How She Really Does It

Beth McMullen used to have a normal life. Until she had kids. Then, everything changed.

She has channeled her often hilarious and sometimes distressing experience with parenting into two novels that tell the tale of a life she is definitely not leading.

Her latest book title says it all: Spy Mom, the story of a stay at home mom who used to be a spy. Beth has another book coming out next year.

In this interview we discuss:

• how Beth finally started "being a writer"
• writing + motherhood = the truth: what s it really like
• the process of writing a book
• Beth's mindset so she can keep writing and move forward
• Two takeaways – what Beth wish she knew 5-10 years ago about this business

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"You have to be in it because you love it and have a story to tell."

~ Beth McMullen

Mentioned in this interview

• Spy Mom
• Beth's website

Beth and I talked about getting in the writer's zone and how she shuts out the rest of the world. I immediately thought of one of my favorite visual images of getting in the zone. It was from the movie For The Love of the Game with Kevin Costner.

Here is a clip of Costner has shutting out the noise from the fans and getting into the zone.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF8KJZev7u0&feature=colike

How often do you hear those words in your own head?

Next time, I invite you to practice "clear the mechanism" as Costner's character did and as Beth does in her writing process. Let go of outcomes and focus on the process. Beth does one page at a time and Costner's character did one pitch at a time.

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Creative Entrepreneur Lisa Sonora Beam is a writer and painter who has spent 20 years using her work to help people tap into the healing and transformative powers of creative self-expression. Lisa is the author of The Creative Entrepreneur: A DIY Visual Guidebook for Making Business Ideas Real. We talk about her journey as an successful entrepreneur and artist.

"How to live my life to the things that were important to me?" ~ Lisa Sonora Beam

• What is a Creative Entrepreneur
• Did you know where you were going?
• Why get an MBA as an artist?
• Cash based values/boundaries
• How her life/business is in comparison to what she thought she was going to be doing.
• The importance of structures + support + guidance for being an entrepreneur.
• Two takeaways – for your to build your business.

Mentioned in this Interview

• Book The Creative Entrepreneur
• Website
• Workshop For Love & For Money

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How a woman in menopause lost 25 pounds without dieting.

We are often bombarded with messages about what to eat, the secret exercise to join and what to eliminate from our life to lose weight.

In this interview my guest Kathleen will discuss her journey losing 25 pounds without dieting and how she has been able to maintain her natural weight for the past 15-16 months.

Since she was going through menopause, she thought maybe her weight gain was permanent. Kathleen shares with you her journey and how she was able to shed over 25 pounds and continue to keep it off 15 months later.

IN THIS INTERVIEW WE DISCUSS:

• Her FEARS prior to the weight loss.
• What helped her lose the weight.
• The previous attempts at weight loss + why this time was different.
• How she changed her mindset about menopause and how she stopped giving up on herself.
• What she did during her weight loss process.
• What she learned about herself.
• How she has been able to maintain her natural weight for the past 15-16 months.

Mentioned in the interview

Weight Loss Coaching Circle

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From coal miner s son in Virginia, to bank president & CEO and for the past 18 years Don Green has been the executive director of the Napoleon Hill Foundation.

Don is known as one of the great leaders in the personal development field committing professional guidance to the betterment of others. Don is the author of Everything I know About Success I Learned from Napoleon Hill.

"Success is a journey not a destination. It is what you become during the process. And to me, you can consider yourself successful when you can give back."

~ Don Green, on How She Really Does It

IN THIS INTERVIEW WE DISCUSS:

• Success – why some people have it and others do not.
• How you can create more success in your life.
• how Don defines success
• how Don applied Napoleon Hill's principles to create success in his own life
• the power of beliefs
• your community/support structure
• Two takeaways: to create success in your life

Items mentioned in the interview

• Everything I Know About Success I Learned from Napoleon Hill
• The Napoleon Hill Foundation
• facebook
• twitter

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"How freeing it is to go to bed at night and not worry about what I ate that day.

I am no longer a prisoner of food."

~ Regina, Weight Loss Client, on How She Really Does It

I wanted to share Regina's journey with you because it is so damn inspiring how she has changed her life. Like you and me, she is a real woman with a real life that is busy, challenging, filled with happiness and sadness. There are days of struggle and days filled with gratitude and love.

She does not want to be the "poster woman" or even tell others what to do. But she is willing to share her REAL experience. Because it is so easy to think "so and so ate this food, or did this form of exercise and that was the secret to her weight loss." For her it was not one food, or finding the right exercise to do. In this interview, Regina goes deep on all the facets that helped her on this journey.

You may be able to relate. 26 months ago she did not believe she could create the life she wanted. Over the past 26 months, she has created the life she so craved.

I invite you to listen to her journey and maybe this can give you inspiration and insight to see what is truly possible for yourself. So often we look for the secret recipe, food, or blueprint for weight loss. We believe this "secret" will end the massive amounts of time and energy we spend on food + our bodies in our daily lives. We want to know what the magic food or exercise to incorporate into our lives so we can lose this damn weight forever! But when you listen to her journey, you will realize it was none of that – recipe, specific food/exercise program or blueprint.

In this interview with Regina, we zoom in and out on her personal journey and how she has changed her relationship with food and exercise resulting in a byproduct of over 80 pounds lost. All this and not going on a diet.

I hope this interview gives you insight and helps you or someone you know who may struggle with food, diets, exercise and is a prisoner. Maybe with this interview you can see the glimmer of possibilities for yourself.

Thank you for joining us!

IN THIS INTERVIEW WE DISCUSS:

• how Regina now views food
• Regina's relationship with food now
• what her relationship with food was like 2 years ago
• her mindset now and how this helped her on this journey
• she hated exercise and now is passionate about it – how???
• how uncovering from shame is the crux of her journey
• how she cultivated courage
• how her journey is affecting her relationships in her life
• how much energy this process really took
• the effort she put into this process + what she received from it
• building a team of support

music Christine Kane – Virginia

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Susan Reid has an interesting personal journey. She had careers in advertising, running restaurants and teaching at the New England Culinary Institute. She is now in her fourth career at King Arthur Flour where she started by testing recipes for The Baker s Companion and has since coauthored the subsequent King Arthur books while writing and editing The Baking Sheet.

Susan is talks about how you can learn the no-fail tips to making your favorite holiday treats.

In this interview we discuss:

• Tips for creating less stress in the kitchen.
• Food is an expression of one feels.
• Doing something you have never done before.
• Tips for newbies.
• Letting go of perfection.
• Listen to how Susan views "baking is like driving."
• Flour containers
• Measuring flour tips
• Sifting flour
• Different types of flour
• Takeaway

Items mentioned in this interview

• King Arthur Baker's Companion
• King Arthur baking tips & primers
• King Arthur contact info
• King Arthur guarantee

Connect with Susan

• blog
• facebook

Here is the gingerbread village my daughter and her friends made this holiday season. I hope this interview helps with baking tips as well as your mindset to help you get out of your way and spend time having fun in the kitchen.

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Against the odds. That is the Scott Weltz story. His story is the American Dream. Unlike his Olympic teammates, Scott did not have an international pedigree. Scott talks about his career, the Olympics, why he did not give up and how he was able to make his dream come true.

In the interview we discuss:

His journey from 7 years old to 25 and why stay in a sport that is known as an individual sport

• His mindset
• His team of people
• Quitting…keeping going
• What he learned from the Olympics.
• Two takeaways – for listeners who want to pursue their dream, and are on the verge of quitting

httpv://youtu.be/xofhB6iQBuQ

More about Scott

• Wall Street Journal – Meet the Other Olympian Who Eats Subway
• New York Times – On Patch of Carpet at Trials, a Range of Emotions
• Los Angeles Times – London Olympics: No medal, but a new life path for Scott Weltz
• Post Race Press Conference
• New York Times – One Made It by Water, and Another by Land

In the Los Angeles Times article Scott talked about his journey and said "I have a whole different story than he (Michael Phelps) did. If my journey can inspire someone down the road, that would be great. If someone could look up to me and say 'People always told me I couldn't, but I think I can,' and they end up doing it, man, that would be amazing."

My hope for you is for Scott's journey to give you insight for fullfilling your own pursuits.

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Do you worry about how smart you are? Or do you you learn without being outcome driven? That is an example of different mindsets. One mindset can help us get in our own way and the other can help us grow. Carol Dweck is a world renowned Stanford University psychologist and the author of Mindset: [...]

In 2008, after the birth of their daughter Milligan, Adam Baker and his wife, Courtney, decided to sell everything they owned, pay off their consumer debt and travel the world as a family. The Baker s simple motto is The first step to living a life of passion and purpose is to remove the barriers that hold you back. This journey lead to the creation and work on ManVsDebt.com.

Now Adam is finishing up a new project as the producer of I m Fine Thanks a feature length documentary about complacency. It s a collection of stories about life, the choices we all make and the paths we ultimately decide to follow.

The windows of possibilty is the theme to my show each week. It's about not being defined by our past and working towards a new future. In the interview Adam talks about how he was kicked out of college, worked in two fast food restaurants, prior to his latest accomplishments with Man vs. Debt and now his documentary I'm Fine, Thanks.

I asked him the question that he has never been asked – "How did he not let that experience define him as who he was and what he was capable of?"

We also talked about:

• why the documentary I m Fine, Thanks
• curse of 7
• complacency
• who's script are you living
• creating your opportunity for you to choose
• what did Adam learn from making his documentary I'm Fine, Thanks
• kickstarter project

Connect with Adam

• Kickstarter project – I'm Fine, Thanks
• Man vs. Debt
• twitter
• facebook

music Christine Kane – Virginia

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Angela Wheeler is the Operations Specialist and Community Manager at Productive Flourishing.

She successfully climbed a ladder of academic success earning a Ph.D in sociology. While working in her academic teaching appointment Angela realized this was not a good fit for her.

Angela had spent her life doing what she thought she was supposed to do and what others expected her to do which lead her to a near death experience.

Angela has been on quite a journey with her health and recovery. She has been open about her journey on Productive Flourishing and started a powerful conversation – Extraordinary Women Change the World. Angela is here to talk about how you can understand yourself and your strengths through adversity.

In this interview we discuss:

• doing what you are supposed to do – doing what others expect of you
• health scares
• being vulnerable
• empowering women
• Two takeaways – for the listeners to practice to practice empowerment

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Connect with Angela

• Extraordinary Women Change the World
• twitter
• facebook

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