Chill + Ambitious

We did it!!! Season 1 was full of learnings and insights, some of which we want to highlight a little better. Listen in as we give you the inside scoop on episodes 0-8. Dreams, travel, service, business sense, neuronetworks, intuition, and much more!

Procrastination is a ritual we all participate in, but it doesn't always deserve the bad rap it's gotten over the years. Jay Reifel is a screenwriter, chef, and avid runner who integrates his penchant for putting things off into all of his passions. Listen in as we talk about Sharknado, eating bugs, & stumbling into passions via Positive Procrastination.

Truly listening is perhaps one of the hardest things to do, but it's what helps Stephanie Felicita make friends as she wanders the globe. Our life innovator travels half the year by leveraging her design skills as a freelancer, taking turns between projects and adventures. A camera, journal, passport, and an open ear are all she needs to get taken in by the locals on her journeys. LISTEN in for tips on trips and lots of other stuff.

Communication is essential to every kind of relationship. Our life innovator Aaron Browne finds that open, honest, and constant #communication is what allows him to carry on multiple relationships at once. This self-described "ethical non-monogamist" gets deep with us about boundaries, self-reflection, and how respect grows when you have to accommodate others. We also figure out that communication and community come from the same root for a reason.

Our life innovator Yana Gibuena travels to new cities, states, & countries every week, creating culinary delights through her pop-up dinners. This feat requires a ton of collaboration with strangers (or soon-to-be-friends) while she brings regional Filipino dishes to communities and raises money for victims of Typhoon Haiyan. We discover that delicious things happen when you take people out of their comfort zones.

Is it a weakness or a strength? Justin Freedman, this week's LIFE INNOVATOR, teaches us what it means to rethink disability. This authority grew up with ADHD and is now getting his PHD with a focus on inclusive education. We learn that disability is socially constructed and that you really can do anything with the right perspective.

Brianna Carney is the ultimate goal-setter. So much so, that she even sets goals for how many rejections she needs to get on a given day. It's not all rigidity, however, with this startup owner and founder of Nestfiller.com. She has taken her kind heart and passion for the elderly and turned it into a thriving business helping seasoned adults find new income through the sharing economy. We chat endowment, outcome, and process goals to set ourselves up for success!

Intuition can be described as a "whisper in a loud room," so how can we listen to it over all the chaos? This week's guest is an expert on honing intuition. A Vedic meditation teacher with plenty of successful clients, she finds that working out your creativity and instinct always leads to a more fruitful life full of bliss chemicals and flow state (if you prepare). Listen in while we talk about the difference between intuition and rational thought, the benefits of a daily meditation practice, and focusing on what you WANT to do.

Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're right. Dina Zukic works to help develop learning and leadership within organizations through understanding how the brain actually functions. When applied, neuroleadership can seriously up-level performance in all aspects of your life. We talk charisma, growth mindsets, and insights on America's biggest troll.

Nikolai Yakovenko knows a thing or two about rewiring. Be it working around an injury or developing neuro networks for intelligent computers, he understands how to re-think limitations. Listen in as we learn about A.I., how expertise might not be worth anything, and how "in Mother Russia, the car drives you."