BookThinkers: Life-Changing Books

The World’s #1 Personal Development Book Podcast!  In today’s episode we have the pleasure to interview Lenny Bazemore, Author of “Resilient: Achieving the American Dream” Lenny is a husband, father, author and a Jay Shetty certified life coach. He has a fine art degree and is a serial entrepreneur who has conceptualized and created several different small business start-ups. He is also an angel investor in multiple ventures as well as an equity investor in a major software company. Lenny has traveled and explored on all 7 continents.  He has produced for film and TV, he paints, is a real estate investor and philanthropist. Lenny shares his inspiring story of overcoming trauma and achieving success. He discusses the meaning behind his nickname, the Golden Dragon, and the symbolism of his tattoos. We dive into his decision to write the book and how it helped him confront and heal from his past trauma. You’ll also learn about the importance of redefining success and happiness and finding one's own path to the American dream. Lenny also shares his advice on resilience, parenting, and giving back to the community! We hope enjoy this incredible conversation with Lenny Bazemore   To learn more about Walter and buy his book follow the links below: The Book: https://a.co/d/9e4ccNT Website: https://lennybazemore.com/ ________________________________________________ Join the world's largest non-fiction Book community! https://www.instagram.com/bookthinkers/ The purpose of this podcast is to connect you, the listener, with new books, new mentors, and new resources that will help you achieve more and live better. Each and every episode will feature one of the world's top authors so that you know each and every time you tune-in, there is something valuable to learn. If you have any recommendations for guests, please DM them to us on Instagram. (www.instagram.com/bookthinkers) If you enjoyed this show, please consider leaving a review. It takes less than 60-seconds of your time, and really makes a difference when I am trying to land new guests. For more BookThinkers content, check out our Instagram or our website. Thank you for your time!

The World’s #1 Personal Development Book Podcast!  In today’s episode we have the pleasure to interview Rodric Lenhart, author of “Million Dollar Flip Flops: Peace, Prosperity, and the Courage to Change Course In Life and Business” Rodric began his entrepreneurial journey at a young age, and had a interest in self-improvement from the start, he now helps custom homebuilders reclaim their time, sanity and profit. He is a Business Coach, #1 Best Selling Author, Speaker, Podcast Host, and World Wanderer. In this episode, you’ll learn about Rodrics book, a little about the journey he has taken to become a business coach, why everyone may not be cut out for entrepreneurship, the importance of having a personal mission statement, how travel can expand your growth, how business owners can start to get their time and freedom back instead of working for their business, insight into his WAVES method which can help you get clear and know you’re on the right path. We hope you enjoy this  incredible conversation with Rodric Lenhart.  To learn more about Rodric and buy his book follow the links below: The Book: https://a.co/d/41JJ6fN Website: https://milliondollarflipflops.com/ The Quiz: https://milliondollarflipflops.com/quiz  The 5 phases: https://youtu.be/T_WWPu6ow2U?si=w1MJcF74gh7fA7T1Nick and Rodrics conversation: https://podcasts.apple.com/am/podcast/57-the-secret-to-a-successful-book-launch/id1715585675?i=1000660144992 ________________________________________________ Join the world's largest non-fiction Book community! https://www.instagram.com/bookthinkers/ The purpose of this podcast is to connect you, the listener, with new books, new mentors, and new resources that will help you achieve more and live better. Each and every episode will feature one of the world's top authors so that you know each and every time you tune-in, there is something valuable to learn. If you have any recommendations for guests, please DM them to us on Instagram. (www.instagram.com/bookthinkers) If you enjoyed this show, please consider leaving a review. It takes less than 60-seconds of your time, and really makes a difference when I am trying to land new guests. For more BookThinkers content, check out our Instagram or our website. Thank you for your time!

The World’s #1 Personal Development Book Podcast!  —————————————— Today’s episode is a special edition with Kevin Howard who wrote “Onward At Last” where we dive into the current election and political landscape of the United States. This is the 3rd time we’ve had the pleasure to interview Kevin and this one did not disappoint.  No matter where you fall on the political spectrum it’s important to make informed decisions about your vote, think critically, and ask what is true? In this episode, Kevin dives into the deep end on how to spot truth, historical parallels that can be drawn from past elections. He talks about the shifting political alliances, the challenge of navigating truth in a world filled with misinformation, and the distractions that prevent people from seeking the truth. We hope you enjoy this  incredible conversation with Kevin Howard. To learn more about Kevin and buy his book follow the links below: The Book: https://a.co/d/4WlcnV1 Website: https://onwardatlast.com/ ________________________________________________ Join the world's largest non-fiction Book community! https://www.instagram.com/bookthinkers/ The purpose of this podcast is to connect you, the listener, with new books, new mentors, and new resources that will help you achieve more and live better. Each and every episode will feature one of the world's top authors so that you know each and every time you tune-in, there is something valuable to learn. If you have any recommendations for guests, please DM them to us on Instagram. (www.instagram.com/bookthinkers) If you enjoyed this show, please consider leaving a review. It takes less than 60-seconds of your time, and really makes a difference when I am trying to land new guests. For more BookThinkers content, check out our Instagram or our website. Thank you for your time!

The World’s #1 Personal Development Book Podcast!  Check out our Instagram post about Bryan’s book here: https://www.instagram.com/p/C-LD2HMsrQq/ ———————————————————————— In today’s episode we have the pleasure to interview Bryan Crum, author of “Neighbor, Love Yourself” Bryan began his career as a hospice chaplain working in Southeast Ohio. He spent years helping people reflect on life, confront their mortality and embrace a savior who is waiting for all of us with open arms. Bryan also has a bachelor’s degree in Biblical Studies, an MBA from ITT Tech and certifications in bioethics and world health from Harvard, but the most important things he has learned has come from sitting at the bedside of people who are dying. Bryan is on a mission to help people understand and realize that they are meant to love their life and story.  In this episode, you’ll learn about the Bryan’s journey in becoming a hospice Chaplain and the lessons he learned, how simple things can cause huge ripples in your life, the power of minimizing regret in your life and how replacing small daily habits can increase your enjoyment of life, helping you realize that you too have a story to share, and why self-doubt is the root of regret. You are far more valuable than you realize, and I believe by the end of this episode you will agree. We hope enjoy this  incredible conversation with Bryan Crum.    To learn more about Bryan and buy his book follow the links below: The Book: https://a.co/d/7Fm4uJO Website: https://www.bryancrum.com/ https://www.neighborloveyourself.com/ https://www.instagram.com/bryan_crum_/ ________________________________________________ Join the world's largest non-fiction Book community! https://www.instagram.com/bookthinkers/ The purpose of this podcast is to connect you, the listener, with new books, new mentors, and new resources that will help you achieve more and live better. Each and every episode will feature one of the world's top authors so that you know each and every time you tune-in, there is something valuable to learn. If you have any recommendations for guests, please DM them to us on Instagram. (www.instagram.com/bookthinkers) If you enjoyed this show, please consider leaving a review. It takes less than 60-seconds of your time, and really makes a difference when I am trying to land new guests. For more BookThinkers content, check out our Instagram or our website. Thank you for your time!

Maha Abouelenein, CEO and founder of Digital & Savvy with decades of PR experience, dives into her book '7 Rules of Self-Reliance.' She shares the transformative power of embracing personal branding and creating value for others without expecting returns. Maha emphasizes mindfulness over hustle culture and highlights the importance of self-investment through lifelong learning. She also discusses navigating authenticity while building genuine networks, cherished stories, and practical strategies for personal growth.

The World’s #1 Personal Development Book Podcast!  Today’s episode is sponsored by Ken Rusk, if you’re ready to get UNSTUCK check out the links below: https://courses.kenrusk.com/ https://www.kenrusk.com/ In today’s episode we have the pleasure to interview the legendary Robin Sharma author of many books, including “The Monk who sold His Ferrari” , “the 5am Club” and his most recent “The Wealth Money Can’t Buy”  Robin worked as a litigation lawyer until age 25, when he self-published MegaLiving (1994), a book on stress management and spirituality. But he became widely known for his second book, The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari which he self-published in 1997. After his second book became successful, he was able to quit his career as a lawyer and became a full-time writer. And we are certainly grateful for that! Robin has published 12 other books, and founded the training company Sharma Leadership International Robin is now widely considered one of the world’s top leadership and personal development advisors. His clients include famed billionaires, professional sports superstars and many Fortune 100 companies. We also have so much respect for Robin as a humanitarian who, for over a quarter of a century, has been devoted to helping human beings realize their native gifts. In this episode, you’ll about is latest book 'The Wealth Money Can't Buy’, about the importance of meditation and having daily practices, about the 8 forms of wealth and how it’s not all about money, what success actually is and how anyone can attain it, why you need to surround yourself with the right people, and understanding that we see the world not as it is, but as we are.  We hope you enjoy this  incredible conversation with Robin Sharma To learn more about Robin and buy his book follow the links below: The Book: https://a.co/d/4Eyuu5L Website: https://www.robinsharma.com/ https://www.instagram.com/robinsharma/ https://twitter.com/robinsharma https://www.youtube.com/user/sharmaleadership https://www.facebook.com/RobinSharmaOfficial/ ________________________________________________ Join the world's largest non-fiction Book community! https://www.instagram.com/bookthinkers/ The purpose of this podcast is to connect you, the listener, with new books, new mentors, and new resources that will help you achieve more and live better. Each and every episode will feature one of the world's top authors so that you know each and every time you tune-in, there is something valuable to learn. If you have any recommendations for guests, please DM them to us on Instagram. (www.instagram.com/bookthinkers) If you enjoyed this show, please consider leaving a review. It takes less than 60-seconds of your time, and really makes a difference when I am trying to land new guests. For more BookThinkers content, check out our Instagram or our website. Thank you for your time!

The World’s #1 Personal Development Book Podcast!  Today’s episode is sponsored by Ken Rusk, if you’re ready to get UNSTUCK check out the links below: https://courses.kenrusk.com/ https://www.kenrusk.com/ ————————————— In today’s episode we have the pleasure to interview Darius Lahoutifard author of “Leadership by Cyrus the Great: Unlocking Xenophon's Cyropaedia” Darius is an accomplished entrepreneur, technology leader, and author. By age 28, he had become CEO of a $10M business. Over his career, he has founded five companies, launched over a dozen innovative software and services, experienced failure twice, and successfully exited twice. Now dedicated to education, Darius founded MEDDIC  Academy, a platform pioneering modern blended learning for leaders and business professionals in technology. His clients include all the top 10 global software companies, such as Google Cloud and Amazon Web Services.Born in Iran, Darius moved to France as a teenager after the political changes in his country which profoundly shaped his global perspective and professional path. After a successful career in France, he migrated again, at age of 47, this time to the US. He was admitted under the exceptional ability program. In this episode, you’ll about his background and what his book is about, how and why leaders don’t need a new way of doing things we can simply look to and apply lessons from 2,500 years ago, how Cyrus the great influenced America’s founding fathers, what greek philosophy has to do with modern day leadership, why the best leadership is done out of love not force, and how  you can start to apply leadership lessons from the ancient greek world.  We hope you enjoy this  incredible conversation with Darius Lahoutifard To learn more about Darius and buy his book follow the links below: The Book: https://a.co/d/3OZrSjp Website: https://cyrus-the-great.com/ https://cyropaedia.us ________________________________________________ Join the world's largest non-fiction Book community! https://www.instagram.com/bookthinkers/ The purpose of this podcast is to connect you, the listener, with new books, new mentors, and new resources that will help you achieve more and live better. Each and every episode will feature one of the world's top authors so that you know each and every time you tune-in, there is something valuable to learn. If you have any recommendations for guests, please DM them to us on Instagram. (www.instagram.com/bookthinkers) If you enjoyed this show, please consider leaving a review. It takes less than 60-seconds of your time, and really makes a difference when I am trying to land new guests. For more BookThinkers content, check out our Instagram or our website. Thank you for your time!

The World’s #1 Personal Development Book Podcast!  Today’s episode is sponsored by Ken Rusk, if you’re ready to get UNSTUCK check out the links below: https://courses.kenrusk.com/ https://www.kenrusk.com/ In today’s episode we have the pleasure to interview Rebecca Reynolds author of “Thresholds of Change: The Way through Transformational Times” Rebecca is an author and agent of change who started writing at age of 9 to explore and make meaning of the experiences life brought, she is also a consultant under her own company Rebecca Reynolds Consulting which she started at the young age of 29. Over her three-decade career working with change Rebecca discovered a new way to approach change - in organizations, multi-entity endeavors, teams, and individuals which her and Nick will dive into today! Rebecca’s life is a testimony to how to handle change with grace, from switching schools constantly growing up to working in the Vatican archives and becoming fluent in Italian and everything else a life of change includes. In this episode, you’ll about the importance of embracing change in your life, the process of change and what it has to do with just sitting and noticing, what manifestation has to do with change, why getting out of self-judgment is one of the most important steps in changing, how like the seasons you too can change effortlessly. Change can be so overwhelming, but it’s arguably all life is about and by the end of this episode you’ll understand how you can embrace and love change.  We hope enjoy this incredible conversation with Rebecca Reynolds   To learn more about Rebecca and buy her book follow the links below: The Book: https://a.co/d/fvVAjC6 Website: https://www.rebeccaborlandreynolds.com/ https://www.instagram.com/rebeccaborlandreynolds https://www.facebook.com/rebecca.reynolds https://www.linkedin.com/in/reynoldsrebecca/ ________________________________________________ Join the world's largest non-fiction Book community! https://www.instagram.com/bookthinkers/ The purpose of this podcast is to connect you, the listener, with new books, new mentors, and new resources that will help you achieve more and live better. Each and every episode will feature one of the world's top authors so that you know each and every time you tune-in, there is something valuable to learn. If you have any recommendations for guests, please DM them to us on Instagram. (www.instagram.com/bookthinkers) If you enjoyed this show, please consider leaving a review. It takes less than 60-seconds of your time, and really makes a difference when I am trying to land new guests. For more BookThinkers content, check out our Instagram or our website. Thank you for your time!

The World’s #1 Personal Development Book Podcast!  Today’s episode is sponsored by Ken Rusk, if you’re ready to get UNSTUCK check out the links below: https://courses.kenrusk.com/ https://www.kenrusk.com/ In today’s episode we have the pleasure to interview Diane Allen author of “Flow: Unlock Your Genius, Love What You Do” Diane is an International speaker, violinist, and has a viral Ted Talk, She is also a thought leader who speaks on increasing the meaning, joy, and fulfillment in one’s work and life by accessing the flow state. Years before neuroscientists discovered the positive impact the flow state has on achieving peak performance, Diane had already experienced the power of flow in her own career as a violinist. She has now discovered the keys to getting into this powerful state.  Stick around to the end and we go through a beautiful practice with Diane while she plays the violin and helps us get into a peaceful state of flow. In this episode, you’ll about how interruptions can kill flow, why the flow state is an optimal state of mind where you feel your best and perform your best, why understanding your unique flow triggers and creating an environment conducive to flow can help you achieve peak performance and fulfillment, the keys to experiencing flow, and all about the things you can do to ensure you get in flow any time you want.  If you’ve heard of flow and you’ve wondered how to actually get into this state, look no further, Diane is going to teach you the exact methods star athletes, musicians, and high achievers use every day whether they realize it or not. Oh and by the way if you still don’t think you can achieve this state Diane is giving out a free gift at the end of this episode that will help you get there.  We hope enjoy this  incredible conversation with Diane Allen   To learn more about Diane and buy her book follow the links below: The Book: https://a.co/d/dJikUE8 FREE Worksheet: tinyurl.com/flowstategift Website: https://dianeallen.com/ https://www.instagram.com/dianeallenspeaker/ https://www.facebook.com/dianeallenspeaker https://www.youtube.com/@DianeAllenFlowStateSpeaker ________________________________________________ Join the world's largest non-fiction Book community! https://www.instagram.com/bookthinkers/ The purpose of this podcast is to connect you, the listener, with new books, new mentors, and new resources that will help you achieve more and live better. Each and every episode will feature one of the world's top authors so that you know each and every time you tune-in, there is something valuable to learn. If you have any recommendations for guests, please DM them to us on Instagram. (www.instagram.com/bookthinkers) If you enjoyed this show, please consider leaving a review. It takes less than 60-seconds of your time, and really makes a difference when I am trying to land new guests. For more BookThinkers content, check out our Instagram or our website. Thank you for your time!

The World’s #1 Personal Development Book Podcast!  Today’s episode is sponsored by Ken Rusk, if you’re ready to get UNSTUCK check out the links below: https://courses.kenrusk.com/ https://www.kenrusk.com/ ————————————————————————— In today’s episode we have the pleasure to interview Andreas Phelps author of “The Sacred Practice of Integration” Andreas is the principal and founder of The Collective Potential, a catalyst for change at the organizational, project team, and individual level. He has worn many hats throughout his life,  being a structural engineer, forensic scientist, sustainable systems designer, researcher, human systems developer, general contractor, trainer, facilitator, socio-technical integrated systems thinker, listener, provocateur, storyteller, work therapist, scalability consultant, systems optimizer, learner, annoying question asker, and - when the pressure is right – sometimes a maker of “diamonds.”  Through his work, he strives to understand as much as I can about nature (inner and outer), the relationships between elements, and creative ways to manifest our collective potential. In this episode, you’ll learn about how Andreas got into spirituality and what it has to do with day-to-day life, how in paradox we progress, how to lead change, how you already know what you need to, the importance of transcending the limits of who you thought you were and becoming something greater, why you need practices to create presence and not fighting reality, why you should have gratitude for everything (even the bad stuff), why ego may not be the enemy, and much more!  We had a great time talking with Andreas and he is an absolute wealth of knowledge for progressing every part of your life.  We hope enjoy this incredible conversation with Andreas Phelps To learn more about Andreas and buy his book follow the links below: The Book: https://a.co/d/2mQLgBW Website: https://www.thecollectivepotential.com/ https://www.sacredpracticeofintegration.com/ https://www.instagram.com/thecollectivepotential/ Chapters: 00:00 Exploring True Original Nature 02:51 The Paradox of Life and Growth 05:58 Characters That Resonate: Personal Reflections 08:49 The Journey from Engineering to Spirituality 12:10 Transformational Change: Leading by Example 14:51 Practices for Personal Growth and Awareness 18:11 Connecting with Something Greater 20:56 Understanding Ego: A Dual Perspective 24:09 Living Up to Our Potential 26:58 The Concept of Higher Truths 29:49 Final Thoughts and Advice ________________________________________________ Join the world's largest non-fiction Book community! https://www.instagram.com/bookthinkers/ The purpose of this podcast is to connect you, the listener, with new books, new mentors, and new resources that will help you achieve more and live better. Each and every episode will feature one of the world's top authors so that you know each and every time you tune-in, there is something valuable to learn. If you have any recommendations for guests, please DM them to us on Instagram. (www.instagram.com/bookthinkers) If you enjoyed this show, please consider leaving a review. It takes less than 60-seconds of your time, and really makes a difference when I am trying to land new guests. For more BookThinkers content, check out our Instagram or our website. Thank you for your time!