Rewired Mind

Jessie Shedden is an author and a mindset/confidence coach.

She grew up as a member of what is considered by many to be a cult, the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church. The church rejects all claims that they are a cult and describes themselves as a "mainstream Christian Church", but as we speak to Jessie, you can make your own determination as to their structure.

As a 4th generation member Jessie shares some of the things that occurred while a part of the church and how she helped her dad with some the businesses he looked to launch as a member as well as what her life was like up to the point she decided to leave.

Jessie recently lost her mother and the relationships that she once had with other family members, including her father are now tumultuous or non-existent.

Her focus has shifted to seeing herself as a powerful, strong, blessed and wealthy woman, coming from a situation where everything was run by men and women were viewed as subservient, meek and quiet.

Books she would recommend are Take the Risk by Ben Carson and The 6 Pillars of Self Esteem by Nathaniel Branden.

You can buy her books about her own experiences, Tomorrow's Not Promised: Mistress of her own Destiny here and Those Boots are Made for Walking: One Woman's Quest for Freedom here.

A Navy veteran and registered nurse, Antra Boyd is a patient advocate and owner of Connected Care Patient Advocacy. Her entire life focused on helping people and doing for others.

We talk about the battle she won against cancer and how her experience of being a patient led her to starting her own company. Such a great conversation with a very transparent and genuinely nice person.

Books that she would recommend are Women Who Love Too Much by Robin Norwood, The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande and The Three Principles by Sydney Banks.

A very close friend of mine – it was great to interview him on Rewired Mind to dig a little deeper into this incredibly kind and talented guy. He can describe himself as a "software guy" oftentimes (and is a very good one at that!). He's also a writer and is very focused on helping other people improve in the workplace.

A recent quote from the mind of our buddy Gary Vaynerchuk "Don't create; document" has influenced some of Cory's writing.

We spoke on the importance of self-talk and how he believes that having an analytical mind can lead to catastrophic thinking. He shared the idea that, for him, filling the "cup" of others can help to fill your own.

He also talked about how active listening – a critical thing for any software development person - is an important skill for all people to hone.

You can connect with him on LinkedIn and visit his website: softwareplusplus.com

His book Software++: Must Have Skills for Software Engineers is available on Amazon.

A book that Cory would recommend is How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

A Kung Fu Master and Hypnotherapist, Jeremy Roadruck is also the author of Your Best Child Ever: Is This Game Worth Winning?

In this interview we talk about his childhood and how he was determined to live a life of happiness, health, safety and solid communication. As importantly though, he has focused on sharing the strategies that he has learned with others. Through his book, his schools and platforms like this, that is exactly the mission he is now fulfilling.

One of his basic beliefs is that "we can learn from anyone regardless of age". He discusses the importance of self-talk and shared a moment where he was caught by one of his Kung Fu Masters saying that he hated himself and how that interaction helped him become more aware of how he was talking to himself and how he worked to correct it.

If you want to connect with him, the easiest way to reach him is Facebook, You can buy his book here.

Kip Brooks is an author, entrepreneur, speaker and breakthrough coach.

For much of his youth, Kip was convinced that he wasn't wanted. He struggled with forgiving people and trust had been an issue for sure. When he was 8 years old, Kip would pray that he wouldn't wake up. He figured that if God was real, the prayer would be answered as all he wanted was out.

Struggling with drugs and alcohol and also landing in jail led him toward getting clean and changing his life.

You can get in touch with Kip by going to brooksempowermentacademy.com and follow him here:

On Facebook at TheRealKipBrooks Instagram @TheRealKipBrooks LinkedIn at TheRealKipBrooks

For instant access to one of Kip's courses – follow this link https://brooksempowermentacademy.com/gifts/

Books that he would recommend are: The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz, The Laws of Thinking by Bernard Jordan and the The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday.

Kara Goldin is the Founder and CEO of Hint, Inc. – makers of Hint Water, the leading unsweetened flavored water. She is also the bestselling author of Undaunted: Overcoming Doubts and Doubters, which was released October 2020.

Kara's career has seen her in magazine circulation for Time Magazine, Sales for CNN, and as a VP for AOL before founding Hint. Her accolades include being named one of InStyle's Badass 50, Fast Company's Most Creative People in Business, Fortune's Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs, Fortune's Most Innovative Women in Food & Drink, and EY Entrepreneur of the Year for Northern California. The Huffington Post listed her as one of six disruptors in business, alongside Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg.

We spoke about her book, the fact that it was released during the pandemic, how the passing of her editor at the same time, all while having 5 kids, and running her business has impacted her. Kara told us how being curious from an early age helped her with problem-solving and really helps her not only stand on good footing with her employees, but also helps motivate her every day to continue to learn and grow.

Kara spent much of her childhood in Arizona, graduated from Arizona State University, and currently lives in the bay area. She shares her knowledge and experience through public speaking, mentoring, and hosting her own podcast, The Kara Goldin Show.

Books that she recommends are Superman's Not Coming by Erin Brockovich, Originals by Adam Grant, and Can't Even by Anne Helen Peterson.

You can buy her book Undaunted: Overcoming Doubts and Doubters here.

Karen DiMarco has been a nurse for over 22 years, she is a patient advocate and is definitely a healthcare visionary.

In one of our favorite conversations we talked about her childhood, how she dealt with loneliness, and her feeling as though she needed to check certain boxes with people in order to be liked. She held onto a "red alert" sort of mindset for many years and became very self-conscious about how others viewed her.

An amazing human with great stories of being herself and raising her kiddos to be confident people as well, Karen is an exceptional writer (adding tons of humor to everything she writes) and such a delight to listen to and learn from.

Please read more about her at https://karendimarco.com/ and feel free to contact her at [email protected]

A book she would recommend is Dying to be Me by Anita Moorjani.

Justin Otto is a former heroin addict who started his own podcast, DharmaJunkie, to help those who struggle with addiction as well to help him move on from his past.

We talk about his addiction, his journey to becoming clean for the past 18 months and how his Buddhist mindset helped him with not only his recovery but also going forward.

So many great insights and thoughts from someone who is a very deep thinker and looking to help others.

Please listen to Justin's podcast and feel free to contact him at [email protected].

You know how you can tell when someone is smiling when you are talking to them? That is Rubina Cohen – all the time. Someone who had to help teach and basically be mom to her younger siblings at a very young age, Rubina quickly grabbed that mantle and got to work.

She became obsessed with productivity and would create spreadsheets as a very young adult showing her where she spent her time.

She had a love of learning and that is what led her to become interested in neuroscience and the work of Joe Dispenza. Like many other guests, she was also influenced by Oprah and Deepak Chopra and became interested our emotional intelligence and meditation.

One of the many books that both of us would recommend is Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Justin Rambo struggled as a student. When he was in first grade, he believed that he was not as smart as the other students in his classes. He adopted a mindset that he was stupid, but later discovered that he just had a different style of learning.

In 2014, he went to a talk about personal development, during this talk, he realized that there was more that he could do with his analytical style of learning and always questioning things. He feels that he understands people due to having introverted tendencies.

Justin took an assessment that helped him understand his learning style and on what he calls his Download Day, how everything changed in how he approached personal interactions to how he focuses his time to make the most of it. We also talk about how he is able to live without certain distractions that seem impossible to be without in today's connected world.

You can buy his book Turn Down the Noise here and listen to his podcast, Versatile Success here.