Dare to Find Your V*O*I*C*E: Recent Episodes
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This is a show about people – ordinary people who have something extraordinary to say. Introducing people who are discovering the Value of Openness, the power of Intention of Clearing old patterns and learning to Express their truth. It’s about connecting people to their power and purpose by Daring to speak their VOICE.
Today I am joined by guest Enolia Foti, who loves to help women to use their voices to touch the hearts of othersand helps them bring forth their dreams when they feel stuck. Learn more about Enolia and what she does by visiting lovesinfinitepossibility.com.
Have you realized that what you focus on tends to be what manifests itself to you, whether good or bad? Today we talk about the power of assuming that what you want to happen will happen. The power to focus on what we want helps us eventually get just that...if we are willing to do the work.
Meet Dragon Fly Soul.
Hi my name is Teri Stephens, I am a massage therapist, a single mother of 5 children. I love my work, it’s been very fulfilling to me to get into the massage and energy work and put the two together. What makes me excited about getting up in the morning is helping people. I have transformed my life, and love to give people tools to transform themselves, especially women. Those that have struggled like I have.
My name is Julie, I love getting out of bed in the morning cause I do really cool things. And if they’re not cool, I make them cool. And this work has also transformed my life. I have been at this work for a little over 17 years, it just has a way of grabbing a hold of ya, and says “let’s go and get this done”. And I’m not done yet, but I am doing the “let’s go” part. Helping people is a side note. For me, I realized that I was helping myself, and by doing that, I was able to help others. It started out as a selfish thing, but turned into being something greater.
I have a commitment to create. I had an accident where I was injured by a horse. Someone asked me if it was a challenge and I said “No, it was an amazing adventure. I was able to heal myself and learn so much from it.” We get to create our life. Our life is going to happen, so why not be a conscious creator of it.
You can find Dragon Fly Soul on their website www.dragonflysoul.com
I’m sharing this podcast today for two reasons. The podcast itself is an example of, daring to find your voice the choice I made to step in and do a podcast without knowing how was a courageous step but I definitely am finding a voice by doing. Not only that but the message in this interview is powerful and goes right along with my message and I felt like I wanted to share it today.
Today on the podcast I am talk about what has been on my mind lately and some things I have been remembering about the whole, Finding Your VOICE process. About understanding the value of who you are by connecting to your core values and your core motivations, being open to listening to figure out what those are and also being able to figure out what the first step and the next step and all the steps needed to take to get to that next point.
My guest today is seriously frickin' awesome. But here's the thing... she believes YOU are
frickin' awesome, too!
Alissa Daire Nelson is regularly featured on television news segments, inside major blogs and
publications, and on podcasts from all over the globe.
She's an accomplished Success Coach, Speaker, host of the Frickin' Awesome EntrepreneurSM
podcast, as well as published Author of the book; From Frustrated to Frickin' Awesome: 4 Steps
to Achieve the Success You're Wired For.
But more than anything else she's an exceedingly proud wife and mother of two, who loves
helping others discover how to make their businesses and relationships thrive in harmony.
Where to find Alissa online:
Web site: http://www.daire2succeed.com/
FB page: https://www.facebook.com/DaireSuccessCoaching/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/daire2succeed
Bonnie Allison a writer, a doula, dance fitness instructor, human mom and chicken mom. Pizza and sunshine give her life, speed limit drivers, hypocrisy and chipped nail polish make her crazy. Allison says, she somehow didn't find her awesome until her 30s. She is here to hold your hand and your heart (or just stand in your corner, if you're weird about germs) and to help you find yours.
Her heart lives somewhere between Tulsa and Kansas City, among the wildflowers and train tracks and roadside tire shops whose signs boast, "Best Place in Town to Take a Leak." She writes to make the world better, one laugh, one tear, one cracked-wide-open heart at a time.
I met Allison through an online Shine Fitness group and her story and experiences that got her to where she is today, resonated with mine so much and I wanted to hear more about her journey to find her voice. I hope you enjoy Bonnie’s story as much I did.
You can find Bonnie on her website bonnieallison.com.
Brittani Nelson is an established networking expert and business strategist, she matches entrepreneurs with the people and opportunities that move their businesses forward. Brittani is intensely passionate about connecting her clients and everyone she meets with the skills, knowledge and resources they need to thrive. She believes a perfect match between business and client or business and timely resources creates mutually beneficial relationships and, ultimately, builds a stronger community.
You can find JoJo on her website http://jojobennington.com/
Insta: @daretoredefine
FB: Dare to Redefine Yourself with JoJo / JoJo Bennington
You can find her book, Transformational Change: A Journey Of Riches on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FYHMQRS.
You can find more information about the UP RETREAT at https://www.upretreats.life/.
Mary Cravets is a highly-sought after Business Development Expert and International Speaker. Groomed in Silicon Valley, she teaches busy entrepreneurs how to attract more high-end clients so they can significantly grow their business – without working nights and weekends. Using her methods, the majority of her clients quickly increase their income 50-100%.
Thanks to the freedom her proven business systems afford her, Mary spends much of her time focused on family with her husband, Adam, on the beautiful central coast of California. She’s also an avid roller coaster enthusiast and a kayaking volunteer for a wildlife protection program in Morro Bay.
You can find Mary on her website www.marycravets.com, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mary.cravets.1, Twitter https://twitter.com/MaryCravets , and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/marycravets/
You can find out more about the National Association of Women Business Owners at nawbo.org.
I interviewed Dave as we drove home from the airport. It’s a conversation about how to turn an abstract vision into reality. The Secret is in enjoying the journey.
How do you make sure you're enjoying the journey?
I am is passionate about helping women (&men) develop confidence and enthusiasm for life through my Five Fundamental Steps to Finding Your VOICE program.
Join now: www.voicebycary.com/voice
Michelle Den Boer is a Wellness and Mindset Mentor for women who are ready to take their lives back.
Her background as a Personal Trainer and motivator to help others become healthy provided the opportunity to lead her local community in a yearlong challenge to become healthier.
Throughout her own life experience and helping others on their journey, she has come to the realization that being healthy is more than just a workout and a diet, it is a way of life.
Michelle is on a mission to give moms permission to make themselves a priority because when they do everyone else benefits in their circle of influence. To do this she supports them in determining priorities, setting boundaries, as well as making time for self care.
Through their work together Michelle helps them embody the belief that they no longer need to be everything to everyone and from this place of permission they can create a life of freedom, their way.
You can find Michelle on her website michelledenboer.com & Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MichelleLDenBoer
Today's guest is Dr. Sivi Helsel. Sivi is a entrepreneur through and through. Very successful chiropractor of 18 years she recently sold her practice to pursue a networking business sharing health and nutrition. She is married to Dave Helsel and is a beautiful mom of four (+ a daughter in law.) She works hard, plays hard, and lives life of purpose. Her greatest gift, however, may very well be her uncanny ability to maintain a positive attitude and spread sunshine wherever she goes.
Today's guest is Dr. Sivi Helsel. Sivi is a entrepreneur through and through. Very successful chiropractor of 18 years she recently sold her practice to pursue a networking business sharing health and nutrition. She is married to Dave Helsel and is a beautiful mom of four (+ a daughter in law.) She works hard, plays hard, and lives life of purpose. Her greatest gift, however, may very well be her uncanny ability to maintain a positive attitude and spread sunshine wherever she goes.
I've been doing a lot of thinking, well I'm always doing a lot of thinking. But there's something that's been quite persistent on my mind lately & I wanted to discuss it today. I hope you enjoy this episode!
I love helping women connect to their virtue—their authentic self—and also come to know their power and purpose. This is what it means to Find Your VOICE.
Want to know the steps I took to find my VOICE?
https://www.voicebycary.com/voice
I've been doing a lot of thinking, well I'm always doing a lot of thinking. But there's something that's been quite persistent on my mind lately & I wanted to discuss it today. I hope you enjoy this episode!
I love helping women connect to their virtue—their authentic self—and also come to know their power and purpose. This is what it means to Find Your VOICE.
Want to know the steps I took to find my VOICE?
https://www.voicebycary.com/voice
Today I'm doing things a little differently and giving you a sneak peak into the life of one of my coaching module clients. I'm so grateful to Lisa for being so vulnerable & sharing with us the work she is doing.
To connect with Lisa find her on Facebook, Lisa Mcclellan.
I love helping women connect to their virtue—their authentic self—and also come to know their power and purpose. This is what it means to Find Your VOICE.
For more information on my course that Lisa went through go here:
http://carymacarthur.com/mentoring-options/find-your-v-o-i-c-e-workshop/
Today I'm doing things a little differently and giving you a sneak peak into the life of one of my coaching module clients. I'm so grateful to Lisa for being so vulnerable & sharing with us the work she is doing.
To connect with Lisa find her on Facebook, Lisa Mcclellan.
I love helping women connect to their virtue—their authentic self—and also come to know their power and purpose. This is what it means to Find Your VOICE.
For more information on my course that Lisa went through go here:
http://carymacarthur.com/mentoring-options/find-your-v-o-i-c-e-workshop/
As an Intuitive Life Coach, Terrie Christine has mastered the ability to access her own intuition. This allows her to fully envision the struggle, hurt, fears and anxiety you are currently going through. Terrie helps you change your life by helping you access your own intuition. She has the ability to help you release the pain from the past, realize more clarity in your future, obtain a feeling that life is easy or even improve the income you want. Rather than focusing on traditional elements of life, such as goal-setting, habits, and skills, Terrie integrates spiritual principles as well. By assessing your energy and emphasizing emotional and spiritual healing, She helps you release the blockages that keep you from moving forward.
Terrie naturally works with the energy you hold to resolve your deepest issues. Her intuition is used to sense your blockages and help you eliminate the source of your pain. She then assists you by guiding you through the process of introducing new habits, thoughts, and beliefs that support the life you want to live. By healing these past issues and altering your consciousness, you can open yourself up to love and the abundance of opportunities that life has to offer.
Where to find Terrie online:
https://www.facebook.com/TerrieChristine/, https://www.instagram.com/terriechristine/, https://twitter.com/TerrieChristine
Look for her book "The Secret Power of You" on Amazon on June 19th
Elaine focused her career on the intersection of nature and people, always sharing the secrets of nature with others. What she learned most acutely, while refreshing forests, landscapes, rivers, and people, was how to see clearly into the heart of nature. She has been an Executive Director in Outdoor Education and Nature Restoration. She shares nature’s teaching as an art. Elaine is a consultant, forester, farmer, and educator. With so much attention toward the nuances of nature, a day came when Elaine wanted to harness a different kind of art for some very special people. She started Portrait Connection with her daughters, Laura and Kristen, to bring fine art portraits into the communities and homes of children who have serious medical conditions. Together they connect artists with valiant families and catalyze extraordinary compassion. The project reveals an art that is very much a piece of the beauty of nature.
You can find Elaine on her website www.portraitconnection.org
On YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPVi0DT8n8o
Tracy is a master connector, but she wasn't always that way. She developed the skill once she realized that connection is a major factor in becoming successful in business and in life. For many years Tracy preferred her isolation and was very comfortable being by herself, but eventually she found a reason and a real human need to connect with other people. She worked through the challenges that always come when breaking through a comfort zone and came to discover connection to be one of the most powerful parts of who she is.
Rachel J. Trotter has been telling stories since she could walk and talk. As a little girl, she would draw for hours and make up stories to go along with her artwork. She won her first award for a poem she wrote about her grandpa in the fourth grade. Through high school, she was an active journal writer and loved the feeling she got after writing a good story.
Gears shifted when Rachel decided to major in communications at Weber State University. After settling on her major, she almost changed it for the sixth time when she found out she would have to write for the university newspaper to earn her degree. Reporting was not something she was interested in – creative writing was her outlet. That all changed after her first story was published and she discovered that she loved telling people’s stories in a succinct and thorough way that truly mattered to others.
Rachel is a senior writer/editor at Evalogue.Life – Tell Your Story. She tells people’s stories and shares hers to encourage others. She loves family storytelling. A graduate of Weber State University, she has had articles featured on LDSLiving.com and Mormon.org. She and her husband Mat have six children and live on the East Bench in Ogden, Utah.
Mentor, guide, connector and influencer. Many of Cheryl’s clients describe her as the “yoda” for woman owned small businesses and solopreneurs. Cheryl has had the pleasure of owning a successful, sustainable small business for over twenty-five years. She has stumbled, regrouped, learned, succeeded and failed BUT remained committed to being an entrepreneur. Cheryl has also coached other women owned small businesses to enjoy the opportunities of being an entrepreneur. Her mission is to help women owned small business to start, build and grow their own successful enterprise.
You can find Cheryl on her website, www.StraightTalkforSmartBusinessWomen.com, on Twitter https://twitter.com/Cleitschuh and on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/cheryl.leitschuh.
Lori has found a career in blogging. But it took a number of small unexpected steps that led her there.
Lori is a wife, mother, friend, and storyteller. She has a love for learning, giggling with her grandson and tandem biking with her husband. She believes wisdom goes beyond being smart or having basic knowledge. It is the culmination of experiences that help us become. While each of our challenges may be unique, we have the opportunity to choose how we will react, learn and grow. In Lori's in own words, "My journey has taught me that I don’t have all the answers, but I do have a voice to share what I’ve learned. Life can either teach us or defeat us – the choice is ours."
You can find Lori on her website choosingwisdom.org, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ChoosingWisdom/, Twitter https://twitter.com/ChoosingWisdom.
Teri Karjala is a licensed professional counselor, credentialed trauma therapist, and Transformational Life Strategist. She’s the author of the Best Selling Book "Be the Magic of You: Tools to Transform Your Life," for which the foreward was written by Jack Canfield and which has been featured on numerous TV and radio shows.
Teri has been in the counseling field since 1999, working with clients of all ages. Today, she is the founder of "Talking With Teri," serving women and female entrepreneurs who come to her living generally unfulfilled lives, feeling weighed down by limiting beliefs, self-sabotage, fear, anxiety, depression, and past trauma. After working with Teri, these women are empowered to create massive change and expand far beyond their wildest personal and professional dreams.
Teri lives just outside Denver with her husband and daughter. Teri enjoys playing outdoors, crafting and creating, doodling, and she’s a thrill-seeker, always looking for the next adventure that challenges her comfort zone, for that is where the magic truly happens-- Outside our comfort zone!
To learn more about Teri, please visit TalkingWithTeri.com, spelled T. E. R. I.
I sat down at the mic to talk about faith and hope....But my heart had something else to say....YOU MATTER!
Today's podcast is straight from the heart and I hope it helps you in fininding your V.O.I.C.E and knowing who you really are.
Casey is a nurse-turned-network marketer, and has fallen in love with peer to peer sharing. She has also learned the power of positive, intentional thinking. She remembers living in New York with her husband in a tiny apartment that had no heat when she began thinking, “There’s got to be something more.” She has since discovered that “something more.”
I loved talking with Casey about her journey, she shares so many great nuggets in this podcast, enjoy her energy and her wisdom!!
You can find Casey at https://www.facebook.com/caseychristineplouffe
When Dr. Jon Porman was 15 years old his sister was killed in a car accident, that one event shaped his life and has truly put him to where he is today. When Dr. P saw the impact his sister had made on so many lives he new he wanted to have that same impact on others. In this episode Dr. P tells us how he’s made an impact by living a legendary life and helping others live legendary lives as well.
You can find Dr. P on his websites: drpinspires.com, sportsdocsaz.com, legendarylivingretreats.com
Trina Glines has been a friend of mine for over 20 years. She has always been very devoted to her marriage and family. Over the last few years I’ve watched that devotion really evolve into a passion for helping others make their own marriage a priority. After some of her own struggles in marriage and in life, she made the decision to humble herself and do something about her situation. While doing the work at bettering her own marriage she remembered her passion for making time for your marriage and making it a top priority. This had always been a core value for her so as she worked on her own marriage she realized she needed to help others make their marriage a priority. Trina has so much insight on helping women understand men, tune in for a few of her best tips!
You can find Trina on Instagram @trinaglines, Facebook Trina Glines and on her website trinaglines.com
The Power of Silver Linings
First I learned a powerful journaling exercise: "My favorite memory of the past 24 hours is _____________"
Next, I learned to say "YES!" to life--adopting an and/both philosophy instead of either/or--and created a #100DaysofLaughter challenge.
I knew I felt good while I was doing these things, but I had no idea how much effect they would have on my life, my vision, my power, and my purpose.
If I were to have to choose just one central piece that has led to finding my voice, this may just be the one.
Katrina Sawa is known as The JumpStart Your Biz Coach because she kicks her clients and their businesses into high gear, turning their inspiration and ideas into smooth-running, moneymaking businesses. Katrina is the creator of the Jumpstart Your Marketing® System, award-winning coach and author of Love Yourself Successful. She helps entrepreneurs develop leveraged strategies, market and monetize more plus teach the "how-to" of what you need, to grow your business FAST. Katrina is an energetic speaker who has been featured on the Oprah and Friends XMRadioNetwork, ABC & TheCW plus she has a ton of resources online at www.JumpstartYourMarketing.com
Ashely Somics is a two time kidney transplant recipient, 1999 and 2016. A former classroom teacher, turned social movement creator/director of Get Loud for Kidneys. Get Loud For Kidneys is all about finding your voice within the area of kidney awareness. Ashley inspires people with stories from recipients, donors, and family members and helps empower them to GET LOUD about their own connection to kidney disease. Her main goal is to humanize kidney disease and to help create human connections of kindness, compassion, to give people hope and create change.
Ashley was diagnosed with kidney disease in junior high school and had to start dialysis. She was very private about her health all through her life up until she needed a new kidney and no family member was able to help. She turned to social media and got loud about her need. This opened her eyes to the fact that she wasn't alone in her fight and that people did care about her and were willing to help.
You can find out more information about Get Loud for Kidneys on their website www.getloudforkidneys.org, Twitter @GetLoud4Kidneys & Facebook @GetLoudForKidneys
Finding your V.O.I.C.E.--aka personal development--can be so exciting! It can also seem challenging to your relationships when one person is in the process of "growing" and the other is not. My husband, Dave, and I have experienced the ups and downs of changing the family system, and we are so much better for it.
I loved chatting with him about how we made it work, and I'm excited to share it with you.
As the saying goes "it isn't always easy, but it's always worth it!"
Brittany Herlean is a powerful example of connecting to your virtue--the power of who you are-- & using that as an anchor to navigate through whatever life has to hand you. Brittany is a childhood cancer survivor. This helped her to learn to fight challenges at a young age & also sparked her interest in nutrition. She was told she would probably never have children but has been lucky to have 3 sons. A year after her youngest was born, her younger brother died. She decided to pursue his career path of personal training & bodybuilding to fill the void of this loss. The choices she has made after each challenge have pushed her where she needs to be, some days so much so it feels like it's a shovel, she says but she loves who it has helped her become.
You can find Brittany on her website BrittanyHerlean.com, Twitter @HerleanFitness, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/HerleanFitness/.
Linda is a master of helping others create habits. Linda has found that her purpose is to give people hope and evidence that they can change and that they can take the power into their own hands to create the life they want. Linda’s work focuses on behavior change and habit design. She has a masters degree in Health Promotion and Exercise Physiology. She is the Director of Tiny Habits® Academy which offers online courses that teach individuals and businesses how to create habits quickly and easily… without relying on willpower. As the mother of eight children, Linda has had her own behavior change and habit design laboratory for 32 years. On this episode Linda shares with us the Tiny Habits® method.
You can find Linda Fogg-Phillips on her website www.tinyhabitsacademy.org, Twitter: FamilyHealth360 &
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lindaphillips
Jennifer Wise was born with a passion for making connections, taking photos, and preserving memories in scrapbooks and journals. She was always a scrapbooker (but never the fancy kind) because she felt it was an important way to cherish things that were important to her.
As her three kids came along, she felt that memory-keeping was an important way to show them that their lives matter to her and that they have a place where they belong. She feels strongly that a scrapbook – however it’s made – is a gift because it’s something happy and meaningful to go to when things get hard. When she tells you her motto, “Don’t let your babies grow up to be jpegs,” she really means it.
You can find Jennifer on her website www.heritagemakers.com/jeffiferwiseTwitter: www.twitter.com/jenniferwisehm and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heritagemakerswithjennifer
Dawn Langstroth, is an artist adept in several expressive modes. She tells others through words, songs and pictures what it means to embrace life fully and creatively, letting randomness and creative curiosity open doors and pathways on the wondrous journey of becoming ourselves.
She has made a career as a creative artist writing songs, painting, and making drawings that are as much emerging portraits of a forthright and independent identity as they are lyrics and pictures.
As a painter, she takes the world she knows best – her friends, family, and the familiar landscapes of home – and interprets it in a direct manner letting line and colour convey her quizzical nature and probing sensibility.
You can find Dawn Langstroth on Instagram @dawnlangstroth, Twitter @dawnlangstroth, Facebook, Dawn Langstroth and on her website dawnlangstroth.com.
Devyn is 16 and a junior at Teton High School in Victor Idaho. Devyn loves the Gospel of Jesus Christ, enjoys spending time with her family and cheerleading. She has a true understanding of who she is, even at her young age and believes doing good to others is the most important thing. Devyn has a love for people, she enjoys meeting new people and hearing their stories. Her love for people has helped her cultivate many friendships everywhere she goes.
Lisa Nichols is one of the world’s most-requested motivational speakers, as well as media personality and corporate CEO whose global platform has reached and served nearly 30 million people. From a struggling single mom on public assistance to a millionaire entrepreneur, Lisa’s courage and determination has inspired fans worldwide and helped countless audiences break through, to discover their own untapped talents and infinite potential. Lisa’s extraordinary story of transforming her own life from public assistance for her family to leading a multi-million dollar enterprise is the inspiration behind her bold mission to teach others that it is possible to do the same. Today, fans worldwide revere Lisa for her mastery of teaching people how to accomplishing unfathomable goals and tap their limitless potential.
You can find Lisa Nichols on Instagram @lisa2motivate, Twitter @2motivate, Facebook Lisa Nichols and on her website motivatingthemasses.com.
There is a saying "when a person discovers and lives their passion, it allows 10,000 others to do the same" The big question of course, is how to discover and live your passion. For David TS Wood, discovering his passion of teaching came from saying YES and being OPEN to trying and doing new things all the time, regardless if he was good at them or not. He believes everyone can discover and live their purpose, as long as they continue saying yes to new things, and that when the light switch goes off, and they feel that undeniable calling, that they allow themselves the thousands of hours of first being a disaster, then being just ok, then being good, then becoming masterful and of course always being a student.
Annie Berry loves to be active. She grew up hiking and camping, but she always wanted to be a dancer. The only dance class she ever took pre-pole was a dance class for P.E. credit in high school. She says, "I was probably horrible, but I ate it up."
Fast forward to adulthood after she had her first baby. At the time there weren’t any adult beginner dance classes offered where she lived, so she searched online for dance videos, yoga--whatever she could find. She stumbled across pole dance videos on youtube and instantly fell in love with the dance and acrobatics involved. She ordered her first pole in 2009 started practicing in her living room.
In this interview, Annie explains how her pole helped her through depression, find confidence, and to "find her sexy." She is now helping other women to do the same--including me! This is a fun interview! You are going to love Annie!
You can find Annie on instagram @stgpoledance and @anaberry216 or on her website www.southernutahpoledance.com.
My husband, Dave, has spent the past 15 years transforming his life, moving from "praying for God to take his life" to living a joyful life of being committed to excellence. He was always good at action, but still he was unable to connect who he knew he was to who he was actually able to BE. While he never felt he had lost his voice, he knew he was living far below his potential, and he was really frustrated. He had been rationalizing his frustration by saying "when I die, then I will be able to live my full potential." Clinging to hope kept him going until he found the piece he was missing.
For Dave, the first step to connecting with his power began with fueling his body with good nutrition. He quotes Og Mandino in scroll #2, "when I really love myself, I'll inspect everything that goes into my body." This gave him the stamina on a daily basis to be consistent in his search for the next step, whcih for Dave, was being Open to new ideas--learing principles around the mental side of action. Admittedly, he is naturally "hard to crack," but like T. Harv Eker, he came to a point of deciding whether he wanted to be "really hokey and really rich or really rich and really broke." He was finally at a point where he was ready, and when the student is ready, the teacher appears.
Just a few nuggets from this show:
"There has to be a drive to be more than who you currently are."
"I immersed myself in the thing that I wasn't!"
"Your number one priority is to figure out how do I start to create that confidence in myself."
"Knowing that this life is not all there is. Working toward something greater is what keeps me going. We are eternal in nature, and there are things we can do to invest our time in that will serve us long term. What are those things?"
Three years ago, Krista Palo went from being a stay-at-home mom to being a single mom. Not having worked outside the home for several years, she was suddenly back in the workforce earning minimum wage. She soon found herself overwhelmed with life, so she made a decision to take charge of her life. She looked inside, got clear on what she really wanted, and created the business she needed in order to live the life she desired.
Krisa the is the Founder & CEO of Evolve, an organization dedicated to helping individuals intentionally live, continually grow, and add value to others through principles of servant leadership.
Krista completed her MBA in January 2017 and is a John Maxwell Certified speaker, teacher and coach. She has been an Entrepreneur since 2004, and loves to learn. She is passionate and enthusiastic about sharing what she has learned with others.
Evolve's website https://www.livegrowgive.org/ is home to Krista's personal and professional development blog, her podcast Real Life, Real Passion and other free and paid resources designed to help individuals and organizations overcome obstacles and consistently reach their goals.
I probably drove Dave, my husband, crazy with "Why can't I find my purpose?" so finally one day he suggested that maybe my purpose was just to be happy.
What a concept--and it worked!
It wasn't long until I received the "download..." My purpose and passion is connecting women (and men) to their Virtue, Power, and Purpose."
So what do I mean by "connecting to virtue?"
“Virtue is a pattern of thought and behavior based on high moral standards.” To me, that is basically the definition of virtue. I also found that virtue means strength, compassion, and ethics. It means tradition. It means generosity and honesty, wisdom, courage, justice, tolerance, good speech, respect, purity, courtesy, long suffering. … and this is according to Buddhism, Hinduism, Chinese religions, Taoism, Confucianism, and Christianity, as well as Judaism, and Islam.
I first met Heather Choate--a 27-time Amazon best-selling author with a bright and burning purpose--through the Mechanic to Millionaire podcast Facebook group. I was privileged to read and write a review of her latest book, "Fighting For Our LIves," and it touched me so deeply!
When Heather was pregnant with her 6th child, she was diagnosed with a life-threatening disease and faced a difficult choice that affected not only her but her unborn baby. Listen as she shares her poignant story and how this extremely difficult experience helped her discover her power and her purpose. Through her journey she found, among other things, a passion for helping others find clarity and purpose in their own lives.
Family is very important to Heather. Part of her mission is to strengthen families by helping couples that are struggling. Her goal is to to get to the root of any issue and help them find their vision and connection with each other.
You can connect with Heather on Facebook (Heather Choate or https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=the%20thriving%20marriage )
or by visiting her website (www.HeatherChoate.com.)
Brodie Perry was once a macho athlete who decided to join his high school choir ... and the rest is history!
Brodie's voice is definitley where his power is. He has performed with the Utah Festival Opera, St. George Musical Theater, Tuacahn, Utah State Opera Theater, and Starlight Civic Light Opera in San Diego. He has also been a guest soloist on occasion for the Dickens Festival, Utah State University, Southwest Symphony, Southwest Chorale, and many other venues. He has starred as Jean Val Jean in Les Miserables and John in Miss Saigon--two of his dream roles--and much, much more!
He says, "The Voice...is personal. Especially in this world of Americal Idol, where everyone is a critic, people can absolutely humiliated when it comes to ...the voice." His defines vulnerability as "a journey to feeling comfortable with who they are, a way of leveling the playing field and connecting people. You can see people who are so different in so many ways. It takes one person in a room of 1000s to be truly and genuinely vulnerable, and everyone becomes connected. Everybody sees each other as just human beings, as people with faults and imperfections and talents and gifts that are the ... same somehow. There's no bullies, no victims, just people."
Brodie Perry Vocal Studio is a private voice studio that maximizes the vocal abilities of the artist, whether novice or professional, young or old, or any style of music. Lessons are in person, via phone or Skype. Performance coaching also available.
Connect with Brodie on his Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=brodie%20perry%20vocal%20studio
or give him an email at brodieiva@gmail.com
or text him at 435-619-6526
I thought it would be fun to switch things up a little bit and interview my husband, Mechanic to Millionaire himself, Dave Mac Arthur! In fact, I plan for him to make a regular appearance as a way for you to get to know us better.
On this episode you will learn what baseball and a plate of homemade eclairs has to do with my marriage and finding my V.O.I.C.E.
Udana Power starred on Broadway and in TV opposite Katharine Hepburn, Bill Shatner, Henry Winkler, Ron Howard, Billy Crystal, Suzanne Somers and more. She has always had a deep desire to know how life works. Her real journey into self-discovery began when she traveled to meet Osho (then Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh) in Poona, India in 1979.
Udana has written 11 screenplays, 1 play and several books. She is just completing MANIFEST MIRACLES: A Practical Guide to The Inner Dynamics You Need to Know. • She is a million dollar earner in network marketing. • Founding Investor, Fundraiser and Strategic Partner in Muzit – a digital marketing platform that was created by artists for artists to save the music industry. It has now grown into much more and is poised to be one of the largest Big Data companies in the world. Muzit has been featured in Forbes Magazine and many other news outlets. •
One thing I love about Udana is that she celebrates the juiciness of ordinary moments. Bursts into song unexpectedly, dances at midnight and frequently exclaims, “Wow! That was wonderful! What’s next?”
• Favorite quote: “To be creative, one must become one with creation.” – Osho • A quote she lives by: “Become the loving and don’t get stuck on particulars.” – also Osho.
I was introduced to Kim Ades on a podcast. I was very intrigued with what she had to say, so I filled out the assessment on her website www.FrameofMindCoaching.com. This assessment led to a 10-week coaching relationship with Kim that helped me to really see past my self-doubt and helped me to be at peace with ME!
Kim is a powerful coach. Her philosophy is that people already know what to do; they just get in their own way. She gets to the core of this interference by examining the way people think.
She uses interactive journaling as a tool to help her clients to first notice how their thought patterns are not serving them and then she helps them align their thinking with what they want.
Kim is a big believer that "What you focus on grows." In fact, that is the title of her book. (http://www.frameofmindcoaching.com/blog/tag/what-you-focus-on-grows/)
If you live a passive life, the things that are expanding in your experience are not necessarily the things that you want.
This interview flows right into a fun conversation about why I was afraid to wear my hair up, why Kim drinks beer from a bottle, and even a sample of her powerful coaching!
When I met Jennifer Zucker over 10 years ago, my first thought was "Wow! That is one confident woman!"
Jen learned as a teen how to connect to the value of who she is, and she discovered that she could use make upo and fashion to magnify her confidence and to show up in life looking as fabulous on the outside as she feels on the inside. As an adult, she still loves makeup, but she feels equally as confident with our without it. She says that Confidence is the most beautiful thing a woman can wear.
Jen is passionate about helping women feel beautiful--it is what gets her up in the morning. She has found great success--among the top 1% in a leading cosmetic company--because she has allowed herself to follow her passion, power, and purpose.
Jen's message is to embrace the gift of who you are! Own your gift, magnify your gift, and share them with the world! This is what it means to find your V.O.I.C.E.
If you would like to connect with Jennifer, you can message her in two ways:
Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/jennifer.aldridgezucker)Website--www.lashqueenllc.com
Make sure you mention that you heard her on this podcast so she knows to respond right away!
Dancing was something I always wanted to do--and it was probably the one thing I resisted the most. If ever anyone invited (or challenged) me to dance, I would become paralyzed with fear. I literally would not be able to move my body, and I would oftentimes cry.
After so many experiences, however, of having the "big fear" lead to my greatest breakthrough, I eventually gave in to my coach's insisting and found a way to dance.
That's how I met Kendall Neilson and Shine Dance Fitness.
Kendall is a dynamic, fun online dance instructor who went through a similar resistance to discover that part of her purpose is to help woman become physically fit and emotionally free through DANCE!
Holly has always been an entrepreneur. She is a fly by the seat of her pants kind of girl—her word is “figureitoutable.” There is always a way to figure it out.vWhat she pursues serves a purpose at the time, and when the purpose is over, she moves on. “Passion is everything for me. If I’m not lovin’ it, I’m not doin’ it.”
Holly has found that connecting to her core values helps to fuel her passion and purpose. She attended a seminar by Greg and Tamara Montana, and there she took a Heart Virtues test. By taking this test, she found that her two guiding values are kindness and loyalty. Heart Virtues represent your passions—what you stand for, Holly’s are kindness and loyalty. These two words helped her to understand why she has been driven to the things she has done.
Holly also tells us how she came to write her book “Inbox, Outbox, Unbox, Nobox.” Why does she use to describe personality types? In her words, “Why re-create something that’s already good? I just wanted to make it different. I had to have the fun aspect in in and shoes are fun.” Find this book and others on www.HollyPorter.com
Find out Holly’s answer to my question “What GOOD NEWS can you share with us?”
References: Greg and Tamara Montana https://www.facebook.com/virtuetest/
“A Little Good News” by Anne Murray https://youtu.be/XTJcchmKhPw
“The Happiness Advantage,” by Shaun Achor: smiling is contagious
Dr. Denim L. Slade has always been intrigued by humans and our social interactions. Over the 20 years that he has been doing therapy, he has studied, he has sought to first understand people and then employ his knowledge and techniques to help people be healthy and happy in their lives and relationships.
Dr. Slade has a firm belief, born out of thousands and thousands of hours of study and clinical experience, that there are certain elements about each of us that simply do not change and that they don’t change because they are not changeable. That may sound odd coming from someone whose entire career has been dedicated to helping people change. That is exactly why he believes that understanding temperament is so essential--and I agree with him! We both believe that as we understand ourselves--why we do the things we do and why we don’t do many of the things that we don't do--we are much more effectively able to change the things that we absolutely can, and in many cases, need to change in order for our lives to be healthy and happy. And when we are able to combine that with an in-depth understanding of the important people in our lives, we have a change accelerator that is incredibly powerful.
This episode is a little longer than most, but I believe it is worth your time to listen. So, grab a notebook, get comfy, and enjoy this fascinating conversation.
Which CORE Temperament type resonates with you?
C = Comfort and Connection
O = Optimism
R = Resolution
E = Exactness
What does it mean to Find your V.O.I.C.E.? and why do we have to DARE to find it? In this first episode, I share my journey of how I came from being afraid of who I was - invisible and shrinking in silence - to a confident and empowered woman who knows and cherishes the value of all that I am. Now, I am passionate about helping others understand WHY it is so important to KNOW who we are and to BE that! To Find Your VOICE is to connect to your virtue, power, and purpose, and to fall in love with who you are.
For me, V.O.I.C.E is an acronym for:
V – Value. Knowing my core values and finding value in ME as an eternal being.
O – Openness. Being open to learning and trying new things.
I – Intention to Act. Action has to accompany intention. Set an intention and then do it.
C – Clearing. Clearing out my old limiting beliefs and replacing them with new beliefs.
E – Expression. Being who I know I Am.
I am excited to share my journey with you, to introduce you to the people who have helped me have the courage to speak my voice and to others who are doing the same.