The Truth Prescription

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What Makes a Great leader ? Nov 14, 2022

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Good People 2018 Throwback

On today’s episode, I want to talk to you about leadership. Specifically, what makes a great leader? It’s not somebody who is the most charismatic or knows all the best leadership theories. For me, when I think about leadership, I think about truth and spirit.

When you think of a great leader, who comes to mind? Gandhi? Former President Barak Obama? Malcolm X? With all these people, there’s one thing that they all commonly embody: they are what they preach. They live their own teachings and galvanize others to inspire them to great heights. We’re all leaders in our own way, but to be a great leader means living out what you speak out.

Host: Dr. Seku Gathers

Time Stamps:

[02:40] Lead with the Spirit of Truth: The idea behind what makes a great leader is the spirit of truth. Essentially, whatever the message is inside of a person that needs external manifestation, that message is in alignment with both their words and action. To be a great leader, you have to live what you profess, both out in the world and in the hidden places. When nobody’s watching, that’s when a true leader is created and born. If your words, deeds, and actions are in alignment no matter who’s watching, it makes that message so much more powerful.

[4:30] Be Your Own Leader: Each of us is a leader of our own life. You don’t have to be a president, CEO, or celebrity. No matter what your role is, the best way for all of us to be the greatest leaders is to make sure that the inside and outside match. When those things align, you can look in the mirror at yourself and think, “I’m going to follow that guy.”

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Gary Coichy | The Truth About Corporate America Nov 07, 2022

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Good People,

Throwback Episode!

Back in 2020 I had the pleasure of talking with Gary Coichy, the Head of Partnerships and CEO of Pod Digital Media, which is the first full-service agency for multicultural podcasts. He’s worked with companies like HBO, BET, Viacom, and more.

Throughout our conversation, Gary connects stories throughout his life that led him to where he is today. For his truth prescription, he talks specifically about his realization that the corporate world is cutthroat. Once he accepted that truth, then he figured out how to navigate the corporate world a little better—without getting played.

We also talked through some tips on how to get into business, how to transition from a 9-5 to working for yourself, and the importance of being both a consumer and investor. We also talked about the buying power of the African American and Latino demographics, how to build a brand, and how he built his alter ego outside of his corporate job.

Gary’s story is impressive and inspirational. It’s a packed episode. So sit back, relax, and take a listen. I’ll see you soon.

Some Questions I Ask:

Is the American Dream real or a hoax? (19:16)
What’s the best way to transition out of a 9 to 5 job to start a business? (23:50)
How do you know who’s listening to your podcast? (32:12)
How did you build the GC brand? (33:31)

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

The truth about corporate America. (7:03)
What mantra inspires Gary to move forward each and every day. (12:44)
What achieving the American Dream looks like for Gary. (20:16)
How to find out what demographics are listening to your podcast. (33:12)
How GC created an alter ego to navigate his personal and professional lives. (34:20)
How to organically grow your podcast listenership. (43:50)

Connect with Gary Coichy:

Pod Digital Media

Resources:

Robin Hood

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Naz Beheshti | Become the CEO of your Well-Being Oct 31, 2022

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Good People,

Naz Beheshti joins us today to discuss the importance of mental health and stress management, why we should always pause for a moment at least once or twice per day, and how to be in charge of our well-being. Naz is an executive wellness coach, speaker, Forbes contributor, CEO and Founder of Prananaz Corporate Wellness Solutions, and author of "Pause. Breathe. Choose: Become the CEO of Your Well-Being."

Naz's truth is to realize the advice her mother gave her on how to deal with burnout and stress, which Naz ignored for over 10 years, was not only the solution to her problems but also the front door of a completely different life.

Our conversation revolves around Naz's truth, and the moment her mother's words became so clear to her. We delve into the 40 years long (and counting) family vacation story, Naz's struggles with exhaustion and stress, meditation techniques, and their proven positive health benefits.

Plus, we discuss Naz's book "Pause. Breathe. Choose," how corporate America understands mental well-being, the importance of "embracing" our shadows and darkness, and more.

In This Episode, You'll Learn:

A vacation that changed Naz's life (4:13)
The truth Naz had been ignoring for a decade (4:56)
How meditation can help us choose how to react to things (8:01)
Sometimes, the best reaction is not to react (10:41)
Wellness is not only about nutrition and fitness (18:14)
Corporate America and mental health (19:51)

First Impressions:

Meditation (26:30)
Steve Jobs (26:34)
Fear (26:41)
Big Pharma (26:49)
Health (27:03)
Money (27:09)
San Francisco (27:15)
Health (27:33)

Resources:

Naz Beheshti website
Book: Naz Beheshti - Pause. Breathe. Choose: Become the CEO of Your Well-Being
Prananaz. Corporate Wellness Solutions website

Connect with Naz:

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Shakti Durga - Meditation and Finding YOUR Path Oct 17, 2022

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2017 Throwback!

This week, we share one of the most unique stories of truth we’ve ever come across in our series of podcasts. Shakti Durga, or Kim Fraser, is Australia’s first female Guru. The name “Guru,” in traditional sanskrit means teacher, guide, expert or master. She is an author, musician and founder of Shanti Mission Harmony Centres – a school with meditations, teachings and courses that are located all around the world.

We explore the truths around:

How she went from corporate lawyer, to energetic healer, to Guru
It was when her marriage broke down that she found meditation which sparked her spiritual path
The five dimensions of self that each individual has

Another beautiful element that this podcast has is that she offers our listeners a special blessing at the end. If you want to connect with Shakti Durga, here’s how:

Website

Facebook

Store

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Truth Around Us: Conquering Tragedy and Depression in the United States. Oct 10, 2022

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THROWBACK 2018

On this episode of The Truth Prescription Podcast, I flip the script and land on the other side of the microphone on with Marc Clarke, who's no stranger to this show. One thing that was on both our minds were tragedies of Suicide and Gun Violence (which still exist in 2022). This episode is a reflection on our thoughts on where we are at as a country in these United States. So sit back and have a listen to this special episode of The Truth prescription, where we talk Truth and give insights into how we can heal.

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Mona Elyafi - Overcoming Addiction To Connecting With Truth Oct 03, 2022

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THROWBACK Episode from 2017.

Mona Elyafi made The Truth Prescription history, back in 2017, as the first ever woman on the show. And of course, representing the better sex, she has quite a remarkable story of struggle, addiction which was overcome by determination to succeed. Her formative years were spent working at some of the top PR agencies in LA such as The Lee Solters Company, Norman Winter & Associate and Harper PR to name a few. Even though Mona carries are very impressive portfolio of high profile clientele and campaigns, there’s a side to her story that not often talked about. In the first few years of her PR career, Mona developed an addiction to Cocaine which took her on quite a whirlwind of a journey. Mona experienced her first Dinah, which little did she know, in a number of years, she would be doing PR for. After selling all of her belongings and having no money left, Mona hit rock bottom which was a catalyst to her changing her life. We talk about her memoir “DisCokenected,” she shares her stories and struggles at the time of her addiction to how she got from there to running her own PR firm – ILDK Media named after her grandmother’s initials.

Connect with Mona here:

Twitter

Website

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Teru Clavel: How People Learn Sep 26, 2022

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Good People,

Today I had the pleasure of talking with Teru Clavel, author and speaker on the topic of comparative international education. She spent a decade raising her family in Asia and wrote a book on her experiences of putting her children through school in Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Tokyo. With these unique experiences, she wrote her book, World Class, to partially document her unique experiences as well as expose some of the flaws in the United States’ education system.

In our conversation, Teru combines her personal and professional truth. She talked about the separation from her husband—which is something she hasn’t spoken about publicly before. She dives deeper, explaining some of the challenges she faced learning to live life differently and making decisions based on truth. She also describes her process of writing her book, from the birth of an idea through to the end of the publishing process. She gives some great insight into that whole process and the challenges that come along with playing in that arena.

This is a great conversation. Sit back, relax, and take a listen. I’ll see you soon. Take care.

Some Questions I Ask:

How is interior design similar to parenting? (20:28)
What are Asian countries doing better with education that the US could benefit from? (25:16)
How would you mentor the writers out there to ultimately get published? (45:15)
How did you write your book in a year? (49:20)

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

Teru’s personal & professional truths. (4:53)
Why the education system in the US is so flawed. (25:31)
How the independence of children differs around the world. (36:38)
How the idea for World Class came about. (45:30)

Connect with Teru Clavel:

Website

World Class by Teru Clavel

Facebook

Instagram

Twitter

Resources:

The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod

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Michelle Sorro - Be your Authentic Self Sep 19, 2022

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Michelle Marie Sorro was a TV host on EXTRA, an author and a lifestyle strategist. Her lively, unfiltered and heart-centered podcast, The Mindset Mashup brings people closer to their best life through inspirational guests who provide tips that elevate life, business and relationships. Today on TTP, we hear about her story from how she went to UCLA to obtain a Broadcast Journalism degree to 20 years later hosting shows on HSN and currently one of the hosts on the TV Show Extra. In this episode, she talks candidly about about her shame around smoking, her belief in investing in yourself and how she wants to unveil the belief systems that we have to shield us from being our authentic selves. Throwback from 2018!

Connect with Dr. Seku

To connect with me for Mindset Coaching/Consulting go:

https://drsekugathers.com/connect/

To read my book on how to obtain "Total Body Wellness" go:

https://www.amazon.com/Total-Body-Wellness-Truth-Health-ebook/dp/B08L17LS1Y

To get Free Meditations/Affirmations created by Dr. Seku here:

https://insighttimer.com/drsekugathers

The Truth Prescription Instagram:

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Farryn Weiner: The Truth About the Things We Tell Ourselves We Can't Do. Sep 12, 2022

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Good people,

Today I'm joined by Farryn Weiner, an award-winning branding and marketing leader, a podcast host, and founder at FARRYNHEIGHT.

Farryn's truth actually started as a lie. As she struggled a lot with math in school, she convinced herself she was terrible at math, and because of that, she'll never be able to create a successful company. Some inner work and time later, Farryn managed to deal with her fears and discovered that she is pretty decent at math and capable of starting an incredibly successful company. We talked about her journey into becoming a successful leader, the differences between marketing and branding, and storytelling.

Farryn kindly spoke about her relationship with fear and what essentialism means to her.

Some Questions I Ask:

Tell us something in your personal or professional life where there was a truth that created a significant breakthrough for you once you accepted it (5:01)
Could you share a bit of your relationship with fear and how you manage it? (16:04)
How do you balance the emotional impact of marketing with the desire to have people interface with companies and brands that they fundamentally love? Because there's a little manipulation there. How do you stay integral? (25:43)

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

About Farryn's truth that started as a lie (5:15)
The importance of accepting we can be wizards at one thing and barely decent at others (9:32)
How Farryn realized she was meant to tell stories (12:50)
Farryn speaks about her relationship with fear (15:37)
The similarities between how we build our brand and how we build our lives (23:06)

Yes or BS:

Soul cycling in the physical studio is more fun than SoulCycle at home (34:43)
Efficiency is a way to numb emotion (35:02)
A woman's relationship with her father is a determinant of her success (35:34)
The red door on The Farrynheight Podcast logo stands for the flame of creativity (35:49)
Mindfulness is being full of mind (36:20)
Anger is a useful tool in branding (36:36)
Women are more intuitive than men (37:10)
Survival shows like Naked and Afraid, and Fear Factor can help you survive life (37:40)

Resources:

FARRYNHEIGHT website
FARRYNHEIGHT Instagram
The Farrynheight Podcast

Connect with Farryn:

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Danay Lea | Helping Others AND Self-care Sep 05, 2022

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Good People,

Our guest today comes from a slightly different walk of life than what we are used to in the show, but he is just as exciting and valuable. Danay Lea is an advisor to the CEO at Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, former CFO of the Commercial Bank International, and a leader who thrives in the business development space.

Danay's truth revolves around the realization that helping others reach their potential and succeed is fantastic, but it can't be done at the expense of self-care. Son of an English teacher and raised in an environment where helping, teaching, and coaching others was normal, Danay developed a passion for developing people early in his life. Although he firmly believes that we should put ourselves at the service of others as much as possible, we must also pay attention to our needs and self-care.

Throughout our conversation, Danay described how his truth was revealed and how crucial it was for him to realize that sometimes, we must be selfish when thinking of our mental and physical health. He talks about the everyday struggle most CEOs deal with in their lives and compares it with what most parents deal with daily.

We also chat about how to learn more about our financial decisions, how to get better at making them, and the shortcut to financial empowerment.

In This Episode, You'll Learn:

Danay talks about his truth (3:21)
Why we must be selfish when thinking of our mental and physical health (5:17)
What are the things Danay sees most CEOs struggling with (9:09)
The importance of maintaining clear communication (11:46)
Danay talks about using the information we have and taking logical steps to make important decisions (15:59)
How to reach financial empowerment (20:09)

First Impressions:

Money (23:03)
Truth (23:18)
Branding (23:26)
Leader (23:38)
Investments (25:04)
Relationships (29:26)
Danay Lea (30:43)

Connect with Danay:

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