This weeks guest, Nicholas Kemp, is a Coach & Founder of Ikigai Tribe. Ikigai refers to the emotional circumstances under which individuals feel that their lives are valuable as they move forward towards their goals. Ikigai Tribe is a small community of ikigai coaches; teachers, psychologists, business coaches, empowerment coaches, university professors and trainers who serve their personal community using the ikigai concept. 

Nicholas and Ben discuss the topic of Ikigai and how it relates to mindset, purpose, and personal growth. Nicholas' unique and authentic insights illustrate the power of ikigai and its ability to activity cultivate life purpose and potential. 

If you've been following the podcast, you know Ben brings up Ikigai a LOT...he's obsessed with the concept in how it relates to purpose. This conversation, and Nicholas' viewpoint, is a wonderful opportunity to bring some nuance to our concept of Ikigai and how it does, and does not, relate to how we think about purpose.

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This weeks guest, Nadja Cereghetti, is the host and creator of the "Unleash Monday" podcast. She is a Multipotentialite with a passion for Science and the Marie Kondo Method. She has recently discovered the topic of unidentified gifted adults and realized that part of her driving purpose was to have deep, insightful conversations about it on a platform where all could benefit. 

Ben and Nadja discuss the discovery of identity and embracing uniqueness as an adult. Nadja's scientific and thoughtful insights come through through full force.

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This week's guest, Rocky Garza, has spent the past 15 years walking alongside thousands of individuals at Sky Ranch Summer Camp as a Director and counselor and supported hundreds while on the pastoral staff at Chase Oaks Church. Now, as a top keynote speaker and culture consultant for the last 6 years, he speaks to tens of thousands of people each year and has taken thousands through the Identity Mapping™ process. As a result, they have all been led to understand the most vivid picture of who they are and how they operate best as individuals.

Ben and Rocky discuss purpose, meaning, and transformations, while unleashing what it means to be a truth-teller, change-maker, and belief-creator. Rocky's uplifting and purposeful insights expose themselves throughout the conversation.

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Today's guest, Vikas Narula, is an entrepreneur, speaker, facilitator, and blogger. In 2010, he founded Neighborhood Forest, a social venture dedicated to giving children their very own tree to plant for free every Earth Day. Since 2010, Neighborhood Forest has mobilized over 400 schools, libraries, and youth groups, reached over 100,000 families, and given over 50,000 children in 35 states the opportunity to plant their very own tree.

Vikus and Ben discuss spirituality, ecology, and entrepreneurship and how these qualities have come together to create the non-profit organization: Neighborhood Forest. 

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Today's guest, Dr. Matt Zakreski, is a longtime advocate for the underserved needs of Gifted kids, Dr. Matt has shaped his career around his passion for serving this population, starting with being a counselor (and a camper) at the Center for Talented Youth summer program as a teenager. Dr. Matt has his own private practice, The Neurodiversity Collective, LLC, and offers therapy, consultation/coaching, and assessment. Additionally, Dr. Matt's Facebook page has become a fun platform for mental health advocacy and humor.

In this conversation, Dr. Matt and Ben discuss the state of our collective minds at this unique moment in history. Dr. Matt's empathy, humor, and insights come through full force.

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Neuroscientist Nicole A. Tetreault's new book, Insight Into a Bright Mind is a very special marriage of updates in cutting edge neuroscience with the reality and tenderness of being a neurodiversity human. In this conversation we cover the myth of brain gendering, asynchronous development, neurotypes, and much, much more. We even get a nice dive into one of my favorite topics: meditation and the brain! 

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Lin Lim, Ph.D. found her self at a profound intersection where her passion as a parent met her intellectual and academic curiosity as a researcher. When the second of her two PG (profoundly gifted) children was revealed to be 2E (twice-exceptional) and no school seemed to meet his needs or nurture his whole being, she went on a quest of study and experimentation that led her across the country through multiple academic programs. In this conversation, she retells her odyssey both as a parent and student, and leaves us with the wisdom of the traveler. Enjoy!

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Today's guest, Nikisha Patton Handy, began teaching in 2005 as a special education teacher, earning a Bachelor's degree in Applied Behavior Analysis, a Master's degree in Special Education specializing in Behavioral Interventions, and currently working to complete a Doctorate degree in Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment. She is the founder of 2 Inspire Peace, a company and a nonprofit which seeks to inspire peace for children and for  those that pour into children by offering stress relief and healing from trauma by way of mindful meditation, offering retreats, professional development opportunities, art inspiration, aromatherapy and de-escalation products, and life changing events for educators, mentors, and caregivers. Her goal is to create a spark and prompt a change in lifestyle to positively influence the community to shift in a way that will impact children.

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Evan Stewart is a world-renowned life and business strategist who loves to build dominant, sustainable, and purpose-driven lives and businesses. You know PURPOSE is a theme of the podcast, and here we jump straight into a heartfelt, meaningful discussion about what it means to heed the inner call to purpose and then build the discipline and faith to follow it.

As the founder of Obsessed Academy, Evan helps others build a purposeful life they can be obsessed about. And speaking of obsession...my very first question to Evan is, "What exactly is the GOOD side of obsession?" From there, buckle up! It's a deep and meaningful conversation.

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Today's guest is former (or as he says, "recovering") tech executive turned social entrepreneur and author, Carlos Carpizo. He has a LOT of faith in what we commonly refer to as Gen Z, and in his newly published book, "At Risk of Greatness," he lays out the tricky road they must navigate in the 21st century, laden with the potential pitfalls of technology, AI, and the rapidly changing future of work. The antidote, says Carlos, may lie in two very human pursuits...art, and the development of a success mindset. The tone of our conversation is one of enormous HOPE that this generation of digital natives can accomplish remarkable breakthroughs and achieve great fulfillment if they can conquer a few key tools. Join us as we discuss these tools and the context in which they are needed.

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