Allison and Sandy are the co-CEOs of InspireCorps and co-authors of the book Dare to Inspire: Sustain the Fire of Inspiration in Work and  Life. With backgrounds in positive psychology, emotional intelligence,  and positive organizational scholarship, they partner with companies to use inspiration to drive business innovation and growth. In this episode, we talk about what inspiration is, how to sustain it, how to avoid burnout, and much more.

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InspireCorps Website

Mindful Communication website

My new tool: Tough Talks Made Easy

Craig and Devon Hase teach meditation workshops and retreats throughout North America and Europe. They are also authors of the book  How Not To Be A Hot Mess: A Survival Guide for Modern Life. Devon is a  mentor in Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach’s Mindfulness Meditation Teacher  Certification Program and teaches at Insight Meditation Society and  Spirit Rock Meditation Center. Craig holds a PhD in counseling psychology, works as a therapist and coach, and teaches on the online platform Simple Habit. In this episode, we talk about the importance and difficulty of telling the truth, racism, the benefits of a meditation practice for your communication skills, and much more.

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Book: How not to be a Hot Mess

Mindful Communication website

My new tool: Tough Talks Made Easy

For most of us, we would rather do without drama in our lives. But how?

In this episode, I create a distinction that will help you see more clearly where almost ALL of the drama in your life begins. Once you identify it, you'll have a much better chance of removing it from your life altogether.

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Mindful Communication website

My new tool: Tough Talks Made Easy

Dr. Marcia Reynolds is an award-winning author and world-renowned  expert on how leaders inspire change through conversations. She has  spoken at conferences and taught workshops in 41 countries on leadership  and transformational coaching. Global Gurus names her the #5 coach in  the world. Her books include Wander Woman; Outsmart Your Brain; The  Discomfort Zone; and her latest, Coach the Person, Not the Problem. In  this episode, we talk about what makes a coaching conversation unique,  the process of inquiry vs. a series of questions, the pitfalls of  rationalization, the costs of giving advice rather than coaching, and  much more.

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Marcia's website

Marcia's book 

Mindful Communication website

My new tool: Tough Talks Made Easy

Marianne van Dijk is a relationship coach working with Nonviolent Communication. Her company is called Cup of Empathy and that is also the name of her Youtube channel - which is currently the biggest channel about Nonviolent Communication worldwide. In this episode, we talk about being in a relationship as a couple (especially during COVID), common challenges couples face, how to communicate to move beyond those challenges, and much more.

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Marianne's webinar

For a lot of us, letting love into our lives is more difficult than it sounds. It can be challenging to allow compliments, acknowledgements, and small moments of celebration to really sink in.

In this episode, I share a major insight that a client of mine had that allowed her to open up and experience an abundance of love in her life. I do this in the hopes that you too can experience more love, whether its something you already experience regularly or are desperately searching for.

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Mindful Communication website

My new tool: Tough Talks Made Easy

The title of this episode may seem dramatic, but I assure you it is entirely accurate. So much of our language is shrouded with cultural nuances, that we're not even aware of how we communicate in a way that is inauthentic and ineffective.

In this episode, I will show you exactly how Facebook (and other services like this) perpetuate our inauthentic communication and what you can do about it.

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Mindful Communication website

Mindful Communication Instagram

Mindful Communication Youtube

My new tool: Tough Talks Made Easy

Robin is a best-selling author, professional speaker, trainer,  facilitator, and retired FBI Special Agent and Chief of the  Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program. Robin has taken his  life's work of recruiting spies and broken down the art of leadership,  communication, and relationship building into his newest book Sizing  People Up: A Veteran FBI Agent's User Manual for Behavior Prediction. In  this episode, we discuss the mechanisms behind building trust, what it  takes to be trusted, the importance of building trusting relationships,  and much more.

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Robin's Book

Robin's Website

Mindful Communication website

Mindful Communication Instagram

Mindful Communication Youtube

David Burkus is a best-selling author, a sought after keynote speaker, and former business school professor. His newest book, Pick a Fight, argues that what a team is fighting for is a powerful and potent driver of performance and collaboration, but not just any fight will do. He’s delivered keynotes to the leaders of Fortune 500 companies, his TED talk has been viewed over 2 million times and his writings have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, USAToday, Fast Company, and more. In this episode, we discuss why picking a fight is so powerful, how to communicate your fight message well, examples of companies who have done it well, and much more.

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David's Book

David's Website

Mindful Communication website

Mindful Communication Instagram

Mindful Communication Youtube

NOTE: This episode has been edited and updated after being released.

Grant Baldwin is a speaker, podcaster, author, entrepreneur. He is  the creator of the popular podcast The Speaker Lab and the online course  Booked and Paid to Speak, through which he has trained more than two  thousand speakers. He is also the author of the book The Successful  Speaker: Five Steps for Booking Gigs, Getting Paid, and Building Your  Platform. In this episode, we discuss what makes a great public speaker,  how to handle curveballs while speaking, what it takes to make it as a  full-time speaker, and much more.

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Grant's Book

Grant's Website

Mindful Communication website

Mindful Communication Instagram

Mindful Communication Youtube