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Jimmie James: Playing from the Rough (ep. 668)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary - May 02, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 649 ratings
Jimmie James is a radiant symbol of possibility. Born into poverty in 1959 in the Jim Crow South, Jimmie was one of eight children raised by a devoted single mother. From humble beginnings, he was determined to shatter every expectation by being the first person in his circle to graduate from ...

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Jimmie James: Playing from the Rough (ep. 668)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary - May 02, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 649 ratings
Jimmie James is a radiant symbol of possibility. Born into poverty in 1959 in the Jim Crow South, Jimmie was one of eight children raised by a devoted single mother. From humble beginnings, he was determined to shatter every expectation by being the first person in his circle to graduate from ...

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A Rare, Beautiful Gift for our Loved Ones (Monday Moment ep. 667)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary - April 29, 2024 07:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 649 ratings
"Legacy is not leaving something behind for other people. It’s leaving something behind in other people." -Peter Strople Because of an unexpected gift from his late father, Blake Brewer is now on a mission to help one million parents write at least one well-written, meaningful legacy letter to...

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Create a Lasting Legacy: Blake Brewer (ep. 666)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary - April 25, 2024 07:05 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 649 ratings
Blake Brewer is the founder of Legacy Letter and is on a mission to help one million parents write at least one well-written, meaningful, lasting legacy letter to their children. Hours after the tragic loss of his father, Blake discovered what would become a guiding light during his grief jour...

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Your Voice is a Gift (Monday Moment ep. 665)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary - April 22, 2024 07:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 649 ratings
“The voicemail you have reached is currently full.” If you try leaving a message on my cell phone, you’ll often get that recording. The reason it’s full is that I don’t always delete the messages of friends and family. I love the tone of Mom as she practically sings out my name to begin her ...

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Kim Goldman: Victims' Rights Advocate (ep. 664)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary - April 18, 2024 07:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 649 ratings
Kim Goldman is a victims’ rights advocate, championing justice and remembrance for victims. After her brother Ron Goldman was murdered alongside friend Nicole Brown on June 12, 1994, Kim suddenly found herself thrust into the media spotlight while vulnerably trying to grieve. Today, less tha...

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On This Day in History... (Monday Moment ep. 663)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary - April 15, 2024 07:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 649 ratings
To ensure the content we share with our Live Inspired community is timely and relevant, I meet with my team monthly to plan future social posts, newsletters, and podcast episodes.  As we meet and discuss, our goal is always to provide inspirational and engaging content to help you navigate your ...

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Live Your Richest Life with Robin Sharma (ep. 662)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary - April 11, 2024 07:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 649 ratings
For more than a quarter of a century, Robin Sharma has been devoted to helping others realize their native gifts. As a legendary personal growth expert, Robin has advised business leaders, superstar athletes, and heads of state to do brilliant work, thrive amidst change and realize their highest...

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Sliding Into Home! (Monday Moment ep. 661)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary - April 08, 2024 07:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 649 ratings
Have you ever noticed that the best moments in life are frequently unplanned and completely unscripted?  It’s not the big trip, fancy dinner, or lavish party that are most meaningful, but the little moments in life that we don’t see coming. One such moment for me was the highlight of the entire ...

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Achieve a Happier Hour with Cassie Holmes (ep. 660)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary - April 04, 2024 07:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 649 ratings
Cassie Holmes is an award-winning teacher and researcher on time and happiness, and bestselling author of Happier Hour. Cassie’s research examines how focusing on time increases happiness, how the meaning of happiness changes over the course of one’s lifetime, and how much happiness people enj...

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Three Tips to Live an Uninspired Life (Monday Moment ep. 659)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary - April 01, 2024 07:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 649 ratings
For more than two decades, I’ve written, shared and spoken about the joy of living a radically inspired life. And I’ve shared stories of people who are On Fire For Good, who want their lives to matter, their families to thrive and their communities to prosper. Recently, though, I realized I’ve...

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Wrongfully Imprisoned in Syria | Sam Goodwin (ep. 658)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary - March 28, 2024 07:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 649 ratings
Sam Goodwin is an entrepreneur, author and thought leader on embracing uncertainty and the resilience of the human spirit. In 2019, during a quest to travel to all 193 UN-recognized sovereign states, he was wrongfully imprisoned in Syria on false charges of espionage. Today, Sam will share h...

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Discovering Vocation and a Meaningful Life (Monday Moment ep. 657)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary - March 25, 2024 07:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 649 ratings
“It’s not my job…” This is a sentence my children are not allowed to utter when asked to do a chore around the house. It’s also a sentence you will not hear from a small business owner striving to claw their way forward, or a committed employee trying to make a difference, or a community mem...

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If I Don't Laugh I'll Cry with Molly Stillman (ep. 656)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary - March 21, 2024 07:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 649 ratings
Molly Stillman is a podcast host, community leader and author of the forthcoming book If I Don’t Laugh I’ll Cry. She has a deep passion for inspiring others to know they were created on purpose, with a purpose, and for a purpose. Today, Molly shares her journey of growing up the daughter of a ...

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Anything Can Happen (Monday Moment ep. 655)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary - March 18, 2024 07:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 649 ratings
With the slate of NCAA tournament teams finalized yesterday, hardcore fans and bandwagon followers everywhere now turn to the task of filling out their bracket, predicting which of the teams will advance throughout the 67 game, three-week long tournament. Represented in the mix, of course, are...

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The Pivotal Role of Teachers with Dr. Nick Fuhrman (ep. 654)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary - March 14, 2024 07:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 649 ratings
Dr. Nick Fuhrman, also known as Ranger Nick, is an Environmental Education professor at University of Georgia. Often recognized for his engaging and informative presentations, Nick blends humor with educational content to connect with audiences of all ages. Today, Nick shares how he earned his...

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And the Oscar Goes To... (Monday Moment ep. 653)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary - March 11, 2024 08:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 649 ratings
As the On Fire movie team rolls into its third month of the painstaking post-production work, I am gradually beginning to recognize the remarkable complexity of creating a film. These months of post-production work follow weeks of an intense shooting schedule. And that follows years of planning....

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Stop Underestimating the Teenagers in Your Life | Chelsey Goodan (ep. 652)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary - March 07, 2024 08:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 649 ratings
For more than 16 years, Chelsey Goodan has been an academic tutor and mentor specializing in strengthening the confidence of teenage girls. In an era where our young people face unparalleled challenges, Chelsey has learned many crucial things they are concerned about… yet are reluctant to tell. ...

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Broken Pieces Can Be Used for Good (Monday Moment ep. 651)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary - March 04, 2024 08:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 649 ratings
After feeling extremely fortunate to spend almost every night at home in January, the work schedule shifted and launched us into a wildly busy and deeply meaningful month of February.  Taking full advantage of the extra day this year, we traveled to 14 cities and spoke with 18 different groups. ...

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Resparkle Through the Power of Noticing | Cass Sunstein (ep. 650)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary - February 29, 2024 08:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 649 ratings
When it’s common to feel jaded and unexcited in the monotony of our day-to-day lives, Cass Sunstein explores how we can begin noticing the wonderful things that spark meaning and joy. Cass is the nation’s most-cited legal scholar and is at the forefront of behavioral economics. For nearly two ...

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What Unites Is More Powerful Than What Divides (Monday Moment ep. 649)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary - February 26, 2024 08:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 649 ratings
Once a month this year, we’re celebrating individuals who are grateful for all they have, joyful in all they do, and positively changing the world one life at a time in our On Fire For Good campaign. Many of those nominated this month were dutiful, soft-spoken, and rule-following. The one we cho...

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Grief is For People | Sloane Crosley (ep. 648)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary - February 22, 2024 08:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 649 ratings
Sloane Crosley is a New York Times bestselling author of essay collections I Was Told There’d Be Cake and How Did You Get This Number, and is known for her sharp wit, keen observations and relatable humor. Today, Sloane joins us to discuss her latest book Grief is For People, and shares her pe...

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William H. Macy Makes the Best Tea (Monday Moment ep. 647)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary - February 19, 2024 08:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 649 ratings
Earlier this month I had the honor of recording a live podcast with legendary actor William H. Macy at his home. While his house was stunning, the view of the mountains was magnificent, and the evidence of a wildly successful career was scattered throughout the house, it wasn’t any of that stuff...

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Four Thousand Mondays | Jodi Wellman (ep. 646)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary - February 15, 2024 08:05 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 649 ratings
Jodi Wellman is a positive psychology expert in pursuit of igniting others to lead a zero-regret life. As the founder of Four Thousand Mondays, Jodi shines light on the scarcity of time and how we have the power to lead squander-free lives with urgency and meaning. With the average life expect...

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Don't Let the Old Man In (Monday Moment ep. 645)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary - February 12, 2024 08:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 649 ratings
Last week, country music lost one of its most iconic stars. Over the course of several decades, Toby Keith’s perfectly deep, rich voice belted out 42 songs that became top-10 on the Billboard Country chart. While many of those songs were about bars, or girls, or his love for his country, it is...

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Does Money Equal Happiness? Comedian Paul Ollinger (ep. 644)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary - February 08, 2024 08:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 649 ratings
Paul Ollinger is a nationally-touring comedian and a former Facebook VP of Sales. As one of Facebook's first 250 employees, Paul managed a team that generated about 35% of the company’s revenue. After retiring from Facebook at 42, Paul found himself bored, lonely and unfulfilled. Wondering why t...

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We Are The Champions! (Monday Moment ep. 643)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary - February 05, 2024 08:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 649 ratings
John O'Leary shares what the upcoming Super Bowl and Denny O'Leary can teach us about embracing change on this Monday Moment segment. Change is inevitable, sometimes forced by the conclusion of a sports season, the ending of a relationship or the loss of a job. Whether perceived as positive or...

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HGTV's Flip or Flop and Flipping 101 Star Tarek El Moussa (ep. 642)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary - February 01, 2024 08:10 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 649 ratings
Tarek El Moussa is best known for HGTV shows like Flip or Flop and Flipping 101, but he’s so much more. He’s a thriving businessman, two-time cancer survivor, and devoted husband and father. Today, Tarek opens up about the transformative chapters that have shaped his life. Join us to hear abou...

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The Last Good Day (Monday Moment ep. 641)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary - January 29, 2024 08:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 649 ratings
Each month in 2024, we’ll be celebrating individuals who are On Fire For Good. This month, we share the incredible work of Tom Wiley and the December 5th Fund. Thank you, Tom, for showing us what it means to be On Fire For Good. My friends, do you know someone living On Fire For Good? Tom’s ...

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TED Curator Chris Anderson (ep. 640)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary - January 25, 2024 08:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 649 ratings
As the curator of TED for more than twenty years, Chris Anderson has seen first-hand how the world’s boldest thinkers have shared their most uplifting ideas and the ways in which ideas can spread. In his recent book Infectious Generosity released earlier this week, Chris explores how simple, o...

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