What the world needs from us to improve housing, health, and education across the globe.

Michael Cipoletti is executive director at FNEInternational and works to enact sustainable projects domestically and abroad.  Michael shares first-hand accounts of his experiences collaborating in the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, and Peruvian communities.  Learn the strategic approaches being used to create positive change in the developing world and how you can include service and stewardship in your Act II.

You will hear from Michael:
•        How his career path shifted from for-profit to non-profit.
•        What it means to Facilitate, Network and Empower in developing countries.
•        Why poverty is a problem for everyone and what we can do to be part of the solution.

So basically, we're looking to give people opportunities to find ways to improve their lives and break cycles of poverty.  ~ Michael Cipoletti

https://fneinternational.org/

Reader, Author, Star Wars Nerd...are only a few of the monikers to describe one of our most fascinating guests, Erin Dionne!

Beloved and recommended by librarians everywhere, Erin offers one of A2YO’s most generous conversations, full of practical advice not only on writing a book but committing and actualizing your particular dream. This captivating mother of two and professor of literature is a gifted and prolific writer - seven books for young readers, a recent picture book (Balletball), and a hot off the press, her first nonfiction book on writing called: Bad Choices Make Good Stories. Treat yourself to this interview and her books, which are found wherever books are sold.

Why not take that 15 minutes to sit down and put your ideas on paper or put fingers to the keyboard and let it fly, see what comes out for you. As long as you are willing to try. You can do it, you know, the words mount up, you know, 15 minutes at a time. And that's all that you really need.

Accept that fear is real but confront it. Face it. Don’t let it stop you. If we give in, we never get to take our thing all the way to fruition, right as far as we can take it.

And it might mean that you need to slow down a little bit to confront that fear. You might not be able to shake it but then you can just welcome your fear to come along for the ride. But you know, it's got to sit in the backseat. I can’t let it win or I’ll never do anything.

Be consistent. Every dream deserves your time and your commitment.

Take those 15 minutes and use them in whatever capacity, whatever undertaking. Whether you're drawing and you want to work on your drawing skills, sketch for 15 minutes. If you want to be a better singer, do warm-ups and scales. Have a business idea, plan your business for 15 minutes a day. You need to invest in yourself in order to make that dream happen.

http://www.erindionne.com

Go from dreaming to doing by dismantling self-doubt and getting clarity on your own purpose.   Laurie Seymour is a number one bestselling author, host of the Wisdom Talk Radio Podcast, executive coach, international trainer, and speaker. Laurie Seymour brings together years of psychotherapy, training, practice, and technical solution engineering to teach you how to reliably connect with your energetic creative intelligence, dissolving old patterns of difficulties, struggle, and self-sabotage. Laurie shares how you can fast-track your vision from idea to manifestation.

You will hear from Laurie: 
How using creative intelligence helps you align with your true purpose. 
Connecting to your own “inner compass” is the key to actualizing your goals.
What is essential to take your vision into action.

"Knowing our purpose is what gives life to an idea." Laurie Seymour

LEADERS, CONSCIOUS ENTREPRENEURS, VISIONARIES: FAST-TRACK YOUR INSPIRED IDEA TO REALITY.
https://thebacainstitute.com/

Let one of Boston's premier chefs invite you to discover your passion and express yourself in a positive, creative way to avoid burnout and to love your life every day.

Chef David Blessing has been a professional chef for over 30+ years in all aspects of the culinary profession including luxury hotels, catering, independent restaurants, private clubs, and foodservice. Chef is currently Vice President of Culinary Arts and Development for Longwood Venues and Destinations and recently started his own business, DB Culinary Provisions. Committed to family, health, wellness, and staying vibrant at the cutting edge of his industry, Dave shares personal stories, a few culinary tips, and his own recipe for happiness.

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Who would like to hear the exact recipe for taking a passion and rolling it into a successful and delicious 2nd act?
 
Well, you are in for a tasty treat - because our guest today is the diversely talented Debbie Butters the owner of Coco Butters Cookies -  http://www.cocobutterscookies.com

We can say from our extensive research these are the most delicious, and gorgeous hand-crafted cookies, and this scrappy little cookie company is exactly what you need to know about and hire for your next event! With a name like Butters...you better believe these cookies are delicious and this dynamic woman serves up one of our tastiest interviews yet!
 
A teaspoon of eloquence, a heap of wisdom, and more than a dash of funny, Debbie Butters role models how to live your dreams. A former Patriots cheerleader and a fitness competitor, teacher, mom, cookie mogul, who after 18 years at home raising 5 wild and wonderful kids has launched a great next act, creating Coco Butter Cookies - a custom cookie decorating business!

Debbie has found the recipe that balances being an entrepreneur and building her own empire with still being fully present to her kids.

“Don’t wait. Jump in with both feet and in a year’s time, you’ll be closer to your goal or learned from your mistakes. Just jump in. Figure out as you go.” Debbie Butters

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With a Good idea, Commitment, and a “Team Awesome” you, too, can create the change our world needs.

Alanna Mallon serves as vice mayor in the City of Cambridge, Massachusetts. As a second-term Cambridge city councilor, she founded the Cambridge Weekend Backpack Program, and the K to 12 Strategic Lead at Food For Free, a Cambridge-based nonprofit that increases access to fresh healthy food to feed insecure residents in the greater Boston area. Alanna is dedicated to ending hunger and addressing the invisible needs in her community. 

You will hear from Alanna:

• How she learned about food insecurity and hunger in her community and the actions she took to create solutions. 
• You don’t have to decide to be a leader to create something in your community. Find the thing that you are passionate about and tackle it.  
• Not every piece of advice and feedback offered to you has to be accepted.   You can say thank you for your advice and move on. 
• Don’t be afraid to ask for help.  People will feel inspired and show up for one another.  

" My job is actually all the invisible relational work to bring people together to put forward policy and make sure that you have that coalition of folks that are going to help you do it. It's painstaking, it's painful. And it's invisible. But it is what moves the needle forward. “Alanna Mallon"

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How a Success Circle will create the Momentum you have been missing to Live Your Big Why, with Joseph Varghese.

Meet Neuro Strategist and Peak Performance Coach Joseph Varghese. Joseph founded Success Circles https://www.successcircles.com to support people in making bigger impacts in their lives.
Tune in to Learn:
•        How Joseph’s interest in personal and professional development grew into a community for entrepreneurs to pursue their dreams with the necessary support we all need for success.
•        How creating a Success Circle and connecting with others offers better feedback, creates more accountability so we can make each day better than the one before.
•        Why approaching life with your team, and as a game, can lead to a shift in dynamics and we can all rise-up together on a path to greater happiness and fulfillment

“The more we can play, the more we can embrace more wonder, more magic, perhaps in that, in that day and in the game in front of us.”-Joseph Varghese

http://www.a2yo.com

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With Movement, Breath and taking Responsibility you too will be able to say, “My Body Works”

Ellie Calhoun hails from Natick, Massachusetts, and is a licensed massage therapist, advanced Rossiter practitioner and instructor, a Core Movement Integration practitioner, and Neurokinetic therapy practitioner who thrives on the continual study of anatomy, movement, and breathing, which manifests in her cutting-edge techniques. Ellie is dedicated to empowering the commitment to daily movement by educating people about their bodies. 
You will hear from Ellie:
•        Your body is your responsibility, if you can’t answer why you are doing something or why you are taking something, you need to take control and start asking more questions.
•        Most of the time stopping pain and fixing your body starts with retraining your brain to eliminate dysfunctional patterns of behavior
•        How you can manage damaging cortisol spikes created by stress, by visualizing yourself as a Zebra ~ come on Friends that alone is worth a listen!


"Where you are now is where you should be, and it is going to be okay. Challenges will come. I feel lucky for the challenges I have. I can walk, move, talk. Go deep - it's in there. It's in yourself. You've got what it takes and it's going to be okay., Ellie Calhoun

https://www.mybodyworksnatick.com/
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***There is limited use of explicit language in this Podcast. ***

Karen Mangiacotti is an outspoken comedian, writer, artist, teacher, speaker, podcaster, Mom of seven children, an adventurous thinker, one of the funniest women you will ever encounter. 

On page 3 of Karen’s book, she defines her Close to the Bone title as “a remark or piece of writing that makes people uncomfortable because it deals with subjects which they prefer not to be discussed.” And what motivates her by explaining, “Uncomfortable is hard – but here is the thing, kids: it is often the only way through to the other side of understanding and compassion.”

You will hear from Karen:
•        How Mindful Thinking and Asking for What You Want will allow you to live an empowered life.
•        How we have no time for Shame
•        Why sorry is rarely appropriate
•        The Key to Sanity in your Life is to recognize when “That's not mine!”

“I’m going to protect my spirit and I’m going to remember when That’s not mine.”-Karen Mangiacotti

Increase Clarity, Confidence, and Creativity by Living Life from the Top of The Mind, with Bill Crawford, PH.D.

Dr. Crawford is a licensed psychologist, author of 8 books, and organizational consultant. Over the past 30 years, he has created over 3500 presentations for organizations such as Sprint, Shell, The American Medical Association, Vistage, and many others both nationally and internationally. His two PBS specials on stress and communication have been seen by over 15 million people, and he has been quoted as an expert in publications such as The New York Times, Entrepreneur, Investor’s Business Daily, The Chicago Tribune, and Working Mother just to name a few. 

Highlights of our conversation with Dr. Bill Crawford:

·        Change how you react to stress, by moving information to the Top of the Mind.

·        To live your higher purpose you need to be asking yourself the right questions. 

·       Knowing who are is the key to be confident in what you do.

Never tie your peace of mind to another person's state of mind. Bill Crawford, Ph.D.

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