The O’Leary Review Podcast
Guest: Barbara Williams
December 22, 2022
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Barbara Williams is an anarchist (the capitalist loving kind), a 2-year carnivore, and grew up in California.
She recently escaped the Golden State and currently resides in Las Vegas.
She is a coach—specifically for entrepreneurs and especially those looking to make an impact by helping others.
Barbara guides her clients from articulating their dreams to making plans with actionable steps.
In addition to running business- and fitness-themed group calls for TomSchoolofLife.com, Barbara also co-founded TheCIRSGroup.com for people struggling with mold illness where she works with clients one-on-one.
Tom Woods 100
One of the goals of this program is to get at least 100 people within the Tom Woods orbit on the podcast. “Tom’s orbit” is loosely defined, but we have less than 90 to go now!
WhoIsInTheTomWoodsWorld.com — A page with all the #TomWoods100 conversations.
Barbara was a guest on The Tom Woods Show, Episode 2230
Podcasts mentioned:
The O’Leary Review
Financial Coaching
Barbara is a certified financial coach through Ramsey Solutions.
Go to ActLikeBarbara.com for more information.
Carnivore diet
We spoke about Barbara’s journey with the carnivore diet, and I brought up some of the foods that bother me—some spicy things, for instance.
Yet, I really like spicy food—more of the Mexican and Middle Eastern spices rather than southeast Asian or “American Toughguy” (see: Buffalo Wings).
Some of the Chinese, Thai, and Vietnamese stuff immediately registers as fire without any of the taste. No can-do.
Buffalo wings—at least the sauce—are an absolute non-starter for me. Pure pain, no enjoyment.
Ironic, then, after I get off the call with Barbara and I fancy a Lebanese-style meal. I bought some kebabs the other day at Costco where all I have to do is reheat them. We have some hummus in the fridge and some sliced pepperoncini for a little garnish, bite, texture, or what have you.
I ate 3 kebabs, a small helping of hummus, and a few of the sliced pepperoncini. As the night progressed, my stomach started talking back to me, but I paid it little mind and eventually retired for the night.
Come about 1:30 in the morning, not only my tummy, but my throat started screaming at me and I had to get up to get an antacid tablet. Spent a few hours milling around, reading, etc. before I could get back to sleep. Felt back to normal the next morning.
Point is: know your limits. I know most of my limits, yet oftentimes don’t respect them. I need to eliminate things—many spicy things, in particular—from my life bec…
