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Hurricane Helene Chainsaw Relief & 75 Hard Challenge

Scott Mulvaney — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Scott Serves North Carolina Hurricane Helene Victims with Chainsaw Relief & Chuck’s 75 Hard Mission for an Ironman:

Chuck Wood returns to discuss his progress with his return to the 75 Hard Challenge, emphasizing its mental aspects. During the 2nd half of the show they dig into your host, Scott Mulvaney’s, excursion to North Carolina 2 weeks ago to assist the victims from Hurricane Helene. Chuck shares his fitness journey, including training for an Ironman in Maryland and his participation in the transformation challenge from Andy Frisella. They also discuss the impact of diet, particularly high protein and anti-inflammatory foods.

Quote: “Each of us as human beings has a responsibility to reach out to help our brothers and sisters affected by disasters. One day it may be us or our loved ones needing someone to reach out and help.” ~ Michael W. Hawkins, American Red Cross

Scott recounts his experience volunteering in North Carolina post-hurricane, highlighting the challenges and community efforts, including federal control and local volunteer initiatives. They stress the importance of personal health, community support, and the role of functional medicine in addressing health issues like diabetes.

Your Co-Host Today:

Charles Max Wood is a coach and podcast host at Top End Devs. He’s building a system to help developers advance their careers by building their skills, personal brands, and networks. He’s been podcasting about programming since 2008. He lives in Utah with his wife and 5 children.

Chuck is also the author of “The MaxCoders Guide to Finding Your Dream Developer Job.” The podcasts he produces reach more than 80,000 developers every week.

Today’s Top 3 Takeaways:

Continue Your Commitments, i.e., like the 75 Hard Challenge
Training and the Mental Commitments for an Ironman
Sacrificing Time and Energy for Others

Vetted Non-Profit Charities Helping in North Carolina:

Today’s Guest Co-Host Links:

Chuck’s Website: https://topenddevs.com/
Chuck’s Book: The MaxCoders Guide To Finding Your Dream Developer Job – https://amzn.to/2Jrh5A8

Mentioned Influencers:

Watch us on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/dznqL1jxp6g?si=7w7hc6Fl2WW0RwW3

Timestamped Show Notes:

23:30 – My wife thought I was crazy, and she’s just like, you’re gonna take a week off, not run your business, and go to North Carolina?! I was like, yeah, it’s a slow week. I was like, we take vacations, so why not?! We had a couple of beautiful vacations this year. We did Greece, we did Costa Rica. I was like, I need to go help people. It’ll make me feel better.

40:00 – I went 20 minutes up into the mountains above Lake Lure, there is an HVAC contractor up there, Ridgeline Heating and Cooling. All of the local citizens just started working with him, and he turned his entire business into a giant Donation Center. So I drove up there, and it was so inspiring. I mean they have you just pull up to the front of the business and that’s where local fellow citizens pull in, and it’s like going shopping. Then down the side street of the business, that’s where I pulled up out back, and that’s where you can drop off donations like my sawyer supplies I was providing.

49:30 – Final Words

Our Final Words of the Show:

I mean, doesn’t matter who people are. We’re not qualifying these people in order to help them. We’re qualifying them only if you need help, and so I’m going to come help. That’s the whole story. That’s all that matters.

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Helene, FEMA, Purposeful Citizens w/ Chuck Wood

Scott Mulvaney — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 14:30:00 +0000

Initial Observations of the Aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Nonprofits and local citizens impacts on the Carolina’s. FEMA incorrectly spending their budget and more.

Today’s conversation centers on the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Scott starts off on a positive note with the new Boots Refuel Fund launch with his charity, Fuel Foundations. He has started providing new wildfire boots and rebuild cost coverage for our wildland firefighters. They discuss the inadequate federal response and praise nonprofit organizations like Samaritan’s Purse and Aerial Recovery for their swift actions over the last couple of weeks. Scott notes that he plans to personally assist in North Carolina, emphasizing the importance of local and community efforts. They also discuss the need for transparency and efficiency in charitable donations, advocating for direct impact over administrative costs. The discussion concludes with a call to action for citizens to support and volunteer with local and nonprofit organizations in their own regions.

Quote: Every person has a longing to be significant; to make a contribution; to be a part of something noble and purposeful. ~ John C. Maxwell

Your Co-Host Today:

Chuck is also the author of “The MaxCoders Guide to Finding Your Dream Developer Job.” The podcasts he produces reach more than 80,000 developers every week.

Today’s Top 3 Takeaways:

The positive outlooks created from nonprofit efforts.
FEMA failures and slow action by government response.
The power of small nonprofit organizations and private citizen efforts.

Today’s Guest Co-Host Links:

Chuck’s Website: https://topenddevs.com/
Chuck’s Book: The MaxCoders Guide To Finding Your Dream Developer Job – https://amzn.to/2Jrh5A8

Watch us on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/B1ABBfawSto

Timestamped Show Notes:

20:10 – We’ve got hotels for Haitians and and when we’ve got an open border again, no matter your political position. Okay, so all of this FEMA funding has been to support people that are not actually citizens of this country. Last time I checked, FEMA was paid for by me, a citizen. I want my tax dollars benefiting my fellow citizens who are struggling first.

31:30 – Why are we even talking about $750 a citizen right now? Granted, I’m not a FEMA trained person, but all you did was light a fire in people, because they heard how small the dollar amount was. You need to take every dollar you got and send convoys of supplies, generators, etc. to help get people back to a healthy state of life. It’s not even a level playing field right now.

48:30 – A lot of people are like, well, my work or my life doesn’t fulfill me. Well, then go earn the money so that you can go do the things to fulfill you. If people are always trying to find purpose, our work will never be done. People always trying to find purpose. I like having purpose in my work, and I really enjoy what I do.

01:01:55 – Final Words