When Lili Pettit left the fashion industry in 2011 to start her own company, @clutterhealing, it wasn't part of some master-plan she'd cooked up as a child. It was the result of a gift she'd begun developing to cope with instability and tension as a young girl being called upon. Once news of her gift was out, her business began booming and her willingness to explore led to a dual career as a Breath Meditation Teacher at Unplugged in Los Angeles. Our conversation includes... ## Why de-cluttering a house is way more involved than you realize.

## How a mindful touch puts clients at ease. ## How beauty and calm can come from chaos and tension.

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Why clearing space is essential to inviting new energy into a home and new possibilities into a life. ## Why it doesn't hurt when your first client is a celebrity and they like what you've done for them.

## How Meditation, and simple breath, changed Lili's life and work. ## Why some people don't like strangers looking through their underwear drawer and how Clutter Healing overcomes that. ##

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We've been hearing about sexual abuse in the news a lot these days, but to hear it from a survivor who has turned it into her cause is inspiring and gives us faith in humanity. Having grown up in poverty and suffering sexual abuse at the hands of a family member, Dr. Hernandez is on a mission to stop it from happening to her kids and yours. Our conversation includes... ## Empowering your children's independence without coddling them.

## Why parents are misreading the data when they only warn their kids about talking to STRANGERS. ## How an abused child becomes more susceptible to further abuse. ##

How The Brady Bunch saved Dr. Hernandez. ## Why parents should know where their kids are and what they're doing.

## Why Angelica thought her Elite School colleagues said she was "East of Money". ## Fighting the good fight and turning your worst nightmare into your life's cause. ##

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Today, Brian Garrett is revered as the Managing Director and Co-Founder of Los Angeles’ most mature and successful Technology-based Seed-Fund, Crosscut Ventures, which mentors and partners with Entrepreneurs from small businesses and helps them grow to be giants.  But life wasn’t always so easy.  Witnessing his father’s fatal heart attack, at the impressionable age of 13, Brian was faced with a choice:  Be a victim.  Or choose to make the most out of the time he has on this earth.  He chose the latter.  And still, it hasn’t been easy.  Conversation includes… ## Why everyone thinks people “in Finance” are jerks. ## How Brian COMPLETELY bombed and miscalculated on one of his first assignments. ## Turning tragedy into an opportunity to make more of your life. ## How tough coaches can teach discipline that carries you to great achievement. ## Why Brian’s wife is the REAL hero of their family’s story. ## How many years of hell it takes before you come out the other side. ## How, even after you’ve “come out the other side”, your body can break down on you if you've pushed too hard. ## Why Brian wrote a 13 page “Book” to his 13 year old son for his Birthday. ## Why Crosscut Ventures is so good at what they do and how they’re more akin to Creative Mentors in the Arts than Gordon Gekko from ‘Wall Street’.

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Few stories fit “The American Dream” plot like that of Bedros Keuilian:  After his father snuck his family out of Soviet-occupied Armenia, he and his brother would help their Dad scrounge for food by ‘dumpster diving’ for groceries behind Supermarkets.  A self-proclaimed “HoneyBadger” who is not afraid to out hustle his competition, Bedros’ work ethic is still overshadowed by his warmth and desire to teach and inspire others to find financial freedom and stay fit.  A true Rags to Riches story. ## Hear how Bedros’ father, a tailor, outmaneuvered the KGB to sneak out of the Soviet Union. ## It all started with a girl… and a prom... ## Bedros opens up about the near-collapse of his business and why there are websites devoted to calling him a Ripoff. ## Why Bedros’ first client called him an “order taker” before mentoring him in sales and entrepreneurship. ## Learning how to delegate so that your vision can be carried out with the help of others. ## How to hire the right people and build a sales-force of like-minded, inspired individuals. ## Why there is no substitute for being told “No” when it comes to learning. ## Bedros’ theory on going from Crop Duster (dabbling) to a Fighter Jet (being the best of the best), and how he built his multi-million dollar companies.

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A quiet soul with a big heart, Drago Sumonja is getting a second round of acknowledgement for his new film starring the late Harry Dean Stanton after toiling a way for a LONG time.  Our conversation includes:

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One night your film is the toast of the festival in Locarno, Italy.  The next night you’re standing behind three feet of mahogany, pouring drinks. How do you deal?

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Why Drago’s 2009 documentary, Char-ac-ter, is now required viewing for any actor who will listen to me.

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How many hours of unreleased interviews remain on the shelf and why only two made it into Char-ac-ter.

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Why sometimes going to a famous restaurant in LA can lead to people who open doors to your career (IF you’re not annoying)

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If you find a great co-writer like Logan Sparks, you can COLLABORATE and write a great script if you meet consistently, a few hours a day.

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Writing for an old-school star like Harry Dean Stanton - give him a great character, get out of his way and let him bring his magic.

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Despite finding EXTREME success in the Fitness world, Craig Ballantyne found himself paralyzed by massive panic attacks while at the height of his earnings.  After suffering through immense fear and near-collapse, he decided to lean into the fear and came out on the other side with his life’s work dedicated to helping others find the RIGHT path for THEM, so that they wouldn’t suffer the way he did.  Finding fulfillment and purpose, he found, is TRUE success. ** Are you doing all you can do?  Being all you can be?  Chances are Craig can help you optimize your workflow and cut out the time-sucks that slow you down. ** Why your snooze button is your enemy (and hear how my college roommate removed mine in 1994) ** Can you wake up earlier and Dominate your Day before you drop the kids at school? ** I had the great fortune of attending one of Craig’s Perfect Life Workshops this summer and was blown away by his honesty, vulnerability, and ability to understand MY challenges and help ME focus on what counts most for me rather than try to impose some prefabricated, one-size-fits-all program onto my life.  I guarantee you’ll find at least one gem in Craig’s wisdom that will alter your life in some way.

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Rory Cordial, one of the most soft-spoken yet articulate gentleman I know, personally cares for some of the Biggest Stars of Today, in both Entertainment & Pro Sports... but he's too classy to Name-Drop in public. ## The NUMBER ONE aspect of healing?  "Being present" ## What can Actors learn from Physical Therapists?  And how does the Body react to and relate to emotional trauma?   ## Why might Professional Tennis might be more taxing on the body than playing in the NFL? ## What's the secret to having no "No" s and how did Rory turn riding the pine throughout most of his Division 1 Football career into nothing but a positive experience full of opportunities?

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Do you want to know what it takes to LITERALLY climb any mountain? ## Have you ever “failed” so epically that you were the butt of Jay Leno’s opening monologue? ## If you were born with a heart defect, would you choose to climb the highest peak on every continent and ski both poles? ## No pressure, but New York Times Best Selling Author (“On the Edge - The Art of High Impact Leadership")/Captain of America’s First Female Everest Expedition/Highly sought after corporate speaker Alison Levine can confidently answer “yes” to all of those questions.  In fact, she’s such a badass, even the Terminator appointed her to be his Deputy Finance Director when he ran for Governor of California.  But, like every other guest of 10,000 “No” s, what I love about Alison is that, despite her accomplishments, her Ego is tiny compared to her desire to serve others through education and inspiration. ## Listen in if you want to walk away feeling like there Ain’t No Mountain High Enough to keep you away from your dreams.

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Ever wonder who was told he was going to be the lead of A Time To Kill before he found out they were "giving it to a kid named McConaughey"? ## Ever wonder if Actors meet their spouses, and Breaking Bad's Walter White, on the sets of Soap Operas? ## Ever wonder if an Actor can say, "That's it. I'm out. I'm moving the family to Atlanta" only to be rediscovered there for the role that would resurrect his career and bring him a whole new legion of young fans? ## From the Soaps to Mortal Kombat to Wyatt Earp to Melrose Place and Teen Wolf, Linden Ashby has always kept his head on his shoulders (except when he didn't... and got fired. Or showed up at his loud neighbor's house with a shovel).  If you think your work-life is tumultuous, you will realize that you are not alone. You will realize that you can not only survive, but THRIVE (AND raise two beautiful, overachieving daughters from ONE marriage) if you've got the stamina and grit of Linden Ashby.

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Amy Budden's booming resilience training business, Connect The Mind, came directly from sickness, stress and loss. It was through protecting her daughter from the harsh reactions to heavy doses of meds that Amy discovered the power of Meditation and eventually, with the aid of a decade of study, Hypnotherapy. Having stepped away from her post as one of Adam Sandler's go-to film editors to bear children, Amy "never could have written in a million years" that she would one day serve as a spiritual beacon to so many others, including one of her childhood celebrity idols. But eight miscarriages, a sick child and a painful divorce brought Amy the grief and, eventually, the strength to be able to guide others. From Actors to CEOs to Mothers and others from all walks of life, Amy leads people through their own painful experiences and out into the light of writing their own story by visualizing their desired outcome clearly and concisely. She knows from experience that sometimes everything needs to shatter in order for us to learn how strong we really are.

Connect with Amy at ConnectTheMind.com

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