Episode Transcript
[00:00:01] Speaker A: Good morning, Happy Thursday, and welcome to the power Walk. You know what time it is? Yes, indeed. When I tell you God is good. God is good. I feel so refreshed and rejuvenated that it is mind blowing. And dealing with having heart failure and having a pacemaker, I battle with fatigueness.
And in my transparency moment, I share that sometimes with that. And then battling adhd, no matter which way you go, whether you feel like you doing too much or you feel like you're doing too little, sometimes you can feel like a failure on both sides of that. And so I am choosing to change my mindset and to be intentional and knowing that when it's time to rest, it's time to rest, and when it's time to go, that I go. And I honor my body, honor my spirit, and making sure that I'm in alignment with what I need to be doing and how I'm supposed to be showing up unapologetically. Amen. When I tell you I am smiling from cheek to cheek, have so much gratitude for the doors that are opening and the. The things that are happening. And I can't wait to share with y' all how artificial intelligence has changed my life for the better and how I've been using it to transform my businesses. When I tell you God is so good. I was very vulnerable in my last episode to share some of the complexities and the things that I am dealing with and rebuilding. After some major clouds, the affirmation of today is that I am refusing to dim my light, even though the clouds try it. And I am telling you that in the midst of the storm, in the midst of the clouds, you are still light. Okay? Amen. You are still light. And you're going to continue to shine your light out here because you're worthy. You're worthy. There are people that are dealing with so much out here. When I tell you it's a lot that's happening. And one of my episodes, I had shared an exercise that I challenge people to do, and that is taking 22 minutes of complete stillness and to just dream. And I am uplifting this challenge yet again, because some folks, in the midst of everything that's going on, they haven't even dedicated 15 minutes to themselves or have taken 30 minutes to just walk around and move their body. So I am challenging you to take 22 minutes, being very intentional with those 22 minutes. No phone, no music, nothing. Silence. And just dream in those 22 minutes and see what comes up. I'm wondering, as you're reflecting, what Are you good at? What do you want to do? What do you want your life to look like? What does freedom and fulfillment look like for you? And how can you do that fearlessly? Becoming a digital nomad and living in different countries has changed my life. Being able to see how different people are, are living and how community is being built in different spaces has been such a transformational experience for me. The other day, me and my bear partner, my girlfriend, Kalanda, we went to Chili's. And it was so good because I tell you, boy, I was really tooted up for those original chicken crispers. And we had a really good time. And during that conversation, I was being very vulnerable with her as it relates to this transition that I'm dealing with and the financial hardship that I'm currently dealing with and me doing everything in my capacity to change the dynamics as things are opening up. And I thank God for it.
And in that, I cried.
I cried in Chili's. And there was a woman that. And she was sitting next to us in another booth area and she saw that I didn't have any more tissues to wipe my eyes and she tapped me to hand me some tissue.
And at the end of it, she gave me such a warm embrace and she spoke to me in Spanish. Some of the things she said I could not understand, but I felt the warmthness. I felt comforted.
I felt like she was speaking life into me.
And I was very grateful for that experience. And I share this with you because I want to uplift. That energy does not lie. Let me say that again. Energy doesn't lie. So with that being stated, I want you to be mindful of your energy as you're entering into spaces, wanting you to evaluate your nervous system. How do people make you feel? Do you feel at ease when you talk to them? Do they make you anxious? And some of these questions are in my village. Ida ebook. I'm going back to this because in this vital time, people have to assess who is in their corner and who is standing in the way. And I want to uplift that. In the season that you're going to and the season that I'm going into, you can't take everybody with you when they call you.
Is it always about some drama and mess?
Do you get anxious every time you see their call come through?
Do you feel safe to talk to them about the things that are important to you?
Do they cheer you on and support you? Is there reciprocity in that support? So are you always showing up for them? And then when it's Time to show up for you. They're mia. These are essential questions to ask when you're navigating this life and asking are these people supposed to be in my village? And are these people supposed to go to where I'm going Now, as you build this life that is centered around freedom, whatever that looks like for you, and fulfillment, again, whatever that looks like for you, whatever freedom and fulfillment looks like for you, you need to have a village to be able to be a part of that process and they be in alignment with that. And if not, you're going to run into some hardships and obstacles by not having people in alignment to your goals and your destiny. The ebook is available on my website. You can go to www.biancagoulsbee.com and I'm going to do a free workshop to talk about creating space and community and deciding who's going to be in it and what capacity they're going to have in it. Because trauma bonding is real and feeling emotionally stifled in relationships is real. And not having reciprocity in relationships is real. And it's important that you are aware of those things that you are operating out of the three keys, accountability, transparency and integrity. But you also demand and hold the people in your village to that same standard and not have selective outrage and participation as it relates to it. Your village is everything. And so this is my message for you today, is to be mindful who speaks life into you and who has access to you.
Because life is life and life is already hard enough. And if you are experiencing grief or feelings of uncertainty, just the complexities of life, the people who you are around is vital in how you show up, how you bounce back and how you thrive. Okay. Amen. The last thing that I want to end you with, there are new apps that are being created and our children are downloading said apps. And it is imperative that parents and caregivers understand the danger and the harm that can occur when you're not mindful with these platforms. There's an app that I want to talk to you about and the app is actually artificial intelligence and it's called Character AI.
And unfortunately there is a young person that is no longer here because of the things that was being said to them in Character AI. And I just want to insert a clip of the situation so that you can hear it directly from the parent of what happened.
But I'm highlighting this to highlight to you that it is very important that you check the cell phone.
[00:09:01] Speaker B: Saul Setzer was a pretty typical 14 year old boy with an interest in computers and artificial intelligence.
But his curiosity became an obsession when his mother says the a platform character AI introduced him to a companion named Danny, a chatbot of the Game of Thrones character Daenerys Targaryen.
[00:09:24] Speaker C: He was a new dragon.
[00:09:26] Speaker B: Did you ask Saul what he was doing?
[00:09:29] Speaker C: When I would ask him, he would say, I'm talking to a AI and when I inquired further, what is that? Is that a person? And he said, mom, it's an AI like you build an AI yourself that you talk to. And I did not, quite frankly, understand that there was such a sophisticated technology out there that's virtually indistinguishable from a person that is just as dangerous as a person because it thinks for itself, basically.
[00:10:01] Speaker B: Is it an added layer of heartbreak for you knowing that that was still your son's first romantic experience?
[00:10:09] Speaker C: Absolutely. Truly, part of the worst part of this is that my son was having in his mind a love story, you know, and he won't ever get to talk to a girl his age. He won't ever get to figure out what that really is, what that really is in real life, when you love somebody and they love you.
[00:10:38] Speaker A: And I'm going to always uplift this platform that I have been building and working on. And I am just claiming and manifesting that I am going to be on stages, whether in person or virtual, talking to community members and parents and caregivers and educators about the importance of checking the cell phone and having courageous conversations about digital hygiene, digital habits, and digital literacy. It's important we have children that are dealing with mental health issues because of their access to technology and some of the things that happen that some people are just unaware of. And so this is my life's work, this is my mission, this is my purpose. And I am hyper focused on building this platform of having a community of educators and digital guardians that will spread this message, that will take the curriculum that I'm writing and creating and take that said curriculum and go teach it to their community, and everyone wins. And I want to be able to certify digital guardians to give them the tools for them to create their own programs to help bridge the gap that is desperately needed in this technological world that we're living in. Our children deserve better and we need to be able to provide them support. And that means that we need to tap into digital literacy and digital safety. And I just pray for our public school educators and support staff professionals, because it's a lot that's going on. If you've missed my article where I wrote a response to the dismantling of Education with the Department of Education. It is published on Teaching for the Cultures website and I thank God for the community partners that are showing up for and doing the work. And I also am thanking God for all of the blessings and the doors that are going to open with the rebuilding of Teaching for the Culture after this trademark dispute. I'm still asking y' all to hold Shawna Brown accountable of Teach for the Culture as she is still infringing on our intellectual property and the show is going to continue to move whether she wants to be honorable or not. And it's just really sad that we're having this whole issue with another black woman wild. So if you look at the business registration dates, it shows a very clear picture and the trademark office has ruled with prejudice, meaning that this dispute can ever come up again and I thank God for it. But also, we also need to cease the infringement on our intellectual property as we are rebuilding because it is a risk and a liability. If you just Google Teaching for the Culture. Obviously Teach comes up because it's just a removal of three letters. I want you to subscribe to my mailing list so that you can get updates on the different events that I will be hosting online. And that's it. I thank you for tuning in to the power walk. I'm sending you love, light and peace and make today amazing. Make today a great day. Stay prayed up out here. You are worthy. You deserve it.
You are one of a kind, handcrafted by God. There's no one else like you.
So be proud, make moves today. Have joy because you deserve it all. And until next time, peace.
