Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things

In episode 275 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 how to befriend fear and embrace courage, why we need to feel all of our feelings, why fear is an important thing to feel, how to figure out where your fear is coming from, why you need to sit and dig into scary feelings, why fear needs reassurance and shame needs empathy and why we need to ask, what is fear costing me and what do I need to feel more safe in the world?

In episode 274, I chat with Vanessa Lane who fell in love with theater at a young age.  She always found theater to be a safe place for her and felt like she was having a conversation with her audience every time she performed.  Listen to her talk about how she dealt with adversity as she pursued her passion in the arts and started putting herself first and the journey to how her and her husband have used their strengths and passions to create a full video production company and are teaching others how to create great videos with their phone too.

In episode 273, it's the Work on Me Weekend segment of the show! Listen for a few minutes as Keri talks about how she defines brand and why you should fully express your brand.

In episode 272 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 the stories we tell ourselves, where they come from, why self awareness is key, the step by step process to start changing your beliefs, what is the cost of carrying on our stories, and more.     

In episode 271, I chat with Jason "Jake" Jean . He grew up a natural hard worker and entrepreneur and had much success and failure in various businesses. Listen to him talk about his multiple entrepreneurial journeys, what it was like to start a family young including having a young child who was sick as a baby, how he has survived multiple near death experiences, how he created his current coffee company Tattered Beans that gives back to veterans, where his mindset comes from, his talk he had with his dad and his own kids about being a father and his truth about business. 

In episode 270, it's the Work on Me Weekend segment of the show! Listen for a few minutes as Keri talks about what accountability is, why the most successful people have it and how to start being more accountable right now. 

In episode 269 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 what a psychological hunger is, why we need to have all 6 (contact, recognition, incident, stimulus, structure, & sex/passion) met and how to get them met.  

In episode 268, I chat with Paul Meek.  He always thought mediation as he put it was, "hippie rubbish."  When he was 18 he met a woman who completely changed his mind on what mediation really is.  At a young teen he felt a bit lost, but after meeting this woman, he then decided to visit a mediation center in the UK. Listen as he talks about that feeling he felt when he finally found something that felt right for him, the importance of self-awareness and intuition, what he's learned from spending a lot of time in monasteries, how learning from monks changed his life, how his growth needed him to let go of old friends, the journey to creating his blog, his tips for mindfulness and more. 

In episode 267, it's the Work on Me Weekend segment of the show! Listen for a few minutes as Keri talks about why we need to articulate our needs for ourself and to others and the 5 steps she uses to get her needs met.

In episode 266 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. To finish out the month of May, I decided to do something a little different.   One of the things I've heard over the last few years from many of our experts is the importance of mindfulness and meditation.  Take a listen and hear 5 of our experts talk about the importance of it and their take on it and maybe it will inspire you to try it or do more of it. To listen to the full episode of each snippet in the order of this episode, go to these links: Ep. 83 Ep. 125 Ep. 245 Ep. 254 Ep. 64  

In episode 265, this episode is for the women. I chat with author Gail Forrest who is bringing the honesty and the humor as she shifts the paradigm on aging, dating, menopause, sex and more. Gail is a humorist, writer, and blogger. She writes for Buzzfeed and a few other sites.  She discusses what menopause is like, why it's important that women know they're not alone in going through the aging process, what dating, marriage and sex is like for women as they age, why it's challenging for women to talk about their health and why they need to do it, how she's finding humor in all of this and why she's encouraging others to add humor to their life as they celebrate every birthday.  

In episode 264, it's the Work on Me Weekend segment of the show! Listen for a few minutes as Keri talks about why creating boundaries is necessary in life and how to start creating them.

In episode 263 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 May will focus on the Sacred Art of Self Care and features Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Author and Speaker Kelley Kitley. This episode focuses on self-love and using cognitive behavioral therapy.  You'll hear Kelley talk about what cognitive behavioral therapy is and why it can be helpful, where our thoughts come from, how to define self-love, how to love yourself first, why self awareness is important and actionable steps you can take now to be more loving to yourself. 

In episode 262, I chat with Eric Wright, who after being in the Navy, struggled to adjust to civilian life.  Eric talks about the close relationship he had with his father and how he influenced his life, how he started in the Navy, how his father's voice helped him through a tough time, how he learned to remake himself, why transitioning to civilian life is so hard, how he's found his purpose and how he's helping others transition to a more purposeful life. 

In episode 261, it's the Work on Me Weekend segment of the show! Listen for a few minutes as Keri talks about why how we define words makes a huge difference in how we live our life.  

In episode 260 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 May will focus on the Sacred Art of Self Care and features Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Author and Speaker Kelley Kitley. This episode focuses on how and why exercise, sleep and nutrition is crucial to our overall wellbeing, how it can change our mood, mindset, and physiological chemistry, what quality sleep means, and more.

In episode 259, I chat with Alejandra Costello, an organizing coach who helps people declutter and get organized so they can focus on what matters more.  She believes clutter can get in the way of life, trigger painful emotions, and damage our relationships. But with the right tools, strategies, & attitude, she has faith anyone can get organized. Over the past decade Alejandra has taught students in 132 countries around the world. Her instructional videos have been viewed over 100 million times. She’s been named “The Decluttering Queen” by Good Morning America and her work has been featured on HGTV and The New York Times.  Listen in as she talks about why she started organizing as a kid, how it helped her find comfort and eventually strength, how she started her successful YouTube channel and business, why self-awareness is so important, a few quick organizing tips and more.   

In episode 258, it's the Work on Me Weekend segment of the show! Listen for a few minutes as Keri talks about how she meets new people, how she gets guests for her podcast and how you too can meet new people with her process that she breaks down in this episode.  Creating connection is all about taking action and being genuine. 

In episode 257 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 May will focus on the Sacred Art of Self Care and features Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Author and Speaker Kelley Kitley. This episode will focus on how to identify toxic relationships, setting boundaries and saying no. You'll learn why we intuitively know when something's not right, why we can tend to ignore the intuition, how to identify if you're in a toxic relationship, how to recognize patterns, and how to create boundaries and say no.

In episode 256, I chat with Rupert Pearce.  As a young boy, he stood up at a school assembly and when asked what he wanted to do when he grew up, he announced that whatever he was going to do, he was going to be happy.  Listen to this episode to hear what he's noticed about happiness around the world, the moment he realized there had to be more to life and that he needed to create something that mattered, his first steps in to creating his company Growing Happy, how he's bringing people together to live better lives, why it's important to have a clear vision for your company, how he helped to create the recent Special Olympics ceremony and more.