Authoring Life

Grief is a profoundly painful and difficult experience everyone must go through; but how do we transform that feeling into something that can help us grow wiser and more resilient? In this episode, we explore good grief with Holly McIlwain and Amy Hooper Hanna, the co-authors of For She Who Grieves: Practical Wisdom for Living Hope. We dive deep into their book, which explores the effects of grief and the transformative power it holds. Holly and Amy share their personal experiences and how they found resilience in the face of grief. They discuss the inspiration behind writing the book and the process of collecting stories from various individuals who have navigated grief in their own unique ways. Throughout the conversation, Holly and Amy highlight the importance of embracing grief, feeling the emotions associated with it, and finding hope and healing through action. Join us as we explore the depths of grief and discover the wisdom and hope that lies within its embrace.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! http://aliciadunams.com/

Within the Palace of Light, discover the sacred journey of ascension, where the threads of human evolution interweave with cosmic forces. Today, we have a truly remarkable guest joining us: Lisa McCardle. In addition to being a bestselling author worldwide, Lisa is an award-winning speaker, quantum healer, transformational life coach, and spiritual teacher, and also channels guidance from a source of light. In this episode, Lisa dives into her latest masterpiece, Palace of Light. This incredible book serves as an inspirational yet practical guide, leading readers on a transformative journey of ascension. Lisa divulges her creative process behind the book, its five main pillars of light, and her ambition to bestow enlightenment that can guide one's journey toward elevated awareness and spiritual development. Prepare to be captivated by Lisa's enchanting storytelling and the profound impact of her book. Tune in now!Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! http://aliciadunams.com/

All of us aspire to manage our financial future, and that means defining our wealth goals. When we become clear on our wealth goals and create a specific plan to achieve them, our likelihood of succeeding will increase. Today, wealth management advisor and entrepreneur Jennifer Wines joins us to talk about her new book, Invisible Wealth: 5 Principles for Redefining Personal Wealth in the New Paradigm, where she takes us on an insightful exploration into reimagining and redefining wealth. Tune in and learn how to use the personal wealth algorithm to identify your values and wealth goals, optimize your most valuable asset, which is your time, and how technology can support your wealth and wellbeing. It's time to reimagine and redefine what wealth means to you, so don't miss this episode!Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! http://aliciadunams.com/

Is it possible to encode empathy into artificial intelligence? How can we tap that lever of productivity? Minter Dial, the author of Heartificial Empathy, discusses the untapped lever of productivity in business. He suggests practicing being empathetic to yourself before you can encode empathy effectively. One of the key takeaways of this conversation is the awareness of difficulties and limitations to emphasize daily. Dive into this episode and learn more from this special guest.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! http://aliciadunams.com/

When life decides to crash one tragic and heartbreaking event after another on you, it can be so difficult to find light and hope through it all. Life is not okay, and you can crumble under the weight of it all. However, even with these moments, life must continue. And this episode's guest has written a book that can help you rise up and have hope again. Cyndie Spiegel, the author and Founder of Dear Grown Ass Women, has a new book that details how she found the bits of beauty or humor or unexpected light amidst the darkness. Microjoys: Finding Hope (Especially) When Life Is Not Okay was born in 2020, an awful year for most and that was especially awful for Cyndie. She lost her mother to cancer. Her nephew was murdered. She was diagnosed with breast cancer. With all the loss and grief, she found it nearly impossible to surface except in small moments that she began to call "microjoys." Together with Alicia Dunams, she details her incredible and inspirational journey of getting back up and later on writing the book. Join this great conversation and learn from Cyndie how you can hone the ability to access joy despite it all.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! http://aliciadunams.com/

Desange Kuenihira's life has been all about learning how to dance in the chaos. No matter how many hardships she faced, she remained an undefeated woman. Desange lived in Uganda for twelve years as a refugee before moving to the U.S. to become an American citizen. She then founded Speak Undefeated, a non-profit organization that provides education for underprivileged youth and women.Join Alicia Dunams as she talks to Desange about her book "unDEfeated Woman." Discover why she decided to write such a powerful book and how it can inspire you to move forward no matter the odds. Have faith, keep hope, and be undefeated.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! http://aliciadunams.com/

What does it really take to achieve financial freedom? In this episode, Alicia Dunams is joined by special guest Jacent Wamala, who tells her money journey and shares gold nuggets from her book, the Financial Freedom Formula. She explains why wealth building requires not only strong income revenue but also a resilient self who can properly handle negative emotion and self-doubt. Jacent also discusses what it takes to defeat imposter syndrome to unleash your confident and financially savvy self. Join us in learning how Jacent achieved financial freedom and how you can do it too!Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! http://aliciadunams.com/

Social media is an incredible technology that carries a lot of benefits to mankind. But it also has this dark side where we beings are given the power of anonymity and impunity – this ability to say things to others that we don't have to be accountable for. Is civility a dying ideal in these crazy times? Civility Rules! couldn't have been published in a better time. There is probably no milieu in which the book's message of resonates more with what's happening in the world than right now. Its author, Shelby Scarbrough started going through the rabbit hole of civility after years of accumulated experience in public service and the private sector. Her unique take on the topic is something that rings very true in our time and age. Tune in as she gives us snippets of what's there to learn about civility in this episode of Authoring Life with Alicia Dunams.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! http://aliciadunams.com/

The new world of work is upon us because of the pandemic. Things are moving quicker and uncertainty is everywhere. People have to start being more empathetic towards each other in the workplace. When you have a meeting, make sure you are empathetic to those who are attending and who isn't. If you're selling, you need to be more empathetic towards your customer. Really get to know and understand their problem. Empathy is something that needs to come front and center in this new world of work. Join Alicia Dunams as she talks to work futurist and author of the book, Empathy Works, Sophie Wade. Learn what empathy means and why it's so important right now. Listen in for some tips on how you can cultivate an empathetic work culture.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! http://aliciadunams.com/

Are you struggling to hear your voice? If you knew how powerful you are, what would you create? In this episode, Mary Jo Lorei, author of Practical Inspirations: Where the Bumper Sticker Meets the Road, leads you to your access points to listen, learn, and act on your wisdom. She suggests that we should bring joy in this game of life no matter if we get bogged down. All we need is to bring in some effort. This episode allows you to tap into your operating system to gain insight and clarity for maximizing your efforts into results. Don't miss this opportunity and let your mind open, your heart lead, and your most excellent possibility live by tuning in to this episode of Authoring Life with Mary Jo Lorei!Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! http://aliciadunams.com/

Have you ever been stressed waiting in line for something? Did you ever wish you could destress in just a short amount of time? Well, now it's possible to destress in 60 seconds or less. The 60 Seconds Fix is the newest book by Dr. Regalena Melrose. It is her response to people who want quicker and easier solutions to their stressful lives. When stressed, there might be no time to see your therapist, which is why Dr. Regalena Melrose has the right tools for you. Join Alicia Dunams as she talks to this stress and trauma specialist about her book. Learn how your body works under stress and what you can do to alleviate that. Understand that you can't fix anything in less than 60 seconds, but all it takes is 60 seconds every day to bring your body back into balance.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! http://aliciadunams.com/

Sexism is real, and it is happening around us every day. When we look at the news, it's there. When we go to work, it's there. It might even be happening in our homes. Women need to speak up right now. Whether they're getting sexually assaulted or being cat-called, women need to speak up. Join Alicia Dunams as she talks to award-winning author, speaker, leadership coach, and women's rights advocate Lynn Schmidt. Listen in as Lynn talks about her latest book, Antisexist. Learn how she is helping men and women voice their personal experiences with sexism. Find out why people need to be aware and acknowledge that they might be sexist. Join the fight against sexism today!Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! http://aliciadunams.com/

They say confidence is key. But how can you harness something you don't fully understand? Let in-demand speaker, leadership strategist, respected coach, and host of the This Is Woman's Work Podcast, Nicole Kalil enlighten you as she tells us what confidence is all about and how it hinders us from performing our best and attaining our goals. She shares highlights from her upcoming book Validation Is for Parking and the five key confidence derailers and their antidotes to help us overcome our insecurities and be able to step up, bring ourselves out there, and take on whatever challenges may come. So ask yourself, if you had more confidence, what decisions would you make? What risks would you take? What dreams would you chase? Tune in to find out more about how you can build internal trust, reclaim confidence and live your purpose. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! http://aliciadunams.com/

People should start being more curious about their health and wellness. Living a happy life is more than just having a good diet and exercise. Just What The Doctor Ordered: The Five Pillars of Optimal Health is the culmination of Dr. Lamia Katbi's personal and professional life. Dr. Katbi details how she discovered the path to lifelong change after her own struggles and what led her to long-term change. Dr. Katbi details what happened when she became a victim of what is now known as “job burnout,” a term now more commonplace since the pandemic. Moreover, this “burnout affects many of us, no matter our professions, pandemic or not. In Just What The Doctor Ordered: The Five Pillars of Optimal Health, Dr. Katbi details how practicing the five pillars of optimal health reversed the burnout and brought about real change in her and how you, too, can practice the five pillars of optimal health every day. Join Alicia Dunams as she talks to Dr. Lamia Katbi about her book and why emotional health is so important in someone's every day life. Get her book and start living the five pillars today.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! http://aliciadunams.com/

Many of us try to contain certain parts of ourselves to become likable to others. We try to compartmentalize each of our identities, thinking they can never coexist with the rest. Our guest in this episode learned how doing this is costing her more than she thought it would. So she began unleashing all of who she is, connecting to her authentic self, and reaping the freedoms and success in her business and life. Alicia Dunams interviews Amber Swenor, the founder and brand strategist of Soul Seed Strategy, about her book, Unleashed: A Been-There, Rocked-That Guide to Radical Authenticity in Life and Business, and her book writing process. Sharing the lessons within, Amber highlights the importance of being who you are and how this will attract the right people who can help you achieve your goals. If you are a heart-centered, rebel spirit and visionary leader, then you might not want to miss out on this conversation!Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! http://aliciadunams.com/

It's easy to point a finger when something goes wrong. It's easy to pin the blame on someone else, especially when we give directions, but the outcome is not what we expected. But was it really because they just can't follow instructions? In this episode, Stephen McGarvey, best-selling author and Founder & President of Solutions in Mind, discusses the importance of effective communication and how thinking impacts emotions and drives behavior. He also gives a sneak peek into his book, Ignite a Shift: Engaging Minds, Guiding Emotions and Driving Behavior, which reveals the proven techniques that the world's most effective leaders are using to motivate themselves and others to excel professionally and personally. So tune in and learn more about communication, positive persuasion, and influencing with integrity.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! http://aliciadunams.com/

What habits do leaders need to build during turbulent times? Ali Grovue takes a deep look at this on her new book, Rise Up: Leadership Habits for Turbulent Times, which she co-authored with Mike Watson. The book reveals digestible and comprehensive methods for managers detailing how to be an influential force – navigating chaos and crisis in the workplace. With extensive experience in organizational development, coupled with academic and psychological research and personal narratives, Rise Up is an essential guide for any aspiring and current leader. In an engaging interview, Ali discusses:Resilient leadership: What it is and how to unlock it to find fulfillment.Leading in the 21st century: Six insightful and actionable habits to implement from humility to optimism.Leadership development is a disciplined and strategic journey: Why you need to approach it with intention and where to start.The disconnect between managers and employees, and how to change it to bring out the best in your teams.Understanding that leadership drives culture and culture enables strategy and how this mindset can transform your organization.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! http://aliciadunams.com/

Learn how to embrace your work and love your career even in the rough times. Look back at your career and find the parts that you enjoy. Relive those moments and ask what was it that made you enjoy that event? Make your work, work for you. Join Alicia Dunams as she talks to her guest Fran Hauser about her new book, Embrace the Work, Love Your Career. Fran came up with the idea for this guided workbook when she realized that women all around her were feeling stuck, and there wasn't a practical yet inspiring resource to help them find clarity and achieve their career goals. The pandemic has driven so many women out of the workforce and left others questioning their paths. Her hope is that her book will help women of all ages to get inspired and become unstuck so that they can thrive in their careers and ultimately live the lives they want and deserve. Each chapter starts with practical advice and includes prompts and exercises to help readers create their own personal career action plans. Palate-cleansing meditations and coloring breaks conclude each chapter, offering chances for calming reflection. Through simple, inspiring, and actionable tools, this one-of-a-kind workbook empowers women to focus on the things that truly matter, set boundaries, and, ultimately, realize their full potential.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! http://aliciadunams.com/

Some authors are called to use their passion for writing to address a huge problem and invite other people to take action. Marisol Rodriguez is one such writer, and she self-published Life After Yes: A Christian Approach to Choosing Life, Navigating Parenthood and Overcoming Poverty. Joining Alicia Dunams, she shares how she raises awareness on supporting under-resourced women going through pregnancy. Marisol talks about how he inspired a reader to help her publish through a publisher and how she walks the talk by co-founding RENEW Life Center.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! http://aliciadunams.com/

Faulty and toxic communication are some of the biggest reasons for employees to leave a company. Leaders need to straight talk while being respectful. These communication and listening skills will truly help your business in the long run. Learn more about interpersonal communication with Alicia Dunams and her guest Rick Brandon Ph.D. Rick is the founder and President of the internationally respected training firm, Brandon Partners. He is also the author of Straight Talk: Influence Skills for Collaboration and Commitment. Learn more about his book and why communication is the most important thing in business. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! http://aliciadunams.com/

Innovation is often seen as the realm of startups, and corporate innovation is not something that rolls off the tongue very easily. Andrew Binns knows this shouldn't necessarily be the case. His book, Corporate Explorer, explains how managers can lead innovation from inside large corporations. Joining Alicia Dunams on the show, he explains how corporations can leverage their key strengths to beat innovative startups at their own game. Key to this is the concept of the “corporate explorer,” which combines the best qualities of the startup entrepreneur and the corporate manager to create a new kind of leader that has the ability to drive change and experimentation in a seemingly monolithic corporate environment. Join in and learn more about this interesting concept that might just redefine corporate leadership as we know it.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! http://aliciadunams.com/

The Apollo 8 flight was renown in history as the first human spaceflight to reach the moon. The mission's success was a great story itself, but behind it is another tale – a compelling love story of the flight's commander, Frank Borman, and his equally heroic wife, Susan Borman. This real-life drama is captured in the book, Far Side of the Moon. The book's author, Liisa Jorgensen graces the show with her presence in this episode. Liisa opens our eyes to the big lesson that we can learn from her book – something that is definitely applicable to the human condition and that everybody can learn from. We don't usually get to hear from authors who write narrative nonfiction, so this is definitely an interesting conversation. Don't miss it!Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! http://aliciadunams.com/

Leading a team amid disruption and chaos is a challenge that leaders constantly go through in the face of ever-changing markets and environments. Here to help you navigate that is Tanvir Bhangoo. Tanvir is the author and creator of The P.R.O. Business Mindset - How to Lead Amid Disruption and Chaos. In this episode, he joins host Alicia Dunams to break down the concepts behind his football-inspired framework and shares the similarities he found between leadership in business and sports. Join as they discuss course corrective strategies that can guide leaders and their teams to success. The two also discuss the prospect of A.I. in business and its impacts on workplace culture and leadership. Stay tuned!Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! http://aliciadunams.com/

The Goddess of Go-Getting is the new book of Rita Kakati-Shah. It talks about looking at the world through a different lens and how you bring your unique self out. So many people just view it through one lens, which leads to so many problems when it comes to inclusion. Join Alicia Dunams as she explores the book deeper with Rita, tapping into a range of topics from empowerment over entitlement to diversity. Aside from being an author and a strategist advisor, Rita is the founder of Uma, a diversity and inclusion training program. So stop trapping yourself into one view and open your mind. Learn more about her book and her program today! Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! http://aliciadunams.com/

Society often sees single women as struggling individuals when building wealth. They have no partner to provide for them, so everyone assumes they work hard to make ends meet. However, choosing singlehood must not make you less than married women, even if they make more money than you. All you need is the right mindset and proper financial education. Margaret Price and Jill Gianola provide valuable financial advice through their book, Single Women and Money. They share with Alicia Dunams how to achieve financial freedom even without a man or when hit with various economic constraints. Margaret and Jill also reveal why single women should consider estate planning even if they are not of senior age.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! http://aliciadunams.com/

How can you use your anxiety to get things done? Alicia Dunams sits with a longtime friend, Dr. Chloe Carmichael, the author of Nervous Energy: Harness the Power of Your Anxiety. Self-criticism or analysis paralysis often gets in the way of feeling efficient. To work around this, Dr. Chloe came up with the “To-Do List with Emotions” technique. When you look at your tasks and think of the emotion that accompanies each of them. Do you sense a problematic feeling, such as overwhelm, associated with a task? If so, layer in a self-care plan around that to make you feel excited or grateful. If you want more tips on how to harness the power of your anxiety, listen to this episode. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! http://aliciadunams.com/

One issue many entrepreneurs don't realize they have is they get swept away into thinking big before they're ready. But thinking big alone does not adequately prepare you for the bigger game. In his book, Deep Thought Strategy, Steve Lowell explains how you need to change the way you think about your market. Steve is an award-winning global speaker and #1 international bestselling author. For sales professionals and entrepreneurs who are fed up with thinking big but playing smaller than they know they could, this episode is for you.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! http://aliciadunams.com/

Content Warning: Contains mentions of child and sexual abuse. Discretion is advised. Abuse is a serious charge that is often levelled against cults. These often leave their victims scarred for life. Faith Jones is a survivor of a sex cult who has created a better life for herself. Join Alicia Dunams and Faith as they take a look back at her experiences within a religious cult. With candor and honesty, Faith lays bare her insights. We also hear Faith's ideas on healing from abuse. Be inspired with her journey back towards life, and learn how we can support other survivors of abuse. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! http://aliciadunams.com/

Everyone needs to start a brand. It's just a matter of achieving personal awareness so you can find your purpose because that purpose is the foundation of your brand. Joining Alicia Dunams on Authoring Life to expound this is top-ranked real estate entrepreneur Ivan Estrada. Ivan is a successful business leader who has been named in the “Top 30 Under 30′′ in real estate by Newsweek. He is the author of the newly-released book for young entrepreneurs, creative thinkers, and ambitious dreamers, Brand With Purpose. Brand With Purpose is filled with tools and expert advice on growing your career and business, with enlightening case studies and inspirational wisdom from successful entrepreneurs and trailblazers. David Meltzer called the book “a path for every brand builder to find more passion and purpose in every aspect of their business." As part of Ivan's mission to inspire the next generation of diverse leaders, he is aiming to give away 7,000 books to students across the country. You can learn more about the campaign here. Reflecting on his personal journey of growing up Latino, LGBTQ, and working middle class (+ key themes in the book), in an energizing interview, Ivan discusses: · Why Everyone Needs to Build a Brand—How to Do It and Where to Start· Unlocking Your Purpose: How This Discovery Can Help Accelerate Your Career· How Personal Awareness Can Take Your Branding to the Next Level· Overcoming Hardship: Not Letting Shame and Past Trauma Get in the Way of Creating an Authentic Brand· Why Personal Development and Continuing Education is the Key to Planning for—and Surviving—Inevitable Change· The True Value of Teamwork, from Expanding Your Brand to Remaining ResilientLove the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! http://aliciadunams.com/

Are you clear on what your brand story is? Listen to this episode as Kelly Keenan shares how you could change your business perspective and scale your business up. Kelly is a leading brand strategist, agency owner, highly sought-after speaker, and leadership consultant. He is the founder and President of Brand Story Experts and, for over the past two decades, has helped hundreds of brands clarify their story to ignite their culture and sales. In this episode, he discusses how you could claim your power and connect with your people. So, what is your starting point? That's a key concept you have to know. So, stay tuned!Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! http://aliciadunams.com/

To bring light and peace to other people's lives and transform them could be one of the greatest gifts one could give. Join your host Alicia Dunams as she talks with Kristoffer Carter about a spiritual guide to an epic leadership. Kristoffer is a spiritual teacher at the intersection of consciousness and business. He is the founder of This Epic Life, a website and podcast devoted to conscious living, which has created a daily meditation practice for thousands. Rooted in yoga's ancient science of union with spirit, Permission to Glow offers four paths from panic, to peace, to power. Tune into this episode to dig deeper on what's holding you back and give us insights on the four permissions. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! http://aliciadunams.com/

Do you need a complete guide to creating a strong personal brand? Alicia Dunams presents Ramon Ray, the Editor and founder of Smart Hustle Media, and the author of Celebrity CEO. Ramon shares two vital principles to create a strong personal brand: ask for a smile and build a community. Before you ask for a sale, ask for a smile by being nice, having clean teeth, and saying hello. And if you can, invite your potential client to join a community first before asking them to buy from you. It's better to have a long-term fan than a one-time buyer. Want more tips on how to create a strong personal brand? Tune in!Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! http://aliciadunams.com/

Mindful leadership is not only an effective way of managing others, but also in managing one's own needs. In this episode, Alicia Dunams welcomes Dr. Keren Tsuk, the founder & CEO of Wisdom to Lead. Dr. Keren talks with Alicia about how we could do everything together when we are present with our humanity. Be there for your employees, listen to them, and feel their feelings. You'll be surprised to see how they will open up to you and how teamwork becomes natural. We need to integrate mindful leadership in our workplaces now more than ever. So tune in and become a mindful leader today!Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! http://aliciadunams.com/

Have you lost money following advice from so-called experts? Well, Robert Moriarty is here to tell you that investing is not complicated and you can earn money every time by following his method. Learn the basics of investing with Robert as he joins Alicia Dunams in this episode. Over 50,000 readers a day trust Robert to show them which tactics work… and which ones don't. His book, Nobody Knows Anything: Investing Basics Learn to Ignore the Experts, the Gurus and other Fools, tells you how to use your own knowledge and common sense to get reliable results every time. If you like easy-to-follow steps, down-to-earth strategies, and going against the grain, then just tune in and learn the simple formula to long-term investing success.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! http://aliciadunams.com/

You can't control the external as much as you can control the internals. That's Robin Vandekleut's main gist for her new book called Unfinished Business. Robin tells Alicia Dunams how change is all about working with people. Nobody likes change being done to them, but they'll feel part of the solution if you can make them part of the process. Join in the conversation to discover how to inspire others to change. Tune in and make change work for you! Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! http://aliciadunams.com/

When faced with adversity, one of our knee-jerk reactions is to ask the question, “Why?” “Why is this happening to me?” “Why am I not going anywhere?” Alicia Dunams' guest in this episode shifts our thinking and leads us from asking bad questions to the good ones so that when finding ourselves in difficult situations, we can come out of it better rather than get stuck. She sits down with Robb Hiller, a CEO, Author, Certified Professional Behavioral Analyst (CPBA, CPVA, CAIA), Growth Curve Strategist, and Professional EQ Analyst. Here, Robb shares with us his book, The Power of 3, revealing the three-fold principle we need to overcome adversity and face life's biggest challenges: ask, activate, and advocate. Join him as he elaborates these, helping you see through the tunnel and come out of it better than ever.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! http://aliciadunams.com/

Working out is not just about our physical health. We also need to work out in order to strengthen our spiritual core and create a fun and fulfilling life. In this episode, Kate Eckman joins Alicia Dunams to share with us her book, The Full Spirit Workout: A Ten-Step System to Shed Your Self-Doubt, Strengthen Your Spiritual Core, and Create a Fun and Fulfilling Life. Kate discusses how we can start taking the steps towards the life we want. She also spills some of the tools she has created that will help bring your gifts to the forefront because that is where they are meant to be. Join today's conversation and find out how you can do the full spirit workout.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! http://aliciadunams.com/

You don't need to have a passion to make big rich money. All you need are the right tools to make the right decisions, and you can be set for financial success. In this episode, Katja Presnal and Candice Kilpatrick Brathwaite give you the tools to take that first step. They share tidbits of financial advice from their book, Big Rich Money. They aim to help women entrepreneurs scale their business to the next level. Don't let the pressure of pursuing a passion hold you back from creating your own definition of success. Stay tune for more empowering money-making advice to help you author your life!Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! http://aliciadunams.com/

The only one stopping you from living your fullest life is you. Give yourself permission to enter and live in Queendom with today's guest, Gina DeVee. Gina is the owner of Divine Living, where she helps empower women entrepreneurs to make an impact and live their fullest life. She is a business coach, a multimillionaire entrepreneur, a speaker, and now a published author. Her book, The Audacity To Be Queen, details life-changing stories, valuable insights, and actionable tips, some of which she shares in today's episode with host Alicia Dunams. Be enlightened by her wisdom and learn how to live life on your own terms. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! http://aliciadunams.com/

Entrepreneurs establish their start-up businesses to succeed, thrive, and live amazing lives. For a business to prosper, its people should be determined, productive, and always contribute value and build the organization. However, successful hiring is not an easy task. In this Alicia Dunams' interview with Rick Girard, you'll find out that although there are challenges you will encounter, hiring the right people is possible. Rick is the CEO of Stride Search, the host of Hire Power Radio, and the author of Healing Career Wounds. Passionate about helping start-up founders win, he developed and systematized the Hiring Operating System (HireOS), a process for leaders to win the strongest hires. Learn how you can successfully hire great talent as Rick shares some creative strategies to attract, hire, and retain successful people. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! http://aliciadunams.com/

We are different people with different emotions and approaches, which makes life much more interesting. Alicia Dunams and Darcy Luoma, the author of Thoughtfully Fit, explore the framework that Darcy created so we can train our minds to be thoughtfully fit. They delve into setting boundaries and putting needs and desires first without being selfish. They talk about life lessons and coaching philosophies that would move us to the core and elaborated on how we could handle life to practice endurance in a unique and balanced way. Darcy also shares personal experiences, concrete strategies we could execute, and tools we could utilize to overcome obstacles. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! http://aliciadunams.com/

Leaders need to be many things, and one of the most important traits a leader needs is humility. An effective leader needs to display humility and respect for self-worth. Alicia Dunams engages author, CEO, and academic Marilyn Gist in a conversation on leadership styles. Through her book, The Extraordinary Power of Leader Humility, she shows how humility is a must not just for business leaders but across all sectors. Marilyn discusses how effective leaders help educate and develop their followers and bring about necessary change. Learn how to be a humble leader with this talk. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! http://aliciadunams.com/

When inspiration strikes, don’t give in to fear. Trust your cape. This is the lesson Rebecca Powers shares with Alicia Dunams as they sit down and talk about her life journey. They talk about the writing process, finishing your work and putting your ego aside. Rebecca also talks about what she learned from running and eventually letting go of Impact Austin, a women’s collective giving organization that serves Central Texas nonprofits. Tune in to pick a few gold nuggets from Rebecca’s powerful insights on collective giving, servant leadership and philanthropy.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! http://aliciadunams.com/

Emerging as a college student struggling to make it on her own in New York City, Destiny Maria’s world was turned upside down when she learned that her partner withheld his STD status from her until she tested positive herself. Her book, It Started with a Green Dress, shares her experience of being diagnosed with the disease, her quest for justice to find a silver lining with her diagnosis, and depicts a ruthless stigma thousands face. On today’s show, she joins Alicia Dunams to share her book-writing process and how it paved the way for her transformation, gaining self-forgiveness and self-acceptance in the end.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! http://aliciadunams.com/

Everybody's got a book inside of them waiting to come out. After meeting Alicia Dunams at a women's circle and joining the Bestseller in a Weekend course, Crystal Dawn Church finally decided to write down her own story of childhood abuse and addiction and how she moved from where she was to where she is now. The process was the next step to her catharsis, helping her in her healing and journey. Crystal is the Chief Dreamer at Dreamweaver Consulting. Today, she sits down with Alicia once more, this time to talk about her book, The Evolution of Dreamweaver: 7 Steps to Delivering on Your Dreams, the process she went through to write it, and the power of going after your dreams - dreaming it, declaring it, and delivering it.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! http://aliciadunams.com/

We make about 35,000 decisions every day, and most of those are mundane and don’t even matter, such as what color of shirt to put on or which shoes to wear. Only about 1% to 2% of those decisions are life-changing and life-altering, and most of them are split-second decisions. Dr. Geoffrey Mount Varner says if you learn to improve your split-second decisions, you improve your decision-making IQ overall. He joins Alicia Dunams today to talk about how to train your brain to make split-second decisions, looking at the concepts presented in his book, Training Your mind for Split-Second Decisions. Dr. Varner is a Crisis and Decisions Expert, an ER physician, a bestselling author, and a public speaker.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! http://aliciadunams.com/

A lot of people don't know how to discover their courage but it doesn’t mean it’s not there. Alicia Dunams' guest today is Kai Hayes, the author of Lion at Heart: Discovering Courage and Greatness Within. Lion at Heart helps you find the strength to discover you are a warrior in life. In this episode, Kai shares her story of being an impoverished child in the Philippines. Eventually, she had to become the sole breadwinner for her family. Listen as she turns her breakdowns into powerful breakthroughs to achieving financial success. You can do the same! Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the The Authoring Life Community today:aliciadunams.comAlicia Dunams FacebookAlicia Dunams TwitterAuthoring Life PinterestAlicia Dunams YouTubeAlicia Dunams InstagramAlicia Dunams LinkedIn

We all have an innate miracle mentality within us. It's only when the people around us become the opposition to our mission by making us doubt ourselves and telling us to "get real'' that we lose it. Alicia Dunams' guest is Tim Storey, the acclaimed author of The Miracle Mentality. In this episode, you'll get a sneak peek from the author himself on Chapter 3 of the book entitled "Activating the Magical in Your Life." Tim also shares his story on why he wrote the book, his favorite lessons from it, and his advice for aspiring authors who would also like to share stories of their own. Tune in and be inspired to take back the magic in your life. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the The Authoring Life Community today:aliciadunams.comAlicia Dunams FacebookAlicia Dunams TwitterAuthoring Life PinterestAlicia Dunams YouTubeAlicia Dunams InstagramAlicia Dunams LinkedIn

Leadership has to be about you. If you want to be a better leader, you need to know who you truly are. If you don't, you will end up adopting a masquerade that prevents you from establishing authentic connections with your followers. Today's guest is Minter Dial, an international professional speaker, author, and consultant in the worlds of leadership branding and digital strategy. Minter discusses with Alicia Dunams the importance of authenticity in your leadership, how pragmatism helps lead you to success, and why you should allow yourself to be imperfect while striving to be the best. Join in the conversation and discover how to tap into yourself and bring out the leader in you. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the The Authoring Life Community today:aliciadunams.comAlicia Dunams FacebookAlicia Dunams TwitterAuthoring Life PinterestAlicia Dunams YouTubeAlicia Dunams InstagramAlicia Dunams LinkedIn

People who have no access learn to navigate in the dark. Instead of letting yourself become a victim to your circumstances, you can actually see it as your edge that you can leverage to pave your own path to success. This message speaks to anyone who is deprived of access in any manner because of their gender, skin color, or immigrant status. But it speaks in a much louder volume to those who can tick all the boxes of the minority status checklist. Being an immigrant woman of color had not been easy for Hang Black, but she used the resilience she built from that experience to climb her personal vista. Through her book, Embrace Your Edge, she uses her voice to inspire others who are experiencing the same disadvantages to break through the barriers of entry into the ranks of leadership and make diversity and inclusion a tangible reality in the workplace. Join in as Hang hangs with Alicia Dunams in this insightful and exceptionally relevant conversation.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the The Authoring Life Community today:aliciadunams.comAlicia Dunams FacebookAlicia Dunams TwitterAuthoring Life PinterestAlicia Dunams YouTubeAlicia Dunams InstagramAlicia Dunams LinkedIn

The movement for more inclusion and diversity in the workplace is here to stay, and it is imperative that your organization learn to adapt. Advocating for this is Tova Sherman, the author of Win, Win, Win! and the CEO of reachAbility, an organization that provides supportive and accessible programs dedicated to workplace inclusion for everyone facing barriers. In this episode, she joins Alicia Dunams to talk about how you can be inclusive and disability confident. She also discusses the myths surrounding the hesitance of inclusivity and diversity in the workplace and shares the nine leadership lessons that will prove how you treat people and establish lasting change. Plus, Tova also gives some relationship-building habits that will help you become more relatable to team members.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join The Authoring Life Community today:aliciadunams.comAlicia Dunams FacebookAlicia Dunams TwitterAuthoring Life PinterestAlicia Dunams YouTubeAlicia Dunams InstagramAlicia Dunams LinkedIn