If you’ve ever wanted greater health, energy, and longevity, then do we have the Run For Your Life show for you! 

Today I’ll be talking with Dr. Mark Cucuzzella, professor at West Virginia University School of Medicine, the owner of the first minimalist running and walking shoe store, a distinguished mountaineer, Air Force Athlete of the Year, and the author of a brilliant new book on walking, running, and life, Run For Your Life!

And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about how to run, walk, and move without pain or injury and achieve a sense of well-being and Joy.

Key Points Discussed:

• What happened to Dr. Marc Cucuzzella’s health growing up?
• What happened from anti-inflammatories – and why might they be dangerous?
• What does it mean as a society we need to run and move?
• What is happening to our feet these days?
• Who is Tyler Benner and what is a wide toe-box cycling shoe?
• What are Correct Toes and how can we help our feet?
• What is the human body intended to do?
• Are we born to run?
• What are key exercises we need to do?
• Why is it dangerous to stop moving???
• What do we need to know about the human body about movement?
• Why is moving on the feet so beneficial for us?
• How our posture can help us get strong?
• Are our bodies meant to break down?
• Can we adapt at any age?
• What are the dangers of a rigid shoe for walking, running, and your health?
• How can we save our knees and hips?
• What’s the danger of sugar – and what else do we need to know about nutrition?
• What does nasal breathing have to do with anything?
• What can we learn from Patrick McKeown’s The Oxygen Advantage?
• What can we learn from heart coherence and Heart Math’s Inner Balance tool and app?
• Advice for parents and kids for their health.
• What was the trial against Dr. Tim Noakes author of The Lore of Running that he won.
• What women want to do to protect their feet?

Additional Resources:

• DrMarksDesk.com

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If you’ve ever wanted to set yourself free, then do we have the Four Sacred Gifts show for you.

Today I’ll be talking with Dr. Anita L. Sanchez, a powerful visionary of Mexican American and Aztec heritage, an Amazon rainforest guide with Pachamama Alliance, and the author of an incredibly beautiful and powerful book I consider a must-read for all of us, “The Four Sacred Gifts”

And that’s just what I want to talk with her about today, about indigenous wisdom for modern times and how it can bring us peace and set us free. 

Key Points Discussed: 

• A piece of indigenous wisdom to begin changing our lives at this moment (03:07)
• The prophecy of the sacred eagle hoop (03:22)
• What is indigenous and did we all start out as indigenous (04:18)
• The meaning of acting as if we have no relations (08:32)
• What does it mean to be in right relation to nature? (09:20)
• Honoring the sacredness of all things and remembering that everything we do is interconnected (13:11)
• What happened on a hot mid-summer afternoon in 1967? (20:01)
• The importance of truly forgiving even the unforgivable (26:13)
• Standing Rock and its importance (36:38)
• We are nature and the universe in human form (43:47)
• What does it mean to listen with the softest part of your ear (45:57)
• The fourth sacred gift: The power of hope in action (56:26)
• What is the great mystery (1:14:25)

Additional Resources:

• www.FourSacredGifts.com

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If you’ve ever wondered if there has gotta be more to life than just chopping wood and carrying water, then do we have the we rise up show for you.

Today I’ll be talking with futurist, entrepreneur, storyteller, and film-maker, Michael Shaun Conaway, about his important new documentary, “We Rise Up”

That’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about how to rise up, redefine success, and do our part in the world. Plus we’ll talk about Storyworks Films, Marie Forleo, the Dalai Lama, Shawn Stevenson, Barbara Marx Hubbard, bold and abundance, and what in the world caterpillars, butterflies, and an amino-acid soup have to do with anything. 

Key Points Discussed: 

• One way we can begin helping ourselves and the world at the same time (02:55)
• Were you always interested in helping the planet? (04:16)
• Developing an interest in filmmaking and being a bridge (07:13)
• Reflecting a shadow from the past rather than where we want to go (10:09)
• Carrying forward the value in other people’s opinions (14:13)
• The ability to step back from our story and to look at it more globally (18:34)
• Taking over the planet on a global scale and tackling the problem of who we are as human beings (19:49)
• Peter Diamandis: Becoming one of the greatest voices for humanity (31:02)
• Getting the happy drugs, love drug and endorphins from helping others (36:15)
• Do you think we are reaching the end of the road for humanity as a competitive species (37:38)
• A self organizing universe and the evolution of consciousness (43:44)
• Allowing the universe to speak through us to create something new (47:16)
• The ocean and the importance of removing plastics from our lives (51:22)

Additional Resources:

• www.WeRiseUp.com

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If you've ever struggled, had self-doubt, felt trapped, at a dead-end, or like your life wasn't igniting, then do we have the show for you.

Today I’ll be talking with John O’Leary, one of my all-time heroes, both him and his mom, though I just heard about him a few weeks ago. He is the author of the future New York Times Best-Seller, "On Fire: The 7 Choices to Ignite a Radically Inspired Life", and one of the most inspirational people I have ever had the pleasure to have on the show.

Today we’ll talk about John’s miraculous journey, one that should have killed him, and instead helped mold him into the person he is today. We’ll talk about going through our own fires in life, flipping the ignition, learning to burn, and out of the fire, creating something more beautiful than we ever could have imagined.

That plus we’ll talk about the world’s greatest mom, accumulating baseballs, Phra Phuttha Maha Suwan Patimakon and what that means, and why in the world, you’d want someone to get in a hockey brawl for you.

Key Points Discussed:

• What is a milkshake promise?
• What happened to John when he was 9.
• How the experience became a true blessing in John’s life.
• How his older brother Jim changed and became a state hero (lifesaver of the year for Missouri)
• How his sisters Amy and Sarah became true hero’s as well.
• Why he asked his sister for a knife so he could kill himself
• How his seven-year-old sister risked her life (3 times!) to save her brother John.
• What his mom told him he credits with saving his life
• What his mom says when he asks if he’s going to die
• How do we light our internal flame?
• What we can learn from Robin Williams.
• How do we turn our lives around?
• What you can do to ensure that tomorrow is better than today
• Journals ‘why me’ in the morning and in the evening ‘what can I do to ensure that tomorrow is even better than today?
• What Big Roy had to do to him, to keep the scars from pulling him into the fetal position
• How do you become extraordinary???
• “We have to forget everything we’ve learned and realize we are BORN extraordinary!!!”
• The importance of asking ‘why do you choose to thrive?”
• Why his story with his Dad, Denny will be a second book.
• Who was Glenn Cunningham – and how did he help hundreds if not thousands of kids.
• Can you tell us about the announcer Jack Buck, the voice of the Cardinals?
• How John O’Leary day at the ballpark took place
• How you can make a huge difference in someone else’s life – simply!
• How Gino Cavallini got in a hockey brawl on John’s behalf.
• Why he wanted his book to be a guide to waking up from Accidental life.

Additional Resources:

• www.JohnOlearyInspires.com

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Hi everyone, welcome back, I’m Michael Sandler your host on inspire nation, along with my wifie….Jessie Lee.

If you’ve ever felt stuck, plateaued, or unsure, where to turn then do we have the How to Get Out of a Rut, show for you!

Today we’ll talk about stepping back, shedding your paradigm, dancing with the chaos, and building your future, from an entirely new perspective.

That plus we’ll talk about bad Indian food, short and sweet runs, TV in bed, a 100 foot journey, laughter therapy, dancing with chipmunks, beaming ourselves in the kitchen hand what in the chocolate vegan cupcakes, has to do with anything…

Topics Include:

Show Notes Include:

1. What’s the grief Jessica’s experienced over the last year?
2. How has the grief been here to serve us?
3. How has she worked to move past the grief?
4. What’s it mean to be cracked open from our traumas?
5. How do we move past being shut down, and reconnect with our hearts?
6. What it means to share your true authentic self?
7. What it means to be sensitive in the world, and why it’s important to put oneself out there?
8. What it means to go from a “skyscraper building to a pile of mush”
9. What is a shamanic deconstruction?
10. What it means to make total and complete peace with exactly what we resist?
11. Why crumbling may be the best thing for us?
12. What we can learn from Pele, the Hawaiian Goddess of Fire and Destruction?
13. What it means to relax into the process?
14. What’s the harm in resisting the chaos and destruction???
15. What in the world is baking therapy???
16. What in the world is laughter therapy???
17. What’s the importance of doing what serves your soul???

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If you’ve ever wondered why you’re so sensitive, and how in the world to navigate this world, then do we have the Evolutionary Empath show for you.

Today I’ll be talking with Rev. Stephanie Red Feather Ph.D., founder and director of the Blue Star Temple, an expert on empaths, and the author of a brilliant must read for anyone who’s attracted to show, or with a highly sensitive child, or married (my wife calls it The Handbook to the Pookie), “The Evolutionary Empath”

And that’s just what I want to talk with her about today, about how to know if you’re an empath and live a heart-centered life. 

Key Points Discussed: 

• A simple way to tell if you are an empath (03:23)
• Having a challenging time blending and merging with others from a young age (03:52)
• Flipping the switch and choosing the dark side (06:04)
• How did you become Red Feather and what is an empath? (10:10)
• The meaning of living from the shadow aspect (17:32)
• The morphic field of the empath and the role of empaths in helping move humanity through its period of ascension (24:35)
• The common challenges and special qualities of an empath (26:48)
• Do our sensitivities increase during our lifetime? (32:30)
• An empath’s ability to merge with and absorb the energy of other beings (34:46)
• A technique to use to create an energy field (41:36)
• Building boundaries despite having a big open heart and the desire to serve others (47:28)
• Self-Care: Some simple steps to take to start to refill the bank account (55:56)
• Advice for parents who have an empathic child (59:24) 

Additional Resources:

• The Evolutionary Empath By Rev. Stephanie Red Feather Ph.D.
• www.BlueStarTemple.org

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If you’ve ever wanted more time in your day, then do we have the Make Time show for you!

Today I’ll be talking with John Zeratsky, the best-selling co-author of Sprint, along with Jake Knapp, and the co-author of a new favorite book on time, Make Time.

And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about how to bulldoze your calendar, and focus on what matters, every day.

Key Points Discussed:

• How did John start working with Google and YouTube?
• How did he begin his own time experiments?
• What are infinity pools and how do they suck away your time?
• What’s the busy bandwagon and how does it affect our time?
• What does it mean most of our time is spent in “default”?
• What’s the difference between being productive and doing the most important work?
• How do we handle our email on our smart phones?
• What’s a distraction free iPhone?
• What is a design sprint and how does it help us get things done?
• What’s a high priority goal?
• What’s it mean to start one’s day with a high priority goal?
• What are the four steps to find and make more time in your day?
• What’s it mean to highlight?
• What does it mean to laser, and how does it help us beat distraction?
• How do we use the body to recharge the brain?
• What’s it mean to reflect to adjust and improve our system?
• How is perfectionism a distraction?
• How do we choose what to focus on first?
• What’s the danger with to-do lists?
• Can becoming a morning-person change your life?
• How can timers transform our day?
• What’s a time timer (timetimer.com)?

Additional Resources:

• MakeTimeBook.com

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If you’ve ever wanted to Awaken Your Spirit and live your best life, then do we have the ENERGY CODES show for you!

Today I’ll be talking with Dr. Sue Morter, international speaker, master of bioenergetic medicine, quantum field visionary, and the author of a brilliant new book, The Energy Codes. 

And that’s just what I want to talk with her about, about a seven-step system to awaken your spirit, heal your body, and live your best life!

That plus we’ll talk about the danger of goop, glowing hands and tadpoles, Puttaparthi and Sai Baba, root locks and squeezing the heart, trap doors and B.E.S.T., who in the world is the clover lady, And what in the world jellyfish and emotions, have to do with anything!

Key Points Discussed: 

• What we can do to begin to reconnect with who we truly are (02:58)
• Going through an existential dilemma and ending up in a darkened ballroom full of meditators (04:57)
• Showing people how to access a deeper true sense of self so that they’re not on a continual process of searching (07:32)
• Giving ourselves permission to embrace the wholeness that we already have (16:35)
• What’s the quantum flip and can we do that with our own perception of ourselves? (18:03)
• Our lives are a reflection of our energy and we should use our energy for productive things (22:57) 
• Increasing awareness of our body and biofield to increase awareness of our soulful selves (27:47)
• We are the creative energy that flows through us (34:49)
• The Feeling Code - The Language of the Soul (40:48)
• How to access the subconscious beliefs that are slowing you down (44:11)
• Leading with love and allowing love to be the dissolvent that interferes with obstacles in our lives (47:17)
• What PH has to do with the chemical balance of the body (52:00)
• The practice of walking in nature using the central channel breathing (55:15)

Additional Resources:

• The Energy Codes By Dr. Sue Morter
• www.DrSueMorter.com

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If you’ve ever wanted more luck in your life, then do we have the mastery of good luck show for you. 

Today I’ll be talking with Mitch Horowitz, a leader in the new thought movement, PEN Award-Winning historian, author of “The Miracle Club”, and the Napoleon Hill Success Course series which includes “The Miracle of a Definite Chief Aim” and “One Simple Idea”, and a fantastic new masterclass, “The Mastery of Good of Luck”.

And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today. About how to benefit from the power of thought and some simple rules to help you get lucky. Plus we’ll talk about David lynching green lights, emails and court, Louis Pasteur and chance, flying weed and ash trays (from 5 storeys that is), and what in the world Mick Jagger and satisfaction has to do with anything.

Key Points Discussed: 

• What we can do right now to change our luck (02:56)
• Influencing good luck through our minds and conduct (06:23)
• Dancing with the fear on the 13 Rules of Good Luck (09:56)
• Poker and sports seem to be the one place where you can bend luck (11:54)
• Road Magic: Solving problems while travelling (15:48)
• Getting noticed and what’s wrong with keeping your head down (23:23)
• How much of a dopamine rush we get from the news (32:07)
• Failure is lucky: Sticking around and maintaining perspective on things (38:35)
• How far you can get by taking time to work on one chief aim (45:13)
• Being more enthusiastic than optimistic (51:17)
• Apologizing quickly when we humiliate others (58:23)
• If you don’t want it in public, don’t put it in an email (1:04:29)
• The importance of recognizing others and remunerating the valuable people (or paying them quickly) (1:05:42)
• Acting quickly and decisively when an opportunity comes your way (1:09:43)

Additional Resources:

• The Miracle Club By Mitch Horowitz
• The Mastery of Good Luck By Mitch Horowitz
• www.MitchHorowitz.com

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If you’ve ever felt off, dazed, confused, or just one step behind the eight ball, then do we have the how to go through change and come out shining show for you.

Today, we’ll talk about why things feel off, what’s really going on, and how to ride the ship or simply hold on, before you’re plunged in the drink. Plus we’ll talk about servers gone poof, files madness, late nights late nights and late nights, twenty one mile days, yoga classes, Macetas mountains, new assistants, and what in the world missing gong baths have to do with anything  

Key Points Discussed:

• Walking 21 miles a day, the 10 mile rest day and people dying on the Camino (02:48)
• Flamed out calves and a fulfilling reflexology experience (06:32)
• The mind-blowing drinking and smoking culture in Europe (09:03)
• Giving so much that we forget who we are and what brings us life and joy (13:41)
• Questioning all the assumptions in our lives and wondering if they’re real (18:34)
• What the terrain looks like for phase three of CJ’s Camino de Santiago (25:40)
• There’s no need to push and torture ourselves especially when there’s nothing positive to be gained (35:59)
• Being open to the Camino of life to get what we need (38:52)

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If you’ve ever wondered if the law of attraction is real, and what in the world is the hard science behind it, then do have the source show for you.

Today I’ll be talking with Dr. Tara Swart, neuroscientist, former psychiatric doctor, co-author of the award winning “Neuroscience for Leadership”, and the author of a brilliant book on the science behind the law of attraction, “The Source”

And that’s just what I want to talk with her about today. About the secrets of the universe and the science of the brain. Plus we’ll talk about turmeric, turmeric, and more turmeric, old red minis, the master key system, action boards, and kicking horses, the power of boxing, joy comes out of the blue, and what in the world gorilla suits and doors have to do with anything.

Key Points Discussed:

• The one thing we can do to crank up our brains and put the law of attraction into action (03:16)
• Straddling two worlds when growing up (04:25)
• The life changing crash and developing an interest in the law of attraction (07:36)
• Are we running around on auto-pilot? (11:38)
• Possible imprints from our past lives and neuroplasticity (13:06)
• The Source: The alignment of our brain, body, and spirit (18:04)
• The science behind the law of attraction and the serendipity of lucky moments (20:32)
• Manifestation: Creating the real world outcomes that you desire (31:51)
• Applying selective filtering, selective attention, and value tagging (38:36)
• The importance of patience and harmony (41:27)
• Raised awareness and switching off your auto-pilot (51:35)
• Action boards and horses kicking up water (55:32)
• The most important part of attention and presence in the modern day (59:36)
• Moving forward with abundance, mindfulness, and positivity (01:01:43)

Additional Resources:

• The Source By Dr. Tara Swart
• www.TaraSwart.com

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If you’ve ever struggled with ups, downs, and even sideways emotions, then do we have the Whatever Arises Love That show for you. 

Today I’ll be talking with Matt Kahn, one of my all-time favorite spiritual teachers and the author of one of the most beautiful, important, and transformative books out there, Whatever Arises, Love that.

And that’s just what we’ll be talking about today, about a love revolution that begins with you, in each and every moment, and how to cultivate self love, and feel good now.

That plus we’ll talk about visionary dreams, gardens and flowers, ascendant masters, who’s really behind the mask, and why you might want to ask angels and guides for help when you’re working on your bench press!

Key Points Discussed: 

• How to cultivate self-love
• What started Matt down his spiritual path?
• Where are we all on our spiritual path or evolution?
• What does it mean to be in discord with our true nature?
• Where does fear fit in to our spiritual evolution?
• The coolest description of fear ever
• What is the collective global awakening vs. what is the individual awakening
• What is vibrational co-dependency
• What’s the true meaning of the word allowance?
• What’s the two minute habit of “I Love You”
• What’s the difference between I Love You and I Love Myself
• Why we are each worthy of self-love
• How do we move past the subconscious when it comes to self-love
• How to help the conditioning inside of us to let go of us
• What’s the meaning behind repeating patterns
• How do we allow recurring patterns to let go of you
• How to use “I Love You” to move past recurring patterns
• What it means to welcome everything as divinity
• What it means to get in accord
• What’s the power of everything being difficult
• How do we get out of the way of our dreams, desires and ambitions
• How to step aside and allow the things we envision to actually manifest
• What is the true meaning of surrender
• What are the different levels of surrendering
• What’s the true meaning of transcendence?

Additional Resources:

• TrueDivineNature.com

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If you’ve ever struggled with a fear of money, or a lack of it, then do we have the conscious capital show for you.

Today I’ll be talking with Lawrence Ford, Founder and CEO of Conscious Capital Wealth Management. He was dubbed the "Shaman of Wall Street" by the Washington Post, and has dedicated much of his life to being a bridge between the modern world of business and the ancient world of wisdom.

And that just what I want to talk with him today. About the nexus of consciousness and capital, how to heal a relationship with money, and the use of money and capital to make the world a better place.

Plus we’ll talk about bricks and symbols, money and guilt, St. Johns and the Rockefeller Resorts, a one month initiation, blistered hands, who on earth are the 13 indigenous grandmothers, a four foot five inch shouting shaman, chopping wood and carrying water, peacock feathers and crystals, and what in the world burning sage, wearing yak beads, and one DEA agent and two beers has to do with anything.

Key Points Discussed:

• What’s one simple change we can make right now to change our relationship with money? (03:15)
• Being different in the world of money and capital on Wall Street, and the natural friction that comes with it (05:23)
• Lawrence’s previous relationship with money and getting the itchy palms in his thirties (08:07)
• Surrendering, going to Nepal, and training with indigenous shamans for a month (13:38)
• The pilgrimage to find his birth parents and siblings (19:35)
• What do you mean money has been weaponized today? (25:21)
• How do we start to change the dream so we can heal these wounds? (29:44)
• The next step from beingness to doingness (34:26)
• Knowing we are here for a reason and figuring it out (41:04)
• Conscious capitalism and how to work with it (45:49)
• How to determine if a company is one of the good guys (50:44)
• Breaking up with the banks and credit cards that we use (54:40)
• Finding the one thing that we are grateful for and focusing on it (58:40)

Additional Resources:

• Four Agreements By Don Miguel Ruiz
• The Healing Organizations By Michael J. Gelb and Rajendra Sisodia
• www.ConsciousCapitalWM.com

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Today I’ll be talking with Drew Canole, fitness rock-star, transformational guru, the founder of FitLife.tv and the author of a brilliant new book, that’s guaranteed to inspire, “You Be You”. 

And that’s just what I want to talk with him about, about detoxing your life, crushing your limitations, and owning your awesome!

Key Points Discussed:

• How did Drew Canole survive an abusive childhood?
• What does it mean that “I am the one creating each experience in my life”
• What was the business he started in Tampa, and why was it out of alignment?
• Who became his mentor and what did he learn from him?
• What’s the importance of doing something to change somebody’s life?
• How does one take the leap to get back into alignment?
• What does it mean that many of us are not living our truth?
• What’s it mean to show up as a Jedi?
• What can we learn from Yoda and Luke Skywalker?
• What’s the true importance of commitment?
• What does commitment really mean?
• What’s it mean to be truly honest with yourself?
• What’s an awesomeness audit?
• What’s the importance of becoming clear with what’s not working for you?
• How do we discover our true purpose?
• What’s our One Thing and why is it so important?
• Why is our body the foundation of transformation?
• What’s it mean to be the CEO of our body?
• What’s it mean to dive into the mess?
• What is soul mapping?
• What is vision casting?
• What are WOW goggles?

Additional Resources:

• YouBeYouBook.com

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If you’ve ever wanted happier, more resilient CHILDREN, then do we have the BRAINIOUS show for you.

Today I’ll be talking with Stephanie Brillant, French film-maker, mother of two, Senior Report and TV Host, and the creator of a fascinating new documentary, Brainious.

And that’s just what I want to talk with her about today, about how we help our kids grow their minds, and become healthier, happier, and more resilient.

Key Points Discussed: 

• What was the biggest impact on Stephanie Brillant’s brain as a child?
• What’s wrong with trying to reason with a child?
• What do we do if a child is afraid of monsters – and what’s the one thing NOT to say!
• What is a social brain?
• What does it mean for mother and baby to be “entuned”?
• What’s the best predictor of how well children turn out?
• What’s secure attachment, and why is it so important?
• What are the 4 S’s of secure attachment?
• What’s the marshmallow test, and what can we learn about our kids brains (and ours) from it?
• What do we need to know about children and tantrums?
• What is body-based learning?
• What’s the importance of learning through action?
• What’s the perception action cycle?
• What’s a growth mindset vs. a fixed mindset?
• Is praising a child’s intelligence good for them?
• What is working memory and what’s its importance?
• How can gratitude and altruism help a child’s brain?
• What do we need to know about smart phones and kids?
• What’s the importance of mindfulness for kids?
• What’s the importance of the breath when it comes to kids?
• What’s a brain break or the importance of resting and not doing?

Additional Resources:

• www.BrainiousFilm.com

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If you’ve ever struggled with anger or wanting to club someone, let alone yourself, then do we have the walking through anger show for you. 

Today I’ll be talking with Dr. Christian Conte, anger management expert, radio and TV personality, co-host of Coaching Bad on Spike TV and the Secret Life of Kids on USA Network, resident therapist for family therapy on VH1, TED talker extraordinaire, and the author of a brilliantly zenny book on anger management, “Walking Through Anger”

That’s what I want to talk with him about today, about a new design for confronting conflict in an emotionally charged world. Plus we’ll talk about worms and toads, spiritual imagery and gargoyles, walking in the hole, what on earth are conteisms, and what in the world is the great watermelon slayer.

Key Points Discussed:

• What is diffusion of responsibility and when does it happen? (03:03)
• Taking light and love to level 5 maximum security prisoners (06:19)
• Being truly responsible for our actions and what we bring to the content of the universe (07:38)
• The super wolf: Being the true alpha to be in control of our own lives and being leaders by example (12:47)
• The yield theory: Listening, validating and exploring options (14:19)
• The concept of the Conte box demystified (18:55)
• Recognizing that we are all just spiritual beings living the human experience (27:06)
• Tonglen: Inhaling the pain of others and exhaling a healing energy (40:08)
• Being mindful of what we bring into any situation (45:55)
• The importance of getting down to a child’s level (50:03)
• The error of language and the error of omnipotence (59:39)
• What we can do for ourselves or others when we start to go into a fight or flight response (1:03:35)

Additional Resources:

• Walking Through Anger By Dr. Christian Conte
• Zen Parent, Zen Child By Dr. Christian Conte
• www.DrChristianConte.com
• Dr. Conte’s YouTube Channel
• Dr. Conte on Facebook and Twitter

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If you’ve wondered why the law of attraction just doesn’t seem to be working for you, then do we have the trust frequency show for you.

Today I’ll be talking with Andrew Cameron Bailey and Connie Baxter Marlow, co-authors of “The Trust Frequency”, and that’s just what I want to talk with them about today. About key assumptions to get in the flow, trust the universe, and manifest for your highest good.

Plus we’ll talk about bees and indians, Yoda and the force, the Beach Boys and good vibrations, the power of Florence Nightingale, sailing the Atlantic, hitchhiking and Santa Cruz, Santa Fe and the Malays, twelve cylinders and 128 valve engines, and what in the world Einstein and a mouse have to do with anything.

Key Points Discussed:

• What is the Trust Frequency and what does Einstein’s mouse have to do with it? (03:11)
• Taking a trip across the Atlantic in which a lot of particles collapsed for some amazing synchronicities (04:51)
• The Aborigines and how they helped Andrew understand quantum physics (08:17)
• Being in a place of fear and the need to go back to a place of love (14:43)
• The importance of stepping back and choosing a higher octave (20:01)
• Why isn’t the law of attraction working for most of us (24:18)
• The shift that we need to manifest within ourselves (35:53)
• The toolbox to tune ourselves into a higher place where we can step back and allow the universe to provide all we need (40:01)
• What’s a 3-step process and what does unworthiness have to do with our ability to manifest or live our greatest life (42:20)
• Going to a place of wow rather than a place of whoa (48:14)
• Freewill and alignment: The key piece to the whole human experience (51:39)
• A beautiful illusion for which we are grateful (1:01:46)

Additional Resources:

• The Trust Frequency By Andrew Cameron Bailey and Constance Baxter Marlow

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If you’ve ever wanted to sell or explain anything to anyone, then do we have the three minute pitch show for you.

Today I’ll be talking with Brant Pinvidic, award-winning film director, veteran TV producer, Founder and CEO of INvelop Entertainment, and host of the Why I’m Not Podcast, and a brand new business-based podcast, IPO. 

Brant has sold more than 300 TV and movie projects, sold TV shows like Extreme Makeover:Weightloss Edition and Bar Rescue, which have grossed nearly a billion dollars in revenue. He is also the author of a really fun and transformative read we can all benefit from, “The 3-Minute Rule”

And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today. About how to say less and get more from any pitch, conversation, or presentation. Plus we’ll talk about Bon Jovi and landscaping, 49ers and Wrestlemania, a cherry-red GTO judge, what on earth is a butt funnel, and what in the world Cameron Diaz and 57 fuzzy bunnies in a hammock has to do with anything. 

Key Points Discussed:

• Are goldfish really better at focusing than we are? (03:05)
• Brant’s biggest pitching challenge after producing “The Biggest Loser” (03:37)
• What is a statement of value and the basic of the “The Biggest Loser” pitch? (06:44)
• Developing better and more effective communication skills and the WHAC method (10:01)
• What’s the I Don’t Get it question and how can that help us? (15:39)
• Amateur director versus a pro director: Too many details are not necessary (22:26)
• The fire alarm test: Perfecting your 3-Minute pitch  (23:25)
• Working with the San Francisco 49ers and Wrestlemania (25:31)
• What a hook is and why you shouldn’t lead with your hook (27:52)
• Butt funnels and working with Jon Bon Jovi (30:40)
• The power of the all is lost moment? (40:11)
• What’s a reason for being? (45:38)
• The dad test and why Brant hates PowerPoint (47:46)
• The danger of too much passion or unbalanced passion (50:08)

Additional Resources:

• The 3-Minute Rule By Grant Pinvidic
• www.3MinuteRule.com
• www.BrantPinvidic.com
• Brant on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram

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If you’ve ever felt a pull, a calling or a longing, but thought it too “crazy” or didn’t know why, then do we have the How to Follow Your Heart, show for you.

Today we’ll be talking about diving deep, hearing your inner wisdom, feeling the tug, and learning how tot take action, even, or especially, when you think it’s nuts.

Topics Include:

1. How Michael ended up at a Ricky Martin Concert – sort of!
2. What Michael learned from the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates.
3. Why you never want to kick yourself, no matter what comes up.
4. What’s the importance of a buffer??? (And what does that look like?)
5. What it means to run with your herd?
6. How Michael ended up at exploring Pyramids in the Yucatan?
7. How to stay in the heart, even when things are off?
8. What is a cenote and why was Michael called to them?
9. What did the jungle feel like to Michael?
10. How Michael nearly round out of gas on a deserted Mexican highway?
11. How to lean into the fear, even when your car is running out of gas!
12. How to breathe into your fear – and why it’s so important.
13. What did Michael learn from visiting Mayan temples.
14. How to lean in (with the heart) to feelings of lack?
15. What does it mean to pick up earth energy?
16. How do you run energy so it’s not overwhelming?
17. How big events can completely shift our life-perspective.
18. To find out more, visit: FireItUpWithCj.com

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If you’ve ever wanted to develop a beginner’s mind, and reinvent your life, then do we have the Wisdom @ Work show for you!

Today I’ll be talking with Chip Conley, a New York Times best-selling author, hospitality entrepreneur, the founder of Joie de Vivre Hospitality, the strategic advisor for AirBNB, and the author of a sage and inspiring new book, Wisdom @ Work.

And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about the making of a modern elder, and how we can reinvent ourselves at any age!!!

WISDOM @ WORK Self Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include:

1. How did Chip Conley start the boutique hotel company Joie de Vivre?
2. What happened when he turned 50?
3. What was his wake-up call from the Universe?
4. Who is Brian Chesky of Air BnB and what happened when he reached out?
5. What is wisdom in the workplace?
6. What does it mean to redefine yourself?
7. What does an elder refer to?
8. Can anyone be an elder?
9. What is a modern elder?
10. What does it mean to speak your truth?
11. What’s the importance of a role model?
12. Who is Bill Campbell, the original “CEO whisperer”?
13. What does this mean “What would Bill do”?
14. What does it mean an elder is an editor?
15. What can we learn from an age of longevity?
16. What’s the importance of a new costume?
17. What’s it mean to adopt a beginner’s mind?
18. What’s the importance of asking great questions?
19. Why don’t we want to work harder or smarter?
20. What can we learn about work from Khalil Gibran?
21. For more info visit: ChipConley.com

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If you’ve ever wanted to change the your life or the world, and make miracles happen, then do we have the Power of Eight Show for you!

Today I’ll be talking with Lynne McTaggart The Award Winning Best-Selling Author of Seven Books including The Field and The Intention Experiment, and a powerful new book and treatise that’ll complete change how you view intention and miracles, The Power of 8.

And that’s just what I want to talk with her about, about harnessing the miraculous energies of a small group to heal others, your life, and change the world.

Key Points Discussed:

1. How did Lynne McTaggart got down this investigative road?
2. How did her belief system change while writing The Field?
3. What was the intention experiment?
4. How many experiments has she run, and what’s been the results?
5. How’d you start the power of 8 groups.
6. What do small moves have to do with anything?
7. What does the size of the group have to do with the results?
8. What was the Peace Intention Experiment?
9. What was Transcendental Meditation able to do with crime in Washington DC?
10. What was the peace experiment in Sri Lanka?
11. What’s a holy instant?
12. What happened to the participants in these experiments?
13. What was happening to the participants health?
14. What was happening to the participants brains?
15. What are mystical brains?
16. What does group consciousness have to do with group intention setting?
17. What are borrowed benefits?
18. What was the 9/11 peace intention experiment?
19. How is directing your attention to others good for your mental health
20. What are the transformational effects of altruism?
21. Why in the world was jean-Paul Satre mistaken?
22. How were group participants experiencing an altered state of consciousness?
23. How were they getting into this altered state?
24. How can anyone listening get into this altered state?
25. What can be accomplished with group intention setting?
26. What does it man to move past yourself?
27. What does this mean for the law of attraction?
28. What’s the importance of focusing our intention on others.
29. What can we do with all of the natural disasters that have taken place?
30. How can we participate in a worldwide peace experiment

Additional Resources:

• LynneMcTaggart.com 
• www.AmericanIntentionExperiment.com

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If you’ve ever felt helpless, all alone, and disconnected from the world, then do we have the One World show for you!

Today I’ll be talking with Tom Chi, inventor, leader, speaker, and coach, one of the original founders of Google X, and the self-proclaimed Lab Director of the planet.

And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about the science behind how we are all one and all one planet, and what shifts we can make to change our lives, and the world around us.

Topics Include:

1. How is Tom Chi working to plant 1 trillion trees?
2. What is the science behind us all being connected and all being one?
3. What is the story of the heart?
4. Where does the iron in our blood cells come from?
5. Are we all truly born of collisions of the stars?
6. What’s a laniakea?
7. What’s a galactic watershed?
8. What’s the story of the breath?
9. What is cyanobacteria and what does it have to do with our life?
10. Are all of our breaths interconnected?
11. How long does it take for a breath to literally travel around the world?
12. What’s the story of the mind?
13. How are our minds interconnected?
14. How do thoughts build upon each other, and how do each of our thoughts build upon the thoughts of our ancestors?
15. What does it mean we’re constantly in a state of inner becoming?
16. How often are we literally exchanging all of the cells and parts of our bodies?
17. What does it mean that humans aren’t following the rules?
18. What is an invention catalyst?
19. What’s the importance of challenging our paradigms?
20. What’s the importance of letting old assumptions fall away?
21. What’s the importance of challenging our personal psychological narratives?
22. What does it mean to be nuanced???
23. How do we train the mind to catch our assumptions?
24. How do we change our mindset to change the world around us???

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If you’ve ever wanted to live your greatest life, in balance, and on purpose, then do we have the Well Life show for you!

Today I’ll be talking with Dr. Peter and Briana Borten, health and wellness experts, founders of The Dragontree, and authors of the popular Rituals for Living Dreambook and a beautiful new book, The Well Life.

And that’s just what I want to talk with them about today, How to Use Structure, Sweetness and Space to Create Balance, Happiness, and Peace.

That plus we’ll talk about babies and spas, Salem and Witchcraft, construction nightmares in Boulder, following your bliss vs. following your blisters, making things out of wood, swimming in natural bodies of water, and why the price-per-ounce of soup, just doesn’t matter.

Key Points Discussed:

• How they began to create a Well Life – and what that looked like
• What was the framework that developed
• How did they ‘manage’ things early on
• What were some of the foundational pieces they put in place early on
• How did they determine their ‘life purposes’
• What are the three elements for a Well Life
• What is “sweetness’ and why is it so important for your life
• What we can learn from Thich Nhat Hanh and washing dishes
• How do we relax into our work?
• What is the importance of ‘space’ and what does it mean?
• What’s the importance of ‘structure’ and what does it look like?
• How do we set up structures that are flexible for change
• What are the importance of habits and habitualizing
• What’s the biological importance to play and laughter
• What’s the importance of getting out in nature
• How important is breathing?
• What happened when they moved to Boulder?
• What we can learn from Muhammed Ali’s Rope a Dope?
• What is Jing and why it’s so important.
• How do we restore our Jing?
• Why it’s so important to work on our energy levels and protect our energy
• What’s the importance of surrender or saying ‘please help!’
• How do we stop ourselves enough in the frantic moments to receive help
• What’s the importance of gratitude
• How creative expression can help move you through trying times
• What’s the importance of metta-kindness?
• Beautiful inner-smile guided meditation!

Additional Resources:

• www.TheWellLifeBook.com
• www.TheDragontree.com

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