Love and Volunteering with Robert Clancy

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May 3, 2016 – Soul Hitch: A chance encounter with a stranger (or someone you know) who says or does something that redirects the course of your life.

Robert Clancy shares the soul hitch that transformed him and led to a life of service, volunteering, as well as the creation of his book, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Soul: A collection of scenic views of volunteerism, transcendental encounters with kindred spirits & lessons in compassion.

In this sweet, inspiring interview, Clancy teaches us that we all have something to give – even if it’s only a smile. Even when we don’t have time, we can always offer our love.

This interview is perfect for anyone who IS a volunteer, who wants to be a volunteer with people or animals, or anyone looking for the positive news that’s definitely happening in the world.

Formal Bio:

Robert Clancy is an entrepreneur, inspirational speaker, ordained minister and published author from the heart of upstate New York. He is co-founder and managing partner of Spiral Design Studio, one of the largest full-service graphic design and web development firms in the Northeast. Spiral Design’s clients include dozens of corporations, educational & healthcare organizations, non-profits and startups, including Citigroup, Home Depot, Sears, Activision, Disney, The NYS Dental Association and Albany Medical Center, among many others.

Balancing his corporate commitments with his lifelong compassion for humanity, Robert supports ongoing volunteerism within his business and his everyday life. His dedication to community — at both the regional and national levels — inspires his team and encourages professional leaders to step up and give back.

Robert’s first published work is The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Soul, an evocative collection of inspirational stories and transcendental journeys that will transform the way you think about community service while bringing deeper meaning to your career path and your life.” His second book, Daily Downloads & Fortune Cookies from the Universe, offers inspirational thoughts within nine uplifting categories to help to center your spirit and encourage your compassion for humanity.

Robert is also a regular guest and contributor on KABC Radio’s (LA) Late Night Health Radio show with host Mark Alyn.

As early as age six, Robert committed his life to assisting others, whether volunteering, helping them to succeed or even just offering a friendly smile. Robert is a husband, father and 4th Degree Master Black Belt Instructor of Tae Kwon Do. Robert Clancy is a dedicated volunteer who completely embodies the spirit of service — a selfless commitment to helping others make a positive difference in the world.

 

Listen to “Love and Volunteering with Robert Clancy 05/03/16” on Spreaker.

When Bad Things Happen with Carole Fleet

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April 19, 2016 – Carole Fleet‘s Book, When Bad Things Happen to Good Women: Getting You (or Someone You Love) Through the Toughest Times is a reference point for people in the throes of something big. It’s for when we’re dealing with loss, anger, fear, or abandonment…just to name of a few existential states of being.

In this episode of Life Mastery Radio, we discuss the misnomer regarding “stages” of grief and that, at some point, hopefully, perhaps the better part of ourselves can reinvent and repurpose what our lives will become as we heal.

Formal Bio:

Carole Brody Fleet is the award-winning author of the #1 new release in its genre, “When Bad Things Happen to Good Women…” (Viva Editions).

She is also the author of Happily EVEN After…(Viva Editions); winner of the prestigious Books for a Better Life Award, one of the top national awards in publishing; as well as the critically praised, national bestseller, “Widows Wear Stilettos…”

(New Horizon Press).  A contributor to the iconic Chicken Soup for the Soul series, Ms. Fleet regularly appears as a media expert on numerous television and radio programs nationally and internationally; as well as in national and international print media.

To learn more, please visit www.carolefleetspeaker.com and www.widowswearstilettos.com

 

Listen to “When Bad Things Happen with Carole Fleet 04/19/16” on Spreaker.

Stop Being Lonely with Kira Asatryan

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April 7, 2016 – How can we feel more empowered when experiencing deep loneliness?

Kira Asatryan, author of Stop Being Lonely: Three Simple Steps to Developing Close Friendships and Deep Relationships explains that lonliness is not our fault – it’s a common emotional state and we CAN do something about it.

Developing “closeness” with others involves:

1. Knowing

2. Caring

3. Mastering closeness

And as it’s explained in our interview, you don’t have to become a social butterfly in order to make this happen.

Formal Bio:

I’m a certified relationship coach, author, blogger, loneliness expert, and speaker. I love to speak publicly on the topic of loneliness, as it’s a problem of epidemic proportions in our modern times. I maintain a private coaching practice in San Francisco where I help business partners, couples, and individuals develop closeness – the antidote to loneliness – in their relationships.

I have a unique passion for those who feel lonely in this world. I understand the unique challenges that lonely people face because I face them as well. I’ve struggled with loneliness my whole life and have come to find that there are many others out there like me. We are the people who, despite excellent intentions, find it hard to get to know people and find it hard to believe that anyone cares about us. If you relate to this, I can assure you you’re not alone.

I’ve spent my coaching career researching, pondering, and reflecting upon what specifically makes relationships feel good or bad. The results of my efforts can be found in my book, my articles, my talks, and I believe they will help you immensely.

You can stop being lonely. You’ve already taken the first step.

 

Listen to “Stop Being Lonely with Kira Asatryan 04/12/16” on Spreaker.

Seeing Spirit in Others

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By Todd Alan – and excerpt from his new book, Life Mastery Keys.

 

The word “Namaste” spoken in the Hindi language across India and the world by Indian people is a common greeting that means, “The spirit or light within me recognizes and honors the spirit or light in you.” You recognize and acknowledge the light that shines from others and the power of the light that shines from you as well.

Many times I’ve heard the question, “How do you see the good in other people when there’s so much bad in the world?”

My answer is if you love and appreciate Spirit first, then it starts becoming easier to love and appreciate other people. Besides you can’t have the good without the bad. They’re merely bookends on the same shelf.

When you start seeing the good in others it’s also much easier to begin seeing the good, loving, compassionate, kind, funny, creative, intelligent aspects of you. Many people find their ability to accept and appreciate the differences in people grows as they
let Spirit in their lives.

It’s a positive, upward spiral that allows the conditions of your life and your thoughts about your life grow better.

As a constant reminder of their positive and negative thoughts many people will put a rubber band around one wrist in the morning. When they recognize a negative thought popping up they’ll switch the rubber band to the other wrist.

The idea is to gradually keep the rubber band on the same wrist all day long. Make a commitment to your own spiritual and personal growth to better yourself. It will keep you in the groove and over time begin transforming your life.

Whether it’s part of an organized religion or you do your own thing it’ll be easier for you to recognize Spirit in other people and see them for who they are without judgment.

Living Your Truth with Nancy Levin

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April 5th, 2016 – Everyone wants to be loved and accepted for whom they are. The irony is – we hide whom we are.

Because we think we need to hide to be loved and accepted.

This dilemma, so easily created, gets us in major trouble.

Life Coach, Nancy Levin shares her journey about the consequences of hiding in our interview.

Work perfectionism and success hid a long, sad marriage that finally began to end after an intrusion into her private journals.

As invasive as the experience was, it marked the beginning of self-discovery and truth: ” If you’re living your life in alignment with your truth, there’s no wrong way to live your life.”

 

Formal Bio:

Nancy Levin is the bestselling author of Jump … And Your Life Will Appear and Writing For My Life, and the forthcoming Worthy: Boost Your Self-Worth to Grow Your Net Worth (Hay House, August 2016.) She’s a Certified Master Integrative Life Coach and the creator of the Jump Coaching and Worthy Coaching Programs, working with clients – privately and in groups – to live in alignment with their own truth and desires.

She was the Event Director at Hay House for 12 years and hosts her own weekly call-in radio show Jump Start Your Life on Hay House Radio, Thursdays at 8am PT/11am ET.

She is also Contributing Editor of Kristen Noel’s Best Self Magazine and one of the hosts of the Hay House World Summit each year since its inception.

Nancy received her Masters in Creative Writing and Poetics from Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado and she continues to live in the Rocky Mountains.

You can follow her on Twitter @nancylevin and on Instagram @nancy_levin and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/NancyLevinAuthor

Nancy Levin’s website www.nancylevin.com

Listen to “Taking Big Leaps with Nancy Levin 04/05/16” on Spreaker.

Discovering Your Life Purpose by Todd Alan

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What’s a good way to discover your purpose as a Millennial?

Start by visualizing. Determine what you want to create five years from now. Write a detailed scenario of your life five years from today. Write down your vision in the first person, which means using “I statements.”

Stephen Covey, author of “Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” said, “Start with the end in mind.” Write as if you’re the leading actor in the play which is your life. Do it in full sensory detail and describe:

  • What do you see?
  • What do you feel?
  • What do you smell?
  • What do you taste?
  • What do you hear?

Create your vision and give it serious thought. Napoleon Hill, the author of the classic book “Think and Grow Rich” calls the Vision Statement “A Statement of Desire.”

Once you’re happy with your Vision Statement read through it daily with energy and enthusiasm. As you put energy and momentum into it, you bring it closer to you.

Vision boards can be a handy tool. Honing in on what your life looks like is helpful. Create a collage using pictures from magazines or print stock photos from online. Or create a screen shot and use your vision board as a screen saver. Others enjoy doing it offline with scissors and glue. Use words and phrases on your vision board, too. Include as much detail as you can, but don’t obsess over it. Create a clear picture and release it like sending a prayer up to Spirit to work on it and manifest it. It’s powerful stuff.

Supporting a Child’s Spiritual Path with Sharon Ballantine

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March 29, 2016 – What kind of relationship do you want to have with your children when they’re older?

By holding that vision of what that relationship will be like in our mind, Sharon Ballantine believes parents can find ways to support them better when they’re young.

We don’t want our children to grow up fearful and judgmental, so we can’t be fearful and judgmental about them when they’re young.

“If we want to experience positivity and good energy, we have to exude it.”

Her book is titled The Art of Blissful Parenting

Formal Bio:

As the Mother of three grown children whom are happy functional adults, I have the life experience to help you have the relationship you want with your kids. Not every moment of my parenting was blissful, and after years of trying what didn’t work, my studies in the Law of Attraction helped teach me what did.

What kind of relationship do you want to have with your kids?

Do you know how to clearly set your intention in your parenting?

Do you want more freedom in your relationship with your kids?

What do you believe about your children and also about your parenting?

Do you trust your child’s Internal Guidance System?

By working with me, I will help answer all of these powerful questions and many more. My work with you will also dispel the limiting beliefs that stand in your way of having the relationship you want with your kids.

Parenting is a continual process and we want the best for our children. Clear communication and harmony is absolutely possible with our kids. And parenting from our place of alignment (our place of feeling good) is the most powerful way we can inspire and guide our kids.

Sharon’s website http://www.sharonballantine.com

Listen to “A Child's Spiritual Path with Sharon Ballantine 03/29/16” on Spreaker.

Purpose Work with Christel Hughes

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March 22, 2016 – Christel was a hit on the show with callers phoning in from all over the country for an intuitive assessment concerning their life purpose.

The meat of the show is in the beginning where Christel and Debby delve into the power of our intuition and our knowing.

But if you want to get excited over what an intuitive assessment can do for those of us feeling unclear on our path, listen to Christel “read” others and give feedback on how they work.

Her website provides lots of great information and, of course, explains how to get in touch with her for deeper work.

Formal Bio:
Christel Hughes is an inspiring Holistic Life coach, known as the “Spiritual Trainer to the Stars”, specializing in self-development and transformation for individuals throughout the country. Christel facilitates seminars on the power of the mind to manifest, conquering fears, and relationship strategies. She is passionate and soulful as she motivates people every day to discover their purpose work, so that they can live a life of joy, health and abundance. Charismatic and creative, with compassion and humor, Christel guides each person to actualize his or her potential.
  • Holistic Life Coach
  • Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist
  • Neuro-Linguistic Programming Master Practitioner
  • Time Line Therapy Practitioner
  • Certified Therapeutic Imagery Master
  • Multi-Sensory Intuitive

Christel is an author, product creator, seminar facilitator and highly sought after multi-sensory energetic intuitive. As an International leader in her field, she frequently speaks on various topics such as energy medicine, the power of the mind, human consciousness, health & healing, spirituality and relationship strategies.

Establishing her own online educational institute in 2008, Academy For the Soul has supported and certified many individuals from all over the world to become facilitators of the Integrative Soul Technology process.  This specific and transformational process is used in Christel’s coaching practice where she has supported sports professionals, psychotherapists, and high profile celebrities, such as Emmy Award winners.

Christel’s formal training in Hypnosis, Guided Imagery, NLP and Timline Therapy began at the Behavioral Science Center or HMI, the only nationally accredited college of Hypnotherapy. Within 6 months, she was invited by the Director of the Institute to join the faculty as the Academic Counselor for undergrads. This position allowed her to assist hundreds of students per year to realize their potential and maximize their performance in fulfilling their commitment to complete the clinical certification program. She went on to become a member of the staff, teaching and facilitating on various subjects and modalities.

As you can imagine, becoming a spiritual trainer and coach was a natural transition for Christel. She received her certification as a Holistic Life Coach from the Life Coaching Institute and her Bachelor’s degree in Metaphysics from the University of Metaphysics.

Christel’s Website http://www.christelhughes.com/

 
Listen to “Purpose Work with Christel Hughes 03/22/16” on Spreaker.

Caves of Resentment by Coach Debby

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March 15, 2016 – My little brother was cute, endearing, and kind.  He was also a little tattletale.  He’d tell on me for common pre-teen lying, especially when it came to boys who might stop by after school.

This was during the flirting years when I kept my hands to myself and giggled a lot.  Still, the tattling would lead to blaming and screaming matches when dad came home.

I would storm off, pout, and isolate.  My bedroom was my tweenie-bopper cave that kept me safe from thinking about or owning my part.

I mean, why should I own any of it?  I was just a kid!  I was still a toddler when it came to the whole concept of honesty.  I was 12!

Yet I was completely unaware that my behavior was harming others.

I was not only unavailable to my brother’s needs after school, but I was also disrespecting my dad’s house rules.  My path was laced with arrogance and righteous behavior mostly because I saw everything as unfair and stupid.

Today, I do not fault myself for this phase.  Yet this anger I experienced had to be reckoned with as an adult.  I only saw bits of my part, or as they say in 12-steps, “my side of the street” as a kid and it all seemed so inferior to the control parents had.

Part of maturity was facing that I am responsible for my actions and I am not responsible for a fair or unfair world.

It’s no easy feet to grow up and deal with angry feelings. I think all age groups stumble over thoughts of injustice.  We have to recognize that our angry feelings are present for a reason.  They help us speak up and take right action for ourselves.

If we fail to claim right action, we get to stay babies, play small, isolate, and build caves for our resentments.

I came to understand that maturity is actually a choice.  Kids need time to explore their feelings and observe how the world works.  They often need systems of protection.  It’s not that kids are blocked – they are just enduring the emotional growing pains.

Not so true, however, for the adult who clings to anger and righteous thinking by avoiding the choice to sweep up their side of the street.

Today I see my anger as a warning.  I am aware that it surfaces to remind me to be an adult.   It’s like a snarky angel who whispers in my ear and says, “It’s time to communicate your needs or desires.”

Hypnosis with George John Kappas

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March 15, 2016 –

Okay get this – YOU go under hypnosis every day.

It’s that natural, transitional state between wakefulness and sleep.

It’s in this state that we are most susceptible to new ideas.

We got the big picture of hypnosis and both the powerful and realistic notions of what it can do for us in our interview with George Kappas (full bio below).

We learned how it works and how to use it as a tool to assuage fears, change habits, manage addictions, and achieve goals.

This is a fascinating topic, one we were more smitten with than expected.

One final teaser: In hypnosis, you target your willingness. “Willingness is a symptom of belief” – once we believe something, emotion and behavior follow.

 

Formal Bio:

George John Kappas, M.A., M.F.T. is the Director of Behavioral Science Centers and its college/clinic, the Hypnosis Motivation Institute (HMI). Serving the Los Angeles community since 1968, HMI is home to more than 75 Hypnotherapists in private practice and has provided over 250,000 hours of private/individual hypnotherapy services.

Under Mr. Kappas’ direction, HMI has earned the distinction of becoming the first college and clinic of hypnotherapy to achieve National Accreditation by an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Mr. Kappas’ responsibilities as director of HMI include lecturing, clinical supervision, publication, and research.

Mr. Kappas’ expertise in the field of human behavior and hypnotherapy have placed him in great demand to lecture on the role of the subconscious mind in understanding success in business motivation, financial prosperity and personal relationships.

Sharing his 29 years of HMI experience, Mr. Kappas’ presentations present a concise and entertaining view of how our subconscious minds play a predominant role in our success in personal relationships and financial prosperity with specifics on how to get this powerful resource working for us on a daily basis.

The two lectures for which Mr. Kappas is most in demand are his presentation on motivation, success and prosperity which is captured in his lecture/text “Success Is Not An Accident” as well as his presentation “Relationships: The Subconscious Connection,” supported by the text Relationship Strategies: The E & P Factor.

Hypnosis Motivation Institute’s website https://hypnosis.edu

Listen to “Hypnosis with George Kappas 03/15/16” on Spreaker.