Podcast Archives - Motivate Me!

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 […] The post MM425 – Day 52 OK – Vision Does Not Come from Sight with Jim Stovall – MM253 Audio Journal...

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 […] The post MM424 – Day 52 OK – To Make a Difference in the Lives of...

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 […] The post MM423a – Day 51 MO – Making Candy and Cho...

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/ The post MM423 – Day 51 MO – Find Inspiration in Whiskey with Andy Ri...

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 […] The post MM422 – Day 51 KS – Reincarnating the Family...

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 […] The post MM421 – Day 51 KS – Creating Art in Public with Trace Schoenhofer appeared first on M...

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/ The post MM420 – Day 50 KS – Raise Passionate Kids with Michael & Cheryl Anania and the Motivate Me! Crew – Audio Journal MM251 appeared f...

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/ The post MM419 – Day 49 NM – Tenacity Trumps All with Danny Solis – Audio Journal MM250 appeared first on Motivate Me! .

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/ The post MM418 – Day 49 NM – Exposing Truths through Myth-Busting with Joshua Jam...

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 […] The post MM417 – Day 49 NM – Moving People through Poetry Slam...

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/ The post MM416 – Day 48 AZ – Adult Softball with Drew Sitzman appeared first on Motivate Me! .

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 […] The post MM415 – Day 48 AZ – Allow Your True Self to Lead You with Lynette Renda- Audio Journal MM249...

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 […] The post MM414 – Day 47 AZ – Surrender to Your Calling wit...

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/ The post MM413 – Day 47 AZ – Living Life to Its Potential and Helping Others do the Same with Aaro...

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 […] The post MM412 – Day 46 AZ – Inspiration through Dance Choreography with Tony Meredith appear...

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 […] The post MM411 – Day 46 AZ – Passionate about...

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 […] The post MM410 – Day 46 AZ – Changing Lives through Dance with Dam...

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 […] The post MM409 – Day 46 AZ – Awaken Your Passion through Dance...

Live from the road: It is a given that life will not turn our the way you plan it. It’s not supposed to, because the learning comes from the challenges, the obstacles, the heartbreak, the problem-solving. Sometimes, you receive more than you could have ever seen for yourself, and other times, it is just simply […] The post MM408 – Day 45 NV – When Life Doesn’t Pan out the Way You...

Female body-builder, model, trainer Kimberly Truitt says to get serious in the gym, or any aspect of you life, you just have to make the decision to do so, and to ask yourself the right questions. What is your “why”? Why do you want to do something? Then, ask yourself “what if”? Consider: what’s the […] The post MM407 – Day 45 NV – Fitness Modeling and Competiti...

Live from the road: Such an exciting stop! Make sure to listen to each of the Day 44 interviews, as Lynette talks passion with four members of a Utah-based treasure hunting team: Treasures of America, founded by Tim Draper. Here Tim’s crew and Lynette’s crew have a chat around a kitchen island. Let these teams […] The post MM406 – Day 44 UT – Find Your Adventure, Like Today&#8217...

Let Master Mason and treasure hunter David Graham, from Timothy C Draper’s Treasures in America, inspire you to get off of the couch and onto the motivation bus. You will feel how passionate he is about getting you up, out, and enjoying life. But what he loves even more, is the opportunity that people have […] The post MM405 – Day 44 UT – Treasure Hunting: Scuba Diver David Graham appe...

One minute Antonio Mendez, from Timothy C Draper’s Treasures in America, is a landscaper, and the next, he is the excavator and translator for a treasure hunting team. Antonio shifted from a life he loved to one he is also excited about. Change comes down to simply saying, “Yes.” From simply making the decision to […] The post MM404 – Day 44 UT – Treasure Hunting: Excavator...

Are you feeling complacent? After a near-death car accident, treasure hunter Shaun O Fotheringham, from Timothy C Draper’s Treasures in America, learned many lessons. One, that you cannot waste a second chance. Two, that you can get past physical limitations and regain passion. And three, you can get ambitious and inspire others, you just have […] The post MM403 – Day 44 UT – Treasure...

Do you find treasure hunting exciting? Treasure hunter Timothy C Draper from Treasures in America makes many great points in this interview, two are: you have to “find your adventure,” and then you have to commit to it. You are only one decision away from living the life you want to live, how can you […] The post MM402 – Day 44 UT – Finding Adventure through Treasure Hunting with...