Design Your Life, Your Way - Empowering Women Over 50 to Live Life On Purpose

Maintaining a healthy body is important at any age, but even more so after 40. Today’s podcast guest is dedicated to helping women over 40 shape up, and lose weight for the last time. Nicole Simonin is an ACE personal Trainer, ACE health coach, licensed physical therapist assistant and former professional ballet dancer. As she talks about in this episode, Nicole had to overcome a significant...

Life is all about unlimited possibilities. However, many times we feel like our options are limited because we let our ego get in the way of what we know to be true in our heart. Today on the Live. Love. Engage. Podcast: * Learn what Unity’s Daily Word has to say about turning your dreams into reality * I share why fear sometimes keeps me from shining my light in the world * Why it’s i...

The entrepreneurial journey is not always easy. Sometimes, you can get stuck and that’s when it’s important to get help. Empowerment Coach Artisha “Tee” Bolding went through her own challenges, and now helps entrepreneurs align their purpose and passion so they can bring their business, book or brand to life. On this episode of the Live. Love. Engage. Podcast: * Artisha sha...

I first became familiar with yoga several years ago as an exercise practice, something I used to do during a class at my local YMCA. And according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, yoga is a system of physical postures, breathing techniques, and sometimes meditation derived from Yoga but often practiced independently especially in Western cultures to promote physical and emotional well-being. Tha...

Last week on Live. Love. Engage., I talked about the power of our thoughts to direct our beliefs and actions. In this episode, I expand on that concept by explaining how you can use affirmations to transform your life in positive ways. Today on the Live. Love. Engage. Podcast: * How you can use affirmations to rewire your brain’s neural pathways * What role emotion plays in the affirmation p...

How often do you practice the power of positive thinking? The thoughts we think create our reality, so if we want positive outcomes in our life, it’s important to think positive thoughts. This is especially true when it comes to facing challenges, as marketing & operations professional Francisco Oller Garcia explained to me during our recent interview. On this episode of the Live. Love....

Norman Vincent Peele once said, “Change your thoughts and you change your world.” I believe that statement is true because our thoughts are powerful. They direct our beliefs and our actions. In today’s episode, I talk about how to achieve different results in your life by changing your thoughts. Today on the Live. Love. Engage. Podcast: * What can happen when you keep thinking the same thoug...

The word “stress” often gets a bad rap as being something that is harmful. Business owners, professionals, parents, even kids, frequently complain about being “stressed out.” My podcast guest Deb Lewis believes and teaches that stress can be used to your advantage. She knows a thing or two about the subject because she is a military veteran who was at the Pentagon on Sept....

Have you ever wondered why some things are so much easier to see and do for others than to do and see for ourselves? Take forgiveness, for example. I’ve found that it often seems easier to forgive others than to forgive ourselves. Today on the Live. Love. Engage. Podcast: * Learn how forgiveness relates to your emotional growth. * Why we’re so hard on ourselves and how to practice self...

Among the many qualities that define a good leader are integrity, empathy, vision, and positivity. Executive leadership coach and keynote speaker Bella Cruz believes accountabilty is another key factor. In this interview, Bella discusses the book she has written which outlines the top 10 traits of an accountable leader. This week on the Live. Love. Engage. Podcast: * Bella shares one of the top ac...

I’m currently writing a book that is all about how to stop doubting yourself and start being yourself, and it’s also the subject of today’s podcast episode. This is an important topic for me because it’s something I’ve struggled with for much of my life. And I’m not alone. Being authentic is something many people struggle with because of old limiting beliefs abo...

Are you familiar with the book, “Think and Grow Rich” by Napoleon Hill? Or perhaps “The Science of Getting Rich” by Wallace D. Wattles? Both of these books (which I’ve read and highly recommend!) are based on the premise that our thoughts create our reality. And that by holding a vision of what we want, and having faith that it is on its way, we can manifest whatever...

Launching a business requires a lot of things, not the least of which is faith. Faith in your product or service, and faith in yourself that you can make the business a success. When things don’t go right, and that will happen, doubts may creep in. And, as I share in today’s podcast episode, you may find it challenging to trust in God within YOU to solve the problem. Today on the Live....

The pandemic has made it challenging for many small businesses and entrepreneurs to conduct “business as usual.” In today’s episode, Rae of Light Concepts founder Rae Burrell discusses what strategies business owners can take to overcome their challenges now, and in the future. This week on the Live. Love. Engage. Podcast: * Rae shares what led her to start her own business * Lea...

Almost one in five adult Americans, or roughly 18%, lived with an alcoholic while growing up, according to the National Association for Children of Alcoholics. I’m one of those Americans. I grew up with an alcoholic father, as well as an emotionally abusive mother, and it’s taken me years to heal from the trauma. Frankly, I’m still working on releasing the past. This week on the...

The entertainment industry has been dealt a big blow by the global pandemic with live theaters and movies shut down because people have been on lockdown. My podcast guest is an actress, singer, health coach and entrepreneur who has lost work as a result of the stay-at-home orders. However, as she explains in this episode of Live. Love. Engage., Maura Knowles is not about to let COVID-19 keep her d...

The last two weeks have seen a dramatic increase and shift in awareness about racism in the United States, and around the world. This week’s funeral for George Floyd, the black man who was brutally murdered by a Minneapolis police officer, was live streamed around the world by major news organizations. I believe George Floyd’s death will not be in vain because it has awakened the world...

With all that’s going on in the world right now – the pandemic, racial strife, economic upheaval – it’s causing a lot of anger, stress, frustration and anxiety for even the most optimistic-minded person. So what can you do about it? Kristin Manieri is a mindfulness teacher, and in this episode of Live. Love. Engage. she explains how we can benefit from the practice of mindf...

2020 has been a year of upheaval already with the pandemic, and its social, economic fallout. But in the last week, protests have broken out across the United States in reaction to the brutal murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. This heinous act of racial violence has to stop. In today’s episode, I address this issue by sharing a poignant song by a young black man who only...

For a long time, energy healing was discounted as being “woo-woo” particularly in Western cultures, like the United States. However, in recent years, energy healing has been used in conjunction with conventional medicine. Professional athletes are now utilizing different energy healing modalities. And scientists are treating it more seriously too. Today’s podcast guest has a uniq...

During my business career, I’ve talked with many women entrepreneurs who have trouble pricing their services because they don’t value what’s unique about them. Often they’re afraid that potential clients won’t pay high fees for their services. As a result, these talented business owners don’t earn the money they could be earning. They often have an underlying li...

When it comes to running a business, time management and money challenges are two of the biggest issues that entrepreneurs face when trying to create lives they love and are excited about. In this episode, Success Coach, Speaker and Entrepreneur Nancy Abramson explains the difference between being busy and being productive. This week on the Live. Love. Engage. Podcast: * Nancy explains why she dec...

Death isn’t a subject that many people, especially Americans, like to talk about. But losing someone we love is a part of life, and is something many people around the world are dealing with even more significantly right now due to the coronavirus pandemic. Marcia Merrill has experienced grief first hand, losing her husband to cancer. In today’s podcast episode, Marcia, also known as &...

You never get a second chance to make a first impression. In the case of business owners, you are the face of your company, so it’s important that your personal style reflects that. My podcast guest today is certified image consultant Marcella Scherer, who has worked with corporations, businesses, high level entrepreneurs, celebrities and speakers to polish their image and up-level their lea...

Most entrepreneurs are NOT prepared to make a sale and take money “on the spot” at live networking events, unless they ARE the speaker. With in-person events on hold during the pandemic, it’s even more challenging for business owners to make money. In today’s Live. Love. Engage. episode, Katrina Sawa, aka The JumpStart Your Biz Coach, offers some advice on what types of off...