Never Ever Give Up Hope

Ulka Shrikhande is an R&D Scientist, a natural motivator, consultant, and national speaker. She is passionate about building strong collaborative leaderships across organizations. She works with academic institutions, start-up to mid-size companies and non-profit organizations. Ulka is a strong advocate of compassion and collaboration who uses coaching and national workshops as avenues to spread the message and create a positive impact on society - both for personal as well as professional enrichment. Her dream is to empower women and children with the power of dreams, to become advocates for building peaceful families. Ulka shares how to find your inward anchor points that show others who you are and what you stand for.

Tony McAleer is a former organizer for the White Aryan Resistance (WAR), Tony McAleer served as a skinhead recruiter, proprietor of Canadian Liberty Net (a computer operated voice messaging center), and manager of the racist rock band, Odin’s Law. Tony was eventually found to have contravened Section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act that prohibits the dissemination of messages likely to expose groups to hatred by telephone. However, there came a time in Tony's life when he had to make a choice. Tony's love for his children led him on a spiritual journey of personal transformation. Financial hardship and the harsh realities of single parenthood brought him to a place of compassion and forgiveness for himself and for others. Tony has spent the past six years as principal of McAleer & Associates Wealth Management and traveling as a motivational speaker. Today he is Executive Chairman of Life After Hate and shares his practice of compassion as a presenter of Kindness Not Weakness curriculum. LIFE AFTER HATE was created in 2009 by reformed former influential members of the radicalized American far-right movement. Through powerful stories of transformation and our unique insights about extremism gleaned from decades of experience, Life After Hate serves to inspire, educate, guide and counsel. Whether it be working with individuals wishing to leave behind their life of hate and violence or helping organizations (educational, civic, government, etc.) seeking knowledge and insight on the roots of intolerance or extremism, Life After Hate aims to counter the seeds of intolerance we ourselves planted. Through our personal experiences and research projects, we have developed a sophisticated understanding as to what draws people to extremist groups and, more importantly, why they leave. Compassion is the opposite of judgment and we understand the role compassion plays in healing both individuals and communities. Tony states: "Compassion and forgiveness become part of our identity. We may never see the impact but it will have a ripple effect just as throwing a pebble into a pond. We may not see the ripples on the other shore, but it is guaranteed they will get there." "Everything we choose to do has a payoff. "People with no joy in their lives are the best at sucking the joy of of people around." them. Unresolved anger is like radioactive toxic waste in the basement of your house."

No one plans to be unemployed for more than two years, nor to go without a consistent means of income for more than a year. Nevertheless, that’s my story. Although, it was never my intention to join social media, I accepted an invitation and began using it as a platform to write and share my Inspirational Readings to encourage, inspire and empower people of all nations. Vernita is a free-lance writer for Linkedin Pulse, Community Christian Service Worker and Faith Filled Magazine Her message is that God loves you and has designed a purpose for your life. You can rise above having a low self-esteem, feelings of depression, rejection, fear, insecurities, inadequacies, being negative, complacent and overcome addictions of any kind. Be encouraged to hold on through the darkest times for God will never leave nor forsake you. Learn the power of God’s Forgiving Grace and how He has commissioned you to change the world. God will restore your brokenness and heal you that you may move forward to a Progressive Life of Wholeness and Victory!

For over 20 years, Mrs. X was married to a psychopath - a Captain with a major airlines. When people think of psychopaths they think of violent criminals but most of them appear quite normal. Experts tell us that 4% of the population are psychopaths and Mrs. X helps listeners recognize and avoid these untreatable social predators without a conscience. She shares her determination to get her daughter back while surviving the aftermath of living her life with a psychopath. In her interview, she lists the signs to look for and how to protect yourself. You will be shocked.

Peri Hoskins is an author and an attorney who also has a degree in film and television production. He worked as a lawyer in New South Wales, Australia before embarking on a five-month road trip all around Australia. What he gleaned from that experience he shares in his book, East - soon to be released. In Millennium - A Memoir we can travel with Peri, our narrator, to see the sun set on the eve of the old millennium and rise on the dawn of the new. In Kate Pills review, she states that "it is a thought-provoking examination of the human character...." In his interview, he encourages listeners to "enjoy the journey moment by moment as it is more about the journey than the destination." As narrator in his memoir, he shares how he overcame his own life's struggles and that above all else to 'Know Thyself.'

Maja Kazazic is a living miracle. She is an internationally recognized motivational keynote speaker, an entrepreneur, a strategist and above all - a survivor of war. She has taken the lessons of a life forever altered by what could have been catastrophic wounds of war and parlayed them into a vision and passion for providing the strategies and solutions people and organizations need to create positive, inspired change in their personal and professional lives. Maja shares how the opposition created fear in the fearless country of Bosnia escalating into revenge, motivated by money and calculated to the end. She lived with her family who lost everything they had and there was no food to eat - anywhere. How do you stay positive when your body has been blown to bits - yet Maja did. Her attitude of the victor was innate. Saved from a make-shift hospital she came to the United States with her teddy bear that she used to bite down on to help relieve the pain, a rock from her hometown, and a T-shirt. She spoke no English. She is now a successful entrepreneur who has developed a formula for success. She shares that formula in her interview here. "Positivity is a matter of perspective and perspective a matter of choice." - Maja Kazazic "When the real stuff happens, many people crumble - I got stronger." - Maja Kazazic You will be spellbound by her story, inspired by her attitude and motivated by her success formula. Seven steps to ensure success in all aspects of life - business and personal.

Lucinda E. Clarke has lived in various parts of the world from Dublin to Kenya to South Africa to Spain. She has authored four books including Walking Over Eggshells to raise awareness of personality disorders. She has worked as a writer in a variety of formats including documentaries, advertisements, training videos, radio and TV script, newspaper and magazine articles. As a director and producer for television, she founded her own video production company and has received over 20 awards specializing in the fields of education and documentaries. Her memoir, Walking Over Eggshells, is to help bring awareness to the silent and invisible disease of personality disorders. Having a narcissistic mother, she had to figure out on her own that she had a greater purpose on this earth than to be an oxygen thief. Her secret? Humor You must listen to her funny but, not so funny, story of survival here

Sarah Jane Butfield is an Indie author and freelance columnist. Her Memoirs, Glass Half Full and Two Dogs and a Suitcase are Australian adventures written in a reality T V format. Sarah is a mother of seven children who has suffered severe trauma in her life. Due to medical error, her daughter is disabled with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome which affects the entire family. Sarah has Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome as a result of a car accident. During the Brisbane flood in 2011 they lost their home and every single thing in it but their lives were spared - for this she is eternally grateful. She says "I lost many things I would have wanted but left with what I needed. I have my family and my dogs, who were spared." Listening to her story you will want to cry, but Sarah has such a remarkable attitude you will stand up and applaud her strength and joy with which she approaches life. Her quotes: "Don't be beaten. Ask for help. You are not an island." "Believe there is something better coming." "Find someone or something that triggers the urge to fix or deal with what troubles you." "Build your dream - if you can conceive it, it will happen"

Nigel Vardy is a mountaineer, author and speaker who has had his share of close calls in the "hills." He has lost ALL his fingers and toes and his nose to FROSTBITE. He has written two books - Once Bitten and Seven Peaks - Seven Islands, along with numerous press articles sharing his experiences across the UK and Europe. He has climbed over 30 major peaks! Nigel was rescued by helicopter only 300 feet from his goal to reach the summit. It was minus 67 degrees and a matter of life and death. It was the highest helicopter rescue on record. Nigel epitomizes the life principle that "The only limits in our lives are those we accept ourselves." He challenges each of us to examine our own lives and goals. During his interview, his drive and passion were exquisitely clear. But his passion is not only for himself and what he wants to accomplish. He hopes to teach and share with us, the listeners, to "be the best person you can be." "It is very easy to fall into the trap of self-destruction when life tests you, but you need to use every trial as a reason to triumph!" His interview is inspiring whether you like to climb mountains or not -- what he learned on the mountain top are life lessons for each of us.

Lisa Davis Budzinski worked as a Paralegal Specialist in the Florida State Attorney's office where she had received prestigious awards for her service and work ethics including Champion of Justice Award. Smack in the middle of a busy lifestyle, Lisa had a stroke causing Central Pain Syndrome, thyroid cancer and Grave's Disease. Her life was changed FOREVER! During the process of learning to deal with these life changes, a book was born. In her memoir, At the End of the Day, Lisa shares how these experiences can give you strength and courage to face life. There is no cure for Central Pain Syndrome. She is VP of the Central Pain Syndrome Foundation and desires to bring awareness of this syndrome that is affecting over three million people in the U S alone. For more information, you can contact lisa@centralpainsyndromefoundation.org Lisa's story is riveting as none of us has a guarantee what tomorrow may bring. Her life stopped overnight. She shares her coping mechanisms and tips in her interview.