Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things

In episode 295, I chat with author and writer Beth Barany.  You'll hear her talk about why she wanted to be a writer and how creativity was fostered in her home as a child. She talks about her rejections as a writer including not getting into journalism school and how it pushed her to commit no matter what to write a novel.  Beth discusses how she dealt with rejection and how she transitioned into writing fiction, how she makes a living teaching writing and why being a novelist helps her be a better teacher, writer and person.  She also talks about the top things writers struggle with and how she coaches them to build more confidence and creativity for their writing, what makes a great story, why it matters and more. 

It's the Work on Me Weekend segment of the show! Listen for a few minutes as Keri talks about the 3 simple questions we need to ask ourselves often to make sure you're living a life you enjoy and love. 

In episode 293 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 July will focus on The Female Brain: How to Get to Know it and Use Its Full Potential and features Neuroscientist and Psychologist Luisa Torres. This episode talks about how to rewire your brain for creativity.  You'll hear her discuss why we tend to lose our ability to be creative, why everyone can be creative, why creativity comes from mixing what you already know and new ideas, how the brain works to allow new ideas to come to you, why developing ideas that matter to others is so important, plus actionable steps you can take to bring more creativity in your life.

In episode 292, I chat with Michelle Rankin who grew up in Montana and after school found an interest in business. After seeing Tony Robbins live, she thought she could teach people how to think themselves thin, but realized over time it would take a lot more than that. Listen to hear how she dealt with weight issues herself, battling fertility, why becoming a mother changed how she wanted to work, how she started to battle her own limiting beliefs and how she's built a community and business online that helps women find the best way to eat, stay alive and keep the weight off. 

I'm bringing it back today with an old episode as I think it's an important one. It's the Work on Me Weekend segment of the show! Listen for a few minutes as Keri talks about how we should properly communicate with each other, what we shouldn't tolerate and how we can improve the way we communicate with others.

In episode 290 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 July will focus on The Female Brain: How to Get to Know it and Use Its Full Potential and features Neuroscientist and Psychologist Luisa Torres. This episode talks about how to create courage and confidence, the difference between the two and how they work together, what's happening in the brain from a science point of view when you are fearful, how to calm down fear and anxiety, plus how to help others get out of fear mode.

In episode 289, I chat with Tobias Deml who truly fell in love with film at age 19 and found a way to put together his skills and passions to do what he loves. Listen as he discusses how he began his life as an artist and then made connections online with some top artists in the industry.  At age 20 he left Europe to reinvent himself and challenge himself to grow.  You'll hear him discuss the differences he noticed between the US and Europe, his near death experience and how it made him stop to think about why he lived the way he did and how he completely changed the way he would live moving forward, plus how he now creates films to change people's lives like this one. 

In episode 288, it's the Work on Me Weekend segment of the show! Listen for a few minutes as Keri talks about the Japanese idea, Ikigai, a reason for being.  She'll talk about how to understand what you need to reach this idea in your own life. 

In episode 287 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 July will focus on The Female Brain: How to Get to Know it and Use Its Full Potential and features Neuroscientist and Psychologist Luisa Torres. This episode talks about how to intentionally trigger your happy chemicals.  You'll hear her talk about from a scientific perspective, what the 5 happy chemicals are specifically, what they do, and how we can activate these chemicals in our body to start working.

In episode 286, I chat with Jay Andrews who always had a love for sports, the arts and life. After not feeling right for awhile, he found out he had a blood disorder.  Hear him talk about the intense loneliness he felt immediately after, how he then survived a horrific car accident and then cancer and how all of this really woke him up and found the fire within him. Jay refused to believe what everyone told him about what he could do and soon found himself running again, beating cancer and started seeing the world in a different lens. He discusses how he found hope, how he changed directions in his job and how he's helping others get through adversity and build resilience. 

In episode 285, it's the Work on Me Weekend segment of the show! Listen for a few minutes as Keri asks you to consider if you're balancing structure with being open to new things in life. 

In episode 284 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 July will focus on The Female Brain: How to Get to Know it and Use Its Full Potential and features Neuroscientist and Psychologist Luisa Torres. This episode talks about willpower, habits and change.  You'll learn the true definition of willpower, why we can have more willpower with some things than others, why willpower is like a battery, and the steps you can take to start gaining more willpower in your life. 

In episode 283, I chat with Alison Fischer who has found why it's a right to feel valued.  You'll hear her talk about the abusive relationship she was in, how she got out of it, how it made her realize that it's okay to be selfish, how sharing her story is helping people to realize that you matter too, why it's okay and why you must choose yourself. Plus she talks about her love of dance and how her life experiences also has helped her improve her leadership skills in work.  If you are questioning if you're in an abusive relationship of any kind, please check out this link here.  If you want to talk to someone, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233), available 24/7.

In episode 282, it's the Work on Me Weekend segment of the show! Bringing it back with an old episode that I think needs to be shared again.   Listen for a few minutes as Keri talks about how to release stress and overwhelm through journaling and the need to check in with yourself. 

In episode 281, a little something special.  On Wednesdays, every month I feature a new psychologist, therapist, author or expert in the field of personal growth to help give you insight into the science behind our mindset and how we can connect better to ourselves and others.  This episode features a little snippet of each expert from the first 6 months of 2019: January - Debi and Rob February - Todd March - Wendy April - Ryan and Karen May - Kelley June - Ismene Enjoy, learn and be sure to listen to the entire previous Wednesday episodes and future ones to learn more about yourself each week!  

In episode 280, I chat with Kassandra Vaughn Worsley who always found she was an achiever.  Listen to how it has shaped her and allowed her to achieve so much and also how she's working on being more present and enjoying the now moment.  You'll hear how getting pregnant and married at the age of 18 was in a sense a blessing despite some of the negativity she received at first, how she became a professor at the age of 22, how she's using her focus to master her goal of writing 52 books, how her new book "The Year of You" came from her finally consciously taking the time to live a life she wanted, how she creates a writing process for herself to reach her goals, plus her steps on how you too can find what you want to achieve this year. 

In episode 279, it's the Work on Me Weekend segment of the show! Listen for a few minutes as Keri reminds us why we need to make the time and take action on spending time with the people we love and enjoy most. 

In episode 278 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 June will focus on How to Create the Foundation to Tap into Your Unlimited Potential and features integrative therapist, transformational coach and meditation teacher, Ismene Cole. This episode talks about how to create safety within ourselves.  You'll learn how to create a home within yourself, why inner peace is necessary to feel safe and the steps to start creating a better home inside yourself including improving your self talk. 

In episode 277, I chat with Sara Hecht whose dad left her and her mom when she was a young child.  Every Father's Day, she would feel upset not having a dad in her life.  Later on in life she learned her father got remarried and had three other kids.  Although it hurt a lot to know he was in their life and not hers, Sara found by changing her attitude about things, she could live a more positive life.   Listen to her story and hear why she thinks a positive attitude can change everything, how she found her inner child to live a happier life, how she decided to enrich her life by creating a blog to help young women and what she hopes to accomplish in the future. 

In episode 276, it's the Work on Me Weekend segment of the show! Listen for a few minutes as Keri talks about why how you make someone feel says a lot about who you are and how you can create a better experience for those around you.