#VIRIVERSE ♾ Live Podcast (by VIRIDESCENT)

In this episode (on the moon of QSATA) our anonymous change-maker brings greater clarity to help them decide what to do next.

The tool we used in this episode, Bounce, is a tool created to help entrepreneurial change-makers like you make better decisions, faster, without second-guessing yourself, even if you’re a chronic over-thinker.

So, if you're keen to hear this change-maker's mind move from confusion to clarity, join us to explore the question together :)

📝 KEY NOTES/ KEY QUESTIONS ❓

• What’s the balance between who I am and what I put out into the world? (My personal and professional "masks.")
• How do I safeguard from being stretched too thin?
• We all have limited time… how do we know when to keep working as change agents where we are now… before breaking through what our real meaning is?
• How do you show up as your authentic self?
• How we train others to help us reinforce behaviors we’d rather not have.
• Our career path: being a cog in a machine vs. an agent of change.
• What are the risks we’re OK taking?
• What makes it so hard to be present?
• Dedicating time to positively contribute to our wellbeing.
• What is the relationship between ‘balance’ and ‘what is enough’?
• What do you give yourself credit for?
• Can more humanity and vulnerability be a superpower in our professional lives?
• Can you integrate some of that dedicated time for yourself and your passions into your nine to five?
• If you're always giving 150% professionally, what does it look like to give 150% personally?
• "I think the most valuable and useful thing out of this conversation today is just being able to sort of be my authentic self and to speak freely and… being able to hear what I've said translated into these questions, which I can take away from this conversation and continuously work upon."

❓ Are you facing a challenge right now that's making you feel unclear, unsure, maybe even a little stuck?

✅ We'd like to gift you with 3 practical exercises to help bring you clarity and make a decision on what to do next. 📝

Want to join us for the NEXT live podcast episode?

🎟 RSVP here 🎟

P.S. 🎶: Dig the tunes from today?

P.P.S. 🤑 Love this podcast? Buy us a coffee or two to keep us energized :)

In this episode (on the moon of QSATA) our anonymous change-maker brings greater clarity to help them decide what to do next on their path to positive impact.

The tool we used in this episode, Bounce, is a tool created to help entrepreneurial change-makers like you make better decisions, faster, without second-guessing yourself, even if you’re a chronic over-thinker.

So, if you're keen to hear this change-maker's mind move from confusion to clarity, join us to explore the question together :)

📝 KEY NOTES/ KEY QUESTIONS ❓

• How does your mind as a compass help you navigate this magnetic field of your soul?
• “It’s almost like pointing a mirror at a mirror.”
• Understanding changing ambitions.
• What kind of sacrifices are worth it?
• When it comes to values, do we always need to be 100% aligned?
• Being a good person isn’t always good enough. Even if our ego thinks it is.
• How susceptible are you to people dangling carrots?
• What material gains *do* matter to you?
• How do you find ways to practice self-acceptance, especially during challenging or difficult times?
• From your own ego experiences. What advice would you give to people that struggle with saying yes to all opportunities?
• Is there a risk in your mind to focusing on the soul rather than on the personal professional?
• “I think the most valuable thing from today's conversation, honestly, it's just been getting someone outside of myself to ask these questions… it's not too often you get to get out of your head with these particular subjects."

❓ Are you facing a challenge right now that's making you feel unclear, unsure, maybe even a little stuck?

• ✅ We'd like to gift you with 3 practical exercises to help bring you clarity and make a decision on what to do next. 📝

Want to join us for the NEXT live podcast episode?

• 🎟 RSVP here 🎟

That's all for now. This is your VIRI_vigilantes 🐺🦉🐜⚡️ signing off from QSATA and hope you'll join us for the next episode :)

P.S. 🎶: Dig the tunes from today?

P.P.S. 🤑 Love this podcast? Buy us a coffee or two to keep us energized :)

• ✅ Here are 3 practical exercises to bring clarity and make a decision on what to do next. Just beam over your favorite email address here 📝.
• Want to join us for the NEXT live podcast episode? 🎟 RSVP here 🎟

🍄  MYCELIUM PARTNERSHIP

• Special thanks to our event partner: WONDR, who is connecting the world’s lifelong learners.
• MCK AKA The Present Squirrel 🐿 / Chance AKA The Designer 🐺 / Brad AKA The Restoration 🦁

This is your VIRI_vigilantes 🐺🦉🐜⚡️🐿 signing off from QSATA and hope you'll join us for the next episode :)

P.S. 🎶: Cranky Conductor.

P.P.S. Love this podcast? Buy us a coffee or two to keep us energized...

✅ Join the VIRIVERSE Email Experience and receive exercise #1 as soon as you beam your email over to us 📝

Want to join us for the NEXT live podcast episode?

• 🎟 RSVP for the next live podcast episode
• 🤝 Take the next step and sign up to be an “Observer”: Email karla.g@viridescent.biz

🍄  MYCELIUM PARTNERSHIP (hosts, moderators, & supporters include… -- look em up on LinkedIn)

• Special thanks to our event / promotion partner: WONDR
• Moderators: MCK AKA The Present Squirrel 🐿 / Chance AKA The Designer 🐺

That's all for now. This is your VIRI_vigilantes 🐺 🦉 🐜 ⚡️ signing off from QSATA, hoping you'll join us for the next episode :)

P.S. 🎶: Dig the tunes from today? Checkout Cranky Conductor.

P.P.S.: Want to keep the show rolling? Buy us a coffee or two to keep us energized. 

🎥 on YouTube.

Want to work with Tom as your life coach? We do! Visit tommarshall.life/coaching to book a free discovery call. Give him code “VIRIVERSE15” for a 15% discount code off coaching services.

🔑 KEY POINTS

• Chance: How do you reach people who don’t share the same values?  Tom: You make the issues relevant for them. You tap into values that they have, you listen with the goal of understanding where they are coming from and you find the common values you share.
• Don’t hate the player, hate the game. To enact change, we must think systemically.  We need to disrupt the broken system.
• Climate grief - we need to go through the grieving process and then support each other to find meaning in the suffering and come together to make positive changes.
• Citizens Assemblies are the closest thing we’ve got to a silver bullet to address something as huge as the climate crisis.

💡 RESOURCE CENTER

• Tom’s Website
• Extinction Rebellion
• Insta
• LinkedIn
• Tom: Book summarized in this Guardian article
• Tom: Hope In The Dark
• Tom: Cop26
• Tom: Don’t Hate the Player, Hate the Game video link
• Tom: Fridays for Future
• Aurora: IPCC Report
• Tom: Citizen Assemblies
• Aurora: Carbon Scope 3
• Tom’s email list: The Switch
• 🎶 Music: Cranky Conductor

🍄  MYCELIUM PARTNERSHIP

• Hosting partners: WONDR
• Moderators: Chance Thompson, Dr. Aurora Dawn Benton, Tom Marshall, MCK

To break through the status quo, join our sustainability mentorship program.

To tip VIRIDESCENT and our continued creation (make sure to mention "Tom" in notes & we'll share 75% of the $$$ with them, this helps us pay people for their valuable time and expertise).

signed, your VIRI_vigilantes 🐺 🦉 🐜 ⚡️

🎥 on YouTube.

Want to work with Tom as your life coach? We do! Visit tommarshall.life/coaching to book a free discovery call. Give him code “VIRIVERSE15” for a 15% discount code off coaching services.

🔑 KEY POINTS

• Chance: How do you reach people who don’t share the same values?  Tom: You make the issues relevant for them. You tap into values that they have, you listen with the goal of understanding where they are coming from and you find the common values you share.
• Don’t hate the player, hate the game. To enact change, we must think systemically.  We need to disrupt the broken system.
• Climate grief - we need to go through the grieving process and then support each other to find meaning in the suffering and come together to make positive changes.
• Citizens Assemblies are the closest thing we’ve got to a silver bullet to address something as huge as the climate crisis.

💡 RESOURCE CENTER

• Tom’s Website
• Extinction Rebellion
• Insta
• LinkedIn
• Tom: Book summarized in this Guardian article
• Tom: Hope In The Dark
• Tom: Cop26
• Tom: Don’t Hate the Player, Hate the Game video link
• Tom: Fridays for Future
• Aurora: IPCC Report
• Tom: Citizen Assemblies
• Aurora: Carbon Scope 3
• Tom’s email list: The Switch
• 🎶 Music: Cranky Conductor

🍄  MYCELIUM PARTNERSHIP

• Hosting partners: WONDR
• Moderators: Chance Thompson, Dr. Aurora Dawn Benton, Tom Marshall, MCK

To break through the status quo, join our sustainability mentorship program.

To tip VIRIDESCENT and our continued creation (make sure to mention "Tom" in notes & we'll share 75% of the $$$ with them, this helps us pay people for their valuable time and expertise).

signed, your VIRI_vigilantes 🐺 🦉 🐜 ⚡️

🎥 on YouTube.

🔑 KEY POINTS

Re:ganic is creating a drop-in replacement for plastic that doesn’t cost more than plastic film production. This is critical, because as long as oil is the cheapest solution we will keep using it to create plastic materials. If the cost is the same or lower for sustainable materials, WE CAN SHIFT to a better system.

Chitosan, found in shrimp shells and mushrooms, is one of the most abundant resources on Earth and is the key ingredient to this process!

EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility): Creates an accountability for packaging and consumption through a fee structure. While it is important for all to be accountable (including the individual), producers must make changes to help us all be sustainable in how we live each day.

LCA (Life Cycle Assessment): Looking at the life of a product from start to finish is the way of the present and future for healthier supply chain innovation.

Can we turn unsustainable systems into regenerative opportunities? ie: The waste from the shrimp industry can become a zero waste solution to address plastic pollution (this is what we would call regeneration!)

Sustainability is personal… Love for yourself and family is everything!

A silver~lining of COVID… “We need to realize how much we are affecting the environment and how we can solve these problems.” - Jose AKA The Symbiotic 🐢

💡 RESOURCE CENTER

Jose's Website

Chitosan Defined

EPR Expanded

EPR Regulations

Biomimicry Example

Biomimicry Expanded

NY Times Article from Paul

🎶 Music: Cranky Conductor

🍄  MYCELIUM PARTNERSHIP (hosts, moderators, & supporters)

Hosting partners: Sam Reader, Simon Jones, Hayley Garner at WONDR

Guests & Moderators:  Aurora Dawn Benton Jose Miguel Gutierrez Nicholas Zaccheo Sujata Eyrick Paul Salinger

🤝 SUPPORT OUR FEATURED GUESTS

Buy Them a Coffee or Two (mention "Jose" in the notes & we'll share 75% of the $$$ with him)

🎥 on YouTube.

🔑 KEY POINTS

Re:ganic is creating a drop-in replacement for plastic that doesn’t cost more than plastic film production. This is critical, because as long as oil is the cheapest solution we will keep using it to create plastic materials. If the cost is the same or lower for sustainable materials, WE CAN SHIFT to a better system.

Chitosan, found in shrimp shells and mushrooms, is one of the most abundant resources on Earth and is the key ingredient to this process!

EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility): Creates an accountability for packaging and consumption through a fee structure. While it is important for all to be accountable (including the individual), producers must make changes to help us all be sustainable in how we live each day.

LCA (Life Cycle Assessment): Looking at the life of a product from start to finish is the way of the present and future for healthier supply chain innovation.

Can we turn unsustainable systems into regenerative opportunities? ie: The waste from the shrimp industry can become a zero waste solution to address plastic pollution (this is what we would call regeneration!)

Sustainability is personal… Love for yourself and family is everything!

A silver~lining of COVID… “We need to realize how much we are affecting the environment and how we can solve these problems.” - Jose AKA The Symbiotic 🐢

💡 RESOURCE CENTER

Jose's Website

Chitosan Defined

EPR Expanded

EPR Regulations

Biomimicry Example

Biomimicry Expanded

NY Times Article from Paul

🎶 Music: Cranky Conductor

🍄  MYCELIUM PARTNERSHIP (hosts, moderators, & supporters)

Hosting partners: Sam Reader, Simon Jones, Hayley Garner at WONDR

Guests & Moderators:  Aurora Dawn Benton Jose Miguel Gutierrez Nicholas Zaccheo Sujata Eyrick Paul Salinger

🤝 SUPPORT OUR FEATURED GUESTS

Buy Them a Coffee or Two (mention "Jose" in the notes & we'll share 75% of the $$$ with him)

🎥 on YouTube.

For the Ladybosses of the world, Free Access - Backstage Pass to Ladyboss International (click on “choose plan” then “try free”). Ladies only… Sorry men people. HOWEVER, you can learn sustainable business practices from the amazing change-maker that is Dr. Aurora Dawn Benton: Click here to browse her courses and use this code at checkout: VIRIVERSE30.

🔑 KEY POINTS

• Stop comparing yourself to others, bring your own light and glow to the world. Focus on that.
• Vagina health is human health. Stop being a child about it.
• Don’t be afraid to listen first, speak second, but also don’t be afraid to flip that mentality though.
• Sometimes you have to visit the darkness to find your glow, so you can bring the light to others in the world.
• Life coaches can help you be a better human, don’t be afraid to invest in yourself!
• Take ownership of how you feel and be introspective on how you feel might make others feel. Don’t respond with a black and white mentality, work in the nuance and gray area. That may be the way forward.
• Aurora quote: “A person pretending to sleep cannot be awakened”.
• Aurora: Glow - the light emanating from within - interesting concept.
• Rose’s musk deer story: A deer that spends so much time looking for a beautiful scent in others, may not realize the smell (or glow they bring the world) is coming from them.

💡 RESOURCE CENTER

• Sujata: Beach Sandy Link
• Aurora: The Confidence Code (book)
• Chance: Sustainable Brands
• Chance: Coal: A Human History (book)
• Aurora: Harley Blakeman - honest jobs
• 🎶 Music: Cranky Conductor

🍄  MYCELIUM PARTNERSHIP (hosting partners -- connect with them on LinkedIn)

Dr. Aurora Dawn Benton -- Sam Reader @ WONDR

Join our sustainability mentorship program by clicking the first link here.

To tip VIRIDESCENT and our continued creation (make sure to mention "Rose or Ladyboss" in notes & we'll share 25% with them)

signed, your VIRI_vigilantes 🐺 🦉 🐜 ⚡️???

🎥 on YouTube.

For the Ladybosses of the world, Free Access - Backstage Pass to Ladyboss International (click on “choose plan” then “try free”). Ladies only… Sorry men people. HOWEVER, you can learn sustainable business practices from the amazing change-maker that is Dr. Aurora Dawn Benton: Click here to browse her courses and use this code at checkout: VIRIVERSE30.

🔑 KEY POINTS

• Stop comparing yourself to others, bring your own light and glow to the world. Focus on that.
• Vagina health is human health. Stop being a child about it.
• Don’t be afraid to listen first, speak second, but also don’t be afraid to flip that mentality though.
• Sometimes you have to visit the darkness to find your glow, so you can bring the light to others in the world.
• Life coaches can help you be a better human, don’t be afraid to invest in yourself!
• Take ownership of how you feel and be introspective on how you feel might make others feel. Don’t respond with a black and white mentality, work in the nuance and gray area. That may be the way forward.
• Aurora quote: “A person pretending to sleep cannot be awakened”.
• Aurora: Glow - the light emanating from within - interesting concept.
• Rose’s musk deer story: A deer that spends so much time looking for a beautiful scent in others, may not realize the smell (or glow they bring the world) is coming from them.

💡 RESOURCE CENTER

• Sujata: Beach Sandy Link
• Aurora: The Confidence Code (book)
• Chance: Sustainable Brands
• Chance: Coal: A Human History (book)
• Aurora: Harley Blakeman - honest jobs
• 🎶 Music: Cranky Conductor

🍄  MYCELIUM PARTNERSHIP (hosting partners -- connect with them on LinkedIn)

Dr. Aurora Dawn Benton -- Sam Reader @ WONDR

Join our sustainability mentorship program by clicking the first link here.

To tip VIRIDESCENT and our continued creation (make sure to mention "Rose or Ladyboss" in notes & we'll share 25% with them)

signed, your VIRI_vigilantes 🐺 🦉 🐜 ⚡️

🎥 on YouTube.

🔑 KEY POINTS

• Sustainability beacon: Sharing nature and solving big problems!
• Billionaires and foundation funding can be helpful but maybe not sustainable to actually solving the problem you're facing, since the money can be moved to other causes frequently.
• Utilities are led by people just trying to keep the lights on. Push them to a sustainable and renewable place, but be compassionate.
• Workers need to be able to afford to live where they work (rent should be less than the standard 35+% of your income). If they can’t afford it, we have more risk factors for climate, safety, and more!
• Advice for businesses trying to use renewable energy: Find a lawyer or a diplomatic voice that can negotiate between you and the utility/city/government/etc.
• Matt: Genetic privilege is a real thing, how can we give it back? Chance: We can feel guilty and take no action and likely perpetuate the problem, or we can do something about it and break through the walls!
• Matt Abbott: “People feel better when they are digging ditches instead of yelling about why there are no ditches out there.”
• Karla: “Optimism is currently our scarcest resource” Liv Boeree
• Matt: “By your stumbling, the world is perfected.” ― Sri Aurobindo

💡 RESOURCE CENTER

• Chris: Ellen Macarthur report on the Nature Imperative
• To plug into Paul’s current project
• Paul: Re-up Refill - store in Oakland, CA
• Paul: Book - HumanKind
• Paul: On Being Podcast
• Chance: The Dan Le Batard Show Podcast
• Paul: Project Drawdown
• Chance: Link to WONDR post about Grizzly conservation
• Matt: Feedly (a place to aggregate your favorite online blogs and resources)
• Matt: Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
• Matt: Walk of Life Consulting w/ Shannon Houde
• Matt: Canary Media
• Matt: Urban Sustainability Directors Network
• 🎶 Music: Cranky Conductor

To break through the status quo, join our sustainability mentorship program @ https://linktr.ee/VIRIDESCENT

To tip VIRIDESCENT and our continued creation (mention "Matt Abbott" in notes & we'll share 25% with them): https://www.buymeacoffee.com/VIRIDESCENT

signed, your VIRI_vigilantes 🐺 🦉 🐜 ⚡️

🎥 on YouTube.

🔑 KEY POINTS

• Sustainability beacon: Sharing nature and solving big problems!
• Billionaires and foundation funding can be helpful but maybe not sustainable to actually solving the problem you're facing, since the money can be moved to other causes frequently.
• Utilities are led by people just trying to keep the lights on. Push them to a sustainable and renewable place, but be compassionate.
• Workers need to be able to afford to live where they work (rent should be less than the standard 35+% of your income). If they can’t afford it, we have more risk factors for climate, safety, and more!
• Advice for businesses trying to use renewable energy: Find a lawyer or a diplomatic voice that can negotiate between you and the utility/city/government/etc.
• Matt: Genetic privilege is a real thing, how can we give it back? Chance: We can feel guilty and take no action and likely perpetuate the problem, or we can do something about it and break through the walls!
• Matt Abbott: “People feel better when they are digging ditches instead of yelling about why there are no ditches out there.”
• Karla: “Optimism is currently our scarcest resource” Liv Boeree
• Matt: “By your stumbling, the world is perfected.” ― Sri Aurobindo

💡 RESOURCE CENTER

• Chris: Ellen Macarthur report on the Nature Imperative
• To plug into Paul’s current project
• Paul: Re-up Refill - store in Oakland, CA
• Paul: Book - HumanKind
• Paul: On Being Podcast
• Chance: The Dan Le Batard Show Podcast
• Paul: Project Drawdown
• Chance: Link to WONDR post about Grizzly conservation
• Matt: Feedly (a place to aggregate your favorite online blogs and resources)
• Matt: Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
• Matt: Walk of Life Consulting w/ Shannon Houde
• Matt: Canary Media
• Matt: Urban Sustainability Directors Network
• 🎶 Music: Cranky Conductor

To break through the status quo, join our sustainability mentorship program @ https://linktr.ee/VIRIDESCENT

To tip VIRIDESCENT and our continued creation (mention "Matt Abbott" in notes & we'll share 25% with them): https://www.buymeacoffee.com/VIRIDESCENT

signed, your VIRI_vigilantes 🐺 🦉 🐜 ⚡️

***Note that listeners of this change-making conversation with Aurora can get 30% off of her amazing sustainability academy. Click here to browse courses and use this code at checkout: VIRIVERSE30.

🔑 KEY POINTS

• Sustainability beacon: Sustainability is something everyone can and should be able to participate in.
• Don’t blame and shame, it won’t get people inspired to join the movement.
• Astrapto’s sustainable approach: PEACE (Practical -- Economical -- Approachable -- Celebrated -- Enjoyable).
• Imposter syndrome is an imposter! For those who are in privilege or power, give space to others or... let them lead you!
• A sustainable business can’t be sustainable all the time. Don’t try to be perfect at the expense of your business’s ability to make money and impact.
• Do you have to be an expert to revolutionize something??? NO! Sometimes not knowing the “best practices” gives you a strength and fresh perspective. You’ll learn as you go.

💡 RESOURCE CENTER

• Aurora: USGBC Credential Programs
• Aurora: Sustainable Furnishings Council
• Aurora: EIC Sustainable Professional Certificate Program
• Chance: EIC Sustainable Event Standards
• Chance: Monumental Mattie
• Information on Carbon Emissions (scopes 1-3 measurement tools)
• Rachel: Circular Earth’s Ecosystem Incubator
• 🎶 Music: Cranky Conductor

🍄  MYCELIUM PARTNERSHIP (hosts, moderators, & supporters may include)

• Hosting partner: Sam Reader, Simon Jones, Hayley Garner at WONDR
• Moderators: Rishika Singh Alyssa Lukach Rachel Sheila Kan Paul Salinger Nicholas Zaccheo Rozina Kanchwala

To tip VIRIDESCENT (mention "Aurora or Astrapto" in notes & we'll share 25% of the $$$ with them!):

https://www.buymeacoffee.com/VIRIDESCENT

signed, your VIRI_vigilantes 🐺 🦉 🐜 ⚡️

What do you do when the world goes off like a bomb 💥? You create a sustainability sitcom... of course! Join Rozina AKA The Eco.Artist 🎨 & her platform, @eco.logic.programs as a guest on the #VIRIVERSE lives events & podcast experience. We will learn how to write a change-making formula at the intersection of nonprofit entrepreneurship, climate justice, education, & the arts.

Hosting partner: @mywondr

🔑 KEY POINTS

• ORIGIN STORY: what has brought Rozina/The Eco.Artist to this point? 
• ECO.LOGIC: highlighting it' programs.
• SUSTAINABLE NONPROFITS: creating a strategy, value system, executing, sustainably.
• CLIMATE JUSTICE: what it means to you, why it’s important, and how do we achieve it?

💡 RESOURCE CENTER

• To join our sustainability mentorship email program: https://linktr.ee/VIRIDESCENT
• To tip VIRIDESCENT (mention "Eco.Logic" in notes & we'll donate 25% to them!): https://www.buymeacoffee.com/VIRIDESCENT
• Music/nature experience: The Rape of the World by Cranky Conductor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU1Zr9lmuQA
• Rozina: Yale Program on Climate Change - https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/
• Chance: 2040 film - https://whatsyour2040.com/
• Rozina: Her musician friend who is making climate themed music - https://www.lilidlimusic.com/about/ https://www.instagram.com/lil_idli_music/?hl=en
• Chance: Sound Opinions podcast: https://www.wunc.org/show/sound-opinions
• Chance: https://climatejusticealliance.org/
• Eco.Logic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eco.logic.programs/
• Eco.Logic Twitter: https://twitter.com/RoziKanch
• Eco.Logic LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rozina-kanchwala/
• Rozina Podcasts Recommendations: 
• https://gimletmedia.com/shows/howtosaveaplanet
• https://www.politicalclimatepodcast.com/
• https://www.greentechmedia.com/podcast/the-energy-gang
• https://grist.org/
• https://www.canarymedia.com/
• https://think100climate.com/podcasts/coolest-show-on-climate-change/

signed, your VIRI_vigilantes 🐺 🦉 🐜 ⚡️ 

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