 Hello, hello, hello Hello everyone Still getting organized, you know, do you guys have These I have this chair that like keeps Here we go Sorry, I Thought I was ready. I push go live, but obviously I'm Hi is this Light, it's like it's beautiful out. I have some coming in the window right here, but like for some reason I don't know. Why does my face look weird? So I'm all dressed today better than my last live if you want to watch that Go ahead check it out. I Am alive again Because I got amazing conversations from that live and really enjoyed it and like you never know because like I'm not prepared For anything I'm saying. I'm just coming on live It's lunch. I have an enormous amount to do but I'm just like Take a break before I jump into the next project Let me know where you're joining me from I would love to know that in the chat any questions Do you have any time just put them in there? Everybody normally is on my channel for all different reasons. So if you have questions about moving here if you Have questions about just anything just put it in there I Just had lunch so Finishing this but anyway So if you want to watch the other live it was whatever that's how I normally look this is I had to go see people today I had a marketing training that I was running. So I was like, I got to get dressed. Okay boom Look at this I'm actually gonna get it printed my American recipe book by Christmas to people in New Zealand I Have sent a copy of this also to the biggest distributor in the world and They have uploaded it and so it you could see it in bookstores in libraries around the world You know, I don't know if you would see it before Christmas. I don't know how fast or slow those things are But this is now available in New Zealand It's getting printed. I'm hoping to have it in my hands by like the 7th or 8th of December And then I will send it to you. I have gotten a lot of orders over the weekend. So that's great If you don't care about the physical book I have the e-book version so the e-book version is $9 the The physical version is 20, you know, everything's expensive. I'm not making a killing on anything. Don't don't fool yourself but like In the so like if you go and you buy it it's $25 because I just included the shipping just to make it easier and we don't have to figure out all that I'm just like no matter where you are in New Zealand. I will ship it to you for $5 if it's more than that. Oh, well I'm just you know, I'm not an e-commerce person so I'm just trying to make it easy since I got to do all the shipping myself so $25 for the cookbook can't get it to you by Christmas and there are some recipes you guys I've had people like I need for This is a great gift if you have you know, family members that love following me or People that love just American stuff. This is a great gift. I mean what gift are you getting that's under $25? So, I mean, it's really $20. It's just the shipping but like and Yeah, it turned out really nice like the printer was I went to go and pick this up from the printer on Friday and they were like They were like can we get some are you gonna print so I like sold some like right on the spot I'm like, yes, I'm printing it. It's just me trying to decide how many I'm gonna print like how many I don't have no idea So what you know because I sell e-commerce on Amazon comm I've had that business for seven years and it's always difficult to determine how much inventory to get before Christmas because You certainly don't want to sell out two days into the shopping season But you also don't you know want to extend yourself. So I've ordered 200 of these So if you want one, that's all on printing. So if you want one, I suggest doing it It's in the description go ahead and check that I'm not normally doing sales, but honestly you guys If you've been following me for a while if I've provided information I actually help I I feel like I do a lot for the country of New Zealand I feel like I I have communicated Clearly in so many different creative ways how amazing this country is and I think it's helped Kiwis Appreciate what they have. I think it's open the eyes to Americans really understanding that Hey, you know what a different way of life is Ness is like all these ideas that you have in your head of why you think like universal health care is gonna kill us or You know like whatever you think is This is me living here Sharing with you. I've just I feel like I've opened a lot of eyes a lot of hearts I've helped people move here and you guys need it like you need doctors. You need nurses. You need teachers and It's great them the Americans are great. Like they're really great. They're hard workers Well educated, you know, so it's helpful And so I just think if you have benefited it all for my content ever like please buy this book like You know, like I don't make any money doing this I'm actually to the point where I've definitely lost more money than I've ever made on YouTube and I but I love doing it and I really feel like I my heart is that I do it for people that if I Didn't have anything when I came I didn't know anybody I didn't know what to do So I am trying to be that person to somebody else coming here. Let me help you Let me help you Understand the culture. Let me help you learn how to thrive here because I understand where they're coming from Especially if you're from North America, which is the majority of people I work with and let me Let me help you, you know, move and thrive here. And so that's my goal with it. I'm not doing it forever Probably going to do something else and move into areas that I actually love that I actually I mean I love New Zealand. So like that's like that feel like the easiest thing for me to talk about but like things that I could probably You know more monetize and work well like the things that I know in marketing and communication. So But so if you have followed me for a while Please If this if you're not interested, it's fine But you all have somebody in your life that could use this for Christmas. You're all sitting there like What should I give so-and-so for Christmas? This is it This is it if and it's not okay, so it's not just cooking. It's baking. I got cherry pies I've got peanut butter cookies. The chocolate chip cookie recipe is unbelievable you guys I'm telling you or if you don't want the physical one and you want the e-book That's fine, too. Like it doesn't matter to me But like this is like the one way that you could support this channel I would love it if you're in New Zealand if you're not in New Zealand No go but it is going to be in bookstores Around the world if they decide to pick it up It's like you put it out there and then like the bookstores decide if they think it would sell well And they they buy it from you if that's the case But You think it'll be in New Zealand bookstores at some point. Yes I have and I would yeah New Zealand bookstores. Sure. I could do that. I work with Woodculls on my other products that I'm working with so actually I could send it to them You know everything takes a while So I could do that, but it is in the biggest distributor, but mainly is probably Australia It should be on fish fish pond fish pond You know, but that will be probably after the holidays. So yeah, so that's the exciting news I made this a couple years ago And it's just started selling really well recently and everybody have asked me can we get a physical copy? And I wasn't even thinking about doing this and like I've really enjoyed this process. So thank you for pushing me Because you know what you guys are the ones that push me to YouTube to begin with like I got big on tiktok They're like you need to be on YouTube. You know, I'm like, I don't want to be on YouTube I don't want to edit videos and here I am Years later and like this is an amazing platform better than all of them I think I'm just gonna stop all of them and just be on here because this one is the best and like I just got quite the response from my last live. So I'm pretty excited Anyway, it's the week of Thanksgiving I'm hosting Thanksgiving On saturday So the cooking begins wednesday Let's be honest. I have a lot of people coming. So I like prep like the the crust for the pies and You know, I take the turkey out of the freezer and this like it just that's the process But on friday, I am going to be doing most of the cooking. So I cook the turkey I prep the rolls. I make because I make them all homemade. I prep the stuffing I make all the pumpkin pies are all made the day before So there's a lot of cooking that will be happening on friday as soon as I can possibly get done with work But I have so much going on Yeah, so I will be doing That and I think I'm going to go live So watch for a live on friday I'm not going to be like I can't like put it out there like I'm going to be live at this time because I don't know I have to finish work and then I have to do all of that It'll probably be midday new zealand time is when I'll have to start making the turkey because it takes hours It's just so much easier to cook at the day before and then have it all cut up nicely Before Thanksgiving. So yes, did you miss the news? I have the physical version of my Um cookbook. That's the news. That's the news. So It is available for Christmas if you have anybody in New Zealand New Zealand really that wants it. Um, I will I think I'm going to do some of the Christmas like little markets Christmas fairs. So Um, I think that's fun. I just like being in that environment and maybe I'll sell a few. It's fun I'll make I think I'll make some of the things in here and bring it and then you can try them And then you'll know then you'll be like, oh, okay. I don't know why I was hesitating But pumpkin pie is in here pumpkin pie is in here. Sorry. They don't bind it This was just my My edit my one of the edited um is in here and it's so good and I made one yesterday Uh, because my family's crazy and we have to eat like 10 pumpkin pies at Thanksgiving Not me but like my family. So Um So, yeah, uh, let's see. What else was I going to tell you? Um God sure is a lot going on. What are you guys up to? Like if you have any questions again, please don't hesitate to just put them in the chat I'm not going to be on here long because I'm not getting back to work. Actually, I have to film a video for you guys I have it all done This this is how it is everything I film is an outline format I'm not going to tell you what it is But I have to film that that's like due to my editor like I needed to do it this weekend and it was insane this weekend So, um, thank you. Thank you Um, so yeah, so that's what's happening with me I'm writing courses if you don't know, I'm writing courses here in New Zealand Business courses small business courses admin and tech course. I write a lot of the marketing stuff um, so I enjoy that but it takes so much of my time and um, so sometimes this is just like a little bit hard for me to just how do I say like You know just do my business So, hello. Hi, Daniel Okay, thank you. You love the idea of a live Thanksgiving. That's what I'm thinking like why haven't I done this before? I've done it like every Friday like I'm just going to have it on I'm not going to worry about it I'm not going to try to talk to the screen I'm I'm a type of person who I don't like to do things just Like without providing value like I come on here and I just want to actually say something That's helpful not just like videotaping me do something but that's not what Friday is Friday is I'm just focused on cooking because I have to focus But you can just watch me do it So my my best turkey recipe surprisingly. Okay, so this is a true. This is true I love Thanksgiving. That was the hardest holiday to adjust when I moved here Not having it Um, so I've had it but the best turkey I've ever had has been here Not in the U. S But the recipe that I use is Jamie Oliver's he has a couple But it's one where you like put the bacon on the inside of the skin and cranberries and You guys are so awesome. It's so amazing you guys. So anyway That's coming on Friday watch for that if you want to watch live or just join it. I'll probably running it for hours I've never done like hours of a live. So we're doing it For Thanksgiving because most of my audience is in New Zealand and I think it would be helpful Um and interesting maybe not. Oh, well, um, doesn't affect me. If these are nice. I don't have to edit them I don't this is just raw Footage. I don't have to like oh re-record that. I said it wrong I'm just in need some Diet Coke today. You know sometimes it's just the Diet Coke day Oh, hello. Welcome from the far north Kaiko he Kaiko he am I saying that right? I am going. What are you guys doing for Christmas? Tell me what your travels are if you don't if you're not from New Zealand you have to understand that everybody's traveling Or they're on holiday. I mean if you're already in an amazing place. This is what happens sometimes Wellington to me is so beautiful that I'll go especially in the summer I'll go and I've like traveled and I've done all this and I've gone to all these cool places but, um Why is like the time stopped? That's weird. I've gone to all these these cool places. Um But then I come home like why did I even leave? Why did I pay for all that? Um, okay. Thanks. You like that's um Oh, why a wrap up nice? Um, thank you for letting me know that you like the lives because I don't know I don't have a lot of time for this so these lives are just a lot easier And I enjoy it and yeah, like people really liked it. So if you're just joining us My cookbook is in print form and available in New Zealand at Christmas. The link is in the description It's 20 plus five dollars for the shipping Anywhere in New Zealand and I will get it to you before Christmas. It'll be printed by December 7th Or you can get the ebook version doesn't matter to me It's a great gift, you know, I always get to the holidays. It's if you're I think especially for females It's not exclusive. I'm not trying to say too much, but like It's overwhelming. What am I gonna get for all these people and then there's like these nice It would be nice to give this it would be nice to give that you're like, what am I gonna give them this You're gonna give them this because I just want to sell the 200 that I'm printing There you go. Um, it will be in bookstores at some point. Um You know, it's like Literally, I spent one hour and people are like, can you please get this in print before Christmas? I spent one hour looking at it. I talked to a printer. They said no, we can't you know, because it's the last minute and I was like, okay done, I guess I can't and I just can't even be bothered looking anymore and then um Yeah, then they were like, oh, we didn't realize it was already done And then like we had to really rush it. I had to really really rush it. So I'm like, all right I'll commit to it. So this is why I'm a little bit behind at work um And we got it done and it's at the printer and they will get it done By then and it only takes it, you know, one to three days to ship in New Zealand So it's no problem to get it by Christmas, but just no it's not coming immediately I got lots of orders this weekend. So I if you're worried to sell out, I would get it Um, because I'm not printing anymore Maybe I will after that. I'm thinking about being in some of the craft fairs and the wellington stores and so Oh, that's cool. I love hearing everybody what everybody's doing for Christmas Um, I'm also going to go to the south island. So if you're in the south island in january, I'm going to go I'm going to do mount cook backpacking. I'm going to do some backpacking. I'm sorry. We call it tramping here tramping in Queen's town area and then we're going to go down over on the east coast And some like the catlins catlins am I saying that right? I haven't been there Just a couple of spots that we haven't been we're just doing like 10 days Um, so yeah, that's what we're doing for the holidays. So I'm excited about that and I'm excited. We got a beach house up north For Christmas so a couple days around Christmas Because then we go to a friend's for new years and they're up there. So it just works out Um, and we're going to have a real kiwi Christmas And it's been great because you guys have communicated to me like what a kiwi Christmas is I know I'm making myself tired. Aren't I josey? Uh, she's saying you're a busy person. No, you don't even know the half of it I will after my my finishing my thought go through what I'm actually working on right now because you Is it a little bit insane? My husband was like wait, what? Okay, so no, I'm going to a beach house I'm having a real kiwi Christmas and you guys have been like really great at telling me what a real kiwi Christmas is So like I got to go get a grill. I have a girl. I have like a portable ground going to bring it and we're going to like grow on the beach With a cooler you said bring a cooler and like to spend the day on the beach. I've never actually done that So we're doing it this year We're having a real kiwi because I'm really missing snow and cold and warm and fireplaces and And family so we're going to go be on the beach because it's my favorite place and I'm very excited about that What am I doing right now you guys? Like I said, I'm writing a couple courses for Um, I don't know. Am I allowed to say what it's for? Okay for hi for a university Um, I'm I have three large contracts out right now So if I just did that it was probably a full time. I'm just looking at it the other day I was like, oh, maybe I've Overcommitted a little bit. I got a little bit panicky to be honest when I got back from From europe and all the money because the like the euro and the british pound literally is double everything is double So like We did really good budgeting. I mean, we're not crazy people We had going with a budget but it was way over because everything was double and there was a couple things that we weren't planning and So I was like I got offered these contracts So I took them and I knew that these these couple months were going to be hellish And I didn't really anticipate the fact that now I'm Trying to print them and market a book. So can you just buy these so I don't have to really do it Is that really bad? No, I just really think that if you've been following me for a while And I just think this is a great way to support me. I haven't done anything. I don't make any money doing this really I mean barely anything I would really like to do it. So I don't have to do contracts, but you know, that's just life, right? It takes a while Um, so I'm doing I'm teaching the classes. So I have my personal brand. So that's my youtube channel my website My I do consulting. I help people move here. So there's a little bit of that my membership program So if you are considering moving here, check out the link There's like a free video for you on everything you need to know to move here. So just start there um and then Okay, so I'm doing that and then I have my digital marketing company where I have I've now cut back to three clients because with all this writing courses like, okay, so I'm doing all their marketing And then um, yeah, so I should go downstairs and get it for you My husband's coming out with a game A brand new like a board game. That's amazing and we've gotten a lot of interest And I'm of course the marketing and sales person and so that's been a whole thing. I have created the website Adventuretreklife.com if you want to go check it out Adventuretreklife.com and then you can see the game and I did a quick video On there to just kind of get this it's just a very the website's not done But um, I know how long it takes to rank in on google. So I just put it live. It's good enough It's not awful. I have to add the about me this week And so I'm like thinking about that creating a whole marketing strategy for that and like it's going to be great Like we have to do like a big launch And so like so there's that so that's a whole another website that I've been up and running I have a also a new website called terrahover.com That is like a blogging one that I have been working on and oh my gosh, it's It's you know, it's good. I just I feel like I keep changing directions on it So go check that out. See what you think of it. Tell me give me your feedback Um, and so like I have this whole blogging business going running So I have some help on the side. I have a little bit of contractors, but not really I pretty much do everything Um, I feel like I'm totally missing something So The market. Oh, I have an amazon business dot com and we're hitting christmas So it's crazy and my stupid supplies keep running out and so it's inventory management Dealing with my manufacturers making sure that things are you know, so it's not nothing Um, so I have yeah amazon.com business Which is like the best time and I've sold out. So this is very frustrating I'm going into black friday and I have no inventory in there. So I'm like freaking out The for the board game is Adventure Trek life com go on there and you can see pictures of it and and what it's about It'll be better than me trying to explain it Although I could go downstairs and get it if you want to see it the the prototype It will be available in 2024. I think we're going to first start launching it in new zealand But that's not for sure. I've been talking to distributors I don't know. I'm new to all this But it's good the game is good and we've been like creating the website blogging about adventure Um, it's actually really good. Uh, so we've been test marketing it playing it with people and they really like it So sorry back to my businesses. So Oh my gosh, so I talked to a tax lawyer yesterday because this is getting out of control because I got like businesses everywhere What am I doing? So, yeah, um, I think that that's it. Is that it? I think that's it and then you know, I post 11 short form videos every day So there's that But you know what I keep telling myself you don't need to do that Just stop doing that. But like that is so much more of a habit than probably me like You know exercising every day or eating healthy every day Then so it's like it's actually like a really and it's a good habit. So like I don't necessarily want to stop it So here's the problem and then on addition to that I have children and husband and Trying to have a social life, but we'll see It's a little bit crazy. So here I am just talking to the computer So if you think that that's too much, it probably is but I'm not one to just I can't get too bored with one thing I'm already I'm already like I'm already looking at um some freelancing some other things But let's talk about another topic. Actually, let's switch gear says keep can you keep up with my brain because my brain's going Are you keeping up? Can you keep up come on? So the next topic is um this channel I am going to continue to put out new zealand content when it comes up But I have feel like I'm pretty close to exhausting The topics although I do want to redo some of the like some of the other ones that I think I've changed my opinion on or um that I think I can give more information like the education one and some of the healthcare stuff and You know, I really like to talk the cost of living guys. Are you kidding me? I went to new world and I actually I only went to new world because they have cranberries and any cranberries for Thanksgiving I don't shop in new world. Okay. I'm a pack-and-save person. I can barely afford countdown but like what I like laughed out loud In the store at the prices like you've got to be kidding me eggs Is 13 dollars for like 12 eggs and I I don't know I I think I I'm I'm like deliriously frustrated that I started laughing about it I'm like, okay. I am What I mean the prices. I'm like, okay, we don't and so I looking at my basket. I'm like Okay, we don't really need that Oh my gosh, are you experiencing that like What Oh my gosh, so I just I had to buy all this stuff for Thanksgiving. It's gonna be expensive I mean I bought the turkey. So the turkey every year I get at bunnings bunnings. Yeah, bunning bunnings. No Gilmores, sorry I don't know. I don't ever go to bunnings. Why is that coming out of my mouth? I go to Gilmores It's normally 75 dollars every time and a lot of years I've gotten to because I have like 70 people coming but um This year I got one. It was a hunt over a hundred dollars So, yeah, because I'm doing the the pumpkin pies the turkey the stuffing the gravy The green bean casserole and then whatever else I'm missing Yeah, the prices are crazy. I am just like, oh boy So I am really good at being thrifty when I need to be So I bought a huge thing if you guys ever tried bakers flour, you're gonna see this I'm gonna go live When I'm making Thanksgiving on Thursday or on friday. So join me then it'll just be on for hours I'm just gonna be cooking but bakers flour I don't who got me onto that so much better than every kind of flour and I can only find it at Gilmores That's your baking tip of the day It makes everything amazing Um, so and there's probably chemistry science behind that and I don't know what it is. Sorry Um So, yeah, so what was what was I saying? I got okay I was changing the topic and then I went to Thanksgiving and not I no idea why maybe somebody Oh the prices I got onto the prices I mean I was laughing out loud because I went to get cranberries and I'm like, oh, okay I'll just grab something for dinner, you know, because I don't got a lot of time to be thinking about this and Here I am laughing at the price And I think people were looking at me like what's wrong with her and I'm like, you know what? What can I do? I can just laugh about it. Oh geez So, yeah, I don't know how you guys shop at New World. How in the world do people shop at New World? Countdown expensive Oh my gosh, so I'm very thrifty and we'll just like I'm baking my own bread We're having soup as what we're doing, you know grow things in the garden. I'm not a garden person But looks like I might need to start Oh, okay. Anyway, my other topic. So this channel this channel I think I may transition to a more of a personal How do I I'm trying to be brought as brought communication or personal Growth kind of a personal growth thing. I love all of that I'm a communications professor like that is when my area of research. That's my area of everything And I don't mean communication like let me teach you how to public speak Although I can It's more of like I think that we should talk about communication in a very practical way I have to have a tough discussion with my manager. Let's talk about how to do that I have a hard time saying something to my husband. Let's talk about how to do that um So many things are a communication problem, but people don't realize it's a communication problem because it's not the symptom that they're feeling They're avoiding talking about things. You know, you are if you're in new zealand you guys you avoid the conversation The things that new zealand does to avoid conversation. That might be a video The things that I have seen the way that you like move employees around instead of like firing them Or like which would probably help them the most to be honest. I mean you think that it's not but it is but like You're gonna move them to this department this department and they're horrible and they're just like this toxic movie pro and the way I'm not saying that new zealand is the only one that does that it happens everywhere. I'm just I'm just was really noticeable here because of your The way that you know, you don't really get rid of people the way that you do things. Anyway So I just think like communication in terms of like in contextualize to be helpful. Let me know what you think about that Honestly, let me know like really how I test topics is Um easier it is easier, but it isn't okay. So let's like dive into that So if you have an employee that's not good there, you know, if you have a bad employee, it's ruining it for all of the good ones You do know that right And so They're just it's like you don't take that into account Like how many jobs of people that I've seen people just go into robes because The environment is not good because you decided I deal with it. This person. Let's say it's a manager. It's managing other people They're managing people over here over here and they're not good at it And they're like, well, let's give them some professional development and then they'll be fine Sometimes that'll be fine. Sometimes that's the issue. But a lot of times it's not Um, and like people are just allowed to stay that are just toxic and ruining your morale And it's taking the amount of effort it takes to develop that and then for you anyway Don't get me started on that um Yeah, so communications that would help like how I don't know like even like from a marketing standpoint like the messaging on your website the messaging in your social media the way that you talk about things all very very important into You know authenticity and coming across as Whatever it is that you want to come across and like so so many So many websites in new zealand are so bad You have no idea how to communicate something Everybody just is selling they just put out there. I sell this phone. I'm selling these earbuds and don't these aren't real um I'm selling this, you know, like nobody buys. Okay. You need to at least tell them what you're selling, of course, but like What is the problem? What is the symptom that they're feeling? You know, like you go to the doctor with a symptom because You don't know what the problem is, right? So when you're doing your marketing when you're putting stuff on your website address the symptom That's what they're feeling They don't even know that they have a problem with this or this or this Okay, they're not ready to hear that because I could put out there like, oh, this is what you need And then they're like, you don't think that you need that because you don't realize that that's your problem. Anyway The psychology is very interesting But I would really like to dive into also on my channel about the psychology around Just being in a different country and like what what feels like home I've written this down. Hold on. Let me pull up my notes because it'll be better I keep having questions pop in my head that I just would love to research What makes a place feel like home? Um See does moving kids around hurt them or help them. I love that one How the words we use around a situation create Okay, how the words we use around a situation create the same effect as the actual actions themselves Look at this what you're getting in this in this free live You're welcome People go through midlife crisis because they haven't gone through enough change If you're feeling like you're hitting midlife and you're feeling very frustrated and depressed It's because you need to change you need to do something different whether it's a new job Moving to a new city. I don't recommend like divorcing and getting a new spouse. That's not what I'm saying But what I'm saying is like you need to make a change like our bodies our minds Are need growth and they need and only to do that is through hard things So changing new environments things that are hard. So I'd like to talk about that um And because everything is too easy when you hit the middle age Your things are too easy and you're like you're bored And you're not challenged and therefore you're not growing and when you're not growing Not good Not good. The effects of aging will be greater and you know, you'll start going to downhill a lot sooner Okay, I could just talk on so many subjects. Is there any questions that you have? I got to get off of here I really got stuff to do I have so much to do tomorrow. I have this big presentation Thank you. Um So yeah, like whatever questions that you have, you know, but Have you ordered this am I getting off this live and I'm sold out of this Just kidding No, I mean, I'm not somebody that's telling you to buy something that you don't want or that you won't use Or you don't know anybody that could use a gift. I'm not saying I'm just saying that if it is something that you're considering go for it Because it would be great. I would love to just sell all these. It just feels really it feels like a whole new thing to Have something physical You know, like the impact it feels like impact Um, thank you. The book looks great. Yeah, the book is great But anyway, all right, you guys have a great monday. I hate mondays. Do you hate mondays? Gosh, how much is the book? The book is um 20 plus five dollars for shipping. So I just have it listed as 25 Or you can get the e-book version for nine So either way, I don't care. Whatever is works for you, but I can ship it to people by christmas yes so Yeah, so these are like these are all the recipes that my community has ever asked me Um, well, thank you for saying that that's cheap because I've gotten a lot of people like I don't know how to make it cheaper. You know how much it is to print You know how much it is for the packaging and all that, you know, I can Anyway, you do it you can 25 it's for you order it today. It's in the description. You guys have a wonderful monday