MindStory Speaker

Dave O’Connor is the co-founder of MindStory Academy. He has assisted thousands of individuals to achieve superior levels of performance in life.  

In this podcast, you will discover how to rekindle your passion, even if you’re already very busy. Here’s 4 ways he discovered after 22 years of coaching people, that help people get the magic back into their life.  

#1 - Presence 

This is being able to connect with people where they are at now. You’re present with people. Many people have lost that ability. One way you can develop more presence is by releasing the past. The vast majority of people live biologically in the past. They can be carrying a resentment or an upset for years. Successful people have cleaned out a lot of the toxicity in their emotional lives by letting go of their past stories. The MindStory Academy is dedicated to helping people do that. 

#2 -Passionate Curiousity 

Successful people are passionately curious – they cultivate joy and enthusiasm for what is coming up in their life. They love to learn new things. This gives them that dopamine release where they feel completely revitalized. 

#3 – Practicing Regularly 

People who stay connected to their vision practice mindset mastery skills. It helps them create their own luck by tuning in at a higher frequency. This helps them better manifest their ideal outcomes.  

#4 - Purpose 

Passionate people stay connected to a higher purpose. They have a powerful “why” for doing what they are doing. When others feel that you’re on a mission with a sense of purpose, this allows them to feel that they can connect with you, they can trust you, and want to work with you. 

Take the Quiz 

Discover what might be sabotaging your ability to be successful and on purpose. Take the 60 Second Alchemy Manifestation Quiz   HERE  

Topics Covered:  

02:32 - People live biologically in the past 

04:35 - Provoking our own curiosity 

06:00 - Create your own luck 

08:46 - Let go of the past stories 

Connect with Dave O’Connor: 

• MindStoryAcademy.com 
• Facebook 
• Twitter 

Connect with Carla Rieger:   

• Facebook    
• Twitter   
• LinkedIn    
• MindStoryAcademy.com  

Ocean Robbins is a speaker, facilitator, father, dancer, and movement builder.  He is the author of The 31-Day Food Revolution: Heal Your Body, Feel Great, & Transform Your World. He also serves as CEO and co-founder of the 500,000-plus-member Food Revolution Network--one of the largest communities of healthy eating advocates on the planet.  

In this episode, Ocean shares his mission to transform the industrialized food culture into one that celebrates and supports healthy people and a healthy planet and how he helps hundreds of thousands of people to stand up for the health — and the world — they want.  

“When you learn to love foods that love you back your body reaps the benefits.”  

-  Ocean Robbins  

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Topics Covered: 

02:32 - Ocean Robbins’s inspiration in taking the healthy path  

04:35 - Negative effects of making unhealthy food choices. What we eat causes suffering and diseases  

06:00 – We are what we eat: How food affects people’s viewpoint of life  

11:08 – How The 31 Day Food Revolution is designed and structured in a way that will work for people  

16:07 – Success stories of people in the 31 Day Food revolution 

19:46 – What are the next steps you can do to create the health that you deserve  

Resources and People Mentioned:  

• Food Revolution Network https://foodrevolution.org  
• 31-Day Food Revolution https://31dayfoodrevolution.com  
• MindStory Academy Free Courses and Resources 

Connect with Ocean Robbins 

• Facebook   
• Twitter 
•  Instagram   

Connect with Carla Rieger:  

• Facebook   
• Twitter  
• LinkedIn   
• MindStoryAcademy.com  

Christina Merkley is the Director of Shift-It Coaching. As a pioneering 'Visual Coach,' Christina Merkley facilitates individuals, partners and groups and mentors other Process Professionals across the globe.

Since 2001, she’s been a lead Graphic Facilitator specializing in Strategic Planning and Visioning working with huge corporations, small businesses, and individuals as a facilitator, coach, and trainer. Her methods bridge Left-Brain Organizational Development and Strategic Planning with Right-Brain Graphic Facilitation and Emotional Intelligence.  

In this episode, Christina talks about how she uses visual thinking and inner work to help people successfully align with their next chapter in work and life. Learn how Cristina helps draw out stories from people’s past that unconsciously running their lives. We’ll hear examples such as a woman who had a story about being “less than” her mother. It caused her to hold herself back for decades until she cleared it with visual storytelling.  Listen on to know more.

“Most of my work is visual. So I'm literally drawing out what people are saying, and thinking, and feeling. Visuals are mirroring device that kind of mirror people back to themselves.”

- Christina Merkley

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Topics Covered:

01:54 – How Christina Merkley help people make shifts through her visual coaching 

02:22 – Her philosophy on how to use visual stories to mirror people’s life 

04:00 – Her method of bridging left-brain organizational development and strategic planning with right-brain graphic facilitation and emotional intelligence 

06:09 – How she was able to draw out a client’s inner childhood story, a past that causes her to feel less of a person 

11:22 – Why a coach should avoid imposing stories to the coachee 

14:17 – Challenges she experienced as a coach, sharing tips to overcome coaching 

Challenges 

1711 – The concept of a timeline: how it helps shift disempowered stories to become empowering ones 

20:16 – The Orphan Rescue: the tool that unlocks the mystery as to why you react the way you do and how to SHIFT-IT — so you can create the life that you really want. 

23:10 – Using visual life maps to shift your path

Resources

• Memory Imprint Journal
• Christina Merkley  - Shift-it Coaching

Connect with Christina Merkley

• www.shift-it-coach.com
• LinkedIn
• Facebook
• Twitter
• For more information on Christina’s Shift-It Programs CLICK HERE.  

Connect with Carla Rieger

• Facebook 
• Twitter
• LinkedIn 
• MindStoryAcademy.com

Do you want to learn how to use fun stories in speaking and marketing? How to add humor to your speech—without being a comedian? Humor is such a powerful tool for your lectures and presentations, and you really can’t ignore it. You may not think you’re a natural, but anyone can learn how to be funny. Just follow these tips from our guest story expert, copywriter and a pioneer in the internet marketing industry Tom Antion.

Tom is an Internet Multimillionaire "guy next door" and has been a professional speaker and entertainer since 1988.  He has taught more professional speakers than anyone living and is the founder of  "The Great Internet Marketing Retreat Center" where people come in from all over the world to study Internet marketing in the lap of luxury.  

Topics Covered:

02:19 – Why relatability is essential in telling stories and how it gives that narrative impact on listeners

05:35 – the Story Formula, straightforward approach to craft a compelling story: Problem, Intervention, and Results

08:50 – Things people should avoid when doing their stories and copywriting

11:05 – Split Story Technique: How to use this in your speeches, so nobody leaves while your talking

12:52 – The Do’s and Don’ts of Storytelling

17:15 – How to inject humor in your story even if you are not a comedian

22:00 – How to use self-effacing humor in your story without risking your credibility and authority

Resources Mentioned:

• Wake 'em Up: How to Use Humor and Other Professional Techniques to Create Alarmingly Good Business Presentations
• Tool: Dragon Speech Recognition
• Get an excerpt from Tom Antion’s book “Wake ‘Em Up” – on the Do’s and Don’ts of Storytelling  https://screwthecommute.com/carla 

Connect with Tom Antion:

• www.screwthecommute.com
• Screw the Commute Podcast
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Instagram
• LinkedIn

Connect with Carla Rieger:

• Facebook
• Twitter
• LinkedIn
• MindStoryAcademy.com

Do you suspect you’re unconsciously sabotaging an important goal? Maybe it’s a career, business, health or financial goal. Dave O’Connor, the co-founder of MindStory Academy, is an expert at helping you break free from that, so you can live your dreams and have a more fulfilling life.  

For over 18 years Dave O’Connor has assisted thousands of individuals to achieve superior levels of performance in life. Dave specializes in helping people to make a rapid and long-lasting change and is a leading results coach for individuals and organizations that want to accelerate their progress and produce breakthrough results.

As a Professional Executive Coach to Network Marketing Companies, Change Leaders, Coaches, Consultants, and Business Owners, his training continually impact sales growth and performance with incredible results. Because of his Holistic approach, his expertise extends to all areas of his clients’ lives – physically, emotionally and professionally.

Dave has helped thousands of people reach higher levels of happiness, fulfillment and professional accomplishment. He teaches students from a holistic perspective, encouraging them to engage their mind and body to propel far beyond their self-perceived boundaries. Dave revels in helping people achieve the life they dream for.  

Topics Covered:

02:01 – Dave’s philosophy on the impact of inner stories to one’s success

03:17 – Becoming a dear on the headlight: when excitement suddenly turned into stage fright, his childhood experience that gave him the fear of public speaking

07:29 – How he failed forward and overcame that fear of public speaking

09:59 – Natalie’s overcoming her limiting belief –feeling not good enough, how Dave rearranged the inner story in her mind and made her fear work for her not against her

11:19 – Why most mindset programs do not stick 

14:48 – All about Overcome Hidden Saboteurs – Online Masterclass

15:50 – Dave’s audio blueprint: visualization on steroids, helping people overcome their limiting beliefs and stories

22:11 – The Formula for Goal Setting and how to use stress and fear to propel yourself forward

26:51 – Dave’s breakthrough as a speaker, re-experiencing his stage fright in front of 500 audiences, overcoming his fear, discovering his true purpose and calling  as a speaker and coach

Resources Mentioned:

• https://mindstoryacademy.com/overcome-hidden-saboteurs-2/

Connect with Dave O’Connor:

• www.daveoconnoronline.com
• Mindset Momentum Podcast
• Facebook
• Twitter

Connect with Carla Rieger:

• Facebook 
• Twitter
• LinkedIn 
• MindStoryAcademy.com

Maya Christobel is a Harvard Psychotherapist having done her Masters and Doctoral work at Harvard Graduate School of Education. Her career has always focused on helping people “unpack and transform their story.” 

She has also written award-winning screenplays, ghostwrites novels and coaches writers internationally.  She authored Freeing Godiva and Roadmap to Success, co-authored with Deepak Chopra. Currently, Maya works with a documentary Naomi Weiss’s film company, Filmblanc, on a groundbreaking film called Connecting the Dots, on the epidemic of teen depression, anxiety, and suicide around the world. 

She helps people tell stories that heal themselves and others. She did her masters and doctoral work at Harvard using innovative biotechnology and used it in her 30-year psychotherapy practice. 

“Stories change us not just the people we are writing for.”

- Maya Christobel

Get Free Access to this Powerful Introductory Course and Start Manifesting Success: Re-Train Your Mind to Focus on What’s Good About Your Past, Present and Future so you can Increase Your Self Confidence, Happiness, and Overall Life Success

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Topics Covered:

01:02 – Maya talks about  how the process of writing becomes transformational and it can heal the body

05:26 – Her philosophy is telling her story: to write for inspiration, to say things from your heart, and to express every single emotion for that character for that particular plot and chapter

06:47 – On repeat: why people watch movies and show over and over

08:10 – Maya dissects what makes Women Who Run with the Wolves a bestseller

13:10 – The Muse project: the Paradigm shift in the movie industry with women actors

20:00 – Character development as the core of any good book

23:20 – Why is it important to write with a truthful, genuine reason and motive

23:54 – Writing that cures cancer, stories to write to make the writer feel better

28:40 – The thing she loves about her work

31:39 – The exciting things she does as a consultant and researcher for ‘Connecting the Dots’ a documentary about teenage depression.

Resources and People Mentioned:

• https://mindstoryacademy.com/5-day-free-memory-imprint-journal-course/ 
• http://www.filmblanc.com/
• Anne Lamott
• Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés: Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype 

Connect with Maya Christobel:

• www.mayachristobel.com
• www.mytho-therapy.com
• LinkedIn
• Instagram
• Facebook

Connect with Carla Rieger:

• Facebook 
• Twitter
• LinkedIn 
• MindStoryAcademy.com

Have you been struggling to reach an important Goal? 

Maybe you take all the right actions, you plan, you keep a positive attitude, but still, your goals are out of reach. This can be very frustrating, and we’ve all been there.  

Often a “MindStory” is blocking the goal from happening. For example, many people have inner set points about how much they can earn or how successful they can be. No matter how much you “will” yourself to change, the subconscious set point or “MindStory” will snap you back to the old and familiar. 

The subconscious story consists of believes, thoughts, emotions, perceptions and default actions that keep you stuck. The good news is that you can create a new, more empowering subconscious story. The trick is to use your imagination and extrasensory perceptions as the tools for creating the new “MindStory”.  

In this podcast, you’ll learn about the five different tools for manifestation – Tangent, Ecrivent, Voyent, Audient and Sentient (TEVAS). Many people teach manifestation only through using visualization. The problem is that only a certain percentage of the population manifest that way. Others need to do it through using other senses. Discover your dominant TEVAS Manifestation Personality Style and how to use it to finally reach your goals.  

Try the TEVAS Manifestation Styles: Quiz https://tinyurl.com/tevasquiz 

For more FREE tools and training go to : https://mindstoryacademy.com/  

Connect with Carla Rieger: 

• Facebook  
• Twitter 
• LinkedIn  
• MindStoryAcademy.com 

In this podcast, you’ll see a comparison of a story versus logical concepts to share the same information. How do people receive these two different ways of hearing information?  

We’ll also explore the ethics of storytelling. A well-told story highly influences people at the subconscious level, for better or worse. Therefore, what is the right use of stories?  

Finally, we’ll look at how storytelling is a form of “consciousness hacking” whereby they can evolve consciousness at multiple levels – personally and collectively. Enjoy! 

#leadership communication, #public speaking, #storytelling in business, #stories in business, #quiz, # success tips, #audience engagement, #neuroscience, #Malcolm Gladwell, #Blink 

Check out a LIMITED TIME OFFER Online course to get step-by-step support, templates, and demos to make you a master storyteller.  Storytelling in Business: A Simple 7-Step System for Success!  

Here is the link: https://tinyurl.com/communicatingwithstories 

People and Resources Mentioned: 

• IPA 
• Marie Oldham  
• Dan Briscoe 
• Westjet Christmas Miracle 
• Abraham Maslow Psychology of Needs 
• Ken Wilber 

Connect with Carla Rieger: 

• Facebook  
• Twitter 
• LinkedIn  
• MindStoryAcademy.com 

“Storytellers rule the future.”

- Daniel Pink

If you are a manager, salesperson, business owner or influencer of any kind, it can make all the difference. Why?

Because of stories: 

1. Persuade people much better than concepts according to Harvard Business Review 
2. Build empathy for your point of view instead of judgment according to The Journal of Evolution & Technology 
3. Switch people’s brains on instead of bore them, according to The New York Times 

Many of my clients tell me they don’t know where to start when it comes to adding stories. Let’s start with finding out where you are now. Take The Storytelling in Business Quiz.

If you want a quiz score sheet, go here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Storytelling/Blog-Quiz-Storytelling+in+Business.pdf 

Also, check out a LIMITED TIME OFFER on Storytelling in Business: A Simple 7-Step System for Success! Online course to get step-by-step support, templates, and demos to make you a master storyteller. Here is the link: https://courses.carlarieger.com/storytelling-in-business/ 

Connect with Carla Rieger: 

• Facebook  
• Twitter 
• LinkedIn  
• MindStoryAcademy.com

Angelia Darnbrough is Vancouver-based marketing strategist who has worked with various companies in the high technology and software sectors.  She brings with her 25+ years of well-established background in marketing, public relations, and People2People marketing.  She founded Pivot Point Marketing which provides comprehensive marketing strategy and services to international clients.  She is so passionate about marketing that she even takes her personal time volunteering her services for community-driven associations and organizations.

Hear from Angelia as she shares why establishing an emotional connection between products and services to their customers is very important to be successful in building your brand.  Be educated and get inspired in this episode as she also shares her proven process of People2People marketing that will make you want to take an action now and apply the principles.

“If you haven't been making that emotional connection, now's the time to do it.”

- Angelia Darnbrough

Topics Covered:

01:28 – Angelia talks about why getting that emotional connection is very important in this digital age and how to do it

03:01 – Sharing memorable brand messages from top brands in the market and the process it takes to develop it

06:10 – Step 1: The need to understand your target audience

07:48 – Step 2: Determining the problem for your target audience

08:14 – Step 3: Describing the best solution for your target audience

08:45 – Step 4: Writing down a problem-solving statement

10:55 – Step 5: Developing a unique brand message for the organization

11:42 – Why storytelling is important

12:32 – Citing examples of how People2People process helped a business succeed

17:47 – Telling her differentiating factors from other marketing consultants

18:31 – Available resources from Angelia and how to connect with her

Resources:

• Confidence Gold: How to Master the Inner Game of Speaking
• Women's Speakers Association 
• Movie: Immortal Beloved
• Carla's Free Resources

Connect with Angelia Darnbrough:

• pivotpointmarketing.com
• Blogs
• LinkedIn
• Twitter

Connect with Carla Rieger:

• Facebook 
• Twitter
• LinkedIn 
• MindStoryAcademy.com