Motivate Me! with Lynette Renda

Eric Spigner is a chef at the gastropub Nova in Dallas. A term new to me, gastropub is a pub, bar, or tavern that offers food of an elevated quality. And that, is Eric’s passion. The restaurant’s diners the beneficiaries. Cooking is a passion for so many, and it often is born in the home. Are you secretly wishing you could use your love for the culinary arts as a profession? http://5ed...

Live from the road: A discussion with the Motivate Me! crew’s Texas hosts, Alison VanderWiel and British born Keith Sherry that takes a turn from the culture of Texas cowboys to the current hot topic: the United Kingdom pulling away from the European Union. http://5ed.8db.myftpupload.com/

It is surprising to find out why food truck cook Martin Quintana would like to own and operate a food truck of his own. While part of it is that he likes to cook and harass customers, like he did me, listen in to find out the endearing reason he wants to start his own small business. http://5ed.8db.myftpupload.com/

Michelle Moore and her family have experienced the greatest tragedy that can be bestowed upon a family: the loss of a child. See how Michelle uses her passion for missionary work in Honduras to move through her pain, one she shared with her son, Joshua. By serving others, she is living in her purpose, contributing to the world, making Joshua proud. http://5ed.8db.myftpupload.com/

Live from the road: Actually, live from the lake: Table Rock Lake in Missouri. Catching up with Jaime Jay, a fellow podcast host, a marketing guru at Slapshot Studio, and the host (with his girlfriend Sara) for the Motivate Me! crew in the state of Missouri. Hear about the day, the near disasters, and about the 80′ cliff Lynette and Chelsea scaled and jumped from. http://5ed.8db.myftpupload....

Scott Phelps and his two brothers own two marinas on Table Rock Lake in Missouri. Despite his long hours and workload, he is the happiest he has ever been. Scott is open about business and relationship failures, about feeling as if he was never going to recover. He shares experience and insight about remaining open-minded and positive when looking at both opportunities and dealing with failure, an...

Navy Nurse Nathan Madrid is going to expand your perspective on what it means to live a life of service. An idea that starts from home: positively and negatively. This episode gets very serious, and will resonate with you. You get to decide what you will do with this information, but Nate wants you to act now, because as a nurse, he knows that there is not always a tomorrow. http://5ed.8db.myftpup...

Live from the road: After completing a full length interview, Jim Stovall and Lynette have a powerful mini chat that will light you up! Get prepared for Jim to be honest and direct. Two points he makes: If you want to change your life, you have to change your mind, and if you want to live in your purpose, you need to find your purpose and wake up each day seeking ways to give it away. http://5ed.8...

Jim Stovall was not always blind. He had sight, played college football, and was an Olympic weightlifter. Losing his sight did not prevent him from doing great things. With thirty books, six movies, a program that enables those with impaired vision to enjoy television, an Emmy, and interviews with all of the top dogs under his belt, he is quite accomplished. Jim remains tireless in sharing his mes...

Maija Diethelm and Rachel Freeman share a passion, and that is producing and presenting fine chocolates at Annedore’s Fine Chocolates in Kansas City. Maija takes such pride in managing this shop, and Rachel was given the opportunity to discover her passion through the role she was given there. Sometimes it is the belief others have for you that propels you to the next level. http://5ed.8db.m...

Live from the road, behind the scenes taping: The Motivate Me! crew, along with Cheryl, their Kansas City host, gets a special tasting sesh with Andy Rieger of J. Rieger Co. They learn about whiskey, vodka, and gin, and about family business and legacy, that you may find interesting and valuable!   http://5ed.8db.myftpupload.com/

Andy Rieger, from J. Rieger Co., was pumped up about manufacturing, and when he had the opportunity to couple that with the resurrection of his family’s legacy, a distillery, a whole new world opened up for him. Learn about manufacturing, distilleries, legacy, and more in this episode. You, too, are standing on the shoulders of giants. From where do you hail, and how can you embody and enhan...

Trace Shoenhofer made a conscious decision to walk away from a secure job in order to focus on his dormant craft and live a more free-wheeling lifestyle. Trace draws and paints, and he does this in coffee houses all over Kansas City. Do you have a talent that you know is lying dormant? One that you may dabble in some of the time, and you would like to make a lifestyle out of it?  http://5ed.8db.my...

Listen in as the Motivate Me! crew discusses Kansas City barbecue, and how to instill a type of courage in kids that inspires them to live passionately and outside of their comfort zones with Michael and Cheryl Anania.  http://5ed.8db.myftpupload.com/

Behind the scenes with Lynette about today’s interviews: a Big Foot observing, gold-hunting explorer, and a national poetry slam champion. Get some details and embrace some poetry. http://5ed.8db.myftpupload.com/

If searching for gold and Bigfoot, if verifying myths and discovering ancient history entices you, or you just want to be motivated to explore, you need to meet Joshua James Ryan Lawrence. But be prepared, you may feel you are spending too much time dreaming and not enough time acting. http://5ed.8db.myftpupload.com/

Found in a little cafe in Albuquerque, New Mexico poetry slam national champion Danny Solis – see him perform! Such great conversation about how tenacity trumps talent, about the importance of humility. The magic happens when Danny begins sharing some of his poetry. You will feel the power of his passion; you will see a physical change in his person. If there is something that moves you in t...

Let Drew Sitzman motivate you to take time out of your busy life to keep a childhood passion in it. Who says your favorite sport has to end when you become an adult? Find an adult league, include your significant other, share your passion with your children. http://5ed.8db.myftpupload.com/

Live from the road: Happy Father’s Day! Join Lynette as she analyzes how the joy of being a child can get lost in adulthood. How do you find that child and their desires again? How do you move past limiting beliefs to live the authentic life that is meant for you? How do you quiet down the distractions of the world to hear these answers, and how do you trust yourself to create this life? htt...

Live from the road: Lynette reflects on the crew’s time, so far, in Arizona with show guest Donna McManus. Donna has, recently, committed to one of the hardest challenges of her life: surrendering. Letting the reigns and worry go, and allowing life to guide her. Think about this: The control comes in the surrendering. Think about this: 99% of what you worry about never occurs. And lastly, th...

Aaron and Jocelyn Freeman are a power couple who embody the idea of living an authentic life by creating your future. Authors of the book THE NEW POWER COUPLE, they will inspire you to look at your stable job and life and consider if there is one more authentic to you. http://5ed.8db.myftpupload.com/

So You Think You Can Dance and Dancing with the Stars choreographer Tony Meredith shares his love for dance. When something is a passion, you will go to special lengths to share your love for it, to enlighten the lives of others with it. Tony Meredith does this here, as he so graciously sat down for an impromptu interview. What is it that you like to talk about over everything else (besides your f...

Stefanie Lein, in her vulnerability, is incredibly inspirational. Stefanie, a plus-sized ballroom dancer, waltzes the Motivate Me! audience through her journey, and motivates listeners to resist limiting thoughts and beliefs. What are you allowing to hold you back and why? Is it what you believe others will say about you? Is it what you think others MAY be thinking about you? Is it because you hav...

For Damir Karaman from EuroRhythm Dance Studio in Scottsdale, Arizona, passion is transforming lives through dance. He chose something hard to do in order to prove he could do anything. Through dance he learned about failure. He knew his life could be easier, but it would not be rewarding. Since, he has learned more about self, the empowerment of others, and the importance of authentic excellence,...

Live from the road: Thanks to Season 3 guest Stefanie Lein, Lynette was able to take part in a dance lesson with professional dancer Kristijan Burazer from EuroRhythm Dance Studio in Scottsdale, Arizona. The goal of EuroRhythm and its professional instructors is to not only share the love of dance, but to transform the lives of their students. http://5ed.8db.myftpupload.com/