Season 2 Episode 4: Joel Hodroff- Money Innovation: Is the World Ready?

I’m your host, Jeff Conner and I’m excited to jump into part two of my conversation with Joel Hodroff, my economic futurist friend who is trying to change the world through money innovation.

Before we get to the show, I want to share with you a development with the foundation I started in memory of our son Waylon, who passed away in November of 2019. For those of you who have been listening for a while, you know that the #LITA podcast was inspired by Waylon’s life. If you want to learn more about why I started this podcast, go back and listen to Episode 3.

Over the past year, we have formed a board, received our 501C3 status as a non-profit, and now have a clear mission and vision for our foundation. Our mission is to help parents and caregivers of troubled teens so they don’t have to go through what Waylon’s mom and I went through as we struggled to understand what Waylon was going through and to get him the help he needed. We meet our mission by being a resource to parents as well as connecting them to resources available. We are also facilitating support groups for parents and providing education through speaking event. You can learn more at www.waylonjames.org. While you’re there, please consider making a donation to help us grow and connect to more parents.

We look forward to making a difference in communities by helping parents help their kids. Again, you can learn more and support us by going to www.waylonjames.org

This week, we’re picking up where we left off with Joel Hodroff. We’re talking about how his dual currency system could actually work, how you can be a part of it and some of the barriers Joel has faced getting his creation into the world.

He extends an open invitation to early adopters, so if you would you like to get in on this now, get in touch with Joel through his LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelhodroff

Enjoy as we conclude this timely conversation.

Show Notes/Resources

Joel’s LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelhodroff

Stranger in a Strange Land- Robert A. Heinlein

Walden Two- B.F. Skinner

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Season 2 Episode 3: Joel Hodroff- A Better Alternative to Win-Lose Competition Over Money

This week’s guest is Joel Hodroff. He is an inventor, a 40+ year business entrepreneur and an economic futurist. He often feels like a Stranger in a Strangle Land (if you Grok). Joel believes that emerging business models—based upon cooperation and sustainability—can rapidly solve our most pressing social, economic, and environmental challenges. All the needed technologies are already at hand to update money, economics and commerce towards an ever-improving quality of life for individuals, families and communities. He has been a Visa Innovation Provocateur and a Twin Cities Innovator of the Year. He’s playing for (and praying for) a “25-year overnight success story” and is only 2 years behind schedule.

Joel is a great friend and mentor to me. We have spent uncountable hours talking about economics, money, life and love and that’s why this conversation is split over two episodes. We had a lot to unpack in looking at how we could build a better world of win-win-win cooperation over money.

I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did!

Show Notes/Resources

Joel’s LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelhodroff/

Stranger in a Strange Land- Robert A. Heinlein

Walden Two- B.F. Skinner

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Season 2 Episode 2: Gigi Langer- Don’t Believe Your Whispered Lies: How to Love Yourself and Create Your Best Life

This week’s guest is Gigi Langer, author of 50 Ways to Worry Less Now: Reject Negative Thinking to Find Peace, Clarity and Connection. She holds a PhD in Psychological Studies in Education and has 34 years of sobriety herself.

Gigi and I have an extremely fun conversation talking about self-awareness, how to worry less, and how by believing our own whispered lies we are cutting off our own potential. Our conversation is broad and covers alcohol, marijuana, and sex addictions. We also discuss energy healing, forgiveness, Katie Byron’s The Work, and much more!

I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did!

Show Notes/Resources

Gigi’s Book- 50 Ways to Worry Less

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success- Carol S. Dweck

Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself- Kristin Neff

Radical Forgiveness- Colin Tipping

Katie Byron- The Work

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Dr. Yvette Erasmus rejoins me to discuss my childhood event, abuse, the impact of childhood experiences, the distinction between trauma and stress, and what we can do to heal from those experiences.

Yvette works with groups, couples, individuals, leaders and organizations. She puts an emphasis on personal inner work to create a just and peaceful world where everyone’s needs matter. She helps you learn ways to stop sabotaging yourself and your relationships. The “About” Page of her website sums it up best:

“PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD ARE LONGING FOR A BETTER WAY."

It’s time for a change, and it starts with you.

We don’t just talk about problems and challenges. We also talk about solutions. Yvette gives practical ideas to living our best lives and having deep, meaningful relationships with others.

Ever wonder why some people you just “click” with and some rub you the wrong way instantly? Well, my guest this week, Jeannette Grace, and I talk about this very subject. Jeannette is the author of G Factor: 8 Secrets to Increasing Your Gravitational Pull at Work. She is a communication expert and people lover with a masters in communication and a minor in psychology. We talk about:

- Being human and forgiving ourselves

- Vulnerability

- A few G-Factors:

o Gratitude

o Granting permission for mistakes

o Generate: inspire people and be infectious

o Good Humor

Our conversation covers a lot of ground helps you with your relationships both at work and at home. Here are a few of the books that were mentioned during our time together.

Learned Optimism

People Styles at Work and Beyond

The Joy of Not Thinking

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

Crucial Conversations

The Five Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace

If you want to contact Jeannette:

www.ExpressiveCCT.com

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612.655.4335

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Just over eight years ago, Nicole Billingsley was a sex-traffic worker and drug addict who had lost all her parental rights to children. Fast forward to today and she is five weeks away from earning her Doctorate Degree and operates two recovery centers (Nivon Wellness Center) in the Twin Cities. Nicole is living proof that where there is life, there is hope.

Please join me in listening to Nicole’s amazing story. Listen as she describes getting recruited into the sex trade and her experiences as an owner of an escort service in Las Vegas. You’ll hear how this led her to a severe drug addiction, time in jail and the harrowing experiences that went along with her lifestyle.

Then hear how she and her husband, Von Shan, turned it all around. It’s an amazing story of recovery and redemption that should give all of us hope. You’ll hear how trauma and self-worth are the two greatest obstacles to recovery and living a thriving life. Nicole is trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), which is an evidence based therapeutic intervention to help clients recover from the effects of trauma and other issues. She is passionate about helping clients heal from the effects of trauma as well as mental health and substance use disorders.

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I am very excited to introduce this week’s guest, Nancy O’Brien, co-founder of Experience Happiness for the 20th Episode of the #LITA Podcast! I brought Nancy on to talk about her work in creating The Happiness Practice (THP). Nancy co-created THP with her business partner, Linda as a way to help people locate and cultivate their serenity & excitement regardless of outside circumstances. This is exciting work that literally change the world!

THP is a program that measurably improves your happiness and at the same time, decreases your level of burnout. I don’t know about you, but I can get behind this idea!

Nancy and I have a great conversation talking about her work and how it is helping people all over the world. You won’t want to miss her story of an inmate at Stillwater Prison, who, after taking The Happiness Practice, was able to report back that he is authentically happy for the first time in his life…and, he’s in prison for a life sentence!

Don’t miss this episode that could change your life for the better!

Take the THP Assessment right now and measure your own level of happiness and burnout.

Love Money, Money Loves You by Sarah McCrum

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Ron Henderson, “The Fitness King”, is an author, fitness innovator and speaker, who has been providing personal training and motivational presentations to audiences for the past 40 years. Ron was the first fitness professional in the Minneapolis – St. Paul area to work with clients and help them define, develop, and pursue their fitness goals as a personal trainer. Ron has been called upon to coached Top Doctors, NFL players, Lawyers, and CEOs throughout the state of Minnesota.

Ron’s goal is to help people become the best version of themselves by providing them with training that builds their body and motivational presentations that give them the mindset, attitude & beliefs for success.

I met Ron when I saw his vehicle outside a coffee shop and had to go in and find out more about it. From that first chance encounter, which lasted well over an hour, I’ve enjoyed learning about Ron and being in his enthusiastic presence. Ron has a zeal for life that is pervasive and infectious.

I asked Ron to come on the #LITA Podcast with me because he posted a video on Facebook about the current racial tensions in our nation. I was very interested to hear his perspective, as a black man, on law enforcement, police officers and following directions and the law. We have a really fun and far reaching conversation that touches on many different topics. I hope you enjoy listening to Ron as much as I did.

Ron’s book, Self-Staging hasn’t been released yet, so check back.

Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl

www.ronhendersonthefitnessking.com

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Jeff Hudson is my guest this week and we discuss his gambling addiction that left him feeling hopeless and tens of thousands of dollars in debt. What makes Jeff’s story most interesting is that even after writing his master’s thesis on how casinos manipulate their guests to gamble more and working at casinos, he still was drawn into this debilitating addiction.

Jeff was able to escape the grips of his addiction and now he hosts a podcast called The Push. On his podcast, Jeff hopes to help other gambling addicts understand their situation and help them see a way out to recovery and a better life. Jeff gets real about his shame and suicidal ideations in hopes of encouraging others to break out and find recovery.

National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG): (800) 522-4700

Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown

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Bonnie Lemke is my guest this week. Bonnie and I went to high school together and she reached out to me after seeing my social media posts about the podcast. Bonnie wants to use her experience to help others and she thought that telling her story would be a good first step to do that.

You see, Bonnie, like many of us went through trauma in her childhood. She endured sexual, physical and mental abuse as a young girl and as an adult, she used alcohol to numb the pain from those experiences.

I think Bonnie is a perfect example of how we each have a story and we’re all just trying to find our way to happiness. Bonnie shows great courage in her willingness to be vulnerable by sharing her story. I believe it’s this type of courage that is going to help change the face of mental illness, substance abuse and other issues we face as a society. It’s people like Bonnie helping us to see the pain behind their stories that will help others overcome any shame so they can start getting the help they need to live better lives.

Some technical issue happened at the end of the recording and our conversation ends abruptly as Bonnie is sharing her own stories about her suicide attempts, so I apologize for that. However, I think the conversation leading up to that point is very meaningful and worthwhile.

If you find our conversation helpful, please let me know. I’d love to hear how this show impacts your life. Thank you for listening and please remember that you are loved.

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