Inspire Nation Show with Michael Sandler

If you’ve ever wanted answers to your biggest questions, then do have the What’s Your Problem show for you. Today I’ll be talking with Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg, speaker, adviser, co-author of “Innovation as Usual”, and author of a brilliant new book on solving your problems, “What’s Your Problem”  And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about changing the problems you solve to solve your toughest problems. Plus we’ll talk about judging barbeque competitions, hipsters and shuffleboards, boys and hammers, beating electabuzz, what on earth is the 10 O’clock rule, and why in the world furniture upholstery might just save humanity. Key Points Discussed: The elevator problem and how it explains what his book and the concept of reframing is about (02:55) The way that we’re always solving the wrong problems (05:06) The shelter problem and bark buddy: The BarkBox concept (07:03) The problems that cause most families to give up their dogs to shelters (10:00) Looking at Sir Meowzers problem from different angles (16:35) The real mission of reframing and how it helps in properly dealing with problems (18:45) Taking a second to state a problem and the magic in doing it (21:29) Trying to not get stuck in our own me situation when we’re dealing with a problem involving multiple people (24:12) The steps to creating our problem statement and the importance of getting assistance from people who are different from us (25:29) How our emotions can get us stuck when trying to solve problems (31:35) What’s the danger of boys and hammers? (37:17) How understanding people’s real goals can sometimes solve even tremendously tense conflicts (40:58) The 10 O’ clock rule that solves 80% of conflicts in relationships (45:00) The value of looking for unexceptional exceptions (46:24) When did the problem occur but not matter? (47:50) Exploring our own contribution and leaving the word “blame” behind (52:00) What is power blindness? (54:01) Starting new things and the importance of reality testing them first (58:24) What is confirmation bias and how do we leave it behind? (58:49) Bolsa Familia and Brazil as a way of getting out of that confirmation bias (1:00:17) How do we overcome resistance in our minds? (1:02:19) Additional Resources: www.HowToReframe.com What’s Your Problem By Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg Difficult Conversations By Bruce Patton, Douglas Stone, and Sheila Heen www.InspireNationUniversity.com www.AutomaticWriting.com ……. For free meditations, weekly tips, stories, and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com To support the show and get even more great tools, tips, and behind-the-scenes access, visit: www.Patreon.com/InspireNation And to follow Inspire Nation (and the lives of Michael and Jessica) on Instagram, go to www.Instagram.com/InspireNationLive And to follow Inspire Nation on Tik Tok simply go to InspireNationShow on Tik Tok

If you’re feeling nervous, worried, freaked out, or anxious, then do we have the Open-Hearted Warrior show for you.  Today we’ll talk about rewiring fear, flipping it on its head, bumming out malianated superhighways, and diving into flow. Plus we’ll talk about golden showers, animal magic and deer, sleeping lady, boot camp fun, dental surgery, and teaching classes, and why in the world new clothes turn the pookie into a badass. Key Points Discussed: The concept of an open-hearted warrior and what flow is all about (03:19) Exchanging services to help a friend help herself (04:56) Removing spiritual conditioning and getting clear about her thought patterns of sacrificing as a mom and a woman (05:20) Showers of sparks of golden light and getting an overwhelming sense of peace and love (07:15) What the astrological reader said about this year: The coming together of Pluto (Planet of Death), Saturn (The Great Teacher), and Jupiter (The Amplifier) (11:37) Having dental surgery right before a class and the beauty that came from leaning into it (13:30) Channeling spirit, using it as a fuel, and the power of seeing things as they are (18:52) Being Tinkerbell, Peter Pan, and Captain Hook (25:18) Tuning into our moon when it’s the most fertile for planting ideas (28:40) Jessica’s new wardrobe and how the clothes really do make the man (30:35) How linked Michael has been with the breath and how it helped him do the surgery and also teach (35:14) Shifting our state of consciousness from a lower vibrational place to a higher one (38:57) Understanding just how much we are dopamine junkies (40:20) Spiritual bread crumbs and how they can help us know where to go (44:00) Stepping back from the mind and how it helps in realizing that we’ve been plugged into something far greater than ourselves all along (48:40) How connected we are by hypra-mind strings when we come together for a common cause (53:00) Additional Resources: www.InspireNationUniversity.com www.AutomaticWriting.com ……. For free meditations, weekly tips, stories, and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com To support the show and get even more great tools, tips, and behind-the-scenes access, visit: www.Patreon.com/InspireNation And to follow Inspire Nation (and the lives of Michael and Jessica) on Instagram, go to www.Instagram.com/InspireNationLive And to follow Inspire Nation on Tik Tok simply go to InspireNationShow on Tik Tok

If you want to be happier, feel happier, or feel more positivity in your life, and no matter how you much you try, you just can’t get that stick…well then do we have the show for you! Today I’ll be talking with Rick Hanson, Ph.D., is a neuropsychologist and author of Hardwiring Happiness, Buddha’s Brain, Just One Thing, and Mother Nurture. Today we’ll be talking about Hardwiring Happiness, or creating the grooves in the record that help us get positive, stay positive, or return to a positive state of being, almost no matter what…we’ll talk about why to do it, how to do it, and how it can literally transform your life. Plus we’ll talk about tapioca pudding, weeding dandelions, neural Darwinism, Green Brain, Red Brain, A Joyful Amygdala, and what paper tigers, have to do with anything. Kep Points Discussed How did Rick go from a ‘shy, dorky, nerdy kid’ to where he is today. Why it’s important to let the good sink into you. How to marinate in the positive – and how it makes you stronger and kinder What happens with zombie worms Shawn Achor – The Happiness Advantage - How we can learn & grow on an exponential curvilinear way’ How are brains are constantly being shaped by our experiences Why our brains are wired to look for the negative – and why it’s so important to hold the negative in mindful awareness What is paper tiger paranoia? How and why you deliberately want to take in the good Why we need to change the world inside to change the world outside And how “the personal is the political and the political is the personal” How do we hack our brain What we do to H.E.A.L ourselves How we get better at the installation of our beneficial experiences into our brains How to get the most out of our beneficial experiences, even the 1’s and 2’s out of 10’s. How you link to a negative experience to make it a positive. Why our brains are designed to learn from negative experiences, particularly negative experiences in childhood – why we’re designed to overlearn and hold onto it…aka why we often can’t ‘get over it’ How do we use these techniques to help our children? Additional Resources www.RickHanson.net ……. For free meditations, weekly tips, stories, and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com To support the show and get even more great tools, tips, and behind-the-scenes access, visit: www.Patreon.com/InspireNation And to follow Inspire Nation (and the lives of Michael and Jessica) on Instagram, go to www.Instagram.com/InspireNationLive And to follow Inspire Nation on Tik Tok simply go to InspireNationShow on Tik Tok

If you’ve ever wanted to get guidance from the angels or wondered what in the world one, one, one, one had to do with anything, then do we have the Angel Numbers show for you. Today I’ll be talking with Kyle Gray, one of the UK’s youngest, most sought after angel experts, the author of at least 6 books, the creator of at least three angel card decks, and the author of a fascinating guide for getting guidance from the angels, “Angel Numbers.” And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about the message and meaning behind one, one, one, one, and other number sequences, and what they mean for you. Plus we’ll talk about Jurassic park night lights, robot moves and bald haircuts, little plastic monsters and fantasia, and what in the world nana’s cheese has to do with anything.  Key Points Discussed: The ultimate message that we are one with everything that is and ever will be (03:54) The angelic time period that Kyle was in and how open and receptive he was for what took place (05:33) Finding the reason in a happening versus something happening for a reason (07:36) Seeing his deceased nana at age 4 and his dog scratching on the walls from the other side (08:18) The medium who foresaw Kyle becoming the youngest medium in the UK (10:26) Getting government funding to start a spiritual business at just 17 years (14:06) When did you start recognizing numbers or when did they start chasing you down? (16:03) The three things we should know when we start seeing numbers (19:30) What changes if we call on the angels versus if we just know they’re there? (21:58) How can angel numbers and being in a dance with them help us raise our vibration? (24:41) How the angels are shouting to get our attention and their tactical nature (27:10) 10-10: On the cusp of something miraculous and 12-12: Healing and light (30:47) The receptive aspects of divinity and the triple digits that tell one that they’re a healer (35:32) The manifestation number and how it’s about abundance being given to us (37:02) A whole new language of communicating with the angels and of being open and receptive (39:05) The one way we can all begin to tune in more right now (50:34) Worthiness: The key to experiencing angels (52:49) What’s the importance of loving ourselves? (53:53) What do we do if we don’t believe we’re worthy of forgiveness? (55:15) Additional Resources: Angel Numbers By Kyle Gray www.KyleGray.co.uk www.AutomaticWriting.com ……. For free meditations, weekly tips, stories, and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com To support the show and get even more great tools, tips, and behind-the-scenes access, visit: www.Patreon.com/InspireNation And to follow Inspire Nation (and the lives of Michael and Jessica) on Instagram, go to www.Instagram.com/InspireNationLive And to follow Inspire Nation on Tik Tok simply go to InspireNationShow on Tik Tok

If you’ve ever wanted to surf the tides of change and get out of a funk without being taken under, then do we have the breath into change show for you. Today we’ll talk about recognizing change, surfing change, breathing into change, and allowing change even when we want to hold on. Plus we’ll talk about the empty nesting reboot, butts in seat, doors, and hallways, paco and pedals, YouTube and MeTube, the open-hearted warrior Bootcamp, and a pookie midlife growth spurt has to do with anything.  Key Points Discussed: What butts in the seat have to do with the tides of change (03:16) How Michael’s screen goes disco when the energy is too high (04:39) The belief in past lives and how CJ has had the weirdest past lives (06:09) Working on getting grounded and getting stuck in a seat right after a meditation (09:50) The numerous doors that are opening up, the amazing momentum that’s building up, and success with the Open-Hearted Warrior Bootcamp (14:58) The importance of keeping your energy up and positive during a time of change (18:00) The empty-nesting reboot and creating a vision for every part of life (21:51) The devotional practice of loving family members and how it teaches us compassion, unconditional love, patience, and anger management (25:23) The purpose that conditioned beliefs serve (28:07) Trying new things with YouTube, learning and discovering that MeTubing is more effective in increasing viewership (31:17) Pookie’s midlife growth spurt and how it’s about her stepping into empowerment (35:54) Looking at the strengths and weaknesses of focusing on self versus focusing on others  (39:54) The different tribes of deer that are now hanging out at Michael’s house (45:19) Additional Resources: www.AutomaticWriting.com ……. For free meditations, weekly tips, stories, and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com To support the show and get even more great tools, tips, and behind-the-scenes access, visit: www.Patreon.com/InspireNation And to follow Inspire Nation (and the lives of Michael and Jessica) on Instagram, go to www.Instagram.com/InspireNationLive And to follow Inspire Nation on Tik Tok simply go to InspireNationShow on Tik Tok

If you’ve ever wanted to see more clearly and feel more whole and at peace, then do we have the mosaic show for you. Today I’ll be talking with Daniel Bruce Levin, author, poet, businessman, and mystic, a former monk and former business director of Hay House, and the author of perhaps my favorite fable ever, “The Mosaic” And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about finding peace by rediscovering our connection and learning how to see clearly again. That plus we’ll talk about Thor, Spider-Man, Captain America, and the Fantastic Four, squeezing lemons, broken bowls and glue of gold, the gift of prophecy, and what in the world invisible friends have to do with anything.  Key Points Discussed: How many times have you walked away from everything and walked towards yourself? (03:23) Connecting to the beast of passion and living in the moment instead of running away from it (06:20) How did you handle the competing interest within you that could have torn you apart? (08:15) The reason why Daniel was set up (13:36) How the horrible consequences of having an affair unfolded into the greatest gift for Daniel (20:39) How to establish connection in a world where nobody can say how they actually feel and where people don’t listen to each other (24:00) How to pour out enough of the cup to listen to the universe but most importantly listen to ourselves (25:58) The internal conflict we go through when we are out of integrity and out of sync (29:31) Creating a listening revolution and the impact it could have (32:52) The blind woman who sees more clearly than any of us and how we can begin to see (48:23) How do we let of the stories that are destroying us to set ourselves free? (55:47) The importance of trusting our inner voice and how Daniel did it (57:57) Additional Resources: The Mosaic By Daniel Bruce Levin www.DanielBruceLevin.com www.TheMosaicOnline.com www.AutomaticWriting.com ……. For free meditations, weekly tips, stories, and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com To support the show and get even more great tools, tips, and behind-the-scenes access, visit: www.Patreon.com/InspireNation And to follow Inspire Nation (and the lives of Michael and Jessica) on Instagram, go to www.Instagram.com/InspireNationLive And to follow Inspire Nation on Tik Tok simply go to InspireNationShow on Tik Tok

If you’ve wanted to unf*ck yourself and discover your purpose, then do we have the Do the Work show for you. Today I’ll be talking with Gary John Bishop, personal development and urban philosophy expert, the New York Times best-selling author of “Unf*ck Yourself” and “Stop Doing That”, and the author of an irreverent new guide to getting unf*cked, “Do the Work” And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about changing your life and discovering your purpose. Plus we’ll talk about captain stardust, soccer and barbarians, relationships and vegas, frolicking with orphaned baby Koalas, Peruvian acoustic guitars and Machu Picchu, and what in the world suburbia and creating a man has to do with anything. Key Points Discussed: The most important thing we must do to unf*ck ourselves (03:28) Writing down our beliefs and assumptions and then challenging them  (04:46) What’s the importance of making promises and keeping them? (08:21) How to remind ourselves of the promises we’ve made ourselves (13:05) How important is our self-talk and where has it driven the majority of us today? (15:13) Interrupting the drift of our default self (17:21) Understanding the machine so we can have choice and an option of other ways to express ourselves and behave (21:07) Stretching the possibilities of the bag of the bones that we are so we can start to shake things up (23:56) The pretense of “I don’t care” among young people and the value in a young person starting to test the world for themselves (25:46) Do you give yourself that complete and total forgiveness? (28:42) The absurdity of the idea of finding purpose (31:48) The internal question that purpose is supposed to answer (34:02) How do we begin to find the context if we’re driven and lost by the content? (38:55) How playing the guitar is the most selfish act that is also the most selfless because it recharges his soul to help others (43:15) The importance of looking at our time and our day to day routine (46:27) The two steps to freedom and the one tool we can use to shift our perspectives and challenge our beliefs (51:44) Additional Resources: Do the Work By Gary John Bishop Gary on Instagram www.GaryJohnBishop.com www.AutomaticWriting.com ……. For free meditations, weekly tips, stories, and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com To support the show and get even more great tools, tips, and behind-the-scenes access, visit: www.Patreon.com/InspireNation And to follow Inspire Nation (and the lives of Michael and Jessica) on Instagram, go to www.Instagram.com/InspireNationLive And to follow Inspire Nation on Tik Tok simply go to InspireNationShow on Tik Tok

If you’ve ever felt you’re driving or striving too hard, then do we have the surrender to the will of the universe show for you. Today we’ll talk about what surrender really means, when to do it, why to do it, and why it doesn’t mean you’re weak. That plus we’ll talk about chanting and pranayama evolving, seeing big picture during change, skiing epiphanies, listening to your audience, trusting your gut, trips to Sedona, guest in India, publishing meetings and hearing back, chocolate brownies, and what in the world two feet of champagne powder have to do with anything. Key Points Discussed: The ease of things that comes when we surrender and go with flow (04:07) The be and the do: Tips for being more present (05:30) Continuously quieting the mind and then plugging in (07:18) Letting go of the clinging and deep thought at a very deep level (09:20) One of CJ’s 30-minute meditations and how it can take someone to a deeper peaceful state (12:00) Living on the side of a ten thousand feet volcano and the amazing vortex experience there (14:58) The transformative crystal bowl music and how toning with the bowls heals (18:32) When our ego drives to fulfill our self desires and how to fulfill the divine through love (23:30) Going to a deeper place in writing to create a conceptual flow and how hard it is (29:37) Revering the supreme and being in a place where our heart is filled with the grace of God and love (31:47) Michael’s meeting with his publisher and looking into how he can leverage the opportunities there to help Jessica step back  (38:05) Surrendering to the beauty of snow storms instead of focusing on the disruptions they cause (43:14) The life information experience we already have when we are surrendering into the unknown (47:00)  Additional Resources: The Second Mountain By David Brooks www.AutomaticWriting.com ……. For free meditations, weekly tips, stories, and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com To support the show and get even more great tools, tips, and behind-the-scenes access, visit: www.Patreon.com/InspireNation And to follow Inspire Nation (and the lives of Michael and Jessica) on Instagram, go to www.Instagram.com/InspireNationLive And to follow Inspire Nation on Tik Tok simply go to InspireNationShow on Tik Tok

If you’ve ever wondered how to use quantum science to bring happiness to your life, then do we have the quantum spirituality show for you. Today I’ll be talking with Dr. Amit Goswami, world-famous physicist, pioneer of the quantum world view, the best-selling author of numerous books translated into at least 9 languages, including “The Text Book of Quantum Mechanics”, the phenomenal documentary, “The Quantum Activist”, and the co-author of another brilliant book along with Dr. Valentina Onisor, “Quantum Spirituality” And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about bridging mysticism and science to bring more happiness to your life.  Key Points Discussed: What does quantum science have to do with happiness? (03:24) Is consciousness and therefore happiness non-local or not located in the mind? (04:34) The optimal scale of happiness and what it has to do with anything (05:18) How to gradually expand consciousness through simple practices like meditation and yoga (06:02) The misconception around seeking enlightenment when we want happiness (06:42) An example of a concentration meditation that anyone can jump into without much practice (12:33) Using quantum science to get out of a stuck state, get to normal, and then get to positive mental circuits going on (17:36) The huge danger of falling into psychosis or depression, and the only way to deal with it (19:48) The difficulty in being whenever we are neurotic (21:28) Our real natural state of being and how what we call normal has become sub-normal (25:19) Developing positive emotional brain circuits and how to turn inward to remember who we truly are (28:16) What is your archetype and what do you do when the negative emotions come out to try to get you? (40:26) How did you crowbar into your heart? (43:07) What can you tell us about the secret of Jesus’ way of wholeness? (49:03) What is one tip that you would give women to help strengthen the navel? (52:53) What’s the five-layer cake that’s coming up? (56:40) Additional Resources: Quantum Spirituality By Dr. Amit Goswami and Dr. Valentino Onisor www.AmitGoswami.org www.AutomaticWriting.com ……. For free meditations, weekly tips, stories, and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com To support the show and get even more great tools, tips, and behind-the-scenes access, visit: www.Patreon.com/InspireNation And to follow Inspire Nation (and the lives of Michael and Jessica) on Instagram, go to www.Instagram.com/InspireNationLive And to follow Inspire Nation on Tik Tok simply go to InspireNationShow on Tik Tok

If you’ve ever wanted your wealthiest, happiest, and most abundant life ever, then do we have the Secrets of Self-Mastery show for you. Today I’ll be talking with Mitch Horowitz, a leader in the new thought movement, PEN Award-Winning historian, author of “The Miracle Club”, and the Napoleon Hill Success Course series which includes “The Miracle of a Definite Chief Aim”, “One Simple Idea”, and the latest, “Secrets of Self-Mastery” And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about Napoleon Hills’ top ten rules for self-mastery and success. Plus we’ll talk about the miracle man of France, the importance of war in the world, the psychology of clothing, and what in the world bad brains and PMA (Positive Mental Attitude) have to do with anything. Key Points Discussed: The power of having one absolute focus/aim in life (03:32) Our unwillingness to be honest with our ourselves, how it affects our ability to focus, and the importance of throwing out all habitual thought (07:21) Living with not being lukewarm in life and the value of trying to expend near the limits of our strength (09:31) The role of desire in helping us become successful and fulfilled (12:03) Walking away from dwelling in places where we can no longer be served (17:12) The importance and rewards of self-discipline (19:29) How the art of keeping our heads down makes us mediocre and deters us from what we’re passionate about (21:35) The real and tangible nature of the hidden self (25:29) Climbing to the top of a watchtower and making a huge declaration (26:41) Sun Tzu’s principle of the way the greatest warrior prevails without fighting (29:02) The role of setting intentions and reciting mantras in working on reprogramming our minds (34:08) What is accurate thinking? (36:44) Following the esoteric golden rule and how it conditions our view of the world and ourselves (39:07) Having an imaginary counsel composed of people in history or people we admire (46:57) The importance of having a positive mental attitude (50:27) The one tool Mitch or Napoleon Hill would recommend to cultivate a PMA (53:29) What’s the importance of a personal code and what is cosmic habit force? (55:29) The magic elixir of life that is enthusiasm and how it makes everything work (59:22) Additional Resources: Secrets of Self Mastery By Mitch Horowitz Think and Grow Rich By Napoleon Hill www.MitchHorowitz.com Mitch Horowitz on Twitter Mitch Horowitz on Instagram www.AutomaticWriting.com ……. For free meditations, weekly tips, stories, and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com To support the show and get even more great tools, tips, and behind-the-scenes access, visit: www.Patreon.com/InspireNation And to follow Inspire Nation (and the lives of Michael and Jessica) on Instagram, go to www.Instagram.com/InspireNationLive And to follow Inspire Nation on Tik Tok simply go to InspireNationShow on Tik Tok