Inspired Evolution with Amrit Sandhu 🙏🏻

In this week’s episode, Amrit interviews Michael Meade, a storyteller, scholar of mythology, anthropology, and psychology, and author. He is the founder of Mosaic Multicultural Foundation and host of the Living Myth Podcast. Please check into this beauty here: https://www.livingmyth.org/contactMichael and Amrit, talk about the importance of having a deep connection to our soul to find our spirit and live authentically, and about the knowledge that keeps pouring in to awaken us. When we find our gifts and share them, we can consciously connect and become creative. We can change the world, heal it from its wounds, and have a worldview based on connection. The dive deep into the origins of Michael’s mythical journey, myth as language, and why people have lost their vertical imagination. They converse about ways in which the soul grows and finds its unique project and path in life, and what supports it on the journey. Michael was given a book on mythology on his thirteenth birthday. Though he immersed into it, it would take another 20 years before it became evident it was his path in life. At the age of twenty, Michael was drafted into the army of the Vietnam War. Refusing to take orders, he was sent to prison’s solitary confinement. After six months, he came out knowing he had a unique connection to something meaningful to him which guided him to his current calling as a renowned storyteller. Meade called this initiation. His soul grew and found its unique project in life, by reaching wisdom and descending to the depths of his soul for love and healing. This transformation is about separation, ordeal, and the conscious return to community.  Michael talks about the genius path. “Genius” is referring to the unique spirit that is in each person’s soul. Everybody is born with a spirit which means they are gifted. When people discover their gifts and share them, they become creative and can even navigate through turmoil. Transformation at the level of the individual heart and soul generates the imagination and collective energy needed for the renewal of community as well as a restoration of nature.Vertical imagination is the center of mysticism. It is the capacity to imagine the height of heavens and feel the depth of the underworld. In order to stay connected to the spirit, we need to have been in the depth of our soul. Meade believes there is a loss of vertical imagination in the world today which leaves people separated from the deep self and soul. Knowledge is pouring in all the time to awaken us. We must be drawn out of ourselves to become ourselves, and the soul knows that. Call it the awakening of your innate genius, your purpose. When you hear the call you must follow it so you don’t lose the thread of your life. This thread represents the hidden eternity within and the capacity to awaken to how and where they are threaded into the chain of being.The world is in trouble. Disconnection from nature and each other takes us to places of darkness and suffering. Michael sees darkness as the opportunity to interact with creative energy. We are living at the end of an era and are on a path to create a new one. If we have that deep connection to your souls and live as our own true selves, we can naturally become agents of creation and change this world.Tune In: Welcome Michael Meade to Inspired Evolution!: (00:00:00)Michael’s journey into mysticism:(01:28)Myth as a real language:(04:07)Being vertically connected and what holds us back from these vertical imaginational pieces:(07:11)About what loss of imagination may be in service to:(10:52)Why many disconnect from mythical imagination:(17:41)Sense of listening and connection available in today's age:(25:04)Assuming responsibility in a collective awakening:(33:03)Support on a mythical journey:(43:05)Michael Meade books:Awakening the Soul: https://amz.run/4m9i The Genius Myth: https://amz.run/4m9j Fate and Destiny: The Two Agreements of The Soul: https://amz.run/4m5C Mentioned resources:Carl Jung: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Jung Connect with Michael Meade:Website: www.mosaicvoices.org  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MichaelMeadeMosaic/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelmeade_mosaicvoicesTwitter: https://twitter.com/MMeade_MythYoutube channel: https://www.youtube.com/mosaicvoices Join the Inspired Evolution Community:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InspiredEvolution/    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/InspiredEvo/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/InspiredEvolution/  Website: https://inspiredevolution.com/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/inspiredevolution. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Adam and Amrit talk about music, creativity, expression and the harmful effects of having a “label”. They dive deep into frequency, the expression of life that comes through you, how to distinguish the world’s frequency from your own and why you need to be more aware of the person who you are.Adam McInnis is an artist, producer, music mentor, singer and songwriter. He is the owner of The Billboard 500 Club, a private mentorship for musicians, artists, and upcoming executives, and Music Industry Contact, an online source for high-level education, opportunities, collaborations, songwriting contests, and mentorships. And co-owner of Kimura Music, a sync and management company, and Neverland Retreats, an experience-based music and adventure company. You are a living energy field. Your body is composed of energy particles in constant motion. So, like everything and everyone else in the universe, you are vibrating and creating energy. You emanate energy and receive it from others. Vibration starts with the intention of thought and it can only be felt, sensed or reacted to. Thought, such as joy, peace, and acceptance, create high frequency vibrations, while other feelings such as anger, despair, fear and stress vibrate at a lower rate. You are responsible for your life and the way you vibrate. Tune into yourself and your core beliefs, and you will raise your energetic frequency which is one of the best gifts you can give the world. When you lift yourself up, you bring others with you. This is the only way you can contribute to raising the collective consciousness of the world.Everyone's experience of life is different, so the reflection of energy is different too. Your life and energy affects all you do. The magic is that no two people can express things the same way. Everybody has their unique expression from their spirit and soul.Many times people get “labels” but they are way more than that. They are an expression of spirit and soul. Labeling people limits our curiosity about them, avoiding connection and so much more. Adam doesn’t have labels and loves what he does. Music is an expression of certain energetic sequences and Adam understands this information very well.Music is a strong hypnosis, it stimulates the subconscious mind, putting suggestions into it, and then if the drums beat, it becomes part of a new program. The magic is that no two people can express music or anything in the same way. Music is one of the only energy forms that can travel around the world and never lose its intentional vibration from the beginning. Bob Marley’s music can prove this. In all his music, he connected his intention deep in thought, combining it with a beautiful tune which makes it unique. Marley’s music reflects what came out of his soul. He knew exactly who he was and prophesied through his music, that is why it hasn't lost its intention throughout the years. Adam states people are losing their natural ability to know what their dna is telling them at all times. He states this making reference to the word love. People talk a lot about it, but don’t know what it means. If you don't understand it, you are not giving value to yourself, to your relationships, to your family, to anything in your life. Words are powerful expression tools. Words can be constructive but destructive too. You need to understand what they mean. When words don’t hold their meaning, communication is hampered. And when it is disrupted and misunderstandings arise, manipulators can use indirect tactics to control your behavior, emotions, and relationships.Tune In: Welcome Adam McInnis to Inspired Evolution!: (00:00:00)About limiting labels:(03:31)Life as an expression of you:(16:11)About showing up %100 and the importance of how we share our words:(18:03)About the inability people have to know what their DNA tells them and manipulation tactics taking control:(40:07)How to create your frequency and stay connected to it:(44:10)Connect with Adam McInnis:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adammcinnisTwitter: https://twitter.com/adammcinnis1?lang=enLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-mcinnis-094a42/ Youtube channel:   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbNdKRkbee3H_SedvXMjx7g Music Industry Contact Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/musicindustrycontact/ Music Industry Contact Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/musicindustrycontact/?hl=en The Billboard 500 Club: https://thebillboard500.com/ Neverland Retreats: http://neverlandretreats.com/ Join the Inspired Evolution Community:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InspiredEvolution/    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/InspiredEvo/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/InspiredEvolution/  Website: https://inspiredevolution.com/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/inspiredevolution. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s episode, Amrit interviews Dr. Ivan Misner, Ph.D. in Organizational behaviour, the founder and chief visionary officer of BNI (Business Network International) the world’s largest business networking organization, a columnist for Entrepreneur.com, a keynote speaker, and a NY Times bestselling author of many books including the latest one “Who's in Your Room: The Secret to Creating Your Best Life”In “Who’s In Your Room”, Dr. Misner shares how the quality of your life greatly depends on the people who surround you: https://amz.run/4jTbAmrit and Dr. Ivan Misner, talk about the significance of working in your flame and not in your wax, the power of networking and the importance of having relationships in this dynamic world we live in.Dr. Ivan Misner states you need to work in your flame and not in your wax. This means, you must work hard on what you most love to do in your business to reach success. He strongly believes you can take steps in your journey toward truly loving what you do for a living. He started a management consulting business in 1983. At the end of 1984, he needed new business and had to find a way to engender more referrals. So he decided to create his own networking group with people he knew and trusted, and wanted to refer business to. This group integrated business with relationships under one core value of giving first. By the end of the year there were 20 groups and he needed to start a plan to scale. The organization now has over 10,000 chapters throughout the globe. And he keeps on doing what he most loves to do: helping others.Dr. Misner talks about core values as the fundamental beliefs and guiding principles that dictate behavior and help people better understand expectations within the organizational context. BNI’s core values start with Givers Gain, one of the best attitudes you can have to live your life. Embracing this philosophy of giving first will change your life and those around you. And when it changes enough lives, it will change the world. Genuine love towards one another. This is the kind of vision that people need to establish with whatever business they start.He elucidates that being a good receiver is vital. This ensures the philosophy works and leads to a life of infinite giving. You must accept it is alright to gain, if not you will find yourself out of resources, and the giving will stop. It is essential that the givers also gain what they need so that they can give over and over. In this way, infinite giving becomes a part of who you are in all you do. Giving first is fundamental. But, you cannot constantly give at your own expense. They dive deep into the importance of cultivating relationships and networking, and the VCP mindset and skill set to help you do so. It is important to cultivate long-term relationships and you need the proper mindset to do so. You must be visible and credible, and once they know who you are and are good at what you do, they will be willing to refer business to you. Networking up with people who are leagues beyond yourself in business depends on your authenticity and willingness to help them.Focusing on the other person and creating value to them can help forge long-term relationships.Building long-term relationships and having a network is extremely important for you to live a meaningful life and transition through this crazy world. The people in your network are going to be the ones that will help you in difficult times. “Your network is a beacon of hope in a sea of fear”You need a mindset to cultivate these relationships. First people have to know who you are and what you do. Secondly they must know you are good at it. If they know who you are and you are good at what you do, they will be willing to refer business to you. You can build relationships in developing referrals.If you want to network up and connect with people who are leagues beyond yourself in business, Dr. Ivan insists you must not sell to them, instead be authentic and ask how you can help them. Focusing on the other person and creating value to them can help forge long-term relationships.“If you are always the most successful in the room, you are hanging out in the wrong rooms. All rooms are ok, but you need to find somewhere you can network up”About Dr. Ivan Misner:Dr. Ivan Misner is the Founder and Chief Visionary Officer of BNI, the world’s largest business networking organization. Founded in 1985 the organization now has over 10,000 chapters throughout every populated continent of the world. Each year, BNI passes millions of referrals resulting in billions of dollars worth of business for its members.Dr. Misner’s Ph.D. is from the University of Southern California. He is a New York Times Bestselling author who has written 26 books including one of his latest books, Who’s in Your Room? He is also a columnist for Entrepreneur.com and has been a university professor as well as a member of the Board of Trustees for the University of La Verne.Dr. Misner is considered to be one of the world’s leading experts on business networking and has been a keynote speaker for major corporations and associations throughout the world. He has been featured in the L.A. Times, Wall Street Journal, and New York Times, as well as numerous TV and radio shows including CNN, the BBC, and The Today Show on NBC.He and his late wife, Elisabeth, are the Co-Founders of the BNI Charitable Foundation. Tune In: Welcome Dr. Ivan Misner to Inspired Evolution!: (00:00:00)The beginning of BNI:(04:20)From business consulting to scratching his own itch:(07:03)Inflection point. Ready to take a pay cut to pursue something else:(10:00)Carrying a vision of something bigger and longer than a lifetime:(15:07)Tips on how to build new relationships and be an authentic networker:(19:05)Managing expectations in Givers Gain value:(24:08)The importance of building long-term relationships in a dynamic world:(27:32)Connecting with people who are leagues beyond oneself in business:(30:59)About the concept in Dr. Misner’s book “Who’s in your room”:(40:04)Dr.Misner’s network supporting tools:(43:18)Dr. Misner’s advice to live life to the fullest:(46:02)Some of Dr. Ivan Misner books:“Networking Like a Pro: Turning Contacts into Connections” by Dr. Ivan Misner and Brian Hilliard: https://amz.run/4jTh “Infinite Giving: The 7 Principles of Givers Gain” by Dr. Ivan Misner, Greg Davies and, Julian Lewis: https://amz.run/4jTj “Business Networking and Sex: Not What You Think” by Dr. Ivan Misner and Hazel M. Walker: https://amz.run/4jtQ Mentioned resources:Richard Branson videos on Dr. Ivan Misner’s blog: https://ivanmisner.com/tag/richard-branson/ - “Circles of Support Concept/B Team Concept - Mentioned in timestamp (30:59) - Conversation about networking up. Dr. Daniel Amen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Amen - Mentioned in timestamp (40:04) - Conversation about the concept of Dr. Misner’s book “Who’s in your room?” Connect with Dr. Ivan Misner:Website: https://www.ivanmisner.com Find a BNI chapter where you live: https://www.bni.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ivan.misner Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drivanmisner/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/IvanMisner Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEq8rtIgxbwhCQ2OEkFQUGw   Join the Inspired Evolution Community:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InspiredEvolution/    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/InspiredEvo/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/InspiredEvolution/  Website: https://inspiredevolution.com/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/inspiredevolution. 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In this week’s episode, Amrit interviews Dr. Zach Bush, a triple board-certified physician in internal medicine, endocrinology and metabolism, and hospice care. Dr. Bush is an internationally recognized educator and thought leader on the microbiome as it relates to health, disease, and food systems and is the founder and director of The M Clinic, an integrative health center in Virginia, and founder Seraphic Group and the non-profit Farmer’s Footprint, both created to develop root-cause solutions for human and ecological health.Amrit and Dr. Zach dive deep into the human experience of life and death, three births and the importance of aligning with nature at all levels. They have a mind-blowing conversation about radical acceptance that will take you all the way to feeling completely and utterly accepted!Dr. Zach believes there are three births. Life is an incessant course of transitions. You are born, then turn into an adolescent and finally into an adult. Each transformation provides all the physical, mental, and emotional growth you need to survive. Death is just one of the transition points. It is the movement between this existence and the next.He is fascinated about nature and how it works. He goes way back to the origin of our own pure self; the first conception and the womb as a protected place where the embryo, with it’s own energetic centre of consciousness, can grow sheltered from the mother’s immune system, the world, and the traumas that humanity has gone through in its history. As soon as the child goes through the vaginal canal, the second conception and seeding takes place. The child inherits the entire microbiome of the mother. Microbiome is this vast ecosystem that is very much the soil that will nurture that life into existence. It is the foundation of human life, consciousness and health. The third birth is death. He talks about death in the most uplifting and beautiful way ever imagined. Death is not the end, and he learned this through his own experience way back in the ICU. In fact, this is when Dr. Zach decided to focus on nature and palliative care. He used to try to take control over life so death would not happen through technology and medicine. But, when he took the patients off life support mechanisms and let the family be with them and realized the most amazing exchanges of human intelligence and human consciousness would occur; he decided his medical approach had to change. We have become so separated from nature, that we see death as the end. But if you recognize it as a part of nature, it becomes a transition period between one form of existence and another. “Once we come to view all of life as a transition and understand we are here on Earth to transform, we can better appreciate the spiritual journey encompassing the natural processes of living and dying”Dr. Zach shares a sad, yet beautiful and uplifting story so you can expand your thoughts about death and radical acceptance.This is a story that happened back in the ICU. Zach brought two patients back from death. These patients didn't know each other, came from different backgrounds and had a different temper. One of them was fun and had lots of people come to visit him when he was hospitalized, the other was bitter and had just one person visit him the whole time he was in hospital. Yet both of them experienced the same feeling of absolute acceptance after death and neither of them wanted to be brought back. After death, the social guy who had always been accepted, felt even more acceptance, and the bitter guy said it was the first time he had ever been accepted.  Death is a transformation moment and an extension that goes beyond the limits of the body we carry. The moment we step out of this shell, we discover the universe. A Universe that embraces and completely accepts us by who we are. He states every soul on this planet is enough at every single point of their existence. “We should surrender what we think we know if we are going to realize our full potential before we die. We need to wake up. It could get really good around here”Furthermore they talk about the comfort in convenience of technology, the importance of farming as a collective, and his regenerative agricultural practices as a solution to the human and environmental impacts of chemicals. We have created and are in control of huge chemical farms which destroy soil, water systems, oceans, human and animal health, and everything on this planet. Zach believes we can transform this planet into a regenerative ecosystem as long as we work all together with mother nature. By doing this, he states farmers and consumers will witness richer soil and water, and an overflow of health. Dr. Zach Bush is on a mission. He wants to bring regenerative health to every living being. Industrial farming, chemical pesticides, the pharmaceutical industry and even errant Western medical practices have a tremendous impact on both human and planetary health. We, as consumers, are the solution. We all can do our own little bit.This episode ends with the most touching and moving conversation. Zach shares the time he connected with an Australian aboriginal; a conversation you need to listen to, it goes beyond these written words. About Dr. Zach Bush:Zach Bush MD is a physician specializing in internal medicine, endocrinology and hospice care. He is an internationally recognized educator and thought leader on the microbiome as it relates to health, disease, and food systems. Dr Zach founded *Seraphic Group and the nonprofit Farmer’s Footprint to develop root-cause solutions for human and ecological health. His passion for education reaches across many disciplines, including topics such as the role of soil and water ecosystems in human genomics, immunity, and gut/brain health. His education has highlighted the need for a radical departure from chemical farming and pharmacy, and his ongoing efforts are providing a path for consumers, farmers, and mega-industries to work together for a healthy future for people and the planet.Tune In: Welcome Dr. Zach Bush to Inspired Evolution!: (00:00:00)About three births and transitioning through life: (03:47)Bringing some of the patients back from death: (17:01)Disconnection from our mothers paralel to disconnection from mother nature: (28:18)Comfort and convenience a resistance to the natural order of things and solutions: (30:28)What does it take to realize the importance of farming as a collective?: (34:46)Australian indigeneous culture reflected on Zach’s work: (41:52)Zach’s beautiful description about encounter with an Australian aboriginal: (44:52)Mentioned resources:“The fertilizer for living a rich life is to actually contemplate death” quote by philosopher Alan Watts, one of Amrit’s favourite philosophers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Watts - Mentioned in intro“The Acceptance of Death and Meaning of Life” by Alan Watts:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7KRgluYeps About Alan Watts: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Watts The Rich Roll Podcast: “Zach Bush, M.D. on GMOs, Glyphosate & Healing the Gut”: https://www.richroll.com/podcast/zach-bush-353/ - Recommended by Amrit as a game changer! - Mentioned in timestamp (17:01) - Conversation and mind blowing story about acceptance.About Rich Roll: https://www.richroll.com/bio/ Hospice philosophy: The philosophy of hospice is to recognize that quality of life, peace, and comfort at the end of life should be the focus of healthcare when curing a patient's disease is no longer possible.Movie Interstellar:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstellar_(film) - Mentioned in timestamp (34:46) - Conversation about the importance of farming; the film brings the importance of farming front-and-centre. Indigeneous culture and the importance of soil:  “For many Indigenous people, land relates to all aspects of existence - culture, spirituality, language, law, family and identity. ... That person is entrusted with the knowledge and responsibility to care for their land, providing a deep sense of identity, purpose and belonging” - Mentioned in timestamp (41:52) - Australian indigeneous culture’s affection for consciousness and medicine in the “bush” land, soil and mother nature reflected on Zach’s work.Connect with Dr. Zach Bush:Website: www.zachbushmd.comIon: https://ionbiome.com/?ref=A7ZNXWV - A unique and proprietary blend of natural ancient soil extracts that works to fortify your gut membrane and optimize your gut-brain connection.Intrinsic Health Series: https://intrinsichealthseries.com/ - A virtual integrative health experience that delivers essential foundations for personal transformation.The M Clinic: https://www.themclinic.com/ - A unique integrative health center engaging patients and practitioners as a collaborative team in order to uncover. root causes.Farmer’s Footprint: https://farmersfootprint.us/our-story/ - A path to soil health and food independence through regenerative agriculture movement with medical findings from Zach Bush MD.Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZachBushMD Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zachbushmd/?hl=en Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachbushmd/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/drzachbush?lang=en Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ZachBushMD Join the Inspired Evolution Community:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InspiredEvolution/    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/InspiredEvo/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/InspiredEvolution/  Website: https://inspiredevolution.com/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/inspiredevolution. 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In this week’s episode, Amrit interviews Dr. Srikumar Rao, Ph.D. in Business, a life coach, TED speaker, former business school professor, best selling author, CEO of The Rao Institute and creator of The Creativity and Personal Mastery Course. This course shows students how to discover their unique purpose, creativity and happiness through group work and a philosophical perspective, and helps thousands of business executives all over the world discover deep meaning. Find out more about it here: https://theraoinstitute.com/learn/ Joy, peace and connection are inherent to all human beings, so you can flourish every day with the joy of just being who you are. When this happens you are more effective in your work, and if everybody in a business undergoes this same experience, the culture changes, it transforms. Everyday becomes a journey of personal blossom and business growth. Learn how to create joy no matter what else may be going on around you with “Happiness at Work: Be Resilient, Motivated, and Successful - No Matter What” by Dr. Srikumar RaoAmrit and Dr. Srikumar Rao, talk about spiritual development. They dive deep into the journey of working on yourself to live a life of great achievement and deep fulfillment so you can take your career, business and life to the next level. Learn how to define your personal ethics and goals, how to reach them, and start a journey that will last a lifetime with “Are You Ready to Succeed?: Unconventional strategies for achieving personal mastery in business and in life” by Dr. Srikumar Rao.Dr. Rao believes you have to be focussed on the journey and not on the outcome. The purpose of setting a goal and achieving it, is to learn and grow as you level your best to achieve that goal. Once you understand that and get comfortable with it, you will find that you are applying it. When this happens, you stop focusing on the outcome.When you set a goal for yourself, you must take care of your actions. All your energy and attention must be on the actions and forget about the goal. Being consistent, objective, and when something doesn’t work out, switch on to something else. You learn through failure. And it is all a question of learning and growing, learning and growing. Learning and enjoying as much as you can all along the way. Dr. Srikumar comments that lots of people in his program want to find their purpose. You don’t find it, you create it, and you can start doing it wherever you are with what you have at hand. But he strongly affirms that whatever you do, has to make you happy. And this shouldn’t make you happy just for a moment, it should make you happy for weeks. When your heart sings for a long time, your life lightens up. You begin to enjoy the journey. You shine and vibrate, and your energy gets magnified. In this state of bliss not only can you be in service to many others but also attract the people who align with you.   With Dr. Rao’s approach to reach your goals, there is no way you will lose. If you don't reach your goal, you will have learned so many things in the process trying to reach them. And these things are extremely valuable to yourself. With a heart that sings, a mind at peace, and an accumulated pack of learnings, you will become who you truly are and be more resilient no matter what comes your way“When you don't worry about destination and enjoy the journey, you get to destination faster”Amrit and Dr. Rao, talk about the ethos of service and why it is a fundamental pillar to reach joy and fulfillment, and build a business. He believes in the desire of being in service to a better cause. When you give good customer service, it becomes the outward manifestation of the person you are. No matter what, your service must be good. It will make your customer like it, happier and feel comfortable. It will make the world a better place and it will enable you to continue working on yourself.Last, but not least, they talk about the mindset an entrepreneur must have on this spiritual journey, the daunting feeling of hiring the right person or not for your business and the best ways to shift our perception of the world to improve who we are.Every entrepreneur must think of “one more step” in times of failure. When everything doesn’t feel right and you are failing, taking just one more step will help you pull through. Dr. Rao refers to the book “Lone Survivor”, about Marcus Luttrell, the only member of a team of four who survived an operation in Afghanistan. When he was asked how he did so, he attributed it to the extremely tough “Hell Week Seal Training” and declared the only ones that survive this training are the ones that take one more step. Hiring the right person or not, shouldn’t be a daunting experience. Dr. Rao talks about the beautiful and amazing Universe, and all that it gives to us is for a good reason. The Universe gives us all that we need to be able to learn and grow on our journey. Whether the employee is the right person to hire or not, for sure it will be a learning and growing process for both the employer and the employee. If you want to shift your perception of the world to improve who you are, invest in coaches, books and courses and all that takes you to another level of consciousness.“Always make it a point to consciously and deliberately surround yourself with people who are on the same path of personal growth. Your job is to help them and when you need help it will come to you” Level up your life with unlimited access to every Mindvalley Quest Program (over 30+ programs). All Yours. Instantly. https://inspiredevolution.com/recommends/mindvalley/About Dr. Srikumar Rao:Dr Rao has helped thousands of entrepreneurs and executives worldwide achieve a quantum breakthrough in their personal and professional lives. He has helped them reach entirely new orbits of success and accomplishment. And they have done so while rediscovering joy in life and genuine unadulterated happiness.Dr. Rao has been among the highest rated and most popular professors at many of the world’s top business schools. His work has been featured in major media worldwide and his TED talk has been viewed by millions on different sites. Are you, daily variations aside, happier now than you have ever been? Does your blood sing at the thought of being who you are and doing what you do? Do you come radiantly alive many times each week?Dr. Rao suggests you are wasting your life if it is not like this.It is indeed possible for you to lay claim to the vision described. To do so, you will have to learn to think differently, radically differently. You, literally, become a different person and this new entity grows into the vision described.Dr. Rao’s lifework is to help persons effect this transformation in their lives. Dr. Rao is an elite coach for persons seeking spiritual growth who also want to leave an outsize impact on the world. He is creating a mastermind group of such persons. Dr. Srikumar Rao books:“Happiness at Work: Be Resilient, Motivated, and Successful - No Matter What”: https://inspiredevolution.com/recommends/happiness-at-work-by-dr-srikumar-rao/“Are You Ready to Succeed?: Unconventional strategies for achieving personal mastery in business and in life”: https://inspiredevolution.com/recommends/are-you-ready-to-succeed-by-dr-srikumar-rao/Tune In: Welcome Dr. Srikumar Rao to Inspired Evolution!:(00:00:00)Business as a personal development vehicle:(01:35)Challenges on the journey when people are focussed on the outcome:(05:16)How to set a goal but still unpair success from the definition of the goal:(10:41)How to iterate on goals if you are not obsessed with the achievement of them:(11:31)How to choose a business aligned with what we were put here to do:(13:33)Service as a basic tenet to enjoyment and fulfillment in life, and successful businesses:(18:58)Has business with social impact or positive altruistic intentions always succeeded?:(24:59)Has everybody always been with that mentality of helping others when they are setting their business?:(27:15)Recomendable mindset for an entrepreneur to have on this journey:(28:46)Is everybody prepared for this entrepreneurial journey?:(32:11)Whether hiring people should be a daunting task or not:(33:45)Dr. Srikumar Rao’s optimism and where it comes from:(38:55)Best way to shift our perception of the world to improve who we are:(40:31)Mentioned resources:“Plug into your hard-wired happiness” Dr. Rao’ TED talk with more than 1 MM views: https://www.ted.com/talks/srikumar_rao_plug_into_your_hard_wired_happiness?language=en “Practical Wisdom by Dr. Srikumar Rao” - Previously on The Inspired Evolution: https://inspiredevolution.com/dr-srikumar-rao/“When the Flower Blooms, the Bees Come Uninvited.” Quote by Ramakrishna - Mentioned in timestamp (13:33) - Conversation about the approach to have when starting to build the infrastructure for a business Parable “Feed the Dog, Not the Wolf”: https://theraoinstitute.com/native-american-wisdom-a-tale-of-a-dog-a-wolf-which-do-you-feed/ - Mentioned in timestamp (18:58) - Conversation about why you should feed the dog and not the wolf. The dog is all the intelligence, loving, kindness and trustworthiness that lies within you. “It is your job to identify and feed the dog in you. It is also your job to identify and selectively feed the dog in every person you meet. When you feed the dog in others, automatically you feed the dog in you”“Lone Survivor:The Eyewitness Account of Operating Redwing and the Lost Heroes of Seal Team 10” book by Marcus Luttrell & Patrick Robinson: https://amz.run/4h07 - Mentioned In timestamp (28:46) - Conversation about the importance of taking “one more step”.Benevolent Universe Model - Quote by Albert Einstein: “I think the most important question facing humanity is, ‘Is the universe a friendly place?’” - Mentioned in timestamp (33:45) - Conversation about feeling daunted when hiring someone new.Connect with Dr. Srikumar Rao:Website: https://theraoinstitute.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theraoinstitute Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/srikumarsrao/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/srikumarsrao Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/TheRaoInstitute Join the Inspired Evolution Community:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InspiredEvolution/    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/InspiredEvo/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/InspiredEvolution/  Website: https://inspiredevolution.com/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/inspiredevolution. 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In this week’s episode, Amrit interviews Colleen Gallagher, a Global Citizen, social media influencer, heart-centred intuitive business consultant, educator, podcast host, author. She has written three books, and the recent one is  “An Uncompromised Life”Colleen is the founder of Colleen Gallagher International, an online global business to empower people to gain clarity on their purpose and help them transform their lives and change the world, through courses, retreats, products, and social media content. Through this experience, they can deepen their spiritual habits, understand the power of expression to attract opportunities, and take purposeful action toward growing a sustainable impact.Amrit and Colleen talk about Colleen’s story, the one that gave birth to her latest book “An Uncompromised Life: Overcome Trauma and Heartbreak, Experience the Unexplainable, and Truly Fall in Love with Life ''. This book involves twelve lessons revealed by compromising her soul to please others instead of pleasing herself. Get it here: https://inspiredevolution.com/recommends/colleen-gallagher/At the age of fourteen, Western medical doctors told Colleen it would be challenging for her to get pregnant after being diagnosed with cancer; she would have to be medicated for the rest of her life. In 2017, she left her corporate job, moved to New Zealand and self healed herself off medication. Then got immersed into online digital marketing, traveled the world, went back to the United States for her masters and finally moved to L.A. to pursue a Ph.D. in Psychology focussed on Global Leadership and Change.Colleen had an unhealthy and toxic relationship with a guy which led her to compromise her soul. She was living a life always pleasing him and was utterly unhappy. This relationship took a turn. One day sitting on the beach with her mum, she realized she had co-created a co-dependent relationship. She became aware of this when her mum told her that the only reason why she had her was so she would not be left alone with her dad and his family.Twelve hours later and after this distressing yet revealing conversation with her mum, she found out she was pregnant; it was an unplanned pregnancy. Conscious about the toxic relationship which was compromising herself in every sense and her own upbringing, she faced a life changing decision and chose to let her child go and had an abortion.In this heartbreaking yet beautiful awakening, the soul of her child appeared. The soul was called Ella and Colleen adopted her in her life. Colleen heard God and the voice of her daughter in her head say “Never compromise yourself for love”. Her daughter Ella was there with her, in her heart and soul. IN that instant, Colleen learned what it truly meant to fall in love with life, find herself and find the power in living a life uncompromised to the soul. Having gone through the journey of letting go and learning how to fall in love with life, together with Ella she wrote her third book.  Colleen strongly believes that sometimes horrible, traumatic, and heartbreaking things happen to us so we can grow into our full potential and affirms that Western Medicine is not the end all be all in diagnosis. “My story is to let others know there is hope and they can have a new narrative”Amrit and Colleen dive deep into the importance of letting go and learning how to say no. It is very difficult to say no to things you love, but by doing so, you can focus on the things you MOST love. Last but not least, they converse about her favourite chapter in the book “Finding Love” and the importance of education through connectivity with technology.In regards to connectivity with technology, Colleen set off on a journey to combine social entrepreneurship and academia. Combining business and spirituality, using skill sets in communities and on technology to advance this world together. Colleen wants to guide people to have the same opportunities we each have in developed nations by using technology. She wants to educate corporate leaders to connect with their soul and make an impact from the heart.“Love is the most powerful force on the planet” About Colleen Gallagher:International Speaker, Published Author of 3 Books, Online Course Creator, Oracle Deck Creator, World Traveler, Educator, Social Media Guide, and Retreat Facilitator.Colleen is passionate about empowering business leaders to use their voices on social media to create freedom and impact. She loves inspiring others to go deeper into their own spiritual journeys—and use social media as an amplifier to empower others. Colleen believes her dharma is guiding others to heal themselves, so they can create social impact businesses that lift us all up – and open the door to better lives.A little more about her: She survived childhood cancer. She’s visited more than 40 countries and been a sales engineer for a $23 billion company in the US and a $400 million company in Australia/New Zealand. Colleen holds a BA in marketing from Michigan State University and an MS in global technology and development from Arizona State University. She started her Ph.D. in the fall of 2020 in Psychology focused on Global Leadership and Change.Her mission is to educate and empower heart-centered business leaders so they can make a massive impact upon humanity by simply being them.Colleen Gallagher books:“An Uncompromised Life: Overcome Trauma and Heartbreak, Experience the Unexplainable, and Truly Fall in Love with Life”: https://amz.run/4fOK “Live Your Truth”: https://amz.run/4fOE “The Future For Rohingya's Education in Bangladesh”: https://amz.run/4fOTTune In: Welcome Colleen Gallagher to Inspired Evolution!:(00:00:00)What prompted Colleen to write her third book:(02:37)How much of Colleen’s journey was informed by her own and how much by Ella:(09:36)Learning how to say “no” and focus on what you most love:(14:32)About conscious business or ”spiritual entrepreneurship”:(22:46)Differences in terms of how we learn through connectivity with technology:(25:26)The hardest chapter to write in the book:(30:31)About codependency:(34:41)Going back, would Colleen do it all over again?:(40:03)Intention for whoever is tuning into the book:(42:51)Mentioned resources:Previously on Inspired Evolution Podcast - “Live Your Truth” with Colleen Gallagher: https://inspiredevolution.com/colleen-gallagher/ “Essentialism:The Disciplined Pursuit of Less” book by Greg McKeown (Highly recommended by Amrit) - Mentioned in timestamp (14:32) - conversation about simplicity and learning how to say no.CrystELLA Rose Quartz: https://colleengallagher.co/products/p/rosequartz “Crystals can carry energies and Souls pass through crystals that no longer exist in the human form. This crystal is to help heal and repair your heart to wholeness. My daughter Ella came to me after I let her go through a crystal so this is our offering into the world through CrystELLA crystals for you to know that whatever loss you have endured the Spirit of that person has a place to come near you and let you know they are still around.” - Mentioned in timestamp:(02:37)Connect with Colleen Gallagher:Website: https://colleengallagher.co/ The Colleen Gallagher Podcast: https://colleengallagher.co/podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheColleen111/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecolleengallagher/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colleen-gallagher-81691661/# Twitter: https://twitter.com/col_gallagher1 Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwsCy6b4vD6OO484OQeiowA Join the Inspired Evolution Community:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InspiredEvolution/    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/InspiredEvo/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/InspiredEvolution/  Website: https://inspiredevolution.com/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/inspiredevolution. 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In this week’s episode, Amrit interviews Oz García, nutritional counselor, anti-aging consultant, speaker and the best selling author of several books on the matter.Oz Garcia is the founder of The Longevity Lounge, a clinical destination for anti-aging and beautification services. He provides customized longevity plans for his clients.Amrit and Oz talk about all that it takes to live a long and healthy life. In his early twenties, Oz used to live against his beliefs making his public view more important than his value system. He used to be a photographer who drank coffee several times a day, smoked cigarettes non stop and suffered from migraines which no doctors were able to cure. He knew something was wrong underneath the surface and began to explore new alternatives. He began to frequent one of the three available health stores at the time, where he discovered a whole new concept of functional eating and bought the book “The Miracle of Fasting by Paul Bragg”. Soon after reading it, he did his first fast. Concurrently, he took a course in the Landmark Form before known as EST training and began to get involved in several courses. He also took classes at the East West Center for Holistic Health, where he experimented with new alternative methods of health and healing.He slowly made the transition to a healthier lifestyle. He became a vegetarian for a number of years, started fasting, cut out coffee and cigarettes, and started running. Soon his migraines were gone too. At the age of twenty four, Oz embarked on a transformational journey that has brought him to where he is today. Ever since, he practices what he preaches and strongly believes that the driver of this transformational journey is all about being passionate, curious, creative and always wanting to know more. “I finally made a decision about what I wanted out of my life. I knew I didn't want to be in an artificial world”According to Garcia, lifestyle adjustments in what we eat, how we think and how we exercise are necessary as we get older. He says there are ways to slow the aging process and live well. Nutrition, exercise, meditation, sleep, food, and time outdoors are critical, but cultivating intelligence, thinking, passion, community, and our “self”, are equally as critical.Amrit and Oz dive deep into the importance of cultivating each one of these.Oz believes good thoughts overwhelms bad impulse, and once you understand that, then you can start making choices. Sometimes these choices are not the right ones, but you learn from them that helps you go further along the journey. In regards to cultivating thinking, you can regulate what you're thinking and what is worth suffering over or not. Destructive emotions result from errors of judgment.In regards to cultivating community, this is central to human experience. Having a sense of belonging unites us. Being a part of a community can help you connect with others, engage with others, and boost your physical and mental health. Oz supports this with the story of a lady who lived to be one hundred and six. We all need to cultivate a better life and it always begins with how we take care of ourselves.According to Garcia, to be able to cultivate our “self” we have the obligation, among many, to invent ourselves or reinvent ourselves in ways that leave our mind at peace to switch to a place of joy. Joy is peace in motion.He emphasizes on spending some time of the day thinking about what kind of a human being we want to be and journaling on a daily basis. He refers to the ”Five-minute Journal”, gratitude exercises that will help you sharpen your ability to focus on the good things in life, elevate yourself, be happier, improve relationships, and shift your mind to being positive. The more you do these practices, the more antifragile you become, therefore more authentic and more sincere. Oz shares some ways to regulate what is going on with your body and dives into how important it is to listen to people that have already mastered that space.“You have to earn your health, and discipline must be your shadow. Being disciplined comes with so many human rewards”In drawing things to a close, Amrit shares a beautiful proverb to the secret of living well and longer…“Eat half, walk double, laugh triple, and love without measure”Level up your life with unlimited access to every Mindvalley Quest Program (over 30+ programs). All Yours. Instantly. https://inspiredevolution.com/recommends/mindvalley/About Oz García:Oz Garcia is recognized as a world's leading authority on healthy aging. As "nutritionist to the stars'', Oz is the go-to nutritionist for A-List celebrities and Fortune 100 CEO's.  His unique and customized approach to nutrition and anti-aging coupled with more than 40-years of experience has made Oz one of the most recognizable names in the industry. He has lectured all over the world and has been a pioneer in the study of nutrition, biohacking and anti-aging.Oz is the bestselling author of four books: The Food Cure for Kids, The Balance, Look and Feel Fabulous Forever, and Redesigning 50: The No-Plastic-Surgery Guide to 21st-Century Age Defiance (HarperCollins). He was twice voted best nutritionist by New York Magazine and is frequently called upon by some of the most respected names in medicine and news media for his up-to-the-minute views on nutrition and its role in aging and longevity. Oz has been featured in prestigious publications like Vogue, Elle, Travel and Leisure, W Magazine, and The New York Times.  He has also made numerous network and cable television appearances including NBC’s The Today Show, CBS Morning Show, Good Morning America on ABC, 20/20, 48 Hours, The View, and Fox News.Oz García books:“The Food Cure for Kids: A Nutritional Approach to Your Child’s Wellness”: https://amz.run/4eAK “The Balance: Your Personal Prescription for Supermetabolism, Renewed Vitality, Maximum Health and Instant Rejuvenation”: https://amz.run/4eAP “The Healthy High-Tech Body” (Look and Feel Fabulous Forever: The World's Best Supplements, Anti-Aging Techniques, and High-Tech): https://amz.run/4eh6 “Redesigning 50: The No-Plastic-Surgery Guide to 21st-Century Age Defiance”:  https://amz.run/4eAU Tune In: Welcome Oz García to Inspired Evolution!:(00:00:00)About the pillars for longevity:(03:18)Building on health & the importance of cultivating intelligence:(17:53)Things that are critical for your health & the importance of community:(25:10)About the cultivation of “self”:(36:24)Going on the journey of cultivating peace and joy:(43:52)Mentioned resources:Erhard Seminar Trainings or EST: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erhard_Seminars_Training - Mentioned in timestamp (03:18) - Conversation about Oz’s transformational healthy journey.Landmark Education: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landmark_Worldwide - Mentioned in timestamp (03:18) - Conversation about Oz’s transformational healthy journey. “The Miracle of Fasting” by Paul C. Bragg & Patricia Bragg: https://amz.run/4eH3 - Mentioned in timestamp (03:18) - Conversation about Oz’s transformational healthy journey Nutritionist Paul Bragg: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Bragg - Mentioned in timestamp (03:18) - Conversation about Oz’s transformational healthy journey. Blue Zone: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Zone - Mentioned in timestamp (25:10) - Conversation about things that are mission critical for your healthMuse: https://choosemuse.com/ - Mentioned in timestamp (25:10) - Meditation headband to get better sleep. It tells you how good you are as a manager of your thinking.Stoicism Philosophy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoicism - Mentioned in timestamp (25:10) - Conversation about the importance of cultivating good thinking.Five-minute Journal: https://www.intelligentchange.com/products/the-five-minute-journalMentioned in timestamp (36:24) - The Five-Minute Journal provides daily guided gratitude exercises and is the perfect tool to hone your ability to focus on the good in life. This journal is designed to get you to elevate yourself, be happier, improve relationships, and shift your mind to a state of optimism - Conversation about the “cultivation” of self.“Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking” book by Malcolm Gladwell: https://amz.run/4eL6 - Mentioned in timestamp (36:24) - “Gladwell shows how the difference between good decision-making and bad has nothing to do with how much information we can process quickly, but on the few particular details on which we focus” - Conversation about practices to make you become antifragile.Jack Kornfield: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Kornfield - Mentioned in timestamp (43:57) - Conversation about cultivating peace.Connect with Oz García:Website: https://www.onestopregeneration.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ozgarciahealth/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ozwellness/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/ozgarcia?lang=en Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQQBWLDLqaFJb9dLPGlCXbg Join the Inspired Evolution Community:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InspiredEvolution/    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/InspiredEvo/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/InspiredEvolution/  Website: https://inspiredevolution.com/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/inspiredevolution. 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In this week’s episode, Amrit interviews Jonni Pollard, a recognized meditation and wisdom teacher, speaker, author of “The Golden Sequence: A Manual for Reclaiming Our Humanity” and host of the 1Giant Podcast where he is interviewed by curious minds looking for insights on meditation and the wellbeing of our humanity.Get Jonni’s book here: https://inspiredevolution.com/recommends/jonni-pollard/He is the co-founder and executive director at 1 Giant Mind, a multi-national charitable organisation established to reduce stress related mental illness and lifestyle disease by delivering free digital meditation and education programs to those in need.Jonni believes that the actual global crisis we are all undergoing is ingrained in our disconnection from our true purpose and responsibility of belonging.Amrit and Jonni talk about the importance of rediscovering your authentic human nature, learning how to reclaim it as your greatest power, and finding fulfillment through seeing the change and impact you can make in the world.As far as Jonni can remember, he instinctively has been devoted to honouring his spirit. As a teenager he had a foundational perspective towards humanity which he wasn’t willing to let go of. It was hard to conform with things that had no meaning to him, so he would define himself in some other way that society was demanding, becoming rebellious and isolated in his own beliefs.Jonni had a deep desire to belong, but this non-acceptance was causing a deep pain in his heart. This eventually led him to India where he engaged in the teachings of some of the greatest masters. He received insight and support in the process of his revolutionary awakening.Jonni discovered who he truly was and embraced it, who we are as a species and our responsibility as individuals. He adopted the foundations of how to process every speck of information that could then render into knowledge and finally be embodied into wisdom.He came to realize that the whole sense of wholeness comes from the understanding that we belong to the greater whole and are intimately connected. That our humanity is expressed in some kind of framework that we all belong to. It is being aware of the needs of the greater whole and how we bring our individuality to serve that, elevate that, and ensure that it is stable and balanced.Ever since, he has been on this beautiful journey of self discovery. Now he teaches Vedic Meditation and is a teacher of the ancient Vedic wisdom. This knowledge is foundational to our existence and offers a completely inclusive perspective on everything that correlates with our yearning to unify with each other and all of nature.Jonni and Amrit dive deep into the system of creation, maintenance and dissolution that are paramount to nature and human existence and why so many of us are resistant to change.Whatever we have been maintaining for such a long time and is no longer relevant, gets relegated into a process of dissolution and dissolves. All that does not work is here for a reason. It is here so something new can evolve; a new creation. When we are so deeply traumatized by the environment that we have created, neurologically we become more resistant to change. The part of the brain that is capable of creating and innovating, gets shut down so it can face the danger ahead of us. Jonni refers to “trapped in a cycle of desperation and survival” when talking about this resistance. This means that we are always on the lookout and ready to either fight or flee for our lives, which makes us feel anxious,  worried, afraid and so much more. And the only way to guarantee safety and security is through the accumulation of things outside ourselves. Survival mode disconnects us from ourselves. Jonni shares practices to gain access to the place where wisdom lies deep within. He affirms you must introduce new habits to change the physiology of your nervous system and brain, referring to confronting past trauma and then coming to terms with your power. This can only happen if you are willing to first sit in discomfort and accept your negative thoughts and feelings. The purpose of this is to establish a habit of identifying the moment in which you find yourself in conflict, and revert it to a deeper state. The only way to access it is by cultivating it through meditation.Within each one of you is an unexplored power to create the change you dream of. This change benefits you as an individual and the community as a whole, allowing every single one of us to break through toxic beliefs and constraints.“There is nothing more elevated than being in the presence of someone who demonstrates your worthiness because that is the thing that awakens the human heart; It inspires the heart almost involuntarily to reciprocate.”“The world can only change through micro conscious activism where human hearts open, connect and share”About Jonni Pollard:Jonni Pollard is an internationally recognized meditation & wisdom teacher who has dedicated his life to sharing ancient knowledge gained from some of the greatest living masters of our time. He specializes in teaching the art of embodying our true nature to live the most meaningful life possible.Studying and teaching for over 2 decades, today Jonni is based in New York City and travels the world, teaching meditation, running workshops and retreats, and acting as a personal and corporate consultant. In addition, he leads mass meditations and speaks at major cultural and lifestyle events. The foundation of his teachings stems from the timeless Vedic tradition. The core of his teachings focus on embodying our deepest nature of love.Jonni is also the co-founder and creator of the 1 Giant Mind Learn Meditation course and the 1 Giant Mind Teacher Training Academy. These programs have taught over 250,000 people from around the world to meditate.Jonni Pollard’s book:“The Golden Sequence: A Manual for Reclaiming Our Humanity”: https://inspiredevolution.com/recommends/jonni-pollard/Tune In: Welcome Jonni Pollard to Inspired Evolution!:(00:00:00)How wisdom and knowledge became Jonni’s path:(00:56)Shift from “rejecting” to “belonging”:(05:59)About ways to sustain humanity going forward:(10:02)About what clicked into Jonni when facing another philosophy:(23:03)Practices to access the knowledge that lies within us:(28:21)About the resistance people have looking within:(40:55)Inspired Evolution according to Jonni Pollard:(53:30)Favourite questions asked on Jonni’s podcast:(54:38)Mentioned resources:Vedic Tradition - Mentioned in timestamp (05:59) - Conversation about belonging; revolutionary awakeningMeditation according to Jonni Pollard: “Meditation is a practice that establishes the foundation of the self beyond the intelectual reckoning. It exposes you through the direct experience of what you are, which is essentially a dynamic intelligent abstract field of awareness that has the capacity to respond to any challenge or demand that appears at odds to reconcile.”Connect with Jonni Pollard:Website: http://www.jonnipollard.com/ Organisation Website: https://www.1giantmind.com/ 1 Giant Mind Podcast: https://www.1giantmind.com/podcast Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonni-pollard-98a18b85/?originalSubdomain=au Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonnipollard Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonnipollard/ 1 Giant Mind Twitter: https://twitter.com/1giantmind?lang=en Join the Inspired Evolution Community:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InspiredEvolution/    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/InspiredEvo/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/InspiredEvolution/  Website: https://inspiredevolution.com/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/inspiredevolution. Hosted on Acast. 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In this week’s episode, Amrit interviews Dr. Patrick Gentempo, referred to as the “Philosopher-Entrepreneur”, chiropractor, a star in the world of health, wellness and business, international speaker and best-selling author of the book “Your Stand is Your Brand”. He is the founder and CEO of Action Potential Holdings, Inc. as well as the CEO of Revealed Films. "Everyone has a philosophy, the only question is whether they know it or not.”We all have philosophies we live by. We may have adopted those philosophies intentionally but, in many cases, they may simply be premises passed down to us by some family member, teacher, or preacher.  Whatever the case, the philosophies we live by drive our behaviors and, ultimately, dictate our outcomes, so it is important to identify what they are.Dr. Patrick Gentempo and Amrit dive deep into Patrick’s application of philosophy as a practical tool for human achievement and his successful book “Your Stand is Your Brand” on how deciding “who to be” will revolutionize not only your business but your life too. If you would like to have access to his book “Your Stand is Your Brand” to supercharge your growth in business, and in your personal life, please go to: https://inspiredevolution.com/recommends/patrick-gentempo/Patrick refers to three branches of five in philosophy - metaphysics, epistemology and ethics - when doing philosophical exploration. Metaphysics is your view of reality, epistemology is the theory of knowledge and ethics is the one that provides you with a code of values that will be a guide to your actions and drive you towards your purpose. Through philosophical explorations you can identify existing contradictions in your own life. If you identify your contradictions, you can solve them, and then surpass actual challenges and pass onto the next level becoming a better version of yourself. He refers to Ayn Rand when talking about contradictions. She stated that “contradictions” lead to destruction. When you have contradictions in your basic philosophical premises the only possible result is destruction and the amount of destruction is relevant to the level of that contradiction. They talk about the importance of taking a stand and never taking opportunities over values no matter how good an opportunity may look. When an opportunity is in conflict with your values, it is not good for you. Taking a stand is the most crucial thing you can do to become more successful than ever. Your stand must be based on our own philosophical premises, key values, and purpose, and they must be aligned. And if they are in sync, you will have the power to grow in your personal life and your business too.“When you take a stand, it means you understand what your values are. That takes a clarifying exercise to know which they are making sure you don't have any contradiction”In regards to starting a business, the whole idea of a business is giving it a soul; giving it a philosophy. That means knowing and clarifying its values, its purpose, its vision, all together becoming the heartbeat and the soul of the business. When you and everyone else operate in alignment with those values magic happens, but when you have contradictions your business begins to perish. In addition, there is an amazing conversation about finding your “Miles Davis” and the importance of creative destruction.Finding your “Miles Davis”, means going back, figuring out the pure state of you, understanding who this person is by identity and expressing it out to the world to the fullest, with all your passion and heart - “Miles Davis was known for being able to express the purest expression of your soul”Patrick discovered what it meant to find your “Miles Davis” back at Eleven Madison Park Restaurant, and uses “The Story of the Phoenix” as a metaphor for the concept of creative destruction.The owners of Eleven Madison Park Restaurant have their own values, recognize contradictions and resolve them, and continue to thrive by taking a stand every time they recognize them. Over a period of years, Eleven Madison Park was a Michelin three-star restaurant, but they took it a step further. They were voted the number one restaurant in the world. Shortly after receiving this amazing award, they closed the restaurant down in order to “burn it down” to start from scratch and reinvent themselves. Whatever comes next is, with no doubt, going to be explosive and financially successful. They were creatively destructive like the story of the phoenix. The phoenix is a mythical bird that dies in the fire and then emerges out of the ashes vibrant, youthful, and more beautiful than it was before. It repeats this cycle over and over again. Its death was tragic, because something beautiful was destroyed, yet out of that event arose something more beautiful, spiritual and powerful. This story applies to Eleven Madison Park, but can also apply to you or your business. It means finding your “Miles Davis” and that you are willing to let go of how things are for the purpose of not getting stuck and creating something greater.“Find your values, figure out what you stand for in your life, and when you are willing to take that stand, then you will attract all that was never coming to you before”Having core values is key. Values are fundamental for fulfillment and purpose. In this episode Patrick and Amrit share exercises that will help you figure them out.If you want to uncover your values and live in alignment to your purpose with Amrit, please go to: Core Values Exercise - https://youtu.be/IIrqBjkcXHEPurpose helps you put your events and values in perspective, refocus on the things that are meaningful to you when things go wrong, and to move ahead and enjoy life. It is meaningful to the self and subsequently for the world as well; it helps us connect and accomplish big things together. It differentiates you from other animals. You have the power to choose a purpose, animals don’t, they live in survival mode. To have a fully human experience, you NEED to be PURPOSE driven. Having a purpose makes you unique, it makes you feel fulfilled and helps you navigate this world with so much more grace. “My purpose is to enliven humanity, so my goal is to help people wake up and expand their lives through understanding and applying philosophy.”Level up your life with unlimited access to every Mindvalley Quest Program (over 30+ programs). All Yours. Instantly. https://inspiredevolution.com/recommends/mindvalley/ About Dr. Patrick Gentempo:Dr. Patrick Gentempo is the founder and CEO of Action Potential Holdings, Inc. as well as the CEO of Revealed Films where he also plays the role of ‘Host’ for their popular documentary series. He is often referred to as the “Philosopher-Entrepreneur” and has key-noted hundreds of presentations around the world.Dr. Gentempo is also the author of the breakthrough book; YOUR STAND IS YOUR BRAND – which is a Wall Street Journal and USA Today best-seller published by Hay House.While practicing as a chiropractor, he co-developed innovative diagnostic technologies, received patents and built a considerable international business of which he was the CEO for over 20 years.  Leveraging his ‘applied philosophy’ approach, he has launched over a dozen companies.  He has given testimony to Congress and to the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine on healthcare issues.Dr. Gentempo is passionate about the use of philosophy as a practical tool for success and achievement. His unique perspectives have captured worldwide attention.  His TEDx talk, “Unleashing the Power of Philosophy”, received spirited accolades.  His views have been published by Forbes.com and he has appeared on numerous programs and podcasts.Dr. Patrick Gentempo’s book:“You Stand is Your Brand” by Dr. Patrick Gentempo: https://amz.run/4aQN Mentioned Resources:TEDx Talk “Unleashing the Power of Philosophy”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pXel_1clHs - Mentioned in timestamp (01:32) - Conversation about  living a philosophical approach to life.Ayn Rand: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayn_Rand - Mentioned in timestamp (01:32) - Conversation about identifying contradictions to solve them and then evolve; contradictions can lead to destruction.“The Difficulty of Being Good: On the Subtle of Art of Dharma” book by Gurcharan Das: https://amz.run/4aTE - Mentioned by Amrit in timestamp (06:35) - Conversation about contradictions and how they lead to destruction.Eleven Madison Park Restaurant: https://www.elevenmadisonpark.com/ourrestaurant/ - Mentioned in timestamp (16:29) - Conversation about finding your “Miles Davis” and the importance of creative destruction - The story of the phoenix & Eleven Madison Park Restaurant Michelin Star award journey. Miles Davis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis - Miles Davis was the personification of restless spirit, always pushing himself and his music into uncharted territory. He was an innovative lightning rod for musicians from all genres. Davis created some of the 20th century's most challenging and influential music - Mentioned in timestamp (16:29)Tune In: Welcome Dr. Patrick Gentempo to Inspired Evolution!:(00:00:00)Practical vs theoretical philosophy and living a philosophical approach to life:(01:32)About what contradictions look like and how they lead to destruction:(06:35)About Dr.Patricks’ stand and how to find your stand and make your brand:(16:29)How to find your true values and true purpose:(32:39)About persistence:(45:46)Dr. Patricks’ interesting statement about what makes us different to animals:(51:25)Dr. Patrick Gentempo’s purpose:(57:44)Connect with Dr. Patrick Gentempo:Website: www.Gentempo.com   Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-gentempo-4210075/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/PatrickGentempo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/patrick_gentempo/?hl=en Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/actionpotentialinc Twitter: https://twitter.com/patrickgentempo?lang=en Join the Inspired Evolution Community:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InspiredEvolution/    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/InspiredEvo/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/InspiredEvolution/  Website: https://inspiredevolution.com/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/inspiredevolution. 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In this week’s episode, Amrit interviews Tracy Kopp, owner and director of The Urban Alchemist, a holistic health clinic with a team of over fifteen expert health and wellness practitioners providing wellbeing solutions for their clients’ mind, body and soul. Tracy, with so much courage and vulnerability, has come to share her story. She has reached a point in her journey where sharing what she has learned for the benefit of others feels an important part of her healing process.  Amrit and Tracy dive deep into an open and heartfelt conversation about the wounds that have been stuck in Tracy’s body and heart for so long, the healing process she is facing with amazing fortitude and the positive effects on her most loved ones. The ‘mother wound’ may be defined as a loss or a lack of mothering. This is typically a deficit in the mother-daughter relationships that is passed down through generations of women in patriarchal cultures, and it is a reflection on how we have experienced parenting and how we parent. In her early twenties, Tracy suffered from anxiety and depression. She looked to talk therapy for answers but couldn’t find her way out of feeling like a victim in her relationships. She blamed her mother for a great deal of her pain. Like many mother/daughter relationships, theirs was marked by emotional distance. Having never been shown how to manage her own feelings, Tracy’s mother had been unable to pass on this skill to her daughter. Tracy became a mother of a beautiful baby girl, Ivy, at just 21. Neither herself nor her partner had any idea of the responsibilities of parenthood. In Ivy’s early years, Tracy enjoyed motherhood and her child tremendously, but things began to get dark. She and her partner were constantly fighting. Ivy’s needs went unmet for long periods of time and when the family eventually broke down, Ivy suffered deep trauma as her parent’s feud escalated.  As a single mother carrying most of the load of caring for her daughter, Tracy was consumed by her own difficulties. She lacked the skills to control her own feelings of rage and despair, and acted abusively toward her daughter much of the time. She knew this was harmful for her daughter, but the struggle with her own demons left little room for learning patience or grace. Over time, Tracy saw the impact this cycle was having on her daughter. She wondered if the damage done was so great that their relationship might never be repaired. With a great deal of shame and fear, she decided it was time to have a look at what was going on inside herself. By turning within and facing what was hard to see, she began to recognize the harmful patterns inherent in her parenting and slowly break them.    Today Ivy and Tracy have reached a place of real care and love where there is true understanding of the other’s experience.  “I feel that she forgives me in a really meaningful way because she has seen how deep I will dig for her.” Tracy knows that her story is not unique and feels that by speaking openly about her journey, she may help others recognise that they, too, can make amends when they’ve hurt someone close. Tune In: Welcome Tracy Kopp to the Inspired Evolution!:(00:00:00)Impetus to reach the point of wanting to share something:(00:02:30)About a motherhood journey:(00:04:13)Some of the biggest things Tracy’s daughter has taught her about her:(00:06:23)About kids showing a mirror of integrity up to their parents:(00:07:21)What it was like raising a daughter on her own:(00:08:19)Noticing things were not working in the relationship with her daughter:(00:10:07)How do you fix an unhealthy relationship:(00:14:54)How is Tracy able to talk about it now without energetic charges around it:(00:15:44)What Tracy has had to own:(00:19:02)Rationalizing situations everyday reflected in Tracy’s own journey:(00:21:02)About identifying things, honouring them and treating them:(00:26:41)Vision for intergenerational healing:(00:30:14)More meaning to healing when it wasn't about Tracy anymore:(00:34:36)Why Tracy is willing to share now:(00:50:13)What is Tracy’s hope:(00:56:41)Tracy’s beautiful words to her daughter:(01:01:10)Tracy’s beautiful words to her mother:(01:02:41)Tracy as a child dropping into the episode, what would she see?:(01:05:08)Connect with Tracy Kopp:Website: https://www.theurbanalchemist.com.auLinkedin:https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracy-kopp-067612a1/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/theurbanalchemistInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/theurbanalchemist_Youtube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvRoFL_EwngSqp6WCeZLdJQ Join the Inspired Evolution Community:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InspiredEvolution/    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/InspiredEvo/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/InspiredEvolution/  Website: https://inspiredevolution.com/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/inspiredevolution. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.