Choose Your Struggle

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Episode 7- Lessons from Over a Decade in Cannabis with Entrepreneur Mike Pachan and a Shout Out from Missy Day! Apr 17, 2020

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Episode 7 of the Choose Your Struggle podcast features an interview with Mike Pachan, a Cannabis Entrepreneur, and founder of Mountain Made, a CBD company. You can learn more at their website, https://www.mountainmade.life/. The shout out for this episode is from Missy Day! Missy is a bright ray of sunshine I'm lucky to consider a friend. She's a Senior Marketing Manager at T-Mobile and an all around awesome human. Stick around after the episode for this week's Choose Your Card, brought to you by the Blurt Foundation, and your Good Egg. You can learn more at my website, www.JayShifman.com and find me at @JBShifman on Twitter, @TheNextShifman on Instagram, and Jay Shifman on LinkedIn and Facebook.

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Episode 6- Dispelling the Myths of the Single Woman with Acamea Deadwiler and a special shout out from Milana Vayntrub Apr 10, 2020

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This episode is brought to you by Vurbl. Vurbl is launching new technology for audio creators like me, so our message is broadcast loud and clear. Learn more at Vurbl.com.This episode features an interview with the incredible Acamea Deadwiler. Acamea is a writer and speaker, and the author of Single That: Dispelling the Top 10 Myths of the Single Woman.You can find out more about Acamea at her website, https://www.acameadeadwiler.com/.This episode also features a shout out from Milana Vayntrub. You probably know her best as Marvel's Squirrel Girl or from the memorable AT&T's Commercials. Stick around after the interview for this week's Choose Your Card, brought to you by Blurt, and your Good Egg! As always, you can learn more at my website, www.JayShifman.com.

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Episode 5- Find Your Job Joy with Special Guest Kristen Zavo Apr 03, 2020

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This episode is brought to you by Vurbl. Vurbl is launching new technology for audio creators like me, so our message is broadcast loud and clear. Learn more at Vurbl.com. Today's episode features an interview with Kristen Zavo. Kristen is an international best selling author of the book, Find Your Job Joy, and a career coach who's helped scores of people embrace true fulfillment in their life through finding their passion at work. I know, because Kristen helped ME! You can find Kristen at her website, www.Findyourjobjoy.com and email her (as requested for your special gift, listen to the end of the episode) at Kristen@findyourjobjoy.com. We also have this week's Choose Your Card, brought to you by Blurt, and your Good Egg! As always, you can learn more at my website, www.JayShifman.com. You can find an awesome cartoon by The Awkward Yeti that perfectly visualizes a point Kristen makes in this episode here.

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Episode 4- AA Ain't the Only Way and Other Thoughts on Addiction Treatment Mar 27, 2020

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This episode is brought to you by Vurbl.Vurbl is launching new technology for audio creators like me, so our message is broadcast loud and clear. Learn more at Vurbl.comToday we're discussing Addiction treatment, terms, ideas and definitions. As I hinted at in the last episode, these are important topics to me. I wasn't ok with some of the stigma that came with the special episode I talk about that here among other topics. Additionally, there's an ad for my first giveaway and the podcast's first guest, Kristen Zavo, who will be appearing on next week's episode.Finally, we close with this week's Choose A Card and Good Egg.Thanks for listening to episode 4 of the Choose Your Struggle Podcast.

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Episode 3: Embrace What Brings You Pleasure Mar 20, 2020

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This week I talk about embracing what gives you pleasure and ignoring society's expectations (as long as you're not hurting anyone!). I dispel the myth of the guilty pleasure and discuss a few of the things I love that are considered in that category. At the end, there's also this episode's Chose Your Card and Good Egg! Thanks for tuning in to the Choose Your Struggle Podcast.Questions, comments, thoughts, concerns? I want to hear from you! You can learn more at my website, www.JayShifman.com.

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Episode 2- Special Episode: Jay's Interview with the Addiction Podcast Mar 17, 2020

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This interview was first released by The Addiction Podcast, Point of No Return on May 30th 2019. A few points: contrary to what the host says in this show, I am not 'Sober'. But I am in recovery. I'll discuss the difference in a later episodes. Also, the views of the host do not always reflect my views (specifically around Medically Assisted Treatment and using the word clean). Stick around after the interview for this episode's Chose Your Card and Good Egg! Thanks for tuning in to the Choose Your Struggle Podcast. You can learn more at my website, www.JayShifman.com.

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Episode 1: What is Choose Your Struggle? Mar 13, 2020

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The first official episode of the Choose Your Struggle podcast. Thanks for coming along on this ride. This episode is the introduction! A bit shorter than future episodes will be, on this episode I introduce the idea of Choose Your Struggle, tell you a little bit about me and do the first edition of regular segments Choose a Card and Good Egg. You can learn more about my work at my website, www.JayShifman.com.

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Preview Episode Mar 07, 2020

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Wondering who I am and why you should listen? Check out this episode. I hope you subscribe when you're done!

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