Living in Alignment with Amy Starr Allen

Living in Alignment with Amy Starr Allen

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  • #081: More & Faster Is Not Better | My Take on How AI Is Potentially Ruining Your Brand, Your Reputation & Your Legacy

    I’m sure you have noticed by now that we are living in a world where we are being sold a bill of goods called “more and faster equals better.”

    We are being told that we can use AI to do things faster and more efficiently… but at what expense?

    We are even being told that we can use it to replace our own voice and to clone ourselves on the internet.

    This is a slippery slope, if you ask me.

    What drives me crazy more than anything is every single time I hear somebody say,

    “If you don’t get up to speed with all of these new AI tools, you will be left behind.”

    First of all, nobody has the ability to predict the future.

    So if somebody is telling you that you are going to be left behind, run for the hills. Nobody knows what the future holds. And using fear tactics like this to sell people stuff is not cool anyway.

    And if sabotaging my authenticity means ‘getting left behind’, then leave me behind, please.

    My take on who’s going to be left behind is much different.

    I believe, in a world where there’s so much artificial content being generated, that the people who are willing to be real are going to be the last ones standing. Not to mention, they are the ones that are going to leave a real legacy.

    In this episode, I go into more detail about my thoughts on this topic.

    I realize it’s very controversial, and I’m okay with that.

    I feel like some of this stuff just needs to be said so that people aren’t misled into thinking that they have to use artificial intelligence instead of doing the thinking on their own, with their own real intelligence and using their own minds, their own hearts, and their own creativity to put their work out into the world.

    Just because you can use AI to write your content for you, doesn’t mean you have to or that you should. You’re not fooling anybody and content without any heart and soul doesn’t land the same way, doesn’t serve your audience the same way, and it all sounds the same- like a Wikipedia article.

    If anyone was to ask me what my biggest ‘secret’ to success is, I would say it’s that I am willing to take my time. I’m not in a rush.

    I like to use my mind to create from my heart (without anything artificial thrown into the mix), because my audience is worth it and so is my voice.

    Enjoy the episode and feel free to leave me your thoughts about this conversation, whether you agree with me or not.

    I love you, and please remember that I’m here to help, always.

    If any questions come up for you as you listen, feel free to ask them. I’m happy to answer.

    Enjoy the episode!

    With love and gratitude,

    Amy

    Please make sure you subscribe to the podcast (this way you can listen from anywhere) and leave me a review! That will help others to be able to find the podcast as well.

    Items mentioned in this episode include:
    • Get access to Amy’s resources here.
    • How I’m able to live job free and work from anywhere, and how I can help you to do the same.
    • Subscribe to this Podcast
    • 4 Key Mindset Shifts to Help You Live in Alignment
    • I love you!

      Click Here to learn how I’m able to live job free and earn from anywhere in the world (and how you can too!).

      I can’t wait to share the best way to monetize your passions and travel as much as you want.

      Yes! Please Share it With Me!

      42 min
    • #080: I Just Hit A Huge Milestone in My Business- My Thoughts About Goals and Building a Business Online

      I hit a big milestone in my business a couple of weeks ago. Exactly 2 weeks ago actually.

      It’s crazy because it was a goal I’ve had for a while, and it’s a big deal to me, and a huge honor…. and yet I couldn’t find the emotional bandwidth to really celebrate it when it happened.

      The day before it happened, I woke up to find out that one of my closest friends had been killed in a motorcycle accident.

      He was my go-to, and he probably would have been the first person to celebrate this milestone with me.

      So, when it happened and he wasn’t there, it caused a big pit in my stomach, an enormous wave of grief, and I also had the happy feelings associated with the milestone all at the same time. I felt like my heart was going to explode because I wasn’t sure what to feel.

      The other day, my friend Robin reached out to me to congratulate me on this accomplishment. She had heard the company owners mention it on one of our masterminds.

      She said,

      “Have you been celebrating it? I haven’t seen you talking about it anywhere.”

      That’s when I realized I hadn’t been able to give it the celebration that it deserves.

      I am a huge believer in taking the time to celebrate all of our wins, big and small, along the way on our journeys… and I was not doing that. Robin’s message was a wake up call for me.

      My friend Gio had also reached out to me right after it happened, to congratulate me and to also ask a few questions about my journey in getting here.

      Our conversation contained a lot of really good insights about the way I build my business, and a lot of the differences between the way I do it and the things I believe in that are much different than the way some others build their businesses and work toward their goals.

      So, I thought I’d share some of those thoughts with you in today’s episode, in case they may help someone else.

      (** Warning: my approach might be a little too woo-woo for some people… so just take what you want and leave the rest.)

      I love you, and please remember that I’m here to help, always.

      If any questions come up for you as you listen, feel free to ask them. I’m happy to answer.

      Enjoy the episode!

      With love and gratitude,

      Amy

      Please make sure you subscribe to the podcast (this way you can listen from anywhere) and leave me a review! That will help others to be able to find the podcast as well.

      Items mentioned in this episode include:
      • Get access to Amy’s resources here.
      • Here’s the video from when I hit Oak Benefactor and achieved my ring
      • How the Home Business Academy is Making a Difference Globally | HBA and Feed My Starving Children
      • Subscribe to this Podcast
      • 4 Key Mindset Shifts to Help You Live in Alignment
      • I love you!

        Click Here to learn how I’m able to live job free and earn from anywhere in the world (and how you can too!).

        I can’t wait to share the best way to monetize your passions and travel as much as you want.

        Yes! Please Share it With Me!

        34 min
      • #079: Living Out Loud, Leaving a Legacy & Becoming a TikTok Millionaire With Dianna Nicole

        In this episode, I am joined by Dianna Nicole.

        Dianna is a speaker, singer, consultant and online business strategist who blends real life resilience with practical results-driven strategy.

        After going through an unanticipated divorce and becoming a single mom, Dianna found herself in her forties and in a position where she needed to find a way to generate enough income to support her family. She put her head down and was able to go from $0 to $1 million on TikTok in just 6 months.

        During our conversation, Dianna shared a lot about her TikTok journey, and how she was able to create her level success in just one hour per day. She shared about how that was just the beginning, and how her business has grown in many different ways and directions since then.

        She also shared a lot about her passion for making a difference in the world while she’s here, and the way she does this by living out loud and sharing her story as she goes.

        She spoke about her passion for singing and how she incorporates her songs into every keynote speech that she gives, as well as her philosophy about becoming 1% happier every day.

        During the interview she stated,

        “I’m just trying to use every single gift that I have to change the world before I die.”

        Dianna is truly an inspiration and a powerhouse. We can all learn a lot from her perspective on life.

        If you are wanting to learn to live out loud and create your legacy through your daily actions, or if you just want some tips about making a great living on TikTok, this episode will help you.

        Enjoy the episode!

        I’m just trying to use every single gift that I have to change the world before I die. – Dianna Nicole
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        Sometimes the thing you think that has come to take you out has come to make you stronger.
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        Your message and what you have to offer is going to change someone’s life. It is changing someone’s life.
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        People just want to be seen and heard. And they feel seen and heard when you tell them your truth.
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        Whoever rises to the challenge of being me-centric and being authentic and telling the story, the ugly and the beautiful… they’ll be loved, they’ll be followed, and they’ll be paid.
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        I never want to have to go back to work again. I want my work to be leaving my legacy, for the rest of my life.
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        Hurt people hurt people, but happy people help people.
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        Quotes From This Episode

        • I’m just trying to use every single gift that I have to change the world before I die.
        • Sometimes the thing you think that has come to take you out has come to make you stronger.
        • Your message and what you have to offer is going to change someone’s life. It is changing someone’s life.
        • People just want to be seen and heard. And they feel seen and heard when you tell them your truth.
        • Whoever rises to the challenge of being me-centric and being authentic and telling the story, the ugly and the beautiful… they’ll be loved, they’ll be followed, and they’ll be paid.
        • I never want to have to go back to work again. I want my work to be leaving my legacy, for the rest of my life.
        • Hurt people hurt people, but happy people help people.
        • Here are some of the topics that were covered in this episode:
          • 0:00 Intro
          • 2:15 Dianna’s back story
          • 3:30 How sharing her stories through songs changed her life and her audience’s life
          • 6:00 How Dianna create a $1 million in 6 months after becoming a single mom on TikTok
          • 9:00 How Dianna got started with the TikTok Shop affiliate program and made her first $950,000 working an hour a day
          • 15:00 How Dianna differentiates her ‘brand page’ from her TikTok shop stores
          • 22:00 Dianna’s advice for anyone going through a big transition in their life
          • 34:00 Why there’s a shift happening because people are craving ‘me-centric’ marketing in the age of AI
          • 38:00 The importance of not putting all of your eggs in one basket
          • 47:00 Dianna’s philosophy about getting 1% happier every day
          • 52:00 Dianna’s closing thoughts
          • About Dianna Nicole

            Dianna Nicole is a powerhouse speaker, singer, author and business consultant, and million-dollar entrepreneur.

            Known for her signature Keynote Concert experience, she has inspired over 200,000 people on 100+ stages worldwide.

            As the founder of Happy Lady, Happy Life, Dianna empowers people to grow, build financial freedom, and embrace confidence through cutting-edge digital strategies and mindset breakthroughs.

            She has been featured in outlets such as Women’s Insider, NBC, CBS, and FOX.


            Please make sure you subscribe to the podcast (this way you can listen from anywhere) and leave me a review! That will help others to be able to find the podcast as well.

            Items mentioned in this episode include:
            • Visit Dianna’s Website
            • Follow Dianna on TikTok (find her on all social media platforms @theonlydiannanicole)
            • Grab Dianna’s Free TikTok Guide and Masterclass
            • Subscribe to this Podcast
            • 4 Key Mindset Shifts to Help You Live in Alignment
            • I love you!

              Click Here to learn how I’m able to live job free and earn from anywhere in the world (and how you can too!).

              I can’t wait to share the best way to monetize your passions and travel as much as you want.

              Yes! Please Share it With Me!

              56 min
            • #078: How I Use Automatic Writing to Make Big Decisions

              Happy New Year…

              I hope your year is off to a great start. I love the energy of a new year, the feeling of a fresh start, a blank canvas.

              As I’ve been setting my intentions for the new year, I’ve also been having to make some big decisions in my life.

              One of my secret weapons when it comes to decision making is automatic writing.

              I’m a huge believer in trusting your gut and listening to your heart and following your intuition.

              And, although I’ve gotten better at this over the years as I’ve worked on it, sometimes I still feel a little conflicted or unclear and I need a little help.

              That’s where automatic writing comes in.

              Automatic writing, for me, is a practice that allows me to call on my guides, angels, and ancestors for help when I need it. And it always, without fail, blows me away how clear I feel after I do it.

              In this episode, I will walk you through an example of my automatic writing practice. I’ll show you exactly what I did to get help with a big decision that I had to make recently.

              I started off feeling unclear, and came out of the exercise feeling completely confident and sure… which, as I said, is very typical for me when I implement automatic writing.

              Enjoy the episode and I hope this helps you to get some clarity on any big decisions you have coming up in your life.

              And, if you are already using automatic writing, I’d love to hear a bit about your practice and how you use it.

              I love you, and please remember that I’m here to help, always.

              If any questions come up for you as you listen, feel free to ask them. I’m happy to answer.

              Enjoy the episode!

              With love and gratitude,

              Amy

              Please make sure you subscribe to the podcast (this way you can listen from anywhere) and leave me a review! That will help others to be able to find the podcast as well.

              Items mentioned in this episode include:
              • How I’m able to live job free and earn from anywhere in the world (and how you can, too)
              • The app I use to travel without paying for accommodations
              • Subscribe to this Podcast
              • 4 Key Mindset Shifts to Help You Live in Alignment
              • I love you!

                Click Here to learn how I’m able to live job free and earn from anywhere in the world (and how you can too!).

                I can’t wait to share the best way to monetize your passions and travel as much as you want.

                Yes! Please Share it With Me!

                25 min
              • #077: You Are Who You Train to Be With Angela Jean

                In this episode, I am joined by Angela Jean.

                Angela is a Resilience Architect who helps people heal by realigning their nervous system’s frequency.

                After living through an enormous amount of trauma in her young life, she healed herself through some processes that she created herself, and that she now uses to help others heal and transform.

                During our conversation, Angela shared a lot about her journey and how losing her father and sister both to suicide catapulted her into her own spiritual awakening. She spoke about how her journey began once she as able to fully surrender to it.

                She shared a lot about her work and how we are the healers, that we don’t need anything externally in order to heal, that we just need to train everything in the right direction. She shared about how everything that we want in our lives is on the other side of playing it safe.

                She also spoke on the topics of what our brain is doing when we are overthinking, why all breath work is not created equally, and how to stay high vibe in today’s chaotic world.

                If you are wanting to master your own inner authority, and to move past the fear that keeps you playing safe and living scared and unfulfilled, this episode will help you.

                Enjoy the episode!

                We are who we train to be, but we are all training in the wrong direction. – Angela Jean
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                Every single decision we make is moving us either toward the life we want or the life we are comfortable in because it feels safe. We can move toward the fear and the discomfort and stop making excuses to feel safe.
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                The only reason something feels safe is because it’s known, it’s familiar, not because it’s better. So much of what we want, what we crave, what we desire, what we dream, is in the unknown.
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                The unknown is where all of our dreams can unfold. It’s where we can build what we want because it’s not built on the programs that have been built in us from our childhood.
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                As long as your nervous system locks up, all you are training is protection. You are training protection instead of possibilities. We are always training in the background, whether we know it or not.
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                Everything we want is on the other side of playing it safe.
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                You have to decide who you are because, if you don’t, this world will decide for you.
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                We are the healers. We don’t need anything externally, we have everything we need. We have our bodies, we have rhythm, we have our voice, we have our thoughts. All we have to do is train everything in the right direction.
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                We’ve spent most of our lives training in the wrong direction, believing non-truths, allowing imprints to guide us, living and loving from the wound.
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                Quotes From This Episode
                • The journey began when I was in full surrender.
                • We are who we train to be, but we are all training in the wrong direction.
                • Every single decision we make is moving us either toward the life we want or the life we are comfortable in because it feels safe. We can move toward the fear and the discomfort and stop making excuses to feel safe.
                • The only reason something feels safe is because it’s known, it’s familiar, not because it’s better. So much of what we want, what we crave, what we desire, what we dream, is in the unknown.
                • The unknown is where all of our dreams can unfold. It’s where we can build what we want because it’s not built on the programs that have been built in us from our childhood.
                • As long as your nervous system locks up, all you are training is protection. You are training protection instead of possibilities. We are always training in the background, whether we know it or not.
                • Everything we want is on the other side of playing it safe.
                • You have to decide who you are because, if you don’t, this world will decide for you.
                • We are the healers. We don’t need anything externally, we have everything we need. We have our bodies, we have rhythm, we have our voice, we have our thoughts. All we have to do is train everything in the right direction.
                • We’ve spent most of our lives training in the wrong direction, believing non-truths, allowing imprints to guide us, living and loving from the wound.
                • Here are some of the topics that were covered in this episode:
                  • 0:00 Intro
                  • 3:00 Angela’s back story
                  • 10:30 Finding the good in traumatic situations, and the power of tracking patterns in our behavior
                  • 16:00 How Angela’s work involving nervous system resets and identity training works
                  • 18:00 How to use repetition to dissolve beliefs about yourself and replace them with new ones
                  • 22:00 The importance of Angela’s mantra, “You are who you train to be” and how to implement it to make a change in a positive way
                  • 25:00 Where intuition comes into play, and how to hear its whisper
                  • 27:45 Why doing nervous system resets is a game changer
                  • 36:00 Why sensation works better than talking to rewire the nervous system
                  • 38:00 How Angela’s processes were birthed through her own challenges and discovery
                  • 42:00 Why all breathe work is not created equally and the importance of matching the right type of breath with your emotions
                  • 44:00 Why your brain overthinks when it doesn’t feel safe and how to stop it
                  • 47:00 Ways to work with Angela Jean
                  • 51:00 How to stay high vibe in today’s world
                  • About Angela Jean

                    From runaway to resilience architect, Angela Jean transforms survival into embodied mastery.

                    After losing her father and sister to suicide in her youth, she decoded her own body’s survival instincts—the silence and hypervigilance — and turned them into a science of self-reclamation.

                    Her mantra, “You are who you train to be,” fuels a practical method that bypasses empty theory.

                    By blending rhythm, micro-movements, and nervous system wisdom, she guides clients to rewrite subconscious patterns at their roots. This isn’t healing through talk, but through visceral, somatic truth.

                    Angela teaches that since the body learned danger first, it must also lead the way back to safety and strength. Her work replaces survival reflexes with unshakable self-belief, offering embodiment alignment and inner authority—no performative healing, just profound, lasting change.

                    Please make sure you subscribe to the podcast (this way you can listen from anywhere) and leave me a review! That will help others to be able to find the podcast as well.

                    Items mentioned in this episode include:
                    • Visit Angela’s Website
                    • Grab Angela’s free walking meditation & nervous system reset here
                    • Learn about Angela’s programs at https://soulsyncsessions.com
                    • Subscribe to this Podcast
                    • 4 Key Mindset Shifts to Help You Live in Alignment
                    • I love you!

                      Click Here to learn how I’m able to live job free and earn from anywhere in the world (and how you can too!).

                      I can’t wait to share the best way to monetize your passions and travel as much as you want.

                      Yes! Please Share it With Me!

                      1 hr 7 min
                    • #076: The Conscious Path to Prosperity With Tim ‘Jai’ Baker

                      In this episode, I am joined by Tim ‘Jai’ Baker.

                      Jai is the author of The Awakened Investor: Master Your Financial Anxieties While Unveiling a Conscious Pathway to Prosperity and True Fulfillment.

                      He believes that wealth management should not occur in isolation but rather as part of a holistic approach that considers the whole person. He utilizes tools like Human Archetype assessments and Family Genograms, which help reveal an individual’s authentic potential and align financial strategies with personal values.

                      During our conversation, Jai shared a lot about his spiritual journey. He shared stories about his time in India, and how he was able to heal his body through the use of daily meditation.

                      We had beautiful conversations about topics such as the work of Dr. Deepak Chopra and Dr. Joe Dispenza, how meditation is changing the lives of children in the school system, and how fast this light is currently spreading.

                      He shared a lot of his insight about what it means to live an examined life, and we even touched on the importance of gut health.

                      If you are wanting to master your financial anxieties on a deeper level using a more well-rounded holistic approach, or you are curious about the benefits of meditation and living consciously, this episode will help you.

                      Enjoy the episode!

                      Money can’t be managed in a silo. Your health can affect your finances. Your relationships can affect your estate planning choices and the heirs you are going to leave your money to. Your career can affect your mental and physical…
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                      You can have a billion dollars but if nobody wants to be around you and you’re in super poor health and you can’t get around, that’s not wealthy.
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                      For me, the most important ingredient in being here is to know thy self. To know thy self is to know all of reality.
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                      You don’t have to go through a pain event to want to examine your life, but that’s usually what it takes, because it takes direct experience for most people to want to change something. But when you take the time to examine your life…
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                      It’s because we’ve become disconnected from God that we are having this issue with money.
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                      This life is a journey and each new day hopefully we’re living consciously, and when we do we’re living a novel life.
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                      Money is not the biggest stressor in America, the biggest stressor is your mind. Master your mind and you master your money, you master your career, you master your relationships, you master your health. This body of work is about…
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                      Quotes From This Episode
                      • Money can’t be managed in a silo. Your health can affect your finances. Your relationships can affect your estate planning choices and the heirs you are going to leave your money to. Your career can affect your mental and physical health. Your emotional intelligence can affect all of the discerning choices you need to make about all of the other major aspects of your life.
                      • You can have a billion dollars but if nobody wants to be around you and you’re in super poor health and you can’t get around, that’s not wealthy.
                      • For me, the most important ingredient in being here is to know thy self. To know thy self is to know all of reality.
                      • You don’t have to go through a pain event to want to examine your life, but that’s usually what it takes, because it takes direct experience for most people to want to change something. But when you take the time to examine your life and tap into that consciousness, now you’re living a life of destiny, one that you’ve chosen, one that wasn’t fated to you.
                      • It’s because we’ve become disconnected from God that we are having this issue with money.
                      • This life is a journey and each new day hopefully we’re living consciously, and when we do we’re living a novel life.
                      • Money is not the biggest stressor in America, the biggest stressor is your mind. Master your mind and you master your money, you master your career, you master your relationships, you master your health. This body of work is about mastering your mind, and that’s what heals everything.
                      • Here are some of the topics that were covered in this episode:
                        • 0:00 Intro
                        • 3:27 Jai’s back story
                        • 15:00 How Jai’s book, The Awakened Investor, came to be.
                        • 18:00 The importance of examining your life, and living a life of destiny rather than one that was fated to you.
                        • 19:00 How Jai uses Cal Jung’s Human Archetype assessment and a family genogram with all of his clients
                        • 29:00 A little about Jai’s spiritual background which led him to this path that he’s on now, how he started his meditation practice (and how it healed his shoulder)
                        • 35:00 Why meditation is an important ingredient for tapping into our true self
                        • 42:00 Jai’s experience with Dr. Joe Dispenza’s work and how it is healing so many people, and the studies that have been done on the effects of meditation on the human condition
                        • 48:00 Jai’s thoughts on and experiences with gut health (book recommendation: Grow a New Body)
                        • 52:45 How Tim was given the name Jai during a trip to India
                        • 60:00 How meditation is changing the lives of children in the school system, and how fast this light is spreading
                        • 63:00 You can take the Human Archetype Assessment on Jai’s website at LuminousWealth.com (free of charge)
                        • 65:00 Ways to work with Jai and his team
                        • About Tim ‘Jai’ Baker

                          The CEO of Luminous Wealth , Tim’s pioneering approach to
                          family wealth guides a philosophy that wealth management
                          works best when it’s tightly integrated with personal well-being
                          and firmly grounded in lifelong, positive relationships.

                          Since 1981, Tim has been helping individuals, families, businesses, and institutions steward their financial hopes and dreams. He brings a wealth of experience from financial disciplines, and integrates that with his work in the field of human psychology and design, utilizing tools like Human Archetype assessments and Family Genograms, which help reveal an individual’s authentic potential and align financial strategies with personal values.

                          Tim’s mission is to guide his clients toward their deepest desires and true fulfillment by fostering a healthy, stress-free environment where financial and personal well-being are seamlessly integrated. He believes that wealth management should not occur in isolation but rather as part of a holistic approach
                          that considers the whole person. To achieve this vision, Tim has assembled a team of multi-disciplinary professional advisors working from a centralized location, ensuring that the mission statement of the families his company serves is effectively realized.

                          Now residing in Jupiter, Florida, Tim lives an active and conscious lifestyle with adult children and grandchildren near and afar. He enjoys golf, running, the local beaches, college sports, writing, meditation, well-living and nutrition, global travel, attends retreats on human consciousness, and
                          remains in gratitude for each present moment.

                          Please make sure you subscribe to the podcast (this way you can listen from anywhere) and leave me a review! That will help others to be able to find the podcast as well.

                          Items mentioned in this episode include:
                          • Visit Jai’s Website
                          • Contact Jai at [email protected] or by phone at 561-919-4808
                          • Purchase Jai’s book The Awakened Investor: Master Your Financial Anxieties While Unveiling a Conscious Pathway to Prosperity and True Fulfillment on Amazon
                          • Subscribe to this Podcast
                          • 4 Key Mindset Shifts to Help You Live in Alignment
                          • I love you!

                            Learn How You Can Finally Start to Activate & Trust Your Intuition So That You Can Use It to Thrive in Your Business and Your Life!

                            This simple guide will cover 5 simple keys that will unlock your ability to activate & trust your intuition so that you can easily use it every day in your business and your life. These principles will allow you to feel like you are flowing downstream in life and business, instead of trying to swim against the current.

                            Yes! Give Me Access to the Guide!

                            Click Here to learn how I’m able to live job free and earn from anywhere in the world (and how you can too!).

                            I can’t wait to share the best way to monetize your passions and travel as much as you want.

                            Yes! Please Share it With Me!

                            1 hr 13 min
                          • #075: Exploring the Creative Process With Pia Leichter

                            In this episode, I am joined by Pia Leichter.

                            Pia is a creative partner, the founder of Kollektiv Studio, and the author of the best-selling book Welcome to the Creative Club.

                            During our conversation, Pia shared about her journey from consistently moving from place to place for most of her life and then finally deciding to settle down in one place and the personal growth that has come from that decision.

                            We had beautiful conversations about topics such as the power of changing your name and aging.

                            She shared a lot of her insight about the creative process, what stops us in our creativity, and what we can do to become unblocked when this occurs.

                            She also spoke in depth about the beauty of living in uncertainty because this is where we can access infinite possibility.

                            If you are wanting to access your creativity on a deeper level, or you are needing some help getting unblocked in the creative process, this episode will help you.

                            Enjoy the episode!

                            This is a one time deal, this thing called life. And we all have a hidden expiration date. And when you go, you lose it all, so what do you really have to lose while you’re here?- Pia Leichter
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                            Uncertainty is the realm of infinite possibility. It’s part of the creative process. When we sit down to create anything, we don’t know what we’re going to create. It wouldn’t be very creative if we did.
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                            Separating what we are creating and making real in the world from what we are is not the way.
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                            Allow yourself to explore. You don’t need to have a fixed plan or a fixed destination, you can just be curious, lean back a little bit, and play.
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                            What stops us from being creative is thinking we’re not creative. There are infinite ways we can be creative in our daily lives when we are being true to ourselves.
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                            Our own unique signature is everywhere and in everything that we do, because creativity is not just something we do, it’s a way of being in the world.
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                            Quotes From This Episode
                            • This is a one time deal, this thing called life. And we all have a hidden expiration date. And when you go, you lose it all, so what do you really have to lose while you’re here?
                            • Uncertainty is the realm of infinite possibility. It’s part of the creative process. When we sit down to create anything, we don’t know what we’re going to create. It wouldn’t be very creative if we did.
                            • Separating what we are creating and making real in the world from what we are is not the way.
                            • Allow yourself to explore. You don’t need to have a fixed plan or a fixed destination, you can just be curious, lean back a little bit, and play.
                            • What stops us from being creative is thinking we’re not creative. There are infinite ways we can be creative in our daily lives when we are being true to ourselves.
                            • Our own unique signature is everywhere and in everything that we do, because creativity is not just something we do, it’s a way of being in the world.
                            • Here are some of the topics that were covered in this episode:
                              • 0:00 Intro
                              • 1:45 Pia’s back story
                              • 7:45 The personal growth that happened when Pia finally decided to stop moving around and to just stay in one place and root.
                              • 13:00 What Pia’s work has transformed into today
                              • 20:00 A conversation about the power of changing your name and the power of naming as a reclamation
                              • 25:00 A conversation about aging as women
                              • 37:00 How getting attached to an outcome can create a block in our creative progress and the importance of trusting the process
                              • 39:00 Pia’s recommendations for how to become unblocked if you are currently feeling blocked in your creative process
                              • 44:00 Ways to work with Pia
                              • 45:00 Some information about Pia’s best selling book ‘Welcome to the Creative Club’ that smashes the myth that creativity is reserved for the chosen few.
                              • 48:00 What happens when we live in the uncertainty
                              • 58:00 A conversation about abundance and the power of our beliefs
                              • Invitation to join Thrive- A Community for Women Over 50.
                              • About Pia Leichter

                                Pia is a creative partner, published author,certified coach, and founder of Kollektiv Studio.

                                As a recovering shapeshifter and nomad, and an award-winning creative director for some of the biggest brands in the world, she is uniquely placed to cocreate brands, businesses, and art with
                                visionary rebels, unconventional dreamers, and inspired misfits.

                                Pia is a New Yorker based in Copenhagen partnering with wild-hearted creators across the globe.


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                                Items mentioned in this episode include:
                                • Visit Pia’s Website
                                • Grab a free copy of Pia’s ebook (first 40 people only)
                                • Join the Free THRIVE Community
                                • Subscribe to this Podcast
                                • 4 Key Mindset Shifts to Help You Live in Alignment
                                • I love you!

                                  Learn How You Can Finally Start to Activate & Trust Your Intuition So That You Can Use It to Thrive in Your Business and Your Life!

                                  This simple guide will cover 5 simple keys that will unlock your ability to activate & trust your intuition so that you can easily use it every day in your business and your life. These principles will allow you to feel like you are flowing downstream in life and business, instead of trying to swim against the current.

                                  Yes! Give Me Access to the Guide!

                                  Click Here to learn how I’m able to live job free and earn from anywhere in the world (and how you can too!).

                                  I can’t wait to share the best way to monetize your passions and travel as much as you want.

                                  Yes! Please Share it With Me!

                                  1 hr 12 min
                                • #074: You Don’t Have to Become the Thing That Happened to You With Gretchen Ritter

                                  In this episode, I am joined by Gretchen Ritter.

                                  Gretchen recently lost her home and all of her belongings in the Palisades fires in Malibu, California.

                                  She has also been navigating a difficult divorce for the past couple of years, and the fire and the loss of the home complicated that matter further as well.

                                  In the face of all of it, Gretchen has landed on her feet, as she always does.

                                  Gretchen and I have been close friends for over 30 years, since we were college roommates back in the 80’s. Since I met her, I have watched her constantly find ways to help and contribute to others, and she is continuing to do that now for her devastated community in California.

                                  She has also had to learn, during this time, how to be on the receiving end of the contributions and the generosity that people have given her, something she is not used to.

                                  We spoke about all of this in this episode, and so much more.

                                  If you are wanting to learn from and be inspired by someone who finds a way to thrive in the face of the most challenging situations, and to remember that you never have to see yourself as a victim, this episode will help you.

                                  Enjoy the episode!

                                  Gratitude gets me present to what I have right now. The grief is about the past.- Gretchen Ritter
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                                  Don’t ever apologize for making sure that you’re safe. Trust your instincts. Your intuition is always right.
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                                  Surviving is not the bar I set. Thriving is the bar I set. Surviving is kind of boring. Thriving is exciting.
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                                  We are always changing. The ground is always moving beneath our feet. So why not reach a little higher? Why settle for the bare minimum?
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                                  Don’t become the thing that happened to you.
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                                  I’m not a victim. I can do something with this. Let me show you what I can do.
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                                  Quotes From This Episode
                                  • Gratitude gets me present to what I have right now. The grief is about the past.
                                  • Don’t ever apologize for making sure that you’re safe. Trust your instincts. Your intuition is always right.
                                  • Surviving is not the bar I set. Thriving is the bar I set. Surviving is kind of boring. Thriving is exciting.
                                  • We are always changing. The ground is always moving beneath our feet. So why not reach a little higher? Why settle for the bare minimum?
                                  • Don’t become the thing that happened to you.
                                  • I’m not a victim. I can do something with this. Let me show you what I can do.
                                  • Here are some of the topics that were covered in this episode:
                                    • 0:00 Intro/ Intro to Thrive- a Community for Women Over 50
                                    • 2:00 Gretchen’s background
                                    • 5:00 Gretchen’s experience with losing her home and all of her belongings in the Palisades fires in Malibu a few months ago
                                    • 15:00 How Gretchen has been navigating a tumultuous divorce during the fire devastation
                                    • 22:00 What it’s been like for Gretchen to learn how to receive instead of being the one giving like she’s used to.
                                    • 27:00 The new relationship that showed up for Gretchen in the face of the fire and the divorce
                                    • 28:00 Gretchen’s advice for anyone dating through the online dating sites
                                    • 32:00 How Gretchen built a new community for herself around learning to play pool
                                    • 35:00 How Gretchen transitioned into the fitness industry
                                    • 43:00 What’s next for Gretchen after losing her home in the fire
                                    • 1:03:00 The importance of supporting each other in our own decisions, even if we don’t necessarily agree with the choice someone is making
                                    • 01:16:00 Invitation to join Thrive- A Community for Women Over 50.
                                    • Donate to Gretchen’s GoFundMe page
                                    • About Jenn Cohen

                                      Gretchen Ritter is a mother of 2 successful sons and a 25-year veteran of the Fitness & Wellness space who has lead numerous teams & hundreds of fitness professionals nationwide for EōS Fitness, The Bay Club Company, Town Sports International, Sports Club/LA & Spectrum Athletic Clubs.

                                      As an entrepreneur, she opened a boutique studio & created a new multi-family fitness amenity management company. 

                                      She’s a proven leader with a passion for sales and service, a sales educator who transforms product enthusiasts into powerful revenue producers, and an industry thought leader utilizing an innovative approach to the membership model.

                                      She’s also a connector and a visionary; driven to identify opportunities and find solutions that improve the lives of others. 

                                      Gretchen has been a Malibu resident since 2008 and recently lost her home in the Palisades Fire. 

                                      Please make sure you subscribe to the podcast (this way you can listen from anywhere) and leave me a review! That will help others to be able to find the podcast as well.

                                      Items mentioned in this episode include:
                                      • Donate to Gretchen’s GoFundMe Page
                                      • Join the Free THRIVE Community
                                      • Subscribe to this Podcast
                                      • 4 Key Mindset Shifts to Help You Live in Alignment
                                      • I love you!

                                        Learn How You Can Finally Start to Activate & Trust Your Intuition So That You Can Use It to Thrive in Your Business and Your Life!

                                        This simple guide will cover 5 simple keys that will unlock your ability to activate & trust your intuition so that you can easily use it every day in your business and your life. These principles will allow you to feel like you are flowing downstream in life and business, instead of trying to swim against the current.

                                        Yes! Give Me Access to the Guide!

                                        Click Here to learn how I’m able to live job free and earn from anywhere in the world (and how you can too!).

                                        I can’t wait to share the best way to monetize your passions and travel as much as you want.

                                        Yes! Please Share it With Me!

                                        1 hr 21 min
                                      • #073: Learning to Follow Your Inner Guidance & Trust Your Intuition With Jenn Cohen

                                        In this episode, I am joined by Jenn Cohen.

                                        Jenn is an intuitive consultant and medium. She empowers her clients with practical tools to gain clarity, recognize blind spots, and make
                                        decisions aligned with their goals.

                                        In this conversation, Jenn explained the difference between hunting down your intuition and being available to hear it, and how to be able to notice when your intuition is coming through.

                                        She also shared how she’s able help her clients with conflict resolution by communicating with the higher selves of the other parties involved.

                                        I ended up booking a session with Jenn after our interview for this purpose and it was mind blowing. It wasn’t what I expected at all, it was so much better. It turned out to be one of the deepest healing sessions I’ve ever experienced. Jenn is the real deal, and I couldn’t recommend her services more highly.

                                        If you are wanting to finally be able to tap into that inner guidance that is already available to you, and to gain clarity about your best next steps in your business and your life, this episode will help you.

                                        Enjoy the episode!

                                        It’s not our job to hunt down our intuition. It’s our responsibility to place ourselves in a place where we can hear it. – Jenn Cohen
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                                        Intuition has no reason to keep you protected. It’s not here for smallness. It’s here for greatness.
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                                        Intuition is the ability to understand something immediately without conscious reasoning.
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                                        Intuition doesn’t get loud, but it does often repeat itself.
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                                        Quotes From This Episode
                                        • It’s not our job to hunt down our intuition. It’s our responsibility to place ourselves in a place where we can hear it.
                                        • Intuition has no reason to keep you protected. It’s not here for smallness. It’s here for greatness.
                                        • Intuition is the ability to understand something immediately without conscious reasoning.
                                        • Intuition doesn’t get loud, but it does often repeat itself.
                                        • Here are some of the topics that were covered in this episode:
                                          • 0:00 Intro
                                          • 6:00 Jenn’s back story- how her father’s death changed everything and helped her to start to tap into her intuition in a deeper way and had her turn over her profession to him
                                          • 11:00 Some of the similarities that I experienced with my mom’s death and how she communicated with me afterwards
                                          • 19:00 How Jenn filled up 3 journals with automatic writing from her dad that became the blueprint for her career
                                          • 23:30 The difference between hunting down our intuition and just being available to hear it
                                          • 25:30 How to be able to notice when your intuition is coming through
                                          • 30:00 The difference between intuition coming from your higher self and messages coming from angels, guides, and deceased loved ones
                                          • 32:00 How Jenn can help her clients with conflict resolution by communicating with the higher selves of the other parties involved
                                          • 34:00 How Jenn discovered that she had the ability to communicate with deceased loved ones and to be a channel for others
                                          • 36:00 The definition of intuition and how to help people access their intuition if they aren’t really open to the idea that it’s real
                                          • 43:30 How intuition can be used by an entrepreneur to know their next step or the right niche for them to be in, etc.
                                          • 47:00 Some other ways Jenn can help people with work and business using intuition
                                          • 49:30 Recommended reading: Signs- By Laura Lynn Jackson
                                          • 50:00 Recognizing signs that are coming from your intuition
                                          • 52:00 Different ways that people can work with Jenn and receive help from her
                                          • 54:00 Closing thoughts
                                          • About Jenn Cohen

                                            Jenn Cohen has always been fascinated by the power of intuition. Her journey into understanding this deeper, intuitive space began in her early 20s after a personal experience following the death of her father inspired her curiosity of how intuition would guide her life.

                                            Throughout her 27-year career in the Entertainment Industry—
                                            collaborating with major studios like DreamWorks, NBCUniversal, IMAX, and WarnerMedia—Jenn discovered that some of the most impactful decisions often stemmed from intuition. Her unique approach and insights not only set her apart but also led to career advancements and recognition in a highly competitive field.

                                            After stepping away from the corporate world, Jenn embraced her calling as an intuitive consultant, applying her skills to help both individuals and organizations unlock their potential. Today, she empowers clients—from individuals to executives to entire teams—with practical tools to gain clarity, recognize blind spots, and make decisions aligned with their goals. Jenn’s programs and coaching sessions are designed to cultivate a stronger sense of purpose and enhance productivity, creativity, and connection in professional settings.

                                            Jenn’s work supports individuals and companies alike, creating pathways for growth by blending intuitive insights with actionable strategies. She is dedicated to helping her clients break through self-imposed barriers, trust their inner voice, and achieve greater fulfillment in both personal and professional realms.



                                            Please make sure you subscribe to the podcast (this way you can listen from anywhere) and leave me a review! That will help others to be able to find the podcast as well.

                                            Items mentioned in this episode include:
                                            • Visit Jenn’s Website
                                            • Send Jenn an email: [email protected]
                                            • Visit Jenn on Instagram (@jenncohenintuitive)
                                            • Beginner’s Guide to Intuition Activation
                                            • Subscribe to this Podcast
                                            • 4 Key Mindset Shifts to Help You Live in Alignment
                                            • I love you!

                                              Learn How You Can Finally Start to Activate & Trust Your Intuition So That You Can Use It to Thrive in Your Business and Your Life!

                                              This simple guide will cover 5 simple keys that will unlock your ability to activate & trust your intuition so that you can easily use it every day in your business and your life. These principles will allow you to feel like you are flowing downstream in life and business, instead of trying to swim against the current.

                                              Yes! Give Me Access to the Guide!

                                              Click Here to learn how I’m able to live job free and earn from anywhere in the world (and how you can too!).

                                              I can’t wait to share the best way to monetize your passions and travel as much as you want.

                                              Yes! Please Share it With Me!
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                                            • #072: How to Stand Out in the Marketplace & Create Customers For Life With Vance Morris

                                              In this episode, I am joined by Vance Morris.

                                              While working at Disney years ago, Vance learned all of the systems and processes that go into providing the best customer service on the planet. After studying how this works through his experience there, he started his own company and applied what he learned. This lead to:

                                              • his company being able to charge more than his competitors, creating higher profits with less work
                                              • his employees sticking around because they don’t have to work as hard as the employees in the other companies
                                              • creating customers that stick around for life because of the impeccable customer service provided
                                              • Eventually companies started coming to Vance for his help so that they could do the same for their businesses. Vance now teaches others how to WOW your customers, stand out from the competition, and build a business that attracts loyal, high-paying clients who will stick with you for the long haul.

                                                In this conversation, Vance shared some ideas of packages that business owners can provide for their customers, as well as guarantees and bonuses that stand out in the marketplace (many which don’t cost much or anything at all).

                                                He also shared how to create emotional engagement with your customers so that they will stick around for life.

                                                And he even shared how to be the authority in your niche by writing a book in one weekend (this tip was pure gold).

                                                If you are wanting to stand out in your business to be able to create price elasticity and keep your customers for life, this episode will help you.

                                                Enjoy the episode!

                                                When you have really good systems and really good processes, they give you freedom. – Vance Morris
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                                                Once you create emotional connection and engagement with your customers, people aren’t leaving.
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                                                You don’t need to invest a lot of money to create a ‘Wow!” experience for your customer. You just need to think a little bit.
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                                                Your mission has to be bigger than your job.
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                                                Nobody wants a mug with your logo on it. If you want to give a great gift, give them a set of Ginsu knives or a cheeseboard with THEIR initials on it. Or something that they can hang in their office that they have to walk by every…
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                                                Quotes From This Episode
                                                • When you have really good systems and really good processes, they give you freedom.
                                                • Once you create emotional connection and engagement with your customers, people aren’t leaving.
                                                • You don’t need to invest a lot of money to create a ‘Wow!” experience for your customer. You just need to think a little bit.
                                                • Your mission has to be bigger than your job.
                                                • Nobody wants a mug with your logo on it. If you want to give a great gift, give them a set of Ginsu knives or a cheeseboard with THEIR initials on it. Or something that they can hang in their office that they have to walk by every day. Then, they will remember you for life.
                                                • Here are some of the topics that were covered in this episode:
                                                  • 0:00 Intro
                                                  • 1:30 Vance’s back story- some of the things he learned from working at Disney that are applicable to (and could help improve) most businesses
                                                  • 7:00 When Vance realized that having a job was not for him and started his own carpet cleaning business
                                                  • 7:30 How Vance learned how to make more profits by working less, while having much better employee retention than his competitors
                                                  • 8:30 How Vance’s success & processes eventually had other businesses coming to him for consulting
                                                  • 11:30 How we can take the systems we create in our businesses and use them to create a personal operating system
                                                  • 14:00 How we can stand out from our competitors in a way that makes our pricing elastic (and some examples of how Vance does this using warranties & guarantees, etc.)
                                                  • 18:00 How Vance creates reciprocity with his customers by giving them a gift before he does any work
                                                  • 23:00 How Vance helps people with digital products and services apply these same retention strategies
                                                  • 26:00 How Vance helps people in Network Marketing businesses stand out by becoming the authority.
                                                  • 27:00 Vance’s secret to writing a boot in a weekend.
                                                  • 28:00 A powerful word that will change everything if you can get it in front of your name
                                                  • 29:00 The benefits of having a print newsletter (and why if Vance had to choose only one form of marketing for his business it would be his newsletter)
                                                  • 32:00 Why every company should have a mission (not a mission statement).
                                                  • 41:00 Some examples of different types of packages you can create to provide a better experience for your customer and bring in higher profits
                                                  • 43:00 Some examples of extra touch tangible bonuses you can provide for your customers to create sticktoitiveness in your business
                                                  • 48:00 Some different ways to work with Vance
                                                  • About Vance Morris


                                                    Vance Morris helps business owners get, serve and keep clients for life through creating experiences and response required marketing.

                                                    He is a Former Birth Control Factory Security Guard turned Disney Leader, turned Bankrupt Out of Work Executive, turned Carpet Cleaner, turned Successful Entrepreneur.






                                                    Please make sure you subscribe to the podcast (this way you can listen from anywhere) and leave me a review! That will help others to be able to find the podcast as well.

                                                    Items mentioned in this episode include:
                                                    • Grab Vance’s Free Guide: 52 Ways to Wow Your Customers Without Breaking the Bank
                                                    • Visit Vance’s Website
                                                    • Hire Vance Morris as a speaker for your next event
                                                    • Subscribe to this Podcast
                                                    • 4 Key Mindset Shifts to Help You Live in Alignment
                                                    • I love you!

                                                      Click Here to learn how I’m able to live job free and earn from anywhere in the world (and how you can too!).

                                                      I can’t wait to share the best way to monetize your passions and travel as much as you want.

                                                      Yes! Please Share it With Me!

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                                                    About Living in Alignment with Amy Starr Allen

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