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If you've ever had a dream, but the doors kept on closing, then do we have the door opening show for you!

Today I'll be talking with Gentle Giant of a man, Brian Brikowski, former professional football player, perhaps future WWE star, and a bright and shiny light to everyone he meets – particularly us at the gym!

We'll talk about what it takes to step forward toward your dreams, and hold onto your vision, even when the going gets tough, and keeps getting tough.

That plus we'll talk about what happens at the gym at midnight, weekly drives to Pennsylvania, and why in the world Gustavo and Juanita, needed a cave!

Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include:

How did Brian end up getting recruited by 50 division 1 schools
What happened when he began playing college ball
How did he end up with a bout of depression?
What was his internal wiring saying to him?
How did he end up going from school to school before ending up home, no longer playing the sport he loves?
How did he flip the switch and begin overcoming challenges?
Who is Matt Hoffman and how did he change Brian's life
How did Brian reignite his dream to play in the pro's?
What happened when Brian tried out for a professional team?
What was the tryout like?
How long did Brian play professionally, and what were the challenges he faced?
What were the lessons learned along the way as he went from failure to failure and finally to success
How'd he keep a level head once he was in the pro's?
How did he keep from falling into old patterns of the past?
What's next for Brian and where does he go from here?
To check out Brian's twitter page visit @BrikHouseSki

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Welcome back, I'm Michael Sandler your host on Inspire Nation along with my ever-loving, drops my jaw at the gym, organizes crazy-awesome classes and treats our kitties like gold, wifey Jessica Lee.

Today we'll talk about the power of self-Kindness.

What it looks like, why it's so incredibly important, and how you can begin practicing more of it today.

That plus we'll talk about group class magic, a party of Woo-Hoos, why mistake's aren't just okay, they're inevitable, why forgetting to hit that recording button, may just turnout great, and what's one word Jessica's parents might not want to hear, Pollu

Self-Kindness Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include:

What it means to get jiggy with it?
How to manifest the body you desire
How progress at the gym helps all areas of your life
How taking ourselves to the gym or getting our bodies moving is an act of self-kindness
How to empower yourself and take up more space
Why no one deserves things more than you
Why it's so important to take care of our own needs first
How our kids study us, and why it's so important to take care of ourselves
What happened before our first I Shine Bright class
Why it's so important to give yourself a break
Why it's important to be kind to yourself when you're trying something new
Why making mistakes is an important part of the learning process
Why it's important to fail fast
What's the importance of feedback
What's the importance of seeing the divine in ourselves – and how it improves our relationships
What's the crazy importance of hugging yourself?
What it means to be normal

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WHY YOU'RE MUCH GREATER THAN YOU THINK!!! + Meditation! Dr. Menas Kafatos | Dr. Deepak Chopra | Health | Self-Help | Inspire Jan 15, 2017

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If you've ever wondered about the meaning of existence, where we come from, or what this reality is anyway, then do we have the You Are the Universe show for you.

Today I'll be talking with Dr. Professor Menas Kafatos, who is the fletcher jones chair professor of computational physics at chapman university, and is an amzing author, and co-author with Deepak Chopra, of a very special new book, one that turns my apparently somewhat sticky oatmeal brain, into a beautiful tapioca, You are the Universe.

And that's just what I want to talk with him about today, about discovering your cosmic self and why it matters!

That plus we'll talk about koalas and pandas, dueling monists at the ok corral, why you don't want to keep your vocabulary in a locker, why my blue is bigger than your blue, why we want to give universe it's eviction notice, what in the world's a martian grimmick, and what riding a beam of light, and a live lobster in a bathtub, have to do with anything!

You Are the Universe Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include:

How did this book with Dr. Deepak Chopra come to be?
What is a conscious universe?
What does it mean, everything is Brahman?
How did Dr. Menas Kafatos get interested in studying consciousness?
What is mind and what does it have to do with our brains?
Why does it mean that you are the universe?
What came before the Big Bang?
Why does the universe fit so perfectly together
Where came before time?
How does quantum physics every our everyday life?
Do we live in a conscious Universe?
What does consciousness have to do with our every day lives?
What we can learn from Socrates and Plato on consciousness
What is the Bahamas Event with Dr. Menas Kafatos and Deepak Choprain February (3rd to 5th)
Where to find out more: menaskafatos.com and http://experiencedesign.works/YouAreTheUniverse/ and for events: https://www.sivanandabahamas.org/presenter/menas-kafatos/
What is living the living presence?
A beautiful guided meditation

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If you've ever struggled with chronic back pain or other mysterious pain, that just won't leave you alone, then do we have the Back Pain Permanent Healing show for you.

Today I'll be talking with Steve Ozanich, author of The Great Pain Deception: Faulty Medical Advice is Making us Worse, and Back Pain Permanent Healing.

And that's just what I want to talk with him about today, about understanding the myths and confusion surrounding back pain, and what in the world we can do about it, beginning today.

That plus we'll talk about Jim Carrey and 23, tails wagging dogs, what we can all learn from tiger woods, the 2 percent solution, pounding defenseless scarecrows, what in the world's vertebroplasty, 6 blind men and an elephant, and whether ostriches really do stick their heads in the ground.

Back Pain Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include:

What happened with Howard Stern's back and how did he heal?
What can we learn from Tiger Woods' back problems?
Who is Dr. Sarno?
What is TMS – Tension Myoneural Syndrome
How does TMS Occur?
Where does back pain really come from?
What do back abnormalities have to do with back pain?
What does the power of belief have to do with back pain?
What are the common traits Dr. Sarno found in people with back pain?
What does an intense need to be good have to do with anything?
What does anger and rage have to do with back pain?
Why does back pain always come from an emotional process
How is back pain almost always a diversion?
Why is back pain never in the head
What does a lack of bloodflow have to do with back pain?
What can we learn from a 1994 study on Understanding Acute Low Back Pain Problems?
What's the 2 percent solution?
What do we need to know about herniated discs?
How can one heal from TMS?
What's the most important first step people can take to heal their back pain

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HOW TO GET CLEAR GUIDANCE FROM THE UNIVERSE!!! + Meditation! Colette Baron-Reid! Health | Inspiration | Self-Help | Inspire Jan 13, 2017

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If you've ever wondered how to tap in to your inner wisdom, and get guidance, or direction to answers to life's most pressing questions, then do we have the show for you.

Today I'll be talking with Colette Baron-Reid, A popular medium, and the star of the national hit Canadian TV show Messages From Spirit. She's also a best-selling author and has her own oracle cards called Wisdom of The Oracle

Today we'll be talking about oracle cards and connecting with your intuition, what they are, how they work, why you don't need to be afraid of them, and how you can use them to change your life.

That plus we'll look at sleepwalking to full moons, doing Barbie re-enactments, Charlie the Frog, and why you want to be careful, when you're headed to the dent

Questions and Topics Include:

What is the difference between a medium and an intuitive counselor
1. 5 Books and 7 Oracle Card Decks!
2. What happened to Colette on Full Moons
3. What were the nightmares Colette was getting when she was a very little girl
4. How she grew up with 'the sight'
5. What her dad secretly did with Turkish coffee cups
6. 30 years clean and sober, but what happened when she was 12
7. What happened to Colette at 19 which led to a psychotic break
8. Why every experience that was violent and horrible turned out to be an extraordinary gift
9. How she knew the power of manifestation is true
10. Why we can all get miracles
11. Why we always get miraculous feedback from the Universe, and what does that really mean
12. Colette Baron Reid's next book will be Uncharted: The Journey Through Uncertainty to Infinite Possibility
13. What are oracle cards?
14. How are oracle cards are directed?
15. What's the story cards can tell
16. How to work with oracle cards?
17. How to interpret oracle cards if you're a novice
18. How you can try oracle cards for free at colettebaronreid.com
19. What's a great question to ask spirit
20. Why oracle cards aren't dangerous at all
21. Wisdom of the Oracle, Wisdom of Babylon, The Enchanted Map, The Good Tarot is coming
22. What we should never do with oracle cards
23. What people should always do before pulling cards
24. A guided "Where Am I" meditation

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If you're wanting to crank up your inner flame, and take your light to the max for the new year, then do we have the momentum building show for you.

Today we'll talk about shining bright, chasing your dreams, and making the new year, your best year possible.

That plus we'll talk about group coaching madness, the power of yellow shirts, Jessica's crazy marathon, a PR team gone mad, spam filters gone wrong, and how Jessica made me a man…it's definitely NOT what you think!

How to rebuild momentum after the holidays?
How to set yourself up for success in the New Year?
What it means to initiate for the new year
What it means to tap into spirituality to get yourself going for the New Year
Why physical health is so important for your personal and spiritual development.
How to tap into your intuition for the new year
How colors effect our mood, vibration and success
What Jessica's been learning from a interview marathon
What we can learn about introverts and interviews
How to overcome your greatest weaknesses and challenges
What we can learn from Amy Cuddy about Presence and our body position
What's the true meaning of success?
How to manifest what you truly want
What's the importance of a linking a state to your intention
What in the world is a book of intentions?
What does freedom really mean?
What it means to truly let out who you have inside and be your true authentic self
What is I Shine Bright group coaching inspirenationshow.com/livecall
How to crank up your inner flame and bring your best you forward!!!

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How to Be Strong Thru Cherokee Wisdom!!! + Guided Meditation! Cynthia M Ruiz | Inspiration | Motivation | Self-Help | Inspire Jan 11, 2017

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If you've ever wanted to be a leader, whether at home at work, or anywhere else in your life, or simply feel stronger in your own two feet, then do we have the Cherokee Wisdom show for you!

Today I'll be talking with Cynthia M. Ruiz, the city commissioner of Los Angeles, the former President of the Board of Public Works for Los Angeles with 5000 employees and a budget of 1 billion, and the author of several beautiful books including Cherokee Wisdom.

And that's just what we'll be talking about today, about lessons for becoming a powerful leader or individual.

That plus we'll talk about Rosa's fresh Pizza, a stomp dance and green corn, a grandmother and aunt soon, a loom from uncle bill, a friend of Sequoyah's, why when your legs are tired to walk with your heart, and what in the world's a belly-button check!

Cherokee Wisdom Self-Help and Self-Improvement Topics Include:

What's Cynthia's connection to Mother Earth, even in Los Angeles
What is her Cherokee heritage
Where did her wisdom from Cherokee Elders come from?
Who was Chief Mankiller, and how did she influence Cynthia's life?
What is her Cherokee ancestry?
How did she become a city commissioner of Los Angeles?
What's the importance of meditation to her?
How does meditation make her more powerful?
What did she learn from Michael Bernard Beckwtih from the Agape Center about meditation?
What did she learn from Deepak Chopra?
What's the importance of Seven Generations?
What did she learn from her mother, the LA City & County Native American Indian Commissioner)
What does it mean to be a leader and are we all leaders?
What's it mean to be fearless and why is it so important?
What did integrity mean to the elders?
What does it mean to be humble and confident at the same time?
What's the importance of a heart family?
What in the world is a belly button check?
What does it mean to hold another sacred?
What's the law of Reciprocity?
What is Girls Today, Women Tomorrow http://www.gtwt.org/ ?
What are the three key ingredients necessary yto reach your goals?
What can we learn from Sequoyah and the Cherokee Alphabet
What's the importance of persistence?
What's the importance of commitment?
What can we learn from Wes Studi, a Cherokee actor in Dancing with Wolves
What are the Three Sisters?
A beautiful guided meditation
For more info visit: http://cynthiamruiz.com/

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HOW TO BE HAPPIER!!! TAL BEN-SHAHAR, HARVARD'S HAPPINESS EXPERT!!! + Meditation! Health | Inspiration | Self-Help | Inspire Jan 10, 2017

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If you've ever wanted to get happier be happier, or find more happiness in your life, then do we have the Happier show for you.

Today I'll be talking with Tal Ben-Shahar former Harvard Professor and one of the leading Happiness experts in the world. He's also the author of several fantastic books on Happiness including Choose the Life You Want, and Happier.

And that's just what I'll be talking with him about today, about how to live a richer, happier life.

That plus we'll talk about winning the lottery, life lessons from squash, lifelines vs. timeliness, why life is to short to be in a hurry,and what in the world's the hamburger model?

Happiness Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include:

Why is happiness in a pill so dangerous?
What did Tal win by winning the National Championships
How did Tal begin teaching Positive Psychology at Harvard
How'd it become the largest class ever at Harvard
What is Happiness?
What is the hamburger model?
What's a rat racer and what's wrong with one?
What's the arrival fallacy?
What's the danger in wanting constant happiness?
What does meditation have to do with happiness?
What does spirituality have to do with happiness?
What is a meaningful life?
What's the importance of having a specific purpose?
What does it meant that happiness is the ultimate currency?
What did Daniel Khaneman find about wealth and happiness
Are we getting happier as a society with each generation?
What's the danger of a desireless state?
Does winning the lottery make us happy?
How does following our bliss make us happier and more successful?
Guided meditation on happiness!

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Have you ever wanted to turn your life into a work of art, or make it the greatest it can be, then if so, do we have The Carpenter show for you

Today I'll be talking with Jon Gordon, the Bestselling author of numerous books on including the Energy Bus, and You Win in the Locker Room First, a consultant to fortune 500 companies, and to teams in the NBA NFL, and Major League Baseball, and the author of a fantastic book I read over and over again, The Carpenter.

And that's just what I want to talk with him about today, about some of the Greatest Success Strategies of them all.

That plus we'll talk about the importance of a burrito and a sandwich, lessons from a dog named matt, becoming our own chief caring officers, and what you can learn from coaching 9 year old girl's basketball.

Create Your Own Masterpiece Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include:

What's it mean to live your life by design?
What's the importance of building with the end in mind?
What are the important questions to ask yourself to come up with this vision?
Where does spirituality or divine guidance fit into this?
What's it mean to approach your work as a craftsman?
What's the importance of bringing love and gratitude to your work?
What's the importance of a tribe of runners from the Andes?
How is love a strategy?
What's the importance of serving?
What's the importance of caring?
Where does faith fit in to success?
What do you mean we've forgotten who we are?
What words of wisdom would you give parents for their kids today?
What are the most important lessons we can learn from your book The Carpenter.
carpenter11.com and www.jongordon.com and twitter @jongordon11

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HOW BLESSINGS & GRACE CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE!!! Krishna Das - The Father of Kirtan! Spirituality | Health | Self-Help | Inspire Jan 08, 2017

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If you've ever wanted to feel love, be love, or heal from the inside out, then do we have the show for you!

Today we'll be talking with a magical human being, and a soul-touching artist, his name is Krishna Das, he's the creator of at least 14 albums, and at the 2013 Grammy's was known as the Rockstar of Kirtans. He's also the author of Chants of a Lifetime: Searching for a heart of Gold.

Today we'll talk with him about the power of music, of chanting, and of kiertans, to touch someplace deep inside of ourselves, that's always been there, and always waiting, and how it's one possible path, to help you connect and heal your soul.

That plus we'll talk about Ram Dass, Mahara-ji, hearing tests for draft boards, a big form, why there's no pooping on the bus, (Blue Oyster Cult) turning down a record deal, and how to discover our own oceanness even as we're waves.

Questions and Topics Include:

The power of music to touch, connect and heal your soul.
What was Krishna Das's last trip to India like.
Why people in India have such respect for bavana, a true depth of emotion that helps you to transcend yourself
How a loop was completed with Krishna Das's last trip to India where he was able to give back and play in India
What happened with college AND with the draft board.
How he ended up meeting Richard Alpert (aka Ram Dass)
How Maharaji got Krishna Dass to India
How the play of God was in the works with Maharaji
How Krishna Das began singing, chanting, and playing music when he was first in India
Why the practice helps you to dissolve your evaluator
What happened when Maharaji said Krishna Das had to return to the US
Why "if you ask about service it's not service"
What happened after Maharaji died.
What Krishna Das wasn't ready to do after Mahaji died
How he overcame an addiction to freebase cocaine.
How did Krishna Das start coming back to the music or how did the music start bringing him back?
What kept Krishna Das alive in 1984
What was going on with Krishna Das in 1994
How he got the awareness that if he didn't sing with people he'd never be able to remove the dark shadows from his heart
Why it was so important for Krishna Das to sign with people.
How Krishna Das helped bring Kirtan's to the western stage
How the band he had quit became the Blue Oyster Cult (and how he turned down a record deal after a Jimmy Hendrix concert)
How he keeps the 'little me' in check during concerts
How the music and success is coming through Maharaji's grace
Why the practice is the 'repetition of the divine name'
What is our wave and oceanness?
What to do when someone's suffering?
Why it's so important to do their practice, whatever that may be.
How to find him at krishnadas.com

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