Having It A.L.L.

Living a BOLD life is what Kimberly Rich is known for today. But her life wasn’t always described as bold.

For years she did what she was supposed to: got the degree, landed the job, worked the hours, joined the rat race.

However, a BOLD decision in 2013 sent her life on a path she never expected.

Kimberley is the creator of The Bold Life Movement, where she coaches aspiring entrepreneurs on how to live life boldly and on their own terms. In our conversation, we talk about the courage necessary to go against the grain and follow your passions, plus we discuss the realities of choosing the path of self growth and healing.

What you'll learn in this episode:

Have you experienced true discontent in your life?

That’s totally a rhetorical question because if you’re alive then that means you’ve been in situations that you haven’t liked. The real question is, how did you handle those situations?

My guest in today’s conversation is Dianne Crampton, and she would guess that you did one of three things: blamed someone else, ignored it all together, or asked yourself “What is this here to teach me?”

Dianne has spent most of her life asking herself “What is this here to teach me?”, and that has led her to many amazing realizations and experiences.

Gregg Cluins is like a sponge that’s squeezed over a funnel.

[Great visual, huh?!]

Gregg is the type of guy who dives in head first and deep into the things he’s passion about, soaks up everything he can, and then shares it in a way where you get only the best stuff that you can take action on.

In his case, Gregg is passionate about Personal Development and improving his experience of life. Since his brother first handed him a copy of TITLE by Tony Robbins, Gregg was hooked on the idea that the could create the life that he wanted.

This led to years of studying, learning, applying, failing, evolving, and repeating.

Now, Gregg is at a place where he helps others improve their lives through and get themselves to where they want to be.

In this episode you will learn:

Amy Balog is asking us all to “lead from center”.

But what does that even mean?

Well, to Amy, leading from center means being so in-tune with yourself -- knowing who you are, and what makes you tick -- that you're able to create amazing results in your life and the life of others. It's about gaining clarity, calmness and conviction, and being acutely aware of the environment inside of yourself so that you may more powerfully impact the environments around you. 

Amy’s passion is helping leaders tap into their center to create massive results within their organizations, and within themselves.

In this conversation Amy and I dive into what leading from center truly means and looks like, and we examine the impact that understanding your bigger WHY has on your life and the lives of those around you. Amy shares her journey of stepping into this work and the watershed moment that changed her career trajectory forever.

In this episode you will learn:

“I wouldn’t be here today, talking to you Matthew, if I didn’t make the decision 3 years ago to get healthy”

Shawn Manaher knows what it’s like for his body to fail him. A few years ago he woke up feeling numbness in parts of his body that he couldn’t explain.

And neither could his doctors.

But one thing Shawn knew was that things had to change, or he wasn’t going to be around much longer.

And what was he sacrificing his body for? What was that important that he was willing to put his health on the back burner to the point his loved ones felt it necessary to intervene?

….working 2 full-time jobs, that’s what.

A few lifestyle shifts and 60lbs later, Shawn is an example of what it looks like to take a hard look in the mirror, muster up some courage, and make some serious changes to your life.

Paul Colaianni has not always led an authentic life. Experiences as a child taught him that authenticity and self expression were detrimental to his health and the health of those around him, so he bottled them up. The result was a life ripe with unsteady relationships, frustration, and disillusionment. It wasn’t until facing the end of another relationship, that Paul reached an emotional, mental and spiritual breaking point, which sent him on a 10 year journey to study and self examine. Today, Paul is a self empowerment coach who uses his life experiences and the insights he’s picked up along the way, to coach others through their challenges and help them reach their personal goals.

In this episode, Paul shares what he’s learned through a life of exploring what living

authentically means to him, and he gets personal with me and he talks about his experience of growing up in an alcoholic home, destroying relationships with judgement and fear, and going through life not being his true authentic self.

Omar Zenhom is passionate about helping people take the JUMP into pursuing their

entrepreneurship dreams. Omar is an entrepreneur in every sense of the word. He was an educator and university manager for 13 years, where he got an inside look at how the higher education system works (or doesn’t work). He spent 1 semester pursuing his MBA before dropping out to put those resources and time into build his own business. Today Omar is the co-founder of The $100 MBA where he’s on a mission to revolutionize business education.

In this episode, Omar and I talk about entrepreneurship, the path to happiness and success, and why pursuing your passion is not the way to be happy in life.

Kelsey Humphreys is a media entrepreneur and "motivational journalist" on a mission to inspire and equip you for success. She is the creator of the Pursuit Planner and author of the Amazon bestseller Go Solo. Catch her in-person video interviews with today's leaders like Gary Vaynerchuk, Seth Godin, the Property Brothers, Chalene Johnson and more on her show The Pursuit, at thepursuit.tv, or learn more about Kelsey at kelseyhumphreys.com.

In our conversation we talk about Kelsey’s personal journey of releasing a debilitating

attachment, the collected wisdom she’s gathered from interviews with the top influencers of today, and a simple yet effective method she’s used to uncover her calling in life.

Colleen Patrick Goudreau lives a life of compassion. She has compassion for animals, which influenced her to choose a vegan lifestyle (on which she is a leading authority). She has compassion for other people, which influenced the message she spreads to the world. And she has compassion for herself, which, through intentional practice, has allowed her to experience herself fully and manifest her deepest values.

In this episode, Colleen and I have a powerful conversation on the practice of manifestation, self compassion and the truth behind how we make a difference in this world (spoiler: you are ALWAYS making a difference, the question is whether you’re providing value or taking it away).

Welcome to “Having It A.L.L.”! This podcast is about exploring the question “Can we really ‘have it all’ in life?”

My name is Matthew Bivens, and I believe that having it all means viewing life through a lens of abundance and love. It’s not about “having” anything, but instead about how we experience ourselves, other people, and life itself.

In this podcast, my guests and I explore what “having it all” and creating your ideal life actually look like. We talk about the joy and contentment when you feel like you have it all (however you define it), and we also talk about the profound and uncomfortable situations that you frequently must go through to create that ideal life.