Your World of Creativity

Lee Tomlinson had a life many would have considered charmed. A successful world-trotting tennis pro, international businessman, marketing genius behind the American Film Institute's 10-year long 100 Greatest Movies CBS TV specials and multi-million-dollar fundraising campaign, major Hollywood film studio owner, loving husband, and near scratch golfer.Until the world crashed down, and he was subsequently diagnosed with Stage III+ throat cancer, and subjected to months of life-threatening, debilitating chemo and radiation, and extreme pain--so extreme he could not eat or even swallow.Towards the end of his grueling treatment, while hospitalized for a severe infection, a never-ending stream of insensitive, unkind acts totally lacking in compassion by the hospital staff, sent Lee into an abyss of emotional despair that made him choose suicide over life.Fortunately, another doctor, a dear friend, stopped him by deeply apologizing on behalf of a healthcare system that had failed to provide him-and so many others, with even a hint of compassion. And with one simple suggestion--inspired Lee to use his gifts as a speaker, customer service expert and leader to restore compassion to healthcare--not only for patients, but also for all the overworked, under-supported, burned-out healthcare professionals who've literally lost the ability to provide the compassion that got them into medicine in the first place.Lee's powerful crusade is documented in his new book Compassion Heals: From Self-Care to Healthcare. But there is a message here for more than healthcare professionals (HCPs). There's a message for all of us about the power of compassion to heal others' mental, emotional and physical pain - but to also love and heal ourselves - and in doing so, help heal the world at a critical time in our history.Lee's book presents the evidence that compassion heals by sighting numerous scientific studies, books and resources. But the most telling statistic he cites is that more than 50% of Americans believe that healthcare and healthcare professionals totally lack compassion. Data shows that people die because of compassionless care, not just from medical errors. Compassionless healthcare has become more the norm over the past 25 years. Left unchecked, the future of healthcare is unthinkable.And that's why Lee is driven to make a difference. He has taken to the stage as "Patient Lee" dressed in nothing but a hospital gown, and presented his mixture of humor, compassion, urgency, encouragement and call-to-action at more than 200 venues, including keynote presentations to Johns Hopkins Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering, UCLA Medical Center, Eli Lilly & Co., Providence Health & Services, David Geffen School of Medicine, Bristol Myers Squibb, Siemens Medical Imaging, City of Hope Cancer Center, Adventist Health, and national conferences for the Oncology Nurse Society (ONS), Academy of Oncology Nurses and Patient Navigators (AONN), Association of Integrated Health and Medicine (AIHM) and Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association (HOPA).The problem, as Lee discovered when speaking with members of his audiences, is that HCPs are totally spent themselves, bereft of energy and emotional sustenance. More than 60 percent of them are suffering from burnout and, as such have zero compassion to give anyone because they're not given themselves enough to stay healthy and able to do so.So much of Compassion Heals is a recipe for self-care. Ways that healthcare workers can step off the treadmill and restore themselves, so they can freely give from a well of wellbeing and compassion within.Far from being punitive, Compassion Heals is in itself a healing balm. Filled with understanding and kindness for those who are falling short, along with those who are in their hands, this book is just the tip of Lee's mission. The Movement is designed to reconnect America's healthcare professionals with the compassion that got them into healthcare in the first place. Lee has also launched the Compassion Heals Challenge in which he invites his audiences on stages, podcasts and beyond--not just HCPs, but all of us--to commit to purposely providing one additional compassionate act daily, for themselves or others, for 7 days and share them on the www.challenge.leetomlinson.com website.Lee's only just getting started. He's still got 20 million HCPs to reach! Continuing to speak on major stages everywhere in his hospital gown, he is also developing a feature-length documentary based on his experiences and research titled Compassion Heals and promoting the book.Says Lee, "My goal is to make providing compassion a priority, a natural habit, rather than something we think of as a chore, or worse, a waste of time. Not only for healthcare professionals in the course of treating patients and dealing with colleagues but for themselves and everyone."

David Nour is internationally recognized as the leading expert on strategic business relationships. The author of ten books, including best-sellers CO-CREATE (St. Martin’s Press) and Relationship Economics® (Wiley), as well as the newest Curve Benders (Wiley, 2021).Nour serves as a trusted advisor to global clients and coaches corporate leaders and rising entrepreneurs. He is an adjunct professor at the Goizueta Business School at Emory University, was named to the Thinkers50 Radar Class 2021, and Global Gurus Top 30 Leadership Professionals lists.A Forbes Leadership contributor on the Future of Work, and an Inc. contributor on Relationship Economics, Nour’s unique insights have been featured in a variety of prominent publications, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Fast Company, Huffington Post Business, Entrepreneur, and Knowledge@Wharton. Nour is also the host of the growing and intellectually stimulating Curve Benders Podcast, sharing unique insights at the intersection of future of work and strategic relationships.Born in Iran, Nour immigrated to the U.S. as a teenager with $100, limited family ties and no fluency in English. He found that in Iran, as well as in other parts of the world, it's customary to build relationships before doing business, but in the U.S., the opposite is true. This led him to become fascinated with building strategic business relationships, and became the foundation of his first book.Nour speaks on a wealth of topics, including:Curve Benders: The intersection of the Future of Work, Strategic Relationships, and Non-Linear Growth. How will the way that we work change in the next 20 years? For most people and businesses, growth is linear, but some relationships can dramatically change our direction and ultimate destination in a non-linear manner; these relationships are our Curve Benders. How do we find them? How do we become one? Where do we have to be in our lives, and how do we open ourselves up to this? In his latest book, Nour shares the research and findings of how to build relationships with Curve Benders, and how to become a Curve Bender in the lives of others.Relationship Economics: how to build more intentional, strategic, and quantifiable business relationships and transform everyday relationships into business relationships.CO-CREATE: Your success won't be created by you alone, it needs to be correlated with others that demonstrate vested interest in success. Learning to co-create well fosters innovation while the economy is strong, so that when the next down-cycle occurs, you're able to recession-proof your business. Why Change, Creativity, and Collaboration will continue to be drivers of problem-solving and of changing technology. How to foster creativity in your business thinking.How to create and sustain a culture of innovation.How to make lasting change in your organization beyond charismatic work.

Ed Evarts is the founder and president of Excellius Leadership Development, an organization focused on coaching mid- to senior- level leaders and their teams in business environments.With over twenty-five years of innovative leadership and management experience, Ed possesses the ability to build awareness, create action, and deliver results.Known for his business acumen, his ability to resolve complex human relations issues, and his enthusiastic, accessible, and responsive style, Ed partners with managers, leaders, and business teams to explore clarity and communication, and traverse conflict and change.TAKE THE WHEEL AND STEER TOWARD SUCCESS!You’re ambitious, talented, and ready to take your career to the next level. It’s time to step into the driver’s seat and set a path for success, with DRIVE YOUR CAREER, this illuminating guide from leadership coach Ed Evarts.You’ll learn the nine principles of career success, and how to implement them in your own working life. From creating great relationships with your superiors, to using the power of empathy in your employee interactions, you’ll be empowered with the knowledge and personal insight to steer your career to where you want it to be.Find out:• How to create a positive relationship with your boss• The essential questions you need to ask yourself• The power of curiosity• How to deliver more effective presentations• The most important relationships to cultivate at work• How slowing down can get you to your goals faster• How to lead with empathyFilled with real-life examples and practical exercises, Drive Your Career will give you a clear sense of where you are now, what may be holding you back, and how to get to where you want to go. If you have a vision for yourself and you’re struggling to get there, don’t stay sitting in the passenger’s seat. Grab the steering wheel and start driving your career.Ed's company is at https://www.excellius.com/

From Lieutenant Commander to CEO!Nita Kasan's professional career has ranged from serving as a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Naval Reserve Nurse Corps to Chief Nursing Officer roles, and currently is the President and CEO of Innovative Excellence, LLC. Innovative Excellence supports the Consulting and Interim Leadership CANDIDATE needs of multiple organizations and clients.Nita is also the Principal, Chief Nursing Officer, and VP of Recruitment for Nautilus Evolutions, LLC. She was previously the Vice President, Interim Leadership and Chief Nursing Officer for NHS Solutions, Inc. as well as the Chief Nursing Officer / VP of Interim Services for CTL Consulting and the Chief Nursing Officer for The College Network.As a Master’s Prepared Registered Nurse, Nita has served in the United States Naval Reserve Nurse Corps, has represented Region II on the Board of Directors for the Florida Organization of Nurse Executives, and has supported the coaching/mentorship of Nursing Leaders nationwide.Nita’s visionary approach and ability to lead, facilitate and shape organizational change, has greatly impacted the operations of multiple organizations, while championing the creation of innovative patient/family care-focused environments.The facilitation of both internal and external recognition efforts has also resulted in the creation of centers of excellence for innovative nursing practice and professional development. Ketone Highlights:Why being a happier, healthier version of yourself all starts with ditching dieting techniques that make you feel like a failure (and how to be your best - in a way that feels like self-care)How to skip the Keto flu, so you can avoid the irritable stage of dieting and enjoy the benefits of an energy boost from day one.The secret to improving your energy levels, sleep, and brain function, so you can lose body fat and keep it off (hint: it’s what NASA, Navy Divers, and Professional Athletes are doing…)How Nita’s background as an executive in the Nursing industry guided her decision to go all-in with a consumer brand in the health industry.https://www.legacyofexcellence.pro/keto4life

In today’s episode, we chat with Nikki Nash, an author of the book - Market Your GeniusNikki is an International Speaker, Podcast Host, Storytelling Expert, Marketing Mentor, and Consultant helping you get known and paid as a go-to industry expert.If you're one of those people that needs encouragement, inspiration and support to get your ideas up and out of the world, then Nikki Nash is the expert to go to.Nikki says that you are your own marketing tool because of the knowledge you have in you. When you're able to put your knowledge and expertise into something, you're essentially sharing with others. That’s how to position yourself as an expert. Why you're so magic and, showing them that, you know, a lot about a topic. And it's one of many ways that you can position yourself as an expert.Here, Nikki shares with us the process of how getting her book developed and published. She says by putting her focused thoughts and all her efforts into getting what she wanted to accomplish and ensuring all her actions were focused towards achieving this goal, she got her book published specifically by Hay House.  So really putting in the time and dedicating and getting laser-focused on something is really how it happened. Thanks to her taking Brendon Burchard's high-performance course. Nikki tells us despite having written a marketing book, where thousands of those already exist, the trick is to wrap it into something different.Although as an author your name is what appears on the cover, there is a lot of supporting collaborators, working in the wings. These collaborators, enabled her to:  Have the accountability and real-talk pressure needed to actually produce. So instead of blaming herself for being a procrastinator, she decided to use procrastination to her advantage. Having collaborators gave her the confidence and invaluable  feedbackNikki gives us tips which are a lot like dating tips, on how we can attract and get to actually work with your dream clients such as being crystal clear on how you’d like your business relationship to look like, what kind of work you’ll be working on, and what their belief systems are. In addition, she shares strategies of marketing including the OPP strategy which focuses on the three main ways that people get in front of their audience. These are:Making organic contentPaying for your contentPartnerships Nikki’s parting shot is ... If you are intentional and focused, you have the ability to put yourself in a place where you can make those partnership connections and be a part of new communities.  Nikki’s Website: https://nikkinash.co/Nikki’s LinkedIn: Nikki NashNikki’s freebies: FreebiesBrendon Burchard website: Brendon Burchard

In today’s episode, we travel to Namur Belgium to talk with Nazli Tarcan, an Illustrator, graphic designer & retoucher. Nazlı Tarcan is a Turkish children's book and editorial illustrator who focuses on nostalgia, vibrant memories, and playful moments. She will tell us how she creates her work, what inspires her, how she organizes these ideas, and how she's gained the confidence and the connections to launch her work out into the world.  Born in Istanbul Turkey, Nazli began drawing as early as age 3. She started learning Art while at high school in In Istasyon Art Academy, after which she went to Yıldız Technical University to study Media Arts (Photography & Video) because she thought she wanted to be a National Geographic photographer. While doing that, she was shooting her products in front of a white screen which was no fun. She wasn’t feeling fulfilled and just before graduation, she left to join the circus. While with the circus, she did numerous art/graphic projects during her active years and illustrated a book entitled "Loopy Luna and the Hula Hoop". 9 years into traveling across the world with the circus, Nazli decided she wanted to learn pedagogy, and enrolled at Cirkus in Beweging -which translates to Moving circus- in Leuven, Belgium. At this art school, she studied for 1 year interacting, playing, and teaching kids, before Covid hit. Since nothing was working, she moved to Namur, where she fully focused on illustrating books for children. Nazli’s illustrative style is very playful, vibrant, and colorful. This came about from years of trying to imitate other artists’ styles and deciding what felt right to her and what didn’t. She let her own mind lead her to choose the colors that worked in her illustrations despite them not being conventional as if controlled by a secret power. When it comes to her creative process of starting a commissioned project, Nazli will work on sketches then share them with other artists so as to get different opinions. She never shies away from working with others. She will bring in the aspects of colors that she lets her emotions guide her on what to use. Afterward, she begins to play with different mediums and chooses the best one to illustrate the idea.What happens when Nazli is feeling stuck in her creativity? She will take a break from what she is currently working on, maybe listen to music, look at her favorite illustrations for inspiration or even juggle. Yes, JUGGLING! Such that when she sits down to try again, she will start at where she feels happiest, whether it’s drawing human faces, or playing with colors  In conclusion, Nazli is not only an illustrator but also uses digital art to complete her creations. She currently uses her LinkedIn to connect with people and get access to illustrator agencies. In the next 20 years, she would like to be a well-known illustrator who inspires other people, while still having the same childish enthusiasm she lives her life with.Watch for Nazli’s new book coming out later this year by visiting her website Nazli’s illustrationNazli’s Website:  Nazli's illustrationsNazli’sLinkedIn:  Naz-TarcanNazil’s first children’s book:  Loopy Luna and the Hula Hoop

We are back for another great interview in our creativity series. In today’s episode, we chat with Jackie Brusch, a marketeer and communications leader from Philadelphia. Jackie Brusch is Director of Marketing at Open Clinica, a healthcare company that focuses on using data and technology to help clinical trial professionals, clinical researchers, data managers, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical companies really get the information that they need, to make their clinical trials successful.   In this episode, Jackie tells us about a creative challenge she’s currently working on as a marketer in clinical trials, how video marketing is making a breakthrough to reach customers and why, & how to ensure remote team collaboration, especially in a marketing role.As a writer by profession, Jackie has been able to apply a lot of the collaboration techniques to solve the problems she faces but also in applying these skills to her own personal brand as a top content marketer in this industry.Her role enables her to come up with solutions when faced with a creative challenge. At Open Clinica, it's about getting at those pain points and creating the marketing materials, programs, and campaigns that resonate with their audience. Jackie discloses how she tackles her failure or problems while at work applying the GEMO formula- which translates to:Get goodEnough, Move On.Additionally, she tells us how she applies technology tools to her creative problem-solving tools, by executing her 4 marketing strategies. When it comes to generating ideas, Jackie says following content platforms and organizations in your specific field, even if you're not using that product, or technology is advantageous to you so that you can, see what's up and coming, and then incorporate that into your strategy. Jackie’s Website: JackieBrusch.comLinkedIn: Jackie BruschCompany Website: Open Clinica

Meet Heath Ellenberger, fitness executive and author of 10 Minute Leadership, Raw*Real*RelatableHeath has been in the Fitness Industry for more than 18 years. In that time he has trained hundreds of individuals. owned fitness businesses, worked for the corporate headquarters of a major fitness franchise, has inspired fitness and other professionals through his public speaking. Now he finds himself inspired to take the same lessons and skills he has learned and taught in the fitness industry to all industries. Powered by a passion to enrich leaders and help them gain practical knowledge through brief, captivating and relatable lessons. The MissionThe Mission of 10 Minute Leadership is to provide all leaders with a game plan and resources. That will promote adaptation in your leadership muscles through Weekly Challenges, encouraging Performance of those challenges, and building those skills through Repetitions. Why 10 Minutes"We have found through our experience working with leaders time is a commodity that doesn't come cheap," Heath says. Also, the attention span of leaders is limited. Knowing we were faced with limited time and attention. We had to formulate a process for getting important skills and support to serve our leader with those two limitations in mind. Delivering short weekly lessons has proven to produce big returns giving leader more time to implement the lessons and less time reading, or watching online courses. We think of this approach as a podcast on paper."Leadership Lessons on the go. As a leader/coach your most valuable asset is your time. That time should be spent serving your team and leading your organization. Think of this as your leadership MapQuest, it’s an on-the-go guide for leaders. Use these 52 lessons and stories to improve your leadership muscles. Your team deserves it! Order the bookhttps://www.amazon.com/10-Minute-Leadership-Real-Relatable/dp/1662810482/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=heath+ellenberger&qid=1617449608&sr=8-1

In today’s episode, we chat with Janet Attwood, a bestselling author with more than 20 books under her name. She is also a passion, fulfillment, and creative coach, a Transcendental Meditation teacher, and an Ayurveda believer.Janet is the creator of the “Passion Test” -- which is both a test and book that helps you discover your true passion and really start living your life’s purpose. In addition, she has expanded the Passion Test to different areas of life including: Passion Test for kids & teens, and the Passion Test for business. She followed up with “Your Hidden Riches: Unleashing your power of rituals to create a life of meaning and purpose.”Janet says the Passion Test enables individuals to realize that they're not just going through this world on automatic, but they can be able to tap into their genius and really use their creativity to bring out their gifts so that they can share them with the world. It helps you to become a manifestation magnet. In this conversation, Janet gives us a toolkit on how to be creative, what to do when you’re dealing with blockers of creativity and how to get rid of limiting beliefs about yourself so as to keep the passion alive and burning. Here is what works for her:The first is Transcendental meditation, where she uses rituals to enhance her life and refuel. This relies heavily on meditation. The second is undoing her limiting belief- this is where she changes what she puts her mind to focus on while using positive words when talking to herself.The third is TheWork, based on a process developed by Katie Byron. This is a process of self-inquiry that allows you to access the wisdom that lives within you by asking yourself the “Four Questions and a Turnaround method”Fourth, Janet uses the Maro-Up process which she also wrote a book on. Here, Janet uses the 10 principles of Wahei Takeda, the Japanese Warren Buffet, who used the Maro-Up teachings of gratitude to make his fortune and live his life.Lastly, find a mentor.  A mentor who can untangle and undo the beliefs that you have about your inability to shine a light on your greatness and inspire transformation through love. In summary, through Janet's years of Meditation practice, developing the Passion Tests which have been used by millions of people and written bestsellers, Janet believes that in order to live a high level of creativity,  we must share our lovely gifts with the world, no matter what it is, because that's the path to happiness. Janets Website: The Passion TestMaro-Up: Maro Up: The Secret to Success Begins with Arigato: Wisdom from the “Warren Buffet of JapanYour hidden riches: Your Hidden Riches, unleashing the power of rituals to create a life of meaning and purposeThe Work by Byron Katie: The Work

Meet Sherry Fernandez, author of Life Mastery: Personal Progression Toward an Infinite PotentialIt's a USA Today & Wall Street Journal Bestseller! Sherry offers a formula for Continual Expansion into Your Own Greatness: Contentment + Progress = HappinessThough deep in the throes of childhood family chaos with two unstable and unhappy parents -- divorcing, marrying others, then remarrying-amidst constant moving and dysfunctional childrearing -- Sherry Stirling Fernandez still knew that she was destined for great things. She believed in her potential for greatness!And that is something she wants you to instill in you! Along with the clearly defined pathway to achieve it!Sherry's new USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestseller Life Mastery: Personal Progression Toward an Infinite Potential makes the case that if you are not progressing toward a better version of yourself, you can never achieve any true sense of joy...For happiness comes from recognizing and celebrating the fulfillment of your personal goals no matter how challenging -- and then setting out on the road to the next one. A lifetime of progress toward your infinite potential is what makes you exceptional, fills your heart and enables you to leave your imprint on the world -- your legacy! Her incredibly powerful book provides you the keys to embark on this quest-the determination of your WHY -- without which you will likely fail quickly. The WHAT -- what needs your focus and attention to achieve Life Mastery in eight different aspects of your life. And the HOW -- getting an assessment of where you are; what goals and action steps to take; the systems to put in place and the habits you need to instill (or replace). This exceptional manual gives you everything you need to get you on the road to Life Mastery, and inspires you to take that first step!Along the way, Sherry tells her own inspiring story: how she left home at 17, a wild teen flirting with thievery, drugs and self-destruction, pregnant at 19, married by 22 and living a "hippie" lifestyle with all that implied in the 1970s. She and husband Ken lived on the edge of destitution until they began to explore personal development through books, tapes and live events with leaders in the movement. Slowly they inched themselves and their six-yes, count them! -- six children forward toward a better, more rewarding and financially strong life. Much of the impetus for that came from Sherry's relentless pursuit of inner fortitude, wisdom and the goals she set for herself to overcome habits, fears and resistance that held back her progress toward infinite potential -- and sharing with Ken what she learned along the way. Ultimately, Ken started a highly successful construction supply company, and Sherry launched FitMania, boutique fitness and personal development business, that also guided clients on mastery over all aspects of their life that contributed to achieving or exceeding the goals they set for themselves and the dreams they had in their hearts.Her years with FitMania were rich and rewarding, but it was the transformation of her clients that so inspired Sherry to turn her entire attention to coaching individuals on achieving full Life Mastery by focusing on the physical, the spiritual, relationships, education, motivation, vocation, money, lifestyle and character.In fact, her book features an excellent assessment tool that let's readers determine what areas of their life need tuning up, and then how to take each of those vulnerable areas forward with the steps to keep moving ahead on the road to improvement...how to stay motivated and committed to the outcome, never losing sight of your WHY!So often Sherry observed people in personal transformation programs leave excited and vowing change, only to slip back into old habits without a practical accountable way to implement that change. A solution to that is what Life Mastery brings to the discourse. For, as Sherry holds, as you reach each new victory, that feeling of contentment can only be sustained by continued progress. And in that combination, lies the key to prolonged happiness. Learn MoreBook•               Life Mastery: Personal Progression Toward an Infinite Potential•               Available on Amazon.com for $23.49 in hardcover, $16.95 on softcover, and $4.99 on Kindle. Website•               www.LifeMasteryInfo.comFree Resources •               Download link for free tracking sheets: https://lifemasteryinfo.com/tracking-sheets/•               Download link for free Recommended Reading list: https://lifemasteryinfo.com/suggested-reading/•               Download link for free Life Mastery Personal Assessment: https://lifemasteryinfo.com/assessment/ Mentoring•               Life Mastery Mentoring Program (coming soon)Social Media•               Facebook/Sherry: https://www.facebook.com/sherry.s.fernandez•               Facebook/Life Mastery Mentors: https://www.facebook.com/lifemasterymentors•               Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifemasterymentors/