Rewired Mind

Growing up, Laurie Herbers saw herself as an innocent bystander. We talk about her relationship that she had with her father and how the negativity left her with a mindset of never being able to measure up.

Laurie talks about her rewired moment during a rainstorm after her father had passed away and how this led her to find God and completely change how she looked at life and heal from what she had gone through.

Now Laurie says her goal is empowerment. Her daily habits are looking at the verse of the day in her Bible app, journaling and having gratitude for the things that she has in her life. She is the author of Second Chances: How I Turned Hate into Love and Found My Purpose and would also recommend reading the Bible, When God Writes Your Love Story by Eric Ludy and So Long Insecurities by Beth Moore.

To learn more about or contact Laurie, please visit soullovelegacy.com

We talk about how life was for her growing up and how that impacted her going forward and how it played into her alcohol addiction. She also discussed how she was able to get her masters at the age of 25 while drinking daily and how alcohol affected her home life after college. Gillian shares information about her own podcast, Sober Powered, and how she hopes to help people choose themselves over drinking, as she had to do for herself.

You can contact her by going to SoberPowered.com, or listen and subscribe to her podcast, Sober Powered.

A college professor and author, Allison Dillard has spent much of her adult life helping people who struggle with math. She has had her own struggles that she discussed with us, from battling cancer to trying to navigate the insurance system. A teacher who knows how to motivate others, Allison found it difficult to motivate herself. A friend suggested she read The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod. After reading it and following it every day for six months, Allison was reminded that she was in control.

Books she recommends are Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod, 5 Second Rule by Mel Robbins, Deep Work by Cal Newport and Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown. You can contact her at AllisonLovesMath.MyKajabi.com. Click each title to learn more about her books Crush Math Now and Raise Your Math Grade.

Dave knew what he wanted from an early age - the money, the wife, the house, the cars - everything he could possibly get his hands on. Then, everything changed. We discuss how his dedication to his job negatively impacted not only life at home but also the relationships in his life. He lost his marriage, his business partner and made a conscious choice to end his own life.

When he finally found Jesus, it was his faith that allowed him to not only recover to a stable state professionally, but also reconcile the relationships that he had lost due to his selfish greed.

Alongside his role as CEO and president of Integrity Capital, he is also an Elder at Scottsdale Bible Church, where he has been going since 2010. He has a ministry called Aiming at True North, which is centered around evangelism to people in the marketplace.

To learn more about Integrity Capital, please visit https://www.integrity-capital.com/

You can connect with Dave on LinkedIn.

One of my highest recommendations for books that everyone should read is Dr. Benjamin Hardy's Personality Isn't Permanent, released earlier this year. We had a great conversation about his book, about why personality tests are harmful, and so many other great things.

Dr. Hardy also addresses societal myths that people fall into believing and how it is your view of your future that drives you, not your view of your past. He also talks about how hope is not a passive thing but is an active thing and gives three key steps to finding hope.

There are some truly great insights in this conversation.

Books that he recommends are: The 80/20 Principle by Richard Koch and The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk.

You can buy his books Personality Isn't Permanent here and Willpower Doesn't Work here.

You can contact him at [email protected]

"Ask yourself questions and dare yourself to try new things." Stacey Newman Weldon is the CEO of Adventure Wednesdays, a solution to better yourself.

We talk about her rewired moment, which was seeing a channeler, called "White Buffalo Woman" and Stacey was given the advice of taking herself on adventures and how she achieved that while living in New York. She talks about her first experience and how Adventure Wednesdays was started.

Stacey also discusses her relationship with her parents and how her father had impressed on her the mindset that she was not allowed to have fun and was narcissistic towards her, while her mom had always encouraged her to have adventures while she was growing up.

Her mission is to help people find out what their journey is and how they can have fun doing it. Specifically, she wants to connect with those who are like how she was ten years ago, before she had rewired her mind and help them realize that life can be fun.

Books that she would recommend are Codependent No More by Melody Beattie and Eat, Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert.

If you want to get in touch with Stacey, you can visit her website Adventure Wednesdays.

His friends were very concerned when Stephen tipped the scale at over 300 pounds. He didn't really give a second thought until June of 2005, when his 13-year-old son came to him with the idea of participating in a marathon.

Stephen used to run when he was on his high school swim team but decided a while ago that he really wasn't cut out to be a runner. Nonetheless, he and his son decided to train for a half marathon right before January of 2006. Since that first competitive run he has competed in 2 Ironman competitions and several full marathons. He is now challenging himself to complete a marathon in all 50 states, with 8 under his belt so far.

He just finished his second book, Surviving Business Travel. It offers tips on how to better handle business travel and how to enjoy what can be a tough task for many – much like running used to be for him!

Enjoy,

Allen

Raoul is not only an incredible man, but is an exceptional speaker, mentor and trainer. As the Founder of CoMotiv (try.comotiv.com), Raoul's rewired moment occurred in September of 2009. He was hiking in the Grand Canyon and initially thought he was having an allergic reaction. After meeting with doctors and having an exploratory surgery at the Mayo Clinic he discovered that he actually had a rare type of cancer. A cancer that has a 13% survival rate.

He was told to get his affairs in order.

During his treatment, he turned to fantasy football to help him cope with his cancer. One author who Raoul turned to during treatment was Viktor Frankl. Frankl's quote, "The last of human freedoms is the ability to change one's attitude in a given set of circumstances" was his source of inspiration.

Through his battle with cancer and having to count life's successes in 15 minutes increments, Raoul realized that it is easy to forget what we've accomplished in our lives and how easy it is to take things for granted.

Some of the books that he mentioned as being helpful to him were Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl, Anyway by Kent M. Keith, Maverick by Ricardo Semler and Self as Coach Self as Leader by Dr. Pam McLean

Positive and upbeat; that is Erika Feinberg. Erika does corporate engagement training as well as public speaking to help resolve or prevent human dynamic and communication issues. She, in a nutshell, helps create growth strategies for businesses. Coming from a place of expertise after creating and growing her own businesses.

As a CEO and innovator for years, people and the way they operate has always been a topic of interest to her. With a background in psychology, she is able to incorporate that into her business in the form of approaching situations with the perspective of "What is the blessing behind this problem?"

Erika's rewired moment came when her brother Gary committed suicide. He had served as a sort of father figure for her when she was growing up. Since this happened, she's looked at how she handled that situation and used it as a measuring stick of sorts when facing other problems.

COVID-19 is happening during the recording of this episode. Erika says this is a great time to take business to the next level. Instead of looking at this situation from a negative point of view, she offered the alternative viewpoint of "What is the needed pivot for my business that this pandemic is providing?"

Finding blessings amidst what is happening at this moment can be difficult. Hopefully this podcast helps provide a frame of reference to do exactly that!

Two books that she mentioned as being helpful to her were The Scalpel and the Soul by Allan Hamilton as well as a book that she contributed to, Purpose, Passion and Profit, a collaboration done with other professionals.

If you want to get in touch with her, she can be found on LinkedIn.

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Gary. That is the name of the man Lester Young killed. Lester committed an entire life to honoring that man's life and found ways to, in his words, "not make up for lost time - but maximize the time that is left."

Lester has had quite the life. After losing his mother when he was 16, things came apart rapidly. To fill the void he turned to the streets and started using and selling drugs. Lester was sentenced to life in prison after killing a man in a drug related exchange.

Lester somehow found a way to rewire his mind. Knowing that he had a 3% chance of parole and only 19 years old when he entered prison, he still found a way.

During his time in prison he came across an episode of Oprah and started to write down five things that he was grateful for, despite how dark prison got for him. He also built a relationship with a chaplain who introduced him to reading and suggested As a Man Thinketh by James Allen.

Paroled 6 years ago, Lester is now dedicating his life to helping those who are incarcerated. He helps them rewire their minds inside the prison walls and help them understand how to navigate life outside of prison.

His foundation, Path2Redemption is a nonprofit focused on helping prisoners transition back into society and provide those who have been incarcerated with the skills necessary to be successful in society. He also wrote a book about his experience during his incarceration called The Five Stages of Incarceration.

To learn more about Path2Redemtion, please visit path2redemption.org. Listen to his podcast on Apple Podcasts at Path2Redemption and order his book, click here.