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The Joy Bus Journeys - Jake Shumate

“People are really created to have adventure, to experience adventure.” ~ Jake Shumate
How would you like to travel the country in a 1973 VW Bus, experiencing great food and enjoying outdoor adventures, all for the purpose of inspiring others to live a healthy life? Our guest today does just that!
In this episode we learn about how Jake combined his own personal wanderlust with his desire to regain and retain health and fitness, and how to help us all be more aware of our 5 senses. We also learn about where he thinks everyone should visit, find a fish taco or three, walk a beach or climb a mountain, and get back in touch with nature. And it’s all in his own backyard of Laguna, CA.
As a Firefighter/Paramedic for more than 16 years, Jake Shumate has witnessed most illnesses people experience can be avoided. To fight fire with fire, Jake created Joy Bus Journeys, a fun online show to inspire people to live a healthy life. Each episode, Jake takes viewers on a Joy Bus Journey where they learn the benefits of eating delicious nutritious food, enjoying simple adventures, and caring for the environment.
 
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People are really created to have adventure, to experience adventure. [04:10]
When you experience nature your stress levels go down. 04:34]
People’s actual environment, that they live in has a huge indicator of how healthy they are going be. [05:13]
Wherever you are there is some kind of adventure to be had, and its radically important for all of our health and wellbeing. [06:33]
Because we are so disconnected from the earth we have lost this ability to get rid of the negative ions. [13:46]
The idea of meditation is, awareness within yourself but if you do a walking meditation it’s really about awareness of what’s around you and how you are interacting with your environment. [14:26]
Something that I do when we go for a run, there is a spot with 6 trees and I would go to the trees and touch each of those trees. What I am running is connecting with the environment around me. [15:02]
It’s so helpful for our health physically, mentally, emotionally to remove ourselves from the story we are telling ourselves and move into something that is really present and around us. [16:16]
Commercial &Marketing U. [16:39]
What really folks don’t know about Laguna beach is that it’s definitely a food hotspot. [19:30]
For me and my family, going on adventure or a trip goes with eating delicious food. Those two things have to go together. [20:05]
One of the important things is that when you travel, you can use technology to your advantage, and go with what your intention is. [22:54]
Think outside the box, you can go to a local farm that does farm dinners or farm dates. [24:22]
When we eat it makes a big difference. [27:44]
When we eat and make choices about what we eat and where its sourced from we are helping the planet and helping ourselves. [27:59]
If it green and came out of the ground, it’s probably safer to eat that something that comes out of a bag. [28:15]
If you look at the ingredients and you don’t know what it is, don’t eat it. [28:20]
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You Are Whole & Complete - Triptta Neb Butkovich

“You are whole and complete from the day you were born to the day you pass on.” ~ Triptta Neb Butkovich
Triptta Neb Butkovich was a successful organizational development consultant, an awesome executive coach, the life of the party, & the mother to 2 gorgeous boys. She was also a victim of narcissistic abuse. After 16 years of secretly living for someone else, she realized, only she could change her situation. She began to seek out different kinds of support to help her make sense of the chaos and hurt in her life. Hundreds of hours of healing modalities, attending mass coaching in auditoriums, studying the human psyche via short accreditations and a PhD enrollment, her coaching background, her openness and readiness to take action paid off - it took 8 long years, for her to find her identity, understand her values, embrace her vulnerabilities and to finally take her power back.
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/designyou/?originalSubdomain=ca
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TripttaNeb/
Facebook Groups: https://www.facebook.com/groups/182183693028824
Website: https://designyou.ca/
I underwent 16 years of abuse from my husband, physical abuse, financial abuse, sexual abuse, you just name it. [04:36]
My abuse at home made me work really hard in my job but was I truly happy and successful. [05:37]
Success is not equal to happiness. I am a living example of that. I was extremely successful in my business but I was extremely unhappy in my life. [06:12]
The sense of belonging is the first thing that is eroded when you are facing abuse, that sense of belonging is the first thing that is responsible for your depression, lack of sense of belonging is the first thing responsible for a lot of anxiety that you face. [08:55]
To keep the facade up took so much energy I had no time to give to personal relationships because I would have to work so hard to keep it up. [10:24]
Don’t judge a book by its cover, don’t look at a person and thing they have it all. [11:23]
We have kind of set or created this picture in our minds that this is what happiness looks like, or this is what you need to look like or be like to come across as successful so that people would want to connect with you. [13:07]
Commercial Top Dog Learning Group LLC. [ [14:52]
You never know what else is going on in anybody else’s lives. [16:12]
It takes small incremental steps to get a person out of that situation. [17:40]
When I started taking these small steps that’s when my own confidence within my own self started to grow and I started to feel better myself. [19:05]
It is really critical for you to have a sense of self, its super important for you to be able to build that sense of self, that is to find your self-identity again. [19:48]
What your identity might have been versus what your identity is today of you is something you need to discover. But also know you can create your own identity. [20:01]
Your external identity is as important as your internal identity. [23:11]
It is important for you to feel comfortable with your decisions that they are in line with your values. [23:30]
Everything and anything that puts you down help you create limiting beliefs and they prevent you from taking steps going further. [23:58]
What is really important to understand in an abusive situation is trying to maintain a balance of your chakras really helps you take those initial steps. [29:02]
Breath! You are the most important person in your life nobody else’s. [34:16]
You are whole and complete from the day you were born to the day you pass on. [34:26]
You are the only one who can actually fulfil yourself, nobody else can fulfil you in any way shape or form. [34:33]
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TopDog Learning Group, LLC is a leadership, change management, and diversity and inclusion consulting firm based in Orlando, FL, USA but with “TopDoggers” (aka consultants) throughout North America and beyond.
They focus on training programs (both virtual and face-to-face), keynotes and “lunch and learns,” group and 1:1 coaching, and off-the-shelf solutions.
One such solution is their Masterclass on The Top 3 Strategies to be Resilient in Times of Change.
This thoughtful self-paced online training will guide you through three tactics you can immediately use to—not just survive—but thrive when change comes at you.
Use the code RESIL50OFF for 50% off the program! Just go to https://bit.ly/3a5mIS6 and enter the code RESIL50OFF, in all capitals, to redeem your 50% off coupon. The link and code will be available in our show notes for easy access.
Learn more today at https://topdoglearning.learningworlds.com/
 
 

Training with a Monk Mindset - Jay Sooknanan

“If you want to shock your potential, then change your habits.” ~ Jay Sooknanan
Going down the wrong path in life does not mean that you can’t make change for the better. Your past does not define your future if you make conscientious choice, and our guest today knows that personally and professional.
In this episode we learn about Jay’s background and how his wrong choices earlier in life prompted him to start living his life for his own dreams and goals, and not to please others. He also reminds us to love ourselves, even in, or maybe especially in, times of strife.
Jay Sooknanan is a Health and Wellness Guru who supports people and communities to live abundantly through well-rounded finances, health practices, and practices of well-being. He is also the author of Abundance - A Journey from Anxiety And Depression.
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jay.sooknanan.3
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Jayfaith512/
Amazon Books: https://www.amazon.com/Abundance-Journey-Anxiety-Depression-Sooknanan/dp/1504390326
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedIn.com/JaySooknanan/
 
If you want to shock your potential, then change your habits. [04:14]
Always try to give me than you take, generosity is great. As I give more I receive. [05:06]
Doctors are great people, but the system itself doesn’t set them up to be the best service to people. [06:06]
The transition from employed to entrepreneurship can really affect you especially if you are not used to asking for things. [07:17]
You don’t need to convince people if your product or service if good. People are going to want it. [08:43]
Commercial Top Dog Learning Group LLC. [12:13]
What are your thoughts on helping people to start to make this mental transition and find some peace as we start to live a non-lockdown life? [14:42]
When you actually face challenges are you going to rise up and lead or fall back into your old habits? [15:12]
Take care of yourself, take care of your health, take care of your mind. Your mind is the most important thing. [16:01]
Instead of falling into the rabbit hole of negativity you got to learn to swim into positivity. [17:15]
If you meditate, it actually elevates your immune system more that exercise. [17:47]
Get a practice, get something you like that could reduce your thoughts, reduce your stress and relax your mind. [21:06]
Take that moment for you. Draw a line in the sand and create a routine that is going to manifest the life that you want. [21:43]
Your routine is going to dictate where you go. [21:55]
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TopDog Learning Group, LLC is a leadership, change management, and diversity and inclusion consulting firm based in Orlando, FL, USA but with “TopDoggers” (aka consultants) throughout North America and beyond.
They focus on training programs (both virtual and face-to-face), keynotes and “lunch and learns,” group and 1:1 coaching, and off-the-shelf solutions.
One such solution is their Masterclass on The Top 3 Strategies to be Resilient in Times of Change.
This thoughtful self-paced online training will guide you through three tactics you can immediately use to—not just survive—but thrive when change comes at you.
Use the code RESIL50OFF for 50% off the program! Just go to https://bit.ly/3a5mIS6 and enter the code RESIL50OFF, in all capitals, to redeem your 50% off coupon. The link and code will be available in our show notes for easy access.
Learn more today at https://topdoglearning.learningworlds.com/
 
 

Thoughts Become Things - Lauren Saunders

“The level of belief you have in yourself dictates how you show up as well.” ~ Lauren Saunders
Do you believe that your mindset plays a role in your success? Have you used manifestation strategies to grow your business and overall success? Our guest today talks about these tools and more.
In this episode we talk about how to show up powerfully, to others and for ourselves, and how to harness the power of our own positive mindset for success.  We also discuss how our thoughts are tied so intrinsically to our reality, and how our brain searches for proof of what it is looking for.
Lauren Saunders is a business mentor for spiritual entrepreneurs. At the age of 28, she left her career as a high school art teacher for a life of entrepreneurship, and she’s built two full-time businesses by implementing mindset, marketing, & manifestation strategies that actually work. Her experience and massive success has allowed her to coach business owners all over the world into full-time entrepreneurship. As an entrepreneur, she’s quadrupled her income as a teacher and lives a life of travel, freedom and passion. She is lit up when providing ambitious business owners with the tools they need to manifest the success and lives they truly desire.
 
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Instagram: @laurencsauncers
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coachlaurencsaunders
Website: https://www.laurencsaunders.com/
Spotify: The Aligned Entrepreneur 
 
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As a business coach, I love talking to people about making more money if it’s something they desire. [03:24]’
All of us have incredible potential but for the most part it remains untapped. [04:01]
When you feel good about how you are putting yourself out there and believe in your offers, services and yourself, you are going to market yourself differently. [05:10]
I believe in speaking to people powerfully about what you have to offer and being confident on how you can help them. [08:05]
You talk about working with spiritual entrepreneurs, what do you mean by that? [10:41]
I am working with people who know that they are a part of something much bigger, that they can rely on the universe, or on life or on God. [12:19]
I work with people who understand just how powerful their thoughts and their mindsets are in creating their reality and are wanting to learn how to leverage they energy to create a life they love. [12:39]
The level of belief you have in yourself dictates how you show up as well. [14:46]
I think we need to allow ourselves to embrace whatever level of mindset or spirituality or energy work that resonates with you. [15:34]
Commercial Top Dog Learning Group LLC. [18:27]
It’s not about perfection, it’s about doing it. [20:27]
Most of the time when we are talking about mindset it’s within this idea that there are things to change. [21:51]
There is an immense amount of freedom when we change the story that we have about our emotions and stop making them wrong. [22:10]
It’s not the emotions themselves that we feel, it’s the story that we have about them. [22:25]
Thoughts become things, allow yourself to play around with the potential of things that you desire to create in your life. [29:33]
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TopDog Learning Group, LLC is a leadership, change management, and diversity and inclusion consulting firm based in Orlando, FL, USA but with “TopDoggers” (aka consultants) throughout North America and beyond.
They focus on training programs (both virtual and face-to-face), keynotes and “lunch and learns,” group and 1:1 coaching, and off-the-shelf solutions.
One such solution is their Masterclass on The Top 3 Strategies to be Resilient in Times of Change.
This thoughtful self-paced online training will guide you through three tactics you can immediately use to—not just survive—but thrive when change comes at you.
Use the code RESIL50OFF for 50% off the program! Just go to https://bit.ly/3a5mIS6 and enter the code RESIL50OFF, in all capitals, to redeem your 50% off coupon. The link and code will be available in our show notes for easy access.
Learn more today at https://topdoglearning.learningworlds.com/
 
 

Don't Let Fear Drive Your Car - Stacy Bahrenfuss

 
“When you are doing big things, big fear is going to show up.” ~ Stacy Bahrenfuss
Is something keeping you back from your fullest potential? Do you see yourself as limitless? Our guest today can help you with both!
In this episode we learn about her entrepreneurial journey in the real estate industry, which began at the early age of 19, her drive to accelerate the potential in others, and about her mission to smash the shackles of suffering by shining a light on the truth so that her clients can achieve everything they want. Her programs serve as a catalyst for deep inner transformation to create lasting whole life success, and how to do it all from a limitless, beautiful inner state.
Stacy Bahrenfuss is on a mission to guide female change makers to freedom and fulfillment to be limitless and leave a legacy. Stacy is the founder of Catalyst Group, and creator of the Inside Out Success Method, a system at the core of her premier consulting program for female change makers, Limitless with Stacy B. Stacy is the owner of a 7-figure real estate company, Founder of The Truth Teachers™ and Ultimate Break-through Accelerator™. Her customized results-oriented approach to personal development is reflective in her unmatched intuitive 1:1 consulting, intimate group coaching, and exclusive certification program.
 
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Facebook: https://facebook.com/limitlesswithstacyb/
LinkedIn: https://LinkedIn.com//in/stacybahrenfuss/
Website: https://www.limitlesswithStacyB.com/
Instagram: https://instagram.com/stacybahrenfuss/
My mission is to really help people return home, to their power their potential and awaken all of themselves so that they can step into who they are supposed to be. [03:38]
Women are most powerful when they are tapped into themselves energized up on a self-care routine. [04:22]
It’s amazing who and what will come out of the wood works to try and get on your way. You are on the right track if you have a lot of speed bumps along the way. [08:40]
As women, as we build things we are so emotionally attached. We feel like they are a part of us. [09:32]
We have a choice every day to focus on ourselves or focus on serving our clients and asking them what they need. [15:50]
Commercial Top Dog Learning Group LLC. [17:28]
What are your thoughts on having people really be able to take better care of their selves and mental health and prepare them for the next transition in their lives? [19:30]
It’s never about the challenge externally, but the stress and suffering are about the internal dialogue commentary and suffering that creates more chaos. [20:52]
The biggest think is to pay attention to what is going on internally when external things happen. [21:13]
There are going to be a lot of people whose fear is going to manifest in a whole different way unless we start helping ourselves to take deeps breaths, relax, reflect and deal with the emotional side effects that come with along. [24:40]
Fear is always going to be there; you just have to consciously decide that you are not going to let fear drive your car. [27:15]
When you are doing big things, big fear is going to show up. [27:38]
The small you does not want you to accomplish the big things because that means you are going to grow and you going to impact a lot of people and bring them up with you. [27:52]
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TopDog Learning Group, LLC is a leadership, change management, and diversity and inclusion consulting firm based in Orlando, FL, USA but with “TopDoggers” (aka consultants) throughout North America and beyond.
They focus on training programs (both virtual and face-to-face), keynotes and “lunch and learns,” group and 1:1 coaching, and off-the-shelf solutions.
One such solution is their Masterclass on The Top 3 Strategies to be Resilient in Times of Change.
This thoughtful self-paced online training will guide you through three tactics you can immediately use to—not just survive—but thrive when change comes at you.
Use the code RESIL50OFF for 50% off the program! Just go to https://bit.ly/3a5mIS6 and enter the code RESIL50OFF, in all capitals, to redeem your 50% off coupon. The link and code will be available in our show notes for easy access.
Learn more today at https://topdoglearning.learningworlds.com/
 
 
 

Progress Brings You Happiness - Alex Harris

“The more you start to realize how you can get outside of your comfort zone and be comfortable being uncomfortable the more you learn about yourself.” ~ Alex Harris
Most of us have dealt with Imposter Syndrome in one way or another, and our guest today has as well. The difference? He has found joy in the simple, intentional improvements of his life.
In this episode we talk about how he uses art and science analytics to increase the user experience of websites and apps, but that this approach has also proven valuable to his own pursuit of continual improvement. Right out of college and into his career, he realized he didn’t really know how to “show up” at work functions, in meetings, etc. And by tackling some of his fears heads on, like public speaking, he found joy is just trying to continually get just a little bit better.
Alex Harris is a conversion-focused web designer, online marketing expert, and best-selling author. Boost E-commerce Sales and Make More Money- Three Hundred Tips to Increase Conversion Rates and Generate leads and Small Business Big Money Online – A Proven System to Optimize eCommerce Websites and Increase Internet Profits. He is also the host of the Happy Progress Growth Podcast. Alex’s goal is to help you maximize the ROI of your life. 
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexdesigns/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexdesigns
Instagram: http://instagram.com/alexdesigns
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alexdesignsllc/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7VJMR33cyNPWPMlBliLBSw 
Podcast: https://happyprogress.com/ 
 
I use art and science analytics to improve the overall user experience of websites and apps. [02:29]
We not try to understand what drives people complete certain goals on the internet then design experiences and test them. [03:07]
The more you start to realize how you can get outside of your comfort zone and be comfortable being uncomfortable the more you learn about yourself. [04:12]
Podcasting was really a way for me to express myself. [06:01]
Podcasting helped me organize my thoughts, speak in comfortable and uncomfortable situations. [06:17]
The things that you think a lot of times are not real, it’s what your perception of yourself is. [11:18]
Commercial Top Dog Learning Group LLC. [12:33]
My goal is to interview entrepreneurs or people who have experience in growth and how to be super successful and what drives their happiness. [15:29]
You have to purposefully go out and seek that knowledge, seek that experience sometimes even when it’s really uncomfortable. [17:37]
When you take people along this journey through your podcast as you are interviewing them what kind of things do, they real do or what kind of stories do you hear from them? [19:56]
People; go getters, are not willing to let life dictate their intentions, they will decide to make a difference and they will change. [21:21]
Start, be intentional about what you want to accomplish. [23:26]
Create big hairy audacious goals for yourself and go after them. [23:49]
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TopDog Learning Group, LLC is a leadership, change management, and diversity and inclusion consulting firm based in Orlando, FL, USA but with “TopDoggers” (aka consultants) throughout North America and beyond.
They focus on training programs (both virtual and face-to-face), keynotes and “lunch and learns,” group and 1:1 coaching, and off-the-shelf solutions.
One such solution is their Masterclass on The Top 3 Strategies to be Resilient in Times of Change.
This thoughtful self-paced online training will guide you through three tactics you can immediately use to—not just survive—but thrive when change comes at you.
Use the code RESIL50OFF for 50% off the program! Just go to https://bit.ly/3a5mIS6 and enter the code RESIL50OFF, in all capitals, to redeem your 50% off coupon. The link and code will be available in our show notes for easy access.
Learn more today at https://topdoglearning.learningworlds.com/
 
 

Don't Stay Small - Vanessa Zamy

“It’s not necessary how you are doing it most of the times it’s what are you doing in the how you are doing it.” ~ Vanessa Zamy
Do you have a side-hustle that you want to make a full-time gig, or have a dream to be your own boss? If so, our guest today can help you navigate the transition from full-time work to full-time entrepreneurship.
Vanessa Zamy is a business expert, keynote speaker, and bestselling author dedicated to helping full-time employees transition to entrepreneurship by building their business while employed. Her consulting company, Your Vision's Catalyst, coaches and advises 9-to-5ers on how to build a profit-producing, purpose-driven business without the overwhelm.
If you’re ready for your next level business success, schedule time to connect with Vanessa for a complimentary Power Check-In - http://power.vzamy.com/
e-Book: FINISH: The Solopreneur’s Guide to Getting Stuff Done
In the Ultimate Productivity Bootcamp, Vanessa Zamy teaches efficient and effective productivity, marketing, sales, and mindset strategies to ambitious, purpose-led entrepreneurs. You can check out more information on the community and business knowledge here: bootcamp.vzamy.com
Website: http://power.vzamy.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZamyVanessa
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/zamyvanessa/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zamyvanessa/
 
It’s not hustling that is bad, it’s how you are hustling that may need a fix. [02:00]
It’s all about how you manage yourself, you can’t control all that is going on around you but you can control yourself and how you are showing up. [04:06]
A purpose driven business is, at the end of the day what I always ask my clients at the beginning, “On a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being the highest, how much do you want this?’ [05:24]
I choose to see the sun other people choose to see the clouds. [07:10]
The Hustle and Breath Accelerator is about hustling and getting you to breath at the same time. Fitting your business into your existing life, getting your life to work with your business. [07:28]
It’s not necessary how you are doing it most of the times it’s what are you doing in the how you are doing it. [09:55]
Change is uncomfortable. When people reach that state of being uncomfortable it’s very easy to turn around. [16:08]
Entrepreneurship is a marathon. You got to decide is this business worth it to continue moving forward when you face things along the way. [16:50]
Commercial Top Dog Learning Group LLC. [20:18]
Do you want to complete the race? Then complete it, complete it the way you can complete it, complete it the way you want to. Keep moving forward. [19:03]
The biggest challenge with entrepreneurs is really keeping your head in the right area. [21:42]
It gets lonely when you don’t have someone in your corner. [22:14]
Entrepreneurship is 80% mindset and 20% actually taking action. [23:07]
With my clients I go through in the beginning and ask them what are their non-negotiables. [24:25]
A lot of people think that they are also going to leave their 9 to 5 job and being an entrepreneur is going to magically give you things. [25:20]
A lot of entrepreneurs are out there with this mindset of get rich quick. [26:22]
Just do it! Go for it and do it. [30:36]
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TopDog Learning Group, LLC is a leadership, change management, and diversity and inclusion consulting firm based in Orlando, FL, USA but with “TopDoggers” (aka consultants) throughout North America and beyond.
They focus on training programs (both virtual and face-to-face), keynotes and “lunch and learns,” group and 1:1 coaching, and off-the-shelf solutions.
One such solution is their Masterclass on The Top 3 Strategies to be Resilient in Times of Change.
This thoughtful self-paced online training will guide you through three tactics you can immediately use to—not just survive—but thrive when change comes at you.
Use the code RESIL50OFF for 50% off the program! Just go to https://bit.ly/3a5mIS6 and enter the code RESIL50OFF, in all capitals, to redeem your 50% off coupon. The link and code will be available in our show notes for easy access.
Learn more today at https://topdoglearning.learningworlds.com/
 

Soul Wounds - Laurie Herbers

“We all come from love, everything we see comes from love.” ~ Laurie Herbers
Anyone who has suffered trauma knows that it can follow you through life and emerges in many ways over time. Our guest today knows that all too personally, and finally found, not only peace, but purpose.
In this episode we talk about the lasting effects of wounds on our souls and the healing property of returning to and revisiting those traumas to replace the horrible memories with pearls of love. Laurie reminds us that every piece of our journeys is beautiful, even the painful ones. She now knows that fear means that something good will come.
Laurie Herbers is an Empowerment Coach and Author. In her youth she struggled in abuse and trauma, carrying the pain forth into adulthood. Hating life was her home and daily struggle until the day she decided to change her thoughts and beliefs and pursued love with a fervor that superseded everything else. Now her mission is to guide over a million individuals into the fullness of love so they can pursue their purpose with passion and love. 
Her recent book is Second Chances: How I Turned Hate into Love and Found My Purpose.
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Soul Love Legacy- Embracing the Call of Love | Facebook
Laurie Herbers | Facebook
The heart of a lot of our struggles personally and professionally is some other lingering stuff that affects how we feel. [03:01]
We all come from love, everything we see comes from love. [04:39]
That is what helps people understand is that they can love themselves. Every piece of your journey is beautiful. [05:29]
It’s a twofold, not only to help them understand their own triggers, thought and emotions but to get to that place called the fullness of love. [06:45]
It wasn’t until I embraced all of my journey as beautiful because it got me here. [07:30]
When you get stuck in those feelings of unworthiness it’s hard to step back in. [10:02]
You have to literally consciously choose. [10:35]
Those tiny baby steps are moving you somewhere. [11:06]
You have to understand that you gain strength as you clear and sort. [14:22]
Commercial Top Dog Learning Group LLC. [15:51]
We are talking about diving down into ourselves and understanding some of our traumas. [17:04]
We forget that people’s perceptions aren’t ours. [18:15]
Love is forgiveness and acceptance towards others. [19:24]
Sometimes people do and say things to us that really have nothing to do with what they believe in us, they just do not know how to do different. [21:51]
You do not have to excuse the actions but you can learn to let go of their actions. [23:08]
That symbolic act of saying I choose not to have this be a part of me anymore if you really believe that it could be very powerful. [24:58]
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TopDog Learning Group, LLC is a leadership, change management, and diversity and inclusion consulting firm based in Orlando, FL, USA but with “TopDoggers” (aka consultants) throughout North America and beyond.
They focus on training programs (both virtual and face-to-face), keynotes and “lunch and learns,” group and 1:1 coaching, and off-the-shelf solutions.
One such solution is their Masterclass on The Top 3 Strategies to be Resilient in Times of Change.
This thoughtful self-paced online training will guide you through three tactics you can immediately use to—not just survive—but thrive when change comes at you.
Use the code RESIL50OFF for 50% off the program! Just go to https://bit.ly/3a5mIS6 and enter the code RESIL50OFF, in all capitals, to redeem your 50% off coupon. The link and code will be available in our show notes for easy access.
Learn more today at https://topdoglearning.learningworlds.com/
 
 

Question Your Negative Thoughts - Ora Nadrich

“Your thoughts need to be your cheering squad not your hecklers.” ~ Ora Nadrich 
The moments of our lives are opportunities to learn something valuable about ourselves, although we often take them for granted and waste them on negative, unproductive thoughts. Our guest today offers us another solution, specifically via the medium of mindfulness.
Ora Nadrich is founder and president of the Institute for Transformational Thinking and author of Live True: A Mindfulness Guide to Authenticity. A certified life coach and mindfulness teacher, she specializes in transformational thinking, self-discovery, and mentoring new coaches as they develop their careers.
 
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My work is really essentially about present moment awareness. [04:02]
If we changed our lives one thought at a time imagine the change, we would create in the world. [04:50]
Mindfulness is the practice of being present and awake in the moment which you are in. [08:32]
There is so much power in that, that I can pick and choose. [10:23]
Your thoughts need to be your cheering squad not your hecklers. They need to be helping you. [14:50]
Commercial Top Dog Learning Group LLC. [18:02]
Mindfulness is really the awareness of what can I do right now that is going to help me. [21:41]
When you catch yourself going into the future or lamenting about the past, catch yourself and bring yourself back into the moment and ask yourself what can I do right now that is going to help me. [24:15]
I have found myself many times in the last year quoting the serenity prayer. [25:05]
Self-care also involves sometimes switching off your TV and unplugging from social media at time. [33:50]
Nighttime is a time to start to bring the energy into a much calmer frequency. [35:28]
Start today with an awareness of your inner dialogue. Keep it positive and supportive of your well-being. [36:15]
When a thought comes up and tries to take you out of the moment, gently if you can, bring yourself back into the present moment and tell yourself something positive, loving and nurturing. [36:25]
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TopDog Learning Group, LLC is a leadership, change management, and diversity and inclusion consulting firm based in Orlando, FL, USA but with “TopDoggers” (aka consultants) throughout North America and beyond.
They focus on training programs (both virtual and face-to-face), keynotes and “lunch and learns,” group and 1:1 coaching, and off-the-shelf solutions.
One such solution is their Masterclass on The Top 3 Strategies to be Resilient in Times of Change.
This thoughtful self-paced online training will guide you through three tactics you can immediately use to—not just survive—but thrive when change comes at you.
Use the code RESIL50OFF for 50% off the program! Just go to https://bit.ly/3a5mIS6 and enter the code RESIL50OFF, in all capitals, to redeem your 50% off coupon. The link and code will be available in our show notes for easy access.
Learn more today at https://topdoglearning.learningworlds.com/

Don't Stay Stuck - Joree Rose

“Unless you acknowledge the storm you are in; you are not going to appreciate the rainbow.” ~ Joree Rose
Who would you be if you were not afraid? Whose voice is talking to you, keeping you from being all that you are capable of? Our guest today can help you with these questions and more, and challenges us all to realize that the only way out, is through.
In this episode we talk about showing up as our whole self to others, asking tough questions that lead to deep insight like “Who would you be in you weren’t afraid?” and “Whose voice are you hearing?” We also talk about how strong emotion actually shuts down your executive function, and how that impacts you at all levels.
Joree Rose, MA, LMFT, is a licensed marriage and family therapist, mindfulness and meditation teacher, coach, author, speaker, and she also leads mindfulness retreats around the world. Joree has helped thousands of people to live happier and more fulfilling lives through living with greater awareness and compassion, allowing them to decrease their stress, anxiety and shed unhealthy habits, patterns and mindsets. Joree is host of the podcast ‘Journey Forward® with Joree Rose’ and has authored the newly released A Year of Gratitude, Daily Moments of Reflection, Grace and Thanks as well as 2 mindfulness books, Squirmy Learns to be Mindful and Mindfulness, It’s Elementary.
 
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I am a marriage and family therapist and the focus of my work is mindfulness. [02:45]
Even though I had a life I’ve always wanted, I cultivated the exact life I wanted. [03:27]
I was doing what was next in an effort to create safety and security because I was raised with a lot of family trauma. [04:04]
It wasn’t until mindfulness found me that I learned to slow down, learned to get out of my head, I learned to drop into my body and begin to trust that inner wisdom and my gut. [04:39]
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was greater that the risk to blossom. [05:06]
You got to Breathe because if you breathe it will calm your brain and your body. [14:23]
How do I accept what I don’t like? Not like it doesn’t make it go away, not liking it only makes your reaction to bigger. [16:17]
The ABCs of mindfulness are Awareness, Breathe and the last one is Choice. [16:43]
Commercial Top Dog Learning Group LLC. [18:25]
When we are in survival mode, we just do what we have to do without even really thinking we doing it. [23:06]
The more we fight it the stronger our reaction will be to it. [24:52]
I like to define compassion as empathy plus action. [25:08]
To have self-compassion and think out of it, is to simply acknowledge to yourself that this is really hard right now. [26:12]
When you can give yourself that moment to pause and consciously inhale and exhale even if you don’t think it’s going to help you, it will calm your mind and help you manage whatever. [31:45]
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TopDog Learning Group, LLC is a leadership, change management, and diversity and inclusion consulting firm based in Orlando, FL, USA but with “TopDoggers” (aka consultants) throughout North America and beyond.
They focus on training programs (both virtual and face-to-face), keynotes and “lunch and learns,” group and 1:1 coaching, and off-the-shelf solutions.
One such solution is their Masterclass on The Top 3 Strategies to be Resilient in Times of Change.
This thoughtful self-paced online training will guide you through three tactics you can immediately use to—not just survive—but thrive when change comes at you.
Use the code RESIL50OFF for 50% off the program! Just go to https://bit.ly/3a5mIS6 and enter the code RESIL50OFF, in all capitals, to redeem your 50% off coupon. The link and code will be available in our show notes for easy access.
Learn more today at https://topdoglearning.learningworlds.com/