Higher Education

Today's guest is Grant Aldrich, founder of OnlineDegree.com driven with a purpose to make higher education more accessible and affordable for everyone. We discuss the pros and cons of higher education, the transitionary nature of higher education and the workforce in general and the future of education. A powerful and insightful conversation that deserves our attention. I hope you enjoy.

Guest Bio

Grant founded OnlineDegree.com with a purpose-driven mission: make higher education more accessible and affordable for everyone. After graduating college with an overwhelming amount of debt, he was determined to change how students embark on their college education. Grant has spent his entire career working in startups with nearly 15 years of experience and 2 prior exits. He has been a board member and donor to a number of non-profits, an advisor to many publicly traded companies, and a guest speaker at seminars and graduates school courses. He graduated with honours from the University of California Irvine in Economics.

7 Ways to Live Your Values Everyday

Written by Ellie Coverdale. Narrated by Leigh Martinuzzi

It’s important not only to know your personal core values but also how to apply them in your daily life. By living your values every day, you’ll find that you’re happier and more successful and living a more authentic life. The trick is to adopt behaviours that will keep them front and centre. Here are the 7 best ways to live your values every day.

Please enjoy this guest blog by Ellie Coverdale and my review of it on the podcast.

Marathon Training Academy

With Leigh Martinuzzi

Please enjoy this months podcast review of Marathon Training Academy. I am not Marathon man but I like the idea and this podcast gives some pretty good training hints and tips plus endless motivation to make us all want to run a little bit more.

Here is a running podcast that helps you unlock your potential to master marathon training and life. Listen as coach Angie Spencer shares her knowledge and experience as both a marathoner and registered nurse to help you run smarter, feel better, and go the distance. Whether you are a new runner or have logged many miles, Marathon Training Academy will propel you to the next level.

Please leave your thoughts, comments & questions below.

Peace, passion and purpose…

Elevate

In this interview, I speak with Robert Glazer, the founder and CEO of Acceleration Partners, author, blogger and inspirational leader about his new book Elevate. In this inspiring conversation, Robert shares four life-changing principles that will help us to overcome self-limiting beliefs, establish positive habits, and find our "why." What are your limits? Do you care to break them?

Guest Bio

Robert Glazer is the founder and CEO of Acceleration Partners, a global partner marketing agency and the recipient of numerous industry and company culture awards, including Glassdoor’s Employees’ Choice Awards two years in a row. He is the author of the inspirational newsletter Friday Forward, the author of the international bestselling book, Performance Partnerships and the host of the Elevate Podcast. His new book, Elevate, is a guide to building capacity to reach higher achievements and is available for purchase now.

Tackling Anger

With Leigh Martinuzzi

This is a short mash-up of a few recent motivational rants shared live on my Facebook and Instagram channels.

Today I am sharing a series of rants about how to tackle anger inspired by a book by Donald Roberston I read recently called How to Think Like a Roman Emperor. Including self-awareness, cognitive distancing, waiting, modelling and thining of the alternate possible futures.

If you'd like to join me live on Facebook or Instagram please do.

Choose Yourself! by James Altucher

Written and Narrated by Leigh Martinuzzi - originally published Aug 15, 2014

James Altucher is a quirky dude. Operating under many tittles, Hedge Fund Manager, Entrepreneur, Venture Capitalist, Author and Podcaster, I appreciate him for his unique perspectives, ability to think outside the box and his way of vulnerable self-expression. With over 20 books under his belt, this is perhaps one of his more popular ones with a title that has a nice hook - who doesn't want to choose themselves, be happy, make millions and live the dream?

The book starts with a deal from James and that’s an offer that if you can prove you’ve read the book, he will refund your money. He states that all the ideas in the book have already given him his success and made him his pennies and rather than giving it away he is simply asking you to invest in yourself with some certain level of confidence. Essentially asking you to ‘Choose Yourself’. A clever marketing ploy, nonetheless.

Play For Real - A Regret Free Life

After a life as a consulting actuary to Fortune 100 companies on Park Avenue, David built the world’s largest coaching business, becoming #1 on Google for life coaching and serving huge audiences worldwide. He now coaches high performing leaders to play the best game they possibly can, deepening connection and living a regret-free life. How? By setting life-changing goals, taking laser-focused action, and increasing their levels of Truth, Daring, and Caring. Enjoy this conversation with David Wood.

The Way of Effortless Mindfulness

In this interview, I chat with Lock Kelly about his new book The Way of Effortless Mindfulness. To begin Lock highlights that difference between deliberate mindfulness, that in which most of us are likely familiar with, and effortless mindfulness. He describes "effortless mindfulness," an advanced yet simple form of mindfulness that can liberate the deepest levels of suffering. Although limited by time Lock guides us on how this path to effortless mindfulness is best achieved.

I found it a little hard to navigate however upon listening to the conversation for a second time I can connect the dots. I suppose to gain a really thorough understanding it would be best to read his book. For what it's worth, please enjoy this conversation with Lock Kelly.

Guest Bio

Loch Kelly, M.Div., LCSW is the author of the best-seller, The Way of Effortless Mindfulness. He is an educator, contemplative psychotherapist and recognized leader in the field of consciousness and awakening. Loch is the founder of the non-profit Open-Hearted Awareness Institute. He is a graduate of Columbia University and Union Theological Seminary, where he received a fellowship to study Insight Meditation, Advaita, and Tibetan Buddhism in Sri Lanka, India, and Nepal. Loch trained with Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche in Nepal, served on the Teacher’s Council at New York Insight and is affiliated with Adyashanti.

Loch has worked in community mental health, established homeless shelters and counselled family members after 9/11 in New York City. He collaborates with neuroscientists at Yale, UPenn and NYU to study how awareness training enhances compassion and wellbeing. Loch is dedicated to reducing suffering and supporting people to live from open-hearted awareness. Loch is known for his warm sense of humour, and his trust that awakening is the next natural stage of development. He teaches the advanced, yet simple, nondual pointers and direct methods of effortless mindfulness, informed by psychology and social justice. Loch lives in New York City with his wife Paige and their cat Duffy.

Simple Steps To Becoming Self-Motivated

Written by Ashley Field. Narrated by Leigh Martinuzzi

My review of Ashley Fields guest post this week.

Nobody wants to have to rely on others to motivate themselves - as humans, we are social creatures and often like communicating and giving each other ‘pep talks’ to cheer our friends up and keep everyone moving through life. However, this isn’t always possible, and sometimes you need the internal power to be able to motivate yourself.

Maybe you don’t want to be a burden on others, or maybe you just need to take some time away from the people who usually surround you, but don’t want to suffer from a lack of energy and desire due to this. In these cases, and many others, self-motivation is a surprisingly easy answer, and it only takes a few simple steps to realize your potential in being able to motivate yourself.

The Miracle Equation by Hal Elrod

Written and narrated by Leigh Martinuzzi

In this book, Hal Elrod shares the two decisions that will move our biggest goals from possible, to probably to inevitable. It's a really simple equation however the greatest challenge is in its implementation. Hal does not explain what it's all about and why it's important by he guides us through the process of taking it from theory to execution and from there, miracles are created.

Hal Elrod is the Miracle Morning man. He wrote a book that has since gone on two selling millions of copies yet more importantly has helped thousands of people transform their lives. I've interivew him on the podcast and read his Miracle Morning book for Real Estate Agents and the simplicity of the morning routine is outstanding. However, like the Miracle Equation, the mastery lies in the execution.