After experiencing the loss of her daughter, Mercy Joan, my guest began helping people and organizations survive, stabilize, and thrive through pain. Most of us think we are saying and doing the right thing, being empathetic to people in their time of need.  Some feel the uncomfortableness of not knowing at all what the best thing is to do or say to support someone in their time of need. Liesel Mertes, acclaimed empathy expert and founder of Handle with Care Consulting, talks about empathy and having the skills necessary to meet people where they are. In this episode she: introduces ..read more

Izolda Trakhtenberg worked as a NASA Master Trainer for 20 + years and now speaks, coaches and educates at organizations and universities on mindful creativity and innovation.   In this episode, she shares the 3 C's framework (Creativity, Compassion, and Collaboration) to an innovative mindset to help transform your perspective and achieve greater success. Success requires ingenuity by tapping into your creativity Collaboration pushes us forward in our work and in our relationships How curiosity about others makes you more compassionate and a better collaborator Telling your story how o ..read more

Most of us either focus on the past, like decisions we made, things we wish we would have done differently, reliving exciting moments of the past. OR we are thinking about the future; how to make more money, where we would like to live when we retire, starting a new relationship, getting married, having children.  But, how often do you think about the present? Top Self guest Aga Lawrynovicz of choose clarity at chooseclarity.io is here to help you reconnect within reclaim your time learn to be present use mindfulness to see people for who they are get off the auto-pilot of life  n ..read more

If you grew up in a dysfunctional family, chances are you have wondered many times what your life would be like if things would have been "normal."  You can't change the hand you were dealt, but you can look to see if you have any cards you can play to your advantage that may give you the win in the end. And thankfully, there are.  Yes, there are many more than 5 however, Shanenn will discuss 5 strengths you most likely possess if you grew up in a dysfunctional family and ways you can use them to your personal and professional advantage. Much love to my fellow ACA (adult children ..read more

On today's episode, Matt Ruttenberg talks about F.I.R.E. - Financial Independence Retire Early, a fast growing community of financial like minded people. Matt discusses ways to create financial independence and how to spend your money intentionally.  We also talk about: Covering your expense through your assets Why keeping up with the Joneses is such a toxic mindset How passive income can set you up for early retirement Using a bucket mindset strategy to plan for early retirement He also explains the 4% rule or 25x rule to determine what is needed for your financial freedom and plants ..read more

Are you a jealousy junkie?  If so, you wont want to miss this special solo, 10th episode from the host on the affects and effects of jealousy. I discuss why there was a need for extreme jealousy back in the day but is not serving you in your modern times.  Unfortunately some still struggle with extreme jealousy that causes damage in a relationship.   After many years of struggling with my own jealousy in relationships,, I've done the hard work, research, tested practices and a lot of self-discovery to help you short-cut the process and start living free again. I share how to ..read more

Retired Navy Seal commander and human performance expert, Rich Diviney, shares the 25 attributes for optimal performance, while sprinkling in some seriously cool stories of his time as a Navy SEAL.  During his 20 + year career, Rich completed more than 13 overseas deployments.  As an officer in charge of training for a specialized command, he was involved in an extremely specialized SEAL selection process, weeding out extraordinary individuals down to just the elite few.  During this process, he discovered what set the chosen SEALs apart and what makes a person more successful ..read more

Stop pulling yourself out of the race because of your fear of failure.  Do you think you have a high sense of self worth?  Most say yes but your actions may not represent or reflect that of someone who has a healthy sense of worth. Diving into my favorite topics, of course, self-worth and self-confidence with Dr. Jomana.  She is a TEDx speaker, a mindset coach and NLP practitioner and she is dishing out the misconceptions we have about self-worth, practical tips to increase your feelings of self-worth and explaining the competence confidence cycle. The first step in the compe ..read more

Patrick Fox, founder of Rethink Alcohol Project, grew up in an environment where drinking alcohol at a young age was the norm.  His weekends with dad consisted of waiting outside pubs or being sent off  to buy CDs and sweets to keep him occupied while his dad drank inside the pub. In this episode, Patrick discussing how reading the book "This Naked Mind", by Annie Grace  helped him understand how alcohol affects your brain and that put the seed in his head to quit drinking.  But, it wasn't until after an alcohol and drug fueled Christmas that he finally set down the bottl ..read more

Your mindset often shows in your kitchen, office, car or other areas of your home.  Today's guest, Productivity and Organizing Coach and host of the Positively Living podcast, Lisa Zawrotny reveals that clutter both effects and reflects whats going on with you.   In this episode, we discuss: Lisa's framework, "The Simple System" , for how to deal with the overwhelm Why it's important to identify what self-care means to you for good energy management The 80/20 rule of productivity when choosing what to focus on Improving your energy flow by theming and batching your tasks Creating h ..read more