Inspire Nation Show with Michael Sandler

Did you ever wish you could be happier right now, much happier? That life could be, well, happier in each moment, more puppies and roses, or that at least the sun could be shining more than half the time? Well then do we have the show for you! Today we’ll be talking with Tal Ben Shahar, a former Harvard pyschology professor and a leader in the field of positivity and happiness. He’s also the author of the best-selling book: Choose the Life You Want: The mindful Way to Happiness. Today we’ll be talking about at least 10 key ways to CHOOSE Happiness in Each moment, plus the power of smiling and why we both do it before starting the show, plus why we might want to forgo that new Porsche, and instead head for Cabo pronto. Arriba! Interview Topics Include: Got into studying happiness because wasn’t happy studying computers Generosity Brings Happiness There was a study that gave you money to go shopping Shoppers high had 1 day stick – then gone Those who were give money to instead give away, had more stick, even a week later Hebrew word natan, palindrome, same word backwards, because of the relationship of giving and receiving Being Present Brings You Happiness Eric, Blind Home Designer Hellen Keller Brings happiness and boosts immune system Being in a state of Gratitude brings you happiness Hellen Keller was a consummate appreciator Being Present and Grateful is a super-powerful happiness duo What Barbara Frederickson calls heartfelt positivity – feeling good in the moment Einstein , either nothing is a miracle or everything is What are key ways to be mindful for happiness Like working out Can go to gym Or bring activity to everything Mindfulness Can meditate Or can make every moment a mindfulness practice Listening to someone contributes to their physical health Kids self-esteem is higher Also affects employees in workplace – sick less when listened to more by boss or colleagues One of best predictors of job productivity is the answer to “do you have a best friend at work” – having someone hear us out. Having Pets contributes to wellbeing and happiness In every moment can cultivate mindfulness Amy Cutty – Physical Posture Doing dishes can be mindful When eating – 5-10 minutes a day of mindful eating a day can improve our wellbeing Posture can improve wellbeing, happiness, and body chemistry High power pose – Rooster pose or big-shot pose Increases testosterone and reduces cortisol Demostrates confidence Weaker pose Increases stress hormones, decreases testerone Hunching forward at computer isn’t good for our psychology The permission to be human Allowing ourselves to experience any and all emotions Difficult of self-help gurus Can’t be happy all the time Cannot suppress or block emotions Allowing yourself to experience emotions The idea of the lucky person – phenomenon of luck and Dr. Wiseman More open Interpret events differently Be a benefit finder, not a fault-finder How to become more of a benefit finder Teach it Write about it Have reminders around you Bringing humor and lightness to your life The healing power of humor – Norman Cousins Prescribing humorous activities – the power of humor is remarkable Ellen Degeneres Combining Dance and Humor The Wonder Drug video on Happiness.tv Ellen and TBD (Too Busy Disorder) So important to do less rather than more Changing our beliefs and the mind-body connection How do we shift those beliefs Carol Dweck – Fixed mindset vs. growth mindset – self fulfilling prophecy Having a fixed vs. a growth mindset Shoot for more positive experiences – even small experiences The value of experiences over goods Supporting a child’s dreams Spirituality – having a meaningful, purposeful experience See your work as significant or purposeful Doesn’t have to be in a great or big experience or ah ha moment, it can be in just about every moment of our lives. Happiness is in the details – in the minute-to-minute decisions we make Jon Kabat Zinn – wherever you go, there you are – being present to the experience Inspiration | Motivation | Mindfulness | Happiness | Health | Peace | Joy | Well-being | Children | Parenting | Spiritual | Spirituality | Business | Career | Self Love | Self-Help

Hi Everyone, Michael Sandler your host on Inspire Nation. Today we have a very short happiness meditation to help you find a ray of sunshine in any moment, in any situation. This meditation goes well with today’s guest, Tal Ben Shahar, a former Harvard Positivity Professor and author of Choose the Life You Want: The mindful Way to Happiness. You can of course do this meditation anytime you want, and use it as a mantra or reminder to bring you back to a state of happiness in any moment. If you like this meditation, please do us a HUGE favor and rate and review our show on iTunes. Ratings and Reviews are the #1 way to send happiness our way, and to help others to find the show. Thank you so much! To listen to Tal’s interview or hear more meditations by me or our guests visit our Inspire Nation Show or InspireNationShow.com. I send love. I send light. And many many blessings your way. Namaste. Okay, this is a very simple meditation. To begin, I’d like you either sitting up good and tall, which is a position of confidence, or laying on your back on the floor. First I’ll have you begin with a few nice, deep slow breaths. In and out gently through the nose. Next I’d like you to imagine one of the most positive experiences of your life. It could be something recent. It could be from your childhood. It could the birth of a child. Your wedding day, or anything else that made you feel on top of the world. As you continue to breathe in and out, take a minute and put yourself back there… For more meditations visit www.InspireNationShow.com Inspiration | Motivation | Spiritual | Spirituality | Happy | Happiness | Joy | Love | Inner Peace | Health | Self-Help

We’ve been talking a lot lately about bringing out the gifts within each us and living your greatest life. But what do we do if we don’t know our gifts inside of us, or have no idea where to turn with them? Well, as the expression goes, who you gonna call…ghost busters? No in this case you’[d call Sue Frederick, a Career Intuitive, who helps people discover their greatest path and wrote a beautiful book I see your dream job. Today we’ll cut through a bit of the confusion, and talk about uncovering our gifts and discovering our own paths, whether that’s in our current field, a new field, or somewhere out in Far Left Field. In short, today we’ll learn how to unwrap the gifts we came here with to discover what on earth you were meant to do. That, plus we’ll learn ENERGETIC PERSONAL RESUCITATION, OR EPR, or how in the world to tun up our vibes and shine extra bright! Topics Include: Following our soul path Using different tools to intuit our soul path The importance of meditation and listening to our inner voice/intuition Determining what your gifts are Do what you run from How do you connect the dots once you know what you’re passionate about? Getting moving Taking Baby Steps Meditation practice to access intuition Effectiveness of a Sanskrit mantra Om Namashiviya Shifts energy to a higher frequency In higher frequency and energy realms fear is replaced by love Shifting Energy Tools Gratitude Understanding the innate sweetness inside of each one of us Get back to our nature, bring that to work, to relationships Helps us connect soul to soul Get past ego, get past personality, get past fear Helping people bring out their “sweetness” From Debbie Downer to Thank You Dad Using laughter to slay the downer dragon Why do we need to take action right away once we’ve discovered our path Counseling kids on their greatness Have to go after your passions Have to bring your energy to the table Inspiration | Motivation | Intuition | Business | Career | Spiritual | Spirituality | Soul | Religion | Health | Wealth | Abundance | Self-Help

Today we have a very special meditation to help us release burdens and fears and vibrate at a higher level. This meditation is from our recent guest, career and life intuitive Sue Frederick. It’s called the Break Your Heart Wide Open Meditation, and it’s perfect if you’re having a rough day, tough time, grieving or need to let go of pain to help you raise your energy and move forward. I think it’s something we could all benefit from! A brief note on this meditation, she’ll ask at one point you put your hand in front of your heart, with your thumb and forefinger together. I want to describe this too you. Please take your right hand and flip it palm up. Now place it palm up, right in front of your heart, up against your chest. Keep it palm up, touching your chest, but touch your thumb and forefinger (first finger together so they make a circle). This in essence will be your scooper or shovel you’ll use in the meditation to help you remove and release pain, worries, and concerns. She’ll coach you through it, I just wanted to make sure you can visualize what you’ll do with your hand. If you like this meditation, please do us a HUGE favor, and rate and review our show on iTunes, it’s by far the #1 way you can help cheer us on, and HELP others find the show. And yes, you get boatloads of karma points for doing so. Thank you so much!!! To listen to Sue’s beautiful interview on following your soul path and finding your dream job, or to hear other meditations from me or our guests visit our inspire nation show or inspire nation show.com. I send love. I send light. And many, many blessings your way. Namaste. Leaves your fears, worries, and burdens behind with this meditation designed to help you raise your energy, overcome challenges & move ahead! Sue Frederick | Inspiration | Intuition | Motivation | Spiritual | Mindfulness | Healing | Spirituality | Love | Religion | Self-Help

If you’ve ever felt a twisting in your gut, nervous, anxious, or a dreaded fear that just won’t go away, like there’s a piano just above you getting ready to fall, then you are NOT alone, and do we have the show for you! Today I’m interviewing Kevin Davis, Anxiety Coach and Co-Host of the top-rated Anxiety Coaches Podcast! We’ll talk about why we all face anxiety, what it means, and most importantly what we can do to leave it behind. Anxiety shouldn’t stop us from loving the lives we lead, or leading the lives we’d love. Plus we’ll also look at what to do when panic does come up, so we’re not immobilized or feeling sick to our stomach. Today we’ll cut those strings to the dangling piano, and work to free ourselves from the fear so we can truly Live Fearlessly. Topics Include: Kevin’s Near Fatal Car Accident What is PTSD? What is CPTSD – complex PTSD Multiple Events Childhood How Anxiety and PTSD Involves daily triggers and replaying of the events Leads to not trusting one’s body How Kevin pulled himself out of the hole Started using guided visualizations – that relaxation time, doing that every day, trains the brain (exercises the brain) to help you to calm down. As long as you’re human and have a pulse, you’ll experience some anxiety at some point. Definition Anxiety Worrying about things that may or may not happen in the future Lao tzu on Anxiety and Depression The How To’s – There is no simple rescue, it is a practice Focus on past, have depression Focus on future, have anxiety The most important thing: Finding the trick that works for you to force yourself back into the moment Focusing on something For example Public Setting… Mindfulness – focusing on a distant person in great detail Rubber-band snapping on wrist to force you back into the present moment What is Anticipatory Anxiety and How to Control It Anxious now and more likely to be anxious in the situation How to Use Visualization for Success to Control and Eliminate Anxiety Racing in Europe and burning success or an automatic response into your body and mind Key Point: Don’t let your thoughts have so much power! com Check Out Kevin’s Inspire Nation Show Meditation As Well! And for more info visit: www.InspireNationShow.com Inspiration| Motivation | Meditation | Relaxation | Spirituality | Self-Help

Take a relaxing stroll on the beach and watch your worries wash away in this beautiful guided meditation by Kevin Davis, co-host of The Anxiety Coaches Podcast. Inspiration | Motivation | Meditation | Mindfulness | Spirituality | Health | Self-Help Hi Everyone, Michael Sandler here, your host on Inspire Nation. Today we have a relaxing, stress-reducing, guided beach meditation from our recent guest Kevin Davis, co-host of the Anxiety Coaches Podcast, or theanxietycoachespodcast.com. You can listen to this meditation any time of the day, my favorite for this is mid-afternoon on a day off, or in the evening, just before going to bed. To hear Kevin’s interview or more meditations from me or our guests, visit our Inspire Nation Show or InspireNationShow.com And if you like this meditation, please do us a HUGE favor and rate and review our show. It’s the #1 way to help us, and help others to find the show, and of course, it gives you beach loads…haha of karma points. Note: it’s much easier to rate and review on your mac, if you’re on your iphone, you need to back out of inspire nation, type inspire nation show in the search bar, then click the ratings and review tab. Thanks so much for your help on this one! Inspiration | Motivation | Meditation | Mindfulness | Kevin Davis | Anxiety Coaches Podcast | Spirituality | Health | Self-Help

We’re always talking about how YOU can improve yourself and YOU can change your life, but it’s often exhausting and filled with worry, and how do we know what’s best for us anyway? Well if you’ve ever wondered if you’re trying too hard, striving in the wrong direction, or have no idea where to go-or how to right the ship, then do we have the show for you! Today we’ll be talking with Toesha Silver, and she’s here not a minute too soon! She’s the best-selling author of Outrageous Openness and the recently released Change Me Prayers: The Hidden Power of Surrender. Today we’re going to talk about a very powerful way to live. It’s called Outrageous Openness, or how to be open to the world around us and the divine within or how to seek a divine plan so life happens through us, and for us, rather than by us. That plus why giving away your Seinfeld collection, may just set you free. Topics Include: Life happening through you and for you, rather than by you Scammed by scammer, but the money returned It’s about creating space to allow Not about chasing, pushing, grasping Tosha’s Story Was very sick for 3 years Idea of offering to a force of love Not about asking for help with “my” problem What would happen if it stopped being my problem, my life, the “small self” ownership If I get out this life is now owned by you, show me the actions you want me to take Felt hopeless because illness had gone on so long How do you stay out of the trap of striving, wanting, and worrying Right action begins to happen through you So important to create space rather than pushing to make it happen Offer it to the divine and say “show me the first step” What’s the Trouble with the Law of Attraction The energetic part is great, we attract according to our vibration Keep vibration high will attract to that If it’s low (anger, darkness, etc.) will attract to that Trouble is, it’s often used to give a shopping list…like shopping list to Costco Problem is, there’s often a divine plan that’s far greater for us How do we let go without losing our grandest vision Think of what you’re doing on behalf of love, and love knows all the steps that need to happen Instead of saying I need say I offer Need hands open to receive. Become able to bless the obstacles Vision boards are beautiful, but very limiting, very small I am here to serve love, Think of inviting Love in as an ally Use very simple prayers (and meditation) of invitation Help me to center, help me to trust love Having a God Box – putting all of your worries in your God Box How to let go (of Seinfeld) and de-clutter Having a sacred fire with our vision boards The breadcrumb trail – when what you desire is offered to the divine you start to get shown a trail Offering does not mean passivity How to listen and hear – an inner knowing How do we cultivate the inner knowing Part is through the prayers – offering it over It’s not do more, strive more, give more, but instead get centered and OFFER back Completely different recalibration of your energy What Surrendering Really Means For more information visit www.InspireNationShow.com Discover Why the Law of Attraction & the Secret Can Leave You Exhausted, While Outrageous Openness Leaves You Recharged, Rejuvenated & At One with Your Highest Good! Tosha Silver | Inspiration | Motivation | Meditation | Spirituality | Career | Love | Self-Help

Hi everyone, Michael Sandler here, your host on inspire nation. Today we have a very short, relaxing and liberating meditation from our recent guest, Tosha Silver, the Best-Selling Author of Outrageous Openness: Letting the Divine Take the Lead. This meditation can be done any time of the day, and I highly recommend it if you have big decisions or heavy burdens that are weighing on you. If you like this meditation, please do us a huge favor and rate and review our show. It’s the # way you can support the show, and help others to find these special meditations. That plus it’s great karma points! To check out Tosha’s beautiful interview, or hear more meditations from me, or our guests, check out our inspire nation show, or inspirenationshow.com. I send love, I send light. And many, many blessings your way. Namaste. For more information and meditations visit www.InspireNationShow.com Relax and Release Your Burdens to the Universe or the Divine. You’ll Feel Lighter, More At Ease, and More Connected & Centered, Body, Mind & Soul! Tosha Silver – Author Outrageous Openness | Inspiration | Motivation | Spirituality | Health | Self-Help

Do you ever feel there’s greatness inside of you, a higher purpose or calling, something grander more meant for your life, if you could only figure out what it is or how in the world to tap into it. If so then do we have the show for you! Today we’ll be talking with Derek Rydell prominent life, business, & career coach to Emmy and Academy Award Winner,s Fortune 500 execs, and evolutionary leaders in business, spirituality nad the healing arts. And he’s the best-selling author of several books, including Emergence: Seven Steps for Radical Life Change. I must say, Emergence it one of the most radical books on life change I’ve read, but I mean that in a GREAT way. For Derek Rydall empowers you to be your most amazing self, one much grander than you ever could have imagined! So today we’ll talk about Emergence 101, about understanding who we truly are, how to discover our gifts, and to grow from the tiny humble acorn, to the magnificent oak, we were each meant to be! Topics Include: Why “Self-Improvement” is an oxymoron What “the end of self improvement” really means Derek’s story for self improvement, which didn’t work. Why he was: Suicidal Addicted to Drugs and Alcohol Struggled to drive across bridge without pulling it off the edge Coral Reef Near-death experience – Had to surrender Discovered the “self” trying to improve was a fiction Went to monastery to become a monk Learned we’re not broken – Instead we must learn how to dust off the perfection which is already there We are already perfect, whole and complete! The challenge with the Law of Attraction is that it’s trying to attract, improve or achieve from a limited perspective Attracting from a limited perspective creates a barrier or resistance to what is already trying to emerge. It’s like trying to serve two masters or ride two horses at the same time Law of attraction – manifestation cycle – why it often doesn’t work The true meaning of whole-work, not homework. How to tune in to our true self How to know “you are already whole and complete” Are you congruent with this truth? Why Ego and The Tribe get in our way Ego is designed to keep us the same – is an artifact of our evolutionary growth So tribe tries to keep us down, and ego tries and prevents change – isn’t letting us evolve Happens in our “tribe” called our family as well, is a vestigial protective device Need to separate yourself from that until you can hold your space in that expanded place. THE EMERGENCE MODEL – Whatever’s “missing” is what you’re not giving Because the truth is, everything really truly is within you. How to be the light Emergence is the “ultimate weight loss program” How to turn on the divine power within. For More Information Visit www.InspireNationShow.com Inspiration | Motivation | Mindfulness | Spirituality | Spiritual | Law of Attraction | The Secret | Health | Business | Career | Self-Help

Feel Incredibly Inspired, Empowered, Motivated, Energized & Blissfully Relaxed with this amazing meditation! Led by Derek Rydall Best-Selling Author of Emergence & Coach to Top Hollywood Stars & CEOs! Inspiration | Motivation | Spirituality | Self-Help Hi Everyone, Michael Sandler here, your host on Inspire Nation. Today we have an amazing treat for you. This is one of the most empowering guided meditations I’ve ever experienced. It’s led by Derek Rydall, Best-Selling Author and Coach to Academy Award Winning Hollywood Stars and Top CEO’s. It’ll inspire you to bring out your best as well. You can do this meditation any time of the day, and expect to feel like a rock star and completely on top of the world when you finish. If you like this meditation, please do us a HUGE favor and rate and review our show on iTunes. It’s the #1 way to show your love, and help others to find the show. And of course, it’s mega-great karma points. Thanks so much! A key note: we’re told it’s easier to do on a computer than a phone, if you’re on a phone, you have to back out of the show, search for inspire nation, then looking for the ratings and review tab. To check out Derek Rydalls equally incredible interview and more meditations by me and our guests, visit our Inspire Nation Show, and InspireNationSHow.com. I send love, I send light. And many many blessings your way. Namaste. (Similar meditations to Wayne Dyer or Deepak Chopra, or NLP work by Tony Robbins) Inspiration | Motivation | Spiritual | Spirituality | Self-Help | Mindfulness | Law of Attraction | The Secret | Health | Wealth | Abundance | Inner-Peace | Happiness | Business | Career | Love

The How-To's of Emergence This is part 2 of our interview with Derek Rydall prominent life coach to Emmy and Academy Award Winner,s Fortune 500 execs, and evolutionary leaders in business, spirituality and the healing arts. He’s the best-selling author of several books, including Emergence: Seven Steps for Radical Life Change. In part one we learned how we all have greatness within, and like an acorn that grows to be a mighty oak, we can each grow into our greatness. So in part 2 we’ll look at the how-to’s of growing this mighty oak, and how to discover the incredible power and inconceivably great destiny that lies inside each one of us. It should be a life-changing ride! Topics Include: Life isn’t happening to you, but through you, as you and for you – it is a HUGE shift and reframing First stage of Emergineering – Vision – Seeing the Completed Vision There is a seed of genius in you A lot of problems we experience are a symptom of us not being rooted in our deepest vision How do we figure out our deepest vision? Vision Blinders The Soul Profile - Exercise to see what’s trying to emerge in us Think of three or four people who are amazing… How to think outside of the fish bowl – will save the fish though! Have to know where we are going, or we will get lost Second Stage of Emergineering – Congruent Conditions Now can build on the direction we built in stage 1 Using Visualization to Get in Touch with the Frequency of the Vision Careful not to focus on future, but on the frequency, to let your highest destiny come through! Your destiny is beyond your imagination – Your imagination can only rearrange what we know What’s most important is the imagination of the soul, not of the mind How to go from Station B-Lack to K-RICH Once you have the vibration, articulate what are the qualities of that vibration What are the feeling qualities? Break down each quality with LIFT practice Living in the FEELING Tone Look at people, places, objects, and activities Activate what gives you joy! How to create a life by design, rather than by default, out of this emerging vision To bust out, you need momentum so you don’t keep getting pulled back. Remember you are complete “If I am really this deeply supported in life, and if everything I want in life is already here, how would I show up in life?” What might I take a chance on, what would I start, what might I finish?” For More Information Visit www.InspireNationShow.com Inspiration | Motivation | Mindfulness | Spirituality | Spiritual | Law of Attraction | The Secret | Health | Business | Career | Self-Help

If you’ve ever wanted to feel better, enjoy life more, and feel our oneness or our interconnected being-ness with everyone and everything around you, then do we have the show for you! Today we’ll be talking Lama Surya Das, considered one of the foremost Western Buddhist meditation teachers and scholars. The Dalai Lama affectionately calls him “The Western Lama”. And He’s the best-selling author of 13 books including Buddha Standard Time, Awakening the Buddha Within and his latest book Make Me One With Everything: Today we’ll be talking about oneness and inter-meditation, or connecting to everyone and everything around us. We’ll talk about why we should do it, how we should do it, when we should do it, and what in the world we have in all have in common with a hot dog. Topics Include: What did the Dalai Lama say about a hot dog? Are we surfing the cresting wave of evolution How have things changed? You mention the Dalai lama giving high level teachings to thousands now, why is that? Why did you write this book? What is your mission? Why is it so important to interconnect, and particularly NOW? Is interconnection a relatively new idea or as old as the Buddha? What was your experience in France in hermitage retreat with intermeditation? What is intermeditation What is Thich Nhat Hanh’s interbeing? What is the difference between intermeditation – all inclusiveness, and mindfulness? Being aware or bringing all of our perception in? When I forget who I am, I serve God, when I forget who I am, I am God ~Hanuman Function Practice Main Practice Difficulties along the road? I intermediate on subways, but my favorite is at intersections, with drivers passing by. Co-meditation Are we in a new era? How have times changed? Are more of the esoteric teachings being shared? You spoke of the Dalai lama giving high level teachings before thousands now, why is this? How do we find peace in ourselves, and bring peace to the world Webination Neoroscientists – Richard Davidson, and Dan Siegel Tonglen – giving and receiving Lojong – attitude transformation and spiritual refinement Everyone is going to die someday, but who amongst us will choose to truly live Atisha – the lamp master – systematized Lojong – “taming” or “mastering” What is true attention or lucid attention and how do we cultivate it? What is nowness awareness or presencing? After attention is self-acceptace or compassion Be aware of the fragile and impermanent nature of your life Live the Buddhist tantric committment of looking at everyone and everything as Buddhas Be aware of the implications of your motivations and consequences of your actions My religion is kindness (I just said “My religion is We” Co-meditating with the dalai lama Co-meditating with our guides Natural meditation – clouds, trees, etc. Intermeditating with trees Intermeditating with animals The less full of myself I am, the more room there is for others. Inspiration | Motivation | Meditation | Spiritual | Spirituality | Dalai Lama | Tibet | Tibetan | Buddhism | Religion | Health | Peace | Happiness | Joy | Love | Self-Help

Hi Everyone, Michael Sandler here, your host on Inspire nation. Today we have an extra-short, super-special relaxing mindfulness meditation from our guest Lama Surya Das, whom the Dalai Lama affectionately refers to as The Western Lama. You can do this meditation anytime of the day, and almost anywhere, although I wouldn’t do it while driving. To hear the full interview from Lama Surya Das or to hear more meditations from me, or our guests, visit our Inspire Nation Show or InspireNationShow.com. And if you like this meditation, please do us a HUGE favor, and rate and review it on iTunes, it’s the #1 way to help support us, and help others find the show, and as always gives you great karma points! I send love. I send light. And many many blessings your way. Namaste. Inspiration | Motivation | Spiritual | Spirituality | Self-Help | Health | Religion | Tibetan Buddhism | Dalai Lama | Mindfulness

Perhaps you've seen Dr. Terry Wahl's viral Ted Talk with over 2 million views! If you’ve ever had inflammation, an auto-immune disease, sore joints, heart-disease, asthma, high blood pressure, or if you’re just plain human, then do we have the show for you! Today we’re interview Dr. Terry Wahls, one of the most extraordinary doctors out there. She’s come back from MS, and from a life in traditional medicine, to develop a functional medicine protocol to help us all live healthier, more energetic lives TODAY, and to come back from autoimmune disorders from MS, to Luppus, Lyme Disease, Diabetes, Chronic Fatigue, and the list goes on and on and on. Today we’ll talk about the heart of disease, why at it’s source, it’s all cellular dysfunction, where it comes from, and most importantly, what in the world we can do about it, beginning TODAY. That’s most important to me, that and kicking butt energetically. Jessica and I don’t have a show to run, but we want a family too, and we’re both coming back from long-term illness, her more than me. But if we admit it to ourselves, aren’t we all struggling in some way health-wise? We were never meant to be tired, achy, and old before our time, or brain-fogged at any age. And we were never meant to live on pharmaceuticals and a lifetime suppy of supplements. So I am so excited to talk with Dr. Wahls today. Show Notes and Topics Include: Ted Talk – Mind Your Mitochondria From Wheelchair to Walking Did you believe you could come back – what possessed you to look for an answer? History – steady decline even with aggressive treatment Discovered institute of functional medicine Redesigned life based on Took functional medicine plus supplement approach Ted Talk – 2 million views in 2011 Getting “younger” All autoimmune disease is the same at it’s origin Immune cells are at heart of how run biology Asthma, IBS, krohns, ulcerative cloritis, rheumatoid arthritis, schelarderma, psoriasis, MS, lupus, type 1 diabetes, acne, artherosclerosis, schizophrenia Most chronic diseases that aren’t affected may be found to be auto-immune in nature Mold-toxicity syndrome Auto-immune related Chronic swelling in one extremity Damaged blood vessels, whether veins or lymph ducts leaving that limb Also autonomic nerves that regulate flow could be damaged If exposed to bold, many of us our immune cells can attack, and clear it from system. Some of us can’t clear them as well, cause damage to organs, rev up inflammation and if have auto-immune process make it more severe What’s the difference between a diagnosis and a disease? Difference between conventional and functional medicine approach Example: uses IBS Conventional: use immune suppressing drugs Different “levels” for functional medicine Create more health for your cells, and healthier cells make helather organs and healthier body Basis is wahls diet plans Level 1 – tons of vegetable e. 9 cups of veggies 3 cups is one plate – so 3 plates of veggies each meal Organic grass fed meat – though can do it as vegetarian Meditation Moving the body every day How is this diet different than standard paleo diet What is ketosis Can starve health-promoting bacteria in gut Ketosis 6-12 months will help starve out candida Make starchy vegetables raw – gut will ferment them into ketones and won’t Berries and fruits okay Limit apples, pears bananas What are good fats vs. bad fats Which to have, and which to stay away from No gluten No dairy – casein bad, but ghee may be okay. The 1 month test How do you tell if you have a leaky gut? Algae and Seaweed Sea salt vs. commercial salt Don’t need dairy/calcium need vitamin D and K2 Digestive Enzymes Zeolite, Clays Can make you mineral deficient Important tests to get Don’t necessarily need tests Need stress-reduction techniques Importance of meditation for stress-reduction (mindfulness, yoga, breathing, etc.) Usually can tell w/in 1 month moving in right direction But hard to sustain because is in addiction Remove from the house – get family’s support Terrywahls.com Currently recruiting for next trial – people with recurring MS with fatigue Swank diet vs. Wahls diet For more info: www.InspireNationShow.com Inspiration | Motivation | Health | Self-Help | Nutrition | Healing | Meditation | Spirituality | Viral Ted Talk

Today you’re in for a special treat! I just finished an interview I’ll have up in two weeks, but I was so excited by what our guest shared, that like a kid in a candy store I wanted to get you this exercise right away!. So today we have a very relaxing, and powerful breathing exercise and meditation brought to you by our upcoming guest Patrick McKeown, a world expert on the Buteyko breathing method and author of seven books on the breath including the brand new Oxygen Advantage. You often hear me talking about breathing in and out through the nose. There are many powerful reasons for that, one in particular is to help the mind go quiet, and rewire. This exercise in particular will help you do just that. By practicing this exercise, you’ll literally making changes to your brain that will help you throughout the day, and any time you experience stress. This exercise will help you cultivate greater concentration, focus, patience, and relaxation, even under heavy stress. With practice it can even help you sleep better. ---Perfect Too for ADHD or a Hyper-Active Mind!!!--- It’s very powerful, which is why I practice it quite often, and I always stress breathing in and out through the nose. Patrick will first discuss some of the benefits of this breathing method, then lead you in a very informal breathing meditation. My recommendation is to listen through fully the first time, then go back to where the music begins and dive straight into the meditation, tuning out his words as you go along. This is an exercise you can do any time of the day to immediately reduce your stress and quiet the mind. You can do this at work, at your computer, on break, at the dinner table, in bed, on a train, or almost anywhere you can think of. However, as a powerful breathing exercise that can dramatically quiet the mind, I do not recommend it while driving a car or operating heavy machinery. If you like this meditation, please do us a huge favor and rate and review our show. It’s the #1 way you can show your support, and help others find the show. And of course, there’s lots of great karma points involved. Now we’ve been told, it’s much easier to rate and review on a computer than you’re phone. But if you’re on your phone, you have to back out of inspire nation, type inspire nation in the search, then look for the ratings and review tab. Thank you so much. We’ll have Patrick McKeown’s full interview up in about two weeks. To check our more interviews or meditations, visit our Inspire Nation Show, or inspirenationshow.com. I send love, I send light. And many, many blessings your way. Namaste. Inspiration | Motivation | Concentration | Relaxation | Focus | Spiritual | Spirituality | Mindfulness | Health | Self-Help

If you’ve ever had your life touched by a pet, a friends pet, or even heard of someone’s life being completely transformed by the love of, or for an animal, then do we have a special treat for you. Today we’re talking with Dr. Bernie Siegel, the best-selling author of Love, Medicine, and Miracles. He’s one of the most well known doctors there, who talks about humanizing medicine, compassionate care, and the choice to live fully and die at peace. In 2011, Bernie was honored by the Watkins Review of London, England, as one of the Top 20 Spiritually Influential Living People on the Planet Of course, he’s also the author of the newly release Love, Animals and Miracles a book that speaks to my soul. Today we’ll talk about the healing power of love and animals, how they’re much more than just furry or scaly creatures, and how they have an almost magical power to transform our lives and fit in, in our crazy world. If you’re looking for inspiration, or a smile, then today’s celebration of animals and the love and miracles they always bring is for you! I can’t wait to hear the stories he’ll tell! Notes from Interview Include: Why Dr. Siegel is a Jungian Surgeon Why a mechanical approach to medicine is broken Why animals always come from the heart What he learned from his pets House rabbit Past regression – once killed with a sword, now heal with a sword Animals all get along as family Even a turtle and fish became best buddies! You can communicate with animals Animals speaking to us Animals at Nursing Homes Animals healing us - the healing power of animals Healing vibration of cats – the purring Petting an animal changes your chemistry People recover from heart surgery better if go home to a pet For single women – get a dog, take a walk, you’re more likely to meet a guy Cats, Laptops, and Keyboards Being called to animal shelters Animals passing away and the messages they give us Furfy passing away – animals passing away in their sleep Wants animals to be surrounded by love, with us when passing away, not at the vets, it’s a much simpler transition Animals coming back “reinpregnating” vs. reincarnation Animals are here to teach us, and they become family. Save the worms! What saving a turtle, the FBI, and guns have to do with each other. Jackson Chameleons Monty the snake How do animals help us to heal? Having an animal to care for forces our bodies to heal – particularly for seniors! “The still pond” the mindful experience, or mindfulness experience of having a pet We need to learn from our animals how to be in the present moment Don’t focus on what’s not right, but focus on what IS right. Why you should name a pet Sex. Miracle Oscar and recovery from cancer The healing power of touch The power and importance of body memories Transplants and body memories Plus much, much more!!! Inspiration | Motivation | Spirituality | Spiritual | Mindfulness | Healing | Health | Self-Help

Today we have a very special, short, yet empowering and healing animal protector meditation from our guest Dr. Bernie Siegel, best selling author of Love, Medicine, and Miracles, and his latest book, Love, Animals and Miracles. You can do this meditation any time of the day, but I Iike it best first thing in the morning, to help me set the ton for a beautiful day ahead, and help give me strength for any challenges that may come my way. It’s a beautiful reminder for the special animal inside each and every one of us. I’m part coyote or dog myself, and I may be a squirrel too. And I definitely love to run hills like a goat, and soar like an eagle! If you like this meditation, please do us a HUGE favor, and rate and review our show. It’s the #1 way you can show your support, AND it helps others to find the show. This gives you huge karma points, and helps you too to soar like an eagle. A technical note, you may find it easier to review on your computer than your cell phone, on an iphone you have to back out of inspire nation, then find it again, in order to get to the ratings and reviews tab. To check out Dr. Bernie Siegel’s interview on Love, Animals and Miracles, or to hear more meditations by me or our guests, check out our inspire nation show, or inspirenationshow.com. I send love, I sent light, and many, many blessings your way. Namaste. WOOF WOOF! Inspiration | Motivation | Spiritual | Spirituality | Mindfulness | Pets | Dogs | Cats | Health | Healing | Love | Kindness | Compassion | Self-Help

There’s an expression I once heard from the late Dr. Wayne Dyer, you must die while you’re still alive, or you must almost go through your own death in order to truly live. Well, having gone through two near-death experiences, I think there’s something to that, though I’d never wish it on anyone. But there’s a simpler way too, if we can open up our hearts, and learn from others. Well today we have an amazing spiritual teacher on the show. His name is Mark Nepo. He’s the New York Times best-selling author of The Book of Awakening and his new book Inside the Miracle. He’s experienced incredible suffering while having cancer not once, but twice, and at the same time as his former wife. But even in his darkest moments he didn’t become bitter, instead, he’s learned how to truly live, and I believe he’d even call it a miracle. And that’s what I want to talk about today, about how to embrace life fully, to overcome fear, and to dive in in head on and heart-on. Topics Include: Why you can’t block fear, you can only let it through, like wind through a tree. Radical acceptance Letting go of the hopes and dreams and goals in order to open up How letting go is the kindling of our aliveness Sometimes the dream doesn’t come true, but WE come true. Story of Japanese monk Tetsugen Pay attention to what brings you alive, follow what brings you alive. Trust literally means to follow your heart Respect literally means to look again How to reframe and have trust in the middle of something difficult Under everything we go through there is solid ground. To be broken is no reason to see all things as broken. Even if we fall down, we’re on solid ground…build from wherever you’re at, even if it’s a square inch. Alcoholism vs. Make-aholism Best way to honor someone we love is to be the best switch we can Story of Janice and Tom The teaching power of trees – rooted and leaves sway with the wind, they give We must be rooted, and we must sway or be flexible A miracle is a process, not an event. How to follow your heart Integrity toward aliveness How to listen to your hearts Being in the present moment – mindfulness – closest to everything that ever lived Stay in that perfect present moment. Your heart and your life are bigger than anything you can feel and experience Trust that our heart will find a way Whatever is opened in us is more important than what opens us. For more Info visit: www.InspireNationShow.com Inspiration | Motivation | Wayne Dyer | Spiritual | Spirituality | Faith | Hope | Love | Health | Wealth | Self-Help

Today we’re going to do a very special, kindness and compassion mediation. This is a great meditation to help you feel better, and help raise the vibration of the entire planet! You can do this meditation any time of the day, and I especially recommend it for the middle of the day, particularly when you’re around others. This meditation goes beautiful with today’s guest, Mark Nepo, NYT best-selling author of The Book of Awakening and his new book Inside the Miracle, who’s had to learn a thing or two about kindness and compassion, particularly for himself. If you like this meditation, please do us a HUGE favor and rate and review our show. Ratings and reviews are the #1 you can show your support, and help others to find the show. That plus it’s great karma!!! To check out Mark Nepo’s interview…and yes he was on Oprah! Or to check out our latest meditations, visit our inspire nation show, or inspirenationshow.com. I send love. I send light. And many, many blessings your way. Namaste. Okay, this is an exceptionally simple meditation. You can do this anywhere, at any time. This is a go to meditation of mine on subways, in traffic, at intersections, or anywhere else people are stressed. Emotion is an energy, which means a frequency…everything is a frequency. And the more we focus on the energy of kindness and compassion, the more we can change the frequency of everything and everyone around us. Things like to come into vibrational harmony, hit a tuning fork, and everything around it begins to vibrate at the same frequency…and the bigger and stronger the fork, the more of an affect it has. So the more you’re in a frequency of kindness and compassion, the more others will be as well…and if they’re not quite there, you’ll still help them to be a bit more loving, less anxious, and all-around feel better. Best of all, you’ll feel better too. Science has shown that thinking of others, releases the most amazing healing, and feel-good chemicals and hormones in the brain, chemicals we can’t release when we focus only on ourselves... Inspiration | Motivation | Spirituality | Spiritual | Mindfulness | Healing | Kindness | Compassion | Buddhism | Self-Help | Love

Want to be a Badass, Kick a little butt, and live your greatest life possible? Want the most Badass Wealth Consciousness in the world? Then do we have the show for you! Today we’re talking with Jen Sincero, super bad-ass success coach and the run-away best-selling author of YOU ARE A BADASS. In her words a few years ago, she said goodbye to her home in California to travel the world indefinitely and encourage as many people as possible to live lives of unbridled awesomeness. Unbridled awesome, who couldn’t use more of that? So today, we’ll talk about being a badass, living a kick-ass life, why fear is for suckers, and how you can live a life of unbridled awesomeness! That, plus the G word, doing, not spewing, loving the one you is, following your crotch…it’s not what you think, taking Hell Bent for Glory Action, plus how to make money your new best friend! Topics Include: Taking Risks is Essential Coaching Finding a way to get an 85K coach Lighting a fire under you’re a**. Raising your energy Letting go of fear Change your beliefs around $$$. The crab affect – most often the people who love you the most pull you down We have made caring someone a negative Family – don’t add fear, doubt and worry. Come from a place of expansive thought and belief Having an expanded mindset. Jen Sincero 6 Rules of Wealth Consciousness and the Law of Attraction for Wealth and Abundance Why you need an Audi over a Honda! Becoming who you desire to be before you are that person You can’t create a new reality from the reality you’re presently in Come from a place of abundance, not lack\ Want is a state of lack Writing a letter to money Learn what is going on around money in your subconscious Question all the negative beliefs you have around money Get clear with your desires, and the why’s behind it If you want the car go drive it If you want the house, visit the house Get emotional and that will help you get over the challenges Don’t need to know the how, just need to know the why Have the emotion and the how will start to reveal yourself as you take those leaps of faith Raise the frequency first Hell bent for glory action Will get intuitive hits all the time when have higher frequency, will scare the heck out of you! Have the leap of faith Getting the “BS” (big snooze, aka EGO) under control Importance of mantras in getting past your big snooze Life turning to (BEEP) before it turns to shinola! Killing your ego or your old self In nature there is no growth without friction Consider friction a sign you’re on the right path Meditation as medication! Critical as you’re expanding your mindset. How to make your brain your b*tch. Meditation Not falling prey to negative thoughts, beliefs and words. There’s nothing as powerful as a freight-train full of F-yeah! Leading with your Crotch Put the fun back in and see what you can get away with! Remember done is better than perfect! Fear is for suckers Can be your buddy Healthy competition and peer pressure For More Info: www.InspireNationShow.com Inspiration | Motivation | Spirituality | Spiritual | Law of Attraction | The Secret | Prosperity | Abundance | Health | Wealth | Self-Help

Hi Everyone, Michael Sandler here, your host on inspire nation. Today we have a very relaxing and empowering Badass meditation from Jen Sincero, our recent guest and author You Are a Badass, How to stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life. This empowering meditation can be done anytime of the day, but I personally love it for morning and evening reprogramming of my mind. If you like this meditation, please do us a HUGE favor and rate and review our show. You get huge Karma points, it supports us, and helps people find the show. Thank you so much! To Hear Jen Sincero’s recent interview on abundance and a Badass wealth consciousness, or to hear more meditations from me or from our guests, check out Inspire Nation, or InspireNationShow.com. I send love. I send light. And many, many blessings your way. Namaste. Inspiration | Motivation | Spirituality | Spiritual | Mindfulness | Consciousness | Law of Attraction | Manifestation | The Secret | Happiness | Abundance | Self-Help

Today we have a very inspired entrepreneur, artist and athlete, who will be talking with us about overcoming hurdles, chasing your dreams, and doing what it takes to succeed. He should know, he’s built over 20 companies worth over 100 million dollars (combined). His name is Mike Stemple, and I’m proud to call him my friend, and our first mentor, when we were getting our first company RunBare together, what feels like eons ago. Mike has a knack for cutting through the B.S. and getting at the core of what it takes to succeed. He’s done this with dozens of startups, while running ultra-endurance races, and in his own way, with his artwork as well. If you’ve ever driven i-25 through Denver, you’ve likely seen his Denver Bronco’s mural on a prominent building. I think though, what impresses me most about Mike is his inability to quit, hear no, or get discouraged, no matter what. To make 20 million dollar companies, means being willing to fail, and fail a LOT, something Mike knows a lot about too. But he knows how to ride fear, or look past it, something I’m fascinated by. Mike’s life hasn’t been all roses, he lost his hearing as a child and developed a speech problem. He damaged his brain in a car accident at 24 losing his medical and military career. He’s struggled with depression himself, and with severe illness, something I’ll let him tell you about. But Mike has come back, time and time again, not just to build companies, but to inspire us all. At age 39 he became a sponsored athlete after running hundreds of miles across the desert sands in the Sahara. I guess that’s why he calls himself, a full-time inspirer. Questions Include: What was life like for you as a kid? How did you become a serial entrepreneur? You’ve had numerous very serious health-challenges and really trying times. In retrospect, why do you think these happened? What’s your mission in life? How would you say it’s changed or evolved? How or why did you ever think, I’d like to become a sponsored athlete and run across the sahara? How do you get the idea to start a company? What have been some start ups we may be familiar with? I’ve recently heard the expression from numerous sources fail fast. What do you think of failure? Can You Talk About the Law of Attraction, The Secret, and Yoda You used to have a website Iamnotafraid.com, what do you mean by that? What’s the illness you’ve struggled with? Recently, you struggled through a pretty dark time. I think we ALL go through dark times, if we can recognize that, they often make us stronger. What did you go through and how did it change you? What advice would you give for parents raising kids, or to empower kids these days? Topics Include: Lost hearing – learning how to communicate Learning it was okay to fail Learned failure will only happen if work hard and try but success will only happen if try Yoda – try or not try – disagrees, thinks all there is is the try Fail and Fail Fast Rails against Yoda Quote, because greatest things in his life at moment thought failure was imminent – if believed it was absolute, that there was nothing beyond Law of Attraction & The Secret Ran Atacama Desert Crossing Didn’t want to play it safe Wanted to truly “live” Act to prove his health Training became his full-time job Separated shoulder on flight to Chile Spiritually was vacant – didn’t go there with full respect of The Universe Spiritual experience – changed person “I lived my whole life to become the person I am today – was it worth it?” Flipped “worth” question around – was my life worth it to The Universe Realized lived so much about “me” was I worthy of my life? Back from desert Succeed more than you lose Favorite moments 20 100 million dollar plus companies or “step children” to him Skinit Rich N Wraps (3M bought them) Odojo, Lesoro, Enriche Courage vs. Bravery Courage exists in fear, bravery transcends it Like’s courage since has to be with fear Learns to separate the rational vs. the irrational fear. How do you predict success? “Effectual Action” Premise #1 (bedrock of overcoming fear) Overcoming who are you? What do you know? Who do you know? Everything will come out mediocre if try to do it all yourself Passion is the box that holds the above 3 questions together Can’t do a “money idea” Why “Wet T-Shirt In A Box” is a Million Dollar Idea, but NOT the right way to go. MUST MEET YOUR CORE VALUES! Passion idea is always best – must be something you totally believe in YOU must be YOUR avatar!!! Johnny Iveand Steve Jobs, biggest fans of their products Can’t be about the money…world is littered with start-ups this way Has to be about your passion – if you’re not 100% a believer in it, you won’t have the strength for your company. Always refer to your company as if it’s an individual and a person. Have to be very introspective Premise #2 Acceptable loss – what am I willing to lose by doing this venture? Are you passionate about it??? Human condition – suffering will come to us Everyday given choice, free wi

Today we have a very short, unique, fun heart-chakra meditation. This one’s sure to put a smile on your heart. This meditation offer’s the perfect balance for today’s interview with serial entrepreneur and ultra-endurance athlete Mike Stemple, who talks about moving past the BS, to succeed in business, in life, and in everything that comes our way. If you like this meditation, please do us a HUGE favor, and rate and review our show. It’s the single #1 most important way to show your love for inspire nation, and to help others to find the show. I send you each mighty, mighty karma points and woo-hoo’s for your support!!! To check out Mike Stemple’s interview, or to hear more meditations from me, or our guests, visit our Inspire Nation Show or InspireNationShow.com. I send love. I send light. And many, many blessings your way. Namaste. Woo hoo! Okay, this is a super-simple, yet really fun meditation, Jessica Lee, my wife and co-host on inspire nation shared with me. You can do this meditation any time of the day, and anywhere you’d like, it’s particularly fun to do on a park bench, on the subway, or anywhere you can radiate love all around you. Of course, you can certainly do it from the privacy of your own home as well. And if you have pets, particularly kitty-cats, expect them to come around. To begin, as always, I want you to breathe nice and slow and deep in through the nose, and out through the nose as well. Nice and slow and deep. Now imagine a glowing three-dimensional warm glowing ball in your heart-chakra or center point in your chest… Inspiration | Visualization | Relaxation | Meditation | Spirituality | Spiritual | Mindfulness | Heart Chakra | Happiness | Love | Inner-Peace | Joy | Bliss

Hi Everyone! Jessica Lee here, Michael Sandler’s wife and wing-mate in life and occasional host on Inspire Nation. If you’re new to the show, Michael is your regular host, but today for the second time ever, a rare event indeed, I’m turning the tables on Michael, so today he’s a guest on his own show. If you’ve been listening to the show, then you’ve likely heard Michael mention a couple of near death accidents he’s had. Today, we’re going to revisit near death accident number one, what transpired right before, what exactly took place so that Michael found himself flying through the air before crashing down on a cement sidewalk and how he found his way back, stronger and more vibrant than ever before. If you’ve ever felt completely upside down, like you’ve been thrown in a blender and tossed around or as if someone’s just hit the reset button on your life, then do we have the show for you. We’ll be talking about why we sometimes need a cosmic two by four from the universe, what you can learn from life’s seemingly darkest moments, and how a positive attitude can make all the difference between slipping away versus rising to the occasion and shining brighter than ever before. Key Questions Include Michael, before, we dive into the events that place on April 2nd, 2006, let’s talk about the adventure you were about to embark on that summer. Can you share what you were busy training for up until that point? Had you had any fears or hesitations about the upcoming journey? Were the pieces falling into place naturally and easily? Now let’s head to the morning of April 2nd, 2006. That day you were out for a regular training skate on a beautiful spring-like Sunday morning in Boulder, Colorado. Can you paint a picture of what that day was like? At one point, you stopped to take a break and cool off. Can you share what happened there? Had you been listening to Inspiration by Dr. Wayne Dyer? So you laced up and headed off again down the trail, then what happened? The EMT’s arrive and they keep asking you if you’ve hit your head, why? Was there a sense of relief? Do you think perhaps there was a part of you that felt this trip was a mistake? So you arrive at the hospital and the doctor takes x-rays of your leg. What was his prognosis? How did you know everything was going to go back perfectly? Did you have any fear whatsoever? After you’ve woken up after surgery, the doctor comes rushing into your room with new x-rays. At that point, how long were the hospital personnel planning on keeping you there? How did you convince them to release you early? At this point, it might seem like the hardest part of the ordeal was over, meaning surviving the accident and getting out of the hospital. But things didn’t get easier. When the accident took place, your fiancé at the time was out of the country. Two weeks after you get out of the hospital, she breaks up with you. I imagine that was extremely devastating at the time. You’re lying or sitting in bed for much of everyday, barely able to care for yourself. Stacks of hospital bills are starting to arrive in the mail. You can’t work. And then the woman you think you’re going to spend the rest of your life with drops you cold. What was going through your mind? Why do you think the Universe served it all to you at once? How did you stay positive? What was the process like for you learning to walk again? Was there ever any question? What did you discover out on the trails? Often, when we experience a major health crisis, it’s like hitting the reset button. I’ve found that in my own experience, it’s an opportunity to break old patterns and habits that no longer serve us and to put in new habits that do. What were old habits that didn’t serve you? Where new habits that came out of this experience? Inspiration | Motivation | Spirituality | Spiritual | Mindfulness | Health | Wealth | Happiness | Wayne Dyer | Self-Help

Today we have a very short, relaxing meditation that’ll help you calm the body as well as the mind. It’s called the Slow Breath, and I’ll show you in just minute why it has this name. You can do this meditation anytime of the day, but I love it best in the evenings, when I want to slow down, and quiet my mind. If you like this meditation, please do us a HUGE favor and rate and review our show. Ratings and Reviews are the #1 way you can help us, and support the show. Plus it’s great karma! To hear more great meditations from me, or our guests, visit our Inspire Nation Show, or InspireNationShow.com. I send love. I send light. And many, many blessings your way. Namaste. Okay, for this meditation, you’re going to want to sit nice and tall, or laying on your back with your hands by your sides. In short, I’m going to count out your breaths, and I want you to do them, nice, and slow and controlled. This is about breathing in through the nose, and if possible, out through the nose as well. The trick it to go slow and controlled, and get as much air as you can into your belly. Yes, you won’t want a tight belt or taught draw string for this one. A key point, if you have a medication condition such as heart disease or asthma, check with your doctor first, and make sure it’s okay to practice, very slow, deep breathing. Inspiration | Motivation | Meditation | Spirituality | Spiritual | Relaxation | Relax | Inner-Peace | Breath

Have you ever had a dream so real that it didn’t feel like a dream at all? Ever stranger still, did anything in that dream later come true? Or have you ever had a coincidence or multiple coincidences occur to you, maybe back to back, that left you with goosebumps, thinking to yourself how in the world is that possible? If so, do we have a show for you! Today we’ll be speaking with Robert Moss, a world-renowned expert in the field of Active Dreaming. He’s a former professor, a shaman, and an expert when it comes to signs and symbols, or the study of the “coincidences” we see in the world around us. And he’s the best-selling author of well over a dozen books including the recently released Sidewalk Oracles. Today I want to dive into the “magic” and understand what dreams really have to offer, what active dreaming, and in a sense, how our awake world, is still a world of dreams. I think we’ve all experienced strange coincidences, and certainly deja-vu moments, I want to find out what they really mean, if they’re just coincidences, or if there’s a lot more here than meets the eye…and if so, how we can use these synchronicities to live a more magical and meaningful existence. Topics Include: How to know you live in a magical world If you have magic inside of you then you live in a magical world If we’re open then things we speak to us We live in a speaking land - Aborigines Take 10-15 minutes every day and be available For 15 minutes receive what the world around you is trying to tell you Listen to what people are seeing Look at what a child is drawing How do we live by synchronicity? Prepare to have your “plans” “screwed up” Best things happen when plans come un-stuck Trickster energy – Coyote, Fox, Universe Transition and movement is when it all multiplies What is the meaning of trickster energy and how does it work? Works at the luminal places – at the border places Be ready to change when things aren’t working out. Developing your personal definition of things Develop your own personal omens What follows from a certain thing? What is the pattern of the day? Learning to read and recognize your own signs There is a deeper meaning at play Test, Check, Verify, and Notice What Follows Ask for guidance it will appear “Walk on the bridge don’t build on it” Don’t take this life too seriously We live in a “mind field” where all of our energies are inter-twining Lucid dreaming – What it is and what it means Lucid Dreaming vs. Active Dreaming How to become a Lucid Dreamer If more mindful in daytime reality, are likely to be more mindful in your dreams. To become a lucid dreamer, work on becoming more lucid during the day. How to lucid dream or go into a lucid dream while falling asleep “right from take-off” The power of drumming to shift human consciousness Active Dreaming Techniques Why linear thinkers still wake up to the dream world The world around us is talking to us constantly in signs and symbols Consider looking at the world as a dream report Playing sidewalk tarot Go for walk and look for first three things you notice from beyond yourself and the world around you. Look at them and make a story of them Develop a certain sense of poetic consciousness and poetic health. Jung – synchronicity and coincidence Not just that things are happening at the same moment, but clustering, and dreams come into it. Notice patterns and track them. Bibliomancy – open book to a page and it has meaning for you. Playing with Shelf Elves What are kledons and why they’re important to us Listen for your daily kledon Repeating #’s Law of attraction – check your inner sidetrack Gratitude is “practical magic” The gift of the everyday oracle – spoken by a stranger Website: MossDreams.com For more information visit www.InspireNationShow.com Inspiration | Motivation | Spirituality | Mindfulness | Synchronicity | Spiritual

Today we have a very special Personal "Tree of Vision" Meditation led by Robert Moss, our guest today, and author of Sidewalk Oracles: Playing with Signs, Symbols and Synchronicity in Everyday Life. This is a perfect meditation to help you get guidance, clarity, grounding, and focus. If you ever have big decisions, moments of anxiety, or need wisdom and understanding, this meditation is the perfect place to go. This meditation is great any time of the day, and with practice, particularly useful anytime you need clarity, guidance, or focus. If you like this meditation, please do us a HUGE favor and rate and review our show. Ratings and reviews are the #1 you can help support the show, and help others to find the show and enjoy these meditations as well. In essence, you’ll be earning great karma points! To listen to Robert Moss’s interview, or to check out or more meditations by our guests, or from me, check our our Inspire Nation Show, or InspireNationShow.com. I send love. I send light. And many, many blessings your way. Namaste. "This is a perfect meditation to help you get guidance, clarity, grounding, and focus. If you ever have big decisions, moments of anxiety, or need wisdom and understanding, this meditation is a great place to start. This meditation is the perfect place to come any time to rest, to relax, to center, to restore your inner compass. It’s a place that you can find will offer you portals or gateways, to make several kinds of journeys or meditations, to go to deeper spaces, to meet spiritual guides and teachers, to connect with the earth, to travel perhaps across space and time, or into parallel times, or to journey to spiritual masters on a higher plane…." Inspiration | Motivation | Meditation | Mindfulness | Spiritual | Spirituality | Guidance | Health | Wisdom | Wealth | Self-Help

Remember when you were kid how you wanted to be a explorer, or an astronaut, or a pilot flying around the world? Then somewhere along the lines, you either forgot, or were told to stop dreaming and get serious, and you left the world of dreams and passions behind entering a pragrmatic life of compromise. If this sounds familiar, then do we have the show for you. Today we’re interviewing Greg Levoy. Greg is the best-selling author of Vital Signs: The Nature and Nurture of Passion and Callings: Finding and Following An Authentic Life He is a former "behavioral specialist" writer for USA Today, and a regular blogger for Psychology Today. He’s written for the NY Times magazine, Washington post, and Readers Digest among many others. Today we’re going to talk about rediscovering who you are, and who you were meant to be. We’ll look at where your energy’s draining out, how to take stock, and where to put your focus. Most importantly, we’ll help you change how you relate to the world so you can rekindle your inner flame. Balancing our tendency to want to stay indoors most of the time We must reconnect with what is wild in us! Our dreams Nature and the natural world around us Why we’re constantly negotiating between passion and security There’s the part that wants to take risks and make leaps and come alive There’s the part of us that wants to be safe, and secure, and in control The Danger: In a tug-of-war security tends to win…passion tends to get back-burnered. Chronically can have detrimental effects to choose security over passion Observe how often make security choices over vitality choices Reclaim ourselves from the task-master that says safety and security above all else Why no running on the playground may be the most dangerous thing of all Why society is so fear averse – i.e. Warning Labels Do not iron clothes on body This superman costume does not allow you to fly Why we must give ourselves non-work modes of expression Make art, make music, listen to music, spend time in men’s or women’s groups, athletics, sports, using the body, something that involves not sitting at a desk in front of a computer, or not being indoors Remember our passions that have gone dormant How to Find your passion Ask yourself, what part of the book store do you go to first? Do as Hannah Papp, author of the Mystical Backpacker suggests Listen to Robert Greenway – father of Eco-pyschology. “Civilization is thousands of years old, but only 4 days deep” Why we can all benefit from a mortality meditation and learning about death in order to fully live Concept that death could be a source of death Death asks what matters to you, what’s really important to you? Helps us make decision between passion and security Thomas Murton – “to make an important decision consult your death” Study: Almost everyone told less than 6 months to live were liberated in very profound ways! “My concern diagnosis was the best thing that ever happened to me” How learning about death can keep us from being trapped by life Vital Signs helps illuminate compromises Compromise and ignoring passions and nature may be the reason people have most heart-attacks at 9 AM on Monday mornings Must do what makes your heart sing Must reclaim your soul, spirit, energy, or mojo Other goals of the book Life is so rich and we settle for so little Jean Houston – author and mythologist and psychologist Says we need to live “larger than life” Help people to be profoundly present to the stuff of your life Most important question – Ask yourself what does my soul want today? This is where the work happens “Best way to make God laugh is to declare your plans” Progress happens in the “to do” list of life Deciding between the brake or accelerator, that’s where the work is in the world. Everything in life becomes a mindfulness exercise Takeaway pieces of advice Begin to acknowledge where you lose energy and vitality Take an inventory of where your energy dribbles out Use the inventory so you can change your habits and your focus Try to surround yourself with people who shine Connect with people who are living out loud Be gentle with yourself Give yourself time Have self-compassion Don’t beat yourself up because you don’t live up to your potential Remember - stuff hitting the fan isn’t bad, it’s part of the path, not opposed to the path Inspiration | Motivation | Kindness | Spirituality | Compassion | Business | Career | Self-Help | NY Times | USA Today | Reader’s Digest

If you’ve ever struggled to get out of your own way, or doubted the law of attraction thinking, this stuff doesn’t work, or doesn’t work FOR ME, then do we have the show for you! Today we’ll be interviewing Michael Samuel’s the uber best-selling author of Just Ask the Universe, the Universeity, and Keep Calm and Ask On. It’s actually his second time on the show. The first time was day one of the show, launch day, talking about Harnessing the law of attraction, and yes, it works! Our show has absolutely taken off and gone viral with thousands of listeners now in 101 countries and counting. So now we wanted to have him back on and talk about Keeping Calm and Asking On.So while they’re be the obligatory celebratory hi-fives for our progress and the show taking off, plus a woo hoo or too, I want to spend a bit of today talking about the tough stuff as well. I want to talk about having faith in the Law of Attraction, about what to do when the chips are down, and most importantly, how to get out of our own way, stop blocking the flow and to allow the success, abundance, and happiness we deserve to come rushing on in. In short, I want to talk about finding outrageous success, EVEN if we don’t believe it’s possible. Well, if that’s even possible. But then I also want to talk about the fun stuff, or What Michael Calls the Law of Laughter, and why it’s perhaps the most important rule of them all! Topics Include: Celebrating the victories · Overcoming Rejection · Why there’s no such thing as dreaming too big · Why Everything in Life is Steps · Why waiting hours in an Apple Store (4 hours for an iPhone) is good for you. · Realizing everything is a process · Never stop reading, never stop learning · Lessons learned from Gambling o Need to take the steps · Hal Elrod – Miracle Morning · Surround Yourself with Books and Like Minded People · Kamal Ravikant – Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends on It · Wheat Belly – Dr. William Davis · The Dorito Effect – Mark Schatzker · Using Law of Attraction to Get Healthy o To Change Cholesterol Levels o To Lose Weight o To Reverse Thyroid Disease Paleo, Diet, Weight Loss, Whole Foods · Universe Gives You the Tools · Nutrition – Why Fat is Good · “The Perfect Human Diet” Documentary · Hitting Goals from Your I Want List · Life is About Having Fun · Laughing Interrupts Any Pattern · Laughter is Candy for the Soul · Laughter is an Energetic Shower o Watching Caddy Shack o Watch Back to School – Rodney Dangerfield o Download comedians § George Carlin Jerry Seinfeld Inspiration | Motivation | Spirituality | Business | Career | Health | Wealth | Nutrition | Paleo | Diet | Entrepreneur | Self-Help

Today we have a very short, yet powerful relaxing and rejuvenating inner flame or white light meditation. This is a favorite of mine for healing, and pulling myself up, if I’m feeling a bit down. It’s hard not to finish with a quiet ear-to-ear grin. This meditation goes well with today’s guest Gregg Levoy, who’s teaching us all how to rediscover our passion, so we can lead happier, more fulfilled lives. Okay, maybe it’s a bit of a stretch, but when you’re energy’s up from meditation, there’s more chi or juice to go after your passion. And when you’re going after your passion, you feel more enlightened to meditate as well. If you like this meditation, please do us a HUGE favor and rate and review our show. Ratings and reviews are the #1 way you can help support us, and help people find the show. So we send you a HUGE thank you in advance! To listen to Gregg’s interview, or find more meditations by me, or by our guests, check out our Inspire Nation Show, or InspireNationShow.com. Okay, this is a very simple meditation. For meditation I recommend you lay down, with your arms by your sides, palms up. Now I want you to breathe in and out very gently through the nose. As you breathe deep, I want you to imagine a glowing white light in your belly. As you breathe in it begins to expand. As you breathe out, it stays the same size. This is a heavenly light, filled with love, capable of immense healing, and relaxation... Inspiration | Motivation | Spiritual | Spirituality | Kindness | Compassion | Health | Healing | Love | Loving | Mindfulness | Buddhism | Happiness | Joy

If you’ve ever wanted to shift your life, breathe new energy into things, feel better about the world, and gain a whole new perspective on life, even a 4 legged perspective then do we have the show for you. Today I’m interviewing Laura Coffey, writer, editor and producer for Today.com, the website of NBC’s Today show, and author of one of my favorite books ever, My Old Dog. Now I’m biased, I’ve had older dogs travel with us on book tour, and run with us, until they were seventeen, so I love older dogs. I love younger puppies too, but there’s so much wisdom, patience, and love in an older dog. And I’m not alone, celebrities such as George Clooney, and the humans being the upscale Nordstrom, love their old dogs too. As does Grammy nominated singer-song writer Neko Case. So I can’t wait to talk with Laura about Einstein and George Clooney, about older dogs and what they have to offer and why tongues hanging out, just might be a good thing. Topics Include: Why Adopt an Older Dog? George Clooney and Einstein Instagram's Marnie Bretagne – last surviving 911 Ground-Zero dog Movement for senior dogs Why “seniors” actually make the best pets Perfect Ready-To-Go Pets Resource guide with senior-specific rescue groups Gray muzzle organization Benefits of Senior Dogs Mady and Maddie Dogs for seniors Dogs at nursing homes Sunny – 16 year old dog 3 Nuns, Death Row, and Remy Such a meaningful, rewarding adoption Woofabago, 25 dogs and travelling x-country Stinky – AKA Marny – Internet Famous Dog (2 million Instagram followers) What about kids and senior dogs Doing something out of kindness and compassion, letting that love into your home, you can’t go wrong. Retired Service Dogs Inmate trained Dogs Words of Wisdom Don’t be afraid of it – don’t overthink anything about it! Inspiration | Motivation | Spirituality | Spiritual | Mindfulness | Boddhisatva | My Old Dog | Happiness | Kindness | Compassion | Buddhism | Religion | Love

Today we have a very special, relaxation, pet meditation. This meditation fits perfectly with Today’s show, by NBC Today.com Producer Laura Coffey on Rescued Pets, and How they Rescue Us. This is a perfect meditation to do any time of the day. This meditation will put a smile on your face, and help drain your tension away. If you like this meditation, please do us a HUGE favor and rate and review our show on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are the #1 way you can help us, and help people to find the show. Thanks so much in advance. To find more meditations by me, or by our guests, and to check out Laura Coffey’s fantastic interview of Rescued Pets…which is perhaps my favorite interview so far, check out our inspire nation show, or visit inspirenationshow.com. I send love. I send light. And many, many blessings your way. Namaste. To do this meditation, you can be either seated or laying down. You can do it eyes open or eyes closed as well. There’s a healing power to petting an animal, and a soothing power as well. It’s been shown to lower blood pressure, lower our heart rate, our breathing rate, and take us from a fight or flight sympathetic nervous system response, and bring us into a rest, relax, and digest better, parasympathetic response. So in essence, we’re going to breathe nice and slow and deep, as we visualize petting our favorite pet, real or imaginary, present or gone. Inspiration | Visualization | Meditation | Mindfulness | Spiritual | Spirituality | Pet | Animal | Rescue | Love | Kindness | Compassion

Whether you’re on a quest for your special someone, or want to take your relationship to an entirely new level, then do we have the show for you! Today we’re interviewing Mali Apple and Joe Dunn, relationship coaches extraordinaire, speakers, and best-selling authors of The Soulmate Experience and the Soulmate Lover. Today we’ll be talking about attracting a soulmate, nourishing your soulmate, being a soulmate, and a soulmate approach to life…That, plus maybe just a bit on sex, something they’re known to write about too! Topics Include: Being Mindful Playing with the edge to keep things new and fresh What is a soulmate experience Anyone can have this experience of total connection – doesn’t require a one and only Soulmate experience can be with anyone Family Co-workers Friends Begins with the relationship of yourself Not looking for someone else to complete you or to fix your self-esteem Why Tom Cruise’s “You Completely” is dangerous! Helping the other heal brings you closer together Being able to reframe everything How am I looking at my reality? How I’m looking at the world completely effects my world. Body image – The Importance of Being Comfortable With One’s Body How it’s a mirror at the county fair. How we see ourselves is not how others, or our spouse sees us. When we look at ourselves we see the things we don’t like and we reinforce them Instead we should be looking for the Mirror-cles Self-inventory – look at every aspect of who you are Including addictions Including social media – that pull towards is there something important Reducing baggage How do you become aware of your baggage? Go ask your last partner! Sometimes baggage isn’t really baggage, but could be gifts Such as kids, which you may think are “baggage” where others see they’re incredible gifts! Re-framing “baggage” as an asset is incredibly empowering. Often don’t see our own talents and abilities Ask your best friends “what are my free greatest gifts?” Having a magical space where negativity doesn’t exist. Scrubbing away the negativity Changing your mind Loving your body Removing your baggage Raising your soulmate potential – the mindsets to give you the greatest potential to find and maintain a really incredible potential One very practical thing you can do, look at the expectations you have and see how many are valid and how many can you do without. The more you can do without the more likely you’ll be able to connect with someone on a soul level. Letting go of all the superficial stuff that gets in the way Law of attraction The most powerful way is to get the feeling and the energy and let go of the particulars of what that looks like. The universe knows better than you…let go of the limiting beliefs and need to control and trust the universe. Don’t be limited by your list Mali would have never have found Joe Have an energetic feeling and let the rest go. Staying in a place of gratitude – they’re just temporary, they’re just a guest. Staying in touch with the fact of how short our lives are, but helps us stay in touch with the gratitude Having a guest card, like a get-out-of-jail card. What is true commitment? Not a fearful or manipulative thing. Most people’s commitment is coming from a place of fear Should be commitment made out of love Do you need to keep repeating a commitment to love to yourself – staying mindful Is awareness of the great relationship and wanting it to continue “Context” an idea of what you have to offer to the relationship Idea of what I have to offer rather than what you have to give Why jealousy can be a good thing! A very juicy, alive feeling. Often attracted to other people, how you deal with that is what’s most important She wants him to be attracted to other people, keeps him feeling alive Free to be yourself Why innocent flirtation can be healthy Playful I see you, you see me How to move past resentments Making positive changes allows you to attract the person in your life Do internal work before you’re ready to attract someone The partner game of “leapfrog” Not working on relationships, but embracing it. If you want a really amazing relationship, continually explore what makes your relationship amazing. The importance of having “no agenda” Pushing the “edge” in relationships Doing things you’re uncomfortable with. The edge is where the party is happening Experiencing your partners passion Work on relationship vs. play with relationship Connecting on a soul level The Law of Attraction and Relationships Inspiration | Motivation | Spirituality | Mindfulness | Love | Sex | Sexuality | Health | Body | Attraction | Relationships | Communication | Law of Attraction

Today we have a very short, relaxing, body-image meditation. This meditation goes perfectly with today’s interview with Mali and Joe on the Soulmate Experience. You can do this meditation anytime of the day, but I like this one best first thing in the morning, or after coming back from a workout or the gym. If you like this meditation, please do us a HUGE favor and rate and review our show. Ratings and reviews on iTunes tremendously help people find the show, so I can’t thank you enough. To find Joe and Mali’s fun, sexy, and enlightening interview, or to find more meditations by me, or our guests, check out our Inspire Nation Show or InspireNationShow.com. I send love. I send light. And many, many blessings your way. Namaste. For this meditation, we’re going to do the exact opposite of what we typically do. I’m sure you’ve heard the expression we have 60,000 thoughts a day, and that 90-95% of those thoughts are exactly the same, time after time. Well when it comes to our bodies, or body-image, it’s more like 99% of the time. For instance, if you’re concerned about your stomach, then when you hop out of the shower, that’s all you see, your belly. Or if it’s wrinkles around your eyes, then you might not see your toned thighs, but only those pesky wrinkles. No matter what the imperfection, or area for improvement, we give it a disproportionate amount of our attention. And based on the law of attraction, what we think about, is what we bring about. So focusing on what we don’t like, or what’s bothering us, only makes more of it. Instead, if we focus on what we do like, we bring more of that about as well. On top of that, we get more comfortable in our skin, or more comfortable with our bodies. This means greater self-confidence, healthier relationships, we become attractor magnets for more positive experiences in our lives, and yes, better body image, can also mean, better sex. Why? Because we’re more comfortable and confident, and that comes across to our partner as well! This meditation is really simple. We’re going to do a full body scan…looking only, and always for the positives. Remember what you resist, persists, so no looking for “negatives” or imperfections. Save that for another day, and may the nother day never come. Instead, let’s look for those amazing positives you have. And you do have them. We all do! For this meditation, I highly recommend laying down if at all possible. And getting good and comfortable, yes, this means a blanket or pillow too if that helps. Inspiration | Mindfulness | Spirituality | Self-Help | Motivation | Body Image | Soulmate Experience | Joe | Mali | Self Love | Compassion | Health | Law of Attraction

Today we have a very simple yet powerful Law of Attraction meditation. This meditation is perfect to help you bring about anything you desire in your life. It goes well with today’s guest, Michael Samuels, author of 3 books on the Law of Attraction. You can do this meditation any time of the day, but I prefer it first thing in the morning, or last thing at night If you like this meditation, please do us a huge favor and rate and rate and review our show. Ratings and reviews help others find the show so they can enjoy the same meditations you do. Thank you so much. To listen to Michael Samuels interview or more meditations by me or our guests, please check out our Inspire Nation Show or InspireNationShow.com. I send love. I send light. And many, many blessings your way. Namaste. (Similar to Meditations by Wayne Dyer, Eckhart Tolle, and Deepak Chopra) Manifestation Meditation to Help You Attract Your Greatest Wishes Into Your Life | Michael Sandler | Law of Attraction | Relaxation | The Secret | Mindfulness | Spiritual | Spirituality | Health | Wealth | Love | Happiness | Career | Family | Self-Help

Have you ever felt life was a marathon, that you were just hanging in there by a thread, and didn’t know how you were going to push through, achieve your goals, or get ahead? If so, then do we have the show for you. We’ll be taking with Travis Macy, an extremely accomplished ultra-endurance athlete and adventure champion who knows more than a thing or two about grit, and pushing through. He is the author of The Ultra Mindset: An Endurance Champion's 8 Core Principles for Success in Business, Sports, and Life, and he holds the record for Leadman, an epic endurance event consisting of a trail running marathon, 50-mile mountain bike race, Leadville 100 Mountain Bike Race, 10k road run, and Leadville 100 Run, all above 10,200' in the Rocky Mountains. Today we’ll talking about the core principles of Ultra Mindset, and how we can use the lessons learned from extreme endurance racing to make our lives easier, to help us overcome giant hurdles, and help us get to the finish, intact and at peace! It’s great, Travis did all the work, we’ll reap all the rewards! This one episode will help you find the courage, determination, and discipline…an ultra-mindset to reach for the stars and achieve your dreams…or at the very least, succeed in whatever you’re doing and hopefully without needing to nearly drown, go hypothermic, cross the Sahara, or have your toe nails drilled before 7 AM! These lessons will help you find greater success at home, at work, in your business, career, as an entrepreneur, artist, athlete, parent (the ultimate ultra marathon!!!) or chasing your dreams!!! Key Topics & Questions Include: Commitment – Using an Ultra Mindset for Success In Business, At Home, In Your Career, Chasing Your Dreams – Anywhere and Everywhere in the Game of Life! Giving up the choice to make another choice later on. Having an Ultra (resilient) mindset. It’s all good mental training When the going get’s tough it’s actually $$$ you’re putting in the bank – it’s all about the stories we tell ourselves How important is the commitment to finish? Turning around to get your gear Ultra-Mindset #1 – it’s all good mental training 5 year old riding bike Dad at first Leadville 100 Ultra Marathon Running Race Danielle and near-death fall Ultra-Mindset #2 – be a wannabe Cross Country / Basketball / CU Mike Kloser Mike shows up with full presence Wannabees with a fixed mindset vs. a growth mindset Ultra-mindset #3 – Find Your Carrot Why a 72 year old great-grandmother may be stronger than a navy seal How to use external carrots Dave Mackey – Dr. in Boulder Ultra-mindset #4 – Have an ego and use it, until it’s time to put it aside - ego without ego Asking for help and being coached by Josiah The “kiwi” mission What can you tell us about Josiah, your coach and the ego Ultra-mindset #5 Think about your thinking – what and why Extrinsic vs. intrinsic motivator Have an Ego and Use It Confidence Letting go of your ego – asking his main competitor to coach him. “managing life is the tendency…living life is the goal” Brene Brown – the value of vulnerability Dear Karnazes – what do you take from this you’ll take with you for the rest of your life Michael Merzenich – don’t make the place easy and comfortable Need challenges to build us Think About What you’re Thinking Mindfulness – being present ---being like an aircraft pilot--- What’s a WHY mindset? Hands free life Mindset #6 – The 4:30 rule, when you don’t have a choice, ANYTHING is possible Mindset #7 - Bad stories, good stories, the ones you tell yourself make all the difference Mindset #8 – Never Quit, except when you should quit QUITTING if I built an early lead, my fear could increase as I worried it was my race to lose. How quickly the mind can shift and No Whining – dad’s rule Don’t quit because you’re afraid of something you really Stories you tell yourself that make all the difference Learning how to reframe the voices in our head Listen to the voices first, hear what they have to say Identify the process that’s pulling you down (write it down and look at it) can you write a new story, put a spin on it, proof that it’s not true Never Quit except when you should quit If you’re doing something you truly believe in, you’ve closely examined and it lines up, you can’t quit just because it’s too hard. Failure is part of the process Struggle is part of the process Can you talk about the inevitable highs and lows Choosing a route and other parallels between life and adventure racing Paddling down a reservoir during the world championships Inspiration | Motivation | Spirituality | Mindfulness | Brene Brown | Dean Karnazes | Business | Career | Entrepreneur | Entrepreneurship | Goals | Dreams | Achievement | Success | Happiness

---Take a Fantastic Journey That Will Leave You Relaxed, Refreshed, and At Peace--- Today we have a very special guided journey and relaxing inner-peace meditation from Sian Chua, A Dolores Cannon past-life regression quantum healing practitioner from Australia. (Note, this is our second meditation led by Sian Chua) ---Prepare to Take an Extra-Special Journey--- This meditation can be done any time of the day, however, it’s best to do when you have the time to relax and be still for a short time afterwards To find more meditations from me, and from our guests, please visit Inspire Nation Show or inspirenationshow.com. And please do us a huge favor, please rate and review our show which helps more people find us, and enjoy more beautiful meditations like this one. Your ratings and reviews help keep the show going. Thank you. We send love. We send light. And many, many blessings your way.Namaste. Woo Hoo! (Similar to guided meditations from Deepak Chopra, Eckhart Tolle and Dr. Wayne Dyer) Take an amazing guided journey and blissful inner-peace meditation & Dolores Cannon expert Sian Chua from Australia. You’ll be relaxed, recharged & incredibly at peace & at one with the world around you. Spirituality | Mindfulness | Inspiration | Self-Help | Love

In 2004, Michael Sandler undertook a 5000 mile, 40 day, solo, unsupported bike ride to raise awareness around learning disabilities. In this candid, heart-warming interview, find out how to find the strength to continue when the going gets tough in life. Jessica Lee here your mysteriously absent co-host, who’s actually here today and Michael’s typically loving wife. Don’t worry, Michael’s not on holiday, he’s right here on the line with me, but today we’ve planned a special treat for you. And today I’ll be turning the tables on Michael and interviewing him as a guest on Inspire Nation. You might know Michael sandler as the uber positive host of inspire nation. You might think that he was born this way, but truthfully speaking, though he did came into this world with some admirable traits, he had to work pretty hard at becoming the man I so admire today. Now as Michael’s wife, you might think that I’ve heard his stories a million times by now – it’s true I have, but amazingly I’ve never tired of hearing them. There’s always something new & fascinating to learn. So I decided I wanted to give you, the listener, the opportunity to be truly inspired by Michael himself. Today we’re going to zero in on one oh-so incredible epic journey that Michael took. Back in 2006, he rode his bicycle across the country to raise awareness for children and adults with learning disabilities, 5,000 miles in 40 days, solo and unsupported. Yes, that means it was him, his bicycle, a few pieces of precious gear, and Mexican radio – though that didn’t last very long. We’ll talk more about that later. Today we’re going to talk about divine inspiration – how to know when it’s not coming from you, perseverance vs. being plain stubborn; how to keep going when the going gets tough, what to do when people start doubting you, how to summon in the miracles when things start looking bleak & keeping the faith no matter what. KEY TOPICS: What possessed Michael to undertake such a grueling physical endeavor Why he only allowed himself 6 weeks to prepare Why Michael brought 1/2 of a Wayne Dyer book with him, and mailed the rest of the Wayne Dyer book back to himself! Finding out how little you need to survive and the beauty of simplifying How Michael went from calling events “nightmares” to “opportunities” How people doubted Michael’s ability to finish, and why Michael never wavered in his conviction How the universe sometimes tests you Michael’s metaphor of standing on a diving board and sinking down before you can launch What Michael discovered when he finally turned off the music and what you can discover in the silence How to get over the fear of being alone What happened when Michael ran out of money on 3 separate occasions How to call in more miracles into your life How doing good in the world, brings more goodness back to you What transpired when Michael got pulled over by police (twice!) Why it’s ok if you’re path in life isn’t a straight line Why sometimes it’s necessary to go backwards, before you can move forwards How to cultivate your intuition and be certain it’s not coming from you How Michael got through some of the toughest parts of America, including the murder capital of the country, on his bicycle What was waiting for him at the end of his bike ride Inspiration | Motivation | Spirituality | Spiritual | Self-Help | Meditation

In 2004, Michael Sandler undertook a 5000 mile, 40 day, solo, unsupported bike ride to raise awareness around learning disabilities. In this candid, heart-warming interview, find out how to find the strength to continue when the going gets tough in life. Jessica Lee here your mysteriously absent co-host, who’s actually here today and Michael’s typically loving wife. Don’t worry, Michael’s not on holiday, he’s right here on the line with me, but today we’ve planned a special treat for you. And today I’ll be turning the tables on Michael and interviewing him as a guest on Inspire Nation. You might know Michael sandler as the uber positive host of inspire nation. You might think that he was born this way, but truthfully speaking, though he did came into this world with some admirable traits, he had to work pretty hard at becoming the man I so admire today. Now as Michael’s wife, you might think that I’ve heard his stories a million times by now – it’s true I have, but amazingly I’ve never tired of hearing them. There’s always something new & fascinating to learn. So I decided I wanted to give you, the listener, the opportunity to be truly inspired by Michael himself. Today we’re going to zero in on one oh-so incredible epic journey that Michael took. Back in 2006, he rode his bicycle across the country to raise awareness for children and adults with learning disabilities, 5,000 miles in 40 days, solo and unsupported. Yes, that means it was him, his bicycle, a few pieces of precious gear, and Mexican radio – though that didn’t last very long. We’ll talk more about that later. Today we’re going to talk about divine inspiration – how to know when it’s not coming from you, perseverance vs. being plain stubborn; how to keep going when the going gets tough, what to do when people start doubting you, how to summon in the miracles when things start looking bleak & keeping the faith no matter what. KEY TOPICS: What possessed Michael to undertake such a grueling physical endeavor Why he only allowed himself 6 weeks to prepare Why Michael brought 1/2 of a Wayne Dyer book with him, and mailed the rest of the Wayne Dyer book back to himself! Finding out how little you need to survive and the beauty of simplifying How Michael went from calling events “nightmares” to “opportunities” How people doubted Michael’s ability to finish, and why Michael never wavered in his conviction How the universe sometimes tests you Michael’s metaphor of standing on a diving board and sinking down before you can launch What Michael discovered when he finally turned off the music and what you can discover in the silence How to get over the fear of being alone What happened when Michael ran out of money on 3 separate occasions How to call in more miracles into your life How doing good in the world, brings more goodness back to you What transpired when Michael got pulled over by police (twice!) Why it’s ok if you’re path in life isn’t a straight line Why sometimes it’s necessary to go backwards, before you can move forwards How to cultivate your intuition and be certain it’s not coming from you How Michael got through some of the toughest parts of America, including the murder capital of the country, on his bicycle What was waiting for him at the end of his bike ride Inspiration | Motivation | Spirituality | Spiritual | Self-Help | Meditation

Today we have a very kind and loving meditation from our recent guest, Don Miguel Ruiz Jr, author of 5 Levels of Attachment, the sequel to the runaway best-seller 4 Levels of Agreement by Don Miguel Ruiz. This is a very gentle, relaxing, and peaceful meditation you can do anytime of the day, I particularly like this one for the evening hours. If you like this meditation, please do us a huge favor, and rate and review our show on iTunes. Rating and reviewing our show is the #1 way you can support us, and help more people to find our meditations. It’s good karma! To check out Don Miguel Ruiz Jr’s interview, or find more meditations by me, or our guests, visit our Inspire Nation Show, or InspireNationShow. I send love. I send light. And many, many blessings your way. Namaste. Woo Hoo! BONUS GUIDED INFINITE LOVE MEDITATION (5 MIN) | Don Miguel Ruiz Jr| Relaxation | Inspiration | Spirituality | Self-Help Inspiration | Motivation | Spirituality | Spiritual | Meditation | Mindfulness | Guided | Love | Inner Peace | Tranquility | Bliss | Harmony | Health

Today we have a very authentic and heart-felt guest, I’d call him a bridge, between languages, cultures and ancient wisdom and the modern world. He’s a master, a student of the Toltec tradition, perhaps you could even call him a warrior, though not in the traditional terms. And he’s a Nagwal, but I’ll him share about that. His name is don Miguel Ruiz Jr. Don Miguel Ruiz JR, is the author of two very special books, The Five Levels of Attachment: Toltec Wisdom for the Modern World, and Living a Life of Awareness, Toltec Wisdom for the Modern World. You may be familiar with his father, who’s written some of the most beautiful spiritual books such as The Four agreements: A guide to Personal Freedom. At the age of 14, don Miguel Ruiz Jr. apprenticed to his father don Miguel Sr. and his grandmother, a faith healer, Madre Sarita. From that early age, he was called upon to translate Madre Sarita's prayers, lectures and workshops from Spanish into English. In this way, through constant repetition and review, he learned the content of her teachings in both languages. Don Miguel Jr.'s apprenticeship lasted 10 years. When he reached his mid-20's, his father intensified his training. At the apex of this power journey don Miguel said to his eldest son, "Find your way out. Go home and master Death by becoming alive." For the past eight years, don Miguel Jr. has applied the lessons learned from his father and grandmother to define and enjoy his own personal freedom while achieving peace with all of creation. Today, don Miguel Jr. is married and has two young children. And so, as a Nagual he begins once again to pass along the wisdom and the tools of his family's traditions in helping others to achieve their own personal freedom and optimal physical and spiritual health. I am so excited to have don Miguel Ruiz Junior on the show, I think there’s so much we can learn from him, from Toltec wisdom, and from his experience as a bridge between the wisdom of the past, and the wackiness of today. Thank you so much for being on the show Miguel, are you ready to shine??? Questions Include: Who are the Toltec People? What does Toltec Mean? What was it like growing up in both cultures and ways? What is a Nagual? Grandmother – faith healer, and translating it, but letting knowledge get in the way Domestication and attachment Let go of the attachment that you must obtain some image of perfection for you to be happy. Facing our own reflection When you no longer believe in a self-judgment, it will no longer have any power over you. You can choose to view yourself from a place of acceptance based on the undeniable truth that you are already perfect and complete exactly the way you are right now. Why did you think you were imperfect when your father would tell you you were perfect just as you were? Where did the differing belief come from? (childhood? Parenting? Experiences?) 47: min - For me, I have crossed that threshold from concept to experience while jogging – usually around the one-mile marker. This is when I am no longer thinking about my route, pace, or even the pain in my legs. This is a moment when everything goes calm, and all I can feel is my breath, the stride, and the environment. My mind suddenly shuts off and I am completely in the moment, and I know exactly what I am doing without the need for thought. From this place even the term Authethic Self disappeares, along with the rest of my thoughts. I am simply alive with the complete freedom to love myself and everbody as I chose. I have no need to distort the information I perceive because my perception of life is unencumbered by any attachments. The authentic self is the harmony of mind, body and soul as the expression of life. Level 2 – the controlled folly The clean mirror What does Toltec mean? What was your upbringing like? What is Domestication WHAT ARE THE 5 levels of attachment How can we use the five levels to transform our lives…or to liberate us??? How are we subjugated, or tied to…at present What is the biggest demon in the world? (or why is love the biggest demon in the world?) Mitote and narrators in our head Being motivated by self-love :o) How do we move from level 5 to 4 or 4 to 3 or so-on? Are we supposed to strive toward level 1 (or judge people based on the level they’re at?) Quest for truth vs. quest for being right Toltec 5 – Believing without being skeptical The Gift of Listening

Today we have two very harmonic guests Dr. Eben Alexander and Karen Knewell, who will be talking with us about frequency, healing, and acoustic meditation. ---Dr. Eben Alexander, Best-Selling Author of Proof of Heaven and as seen on Oprah!--- I’ve been extremely intrigued by the power of sound and meditation to help us train the mind and to heal. Not to geek out too much, but I’ve been fascinated by how different sounds make us feel better, relax, or increase our focus, whether that’s Tibetan singing bowls, chants, particularly Om, or binaural or warbling sounds. Today we’ll talk about all of these and how sound can be a gateway for greater health, for empowerment, focus (and attention) and in a sense, for transcendence, or at least to quiet our minds. We’ll also be talking about a bonus meditation you can find on our Inspire Nation show, a sacred acoustics sample, offered by Karen Newell and Dr. Eben Alexander. As for our guests, Dr. Eben Alexander (seen on Oprah) has been on our show before, he’s the run-away best-selling author of Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon’s Journey into the Afterlife and The Map of Heaven: How Science, Religion and Ordinary People are Proving the Afterlife. And Karen Newell, an innovator in the emerging field of brainwave entrainment audio meditation. Using Sacred Acoustics music, sound & harmonic resonance recordings, she teaches you how to enter and engage your own consciousness in order to connect to inner guidance, achieve inspiration, improve wellness and develop intuition. ---Also how sacred sound and music greatly increases focus, mood & concentration for those with ADHD--- Today we’ll be talking about sacred acoustics, about using sound to quiet the mind, take an inner journey, to heal, and to connect with a deeper part of ourselves. It should be a fascinating journey into the power of sound. And again, you’ll want to check out the bonus sacred acoustics meditation afterwards and try it out for yourself! Inspiration | Motivation | Meditation | Sacred Acoustics | Tibetan Chimes | Buddhism | Spirituality | Mindfulness | Proof of Heaven | Dr. Eben Alexander | ADHD | Attention Deficit Disorder | As Seen on Oprah | Karen Newell | Harmonics | Binaural Beats

Today we have a very special sacred acoustics guided meditation for you. This meditation is from Dr. Eben Alexander, neurologist and best-selling author of Proof of Heaven and Karen Newall, today’s guests on the show. You can find out more about this meditation, and the amazing health benefits of sacred acoustics on today’s show. This is a very powerful meditation, body, mind, and soul that can have exceptionally positive effects on you. However, an important note: Do not listen while driving OR operating heavy machinery. One more time, do NOT listen while driving or operating heavy machinery. There is so much to share about this meditation I highly recommend listening to today’s interview from Dr. Eben Alexander and Karen Newell. ---Great for Relaxation, Health, Healing, Focus, Concentration, ADHD, and Quieting the Mind--- If you like this meditation and enjoy the show, please do us a HUGE favor and rate and review our show. It’s the #1 way you can help support the show. Thank you so much! To find more meditations from our guests, and from me, check out our Inspire Nation Show, or InspireNationShow.com I send love. I send light. And many, many blessings your way. Namaste. Woo Hoo! Relax, Recharge & Quiet Your Mind with this Sacred Acoustics Meditation from Dr Eben Alexander (As Seen on Oprah) Author NYT Best-Seller Proof of Heaven & Karen Newell | Spirituality | Inspiration | Health | Focus | Attention | ADHD | Healing | Self-Help

Do you ever feel like you’re not in control of your food, but your food is control of you? You know, when you have that one chip, or one bite of ice cream, or a simple little chicken wing, and suddenly, you’ve plowed through an entire bag, box or pint? And perhaps without even knowing it! If so, then you’re not alone, and do we have the show for you! We’ll be talking with Mark Schaztker, award-winning food journalist and author of The Dorito Effect: The surprising new truth about food and flavor. Today we’re going to talk about an explosion of flavor, and how it’s downright killing us! We’ll talk about why our flavor’s been in charge, what’s happened to our food supply-and why our great-grandma wouldn’t recognize the food of today. We’ll discuss what I call franken-foods or why a chicken’s no longer a chicken, and why no matter how we try, loosing weight almost seems impossible. Most importantly, we’ll discuss what we can do to make simple changes today, right away, that will make huge impacts in our health, and in our waist bands! Why do we eat? Flavor Everything has gotten bigger and cheaper, but less nutritious and blander Thank flavor technology since 1950’s Every year consume more than 1,000,000 tons of fake flavoring Story of ancient chemical language of every organism, designed to help you find the nutrition it needs It’s been telling lies Story of what’s been happening to flavor, and what we can do about it. How did Doritos come about? Story of Chickens Of Tomato’s What’s wrong with Chicken? Why don’t tomatoes taste like tomatoes? What in the world is a Dorito? Are we all addicted to food? What does it mean to be addicted? Is it any different than being addicted to heroin or cocaine? Why an addicted brain is not a happy brain What’s the importance of micronutrients What is nutritional wisdom? Do we have inner wisdom when it comes to eating? Goats Kids Rat Studies How do we wake back up our sense of taste and nutrition to know what in the world to eat? What do we do for our kids? Is it true kids first develop their palate in the womb? Can you discuss your rules of flavor Humans are flavor-seeking animals. The pleasure provided by food, which we experience as flavor, is so powerful that only the most strong willed among us can resist it. In nature there is an intimate connection between flavor and nutrition Synthetic flavor technology not only breaks that connection it also confounds it. What’s the delicious cure? Do you have pets, and what do we do for them? Why do we eat? Rats getting zapped before stop eating How flavor has changed our food system Synthetic or artificial flavor Why natural flavor is synthetic flavor The history of Dorito’s “Let’s make it taste like a taco” “You don’t know the difference between a thing and a flavor” How flavor become manufactured Turns on pleasure part of the brain How our food now tricks you – but the nutrition isn’t there anymore Nutritional Wisdom And Goats! Food tastes good to a goat because it tastes good to the goat The goat follows it’s palate Scurvy and orange cravings Lack of nutrition in our food – the other side of the flavor coin Things losing their nutritional value Franken-Chickens The Chicken of Tomorrow Why meats are now bland Chicken used to have Omega 3’s, The blandness is now a nutritional problem So chicken is further processed, in the same way we make doritos Tasty in the moment, huge hit of calories, but don’t satisfy us. Studying the neuroscience of food addictions People addicted to food don’t even enjoy it. Rat studying – weren’t doing it for the pleasure Were like heroin addicts Let’s look at the positives Michael Pollan – eat what your grandmother ate, but it wouldn’t taste like food How to eat better and how Why natural is not natural How to get back to nutritional wisdom Getting back to foods How to have a healthy relationship with food When eat get satisfied and the hunger light goes off The relationship between flavor and nutrition What’s the delicious cure Find real food that’s delicious Give yourself an opportunity to change Stay open minded to food choices What do we do to feed our cats (or our pets) Variety Different brands Different meats Treats Tuna Sardines Why do kids get frustrated by our food choices? How fetuses experience the flavors of the foods their mom eats and it affects their palette as well. THE SOLUTION - Think about flavor | Health | Nutrition | Diet | Paleo | Vegan | Vegetarian | Weight Loss | Weight Watchers | Inspiration | Motivation | Self-Help

Do you know what do Bill Gates, Charles Schwab, Warren Buffet, Steven Spielberg, Michael Jordan, Julia Roberts, Facebooks Mark Zuckenberg (facebook) Twitter’s Jack Dorsey (twitter), Google’s Larry Page (and maybe even Obama) have in common? They’re all introverts. And believe it or not, so am I, but I’m getting ahead of myself. Today we’ll be talking with a very extroverted introvert. Her name is Beth Beelow, she’s a life coach best know as the Introvert Entrepreneur and is the author of “Insight: Reflections on the Gifts of Being an Introvert” and the forthcoming book “The Introvert Entrepreneur: Amplify Your Strengths and Create Success on Your Own Terms. If you’ve ever wondered how to get ahead when going on the inside is your path, then do we have the show for you!!! What are key strengths of introverts? Self effacing Self reliant Self possessed Self reflective (May also be quite Spiritual / Spirituality Centered Too) Questions Include: I used to struggle with Social media – how do we promote & self-promote? How do we extrovert? What does it mean to be an introvert and an entrepreneur? Can you talk with us about Fear and Doubt (and other icky stuff) How do we find our voice? How do we (be present) network as introverted entrepreneurs? What do you do if you’re not a “salesperson” What do you mean it takes a village? What’s it mean two heads are better than one? Talk about bigger and better – business expansion as an introvert Success Accelerating Failure Staying in your comfort zone How else can we set ourselves up for success? Any tips for kids who are introverts to empower them for life? Inspiration | Motivation | Business | Career | Self-Help | Entrepreneur | Intrapreneur | Sidepreneur | Spiritual | Spirituality | Introvert | Introverted

Today we’re going to do a very short guided relaxation meditation to help you connect with nature, both inside and outside of yourself. I’ve used many of these meditations to help quiet and center me, and I’ve even used them in doctor’s office’s to help me stay calm and relaxed, or so they can use less medication. Yes, this works in a dentist’s office too. You can do this meditation any time of the day, it’s fantastic if you have the time during a mid-day break. If you like this meditation, please do us a HUGE favor. Please rate and review this show on iTunes. The more ratings and reviews, the more it helps us, helps the show, and helps people find these beautiful meditations. Thank you so much, we are very grateful for your support. To check out more meditations by me, or by our guests, check out our Inspire Nation Show, or InspireNationShow.com. I send love, I send light, and many, many blessings your way. Namaste. Woo Hoo! (Similar meditations to Deepak Chopra, Wayne Dyer, and Eckhart Tolle) Feel your body, mind, & soul completely relax during this short guided meditation. Designed to help you get grounded, plugged back in, and feeling incredibly at peace for the day. Spirituality | Mindfulness | Inspiration | Nature | Relaxation | Self-Help

If you’ve ever wanted to travel the world, but thought to yourself, if only I had the money, the time or I’d love to do that someday when I retire, then do we have the show for you! Today we’ll be talking with Rolf Potts, veteran travel writer, for the likes of Salon.com and world hum, and best-selling author of Vagabonding: and Marco Polo Didn’t Go There. His adventures have taken him across six continents, and include piloting a fishing boat 900 miles down the Laotian Mekong, hitchhiking across Eastern Europe, traversing Israel on foot, bicycling across Burma, driving a Land Rover across South America, and traveling around the world for six weeks with no luggage or bags of any kind. Today we’re going to talk about working to live, instead of living to work, and about taking our own life adventure, or what I call Vagabonding 101. I want to know how we can all get into it, what’s the simplest way to start, and if we really need to wait till we have that nest egg, or are retired to be able to afford to travel around the world! That, and perhaps find out about Tantric Sex and taking or not taking donkey’s through the desert. Inspiration | Motivation | Travel | Self-Help | Spirituality | Mindfulness | Adventure | Vacation | Inspirational | Motivational | Uplifting | Business | Career | Sabbatical

Today we have a very special relaxing inner-peace meditation, or a true journey into stillness, led by Sian Chua, A Dolores Cannon past-life regression quantum healing practitioner from Australia. This meditation can be done any time of the day, however, it’s best to do when you have the time to relax and be still for a short time afterwards To find more meditations from me, and from our guests, please visit Inspire Nation Show or inspirenationshow.com. And please do us the utmost favor, please rate and review our show which helps more people find us, and enjoy more beautiful meditations like this one. Your ratings and reviews help keep the show going. Thank you. We send love. We send light. And many, many blessings your way.Namaste. Woo Hoo! (Similar to guided meditations from Deepak Chopra, Eckhart Tolle and Dr. Wayne Dyer) Take a blissful inner journey led by guided meditation & Dolores Cannon expert Sian Chua from Australia. You’ll be relaxed, recharged & incredibly at peace & at one with the world around you. Spirituality | Mindfulness | Inspiration | Self-Help | Love

LEARN HOW TO THRIVE THROUGH LIFE'S TRANSITIONS! If you’ve ever wanted to face a challenge or transition in life a different way, to learn how to truly embrace them, to surf the waves of change and come out smiling on the other side, then do we have the guest for you! Her name is Sherre Hirsch, she’s a Rabbi, inspirational speaker and author of the best-seller’s We Plan, God Laughs, and Thresholds: How to Thrive through Life’s transitions to live fearlessly and regret free. And that’s exactly what we’ll be talking about today, about embracing life’s challenges, to live fearlessly through them, and without regrets. Of course, we’ll also talk about Moses, letting go, and the biggest F word of them all, but I’m getting ahead of myself. Questions for Today’s Interview Include: What do we do when life’s plans go completely awry What is a threshold moment? How do we know we’re in a threshold moment, and what does it meant to us? How do we deal with the biggest F word of them all, fear? How do we learn to trust ourselves? How do we begin practicing trusting in ourselves to make better decisions How do we learn to have faith in ourselves and trust our intuition? How do we live life regret free? Living life regret free What’s a “Wait Box”? Why should we strive to be a B+ rather than an A? Words of wisdom for parents. Why luck is the residue of design And why putting yourself in the game, doesn’t make you lucky, it makes you blessed! This interview will help you overcome the tough spots in life, and see them for what they really are, hallways to something better. How we get through the hallways effects how we get through everything in life. Sherre Hirsch shares words of wisdom from a lifelong career as a Rabbi, counselor and mother of 4 on getting through lifes transitions in order to truly thrive!

Hi Everyone, Michael Sandler here, your host on inspire nation. Today we have a very special meditation to give you inspiration and help quiet your mind. It’s from Rabbi Sherre Hirsch, our guest on the show today, talking about Thriving through life’s transitions. If you like this meditation, please do us a huge favor. Please rate and review the show. Your ratings help so much in helping others find the show, so they can enjoy it as well. Help us, to help others. Thank you! To hear more meditations from me, and from our guests, subscribe to our Inspire Nation Show, or visit inspirenationshow.com. I send love. I send light. And many many blessings your way. Namaste Woo Hoo! BONUS GUIDED MIND-QUIETING MEDITATION (5 MIN) | Sherre Hirsch | Peace | Inspiration | Happiness | Spirituality | Self-Help | Spiritual | Religion | Judaism | Buddhism | Inner Peace | Zen | Mindfulness