I never even understood what emotional grounding was. All I knew was I lived up in my head a lot.  On this episode we'll talk a little about the effects of traumas and how we can use a simple technique in a moment to get "out of our head" and back into the present when traumas have us wanting to fight, flight, freeze or fawn.

It's all about 5, 4, 3, 2, 2

Another authentic moment in the journey.  When I first started to negotiate my life toward wholeness I didn't want to do it.  I was actually made to do it by my wife.  She gave me the ultimatum of go or "go!" and I knew what she meant.

But the question is, "Will any journey toward health work if we are doing it for someone else?"  What if the motive isn't right?

That's what we'll talk about today as we Negotiate our Lives.

After a year of a fairly private journey toward wholeness, I've decided to return and repurpose this podcast with a new season.

We're still talking about "negotiating life" but, for this next season, we will talk about the various tools I've learned to negotiate the pains and traumas of life into wholeness.

I am not a therapist, nor do I play one on TV.  What I am is a man who hid or hustled until he could do neither any longer.  I have faced many of the traumas that led to a breaking point in 2021 and am ready to share the journey as well as what I've learned so far.  I have not arrived and never will.  In fact there is much pain still being healed on a daily basis.

But where there are now scars or scabs instead of open wounds I will share them for the person who, like me, has been asking "What was my life supposed to be before _________".

I don't know all of the answers but I do know the new ways I'm negotiating life are making life a much more joyful journey.

This is the most exciting episode of 2021 so far!

Today's guest has been featured on People Magazine, CNN, FOX, and almost every media outlet in the U.S.  She is an advocate for victims and, at times, defendants!  Judge Aquilina is famous for her handling of the nationally televised criminal case involving more than 150 USA female gymnasts who were victimized by their doctor but she is more than a one case judge.

Judge Rosemarie Aquilina earned her Juris Doctorate degree from Western Michigan Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 1984 after earning her Bachelor of Arts Degree from Michigan State University in 1979. After 20 years honorable service she  as a JAG Officer she retired from the Michigan Army National Guard. After serving 4 years as Chief Judge and Sobriety Court Judge in the 55th District Court, she was elected to serve as a 30th Circuit Court where she is in her 13th year. Judge Aquilina is a Law Professor and a motivational speaker. She is the author of Feel No Evil, Triple Cross Killer and All Rise; and her memoir, Just Watch Me, was released December 2020 in partnership with Audible Reese Witherspoon. Judge Aquilina, is the mother of five children, has three grandchildren, and resides in East Lansing, Michigan. 

Web site: rosemarieaquilina.com

Co-host - Warrior Women Speak Podcast: www.anchor.fm/warrior-women-speak

Instagram: authoraquilina

Facebook: Rosemarie Aquilina

Twitter: @AquiRosemarie

What do you do with those people who know how to push your buttons?

• Frustrating Customers
• Annoying Family Members
• Thoughtless Friends
• Insert the person you immediately thought of here: ________________

On this episode, Jeremy's going to share the honest truth about losing his cool after an event and how is wife @lindseynicks taught him a lesson in the middle of a rant.

Learn the three tips to negotiating life when you are offended.  It's not easy but it's worth it.

Being good does not equal making an impact.  The right words, the right content, and the right products don't mean you'll make the right connection.

This week Jeremy will discuss the three reasons you may know all you need to know and fail to connect with your people.

If you'll make this shift, you'll have more influence, more impact, and more of what you want out of the relationships you want.

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Want to build influence, make an impact, and live out your own dream at the same time?

Become a person who has faith in others.  On this episode you'll discover three keys to eliminating self doubt in the people you're connecting with.

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September was the biggest month in the history of Jeremy's business.  In this episode he'll be honest and tell you why that doesn't equal happiness.

How will you negotiate success without feeling like you're living a meaningless life?
Three Ways to maintain meaning in the middle of success:

• Remember
• Focus
• Fix

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In this is episode Jeremy is sharing real disappointment and the power of embracing the pain without staying in a slump.

All things don't have to be good.  But all things can be used for good.  You'll learn how to find power and purpose in unmet expectations, failure and pain through:

• Creativity and determination
• Developing a Learner's Mindset
• Taking Responsibility for what you CAN control

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As seasons in life so do our expectations of ourselves, our dreams, and our businesses.  Today we're focusing on the 3 ways our expectations impact our results.

Plus we'll give 3 simple things we can do to negotiate through low expectations.

Let's connect on IG.  I want to hear your story and discover what parts of life you're negotiating right now:  @jeremynicks