#Dov Baron

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Unlocking Leadership Mastery: Serving with Purpose and Integrity

In the realm of leadership, the line between self-assurance and arrogance can be as fine as a hair’s breadth. Dov Baron, a luminary in leadership and emotional intelligence, graced the “Leadership Toolkit” podcast with insights that could be transformative for anyone who aspires to lead with purpose and integrity. The Heart of Leadership: Service and Purpose Dov Baron articulates a vision of…

[enterprisewired]

Top 10 Leadership Podcasts for Personal and Professional Growth

In the digital era, podcasts have emerged as an invaluable resource for individuals seeking knowledge, inspiration, and guidance in various domains. For aspiring leaders, management professionals, and anyone looking to enhance their leadership skills, podcasts offer a convenient and immersive platform to gain insights from industry experts, thought leaders, and successful entrepreneurs.

Here Are The Top 10 Leadership Podcasts:

1. “The Tim Ferriss Show”

Hosted by bestselling author and productivity guru Tim Ferriss, this podcast delves into the habits, routines, and strategies of world-class performers, including renowned leaders, athletes, and entrepreneurs. Ferriss’ insightful interviews and deconstructive approach offer practical insights applicable to leadership, productivity, and personal development.

2. “Leadership and Loyalty”

Hosted by Dov Baron, a leading authority on authentic leadership, this podcast explores the essence of true leadership by delving into topics like vulnerability, authenticity, and cultivating a purpose-driven culture. Baron’s engaging interviews with influential leaders offer profound insights into effective leadership principles.

3. “The Ed Mylett Show”

Ed Mylett, a renowned entrepreneur and peak performance coach, hosts this podcast where he interviews high-profile guests from various industries. With a focus on leadership, success, and mindset, Mylett’s interviews inspire listeners to maximize their potential and elevate their leadership capabilities.

4. “The Tony Robbins Podcast”

Legendary life and business strategist Tony Robbins shares his expertise on leadership, personal growth, and achieving success through this podcast. Featuring interviews, insights, and practical strategies, Robbins empowers listeners to unlock their leadership potential and excel in both professional and personal spheres.

5. “HBR IdeaCast” by Harvard Business Review

The Harvard Business Review’s IdeaCast features interviews with top business and thought leaders, discussing cutting-edge ideas, trends, and strategies in the world of business and leadership. Covering a wide array of topics, this podcast offers actionable insights for aspiring and established leaders alike.

6. “The School of Greatness” by Lewis Howes

Lewis Howes, a New York Times bestselling author and lifestyle entrepreneur, hosts this podcast exploring the secrets of greatness from influential leaders, entrepreneurs, and experts across various fields. Howes’ interviews focus on personal growth, leadership principles, and success strategies.

7. “The John Maxwell Leadership Podcast”

Renowned leadership expert John C. Maxwell shares his decades of leadership experience and wisdom through this podcast. Maxwell’s teachings, anecdotes, and insights provide listeners with practical guidance on becoming more effective leaders in their professional and personal lives.

8. “The GaryVee Audio Experience” by Gary Vaynerchuk

Entrepreneur and marketing guru Gary Vaynerchuk’s podcast offers a blend of motivation, business advice, and leadership insights. Known for his candid style, Vaynerchuk’s episodes cover leadership, entrepreneurship, and navigating the modern business landscape.

9. “Impact Theory” by Tom Bilyeu

Hosted by entrepreneur Tom Bilyeu, Impact Theory explores the minds of some of the world’s most impactful individuals. Through thought-provoking interviews, Bilyeu focuses on empowering leadership, mindset shifts, and achieving extraordinary success.

10. “The Art of Charm”

Focused on personal and professional growth, The Art of Charm podcast offers expert advice on leadership, communication, and networking. Hosted by Jordan Harbinger, this podcast equips listeners with actionable tips to enhance leadership skills and build meaningful connections.

Benefits of Listening to Leadership Podcasts

Networking Opportunities: Engage with like-minded individuals, industry professionals, and leaders by connecting through podcast communities, forums, or social media discussions related to the podcast content.

Staying Updated: Stay abreast of the latest trends, innovations, and strategies in leadership, enabling continuous growth and adaptability in an ever-evolving business landscape.

Inspiration and Motivation: Gain inspiration from success stories, overcoming challenges, and learning from failures shared by accomplished leaders, fostering motivation and determination.

Accessibility to Expert Insights: Access exclusive insights and wisdom from influential personalities and experts that may not be easily accessible through traditional mediums.

Strategies for Maximizing Learning from Leadership Podcasts

Implementing Actionable Insights: Apply actionable advice and strategies learned from podcasts directly into leadership practices, decision-making, or team management within professional environments.

Engagement and Interaction: Engage actively with the podcast content by participating in discussions, sharing insights, or submitting questions for hosts or guests, maximizing the learning experience.

Seeking Additional Resources: Further explore topics discussed in podcasts by reading related books, and articles, or attending workshops and seminars to deepen understanding and application.

Creating Personal Development Plans: Develop a structured plan for integrating acquired knowledge into personal and professional growth strategies, setting measurable goals based on podcast insights.

Emerging Trends in Leadership Podcasts

Niche Leadership Topics: Expect a rise in podcasts focusing on specialized leadership areas such as remote leadership, crisis management, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), and mental health in leadership.

Interactive Formats: Look for podcasts adopting interactive formats like live Q&A sessions, audience participation, or expert panel discussions to enhance engagement and interactivity.

AI-Personalization: Anticipate advancements in podcast platforms using AI-driven algorithms to curate personalized content recommendations based on individual preferences and listening patterns.

Harnessing Podcasts for Leadership Development Programs

Incorporating Podcasts in Training: Integrate leadership podcasts into corporate training programs, leadership development courses, or team-building workshops to augment learning experiences.

Encouraging Group Discussions: Foster team discussions and brainstorming sessions around podcast topics to encourage collaborative learning, idea sharing, and innovative thinking among team members.

Podcast-based Mentorship Programs: Implement mentorship initiatives where senior leaders recommend relevant podcast episodes to mentees, facilitating discussion and guidance around leadership concepts.

Embracing the Power of Leadership Podcasts

Leadership podcasts serve as dynamic platforms, offering a treasure trove of insights, strategies, and inspiration for leaders at every stage of their careers. These podcasts provide a gateway to diverse perspectives, expert opinions, and valuable lessons that enrich leadership skills and propel personal and professional growth.

Also Read: Personal Development for Smart People: A Comprehensive Guide

[montelwilliams]

PTSD TREATMENT | DOV BARON

On this episode of Free Thinking, Montel welcomes back his friend Dov Baron to discuss the causes, symptoms and treatment for PTSD. Dov is the bestselling author of One Red Thread and Fiercely Loyal: How High-Performing Companies Develop and Retain Top Talent. His Focus on human behavior and neuroscience has made him the leading authority on emotional source code and anatomy of meaning. He is the founder & host of the top-rated podcast, Leadership and Loyalty. PTSD can happen to anyone. It is not a sign of weakness. If you were directly exposed to the trauma or injured, you are more likely to develop PTSD. About 6 of every 10 men (or 60%) and 5 of every 10 women (or 50%) experience at least one trauma in their lives. The good news is, there is a non-drug therapy that has been developed that results in complete remittance of PTSD in 90% of the patients who have been treated, with 10 hours of therapy or less. https://youtu.be/6z25kyBv-ic

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This live, online course outlines the exact process my multi-million corporate clients pay me tens of thousands of dollars for to help them grow and thrive as business owners and as human beings. I love my work and the incredible impact it has on the people in my life, and my goal is to help and serve more people than ever before.

That's why I've built this Purpose & Impact Program, where I will walk you through discovering YOUR purpose and making the impact you are here to have on the world.

Start here: https://purpose.fullmontyleadership.com/purpose-and-impact-enrollment

[scousegrrl]

Girl/Girl Scene (2019)

[dudja]

Ep. 24: Fearlessly Authentic Leadership with Dov Baron by YAP - Young and Profiting Podcast Be fearlessly authentic! This week we’re yappin’ with Dov Baron, world renowned leadership speaker and host of the popular podcast "Leadership and Loyalty." In this episode, Hala chats with Dov on a handful of topics related to authentic leadership including vulnerability, emotional intelligence, the stages of individuation, the science behind building a tribe, purpose-driven leadership and more! Want to connect with other YAP listeners? Join the YAP Society on Slack: bit.ly/yapsociety Earn rewards for inviting your friends to YAP Society: bit.ly/sharethewealthyap Follow YAP on IG: http://bit.ly/2GoCoBT Reach out to Hala directly at Hala@YoungandProfiting.com Follow Hala on Linkedin: http://bit.ly/2SrdCaH Follow Hala on Instagram: http://bit.ly/2Go8a28 Check out our website to meet the team, view show notes and transcripts: http://bit.ly/2SqjRM6

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Reading de Nacht Reading 2019

                              my favourite books of the year

my overall favourite book of the year:

martin hägglund "this life why mortality makes us free" (2019)

postcyberpunkstompf:

01 ken liu (ed) "broken stars: contemporary chinese sf in translation" (2019)

02 cory doctorow "radicalized" (2019) 03 dave hutchinson "the return of the incredible exploding man" (2019)   + dave hutchinson "nomads" (2019)   + dave hutchinson "thumbprints" (1978)   + dave hutchinson "torn air" (1980)   + dave hutchinson "the push" (2009)   + dave hutchinson "the villages" (2002)   ... damn that elusive "paradise equation" (1981) ... 04 tade thompson "rosewater" (2016)   + tade thompson "rosewater insurrection" (2019)   + tade thompson "rosewater redemption" (2019) 05 desirina boskovich (ed) "lost transmissions: the secret history of sf & f" (2019)

06 hannu rajaniemi & jacob weisman (eds) "the new voices of science fiction" (2019) 07 gardner dozois (ed) "the very best of the best: 35 years of the year's best science fiction" (2019) 08 jonathan strahan (ed) "the best science fiction & fantasy of the year, volume thirteen" (2019) 09 robert markeley "kim stanley robinson modern masters of sf" (2019) 10 allan kaster (ed) "the year's top hard sf stories 3" (2019)

11 olivier girard (ed) "bifrost 96 la revue des mondes imaginaires: william gibson" (2019) 12 mario guglielminetti "web is over. parabola ed esplosione di ubuweb, l'antiprofilo" (2019) 13 bryan thomas schmidt (ed) "infinite stars: dark frontiers" (2019) 14 baoshu "the redemption of time" [2011] (2019) 15 cixin liu "the supernova era" [2003] (2019)

16 l. x. beckett "gamechanger" (2019) 17 gareth l powell "fleet of knives" (2019) 18 chen qiufan "waste tide" [2013] (2019) 19 derek künsken "the quantum garden" (2019) 20 gregory benford "rewrite: loops in the timescape" (2019)

21 james s.a. corey "tiamat's wrath" (2019)   + james s.a. corey "auberon" (2019) 22 jim al-khalili "sunfall" (2019) 23 peter f hamilton "salvation lost"  (2019) 24 neal asher "the warship" (2019) 25 jonathan strahan (ed) "mission critical" (2019)

26 jack mcdevitt "octavia gone" (2019) 27 elizabeth bear "ancestral night" (2019) 28 ian mcdonald "moon rising" (2019) 29 carmen maria machado (ed) "the best american sf & f 2019" (2019) 30 valerie valdes "chilling effect" (2019) 31 simon morden "bright morning star" (2019)      + s. j. morden "no way" (2019) 32 neil stephenson "fall or, dodge in hell" (2019) 33 graham edwards "string city" (2019)

klassikstompf:

01 arno schmidt "bottom's dream" [1970] (2016) ... & still reading ...

02 jorge luis borgès "borgès restored (the author's preferred translations)" (2016) 03 julie orringer "the flight portfolio" (2019)   + julie orringer "the invisible bridge" (2010) 04 pola oloixarac "savage theories" (2017)   + pola oloixarac "dark constellations" (2019) 05 simon critchley "memory theatre" (2014)

06 gabriel josipovici "hotel andromeda" (2014) 07 david keenan "for the good times" (2019) 08 wg sebald "vertigo" [1990] (1999)   + wg sebald "the emmigrants" [1992] (1996)   + wg sebald "the rings of saturn" [1995] (1998)   + wg sebald "austerlitz" (2001) 09 luis chitarroni "the no variations "diary of an unfinished novel" [2007] (2013) 10 julián ríos "larva: a midsummer night's babel" [1983] (1991)

11 césar aira "birthday" [2001] (2019)   + césar aira "three novels" [1990-2000-1997] (2018) 12 tom mole "the secret life of books" (2019) 13 lucy ives "loudermilk or the real poet or the origin of the world" (2019) 14 lászló krasznahorkai "baron wenckheim's homecoming" [2016] (2019) 15 lucy ellmann "ducks, newburyport" (2019)

16 lars iyer "nietzsche & the burbs" (2019) 17 d harlan wilson "the psychotic dr. schreber" (2019) 18 andrew gallix (ed) "we'll never have paris" (2019) 19 chris kelso (ed) "i transgress" (2019) 20 john crowley "the solitudes" [1987] (2007)   + john crowley "love & sleep" (1994)   + john crowley "daemonomania" (2000)   + john crowley "endless things" (2007) ... (the aegypt cycle)

polarstompf:

01 carlos ruiz zafón "the labyrinth of the spirits" [2017] (2018)

02 volker kutscher "the fatherland files" [2012] (2019) 03 andrea camilleri "the overnight kidnapper" [2015] (2019)   + andrea camilleri "the other end of the line" [2016] (2019) 04 mick herron "joe country" (2019)   + mick herron "this is what happened" (2018)   + mick herron "nobody walks" (2015) 05 john le carré "agent running the field" (2019)

06 guillaume musso "la vie secrète des écrivains" (2019) 07 luke mccallin "the man from berlin" (2013)   + luke mccallin "the pale house" (2014)   + luke mccallin "the divided city" (2016) 09 henry porter "brandenburg" [2005] (2019)   + henry porter "firefly" (2018)   + henry porter "white hot silence" (2019) 10 mitch silver "the bookworm" (2018)   + mitch silver "in secret service" (2007)

11 alan judd "the accidental agent" (2019) 12 philip kerr "metropolis" (2019) 13 ian rankin "westwind" (2019) 14 jo nesbø "the knife" (2019) 15 david hewson "devil's fjord" (2019)

16 barry forshaw "crime fiction: a reader's guide" (2019) 17 a.a. dhand "one way out" (2019) 18 martin holmén "clinch: the stockholm trilogy 01" (2016)   + martin holmén "down for te count: the stockholm trilogy 02" (2017)   + martin holmén "slugger: the stockholm trilogy 03" (2019) 19 michael kestemont "de zwarte koning" (2019) 20 soren sveistrup "the chestnut man" [2018] (2019)

21 tim mason "the darwin affair" (2019) 22 patrick conrad "good night, charlie" (2019) 23 chris pavone "the paris diversion" (2019) 24 dov aflon "a long night in paris" (2019) 25 arne dahl "hunted" [2017] (2019)

                                  RIP ANDREA CAMILLERI !

gedächtnisstompf:

01 martin hägglund "this life: why mortality makes us free" (2019) /                            "this life: secular faith & spiritual freedom" (2019)

02 derrida "la vie la mort: séminaire (1975-1976)" (2019) 03 jean-luc nancy "derrida, suppléments”  (2019) 04 jean-françois bouthors et jean-luc nancy "démocratie! hic et nunc" (2019) 05 hannah arendt "de vrijheid om vrij te zijn" (2019)      + hannah arendt "nous autres réfugiés" (2019)

06 mckenzie wark "capital is dead": is this something worse?" (2019) 07 johan schokker & tim schokker      "extimiteit: jacques lacan's terugkeer naar freud" (2000) 08 gerhard richter & ann schmock (eds) "give the word:      responses to werner hamacher's 95 theses on philology"    (2019) 09 ranja n gosh "philosophy & poetry: continental perspectives" (2019) 10 shoshana zuboff "the age of surveillance capitalism" (2019)

11 kate zambrano "screen tests: stories & other writing" (2019) 12 daniele carluccio "roland barthes lecteur" (2019) 13 jean-clet martin "la philosophie de gilles deleuze" (2019) 14 mitchell dean & daniel zamora  "le dernier homme et la fin de la révolution:          foucault après mai 68" (2019) 15 arnon grunberg "vriend & vijand: decadentie, ondergang & verlossing" (2019)

16 kwami anthony appiah      "de leugens die ons verbinden: een nieuwe kijk op identiteit" [2018] (2019) 17 quentin meillassoux "science fiction & extro-science fiction" (2015) 18 roberto calasso "het onbenoembare verleden" [2017] (2019) 19 lydia davis "essays" (2019) 20 denise riley "time lived, without its flow" (2019)

poesisstompf:

zoë skoulding "footnotes to water" (2019)

platterstompf:

01 rick moody "on celestial music, and other adventures in listening" (2012)

02 yann courtiau "frictions:   ce que la littérature a fait à la musique et ce que la musique a en a fait" (2019) 03 vivien goldman "revenge of the she-punks:      a feminist music history from poly styrene to pussy riot" (2019) 04 garrígos, triana & guerra "god save the queens: pioneras del punk" (2019) 05 jon savage "this searing light, the sun & everything else:      joy division the oral history" (2019)

06 richard beck "trains, jesus, and murder: the gospel according to johnny cash" 07 mark lanegan "sleevenotes" (2019) 08 jason williamson "jason williamson's house party: sleaford mods 2014-2019" (2019) 09 gallix, hill, & rose (eds) "love bites: fiction inspired by pete shelley" (2019) 10 greg laurie "johnny cash the redemption of an american icon" (2019)

11 marc vos & toon loenders "siglo xx:     opdat de dood ons levend vindt & het leven ons niet doodt" (2019) 12 david sandilands & david keenan "go ahead & drop the bomb      (memorial device pamflet)" (2019) 13 guillaume belhomme "pop fin de siècle" (2019) 14 chris bohn (ed) "the wire" (magazine) (2019) 15 sylvain sylvain "there's no bones in ice cream:      sylvain sylvain's story of the new york dolls" (2018)

16 debbie harry "face it" (2019) 17 jaime gonzalo "poder freak: una crónica de la contracultura vol III" (2014) 18 matthew bower & samantha davies "talisman angelical" (2017) 19 darryl w bullock "the world's worst records: an arcade of audio atrocity vol I" (2013)   + darryl w bullock "the world's worst records: another arcade of audio atrocity vol II" (2015) 20 steve zisson (ed) "a punk rock future" (2019) /      ivar muñoz-rojas "underground babilonia" (2019)

bilderstompf:

01 didier ottinger "bacon en toutes lettres" (2019)

02 antoni tàpies "cap braços cames cos" (2012)   + antoni tàpies "mahlerei und graphik" (2011) 03 laura oldfield ford "savage messiah" (2019) 04 fred vermorel "dead fashion girl: a situationist detective story" (2019) 05 françois schuiten & jaco van dormael "le dernier pharaon" (2019)

06 ken krimstein "the three escapes of hannah arendt: the tyranny of truth" (2018) 07 erik bindervoet & saskia pfaeltzer "aldus sprach nietzsche's zuster" (2019) 08 anthony n fragola & roch c smith "the erotic dream machine: interviews with alain robbe-grillet on his films" (2006)

cyclostompf:

01 bernard chambaz "petite philosophie du vélo" (2019)

02 filip osselaer "de man die doodging (vervolgens mosselen bestelde,      de rekening vroeg en verdween): el tarangu, josé manuel fuente" (2019) 03 peter schmink "de cultus van het lijden: een vrije oefening" (2006) 04 laurent willame "les lieux sacrés du cyclisme:     15 pélérinages à faire avant de crever" (2019) 05 jonas heyerick (ed) "bahamontes: uit liefde voor de stiel" [magazine] (2019)

06 johnny vansevenant "1969, het jaar van eddy merckx" (2019) 07 edwin winkels "la vuelta: heroïsche verhalen uit de ronde van spanje" (2019) 08 frederik baeckelandt "fausto coppi (les héros 04)" (2019) 09 harry pearson "the beast, the emperor & the milkman:      a bone-shaking tour through cycling’s flemish heartlands" (2019) 10 peter cossins "the yellow jersey / le maillot jaune" (2019)

11 thijs zonneveld "het panini album" (2019) 12 thijs zonneveld "de fiets, de fiets & nog veel meer sportverhalen" (2019) 13 willy vangenechten "hoe word je een wielerfan (en blijf je er een)?" (2019)

some wissenschaftstompf & autres divertissements ...:

01 robert macfarlane "underland: a deep time journey" (2019)

02 george van hal & ans hekkenberg "het kosmisch rariteitenkabinet" (2019) 03 josey waley-cohen "only connect: the difficult second quiz book" (2019)

… tsundoku !

may your home be safe from tigers, leroy, x HNY!

... the annual out of control TBR pile ...

postcyberpunkstompf

ada hoffmann "the outside" (2019) adrian tchaikovsky "children of ruin" (2019) alastair reynolds "shadow captain" (2019) + alastair reynolds "permafrost" (2019) annalee newitz "the future of another timeline" (2019) charlie jane anders "the city in the middle of the night" (2019) farah mendlesohn "the pleasant profession of robert a heinlein" (2019)gareth l powell "ragged alice" (2019) greg egan "perihelion summer" (2019) ian creasey "the shapes of strangers" (2019) jo walton "lent" (2019)

kameron hurley "the light brigade" (2019) karl schroeder "stealing words" (2019) megan o'keefe "velocity weapon" (2019) neil clarke (ed) "the eagle has landed: 50 years of lunar sf" (2019) nina allan "the silverwind" (2019) paul di filippo "aeota" (2019) peter swirski "stanislaw lem: philosopher of the future" (2019) + peter swirski & waclaw m osadnik (eds) "lemography: stanislaw lem in the eyes of the world" (2019) richard kadrey "the grand dark" (2019) rudy rucker "million mile road trip" (2019) simon ings "the smoke" (2019)

klassikstompf

alex landragin "crossings" (2019) enrique vila-matas "mac's problem" [2017] (2019) joseph scapellato "the made-up man" (2019) kevin breatnach "tunnelvision" (2019) michel houellebecq "serotonin" (2019) nell zink "doxology" (2019) roberto bolaño "the spirit of science fiction: a novel" (2019) samanta schweblin "mouthful of birds" (2019) sergio pitol "mephisto's waltz: selected short stories" (2019) will eaves "murmur" (2019)

polarstompf

johan op de beek "het complot van laken" (2019) jon steinhagen "the hanging artist" (2019) juli zeh "empty hearts" (2019) max hertzberg "operation oskar" (2019) + max hertzberg "berlin centre" (2019) peter robinson "many rivers to cross" (2019) tony belloto "bellini & the sphinx" [1995] (2019)

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[sirbeaumains]

Drabbles

Some drabbles I wrote a few months back set in my Colors series, featuring a variety of major and minor characters and also some technical spoilers. -shrug- These are true drabbles, aka 100 words exactly ignoring the prompt. And all the prompts were given by @stardustscribes who patiently came up with 15 words for me over the course of like two hours lol

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Horse

As Bran trudged through the field, disgruntled, Gillian ambled slowly behind her. Whatever his opinion of living in the capital, seeing the mountain bloom in spring was a beautiful thing and he was glad to see it.

Bran had taken to mumbling under her breath.

“Are you complaining about walking again? How many times have we talked about this?” Gillian asked in amusement as Bran kicked a wildflower. She’d gotten better at travelling discretely and not acting like a duchess, but there were some things she’d never fail to complain about.

“Is it so much to ask for a horse?”

Dusk

It’s dusk as he slips out of the palace and into the city that sprawls before it. Yet another day of forced interaction with nobles who abhor his presence. Yet another day of people giving his father pitying looks, murmuring about how poor King Dov is left with his own future murderer as a child. How sad the other two were killed. They were good girls, unscarred, no miserable prophecy on their head. How sad.

Medrath pulls his cloak’s hood up as he enters a market square, merchants packing up for the day. How sad, he thinks bitterly. How sad.

Starlight

Dairna pulled at Medrath’s hand as she led him through her house. It was the home of the Baron of Hoaryrath, but it was small and barely a house in Medrath’s opinion. He was used to the large castle in the capital, and this tiny lodge high in the mountains was as different as you could get.

He let Dairna yank him around, unsure why the younger girl was so excited. He expected she didn’t meet many people.

A blast of frigid air hit him and he shivered, but his eyes went wide. The snow under the starlight looked incredible.

Reflection

Gillian can see himself reflected in Fay and Maylor de Catroph. He has Maylor’s height, and Gillian wonders if his beard will grow in that thick when it finally appears. His resemblance to Fay is more obvious—they both have fair hair, fair skin, and fair eyes. He finds himself glad that she has silver hair and blue-green eyes compared to his gold hair and blue eyes. If he had been a male copy of his—of Fay, he wouldn’t know what to do.

He laughs to himself. Even in his mind he can only call them by their names.

Dozen roses

Cassia spends the days mending clothing instead of making gowns with her sisters. Her mother is angry at her for staying out so late the night before, and darning socks is her punishment.

She knows she shouldn’t be upset—she broke the rules, so punishment is natural—but she can’t help but pout. Eir had snuck her into her castle and let her look through the medical books in its library. Cassia had never been happier. And then Eir had given her a bouquet of roses. Books, flowers, Eir—her favorite things. How could she have remembered to go home?

Protect

The maze is silent around them, and the silence is only magnified in Gillian’s mind each time they come across another corpse.

There’s chaos all around them as Gillian darts forward, but the king is already dead, dead at Diomedes’s hand and Bran’s sword.

There were riots throughout Perfysiko he was told, but he was forced to stay the night on the boat. They didn’t want any of the Stelemuntene delegation hurt. For their protection.

Protection, Gillian thinks, staring out the small porthole at the sea. Something I have failed to do this entire journey. What a healer I am.

Statue

Shasta stared at the lady statue unblinkingly. She wondered who it was. There was writing at the bottom, but she couldn’t read, and neither could any of the animals.

It was a good statue, she guessed. Even covered in moss it looked like a human. A very green human.

Shasta peered around it. The grove behind the statue was the greenest thing she’d ever seen. She looked over her shoulder at the brown and white of the mountain in winter. She looked back at the much-too-green grove.

The animals said it was weird, she mused. A god’s grove. Still odd.

Cook

“What is this supposed to be?” Gillian asked flatly, staring down at the bowl in front of him.

Bran scowled at him. “Haven’t you ever seen porridge before?” She held her head high and tossed her braid from one shoulder to the other in a show of pride, but the blush on her cheek betrayed her embarrassment.

Gillian raised an eyebrow and made a show of lifting the entire bowl up by the spoon.

“Oh, shut up.”

“I didn’t say anything. But if I did, it would be that you should never, ever cook anything ever again.”

“Oh, shut up.”

Seaside

Chrysanthe loved the sea. It would be hard for her to hate it—she lived on an island—but she found it fascinating. It was a force of destruction—destroying ships with storms, flooding her village every spring, silently killing anyone who dared to think they could tame it.

And yet there were moments like this. She had convinced Diomedes and Tabitha to take a break from worrying about the future to go seashell collecting at the beach. The sea gently pooled around her ankle before retreating, a playful game of tag.

Chrysanthe could hear her siblings laughing. She smiled.

Seraphim

Gillian goes through the motions of gardening, instead focusing on his recent conversation with Fay. He didn’t enjoy initiating one-on-one conversations with her, but he needed a ten-year long mystery solved.

Unfortunately, she had no idea where he had received a brand of the sun goddess Orleana’s mark. He hadn’t had it as a child, and the Tesvik general that had kept them hostage hadn’t dared touched them—they were noble prisoners, deserving respect.

The mark brushed uncomfortably against fabric. He usually forgot about the raised skin, but he was intensely aware of it now.

How did it get there?

Woods

The woods grew deep on the mountain. The trees rose tall, tall enough to nearly blot out the midday sun. Gillian wanted to make a comment to tease Bran about how they could never maneuver a horse through this dense forest, but something stops him. He didn’t want to be the first to break the unsettling silence that surrounded them.

He knew it wasn’t truly silent—they had passed many animals already—but the woods had a strange way of muffling all noise. Gillian found himself uneasy, but Shasta and Dairna both considered it normal.

Even their footsteps were silent.

Companion

Medrath was talking but Gillian wasn’t listening. It was unusual for him to ignore the other man, but Gillian couldn’t stop looking at a moving lump on Medrath’s arm.

“—and, Gillian will you listen?”

Gillian started and looked up. Medrath was glaring and Bran was snickering. He smiled sheepishly.

“Sorry, it’s just that you have a moving lump on your, well, shoulder now.”

Medrath paled slightly. “Ah, that’s—”

Whatever he was going to say was drowned out by Bran’s laughter. A small mouse peeked over Medrath’s collar, whiskers twitching adorably.

He was never going to live this down.

Soft

“Gillian,” Dairna says as she sits next to Gillian.

He smiles in greeting. “How did you get in here? I thought only students were allowed in the Academy’s library?”

Her smile turns playful. “How can they tell who is a student?”

Gillian laughs. “Fair enough. Why are you here then? I didn’t know you liked reading old tomes.”

“Not particularly,” Dairna admits. A hand plays with a heavy looking necklace, the softness of her hands contrasted to the angles of the metal. Gillian tears his eyes away to look her in the face. “I just knew you would be here.”

Breeze

A gust of wind signals Dimi’s arrival. The steward of the Royal Communications building gives him an exasperated look. “Dimi Knifesmith. I believe we’ve talked about your tardiness.”

Dimi gives his award-winning smile. “A charming habit, I believe you said.”

He sees the steward beat back a laugh. Dimi counts that as the win for the day—late to the job and made his superior laugh it off. “If you weren’t one of our fastest runners—and such a smooth talker—you would’ve lost this job months ago.”

“But I am, and I’m still here!” Dimi cheerfully waved himself in.

Storm

It’s said that the unpredictability of the ocean is caused by Safloes declaring war against the humans who dared think they could cross his sphere of influence unchallenged. The other gods of the elements were incensed at this and fought Safloes back with their own power, turning the world into their battleground and causing typhoons and volcanic eruptions in their wake.

As Gillian desperately hung onto a post fixed to the wall, he could see how an ocean storm was a battle between Safloes and Herion. He had never felt anything fiercer. He hoped their ship could weather the damage.

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Joining Terri Levine, "The Dragonist" Dov Baron shares wisdom about spotting and nurturing talent in your team.

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Mod Showcase #3

Quest/Faction Expansions

The mods in this showcase give more options to the player where none exist or simply adjust the way that some factions work. I think there’s a lot to be desired for certain quests/questlines, so these fix some of what I think are major problems!

1. The Paarthurnax Dilemma by Arthmoor

I know most of us on tesblr spare granddad Paarthy, but does it kind of disappoint you that you can’t make your case to the Blades on why sparing him is important? Good news, you can fix that! The mod also adjusts the Paarthurnax fight should you choose to kill him (but why would you?) in that it gives him some dragon disciples, since he said he would attempt to teach some of the dov the Way of the Voice.

2. Thieves Guild for Good Guys - Taking Care of Business Redux by Mordivier2

Did you love the way the Oblivion Thieves Guild were Robin Hood types? Were you sad that Skyrim’s is more like robber barons operating as a wealthy family’s lapdog? Download this. Go through the quests without shitting all over the poor, and at the end you can tell Maven off and make her work for you instead.

3. The Brotherhood of Old by TomTesoro

Do you miss the Oblivion Dark Brotherhood, or do you just wish you could do more to build the Brotherhood back up after the end of the main quest? Both? This one. This mod is a 24 quest addition that follows the main DB questline. Note that this mod miiiight break immersion if you’re a superhard RPer in some ways.

4. Boethiah���s Bidding by vagonumero12

Something of an expansion, mostly a cutting-room floor restoration of the quest that got cut from the original game. Following Boethiah’s Calling, the Prince of Plots would’ve asked the player to perform an action that might change the fate of all of Skyrim yet again...

5. Blackreach Railroad by Trainwiz

So while Blackreach itself isn’t a quest, many quests involve it. And, let’s face it, we all kinda hate it. It’s beautiful, but it’s... well, kinda boring otherwise.

How would you like a badass Dwemer railroad to restore, complete with ghostly conductor, fancy hat and a fully voice-acted quest.

I thought so.

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Girl/Girl Scene - The Movie (2019) - Trailer

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It is Thanksgiving Weekend in Canada and I have mixed feelings this weekend.

As my friend Dov Baron has taught me our most giving of all gifts that we can give to each other is the gifts of Compassion, Love and Understanding that those in our lives were incapable of giving us