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Season 2 Episode #41 Dr. William Attaway is coming from Herndon, Virginia

You can find Dr. Attaway at catalyticleadership.net

About our guest 

Dr. William Attaway is a Leadership and Executive Coach for Catalytic Leadership, LLC, a company he founded to help leaders INTENTIONALLY grow and thrive. He has served in local church ministry for over 25 years, and is currently the Lead Pastor of Southview Community Church, where he has served since 2004. Dr. Attaway holds a Ph.D. in Old Testament (with an emphasis in Biblical Backgrounds and Archaeology), he loves to read and speak about leadership, organizational change, and building up people and teams. 

 In January of 2022 he released his newest book is Catalytic Leadership. Originally from Birmingham, Alabama, currently living in northern Virginia with his beautiful wife Charlotte and their two daughters.

 Dr. Attaway, thanks for sharing your gift with the world, for dedicating your life to serving others, and for being our guest on Life’s Essential Ingredients…Welcome to the Show!

 TOTD – “It is trust in the limits of the self that makes us open and it is trust in the gifts of others that makes us secure.   We come to realize that we don’t have to do everything, that we can’t do everything; that what I can’t do is someone else’s gift and responsibility… My limitations make space for the gifts of other people.”

                                                                                                            Sister Joan Chittister

In this episode:

What was life like growing up?

Teacher saw something in me that I did not see in myself…

Catalytic Leadership… love the title… C4 Leaders is our nonprofit… and we have this process called LIGHT THE FUSE.. is a goal setting that empowers people to develop their best self…

Book recommendations…

Define leadership…

Learning from history…any significant story that has inspired you…

Learning from each and every person…

The importance of VALUES…laying a foundation for yourself…

Filling the bucket of POTENTIAL in each person, seeing what can be…

The importance of creating MARGIN in your life

Self-Awareness

Reflection and Evaluation…the importance of learning from each experience

Pouring in to other people, why is that important to you

12 key principles that can help leaders grow and add value to those they lead today, no matter where they are.

The value of experience and the value of failure…. Seeing failure as a teacher…

Legacy 

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Season 2 Episode #40 Jem Fuller is coming from Bells Beach, Australia 

You can find Jem at jemfuller.com

About our guest:

Jem Fuller has lived a colourful, global life. From barefoot backpacker to corporate leader, fire-dancer and traditional tattooist, kindergarten teacher to motorcycle courier, masseuse and reflexology practitioner to labourer and travel consultant. 

Now his time is as a partner, father, coach, facilitator and retreat leader. He is the author of the recently published book, The Art of Conscious Communication for Thoughtful Men, and can be seen delivering his TEDx talk on YouTube.  

Jem thanks for sharing your gift with the world, living your life to it’s fullest, and for being our guest on Life’s Essential Ingredients.  Welcome to the show!

TOTD – “We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny.  Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.”  Martin Luther King

In this episode:

What was life like growing up?

What are your life’s essential ingredients?

What is the best thing you do for yourself?

The trajectory of your life has in the best way possible, been all over the place… what has been the best part of being a life-long learner?

Do you have any rituals that allow you to achieve greater focus?  Performance?

Great ted talk – love your thoughts on communication…all in this together… if we don’t we will run out of time…

Open mindedness matters…

Interpersonal Consideration matters…

Break bread together and celebrate diversity

Teaching the next generation matters…functional ways to communicate

Legacy 

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Season 2 Episode #39 Kevin Roth is coming from San Diego, CA

You can find Kevin via his website kevinroth.org

About our guest: 

Kevin Roth began to play the dulcimer in 1972 at the old age of thirteen and at sixteen recorded his first album which immediately launched him into international fame. His career took him to concert and symphony stages around the world, radio and television shows, including two appearances at the White House. 

Life was good, until it wasn’t; when in 2016, along came an unexpected diagnosis of Stage Three Melanoma which has forever changed the trajectory of Kevin’s life. Through adapting and combining techniques from his music and performance practice with others he researched, Kevin found a simple and powerful method to change how he lived. He developed his own philosophy of mindful- awareness and created an action plan that changed his life from living in fear, stress, and depression to one of clarity, success, and optimum health. 

Kevin now guides individuals and groups in the discovery of what really matters to them, how to accomplish their goals, and how handling stress is an essential factor in a healthy life.   Kevin, thanks for sharing your gift with the world and for being our guest on Life’s Essential Ingredients.  Kevin, Welcome to the Show!

TOTD – “He who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.”  Carl Jung

 In this episode:

What was life like growing up?

Why did you survive cancer and what is the takeaway…

The importance of self-awareness

Perspective

Values as our guide

Dream experience…

Energy utilization focus on your strengths/to what works…

Living your story

Balance of spiritual, mental, physical, 

Step by step book -practical guide to developing self

Life is not what we think it is… but life is so empty…

Legacy 

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Season 2 Episode #38 Tina McDermott coming from the Washington DC area.

You can find Tina via her website tinamcdermott.com

TINA MCDERMOTT has been working in the health and wellness industry for almost 20 years. There is nothing more she would like to do with her life than help people develop their health, wellness and physical fitness.  Tina has been featured on CBS, FOX, NBC, ABC, MMC, and coaches individuals, small groups, and corporations.  Tina specializes in helping people with their emotional issues of eating and is an expert at helping people lose weight.

Tina thank you for dedicating your life to helping others develop a holistic self and thanks for being our guest on Life’s Essential Ingredients.   Tina, Welcome to the Show!

TOTD – “Surrendering is not a cop-out, nor a sign of weakness. It takes courage and faith to let go of control. It actually fosters an empowering sense of relief! I did not quit... I surrendered.”  Unknown

 In this episode:

What was life like growing up…

Let’s talk about your nickname – Joyful… how did that come about?

4 keys to a joyful gut

Supplements

Processed foods

Great website and blog

Packaged foods, have to have less than 5 ingredients

What is the PEACE PROCESS and how you help your clients heal…

The importance of BREATHING

Gut microbiome

Legacy 

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Season 2 Episode #37 Dawn Barclay is coming from New York’s Hudson Valley

You can find Dawn via her website travelingdifferent.com.

About our guest, Dawn is an award winning author who has traveled the world.   Dawn was inspired by her parents who were also travel experts and has since written for various travel magazines.   Dawn is an accomplished author with works in fiction and most recently, her new nonfiction book – Traveling Different: Vacation Strategies for Parents of the Anxious, the Inflexible, and the Neurodiverse.

 Traveling with children is always challenging, but for parents of children with autism spectrum disorder and/or mood and attention and distraction disorders it can be especially intimidating. How should parents of children experiencing meltdowns deal with clueless and judgmental onlookers? What are the best methods to alleviate motion sickness when your child might already be on a cocktail of drugs? 

Traveling Different: Vacation Strategies for Parents of the Anxious, the Inflexible, and the Neurodiverse answers these and many other questions parents may have when traveling with their children. 

Dawn, thanks for sharing your gift of hope and love of travel with families and children; thanks for being our guest on Life’s Essential Ingredients… Welcome to the Show!

 TOTD –  “The impulse to travel is one of the hopeful symptoms of life.” Agnes Repplier

 In this episode:

What was life like growing up?

Benefits of Travel

Definition of Culture

Steps toward get ready for the airport, plane, hotel…

Little by little… getting ready to take a bigger step… WANT TO INCREASE PREDICTABILITY

Wings for Autism – program to help get child ready for travel…

CATP Certified Autism Travel Professional 

93% of special needs parents do not travel but would love to…

Preparation – why is it so important in getting ready to travel

Dealing with Triggers…SMELLS…VISUAL, NOISE, …

Evaluating Different Sites – hotels, camping…

Choosing Child Centric Trips = build trips around specific interests…

Certified Autism Centers – that are geared specifically for neurodiverse individuals – are there cities that are certified?

Each person is different… importance of talking/researching suitable places for your needs

Legacy 

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Season 2 Episode #36 John and Mark Cronin are coming from Farmingdale, NY

You can find John and Mark via their website johnscrazysocks.com, via their The Spreading Happiness Podcast, and on all other social media platforms.

About John: He is a dancer, athlete with an upcoming performance in the New York State Games,  a loyal friend, philanthropist, entrepreneur, joke teller, speaker, networker, pretzel eater, and hopefully a pizza lover!

About the team - John and Mark are the father-son team that founded John’s Crazy Socks, a social enterprise with a mission to spread happiness. You may have seen them on one of their many television appearances. You may know them for being named EY Entrepreneurs of the Year or testifying before Congress or speaking at the United Nations. You may know them because John became “Sock Buddies” with President George H.W. Bush. Or you may know them for having bootstrapped a start-up into a multi-million-dollar social enterprise and the world’s largest sock store. You will love their socks, but the socks are just the physical manifestation of the happiness they share. 

Life’s Essential Ingredients appreciates the work you both do to bring happiness to the world as well as help people take care of their feet… Welcome to the show!

TOTD – “THEY SAY A PERSON NEEDS JUST THREE THINGS TO BE TRULY HAPPY IN THIS WORLD: SOMEONE TO LOVE, SOMETHING TO DO, AND SOMETHING TO HOPE FOR."                                                                                                       Tom Bodett

In this episode:

What was life like growing up?

Why is it so important to give back?

You have found strength in your differing ability.  I love it.   How did you learn how to play to your strengths?

SPREADING HAPPINESS – what does that mean to you?

I heard you are a joke teller… let me have it!

Love the relationship you two have and how you found a way to make it the focus of your lives and you happen to sell A LOT of socks… Mark, share a story about the gift John has given you?

 5 pillars 

Inspiration and hope: Hiring and showing what people with differing abilities can do.

Giving Back: 5% of earnings go to the Special Olympics, plus their Awareness Socks raise money for charity partners.

Socks You Will Love: Over 4,000 choices makes John’s Crazy Socks the world’s largest sock store.

Making It Personal: Every package gets a thank you note from John and candy.

Make It a Great Place to Work: Create a workplace our colleagues can love.

Legacy

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Season 2 Episode #35 Tricia Nelson is coming from Los Angeles, CA

You can find Tricia via her website healyourhunger.com

About our guest Tricia Nelson is an internationally acclaimed author, transformational speaker, and Emotional Eating Expert. She lost fifty pounds by identifying and healing the underlying causes of her emotional eating. She has spent over thirty years researching the hidden causes of the addictive personality.  Tricia is the author of the #1 bestselling book, Heal Your Hunger, 7 Simple Steps to End Emotional Eating Now.  Tricia is the host of the popular podcast, Heal Your Hunger and has been featured on NBC, CBS, KTLA, FOX and Discovery Health.  Tricia thanks for all you do for people all over the world and thanks for being our guest on Life’s Essential Ingredients.   Tricia, welcome to the show!

TOTD – “People’s beliefs about their abilities have a profound effect on those abilities.  Ability is not a fixed property; there is a huge variability in how you perform.  People who have a sense of self-efficacy bounce back from failures; they approach things in terms of how to handle them rather than worrying about what can go wrong.”      Albert Bandura

 In this episode:

What was life like growing up?

Your life’s essential ingredients?

Emotional Eating: The Quiet Culprit of Obesity, Diabetes and Cancer.

Why “comfort foods” are so comforting

• How to differentiate between physical and emotional hunger

• 3 Hidden causes of emotional eating and how to heal them

• How to deal with obsessive food thoughts

• The #1 weight loss mistake you should never make

• How to manage stress before it drives you to the kitchen

Self Awareness

Self Care

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Season 2 Episode #34 Rusty Gaillard coming THE SF BAY AREA 

You can find our guest via his website svdreambuilders.com (Silicon Valley Dreambuilders)

Former Worldwide Director of Finance at Apple, Rusty Gaillard followed a traditional corporate path to success - from GE under Jack Welch, an MBA at Stanford, to 13 years at Apple. He left the corporate world in 2019 when his external success no longer felt like personal success.  Rusty now works as an executive coach for tech leaders who want more success without sacrifice. Rusty is a sought-after speaker and author of the best selling book Breaking the Code. He lives in Silicon Valley with his wife and 15-yr old son, enjoys playing in his rock band, and loves to get outside in nature.

Life’s Essential Ingredients appreciates the work you do in helping people develop their best selves and the courage you display to embark on a deep and meaningful journey – Rusty, Welcome to the Show!

TOTD – “It’s hard to know whether to laugh or to cry at the human predicament.   Here we are with so much wisdom and tenderness, and  - without even knowing it – we cover it over to protect ourselves from insecurity.  Although we have the potential to experience the freedom of a butterfly, we mysteriously prefer the small and fearful cocoon of ego.”

Pema Chodron

 In this episode:

What was life like growing up in Minnesota..

The name of your business – what was your thought process?

Success without sacrifice – interesting concept, don’t know if I agree with it but I think I know what you mean – balance to have space for the things that are most important in your life…

Creating Change – run to it or hide from it…

The importance of struggle, pain, challenges… opportunities to overcome!

Decision making process

Living the story you want to write

Finding purpose

Achieving balance

Drop the rope…letting go of who we should be and stepping in to who we really are!  

Knowing what questions to ask yourself and the people who are in your life

Overcoming Self-doubt

Positive Thinking – Imagine a world where…imagine people doing and living their best life

Auto-Pilot…

Book – Breaking the Code – operate in a certain way and the WHAT IF questions helped Rusty see his life and the possibilities from a different perspective

How do you help people define their values – to figure out what ingredients are essential in their life..

Zone of Possibility – 3 zones 1. Quiet space 2. Heart 3. Courage

Legacy - “The only thing you take with you when you are gone is what you leave behind.”  John Allston

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Season 2 Episode #33 with Dr. Rick Chromey coming from Star, Idaho

You can find our guest via his website rickchromey.com

Dr. Rick Chromey is a cultural explorer, social historian, generational futurist and international keynote speaker. A best-selling author, he has penned over a dozen books on leadership, natural motivation, creative communication, and classroom management. His most recent work, GenTech: An American Story of Technology, Change, and Who We REALLY Are is now available online and in bookstores everywhere. His book is an engaging romp that explores why labeling people with terms like “Baby Boomer” or "Gen X" or “Millennial” or "Gen Z" just doesn’t work!

Rather, Dr. Chromey explores the technology we encounter between the ages of 10 and 25 (our "coming of age" years). This technological frame better helps leaders, teachers and parents to understand where we all fit and the assets we bring into the boardroom, classroom or home.

Rick has served as a pastor, professor, speaker/trainer, and consultant, working in the nonprofit and corporate sectors. In 2017, he founded MANNA! Educational Services International to inspire and equip leaders, teachers, pastors, and parents. Rick holds a doctorate in leadership and emerging culture; and travels the U.S. and world to speak on culture, faith, history, education, and leadership topics.

Rick, thanks for dedicating your life’s work to helping people grow into their best selves.  Rick, Welcome to the show!

TOTD – “Without the recognition of the soul’s journey within us, we are lost and only part of what we were intended to be.”  Shirley Maclaine

In this episode:

What was life like growing up?

What is the best thing you do for yourself?

Have to talk about your alternate career of being a PICKER.  I love the show American Pickers and find myself fascinated with history and appreciation of the story of something old…

Tell us some stories of your collection…

Importance of ministry and developing our youth - 

How technology is changing humanity?

Classroom management – specifically engaging the learner…

Leadership and motivation

Faith

Let’s talk about your book – GenTech.  How did you come up with the idea and the message?

Legacy - What is it you want people to feel when you are no longer in their presence?

Thanks for listening and enjoy the show.

Please click on the link below to download GenTech for free.   Thanks Rick!

 Get your free DIGITAL copy of Rick's book (GenTech: An American Story of Technology, Change and Who We Really Are):  https://dl.bookfunnel.com/37oz433xx9 

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Season 2 Episode #32 Diana Indries coming from Romania

You can find our guest via her website bettertopics.com

Diana Indries is the inventor of the award winning Better Topics Game and Platform.   The Better Topics Game has helped tens of thousands of couples in over 176 countries to improve their relationship while at the same time – have fun doing it.  Thanks for the important work you are doing to create more happiness, joy, and love in the world.   Life’s Essential Ingredients appreciates you taking the time to be our guest and we WELCOME you to the show.

TOTD – “Never close your lips to those whom you have already opened your heart.”  Charles Dickens

In this episode:

What was life like growing up?

Looks like you studied law?

Worked in the medical field…

How did you transition to playing cards, marketing, running a company…

What is your essential ingredient at this point in time?

Best thing you do for yourself

Best part of your success

Biggest challenge

Toughest lesson to learn

Ah ha moment when you heard from someone who uses your cards…

Legacy