Extraordinary America

We are joined today by Benjamin Chen a Gen Z with an entrepreneurship spirit. From a young age Ben found ways to make money, from selling products online to hacking his home, Ben has found ways to make passive income during this time of financial uncertainty. He is an inspiration to his generation.

Highlights:

{02:54} How Ben got started as an entrepreneur.

{13:23} Learning about different types of currencies

{23:48} Compounding your money with real estate.

{27:27} The motivating factor that made Ben jump into real estate.

{30:39} Biggest lesson learned.

{33:10} Getting over the fear of failure and getting a passive income.

{38:04} How to handle inflation.

{43:30} The biggest challenge for Gen Z

Benjamin Chen Bio:

Ben is a young Gen Z entrepreneur, investor, and programmer who currently specializes in real estate investing and rents out his houses through Airbnb. With a diverse range of experiences, he has ventured into various hustles throughout his journey. During his middle school years, Ben took it upon himself to learn to code, using his skills to generate extra income. 

In college, he successfully managed a thriving SBA/multi-channel e-commerce business. Post-graduation, he embarked on a new endeavor. I am focusing on construction projects and managing Airbnb and new properties. Ben's relentlessness and adaptability have allowed him to explore multiple avenues and leave an indelible mark on each venture he undertakes. He's a second-generation immigrant who's passionate about entrepreneurship, technology, and crypto investments, and he is a firm believer in my backyard Movement. 

Connect with Ben:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bchen32

We are joined today by Benjamin Chen a Gen Z with an entrepreneurship spirit. From a young age Ben found ways to make money, from selling products online to hacking his home, Ben has found ways to make passive income during this time of financial uncertainty. He is an inspiration to his generation. {You can hear the full Episode on Thursday October 12th}

In this episode, Julia shares her journey from depression, anorexia, self-hatred, and loss to becoming a successful entrepreneur. She began her journey with personal healing through breathwork, which led her to develop the "SOLignment" breath process, emphasizing SOLignment with one's true self. This breathwork goes beyond traditional pranayama and focuses on releasing control and allowing innate wisdom to emerge.

Julia emphasizes the importance of understanding breath's influence on daily life and how it extends to business success. Her approach, the SOLignment Breath Process, aims to help individuals let go of control and connect with their deeper selves, fostering courage, power, and intuition, which are crucial for business success and personal growth. The conversation delves into the fear of changing one's identity when reprogramming the subconscious, emphasizing the importance of facing the unknown with confidence and trust in one's inner guidance. 

Highlights:

{01:39} Julia's Journey: From Darkness to Awakening

{04:30} The Power of Breath and Somatic Alignment

{07:30} Breath's Impact on Everyday Life and Business

{10:15} Nervous System Mastery: A Practical Approach

{26:08} The American Dream

Julia Mikk Bio:

Julia Mikk, born in Estonia and now living in Boulder, Colorado, is an internationally renowned healer, teacher, and #1 Wall Street Journal Bestselling Co-author. She founded the SOLignment movement with certified Practitioners in many countries.

Julia’s experiences instantly change people’s lives. Her clients come from all over the world to experience the shamanic SOLignment process, receive deep emotional and physical healing, and embody courage to live their soul purpose.

Julia brought SOLignment to life thanks to her many powerful awakenings with her spiritual teachers—some of the most important ones being Gangaji, Binnie A. Dansby, and a Peruvian shamanic lineage. Yet, many of the greatest lessons and awakenings came thanks to her journey, which wasn’t always easy. She got a chance to move through the times of deep depression, dark nights of the soul, anorexia, and bulimia – that’s where she learned more than ever before about the power of self-love, oneness, and the true meaning of healing.

Julia masterfully weaves her realizations of non-duality, breathwork, shamanic studies, biodynamic craniosacral therapy, and psychotherapy into her SOLignment sessions. She helps people experience a powerful liberation from past karmic knots and clear out the old patterns manifesting as lack, worry, fear, or health issues.

During the last 20 years, she taught SOLignment to hundreds of thousands worldwide.

Many people have said that it’s like no other work style out there. It is very powerful, incredibly efficient, and quick in breaking through stagnant patterns. Yet even though the work comes with a powerful force of light, it also offers an astounding depth of gentleness and nourishment.

This is one of the main things Julia emphasizes “Deep letting go and healing do not have to be a struggle. The idea of a struggle is an old belief that can be released from reality. It is time to have our life be filled with peace, abundance, and love.”

Connect with Julia:

Website: https://solignment.com 

IG: https://www.instagram.com/solignmentinstitute 

In this episode, Julia shares her journey from depression, anorexia, self-hatred, and loss to becoming a successful entrepreneur. She began her journey with personal healing through breathwork, which led her to develop the "SOLignment" breath process, emphasizing SOLignment with one's true self. This breathwork goes beyond traditional pranayama and focuses on releasing control and allowing innate wisdom to emerge.

Julia emphasizes the importance of understanding breath's influence on daily life and how it extends to business success. Her approach, the SOLignment Breath Process, aims to help individuals let go of control and connect with their deeper selves, fostering courage, power, and intuition, which are crucial for business success and personal growth. The conversation delves into the fear of changing one's identity when reprogramming the subconscious, emphasizing the importance of facing the unknown with confidence and trust in one's inner guidance.

{You can hear the full episode on Thursday October 5th}

We are joined today by Amy Lau, who shares her story of coming to America as an immigrant child. She learned how to survive and thrive in her new country. She shares how she came to love the country she moved to. Overcoming barriers is difficult, but it is not impossible in a great country like America. 

Highlights:

{06:07} The language barrier for a new immigrant

{10:02} From a child immigrant to an entrepreneur making $100 million in sales.

{14:00} Overcoming the fear of selling.

{19:50} The two false perceptions of sales

{23:15} Starting a business with very little capital.

{27:53} How an immigrant can be motivated to push through barriers.

{34:23} Showing Gratitude to those who have helped us.

{37:00} The freedom that is worth preserving.

Amy Lau Bio:

Amy has over 20 years of experience in sales and consulting leadership working with startups and global enterprises like IBM, Oracle, Microsoft, Cisco, and Salesforce. In her career, she’s generated over $100 million in revenues and won several sales and President’s Club awards. Her unique blend of human connection and client-relationship experience has led her to a career coaching business owners on taking their sales into hypergrowth. She specializes in helping leaders and sales teams navigate today’s fast-paced sales environment to create a clear strategy and path to enduring success in the midst of fierce competition.

She helps her clients build connections with prospective clients by seeking to truly understand their business visions and challenges so that they feel their needs are seen and heard. Creating this connection bridges, the gap to deeper understanding and trust, which fosters partnerships and sales. This values-based approach builds lasting relationships with customers that transcend the immediate opportunity, to create lifetime raving fans.

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Amy draws from her degrees in Business Administration and Literary Fiction to create a unified vision that spans from the big picture of the entire company to the unique personal story of each stakeholder so that the sales process offers a compelling narrative that resonates strongly with the whole organization and creates win-win opportunities that lead to big results. 

Connect with Amy:

Website: https://thewaufactorusa.weebly.com 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-lau-05828b9 

IG: https://www.instagram.com/waufactor/?hl=en 

We are joined today by Amy Lau, who shares her story of coming to America as an immigrant child. She learned how to survive and thrive in her new country. She shares how she came to love the country she moved to. Overcoming barriers is difficult, but it is not impossible in a great country like America.

{You can hear the full episode on Thursday, September 28}

We are joined today by Galena, a Russian-born analyst. After college, she decided to pursue her passion for freedom and moved to America and become an analyst and project manager before deciding to pursue a career as a certified coach. After attending transformational training in California, she found that it changed her perspective on life from being a victim to being responsible for it. This experiential approach to personal development led to a shift in perspective and increased happiness. Galina then returned to volunteering as a small group leader, finding fulfillment in their work. Eventually, she found that her passion for life coaching led to making money from it, allowing her to focus on their passion for freedom.

Highlights:

{01:33} Galina’s Journey

{09:30} The motivating factor

{25:06} Advice for your younger self

{28:41} Is America the land of the free and a place where dreams are made?

{33:29} The Nine Freedoms

Galina Lipina Bio:

Galina is a certified life and business coach with more than 15 years of experience and an international speaker and trainer. She has also worked in the IT industry for over 15 years, managing projects for Google, corporations such as Boeing and Disney, and multiple startups. At one point, she envisioned living a laptop lifestyle and earning six figures a year in passive income to travel the world and spend her time coaching and working on projects that inspired her. She set a goal to get there in two years and achieved it. 

At the moment, she's part of a global network of corporate consultants trained by Doctor Joe Dispenser, who is a New York Times bestselling author, lecturer, and researcher, to teach organizations how to apply the neuroscience of change to increase employee engagement, collaboration, creativity, productivity, and ultimately business results. 

Their knowledge, meditation, and neuroscience behind it have helped many people achieve the ability to overcome stress in their lives, whether it be in their personal or professional life

Connect with Galina:

Website: https://turningpoint.pro & https://turningpoint.pro/gifts

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/galina-lipina

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@galina.lipina_

IG: https://www.instagram.com/galina.lipina_

We are joined today by Galena, a Russian-born analyst. After college, she decided to pursue her passion for freedom. She moved to America to become an analyst and project manager before deciding to pursue a career as a certified coach. After attending transformational training in California, she found that it changed her perspective on life from being a victim to being responsible for it. This experiential approach to personal development led to a shift in perspective and increased happiness. Galina then returned to volunteering as a small group leader, finding fulfillment in their work. Eventually, she found that her passion for life coaching led to making money from it, allowing her to focus on their passion for freedom.

{You can hear the full episodes on Thursday, September 21st}

Ashley Johnson joins us to share her passion and work in educating corporate America about spirality practices in the business world. She will help you overcome self-doubt and show you that you don’t have to pursue happiness, you can find it today in the here and now. 

Highlights:

{02:39} Ashley’s journey

{05:53} The motivating factor for Ashley’s work in education and corporate America

{14:39} Applying spirituality practically in your business.

{16:10} How to overcome the negative view of spirituality and religion in the business world.

{22:10} Overcoming self-doubt.

{30:59} The importance of encouragement

{31:535} The American perspective on the pursuit of happiness

{38:33} How to practically let go of desires and find happiness in the here and now.

Ashley Johnson Bio:

Ashley Johnson is an award-winning collaborator, sought-after educator and CEO of Gardner and Grace - a learning hub for the soul. It's a round-the-clock shop bringing spiritual transformation services to the masses. She is credentialed through the Unitarian Universalist Association as a Religious Educator, adjunct faculty at Iliff Seminary, and trained in Spiritual Transformation in children and youth by Rev. Dr. Leanne Hadley.

Connect with Ashley:

Website: https://www.ashleyjohnson5280.com

Ashley Johnson joins us to share her passion and work in educating corporate America about spirality practices in the business world. She will help you overcome self-doubt and show you that you don’t have to pursue happiness, you can find it today in the here and now. {You can hear the full episode on Thursday, September 14th}