Real Things Living

The Art of Mindfulness in today's world is about developing the right habits for you. Because you are your habits. In this episode, I share an example of being in the moment and 6 ways you can implement mindfulness to each day. Here is link to my original blog post about this topic - You Are Your Habits .

It takes a lot of courage to write and share your content via book. What about adapting that book into a screenplay?  I'm sharing the journey about this process with my book "Expecting the Good: Inspiration from a Badass with a Big Heart." Here is link with Hannah Cranfill as a guest on the Real Things Living podcast - about our experience creating a short film together: The "Adaptations" sho...

This episode provides advice for authors on how to create an online course idea from your book.  Brigitte uses her book (Quality Book Formula) that's listed on KDP as an example.  This book was written to help you understand the steps between a book idea and selling it.  Link for course Business of Books idea on the Maven platform: https://maven.com/brigitte-cutshall/the-business-of...

My latest book is Quality Book Formula: Professionally Publish Your Book for Excellence.  It's common for us to take our knowledge for granted, and I was encouraged to write about this topic based on feedback from other authors since I have over two decades experience in the print and publishing industry. Link to watch video: https://youtube.com/realthingsliving

Zachary Green is the definition of courage and learned to embrace the chaos from his U.S. Marine Corps and firefighter experiences. Integrity is important to him. The title of his best-selling book is "Warrior Entrepreneur: Lessons from the Battlefield to the Boardroom." The warrior principles learned can be translated into any career or business. Those principles can be summarized as teamwor...

Chuck and Hannah Keels share their unique and remarkable relationship. They are both Stage 4 cancer survivors; met and fell in love, got married on January 1, 2020, and founded Living Hope Cancer Foundation.  They each wrote their own book prior to meeting; and co-authored Get Up and Live to inspire others to have a positive mindset. The focus is to encourage others to live with a h...

Matt Ode truly is a miracle.  At the age of 24, he was diagnosed with Stage 3C Testicular Cancer. Matt experienced major complications during treatment and near death experiences such as a two-week coma after complicated surgery, kidney and liver failure, and a heart attack.   Matt shares his captivating journey and the lessons that were learned along the way. His story is an inspiring e...

We tend to think of finance and math as a 4-letter word. It's not and we should change that perspective. The focus for John Grace is working with essential workers to help them better understand their financial health. The main goal is to do everything he can to help take the mystery out of money management. He is also the author of Making Finance Make Sense: Striving to Win .   "The relation...

Lesleigh Jolin was drawn to the Grief Recovery Method program based on her own painful and personal losses throughout her life. That program was the "last healing measure she tried to heal her own heart, and the first that actually worked for her well-being."  She is now certified Advanced Grief Recovery Method Specialist and offers an 8-week program to individual adults. She also collaborate...

I love what these two pianists are doing, Anna Szałucka and Monika Mašanauskaitė. They both live in Europe and I'm honored to be a part of the journey to share their story. Anna and Monika started touring together in 2021 and created a documentary about what was learned. Their mindset is to change the perception of classical music, focusing on connecting with the audience, and to emphasize "let's...

In 2016, Joel Cohen had 6 figures in student loan debt and a job with no opportunity to be promoted. He had to find a way to provide for his family.  "My WHY was clear to pay down student loan debt and provide for my family."  The Morning Miracle book, by Hal Elrod, had a positive impact on him too. He learned to definitely appreciate what you  have. Joel's perspective now is focusi...

Yep. Chris Bystriansky understands the importance of financial health for his family. From the moment he became a father, he wanted to make a difference and knew his children needed to learn how to manage money. That perspective inspired him to write his first book, Renting from my 6-Year-Old. The goal is to share examples and lessons learned to inspire other families to have a similar mindse...

Emily Elrod is the founder of Workzbe . (Her son came up with that name!) Her goal is to help teams develop accountability, connection, and results through a WISE environment.   * W stands for Work Well  * I stands for Work Intelligently * S stands for Work Safely * E stands for Work Empowered Emily is very passionate about helping others with a focus on energy management, intrinsic moti...

Lisa Caprelli has an inspiring background and is a great example of using creativity to help others.  "The best part of my work is connecting with children to create connection, harmony, and happiness combined with story, art and song that focus on social aspects like friendship, kindness, and love." She is the author of 16 books and creator of "Unicorn Jazz Presents The Thing I Do" show now...

Annie M. Fonte comes from a humble background. Raised on the plains of Northeastern Colorado, she started out as a dirt farmer, kicked up some dust as an athlete, and got gritty in the business world. She has over two decades of successful entrepreneurial experience and received her MBA from Harvard in between. An all around badass. Annie is the author of "Keep Your Ass in the Saddle: How a Farm,...

Saying affirmations as a habit is a foundation to help build confidence, which also strengthens resilience.  What an honor it was to speak with debut author Nancy Torres. Her dual-language learning children’s book, Say It With Me, teaches children the power of saying positive affirmations and words of love to both themselves and others. She is a New York City second grade teacher and mother o...

After Heather Morrison's job was eliminated last Fall, she decided to start a business, the Memory Keepers Society. The goal is to help people capture their experience of living through the pandemic as an example, with photos and narrative as well. Her upcoming workshops will bring together many people to do this work in a community format. Everyone has a story and a voice. Main takeaways: (1) Eve...

Many families across the country are dealing with extra tension and stress as they self-isolated during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Know that you’re not alone. It’s important to address any issues that are causing tension so that you can promote healthy relationships with one another and thrive in these strange times.   Here is a summary of 5 practical ways: (1) Encourage more exercise; (2)...

What does success look like? Milena Regos learned it's really about being present and reconnecting with your values. Milena, founder of the Unhustle Movement is a rebel entrepreneur, ex award-winning marketer, certified human potential coach and podcast host is on a mission to inspire 100 million people from all over the world to ditch the hustle culture mentality, leading to burnout and begin a n...

Larry is a Life & Business Coach for the Todd Durkin Mastermind. He recently published a book, "126 Days, 11 Minutes: Our Love Story." It shares the beautiful love story of meeting Gayle while she was dealing with end-of-life cancer. During their brief time together, he wrote in a journal daily about their four-month journey with optimism and hope that will make you laugh and cry as he remains...

"Social Anxiety can create a powerful and painful paradox of wanting to be seen but not wanting to be seen."  Rose Berry dealt with depression for five years. Her depression diminished when she got to the root cause ... a doctor explained that she was actually dealing with social anxiety. This was an enlightening moment and decided to use her new-found courage to help others dealing with the...

"Great ideas happen when you're emotionally charged. It helps with creativity to solve problems." Saleema Vellani was misplaced after graduating college, living in another country, and had to figure out what to do. After introspection, she learned that she wanted to be of service in some way to help others.  Saleema Vellani is an entrepreneur, keynote speaker, adjunct professor, and the autho...

Honorée Corder has inspired and motivated many authors based on her extensive and personal experiences. Writing a book requires a lot of effort and resilience. Writing a book will help you stand out from your peers because being an author shows that you are committed and establishes authority.  And writing a book is an opportunity and worthwhile investment using the right strategy.  Hono...

Andy Storch is a Talent Development Consultant, Coach, Author and people connector. Andy is effective in helping others because of his authenticity and perspective. He was diagnosed at the end of 2020 with testicular cancer that spread to his neck, and has been sharing that cancer journey with others.   He is very passionate about helping people fulfill their own potential and decided to writ...

Marci Greenberg Cox is a full-time realtor turned author. Her first book is, "Mommy Has a Boo-Boo: Explaining Breast Cancer to Children."   In 2018 she was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer. She was inspired by her very young daughters to write about and explain why mommy has a boo-boo (cancer), and even though she might look different, she's still the same person. All of this was done whi...