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If you’ve ever struggled to find your purpose, and fully live your life, then do we have the Claim Your Power show for you. Today I’ll be talking with Mastin Kipp the #1 best-selling author of Daily Love, blogger extraordinaire of The Daily Love, and author of a fantastic new book on elevating your life, Claim Your Power. And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about going from powerless to powerful by dissolving hidden blocks and discovering your life Purpose. That plus we’ll talk about barrels of monkeys, the neverendingstory, a clothing line called loving yourself, why you want to be careful when hugging mom, living in an ex-girlfriend’s poolhouse, and what in the world Carolyn Myss and the Nine Inch Nails, have to do with anything! What happened to Mastin Kipp in Hollywood and Rock N’ Roll? What was he doing by night and how did he lose his dream job? How’d he hit rock bottom? What did it take to begin to change? What did he do with self-help books? How did he start TheDailyLove? What happened in August of 2009 with Kim Kardashian? How did Mastin end up on Oprah? What’s the importance of prayer? What’s the real meaning of obedience? What does it mean to obey the will within? What’s the importance of surrender? What does it mean that we have to step forward? Why don’t affirmations work? Why it’s so importance to feel your feelings and heal your trauma What does it mean to Claim Your Power? What is trauma and why’s it so important? How do we discover our hidden beliefs? What’s the importance of goals? What is our real purpose? What’s the importance of saying no? For More Info Visit: www.MastinKipp.com And for free meditations, weekly tips, stories and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com  And to support the show and get even more great tools, tips, and behind-the-scenes access, visit: www.Patreon.com/InspireNation  

If you’ve ever wanted to make a better life and do great things, then do we have The Spartan Way show for you. Today I’ll be talking with Joe De Sena serial entrepreneur, ultra-endurance athlete, founder of the Spartan Race Series, and the author of a take-no-prisoners inspiring look at life, The Spartan Way.  And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about how to be better, think better, and live a limitless life. Topics Include: How did Joe De Sena end up working for the mafia??? Who is Joe the Ear? What did Joe De Sena learn from the mafia? What’s the importance of committing to something? What’s the importance of following through? What was the transcendence run and what did he learn from watching it? Did he want to become part of the mafia? Why did he look up to them and how does our environment affect us? How’d he end up walking away from the mafia? What happened when he went to Wall Street, and how’d he walk away from that? Why did Joe De Sena put on “The Death Race”? What happened when he entered the 500 mile Raid International Ukatak? What happened on a cliff in below-zero conditions? What’s the difference between difficult situations and desperate ones? What’s the importance of putting ourselves out on a limb? What’s our true north? What does self-awareness have to do with finding our true north? How do we stop negative thinking? What’s the importance of writing our obituary? Who in the world are the Marathon Monks of Mount Hiei? What can we learn from Steven Pressfield about “Being Pro”? What’s it mean to fuel your enthusiasm? What’s it mean to live the Spartan Way? To find out more visit: SpartanWay.com And for free meditations, weekly tips, stories and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com  And to support the show and get even more great tools, tips, and behind-the-scenes access, visit: www.Patreon.com/InspireNation    

If you’ve ever wanted more courage or to be a better leader then do we have the Leading with Emotional Courage show for you! Today I’ll be talking with Peter Bregman, the best-selling author of 18 minutes , an INC.com top 100 leadership speaker and the author of a brand-new page-burning book Leading with Emotional Courage. And that’s just what I want to talk with him about, about how to have hard conversations, create accountability, and inspire action on your most important work! Leading with Emotional Courage Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include:  Who is Ann Bradney and what is her Radical Aliveness Institute? What does it mean to truly feel everything? What’s the importance of being yourself? How do we connect with our true “self” What’s the importance of meditation? What’s the importance of letting go of overly high expectations? What does it meant that it’s not about achievement? What’s the importance of finding clarity and how do we do so? What’s the importance of slowing down – and how do we do this? What’s the importance of stepping back and away from things? What are a few important rituals we want to put in place on our lives? What can we do at the end of the day to set ourselves up for success? What’s the importance of getting uncomfortable or leaning into fear? What’s it mean to feel the hard stuff? What can we learn about Jim Wolfensohn and fencing at the national championships? What does he say about taking a risk? What’s the importance of risk? How can risk serve us, and how do we balance our risk? How do we build our risk muscle? What does being barefoot and the torah have to do with risk? What’s the importance of acting boldly? For More Info Visit: bregmanpartners.com  And for free meditations, weekly tips, stories and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com  And to support the show and get even more great tools, tips, and behind-the-scenes access, visit: www.Patreon.com/InspireNation  

If you feel like you’re being pulled in too many directions, have too many competing demands, or are working yourself to the bone, but not getting where you want to go, then do we have the show for you! Today we’ll be talking with Greg McKeown, author of one of my all-time favorite books, the NY Times best-seller Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less. Today we’ll talk about the power of less, of letting go of everything that doesn’t serve you and focusing all your efforts on just what’s essential. That plus we’ll talk about the how to go in monk mode, why we all want to go fly a kite, why sleep is the new status symbol, what a dinosaur covered in pink flamingos has to do with anything, and why from here on out, there’s no more Yes. It’s either Hell Yeah, Or No! Questions and Topics Include: What is the power of less? How’d Greg go from Law School in London to Essentialism Question: What would you do if you could do anything? What his dad said to Greg when he told him he was thinking of quitting law school – and what in the world Hamlet has to do with anything Why is it that otherwise successful people and companies don’t break through to the next level? What is the paradox of success? What’s the challenge that comes with success? What is the undisciplined pursuit of more, and why is it so dangerous (and it’s the natural extension of success) Why success can be a catalyst for failure Why according to Bill Gates “success is a very poor teacher How do we become successful at success? What is a contribution or fulfillment gap? What does it mean to retire in roll? Why you should do only the things that bring you the most value Why saying yes to everyone is saying no to everything Why you want to do few things done better to break through to the next level Why our culture is biased to on having to do it all – which makes it more difficult to have success What’s the philosophy of non-essentialism? Why you can’t have it all. Why we want to choose less but better Why the undisciplined pursuit of more makes Greg McKeown furious because it is “a lie which does not deliver on any of its promises” Why the undiscipline pursuit of more Why the antidote is the disciplined pursuit of less or better. What is a core mindset or the logic of essentialism? How to clean out your physical and metaphorical closet What Mary Condley suggests (about cleaning out our closet) What’s the importance of the simple question “Does it spark joy?” How to explore; eliminate and excute; use resources to Reallocate – in the closets of our life What’s the invincible power of choosing to chose? Why you don’t ‘have to do’ things Why the power of choice can be ‘forgotten’ with non-essentialism What’s the ‘invincible power of choice? Why Southwest Airlines has been so successful, and what we all can learn from them What’s the harm of a straddled strategy? How do we protect our time so we can start to narrow things down? What is the 90% rule? Why you constantly want to increase the dial of selectivity Why if it’s not a definite lens, it’s a definite no. Why do we want to all go fly a kite? Why play is essential and why we want to play our way to learn (especially important for our children!) Why is sleep the new status system? What’s a bogus badge of honor in the busy-ness bubble we’re in How we’re waking up to sleep being critical to high performance What the mind blowing truth is on the 10,000 hour rule from the Eric Anders study that’s quoted in Malcolm Gladwell’s book. Why you do not want to ‘be a machine’ Why sleep is a must because it ‘helps you discern the vital few from the trivial many’ Why relationships with children are ‘hard if you work easy at them and easy if you work hard at them’ What’s the importance of the idea of ‘inter-generational family’ What are a few of Greg McKeown’s favorite books? Why we should all read a bit of the ‘wisdom literature’ How to get first chapter for free – sign up for his newsletter at GregMckeown.com And for free meditations, weekly tips, stories and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com And to support the show and get even more great tools, tips, and behind-the-scenes access, visit: www.Patreon.com/InspireNation    

If you’ve ever wanted to live longer, and FEEL better, then do we have the C60 show for you! Today I’ll be talking with Chris Burres, cofounder of SES Research, and one of the leading experts on C60, particularly in Olive Oil.  And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about one of the coolest new compounds on the block, and how’s it’s anti-oxidant benefits are making it one of the most sought-after products in the world. Topics Inlcude: What is the magic molecule? Why is it called a buckey ball? What does Buckminster Fuller and the Epcot Center have to do with the C60 molecule? How did Dr. Smalley discover Buckminsterfullerene? Why did he win the Nobel prize, and so quickly? What are some of fullerene’s unique qualities? How is it made? What did researchers in France find when looking at it’s toxicity in 2012? What happened with the rats (poor rats!). What are free radicals? What do free radicals do to the body? How do anti-oxidants help? How powerful is C60 as an anti-oxidant? How does C60 work as an anti-oxidant? Can C60 help with aging? Could C60 end up in sunscreens? Can animals take C60? How much longer could we live? What do we know when looking for a safe source of C60? What do we need to know about solvents? What’s a good dose to start with – and what’s a saturation bottle? To find out more visit: MyVitalC.com and use the discount code: shinebright And for free meditations, weekly tips, stories and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com And to support the show and get even more great tools, tips, and behind-the-scenes access, visit: www.Patreon.com/InspireNation    

If you’ve ever wanted to be more empowered in your own skin, then do we have the DIVINE FEMININE show for you! Today I’ll be talking with best-selling author and scholar of the divine feminine, Meggan Watterson, who has a masters of theological studies from Harvard Divinity School, a masters of divinity from Union Theological Seminary, and is the author and creator of an EMPOWER new set of oracle cards…The Divine Feminine. And that’s just what I want to talk with her about today, about getting spiritually naked, comfortable in your own skin, and discover just how much divine love you have inside you. The Divine Feminine Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include Why did Meggan break out into hives when she first read the bible? What did she mean that women’s voices weren’t part of the story? Who was the wild girl child? What can we learn about unicorns and the Metropolitan museum? How did she hear her call? What’s a “more Meaty” Mary??? How did she become interested in the divine feminine – and what is the divine feminine? Who are some of the most inspiring on this path? What is the path to the divine within us? What does it mean to get spiritually naked? What’s the power of the #7? What can we learn about Marguerite Poret and “The Mirror of Simple Souls” What’s the importance of the color red? What can we learn from Mary? What is the “black Madonna”? What is her practice of journal writing to get in touch with the divine? How can the Divine Feminine (cards) help empower us? What in the world is the cosmic egg? For More Info Visit: MegganWatterson.com And for free meditations, weekly tips, stories and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com And to support the show and get even more great tools, tips, and behind-the-scenes access, visit: www.Patreon.com/InspireNation

If you’ve ever wanted to stop chasing your tail, then do we have the REBOOT show for you! Today I’ll be talking with Jerry Colonna, The “CEO Whisperer”, ceo and founder of Reboot.io, and the author of a open-hearted, bare your soul book on improving your life, ReBoot. And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about Leadership and the Art of Growing Up. Topics Include: How did Monopoly help Jerry Colonna growing up? What did he learn about needing money to be safe? What is the end goal when you feel you need money to be safe? What a spiritual bypass have to do with meditation? How do we put ourselves out there to finally, truly learn? What does it mean to live from the place of our truest self? What we can learn from Chad Dickerson, former CEO of Etsy? What does it mean to “sit like royalty in your leadership seat…as if you have the right to be there”? What is our basic goodness (particularly according to the Buddha)? What is Radical Self-Inquiry? What can we learn from the story of Milarepa and surrendering to the demons? What’s the danger of confusing motion for meaning? What’s the harm in disconnecting from our bodies, even to get thngs done? What’s the importance of asking “What am I not saying that needs to be said”? How do we stop spinning? What’s the “irrational other”? How do we forgive the irrational other, and how do we forgive ourselves??? What are the three top questions that can drive us toward insight? What's the most important thing parents know when it comes to Reboot and their kids?  For More Info Visit: www.Rebootbyjerry.com   And for free meditations, weekly tips, stories and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com And to support the show and get even more great tools, tips, and behind-the-scenes access, visit: www.Patreon.com/InspireNation  

If you’ve ever wanted to use cognitive science to get a job do it well and advance your career, then do we have the Bring Your Brain to Work show for you! Today I’ll be talking with Art Markman, leading cognitive scientist, Professor of Psychology and Marketing at the University of Texas at Austin, and the Executive Direct or the IC2 Institute. Co-host of Two Guys on Your Head, and the author of several brain boosting books including Smart Thinking and his latest, Bring Your Brain to Work. And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about using cognitive science to get a job, do it well, and advance your career! Topics Include: What happened when Dr. Markman’s son was applying for a job? What’s the importance of challenging our brain’s at work? Do we have one brain or three brains? What in the world is a jazz brain? Do our brains set us up for success in the workplace? What’s wrong with “find your passion”? What do jobs and blenders have to do with one another? What’s wrong with asking students for their major at 18? What’s wrong with declaring we know where we want to go? What’s the importance of clarifying our values? What’s it mean to create our own consideration set? What’s wrong with an imagined future? What’s the importance of being open to new things? What’s wrong with pretending you have all the answers? What’s the Lake Wobegon Effect? What’s the importance of a mentoring team? What’s the importance of learning to act with your “head and your heart”? What’s the importance of conscientiousness in the workplace? What’s it take for great communication in the workplace? What’s wrong with texting at work??? What do we need to know about meetings (top do’s and don’ts!) When do we need to switch jobs, move up, or move on? What’s the single most important thing when applying for a job? How do we negotiate for a better salary? For more info visit: SmartThinkingBook.com And for free meditations, weekly tips, stories and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com And to support the show and get even more great tools, tips, and behind-the-scenes access, visit: www.Patreon.com/InspireNation  

If you’ve ever wanted more abundance, happiness, and direction in your life, then do we have the Life on Earth show for you! Today I’ll be talking with Mike Dooley, one of the stars in the secret, a repeat NY Times best-selling author, and the author of an amazing book chok-full of wisdom and guidance, Life on Earth. And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about understanding who we are, how we got here, what may lay ahead, and how thoughts become things. Was Mike Dooley’s family spiritual or religious? What was church like for Mike growing up? When did he first start getting realizations? How did different books start changing his life? What was the hypnosis he started working with in High School? Which books were transformative for him in High School? What happened his freshman year of college? How did the books then change his life and his trajectory? What great realization did he come to, and what were the big-picture questions he was asking. Why did he get into accounting? How’d he manifest the perfect job? How’d he use intention and the law of attraction to travel the world? How’d he end up leaving to start TUT and what is it? How much of his early success is attributable to thoughts become things? How does Mike use the law of attraction? How to be better than you are today? What’s important to know about the nature of our reality? What it means that we are truth? What truly holds us back? What it means that we are pure God energy? How to discover how incredibly powerful you are? How to manifest at the highest level (and what to do with the details!) What’s the importance of happiness? How to bring in financial abundance? How to rock your health! What we need to know about The Secret (which Mike Dooley starred in) and how to manifest? How Mike Dooley used a scrapbook for visualization? Why positive thoughts are more powerful than negative thoughts? What are a few of the key steps for opening the floodgates of abundance? Why do we want to celebrate often? What’s the importance of being exceedingly fair and aggressively responsible? Why chasing material things isn’t shallow. How do we choose to be happy? And for free meditations, weekly tips, stories and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com And to support the show and get even more great tools, tips, and behind-the-scenes access, visit: www.Patreon.com/InspireNation  

If you’ve ever wanted financial freedom, then do we have the Values Factor Show for You. Today I’ll be talking with The Secret’s Dr. John Demartini, the best-selling author of over 40 books including the Values Factor. And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today about the secret to finding financial freedom and creating an inspired and fulfilling life! Topics Include:  What happened when Dr. John Demartini was told he’d never be able to read? How did his dad help prepare him to be an entrepreneur? How’d he end up on the streets at age 14? How’d he end up big surfing in Hawaii – and almost die??? How did Dr. Demartini finally learn to read and what happened when he went back to school? How did he eventually become a multi-multi millionaire? What do the rich know that the poor do not? How do we view purchases as assets or liabilities? What do we need to know about appreciables and depreciables? How do we get true financial freedom? Why aren’t we getting the financial freedom we’re looking for? Is money the root of all evil? What are other money beliefs that are holding us back? What was Ed Tullison? Who was Paul Brag? What does saving a dollar an hour have to do with becoming a millionaire? Why did John move into the Trump Tower alongside Steven Spielberg and how’d he come to live on “The Ship”? What are some key traits of billionaires? What’s the importance of thinking long-term? To Find out more visit: DrDemartini.com And for free meditations, weekly tips, stories and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com And to support the show and get even more great tools, tips, and behind-the-scenes access, visit: www.Patreon.com/InspireNation