

Never Ever Give Up Hope
Carol Graham
Stories of ordinary people who have experienced the extraordinary and gone from hopelessness to success
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Oct 29, 2016 • 41min
Doing It -- That is What Counts and What Will Make the Difference
Laura Wellington is an award-winning children's television creator, a successful technology-media entrepreneur, an author of the Four-Star Diet and a full-time mom to five children. Laura was widowed at 35 years old and had to pick up the pieces, move forward and stay strong for her five children while managing her business. Since then she has dedicated herself to making the world a better place for ALL -- in ways that now include spearheading THREAD MB. THREAD MB combines interviews from leading social media mom Influencers with interviews from leading celebrities. They are bridging the gap to better the world...together. Check THREAD MB out here, especially is you are a mom or a blogger! You will want to get involved with THREAD MB and Laura when you listen to her interview

Oct 22, 2016 • 30min
Follow Your Passion - Follow Your Heart
Leah Graham started playing the piano at the age of 4 four years old making up her own compositions. Leah was raised by her grandmother and music became her passion to escape the pain of an absent mother and father. At 16, Leah was in a near-fatal car accident with a semi-truck and was in recovery for over a year. Her hand was broken in seven places and she was told she would never play the piano again. She never ever gave up hope and has become a successful pianist whose music has been placed in the T V show, "Law and Order." She was one of the nominees for the film "Absent" and currently has other television and movie projects in the works.

Oct 19, 2016 • 32min
Happiness is Not Something You Chase, It is Something You Can Create
Tara Massan is a life coach and a writer who has been featured in LifeHack, Womanitely, HER magazine, Huffington Post, Elite Daily and featured in the Wall Street Journal. Tara created "Be Moved" because she knows what it is like to live with negativity and no direction in life; to feel lost and powerless to do anything about changing that. Since launching Be Moved in December of 2015, I've personally connected with hundreds of readers, and I've realized this is something that many of us have in common: we allow negativity and limiting beliefs about the past, present and future limit our potential and happiness in the present. And even though we want our lives to change for the better, we don't how to live a life that doesn't revolve around our former limiting beliefs. So instead, we keep living with the same limiting beliefs and allowing negativity in our lives – the end result is living a life rooted in pain. The great news is that we are in charge of what happens next. We are in charge of our beliefs, how we interact with negative situations, and how we live today as a result. IF YOU'RE FEELING OVERWHELMED with negativity in your life… DISCOURAGED DISAPPOINTED in yourself LOST because life isn't going as you imagined it would go… …then you're in the right place. We all feel these things at some point in our lives. However, you are in charge of what happens next. Tara has developed a 4-week email course that blends self-help and action that will help you eliminate negativity in your life, to feel inspired and more fulfilled in the present, and create a life you desire.

Oct 15, 2016 • 41min
Courage is Fear Turned Inside Out and Fleeing Forward
S. T. Wilkinson lost everything after a debilitating car crash: health, job, social network, abilities, stability, joy, income and......the list goes on. She picked herself up, began a new career but her life-partner became abusive, not handling the transition. She had to flee for her life, leave her country and everything she owned. But her story does not end there. S.T. Wilkinson is the author of the upcoming book 'Obstacle Buster ™ - How To Create Big & Bold Shifts For Lifelong Success.' A creative motivator, breakthrough strategist, and excellence coach, she receives outstanding international references from top-level professionals. S. T.'s Message It's okay to be yourself and be 'different It's okay to say "No" and mean it It's okay to be a very strong woman and stay feminine It's okay to be human and make mistakes It's okay to fail.....and start over It's okay to create the life you want to live IT IS WORTH IT Want to perform at your highest level? Seeking massive shifts to transform your business or personal life? Achieve your goals! S.T. Wilkinson will guide you through The 6 Steps to Success:

Oct 8, 2016 • 45min
Can You Survive the Pain of Losing a Child?
Mary L. Schmidt is an artist and author of 12 books, including her inspiring memoir When Angels Fly. When you listen to her interview, it will grip at your heart strings. Cry with her as she shares her story and relates with so many who have lost a child -- Mary lost two little angels and understands the pain. When Angels Fly is the story about a woman who was able to rise above an extremely abusive childhood and marriage, to learn faith, love, and motherhood from her own son's courageous fight with cancer. It provides an illuminating example of how women who are in physically, mentally and emotionally abusive relationships can successfully escape even in the most challenging of times.

Sep 28, 2016 • 31min
Why Not You? Why Not Now?
Gina Horkey is a professional writer and online business marketing consultant with a decade of experience in the financial services industry. Her passion it to help freelancers gear up to quit their day jobs and take their side hustles full-time. She offers an on-line course on the steps to take to realize your dream as a freelance writer - and getting paid to follow your passion. Do you like to write? Do you want the freedom to choose when and where you work? Maybe you've considered becoming a freelance writer, but weren't sure how to you get started. The advice she explores during her interview is: 1. Get Started 2. Why Not You? Why Not Now? You have unlimited potential 3. Focus on the BEST possible outcome instead of the worst. In Make Money as a Freelance Writer, Gina Horkey and Sally Miller share the exact steps you need to take to start a freelance writing business from scratch. You'll discover how to land your first paying client, even if you're starting from zero. Follow the seven steps listed in this book and you can be earning $1,000 as a freelance writer in as little as 30 days. Listen to Gina's motivating interview where she answers these questions and much more.

Sep 24, 2016 • 41min
How You Can Move from Broken to Beautiful
Yvonne Ortega is a bilingual professional speaker, a Licensed Professional Counselor, and the author of Moving from Broken to Beautiful: 9 Life Lessons to Help You Move Forward and Finding Hope for Your Journey through Breast Cancer. One of the books in her Moving from Broken to Beautiful deals with forgiveness. In her interview, she shares the misconceptions about forgiveness which make it very difficult, if not impossible, to forgive. Yvonne not only survived but thrived after a domestic violence marriage, divorce, single parenting, breast cancer, multiple car accidents, and multiple deaths in the family within weeks of one another including the death of my only child. She understands tragedy and why we must forgive those who have hurt us, in order to move forward. Moving from Broken to Beautiful: 9 Life Lessons to Help You Move Forward, includes a chapter entitled "Admit Your Mistakes." I knew then I would write a third book in the Moving from Broken to Beautiful series, and it would be on forgiveness. Since we don't have alligator skin and a heart of stone, people will hurt us, especially those closest to us. We also make mistakes in life and hurt others. Yvonne uses personal anecdotes and God's timeless truths to help women exchange shame and guilt for God's grace to forgive themselves, to overcome anger and bitterness and with God's power forgive others, to break free from the prison of the past and gain the peace, freedom, and abundant life of forgiveness. In her interview, Yvonne offers tips on everything from HOW to forgive to what to do in an abusive marriage.

Sep 21, 2016 • 49min
How To Create Your Own Luck - When Preparation Meets Opportunity
Dr. Reggie R. Padin is an author, speaker, and executive coach. His academic credentials include a Master of Divinity and an MBA in Organizational Management and a Doctorate in Education. BUT.....he is so much more. Dr. Padin's mission is all about helping people overcome their "Dumpster Moments" and to go beyond their limitations. These can be self-imposed limitations which include fears, doubts, confusion, economic problems, emotional turmoil, and toxic relationships. These dumpster moments can paralyze you. If you or anyone you know, need inspiration to believe in themselves and to recognize their God-given potential.....you MUST listen to Dr. Padin's stimulating, challenging and informative interview. Click on the arrow to listen to Dr. Padin reveal the single most important question each of us must ask ourselves. In his first book, Get Out Of The Dumpster! A True Story on Overcoming Limitations, Dr. Padin shares his incredible story of how he, as a high-school dropout and dumpster diver became a successful education, author, entrepreneur, executive coach and spiritual leader.

Sep 17, 2016 • 33min
How to Take Control of Your Money Instead of Your Money Controlling You
"When the pain of staying in debt is greater than the pain of changing your spending - that is when you will make a change." Lauren Gruetman Lauren Gruetman is a wife, mom of four, and a RECOVERING SPENDER. She is a personal finance expert who is a regular guest on the Today Show, Good Morning America, Dr. Oz, Rachel Ray and many more. She is the author of The Recovering Spender and shares her step-by-step program on how to curb a shopping addiction. Her desire is that her readers and listeners to this interview can live a debt-free life. She will teach you that when it comes to managing your finances, "YOU CAN DO THIS!" After learning how to curb her spending habits, Lauren Greutman shares her hard-earned knowledge on how to get out of debt and live without the financial pressures that many people face today. To listen to Lauren's tips and helps on how to live a DEBT-FREE life, click on the arrow below.

Sep 14, 2016 • 42min
Is There a Chance that an Abusive Mother can Change?
Kathy Collard Miller is an author, counselor and international speaker. Her books include Never Ever Be the Same: A New You Starts Today. Kathy shares her story of how she came to grips with her anger and changed her life. She had been an abusive mother to her little girl and hid it from her husband. She hated her life and couldn't grasp the strength to control herself. When she determined the underlying causes of her anger, her relationship with her family was restored. She shares that journey from pain to triumph in this interview and her books. Kathy's speaking engagements have taken her to eight foreign countries and over 31 states. She has appeared on many TV shows and is a co-founder of AWSA, Advanced Writers and Speakers Association. Every mother needs to hear her story. Every woman can relate in some way to Kathy. You will thoroughly enjoy her interview


