Clear On Life

Ani Choetso, or Maria Montenegro, born to Puerto Rican parents and hailing from Philadelphia, by way of Germany, Iowa, east coast places, India, and Iowa again. She has lived her life immersed in Dharma since an encounter with illness and mortality at 12 left her with questions she did not find answers to within the Catholic faith of her upbringing.She went on to study world religions at Smith College and Harvard Divinity School, and trained intensively with masters from both the Theravada and Tibetan Buddhist traditions, inspired by Buddha's invitation to question deeply. Active as an editor and co-translator of Dharma materials since the 90s, she has also worked to engage the theory with the practice of active compassion, spending much time working with the dying, bereaved, or existentially challenged. She's an ACPE board-eligible interfaith chaplain having done four units of CPE in Vermont and New Mexico, and more recently, an ordained Buddhist nun.Her website: https://bodhiwave.com/

In this episode I interview Jane Weintraub.  Jane works as a coach, with a focus on the right career fit as an extension of meaning and purpose in life.  This interview is full of insights, including the role of a coach in one's life and career and how to find a good coach.You can reach her on Twitter: @janeweintraub

Shane Metcalf is the Chief Culture Officer and cofounder of 15Five.  He started 15Five to help companies bring out the best in their people.  This podcast episode was recorded just before the Covid happened.   Little did we know...15Five is a human-centered performance management platform that creates effective managers, highly engaged employees, and top-performing organizations. From engagement surveys and 1-on-1 tools to performance reviews and OKRs, 15Five is the most complete solution that combines software, education, and community to develop successful managers and unlock peak employee performance. Built using the Positive Product Design™ method, 15Five is the only platform that offers software aligned to the latest positive psychology research. Through it’s HR Superstars community and podcast, 15Five aims to empower every leader to create highly engaged, high-performing organizations by helping people become their best selves.

I discuss taking on a project bigger than yourself with Ernest White II, the producer of Fly Brother, a television travel docu-series.

I interview Michael Taft on what it takes to get your teachings and work out to your audience. Along the way, we explore his life adventures, spiritual teachings, and lessons learned as an entrepreneur and a hustler.

In this episode, I interview Danielle Applestone, the founder of Daughters of Rosie. She's an engineer, entrepreneur, and a mom, who has started multiple startups. This interview is an attempt at looking at how she thinks and operates in the world. And how she approaches problems and obstacles.

We continue our journey into the magical world of Buddhist Sutras and explore procrastination, creativity, relationships.

In this episode we journey into the magical world of Buddhist Sutras and how they can help us in our modern lives.

I take a minute to share why I'm doing this podcast. Plus, what do you think of the intro music?