Back2Basics: Reconnecting to the essence of YOU

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🧭 01:43 - Mitch’s origin story: Growing up in Rhodesia/South Africa

💥 03:45 - Childhood trauma, bulimia, and the fatal car accident

🔄 09:51 - The affair that became a catalyst for healing

🕯️ 13:09 - Training in counseling, NLP, and hospice care

👁️ 20:14 - The first mediumship experience: Seeing a spirit baby

😊 22:08 - The power of authentic tears and emotion

🌀 24:02 - Channeling The Council of Eight explained

🎭 28:39 - We’ve played every role: Taking responsibility

🧘 32:30 - Where to start? Breathwork & 5-minute meditation

🔥 38:11 - What excites Mitch now: Joy and the Year of the Fire Horse

🙏 40:47 - Final thoughts: “It happened for you, not to you.”

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🇯🇲 [1:44] Tina’s reflection on growing up "different" as a light-skinned Jamaican.

🛬 [4:31] Tina's journey to the U.S. in 1996 and her initial culture shock.

🧭 [7:20] Tina's winding path into the fashion industry.

❤️ [11:47] The mission behind the name "Propel": to support and protect models.

🛡️ [13:24] Tina's agency philosophy: mentorship, value-building, and advocating for model benefits.

✝️ [16:31] How faith and firm parenting guide her approach to managing talent.

📚 [18:56] Teaching her daughter the business, including taxes, from age seven.

⚠️ [20:52] Addressing the biggest misconception: "You'll be famous tomorrow."

📱 [22:19] The double-edged sword of social media for talent discovery.

📏 [27:00] A breakdown of industry standards for high fashion vs. commercial modeling.

🛣️ [30:47] How to break into the industry: the weight a photographer's reputation carries with agencies.

🚶‍♀️ [34:32] What makes Tina tick: long walks, *The Big Bang Theory*, reading, and faith.

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🧒 [1:50 Entrepreneurial roots: Karen shares her unconventional start.

🚀 [5:55] Growing that PR agency to 30 people over 20 years of success.

💥 [7:27] Investing in a failed startup, losing her savings, and hitting a painful low point.

❤️ [9:33] How a move for love led to founding a home staging company.

🎯 [11:11] The courage to pivot. 

🇺🇸 [12:33] Birth of the American prosperity pillow: A 100% Made-in-USA product 

🤝 [17:41] How the Prosperity Pillow project ties patriotism, quality manufacturing, and donations.

📖 [24:12] The fearlessness of youth, the power of momentum, and reframing your story.

⚖️ [29:05] The critical difference between what you're good at and what you're meant to do.

🎤 [33:39] Building a speaking & writing career.

💡 [39:00] Investing in yourself: how to choose the right programs.

🏷️ 43:05] Your brand is not your logo, it's what people think, feel, and expect.

❤️ [44:46] What makes Karen tick: family, her late father's memory, and her husband's partnership.

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👧 [2:11] Kim’s childhood origins: Grading construction sites with her mother.

🚨 [4:21] The fear that keeps us prisoner to unfulfilling paths.

🔍 [6:04] The pivotal moment: Retaking a personality test (ENFP) post-divorce.

💡 [9:50] Advice for graduates: Choose your "company bus" as carefully as a marriage.

⚖️ [12:26] Applying accounting principles to assess life “profit” in joy and comfort.

🧠 [14:52] Is your home helping or hindering your best life?

❌ [17:33] Kim’s personal misalignment: Buying a horse farm as a non-rider (and the consequence).

🧱 [20:21] The 4M Foundation for life & home: Myself, Mastery, Mission, Mates.

✈️ [22:16] Aligning your home with your desired lifestyle.

📝 [25:47] Kim’s key advice: Plan, discuss non-negotiables, and avoid costly emotional decisions.

🌲 [27:35] Reconnection Tip: Kim’s reset – long, meditative walks in nature (especially near water).

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🏡 (2:17) David describes his idyllic upbringing, unaware of the empire his father was building.

🎸 (3:46) How learning guitar during COVID led to executive producing an Oscar-nominated documentary.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 (8:44) The household rule that kept his father grounded: everyone helps clean up.

🏥 (14:11) The paradox of a system with miraculous innovation but maddening cost, complexity, and loneliness.

💃 (17:11) Why community-based health centers in South Florida—complete with dancing—are a brilliant model for care.

🤖 (26:23) AI’s “boring” healthcare fix: how AI can save billions by slashing administrative waste and clarifying patient confusion.

⚠️ (33:07) David’s sobering take: the average American family cannot afford their lifetime healthcare costs.

📖 (36:41) Humana’s Humble, Human Origin: a mission to give grandmothers better care.

🎯 (38:47) 3 Life Lessons from his dad’s memoir: focus, learn from failure, build resilience through grief.

👨‍🦳 (43:13) The Loneliness Epidemic for Men: social isolation in aging men is a critical health issue.

😔 (47:30) The Hidden Caregiver Burden: the immense, often silent strain on family caregivers, worsened during the pandemic.

🔋 (49:35) David’s personal reset formula: Swim. Read. Play the blues.

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👶 (1:48) Gina shares how her early fascination with anatomy led her toward medicine.

💭 (2:43) Realizing she could choose a career she 

enjoyed

 instead of tolerating discomfort.

🩺 (4:30) Leaving a corporate-style clinic to start her own concierge practice.

⚡ (5:17) A patient’s medical scare sparks her decision to offer one-on-one care.

🤸 (8:45) The importance of prevention and educating patients for self-care.

🙌 (10:09) Empowering patients to heal themselves through knowledge.

💞 (13:42) On giving yourself grace — nobody has it all balanced all the time.

👩‍👧 (16:23) How motherhood transformed her view of juggling life and work.

📚 (18:13) Adapting — from reading books to audiobooks to fit life’s chaos.

🌿 (19:08) Taking charge of health and preventing illness through movement.

✈️ (20:16) Her solo trip through 13 countries — reconnecting with herself.

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Show Notes:
🧒 [1:30] Tiffany shares her early life, trauma, and how fear of abandonment shaped her path.
💭 [4:40] Understanding brain filters (RAS) and how your focus creates your reality.
🧠 [7:00] Tiffany explains how rewiring thought patterns starts with awareness.
⚡ [9:40] Taking radical responsibility and reclaiming personal power after pain.
💔 [13:00] Hitting rock bottom — addiction, loss, and the choice to change everything.
🛠️ [15:20] Daily tools: journaling, declarations, and intentional morning routines.
💪 [18:00] From personal training to coaching — aligning the body, mind, and spirit.
🌿 [20:00] Building a holistic model of movement, mindset, nutrition, and community.
🔄 [22:30] Managing triggers and keeping promises to yourself through “non-negotiables.”
📲 [25:00] Tiffany’s accountability methods: wins logs, small actions, 90-day reset.
🎁 [27:20] Listener gift: free Aligned & Alive Breakthrough Experience (keyword ALIVE).
🧘‍♀️ [29:45] The power of presence — “There’s nothing real but this present moment.”
🌺[32:00] Gratitude, community, and retreats that create true transformation.
💖[34:10] Turning pain into purpose — Tiffany’s mission to help others heal.
🔥 [36:30] Final encouragement: “Participate in your own rescue.”
🙏 [38:30] Closing reflections and how to connect with Tiffany online.
🔚 [39:45] Episode ends with inspiration for freedom, healing, and growth.

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🎧 (0:00) Introduction — Leticia welcomes leadership expert and executive coach Kimberly Gerber.
[2:45  💼 Kimberly’s journey: from marketing executive to founding Excelerate.
[6:12] 🌱 (Discovering her passion for helping leaders communicate with authenticity.
[9:48]  🧭 What “Leadership by Design” truly means — intentional presence in action.
[12:32]  💬 The link between trust and influence: why people follow who they feel safe with.
[15:50]  ❤️ Vulnerability in leadership — how showing your humanity builds connection.
[19:05]  🧠 Communication mastery: active listening and emotional intelligence at work.
[22:20]  🔥 How to bounce back from failure and keep moving forward.
[25:37]  ✨ Executive presence — what it is (and what it’s not).
[29:10]  🌍 Navigating leadership in hybrid and virtual environments.
[33:25]  🪞 Kimberly’s mindset practices: reflection, journaling, and intentional learning.
[36:40]  🌟 Final thoughts: why leadership starts with self-awareness.
[38:10]  💫 Closing — how to connect with Kimberly and learn more about Excelerate.

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[1:39] 🌸 Diane shares her upbringing in Dade City, Florida, and her youthful dreams of family life.

[2:48] 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Insights into marrying young, raising four children, and discovering her personal goals vs. her spouse’s.

[4:18] 💼 Diane describes her early challenges as a woman in a male-dominated industry and her path to professional success.

[8:53] 💡 Advice for New Real Estate Professionals – Authenticity, honesty, and diligence as keys to building trust and success.

[10:07] 🏡 Choosing to retire, yet keeping her real estate license active until age 80, showing lifelong dedication.

[12:20] ✍️ Diane explains how journaling and personal poetry helped her process grief and turn it into a heartfelt book.

[16:32] 🌟 Life isn’t over after loss; healing, purpose, and joy can still be found.

[17:50] ❤️ Diane shares how she allowed love back into her life and the joys of forming a new meaningful relationship.

[22:48] 📖 Stories of widows and men finding comfort, hope, and encouragement through her book.

[25:22] 🏔️✈️ Diane talks about ongoing projects, home renovations, travel, and her zest for living fully at any age.

[29:10] 💫 Her ultimate hope: to help others through her story, inspiring courage, resilience, and authentic living.

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(0:00) 🌟 Childhood lessons: empathy and resilience from family experiences.
(3:15) 👩‍💼 Early career in fragrance at Elizabeth Arden & Tiffany.
(6:45) 🌸 Fragrance as memory, identity, and storytelling.
(9:30) 🧘‍♀️ Embracing uniqueness: the myth of the signature scent.
(12:05) 💡 Facing challenges and the hard things about hard things.
(15:20) 📓 Journaling, reflection, curiosity, and messy action as tools for growth.
(20:30) 🛠️ Leadership strategies and why initiatives fail.
(23:15) 🔑 The Six Ps of success: Passion, Perseverance, Patience, Personality, Presentation, Payoff.
(26:40) 🚀 Entrepreneurship: building Zico, evaluating ideas, aligning personal & business values.
(30:15) 🧠 Mindset & manifestation: neuroscience, belief + action, and non-attachment.
(34:10) 🔥 Coping with loss: rebuilding life after the Pacific Palisades fires.
(38:00) 🌍 Intentional living: freedom, resilience, and defining personal success.

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