Inspire Nation Show with Michael Sandler

If you’ve ever found alarms going off in your life, and wondered how to bring in greater peace and calm, then do we have the spiraling upwards, finding greater peace, show for you! Today we’ll talk about finding peace amongst the alarms, and finding your centered place, even when smoke and bears are all around. That plus we’ll talk about a 5 flights in 7 days, Life in the unknown, Spiritual practice spiraling, Overloaded, a return of the hummers, epigenetic tenacity, mother and laws and pneumonia, bears and honey, smoke and fire and what in the world, Colorado Tick Fever, has to do with anything! Finding Peace During an Ego Spanking Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include: What is an ego spanking? What is Colorado Tick Fever??? What is happening with Michael’s mouse-rescue program? What’s the fire that happened beneath Michael and Jessica’s house? What do we do when we’re faced with bears? What does it mean to truly let go? What is energy savings mode? What we can learn from Jessica’s mom, Pneumonia, and an epic hike What’s the importance of finding the beauty in everything? What it means to anchor in the moment – to help you let go of anxiety What’s the value of laughing (and the chemical response)? What it means to be ginger and tender? How to eliminate suffering? How to move past our frustration? What do we do when we’re in the dark night of the soul. What do we do during a transition period? How to get out of the dark night of the soul??? To find out more visit FireItUpWithCj.com To Find More Similar Shows Visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

If you’ve ever wanted more peace in your life, then do we have The Life Force show for you. Today I’ll be talking with Nicholas Vesey (like easy), Minister of the Aspen Church, an ordained minister in the Church of England, former ranch hand, advertising exec, political consultant, broadcaster, and author of several beautiful books including a Primer on Spirituality and Peace, Living with Life Force. And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about Living with Life Force, giving up control, and finding the inner peace you’ve always desired. Living with Life Force Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include:  What’s the connection between Nicholas Vesey’s mom and James Bond??? What does it mean he grew up dysfunctional? How did he go from advertising and marketing to becoming an ordained minister in the Church of England? What exactly is life force? What does it mean that you are everything, and everything is you??? What’s the importance of asking if this is a friendly place? What is a still point within, and why’s it so important to find it? Who is Meister Eckhart and what does he say about “nothing”? What is the butterfly affect? What’s the importance of our words? What does it mean to communicate with the universe? How do we speak the language of love? What is the real importance of meditation? What is the work we are all here to do? How do we become a part of consciousness? How do we move past our mind? What is our body mind? How do we connect with the universal mind? What does it mean to become a “living sacrifice”? Why don’t we want to martyr ourselves? How do we transform our negative feelings and transform them into love? What do we need to know about control? What does it mean to truly let go of outcomes? To find out more visit: AspenChapel.org and check out the Aspen Chapel podcast. For similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

If you’ve ever wanted to live a healthier, happier, more energized life, then do we have the Charge and the Energy Body, show for you! Today I’ll be speaking with Dr. Anodea Judith a groundbreaking writer and spiritual teacher, and one of the preeminent experts on chakras and energy work and author of another brilliant must-read of a book, that after nearly 1000 books on the show, really blew me away and will become a go-to guide, Charge and the Energy Body. And that’s just what I want to talk with her about today, about the vital key to healing your life, your chakras and your relationships! Charge and the Energy Body Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: What is the energy that’s pulsating through each one of us? What does CHARGE stand for? What does CHARGE feel like? How can we experience CHARGE for ourselves? Is the CHARGE positive or negative? How does CHARGE get blocked? What does it mean to harvest the charge into the tissues and subtle channels of the body? How do we become overcharged or undercharged? What do charging activities do and how do they move? What are common charging activities? What are common discharging activities? What kind of activities can do both? What are the different stages of charge? What is blocking and what do we need to know about it? How do we block at the different stages of charge? What can we do to unblock our charge? What is our “comfort zone” and why is it so important to expand it? What does it mean that “healing happens at the edge of the comfort zone, not over it” What’s the practice of FOCUS and EXAGGERATE? What does it mean to bound our charge? What does it mean to track our charge? How do we track our charge? What’s the importance of tracking other people’s charges? What are key ways to discharge? Why do we want to hold onto our charge??? What do we need to know about bipolar and CHARGE? What are the top 3 tips for mastering our charge? To Find Out More Visit: AnodeaJudith.com For More Similar Shows Visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

If you’ve ever wanted to live a truly AWESOME life then do we have the Seven Steps to Inner Power show for you! Today I’ll be talking with Dr. Tae Yun Kim, martial arts Great Grandmaster, motivational speaker, one of the highest-ranking martial artists in the world, the founder and ceo of a leading high-tech silicon valley company and the author of a brilliant new book on transforming your life, Seven Steps to Inner Power. And that’s just what I want to talk with her about today, about how to break through to awesome. Seven Steps to Inner Power Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: What happened when Dr. Kim was born (as a girl) in Korea in 1946? Why did her mother not want to feed her? How was she abandoned by her family during the Korean War? What was the vow she made to herself? What happened to her after the Korean war? What did she find her uncles doing at age 7? How did she get into martial arts? Who mentored her and what happened to him? What was the stigma she faced from her family and the entire village? What happened to her brother after sticking up to her father? How did she end up in America? Where did she start working and what were the challenges she faced? How did she end up become a martial arts teacher? How did she become teacher of the year? How did she end up taking a team to the pre-world games (and winning Gold, Silver, and Bronze!) How did she end up founding a tech company? How did she rebound after her technology was stolen? How did she found a highly successful Silicon Valley Company? How do we move past all the negativity and people who are trying to hold us back? How do learn from Dr. Kim how to live our greatest lives??? For More Info Visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

If you’ve ever wanted a powerful second act, or to reach the potential you always felt was inside, then do we have the Late Bloomers show for you!  Today I’ll be talking with Rich Karlgaard, the Publisher of Forbes, a renowned speaker and pilot and the author of a brilliant must-read to rekindle your candle, Late Bloomers. And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about The Power of Patience, in a world obsessed with Early achievement. Late Bloomer Self-Help and Self-Improvement Topics Include: What were Rich Karlgaard’s challenges with the educational system growing up? How’d he end in Stanford as a “fluke”? How’d he end up going from Stanford to becoming a security guard? What brought him out of his long slumber? How did he end up becoming the publisher of Forbes Magazine? Why are so many of us late bloomers? What’s it mean to be a late bloomer? What does it mean that late bloomers have to get off the conveyor belt? What’s happening to kids today? And what’s happening to the later generations trying to find a job? Is anything we do in our early years truly “wasting time”? Are there common threads that carry us forward in life? What’s the college admissions “arms race”? What can we learn from Dr. Carl Dweck about young bloomers and a fixed mindset, or being “brittle”? What’s going on with the pre-frontal cortex and executive functions? What do we need to do once our brains wake up? What are the top strengths of late bloomers? What’s the importance of quitting??? What’s the superpower of self-doubt and how can it help us? Who is Geraldine Weiss and what can we learn from her? What are the top three tips for becoming a late bloomer? To find out more visit: RichKarlgaard.com To find more similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

If you’ve ever struggled with fear in your life, then do we have the UnAfraid show for you. Today I’ll be talking with Reverend Adam Hamilton, the senior pastor of the 20,000 member Church of the Resurrection and the best-selling author of 25 books including his latest, a stunningly beautiful look at fear, UnAfraid. And that’s just what I want to talk with him about, about how to live with courage and hope, in our uncertain times. Unafraid Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include: Did Adam Hamilton grow up unfraid? What saved him from the local bullies? How scared was he leading the national prayer service? What does a fear of preaching in boxers have to do with anything? What’s the important of Saint Francis’s prayer? How did he move past fears to start his own church – when he was told it would fail? How do we move past fears of failure? How do we move past panic and anxiety? How is fear a real gift? What is the real truth of fear? How do we face down our giants? What does fear really mean? What does Ralph Waldo Emerson mean, “Do the thing we fear and the death of fear is certain” What do fear and facts have to do with each other? How do we begin to listen slowly – and why is it so important? How do we move past the fear “But what if I fail”? What’s the importance of meaning in our lives? What can we learn from Dr. Victor Frankl and “Man’s Search for Meaning” How do we move past feeling alone and unloved? How do we retrain our minds for happiness? How do we ask for help? For More Info Visit: AdamHamilton.org  For More Info Visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

If you’ve ever wanted to be fully empowered and have true unlimited opportunity in your life, then do we have the Homeless to Billionaire Show for You!  Today I’ll be talking with Andres Pira, real estate and business Tycoon, and author of an inspiring and informative success building book, Homeless to Billionaire.  And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about the principles of wealth attraction, and how to mastermind your life! From Homeless to Billionaire Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: How Andres became a fighter on the streets of Stockholm? What happens when you put REAL Swedish Fish in a school air-duct? What was Andres first wake-up call? What does it mean to live a life without focus? How did Andres end up leaving his life behind for Thailand? How did Andres end up homeless in a foreign country? How did reading “The Secret” help Andres? What’s the importance of a focused goal? What are three important questions to ask when setting a goal? How do we shift our lives when we’re stuck in a negative pattern? What’s the importance of asking “What can I do today?” Are we all really helpless? How do we mastermind, or take control of our lives? What’s the importance of taking risks? What does it mean to act “as if”? What’s it meant o visualize with emotion? What are I AM inscriptions and how can they help? What is thinking time, and why is it so important to make it a priority? Are our failures really a bad thing??? What’s the importance of celebration for our progress? What’s the importance of generosity toward others? How can gratitude help set our mornings up for success? How can we raise our vibrations and charge up our days? To find out more visit: AndresPira.com For more similar shows and info visit: www.InspireNationShow.com 

If you’ve ever wanted to change your state of consciousness and awareness, to live an ecstatic life, then do we have the Peak Brain show for you. Today I’ll be talking with Dr. Andrew Hill hold a pHD in Cognitive Neuroscience From UCLA, and continues to do research on attention and cognition. He’s also a leading peak performance coach. Dr. Andrew Hill’s specialty is helping people rewire their minds for more happiness, and brain power—think a more positive emotional state with greater focus, concentration and memory! And (Dad if you’re listening!) at any age! He call’s it ecstatic living or peak brain performance! So today we’ll talk about accessing this state, and how what he calls “shift happens”, or how you can literally change and rewire the mind, with tips you can begin today. Dr. Hill talks about how we’re constantly rewiring our minds, in all that we do. We can rewire to strengthen the mind, weaken the mind, to dwell on the negatives, or learn how to focus on the positives. In today’s show we look at ways to strengthen the mind for greater happiness and vitality; think more energy, more positive emotions, and greater motivation to get things done. And think more vibrancy in your life, from creativity, music, dance and more. Plus we talk about diets for the brain, how to sleep better, brain training you can begin today, and tips for kids too, especially those with ADHD. If you have a mind, and you want to sharpen it, or simply feel better, and more energized through your day, then you’ll want to check this out! Train Your Brain Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include:  How did early school life as a student with ADHD affect him? What happened in 7th grade that changed the course of his life. How did Dr. Hill end up studying the brain? What did he learn while interning with Larry Hirschberg of the Neurodevelopment center in Providence? What was his experience with developmentally challenged students? How’d he get inspired to go to school for his PhD? What does dancing on mountain-tops have to do with ecstatic experiences? What are peak experiences and what do the have to do with the brain? What’s the importance of getting out of your head? What does it mean to access a place of extraordinary consciousness for extraordinary reality? How can we have peak epxeriences without going to the top of the mountain? What can we learn about the mind from the Buddhist 4 Noble Truths? What does it mean that shift happens? Can we change the brain at any age? Is the brain always changing? What’s the importance of mindfulness? What does meditation look like to him, and how can it help? Why is active meditation so important? What’s the benefit of piano lessons for the brain, particularly as one is aging? What activities can people, especially as they age, do to stack success for the mind? What are some of the best activities to reverse aging in the mind? What’s the importance of struggle for the brain? How do we restructure our brains through exercises for the mind? What are some exercises we can do for our own minds? How can neurofeedback help the brain? What’s the importance of sleep for the brain, and how does it change the brain? What’s the importance of getting 2-3 minutes of sunlight first thing in the morning? What’s the danger to sugar for the brain? What advice would Dr. Andrew Hill give for parents if they have a child diagnosed with ADHD? What one homework assignment can we begin to work on our brains today? To find out more go to: PeakBrainInstitute.com For More Info Visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

If you’ve ever wanted to get more out of life, without sacrificing what matters most, then do we have the DO less show for you! Today I’ll be talking with Kate Northrup, entrepreneur, best-selling author, mother and the author of a brilliant must read book on reclaiming your time and your life, Do Less. And that’s just what I want to talk with her about today, A Revolutionary Approach to Time and Energy Management (for busy Moms). Do Less Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: What was Kate’s childhood like growing up with Dr. Christiane Northrup for a mom? What’s the global evidence for doing less? What do we know about how doing less affects the brain? What does it really mean to do less? What happens when people regularly take breaks? What can we learn from Jason Fried and Basecamp (formerly known as 37signals)? What do we learn about society valuing masculine vs. feminine qualities? Do we all have these qualities inside of us? What’s the importance of balancing these qualities? What do moon cycles have to do with anything? What are the 4 moon cycles – and does it affect men as well as women? What’s the cycle for planting seeds of creation? What’s the cycle to tap into our creative wisdom? What is Egg Wisdom? What is the phase where are energy begins to turn inward? What is the phase where it’s most important to rest and reflect? What does it mean to see the world through a cyclical lens? What is an upward cycle of success? What’s a fertile void and do we all experience them? What do we do if we hit a fertile void??? Why don’t we want to get anxious if we’re not inspired enough or feel your doing enough? What does it mean to “egg it on”? What’s a daily energy tracker? How do we discover what matters most to us? What does it mean that energy saves is always time saved? To find out more (and get free bonuses) visit: www.katenorthrup.com/book

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. Questions and Topics Include: 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? Where can people find Foundations of Wellbeing – RickHanson.net Freely offered resources Talks, videos, writings, interviews The Foundations of Wellbeing – Comprehensive Collection of Resources Tara Brach Barbara Frederickson on positive emotions Sue Carter on oxytocin the love hormone Dan Siegel positive neuroplasticity Plus (Mindfulness) Stress-Releasing, Relaxing Meditation For More Info Visit: www.InspireNationShow.com