Podcast appearances and mentions of Karen Salmansohn

What if the secret to living your best life... is remembering that it won't last forever? In this episode of Love, Happiness, and Success, I'm joined by author and mindset coach Karen Salmansohn to explore how the ancient principle of memento mori—remembering that you will die—can radically transform the way you live right now.  Together, we unpack how mortality awareness isn't morbid at all—it's deeply motivational. When you get clear on what truly matters, you can stop spinning your wheels and start living for meaning with clarity, courage, and joy. We'll explore identity-based habits, reverse-engineering your values, and how writing your own eulogy (yep, really!) can actually help you build a life you're proud to live. This isn't about bucket lists or productivity hacks—it's about being intentional and making sure your time, energy, and love are going exactly where you want them to. Timestamps: 0:00 – The Problem With To-Do Lists 3:12 – Facing the Funeral Test: What Will They Say About You? 6:38 – Memento Mori: Mortality as a Motivator 15:05 – Identity-Based Habits and Core Values 20:44 – Who Do You Need to Become? 24:18 – A Ripple Effect That Lasts Generations 27:35 – Aristotle's Happiness Formula 32:10 – The Near-Life Experience We Must Escape 36:42 – Your “To-Die” List vs Your To-Do List 40:55 – Creating Daily Habits That Reflect Who You Want to Be 44:00 – What Happens When You Align With Your Core Values 47:26 – The Marble Ritual: Measuring Time With Intention 53:18 – Monthly Reflections and Making This Summer Count 58:01 – Why Fun and Gratitude Are Core Values Too 1:02:20 – It's Not About Death—It's About Life 1:07:08 – How to Start Living for Meaning Now Don't wait for a crisis to wake you up. Choose to wake up now. Live for meaning. Be intentional. Remember that life is short, and that's what makes it beautiful. And if you're feeling stuck or overwhelmed by where to begin, I'd love to help. My Clarity and Confidence Coaching was made for moments just like this one. In this powerful work, you'll reconnect with your deepest values, rediscover your purpose, and learn how to make intentional choices that move you toward the life you truly want. Whether you're navigating a big life transition or simply ready to stop running on autopilot, coaching gives you tools, insight, and support to create lasting, meaningful change. Curious if it's right for you? You can schedule a free consultation with our team. We'll talk about where you are, where you want to go, and how clarity and confidence coaching can help you bridge the gap. Also, come hang out with me on Instagram or YouTube — I'm always sharing tips, inspiration, and behind-the-scenes real talk to help you stay connected to what really matters. Xoxo Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby www.growingself.com P.S. If this message resonated with you, think of someone in your life who might need to hear it too. Forward this article to them. Let's keep the ripple going. That's living for meaning, too.  

What if embracing your mortality was the secret to living with more joy and less regret? Bestselling author and behavioral change expert Karen Salmansohn brings her signature wit, heart, and no-fluff wisdom to a topic most people avoid: death. But instead of fear or gloom, Karen offers a refreshing and empowering perspective on how getting clear on your mortality can actually help you live more fully. We discuss what Karen calls “near-life experiences,” explore a powerful practice called death mindfulness, and dive into why writing your own eulogy might just be the most life-giving thing you can do. Karen also shares simple mindset shifts that help you let go of the word should, tune into your purpose, and bring more meaning and presence into your daily life. In this episode, you'll learn: How mortality awareness can spark more joy, intention, and purpose What “near-life experiences” are – and how to wake up from them Why writing your own eulogy can help you reconnect with your values The surprising role humor plays in healing and creating lasting change How to let go of “shoulds” and the “someday” mindset Tools to help you find forgiveness and move forward with compassion Tune in and discover why getting chummy with your mortality might be the most powerful thing you can do to live a to-die-for life. Resources Mentioned: How to Be Happy, Dammit Learn More about Karen Salmansohn: Your To-Die-For Life: How to Maximize Joy and Minimize Regret Before Your Time Runs Out Website: notsalmon.com Instagram: @notsalmonFacebook: @Notsalmon YouTube: @NotsalmonTVSubstack: The Stand Up Philosopher: Weighty Musings, Lightly ServedPinterest: @Notsalmon Learn More about Elise Museles: Food Story: Rewrite the Way You, Eat, Think, and LiveRise & Shine – 1:1 Coaching Experience Use code FOODSTORY for 30% off Website: elisemuseles.com Instagram: @elisemuseles Facebook: @elisemuseles

Are men necessary? We're not asking the question, merely repeating the title of the 2005 book by the renowned New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd. In this 2005 interview Dowd explains what she meant,,, Get your copy of Are Men Necessary? by Maureen Dowd As an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases.You may also enjoy my interviews with Karen Salmansohn and Shere Hite For more vintage interviews with celebrities, leaders, and influencers, subscribe to Now I've Heard Everything on Spotify, Apple Podcasts. and now on YouTube Photo by Artwi #men #relationships #genders #humor

What if I told you 10 years from now your life would be exactly the same?Doubt you'd be happy. So, why are you afraid of change? - Karen Salmansohn Check out John Lee Dumas' award winning Podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire on your favorite podcast directory. For world class free courses and resources to help you on your Entrepreneurial journey visit EOFire.com

In this episode, Josselyne Herman-Saccio interviews Karen Salmansohn, a multi-best-selling author and branding expert. Karen shares her journey from advertising to self-help and branding. She discusses her unique approach to writing books that merge psychology, philosophy, stylish graphics, and humor. Karen also offers insights into her work as a consultant, helping individuals and companies with branding and marketing. She emphasizes the importance of understanding your target audience and focusing on their pain points and desires. Karen shares a personal story of overcoming limiting beliefs and learning new skills to support her career. She provides actionable advice for upleveling branding and marketing, including the importance of speaking to your audience's needs and desires. Get Your Free Transcend Imposter Syndrome Process  Become an Unmessablewith Ambassador and enter for a chance to win up to $1800 in prizes Deadline for entry June 20th 11:59 pm Eastern Find Karen at: www.notsalmon.com Facebook  Instagram Connect With Me Website: beunmessablewith.com Instagram: @beunmessablewith Linkedin: Facebook:   Email:

Folge 3: Vom Lampenfieber zur Begeisterung   Stell dir vor: Du stehst kurz vor deinem großen Auftritt. Dein Herz pocht laut, deine Hände sind schweißnass und deine Knie zittern. Das Lampenfieber hat dich fest im Griff. Doch anstatt dich von der Angst lähmen zu lassen, kannst du lernen, wie du diese Energie gezielt nutzen kannst, um zu begeistern. In dieser Episode erfährst du alles darüber, wie du vom Lampenfieber zur Begeisterung gelangen kannst. Also bleib dran, denn es wird inspirierend!   "Das Lampenfieber ist ein Adrenalin-Schub für den Geist, der uns daran erinnert, dass wir lebendig sind und dass wir uns herausfordern, zu wachsen." - Karen Salmansohn. Heute zeigen wir dir, wie du aus dem Schatten ins LAMPENLICHT trittst und strahlen kannst! Willkommen zu 'Vom Lampenfieber zur Begeisterung', dem 3. Teil unserer Reise. Es geht um das von vielen gefürchtete Lampenfieber. Ich zeige dir, wie du es gezielt nutzen kannst, um deine Performance auf die nächste Stufe zu heben. Ich bin Manuela und ich freue mich total, dass du wieder mit dabei bist!   - Lampenfieber ist eine natürliche Reaktion des Körpers auf Stress, die oft vor oder während einer wichtigen Leistung oder Präsentation auftritt. - Strategien zur Bewältigung von Lampenfieber: Gründliche Vorbereitung, Atemübungen, positives Selbstgespräch, körperliche Bewegung, mentales Training, Akzeptanz und progressive Muskelentspannung. - Lampenfieber ist eine Gelegenheit zur persönlichen Entwicklung und zum Wachstum, da es uns präsent und lebendig macht und uns ermöglicht, unser volles Potenzial zu entfalten.   Eine gründliche Vorbereitung, tiefe Atemübungen, mentales Training und körperliche Bewegung können dabei helfen, das Lampenfieber zu reduzieren und das Selbstvertrauen zu stärken. Ersetzen negativer Gedanken durch positive Selbstgespräche und Akzeptieren von Lampenfieber als normale Reaktion sind wichtige Schritte auf dem Weg zur Rampenfrau. Nutze dein Lampenfieber als Kraftquelle für deine Begeisterung und Präsenz! Das Leben ist zu kurz, um sich von Ängsten zurückhalten zu lassen. Bis zum nächsten Mal, mit dem Interview der wunderbaren Eva Lueg. Das war's für heute. Vielen Dank, dass du dabei warst! Vergiss nicht, diesen Podcast zu abonnieren und dein Feedback zu hinterlassen. Bis zum nächsten Mal, Servus! – deine Manuela.

On this episode of Work-Life Harmonized, we delve into the journey of Karen Salmansohn, author and executive coach, as she shares how she left "beast mode" behind in favor of "best mode." Her unique works that blend humor with real advice inspired Dana and are about to inspire you too. Discover how Karen moved from working for major corporations to becoming her own boss. Get ready for an inspiring conversation and to live life in YOUR best mode!    Connect with Karen: Karen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karensalmansohn/  Karen's Website: https://www.notsalmon.com/  Karen's Courses: https://www.notsalmon.com/courses/    Connect with Us: Sign-Up for Our Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/irZUKM Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dana.mahina/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanaMahina TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/danamahina550 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danamahina/ Kyndr: https://dana.kyndrleaders.com/ Website: https://www.danamahina.com/    Intro & Outro Music by Kauilani

  What if I told you 10 years from now your life would be exactly the same?Doubt you'd be happy.So, why are you afraid of change? - Karen Salmansohn Check out John Lee Dumas' award winning Podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire on your favorite podcast directory. For world class free courses and resources to help you on your Entrepreneurial journey visit EOFire.com

For over 25 years, Karen Salmansohn has been a multi bestselling author with approximately 2 million books sold globally. Her first book, “How To Be Happy Dammit” gained a slew of public fans including Madonna, Tony Robbins and Deepak Chopra and Karen has since added coaching, speaking and consultation to her body of work. In this episode on happiness, which also explores how Karen became a mom at 50 years old, listeners are invited and instructed on how to best challenge negative messages and self-limiting beliefs …even during some of life's most challenging moments. This episode is presented by pregnantish, who is expanding the success of the 2019 “Why I Left My Fertility Clinic” study to look at the fertility treatment patient experience today, with the main goal of bridging the gap between patients and their providers, and creating a better experience for all involved. Visit pregnantish.com/insights for more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Get your SH!T together with serotonin. Two book reviews: "Ballsy" by Karen Salmansohn and "From Strength to Strength" by Arthur C. Brooks

Anxiety happens when you think you have to figure out everything all at once. Breathe. You're strong. You got this. Take it day by day.” —Karen Salmansohn

“Hold the Vision…drop the excuses…remember your why. Swerve around obstacles…trust the process. Happiness and success will find you.” — Karen Salmansohn   I am so excited to welcome Chastity Fant to the T&T mic! Chastity is a former D1 athlete (basketball), fellow podcaster, NFL wife, mother of 3, AND Co-Founder of the Fant Foundation. Chastity and her family have a pretty amazing story and are walking proof that you should/need to trust the process. We all know, we need to show up, but there are few factors we really do control. Chastity shares her journey in faith and her passion to give back. The Fant foundation is making big waves teaching life skills through sports and other initiatives to support their local community. Chastity and George, Chastity's husband and Co- Founder, hope to grow the organization nationally at one point and share the good blessings that have come their way- in all the ways that they can. If you aren't sure on your next move or “how” something is going to happen, this is the convo for you. Maybe start with doing something for someone else and see what happens.   Highlights: Keeping the faith and trusting the process. Larger order and letting go. Giving where you can and receiving blessings in return. Teamwork, sacrifice, commitment, success. Athletics, life skills, and building community. Leading by example.   The Fant Foundation's aim is to strengthen and uplift today's youth by showing kindness and support through every action in the communities we are a part of. About The Fant Foundation: The Fant Foundation was founded in 2021 by George and Chastity Fant. Our aim is to strengthen and uplift today's youth in our communities though event and engaging with the community. We strive to continue the legacy of Dream Big Camp and generate more community support through our events.   About The Fant Family: George and Chasity met in 2008. They attended WKU together from 2011 – 2015, where they discovered their passions aligned leading them to want to give back to their community in whatever way needed.  After the first annual Dream Big Camp George and Chasity knew this was something they wanted to continue to do for a very long time, from there they continued to build a legacy by expanding to the Fant Foundation.   www.FantFoundation.org @fant_foundation @chas_gooch30   . . .   Connect with T&T: IG: @TurmericTequila Facebook: @TurmericAndTequila Website: www.TurmericAndTequila.com   Host: Kristen Olson IG: @Madonnashero Tik Tok: @Madonnashero Email: Info@KOAlliance.com Website: www.KOAlliance.com      

Best-selling author and American Entrepreneur Karen Salmansohn joins Samantha Baines to talk relationship fall outs. A relationship expert, with many bestselling books and relationship courses under her belt, Karen is used to giving advice on heartbreak and how to find love. Karen talks about her toughest breakup personally and what inspired her to start helping other people. Samantha fangirls over Karen's instagram account and the two bond over the combination of humour and heartbreak.Follow us on twitter and instagram: @divorcepod & @samanthabainesEmail: thedivorcesocial@gmail.comSupport the podcast on Patreon - patreon.com/samanthabainesBuy the merch: www.samanthabaines.shopify.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on the podcast I'm talking with author, designer and personal development coach Karen Salmansohn. Hear about her own journey to overcome anxiety, emotional eating and use her extraordinary creative talents to make the world a better place.  Her website says it all: Supersize your courage, abilities and mindset.  We talk about how she has incorporated research and science, with humor, sass all of it with a spoon full of eye candy to help the development go down.  She is sharing some of the wisdom from her best-selling books, wonderful and affordable online courses and life in general.  Join me, Karen, Chop the cat and Lily the dog in this fun episode!  Learn more about Karen Salmansohn here: www.notsalmon.com Buy: How to Be Happy, Dammit Resources Mentioned:  Episode 23 (Cutback Coach now Sunnyside)  Sunnyside.co/minimalist Buy Breaking the Bottle Legacy: How to Change Your Drinking Habits and Create A Peaceful Relationship with Alcohol on Amazon or most online retailers.  US Kindle US Paperback UK Kindle UK Paperback Apple Books Barnes & Noble Kobo Join my private FB group Alcohol Minimalists here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/changeyouralcoholhabit Has this podcast helped you? Please leave a review wherever you listen to podcasts!  Follow me on Instagram: @AlcoholMinimalist  Have you grabbed your free e-book, "Alcohol Truths: How Much is Safe?" Get it here.  Low risk drinking guidelines from the NIAAA: Healthy men under 65: No more than 4 drinks in one day and no more than 14 drinks per week. Healthy women (all ages) and healthy men 65 and older: No more than 3 drinks in one day and no more than 7 drinks per week. One drink is defined as 12 ounces of beer, 5 ounces of wine, or 1.5 ounces of 80-proof liquor. So remember that a mixed drink or full glass of wine are probably more than one drink. Abstinence from alcohol Abstinence from alcohol is the best choice for people who take medication(s) that interact with alcohol, have health conditions that could be exacerbated by alcohol (e.g. liver disease), are pregnant or may become pregnant or have had a problem with alcohol or another substance in the past. Benefits of “low-risk” drinking Following these guidelines reduces the risk of health problems such as cancer, liver disease, reduced immunity, ulcers, sleep problems, complications of existing conditions, and more. It also reduces the risk of depression, social problems, and difficulties at school or work. If you' are unsure about whether or not you have alcohol use disorder, please visit the NIAAA for more information. 

It's Valentine's Day. And we could have done the usual mushy, romantic stuff, but instead I wanted to go more tongue in cheek . Back in 1994 I interviewed the popular self-help author Karen Salmansohn. She had just written a book called how to make your man behave in 21 days or less using the secrets of professional dog trainers. Really, how much more romantic can you get? But you know, as much as I hate to admit it, behind every incisive piece of humor. There is a nugget of truth. As I think you'll find out right now.

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Savvy, fiesty and amazing is what I would call my guest this week.Her name is Karen Salmansohn and she has a masterful ability to take real life situations, and bring them forth through her books, posts, video courses that is straight to the point and makes you say “hells yes to that!” and “I want some of what she's got.”For over 25 years, Karen Salmansohn has been a multi bestselling author with 2 million books sold globally. Plus she's the founder of a popular (high traffic and high domain authority) personal development website called NotSalmon.com. She has over 1.5 million social media followers and 90K newsletter subscribers. Karen began her career working in NY top advertising agencies (Young and Rubicam, J. Walter Thompson, McCann Erickson, etc). She won CLIOs her first year in the business and became a Senior Creative Director in her 20's. She quit because she was passionate about using her skills as a writer and designer to author books and screenplays.Her first book was a funny novel she sold to St. Martin's Press (which received rave reviews from the comedians Jon Stewart and Rita Rudner – as well as Publisher Weekly, Marie Claire, LA Times, Entertainment Weekly, Chicago Tribune etc). Her novel was also optioned by Miramax to be a movie starring Marisa Tomei. She then also received TV development deals from Miramax, Brillstein Gray, NBC, Nickelodeon and MTV. Soon after Karen began writing a range of psychological non-fiction books she called “self help for people who wouldn't be caught dead doing self help” – because they merge psychology with stylish graphics and feisty humor.Her first book of this kind was called “How To Be Happy Dammit” and became an instant bestseller, selling 350,000 copies. It's been highly recommended on Oprah and Psychology Today (who each invited her to become an online columnist), featured in the PBS documentary, “This Emotional Life” and an Eminem music video!After this wildly successful book she continued to author a variety of bestselling psychological books, published by top publishing houses including Random House, Rizzoli, Chronicle, Workman, Simon and Schuster  – and recommended by Deepak Chopra, Madonna, Tony Robbins, Goldie Hawn, Peter Guber, Arianna Huffington, Tim Feriss, Tony Hsieh and then some.In the last few years Karen began creating video courses for personal development, which quickly became a very profitable venture. As a result, Karen is now mainly focusing on producing more of her successful video courses. She also has a half finished second novel she is working on completing.Insights to add to your spiritual toolbox from this episode:1.  Instant Calm, How To Be Happy Dammit, and other self-help books2. Ways to increase your energy3. Stress reducing tools4. Zigzagging through life5. 20% on the problem, 80% on the solution6. Wisdom from Aristotle7. Negative/positive evidence collectors8. Dynamic On-line coursesCheck out Karen Salmansohn's website for her ebooks, on-line courses and much, much more! Visit her Instagram for daily doses of inspiration through her unique lens on life. Thank you for listening to another spiritual mini morsel.Subscribe on PODCAST ADDICT, APPLE, like us on FACEBOOKand follow us on INSTAGRAM

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Even if you've thrived through change in the past, the last year might have reduced your resilience. We're using the words of author Karen Salmansohn to remind us to stop staring at the mess of change and remember that things are on their way to looking better than ever. Change IS messy, but it's messy for a reason! LINKS Karen Salmansohn on Instagram @notsalmon. Karen Salmansohn’s books https://www.notsalmon.com/books/. Follow The Space on Instagram @thespace_podcast. Follow Nova Podcasts on Instagram @novapodcastsofficial. CREDITS Host: Casey Donovan @caseydonovan88.Writer: Amy Molloy @amymolloy.Executive Producer: Elise Cooper.Editor: Adrian Walton.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What would you hear if you eavesdropped on your brain? Are the stories you tell yourself supportive and loving or disempowering and keeping you stuck in old patterns that no longer serve you? Once you're aware of your internal dialogue, you can identify the words you are saying to yourself—and change your inner narrative if it's making you feel stressed about food, unhappy with your body, and frustrated, and powerless to change your life. Karen Salmansohn, bestselling author and creator of the popular online platform notsalmon.com, is no stranger to negative self-talk. She dives deep into her journey with emotional eating and lack of self-love, and how becoming a mom helped her kickstart a new chapter in her food story. As she uncovered the roots of her challenges, Karen developed tools, phrases, and questions infused with humor and wisdom to help her shift her internal dialogue and release the unhealthy patterns that no longer served her. Now after healing herself, Karen has already empowered millions of people to bloom into their happiest, highest potential self. Through her playful analogies and ability to distill big ideas in a fun way, Karen's science-backed research and personal experiences will inspire you to rethink the conversations you have inside your own mind. In this episode, you'll learn: How to uncover the root cause of your eating challenges Ways to become present and interrupt negative thoughts The power of understanding your “why” An easy-to-use tip to disrupt an unhealthy pattern Two harmful words to release from your vocabulary The science-backed explanation of why humor is an essential nutrient How to make happiness last Content note: Brief mention of a past sexual assault. For complete show notes, click here. Podcast Partner: JOYA  use code ELISEM15 for 15% off your order! Learn more about Karen Salmansohn: NotSalmon.com Instagram: @NotSalmon Facebook: @NotSalmon Instant Wall Art: 20 Framable Pieces of Art for a Happier Home or Office Learn More about Elise Museles: elisemuseles.com Food Story: Rewrite the Way You, Eat, Think, and Live Instagram: @kaleandchocolate Facebook: @kaleandchocolate Resources: Fun is your high-performance fuel: Karen Salmansohn at TEDx

What if I told you 10 years from now your life would be exactly the same?Doubt you'd be happy.So, why are you afraid of change? - Karen Salmansohn Check out John Lee Dumas' award winning Podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire on your favorite podcast directory. For world class free courses and resources to help you on your Entrepreneurial journey visit EOFire.com

Today we have five, vital #TuesdayTips coming to you in one incredible quote said by self-help author and designer, Karen Salmansohn. Karen says, "Hold the Vision...drop the excuses...remember your why. Swerve around obstacles...trust the process. Happiness and success will find you." In this episode, we are discussing how the five actionable steps in the quote above can come together to guarantee us greater levels of happiness and success throughout our lives!

Did you know that nearly half of our daily actions are simply preprogrammed habits? A lot of us can find ourselves living on autopilot, but there's a way to create new, happier habits that replace those that aren't serving us or simply to make our day-to-day lives better. This is exactly what author and researcher Karen Salmansohn explores in her book “Happy Habits.” In today's episode, Trista and Karen dive into the many happy habits we can incorporate into our lives, from making your bed in the morning to focusing on gratitude at night. Karen explains the keystone habits we can introduce into our routines to ultimately alter our identities and become our best selves. The two discuss what it means to be a positive evidence collector, the power of reframing, and how habit stacking can help us continue to create happy habits. They talk about their favorite studies, including one about a popular Japanese service that involves group crying and handsome men... yes, you read that right! We hope today's episode helps you become a better version of yourself by building happy habits that allow you to live your happiest life.   To connect with Karen, you can follow her on Instagram @notsalmon or check out her website www.notsalmon.com.  Thank you to our amazing sponsors! Check out these deals for our listeners:  Home. Made. — Listen to Home. Made today  BetterHelp — Go to betterhelp.com/etc for 10% off your first month    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You always have more blessings than problems. You just have to spend more time appreciating your invisible blessings - and not put in so much time analyzing your problems. - Karen Salmansohn. Wedding rings and some history nuggets. Contact me at WLOAP.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wloap/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wloap/support

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In this week's show, I had the pleasure of speaking with Karen Salmansohn about her debut novel HAPPY HABITS.  I also highlighted some of the week's new book releases.  Don't forget to download The 2020 BiblioLifestyle Holiday Gift Guide!  This year’s guide has 14 categories, 170+ books, & some giveaways sprinkled in between.  So whether you're looking for a gift for someone or you want to treat your shelf — you'll find some options here!  Get your free copy at: bibliolifestyle.com/2020holidaygiftguide/   Also available is The 2020 Fall Reading List — a reader's free guide to the seasons best reads!  Get your free copy at: bibliolifestyle.com/2020frl *** BiblioLifestyle newsletter subscribers are the first to know all the podcast happenings, get free goodies in the mail and they can enter for the chance to win free books. Every Friday you’ll get a special treat in your inbox filled with inspirational content, book recommendations, self-care tips, original interviews, and things we think you’ll enjoy. The best part? You will only receive ONE email per week and it will be an amazing 5-minute read or less! Get our free weekly delivery - bibliolifestyle.com. A list of all the books mentioned in the show can be found at bibliohappyhour.com. To find an independent bookstore near you or when you're traveling, visit bibliofinder.com. For as little as $1/month, you can tune in to our “off the cuff” discussion (aka the aftershow),  get our tailored “top shelf” book recommendations, behind the scenes content, perks, and more when you become a supporter on Patreon. Join us at patreon.com/bibliofinder.

Karen Salmansohn is a best selling self-help book author and award-winning designer with about 2 million books sold nationally and internationally. She is the founder of notsalmon.com, a popular personal development site, which offers books and video courses on topics including anxiety, toxic people, emotional eating, relationships, meditation, and happiness. Her website also includes many of her viral quote posters that she writes and designs. Salmansohn was formerly a senior VP ad creative director (at age 26) who left her job to pursue writing. She has been profiled in the NY Times, Business Week, Chicago Tribune, LA Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, Time Magazine, ELLE, Marie Claire, and Fast Company. She also appeared in popular television shows and was a regular lifestyle reporter for Fox TV. Listen to the song I wrote after being inspired by my conversation with Karen called 'Happy Habits' and all the other Podsongs

Can you spare 2 minutes a day? Do you want to think better, feel better and live better, starting from now? Then do we have the Instant Calm show for you. Today I'll be talking with Karen Salmansohn, best-selling author, award-winning designer, and social media maven, and the author of a sensory stirring book on calming you down, Instant Calm. That's just what I want to talk with her about today, about 2-minute meditations to create a lifetime of happy, help reduce stress and improve focus, clarity, productivity, and sleep. Topics Include: What is a 2-minute meditation? How can two-minute meditations help us? What is a stop and swap? How would you get blessed by Madonna? What does “Succeeding without a Penis” have to do with anything? What was “The Vortex”? What did you learn from these experiences? What are sensory meditations? What is a type of meditation that taps into the five senses? What are sight meditations? Examples of sight meditations? What are smell meditations? Examples of smell meditations? What is the power of the smell of vanilla? What are sound meditations? Examples of sound meditations? What is the benefit of Om? What is the power of mantras? What is a perfect mantra to begin with? What are touch meditations? Examples of touch meditations? What is Earthing and the importance of connecting with the earth? The importance of petting a pet? What are taste meditations??? What are examples of taste meditations? Top three tips for instant calm? To find out more visit: https://www.notsalmon.com/ Additional Resources:  www.automaticwriting.com The Most Revolutionary, life-changing tool to help you tap into your inner-wisdom www.inspirenationuniversity.com ……. Michael and Jessica have kickstarted their RV trip! Follow their exciting journey and get even more great tools, tips, and behind-the-scenes access. Go to https://www.patreon.com/inspirenation For free meditations, weekly tips, stories, and similar shows visit: https://inspirenationshow.com/   Follow Inspire Nation, and the lives of Michael and Jessica, on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/InspireNationLive/  Find us on TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@inspirenationshow

What if I told you 10 years from now your life would be exactly the same?Doubt you'd be happy.So, why are you afraid of change? - Karen Salmansohn Check out John Lee Dumas' award winning Podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire on your favorite podcast directory. For world class free courses and resources to help you on your Entrepreneurial journey visit EOFire.com

The connection between anger and addiction isn't something we can sweep under the rug. It's clear that these have a direct correlation with each other and that's something I talked about with today's guest Karen Salmansohn. Suppressed anger in our body can cause us to want to numb and distract ourselves from it, which for Karen translated into food addiction. Today we talk about tangible tools to help with overcoming addiction and anxiety plus how you can start to forgive yourself from the things that you've felt shame around. She shares strategies to help bring yourself to a place of wellbeing even with the heightened anxiety of today's world and how to lean into the contractions of life so we can enjoy the beauty on the other side.  About Karen Salmansohn:Karen Salmansohn is a former stressed-out advertising Senior VP and award-winning designer turned healthy living expert, bestselling author, and book designer, as well as longevity research geek and teacher at ISHTA Yoga. Her new book Instant Calm was written to share her “short, simple meditations for people who don't have time to meditate” - the people who need to relax the most. Inside this episode, Karen shares: How the people she loves make her feel most alive Leaning into contractions so you can enjoy the beauty on the other side of it Why Karen has a desire to help the world through her work Why people's childhood programming leads to a resistance of going after what's good for them How many people self-sabotage and “keep down with the Joneses” to maintain their masochistic equilibrium  Dealing with and overcoming her food addiction Triggers that were causing her to go in the hypnotic state and overeat Her work with forgiveness therapy and learning to forgive herself How you can start to forgive yourself Strategies to bring yourself back into a place of wellbeing during a time of heightened anxiety  You can find more about Karen at:Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube Links:Food Freedom Journey Waitlist Karen's Books Karen's Courses The Anxiety Cure  Instant Calm Shower Power Meditation Check out our Hungry for Happiness community for more details, programs, and tips on how to thrive as a wellness coach! Website | Samantha's Instagram | HFH Instagram | Facebook | Book | Certification Program   The Hungry for Happiness podcast combines personal development, deep conversations, and comedy to shake up the way you connect with yourself and the world. Be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts so you don't miss an episode!

Karen Salmansohn is the author of more than 40 books, including How to Be Happy, Dammit and Instant Calm. She is an Oprah Columnist, a creator and a consultant. You can find her work and her on line courses here. In this episode Karen talks about getting her confidence from things done well.  https://www.notsalmon.com/ Karen’s song choice is We Are the Champions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04854XqcfCY Karen’s book choice is her own book, Think Happy, available at the link above For information regarding your data privacy, visit Acast.com/privacy

I want this podcast to serve you. This show is just the introduction. Something to start you thinking. My desire is to help people achieve their full potential by exposing and overcoming any blocks and barriers that they may not be aware of and then create with them rituals for their own success. In many cases involving the Body, Spirit, Mind and Shadow elements that are at the core of who they are. I call it total alignment! I welcome comments and questions, because like I said, this is all about you developing to that level that you know is inside begging to get out! The story is from the book, "How to Be Happy, Dammit: A Cynic's Guide to Spiritual Happiness," by Karen Salmansohn

Glen is a recent Northpoint graduate that has graciously agreed to share with us what it is like to go through early recovery. Glen grew up surrounded by addiction. Faced by physical ailments, sobriety has been an uphill battle. Glen has proved himself to be committed to finding long lasting recovery and shares with us why that is and how he plans to achieve it. "If you ever find yourself doubting you can make it through a challenge, simply think back to everything you’ve overcome in the past." – Karen Salmansohn

  This episode is sponsored by Shug The Dug Productions   Hello and welcome to Film Pro Productivity, the podcast that helps film professionals and other creatives to live a more focused, effective and HAPPY life. My name is Carter Ferguson and this is EPISODE 42 – THE LAW OF SUCCESS IN 16 LESSONS: PART 3   This is the third part of my breakdown of Napoleon Hill’s powerful book THE LAW OF SUCCESS IN 16 LESSONS but if you’ve not yet heard the previous episodes in this particular series then I’d strongly advise you to go back and check out episodes 40 and 41 before listening to this one.   My aim here is to give you a fleeting glimpse of the power that lies within the pages of the book. In the show notes for this episode I will give a link to A FREE DOWNLOAD OF A PUBLIC DOMAIN .MOBI VERSION OF THE COMPLETE TEXT which will play in many free e-readers. In the show notes of the last episode I gave a similar link to a KINDLE VERSION and in episode 39 a PDF VERSION. These can all be accessed via the official website filmproproductivity.com   TEXT DOWNLOAD LINK .EPUB   Now I quote with such regularity from the book that I won’t always identify sections of the text purely for streamlining purposes. Suffice to say that much of the content is my interpretation or direct quotation of NAPOLEON HILL. The only regular change I make is in making it gender-neutral every now and again, not for reasons of political correctness, but because I want to make what he says as accessible and relevant for today’s audience as he intended it to be in 1928. Imagination is more important that knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world. – Albert Einstein UNQUOTE WHATEVER THE MIND CAN CONCEIVE AND BELIEVE THE MIND CAN ACHIEVE   LESSON 6 IMAGINATION: Hill explains that there are two forms of imagination: · First there is what he refers to as SYNTHETIC IMAGINATION which consists of organizing and putting together of RECOGNIZED IDEAS, CONCEPTS AND FACTS arranged in a new combination. Very seldom, he explains, does anyone create an idea or anything else absolutely new. Nearly everything known to civilization is but a combination of something that is old. · Secondly there is what he refers to as CREATIVE IMAGINATION which operates through a kind of sixth sense and has its base in the SUBCONSCIOUS. It serves as the exclusive medium through which basically new ideas or facts are revealed. That’s kinda his take on it and it’s an interesting angle which I admit I had never before considered, but absolutely recognise. He goes on to say that “If you have mastered and thoroughly understood the preceding lessons you know that the materials out of which we have built our DEFINITE CHIEF AIM were assembled and combined in your imagination. You also know that SELF-CONFIDENCE, INITIATIVE and LEADERSHIP must be created in your imagination before they can become a reality, for it is in the workshop of your imagination that you will put the principle of AUTO-SUGGESTION into operation in creating these necessary qualities.”   Before I go any further I must give you the definition of autosuggestion: It is the hypnotic or subconscious adoption of an idea which one has originated oneself. It is like REPROGRAMMING YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS MIND to believe what you want it to believe – Hill uses it to replace your old beliefs with new ones that will serve you better.   He describes IMAGINATION, in fact, as the hub of this course as ”You will never have a definite purpose in life, you will never have self-confidence, you will never have initiative and leadership unless you first create these qualities in your imagination and see yourself in possession of them.”   He states too that the “imagination can receive impressions or ideas and out of these it can form new combinations.” And he gives a multitude of real-life examples of how this manifests.   In one example Hill drives home that his friend and employer ANDREW CARNEGIE was a man of great IMAGINATION as he first created a definite purpose and then surrounded himself with men who had the training and the vision and the capacity necessary for the transformation of that purpose into reality. He did not always create his own plans for the attainment of his definite purpose. He just made it his business to know what he wanted, then he found men who could create the plans to get it.   Hill believed that this was not only imagination but genius of the highest order.   In this lesson Hill also leans heavily on TRAINING the IMAGINATION to weave new combinations out of old ideas. This is kinda interesting to me as many current authors of new productivity books are simply weaving the old ideas and research of Hill and those who came before him into new works. I’m doing that here in fact, now that I think on it. Al too often do I buy a new productivity book, only to discover that it’s a rehashing of ideas and principles which I am already aware of.   Hill takes the time too, to list in his examples, several great failures that came about as their instigators had NO IMAGINATION. Hill adds an interesting point too - THAT THE POWER OF DECISION GROWS WITH USE. If you’ve been suffering at all from Choice Paralysis that may give you a bit of hope for the future.   He gives more examples in this lesson than in any other chapter of the book but his point is far easier for us to understand these days than it was for the populace in 1928 – He is effectively saying DREAM, AND USE YOUR IMAGINATION TO HELP LEAD YOU TO THE ATTAINMENT OF YOUR GOALS and that DREAMS and ACTIONS, he states time and again, are closely related.   If you feel that all the new ideas have been used up, you are incorrect. The best ideas, he predicts, are yet to be revealed and put into the service of mankind. No, he won’t let a negative thought pass on this subject, and he was right. Can you imagine someone from 1928 seeing all that has been achieved in the years that have followed? Listen to Napoleon Hill folks, for the best is yet to come. “A man can succeed at almost anything for which he has unlimited enthusiasm.” Charles Schwab UNQUOTE WHATEVER THE MIND CAN CONCEIVE AND BELIEVE THE MIND CAN ACHIEVE   LESSON 7: ENTHUSIASM: Hill describes enthusiasm as A STATE OF MIND THAT INSPIRES AND AROUSES US TO PUT ACTION INTO THE TASK AT HAND and that it does more than this - it is CONTAGIOUS, and VITALLY AFFECTS not only THE ENTHUSIAST, but ALL WITH WHOM THEY COMES INTO CONTACT.   That latter part is especially relevant when thinking back to the lesson on INITIATIVE AND LEADERSHIP as spoken words and instructions without enthusiasm are often ineffective. “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou UNQUOTE Enthusiasm bears the same relationship to a human being that steam does to the locomotive - it is the vital moving force that impels action. Simply mix enthusiasm with your work and it will not seem hard or monotonous.   Enthusiasm is one of the more powerful means by which we may put into action our education, experience and knowledge. Hill points out that the, idiom, KNOWLEDGE IS POWER is only a half-truth - for KNOWLEDGE BECOMES POWER ONLY WHEN IT IS PUT INTO ACTION FOR THE ATTAINMENT OF A DEFINITE OBJECTIVE.   Yes – I think that we all recognise these days that being enthusiastic about what you are doing makes it all more engaging and interesting and Hill explains that Enthusiasm is a vital force that you can harness and use with profit. Without it we would resemble an electric battery without electricity, he says, and he’s not alone in being enthusiastic about us harnessing enthusiasm. Aldous Huxley said “The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which means never losing your enthusiasm.” And Dale Carnegie said “Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.” Throughout Lesson 7 Hill gives immense detail and multiple examples of how enthusiasm compels us to act, and how it is contagious to those you act with. Mix enthusiasm with your work - do something you are enthusiastic about- and you will not get tired nearly as quickly.   Hill has a simple mechanical explanation of how enthusiasm spreads. He sees our brains as both an BROADCASTING STATION and a RECEIVING STATION for enthusiasm. It both sends out and picks up vibrations.   Just one example of this is taken from Andrew Carnegie. He believed that, if you were to turn loose someone with intense enthusiasm in an industrial plant employing thousands of people, this person's enthusiasm would very quickly reach and influence every person in the plant. What’s even more fascinating to me is that this is also true in reverse. Carnegie had realised that it makes not the slightest difference whether the enthusiasm was NEGATIVE or POSITIVE, CONSTRUCTIVE or DESTRUCTIVE. I’ve certainly felt ill will spread around a production like a cold wind as well as been on shows, Guilt for example, which I was on earlier in the year, where there was a general air of goodwill and enthusiasm for the work.   Carnegie said too that IN HIS SELECTION OF EMPLOYEES FOR PROMOTION the first thing he looked for was a person’s capacity to express themselves in terms of intense enthusiasm. To Carnegie ENTHUSIASM was one of the most important traits necessary for leadership.   Hills pragmatic approach in these lessons raises yet another point that some would be careful to avoid. That enthusiasm does not come naturally to some people. I’ll attest to that one too, as I’ve met some terrific bores in my lifetime. But all is not lost if you feel that he is perhaps talking about you. He suggests that “You adopt the HABIT of PRACTICING ENTHUSIASM in your conversations with your family and your business associates and he also points out that this habit will make you more popular with those who are close to you. He suggests when practising that you read for 10 minutes daily on subjects of your choosing as the means of acquiring the habit of enthusiasm. Soon you will have no difficulty in reading in a tone of enthusiasm in connection with the things that you like best and that will transfer into your day to day voice.   I need to move on but yes – Lesson 7: ENTHUSIASM is yet another powerful ally on your path towards success.   WHATEVER THE MIND CAN CONCEIVE AND BELIEVE THE MIND CAN ACHIEVE   LESSON 8: SELF CONTROL: Aristotle wrote, “What lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do.” On this subject Hill begins “Enthusiasm is the vital quality that arouses you to action, while SELF-CONTROL is the balance wheel that directs your action.” So to be a person who is well "balanced," you must be a person in whom enthusiasm and self-control are equalized.   Hill examines in this lesson the scope and meaning of the term self-control saying that a person with well-developed self-control does not indulge in hatred, envy, jealousy, fear, revenge, or any similar destructive emotions. A person with well-developed self-control does not go into ecstasies or become ungovernably enthusiastic over anything or anybody.   SELF-CONFIDENCE is one of the important essentials of success, but when this faculty is developed BEYOND THE POINT OF REASON it becomes very dangerous. I think we’ve probably all met at least one self-important egotistic nut job in our lives. I think that you will agree that they are quite unpleasant to be around.   In exploring this further he identifies a few traits of a person with great self-control.   · They will not permit themselves to be influenced by the cynic or the pessimist; nor will they permit another person to do their thinking for them. They will have taken possession of their own mind and directed it to whatever ends they may desire – specifically in achieving their DEFINITE CHIEF AIM in life. · They will stimulate their imagination and enthusiasm until they have produced action, but will then control that action and not permit it to control them. · They will not hate those who do not agree with him; instead, they will endeavour to understand the reason for their disagreement, and profit by it. · They will maintain their health through exercise and diet. In Hill’s 1954 film on the Laws of success he goes a little further. He says as a person with great self control: · You will have to gain mastery over your tongue by acquiring the habit of thinking first and then speaking after you are sure that what you save will benefit you and not injure others. A loose tongue often is one's greatest liability. · You will have to exercise self-discipline and master the common tendency to strike back at those at whom you have a cause REAL OR IMAGINARY for a grievance because your every thought and every act which benefits or injures another person comes back to you in kind GREATLY MULTIPLIED. If you feel that you must slander another person do not speak it but write it write it in the stands near the water's edge then move away from it until the tides have flown. · You will have to exercise self-discipline over all of your emotions particularly your emotions of love, hate, fear and sex. These are the BIG FOUR of your emotions and they can make you or break you according to the extent of discipline you exercise over them. Someone with poor self-control may have these traits. · They will have a habit of forming opinions before studying the facts. · They will have the habit of spending beyond their needs and he adds too that this habit will be passed on to their children. Finally your MENTAL ATTITUDE needs discipline and control at all times. Lacking in this particular discipline will drive away friends, destroy opportunities to get ahead, bring on physical and mental illness and make peace of mind impossible.   I could go on. Hill has a terrific rant about people with no self control MORTGAGING THEIR FUTURE LIVES TO BUY AUTOMOBILES which is still fairly relevant today I must add. “He who reigns within himself, and rules passions, desires, and fears, is more than a king.” John Milton UNQUOTE This is a TRULY VAST CHAPTER in which Hill again gives multitudes of real-life examples, but let me move to the end this sampler that I’m building for you. Hill puts forward that SELF-DISCIPLINE IS THE MOST ESSENTIAL FACTOR IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF PERSONAL POWER, because LACK OF IT works hardships on those who become its victims, and THOSE WHO DO NOT EXERCISE IT suffer the loss of a great power which they could use in the achievement of their DEFINITE CHIEF AIM.   WHATEVER THE MIND CAN CONCEIVE AND BELIEVE THE MIND CAN ACHIEVE   LESSON 9 – THE HABIT OF DOING MORE THAN PAID FOR. This entire lesson is devoted to the offering of evidence that it really pays to render more and better service than one is paid to render. Later in life Hill was still pushing this particular lesson and so it pays to listen up and see how you can utilise it. The habit of going the extra mile is the habit of rendering more service and better service than one is expected to render and doing it with a positive mental attitude. He refers to it to as THE MAGIC PRINCIPLE OF SELF ADVANCEMENT, and I just love that. “When You Do More Than You're Paid to Do, You Will Eventually Be Paid More For What You Do.” Zig Ziglar UNQUOTE There are many sound reasons why you should develop the habit of performing more and better service than that for which you are paid, despite the fact that a large majority of the people are not rendering such service.   By performing more and better service than that for which you are paid, you not only exercise your service-rendering qualities, and thereby develop skill and ability of an extraordinary sort, but you build a reputation that is valuable.   If you form the habit of rendering such service you will become so adept in your work that you can command greater remuneration than those who do not perform such service. You will eventually develop sufficient strength to enable you to remove yourself from any undesirable station in life, and no one can or will desire to stop you.   This, some of you may notice, is Hill invoking LAW OF INCREASING RETURNS and he helps us to understand it with this analogy - The farmer carefully prepares the ground, then sows his wheat and waits while the LAW OF INCREASING RETURNS brings back the seed he has sown, plus a many-fold increase.   He goes on to give examples of how it has worked well for so many and proves how it is applicable to our life and work… Henry Ford, he says, received more and better service than the average by paying more wages than the average.   At a single stroke, through the inauguration of that minimum wage policy, Ford attracted the best labour on the market and placed a premium upon the privilege of working in his plant and he gives further examples in plenty - stores taking back returns without argument, in order to keep their customer for the long term would be a good example. He goes on to say that you owe it to yourself to find out just how you can apply this law to best advantage.   To help you apply this rule to your life and work, Hill developed what he called the “QQ & A” formula which is a short form way of remembering, that the QUALITY of service render. plus the QUANTITY of service you render, plus the mental attitude in which you render service, determine the space you occupy in your chosen calling and the compensation you get from your services. That’s QQ&A.   Hill lists these specific benefits to help to convince you that this is not some hocus pocus but a powerful tactic which will benefit you greatly.   1. This habit will bring you to the favourable attention of those who can and will provide you with opportunities to promote yourself into a better circumstance. 2. This the great natural law of increasing returns will bring back greater than average compensation. 3. Following this habit will make you indispensable in your chosen occupation or calling therefore it will place you in a position to write your own ticket. 4. This habit will help you to excel in your line of work because each time you render service you endeavour to do a better job than you did previously. 5. If you work for a salary or wages this habit will give you preference when work is slack and others are laid off. 6. It will help you to benefit by the law of contrast because the others around you will not be going the first mile let alone the second mile. 7. Following this habit of doing your very best in all of your efforts and doing it in a pleasing mental attitude will improve your personality and make you liked by others/ 8. It will also help you to develop a keen and alert imagination because you will be continuously seeking new and better ways of rendering useful service. 9. It will inspire you to move on your own personal initiative instead of waiting to be told what to do a habit which is the first step in leadership. 10. Develop greater self-reliance and more courage to move ahead without the fear of criticism from others. 11. The one thing it does which if it benefited you in no other way would justify you in adopting it. It helps you to master the one habit which heads the list of causes of failure THE DESTRUCTIVE HABIT OF PROCRASTINATION. 12. Going the extra mile influences other people to respect your integrity and inspires them to go out of their way to cooperate with you in a friendly spirit. 13. This habit helps you to develop definiteness of purpose which is the starting point of all personal success and it stops you from drifting through life without knowing what you want or where you are going. 14. And here is the grand payoff which this habit gives you it provides you with the one and only excuse for asking for a promotion to a better station in life or a higher pay obviously if you are doing no more than you are being paid for then you are receiving payment for all to which you are entitled and you have not a single excuse for asking for more pay or a better position. If you understand this point and appreciate its significance to you… and 15. Last but not least the habit of going the extra mile conditions your mind to maintain a mastermind alliance with others. This is important, remember, as ORGANIZED EFFORT IS THE SOURCE OF ALL POWER. “Render more service than that which you are paid and you will soon be paid for more than you render. The law of increasing returns takes care of this.” – Napoleon Hill UNQUOTE Summing Up   So to recap on today’s lessons…   LESSON 6 - IMAGINATION: You will never have a definite purpose in life, you will never have self-confidence, you will never have initiative and leadership - unless you first create these qualities in your imagination and see yourself in possession of them. LESSON 7 - ENTHUSIASM: A state of mind that inspires and arouses one to put action into the task at hand - it is contagious, and vitally affects not only the enthusiast, but all with whom they come into contact. LESSON 8 – SELF CONTROL: When you take control over the thoughts you are thinking, then you can take control of your success. SELF-DISCIPLINE IS THE MOST ESSENTIAL FACTOR IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF PERSONAL POWER because LACK OF IT works hardships on those who become its victims, and THOSE WHO DO NOT EXERCISE IT suffer the loss of a great power which they could use in the achievement of their DEFINITE CHIEF AIM. LESSON 9 – THE HABIT OF DOING MORE THAN PAID FOR: If you are going to whine about your work, then you are not going anywhere. Do the work you have in front of you, then ask what else you may do. By doing this, you make yourself valuable, and you will surely reach a point where you are being paid handsomely. Valuable employees are... valuable. This is also and especially true when you are working for yourself. The Law of Increasing Returns states that by doing more or giving more service than you are paid to do, the universe will reward you with greater compensation than the money you gave up doing the extra work.   Call To Action   I am committed to delivering you this 6 part series within the series and I hope that you are finding it as enlightening as I did. I realise very much that there’s some big ideas being introduced here in rapid succession but to quote Napoleon Hill on this “Don’t be afraid of a little opposition. Remember that the kite of success generally rises against the wind of adversity – not with it.”   Your call to action today is to take a few minutes to simply consider all that has been said. If you have to then go back and listen again with a notepad and pen then do so, and I’ve got links to various downloads of the full text on the official website so go there and grab one if this series on the Law of Success is hitting the mark with you.   Ending Confucius says The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones. We’ve got three more shows to go in this book series so I want you to stay with me. This is valuable stuff I hope you’ll agree – and with it you can change your life. I’ll end with the words of self-help author Karen Salmansohn who said - What if I told you that 10 years from now, your life would be exactly the same? I doubt you'd be happy. 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Did you know that on average we have around 70,000 thoughts a day, and over HALF of these are repetitive negative thoughts?  Isn’t that crazy?   In order to interrupt the cycle of thoughts that ruminate with attention - which can keep us stuck - we need to find ways to quiet our minds and calm down, which gives us the ability to access our inner wisdom. Listen in, and learn how to get your brain into a relaxed state - so you stop sweating the small stuff and can begin to live the big stuff!  Please check out Instant Calm by Karen Salmansohn https://www.notsalmon.com/books/instant-calm/ 

In this episode, Lance and Karen Salmansohn talk about finding time in your daily life to meditate and focus on your inner peace and health. As well as the importance of being in the present and in a state of calmness - to help our overall health, creativity and productivity in our lives.Karen’s career started as a stressed-out advertising Senior VP and award-winning designer. After leaving her leading career in the advertising industry, Karen stepped out as a successful writer and designer of books. Writing and publishing her first novel called “50% OFF” that was almost made into a movie. She moved to LA and began writing a variety of funny sitcom scripts and movie scripts. After years of working in the TV and film industries, she went back to her love of writing books. Today, Karen is a healthy living expert, best-selling author, and longevity research geek. She became a multi-best-selling author, having sold over 2 million copies of her books internationally and has gained a loyal following of almost 2 million people. Having studied Yoga and Meditation at ISHTA Yoga, Karen uses her knowledge to teach everyday people how to live a stress-free life with ideas found in her latest book ‘Instant Calm’.Karen tells listeners: “Adversity doesn't have to bring you to someplace better. You have to make it a mindful choice. You have to have the right attitude, be awake, not have addictions and surround yourself with great people.”IN THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL LEARN:The benefits of meditation and yogaWays to get into and insert meditation into our daily lifeThe link between inner peace and calmness with meditationHow to achieve the state of calmness through daily activitiesHow to find your “Why Power”Connect with Karen SalmansohnFollow Karen on Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and Instagram, Follow Karen on her website.Check Karen’s books here.Connect with Lance:Subscribe on Messenger to get the latest episodes and tips straight to your inbox! Connect with Lance on Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn. About University of Adversity PodcastLearn how to overcome failure and tragedy, while becoming your best self with the University of Adversity podcast. Join your host Lance Essihos as he interviews successful individuals that have fought the hard battles to overcome life’s obstacles. Lance started the University of Adversity podcast after overcoming his own adversities shared in episode 01. Join him and thousands of other entrepreneurs in learning how to use Adversity as a fuel to ignite your inner flame and live the life you have always desired. Tune in weekly for a dose of positivity, strength, and real-life practical advice to achieve your life goals.Support the show (https://www.lanceessihos.com/)

This week’s guest is the most amazing, extraordinary woman who is so creative, so visual and such a genius with words and putting together stories that will make your heart feel like it’s being heard. Her name is Karen Salmansohn and she used to be an amazing creative director in advertising working with celebrities like Jon Stewart, Goldie Hawn, Madonna, Tony Robbins, and so many more. She had this incredible advertising career but it wasn’t enough for her plus it was a very, very aggressive environment so she decided to leave in her late 20s and started her full-time career in writing. Let me just say that it took a  lot of belief and courage on her part because her advertising career was quite successful, she’s behind some highly successful and memorable advertising campaigns you’d likely recognize and remember. But she started on this journey of writing books and selling millions of copies. I can’t wait for you to listen to this conversation as we talk about relationships, partners, having children late in life and what we can learn from the zig-zags (as she calls them) and where they lead us if we let them. She’s a woman that goes after her dreams and she’s unstoppable.  “We zig-zag our way to happiness.” ~ Karen Salmansohn If you are looking for ways to turn your challenges and losses into learning opportunities and launching pads, this conversation is not to be missed! I hope the one thing you will take with you is that, just like Karen said to slow down in sharing our vulnerabilities and to use our maturity that comes with age to explore our worlds and our future. I’m inspired by her and impressed by her abilities. I’m excited to watch her movies. If you want something in your life, go out and get it just like Karen did. I’d love to hear what you think of this conversation and how you see it translating to your own life. Where are the zig-zags in your life leading you next? Be sure to comment below or connect with me on Instagram to tell me all about it.   More About Karen Salmansohn Karen Salmansohn is a best selling self-help book author and award-winning designer with about 2 million books sold nationally and internationally. She is the founder of notsalmon.com, a popular personal development site, which offers books and video courses on topics including anxiety, toxic people, emotional eating, relationships, meditation, and happiness. Her website also includes many of her viral quote posters that she writes and designs.  You can connect with Karen via her website, Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter. In This Episode, We Talk About How Karen and Christina came to know each other Why Christina thinks Karen is a genius Karen’s story in advertising and how she decided to leave If you took psychology today and MAD magazine and put them in a blender, you’d get Karen’s work Why Karen describes herself as “spiritual logical” How she got her first novel into the hands of Marissa Tomei Her story of starting to work in Hollywood in writing and how it became similar to advertising She has now written over 40 books! Why Christina hopes Karen will continue writing screenplays and how movies and television can be so healing How she has been breaking ground since the 90s Karen’s personal story of loss - pain, rejection, sorrow, loss Her story of becoming a mother later in life - had her son at age 50 The Universe rewards the decisive She is responsible for 3 weddings, 4 children, and millions of orgasms! The story behind her book called Prince Harming How you can be so smart that you become stupid - talking yourself out of things you already know Why she feels that everything has happened exactly as it needed to Karen’s experience with having her work stolen How she’s learned from experience - slower at letting people into my life How she shares her stories to help others while still maintaining boundaries and privacy How she started to come out of the wave of loss she experienced The idea that happiness happens in a zigzag and her overriding belief for why we are here on this planet Karen’s mindset around challenges now How Karen would describe where she is at currently - awake, intentional, slow What she is teaching her son and what he is teaching her And so much more! Things We Mention In This Episode Website: www.notsalmon.com Book: Instant Calm by Karen Salmansohn Book: How to Succeed in Business Without a Penis by Karen Salmansohn Book: How To Be Happy, Dammit by Karen Salmansohn Article: Prince Harming Syndrome by Karen Salmansohn Workshop: Join Christina at The Omega Institute for Life Reentry After Loss Book: Second Firsts by Christina Rasmussen Book: Where Did You Go? by Christina Rasmussen Newsletter - Message In a Bottle: Sign up for Christina’s weekly inspiration  And it would mean the world to me if you’d leave a rating and review on iTunes. I’d love to know what you think of the podcast and how I can make it better for you. Plus iTunes podcast reviews and ratings are really important to help get the podcast in front of more people to uplift and inspire them too, which is the ultimate goal. You can leave a review right here. Please continue the conversation with me @dearlifepodcast on Instagram.

What we're talking about in this episode Exploring the link between meditation, productivity, and longevity Healthy tools to swap out your anxiety crutches with natural remedies  Ways you can use dark chocolate, the shower, or the morning to meditate How to replace your caffeine habit with meditation to find more energy and clarity Tips and tricks to help you take control of your day through meditation practices   Episode Summary Meditation is one of the top ways to increase your happiness and longevity but can be so difficult to get into. That is why my guest today, Karen Salmansohn, created her 2-minute meditation practice to help people stop making excuses and find the true joy of meditation.  It may seem crazy, but meditation has the power to replace your caffeine addiction, help you find more peace, and unlock the secrets of life longevity. A self-described combination of MAD Magazine and Psychology Today, Karen is a research nerd who is passionate about helping you find time for yourself.  This episode is for anyone who wants to get into self-help, but would never be caught dead seeking for self-help. Meditation is the single most powerful natural way to release stress, and with Karen’s 2-minute meditation practice you have no excuse not to destress.  If you don’t think you have time for meditation or have a hard time getting a grip of the ‘perfect meditation’, Karen is here to put your mind at ease and show you that you do have time to meditate. Everybody has two minutes a day to dedicate to themselves, and a thorough understanding and appreciation, you too can embrace the miraculous powers of meditating.  Are you down to try a two-minute meditation and get in where you fit in? Let us know the impact meditation has had on your life and stress load in the comments on the episode page.   Quotes “I do what I call self-help for people who wouldn’t be caught dead doing self-help. Because it’s got the research, it’s got the humor and it’s got a design that makes it fun to read.” (8:57) “Breathe in and inhale for four seconds to the words ‘I am stronger than my challenges’, think it in your mind, and then exhale for four seconds, ‘my challenges are making me stronger’.” (15:39) “Try the water and even try meditation in those moments that you think ‘I need a coffee’. See if the water can do it for you, or see if a two-minute meditation can do it for you. Replace your coffee time with meditation time.” (25:02) “Meditation helps you live longer, and if you want longevity tools you can’t just focus on what you feed your body, you also have to focus on what you feed your mind.” (27:50) “I need to be in my place of calm and clarity and my happiest self, and meditation has consistently helped me to be that, to tap into the best version of me.” (33:57)   Resources Mentioned Instant Calm by Karen Salmansohn Life Is Long by Karen Salmansohn  Karen Salmansohn (Not Salmon) Website Follow Karen on Facebook | Instagram | Twitter   Other Resources: The Essential Oils Hormone Solution by Dr. Mariza Check out the full show notes page Keep up with everything Dr. Mariza Follow Dr. Mariza on Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Youtube

It was an absolute pleasure to engage in a soulful conversation with Karen Salmansohn to discuss her upcoming book, Instant Calm: 2-Minute Meditations to Create a Lifetime of Happy; her personal story of triumph; the philosophies of Aristotle (along with other fascinating letter-A subjects from Encyclopedia Britannica); and much more. Welcome to The Healing Place … Continue reading Karen Salmansohn – Instant Calm: 2-Minute Meditations to Create a Lifetime of Happy →

Karen Salmansohn is hilarious and is wonderful to talk to.  She embraces her journey in life and talks about concepts in very digestible ways.  She talks about how she has applied this to her most recent book, Instant Calm, which has 2 minute sensory meditations in it and is available everywhere August 27th.  Pre-order it at the link below! We also talk about:  How she got into meditation Her new book Instant Calm and the power of sensory meditations (including chocolate meditations) Why sensory meditations are helpful beginning steps to a meditation practice Why she describes her books genre as "Self help for people who wouldn’t be caught dead doing self help" How meditation can be a selfie for your soul How meditation and other factors gave her wild success How she uses humor to “jiggle free your ego” In what circumstances humor can backfire If having celebrities endorse you comes with added pressure Pre-order Instant Calm here! https://www.notsalmon.com/

On today’s episode, I’m talking with Karen Salmansohn, a former stressed-out advertising Senior VP and award-winning designer turned healthy living expert, best-selling author, and longevity research geek. After leaving her successful career in the advertising industry, Karen stepped out on her own as a writer and designer of books. Karen became a multi-best-selling author, having sold over 2 million copies of her books internationally and has gained a loyal following of almost 2 million people. At the age of 50, Karen realized another dream when she gave birth to her first child.We talk about Karen’s story and also about her upcoming book, Instant Calm. Karen gives us some ways that we can find our instant calmness. Hint: one exercise involves chocolate!Please love on this episode by sharing with friends as well as subscribing and reviewing the podcast!CONNECT WITH KAREN: https://www.notsalmon.com Sign up for WORTHY: https://www.melissamoffet.com/worthyFREE GUIDE: https://www.melissamoffet.com/worthymindsetWORTHY & READY Facebook community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/338322750170564/ICELAND RETREAT: https://www.adzentureretreatsyoga.com/luminousicelandSHOP MY RESOURCES: www.melissamoffet.com/shop (Use the code PODCAST20 at check out for 20% off).MELISSA’S INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/melissa.moffetAIR & EARTH PODCAST INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/air.and.earth

Karen Salmansohn is a former burned out advertising Senior VP who quit her career to pursue her passion for writing. Now she is a bestselling author with over 2 million books sold and a new book on the way all about reducing anxiety with simple “sensory meditations” that engage your 5 senses. We really connected on all things meditation and mindfulness. Her new book Instant Calm has many “short, simple meditations for people who don't have time to meditate” - the people who need to relax the most. These 2-minute sensory meditations are so simple - that author's 8-year-old son does them to help him go to sleep at night they are so effective. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theinfinitecup/support

Karen Salmansohn is formerly a copywriter (in fact she named the Burger King Croissanwich®) and a senior VP ad creative director who left the advertising business to write books. She didn’t let being initially rejected by over 28 agents stop her. Karen went on to become a best-selling author with about 2 million books sold nationally & internationally.Karen’s story has already inspired millions with over 1.3 million people following her on Facebook - as well as about 60,000 fans on Instagram. In August Karen will be releasing her new book “Instant Calm” that covers reducing stress, improving focus and productivity using sensory meditations.Instagram: @notsalmonWebsite: notsalmon.com Book: "Instant Calm"

For the entire blog post, visit mysevenchakras.com/315 Karen Salmansohn is a former stressed-out advertising Senior VP and award-winning designer turned healthy living expert, best-selling author, and book designer. She’s also a longevity research geek and teacher at ISHTA Yoga.  She has always cared for her physical and emotional health, and after becoming the late-in-life mom she made a promise to live to 100 and beyond.  My Seven Chakras listeners are eligible for a FREE audible audio book download along with a free 30 day trial! Click here to leave us a rating & review on iTunes Learn more about AJ (Aditya) - www.mysevenchakras.com/learnmore To watch our most recent Chakra healing training: https://chakrasprint.com/the-process Donate to our cause (You'll receive a special shout out in our group!) - www.mysevenchakras.com/support Sponsor: Tap into the world's largest network of licensed, accredited, and experienced counselors who can help you with a range of issues including depression, anxiety, relationships, trauma, grief, and more. With our counselors, you get the same professionalism and quality you would expect from an in-office counselor, but with the ability to communicate when and how you want.  My Seven Chakras listeners get 10% off your first month with discount code 'Actiontribe' Go to Betterhelp.com/actiontribe Simply fill out a questionnaire to help them assess your needs and get matched with a counselor you’ll love. Like this episode? Please leave an honest rating on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them. P.S: Just takes a minute! :-) SUBSCRIBE ON ITUNES  Follow us on social media:  | Facebook | Twitter | Join our Facebook Tribe

If you've ever wanted Peace, RIGHT NOW, then do we have the INSTANT CALM show for you. Today I'll be talking with Karen Salmansohn, best-selling author, award-winning designer, and social media maven, and the author of a sensory stirring book on calming you down, Instant Calm. And that's just what I want to talk with her about, about 2 minute meditations to create a lifetime of happy. Topics Include: What's a 2 minute meditation? How can two minute meditations help us? What's a stop and swap? How'd you get blessed by Madonna? What does “Succeeding without a Penis” have to do with anything? What was “The Vortex”? What did you learn from these experiences? What are sensory meditations? What's a type of meditation that taps into the five senses? What are sight meditations? Examples of sight meditations? What are smell meditations? Examples of smell meditations? What's the power of the smell of vanilla? What are sound meditations? Examples of sound meditations? What's the benefit of Om? What's the power of mantras? What's a perfect mantra to begin with? What are touch meditations? Examples of touch meditations? What is Earthing and the importance of connecting with the earth? The importance of petting a pet? What are taste meditations??? What are examples of taste meditations? Top three tips for instant calm? To find out more visit: www.notsalmon.com And for free meditations, weekly tips, stories and similar shows visit: www.InspireNationShow.com  And to support the show and get even more great tools, tips, and behind-the-scenes access, visit: www.Patreon.com/InspireNation  

Are you so busy loving your life that you don’t have time for fear, regret and hate? Best selling author and health and wellness expert, Karen Salmansohn joins me this week as we discuss all things living longer and better. Karen shares her philosophy on mastering modern life and the importance of learning to move through pain. Karen realised her dream of becoming a mother at the age of fifty. As a late in life mum, Karen's run in with health problems spurned her commitment to living and ageing well. She shares her insights on living a healthy lifestyle and emphasises the importance of fun, good relationships and managing stress and negative self talk. Having trained as a yoga and meditation instructor, she shares tips on two minute sensory meditations from her newest book, Instant Calm, for those too busy to meditate. Karen also describes her tribe - the Wellderly - and how to keep yourself vibrant and healthy without "groaning older". An inspiring and uplifting discussion peppered with great tips and tricks for living a life you love into ripe old age.Find out more and connect with Karen:https://www.notsalmon.comhttps://www.facebook.com/Notsalmon/https://www.instagram.com/notsalmon/https://twitter.com/Notsalmonhttps://www.youtube.com/user/NotsalmonTVhttps://www.pinterest.com/notsalmon/Become a London Heal Insider and receive EXCLUSIVE access to extended show notes at LondonHeal.com

Karen is a former stressed-out advertising VP and award-winning designer turned healthy living expert, best-selling author, and longevity research geek. After leaving her successful career in the advertising industry, she stepped out on her own as a writer and designer of books. She became a multi-best-selling author, having sold over 2 million copies of her books internationally and has gained a loyal following of almost 2 million people. At the age of 50, she realized another dream when she gave birth to her first child. She has been profiled in the NY Times, Business Week, the LA Times, Time Magazine, and more. In her book, “Life is long”, she shares a collection of 50+ of the best nutritional and psychological tools for a long and healthy life, each backed by a wide range of research from the world's best aging experts. 3 ways people change their lives Why fun is a superpower How to take the leap and follow your inspiration Creating a grand quest Self-help for those who wouldn’t be caught dead reading it How she would envision her books being in the book store Why being true to yourself takes courage The amazing Marisa Tomei How to be Happy Dammit! Why being happy helps you live longer Instant Calm by using sensory meditation Why you should meditate in the morning and how it can transform your day Why 2 minutes of meditating is enough The pinwheel meditation for kids Stop vs Swap technique Sensory meditation – Smells lavender, vanilla, grapefruit Taste, Touch, Smell, Sight Accidental taste meditation Food Meditations Why stress is the number cause of aging and unhappiness Why sugar is a sneaky sabotaging devil How cinnamon help you crave sugar less Cutting back on red meat Keeping the body as Alkaline as possibly Characteristics of blue Blue Zones Med Dot Tation Happiness vs Pleasure The work of Aristotle The study of Emo-diversity That’s how synchronicities happen when you’re happy in the flow following your joy Blue Zones Why People convince you to stay it safe http://www.mattbelair.com & http://www.patreon.com/mattbelair Karen's website: https://www.notsalmon.com/ Support the show for as little as $1 Here:

"You are an unfinished work in progress. One of the good things about life's challenges: You get to find out that you are capable of far more than you thought possible." -Karen Salmansohn   In this episode, you will learn: How to dig deep to tell yourself you are capable of more than you give yourself credit for How to look at your bad habits and create new ones that will be worthwhile How to address your emotions as you work through hard things   Continue the conversation on Instagram @momisincontrol Apply for Mastery: www.momisincontrol.com

Karen Salmansohn is a best-selling author and award winning designer with over 1 million books sold. She's known for creating self-help for people who wouldn't be cut dead doing self-help because Karen merges psychological with feisty humor and stylish design.   CONNECT with Karen HERE LISTEN to Karen's TEDx talk HERE   BeTheTalk is a 7 day a week podcast where Nathan Eckel chats with talkers from TEDx & branded events. Tips tools and techniques that can help you give the talk to change the world at BeTheTalk.com !

Karen Salmansohn is a best-selling author and award winning designer with over 1 million books sold. She's known for creating self-help for people who wouldn't be cut dead doing self-help because Karen merges psychological with feisty humor and stylish design.   CONNECT with Karen HERE LISTEN to Karen's TEDx talk HERE   BeTheTalk is a 7 day a week podcast where Nathan Eckel chats with talkers from TEDx & branded events. Tips tools and techniques that can help you give the talk to change the world at BeTheTalk.com !

Anxiety is a feeling of unease or agitation that seems to penetrate profoundly almost everyone we know, including ourselves. Rarely are any of us immune to this feeling. At times, it is overwhelmingly disruptive. While I am certainly an advocate for the helpful, research-based mindfulness exercises we practice today, I also know that a more profound relationship is needed for healing to occur. Isolation and fantasy can be our enemy. Relationship and grounding can bring about a healing worth celebrating. Consider today's podcast as a possible resource and encouragement for healing and cultivating a flourishing relationship that brings rest and peace. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Anxiety happens when you think you have to figure out everything all at once. Breathe. You're strong. You got this. Take it day by day.” ~Karen Salmansohn brokenandbeautifulsouls.com

When Karen Salmansohn promised her son she'd live to be 100, she started looking for ways to live longer and younger. In her book, Life is Long, she provides over 50 tips for longevity and health. You can find the full show notes at 40plusfitnesspodcast.com/346.

Karen Salmansohn is a happiness and wellness expert who is the author of numerous best-selling self-improvement books like “Life is Long”, “Think Happy” and “How to Be Happy, Dammit”, with more than one million copies sold. She has studied to be a yoga and meditation teacher at Ishta Yoga and designed a line of inspirational jewelry showcased on HSN. She is also the founder of two popular sites which help people reach their highest potential: www.NotSalmon.com and www.MastersInLife.com (a video learning site). Karen has been featured on the Today show, The View, CNN, and Fox News; served as a columnist for Oprah.com, Psychology Today, CNN, MSN, Yahoo, AOL, Match, and Huffington Post; and has been featured in the New York Times, Business Week, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, Time, Marie Claire, Fast Company, InStyle, Self, ELLE, and the New Yorker. She lives in New York City.  In this episode, Karen shares her one way ticket to one year from now and offers tips on how within just 365 days, we can all be our best selves. Jenny is just one of the superb guests featured on The One Way Ticket Show, where Host Steven Shalowitz explores with his guests where they'd go if given a one way ticket, no coming back! Destinations may be in the past, present, future, real, imaginary or a state of mind. Steven's guests have included: Nobel Peace Prize Winner, President Jose Ramos-Horta; Legendary Talk Show Host, Dick Cavett; Law Professor, Alan Dershowitz; Broadcast Legend, Charles Osgood; International Rescue Committee President & CEO, David Miliband; Grammar Girl, Mignon Fogarty; Journalist-Humorist-Actor Mo Rocca; Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr.; Abercrombie & Kent Founder, Geoffrey Kent; Travel Expert, Pauline Frommer, as well as leading photographers, artists, chefs, writers, intellectuals and more.    

Karen Salmansohn is known for creating a new breed of highly graphic and feisty self-help books — like her best sellers How To Be Happy, Dammit, Prince Harming Syndrome, Instant Happy and The Bounce Back Book — self-help books that she   describes as being for "people who would never be caught dead reading self-help books" She has sold over 1 million books. Her research-backed happiness tools have been featured on CNN, Oprah, Psychology Today, The Today Show, etc – and will empower you to live a live of love! Recently she launched an inspirational jewelry line on HSN.com. Her jewelry line is a combination of her passion for design and short inspirational sayings to pick you up.  In this episode we talk about how she transitioned her career in advertising to becoming an author and entrepreneur, the value of doing things differently/thinking outside the traditional route, how to manage worrying and so much more. How did you get into the jewelry business? Karen says she is a writer who loves to design. Karen loves to play with words as she is a writer and she loves to merge words with design. Karen has worked in ad-agencies in past and she knows how only a few words can be made so powerful with a good and illustrative design. Karen says it was not that far of a leap from designing books that had short powerful word combination to designing jewelry which had short powerful word combination. How did you get onto this path of writing books? Karen says she started off as a funny writer who loved psychology. As a kid, Karen used to read magazines such as psychology today and mad magazine. She took a lot of jokes from these magazines and added in her books. Karen loves to add humor in her writings and always likes to laugh about life. It has been a part of her personality from a very long time. The first book that she wrote was not about self-help, it was actually a novel with a touch of humor. Karen says when she started righting self-help books, most of the books already published were not funny or humorous to read. Karen herself felt embarrassed whenever she read a self-help book. She did not want anyone to see her reading a self-help book. When she decided to write such a book, she felt it should be written in a way that someone caught reading it shouldn’t feel embarrassed. She wanted to purposefully write self-help that feels funny and entertaining. She noticed there was a gap in the market. It is also how she naturally writes. How did you get started in writing self-help books? Karen always loved psychology and philosophy. She loved playing with words and pictures. Karen’s major was in psychology and was a philosophy minor. She found herself a job in an advertising agency because she felt that is where she had to be. She thought she could merge psychology and her love for writing and design, all in her job. She felt it would be satisfying for her. However, Karen did not like this job and felt she was selling her soul. She felt she needed to write more. She started to write her first novel. Even after writing a bunch of novels and publishing them, Karen still found herself reading psychology and philosophy. It was still her guilty pleasure. It was always a part of her personality. One day she went to a buy a wedding gift for her friend. She wanted to get something special and unique. She came across this book titled ‘The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying’. She loved the design on the cover of the book and felt like giving it as a gift to her friend. However, she was not sure of giving the book to her friend before reading it herself. She got herself a copy and read the book. She was greatly moved after reading the book. She became so obsessed with it and would talk about it all the time. That is what got her to write her first self-help book titled ‘How to be Happy, Dammit’ which became an instant best-seller. What stood out the most to you in that book? It was a Buddhist book. Karen never came across a book in which so many aspects were put together in a coherent manner. It talked about Buddhism, psychology, and neuroscience in a concise and well-organized manner. Did you face any initial rejections when you started to write books? Her first published book was a novel. She sent the book out on a Friday with a beach towel and a bottle of suntan lotion to the publishers. She did it to stand out and told the editors the book would make good beach reading. She got an offer next Wednesday for this novel. To get a contract for her first novel, she really did not face rejections of any kind and was lucky enough to publish it without any major hindrance. Can you give some tips on anxiety, depression and pursuing one’s dreams? Karen writes a lot about anxiety. She wrote a book titled ‘The Bounce Back Book’ In which she talks about resiliency and how people can bounce back from tough times. She also launched a course on her new video learning site (https://mastersinlife.com) for the anxiety cure. She wrote the bounce book because she had gone through sexual assault. It was a very challenging time for Karen. She started to stress a lot after that incident and gained weight. What action step would you suggest to someone wanting to turn their passion into a pay check? Karen herself was in a job she did not like. She thinks we need to believe in ourselves. Find out how other people are doing the work that you do, see if there is something different you can do to turn your work into your passion. Karen also suggests one needs to have a concrete plan because following your passion without a plan can be a problem. Karen started to freelance when she had a job in advertising. She knew she wanted to write but also wanted to make sure money would not be a problem when she would start writing her novel. What is the best advice you have ever been given? The best advice she has been given has been passed down to generations in her family. Her grandmother used to say this to her mother who in turn would say the following words to Karen “If you keep doing what you are always doing, you will keep getting what you are always getting”. It simply means if you want different results in your life, you need to do something different. How can we connect with you? Website: https://www.notsalmon.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Notsalmon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notsalmon

"Don"t wait until you reach your goal to be proud of yourself. Be proud of every step you take" -Karen Salmansohn

  Episode 004 of Get Naked LIVE™ features RaShaunda Fuller, founder of Statement Tees & Things™.   In this  episode, she gets real  about how she lacked the emotional intelligence to be vulnerable and how she no longer sees being strong as a badge of honor.  She's taken off the cape AND the mask is truly defining strength on her own terms. Some of the Episode's Defining Moments:   The challenges of raising a seventeen year old son who's a black man in America How crying was unacceptable in her childhood home because it was viewed as being weak How her mother rarely showed anything other than positive emotions, which spilled over into her life How she lacked the emotional intelligence to handle the challenges of everyday life Making not-so-good choices and not going into hiding afterwards How slavery contributed to the lack of emotional intelligence among African American women How churches and communities need to have more dialogue around mental health How she finds it challenging to be consistent in freely expressing her emotions How she's encouraging her son to communicate his emotions As you can see, it gets REAL in this episode. RaShaunda held nothing back.  She was very open about her childhood experiences with her mother and her father and how those experiences shaped how she lives her life and how she raises her son. ABOUT RASHAUNDA RaShaunda Fuller, founder of My Social Media Mentors,  an online social media training center that offers self-paced social media courses for women entrepreneurs, is most widely known for her “Pinning with a Purpose” course that taught women how to achieve big brand success on a shoestring budget while using Pinterest marketing. The training center also served as community for women who are passionate about their personal development in addition to succeeding in business. She recently launched an apparel and novelty online store,  “Statement Tees & Things™” where she uses her creative skills, unique way with words, her love for motivating others & her for passion for fashion in a motivating but stylish way. She's committed to making sure that her customers have apparel that makes BOLD positive self-declarations about themselves in the most stylish way possible. RaShaunda has recently been featured on Bloomberg Newsweek, Black Enterprise, Yahoo! Finance, Marketplace and MarketWatch just to name a few. She is also a contributing author of Chantelle Adams book; “The Courage to Fly” which also features best selling authors Danielle LaPorte, Karen Salmansohn. She’s also passionate about women’s mental health and is determined to debunk the false narrative that black women have to be strong all the time; and that our strength is measured & defined by the amount of pain that we can take. Her new mission is life is to free others from the stigma, judgment and shame that comes to those who struggle with things like depression, and anxiety. You can find RaShaunda in the following online spaces: Facebook:  www.facebook.com/statementteesandthings Facebook Personal Profile:  www.facebook.com/rashaundaf Instagram:  @statementteesandthings RaShaunda also has a podcast COMING SOON called "Let's Talk About It. Conversations w/ The Girl Next Door." Follow her on social media to stay in the loop. RaShaunda's MOST Quotable Moment: “I don't measure my strength by the amount of pain I can take. My strength is based on me being able to say, 'I need help. I need a break. I need to replenish myself.  I need to refill my cup'."    If you enjoyed this episode of Get Naked LIVE, tell a friend to tell a friend. …and if you have a story to share and would like to be a guest on the show, Click HERE to make it happen.     SUBSCRIBE. RATE. REVIEW   If this episode had you saying, "I'm tired of being strong", head on over to Apple Podcasts and SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW! And if you’re moved to do so, kindly leave us a rating and review.

Karen Salmansohn, author of Think Happy and Enough, Dammit joins us to discuss the secrets to maintaining a positive attitude in any environment.    4:40 - Can you become instantly happy? 7:05 - Is happiness innate or learned? 8:50 - Techniques to beat a bad day 12:00 - Wisdom out of the mouth of babes   *** Follow Jeffrey on twitter and instagram @gitomer Follow Jennifer on twitter and instagram @jeninanyminute   *** Other helpful places… Jeffrey's website: https://gitomer.com Jennifer's website: https://salesinanyminute.com Gitomer Gold Webinar Series: https://go.gitomer.com/gitomer-gold

New York Times Best Selling Author, Kristine Carlson invites you to practice Don't Sweat wisdom to achieve greater mental health, and better communication with your family, friends, and co-workers. Learn how to live with more peace and happiness and rediscover your joy, passion, and self-compassion, to awaken your most vibrant life.  www.KristineCarlson.com and www.dontsweat.com A refreshing conversation with New York Times bestselling author of (over one million books sold) Karen Salmansohn as she shares her perspective on how to practice happiness in her new book:  Think Happy.  

Can you stay happy—no matter how much life throws at you? Karen Salmansohn is a best selling happiness author with over 1 million books sold - plus a designer, Oprah & Psychology Today columnist.

In this episode Kris Introduces the Practicing Happiness series with leading experts:  Michelle Gielan, Shawn Achor, Lisa Cypers Kamen, Karen Salmansohn, Fawn Weaver and Kim Serafini.  This series will enrich your understanding of the art and science of happiness and teach you the top ways to practice happiness. You will enjoy these rich conversations as each of these amazing experts in happiness and science share a different aspect of how to practice a happier life.  

In this week’s podcast, Shut Your Monkey author and host Danny Gregory talks with the author Karen Salmansohn. Karen has sold over a million copies of her wonderful and hilarious self-help books, books like How to Be Happy Dammit, The Prince Harming Syndrome, Instant Happy and The Bounce Back Book.  She’s a contributor to Oprah, Psychology Today, The Huffington Post, Lifetime TV, a relationship expert for match.com, and a radio host on Sirius. We had a sprawling, wonderful chat that was eye-opening and monkey-scaring.   Monkey of the Week: The Fuggedabout-it. It’s that voice that says: "Tomorrrow's another day. So's next Thursday." What can we say in response? What’s your experience with your monkey? How has it affected you, and how have you overcome it? Record your Monkey Tale at dannygregory.com/monkey. This podcast is brought to you by Sketchbook Skool, online art klasses that inspire you how to be creative—no matter what your monkey tries to tell you. See what it’s like to take a klass, and use the promo code MONKEY to save 20 percent off your first kourse. Take that, monkey…

How many times have you felt like throwing in the towel? It may be a difficult relationship or a job – one that was once great, but has quickly gone south. Whatever the challenge, it’s human nature to give up. What if you were to take a step back, put together a checklist, and think before you jump? That’s what we’ll help you do in this week’s podcast. We’ll share our experiences of regrets and what helped to motivate us to plow on. We’re not saying this is easy, but it might be worth a try. Also check out this poem:   Never Give Up! Reach inside! Give it all you got! As long as you’re alive you can keep on trying! Never give up! Discover how strong you are! Don’t let anyone or anything bring you down! Instead be someone who lifts others up by not giving up, and inspiring others with all you’ve achieved! NEVER GIVE UP! -Karen Salmansohn-

What stories do you tell yourself concerning your disappointments, failures and embarrassments? Were you the unfortunate victim of evil? Perhaps it's time you start telling different versions of those stories. Regret and fear are incapable of guiding you to Success. The stories you tell yourself are the foundations of your self-image. “The first principle of self-deception is you must not fool yourself — and you are the easiest person to fool.” — Richard Feynman, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics There are many ways in which the truth can be told.If your story reveals you to be an unfortunate victim, you become an obstacle to your own success. But you are not a victim. Your experience proves only that you are resilient, resourceful and strong. You powered through. It's a matter of perspective. “Every day is a new opportunity to change your life. You have the power to say ‘This is not how my story ends.'” — Karen Salmansohn In just 23 words Karen Salmansohn causes you to see yourself in an interesting duality of existence. You are (1.) a living character in a story that is being written, and (2.) you are the author of that story. Implicit in her statement is the unspoken question, “Have you decided what your character will do next?” That's a lot to convey in just 23 words, don't you think? Salmansohn doesn't have to tell you that you have feelings and opinions and the power of choice. You already know these things. But she makes those big ideas spring to life using a tool I've decided to call reverse personification. Personification gives human attributes to things that are not human. But you are human. Yet in just 23 words Salmansohn makes you an imaginary character who is brought to life and given the power to decide what happens next. Arianna Huffington makes a similar observation. “Just change the channel. You are in control of the clicker.” What separates Salmonsohn's 23 words from Huffington's 11 is that Salmansohn makes you a character in a story while Huffington hands you the clicker to a television show called Life that is unfolding before your eyes. Perspective – seeing through the eyes of another entity – is what gives personification its power. Likewise, perspective is the essence of metaphor. I urge you to experiment with personification and metaphor this week. They are powerful tools of persuasion.Personification gives human attributes to things that are not human. You can say, “It was hot outside,” or you can say, “The angry sun glared down at me.” Which one is more interesting? Fifteen years ago a man wrote a radio ad in which the narrator described a suffocating, sticky, gummy feeling that is stripped away by a shower of hot water and cleansing soap, leaving him buoyant, bouncy, vibrant and clean, smelling good and feeling young again with all his natural color restored. He wrote that ad as a homework assignment during the Magical Worlds Communications Workshop. He owned a carpet cleaning company in Canada. It wasn't until the end of the ad that you realized the carpet was describing what it felt like to be cleaned. Personification. I've always wished I had kept a copy of that ad. Metaphors use something as a symbol of something else. In the Destinae trilogy I might have said, “The stars were reflected on the surface of the water,” but I chose to make the stars something other than reflections. “Bright stars danced on rippling waters, a thousand little fishes of light scurrying in a sea of darkness.” “Stars danced” is personification. “Little fishes of light” is a metaphor. If you would become more persuasive, if you would make more sales, if you would hold the attention of your audience, experiment this week with personification and metaphor. Like I said, it's all a matter of perspective. And perspective is a powerful thing. Roy H. Williams

Karen Salmansohn a best selling author and book packager with over 1 million books sold – known for creating a new breed of books – “self help for people who would never be caught dead reading self help."

Karen Salmansohn a best selling author and book packager with over 1 million books sold – known for creating a new breed of books – “self help for people who would never be caught dead reading self help."

Shari is trying to shake her habit of texting in her car, but stilll has a long way to go. Sam is relegated to the position of Shari's support staff before he knows what hit him. Shari discovers she has turned into her mother. We catch author Karen Salmansohn on a NYC street and discuss relationships and her book "Prince Harming Syndrome." Shari is romanced by a guy from another country and Sam assures her she'll soon have a line of guys trying to woo her. Later, we talk to Mad Michael Hughes who will attempt a rocket jump over the Colorado River.

Gloria talks to Karen Salmansohn, a New York Times best-selling author, relationship columnist and relationship expert. In this fun and educational show, you will learn to how to avoid bad relationship habits that lead to a Prince or Princess Harming and how to find the special person that will help you grow into your best […] The post Secrets Of Dating And Relationship Success – Finding Happily Ever After with Karen Salmansohn appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Karen Salmansohn is an ex Senior VP Ad Creative Director who at 26 years old left her job to pursue her passion of writing and is now a best selling author with over 1 million books sold, with titles including, How To Be Happy Dammit; Enough Dammit; Ballsy:99 Ways to Score Extreme Success; The Bounce Back Book: How to Thrive In The Face of Adversity, Setbacks and Losses and her latest book, Prince Harming Syndrome. She has authored 29 books, has 5 tv deals, 2 film deals and her own perfume! Salmansohn's relationship guidance is the stuff that Fairy Goddess advice is made of. From the "heart-trenches" of her own relationships to the lessons learned from the women she's mentored, Prince Harming Syndrome is a step by step guide to waking up the sleeping beauty within and making healthier love choices. Karen has been referred to as Deepak Chopra meets Carrie Bradshaw! Her fans include: Jon Stewart, Madonna, Tony Robbins, Deepak Chopra, Peter Guber, Arianna Huffington, Marissa Tomei, Perez Hilton, Joan Rivers, Eminem, Lisa Loeb, Jay Leno, Graydon Carter, and many other notables. She is a regular columnist for Oprah.com in the Relationships section and she's been on the Today Show, The View, Montel Williams, CNN, Sally Jesse Raphael, Politically Incorrect and infinite morning shows across the country! She blogs regularly on huffingtonpost.com and has been a relationship expert for msn.com, match.com and Lifetime TV and a career coach for AOL. Karen not only writes all her graphically oriented books, but also creative directs them, bringing in illustrators, designers, and photographers and packaging the whole book from beginning to end! Her spirited voice is not only a verbal one, but a visual one. Her personal goal: to stir things up,.. wake up sleepy minds, hearts and spirits.. spread positive propaganda throughout the land!

Karen Salmansohn is an ex Senior VP Ad Creative Director who at 26 years old left her job to pursue her passion of writing and is now a best selling author with over 1 million books sold, with titles including, How To Be Happy Dammit; Enough Dammit; Ballsy:99 Ways to Score Extreme Success; The Bounce Back Book: How to Thrive In The Face of Adversity, Setbacks and Losses and her latest book, Prince Harming Syndrome. She has authored 29 books, has 5 tv deals, 2 film deals and her own perfume! Salmansohn's relationship guidance is the stuff that Fairy Goddess advice is made of. From the "heart-trenches" of her own relationships to the lessons learned from the women she's mentored, Prince Harming Syndrome is a step by step guide to waking up the sleeping beauty within and making healthier love choices. Karen has been referred to as Deepak Chopra meets Carrie Bradshaw! Her fans include: Jon Stewart, Madonna, Tony Robbins, Deepak Chopra, Peter Guber, Arianna Huffington, Marissa Tomei, Perez Hilton, Joan Rivers, Eminem, Lisa Loeb, Jay Leno, Graydon Carter, and many other notables. She is a regular columnist for Oprah.com in the Relationships section and she's been on the Today Show, The View, Montel Williams, CNN, Sally Jesse Raphael, Politically Incorrect and infinite morning shows across the country! She blogs regularly on huffingtonpost.com and has been a relationship expert for msn.com, match.com and Lifetime TV and a career coach for AOL. Karen not only writes all her graphically oriented books, but also creative directs them, bringing in illustrators, designers, and photographers and packaging the whole book from beginning to end! Her spirited voice is not only a verbal one, but a visual one. Her personal goal: to stir things up,.. wake up sleepy minds, hearts and spirits.. spread positive propaganda throughout the land!

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Karen Salmansohn is an empowering and inspirational bestselling author with over 1 million books sold and is a recognized expert on happiness in career, love & life. She is best-known for creating How...

Karen Salmansohn is an empowering and inspirational bestselling author with over 1 million books sold and is a recognized expert on happiness in career, love & life. She is best-known for creating How...

Today I'm chatting with Karen Salmansohn, a former stressed-out advertising Senior VP and award-winning designer turned healthy living expert, best-selling author, and longevity research geek. After leaving her successful career in the advertising industry, Karen stepped out on her own as a writer and designer of books. Karen became a multi-best-selling author, having sold over 2 million copies of her books internationally and has gained a loyal following of almost 2 million people. At the age of 50, Karen realized another dream when she gave birth to her first child. Karen has been profiled in the NY Times, Business Week, Chicago Tribune, the LA Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, Time Magazine, ELLE, Marie Claire, and Fast Company. In this episode, Karen discusses what it was like being in the advertising industry, the politics in advertising, and her journey to becoming an author. We talk about the difficulties of being an author in today's world and her advice for writers now, the importance of a good title, her book writing process, and why she has technophobia. We also discuss her top tips for increasing longevity, why sugar is a sociopath, and her thoughts on meat. Karen shares her tips for dealing with drama llamas, how to give a compliment sandwich, what it was like for her having a child at 50, and more.   You can find more from Karen here: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Notsalmon/  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/notsalmon/  Official site https://www.notsalmon.com  For more from Christina, head to her website, christinaricewellness.com, to find her services, blog, programs, and ebooks. If there's a question you'd like answered or a topic you'd like discussed on the podcast, send it in to podcast@christinaricewellness.com! Don’t forget to join the Facebook group, Wellness Realness Podcast Tribe, to meet other podcast listeners! This podcast episode is sponsored by Ned, a wellness brand that offers a range of full-spectrum hemp products including hemp oil, lip balms, and body butter. CBD oil can help with inflammation, anxiety, insomnia, depression, chronic pain, and more, and Ned full-spectrum hemp oil is my favorite CBD. You can order hemp oil from helloned.com and use the discount code "WELLNESS" for 15% off! Want in on all of the health benefits of mushrooms?! Functional mushrooms like Reishi, Chaga, Cordyceps, and Lion's Mane have been used for medicinal purposes for centuries. With Four Sigmatic products, we can now easily take advantage of mushrooms' many health benefits for immunity, energy, longevity, and more. Four Sigmatic makes drinking mushrooms and superfoods delicious and easy with their Mushroom Coffees, Mushroom Superfood Blends, and Mushroom Elixirs! Head to foursigmatic.com/crw to check out all of their products, and use the code "CRW" for 15% off all purchases on their site! If you're ready to finally take control of your health, Christina's online course, The Paleo Women Lifestyle Program, is exactly what you need. This course is designed to teach you everything you need to know to optimize your health as a woman, no matter your age or where you are in your health journey. This course has hours of video lectures, audio lectures, and PDFs that cover nutrition, fitness, sleep, stress management, balancing hormones, self-love, cooking and grocery shopping, and more. You can learn more / sign up at bit.ly/paleowomenlifestyle. If you love desserts but want to avoid the sugar and sweeteners, pick up a copy of Christina's new ebook, #NoSugarNoProblems Part 2! This ebook contains over 30 paleo dessert recipes (most are also vegan) that contain absolutely no sugar or sweeteners - no stevia, xylitol, erythritol, maple syrup, honey, dates, bananas, or other sugar substitutes. 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