Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things

It's the work on me weekend segment and this time Keri talks about how we can create new opportunities in life and business. 

In episode 314 of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things, we are back with our Wednesday segment where I chat with psychologists, therapists and other experts on the science of personal growth. The month of September will focus on Mindset and features Psychotherapist and Professional Coach, Vincent Infante. This episode talks about the importance of belief systems including values, belief in yourself and belief in spirituality or religion and how it creates a better mindset.

In episode 313, I chat with Tony Teravainen who grew up in a military family and although he tried college, found like the military was where he belonged.  Listen to his story about being told to leave the military due to health conditions, feeling lost and unsure where to go, starting a new career doing a job for $12 an hour, plus why veterans have a hard time getting work as a civilian and how he now owns a nonprofit to help military families.

It's the work on me weekend and today's you'll hear Keri talk about her "secret" to selling and making great relationships in life.

In episode 311 of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things, we are back with our Wednesday segment where I chat with psychologists, therapists and other experts on the science of personal growth. The month of September will focus on Mindset and features Psychotherapist and Professional Coach, Vincent Infante. This episode talks about the effect of what we eat and how much we exercise has on our mind.  He discusses why purpose is so important in getting healthy and why personalization is important. 

In episode 310, I chat with Dana Masi.  She started with a love for gymnastics, but soon discovered ballroom dance at the age of 15.  At 19 she began to teach at a Fred Astaire dance studio and within a few years became one of the owners of a New Jersey location. Listen as she talks about why dancing helped her build her confidence as a person, how dancing makes her feel, her journey to becoming a studio owner, plus what she's learned as a teacher including how ballroom dance has helped couples regain love and teamwork in their marriage and why she thinks anyone can learn how to dance.  

It's the Work on Me Weekend segment of the show! Listen for a few minutes as Keri asks you about when the last time you took a moment for you, why to do and how to do it. 

In episode 308 of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things, we are back with our Wednesday segment where I chat with psychologists, therapists and other experts on the science of personal growth. The month of September will focus on Mindset and features Psychotherapist and Professional Coach, Vincent Infante. This episode talks about the importance of scheduling and creating routines to create a better mindset, why it helps from a scientific background and how to to do this for yourself today. 

In episode 307, I chat with Dr. Anthony Youn, a famous plastic surgeon.  He is known as America’s Holistic Beauty Doc™ and one of the country’s most recognized plastic surgeons. He is the host of a popular podcast, The Holistic Plastic Surgery Show and the author of multiple books including his his most recent one, Playing God - The Evolution of a Modern Surgeon. He has also appeared as a regular expert on The Rachael Ray Show, The Dr. Oz Show, The Doctors and was Named a "Top Plastic Surgeon" by U.S. News and World Report, Town & Country, and Harper's Bazaar. You'll hear him chat about why he chose plastic surgery as his path in life, what it really means to be a doctor, how God helps surgeons, why spirituality plays such a role in his day to day work, how he deals with the emotional and mental stress of being a doctor and the moment he realized he was truly a doctor.  He also shares some incredible stories of his work with patients and the artistry of medicine and why he's a holistic plastic surgeon.

It's the Work on Me Weekend segment of the show! Listen for a few minutes as Keri talks about judgments, what they mean and how to use them as fuel and be more open to others. 

In episode 305 of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things, we are back with our Wednesday segment where I chat with psychologists, therapists and other experts on the science of personal growth. The month of August will focus on The Power of Prizing vs. Praising Others and features Licensed Clinical Psychologist Dr. Mitch Abblett. This episode talks about the difference between prizing and praising in work relationships.  You'll hear him talk about how a manager normally speaks with an employee vs what they should do, how to be a manager that empowers employees and excites them with the right environment, how to prize someone with the words "bringING it" and "it matters to me," and how to prize an employee that wants to and can do more that you don't have a place for. 

In episode 304, I chat with Lori Knudsen who talks about her work journey from babysitting as a teen, to marketing to healthcare and now to coaching.  She talks about how she kept starting over in various jobs and realized she wanted to do something different, but wasn't sure how, so she hired a career coach. You'll hear her talk about how she discovered her strengths and loved how it helped her and wanted to help others do the same.  You'll also hear her talk about the 4 pillars of satisfaction from the YouMap program by Kristen Sherry.  This includes finding your strengths, knowing your values, knowing your motivating/preferred skills (which should be 80% of your skills) and how to clearly articulate what you need for career clarity. 

It's the Work on Me Weekend segment of the show! Listen for a few minutes as Keri talks about why we crave connection, why we need it and what it means. 

In episode 302 of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things, we are back with our Wednesday segment where I chat with psychologists, therapists and other experts on the science of personal growth. The month of August will focus on The Power of Prizing vs. Praising Others and features Licensed Clinical Psychologist Dr. Mitch Abblett. This episode talks about the difference between prizing and praising in romantic relationships.  You'll hear him talk about why we need to feel felt, finding the we space, why the how and the process is most important, suggestions on how to be more vulnerable, the layers we need to get through to get to a we, how to go from unseen, to seen to seeing with your partner, how to get present and compassionate with each other and what compassionate clarity is. 

In episode 301, I chat with Dr. Benjamin Ritter.  While in college, he found he was personally, socially and professionally lost.  He wasn't sure what his purpose was and realized when he focused too much on achievements, he realized he didn't have friends or great relationships and felt empty. Listen to how he decided to focus on his own personal growth and learning about who he really was and what he wanted and how to make friends. He learned how to create new friends and how to get better at dating and soon found himself teaching others to do the same.  He talks about being intentional, how he learned to read a room, some tips people can use to make new friends and how he transitioned into a coach. 

It's episode 300!  Over the last few years I have met some of the most interesting people around the world, but most of them aren't celebrities, but rather the incredible people we come in contact with everyday.  It's the mom with kids who also had to bury her 3 month old baby.  It's the artist trying to bring about social change.  It's the man at 50 who decided to change careers.  It's the college professor turned author, the traveler, the makeup sales person at Sephora, it's the school principal, the small business owner, the coach, the dad, the grandma - it's you, it's me, it's all of us.  When I started this podcast, I wanted to create a platform to let the stories be heard of the every day people around us doing and being great.  I wanted to create a space where everyone had a chance, a moment, their time to share their story, their lessons, their growth, their soul.  Because at the end of the day, we may be a different gender, a different race, age, religion, and so on, but what I've learned the most in

In episode 299 of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things, we are back with our Wednesday segment where I chat with psychologists, therapists and other experts on the science of personal growth. The month of August will focus on The Power of Prizing vs. Praising Others and features Licensed Clinical Psychologist Dr. Mitch Abblett. This episode talks about the difference between prizing and praising in a child/adult relationship which could be parent/child, teacher/child, etc. You'll hear examples of what a typical praise is and how to adjust it to get a better result with prizing, how to let kids know you see them especially in times of pain or even depression, why showing up with presence makes a difference over trying to control the situation, how to take a one down when a child gives poor behavior to get a better response and why adults need to drop their agenda.

In episode 298, I chat with Angela Anderson. Listen as she talks about how she grew up learning about finances from her parents, watching them save money and not go out as much, but also learning how to budget and improve their finances in investing.  When she become a parent and her kids and family needed more, she began to realize she wanted to do more of what she loved and make more money.  You'll hear her talk about how she opened a fitness studio of her own in Colorado, but soon changed her focus to something else she she felt she wanted to do.  She talks about how she began to overcome her own limiting beliefs with finances with PSYCH-K® earlier on in her career and how eventually it changed her life so much that she became a coach to teach others. She talks about how it can change the way your subconscious mind works to automatically change your thoughts and more. 

It's the Work on Me Weekend segment of the show! Listen for a few minutes as Keri talks about why we need to plan and stay open to things in life. 

In episode 296 of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things, we are back with our Wednesday segment where I chat with psychologists, therapists and other experts on the science of personal growth. The month of August will focus on The Power of Prizing vs. Praising Others and features Licensed Clinical Psychologist Dr. Mitch Abblett. This episode talks about the difference between prizing and praising, why it matters, how to create less pressure on others plus where these concepts come from in science.