The Prosperity Show Podcast: Recent Episodes
Joan Sotkin
Joan Sotkin, from ProsperityPlace.com and author of Build Your Money Muscles, presents a holistic approach to business success and financial health. Discover Joan's unusual approach that developed over 25 years of helping people build a business, fix their finances, be their authentic selves, and find peace of mind. Joan is known from her intuitive insights and clear understanding of how a person's internal environment affects their external results. The Prosperity Show provides you with both unique theories and practical suggestions for improving every aspect of your business and personal life.
I have been doing this podcast for more than 10 years and it feels like time to find new ways to express myself and connect to people. In this episode I say my goodbyes and tell what’s coming up in the future.
Here are the links to the things I mentioned:
- The Money Workshop on Friday, March 14 and 21
- The new newsletter on LinkedIn
I will let you know about the membership site via my email list or LinkedIn in about a month.
In the meantime, you can get in touch with me via LinkedIn or joan@prosperityplace.com
When most podcasters talk about money and emotions, they talk about how people feel about their money. My approach is quite different in that I look at the emotions you are acting out through your money. In this episode, I talk about how what you feel when dealing with money is never about money – and what it is about.
Highlights: * You can use your money feelings to understand your emotional makeup. * If you are afraid of running out of money, that indicates that you are feeling alone. * If you think you need more money, you are saying that you need more people because money is always attached to people. * Feeling like there’s never enough means that you feel like not enough. * The fear of losing what you have is often the result of abandonment stories. * The idea is to recognize the feeling and express it. * When you hear yourself thinking that you need more money, ask yourself, “What am I feeling?” * How you were brought up – either in poverty or wealth – will affect your money emotions. * If you let yourself deal with the feelings, you aren’t going to have to repeat the dramas. * Learning how to manage cash flow can mollify financial fears. * When you learn how to put off purchases, you can manage your money better. * I talk about learning how to delay gratification. * If you learn how to manage your need for gratification and your dopamine signals that you need more, you can feel better about yourself and your money. * You can use the Covid pause to retrain your emotional responses. * Focus on what you have, not what you don’t have. * This is a good time to learn to recognize and deal with your emotions.
Small business owners and many practitioners have trouble talking about money. Yet, if you want to be comfortable financially, then you have to learn how to talk about money with potential clients, vendors, and financial practitioners.
Highlights * Sex and money are the two hardest things to talk about. A lot of people would rather talk about sex than money. * Both sex and money are about sharing personal energy, which can be scary especially when there is a lot of shame around both issues. * Always remember, money issues are never about money. They are about the emotions you’re acting out through your money. * People in every financial bracket don’t like to talk about money, especially how much they have or don’t have. * It’s very freeing to be able to talk about money and to realize that you are not your money. It’s just something you use to interact with the world. * How much money you have or don’t have doesn’t change your value as a human being. You have value even if you have no money. * Having a lot of money is not necessarily easy because you have to make a lot of decisions and it’s not that easy to talk to people other than financial advisors for whom you are a source of their money. * If you’re part of a peer group that struggles with money, when you start making more they might treat you like an outsider. * People often feel validated when they receive money. But money is not the answer to anything. * If you think you need more money, you actually need more people because money always comes from people. * For people who are in business for themselves, there’s a lot of uncertainty about income and unless you train yourself otherwise, that causes a lot of anxiety. * When you love, except, acknowledge, and appreciate yourself, you’ll make more money. * It’s important to counteract negative self-talk. I talk about how to do this. * Trusting and acknowledging yourself are important. * Being comfortable asking for money is essential if you’re in business for yourself. * How do you feel about talking about money? * Understand the value of your uniqueness. * Do you ever say, “ I don’t care about the money, I just want to help people”? As someone in practice or as a business owner you have to care about the money. That’s part of being in business. * If you suffer financially commonly no one is going to rescue you. You have to rescue yourself.
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Because of everything that’s going on in the world right now, many people are experiencing stress and its side effects on the body and mind. In this episode, I discuss the causes of toxic stress and offer a few suggestions for dealing with it.
Highlights * Toxic stress often starts early in childhood and continues throughout life. This can lead to many physical and emotional problems. * Most major diseases are caused by stress. I give examples. * Stress hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol are meant to be released for short periods. When you’re under constant stress it wears out body parts and systems. * You can teach yourself to manage stress, but first you have to make the decision to do it. * If you’re always trying to make things happen rather than allowing things to happen, that can cause stress. * When you feel uptight that’s a signal that you are responding to the external world in an unhealthy way. * Notice when you feel contracted. That’s when you’re under stress. Take a deep breath and imagine you’re expanding. * It’s the pushing to make things happen and to reach specific goals that cause a problem. * Wanting to be the best parent and being hyper-vigilant about your children’s activities can cause stress. * You get to decide how you want to respond to the stressors in your life. * If you decide to treat yourself differently and do things like eliminating negative self-talk, within a year or two you’ll feel entirely different from the way you feel now. * If you’re taking responsibility for other people’s feelings or outcomes, that’s a stressor. * When you’re with people, look for commonalities not differences. * Having more money is not going to solve your problems. As a matter of fact, it often causes more problems.
Having body work done is a way of reducing some stress.
I have known therapist Doug Foresta for a long time and we have been talking about how many therapists have money issues. In this episode we talk about that and an event we're planning to help people in the helper professions.
Because we had such a rich conversation, I’m going to include most of the called transcript under the Highlights.
Highlights * Doug shares his personal background with money and why he was attracted to my work before he became a therapist. * Doug talks about his emotional habits of disappointment and deprivation and how it affected his relationship with money. * He realized that his problems were not about money but about his emotions. * He also learned how to replace the habitual emotions for those that were more functional. It led to some business that he hadn’t expected. * If a therapist can understand how they deal with money, or a doctor or any other kind of coach or practitioner can understand the money piece, they will find more inner peace because they're not going to be thinking about money all the time. * As my money changes, I noticed that so has my identity. I no longer identified as a person who is screwed up about money. * When I think about being prosperous, a big part of that is around love that I have in my life now. * Doug tells the story of how his relationship with his first wife has changed since he’s been making the changes in his life. * He talks about other things in his life that have changed and the new habits he has developed. * When you worry, when you're in a hurry, when you're not able to stay in the moment, that's when you miss opportunities.
Links If you are interested in learning more about the program Doug and I are putting together, sign up for my list at https://ProsperityPlace.com/joinnow
Here’s the Transcript
Hi, everyone. Joan Saskin here. And welcome to the Prosperity show, where we explore a holistic and often alternative path to business and financial success, personal fulfillment, and peace of mind. And today, I have a special treat for you all. A good friend of mine with whom I'm putting a project together, we're going to talk a little bit about, so I want to get right to the interview. And so my guest is Doug Forrester, who is psychotherapist. How do you call yourself?
I call myself a therapist. I'm a licensed clinical social worker, but.
I'm a therapist. Okay. A therapist who is really smart and knows how to do therapy. And I met Doug years ago, and he's been listening to the podcast and following my system for more years than anyone else, and we've decided to do something. So, Doug, welcome to the prosperity show.
Oh, it's such an honor to be here with you, Joe. Thanks for having me on.
So what was it about what I do that attracted you?
Yeah, it's a great question. I think my whole life, so, yeah, I mean, I go back to, like, it was either 2008 or 2009 when I started, when I really started following you. And so my whole life, I kind of have always had struggles with money, but, yeah, I mean, emotional stuff around money, and it was something about the way that you broke things down differently than anyone had ever done. You know, it was. It was always like, practical advice, you know, do this, do that, but, you know, save, you know, save more than you spend, but, I mean, everybody knows that. But I knew there was something else. There was something else because it's like, well, why am I having so much trouble? Why am I having so much anxiety around money?
And so there was just something about the way that you spoke about things, the way that you used the combination of humor, and it just made sense to me, and it just resonated for me. All of a sudden, it was like, oh, yeah, that's me.
Were you a therapist at the time?
I wasn't practicing very much therapy at the time. I had a full time job working for the state, so I had, like, a state job with a pension and all that stuff. But I was always stressing about money. I always remember racing to the bank to try to desperately put $20 in so I don't overdraft.
I don't think anyone else can relate to that. All right. You said what you liked about what I was doing, but it must have been the emotional piece that also attracted you.
No, I mean, that's exactly it. It made me feel like, oh, okay, I see what's going on here. And it made me reflect on my own sort of family origin and stories that I had about money. So, yeah, absolutely. That's what really drew me in. It just made so much sense to me, and it spoke to.
And Doug had a podcast called stand out and be heard, which is a lot of people's issue. He's not doing that anymore, but he's done a lot of different things along the way, and we hadn't talked in about five years, at least. And then he ordered something from me, and I said, let's talk. And here we are. And we've been looking at the market, because you have to do that in order to know what to do next. So tell the story of what we've decided to do.
Absolutely. Well, in full disclosure, you've helped me tremendously. And what were talking about as a therapist, I see that a lot of therapists, when money is brought up in therapy session, a lot of therapists ignore it or they manage to conveniently not talk about it. Why? Because we're uncomfortable, as therapists with money. A lot of therapists have money issues. I would say most therapists have money issues. So if we can't deal with it ourselves, how are we going to help clients deal with it? And that was sort of where we started to think about how do we support other therapists, coaches, healers, in helping them work with people around money issues, which always come up right.
And so we've decided to put together a certification course that's going to start with just a webinar in March. And that's all we're going to say about that at this moment. If you're on my mailing list, you're certainly going to find out about it. So if you want to know about it, just go to prosperityplace.com joinnow and you'll get on my list. But what I find interesting is that not only do therapists avoid talking about money, most of them have serious money problems. That a lot of practitioners have money problems. And it's like they get very caught up in being a good person and helping their clients, and somewhere along the line they forget to help themselves.
I think many therapists become like, why do we become therapists? And I think part of the reason is our role in our family of origin might have been one where were helpful, and that got us attention. And so now we go out in the world, and I love what you said about we want to be good people. Of course, that alone is like, of course you can't be a good person and have money. I mean, good people are broke and destitute.
Well, it's the Jesus model, right?
Yeah.
In order to be spiritual and in order to be a good person, you can't have a lot of money because money is the root of all evils. I mean, our gestalt beliefs are really screwed up around money, and everybody wants it.
Yeah, absolutely.
So will you share some of the things about yourself that you learned?
Sure.
That have helped you develop a different attitude and practice with money?
Yeah, I was addicted to, I had developed a habit of disappointment and desperation with money. Money is something that was constantly disappointing to the point where, yeah, it's like, if I got $100, you'd be like, oh, only $100, why not 1000? And if it was 1000, it'd be like, oh, only $1,000. It's a cycle of desperation around. Money is something there's not enough of. It's hard to get, and it's very stressful. So of course, I just wanted to avoid it. I would avoid logging into my bank account because I didn't want to see how much money was in there. And again, just this constant feeling of never enough. And what you helped me realize is that I had a disappointment habit and a deprivation habit. That was a habit I grew up feeling that way. And then the habit filled my emotional life.
And then I can see so many places in my life where if I had to go back there was no reason for me to go through the emotional trauma that I put myself through with money.
Okay, so once you realized that it was not about money, it was about your emotions. And in recent years or a year, I think we looked at that feeling of being trapped. And you related to that?
Yes, very much so. Yeah. Money was exactly just a general overall feeling of constriction.
Yes. And that being contracted and being contracted. And it didn't take you long to not only understand what was going on, even though you had done a lot of work until then, but what was amazing to me was that new opportunity started showing up without you realizing it.
That's right. Including what we're doing together. But, yeah, I give you an example. So as I started to develop a different habit, which was of appreciation and gratitude, and I can actually log into my bank account today, look at my money and go, I am grateful for every dollar that I have, and I never was able to do that before. And then all of a sudden, I had somebody call me and say, hey, could you work with me? Could you take me on and supervise me as a therapist? And so now I'm building a mentoring of other therapists, which is I'm going to do a fee split with them. And so it gives me an opportunity to supervise and help other therapists grow, but also to grow my practice way beyond what I could earn working just one one with clients.
And that's the key, is finding out what to do other than one to one with clients.
Yeah.
And I had decided a long time ago that I didn't want to work alone anymore, that I didn't see that was healthy, that people did better when they were in joint ventures, when they had partners in their business, and that I had a habit of protecting myself by being alone. For me, having you show up and all you did was buy something from me. And I said, let's talk. This is where that instinct comes in. When you get a message, follow the message. It's not that hard to do. And we both feel, know that if a therapist can understand how they deal with money, or a doctor or any other kind of coach or practitioner can understand the money piece, that they will find more inner peace because they're not going to be thinking about money all the time.
That's exactly right. I mean, it's actually the opposite. That you'll be able to help people more if you can work on your own money issues.
Yes. I mean, all the stuff that I do is based on my experience. No one taught me what I know. And each of you out there has something you know or have experienced that no one else knows or has experienced. And when we can share that information, that's when we all prosper, when we stop trying to put gates around what we know, as if we're protecting diamonds, when in fact, the diamonds gain energy by being passed around.
Yeah, I totally agree. And when you talk about energy, that's the other piece you got me to realize, is that money is just another form of energy.
Yes. What does that mean?
Well, it's like a dollar is just a piece of paper, right. But it's a form of currency and energy that we use in the world to get things to interact with people. And we put a lot of emotional energy into money.
Yes. And the way I say it is, it's energy passing between two people or entities. So it's actually the energy of relationship. That dollar bill is a symbol of relationship. And in build your money muscles, I say that when you feel loved, accepted, acknowledged, and appreciated, that's when you're going to get paid.
That's wonderful. And one of the things you helped me realize, too, was that one of the things you always say is that money comes from people. And so a fear of money is a fear of running out of people. And it's really funny, because you talked about how I bought something from you, and I think in my subconscious, that was my way of reaching out to you. Except it was like I was hesitant to just reach out and say, hey.
Joan, that's very interesting. Yes, because it surprised me, because I was surprised when you did that. And this goes beyond what we're just talking about. It goes to that energy piece where you notice what's coming into your life and you don't put any value judgment around it. You just let things show up. Doug is a lot younger than I am. He's only 50. And I've said that I want to work with younger people because when I turn that exit, the knob on the exit door, I want someone else who can pass my knowledge around. And he just showed up. And it's amazing how many significant people can just show up.
That's been my experience in my whole life. I mean, pretty much everything I've ever done or had in my life has been that. And what I realized, too, is that's the energy piece also was when I was in a place of deprivation and feeling deprived, I also pushed people away, and then that pushed opportunity away, and.
That allowed you to continue to feel deprived.
Right.
We perpetrate those feelings when you say, I feel deprived. And you don't even have to say it, just have to have that feeling. You're telling your subconscious that's who you are. And your subconscious, which is running the show, says, oh, he must like that, let's keep him deprived. And it works that way. And once you understand that your emotions are the creative force behind your life stories, that you don't have to figure out why you're not making money. You have to figure out what you're feeling. You.
It's really simple, but it's not easy.
Well, no one said it would be easy. Yes, I'm amazed at how simple, the simple ideas that are behind money problems. But the act of getting people to take action to change is really difficult because people are wired to be afraid of change. So the first thing in build your money muscles, the first chapter is about adapting to change by doing things like changing where you put your toothbrush or the route you take to work or to go to the grocery store. Whatever you're doing, to do it differently and not do the same thing all the time because it gets disorienting. But you get to learn that after a couple of months, it's just as normal as the last thing you were doing.
Yeah. I'll tell you one of the things that's also. We haven't really talked about this, but one of the things that's really changed for me, and it's not obviously every day or perfect, but I noticed a difference in my identity. I had developed an identity as a person who is screwed up with money.
The phrase is, I'm not very good with money.
That's what people say. I'm not very good with numbers. I'm not very good with numbers. That's what I usually hear. And it's nothing about the numbers. It's about your relationship with money.
Right. And now I feel like I'm moving into a different identity of somebody who a. One of the things I learned from you is that my emotional life has nothing to do with my bank account. I don't want my emotional life to be determined by, if I have $1,000, then I'm happy. If I have $800, then I'm sad.
Right. Money doesn't determine how you feel.
But at the same time, I feel a much more expansiveness and possibility. And I notice more things are coming into my life, I think just because I'm noticing them and I'm more open to them. And like I said, my identity is changing from someone who's bad at numbers, I enjoy. I know. I track every dollar that comes in and out.
Yeah. And it's really interesting to me, the way you're saying it, because it's like you're changing, but you're also changing how you think of yourself. And to me, that is the key, is to learn to be okay with what you're doing. And I'm wondering, I know you got into your current marriage later in your life, and I wonder. And you have two young daughters who love their father. I'm sure they've all popped into our Zoom calls, and I sent them all heart. Rose quartz hearts. And one of them holds the heart next to her.
Last night.
Yeah. And I'm wondering if that experience of having the children, the oldest is six, I think.
Six. That's right. Six and five.
Right. Whether that has allowed you to feel more loving towards yourself.
Yeah, I would say that it does. Because when I think about feeling prosperous, a big part of that is around love. Right. It's about connection and feeling connected and feeling loved and feeling loving. And that, for sure, because I forget who it was. There was a woman who was a billionaire. She died from a malnutrition because all she would eat was like boiled chicken. She died alone and sad and lonely. Right. She had so much money, but it didn't add up to any kind of. She just felt this deep feeling of isolation and poverty. And I agree with you. I think definitely that is definitely connected.
To what let you expand. Unfortunately, a lot of people think that if they have a partner or that there is love in their life, that they have a love object, that they'll be able to be happy. But it doesn't always work that way. You were just lucky you had to go through one marriage that didn't work.
That right? That's right. But you want to know something? I don't think I've even shared this with you, Joan. But since I've been working with you, like many people, my ex, my first, just. We weren't compatible. That's okay. But for many years, I also had this thing about, oh, my ex is so mean to me. Why me? And actually, in the last two months or so, I've had this complete change. And we've been communicating better than we ever did when were married and certainly better than we ever did since we got divorced. And that really blew my mind, because that felt like something that was just a fact in my life. It was like the air or the sky or the water. And for that to change.
That really made me feel like, wow, if this immovable object could change in my life, then anything could change in my life.
That's such a good story. That is perfect. I remember when I had separated from my second husband, and there was a lot of contention there, and I just decided to talk to his soul. I call it soul to soul encounters. And I would send him love and light. And all of a sudden, he called me up one day and said, I have some money for you. And money was a problem with us. And it's true that life isn't hurting you. Life isn't happening to you. It's happening through you. And if you can understand that, then instead of saying, I wish that person would change, you can say to yourself, how do I have to change?
It's so obvious to me now. I could look back to some of the. I'll share with you a story of one of the times I felt the most constricted in my life. It was summer of 2014, I'll never forget, and I was dating someone long distance. And so at that time, she was in New York. And so I stopped really working because I was working in Massachusetts, and so I was running out of money. And I remember being so desperate. I was like, I have no money. I have no money left. So I had my wedding ring for my first marriage, and I thought, well, I paid a good amount of money for this. I'll hawk this, and that'll give me at least, like, $1,000, and then whatever. So I went into the place, and the guy was like, this thing is just garbage.
I bought it in New York, like, in the diamond district, and somebody just ripped me off and ripped me off, right? So they're taking it from me, and he goes, I can give you, like, $80. So he gives me $80. And I remember sitting in my car crying, just an emotional wreck. All I have is $80, even my ring, and I've got nothing left. It was like, maybe a kidney. Does anyone pay for a kidney? I can look back, and I could think of 100 ways in which I didn't have to do that to myself.
Right. So what has changed that has allowed you to treat yourself so differently?
Well, certainly working with you, for sure, but, I mean, the thing I got out of it is recognizing that the things I thought I didn't realize, how much I walked around in the world with a habit of deprivation, a habit of feeling trapped. And when you said to me, this is a habit, well, that made me realize, like, well, there's other habits that I've changed in my life. So if this is a habit, and it's not like this muddy curse, I mean, I really felt that way. I felt like I just had this cloud around my head of poor me, literally poor me. And so I think it was the piece about, well, if it's a habit, then I can do something different. And as I started to do that, all of a sudden, like I said, I started to be able to.
We've joked before. I've heard you say this. Nobody logs into their bank account. Very few people log into their bank account and go, that's wonderful. What good news. And it doesn't matter if it's $1,000, $100, or a million dollars. Why couldn't it be 2 million, right? If only I had. And I just started to notice. I would do this. I would log into my bank account, and then my first thought would be, why so little? And then I realized, well, wait a minute. That's a habit. That's a feeling of. I am training myself to feel constricted. I look at my money, I feel constricted. I feel sad for myself. I feel deprived. And I think it was that. It was just every day, just being mindful that I want, like, what do I. You always said to me, what do you feel?
What do you want to feel instead? Do you know how to feel that? Right. And when you ask me, what do you want to feel? Well, I want to feel loved. I want to feel content. And you're like, well, do you know how to feel that? Well, yes. And maybe that goes back to my family thing, too, right? I know what love is. I feel loved in my life and love other people. So I can apply this.
Yes, but you didn't always have that feeling of love to relate to.
No, I did not.
And that's the problem for a lot of people. I'm amazed at how many people I'll say, do you know how to feel satisfied? And they say, no, I've never felt satisfied. Well, that's not true. When they had an ice cream cone when they were a kid, they probably felt satisfied. They didn't know they were hurting themselves. But that's another story. My system is recognize, release, replace, and repeat. And what you just said is you came to recognize when you were feeling something. You may not have had a specific word for it at the time, but you noticed that you were constricted when you were dealing with your money. And that's the whole deal. When do you feel contracted and you can take a breath and allow yourself to feel expanded.
People don't realize how much control they have over how they're feeling without burying the feeling it's recognizing. And when you recognize, to be able to actually feel it and to not push it away and to be able to say, oh, there's something I'd rather be feeling in the moment. And the question, do I know how to feel? That is really important.
Yeah. The other piece then that I started to realize, to bring it back around is as I'm doing this work, I started to become much more aware of how money shows up in therapy. Obviously with couples, money is one of.
The money and sex.
Money and sex, right. But also even just individually, like so many people, where it really did come down to, they'd say something like, I wish I could move here, or I wish I could do this, or I wish I could leave this job. And then when you say, well, why can't you? They'd say, well, I don't have enough money. If only I had more money, then I could make all these changes in my life. And I've started to notice that my work has changed as I've done this work with you. And that's where I think is really exciting because I never got any training in graduate school about how to deal with clients and money.
And I'm going to go out on a limb and say, most therapists, coaches, healers, don't really, as you said, we barely know how to, we're a mess with our own money, so you can't take people on a journey that you haven't been on. So it's really exciting.
Yes. And I love that you're this excited. And for me, it's interesting to be able to work with someone with your, you have a lot of experience and you've done really well in parts of your life, and so many people do well in parts of their life, but the money piece is always the thing that's niggling at them, and they can't seem to get beyond it. And our goal, not only with therapists, but with healers and doctors, I see that just about everybody has money issues. When I talk to people in the financial industry, they all have money issues. That's why they're so anxious for new clients, so they can make more money. And when you read the publications that are put out by financial things for financial advisors, it's all about how you can make more money.
When they don't talk about how you can be happier or how you can be more satisfied or how you can feel more love, all of that. How can you make more money? As if money is what gives you the wherewithal to do what you want. And somewhere along the line, I said, just do what you want. And if you want to go into a business, you don't have to start with a big business. Start with something small. It's like, I want to play with the crystals and minerals again. So I bought $100 worth of stuff, and I'm going to turn it into more money. But I'm not in a hurry to make it happen. When you worry, when you're in a hurry, when you're not able to stay in the moment, that's when you miss the opportunity.
That's what happened to me. It's funny you said that because that's one of the things I really look at now. I would have a pattern of exhausting myself, but it never really added up to anything. And in the last year and a half, I've had some major, really good successes, working less and less frantically. The frantic thing was like, there's not enough money and I got to go get the money, and the oxygen is running out. I can't breathe in here.
That's funny. I mean, you're saying everything so well, which is one of the reasons we want to put this program together, because being a therapist who's willing to look at himself and the way that you are has let me see what really goes on with therapists. I've always known for a long time that they are just as screwed up as everybody else and that they don't know how to talk about money. To me, it's like you're being able to look at your money and recognize the feelings. To me, money is just a pathway into our inner world, that it has no value other than that. And the deeper you go into your inner world, the more apt you are to be able to find a means of expression that is satisfying for you and not what everybody wants you to do.
I had a need to tamper down my voice, my energy, my creativity, and so I used money as the vehicle to keep myself constricted.
Said beautifully, you've been learning well.
I have a good teacher.
By listening to my podcast and talking to me, and I couldn't ask for anything more. You're like the perfect person in my life. I love it.
Thank you.
So we're coming to the end of this interaction, and if any of this has done something to tweak something in your heart, then be sure to sign up for my list at join now. I'll have a link to that in the show notes. I really feel that Doug and I are doing something very valuable because if the helpers in the world do not know how to help people with money, how can people who are not in the helping professions help themselves? There is a process to being able to.
There is a process to being able to see your place in whatever you're doing with other people and to be able to get your place yourself into a place of peace so that you're not worried about your clients outcomes, that you're not worried about what you're doing for other people, that you realize that you're the most important thing in the world. And by letting go of all this stuff, you can get to take care of yourself in the way that you have to. So, Doug, thank you so much for this conversation today.
Thank you, Joan. Thanks for being you.
In this episode, I discuss the problems caused by unrealistic expectations with an emphasis on how subconscious expectations affect your life outcomes. You will also learn more about how habitual emotions are the creative force behind your life stories.
Highlights * Subconscious expectations that result from past experiences can influence our relationships and financial decisions. * You can learn more about your expectations by recognizing patterns that might lead to disappointment and learning from your mistakes. * I give an example of relationship expectations. Also, examples are given about f how habitual emotions are the creative force behind our life stories and how this relates to expectations. * All of this is happening on the subconscious level. * If you have an expectation that a relationship won’t last, you will make decisions and behave in ways that make sure it doesn’t last. * Once you recognize a pattern, ask yourself what emotion the pattern stimulates for you. * People who are overly optimistic often make bad financial decisions. * Experiences that don’t have happy endings are not bad, they are just what’s happening. * You can never really know what someone else is thinking. * It is best not to have expectations about how other people are going to behave. * If you expect a relationship to fill in the emptiness in your life, that can lead to disappointment. * Nothing can be perfect and the more tolerant you become of other people, the easier your life will be. * It’s okay to make mistakes and not do things perfectly.
Links Click here to learn more and register for the Money Energy Activation.
Interview with Dr. Daniel Lieberman that I mentioned
The beginning of a new year is a great time to introduce some change in your life. In this episode, I discuss why it’s necessary to make changes gradually and I offer some tips on some easy changes to make to get yourself going.
Highlights * Take small steps towards change to avoid overwhelming your brain. Start with things that don’t have major consequences. * I talk about how to embrace the discomfort and disorientation that change stimulates. * I offer some suggestions about small changes you can make around your house. * Develop an awareness about your current financial habits and decide what small steps to take towards new, more effective habits. * Develop a “buddy” relationship with a friend who may also want to change their financial habits. This gives you both the chance to establish accountability. * You can’t control everything in your life. Be aware of what you can control and make changes within that realm. * There is some discomfort that comes with change. The idea is to learn to recognize the discomfort as part of the process and to develop ways of adapting to it. * Learning how to adapt to change will help you deal with the major changes that are going on in the world – and will continue to go on for the foreseeable future. * What is one small change you can make today?
Links Iris Apfel’s Instagram page
I would love to know what changes you are considering making and if you need any help in charting a course for yourself in the new year. Click here to set up a time to talk to me.
You can also send an email to Joan@ProsperityPlace.com
The new year is a time of change. You can ignore this or use the energy of change to move your life forward. In this episode, I offer some suggestions for getting to know yourself better, to follow your intuition and to be who you want to be.
Highlights * What is your intention for next year and who you want to be? You can choose. * How do you want to perceive the economy and what’s going on in the world. You can choose. * This is a time of change, and you can decide if you want to tap into that energy. * Your age will often determine how you think and feel about things. * You have value just for being who you are. * No matter what your age, it’s important to be flexible. * Be willing to take chances and try something new. Not everything you try will work out perfectly, that’s okay. At least you know what not to do. * When making business decisions, be aware of the marketplace. * It’s important to learn how to listen – and follow – your inner voice. * It sometimes takes courage to follow your own path. So-called authorities don’t always have the right answers for you. * Do you really want to spend your life trying to please other people? * What is it that you are afraid to do or be?
Links Henry Lopez’s Course
Click here to set up a time to talk to me about how we might work together.
Henry Lopez is a serial entrepreneur, small business coach, and consultant who helps people start, run, and grow a small business. He also hosts the popular podcast, The How of Business.
Highlights * Joan Sotkin and Henry Lopez discuss chaos in business. They talk about how chaos becomes an identity for business owners and how they feed off problem-solving. Joan suggests that this mindset can lead to discomfort when trying to delegate and step back from the chaotic environment. * Henry talks about the importance of taking time away from the business to allow it to grow and giving employees the freedom to make decisions. * Joan mentions that fear holds entrepreneurs back from making changes and asks how they can give their brains a new message. Henry suggests focusing on identifying new roles and working away from the office to avoid micromanaging. * They also discuss learning to trust oneself and finding satisfaction in one’s business journey rather than constantly chasing goals. * Joan discusses how uncertainty in the financial world affects business owners. Henry expresses concerns about inflation, interest rates, and labor-force shortages, which create instability and hamper long-term planning. * They discuss finding opportunities within chaos and embracing it to make positive changes. * Joan shares her own experience of currently recreating her business with a focus on helping people find peace amid chaos. * They also talk about the importance of enjoying what you do in business and making decisions that prioritize personal values. * They discuss the importance of setting feeling goals instead of focusing solely on achieving external success. * Henry and Joan discuss the importance of looking at one’s internal world and developing skills that are not traditionally taught. They also talk about how chaos can manifest in business. * Joan shares her journey to self-confidence and her transition into being an Energy Activator, while Henry expresses his excitement for Joan’s new endeavors with minerals. * Joan discussed her interest in working with minerals and crystals in a scientific way to help people find peace in the midst of chaos. * Henry mentioned the challenge of comparing oneself to others and feeling like they haven’t accomplished enough. * Joan discussed the concept of accepting what is and finding satisfaction in the present moment. * Henry shared his belief that introspection and self-awareness are key to reducing chaos in business.
Links Henry Lopez’s website
Henry Lopez on LinkedIn
Henry Lopez on Facebook
Henry Lopez on YouTube
Elizabeth Ralph is a high-level wealth strategist and intuitive investor who retired at the age of 39 to teach others how to reach financial freedom through non-traditional ways. She is the founder of The Spiritual Investor and the host of The Spiritual Investor podcast, the place where entrepreneurs transform from unsure investors to effortless wealth creators.
Formerly a financial executive and energy trader, Elizabeth shifted her focus entirely in 2012 while feeding Cheetos to a kangaroo on a beach in Australia. She realized that to fulfill her purpose of saving unwanted horses from slaughter she needed to break free from the confines of the corporate world. So right then and there, she decided to go “all-in” and set up a strategy to achieve financial freedom within 10 years. Since then, Elizabeth has helped countless spiritual entrepreneurs to create their own strategies for financial freedom through The Spiritual Investor framework.
Highlights * Elizabeth Ralph shares her journey from corporate energy trader to spiritual investor, and the courageous steps she took along the way. * First you have to get to the point of emotional neutrality about money before you can learn the principles of investing. * People Elizabeth works with are usually already open to the idea of a spiritual path. * If you already know that everything is connected, then you can bring that concept into investing. * We talk about how to differentiate between your intuition and your “monkey mind”. * Elizabeth’s clients usually have made the decision that they have to change their relationship with money. * People who are already on the spiritual path often have trouble understanding the financial world as it is presented. Elizabeth helps to translate traditional concepts to ones that those on the spiritual path can understand. * How do you go out in the world with the idea that money is energy? * Everyone is different and it’s important to meet people where they are.
Links Elizabeth Ralph’s website
Elizabeth Ralph on Instagram
In this episode, I am interviewed by my friend, Greg Harrington. We decided to do this after having a long discussion about aloneness, which was the topic of the previous podcast episode. We talked about that and then talked a lot about getting in touch with instructions from yourself.
Highlights * We discussed the difference between loneliness and aloneness. * Loneliness leads us to seek others and to be part of a tribe. Aloneness is a feeling of emptiness and separation from our self. * People often look for God everywhere except within themselves. We have the power and we’re connected to everything. * Greg: I’ve learned that I keep myself from self-discovery with busyness. * Joan: It isn’t easy to move in a new direction. * We talk about the search for meaning in our lives and why it’s important to connect to other people. * Everyone’s path to their self is different. Every life and every path has value. * We talk about the childhood experiences that perpetrate the feeling of aloneness. * We also talk about getting in touch with your intuition and the process of sitting on the couch and waiting for instructions. * Greg asks how we can tell the difference between our intuition and the noise in our head and learning how to wait. * You're so unique no matter who you are, and you have something to offer the world. It's good to understand how things work. * Don’t try to make things happen; allow them to happen.
Links Buried Feelings of Aloneness Can Affect Your Finances – TPS578
In today’s episode, I share something I went through recently that I hope will help you understand something about yourself. It’s about one of the five main feelings that people act out through their money – aloneness.
Highlights * The five main feelings I outlined in Build Your Money Muscles were aloneness, shame, anger, deprivation, and a sense of being trapped. Aloneness is one that is most common. I explain why. * I talk about the difference between loneliness and aloneness and how I got in touch with a time in my life when I felt utterly alone. * A friend helped me express and release those feelings. I explain how. * Within an hour afterwards I felt entirely different, and I tell how my financial situation changed very rapidly – within a few days. * Changes like this don’t always happen rapidly but rather after a series of smaller releases. * Explain how the Healing Energy Activations I do speeds up the process. * By allowing yourself to feel the feelings, you learn a lot about yourself and how your habitual feelings are affecting your financial outcomes. * I talk about how your ethnic background can be the force behind your habitual emotions. * Physical therapy has helped me shift my body and how it moves and that can affect your emotions. * When you go through any kind of change, it can lead to feelings of disorientation because your brain has to be reprogrammed for the new way of being. * The reason why a lot of people resist major change is because it is disorienting. * I discuss how aging can affect your habitual thoughts, beliefs, and emotions and offer some ideas about how to recognize what’s happening. * When you’re being authentic, then you feel better about yourself, and when you feel better about yourself, you’re going to reward yourself differently financially and in terms of what you’re accomplishing.
Links Download a free PDF of Build Your Money Muscles
Click here to be notified of the groups that will start early next year.
In this episode, I talk about finding inner peace in turbulent times such as we are in now. Techniques are suggested for reducing anxiety and finding that peace within.
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Highlights: * I see hope in the younger generations who want positive change in the world. I find that people in their 20s and 30s are more able to quickly change their mindset. * I share an example of a 30-year-old client who transformed her anxiety and depression into a much happier state in just 5-6 months. This gives me optimism about people’s ability to change. * I believe each person contributes energy to the world by how they think and feel. Listeners are encouraged to add “positive energy” through kindness, love, and peacefulness. * Major events happening in the world may feel out of our control. But we have power over our inner state. I share some coping skills to handle difficult times. * I suggest setting “feeling goals” not just money goals. Changing your mindset is crucial for creating what you want. * I see this as a turning point on the planet. You have a choice: contribute to fear and anger or be part of a growing peace movement. * Finding peace within ourselves radiates outwards to help heal the world.
Links To be notified of the new opportunities that will soon be announced on Prosperity Place, click here.
It’s amazing to me how many small business owners don’t know how to manage their money. This affects their ability to make good business and financial decisions. In this episode I address this issue and offer some solutions.
Highlights * Many people are feeling financially uncomfortable due to fear about the state of the world. Remember, it’s not about the money, it’s about your feelings regarding money. * During uncertainty, there’s a tendency to default to fear because your brain is trying to keep you safe. But giving in to fear means going back to what wasn’t working. * Look at your financial fear and relationship with money your money reflects what’s going on inside you. * Minimize fear by taking care of your money. Money likes to be counted track your numbers. Don’t hand off all financial duties. * Entrepreneurs often don’t pay enough attention to their finances. You must track income, expenses, cash flow. * Automate as much as possible use accounting software. Get help from a bookkeeper or accountant. * If you avoid tracking your finances, you have a poor money relationship. Successful businesses track their numbers. * Use tools like spreadsheets to measure cash flow, especially as an entrepreneur with fluctuating income. * Make decisions based on your numbers what to pay, what to let slide, how much extra you need. This allows creative money solutions. * Quiet time allows financial solution thoughts to come through. Worrying is a waste of time. * Your thoughts, beliefs emotions affect your money outcomes. Train your brain towards prosperity. * Make a commitment to learn about money practice basics like mental math. Read financial sites. * Get to know your money by paying attention to it. Disorderly finances lead to poor outcomes. * Download the free cash flow spreadsheet to start tracking your numbers. Improving your money relationship improves your life.
Links Download the Cashflow Spreadsheet
Stripe
Mint
QuickBooks
PayTraqer
Dr. Saul Shaye was a chiropractor for 18 years before closing his chiropractic practice in 1993 to follow his inner guidance to become a full-time spiritual healer. For 19 years, he worked with the National Football League as a spiritual healer, and helped over 100 players and coaches with the Green Bay Packers, the Philadelphia Eagles, and the Kansas City Chiefs.
Saul is the former Vice President of The Spiritual Healers Association of America and is the author of three books – He Who Walks on Two Worlds, Double-E Diet, and The Bigger Little Book of Miracles. He has also lectured in eight countries and over 250 Unity churches in the United States, Canada, and Britain.
Highlights * Dr. Saul Shaye grew up in a Jewish family in Brooklyn and always questioned spiritual concepts as a child. He got into a bad motorcycle accident at 20 which made him want to leave Brooklyn. * He went to college in Louisiana on a track scholarship, even though he was told he'd never run again after his knee injury. He was determined to heal and did after 6 weeks. * In his 20s, he read the Edgar Cayce biography "There is a River" which opened him up to metaphysics and spirituality. He started studying his dreams and has recorded over 19,000 of them. * While a chiropractor, he started experimenting with spiritual healing and kept it secret for years. He eventually followed his calling to be a full-time spiritual healer, giving up his practice. * For over 19 years, Saul worked as a healer for the Green Bay Packers, Philadelphia Eagles, and Kansas City Chiefs, helping injured players recover. * He believes having been a chiropractor gave him credibility with the teams and allowed him to demonstrate his techniques. * Saul emphasizes listening to your intuition and inner voice, even if you're skeptical. He and Joan feel they are here to follow their true paths. * They discuss being willing to reinvent yourself multiple times when something is not working. Saul gave up chiropractic when he felt called to heal full-time. * Joan sees them both as "old souls" who have been on earth a long time and are not afraid to follow their inner guidance.
Links Saul Shaye’s website
Saul Shaye on LinkedIn
YouTube videos with Saul
Lately, because I’ve been doing more energy activations, I want to learn more about the science and the different forms of what’s often called energy healing. In this episode, I talk about how I combine both energy healing and ChatGPT in my quest for information.
Here is a summary of the key points from the transcript:
- I have been doing energy work for a long time but am now being more open about it. I don't like to use the word "healing" because it implies the healer does something to you. I believe energy work activates your own healing power within.
- It started for me in the 1970s when I got a message to buy crystals. I started selling them and doing energy treatments to help people use them. I saw astounding results even though there were no books or internet back then to learn from.
- I believe when you have energy work done, it activates your own healing power within. We all have that power - if you've ever had a cut heal, that's your healing power. It can work on emotional, physical, and spiritual levels.
- I'm interested in the science of how energy healing works.
- I've tried many techniques like acupuncture, cranial sacral, and polarity therapy. I believe our bodies run on energy and "dis-ease" is often caused by energy blocks.
- There are now schools for learning energy healing techniques - I never trained, I just followed my guidance.
- We all have psychic and energy abilities; it's finding what works for you. Trust your intuition when exploring techniques.
- Energy healing helps improve the energy flow in your body/mind/spirit.
- Energy healing can change financial results too because money is an energy exchange between people or commercial entities.
- When you feel drained, your energy needs a boost.
- In my Energy Activations, I intuit where to put my hands and can feel emotions stuck there. I make sounds to release the emotions and pain.
- I don't fully understand how this all works. But releasing stuck energies can relieve pain better than drugs that just suppress issues.
- I want to teach people not to fear their emotions. Feeling and expressing them helps you feel better in body, mind, spirit, and allows you to be yourself, not follow others blindly.
Links Click here if you want to chat about my Energy Activations
Download the “conversation” I had with ChatGPT.
The Energized Tibetan Crystals
Article: The Truth about the Power of Crystals & Stones
The MetaMind Circle
In this episode, Joan Sotkin talks about the connection between food, depression, anxiety, and overall well being. She shares her personal story of overcoming depression by changing her diet and lifestyle.
Joan discusses how eating sugar and processed foods can negatively impact mental health, referencing various studies that show links between diet, inflammation, and conditions like depression and anxiety. She talks about the importance of meeting your body’s needs through healthy nutrition, exercise, and self-care.
Overall, Joan encourages listeners to evaluate whether their current habits and lifestyle are serving them and to make changes if needed. She believes taking care of our physical and mental well being is an inside job and that we have the power to create better feelings and life experiences through the choices we make each day.
Highlights * Joan suffered from depression for 15 years before discovering the link between sugar, hypoglycemia, and mental health. * Cutting out sugar and processed carbs helped her depression lift within a week. * There are now many studies showing connections between inflammatory diets and increased risk of depression. * Releasing cortisol from chronic stress negatively impacts physical and mental health. * Making different choices about diet, exercise, and self-care can shift habitual emotions and thinking patterns. * Meeting your own needs gives you more energy to share with others. * Joan is interested in leading workshops and webinars focused on these topics.
Links Back to Eden by Jethro Kloss
Sugar Blues by William Dufty
Nourish Yourself for Health and Happiness by Dr. Harold Harper and Joan Sotkin. Scroll to the bottom of the page for the download.
Article Links 2023
Alterations in Alcohol Consumption Echo Depression Symptom Changes
Summary: A new study uncovers a correlation between changes in alcohol consumption and the ebb and flow of depression symptoms.
How inflammation in the body may explain depression in the brain
Depression: Ultra-processed food consumption tied to higher risk
2022
Depression Linked to Consuming an Inflammatory Diet and Increasing Risk of Frailty – Neuroscience News
2017
World’s First Clinical Trial Finds Diet Works for Depression
In this episode, I talk about the process I went through building The MetaMind Circle and my history with online communities. I learned that it’s not always easy to form meaningful relationships online, and I discuss some of the things I learned along the way.
Highlights * When a group I joined a few years ago no longer served my need to have authentic conversations, I studied how to start and build an online community. * I discuss the idea behind The MetaMind Circle, how it got started, how it has grown – and changed – and what I have learned from the process. * For me it’s important to let things grow organically, no matter how long it takes. And now I see how everything is coming together in a wonderful way. * What I get out of an organization I belong to, is up to me not the organization. * If I don’t enjoy what I’m doing, I do something else. This may mean making changes to what I thought had to be done to reach my goals. * It helps to talk to other people about your ideas, especially people who share your values. * There’s a good chance that things you try are not going to work. That’s okay. You don’t have to stick with it. Try something else. * I talk about some of the things I want to do in the future.
Links The MetaMind Circle website
www.Circle.so – the platform on which I built The MetaMind Circle
Click here to set up a time to talk to me
In this episode, I tell the story of my intuitive introduction to crystals and stones in the late 1970s and how that developed into a large wholesale, retail, and mail-order business. I talk about my deep connection to the minerals kingdom and something that happened recently to rekindle my desire to energize and distribute crystals and stones.
Highlights
· In meditation, I heard “go buy a pound of tumbled stones”. This led me to start using and selling stones while I was living with my parents at Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey 1977.
· I share why I decided to start studying mail-order and how that evolved into Joan’s Crystals, which was the first business to market minerals for healing and meditation nationwide.
· The business grew rapidly, and I talk about steps I took to make that happen.
· A healer friend of mine suggested that I own the fact that I am a healer and to stop trying to hide it.trying to
· I share some of the steps I took – and am still taking to move in a direction that is more in tune with who I believe I am.
· People often want instant healings, but it doesn’t work that way. I explain.
· Minerals are important for both our health and in industry, especially now that people are talking about the minerals that go into technology.
· I talk about my plans for the future – as I see it today – although I know it’s an evolving story.
This episode is a long narrative. If you feel drawn to the topic, I hope you listen to the podcast.
Links
Check out the Energized Double-Terminated Tibetan Crystals for Inner Peace
Rachel Rider is a Master Coach and the Founder of MettaWorks. She is also the author of the new book Who You Are Is How You Lead. Rachel sets her practice apart by drawing from both traditional and alternative modalities, including Somatic Experiencing, Polarity Therapy, Zen Buddhism, Inner Relationship Focusing, and anti-racism.
Highlights * Rachel explains how she got into alternative therapies and practices when she felt physically and emotionally uncomfortable while working in corporate. * She explains how the work she does with clients is different from other coaches and how she basically gets her clients through referrals. * Generally, Rachel has found that people in high corporate positions feel a certain anxiety because of their need to always get things right. She explains. * When there was childhood trauma, Rachel doesn’t try to deal with the trauma directly, but helps clients see how that trauma is affecting their performance. * Rachel has always had a strong entrepreneurial spirit. The females in her lineage were all entrepreneurs. * Because of her lineage and experience, she has learned to trust in the entrepreneurial process without getting overly anxious. * As a result of her financial situation in college, Rachel learned bookkeeping which has served her well as an entrepreneur. * Rachel hopes for the development of a common language for doing the inner work that isn’t about fixing yourself but knowing yourself. * There’s a difference between curiosity and self-blame when examining your inner world. * Learning how to connect is not easy and teaching the skill is one of the things that Rachel does so that people can work better together in corporate. * Rachel explains how she meets people where they are – a very important skill.
Links Rachel Rider’s website
Rachel Rider on LinkedIn
Rachael’s book: Who You Are Is How You Lead
Dr. Philippe Douyon is a Board Certified Neurologist who helps high-performance individuals and business leaders crack the code to hacking the most powerful tool at your disposal: Your Brain. From years of witnessing first-hand the disastrous effects of neurological disorders, Dr. Douyon discovered that the solution was simple: Take charge of your brain.
Many of us don’t realize that you do not have to fall victim to your neurological makeup. Dr. Douyon believes that success in life and business starts in the brain and is on a mission to spread the empowering message that you CAN rewire your brain to create a life you were meant to live, regardless of age, all without prescribing a single pill. His book is Neuroplasticity: Your Brain's Superpower: Change Your Brain and Change Your Life.
Highlights
· A definition of neurology.
· Who you are is, in reality, all about your brain.
· During the first seven years of our lives, we aren’t thinking for ourselves. Our brains are being programmed as we are absorbing everything around us.
· Our experiences inform the brain we have today.
· We talk about how electricity and magnetism run body-mind systems and how they can be used to help the brain.
· Dr. Douyon shares the morning routine that helps him maximize the power of his brain. He discusses meditation, affirmations, self-talk, exercise, and more.
· When you say I Am, your brain believes whatever you say afterward. So be careful what you say.
· Be mindful of what you’re doing and thinking when you first wake up. Your brain is in the alpha state and takes in everything.
· Drink plenty of water, eat healthy foods, and take cold showers.
· To be the best version of yourself, invest in yourself every day.
· He shares how having two kidney transplants affected how he lives his life and takes responsibility for what’s going on in his body-mind.
· Make your health a priority and don’t always believe what society tells you.
· Awareness is the big thing. A lot of people don’t realize that they don’t feel well.
· Don’t try to make big changes all at once. Make a series of small changes.
Links
Previous Interview: Change Your Brain, Change Your Life
Book: Neuroplasticity: Your Brain's Superpower: Change Your Brain and Change Your Life
PODCAST: Surviving Your Brain with Dr. Philippe Douyon
Dr. Douyon’s Website: www.inlebrainfitinstitute.com/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/PhilippeDouyonMD
Instagram: www.instagram.com/philippe.md/
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/philippe-douyon-md-85a24449/
Dr. Dan Lieberman is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at George Washington University. He is the co-author of the international bestseller The Molecule of More, which has been translated into 20 languages, and the author of Spellbound: Modern Science, Ancient Magic, and the Hidden Potential of the Unconscious Mind.
Highlights
· People underestimate the importance of the subconscious. Dan tells us why.
· Our unconscious is responsible for the most important things in life.
· Talking about fairytales, Dan says there’s a certain amount of entrainment that happens when one person tells a story to another.
· Stories are key to understanding the world.
· There is a difference between fairytales and myths. Dan explains.
· Fairytales are often intense and not entirely safe because they can stir up so much in our unconscious.
· Read one fairytale and let it do its work.
· Often, when uncomfortable stuff shows up, we flee. Dan suggests that we stick with it and deal with whatever comes up.
· Dan discusses the symbolism in Rapunzel.
· Growth sneaks up on you whether you want it or not. Becoming an adult often means coming to terms with our animal self. Seeing the “exit door” in our 70s or 80s is often a catalyst for growth.
· Training your brain is not unlike training an animal – it requires repetition and gentleness. If you don’t do something right, don’t berate yourself.
Links
Dan’s Website
Dan on LinkedIn
Spellbound: Modern Science, Ancient Magic, and the Hidden Potential of the Unconscious Mind On Amazon
Previous Interviews on The Prosperity Show about:
The Molecule of More
About Spellbound and the purpose of life
Communicate with Your Subconscious Using Numbers and Tarot
Audrey Holst works with high performing teams and individuals to rewire perfectionism, procrastination, and work anxiety into a culture of excellence. She’s the Owner and Founder of the Fortitude & Flow® Process and creator of the Perfectionist Archetypes™ and the Procrastination Protocol™. Her work goes beyond mindset and addresses challenges at their root cause using neuroscience and the latest research on the brain and the body.
Highlights
· Audrey tells how and why she decided to lead people through procrastination and perfectionism.
· One of the things that Audrey’s client’s home in on is a sense of incompleteness.
· Perfectionism is a very specific survival strategy that people often used to get their needs met. As time goes on, the perfectionism either fades out or get stronger.
· Law school is a place where perfectionism and skepticism develop.
· Perfectionism is a learned behavior and doesn’t define who a person is.
· Procrastination, like perfectionism, is another form of an excuse.
· Procrastination kicks in the adrenaline, which gets people started.
· How people recognize when they are letting their perfectionism or procrastination take hold.
· Audrey shares how she works with people to help them let go of procrastination and perfectionism.
Links
Audrey Holst’s website
In this episode, I cover a number of topics including why exercise is just as good as medications for depression, why it’s important to get to know yourself, and understanding how you make the decisions that determine your life outcomes.
Highlights * What’s true for me might not be true for you. * I talk about an article I saw that stated that exercise is more effective than counseling or medication for depression. * How you make decisions and what you believe is true is true for you. These are different for every person. * You may be using a high level of emotion to make your decisions when someone else may not. * Critical thinking skills are important, and we aren’t teaching people how to develop those skills. How to examine what you believe to be true. * We are living in a time when truth is sometimes buried in belief and many of our actions are based on what we believe to be true. * Your brain is always trying to protect you and keep you alive but it may be leading you to make ineffective decisions. * What do you believe that may not be serving you in the best possible way? * Decide what you want to believe, then test the hypothesis. That’s the scientific method. * Sometimes, I discover that what I want to believe is true isn’t, and I have to be willing to look for other answers. * Test things out for yourself. Come to your own conclusions. * I talk about using your intuition to find out what you need. * Get to know yourself and your needs. * Don’t believe everything you hear. Question authority. Question your own beliefs. * You could never know what another person is thinking, so don’t assume that you do. * When you are willing to look at possibilities, then you will be in the right place. * We learn by trying things. Don’t be afraid of making mistakes. * There is no one who has your answers. Only you do. * Explore the emotions behind your decisions because those decisions are defining your life. * Don’t be afraid to be who you really are. You are unique – celebrate your uniqueness.
Links Nourish Yourself for Health & Happiness
In this episode, I share some of my experiences as I go through the journey from who I’ve been to who I’m becoming and offer some insights I’ve gained along the way. I also talk about how self-awareness is a way to have a deeper, more impactful experience.
Highlights * I have been trying out being fully honest about who I am and have learned that not everybody wants to hear it. I have to certain adaptations as to how I present myself in certain situations. * The idea is to be able to share your ideas with others without expecting them to agree with you. * Instead of wanting other people to understand me, I first have to understand them and who they are. * I see that we often adapt who we are to the different people we are with. We all have multiple personalities within us – and that’s okay. * It takes self-awareness to be okay with who you are, wherever you are, and to be okay with whatever part of you is expressing itself. * Having self-awareness also allows you to decide which parts of you want to alter. * Self-awareness is really important for you to learn to love yourself and to succeed. * As you mature, you develop self-awareness if you take the time each day to spend time with yourself. * By spending time with yourself, you can begin to recognize your inner power. This allows you to become more aware of others so you can comfortably be with them without judging who they are. * I share an emotional experience I had after being honest with people I’ve known for a long time and sharing something they didn’t know about me. The results were positive. * Have you ever given yourself permission to be and embrace who you really are? When you do, you’ll activate your inner power and find your true expression. * You can feel safe and peaceful even in this crazy world that we’re all living in now. * Everything we are going through is helping us become who we are becoming.
Links Activate Your Inner Power Workshop
Build Your Money Muscles
Past episodes with Daniel Lieberman:
- Communicate with Your Subconscious Using Numbers & Tarot
- Science, Ancient Magic & The Unconscious Mind
Art Gieser is the Creator of Energetic NLP, unifying Neuro-Linguistic Programming, spiritual principles, and transformative energy work. He is an internationally renowned NLP trainer, executive coach, intuitive, and master healer. Known for his humor, caring, and remote energy work, Art’s superpower is releasing people’s spiritual and unconscious blocks and opening up their powerful abilities. His unique background includes managing a medical research lab and working as a leadership consultant to Fortune 100 companies.
Highlights * Art Gieser recounts his journey from leadership consultant to the creator of Energetic NLP. * During the episode, he describes Energetic NLP – what it is and how it works. * About 30 minutes into the episode, Art takes us through one of his energy processes. This is best listened to at a time when you can close your eyes and relax. * I hope you enjoy the process.
Links Art Gieser’s website
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Art Gieser on Facebook
Art Gieser on LinkedIn
Art Gieser on Twitter
Art Gieser on Instagram
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Catherine Chadwick is a mental fitness trainer with over 40 years of experience as a registered nurse, is a practitioner of applied positive psychology, a certified transformational coach, and the creator of The Sunshine Quotient®. She holds a third-degree black belt in traditional Japanese karate and loves neuroscience. Catherine is a lifelong learner and teaches what she refers to as the rules of the game – energy principles and universal laws. Her site is www.theartofselfcraftsmanship.org.
Highlights * Catherine Chadwick explains how recovering from a serious spinal injury she sustained while working as a nurse led her to doing the work she does today. * She came to understand that people haven’t learned how to take care of themselves because they aren’t taught about the body-mind-spirit connection. * The body-mind is an electrical-magnetic machine and it’s important to understand the principles of polarity. * One of the first things Catherine suggests is that people get in touch with and connect to their breath. She explains. * We are light beings who are constantly receiving and emitting energy. This principle is at the base of The Sunshine Quotient. * Emotions create a range of vibrations. The vibration of disappointment is very different from the vibration of satisfaction. You don’t get what you want if you are stuck in the lower vibrations. * The more people understand how the body-mind works, the easier it is to live intentionally. * Catherine explains the science behind how breath can regulate the nervous system. * What part of your lifestyle is affecting your thinking? * We discuss techniques for interrupting repetitive thoughts. * If you start out your day with gratitude and intention, you have a good chance of having a fabulous day.
Links Catherine Chadwick’s website
Catherine Chadwick’s Facebook Page
Catherine Chadwick on LinkedIn
Catherine Chadwick on Instagram
Click here to learn more about the Activate Your Inner Power Workshop
In this episode, I take a look at what is going on in the world and share what I see as the problems within each of us that are contributing to the problems in the world. I suggest that if we learn to find peace within ourselves, we can contribute to creating peace in the world.
Highlights * Our combined emotions can affect our environment, including the weather because our emotions also affect our behaviors. * When we forget that we are all part of one humanity, we cause destruction in our lives. * There’s so much going on that, for the general population, there are feelings of powerlessness. * We have lost control of our lives because those who were supposed to take care of us are busy taking care of themselves. * People aren’t taught the coping skills that people need to deal with what’s going on at this point. * People need a sense of connection and togetherness, which often happens when dealing with the aftermath of a tragedy, such as a tornado. * When you are a small child, is not unusual for adults to squash your self-expression and try to get you to think and behave the way they want you to. * How can we form a functional society when those in charge often choose a group of people to classify as the outsiders, such as being done now with the transgender community? * Being angry and hateful and controlling doesn’t make for a functioning society. * What’s going on among people is just as chaotic as what’s going on with the weather. * Ask yourself, do I want to be the person that I really want to be? Are you willing to figure out how to do that? Do you want to be an angry person and contribute to the chaos? * The chaos is coming from us, not from externals like the weather, and it’s a matter of learning how to deal with what’s going on so we can change the energy that we're living in now. * I can’t be free If you’re telling me how to live. * Enough people have learned to find the peace within themselves, that if we join together, we can counteract some of the conflicting energy that exists now and help to bring forth peace. * If we all learn how to be peaceful within ourselves and with each other, it’s going to lead to a better world. * You have the power to decide who you want and how you want to feel, and with whom you want to interact. * Do you want to be part of the solution or part of the problem? Deciding to stay angry perpetrates the problem.
Links Tips for Prosperous Living
The MetaMind Circle
Tracy Crossley is a Behavioral Relationship Expert who has perfected a method for real change no matter what circumstances are occurring in the life of an individual; personally or in business. With her background in business, marketing, psychology, ontological coaching, emotional intelligence, and intuitive abilities, Tracy is the game-changer for women leaders looking to reinvent how they live and lead from the inside out. She has been known to say she can build the perfect leader for the present and the future.
Highlights * Tracy shares the story that led her to go through her own reinvention process and how she helps others to do the same. * If you aren’t embracing all of your emotions, you aren’t living your full life. * When you undo your own conditioning, you have freedom of choice. * It takes emotional strength to make internal changes. * Understanding who you really are is a lifetime journey. You can move faster when you get help. * You have to learn how to accept yourself and stop comparing yourself to others. * The first thing that Tracy does with her clients is to help them work through the anxiety they are experiencing. * Our emotions are a pathway to understanding ourselves. * At a deep level, everyone has a fear of loss. * Taking emotionally risky action is the key to changing your automatic emotional reactions. * When you reach a point of knowing that you don’t want to keep doing what you’re doing, then you are ready to make a change and you realize that you have the power to make that change.
Links Tracy Crossley’s Website and podcasts
Tracy Crossley’s book: Overcoming Insecure Attachment
Tracy Crossley on Facebook
Tracy Crossley on LinkedIn
Tracy Crossley on Twitter
Tracy Crossley on Instagram
Cortisol is an important hormone that regulates stress. However, when stress is constant, cortisol levels become very high. This can cause a surprising range of ongoing physical and mental discomforts. In this episode, I talk about how cortisol affects you and what you can do to minimize its effects.
Highlights * I explain what cortisol is and why you need it. * When you are under constant stress, you will have too much cortisol which causes a whole range of physical and emotional problems. I list them and mention what you can do to minimize cortisol response. * When you get older, it gets easier to deal with life’s difficulties and to learn to trust yourself to solve your problems. * Mindfulness and meditation have been shown to help minimize anxiety levels and cortisol response. * Alternative solutions that I use include L-Thanine, Rhodiola Rosea, Ashwagandha, and Omega-3 Fatty Acids. Also useful are Ginkgo Biloba and Cinnamon. * I share my history of having high cortisol levels. * Diet makes a difference. What you eat can be connected to your emotions. * If you look things up on the internet, be discriminating about what you accept as truth and understand that not everything works for everybody. * Time yourself each day doing either mindfulness or meditation so you can be in touch with your thoughts and inner guidance. * Pay attention to your morning and evening thoughts and decide to turn them into positive thoughts. * How you respond when life happens is what determines which brain chemicals are going to affect your decisions. * How you decide to deal with stress depends upon where you are in the lifecycle. A young parent will deal with stress very differently from an elderly person. * If things are out of your control, you don’t have to take responsibility for fixing them – like climate change and political chaos. * Actions you can take include taking care of yourself, eating healthy foods, getting enough sleep, cleaning up your house, laughing a lot, and making your life less complicated. * Whatever you decide to do, do it with joy. * If you are worried that you aren’t making enough money, you are probably filling up your life with too many things. * Understand what’s causing your anxiety, and are you willing to make changes? * I talk about how to use EFT and BSFF, and how BSFF helps to reprogram your subconscious. * The better you get at knowing yourself, the better your life will be.
Links Be Set Free Fast PDF
Be Set Free Fast Spiral Bound
Build Your Money Muscles
Tips for Prosperous Living
Spellbound
The MetaMind Circle
Monique Rhodes is a Happiness Strategist who teaches students and corporations around the world how to master their lives. She has spent the last 25 years studying the mind and its relationship to happiness and suffering. Over 70 universities and colleges use her program The 10 Minute Mind®. Monique hosts the daily In Your Right Mind podcast, where she discusses how small habits determine our well-being. In 2010 Monique received a nomination for the New Zealander of the Year Award.
Highlights * Long-term depression and a suicide attempt led Monique to discover why she had such a hard time being happy. She traveled around the world learning what she needed to teach what she does today. * The ability to shift happiness levels is available to everyone. * People often have to reach a place where the status quo is so painful they have to make a decision to change. * How we frame things determines the decision we will make about how to move in a new direction. * Happiness is a habit. * Almost everything is a habit and habits often form as a result of our past experiences. * Our mind is the root of our happiness and suffering. * For Monique, her superpower for understanding her mind is meditation. * Meditation practices can change the structure of the brain. * You make the decision to be either happy or unhappy. * Happiness means that you can cope with whatever is going on in your life. It is the absence of suffering. * We are programmed to believe that attaining things will make us happier.
Links Monique’s website
Take the happiness quiz: www.howhappyami.com (loads slowly)
Monique on Facebook
Monique on Instagram
Tips for Prosperous Living
I’ve spoken to a number of people recently who, despite being stable financially, worry a lot about money and their future. In this episode, I provide some suggestions for letting go of money worries.
Highlights * When you start worrying about money, ask yourself, “What am I afraid will happen if I run out of money?” * Worrying about money makes it harder to generate money. I explained why. * Worrying your money can have a negative effect on your health. * You can’t just stop worrying about money, you have the teach your brain a new response to how you usually think about money. I give examples * if you are worried about your financial future, you are making up a story that doesn’t exist. Tell a different story. * You need to develop the skills that are necessary to make more money. This includes financial skills, business skills. And more. * You can’t fulfil your dreams of a positive future unless you come to understand the habits that have gotten you where you are. * Create a superhero in your mind who keeps telling you that you’re doing fine no matter what you’re telling yourself. * You have the power to change your life if you’re willing to become aware of your habits and change the ones that aren’t serving you. * Start by noticing how you talk to yourself and how you worry about money. When you notice how your worrying, take a few deep belly breaths and tell yourself something positive about what you’re doing. * Your brain is wired to see the negative. This originally was a survival technique. * It’s a matter of teaching your brain how to re-perceive where you are.
Links Astara
Take a look at The MetaMind Circle
As we approach the end of the year and the beginning of the next one, it’s a great time for reflection. In this episode, I mention a number of things that might help to think about.
Topics discussed in this episode include:
- Becoming aware of the energy that surrounds us.
- How to find peace of mind in the midst of the worldwide chaos.
- How to develop empathetic detachment.
- An attitude of acceptance and letting go.
- Don’t expect other people to meet your needs.
- Love, accept, acknowledge, and appreciate yourself.
- Do something about getting out of uncomfortable situations and relationships.
- You can make the decision to learn how to be internally peaceful.
- Self-awareness and self-acceptance.
- Allow life to happen rather than trying to make it happen.
- Take care of yourself.
I have been looking for a unifying topic for all my information and what I came up with is Prosperous Living – A Holistic Path to Health, Wealth, and Happiness. In this episode, I ask you to define what prosperous living means to you.
Highlights * I’d like to suggest that you think about what prosperous living means to you. * In a previous episode, I had talked about making the decisions about what intentions you would like to make for the new year and actions you will take to move forward. * Making too many changes at once, impedes progress. * Making any kind of changes in your life can stimulate the moving stupids, which is a feeling of disorientation that you get when you try new things because your brain gets confused. * It can take a few months to get comfortable with something new. * If you make small changes over a period of time, your life will move in a positive direction. * Start making changes with things that are inconsequential, like cleaning off your desk or a corner of a room. * You have to find what works for you. * Something that you really want or would like to create, without buying anything, ask yourself what having that or doing that would require. Look at it carefully. * When asking the question, “who do I want to be” or “what do I want to do”, understand that your age makes a difference. * You have to discover what makes you happy and what your definition of happy is. * If you sit quietly with yourself or meditate every day, you will be more satisfied and more in touch with yourself.
As we get ready for 2023, it’s time to make the decisions – rather than the resolutions – that will move you forward. In this episode, I talk about what decisions to consider and how not to overload yourself with things to do.
Highlights * Make a decision to take care of yourself – if you want a better life. * If you don’t like where your life is today, then you have the option of deciding what you will do in order to change it. * The best way to make lasting change is to become very aware of where you are now and to choose one or two things you want to change. * The energy of change is prevalent on this planet right now. * It takes considerable effort to make lasting change in your life. * It’s important to love yourself, let go, and connect. Most people don’t realize how important the connect piece is. * In order to feel prosperous, you need a lot of people, love, and experiences that warm your heart. * How do want to feel next year? * What do you want to work on next year so you can move your life in a positive direction? If you focus your efforts on moving in a positive direction, you will improve your life. * For today, make a list of the things that you would like to be different in your life, the small things you can begin to work on. * Practice being okay with who you are today. * Start with small changes, one at a time. * Set feeling goals. * Every day, acknowledge yourself for something you have done.
To talk to Joan about coaching or The MetaMind Circle go to www.ProsperityPlace.com/call
This is the time of year that doesn’t feel “normal”. There are a lot of distractions and things happening that are not our usual activities. So, during the next few weeks, use the time to take a look and see if there’s something you want to change as we go into the new year.
Highlights * Tap into the energy of change and decide who you want to become. * We often need to share ideas and get feedback from other people. Other people can often see a bigger picture than we do. * No one person has all of the answers for you. * It’s really important for you to know and understand your Self. * Who do you want to be in the next segment of your life and how can you make that happen? * The energy of change, which is happening now, presents us with many opportunities. * How are you going to adapt to the energy of change and what help do you need to make it happen? * We are wired to need connection to other people. * If you learn to have better relationships with humans, you are going to have a better life. * What does prosperous living mean for you? * Happiness comes from satisfaction within you, not from money. * You have choices, and if you don’t like what your life is like now, you can make changes.
Links Henry Lopez’s website
Podcast episode with Robert Pardi
The Neuroscience of You: How Every Brain Is Different and How to Understand Yours
Breathing seems so natural because you do it every day. In this episode, you’ll learn that breathing not only keeps us alive, it also affects our emotions, attention, and how our brains process the world around us. Especially important is learning how to use diaphragmatic breathing.
Highlights * In times of stress, people often do shallow breathing – from the chest. Diaphragmatic breathing is much healthier and helps to relieve stress. * Here’s a list of some of the positive effects of deep diaphragmatic breathing. * I talk about how to do diaphragmatic breathing. * How you are being in the world is a choice. How you are in the world is a habit. * You can train yourself to notice when you are tensing up, and when you do how to use breathing as a release. * Being in a hurry or being nervous doesn’t help anything. * If you understand that you have control over how you feel and how you react to what’s going on, it will make your life not only easier but also more successful. * When in a state of stress or fear you can’t make the best decisions for you. * If you get in touch with and deal with the pain of your childhood, you will have less physical pain. * I asked myself what can a person do that is free and easy to do, and the answer is learn diaphragmatic breathing. * If you become aware of what’s going on in the world, you can prepare for the chaos and make decisions as to how you want to feel and act.
Articles: How Breathing Shapes Our Brain
Benefits of Deep Breathing
What Is Diaphragmatic Breathing?
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Dr. Paul J. Mills is Professor of Public Health and Family Medicine and Director of the Center of Excellence for Research and Training in Integrative Health at the University of California, San Diego. He has over 400 scientific publications in the fields of pharmacology, oncology, cardiology, psychoneuroimmunology, behavioral medicine, and integrative health. His work has been featured in many national media outlets and he has presented at hundreds of conferences and workshops around the world. His new book is Science, Being, & Becoming: The Spiritual Lives of Scientists.
Highlights * Metaphysical experiences in childhood stimulated Paul’s curiosity about metaphysics. He eventually discovered that other scientists had similar experiences. * People on the metaphysical path no longer have to apologize for or hide their beliefs. There have been many studies that prove the validity of the effects of things like meditation and yoga. * Thirty-one scientists were interviewed for the book about their metaphysical experiences. Paul shares one of their stories. * Everyone has the inherent urge to find out who they are. The metaphysical experiences allow one to recognize their creative power. * Our education systems don’t teach us to recognize our innate powers. * Paul shares about the difficulty in finding ways to express his views within the academic framework. He talks about what he has done to reduce the stress. * Following a spiritual path often leads to greater creativity. * When we aren’t allowed to follow the inner urge to find out who we are, suppressing that urge often leads to anger and other uncomfortable emotions. * Often, young children aren’t allowed to express who they are. Fortunately, some education systems outside of the public school system allow that to happen. * Paul’s interest in psychoneuroimmunology (the connection between emotions and health) started with his study of the immune system. * Humans are a beautifully integrated system and Western science is beginning to appreciate that. * It takes a long time for medicine to talk with published science and what every day people are experiencing. * What we enjoy as children are often guideposts for our future life. * Depression is often the result of our not living the lives we were meant to live.
Links Paul Mills website
I have been feeling uncomfortable because of all the conflict that is going on in the world, often concerning things that are beyond my control, including the growing amount of anti-semitism. In this episode, I discuss this and other thoughts about living in a world with so much hate.
Highlights * We can’t have peace in the world until people learn to live with each other. * If you are worried about inflation and aren’t paying attention to what’s going on, you might vote for people who don’t have your interests at heart. * If you elect angry people, you’re not going to have a peaceful world. * People who are brought up in homes with a lot of fighting, often become angry as adults. * Hate makes no sense to me. * We need to find ways of finding peace within ourselves and learning how to love ourselves and others. * If you were brought up in an abusive home, it’s almost impossible to love and appreciate yourself because you weren’t taught how to do that. * It’s hard for me to keep quiet when I see what looks, to me, like injustice. * I believe that love is the healer. * Something has to change in the way we are thinking, believing, and behaving to get over the amount of anxiety that’s present in the society now. * You can’t change what’s going on in society, but you can change what’s going on within yourself. * Right now, people are picking on Jews. At some point, it’ll be a different group because people who don’t love themselves have to have “the other” to pick on. * There are too many people on this planet to be in conflict. * We don’t need more war. We need to teach peace. * Are you willing to learn how to be a peaceful person? If you’re not, then you’ll probably wind up with all sorts of diseases. * My goal is to help people find health, wealth, and peace of mind. I hope to do this through The MetaMind Circle. * You can’t be truly prosperous unless you have peace of mind. * The people who make the most noise are often not the ones who are trying to build a peaceful world.
Links The MetaMind Circle
Jeanine Thompson is a transformational coach, speaker, and author whose breadth of knowledge and experience spans multiple disciplines and professional expressions from clinical psychotherapy to global business to advancing spiritual growth. At the core of her diverse career is a passionate dedication to helping individuals live their highest potentiality. She shares her journey and how others can reach their full potential in her first book, 911 From Your Soul.
Highlights * Jeanine Thompson shares what she went through before she committed to bringing what she was learning about the soul into business. * For Jeanine, the soul is the eternal essence of who we are. * Potentiality is about living a satisfying and peaceful life. It does not require that people reach a point of predefined success. * We talk about whether or not understanding who we are is age-related. * Jeanine’s hope for people is that they learn to truly love who they are and know that they are the intelligence of love. * We talk about understanding the Oneness. * Our systems are fundamentally broken and flawed in many ways, especially as they teach that there is something wrong with us that needs fixing. * Business touches every aspect of life, which is why Jeanine wants to bring her message to the business world where she functioned for many years. * Our uniqueness is our gift to the world. * There is a spiritual and emotional underpinning to disease and physical discomfort. * We have to learn to trust our inner direction. * Nature is a terrific catalyst. It is a gateway to our wisdom. It helps our minds soften and go into the wonder. * Whatever you are seeking is who you are. * Jeanine shares some ideas on how you can connect to your true self.
Links 911 From Your Soul
Jeanine Thompson’s website
Jeanine Thompson on Facebook
Jeanine Thompson on LinkedIn
Jeanine Thompson on Instagram
There is a connection between your physical and mental health and the success of your business or career. In this episode, I explore different ways that you can begin to incorporate self-care into your routines in order to succeed.
Highlights * From my point of view, the American medical system is not working. I explain why. * Individual needs vary and by understanding how your body works, you can find solutions that are specific for you. * I talk about a recent hair mineral tissue analysis test I recently did, and the results allowed me to fully understand how important it is to learn about your body and not just trust the practitioners – including doctors – to whom you go for advice. * It’s hard to know what you need to know, which is why it’s important to develop your intuition. * I explore why via Conscious Synchronicity I didn’t learn about the results sooner. * You have to be ready and willing to be healthy in order to be led to the things you need. * You have more power than you realize to have your life work well and you feel good physically.
Links The MetaMind Circle Site
Hair Mineral Analysis Test
Consumer Labs – information about supplements
Upwork – for hiring freelancers
Circle.so – a place that hosts communities
There is a connection between your physical and mental health and the success of your business or career. In this episode, I explore different ways that you can begin to incorporate self-care into your routines in order to succeed.
Highlights * From my point of view, the American medical system is not working. I explain why. * Individual needs vary and by understanding how your body works, you can find solutions that are specific for you. * I talk about a recent hair mineral tissue analysis test I recently did, and the results allowed me to fully understand how important it is to learn about your body and not just trust the practitioners – including doctors – to whom you go for advice. * It’s hard to know what you need to know, which is why it’s important to develop your intuition. * I explore why via Conscious Synchronicity I didn’t learn about the results sooner. * You have to be ready and willing to be healthy in order to be led to the things you need. * You have more power than you realize to have your life work well and you feel good physically.
Links The MetaMind Circle Site
Hair Mineral Analysis Test
Consumer Labs – information about supplements
Upwork – for hiring freelancers
Circle.so – a place that hosts communities
Judy Wilkins-Smith is a world-renowned Family Patterns, Systemic Work and Constellations Expert, Author, and Motivational Speaker who offers guidance on how to decode your emotional DNA and shift the unconscious inherited patterns that are no longer serving you. Her new book is Decoding Your Emotional Blueprint: A Powerful Guide to Transformation Through Disentangling Multigenerational Patterns.
Highlights * Originally from South Africa, Judy Wilkins-Smith is now in the United States and tells how she got into constellation work. * Judy explains the meaning and effects of “Emotional DNA” and its epigenetic component. She explains the meaning of epigenetics. * The advantage of decoding your emotional DNA is that you see you’re not actually stuck and can change what isn’t working for you. * Judy explains how to recognize your patterns so you can make changes. * People, generally, have been brought up to believe that suffering is necessary. When we change that pattern, we can have better outcomes. This is not difficult, but it does take time. * Judy talks about how to change a habitual trauma response to a triumph response, both of which happen in the brain quickly. * People are often afraid to make changes because if they do, they won’t belong anymore. Making changes is not changing the system but rather expanding it. When you do this, you become a pioneer. * We talk about how stepping outside of the pack creates leaders who overcome their feeling of not belonging by creating followers. * When people resist change, it’s often because they have an unresolved issue. Once they resolve it, it’s easier to switch. Until they do that, the unconscious loyalties and hidden patterns will keep them stuck. * Judy gives suggestions for what you can do to move forward and how to look at your money patterns. * Judy wants people to remember that everybody's got exactly what they need to go as far as they want and suffering isn't sacred. It's stupid.
Links Decoding Your Emotional Blueprint: A Powerful Guide to Transformation Through Disentangling Multigenerational Patterns
Judy Wilkins-Smith’s site
Judy Wilkins-Smith on Facebook
Judy Wilkins-Smith on LinkedIn
Judy Wilkins-Smith on Instagram
Learn more about The MetaMind Circle
Judy Wilkins-Smith is a world-renowned Family Patterns, Systemic Work and Constellations Expert, Author, and Motivational Speaker who offers guidance on how to decode your emotional DNA and shift the unconscious inherited patterns that are no longer serving you. Her new book is Decoding Your Emotional Blueprint: A Powerful Guide to Transformation Through Disentangling Multigenerational Patterns.
Highlights * Originally from South Africa, Judy Wilkins-Smith is now in the United States and tells how she got into constellation work. * Judy explains the meaning and effects of “Emotional DNA” and its epigenetic component. She explains the meaning of epigenetics. * The advantage of decoding your emotional DNA is that you see you’re not actually stuck and can change what isn’t working for you. * Judy explains how to recognize your patterns so you can make changes. * People, generally, have been brought up to believe that suffering is necessary. When we change that pattern, we can have better outcomes. This is not difficult, but it does take time. * Judy talks about how to change a habitual trauma response to a triumph response, both of which happen in the brain quickly. * People are often afraid to make changes because if they do, they won’t belong anymore. Making changes is not changing the system but rather expanding it. When you do this, you become a pioneer. * We talk about how stepping outside of the pack creates leaders who overcome their feeling of not belonging by creating followers. * When people resist change, it’s often because they have an unresolved issue. Once they resolve it, it’s easier to switch. Until they do that, the unconscious loyalties and hidden patterns will keep them stuck. * Judy gives suggestions for what you can do to move forward and how to look at your money patterns. * Judy wants people to remember that everybody's got exactly what they need to go as far as they want and suffering isn't sacred. It's stupid.
Links Decoding Your Emotional Blueprint: A Powerful Guide to Transformation Through Disentangling Multigenerational Patterns
Judy Wilkins-Smith’s site
Judy Wilkins-Smith on Facebook
Judy Wilkins-Smith on LinkedIn
Judy Wilkins-Smith on Instagram
Learn more about The MetaMind Circle
While reading Spellbound by Dr. Dan Lieberman, who I interviewed in the last episode, I was struck by the sentence, “The purpose of life is to become your true self”. I have been thinking about that a lot and, in this episode, I share some of my thoughts.
Highlights * Although you may share some characteristics with other people, no one is exactly like you. You are totally unique and perfect the way you are. * We are programmed to always be looking for people like us, yet it is our differences that can make life interesting. * I don’t think that our uniqueness has been celebrated enough. * A lot of our societal loneliness is due to people not knowing how to know love themself. * We aren’t taught to appreciate our differences. * For business people, our businesses are an opportunity for us to learn more about ourselves. * Because of the Covid pause, a lot of people are evaluating their lives and what’s important to them. They’re also asking, “What do I want to do now and who do I want to be or become?” * I talk about the process I’ve been going through in putting together my new business. * In business, we have to learn how to interact with other people who are not us. * Everything you do in business is your opportunity to learn more about who you are, your values, and who you were willing to be in the world. * Giving ourselves permission for self-exploration is one of the greatest gifts we can give to ourselves. * You have the right to love and take care of yourself. * Each one of us is given what we need to become who we’re becoming, and that’s different for every person. * You have the opportunity to ask yourself, “What do I want to keep and what do I want to change?” It’s important to not judge that which you want to change as bad. * Getting in touch with yourself is one of the most important things you can do.
Links Spellbound: Modern Science, Ancient Magic, and the Hidden Potential of the Unconscious Mind
Dr. Daniel Z. Lieberman: Science, Ancient Magic & The Unconscious Mind
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While reading Spellbound by Dr. Dan Lieberman, who I interviewed in the last episode, I was struck by the sentence, “The purpose of life is to become your true self”. I have been thinking about that a lot and, in this episode, I share some of my thoughts.
Highlights * Although you may share some characteristics with other people, no one is exactly like you. You are totally unique and perfect the way you are. * We are programmed to always be looking for people like us, yet it is our differences that can make life interesting. * I don’t think that our uniqueness has been celebrated enough. * A lot of our societal loneliness is due to people not knowing how to know love themself. * We aren’t taught to appreciate our differences. * For business people, our businesses are an opportunity for us to learn more about ourselves. * Because of the Covid pause, a lot of people are evaluating their lives and what’s important to them. They’re also asking, “What do I want to do now and who do I want to be or become?” * I talk about the process I’ve been going through in putting together my new business. * In business, we have to learn how to interact with other people who are not us. * Everything you do in business is your opportunity to learn more about who you are, your values, and who you were willing to be in the world. * Giving ourselves permission for self-exploration is one of the greatest gifts we can give to ourselves. * You have the right to love and take care of yourself. * Each one of us is given what we need to become who we’re becoming, and that’s different for every person. * You have the opportunity to ask yourself, “What do I want to keep and what do I want to change?” It’s important to not judge that which you want to change as bad. * Getting in touch with yourself is one of the most important things you can do.
Links Spellbound: Modern Science, Ancient Magic, and the Hidden Potential of the Unconscious Mind
Dr. Daniel Z. Lieberman: Science, Ancient Magic & The Unconscious Mind
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Dr. Dan Lieberman is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at George Washington University. He is the Co-author of the international bestseller The Molecule of More, which has been translated into 20 languages. He is also the Author of the recently published Spellbound: Modern Science, Ancient Magic, and the Hidden Potential of the Unconscious Mind.
Highlights * Dr. Lieberman explains how his interest in the topics found in his new book started in the 1980s when he stumbled upon the works of Carl Jung and was blown away. * He doesn’t talk about synchronicity because he wanted to talk about mysticism from a scientific viewpoint. * In his book, Dr. Lieberman says that “the purpose of life is to become your true self”. This is harder than it sounds because we tend to learn through suffering. * The unconscious mind has a profound effect on how we experience life and who we are. * The pain and suffering of life exists in the service of growth. * “The shadow” part of us forms when we push away all the things that we think is wrong to be. But at some point, we have to deal with this shadow. * The more we allow ourselves to feel the darkness within ourselves, the easier it is to let it go. The polarization that is happening now is because people are afraid to acknowledge their shadow. * The closer we get to our true self the more unique we become. * Cultivating awareness is essential. * Inspiration can change the course of our life. Inspiration can change history. * The vast majority of our lives is driven by our unconscious. * Dr. Lieberman talks about the three forms of meditation that he discusses in his book including focused awareness.
Links Dr. Daniel Z. Lieberman's website
Dr. Daniel Z. Lieberman's LinkedIn
Dr. Dan Lieberman is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at George Washington University. He is the Co-author of the international bestseller The Molecule of More, which has been translated into 20 languages. He is also the Author of the recently published Spellbound: Modern Science, Ancient Magic, and the Hidden Potential of the Unconscious Mind.
Highlights * Dr. Lieberman explains how his interest in the topics found in his new book started in the 1980s when he stumbled upon the works of Carl Jung and was blown away. * He doesn’t talk about synchronicity because he wanted to talk about mysticism from a scientific viewpoint. * In his book, Dr. Lieberman says that “the purpose of life is to become your true self”. This is harder than it sounds because we tend to learn through suffering. * The unconscious mind has a profound effect on how we experience life and who we are. * The pain and suffering of life exists in the service of growth. * “The shadow” part of us forms when we push away all the things that we think is wrong to be. But at some point, we have to deal with this shadow. * The more we allow ourselves to feel the darkness within ourselves, the easier it is to let it go. The polarization that is happening now is because people are afraid to acknowledge their shadow. * The closer we get to our true self the more unique we become. * Cultivating awareness is essential. * Inspiration can change the course of our life. Inspiration can change history. * The vast majority of our lives is driven by our unconscious. * Dr. Lieberman talks about the three forms of meditation that he discusses in his book including focused awareness.
Links Dr. Daniel Z. Lieberman's website
Dr. Daniel Z. Lieberman's LinkedIn
I have been looking at how we change as we grow older as part of a natural process. In this episode, I talk about how so many aspects of ourselves go through a maturing process that affects our mind-body along with how we perceive things and how we perceive ourselves.
Highlights * I have come to see that as we grow older, many aspects of us change, but our core stays the same. * The Money Energy Tuneup that I did recently deeply affected me as well as others who attended or listened to the recording. * In the 1980s, I developed my crystal business using my intuition. It was the first one like it and this required that I do something unique and innovative. * After the crystal business, as I created something else, I tended to follow the rules that I learned from other people, and I did this for many years. Now I see that I never reached my original level of success because I wasn’t following my own inner guidance. * In Spellbound, the author says that the purpose of life is finding your true self. I’m trying to stay true to that as I form The MetaMind Circle. * Don’t think there’s something wrong with you or that you’ve done something wrong, you are just going through a normal journey of self-discovery. * Part of finding the real you is finding the part of you that’s connected to the Universal Force, which from my point of view, is love. * It’s interesting to realize how everything has changed over the past decades. We’re all going through some major changes now that are going to affect all of us and how we view our lives. * The chaos that we’re going through is different from chaos of the past because so many things are changing at once. * Adapting well to change is important in this day and age. * Finding your true self means finding your light, your talent – and not denying it. * You don’t have to follow the rules all the time if the rules don’t feel right to you and if you’re trying to discover your true self. * No one can tell you what’s right for you — you have to discover that for yourself by listening to your inner promptings.
Links Spellbound: Modern Science, Ancient Magic, and the Hidden Potential of the Unconscious Mind by Daniel Z. Lieberman
I have been looking at how we change as we grow older as part of a natural process. In this episode, I talk about how so many aspects of ourselves go through a maturing process that affects our mind-body along with how we perceive things and how we perceive ourselves.
Highlights * I have come to see that as we grow older, many aspects of us change, but our core stays the same. * The Money Energy Tuneup that I did recently deeply affected me as well as others who attended or listened to the recording. * In the 1980s, I developed my crystal business using my intuition. It was the first one like it and this required that I do something unique and innovative. * After the crystal business, as I created something else, I tended to follow the rules that I learned from other people, and I did this for many years. Now I see that I never reached my original level of success because I wasn’t following my own inner guidance. * In Spellbound, the author says that the purpose of life is finding your true self. I’m trying to stay true to that as I form The MetaMind Circle. * Don’t think there’s something wrong with you or that you’ve done something wrong, you are just going through a normal journey of self-discovery. * Part of finding the real you is finding the part of you that’s connected to the Universal Force, which from my point of view, is love. * It’s interesting to realize how everything has changed over the past decades. We’re all going through some major changes now that are going to affect all of us and how we view our lives. * The chaos that we’re going through is different from chaos of the past because so many things are changing at once. * Adapting well to change is important in this day and age. * Finding your true self means finding your light, your talent – and not denying it. * You don’t have to follow the rules all the time if the rules don’t feel right to you and if you’re trying to discover your true self. * No one can tell you what’s right for you — you have to discover that for yourself by listening to your inner promptings.
Links Spellbound: Modern Science, Ancient Magic, and the Hidden Potential of the Unconscious Mind by Daniel Z. Lieberman
In today’s episode, I talk about developing trust – trust in the world, trust in your place in the world, and most importantly, trust in yourself – and how developing trust can affect your business and life outcomes.
Highlights * People often tell me that they are aware that they have an inner voice but are afraid to follow it and don’t take action. * The old rules in many sectors no longer apply and the new rules having been settled yet, which causes uncertainty and fear. * When I’m building something innovative, I have to take chances because I’m not building it on old information. Therefore, sometimes things don’t work out, and that’s okay. * It’s necessary to develop a communication system with your body-mind-spirit that works for you and tests over time. * The more you develop your inner awareness, the better your life will work. * The more you understand your inner operating system, the easier it is to make new decisions. * Whatever or whomever you don’t trust is not about them, it’s about you not trusting yourself. * Different people work in different ways. I’ve come to realize that I work best when I’m following my inner guidance. I don’t know how to follow other people’s rules. * If you let things grow organically, then it’s easier to innovate because you’re not building upon past knowledge. * I present some ideas as to how you can learn to trust yourself and your intuition. * Our minds are part of a network of minds that have an energetic connection. If you express yourself freely, it’s easier to be led to the information and people you need because of this connection.
Links What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. Perry
Interview with Paul O’Brien about Intuition, Synchronicity, and Divination
The Visionary I-Ching App
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In today’s episode, I talk about developing trust – trust in the world, trust in your place in the world, and most importantly, trust in yourself – and how developing trust can affect your business and life outcomes.
Highlights * People often tell me that they are aware that they have an inner voice but are afraid to follow it and don’t take action. * The old rules in many sectors no longer apply and the new rules having been settled yet, which causes uncertainty and fear. * When I’m building something innovative, I have to take chances because I’m not building it on old information. Therefore, sometimes things don’t work out, and that’s okay. * It’s necessary to develop a communication system with your body-mind-spirit that works for you and tests over time. * The more you develop your inner awareness, the better your life will work. * The more you understand your inner operating system, the easier it is to make new decisions. * Whatever or whomever you don’t trust is not about them, it’s about you not trusting yourself. * Different people work in different ways. I’ve come to realize that I work best when I’m following my inner guidance. I don’t know how to follow other people’s rules. * If you let things grow organically, then it’s easier to innovate because you’re not building upon past knowledge. * I present some ideas as to how you can learn to trust yourself and your intuition. * Our minds are part of a network of minds that have an energetic connection. If you express yourself freely, it’s easier to be led to the information and people you need because of this connection.
Links What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. Perry
Interview with Paul O’Brien about Intuition, Synchronicity, and Divination
The Visionary I-Ching App
Click here to receive information about The MetaMind Circle
Dr. Philippe Douyon is a Board Certified Neurologist who helps high-performance individuals and business leaders crack the code to hacking the most powerful tool at your disposal: your brain. From years of witnessing first-hand the disastrous effects of neurological disorders,
Dr. Douyon discovered that the solution was simple: take charge of your brain. Many of us don’t realize that you do not have to fall victim to your neurological makeup. Dr. Douyon believes that success in life and business starts in the brain and is on a mission to spread the empowering message that you CAN rewire your brain to create a life you were meant to live, regardless of age, all without prescribing a single pill. His book is Neuroplasticity: Your Brain’s Superpower: Change Your Brain and Change Your Life.
Highlights * Dr. Philippe Douyon shares his experience as a kidney transplant patient and how it affected his life. To overcome the trauma, he focused on goals rather than his problems. * We talk about his perception of the medical system and how he deals with it. * Doctors are too specialized. * I asked how he maintains his equanimity while working in the system that he finds so flawed. He describes the path he’s been taking as he spreads the word about alternative approaches to medical care. * We talk about what it is inside of the brain that allows us to have mystical and other spiritual experiences. * There are senses outside of the usual five senses that are usually discussed. We talk about intuition and other so-called extrasensory perceptions. * You can think about your brain more as a relay station rather than just who you are, and it’s capable of tuning in to other people and other energies around you. * Our brains are in charge only when you let them be. When our brains are in charge, that can lead to a lot of chaos. * You have to do some things every day to keep your brain healthy like exercising, eating right, minimizing stress, constantly learning and evolving, and meditating or sitting silently. * The lifestyle choices you make every day affect your brain. * People in the older generation are finding it easier than young people to adapt to change because they’re looking for something different. He explains. * To deal with uncertainty, understand that the present moment is the only moment you have. Focus on that rather than the past or the future. * Your brain will always try to prove you right. * 95% of your thoughts are the same thoughts you had yesterday. * From the moment we are born, people are trying to take control of our thoughts. * When people become aware of how powerful they are, they can take control of their thoughts and their lives. * Which messages are you going to allow in and who are the people you’re surrounding yourself with? * Neurons are built for communication. Every neurological problem is based on neurons not communicating. So, it’s important for people to learn to communicate better with each other.
Links Dr. Philippe Douyon’s website
Check out The Money Energy Tuneup
With all the dissension the country in the world is experiencing, how does one maintain a state of calm and inner peace? In this episode, I offer some suggestions as well as explaining how brain chemicals affect our inner world and how we can regulate them.
Highlights * Any time you experience the feeling of love, your brain releases oxytocin, which is known as the love chemical, and it has a healing effect on the body. * When you feel stress or anything negative, cortisol is released, which has a deleterious effect on the body because it causes inflammation. * The idea is to minimize cortisol and maximize oxytocin. * Chronic diseases are affected by cortisol. * Every time you feel annoyed or angry, you are releasing cortisol. * Gratitude practices help you develop a oxytocin habit. * Every time you get angry or upset, that adds inflammation to your system, especially if the feelings are ongoing rather than momentary. * You have the ability to change your brain chemical releases by changing your emotional habits. * Everything about your life will get better when you move from the cortisol space to the oxytocin space. * When you consciously develop an attitude of love and peace, I guarantee that your life will get better. * If you haven’t dealt with your childhood wounds it is going to affect your life outcomes. * Because your business and life outcomes are an extension of you, you will do better when you are in a more positive space. * When dealing with other people, if I’m always looking for our similarities rather than our differences, I am actually missing something. * Embracing our differences allows for expansion. * The place to start is for you to learn how to love yourself because when you love yourself, it’s easier for you to love and accept other people. * I suggest that you work on altering your thought patterns and your emotional habits and accepting who and where you are.
Links The Search for Connection
The Anatomy of Peace
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I’d like you to meet my dear friend Ashana, a premier musician and savvy businesswoman who has affected thousands of people around the world with her soaring, angelic vocals and the celestial sound of crystal singing bowls. A life-long student of yoga and mantra from many of the world’s spiritual traditions, Ashana has led two online group yoga meditations touching the lives of more than 20,000 people in 50 countries.
As a renowned master crystal bowl artist, teacher, and sound healer, Ashana is an expert in the field of sound healing with crystal bowls, training students from all over the world in the art of applying crystalline sound to therapeutic and artistic healing modalities in her Crystal Bowl Mastery program.
Highlights * Ashana shares how her early life difficult experiences led her onto the spiritual path and her focus on her music. * There are moments in your life when everything before that moment no longer has meaning and your soul takes you where you have to go. * Ashana is both a “spiritual” artist and grounded businesswoman, which is a common combination. She discusses her journey being a businesswoman and CEO of her own business. * We talk about how many artists and healers often push away learning how to deal with money and other business skills. * Being a businesswoman with a spiritual heart is a razor’s edge. Ashana explains why it is a constant balancing act. * It is necessary to be constantly listening to your inner direction. * When she performs in public, Ashana still deals with moments of anxiety and trepidation. * Ashana offers advice to artists who also want to succeed financially. * For the last nine years, Ashana has been quietly working and putting together a new body of work. She realized that before she could go public with the work, she had to create a stable platform for both herself – internally – and her business.
Links Ashana’s Ave Maria on YouTube (Official Music Video)
Ashana’s website
Ashana’s Facebook Page
Ashana on LinkedIn
Ashana’s on Twitter
Ashana on Instagram
Over the years, I have been sharing my process on my podcast, and now that I’m building a new business, I’m going to share that process with you as well. Because I have been working towards developing a high degree of intuition, I want to be able to use this in order to build this new business.
Highlights * Intuition is an inner knowing and how that appears can be different for each person. * Intuition comes from that part of you that is aware of more of you and your life then you understand. * You can develop a communication system with that inner part of you. I give an example of how to do that. * If you want to tune into the expanded parts of yourself, then you have to clear out the channels. * The more you take care of yourself, the more you can be in touch with your Self. * The more you are willing to clear out the channels that run through your body-mind, the more accurate will be the intuitive hits that you get. * At some point, you have to make the decision as to whether you are going to build your business while stressed out or if you’re going to take an easier path. * You have to make the decision to follow what you’re inner voice suggests. * Sit still and do nothing for 10 minutes a day. I explain. * Every intuitive hit will be what you want to be because you have to learn to discriminate between the different types of “messages”. But each message is there to teach you something. Sometimes it’s for you to learn what you’re not. * This all ties in with what I’ve been calling Conscious Synchronicity which requires that you notice what shows up. * What you are feeling guided to do probably has a connection to something that’s been in your life before. * I talk about how I’m using my intuition to build The MetaMind Circle.
Links I’m going to be sharing information about The MetaMind Circle. To get on the announcement list click here.
Erin Austin is the Founder of Think Beyond IP and an intellectual property attorney by training. She worked with large corporations before turning her attention to helping entrepreneurs build sustainable, scalable, and salable service firms. She is an expert when it comes to licensing and helps people turn their expertise into an asset. You can learn more about her business and her podcast, Hourly to Exit, at this link.
Highlights * Erin Austin explains how she wound up working in the film industry and what intellectual property is. * For entrepreneurs who charge by the hour, Erin helps them develop intellectual-property-based forms of income. * Along with monetizing their books and courses, Erin helps entrepreneurs license their products. * Erin explains what goes into creating a certification course that you can sell to corporate clients. * We talk about how it’s so easy for digital intellectual property to be copied and how some steps have been taken by the copyright office to help with enforcement of copyrights. * We talk about what it takes to build a “salable asset” if you want to sell your business and the difference between salable and sellable. * Characteristics of a salable business include: exclusivity, your brand and position in the marketplace, predictability, and independence from the owner. Erin explains. * To sell a business, it has to generate at least $1 million a year or find a strategic buyer.
Links The US trademark database search (TESS)
Built to Sell: Creating a Business That Can Thrive Without You by John Warrilow
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Erin Austin’s Website
Erin Austin on LinkedIn
Today I talk about something that has begun to really interest me – the inner world of people in leadership positions of all kinds. When thinking or speaking about leaders, we don’t often examine their emotional expression and development, even though their habitual emotions affect all of their decisions.
Highlights * I talk about how I have developed meaningful relationships with people online. * People are often taught that there is something wrong with them that needs fixing, and I don’t subscribe to that. * Feelings that are common among leaders include feeling alone and feeling like an outsider. * For some leaders, it’s dangerous to let people know what’s really going on inside of you and how you really feel about yourself and your followers. * This creates a feeling of separation, and we have an inherent need for connection. * Becoming a leader is sometimes a coping mechanism for dealing with life. * I think it’s important for leaders to recognize their own deep-seated feelings of aloneness. * Aloneness often leads people to become members of groups that don’t have the interests of society at heart. * In order to be a person of peace, you have to find peace within yourself. * One of the things that interest me is bringing together entrepreneurial leaders who often feel separated so they can learn how to really feel connected on an authentic level. * If you’re going to learn how to develop empathy, you also have to learn how to set boundaries, so you don’t take responsibility for other people’s problems.
Links More Than Human by Theodore Sturgeon
The Anatomy of Peace: Resolving the Heart of Conflict
Let Go of the Aloneness Blocking Your Prosperity - Audio
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Joyce Marter is a licensed psychotherapist, entrepreneur, national public speaker, and a mental health thought leader. She is the Founder of Urban Balance (a national outpatient mental health company), a blogger for Psychology Today, and the author of The Financial Mindset Fix: A Mental Fitness Program for an Abundant Life.
Highlights * Joyce Marter explains how her own emotional money issues led her to her current profession. * We talk about how psychologists often have money problems and how Joyce came to see that beliefs about her earning potential were holding her back. * Do some people come to be psychologists with unreal expectations as to what they can achieve given who they are and how they present themselves? * Joyce does a lot of personal work and believes that her business success is a direct result of that work. * The field of psychology is now examining mindfulness. This is leading them away from the pathology of emotions to a more inner direction of awareness. * Meditation and techniques such as yoga help us connect to our real essence. * We all have to do our own work in order to find our individual solutions. * Joyce recounts how reaching her breaking point financially taught her to ask for help and learn what she had to learn in order to become successful. * We hold on to what’s familiar, even if it’s not working. * Opening yourself to receive is not about receiving money, but about opening up to receiving love. * If we work on ourselves, it doesn’t just affect our money but rather many aspects of our life.
Links The Financial Mindset Fix: A Mental Fitness Program for an Abundant Life
Joyce Marter’s website
Joyce Marter on Facebook
Joyce Marter on LinkedIn
Joyce Marter on Twitter
Joyce Marter on Instagram
Today, I’m talking about something very dear to my heart. It’s about the chaos that we are living through and it’s going to get much worse. Although many things are adding to the chaos, there are actions we can take in order to experience inner peace in the midst of the chaos.
Highlights * One day, when I was in meditation, I heard the following: We are going into a period of great chaos. Many people will leave the planet, and the chaos in the Middle East will get so bad that people will ask, “How could a benevolent God allow this to happen?” People are being trained to be points of light in the midst of this chaos. * I knew, at that moment, that I was one of the people going through that training. * There are a lot of opportunities now for us to recognize that these are chaotic times. I list some of those opportunities. * Our individual response to everything that is going on is a matter of brain science. Our brains are designed to warn us of danger when the outcomes are uncertain. * Uncertainty causes stress, and stress is a major cause of physical and emotional dis-ease. * When you make changes and move in a positive direction, that energy affects the whole world. * You get to decide how you want to be in the midst of the chaos. * It’s okay if you’re upset about what’s going on, but it helps to find a way to be okay with what is and to decide what actions you want to take. * You get to decide if you’re willing to learn how to develop inner peace no matter what’s going on. * In 1788, when the Constitution was ratified, there were only 238,000 people in the entire country. * People have not been taught that they have the option of choosing how they want to feel. * One of the best things you can do is to connect to people who were not just like you. * Ask yourself, do I want to continue living and feeling the way I do now? * I believe that there is a part of you that sees the bigger picture and will guide you to what you need to live a life that allows you to express yourself. * Playing “ain’t it awful” does not lead to a comfortable life. * If you believe that energy matters, then take a look at the energy you are generating. * You have the power to create the life you want, but it doesn’t happen by just doing affirmations. Action is the key.
Links To receive information about the group/community I’m putting together, go to https://ProsperityPlace.com/joinnow
Books I mentioned:
I’m OK, You’re OK by Thomas Harris
Games People Play by Eric Berne
Anne deLain Clark started as a transformative mediator the week of 9/11. Since then, she’s been transforming human relationships in businesses, government, and families. She specializes in high-stress environments and highly charged circumstances, helping people successfully breach gaps in understanding and perspective so they can find mutually satisfying outcomes. Her greatest satisfaction is to witness the shifts in people as they discover common needs and shared solutions.
Highlights * Anne deLain Clark explains how her family-of-origin and beginning work experience led her to become a mediator. * She learned that it’s not necessarily what you say but how you present it. * Anne talks about common communication stressors in the workplace and why developing empathy and compassion are important. * We examine why so many people have problems asking questions when they are in a conversation. * Every culture has a different “pause time”. This time in New York is a lot less than pause time in New Mexico. * To have authentic conversations, it’s important to listen to what the other person is saying and to assess their pause time. * People regulate each other’s neural systems by talking to each other. * The great thinkers spent a lot of time in the thinking part of their brain rather than the primitive part.
Links How to Read a Person like a Book
Website
Anne deLain Clark on LinkedIn
Reading an article in Neuroscience News about a study that concluded that diabetes increases the possibility of getting Alzheimer’s triggered something for me. In this episode, I talk about the easy things you can do to feel and live more comfortably.
Highlights * I have observed that many people with diabetes don’t take it seriously. It is serious and can lead to many uncomfortable problems. * You need to make the decision as to whether or not you’re going to take care of yourself so your business and life can flourish. * I share figures about the prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes. * Many physical problems can be traced to what you’re eating. * It’s important to be aware of the dangers of having diabetes which can lead to blindness and amputations. * If you are between 30 or 50, you don’t have to suffer from multiple diseases if you take care of your body and give it what it needs to function. * You have to get in touch with your body to find out what it needs. I give some suggestions. * Daily meditation puts you more in touch with your body systems. * We are not wired to deal with the amount of uncertainty that’s going on in the world today, which is why it’s so important to learn how to take care of yourself and reduce the stress.
Links The article in Neuroscience News
The Low Blood Sugar Symptom List. Download Nourish Yourself.
Interview with Dr. Fred Moss
Information about Naprapathy
Reiner Lomb is the Founder of BoomerangCoach, an executive coaching firm specializing in leadership and career development, innovation, and transformational change. Reiner’s mission is to mobilize and develop leaders to create a more sustainable and positive future for all. Before becoming an executive coach, Reiner had a 30-plus year career in technology, started and developed software businesses, and led leadership development. Reiner’s new book is ASPIRE: Seven Essential Emotions for Leading Positive Change, No Matter Where You Are.
Highlights * Reiner Lomb explains how his upbringing on a farm in Germany led him eventually to do the work with emotions he’s doing now. * Leaders are often well developed intellectually but not emotionally. He explains how, when he first introduced the concept 15 years ago, he had to approach the topic of emotions very carefully. * Reiner tells how he developed trust with teams so they would accept the idea of working on emotions. * Family is the first team we get to work with. * Reiner recounts that he went back to school to learn more about psychology and brain science. * When you become aware of where your emotions began, you can decide to change your emotional expression. * People often believe that emotions happen automatically and that they can’t change, which is not true. * We talk about various aspects of empathy and how important it is in order to understand where people are coming from. * Assume good intentions. Most people have good intentions, but they may come from a different value framework than you. * Once Reiner assesses a person’s emotional state through observation, he can decide which direction to go in with them. * Reiner talks about the seven emotions he mentions in his book. * A foundation of leadership is developing interest in the people you’re leading and to help them develop a better vision of the future. * Inspiration is one of the most powerful leadership tools.
Links Reiner Lomb’s site
ASPIRE: Seven Essential Emotions for Leading Positive Change, No Matter Where You Are
Reiner Lomb on LinkedIn
In today’s episode I talk about something that affects your business and financial outcomes that goes beyond hard-core skills and mindset. It is important to learn how to tune into the energies around you and understand the quality of the energy you generate.
Highlights * How we develop early in life often affects the eventual decisions we make and our outcomes. * There is no one thing that is going to change your financial position or your life. * I define what I mean by personal energy and give some examples. * When you talk to people, is there an underlying sadness that even you aren’t aware of all the time? * I talk about the concept of how you are being in the world. * The foods that you are eating can affect your personal energy. * If your thoughts are very negative, that will tamp down your personal energy. * Energy around the world now is difficult and chaotic, which makes it even more important to understand your personal energy. * For today, I’m hoping you will increase your awareness of the energy you generate and the energy around you, all of which will affect your life outcomes. * Have the power to change things.
Links The episode in which I talk about the Heart of War vs Heart of Peace
The Anatomy of Peace
Noah Hammond Tyrrell is the Co-founder and CEO of Feel Good Hemp, which offers a free self-empowerment platform and community to its clients. Noah is a yogi, coach, and entrepreneur whose mission is to help people feel good naturally and live their life to the fullest. He’s been on a relentless quest to unlock the secrets of human potential and how to live a deeply fulfilling life. Noah believes that we all have the capacity to be like the Christ or the Buddha and leave a ripple of love that is felt around the world for generations.
Highlights * Noah tells us how his father’s liver cancer diagnosis led Noah into the hemp business. * People are getting positive results from not only the CBD but the other courses that Noah offers. * Conscious entrepreneurship is a pathway to an awakened humanity. * When you have an enterprise that generates profit while giving value, then you contribute to positive change in the world. Work plus passion and purpose create a conscious business. * Because the press isn’t covering the growth of conscious businesses, many people just don’t know about the concept and how these businesses are contributing to change in the world. * We talk about anger and its possible connection to his father’s liver cancer. * Our bodies are programmed to accept CBD through the endocannabinoid system.
Links Noah Hammond Tyrrell’s website
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It’s not helpful to believe that there is something wrong with you that needs fixing. In this episode I talk about how to find solutions to what you perceive as problems and stop thinking that there’s something wrong with you. This will change your life outcomes.
Highlights * While giving a recent presentation to potential real estate investors, one of the participants said that he thought the reason for his problem moving forward is that he has imposter syndrome. This led to a discussion about how there is nothing wrong with you that needs fixing. * Changing your habitual thoughts, which includes negative self-talk, will lead to better outcomes. I give suggestions on how to do this. * You have agency over your space in the world and you can decide who and how you want to be with other people. * The more satisfied you are with yourself, the more you’re going to be able to grow and move forward. * Our psychological and medical systems are built around the idea that there’s something wrong with you that needs fixing. You can make decisions to change or perceive whatever is bothering you. * If you get a diagnosis for something that seems to be wrong with you, you can find information online for alternative treatments and what you can do for yourself. * It helps if you learn how your body works so you can figure out what’s going on if you’re uncomfortable. * Once you believe that there is nothing wrong with you that needs fixing, you can find solutions to whatever problems or discomforts you may be having. * Can you change everything about you? Not necessarily, but you can decide that whoever you are is fine and there’s nothing wrong with you. * Once you make the decision and set the intention to change something you want to change, the information and resources you need will show up – if you are ready.
Links The Fisher-Wallace Brain Stimulator
The interview with Chip Fisher
The interview with Bob Doyle
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In this episode, I discuss Financial Vagueness Syndrome (FVS). What it is, the symptoms, and what you can do to avoid this problem that will keep you from making good financial decisions. It takes awareness of both your inner world and financial skills.
Highlights * As a business owner, you have to do more than just check your bank balance online daily if you want to make good financial decisions. * Financial Vagueness Syndrome is characterized by not keeping financial records, never reconciling your accounts, avoiding looking at your numbers, leaving bills unopened or unpaid, frequently bouncing checks, spending beyond your credit limits, or frequently dealing with fear about your finances. * I use Quicken for my personal accounts and QuickBooks for my business accounts, both of which provide useful reports so you can track your income and spending. * When you recognize your discomforts around your finances, then you can make decisions about changing what’s causing those discomforts. * You can’t make wise financial decisions if you’re not in touch with your money. * If you have Financial Vagueness Syndrome, then it will be hard to make rational financial decisions including investment decisions. It’s also possible that you keep too much money in your checking account. * You may have to develop new spending habits. * The more you know about your money, the less afraid you will be. * There is a cadence to working with money that comes with experience. * Be aware of how much interest you’re paying on all of your accounts and beware of low- or no-interest balance-transfer offers. * Until you know how to manage your money, you don’t want to hire someone to do it for you because you have to know what’s going on first so you can catch problems. It’s your business, not theirs. * My goal is to help you avoid financial fear, and the best way to do that is to get over Financial Vagueness Syndrome. * If you have financial fear, you are not going to make good financial decisions. * For people who have a lot of money coming in, they can go through it rapidly if they don’t keep track of their numbers.
Links Care Credit
Quicken
QuickBooks and QuickBooks Online
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In this short episode, I’m sharing an idea that I’ve had for a long time and am now putting into action. I want to co-create a community with entrepreneurs who are interested in authentic conversations, building meaningful relationships, expanding themselves, and adding positive energy to the world while increasing their income potential.
The Money & Mindset Community will be very affordable at $29 a month. There will be lots of ways to interact, events, and various groups where people gather. A variety of coaches will also be available to answer questions and interact.
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Dr. Fred Moss is a holistic psychiatrist serving in many capacities: telepsychiatrist, speaker, psychiatry expert witness, telehealth educator, mental health coach, and filmmaker. A desire to help people has been the force leading him to various settings and roles as a psychiatrist over the years and compelling him to continually look for better, more effective ways to provide the highest quality care. He is the person behind Welcome To Humanity and Global Madness.
Highlights * There’s nothing wrong with any of us that needs fixing. We are all doing our best with what we know. * It’s human nature to think there’s something wrong with us. * Authentic connection and radical listening are pathways to feeling healthier and not mentally troubled. * When a person feels connected to another human being, that is the basis for all healing. The magic of healing kicks in when a person feels heard. * Every moment carries multiple possibilities of how we’re going to respond to something. The possibility of breaking habitual responses is always there. * What is the value of always thinking that there’s something wrong with you? * It appears that it’s less difficult to continue doing something that doesn’t work for you rather than making a change. * Dr. Fred Moss shares his views about the lack of value of psychotropic drugs and how he gets people off of them. He talks about about various alternatives to traditional ways of treating mental illness.
Links We The People Summit
Dr. Fred Moss’ website: www.welcometohumanity.net
Dr. Fred Moss on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drfredmoss/
Dr. Fred Moss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drfredmoss/
Dr. Fred Moss on Twitter: https://twitter.com/drfredmoss
Every day you make thousands of choices, some of which will affect your business and financial outcomes. In this episode, I talk about seven choices you can make that will move you much closer to the success you are seeking.
For these show notes, I’m listing the seven choices, each of which I discuss at length during this episode.
The 7 choices that lead to business and financial success:
- Choose to take care of your body.
- Choose to come from a place of love. (Towards yourself and others)
- Choose to keep good financial records.
- Choose to ask for help. Don’t try to do things alone.
- Choose to be a little bit skeptical and learn how to trust yourself
- Choose to imagine a prosperous future.
- Choose to learn some brain science basics.
Links Rewire Your Brain for Prosperity & Financial Freedom
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Joseph O’Connor is the Co-founder of the International Coaching Community (ICC), and one of the best known and respected coaches and coach trainers in the world. He also founded the Neuroscience Coaching Centre. Joseph is the author of nineteen books in thirty languages on coaching, training, and neuroscience that have sold half a million copies worldwide. He follows his two great interests, giving coaching training and courses on creative nonfiction writing.
Highlights * Joseph’s background as a musician provided the impetus for him to figure out what he has been teaching about both performance and teaching. * There is a gap between what you do and what you can do and Joseph helps people understand how to bridge that gap. * His original interest was in helping people use psychological techniques such as NLP to do a better job of playing the guitar (in the 1980s). * Joseph’s latest book is Coaching the Brain, which helps coaches understand the brain science they need to use when working with clients. * If coaches don’t understand brain science, then their ability to lead clients is limited. It also helps coaching clients to know more about how their brain works. * Emotions are a combination of body sensations and meaning. Joseph talks about emotional intelligence. * Every thought contains an emotion, and every emotion has a thought, i.e. meaning. Our decisions are based on the emotions that are going on. * In the end, our decisions are based on our emotions which are designed to keep us alive and moving forward. The idea is to use the energy of emotions constructively. * We spent time talking about money and emotions. * Thomas Leonard, who started the whole coaching profession, was originally a financial advisor. * When we get afraid because the amygdala is activated, the rest of the brain shuts down and stops thinking. * Our brains are very good at making up negative stories about the future. Taking action can ground us in the present. * To reduce anxiety, first acknowledge and accept where you are emotionally. Trying to make the anxiety go away, you’re actually makes it worse. Then ask, what can I do? When we do that, other parts of the brain are engaged and we can find solutions.
Links Coaching the Brain – the book
www.CoachingTheBrain.com has a lot of helpful information
If you’re hoping to increase your income, then there are some things that you need to consider – some internal and some external. In this episode, I discuss what you need to pay attention to as your income increases so that you don’t make bad financial decisions.
Highlights * As you start making more money, there are new skills you need to learn and practice. You will also have a new internal experience as you start making more money. * I talk about what I went through as my income started increasing and how I consciously started changing and upgrading some of my habits. * You have to make new spending and saving decisions, depending on what you want your future to look like. * Making more money, be sure to be very much in touch with your money by keeping good records and paying attention to what’s going on. * Monitor your feelings as your income increases and as you deal with money on a different level. * Set a goal or intention for how much you want to make that’s not far above what you’ve made before in order to stay comfortable. * Don’t expand your income goals and ideas without talking to someone whose opinion you respect. * Check out the Small Business Development Center in your area. * Have you made a rational decision about what kind of entity your business should be: sole proprietor, S Corp., LLC? * If you are setting an intention for increased income, then you have to ask yourself, what is a rational way for me to accomplish that? What are the actions I have to take in order to realize my intentions? * It’s a good idea to have an accountability partner. * Set things up so you’re not taking chances. * It’s hard for a lot of people to talk about money because they carry so much shame about money. * To make more money, it’s important to plan for it – before you have it.
Links SBDC Directory of Locations
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Claudia Harvey is a global entrepreneur & investor, speaker, influencer, best-selling author, and philanthropist. After her successful corporate career, she began Dig It Apparel® Inc. and struck a deal with famous venture capitalist Kevin O’Leary. While raising a family of three, Claudia co-founded BG Wealth Group Inc., BG Property Holdings Inc., and BG Marketing Authority, and became an international keynote speaker and best-selling author.
In 2019, she was awarded the Top Female Business Leader Award from The International Association of Top Professionals. Philanthropy is paramount to Claudia, and she sits on the Boards of Sonas.org.
Highlights * Claudia Harvey talks about her experience on the Canadian version of Shark Tank and her partnership with Kevin O’Leary. * She also talks about her entrepreneurial parents and how being adopted had something to do with her developing her drive and ambition. * Her family was not wealthy, and Claudia learned how to raise money for what she wanted at an early age. Today, although she works hard, she also knows how to relax and enjoy herself. * If you are going to be busy in your business life, then you also have to nurture your body and soul. * Because she was adopted, Claudia had no family history to fall back on, which she feels has something to do with the life she has created for herself and her ability to be as accepting and nonjudgmental as she is. * Don’t live your life with regrets. * As a child, Claudia’s father taught her that she’s not competing with other people, she’s competing with herself. * It’s important not to put undue pressure on yourself by competing with others. * Claudia shares her vision for her future. * To be able to stand out from the crowd, you have to craft that and not compare yourself to others. * Because she has developed functioning teams in her businesses, Claudia has more freedom to live her life the way she wants to. * If you don’t like what you’re doing, what do you have to change? Claudia shares some of the decisions she made to create a life that works for her. * Our definition of success changes during our life and is often influenced by other people. It’s important to become very centered and clear about who you are and what you want.
Links: Claudia’s Websites: www.claudiaharvey.com and www.bgwealthgroup.com
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In my course Rewire Your Brain for Prosperity & Financial Freedom, I introduced the 4Rs process for creating new emotional responses to familiar stimuli. In this episode, I focus on the process, especially the Release step.
Highlights * I define the 4Rs – Recognize, Release, Replace, Repeat. The Recognize step can take a while to complete for each instance. * Feelings don’t happen in your head. They have been when neuropeptides, which start in your brain, travel to receptor sites in the cells of your organs. * Saying the feeling that you’re experiencing out loud helps to release the neuropeptides from the receptors. You’re actually expressing the feeling. * I talk about different ways of using sound to release both feelings and the thoughts that can be looping around in your head. * Bringing hidden emotions into the light has a very strong effect. * Call to get to the hidden emotions that started early in childhood. * If you have any questions about the technique, then ask me those questions by writing to Joan@ProsperityPlace.com.
Links My Course Rewire Your Brain for Prosperity & Financial Freedom
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Bob Doyle is one of the featured experts in the film and book, "The Secret" and now focuses his teaching, speaking, and coaching on Neuroplasticity - our ability to change our brain - to facilitate lasting personal and professional transformation.
Highlights * After 20 years of talking about the Law of Attraction, Bob shifted his focus to the brain and neuroplasticity and how the brain can be rewired. * People were so focused on the Law of Attraction that they didn’t focus on who they want to be and how to get there. * Transformation is about learning new ways of being. We have to be someone else if we want transformation. * Becoming who you want to become is going to take longer than you wanted to. Many actions are required for you to move towards your goal. * There is going to be a lot of resistance along the way. * Bob talks about the power of visualization as a tool for transformation. * Feeling drives at all. * Our brain tells us it is dangerous to change. We’re going against years of programming that brought us to where we are. * The first step is to become aware of when you’re functioning on autopilot. * Just as the physical universe is always expanding and we are part of that universe, we are always expanding, if we allow it. * We keep telling ourselves the same stories that eventually become true for us on many different levels. * When you change your story about the future, it often moves you towards subtle actions. * We talk about the effect of ancestral wiring which can change with intentional actions. * More people are talking about the brain rather than the Law of Attraction. * Young people today are much more conscious than they were as Bob and I grew up. * Bob has a free quiz that helps you understand your autopilot and how you can be more in alignment with who you want to be.
Links Bob Doyle’s quiz
Bob Doyle’s site
Bob Doyle on Facebook
Bob Doyle on LinkedIn
Bob Doyle on Instagram
In January 2020, I started talking about conscious synchronicity on this podcast. I think a lot about this topic and in today’s episode, I share some of the things I’ve learned about the depths of what it is and what it takes to allow conscious synchronicity into your life.
Highlights * Synchronicity is when unrelated incidents seem to be more than just coincidence. I give examples. * Over the years, I have asked the question, “What if everything that happens is synchronicity.” * If you’re willing to believe that everything you need shows up and you need everything that shows up, when something uncomfortable happens, you can ask, “Why do I need this?” The answer always is related to the feelings that helped create the situation. * Emotions are the creative force behind our life stories. * The situation doesn’t cause the emotion. The emotion is the force behind the situation. I give examples. * I talk about the process of asking yourself what you’re feeling, when you have felt it before, what you would rather be feeling, and you know how to feel that. * You have to decide what their feeling goals are. * There is nothing wrong with you that needs fixing. You just have habits that developed early in childhood and these habits can change. * It takes time to develop new habits and new neural pathways in your brain. * Whatever happens in your life is a reflection of what is going on inside of you. * Anger can be a habitual response to familiar stimuli, and you have to decide if you want to change your responses. * Empathetic detachment is when I can really empathize with what others feel, but I don’t have to take responsibility for it and fix it. * The more you can let go of those deeply ingrained habits, the more will show up for you that’s comfortable. * To build my coaching business, I didn’t want to have to do a lot of outbound marketing. I wanted to be able to get myself in the right place and have what I need show up. * I talk about my current state of comfort and joy since I let go of old family-related feelings. * For conscious synchronicity to work, it’s necessary to examine the whole process of letting go. * Are you ready to let go of trying to control everything? Conscious synchronicity requires that you let life happen through you, not to you. * Who you are right now is perfect. * When you can ask yourself, “Why do I need this?” instead of, “Why is this happening to me?” your life results will be different. * There is no one thing that is going to make your life more comfortable. A holistic approach is necessary. * It’s a matter of looking at what is and deciding if there’s something that you would rather it be.
Links Dissolve the Anger Money Connection
Podcast episode: The Heart of War, Heart of Peace
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I have often talked about the connection between emotions and money. In in this episode, I discuss the connection between emotions and health. Many physical discomforts and diseases often have an emotional base. By releasing your habitual uncomfortable emotions, you can improve your health.
Highlights * The feelings that you are holding in and not expressing can really affect your health. I talk about how my father died of anger. * Recently, I got in touch with long-suppressed anger that I had been unaware of. Once I was able to process and release the anger, I had more energy and my health differently improved. * There’s no doubt in my mind that there is a connection between physical pain and emotional pain. * When you’re experiencing uncomfortable emotions, you are in a contracted state. * Instead of having to take a lot of medicine to relieve discomforts, it helps to understand the emotions behind those discomforts. * Becoming happy and healthy requires releasing all the old uncomfortable emotions you are holding in. * Cortisol is designed to help us deal with stressors – occasionally. Frequent cortisol responses cause problems in our physical bodies. * Anyone who has experienced any kind of abuse or neglect, is probably holding in and not expressing uncomfortable emotions. * When you are frequently happy, that helps your physical body because of the chemicals, such as endorphins and happy brain chemicals, that are released. * If you don’t know how to relax, that’s hurting your physical body. * It is difficult to have true financial freedom if you don’t get rid of those uncomfortable emotions you’ve been holding on to since childhood. * Love is the healer. * You can’t just cover-up the uncomfortable emotions, they have to be released, which is not always an easy process. * Emotions are the creative force behind their life stories. * To be more comfortable, decide how you want to be in the world. * You don’t have to be uncomfortable forever. You can decide how you want to be and learn how to get there.
Links Podcast Episode: Heart of War vs Heart of Peace
The Rapid Money Energy Tuneups
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Having built a 7-figure business without sales calls and as a former Dominatrix, Dana Pharant knows all about owning her power and being unique. She has worked with clients for over 25 years, helping them scale with ease. She is the author of 5 books, winner of multiple awards, and a woman who treats her own personal development like an extreme sport.
Highlights * Dana’s experience with “magic mushrooms” led her to decide to lead people on psilocybin journeys. * The difference between Ayahuasca and psilocybin. * Each person responds differently to the various psychedelics. * Psilocybin is being seriously studied as a treatment for depression and other mental problems. * Dana explains what happens in the brain when someone takes psilocybin and what can happen during a “dark” or “bad” trip. * Some people resist the deep experience that psychedelics bring which keeps them from having a full release of old traumas. * Psilocybin journeys are not for everyone. If you have fear about it, don’t do it. * Canada, where Dana lives, is moving towards legalizing the use of plant medicine, which includes psilocybin. * The energy of the guide, as well as the energy of the person who provides the psilocybin, can affect the nature of a person’s journey. * If you were considering a psilocybin journey, be discriminating and use your intuition when searching for a guide. Be very aware if something doesn’t feel comfortable. * Dana explains the difference between dosing and micro-dosing and she describes what a session is like. * Psychedelics are a tool for opening up the parts of you that have always been there.
Links Connect to Dana Pharant via LinkedIn.
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In this episode, I talk about what you have to do internally to expand your influence and the profitability of your business. Your business is an extension of you, so expanding your business requires that you also expand your mindset and your place in the world.
Highlights * First, I talk about raising your awareness of your thoughts. I offer suggestions for doing this. * It’s important to become aware of how and when you become contracted because contraction keeps you from expanding. * Teaching yourself how to feel expanded will allow you to expand your presence in the world. * When you draw your energy into yourself, it gives you impetus for expanding into the world. * When you get your consciousness in the right place, everything you need will show up – and learning to expand your consciousness is a key. * How you think about yourself and how you feel about yourself may be keeping you small. * You can be as big as you want to be. * Spend a few minutes each day going inside and seeing how you feel about who you are and imagining yourself expanding. As you expand within yourself, it allows you to expand in the world. * To feel big and expanded, you need to become aware of what you were thinking and believing when you’re feeling small and contracted. * Your thoughts, beliefs, and feelings are all habits, and you have the option of changing those habits.
Links Who Are You…When You Are BIG? by Allan Milham & Kimberly Roush
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I had an experience at a Thanksgiving gathering that greatly impacted me internally. My brother, Marc was also at the event, and he said something that really pushed my buttons. In this episode, I discuss what happened and what I had to go through to resolve the conflict I was experiencing.
Highlights * I talk about what happened at the Thanksgiving gathering and how I reached out to Kimberly Rauch and the group I had been attending. Kimberly suggested that I read the book The Anatomy of War. * The book had a deep impact on me. I began to see how I had been expressing a heart of war with my brothers because of the favoritism shown to boys over girls. * The difference between a heart of peace and a heart of war is explained. * A quote from the book: “When our hearts are at war, we can’t see clearly. We give ourselves the best opportunity to make clear-minded decisions only to the extent that our hearts are at peace.” * I also talk about self-directed passive-aggressive behavior and how that has affected me over the years. * If we can’t express hidden anger, then we will act it out in various ways – subconsciously. * People who have been abused or neglected in childhood often have a heart of war towards authorities. * If we take responsibility for what we’re creating and we accept what comes along as what we need, if something uncomfortable comes along, we can observe our responses and make changes when necessary. * I am the only one who can control my response to external stimuli. * After I understood my response to my brother’s comment, I felt an enormous sense of relief and my energy levels have increased considerably. * Treat yourself like someone you love. * If something isn’t going the way you wanted it to, get in touch with your inner experience and see you if you can figure out why you’re creating what you’re creating. Remember, there’s nothing wrong with you that needs fixing and you aren’t doing anything wrong. * Do you have a heart of peace or heart of war?
Links The Anatomy of Peace: Resolving the Heart of Conflict by The Arbinger Institute
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In this episode, I talk about why it’s so important to understand how what you are eating is affecting your business performance and the decisions that you make. I also talk about the physical symptoms that are caused by eating the wrong foods.
Highlights * Sleep is very important if we want to perform at our best and make good decisions. * One of the things that isn’t often mentioned when discussing sleep is the effect of the food you eat on your ability to sleep well. * I talk about how I got started on the path to health. * Low blood sugar is a precursor to diabetes. * I talk about some of the symptoms caused by hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). * Find out if what you’re eating is causing your symptoms, by clicking here. * Your food is the fuel that’s powering your body and brain. Low-quality fuel causes symptoms. * Many years ago, I had a lot of mental/emotional problems that stopped after I gave up sugar and changed my eating habits. * If you want to be healthy, it’s within your power to make that happen. * It’s important to exercise if you want to stay young. * You have to make the decision as to whether or not you want to be healthy. * Stress affects your biochemistry. * If you want to be a high-performance person, then pay attention to what you’re eating – or not eating. * Your doctor is not going to fix you. * When you are healthy, your life will work better and you’ll make better decisions.
Links Longevity Calculator
The Low Blood Sugar Symptom List and Nourish Yourself for Health and Happiness
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Sharon A. Kuhn is an Emotional Intelligence Trainer who coaches executives and leaders in optimizing their own and their teams’ unique potential. She is the author of Empathy: A Guide to Maximizing Human Potential where she introduces the idea of Unique EQ. Sharon is a member of the Forbes Coaches Council and is certified in the Working Genius Assessment, an affiliate of Table Group Consulting.
Highlights: * Sharon shares the brain science that gives us our sense of self-esteem and what she means by Unique EQ. * When we can share with people states of mind or reflect their state of mind, that releases oxytocin and causes them to feel more confident. * We are all trying to gather the strength that we have within to interpret other people and to be seen and interpreted by them. * When Sharon works with teens in corporate, people are often reticent about looking at the internal issues. * Emotion is a physical response to an internal or external stimulus. * What the body wants most is the feeling of connection. Relationship is our drug of choice. * Love is the most powerful thing that we can use to help people move forward. * Your empathy releases brain chemicals of belonging in the other person. * When someone else is feeling our feelings, they are, in effect managing our stress. * As a leader, I can feel people’s emotions, but I don’t get sucked into their feelings. I’m able to stay true to myself. * There are logical ways of coordinating with others so we are emotionally synchronistic. * The more we understand ourselves, the less fearful we are. * Sharon talks about reflective listening and mirroring. * We must experience the chemicals of connection in order to thrive and survive. * The feedback that we get from one another is shaping our brains daily. * The brain often becomes disorganized as a result of confusing experiences. * The more we identify with each other, the more we draw out our true self.
Links: Sharon’s site
Sharon’s Book: Empathy: A Guide to Maximizing Human Potential
Recently, I was part of a 3-person panel at the Women’s Leadership Council of the C-Suite Network where we discussed our spiritual background and how we bring our spirituality into our business. This episode is my portion of the panel discussion.
Highlights * In 1975, I moved to Venice Beach and met a woman who moved in with me and started channeling “The Mother”. I talk about the experience and the advice I received. * During that time, I spent many hours in meditation waiting for “instructions”. * I explain why, in 1976, I gave everything I owned away and went on a years-long journey. * For many years, I had been fascinated by what lies beyond three-dimensional reality. * When I listened to what I was getting in meditation, amazing and interesting things happened in my life. And that still happens. * When I was building my crystal business, in the 1980s, that’s when I was closest to being who I really am – and I was rewarded for it. * The question, “Who am I and why am I here?”, is a common one, especially for women as we explore who we are as women. * There is a certain advantage of getting older because you have more wisdom that helps you let go and let life show you who you are and why you’re here.
Links The Search for Connection - the book I wrote about my journey.
Who Are You…When You Are Big? By Kimberly Roush & Allan Milham
In this episode, I talk about three TV shows that aired last Sunday and how I see that they are indicative of what a lot of us are going through now. There’s no doubt about the fact that it’s a time of chaos and we have the option of finding our own peace of mind.
Highlights * I mentioned the three TV shows: the concert with Adele and it’s included interview by Oprah, the final episode of the CNN series about Princess Diana, and the gridlock in the Los Angeles and Long Beach harbors. * I also talk about how each of these is connected to what we are going through now. * Despite all the difficulties that people are experiencing, they still desire to experience peace of mind. * This is an important time for some inner examination to find out what means something to us and what we can do to achieve peace of mind. * So many of our systems are not working for most people. Although we tend to be optimistic, there are so many barriers to raising one’s habitual income level. * We need to examine what really matters to us and why it appears to be so important to make more money. * A lot of people at the lower economic levels are complaining about the Build Back Better bill, even though it has the potential to help a lot of people who are suffering. * When everything seems chaotic, keeping good financial records will help assuage fear that’s bound to occur during times of uncertainty. * I talk about the value of connecting to and working with others to solve problems that can help many. * A key is for you to learn how to make decisions that work for you and to get advice so that you’re not trying to figure everything out yourself. * You don’t have to have a lot of money to have contentment. * The people I know who are most satisfied don’t focus on money, they focus on enjoying what they’re doing. * Making your life work requires that you learn to trust other people and yourself. * If you are always worried, you can’t make good decisions. It helps to understand how your brain works and why it’s programmed to help you by warning you to be afraid when there is uncertainty. * I’m getting ready to do a group in late January/early February to help people use their inner resources to build or expand a business. * One of the most important things you can do to overcome financial fear is to take action. One of those actions needs to be keeping good financial records.
Links To indicate your interest in becoming part of a group, click here.
ln this episode, I talk about the epidemic of aloneness that is in our country now and how we need to learn to connect to each other to make our lives work better. I also outline how this podcast might be changing and some of the activities that are coming up on Prosperity Place.
Highlights * I talk about dive I did recently into aloneness. Once you process and emotion it no longer runs your life the same way. * It’s now time for me to combine what I’ve learned about the inner world with business skills. * In this time of chaos, it’s more important to get in touch with your inner self so you can be led to what you’re supposed to be doing. * To make more money, it’s important to understand the world of money. * If you’re feeling stuck, then you probably are. If you don’t keep moving forward by changing, you’re the stay stuck where you are. * Self-care activities are just as important as business activities. * Love yourself, let go, and connect – and wait to see what shows up. * Most people don’t know how to wait. * I talk about the dysfunctional systems in the United States. * How can we work together to make our futures better? * If you want to make significant change in your life, it’s best not to try to do it alone. * Are you willing to look at your life and understand that you have the power to change it, if it isn’t working for you now?
Links Money Energy Tuneup
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The Frontline Program about the Fed
The C-Suite Network
Eric Rogell is the host of the popular “Warriors, Lovers, Kings, and Heroes” podcast, sought after corporate speaker, bestselling author, and serial entrepreneur. He shows high achieving executives and entrepreneurs how to break through barriers, forge mental toughness, and inspire and engage their teams, making them more capable, more confident, and more connected.
Highlights * Eric explains how learning how to honor people allowed him to become more complete and better as a podcast host. * We are all the same and are all on the same journey, just different flavors. * When we share our stories with each other, it connects us. * Technology, especially Zoom, allows us to connect in a whole new way to so many more people and become inter-generational. * When you are more deliberate about the connections you make, you get more out of it. * Platforms like Facebook allow our connections to go wide. Being more deliberate with our connections allows us to go deep, which allows us to feel more connected. * Eric gives us a picture into his background and his upbringing which led him to do the kind of work he does today and why he is so interested in emotional intelligence. * In his work, Eric talks about four archetypes: Warrior, Lover, King, Hero. * The Lover side is the emotional side, which is harder for men than the Warrior side, which is easy for them. * With women, the King becomes the Queen and women often like moving into that energy. * Aggression is the downside of the Warrior. He talks about how Mother Teresa was a fierce Warrior without being aggressive – quite the contrary. * We all have the masculine and feminine within us and each is a unique combination of those two energies. * Your brain is your biggest enemy when you want to change. Your heart may want to change, but your brain will lead you to resist the change.
Links Eric’s Website: www.ericrogell.com
Eric on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericrogell/
Kimberly Roush holds people BIG! She is the founder of All-Star Executive Coaching, which specializes in coaching C-level and VP-level executives from Fortune 100 companies to solo entrepreneurs. She is also a co-author of Who Are You… When You Are Big?
As a former national partner with a “Big 4” public accounting firm, Kimberly brings more than 30 years of business experience to her coaching including extensive work with C-suite executives, boards of directors, and audit committees. She facilitates a popular program called Back In the Game (BIG), which is a three-month group coaching program for executives in transition. Kimberly also is a keynote speaker, leadership facilitator, and a Charter Member of ForbesSpeakers.
Highlights * Kimberly shares her experience working with a coach and how that led to her starting her own coaching practice and writing her book. * Every day we have a choice whether to stay small or to step into the part of us that knows how to be big. * Kimberly shares what happens when people are asked, “Who are you when you’re big?” * In her younger years, Kimberly was somewhat codependent. She talks about how that presented itself and how she worked through it. * When people are in transition, they often have trouble defining who they are. Kimberly helps them find the answer. * We talk about how Kimberly helps people get in touch with the emotional part of themselves. * With the information about emotional intelligence that’s out there now, corporate is making progress but still has a long way to go. * Don’t go after money for the wrong reasons. * You have to define success for you. * Although Kimberly loved working for corporate, she knew she had to leave and start her own project. * After being in business for herself for 14 years, Kimberly feels that she’s still learning how to do it. * One of the problems with being an entrepreneur can be the isolation. We talk about the need for connecting with people who can give you advice and support you in other ways.
Links Kimberly’s Book: Who Are You… When You’re Big?
The Go-Giver: A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea by Bob Burg & John David Mann
Kimberly’s Website: www.allstarexecutivecoaching.com
Kimberly’s Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/kimberly.roush.56
Kimberly’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberlyroush/
Kimberly’s Twitter: @AllStarKimberly
The C-Suite Network
Just like everything else, your self-concept is a habit that affects all of your decisions. Protecting your identity often keeps you from moving forward. In this episode, I talk about The Identity Factor and how you can move past the restraints and puts on you as you try to keep yourself safe.
Highlights * Definition of The Identity Factor: A mechanism that kicks in – subconsciously – whenever you try to make a significant internal change that will affect your self-concept and your position in the world. There’s a fear that if you make these changes, it will lead to your being alone and alienated. * I talk about the behavioral effects of The Identity Factor. * Common among successful people is that they never feel satisfied. So learning to be satisfied is a threat to who they perceive themselves to be – even though they understand that learning to be satisfied could make them more comfortable. * We are programmed to always want more, which keeps us unsatisfied. * If you have a habit of feeling alone, learning to feel connected can be a threat to your identity. * It is perfectly natural to resist major changes to how you have been. It’s easier for younger people than for older people. * Are you willing to look at who you have been so you can decide who you want to be? * It takes courage to let people know who you really are. * In order for your life to change, you have to change. * The more adept you are at change, the better your life will be – even though those periods of change can be uncomfortable. * To become naturally prosperous – where you really feel rich – you need to look at many internal aspects of yourself and be willing to make changes. * Each person has a unique combination of things they have to work on to become more comfortable. * To be a full human being, we have to learn how to live in society and we get to choose how we want to do that and who we want to connect to. * Your external world is just a reflection of what’s going on inside of you.
Links The Rapid Money Energy Tuneup
What Happened to You? by Oprah Winfrey & Bruce D. Perry
Erin Marcus is the Founder and CEO of Conquer Your Business, an international company helping entrepreneurs and small business owners get out of reaction mode so they can be in charge of their businesses and their lives. Having made the successful leap from corporate executive to entrepreneur, she uses that experience, along with her MBA education and street-smart upbringing to help her clients reach heights they never dreamed possible. And have fun doing it!
Erin is also an international speaker, having spoken for both corporate and entrepreneurial audiences including Highland Capital Brokerage, US Bank, Women’s Council of Realtors, and a wide variety of entrepreneur organizations.
Highlights * Erin loved her corporate job but felt that something was missing and that she didn’t have enough control over her business world. That’s why she left corporate. * After corporate, Erin had a franchise and she tells why it was a burnout experience. * It never occurred to Erin that she couldn’t do what she wanted to do. * Because she had a lot of health problems as a baby, Erin developed a survival mentality. She shares the details. * Everything you are and what you do is a choice. * Your brain’s only job is to keep you alive, and it perceives everything as a threat. * People, including family, can support you but that doesn’t mean they understand you. Surround yourself with such inspirational people that it doesn’t matter what your family thinks. * Even though she has trouble relating to the experience of her feelings, Erin has made the choice to learn how to do it. * When people want to build a business, they often get good at doing the tasks but don’t learn the skills of building a business. * A coach’s job is to help their clients work through their fears. * The question, “What’s the worst that can happen?” can help work through fears of doing new things. * Most often, the thing that people are afraid will happen can’t happen. * One of the biggest problems for entrepreneurs is that they avoid talking to people.
Links Erin’s Website: www.conqueryourbusiness.com
Erin’s Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ErinMarcusConquerYourBusiness
Erin’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erinmarcusconqueryourbusiness/
Erin’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erinmarcusconqueryourbusiness/
Click here to check out the information about the upcoming Rapid Money Energy Tuneup
In this episode, you will enjoy Linda Fisk’s inspiring, energetic approach as we get to know about her work and who she is. Linda is the Founder and CEO of LeadHERship Global, a community of unstoppable women enhancing their leadership blueprint and embracing their power to be the best version of themselves – in work and life.
Linda has a Ph.D. and M.A. in Clinical Psychology and has written extensively about social comparison, depression and anxiety, subjective well-being, and personality theory, with a focus on relating scientific research to commonly understood concepts. Currently, Linda is interested in the psychology of influence, persuasion, and negotiation.
Highlights * Linda’s experience in corporate, where she was often the only woman in various positions, inspired her to start LeadHERship Global. * Companies benefit from having women in influential positions. * Women struggle more than men with the concept of competence. * Women tend to outperform men in crisis situations. * You have to combine mind and heart to be an effective leader. * Linda talks about the many skills that women have because they have had to understand and navigate family dynamics. * There are real burdens that women carry that can make it difficult for them to step into a leadership role. * Every leader has to identify their personal leadership style based on their own values, purpose, and talents. Linda’s organization helps women do that. She explains how they do this.
Links Linda’s Website
Linda on Facebook
Linda on LinkedIn
Linda on Twitter
Linda on Instagram
In this episode, I talk about the relationship between the feeling of aloneness and money. If you can understand this relationship, when you’re having money problems or discomforts, you can get to the root of where those discomforts are coming from.
Highlights * I describe a Akashic record reading a friend did that helped me tap into an early childhood memory that affected me more deeply than I realized. The incident, and one that followed, left me feeling alone and disconnected. * When we are young, we can also feel alone in our families. I explain why. * Getting to understand the emotions behind your decisions can help you change the course of the outcomes of your life. * Because in our culture we deal with money daily, we can use it as a method for getting in touch with our habitual emotions. * Whatever you’re saying to yourself about money is a pathway into your emotional self. * I discuss the five main feelings that people act out through their money that I discussed in my book Build Your Money Muscles. * The ultimate thing that you might want to accomplish is to know yourself and your own unique combination of emotions. * I talk about the limitations of EFT and BSFF. * There are so many ways that the feeling of aloneness can find its way into your system. * Once you recognize your habitual feelings, you can deal with them and move on, although the memory may never go away * I talk about how to get in touch with your feelings of aloneness and what to do about it. * Just making money or being in a big family doesn’t necessarily help people feel less alone. * One of the solutions to feeling alone is to get to know yourself by understanding your unique combination of emotions. * If you think you need more money, you probably need more people because money always comes from people.
Links Build Your Money Muscles: Nine Simple Exercises for Improving Your Relationship with Money
What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. Perry
Be Set Free Fast
Byron Katie’s book – Loving What Is: Four Questions That Can Change Your Life
Let Go of the Aloneness Blocking Your Prosperity. An audio available on my site.
Audrey Holst guides ambitious high performers and high achievers who are ready to stop micromanaging their lives with perfectionism so they can actually start living. She’s the founder of the Fortitude & Flow® Process which uses mindful and embodied practices to create transformation. Her work goes beyond mindset and addresses perfectionism’s impossible standards at their root cause.
Highlights * Audrey shares her own experience with perfectionism and how that led to the work she does. * She kept trying to do things right so she could be accepted socially, but never felt as if she got it. It’s an interesting story. * Perfectionists often wait till the last minute to finish something that has a due date. * Once she got on the entrepreneurial path, she saw that entrepreneurship and perfectionism don’t go well together. * Audrey’s mother was a perfectionist. Once she understood the concept of inherited emotions and behaviors, it helped Audrey move forward. * Getting in touch with the body sensations that went along with her perfectionism enhanced Audrey’s self-awareness. * The style of yoga that Audrey studied was more about pushing through discomfort rather than embracing it. * When you notice something, don’t try to intellectualize or change it. Take a deep breath and just notice it and stay with it. * Perfectionism is a coping or survival mechanism. * Perfectionists often isolate because they don’t want anyone to know that they’re not sure how to handle something. So they don’t ask for help. * As you go through the process of letting go of some of your perfectionism, it will improve your relationships with other people in the world around you. * We talk about how being bullied at school contributed to her perfectionism and her willingness to move beyond it. * It takes courage to change your thought patterns and behaviors. * It helps to work with someone else when you’re trying to go through this process so that it doesn’t feel overwhelming and you know that someone has your back. * It takes a long time to reverse the perfectionism habit. * Audrey has developed five archetypes of perfectionism and they are available on her site.
Links Audrey’s website: www.fortitudeandflow.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/audrey-holst/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fortitudeandflow
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fortitudeandflow/
Ed Coambs is a couples therapist specializing in financial therapy. He loves helping couples go from despair and overwhelm to financial intimacy. It is not always an easy process, but it is one worth taking. He uses the latest in love and brain science to help couples flourish financially.
Highlights * Ed tells us how he evolved from firefighter and financial advisor to financial therapist. * There’s so much emotion around money and no one tells us how to deal with that. Therapist don’t talk about money and financial planners and advisors don’t talk about emotions. * Part of Ed’s journey was understanding his own psychological issues. * We all have a relationship with money, much of which develops in early childhood. * When couples argue about money, they are often arguing about their emotional needs. * Couples often act out their parents’ relationship with money. * We talk about how childhood experiences affect your relationship with money. * Income disparity between siblings is common. * Ed describes what financial intimacy is really about. * We talk about shame and Ed shares his experience with shame around money and how to overcome it. * Understanding brain chemistry helps us to understand our responses about money.
Links Website: www.healthyloveandmoney.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/healthyloveandmoney
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/healthyloveandmoney/
In today’s episode, I talk about techniques for developing peace of mind and how to use your inner resources to maximize your business. These techniques will help you create what you want and let go of some of the tension that you may be feeling because of everything that’s going on in the world right now.
Highlights * Here are the main topics I discuss in today’s podcast. For more detailed information, read the transcript below the links section. * Spend time in nature. Go for a walk. Walk with someone else, if possible. * Either meditate or sit quietly watching your thoughts for 10 minutes a day. Imagine that you are letting go of everything. * Do stretches every morning. * Train yourself not to rush. * When you start worrying, imagine a positive future. * As you’re getting ready to fall asleep, take 10 deep diaphragmatic breaths. If you have trouble falling asleep, you might want to try using the supplement Theanine. * Pay attention to your sleep habits and get enough sleep. * Get a massage or do self-massage. * Keep track of your income and spending. Manage your cash flow. * Connect to other people. * Share what you’re feeling with someone else. Ask for help if necessary. * Leave space in your calendar.
Links Sign up for the Money Energy Tuneup
Scheduling calendar www.Calendly.com
Steven Hoffman (Captain Hoff) is the Captain & CEO of Founders Space, one of the world’s leading startup accelerators. Founders Space was ranked the #1 incubator for overseas startups by Forbes and Entrepreneur Magazines. Hoffman is also a venture investor, serial entrepreneur, and author of several award-winning books. These include Make Elephants Fly, Surviving a Startup, and The Five Forces.
Highlights * Steve shares his interesting journey to becoming the CEO of Founders Space. * We talk about the dangers of comparing yourself to others and not following your inner urge to do something. * If you have a big dream, then you make sure that you’re the best in your field. Steve shares his experience in trying to become a Hollywood writer/director. * A lot of entrepreneurs believe they’re better at something than they really are. * As an entrepreneur, how you think of yourself is important. * Anyone who works for themselves will learn that it’s an emotional roller coaster. * Steve talks about how Founders Space helps budding entrepreneurs on many different levels, giving them skills that can move them toward success. * It’s not unusual for entrepreneurs to become deeply attached to their business idea and then fail because they aren’t open to change. * Steve explains the screening process his company uses with potential clients. * For new entrepreneurs, when you get an idea, you have to take it into the real world to test your idea. Find out who wants it and why. * We talk about the importance of learning soft skills to go along with business skills. * Your work doesn’t define you unless you let it define you. * Because of the way your brain works, you have much more control over your responses and emotions than you realize that you do.
Links Website: www.FoundersSpace.com
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/groups/foundersspace
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/foundersspace/
Twitter: www.twitter.com/foundersspace
Instagram: www.instagram.com/foundersspace/
Joan’s Money Energy Tuneup
Because there are so many changes happening around the world, everything is feeling somewhat chaotic. Businesses and individuals have to flow with the changes to maintain or improve. In this episode, I make some suggestions for dealing with the changes and the chaos.
Highlights * People who are good at change at adaptation will do best in today’s environment. * In certain areas, like real estate, people are doing very well. In other areas not so much. * It appears that individuals are not as willing to invest in things like coaching and consulting because of the brain warning against uncertain outcomes. * Be aware that things are changing and that business may be less robust because of this and not because you’re doing something wrong. * It may be advantageous to you to start looking at different ways to do things that you’ve been doing before. * People are craving connection and you may have to reach out to people, some of whom you’ve lost contact with, to get beyond the feeling of being disconnected. * Feeling connected is a key to doing well in business. * When you can get beyond fear and worry that’s when you can experience conscious synchronicity and what you need will show up. * So many things keep changing and you need to adapt your business to the changes to make sure you’re providing people with what they want and need. * If you’re stuck in worry, it’s difficult to allow creativity to happen. * Whenever you worry, that’s just the story you’re making up. * Meditation can get you in touch with a quiet place inside of you where you can begin to understand what to do next. * We are not meant to do things alone. We need other people. * Reach out to others and ask what their experience has been during these times. * The chaos is creating nervousness for a lot of people.
Links To sign up to find out about an upcoming group, click here.
In today’s episode, I explore the idea of feeling limited, which I see as a corollary to feeling oppressed. I relate this to feeling financially limited. There are other emotions that can be part of feeling limited such as powerless.
Highlights * I recognize that when I don’t have the funds I think I need, I feel limited. People often feel limited financially. * The glass ceiling is a feeling of limitation. * Limitations can be external or internal. I explain. * What are your physical limitations? * When you face physical limitations, you have to decide if you want to push through or not. * The internal limitations can be on the feeling level, such as feeling tight or constrained, which might be expressed as “money is tight”. * What do you perceive is your limitations, and is there some action you can take to work through those limitations and feel more expanded? * Ask, “what would I rather be feeling other than limited?” * If you recognize that you need more people, ask the question, “How can I connect to more people in a meaningful way?” * When you want to connect to more people, it’s often necessary to overlook your differences and to look for the similarities. * For now, I’m hoping that you will take some time to get in touch with the feeling of being limited. * I have found that when you get in touch with the feelings of limitation that come from difficult childhood experiences or abuse, then you can move past those feelings and expand to a different place of consciousness. * If you’re seeking financial freedom, then you have to learn how to feel free. * Are you willing to go through the process of making the internal changes that are necessary to live the life of your dreams? * Making the necessary changes is easier if you work with someone else. In this day and age, trying to do it alone just isn’t a good idea. * Once you set your intention, then what you need will show up. You just have to recognize it when it shows up. * Just focusing on money is not going to get you where you have to go. Focusing on feeling goals will make a big difference. * I talk about the energy tune ups I do.
Links Previous episode: How Feeling Oppressed Affects Your Life
Previous episode: The Childhood Abuse & Adult Debting Connection
Andrea Austin is the Co-founder of My Conscious Wellness and Love Evolution, two organizations that deal with the expansion of conscious awareness through love. They use advanced consciousness-based technologies designed to balance and harmonize the subtle energy fields of the human form so people can easily let go of emotions, mental and physical traumas, and uncomfortable experiences.
Highlights * Andrea started out as an accountant. She shares how she switched to exploring conscious awareness after having an out-of-body experience. * She learned to trust that whatever came along was in her best interest. * Andrea began seeing the world with her inner eyes more than she had before. * In exploring what makes her happy, Andrea had to deconstruct previous concepts of what life was supposed to be. * There was a transitionary time when she had to understand that what she was seeing was not seen by everyone. She has learned to accept people where they are and not have expectations that are unrealistic. * Andrea hopes to show people that you can live in expanded consciousness and still be grounded in so-called reality. * There is a growing movement of people who are interested in learning how to cross between the two worlds. * Learn how to be an observer from a place of neutrality. * We talk about accepting our differences with other people rather than just searching for sameness. * I ask Andrea how she teaches people to be satisfied with who they are and where they are. * Andrea talks about the technologies that she and her partner use to help people develop expanded awareness. * Going from A to Z doesn’t necessarily mean you’re moving in a straight line.
Links Andrea’s Websites: www.loveevolution.ca, www.consciouswellness.ca
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/andrea.ann.austin/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrealeighaustin/
Brainwave Optimization
The Fisher-Wallace Stimulator
Joan’s Energy Adjustments
I recently watched an interview on C-SPAN with Ursula Burns, the first Black female CEO of a Fortune 500 company. I was impressed with her ability to allow life to happen through her rather than working hard to make it happen. A great example of synchronicity.
Highlights * Brought up in a poor neighborhood, Ursula’s mother never let the kids know that they were poor. * I talk about how Ursula let her life happen rather than pushing toward a goal. The fact that she could not have conceived of being a CEO of a large company worked in her favor. I expand on this. * When you get yourself into the place where you allow your life to happen, you’ll get what you need to become who you are becoming. * It’s important to be satisfied with where you are and what you have and believe that what you need will show up but it will probably take longer than you want. * Problems and concerns are part of your journey. * I talk about the oppression that is prevalent in our society and relate something I went through via Microsoft that allowed me to feel controlled and powerless. * If you can recognize the situations when you feel controlled – or oppressed – it will allow you to process those feelings and not hold onto them. * When you hold things in rather than expressing them, it’s hard to let them go. It helps to talk to people about what’s bothering you – without kvetching. * Working through your emotions allows you to move your life comfortably forward.
Links Where You Are Is Not Who You Are by Ursula Burns
C-SPAN interview with Ursula Barnes
Be Set Free Fast (BSFF) – The Official Manual
Rapidly Release a Major Money Issue
Udo Erasmus is the Co-founder of Udo’s Choice line of health products. He designed the machinery for making oils with health in mind and pioneered flax oil, a billion-dollar industry. Pesticide poisoning in 1980 left Udo’s doctors at a loss regarding treatment so he decided to take his health into his own hands.
Udo’s research and discoveries led him to a passion for finding the answers to life’s big questions. He is an acclaimed speaker and author of many books including the best-seller Fats That Heal, Fats That Kill. He teaches at events hosted by Tony Robbins and Deepak Chopra, has given live presentations, interviews, and training in over 30 countries and has impacted more than 25 million lives with his message about health, peace, nature, and human nature. Udo has an extensive education in biochemistry, genetics, biology, and nutrition, psychology.
Highlights * Because he was born in the 1940s, during the war, the overwhelming uncertainty led him to be very curious. He explains. * What you are deep down looking for is already inside of you. * Udo gives suggestions for how to get in touch with the place within your heart that knows what’s right for you. * Being is more important than doing. * Your real purpose is found internally. * When the heart aches, people often turn to distractions. By focusing on success on the outside, we are trying to fix the hurt that is on the inside. * If you feel restless, you don’t have to do something, you need to sit still. * Your emotional state determines how you see and relate to the world. Peace has always been there, but if you’re not looking for it, you won’t recognize that it’s there. * When you’re in a place of peace and taking care of your inner needs, it’s easier to build a business. * When you feel cared for, you can flow with life.
Links Udo’s websites: www.TheUdo.com and www.UdosChoice.com
Udo’s book: Fats That Heal, Fats That Kill: The Complete Guide to Fats, Oils, Cholesterol and Human Health
Udo’s Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/theudoerasmus/
Udo’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/udoerasmus/
Lee Tomlinson had a life many would have considered charmed. He has been a successful world-trotting tennis pro, international businessman, major Hollywood film studio owner, award-winning TV producer, and the marketing genius behind the American Film Institute’s 10-year long 100 Greatest Movies.
Then, his world crashed down when he was diagnosed with Stage III throat cancer and underwent months of painful treatments. As a result of his experience with the healthcare system, Lee is now known as the Compassionate Care Crusader. He is on a Mission to Restore Compassion to healthcare, healthcare professionals, and the world at large! In his new book, Compassion Heals: From Self-Care to Healthcare, Lee’s message is about the power of compassion to heal mental, emotional, and physical pain – for others and ourselves.
Highlights * Because of his unusually active lifestyle, Lee has had more than the usual interactions with the healthcare system. * After his cancer diagnosis, we went through months of agonizing treatments and suffered from a sepsis infection. Lee shares how he felt like he was being treated like a “piece of meat”. No compassion. * When he was at his lowest point, a doctor friend convinced him to speak publicly about the effect of care without compassion. * Everything that divides us can be healed with compassion. * We are genetically programmed to need connection. * Lee shares techniques that we can use to show compassion for ourselves. * You have to take care of yourself and be healthy before you can help anyone else. * The most successful businesses are those that treat their customers and employees with compassion. * Don’t allow others to treat you without caring and compassion. * Compassion is necessary for the best outcome for a practitioner’s patients. * There is a movement now within the healthcare industry to learn compassion because they understand that their income depends on it. * Compassion is teachable, repeatable, and an undeniable healing and business benefit. * Each of us has to learn to speak up and demand compassion.
Links Lee Tomlinson’s book: Compassion Heals
To book Lee to speak to your group or business, go to Lee’s website.
Entrepreneurs often complain that they don’t have enough either time or money. I have often spoken about the non-enough-money issue. In this episode, I talk about feeling that you don’t have enough time and how to develop a better relationship with time.
Highlights * I talk about my long history of examining the issue of time. * Staying focused in the present moment was often what I focused on in meditation. I often use the mantra, There is no past, there is no future, there is only the here and now. * Time is a series of nows, and if you’re focused on the past or the future, you are missing your life. * When you are focused in the moment, you are allowing things to happen rather than forcing things to happen. * I talk about age and how each decade is like a different phase of our lives, and I give some definition to each of the phases. * People often worry about how much time they have left and there is no way of knowing. So pay attention to today and what you feel the urge to do for yourself today – or perhaps for others. * Take the time to be with people because being with people allows you to feel more connected, which is extremely important. People who have good relationships live longer. * How do you complain about not having enough time? You have as much as you have – even though you don’t know what that is. * Are you leaving enough time in between activities for new ideas and information to come through? * If you are keeping yourself constantly busy and are always pushing to get to the next thing, you are missing a lot of your life. * Give yourself the time to do whatever makes you comfortable. * Time is a gift and you have to decide how you want to spend it.
Links The updated Conscious Synchronicity episode
My guest today is author and CEO, Marty Strong. Marty spent twenty years in the Navy’s elite SEAL Teams learning effective leadership skills and mastering the art of turning vision into actionable strategy. After his service, he spent seven years as a financial advisor and portfolio manager with UBS before moving on to become a C-Suite executive. Marty’s new book, Be Nimble, is set for release in Fall 2021.
Highlights * Marty shares how he decided to become a Navy SEAL and what’s behind the people who don’t make it through the training. * We talk about the 80-20 rule regarding success with the SEALs and for entrepreneurs. * You can teach tenacity, but you have to know how to teach it. * Being exposed to risk-taking as a child helps prepare you for being an entrepreneur. * Serial entrepreneurs often use failures as a strengthening exercise. * I asked Marty what drove him to be in the financial industry. It wasn’t planned. * Marty has the ability to go with the flow of life and not resist change. * Marty was not afraid of failure and over time, became a good problem solver. * Because of his family background, at an early age, Marty realized that he had to learn how to take care of himself. * We discussed whether qualities of strength and resilience are inborn and the person. * There are different ways of handling different forms of failure. Marty often looks at seeming failure as an opportunity to make changes. * When he was writing his book, Be Nimble, Marty asked himself the question, “Why am I the person to write this book?” * We talk about how people react to financial issues, including up and down income. * Most things in our evolution aren’t linear. There are always ups and downs. Marty tells how the lives of presidents Grant and Truman illustrate this principle. * I asked Marty if he was born with the name Strong. He was.
Links
Marty’s Website www.martystrongbenimble.com
Marty’s Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/marty.strong.547/
Marty’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marty-strong-9676bb13/
Marty’s Twitter: mlstrongauthor
Marty’s Instagram: Martin L Strong
Today I’m going to bring some things to conclusion and open up the door to what might be lying ahead. In this episode, I talk about the fact that I’ve been trying to prove that if you get yourself into the right place, whatever you need to become, who you are becoming will show up, and I explain what I had to do to make this happen.
Highlights * What can happen when you live in the moment and let go enough to let life happen? * It’s not what happens to us that matters but how we respond to what’s happening. * I came to realize that I can control the amount of positivity that flows through me as well as how I decide to respond to whatever is happening. * It’s a matter of truly becoming a person who is content and willing to lead with love. * You have to let your life evolve so you can discover who you are becoming. However, you will have hints along the way and they will be an arc from your childhood to your life as it evolves. * You need to have feeling goals. * You will learn that you have the power to create what’s right for you – and you alone. * We are living in an unusual time where many people are going through self-exploration and you have the opportunity than usual to discover new aspects of yourself. * When we tune into the feelings of the group around us, it often keeps us from understanding our individual feelings. * You get to decide how you would like to live your life. * Getting yourself to the right place means being willing to follow your inner urge because that’s the voice of the part of you that sees the bigger picture. * Life is a series of choices, then deciding if those choices are really working for you. * I talk about how I decided to become a virtual speaker and what I did – without pushing or marketing – that allowed it to happen. * I share an experience where I started sharing about the energy work I used to do and that I want to do again. * Getting yourself to the right place is not easy. I explain why. * You have the power to control what’s going on inside of you – and only you. * Listen to the advice that others give you, then evaluate what they’ve said in terms of if it feels right to you and if you want to follow what they’ve suggested. This includes when you’re working with a coach.
Links Spiritual Bypassing: When Spirituality Disconnects Us from What Really Matters by Robert Augustus Masters, Ph.D.
The interview with Deb & Dave that I recently did
The Rapid Money-Issue Release
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In today’s episode, I talk about the emotional healing crisis that happens when you have been releasing long-held emotions. I explain how emotions don’t just happen in your mind, they also happen in your physical body and how you can deal with the resulting discomfort.
Highlights * When you don’t express your emotions, there is a buildup of the “molecules of emotion” on the receptors of your cell. Because emotions are a form of energy, this buildup can cause physical symptoms. * I talk about some physical effects of holding in emotions. * When you make significant emotional changes, there is an energetic shift throughout your body and you have to would just to the new configuration. * Because most people don’t understand the idea of healing crises, they will often do things to stop the process. * I talk about the emotional healing crisis I’ve been going through. * As you start shifting to a new way of being, there’s a chance that you’re going to go through a healing crisis. * There is a wide variety of symptoms that you may experience when going through a healing crisis. * It takes time to take care of your body which is an incredible machine that requires maintenance. * If you get in touch with your body and learn how to communicate with your body, you’ll know what action to take when you feel a little off. * It’s important to learn at least a little bit about how your body works and to have people you can talk to about how your body works. * No one can know your body better than you. * The healing crisis is just something that happens – it isn’t bad – and if you can understand it better then you’ll know how to deal with it.
Links Prosperity Place
Molecules of Emotion by Candace Pert
The Wisdom of the Receptors: Neuropeptides, the Emotions, and the Bodymind by Candace Pert
About six weeks ago, I did an episode about feeling sorry for myself. Since then, as I’ve seen how that applies to me and how feeling sorry for oneself affects many people. I’ve come to understand a number of related topics, including Personal Power, which I discuss in this episode.
Highlights * Step 1 in dealing with feeling sorry for yourself is to recognize the emotion and when it is coming up for you. * I’ve come to realize how very different each one of us is and how there’s no way to truly understand what goes on inside of other people. The only one who can fully understand you is you. * Many of our relationships are based on our wanting to be like other people. * You have created your life outcomes, which indicates how powerful you really are. * In our society, we haven’t learned how to embrace our differences as well as our similarities. * I realize that you can never fully understand everything about me and what I’m actually feeling. But you can relate to what I’m saying. * If we can each understand our differences, not just our similarities, we could live more peacefully with each other. * To be comfortable with who you are, it’s important to accept how much power you have. * In America, we have a huge amount of diversity, but a lot of people don’t want that diversity and don’t see its value. * To stop feeling sorry for ourselves, we have to stop feeling like victims. * When you start feeling powerless, examine your options and take action. * When you’re looking at yourself, it can be hard to go deep and you may be seeing yourself from a negative point of view. * This process can be complicated. * Are you willing to look at yourself without thinking that who you are being and what you’re doing is wrong? Are you willing to go through a little bit of discomfort in order to move in a positive direction?
Links If you’d like to talk to me about how you can release your personal power, click here
How Feeling Sorry for Yourself Affects Your Life Outcomes – TPS451
As Principal and Founder of Ethos Consulting, David Newkirk brings over 30 years of experience working in large corporations, small privately owned companies and business start-ups. His work has been a source of innovative thinking that has changed how industries and business leaders adapt to the ongoing dynamic changes impacting them. The innovation has led to his creation of ADEPT6, a program that is changing how businesses adapt and make changes to sustain growth and profitability.
Highlights * David explains how the essence of his spirituality expresses itself through his business and how he defines spirituality. * When we are in unconditional love, we accept people for who they are in the moment. * Unconditional love is a choice we make. * Asking if someone is spiritual is passing judgement. * David talks about his wide experience in business and how that has helped him develop strategies for companies. * Because of his meditation practices, David is able to see and understand a wide picture that can help companies solve problems. * Everything is energy and energy is always in motion and everything in life is energy. When we open up our intuition, each of us has a separate way of translating what we see. * No one has more or less intuition, there are just different levels of development. * Meditation is about setting up a way of being. * The art of meditation is about observing and receiving. * Enlightenment isn’t a state of being to achieve. * We talk about purpose. * Because you have freedom of choice, you can’t have regrets.
Links Prosperity Place
David’s consulting site: www.ethosconsults.com
David’s meditation site: www.LightWarriorUnited.com
David on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethosconsults/
A lot of business people, including those who are successful, often deal with stress, overwhelm, and worry. My goal has always been to be able to run my business without stress and to experience ongoing peace of mind. In this episode, I discussed how to achieve this state of peace of mind.
Highlights * It takes a while to decide who you are, who you want to be, and what you want to do with your life. * When you reach a place of peace, you’ll be happier, healthier, and more productive without pushing yourself. * You have to learn how to “read” the inner signals that help you discriminate between what you need and what you don’t need. * If your goal is to experience success and peace of mind, you have to make the decision to do that. * The question isn’t what do you want to do, but who do you want to be. * Are you aware of the emotions that are driving you? * The difference between happiness and contentment is the corresponding brain chemicals. * Is it possible to live in a state of gratitude, acceptance, and satisfaction? * I was guided to learn to experience equanimity rather than getting hyper-excited about what was going on in my life. * You can train yourself to be in that state of equanimity, which allows you to live your life without stress. * Peace of mind requires a habit of acceptance and satisfaction and getting there, requires being aware of the habitual emotions that keep you from getting there. * This requires practicing and developing self-awareness and deciding what you want to be feeling instead of what you’re feeling now. * You have many different aspects of your personality. It takes a while to recognize which one of your aspects you’re being at any moment. * The system that I teach is about developing new responses to familiar stimuli so that things that normally trigger you no longer do. * One of the ways of becoming aware of your current emotional responses is through your money. I explain. * Start noticing the kinesthetic experience in your body any time you’re dealing with money. Do you feel contracted or expanded? * You can decide how you want to feel. * What will it take for you to be okay in this moment?
Links Prosperity Place
TPS episode on Empathetic Detachment
The Hacking of the American Mind by Robert H Lustig, M.D., MSL
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Herb “Flight Time” Lang is an 18-year former player and coach with the World-Famous Harlem Globetrotters who is now a speaker, entrepreneur, motivator, and author. Throughout his travels, to nearly 90 countries with the Globetrotters, some of Herb’s most memorable moments include meeting Pope Francis, President Obama, and appearing on numerous national television commercials and reality TV shows—most notably CBS’s “The Amazing Race.”
He currently resides in Sacramento, California, where he is the proud father of two, and continues to make a difference through kindness and his life experiences, which he believes are the keys to maximizing what we get out of life. He is a true believer in that we are all rich with love and kindness. “Kindness Is Free!”
Highlights * Herb tells us how he was surrounded by kindness as a child and how that affected him. * He also shared what he went through physically to become one of the Harlem Globtrotters. * We talk about how his background taught him how to survive being a celebrity. He said it was important for him to never forget where he came from. * Some of the things that have given me the most pain are the things I’ve learned the most from. It taught me resilience. * “The feedback I get from others is what keeps me going.” * Herb’s positive mindset has inspired others. Being around a bunch of older people is what helped him develop the positive mindset along with his high-school basketball coach. * With the work he’s doing now, Herb is trying to teach young people how to develop kindness. * Look into a young person’s eyes and feed them all the things that you’ve learned along the way. * Things aren’t as bad as you think they are. * It takes support for us to achieve our dreams. Reach out to others. * I asked him how he deals with “the downs”. Now, he meditates and goes for daily walks. He also takes his mind back to “the kid me” where he had all his dreams. * We talk about “the wall” that often surrounds people of wealth and celebrity. Herb doesn’t have that wall. * Kindness is within all of us. We just have to let it out. * It bothers me when I see people who had a difficult childhood and now they’re doing the same things to their kids. I can only understand it and show them another way. * We are all children at heart. * The world is not a bad place. * My purpose is to do the best I can while I’m here.
Links Prosperity Place: https://www.prosperityplace.com/
Herb’s book: Projects Popes and Presidents: An Inspirational Journey That Shows How You Can Overcome Life’s Obstacles and Achieve Your Dreams
Herb’s Website: www.Herblang.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/herbertflighttime.lang
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/themotivationalspeaker/
Having built a 7-figure business without sales calls and as a former dominatrix, Dana Pharant knows all about owning her power and being unique. She has worked with clients for over 25 years, helping them keep their head out of their ass so they can scale with ease. She is the author of five books, winner of multiple awards and a woman who treats her own personal development like an extreme sport.
Highlights: * Dana Pharant was brought up in a cold and also went through all kinds of abuse. When she left the cult at 18, she went on a healing journey. She explains how her time as a dominatrix was part of her healing journey. * In the work that she does now, Dana uses her experience to help empower her clients. * We talk about how women can often have the fantasy of dominating, although Dana says that many men and women want to let go and be submissive. * A dominatrix is a high-level service position. Dana explains. * We talk about the difference between power and control and the different ways that leaders express their power. It’s about ‘power with’ rather than ‘power over’. * Power comes from letting go. In order to be able to let go, it’s essential that you understand why you need to be in control. * For the women that Dana works with, there can be a real fear of letting go of control. Dana talks about the shift in mindset that women have to go through in order to let go. * I asked Dana to explain how she helps people understand the difference between feminine and masculine power. Making the shift is a matter of reprogramming the brain. * Dana shares some techniques she uses to help people trust their intuition including how to ask your body what it needs. * When you let yourself be who you really are, you get a sense of profound freedom. * We talk about the value of letting your intuition guide your creative process. * Men and women access their intuitive inspiration differently. * People are becoming more accepting of some of the “woo” ideas about energy. * Dana is very grounded and uses the term “practical woo”. * We talk about letting go and allowing our businesses to take shape rather than pushing to make things happen.
Links: Prosperity Place
Dana Pharant’s Site
For a free download of Dana’s book, go to www.BadAssIntuition.com
Facebook Page
Dana Pharant on LinkedIn
During these uncertain times, it’s difficult for people to experience a sense of equanimity – where you can maintain calm no matter what’s going on. Our brains are wired to warn us of danger when things are uncertain. In this episode, I talk about how you can develop some calm in the midst of the chaos.
Highlights * It’s possible to train yourself to maintain calm during times of chaos if you’re willing to listen to your inner voice and follow its instructions. * We can do better in our business and financially if we let go of our attachment to the outcomes. * If I’m setting goals based on what I know from the past, I’m not leaving room for new information and opportunities to come to me. * If you are skeptical and don’t trust others or yourself, it’s going to be hard for you to be able to draw in what you want and need. * Letting go and trusting is important if you want to find your true pathway. * If you’re trying to get back to what we had before Covid, it’s not going to happen. So much in our lives is changing – and will continue to change as the story evolves. * It’s important to develop ways of centering yourself and bringing yourself back to the current moment. * The idea is to minimize your fear and wait to see what shows up – and there will be some scary moments as we move towards the new reality. * How willing are you to believe that what’s happening now is to your advantage? * Are you prepared to die? If you take care of all the details, then you can let go of some of your fear of death. * If you are afraid of getting Covid or afraid of dying, then you need to do something about it so the fear doesn’t take up a whole lot of your thinking time. * Fear of not having enough money is actually the fear of dying. * I talk about how to deal with the fear of running out of money.
To be peaceful all the time, there are certain skills you have to develop.
Links If you would like some guidance about how you can reach a point of inner peace, set up an appointment to talk to me by clicking here.
Lisa L. Levy is the bestselling author of Future Proofing Cubed and Founder and CEO of Lcubed Consulting, a business that helps organizations elevate through strategic goal achievement. She and her team teach the practice of rapid adaptive transformation to notable global, multi-billion-dollar clients.
Lisa is a frequent guest expert on multiple media outlets and speaker at business executive conferences. On her rare days off, she enjoys spending time at her home in Arizona with her family and hound dogs.
Highlights * Lisa talks about how her company switched from working with very large companies to smaller companies. * The Adaptive Transformation Framework helps smaller businesses grow. * Lisa started working in corporate but realized she needed to be more creative and moved towards entrepreneurship. * Her experience in corporate helped create the system she uses. * Large corporations are only 10% of the businesses in the US. * The system that Lisa uses engages everyone within the organization and helps them adapt to change. * Lisa explains how the system she uses works with her mostly left-brain clients, but she is aware of the necessity of developing right-brain skills that lead to creativity and innovation. * Future Proofing Cubed – Lisa’s book – came to be during the pandemic when businesses had to adapt to new ways of doing things. By using the Adaptive Transformation Framework, business leaders can better adapt to change and thrive during difficult times. * Lisa is developing her ability to use emotions as part of business building. * You can teach people business skills, but their attitude and how they show up is also important. * Lisa has a core group of partners she works with so that she can bring in expertise from all fields to her clients. * We talk about the importance of collaboration. * When you open to other people, you expand yourself and become stronger.
Links Lisa’s site
Future Proofing Cubed: The Definitive Guide to Improving Productivity, Refining Processes, and Bolstering Profitability
The C-Suite Network
David M. Howitt is the founder & CEO of Meriwether Group and author of Heed Your Call and an inspiring thought leader and accomplished entrepreneur. David has over twenty years of experience providing financial, strategic, and brand counseling to early stage, and Fortune 100 companies. He has the unique ability to integrate vision and growth strategies with mission and purpose.
Highlights * David is a big fan of Joseph Campbell and The Hero’s Journey. * As a young boy, David had the urge to explore beyond the limited world he knew but avoided following that urge to explore. After getting married, having children, and working for years as an attorney, he knew he had to move in a new direction. * The business owners that David works with are able to integrate their spiritual lives with their business. He talks about the power of and rather than the power of or. * We talk about what it is that allows one person to move out of the “abyss” and move forward rather than staying stuck where they have been. * When you let go of what you think you should be and discover who must be that’s when synchronicity can happen and unexpected doors will open for you. * When he interviewed hospice workers, the number one regret that they heard from people on their deathbed was that they lived the life that other people wanted them to live. * There is a paradigm shift happening where younger people are beginning to understand that they don’t have to suffer to be considered a productive member of society. They are more interested in experiences than acquiring more things. * Sometimes we have to follow the wrong path to discern what the right path is for us. * We repair the world by following the “breath of God” that resides within us. * The question is, “How do we create the world that we really want?” * David talks about how the Meriwether Group helps people discover how they can become co-creators of their perfect life and lead from a place of intentionality. * We are now seeing the integration of Eastern and Western philosophy, of left brain and right brain, of artistry and analytics and that the magic happens with the integration of the ashram and the boardroom. * The beauty is in letting go.
Links David’s Site
David’s Facebook Page
The Truth of You Shall Set You Free
This past Sunday, I gave a talk at The Celebration, the spiritual group I belong to and thought you might like to hear it. I’ve been interested in the idea of synchronicity for a long time and I shared some of my thoughts about it in this episode.
If you have stories about your experience with synchronicity, I’d love to hear about them. You can email them to Joan at ProsperityPlace.com.
I recently woke up with the word “truth” sounding loudly in my mind which led me to think about truth – a lot – and how I might talk about it on a podcast episode. Because we have been going through a period of a lot of not truth I’ve been pondering what we miss when we don’t tell the truth. I discuss it in this episode.
Highlights
- I ask, “Why the advantage of telling the truth or the truth of you?”
- Years ago, I committed to tell the truth all the time. It is really difficult.
- People often exaggerate in order to make a better impression, which makes it difficult to tell if they’re telling the truth or not.
- I talk about all the claims made in commercials that I perceive is not being true.
- We’re becoming adapted to alternative realities and “alternative truth”.
- In order to connect to your truth, you have to develop a certain amount of intuition.
- To develop self-awareness, you need to be able to learn to travel into the depths of yourself.
- We sometimes think that people who display a lot of self-confidence no more than we do.
- As children, we often suppressed ourselves because it appeared to be safer.
- Every time you adjust your truth, you're slowing down the process of finding out who you are becoming.
- Humans are complicated, and finding our own path is complicated because we have to overcome a lot of the messages we got as children.
- We tend to not honestly express our emotions.
- I talk about the nuances that are sometimes necessary when telling the truth.
- What are the things that you think about but never talk to other people about?
- What is it that separates you from other people that you never talk about?
- I talk about my invisible disability and how I have kept it hidden. But I now see that I’m actually holding myself back by doing this.
- Whatever you are thinking is limiting you may be what you’re identifying as a disability.
- If you have a physical disability, that’s not something that’s wrong with you, it’s just something you have to deal with.
- Each of us is separate, unique, and valuable. You can’t understand your value to the greater society, if you’re thinking that you’re less-than.
- What is it about you that you consider something that holds you back? That would be what you perceive to be your disability. That is the truth of you and your life doesn’t have to be diminished because of it.
- The truth of you shall set you free.
- There’s nothing wrong with you that needs fixing. You just have habitual thoughts beliefs and emotions that may need to change. And you can do that.
Links
Prosperity Place
Permission to Feel: Unlocking the Power of Emotions to Help Our Kids, Ourselves, and Our Society Thrive by Marc Brackett, Ph.D.
My course, Rewire Your Brain for Prosperity & Financial Freedom, will show you how to create new habits.
When most podcasters talk about money and emotions, they talk about how people feel about their money. My approach is quite different in that I look at the emotions you are acting out through your money. In this episode, I talk about how what you feel when dealing with money is never about money – and what it is about.
Highlights * You can use your money feelings to understand your emotional makeup. * If you are afraid of running out of money, that indicates that you are feeling alone. * If you think you need more money, you are saying that you need more people because money is always attached to people. * Feeling like there’s never enough means that you feel like not enough. * Fear of losing what you have is often the result of abandonment stories. * The idea is to recognize the feeling and express it. * When you hear yourself thinking that you need more money, ask yourself, “What am I feeling?” * How you were brought up – either in poverty or wealth – will affect your money emotions. * If you let yourself deal with the feelings, you aren’t going to have to repeat the dramas. * Learning how to manage cash flow can mollify financial fears. * When you learn how to put off purchases, you can manage your money better. * I talk about learning how to delay gratification. * If you learn how to manage your need for gratification and your dopamine signals that you need more, you can feel better about yourself and your money. * You can use the Covid pause to retrain your emotional responses. * Focus on what you have, not what you don’t have. * This is a good time to learn to recognize and deal with your emotions.
Links Check out my course Rewire Your Brain for Prosperity & Financial Freedom
Want to talk to me? Send an email to Joan@ProsperityPlace.com or fill out the form at https://ProsperityPlace.com/call
The new year is soon to be upon us. In this episode, I ask you to decide what choices you want to make in the new year as to who you want to be and what you want to be doing. What changes do you want to make?
Highlights * We have no idea what our lives or our world are going to look like in the coming year. * There’s going to be a new normal, but we have no idea what normal is going to look like. * Covid has given us the opportunity of reevaluating everything in our life. Do we really want to go back to what was, or do we want to create something new that is more satisfying? * It’s hard to set goals when you have no idea what the future is going to look like. I suggest that instead of setting doing goals that you set feeling goals. * The one thing that you have control over and the power to change is your internal environment. * What we are all going through, provides us with the opportunity to ask who we want to be and what we want to change. Change is happening whether you wanted to or not. * What is it that you can do to create some certainty for yourself? * It is impossible to create specific goals when you have no idea what the external environment is going to be. * I’m going to ask you – if you’re willing – to examine your internal environment and decide what choices for change you want to make in the new year. * This is the time for choice. You are where you are because of the choices you have made and now you can make different choices that will allow you to move in a different direction. * Every choice that you make has an emotional component. * We have been given the opportunity, at this juncture in time, to examine our lives and make new choices. * What will it take for you to be the best version of yourself today? * If we all make changes together, it will affect the entire world.
Links Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
Emotional Intelligence 2.0
Jan Janzen has been a serial entrepreneur for 40 years. She bought a franchise at just 19 years of age and since then has worked in a wide variety of industries from being president of a network marketing company to having three businesses in the automotive field to having a 6-figures healing practice. Jan’s focus is helping women entrepreneurs fall in love with the sales process so they can earn the money they need in their businesses so they can take care of themselves and make the difference they are here to make in the world.
Highlights * Jan shares her unusual background in sales as a Jehovah’s Witness where she learned how to accept rejection. * Leaders often feel l like outsiders, which can be an asset. They also have to be their own person. * We talk about how Jan presents the idea of sales to people who might be repulsed by the idea of selling. * Jan explains why she doesn’t use high-testosterone words like prospect, close, or filling the pipeline. * Women are usually really good at sales and outsell men by 11%, even though they break many of the rules. * Women entrepreneurs outsell men, but they earn less because they often under-price their services. * Jan talks about money mindset and the assessment she uses to measure where a person is vis-à-vis money. She explains the idea of money archetypes. * A person’s genetic coding can also affect financial behaviors. * Changing your money mindset requires more than learning financial skills. The inner work has to be done. * I asked Jan how she helps people overcome their money mindset blocks. * Women often don’t see the value that they bring. Jan explains how she teaches women to overcome this. * Jan talks about dealing with the objection, “I can’t afford it” and how to discover if a potential client is a good fit for you. * People often rush through a sales conversation because they don’t like doing it. * There are various techniques that Jan uses to help people gain the confidence needed in order to sell. * Your internal habits and self-concept can affect your ability to sell. We talk about the elements that can come into play. * Our tribal programming can keep us from reaching our next income level.
Links Take Jan’s free assessment to discover your money archetype www.8MoneyArchetypes.com
Jan’s Site: www.selllikeaqueen.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/janjanzen100
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/janjanzen
In this episode, I talk about the feelings stimulated by the election in the US. Lots of people are angry, which can cause all sorts of physical problems. We all have a choice as to how we want to feel and who we want to be.
Highlights * If you are angry about the election, you have probably been angry all of your life – both individually and as a group. * Ongoing anger will negatively affect your health. * Heart attacks are often related to adrenaline responses. * Many people are motivated by anger – which is not healthy. * Do you want to be on the side of tension or release? * Constant tension leads to physical problems. * Who do you want to be and how do want your health to be? * It’s a whole lot more comfortable to be on the peaceful side of life. * Choosing to be a peaceful person will make your life more comfortable. * Let’s connect through the light, not the darkness. * You have a choice as to how you want to live your life and how you want to feel. You are not the victim of circumstances.
Links Prosperity Place
Episode about Empathetic Detachment
Chad E Cooper, Author of Time Isn’t the Problem: Four Strategies to Transform Stress Into Success, leads his life by example. He retired at 35 and has since been a successful coach working with CEO’s, professional athletes, to people in everyday walks of life. He inspires others to grab their dreams and execute them with passion. Chad teaches people to move out of a life of fear, boredom, frustration, and exhaustion and live a life where dreams become a Legendary Lifestyle, and where time can serve them!
Highlights * Chad tells us how his childhood experience stimulated his ambitions. He was one of 10 children. * Lessons learned in the service and in business helped him see that we have choices. Do we want to be a victim or victor? * I don’t need your approval to recognize my self-worth. * Discipline is important but so is the strength of your purpose. We talk about how to find your purpose. * You have to have the courage to let go of what works for you and upgrade your identity. * Do you know how you want to feel? * We undervalue understanding our/mankind’s history. * Are you comfortable being uncomfortable? * During the covid experience we have choices as to how we are going to deal with it. * Chad tells us to examine our emotions in order to find your purpose. * Social media is harmful for our mental health. * Somewhere Chad learned the difference between an explanation and an excuse. * Most people don’t know how to access the subtle difference in emotions. * If you can recognize that you are part of the problem, you can find solutions. * Chad’s book is a collection of things you aren’t taught in school but are necessary for success. * Coronavirus taught us how to be ok with silence.
Links Chad’s book: Time Isn’t the Problem
Chad’s site where you can download a free audio of his book- www.ChadECooper.com
Paul O’Brien is an entrepreneurial success story. He invented the category of divination software and created the world’s largest astrology and divination e-commerce business. He is also a philosopher, sought-after advisor, interview subject, and speaker, as well as the author of the award-winning book Intuitive Intelligence, and the Visionary I Ching app for smartphones. His latest release is the Visionary I Ching card deck.
As Executive Director of the Divination Foundation for over 30 years, Paul has hosted Pathways radio in Portland, Oregon, an interview program focused on personal and cultural transformation (now podcast at Divination.com).
Highlights * Synchronicity is all about perfect timing – being at the right place at the right time. Paul explains and relates it to intuition. * The mastery is being able to make synchronicity happen using tools such as the I Ching. * Become aware of when synchronicity happens. * Paul tells a wonderful story about how synchronicity played a part in his starting his successful business. * Paul believes that everything happens for a reason. * Fear interferes with synchronicity. * It’s important to be led by your heart. * When money isn’t the focus, you have more opportunities to learn about yourself. * Paul tells more stories about how synchronicity played a part in finding a perfect house and getting the perfect domains. * The I Ching doesn’t care what you want to hear. * The advantage of using the I Ching is that allows you to feel more connected to all that is. * We talk about the hexagram Youthful Folly. * The I Ching will give you one of three pieces of advice – advance, retreat, or chill out. * Paul has used the I Ching whenever he has had a major decision to make.
Links
Paul’s website
The Visionary I Ching mobile app
Paul O'Brien’s book: Intuitive Intelligence: Make Life-Changing Decisions with Perfect Timing
Paul O'Brien's Facebook Page
Humans have an ingrained need to feel safe, which is difficult in the current environment. In this episode, I offer suggestions to help you create a habit of feeling safe.
Highlights * It’s pretty hard to feel safe when your world seems to be falling apart. * Feeling safe is a matter of brain training. * Safe is a feeling, not a situation. * When I became aware of not feeling safe in certain situations I decided to teach myself to feel safe. * First, have you ever felt safe? * Sit still and do nothing and notice the busyness in your mind and make a decision that you will teach yourself to feel safe. * Entrepreneurship often feels unsafe. * Our brains are wired to always be looking for danger. * It helps to assess the situation and re-perceive the situation. * Out in nature is a good place to practice feeling safe. * After you assess a situation, take a deep breath and determine what action you need to take, if any. * I did a blog post about the value of imagining a positive future. Read it here. * We will go through a difficult time as we transition out of COVID-19 into the future. * Look inside your body and notice when you feel contracted. * If you are worried about money, I offer some suggestions for getting beyond that. * You can’t make good decisions when you are worried. * No one else can help you feel safe. It’s a habit you have to develop.
Links Prosperity Place
The Course: Simple Meditation for Busy Entrepreneurs
The Holistic Prosperity Facebook Group
Dr. Jessica Hehmeyer is a functional medicine practitioner and founder of Well Empowered where she uses data-driven natural medicine to help her clients resolve health problems and maintain health. Her singular focus is helping people sustain the health and vitality needed to bring their gifts fully to this world.
Dr. Hehmeyer holds a Master of Science in Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine, a Doctorate in Chiropractic Medicine, and a BA from UCLA. She is an Institute of Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner as well as a certified Yoga Instructor, Master Level Certified SuperSlow High Intensity Strength Trainer.
Highlights * Jessica had a serious problem maintaining her weight which led her on the path to learning about alternative protocols. * People aren’t trained to know that there are options to the traditional medical system. * Medical practices are starting to shift and doctors are starting to recommend people to natural medicine practitioners. * Most illness is related to lifestyle choices. * Data driven natural medicine uses a lot of tests to determine a course of action for a patient. * We talk about the necessity of addressing psychological elements that affect people’s eating habits. Jessica helps people recognize their emotional triggers. * There are a lot of challenges to making functional medicine available to large numbers of people. * Jessica shares a lot of her knowledge via webinars and social media. * Meditation can help you find what’s right for you. * When people identify their why, it’s easier to make a decision to heal. * Jessica works mostly with people who have weight issues.
Links Prosperity Place: https://prosperityplace.com/
Jessica’s site: www.WellEmpowered.com
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/YouWellEmpowered/
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jessicahehmeyer
I recently saw a short video on LinkedIn that talked about visualization and it pushed some buttons for me. In this episode, I talk about my long experience with visualizations and what you can expect if you are using them as a technique for getting what you want.
Highlights * I share how I tried to use visualizations that didn’t work. Understandably. * There are times when visualizations do work. * What you are visualizing has to be in tune with your true path in life. * I have faith that I’ll be led to what I need. * Results with affirmations and visualizations will probably take longer than you want. You can’t control time. * Learning how to wait is a useful skill to develop. I share a technique for doing this. * Being in a hurry doesn’t work. You have to learn to deal with time. * I discuss trying to “manifest” money, which involves other people’s behaviors. * If you have a disappointment habit, your visualizations probably won’t work. * You have to teach yourself how to feel satisfied—and safe. * It’s important to get your feelings in the right place. * Learning to manage money and cash flow is important if you want to create more money. * I trust that whatever I’m going through is what I need to become who I’m becoming. * The act of creating your life stories is probably going to take longer than you think. So you have to learn to wait.
Links Prosperity Place
It’s Never About Money podcast episode
Be Set Free Fast Basics download
Dr. Marina Bruni trains her students to simultaneously shift from right-brain to left-brain and from left-brain to right-brain strategies. A dual-qualified lawyer, coach, she is a featured speaker in the sequel to The Secret, How Thoughts Become Things.
As a Master of Neuro-Linguistic and Energy, Dr. Marina Bruni teaches how to activate your brain to tap into your energetic DNA, create more powerful choices, and design the outcome you want. She’s has shared stages with world-class speakers such as Sharon Lechter, Les Brown, and Jack Canfield to name a few.
Highlights
- Marina discusses what she means by “energetic DNA” and why knowing about it is important.
- I ask how she defines prosperity and abundance because that is one of the main outcomes she is promoting.
- Being wealthy and being rich are two different things.
- Make sure that your definition of success is really what you want.
- How can a person determine what they want and how they can find their place of comfort in this chaotic world?
- Most people want to fit in, which makes it difficult for you to see things from a different perspective.
- Each of us attracts people who can best benefit from what we have to share.
- Coaches often want to work with people who mirror who they are.
- I ask how each of us determines our energetic DNA and does it change over the years.
- We talk about how each of us has our own truth.
- The energetic DNA is not the same as our genetic DNA.
- When we make choices that are out of tune with our energetic DNA, it creates some blocks and negative patterns which makes it difficult to tap into your own energetic qualities.
- Marina says that the only way to discover their energetic DNA is to have Marina do a reading. She explains what happens during one of her readings.
Links
Prosperity Place
Download Marina’s gift – How to Design Your Morning Energetic Blueprint
Download Be Set Free Fast Basics
If you think you need more money, in reality, you need more people because money always comes from people. Because aloneness is one of the main emotions acted out through money. In this episode, I discuss how building a robust network can help overcome feelings of aloneness.
Highlights * Creating a network can be difficult because it means a change in behaviors. * In business, you can be part of multiple networks. * A business network can allow you to create a team of other professionals that you can use with your clients. * I talk about the different networks I belong to. * It takes time to adjust to the pace of a new network you are joining * The organizations I belong to function on the give to get principles. * If you are functioning by yourself, it’s difficult to build a successful business. * I talk about the value of having a podcast and using social media to form different types of connections. * The internet provides a lot of opportunities for connection, but you have to reach out and nurture relationships. * The question is, how can you increase your network? * I talk about some of the networking opportunities during the pandemic. * Connection is one of the keys to business success. * Try different groups in order to find one that might work for you. * In this day and age, we can’t do things alone.
Links Prosperity Place
The C-Suite Network
Judy Robinette Interview about Networking
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Dawson Church, Ph.D., is an award-winning science writer with three best-selling books to his credit: The Genie in Your Genes, Mind to Matter, and his latest, Bliss Brain which demonstrates that peak mental states rapidly remodel the brain for happiness.
Dawson has conducted dozens of clinical trials and founded the National Institute for Integrative Healthcare to promote groundbreaking new treatments. He shares how to apply the breakthroughs of energy psychology to health and personal performance through EFTUniverse.com, one of the largest alternative medicine sites on the web.
Highlights * Many people are now open to expanding into new levels of consciousness. * Studies have been done to document the brain-wave states that mystics reach via meditation. * Dawson talks about losing his home in 2017 during the California fires and explains how people can use life’s tragedies to lead to Post Traumatic Growth. * It takes a major crisis in a person’s life that leads them to make changes. He shares what led him to start meditating. * Even a novice can be trained to reach the brain states of Zen masters. * When people raise their brain states are they led to make other changes in their life? * Dawson differentiates between seekers and finders. * Childhood trauma has to be healed before you reach the highest states. * When you are committed to meditation practice, synchronicity increases. * People who are in sync with themselves become in sync with planetary pulses. * If you are a resilient person, you see life’s difficulties from a solution-oriented point of view. * People who can sustain a flow state are more productive than others. * You become an agent for positive change when you are able to reach higher states of consciousness.
Links
More about the book Bliss Brain: www.BlissBrain.com
Dawson’s main site: www.EFTUniverse.com
The Tapping Place: a directory of EFT practitioners
In this episode, Bob Miglani explains how chaos is opportunity in disguise. Bob is a keynote speaker, bestselling author, and Founder of Embrace the Chaos, an Experiential Change Company. He helps people and organizations change, transform and grow. Bob was born in poverty in India and grew up in the U.S. helping his family run their successful Dairy Queen franchise for 25 years.
Bob had a successful 23-year corporate career in New York. While going through massive change in his job, Bob was able to adapt and reinvent himself to grow. His journey became the subject of his Washington Post bestselling book called Embrace the Chaos, inspiring others on how to embrace change in their job, career, business, and life. Today, Bob helps teams adapt to the post-pandemic world.
Highlights * Bob talks about how and why he got interested in embracing the chaos. * You can’t control the chaos, so let go of the idea of controlling it. * It’s important to learn how to deal with uncertainty. You can do this by creating some certainty for yourself. * Instead of thinking of the worst that can happen, set a goal for yourself in the future that you can focus on. * This is a good time to reinvent yourself and think about starting a business. * We talk about how people can overcome their fear of the future. * The chaos won’t go away, but you can control it better by controlling yourself. * So much of what we do is habitual. Bob talks about breaking old patterns. * Meditation can help you recognize the patterns. * We talk about letting go and trusting that something will show up. * To move forward, it helps to let go of the past. * Opportunities can only come to an open hand. * If you wait for perfection, you’ll get nowhere in life. * Chaos is opportunity in disguise.
Links Bob’s site: www.EmbraceTheChaos.com
Bob’s book: Embrace the Chaos
Bob on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobmiglani/
Bob’s Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/bobmiglani/
In this episode, I share my experience going through sepsis, a potentially fatal condition that I obviously survived. The experience has led me to do a lot of thinking about the frailties of our medical system and I share some of my thoughts with you.
Highlights
- I share the harrowing experience I went through when I thought I had COVID-19, but it turned out I had sepsis.
- I’ve been thinking a lot about our medical system and its shortcomings and how people make unhealthy decisions for themselves.
- We haven’t taught people that they have control of their health.
- Your body is a complex machine that needs certain kinds of fuel. The wrong fuel will cause symptoms.
- Each body has different needs.
- We put too much faith in the opinions of medical doctors. It’s important to learn how to communicate with your body.
- There are good practitioners within the allopathic system who are open and willing to try alternatives. The idea of integrative medicine that combines different systems is what makes sense to me.
If you’d like to share your thoughts with me on this topic, you can write to me at Joan@ProsperityPlace.com.
Mike Skrypnek is a top selling author, international speaker and transformational business coach. His latest book, “Entrepreneur Secrets to a Grow Get Give Life”, is the guide for mid-career business owners seeking a better business, a great life and even bigger impact. Mike has conducted hundreds of keynote presentations and workshops to inspire and train thousands of owners, C-Suite executives, professional advisors and charitable organizations in Canada and the United States. His Grow Get Give philosophy helps guide impact-minded owners build great businesses that give them the life they want to live.
Highlights
- For people who have wanted to leave their jobs, is this a good time to start a new business?
- Mike asked himself, “Am I living my passion every day?”
- We talk about how one finds one’s passion.
- Ask what am I good at that could be the basis for a business and take one step forward at a time. Get help and input from others.
- Break everything down to the simple things that you have to learn and tackle one at a time.
- Engaging people in an authentic way is the basis of sales.
- We talk about establishing relationships using Zoom rather than in person.
- Mike has looked deeply into the issue of trust, which is more about us than the person who is trying to gain our trust.
- We can develop trust business relationships if we agree on the future goal, a common outcome, and the rules of the game.
- There is scarcity mindset happening now rather than their normal abundance mindset.
- High end earners rarely give referrals to others.
- We talk about approaching high-end clients.
- Mike shares his personal challenge to not sound promotional when talking to people. He uses writing books to put forth his genuine desire to help others.
- After you figure out your why, identify your ideal customer and interview them about themselves and what they want. Learn the language of your ideal customers.
- If you don’t lead by serving, you aren’t leading.
- Be patient, be serving, be compassionate.
- This is one of the rare moments in history where everyone is experiencing similar emotions. This allows for more authentic discussions.
- People are becoming tired of the chaos which Mike believes will lead us to a better place.
Links
Mike’s book: Enterpreneur Secrets to a Grow Get Give Life
Mike’s site: www.GrowGetGive.com
In this episode I share some thoughts about what each of us can do to overcome feelings of aloneness and powerlessness that are affecting a lot of people during this difficult time.
Highlights * I’m trying to identify the emotions, both comfortable and uncomfortable, that I’m experiencing now. * Because I like to solve problems, not knowing how to help leads me to feel powerless. * I have no power to change what’s going on outside of me. I can only change what’s going on inside of me. * The people in power don’t understand what ordinary people have to go through. * What can each of us do – what actions can we take – to help lift the burden that so many are feeling. * Although there’s a lot of aloneness going on, we have the opportunity to reach out and connect to others. * It’s important to reach out to others and be authentic about how you are feeling and what you are dealing with. * If we share our feelings with others, both up and down, we can feel more whole. * Who might you reach out to just to ask How are you doing? * How can you re-perceive the current situation? * We need to connect to and support others. * We have to look beyond the past and into the future. And, you have the right to imagine a positive future. * Try to imagine positives solutions and results of what has been happening. * How can you look into the future and see a positive story?
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Information about the Taos Pueblo
Holistic Prosperity Facebook Group
Mark Wolynn is the director of the Family Constellation Institute in San Francisco. He is a leading expert in the field of inherited family trauma. His book It Didn’t Start With You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle (published by Viking/Penguin) is the winner of the 2016 Nautilus Book Award in psychology and has been translated into 19 languages. His articles have appeared in Psychology Today, Mind Body Green, MariaShriver.com, Elephant Journal, and Psych Central, and his poetry has been published in The New Yorker.
Highlights * Mark explains what Family Trauma is. * When trauma is unresolved it can pass on to future generations. * Many of us live with medical mysteries that need deeper examination. * Our sense of not having enough can hark back to not getting enough attention from our mother in early life. * If the mother has a previous difficult pregnancy or miscarriage, or any difficult life experience during pregnancy, that will affect the child’s experience as a fetus. * Instead of blaming your parents because you are, in some way, screwed up, find out what trauma they experienced that allowed them to treat you the way they did. * There’s a long list of questions about their parents that Mark asks his clients. * Although early memories may not be available to us, they still affect us. * By understanding what your parents went through, it makes it easier to forgive your parents. We can then let go of whatever anger we are holding on to. * Mark helps people get out of the stress response so they can have new, more pleasant experiences and build new neural pathways while overcoming the stress response. * Mark mentions some of the techniques he uses and how he helps people become “trauma detectives”. * Trauma in our family history can determine how success does or does not flow to us. * Because of Covid, we have the chance to look inside and work through past traumas. * What’s your worst fear? It time to look at this. * When traumas are not talked about, that’s what leads to repeating the pattern.
Links Prosperity Place
Mark’s Book
Mark’s Site
Mark's Facebook Page
Mark on LinkedIn
In this episode, I talk about the importance of getting in touch with your emotions and how you have choices about how you want to respond to life experiences. I also talk about the connection between emotions and health.
Highlights * We can decide to stay in fear or to learn how to mollify our fear. * People are beginning to see that there is more to us and our world than what is obvious in our three-dimensional world. * If we could tap into our existence outside of three-dimensional reality, we will feel more comfortable and connected. * Emotions affect your life stories and your health. I talk about the connection between emotions and health. * The USA is not a healthy nation and it’s partially because we haven’t learned how to express our emotions. * I talk about the feelings of being unheard, unseen, and unappreciated. These emotions start in early childhood. * Chronic disease is often caused by unexpressed emotions. * Doctors often don’t understand the emotional connection to disease. * Your unique combination of emotions is the song you sing. * There’s a huge amount of fear now because of the uncertainty. * You can’t just stop fear. You have to do something else instead. * You don’t have control of the virus, but you do have control of your behavior. * Our choices need to go beyond our own self-interest. * Allowing myself to feel my feelings helps me feel more connected * We are all more powerful than we realize.
Links Prosperity Place
It Didn’t Start with You by Mark Wolynn
The Fisher-Wallace Stimulator
Interview with Chip Fisher
Jen Coken is the executive coach for Badass Boss Ladies who are ready to smash obstacles, jump over hurdles, and grab snarling dogs by the ears. For twenty years she’s been beating down BS with a velvet sledgehammer tasseled with humor. She is also an international speaker and best-selling author. When she isn’t doing all of that, you can find her performing stand-up comedy or eating Nutella by the spoonful in the nearest grocery aisle.
Highlights * Jen tells us how her comedy emerged from experiences as a child. * Jen’s focus is on helping people deal with what’s called Imposter Syndrome. * We talk about Imposter Syndrome – what it is and how it presents itself. * Women often learn to be number two, although this wasn’t Jen’s experience. * Jen’s mission is to empower others to fulfill their missions. * The problem comes from comparing ourselves to others. Also, working all of the time (Superwomen or Superman complex) * Because people with the syndrome often think they don’t belong, they are constantly trying to overcompensate. * Jen talks about the different manifestations of imposter syndrome and the techniques she uses to help people deal with imposter syndrome. * Calling it imposter syndrome allows us to better understand why we do what we do so we can deal with it. * Rather than calling it a syndrome, call it a phenomenon. That way, you aren’t saying there’s something wrong with you. * Feeling like an imposter happens any time you doubt yourself. * Jen tells us how to recognize the reactive emotions that show up and what triggered those emotions. * She also discusses how she helps people develop new habitual responses.
Links Prosperity Place
Go to www.jencokenquiz.com to take a quiz to find out if you have a problem with imposter syndrome.
Valerie Young’s book: The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women: Why Capable People Suffer from the Imposter Syndrome and How to Thrive in Spite of It
Meagan Fettes is an unusual young woman who, at an early age, learned profound lessons from her grandmother. In this episode, she shares some of what she learned. Meagan is a Best Selling author, Speaker, Creator of RISE Yoga School, RISE Entrepreneur Center and Entrepreneur Fit and featured thought leader in the movie How Thoughts Become Things. Meagan is known for teaching world-wide tools that Entrepreneurs can use to access greater abundance and success in their lives.
Highlights * Meagan shares her interesting and unusual journey and her relationship with her grandmother that taught her the basis of the principles she teaches today. * What she learned caused her to feel like an outsider, which drove her to drugs and alcohol. * It’s sometimes the darkest moments that lead us to our truth. * Meagan teaches yoga teachers how to teach yoga. * Yoga allows you to build self-awareness and body-awareness. * People often focus on things they have no control of. * Stillness actually creates momentum. * People are afraid to sit still because of fear and lack of trust. * After Meagan’s grandfather had a near death experience, his tales of what he saw on the other side set her grandmother off on an unusual self-development path many years before it was popular. * We talk about the spaces in between that we often ignore. * Meagan shares how she starts people moving towards awareness. * I ask Meagan if she has hope for the future. * The current COVID-19 situation is bringing up a lot of emotions that people need to deal with. * We are all of a choice point. * People are afraid to feel their pain because they’re afraid they will never get rid of it. * Define how you want to feel.
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Megan’s site: www.MeganFettes.com
Aaron McCormick was raised in poverty on the south side of Chicago by a single mother with no education and a father who was likely an undiagnosed bipolar schizophrenic. Tightly controlled by an extreme fundamentalist religion that allowed no personal freedom, Aaron ultimately defied expectations of failure. In his early twenties, despite being a minority with no college degree Aaron became a leading seven-figure-earning corporate sales executive and entrepreneur who earned an MBA. How he managed to rise above his difficult beginnings is unveiled in his book Unbounded, Journey to Your Within where he shares suggestions with the reader for following an inner path to an unbounded life.
Highlights * I ask Aaron what he thinks it was that allowed him to rise above his beginnings. * People are born with certain gifts. The task is to have the gifts identified and nurtured. * Problem-solving skills come from being more introspective and asking the why question. * Aaron talks about how to find your Why. * What you’ve gone through is what has led you to where you are. Appreciate your journey. * Current events are emotionally triggering, causing fear and anxiety. Because a lot of distractions have been removed, we get to look within and deal with our own darkness and get beyond the fear. * Aaron talks about how humanity’s group darkness of the soul will lead to positive changes. * Aaron shares how people can get past money fears. * I ask Aaron if he thinks we are going to experience real change regarding the treatment of minorities. * Growing up, Aaron did not have anger about how blacks were treated. He sees that if you expect to be treated unfairly, you will be. * Loving yourself as you are allows you to assume others will also treat you well. * Everything about you is exactly as it should be.
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Aaron’s website: www.AaronMcCormic.com
Aaron on Instagram: @theaaronmccormick
In today’s episode, I talk about why, if you want to move forward, it’s important to create space for you to grow and expand as a person and in business. I share the process I’ve been going through and make some suggestions.
Highlights * I share about the process I have been going through and how wonderful it feels. * Feels like I’m moving into something new. * Now, when I wake up in the middle of the night and can’t get back to sleep, instead of processing feelings, I’m having wonderful memories from childhood. * To let go so you can experience freedom, you have to take action internally and externally so you can learn to feel free. * What are the beliefs that you are holding on to such as success requires that you work hard? * Changing the software I’ve been using for my marketing is helping me see my business from a new point of view. * The Synchronicity Marketing Method is where you listen to your intuition and have the faith that everything you need will show up. * I’ve also been letting go of behavior that hasn’t been serving me, such as making impulsive decisions. * Making big changes takes a major commitment to yourself. * No matter how much you let go, there’s always more. * Part of letting go is not having to know what comes next. * Our lives are just a series of choices. * When you do something that stretches you, and you have to let go of the fear. * Do something that you think you can’t do.
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David Wood is a high-performance coach for executives, entrepreneurs, and teams and the author of “Get Paid For Who You Are.” He was nominated to the Transformational Leadership Council alongside such thought leaders as Don Miguel Ruiz, John Gray, and Marianne Williamson. David believes the tough conversations we avoid are our doorways to confidence, success, and even love – in both work and life. In this episode, we talk about having tough conversations about money and race.
Highlights: * David tells us how he decided to focus on tough conversations when he worked in corporate and eventually learned about things like emotional intelligence and other personal growth techniques. * When conversations are looming, we tend to avoid them. * With the CARE model David uses, the first step is to ask, “What is your hope for this conversation, what is your fear?” * I ask David what keeps people from talking about money. I use an example of when a husband racks of credit card charges but is afraid to tell his wife. He shows us how to use the CARE model in this case. * There is often a fear of loss. * We spend time talking about difficult conversations about race relations. * David shares his position as a privileged white male and what he has to do in order to have the race conversation. * It’s only in the past few weeks that David has been developing awareness about what goes on for blacks. * David is trying to understand his own whiteness, privilege, and unconscious bias.
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Get the CARE worksheet on David’s site: www.playforreal.life where there is also information about his coaching.
Bob Doyle is the facilitator of the “Wealth Beyond Reason” program and one of the featured teachers in the film and book “The Secret“. Since 2002, his primary focus has been on teaching the practical implementation of Law of Attraction principles, and moving people past the blocks that keep them from living a life of purpose, passion, and true abundance. He is also part of the new film ‘How Thoughts Become Things.’
Highlights * Our inability to express ourselves creatively is at the root of a lot of our problems. * After many of his attempts at a career failed, Bob became interested in metaphysics and the Law of Attraction and came to understand how our thoughts affect our outer results. * The most important thing is to determine who you want to be in the vision you hold. * Bob shares the fascinating story of how he became the teacher he is today. * A lot came out from The Secret about the Law of Attraction that complicated things and confused people. * Feelings cause the vibration that leads to creation. * We have choices as to how we want to feel, but we don’t know it. * During an upset, get into the observer mode. * We talk about “The Universe” and your relation to it. * Bob talks about what he went through to learn about taking care of his business and money. * Start by deciding who you want to be for now. * Pay attention to where you aren’t satisfied. * It takes time to go from where you are to where you want to be. * If you want to use the Law of Attraction for solving problems it will keep you stuck in the problem. * Having the belief that everything has to be hard keeps you stuck. * The most important thing is for you to decide who you want to be.
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Bob’s site: www.MeetBobDoyle.com
How Thoughts Become Things – The movie
I read an article this week in Neuroscience News about how Repetitive Negative Thinking (RNT) can lead to cognitive decline and the buildup of proteins associated with Alzheimer’s. In this episode, I talk about how to eliminate negative self-talk and thinking with brain training in order to prevent loss of cognitive function.
Highlights * A lot of physical and mental problems that come with aging can be prevented.
* Although the study cited in Neuroscience News was done with people 55 and older, no matter what your age, it’s important to prevent problems as you age.
* Negative thinking patterns are habits. I talk about how they start as protective measures and because of the way brains are wired.
* Hypervigilance is a common result of difficult childhood experiences.
* The trick is to recognize your patterns and make a commitment to changing them.
* Start by recognizing when you use the word should. Then take a deep breath and use a positive statement such as You’re doing fine.
* Lead with love.
* You can create a benevolent mother or father in your mind who reparents you.
* What if what we imagine is going to happen is what is going to happen.
* Meditation can help you recognize what’s going on in your mind.
* The more positive my thinking becomes, the more positive things happen for me.
* If you stop being angry, that doesn’t mean you have to stop working for positive
societal change.
* Anger can be transmuted into a positive force.
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The Adverse Childhood Experience Test
Tina Greenbaum works with executives who want to increase their performance level in high stakes, high-pressure situations. An Optimal Performance Specialist and Sports Psychology Consultant, Tina’s signature program, Mastery Under Pressure empowers leaders and their teams using cutting-edge technology, neuroscience, energy psychology, sports psychology, and current learning theory.
Highlights * Tina is a trained psychotherapist who intuitively knew that there was a better way of treating eating disorders. * She now focuses on anxiety, teaching people how to train the mind to overcome its reaction to perceived danger. * If you practice deep diaphragmatic breathing, when you are in a difficult situation, the deep breathing will happen naturally. * If you have a lot of worrying thoughts, ask, “Do my thoughts produce something useful for me?” * Stress comes when you seem to be out of control. * People under stress don’t see their options. * When you feel you don’t have control, ask, “What can I do now?” * When we live in the past or future, we need to get back to the present. * The issues of those in higher positions have different kinds of problems to solve and they still have to manage their anxiety. * Good leaders have faith they can find answers to their problems. * Resilient people have a specific language they use. Tina gives us examples. * People get used to their comfort zone and have to learn to tolerate the uncertainty that comes with change. * Tina offers suggestions for dealing with uncertainty. * The challenge is living in a state of curiosity. * It’s important to understand why you can’t get instant results. Tina explains. * Meditation quiets the amygdala and builds new connections to the prefrontal cortex, which helps you make better decisions. * If you want to change anything in your life, you have to change yourself. * The secret lies not in what you are doing but in who you are being.
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Tina’s site: www.TinaGreenbaum.com
Douglas Vermeeren has personally interviewed business leaders and companies like Nike, Reebok, Fruit of the Loom, FedEx, American Airlines, United Airlines, Microsoft and many others to share their success secrets with you. ABC television and FOX Business refer to him as the modern-day Napoleon Hill. He is also the producer and director of three out of the top ten personal development movies ever made as well as the new film How Thoughts Become Things. Douglas has authored three books in the Guerrilla Marketing series. He is a regularly featured expert on FOX, CNN, ABC, NBC, CTV, CBC, and others.
Highlights * Doug tells us why he decided to interview business leaders and how doing so affected him. * Networking skills are really important and most people are playing a small game. * Ask people to introduce you to others. * Successful people like to help up-and-comers. * When you get an intuitive idea, you have to take action. * Success is doing what you love even when it’s hard. * We talk about the whole idea of thinking big. * Your net worth is not about money. What does your network value? * Your net worth does not equal your self-worth. * What we need more than motivation is momentum. * All habits become habits because they give us a return. * What “The Universe” means. * If you are in an expanding mode, you are being authentic. * We talk about what abundance is. * Money is never the root of money problems and does not guarantee happiness. * During the COVID episode, fear is keeping people from seeing possibilities. * All of our characteristics are being magnified during COVID. * There are a lot of changes that are being made in business and personal lives. * The movie How Thoughts Become Things tries to answer the “how” question. * Some people find value in negative experiences. * Top achievers don’t run from problems, they solve them.
Links Go to www.HowThoughtsBecomeThings.com to see the movie.
Mariana Ruiz is a Certified Business Coach + Consultant, international best-selling author, and the Founder and CEO of The Impact Driven Entrepreneur – a company that is on a mission to transform coaches into Thriving Impactful CEOs with The Profitable Impact Formula Mythology. She uses her background in brain science, hospital administration, and 13 years of marketing, sales, and business experience to help you get results.
Highlights * Coaches often go into business without understanding how to manage teams or money * Working in ICU taking care of patients recovering from brain surgery and later as a transplant coordinator, Mariana had to experience death on a deep level which led to a spiritual focus. * Mariana’s love of challenge has driven her as a business owner to build a team and a bigger business. * Marketing to a person’s identity determines her marketing. * We talk about how she runs her business differently because of the coronavirus. * Business owners need to keep investing in their business and to keep marketing. * “We are here for you” has become a trite phrase used by corporations. * Mariana’s clients are dealing with both the fear and overwhelm they are dealing with because of the changes they are going through. * Understanding brain science along with awareness can help people deal with how they fear now. * Certainty is an illusion. * We talk about the internal changes, such as values, younger people are going to go through now. * Leaders often feel like outsiders. Mariana talks about how being an outsider has become an advantage.
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Mariana’s site
For any one of a number of reasons, many children don’t get their needs met. As adults, this can translate into underearning, chronic dissatisfaction, or lack of accomplishment.
Highlights * An issue I’ve seen play out with clients and the Intention + Action Coaching Group that I lead. * The situation doesn’t create the feeling, the feelings create the situation. I explain. * I talk about the various situations where young children don’t get their needs met. * In the Intention + Action Coaching Group, we had a discussion about not getting your needs met and how it affects your ability to create financial wealth and related feelings. * During this period of time, it’s very easy to feel you aren’t getting your needs met. * How can you shift emotionally so you can perceive that your needs are being met? * Every individual situation is different. * This is the time to ask yourself, why do I need to get through this? * In order to get guided to your solution, it helps to get fear out of the way. * Thoughts, beliefs, and emotions are not separate. They are intertwined. And everyone’s combination of thoughts, beliefs, and emotions are different. * Everything in your outer world is a reflection of your inner world. * What’s going on now is the perfect opportunity for examining your inner world.
Links The Fantasy Bond
The episode about Touch Deprivation
The Intention + Action Coaching Group
As an inspirational speaker, author, and coach, Victoria Price encourages each of us to co-create a Legacy of Love through a heart-centered practice. Along with writing her popular blog, Daily Practice of Joy, Victoria is the author of three books — including the recently published Living Love: 12 Heart-Centered Practices to Transform Your Life! In 2016, Victoria became a nomad. Now, over four years later, she remains “intentionally home-free” as her core heart-centered practice. She lives on the road with her beloved dog Allie.
Highlights * Victoria explains what led her to let go and give her things away and start living her nomadic life. * She explains how she had to listen to and trust her inner voice as she was led on her journey. * What we don’t know can lead us to solutions. * We are born programmed to love and we are taught not to listen to our hearts. * Victoria’s father was Vincent Price and her mother and step-mother were both well-known. There were a lot of conflicts and fear around money. * We talk about some of the downsides with celebrity and wealth and Victoria’s study of celebrity. * Celebrity asks you to become a persona, so we grow up idealizing emptiness. * Victoria explains how she realized she spent too much time in her head and developed a joy-centered practice that allows her to get connected to her heart. * She came to understand that joy meant the pure and simple delight of being alive and to do that, she had to remember what brought her joy as a child. * When you develop heart-centered habits, you are aligning with love. * I ask Victoria how she applies her practice to what’s going on in the world so she can maintain her joy and love. * Living in our heads instead of hearts is a cause of many of today’s societal problems. * What’s going on with the virus is a wake-up call for us to see how we have been out of inner alignment. * Victoria shares how her life and work is going to change because of the world situation and what she has to let go of. * We have to trust that there is a bigger picture – one where there is more equality. And to experience that equality many will have to give up things they think they need and are important. * We talk about some things that are going to have to change, including what we think is possible. * When we realize that we have enough, all this grabbing, and having, and needing has to shift. * Inequalities are coming to the surface and we are seeing the limit to what human ingenuity can do.
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Victoria’s site – www.VictoriaPrice.com
In this episode, I share some of my ideas about how to maintain a positive attitude about the future despite what’s going on. You have choices as to what you’re going to think about and how you’re going to feel.
Highlights * You can have empathy for what’s going on and still move forward with your life. * Each one of us has the opportunity to say, “Where am I now and where do I want to be in the future?” even though, at this moment, the future is so unknown. * The survival skill for today is to learn that you are ok today and you are learning what you need to learn.. * If you can have a positive view of your future and get out of your fear of the present, you’ll have an easier time finding a pathway forward. * The bigger the mountain you have to climb, the more you have to have faith in your ability to get from where you are, to where you want to be. * If you can let go of the fear and have a positive view of the future, surviving what we are all going through will be a whole lot easier. * Talk to people and exchange ideas. * If you want to survive this thing, you have to believe that you can. * I feel as if we are in a space between where we are and where we are going.
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Dr. Kristina Hallett is a Board-Certified Clinical Psychologist, TEDx Speaker, and Associate Professor of Psychology with over 25 years of experience working with organizations and individuals. She offers a fresh look at our commonly held beliefs about well-being, serving as a catalyst for change by inviting shifts in mindset, perspective, and everyday practices. She speaks internationally in several areas –resilience, radical self-care, harnessing the positive power of stress, and living your best life through self-compassion.
Highlights * Kristina debunks the idea that you have to love yourself before you can love someone else. * Even if a mother doesn’t bond well with a child, there are still ways to experience connection. * We talk about how a person can remove heart blocks to connecting. * Music is a way to help someone connect to their emotions. * It’s important for leaders to give energy to learning emotional intelligence. * We talk about the value of emotional intelligence. * Brain health and neuroplasticity work best when people have new challenges. * In order to change, a person has to have a definite internal motivation. * How you are at home reflects how you are in business and visa-versa. * Becoming aware of the physical effects of stress can act as a motivation for a behavioral change. * Repeating small changes is the best path to effective change. * I’m not good enough is one of the major strands to understanding why people behave the way they do. * It helps to be aware of where you learned to believe that you’re not good enough. * Long-term therapy can re-traumatize someone.
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Kristina’s website
The Intention + Action Coaching Group
It’s as if the whole world is turning upside down as we go through this unprecedented period of our lives. It’s important to rise above the fear so you can see the opportunities that abound and take action in a new direction. It’s up to us to create the new normal.
Highlights * At a Zoom meeting I had recently, we all agreed that we aren’t going to go back to the old normal. * What are you going to do to plan a future without a model to work from? * It’s hard to come up with good ideas when you are in fear. * There are always ways of thinking outside of the box. There’s a problem if you’re afraid of technology. * Your brain is going to tell you that change is dangerous. * Think of a positive future. It’s time to let go of the things you really don’t like to do. * There are always options. * Allow your life to be a little more spontaneous. * I talk about the restaurant business and how they might change how they deliver their food. * The future is whatever you make it and you have the option of making new choices. * You may have to learn new skills. * What is a skill that you have that you can do differently while collaborating with other people? * During this time, learn something new. * This is the winter of the planet when things are dormant.
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Steven Ringlestein is a lifelong serial entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of Pristine Creations LLC, a high flow state consulting firm creating extraordinary results, innovation and excellence. He is an evolutionary leader who pioneered the 4 Zones of Leadership framework. He uses neuroscience principles to hack leaders’ internal decision-making algorithms to enhance performance. He is highly skilled in emotional intelligence, energetic intelligence, and an expert in the science of intuitive intelligence.
Highlights * Steven tells us how he got to the place of believing in the power of our inner reality. * The gap between what is and what I think it is can be large. * Our collective consciousness can create the apparent reality. * Because our outer world is contracting, we now have the opportunity to examine our inner world. * Habits are invisible because they have disappeared from our awareness. The trick is to become aware of the habit. Steven explains how to do this. * We talk about what is triggering people to buy so much toilet paper. * There is an opportunity now to find balance between our inner and outer worlds. * Steven explains how to activate parts of you that have become numb. * Because families are spending so much time together now, there is opportunity to heal conflicts within family relationships. * I ask what can people do to stop focusing on what’s wrong so they can look for opportunities. Steven suggests asking, “What’s the gift in that”. * If you watch too much TV now, you can generate fear. If you ask, “What’s the gift in that?”, you can shift to looking at opportunities. * Letting go of the fear takes trust. When each of us can trust, it facilitates the evolution of the group. * Focusing on getting healthier can counteract some of the fear. * By consciously slowing down while doing everything, you will counteract some of the fear. * Steven practices radical self-love and creates communication between his internal masculine and feminine. * We are the only ones who know what each of us needs. * Meditation, walking outside, and nurturing yourself are helpful now. Also, ask yourself, “What’s important for me?” * Healthy desire gives us access to our intuitive selves. * Steven equates money with the energy of love. * We talk about connection and how to create it now. * It’s a gift now to open ourselves to receive.
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Steven’s site www.PristineCreations.co
Interview with James Pupura
The Power Plunge
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Going through the coronavirus experience presents many new opportunities if you are willing to do some deep introspection while the world goes through a major reset.
In this episode, I make suggestions for things you can do while you have to wind down and find quiet things to do. It’s a great time to slow down, listen to your inner voice and stop pushing forward.
Your brain is wired to perceive uncertainty as a threat. It’s not. This is your opportunity to assess where you’ve been and mentally move forward towards a more satisfying future.
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Gene Hammett has been an entrepreneurial leader for over 20 years. He works with leaders to help them have the organizations they really want. On his podcast, Growth Think Tank, he has interviewed hundreds of leaders and best-selling authors with the goal of helping other business leaders create new strategies for growth.
Highlights * Gene tells the story of how he grew a big business then got complacent and ended up losing it all. * He had a dream of coaching entrepreneurs and the loss of his business, which was very difficult, led him to follow his dream. * The hard thing was learning to forgive himself * Gene explains what he means by the Trap of Success, which is the title of his book. * Entrepreneurs have to create their own world. * In his book, Gene talks about how it’s necessary to change your identity and he shares a personal transformation he went through. * Gene learned to focus and explains how he applies focus to his work. * If you can channel your energy into becoming who you want to be, you’ll make more progress. * Part 1: Start with what you want, not what you don’t want. Part 2: Why do you want it? Part 3: Who would you have to be to have the success you want? Part 4: What is your identity in that place? * We talk about learning to feel what you want to feel when you reach your goal. * You don’t achieve your goals, you receive your goals. * Gene uses visualizations which allow him to imagine how he will feel when he reaches his goals.
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The Trap of Success: A Brutally Candid Guide to Overcoming Your Fears, Finding Significance, and Attaining Profound Success
Gene’s Site: www.GeneHammett.com
Today I talk about what’s happening with the coronavirus, how it might affect your business and how you can deal with it from the inside out. I recorded this episode on March 3, so I only had the amount of information that was available on that day. I have a feeling that things are going to get worse by the time this posts on March 6.
I think it’s important to look at the facts and the possibilities and to do our best to rise above the fear that’s being generated.
In this episode I discuss how to overcome your fear and concerns, and focus on taking the action that you can. I also mentioned that during any downturn, people succeed. The trick is to be open and listen to your inner guidance.
Use whatever techniques you know to deal with the possible stress because it is stress that affects your immune system and causes inflammation. I make some suggestions.
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Dr. Diane Hamilton is a sought-after expert in emotional intelligence and behavioral science with nearly four decades of real-world experience. She is the creator of the Curiosity Code Index™ and the author of four books. A thought leader in the fields of leadership, sales, marketing, management, engagement, personality, curiosity, and motivation, Diane is known for increasing engagement, improving productivity and reducing conflict. She is the Founder and CEO of Tonerra, a consulting and media-based business and is also a nationally syndicated radio host, keynote speaker, and the former MBA Program Chair at the Forbes School of Business.
Highlights * Diane answers the question, “Why are some people more curious than others?” * We need curiosity to survive, to see what lies beyond. * In doing research, she couldn’t find information about why curiosity declines after age 5. * Four areas that affect levels of curiosity. FATE stands for Fear, Assumption, Technology, Environment. * Sometimes our natural inclinations are shut down. * We talk about entrepreneurial curiosity. * There is a curiosity gene. * First, recognize what has shut down your curiosity, then you can develop an action plan. * I ask how she motivates people to become more innovative. * It’s important to recognize your fear. * As an entrepreneur, what’s holding you back from being more curious? * Assumptions that we tell ourselves can be holding us back. * Technology can be overused or underused. * We talk about Emotional Intelligence and empathy. * A lot of focus is on mentorship now. It’s important to get other perspectives. * It’s all about asking questions without thinking you know the answer.
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Diane’s Site: www.DrDianeHamiton.com
Diane’s book on Amazon: Cracking the Curiosity Code
All her social media links are on her site.
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In today’s episode I talk about synchronicity, often called meaningful coincidences, plus how to experience more synchronicity and what prevents its occurrence. The main problem is fear and I discuss how to tamp this down.
Highlights
- I give some examples of synchronicity and my ongoing question of how we can increase synchronicity happening for us.
- Fear is one of the things that keeps you from experiencing synchronicity because when you are fearful, you are usually making up a story in the future that doesn’t exist.
- Fear of an immediate danger is different from fear of the future.
- If you want more of what you want to show up, you need to control your fear.
- Mindfulness or meditation can help you focus on the present.
- I share simple meditation techniques for staying focused on the present.
- People often talk about accepting what’s happening but don’t think about it in terms of our greater reality.
- I ask if peace on earth is possible within our dualistic reality.
- In your quiet moment, you can ask if there is something you can do to ameliorate what’s happening.
- How can you contribute to solutions?
- By letting go of fear, you can contribute to solutions.
- Fear blocks creative forces and keeps us in a stagnant place.
- I also believe that you need to understand how traumatic childhood experiences are affecting your outcomes.
- You have to make a decision to work through your fear
Links
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Paul O’Brien interview
My book, The Search for Connection
The podcast episode about Empathetic Detachment
The course Simple Meditation for Busy Entrepreneurs:
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Daniel Z. Lieberman is the author of The Molecule of More: How a Single Chemical in Your Brain Drives Love, Sex, and Creativity―and Will Determine the Fate of the Human Race. He is a professor and vice chair for clinical affairs in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at George Washington University, a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, and a recipient of the Caron Foundation Research Award. In addition to writing science books, he works with patients, teaches medical students, and does behavioral research.
Highlights * All of our wealth comes from new ideas, so it helps to understand how the brain works. * Lieberman talks about the basics of why dopamine is so important. * Dopamine is so much more than just the pleasure molecule. * Dopamine is not about contentment or satisfaction because those emotions don’t stimulate us to seek more. Dopamine is the transmitter of anticipation. * People who have highly active dopamine systems are more likely to be entrepreneurs, artists, and to suffer from mental illness. * Dopamine leads to pleasure, but not happiness or satisfaction. That comes from other brain chemicals. * We talk about the reward prediction error and how it can lead to disappointment. * Some people go into things with low expectations. With low expectations, you are apt to get more positive feelings when things work out well. * If you always expect the best, you are bound to be disappointed. * Dopamine always pushes towards more. * People have to decide what they want out of life. * People who are highly dopaminergic aren’t happy or satisfied, but the rest of us profit from their dissatisfaction. * Artists are driven more by meaning than happiness. * We talk about entrepreneurs and their constant desire for more. * It’s not true that you can have it all. You have to make choices. * Once we understand how our brains work, we can make better choices. * We talk about addiction, the power of cravings, and how to overcome cravings. * Understanding how brains work helps you understand and tolerate others.
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www.DanielZLieberman.com
www.TheMoleculeOfMore.com
The feeling of powerless seems to be spreading as it gets harder to get what we want from companies we have to deal with. In this episode, I talk about some experiences I’ve had that you’ll probably relate to and offer suggestions for taking back your personal power.
Highlights * The online courses platform I was using changed their pricing model, which would have more than doubled my cost. So I found a better solution that will save me money. * You can make decisions that can help you get what you want. * If more people make conscious buying decisions, it will affect change. * Feeling powerless starts when you are a child. * Stop people-pleasing, which only hurts you. * If one of us has to be uncomfortable, it doesn’t have to be me. The corollary to this is, “No is a complete sentence.” * If you aren’t honest with other people, you can’t be honest with yourself. * Do a search for alternatives to whatever software you are using. * Examine your options. * You don’t have to be stuck with what you have. * Value yourself. You really matter. * When you feel you have more control over your life, you will feel empowered. * If you feel powerless, think back to your childhood to times when you felt powerless. * You aren’t a victim. You get to make choices that make you more comfortable. * You always have options. * When you feel powerless, instead of fighting back, ask yourself how you can be an agent of change. * If you make decisions that are right for you, you’ll feel more powerful.
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Kim Ades is the President and Founder of Frame of Mind Coaching™ and JournalEngine™ Software. Author, speaker, entrepreneur, coach, and mother of five, Kim has 15 years of experience coaching many of North America’s most respected leaders. Recognized as an expert in the area of thought mastery, Kim uses her unique philosophy and quirky coaching style to help her clients deal with core issues and shift their thinking in order to yield extraordinary results.
Highlights * Your beliefs are hard to recognize by yourself so we start with clients finding out what’s happening now in order to bring the beliefs to the surface. * Kim asks me to use my coaching system with her. We do that briefly. She describes what she feels when her money isn’t what she wants to me. * Kim tells me how she would coach a similar situation to help someone change their thoughts and beliefs. * Your habitual thoughts lead to beliefs. * Kim explains the journaling method she uses with clients to help them get better results * We talk about how the journaling helps her understand her clients and her clients understand themselves. * Kim uses an example of a high achieving client who is, in some way, frustrated and wanting to do better. She also talks about how she helped a client with fourth stage cancer move forward.
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Todd Maddox, Ph.D. has doctorates in Psychology and Neuroscience and studies the brain basis of learning, memory, and performance. He is interested in the interplay between emotion, cognition, and behavior. In this episode, we have an interesting discussion about dopamine, addiction, the money and sex connection, and more.
Highlights * Todd tells how he got into the combination of psychology and neuroscience. * The answer to every psychological problem lies in the brain. * To deal with addiction, willpower is not the answer. Understanding the brain helps. * We talk a lot about dopamine and addiction. * Behaviors can be influenced by genetics. Behavioral genetics tries to determine the percentage of specific behaviors that can be inherited. * Todd explains why recognizing habits is so difficult. * We talk about how money and sex are connected. * By pairing a memory of when you were satisfied with an experience of dissatisfaction, you can train your brain to have a more positive response. * We talk about the neuroscience explanation of the moving stupids. * In science, the more you know, the more you don’t know. * The more that we learn, the more we’ll be able to understand things, like mysticism, that we don’t understand now. * Todd shares his views about Artificial Intelligence and how to make it closer to how the brain works
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