Podcasts about Mount Kilimanjaro

Dr. Lisa Nichols is co-founder and President of ALLMYNE a new travel app. Dr. Nichols is the Director for Brookdale Mobile Crisis Team, Brooklyn NY. She received her Ph.D. from Alliant International University in San Diego, California. She has been a part of Mobile Crisis Teams and Psychiatric Emergency rooms in New York City for over 20 years. She has done research and worked with refugees, PTSD, HIV/AIDS, and ethics. Dr. Nichols has a Master's in Business Administration from Sciences Politiques, Paris, France and been trained in 6 Sigma and Lean Fundamentals. Dr. Nichols has a Bachelor of Science in Experimental Psychology from University College London, London, England. She maintains a small private practice. Dr. Nichols is an enthusiastic traveler and has been to over 152 countries and speaks fluent French while managing conversations in Spanish and German. Subscribe to the app: https://allmyne.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/join.allmyne/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/join.allmyne/ ***********Susanne Mueller / www.susannemueller.biz TEDX Talk, May 2022: Running and Life: 5KM Formula for YOUR Successhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT_5Er1cLvY Join Substack: https://substack.com/@susannemuellernyc?Enjoy one coaching session for free if you are a yearly subscriber. 800+ weekly blogs / 500+ podcasts / 1 Ironman Triathlon / 5 half ironman races / 26 marathon races / 4 books / 1 Mt. Kilimanjaro / 1 TEDx Talk

In this episode, I interview Summit Strength graduates Karen and Charles, who have just come back from 10 days and a successful summit of Kilimanjaro's northern circuit. Inside, they talk about their training, preparation and experience on this amazing mountain.  == Want to get fit, strong and resilient for your hiking adventures? Check out the Online Summit Program: https://www.summitstrength.com.au/online.html  

Advertisement Get More at LVwithLOVE.com! From the top of South Mountain to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. Boys & Girls Club of Bethlehem board member Dylan Stroup is preparing to climb Africa's highest mountain while raising $50,000 for local kids through his Climb for Kids campaign. We joined Dylan on South Mountain to talk about the personal goal that started the journey, the six months of training behind it, and why he decided that reaching the summit should also benefit the community around him. Dylan shares how long aerobic workouts, balance exercises, loaded hikes, and repeated climbs up Blue Mountain have prepared him for the challenge. He also talks about the family and friends who inspired him, the community that has joined the campaign, and his belief that success should be measured by the impact we have on others. The Boys & Girls Club of Bethlehem has served local children and teens since 1930. Today, more than 650 young people rely on its educational, recreational, and character-development programs. Donate to Climb for Kids: https://givebutter.com/climbforkids Learn more: https://bgcob.org/climbforkids Join Dylan's final training climb at Blue Mountain on Saturday, July 25: https://www.facebook.com/events/1739623163752091/ Advertisement Advertisement Sign up for our Newsletter!  Thank you to our Partners! WDIY 88.1 FM QuoteAhead.com Wind Creek Event Center Michael Bernadyn of RE/MAX Real Estate Banko Beverage Company Email your news release to info@lehighvalleywithlovemedia.com Subscribe to our email list

Chronic pain and chronic disease may be connected to something invisible to the naked eye… your microbiome. Discover how shifting the trillions of microbes in your gut can transform symptoms doctors call "progressive" and "incurable."

Guest BioBecki Rupp is a certified Personal Trainer and Adventure Travel Coach, and the founder of Trailblazer Wellness. Through her coaching, Becki helps travelers build the strength, stamina, and confidence they need to take on meaningful adventures without feeling overwhelmed by the physical or mental preparation. Her work is especially valuable for people preparing for big hikes, cycling trips, Camino-style journeys, Kilimanjaro, Machu Picchu, and other active travel experiences that stretch the edge of their comfort zone.Becki brings together personal training, coaching, and her own extensive adventure travel background. She has summited Kilimanjaro, hiked the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, completed the Portuguese Camino from Porto to Santiago, and taken on numerous multi-day hiking and cycling trips around the world. Over the past several years, she has supported more than 100 clients preparing for adventures in 27 countries, helping them move from uncertainty to readiness so they can enjoy the journey before the journey — and the trip itself.Show SummaryIn this episode of the Big World Made Small Adventure Travel Podcast, host Jason Elkins speaks with Becki Rupp, founder of Trailblazer Wellness, about helping travelers prepare for the adventures they have dreamed about for years. Becki explains how adventure travel coaching goes beyond simply handing someone a workout plan. For many travelers, especially those joining group trips or taking on a physically demanding itinerary, the real work involves building confidence, managing fears, staying accountable, and learning how to enjoy the experience rather than worry about holding others back.Becki shares how her own path combined a lifelong curiosity about the world, a love of movement, and years of experience in fitness, coaching, and communications. From childhood memories of watching her grandparents' travel slideshows to eventually hiking iconic routes like Kilimanjaro, the Inca Trail, and the Camino, Becki's story reveals how travel, preparation, and personal growth can become deeply connected.Jason and Becki also explore the emotional side of adventure travel: why people worry about being last in the group, how partners and friends may not always know how to support a big travel dream, and why having someone in your corner can make the difference between merely completing a trip and truly experiencing it. Becki's approach helps travelers prepare their bodies while also reconnecting with the deeper reason they said yes to the adventure in the first place. Big World Made Small guest features are invitation-only and selected based on story, experience, and fit with the show. Some guests support the show through paid production features, cross-promotion, referrals, or other partnerships. This helps keep the show free of third-party ads and interruptions while keeping the focus on real, story-driven conversations.Learn more about the Big World Made Small Podcast and join our private community to get episode updates, special access to our guests, and exclusive adventure travel offers on our website.

June 17th, 2014. George became a New York Times bestselling author. He'd worked toward it for two years. Had it written in a contract with his coach. Left a party thrown in his honor because he felt absolutely nothing. Not relief. Not arrival. Just: what's next? If you've ever hit the thing and still felt empty, this episode is for you. A false summit is when you crest a ridge thinking you've reached the top, only to find another peak above you. In business, it happens constantly. In this solo episode, George breaks down why hitting your goals still leaves you hollow, who's actually moving the goalpost, and the three-question summit audit that tells you whether you're climbing your mountain or someone else's. What You'll Learn In This Episode: What a false summit is and why it's the most accurate metaphor for entrepreneurship Why you are the one moving the goalpost (and the surprising reason why) The difference between achievement and arrival and why they're not the same thing Why most entrepreneurs aren't chasing success, they're running from something The one question Sean Swarner asks that brings people to tears on Kilimanjaro The three-question summit audit to run right now How to define "enough" and why that definition changes everything Key Takeaways: ✔️Achievement without arrival is exhaustion with a good story. Collecting milestones without feeling them isn't growth, it's accumulation. ✔️You move the goalpost. Not the market, not the industry. You. Because as long as there's always somewhere to get to, you never have to ask whether this is truly what you want. ✔️Sitting feels dangerous when momentum gives us the illusion of safety. So our brain moves the bar before we can stop and feel whether we actually got there. ✔️Most entrepreneurs stop chasing their own definition of success and start performing what success looks like for other people, slowly, subtly, without noticing. ✔️The gap between fulfillment and achievement is not a strategy problem. It's an alignment problem. Specifically: the gap between what you say you want and what you actually want. ✔️If nobody was watching, nobody knew, and you were doing it alone, would you still want to climb this mountain? The answer tells you everything. ✔️The only guaranteed finish line is death. The question is: what are you climbing toward in the life you have right now? ✔️The summit audit: three questions to ask yourself: What feeling do you expect when you hit your next milestone? Is that the feeling you actually want, or the one others want you to have? And if everything else was stripped away, what would enough feel like in your body? Timestamps & Highlights: [00:00] — The false summit: what mountains do and what entrepreneurship does [01:30] — June 17th, 2014: a NYT bestseller and the feeling that never came [05:00] — Why we think the goalpost moves on its own and why that's wrong [08:00] — The real reason we keep moving the bar: sitting feels dangerous [11:00] — What happens when you never define "enough" [14:00] — How we slip from our why into performing success for other people [18:00] — The applause comes, but it doesn't feel like anything. Why? [21:00] — The alignment problem underneath every false summit [24:00] — Sean Swarner's question that brings people to tears on Kilimanjaro [27:00] — The three-question summit audit explained [31:00] — What false summits look like when you're actually climbing your own mountain Your Challenge This Week: Run the three summit audit questions. Not next week. Tonight, or tomorrow morning before the day takes over. Write the answers down. Sit with them. Come back to them. And if this landed, share it with someone in your life who needs it. Follow George: @itsgeorgebryant Work with George:The Alliance — Community for entrepreneurs climbing their own mountains, not someone else's.  1:1 Coaching — Limited spots. Apply at mindofgeorge.com/coaching-consulting/   Live Retreats — In-person alignment experiences for entrepreneurs ready to find out what summit they're actually climbing toward.

Founder/ Data S ience, AI & Economic Consultant at Analytics TX LLC Consulting practice focused on analytics, economic analysis, and executive advisory. • Design consulting frameworks to audit enterprise datasets, resolve data silos, build Python analytics workflows, predictive analysis, and statistical models, translating complex data into decision systems for founders and leadership teams. • Advise organizations on analytics infrastructure, AI tool selection, and pipeline architecture; deliver executive training in statistical reasoning, business analytics, and economic indicators. • Provide statistical and economic expert analysis used in U.S. litigation, including modeling, statistical evaluation of claims, and expert reports. Statistical modeling and damages analyses have contributed to multi-million-dollar settlements and financial exposure reductions in complex litigation matters. (Clients confidential) • Built Post it Save it App, a production SaaS platform that ingests LinkedIn post and profile data via OAuth API and processes it into structured performance analytics dashboards and reports (JSON, Excel, HTML). Deliberately built without AI, delivering accurate, deterministic content analytics at a fraction of the cost of AI-based alternatives or reliance on LLM uncertainties. • Built an end-to-end course creation system for the Professional Certificate in Business Analytics: Data-Informed Decision Making, parsing source materials (PDFs, Word, images) and transforming them into full course content including slides, AI-generated visuals, and voiceover-driven video modules using image generation and ffmpeg pipelines. Follow her on the author page on Amazon where she has published her book:https://www.amazon.com/Invisible-Hand-Visible-Profit-Decisions/dp/B0GY7V14VL Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kruti-lehenbauer/ ***********Susanne Mueller / www.susannemueller.biz TEDX Talk, May 2022: Running and Life: 5KM Formula for YOUR Successhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT_5Er1cLvY Join Substack: https://substack.com/@susannemuellernyc?Enjoy one coaching session for free if you are a yearly subscriber. 800+ weekly blogs / 500+ podcasts / 1 Ironman Triathlon / 5 half ironman races / 26 marathon races / 4 books / 1 Mt. Kilimanjaro / 1 TEDx Talk

#ultramarathon #cysticfibrosis #sophiegraceholmes #storytimepodcast #marathon Joshua sits down with Sophie Grace Holmes — ultra-endurance athlete, world record holder, fitness coach, and public speaker.Living with cystic fibrosis, Sophie was once told she had only a few years to live. Today, she's completed 36 marathons in 36 days, summited Kilimanjaro, and continues to push the limits of human endurance.From overcoming adversity to chasing world-class challenges, this is a powerful conversation about resilience, mindset, and refusing to accept limitations.

Conversamos con la montañera aragonesa María Ciudad Romero, nacida en Ejea de los Caballeros. Está diagnosticada con fibromialgia con apenas quince años a la que se unen enfermedades degenerativas, enfermedades digestivas y enfermedades reumáticas. Dos meses después de volver a pasar por quinta vez por el quirófano, el pasado mes de febrero llegó a la cima del Kilimanjaro, situada a 5.895 metros, demostrando que no hay límites para ella.

Join legendary coach Mark Gottfried and Bonner Paddock on The Coach Mark Gottfried Show for one of the most powerful conversations this show has ever had. Bonner Paddock was diagnosed with cerebral palsy as a child and spent nearly three decades hiding it from the world. Then a four-year-old boy named Jake changed everything. Bonner met Jake at a marathon finish line. Jake's father carried him across. Jake died that same night. Bonner had known him for ten minutes. That loss didn't just move Bonner. It broke something open in him — and rebuilt him into something remarkable. He went on to become the first person with cerebral palsy to summit Mount Kilimanjaro unassisted, and the first to complete the Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii. He's raised over a million dollars for children with disabilities through his OM Foundation and is the bestselling author of One More Step. But this episode isn't really about mountains or finish lines. It's about what happens when you finally stop hiding who you are. It's about the friendship Bonner built with Jake's father — a bond forged through a marathon, a tragedy, and a shared belief that even in the darkest moments, you can still do greatness. And it's about what Bonner discovered when he stood at the top of Kilimanjaro, came back down, and fell into a year and a half of depression — only to realize that the poorest person in the room wasn't a villager in Tanzania with a sheet-metal roof. It was him. Mark and Bonner go deep on vulnerability, purpose, the cost of individualism, and what real community actually looks like when you strip away everything else. This one will stay with you. Subscribe for more episodes!

On this episode of the Your Message Received podcast, host John Duffin interviews Dr. Jack Groppel, author of Mountains Within and a sports science and human performance expert who co-founded the Johnson & Johnson Human Performance Institute. Groppel recounts a childhood shaped by curiosity, solitude, sports, and a difficult, fear-based relationship with his father that drove him to overachieve. This pivotal early relationship included a severe beating that drove Jack to seek approval and constantly question if he was good enough. Through achievements like becoming an Eagle Scout early and walking on to play tennis at the University of Illinois despite not being recruited, Jack Groppel answered some of these questions- at least in his own mind. Jack describes pioneering high-speed film analysis in tennis and an early baseball study with the Chicago White Sox that unexpectedly captured pitchers' pickoff moves, leading to published research on head-first vs. feet-first slides. Groppel also shares adopting his son Shen from China, committing to a nonviolent parenting approach, climbing Kilimanjaro together, and his message that people can transform at any stage by repeatedly asking, “What matters most right now?”To learn more about Dr. Jack Groppel, check out the links below. https://jackgroppel.net/https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackgroppel/00:00 Hidden Film Discovery00:47 Podcast Intro and Guest Setup03:19 Curious Childhood Outdoors04:20 Solo Sports and Cardinals Loyalty07:20 Dad the Hero and Villain10:24 Eagle Scout and Illinois Walk On12:39 Shoulder Injury and Recovery16:40 Alaska Trip Turning Point19:06 Tennis Science Meets Legends23:01 White Sox Film Breakthrough26:56 Adopting Shen from China28:49 Discipline Without Hitting30:09 Saying I Love You31:04 Marriage And Intimacy Lessons31:47 Faith Therapy And Mentors34:03 Adopting Shen In China36:17 Kilimanjaro Dream With Shen41:46 Summit Night And Big Dog44:33 Transform Your Life Message46:51 What Matters Most Daily48:03 Honoring Dad And Priorities49:47 Links Thanks And Signoff

In this episode of The Better Leadership Team Show, I sit down with Jaime Taets, CEO and Founder of Keystone Group International, to discuss what it really takes to build an agile organization in today's rapidly changing business environment.We explore why many leadership teams struggle with execution, how decision rights and decision speed impact organizational performance, and why executive operating models may be the missing ingredient behind successful strategy implementation.Jaime shares insights on strategic agility, AI's growing impact on business, risk tolerance, talent development, leadership activation, and how organizations can better engage the next generation of employees. We also discuss why traditional leadership development programs often fail and what companies can do to create lasting behavior change.Finally, Jaime shares powerful lessons learned from climbing Mount Kilimanjaro and how adversity can shape stronger leaders.If you're looking to improve decision-making, increase organizational agility, develop stronger leaders, and prepare your company for the future, this episode is packed with practical insights you can apply immediately.Website: https://keystonegroupintl.com Thanks for listening! Connect with us at mike-goldman.com/blog and on Instagram@mikegoldmancoach and on YouTube @Mikegoldmancoach

Amanda Fornal is an explorer, technology consultant, executive coach, photographer, diver, and startup advisor with more than 25 years of experience in business and innovation. She has traveled to more than 100 countries and all continents, combining exploration, storytelling, and entrepreneurship in her work. Amanda is the founder of Founder Buddies and Women in Exploration, a Fellow of The Explorers Club, and a Director at Founder Institute Germany. She is also the creator of the Investing in Kindness research initiative, which explores the relationship between kindness, leadership, and long-term success through interviews across industries and cultures. Her work focuses on curiosity, human connection, technology, and meaningful impact Social handles: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandadfornal/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/amandafornal Investing in Kindness: https://www.investinginkindnessproject.com/ Love is…: https://www.loveisthedocumentary.com/ ***********Susanne Mueller / www.susannemueller.biz TEDX Talk, May 2022: Running and Life: 5KM Formula for YOUR Successhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT_5Er1cLvY Join Substack: https://substack.com/@susannemuellernyc?Enjoy one coaching session for free if you are a yearly subscriber. 800+ weekly blogs / 500+ podcasts / 1 Ironman Triathlon / 5 half ironman races / 26 marathon races / 4 books / 1 Mt. Kilimanjaro / 1 TEDx Talk

Planiranje kao najsnažniji alat za osobni razvoj: ako želiš planiranje pretvoriti u svoj najsnažniji alat za osobni rast i napokon ostvariti ciljeve bez odgađanja vlastitog života, klikni na link i pridruži mi se u edukaciji Mentor pri ruci https://saraperanic.com/mentor-pri-ruci/U ovoj epizodi s vama radim duboki osvrt na prvu polovicu godine i želim vam pokazati kako planiranje nije samo matematičko raspoređivanje obaveza u rokovnik, već izuzetno snažan alat za osobni razvoj. Često zaboravljamo da su naši ciljevi duboko povezani s time tko uistinu želimo postati, a iz vlastitog iskustva znam da upravo iz te autentične povezanosti crpimo motivaciju i dugoročnu dosljednost u radu, čak i kada nam ponestane inspiracije. Kroz iskrenu priču o prolaznosti vremena i onome što me oblikovalo, dijelim s vama kako više ne stavljam vlastiti život na čekanje, već preuzimam odgovornost za mir u svojoj svakodnevici usklađujući poslovne ambicije s privatnim željama.S obzirom na to da nam životna dinamika neprestano donosi promjene, fleksibilnost plana je presudna kada nastupe nepredviđene okolnosti, bilo da je riječ o predivnim novim prilikama za putovanja ili teškim obiteljskim izazovima o kojima ovdje otvoreno progovaram. Umjesto da čekate savršene uvjete za ostvarenje snova, važno je da vam iskreno samopropitivanje posluži kao alat kako biste znali prilagoditi svoje korake i ostati vjerni vlastitoj mjeri balansa. Za sam kraj pripremila sam vam i konkretna pitanja za analizu dosadašnjih rezultata, jer vjerujem da nam prava refleksija pomaže da drugu polovicu godine isplaniramo pametno, usmjereno i bez straha od neproživljenog života.Pridruži mi se ovog ljeta u edukaciji Mentor pri ruci, gdje ćemo kroz konkretnu strategiju, rad na mindsetu i prodaji napokon ostvariti sve one ciljeve o kojima već predugo samo promišljaš. Nemoj čekati da se savršene okolnosti poslože same od sebe – klikni na link https://saraperanic.com/mentor-pri-ruci/, osiguraj svoje mjesto i idemo zajedno isplanirati tvoju najuspješniju i najispunjeniju polovicu godine do sada!U ovoj epizodi saznat ćeš:Zašto planiranje nije samo puko upisivanje obaveza u tablice i rokovnike, već moj najsnažniji alat za osobni razvoj.Kako me rano suočavanje s prolaznošću života naučilo da vrijeme nepovratno odlazi i zašto više nikada ne stavljam vlastiti život na čekanje.Pravu tajnu dosljednosti i kako ostati motivirana i ustrajna u svojim ciljevima čak i kada inspiracija padne.Zašto tvoj plan ne smije biti uklesan u kamen, već mora imati fleksibilnost koja će podržati životnu spontanost (poput mog uspona na Kilimanjaro), ali i teške, nepredviđene okolnosti.Zbog čega je čekanje "savršenih uvjeta" najveća zamka koja te sprječava da ostvariš svoje poduzetničke i privatne ambicije.Konkretna i pomalo škakljiva pitanja za duboku refleksiju koja će ti pomoći da drugu polovicu godine isplaniraš potpuno u skladu sa sobom i time tko zaista želiš postati.

Adrian Durham is joined by Stuart Pearce and Jim Proudfoot in Atlanta as Harry Kane's two goals send England past DR Congo and into the last 16, where Mexico await.They break down the key talking points and Tuchel's tactics, Jim brings the key Kane stats and Stuart reflects on climbing Mount Kilimanjaro to show just how difficult England's trip to Mexico City's Azteca Stadium could be in the heat and thin air.Plus, you'll hear from Thomas Tuchel, Declan Rice and Elliot Anderson.YouTube: @talkSPORTX: @talkSPORT & @talkSPORT2Instagram: @talkSPORTWebsite: Live Radio, Breaking Sports News, Opinion - talkSPORTPhoto Credit: Getty Images Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Judgement Creates Suffering. Self-Assessment Creates Growth. We all make mistakes. But too often, we turn those mistakes into an identity. There’s a world of difference between honestly assessing your behaviour and judging your worth as a person. Self-assessment helps you learn, adapt and improve. Self-judgement creates shame, self-doubt and unnecessary suffering. In this episode of the Building Better Humans Project, Glenn explores why the stories we tell ourselves after failure matter more than the failure itself. You’ll learn how to take responsibility without attacking your character, why shame keeps us stuck, and how shifting your internal dialogue can transform both your personal and professional life. If you’ve ever called yourself lazy, weak, not good enough or a failure after making a mistake, this episode is for you. In this episode, you’ll learn: The critical difference between self-assessment and self-judgement. Why behaviour should never be confused with identity. How shame sabotages growth and confidence. The military’s After Action Review and how you can apply it to your own life. Practical ways to replace self-criticism with constructive accountability. Why your next decision matters more than your last one. Key Takeaways Assess your actions, not your worth. Behaviour is data. Identity is a choice. Mistakes are events—not definitions of who you are. Accountability and self-compassion can exist together. Growth begins when honesty replaces self-criticism. Challenge of the Week Before you go to bed each night, spend five minutes reflecting on your day by asking yourself: What did I do well? What could I have done better? What’s one thing I’ll improve tomorrow? No judgement. No labels. Just honest reflection and a commitment to keep moving forward. Memorable Quote “You’re not defined by your worst decision. You’re defined by what you choose to do next.” Enjoying the Building Better Humans Project? Please subscribe, leave a review and share this episode with someone who needs the reminder that growth comes through honest reflection—not self-condemnation. And if you’re ready to challenge yourself physically, mentally and emotionally, join us on one of our life-changing adventures through Adventure Professionals. Whether it’s the Kokoda Track, Everest Base Camp, Kilimanjaro or the Aussie 10 Peaks, we’d love to help you discover what you’re truly capable of. Keep building a better human. The Building Better Humans Project is brought to you by ADVENTURE PROFESSIONALS. Visit www.adventureprofessionals.com.auADVENTURE WITH GLENN ONLINE MINDSET PROGRAMS 1-ON-1 MENTORINGSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Audra Mallow is Founder and Principal of Long Course Capital, LLC, an investment advisory firm that serves high net worth individuals, families, and small businesses. The firm provides guidance on investments and related matters. Before starting her company, Audra served for sixteen years with Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Barclays, in their Private Wealth Management divisions. She was a Vice President at each of those firms and advised wealthy families on all aspects of global investment and financial management, including asset allocation, equity, fixed income, currencies, commodities, alternative investments, trust and estate planning, tax management and philanthropy. Audra earned her undergraduate degree in Finance from William & Mary and her Master of Business Administration in Finance and Accounting from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. She is currently a trustee on the USA Triathlon Foundation board, a Director on the 1693 Management Company Board for the William & Mary Foundation, and a Trustee on the Advisory Board for the Orthopedic Institute for Children in Los Angeles. Audra is a seven-time Ironman Triathlete and competes regularly in triathlon and running races across the country. She enjoys golf, appreciates wine, and lives in Santa Monica with her husband Michael and their dog Hannah. USA Triathlon Foundation: https://www.usatriathlon.org/foundation Elevate 28: https://www.usatriathlon.org/foundation/elevate28 ***********Susanne Mueller / www.susannemueller.biz TEDX Talk, May 2022: Running and Life: 5KM Formula for YOUR Successhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT_5Er1cLvY Join Substack: https://substack.com/@susannemuellernyc?Enjoy one coaching session for free if you are a yearly subscriber. 800+ weekly blogs / 500+ podcasts / 1 Ironman Triathlon / 5 half ironman races / 26 marathon races / 4 books / 1 Mt. Kilimanjaro / 1 TEDx Talk

Leadership isn't about looking strong… it's about becoming who you're meant to be. In this inspiring conversation, Dr. Dan sits down with executive leadership coach, speaker, and founder of My Impossible, Jeff Harmon, to explore a remarkable journey of resilience, vulnerability, and transformation.  After being diagnosed with a rare neurological condition, Jeff found himself facing challenges that would ultimately lead him to one of the world's most ambitious adventures: climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in a wheelchair. But this conversation goes far beyond the mountain. Jeff shares how entrepreneurship, disability, leadership, and faith shaped his understanding of resilience, not as performance or toughness, but as a daily choice rooted in gratitude, authenticity, and community.  Together, Jeff and Dr. Dan explore what happens when pressure reveals who we really are, why vulnerability is one of the greatest leadership strengths, and how our biggest breakthroughs often come after the climb is over. This episode is a powerful reminder that our greatest challenges are often invitations to grow, connect, and become more fully ourselves. In This Episode, You'll Learn: Why resilience is a choice, not a personality trait How adversity can become a catalyst for personal growth The difference between performing leadership and embodying leadership Why vulnerability builds trust and influence The power of community when facing life's biggest challenges What Jeff learned from leading a Mount Kilimanjaro expedition How to develop true inner authority and authentic confidence Why the lessons from your "mountain" often come after the experience ends For more information visit myimpossible.org. Please listen, follow, rate, and review Make It a Great One on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow @drdanpeters on social media. Visit www.drdanpeters.com and send your questions or guest pitches to podcast@drdanpeters.com. We have this moment, this day, and this life—let's make it a great one. – Dr. Dan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aos 12 anos de idade, ele correu 43 quilômetros. Pouco depois completou sua primeira maratona e, em 1998, fez o primeiro Ironman de Porto Seguro. Depois de mais de uma década dedicada ao triathlon, passou a buscar desafios em ambientes extremos ao redor do mundo. A estreia nas ultramaratonas aconteceu na Antártica. Venceu a Ice Marathon e, no dia seguinte, também ganhou a prova de 100 quilômetros, estabelecendo um recorde. Mais tarde encarou os 250 quilômetros da Marathon des Sables, no deserto do Saara, além de uma ultra no Nepal. Parte dessas experiências acabou registrada em episódios do Planeta Extremo, exibido pela TV Globo. Alguns anos depois ele decidiu se aventurar em expedições de montanha. Subiu o Kilimanjaro, o Aconcágua, o Elbrus, além do Huascarán e do Quitaraju, no Peru e a Pirâmide Cartenz na Indonésia. Em 2018, encarou o Manaslu, no Himalaia. Em 2023 realizou a façanha de escalar o Monte Everest. A expedição aconteceu em uma temporada histórica no Everest, marcada pela letalidade, superlotação e pelas longas filas na chamada zona da morte. A experiência deu origem ao documentário Um Passo a Mais, lançado em 2025, que acompanha uma expedição sustentável ao Everest e propõe uma reflexão sobre o impacto ambiental causado pelo excesso de pessoas na montanha. Em paralelo ao esporte e às aventuras, trabalhou durante alguns anos no mercado financeiro até decidir empreender. Criou então a X3M para organizar o primeiro XTERRA no Brasil, projeto que mais tarde se transformaria em um circuito e incorporaria provas de corrida e mountain bike. De volta conosco hoje, o administrador de empresas que saiu do mercado financeiro para criar a X3M, agência especializada em experiências e eventos esportivos. O atleta aventureiro e inquieto com 13 Ironman no currículo, faixa azul de jiu-jitsu, piloto de moto, paraquedista e montanhista que se tornou o 35. brasileiro a alcançar o topo do Everest, o carioca Bernardo Pereira Mascarenhas da Fonseca. Inspire-se! Race Smart - check your heart Este episódio é oferecido pela @z2perfomance  e pela @2peaksbikes A Z2 agora está com nova embalagem dos géis: abre fácil, com melhor fluxo de sucção e bordas arredondadas pra não te machucar durante o treino ou prova. E tem mais novidade: Barz, a nova barra de energia da Z2! Disponível em Berries & Limão Siciliano e Chocolate & Amendoim, feita com ingredientes naturais para um lanche prático e nutritivo a qualquer hora. Outra novidade é o gel de 75g de carboidratos, ideal pra estratégias de alto consumo. Siga @z2performance e fique por dentro do universo da Z2. A 2 Peaks Bikes é a importadora e distribuidora oficial no Brasil da Factor Bikes, Santa Cruz Bikes e de diversas outras marcas e conta com três lojas: Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo e Los Angeles. Lá, ninguém vende o que não conhece: todo produto é testado por quem realmente pedala.  A 2 Peaks Bikes foi pensada e criada para resolver os desafios de quem leva o pedal a sério — seja no asfalto, na terra ou na trilha. Mas também acolhe o ciclista urbano, o iniciante e até a criança que está começando a brincar de pedalar. Para a 2 Peaks, todo ciclista é bem-vindo.  Conheça a 2 Peaks Bikes, distribuidora oficial da Factor, da Santa Cruz e da Yeti no Brasil. @2peaksbikesla SIGA e COMPARTILHE o Endörfina no Youtube ou através do seu app preferido de podcasts. Contribua também com este projeto através do Apoia.se.

Antonina "Tonya" Samoilova (@tonya.samoilova) ) is a record-setting Ukrainian mountaineer and alpinist known for scaling the world's most formidable peaks while raising global awareness for her homeland. She began her high-altitude mountaineering journey relatively recently in 2018, starting with Mount Kilimanjaro, and quickly transformed into one of Ukraine's most prominent endurance athletes. She is the first Ukrainian mountaineer in history to conquer the five highest mountain peaks in the world—Everest, K2, Kangchenjunga, Lhotse, and Makalu, and the first Ukrainian woman to summit Mount Everest three times (2022, 2023, and 2024). In May 2024, she completed a rare double-header by summiting Everest and Lhotse within 24 hours, setting a national speed record for a female climber. During her 2025 ascent of Kangchenjunga—the world's third-highest peak—she survived running out of supplemental air 200 meters from the summit, pushing through 20 harrowing minutes without oxygen at 8,400 meters. Samoilova uses her global platforms and extreme ascents to act as a prominent voice for Ukraine. In 2022, she was the only climber from Ukraine to unfurl her country's flag at the summit of Everest, broadcasting a message to "Stand with Ukraine". In 2023, she made international headlines by capturing the world's first drone footage from the summit of Everest alongside the Ukrainian flag. She frequently uses her expeditions to raise funds for Ukraine's Armed Forces and volunteer medical battalions, often dedicating her dangerous ascents to fallen Ukrainian defenders and her own family serving on the front lines.   Connect with Tonya: https://www.antoninasamoilova.com/ CAPTAIN: THE ATHLETE'S GUIDE TO BEING AN EXCEPTIONAL TEAM LEADER is now live on Amazon!  CLICK HERE TO ORDER We are constantly asked "where have all the leaders gone?" Now more than ever, it is up to schools, clubs and coaches to develop our leaders, and this new book is a perfect guide to train and develop them. It is filled with stories of champion team captains on the professional and college level, Hall of Fame coaches, and more, and is a masterclass on leadership. Your athletes will learn from leaders such as Carles Puyol Abby Wambach, Tim Duncan, Shane Battier, Richie McCaw, Carla Overbeck and Simone Biles. It will help your athletes understand the qualities needed to lead, the responsibilities they must accept, and the most common challenges they will face. The chapters are short and sweet and have discussion questions so that your leaders can work through them together and set your team up for great success. The book also comes with a  FREE downloadable 10-session curriculum so you can guide your team or the leaders in your school or club through the entire book.  FOR ORDERS OF 10 OR MORE, WE OFFER A $5 PER BOOK DISCOUNT. EMAIL John@ChangingTheGameProject.com to place your order. BOOK A SPEAKER: Interested in having John or one of our speaking team present to your school, club or coaching event, either in person or virtually? Looking for leadership training for your student athletes, a coach development workshop or parent education? We are still booking Fall 2026 events, please email us to set up an introductory call John@ChangingTheGameProject.com PUT IN YOUR BULK BOOK ORDERS FOR OUR BESTSELLING BOOKS, AND JOIN 2026 CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS FROM SYRACUSE MENS LAX, UNC AND NAVY WOMENS LAX, AND MORE! These are just the most recent championship teams using THE CHAMPION TEAMMATE book with their athletes and support teams. Many of these coaches are also getting THE CHAMPION SPORTS PARENT so their team parents can be part of a successful culture. Schools and clubs are using EVERY MOMENT MATTERS for staff development and book clubs. Are you?  We have been fulfilling numerous bulk orders for some of the top high school and collegiate sports programs in the country, will your team be next? Click here to visit John's author page on Amazon Click here to visit Jerry's author page on Amazon Please email John@ChangingTheGameProject.com if you want discounted pricing on 10 or more books on any of our books. Thanks everyone. This weeks podcast is brought to you by our newest sponsor, Zone 14 Coaching. Zone 14 Coaching is a company built by coaches for coaches. If you have ever ended a session thinking, "Did that practice really hit the mark?" you will love what they have created. Zone 14's next-gen journals for coaches and players help you plan every practice, reflect on what worked and track progress all season long. Built on intentional coaching and backed by neuroscience, they bring structure and purpose to your training. Visit zone14coaching.com and use code Champions20 for 20% off. Or if you want to outfit your whole team or club and improve consistency across coaches, you can get in touch with Zone 14 via their website to discuss bulk discounts. This week's podcast is brought to you by our friends at Sprocket Sports.  Sprocket Sports is a software platform for youth sports clubs.  Yeah, there are a lot of these systems out there, but Sprocket provides the full enchilada. 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Anna Dombkins was 25 years old, when she and her husband happened on a television program about adoption which would completely change their lives. CW: this episode of Conversations discusses adoption.It was a documentary investigating the unimaginable conditions of some orphanages in China.The newly married couple felt compelled to adopt, but because they already had biological children, it was near impossible to adopt in Australia.The newly married couple felt compelled to adopt children who had no other family support, but because they already had biological children, it was near impossible to adopt in Australia.While living in the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro for a number of years, Anna saw how many children were coming into local orphanages not because they were unwanted or because their biological parents had died, but because their families simply couldn't afford to take care of them.So, since returning to Australia and becoming a mother to her sixth child, Anna became the founding director of Forever Projects, a charity supporting Tanzanian women in poverty, so they can live independently, care for and keep their babies without having to resort to adoption.Forever Projects has since helped more than 3,000 babies remain with their families.Home Forever: Adoption, hope and the mountains we're all climbing is published by Pepper Press, Fair Play Publishing.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris. Executive Producer is Nicola Harrison.It explores families, motherhood, fostering, overseas adoption, fatherhood, siblings, blended families, cultural awareness, Australian adoption policy, faith, religion, Christianity, serving the community, marriage, love, intergenerational, grandparents, grief, cancer, Moshi, Forever Angels Baby Home, five under five, lawyers, legal system.

Growing up on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, surrounded by coffee farms, banana trees, faith, family, and a strong sense of community, Edwin Maleko learned early lessons about service, perseverance, and responsibility. In this episode of Walk Talk Listen, Edwin reflects on his journey from a curious young boy inspired by his father's work with refugees to becoming Program Manager for Sightsavers Tanzania, where he has spent nearly a decade advancing eye health, disability inclusion, and equitable access to healthcare. Along the way, he shares stories of boarding school life, formative mentors, and the experiences that shaped his commitment to development work.   The conversation explores what it means to create lasting change rather than short-term projects. Edwin discusses how Sightsavers works alongside government, communities, health providers, and people with disabilities to strengthen systems, expand access to care, and promote health equity. He shares powerful stories of individuals whose lives have been transformed through restored sight and reflects on the importance of locally led development, co-creation, and ensuring that communities themselves shape the solutions that affect their lives. At its heart, this episode is a reminder that meaningful development begins with listening, partnership, and a commitment to ensuring that no one is left behind.   Edwin Maleko is Program Manager for Sightsavers Tanzania, where he leads programs focused on eye health, disability inclusion, and inclusive education. With more than 13 years of experience in international development, he has worked across health, education, livelihoods, water and sanitation, and social inclusion.   Listener Engagement: Learn more about Edwin Maleko and his work with Sightsavers (website). His Linkedin. Share your feedback on this episode through our Walk Talk Listen Feedback link – your thoughts matter! Follow Us: Support the Walk Talk Listen podcast by following us on Facebook and Instagram. Visit 100mile.org or mauricebloem.com for more episodes and information about our work. Check out the special series "Enough for All" and learn more about the work of the Joint Learning Initiative (JLI).

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Ariana is the CEO & founder of AccelIQ.digital, an AI strategy + product firm with the ExcelInsight AI solution. ExcelInsight AI transforms spreadsheet analysis sprawl into reliable, decision-grade reporting, modernizing finance and operations fast. With 20+ years in corporate finance (Shell, PwC, Continental/United Airlines) and my own ventures, she has directly experienced the pain of manual processes and messy data. In 2021, she launched AccelIQ to build bespoke AI solutions that solve complex operational problems and drive measurable business results. Additionally, she serves as a Program Leader for the Kellogg Executive Education program, AI Strategies for Business Transformation, guiding 6,000+ global executives to bridge the gap between AI experimentation and enterprise value. Social: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arianasmetana/ ***********Susanne Mueller / www.susannemueller.biz TEDX Talk, May 2022: Running and Life: 5KM Formula for YOUR Successhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT_5Er1cLvY Join Substack: https://substack.com/@susannemuellernyc?Enjoy one coaching session for free if you are a yearly subscriber. 800+ weekly blogs / 500+ podcasts / 1 Ironman Triathlon / 5 half ironman races / 26 marathon races / 4 books / 1 Mt. Kilimanjaro / 1 TEDx Talk

What happens when the sport you love nearly takes your life?On this episode of My Fame, Explained, Larry Gilbert sits down with sisters Jamie and Jeanee MoCrazy to discuss one of the most inspiring stories in sports. Jamie was ranked the world's No. 1 freestyle slopestyle skier and became the first woman to land a double backflip at the X Games before a devastating crash at the World Tour Finals left her in a medically induced coma with multiple brain bleeds.Jamie shares the remarkable journey of relearning basic skills, overcoming a traumatic brain injury, and defying medical expectations to return to skiing. Alongside her sister Jeanee—an Olympic skier now training to represent Vanuatu at the 2026 Winter Olympics—the pair discuss resilience, purpose, mental strength, and turning adversity into impact through their nonprofit, MoCrazy Strong.We also discuss their upcoming Alive to Thrive event, their Kilimanjaro climb, climate advocacy, and the lessons they've learned from overcoming life's biggest challenges.Topics Include:• Jamie's near-fatal skiing accident• Traumatic brain injury recovery• Returning to skiing after a coma• Building MoCrazy Strong• Jeanee's Olympic journey• The Alive to Thrive event• Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro• Resilience, mindset and recovery• Finding purpose after traumaFollow Jamie & Jeanee:MoCrazy Strong: mocrazystrong.orgFollow Jamie MoCrazy on InstagramFollow Jeanee MoCrazy on InstagramFollow Larry Gilbert on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the My Fame, Explained podcast on:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube

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01. Dont Blink - Relentless Beats 02. DJ Snake - Monte Carlo 03. Alok - Don't Mess With the Fire 04. D.O.D, Hayley May - Closure 05. Fatboy Slim, Daniel Steinberg, David Guetta, Morten - Bus Stop Please 06. Benny Benassi, Tobias Gerard - Discoteka 07. Adam Ten, Dodi - We Are 08. Mark Knight, Wh0 - Clap Your Hands 09. Fedde Le Grand - Monster 10. Lackmus - Energy 11. Brohug - My Mind 12. Then, Carlo Whale - Ice Veins 13. Claptone - Wanderlust 14. Cid, Taylr Renee - Fancy _hit 15. Black V Neck, Life On Planets - Drip Drop (Handle That) 16. Valentino Khan, Nevrmind - Tidal Wave 17. Goom Gum - Pentada 18. Nicole Moudaber, Castion - Get Back 19. Fcukers - L.u.c.k.y 20. Chapter & Verse - I'll Take the Blame 21. Mike Posner, Steve Aoki - I Took A Pill In Ibiza 22. Adriatique, Emmit Fenn - Closer 23. Hugel, Imael Angel, Ultra Nate - Movin' To the Sun 24. Juicy M, Ave - In the Club 25. Boris Brejcha, Chemutai Sage - Alicante 26. Volac - Like Ice 27. Juush, Huue, Rhiannon Roze - Price Tag 28. Charlie Roennez - Gameplan 29. Marta - Keep Moving 30. Beau Cruz - In Or Out 31. Maesic, Kilimanjaro, Zentola - Hold It 32. Mazro - Think of You 33. Mont Rouge, Mooglie, Tom Novy - Your Body 34. Groove Delight - Elektro 35. Welker - Tussy 36. Deadmau5, Stevie Appleton - Science 37. Saint Punk - Mad 38. Nicky Romero, Monocule - Lost In Light

Truly Significant honors Chuck Garcia and his extraordinary Dad and Mother in this special edition of Success Made to Last.  Learn from this insightful conversation about the art of honoring your parents today and always...... for you are their legacy. Chuck is a mountain climber, financial guru, college professor, brother, friend, and much more. Here's what grabbed me........Success gets you to the summits of life...significance (from intellectual giants like his parents) teaches you why you made the climb.Chuck spent 25 years on Wall Street in leadership roles at Bloomberg, BlackRock, and Citadel before reinventing himself as a leadership coach, speaker, author, professor, and mountaineer.Today he is the founder of Climb Leadership International and teaches leadership communication at Columbia University. His work focuses on emotional intelligence, executive presence, communication, and resilience. What makes him especially interesting through the Truly Significant lens is that he doesn't teach leadership from theory alone. He uses mountain climbing as a metaphor for life, leadership, and transformation.He has climbed peaks including Kilimanjaro, Elbrus, and the Matterhorn, and often connects lessons from the mountains to moments of personal reinvention. His most recent book, The Moment That Defines Your Life, explores how emotional intelligence and Stoic philosophy help people navigate defining moments when careers, families, and identities are on the line. What is Truly Significant About Chuck Garcia? Not the titles. Not Wall Street. Not the mountains.What's significant is that Chuck's career suggests a central truth: Remember.....Success gets you to the summit. Significance teaches you why you climbed the mountain in the first place.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/success-made-to-last-legends--4302039/support.

01. Dont Blink - Relentless Beats 02. DJ Snake - Monte Carlo 03. Alok - Don't Mess With the Fire 04. D.O.D, Hayley May - Closure 05. Fatboy Slim, Daniel Steinberg, David Guetta, Morten - Bus Stop Please 06. Benny Benassi, Tobias Gerard - Discoteka 07. Adam Ten, Dodi - We Are 08. Mark Knight, Wh0 - Clap Your Hands 09. Fedde Le Grand - Monster 10. Lackmus - Energy 11. Brohug - My Mind 12. Then, Carlo Whale - Ice Veins 13. Claptone - Wanderlust 14. Cid, Taylr Renee - Fancy _hit 15. Black V Neck, Life On Planets - Drip Drop (Handle That) 16. Valentino Khan, Nevrmind - Tidal Wave 17. Goom Gum - Pentada 18. Nicole Moudaber, Castion - Get Back 19. Fcukers - L.u.c.k.y 20. Chapter & Verse - I'll Take the Blame 21. Mike Posner, Steve Aoki - I Took A Pill In Ibiza 22. Adriatique, Emmit Fenn - Closer 23. Hugel, Imael Angel, Ultra Nate - Movin' To the Sun 24. Juicy M, Ave - In the Club 25. Boris Brejcha, Chemutai Sage - Alicante 26. Volac - Like Ice 27. Juush, Huue, Rhiannon Roze - Price Tag 28. Charlie Roennez - Gameplan 29. Marta - Keep Moving 30. Beau Cruz - In Or Out 31. Maesic, Kilimanjaro, Zentola - Hold It 32. Mazro - Think of You 33. Mont Rouge, Mooglie, Tom Novy - Your Body 34. Groove Delight - Elektro 35. Welker - Tussy 36. Deadmau5, Stevie Appleton - Science 37. Saint Punk - Mad 38. Nicky Romero, Monocule - Lost In Light

— Today's conversation explores what happens when the old strategy of "pushing through" stops working—and how resilience can be reinvented into a way of living, not just surviving. Nancy and I had a candid, hopeful conversation about learning to live differently after injury and chronic pain. We cover meaningful reflections on shifting identity, the emotional toll of being told you're "fine," rebuilding trust with your body, and the surprising possibilities that open when you stop forcing the old path. This episode is for anyone exhausted by effort that no longer yields results—and for anyone ready to discover a new kind of well-being rooted in acceptance, curiosity, and practical change. Valeria interviews Nancy Deyo  — She is a former Silicon Valley CEO and Stanford University Distinguished Careers Institute Fellow whose career and identity were upended by chronic pain and disability.  After a spinal injury on Mount Kilimanjaro, she spent fifteen years navigating chronic illness, opioid dependence, medical uncertainty, and identity collapse. Once accustomed to a life of constant motion—leading a technology company and traveling the world—pain forced Nancy to live lying down, as the strategies that had defined her no longer worked. When medicine offered no clear answers, she explored everything from cutting-edge treatments to energy healers and shamans. The turning point was not a cure, but a shift: learning to rebuild her life within the constraints of chronic pain. She returned to the world on new terms—attending graduate school lying on an army cot and eventually resuming travel and work the same way. Today, Nancy writes and speaks about chronic pain, identity, and resilience. Her forthcoming memoir is Perilous Ascent. To learn more about Nancy Deyo and her work, please visit: https://nancydeyo.substack.com

New York Times bestselling author Kimberly McCreight delivers a tour de force of character-driven suspense with her latest novel, Someone Else's Husband (Knopf, 2026), the story of two women whose secrets and desires entrap them in a deadly love triangle. You had to rely on the power of love. That he loved you enough not to do the thing that would break your heart. It was paper-thin ice on which to stake your survival. Gretchen Falk, a Park Avenue sophisticate born into great wealth and blessed with a storybook marriage, knows she lives a charmed life, and she's not about to risk losing any part of it. That's why she tried to convince Richard, her devoted husband and the father to their three children, not to join his old college friends on an expedition almost eight thousand miles away, to the imposing peak of Mount Kilimanjaro. Little did she know that the beautiful artist climbing alongside him might prove the far greater danger. Frankie Callahan's dream of artistic success is within reach, with her career-making exhibition at a celebrated New York gallery only weeks away. If all goes well, the show will leave her financially independent, free of the tainted money that ties her to a past—and a man—she's desperate to escape. To mark this new beginning, she is going to climb Kilimanjaro. But when she learns she's the sole female accompanying a group of male friends, Frankie realizes that nothing about the trip will be as she expected. She certainly hasn't counted on meeting anyone like the very charismatic, very rich, very married Richard Falk. By the time they descend—with one fewer in their group than when they began—they have lost more than they ever could have imagined. Now, less than two weeks after their return to New York, Frankie's East Village loft is a blood-soaked crime scene, and Richard has been charged with her murder. It falls to Gretchen to figure how the life she so carefully constructed could have imploded so completely. There are only two things she knows for sure: she's the only woman Richard has ever loved, and he would never hurt anyone. Someone Else's Husband is the sweeping and suspenseful story of two women on a collision course with love—and with each other—in which no one is right and everyone is very, very wrong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

New York Times bestselling author Kimberly McCreight delivers a tour de force of character-driven suspense with her latest novel, Someone Else's Husband (Knopf, 2026), the story of two women whose secrets and desires entrap them in a deadly love triangle. You had to rely on the power of love. That he loved you enough not to do the thing that would break your heart. It was paper-thin ice on which to stake your survival. Gretchen Falk, a Park Avenue sophisticate born into great wealth and blessed with a storybook marriage, knows she lives a charmed life, and she's not about to risk losing any part of it. That's why she tried to convince Richard, her devoted husband and the father to their three children, not to join his old college friends on an expedition almost eight thousand miles away, to the imposing peak of Mount Kilimanjaro. Little did she know that the beautiful artist climbing alongside him might prove the far greater danger. Frankie Callahan's dream of artistic success is within reach, with her career-making exhibition at a celebrated New York gallery only weeks away. If all goes well, the show will leave her financially independent, free of the tainted money that ties her to a past—and a man—she's desperate to escape. To mark this new beginning, she is going to climb Kilimanjaro. But when she learns she's the sole female accompanying a group of male friends, Frankie realizes that nothing about the trip will be as she expected. She certainly hasn't counted on meeting anyone like the very charismatic, very rich, very married Richard Falk. By the time they descend—with one fewer in their group than when they began—they have lost more than they ever could have imagined. Now, less than two weeks after their return to New York, Frankie's East Village loft is a blood-soaked crime scene, and Richard has been charged with her murder. It falls to Gretchen to figure how the life she so carefully constructed could have imploded so completely. There are only two things she knows for sure: she's the only woman Richard has ever loved, and he would never hurt anyone. Someone Else's Husband is the sweeping and suspenseful story of two women on a collision course with love—and with each other—in which no one is right and everyone is very, very wrong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literature

Rick Chess, attorney, real estate strategist, capital-raising expert, and trusted advisor, is passionate about helping entrepreneurs, investors, and business owners navigate complex decisions that can dramatically impact enterprise value and long-term success. Throughout a career spanning more than five decades, Rick has raised over $100 million for multiple organizations, guided companies through acquisitions, governance challenges, and strategic growth, and helped owners prepare for successful exits. We explore The Capital Raising Framework — Focus on Individuals, Not “the Market”; Be Ready to Sell; Start With Who You Know; Connect on Emotion; and Find a Problem to Solve. Rick explains why raising capital is ultimately about understanding people, not pitching ideas, why investors care more about their needs than your opportunity, and how trust-based relationships create opportunities that compound over time. He also shares lessons from raising capital, building influential networks, serving on boards, and helping entrepreneurs avoid costly mistakes when pursuing funding, growth, and exit strategies. — How to be a Trusted Advisor with Rick Chess  Good day, dear listeners. Steve Preda here with the Management Blueprint Podcast. And my guest today is Rick Chess, who is a real estate and exit strategist. He helps business and real estate owners, and the trusted advisors who guide them, turn complex decisions into strategic moves that grow enterprise value and maximize sale outcomes. Rick, welcome to the show.  Thank you. Appreciate it, Steve.  Well, it’s great to have you. And I’m going to ask you my favorite question, which I always ask: What is your personal ‘Why’, and what are you doing to manifest it in your practice?  When you go back in my career, 50-some years, where I’ve been most happy is either growing an organization. That can be a community, that can be a business, it can be an association. And then, at some point, individuals in that association want to move on, whether that’s to retire, to go someplace else, or whatever. And I find that in that world, there are certain things where they might have a Steve Preda who helps them with how to manage day to day. But they get to certain big issues that they’ve never done before, and maybe they’ll never do again. That’s where I like to come in because I know I’m critically important to them. So you’re a trusted advisor. You like to grapple with the big challenges people have in their lives, whether it’s a big real estate transaction, getting ready for an exit, an acquisition, or something like that.  Yeah.  Yeah.  So, I mean, the things that would be—for instance, most folks, if they’re talking about real estate, they have some idea how to fix a toilet. They have some idea how to buy a property. But when they get to a certain point, it’s like, “We need to raise $10,000. We need to raise $100 million,” whatever the amount is, because there’s either a great opportunity or they want to keep moving upward. And they have, again, a Steve Preda who can help them through the process. How they get that capital often is what trips people up. So that’s where I kind of first got into this.  I was an acquisition guy. I knew how to spend other people’s money, but I didn’t know at that time how to raise the money. And I’ve done it several times. I’ve raised $100 million for three different companies. And like everything in life, like with Summit, there is a process that you go through. And I love doing it. I just love doing that kind of stuff.  Okay. So when you are doing capital raising, fundraising, M&A deals, or real estate transactions, is there a framework that has helped you, that you figured out along the way? And think about something that is three to five steps. Maybe it’s a mental model of how you look at things, or maybe it’s a process. How would you describe that framework that you have, or that has helped you, so that the listeners would also benefit from it?  The listeners are best served if they step back from their preconceived notions of, A, how they think capital is attracted, because they usually are wrong. And they step back from how wonderful they are. And those two things are difficult. Because the reality is, no one is waiting to give you money. That’s foolish. You’ve got to sell the concept like you have to sell everything else. And what you sell is not what you think is wonderful. It’s what the market is going to think is wonderful. It’s like with any other product you’re making. “Hey, I made this great widget.” And the population looks at it and says, “I don’t need it. I don’t want it. I don’t know what it does.”  And depending on whether you’re trying to raise $100,000 from friends and family or $100 million on Wall Street, you look at who it is that you know. Because people that you know might at least return your phone call. So if you don’t know Bill Gates, thinking that you’re going to go to Bill Gates and get a billion dollars is, well, stup*d. But if you’re just trying to raise money from friends and family, and you have an aunt who lives three states away that you don’t see very often, and she has some money, okay, then you start with who you know. So, for instance, thinking about one of the many ways that you can raise money, there’s something called intrastate. And it is something that’s allowed by the Securities and Exchange Commission. If all of your money is raised within your own state, there are certain allowances for that.  But if you do one transaction outside the state, it all collapses. So like everything else on the business side, where there are certain rules that you can’t violate without getting into trouble, it’s the same thing when raising money. And I get so many people saying, “I’m going to list this on Wall Street, and I’m going to make…” It’s like, “No, you don’t. You better be prepared. If you’re going to list something on Wall Street, you’d better have $25 million that you can risk just to get it out there. And nine times out of ten you’re going to fail.” Not because there’s anything wrong with you.  It’s just that if you’re going to climb Mount Kilimanjaro with a pair of Keds, a T-shirt, and some shorts, you’re not prepared to climb that mountain. It’s no different when raising capital. And also think about when you were a kid. At a certain age, your parents let you cross the street to see your buddy. Then ten years later, they’ll let you get in the car and drive, but you’ve got to get home by midnight. It’s the same thing with raising money. And there aren’t a lot of folks who have done what I’ve done. So talking to your local lawyer or accountant—who may be wonderful people—but if they’ve never raised money, they’re not the people to talk to.  One of the ways people get taken advantage of on a regular basis is they’ll go to a securities attorney. The securities attorney will charge them $100,000 and write this great offering document, and no one ever gives them a penny. Because lawyers generally have no clue what’s happening in the marketplace. I own my own securities broker-dealer. I’ve also raised money for three different companies. It’s not easy. But like having read your book, Steve, if you follow certain paths, there’s at least a chance for success. Same thing here. Fascinating. So what I’m taking away in terms of a framework: Be aware that people are not out there waiting to give you money. You have to sell them. So that’s the first step. The second one is: start with who you know. Don’t start on Wall Street. Start with the people you know, where you have some trust, the people you understand, and where you have a chance to get there. And then look at some special circumstance that’s going to give you a leg up. For example—  Absolutely. Again, this is coming right out of your book on the business side. You create a widget. So what? But you create a widget that solves a problem. Ah. Then you have something. So it’s the same thing. When you get over onto the money-raising side, it’s: who do you know? Where do they live? How much money do they have? How do I approach them? But then, in the end, it’s not what’s in it for you, it’s what’s in it for them. And for them, if it’s friends and family, your mama may give you some money because she thinks you’re cute.  Your aunt might give you some money because she’s related to your mama. But at some point, you’re going to people who really have a checkbook. They have money in the checkbook. They’re not going to give this up just because you’re cute or you have a great idea. You’re either going to get them because you have something they’ve never heard of, or you have something that really feels like it could solve one of their needs. And their needs are not always what you think. Some people think, “Well, what they need is high cash flow.” What if they don’t need cash flow, but they’re really interested in a cure for cancer?  What if you think, “Well, it’s really going to go up in value”? Well, they have all the money they need. They’re not looking for that. But is this something that is going to allow their nephew to come work for you? Yeah. When you start thinking that you know what other people are thinking, that’s when you’re going to fail. When you can step back and just ask them, “Well, what’s important to you?” If you can’t have a conversation, one, you’re never going to date anybody, and you’re never going to raise any money.  And don’t be slick. You can be slick for three sentences, and at that point they’re going to reject everything you say thereafter. So don’t talk about how much money you’re going to make and all the rest of it. No. Talk about them. Talk about them. Talk about them. Your document should talk about them. Your questions should talk about them. Now, does that mean there are certain people who won’t put money into your deal? Yes, because it doesn’t fit. If you sell high-heeled shoes and a runner comes in, they’re generally not going to buy your high-heeled shoes. They’re not going to invest money in high-heeled shoes.  But if that high-heeled shoe actually is a running shoe, and you can break off the heel and then… I mean, I don’t know. You could come up with something there. And the folks that say no are sometimes your biggest advocates. What? The folks that… Yes. Because you’ve been able to get into their head, and they’ve shaken it around, and they’ve looked at it and said, “No, that’s probably not right for me. I’m not into high-heeled shoes, but I have a friend.” If you’ve done a sincere job, a thoughtful job, you’ve really asked them questions, and you’ve connected on an emotional level, they’ll open the next door. And that’s what it’s about. It’s often a lot of the same things that you teach people about how to sell their company. It’s how they sell—  Rick, this is fascinating. So how do you connect with people on an emotional level? What’s the trick there?  First thing is: why are they going to take a meeting with you? Why they take a meeting with you answers almost everything that we’ve just asked. If they’re taking a meeting with you because you’re related, okay, that’s the emotional connection. If they take a meeting with you because some friend of yours called them and said, “This is a great way to make money,” that’s another reason. If you found them in an article in the paper—yes, there are things called newspapers. They print them. There are words in them. And there’s somebody in there who has shown an interest in something you do.  Then you’re talking to them about that interest. You want to try to avoid cold calls. Really, it’s a waste of your time and a waste of their time. It’s a random thing. It’s like asking every girl who walks by in college, “Do you want to go out on a date?” Sometimes it works. You get slapped a lot, get arrested, and what have you. There’s this thing called the internet, Steve. And what shocks me is how few people—not just my age, but young pups—say, “Well, that’s for watching YouTube videos.” No.  Through the internet, you have so much information. So maybe I can’t find anything about Johnny Jones, but his kids are on there and what sports they play. Huh. Okay, so I used to do judo. I did three years of judo in high school. If somebody’s doing karate or whatever, I have an opening. I have something to talk about. Now, it’s great if what you have to talk about then connects to something else that they want. It’s a linking process of connecting various things together. It’s what I did… I told you I was a member of the General Assembly in Pennsylvania way back in the ’70s.  And I learned there that if I could get people talking about themselves, or their next-door neighbor, or some relative… What’s funny is people are much more likely to tell you about somebody else. So when I go into a company—this is just a side note—when I’m doing due diligence and I really want to know their financial condition, I’m not going to get it from the CFO. I’m going to get it from somebody over in property management. Why? Because the property management person knows not to tell me anything secret about property management, but they’ll talk about finances all the time. And it’s the same thing. If I’m in a family and I want to know about Daddy, I talk to the daughter.  If I want to know about a neighbor, I talk to a neighbor. I can go to the post office. Everything you ever need to position yourself to sell is out there waiting for you. But you’ve got to get out of your head what you think the market is about and start thinking about individuals within the market. And accept that when I’ve raised money, 70% to 80% of the people I call on don’t do a deal with me. But of that 70%, half of them lead me to somebody else. And I keep up with them. They become my support group. They become my unofficial advisors. Because I’m a decent guy, they want me to succeed. And once they know I’m not bugging them anymore, I say, “Hey, you told me I should go talk to such-and-such.  Here’s what I heard.” And then the network just expands. And occasionally, that person who said no has somebody new come into their life and says, “You need to go talk to Rick Chess.” And sometimes the next time I’m raising money, their situation is different. So the person who told me no originally has seen me work the market and close the deal. It’s amazing how attractive an opportunity is once you can’t put any more money into it. And so you let them know, “I know it wasn’t the right time for you to come into my deal, but we did buy this company. We’ve doubled their…” Whatever it is. You continue to work with them. If somebody is willing to give you time on the phone, on Zoom, at a coffee shop, or wherever, they’re your friend for life. They don’t know that yet, but you’re going to make them your friend for life. It’s the old six degrees of separation—the Kevin Bacon game.  Everybody’s related to somebody somewhere. And it’s what makes this fun for me. You were talking before about growing an exit. I love the process of putting together the network and feeding the network. There are people I’ve known for 50 years that I still talk with.  You’re very good at connecting people and making them look good with other people that you connect them to. It’s very gratifying. So this is a long game, right? Absolutely.  It’s a long game because you’re being decent. You listen to people. You find something that helps them. You learn what they need, what is the itch that needs to be scratched, and then you connect people who can help them scratch that itch. And then they will reciprocate, and it becomes a self-perpetuating process.  Well, I mean, an example is the work that I do in North Carolina with a family that owns 44 hotels. A woman who was my CPA left the CPA firm and became the family officer for a large family here in Richmond. A friend of hers who does advisory work with family offices was giving up on a client. So she told my friend, who used to be a CPA. She introduced me to them and said, “Would you be willing to serve on the board of a private company?” I said, “Well, do they pay?” I used to be on the board of a public company, and after a certain age, you’re not attractive anymore.  After a certain age, they want you off the board because the institutions say, “We want a mix on the board. So I got introduced to these people, and I’ve had a great time. Members of the family have hired me for other work, and it just goes on and on. But I’ve learned that you’ve got to pay it forward. So I have students of mine from VCU who I’ve helped place in jobs. I keep up with them. I give them ideas. And they’re often shocked to find that I’m still in touch with them. I’m not asking them for anything. I’m just saying, “Look, I paid it forward to you. Now it’s your turn to pay it forward to somebody else.” And some of them are doing it. Some of them haven’t caught on yet.  But it is the circle of life, and it’s all tied together. And there are skills you have that I don’t have. There are skills I have that you don’t have. We both have folks that work with business brokers because they have a different drive. But it’s also self-selecting. There are a lot of people you’ve met that you don’t do business with. There are a lot of people I’ve met that I don’t do business with. If you’re going to get into raising money, doing governance, or doing exit planning, whatever it may be, one of the most important things is saying no. Or, “No, I don’t want to work with this person.” You can always be friendly with them. Yeah. But I try to fire a client every month. Somebody that just doesn’t fit for me ethically. Yeah. Or I don’t think there’s anything more I can do for them.  I pass off legal work to other attorneys in Virginia. I’m the chair of the Real Property Section of the state bar. There are 1,550 attorneys. I have plenty of attorneys that I can pass things on to, and they’re happy to get the business, and I’m happy. I’ve got somebody that I’ve referred that’s happy that I’ve referred them. My biggest challenge, my wife would say, my son would say, is that I’m a squirrel chaser. Something new and interesting comes along, and I want to get involved with it. And I’ve wasted so much time. So I’m working with this hotel group down in North Carolina. The last time I had worked with a hotel company was 30 years earlier. Two owners couldn’t agree on a direction.  I worked with them for six months. We made a decision. It was great work. I learned a lot about hotels. But I then went 30 years without applying the same skills. And that’s one thing that, with age, I’ve realized. I am better off saying: “I’ll help you with capital, I’ll help you with governance, and when you’re ready, I’ll help you exit.” That’s it.  Yeah.  If it’s not one of those three, I’ll talk about it.  Yeah.  I’ll listen to you. You don’t want to engage me.  Yeah. I mean, people want deep expertise. They don’t want generalists. They want someone who knows what they’re talking about and who can link them to other resources who also know what they’re talking about. And in today’s age, I think this is becoming more important again. Because of the internet, there was a disintermediation going on, but now there is a reintermediation, I believe. Because there’s so much noise out there, you don’t know what is true and what is fake. AI is creating a lot of fake stuff.  The only people you can really trust are the people who are in front of you, or someone recommends them whom you trust. It’s a transparency thing. So I think what you’re doing is very valuable. It’s going to become even more valuable. And knowledge is ubiquitous. You can ask ChatGPT, and it will give you an answer. But how do you get the trust? How do you get the emotion? How do you get the relationships? That’s all human stuff. And if you still have that, then you’ve got what is valuable.  Well, I have a friend of mine who wrote a book, and he wrote it as a fable. What I love about it is that I know the true story behind the fable. And what comes across in every single chapter is that, with that trust, people who were afraid took a step. And often that is the hardest thing. So I go to the gym six days a week, and the gym is hard. Getting in the car to drive there is the hard part. Once I’m there, I’m around friends, I work hard, I sweat, I get better. Getting in that car and driving down the drive…  So in your fable, in your book, and in most of where I’ve had success, I would love to say it was because I was brilliant. Eh, sometimes I will say I was brilliant. But let me give you an example. United Dominion Realty Trust, now based in Denver and originally based here in Richmond, has been around for 35 years. It was one of the original five REITs in the country—real estate investment trusts. I came in as acquisitions director. They hadn’t closed a deal in a year. I closed three in the first three months. I grew the firm tenfold in 10 years, and I had great people. Buddy Scott as an analyst. Catherine Surface as an attorney.  But what I did was look at it and say, “Does anybody know what we’re trying to buy?” Because they had no acquisition criteria. So I wrote a one-page acquisition criteria document and put it out to everybody who had ever submitted a deal. Oh, and we weren’t responding to the submissions. So a submission would come in, they would look at it and say, “Okay, that doesn’t work.” But they never told anybody no. So one of my rules was that anything that came in would get a response within 48 hours.  And it should be specific. “We don’t like this because of the city.” “We don’t like this because of the roof.” Something specific, because I knew they’d pay attention. And by responding within 48 hours, we went from struggling to get submissions to doubling our submissions within a year. Because people were like, “Oh, we know what they want. We know they will respond.” And then—and this probably sounds outrageous—we celebrated. We put out a newsletter every month. This is back when you mailed things, so we’re going way back into the dinosaur era. But anytime a broker brought us something that we bought, we would do a full-page spread on the broker. We were marketing him or her.  People loved us. And they would tell others about us. So owners would know that if they came to us, we’d make a fair offer and we’d move on. So I would love to say that’s because I was a great attorney. I would love to say that’s because I was insightful. It was just like, “Well, damn, this is obvious.” And reading some of your stuff, I’ve seen you point that out to people time and time again.  You give me too much credit. But yeah, I mean, if you’re there, they say that if you work hard for 25 years, you can become an overnight success. So yeah, it does get obvious when you’ve been studying it long and hard. Well, listen, Rick, that’s been wonderful. So what is your final thought for an entrepreneur, a young entrepreneur or founder who’s coming up? Maybe he’s in real estate. Maybe he’s trying to be successful. What’s the most important mindset for an entrepreneur to become successful?  Well, I mean, you’ve got to know something. I mean, you either need to really know construction, or you’ve got to really know how to lease a space. If you’re going into it like they do on HDTV, like, “Oh, we’re going to find this property and it’s going to be…” You’re going to fail. So get good at something. Accept the fact that you’re not going to be good at everything. Find people who fill in the spots where you aren’t good. In the old days, you might have had to hire them. In today’s world, there are fractional CFOs.  And then when you get down to picking your experts—your attorneys, your accountants, the people that cost you real money—ask them a simple question: When was the last time they did whatever it is that you’re trying to do? Not when was the last time they prepared a securities document. When was the last time they prepared a securities document that succeeded? And that’ll knock out two-thirds of them right there.  Love it. That’s fantastic. Well, if you’re listening to this and you want to be successful in business, or you have a business and maybe you’re getting close to retirement and want to figure out how to transition it, how to exit right, and how to structure it… Or maybe you have a family company and you’re trying to put together a board, and you need someone who really understands governance. Or if you’re trying to do a transaction, a merger, or an acquisition, and you need a trusted advisor who will connect you to the right people and help you make it happen, then call Rick Chess. Rick Chess is here in Richmond. He is on LinkedIn. And you have a website as well, Rick, right?  Yep, yep.  What’s your domain?  It’s chesslawfirm.com.  Chesslawfirm.com. So you can go there, and Rick is going to respond because he always does within 24 hours, or 48 hours max, and he’ll help you. So Rick, thank you very much for coming on the show and sharing your wisdom with us. And if you’re listening to this and you like this show, please follow us on YouTube and Apple Podcasts. Give us a review, and make sure you listen to every episode because we have very exciting entrepreneurs and subject matter experts sharing their knowledge. So thank you for coming, and thank you for listening. Important Links: Rick's LinkedIn Rick's website

Spencer West returns to ListenABLE for an honest and powerful conversation about disability, accessibility and what it really means to be seen.Four years after his first appearance on the podcast, Spencer joins Angus O'Loughlin in person to talk about Melbourne's accessibility, able-bodied assumptions, language around disability, social media advocacy and the moments from his life that people often romanticise from the outside.Spencer opens up about growing up without legs, rejecting prosthetics, climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, feeling excluded from inaccessible queer spaces and learning that he does not always have to share his story just because someone asks.Guest Links: Spencer Westhttps://linktr.ee/spencer2thewesthttps://www.spencer2thewest.com/https://www.instagram.com/spencer2thewest/https://www.tiktok.com/@spencer2thewesthttps://www.youtube.com/user/Spencer2TheWest00:00 Spencer West returns to ListenABLE02:04 Melbourne accessibility and public transport03:28 When accessibility is gatekept04:42 Should people get praise for accessible spaces?05:52 Spencer explains his disability07:43 The assumption about disability people need to drop09:04 Disability language and using the word disabled11:32 Learning to advocate for his own body13:49 The truth about climbing Kilimanjaro16:21 Social media, responsibility and disability advocacy17:17 Feeling more visible than misunderstood17:47 Using humour to educate

Pamela Thompson, a leadership and transition coach, global consultant, and three-time bestselling author who has lived and worked on five continents—including in conflict zones like Afghanistan. Pamela supports mission-driven women at life and leadership crossroads to navigate change, lead through uncertainty, and move forward without burning out. She's the founder of Female Wave of Change Canada and creator of the Art of Change Framework, helping women turn transitions into purposeful new chapters. Follow her: https://www.youtube.com/@pamelathompson6393https://www.instagram.com/pamelathompson_author/https://www.linkedin.com/in/change-coach-facilitator/ ***********Susanne Mueller / www.susannemueller.biz TEDX Talk, May 2022: Running and Life: 5KM Formula for YOUR Successhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT_5Er1cLvY Join Substack: https://substack.com/@susannemuellernyc?Enjoy one coaching session for free if you are a yearly subscriber. 800+ weekly blogs / 500+ podcasts / 1 Ironman Triathlon / 5 half ironman races / 26 marathon races / 4 books / 1 Mt. Kilimanjaro / 1 TEDx Talk

Hello travelers! This week, join host Josh and guest host Kristin (@parkhopwithpoppet) at Disney's Animal Kingdom. You'll start in Pandora where you'll enjoy offworld sounds and a boat ride on Navi River Journey. Then you'll head to Africa for a unique ride on Kilimanjaro Safaris where you have a safari truck and guide all to your yourselves! We are listener supported - contribute to the Dole Whip Fund via Google or Apple Pay. Thanks! Walkabout the World is now on TikTok! Come follow our visual companion to the audio podcast at Walkabout.the.world.pod on TikTok And of course, visit us on Instagram and at walkabouttheworld.com - find links to all the things - attraction episodes, Insta accounts of all the hosts, and even how to buy your own Walkabout shirt!

In today's episode of the Building Better Humans Podcast, I dive into a powerful concept from neuroscience that has the potential to completely change the way you approach your goals, challenges, and opportunities in life. Most people think they're chasing success, but the reality is that our brains are wired to chase certainty. The problem? Growth, change, and success almost always require us to step into uncertainty. That's where so many people get stuck. I unpack why your brain naturally prefers the familiar over the possible, even when the familiar isn't making you happy. Whether it's staying in a job you don't love, avoiding a difficult conversation, putting off a new business idea, or refusing to take a chance on something meaningful, our need for certainty often becomes the very thing holding us back. Throughout the episode, I share lessons I've learned from years of leading people through challenging adventures like Kokoda, Kilimanjaro, and Everest Base Camp. Time and time again, I've watched people discover that confidence doesn't come before action—it comes because of action. The people who grow the most aren't the ones who feel fearless; they're the ones who take the next step despite the fear. We'll explore why your brain often mistakes growth for danger, how to recognise when certainty is costing you opportunities, and what you can do to start building trust in yourself rather than waiting for perfect conditions. If you've been waiting until you feel ready, confident, or certain before making a move in your life, this episode is your reminder that certainty is not the goal. Growth is. Tune in and discover why your brain loves certainty more than success—and how understanding that one concept could help you create the life you've been wanting all along. The Building Better Humans Project is brought to you by ADVENTURE PROFESSIONALS. Visit www.adventureprofessionals.com.auADVENTURE WITH GLENN ONLINE MINDSET PROGRAMS 1-ON-1 MENTORINGSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of the Building Better Humans Project, I want to challenge the way you think about fun. Most people spend their lives chasing what is known as Type One Fun—the things that are enjoyable in the moment. Good food, comfortable weekends, nights out with friends, holidays, entertainment and all the things that make us feel good right now. But what if the best moments of your life aren't found in comfort? What if the moments that shape you the most are actually the ones that suck while you're doing them? In this episode, I unpack the difference between Type One Fun and Type Two Fun. Type Two Fun is the kind of experience that feels hard, uncomfortable and sometimes downright miserable while you're in it. It's the challenge you almost didn't take on. It's the adventure that pushed you to your limits. It's the difficult conversation, the tough workout, the mountain climb, the business risk, or the moment you chose courage over comfort. I've seen it countless times on the Kokoda Track, on Mount Kilimanjaro and through years of working with people who are trying to become the best version of themselves. The experiences people complain about the most while they're happening often become the stories they treasure the most afterwards. Because growth doesn't live inside your comfort zone. We live in a world that has become obsessed with convenience, comfort and instant gratification. The problem is that comfort rarely changes us. Challenge does. Adversity does. Pushing yourself beyond what you thought was possible does. Throughout this episode, I share some personal stories and lessons from the adventures, challenges and experiences that have taught me this lesson time and time again. More importantly, I challenge you to look at your own life and ask yourself whether you've become too comfortable. If you're looking for more confidence, resilience, growth and fulfilment, the answer may not be found in making life easier. It may be found in deliberately choosing the harder path. The truth is, the best stories of your life are rarely written when everything is easy. They're written when you decide to embrace a little more Type Two Fun. Enjoy the episode. The Building Better Humans Project is brought to you by ADVENTURE PROFESSIONALS. Visit www.adventureprofessionals.com.auADVENTURE WITH GLENN ONLINE MINDSET PROGRAMS 1-ON-1 MENTORINGSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marcus Aurelius Anderson sits down with Dr. Grace Firestone, a family medicine physician, athlete, and cardiac arrest survivor. Dr. Firestone shares the story of collapsing at 18 years old, spending 10 days in the ICU, and waking up with documented brain injury and compromised heart function. Rather than accepting the limitations placed on her, she pushed forward into college, medical school, and competitive bodybuilding. This conversation covers her early drive rooted in gratitude, the mindset she developed through adversity, her philosophy of practicing what she preaches as a physician, and her work with legendary trainer Charles Glass. Episode Highlights: 0:05 – Dr. Firestone explains why switching to 6:00 AM training at Gold's Gym transformed her efficiency as both an athlete and a physician. 4:22 – She shares the origin of her drive, tracing it back to gratitude, financial aid, and a high school nonprofit she founded called Let the Kids Play. 6:14 – Dr. Firestone recounts the night she suffered sudden cardiac arrest at 18, the CPR her brother performed, the AED shocks, the medically induced coma, and waking up uncertain of her cognitive future. 27:58 – She describes her decision to climb Mount Kilimanjaro despite her defibrillator and medical uncertainty, writing in her journal that she might die on the mountain, and what reaching Uhuru Peak meant for her identity going forward. Dr. Grace Firestone is a board-eligible family medicine physician practicing at UCLA Santa Monica. A cardiac arrest survivor at 18, she rebuilt her life through cognitive therapy, collegiate athletics, and medical training. She specializes in nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle medicine, and trains under world-renowned bodybuilding coach Charles Glass in competitive bodybuilding. Her work as a doctor is grounded in a personal commitment to modeling the habits she prescribes to her patients. She can be found on Instagram at @Dr.Grace_Firestone. Learn more about the gift of Adversity and my mission to help my fellow humans create a better world by heading to www.marcusaureliusanderson.com. There you can take action by joining my ANV inner circle to get exclusive content and information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I am Susanne Mueller, orgininally from Switzerland, a certified business coach (ICF/PCC) , TEDx speaker, Ironman triathlete, author of four books, and the creator of Take It From the Ironwoman, a weekly podcast now surpassing 500+ episodes with guests from every corner of the globe. Based in New York City, my life's work sits at the intersection of endurance, storytelling, and human potential. I have completed one full Ironman triathlon, five half-Ironman races, 26 marathons, summited Mt. Kilimanjaro, and published over 800 weekly blogs — not as personal accolades, but as proof that ordinary people can do extraordinary things, one step at a time. www.susannemueller.biz For the leadership programs: https://www.susannemueller.biz/get-fit-in-2026 ***********Susanne Mueller / www.susannemueller.biz TEDX Talk, May 2022: Running and Life: 5KM Formula for YOUR Successhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT_5Er1cLvY Join Substack: https://substack.com/@susannemuellernyc?Enjoy one coaching session for free if you are a yearly subscriber. 800+ weekly blogs / 500+ podcasts / 1 Ironman Triathlon / 5 half ironman races / 26 marathon races / 4 books / 1 Mt. Kilimanjaro / 1 TEDx Talk

Many men believe depression is a problem to be solved.They believe the answer is more motivation, more discipline, more goals, more productivity, more action.But what if they're asking the wrong question?In this deeply personal and vulnerable episode, Kevin explores the hidden territory beneath depression—not as a diagnosis or pathology, but as an experience of consciousness itself. This is not a discussion about clinical labels. It is an inquiry into the moments when ambition fades, meaning evaporates, and the fuel that once drove your life no longer seems to work.What happens when the goals that once inspired you stop inspiring you?What happens when success no longer tastes the way you imagined it would?What happens when the identity you've spent years building begins to crack?Drawing from personal experience, spiritual inquiry, coaching, philosophy, and lessons learned on the slopes of Kilimanjaro, Kevin investigates the possibility that depression may not always be a sign that something is wrong. Sometimes it may be evidence that something old is dying.This episode examines the difference between motivation and meaning, the exhaustion of chasing future fulfillment, and the grief that emerges when our deepest assumptions about life begin to fall apart. It explores the uncomfortable space between who we have been and what remains when old identities, ambitions, and expectations lose their power.Along the way, Kevin challenges some of the most common cultural narratives around success, self-improvement, achievement, and personal growth. He asks difficult questions:Who is it that needs motivation?Who is depressed?Who is suffering?And what if the answers we've inherited are preventing us from discovering the truth for ourselves?Rather than offering quick solutions or motivational slogans, this episode invites listeners into a deeper investigation. It is a conversation about awareness, identity, grief, purpose, and the possibility that peace may not be found at the end of the journey, but in the willingness to take the next step without demanding certainty about where the path leads.If you've ever felt exhausted by striving...If you've ever questioned your purpose...If you've ever awakened in the morning wondering what happened to the energy that once carried you forward...This conversation is for you.Because perhaps depression is not always the enemy.Perhaps it is a messenger.And perhaps beneath the collapse of old motivations lies the opportunity to discover a deeper source of action - one that arises not from fear, deficiency, or achievement, but from presence itself.Listen in as Kevin shares one of his most honest and introspective conversations to date, exploring the space between becoming and being, striving and surrender, identity and awareness.

We're in a Camper and Nobody AskedSue and Lisa are recording from a camper, fresh off graduation season and still handing out $20 bills. Today's topic: games — and everything that can go wrong when you play them with the people you love.Chapter 1 Cheaters, Quitters & the Guy Who Takes the Elevator Up KilimanjaroEvery game table has a type — the cheater, the quitter, the ultra-competitive, the clueless one — and Sue and Lisa have met all of them. As retired teachers, they have strong feelings about tenacity, and a Kilimanjaro story that will tell you everything about a person in four seconds.Chapter 2 Our Moms Said WHAT?!From "Wiener liquor" in the backseat to a sweet grandma being called a lying whore mid-Bullsh#! game, their moms and grandmas in this episode steal every story. Turns out the funniest game moments almost always involve someone's mother who had no idea what she was signing up for.Chapter 3 Weird Games You Need to Play ImmediatelySue and Lisa recommend Gartic Phone, Hues & Cues, Mrs. Mumbles, and the Quantum Leap same-word game — and they actually play one live on air. No equipment required, no losers, just a good crowd and low expectations.Chapter 4 Fuzzy Duck, Dog Collars & Other Things That Should Not Be LegalQuarters, Fuzzy Duck, and one electric dog collar incident that escalated faster than anyone planned. These are the games nobody teaches you — you just end up playing them at a party and hope everyone makes it to adulthood.Chapter 5 Put Down Your Phone and Play SomethingSue and Lisa want your best game recommendations — especially anything that works across generations. Email podcastwedidntknow@gmail.com and find them on Buzzsprout, YouTube (with subtitles!), and Substack and wherever it is you find yourslf right now.Do you have a story to share? Do you just want to talk? Send us a text! Support the showPlease contact us with comments or ideas for our new podcast.  Here's our email: podcastwedidntknow@gmail.com.  You can also find us here: Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/SueandLisaInstagram:  https://www.instagram.com/wedidntknowpodcast/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lifelaughedpodcast Thanks for listening!  -Sue and Lisa#AgingWithHumor#RetiredNotTired#LifeLaughed#WomenOver50#MidlifeUnfiltered#PodcastLife#StorytellingPodcast#RealTalk#BoomerHumor#EmptyNestAdventures#RetirementLife#WomenSupportingWomen#LaughAtLife#LifeLessons#GrowingOlder#FunnyWomen#PodcastRecommendations#AgingGracefully#Over60AndFabulous#LifeAfterTeaching #Menopause

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In this episode of xMonks Drive, host Gaurav Arora sits down with Kaamya Karthikeyan — India's youngest female Everester, world record holder, and one of the most extraordinary young athletes in the world — for a rare long-form conversation about what it really takes to push past the limits of human endurance, again and again, from the time she was seven years old.Kaamya Karthikeyan became the youngest female in the world to complete the Seven Summits — climbing the highest mountain on every continent — at the age of 17. She has summited Mount Everest, Mount Vinson in Antarctica, Mount Denali in North America, Mount Aconcagua in South America, Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa, Mount Elbrus in Europe, and Mount Kosciuszko in Australia. She has also skied 111 kilometres to the Geographic South Pole as part of the Last Degree expedition, becoming the youngest Indian and one of the youngest women in the world to do so. She is currently 18 years old and studying engineering at Shiv Nadar University. She is also a competitive ski mountaineer who has represented India at the Asian Championships and the Youth World Cup, and won medals at the Khelo India Winter Games and the National Championships. Ski mountaineering recently became an Olympic sport at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.In this episode Kaamya talks about her Everest summit push — starting from Camp 4 in the middle of the night after 250 climbers had turned back, navigating whiteout conditions on the Lhotse Face, losing her expedition mitten at 8000 metres above sea level, and what her Sherpa did in that moment that she will never forget. She talks about skiing alone to the South Pole for 10 days with no landmarks, getting frostbite, being told by doctors to go home, and walking 8 hours with no guarantee she would be allowed to continue. She talks about the avalanche on Mount Trishul in Uttarakhand in 2021 that took the lives of six people she was close to, and how she processed that loss and went back to the mountains seven months later for the Denali expedition. She talks about the controversy around evacuation practices currently affecting the Himalayan climbing community and what it is doing to the relationship between climbers and the Sherpa community.This episode is essential viewing for anyone interested in mountaineering, Everest, high altitude climbing, the Seven Summits, the Explorers Grand Slam, polar expeditions, the South Pole, ski mountaineering, adventure sports in India, mental strength, resilience, overcoming fear, dealing with loss, and the human capacity to keep going when everything says stop.Kaamya Karthikeyan's story is one of the most remarkable sporting and human stories to come out of India in recent years. She started trekking at age 7 in Uttarakhand, summited her first 6000 metre peak at age 9 on Stok Kangri in Ladakh, trekked to Everest Base Camp at age 9, summited Kilimanjaro at age 10, Elbrus at age 11, Aconcagua at age 12 becoming the youngest girl in the world at the time, Denali at age 14, Everest at age 16 becoming the youngest Indian and one of the youngest women in the world to summit from the Nepal side, Vinson Massif in Antarctica at age 17 completing the Seven Summits, and skied to the South Pole at age 17. Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about her on Mann Ki Baat when she was 12 years old. She has won the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar. She has been supported by the Tata Steel Adventure Foundation and the Reliance Foundation. Only the North Pole expedition remains before she completes the full Explorers Grand Slam.

In this episode, Jeff Gross sits down with Madrid-born tennis standout turned Miami luxury real estate mogul and world-class ultra-endurance athlete, Alvaro Nuñez. Alvaro shares the incredible narrative arc of his life—from facing a sudden U.S. visa lottery rejection to pivoting immediately to launch an international high-net-worth hospitality empire, which eventually evolved into the Super Luxury Group. He candidly details the profound mental breakthroughs he achieved through a 10-day Vipassana meditation course, climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, enduring a grueling seven-day total darkness cave retreat, and running six marathons across the Sahara Desert to raise mental health awareness. Alvaro and Jeff dive deep into regulating the nervous system, building luxury creator houses focused on clean community networking, and why the ultimate metric of elite success comes down to a deceptively simple standard: doing exactly what you say you will do. Chapters 00:00 - Intro & Wild Adventures with Dan "Jungle Man" Cates 02:21 - Finding Profound Clarity: Kilimanjaro, Everest Risks, and Vipassana Meditation 09:58 - The American Dream: Tennis Scholarships, Visa Setbacks, and Building a Luxury Real Estate Empire 16:26 - High-Flying Business: Helicopter Aviation, Confronting Signs, and Miami VIP Culture 22:54 - Extreme Challenges: 7 Marathons in 7 Days & Surviving a 7-Day Darkness Retreat 26:08 - Embracing the Misogi: Running the Sahara Desert for Mental Health Awareness 38:41 - Shifting the Focus: Presence Over Performance, Longevity, and Future Family Goals 46:49 - Disrupting Wellness: NASA-Backed Science, Inter Miami, and the Race Across America 54:22 - Activating Communities: Luxury Creator Houses & Stacking Daily Wins for Elite Success Links and Socials Alvaro Nuñez Instagram: https://instagram.com/alvaronunez Alvaro Nuñez X (Twitter): https://x.com/anunezofficial Alvaro Nuñez YouTube: https://youtube.com/@alvaronunezalfaro Super Luxury Group Instagram: https://instagram.com/superluxurygroup Super Luxury Group X (Twitter): https://x.com/superluxurygrp Super Luxury Group YouTube: https://youtube.com/@SuperLuxuryGroup Jeff Gross https://www.youtube.com/jeffgrosspoker https://www.youtube.com/jeffgrosspodcast http://twitch.com/jeffgrosspoker https://instagram.com/jeffgrosspoker https://x.com/jeffgrosspoker

Have you ever stayed somewhere, a job, a relationship, a version of yourself, not because it felt right, but because it paid the bills or because it's what you were supposed to do? My friend Spencer West has. And what he did next is one of the most quietly courageous things I've heard in a long time. Spencer was born with a genetic condition that led to the amputation of both legs before he was five. He came out as gay when the world around him said that wasn't an option. He spent years in a career that looked great from the outside and felt completely hollow on the inside.  And then, one day, he said enough, and he climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. On his hands. To raise clean water for thousands of people. What got me was the Alchemist quote he shared at the end of our conversation (you'll hear it -- just stay with us to the close).  And the reminder that the universe was calling the whole time. He just had to pick up. Be sure to listen to the calls you're getting from the universe, and please, always be kind, gentle, and loving with yourself.   About Spencer West Spencer West is a motivational speaker, content creator, and author of Breaking Free: Stop Following Expectations and Start Following Yourself. Born with a genetic condition that led to the amputation of both legs before age five, Spencer spent years navigating a world full of expectations that were never his -- until he finally stopped pretending and started listening to his soul. In 2012, he climbed Mount Kilimanjaro on his hands, raising clean water for 12,500 people in East Africa. Today he travels the world helping others ask the questions that change everything: Why am I here? And what would it look like to actually break free?   About Your Host, Julie Reisler Julie Reisler is a heart-led intuitive guide, TEDx speaker, author, and host of The You-est You® Podcast. For over 15 years, she has helped high-achieving souls reconnect to their intuition, trust their inner guidance, and build lives rooted in inner peace and purpose. A faculty member at Georgetown University and founder of the Intuitive Life Designer® Coach Academy, Julie blends spirituality, science, positive psychology, and lived experience to help you remember and embody your You-est You.   Be sure to subscribe to Julie's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/juliereisler and ring the notification bell so that you never miss a powerful episode!   Here's to your truest, You-est You! Love, Julie   You-est You® Resources for YOU! See below for free tools, resources, programs, and goodies to help you become your YOU-EST YOU!   FREE Manifest Your Goals & Dreams 7-Day Toolset This stunning free toolset is a 7-day workbook (25 pages full) of powerful mindset practices, grounding meditations (and audio), a new beautiful time management system and template to set your personalized schedule for your best productivity, a personalized energy assessment, and so much more. It was designed to specifically help you uplevel your routine and self-care habits for success so you can radiate and become your 'You-est You'. These tools are some of Julie's best practices used with hundreds of her clients to help you feel more confident, clear, and connected to your best self so that you feel inspired to take on the world. Get it at: juliereisler.com/toolset   FREE Intuition Test - Your Intuition on Demand Unlock your unique intuitive super-powers and discover your dominant Intuition Language™. Take the free test now at https://juliereisler.com/intuitiontest   Intuition Activation Mini-Course - 50% OFF! For a limited time only, get access to Julie's powerful transformative Intuition Activation mini-course for 50% off! You'll have lifetime access to this course that is full of video modules, worksheets, meditations, tools and practices to unlock your intuition and activate your inner guidance! Sign up now at https://juliereisler.com/activation    Julie's Private Soul Circle Membership on YouTube is Here! If you've been craving a deeper connection to your intuition, spiritual guidance, and heart-centered community, this is your invitation.

Jay Ramsden is an Empty Nest Transformation Coach, Personal and Executive Coach, Motivational and Keynote Speaker, and host of This Empty Nest Life podcast. As the founder of "The Empty Nest Coach" and "This Empty Nest Life," Jay has turned his personal journey of overcoming significant life challenges into a beacon of light and hope for countless individuals who are seeking purpose and direction. He has his own experience of transitioning from Adversity to Adventure, and now he empowers Empty Nesters and Entrepreneurs to climb their own mountains. Jay's story is one of remarkable resilience and courage, losing his home to a fire in 2007, a devastating event which tested his family's strength and adaptability, dealing with the trials of the pandemic as an educator, and finally deciding to reinvent himself after a 30-year career in education. Jay's journey of transformation reached new heights when he decided to climb Mount Kilimanjaro as an empty nester. This wasn't just a physical challenge; it was a statement about what's possible when we say "YES" to life's opportunities. Jay's ascent of Kilimanjaro taught him a crucial lesson that now underpins his coaching philosophy: sometimes, you need to go slow to go fast. This insight translates powerfully to both the empty nest journey and entrepreneurial pursuits, where rushing through challenges can hinder true growth and innovation. But Jay didn't stop there. He embarked on the Camino de Santiago, a pilgrimage that further shaped his approach to life and coaching. On this journey, Jay discovered the joy of missing out (JOMO) – a concept that resonates deeply with empty nesters struggling with the fear of missing out (FOMO) on their children's lives, and with entrepreneurs learning to prioritize effectively. These experiences cemented Jay's belief that every step in life can and should be intentional, filled with purpose. Download this information-packed and inspirational episode to hear Jay's remarkable journey and discover how we can all transform our lives, say "YES" to life's opportunities, transform ourselves from Adversity to Adventure, and climb our own mountains. Such a positive message!     QUOTE: "Every step has purpose." ~Jay Ramsden Connect with Jay: https://www.thisemptynestlife.com/your-me-era-mini-offer https://www.thisemptynestlife.com/ https://www.facebook.com/jramsdennc/ https://www.youtube.com/@theemptynestcoach https://www.instagram.com/the.emptynest.coach https://www.tiktok.com/@the.emptynest.coach Want to be a guest on TheFemiNinjaProject? Send Cheryl Ilov a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/1620842117560x116520069523704300  

Episode SummaryNancy Deyo is a former Silicon Valley CEO, Stanford Distinguished Careers Institute Fellow, and author of the forthcoming memoir Perilous Ascent. After a medical crisis on Mount Kilimanjaro, Nancy entered a fifteen-year journey through misdiagnosis, chronic pain, opioid dependence, and identity collapse.In this episode of Stories from Real Life, Nancy shares how the strategies that once defined her success—discipline, endurance, ambition, and pushing through—eventually had to be reexamined. Her story is not about a simple cure or a clean comeback. It is about learning to live differently when life no longer responds to effort in the same way.This conversation explores chronic pain, medical uncertainty, high-performance culture, shame, adaptation, and the deeper meaning of resilience.In This Episode, We Discuss* The medical crisis Nancy experienced on Mount Kilimanjaro* How chronic pain reshaped her identity and daily life* The long road through misdiagnosis and medical uncertainty* Opioid dependence in the context of chronic pain* The emotional cost of high-performance culture* Why “pushing through” can sometimes become harmful* Attending graduate school while unable to sit* Rebuilding a meaningful life without pretending everything is fixed* Her forthcoming memoir, Perilous Ascent* A more honest definition of resilienceMemorable ThemesOne of the most powerful ideas in this conversation is that resilience does not always mean pushing harder. Sometimes resilience means recognizing limits, grieving the life that changed, and adapting with honesty rather than force.Nancy's story will resonate with anyone living with chronic illness, navigating burnout, facing medical uncertainty, caregiving for someone in pain, or rebuilding after a major life disruption.About Nancy DeyoNancy Deyo is a former Silicon Valley CEO and Stanford Distinguished Careers Institute Fellow. Her forthcoming memoir, Perilous Ascent, reflects on a fifteen-year journey through chronic pain, misdiagnosis, opioid dependence, and personal transformation after a medical crisis on Mount Kilimanjaro.Through her writing and speaking, Nancy offers a candid look at what it means to live inside pain, question old definitions of strength, and find a new way forward.Connect with NancyRead Nancy's Substack: Life Inside Pain with Nancy DeyoMedia Well Done, LLC Get full access to Melvin E. Edwards at storiesfromreallife.substack.com/subscribe

Rick Ross explains why his doctor shut down his Mount Kilimanjaro plans, then breaks down his real happy place: cutting grass, raising buffalo and cows, and hosting 10,000-person car shows at Evander Holyfield's former 55,000-square-foot Atlanta mansion he bought for $5.9M and turned into a film location.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 25% of U.S. adults—roughly 60 million Americans—live with chronic pain, while approximately 8.5% experience high-impact chronic pain that significantly limits their daily life or ability to work. Chronic pain is one of the most misunderstood health challenges in modern society, often forcing people to navigate invisible suffering, medical uncertainty, and profound personal transformation. In this deeply honest and inspiring episode, former Silicon Valley CEO and Stanford Distinguished Careers Institute Fellow Nancy Deyo shares her extraordinary story of survival, identity loss, and rebuilding after a medical crisis on Mount Kilimanjaro changed the course of her life. What began as an ambitious climb turned into a fifteen-year journey marked by misdiagnosis, persistent pain, opioid dependence, and the collapse of the high-performance mindset that once fueled her success. Nancy opens up about the emotional and psychological realities of chronic illness, including what happens when discipline, endurance, and “pushing through” are no longer enough. Unable to sit because of debilitating pain, she attended graduate school lying on an army cot, later traveled across the world stretched across three airplane seats, and eventually found her way back into professional life—all while learning how to adapt to a body and future she could no longer control. Drawing from the experiences detailed in her forthcoming memoir, Perilous Ascent, Nancy offers people a powerful conversation about resilience that goes beyond motivational clichés. This episode explores the hidden costs of achievement culture, the loneliness of invisible illness, navigating flawed healthcare systems, and how to reconstruct identity when life no longer responds to effort in the same way it once did. Whether you are facing chronic pain, burnout, major life disruption, or simply searching for a more sustainable understanding of success and resilience, this conversation delivers practical wisdom, emotional honesty, and a compelling reminder that adaptation—not perfection—can become the path forward.   For more information: https://nancydeyo.com/ Discover More: https://nancydeyo.substack.com/   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices