Unimaginable Wellness For New Moms Who Are Founders, Entrepreneurs, Creators
238 episodes - English - Latest episode: 21 days ago - ★★★★★ - 28 ratingsWelcome to Unimaginable Wellness The Podcast For Founders, Entrepreneurs, and Creators Who Are New Moms. You are running on all cylinders and do not want to slow down. You also want to be sure that you can proactively navigate anxiety, overwhelm, depression, exhaustion, burnout, and diaper blowouts because you can’t afford to compromise your wellness. Your wellness in every category of your life is essential to your success as both a leader and a mom. So here’s the good news: motherhood came bearing gifts: you now have access to an explosive superpower that can help you avoid, navigate, and get through the ups and downs of entrepreneurship, motherhood, and life. You now have the explosive power of your imagination which is not only an unexpected competitive edge birthed during motherhood but also the key to helping you achieve unimaginable wellness so you can sustain a healthy pace and stay present when necessary for overall longer-term mom life success.
I’m your host Melissa Llarena a mom to three high-energy boys and an entrepreneur since 2011. I carried my firstborn in my Ergobaby to my first pitch and two years later birthed identical twin sons. It’s been one blowout after another and in this podcast, I want to share my lessons learned as well as feature some of the most dynamic humans in the world who are operating at the fringes of their imagination so that you can optimize yours. Sounds good? Then keep listening….
New episodes are available every Tuesday. Meanwhile, pick one today from the current 170+ episodes to help you keep going after your ambitions, get the vitality and energy to create your own momentum, find creative and practical ways to feel calm amidst chaos, and stay physically fit so that you can bounce back from any mom or business setbacks. Learn from founders (GaryVee, Suzy Batiz), entrepreneurs (James Altucher, Fran Hauser), creators (Raquel Rowe, David Meltzer), psychologists (Thomas Hills), nutritionists (Dr. Joel Fuhrman), writers (Lisa Messenger, Laura Carney), multi-passionates (Beth Comstock, Gabriele Corcos), mental health advocates (Joe Williams, Jason Partington), artists (Max Mendez, David Roberts), intellectuals/thinkers (Jordan Harbinger, Cal Fussman), and Melissa.
Let’s explore how others are using their imagination to create their own opportunities to imagine more for themselves and impact those around them without compromising their own wellness so that you (and I) can keep it all together. Also, be sure to share your favorite show with fellow founders, entrepreneurs, and creators who have also added the job title of "mom" to their lives because we need one another to thrive!
Say hi on Instagram @melissallarena for additional insights, stories, and lessons to help you use and leverage the skills you’ve gained as a mom as your competitive edge.
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130: How To Reconnect With Your Artistic Self For Busy Moms With Belinda Lindhardt
June 14, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 65.4 MBHow can pausing or neglecting your hobbies as a busy mom lead to feeling like you’ve lost an essential connection to yourself? In this episode, you’ll uncover what it takes to be an artist and a single mom, especially during those early childhood years. Hear whether it’s worth it to give up on your dreams, your artistry, or your own self. Also, learn about cost-effective and less time-consuming media you can use to express your artistry as a mom. Belinda Lindhardt provides valuable insi...
125: What If Losing Weight And Feeling Great Was As Easy As Making One Decision? VeVette Turner Turned Her Life Around at 46
June 10, 2022 17:59 - 1 hour - 69.5 MBHappy Mother's Day, or as I like to call it, Happy Warriors Day! If you are an entrepreneur, or even if you're in a corporation, your health is more valuable and more important and should be a higher top priority than your wealth on any given day. One day, VeVette Turner, and her now husband, were at a beautiful resort but they ended up just watching other people do fun things they couldn't do because they were both overweight. This week's podcast episode is specifically for moms because the...
129: Collective Hub CEO Lisa Messenger on How to Start Up to Scale Up
June 07, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 68.9 MBLisa Messenger has lived a full range of entrepreneurial emotions – the ups and downs over the course of being in business for over 21 years. In this episode, Lisa covered quite a bit, including the idea of finding your purpose, knowing why you're going into business, how to fail fast, and how to assemble and work with a team even if you can't pay them at first, and finally, the numbers that matter. This is actually all in her book, “Start Up to Scale Up,” which makes a great graduation g...
128: Tim Taylor Teaches The Father-Daughter Dance: How to Cultivate a Beautiful Relationship with Your Daughter
May 31, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 70.6 MBWhat does it take to earn back the trust of not just anyone, but your kids? In this week's episode, I invited Tim Taylor as he shares how he tried to earn the trust of his daughter back. He also shares how fathers can create space for their daughters so that they can open up with their dads. He particularly talks about how not to rob daughters of the experience of having to go through difficult times, and instead, give them the grace and the dignity to go through them. Especially in a ...
127: Michael A. Blunt Teaches How to Attain Peace and Success by Deprogramming Your Limiting Beliefs
May 24, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 59 MBWhat if you could create a gorgeous life on your own terms? What if you are exactly where you are supposed to be not behind or broken? What if you gave yourself the permission to envision your fantasy life free of obligations? What if you just want peace in your life in a world that knows how to poke your wounds and feel total and utter chaos? Whether you're a parent with many obligations or you're single and you feel a little bit burnt out, you have a choice to live a gorgeous life....
126: Coaching a Homeschooling Mom Who Wants to Scale Her Small Business And Be Present With Her Kids
May 17, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 71.1 MBWe want our kids to have a lot less screen time. Yet we keep hearing that the only way to have a scalable business that sells while you're sleeping is online. How do we figure out things to make sure we stay in alignment with our values? How can we continue to be excited about an idea that we bring into the world, and at the same time, be present and enjoy our children? This is a recent coaching conversation I had with Rianna Alvarado, a mom who wants to limit her kid’s screen time an...
125: What If Losing Weight And Feeling Great Was As Easy As Making One Decision
May 10, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 69.4 MBHappy Mother's Day, or as I like to call it, Happy Warriors Day! If you are an entrepreneur, or even if you're in a corporation, your health is more valuable and more important and should be a higher top priority than your wealth on any given day. One day, VeVette Turner, and her now husband, were at a beautiful resort but they ended up just watching other people do fun things they couldn't do because they were both overweight. This week's podcast episode is specifically for moms because t...
What If Losing Weight And Feeling Great Was As Easy As Making One Decision? VeVette Turner Turned Her Life Around at 46
May 08, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 69.5 MBHappy Mother's Day, or as I like to call it, Happy Warriors Day! If you are an entrepreneur, or even if you're in a corporation, your health is more valuable and more important and should be a higher top priority than your wealth on any given day. One day, VeVette Turner, and her now husband, were at a beautiful resort but they ended up just watching other people do fun things they couldn't do because they were both overweight. This week's podcast episode is specifically for moms because the...
124: Are There Cultural Narratives That Might Be Holding You Back? Author Valeria Aloe Discusses Her Findings Amongst Latinas
May 03, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 79.3 MBWere you the first to leave your home country to settle in the USA? Were you the first to go to college? If any of these scenarios, whether you are Latina, or not, hold true for you, then it’s important for you to uncover the subconscious cultural narratives that could be affecting you or holding you back today. Today’s guest is Valeria Aloe, the author of Uncolonized Latinas: Transforming Our Mindsets And Rising Together. It’s an award-winning book that decodes cultural limiting beliefs ...
123: How Ex-Corporate Mom Jo Dodd Went From Leaving Corporate America to Living in Jotopia
April 26, 2022 08:00 - 55 minutes - 51.6 MBIf you’ve been working in Corporate America, you could find yourself in that rat race and not even be aware that you’ve been running on empty. And having to juggle that with raising your kids and all your other responsibilities in life would most likely put you on the brink of burnout and breakdown. In today’s episode, Jo Dodd talks about her experience of leaving the corporate world to “living in Jotopia,” a hybrid life that she created on her own terms to make sure she and her four sons...
122: Mompreneur (Former Management Consultant) Kim Peirce of Babe Australia Shares How to Strategize, Implement, and Win Big in the Retail Space
April 19, 2022 08:00 - 50 minutes - 45.9 MBToday, you are in for an entrepreneurial treat as I feature Kim Pierce, the founder of Babe Australia, a company dedicated to giving customers an experience of just feeling good. You will hear a quote that you'll want to make your own which is, “I'm not here to get a haircut!” This conversation all started with my love of candles and one of them is called Love Letter made by Babe Australia. Curious and eager to know more about the genius behind this wonderful product, I then reached out t...
121: Marc Champagne, Author of Personal Socrates, Teaches Us How to Ask Valuable Questions That Create Opportunities and Change Your Life
April 12, 2022 08:00 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MBAre you someone who’s scared to stand up in a crowd and ask questions thinking you might have a silly question? A lot of people hesitate to ask questions, especially because they think that maybe a bull's eye target will be on their back, or they will look silly or dumb. But just when you think you have to pressure yourself into asking the best questions, the irony of it is that not overthinking what to ask and just being present will help you yield the best questions. The best questions ...
120: Author Jason Marc Campbell Changes the Way We See Sales Through Selling with Love
April 05, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 62.7 MBWhat was your first memory of being sold to or just witnessing a sale? For me, it was accompanying my dad to liquor stores who was transacting as a sales professional for over 40 years. This week’s guest, Jason Marc Campbell, is the author of Selling with Love: Earn with Integrity and Expand your Impact. He is on a mission to inspire small business owners with sales reluctance to embrace it as a beautiful activity that transforms lives. He also interviews thought leaders from around the wo...
119: What Gina Barreca Has to Say About Feminism, Humor, and Power
March 29, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 67.7 MBNow that we’re nearing the end of Women’s History Month, we have Gina Barreca, a distinguished professor and author, to share her wisdom about finding that power to not care about whether people like you or not. Gina was the third class of women to be admitted to Dartmouth. She was also the first girl in her family to graduate from high school in a timely fashion. Today, Gina talks about how feminism is not about the things you cannot do, but about the things you can do, how power lies in...
118: How to Cultivate Compassion and Kindness Through Meditation and Mindfulness with Jason Partington of The Sit
March 22, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBImagine this: It’s Saturday morning. 6:30 am. You are sitting at the beach on soft sand. It’s warm. You are surrounded by other people who are doing the same thing. And you’re sitting in silence for 20 minutes. You watch the sunrise on a beach in Sydney, Australia. Then you feel heard and supported as each of you has a chance to share what you got or learned out of that time alone with your thoughts. This has become my Saturday morning ritual and it’s just as amazing as it sounds. In this ...
117: Neurodivergent Mom, Zoe Martin, Talks About Embracing Motherhood and Neurodiversity
March 15, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 71.1 MBThis is a special conversation between two moms: one is at the helm of a neurodivergent family. Every single person in Zoe Martin’s has been touched by autism, including Zoe herself; and on the other hand, me, a neurotypical who doesn't know the realities of a neurodivergent family. Zoe Martin is a coach and mentor to parents across the world who are leading neurodivergent children. Zoe awakens the sovereign hearts inside the parents, which then brings forth radical healing, connection, and...
116: 15+ Year Veteran Podcaster Jordan Harbinger Shares His Wisdom From Ad Swaps to Skill Stacking
March 08, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 73 MBIf you enjoy podcasts in general, or you've ever wondered whether you wanted to launch one yourself, then this conversation is for you! Today, we have Jordan Harbinger, a 15+ year veteran in the podcasting space. Jordan spoke to this idea of fear, whether there's such a thing as good or bad fear, and how do you know? He also spoke to the art of podcasting in general. Could it be the right career for you or just a really good hobby? He also shared how to earn the trust of millionaires and b...
115: How Abby Sullivan Created Wundernook to Nurture the Wonder of Childhood While Simplifying the Journey of Parenthood
March 01, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBHave you ever struggled with finding a toy or any object to keep your kids entertained for more than a day? This episode features an inventor, business owner, and mom Abby Sullivan, who is also the founder of Wundernook, the patent-pending, modular building system that encourages open-ended play for children ages 3 to 10. It is a Scandinavian-inspired, modern heirloom constructed from sustainable materials in the USA. Wundernook's mission is to nurture the wonder of childhood while also simp...
114: Lifestyle and Organizing Expert Patty Morrissey Teaches the Art of Listening to Your Intuition
February 22, 2022 09:00 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBHave you ever read those Chicken Soup for the Soul books? In this conversation with Patty Morrissey, it just felt like I was reading Chicken Soup for Women. If you're a woman seeking some answers to life's big questions, then this conversation is for you! We’ll cover topics such as a woman’s intuition, what to do if we hear something we don’t like, the lessons our kids are here to teach us, as well as how you can take baby steps from surviving to thriving. As a mom of three young boys an...
113: Celebrating Love with Jesus Diaz, Jr.
February 15, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 63.6 MBDo you believe in marriage? Do you feel left out this Valentine’s Day? Where do you stand on this “need” to even have a partner on Valentine’s Day or forever? This week’s guest is my husband, Jesus Diaz, Jr., whom I met 25 years ago, and we’ve been married for 18 years. Some of our Valentine’s Days have been remarkable, and others we can’t even remember. This is Jesus’ second time on this podcast and he’s back due to popular demand. Whether you’re spending Valentine’s Day alone or with...
112: Journalist and Author Cal Fussman Talks About Creating an Unbreakable Family Legacy
February 08, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 64.6 MBDo your kids have a great relationship with their grandparents? Family is everything, but not everyone realizes that. And if they do, sometimes it’s already too late and regrets always come later. But if you can be more intentional with nurturing relationships within your family, you will be surprised by how everyone can uplift each other’s lives. Cal Fussman has interviewed icons from the last 70 years. In this conversation, we had a heartfelt discussion around his personal wisdom as well...
111: World Barista Champion Hugh Kelly Reveals the Future of Coffee
February 01, 2022 09:00 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBAre you a coffee drinker? My coffee palette has absolutely evolved having been in New York City for most of my life, where it was okay to drink a crappy cup of New York City coffee, to now, living in Australia for about three years and solely having a very Italian-influenced, long black coffee. Just to give you a little context, a long black is a coffee lingo here in Australia for a very dark espresso cup of coffee. Coffee in Australia is very personal, and there are tricks to creating th...
110: Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith Talks About How to Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, and Restore Your Sanity Through Sacred Rest
January 25, 2022 09:00 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBAre you tired? It’s a silly question, right? This is the episode that can change the quality of your life because this is for you if you are tired all the time. We actually don't have a sophisticated language around our exhaustion. But this week's guest, Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith, wrote the book, Sacred Rest, where she outlines the 7 different types of rest, which you will hear about today. This is a book about honoring rest in a society that values productivity as a way to express your wo...
109: Amy Guth Shares About Overcoming Fear and Embracing Discomfort at This Time of the Great Resignation
January 18, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBWere you part of The Great Resignation or do you want to be? Is getting out of the rat race your BIG goal in 2022? Whether you left by choice or were let go by your employer or you want to launch a side-hustle, this conversation is perfect for you. This week’s guest, Amy Guth, has been self-employed for the majority of her career. She has had a portfolio career for decades. A portfolio career concept was first introduced on Episode 65 by former CMO of GE Beth Comstock and I wanted to brin...
108: Dr. Joel Fuhrman Talks About Regaining Your Power Through Nutrition
January 11, 2022 09:00 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MBAre you looking to lose weight? Let's talk about this top New Year's resolution, which is the desire to lose weight or increase exercise or just improve our overall diet. Sure, we want to improve our health. But how serious are we when it comes to making the changes necessary to turn our health around? Now, what would be possible if we actually got it right this year? Today, we have Dr. Joel Fuhrman, a board-certified family physician, seven-time New York Times bestselling author, and nutr...
107: Sesame Street Puppeteer Chris Thomas Hayes Creates Magic and Captures Imagination
January 04, 2022 09:00 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBAre you a fan of Sesame Street? I had the opportunity to ask Chris Thomas Hayes, a puppeteer and actor, about what it takes to capture our imagination, along with the imagination of our kids. This episode reveals a lot about what happens behind the scenes of Sesame Street. Chris walks us through how he gets into character in the field of puppetry and how he approached playing a legacy character that may have even existed when he was a child and watched the show on TV. Listening to Chris, ...
106: Ending The Year with Curiosity, Creativity, and Courage of a Child
December 28, 2021 09:00 - 49 minutes - 44.9 MBThink about what 2022 could look like for you. What does it take for you to make 2022 amazing? Imagine using your capabilities and resources as an adult and pairing those up with the confidence, resilience, curiosity, and energy you had as a kid. During a coaching engagement, a client asked me something that illustrates how we might be keeping ourselves stuck by relying purely on thinking like an adult. In this episode, I’m doing a 2021 wrap-up and sharing with you some of my upcoming gue...
105: Letting Go of the Pressure of The Perfect Christmas
December 21, 2021 09:00 - 29 minutes - 40.5 MBBeing a mom to three little boys, I could have inherited this notion of delivering on a perfect Christmas experience – from the hot cocoa and the annual outing to seeing the best neighborhood Christmas decorations. Then I realized that perfection was the worst possible ambition I could ever have in my own life. No matter how hard you try to deliver perfection, there would always be an imperfect Christmas table setting for someone seated at the table, or an imperfect Christmas Eve menu for...
104: 2021 Isn’t Over Yet! What Are the Things You Can Do Right Now That You Can Bring With You to 2022?
December 14, 2021 09:00 - 50 minutes - 69.7 MBJust because you have comfy sofas does not mean that you have to sit down. You could still stand up for your goals and your ambitions and treat this December just as you would next January – with enthusiasm, optimism, and a deep desire to continue to evolve. It's almost the end of 2021 and I want to be sure that you do everything in your power to end this year with a bang! In this episode, I've decided to share with you some key ideas or ways to evaluate what you can do or should be doing ...
103: Getting Back Up by Reimagining Rejections, Setbacks, and Failures
December 07, 2021 09:00 - 42 minutes - 58.8 MBIf you want to come close to fulfilling your life purpose, then challenges definitely come with the territory. And when it comes to going after something big and facing these rejections, setbacks, and failures, the most important piece to the puzzle is IF and HOW you choose to get back up, and ultimately, learn from them as well. But how exactly can you go about this mental gymnastics? The key is to reframe rejections and reimagine how a setback can just be that thing that gets you ready ...
102: Finding Happiness in the Little Things Within Your Reach
November 30, 2021 09:00 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MBIn this episode, I've curated another 10 excerpts from my 100 episodes where my guests have shared about happiness – how little it takes to feel happy and more inspired. It's also amazing how short of a time someone can go from feeling anxious to feeling grateful, joyful, and truly supported the moment you take heed of your guiding light. We're constantly told to appreciate the little things and be grateful. We're also told that happiness is within our reach. And so, I want to help you mak...
101: Leveraging Your Emotional Landscape to Figure Out Who You Really Are
November 23, 2021 09:00 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBI've come to realize that while the central themes of this podcast have been creativity, courage, and curiosity, the deepest core of this is our identity. Today, I'll be covering how some of my guests have uncovered their truest identities, whether you can truly change your identity, and what this whole identity crisis and searching is really all about. You'll be hearing 10 excerpts from my last 100 episodes that I carefully curated because they've meant something to me, and I surmise, th...
100: Dr. Brad Elphinstone Talks About How to Stop Living Your Life On Autopilot Through Self-Determination, Equanimity, and Non-Attachment
November 16, 2021 09:00 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBHave you been feeling like your life is on auto-pilot? Then consider this conversation a stop sign. Or if you’ve ever struggled with FOMO, then be sure to listen to this episode as Dr. Brad Elphinstone shares how his brain surgery at the age of 18 helped him appreciate the risks we all face of feeling like we missed out on our own lives. Based in Melbourne, Dr. Brad Elphinstone shares his insights that will help you better understand how varied our interpretation of human experiences can ...
099: Laura Carney Didn’t Find Her Life Purpose – Instead, It Found Her!
November 09, 2021 09:00 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MBWhat does it mean for a person to find their purpose? And how does a person go about doing that? In Laura Carney’s case, her life purpose found her – and in a situation where she was finally ready. Laura’s dad was killed by a female driver who was distractedly talking on her phone. 13 years later, Laura and her brother found their dad’s bucket list of 60 dreams he wrote at 29 that they didn’t even know existed. Today, Laura is living her purpose of finishing that list. Do you want to kn...
098: How To Stop Living Someone Else’s Life (Even If It’s Been A Good Run)
November 02, 2021 08:00 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MBHave you been neglecting your own interests, wants, and desires, all in the pursuit of making other people happy? They may be your family colleagues, society, or your close friends. Has the time come for you to draw a line in the sand and make a really hard decision – a decision that brings up guilt and shame – to finally put a stop to your patterns to live the often "unlived" lives of others? It's time you create your own unique colorful life. One that is only limited by your own imaginat...
097: Dr. Nima Rahmany Discusses How to Become a Cycle Breaker in Your Family
October 26, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 55 MBWant to finally accept that it is you who may need to be the cycle breaker in your family? It’s a tough pill to swallow. Personally, I’ve gagged a couple of times whilst holding onto this thought – the thought that it’s me who needs to ultimately take full ownership for my own happiness and release any need for others to accept or acknowledge my path. You may also have to contend with certain emotions or clear up some dark clouds, and swallow a similar metaphorical pill. If this rings tru...
096: A Playbook Walkthrough on How to Boost Your Courage in 7 Days
October 19, 2021 08:00 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MBWhat if taking meaningful action steps towards the achievement of your life purpose was a need rather than merely a want? What if working towards your life mission right now today could change the way you feel about your overall life for the better? Well, today is your special day. In this week’s episode, you will have the opportunity to take specific steps towards fulfilling your life’s purpose and boost your courage during the next 7 days. Together, let’s kickstart your journey, even if yo...
095: Comedian Kathy Klotz-Guest Talks About Achieving Your Life’s Purpose Through Laughter and Embracing Your Humanity
October 12, 2021 08:00 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBWhy is a sense of humor and humanity so important that you should bring both to work and keep them in your life? In fact, a sense of playfulness can be your superpower. It certainly was for this week’s guest: Kathy Klotz-Guest. In today’s episode, Kathy shares her story as a woman in technology who excelled in Silicon Valley by being funny and smart. We delved into the #1 fear most of us share: the fear of judgment especially by others (particularly from our coworkers). Kathy also shares ...
094: Let Your Emotions Fuel You to Doing Something Incredible in Your Life
October 05, 2021 08:00 - 54 minutes - 50 MBThink about the last time that you balled your eyes out in front of someone other than a therapist. How emotional can you be in front of your family? On the flip side, what range of emotions can you handle being on the receiving end of? In this episode, I'm going to share with you an excerpt from the book I'm writing about having the courage to imagine a better life for yourself while you are looking at your next life chapter or you're trying to pursue your life's purpose or fulfill your ...
93: Harpist Genevieve Lang Explains How Performing With The Sydney Symphony Orchestra Can Be As Courageous As Sharing Of Yourself With Others Offstage
September 28, 2021 08:00 - 53 minutes - 49.8 MBThis week’s guest is Genevieve Lang, a fellow mum who also sends her children to a Montessori program here in Australia. Now, this was one of those school situations when you realize that amongst us parents, we are still interesting adults with extraordinary life experiences. And it was during the recent lockdown that I had the opportunity to hear her play the harp for us all during our very own harp half hour. What began as an intimate and very personal performance over Zoom turned out t...
92: 3 Early Warning Signs You Won’t Fulfill Your Purpose
September 21, 2021 08:00 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MBHave you been seeking to change how you feel on a daily basis from feeling tied down to a boring or uninspiring life into one of meaning, fulfillment, and presence? Whether you want to start a business, write a book, produce a podcast, do a TEDx talk, start vlogging on YouTube, produce a documentary, launch a non-profit, or be part of a foundation – whatever that looks like for you – what do you think has been stopping you from doing what you really want to do in your life? What is stoppin...
91: From Media Executives to The Big Life Experiment, Cathy and Joe Lurie Share Their Passion for Helping People Reset and Create the Life They Want
September 14, 2021 08:00 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MBIf you’ve ever wanted to reset your life, then you will love this conversation with couple Cathy and Joe Lurie who did just that! Both have a spirit of adventure that many of us yearn for in our daily lives. We may have once had the guts to toss caution to the wind and seek a life of freedom. But lately, perhaps some of us may have forgotten how badass we once were – and still can be. Now, what caught my attention and the reason I decided to interview this couple was that I noticed in the...
90: Stop Self-Sabotaging Your Success and Become a Fearless Thought Leader
September 07, 2021 08:00 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBAre you self-sabotaging your success? You may have spent a decade in a particular field and now you want to bring your talents to a new community that could really use your help. Maybe you’re now ready to fulfill your life purpose and share your message with the world. Or maybe you want to put out your best work possible. You want to start working on your dreams, you want to feel aligned, and you want to start building out your legacy. If you are an aspiring thought leader and you find yo...
89. From Prisoner to Presenter, Raphael Rowe Gives a Behind-the-Scenes Look into the Netflix Show, Inside the World's Toughest Prisons
August 31, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBWhat happens in prisons is very secretive. It feels even more far removed from our everyday reality when you take into account what happens in prisons around the world including countries such as South Africa, Brazil, and the Ukraine. Our guest today, Raphael Rowe, spent 12 years in prison for crimes he did not commit. Eventually, his convictions were overturned in 2000. But that experience changed him. With that perspective and experience, he was able to be the presenter behind this N...
88. The Hidden Cost of Saying "I'll Figure it Out”
August 24, 2021 08:00 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MB“I’ll figure out” is commonly thrown around these days – but did you know there’s a hidden cost of saying it? In fact, trying to figure it all out on your own is the biggest mistake you can make as an aspiring thought leader. Today, I will talk about the hidden cost of saying I’ll figure it out. This is especially important if you are serious about fulfilling your purpose. If you are at this point where you want to create something important – whether a podcast, documentary, memoir, TedX ...
87. Van Lai-DuMone Explains How Creativity Workshops Can Increase Creativity in the Workplace
August 17, 2021 08:00 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MBWondering what the heck happened to your creativity? Where did it go? You may have started life out as a child joyfully playing with Legos, or maybe you were more of a finger painter. Now, you're surrounded by Excel spreadsheets – and they're not even the color-coded ones! If you feel like your creative juices are just not flowing, then you’ve got to tune in to today’s episode as Van Lai-DuMone talks about bringing creativity into the workplace. We are all innately curious and creative, t...
86. Three Toxic Fears That Are Killing Your Odds of Becoming a Thought Leader
August 10, 2021 08:00 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBThere are three toxic fears that are ruining your odds of becoming a thought leader or authority in your field – the fear of judgment, the fear of being found out, otherwise known as imposter syndrome, and the fear that you won't be able to do anything big due to anxiety. This episode is specifically for someone who could use more courage to create authentic content to connect with power players who may feel out of your league for now, and also folks who want to communicate their message ...
85. Dr. Thomas Hills Explains How to Create Your Mental Map to Get You to Where You Want to Go
August 03, 2021 08:00 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBIf you are curious about how your brain works and how you can enhance its performance then tune into this conversation. You will have a better sense of how you create a model of the world inside of your head and how you can change it so that you can choose from new behaviors. This conversation will educate you on some of the ways that have been studied when it comes to enhancing your cognitive control systems as well as how to have the right experiences to pull from so you can get to the ...
84. Why I Was Comfortable Having a Conversation with GaryVee and Other Big Names on the Podcast
July 27, 2021 08:00 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBTelling the world that you want to chase your wildest dreams such as podcasting, leading a movement, or selling any form of artistry is vulnerable and anxiety-provoking especially if you’ve spent a bulk of your life trying to hide and not be heard. That is why you definitely need the courage to do those things and continue to be bold during every step of the journey. However, mustering up some courage is not as easy as it looks. Now, we all have different baseline moments of when we have to ...
83. “Captain Inspiration” Jordan Maness UCLA Program Director Teaches Us How to SAIL (Select An Ideal Life)
July 20, 2021 08:00 - 56 minutes - 55.5 MBCan you describe your ideal life? More, importantly, how can you most effectively navigate your daily life in pursuit of your unique ideal life? You do have options. There are several 300-page self-help books on the market that you can try to read and incorporate into your daily life. However, the odds of you finishing any of those books is pretty small, let alone making the changes they say you should make on your own. That is why Jordan Maness AKA: “Captain Inspiration'' decided to self...