Many of us don't get anywhere near our full potential because we often play small our entire life. We often hold on to limiting beliefs about ourselves that bind us inside our comfortable little box, forever wondering if there exists more life outside our self-imposed box.

Our guest this episode, Devaiya Ra, is a Change Catalyst who helps people transform their lives by getting them out of the play small mindset.

Devaiya shares practical actions we can take as well as deep spiritual wisdom. He also shares how a pivotal tragic event in his family led him on a spiritual journey that ignited his purpose today. 

Learn more about Devaiya Ra at www.devaiya.com

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What can we do to our brain to function at our highest potential? On this episode, we will tackle how to find and reach your purpose based on the latest neuroscience findings. We're joined by our guests Dr. Mary Rensel, who is a Neuroimmunologist and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, and Ali Hively who is a life coach.

Together, they'll share their framework for optimizing our brain for resiliency called CLE, which stands for Connection, Lifestyle and Emotional Processing.

We'll dive deep into practical actions we can take using their framework to overcome things that are holding us back, like stress, anxiety and fear. We'll learn what we can do instead to further develop our higher brain functions and optimize our growth mindset so we can be our highest self and lead a life full of purpose.

Mary and Ali will also share their stories of what happened in their life that led them to discover their aha moments about their purpose today.

Learn more about Dr. Mary Rensel and Ali Hively at www.brainopsgroup.com

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What's the secret to true long-lasting happiness? Our guest this episode, Phil Lee, led a very successful career coaching business leaders for decades as a Performance Coach and Motivational Speaker. Yet despite his success, he found happiness to be elusive and never long lasting, which set him off to chase after the next thing one after another that was suppose to make him happy. 

However, a few years ago, he finally decided to do something differently and embarked on a deep inner work journey, based on the teachings of Eckhart Tolle, one of the most popular spiritual teachers and authors today with his top-selling books The Power of Now and A New Earth.

In this episode, we dived deep into Eckhart's teachings of letting go of our ego and realizing that we are not our thoughts, our emotions nor our bodies. And instead to recognize we are the awareness behind our thoughts, that we are spiritual beings having a human experience. 

Listen to this fascinating episode to hear Phil's insights on what is our real purpose here? How can we find deep long-lasting happiness? And hear his own experience of going through his profound spiritual journey and how you can apply his learnings to your journey as well.

There are over 400K foster children in the U.S. alone and each one needs an advocate in the foster system -- but many don't get one. Jessica Holt, our guest this episode, is an elementary school teacher and also an approved foster parent. After spending most of her 20s working in jobs that didn't feel particularly meaningful, Jessica decided to listen to her inner voice to do her part in helping the over 400K foster children in the U.S. And she did that by being a volunteer for CASA, a Court Appointed Special Advocate for kids in the foster system.

Listen to this fascinating episode to learn about the inside world of the foster system, why foster kids need a CASA in addition to a foster parent, and the steps be a foster parent. Hear Jessica's bittersweet yet life changing story as a CASA volunteer and her journey in becoming a work in purpose.

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Growing up in East Oakland CA during the drug epidemic in the 80s, gangs, violence and death were a part of Nasir Allah's (AKA "Nas") everyday reality. His dad was among the top of the chain of the gang life, until he too tragically succumbed to its harsh reality. As a young adult, Nas himself also became heavily active in the street lifestyle, tagging buildings with graffiti, selling illicit stuff, and getting into fights and into jails.

Yet somehow today, he owns his own successful barbershop, Supreme Blend Barber Shop, in Oakland.

Listen to this episode to hear Nas' inspiring story of: 

Believe it or not, we all have our own unique story that can change the world. But often times, we either don't know our own story or we're too afraid to share it. 

Our guest this episode is Mark Snyder. Since he was a child to his adult life, Mark had always been using the power of stories to make a positive impact in the world -- to humanize one another to make the world a more empathetic and compassionate place.

In this episode, we discussed:

If you've experienced a difficult life, I hope Mark's story will inspire you so you too can find the power of your own story and share your story of your survival and triumph.

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Are you concerned about whether you'll ever find your purpose? Is it too late? Our guest, Malia Mckinney, finally found her true purpose in her 60s.

As it was expected at the time, Malia spent 30+ years of her career working in the corporate world as a sales and marketing leader. Towards the end of her long career, however, she had this deep realization that what she was doing was not fulfilling and purposeful. 

And that voice only got louder.  

She then began volunteering for an organization that provides services to those shunned by society where she had a pivotal awakening moment to her true bigger purpose. Since that moment, she went through a very challenging transition from her corporate self to her now purposeful self. 

And she has never been happier. 

In this episode, we discussed: 

And we had a fascinating deep discussion about the differences between faith and religion, the concept of God, and the importance of having a community to help you reach your purpose. 

This interview with Malia definitely inspired me with lots of wisdom and practical advice on how to ignite and reach my purpose. I hope Malia's story will inspire you to find yours too. 

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Because of COVID 19, we all had to come face to face with the harsh reality of mortality. If we were to die tomorrow, would we look back at our lives with regrets? Would we face death with fear or acceptance?

Our guest today is Dr. Ivy Akid. She is a Palliative care doctor. That means she takes care of patients who are seriously ill, and who are about to die.

In this episode, we discuss:

I hope this episode gives you a different perspective in life and more clarity on your journey in being a work in purpose.

How do you find your purpose? Our guest this episode Dee Guttikonda, a serial entrepreneur and a mother, shares her story of how a series of pivotal moments in her life led her to her purpose, and key lessons she learned so you can find yours.

Dee's current purpose is to build a business called Maahi to help reverse climate change by turning backyards and unused urban spaces into local urban farms at scale.

Though, Dee did not reach this clarity about her purpose just out of no where. Her journey was a rather long unexpected adventure that just built upon itself. After many years of feeling lost, Dee went on a yearlong backpacking trip around the world by herself. 

In this episode, we'll learn how this transformative yearlong solo trip helped Dee discover her true self, which ironically made her feel even more lost and severely out of place after returning home.  

We'll then talk about how it was then that Dee started exploring spirituality and the teachings of Sadhguru on a deeper level, which clarified everything for her, awakened her to a clear view of her own path, and eventually her purpose.

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