Speaking From The Heart

The persistence to be able to continue through life, regardless of what obstacles we encounter, is a universal cliche by today's standards of what we expect from others. However, when death of a loved one has stricken us with the inability to keep moving forward, we know that we have to figure out ways to navigate through in a healthy way. Today's guest, Stacey Niedentohl, discusses the importance...

Coarse language is often viewed as a way of making a point come across with great intensity and forcefulness. The personal and professional realms both have different viewpoints as to how it can accentuate your messaging, but can it be overused? When is it appropriate, and when it is not? Although from a courtesy standpoint that this subject may be an easy answer, this episode may provide surprisi...

Have you found your accountability partner to help you stay on track and be focused with your goals? Similar to a coach, finding someone that can fill the void of making sure that you stay on track is vital to the success of the day-to-day, let alone the dreams that you set out to create. In this exciting conclusion to our interview with Kaneshi Hart, we discuss the importance of this concept, alo...

What would happen to both your physical and mental states if you were laid off three times from various jobs you held? Do you think you would be able to overcome the waves of negativity resulting from that, which would stymie your grown in various areas of your life? What if you are able to shift your mindset, bypass the bad messaging, and find ways to connect with meaningful people to get "a leg...

In this very emotional, raw episode, your podcast host uncovers the emotional toll of waiting too long to create long-lasting, systemic change in their life to create an important lesson for all of us to remember. It’s not about waiting for the right moment, but making time for that moment to happen now to live the most fulfilling, prosperous life is within your reach. What will it take to live th...

Learning how to organize your personal and professional tasks in order to achieve them on a daily basis is only a small set of components to living a fulfilled life. Does your home, however, have the functionality to help you sustain your daily activities, including how you feel about yourself and having others over? Today's guest, Alyssa, describes the importance of having a strategic plan in you...

This episode is dedicated to all those that have many unsolved problems, mounting stressors, and the unlimited amount of possible solutions and attempts to address these problems and stressors with uncertainty of what is effective. There are many ways to approach these types of opportunities to tackle your “to-do” list, but tackling them in the same old ways are not the way to address them in the...

Before you scroll past this episode, do not think that this is about ghosts, witches, goblins, and other spooky paranormal investigations that we have heard about from Hollywood and other types of dramatizations! This is all about the energies that we leave behind in our daily lives and how they can infect, sometimes even destroy, the very fabric of our lives and our relationships with others. Tod...

It is nearly two full months since the beginning of the New Year. Have you made resolutions that you have kept? Less than 22% of people who made resolutions have stuck with them for two months, which means more than 3/4ths of individuals have already given up. In this episode, we will re-explore past episodes where we discussed setting goals, but now ask the important question of whether you were...

What if you never get the chance to pass along to a new generation your legacy, because you were too concerned about what other people thought about you and what your story was? Are you holding something back for the world to see because of the lack of confidence? Lack of direction? Lack of ability to articulate it effectively? Michelle Vandepas, a successful publisher and coach, has helped countl...

If you have ever watched or read any type of presentation of Peter Pan growing up or in present time, the make-believe world is full of mystery, opportunity, and a sense of adventure. However, Captain Hook tries to end the fun for Peter and his friends, both existing and newly formed, which has too many parallels to the “real world”. This story often begs the ultimate question: how can we lead the...

What if you approached life, at all of its various stages of aging, with intentional curiosity? What if you never stopped learning, and as a result, you have so much to gain? Today's guest, Martha Burich, has this intentional mindset that she describes for us in a way that examines the unlimited possibilities (and potential) that we all have. Ultimately, it allows us to ask two questions: What wil...

This episode, iconic for the month of February and synonymous with love, is so much more than what Cupid’s arrow can pierce within our hearts and minds. Falling in love, however, is not about the romanticism that culture tends to make us adapt to. Love comes in many forms, and the highest form of love has many different interpretations. In this episode, we will explore how self-love should be the...

There is much to be said about telling the truth and being able to share that truth with others. However, what if you weren't able to learn the truth until someone exposed you to it? What would it take for it to set you completely free? Today's riveting interview with a former member of the Church of Scientology, Katherine Spallino, will leave you speechless with the number of different atrocities...

There are some common lessons that we learn through hard experiences, or those events in our life that we learn first hand. However, most of those lessons are either shown or discussed in parts of our life that have not much meaning until now: budgeting, sewing, hard work ethic, and resolving differences. In this episode, we will revisit these age-old subjects, but apply them to how we can align t...

Being able to simply ask the simple question, "Am I Happy?", can be quite challenging to some. It is not enough to be able to go through and intentionally live a life that may have qualities of believing that you are happy, but embodying a fully-developed, fully-conscious definition of what makes you happy to begin with. Today's guest, Piret, has devoted her life to fulfilling that answer to that...

This is not just another episode about being heard at the table in negotiation! There are so many other areas that you want to be heard, and it is not about the simple facts that you present. This episode will dive into the difficult times where we want to be heard, and how we can break through to have a voice and be heard in an equitable, fair manner without feeling compromised. Whether it is at...

Imagine having to deal with a traumatic accident that impairs your ability to function. Then, after recovering, you enter into an abusive relationship that does not go well and creates stifling ramifications to your ability to function and hold on to hope. To top it off, imagine being told that you are now allowed to act on a dream career that would propel you to new heights both personally and pr...

Have you ever felt that the activities you used to do, the books that you used to read, and even the people that you once hung out with have all shifted? Is it because of those areas of life changing…or was it you that was doing the changing? This episode explores the age-old questions about changing attitudes and perceptions as we get older, and how evolving tastes are not purely due to environme...

Learning about ourselves means that we have to avoid the mentality of a "microwave culture" (you will learn about this term in this episode!). Trying to create the best version of ourselves means that we cannot continue to reheat the leftovers in our lives and think that they are going to taste differently. At some point, we must take bold action in order to dispel and compel ourselves to move for...

We are already more than halfway through the first month of 2024. If you have lost momentum trying to stay consistent with your goals, this episode is for you as we explore opportunities for resetting ourselves due to the many obstacles, setbacks, and potential challenges that exist ahead. Breaking down the overwhelming items into easy, manageable tasks can make short work of the mundane standing...

The concept of mentoring and coaching go back hundreds of years to times where it was necessary to share information from one other, especially with a specific set of trades or skills that were being passed from generation to generation. Being able to have this insight and knowledge allowed for advances not only in civilization, but it creates opportunities in our lives to interact with one anothe...

This episode focuses on what is really what we strive for the most: acceptance. Aristotle said it best in which he declared that all humans are political animals (political having a different connotation by today's standards). Moving past the contemporary decision of social acceptance, we can achieve more happy, fulfilling lives IF we listen to the signs that surround us in our lives. Visit Our We...

The ability for ourselves to grow as leaders takes a lot of persistence, commitment, and understanding a little about our own selves in order to create opportunities for self-reflection and development of our own communication and influence. Even though these aspects are important, we must find ways in our own ways to create relationships, confidence, and determination in the ways we lead others....

This episode discusses the concept of sharing too much information when you should/should not be doing it. There are various schools of thought that are involved with this topic, and despite the political, social, cultural, and mental considerations involved, being willing to provide an avenue for sharing is important, but balancing the bigger picture required for self-development to occur. Visit...