"We spend so much time chasing happiness that we never actually realize it." - Eric Termuende

Eric Termuende is one of the best communicators I have ever met. It's no wonder, he's spoken on over 200 stages - 58 of them in 2018 alone. #HoneYourCraft

Eric and I went to business school together and found ourselves on the phone 5-years-later having a pretty in-depth conversation about communication and work. A lot had happened since we graduated university, Eric became a recognized speaker, author, entrepreneur, and expert on millennials in the workforce and the overall status of 'work' as we know it. He is the author of Rethink Work: Finding and Keeping the Right Talent and is the owner of NoW Innovations, workplace culture and consulting company.

In this extraORDINARY interview, Eric shares his process of becoming a speaker and entrepreneur and why he's so passionate about sharing the message for us all to rethink how we work and who we work for. The statistics and perspectives he shares on workplace culture are quite staggering. The guy really makes you think! We also got super philosophical and talked about how to come to the same conclusions using various ideologies and methods. #NERDINGOUT

Eric is all about taking action - he was on the road for 150 days last year! In this episode, he shares his "action-orientation" philosophy to life and work. It's pretty mind-blowing.  He's a master of taking big concepts and making them simple to understand. Eric shares his top actions to take to live a great life and how you can do the same - it's deliciously simple. 

What has taking action taught you in life?

Share with Eric and me on Instagram: @sanja and @termuende

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Connect with Eric:

• Website: erictermuende.com
• LinkedIn: Eric Termuende
• Instagram: @termuende

Eric's Book: Rethink Work: Finding & Keeping the Right Talent

Eric's company: NoW Innovations - nowofwork.com

Shout outs in the show:

• National Speakers Bureau
• Accomplishment Coaching - Life by Design™

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Quotes on Being Heard & Lonely:

• "I am really bad with people hating me. I can't do that. I do everything I can to be careful about my word choice and let people come to their own conclusions."
• "It's better to be criticized than ignored."
• "With politics and tinder profiles, it's not about being right - it's about being heard."
• "If you can get people to hear and see you that's when we go back to the hierarchy of needs and feel like we belong."
• "Harvard Business Review says that upwards of 40% of American adults are feeling lonely sometimes or always and that number has never been that high before."
• "It's this paradox. In a world where we are more connected than ever before and we have never been this disconnected."

Quotes on Jobs & Workplace Culture:

• "When it comes to culture: there is a big disconnect between what is said and what is lived."
• "An optimized culture is when a stated culture and a realized culture are the same."
• "Work right now is not positive. We are spending more than a quarter of our entire week working."
• "There is no best culture. There is a best culture for you. There is a best culture for me. But, there is no universal best culture."
• "One of the biggest mistakes that companies are making is how do we hire millennials? Like they are all the same. Age only correlates with values for about 7%, you could pretty much role dice and get better oods."
• "Instead of trying to attract someone based on what they are. What I really want to advocate for is to attract people based on who they are and the experiences they want to have."
• "Scarcity mindset is not doing anyone any favours."
• "When we looked at the numbers: the average person coming out of university applies to 50-60 jobs, recruiters look at resumes for 6.25 seconds each, one in 50 resumes lead to an interview, and one in 10 interviews lead to a job. We're rolling heavy weighted dice in the wrong direction!"
• "We asked: How can we help employers attract the right people based on the EXPERIENCE they will have at work?"
• "To get the the right job - I did the math - it's one is 1 in 33,000 to find a job that you will actually totally align with. So really, it's not wonder engagement hasn't changed in 10 years and workplace depression, anxiety, and dissatisfaction are the lowest they have ever been."
• "The average person works 47 hours a week - that's higher than it has been in decades - centuries even. Even in hunting and gathering days, they were working only 4 hours a day. In the 1st industrial revolution was the only time when people (farmers) were working around the clock, but now we're in the 4th industrial revolution."
• "We are living 31.5 hour days because of our ability to multitask. We're on average awake for 17 hours each day and that means that for 7 hours of our day we are multi-tasking and doing two things at once. I think we can agree that when we are doing two things at once we aren't doing anything all that well." 
• "We are not looking at the right conversation. What is the life you want to design given that there is less of a separation - if any - between work and life anymore?" 
• "Maybe it's not about work life balance, maybe it's about work-life integration, and if that's true, maybe it's not about integration at all. Maybe it's just about life and work is a part of it."
• "People can enjoy the thing they're doing most in a day - which is work."
• "50% of the BC population is living paycheck to paycheck. We don't have time to be creative. We don't have time to design our lives."
• "I believe if we make this culture conversation more considerate, detail and data oriented, that everyone can live a better life by design through the work that they do."

Quotes on Actions & Process:

• "To me, it's never about outcomes, it's about process."
• "For example, last year my friends and I did a half iron-man. It's not about finishing the race. It was about training with my friends."
• "I am not striving to hit a milestones. I am striving to be a little bit better than I was yesterday. I am striving to build that routine and process that builds growth."
• "I am not about goal setting. Some people don't understand it. Some people don't agree. In both cases, they're probably right."
• "Who is the person I want to be and how do I want to show up every single day?"
• "New opportunities will present themselves and I will be ready to walk through whichever door presents itself." 

Quotes on Entrepreneurship & Success:

• "What if you have already made it? What if where you are right now is exactly where you need to be?"
• "It's not a pursuit to the extraordinary, it's a pursuit to figuring it out. Whatever that means."
• "I find the less attached I am to money the more easily it comes."
• "I am not pursuing a dollar amount, I am pursuing a lifestyle."
• "There were so many stumbles and slips and falls this year. I suspect it will be the same for the next decade. You could argue that each month is a finish line or you could argue that there is no finish line and I am excited for both."

Quotes on Communication:

• "I really like quotes."
• "Nobody likes being told what to do. I let people make their own conclusions."

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Shakti Waves Radio is sponsored by Sanja's brand, Sea & Shakti, which offers life-affirming and expanding resources and services.

Check out the website and reach out to Sanja on social media: Website: www.seashakti.com Instagram: @Sanja Facebook: @SeaShaktiFREE 1 hour expansive coaching call

#alwaysdeepnevershallow #shaktiwaves

Dip into Sanja's poetry eBook Water Poems here: http://www.seashakti.com/product/water-poems/

Shakti Waves Radio: Broadcasting epic dives into greatness. Always deep, never shallow.

"When I am grateful then, I win." - Jeremy Goldberg

Jeremy Goldberg is making kindness cool. He's also making getting shit done fun AF!

Jer is one of the best people I have ever met, he's also one of my favourite people to follow on Instagram and DM (I've decided that's a type of friendship now). He's the creator, coach, writer, and human behind Long Distance Love Bombs. Jeremy is trying to make the world better than yesterday. His newly released poetry book: It'll Be Okay, And You Will Be Too is full of tear-away pages of mantra's to keep you going and get you out of bed. #YASPOETRY

In this extraORDINARY interview, Jeremy shares his WHY #SimonSinekStyle along with his fast and furious origin story - from a Ph.D. in marine science to 'working online' as a coach, poet, and writer. You'll also hear the beautiful story that inspired him to start his brand and badass kindness movement, to begin with. #LongDistanceLoveBombs

This conversation is so full - it's less than an hour long but we covered #ALLTHETHINGS: Romance, art, expression, coaching, science, breakthroughs, masculinity, femininity, feelings, epiphanies, and just generally put both our hearts on soap boxes.

Jeremy really put his heart on a soapbox during this episode and talked about his first time having an epiphany, his latest romantic artistic FEAT (yes, it was a FEAT!), and shared his current feelings of uncertainty about the future. One of his heart whispers is to put on a one-man spoken word show - who's into it? I am. Let's all DM Jeremy and make this heart whisper a ROAR. Seriously, DM him, right now, keep listening to the podcast, just DM him in the meanwhile. #ONEMANJEREMY

"What would your heart say on a soapbox?" SHOUT IT OUT!

Get after us on Instagram: @sanja and @longdistancelovebombs

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Connect with Jeremy

• Website: longdistancelovebombs.com
• Instagram: @longdistancelovebombs, for Insta stories of Jeremy cooking healthy/cool shit and teaching you about the animal kingdom in an Aussie accent! Also includes: the overall wisdom and awesomeness that is Jeremy Goldberg.
• Long Distance Love Bomb's Podcast!

Work with Jeremy

• Get Shit Done 101 online course - what I did with him in Bali, SO GOODNESS!
• All of his current offerings

Jeremy's poetry:

• The poetry book: It'll Be Okay, And You Will Be Too.
• Spoken Word Videos

Jeremy's TEDx Talk that he almost forgot about *eyeroll*

Shout outs in the show:

• Andrea Balt and Creative Rehab
• Simon Sinek's Start With Why Phenomena
• Get Shit Done 101
• Eric Termuende - next week's podcast episode interview!
• David Deida's Way of The Superior Man
• Mandy Balak Shout out for teaching me to BE YOUR BRAND!

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Quotes on Masculinity & Vulnerability:

• "I have done terrible things and regretted a significant amount of things. I have shame. So does everyone else. We're not all that different. Trying to pretend otherwise is a terrible idea."
• "Big-hearted men - we need that. What's the alternative? More war? Suicide? Rape? At the root of it is people not asking for help."
• "When you see people sharing their heart you lean in."
• "One possible alternative: What if we just talk about our feelings? What if we just be cool to each other. To me, that's what kindness is about. What if we are just kind to each other?"
• "I am a dude and I have love in my brand name and my experience is that woman love that shit."
• "I identify myself as someone who can do hard things. There is so much power in that. the goal is to stay in my edge and I keep learning, growing, challenging my limiting beliefs, trying new things, meeting new people, and that's just life."
• "We feel like vulnerability will push people away and that's actually the opposite it brings people closer."
• "It's really strong to share weakness and vulnerability."
• "What if vulnerability wasn't hard? That's just a social and cultural norm. What if being honest was just normal? What if kindness, compassion, and empathy were just how we lived as a human society? Let's reconsider radically how we are living and treating each other."

Quotes on Feelings:

• "Your heart whispers and fear shouts."
• "I am chasing the edge of my life. Use that as a guidepost. I definitely have to do that. I chase discomfort."
• "Not only are you feeling sad, but now you're feeling shame for feeling sad. It's like a bonus package of SUCK."
• "The idea is there are no bad feelings, if it's coming up, it's coming out. If you're sad, be sad, cry it out. It's all energy. There are healthy ways to deal with that."
• "Feeling good about feeling bad - that, to me, is a BIG breakthrough."

Quotes on Why:

• "My why is to help people get where they want to go. Make shit happen. Get shit done. Make good shit. "
• "My greater why is helping people to live their best lives and helping myself to have those epiphany moments. Helping people to understand that they are entirely in control of any outcome that they seek. The world needs more of us living in that way. The only way to solve and address all this darkness and muck that's going on is for all of us individually and collectively live in our light."

Quotes on Entrepreneurship & Success:

• "I decided to work online - whatever the fuck that means!"
• "A big part of the entrepreneurial journey is recognizing your own worth and value in terms of what you have to offer the world. And then expanding and growing through that process and continually improving while appreciating exactly where you are in any given time."
• "I am just eternally grateful for the Internet and my voice."
• "I think it's important to be cautious of how we define things. Success for example. Success can be defined individually in so many different ways."
• "Define success as: did you do the hard and scary thing or did you not? Then, the outcome doesn't matter."
• "When I became a brand I had to raise my own standards."
• "I am really drawn to writing because I see it like a puzzle to solve."
• "Right now, I'm dealing with uncertainty about the future and accepting that I will be ok and trusting that it all works out in whatever way it's supposed to."

Quotes on Goals:

• "I am not a big fan of goals. If you have a ritual you will accomplish your goal."
• "The goals are not as important as the feeling and the day-to-day activities and rituals that I am undertaking."
• "Am I content? Am I fulfilled? Am i doing work I am proud of?
• "It's not about having goals." 
• "We have all these external searches for internal acceptance and appreciation."
• "We are mostly just chasing feelings." 
• "If something terrible happens and I recognize that it is growing me or I have an opportunity to learn, if I can appreciate everything, in the moment, then, I win."

Quotes on Life & Some Science:

• "One a big cosmic scale we're all irrelevant."
• "We're all on earth and we're zooming through a fucking space system around a ball of fire. Half the world is upside down and they don't even feel it. What the fuck is even life?"
• "The core tenant of science: just trying to figure shit out."
• "There are only so many rules to life. You see the world that you choose to see."
• "Our reality is totally a subjective experience we are having in our minds."

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Shakti Waves Radio is sponsored by Sanja's brand, Sea & Shakti, which offers life-affirming and expanding resources and services.

Check out the website and reach out to Sanja on social media: Website: www.seashakti.com Instagram: @Sanja Facebook: @SeaShaktiFREE 1 hour expansive coaching call

#alwaysdeepnevershallow #shaktiwaves

Dip into Sanja's poetry eBook Water Poems here: http://www.seashakti.com/product/water-poems/

Shakti Waves Radio: Broadcasting epic dives into greatness. Always deep, never shallow.

"For us, quality is so important. When we first launched we wanted to make one thing and make it really really well and go from there. I think it worked for us." - Hannah Todd

Hannah Todd is a badass who likes to keep it simple: "Life doesn't have to be so fucking hard."

Hannah is one of my dearest friends from university (we did our psych degrees together).

She is single-handedly the most gorgeous human I know, inside and out. She is a free spirit who lives for adventure and time on beaches. Not surprisingly, Hannah is also the co-founder of Londre Bodywear, a sustainable swimwear company that makes gorgeous #GoodAss swimsuits from recycled plastic bottles in Vancouver, BC.

In this extraORDINARY interview, Hannah talks about how the concept for Londre was born over some beach margaritas in Sayulita, Mexico. You'll hear all about the initial design and launch process and the infamous butt-cut! #ButtCut We also shared our favourite margarita flavours. #GingerMargaritas

Londre launched with one swimsuit design that came in black or white.

That's it. One suit. Black and white.

It was simple. There was room for growth. They built it up and grew from there. It's a great business and life philosophy: start simple and grow from there.

Hannah announced that Londre will be launching suits in COLOR this year!

What color do you want to see in their swimwear?

We'd love to hear from you!

Reach out to us on Instagram: @sanja and @hannahmareetodd #alwaysdeepnevershallow #shaktiwaves

Connect with Hannah

• Instagram: @hannahmareetodd

Shop Londre's Good Ass Bodywear:

• Website: https://londrebodywear.com/
• Instagram: @londrebodywear

Shout outs in the show:

• Ginger Margarita central at Su Casa in Sayulita
• My fav surf school in Sayulita: Lunazul
• Aidan Klingbeil's podcast episode & tech start-up
• Kaitlin Martin's podcast & wearing sustainable fashion
• Bachelorette Kaitlyn Bristowe wearing Londre wear!

Quotes:

• "For us, quality is so important and when we first launched we wanted to make one thing and make it really really well and go from there. I think it worked for us."
• "It's about buying into something that is quality because a quality piece will last you 10 years."
• "It's so important as a growing company to take feedback and grow."

Shakti Waves Radio is sponsored by Sanja's brand, Sea & Shakti, which offers life-affirming and expanding resources and services.

Check out the website and reach out to Sanja on social media: Website: www.seashakti.com Instagram: @Sanja Facebook: @SeaShaktiFREE 1 hour expansive coaching call

#alwaysdeepnevershallow #shaktiwaves

Dip into Sanja's poetry eBook Water Poems here: http://www.seashakti.com/product/water-poems/

Shakti Waves Radio: Broadcasting epic dives into greatness. Always deep, never shallow.

"Providing the opportunity for others to lead makes me a better leader." - Andrew Obrecht

Andrew Obrecht is the leader of the #BIKERGANG - sound intimidating? Not at all.

'Leader' is the operative word to describe Andrew. He's a legend in Alberta's fitness, empowerment, and entrepreneurship communities; but don't tell him that, he's an admirably humble human. Andrew is the co-owner and co-founder of YYC Cycle and YEG Cycle, epic spin studios in Calgary and Edmonton with a reputation for building community. Community that is connected, growth-oriented, and really freakin' FUN!

In this extraORDINARY interview, Andrew shares his personal journey from university football to spin, from one studio to five, and all the growth along the way. He shares his own transformation and the lessons he has learned leading 100s of humans. Take in his wisdom.

This episode is packed with pure, verified, Andrew Obrecht wisdom. Get ready for idioms and catch-phrases! They may sound simple but, they're potent.

"Expectations are the root of all heartache." - is a classic.

Aside from his business and human brilliance, Andrew is one hell of a spin instructor - you will never be more pushed on a stationary bicycle, or have more fun exercising!

I owe him my fitness. For real, if it wasn't for his spin classes I would have never learned to love to sweat. I may have professed my undying gratitude to him on more than one teary-eyed occasion - it's still true Andrew! *crying face and prayer hand emojis*

"It's like a party on a stationary bike!" - Andrew, Me, anyone in the #BIKERGANG

What's your favourite idiom of Andrews? How can you apply it to your life right now? 

We'd love to hear from you!

Reach out to us on Instagram: @sanja and @Andrew_Obrecht #alwaysdeepnevershallow #shaktiwaves

Connect with Andrew:

• Instagram: @andrew_obrecht
• Email: [email protected]
• Catch a spin class with him: https://yyc-cycle.com/motivators/andrew-obrecht/

Ride with YYC Cycle;

• Website: https://yyc-cycle.com/
• Instagram: @yyccycle

Ride with YEG Cycle:

• Website: https://yeg-cycle.com/
• Instagram: @yegcycle

Shout outs in the show:

• My bestie & spin motivator Alex Troniak
• Andrew's mentor Ryan Gill

Quotes:

• "It became so much more than just a spin bike. It was about positivity. It was a platform for connection, community, and ultimately happiness."
• "I love connecting with people, that energy is my jam."
• "I wanted everyone to feel welcomed." 
• "I'd have to be on my deathbed not to show up for people. I was accountable to show up for 4-5-6 classes a week for others and was also accountable to my own health."
• "The thing about momentum is that it's almost impossible to start but, once you have it, it's impossible to stop."
• "Leadership can be a very lonely place. There is a lot of pressure. There are a lot of eyes on you. Your mistakes are amplified. It is interesting to see the effect that one decision can have on a whole community."
• "As a leader, one of the most important things to do is surround yourself with other people who understand where you are at."

Shakti Waves Radio is sponsored by Sanja's brand, Sea & Shakti, which offers life-affirming and expanding resources and services.

Check out the website and reach out to Sanja on social media: Website: www.seashakti.com Instagram: @Sanja Facebook: @SeaShaktiFREE 1 hour expansive coaching call

#alwaysdeepnevershallow #shaktiwaves

Dip into Sanja's poetry eBook Water Poems here: http://www.seashakti.com/product/water-poems/

Shakti Waves Radio: Broadcasting epic dives into greatness. Always deep, never shallow.

"Realize that every penny you spend (it sounds kind of cliché) is spent on the type of world you want to live in." - Kaitlin Martin

Kaitlin Martin is a badass fashion designer and ethical powerhouse. I am proud to call her my friend and fellow conscious entrepreneur. 

Kaitlin is the owner and designer behind (Ag)+(Au) Clothing, a clothing brand that is human and planet friendly and built for the radiant ones. She is a powerful local leader reppin' ethical and sustainable fashion in Victoria, British Columbia.

Get ready to go back to fashion school. In this extraORDINARY interview, Kaitlin shares how she became a sustainability-focused fashion designer and gives us all a big lesson in the fashion industry's global impact on the environment and society and what you can do about it.

We got uncomfortable with the facts and real about the shame of not knowing the facts.

I mean, we covered EVERYTHING fashion, I'm talking END-TO-END, full global supply-chain; from fabric farming to clothing waste. It gets pretty scary once Kaitlin shares some huge industry pollution and waste stats - YIKES!

Don't worry, it's not all doom and gloom, Kaitlin also teaches us how we can wear our values, buy for longevity, and join the slow fashion movements growing worldwide. It's all about starting small and doing what you can AND HAVING FUN with self-expression and style along the way.

What did you learn from this episode? 

We'd love to chat with you! Share with Kaitlin and me on Instagram: @sanja and @silverandgold #alwaysdeepnevershallow #shaktiwaves

Connect with Kaitlin & her Company:

• Website: (Ag)+(Au) Clothing
• Insta: @silverandgoldclothing
• FB: silverandgoldclothing

Shout outs in the show:

• Fall for Local artisan market in Vancouver
• Radiant Threads - organic Kundalini clothing from Calgary
• Londre Wear - sustainable bathing suits from Vancouver
• Everlane - sustainable fashion marketplace

Quotes:

• "People have come around to the concept of eating organic foods, they just haven't gotten there with clothing. I think it's just a matter of time."
• "If you do want to educate yourself about sustainable fashion there are so many resources out there. Just Google sustainable fashion."
• "You have to start small. Any little thing you can do is great."
• "In creating Silver and Gold, the most important thing for me was to do no harm. No harm to the planet, the people who produce my clothes, or any animals." 

Shakti Waves Radio is sponsored by Sanja's brand, Sea & Shakti, which offers life-affirming and expanding resources and services.

Check out the website and reach out to Sanja on social media: Website: www.seashakti.com Instagram: @Sanja Facebook: @SeaShaktiFREE 1 hour expansive coaching call

#alwaysdeepnevershallow #shaktiwaves

Dip into Sanja's poetry eBook Water Poems here: http://www.seashakti.com/product/water-poems/

Shakti Waves Radio: Broadcasting epic dives into greatness. Always deep, never shallow.

"My pride has hurt me and it has pushed me to next levels. My pride has pushed me to accomplish my dreams and it has also pushed me to the limit of almost taking my life. It is something you need to learn to respect." - Steve Arneson

I have one word to describe this man: invincible.

My new friend and fellow for-purpose entrepreneur, Steve Arneson, is incredible and invincible, I am so grateful he is still here and able to share his story and wisdom with all of you. In this extraORDINARY interview, Steve shares his real and raw story of attempted suicide and what he learned about himself, relationships, masculinity, and authentic success.

This episode is important to anyone who has ever felt heartbroken, alone and is ready to serve the world. Steve speaks to the highs and lows of taking pride in your work and who you are. We both get honest about the mental health struggles we have both overcome to be here. Steve tells his story of gaining success at a young age and his sudden and heartbreaking engagement break-up the impact it had on his mental health and what he needed to build himself up again.

Feeling alone and like there is no option? Know anyone that needs support with suicide?

Reach out, we're all here for you:

• BC: bc.ca
• Canada-wide: https://suicideprevention.ca/need-help/

Steve shared the one change he put in place each day to build a better life for himself. It is profoundly simple and brave. Steve is a brilliant business leader, he co-founded the Reinvestors and owns Fizz Marketing. He teaches us how to use the same tools he did to rebuild his mental health to build and grow thriving businesses that give back to society. What a man!

What impact did this episode have on you?

Share with Steve and me on Instagram @sanja and @beach_beers #alwaysdeepnevershallow #shaktiwaves

Attend Steve's Christmas Charity Fundraiser on December 12:

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-reinvestors-holiday-charity-fundraiser-tickets-52032519667?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

Want to donate to the silent auction or reach out to Steve about anything he talked about?

Connect with Steve:

• C: 250-812-8666
• E: [email protected]

Steve's Companies:

• The Reinvestors
• FB: @TheREInvestors
• Fizz Marketing

Steve's Charity Involvement: 

• Kidsport Victoria
• The International Network of Hearts

Shout outs in the show:

• Shawn Stevenson and The Model Health Show
• Tim Ferris' Suicide Story & Ted Talk

Quotes:

• "All I needed to do was one thing every single day to provide a better life for myself. Read a book. Call a friend. Start a business." 
• "If you think of your life as a compass, there are 360 degrees in a compass, so to turn your life around all you need is 6 months or 180 days to turn from pointing North to pointing South."

Shakti Waves Radio is sponsored by Sanja's brand, Sea & Shakti, which offers life-affirming and expanding resources and services.

Check out the website and reach out to Sanja on social media: Website: www.seashakti.com Instagram: @Sanja Facebook: @SeaShaktiFREE 1 hour expansive coaching call

#alwaysdeepnevershallow #shaktiwaves

Dip into Sanja's poetry eBook Water Poems here: http://www.seashakti.com/product/water-poems/

Shakti Waves Radio: Broadcasting epic dives into greatness. Always deep, never shallow.

I share 6 of my favourite ways to write poetry and share some of my poems with you. 

In this special birthday solo episode, I open my heart with you and talk about poetry! I share my top 6 tried-and-true methods for letting poetry pour out and onto an iPhone screen near you. In this episode, I also READ YOU MY POETRY (ahhh, totally calm and cool over here) and shared my favourite poets and poetry books. #VulnerabilityHangover

I shared what most inspires my own writing and the challenges I have taken on to strengthen my own poetic voice and skill. Follow my new poetry challenge to write 1111 poems by 11/20/2020 on Instagram using the hashtag: #1111Poems and share your own poems with me via DM!

I also read a lot of poems about Water, my ultimate muse, and shared how I created my first poetry eBook Water Poems. I wrote these poems to water and FOR water, that means 20% of all revenue goes towards Sylvia Earle's Mission Blue to protect 20% of the ocean by 2020.

Dive into more Water Poems and get 20% off the eBook by using the code: 20Waves for all of November!

Share your own poems with me using #BeLightWrite or by tagging or DMing me on Instagram @Sanja #alwaysdeepnevershallow #shaktiwaves

Find my poems on my website and socials: Website: www.seashakti.comInstagram: @SanjaFacebook: @SeaShakti

My poetry:

• Water Poems eBook
• Poetry on my site
• High School poetry

Shout outs in the show:

• My dearest friend Alex @wecouldbeheroez
• Brené Brown
• Vulnerability Hangover
• The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron

Ways to get inspired to write:

Music:

• Literary Lyrics

Poem of the Day:

• Poetry Foundation with a poem a day selected and sent to your inbox

 #InstaPoets:

• Krista Reierson: @kristareierson
• Danielle Doby: @danielledoby
• Tyler (not Taylor :P) Knott Greyson - posts daily handwritten poems: @tylerknott
• Amanda Torroni: @amandatorroni
• Tyler Kent White: #TylerKentWhite
• Rupi Kaur: @rupikaur
• Danielle LaPorte

 Books:

• Negotiating with the Dead by Margaret Atwood
• Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert
• The Essential Rumi by Rumi
• Love Poems by Pablo Neruda
• Living the Wisdom of the Tao by Wayne W. Dyer
• Blog post about the poetry of the Tao

"The perfect time is not coming. You can make your own life and you don't have to wait. Risk is a subjective measure, to define yourself by that is limiting." - Maddie Quinlan

Wow. In this incredibly real and diverse interview with my friend Maddie Quinlan, we talk about EVERYTHING from careers, research validity, to her vulnerable and public eating disorder recovery. We opened up and discussed the impact of her recovery on our friendship and she shared valuable life-saving advice for anyone suffering from an eating disorder. Maddie is vast, she is a genius, an angel, and so much one than a collection of adjectives.

In this episode, we discuss Salient, her newly launched behavioural science research consultancy, the research she is doing for her masters degree at London School of Economics, blogging about her eating disorder recovery, personality testing, her diverse background in finance, psychology, and yoga, and her thoughts on how anyone can live a billionaire lifestyle now. Did I mention Maddie was vast and profound?

Maddie doesn't hold a single definition of herself and it makes her magical. She can simultaneously talk about how meditation may or may not affect financial investment and savings behaviours and also teach people about vulnerability, yoga, and mindfulness for the first time. We talked about how living life with multiple passions and seemingly opposite skills can be a strength #MultiHyphenMethod. Together, it's all magic.

What are two opposite parts of yourself that really work well together?

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Maddie's Behavioural Science Company, Salient: Website: www.thisissalient.com/Twitter: @thisissalient

All things Maddie: Email: [email protected]Instagram: @maddiequinlanTwitter: @maddiequinlanBlog: www.booseekingsunshine.com

The letter that opened everything up: https://booseekingsunshine.com/2016/09/15/an-open-letter/

Some great eating disorder recovery resources: Canada: http://nedic.ca Calgary: https://www.silverliningsfoundation.ca International: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org UK: https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk

We also talked about:

• The Multi-Hyphen Method
• Being Multipassionate by Marie Forleo
• The Multipotentialite Ted Talk
• It's Jenn Lenz
• Myers Briggs / Personality Testing
• Strengths Finder
• Brene Brown

Shakti Waves Radio is sponsored by Sanja's brand, Sea & Shakti, which offers life-affirming and expanding resources and services.

Check out the website and reach out to Sanja on social media: Website: www.seashakti.com Instagram: @Sanja Facebook: @SeaShaktiFREE 1 hour expansive coaching call

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"It's ok to have days when you're lazy. If I could have a nap every day, I would." - Sam Benesh

On this awesome episode of Shakti Waves Radio, I had an extraORDINARY interview with Lazy Daze co-founder and designer, Sam Benesh. Sam created a cozy apparel brand, Lazy Daze, that supports and gives back to mental health research by hyping having lazy days and ALL THE NAPS. Now that's a sweater I can get behind.

My white sweater says: "Meh." I love it, it reminds me to be ok with feeling bad, meh, and having off days, what a powerful message to get from a sweater. Get your own sweater for 15% off with this episode's special code: BCURULE15

Want to start your own online business, really quickly? Sam says be lazy and keep it simple! She gives you the complete run-down for how she started an apparel company over a weekend - while having a full-time job in a fast-paced agency and also doing freelance work. She gives you the details for the platforms and tools she used to make it effortless without a lot of upfront nor ongoing costs #LivingTheDream #MadeToOrder #Shopify.

Let's get real. Sam and I share what takes us out: getting ghosted, over-working, and making ourselves feel bad about feeling bad. We're ok not always being ok, we talked about our favourite vices and ways to be lazy: it's all about instastories for us. What are yours? #InstaStories

What's your favourite way to spend a lazy day?

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Connect with Sam: Instagram: @sambenesh

Lazy Daze: Website: www.lazydaze.shopInstagram: @lazydaze.apparel

Resources from this episode: Plume Science: www.plumescience.comLocal Laundry: @locallaundryPrintful: https://www.printful.com/ Shopify: www.shopifyHealthy Crush: http://healthycrush.com/

Shakti Waves Radio is sponsored by Sanja's brand, Sea & Shakti, which offers life-affirming and expanding resources and services. Check out the website and reach out to Sanja on social media:

Website: www.seashakti.com Instagram: @Sanja Facebook: @SeaShaktiFREE 1 hour expansive coaching call

#alwaysdeepnevershallow #shaktiwaves

Dip into Sanja's poetry eBook Water Poems here: http://www.seashakti.com/product/water-poems/

Shakti Waves Radio: Broadcasting epic dives into greatness. Always deep, never shallow.

"Your Karma can lead you to your Dharma." - Krista Reierson

On this awesome episode of Shakti Waves Radio, I had an extraORDINARY interview with Chalice Grove creator and owner, entrepreneur, healer, jewelry designer, Kundalini Yoga teacher, writer, and poet Krista Reierson AKA Tara Shanti Kaur. Krista is one of the wisest and most knowledgeable goddesses I know.

In this episode, she shares how her nervous system was built to take her on an entrepreneurial and creative lifestyle and how archetypes and have served her and others on the path. We discuss neuroscience, playfulness, PTSD, healing, panic attacks, therapy, heartbreak, meditation, mourning, creative expression, karma, and mortality. All were part of her path to creating a life of purpose and Dharma.

Krista is intuitive and feminine magic. She shares how archetypes and the goddess, in particular, can elevate and transform our human experience. She explains how she teaches and guides others to heal with archetypes. Stay tuned to the very end of this episode because Krista shares her most intuitive and profound message for our times. #GoddessMagic

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Connect with Krista: Instagram: @kristareierson

Chalice Grove: Website: https://www.chalicegrove.com/Healing with the Archetypes program: https://www.chalicegrove.com/workshops/ Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/chalicegrove

Resources from this episode: Sam & Sense of the SoulHuman Design and Jovian Archive

Shakti Waves Radio is sponsored by Sanja's brand, Sea & Shakti, which offers life-affirming and expanding resources and services. Check out the website and reach out to Sanja on social media:

Website: www.seashakti.com Instagram: @Sanja Facebook: @SeaShaktiFREE 1 hour expansive coaching call

#alwaysdeepnevershallow #shaktiwaves

Dip into Sanja's poetry eBook Water Poems here: http://www.seashakti.com/product/water-poems/

Shakti Waves Radio: Broadcasting epic dives into greatness. Always deep, never shallow.