{"id":44234,"date":"2025-05-21T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=44234"},"modified":"2025-05-15T14:22:30","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T21:22:30","slug":"whats-in-my-now-jim-lord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/whats-in-my-now-jim-lord\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s in my NOW? \u2014 Jim Lord"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I&#8217;m a father, husband, author, and a business professional that appreciates inspiration and isn&#8217;t afraid of perspiration to succeed. \u2014&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dontwaitleadnow.com\/\">Jim Lord<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2025\/05\/jim-lord-wimn-1024x801.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44235\" width=\"597\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2025\/05\/jim-lord-wimn-1024x801.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2025\/05\/jim-lord-wimn-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2025\/05\/jim-lord-wimn-768x600.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2025\/05\/jim-lord-wimn.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 597px) 100vw, 597px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4><strong>PHYSICAL<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>I\u2019m addicted to these&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/DLZBbi\">Bluetooth headphones built into a soft sleep-mask<\/a><\/strong>. I travel frequently on long flights and sleeping with air pods or traditional over-the-ear headphones is uncomfortable to say the least! These Bluetooth sleep masks are affordable and a lifesaver on long flights!<\/li><li>I recently purchased a knife from&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/originhandcrafted.com\/\">Origin Handcrafted<\/a><\/strong>. These knives are hand crafted from antique sawmill blades that have historically high levels of carbon, making them the perfect hard steel for long-lasting knife blades. Each knife is unique and is a great addition to any home or workshop.<\/li><li>I absolutely love listening to vinyl records on my&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonos.com\/en-ca\/shop\/turntable-set-pro-ject-t1-turntable-era-100-black\">Sonos turntable and speaker<\/a><\/strong>. It\u2019s a bit pricey, but the craftsmanship and sound quality of Sonos are second-to-none. I\u2019m listening to Simon and Garfunkel\u2019s greatest hits while creating this post right now!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4><strong>DIGITAL<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.picstudio.ai\/\">Picstudio<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;has been one of the best AI sites I\u2019ve found to create amazing portraits and headshots with a huge variety of themes, helping with your social media profiles without having to hire a professional photographer. My family couldn\u2019t tell my images were created by AI!<\/li><li>When your kids go away to college, you\u2019ll want to make sure you maintain power-of-attorney for medical decisions. We trusted&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mamabearlegalforms.com\/\">Mama Bear Legal Forms<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;to help secure multi-state legal documentation to protect our kids in the event of a medical emergency while being out-of-state and away from home.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4><strong>INVISIBLE<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\u201cBe patient, but don\u2019t wait.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>My son and his best friend were having a discussion when his friend offered this simple yet profound piece of advice. I\u2019m often amazed when someone cites and impressive quote or one-liner, but it\u2019s even more profound when it comes from this younger generation! You can <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DHtTyKMuCmA\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\">view <\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DHtTyKMuCmA\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\">i<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DHtTyKMuCmA\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\">t<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DHtTyKMuCmA\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DHtTyKMuCmA\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\">h<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DHtTyKMuCmA\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\">e<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DHtTyKMuCmA\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\">r<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DHtTyKMuCmA\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\">e<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DHtTyKMuCmA\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\">.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/whatsinmynow.substack.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Sign up here<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0to get\u00a0What\u2019s in my NOW?\u00a0a week early in your inbox.<\/em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8ec17518-5a1f-4d72-bb4c-90894919687f_600x600.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>issue #214<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13684,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[2303],"tags":[2389],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44234"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13684"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44234"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44234\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44236,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44234\/revisions\/44236"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}