Inspire Nation Show with Michael Sandler

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

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

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

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

If you want to be happier, feel happier, or feel more positivity in your life, and no matter how you much you try, you just can't get that stick…well then do we have the show for you! Today I'll be talking with Rick Hanson, Ph.D., is a neuropsychologist and author of Hardwiring Happiness, Buddha's Brain, Just One Thing, and Mother Nurture. Today we'll be talking about Hardwiring Happiness, or creating the grooves in the record that help us get positive, stay positive, or return to a positive state of being, almost no matter what…we'll talk about why to do it, how to do it, and how it can literally transform your life. Plus we'll talk about tapioca pudding, weeding dandelions, neural Darwinism, Green Brain, Red Brain, A Joyful Amygdala, and what paper tigers, have to do with anything. Questions and Topics Include: How did Rick go from a 'shy, dorky, nerdy kid' to where he is today. Why it's important to let the good sink into you. How to marinate in the positive – and how it makes you stronger and kinder What happens with zombie worms Shawn Achor – The Happiness Advantage - How we can learn & grow on an exponential curvilinear way' How are brains are constantly being shaped by our experiences Why our brains are wired to look for the negative – and why it's so important to hold the negative in mindful awareness What is paper tiger paranoia? How and why you deliberately want to take in the good Why we need to change the world inside to change the world outside And how "the personal is the political and the political is the personal" How do we hack our brain What we do to H.E.A.L ourselves How we get better at the installation of our beneficial experiences into our brains How to get the most out of our beneficial experiences, even the 1's and 2's out of 10's. How you link to a negative experience to make it a positive. Why our brains are designed to learn from negative experiences, particularly negative experiences in childhood – why we're designed to overlearn and hold onto it…aka why we often can't 'get over it' How do we use these techniques to help our children? Where can people find Foundations of Wellbeing – RickHanson.net Freely offered resources Talks, videos, writings, interviews The Foundations of Wellbeing – Comprehensive Collection of Resources Tara Brach Barbara Frederickson on positive emotions Sue Carter on oxytocin the love hormone Dan Siegel positive neuroplasticity Plus (Mindfulness) Stress-Releasing, Relaxing Meditation For More Info Visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

If you've ever needed emotion healing and clearing then do we have the Emotional Detox Show for you! Today I'll be talking with Sherianna Boyle, adjunct pysch professor, yoga instructor, and the author of seven books including her brilliant latest, Emotional Detox. And that's just what I want to talk with her about, about 7 steps to release toxicity and energize joy! Emotional Detox self-improvement & self-help topics include What happened to Sherianna 18 years into her marriage? How did she realize she was detoxing from a miarriage crisis? What is an emotional detox? What are signs you could use a detox? What does the Law of Attraction have to do with detoxing? What do we gain by processing our emotions? What happens when things don't get cleansed? What happens to our skin if we don't cleanse our emotions? What exactly are we cleansing? What is the CLEANSE formula? How do we clean? How do we look inward? What does it mean to emit? How do we begin to activate joy? What does it mean to nourish? What's a focused gaze? How do we foster faith? What does it really mean to surrender? What does prayer have to do with an emotional detox? What is ease and how do we do it? How do we renew our energy? For more info visit: sheriannaboyle.com For more info visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

Today I'll be airing our recent YouTube Live On Relaxing and Recovering. So please excuse the possible foibles, audio quality, and occasional Sir Meowsers Bumps. So sit back, have fun and above all else, shine bright!!! Relax and Recover from Anything Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: What happened with Michael and Jessica after their second miscarriage? What it means that sometimes you have to go down in order to come up higher? What it means to let go of the fight and surrender into whatever's taking place. What it means to be with the experience, no matter what? What's the spiritual significance behind anything and how you can begin to find yours. What we can learn from Louise Hay and how to determine the spiritual significance behind any physical condition? What does it mean to look at getting your "house in order?" What can we do when things appear to be going "wrong" around us? What's the importance of cranking p the self-love when things are getting chaotic or feel like they're spinning out of control"? How we can take it easy on ourselves (and our ego) when things are going down? Going down can give you extra time to step back and look big-picture at your life and events going on. What does it mean to understand you cannot please your ego – and what to do about it? What does it mean to breathe deeply into things? What does it truly mean to step back? Why is it so important during these times to let go of expectations? What's a tool to help us truly love ourselves up? Powerful guided meditation to help you feel better To find out more visit: InspireNationShow.com

Today we'll talk with Dr. Joe Dispenza one of the scientists featured in the award winning documentary What the Bleep do We Know and the best-selling author of several very special books including Breaking the Habit of Being You, Evolve Your Brain, and his latest New York Times best-seller,, an empowering book that's worth reading over and over again: You Are the Placebo: Making Your Mind Matter. And that's just what we'll be talking about today, how to utilize the power of the placebo effect, and rewire your brain and recondition your body to make lasting change. That plus we'll talk about hotel maids, voo doo and lizards ,what glass eating, snake handling, and drinking strychnine have to do with anything, how to get drunk on tonic water, what we can all learn from Jim Carrey, and what it means that Jesus wasn't Italian! Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include: How Dr. Joe Dispenza ended up in movie What the Bleep What thoughts and intentions have to do with bringing about an effect How can you give someone a sugar pill or saline injection and a certain percentage of people will begin making their own pharmacy of chemicals What it means to accept, believe and surrender to thoughts that are equal to our emotional state How do we change our emotional state? What the law of attraction has to do with any of this? How to get ourselves out of autopilot and conscious of our unconscious thoughts? What we need to know about the hormones of stress What it means to become pure consciousness and disconnect from your biology What does it mean to be pure consciousness What's an incoherent brain? How do we learn how to create more coherence in our heart and our brains What to do to shift the mind and create coherence when you're under stress How thoughts influence matter What's most exciting now for Dr. Joe Dispenza – What it means to see without eyes How do we tap into consciousness on your own When's the best time to meditate How do you manifest through your meditation What we should know for our kids Drjoedispenza.com For More Info Visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

If you've ever wanted to harness the most powerful energy of manifestation in the world, then do we have the Think and Grow Rich show sexual transmutation for you! Today I'll be talking with Mitch Horowitz, a leader in the New Thought Movement, PEN award-winning historian, the author of the Miracle club, and the author of the napoleon hill success course series, which includes the Miracle of a Definite Chief Aim, the power of the mastermind, and forthcoming, secrets of self-mastery. And that's just what I want to talk with him about today, about secrets of self mastery transmuting sexual energy and attraction, for your greatest success, TODAY. Think and Grow Rich Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: What is the "sex energy" that Napoleon Hill writes about? What does Napoleon Hill say about sex as a health builder? What does he mean that the sexual urge is the sensation of life's creative force flowing through the individual? How can sexual energy be channeled in the direction of achievement? How does one substituted another aim or desire for the object of oen's exual urge? How can we allow our creative energies to be channeled in that direction? How do we become an alchemist with our sexual energy? What's the purpose of a definite chief aim when it comes to manifestation? What the difference is between using your sexual energy for sexual contact and channeling it to other actions? What would Napoleon Hill say about abstinence? Can we use sexual energy (in the act with another or by ourselves) for manifestation as well? What is the sixth sense and how can sexual energy focus it? How do we "stimulate" our mind for ideas? What do partnerships and sexual energy have to do with success? What is sexual magick? How important is it to set intention before the moment of orgasm? How long has sex been used as a powerful, positive energy of transmutation? What does our attire have to do with sexual energy and how can we use this? What does love have to do with sexual transmutation, and do we need to be in a relationship? To find out more visit: MitchHorowitz.com And to find more similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

If you've ever struggled with people who drain you, then do we have the Dodging Energy Vampires show for you! Today I'll be talking with Dr Christiane Northrup, a NY times best-selling author, visionary pioneer in the field of women's medicine and the author of a liberating new book, Dodging Energy Vampires. And that's just what I want to talk with her about today, about evading relationships that drain you and restoring your health, and your power! Dodging Energy Vampires Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: How has Dr. Christiane Northrup experienced energy vampires? Why do they prey on empaths? What's an empath? What's an old-soul empath? What are super traits? How do negative reviews and emails hurt? Where are empaths such people pleasers? How do wounds end up running our lives? What's an energy vampire? How many people are energy vampires? What can we learn from Tibetan monks and diabetes? What's the challenge with just sending loving kindness? What do we need to know about the immune system? What is cluster b? What do empaths end up in bad relationships? How can we tell if we're with an energy vampire? How do we assess our relationship and ourselves? What do we do to keep safe on social media? What does it mean thtat love is toxic to a toxic person? How do we clear old energy? How do we find self-worth and self-love? What does nasal breathing have to do with anything? What can we do when we sleep to take back our power? What does it mean we are the light? How do we step back into the light? For More Info Visit: DrNorthrup.com For More Info Visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

If you've ever felt exhausted or overwhelmed, then do we have the Recharge Your Batteries show for you! Today we'll talk about pulling back from the brink, recovering your fuel, and what to do, when all systems go down! That plus we'll talk about ignoring warning signs…huge temperature shifts, taking time to pause, a D & C no more….body resets, summer planning, setting goals, hiring coaches, letting go, adding more horses, imeditations.com, Truth to power, Millineal Magic, Asking for what you are worth, Ginger Roberts and Fred Estaire, the power of spotify, why you want to plug in your microphone, and what in the world monkey suits gone bad has to do with anything!!! Find Peace & De-Stress Fast Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: What does it mean to re-invent yourself or try out different suits in your life? How do we begin to handle overwhelm? What do we do with an underlying sense of exhaustion? What can we find going on underneath the surface? What's a tsunami of emotion? What did Michael and Jessica do (after the miscarriage) that brought them incredible relief? What's a spiritual detox? Why we may need to "fall apart" to build back stronger? What it means to get out of our paradigm to help find greater peace? Why Michael's getting a new running coach! What can we do to step back from our current situation? Why we want to go looking for attachments, or unhealthy attachments in our lives? What's the importance of asking if something will "fester in your heart"? What's the importance of asking if something will "feel light or feel heavy"? What does it mean to let go of everything to recharge your batteries? What is the purpose of a pause? What happened to the Inspire Nation Show with Spotify! What will imeditations.com be? Who is Brooks Palmer and what is the importance of letting go and clearing out? What we can learn from Sara LaChapelle of Women Don't Ask? To find out more visit: FireItUpWithCJ.com To find more similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

If you've ever wanted more guidance and direction in life, then do we have the Mystical Shaman Oracle show for you! Today I'll be talking with Colette Baron-Reid, best-selling author, internationally acclaimed intuition expert, oracle expert, and founder of the Oracle School, and the co-creator of by far my favorite deck of oracle cards ever, The Mystical Shaman Oracle Deck. Today we'll talk tapping into intuition, diving into the cards, and getting mystical shaman guidance in your life. What's a mystical shaman? How did the Mystical Shaman oracle cards come about? How are oracle cards made? How are they different than Tarot cards? What's the power of oracle cards? Can anyone use them? How do oracle cards build your intuition? How do oracle cards act as a bridge? How do they "birth reality from the invisible matrix of creation"? What's the difference between reading oracle cards and making "predictions"? What's wrong with making predictions? How do oracle cards work? What is sacred symbology? What's the law of synchronicity? Why do certain cards keep coming back time and again? How do we ask questions? How do we use the cards to develop our intuition? How can self-love affect our ability to use the cards? What does it mean we are a co-creator of our reality? How can we use the cards to create our own reality? To find out more visit: ColetteBaronReid.com For More Info Visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

If you've ever wanted more peace and kindness in your life, then do we have the Living a Life of Harmony, show for you. Today I'll be talking with Darren Cockburn, meditation and mindfulness expert and the author of a brilliant book on finding more peace, Living a Life of Harmony. And that's just what I want to talk with him about today, about seven easy-to-practice guidelines for cultivating peace and kindness. Living a Life of Harmony Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: How was Darren Cockburn's mind out of control in his twenties? How did he struggle with work-life balance and anxiety? What happened when Darren was introduced to a life coach? What was his experience with a meditation teacher? How did he gradually gain awareness and transform his life? As an IT specialist, how did he come across "the Process"? What is "the process" and why is it so important to understand (what does it mean for us?) What are "the guidelines" we get to follow in life? And what are "the corrections" that happen to all of us? Do tragic events truly need to happen in our lives? How does the process relate to being present – and what's the extreme importance of presence? What does it mean to honor the body? What does it mean to be truly present? Why is it so important to act with kindness? What does it mean to understand the truth? How do we "do only what needs to be done"? How do we "harmoniously obtain and retain only what we need"? Why is it so important to apply the guidelines to our digital device usage? How do the guidelines make us more peaceful??? For More Info Visit: www.MindfulnessOnlineTraining.org To find more similar shows please visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

Jen Sincero didn't start out with a silver spoon in her mouth. She had an "eek-by" mindset, and just a few years before her NY Times #1 best-seller You Are a Badass was still living in a converted garage. But then she changed her mind. She made a commitment to getting wealthy, and changing her life. She took concrete steps to do so, helping her become an incredibly successful wealth coach in the process. And in our interview she shares how you can do the same!!! The #1 reason we're not more successful, is we don't believe we deserve it. We have hangups about money and being rich, and end up struggling. But it doesn't need to be this way. We talk about how to move past the struggle. How to heal your relationship with money. And simple ways you can begin becoming wealthier starting today. We'll talk about why our typical mantras don't work--or why they're sabotaged by our subconscious. And we'll look at how to hop over, under, or blast through our subconscious, to create a wealth mindset. And she'll explain the spiritual basis for prosperity, and why it's our true birthright to be rich. You Are a Badass at Making Money Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include: What's Jen Sincero's rags to riches story? What's it mean to be rich? What's a suggested money mantra? How do we move past a poverty consciousness? What's the law of vibration? What's wrong with I'll believe it when I see it? What can we learn from Jim Carrey about manifestation? What's the importance of having 100 percent commitment in getting rich? What can we learn from the movie Touching the Void? What's the importance of chunking things down? Why do we sometimes need to spend money we don't have? Why's it so important to look at our numbers? What's the importance of meditation—and how to do it, to attract wealth. What's the importance of affirmations, and what's a great one to use to attract abundance? What's it mean to have "zero tolerance" for negotiations and how does that affect a wealth mindset? To find out more visit: JenSincero.com For More Info Visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

If you've ever wanted greater success in your life, then do we have the Passion Paradox show for you! Today I'll be speaking with Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness, coa-authors of the bestseller Peak Performance and authors of a brilliant book on finding success, The Passion Paradox. And that's just what I want to talk with them about today, about going all in, finding success, and discovering the benefits of an UNBALANCED life. The Passion Paradox Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: What really is passion? What's the dark side of passion? What's the biology of passion? What's the danger on relying upon your success for happiness? What's the danger of our obsessions? What's a "fit mind-set of passion" What's the importance of lowering the bar to perfection when it comes to finding your passion? What's the danger of "go big or go home"? What is harmonious passion? What's the mastery mindset? What's it mean to "drive from within"? What's the importance of focusing on the process? Why don't we want to worry about being the best? What does it mean to embrace acute failure for chronic gains? What's the importance of patience when it comes to your passion? What in the world does watching paint dry have to do with anything? Why are passion and balance antithetical? Why might unbalanced be the way to go? How do we cultivate self-awareness, particularly when "lost" in our passion? What's the importance of having a close reationship with ourselves? What can we learn from the Buddhist practice of five rememberances? To find out more visit: ScienceOfRunning.com and www.BradStalberg.com

If you've ever wanted more peace of mind and assurance, that all is right in the world, then do we have the show for you! Today we'll talk about finding peace of mind, letting go of your problems, recharging your batteries, and being able to breathe easier, almost no matter what. That plus we'll talk about Problems with Skype. College madness, insights about guru practice, mantra magazine, tilting into mountains, skiing slurpees, one more ultrasound, a wife who swears like a sailor, upgrading wardrobes and studios, and what in the world, 3 blind mice have to do with anything. Peace of Mind Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: What baby mice have to do with anything? How everything can let you know you're on path. What it means to tend the soil of your heart? What's the advantage of stepping back and replenishing your soil? What is the alpine sport of skinning??? Why was Jessica swearing like a sailor??? What it means to lean into the horse or into the slopes of life? What it means to follow your own path? How can we inadvertently give our power away? Why losing your power and regaining it can be so powerful? What's the danger of wanting to "get somewhere?" What is a guru path…and the positives and challenges of one? What is heart coherence? How can getting into heart coherence bring you greater peace? What is an inner balance device? To get your Heart Math device go to: https://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=Ht2hYZmbooc&offerid=183954.10000032&type=1&subid=0 How can we see below the conscious mind? What it means to take things to a new level in your life? What's the importance of asking "what is me"??? What it means to truly challenge yourself??? What are Michael's aspirations? What can we do to bring our energy up? What can we do to make our lives 1 percent better??? To find out more visit www.FireItUpWithCj.com To find out more and find more shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

If you've ever wanted more peace in your life, then do we have the Plum Village, an Artist's Journey, show for you. Today I'll be talking with Phap Ban, Disney Artist, Plum Village Monk, and the author of a beautiful, peaceful, work of art, Plum Village, an Artist's Journey. And that's just what I want to talk with him about today, about Finding Inner Peace at Thich Nhat Hanh's Buddhist Monastery. Plum Village Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: What was Phap Ban's relationship to spirituality growing up? How did he begin drawing? When did he begin working with Disney? What was the importance of the book "Introduction to Zen"? What drew Phap to meditation at 24? How did he find himself at Thich Nhat Hanh's Plum village? What was the allure? How did he end up leaving his life behind? How'd he end up becoming a monk? What was the peace he began to find? What is a beginner's mind and how do we return to one? What does it mean it takes a lot of courage to be happy? How do we first begin to experience the silence? How do we let go of the mind? What's the importance of gratitude??? How can nature help us find the stillness within??? What is Phap Ban's practice now? What is the importance of daily repetitive actions??? How can artwork or drawing help us tap back into the silence? What is the illusion of separation? To find out more visit: https://www.facebook.com/phap.ban.claudio.panarese/

If you've ever wondered about the science consciousness and the meaning of life, then do we have The Everything Answer Book show for you! Today I'll be talking with Dr. Amit Goswami, a personal hero of mine! He's a theoretical nuclear physicist, quantum activist and pioneer, serial author, star in the movie What the Bleep, and the author of a phenomenal new book on consciousness, The EveryThing Answer Book. First we'll talk about his life and how he went from studying nuclear physics to studying consciousness. Then we'll look at consciousness, quantum science and the brain, and what it tell us about our purpose, path, and direction in life. Plus we'll look at the science behind karma, reincarnation, near-death experiences, the power of love, and much more! Consciousness, Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include: How did Dr. Amit Goswami go from studying nuclear physics to the science of consciousness? What does consciousness have to do with how we live our lives? What's the challenge with how we view the world today? What can we learn from near-death experiences? What do we need to know about the fundamental nature of reality to understand our lives? What does quantum science have to do with discovering our purpose? What are archetypes and what do they have to do with our purpose? What does quantum science and consciousness have to say about why we're here? Do we each have our own distinct purpose in life? Do we come here with free will? What is karma? Is there science that supports reincarnation? What's the power of crisis and what does it have to do with our purpose? What is kirlian photography, and is it real? What happens to our energy, auras, and chakras through love? What's the importance of self-love? Are our kids coming into this world different or more evolved? What do we need to know to prepare our kids for the world today? What one homework assignment can we begin today? To find out more visit: AmitGoswami.org For More Info Visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

If you've ever lost your power, and wanted to gain it back, then do we have the Burn Zone show for you. Today I'll be talking with Renee Linnell, serial entrepreneur, Argentianian tango dancer, surfer extraordinaire, and author of a powerful memoir on regaining your power, the Burn Zone. And that's just what I want to talk with her about today, about how easy it is to lose your power, and what you can do to regain it. The Burn Zone Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: What happened to Renee in her earliest years and where did her name come from? How did she end up growing up on a boat in the Bahamas? What did her childhood have to do with being brainwashed into a cult? How did she end up being a world-traveling pro-surfer, then bikini model, and then Argentinian Tango dancer? What happened in June 2006 when she walked into a meditation seminar? How did she slowly end up giving away all of her power? How did she become more isolated and give up everyone that she knew? How did she lose all of her possessions, including a brand new leather Armani jacket??? What is intermittent reinforcement? How do we all begin giving away our power? What are the steps to losing our power? How do we begin to regain our power? What's the importance of rediscovering what you love??? How do we remember who we truly are? What can we learn from repeating patterns (of giving away power) in our lives? What's the importance of taking things day by day? What's the importance of space and meditation? To find out more visit: www.reneelinnell.com

If you've ever wanted greater peace in your life…right now, then do we have the Soma Breath show for you! Today I'll be talking with Niraj Naik, rave artist, musician, The Renegade Pharmacist, and the founder of Soma Breath. And that's just what I want to talk with him about today, about changing your breath, to change your life! Soma Breath Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: How did Niraj end up in the Rave scene??? How did he go from Rave to becoming a pharmacist? What did he find out about his patients, and how did he become "The Renegade Pharmacist"??? How did Niraj end up with ulcerative colitis? What is the danger of fizzy drinks and soft drinks like Coca Cola??? How did he heal himself, and what does the breath have to do with anything? What is pranayama? Who is Swami Abmikananda and what did she share about the breath? How does changing our breath help change our health? What is the idea of shallow breathing and holding your breath in? How does a shallow breath affect our stress and anxiety? How can changing our breath stimulate the vegas nerve and parasympathetic nervous system and calm the body down? What happens when you hold your breath? What is intermittent hypoxia training? What is the Wim Hoff method of breathing? How does this differ from Wim's method? What is the advantage of less oxygen? Why is the exhale the off-switch for stretch? What is Soma breathing? What is the importance of extending the exhale? How can we practice soma breathing? What are the top 3 tips to change our breath and change our lives? Extended musical soma-breathing meditation What does it mean that "conspiring" or breathing together can change the world? To find out more and get a free webinar visit: SomaBreath.com and for more health tips visit: www.RenegadePharmacist.com For more info, free meditations, weekly tips and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

If you've ever wanted more happiness in your life, then do you have the priority is joy show for you! Today we'll be talking about how to plug into joy, find it in each moment, and even find glimpses of it, when really big stuff goes down! Finding Joy Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include: What does a mountain have to do with AutomaticWriting.com???What is Michael's plan to "take over the world"? What does it mean to leave blocks open in your life? What's the importance of stepping back and looking "big picture" at things? What is a 3D plan to help you work on your life, rather than in it? What does it mean to step back from the details to find more joy in your life? What does a heart-coherence number have to do with happiness? How can simplicity and happiness bring more joy into our lives? What is a Meaning to Pause bracelet??? What does it mean to keep your flywheel going? What does it mean to put systems in place for Inspire Nation? How we can manifest the life we desire? How you can build momentum in your life? How the choices in your life matter (particularly when you're choosing joy!) What will be the Inspire Nation TV Show? How will Michael and Jessica get a studio in Aspen? What's the importance of your vision, and your compromise??? What does it mean that life's a sine curve and what does it mean for your happiness? What does it mean there's always joy to be found? How do we choose more peace and simplicity? To Find out More Visit: FireItUpWithCJ.com? For more info, free meditations, weekly tips, stories and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

If you've ever wanted guidance from the other side for powerful transformation, then do we have the Energy Speaks show for you! Today I'll be talking with Lee Harris, speaker, musician, rock star intuitive medium, and the author of a beautiful book on changing your life, Energy Speaks. And that's just what I want to talk with him about today, about messages from spirit on living, loving and awakening! Energy Speaks Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: How did Lee Harris end up in Weight Watchers by age 10? How did Oprah help? What was his metaphysical journey and what brought him back? When did he start hearing his guides? Who are "the Z's"? What is the collective? What's the importance of the line "God, Use Me?" How can writing help us get in touch with our guides? What does it mean to be "spun" and what's the importance of reconnecting with the earth? What does it mean to own our personal power? Are we all light workers? What's the shift going on, on the planet? What does the shift in consciousness mean for us? Video mentioned from YouTube/LeeHarrisEnergy "Year of Beginnings" What can we learn from people's Ayahuasca journies? What's the importance of remembering who we are? What are the top three things the guides want us to know? How do we get in touch with our guides? Do we all have a giant angel who has got our back? What is our inner observer angel? To find out more (and get free gifts) visit: EnergySpeaksBook.com and www.LeeHarrisEnergy.com To find more shows and find out more visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

If you've ever wondered how to find more peace, while getting more done, then do we have the Stress Less, Accomplish More show for you! Today I'll be talking with Emily Fletcher, meditation teacher, founder of Ziva Meditation, and the author of a chock-full meditation-filled book, Stress Less, Accomplish more. And that's just what I want to talk with her about today, about how to use meditation for greater peace and extraordinary performance. Stress Less and Accomplish More Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: What happened when Emily was performing in A Chorus Line in New York City? Why was she struggling so much? What happened after she attended her first meditation class? What did she begin doing after returning from India? What does she tell people when they say they can't meditate? What's the confusion with people's understanding of meditation? What are the 3 M's of meditation? What style of meditation should people begin with? What is Lazy Man's Meditation? What's the 4th state of consciousness? What's the meditation shame spiral? What does the corpus callosum have to do with meditation? How does meditation help with stress? What's the "Z" technique for meditation? When do we want to meditate? What's the real meaning of "mindfulness"? What's the simplest mantra we can use? What are the meditation bends, and why don't we want to use an alarm clock? How do we use meditation for manifestation? What's the importance of practicing gratitude? Why do we want to make our meditation non-negotiable? What are the top 3 tips to stress less and accomplish more??? To Find Out More Visit: ZivaMeditation.com For more info, free meditations, weekly tips, stories and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

If you've ever had something terrible happen to you, or your loved one, then you'll want to check out this show. Jessica Lee (Inspire Nation's producer and my wife…and my hero!) and I share our second miscarriage experience, what we can all learn from it, and how we can heal, and do our best to make the most out of life's most harrowing (and often heart-breaking) experiences. This is such a heart-felt and inspiring show, and Jessica is so honest…and I believe will help everyone from her sharing. Enjoy, be inspired and shine bright! When bad things happen to good people self-improvement & self-help topics include: What happened to Michael and Jessica after an Ultrasound How do you begin to process something terrible? What does it mean to step back? What's the importance of going to the breath, and what does that really mean? What's the importance of allowing time to breathe? What's it mean to go to a place of non-judgment? Why is it important never to make light of the situation? What's the importance of communication during these times? What's it mean to make space and allow in? How important are prayer and meditation when things go wrong? What's the importance of pampering yourself during these times and what does that look like? Why do we want to keep a routine, or put a routine in place? What's it mean to reset the clock? What is an energetic clearing? What does it mean to do deep emotional clearing work? How can you write to heal, and why is it so important? Why do you want to reach out to others? What's the importance of doing something inspirational or creative for your heart? When is it time to begin planning for your future? What's it mean to choose love over fear? For more info, free meditations, weekly tips, stories and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

If you've ever wanted to attract anything into your life, then do we have the Real Magic show for you! Today I'll be talking with Dr. Dean Radin, Chief Scientist at the INSTITUTE OF NOETIC SCIENCES, author or coauthor of over 250 technical and popular articles, three dozen book chapters, and three books including the award-winning The Conscious Universe, Entangled Minds, the 2014 Silver Nautilus Book Award winner, SUPERNORMAL, and his latest, another all-time new favorite of mine, Real Magic. And that's just what I want to talk with him about today, about ancient wisdom, modern science, and a guide to the secret power of the Universe. The Science Behind Real Magic Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: How has Dr. Dean Radin been studying the science of "real magic" for 40 years? What are the limitations of modern science today? What does consciousness have to do with anything? What is parapsychology and how long has it been studied? What is "real magic" and how long has it been practiced? How do you investigate parapsychology? What is six sigma? What tests have passed the billion to one odds? What is force of will? What are his conclusions about metaphysical concepts? What is the science showing behind metaphysical concepts? Is metaphysics real, and can anyone practice "magic"? What are the common forms of "magic"? What is "remote viewing"? What is "presentiment" and how does it work? What is "precognition" and how does this concept affect our lives? What do random number generators tell us? How do we being to practice? What are the origins of "magic"? Who are some of the original magicians? Did Plato practice magic? How did Sir Isaac Newton practice magic? What's the importance of meditation to help with magic? What's a SIGIL? What do synchronicities have to do with anything? What in the world do donuts have to do with anything??? For More Info Visit: RealMagicBook.com, www.DeanRadin.com, and www.DeanRadin.org For more info, free meditations, weekly tips, stories and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

Relax Into Everything Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: If you've ever wanted more relaxation in your life, then do we have the show for you. Today we'll talk about relaxing into things, and drop the fear and anxiety, even when things feel tight. What do masters, teachers, and loved ones have to do with guiding our lives? What are the best questions to ask in automatic writing? What are the benefits of open ended questions for getting wisdom from the inside? How we can use technology to help us pause once an hour. How we can create a Pavlovian response for relaxation? What are the first few steps for automatic writing? What can we learn from the power of noodles – and soothing our inner-self??? What it really means to relax into everything? What it means to fight and freak out, or drop and laugh into things? Why we don't want to choose "b for bezerk"! What it means to get centered and calm the energy around you? How do we let the nervousness go? What's the benefit of being experimental, with no judgment? What can we learn from "heart coherence" about dropping our stress? For an elevating newsletter visit InspireNationShow.com What do a high-speed mouse and a Tesla have to do with relaxing into everything. What can we learn from Lori Morrison and "The Shaman's Guide to Power Animals" What it means to let go of the stress over being stressed. And how to relax into your relaxation - rather than force it. To find out more visit: FireItUpWithCJ.com For more info, free meditations, weekly tips, stories and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

If you've ever wanted guidance from the spirit world, then do we have the Shamans Guide to Power Animals show for you. Today I'll be talking with Lori Morrison, best-selling author, inspirationalist, shaman and mystic, and the author of a brilliant new book on the natural world, the Shaman's Guide to Power Animals. And that's just what I want to talk with her about today, about accessing your power animal, for incredible guidance in your life! The Shaman's Guide to Power Animals Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: How did Lori Morrison begin to connect with the natural world? What did a Shaman predict would happen to her? How did she end up in South America? How did she end up living in a volcano? What happened to her when she visited Africa? What was the major shamanic initiation that happened to her in 2010? What does it mean that 4 jaguars came to her? How did a lion spirit become her teacher and her guide? How did she end up writing a book on spirit animals, and what do the animals want to teach us? Why do the animals want to help us? What is the hope and goal of animals, and are they more evolved than us? What are power animals? Do we each have a power animal? What is the purpose of power animals? What is the role of domestic animals? What does it mean when an animal crosses our path? What does it mean when a mouse comes into your life? What does it mean when woodpecker pays you a visit? What is the message the deer has for us? What is the message of the snake? What can we learn from the hummingbird? What is the turtle here to teach us? How is the honeybee helping us all to shine bright? What are the top three things we need to know fom our power animals??? To find out more visit lorimorrison.com For more info, free meditations, weekly tips, stories and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

---Consider today's show the Law of Attraction in Action!--- If you've ever wanted to heal, overcome challenges, bring in more prosperity, or live the life of your dreams, then do we have the Creative Visualizations show for you. Today I'll be speaking with Marc Allen, leader, writer, author, and composer and the co-founder of New World Library along with Shakti Gwain on her groundbreaking book, that's just hit it's 40th anniversary, with over seven million copies sold, Creative Visualizations. Today we'll talk about Shakti Gwain's 8 million copy international best-selling book, and the creative visualization and affirmation techniques she teaches. This is one of our all-time best interviews for sharing powerful techniques, rather than philosophy, on exactly how to do visualizations, how to do affirmations, and how to attract into your life whatever you desire. Law of Attraction Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include: What happened to Marc Allen before his thirtieth birthday? How did visualizations and affirmations completely turn things around? What one exercise did Marc Allen do on his 30th birthday that was so incredibly powerful? How do we do this exercise? When did he meet Shakti Gwain? How did they start writing an international best-seller? What kind of creative visualization work did they do before publishing Creative Visualizations? How did they print the first 2000 copies on borrowed money? How did the book take off without any marketing or promotions, and what did visualization work have to do with it? What's the power of affirmations? What's the best way to use affirmations? What are a few key pointers for affirmations? What does it mean we have to dare to affirm? What does it mean that energy is magnetic? What are the best techniques for using creative visualizations? What's the one single most powerful exercise we should try? What's the "this or something better" statement? What's the importance of relaxing? What's the best time to visualize? What are the four basic steps for effective creative visualization? Does visualization mean you have to see a mental image? What are the necessary elements for intention? What's it mean to be connected with your higher self? How do we overcome scarcity programming? What one exercise can we begin today to bring about what we desire? What's a self-appreciation meditation? To find out more go to: NewWorldLibrary.com For more info, free meditations, weekly tips, stories and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

Brilliant interview with Skip Prichard, serial CEO and the author of a brilliant book on how your mistakes can serve you! I learned a lot from this interview about the power of our mistakes, in helping us reach our greatest success! So today I'm talking about 9 mistakes and 3 laws to help us greatest our happiest, most productive future. Enjoy!!!! The Book of Mistakes Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include: How did Skip begin asking about people's mistakes? Why do different people with similar challenges end up with such dramatically different results? What's the importance of fulfilling our life's purpose? How do we begin to discover our purpose? What are the nine mistakes we get to learn from to have our greatest lives? What's the danger of working on someone else's dream? What does it mean to allow someone else to define your value? What's the harm in labeling ourselves??? What's the importance of being true to yourself? What do we all do with excuses that stops us in our tracks? Why is it so important to guard our inner voice? Why is it so important to surround ourselves with the "right" people? What's it mean to surround ourselves with people who will help us achieve our purpose? What's the danger of our comfort zone, and how much do we want to stretch ourselves? Are there was to make our setbacks temporary or use them to empower us? Why is it so important we stand out instead of blend in? What can we learn from Mozart??? What does greatness have to do with standing out??? Is there really an unlimited amount of success available, and what does this mean for us???? How do we turn jealousy and envy into curiosity? What's the importance and benefit of realizing we have a limited amount of time? To find out more visit: www.Skipprichard.com For more info, free meditations, weekly tips, stories and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

Brilliant, prophetic interview with the former Chief Business officer of Google X, Mo Gawdat (I love talking with Mo!), on how fast Artificial Intelligence is becoming smarter than us, what this means for our future, and how we can train artificial intelligence (and keep ourselves safe!!!) by working on our own happiness today! In essence, Artificial Intelligence is like a little child, watching and learning from what we do, not what we say...and very soon it will be much smarter than us...and soon enough, 1 billion times smarter than us. To keep ourselves safe and for humanity, we must "teach our children well". And to teach our AI children, we need to shift our focus toward kindness, compassion and happiness. And that's what we talk about too, how to shift our focus to happiness, how we can become happier today, and help others Solve for Happy as well!!! ----- Today I'll be talking with Mo Gawdat, the former Chief Business Officer for Google X and the author of an incredibly touching and powerful book and treatise on happiness, Solve for Happy and an incredibly powerful movement, One Billion Happy. And that's just what I want to talk with him about today, about happiness and artificial intelligence and what it means for you!!! One Billion Happy Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: How did Mo Gawdat help launch Google – in particular worldwide? How did Mo become the Chief Business Officer of Google X? What are "real world humans"? What does it mean we have departed from our humanity? How is technology alienating us from our own humanity? What are the challenges of Artificial Intelligence today? How long will it be before Artificial Intelligence is smarter than we are in general intelligence (singularity)? What are the dangers of Artificial Intelligence becoming smarter than us? What do they believe will happen with artificial intelligence over the next 30 years and what does it mean for us? What do we need to do to keep ourselves safe from Artificial Intelligence? What does Artificial Intelligence have to do with our happiness? What do we need to teach AI and what do we need to teach ourselves? How do we make happiness our priority? How can we solve for happy, or simply choose happiness? How can we infect happiness in those around us? What does Mo mean that life is a game? How do we then game happiness…and make life more fun??? What's the importance of loving ourselves? What's the importance of who we surround ourselves with? What are the top three tips we need to know to solve for happy? To find out more visit SolveForHappy.com and www.OneBillionHappy.com For more info, free meditations, weekly tips, stories and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

Fun, heart-felt, inspiring interview with CJ Liu on how to find greater peace and bring things back under control, when you're feeling spun, or in the middle of your first-trimester of pregnancy. On top of learning how to surf the waves of change, find peace, and get centered again, we update you on Jessica Lee's (Producer of Inspire Nation) pregnancy from her first ultra-sound and more! What a beautiful, inspiring, behind the scenes look at how we're handling the waves of change, and how you can too - with more grace and ease than you've ever imagined! If you're surfing unsettled seas, or the waves of change (and who isn't these days!) then this show is for you!!! --- Find Greater Peace Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: What Michael and Jessica discovered from their first ultrasound? What blueberries and babies have to do with anything? When Michael and Jessica can find out the sex of the baby? What Sir Meowsers has had to do with the pregnancy, and how he's stepped up to the plate! (And how he's become King Meowsers!!!) Why Jessica's broken down for dumplings? What are the cravings Jessica has had in her early pregnancy?? How Michael "the vegan" began cooking her eggs! What's the importance of your "nest" and decluttering your environment??? What Michael's done to help Jessica when she got really queasy (and what charcoal had to do with anything!) What happened to Michael on a surprising 3 hour cross country ski??? What's the importance of asking for help if you need it??? Why being "lost" can be a good thing? Why becoming unmoored can be a positive thing? What it means to embrace and relax into the chaos to create something new? What it means to bring your "A game" energy? What it means you're in an "upward spiral" no matter what? To find out more visit: FireItUpWithCj.com For more info, free meditations, weekly tips, stories and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

I must admit, I've been enamored with Rumi ever since I began my spiritual journey, or took my first step down the cobblestoned road to spirituality. And so meeting a Rumi expert, and one so heart-opened, and alive as Kalma K. Kapur was such a special treat. We bonded, and shared from the heart, and she took me on such a special journey with her stories. I am completely smitten with this interview, how expansive it is, how it makes me feel, and the joy and courage for life I've gained from Kalma, from her courage, and for the lessons from Rumi she shares. Live isn't all easy, nor was it meant to be…it's a profound and important message from Rumi. For if we truly understand our greatness, our connectedness, and how our challenges are here to help us and to serve us, it truly changes everything!!! I hope you enjoy this interview, and the amazing Kalma K. Kapur, as much as I did. Enjoy and Shine Bright!!! --- If you've ever wanted to dive deep and heal your heart, then do we have the RUMI, TALES OF THE SPIRIT show for you Today I'll be talking with Kamla K. Kapur, award winning author, poet, Rumi Scholar, and the author of a soulful, heart-expanding book, RUMI, Tales of the Spirit. And that's just what I want to talk with her about today, about Rumi's writing's, teachings and a journey to healing the heart! To Find Out More Visit: www.KalmaKKapur.com For more info, free meditations, weekly tips, stories and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

90 seconds can change your life!!! It's rare that an individual comes along that breaks the entire paradigm in a field, and does it so cleanly and eloquently as Dr. Joan Rosenberg has done. This interview blew me away in how one simple technique, aptly named (by her colleague, not her) the 90 second Rosenberg Reset can help you wade through the wave of your emotions, and come out the other side. If you want to understand your emotions, and be able to ride the waves without being taken under, then this interview, with such a brilliant author is for you. She'll help you take back control of your emotions, or what happens after the emotional wave. It'll help you be happier, help improve your relationships, and most importantly help you understand why you do what you do, and why those around you do so as well. I'm so glad I had Joan on the show, and know it'll improve my response to my own emotions, my relationship with my wife Jessica, and likely help you with your emotions as well :O). Enjoy and Shine Bright!!! --- If you've ever wanted a happier, more fulfilling life, then do we have the 90 Seconds to a Life You Love show for you! Today I'll be talking with Dr. Joan Rosenberg expert psychologist, creator of Emotional Mastery, and the author of Mean Girls, Mean Women, and her latest brilliant – I LOVE IT - masterpiece, 90 Seconds to a Life You Love. And that's just what I want to talk with her about today, about how to master your difficult feelings to cultivate lasting confidence, resilience and authenticity. Dr. Joan Rosenberg on How 90 Seconds Can Shift Your Emotions & Help You Feel Better!!! Law of Attraction | Psychology | Motivation | Spiritual | Spirituality | Guided Meditation | Inspirational | Motivational | Self-Improvement | Self-Help | Love For more info visit: www.DrJoanRosenberg.com And for free meditations, weekly tips, stories and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

I can see why Wayne Dyer declared to Sharon "You must share your story!" This is one of the most intoxicating, beautiful, heart-warming, and empowering stories and interviews I've ever done! It was such an honor to talk with Sharon Prentice, PhD, about a shared death experience, and what it means for us all. I was so, incredibly touched, and believe you will be too. --- If you've ever struggled with terrible loss, or can't find your way out of the darkness, then do we have the Becoming Starlight show for you. Today I'll be talking with psychologist and minister Dr. Sharon Prentice, the author of a brilliant book on SDE's and coming into the light, Becoming Starlight. And that's just what I want to talk with her about today, about a shared death journey from darkness to light, and what it means for us all. It's powerful, you might keep some Kleenex handy, but boy will it inspire you!!!!! For More Info Visit: www.SharonPrentice.com And for free meditations, weekly tips, stories and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

If you've ever wanted great change or more success in your life, then do we have the Willpower Doesn't Work show for you! Today I'll be talking with Benjamin Hardy, PhD, since 2015, the #1 writer on Medium.com and soon to be the New York Times best-selling author of a must-read book that has absolutely blown me away, Willpower Doesn't Work. And that's just what I want to talk with him about today, about the Hidden Keys to success and how to change your environment to change your life! Willpower Doesn't Work Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: What happened to Benjamin Hardy growing up? What did World of Warcraft Little Caesars and Mountain Dew have to do with anything??? How'd a switch flip in his life? How'd he end up in a PhD program without even applying? What did Nate Lambert have to do with his success? What's the importance of a mentor? How did foster kids help his career take off? What's the importance of your "why"? What's the importance of learning from the best? Why doesn't will-power work? What did he learn from adopting 3 foster kids? What's the importance of sleep? And the importance of a night-time routine? And the importance of a morning routine? And the importance of journaling or automatic writing??? What is our environment? What's the importance of the people in our lives? What's the importance of making ourselves uncomfortable? What's the power of presence and why is it so important? What can we learn from Ellen Langer about mindfulness? What is a true commitment and hwy's it so important? How can we design an environment to propel us toward our dreams? What can we learn from the purchase of a tesla? To find out more and find out how to win a tesla visit WillpowerDoesntWork.com And for free meditations, weekly tips, stories and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

Such a beautiful, heart-warming interview with CJ Liu on how to get things done, even when you don't want to...but how to put the systems in place, the kind-gentle-easy-good way to help you overcome your hurdles, your stucked-ness, procrastitation, and fears, and to step forward toward your dreams! That plus my visit to my Fam in Florida, getting my dad on green smoothies, and even getting him to the gym!!! (And my special trip to the dentist that left me lighter of mouth!) Such a special, heart-warming show, to help you get moving, get things done, and step forward toward your dreams! Shine bright everyone!!! If you've ever wanted to improve or upgrade your life, or simply get ahead, then do we have the Taking Care of Business, show for you. Today we'll talk about how to get moving, get going, and get the things done, you've always wanted to, or need to. If Not Now then When Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: What happened when Michael went to Florida? How Michael did an interview with his parents? How Michael worked to heal himself and his childhood wounds? How Michael got back into his morning routine even when out of town? How to build a powerful healing habit – even with your dad and green smoothies! What "If not now then when" really means? What's coming for Jessica (and her first ultrasound coming up!) What's the importance of delegation, or tightening up your timelines? What in the world is Parkinson's law??? What does it mean to work backwards and come up with a deadline to help you move forward? Why tighter deadlines may be the best way to go! What it means to overcook your goose! What it means to use your environment to support you? What CJ Liu gained from working with Amazon? What is the Amazon sphere? What we learned from "Seven Practices of a Mindful Leader" with Marc Lesser! What Michael needed to do at the dentist and what it has to do with "if not now then when". What it means to be gentle and loving and kind to yourself when you need to get things done. What it means to stop resisting? To find out more visit: www.FireItUpWithCJ.com And for free meditations, weekly tips, stories and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

There's so much media and hype these days around a plant-based diet, I wanted to have on a guest to help you, if you want to get started. No one diet is right for everyone, but typically the hardest thing in starting a dietary change is knowing what in the world to eat...which is why I was so excited to have the plant-based Dr. Neal D. Barnard on the show. I thought of my parents when recording this one, I know how hard of a challenge it's been for my dad to incorporate a green-smoothie into his daily routine. But he's done so, and I couldn't be prouder of him. If you're looking to up your nutrition, and round the corner with your health, then this show may be for you. I hope you enjoy the interview, and the food too!!! WOO HOO!!! --- If you've ever wanted to boost your health, or go plant-based, then do we have the Vegan Starter Kit show for you! Today I'll be talking with Dr. Neal Barnard, NY Times Best-selling author, one of the leading authorities on Plant-Based diets, and the author of a fun guide to shifting your diet, The Vegan Starter Kit. And that's just what I want to talk with him about today, about what you need to know about getting started with plant-based eating. The Vegan Starter Kit Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: How did Bill Clinton end up on a plant-based diet? And Ellen DeGeneres? What happened to Venus Williams and why did she go plant based? What did Dr. Barnard discover years ago when performing autopsies? What was his health like, and how did he begin to shift? What are some of the benefits of a plant-based diet? What are the rules for going plant-based? What are some of the challenges of eating meat and diary? How can a plant-based diet help with pregnancy? How does one start on a plant-based diet? What are some of the easiest foods to substitute? What are some of the hidden sources of dairy to watch out for? How can going plant-based help you lose weight? How can a plant-based diet help with diabetes? How can it help with high blood pressure? How can it help with cancer? And with inflammation??? How do you get enough protein on a plant-based diet? What about iron? What do we need to know about plant-based diets for kids? How we can help ourselves, and our kids in social situations? And for women pre-menapause? And for cramping? What do we need to know about the latest diets and diet trends? What's the easiest way to try it and transition??? To find out more visit: www.PCRM.org For more info, free meditations, weekly tips, stories and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

A beautiful interview with Ellen Tadd on how to connect with our consciousness, spirit, or higher self, how to get in alignment and be guided for our highest good! You'll discover simple steps to opening your third eye, and how to use it. And gain guidance, direction and insight, as learn how to see the world in a completely different way. You may never look at the world in the same way again. Personally, Michael speaking, this is one of this rare interviews where I'm now using her techniques daily, and will refer to them for years to come! Third-Eye Opening Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include: How Ellen Tadd first began perceiving the world differently. What happened when she told her dad she could see molecules What was happening with her teachers growing up? What happened to her mom, beginning when she was two. How her mom's early death affected her. What it means her mom gave her life at birth and vision at 17. What is hand scrying and what does it have to do with anything? How she learned she had a guide with her? How do we start to discover who we truly are? What's it mean to connect with our inner spirit? What's an individual emphasis and the importance of gentle wisdom? What's the First Error, and what's a karmic snowball? What are cultural impediments? What does it mean to change our focus? How do we begin to perceive the world through our third eye? What does it mean we're a solar plexus dominant culture, and how does this change when we open our third eye? Why do we want to focus through the third eye? What is attunement and what does it have to do with the third eye? An exercise you can do right now to open your third eye. A guided meditation to get yourself in attunement? What's a unique and powerful three step meditation? What's it mean to develop 3rd eye perception How can you use 3rd eye perception to change your relationship with the world? What's the Tadd technique? How do we begin working with consciousness? How is positivity our greatest protection? What does it' mean to cultivate positivity? What's the true importance of inspiration? One homework assignment you can begin today. For more info visit EllenTadd.com And for free meditations, weekly tips, stories and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

I've had a lot of Zen guests on the show, but Marc Lesser is my all-time favorite. I love his life story, his journey, and how he's brought heart to the workplace, and achievement to the heart. If you're looking to balance love and life, or spirituality and achievement…of course, there really is no separation, then this beautiful interview is for you. I want to have Marc back on the show, because I love his explanations, his wisdom, and his guidance. I hope you enjoy as much as I did!!! If you've ever wanted to be more a more present, compassionate individual or leader, then do we have the Seven Practices of a Mindful Leader show for you! Today I'll be talking with Marc Lesser, CEO and co-founder of the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute, and the author of a very ZEN take on Mindful Leadership, Seven Practices of a Mindful Leader, And that's just what I want to talk with him about today, about lessons from google, and a zen monastery kitchen. Seven Practices of a Mindful Leader Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include: How did Marc start his path toward becoming a Zen priest? How did Abraham Maslow's book "toward a Psychology of Being" influence him? How'd he end up working at a San Francisco Zen Center? What is Tasajara (first Zen Monastery in the Western World) and how did he become the head chef and then the director? How did Mindfulness become a part of all aspects of their work? Who is Chade Meng Tan of Google and how did they work together to bring mindfulness practices to Google? What does it mean to be between two worlds? What are seven practices to bring mindfulness to your work or bring spirituality to achievement and all that you do? What does it really mean to love the work? What does it mean to do the work? Why don't we want to paint ourselves as an expert (and to have an open heart) What's the importance of connecting with our pain? Why is it so important to connect with the pain of others? What's the importance of depending on others? What does it really mean to keep things simpler and why is this so important? What does it mean we have only one career? What is the 84th problem? To find out more visit: www.marclesser.net And for free meditations, weekly tips, stories and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

If you've ever wondered how emotions work, and what it means for all of us, then do we have the how emotions are made show for you. Today I'll be talking with Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett, an NIH award winning researcher and a university distinguished professor of psychology at Northeastern University about her new book, How Emotions are Made. And that's just what I want to talk with her about, about the secret life of the brain and what in the world it means for us. That plus we'll talk about Rowdy the dog, chimps and bonobos, right and left dog-tail wagging, eating baby bees, infant baby expressions, mistaking the flu for the love, and what in the word, fuzzy cheese pizza vomit and edible baby-poo have to do with anything! Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include: What do 8 "failures" at the University of Waterloo have to do with anything Why is anxiety and depression so confusing to people Can people really recognize their emotional states? Are there only a handful of emotional states? Are emotional states hardwired into the brain at birth Do people worldwide all have the same emotions Is there a biological finger print for different emotional states How is the brain creating emotion on the flies Why is what we've learned about emotions so important in experiencing emotions What do social constructs have to do with our emotions What is the wiring in infant brains How do our brains wire themselves to mirror the social and physical environment they grow up it Why the big innovation of brains is not cognition but is brain plasticity How is the brain guessing what's going to happen next, and how does it make sense of these sensations What do the sensations of attraction and the flu have to do with one another? Why our confidence to read people can get us in real trouble Why are women more likely to die from heart disease than men What does emotional stereotyping have to do with women Why is there a glass ceiling for women in their career, and what's the difference between female expressiveness and male expressiveness How does this emotional bias play out in elections with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump? What's the danger or false perception of an amygdala response? Why the amygdala is not really the home of fear, emotion, or irrationality, and what understanding this really means for us. What does the limbic system really mean? What in the world is the political flu and what does it have to do with our emotions? How can we protect our emotional state? What it means to titrate our exposure to negativity? What's the importance of mindfulness? How is gratitude an antidote to acrimony? Where does compassion fit into things? What to do when your brain is mobilizing the body to do something For more info visit: https://lisafeldmanbarrett.com/ What it means to be an architect of your own experience and how to empower your life! And for free meditations, weekly tips, stories and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

WOW! I can't believe I interviewed my parents!!! Come join me for a heart-warming, festive, inspiring interview on moving past your wiring, childhood wounds, and whatever holds you back. This interview was filmed live for a YouTube audience, with both my Mom and my Dad. And they did great!!! I love this interview, and if you're looking for inspiration, believe you will too! Enjoy and Woo Hoo!!! Blast Past Your Wiring Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: What were Michael's earliest days like? How did Michael handle his ADHD? What happened in Michael's first parent/teacher conference? How did Michael handle being bullied? How did he begin to rewire his mind? What is the emotion-code work Michael has done to help clear his wounds? Why is it the more successful we become, do we have an even bigger fear we might ruin things? How do we move past the "I might screw up" language in our minds. How can our challenges and accidents help to serve us? What does it mean that we're not our conditions, our diagnosis, or anything else that we're told or defines us? How Michael managed to get his mind under control? How did he learn to rewire his mind, and observe his energy too? What does it mean to notice where our blocks are? What it means to let go of our definitions of ourself, or what we take "ownership" of? Why it's important to take challenges, even if you might "fail"? What our default mode is—and how do we move past it? How do we move past the "cant's" in our mind? What it means to challenge your limiting beliefs? What's the importance of constructing a positive environment? What it means that we are who we surround ourselves with? What's the importance of our habits? How we can use our homes and decorations to positively influence us? How we can use the law of attraction with our environments? To find out more and for free meditations, weekly tips, stories and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

I often try to take a kind, gentle, and loving line on interviews, and always look for the good in everyone. But when it comes to the food industry, they often act like Big Tobacco...feeding us unhealthy chemicals, while telling us they're safe. I send love to everyone, but we need to make the choices that protect our health, and the health of those we love (Mom and Dad, I hope you catch this interview). So I was so happy to have Vani Hari on the show today, talking about the food industry's lies and what we can do about it! Here's to your health, and may you enjoy this interview!!! If you've ever struggled to figure out what in the world is safe to eat, then do we have the Feeding You Lies show for you! Today I'll be talking with Vani Hari, New York Times Best-selling Author, food activist, the founder of FoodBabe.com and the author of a brilliant book on transcending the lies and eating healthy, Feeding Your Lies. And that's just what I want to talk with her about today, about unraveling the food industry's playbook and reclaiming your health! Feeding You Lies Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include: What happened with Vani Hari and Chick Fillet? What happened with Vani Hari and Starbucks? What is Big Food and what is Big Food's dirty secret? How does Big Food spread their lies? What are some of the top lies we've been fed? Can the FDA help protect us? Why was coconut oil attacked? Is coconut oil really safe? What are the dirty dozen and why were they under attack (to find the dirty dozen visit EWG.org What's the difference between foods in America and foods in Europe? How can we take action steps to protect ourselves? Are gluten free foods really safe? What's wrong with "low calorie" foods? What's the truth about calories? What's the truth about soft-drinks (and how do we get off of them)? What's the truth about artificial sweeteners? What are fattening chemicals? What are some of the hidden names for sugar? What does "natural" really mean on a label? What are "natural flavors" and what's their harm? What's the importance of reading the labels? What are three important questions to help you choose wisely? What's the danger of weed-killer, and how does it get in our foods? What's the importance of organics? How do we want to eat (or snack) if we're pregnant? What do we need to know to keep our kids safe? To find out more visit: FeedingYouLies.com and www.FoodBabe.com And for free meditations, weekly tips, stories and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

If you've ever struggled with anxiety, illness, or dis-ease, then do we have the Clarity Cleanse Show for you. Today I'll be talking with Dr. Habib Sadeghi, Co-founder of the Be Hive of Healing Integrative Medical Center in LA, the author of Within: A Spiritual Awakening to Love and Weight Loss, the publisher of MegaZEN, and the author of a brilliant new book on healing, with a foreword by Gwyneth Paltrow, The Clarity Cleanse. And that's just what I want to talk with him about today, about 12 steps to finding renewed energy, spiritual fulfillment, AND emotional healing. The Clarity Cleanse Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: What was Dr. Sadeghi's wake-up call in his second year of med school? What did the doctors recommend? Who was Gary the Angel and how did he change his outlook on life? What does love have to do with healing? What is a journey into love? How can cancer be a signpost for something deeper on the inside? What are the messages we're getting from our bodies? What does living in clarity mean? How is illness an expression of a deeper wound? What's the importance of a container? What's good psycho-spiritual hygiene? What's a clarity mindset? What's the process of creating clarity? What's the importance of acceptance? What is Purge Emotional Writing? What's the importance of asking questions? What's the importance of embracing suffering (and reframing it)? What is compassionate self-forgiveness? What does feeling better to get better mean? What does a South African Krugerrand and a tarnished Mexican Peso have to do with anything? For More Info Visit: BeingClarity.com And for free meditations, weekly tips, stories and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

Today I'll be talking with David Neagle, President of Life is Now, and the author of a brilliant book on transforming your life, The Millions Within. And that's just what I want to talk with him about today, about how to manifest exactly what you want…and have a truly EPIC life. The Millions Within Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: What happened to David when he was four? What big questions was he asking by age six? What was David's big wake-up call? What was the manifestation card he wrote to himself afterwards? What was the demand he made, and what did he hear that began to change everything? What does it mean to have a good attitude? What were the three basic tenets he began living by? How did he triple his income in one year? What did it mean to change his paradigm, and what could he see once he did? What did Bob Proctor tell him when he got stuck? What did he learn from being coached by Bob Proctor? How did he challenge himself to get unstuck? How do we help our subconscious accept our biggest challenges? What does the first Universal Law of "More Life" mean for us? What's the importance of our desires, and what does that realy mean? What's wrong with hearing "oh come on!" and how do we move past this? What's the difference between what we think we want and what we really want? How do we discern what we truly want? What's the problem with WISHING for something? What's the power of a conscious decision? What's the importance of alignment? Why do unexamined beliefs often lash back out at us? What's the importance of self-acceptance? What are three keys to self-acceptance and how can they liberate us? To find out more visit DavidNeagle.com And for free meditations, weekly tips, stories and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

If you've ever wondered how to bring out your bravest boldest self, then do we have the presence producing show for you! Today I'll be talking with Amy Cuddy, Harvard Professor, amazing Ted Talk speaker, and new york times best-selling author of one of my new favorite books, Presence. Today we'll talk about bring your boldest self to your biggest challenges, plus impostorism, iposture and power poses. That plus we'll talk about l'esprit d'escalier – the spirit of the staircase, why we want to stop being silk, what we can all learn from Barishnakov, when you want to shut off an annoying fan, a challenge to all daughters, sisters and female friends, what we can all learn from pill bugs, and what in the world happens when you decide to marry an Australian. Self-Help and Self-Improvement Topics Include: Who are Boy and Bear? BoyandBear.com What is Ted-Talker Amy Cuddy 101 How a roller-skating waitress decided to become a psychologist What is the Spirit of the Stairs? What was an elevator pitch gone bad What is synchrony and what does it mean when someone is being present and authentic? What we can learn from Lakshmi Balachandra and venture capital pitches What's the challenge for psychology researchers for self-esteem What's the difference between cockiness and confidence What studies show you want to bring to a job interview. What we can learn from Susan Cain, the author of Quiet about introverts and presence. What's wrong with self-affirmations What's she learned from Mikko Nissinen professional ballet and Baryshnikov What is presence? What does presence have to do with mindfulness? How do we take presence off of its pedestal? What is impostorism? When an opportunity comes to us, should we all do the New Zealand Why it's really about preparing the self How does the body shape the mind, and what's it mean to starfish up? What are power poses and what does it have to do with expansiveness Why did power poses catch on from the Ted Talk? How to help women feel more expansive How team sports may help girls to be more expansive What is iPosture and what's so bad about being on our phones and smaller electronic devices Why an iHunch or 'text neck' makes us feel sad and less assertive What's the importance of expansive posture and expansive breathing Why breathing is tied to good posture, and what that means What are a few key ways to mind our posture throughout the day? Why it's so important to teach our kids that how they carry themselves changes the way they feel What we can learn from College Confidence with ADD by Michael Sandler. amycuddy.com, @amyjccuddy for twitter And for free meditations, weekly tips, stories and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

Michael Sandler and Jessica Lee's personal story (and discussion) on their Miscarriage, their healing journey, and now pregnancy x2. An inspiring, heart-warming, and honest discussion (from their recent YouTube live). Be ready to laugh, cry, and be inspired to get back on your horse, overcome your own challenges, no matter how little or how large, and use this show to power up your positivity!!!! The Power of Positivity & The Do-Over (Michael and Jessica's Pregnancy Story) What happened to Michael and Jessica's first pregnancy? What did Michael try to do during the miscarriage process? How was Jessica after the experience? What does it mean to focus or "own" your pregnancy or potential positive experience? What's the power in sharing with others (rather than hiding challenges)? What happened when Jessica went to a Dr. Joe Dispenza retreat just after her miscarriage? How we can view challenges as tune-ups for the body, heart and soul? What can be do for our mindset after we've fallen off the horse? How can you reframe from challenging events??? What it means to invest our well-being in positivity? What it means to invest in yourself? What it means to free yourself from your child-hood wounds!!! What it means to never worry about the past? Why it's important to get rid of the "should-a's" in our lives? How meditation can help us to erase or rewrite the past? Why small traumas can actually be beneficial, depending on how we react to things? What we learned from Paul Selig about the miscarriage? How daily intention work can help attract in what we desire? What's Jessica Lee's morning routine? What a "Perfect Pregnancy" Melissa Peer self-hypnosis is like? Top tools to help you stay in a positive place! To Find Out More And for free meditations, weekly tips, stories and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

If you've ever worried about your health, or the health of your kids, and how to make it better, then do we have the Sicker Fatter Poorer show for you! Today I'll be talking with Dr. Leonardo Trasande, and internationally reknowed leader in children's environmental heath, and the author of a brilliant…albeit unsettling book on endocrine disrupters and health, Sicker Fatter Poorer. And that's just what I want to talk with him about today, about the Urgent Threat of Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals to our health and future, and what we can do about it. Sicker Fatter Poorer Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: How'd Dr. Trasande end up in public health policy from Harvard? What was the Endocrine Disrupting Chemical Disease Burden Working Group? What did they learn about endocrine disprupting chemicals and why is this so important for us? What's the difference between a playground in 1962 and one today? What are the chemicals with the strongest evidence of health effects? What are some of the potential side-effects? What is endocrine disruption? What's the difference in these chemicals between the US and Europe? What's happening to our babies? What is the connection between chemicals, diabetes, and obesity? What do we need to know about BPA, and are the replacements any better? What's wrong with the concept "everything in moderation"? What's going on with autism in kids (and especially boys) today? What do we need to know about thyroid hormones especially in newborns? What can you tell us about pesticides in the brain? Key ways we can remove these chemicals and improve our lives What's a natural mattress and truly natural materials? What's wrong with flame retardants? What do we need to know about packaged foods? Are plastic containers safe? What about non-stick pans? What do we need to know about ADHD and Autism? What's wrong with canned foods? What are obesogens? What's a chemical whak-a-mole? How do we protect our kids? To find out more visit:www.leotrasande.com And for free meditations, weekly tips, stories and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

If you've ever struggled to get past your jumbled mind, then do we have the GET OUT OF YOUR MIND AND GET THINGS DONE show for you! Today I'll be talking with David Allen, author, consultant, international lecturer, and the best selling author of numerous books including his international best-seller, Getting Things Done. And that's just what I want to talk with him about today, about creating more room in our minds, getting in control, and getting things done. Getting Things Done Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: Why can't we trust our minds? What is our mind good for? What is our mind terrible at? What does the #4 have to do with our minds? How to create a vision in your life? How do we turn that vision into a reality What are the key steps to getting things done? What's wrong with how we've been taught to plan? Why is our planning methodology completely unnatural? What's a natural way to plan instead? How do we craft and frame a vivid picture of what we want? What's the power of a brain dump? How do we figure out the first step to getting things done? What's the importance of deciding the meaning behind the things we want to do? How do we come up with the most important actions? How do we get unstuck when we get an overwhelming list? How we move past the desire to do the latest and loudest? How do we build the microhabits to take things out of the conscious mind? How do we build our physical environment to support our getting things done? To find out more visit www.GettingThingsDone.com And for free meditations, weekly tips, stories and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

If you've ever wanted more genuine, fulfilling life, then do we have the show for you! Today I'll be talking with Sandra Joseph, The Record-Holding, Phantom of the Opera's longest leading lady and the author of a phenomenal new book on living your life, Unmasking What Matters. And that's just what I want to talk with her about 10 key life lessons, from 10 years on Broadway to unmask what matters most, and step into your field of power. Unmasking What Matters Topics Include: How did she become the longest running lead actress on Broadway? How did she get into acting? How did she overcome the fear of public speaking? What's the importance of facing fears to prevent regrets? What happened in her 5th grade performance that changed her life? What was her vow and what can we learn from it? What was her commitment she made after college and what does that mean for us? How do we move past the internal wiring that's holding us back? How did she move past her fears to get the lead role in the Phantom of the Opera? How do we move past Imposter Syndrome? How do we move past our wounds from the past? What's it mean to see behind the mask? What's the importance of starting a discussion with worthiness? What does it mean that we're truly enough? How do we turn toward ourselves? How do we counteract our tendency to beat up on ourselves when things haven't gone well. What's the importance of presence? How do we take a vow of ultimate kindness toward ourselves? What's it mean to let yourself be seen? What's the importance of choosing love over fear??? How do we move past self-criticism? What's the importance of self-compassion? What's it mean to stand in your field of power? What's it mean to value your role??? What's the importance of unconditional love? Who is the Phantom of the Opera who didn't get away? For more info visit: www.SandraJoseph.com And for free meditations, weekly tips, stories and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

If you've ever wanted to make big changes in your life, then do we have the Liminal Thinking show for you. Today I'll be talking with Dave Gray, founder of Xplane, and the author of two previous books on design change and innoviation, Gamestorming, and The Connected Company, and his latest, liminal thinking. And that's just what I want to talk with him about today, about creating the change you want by changing the way you think. That plus we'll talk about lemonade and Somalia, what in the world's falsifiability, the power of baking cookies, late night video games and routers, the power of a cup of tea, why you'd want to put crackers in a bed, and why in the world spitfire, wasn't really doomed. Life-Changing Liminal Thinking Topics Include: What is xplane? What is the word liminal? What is visual problem-solving? What does it mean change happens at the boundary of things? What does it mean beliefs are constructions? What does it mean the obvious is not obious? What's the danger of confusing beliefs with "reality" What does it mean beliefs cause behavior? What's a doom loop? How do beliefs create blind-spots? What's the importance of assuming we're not objective? What is falsifiability? What's the importance of triangulation? What does it mean to disrupt routines And what's the importance of disruptors? Why would you want to put crackers in a bed? What's the importance of taking a risk? http://www.LiminalThinking.com And for free meditations, weekly tips, stories and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com