In this episode of Inside Personal Growth, Greg Voisen sits down with Steve Jaffe, author of The Layoff Journey: From Dismissal to Discovery. Drawing on his 25-year career in advertising and his personal experience of being laid off four times, Steve shares how job loss can be transformed from a devastating setback into an opportunity for self-discovery, renewal, and growth.

Listeners will learn:

-How to navigate the seven stages of grief after a layoff.

-Why layoffs aren’t personal and how to separate identity from career.

-Practical strategies for managing stress, building resilience, and finding new purpose.

-The truth behind the myth of meritocracy and why hard work alone doesn’t protect against layoffs.

-Tips for negotiating severance agreements and preparing for an uncertain job market.

This conversation is filled with empathy, encouragement, and actionable insights for anyone navigating career transitions.

Our Guest, Steve Jaffe:

➥ Book: The Layoff Journey From Dismissal to Discovery: Navigating the Stages of Grief After Job Loss

➥ Buy Now: https://a.co/d/auR1RNp

➥https://thestevejaffe.com/

➡️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevejaffethelayoffjourney/

➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaffesteve/

Learn more about your Inside Personal Growth host, Greg Voisen:

➥ https://gregvoisen.com

➡️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insidepersonalgrowth/

➡️Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InsidePersonalGrowth/

➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregvoisen/

➡️Twitter/ X: https://twitter.com/lvoisen/

In this episode, we sit down with Rob Acton, CEO of Core Strategy Partners and author of Becoming a Causie: Champion Your Cause through Nonprofit Board Leadership. Rob shares his decades of experience helping thousands of professionals discover their purpose and make a real impact by serving on nonprofit boards.

You’ll learn:

-What it means to be a “Causie” and why it matters

-How busy professionals can find and champion a cause they care about

-The 4 cause styles (Helping Hand, People Developer, Reformer, Disruptor) and how to discover yours

-The role of nonprofit board members beyond just donating money

-The “3 T’s” of board commitment: time, talent, and treasure

-How cross-generational leadership strengthens the nonprofit world

-Practical steps to identify your cause and start making an impact today

Whether you’re an executive, an emerging professional, or someone simply looking to serve, this conversation offers a roadmap for transforming passion into meaningful advocacy.

Our Guest, Rob Acton:

➥ Book: Becoming a Causie: Champion Your Cause through Nonprofit Board Leadership

➥ Buy Now: https://a.co/d/bDUE1GJ

➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-acton-33833735/

Learn more about your Inside Personal Growth host, Greg Voisen:

➥ https://gregvoisen.com

➡️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insidepersonalgrowth/

➡️Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InsidePersonalGrowth/

➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregvoisen/

➡️Twitter/ X: https://twitter.com/lvoisen/

In this episode of Inside Personal Growth, host Greg Voisen sits down with Noel Massie, former Vice President of UPS U.S. Operations and author of Congrats! You’ve Been Promoted: An Essential Guide for Helping New Leaders and Their Teams Succeed.

Noel shares invaluable lessons from his journey—starting as a McDonald’s crew member at 16 to leading 200,000 employees at UPS. He unpacks the biggest myths about climbing the corporate ladder, how to turn disadvantages into strengths, and why feedback from peers and subordinates matters more than you think.

Listeners will learn:

-Why leadership is never casual and how every action counts.

-The B.E.S.T. principle for handling tough conversations.

-The 4-to-1 feedback rule to build trust and motivation.

-How to use the Four-by-Five Method to resolve conflicts.

Why Gen Z and Millennials require a new style of leadership focused on inclusivity and respect.

If you’ve recently been promoted—or are aspiring to take the next step in leadership—this conversation offers practical frameworks, strategies, and inspiration to help you and your team thrive.

👉 Learn more about Noel and his masterclass at noelmassey.com.

Our Guest, Noel Massie:

➥ Book: Congrats! You've Been Promoted: An Essential Guide for Helping New Leaders and Their Teams Succeed

➥ Buy Now: https://a.co/d/8aEVApY

➥https://noelmassie.com/

➡️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noellmassie/

➡️Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/UPSNoelMassie

➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/noel-massie-8b7511a/

Learn more about your Inside Personal Growth host, Greg Voisen:

➥ https://gregvoisen.com

➡️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insidepersonalgrowth/

➡️Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InsidePersonalGrowth/

➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregvoisen/

➡️Twitter/ X: https://twitter.com/lvoisen/

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In this episode of Inside Personal Growth, Greg Voisen speaks with George Pesansky, author of Super Performance: 8 Strategies to Reach Full Potential for Yourself, Your Team, and Your Organization. With over three decades of leadership and operational excellence experience, George shares how to turn rare “golden hours” of peak performance into consistent, long-term success. He unpacks strategies for mastering clarity, aligning teams, and unlocking the hidden “gold mines” within every organization. From breaking free of the “prisons of expectations” to eliminating reliance on workplace “jumper cables,” George offers practical, actionable advice for leaders who want to inspire, innovate, and achieve at the highest level.

What Listeners Can Learn:

-How to sustain peak performance beyond the moment

-Why acceptance is just as important as solution quality

-Ways to escape the “prisons of expectations” holding you back

-The value of leading indicators over lagging metrics

-How to uncover and use hidden strengths in your organization

-Eliminating dependency on “superhero” problem solvers

-Applying intentional improvement for lasting change

-Listening with vocational application, not just conceptual understanding

-Balancing immediate results with long-term system fixes

Our Guest, George Pesansky:

➥ Book: Super Performance: 8 Strategies to Reach Full Potential for Yourself, Your Team, and Your Organization

➥ Buy Now: https://a.co/d/10gPS58

Book Released on September 23, 2025.

➥https://myblendedlearning.com/

➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deliberateimprovement/

Learn more about your Inside Personal Growth host, Greg Voisen:

➥ https://gregvoisen.com

➡️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insidepersonalgrowth/

➡️Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InsidePersonalGrowth/

➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregvoisen/

➡️Twitter/ X: https://twitter.com/lvoisen/

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In this deeply moving episode of Inside Personal Growth, Greg Voisen speaks with Meredith Parfet — chaplain, MBA, TED speaker, and founder of Raven Yard Group — about the profound intersections of grief, crisis, and leadership. From the devastating loss of her sister and her own near-death experience to leading organizations through catastrophic crises, Meredith shares the frameworks, tools, and mindset shifts that transform suffering into purpose. Her insights on “grief brain,” decision-making under pressure, and finding meaning amid chaos will inspire leaders and individuals alike to navigate life’s hardest moments with resilience and grace.

What Listeners Will Learn:

-How personal tragedies shaped Meredith’s unique approach to crisis management.

-The biological and emotional effects of “grief brain” and how to counter them.

-Why defining a crisis clearly is the first step toward resolving it.

-Meredith’s 5-step Risk Readiness process for organizations.

-How to balance authenticity with responsibility during uncertainty.

-The role of self-compassion, forgiveness, and meaning-making in healing.

-Why active engagement with grief leads to growth, rather than letting it passively consume you.

Our Guest, Meredith Wilson Parfet:

➥https://meredithparfet.com/

➡️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chaplain_mba

➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meredithwilsonparfet/

Learn more about your Inside Personal Growth host, Greg Voisen:

➥ https://gregvoisen.com

➡️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insidepersonalgrowth/

➡️Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InsidePersonalGrowth/

➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregvoisen/

➡️Twitter/ X: https://twitter.com/lvoisen/

In this raw and revealing episode of Inside Personal Growth, host Greg Voisen speaks with psychotherapist and author Merle Yost about his deeply personal and powerful book, Facing the Truth of Your Life.

Merle shares the harrowing story of growing up in a cult, surviving childhood sexual abuse, and discovering his identity as a gay man in a deeply conservative environment. Drawing from over 25 years of therapy practice and a lifetime of inner work, he challenges listeners to stop sleepwalking through life and confront the beliefs, pain, and programming that keep them stuck.

What you'll learn in this episode:

-What “Victim Identity Disorder” really means—and how to escape it

-The difference between your public self and your root self

-How trauma shapes identity and how to begin reclaiming your power

-Why emotional incest and generational pain go unnoticed—and how to break the cycle

-How to stop outsourcing your worth and take full responsibility for your healing

-Why being “different” is often your greatest strength

-The difference between loneliness and healing solitude

This episode is a masterclass in emotional truth, self-ownership, and what it really means to wake up to your life.

Our Guest, Merle Yost:

➥ Book: Facing the Truth of Your Life

➥ Buy Now: https://a.co/d/4683zyz

➥https://merleyost.com/

➡️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/loveyost/?hl=en

➡️Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/loveyost/

➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/merle-james-yost-lmft-182116/

Learn more about your Inside Personal Growth host, Greg Voisen:

➥ https://gregvoisen.com

➡️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insidepersonalgrowth/

➡️Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InsidePersonalGrowth/

➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregvoisen/

➡️Twitter/ X: https://twitter.com/lvoisen/

In this gripping episode of Inside Personal Growth, host Greg Voisen interviews ultra-endurance athlete and mindset mentor JD Tremblay, author of Hunger For More in Life: Conquer Mental Struggles, Defy Limitations, and Discover Purpose Through Epic Achievements.

JD shares the unbelievable story of completing the Epic Deca - 10 full Ironman triathlons in 10 days across six Hawaiian islands - a feat accomplished by only three people in history. But this isn’t just about physical achievement. JD opens up about addiction, spiritual battles, and emotional pain, and how faith and discipline helped him break through personal limitations.

Listeners will uncover JD’s powerful DECA Method (Discipline, Endurance, Competence, Action), hear how he turned trauma into transformation, and learn how he’s helping others - including his world-champion son - build mental toughness, purpose, and spiritual resilience.

🎯 What Listeners Can Learn:

How to build emotional resilience and spiritual discipline

Why faith and values create lasting freedom

Steps to overcome addiction, shame, and self-doubt

How to train both mind and body to break through limits

Why true growth requires recovery, service, and purpose

Our Guest, JD Tremblay:

➥ Book: Hunger For More in Life: Conquer Mental Struggles, Defy Limitations, and Discover Purpose Through Epic Achievements

➥https://a.co/d/6nSu5pi

➥https://hunger4more.com/

➡️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jdtremblaytri/

➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jd-tremblay-2b6215256/

Learn more about your Inside Personal Growth host, Greg Voisen:

➥ https://gregvoisen.com

➡️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insidepersonalgrowth/

➡️Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InsidePersonalGrowth/

➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregvoisen/

➡️Twitter/ X: https://twitter.com/lvoisen/

In this compelling episode of Inside Personal Growth, Greg Voisen welcomes back best-selling author Arielle Ford to discuss her latest novel The Love Thief — a raw, heart-opening spiritual thriller dubbed “Eat Pray Love meets Dirty John.”

Listeners will journey through heartbreak, revenge, and redemption as Arielle unpacks the story of Holly, a woman betrayed by her fiancé and best friend, who finds unexpected healing and transformation in India. Along the way, she discovers profound truths about forgiveness, self-worth, and the spiritual concept of Santosha — radical contentment despite life's messiness.

You’ll learn:

-Why spiritual growth often begins with emotional chaos

-The dangers of love bombing and emotional manipulation

-How true healing involves embracing anger, grief, and forgiveness

-Why contentment (not happiness) is the key to lasting peace

-How relationships — romantic and platonic — fuel personal evolution

Whether you’re navigating heartbreak or seeking deeper meaning in love, this conversation offers deep wisdom and practical insight.

Our Guest, Arielle Ford:

➥ Book: The Love Thief: A Novel

➥ Buy Book: https://a.co/d/3FlkJQs

➥ https://www.arielleford.com/

➡️https://www.instagram.com/arielleford_author/

➡️https://www.facebook.com/arielle.ford

➡️https://www.youtube.com/c/ArielleFord

Learn more about your Inside Personal Growth host, Greg Voisen:

➥ https://gregvoisen.com

➡️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insidepersonalgrowth/

➡️Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InsidePersonalGrowth/

➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregvoisen/

➡️Twitter/ X: https://twitter.com/lvoisen/

In this emotionally rich episode of Inside Personal Growth, host Greg Voisen interviews Sydney Curtin, life coach, entrepreneur, and author of Courageous Considerations. Sydney shares the story behind her decision to place her daughter for adoption at the age of 20, revealing the painful reality of non-legally binding open adoption agreements and the emotional aftermath of being cut off from her daughter despite early promises.

Topics discussed include:

-The loss of her mother and the emotional complexity of mourning a living child through adoption

-How faith and scripture (including John 3:16 and Ephesians 1:4–5) grounded her during moments of crisis

-The legal and emotional risks tied to open adoption and her ongoing work to reform adoption laws

-The impact of adoption on her other children and how she navigates those conversations

-Her journey from personal breakdown to breakthrough, leading to her success in sales, coaching, and founding a mobile app

Sydney’s story is one of resilience, transformation, and advocacy, making this a must-listen for anyone interested in personal growth, motherhood, faith, or adoption reform.

Our Guest, Sydney Curtin:

➥ Book: Courageous Consideration

➥ https://www.coachcurtin.com/

➡️Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sydney.nicole.5661

➡️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coach_sydneycurtin/

Learn more about your Inside Personal Growth host, Greg Voisen:

➥ https://gregvoisen.com

➡️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insidepersonalgrowth/

➡️Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InsidePersonalGrowth/

➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregvoisen/

➡️Twitter/ X: https://twitter.com/lvoisen/

In this deeply inspiring episode of Inside Personal Growth, host Greg Voisen sits down with John Chappelear - author, speaker, and former high-flying entrepreneur—to explore the life-changing lessons behind his award-winning book The Daily Six. After losing a multi-million-dollar business and facing personal devastation, John reframed his failures as “gifts of devastation” that led him to discover a new way of living rooted in emotional intelligence, mindfulness, and service to others.

John shares his journey from being a “recovering big shot” to a mindful leader and mentor, introducing listeners to his six transformative principles: Willingness, Quiet Time, Love and Forgiveness, Gratitude, Service, and Action. Through personal stories, corporate case studies, and honest reflections, John explains how these values can restore balance and purpose—not just in business, but in life.

Whether you're a CEO, a team leader, or simply someone seeking personal clarity, this episode delivers both wisdom and practical tools to help you live and lead with intention.

🎧 What Listeners Will Learn:

-Why “gifts of devastation” can become turning points for growth

-The power of quiet time and how to actually make it work

-Why love and forgiveness belong in the workplace

-How service to others boosts employee engagement and business success

-Practical ways to take action on the Daily Six every single day

Our Guest, John Chappelear:

➥ Book: The Daily Six: Six Simple Steps to Find The Perfect Balance of Prosperity and Purpose

➥ Buy Now: https://a.co/d/01hqhhP

➥ https://johnchappelear.com/

➡️Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JohnChappelearChangingTheFocus/

➡️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jwchappelear/

➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnchappelear/

➡️YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/JohnChappelear

Learn more about your Inside Personal Growth host, Greg Voisen:

➥ https://gregvoisen.com

➡️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insidepersonalgrowth/

➡️Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InsidePersonalGrowth/

➡️LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregvoisen/

➡️Twitter/ X: https://twitter.com/lvoisen/