The Gift Of Life - A Message Of Hope And Empowerment Your Won Life podcast

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In this episode, we sit down I interview Bill Burnett, co-author of the bestselling book "Designing Your Life" and Executive Director of the School of Life Design at Stanford University. Bill shares insights on applying design thinking principles to create a more meaningful and fulfilling life. We talk about the following topics The key mindsets of Life Design thinking How to combine your life view and work view to guide you in designing your life How to do the 'good time journal' to discover what you love Creating Odyssey Plans to picture what your life could be like in the future How to do informational interviews and how to prototype experiences to find your way forward How curiosity will help you find meaningful work And much more! To connect with Bill and the Designing Your Life team, click here To give me feedback on the episode or connect otherwise, here is my email and my Instagram…

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Wally Green- From Gang Member To Pro Table Tennis Player 1:00:49

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From the Brooklyn projects to the International Pro Tour, Wally Green has learned a lot about winning in life. He was a pro player for 15 years, co-founded the Ping Pong social club franchise SPIN, has given a Ted Talk, become a motivational speaker, and bossed up in life! In this episode, Wally shares about Life lessons he learned as a gang member His experience as a pro ping pong player and what he learned from his time playing internationally His experience in North Korea and other countries around the world Practices that help him with his daily success How he chooses people to do business with Wisdom he's learned from other great minds And much more! If you'd like to connect with Wally, here are his Instagram and TikTok links. If you'd like to connect with me online, here's my Instagram and email .…

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The Gift Of Life - A Message of Hope and Empowerment 17:15

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I recently met two individuals that shifted my perspective in the most positive way and forced me to reflect on the beauty of life. The end result of our interactions was this message of hope and empowerment, to help you cherish your life and live more fully alive!

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Steve Dalton- Author of the 2 Hour Job Search 59:29

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I had an amazing conversation with Steve Dalton, author of The 2-Hour Job Search. In this episode, Steve shares his efficient job-hunting method that focuses on strategic networking and targeted outreach. Instead of applying to endless job postings, Steve teaches how to streamline your job search to maximize your chances of landing a job faster. Steve is also the author of the book, 'The Job Closer' He has taught his efficient and effective method at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business where he was a program director and senior career consultant for 17 years. He recently branched out as the founder and CEO of Contact 2 Colleague and has taken his message to people all around the country, to help them land jobs that they’re excited about. Work smarter, not harder and land something great with Steve Dalton’s amazing job search method! Connect with Steve on: LinkedIn 2 Hour Job Search LinkedIn Group Contact 2 Colleague website 2 Hour Job Search website The Job Closer website…

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Taking A Break 0:47

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Hey Hey! I'm taking a break until January. Check out the back catalog in the meantime and catch ya in 2025!

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Excellent Advice For Living by Kevin Kelly (Great wisdom from a great mind) 24:42

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Kevin Kelly is a real life Renaissance Man! He's a brilliant thinker with a lot of great life wisdom, some of which I share in this episode. I cover a small fraction of the 450 great life insights and truths that he shares in the book 'Excellent Advice For Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier' and added my own commentary on the advice, and of course a few jokes :) To learn more about Kevin, you can check out his website You can purchase a copy of the book here Shout out to the musical sponsor: Angel City Fiddle Squad! Here is their Spotify and Instagram If you want to see photos from travel vlogging, here's my personal Instagram…

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From Self Awareness To Self Actualization 35:55

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Self Awareness is foundational to your personal success and happiness! The problem is, we live in a society that doesn't help us to become self aware and we suffer because of this. In this episode, I go over important learnings in the realm of self awareness, as well as various tools that will help you become more self aware. These are the resources I mentioned in the episode MBTI (Meyers Brigg) assessment StrengthFinders Enneagram Sparketype Big 5 DiSC 5 Love Languages VIA Character Strength Here is Angel City Fiddle Squad (the musical sponsors') information Instagram Spotify Here is my contact information LinkedIn Instagram email Here is Chaunte Lowe's information LinkedIn Instagram website Here's the list of the resources I used Tara Eurich Ted Talk Insight: by Tara Eurich Berkeley Exec Ed Article…

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Recapping Great Ideas from Naval Ravikant, Austin Kleon, and Dr. Marshall Rosenberg 30:27

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The books 'Steal Like An Artist' by Austin Kleon, 'The Almanac of Naval Ravikant' by Eric Jorgenson, and 'Nonviolent Communication' by Dr. Marshall Rosenberg are game changers! Each of these books will help you to level up and become your best self. I did episodes and series on these respected books, which you should also definitely check out. If you have any feedback for me, or you'd like to connect with me via Instagram, click here…

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The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo- A Synopsis (Part 3) 22:36

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The KonMari Method is a game changer! After completing all the steps, I have found how impactful getting your space together is! In this episode I summarize the following: -The ease of storing your possessions -The method to foolproof having to redo any of the work -How to organize your stuff -Where to store your stuff -What you need to organize your storage (hint: everything is already in your home!) -Important tips of setting up your storage area for success -How the KonMari method can impact your body, mind, and career trajectory -The positive effects I feel after going through the process -And much more! -…

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The Life Changing Magic Of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo- A Synopsis (part 2) 26:20

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This book is a game changer! In this episode, I summarize the last 3 categories of the KonMarie Method (papers, Komono, sentimental items) In this episode, the following topics are covered: How to get rid of most of your papers The few papers you need to keep How to get organize the papers you decide to keep How to organize your Komono in different categories How to stop yourself from holding onto things out of guilt Certain items you should definitely toss What to consider when doing the KonMarie Method with share items What not to do when getting rid of sentimental items How getting rid of sentimental items helps you step into a bigger future How to go through photos correctly And much more! Here are the categories of Komono in the KonMarie Method: CDs, DVDs (do people still have these?) Skin care products Makeup Accessories Valuables (passport, credit card, etc.) Electrical Equipment and appliances (digital cameras, electrical cords, anything that seems vaguely 'electric') Household equipment (stationary and writing materials, sewing kits, etc.) Household supplies (expendables like medicine, detergents, tissues, etc.) Kitchen goods/food supplies (spatulas, pots, blenders, etc.) Other (spare change, figurines, etc.) Here's a great How To Guide with visuals if you're confused on anything If you'd like to connect online, here's my Instagram…

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Recapping Great Ideas from James Clear, Dr. Julie Smith, and more! 29:00

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The books Atomic Habits, Essentialism, and Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before are game changers! The documentary 'Happy' is also a must watch. In this completely new, orginal episode -I tap into the best ideas from James Clear, Greg Mckeown, Dr. Julie Smith, and other experts to recap the first 8 episodes of this podcast. In this episode, I cover the ideas that will help you change your habits, focus on what's important and eliminate what's not, and manage your mental health and happiness; all from some of the greatest minds in the world. If you enjoyed this episode, I encourage you to listen to the full episode(s) from each of these great works! If you'd like to connect with me on Instagram, click here…

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The Life Changing Magic Of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo- A Synopsis (part 1) 36:23

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The international bestselling book and worldwide phenomenon of the KonMarie Method is truly life changing! In this episode, I break down the principles, tactics and implementation of Marie Kondo's teachings from this book. Here are the topics covered in this episode: The benefits of the KonMarie Method How the method helps you to thrive in the 'now' The one exercise that will power your 'why' of tidying up How to organize your possessions so things don't get lost The proper order of tidying by category Actions that will hinder and help your process Organizing tips to order your house How to tidy your clothes and books And much more! To see the KonMarie Method to fold and organize clothes, go here and here To see how to organize a dresser drawer, click here To watch a great video of the method, click here To go to Marie's YouTube channel, click here…

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Minimalism- A Documentary About Important Things 29:31

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The 2015 documentary 'Minimalism' is a great summary about addition by subtraction. Taking out things that are unnecessary to your life to give you more of what really matters. In this episode, I cover the following: How not practicing minimalism is creating problems in my life and with my podcast How consumerism is consuming our lives The problem with maximizing with housing and in other aspects Ways to combat minimalism and connect more deeply with friends The paradox of minimalism helping you get more, by getting less One of the best practices to combat consumerism Other tactics to practice minimalism and much more! You can watch the documentary 'Minimalism' for free on YouTube here I'd be happy to connect on either Instagram or LinkedIn…

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Nonviolent Communication- A Synopsis Part 3 (Marshall Rosenberg) 26:55

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Here is the final installment of the series on the book Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg. The topics covered in this episode include How to express anger in a healthy way What to focus on when you get angry How you can get rid of anger through a perspective change The situations when it's necessary to use force in What to keep in mind if you need to discipline someone The 5 steps to dealing with conflict in Nonviolent Communication When it's a good idea to butt into other people's business How to deescalate a situation and mediate between people The most life giving way to show grattitude and much more! If you'd like to know more about Nonviolent Communication, you can go to their website and/or purchase the book Here are audio recordings of some of the Nonviolent Communications live workshops by the man himself part 1 part 2 part 3 All of the Nonviolent Communication episode archive Shout out to Darryl James, the musical sponsor of today's episode. You can check out his music on Spotify and connect with him or through his social media handles If you'd like to connect with me on Instagram, click here…

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Nonviolent Communication- A Synopsis Part 2 (Marshall Rosenberg) 24:38

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