After being torn down and told by multiple people that she wasn’t good enough to succeed, Mila DeChant decided to flip the narrative and reclaim her own identity.

Taking back her voice from the people who tried to keep her down, she realized the importance of having support and wants to preach to others that lifting each other up is a meaningful and worthwhile feeling that doesn’t cost a thing. Knowing what it’s like to face adversity without an ally, DeChant encourages others to focus on life with an extended lens and consider what other people are going through, because often times everyone is experiencing something important that can resonate with someone else.

Going through life with the mindset that whoever crosses your path can impact your character in some way or another, she wants to show everyone that there is no reason to “dim anyone’s light” nor have your own light dimmed, and that even the smallest act of kindness can lift someone up.

While it may seem comfortable to settle into a certain routine in life, there is always that question of wondering what comes next? What is the next step that we can take in our journeys? It was this question that led Omar Pinto to take on a new direction in his life that brought growth and success.

After experiencing numerous struggles throughout life, including alcohol and drug addiction, Pinto began the long process of recovery and became 10 years sober, at which point he asked himself, “What’s next?” Inspired by listening to various podcasts, he decided to start his own to help others on the road recovery. His story encourages others to ask themselves what could be next in their lives because you never know how close you could be to launching something with just one decision.

This week's conversation features Laura Staley.

Inspiring people to thrive in the places they live and work is her purpose and passion. She helps people transform the quality of their lives.

Let Go Courageously and Live with Love: Transform Your Life with Feng Shui released July 2016.

She helps people make the connection between the condition of the spaces they live and work and the quality of their lives. She gently encourages people to let go of all that does not align with their dreams and aspirations. She invites people to live and work with beloved belongings and quality people in comfort and safety.

She founded Cherish Your World in 2004 after a flood of a finished basement and the realization that she could live with belongings she loves and not hand-me-down stuff she didn't even like. She trained and was certified with the Western School of Feng Shui in February 2004. She's inspired by the opportunity to help clients make conscious choices about furniture arrangement, the optimal placement of beloved treasures to create comfort, safety, and flow.

This week's episode features Che Brown is a globally renowned giant in the sales world. He has cracked the once elusive code of entrepreneurial success with a game-changing model that unlocks unlimited financial potential, power and wealth. In just six short years, he has dominated the sales space, coaching thousands of rising business leaders to achieve exponential growth and success in their industries, to the tune of over $400 million and counting. His acclaimed 7-Figure Sales Team concept has forever erased the outdated notion that generating revenue in business is a sole-source game – instead illustrating it is indeed a team sport. Che lives, breathes and sleeps his craft. He has

his fingers on the pulse of profit generation and an instinctual insight into why the heart of a flailing business has stopped.  Most importantly, he can resuscitate the flow of revenue in any company with just a whiteboard and a conversation.  Che is the Host of the #1 Business Development and Late Night Show In The Country: The Happy Entrepreneur Show.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

On Identity: You're more than your past circumstances

On Purpose: Why do you do what you do?

On Restart: "Today is my January 1st ..."

On Setbacks: Setback is a setup for a comeback

This week's conversation features Julia Arndt, a certified life and business coach, trainer and speaker living in Tahoe City, California. She loves helping people understand the effects of stress on body and mind, move beyond burnout and build a mindful lifestyle that delivers focus, high energy and productivity.

Julia worked in high-demanding account management and program management roles at Google for seven years until she was diagnosed with anxiety and depression, a result of her lifestyle of constantly striving for and delivering high-performance while commuting to her home and family in Tahoe on a weekly basis.

Combining her business background, her unique journey in reaching mindfulness and her passion to inspire and motivate people, Julia has become a masterful coach that has helped professionals in high-pressure environments to rethink their lifestyle and bring long-lasting transformations. She is also the host of the podcast "Stressed - Deliver your Stress Resilience".

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

On Beliefs: What are your limiting beliefs?

On Stress: Recognize when you're experiencing a stressful situation

On Gratitude: Learn to be grateful for all of the events

On Life: What do you really want?

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This week’s conversation features Reena Friedman Watts. She connects people with CHANGEMAKERS and makes their stories worth telling, among many other roles.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

On Growth: Understand your strengths and weaknesses

On Curiosity: What are you curious about in life?

On Perseverance: Don’t ever give up

On Gratitude: What are you grateful for?

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This week’s conversation features, Adam Posner, a Power Connector, a Marketing Recruiter & Host of #ThePozCast.He identifies opportunities, synergies and connects the dots. That is what he does best. He has built a strong reputation by always putting his clients and candidates first. He leads with empathy as he puts candidates in the best possible position to succeed.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

On Strengths: Double down on your strengths, not weaknesses

On Success: It is a journey, not a destination

On Dark Days: We all have them

On Tribe: Connect with people who will support you no matter what

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This week's conversation features Jiggy Yoon.

She believes in people.

She believes in high performance, executing goals, and living out our best potential with self-awareness and practical strategies.

She believes in the power of vulnerability and in holding space for empathy and compassion, so that we can create a beautiful, authentic experience of human connection.

She believes in community, and that we are all brought together to help each other and to make this big world feel smaller and cozier.

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This week's conversation features Akshay Kumar.

A tech fanatic, who loves to find solutions to day to day problems as well as improve existing solutions.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

On Help: "If you can help someone, just help them"

On Work: "Nothing in the world is handed down to you ..."

On Self: What have you learned about yourself?

On Gratitude: Who or what are you grateful for?

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This week's conversation features Steve Sullivan.

Personal Story: To become the man that I am, I believe all things work together for my good. Whether dealing with difficulties like overcoming Leukemia after a prognosis of <5% or achieving a high leadership role as a Chief Information Security Officer, all these events have served as learning opportunities for my growth.

Mission: To transform leadership and company culture through teaching leaders how to use stories for more effective communications

Values: My driving values are Faith and Service. I believe in the ability of others to succeed, and I work to do what I can to help them succeed as a partner seeking their best interest.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

On Adversity: "I heard the words that no one wants to hear..."

On Purpose: Look within

On Words: Words are powerful, choose wisely

On Story: What is a story that you're telling yourself?