is Seth Gehle. Seth is a
speaker, author, podcast host, athlete, and a US Army
Combat Veteran. Seth is on a mission to share his
journey of survival and resilience, as a way to inspire
others to harness their own inner strength.
🔥Bias: Discounting someone from having different
aspirations or drive than you. Challenge by checking
your assumptions – not everyone will have the same
goals and you don’t know the whole story.
🔥5 Words: IMPACT – Inspiration, Mentally,
Achievement, Commitment & Tenacity
@gobeyondtheshadows
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Joining the conversation today is Rahz Slaughter. Rahz is a Motivational speaker, coach, fitness professor, athlete, and author. He is on a mission to inspire a million teens through the Empowered Mindset System.
🔥Bias: Judging others for being negative, challenge this by reminding yourself you
don’t know their story or circumstance.
🔥5 Words: Integrity, Open-minded, Dream, Hustle & Structure
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Joining the conversation this week is Luaskya Nonon. Luaskya is an Attorney, Consultant, Speaker, Award-winning Diversity Leader, and founder of Equity Principle Consulting. Luaskya’s own personal journey navigating culture, identity, and expectations has set her on a mission to dismantle the status quo.
🔥Bias: Creating stories rooted in stereotypes while people watching. Catch yourself and intentionally consider an alternate storyline.
🔥5 Words: Authenticity, Faith, Resilience, Equity & Curiosity
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Joining the conversation today is Maxwell Ivy. Max aka the Blind Blogger is an advocate for inclusion and accessibility for people with disabilities. As an online entrepreneur, Max has first-hand experience with the gaps in accessibility while navigating business, particularly online, and is passionate about sharing his knowledge through writing, speaking, podcasting, and consulting.
🔥Bias: People's refusal to ask for help. This is a challenge even he struggles with at times and has to remind himself to accept support.
🔥5 Words: Accessibility ain't just for people with disabilities
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Joining the conversation today is Dr. Nicole Cabrera Salazar. Dr. Nicole is an astrophysicist turned social impact entrepreneur. She is passionate about using her experience and knowledge to drive change in STEM. As a queer, disabled, neurodivergent, first-generation Latina student Nicole knows firsthand the barriers to entry for marginalized communities. She is on a mission to build ‘Un mundo donde quepan muchos mundos’ – a world where many worlds fit.
Bias: Her whiteness as a Latina was pointed out by a brave student and she continues to unpack the implications of that in her life.
5 Words: Challenge, Struggle, Growth, Patience & Community
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Joining the conversation today is Nancy Orlen Weber. Nancy has spent nearly 50 years sharing her techniques with others to enhance their lives in many ways. She is a medical intuitive, a psychic, an animal communicator, an author, and a minister among many things.
Bias: Upset/anger towards others who are unwilling to accept new ideas. Counteract this by trying to understand their backstory and give them space to join you in their time.
5 Words: Soul to Soul Inner Detective
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Joining the conversation today is Sean Carlton. Sean is the founder of Dark Ages Media, and hosts two podcasts: Fitness Reborn with Seann and Dear DeSM, he is also an online publisher and personal trainer. Sean is on a mission to change the narrative in the lives of his fellow humans by facilitating positive change.
🔥Bias: Negatively judging unfit people based on external appearance alone.
Challenge this bias by reminding yourself you know nothing about their story
or life just by looking at them.
🔥5 Words: Dreaming, healing, growing, relating & learning.
🔥From the Vault🔥
We're hitting rewind this week to revisit my conversation with Michael Fosberg. If you haven't already, check out his podcast 'Incognito the Podcast'. Until then head on over to our website and check out my conversation with Michael.
One of the lessons I took from this conversation is that we exist both before and after identity. So often such a high value is placed on certain identities that we claim or perhaps others claim for us. Those identities may be important, however, we must remember they are only part of a whole.
#identity #wholeperson #character #grace #Secrets #bias #belonging
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Joining the conversation today is Joel David Bond. Joel is proficient in 5 languages, has traveled the world as an explorer, educator, and speaker, and helps people navigate cross-cultural environments. In his recently published ‘As Large as Your Spirit: A Reverse Refugee Memoir’ Joel shares deep insights and universal truths he uncovered while stranded on a remote Greek island.
Bias: Western bias about Middle Eastern culture and safety. Joel overcomes this bias by engaging with the culture and forming relationships with the people. He also employs the OSEE technique of Observe, State, Explain, & Examine/Explore
5 Words: Resilience, Empathy, Patience, Introvert, Spiritual
#podcast #travel #immersion #culture #explore #lessons #lockdown #purpose #bias #openmind
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Joining the conversation in this episode is Erryca Robicheaux. Erryca is a diversity champion, obsessed with making the Human Experience more human through thoughtful & inclusive design. As a vocal, neurodivergent woman working in the tech space, Erryca knows firsthand the importance of inclusion.
Bias: Many that she is still uncovering – own it and educate yourself, then do better
5 Words: Truth, Growth, Action, Community & Flexibility
@erobic
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Joining the conversation today is Diana Fannon. Diana has a wealth of experience working in education in various roles and is now the Founder of Disability Ed Pros where she provides expert guidance to educators and parents on how to navigate special education.
Bias: Judging the judge. Diana challenges this through self-reflection and an intentional commitment to understanding.
5 Words: Determination, Acceptance, Love, Advocacy & No
#breakingbias #bias #disability #education #epilepsy #challenges #strength #advocacy #advocate
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Joining the conversation today is De’Vannon Seraphino. De’Vannon is, among many things a US Veteran, Author, Entrepreneur and host of the podcast Sex, Drugs and Jesus: Taboo Topics in Troubled Times.
Bias: That all men are liars and cheaters. This is challenged by deep internal work and an acknowledgement that the assumption doesn’t apply to all.
Words De'Vannon Connects with: What good is friendship when it’s convenient.
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Joining the conversation today is Catie Lanctot my long-time friend. Catie is among many things a wife, foster mom, homesteader, and one of those people who can strike up a conversation with absolutely anyone. Today we are going to explore our perspectives and experiences with religion which are vastly different.
🔥Bias: Religious extremes, Catie challenges this bias by attempting to put herself in the other person’s shoes and consider their perspective.
🔥5 Words: Courage, Bravery, Strength, Love & Happiness
🔥Joining the conversation today is Fayge Horesh. Fayge is a public historian, specializing in American history, a tour guide, writer, and podcaster. In this episode, we’ll dive into some of America’s sorted history and hear Fayge’s perspective on the many unknown tales and inaccurate stories we tell.
🔥Bias: Class in society is a real thing and Fayge challenges it by stepping back and
examining their own beliefs. Is it a fact or is it an assumption?
🔥5 Words: Helpful, Uncertain, Ironic, Fear & Agency
@dlistersofhistory
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Joining the conversation today is Dr. Poornima Luthra. Dr. Luthra is an Educator, DEI expert, Tedex speaker, and author of multiple books including her soon-to-be published ‘Leading Through Bias’. In her Tedex talk, she addressed how deeply ingrained ageism is in all of our everyday environments and why a lack of trust is a root cause of this.
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Joining the conversation today is Matt Navo. Matt is the executive director of the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence. With a long history of serving in various roles within schools, Matt is dedicated to aligning systems and policies to improve outcomes, for all students.
🔥Matt breaks bias: By checking himself through thoughtful reflection.
🔥5 Words: Vulnerable, Humility, Compassion, Ownership, Understanding
#education #collaboration #change #improve #systems #policy #bias #leadership
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Joining the conversation this week is Valena Beety. Valena is an author, advocate, law professor, litigator, former prosecutor, and founder of the West Virginia Innocence Project. She is on a mission to manifest justice by challenging wrongful convictions through various methods.
What bias do you hold and how do you challenge it? Bias against medical professionals not listening to patience, Challenge by advocating for yourself and seeking multiple perspectives.
5 words that resonate: Resilience, compassion, integrity, community, and love
@valena.beety
#innocence #bias #justice #wrongfulconviction #actualinnocence #diversity #powerdynamics
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Joining the conversation today is Fredrik Trusohamn. Fredrik is an archaeologist specializing in the Scandinavian Viking/Vendel age, podcast host, and skeptic on a mission to give people a new way of thinking critically about history, science, and the unknown.
Bias: We cannot speak for others behavior and need to challenge ourselves to not speak for others. 5 Words: Creative, Fatherhood, Curiosity, Education and Hope
Digging up Ancient Aliens @digging_up_ancient_aliens
#history #archeologist #skeptic #bias #science #diversity #criticalthinking #vikings #Scandinavia #sweden