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Welcome to Barefoot with Spirit Podcast Show! Kick off your shoes and join your host Leanne, The Barefoot Medium(R)for monthly episodes with channelled information from Spirit/Universe/the Divine to inspire you to transform your experience, consciously manifest your desires and connect with your intuition and Spirit. As you tune in take a few deep breaths into your heart space, step into this spiritual container, sacred space, for a deep, intimate and connected conversation with Leanne and her guest Lisa Barnett "Soul Contracts and Awakening your Life Purpose". About your Host Leanne, The Barefoot Medium is an International Medium, Twin Flame, Transformational Coach & Author who is blessed and honoured to act as the bridge between you and your loved one(s) who have passed over to Spirit and be able to pass on their messages of support, peace, forgiveness, joy and love. She is also passionate about bringing together her spiritual gifts with over 20 years of professional experience in senior management, training, mentoring and educating to support and empower people to transform their lives and manifest their dreams through her transformational coaching programs, courses and retreats. Join The Barefoot Tribe: www.thebarefootmedium.com.au Connect with Leanne on Facebook: Leanne The Barefoot Medium Subscribe to Leanne's Soundcloud channel: Leanne The Barefoot Medium Follow Leanne on Instagram: thebarefootmedium About Lisa Lisa Barnett is the internationally recognized Founder of Akashic Knowing School of Wisdom, Akashic Teacher, Consultant, Healer and the Author of "The Infinite Wisdom of the Akashic Records" and “From Questioning to Knowing – 73 Prayers to Transform Your Life”. With more than twenty-five years of experience in spiritual healing, Lisa teaches students around the world to access Soul guidance for their life. She incorporates information from your Soul's Library, the Akashic Record, with energetic healing on a Soul level to help you break through blocks, clear pain, fear and Karma, to create the Life Your Heart and Soul Desire. Visit Lisa's website: www.AkashicKnowing.com

What is the missing link that transforms a person from being fearful to fearless?  Our next guest, Lisa McDonald, focuses on empowering individuals and entrepreneurs to transform their lives, achieve their goals, and turn their dreams into reality. Lisa is an Author, Motivational Speaker, TV and Radio Host, podcaster, blogger, mentor, Personal Development Coach, and Mother. She inspires people to approach life, love, and work with FEARLESS gratitude and enthusiasm. In this episode, Bob & Lisa Discuss: [3:46] Moving past anxiety and overwhelm.[5:48] That fear doesn't have to be debilitating.[8:00] Embracing your inner child.[10:17] Challenging false beliefs. [18:56] Holding yourself accountable.[25:32] Find your tribe. Open your mind to support and help from other people. Explore the obstacles and challenges that hold you back from leading a happy, successful, and abundant life. Visit Lisa's Living Fearlessly website and check out the Living Fearlessly With Lisa McDonald Podcast to learn more. Connect With Lisa McDonald: Website: https://livingfearlesslywithlisa.com/ Podcast: https://livingfearlesslywithlisa.com/podcasts/ Books: https://livingfearlesslywithlisa.com/shop/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FearlessLisaM/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fearlesslisam/ Twitter: @FearlessLisaM LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fearlesslisam/ Medium: https://medium.com/@fearlesslisam YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfB-w4FN4MZByLNNmOSKumg/featured

Lisa Bush is the author of City Hall. It's a mystery set in Calgary! Lisa talks with Kyle about how she came to Calgary, what the past year has been like, and what made her want to write a work of fiction in the first place.Visit Lisa's website: http://lisabush.caOr follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisabush_writer/Or Twitter: https://twitter.com/LisaBush_WriterCreative Block is a proud member of The Alberta Podcast Network: Locally grown. Community supported. You can find more information and listen to all the great shows by going here: https://www.albertapodcastnetwork.comOur sponsors this week are: Business Council of Alberta - https://www.businesscouncilab.com - The Business Council of Alberta has a simple but radical idea: making life better. This means business is a leader in helping Albertans, the economy, and the environment thrive. Calgary Foundation - https://calgaryfoundation.org - During this period of unprecedented urgent needs, Calgary Foundation renewed its commitment to building a healthy, vibrant, giving, caring, and resilient community. Media Lab YYC is a public production studio located in downtown Calgary, Alberta. They help you tell your story. They do this by assisting in the creation of videos and podcasts.Website: http://medialabyyc.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC41pYdYE__w0lwGrrYsy0cwTwitter: https://twitter.com/medialabyycInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/medialabyyc/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/medialabyyc/★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Her life didn't start with unicorns and butterflies, and like many people who grow up without, she didn't really know it until school years when the comparison game began... seeing other girls with new, trendy clothes and all the accessories made her keenly aware of what she didn't have. She knew there was more for her, and when a mentor saw her for the curious, ambitious, intelligent young woman she was, Lisa's natural talents were nurtured and expanded. When she decided it was time to leave Texas and make her way to the beaches of southern California, people told her she was crazy, that she'd fail, and that she'd waste precious money and time trying to be something she wasn't. She didn't listen, thank goodness, because over the past 10 years, she has made significant, high impact, positive contributions to our communities, like her multiple best selling children's books, an Amazon TV series, and a successful marketing business. Lisa did what others saw as impossible. What makes Lisa so good at what she does? What motivated her to find her path? Listen to this episode of Your Stories Don't Define You to find out! --- Visit Lisa's website to learn more about her work, and check out her children's book series, Unicorn Jazz. Be sure to follow her on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to keep up with the great content she shares. --- ABOUT SARAH: "Uncovering the right stories for the right audiences so executives, leaders, public speakers, and job seekers can clearly and actively demonstrate their character, values, and vision." In my work with coaching clients, I guide people to improve their communication using storytelling as the foundation of our work together. What I've realized over years of coaching and podcasting is that the majority of people don't realize the impact of the stories they share - on their internal messages, and on the people they're sharing them with. My work with leaders and people who aspire to be leaders follows a similar path to the interviews on my podcast, uncovering pivotal moments in their lives and learning how to share them to connect more authentically with others, to make their presentations and speaking more engaging, to reveal patterns that have kept them stuck or moved them forward, and to improve their relationships at work and at home. The audiobook, Your Stories Don't Define You, How You Tell Them Will is now available! Included with your purchase are two bonus tracks, songs recorded by Sarah's band, Spare Change, in her living room in Montana.

  Today I'm sharing an interview with historical mystery author Lisa Karon Richardson. We talk about the Nosy Parker Mystery Series, inspired by Nancy Drew, as well as other books Lisa has written, her work as a missionary, and what it's like to write collaboratively with another author. As a special treat, Lisa is giving away a paperback copy of the first installment of the Nosy Parker Mystery Series, The Counterfeit Clue! Enter via the rafflecopter below! Purchase The Vicious Victim on Amazon (affiliate). Check out The Peacock Throne (affiliate). Visit Lisa's website, Facebook, and Pinterest. Here's the giveaway! I will not use your email address except to contact you if you win! a Rafflecopter giveaway Join the Historical Fiction: Unpacked Podcast Group on Facebook! Be sure to visit my Instagram, Facebook, and website. Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you click them and make a purchase, you help support my work without paying any more for the product. Thank you for your support!

This week I am joined by my friend Lisa Colón DeLay to talk about the healing power of spiritual practices. Lisa begins by explaining why we should acknowledge that we live in a white-dominant culture and the importance of learning about non-white spiritual practices, especially embodiment. We discussed a rubric for identifying our core areas of trauma as well as how to move them from areas of non-awareness into conscious awareness, through spiritual practices led by the Holy Spirit. Lisa unpacks many themes from her excellent book, The Wild Land Within: Cultivating Wholeness Through Spiritual Practice, which is an excellent discipleship resource.Order The Wild Land Within: Cultivating Wholeness Through Spiritual Practice.Visit Lisa online at lisadelay.comListen to Lisa's long-running podcast, Spark My Muse, at sparkmymuse.comFollow Lisa on Twitter.Become a supporter of the show on Patreon at patreon.com/jonathanpuddle.Order my trauma-informed 30-day devotional, You Are Enough: Learning to Love Yourself the Way God Loves You.Find every book or resource I've talked about recently on my Amazon storefront, in Canada, the United States or the United Kingdom.

It’s been an incredible week at Her Signature Business HQ!We have a brand new office in the garden overlooking the ocean. Client successes have gone through the roof, 10K+ months have gone from a distant dream to a reality for many. One of those clients is Lisa Fox. Recording this episode was so fun. Be warned, there are one or 2 rude words!!! Lisa is a Confidence Coach for mothers and in this episode of Her Signature Business she shares her story of an (essential) pivot with her offline business at the start of the pandemic, pivoting again more recently to follow her heart. In just a couple of months she has created a 10K/month business doing the work she adores. She’s showing up, serving at a high level and helping the women who need her.‘I’d never been part of a group program until I joined yours Sarah. I’d known for years that I wanted to have an online business and thought an online school could be scaled. I knew it was the way to go. But being in a group & KNOWING that others have the same struggles, it makes you able to bust through them in no time. I’m learning from the other’s experiences. Now I know the power of that, I know for sure that I’ll have a group program because that’s how I can best help people and they will have huge breakthroughs.’Visit Lisa at https://www.facebook.com/lisafox.lionesstribe   Next week sees The 1:Many Method 7-Day Virtual Retreat kicking off and you’re invited to join us there. It’s a free online event where you will be inspired to create your highly scalable Signature Program and fill it with dream leads using a Signature Workshop. You can sign up at https://thesarahleather.com/retreat/  

Lisa Bonhotal will work tirelessly to accomplish her client's goals using innovative and modern strategies to selling real estate. Experience gives her the know how to accomplish with unrivaled results with the excellent team of people behind me at Coldwell Banker. Visit Lisa at: www.LisaBonhotal.net Share Your Story. Be a Guest: www.AskSharifah.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sharifah-hardie/support

This week, we are joined by Lisa VanArsdale, who's a professional cuddler. She tells us all about the life of a professional cuddler, how the business works, her experiences, the benefits, you name it!.  Visit Lisa's website: https://lisavanarsdale.wordpress.com/about/ To subscribe to our Patreon or get some merch, go to www.WickedFunnyPodcast.com SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS! www.GetThingsPrinted.com - Get 15% off with the promo code "wicked" at checkout Gel's Kitchen in West Warwick Russ' Dank Ass Delectable Edibles!

Lisa E. Betz worked as an engineer, substitute teacher, and play director before becoming an award-winning mystery writer. She brings her analytical mind, quirky humor, and positive outlook to all she writes. She draws inspiration from thirty-five years of leading Bible studies to create entertaining mysteries set in the world of the early church, and then she fills that world with eccentric characters, independent females, and an occasional sausage-snatching cat. In addition to writing novels, Lisa blogs about living with authenticity and purpose. Today we're discussing Lisa's debut novel, Death and a Crocodile.  Here's the description: Sensible women don't investigate murders, but Livia Aemilia might not have a choice. Rome, 47 AD. When Livia's father dies under suspicious circumstances, she sets out to find the killer before her innocent brother is convicted of murder. She may be an amateur when it comes to hunting dangerous criminals, but she's determined, intelligent, and not afraid to break a convention or two in pursuit of the truth. Plus, she's adopted a radical new faith that encourages her to believe a woman and a handful of servants can actually solve a murder.   Can she uncover the culprit before powerful men realize what she's up to and force her to stop? Or will her snooping land her in deadly peril? A lighthearted historical mystery set in first-century Rome, featuring a feisty amateur sleuth, a cast of eccentric characters, and an unrepentant, sausage-snatching cat. Purchase Death and a Crocodile from Amazon (affiliate). Purchase Death and a Crocodile from Bookshop (affiliate). Visit Lisa's website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest. Join the Historical Fiction: Unpacked Podcast Group on Facebook! Be sure to visit my Instagram, Facebook, and website. Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you click them and make a purchase, you help support my work without paying any more for the product. Thank you for your support!

We’ve talked in the past about pitching to your niche. My guest today has taken that to the extreme and continues to develop the areas where she can get in front of - and bring value to - new audiences.  Lisa Lisson is a genealogy researcher and the creator of the Are You My Cousin? blog and joined the Go Pitch Yourself program in January 2020. And even though her zone of genius might initially appear quite narrow, she has used what she has learned to capitalize on a wide variety of situations where she can bring value to audiences. As a genealogy researcher, Lisa Lisson takes the overwhelm out of genealogy research and keeps researchers moving forward finding their ancestors. Whether researching ancestors alongside clients or writing how-to articles and books, Lisa uses her 12 years of research experience to help others build a solid research plan, find the needed genealogy records, and get the most out of those resources. Topics covered include: Details of my first ever live FREE pitching masterclass, Pitch Yourself Like a Pro (March 2021) What Lisa's business involves and how she works with her clients Why Lisa joined the Go Pitch Yourself program and how she uses what she has learned for visibility opportunities aside from podcasts The variety of opportunities that Lisa has been able to tap into and the impact that pitching has had on her business How knowing what her messages and goals were helped Lisa to confidently pitch in-person - including building relationships with affiliates Resources mentioned in this episode: Register for Angie’s FREE live pitching masterclass, Pitch Yourself Like a Pro (March 2021) Get your free downloadable version of Angie's roadmap for podcast pitching success to be notified when the Go Pitch Yourself program reopens Book a discovery call to see if Angie can support YOUR visibility needs Follow Angie on Instagram - and submit your screenshots when you're ready to Go Pitch Yourself Get your FREE copy of Lisa’s The Big Genie List Follow Lisa on Instagram, Facebook, and on her YouTube channel Visit Lisa’s website, LisaLisson.com Now it’s time for you to get out there and Go Pitch Yourself! Be sure to screenshot this episode and tag me on Instagram @angie_trueblood and let me know that you are ready to #gopitchyourself! I’ll add your post to my story and help you spread the word!  Can’t wait to connect again! Feel like you need a little support in getting started pitching yourself? >>> Get a free downloadable version of my roadmap for podcast pitching success Subscribe & Review in Apple Podcasts Are you subscribed to the podcast? If not, I’d love for you to do that today so you don’t miss ANY episodes. Click here to subscribe via Apple Podcasts! And, if you are SUPER pumped about the show, I would be so thankful if you would pop over to Apple Podcasts and leave a review. Crazy enough, reviews help other folks find my podcast and they help me get a real sense of what you love about the show. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” and let me know what your favorite part of the podcast is. Much love, friend. Special thanks to Steve Woodward at PodcastingEditor.com for handling all the behind-the-scenes tech pieces of production.

Self Care Ideas That Most Corporate Professionals Haven't Considered You can't go very far when you're running on empty, no matter how hard you push. And that's why we've come up with this fun episode for you — consider it a virtual "filling station." All you need to do for now is hit the brake, find clarity, and refill your tank with self care ideas that use your natural talents. Just like operating from your unique strengths, practicing self care makes a world of difference. Self care is not self-ish, because it results in giving your world the best of you [very punny, right?]. No matter your role in your team, your strengths can guide you in choosing the tasks that replenish you so that you can contribute your best - and achieve goals with less effort. Our host Lisa Cummings is joined once again by TyAnn Osborn, and together they will guide you towards the things that could re-energize you. As you'll find out, filling up on self care ideas doesn’t have to be limited to studying mindfulness, meditation, and massage. Surprisingly, self care can feel really practical in the workplace, despite the typical connotation, which seems to live outside of the office. There are many self care ideas that come right out of your natural talents - ways you can approach your work to re-energize you while you simultaneously get things done. Here’s their conversation: Lisa: You're listening to Lead Through Strengths, where you'll learn to apply your greatest strengths at work. I'm your host, Lisa Cummings, and you know, I'm always telling you, it's hard to find something more energizing than using your natural talents every day at work.  Well, something that's just about as energizing is when I get to hang out with my other host here in the room, TyAnn Osborn.  TyAnn: Hi! Lisa: Today, we're talking about... We don't know yet what we're talking about, because we're doing a spin-the-wheel, where it tells us what we're talking about for the day. So let's spin.  TyAnn: Okay.  Lisa: Ooh, this one is talking about self care ideas...  TyAnn: Self care.  Lisa: When you run empty. TyAnn: Well...  Lisa: No, you should just start this Ty, because you've talked about when the cup is empty, you have nothing to give. We definitely need some self care ideas up in here. How These Self Care Ideas Can Help You Avoid Burnout TyAnn: That's it. So I think this is a really important topic right now. And, you know, we're all facing different struggles, no matter what it is. Depending on when you listen, there can be any number of things happening. Maybe you've got a personal health struggle, maybe you're facing job troubles, potential job loss. Maybe you've got some family stuff going on, kids stuff going on. I don't know, maybe there was a global pandemic. There's all kinds of things happening in the world right now, and something is probably happening in your life.  And here's the deal. You know, we have a lot of demands and pulls on our time and our energy. And often, we're trying to give so much to other people. If you're a manager, a people manager, you know, you're really trying to show up and be the best for your team. If you've got kids you're trying to give. If you're a volunteer, you're trying to give. But the truth is, you can't give from an empty cup. And so this is really where we've got to build self care ideas in our own life so that we can have our own replenishment - things that help us so that we can help give to other people. Because, believe me, if you're just gonna keep pouring, nothing's gonna come out.  Lisa: That's a good point. It's kind of like, if you use your cup metaphor, I'm going to drink, there's nothing there. I'm trying to take a sip, there's nothing there.  TyAnn: Yeah, you're still slurping on that straw, like (slurps)... Nothing happening.  Lisa: And I, I see this with a lot of clients where we want to be it all. We want to give it all. We want to do it all.  TyAnn: Yeah.  Lisa: I have very high expectations of myself that I never meet. I see customers who have high expectations of themselves that they never meet, and they feel crushing expectations from other people around them, so that same family member, teammate, boss, all of those situations, and they are like, "Everyone wants a piece of me, and I've got nothing." TyAnn: Yeah, "I've got nothing to give." And believe me, that is the number one recipe for burnout right there. Because, you know, we're people and a lot of us are strong in terms of achievement, and being able to really, you know, move forward. That's why we're successful in our careers. And we've kind of gotten to these points. But believe me, there's only so far you can push this before you will just hit a wall.  And often, you and I've talked about this before, oftentimes your body will tell you you've hit a wall before your brain will intellectually let you believe it. And, you know, I heard this one time on Oprah, she said, the universe speaks to you. And first, it'll be a whisper. And if you don't listen, then it'll start tapping a little louder. And finally, you know, if you keep not listening, it'll smack you upside the head. So I think it's really important to generate  self care ideas, and create a practice.  And we can talk about, "What does that look like from a strengths perspective?" Lisa: Yeah. When I think about self care ideas, I think about fitness. I think about fuel in the body, like what you're eating and drinking. I think about, "Am I consciously trying to direct my work to allow energizing things?" TyAnn: Yeah. Lisa: I also think about hobbies. Am I doing things in life that fill my cup back up?  TyAnn: Yeah. Different Energizers For Different Folks — Scrap The Judgment Lisa: There are a lot of things I think people can list if you ask, "What things energize you?" TyAnn: Yes.  Lisa: But then how many do you allow yourself to do, and how do you know the payoff, like, “Okay, if I allow myself to sleep 9 hours a night, which my body thinks it wants…”  TyAnn: Yeah. Lisa: We can have self care ideas, but we might not give ourselves permission to try them. It feels self-indulgent. TyAnn: So true. Lisa: ...I think, "I don't have time for that. I have too much to do." But I think I also would like to drive to a gym and go do yoga in the morning and then, start work around noon, and...  TyAnn: Play with your dogs and the drums and take a nap.  Lisa: Yeah, I have songs to write. I have drums to play. I have dogs to take care of. I have a husband to hang out with. I have a lot to do. And that takes up a whole workday all by itself. These are beautiful self care ideas, yet I need to bring home the bacon too. TyAnn: Right?! Did you time for work? Lisa: Who's got time for that?  TyAnn: Yeah. So how do you fit these self care ideas into your day? And how does this feel like not just one more thing I have to do? And then where can I get the biggest bang for my buck?  Lisa: Yeah. Good point. You can have self care ideas, but they can also feel burdensome because they take up time. So what's the first step? I mean, and we're doing this related to strengths.  TyAnn: So what are all the answers to this mystery?  So a few things. I will just offer a personal bias. I think this word "self care" is used a lot now. It's thrown around. And sometimes when I hear it, it feels a little soft. Or it's all about like taking long hot bubble baths or something. And I think that feels a little squishy to me. So how about we just say, things that replenish you? Whatever that is for you.  Lisa: The magic wand, we are now turning "self care ideas" into "things that replenish you." Very simple. That definitely makes it less squishy. TyAnn: Yeah. And I also think we can take away judgment on that, because something that makes you feel good might not make me feel good. So it's very personal to you.  Lisa: Well, I think that we have one of those because I think that you're making fun of bubble baths, but that you actually do like them. And you like to read in the bath.  TyAnn: I do.  Lisa: Meanwhile, when we built our house, we built a bathless house because we don't take baths.  TyAnn: Hey, interesting trend in real estate, right? Lisa: Is it?. I didn't realize that. TyAnn: As someone who just went through that process, now you go in, it's kind of polarizing. Bath person. No bath person. Some people have the big freestanding bathtub, it's a whole spa. Other people are like, "No, that's big waste." So it is a good metaphor for this topic.  Lisa: It totally is. TyAnn: Because one person's replenishment is another person’s waste of space. So that's something that I do for myself and actually recommend for my clients as well. It’s just...take out a white sheet of paper. I'm a big believer in like analog tools, or get a whiteboard, and then just list out stuff you like.  And here's what's interesting. Sometimes that can be paralyzing to clients, like, “Oh, my God, where do I even start?” So just take away all of the judgment. It can be little things like, "I like chocolate ice cream." That can't be my entire self care regimen, by the way, or I'd gain 50 pounds. But, you know, just start listing without judging the list. Creation and editing are two very different processes. Separate them so we can start listing out things. Start with the creation of a list. Write all of the things that replenish you. If that feels too limiting, just write things that you like - activities you enjoy. Lisa: Don't judge it while it's landing on the page. TyAnn: No judgment. As Planet Fitness says "this is a no judgement zone," (even though they misspelled judgment). So... Lisa: They did? TyAnn: Some judgment...  Lisa: You’re judging the judgment spelling, that is.  TyAnn: I know, judgment, right? Slightly judgy. So I would just say, try that, or I get clients stuck on... "I can only list work things that I'm excited about..." Lisa: Ha ha. I hear your Maximizer talent coming out. Maybe we can do categories for their self care ideas. Tyann: Yeah.  Lisa: Let's come up with some categories. You could list work things that you like,  TyAnn: Could be...  Lisa: Work people that you like. TyAnn: (laughs) That's a big one.  Lisa: Because people are like, “You replenish me. When I'm around you, my energy goes up.”  TyAnn: But there are some people who don't replenish us. So they wouldn't go on the list.  Lisa: Right? Ha ha. Okay. So we've got work...tasks or responsibilities. We've got people.  TyAnn: Maybe workplaces.  Lisa: Ooh, like physical places? TyAnn: Yes. Or maybe if you get to travel somewhere that's fun. Or maybe traveling for you to some location you dread that maybe you have to go once a quarter. And that's really a de-energizer for you. So don't put that on your list.  Lisa: And you might know, "Hey, I'll make another list of things I need to get my energy up because I know it's going to be drained more...when these things happen." TyAnn: So this is the “things that bring me energy” list. So work stuff... and get as granular as you can in terms of work tasks. So I don't recommend putting things on there like, the XYZ project, because that's way too big. So get very granular about what specifically about that project did you like? Did you like interacting with the project team members, because it was just that awesome team where you really felt like you clicked with everyone? Or was it because you got to be out front? That would be me. You know it to be out on stage or I get to be the one making the presentation. Or maybe you're that spreadsheet jockey and you came up with just a brilliant thing that you pushed a button and all these magic happened, and it was the coolest thing ever. That would not be me. But for someone that could be.  Lisa: You can also see trends after the list is complete...if you make yourself stick with the list-making when it gets tough for a minute. Then you can see bigger trends. Like one that I know for me I've figured out is, I like making things, but I like making a class. I like making an audio file. I like making a song up. I like making all sorts of different types of making. Some are very tech-focused. Some are super creative, but I couldn't see that trend until I listed a bunch of the details.  That's when you get self care ideas that you never expected. They don't come out on the first pass. TyAnn: That’s great! I love that. So then you can go back and say what is it about these things that are similar? It's a creative process.  Embracing What’s 'Weird' And Improving On What’s 'Standard' Are Self Care Steps Too TyAnn: Yeah. And this is for people who are like, "Oh, I can't list that, because that...that doesn't count. Or, I don't want anyone to know that I secretly like to….[insert whatever crazy hobby it is]. I was working with a group of chemical engineers. And this one gentleman, he stood up, and he said, “I like Dutch oven cooking.” And I thought, what a brave thing to say in front of a room of other chemical engineers. And I'm like, “You go! Dutch oven cooking! What a specific niche thing to do.” It's a brilliant self care idea, but he never would have called it that. Lisa: Yeah. It makes me think of "things you do to decompress" as another category for the list of self care ideas. Tyann: I didn't even know that was a hobby. And I like to cook too. And whatever it is, it doesn't matter. It's all about what rejuvenates you. Lisa: Back to your analog self care idea list: I facilitate an activity like this. I'll put the timer on two minutes, and I'll say, “Don't let the pen stop... keep going as a stream of consciousness thing." What did I like doing when I was 9? What am I doing when I lose track of time? What activities are fun? Who is fun to be around? What am I good at? What comes easily to me? What makes me feel alive? What am I saying when I crack myself up? What topics to I love to learn about? What makes me different from the average person? If you just can't think of an answer, keep the pen going and move to another angle." What you brought up for me is my follow-on, that I'll often have people do, which is: Keep this out for a week, because you need to grab the little moments that you didn't even know, “Oh, I got a little spark out of that idea and it reminded me of a whole new set of self care ideas.”  And one of them that I think is really cool is: What makes you weird? And if I just ask you that, like, how many things could you list? Well, I might be able to add more than a normal person. But the little things like, what has anyone ever commented on? Because they'll come up. They'll pop in your head later.  TyAnn: Right.  Lisa: Okay, a weird thing about me is I eat canned things, because I like to eat vegetables and I like to be efficient. And I don't like spending a lot of time on my food. But I do want quality food in me. So somewhere in the middle, I found a jar of beets that I eat for my snack or my lunch. That's weird. I just stick my fork in the jar of beets and I eat it. Isn't that bizarre?  TyAnn: Lisa eats green beans out of the can as well.  Lisa: I will. Green beans are doable... but.. some of them are too squishy, like canned asparagus and spinach. Those are a no-go… Green beans, corn, beets — all workable for moments of vegetable efficiency. But that is very weird. But if you start looking at it like, what energizes me? The energizing part isn't the beets. It's finding new efficiencies. Finding ways to break a rule, like that rule makes me think about how I don't have to cook because other people do. I remember a moment when I got feedback at my house that I was not running the dishwasher as often as it should be because we were running out of forks. And so my answer was *not* to wash dishes more frequently or run the dishwasher more frequently. It was to buy more forks. And I got a real kick out of that. It was my special way of being efficient and effective. So these weird things about you can generate surprising self care ideas. TyAnn: I love that.  Lisa: When you see “Oh, I love coming up with something that is a solution to a problem that is not normal, that no one else would think of.” And I'll get a jazz out of that that will give me an hour-long high.  TyAnn: Yeah.  Lisa: So being able to write down those things, like the moments where you got a boost or you got a kick out of yourself.  TyAnn: This is so great. So you've said a couple of things that I think are brilliant.  Life is made up of all these little moments that are punctuated by the big thing. But 99% of life is...just we go through life, right? So that's where we can look. And so much of what you said is like a Maximizer coming out, which by the way, I'm that as well. But two examples for you in the food realm. So we started getting those home boxes that come with the food and the recipe. The box comes in, you have the recipe and you put it all together. Usually it's my job to put the ingredients together. Occasionally, my husband will put it together but he takes the recipe and goes exactly step by step and it comes out and, you know, it's fine. I'm different. I take the recipe and use it as a launchpad. It's like a starting point because I'm often thinking, "Hmm, you know, what would make this better?Just a little bit of shallot, a little bit of garlic, you know, a dash of cinnamon..."  And then I’ll present it to him, he's like, “This is not the recipe.” I'm like, “I know. It's better. It's better.” That's like a hallmark of Maximizers: "I’m gonna make this better!" Lisa: And it makes you really excited. TyAnn: Oh, huge, huge jazz out of it. 'Cause I sort of have this image of myself back at the test kitchen of whatever company being all like, “I made it better,” even though that's not my job and I would never do that. Anyway, in my head, it's pretty exciting. So, and a long time ago, back when the interwebs were still very new, I had this website, and one of the things I did was reviews of restaurants and products. This is really crazy to think about now. But do you remember flight — I know, we'll get back there one day — and in the in-flight magazine, how there were always those lists of like, top 10 steak houses in the United States.... Well, I took that as a challenge. And so I decided to go visit all of them, and then do reviews on them and see if I really thought they were the top 10 steak houses.  So then I had a whole thing on. Lisa: And you had this whole energy...  TyAnn: I do!  Lisa: ...about it.  TyAnn: And I'm 100% sure no one ever read that. But it didn't matter. I wasn't doing it for the audience, I was doing it as, like, a quality kind of thing.  Lisa: Hmmm. What's your take...you're making me think of...on the topic of self care ideas...how fulfilled we feel as humans and how alive we feel as humans, because I think there's a difference between being alive and feeling alive, like feeling alive for what you're doing. And that so much of it can come from striving and having a goal and that there's something around it even if it's something like, “I have this thing, I'm going to visit these 10…places." TyAnn: Whatever… Lisa: Whatever that thing is, so even making one of those lists...instead of it being an inventory of things you've found yourself get a charge out of it, could be like, “Oh, that sounds fun. I'm actually going to go do that.” TyAnn: You know, there was research that was done about, and this was really done on couples and families. And something that was particularly bonding was something they came up with and called it a quest. But it works for individuals too, that whenever you have a quest, something that you're doing together, and it doesn't have to be like, “We're gonna go visit every continent,” even though that could be fun, but that might be a little unattainable for a lot of people, it could just be, “We're gonna go check out all of the state parks in a 30-mile radius from our house.”  Lisa: Yes! TyAnn: Or we're gonna find a public fishing hole near where we live. I mean, it doesn't, it literally doesn't matter what it is. It's just something that's a common goal for you.  Bringing Strengths Into Self Care By Focusing On Things That Energize You Lisa: I like that as a very actionable thing that you could do with this, where you're like, "How can I do self care? Can I bring my strengths into it?" And by the way, you can look at them and say, "What would light these up?" And that can be part of your list making. But also, if you do things that feel easy to you and energizing to you, they probably are in alignment with your strengths naturally. TyAnn: That's a clue to strengths, too.  Lisa: Yeah! TyAnn: Usually your strengths are things that bring you energy and you feel naturally attracted to. So it doesn't matter if it's, "You know what, I'm going to try a seasonal fruit or vegetable this month. This is going to be the month of asparagus, and I'm going to go try that.” Whatever. Or, "We're going to try a new place." You know, you often hear this, "We're going to try something new." Because if you put yourself out there a little bit, but it's a new adventure of some sort, it kind of satisfies a lot of this neat thing. And that's what really gets a lot of cool juices flowing for you. Doing the same thing over and over tends not to stroke that same area for you.  Lisa: Yeah. And I like how you do the... If you're going to come up with a quest as one of the action items like, what could your quest be? And could you have a quest that would be a workplace quest or a family quest? And then could you do one that would feel really enlivening to one of your strengths? And then even if you wanted to have a work or family conversation around it, how could this quest be really fun for this family?  TyAnn: Yeah.  Lisa: Or how could this quest, this big aspirational goal that the team is heading toward, which… How could you find a way that one of your strengths comes alive through it? It would be a really cool conversation.  TyAnn: Absolutely. Lisa: I don't know if this is the same video you were talking about with research? Jane McGonigal was a researcher and she was recovering from a concussion. She started a quest to get better. There's a TED talk where she describes what she did to power up. She called it Super Better. And it was how she gamified getting better. She was also a gamer and she figured out a way to get super better, but bits at a time. And this quest notion, whether or not she used those words. TyAnn: I love that.  Lisa: ...it was baked into it. And it gives you a way to get there. Instead of feeling like, I think when people are bad at self care, when we're doing ourselves wrong, it's because I'm like, “Well, I'm, I haven't worked out this week, so I'm going to eat tater tots for breakfast.”  TyAnn: We like tater tots in our house as well. Gotta say. Tater tots loving family. And then someone might say, well, and if I had tater tots for breakfast, I might as well just go all in and have cake for lunch. And... Lisa: Oh, and I put ice cream on my list of self care ideas. So we have that and then you're all downhill.  TyAnn: But it's an interesting kind of this concept too. So you know, a lot of people have workout on their list because they think that's what should be on the list. So I would say stop shooting on yourself. What brings you energy is what brings you energy. No one's creating this, by the way.  And so if you feel like a natural attraction to you would like to get more activity in your life, that doesn't have to mean I have to go to the gym for an hour and a half, and get on some torturous piece of equipment that I don't want to be on, that makes me feel icky... Or, I have to go to a Body Pump class where I'm embarrassed and don't know how to do it. That's not what that means.  Lisa: Yeah, I think that thing, like remembering, there's a notion, maybe it's one that other people have put out there for you. Or maybe it's something you've made up about what that word means. Workout is a good example of one that's loaded. TyAnn: Yeah, a lot of baggage, Lisa: I think quick shout out to the book, Eat, Move, Sleep. That’s a really good one for self care ideas. TyAnn: Absolutely.  Lisa: …asking yourself, how are you on your eating and moving and sleeping? But okay, like if you said, “Okay, I want to move.”  TyAnn: Right.  Lisa: What kind of moving is fun for me? Maybe for one person, it's taking a walk with a friend,  and you got to have the social connection while you were power walking. For the next person, it’s going to a group exercise class.  Like I had... I went and hooked up my Xbox again, for the Kinect, to dance to Fergie. I mean, it's silly, but that's a fun workout for me. So why don’t I do it? TyAnn: That counts. That counts.  Lisa: And then you go, “Oh, well. Well, I do. Why don't I hook that back up? TyAnn: Right!  Lisa: Why do I have that unplugged? TyAnn: So if you want to be Dance Dance Revolution, man, knock yourself out!  Lisa: I love Dance Dance Revolution.  TyAnn: Or if you just want to crank up the music, or take a walk, or if you want to try some, you know, whatever new class is out there... Lisa: Take a whole new class! Whatever sounds fun for you. TyAnn: ...there’s something. So I think it really is trying to get away again from, if you write something down because you feel you should, I would say take another look at that, because that's not bringing you energy. And this is supposed to be a self care list about things that are exciting to you and bring you energy.  So if you feel like you should call your mom every day and spend an hour on the phone with her, but that doesn't bring you energy, don't put that on your list. Don’t put that on your list. Or even working out. If that doesn't sound so great to you, think about, “What does sound great to me? Hanging out with my friend sounds great. So maybe, I get an accountability partner at the gym. Then, that can be where I go to see my friends, I've kind of paired something I'm a little more iffy at with something I'm excited about. So together, I'm sort of killing two birds with one stone in a way that still feels awesome."  Lisa: Yeah.  TyAnn: So I think that's part of that self care. So I would just say, get back to that creative space. Think about those things which bring you energy. Try to get down to those micro-segments. I like organizing, that brings me energy. And so if I'm feeling a little out of sorts,  Lisa: Labeler.  TyAnn: If I'm feeling a little out of sorts, I might just literally pull open my desk drawer and just get it sorted out.  Lisa: Oh, this is the perfect closing to this.  Self Care Need Not Be Hard Or Inconvenient — Grow On Micro Habits Lisa: On the best self care ideas: My favorite TyAnn concept of the universe is “stop making things so hard.”  I make life hard because I think of all of these things I should be doing or want to do or that would feel great. But then they feel too gratuitous. It just feels like too much time. I don't have that much time for these eight hours of things I would prefer to do during the day.  TyAnn: It's too much.  Lisa: So the opening one drawer, and organizing one little space...  TyAnn: Right.  Lisa: The reading one page of a book, not even one chapter, but I like reading, I read one page.  TyAnn: Yoohoo, ‘crushing it! I’m winning. Lisa: If you’ve read Atomic Habits, have you checked out that?  TyAnn: Yes. Yeah.  Lisa: It's like, I will put my workout shoes next to my bed, and I will put my workout shoes on and then maybe...I will do 10 push-ups, and that's your only expectation for yourself — 10 push-ups, just something that is...  TyAnn: ...that you can crush, you can win... Lisa: ...very small and doable.  TyAnn: Micro-habits.  Lisa: ...and let it grow.  TyAnn: And you're like, I want to eat more vegetables. Great, I ate one asparagus. Winning! (laughs) Right? As opposed to, “Well, now I have to become a vegan.”  ...which seems like a big thing.  Lisa: That is so funny as a closing thought too because I have some like vegan experimenting things that… TyAnn: Vegan-curious? Lisa: Yeah! Say I’m plant-curious. If you're listening, hey, Becky Hammond from Isogo Strong!  TyAnn: We love Becky!  Lisa: Becky's a vegetarian. I was talking about well, you know, if I were to do it, I would just go vegan because I don't eat dairy so I would just like, that's the big battle with going vegan to me anyway, is I can't eat dairy anyhow. So I got past the vegetarian vegan thing. But I don't know about that. And I started giving all of these reasons: "This gets in my way...this makes it a precarious approach...and this makes it inconvenient. And she's like, “Just have one more plant-based meal per day." I said, “Oh, hello!” I hadn't thought of that. TyAnn: Something doable. Lisa: Stop making everything all or none. Stop making everything have a mutually exclusive this or that.  TyAnn: Stop making it so hard. Stop making it so hard. Lisa: And with that, I think it is…the perfect ending. So you've been listening to Lead Through Strength. As you think about not making it so hard and bringing your strengths into your self care practice, walk away with your list. Log those moments over the next month, maybe just a week or a few days. But catch the moments that were fun to you. Come let us know on social what they were for you because it is fun to hear the energizing moments for other people.  TyAnn: Absolutely. We'll talk about all of the self care ideas. Lisa: We will. Because the variety is so much fun when you learn one person's trash is another person's treasure - in hobbies and in tasks at work. So with that, let us know which ones you're starting to implement. We would love to hear how you took five more minutes for your self care so that you can fill your cup because we don't want you out of water. With that, we'll see you next time. Bye for now. Resources: Self Care Ideas To Help You Fuel Up Your Strengths And Fire Up Your Life Vital to self care is staying at your top form and performing better at work by knowing what keeps your strengths honored and insulted. Visit Lisa’s insightful episode about finding energizing tasks at work to discover what situations (or cultures) can either drain or motivate you based on your strengths. But simply knowing what honors and insults your strengths or talents cannot complete a self care process. Lisa’s Strengths Blind Spots episode serves as a great reminder to “feed our talents the same way we feed our body." Spend time developing and nurturing them instead of squashing them down so they can best serve your performance and, ultimately, that of the team. Finally, check out this episode on Wellbeing: Bravely Build a Fit Body and Mind Through Strengths with Lisa and Matt Swenson. You’ll learn to create healthy strengths habits around the 5 essential elements of wellbeing: career, social, financial, physical, and community. Life-changing self care ideas!

This week, Lisa Bass from Farmhouse on Boone is joining me to talk about holiday decorations without expectations. We talk about utilizing the great outdoors for free and beautiful decor, how to keep littles from touching "all the things", and how it's really about the memories, not about the glamour. Visit Lisa online at https://www.farmhouseonboone.com Visit this series online at https://thefewellhomestead.com/redeeming-home-for-the-holidays/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/amy-fewell/support

NYT best-selling author on strong female characters, memories of Chinatown, how her Chinese-American family influenced her identity and her writing, blending research with imagination, the muse, tea, travel and illuminating universal truths of the human experience.Visit Lisa’s website lisasee.com to see her titles — from her family memoir On Gold Mountain to all of her novels. Follow Lisa on Instagram: @lisasee_writer and Twitter: @Lisa_See.Subscribe to support the Another Door Opens podcast for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/anotherdooropens and know you’re making the world a better place one conversation at a time. Follow the Another Door Opens podcast on Instagram/Twitter/Facebook at @podcastado. Visit https://www.stephaniehimango.com to learn more about host, Stephanie Himango. Another Door Opens theme music by Eric Brown. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This episode is packed with tangible tips from organizational expert, Lisa Woodruff. Lisa is the creator of Organize 365. She is the author of the book, The Paper Solution and creator of The Sunday Basket organizational concept, which is a brilliant idea to keep all of your must-save papers. Just in our conversation alone, Lisa chats about so many tips that will save you hours and give you the gift of time and less stress. I hope you enjoy today's podcast. You can find Lisa's information linked below: Visit Lisa's Website: https://organize365.com/ Listen in to Lisa's Podcast https://organize365.com/podcast/ Lisa's Book https://organize365.com/thepapersolution --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breezygreenhome/support

Welcome to Our Conscious Playground, a creative place--and a creative way--to solve real-life problems! Join my co-host Lisa Berry and me as we travel to a place where you cannot fail, where there are no limitations, no wrong answers, you can be silly if you want to, and you always have the freedom to change your mind. In Our Conscious Playground, you're never stuck with what you have right now. A bit of context: in November 2019, while deciding how and in what capacity we were going to work together, Lisa and I came up with the term Our Conscious Playground. Central to the discussion was creating and holding space for adults to have fun while processing real-life issues, all the while emphasizing the creativity and freedom of play. We are happy to offer Our Conscious Playground as a mastermind group in the online learning platform The International Academy of Universal Self Mastery (IAUSM), iausm.com . In addition, Lisa and I will release 3 podcast episodes a month related to Our Conscious Playground; this one is the first. Tune in and see what the excitement is all about! We invite you to get a picture of Our Conscious Playground as Lisa and I play a fun game called "Ask a Question, Any Question." We have no idea what the other person is going to ask, so enjoy the spontaneity! Lisa and I welcome listener questions to the show! We would be happy to read your question on the air and answer it. Email is the best format for submitting these: Lisa- lisa@lightonliving.com Tomás- tomas@tomasgarza.com Please join us for this and subsequent episodes! Find some creative solutions to real-life problems, and don't forget your sense of play and curiosity!  --- My co-host Lisa Berry is the host of the internet radio show Light on Living and a holistic nutritionist, life coach, and podcast producer. Visit Lisa on her website at http://lightonliving.com The International Academy of Universal Self Mastery (IAUSM) is a global online learning platform that launches this fall. Lisa and I will offer Our Conscious Playground as a mastermind group on this platform. To check out the distinguished faculty and browse the course offerings, and to sign up for the IAUSM Newsletter, visit iausm.com   

How To Build A Sales Engine That Will Land Massive Deals – Repeatedly   Every sales person wants to build a sales engine that will land them improve their business, earn massive deals, and generate future sales. In this episode, we'll talk about how to move toward these goals.    Lisa Magnuson's whole career has been in sales, specifically in sales management and sales leadership. Sales has always been Lisa's passion and getting into Clorox, which is used in homes and businesses around the world, is where she experienced closing big deals.    The struggles in generating sales  There are several struggles companies face when trying to generate sales. During a crisis, the most difficult phase of the sales cycle is prospecting which is hard enough without added pressures.  During a time when everyone is already cautious you have to be careful about coming off as self-serving. Just conducting regular business can isolate potential clients. This is a concern that is applicable for both BDRs and SDRs. No one is exempted.    Lisa is an expert when it comes to knowing the right strategies you can use to prepare your team to get through a crisis. There are mindsets you can incorporate in your process to make sure you hit the ground running when we get back to the new normal.    Building your sales engine Regardless of who you are, we were all left feeling that elements of our lives were cut short. This pandemic has affected all of us and we are trying to figure out how to pivot and thrive amid the challenge. The best way to do that is to serve and offer a hand to someone else.    The focus should be to keep the dialogue  going. All the stages in the prospecting process are important. The mantra for this time is “lead with your heart, then offer a hand”. That's how you build your sales engine. That “hand” may look like a valuable idea you got from one of your customers or clients and you're able to pass it on to others.. You need to keep it simple and interesting for your clients. You can drop a message inviting your prospects to a virtual coffee and talk about the idea that may resonate to them and you go from there. There are also other things that you can do to land opportunities that are worth five times more than your normal contract size.    Do more soft prospecting  Sending an email template to people you have never met before is hard prospecting. Soft prospecting is sending out emails to the people you know and already have a personal connection with. Take the time to reach out and ask how they're doing. Once you know the kind of help they need,  you can lend a hand by sharing what is working for your other clients. Give them an opportunity to receive this information to see if it resonates with their goals.    When soft prospecting, just remember:     Lead with your heart Offer a hand Relate to their sales challenges Give them a possible solution Offer to engage in a way that make sense    Maintain your sales engine Because of the coronavirus, many sales people are having to deal with the disappointment of cancellation and postponement. We may not be landing the deals we thought we would but this doesn't mean we should stop the push to find new opportunities. Lisa's new book, The TOP Sales Leader Playbook: How to Win 5X Deals Repeatedly, talks about sixteen plays to build those 5X deals, many of which can be done right now.    Scoring your opportunities You can continue scoring your opportunities without any customer interaction. Decide on the characteristics of your big deals and score them. Gather your account team together and work on a strategy. This is the time to do research. If you want the big deals, there is a need to do more than the usual.    Part of the strategy for growth is relationship mapping. Know the key decision makers and players who will be involved in the deal and make soft connections with them. Use LinkedIn and other social media to find the common connections. You can set yourself up for the big deals right now by investing your time in making those connections and building your network.   The 4 parts to Lisa's book include:    The sales leader Methodology Execution Culture Sales leader Lisa's book is primarily for sales leaders and account quarterbacks. Sales leaders take the lead in looking out for the big deals. Big deals can be messy and they don't follow your normal sales process.  A leader and quarterback knows how and when to move forwards and backwards as needed. The sales team needs direction. The sales leader's role is to tie all the information together to ensure that the message and goal is clear for everyone.     Develop your methodology  Sales people may have a distaste for methodology and process but these are important resources for a sales team to embrace. Your methodology is your company's way of going after the big deals and these include:   Identifying the deal Scoring the deal Relationship mapping Doing a SWOT analysis Building a strategy Doing a competitive analysis Creating the blocks    Your methodology plays a big role in making sure your sales engine generates big deals in a way that's duplicatable.    Execution and Culture Execution means that you commit to the plan and work it. You've already laid out your methodology and you've done account strategy planning. It's time to execute the plan.    Lisa knows if her client has a “big deal culture” or not. Companies tend to talk about their big deals, share their stories, and show off new virtual walls and logos. Salespeople stick with these companies because they feel the fulfillment of their success and they feel well compensated and included within the culture. Does this sound like your company? Everyone should feel they are celebrated in the wins and a loss means a lesson learned together.  Behind every deal there is a team that works together, from executives to account managers to sales managers to sales reps.    We all got cut short when Covid-19 hit and caused us to pivot. The best way to do that is by lending a hand. #SalesHelp   The importance of scoring Scoring is very important because big deals take a long time due to their complexity. Sales leaders need to be able identify which deal is worth paying attention to and which teams to designate to each project. Lisa's scoring tool has eight criteria which include evaluating the customer's and account team's commitment.   Build your own playbook Lisa interviewed 41 sales leaders to build her playbook. She asked them about their priorities, their challenges, and they're methodology. Through the knowledge she's gathered, you'll have the structure to plan your own playbook. Also, as suggested by one of her interviewees, Lisa has included yellow flags and red flags that you might want to look out for as you go through your scoring process.    Lisa estimates that a 5X deal can take around 9 months to close.  Use these months to work your playbook to move the team toward a massive close.  If they know in advance how to pre-call, account plan, strategize, map out interactions, do the scoring, etc you can cross the finish line together.  It's worth the effort.  “How To Build A Sales Engine That Will Land Massive Deals – Repeatedly” episode resources Sales, whether you are a rep or a leader, is all about finding opportunities and committing to a process that will close a deal. Lisa can help. Visit Lisa's site, Top Sales.  If you are interested in more sales stories, you can talk to Donald about it. Reach him via these channels: LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook about any sales concerns.  This episode is brought to you in part  by TSE Certified Sales Training Program. It's a course designed to help new and struggling sellers to master the fundamentals of sales and close more deals. It will help them elevate their sales game. Sign up now and get the first two modules for free! You can go and visit www.thesalesevangelist.com/closemoredeals also call us at (561) 570-5077.  We'd love for you to join us for our next episodes so tune in on Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Stitcher, and Spotify. You can also leave comments, suggestions, and ratings to every episode you listen to.  You can also read more about sales or listen to audiobooks on Audible and explore this huge online library. Register now to get a free book and a 30-day free trial.  Audio provided by Free SFX and Bensound. 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This set by Lisa Mednick Powell covers 30 years of music in a half hour. The presentation was created to play loud 1/2 hour before our annual Poetry Month live extravaganza. The Corona Pandemic has stopped the world, so I reached out to Lisa to see if we can still thrill our audience with her performance poetry over the internet. Guaranteed to be 100% virus free - this set is entitled "Freedom Songs", and all the poetry in this set appears in issue 40 of Cholla Needles - April 2020. Five of the performances are culled from three of Lisa's solo albums - Artifacts Of Love (1993), Semaphore (2002), and Blue Book (2017). Her composition Face In The Crowd from 1987 was recently re-recorded and appears on the new Song Dogs CD entitled Light In The Distance (2020). Visit Lisa's website at LisaMednickPowell.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rich-soos/message

Everyday runners Krista and Guy share their ultramarathon experiences int his candid interview with Lisa.    This lovely couple from Vermont in the USA are the voices behind "Blue Collars Runners" a site and blog dedicated to sharing the stories of everyday people doing crazy ultramarathons.   Their mission is to entertain and inspire you by sharing the stories of everyday runners. People from all walks of life, with different backgrounds, challenges, abilities and dreams. Krista and Guy are so honored to tell these stories, of ordinary people doing extraordinary things, as they shine a light on the human spirit.    You may even find yourself wondering what you are truly capable of.    You can read their wonderful inspiring stories at: www.bluecollarruners.com  and in the prestigious "Ultrarunning" Magazine.   Guy and Krista Alderdice live in the hills of Vermont with their two teenage sons, Justin and Jase.    Guy found his passion for running later in life, running his first marathon at age 35. Krista, having run in high school, reconnected to running after a serious horse accident.  Through their love of running, they've made many connections with folks just like them. Blue Collar Runners is a place to rejoice in the everyday runners. Whether you love to run on dirt, pavement, treadmill, beaches or mountains. 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It's titled "Relentless - How A Mother And Daughter Defied The Odds" Visit: https://relentlessbook.lisatamati.com/ for more Information ABOUT THE BOOK: When extreme endurance athlete, Lisa Tamati, was confronted with the hardest challenge of her life, she fought with everything she had. Her beloved mother, Isobel, had suffered a huge aneurysm and stroke and was left with massive brain damage; she was like a baby in a woman's body. The prognosis was dire. There was very little hope that she would ever have any quality of life again. But Lisa is a fighter and stubborn. She absolutely refused to accept the words of the medical fraternity and instead decided that she was going to get her mother back or die trying. This book tells of the horrors, despair, hope, love, and incredible experiences and insights of that journey. It shares the difficulties of going against a medical system that has major problems and limitations. Amongst the darkest times were moments of great laughter and joy. 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If you want to harness the power of hope and conviction to overcome the obstacles in your life, Lisa's inspiring story will show you the path." —Dean Karnazes, New York Times best selling author and Extreme Endurance Athlete.   Transcript of the Podcast:   Speaker 1: (00:01) Welcome to pushing the limits, the show that helps you reach your full potential with your host. Lisa Tamati brought to you by Lisatamati.com Speaker 2: (00:11) Hi everyone. Welcome back this week. I hope you are doing all fine in your bubbles, wherever you are in the world and staying safe this week. I have a very interesting interview with a couple of very experienced ultra marathon runners guy and Krista odor dice from Vermont in the USA and they are going to share a few of their stories and they're also writers and founders of the website, bluecollarruners.com where they share everyday running stories with, with the audience. Now they also write for outdoor running magazine and I've done the Vermont 100 a famous race in the United States. Oh, I think seven, eight, nine times. And it's a really, really interesting interview about what makes them tick and about why ultra marathoning isn't just for the super athletes of the world, but for everyday people. And I hope you enjoy the show. Before I hand you over to Krista and guy, I just want to remind you my book relentless is now available. You can go to relentlessbook.lisatamati.com that's relentlessbook.lisatamati.com to grab your copy. It's available right around the world. It's available in paperback, on audio and Kindle and Amazon. You name it. It's a net version. So check that out. I hope you enjoy the book. If you do get it. And I would love a review if you've read it already. So without further ado, over to Krista & Guy Alderdice. Speaker 2: (01:44) Well, hi everyone. Lisa here pushing the limits. Thank you once again for joining me on the show today. I've got a little treat for you. I've got some lovely, lovely, amazing runners with me all the way from USA. I've got Krista & Guy Alderdice. How are you guys doing? You guys are sitting in Vermont. Many Ultra runners will know about the Vermont 100, which is a really worldwide famous, you know, ultra Mo ultra marathon in the States. And you guys walk past your doorstep, guys, right? Yeah, we're a mile 80, 87 passes right by our driveway. Oh, you were right in the corner, right where it gets tough. It gets real tough. Speaker 2: (02:32) Says it today. You guys at the listing, I wanted to introduce you to Krista & Guy. These dear friends of my dear friend Ben from Yulara who's really our key man in our company at running hot coaching and he is in Connecticut and he's introduced me to these lovely people. So they're going to share a little bit these stories today around ultra marathon running and Krista & Guy, I have a website which has blue collar runners. So just www.bluecollarruners.com isn't it goes which is telling the stories from everyday runners. Is that right? Yeah, we're just spotlighting the everyday runner who just kind of inspires us people all over the U S we've spotlighted. So yeah, says entered pretty cold. So I want to dive into the background and we've been talking before we started recording and I, and I'm getting a bit of background and we're gonna have to repeat a lot of it guys. Speaker 2: (03:33) So you two are married, you've been together since your like high school sweethearts, is that right? Yes. Yeah, we had, we had our first date in 1991. Wow. And you've got two young boys, 15 and 17 years old. And you were finding it to a printer guy and what do you do Christopher, for a day to day job? Where are you at home or are you working? Yeah, I work for him. So kind of do the business side of it, the admin side, and then I'm helping with the writing. Oh, the hard stuff by the chef. Well, the real stuff is that it seems to be like in my household, I do all the, the, the public facing stuff and then behind me, Neil, Ben and my husband has the trying to pick up all the basics and actually do the hard yards. So so you guys are ultra marathon runners and you've been doing this now for a decade now and you super talented runners or how did you get him? Speaker 2: (04:42) Well, actually Krista was much more accomplished. I mean, she was a, she was a great cross country runner back in high school and, and did real well. I on the other hand, was, was not a gifted runner by any means. I played, played basketball and did very short distances in my twenties and into my mid thirties didn't run. We're more than a couple of miles over 15 years. So yeah, no, not a gifted, no gifted background for us at all. But of course if you were, you had to go to spades. I crossed it. So you had see back in high school? Probably. that's, that's since gone away and now it's run long. Yeah. I was more of an endurance rider. So I did the a hundred mile and 50 mile races on horseback. Wow. And I would see all these crazy ultra runners at the Vermont 100 when I was riding it back in the early two thousands. Speaker 2: (05:39) Just wondering what the heck are they doing? Like is this run simultaneously that the horse race and the the running race? Yes. It's like one of the only ones left that you are on the same course at the same time with ours in the runners. So it's pretty fascinating. Yeah, it's neat. Yeah. Huge background as an endurance horse rider. But what sort of changed that for you? I know you, you know, you had an event. Yeah. And 2015 I was badly kicked by a friend's horse, so it was a pretty bad shatter of my elbow shattered in about 10 places. So I had three surgeries and about a year. And I just needed to take a break from that side of my life and I was wondering, you know, what, what am I going to do? Like I need that kind of physical push. And luckily guy was in the midst of, you know, doing his ultra stuff, I had kind of dabbled a little bit. I had done a couple of 50 K's just more socially. Honestly just to kind of be in the community, but it was much happier on horseback. But once that was kind of shifted, then running really became kind of my, I love how you say, I just set up a couple of things. Speaker 2: (07:03) They were not fast. I was just kind of getting around with friends. And as far as you know, our community, we have the Vermont 50 and the Vermont 100, like right in our backyard. So it was kind of a, what do you always call them? Speaker 3: (07:18) Yeah, our, our town. We've also just said that this town is kind of an outlier because we're a switch, only about a thousand people in this town and, but there's the per capita ultra runners are pretty crazy because it's, you know, it's right in our backyard. All these big, big events, Speaker 2: (07:32) Easy entry. It's kind of easy to get sucked in. Yeah. You sort of saw it happening in going past your doorstep literally everyday. So you sort of sucked into that world. And it's a beautiful part of America, isn't it? It's a beautiful place. It's gorgeous. It's quiet. It's a beautiful place to raise kids. And I think in, in our oldest son Justin's class, I would say out of the 20 parents, didn't we figure if Dean had done like the Vermont 50? I mean it's pretty, pretty fascinating. Like I think everybody is outdoors a lot. It's Speaker 3: (08:11) Yeah, I mean you can, you can literally walk out, you know, you walk out of your back door and you're on dirt roads, trails. The amount of Scott is, is a mile two miles away. So there's a playground right outside of our door that we, you know, so we're really lucky. Speaker 2: (08:24) You're very lucky. You were definitely very lucky. So I mean that's quite interesting. When you say like so many of the parents that you could saw with a ultra marathon runners, do you think, cause a lot of people think that ultra marathon running is only for the elite and only for the super gifted and the super tough. What do you, what do you say to that? What do you think about that? Speaker 3: (08:47) Oh yeah. We, we know from experience that nothing could be further from the truth. Then the first year I ran my first 100 I ran it with two friends, lived in town, Speaker 2: (08:56) A guy named Fred and a guy named Jim and myself. The three of us were, I mean, we had no special skills. We had, we weren't great planners and we all went out and tackle this a hundred mile run. You know, despite people telling us we were crazy and family members, you know, no one can be, most people never heard of it. You know, this wasn't even an event. So, but over the next few years, the three of us went out. We all, at one point, we all got to finish all of us. And so, and we just, it was just what I learned is, I mean, 90% of this I think is mental, you know, just that mental toughness. Yeah. And along the way isn't it? Yeah. so I know you said back in 2011 when you guys sort of started or you know, you got underway and that you did have no idea. Speaker 2: (09:48) You would just, like you said, you turned up on the format socks and, and we had, we, our gear was, was I ran, I was running in just like 86 basic road shoes. I had a Socks from Walmart. I had no special foods. I mean I hadn't done any research and, but we just went out there and you know, my aid station to aid station and we just, what we've found over the years is we just, it really became about being outside and just, you know, seeing how far you could, you know, how far you can push yourself. And, and honestly, I think we, all of us pushed each other, you know, and it was just that social part of it was a big thing. I think I was starting to wind down and then Krista, you know, got into it and then I kind of rejuvenated me because some of my friends were moving on and doing other things. And so when Krista came in 2015 and then we kind of just, you know, if it started doing more, I know it is the famous just one more. That's right. That's right. So yeah, there's a lot of things always sound good on paper. You know, when you come up with these ideas on runs with friends and you're like, what did I agree to? And you know, I can do that. I definitely know that problem when you're reading something on a website. Speaker 2: (11:20) I've had a few, I've had a few times where I opened my email and I've been, and I get an email saying, you know, thanks for signing up for this race. And I'm like, I didn't, I have no idea. Come to find out. Krista's signed us up for a race and I guess now I just get used to it. That's right. I hacked into his ultra sign up to how many things that you do? Oh, you running together? You know, hadn't you find it as a couple? Like I met with my husband, I can't, we did do runs together, but we don't run much anymore together because we're a different paces now. He's got better. I've also slowed down and got up, gotten older and been doing it for too long in the tooth, I think. And he w w we, we end up arguing. Speaker 2: (12:16) How do you guys find that as a couple? I think, I think for us it's like really therapeutic. Like we figured a lot of things out in the runs, like whether it's, you know, things we talk about, about the kids, like any issues they're having or I don't know, I don't really know how to explain it, but it's a time that we can just be really free of anything. So like it just, everything comes out. Mmm. And, and literally like, like I said before, before the podcast, like we do everything together. So like I said, if anyone sees one, it's usually the other. And he's way faster than me. Yeah. There's, if we're doing any sort of speed work, like he'll just go ahead and then come back or any sort of like speed work, which we're not the greatest staff. He'll just kind of go, go a little bit ahead and I'll just, it gives me a push to try to keep up with them. Speaker 2: (13:10) As far as, yeah. And then I think, and then when in terms of like race day, we're kind of both on the same page, is that we're, we're not really that worried about, you know, how great our time is. We're, we're, we're definitely finishers. You know, first we wanna we want to finish and, and know, we know we're never gonna be elite, you know, we're never going to be in that cream of the crop. I mean, some of the times these, these are the athletes put up or just they blow my mind. Unbelievable. So yeah, we're pretty happy being just kind of, you know, we just chug along and, you know, crank the miles out. So yeah. So that, so usually we just, you know, we run one of the hundred miles we ran the whole thing together. That was a special start and finish the whole thing together. Pretty magical. That was 2000. Yeah. Yeah. Y'all have to be on the same page as far as, you know, Asha or, yeah, yeah, yeah. Feeling good when well occasionally, you know, on a, on a, on a long run, in, in a, in a event, if one of us is feeling junky, the other one would say just go ahead. And, you know, cause I'm usually when you're feeling, you know, you feel junky, you want to be alone anyways. Yeah. You're a grumpy, horrible person. Speaker 2: (14:29) I'm nauseous and I hear like a little rapper opening on like, Oh, I can't eat, eat. So just go ahead. Don't eat around me. But how many of the promote 100 if you've got a son, a hundred miler. So I've done three and I've done eight on horseback. So three on foot. Speaker 3: (14:53) Yeah. And I, and I'm the CEO and this, let's see, I've, I ran in I ran nine of them and I've finished seven at a nine. Wow, that's amazing. And we always tell people it's such a family thing for us because yeah, since 2001, I think we've been to every single year except for, well, 2002, she had our our son, Justin Christie given birth a couple of weeks before. So we missed that year. Other than that, other than she was a slacker, slacker that year. But yeah, we've been, that we've been to and seen since our kids were babies. They've been to every single, because when they were babies, she was riding, I was crewing and so I'd be changing diapers and you know, strollers at aid stations and then now our kids and that's come full circle where the kids are crewing us. And now last year our oldest son ran the last like 13 or 14 miles in with Krista. Yeah. So we've seen it, you know, from little infants to now, you know, they're taller, taller than us. Speaker 2: (15:59) So the future is bright. We want, we want to see some more. So now I want to talk to you, a rotting guy in the blue, calmer that we call a Rana's website and the stories that you tell and you write for ultra running magazine, which is a very prestigious ultra marathon running naked scene. What sort of stories do you tell guys? What, what's sort of you know, the background into that? Speaker 3: (16:30) Yeah. So, so we always were fascinated. I mean, my whole life I've always been fascinated me reading memoirs and curious about people's stories. So this was kind of a natural thing for us. We've met a lot of nice people in town through the sport and in, in, in races. So we just said what we were out for a run about a year and a half ago and we just had this idea, you know, we've always called ourselves blue collar runners cause we're always just kinda like, did we always felt like we were just, you know, scraping by and getting through it. So yeah, he just started. We just say, well, and what we've found is with law as we've, we said, well, every once a month we just interview, we interview someone. And then we, we write their story and ultra running magazine and their online column. Well, we just found that people that are doing these crazy, you know, feats and challenges generally, there's a really good story. You know, why they're doing it. And we've, we've talked to people that have been through addiction of I tried to commit suicide too. Health issues to family issues to, and you realize some of the people that we knew in town pretty well once we interviewed and we found out things we never knew. And so we just, we bunked you've just met really cool people and now it's, we have this neat platform to tell their story, you know, tell it does again, average runners, Speaker 2: (17:50) You know, have jobs and have families or, and, and running is kind of a side thing. It's not the way they make their living, but they're doing just incredible things. And then any, they all have really big hearts like theirs. You know what I mean? There, there's just this neat push to do something big. Mmm. But they're just, yeah. I mean, this is, this is a couple of themes running through those stories by the sounds of it. And this is my experience too in dealing with lots of, you know, ultra runner, crazy people and myself as well. I know that, you know, running, saved my life. Literally. I, you know, I'm going through some terrible things and, and again, and again that's picked me up and given me my life back and my confidence back and my self esteem and channeled my Oh, I've got a bit of an addictive personality and if I don't do, if it didn't do running or working, I think stupid. So I it is a way of channeling my energies and so on. And I think a lot of people can, can understand that who are ultra marathon miners said it and it helps you deal with issues and helps you rebuild your life. And, and these are sort of byproducts that, that people outside of the running or the ultra running community especially, but even the running community don't, don't see as a benefit of running, but it's actually a mental health based mental health thing I've ever done. Speaker 2: (19:23) Yeah. And that seems to be a same that that does run, you know, you do get some deep stories when you're interact with people and some people have been through some terrible things and running his saved them and help them out of the muck, you know? Yeah, a lot of them weren't runners per se, you know, they didn't grow up, you know, running cross country or they didn't grow up. Having someone that they ran with it, it's how running kind of came into their life at that perfect time and they really needed to lean on it. So you know, and I know for me personally, it came back, you know, after I got injured and I, I did, I leaned on it big time and outside and to, you know, feel your heart pounding and feel that wind in your hair. Speaker 2: (20:10) And you know, it doesn't matter how far you go or how long you go or how fast you go, but it's just there and I feel lucky for that. Yeah. Yeah. I think it's like they've primal, there's a primal instinct that is missing in our everyday lives, mostly now in our modern day world. And it answers a lot of those biological and instinctive and ancestral sort of needs for us. So that need to push our bodies to, to survive and the in the outdoors and to be able to overcome and to actually, you know, like expel all this energy that we have which is sometimes a negative and or an anger or a grief or, you know, I I often come back from long runs, especially where you've given your role or rices and you just, you, you, you, it's so fantastic. The pain that you go through physically sometimes is, is it's a mean tool release part of the draw card and it's not what like I don't think you and I would sit here and say we like pain cause a lot of people, you're a masochist or something. Speaker 2: (21:31) Not at all. I don't like, I do see the benefits on pushing through pain or through suffering or had moments in a, in an event or training because it does teach you so, so much about who the heck you are. And that's something that my listeners hear me preach a lot, but I think that is, that is a very true thing. And he'd agree with it. Yeah. More. And when we always talk about it, we'll be doing something, whether it's work related or life w we, we always say we lean back on those ultra lessons that we learn because we're just, you just some of the things you're doing out there, you does, it converts over to, to real life situations and mental toughness kind of, you know, pushing through hard times. Yeah. And then the metaphors are there all over the place, but yeah, yeah, absolutely. Speaker 2: (22:25) Yeah. Yeah. I mean, I mean, you know, people hit me to have my story with mom and that's definitely like a Humvee, 100% of all of that, that, that resilience, that consistent, that real manelessness come from being an athlete and doing this sort of stuff. And so, so many benefits of people. And that's why, you know, I love encouraging people to get into running or any sport. But running is a, is a, is it, I think it's one that, again, going back to our ancestral ways, this is how we used to communicate this and how we used to get from one village to the next, the one, you know, we didn't have cars and everything else and, and it's the most instinctive, natural form of movement that we don't. And even in thing, you know, walking, running, you know, whatever in doing ultra-marathons there's a heck of a lot of walking isn't there? Oh my gosh. Oh yeah. Speaker 2: (23:21) Race. The race is a loosely defined term, you know, death shuffle, shuffle. So you know, I love to share some of your stories like I've asked you guys, you know, hopefully we can share some of your stories within the hour, you know, running hot coaching out online club and also on our websites and stuff. And you know, what I love about this is a being connected through our frame vendors that we've disconnecting. You know, the USA with new Zealanders, with Australians who listen to this podcast. It's mostly my audience, New Zealand and Australia. We have got other people in other places as well, but at say international illness, you know, but we all have the shared love of, of running and ultra marathon running and Beecher and nature and you know, for one side of the road to the other with these stories. And I think that that's, that's pretty damn cool. Speaker 2: (24:16) I just love that. You know, I think it's exciting. I think that's really neat. Yeah. It makes us feel more together and it's not in this crosses right now. We need to feel together. You know, like you guys are facing some really, really tough times in America. I think way worse than what we are experiencing. And if we can, you know, again, in this Karina time, we need to pull together, we need to focus, we need the strengths that are run as heavy, you know, push through these tough times and not give up. Tom's, he gotta to get tough for a lot of people. And you being a financial advisor guy would probably know, you know, lots of horror stories coming your way. And, and being able to help people through this sort of a crisis, I think you know, in having good stories always does that. Speaker 2: (25:07) So, you know, I just wanted to say thanks for coming on today and for sharing your, your stories and for connecting with us down at the other end of the ears. And I hope one day that I'm actually going to be able to come and poverty won't run for malts anymore. I'm retired now, but I might come and know what you guys do. One that would be so cold. You never know. What would be your, like if you had a couple of messages for people listening out there who have never run in their lives and think that this is only for the super Tufts super cold, super amazing athletes, they want me to say to that? Yeah, I think I would say aye. I think we, I think as, as humans we just, we always are putting limits on what we can do. Speaker 2: (26:00) And we're always kind of, you know, it's almost like I hear so many people say, well, I have bad knees or I can't, I just can't do it. Right. There's, you know, and Jen, obviously some people probably can't do it, you know, not everyone can. And we're lucky to have you know, I've, I've run the show I'm with, with, with farmers and carpenters and Marines and every, every segment of life out there. I've seen people doing these things and I mean age. Yeah. I mean just people in their, in their seventies doing, doing a hundred miles. So we see the whole spectrum. I think the biggest thing is, you know, just get out there and do it. Just start with something, you know, even if it's a couple of him and if it's walk a half mile, walk a mile and just get out there. And if it's something, I think you'd be amazed what you can, what you can do. And then, and again, we're, we're here to tell you we are, I'm Todd, we are his averages. Again, there's nothing special about Austin. Speaker 2: (26:59) I mean you can, you can do a lot more than you than you think is possible. I think that's my, and I think to have the courage to try and then, and not worry about failing and running for me, like a little tidbit is I don't care if you, if you run a hundred miles a week or one mile a week, that first mile is the hardest every, every day, every night. So I think sometimes he will get to that mile and they're like, it's just too hard. But if you know that it's hard for everybody, no matter how often you run or how long you run. I mean, I think that's my biggest take is have her smile. But after you get past that first mile, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, it is. But that first 20 minutes of everybody's run and was even sitting, but it's for some people, right? Speaker 2: (27:46) For me can be worst part. And most people give up and before that, like, you know, the runners and they think that the whole time is going to be like that. And you're like, she's just getting to the good stuff. Guys. You're just warming up. Cause man, when you get to that warm up part, everything was clear on the fog goes away. Yeah. And that's why the warmups bloody important people listen for you even by writing. And then I'm preaching to myself here because I'm still, I know that I should be warming up every time and I have a much better one when I do warm up properly, we all have a tendency, I've got, I've got an hour, half an hour or an hour, I've got to go straight out the door and I'm fixing my miles and I've got to see it on Strava, you know, warm up doesn't count, so I'm not doing it. And that's dumb. That's a good way to look guys. I really appreciate you coming on today and I want to hear more. I want to she's some of the stories that you've already written and I'd love to do some more connections, you know, have some more discussions with you and the heavier now running hot sharing in being involved with us. Cause I love what you're doing and I think it's pretty cool. Yeah. We love what you're doing. That's awesome. Speaker 1: (29:19) That's it this week for pushing the limits. Be sure to write, review, and share with your friends and head over. 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Lisa Wilson is a transformational coach, healer and Founder of Radically Authentic You. For over 25 years, Lisa has guided her clients to release their subconscious programming and false masks to achieve remarkable success. And it all starts with getting back to the core of who you are and being radically authentic.  Lisa’s mission and commitment are to guide you through an amazing transformational journey to help you release your self-defeating patterns, to become your True Self and to express your divinity and fulfill your soul purpose. She will also help you to release the secret insecurity, shame and fear that stands in the way of a life well-loved.   Visit Lisa online at https://radicallyauthenticyou.com At the top of the show, it's Anastasia's Starseed News, bringing topics of interest to starseeds not heard in the mainstream! Our next show after this one will be on April 21.  Thanks for tuning in!

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends! This week’s friend is Lisa Ornstein! We recorded this a few weeks ago at her home in Olympia during the Oly Old Time Gathering. Tunes in this episode: Lazy Kate Rochester Shaddish Reel St. Jean Fruit Fly Blues (Pete Sutherland original) Annie and Ellie (Lisa Ornstein original) Bonus tracks: June Apple Buy Lisa’s albums: http://lebruitcourtdanslaville.com/en/ Visit Lisa’s website: http://www.lisaornstein.com/ Help save/build our democracy: https://votefwd.org/ and https://swingleft.org/ Support Get Up in the Cool on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/getupinthecool Get a Get Up in the Cool t shirt and phone case! https://teespring.com/new-get-up-in-the-cool-swag Thanks to Burns Violins in Tacoma, WA for sponsoring this episode! Learn more at www.burnsviolins.com

Welcome to the end of the year, the end of the decade, and the last episode in GG Season Two. From the creator’s side, GG Season 3 looks like the best is yet to come.It’s been a challenging year globally in so many ways. And certainly climate disruption tops the list of 2019’s human failures: We utterly fail to comprehend the consequences of our continued denials, delayals and complacency. America is truly the worst offender and I suspect this is because temperature rise is always described in Celsius; a numbering system Americans don’t relate to conceptually or emotionally. We speak Fahrenheit. A 1° Celsius rise doesn’t sound like much to Americans. A correlative 33° Fahrenheit rise sounds terrifying.This is a dharma talk I gave in September 2019, which lays out the hard truths of inhabitability that come with climate disruption and temperature rise (all numbers are given in Fahrenheit) and offers a Buddhist psychological view of humanity’s continuing denials of and complacency about climate disruption. None of what you are about to hear is conjecture or climate science’s worst case scenario. Nonetheless it is alarming. And I try in this talk to make sense of what about our human evolutionary wiring and our kleshic perceptual habits, that makes it so hard for us to truly comprehend the enormity of destruction we are causing our planet and its inhabitants. I pray this episode inspires others to renounce denial and fully embrace individual and collective actions in this next decade that can, in some way, mitigate the horrors of climate disruption.Visit Lisa’s website to download more of her dharma talks, view her 2020 Bay Area Teaching schedule, and learn more about her psychotherapy practice and publications.Listen on Lisa's Youtube Channel

Lisa Congdon is an incredibly talented, successful and humble artist. I am pretty much obsessed with Lisa because she is an organized, artistic, kind and genuine dynamo! She is an illustrator and author best known for her colorful, graphic drawings and hand lettering. She works for clients around the world including Comme des Garçons, Crate and Barrel, Facebook, MoMA, REI, and Harvard University among many others. She is the author of eight books, including the starving-artist-myth-smashing Art Inc: The Essential Guide to Building Your Career as an Artist and her latest book Find Your Artistic Voice: The Essential Guide to Working Your Creative Magic (August 2019). She was named one of 40 Women Over 40 in 2015 and she is featured in the 2017 book, 200 Women Who Will Change the Way you See the World. She lives and works in Portland, Oregon. In this episode we dive into: -Switching careers later in life- How she started making work around the age of 32 -Becoming a PRO- Rejecting imposter syndrome and lessons learned -How she got into writing and teaching-ie her belief in giving back and being generous -Advice-She wrote the book on art business! Hear her advice for artists both artistically AND on the business end. You guys are going to absolutely LOVE this episode, I know I had a blast talking to her. Thanks for listening!  LINKS: https://lisacongdon.com/ Follow Lisa on Instagram @lisacongdon Lisa's books: Art, Inc: The Essential Guide for Building Your Career as an Artist   Find Your Artistic Voice: The Essential Guide to Working Your Creative Magic (Art Book for Artists, Creative Self-Help Book)   A Glorious Freedom: Older Women Leading Extraordinary Lives   Visit Lisa at her store in Portland   Lisa's class on Workflow, Time Management and Productivity for Creatives

"But it has to be natural - it has a tree on it! " Nikki and Raina welcome the founder of Sahajan: The Science of Intuition, skin care expert Lisa Mattam for a powerful discussion about her amazing company and how she brought Ayurveda to the clean beauty movement. Diving into the results-based misunderstanding about clean beauty, skin cleansing a chore vs. a ritual, formulating skin care, buying lipsticks for one party, ayurvedic skin care, vanity vs. holistic health, re-claiming your beauty and wellness, aging and preventative skin care. Natural health care means getting results from what mother nature offers us. Elle Magazine credits Sahajan with making "The Ancient Indian Art of Ayurveda more accessible than ever” and we were so excited to have Lisa join us for a great chat. Visit Lisa & Sahajan at https://www.sahajan.com/ or on Instagram @sahajanskincare ***Explicit***

Tune in to find out more about this week's astro climate, tarot cards, and animal ambassador.... along with my special guests: San Diego based professional astrologer and herbalist, Lisa Allen! Guest topic of the week: “Gemini Season 2019“ - where Lisa and I discuss the trajectory of this year’s Gemini season and how it starts off with a bang as the Sun and Mercury ingress into the sign on the same day while simultaneously making their superior conjunction, which kicks off this naturally Mercurial season in a big way. We also run through some of what is to be encountered during these next 30 days, while also looking at this week’s Chiron activity and how that plays a roll in the current energy. Visit Lisa: https://www.timingmagic.com/ IG @timingmagic Mel & Energetic Principles: https://www.energeticprinciples.com/ https://www.patreon.com/energeticprinciples/ IG @energeticprinciples

Grief can be a debilitating rut if we allow it. Author and blogger Lisa Reck discusses the healing power of gratitude.Lisa Reck BioLisa Reck is an author, blogger, and coach helping people navigate through their pain to live their best life today. Her book titled Breaking Through the Storm: Transform Pain into Power Through Gratitude and Forgiveness shares the story of the tragic loss of her older brother.She is a wife and mother living on the East Coast of the United States. By day, she is Director of Communications with a large dance photography company. Her passion is to help those who may be stuck in a rut of not living out their own dreams.The Break Through Academy is a six-week course and community to help people gain clarity in life, and create a vision that is driven by gratitude.The Healing Power of GratitudeTragedy ripped apart Lisa’s family and created ripple effects that lasted for decades and spanned generations. Lisa’s story shows us that choosing an attitude of gratitude and forgiving those who have hurt us allows us to heal and move forward in life. We were not meant to wallow in our ruts of grief. That pain is meant only for a season.Choosing gratitude and forgiveness is not easy, and it takes time. You may feel like you are betraying the memory of a loved one by not keeping yourself in a state of pain. The reality is your loved one probably did not want you to hold yourself back, but the opposite. Your loved ones probably wanted you to live your best life now in honor and memory of the time you had with them.Holding onto bitterness is like taking poison and hoping the other person dies. Forgiveness is the antidote. Choosing gratitude every day is choosing to live.Links and ResourcesListen to this past episode on how adopting an Attitude of Gratitude can Change Your World.Read Lisa’s book, Breaking Through the Storm: Transform Pain into Power Through Gratitude and Forgiveness.Visit Lisa’s website and blog at LisaReck.com.Connect with UsSubscribe on iTunes (Apple Podcasts), Spotify, Stitcher, or iHeartRadio and never miss an episode.Twitter @beyondtherutFacebook Beyond the RutEmail info@beyondtherut.comMusic Attribution“Oceans Apart” is our theme song composed and performed by Scott Ian Holmes.

This week’s episode of Good Girls Get Rich will surely relate to each and every one of us. Most of us can relate hard times. But be reminded that if you feel beaten down by life and discouraged, what’s more important is you get back up. Today’s guest is Lisa Lieberman Wang. Lisa Lieberman-Wang is a success strategist, breakthrough expert, international keynote speaker and trainer. She is the author of the #1 internationally bestselling book FINE to FAB. She is the co-creator of the cutting-edge neuroscience: Neuro Associative Programming “NAP”. NAP was created for you to be able to heal in a short period of time, avoiding years of therapy with a proven model to breakthrough whatever is weighing you down.   In this episode, Lisa shares the struggles she encountered towards her journey to success and how this inspired her to help thousands of people through her 7 Secrets of FAB. Listen and learn about the importance of self-love and appreciation and the steps to feeling FINE to FAB. Lots of good stuff in this episode!     #GoodGirlsGetRich We want to hear your thoughts on this episode! Leave us a message on Speakpipe or email us at info@karenyankovich.com. Episode Spotlights: Meet Lisa Lieberman Wang and her journey to FAB. (3:41) Most success stories often begin with trials and failures. (6:36) From feeling FINE to feeling FAB (11:02) Different Divisions on How Lisa Help People (12:36) Follow your passion and success will follow you (13:55) Practicing self-care is important. It always starts with the emotional end. (16:00) Power of Words: Relating Dr. Emoto’s Water and Plant Experiment to how our bodies work (17:20) Overcoming self-sabotage: Story behind Lisa’s FINE to FAB best-selling book (19:45) TEDx Talks: Beliefs are the Lies You Tell Yourself (23:32) Visit Lisa’s website to learn more about her and her work. (24:35) Enjoy a FREE Webinar about the 7 Secrets to FAB (27:57) Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Are you a podcaster or a wannabe podcaster? Check out GGGR Episode 65: For Podcasters – How To Use LinkedIn To Grow Your Show Find out if Karen is coming to speak at an event near you Learn more about Lisa Lieberman-Wang and her works by visiting her website. #1 BestSeller on Amazon: fine to FAB: 7 Secrets of a Successful Woman's Journey Away from Depression, Disordered Eating & Self Sabotage NAP Coaching Academy – Founded by Lisa to help maximize your potential through life coaching, professional coaching, and personal coaching I.N.E to FAB – A simple philosophy founded by Lisa where you MOVE from feeling Frustrated, Insecure, Neurotic AND Emotional to FABULOUS, AWESOME and BEAUTIFUL You also might want to check out a previous episode related to this one – GGGR Episode 51: Your Brain and Your Business with Shonte Jovan Taylor Follow Lisa on Social Media: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Join the Empowering Women Facebook Group   Help Us Spread The Word! It would be awesome if you shared the Good Girls Get Rich Podcast with your fellow entrepreneurs on twitter. Click here to tweet some love! If this episode has taught you just one thing, I would love if you could head on over to Apple Podcasts and SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW! And if you’re moved to, kindly leave us a rating and review. Maybe you’ll get a shout out on the show! Ways to Subscribe to Good Girls Get Rich: Click here to subscribe viaApple Podcasts Click here to subscribe viaPlayerFM You can also subscribe viaStitcher Good Girls Get Rich is also onSpotify Take a listen onPodcast Addict  

What are the elements of being a thought leader? What does it mean to be a thought leader? How can you build your thought leadership platform? As a speaker, you are seen as a leader, an authority, an expert in your space, which is why many of us want to speak to share our big idea to larger audiences. In this episode, my guest Lisa Zawrotny and I talk about how she’s going to be putting herself out there with her new message and signature talk, including in speaking engagements, workshops, webinars, a book, and potentially a TEDx talk. Lisa is a holistic productivity coach, so you’ll also hear Lisa’s unique perspective, framework, and approach to decluttering and organization.   → Get the FREE Strategic Speaking Guide and Visibility Framework to help you start building your thought leadership platform at https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/strategic-speaking/. About My Guest: Lisa Zawrotny created Positively Productive Systems after a deeply overwhelming time in her life juggling multiple roles as a caregiver for her Mom (who had Alzheimer’s) as well as wife, mother (to kids & cats) and as a business owner. After being trapped in her own clutter and chaos, she took back her health and sanity through a combination of renewed self-care, personal development, and a customized combination of organizing and productivity approaches. The process was so healing for her and her family, she knew immediately she wanted to guide others in the same way. As a holistic productivity coach certified in time management and life coaching, Lisa helps constantly multi-tasking, chronically overwhelmed clients embrace simplicity and find success by decluttering their lives (inside & out) and designing systems and habits that honor their personalities and values. About Us: The Speaking Your Brand podcast is hosted by Carol Cox. At Speaking Your Brand, we help women entrepreneurs and professionals create their signature talks and gain more visibility to achieve their goals. Our mission is to get more women in positions of influence and power: on stages, in businesses, on boards, in the media, in politics, and in our communities. Check out our coaching programs and workshops at https://www.speakingyourbrand.com. Links: Show notes and free Strategic Speaking Guide and Visibility Framework at https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/114 Visit Lisa’s website at https://positivelyproductive.com/. Connect with Lisa on Facebook and Instagram. Join the free Speaking Your Brand community at https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/join/ or text the word SPEAKING to 444-999. Sign up for a Strategy Session at https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/strategy. Ready to create your signature talk and framework? Email me at carol@speakingyourbrand.com or click here to schedule a call. Say hi to me on Instagram and Twitter: @CarolMorganCox. Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts and leave a review! Related Podcast Episodes: Episode 25: Why You Need a Signature Talk for Your Business Episode 45: Your Visibility Roadmap: Build Your Business, Brand, and Influence Episode 50: The 3 C’s of Visibility: What It Takes to Get Known Episode 61: A Game Changer for Your Business and Presentations: Developing Your Own Framework Episode 65: Writing, Publishing, and Promoting Your Book with Julie Broad Episode 91: Visibility Works: From Local Speaking to TED.com to a Book with Tammy Lally Episode 93: Turning Your Framework into a Course with Jessica Korthuis

Sharifah Hardie interviews award-Winning author of Raising the Bottom: Making Mindful Choices in a Drinking Culture. After short stints where Lisa trained polo horses, worked as a flight attendant, hairdresser, and bartender, she revamped her life and settled in as a registered nurse. For past twenty-eight years has worked with hundreds of women to overcome alcoholism, live better lives and become better parents. Raising the Bottom is her fifth book. She was prompted to write Raising the Bottom when she realized after twenty plus years of working in hospitals, that doctors and traditional health care offer few solutions to women with addiction issues. She is the mother of twin sons, and lives in Ohio with her husband. Visit Lisa and find out more about her by visiting her website: Raisingthebottom.com. You can also follow her @LBoucherAuthor on Twitter and Instagram! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sharifah-hardie/support

Guidance on raising iGen, aka Post-Millennials, aka Generation Zers. This episode we spoke with mother, syndicated columnist, speaker, and moderator LISA SUGARMAN. She is also author of the humor column “LIFE: It Is What It Is”, and the book “Untying Parent Anxiety (Ages 5-8)” , and “How To Raise Perfectly Imperfect Kids...” Lisa and I shared a comfortable mom-to-mom chat about the challenges of raising the current generation of children. Fear is the primary emotion of the era, propelled by that which was supposed to simplify life, technology. With her pragmatic insight, Lisa helped us to quell the fears and concerns, and inspired us to embrace the realities of the present with the mantra: "It is what it is." Visit Lisa's website at lisasugarman.com and follow her on social media. Music: What a Fool Believes - Doobie Brothers What I Am- Edie Brickell and The Bohemians Before I Let Go- Frankie Beverly and Maze What a Wonderful Worlds - Sam Cooke --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mental-speak-show/support

In this episode, "The Inventress” and CEO of Inventing A to Z, Lisa Ascolese gives listeners valuable advice on getting products to market. Lisa is an inventor, an independent product agent and motivational speaker on inventing, business building and product branding. She brings new inventions and products to Home Shopping Television Networks and the retail market. Visit Lisa at: www.inventingAtoZ.com for more information. Featured Pitch Presenters: Kevin Edwards with Real Leaders, the world’s first sustainable business & leadership magazine, at www.Real-Leaders.com Jarrod Colacino with The Stopper Buddy, the clog-free stopper for your sink, at www.thestopperbuddy.com Christopher David with UR Scent, the customizable air freshener for your car, at www.urscent.com Visit the https://www.gearhartlaw.com/passage-to-profit-show/ for updates and the current pitch contest.

It's a new week, and another new episode of Nina's Got Good News! For the second week in a row, host Nina B. Clarke is joined in-studio by her Good News VIP Guest of the Week, Lisa Cummings! Lisa is a certified Health and Nutrition Coach, as well as a detox and wellness expert. Nina and Lisa continue their discussion on healthy living and clean eating, offering suggestions and tips for how you can improve your life and feel better everyday. Lisa also breaks down her 30-day program that she offers to her clients, which includes healthy food alternatives, workout regimens, and more! This Week's Challenge: Take one of Lisa's tips on healthy living and clean eating, and use it in your daily life! -------------- Follow Nina on Instagram: www.instagram.com/ninabclarke/ Follow Nina on Twitter: twitter.com/ninabclarke Visit Nina’s blog: www.ninabradleyclarke.com Follow Lisa on Instagram: www.instagram.com/lisa.lisa.cummings/ Visit Lisa's website for a free consult: www.livewellbydesign.net/free-consult/ Buy the "Five Good Minutes" series of books: https://www.amazon.com/Five-Good-Minutes-Morning-Practices/dp/1572244143 Learn more about Dr. Joseph Feuerstein: https://www.stamfordhealth.org/find-a-doctor/profile/joseph-feuerstein/

This week on Nina's Got Good News, host Nina B. Clarke is joined in-studio by her Good News VIP Guest of the Week, Lisa Cummings! Lisa is a certified Health and Nutrition Coach, as well as a detox and wellness expert. Nina and Lisa discuss the many methods for of clean living and clean eating, and the effects that a change in diet and lifestyle can have on you as you begin to age. They talk about the importance of eliminating processed foods, the benefits of intermittent fasting and the Ketogenic diet, and more! This Week's Challenge: Try drinking a "green juice" in the morning, intermittent fasting or another of Lisa's healthy living and clean living tips! -------------- Follow Nina on Instagram: www.instagram.com/ninabclarke/ Follow Nina on Twitter: twitter.com/ninabclarke Visit Nina’s blog: www.ninabradleyclarke.com Follow Lisa on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisa.lisa.cummings/ Visit Lisa's website for a free consult: http://www.livewellbydesign.net/free-consult/

Tune in to find out more about this week's astro climate, tarot cards, and animal ambassador.... along with my special guest: professional astrologer, herbalist, and timing expert, Lisa Allen! Guest topic of the week: “Catching Up With Pluto“ - where we chat about this week’s Pluto vibe, our own transit experience with the Lord of the Underworld, and some of the mythology behind this darkly unconscious planet. We provide some tips on how to get out of the proverbial “rabbit hole” while also looking at the benefits that can come from allowing yourself to go that deep. Visit Lisa: https://www.timingmagic.com IG @timingmagic Mel & Energetic Principles: https://www.energeticprinciples.com/ https://www.patreon.com/energeticprinciples/ IG @energeticprinciples

Welcome back for another episode of Health Coach Conversations! Want to know more about how to legally protect your business? In this episode Cathy talks with special guest Lisa Fraley. Lisa  is a health coach, went to IIN, and is an attorney. She helps business owners with websites and client agreements, and even has DIY Legal Templates that save people money. It is so important to protect the work we do as coaches and business owners. In this episode, Cathy and Lisa discuss the following topics: Stepping out of your comfort zone Protecting your program, online, or brick & mortar business Importance of setting clear expectations Client Agreement and Signed Contract What are you legally allowed to expect as a health coach? What should be included in Terms & Agreement and Contracts? When should you use register for copyright? Copyright issues and violations Cost and recommendations for using DIY Legal Templates Details related to trademarking What are the rules for using stock photos for my program?    Free photo websites and royalty free music Necessity of disclaimer for health coaches Value of a program vs. one on one   What documentation is required for citing studies, information, etc.? Benefits of podcasting for business owners Costs involved with lawyers for trademarking & proof of use   Lisa explains the clearer we are about our expectations with clients at the beginning, the better. No matter what type of program you’re offering, you need to create clarity around your program and have the expectations in writing. Client Agreements do the heavy lifting and help to avoid awkward conversations about refunds, cancellations, and other issues relating to your business. Cathy discusses her new programs UpLife, Pure, 3 Part Art of Aging and Lisa explains how to set up your own program with legal protection in place. Lisa believes all “clients want to know how to get results and do it well”, so having the right language in your legal documents is crucial to having a successful business.  Lisa shares her 3-prong test to determine if you should trademark the name for your program: Are you passionate about it? Are you making profit from it? What is the potential for its longevity?   Setting clear boundaries and using the correct language will save you time, money, and energy. Visit Lisa’s website if you want more resources to legally protect your business the right way!   Things Mentioned In This Episode: Lisa Fraley’s DIY Legal Templates Legally Enlightened Podcast Links to resources: Health Coach Group Website  

In this episode, "The Inventress", Lisa Ascolese speaks on the topic of inventing, business building and product branding. Lisa is an inventor, an independent product agent, motivational speaker and the CEO of Inventing A to Z. She brings new inventions and products to Home Shopping Television Networks and the retail market. She has branded dozens of products through her product placement expertise for more than 23 years. Visit Lisa at: https://www.inventingatoz.com/. Featured Pitch Presenters: Rosalie Dudkiewicz with Zero Compression Back Brace at, https://zerocompressionbackbrace.com Carolyn Barbarite with JavaMelts at, https://javamelts.com David Mulford with Brella Savr at, https://brellasavr.com Visit the https://www.gearhartlaw.com/passage-to-profit-show/ for updates and the current pitch contest.

Tune in to find out more about this week's astro climate, tarot cards, and animal ambassador.... along with my special guest: professional astrologer, herbalist, and timing expert, Lisa Allen! Guest topic of the week: “Catalytic Motion: Total Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius“ - where we discuss the lunar eclipse and its unusual details, so perfect for Aquarius! We also discuss Mars being “out of bounds” and the many aspects that are making this week one of astrological proportions! Visit Lisa: http://intuitivetiming.com/ FB @LisaAllenMH IG @intuitivetimingdotcom Mel & Energetic Principles: https://www.energeticprinciples.com/ https://www.patreon.com/energeticprinciples/ IG @energeticprinciples

June 21st Ken talks with Lisa Duffy “Mending the Heart: A Catholic Annulment Companion” (Our Sunday Visitor) Lisa’s book is available at: https://www.osvcatholicbookstore.com/product/mending-the-heart-a-catholic-annulment-companion Visit Lisa’s website: http://www.lisaduffy.com

Business Advice and Tips for Success What does it take to become a Corporate Executive and then transform to a successful Entrepreneur? You are in for a treat today as Lisa Smith shares business advice and tips for success. Big takeaways in this episode you don’t want to miss. Visit Lisa at   http://thepeacefulparent.com or at  www.mbbizwell.com/blog-podcast to see Lisa in the Bizwell studio.    

As a founding member of the billion dollar company, Quest Nutrition, Lisa built their revolutionary in-house media team. She is now the co-founder and President of Impact Theory. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. A supportive significant other plays a huge role in an entrepreneur’s life. 2. Never let your worst moment be the end of your story. 3. Humanize yourself and give empathy to try and understand another person’s perspective. Visit Lisa’s websites - Quest Nutrition and Impact Theory   Sponsors: DesignCrowd: If you’re not much of a designer, but are looking for ideas for your next logo, websites design or even your new business cards, then DesignCrowd can help! Visit DesignCrowd.com/fire for a special one $100 VIP offer for Fire Nation! VMware: We read their quotes in Bloomberg Business , but sometimes it’s hard to know what Silicon Valley executives are really thinking. Tune in to the VMware Executive Perspective Podcast series to hear the whole story at VMware.com/radius/perspective! Venetian Hotel: Next time you’re planning an epic trip to Las Vegas, remember there’s no better place to stay than The Venetian Las Vegas. For more information, visit Venetian.com!

I had the pleasure of chatting with Lisa Thompson, the Founder of Self Love Beauty. Lisa is on a mission to empower others to see their true beauty and embark on their own self-love journeys. After starting her own self-love journey a few years into her corporate career, Lisa decided she needed to share what she was learning with the world. Over time, her little blog turned into a heart-centered and passionate community.   In this episode, Lisa shares what self-love really is and why it's so important for each and every one of us. We discuss why self-love can be difficult to embrace and how we can rewrite our self-love stories.   Lisa also discusses the 4 components of a healthy self-love practice and shares tips on how we can use those components to build a self-love practice that fits the life we want to live. These tips are huge if you take the time to apply them to your life. They will not only change your thoughts about you, but they can also transform your life!   Question Highlights: What does self-love that really mean? What does self-love look like when applied in someone's life? Why is self-love so important? Why do you think self love is so frequently pushed to the side / overlooked? Does self-love look different for men and women? How can we stay self-aware about our self love journey? How do we keep ourselves accountable when it comes to our self-love journey? What are some easy tactics we can try TODAY to practice self love? If there was one thing our listeners can takeaway about self-love, what would it be?   In This Episode You Will Learn: What self love really is How you can start your personalized self-love journey today The 4 components of a self-love blueprint   Resources:   Email Lisa: info@selflovebeautuy.com   Chat with Lisa on Instagram: @selflovebeauty   Visit Lisa's Website: http://www.selflovebeauty.com/   Web Page: http://avanimiriyala.com/010-self-love   --   Check out my website at http://avanimiriyala.com. Follow me on social media @AvaniMiriyala – can't wait to hang out with you there!  

Could 40 days of intentional kindness truly spark a revolution? Lisa Barrickman celebrated the days leading up to her 40th birthday by committing one act of kindness a day. Others embraced her endeavor, and in less than a year, more than 20,000 separate acts of kindness took place. In her new book, A Case for Kindness, Lisa shares the ripple effect that changed an entire community and how you can implement it in your own area of the world. Lisa Barrickman is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Certified Secondary School Counselor. She is a stay-at-home mother and has been recognized for her work with community and volunteer organizations. Lisa is a graduate of the University of Dayton with a BA in Psychology and Loyola University in Maryland with a MS in Pastoral Counseling. She and her husband Josh have been married for seventeen years and they have three children. They live in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Visit Lisa at http://lisabarrickman.com.

Lisa is UPWARD's founder/CEO and chairman. She is a Managing Partner at The Westly Group and former vice president at Intel Capital. She has steadfastly climbed to the top and wants to help other women advance with less friction. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. While pitching, explain and prove why your idea will crush your competitors. 2. Learn to be adaptable and always be willing to pivot to get that WIN. 3. Develop and nurture your network and connections. Visit Lisa’s website - UPWARD Sponsors: Four Sigmatic: Mushroom Coffee - that doesn't actually taste like mushrooms - and that has a ton of benefits! It tastes just like regular coffee, and I love that it gives me a strong and steady energy force that lasts the entire day thanks to the active ingredient: Lion’s mane mushroom. Visit FourSigmatic.com/fire and enter promo code FIRE for 15% off your order today! LinkedIn Learning: Offers thousands of expert-led courses covering a wide range of business, tech, and creative skills, with dozens of new tutorials added each week! Right now LinkedIn Learning is offering our listeners a free 30-day trial! Just visit LinkedIn.com/fire to sign up and try it free for 30 days!

Lisa is a Legal Coach, Attorney and Best-Selling Author of Easy Legal Steps. She helps entrepreneurs take legal steps to protect their businesses by combining law, coaching and spirituality. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. When you have a daunting task, break it down into smaller steps. 2. Don’t be afraid of the law; it IS easy to understand and it does NOT have to be expensive to have your documents in place. 3. Find your specific niche and own it. Visit Lisa’s website - Lisa Fraley Sponsors: Omaha Steaks: The perfect holiday gift for your clients, employees and partners! Omaha Steaks has a huge variety of gift options to choose from and flexible gift plans for businesses of all sizes. Right now you can get their exclusive holiday gift package for $59.99. Visit OmahaSteaks.com and type EOF in the search bar!

The vegan world is rapidly growing, and a result, we're seeing new niches being formed in the plant-based community. Lisa from The Viet Vegan is perhaps the perfect example of this type of growth. Based just outside of Toronto, Lisa runs The Viet Vegan, a popular website and Youtube channel, to share her vegan Vietnamese food recipes, along with other delicious plant-based goods. While Vietnamese food is not particularly popular in North America, the cuisine packs a unique flavor that Lisa has veganized through her groundbreaking recipes. In this interview, Lisa shares with us some of her best tips on cooking and living the plant-based lifestyle. She also goes in detail on how to prepare out-of-this-world vegan Vietnamese dishes. Enjoy! Visit Lisa: http://thevietvegan.com/ Music: Purple-Planet.com

World Renowned Medium & Clairvoyant, Bestselling Author & Star of Lifetime TV's Life Among The Dead and Life After Death on the Style Network Lisa Williams One of the worlds finest spiritual leaders and mediums is back with us once again for more spiritual enlightenment!  Now in her record-breaking 10th appearance on Conversations with Christopher, join us as we talk with Lisa about what she's been up to, including her upcoming tour of Australia and New Zealand, how Lisa can help you find your soulmate, why so many mediums are waking up now, her current events, and much more! Listen as Lisa shares her current message of hope for those dealing with the sudden loss of a loved one. When Lisa Williams was a little girl, she discovered she had a gift. Communicating with those who are no longer with us. Some people say what she does is scary other people say she change their lives. Lisa just says what she hears and sees and she sees a lot. Lisa's personal 'spiritual' journey has been an exciting and rewarding one. She had to go through many life-changing experiences to understand what her calling was in life. Always a great time with Lisa and Christopher get together! PLEASE NOTE: This is a 'getting to know you' show to spotlight Lisa and her spiritual journey. Lisa is not here to do readings. NO READINGS WILL BE GIVEN!! Visit Lisa online at www.lisawilliams.com  Visit Christopher online at http://www.reburn.org

Lisa's new book The Infinite Wisdom of the Akashic Records is an extraordinary book filled with unparalleled tools for transformation. Accessing the Akashic Records is one of the most powerful paths to self-awareness and personal change currently available. Lisa carefully and lovingly guides you through the Akashic Knowing Wisdom Prayer System, a five step system with three vibrational keys to directly and easily access your Akashic Record.Meet Lisa Barnett:Lisa Barnett is the founder of the Akashic Knowing School of Wisdom, an Akashic Record Teacher and Consultant .Lisa is an internationally recognized teacher, speaker, and author with more than twenty years of experience in spiritual counseling and healing.Visit Lisa's website http://www.akashicknowing.com

World Renowned Medium & Clairvoyant, Bestselling Author & Star of Lifetime TV's Life Among The Dead and Life After Death on the Style Network Lisa Williams One of the worlds finest spiritual leaders and mediums is back with us once again for more spiritual enlightenment!  Now in her record-breaking 9th appearance on Conversations with Christopher, join us as we talk with Lisa about her spiritual school in California, her upcoming encore tour of Norway, her special events, what's going on in the world of Lisa, as well as her current message of hope for those dealing with the sudden loss of a loved one. When Lisa Williams was a little girl, she discovered she had a gift. Communicating with those who are no longer with us. Some people say what she does is scary other people say she change their lives. Lisa just says what she hears and sees and she sees a lot. Lisa's personal 'spiritual' journey has been an exciting and rewarding one. She had to go through many life-changing experiences to understand what her calling was in life. Always a great time with Lisa and Christopher get together! Don't miss this exciting conversation as Christopher welcomes back the always wonderful Lisa Williams! PLEASE NOTE: This is a 'getting to know you' show to spotlight Lisa and her spiritual journey. Lisa is not here to do readings. NO READINGS WILL BE GIVEN!! Visit Lisa online at www.lisawilliams.com  Visit Christopher online at http://www.reburn.org

Taking IELTS? Get our free IELTS video training course now Today we have a great guest! We have Lisa Biskup from English Fluency Now. Lisa is from the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Lisa is going to introduce us to Seattle and the Pacific Northwest and she is going to show us 4 things that are different or unique about her region.   4 Things That Are Unique About the Pacific Northwest: People enjoy the outdoors: People are focused on the environment and spending time outdoors. Even though it rains a lot, people like to get out and when it’s nice out, people spend a lot of time sailing, boating kayaking, hiking, etc. The temperatures are mild throughout the year and it’s not “painful” to be outdoors. They value local, organic food: A lot of people in this area value organic and local food, grass-fed beef, etc. There are a lot of farmers’ markets that people go to regularly. There is a huge market for this kind of natural food. A vibrant coffee culture: Starbucks started here! Starbucks brought the coffee culture to Seattle but in Washington there are tons of local coffee roasters and local cafes. The local shops often roast their own blends and have followers. If you are visiting the US, it’s a great idea to go into a cafe or the same cafe every day for several days. You can meet real local people at these places. Try starting a conversation with them. A progressive political culture: A lot of people value things like the environment, gay marriage, and other social issues. Medical marijuana is now legal. The minimum wage has just been increased from $9 per hour to $15 per hour. This is considered a “living wage.” Visit Lisa’s website at http://www.englishfluencynow.com   Bonus vocabulary term: Crunchy This term can be used as an adjective and it means that people like to spend time in nature. It’s an American English slang term.   Lisa's Bio: Lisa Biskup is the founder of English Fluency Now, Inc. and the creator of the English Fluency Now podcast. She works as a private English language coach, helping motivated adult learners reach their fluency goals. Her audio immersion program "Success with Stories" trains learners to become powerful English speakers, so that they can speak English with confidence and ease. Lisa is a certified Bilingual/TESOL teacher who has enjoyed working with English learners for over 20 years. Visit Lisa's website at http://www.englishfluencynow.com   Have you visited the Pacific Northwest? What did you like about it? Could you live there? Does the culture match your personality? Let us know in the comments!

World Renowned Medium & Clairvoyant, Bestselling Author & Star of Lifetime TV's Life Among The Dead and Life After Death on the Style Network Lisa Williams One of the worlds finest spiritual leaders and mediums is back with us once again for more spiritual enlightenment!  Now in her 8th appearance on Conversations with Christopher, join us as we talk with Lisa about her new spiritual school in California, her upcoming tour, her special events, what's going on in the world of Lisa, as well as her message of hope for those dealing with the sudden loss of a loved one and how to be sure you are looking for the right signs our loved ones in Heaven send us! When Lisa Williams was a little girl, she discovered she had a gift. Communicating with those who are no longer with us. Some people say what she does is scary other people say she change their lives. Lisa just says what she hears and sees and she sees a lot. Lisa's personal 'spiritual' journey has been an exciting and rewarding one. She had to go through many life-changing experiences to understand what her calling was in life. Always a great time with Lisa and Christopher get together! Don't miss this exciting conversation as Christopher welcomes back the always wonderful Lisa Williams! PLEASE NOTE: This is a 'getting to know you' show to spotlight Lisa and her spiritual journey. Lisa is not here to do readings. NO READINGS WILL BE GIVEN!! Visit Lisa online at www.lisawilliams.com  Visit Christopher online at http://www.reburn.org

Join professional blogger and author, Cindy Buccieri and her special guest Lisa Voncino.Lisa Voncino is a Denver based social media consultant, strategist and writer with a business development and marketing background who helps small to medium sized businesses create and maintain online visibility via Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+, Twitter and other social media platforms. Visit Lisa online at http://www.sundancesocialmedia.com.

Join professional blogger and author, Cindy Buccieri and her special guest Lisa Voncino.Lisa Voncino is a Denver based social media consultant, strategist and writer with a business development and marketing background who helps small to medium sized businesses create and maintain online visibility via Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+, Twitter and other social media platforms. Visit Lisa online at http://www.sundancesocialmedia.com.

World Renowned Medium & Clairvoyant, Bestselling Author & Star of Lifetime TV's 'Life Among The Dead' and 'Life After Death' on the Style Network Celebrated Medium & Clairvoyant Lisa Williams One of the worlds finest spiritual leaders and mediums is back with us once again for more spiritual enlightenment! Now in her seventh appearance on Conversations with Christopher, join us as we talk with Lisa about her upcoming Florida & Canadian tour, her latest workshop and courses, her current events and how to connect with your loved ones on The Other Side! Lisa will have lots to share with us about her own spiritual journey as well as some upcoming Lisa events that you'll want to be a part of and so much more! When Lisa Williams was a little girl, she discovered she had a gift. Communicating with those who are no longer with us. Some people say what she does is scary other people say she change their lives. Lisa just says what she hears and sees and she sees a lot. Lisa's personal 'spiritual' journey has been an exciting and rewarding one. She had to go through many life-changing experiences to understand what her calling was in life. Always a great time with Lisa and Christopher get together! Don't miss this exciting conversation as Christopher welcomes back the incomparable Lisa Williams! Lisa Williams will not be giving readings, but will be sharing with us some of her candid wit, knowledge and philosophies! Visit Lisa online at www.lisawilliams.com 

World Renowned Medium & Clairvoyant, Bestselling Author & Star of Lifetime TV's 'Life Among The Dead' and 'Life After Death' on the Style Network Celebrated Medium & Clairvoyant Lisa Williams One of the worlds finest spiritual leaders and mediums is back with us once again for another hour of spiritual conversation! About to embark on another international world tour in September, and on the heels of her latest bestseller, Survival of the Soul, Lisa will have lots to share with us about her own spiritual journey as well as some upcoming Lisa events that you'll want to be a part of and so much more! In her sixth appearance on the Conversations with Christopher, Lisa will share with us some of her most passionate spiritual philosophies and more! When Lisa Williams was a little girl, she discovered she had a gift. Communicating with those who are no longer with us. Some people say what she does is scary other people say she change their lives. Lisa just says what she hears and sees and she sees a lot. Lisa's personal 'spiritual' journey has been an exciting and rewarding one. She had to go through many life-changing experiences to understand what her calling was in life. Lisa Williams is now able to share her gifts with you through large audience readings while on her lecture tour. Always a great time with Lisa and Christopher get together! Don't miss this exciting conversation as Christopher welcomes back the incomparable Lisa Williams! PLEASE NOTE: Lisa Williams will not be giving readings, but will be sharing with us some of her candid wit, knowledge and philosophies! Visit Lisa online at www.lisawilliams.com

World Renowned Medium & Clairvoyant, Bestselling Author & Star of Lifetime TV's 'Life Among The Dead' and 'Life After Death' on the Style Network Celebrated Medium & Clairvoyant Lisa Williams One of the worlds finest spiritual leaders and mediums is back with us once again for another hour of spiritual conversation! About to embark on another world tour, with an upcoming Audio CD as well as the release of her latest book 'Survival of the Soul', Lisa will have lots to share with us about her upcoming journey to Australia & New Zealand, her new book & CD, some upcoming Lisa events that you'll want to be a part of and so much more! In her fifth appearance on the show, Lisa will share with us how important it is to be spiritually positive on your spiritual journey and much more! When Lisa Williams was a little girl, she discovered she had a gift. Communicating with those who are no longer with us. Some people say what she does is scary other people say she change their lives. Lisa just says what she hears and sees and she sees a lot. Lisa's personal 'spiritual' journey has been an exciting and rewarding one. She had to go through many life-changing experiences to understand what her calling was in life. Lisa Williams is now able to share her gifts with you through large audience readings and her TV show, Life After Death, which debuted October 14, 2010 on the Style Network. Always a great time with Lisa and Christopher get together! Don't miss this exciting conversation as Christopher welcomes back the incomparable Lisa Williams! PLEASE NOTE: Lisa Williams will not be giving readings, but will be sharing with us some of her candid wit, knowledge and philosophies! Visit Lisa online at www.lisawilliams.com

World Renowned Medium & Clairvoyant, Bestselling Author & Star of the new TV Show 'Life After Death' on the Style Network Celebrated Medium & Clairvoyant Lisa Williams One of the worlds finest spiritual leaders and mediums is back with us once again for another hour of spiritual conversation! Lisa joins Christopher to share some of her recent adventures following her international tour, the upcoming debut of her new show 'Life After Death' on the Style Network, what's in store for 2011 and much more! In her fourth appearance on the show, Lisa will share with us some ways on how she keeps herself spiritually grounded and centered, and ways to deal with a hectic life, yet still have time for one's spiritual journey. If Lisa can do it, so can you! When Lisa Williams was a little girl, she discovered she had a gift. Communicating with those who are no longer with us. Some people say what she does is scary other people say she change their lives. Lisa just says what she hears and sees and she sees a lot. Lisa's personal 'spiritual' journey has been an exciting and rewarding one. She had to go through many life-changing experiences to understand what her calling was in life. Lisa Williams is now able to share her gifts with you through large audience readings and her new TV show, Life After Death, debuting October 14 on the Style Network. Always a great time with Lisa and Christopher get together! Don't miss this exciting conversation as Christopher welcomes back the incomparable Lisa Williams! PLEASE NOTE: Lisa Williams will not be giving readings, but will be sharing with us some of her candid wit, knowledge and philosophies! Visit Lisa online at www.lisawilliams.com

World Renowned Medium & Clairvoyant, Bestselling Author & Star of Lifetime TV's 'Lisa Williams: Life Among the Dead' Celebrated Medium & Clairvoyant Lisa Williams One of the worlds finest spiritual leaders and mediums is back with us once again for another hour of spiritual conversation! Join Christopher as he welcomes back Lisa Williams to the show for a discussion on her upcoming international tour, a chat on spirituality, upcoming events and all things Lisa! About to embark on another amazing UK & European tour and with a few new projects in the works, Lisa will have lots to share with us about her life and her continued spiritual journey. We'll also talk with her on how and why she remains ever strong in her lifelong effort and pursuit in helping others communicate with loved ones on The Other Side. When Lisa Williams was a little girl, she discovered she had a gift. Communicating with those who are no longer with us. Some people say what she does is scary other people say she change their lives. Lisa just says what she hears and sees and she sees a lot. Lisa's personal 'spiritual' journey has been an exciting and rewarding one. She had to go through many life-changing experiences to understand what her calling was in life. Lisa Williams is now able to share her gifts with you through large audience readings on her various lecture tours and her new TV show, Lisa Williams: Voices from the Other Side and also Lisa Williams: Life Among the Dead. Don't miss this exciting conversation as Christopher welcomes back one of the most sought after and leading mediums in the world! PLEASE NOTE: Lisa Williams will not be giving readings, but will be sharing with us some of her candid wit, knowledge and philosophies! Visit Lisa online at www.lisawilliams.com

In this final chapter of A New Earth, Tolle writes about three aspects of awakened doing. As you move through your day, check in with yourself to see that you are in one of these states: acceptance, enjoyment or enthusiasm. When you are in alignment with one of these emotions, you will be creating A New Earth. Joining Lisa this week is Scott Friedman, who blogs on oneness and spirituality at the Ventura County Star; Diane Silvester, owner of Soul Centered, a metaphysical shoppe in Ojai, CA; and two local ladies Kate and Sue. Read Scott's Blog: http://www.venturacountystar.com/blogs/scott-friedman/ Visit Soul Centered online: http://www.soulcentered.net/ Visit Lisa.fm: http://www.lisa.fm/

In this final chapter of A New Earth, we discuss how awakened doing is the alignment of our inner and outer purpose. There are three modalities of awakened doing: Acceptance, Enjoyment and Enthusiasm; and in this podcast we discuss how to incorporate them into daily life. Joining Lisa this week is Scott Friedman, who blogs on oneness and spirituality at the Ventura County Star; Diane Silvester, owner of Soul Centered, a metaphysical shoppe in Ojai, CA; and two local ladies Kate and Sue. Read Scott's Blog: http://www.venturacountystar.com/blogs/scott-friedman/ Visit Soul Centered online: http://www.soulcentered.net/ Visit Lisa.fm: http://www.lisa.fm/ And, stay tuned with this podcast - next week we will be looking into how A New Earth mixes with Christianity and other organized religions. Our Next Book: The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz; tune in to the Lisa.fm book club as we discuss how to incorporate The Four Agreements into daily life. This easy-to-read book is a terrific follow up to Eckhart's book, because it reinforces the conscious way of living that is outlined in A New Earth.

In this 39 minute show Stacy speaks to author, speaker, and all around wonderful person, Lisa Harper about all the great things she does. Lisa is the woman behind the former women's conferences for Focus on the Family and now she and Kim Hill and Eva Whittington Self do women's conferences called Every Woman's Hope all around the nation.Lisa is also an avid motorcycle rider, and yes, even wears leather pants while riding. She has a degree in theology and loves to share the truth about Jesus and how much He loves us.You will love this show and definitely spend a lot of time laughing.Visit Lisa's site at www.lisaharper.net and also www.everywomanshope.com and www.kimhillmusic.com for all the information you need to learn more about Lisa and her ministry.