Connect to Joy Podcasts: Circle of Hope | Not Quite Strangers | Time to Come Alive

Henry David Thoreau: "We are constantly invited to be who we are.”

Life has a way of taking us through all sorts of twists and turns. I bet our lives could even make good reality TV! How often do we step back and binge-watch the unfolding of our lives?

Al Dawson spent the first three decades of his life trying to fulfill the expectations set out for him by his family of origin, his culture, and his ethnicity. There was such a misalignment that he didn’t think he would live a day past 35. Tune in to find out how Al found a life worth living.

Highlights:

·        How to look beyond the motivation to please others and how to deal with it?

·        “Allowing” helps to uncover where we’re not being authentic.

·        The value of rewriting the script inherited from our past and live life on our own terms.

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Jean-Paul Sartre: “We are our choices.”

It’s a blessing indeed when we can uncover our passions and a miraculous moment when we find ways to put our passions to work at home and in our careers. Adriana Gallegos has taken her love for hosting events and is building a brand and a lifestyle out of it. She’s created a village of people in her family and inner circle to help her push forward, ground her and expand her purpose.

Highlights:

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Richard Branson: “You don’t learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing and falling over.”

Getting an education at one of Germany’s top schools put Jens on an unexpected path to self-discovery. He describes his pursuit of creating a life outside of the role he was groomed for, and what it’s taken to build up the courage to step out of the box.

Highlights:

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Howard Zinn: “Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world.”

Opening a door, asking about someone’s day, the small meaningful acts of kindness can change the world.  Felipe Ferreira shares from his home country of Brazil, how he uses his career as a vehicle to extend meaningful acts of service to help others thrive and connect to themselves.

Highlights:

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Debbie Ford: “Find the gifts of your shadow and you will finally revel in all the glory of your true self. Then you will have the freedom to create the life you have always desired.”

Divorce + Estrangement = Empowerment. Is that really a thing? Jeanie Vance has taken the time and effort to embrace the areas of her personality that served as her survival mechanism while growing up with a father who was an alcoholic. Who knew that a message asking women to “embrace your bi*ch,” would turn that trauma into a strength? As a result, Jeanie has also built the muscle that has enabled her to forgive others. Her own pain led to the growth that inspired her to work with those healing from divorce.

Highlights:

• Discover the beauty of embracing your whole self.

• Combating the thought “I’m not good enough” to further your purpose.

• How forgiving makes you stronger.

Connect with Jeanie Vance at https://www.jeanievancecoach.com

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: “Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.”

Being vulnerable and being bold go hand in hand. At 27 years old, Shampaigne Graves knows how to embrace her gifts and purpose, so she created a space at Bold Babes Co. for other young entrepreneurs to do the same. After experiencing the loss of her friend and soulmate, she committed to strike out on her own and bring her vision to life.

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Connect with Shampaigne and Bold Babes Co. at www.boldbabes.co

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Marianne Williamson: “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.”

How does, studying modern Greek, becoming a flight attendant, and volunteering in India lead someone to their purpose? This week on our "Time to Come Alive" coaching session, we welcomed Eva Castilla, a curious and loving transformation seeker, who challenges herself to grow by experiencing the world.

Originally from the island of Tenerife in Spain, Eva learned that traveling and immersing herself in different cultures was a way to learn about herself. She shares how her own resistance to stepping out of her comfort zone has been where she found the most opportunity to evolve and help others around her do the same.

Highlights:

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Snoop Dogg: “My mind on my money and my money on my mind.”

It’s not always easy to pinpoint the moment we change our thoughts and uncover how our thoughts have influenced our behavior. This week on our "Time to Come Alive" coaching session, we welcomed Catherine Bell, a businesswoman who values challenging her thinking and the thinking of others to build prosperity and abundance.

As a child, Catherine observed adults making poor decisions about how to spend money. That was the kickstart to her transformation. She now nurtures gratitude versus entitlement in her own children as well as models her commitment to self-development in a variety of ways. Check out the reading list she shared with us!

Highlights:

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Confucius: “Wherever you go, go with all your heart.”

This week on our "Time to Come Alive" coaching session, we welcomed our intrepid, globe-trotting guest, Francis Conrad. He has all the right qualities for an effective transformational travel coach!

Francis shares how travel enabled him to not only connect with others but gave him the ability to connect with himself. We discuss how connection happens when we can learn to tune into ourselves and explore the impact of becoming more open and accepting.

Highlights:

• It doesn’t matter where you’re from or where you go, you can choose to embark on a transformational journey.
• Learn how to tune into your body (our gut) to address your fears.
• Engaging and being present during travel brings out our best selves.

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Criss Jami: “Create with the heart, build with the mind.”

This week on the "Time to Come Alive" coaching session, we welcomed our special guest, Winn Fuqua. Who knew that getting out of class by joining the yearbook club as a photographer would become a career? Winn’s search for freedom started in high school, but it is what he does to nurture his creativity that makes all the difference.

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To connect with Winn Fuqua, go to https://winnfuqua.com and https://www.linkedin.com/in/winnfuqua

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