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HOW TO BE MORE CONFIDENT & SUCCEED AT ANYTHING! CJ Liu | Inspirational | Spirituality | Self-Help | Inspire Jul 21, 2016

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If you've ever wanted more confidence to step out on a limb, take a giant leap, or even put one toe forward toward your dreams, then do we have the confidence building show for you.

Today we'll be talking about finding confidence, gaining confidence, and how to step forward, even when the confidence is stuck in your throat.

That plus we'll talk about adobe audition, making videos, finding dory, the Jessie Owens movie, keeping up with Jessica, and what we can all learn from Eddie the Eagle.

Self-Help and Self-Improvement Topics Include:

Why Michael may never watch Breaking Bad
What CJ Liu is doing with behavioral assessment work in Dedham Massachusetts.
What kind of boot camp CJ Liu is taking presently
The importance of honesty and authenticity when it comes to confidence
Why a career hirer through half of all resumes in the trash
Why it's so much easier to do something when your back's against the wall
Why one value or driver can help boost your self-confidence so much
What Seth Godin says about sales and natural ability
Why it's so important that something is important to you
Why it's so important to share yourself
How CJ Liu did a Ted Talk, and what her pre Ted Talk experience was like
What Tough Love has to do with Ted Talks
What Eddie the Eagle has to do with confidence
What happened when CJ was interviewing Duke University
What we can learn from Samantha the skater
Why you want to be open and present for miracles and synchronicities
What we can learn from Tommy Rosa, author of Health Revelations from Heaven and Earth
And what we can learn from Love and Mercy by John Cusak about Brian Wilson in the Beach Boys
A way to connect with those around you
What's the power and fuel of helping others – which can breed much greater confidence!
What faith has to do with self-confidence

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If you've ever wanted a better jobs, more opportunities, or to reach more people, then do we have the social media building show for you!

Today I'll be talking with Jeremy Goldman, social media guru, founder and CEO of Firebrand, a regular contributor to the Harvard Business Review, considered one of the top 25 influential Ad execs on twitter and has the #1 best-selling social media book Going Social and his latest, Getting to Like.

Today we'll talk about social media and you the individual. What it means to build your brand, why you need to do it, and how to do it, without going from like, to seriously dislike.

That plust we'll talk about why Kanye's not an idiot, how DadaRocks, why you want to write drunk and edit sober, why you you don't want to flirt on Linked In, when it's time to say when, when eating your second super-sized sandwhich at Melt, why Venezuela deserves a big thanks, how to get your cat puckles to fetch your sandals, and why snowshoe and clover, are sporting new do's…

Jeffrey Goldman – Getting to Like – Notes

What is social media 101
What's happening with SnapChat
Why different social media are better for different purposes
What's a personal brand and what does it mean?
What's it mean to become a CEO fo Me Inc.
Why job hopping is the new normal for millennials
Why future employers look at your LinkedIn and FaceBook page.
Why it's so important to google yourself
Who is the Fat Jew?
What we can learn about Adam Cohen and DaDaRocks.com
Who is Melvin Kierny
What's the power in social media and blogging of consistency
What's the importance of a pivot
What exactly is content creation
What it means to write drunk and edit sober
Why you want to take action quickly, but be mindful and pause
Why mindfulness is so important for email
Why you want to meditate on your social media and email decisions
What is twitter 101 and what's a great way to tweet today?
Why you want to look at twitter as a chat room
How crucial is the visual element on Facebook and twitter?
What does it mean to brand on a platform by platform basis
What is LinkedIn headlines?
Why it's so important to be consistent and yourself on social media
Social media for introverts?
Why you want to focus on your strengths?
How can we automate our social media?
How can we begin to automate our email?
Tweet @Jeremarketer on twitter
1. What is Audiense – great way to parse twitter followers
2. Manageflitter
For email
1. Mailchimp
2. Hubspot
3. com site
4. Boomerang (now hubspot sales)
5. Contactually
What it means to automate authentically?
1. Ifttt (if this than that)
2. Buffer
3. Zapier
Why we don't want to be plugged in 24/7
Why you don't want to check email first thing in the morning
@jeremarketer and gettingtolike.us

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HOW TO FEEL BETTER, STAND TALLER & HAVE MORE CONFIDENCE! Jessica Lee! Inspiration | Fitness | Running | Self-Help | Inspire Jul 19, 2016

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If you've ever wanted to get in shape, get fit, or get your body going again, then do we have the fitness making show for you!

Today I'll be talking with Jessica Lee about getting your body going again. What it takes, where you want to go, what you don't want to do, and why you in the world you might not want a boot camp to get you there.

That plus we'll talk about posture, yoga, sprinting trails, using foam rolls, the magic of tennis balls, and why a fantastic massage, might just be the greatest gift in the world!

Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include:

How small changes in movement make big differences in the body
Why you don't want to start with 35 push-ups!
What to do when your shoulders get tight
Why you get strange aches and pains that aren't from what you think
How are seated position
What's wrong with walking with your feet turned out
Why the tennis ball and foam roll are your friend
What's the importance of learning about your body
Why our posture is wrecking our necks
Why standing at the computer, or using a treadmill such as Ben Greenfield, could be very beneficial for your posture and health
What's the importance of mindfulness with your posture
What to do on your computer when you have shoulder pain?
Why it's so important to move for our health
What's the fun Jessica Lee has been having with pushups
Why bra's may be harmful
What's the 'free the nipple' campaign and how it can help your posture
Tips for posture and holding your head back
How core exercises and lower back exercises have been helping Jessica's posture
How yoga, and in-particular restorative or yin yoga can help your posture
What's the importance of mindfulness
And mindful kitchen work
And how you can do mindful gardening
Why people like Dr. Michael Greger are using treadmills at their desks

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Learn Amazing Time Management Skills to Manage Your Day-to-Day! Jocelyn Glei | Career | Inspiration | Motivation | Self-Help Jul 18, 2016

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If you've ever struggled to find the time to get the things done you want to get done, or to finish your day feeling you've been productive and on-task, then do we have the time management show for you!

Today I'll be talking with Jocelyn K. Glei, formerly editor-in-chief and director of 99u.com and the editor of a new favorite book on organization I wish I'd had years ago, Manage Your Day-to-Day.

Today we'll be talking about just that managing your day to day and Building Routines, finding your focus and sharpening your creative mind.

That plus we'll talk about the ultradian rhythm, the best use for a post-it, why we all want to get lonely, the dangers of email apnea, and what in the world is a technology Shabbat.

Self-Help and Self-Improvement Questions & Topics Include:

How Jocelyn Glei got good at time management
What's the importance of a routine?
1. What Steven King says about routines?
What's the importance of front-loading (doing creative work first, reactive work second)
How do we train people that we might not get back to email right away.
Why we want to beware of the cycle of addiction with our email, social media and our smart phones
What's the concept of 'random rewards' and how we become trained to our email and smart phones
What's the hangover effect, and how does this rule our day.
What are the building blocks of a great daily routine
What is a creative trigger – a concept from Mark McGuiness
How Michael wrote College Confidence with ADD with the music of Vivaldi
One of Mark's saying "If it won't fit on a post-it, it won't fit in your day"
What's the Benjamin Franklin method and when's the best time to do it?
What's the importance of making a daily to-do list the night or day before?
What can Gretchen Rubin The Happiness Project tell us about time Management and the power of momentum
What Seth Godin can tell us about honing our creative practice?
How do we build renewal into our work day
Why is sleep more important than food – from Tony Schwartz
What's the ultradian rhythm and research from Eric Anderson on how long we can perform at a high level
While looking at Facebook is not taking a break
Why Jocelyn uses swimming to take a break, and has a dog, which helps her to take a break.
What's the importance of solitude and creating the first block for your solitude
Leo Babalta who writes the zen habits blog talks about how we've become incredibly uncomfortable with solitude
How do we realize to shut the screen, step back, and get away from our computers (buddhify and headspace are mindfulness and meditation aps)
How we can keep our long-term goals on our minds – from Erin Dignan
In her future book how you can create a mental hierarchy of who matters to help you get things done (and get through your email) see Jocelyn Glei's next book coming out this fall, Unsubscribe
Why Inbox zero may not be as great as you think
What's the difference between a compulsive behavior and something that's constructive
What we can learn from Jeff Bezos and preserving unstructured time
What's a technology Shabbat – from filmmaker and founder of webby awards, Tiffany Schlain.
What are email apnea and screen apnea – from Linda Stone who has a great Ted Med talk (The Wonders of a Wandering Mind- http://www.tedmed.com/talks/show?id=293027
What's the importance of getting out of the fight or flight mode when working, checking email, or at any time!
What's it mean "In imagination we trust"?
Why do we practice unnecessary creation (Scott McDowell)
Why it's so important to kick the perfectionism habit
What Anders Ericcson of Peak has to say about deliberate practice and feedback
1. What he said about Malcolm Gladwell's 10,000 hour rule
2. What we can learn from Bill Bradley (John McPhee wrote it) "A Sense of Where You Are"
Why is repetition the enemy of insight?
What Stefan Sagmeister talks about very creative or 'oblique' strategies.
What Steven Pressfield means about going pro, being a pro, and doing the work
Why ideas aren't the hard part, execution is
What we want to know about Unsubscribe coming out in October.
What's the importance of self-love or being kind and gentle on yourself through this process?
Why we have to watch our inner-critic
jkglei.com – Jocelyn's website
What we can learn from Toddy Henry, Julia Cameron, and morning pages

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HOW TO ATTRACT WEALTH & ABUNDANCE INTO YOUR LIFE! + Meditation! Emmanuel Dagher | Law of Attraction | Self-Help | Inspire Jul 17, 2016

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Do you struggle with money, to make enough, key enough, keep the bills at bay, or finally have the prosperity you deserve and have worked hard for your entire life.

Well if this sounds like you, then no matter your job, income, or education level, history, or life circumstances, then do we have the show for you!

Today we'll be talking with transformational specialist and best-selling author Emmanuel Dagger, author of the brand new book Easy Breezy Prosperity.

But Easy Breezy Prosperity, isn't just about making money, it's a healthier, more connected, more balanced way to live.

So today' we'll talk about bridging the gap between spirituality and abundance, and bringing more prosperity and wealth into your life, the easy breezy way. We'll look at your relationship with money, how to heal it, how to circulate it, and bring even more back to you.

That plus we'll look at the importance of kindness, smiling, playing like a kid again, and the gratitude dance.

Questions and Topics Include:

How Emmanuel overcame incredible challenges growing up in a war.
How Emmanuel and his mother miraculously escaped Lebanon and the war
1. Similar to Not Without My Daughter by Sally Field
How he began talking to the Universe and made a commitment
How we are all spiritual beings and what it means to see through the eyes of the Universe
What abundance really means
Why the Law of Attraction can be very limiting, particularly for people who are very analytical
Why it's just remember who you really are
Why being in a place of "lack" is just a way to protect us by keeping us small.
How to embrace the ego and love and accept it.
The importance of generosity
1. How Richard Branson, Ellen Degeneres, and Oprah have all realized the spirit of generosity
2. Emmanuel's social media experiment on social media
Why true abundance is all about the we instead of just the me
How to heal our relationship with money
How money is a living breathing energy that is alive – and why there's nothing that's not alive
The importance of decluttering
What is radical generosity
How do we invest in ourselves?
Why prosperity is a direct result of loving ourselves.
How do we practice gratitude and kindness
What is Emmanuel's 28 day challenge.
What's the difference between a mantra and an affirmation
Why chanting prosperity mantra's is so important
Is it necessary to have an exact goal for prosperity?

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If you've ever struggled with illness, injury, disease or a mental condition and thought, or been told it's in your genes, or it's in your family, or your mom and dad had it, so so will you… and there's nothing you can do about it, then do we have the do-about-it show for you!

Today we'll be talking with energy-psychology expert, Dr. Dawson Church, the award-winning best-selling author, of The Genie In Your Genes,

A breakthrough book on the link between between emotions and genetics. He founded the National Institute for Integrative Healthcare (www.NIIH.org) to study and implement promising evidence-based psychological and medical techniques.

Today we'll talk about what is epigenetics, why it matters, and how we can change the way our genes work, or express themselves during our lifetime. We'll look at how our genes are supposed to work, why they're a bit off-track today, and what we can do help our genes work with us, rather than against us.

That plus we'll look at how to design the brain we want, the medical power of prayer, why there's more than three wishes in a genie's lamp, and how to give birth, to healthy, happy rats.

Questions and Topics Include:

What's the link between energy, psychology and gene expression?
What happened when Dr. Dawson Church co-wrote Soul Medicine with Dr. Norm an Shealy (founder American Holistic Medical Assocation)
How energy has been used for healing in the past
How energy and even spirituality affect gene expression
What a key fob and epigenetics have in common
How are our genes affected by our external environment
What it means to have genes turned on or turned off
What is a maladaptive response?
What downsizing in a company does to the body
Why we are not pre-determined by our genes
Why cancer or heart-disease triggering genes do not mean you have to get cancer or heart disease
Why does one identical twin get cancer when the other does not.
Why a bit of a challenge in your diet can be a good thing
What a mouse study on the agouti gene has to do with flipping genes on and off.
What the danger is of a touch-deficit and how to reverse it.
Ironhorse and how one belief can flip a gene on or off.
How AID's viruses and a patient's health can be dramatically affected by a belief
How prayer can affect the outcome of heart surgery.
How even DNA can be changed by intention long distance (research by the Heart-Math institute).
How your beliefs directly affect your results at the gym
How to turn the gym into a spiritual or positive emotion experience.
What is Dawson's morning Epigenetic positivity routine.
What is an Eco Meditation
What can we do with our environment to help our genes or keep the stress gene from expressing?
What a love-bathing practice is.
The importance of a great sound scape to help you feel good (and reduce your cortisol levels)
Can we rewire a negative response to become a positive?
What do you do if you've gotten a diagnosis with a genetic component.
Why the main purpose of a genetic test may be to scare the he** out of you.
How a hearty laugh activates 31 positive genes in your body
How feeling good about yourself triggers positive genes in your body as well.
How to feel positive even with a negative diagnosis
What it means to be tapping deep intimacy.
Why stress doesn't have to rule us, or flip our genes.
Bonus Powerful Deep Relaxation 'ECO' Meditation from Dr. Dawson Church

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If you've ever felt the call of the wild, a desire to live in the great outdoors, for adventure, to spend time by yourself, or simply to visit the giant state of Alaska, then do we have the show for you.

Today I'll be talking with Nick Jans, award-winning writer and photographer and author of numerous books including the Grizzly Maze, A Wolf Called Romeo, and his latest, the Giant's Hand, a life in Arctic Alaska.

Today we'll talk about living in Alaska, North of the Arctic, Circle, what it's like, how it's changed, what we can all learn from it, and what the words Nature and Solitude really mean to us.

That plus we'll talk about the dangers of EDD, just how much a house weighs, what's a 3 Dog Night, and why there's a lot of chicken inside.

Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include:

How is Nick's Sprint-Marine Turbo-Wave
How did he end up in arctic Alaska after college
What happened when he was 10 and visiting Northern Michigan
Where his love of the wild came from?
How he was gradually welcomed into an Eskimo community
How Clarence Wood was more than just attuned to the natural world
What solo journeys into nature have brought him
What's the God of Narrow escapes
Why nature is far less dangerous than 'civilization'
What is the spiritual or meditative experience of being out in nature?
Why all of nature wants to live, and what this really means (and to love life)…
What does 'sure always share' means to the Inupauq Eskimo
Why Alaska is the last best place (wildnerness) we have
What is climate change in Alaska right now?
What is happening with Polar Bears in Alaska right now with climate change?
What is an 'elder in a can'?
Who is Minnie Grey, his adopted Eskimo Mom
How Minnie Grey helped heal him with indigenous medical techniques
How much does a house weigh, and how does he know it?
What's an arctic mirage?
What is the quality of the light in the artic
What is the light like in Alaska?
How he traded in his rifle for a camera
Why the Giant's Hand is a "love poem to life"
Why his book, A Giant's Hand is self-published and only available from his website nickjans.com – you can also find out about A Wolf Called Romeo on his website (which we spoke about in a previous Inspire Nation interview)
What was Nick's Dr. Phil moment?
Why he's 100 miles north of Juneau presently just off the Haines Highway, and what the view's like from there.
Why it's so important to find the natural world wherever you are

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If you've ever wanted more romance, greater happiness, or more love in your life, then do we have the love-building show for you.

Today we'll be talking about love and relationships. What works, what doesn't, and what you don't want to do on a road trip.

That plus we'll talk about time in the forest, connecting with the earth, the power of rituals, guarding date time, and how Michael getting his butt kicked, might just be a good thing.

Self-Help and Self-Improvement Topics Include:

What is Mount Shasta like?
How can laughter help diffuse a fight
How to look for anger or emotions in your body
What Robbie Holz of Aboriginal Healing shared about looking in your body for emotions
What Stan Tatkin of wired for love says is one of the best times to get in an argument
How you can solve problems, or at least feel much better through empathy and love
Advantages and disadvantages of going with the flow vs. having things planned out.
Why the unexpected in life can actually be quite beautiful
Why a back and forth pace can be so powerful
What we can learn from Stan Tatkin of Wired for Love about morning and evening rituals and routines
What beautiful touches and micro-habits can help our relationships
What it means to be an anchor, island, or a wave
Book on 5 Love Languages
What we can learn from Amy Cuddy of Presence and why it's not a matter of being an extrovert, could be an introvert as well
1. The synchronicity with Susan Cain of Quiet and how we can bring self-confidence to the table, even as an introvert
The importance of being fully present with the one you're with (mindfulness)

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If you've ever dreamed big in life, whether that's starting your own business, moving to a foreign land, landing that dream job, or anything else then do we have the Think Big show for you!

Today I'll be talking with Michael Port, former professional actor – you may have seen him in Sex in the City, law and Order, The Pelican Brief or Down To Earth; He's a New York Times Best Selling Author, key note speaker and CEO coach. And he's the author of an amazing book Steal the Show, and my new all-time favorite Key Note Address and Inspirational Speech: The Think Big Revolution

Today we'll talk about how to dream big, stand tall, find your voice, and how to guarantee a standing ovation for all the performances of your life.

That plus we'll talk about why you don't want a devil's advocate, what in the world Marlon Brando has to do with cotton balls, and why deep-fried car tires, might just be your greatest food in the world!

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

How'd he become a professional actor, and why did he leave.
Why performance arts and acting means studying others
How to get casted in Hollywood
What Marlon Brando did to get the role in the Godfather
What it means to 'raise the stakes' and 'play' life at a high level
What's it mean to be ready to shine?
What this means for a career or job interview, sales pitch or other high stakes situation – why it's important to show up as a performer
Why Michael Port had learning disabilities, but they didn't hold him back.
And why Michael Sandler also had learning disabilities, and what this meant
How learning disabilities may lead you to become an entrepreneur or entrepreneurship
Why Michael Port has a sense of urgency
Why urgency is different that impatient
Why you don't want to be 'realistic'
How he treats people with love
What is a superobjective
What's the power of presence – and what performance is really about
Why performance is authentic behavior in a manufactured environment
What's his overarching super-objective
How boating is a meditative, mindfulness experience.
Wallace J. Nichols – Blue Mind - how the water affects us, body, mind and soul
Why he doesn't meditation on a regular basis but gets his meditation through boating
Why he's excited to learn about personal finances
Why thinking big about who you are and what you bring to the world is so important and why we each want to have our own Think Big Revolution
Why you don't want to tell your kids they are smart
Where can people go to find Steal the Show and StealTheShow.com for the podcast also heroicpublicspeaking.com,

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Do you ever wish you could have more in life, more energy, more happiness, more health, and more fulfillment?

Well if so, do we have the show for you!

Today we'll be talking with researcher and ultra-best-selling author Tom Rath who has sold over 6 million copies of his books, including the 2013 #1 best selling book on amazon for the year, Strengths Finder 2.0, and the book and documentary we'll talking about today, Fully Charged.

Today we'll talk about what it means to live a fully charged life, and how we can find greater energy, more positive interactions, and greater meaning in our lives.

Plus we'll talk about standing desks, sleeping more, taking frequent breaks, hiding our cell phones the importance of being 80% happy, and why your friends-friends-friends, may be changing your life without you even knowing it. That plus why Thomas Jefferson's pursuit of happiness, may have been plain wrong.

Questions and Topics Include:

How Don Clifton, Tom Rath's grandfather Influenced Tom's life (they were putting together an online version of assessments) which lead to the StrengthsFinder.
1. Finished first draft of "How Full is Your Bucket" a NY Times Best-Seller.
How Don Clifton helped encourage Tom's writing and helped Tom discover his strengths
1. The importance of helping others to discover their own talents as well.
How Tom Rath has been living with cancer since he was 16.
How cancer has helped Tom live a full life.
What does it mean to live fully charged?
How to live a more pro-active vs. reactive life
Why sleep is the most underestimated investment we can make in ourselves today
Why the surgeon general recommends 8 to 8 ½ hours of sleep "ammunition for the brain" for soldiers.
Why we don't want to skimp on sleep
The story behind SALO in Minneapolis, and their active workplace.
Randy Pausch and Jeff Zaslow – headset on while riding bike for last months while battling cancer to get a book down.
The book Eat-Move-Sleep and journey from standard desk to a treadmill.
What Dr. Michael Merzenich says about children's minds and movement.
Chuck Hillman and functional MRI's and the brain, and how movement is a cognitive gain.
How to simplify health, and the importance of small little choices
1. Why everything is a net gain or a net loss
Brian Wansink, Mindless Eating, and how we can build our willpower up.
Why the more steps away we put things that aren't good for us, the less likely we are to go grab them.
The importance of making good choices early in the day
What are positive interactions vs. negative interactions
Why social relations are the #1 improver of our health and wellbeing
Why emotions travel faster than words and are much stronger
1. From John Gottmans marriage lab
2. Why bad emotions and interactions outweigh good
Why quick positive feelings don't linger around nearly the same way as the feelings from a fight or flight reaction
How your habits and happiness affects a friend of a friend of a friend.
1. Nicholas Christakis and James Fowler studied 3 degrees of influence on people.
Why 80% positive is much better than 100% positive.
Why you don't want to be insincerely happy, or make insincere positive comment (Barbara Frederickson did a study on this)
Why the mere presence of a cell phone can ruin a conversation or an interaction
Why we need to pursue meaning instead of pursuing happiness
Why it's so important to understand how your passion makes a difference for others and why it's so important (for life satisfaction) to pursue things that help others
Why experiences are so much more important that physical things
The deliberate practice study of 10,000 hours and what people MISS in that study
1. K Anders Ericsson.
  1. Well rested
  2. Took lots of breaks of rest, relaxation and refocusing