In episode 23 of the Expert Advice Before Your First Time Series we talk about a fabulous way to realign the energy in your home and in the process try something new with the art doing feng shui. Our guest expert is Candice Berlanga, she's a graduate of the Gold Program School and VIA Feng Shui Training and Mentoring. She is also a certified feng shui practitioner, a red ribbon professional and a lifelong student of Chinese metaphysics.

She's here to help you get the chi flowing in your environment.

In this week's episode, we stay in Canada and the epic road trip I took in 2016 when I crossed Canada spending my time hiking, mountain biking, and camping. All that time outdoor in the mountains made it inevitable that I would eventually have an encounter with a black bear...

*New Series* First Time Storytelling. My guest today is Johnny Welsh - a professional bartender in Frisco Colorado, world traveler, and author. He shares the story of having to make the first major decision in his life at age 23 between going to school to become a doctor of chiropractic or go live in a castle in Italy. The decision he made lead him to become the author he is today. We also played the First Time Lighting Round where he confessed to the crime of jumping off a bridge naked...

Enjoy the many first time stories in this episode!

Learn more about Johnny and get his books on his website

In episode 22 of the Expert Advice Before Your First Time Series, we start discussing one of the many things you can do while having to stay home. Now that many of us are working from home, quarantined, and finding ourselves with a lot more time on our hands, quite a few people are watching a lot more movies, and getting the right training they've been looking for to write their first screenplay.

Our guest expert today is Naomi Beaty. Naomi is a professional screenwriter and story consultant, who works with writers, producers and directors of all levels on their intriguing film and TV projects. She has read thousands of scripts, and worked with hundreds of writers throughout her career so far.

She came on the show to share her knowledge and expert advice to set you up to successfully write your for screenplay.

In this episode, my 50th episode (yea!! thank you for listening), I introduce you to the epic road trip I took back in 2016 when I crossed Canada I spent three months hiking, mountain biking, exploring, discovering my homeland and doing some camping for the first time. This story is about my attempt to start my first camp fire...to brew my morning cup of joe.

In episode 21 of the Expert Advice Before Your First Time Series, we are starting to address the many changes impacting our lives due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. With all the school closings, many parents are finding themselves having to homeschool their kids for the first time without having been given time to prepare and little to no guidance and direction on how to do properly.

To help better understand your options and the process of homeschooling we are joined by Lee Binz, The HomeScholar, a bonafide homeschooling expert who has published more than 30 books on the subject.

Lee homeschooled her own two sons, along with her husband, from elementary school to high school, and both of them received full scholarships to their first choice universities. Her sons are in their 30s now, but she is still on the mission of helping parents understand how to successfully homeschool their kids through high school and get them ready for college.

Lee shared inspiring, simple, and actionable advice and knowledge that all parents need to hear right now!!

In this episode we kick things off discussing two new ways for you to share and hear more first time stories. Then we dip our toes in the sea and talk about the first time I went snorkeling, on a date, with a handsome guy and why he told me to "stop smiling."

In episode 20 of the Expert Advice Before Your First Time Series, we're back into the entrepreneurial arena and talking about raising money. Ann interviews Jono Bacon a crowdfunding genius who has raised a total of $13,809,171 through three different campaigns. He's also a thought leader who has made waves as a community manager, speaker, author and podcaster. His latest book is called ‘People Powered: How communities can supercharge your business, brand and teams’.

Jono shares everything you need to know and consider to ensure you increase your odds of success your first time crowdfunding.

In this week's episode, we are staying in Belize for more stories from my month stay there, to include an interesting encounter with two military men with M4s, and my first time exploring Mayan Ruins. The ruins at Cahal Pech, Altun Ha, and Xunantunich and the amazing Maya archaeological site of the Actun Tunichil Muknal (ATM) cave.

*SPECIAL EPISODE* The world, our country, and community are facing a major unexpected first time that is disrupting our way of life and requiring us to adapt, adjust, and make the best of a bad situation. This episode is designed to help you formulate your plan to cope with your first pandemic and have the right attitude, outlook, and mindset to make the most of it. You can in fact properly plan and make this a positive experience for you and your family.  Listen, share, and join us on the #365FirstsChallenge Facebook Page to continue the conversation. Use the #365FirstsChallenge hashtag to get inspired, exchange ideas, and continue to explore.