In this heartfelt episode of The Quiet Warrior Show, Host Tom Dutta interviews Michelle Rapkin, a three-time cancer survivor and author of the groundbreaking book Cancer Sucks, but You’ll Get Through It. 📚 Michelle opens up about her journey of resilience, offering a blend of personal stories and practical advice for anyone navigating the complexities of cancer. Michelle provides a guiding light through the darkest times, from taking charge as the “CEO” of her health to creating a blueprint for emotional and logistical survival. ✨ About Michelle Rapkin: Michelle is a graduate of Cornell University and a seasoned publishing professional with over 30 years of experience. Her book, Cancer Sucks, but You’ll Get Through It, combines her journey with stories and tips from survivors around the country. She lives in her happy place, Ocean Grove, New Jersey, steps from the beach. 🌍 Listen to this inspiring episode and discover how to survive cancer and thrive beyond it. 👉 Subscribe and leave a review!

🌟 Episode Release Date: December 10, 2024, 12:00 PM PDT In this inspiring episode of The Quiet Warrior Show, Host Tom Dutta sits down with Dr. Jeremy Chapman, an advocate for responsible business and a pioneer in redefining integrity in leadership. 📚 Jeremy’s story weaves through his entrepreneurial journey, overcoming challenges, and transforming the corporate landscape with innovative ideas like his PINCER framework and the kiasu concept. His insights into balancing life, addressing fear, and cultivating integrity as a way of being offer a fresh perspective for leaders navigating today’s complex world. ✨ About Dr. Jeremy Chapman: A Research Fellow with the UNESCO Futures Literacy Finance Chair and a Futures Fellow at Hawkwood College, Jeremy’s work focuses on influencing prosperity through integrity. He is also the co-founder of the Integrity Centre, launching globally in 2024 to redefine how organizations operate with authenticity and purpose. 🌍 Listen to this powerful episode to discover how integrity can transform your life and work. 👉 Subscribe and leave a review!

In this compelling episode of The Quiet Warrior Show, Host Tom Dutta sits down with Michael Cowl Gordon, MD, to explore his enchanting book, Autobiography of a Georgia Cat. 📚 Narrated by Black Jack, the family’s wise and witty feline, this story dives into the complexities of love, faith, and cultural harmony, wrapped in the challenges of illness and loss. With threads of Native-American mythology and gospel music, Dr. Gordon brings to life a story of resilience, hope, and spiritual discovery. Dr. Gordon shares insights from his career in addiction medicine, weaving parallels between healing journeys and the heroic narratives found in his work. 📖 About Michael Cowl Gordon, MD: A renowned addiction medicine specialist and author, Dr. Gordon has spent decades helping individuals overcome life’s toughest challenges. His books, including The Twelve Step Pathway: A Heroic Journey of Recovery, continue to inspire readers worldwide. ✨ Listen to the full episode and discover the extraordinary world of Black Jack, a cat who sees it all. 👉 Subscribe and leave a review!

Join Host, Tom Dutta, for a exclusive interview with Dr. Paul J. Zak—one of the world's top neuroscientists, bestselling author, and TED speaker. Together, we dive into the science of human connection, happiness, and relationships! 🧠❤️

🔍 In This Episode, You’ll Discover: ➡️ How to measure happiness beyond just a feeling—and why it matters more than ever. ➡️ Groundbreaking insights into what our brains love most and how to harness it for joy and connection. ➡️ The neuroscience behind high-impact relationships and what that means for leaders, teams, and personal growth!

✨ From boardrooms to rainforests, Dr. Zak’s journey is nothing short of extraordinary. Perfect for leaders, entrepreneurs, and anyone curious about the real science of relationships.

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Show Preview: In this episode of The Quiet Warrior Show, host Tom Dutta sits down with Robert New to discuss his novel "Sovereign Assassin", a story rooted in transformation and leadership. Robert reflects on how neuroscience, martial arts, and his journey through seven university degrees have shaped his life and work. With engaging conversations on growth mindset, attachment theory, and personal triumphs, this episode offers practical insights and inspiring takeaways. Whether you’re a storyteller, educator, or martial artist, Robert’s journey will leave you motivated to pursue your own mastery.

Guest Bio: Robert New is an author, educator, and lifelong learner currently pursuing his seventh university degree—a PhD in Education focusing on attachment theory and leadership. With previous degrees in psychology, sociology, biology, and education, Robert’s interdisciplinary expertise inspires his writing and teaching. He spent 20 years studying Wado-Ryu karate and ran his own dojo in Perth, Australia. However, Robert’s life isn’t just about academia and martial arts—he’s also kosmemophobic, with an irrational fear of jewelry!

The episode will also be available as an audio-only podcast on all major platforms via The Quiet Warrior Show. Don’t miss out on this dynamic conversation!

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Join me, Tom Dutta, as I sit down with Mark Carpenter, a serial storyteller who has transformed the way leaders and sales professionals connect with their teams and clients. Mark's journey from the burnout of corporate life to becoming a best-selling author and master storyteller is nothing short of inspiring. In this episode, we dive deep into the art of storytelling and its profound impact on leadership, sales, and personal growth.

Mark reveals the pivotal moment that led him to leave behind the command-and-control world of corporate life and embark on a mission to bring more humanity into leadership. Through our conversation, you'll discover how storytelling can be a game-changer in building trust, enhancing communication, and driving meaningful change. Whether you're a leader, entrepreneur, or simply someone passionate about personal development, this episode will equip you with the tools to turn your own experiences into powerful stories that teach, lead, and inspire.

Don't miss this chance to learn from a master storyteller who has dedicated his life to making leadership more human and impactful. Tune in to The Quiet Warrior Show and discover how you can harness the power of storytelling to create lasting connections and drive success in every aspect of your life.

Revealing his new book Not Less Than Everything: One Man’s Quest for Spiritual Enlightenment, published by Clovercroft Published September 26, 2023), August Turak reveals his stories as a member of the original team that launched MTV: Music Television and a successful hi-tech entrepreneur, Turak had what most people consider to be "the life." But he was not happy. This is the inspirational true story of how Turak overcame crippling depression and despair through a daring quest for life’s ultimate meaning and purpose -- a search for transcendence.  

Although his stories are wildly entertaining and often comical, Turak wishes to address the individual and collective absence of higher meaning and purpose afflicting Western civilization. He hopes this book acts, in some small way, as an antidote to that.

AUGUST TURAK is a successful corporate executive, entrepreneur, award-winning author, speaker, and consultant. He is the founder of the educational nonprofit the Self Knowledge Symposium Foundation. Turak has lived and worked alongside the Trappist monks of Mepkin Abbey as a frequent monastic guest since 1996.

As a troubled young college student in 1971, Turak was seized by the idea that the mystical experience that various religious traditions call Enlightenment, Satori, Nirvana, Samadhi, the Unio Mystica, or Cosmic Consciousness not only exists but might be attainable by him. 

This sparked a life-altering quest, as Turak became the first student of a rough-hewn, hillbilly Zen master; the protégé of the founder of the IBM Executive School; the client of a mystical psychologist doing government-funded research with LSD; a member of the original team that launched MTV: Music Television; a successful hi-tech entrepreneur and even a longtime, part-time Trappist monk. This same spiritual roller coaster dropped him off twenty-five years later in a tiny room of a rundown motel in Baltimore, Maryland, deeply depressed, fearing for his sanity, and with nowhere to turn. Or, so it seemed. 

After a corporate career with companies like MTV, Turak founded two highly successful software businesses. He has published many popular leadership articles for Forbes and featured in the Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, Selling Magazine, the New York Times, and BusinessWeek.

His book, Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks, uses 1000 years of Trappist business success and his own entrepreneurial experience to demonstrate that the monks are not successful businessmen despite adhering to only the highest ethical values, but because they do. 

Turak's inspirational true story, Brother John: A Monk, a Pilgrim, and the Purpose of Life, combines his $100,000 Templeton Prize-winning story with original oil paintings from award-winning artist Glenn Harrington. 

August Turak lives on a seventy-five-acre cattle farm outside Raleigh, NC. For more information, visit: www.AugustTurak.com.

Reino Gevers is a seasoned pilgrim who has walked twelve different Camino pilgrimage routes in northwestern Spain. His journey began after hitting a wall in his over 20-year journalism career, prompting a complete reinvention of himself. His first book, "Walking on Edge," is a fictional narrative drawn from his personal experiences on the Camino. His latest non-fiction work, "Deep Walking – for Body, Mind, and Soul," captures crucial lessons from the Camino, distilled from interviews and conversations with hundreds of fellow pilgrims and he now reveals his new book The Turning of the Circle. 

Reino now dedicates much of his time to workshops, speaking tours, corporate health counseling, and mentoring leaders and achievers. Residing on the island of Majorca, he enjoys hiking, practicing martial arts, writing, and blogging in his free time. Reino believes it is our destiny as human beings to grow and become who we are truly meant to be. Life is not meant to be an easy ride. Trigger points such as divorce, the loss of a loved one, or financial ruin can elevate you to higher consciousness or leave you stagnating in melancholy. Our true calling often lies in the wounds of the past, sculpting us into the human beings we are destined to become. Reflecting on the past, it's clear how overcoming pain and obstacles equips us to fulfill our divine purpose.

As an author and mentor, Reino aims to provide the tools that have helped him navigate life's challenges. Many of his insights came from long, solitary walks on the Camino de Santiago. In retrospect, those moments were among the most precious. The role of a mentor, he believes, is to guide, hold to account, and listen. If you feel a deep desire to grow, learn, and achieve financial independence, health, and strength, Reino may be able to assist you. His mentoring program focuses on finding soul purpose, building resilience, and mind-setting.

Reino holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from the University of South Africa and has been a trainer for leaders and achievers for the past ten years. He is the author of several books, including "Deep Walking for Body, Mind, and Soul," "Walking on Edge: A Pilgrimage to Santiago," and "Yield and Overcome: How Change Can Positively Impact Our Lives."

Having experienced hitting the wall and finding the reset button to change his life's trajectory, Reino left South Africa at 23 to start a new life in Europe. He did it again ten years ago, leaving a well-paid job to start his own business from scratch. The brink of job burnout led him to his first Camino de Santiago pilgrimage, which changed his life. He has since walked the Camino twelve times and incorporates an annual pilgrimage into his life.

PREMIERE INTERVIEW June 12, 2024, 12 pm PDT  YouTube and Podcast This is an incredible story of Courage, Vision, and Faith and how Pauline Blachford, an Entrepreneur, Speaker, and Writer, changed a child's world through Adoption. 

🌟 Premiering April 24, 2024, at 12 PM PDT, join us on The Quiet Warrior Show as we dive into the intriguing life of Sophie McLean – A Wisdom Teacher reshaping our existential quest.

📖 From her autobiography, Awakening All Sleepwalkers, Sophie reflects on a journey spanning continents, from the grips of war to the heights of spirituality. She's not just survived; she has thrived, transforming tragedies into a quest for consciousness.

👁️‍🗨️ A helicopter pilot, UN representative, and transformational leader, Sophie's experiences dismantle the automatic ego, inviting us to become Homo Spiritus – beings of elevated consciousness.

💭 "Life is an eternal game, a celebration of consciousness," says Sophie, a woman who's mastered living in awareness over survival in fear.

🎙️ On our show, we'll explore:

• How to shift from conflict to creating a new culture for humanity.
• The elegance of simplicity in finding life's profound truths.
• Action steps towards living a present, interconnected life.

🔔 Set your reminders! This is an episode filled with wisdom, courage, and insights that promise not just to inspire but to transform.

Connect with Sophie McLean:

• Sophie's Website
• Facebook
• LinkedIn
• Get the Book
• Instagram

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