Never Ever Give Up Hope

Julia Brodska grew up in poverty and became a high school dropout - overweight and unhappy. At one point in her life she was drowning in debt, still overweight but was determined to make a change. Julia Brodska grew up in poverty and became a high school dropout - overweight and unhappy. At one point in her life she was drowning in debt, still overweight but was determined to make a change. Julia Brodska grew up in poverty and became a high school dropout - overweight and unhappy. At one point in her life she was drowning in debt, still overweight but was determined to make a change.

Have you had to survive staggering loss in your life? Robin Cote is a widow who also lost her young daughter but taught herself how to heal in spite of life's sometimes-ugly dealings. Robin is a survivor, not only of loss but also of domestic violence, verbal and emotional abuse, rape and bullying. She is an outspoken advocate for victims. Through all she has endured, "VICTIM" will never be a word use to describe Robin. Her journey started when she was raped as a teenager. Robin's father didn't believe her and wouldn't call the cops. He said she deserved it because she had a sip of beer (which had been drugged) and her mother didn't comfort her. From that point on, she KNEW she was on her own. Robin Cote is a radio and show business personality, author, transformational coach and motivational speaker with a no-nonsense attitude. Robin’s story, “Victim No More!” is her personal journey through the morass of abuse and loss, ultimately revealing her own self-worth, preservation, and accountability. It's Up To You....To Have A Better Life This message rings true not only in the pages of her book but in her daily life. Robin is a living kidney donor, a loving mom, an award-winning writer, and honored member of the Arizona independent film and music community. She currently works as a Podcast Producer for Star Worldwide Networks and hosts her own podcast, Get Real with Robin.   It's not what happens to us but what we do with it that makes all the difference.   I guarantee that Robin's story of perseverance, tenacity and getting REAL may possibly shock you but.......for those who have been victims of any abuse will be encouraged, motivated and challenged. Robin shares that no matter what we go through in life, we have to learn to pick ourselves up and persevere. She shares HOW to do that:

Military moms often need to fill the role of both mother and father to their children. During Hurricane Andrew, Karen Whiting's home was destroyed while her husband was serving overseas. Karen is no stranger to dealing with trauma. Her eleven-year-old son had a headache that lasted for over eleven years.  In 2009, her husband saw a doctor regarding a lump in his breast. It was dismissed and the doctor told him to return in a year. By then, it was too late as he had stage four breast cancer. He had the BRAC2 cancer gene as did his two sisters who both survived breast cancer. Karen's husband did not survive. About 2,650 new cases in men are diagnosed each year. As an award-winning author of twenty-six books, writing and marketing coach, international speaker, and mother of five, Karen writes to help build tomorrow's wholesome families today.

Would you like to escape your soul-sucking job and have the FREEDOM of being your own boss? Would you like to live life without asking for permission?  Rachel Smets is a Clarity Coach, two-time TEDx speaker, an Author, YouTuber and online course creator. "If you do nothing... Nothing will change!" As a young girl right into adulthood Rachel lacked confidence, felt bad about herself and her appearance; she believed she was not good enough. And then she experienced burnout and everything changed. Rachel was driven by the question, "What if I had done it? What if I had done what I really wanted?" She did not want to live life with the pain of regret. "What you think - You can create" Don't miss Rachel's interview giving clear steps to create the life you desire:

Danny Vann is a foster care survivor and a prime example of how to overcome life’s obstacles. He shares his journey from a broken home, to an orphanage, foster home, blended and broken family to an emancipated minor at 17 and then….independence – striving to become a premiere Elvis impersonator entertaining audiences internationally for 45 years.  You will love his story of NEVER EVER GIVING UP. Danny Vann was a senior project manager for several multi-state, multi-million dollar computer projects in corporate America. Then a heart attack and open heart surgery changed his life and his career. You will love Danny's warm, compelling, and intriguing story

Michael learned how to reinvent his life and to identify burnout and stop it before it happens. Michael Levitt is the founder and Chief Burnout Officer of The Breakfast Leadership Network. He is a Certified Virtual Speaker, a Certified NLP and CBT Therapist, a Fortune 500 consultant, and author of the new book BURNOUT PROOF.  Michael hosts the Breakfast Leadership Show, a top 200 global podcast on iTunes. He is a Top 20 Global Thought Leader on HR and Culture with Thinkers360, and a former Healthcare executive, overseeing $2 Billion budgets. HOW DOES HE DO ALL OF THIS WITHOUT BURNING OUT?  Two essential elements are.....SLEEP and BOUNDARIES. You do not want to miss his interview here:

Twenty years ago, David Hennessey created a personal development program called The WONDER Technique. David has presented this technique at hundreds of seminars.   David's training is in Psychology and nutrition and traveled to over twenty countries sharing the fundamental tools of personal development. After moving to France to support his mother in law, his father died, his mother in law died, and he was in two car accidents. Then a rock climbing accident left him unable to walk for 6 months. He felt lost and hopeless. But he used the time to change his focus and formulated a plan to help others going through the same. You can alter your life by altering your attitude -                                                                 Earl Nightingale In this interview, David shares how to become resilient, rebuild your life with hope, how to live on purpose, and how to get internal motivation during moments of hopelessness.         David will help you with the following: Get clarity on your daily focus to reduce stress Learn how to calm your mind Become a better communicator Improve your ability to concentrate to increase your creativity Improve your ability to innovate and adapt Improve your life-long resilience and confidence to overcome adversity Manage change and negative stress Simplify goal setting and achievement Be confident when you speak in public

Claudio Reilsono is an author, head baseball coach at Carnegie Mellon University for 16 years, General Manager of the Global Scouting Bureau for 20 years, and Podcast Host who interviews sports legends from the 70s, 80s, and 90s. Claudio was elected to the Pittsburgh SportsLine Hall of Fame and named "Italian Coach of the Year" by the Italian-American Sports Hall of Fame (Pittsburgh chapter). In Claudio's interview he shares the years of low points, hundreds of rejections, and constantly being asked when he was going to grow up and do something with his life. If people have told you that you will never make it and to be realistic about your life..... you need to listen to Claudio's story.

NO MATTER how we prepare ourselves - when tragedy strikes it often throws us off the course se set for ourselves.  Mary Potter Kenyon became a certified grief counselor in 2017. Mary works as Program Coordinator for Shalom Spirituality Center in Dubuque, Iowa, where she lives with the youngest of her eight children. Mary is widely published in newspapers, magazines, and anthologies, and the author of seven books, including the award winning Refined By Fire: A Journey of Grief and Grace, and the recently released Called to Be Creative: A Guide to Reigniting Your Creativity. When Mary's husband, a five-year cancer survivor, died following a heart stent surgery in March 2012, four of her eight children still lived at home. She was 52 years old and had never worked full-time outside of her home. Suddenly she was faced with being a single parent. She had been someone’s wife since she was 19 years old. What NOW? In this interview Mary answers your questions about grief:       Where is the handbook for widows?       How do you deal with the loss of your eight-year-old-                   grandson?       How do you alleviate the pain from tragedy?       How to move forward from a place of deep darkness?

1985 … Los Angeles  The Hair Band era has just begun, cocaine is the drug du jour and as the first girl hired at the iconic Hollywood Guitar Center, Taylor Van Arsdale was given a front-row seat to a parade of dreamers, druggies, and misfits flocking to the store. But in this world of — yes — sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll, is also the story of a young girl discovering herself, making mistakes, falling in and out of love, and becoming a woman. Her career began as the first girl hired at the famed Hollywood Guitar Center, and her debut narrative award-winning non-fiction, Cocaine To Bain: Sex, Drugs, Rock ‘n’ Roll, and the Inside Story of the Hollywood Guitar Center, is the culmination of that drug-drenched year. Are you tired of the misery in your life? Don't miss any part of Taylor's story - listen here: In Taylor's words: "I have been truly blessed in so many ways—I mean, we all go through trauma. It’s inevitable. I’ve always tried to look at the positive side of things. But I also think we bring negativity to ourselves. You get to a point where you are like, “I don’t want any more misery in my life,” and you start eliminating things that make you unhappy. I was with a really bad man for a long time and got sick of being hurt and unhappy (not my husband, but after him), and I kept thinking, “Why am I continuing on this path? So I changed the locks and booted him out.” I had no money, no job, I didn’t know how I was going to pay my rent, but I thought, “I have to get out of this situation and no good will come to me until I do.” That’s the thing, for me it was, “I have to put my faith into believing that God will help me somehow.” When I finally took steps to improve my life, that’s when my life started getting better."