Journal 003: Stepping Stones

In this third journal episode, my
four most recent guests discussed major goals that they achieved
that in hindsight were stepping stones to something
greater.

In
Journal Episode 1, I shared ten practices from my first ten
guests and you can read the transcript from that episode on my blog
at EverBetterU.com/blog.

In
Journal Episode 2, I discussed how every single guest has
shaped their life by following their interests, and then taking
that a step further by teaching what they’ve learned along the way.
This continues to be true with my most recent guests Jason Wrobel,
Anita Kulkarni, Sarah Mastriani-Levi, and Joleene Moody.

This episode highlights how my
four most recent guests followed their interests and pursued very
specific opportunities to explore and develop their skills. And
each one of them discussed how those opportunities helped them get
to where they are today. What caused them to pursue these stepping
stone experiences? They each talked about an inner drive to explore
these pursuits.

Jason Wrobel had a very, very specific goal of doing a vegan
chef prime time cooking series. He created a vision board that he
looked at every day. Because he was thinking about and working
towards his larger goal, whenever a steppingstone opportunity came
his way, he took it. And you guessed it, one day he got the
opportunity to develop the show he had already created in his mind.
This show introduced him to a wider audience, many of whom became
his followers on YouTube. Today, he shares messages of nutrition,
fitness, and other elements of healthy lifestyle with over 35,000
subscribers to his YouTube video blog. Ultimately, his large goal
of having a prime time cooking show became a stepping stone to
creating his book Eaternity, a cooking and lifestyle book. In this
clip, Jason describes how he uses a vision board to move closer to
his goals every single day.

Anita Kulkarni was in medical school and sought out a program
where she learned to do microsurgery. This led to her desire to be
a plastic surgeon and while doing a fellowship, she had an
experience with a very grateful patient that put her on the path to
where she is today. Helping breast cancer patients, including
me.

Joleene Moody was working for a television station covering
high-octane news stories. She enjoyed her work at first but was
left with little time or energy to write. And she was felt driven
to share the positive messages that were almost bursting out of
her. After being hit in the head while covering a story at the
courthouse, she decided to quit her job to make her way as a
speaker and a writer. Today, she’s a full-time entrepreneur,
speaker, coach, and playwright. Here’s Joleene describing her leap!
 

Sarah Mastriani-Levi is not an M.D. but she wanted to
understand Chinese medicine and acupuncture. So she applied to, and
was accepted at a program where she immersed herself in these
practices. And, then she took her training a step further. She
ventured up to the Mongolian border to work closely and learn from
people who were doing more traditional healing. This knowledge
allowed her to step up her practice as a holistic healer in Israel
where she practiced for 12 years before returning to the U.S.
Today, she’s a holistic health coach, chef, co-author of four
best-selling books, and host of the Simple Change Podcast.

Listen to the full podcasts with
these guests or learn more at EverBetterU.com.