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Miracles happen every day but you have to willing to see them. My guest on this June 12, 2018 episode experiences them every day including the day she decided to leave corporate America and become a dog trainer. Then she "happens" upon the perfect home and property in a more remote area than she had thought about in Michigan and THEN, she realizes senior dogs are being discarded and she has an empty building on the property. Miracles all around for her and the amazing senior pets she fosters, places and, in some cases, helps cross the rainbow bridge when it is their time. Wait until you here the segment where she shares how they help the loved dogs pass on. I was crying and so was she. I am a huge dog lover. Well I love animals of all kinds except snakes and spiders so when I heard about the Silver Muzzle Cottage Rescue and Hospice through a friend's Facebook page, Kindness Matters, I knew I had to interview the founder, Kim Skarritt. What I did not expect was how many reach outs happened from the live show.

"A pattern gets triggered that shifts you into autopilot. Those buttons are an unconscious block." Those words, from my guest Clardy Malugen, former CEO of a multimillion dollar company, define why she has switched paths from working with companies like Walt Disney Imagineering and NBC Television and now focuses on helping others heal their lives and bodies. I had the pleasure of being introduced to Clardy by my friend and previous guest on the show, Jackie Lapin. We met over dinner and her insights into some ongoing health issues were nothing sort of miraculous and some issues I had prior to a healing session with her are just gone. During this episode that was done live on the show on June 5, 2018, sorry for the posting delay, Clardy shares tips on how you can begin to release blocks that are preventing you from healing and how you can stay in the light even when everything around you seems to be in the negative. Scientists have been studying Clardy's work and have tracked DNA changes in her clients after h

This is not the usual guest I have on the show. I don't do celebrity interviews but when this guest's agent reached out to me I knew I had to interview him. Why? Because I had such a huge crush on him when I was a much younger girl! My guest is Michael Cole from the TV series The Mod Squad. As his book title says, "I Played The White Guy". ANd what a book it is. WHen I read the book to prepare for the interview I was surprised how candid and introspective the book was. As I read it I had so many questions I wanted to ask as what excited to get to interview him. Sometimes the crush isn't worthy of the crush when you get to "meet" them in person. That was not the case when I started speaking with Michael. The interview was everything I could have hoped for and so much more. No topic was off limits and Michael shared his journey to 23 years sober, finding redemption and how learning to make loneliness his friend created an opening for internal peace and joy and getting sober. It was great to "meet" my crush AND

Creating a company that can be successfully taken global while simultaneously creating a community of raving fans and clients and anticipating where the market needs will be is not an every day occurrence. Yet my guest on this episode has done this all while staying connected to his roots. We did not have a chance to talk about he time he swam the English Channel but we did talk about how he first got the idea for the business, how he and his brother made their mom's home address seem more like a business to the outside world rather than a bedroom on the second floor and how he has successfully merged numerous companies.  A previous guest on the show, Daniel Burrus, told us about how we can become "Anticipatory Organizations." Arnie Bellini and ConnectWise could be the poster child for the model. Arnie shares how he got the ideas to merge with different businesses versus create the products they had created on his own. He also shares the one thing ConnectWise was not created to be about and the one thing it s

I have been fortunate in my life to have had many mentors. They seem to come into my life at just the right time but that doesn't always seem to happen for everyone I meet. Which is actually the reason why I started my radio show. I like to think of this show as a mentor to all my listeners. Everyone needs to have access to someone with different perspectives who can mentor them on a journey of discovery and growth. My guest today is someone I met and first heard about through a frequent guest on this show and one of my mentors, Bob Burg. You may have heard him mention a few of his favorite "Dondiisms". Well on this episode my guest is the Dondi of Dondiisms and she shares some directly with us. We talk about mentors, value, opportunity, finding the right mentor, what the relationship will look like and what it will not. Dondi is an international thought leader on creating global mentoring relationships and she shares how you can get started as a mentor or a mentee. As always, grab a notebook and pen and sett

What are the keys to staying balanced under pressure? I don't just mean during. I am asking what are they even after, waaay after, when everyone else seems to be moving past a trauma and the focus is off? I never used to think that stress was a thing. It was all just good stress. Then my body and brain started to take a little longer to come to center and then, one day, it seemed I was living a new normal where I could never seem to shake flashbacks to unsettling events and moments. I searched for answers. Well really for the questions that would allow the right answers to come to me to help. My guest has lived through personal traumas on large scale and on personal small scales in war zones and even in her own home during Hurricane Sandy on Long Island in New York. After Hurricane Sandy, while dealing with her own trauma and helping others get through their own, she discovered that there are 5 gifts that can help us discover hope, healing and strength, before, during and after. Join me as I interview Dr. Lau

What does privacy mean in 2018 as it relates to Facebook and other social networks? What about Amazon Echo and Google Home devices or for that matter SIRI? Don't forget all those other connected home devices and chatbots you use every day as well? My guest is considered one of the top experts, globally, around IoT, the Internet of Things, AI, Artificial Intelligence and all things Social Media. If you have ever asked Alexa a question, posted on social media or connected an appliance in your home to the internet to control it you will not want to miss this episode. Ken Herron shares a website you can go to and discover what those Terms and Conditions agreements you have clicked right past (yup, I do it too,) really mean and how you can protect yourself on the wild, wild west aka world wide web plus so much more. Ken Herron is the Chief Marketing Officer for Singapore-based Unified AI company Unified Inbox Pte. Ltd. (“UIB”). He was recently named one of 2018's "30 Most Creative Corporate Leaders To Watch" by In

I recently went to Omaha, NE to spend two days with my guest to create my Life Plan. Her dad, and my dear friend, Arlin Sorensen felt I had lost my purpose after my mom passed away. He was right in that I lost my ability to see it, having pushed me aside to be with my mom for the last six years. Those two days have transformed me on the inside. I feel lit up again with possibility. Including the possibility that taking care of me is a part of my plan. So what is a life plan and how does several years in China as a missionary set one up to help others connect to and define their life's purpose? Laurie Sorensen shares the 5 domains critical to a Life Plan, what happens when one or more is out of alignment and she even shares a few exercises you can do on your own to begin creating your own life plan. If you cannot verbalize your purpose in this world, or if you want to get clear how what you need to do next, you will want to listen to this interview. Laurie Sorensen serves as a Learning Architect with HTG Peer

My two guests on my April 17th episode have stayed positive through some extremely trying circumstances. Colonel Deb Lewis, Retired Army was in the first female graduating class at West Point, served in the Army for 34 years in command positions and her husband, Colonel Doug Adams, also retired from the Army, has had his share of command positions that would lead to either or both of them not being the positive people they are today. So how does one stay positive in the real world? We are not talking paste a smile on your face and recite platitudes of positivity. We are talking staying positive on the inside and the outside. Letting positivity be who you are on a daily basis and shining that light on the world even when you are challenged by negativity all around in the news, on the streets and perhaps even in your home. Deb and Doug share insights on specific strategies you can begin using immediately to shift your perspective on events and people all around you, and even yourself, so that you can begin livi

How do you define influence? For many it is being able to convince people to do things even if it is not in their best interest. But what if influence is less about compromise or getting people to do what you want, and more about creating a space where everyone "wins"? My guest on this episode is John David Mann. My regular listeners will recognize his name as I have had him on the show multiple times. He is one of my favorite guests and a dear friend whose words always seem to arrive just when I need them most. In his latest book with Bob Burg, The Go-Giver Influencer: A Little Story About a Most Persuasive Idea, Bob and John have written another book for the ages. In this interview we talk about several of the five secrets to ultimate influence revealed in the book. We also talk about one of my favorite characters in the book, Solomon, and the power of Woof!    John David Mann is coauthor of the bestselling classic The Go-Giver, which has sold more than half a million copies in more than two dozen languages

"There Is a Major Problem in The World Today: It’s Not People Disagreeing with One Another… It’s That They Cannot Disagree Agreeably, Civilly, And, Most Importantly, Persuasively!" And according to Bob Burg, that simply need not be the case. Bob says, “You can get the results you want while making the other person feel genuinely good: about themselves, about the situation, and about you!” My guest on this episode, Bob Burg, is one of the most influential people I know. He is also wise and kind and a true Go-Giver. He lives what he teaches. Well really what he teaches is who he really is in the world. The Go-Giver Influencer is the latest release in The Go-Giver series of books with over 700,000 copies in print around the world. The series, in my opinion, should be required reading if you live on this planet. Listen to this episode and learn the 5 secrets of ultimate influence and how to implement them, including, Master Your Emotions, Let Go of Having to Be Right and three more. In their bestselling business

Legal help can be expensive yet it can be critical to your business and life success. We all are familiar with attorneys yet few are aware of another level of legal expertise known as a paralegal. In business you need contracts, NDAs, policy and procedure documents, Terms of Use and Privacy Policies, leases and more. You can try to do them on your own but what will you miss? And how much will it cost you down the road if you forgot to dot an i or cross a t? What about in your personal life? Divorces, wills, trusts, buying or selling a home, loans, mortgages and more. We all want to trust that things will be handled amicably but how often do they? Spending some money upfront can often save you bundles of money, time and grief on the other end. How do you know if you need an attorney or a paralegal? Do you even know the difference? Enter my guest. She has had her own paralegal company for over eight years after closing her mortgage brokerage company. Cricket shares the three things you can do to avoid/minimize

Too often the elderly are shifted off to be someone else's responsibility when they can no longer live on their own. Nursing homes, assisted living and memory care are popping up all over and frequent the news for abuses and lack of care. Not all are bad yet how do you decide the best course of action when a loved one can no longer be on their own? My guest on this episode designs multigenerational spaces for families that choose to take care of three or more generations at home. She also designs spaces for facilities that care for the elderly, restaurants, sports teams and more. My favorite part-- her four generation family is her test bed. If you want to learn how to make multi-generational living work for your own loved ones, you will not want to miss this episode. Lisa shares successes, perils, pitfalls and a few things anyone can do to begin making a house work when you have older members in your home. Lisa M. Cini is the Founder, President and CEO of Mosaic Design Studio. A global commercial design, pro

Do you know there are not just one or two types of success plans but four? Do you know that each one is integral to each other? Have you ever thought that you really could have it all in your business and your personal life?  There is much talk about balance between our business and personal lives but how many people do you know that really are able to achieve it? I know I struggle with it. My guest has successfully built and sold two business and is still running a few others while maintaining a life outside work and inside work that he is proud to talk about to others. In the process, he discovered the four key success plans everyone should complete. On this episode Arlin shares how he created his strategy towards growth, what the four success plans are and how you can create your plans and what he feels is the most important think you can do to achieve your dreams. Arlin Sorensen serves as the CEO and Founder of the Heartland Companies which includes HTG Peer Groups. When he is not traveling to speak and c

They say you should write what you know. Sometimes that creates a boring book but in the hands of a master like Brad Parks it creates a book that you want to devour in one sitting. Or in my case one flight to Omaha with a layover in Atlanta. In his latest book Brad departs from his male protagonists and writes from the perspective of a woman protagonist. I loved what he had to say about how he put himself into that mindset and what the women in his life had to say about it too Listen as Brad and I talk about where he gets his ideas, how he keeps himself whole while he writes about the topics he writes about and what he keeps in mind when he writes every book he writes. We also get into a conversation about how the organization at the center of his Closer Than You Know can be fixed. I did not get him to break into song so I will have to have him back on the show! Brad Parks is the only author to have won the Shamus, Nero and Lefty Awards, three of crime fiction's most prestigious prizes. His first standalone t

The response to Father Mike's first appearance on my show last week was so huge, with so many questions people wanted to ask him, that when a guest had to reschedule I invited him back on. On Part 2, we delve further into the types of callings, whether a calling is for life and what he meant by his pet peeve of people saying, "I am spiritual, not religious." I loved his question he posed, "How will I function as a person?" He also posed, "Are you avoiding who you are? He also shared some other questions to help us connect to our calling and to connect with our spiritual and religious sides. Our discussion on renewing callings was a huge perspective shift for me. I had always thought callings were for life and did not require recommitment. In hindsight, well, just listen to the interview!

Callings are not just to the religious life. Callings are something we all have. They call us to be something bigger than ourselves, to make a difference in the world through gifts we each uniquely have. In the case of my guest on this episode, his calling was to be a Roman Catholic priest. The route he took to get there could have ended with him living a secular life and still being of service yet his calling to the priesthood was too strong to resist for long. His journey to accepting his calling is one for the ages and one we discuss today. Father Michael Boccaccio shares how to discover your calling, why we each have a calling and how it manifests itself even when we do not see it for ourselves until much later than others see it in us. We discuss faith, religion, spirituality, how to be filled up even while giving all of yourself and how callings live on even when you think they might be coming to a close. The Rev.Michael Boccaccio has been a Catholic Priest since 1971 when he could no longer ignore his

I want to start off by thanking John David Mann for introducing me to Daniel Burrus.  His latest book, The Anticipatory Organization has the potential to change the entire trajectory of your life and business, if you are willing to be open to what is laid out in its pages. What if you could see the future? Well you can. You actually see it each day yet we don't take action on what we "know" can be the next big or small thing that can shift the status quo. During this interview, Daniel and I discuss just a few of his proven strategies to accelerate innovation and transform results. He explains how to turn disruption and change into opportunity and advantage. I have not stopped talking about this book, or this interview, since I read it and held the interview. Learn about hard trends and soft trends and how to tell the difference. Learn how to be the disruptor versus being disrupted. Learn how to anticipate change and disruption in a way that puts you in charge. Expand your definition and your thinking. Forget

Ignoring threats does not make them go away. Enter the Duchess of Cybersecurity. (R) Being on the frontlines of the Cyber wars is not for the faint of heart nor for the faint of knowledge. It is no longer possible to just be reactive to threats after they rarely occur. We must be more preventive as the only reason you have not been hacked is because you haven't notice that you already have. How do you protect yourself from hackers? How do you know if you have been hacked? How do you prepare for a career in the high-pressure field of cybersecurity? Take a listen and see if you look at computers and the Internet the same way again. Dr. Chanel Suggs (Duchess of Cybersecurity ®) is the Founder and CEO of Wyvern Security. She is a subject matter expert in Cyber Security, Forensics, Network Security, Cryptography, Information Assurance, and IT strategy. Dr. Suggs is a proven thought leader, and influencer whom advises clients regarding their security posture and works with clients to uncover and identify new and em

Strap on a pair. No. Get your mind out of the gutter. This is a story about strapping on a pair of high heels and how doing so ended in a multi-million dollar empire that empowers women by making it more comfortable to wear the heels they love. You either love high heels or you hate them. There seems to be no middle ground here. Women's shoes are a multi-billion dollar industry with cult followings around brands. Many women will buy and wear shoes even though the pain is so great after just moments that they can barely stand. In earlier times men even wore them. What is it about high heels that makes women, and some men, feel stronger, more confidant and powerful? Is it just a height thing? That is a conversation for another episode! Today I talk with Abby Walker. Founder of Vivian Lou Insolia insoles and the author of Strap On a Pair.   She shares how she founded a multi-million dollar company with a blog, high heels and a determination to succeed that lead her to HSN, Oprah, The View and so much more. Abby