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How many of you after reading read Eat Pray Love or seeing the movie thought to yourself, “that’s what I need, a soul searching, foundation affirming trek around the world to really help me discover what the heck I am doing on this planet!”And how realistic is that for any of us? Not very realistic at all.Well, good thing for us my guest today already did all of that stuff for us. He did the trek through Nepal and combined that with a lifetime of other lessons to develop what he calls his TRIP Technique ™  an Assessment which scores individuals on their strengths and weaknesses at tenacity, resilience, imagination, and purpose (TRIP), and you can do this assessment right from the comfort of your own home - no trip to Nepal needed. Listen in to hear the lessons that helped Keith create the TRIP Assessment and how we can use it ourselves.Drink of the Week: Nepali Best Cocktail (Mountain Man)Julie Brown: WebsiteInstagramLinkedInYoutubeKeith Renninsonhttps://www.keithrenninson.com/SponsorNickerson

We’ve all heard the saying Happy Wife, Happy Life. But science and research actually shows that it may be more like Happy Friends, Happier You. Studies show that behavior is influenced three degrees out. Meaning, you are affected by the whims of friends of friends of friends — and similarly, they by you.Political views, weight gain, smoking and even that very very important thing, happiness, are all influenced by strangers. And having happy friends and relatives appears to be a more effective predictor of happiness than earning more money.Listen in as I dig deeper into the research on how the happiness of not just our friends, but strangers affects our happiness. Drink of the Week:  The Happy BastardJulie Brown: WebsiteInstagramLinkedInYoutubeSponsorNickerson

We’ve always been taught that in the event we have stage fright, in order to calm our nerves we should envision the audience naked. I’m not exactly sure where this gem of a tactic came from but let’s just say it’s never worked for me. My guest on the podcast today wants to turn that advice completely around. He wants us to be naked in front of the audience. Figuratively naked - as in willing to share our stories, willing to be raw and honest and open in order to better connect with people. Listen in as I talk with Sean Tyler Foley, author of The Power to Speak Naked. Drink of the Week: Naked and Famous! Julie Brown: WebsiteInstagramLinkedInYoutubeSean Tyler Foleyhttps://seantylerfoley.com/SponsorNickerson

In thinking about how to celebrate the 100th episode I started to wonder why I even cared that it was the 100th episode. Like is the number 100 really better than say the number 83?  Why do we care so much about the number 100? Listen in to learn why we gravitate towards whole numbers, regulate our behaviors to achieve them and unconsciously use the roundedness of the price as a proxy for quality.  Who knew so much of our behaviors are influenced by numbers. Drink of the Week: Perfect 10!Julie Brown: WebsiteInstagramLinkedInYoutubeSponsorNickerson

Studies show that most of us believe in Karma - even if we don’t admit it. Do you believe in it?  Do you agree that it’s a Bitch as the saying goes? Karma really speaks of the spiritual cycle of cause and effect. When we perform good deeds and have good intentions we are adding to our own good karma. But when we have bad intentions or do bad deeds our bad karma starts to add up. According to the karmic laws of cause and effect, all of our actions, thoughts and intentions create energy. And if you believe in the laws of thermodynamics energy cannot be destroyed it can only be changed from one form to another. So how can we begin to infuse great karmic energy into our network?Listen in for 10 ways to habitually put good karma out into your network and the world!Drink of the Week: Karma Killer This episode is sponsored by Nickerson, a full-service branding, marketing, and PR and communications agency with team members in Boston, LA, Miami, and NYC. https://nickersoncos.com/Julie Brown: WebsiteInstagramLinkedInYoutube

Cryptocurrency has the fastest adoption rate of any form of currency in the history of currency. But, only 10% of the entire population has invested in. Meaning 90% of people know nothing or close to nothing about it.My guest today wants to change that. Josh Rhodes, the owner of Crypto Y’all wants everyone to feel comfortable investing in cryptocurrency. On the show he breaks down the 3 types of cryptocurrency strategies that anyone can understand; appreciation, leverage and cash flow. Drink of the Week: Crypto NuggetJulie Brown: WebsiteInstagramLinkedInYoutubeJosh Rhodeshttps://www.cryptoyall.co/learn54634203SponsorNickerson

According to the National Center for Fathering, "More than 20 million children live in a home without the physical presence of a father. If it were classified as a disease, fatherlessness would be an epidemic worthy of attention as any national emergency."Fathers day can be difficult for people in your network for a number of reasons. Listen in to this weeks episode where I discuss how to cope when fathers day is a difficult holiday. Drink of the Week: The Absent Father This episode is sponsored by Nickerson, a full-service branding, marketing, and PR and communications agency with team members in Boston, LA, Miami, and NYC. https://nickersoncos.com/Julie Brown: WebsiteInstagramLinkedInYoutubeBook of the Month Clubhttps://www.mybotm.com/2dlz6k50hoh?show_box=true

When I was young my mother told me that everyone had a guardian angel. I was so convinced of this that there were days when I wouldn’t let my sister sit next to me in the backseat of the car for fear of crushing her (my guardian angel was always a her).When you think of spirits do you think of the “I see dead people scenario” or is it more of the guardian angel variety? Do you even believe that there are such things as spirit guides? Would you believe that we are all born with 2-3 spirit guides that are with us our entire life?Listen in as I talk with Whitney McNeill a Certified Medium, Spiritual Teacher and Mentor to discuss how we can tap into and use our spirit guides in our business and in our life.Drink of the Week: Bright Spirit.This episode is sponsored by Nickerson, a full-service branding, marketing, and PR and communications agency with team members in Boston, LA, Miami, and NYC. https://nickersoncos.com/Julie Brown: WebsiteInstagramLinkedInYoutubeWhitney McNeillhttps://messengerofspirit.com

Have you ever missed a character in a book after you turned the final page on their story and they were no longer part of your day?Connecting over books is one of my favorite ways to talk to strangers. You may not think that something like reading a book, which is a solitary act, can be a way in which we can connect to other people, to network even, but it is, if you share what you are enjoying and take the time to ask others, even strangers what they are reading. Listen in to this week's episode to hear about some of my favorite books and the connecting power of a good story.Drink of the Week: The Turn of the ScrewdriverBooks MentionedWhere the Crawdad SingsLove in the Time of CholeraThe NightingaleShadow of the WindMolokaiRock Paper ScissorsHome Before DarkListener RecommendationsThe Glass CastlePower Within HerSchool for Good MothersLost Summers of NewportYou Have The Right To Remain SilentThis episode is sponsored by Nickerson, a full-service branding, marketing, and PR and communications agency with team members in Boston, LA, Miami, and NYC. https://nickersoncos.com/Julie Brown: WebsiteInstagramLinkedInYoutubeBook of the Month Clubhttps://www.mybotm.com/2dlz6k50hoh?show_box=true

How many opportunities to meet someone have you missed, because you were too shy to approach someone, because you hesitated and then the moment was gone? Have you missed the opportunity to walk up to someone famous or that you really admire because you just couldn’t get yourself to do it. What would your life be like if you never missed an opportunity like that again. Fred Joyal thinks that boldness is a gift – but not something that you are gifted with or born with- but a gift we can all give ourselves. That boldness can indeed be learned, and he’s created a 90 day roadmap based on his PRIDE method. Listen in to learn how you can go from shy to SUPERBOLD in 90 days.Drink of the Week: Bold FashionThis episode is sponsored by Nickerson, a full-service branding, marketing, and PR and communications agency with team members in Boston, LA, Miami, and NYC. https://nickersoncos.com/Julie Brown: WebsiteInstagramLinkedInYoutubeFred Joyalhttps://fredjoyal.com/