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Episode 139 Actual lightning typically strikes either the tallest object or the path of least resistance . Let me share with you another true story. I have almost been hit by actual lightning twice. You never want to get hit by “actual ” lighting in your own life. I was very, very lucky to avoid being hit by actual lighting twice. How can being the tallest object around and being the p...

EPISODE 138 A “ flame ” is the visible part of a fire. It gives light and heat.  The color and temperature of a flame depend on the type of fuel that is used to make the fire. A blue or white flame is often very hot, while a red, orange, or yellow flame, is less hot. What I mean by a “ flame ” is not necessarily an actual flame from an actual...

Episode 137 What does it take to transform yourself? A “ transformation ” is defined as “a process of profound and radical change that orients a person or an organization into a new direction and a new state of being.” A transformation changes a composition, character or structure of something. After a transformation occurs, the new composition, character or structure that results has little or no...

Episode 136 There is a series entitled “ A Football Life ” on the NFL network on cable television. One of the programs in the series includes a two-part episode about the legendary football coach of the  Green Bay Packers  in the 1960’s,  Vice Lombardi . In part one, in an episode entitled “ Lombardi Saves the Franchise ” there is an interview with the late NFL Hall of Fame Packer q...

Episode 135 Do you are ever feel like you are just going around in circles in your life?  What patterns are you repeating to give you the illusion you are traveling around in a circle? Let me share with you another true story. As you may know by reading my blog posts and listening to my podcasts, that I have worked as a janitor in a bar. I also worked as a janitor at a grade school which incl...

Episode 134 I recently did a blog post and podcast about following the updrafts in your life. Returning from a recent trip to Los Angeles, I was sitting in a window seat overlooking the wing of the airplane on my way back to Chicago. The forces operating on the wing of the airplane made me think about updrafts and lift . The difference in pressure between the bottom surface and top surface of the...

Episode 133 The late  John Wooden  (b. 1910, d. 2010) was an American basketball coach at UCLA and was nicknamed the “Wizard of Westwood . ”   UCLA is in the Westwood area of Los Angeles.  Coach Wooden won ten National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) national championships in a 12-year period as head coach for the UCLA Bruins,...

Episode 132 Let me tell you two more true stories about “ lending a hand ” to others. When I was about ten years old, my next step neighbor’s husband passed away very suddenly. At that point my brother and I took over the grass cutting and snow blowing responsibilities for our neighbor who became a single mom with four children. When I was a software engineer at AT&T Bell Laborator...

Episode 131 There are typically three types of fear that you are likely to experience in your life. Rational Fear. Irrational Fear. Primal Fear. If your  irrational fear  is extreme, it may cause a “phobia.” A  phobia  is defined as “ an uncontrollable, extreme, irrational, reaction to something that may cause anxiety or panic .” For example,  Claustrophobia  is the fear of confined spac...

Episode 130 Let me tell you another true story. In addition to being a life coach, I am an athletic coach. I hold a US National Level One coaching license from USA Track and Field . When my daughter was in middle school, I was the coach for both the girls and boys cross country team. Cross country is a running sport in which individuals run races on open-air courses in parks, fields and fores...

Episode 129 An Interview with Harmony Pavett of the Harmonic Egg in Naperville, Illinois. The Harmonic Egg uses sacred geometry, light and sound technologies to restore balance to your mind and body. The Harmonic Egg was designed and developed by Gail Lynn . We discuss Harmony’s spiritual path from a celebrity hairdresser to the stars in Los Angeles, to Bali, India and back to the US. We dis...

Episode 128 Nicola Tesla  (b. 1856, d. 1943), was one of the most influential and brilliant scientists of all time. Tesla invented and developed alternating current (AC) transmission and generation technologies for electricity. Anytime you plug a cord into a wall socket, you are using technology developed by Tesla. “If you knew the magnificence of the numbers 3, 6 and 9, you wo...

Episode 127 Are you spending all your time shoveling? Let me tell you another true story about actual shoveling. This true and funny story illustrates three important things to consider in any life situation you are facing. You don’t need to be using an actual physical tool like a “shovel” to apply the lessons of this story to your life. The lessons can be applied to just about any situation in yo...

Episode 126 What color are your roots? My roots are blue . Why? My dad was a carpenter, a blue collar worker. He wore a hard had and carried a metal lunch box to work. One of my grandfathers worked in the steel mills in Gary, Indiana. The other grandfather worked in the Nash car factories in Kenosha, Wisconsin. I am from a blue collar family. There are many sayings and quotes about roots and wings...

Episode 125 What is electronic noise? Electronic noise  is defined as “an error or undesired random disturbance of a useful information signal in a communications channel.”  The types of noise you have in your environment directly affects how you, feel, function, react during the day and how you sleep at night. The noise in your environment also directly affects your brain and how your b...

EPISODE 124 An interview with Amanda Dacio of Red Dragonfly Healing of the Milwaukee, Wisconsin metro area. We discuss her healing modalities of crystal healing, sound healing, Biofield Tuning and Human Design services. Out There on the Edge of Everything ®… Stephen Lesavich, PhD Copyright © 2023, by Stephen Lesavich, PhD. All rights reserved. Certified solution-focused life coach and experienced...

Episode 123 A number of months ago, I did a blog post and a podcast entitled: “ The Presence of Absence .” Is the “ absence of presence ,” the same thing as the “ presence of absence ?” The answer is NO, they are very different concepts. To live in the present moment, you need to be  present  in your life.  If you are present in your life, there is no  absence of presence . “ T...

Episode 122 An interview with Jane Wright, DDS, MS, a board certified orthodontist and an a adjunct faculty member in the dental school in Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Dr. Wright has written a new children’s book entitled, “ The Capture of Clementin e” about the Tooth Fairy and children practicing good dental health. We discuss why it is important to for children...

Episode 121 I just happened to see this soap in the store this past week. When I saw Yoda’s picture on it, I bought a bar. (I have no affiliation with the soap company and I am not getting any compensation to used it in this blog post). As a trademark attorney, I find the branding, “ Wisdom Wash ” very interesting. A “ master ”  is defined as “someone having or showing very great skill or&#16...

Episode 120 I was recently watching football and Coach Bill Cowher , the former Super Bowl Winning coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, said: “Adversity does NOT build character, it reveals your character.” Bill Cowher – Super Bowl Winning Coach Do you agree with this quote from Coach Cohwer? You will personally face adversity many times in your own life. “Adversity typically comes within...

Episode 119 Interview with Health and Fitness Coach and Celebrity Trainer, David Mariani of Basketball. Biology . We discuss David’s views and training practices for starting off 2023 with a new health and fitness plan to live pain free. Is living pain free as simple as just walking backwards and stretching a few muscles? Physically Walking backwards also creates positive effects on your bra...

Episode 118 I was recently eating in a restaurant with a military theme. This sign happened to catch my eye. The sign read: “ The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday .” This saying is attributed to the U.S. Navy Seals and their ethos . One meaning of the quote is that yesterday was easy, only because it is already over. This quote is important to all entrepreneurs . Even as a civilian, how can...

Episode 117 I was Los Angeles again recently to meet with the CEO of a tech company that is one of the clients of my law firm. After the meeting I went out to dinner with a friend of mine who is a Hollywood actress. As he personally handed us menus, he observed us and asked if could he prepare a special meal for each of us based on what he saw “in the present moment.”  The special meal was no...

Episode 116 Let me share another true story with you. I was in Florida recently to attend the wedding of a friend.  I was dealing with a client matter and it triggered an anger response in me.  I don’t get angry very often, so it was an unusual energetic state for me. So what do you think I attracted? That is correct, angry people . The Law of Attraction, simply stated, is “like-attracts...

Episode 115 I was recently watching an episode of Open Minds on the Gaia network where Elieen Day McKusick is being interviewed about the energy associated with the human biofield. Ms. McKusick said in that interview: “Follow your updrafts.” Elieen Day McKusick If you are facing challenges in your life, you are likely trying to find solutions with your ego. In contrast, you can create energetic up...