Creative Success Depends on Long View
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In this podcast, we feature author Taylor Marsh, who [read more]
Podcast: The 1960’s TV Guide To Estate Planning
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Darren Carlson, is the author of the new book Your 1960’s TV Guide to Estate Planning. Darren takes his 26 years as an estate planning attorney and cleverly weaves familiar 1960’s TV families to make estate planning informative [...]
Podcast: Social Media For Boomers
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Social Media Consultant, Chuck Hester, is the author of the new book, Social Media for The Rest of Us: A Boomers Perspective, a practical guide for Boomers on how to use social media. In this podcast, boomers will learn how to [...]
Don’t Be Like A Rotting Pumpkin, Instead Jumpstart Your Success!
Think about your Halloween pumpkin. When you were on the hunt you instinctively sought out the perfect pumpkin. And for a while, it was perfect. All lit up, brilliant and fabulous for Halloween. But then suddenly it no longer looked [...]
Coming Through The Fire: Your Road Less Traveled
By the time you reach your senior year in high school, it dawns on you that this life offers no easy path.
You discovered the only way to succeed academically or athletically: study your butt off and/or practice your sport until your body felt [...]
Ever Chased A Dream?
If you have a dream, something that really excites you, inspires you and maybe keeps you awake at night, I may have some tips to share:
Believe with all your heart that it is possible. We often think of dreams as things most people don’t [...]
Podcast: Maximum Speed – Pushing The Limit
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Joanna Lee Doster is a writer and author whose previously published work includes the interior design book Celebrity Bedroom Retreats and a series of nationally syndicated celebrity profiles that featured legendary sports figures.
Her [...]
Hold The Sky: What You Can Do About Personal Grief
During your journey on Earth, you face incredible moments of joy, challenge and discomfort.
You never know where those “moments” may originate or for how long.
In your life, you may face an accident, loss of a loved one, disintegration of [...]
George Clooney: His Birth Order And Marriages
Even George said it was not going to happen but on September 27th 2014, he married again.
His bride, Amal Alamuddin, a human rights attorney. Why do people fall in love? Can we predict which marriages will last? These questions can be answered [...]
Artist: Once Upon A Time
There’s a fairy tale we tell ourselves about our artistic and creative pursuits.
We say, “I’m an artist.” Then boldly forget to back that statement up with real, consistent and meaningful art work. Are you really an artist if you don’t [...]
Instant Karma: The Myth We’ve Created
NOWHERE in John Lennon’s song does it talk about retribution and punishment.
Yet, ever since Karma was introduced to the Westerner, it has been twisted to instill fear (shame and guilt). The song is about taking responsibility for who we really [...]
Happiness Is Not Events – It’s A Lifestyle
“You may wake up unable to speak or swallow, “ the neurosurgeon cautioned me before surgery to remove a sizeable brain tumor that wrapped around my brain stem.
Though I did not say anything, in my mind I remarked, “That is not going to [...]
Do You Spend Time Looking For “Your Thang?”
It’s pretty funny, annoying and brilliant, how often things turn out to be nothing like we thought they would be.
So much time is spent wondering what our “thing” is. I thought long and hard about how would I ever know which [...]
Diagonally Parked In A Parallel Universe: Confusion To Clarity
Confusion dominates American society.
Endless choices cause stress, uncertainty and frustration. Americans gobble painkillers, stomach calming pills and sedatives to relax themselves.
One look at the local news through the week illustrates bewilderment, [...]
The Gospel of LeBron
Ok let’s get something straight. I do not personally know LeBron James, but I live in Northeastern Ohio and have had the pleasure of watching one of the greatest basketball players on the planet.
I followed his stellar high school career [...]
Podcast: Unmask & Unleash Your Livingship
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Master storyteller, author, story debunker and inspirational keynote speaker, Jeff Nischwitz, is author of the upcoming book, Unmask: Let Go of Who You’re “Supposed” to Be & Unleash Your True Leader (Motivational [...]
Podcast: The Metronome Effect: The Journey to Predictable Profit
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Shannon Byrne Susko has worked with CEOs, Boards, executive teams, and individuals who want to grow, both personally and professionally, for nearly 15 years. She is a serial tech entrepreneur and author of The Metronome [...]
Podcast: From Survivor to Thriver: The Story of a Modern Day Tin Man
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Brian Campkin, was 46 years old was diagnosed with heart disease and needed emergency triple bypass surgery. As a survivor, Brian has volunteered for the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, speaking to audiences about [...]
Podcast: Miracle Morning! Transform Your Life Before 8AM
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Hal Elrod is the #1 bestselling author of what is being widely recognized as “one of the most life-changing books ever written” – The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed To Transform Your Life…Before [...]
Podcast: How To Rev Up Your Life With High Energy
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Dr. Gary Epler is an internationally-known pulmonary and critical care professor at Harvard Medical School. He has written four health books in the critically-acclaimed “You’re the Boss” series about people taking charge [...]
Podcast: Careers In Legal Cannabis Industry
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David Bernstein is the CEO of WeedHire.com A fully reporting publicly traded career website specifically targeting employment within the legal cannabis industry.
Careers In Legal Cannabis Industry
Why did you start weedhire?
How [...]
Podcast: Extraordinary People: Real Life Lessons on What It Takes to Achieve Success
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Scott S. Smith is an internationally-known freelance business journalist who contributes to the “Leaders & Success” column of Investor’s Business Daily. He is author of the new book Extraordinary People: Real Life [...]
Podcast: Flight 93, A Field of Angels
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Former law enforcement professional, Lillie Leonardi, was a responder to the Flight 93 crash site in Shanksville PA on 9/11. Lillie has always lived with her feet planted in two separate worlds—the metaphysical and the physical. [...]
Are There Metaphysical Ways To Protect Yourself From Illness?
Among the challenges of today’s world, the threat of disease – especially in the form of the Ebola virus – is an intense one.
We have previously faced pandemics such as AIDS, the ever-present problem of cancer, and multiple other physical [...]
Why Funny is Always Fashionable
You know you’re at peace with yourself and the universe if you can enter a crowded social function, scan the room, and then join the group creating the most laughter.
After a certain age, you don’t waste time with pseudo-intellectuals, plastic-faced [...]
Do You Know When to Follow and When to Lead? It Took LeBron 13,322 Days to Learn
Cleveland waited 13,322 days.
For 13,322 days fans held their breath. Four years adds up to 13,322 days of losing, and not being a part of the sports world. The Q, the building where the Cavaliers play, waited 13,322 days to be relevant once [...]
Dealing with Midlife Guilt and Shame
John Bradshaw, the award winning author of “Healing the Shame that Binds You ” says that “shame is the all pervasive sense that [you] are flawed and defective as a human being.”
Guilt, on the other hand, means you have [...]
Podcast: How To Step Out Of Your Own Shadow
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Debbie Pokornik is the Chief Empowerment Officer for Empowering NRG which helps moms who struggle with a hectic home life transform their relationships so they are re-energized and fall back in love with their lives. Debbie [...]
Podcast: How You Can Finally RELAX!
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Exercise physiologist, Debbie Friend, has spent years counseling, educating and training countless heart patients and healthy adults on how to develop, adopt and practice sound dietary and exercise habits. Stress is a big part [...]
Podcast: Why Workplaces Need Industrial-Organizational Psychology
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Lynda Zugec is the Managing Director of The Workforce Consultants, a network of industrial-organizational psychologists and human resource professionals, and we’ll be discussing exactly what industrial-organizational psychology [...]
Do You Look Forward To Each Day In Your Life?
When we don’t look forward to something, when we simply don’t enjoy it, we are not living in the present moment.
It’s like life is rushing past us and we feel we are simply waiting for something more interesting to come along. [...]
I Am Not My Hair
Every beautiful woman seems to be concerned about one thing.
Can you guess what that one thing is? No, you may be thinking relationships, work, children, self worth. Yes, she may think bout those things including health. You could say that what [...]
Podcast: Give Fear Of Public Speaking The Finger!
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Diane DiResta is the founder of DiResta Communications, a NYC communication skills consultancy serving women leaders and senior executives of corporations to advance their careers. Diane holds a masters degree in Speech Pathology [...]
Podcast: Mindful Strategies For Teachers
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Educational Leader, Lee Guerette, is the author of Cognitive Yoga: Mindful Strategies for Teachers, who has 25 years of teaching experience and coaches educators in how to create an empowered learning environment for their students.
Mindful [...]
Podcast: Overcoming Fear Of Stuttering
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Bill Deering is a motivational speaker who overcame his stutter to present to over 12,000 students nationwide. Bill shares his story on how he overcame his fear of stuttering and become an inspiration to others. Bill shares how [...]
Chocolate, Puppies & Dirt Help Avoid Creative Catastrophe
By: Sandy Nelson
October 6, 2014 | Comments Off on Chocolate, Puppies & Dirt Help Avoid Creative Catastrophe
For me they are all linked in their ability to ground my creative fires.
You can’t whirl around on the fumes of creative energy all the time. Sooner or later you’ll fly smack into a wall and crash. The graveyard of artists who have is vast. [...]
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