Adversity now, Advantage later The verse that says, “gold is tested by fire” holds a lot of meaning. For one,  it is referring to the genuineness of faith. The same goes for a person’s character. The adversities and most challenging moments in our life are usually the most difficult times to go back and talk about in the open.   If we really think about it, we are all soldiers in the warzone, and battle scars are nothing to be ashamed of. Instead, we should take pride in them because if we look closer, they are the reason we become the real person that we are, stronger and wiser. This week on the show, Brett Eaton will talk about how you can go straightforward and intentional about approaching life, coming out stronger after surviving adversities, being brutally aware of yourself, going about every little detail that will move you closer to fulfillment, and being crystal clear of what you want to achieve. And these come with the tagline, “Adversity now, advantage later.” Brett mentions the top 3 things on how you can practice intentionally towards your goals and playing life on the offense:1. Having brutal self-awareness2. Choosing commitment over comfort3. Setting measurable goals and tracking progress These are the episode highlights you shouldn’t miss: 01:40  Brett’s journey to becoming a coach04:08  The fundamental pillars of Brett’s coaching07:58  The mindset and practices of high-performance achievers11:50    How to nurture continued self-awareness intentionally13:26   How to be more effective with time management and creating goals15:36   What you can do to remove distractions and time-wasters so we can narrow down to things that we are really passionate about.17:36   How to fill life with things that are energizing and less of what’s draining17:47   How to turn adversity into an opportunity20:41   How writing on paper can help one sort out the lessons from  adversity27:09   The analogy between dating and adversity29:15    Why everyone has a certain level of confidence and how to keep building it36:44   The daily habits that Brett follows39:02   His definition of love40:29   His secret to living a fulfilled life42:06   What Brett wants his legacy to be43:33   The most influential people in his life45:51   How small changes can make great impact Episode Challenge (20:41)There is always a good thing that comes from the difficult moments in our life. Here’s a challenge for you. Find out what that is by writing down on paper your answers to the questions below. Go back to the last five years of your life. What is one of those really difficult moments in your life?  What did you learn from it?  How did you come out after you’ve gotten past that moment?  How do you think differently?  What part of you has become better?  If not from that moment, did you learn from people?What was shifting perspective?  What did you learn to get through it? Because the gift could be in that. If you try this exercise, let us know and tag us @iamclaudine and Marc Anthony at the @btopodcast.   About the Guest: Brett Eaton is a Life Optimization Coach, speaker, author, owner, founder of The Better You Blueprint Coaching Program, and co-host of the podcast, The Better You Blueprint Podcast. Brett believes that life is meant to be played on offense, not the defense. His goal is to help as many people as he can so they can create a life they are excited about. Brett’s superpower is helping men and women identify and prioritize their goals, and align them with their interests to create the life they truly want. With the perfect mix of encouragement and tough love, Brett takes people from wishing, wanting, and waiting to prioritizing goals, taking action, sticking to their commitments, and reaching the next level of success.   Brett thrives on inspiring people to ask better questions, dig deeper, break out of their comfort zone, and create new standards for their life. To learn more about Brett’s Coaching Programs or hire him to speak to your team, please visit,MotivatedByBrett.com.Check out Brett's Better You Blueprint Coaching Program. Connect with Brett:Follow him on Instagram: @motivatedByBrettLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/motivatedbybrett/  Listen + Subscribe to his Podcast: https://brett-eaton.mykajabi.com/podcasts/the-better-you-blueprint  Join his Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/1820650791558166 Follow the Podcast:  Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breakthrough-the-ordinary/id1579129631  Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7L6XsP0M87M8CX7AJ2LRS4  Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS9DQ1V1NVR6ag  Amazon Music - https://q4k0kx5j.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fmusic.amazon.com%2Fpodcasts%2F05bbcd2c-1e6b-4d09-934e-4eac42e12362/1/0100017af9eb75aa-8c17c10b-25b5-4300-b24e-c002d99f89b3-000000/lIGTk2xPKpZbRH-tqg7FXsRKud4=229  iHeartRadio - https://iheart.com/podcast/85365975/   Follow Us @thebtopodcast]:  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thebtopodcast  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thebtopodcast  Twitter - https://twitter.com/thebtopodcast  TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thebtopodcast  Website - https://btopodcast.com  Contact Us - thebtopodcast@gmail.com   About the podcast:  Are you ready to commit to your future self---if you are, Marc Chiaramonte, a creative entrepreneur, coach, and adventure seeker, and Claudine Chiarmonte, psychotherapist, coach & joy creator, are ready to take you on a journey of self-discovery to unlock your highest potential! 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Are Leaders Born or Made? Often, people get promoted to leadership roles because they are effective at what they do. However, when it comes to effective leadership, that detail barely scratches the surface. A big chunk of the hard work lies underneath because being effective at work is one thing and effectively managing people is another.   Stepping up to leadership is a milestone that marks the start of what is to be rigorous and consistent cultivation of skills without losing unique abilities and character as an individual. Our guest, Shawn Clark, was at the forefront of the leadership coaching industry. He knows exactly how leaders can fine-tune their left and right brains so that they can leverage their superpowers, strategize around their weaknesses, develop an effective leadership mindset, and not end up as a nervous wreck in the process. Tune in to this episode of Breakthrough The Ordinary Podcast and create a game plan for your leadership path. These are the episode highlights you shouldn’t miss: 01:44  Shawn’s journey into becoming a coach04:35 The four quadrants of the brain that define thinking styles06:15 Understanding your strengths and consciously approaching weaknesses08:10 How admitting your vulnerabilities help you as a leader, your reputation, and create an impact on your personal brand10:10 Executive skills vs. executive thinking11:22  The struggle with delegation18:22 How to intentionally set yourself up for success in the shortest possible time21:29  Understanding mental fitness and recognizing  mental hijack when it happens26:45  How to build  the muscle that handles stress positively to get  you back on track32:41 Mapping your time spend and evaluating if it is serving you well35:08 How to catch the monkey mind and silence it39:43 The sense of balance that’s called executive presence40:32  The five-second pause that lets you release the panic buttons pressed on you44:55 Shawn’s influences46:17  Shawn’s daily habits and routines that keep him showing up effectively47:16 What Shawn does instead of reading books50:29 Shawn’s superpower Episode Challenge (32:41) Map out where your time is spent to assess if you have all your bases covered. Take a look at an average day or average week and understand where your time is spent.   Create four boxes and label them as follows: what I enjoy doing, what I don't enjoy doing, what I need to do on the side, and what I don't need to do.   Write down in each of those boxes the things that you do and order them by importance. Doing this will help you qualify the things that are important (whether you enjoy doing them or not) and need more attention, things that will get you more results, and things that you need to delegate to people who are really good at those. Your strengths and weaknesses are well accounted for and none of the important things are missed out in the process. This is a reasonable and logical way to approach leadership. If you try this exercise, let us know and tag us @iamclaudine and Marc Anthony at the @btopodcast.   About the Guest: Shawn Clark is the President of Atlanta Challenge, LLC, an Atlanta-based training and coaching enterprise where he develops and facilitates cutting-edge workshops and effective coaching for teams and leaders.   Shawn helps leaders unlock the team dynamics that will help them harness simple strategies to delegate, prioritize, and communicate effectively so they can accomplish more together as a team without the usual stress and overwhelm. Shawn has several certifications under  his belt including:Robbins-Madanes Coach (Tony Robbins and Chloe MadanesMarshall Goldsmith Leadership Coach and Teamwork CoachThinking Styles PractitionerPositive Intelligence CoachDr. Amen Licensed Brain Trainer. Over the last two decades, Shawn has worked with companies such as Accenture, Coca-Cola, Home Depot, and Cox Media. He also worked with many non-profit and government organizations, including the US Army, CDC, American Cancer Society, and other groups. He also developed the Teamwork Compass®, a tool that helps leaders guide their teams through the different phases of growth, providing a clear set of guidelines to keep them empowered and focused on developing a culture of success. His company supports the Boys & Girls Club of America and the Georgia National Guard Family Services Program through bicycles, toys, and financial donations.   Shawn is also an avid hiker, kayaker, and father of 2. He lives in the Atlanta area with his wife of 24 years. You have a burning idea of where you want your team to be. Find out how we can help you get there. Book a 30-minute call with us: calendly.com/atlcoaching Connect with Shawn:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawn-clark-39966110  Visit: https://atlantachallenge.com/  Follow Atlanta Challenge: https://www.facebook.com/AtlantaChallengeTeamBuilding/ Resource Links:The Teamwork Compass: https://atlantachallenge.com/teamwork-compass/  Find out which monkey mindset is sabotaging your leadership success. Meet Max and Take the Quiz:  https://atlantachallenge.com/max/   Follow the Podcast:   Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breakthrough-the-ordinary/id1579129631  Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7L6XsP0M87M8CX7AJ2LRS4  Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS9DQ1V1NVR6ag  Amazon Music - https://q4k0kx5j.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fmusic.amazon.com%2Fpodcasts%2F05bbcd2c-1e6b-4d09-934e-4eac42e12362/1/0100017af9eb75aa-8c17c10b-25b5-4300-b24e-c002d99f89b3-000000/lIGTk2xPKpZbRH-tqg7FXsRKud4=229  iHeartRadio - https://iheart.com/podcast/85365975/   Follow Us @thebtopodcast]:  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thebtopodcast  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thebtopodcast  Twitter - https://twitter.com/thebtopodcast  TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thebtopodcast  Website - https://btopodcast.com  Contact Us - thebtopodcast@gmail.com   About the podcast:   Are you ready to commit to your future self---if you are, Marc Chiaramonte, a creative entrepreneur, coach, and adventure seeker, and Claudine Chiarmonte, psychotherapist, coach & joy creator, are ready to take you on a journey of self-discovery to unlock your highest potential! 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What is the real measure of success in life? Even if you thought your mind and heart were in the right place when you wrote your definition of success in life, this episode would make you think twice. Be ready to step out and sit close by a tree, meditate and pay close attention to what nature is trying to communicate with you. Just be in that space of connectedness and compassion before you begin to rewrite your definition of success. Why should we care about other people, nature, and everything else around us?  Why should we shift our language from “me” to “we”?How does the whole ecosystem relate to your success as an individual?How do we listen and observe like farmers, so we know when the season to sow and reap our success? (Yes, we are not alone in our flight to success) Hear all the answers to these questions in this episode of Breakthrough The Ordinary Podcast.   These are the episode highlights you shouldn’t miss: 02:27  How does Bettie Spruill define “success”  06:17  Bettie’s distinction of discipline and why it’s an integral part of success09:31  Reciprocity in an ecological sense: Reaping what we sow12:52   What the ancient indigenous wisdom say about observing what you’re planting that is akin to how we can attune to our seasons of planting and harvesting20:06  Why individual success is a myth24:44  How a collectiveness mindset will help us solve our global problems29:19   Shifting our language from “me” to “we”42:52  The little things we can do to cultivate connection and belonging48:30  The transformation that comes with the feeling of being truly received51:42   How we can give up the illusion that we are separate from one another53:22   What God means to Bettie58:38   How Bettie pictures her legacy to be Episode Challenge  This week’s episode is brimming with humbling challenges that will keep you grounded as you redefine success. Here are some simple actions you can take according to Bettie Spruill.  Exercise mindfulness through breathing. Three deep breaths are all it takes (42:52)As many times in a day as possible, take your shoes off and stand on the earth. Feel the energy and the power of the earth. Even find some practices that you can do outside on the ground. (44:10)Find a way for children to go out in the park so they can hug and talk to a tree. Let them find their favorite tree and connect with it. (45:17) Whatever action you choose, share it with us on your socials. Let us know how the action has transformed how you feel and think about yourself and the world you belong to.   S1: EP28| Breakthrough The Ordinary Podcast with Claudine Chiarmonte, Marc Anthony, and special guest Bettie J. Spruill. About the Guest:Bettie J. Spruill, CEO & Founder and Ideal Coaching Global’s (ICG) lead trainer, a world-renowned executive coach, management consultant, and entrepreneur with over 40 years of experience in the field of transformational leadership. She is a certified Master NLP practitioner and a recognized thought leader in Ontological, Mindful, and Ecological Living.  Bettie has designed and facilitated workshops in the domains of leadership, mastery, and effectiveness for communities in Russia, Malaysia, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Chile, Mexico, England, Hong Kong, Canada, Ghana, and the United States.In Bettie’s coaching certification program, Ideal Coaching Global, she deals with harmonizing the body, mind, and spirit. Her school, co-owned with Amadi Solutions and Ana Escalante, is certified by the International Coaching Federation. ICF exists to lead the global advancement of the coaching profession.  She also co-founded Trainer Designs Global, LLC, a company dedicated to the successful expansion of transformation trainers and speakers. For 15 years, TDG has trained trainers who now facilitate workshops, seminars, and training sessions for thousands of students worldwide. Connect with Bettie:Instagram: instagram.com/bettie_master_coachFacebook: facebook.com/idealcoachingglobalLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/bettie-j-spruillClubHouse: @bettiejspruill Visit her website: https://ontologicalliving.com/  Learn more about their ICF certification program for aspiring coaches and leaders:https://idealcoachingglobal.com/   Follow the Podcast:  Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breakthrough-the-ordinary/id1579129631  Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7L6XsP0M87M8CX7AJ2LRS4  Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS9DQ1V1NVR6ag  Amazon Music - https://q4k0kx5j.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fmusic.amazon.com%2Fpodcasts%2F05bbcd2c-1e6b-4d09-934e-4eac42e12362/1/0100017af9eb75aa-8c17c10b-25b5-4300-b24e-c002d99f89b3-000000/lIGTk2xPKpZbRH-tqg7FXsRKud4=229  iHeartRadio - https://iheart.com/podcast/85365975/   Follow Us [@thebtopodcast]:  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thebtopodcast  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thebtopodcast  Twitter - https://twitter.com/thebtopodcast  TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thebtopodcast  Website - https://btopodcast.com  Contact Us - thebtopodcast@gmail.com   About the podcast:  Are you ready to commit to your future self---if you are, Marc Chiaramonte, a creative entrepreneur, coach, and adventure seeker, and Claudine Chiarmonte, psychotherapist, coach & joy creator, are ready to take you on a journey of self-discovery to unlock your highest potential! 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From a Wall Street Executive to an Altruistic Entrepreneur  Her love for computers, her childhood life spent in the Bronx, and the thoughtful upbringing of her parents made Tonya Parris the resilient and tenacious woman who paved her way to Wall Street. These are the same attributes that turned her to becoming an altruistic entrepreneur founder of The Parris Foundation: S.T.E.M.ulating Minds as well as CEO of the Parris Group, Inc. 3 Ways Philanthropist Tonya Parris is Promoting Diversity and Inclusion Through The Parris Foundation: S.T.E.M.ulating MindsSTEMulating Minds is a nonprofit under The Parris Foundation that promotes educational opportunities and fostering awareness in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) by servicing disenfranchised communities, providing scholarships to students from disadvantaged, socio-economic backgrounds, and collaborating with organizations focused on improving access to technology for low-income families. The Parris GroupThe Parris Group is a consulting, training, and coaching company that creates corporate consciousness, corporate transformation, and expansion while providing continuing emotional intelligence development for employees through seminars and workshops, and retreats. Through The Parris Group, Tonya reaches out not only to corporations but to companies where the parents of STEMulating Minds students work so they too can benefit from the tools that cultivate exploration, self-observation, emotional intelligence and have a level of awareness that enables them to have a reflective conversation, powered by masterful listening from coaches and trainers.   The Transformation of RaceTonya co-created The Transformation of Race with the world-renowned executive coach, management consultant, entrepreneur, and trainer Bettie J. Spruill.  The program is a safe place for all races, colors, creeds, ages, ethnicities to come together and have a conversation and gain another level of awareness around varying worldviews and ecologies.  It is a safe place to explore knowing what you thought you know or don’t know, and discuss social responsibility. More than that, it’s a place of powerful discussions about oneness over separation, commonality rather than differences, and community over clustering or isolation using a myriad of learning tools such as exercises, journaling, etc. These are the episode highlights you shouldn’t miss:02:25 How Tonya pivoted from being one of the women of Wall Street to an altruistic entrepreneur07:41 What the Parris Foundation: STEMulating Minds is all about:14:23 The transformation of Parris Group from a technology consulting company to one that focuses on holistic corporate consciousness that encompasses the emotional well-being of employees and social responsibility19:40 What fuels Tonya and how she takes care of herself23:27 Living the commitment to excellence and coming from a place of responsibility26:41 The 10/10 relationship33:19 How The Transformation of Race training was conceived and what it’s all about40:19 Managing racism through resilience and absolute tenacity45:33 The actions between different people or different communities that could open up and move the conversation around inclusivity and diversity  50:17 Are we really free or is freedom just a promise “embedded” in the Constitution?52:56 How to challenge ourselves to be in a space of understanding people who are perceived to be different by opening up conversations.  55:05 Being mindful that what we buy into supports the ESG (Environmental Social Governance) model.57:27 Tonya’s greater vision for the world57:56 The most influential people in Tonya’s life59:46 What God means to Tonya  1:01:18 Tonya’s reading vault1:03:57 The daily habits that have Tonya showing up effectively Episode ChallengeStart off with a 30-day challenge to begin breaking barriers and understand “others” more through the power of open conversations, because it’s through understanding other people's worldviews that we learn and grow.    Challenge #1 (53:00-53:44)  Approach someone that you might perceive as different. By different, it doesn't necessarily mean that his/her skin color is different from yours. It can mean that someone grew up in another area, urban versus suburban, from another community or tribe, or a different economic or socio-economic status.Talk to that person. Create a meaningful conversation.Listen to their views and learn where they are coming from. Practice mindfulness when you buy something.  Challenge #2 (55:06-56:47)  Really think about the businesses where you’re putting your money into. Do they support the ESG (environmental, social, governance)  model? By ESG we mean, are they sourcing materials responsibly, paying fair wages, going by ethical standards and their moral compass puts people, animals, and the environment’s welfare over profit. Be critically altruistic.Challenge #3 (56:22 -56:47)  Be altruistic and be a contributor. If you're going to give your money anywhere, giving it to education is all worth it more than you think. It could be something like Parris Foundation: STEMulating Minds or something else, but give your money to something that supports education because education is the only way that we're going to break the cycle of racism.Have you opened up to these challenges in the hope of starting change from within yourself? Tell us what having opened such conversations made you feel. Have you bought from an ethical business recently? Or, have you supported any foundations?  How does doing any of these challenges change you as a person? Does it change how you relate with people you perceive as different? Tell us about it. Tag us @thebtopodcast on socials. Let’s make this change happen! About the Guest:Tonya is the President and Founder of The Parris Foundation: S.T.E.M.ulating Minds as well as CEO of The Parris Group, Inc., a technology, financial, professional and personal development consulting and coaching firm that supports social and emotional learning, intelligence & responsibility through seminars, workshops and retreats.Tonya earned her Masters on Science in Engineering Program at the University of Pennsylvania’s Moore School of Engineering. She completed her undergraduate studies at Binghamton University where she earned a Bachelors of Science in Computer Science at the Watson School of Engineering.Before her commitment to be in service to others, Tonya followed her passion for technology and pursued a career as a Software Engineer in the Financial Services industry where she lived amidst the few Women on Wall Street in the IT Application Development space.  After over 20 years of working for premiere companies like Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan Chase, UBS, Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs, Tonya achieved the significance and the certainty that was lacking from her life as a child who grew up in public housing in the Bronx.On the other hand, her experience volunteering her weekends to support people with all sorts of things such as women’s shelter and children’s welfare was what made Tonya feel full in her heart.  This experience and her vested interest in the economically distressed communities that she serves sparked the idea of starting The Parris Foundation, an organization that is dedicated to promoting educational opportunities, servicing disenfranchised communities by providing access to STEM education through scholarships and collaborating with other organizations that supports access to technology for low-income families.Tonya is also an ICF (International Coaching Federation) certified coach, a transformational trainer, the co- developer of the training called The Transformation of Race. To know more about Tonya Parris and what she does:Follow Tonya on Instagram: @tonyaparrisLike The Parris Foundation: STEMulating Minds on Facebook: @ParrisFundVisit https://www.stemulatingminds.org/ Follow the Podcast:  Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breakthrough-the-ordinary/id1579129631  Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7L6XsP0M87M8CX7AJ2LRS4  Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS9DQ1V1NVR6ag  Amazon Music - https://q4k0kx5j.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fmusic.amazon.com%2Fpodcasts%2F05bbcd2c-1e6b-4d09-934e-4eac42e12362/1/0100017af9eb75aa-8c17c10b-25b5-4300-b24e-c002d99f89b3-000000/lIGTk2xPKpZbRH-tqg7FXsRKud4=229  iHeartRadio - https://iheart.com/podcast/85365975/  Follow Us [@thebtopodcast]:  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thebtopodcast  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thebtopodcast  Twitter - https://twitter.com/thebtopodcast  TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thebtopodcast  Website - https://btopodcast.com  Contact Us - thebtopodcast@gmail.com   About the podcast:  Are you ready to commit to your future self---if you are, Marc Chiaramonte, a creative entrepreneur, coach, and adventure seeker, and Claudine Chiarmonte, psychotherapist, coach & joy creator, are ready to take you on a journey of self-discovery to unlock your highest potential! 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They say if you want to see change, start with yourself!That was exactly how our guest, Enrica Sacca, turned her health around and reversed colitis, a chronic digestive disease she carried on from age six. In this episode, Enrica gets deep about her transition to a whole-food, plant-based (WFPB) lifestyle that created massive change in her well-being.By the time her parents should be enjoying the home they worked so hard to invest in, they were all stuck in sicknesses in the family. The family suffered a deep financial and emotional burden from her mother's eventual liver transplant. Enrica Sacca knew she needed a change, and that's when she started paying attention to food systems.  One good thing led to another. Owing to a driven nature, Enrica pursued a certificate in Plant-based Nutrition from T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies. She awakened to the truth about the food that we eat.  To her, the new health paradigm was like an oxygen mask in the plane that you put on yourself first. You feel immense gratitude for the transformation, and then you desire other people to experience it too. She created The Lifestyle Building community to empower others, especially people bound by chronic diseases and the band-aid medication trap.If you believe that it is about time to take charge of your health, tune in to this episode of Breakthrough The Ordinary Podcast. Equip yourself with resources and tools, and join a close-knit community that will support you towards your breakthrough. Episode Highlights:03:38 How vision inspires and drives passion04:58 Taking the calculated risk of shifting from a twenty-year-old business to completely unthreaded waters of the real estate10:10 How aspiring real estate owners can leverage the power of unity so they can own a home.11:23 The power of equity that drew Enrica to real estate investing13:00 How her passion for health and wellness was cultivated14:59 Using real estate properties as a vehicle to nurture love, connection, and altruism towards people19:55 The paradigm shift that brought the concept of The Lifestyle Building to life.34:07 What is Jumpstart and how it works38:47 The norm that we have come to accept when it comes to health is a band-aid solution40:31 Expanding The Lifestyle Building idea into the rest of the New York City and around the world Episode ChallengeTake the 21-Day Plant-Powered Jumpstart Challenge (42:09)Find a jumpstart in your area. Click here (Wait for when Registration opens.)  Please share with us where you found the Jumpstart in your area and post it on our Breakthrough The Ordinary Facebook Page.Let us follow along with your progress on the page. About the Guest:Enrica Sacca is a native New Yorker. Being a young adult with an entrepreneurial spirit, she started a specialty travel company and ran it successfully for 20 years before moving into real estate investing and management. She holds a business degree from Pace University and a certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition from the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies and eCornell.Today, Enrica is building a network of Whole Food, Plant-based (WFPB) nutrition adopters. She is an extremely driven first-generation Italian-American. Her family came to the United States to make it. Within ten years, they were all sick from the standard American diet. Today, Enrica has cured herself of colitis and is dedicating her life to supporting individuals who are just as driven as she was -- but would love to be successful and healthy. To create balance and stability in her communities through individual and planetary health and wellness, she started the PlantPure Communities pod, Plant-Powered Queens, in 2018 and is now part of the founding team of Plant-Powered Metro NY.She is presently launching a concept combining her passion for real estate and a healthy lifestyle under https://www.thelifestylebuilding.org. To learn more about Enrica and what she does:Visit: https://www.thelifestylebuilding.org/  Want to start a plant-based lifestyle?  Visit: https://www.plantpoweredmetrony.org/   Follow the Podcast:  Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breakthrough-the-ordinary/id1579129631  Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7L6XsP0M87M8CX7AJ2LRS4  Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS9DQ1V1NVR6ag  Amazon Music - https://q4k0kx5j.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fmusic.amazon.com%2Fpodcasts%2F05bbcd2c-1e6b-4d09-934e-4eac42e12362/1/0100017af9eb75aa-8c17c10b-25b5-4300-b24e-c002d99f89b3-000000/lIGTk2xPKpZbRH-tqg7FXsRKud4=229  iHeartRadio - https://iheart.com/podcast/85365975/   Follow Us [@thebtopodcast]:  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thebtopodcast  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thebtopodcast  Twitter - https://twitter.com/thebtopodcast  TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thebtopodcast  Website - https://btopodcast.com  Contact Us - thebtopodcast@gmail.com   About the podcast:  Are you ready to commit to your future self---if you are, Marc Chiaramonte, a creative entrepreneur, coach, and adventure seeker, and Claudine Chiarmonte, psychotherapist, coach & joy creator, are ready to take you on a journey of self-discovery to unlock your highest potential! Join Breakthrough the Ordinary to reveal what awaits you on your next quest of exploration, bringing practical strategies, tools, and secret fairy dust that our guests, coaches, healers, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders, will be sharing with you! New episodes drop every MONDAY!

Are you a thriving people manager in a high-performing, fast-paced corporate environment, charging teams that produce results and bring unprecedented growth to the organization? If this is you, expect nothing less than a promotion offer coming at your feet. But the more substantial questions are: Have you prepared for the emotional and mental work ahead? How does this sound coming to terms with the relationships in your life, with your family or, fit into the conversations you currently have in your head?If such a situation is forthcoming to you or someone you know,  this episode is a must for you. In this episode, we speak with Xavier Lee. He is an international leadership trainer,  mindfulness teacher, and executive coach specializing in mindfulness and high-performance mindset.  Xavier helps individuals and leaders create high-performance culture through enhancing emotional/social intelligence, mindfulness, and practical leadership skills. More importantly, he helps functional leaders step up the corporate ladder without losing their identity and finding more meaning in their new roles.Xavier Lee is a certified mindfulness teacher at Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute (SIYLI), a mindfulness training program developed at Google and Stanford University. He is also a Master Trainer in NLP (Neuro-linguistic Programming) from NLPU, an Ontological coach, a Transformational Business Coach, Language and Behavior (LAB) Consultant, Limbic CoachⓇ, and Wingwave Coach. Listen in and be inspired by Xavier’s journey into executive coaching and how he might be the person who can help you move up the corporate ladder with grace.Episode Challenge (48:21-53:27)Do 3-5 rounds of the 478 Breath Technique a couple of times within the week. Great way to feel more relaxed and instantly feel calmer when you're starting to feel panic, simply just wanting to reset right before a meeting, or trying to get a restful sleep. Here’s how to do it:Sit up comfortably with your back straight.Take a deep breath in with your mouth closed counting 1-2-3-4Hold your breath, counting 1-2-3-4-5-6-7Breathe out with your mouth open 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8Do two more rounds of steps 1-4Tell us about your experience and how you felt afterwards. If you upload it to social media tag us @thebtopodcast and use #breakthroughtheordinarypodcast and #btochallenge or email your video to us at hello@breakthroughmediaco.com.Guest’s Bio:Xavier Lee is a certified mindfulness teacher at Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute (SIYLI), a mindfulness training program developed at Google and Stanford University. He is also a Master Trainer in NLP (Neuro-linguistic Programming) from NLPU, an Ontological coach, a Transformational Business Coach, Language and Behavior (LAB) Consultant, Limbic CoachⓇ , and Wingwave Coach. Currently, he serves as Head of Executive Programs and faculty member at Ideal Coaching Global, ACTP/ICF accredited coach training school and co-facilitator for CORE Mastermind Group, and a partner at Centered Leadership Institute.He specializes in helping individuals and leaders create high-performance culture through enhancing emotional/social intelligence, mindfulness, and practical leadership skills. Before becoming an executive coach, he led driven and highly-motivated teams in the corporate world. As VP of Strategic Marketing at Cigna International, Mr. Lee led New Product Development, Internet Business, and Strategic Marketing business units. He was recognized for his ability to build high-performance teams. Mr. Lee and his team achieved a 300% increase in the new product portfolio in less than 12 months. At American Express, he developed new market entry strategies for the US and international markets, adding more than $200 million in new revenue opportunities.Drawing from his rich global leadership experience and having served in strategic planning and marketing positions at Fortune 100 companies such as American Express and Cigna in the US and international markets, Mr. Lee was able to lead numerous leadership and training programs in various organizations such as Atotech /Carlyle Group, BMW,  Boehringer  Ingelheim, Disney/Lucas Films, Goldcorp, Hult International  Business  School, Paypal, Pepsico, Plekhanov Russian University of  Economics, Project Management Institute, Shire Pharmaceuticals, Stanford Hospital, Western University of Health Sciences, Whole Foods, etcThis certified mindfulness teacher has also created and led numerous leadership programs, including The Executive  Leadership Program at ICG, and an innovative leadership program for international C-level executives at Silicon Valley where participants unanimously rated the program as “one of the best leadership programs” in their post-program surveys. Mr. Lee holds an MBA from Cornell University where he was awarded the prestigious Park Leadership Fellowship and a BA in International Relations from the University of California where he was Awarded a Full Army ROTC scholarship.To learn more about Xavier Lee’s work on mindfulness, executive coaching, and leadership training programs, check out these links:https://idealcoachingglobal.com/the-team/https://generativemindset.com/en/http://centeredleadershipinstitute.com/https://siyli.org/Follow the Podcast: Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breakthrough-the-ordinary/id1579129631Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7L6XsP0M87M8CX7AJ2LRS4Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS9DQ1V1NVR6agAmazon Music - https://q4k0kx5j.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fmusic.amazon.com%2Fpodcasts%2F05bbcd2c-1e6b-4d09-934e-4eac42e12362/1/0100017af9eb75aa-8c17c10b-25b5-4300-b24e-c002d99f89b3-000000/lIGTk2xPKpZbRH-tqg7FXsRKud4=229iHeartRadio - https://iheart.com/podcast/85365975/Follow Us [@thebtopodcast]: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thebtopodcast/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thebtopodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/thebtopodcastTikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thebtopodcastWebsite - https://btopodcast.comContact Us - thebtopodcast@gmail.comAbout the podcast: Are you ready to commit to your future self---if you are, Marc Chiaramonte, a creative entrepreneur, coach, and adventure seeker, and Claudine Chiarmonte, psychotherapist, coach & joy creator, are ready to take you on a journey of self-discovery to unlock your highest potential! Join Breakthrough the Ordinary to reveal what awaits you on your next quest of exploration, bringing practical strategies, tools, and secret fairy dust that our guests, coaches, healers, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders, will be sharing with you! New episodes drop every MONDAY!

When things no longer work the way they have been designed, we try to fix them. We hope this holds true for our relationships with family, partners, money, careers, and even the world around us. But the way it worked with our guest, Adela Raffa was different. She thought that fixing people outside of herself would make her feel better. But going through a self-awareness process proved this wrong. Finding her inner landscape allowed her to embody the change that she wanted to see, find alignment and become more connected with the present.Three Tips to Effectively Handle Difficult Conversations1. Tonality is important. The meaning of your communication is the response you get. If you don't like the response you are getting, change the way you communicate.2. Ask better questions. Ask how, what, where, or when and avoid the why. When asked "why?" it raises our suspicions, we feel judged, and our defenses go up.3. Communication doesn’t always have to be words. If it’s difficult to say in words, use actions to show what you mean. Sometimes effectively communicating something is being silent and not saying anything at all.Episode Challenge (54:54)Think of a moment with someone where it was difficult to start a conversation.Open the conversation by stating the obvious about yourself. For example, say how you are feeling at the moment like – “I'm really nervous. My palms are sweaty. You know, I don't know how to start.”Next, state what you are noticing with the other person. For example, say “You're looking at me, and I'm feeling very vulnerable. I'm feeling uncomfortable.” Or say, “ You're looking at me, say something.”Who did you choose? What was your experience? What was your state-the-obvious?” If you upload it to social media tag us @thebtopodcast and use #breakthroughtheordinarypodcast and #btochallenge or email your video to us at hello@breakthroughmediaco.com.Guest’s Bio:Adela Raffa is an international coach, teacher, trainer, speaker, workshop facilitator, and healer. She is a Certified Gestalt Therapy Practitioner, Certified Master NLP Practitioner, Registered Business Coach, Sacred Healing Minister, Usui Reiki Master, and holds a degree in Human Services & Social Work.Before her breakthrough, Adela was a divorced single parent with unfinished emotional baggage, overwhelmed, felt stuck and stagnant despite her 20-year stint in Corporate America.  This life-long learner knew that there was more to life and embarked on a personal development quest. She tried everything from Cognitive and Jungian therapy to experimental counseling. She studied various spiritual beliefs and processed inner child work. What she thought of was a rabbit hole that she had fallen into had emerged into a whole new world that revealed an inner landscape where she found the missing piece of the puzzle that was her "self." This pursuit completely changed her life. Now, Adela is on a mission to bring people into the same transformational journey. Using simple tools and techniques that worked for her, Adela combines the different practices and modalities with a dash of mindfulness, a pinch of spirituality, and a healthy dose of intuition to help people create a powerful, positive change in their lives.Follow Adela On:Her website: https://www.adelaraffa.com/    Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/awarenesswithadela  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adelaraffa/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adela-raffa-740b9946/ Listen to More Episodes:Apple PodcastSpotifyGoogle PodcastsAmazon MusiciHeartRadioFollow Us [@thebtopodcast]: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thebtopodcast/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thebtopodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/thebtopodcastTikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thebtopodcastWebsite - https://btopodcast.comContact Us - thebtopodcast@gmail.comAbout the podcast: Are you ready to commit to your future self---if you are, Marc Chiaramonte, a creative entrepreneur, coach, and adventure seeker, and Claudine Chiarmonte, psychotherapist, coach & joy creator, are ready to take you on a journey of self-discovery to unlock your highest potential! Join Breakthrough the Ordinary to reveal what awaits you on your next quest of exploration, bringing practical strategies, tools, and secret fairy dust that our guests, coaches, healers, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders, will be sharing with you! New episodes drop every MONDAY!

In this week’s episode of Breakthrough The Ordinary Podcast, Marc and Claudine Chiarmonte take a deep dive into Quantum Alchemy with Jessica's method of intuitive healing through spiritual development, energy medicine, and the quantum sciences.Let’s talk about biohacking aspects of life that allow anyone to deliberately create their reality.  Forget about shutting out the dark side of your past but instead use its voice and power to work for you. Manifest the reality that is meant for you and let the universe figure out a way to put it right in your lap.Listen in and find out where you can start your journey in quantum fitness.Episode challenge (50:26 - 50:59)Alchemy is all about our wholeness, our yin/yang, the combination of our light and shadow. Without the other, we will not find the balance or the neutral point where we can reinstall our factory settings and start living in our present. If you resonate with this episode, we invite you to share what you can fully love and accept about yourself. And if you're willing to share that with us on social media, tag us @thebtopodcast and use #breakthroughtheordinarypodcast and #btochallenge or email your video to us at hello@breakthroughmediaco.com.Jessica’s Bio:Jessica Alstrom is the creator of the Quantum Method, International Academy of Accelerated Consciousness, and Quantum Fitness. Through her education in Biochemistry, personal application of quantum theory, and her extrasensory skills, she closes the gap between science, personal development, and ancient medicine.She uses her extrasensory abilities combined with quantum biology, early childhood development, epigenetics, and energy medicine to help her students all over the world utilize and access higher levels of consciousness, healing, and to learn the secret science of alchemy to deliberately create their personal realities into extraordinary possibilities.Follow Jessica:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JessicaAlstromAlchemist/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessicaalstrom/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-alstrom/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/JessicaAlstromalchemistVisit her website: https://jessicaalstrom.com/==============================Follow the Podcast: Apple PodcastSpotifyGoogle PodcastsAmazon MusiciHeartRadioFollow Us [@thebtopodcast]: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thebtopodcast/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thebtopodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/thebtopodcastTikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thebtopodcastWebsite - https://btopodcast.comContact Us - thebtopodcast@gmail.comAbout the podcast: Are you ready to commit to your future self---if you are, Marc Chiaramonte, a creative entrepreneur, coach, and adventure seeker, and Claudine Chiarmonte, psychotherapist, coach & joy creator, are ready to take you on a journey of self-discovery to unlock your highest potential! Join Breakthrough the Ordinary to reveal what awaits you on your next quest of exploration, bringing practical strategies, tools, and secret fairy dust that our guests, coaches, healers, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders, will be sharing with you! New episodes drop every MONDAY!

Have you ever thought this world is too dense, fragmented, and polarized?  Do you feel trapped in a vicious pattern of wrong choices and unhealthy relationships, and all things that surround you just don’t fall into alignment with the direction your soul is guiding you?Listen to this extraordinary episode of Breakthrough The Ordinary Podcast as Eden Amadora lets us in on what it's like to experience enlightenment through archetypal energy.  Accept her invitation to break free from disempowerment and be ready to step into radiant and balanced wholeness.The Beloved Archetype QuizUnlock the doorway to a higher level of awareness of your unique gifts, keys, codes, the discovery of your superpowers, and a potential transformational journey ahead of you. Take The Beloved Archetype Quiz here. Share with us what you discover about your archetype. If you share it on social media, tag us @thebtopodcast and use #breakthroughtheordinarypodcast.Episode Challenge: (22:55 - 25:20)We encourage you to try this simple breathing exercise with a conscious mantra. When you are in a state of resistance or a stressful situation, this powerful practice will help you regulate your nervous system and come back to the moment.1. Put your hand on your heart chakra2. Lean back a little bit3. Bring the crown of your head back and your heart forwardIgnite more back body awareness and feel the gravity holding you and take ground on your body.Now, combine deep belly breaths with this mantra. "I am here now."4. Say "I" on the in-breath, "am" on the out-breath, continue on the out-breath… say "here..." now."5. Repeat the simple mantra and breathing pattern.If you have tried it, tell us how it made you feel after the exercise. If you upload it to social media tag us @thebtopodcast and use #breakthroughtheordinarypodcast and #btochallenge or email your video to us at hello@breakthroughmediaco.com.Eden’s Bio:Eden is the Awakening Mentor and Ecstatic Soul Embodiment Guide to people who are focused on achieving their full spiritual growth. Before her consciousness was opened and she took on the Priestess path, Eden had a successful modeling career at 17, flying around the world and getting married to an Italian millionaire. Sadly shadows are revealed in her relationship. With her ensuing divorce, she sought her spiritual guidance which led to the start of her spiritual awakening.Eden became a speaker, coach, mentor, ordained “13 Moon Priestess,” and spiritual guide devoted to supporting people in their awakening and remembrance of who they truly are and how powerful, beautiful and divine they are.  As an ordained priestess, Eden will help you step into empowered, intuitive, and sovereign self-expression.Visit edenamadora.com to learn more about her work. Follow Eden on Instagram and Facebook. Subscribe to her YouTube channel.==============================Follow the Podcast: Apple PodcastSpotifyGoogle PodcastsAmazon MusiciHeartRadioFollow Us [@thebtopodcast]: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thebtopodcast/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thebtopodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/thebtopodcastTikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thebtopodcastWebsite - https://btopodcast.comContact Us - thebtopodcast@gmail.comAbout the podcast: Are you ready to commit to your future self---if you are, Marc Chiaramonte, a creative entrepreneur, coach, and adventure seeker, and Claudine Chiarmonte, psychotherapist, coach & joy creator, are ready to take you on a journey of self-discovery to unlock your highest potential! Join Breakthrough the Ordinary to reveal what awaits you on your next quest of exploration, bringing practical strategies, tools, and secret fairy dust that our guests, coaches, healers, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders, will be sharing with you! New episodes drop every MONDAY!

We all carry trauma in some fashion and it is stored in our bodies. Hi I'm your body and I'm speaking you to all the time, are you listening? In this episode, Marc and Claudine bring you Andi Johnson sharing clarity and loving ways to start listening to the body's wisdom. She shares many tools and easy tips so we can heal our lives with deep awareness. Challenge (52:25-53:58) Identify songs that put you in different states and see how your body responds to that song. Upload a response afterward sharing your experience. If you upload it to social media tag us @thebtopodcast and use #breakthroughtheordinarypodcast and #btochallenge or email your video to us at hello@breakthroughmediaco.com. Andi's Bio:Andrea R. Johnson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, certified coach, consultant, and speaker who helps women heal from their past so they can transform their lives and relationships. Andrea’s experience as a psychotherapist and history in the wellness industry has inspired her somatic, holistic approach. Her work shows how an understanding of the nervous system can change the ways we navigate our daily lives. Andrea believes that everyone can benefit from becoming active operators of their nervous system, allowing them to regulate their emotional experience, connect more deeply in their relationships, and move towards their goals at rapid speed. Andrea founded the reMIND Healing Masterclass, which offers a trauma-informed life coaching approach that equips ambitious women with education, resources, and tools to promote healing so they can reach their fullest potential. Ultimately, Andrea empowers audiences and individuals to understand and befriend their nervous systems in order to help them thrive! Andi's Social Media Handle:IG @andi_ruth Andi's Programs:reMIND Healing Masterclass, which is a trauma-informed life coaching approach that equips ambitious women with education, resources, and tools to promote healing so they can reach their fullest potential in their lives and relationships.Follow the Podcast: Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breakthrough-the-ordinary/id1579129631 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7L6XsP0M87M8CX7AJ2LRS4 Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS9DQ1V1NVR6ag Amazon Music - https://q4k0kx5j.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fmusic.amazon.com%2Fpodcasts%2F05bbcd2c-1e6b-4d09-934e-4eac42e12362/1/0100017af9eb75aa-8c17c10b-25b5-4300-b24e-c002d99f89b3-000000/lIGTk2xPKpZbRH-tqg7FXsRKud4=229iHeartRadio - https://iheart.com/podcast/85365975/  Follow Us [@thebtopodcast]: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thebtopodcast/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thebtopodcast Twitter - https://twitter.com/thebtopodcast TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thebtopodcast Website - https://btopodcast.com Contact Us - thebtopodcast@gmail.com  About the podcast: Are you ready to commit to your future self---if you are, Marc Chiaramonte, a creative entrepreneur, coach, and adventure seeker, and Claudine Chiarmonte, psychotherapist, coach & joy creator, are ready to take you on a journey of self-discovery to unlock your highest potential! Join Breakthrough the Ordinary to reveal what awaits you on your next quest of exploration, bringing practical strategies, tools, and secret fairy dust that our guests, coaches, healers, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders, will be sharing with you! New episodes drop every MONDAY!