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Join Joe MoJOE McCarthy of our brother studio in Southern California, as we continue on with last weeks episode "What's Your Superpower" and talk about our favorite college professor's ultimate superpower. You'll be Happy you did! We certainly were.The song we used for the intro was "Are You Happy" by Primitive Radio Gods. The ending song was "Make Someone Happy" by Jimmy Durante. We don't own any rights. Contact usLinktree: www.Linktr.ee/HappyLifeStudiosEmail: Podcast@HappyLife.StudioYo Stevo Hotline: (425) 200-HAYS (4297)Webpage: www.HappyLife.lol YouTube: www.YouTube.com/StevoHaysLinkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/steve-hays-b6b1186b/TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@happylifestudiosFacebook: www.Facebook.com/HappyLifeStudios Instagram: www.Instagram.com/HappyLife_Studios Twitter: www.x.com/stevehays If you would like to help us spread the HappyPayPal: www.PayPal.me/StevoHaysCash App: $HappyLifeStudiosZelle: StevoHays@gmail.comVenmo: @StevoHaysBuy Me A Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/HappyLifeStudioCheck: Payable to Hays Ministries or Steve Hays and send to 27240 213th Place S.E. Maple Valley, WA 98038 MoJoe StudioWebpage and everything else MoJoe can be found here http://www.mojoe.studio/

Thanks to our autonomic nervous system, life-sustaining processes like our heartbeat, digestion, and breathing all happen without us even having to pay attention. But our environments, stress levels, and other factors can definitely affect the health and efficiency of these processes.  For example, sitting hunched at our desks and staring at screens often means that our breathing gets shallow and irregular—which of course affects things like focus, energy, cognition, and attention.   This week, Shamash Alidina leads a guided breathing exercise called Light, Slow, and Deep (or LSD), designed to re-set the breath in a way that opens the chest, relaxes tension, and calms the nervous system.  Shamash Alidina has been practising mindfulness since 1998 and runs his own successful training organisation. He is the author of Mindfulness For Dummies, The Mindful Way Through Stress, and most recently, Breathing Exercises for Dummies. He frequently pops up in newspapers, magazines and on radio shows. Based in London, he runs online trainings and speaks at conferences all over the world. He's been teaching mindfulness full-time since 2010.  The transcription of this guided meditation will be online and in our app at Mindful.org next week.  Stay curious, stay inspired. Sign up for our free newsletter mindful.org/signup or download the app for free at mindful.org/app.  Show Notes Find more from Shamash Alidina here. If you are looking for an in-depth resource to help build essential skills to meet a changing and uncertain world with a core of inner strength, join Melli O'Brien and a host of other teachers for The Seven Strengths, a FREE 7-day online course happening this May 13-19. Learn more and register at www.mindfulness.com/the-seven-strengths.  Go Deeper Breathing mediations have many mental and physical benefits, and you can find dozens of resources on our site. Start here:  The Breath is Your Superpower: 3 Ways to Help Kids Reset  Email Apnea Is Real. Here's How to Breathe Better at Work  What Science Says About the Power of the Outbreath  Helping Black Women Take A Breath  How Your Breath Controls Your Mood and Attention   For more practice with breathing meditation, try 12-Minute Breathing Practice for Awareness: Sit and Know You're Sitting or A Guided Meditation to Encourage Deep Breathing.  And more from Mindful here: More episodes of 12 Minute Meditation Let us know what you thought of this episode of 12 Minute Meditation by leaving a review or by emailing yourwords@mindful.org.

By Stan Hustad There are times in life when you step away for a bit—whether by design or by necessity—and when you return, you see things differently. That happened to me. After a stretch of what I'll call "downtime, overtime, and out-of-time," I'm back behind the microphone with a fresh installment of Inconvenient Ideas. And it felt only right to begin with a simple—but unsettling—question: What if everything we think we know… might be wrong? Now, that's not a comfortable thought. But then again, the best ideas rarely are. The Power—and Problem—of Inconvenient Ideas I've come to believe something that may surprise you: The most valuable ideas are often the most inconvenient. They interrupt our assumptions. They challenge our comfort zones. They force us to rethink what we thought was settled. And right now, we're living in one of those moments—where everything is shifting. AI: Not a Tool… a Tidal Wave Let me begin with a confession. When I first started talking about artificial intelligence, I said, "Not much will change… but some things will." Well… I was wrong. A lot is going to change. In fact, it already is. I recently faced a complex business problem with my team—one that might have taken us an entire day (or more) to solve. Instead, I turned to my AI assistant. Within minutes, we had: - Research - Contacts - A workable solution Problem solved in five minutes. That's not evolution. That's disruption. The Four A's of AI Here's how I now understand AI—through what I call the Four A's: Aggregation – It gathers knowledge from everywhere Amplification – It expands and clarifies ideas Acceleration – It moves faster than any human workflow Artistry – It creates visuals, language, and expression with remarkable skill That combination is powerful—and potentially dangerous if ignored. Those who learn to use AI will surge ahead. Those who don't… may fall behind quickly. The Rise of the Creator Capitalist You must learn to create value in a way that also creates income. Creativity is no longer optional. Expression is now economic. And everyone is in the marketplace. So Here's the Big Question: What's Your Superpower? What is your superpower? What do you do exceptionally well? What could you become known for? What category could you own? Noise vs. Signal: Why Expression Matters More Than Ever A lot of traditional communication is losing its power. Blogs without emotion are ignored. Words without energy are forgotten. Ideas without expression are invisible. You don't just need to say something. You need to move something. A World of Big Sticks and Bigger Decisions Power matters. Not just words. Not just intentions. But the ability to act—and create outcomes. A Personal Reflection: What Does It Mean to Be Useful? Be useful. Ask yourself—what can I do that is useful to others? That's where real value begins. The Cowboy Spirit and the Future of Storytelling We're building something new: A broadcasting collective A publishing platform A performing network All rooted in one idea: Help people live well… and flourish. If your business does not help people flourish—it's probably a wreck. Things to Remember - The most valuable ideas are often inconvenient - AI is transformational - Your superpower is your leverage - Expression matters - Power creates outcomes Things to Share - The Four A's of AI - Discovering your superpower - Thinking like an entrepreneur - Being useful Things to Take Note Of (and Act Upon) - Identify your superpower - Use AI daily - Upgrade communication - Be useful every day A Final Thought—and an Invitation Inconvenient times create uncommon people. Don't just survive—step into it. Be useful. Be powerful. Be world class.

Authenticity isn't about doing more; it's about undoing everything that isn't actually you. In this high-impact episode, Lesley Logan sits down with author and keynote speaker Barb Betts to unpack one of the most overused buzzwords in personal growth. From getting pregnant at 17 to building a speaking career rooted in real connection, Barb shares how her hair loss journey helped her stop hiding and start showing up fully. Instead of trying to be more, start shedding the layers of protection that stall your growth. This conversation flips the script on self-doubt, turning it into a green light for the next best version of you. If you have any questions about this episode or want to get some of the resources we mentioned, head over to LesleyLogan.co/podcast https://lesleylogan.co/podcast/. If you have any comments or questions about the Be It pod shoot us a message at beit@lesleylogan.co mailto:beit@lesleylogan.co. And as always, if you're enjoying the show please share it with someone who you think would enjoy it as well. It is your continued support that will help us continue to help others. Thank you so much! Never miss another show by subscribing at LesleyLogan.co/subscribe https://lesleylogan.co/podcast/#follow-subscribe-free.In this episode you will learn about:Authenticity as an undoing process of performance and protection.How your relationship with yourself impacts your ability to connect with others.Reframing comparison with curiosity to overcome social media envy.Overcoming imposter syndrome by embracing self-doubt as a growth signal.The VVR formula using visibility vulnerability and relatability to connect.Episode References/Links:Barb Betts Website - https://www.barbbetts.comBarb Betts LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/barbbettsBarb Betts Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/barbbettsThe Relationship Advantage by Barb Betts - https://therelationshipadvantagebook.comYou're Wrong About Podcast - https://beitpod.com/yourewrongboutGuest Bio:Barb Betts is a sought-after keynote speaker, CEO and relentless advocate for building businesses rooted in relationships. 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When I chose to go through my hair loss journey, take my hair off on social media and show everybody my basically bald front of my head. I upleveled my relationships big time in ways I never could have imagined, because it turns out people want authenticity, they want humanity and it gives others permission to do the same with you, and that's how you create a real relationship. Lesley Logan 0:43  Welcome to the Be It Till You See It podcast where we talk about taking messy action, knowing that perfect is boring. I'm Lesley Logan, Pilates instructor and fitness business coach. I've trained thousands of people around the world and the number one thing I see stopping people from achieving anything is self-doubt. My friends, action brings clarity and it's the antidote to fear. Each week, my guest will bring bold, executable, intrinsic and targeted steps that you can use to put yourself first and Be It Till You See It. It's a practice, not a perfect. Let's get started.  Lesley Logan 1:26  All right, Be It babe, we're gonna talk about relationships, not like the romantic kind, but like relationships with our self. You've heard many Be It Pods be about get to know yourself. And so we're gonna talk about that in a deep, wonderful, tangible way. I actually think it's really great for all of us. I got, I have already have five things. I'm like, oh, I want to review that. Oh, I like that. Oh, I highlight that. Oh, that. I'm so glad I already do that, and now I know why I love it so much. So Barb Betts is our guest today. She's an author speaker and epic human you're gonna hear all about her, and I'm gonna let her tell you, because she's the best at it. So here's Barb Betts. Lesley Logan 2:00  All right, Be It babe, this is gonna be fun, because I've known this woman for a few years now and been following her journey. And there's so many ways this conversation could go, because you are one of the most multifaceted humans I do know, but you are an expert at several things, and I wanted to bring you on to just wow our people in being it till you see it. So, Barb Betts, tell everyone who you are and what you rock at. Barb Betts 2:21  Oh, Lesley Logan, it has been just so, you know, four years we've known each other. Lesley Logan 2:26  That's crazy. It went by so fast. That would be faster than high school. Barb Betts 2:31  I know that's funny. We were both part of a community that we met each other in, and I met you probably at one of my first events. So it has to be four years. So anyway, so my name is Bart Betts. I am from Southern California. I am a recovering real estate agent and broker who built a accidental speaking career while I was selling real estate, and that has transpired into me essentially stepping away from the industry. My husband now runs our sales team, and I now get to pursue my passion of being a thought leader in the world, of helping people build authentic, trust-based relationships with themselves and with others. Lesley Logan 3:08  Which is what the world needs. Because I can't tell you how many inauthentic relationship-building like things are trying to come through my DMs. Barb Betts 3:16  Oh yes girl oh yes. Lesley Logan 3:18  I appreciate when people like, Oh, I forgot. We should talk. I think we have a lot in common. It's like, I don't know who you are, though. This scares me. You don't know how much you're scaring me right now. Barb Betts 3:29  Correct. I cannot tell you how much I connect with that and how much it frustrates me. And I always tell people just continue to be cold in the DMS, and all you're going to get from me is I remove connection or block. So if that's how you want our relationship to go, then try it, because it works with me. Lesley Logan 3:44  I know, I well, I used to tell people, and maybe we've talked about this before, but like, when I'm still I still tell people this, but when I first started business coaching for Pilate instructors, I was like, your business is with clients, is like dating. You would freak out if a guy at a bar, and I'm sorry this is gonna be more heterosexual, because that's the experience I have at a bar. A guy at a bar comes at you and tries to make out with you. But every time you come up, people with come take my class, buy my package, you are trying to make out with a stranger at a bar. You have to, you have to tell me my sweater looks nice. Flatter me a little bit. Barb Betts 4:18  100% Lesley Logan 4:19  Well, we're kind of skipping ahead. So okay, you actually, I love that you're a recovering real estate broker. I don't think we've ever had one of those before. But how did you get into this? Like, what was the journey? How did you discover that you were a thought leader here? Because it's not like, I mean, maybe you've always known you were when we were born that way, and, like, someone goes Barb Betts, you are the thought leader on this, but, I don't know. Barb Betts 4:40  Kind of, what's crazy about this is so when I was like, as long as I can remember, I always wanted to be a teacher. I would play school in my room, and my favorite place to go to get prizes or rewards was teacher supply store. Lesley Logan 4:56  Oh, my God, I do love teacher supply, yes, that is the best store. Barb Betts 4:59  So I would get grade books and seating charts, and I would put the mean people with the mean people because I didn't like them, and I'd give them bad grades, and I'd give the Lesleys of the world that I loved. I'd give them the good grades, and I would line up on my camera, scratch kid dolls, and I would teach them school. So I've always had the heart of a teacher. Frankly, I wanted to be a teacher my whole life. I would have been 100% a teacher, I'd probably be a principal right now, if it wasn't for the fact that I got pregnant at 17 years old. I talk about it very openly that that derailed my college opportunities. And back then, in the late 90s, there was no Zoom, there was no online classes, there wasn't any of that. And so how I ended up in real estate is a story that it would be boring to tell ended up in real estate. Got good at it. Was doing everything by relationship. And about 2011 I was in an office where everyone was taking note that my husband and I weren't doing door knocking and bus benches and grocery carts and all the other things that realtors are taught to do. And so they were like, Hey, can you teach us what you're doing? I was like, Sure. So I did a class, and I'll never forget, a woman in her 70s came up to me, she looked me dead in the eye, kind of rudely said, you should never go on a listing appointment another day in your life. You should do this for the rest of your life. And I didn't think much of it then, but it has stuck in the back of my head. And so from there, Lesley, it just snowballed. I just kept doing more classes and more classes that led to stages, that led to bigger stages, and that led to me truly not believing but understanding and feeling the itch and the need that I do have thoughts, I do have ideas that can help people. I have a gift on stage, which not everybody does, and I need to pour into that, lean into that and move into this new next chapter of my life. Lesley Logan 6:44  Wow. First of all, thank you for taking us on the journey of how when that was because I think some people would go, Oh, look at Barb Betts. It happened in like, three the four years that they've known each other, you know, like, like the year before they met, she figured this out, she taught a couple things, and now she's a paid speaker. Like, everything starts back with and I have a similar story where somebody told me, like, they asked me a question, how are you doing what you're doing? Because whatever you're doing is different than the that the norm is doing. And you all like, for me, I love that your reaction is, like, kind of rudely. I remember thinking I was in trouble. Which is clearly an insight to the psychology of an oldest daughter. But like, I thought I was in trouble. Like, like, they're like, the way they asked, How are you doing this did not seem like they were excited about what I was doing. I had to sit there for a second realize, oh, they actually just want to know. I'm not in trouble. Barb Betts 7:31  They're actually curious. Yeah, they're not, they're not putting you down, yeah. Lesley Logan 7:35  Yeah. So then so and I say, I highlight that, because for everyone listening like there are things that you are so good at, but because it's normal for you, you don't see it as the strength right away someone has to tell you, and sometimes we're not listening to them, or we think we're in trouble, we're avoiding that information because it's scary. It would be like, I don't know. Like, owning that means changing what, how you do, what you do. Like, it's like, I'm gonna, I'm gonna go in this lane now that'd be really scary. Barb Betts 7:58  It was. It was really scary. And, you know, frankly, how it all happened. It was about four years ago when we met, is when I made the decision that my husband and I have ran this great real estate company for so long, but real estate's getting real scary. And I, if you don't know anything about real estate, you know, we just went through these huge lawsuits and all this other stuff, and I was kind of at the table for a lot of those conversations, and I knew how bad things really were, and I knew how much our industry was going to change. And I kind of thought to myself two things. One, I'm not fulfilled anymore. Just, I hate to say just, going on listing appointments, working with buyers, it just doesn't fulfill me the same way it used to. And then the second piece to that was, I am concerned that all of our income is in one basket, and if the bottom falls out of the real estate industry again, then we're screwed. And so how do I diversify my income and follow my passion? And so it was scary, because I was and then what were my clients going to think, and was my husband still going to have enough business? And I was the one that started our real estate you know, I was 23 years he's 19, but I was the face of the company, the face of the team. So like, will he still generate enough business without me helping him? All those things were super scary. Well, it turns out, fast forward, he's a better realtor than I ever was, and although he is completely different than me, he still gets the same thing accomplished. So it all worked out, and I'm doing what I love, and he's crushing, you know, his side of the world. And I still help in the real estate business. I still run our team and train and teach and all that kind of stuff, but my day to day, full time role is putting good thoughts and ideas out into the world and inspiring others from stage.Lesley Logan 9:34  So let's talk about those good thoughts and ideas because, and we kind of alluded to at the very beginning, we were talking about these DMs. You talk about authentic, like building authentic relationships and at the time I'm recording this you guys, which is, you know, a little bit before this comes out, I ran, I was at a real estate event. That's not a real estate event. It was a tequila tasting event, which, like, hello, I'm tequila. I'm in. I have liked, I want to do tequila sommelier. That is my next dream. If you if I disappear from this earth, I'm probably learning tequila you guys. So just know that. So I'm at this tequila event, and it's basically the way that he builds relationships, friendships, connects with people, and that's he's like, I don't do any of the things. This is how I do it. I had no idea what he does actually like until the day. But at any rate, I ran into a friend who I've known since, like, 15 years ago in LA, she and I both moved to Vegas, didn't know it, because, like, where we used to cross paths had changed, so I got to have, like, a sit down coffee date with her, and we're talking about how hard it is as an adult to build good friendships, great friendships. And I don't have children, so I don't even have the excuse of running into parents I may or may not, like, like, I have to just, like, look around a coffee shop and wonder, like, is that a future person for me, but in, everyone who's listening here, most every business requires good, authentic relationships, most hobbies, most like, fulfillments in life doesn't matter. So we can go business or personal, but like, everything kind of, I think, plays into the same thing. The authentic relationships are what make this world go round. How do we do that? Barb Betts 11:06  Yeah, great, great question. So, you know, one of my biggest mantras is in life is to have a real relationship with anyone else, you first have to have a relationship with yourself. I think the biggest problem we have in life is we're trying to build relationships with others, and we don't even know who we are. And so when we show up to these relationships, when we show up to these conversations, we're being fake, and we're trying to people-please, and we're trying to make the other person like us by not being who we really are. And when that happens, they're building a relationship with an inauthentic version of you. I like to say something to the effect of relationships are a mirror of yourself. You are only capable of building a relationship with someone else to the capacity you have one with yourself. So like what you see in you is what you will attract in others. And until we clean up the relationship with ourselves, we can't build one with anybody else. Lesley Logan 11:57  Oh, Barb. Barb Betts 12:00  It's the truth. I learned it the hard way. And then when I when I talk about this, I also stand on stage and tell people that this version that you are seeing up here right now, I was not this version five years ago. And so this is not something that I'm telling you. Everyone knows when they're 25 years old, absolutely not. But can 25 year olds learn it a lot sooner than potentially you and I have? Absolutely. I think problem is we have to have the courage to do it. Lesley Logan 12:22  Yeah, because I do think I appreciate you saying that like I think the older we get, the harder it is to kind of unpack the different masks we might have been wearing, some of us wearing because maybe we have a neuro divergence. And so we think we need to have those masks. Some of them are learned because of how we're grown up. And so then you have to unpack that and also recognize how long you've been carrying it. And then you have to get to know yourself. And that's so hard. Every time I hear like, getting to know yourself, I think of runaway bride when Julia Roberts is trying to figure out how she likes her eggs. Like, I think that's the perfect example of like, I don't know, do I like? Barb Betts 12:56  Well, this is so I always tell people I have, like, a big beef with the word authenticity, and yet that's what I speak on. I have a beef with this word because it's the most overused under explained word ever. It was Merriam Webster's word of the year in 2023 yet everyone has a different definition of it. The problem with the word authenticity is people think authenticity means throwing up your life on somebody. And I always say that's called oversharing. That is not authenticity. So one of the things you you said it in a different container a second ago, is, I'm so tired of this mantra of people telling people, and in self-help books and on Instagram posts and everywhere else, just be yourself. Just be authentic. And my question to audiences is, do you even know what that means? Do you even know what it means to be yourself. And the problem I have with the word be is, be is very performative. What do you want to be for Halloween? What do you want to be when you grow up? It's futuristic. It's performative. It's not real. It's not in real time. And so what I teach audiences is, what helped me tremendously, is reframing this conversation around authenticity and giving it not necessarily a new definition, but a new action to get there. And so what I've come up with, what I've used, what I've seen in my own life, is that authenticity isn't about doing anything. Authenticity is about undoing everything that isn't you and you said it right? Layers of performance, layers of protection, the masks we've been wearing, the perfect mom title, the perfect friend title, the perfect Pilates instructor, title all of these titles and things that we've been told we have to be so we try to be them, but we're really not them, or we're not them in the way that someone else wants us to be so how do we start undoing these things that have been holding us back? And for me, personally, it to, you said it, mine started on the playground when I was a little girl. I was overweight, I was not cute. I had coke bottle, thick glasses, I had braces. I had like five strikes in the you're the left out weird kid department. Lesley Logan 15:01  Barb, we and I, we would have been friends. Barb Betts 15:03  I was lonely. I was sat by myself, ate lunch by myself more times than I can count. I was also an old child, so I didn't go home to a bunch of, you know, siblings running around. And so what I always tell people is I became a professional on the playground of fitting in. I became a professional at turning myself into whatever someone else wanted me to be, to be their friend. Problem with that is that eight year old little girl never put those masks down. I kept wearing them my whole adult life. And that's the problem. We don't have enough courage or self-reflection, to sit back and go, you know, is this really how I want to show up in the world? Because you know what it is deep down inside, everybody does. And if someone has to tell you what it is, that's not authenticity, because that's someone else's opinion, right? So. Lesley Logan 15:56  Well, I had perm bangs, just just the bangs part.Barb Betts 16:01  Just the bangs. Lesley Logan 16:02  And and I will say, like, I love that I wore a flower girl dress to school one day. But also, I'm sure that's the day that people are like, well, that's like, you guys a big it's I went to school in the 80s. So this would have been '88, '89 a pink, like pink, big dress with the big bows, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. And I know I looked good and I had tennis. I was Punky Brewster before it existed. But for sure, for sure, so I know that's what changed, and now that's why I wear, you know, tool now. Barb Betts 16:40  Oh my gosh, yeah, I I love it. I put a picture up on the screen of me, and I always give the audience a second to realize that is me circa 1986 because they're literally looking at the picture and looking at me like, there's no chance that's her. Because some people are like, Oh, your childhood wasn't that bad. You weren't and then they see a picture and they're like, my my friends, when I show them the picture, I'll just pull it out at dinner, and they pee their pants, and these are friends that have been friends of mine for 20 years, and they're like, no chance that's you. Like, yeah, it is. Lesley Logan 17:13  So I want to, so, okay, we have to do the undoing. We have to, you know, really, truly find what authenticity is within ourselves, and I do. I'm with you, by the way. Okay. Side note, there was a podcast that did the war on dictionaries, and if you it's you're wrong about podcasts, you guys, that came out last year, you have to listen to it, because it's about why Merriam Webster became the dictionary that we all buy. It's so fascinating. I mean, who knew that could be fascinating? This whole book about it, at any rate, because I feel like authenticity is like an umbrella term for, like, vulnerability and all these different things. So you hit all that. So okay, and you mentioned that our relationships are a mirror of ourselves, so they can only go as deep as we can go as deep with ourselves. In the undoing does does that and making really? Does that make it easier to make new friendships? Does that make it hard to let go, because now I feel like you have to let go of other relationships like, and you're a relationship expert. Should we be letting go of people? Barb Betts 18:08  Well, if they truly don't fit who you really are, right? If you truly are not being yourself with them, and then when you are yourself with them, if you're not accepted, not appreciated, not felt loved, then absolutely there are friendships and relationships that I realized I was carrying on to because I thought they were the cool people to be with. And it turns out that they're really not, and they don't love me for who I really am, or my voice or my opinion. So I share it in a simple formula, and we don't have to get deep into each one of them, but I'll just give you the high level of the three things. There's lots of things you can do to start unraveling, but the three things that like changed my life the most that I feel like are the three that most specifically women deal with, men too, but really women, the first is to stop hiding, right? Because I always say, when you hide who you are, you limit who you can become. And I have a whole hair loss journey that you know very well. I wear wigs full time, and that's really what transformed my life is when I was going through this hair loss journey, and about five years ago, I decided to rip the band aid off. I was told my hair is never coming back by a very well-respected hair surgeon, and I decided to transition to human hair wigs, came out publicly on social media about it, changed my life. And that's how I know when you stop hiding behind who you really are, right, you can become who you're really designed to be. The second piece that I always talk about is we have to reframe comparison. I think comparison is the thief of authenticity, and I think it's the number one trap as adults, we get into. Social media, at your job, in your career, right? Some other Pilates owners doing better than me. I hate them. Why can't I be like them? All of the things? So when I say reframe comparison, what I mean is, instead of comparing yourself to someone else, instead, come from curiosity, like, they are showing you the path to success. They're showing you that you can do it. You just have to do it in your own way. And get curious about what are they doing? What's their background? What season of life are they in? Maybe you're not in that same season. Like you just said, you don't have kids. You can get in a van and travel the world. If another Pilates owner or, you know, instructor is comparing themselves to you and Brad's ability to do that, but they have three children at home. Guess what? You're running a race you can't win, but we still do it. You think, Oh, they've got it all together. Oh, they made the perfect lunch, or they did this, or they, you know, whatever, their top producer, and I'm not. And so reframe comparison with curiosity, and then the third, and people always think I'm crazy when I say it, until I unpack it, is we have to embrace self-doubt, right? We look at self-doubt and imposter syndrome as this negative feeling, and it's not. Self-doubt, I believe, is the space where your confidence is actually born, right? If you don't have some kind of doubt, you're not going anywhere. We all have it. And if you tell me you don't have doubt, I would argue that you're not being authentic, right? Imposter syndrome, right? I'm so tired of imposter syndrome being put in this container as you're a fraud or you're a fake. Imposter syndrome is simply a sign you're growing, you're stepping into some new version of you, right? It's like we have to look at these as green lights, not stop signs, and we have to push through them, because that is how you build confidence from the inside. It's not given to you. It's truly built by you stepping into these new containers that you need to be in, new rooms you need to be in new opportunities, new everything. And so I think those are the three biggest things that I help people with, is really breaking through those. And when you do those, when you stop hiding, you're breaking down your walls, right? When you learn to turn comparison into something positive, you rewire your brain. You're looking at it as like envy and as success, and I can do that. And then when you embrace self-doubt, right? You're taking something that's completely normal, and you're stepping through it, which is how you, how you, I believe, break through the walls. Lesley Logan 22:01  I couldn't agree more with all that. I actually like the one reason I think I love that Pilates is in my life as long as it is, no matter what facet it's become, it's because it's a way that I'm allowed to be curious in my body, right? Like, like, why is this exercise so hard today It wasn't hard yesterday? Like, it's a way to practice curiosity, which is something that like, for better, for worse, the way the education system was when I was growing up, you're not curious. You memorize and you get the answer right, or you get it wrong. So I it's taken as an adult, this way of practicing being curious, because that's not something that's natural for me. I want to highlight the self-doubt thing, because I think that is so good, because I would be like, with this imposter syndrome. I remember Seth Godin going, Yeah, well, if you're new at something, of course you're going to feel that because you're new. And it's like to me, I just tell people, congratulations, you're not a narcissist. A narcissist will never feel that way and the way that you just said it. It's so funny, because I didn't realize I have a process. I will come up with an idea. I will then have self-doubt. I have to go through that so that I can go, Well, what am I doubting about it? How do I either get rid of that or, like, learn the thing I need to learn, or research the thing I need to do, whatever I've got this project that I'm working on this year. And of course, as soon as I said I want to do it, I immediately was like, who am I to do this? What, like, Well, how would I solve that problem? How do I solve that problem? And in going through the self-doubt questions, I can figure out the things, and now I have even more confidence in the thing that I'm doing, because I went through the things that I was doubting and explored what that was. And I think that your positive reframe. I think every single person, if they can go, Oh, I feel like that's a load off of your shoulders right now, I feel free. Barb Betts 23:37  It is, well, you said it, right. Okay, so when you feel the doubt and you truly don't know how to do something, or don't know, then you get help, shore up your weaknesses, pull in people around you, or truly understand you have been you have been gifted this opportunity. You've been invited into this room, whatever it may be, because someone else, or the universe, God, whoever, sees something in you that you can't see in yourself yet. But if you don't embrace that and you hold yourself back, you're not going to go anywhere in life, right? You tell me, you show me any successful person that you put on a pedestal that you think has never doubted themselves. The difference is, they know they're imperfect. They know they're going to make mistakes, and they choose to show up anyways, right? Think about Gary Vee. Everyone worships Gary Vee. Gary Vee is amazing, right? He's up on this world level that so many of us are like, Oh my god. Started out selling wine on the internet, on YouTube, you think he knew what he was doing? Absolutely not, right? You think he was comfortable in video? Go back and watch him. He was not, right? He did it anyways, and he was okay with showing up. Clearly, he's very authentic and does whatever he wants to do, but people love him for it. So when you you mentioned earlier like this whole like leaving people behind, and what do we do? And does it change who we are? It absolutely does. It 100% does. But what I know for a fact, because when you choose authenticity, when you choose to show up real, relatable and human, I know for a fact, you give others permission to do the same, and that is the foundation of human connection, and that's how you build real relationships. When I chose to go through my hair loss journey, take my hair off on social media and show everybody my basically bald front of my head, I upleveled my relationships big time in ways I never could have imagined. Because it turns out, people want authenticity. They want humanity, and it gives others permission to do the same with you, and that's how you create a real relationship. Lesley Logan 25:42  Yeah, oh, I got chills. I I think that's so interesting that we we fear losing people by changing who we are, because we're becoming more of ourselves. We're, like, truly not just leveling up, because that can be a little masculine, but, like, I'll just say that leveling up ourselves, right? We're like, like, owning all the things about ourselves, owning our imperfections, owning our desires and all that. And other people will level up they'll be like, Oh my gosh, like, they're being pulled with you, and that requires and then some people won't. Sometimes those people just fall off. You don't even notice it. And they'll be like, Oh my God. I haven't talked to the person in a year, and that is a sign they let themselves go. They let themselves out the door. Barb Betts 26:27  Yup, well, and I also always want to make sure that I give this footnote, because what I don't want people to think is, you know, there's a filter that you have to put yourself through. And I hate using the word filter, but it's the best way for people to understand, right? Because authenticity without this filter can be arrogance, can be a turn off. Because what I always say is, there's different rooms you're in. There's different relationships you have where you bring your authenticity to the table. And you can't bring your whole self everywhere you go. If you bring your whole self everywhere you go to a boardroom, versus maybe, how maybe you have a funny personality and you're a jokester that may be okay at home or around the dinner table with your friends, but it may not be appropriate in the boardroom with the senior vice president of your company. May not be into your jokes that day, right? So what I always say is authenticity with an emotional intelligence lens, being aware of who's around you. What environment are you in? What's appropriate, what's not is how you have influence in life. It's how you build these real influential relationships. Because I may have a political opinion, everyone has one, it may not be appropriate to talk about that with a new client, right? It doesn't mean I'm being inauthentic. It just means I'm choosing not to share that part of me with somebody. And so what I always say is the parts of you that you do bring have to be authentic. So like, you don't have to bring your whole self everywhere you go, the parts of you that are showing up have to be real, and they have to be authentic. Lesley Logan 28:07  Yeah, I love that so much, because, like with the ADHD brain that I have, if I were to bring my whole self to every meeting, people would not be able to follow along. Barb Betts 28:18  Correct, 100%, like, you're authentic. You just said, I have ADHD that's being authentic. Yeah. Lesley Logan 28:25  Yeah. So I and like, I think, like, it's having that okay, so in this space, this is how I can at least, so, okay, right? There was all the ADHD that you just experienced, because my brain went to three places being able to say, Okay, I'm aware that I'm going to be going in a different direction where this conversation is going. I promise it's going to circle back, because my brain is going to get us there. But yeah, I have to know that. And if I, if I mask that, then probably the best ideas are going to come for me, because that's what I'm good at. But also I'm not going to share the four other thoughts that happened over here at the same time. Barb Betts 29:00  Correct. Yes, yes. You know what it is. You know, some people have quirks. Some people have things about them that are, you know, appropriate for, again, your friends at the bar, but they're not appropriate for the boardroom or for the sales call or for the Pilates class while you're teaching, or, you know, things like that. So I think it's just understanding that what can't happen is you masking and pretending to be somebody or something you're not. That's what can't happen that people can smell and sniff out right away. Lesley Logan 29:30  Yeah, they can. And I and to go back to, like, this whole thing, like, it doesn't matter what the relationships are for, whether it's because you want a partner or you want a best friend, or you want a dog walking buddy, or you want, you know, to get a sale out of someone, you have to bring the authentic parts of yourself to that experience so that they can also make the correct decision as well. Barb Betts 29:52  Yes, because you don't want people that want to be friends with the not real you. Because then that's why your relationship never goes deep. That's why you never feel connected. That's why you never feel excited about seeing them. All of those should be clues that either you're not showing up real or they're not the real friendship for you, and not everybody is going to be your friend, not everybody is going to have a relationship with you, and that is okay. I promise you, the real people that you are meant to be surrounded with will come out of the woodwork when you embody this, you know, authentic way of showing up in life. Lesley Logan 30:32  Yeah, oh my gosh, I'm glad you highlighted it's okay. Like, I grew up thinking like everyone needed to like me. Right? I like, how many people are, like, nodding their head, like grew up that ever needed to like me. And the reality is, is like, I that's not true, and also doesn't set you up for being able to be yourself in every room. And there's, I saw something that that I've quoted him many times, and so, just so you know, if you've ever heard me say, I don't I saw on a shirt or, like, a bag you could take the grocery store. It's, like, it said, not, it's, not everyone like me I'm not a taco. And, like, because there's all, there's a taco for everybody, and I'm just, but I'm not going to be everyone's taco. Barb Betts 31:11  100% 100% Well, and, you know, and it's also, you know, again, we don't have to go down this rabbit hole, but we were talking about it earlier, about how do you build relationships with others? And so you have to show up authentic and real. But then I also believe there's three key factors to every relationship. So this might because I know we wanted to talk about, obviously, the relationship with ourselves, but how do we build these relationships with others? And so I'll share that the I created a formula, I wrote about it in my new book, that there's three things that have to be present always in order to have a real relationship. And these are the things I think people miss. And I don't care if this is sales, leadership, friendship, family, romantic, I don't care what it is they have to have these three things. And I call it the VVR formula, and it's visibility, vulnerability and relatability. You don't have those three things, you can't have a relationship, and it works with yourself too. So talk about visibility, right? You have to be present. You have to show up. When people are like, I don't have relationships that I want, I don't have friends, well, are you actually visible? Are you showing up? Are you present? And then when you are present, are you really present? Or are you on your phone, right? Like, are you at the cocktail party, networking and trying to meet people, or are you in your phone in the corner, right? Yeah. Then there's vulnerability. You have to have some level of vulnerability with every other human in your life, or you don't have a relationship, right? And vulnerability can be everything from just telling your team, you know, I don't know the answer to that, right? Or it can be, I don't like the new software either, that they're asking us to use, but guess what? It's what we've been handed and we have to learn it, right? Then there's all the way level of vulnerability, where you're sharing your deepest, darkest secrets with your best friends. I'm not sick, because when people hear vulnerability, they think, I don't want to be vulnerable. Well, you have to have some level of it, or you can't have a human relationship. And then the third is relatability, right? You have to have some point of connection. And this is the thing I think people force. I think people force this, right, if you do not have something that you can relate to each other on whether it be a favorite sports team, or you both love Pilates, or you both love wine or tequila, or you both love a certain sport, or you both have kids, you have to have some kind of relatability with another human. It's why, when you go to networking events and cocktail parties and everything else, and you know, you and I have been in these rooms where someone wants to be in your contact information, and you're like, nope, not saving that in my phone. Pretend I save it, but not saving it. It's because you had nothing in common when you had your conversation. If you did, you would have wanted to save that information and create a relationship. So when were talking about building relationships with others. I just want everyone to know that I believe if you focus on those three things, how can I be more visible? How can I be vulnerable, and how can I be relatable? You will create more relationships than you know what to do with them, if you want them. Lesley Logan 33:47  Yes. And I also, I was just thinking like, you know, I have some friendships that the relatability changed during covid, they got they had a baby, I moved, all these different things. And so our friendships have changed. They didn't disappear, but we are finding new things to relate on, because the major things in our lives aren't relatable anymore. And so I think relationships can go through that. And if you really want them to stay, you find a new thing to be relatable on. Barb Betts 34:12  100% or or visibility, which is also the proximity principle, which is also the law of propinquity. Try to say that 10 times fast. The law of propinquity basically says that the greater the physical or psychological proximity is between people, the greater the chance they'll have a relationship, right? So if you are not either physically or psychologically in someone's proximity, you're not going to have a relationship. So we wonder why in sales, our relationships drift away. Well, are you seeing them or marketing to them? Because if you're not, they're not coming back. Right. Are they showing up to class? If they're not showing up to class, you can't, but you can't have a relationship with them. So how do you get back in visibility with them? How do you get back in proximity with them? That's why it's first, because you're right. Relationships drift away, good or bad, for various different reasons. But if you want to bring it back to center, then get visible with somebody. Get vulnerable with somebody. Vulnerability can be texting Lesley and being like, Lesley, I miss you, I miss seeing each other in six months. I really miss you. Can we get together? That's being vulnerable because you're admitting I haven't been in touch with you. Right? And then relatability, finding a new point like to your like you just said, you have friends that all of a sudden started having kids during Covid, and you guys don't have kids, and so they're doing off all the little tiny kids stuff, and you and Brad aren't interested in guess what? That's normal. You don't have to be interested in little kids stuff, right? So that's creates a little bit of a relatability difference. But can you have a relatability on something else that you're both interested in?Lesley Logan 34:15  Yeah, I feel like I could talk to you for hours. We are going to take a brief break and find out where I can get your book, because obviously I my interest is piqued. There's going to be other things to go along with once we get the first step down, then there's the next steps. And so we'll take a brief break and find out and get those books. Lesley Logan 34:15  All right. Barb, where? Where are your books sold? Barb Betts 34:15  Books are sold everywhere. Lesley Logan 34:15  What's the name of the book? Barb Betts 34:15  The book is The Relationship Advantage: Unlocking the Life-Changing Power of Human Connection. Just look under the relationship advantage. Easiest way to find it, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Books a Million, as they say, with a deep commercial voice, everywhere books are sold. Lesley Logan 34:15  Yes, well, we're gonna get your book because I definitely, I mean, I've over the four years, I need to know you in this topic. Like every time I hear you speak, I hear a different way of it going, and I think it's the way of the future, even if people think it's AI, it might be AI, relationships are gonna be the thing. Not everyone wants to play with your AI tool if they don't know who you are. Barb Betts 34:15  Well, that's why I wrote the book, and I wrote it in three sections, and and just to give you the high level overview, it's the first section is all the relationships with yourself. The second section is, how do you build effective relationships with others? And then the third section is how relationships make an impact in your life. One chapter on sales, one chapter on leadership, one chapter on building community. And then the final chapter is how relationships are our legacy. Lesley Logan 34:15  You're brilliant, and also, you know, you're you're, you're Barb Betts on the on the gram, correct? And on LinkedIn, and all the things? Barb Betts 34:15  Everywhere grams are found. Lesley Logan 34:15  Yeah, okay, you have actually given us so many tools. I feel like we could just, like, clip it and go, there's your Be It Action Items. But just in case, you have other things to add to that, bold, executable, intrinsic or targeted steps people can take to be it till they see it, what you have for us? Barb Betts 37:21  I would say it comes down to the authenticity. It comes down to stop hiding, let your walls down, let people in. Admit you're not perfect. Admit where you're you know your vulnerabilities are. It definitely comes down to pay attention to how you feel on social media. Pay attention to what you're looking at, how you're comparing yourself to others. Really try to change that neuroscience in your head and reframe that into comparison. And I promise you, one of the things I tell people all the time is just DM somebody when you feel right, that that effort to compare DM Lesley and be like, Oh my gosh, your road show looks amazing. I'm so proud of you, even though you're looking at Lesley like, so successful. Everybody like her, right? And then the third, obviously, is when you next time you feel that self-doubt, friends, please look at it just in your head, think green light. Think green light. Think green light. That means put your foot down on the gas pedal and go. That is your clue to push harder, to go, to go do the thing, because it will change who you are.Lesley Logan 38:17  I love those. I love all of this. This whole conversation has lit me up. I'm so excited. You guys, please let Barb Betts know what your favorite parts were, what your takeaways were. If you were envious then you know what to do, she just gave you the tool to how to say that. Send this to a friend who needs to hear it. You know also it might that might even be a way of being vulnerable, like, hey, this really meant a lot to me. I think it could be really great for us both to figure this out. So I just think that there's so many different ways to take this. Go get Barb's book. I'm gonna get it wherever books are sold, and until next time, Be It Till You See It. Lesley Logan 38:48  That's all I got for this episode of the Be It Till You See It Podcast. One thing that would help both myself and future listeners is for you to rate the show and leave a review and follow or subscribe for free wherever you listen to your podcast. Also, make sure to introduce yourself over at the Be It Pod on Instagram. I would love to know more about you. Share this episode with whoever you think needs to hear it. Help us and others Be It Till You See It. Have an awesome day. Be It Till You See It is a production of The Bloom Podcast Network. 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Own your voice. Build networks that empower. Create a legacy that lasts.The Power Of Women Podcast opens the 2026 season with a defining conversation on influence, voice and legacy.In this season-opening episode, Di Gillett is joined by global brand strategist, keynote speaker, and founder of Powerful Steps, Tory Archbold, a woman who has spent decades shaping brands, influencing culture, and helping women step into their authority with clarity and conviction.This conversation explores the new rules of influence when building your personal brand. What Tory attributes her impact in business to and why elevating your voice and building empowering networks are non-negotiables for women who want to lead with truth.From Tory's journey building one of Australia's most influential brand agencies, TORSTAR, to her global work across Australia, the Middle East, and the U.S., this episode is a masterclass in aligned leadership, self-belief, and purposeful visibility. You'll hear:The defining moments that shaped Tory Archbold's leadership journey.What truly drives long-term success in business and brand building.How women can elevate their voice without compromising authenticity.Why visibility, alignment, and self-belief are strategic assets.How to build networks that empower women.The difference between transactional connections and legacy networks.Why women must start owning their influence.What it means to lead with truth, integrity, and intention in 2026. Key learnings:Your voice isn't optional. It's your responsibility.Self-belief is not a mindset cliché, it's a leadership strategy.The right network doesn't make you smaller, rather it expands you.Legacy leadership is built through alignment, not approval.Women rise faster and stronger when they rise together. New podcast episodes drop every Monday to power your week. Be the first to catch inspiring interviews, empowering stories, and thought-provoking conversations.

What if the secret to overcoming imposter syndrome isn't getting rid of your fear, but learning to invert your perspective and use it as fuel?In this episode of Glass Ceilings and Sticky Floors, Erica Rooney sits down with Michelle "Mace" Curran, a former F-16 fighter pilot and lead solo pilot for the US Air Force Thunderbirds. As only one of two women in history to hold that title, Michelle has flown inverted inches from her wingman at 500 mph—all while battling the same inner critic that many high-achieving women face in the boardroom.Michelle shares how she moved from a shy, introverted high-achiever to a decorated combat veteran, revealing the mental discipline required to override survival instincts and the power of "call sign culture" in building psychological safety.Inside the Episode:Training Over Instinct: Michelle explains how the "insane" maneuvers of an air show are actually the result of thousands of hours of repetition, and how that same building of competence is the foundation for confidence in any male-dominated career.The Survival Brain in the Boardroom: How to distinguish between real physical danger and the primal fear of social judgment. Michelle shares her "zoom out" method to get worst-case scenarios out of your head and onto paper.The "Costume" of Confidence: Michelle opens up about her early career struggles in Japan, where she felt like she had to wear a "Type A costume" to belong, and the shock to her identity when she realized she couldn't be a "golden child" on day one.The Inner Voice vs. The Verdict: A breakdown of how to identify your inner critic—Michelle's looked like a "tactical older male pilot"—and why recognizing the source of that voice takes away its power.MACE: The Call Sign Story: The vulnerable story behind Michelle's call sign (Mock At Circle Entry) and how a near-catastrophic mistake involving 9 G-forces became her ultimate badge of honor.Call Sign Culture & Safety: Why having a nickname based on a mistake is actually a tool for psychological safety, encouraging a "debrief culture" where even the highest-ranking leaders openly admit their errors.Inverting Your Perspective: A look at Michelle's book, The Flip Side, and how to use the "action creates confidence" loop to navigate moments where "the shit hits the fan."If you're waiting to "feel ready" before chasing your biggest dreams, this episode is the reality check you need to start taking action in the presence of doubt.

What if the secret to overcoming imposter syndrome isn't getting rid of your fear, but learning to invert your perspective and use it as fuel?In this episode of Glass Ceilings and Sticky Floors, Erica Rooney sits down with Michelle "Mace" Curran, a former F-16 fighter pilot and lead solo pilot for the US Air Force Thunderbirds. As only one of two women in history to hold that title, Michelle has flown inverted inches from her wingman at 500 mph—all while battling the same inner critic that many high-achieving women face in the boardroom.Michelle shares how she moved from a shy, introverted high-achiever to a decorated combat veteran, revealing the mental discipline required to override survival instincts and the power of "call sign culture" in building psychological safety.Inside the Episode:Training Over Instinct: Michelle explains how the "insane" maneuvers of an air show are actually the result of thousands of hours of repetition, and how that same building of competence is the foundation for confidence in any male-dominated career.The Survival Brain in the Boardroom: How to distinguish between real physical danger and the primal fear of social judgment. Michelle shares her "zoom out" method to get worst-case scenarios out of your head and onto paper.The "Costume" of Confidence: Michelle opens up about her early career struggles in Japan, where she felt like she had to wear a "Type A costume" to belong, and the shock to her identity when she realized she couldn't be a "golden child" on day one.The Inner Voice vs. The Verdict: A breakdown of how to identify your inner critic—Michelle's looked like a "tactical older male pilot"—and why recognizing the source of that voice takes away its power.MACE: The Call Sign Story: The vulnerable story behind Michelle's call sign (Mock At Circle Entry) and how a near-catastrophic mistake involving 9 G-forces became her ultimate badge of honor.Call Sign Culture & Safety: Why having a nickname based on a mistake is actually a tool for psychological safety, encouraging a "debrief culture" where even the highest-ranking leaders openly admit their errors.Inverting Your Perspective: A look at Michelle's book, The Flip Side, and how to use the "action creates confidence" loop to navigate moments where "the shit hits the fan."If you're waiting to "feel ready" before chasing your biggest dreams, this episode is the reality check you need to start taking action in the presence of doubt.

https://mycrumbyworld.com/Shannon Addison is the creative force behind My Crumby World—a heartfelt space where baking becomes a tool for connection, confidence, and kindness. After stepping away from work to be fully present with her daughter, she launched the brand in 2022 with a mission to help raise kinder girls and, in turn, kinder women. Through stories, activities, and gentle guidance, Shannon shows families how small moments can shape lifelong character.As a speaker and workshop leader, she shares empowering messages like her signature talk, “What's Your Superpower?”, inspiring audiences through honesty and resilience. She has appeared on WEAR TV, FOX10 News, and other media outlets as a trusted advocate for empathy-first parenting. Shannon's work centers on one core belief: kindness first, always.

In this real coaching session, Diana helps Erin process the deep emotions that come from not being able to see her new grandson and navigating a complicated relationship with her adult son. Together, they explore how to make sense of what doesn't make sense, release what's out of her control, and focus on what she can take responsibility for—herself. This episode offers a powerful reminder that peace begins when we stop trying to fix others and start tending to our own hearts. Schedule Your Free Mind Shift Coaching Call at www.rympodcast.com See past episodes about processing emotion: Ep. 9: Processing Emotions, Ep. 16: Good vs. Bad Emotions, Ep. 117: Allowing Emotions is Your Superpower

On this Live Greatly podcast episode, Kristel Bauer sits down with Michelle "Mace" Curran, the second woman in history to fly lead solo for the USAF Thunderbirds and the author of The Flipside: How to Invert Your Perspective and Turn Fear into Your Superpower.  Tune in now!  Key Takeaways From This Episode: Tips to reframe fear to support your personal and professional goals A look into Michelle's journey as a female fighter pilot and how she worked through her fears Insights into building confidence Tips to overcome imposter syndrome ABOUT MICHELLE "MACE" CURRAN: Michelle "Mace" Curran shattered barriers as a combat fighter pilot and only the second woman in history to fly as the Lead Solo Pilot for the USAF Thunderbirds—a role reserved for the best of the best. Now a bestselling author, keynote speaker, and LinkedIn Top Voice, she shares powerful lessons on confidence, leadership, and bold action with audiences worldwide. Michelle has worked with leading brands like Microsoft, SpaceX, Boeing, and PwC, and has been featured on The Kelly Clarkson Show, CBS Evening News, and Glamour. Through her upcoming book, The Flipside: How to Invert Your Perspective and Turn Fear into Your Superpower (Sept 9, 2025), she equips women with the mindset and strategies to push past self-doubt, embrace boldness, and lead authentically.   Connect with Michelle Order Michelle's book: https://a.co/d/63K0A9r  Website: https://macecurran.com/  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/macecurran/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mace_curran/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/macecurran/  About the Host of the Live Greatly podcast, Kristel Bauer: Kristel Bauer is a corporate wellness and performance expert, keynote speaker and TEDx speaker supporting organizations and individuals on their journeys for more happiness and success. She is the author of Work-Life Tango: Finding Happiness, Harmony, and Peak Performance Wherever You Work (John Murray Business November 19, 2024). With Kristel's healthcare background, she provides data driven actionable strategies to leverage happiness and high-power habits to drive growth mindsets, peak performance, profitability, well-being and a culture of excellence. Kristel's keynotes provide insights to "Live Greatly" while promoting leadership development and team building.   Kristel is the creator and host of her global top self-improvement podcast, Live Greatly. She is a contributing writer for Entrepreneur, and she is an influencer in the business and wellness space having been recognized as a Top 10 Social Media Influencer of 2021 in Forbes. As an Integrative Medicine Fellow & Physician Assistant having practiced clinically in Integrative Psychiatry, Kristel has a unique perspective into attaining a mindset for more happiness and success. Kristel has presented to groups from the American Gas Association, Bank of America, bp, Commercial Metals Company, General Mills, Northwestern University, Santander Bank and many more. Kristel has been featured in Forbes, Forest & Bluff Magazine, Authority Magazine & Podcast Magazine and she has appeared on ABC 7 Chicago, WGN Daytime Chicago, Fox 4's WDAF-TV's Great Day KC, and Ticker News. Kristel lives in the Fort Lauderdale, Florida area and she can be booked for speaking engagements worldwide. To Book Kristel as a speaker for your next event, click here. Website: www.livegreatly.co  Follow Kristel Bauer on: Instagram: @livegreatly_co  LinkedIn: Kristel Bauer Twitter: @livegreatly_co Facebook: @livegreatly.co Youtube: Live Greatly, Kristel Bauer To Watch Kristel Bauer's TEDx talk of Redefining Work/Life Balance in a COVID-19 World click here. Click HERE to check out Kristel's corporate wellness and leadership blog Click HERE to check out Kristel's Travel and Wellness Blog Disclaimer: The contents of this podcast are intended for informational and educational purposes only. Always seek the guidance of your physician for any recommendations specific to you or for any questions regarding your specific health, your sleep patterns changes to diet and exercise, or any medical conditions.  Always consult your physician before starting any supplements or new lifestyle programs. All information, views and statements shared on the Live Greatly podcast are purely the opinions of the authors, and are not medical advice or treatment recommendations.  They have not been evaluated by the food and drug administration.  Opinions of guests are their own and Kristel Bauer & this podcast does not endorse or accept responsibility for statements made by guests.  Neither Kristel Bauer nor this podcast takes responsibility for possible health consequences of a person or persons following the information in this educational content.  Always consult your physician for recommendations specific to you.

We've all had those moments when a simple shift in perspective suddenly makes everything feel possible, and that's exactly what this episode explores.Debbie is joined in this episode, Stanford psychologist Gregory Walton for a conversation about his book Ordinary Magic and how small shifts in the way we think can lead to big changes in our lives and communities.From the way we handle tough moments and self-doubt to how institutions support students or help juvenile offenders find their footing again, Gregory shows how simple, well-designed interventions can make a powerful difference. He shares real-life stories and research that reveal how even a single encouraging message can transform someone's outlook.At its heart, this conversation is all about perspective, compassion, and the power of listening, reminding us that meaningful change often starts with the smallest, most human gestures.Listen to POTC ad-free for just $5 a month by becoming a Mega Supporter on Patreon! Or, support the podcast with a one-time donation at Buy Me A Coffee!Listen and Learn: How simple shifts in perspective, rooted in social psychology, can create what feels like “ordinary magic,” helping us navigate life's challenges with greater wisdom and claritySpotting and stepping out of the emotional spirals that quietly shape your relationships, helping you break the cycle and build real connections insteadHow our strongest reactions often reveal deeper questions like “Do I really belong?” or “Do they really love me?” and how noticing those moments can turn conflict into connectionThe surprising ways tiny facts shape big theories about ourselves and others, and why a change in perspective can transform the storyHow the cycles that shape our relationships, sense of belonging, and life trajectory are not fixed, and how small, intentional interventions can create lasting positive changeA nuanced approach to belonging, self-esteem, and growth, showing how the subtle ways we respond to people's questions about themselves can truly shape their confidence and resilience.Building honest, meaningful relationships, especially for young people facing huge challenges, can create transformative change in schools and communitiesResources: Ordinary Magic: The Science of How We Can Achieve Big Change with Small Acts https://bookshop.org/a/30734/9780593580899 Gregory's Website: https://www.gregorywalton.com/A blog post by Debbie on praising children and the problem with the self-esteem movementConnect with Gregory on Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/dr.gdubAbout Dr. Gregory WaltonDr. Gregory Walton is the Michael Forman University Fellow and professor of psychology at Stanford University. Much of his research investigates psychological processes that contribute to major social problems, and how brief psychological interventions that target these processes can address such problems and help people flourish over long periods of time. Greg's research has been published in leading scientific journals, and has been covered in major media outlets including the New York Times, Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal, and NPR. He has received awards from numerous organizations including from the American Education Research Association, the American Psychological Association, the Society for Experimental Social Psychology, and the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues. He earned his A.B. in Philosophy from Stanford and a PhD in Psychology from Yale University. His new book is called Ordinary Magic: The Science of How We Can Achieve Big Change with Small Acts. Related Episodes: 422. Mindwise with Nicholas Epley393. Supercommunicators with Charles Duhigg 281. Belonging Uncertainty and Bridging Divides with Geoffrey Cohen255. Influence is Your Superpower with Zoe Chance212. Stuff That's Loud: OCD and Anxiety with Lisa Coyne and Ben Sedley – Psychologists Off the Clock 200. Growing Grit with Angela Duckworth – Psychologists Off the Clock See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week's episode is an introduction to quantum health strategies including light, grounding, drinking water, electromagnetic frequencies of the earth and in our tech, movement, and more. We're also exploring how self-compassion and self-talk impacts our energetic frequency, and how the woo woo things we hear like "not my vibe" or "you have such positive energy" are actually grounded in both spirituality AND science. Let's Go Deeper TogetherReceive a Distance Reiki Session with me!Join the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wild Wellness Women's Circle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (monthly membership)Enroll in ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rewild Your Wellness⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (lifetime access online course)Learn more about ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠one-on-one coaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FREE Masterclass: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discover Your Spiritual Gifts ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Let's Connect!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mentioned in this episode:⁠⁠The double slit experiment⁠⁠ article⁠⁠Happy Pocket Full of Money⁠⁠ book⁠⁠All of My Lessons Come in the Form of a Sound⁠⁠ episode⁠⁠The Heart's Electromagnetic Field is Your Superpower⁠⁠ article⁠⁠Dr. Joe Dispenza⁠⁠ on Amazon⁠⁠The Heart Math Institute⁠⁠⁠⁠The Hidden Messages in Water⁠⁠ book⁠⁠Water, Frequency, and the effects it has on Your Health ⁠⁠article⁠⁠my shower filter⁠⁠ on Amazon⁠⁠my reverse osmosis water⁠⁠ filter on Amazon (only $100!)⁠⁠Aussie water mineral drops⁠⁠ on Amazon⁠⁠Researchers Use Quantum Biology to Understand Human Response to Earth's Magnetic Field⁠⁠ articleBryan Cumming Bilateral on Spotify

Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/QIgtWupkhh8 Join us on the Travis Makes Friends podcast as we dive into an incredible conversation with Michelle 'Mace' Curran, a decorated U.S. Air Force veteran and former Thunderbird lead solo pilot. From her small-town roots in Wisconsin to flying F-16s in combat and inspiring audiences as a motivational speaker, Michelle shares her journey, the challenges of being a female fighter pilot, and insights from her new book, The Flip Side: How to Invert Your Perspective and Turn Fear into Your Superpower. Buckle up for an inspiring episode filled with high-flying stories and life-changing lessons! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What could be more terrifying than flying an F-16 fighter jet at supersonic speeds, only feet away from other aircraft? Well, maybe public speaking. Or asking for a promotion. Or simply facing that inner voice that tells you you're not good enough. Those are the fears Michelle "Mace" Curran needed to overcome. Michelle is an Air Force combat veteran who was also the lead solo pilot for the Thunderbirds, those flying daredevils at air shows. But as scary as all that sounds, in her new book The Flipside: How to Invert Your Perspective and Turn Fear into Your Superpower, Michelle reveals that the most paralyzing fears she encountered weren't in the cockpit at all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Self-doubt is just one of the 5 voices you can't afford to keep listening to. Former U.S. Air Force fighter pilot Michelle Curran and Ryan continue their conversation, breaking down the five inner critics that fuel fear, doubt, and perfectionism and show you how to rise above them. They talk about what people get wrong about courage, the myth of shortcuts, the illusion of importance, and how to push past the voices telling you you're not enough. Michelle “MACE” Curran is a former United States Air Force fighter pilot with nearly 2,000 hours of F-16 flying time. She flew combat missions in Afghanistan and honed her skills across the globe, becoming the second woman in history to serve as the Lead Solo Pilot for the Thunderbirds, the Air Force's elite demonstration team. Known for her signature upside-down maneuvers, Mace performed for millions, inspiring audiences at airshows and flyovers like the Super Bowl, Daytona 500, and Indy 500.You can follow her on Instagram @Mace_Curran and learn more about her work at https://macecurran.com/

When failure can mean life or death, you learn fast what ego and fear really cost. In today's episode, Ryan talks with Michelle “MACE” Curran about the brutal reality of fighter pilot training, how she battled imposter syndrome in a male-dominated world, the mistake that gave her a call sign for life, and why fear is an essential part of real courage.Michelle “MACE” Curran is a former United States Air Force fighter pilot with nearly 2,000 hours of F-16 flying time. She flew combat missions in Afghanistan and honed her skills across the globe, becoming the second woman in history to serve as the Lead Solo Pilot for the Thunderbirds, the Air Force's elite demonstration team. Known for her signature upside-down maneuvers, Mace performed for millions, inspiring audiences at airshows and flyovers like the Super Bowl, Daytona 500, and Indy 500.You can follow Michelle Curran on Instagram @Mace_Curran and learn more about her work at https://macecurran.com/

Confidence. Courage. Boldness. We love to talk about them, post about them, hashtag them, and slap them on coffee mugs. But let's be real—most of us aren't sure how to actually build them in our own lives. Which is why we brought in Michelle “MACE” Curran, former fighter pilot and only the second woman in history to fly lead solo for the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, to the show. Yep, she's the real deal—flying combat missions, performing death-defying maneuvers in front of millions, and now, author of The Flip Side: How to Invert Your Perspective and Turn Fear into Your Superpower. Mace knows better than anyone that courage and confidence don't just magically appear. They're built, brick by brick, in moments that test your nerve—whether that's hitting nine G's at supersonic speed or simply raising your hand in a room full of skeptics. In this episode, she drops a masterclass on how to flip fear on its head, use it as fuel, and create unshakable boldness in your everyday life. Connect with Michelle: Website: www.macecurran.com Book: www.macecurran.com/flipside IG: https://www.instagram.com/mace_curran/?hl=en LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/macecurran Related Podcast Episodes Chasing Rejection: The Wild Strategy That Works with Alice Draper | 316 Unlocking Your Hidden Genius: How to Harness Your Innate Talents with Betsy Wills & Alex Ellison | Ep. 289 How To Build Courage with Dr. Margie Warrell | 273 Share the Love: If you found this episode insightful, please share it with a friend, tag us on social media, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform!

Per their website, the "Thunderbirds perform for people all around the world to display the pride, precision and professionalism the U.S. Air Force represents." Awesome, but what does that mean for the men and women comprising the team? How do they join, and what is a typical week like during show season?On this episode, former USAF Thunderbird solo pilot Michelle "MACE" Curran explains her rocky road to the Air Force, the seat of an F-16 fighter jet, and a coveted slot on the demonstration team. Now a keynote speaker, MACE distills her many lessons learned into a format we can all benefit from with her new book, The Flip Side, How to Invert Your Perspective and Turn Fear into Your Superpower.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-fighter-pilot-podcast/donations

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Join us for a powerful conversation with Michelle “MACE” Curran, Air Force Veteran, Former Fighter Pilot, and lead solo for the Thunderbirds turned speaker and author. Today Michelle shares her incredible journey of battling imposter syndrome in a male-dominated space, and now as an author and speaker, how she helps others rise above life's challenges by getting off autopilot and taking deliberate action.Together we discuss:✈️ How taking bold action is the key to building confidence, not the other way around.

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#872. From flying fighter jets to inspiring audiences worldwide, Michelle “MACE” Curran's story soars above and beyond. Once a shy small-town kid battling social anxiety, she went on to become the Lead Solo Pilot for the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds—one of the most elite positions in aviation.In this episode, Mace shares what it really takes to become a fighter pilot, the near-catastrophic flight that earned her the call sign “Mace,” and the reality of often being the only woman in the room. She and Kaitlyn dive into her new book The Flipside: How to Invert Your Perspective and Turn Fear into Your Superpower, unpacking the tools she uses to turn fear into confidence and why boldness is built—not born.From high-G turns in the cockpit to captivating keynote stages, Mace proves that bravery isn't about being fearless—it's about showing up anyway.If you're LOVING this podcast, please follow and leave a rating and review below! PLUS, FOLLOW OUR PODCAST INSTAGRAM HERE!Thank you to our Sponsors! Check out these deals!Progressive: Visit Progressive.com to see if you could save on car insurance.Better Help: Off the vine listeners get 10% off their first month at betterhelp.com/vineWayfair: Cozify your space with Wayfair's curated collection of easy, affordable fall updates. That's WAYFAIR.com. Wayfair. Every style. Every home.Lady World: Come Join me for a fun weekend! Get your tickets now at LadyWorld.COEPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: (4:03)– The Moment She Knew She Wanted to Fly Fighter Jets(24:00) – The Story Behind the Call Sign “Mace”(29:30) – Becoming Only The 2nd Woman as Lead Solo Pilot(51:35) – How Mace Met Her Husband on Bumble(58:25) – Turning Fear Into a SuperpowerSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Send us a textMeet Michelle "Mace" Curran, former Air Force Thunderbird pilot, keynote speaker, and author. The conversation kicks off with Michelle sharing her excitement about the upcoming release of her first nonfiction book, The Flip Side: How to Invert Your Perspective and Turn Fear into Your Superpower. She explains how the book, infused with lessons and stories from her 13 years flying fighter jets, aims to help readers transform fear into a tool for growth and resilience.-Key takeaways include: Flip Your Fear: Michelle's new book, The Flip Side, is rooted in the idea of reframing fear. Instead of trying to “turn off” fear, she encourages leaning into it—because growth often happens at the edges of our comfort zones. Small, bold choices add up over time!Normalize Doubt: Even at the top, imposter syndrome is real. Michelle emphasizes separating our inner critic from our true abilities, reframing negative self-talk, and recognizing that even the highest performers have doubts—they just don't let it keep them from showing up.Relatability Drives Impact: Whether inspiring kids through her children's books or adults with leadership lessons, Michelle's authenticity and willingness to share both the triumphs and the fears makes her story relatable—and that's where true impact lies.-Time Codes:00:00 "Fighter Pilot's Fear Flipping Lessons"04:20 Inspiring Young Aviators: A Journey08:21 Female Mentorship in Military Aviation12:36 Silencing the Inner Critic16:02 Pilot Stress and Arousal Levels19:43 Nostalgia Amid Digital Overload21:39 Weekly Debrief for Improvement26:26 First Flight Experience28:08 "Daytona Beach Flyover Query"31:54 F16 Training Anticipation33:48 From Intimidation to Friendship39:48 "Editing a Manuscript Journey"42:04 Humbling Moments Amid Accomplishments45:06 "Start Before You're Ready"50:08 "Persistence Pays: Bold Follow-Up"51:00 "Appreciation and Recording End"Connect with Passing The Torch: Facebook and IG: @torchmartin More Amazing Stories: Episode 41: Lee Ellis – Freeing You From Bond That Make You InsecureEpisode 49: Ryan Hawk – Crafting a Legacy of LeadershipEpisode 52: Riley Tejcek – Mission of Empowerment and Endurance

In this episode of the On Track Podcast, Safety Director Cameron Hagar joins Sebastian to talk all things Safe + Sound Week. The two kick things off with a round of “Myth or Fact: Safety Edition” before diving into this year's theme—Preparedness is Your Superpower—and how it ties into Sargent's commitment to planning, communication, and Taking 5. Cam reflects on the importance of aligning safety, quality, and production through execution, and shares examples, including last year's milestone of working over a million hours without a lost-time injury.If you liked this week's episode and are interested in becoming an Employee-Owner at Sargent, please visit our careers page on the Sargent website. https://sargent.us/apply/If you have an episode suggestion, please send your idea to:sbennage@sargent.us

Michelle “Mace” Curran has stared fear in the face—at 1,500 miles an hour. A former U.S. Air Force fighter pilot with nearly 2,000 hours in the F-16, she’s flown combat missions in Afghanistan, mastered the skies around the world, and made history as only the second woman to lead the Thunderbirds’ elite solo act—famous for her jaw-dropping upside-down maneuvers performed for millions. Now, in The Flipside: How to Invert Your Perspective and Turn Fear into Your Superpower, Mace reveals the hard-won tactics she used to turn fear into her greatest asset. Our candid, chapter-by-chapter conversation was more than inspiring—it’s a masterclass in taking control of your mindset and creating the life you’ve always wanted.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join our community of fearless leaders in search of unreasonable outcomes... Want to become a FEARLESS entrepreneur and leader? Go here: https://www.findingpeak.com Watch on YouTube: https://link.ryanhanley.com/youtube Michelle "Mace" Curren Website: https://macecurran.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mace_curran/ The Flipside: How to Invert Your Perspective and Turn Fear into Your Superpower: https://amzn.to/474URzJ Summary In this conversation, Ryan Hanley and Michelle "MACE" Curran discuss the complexities of marketing, decision-making, and the challenges faced by women in aviation. MACE shares her experiences as a fighter pilot, emphasizing the importance of preparation, presence, and overcoming self-doubt. They delve into the nuances of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the military and aviation sectors, highlighting the need for opportunities and the impact of gender dynamics. MACE's upcoming book, 'The Flip Side,' aims to help individuals turn fear into a superpower, providing actionable insights for personal development. Episodes You Might Enjoy From $2 Million Loss to World-Class Entrepreneur: https://lnk.to/delk From One Man Shop to $200M in Revenue: https://lnk.to/tommymello Is Psilocybin the Gateway to Self-Mastery? https://lnk.to/80upZ9 Recommended Tools for Growth OpusClip: #1 AI video clipping and editing tool: https://link.ryanhanley.com/opus Riverside: HD Podcast & Video Software | Free Recording & Editing: https://link.ryanhanley.com/riverside Magai: All-in-One AI for Professionals: https://link.ryanhanley.com/magai Taplio • Grow Your Personal Brand On LinkedIn: https://link.ryanhanley.com/taplio Kit: Email-First Operating System for Creators (formerly ConvertKit): https://link.ryanhanley.com/kit Episodes You Might Enjoy:From $2 Million Loss to World-Class Entrepreneur: https://lnk.to/delkFrom One Man Shop to $200M in Revenue: https://lnk.to/tommymelloIs Psilocybin the Gateway to Self-Mastery? https://lnk.to/80upZ9

Join our community of fearless leaders in search of unreasonable outcomes... Want to become a FEARLESS entrepreneur and leader? Go here: https://www.findingpeak.com Watch on YouTube: https://link.ryanhanley.com/youtube Michelle "Mace" Curren Website: https://macecurran.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mace_curran/ The Flipside: How to Invert Your Perspective and Turn Fear into Your Superpower: https://amzn.to/474URzJ Summary In this conversation, Ryan Hanley and Michelle "MACE" Curran discuss the complexities of marketing, decision-making, and the challenges faced by women in aviation. MACE shares her experiences as a fighter pilot, emphasizing the importance of preparation, presence, and overcoming self-doubt. They delve into the nuances of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the military and aviation sectors, highlighting the need for opportunities and the impact of gender dynamics. MACE's upcoming book, 'The Flip Side,' aims to help individuals turn fear into a superpower, providing actionable insights for personal development. Episodes You Might Enjoy From $2 Million Loss to World-Class Entrepreneur: https://lnk.to/delk From One Man Shop to $200M in Revenue: https://lnk.to/tommymello Is Psilocybin the Gateway to Self-Mastery? https://lnk.to/80upZ9 Recommended Tools for Growth OpusClip: #1 AI video clipping and editing tool: https://link.ryanhanley.com/opus Riverside: HD Podcast & Video Software | Free Recording & Editing: https://link.ryanhanley.com/riverside Magai: All-in-One AI for Professionals: https://link.ryanhanley.com/magai Taplio • Grow Your Personal Brand On LinkedIn: https://link.ryanhanley.com/taplio Kit: Email-First Operating System for Creators (formerly ConvertKit): https://link.ryanhanley.com/kit Episodes You Might Enjoy:From $2 Million Loss to World-Class Entrepreneur: https://lnk.to/delkFrom One Man Shop to $200M in Revenue: https://lnk.to/tommymelloIs Psilocybin the Gateway to Self-Mastery? https://lnk.to/80upZ9

#109: Read the shownotes here: https://loublakely.com/christine-corcor…mposter-syndromeWhat if imposter syndrome wasn't something to fix…but something to work with?In this powerful episode, I'm joined by mindset and sales coach Christine Corcoran, bestselling author of Turn Imposter Syndrome into Your Superpower, to unpack how feelings of self-doubt can actually be the key to next-level growth.We explore what imposter syndrome really is (hint: it's not just a lack of confidence), how to use it to your advantage in business, and why some of your boldest moves might only happen because of imposter syndrome. Inside this episode:Why imposter syndrome isn't always a bad thing, and how it can signal your next levelThe reason high-achieving women feel self-doubt (and what to do when it shows up)How to take bold, aligned action even when you don't feel readyIf you've ever hesitated to put your offer out there, launch something new, or speak up because of self-doubt and imposter syndrome, this conversation will change the way you think about imposter syndrome forever.View the full shownotes with links and resources here:https://loublakely.com/christine-corcor…mposter-syndromeEnjoy the episode, Lou xx I'd love to hear what you thought of this episode! Send me a message...Join me on IG: https://www.instagram.com/loublakely_/Find out more on my website: https://loublakely.com/

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From rookie agent to revenue powerhouse, Barb Betts built her business on one thing—relationships. In this episode, she shares with Alice Heiman the exact system CEOs can use to turn their network into a sales engine. Stop chasing leads and start building trust that scales.

Are young people being sold an outdated dream?What if college isn't the golden ticket we were told it was?What happens when a young person knows they want more—but the traditional path feels like a detour, not a destination? If you've ever felt like you're too ambitious for college, this episode is for you.Today's guest is the brilliant and bold Jorja Leavitt, a serial entrepreneur whose journey epitomizes grit, creativity, and purpose-driven disruption. She's not just a founder; she's a problem-solver, a marketplace pioneer, and a reverse logistics trailblazer. After building a Facebook Marketplace-like app that attracted millions before Facebook shut them down, she didn't quit—she pivoted. That single move birthed a company that picked up and resold bulky items like mattresses and furniture, reshaping how we think about secondhand commerce.We talk entrepreneurship, failure, perseverance, and why embracing AI, not resisting it, is the secret sauce to thriving in today's world. Jorja's passion for helping ambitious young people find their lane outside the traditional system is infectious—and her story proves that the “safe” path isn't always the smart one.If you've ever asked yourself, “What if I could do something different?”—this is the episode that just might change your life.Quotes:• "If you're willing to be flexible enough and open minded enough and creative enough, there is a solution. It might not be the solution you want." - Jorja Leavitt• "The difference between someone that's successful and unsuccessful is they just don't give up. Don't give up. It's that grit factor." - Jorja Leavitt• "You are your best advocate. Go find the community that you want and like." - Jorja LeavittKey Takeaways:• Rethink the Default Path Ask yourself: Am I choosing college (or any path) because it's right—or just because it's expected? Take 10 minutes to journal what success looks like for you, not for others.• Use AI as Your Superpower, Not a Shortcut Explore how AI can enhance your work, not replace your effort. Pick one free AI tool (like ChatGPT, Notion AI, or Canva Magic Write) and use it to complete a small project this week—resume, portfolio, or even a side hustle plan.• Turn Failure into Feedback Think of one “failure” you've experienced. Break it down: What did it teach you? How can it guide your next move? Remember, as Jorja says: "It's not failure—it's just a problem you haven't solved yet."• Take a Micro-Risk Today Apply for something outside your comfort zone: a local internship, a virtual cohort (like Praxis), or pitch a freelance project. Action > perfection.• Audit Your Environment Are you surrounded by people who fuel your ambition or hold it back? Find (or build) one community—online or in person—that shares your drive. Join a local meetup, Discord, or mastermind focused on entrepreneurship or tech.Conclusion:Jorja Leavitt's journey reminds us that the path to success is rarely straight—and almost never traditional. From being shut down by Facebook to building something even greater, her story is a powerful lesson in resilience, creativity, and the courage to pivot.Whether you're questioning college, dreaming of entrepreneurship, or just trying to figure out what's next—know this: you don't have to follow the old map to reach a new destination.The tools are here. The support is out there. And the world needs more people willing to challenge the status quo and create their own lane.So ask yourself: What's one bold step you can take this week to move toward the life you actually want? Then go take it.This isn't just an episode—it's a call to action. And your next chapter starts now.

My conversation with Matthew Walker, PhD on faculty at UC Berkeley where he is a professor of neuroscience and psychology, the founder and director of the Center for Human Sleep Science, and has a long history of seminal contributions on sleep science and health. Audio File (also downloadable at Apple Podcast and Spotify)“Sleep is a non-negotiablebiological state required for the maintenance of human life . . . our needsfor sleep parallel those for air, food, and water.”—Grandner and FernandezEric Topol (00:07):Hello, it's Eric Topol with Ground Truths, and I am really delighted to welcome Matt Walker, who I believe has had more impact on sleep health than anyone I know. It's reflected by the fact that he is a Professor at UC Berkeley, heads up the center that he originated for Human Sleep Science. He wrote a remarkable book back in 2017, Why We Sleep, and also we'll link to that as well as the TED Talk of 2019. Sleep is Your Superpower with 24 million views. That's a lot of views here.Matt Walker:Striking, isn't it?Eric Topol:Wow. I think does reflect the kind of impact, you were onto the sleep story sooner, earlier than anyone I know. And what I wanted to do today was get to the updates because you taught us a lot back then and a lot of things have been happening in these years since. You're on it, of course, I think you have a podcast Sleep Diplomat, and you're obviously continued working on the science of sleep. But maybe the first thing I'd ask you about is in the last few years, what do you think has been, are there been any real changes or breakthroughs in the field?What Is New?Matt Walker (01:27):Yeah, I think there has been changes, and maybe we'll speak about one of them, which is the emergence of this brain cleansing system called the glymphatic system, but spreading that aside for potential future discussion. I would say that there are maybe at least two fascinating areas. The first is the broader impact of sleep on much more complex human social interactions. We think of sleep at maybe the level of the cell or systems or whole scale biology or even the entire organism. We forget that a lack of sleep, or at least the evidence suggests a lack of sleep will dislocate each other, one from the other. And there's been some great work by Dr. Eti Ben Simon for example, demonstrating that when you are sleep deprived, you become more asocial. So you basically become socially repellent. You want to withdraw, you become lonely. And what's also fascinating is that other people, even they don't know that you sleep deprived, they rate you as being less socially sort of attractive to engage with.Matt Walker (02:35):And after interacting with you, the sleep deprived individual, even though they don't know you're sleep deprived, they themselves walk away feeling more lonely themselves. So there is a social loneliness contagion that happens that a sleep deprived lonely individual can have almost a viral knock on effect that causes loneliness in another well-rested individual. And then that work spanned out and it started to demonstrate that another impact of a lack of sleep socially is that we stop wanting to help other people. And you think, well, helping behavior that's not really very impactful. Try to tell me of any major civilization that has not risen up through human cooperation and helping. There just isn't one. Human cooperative behavior is one of our innate traits as homo sapiens. And what they discovered is that when you are insufficiently slept, firstly, you don't wish to help other people. And you can see that at the individual level.Matt Walker (03:41):You can see it in groups. And then there was a great study again by Dr. Eti Ben Simon that demonstrated this at a national level because what she did was she looked at this wonderful manipulation of one hour of sleep that happens twice a year to 1.6 billion people. It's called daylight savings time at spring. Yeah, when you lose one hour of sleep opportunity. She looked at donations across the nation and sure enough, there was this big dent in donation giving in the sleepy Monday and Tuesday after the clock change. Because of that sleep, we become less willing to empathetically and selflessly help other individuals. And so, to me I think it's just a fascinating area. And then the other area I think is great, and I'm sorry I'm racing forward because I get so excited. But this work now looking at what we call genetic short sleepers and sort of idiots like me have been out there touting the importance of somewhere between seven to nine hours of sleep.Matt Walker (04:48):And once you get less than that, and we'll perhaps speak about that, you can see biological changes. But there is a subset of individuals who, and we've identified at least two different genes. One of them is what we call the DEC2 gene. And it seems to allow individuals to sleep about five hours, maybe even a little bit less and show no impairment whatsoever. Now we haven't tracked these individuals across the lifespan to truly understand does it lead to a higher mortality risk. But so far, they don't implode like you perhaps or I would do when you are limited to this anemic diet of five hours of sleep. They hang in there just fine. And I think philosophically what that tells me, and by the way, for people who are listening thinking, gosh, I think I'm probably one of those people. Statistically, I think you are more likely to be struck by lightning in your lifetime than you are to have the DEC2 gene. Think about what tells us, Eric. It tells us that there is a moment in biology in the evolution of this thing called the sleep physiological need that has changed such that mother nature has found a genetic way to ZIP file sleep.Matt Walker (06:14):You can essentially compress sleep from seven to nine hour need, down to five to six hour need. To me, that is absolutely fascinating. So now the race is on, what are the mechanisms that control this? How do we understand them? I'm sure much to my chagrin, society would like to then say, okay, is there a pill that I can take to basically ZIP file my own sleep and then it becomes an arms race in my mind, which is then all of a sudden six hours becomes the new eight hours and then everyone is saying, well, six hours is my need. Well I'll go to four hours and then it's this arms race of de-escalation of sleep. Anyway, I'm going on and on, does that help give you a sense of two of the what I feel the more fascinating areas?Eric Topol (07:01):Absolutely. When I saw the other recent report on the short sleep gene variant and thought about what the potential of that would be with respect to potential drug development or could you imagine genome editing early in life that you don't need any sleep? I mean crazy stuff.Matt Walker (07:19):It was amazing.Glymphatics and Deep Sleepfor more, see previous Ground Truths on this topic Eric Topol (07:22):No, the mechanism of course we have to work out and also what you mentioned regarding the social and the behavior engagement, all that sort of thing, it was just fascinating stuff. Now we touched on one thing early on to come back to the glymphatics these channels to get rid of the waste metabolites from the brain each night that might be considered toxic metabolites. We've learned a lot about those and of course there's some controversy about it. What are your thoughts?Matt Walker (07:55):Yeah, I think there's really quite comprehensive evidence suggesting that the brain has this cleansing system like the body has one the lymphatic system, the brain has one the glymphatic system named after these glial cells that make it up. And I think there's been evidence from multiple groups across multiple different species types, from mouse models all the way up to human models suggesting that there is a state dependent control of the brain cleansing system, which is a fancy way of saying if you are awake in light NREM, deep NREM or perhaps you're just quiet and you are resting in your wakefulness, the glymphatic system is not switched on at the same rate across all of those different brain states. And I think the overwhelming evidence so far using different techniques in different species from different groups is that sleep is a preferential time. It's not an exclusive time, it's a preferential time when that brain cleansing system kicks into gear because as some people have, I think argued, and you could say it's hyperbolic, but wakefulness is low level from a biochemicals perspective, it's low level brain damage and sleep is therefore your sanitary salvation that combat that biochemical cascade.Matt Walker (09:15):So in other words, a better way of putting it would be, sleep is the price that you pay for wakefulness in some ways. And I think there was a recent controversial study that came out in 2022 or 2023, and they actually suggested quite the opposite. They said using their specific imaging methods, they found that the sort of clearance, the amount of cerebral spinal fluid, which is what washes through the brain to cleanse the toxins, the rate of that flow of cerebral spinal fluid was highest during wakefulness and lowest during deep NREM sleep, the exact opposite of what others have found. Now, I think the defendants of the glymphatic sleep dependent hypothesis pushed back and said, well, if you look at the imaging methods. Firstly, they're nonstandard. Secondly, they were measuring the cerebral spinal flow in an artificial way because they were actually perfusing solutions through the brain rather than naturally letting it flow and therefore the artificial forcing of fluid changed the prototypical result you would get.Matt Walker (10:27):And they also argued that the essentially kind of the sampling rate, so how quickly are you taking snapshots of the cerebral spinal fluid flow. Those were different and they were probably missing some of the sleep dependent slow oscillations that seemed to sort of drive that pulsatile flow. Honestly, I think that paper was still very well done, and I still think there is right now, I would still cleave to the majority of overwhelming evidence considering it's not just from one group in one species, but across multiple species, multiple groups. And I think it's nevertheless a weight of burden that has pushed back. And my sense right now, I used to think and cleaves to the notion that it was a sleep expressly selective process. Now I don't think that that's the case anymore. I think that the glymphatic system is a dynamic system, but it's always looking for the opportunity to go into cleansing mode. And you can kind of go into almost like a low battery mode when you are awake, but in quiet rest. And I think that can drive some already early clearance from the brain and then when you go into sleep, it's like powering your phone off entirely. It truly gets the chance to cleanse and reboot the biochemical system. But I think it's really interesting. I think there's a lot of work still yet to be done. It's not quite as case closed as we used to think.Eric Topol (12:03):Yeah, I mean first of all, it's great that you straighten out the controversy because that's exactly what I was referring to. And secondly, as you also pointed out, the weight of the evidence is that it's a sleep dependent phenomena, particularly during flow wave deep sleep is at least what I've seen.Matt Walker (12:21):Yes.Eric Topol (12:22):What's also interesting, your point about it being dynamic, which fascinating, there was a paper in my field of cardiology, people with atrial fibrillation had less active glymphatic, less clearance which was really interesting. And then the other finding that's also noteworthy was that Ambien made things worse. What do you think about that?We Are An Embodied OrganismMatt Walker (12:45):I think it's really interesting, and just to come back to your point about the AFib paper, what we know is that this cleansing system in the brain does seem to track the big slow brainwaves of deep slow wave sleep, but it's not only tracking the big slow brainwaves. If anything, there's something to do with the cardiorespiratory cycle, the respiration rate and the cardiac signal that may actually sink with the brainwaves. And it's essentially a cardiorespiratory neurophysiological coupling, which is a lot of ways, which is to say heart, lungs and brain coupled together. And it's the coupling of the cardiorespiratory slow oscillations that drive these pulsatile fluid mechanical, it's literally a hydro mechanical, hydro meaning cerebral spinal fluid push and pull in and out of the system drawing those metabolites out. So ago, if you have a disrupted either cardiac or respiratory or neurophysiological signal, no wonder the glymphatic system isn't going to work as efficiently.Matt Walker (14:00):I think that's a beautiful demonstration of the hemineglect that people like me who study sleep largely from the neck upwards would miss. But if you think about sleep is not just for the brain, it's for the body and it's not just for the body, it's for the brain. And we're an embodied organism. We study the organism in silos, neurology, psychiatry, cardiology, respiratory, but they all interact. And so, I think what's lovely about your example is the reminder that if you don't study the body in this study of the glymphatic system, you could miss out a profound explanation that possibly accounts for the head scratching, I don't know why we're getting this result. So that's a long way to come back to it. But the same group that was the pioneer in the discovery of the glymphatic system led by Maiken Nedergaard at the University of Rochester.In SUPER AGERS, p. 57. SRI-sleep regulatory indexSleep MedicationsMatt Walker (15:01):She has gone on to then look to say, well, if this is a sleep dependent process of brain cleansing during deep sleep, what about sleeping pills because so many people are either taking or are addicted to sleeping pills. And we've gone through, we're in the era of web 3.0 with sleeping pills, we started off web 1.0 which were the benzos, the kind of temazepam, diazepam, lorazepam. Then we went to web 2.0, which was sort of the Ambien (zolpidem), Lunesta, Sonata. And what was common about those two classes of drugs is that they both went after something called the GABA receptor in the brain, which is this major inhibitory receptor in the brain. And essentially, they were called sedative hypnotics because they sedated your cortex. And when you take an Ambien and not going to argue you're awake. You're clearly not awake, but to argue you're a naturalistic sleep, if you look at this, physiology is an equal fallacy.Matt Walker (16:01):They made this interesting experimental hypothesis that when you take Ambien, you sleep longer and based on how you score deep sleep, it would seem as though Ambien increases the amount of minutes that you spend in deep sleep. But if you look at the electrical signature during that “increased deep sleep” it's not the same. Ambien takes a big bite. There's a big dent out of the very slowest of the slow brainwaves, and it's the slowest of the slow brainwaves that drive the glymphatic system. So what they found was that when you take Ambien or you give mice Ambien. Yes, they sleep longer, they seem to have more deep sleep, but the brain cleansing mechanism seem to be reduced by anywhere between 30-40%, which is counterintuitive. If you are sleeping more and you're getting more deep sleep and the glymphatic system is active during deep sleep, you should get greater cleansing of the brain.Matt Walker (17:05):Here they found, yes, the drug increased sleep, particularly deep sleep, but it empowered the cleansing of the brain system. Now, have we got evidence of that in humans yet? No, we don't. I don't think it's far away though, because there was a counter study that brings us onto web 3.0. There's a new class of sleep medications. It's the first class of medications that have actually been publicly advocating for, they're called the DORAs drugs, and they are a class of drugs and there's three of them that are FDA approved right now. DORA stands for dual orexin receptor antagonists, which means that these drugs go in there and they block the action of a chemical called orexin. What is orexin? Orexin is the volume button for wakefulness. It dials at wakefulness, but these drugs come into your system and unlike the sedative sort of baseball bat to the cortex, which is Ambien, these drugs are much more elegant.Matt Walker (18:11):They go down towards the brainstem and they just dial down the volume on wakefulness and then they step back, and they allow the antithesis of wakefulness to come in its place, which is this thing called naturalistic sleep. And people sleep longer. So as a scientist, you and I perhaps skeptics would then say, well, so you increase sleep, and I have four words for you. Yes, and so what. Just because you increase sleep, it doesn't mean that it's functional sleep. It could just be like the old notion of junk DNA, that it's epiphenomenal sleep. It's not functional sleep. There was a study out of WashU and they took 85-year olds and above and they gave them one of these DORAs drugs. It's a drug called Belsomra, it's a play on good sleep or beautiful sleep, chemical named suvorexant and randomized placebo control. What they found is that when they took the drug, yes, these older adults slept longer, they had more deep sleep, but then what they did was clever. Before and after the night of sleep, they drew blood because we can now measure markers of β-amyloid and tau protein circulating in the bloodstream, which are these two markers of Alzheimer's disease.Matt Walker (19:28):Why is that relevant to the glymphatic system? It's relevant because two of the pieces of metabolic detritus that the cleansing system washes away at night, β-amyloid and tau. I'm sure enough of what they found was that not only did the adults sleep longer with these sleeping medications, they also had a greater clearance of β-amyloid and tau within the bloodstream. So this was the exact opposite of the Ambien study, which was where they were seeing an impairment in the glymphatic activity. Here in humans was a study with the web 3.0 sleep medications. Suvorexant, not only did it increase sleep, but it seemed to increase. Well, the assumption was that it was increasing glymphatic clearance because at least as the end outcome product, there was greater clearance of β-amyloid and tau protein in the blood. It wasn't just junk sleep, it was functional sleep. So for the first time I'd seen a sleeping medication that increased sleep more naturalistically, but that increased sleep made you the organism function better the next day as a consequence. Does that make any sense?Eric Topol (20:38):Absolutely. And it's interesting that we may have a sleep medicine finally or a class that actually is doing what is desired. This is one of the other things I was going to ask you about is that as you pointed out, this is an interaction throughout the organism, throughout the human being, and we've seen studies about how sleep disrupts metabolism and through that of course, and even separately, can take down our immune system or disrupt that as well. And so, one of the questions I guess is your thoughts about these other effects because you mentioned of course the potential of looking at things like p-Tau217 markers or other markers that would denote the status of your ultimate risk for moving on to Alzheimer's disease. But there's these other factors that also play a role with lack of adequate sleep and perhaps particularly sleep quality. I wonder if you could just comment about this because there's so many different systems of the body that are integrated here, and so the sanitary effect that you just described with the ability to potentially see less, at least biomarkers for what would be considered risks to ultimately develop Alzheimer's, there's also these other very important effects when we talk about high quality sleep, I guess, right? And maybe you could comment about that.Matt Walker (22:21):Yeah, I think quantity is what we've been talking about in some ways, but quality has also come onto the radar as absolutely essential. And what we find is that the quality of your sleep is as if not more predictive of both all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality, metabolic mortality, and in some regards, cancer mortality as well. And when I say quality of sleep, what we're really referring to here is at least one of two things. One is the continuity of your sleep. So you could be sleeping for eight and a half hours according to your sleep tracker, but maybe you are getting eight and a half hours by spending ten hours of time in bed because you are awake so much throughout the night and your sleep is very sort of punctured and littered with all of these awakenings across the night. That's sufficient quantity of sleep eight and a half hours, but it's poor quality of sleep because you are spending too much time awake.Matt Walker (23:30):And so, our measure of quality of sleep typically is what we call sleep efficiency. Of the time that you are in bed, what percent of that time are you asleep? And we like to see some measure of at least 85% or above because once you get less than 85% in terms of your sleep quality or your sleep efficiency, then you start to see many of these unfolding system-wide impairments. You seem to have high risk of diabetes, high risk obesity, high risk, as we said, cardiovascular disease. Also, hormonal changes both in men and in women. We see upstairs in the brain with poor quality of sleep, much more so than quantity of sleep. Poor quality of sleep is a more powerful predictor of mood disturbances and psychiatric conditions. And in fact, I think if you look at the data, at least in my center in the past 23 years, we've not been able to discover a single psychiatric condition in which sleep is normal, which to me is a stunning revelation. And what that tells us is that in many of those conditions they do seem to be getting not too bad of quantity of sleep. What is the marker of psychiatric sleep disturbance is not short quantity, it's poor quality of sleep. So I think it's a wonderful important point that I don't think we pay enough attention to, which is the quality.Eric Topol (25:05):Yes. And the other thing that you've emphasized, and I just want to reiterate to people listening or watching that is the regularity story, just like you said with quality. The data and I'll put the figure in that shows the link between regularity and cardiovascular, neurodegenerative, cancer, that regularity thing. A lot of people don't understand how important that is as well.Matt Walker (25:30):Stunning study from data from the UK Biobank, and this is across thousands and thousands of individuals and they tracked quantity and they tracked regularity and they split people up into the quartiles, those who were most regular and those who were least regular. And as you'll see in those sort of the figure that you flash up, those people who were in the upper quartile of regularity, de-risk all-cause mortality, cancer mortality, cardiovascular mortality, it was stunning. And then they did a cute little experiment of a statistical test where they took quantity because they had it in these individuals and regularity and they kind of put them in the same statistical bucket and did a sort of a Coke Pepsi challenge to see which one won out. And what it seemed to be was that regularity almost beat out quantity in terms of predicting all-cause mortality. Now that's not to say that you can get away with saying, well, I sleep four hours a night, but I sleep very regularly, consistently four hours a night. No, you need both, but regularity. I was someone who based on my remarkably vanilla and pedestrian personality, I've always been quite regular in my regard. But goodness me, even when I read that paper, I thought I'm doubling down on regularity. It's so important. That tells us, I think something that is in some ways a story not about sleep. It's a story about your circadian rhythm.Matt Walker (27:02):We speak a lot, or I speak a lot about sleep, and I think I've probably done a mis service to the other aspect of the sleep wake rhythmicity, which is called your 24 hours circadian rhythm. Now your sleep pressure, the drive to sleep is independent of your circadian rhythm, but they often work beautifully in harmony with each other, and you fall asleep, and you stay asleep. But I think the circadian system is critical because, excuse me, and what the circadian rhythm also regulates, sneezing right at the inopportune moment when you are recording a podcast. But nevertheless, what that tells me is that when you feed your brain signals of wake sleep consistency, which is to say wake, sleep, timing, regularity, there is something about feeding the brain signals of regularity that anchor your 24-hour circadian rhythm and as a consequence, it improves the quantity and the quality of your sleep. They're intertwined.What About Sleep Trackers?Eric Topol (28:09):That's a terrific explanation for what I think a lot of people don't appreciate it's importance. Now, last topic about tracking. Now we understand how important sleep is. It is the superpower I am with you on that really brought that to light in so many ways. But of course, now we can track it with rings with smart watches and we get these readouts things like efficiency as part of the Oura score and other rings and deep sleep or NREM, REM, the works, you can see your awake times that you didn't know you're awake and the whole bit. Do you recommend for people that aren't getting great sleep quality beyond that they should try to establish a regular schedule that they should track to try to improve it and of course how would they improve it? Or are these things like having a cold mattress temperature that is controlled? What are the tricks that you would suggest for trying to improve your sleep through tracking? Or do you think tracking shouldn't be done?Matt Walker (29:16):Oh gosh, it's such a wonderful question and as with wonderful questions, the answer is usually it's complicated and I have to be careful because for someone who's currently wearing three different sleep trackers, it's going to be hard for me to answer this question completely in the negative. And there are three different sleep trackers. But I would say that for the most part, I like the idea of sleep tracking if you are sleeping well, meaning if as long as you're not suffering from insomnia. The reason is because sleep unlike those two other critical of health, which is diet and exercise, is very difficult to subjectively estimate. So if I were to ask you, Eric, how many times have you worked out in the past week, you'd be able to tell me how cleanly or how poorly have you been eating in the past week. You could tell me.Matt Walker (30:09):But if I was to say to you, Eric, how much deep sleep did you get last Tuesday? And if you don't have a sleep tracker, you'd say, I don't know. And so, there's something useful about tracking, especially a non-conscious process that I think is meaningful to many. And often medicine we say what gets measured gets managed, and there is that trite sort of statement. I do think that that's still true for sleep. So many people I've spoken to have, for example, markedly reduced the amount of alcohol consumption because they've been seeing the huge impact that the alcohol consumption in the evening has on their ring smart ring data as a consequence. So overall, I think they're pretty good. When people ask me what's the best sleep tracker, I usually say it's the one that you wear most frequently because if I come up with a band, headband, chest straps, all sorts of different things and it's a hundred percent accurate, but after three uses of it, you stop using it, that's a useless sleep tracker. So I like to think about sleep trackers that are low friction and no friction. When we go to sleep, we take things off, we don't put things on. That's why I liked things like the ring. For example, I think that's a non-intrusive way. I think the mattress may be as if not better because it's a completely friction less device. You don't have to remember to charge it. You don't have to put it on, you just fall into bed, and it tracks your sleep.Matt Walker (31:40):One form factor, I like to think about sleep trackers is the form factor itself. But then the other is accuracy. And I think right now if you look at the data, probably Oura is winning the ring kind of wars. If you look at all wristband wars, I think it's probably the most accurate relative to something like Fitbit or Apple Watch or the Whoop Band. But they're all pretty close. I think Oura is probably the leader in class right now at least. Keep in mind that I used to be an advisor for Oura. I want to make that very clear. So take what I say with a grain of salt in that regard. I think to your question, well, I'll come back to mattresses in just one second.Matt Walker (32:34):For people who are struggling with sleep, I think you've got to be very, very careful with sleep trackers because they can have the counterproductive effect where I gave you the example of alcohol or eating too late. And these sleep trackers help you modify your behaviors to improve your sleep. Well, there are places where these trackers can actually do you a disservice. When you get so hyper focused on your data and your data not looking good each and every day, it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy of a negative spiral. And we now have a condition in sleep medicine called orthosomnia. So ortho in medicine typically means straightened. So you've heard of orthodontic straightening teeth, orthopedic straightening bones, orthosomnia is about getting so obsessed with getting your sleep perfect and your sleep straight that it causes an insomnia like syndrome. Now, I don't know, I think the press has made more of this than there is.Matt Walker (33:30):It probably is about 5-7% of the population. I would say at that moment in time, do one of two things. Either take the ring off entirely and just say, I'm going to get my sea legs back underneath me, get some cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia. And when I'm confident I'll put the ring back on. Or don't throw the baby out with the bath water, keep wearing the ring. Try to say to yourself only on let's say a Sunday afternoon, will I open up the app and look historically what's been happening during the past week so that you keep getting your data, but you don't get the angiogenic daily sort of repetition of reinforcement of I'm not sleeping well. I should also note by the way that I think sleep trackers are not a substitute for either a sleep recording laboratory, but also, they're not a substitute for ultimately telling you entirely how good your sleep is.Matt Walker (34:24):Don't forget, you should always keep in mind how do I feel the next day? Because I think a lot of people will see their readiness score as 92 and they feel miserable. They just feel rough. And then another day, my readiness score was 62 and I just went out and I just ran my fastest five mile that I've done in the past six months. So don't forget that subjective sense of sleep is just as important as objective measures of sleep. The final thing I would say to your point about the mattresses, I actually do think that they are a really great vehicle for sleep augmentation because these smart mattresses, they're filled with sensors, things like Eight Sleep, and they will assess your physiology, they will track your sleep just like a sleep tracking ring. But what's also good is that because they can manipulate temperature and your sleep is so thermoregulatory sensitive that they create this kind, it's almost like this bent arc of thermal story throughout the night because you have to warm up at the surface to cool down at the core to fall asleep, then you have to stay cool to stay asleep, then you have to warm up to wake up and they take you through that natural change.Matt Walker (35:41):But they do it intelligently because they're measuring your sleep minute to minute. And then they're saying, I'm tweaking temperature a little bit. Has sleep improved? Has it become worse? Oh, it's become better. Let's lean into that. Let's get them even colder. Oh, wait a second, it's getting worse. Let's warm it back up a little bit. It's like a staircase method, like a Richter shock. And gradually they find your sweet spot and I think that is a really elegant system. And now they're measuring snoring. Snoring perturbations, and they can augment the bed and raise the angle of the bed up just a little bit so that the gravity doesn't have as much of a hold on your airway because when you're lying on your back, the airway wants to collapse down to gravity, and when you raise back up again, it will change that. And so, I think that there's lots of new advantages in, I think mattress technology that we'll see coming out into the future. I think it's a great vehicle for sleep augmentation.Eric Topol (36:37):That's terrific. Well, this has been for me, very educational, as I would've predicted, if anybody's up on everything in this area, it would be you. So thank you, Matt. It's a really brilliant discussion, really enlightening. We could talk some more hours, but I think we've encapsulated some of the big things. And before we finish up, is there anything else you wanted to say?Matt Walker (37:05):No, I think just to thank you for both your work in general in terms of science communication, your offer here specifically to allow me to try to be a very poorly communicated voice of sleep, and also just what you've done in general for I think the accuracy of science communication out into the public. Please never stop, continue to be a shining light for all of us. You are remarkable. Thank you, Eric.Eric Topol (37:31):Oh, you're very kind. And I look forward to the next chance we get to visit in person. It's been too long, Matt. And all the best to you. Thanks for joining today.************************************************A quick pollI cover much about sleep and healthy aging in SUPER AGERS, which has been on the NYT Bestseller list for 3 weeks. I'm very grateful to many of you for being one of the book's readers.And thanks for reading and subscribing to Ground Truths.If you found this interesting please share it!That makes the work involved in putting these together especially worthwhile.All content on Ground Truths—its newsletters, analyses, and podcasts, are free, open-access.Paid subscriptions are voluntary and all proceeds from them go to support Scripps Research. They do allow for posting comments and questions, which I do my best to respond to. Many thanks to those who have contributed—they have greatly helped fund our summer internship programs for the past two years Get full access to Ground Truths at erictopol.substack.com/subscribe

John continues his conversation with Michelle “MACE” Curran. In Part 1, Michelle shared her journey from joining the military on an ROTC scholarship to becoming one of the few female F-16 fighter pilots, the struggles she faced, and what it was like flying combat missions. In this episode, they talk about her life after the military — becoming a keynote speaker, writing books, and setting work-life boundaries. Michelle also discusses her upcoming book, The Flipside: How to Invert Your Perspective and Turn Fear into Your Superpower. Listen to this episode to learn more: [00:00] - Intro [01:26] - Reasons for leaving the military [05:01] - Michelle's speaking career [08:26] - What The Flipside is all about and why she wrote it [12:12] - Release date of Michelle's book [12:58] - Keeping boundaries between work and family [15:44] - Life as a “bonus mom” [18:44] - Michelle's definition of success [23:25] - Best way to connect with Michelle [24:46] - Podcasts that help Michelle in her growth [28:38] - Closing remarks NOTABLE QUOTES: “Fear is a normal thing we experience, and it's actually a great signal to tell you to look further into the (that's causing the fear) thing.” “Boldness is something that is required if you want to play big at your full potential.” “It's not the easiest lifestyle. You'd think having control of your schedule and working remotely a good portion of time would just be like, ‘Oh, you have so much time with your family.' But I think that creep into all parts of your life is very easy to let happen.” “You have to make it a priority to not get stagnant, to not get comfortable, and to celebrate your small wins—but also to keep moving the goalpost for yourself. You always want to be learning something new, you always want to be getting better.” “When you get to a pretty successful level—you fly for those 100 birds, or you have a business that's doing well—it can be very easy to settle in and become complacent. And that's like a surefire way to kind of lose that fulfillment around it.” “Learning new things, pushing yourself, continuing to develop as a person, that's the whole human experience. That's why we're here.” “Success looks like building the life I want, that manages the time and the way I want it, and has the priorities that I want.” “The strongest teams are the ones where people feel like they can show up as their whole selves.” USEFUL RESOURCES: https://macecurran.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/macecurran/ https://www.instagram.com/mace_curran/ https://www.facebook.com/macecurran/ https://x.com/mace_curran https://www.youtube.com/@mace_curran5 "The Flipside: How to Invert Your Perspective and Turn Fear into Your Superpower" (https://a.co/d/6zgzEbT) "Upside Down Dreams" (https://a.co/d/5HlDvhl) "What's Your Callsign?" (https://a.co/d/ilF0djX) CONNECT WITH JOHN Website - https://iamjohnhulen.com    Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnhulen    Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/johnhulen    X - https://x.com/johnhulen    LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhulen    YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLX_NchE8lisC4NL2GciIWA    EPISODE CREDITS Intro and Outro music provided by Jeff Scheetz - https://jeffscheetz.com/ 

John talks with Michelle “MACE” Curran — former combat pilot & F-16 fighter pilot, former Thunderbirds demonstration team pilot & lead pilot (2019–2022), author, keynote speaker, entrepreneur, and founder of Upside Down Dreams. Michelle shares her journey of becoming one of the few female combat pilots in the U.S., the story of how she got her call sign “MACE,” finding her true purpose beyond the cockpit and much more! Listen to this episode to learn more: [00:00] - Intro [01:16] - Michelle's bio [02:00] - Thunderbirds and Blue Angels [03:42] - Children's books written by Michelle [06:02] - Discovering her purpose by accident [09:48] - What drew Michelle to become a fighter pilot? [11:44] - Transitioning from college to the military [12:55] - The process of becoming a fighter pilot  [15:08] - Deployments and military assignments [19:42] - How Michelle received her Callsign “MACE”  [23:21] - How our pain shapes our purpose [25:06] - Sharing the tough parts, not just the cool fighter pilot stuff [26:33] - Majority of professional speakers are introverts [28:53] - What it was like to join the Thunderbirds [31:13] - Outro NOTABLE QUOTES: “There is power in seeing someone that you can personally relate to doing something that feels big and scary. And I know there are all these women, and all these little girls, watching those shows who rarely saw themselves represented.” “I was willing to overcome another fear, of being a public speaker, and the fear of the judgment of others that comes with really putting yourself out there in the public eye, because I knew I could truly change lives in a positive way.” “I'm going to start showing up more as just me and stop being hyper-vigilant about everything… how I react to jokes people make, and all the things. I'm just going to show up and be me.” “I'm just going to show up and be me, because this is not sustainable, playing dress-up.” “If I didn't talk about the painful parts, it (speeches) would not have the impact that it does, not even a fraction.” “You have to push through the uncomfortable, the anxiety, the scary part, because the rewards are massive.” USEFUL RESOURCES: https://macecurran.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/macecurran/ https://www.instagram.com/mace_curran/ https://www.facebook.com/macecurran/ https://x.com/mace_curran https://www.youtube.com/@mace_curran5 "The Flipside: How to Invert Your Perspective and Turn Fear into Your Superpower" (https://a.co/d/6zgzEbT) "Upside Down Dreams" (https://a.co/d/5HlDvhl) "What's Your Callsign?" (https://a.co/d/ilF0djX) CONNECT WITH JOHN Website - https://iamjohnhulen.com    Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnhulen    Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/johnhulen    X - https://x.com/johnhulen    LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhulen    YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLX_NchE8lisC4NL2GciIWA    EPISODE CREDITS Intro and Outro music provided by Jeff Scheetz - https://jeffscheetz.com/ 

What if the ability to negotiate with a hostage-taker was also a skill that could improve relationships in everyday life? Gary Noesner, who is a former FBI chief negotiator and author of 'Stalling for Time,' which deep dives into his experiences and the lessons he's learned about human nature and effective communication over his 30-year career, joins Yael for this episode. You'll hear how patience, empathy, and active listening aren't just crisis tools; they're essential for everyday connection too. Gary also reflects on the evolution of negotiation tactics, the significance of emotional control, and the value of building genuine relationships. Listen and Learn:  How active listening transformed hostage negotiation, from trading demands to truly hearing the pain beneath Why most hostage-takers aren't criminals but people in crisis, and how listening changes everything How sitting with uncertainty and leading with empathy defuses crises more than force ever could Why slowing down negotiations and investing in human understanding can save lives in high-stakes crises Understanding even the most difficult people can defuse conflict and open the door to real influence The Waco Siege and how it exposed a clash of FBI strategies and what it taught us about negotiation, power, and restraint What strategies do elite negotiators use to maintain composure in high-pressure situations and handle their emotions without assuming undue responsibility? How humility, likability, and relationship-building can defuse conflict at home, work, or in crisis Resources:  Stalling for Time: My Life as an FBI Hostage Negotiator https://garynoesner.com/ Yael's newsletter post about connecting like a hostage negotiator Kate Murphy's book with a profile of Gary: Why Won't You Listen to Me? Jamie Holmes' book with a profile of Gary: Nonsense Connect with Gary on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-noesner-1a2480b Connect with Gary on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stalling-for-Time/148979708465038 Connect with Gary on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/garynoesner/?hl=en About Gary Noesner:  Gary Noesner retired from the FBI in 2003 following a 30-year career as an investigator, instructor, and negotiator. A significant focus of his career was directed toward investigating Middle East hijackings in which American citizens were victimized. In addition, he was an FBI hostage negotiator for 23 years of his career, retiring as the Chief of the FBI's Crisis Negotiation Unit, Critical Incident Response Group, the first person to hold that position. In that capacity, he was heavily involved in numerous crisis incidents covering prison riots, right-wing militia standoffs, religious zealot sieges, terrorist embassy takeovers, airplane hijackings, and over 120 overseas kidnapping cases involving American citizens. He has written a book about his FBI negotiation career, which was published by Penguin Random House in 2010, entitled Stalling for Time: My Life as an FBI Hostage Negotiator.    The book is being used in part as the basis for a six-part mini-series on Waco that will air on the Paramount Network on January 24, 2018. Related Episodes: 255. Influence is Your Superpower with Zoe Chance 276. Assertive Communication Skills with Randy Paterson 392. Outraged with Kurt Gray 403. Conflict Resilience with Bob Bordone and Joel Salinas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if the ability to negotiate with a hostage-taker was also a skill that could improve relationships in everyday life? Gary Noesner, who is a former FBI chief negotiator and author of 'Stalling for Time,' which deep dives into his experiences and the lessons he's learned about human nature and effective communication over his 30-year career, joins Yael for this episode. You'll hear how patience, empathy, and active listening aren't just crisis tools; they're essential for everyday connection too. Gary also reflects on the evolution of negotiation tactics, the significance of emotional control, and the value of building genuine relationships. Listen and Learn:  How active listening transformed hostage negotiation, from trading demands to truly hearing the pain beneath Why most hostage-takers aren't criminals but people in crisis, and how listening changes everything How sitting with uncertainty and leading with empathy defuses crises more than force ever could Why slowing down negotiations and investing in human understanding can save lives in high-stakes crises Understanding even the most difficult people can defuse conflict and open the door to real influence The Waco Siege and how it exposed a clash of FBI strategies and what it taught us about negotiation, power, and restraint What strategies do elite negotiators use to maintain composure in high-pressure situations and handle their emotions without assuming undue responsibility? How humility, likability, and relationship-building can defuse conflict at home, work, or in crisis Resources:  Stalling for Time: My Life as an FBI Hostage Negotiator https://garynoesner.com/ Yael's newsletter post about connecting like a hostage negotiator Kate Murphy's book with a profile of Gary: Why Won't You Listen to Me? Jamie Holmes' book with a profile of Gary: Nonsense Connect with Gary on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-noesner-1a2480b Connect with Gary on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stalling-for-Time/148979708465038 Connect with Gary on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/garynoesner/?hl=en About Gary Noesner:  Gary Noesner retired from the FBI in 2003 following a 30-year career as an investigator, instructor, and negotiator. A significant focus of his career was directed toward investigating Middle East hijackings in which American citizens were victimized. In addition, he was an FBI hostage negotiator for 23 years of his career, retiring as the Chief of the FBI's Crisis Negotiation Unit, Critical Incident Response Group, the first person to hold that position. In that capacity, he was heavily involved in numerous crisis incidents covering prison riots, right-wing militia standoffs, religious zealot sieges, terrorist embassy takeovers, airplane hijackings, and over 120 overseas kidnapping cases involving American citizens. He has written a book about his FBI negotiation career, which was published by Penguin Random House in 2010, entitled Stalling for Time: My Life as an FBI Hostage Negotiator.    The book is being used in part as the basis for a six-part mini-series on Waco that will air on the Paramount Network on January 24, 2018. Related Episodes: 255. Influence is Your Superpower with Zoe Chance 276. Assertive Communication Skills with Randy Paterson 392. Outraged with Kurt Gray 403. Conflict Resilience with Bob Bordone and Joel Salinas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ep 149 Description:  “Your birth is yours to shape— not in every detail as the baby has some too— but in energy, intention, and experience. You deserve to be heard. You deserve to be honored. You deserve a birth that reflects YOU, your power, your pleasure, and your love.” —Debra Pascali-Bonaro  Birth isn't just a medical event—it's a deeply personal journey where you hold more power than you realize. What if your birth experience could be transformed from a clinical procedure to a profound, empowering moment of connection? Imagine stepping into your birth with confidence, clarity, and the ability to shape an experience that honors your deepest desires. Tune in as Debra breaks down the essential roadmap for creating personalized birth preferences, revealing how to communicate effectively with your healthcare team, understand your provider's practices, explore holistic approaches beyond medical interventions, and ultimately reclaim your birth as a sacred, intentional experience that reflects your unique vision of bringing new life into the world.   Connect with Debra! Website: https://www.orgasmicbirth.com  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orgasmicbirth X: https://twitter.com/OrgasmicBirth  YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/OrgasmicBirth1  Tik Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@orgasmicbirth  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debra-pascali-bonaro-1093471  Episode Highlights: 00:50 Reflecting On Your Birth Desires 05:50 Know Your Provider's Practice Paradigm 11:43 Beyond Interventions — Creating Holistic Birth Preferences 15:57 Communication is Your Superpower 16:48 Your Birth is Yours to Shape     Resources: 

Joining us today is a model, dancer, Strictly finalist and trailblazer who became the first deaf contestant on Love Island, using the platform to shift perceptions, challenge stereotypes and champion inclusion – it's the brilliant Tasha Ghouri!In this episode, Tasha opens up about her extraordinary journey so far, from navigating bullying and self-doubt to becoming a rising star in fashion and dance. Here, she shares the life-changing moment her cochlear implant failed during her A-Levels, the mental toll it took, and how it shaped her fierce independence and determination to thrive, no matter the obstacle.We also talk about heartbreak and healing, as Tasha reflects on the end of her long-term relationship during the Strictly Come Dancing tour, the media storm that followed, and the lessons she learned from her parents' difficult divorce. With honesty and humour, she also reveals how solo travel and writing her new book helped her process life's biggest changes and reconnect with her inner strength.Her debut book, Your Superpower, is out now and available wherever you get your books.For all the latest news, click here to follow us on Instagram!***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Have you ever tried slacklining? It's not just physical balance—it's a mirror for our emotional lives.In this deeply resonant episode, Dr. Karen explores how allowing yourself to experience emotional “extremes”—even when uncomfortable—is essential to living with authenticity and joy. You'll also hear real-life examples and healing insights for overcoming people-pleasing, navigating anger, and gracefully saying no.

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 Hello, friends! Welcome to the podcast episode where I share my favorite learnings and re-learnings of 2024 that will take us to greatness in 2025. (Don't worry, everything I'm going to share is applicable all year long, any year.)⁠10 Simple But Profound Lifehacks and Rituals to Thrive in the New Year (Full article here)⁠ 1. Embrace Unseen Challenges for Profound Growth Read More: Anthony Trucks on Mastering Dark Work and Identity Shift to Achieve Excellence | Does Flourishing Mean We Are Constantly in Bloom? 2. Harness the Power of Awe to Enhance Well-Being Read More: The Power of Awe with Dacher Keltner 3. Overcome Challenges with Smart Behavioral Strategies Read More: Katy Milkman on Overcoming the Challenges of Change 4. Practice Self-Reliance and Adaptability Read More: 7 Rules of Self-Reliance with Maha Abouelenein 5. Find Joy and Meaning in Small, Intentional Moments Read More: Joyful Cooking, Eating, and Living with Radhi Devlukia | The Art of Noticing 6. Tap into Your Superpower with Mental Agility Read More: Your Brain is Your Superpower: Jim Kwik's Guide to a Limitless Mind | Junk Dopamine vs. Healthy Dopamine 7. Cultivate Deep Connections for a Fulfilled Life Read More: Beyond Happiness: Dr. Robert Waldinger's Guide to the Good Life | Celebrating Quiet Strengths: Thoughtful Praise for Introverts and Reflective Souls | Decoding Bids for Attention 8. Dealing with Feelings: From Awareness to Action Read More: From Theory to Practice: Marc Brackett on Dealing with Feelings | Emotional Contagion: Catching Feelings that Improve Well-Being 9. Discover Gratitude in Sliding Door Moments Read More: The Surprising Way Sliding Door Moments Lead to Profound Gratitude 10. Find Balance by Overcoming Overfunctioning Read More: The Art of Doing Less and Overcoming Overfunctioning

What does it take to build a life and business rooted in courage, authenticity, and purpose? In this powerful episode, Wendy sits down with spiritual entrepreneur, bestselling author, and women's circle leader Abiola Abrams to explore the profound lessons she's learned along her inspiring journey of self-discovery and transformation. Tune in to hear Abiola's heart-opening stories, actionable strategies, and encouragement so you can grow your own courage, authenticity and visibility, unapologetically. Listen in to learn: Abiola's Breakthrough Journey: How a personal heartbreak sparked a mission to uplift others and build a movement. Facing Fear as a Female Entrepreneur: Wendy and Abiola dive into the societal and internal barriers women face—fear of judgment, fear of criticism, fear of being wrong, cultural expectations, and breaking free from “rules” about success and money. A Surprising and KEY Insight to Break Through Your Money Ceilings. The Power of Being Seen: Learn the two MAIN essentials to professional and personal growth. How to Embrace Your Visibility: Overcome the anxiety and hesitation to putting yourself out there. Practical Ways To Be More Visible: Specific strategies to get your work in front of more of the right people. Why Authenticity is Your Superpower, Especially Now: Why your imperfections and unique voice are the keys to connection and success. Action Steps to Get Out (and Stay Out) of the Comparison Trap  

This week's episode is an introduction to quantum health strategies including light, grounding, drinking water, electromagnetic frequencies of the earth and in our tech, movement, and more. We're also exploring how self-compassion and self-talk impacts our energetic frequency, and how the woo woo things we hear like "not my vibe" or "you have such positive energy" are actually grounded in both spirituality AND science. Let's Go Deeper Together Join the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wild Wellness Women's Circle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (monthly membership) Enroll in ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rewild Your Wellness⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (lifetime access online course) Learn more about ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠one-on-one coaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Free Resources Feel how you want to feel NOW with my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free Desire Map⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FREE Masterclass: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discover Your Spiritual Gifts ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sign up for a FREE 1:1 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠coaching curiosity call⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Let's Connect! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ Mentioned in this episode: ⁠The double slit experiment⁠ article ⁠Happy Pocket Full of Money⁠ book ⁠All of My Lessons Come in the Form of a Sound⁠ episode ⁠The Heart's Electromagnetic Field is Your Superpower⁠ article ⁠Dr. Joe Dispenza⁠ on Amazon ⁠The Heart Math Institute⁠ ⁠The Hidden Messages in Water⁠ book ⁠Water, Frequency, and the effects it has on Your Health ⁠article ⁠my shower filter⁠ on Amazon ⁠my reverse osmosis water⁠ filter on Amazon (only $100!) ⁠Aussie water mineral drops⁠ on Amazon ⁠Researchers Use Quantum Biology to Understand Human Response to Earth's Magnetic Field⁠ article Bryan Cumming Bilateral on Spotify

Ever think about how powerful asking questions can be? It's kinda mind-blowing when you think about all the insights, knowledge, and experiences we can tap into just by asking. So in this episode, we've got Jeff Welzer on board to talk about his book ASK: Tap Into the Hidden Wisdom of People Around You for Unexpected Breakthroughs in Leadership and Life. Jeff enlightens us on how asking thoughtful and well-crafted questions that seek to learn can unlock a treasure trove of wisdom, ideas, and deep understanding. And it can even help you achieve your goals in both your personal and professional lives! You have to check out this awesome chat! Trust us, it's packed with gems that'll shift how you connect with others and enable you to grow as a person! Listen and Learn:  Are you missing out on valuable insights and hidden wisdom by not asking questions? How asking well-crafted questions can help you achieve your goals and benefit you both in your personal and professional lives Why do we withhold information?  Tips to navigate speaking up when you might fear the reaction you could get How Jeff's ASK Approach can help you tap into other people's knowledge, thoughts, wisdom, and ideas Ways you can make it safer for someone to open up more  Transforming crummy questions into quality questions that promote meaningful discussion and insight How you can get better at listening to learn How can we pass the skillset of curiosity onto our kids  Resources:  Jeff's website: https://www.askapproach.com/ https://transcendeducation.org/ ASK: Tap Into the Hidden Wisdom of People Around You for Unexpected Breakthroughs in Leadership and Life: https://bookshop.org/a/30734/9780306832697 Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity: https://bookshop.org/a/30734/9781250235374 About Jeff Wetzler  JEFF WETZLER is co-CEO of Transcend, a nationally recognized innovation organization, and an expert in learning and human potential. Wetzler combines unique leadership experiences spanning more than 25 years in business and education, as a management consultant to the world's top corporations, a learning facilitator for leaders around the world, and as Chief Learning Officer at Teach For America. Jeff earned a Doctorate in Adult Learning and Leadership from Columbia University and a bachelor's in psychology from Brown University. Based in New York, he is a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network and is an Edmund Hillary Fellow. https://www.askapproach.com/ Book: ASK: Tap Into the Hidden Wisdom of People Around You for Unexpected Breakthroughs in Leadership and Life  Related Episodes:  329. The Power of Curiosity with Scott Shigeoka 281. Belonging Uncertainty and Bridging Divides with Geoffrey Cohen  276. Assertive Communication Skills with Randy Paterson 255. Influence is Your Superpower with Zoe Chance 165. How We Talk and Why It Matters with Katherine Kinzler 96. Effective Conversations About Diversity with Anatasia Kim and Alicia del Prado  302. Say the Right Thing with David Glasgow  185. Good Guys: Allies in the Workplace with Brad Johnson and David Smith  299. Leadership and the Changing Workplace with Chris Shipley  168. Everyday Conversations: How Conversational Style Impacts Relationships with Deborah Tannen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices