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Todays guest is one of the people that has set his stall out to look good feel good and help the world look good too. I hope he doesn't mind me saying this but he is around seventy years old and has the most amazing body I have seen a man of his age having. He knows what works for him to keep him at peak performance, and most importantly he knows what is the perfect fuel to put in himself to fire on all cylinders. His purpose is to teach people how to be the healthiest person ON the planet and not the wealthiest person IN the grave, and does this by using nine easy steps that focus on nutrition, which are centered around his basic philosophy: “If you want to be tough, you’ve got to eat good stuff!” He’s the founder of the Center for Nutrition & Life Management, Inc., based in Daytona Beach Florida, and is dubbed ‘The Mango Man’ because of his passion for eating fresh vegetables and seasonal fruits, like mangoes. As he says, “We can learn to choose foods wisely so that nutrition can help the body build and repair itself more effectively.” He’s convinced that we are all healthy automatically by design and sick only by default. So living in the worlds centre of fast food, and processed sustenance, how does he manage to dodge the Burger Kings, and KFC's when they are all around him and live a life true to himself? And are there quick ways that we can get to the core of what we should be eating, without going through a series of trials and errors? Well lets find out as we bring onto the show to start joining up dots with the one and only Dr Wayne "The Mango Man" Pickering.

Not too many people can say life was nice and easy for them growing up. But our guest on Join Up Dots will tell you his life wasn't extremely hard as a young adult, but it definitely wasn't easy either. Surrounding himself with groups of friends that showed him that life was what you made it, he got involved with quick and easy money and a life of crime at a young age. His desire to wear brand clothing sparked petty thievery such as popping lockers to steal valuables of fellow classmates to begin with, which gradually evolved to armed robberies. It was when he ordered his affiliates to intrude a store for the second time that was under police surveillance that things came to a head and he was sentenced to serve 10 Years in Lee Arrendale State Prison for armed robbery. Now the interesting thing about this tale was our guest wasn't a child who was uninterested, bored and didn't have an interest for schooling. He loved being on the debate team, and like many children had a huge passion for playing basketball and shooting the hoops. This is a tale of a young adult surrounding himself with the wrong people and making the wrong choices in life Now he has risen from the ashes of his past mistakes and run's several businesses in the local Georgia community: FunTime Moonwalk Rentals, A&B Ice Cream Trucks, and Tender Care Home Healthcare Service. He also published a book on his testimony- Shawty: Dainhen Butler and appeared on the well received documentary The Alto Adjustment", which is the harrowing but inspirational documentary of his life. So what was life like in prison, and is it likely to inspire the prisoners to change direction, or harden them for a life of more crime? And does he feel that he is a stronger person because of his history or just a different person because of it? Well lets find out as we bring onto the show to start joining up dots with the one and only Dainhen Butler.

Todays guest joining us on the top rated Join Up Dots podcast, is a man who not only has an amazing demonstration of facial hair, but also has an amazing passion for life, adventure, grabbing success and enjoying himself. He calls himself an adventurer, entrepreneur, solopreneur and a storyteller and is being truly authentic to what he was put on this earth to be. But his life hasn't always been one that sounds like every boys dream. Traveling through foreign lands. Chatting with unusual strangers. And living a life on his own terms. In his own words he says "As a small child I wanted to be an explorer – to discover new, far away lands. But as I grew up, these dreams began to fade and were replaced with bank accounts, mortgages and dull conversations. Then a series of tragic events changed the course of my life. A few months later, I was riding across Mongolia in an ambulance. I had, in a small way, attained my childhood dream. From that inflection point, my life has been on a different path." He poses the question that is perfect for a show like this that has a tagline like "Connecting our pasts to build our futures" "What would it be like if, even for an instant, you could step into the shoes of your childhood dream? What if it is possible – and we’ve just convinced ourselves that it isn’t “feasible” as we’ve grown older?" What would it be like indeed? So what is it about humans that seem to need a series of tragic events to start looking closely for the true course of their lives? And does he see the first part of his life as one of wasted opportunity, or just an apprenticeship for where he is now? Well lets find out as we bring onto the show to start joining up dots, with the one and only Mr Chris Plough.

Todays guest on Join Up Dots is a lovely lady who has a wonderful mission in her life. She wants to bring hope, passion and enthusuisam to those kids who feel that life is a place of darkness and where they have nothing in front of them but a certain and bleak future. Through her first book Letters to God: Diary of an Unsilenced Generation, she raises awareness of the plight of hurting teens, the struggles they face, and how to promote hope in their young, often broken, lives. And what makes this publication more powerful is that these are not all words that she has written herself, but Letters to God is a compilation of handwritten notes gathered at youth events around the nation. These are true life tales of hurt and despair, which highlight the honest real life struggles that the youth of the world face. But its not just the darkness that these book has brought to the world, as within every chapter our guest brings her experience of tackling these issues head on, with great insight which has been widely praised across America. A resource for friends, parents, family and the sufferers themselves. So what was it that made our guest focus her attention and passions on a problem which is so wide spread and difficult to tackle? And does she feel that her movement is just the start of something that ultimately will be bigger than herself and the others that follow her. Well lets find out as we bring onto the show, to start joining up dots, with the one and only Cassandra Smith

When I started the show, I never considered that I would be having conversations on certain subjects, but todays episode is one of those that has arisen a few times. It is something that most of us have spent time doing when we were young, but stop doing, because it seems uncool to do it as adults. But todays guest has taken that logic and turned it on its head, as she is bringing skipping back into the adult world. Yep, that type of skipping that you might have done as a kid. Our guest created iSkip in the spring of 1999 when she became so inspired after skipping for the first time as an adult that she decided to invite the rest of the world to join her. She began organizing regular group skipping events in San Francisco, and in January 2000 quit her corporate job to pursue her dream full time. She poured her heart and soul into her vision, recruited head skippers in as many as 60 cities, and attempted to start a writing and speaking career. Unfortunately, that didn’t go so well. She ultimately skipped herself into financial ruin, and would spend the next several years going through what she calls the “post acute skipping hangover” phase of her journey. But as soon as she’d think her skipping path had come to an end, a newly inspired Skipper offering a unique contribution to the skipping world would skip onto the scene. So what was it about skipping that wouldn’t let her go, even when she hit the dark point of perceived failure? And does she see it more a boost for your mental happiness, or for your physical health. Well lets find out as we bring onto the show to start joining up dots with the one and only Kim Corbin.

Todays guest is Jo Na Williams, a lady who has been involved in the music industry since the age of five when she started belting out the tunes in musical ensembles around where she lived, and I guess grabbing hold of that hair brush in her bedroom like all small girls do. And music seems to have always been the thing that lights her up inside, and was always going to be a key thing to her career. And why not when her Mother was in the music industry, and worked in Detroit during the halcion days of Motown. So being surrounded by such creative folk showing their passions and talent everyday was likely to start her vision for joining them and becoming a star too. So she started pursuing a career as a vocalist professionally, and at the age of 17 began singing backing vocals in studios, and supporting local bands and life looked like it was only going to be heading one way. She felt like she was on her way to being a star. As she says "I happily stayed late nights in the studio, wrote lyrics and recorded vocals waiting for my moment to be discovered. It never happened. I was never credited or compensated and that was when I realized, I'd been exploited." And its moments like that when you feel that the world is against you, that really shows you the way that your future will be and should be. It's the dark dots on the Join Up Dots timeline that become the stepping stones to where you need to be. This is where the greatest startup stories begin, when you have no other choice than to move forward with conviction. She is now an attorney/brand and business development expert for musicians and artists. Through her company, Artist Empowerment Group, she will do everything she can to empower you to build an authentic, unstoppable brand, a movement of raving fans and the components of being a successful entrepreneur so you can finally live your dream on YOUR terms. She cares about musicians and artists deeply as hey, shes been there and done it and experience combined with heart makes one powerful proposition. So what was it about the music industry that was so intoxicating for her as a young lady? And does she see it now as the best form of apprenticeship to where she is today? Well lets find out as we bring onto the show to start joining upd ots with the one and only Jo-Na Williams

Todays guest on Join Up Dots is a lovely lady who from her core, believes that we can all have a lovely life. She loves nothing more than teaching the world the tools to find our life bliss. Yes, come on listeners if you have only got one thing from listening to Join Up Dots everyday then it should be this. If you are slogging your way through life, feeling exhausted, and wondering why life is so hard, then you are travelling along the wrong path. You need to work out why you can't get out of bed each day, with a "Yay, its a new day" shout. She is just about to bring to the world a new project called "14 Day Radical Self Love Challenge" and has also just launched her Uplift Membership Group. But this isn't a story of someone who is a naturally bouncy person, and was always on an inspirational helping others kind of gig. As she has gone from a severely anxious and depressed woman for most of her 35 years to an empowered, inspiring woman doing amazing things, conquering her fears and teaching others how to do the same! So what was it in her past that led to her feeling so anxious about the future, and what she was doing in her life? And are there simple steps that the listeners can take forward Well lets find out as we bring onto the show to start joining up dots with the one and only Jamie Pfeffer

Todays guest has an amazing story of a life living on his terms. Making decisions that for many will have seemed huge and almost undoable. Growing up in Cleveland, Ohio where his father played professional football with the Browns, he graduated from Indiana University with a B.A. in Journalism. But our guest did things differently, and instead of following a career that was expected he did things that were 100% him. He's the author of Angeles Crest: A Memoir about world travels, ultramarathon running, and metaphysics; Inside Passage: Living with Killer Whales, Bald Eagles, and Indians, based on a two year stay on a northern wilderness island along the rugged coastline between Seattle and Alaska; and North Through Paradise, about varied adventures in Alaska. And now with so many inspiring adventures and tales in his locker, its not surprising that he is asked to speak on TV, Radio and deliver key note presentations across the world. His speech: "Triumph of The Spirit" is an inspiring, motivational account of what it takes to survive; then thrive in the wilderness — or any challenging situation. And that last bit says the most about him it seems to me. It's not about running away and living in the mountains that makes dreams happen, but it's accepting every challenging situation that life thows at us no matter how humdrum they may seem. And trying our best to work away around them. And that is exactly what our guest has done. So what did he learn living on the Island in Alaska which was life changing, or did the experiences just cement what he already knew and felt in life? And why does he feel that the majority of the world would say "No, I cant do this…I have XYZ to deal with first!"? Well lets find out as its with delight that I bring onto the show the man, with so many stories, and the best moustache I have seen since Tom Selleck, the one and only Mr Michael Modzelewski Alaska, alaska, alaska, Alaska

Todays guest is one of those guests that might seem easy to pigeonhole when you first look at him. But once you start digging down, you realise that there is so much more to him than most other artists operating within his creative area. A native of Virginia and a devoted family man, he first started making the world sit up and take notice of him when he jumped into the music world in 1996, and made his professional debut to rave reviews with the New York City Opera as Ralph Rackstraw in H.M.S. Pinafore. And although he certainly has got a set of pipes on him, that can belt out the huge opera numbers that you might be aware of, he unsually allows his voice to demonstrate many other types of music from pop, to Buble, stage musicals, to the Rat Pack. He believes that the music is only half of what he brings to the audience. Its the whole show that sets him apart from the stand in one spot and belt out the song type of performers. And now alongside his family, who are also amazing singers, he is taking his talent to the world. He was named "Best Male Recording Artist" of the year in 2001, 2004, and 2006 by the FCMA and has been released three solo recordings on the Shadow Mountain Label "Wondrous Love", "Then Sings My Soul" and "A New Song" all of which have received numerous accolades and awards, including several Pearl awards So what is it about himself, that unlike so many people who would class family as the thing that stops their dreams, made him willing to give it ago? And has been surprised at how brutal the music industry is, now he is fully established in its world? Well lets find out as we bring onto the show to start joining up dots, with the one and only George Dyer.

Danny Flood: An Entrepreneur Building A Career Based On Total Freedom Todays guest joining us on the Join Up Dots free podcast interview is the co-founder of OpenWorld, the world's #1 resource for active lifestyle creators. What that means is instead of finding a job to fund your lifestyle, you create your lifestyle and then find ways to fund it. You can honestly have the freedom to have the kind of amazing career and astonishing success that you want, for example if you want to be an underwater basket weaver then work out how much you need to earn to do this, and then go out and find different ways of funding this freedom. Be creative with the choices that you make to achieve your dreams. Don't be pigeon holed by what people tell you is the normal route to success. Do things your way, and love every second of your life. Well todays guest has always had that entrepreneurial spirit and since the age of 9 has loved to flex his hustle muscle. And with a history entailing going from broke ramen-eating college graduate to growing a profitable online business and pursuing lifestyle design with reckless abandon. And through his many adventures around the world has been robbed, fallen from bridges and motorbikes, hugged exotic animals, and nearly died several times in pursuit of his dreams. He is now a man who literally can call the world his home, and the planet his playground. So what was about him that made him up for the challenge to brush himself down and go again when things got tough? And why would he say that the world hasn't quite bought into the belief that they can literally create the life of their dreams? Well lets find out as we bring onto the show to start joining up dots with the one and only location free entrepreneur Mr Danny Flood