Clock Out! The Vicarious Life

March is a time of year when Spring has sprung, but winter still looms! Need a vacation? Tune into this week's episode where Tracy talks with Eric Babin about his transition from a 26 year Veteran of the Navy to a full-time "Trop Rock" radio station host...on RV wheels. Eric tells his life story as a beach loving, tropical weather living, island music listening to free-spirit. He tells of meeting his wife, retiring from the Navy and taking a risk as a radio station owner, traveling the US broadcasting from music festivals and Trop Rock events! 

This episode is all about escapism...that Eric turned turned into reality! For more on Eric, check out his station and website here: 

https://radiotroprock.com/

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Tracy and Jackie interview Air Kraehmer, who is an award-winning, multiple time bestselling author for her books Models Stop Traffic and Trafficking Aftermath. She has transformed her life! She went from being a human trafficking survivor into a thriving business owner of her retail stores, real estate, speaking engagements and books.  Additionally, she has founded a nonprofit focused on providing human trafficking and sexual assault survivors with mental health care. 

If you are looking for a surge of inspiration, here it is. Thank you to Air for bringing awareness to this dark topic! Find more about air at: https://flyingwithair.com/

Tracy checks in to celebrate 25 episodes and chat about how the intro will be changed to reflect the true purpose of this podcast. Tracy is heading to Las Vegas next week to attend a week long podcasting conference. She is excited to learn as much as possible so she can continually improve and expand this show! If you are enjoying this show so far, please rate/review, share, and subscribe to this show on whatever platform you prefer to listen on. It would mean the world to Tracy!

Tracy sits down and chats all about Kimberly Spencer's glittery and sparkly life! Kimberly is warm, energetic, uplifting, and vibing on a high level!

Kimberly is an award-winning high-performance, trauma-informed coach and trainer, Amazon best-selling co-author, TEDx speaker, and the founder of CrownYourself.com, helping visionary leaders transform their self-limiting stories, stand out authentically, build their empire, and achieve their full potential.  She is an award-winning screenwriter, certified Pilates instructor, Miss Congeniality, and much much more! She is also the former executive of a national e-commerce startup and was the owner of the private Pilates studio, Fitness with Kim in Los Angeles, CA. Her 10-year track record in sales and entrepreneurship was featured in the Amazon Best Selling Book, "The Start: Journey to Entrepreneurship."   Her work has been featured on The CW, ESPN, Netflix, and NPR, and in Thrive Global, CNBC, and Forbes. She has overcome adversity in every area of life and business - growing up with an addict for a father, bulimia, abusive relationships, sexual abuse, and debt. She tells her story of under-earning ($100 earned in 18 months) and being bought out of her first commerce company 3 weeks before she got married. She learned from each challenge that ownership is essential, confidence is cultivated through cheering on your challenges, your language dictates your reality (and how to shift your language if you don’t like your reality), and that moving forward with faith and vision, especially when in the throes of fear is the way to go. 

This is a light and fun interview with a seriously inspirational woman. Check it out! Want to know more about Kimberly (trust me, you do. I do, too). Find her here:

www.crownyourself.com

Robert talks with Tracy about his life transformation. Robert went from a life of crime and addiction to being married with kids, healthy, and working towards fulfilling his purpose. Robert is passionate about sharing his experience with others in hopes of helping them find their greatness. He is currently traveling the United States with his wife, children, and mother while his wife works as a travel nurse and he hosts his podcast: Creating Greatness. Robert discovered meditation, yoga, and Buddhism, which gave him a vehicle for getting his life in alignment. Robert volunteers in prisons to help teach inmates about physical fitness and spirituality. This is an amazing story of second chances...Robert gave himself a second chance. What could be more beautiful than that!?

Listen to Robert's podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/2NbqhtFmaTGZiKQJzOcvRo?si=009cfbd4191043cb

Tracy and Ralph talk about Ralph's life. He is "location independent", which means he lives very minimally and doesn't really call any one place home. He travels the world most of the time while operating his two businesses; Photo Enrichment Adventures and Alla Campagna Experiences. Within these businesses, Ralph takes guests to places across the globe and gives them a personal guided experience where they can capture amazing photography, or immerse themselves in the local culture without the stress of planning and logistics. Ralph has over 30 itineraries and is continually adding more. He chooses her new itineraries based on places in the world he wants to see. 

Ralph discusses experiences he has had while traveling, what its like living minimally, and why he loves this lifestyle. They discuss his background and story which lead him to this lifestyle. He is currently working on a new website called The Continental Drifter. He has written numerous books, and he is a pilot! Tune in for a fun story of adventure and travel!

Find more about Ralph here:

https://allacampagna.com/

https://photoenrichment.com/

https://continentaldrifter.co/

Tracy has a chat with Dr John DeGarmo about his life's mission to provide education, awareness and resources to foster care agencies, parents, and supporters. Dr. John discusses The Foster Care Institute and how it provides resources for all aspects of the foster care system. John and his wife, who met while singing and dancing across the world, have been parents to 60 kids over the years. He tells his story of how he got involved in being a foster parent, the joy it has brought him and his wife, and the misconceptions that revolve around foster care. 

John tells stories of what it is like to be a foster parent, how children end up in the foster care system, and how unconditional love is the foundation for being successful. Awareness is John's mission, so he wants people to understand how easy it is to support the foster care system, if they can't be foster parents themselves. The Covid shutdown affected the foster care system in a detrimental way. John discusses the many ways he saw it impact mental health in foster care kids. 

John tells the "Star Fish Story," which explains how he deals with the hopelessness that can sometimes weigh heavily on such a big global wide issue. 

Dr. John DeGarmo was the recipient of the Good Morning America Ultimate Hero Award. He has written 10 books. His family participated in the reality TV show, Wife Swap. He is a Tedx Talk speaker and an expert witness for foster care issues in the legal system. Find more about Dr John and his mission below:

https://www.drjohndegarmofostercare.com/index.html

Tracy interviews Kim, AKA Gal On the Go, about her experiences as a Lifestyle Adventurer. Kimberly phoned in from Virginia to discuss her favorite adventure to date, her best experiences while adventuring, and her next planned adventure on the calendar. Gems of wisdom and inspiration are sprinkled throughout the conversation. Kimberly discusses her biggest mistake along the way, the beauty of experiencing life, the image of "adventure" via social media, etc. The conversation is light and fun, just as it should be. Tune in for some fun and wisdom. Find more on Kimberly at: 

galotgo.com

https://www.instagram.com/galonthego_unplugged/

https://www.instagram.com/gal_onthe_go/

https://www.facebook.com/gal0Tgo

https://open.spotify.com/show/45Nd7sJIREmbpp0SQEKIFM?si=10c57489c6eb4549

Tracy and Michael discuss Michael's background that led him to coaching. He discusses living in New York working numerous corporate jobs before getting to a high status, high income job that left him feeling like something was missing. He abused drugs and alcohol and "bought expensive shit" to deal with his unhappy life. He decided to change his life, which led him to study spirituality and learn yoga. He searched for his purpose and landed on life coaching. 

Michael defines toxic self-help and explains how it causes people to feel like there is something wrong with them and they are doing something wrong. He teaches on a better way to improve your life. They discuss work-life balance and how it is not realistic for everyone at all times in life. Most people have to "work their asses" off first to create a life that offers work life balance. Work doesn't cause us to be out of balance. Spending all of the income they earn on expensive things they don't need causes the imbalance, according to Michael.

Michael explains that there are 3 ways to earn income: 

Climbers - the person who works as and employee and climbs the ladder of the years

The Dreamer - the business owner who has a dream and builds it

The Savants - The influencers, speakers, celebrities, etc

Michael defines "mindfullness" and explains how it benefits people and how coaches use it as a tool for individuals who don't have a spiritual component. He uses this term and its elements to teach things like non-attachment, emotional intelligence, etc. They discuss death, pain, suffering, and detachment. 

Michael gives his background in spirituality and how he has shaped his life. Tracy and Michael discuss "the difference" between Western and Eastern philosophies. 

Michael gives us some serious gems to think about. He breaks this information down in a very easy to understand format! For more on Michael and Elevated Life Project check him out here:

https://elevatelifeproject.com

https://www.facebook.com/MichaelMukundaKohan

https://www.linkedin.com/in/yourwellnessyogi

https://www.instagram.com/elevatelifeproject/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwnCVgWX6feiNij9naJey9A

Tracy sits down with Melissa Reynolds, mother, wife, lover of learning, emotion feeling human, and luxury branding and portrait photographer to discuss life. Melissa talks about finding and assessing your value as an artist and service provider. She gives nuggets of gold she learned after digging away at her business for the past 15 years. She is always learning, transforming, and aspiring to be the best version of herself. Melissa describes what luxury is and how it applies to her business as well as most other service providers. Melissa is transparent and talks openly about the struggles and joys of business ownership. Tracy and Melissa talk about boundaries, leadership, abundance mindset, faith, and transforming life. 

Find more about Melissa here: 

https://mkatephotography.com/

https://www.facebook.com/melissareynolds.co

https://www.instagram.com/melissa_reynolds_co/