Motivate Me! with Lynette Renda

This is a unique interview in which Lynette Skypes new Florida fashion designer Jamie Lawson from the crew’s North Carolina location. With her unique touch and style, Jamie’s love for fun fabrics shines through her designs. Whether it is creating a piece all her own or transforming a piece into something new for a client, Jamie is passionate about the challenge. Despite her successful...

Live from the Road and in our Pajamas: The Motivate Me! crew caught Diane Mayers at the tail end of the most difficult time of her life. In a wheelchair, unable to walk, a cap covering her bald head, and her heart stunned and full. Listen to what her bout with cancer and her near death experience has taught her. http://5ed.8db.myftpupload.com/

Live from the Road: Laurie Staples opens up her life story and home to the Motivate Me! crew. Let Laurie Staples share her story with you, let her raise your awareness, let her inspire you to find something that will motivate you to keep putting one foot in front of the other, to have a calling greater than your pain. http://5ed.8db.myftpupload.com/

It is so true that everyone has a story. You never know what someone is going through…even those who are being of service to you. With a heart for service, Laurie has let her love for teaching speech to children, becoming an emergency medical technician, paramedic, and trainer of both, as well as her support role at the firehouse, and volunteerism at her church to help her to keep going. htt...

Live from the Road: Freelance writer Linda Bryant is a deadline-oriented journalist who is getting tired of the hustle and grind. She wants to create a life for herself that is less pressure and more about making a difference in the world. This conversation helped Linda find clarification on how her past is preparing her for this future; that she is much more on track than she suspected. The conve...

The Motivate Me! crew was told that the quintessential Nashville show to see is the Doyle and Debbie show at the renowned Station Inn – and was everybody right! Lynette’s conversation with Bruce Arntson and Jenny Littleton was filled with not only passion, but absolute gratitude. These two actors and singers have had the pleasure of performing this long-standing show that Bruce created...

What an exciting life Carol Grace Anderson leads. From being on the show Hee-Haw and on the road with Roy Clark, to becoming a professional author and speaker, to discovering her gift for painting and writing greeting cards for Blue Mountain Cards, to her show on dogs, to her late but passionate love story. Carol won’t tell you what happiness is and how to do it, she will show you. All you n...

Live from the Road: The Motivate Me! crew rolled into Nashville and right into the home studio of Sam Cooper! Sam and Lynette rock out in this episode, talk about Nashville, the music industry, and Sam’s passion for mentoring. Our question to you is: How can you give your gift away to others? http://5ed.8db.myftpupload.com/

Sam Cooper has been playing music his whole life. He has written more songs than he can count, and he has designed his life around his passion. If you love music and Nashville, if you want to see Sam perform, check out this episode and use it to inspire you to get this happy about something you love. http://5ed.8db.myftpupload.com/

Live from the Road: You ever think that you’ve lost your childhood dreams? Meet Mareah and Melissa, the awesome daughters of Rick and Sue Powers, and let them get you thinking! What made you this happy when you were a kid? Is this feeling still in your life today? http://5ed.8db.myftpupload.com/

Dr. Debra A. Cirone and Dr. Joseph S. Clarino share their passion for chiropractic. What is interesting is that while their passion to create a special place at Sugar Hill Spine and Wellness is the same, the driving force behind why they do what they do is different. What is important to note here, is how valuable collaboration can be; how when people are joined together a greater product can emer...

Live from the Road: What a way to do an update interview with Season One guest Jon McNiece, on the grounds of a Disney resort! Jon, passionate about creating a family, happened to be at Disney at the same time as the Motivate Me! crew, and what was he doing? Taking his family on a vacation, and taking part in a karate tournament – a sport they enjoy together! Jon will show you that creating...

This interview takes place in, possibly, the most exciting location of the trip: right inside of Disney’s Epcot Center, with one of their most enthusiastic cast members, Kalie Zakar. Kalie, once one of Lynette’s students, has had a passion for Disney her whole life. To see her living this dream is truly inspiring. To make this happen, she had to be willing to drop everything, to move f...

Live from the Road: In the Motivate Me! van on the way from Orlando to Miami the crew reflects on where they’ve been and what’s ahead! http://5ed.8db.myftpupload.com/

Live from the Road: Season One guest Suzanne Jackson was kind enough to host us in Miami, and she is so busy working on her passion, baking, that we could only corral her for a few minutes to chat. Listen in to hear about our exciting Miami plans!

Christina Henley from Paul Kramer’s Learn to Fly Center and Solid Rock Realty recites her passion each morning, and that is to help others “live limitlessly and courageously.” Christina is a living, breathing, strong, compassionate, brave powerhouse. She has gone from residing in a car on the streets of Detroit to living in a beautiful home on the Intracoastal Waterway of Florida...

Live from the Road: Alexa Carlin, public speaker and founder of Women Empower Expo, uses an illness that brought her close to death to drive her passion for empowering women. Alexa is another powerful example of how tragedy shapes our person and our future. How are you using yours? http://5ed.8db.myftpupload.com/

Celebrity makeup artist and owner of Academy of Glam, Victoria Duke, has one of the most inspirational stories of the trip. Despite the fact that Victoria was divorced from her high school sweetheart, and was a single mom to two children, one with severe special needs, and that she was dealing with the loss of family members, she created a legacy. She will motivate you to dig deep into yourself, t...

Nicole Rymer, founder of PowHer Hub, is all about real estate and business, and her goal is to empower other women to do the same. Nicole uses this gift to help others manifest a life they did not see possible. How can you use your skills to help others and build your business at the same time? Similar to Nicole, life could take you in exciting directions you could not have predicted – like...

Erika Obando, founder of Design Your Life of Purpose and SidePreneur 360, epitomizes the idea that one can create their own destiny. Erika has designed a life she loves, and she did this by utilizing her passion to connect people. If power comes in numbers, how giantly could you grow your network if you focused on building working relationships? If you added value to others by connecting them with...

Glenis Hargreaves has lived a life so hard that she has made the decision to help others for the rest of her life. Riddled with regret, but full of faith, she uses her history with addiction and hardship to help others overcome theirs. Everyone has a story, how can you use yours for the betterment of others? http://5ed.8db.myftpupload.com/

For Pat Colligan, passion takes place in the air. Pat does not just love flying, he loves to teach others how to fly. He took the Motivate Me! crew in the air and gave us each a take-off and landing experience. Watch this interview on YouTube to see our unique interview location. Hint: it is where Pat is most comfortable. http://5ed.8db.myftpupload.com/

Live from the Road: Talk about getting outside of that comfort zone. Talk about the power of asking. Talk about kind, generous people in the world. Listen in as the Motivate Me! crew and the staff at Paul Kramer’s Learn to Fly Center discuss the special experience they shared in a 4-seater airplane! What would happen if you were brave enough to ask someone to help you? What would happen if y...

Christine Sneeringer uses her passion for education and helping others to get up on stage and perform her comedy. Witty and funny, let Christine entertain you, inform you, and inspire you. What would it take to push you into what others see as your gift? http://5ed.8db.myftpupload.com/

Holly Macpherson is someone who took her passion for massage to the next level by becoming a certified Yoga-Inspired Praise Moves instructor. Let her introduce you to Praise Moves, and let her get you thinking about how you can take the passion you are currently practicing to the next level. Grow yourself and grow your business. http://5ed.8db.myftpupload.com/