Truth and Double Daring

Dr. Jodi Pliszka is a serial entrepreneur who has undergone the ups and downs of all of us who have been living the entrepreneur lifestyle for much of our lives. As a coach her work focuses on a major element of any type of success – MINDSET. She has a bio that impresses and the skills to match.

Sharing 40 minutes with Jodi is far too short a time. Her experience of losing all her body's hair as a young girl and the transformation that followed is inspirational. Her humor, her outrageousness, and her joy as a highly successful member of a mother-daughter team is absolutely a gift to share.

Dottie and Diane branch out this week to talk about the changes happening in the climate and how that connects with the ecosystem we are most intimately engaged with - the ecosystem inside us.

Listen in for some facts, some truth, and some wisdom from Dottie and Diane about this sobering problem that affects us all. 

Mike is a former psychotherapist (NM, retired) and co-founder of the iNLP Center, which offers certification training in life coaching and neuro-linguistic programming. He became a certified NLP practitioner in 1993 by taking a 27-day NLP certification course from Western States Training in Salt Lake City, UT. Tim Hallbom and Suzi Smith were co-trainers then. He was certified by Michael Grinder after three days of watching him razzle-dazzle the room. Shortly afterwards he packed up and moved to New Mexico and joined the NLP Santa Fe training team to learn how to be a trainer. Mike has a unique and powerful perspective that brings aha-moments to listeners. He is highly sought after for his expertise in multiple aspects of personal development including hypnosis and mental health coaching. His most popular topics are productivity, motivation, habits, emotional health, and living a successful life.

Scott Sargeant's early life was focused on his athletic skills. As an Olympic athlete, Scott was living, working, and winning at a level few will ever reach until a tragic event which changed his life causing him to become a quadriplegic.  For 18 years, Scott inspired countless people with his story of courage and triumph, and yet lived locked away in an inner prison of his own guilt and shame, hiding a dark secret about how he became paralyzed from the neck down. This podcast tells the story. In this mesmerizing podcast, discover from Scott how he found his way out, and how he discovered "your truth will set you free. "…after a lifelong love of athletics, the outdoors and adventure. His history of pushing his body beyond limits as an Olympic athlete, to physically recovering from heart-breaking devastation of being quadriplegic lead him to learning to strive for new mountaintops, and bravery he never knew he had.

Dottie and Diane hold a frank and intimate conversation about their exciting hopes and plans in life and in business for 2019. Diane offers powerful advice about the importance of taking risks, and Dottie shares with us wisdom about following our purpose. As she tells us, we are not meant to play small. Life is too short and our purpose is too big. 

Tiffany's recent book Stop Being A Selfish Bitch! shows she is not only quite a powerhouse but also an inspiration in the work she is doing. Her belief that we all possess a world-needed gift fuels her passion as she teaches authenticity as a necessary tool for owning that gift. In this session she talks of her horrifying, abusive childhood and how it has energized her to see the good in each of us. Working with her clients as a life coach, she calls on them to assess early childhood beliefs and whether they have created flowers or weeds in their thinking, then supports them through her 7-session program to move above and beyond all limitations. She can be reached at BlueLotusMnd.com for a free consultation.

Listening to Abby speak is an absolute joy. Her love of her work is infectious. Her ability to support women as they consider the price they have paid to succeed in the corporate world is inspiring. Abby speaks of how many have lost themselves as they assumed more male tendencies to survive in that world. She speaks as well of women only seeing their children on weekends because of long hours, and then dealing with the resultant guilt. A gift Abby offers: the option of entrepreneurship and one's own hours. Her core belief is that we are meant to live our best life surrounded by people with whom we want to be. As a gift to our readers she is offering her roadmap below. Do yourself a favor and download it now.

Get lost in fiction. Get found in non-fiction.

These are only two of Lynda's many illuminating comments.  Lynda's forty-four books are only a part of the many reasons she is one to learn from. In discussing so many different aspects of book writing, Lynda spoke about a book as a means of standing out. It's the place where you can display your accumulated wisdom, experience, and knowledge. This session is filled with pearls such as the need to structure your book before writing, being careful about being too wordy, or repeating the same descriptive word over and over again. Learn from a pro and meet a woman who could be your greatest asset in the process of writing your book. https://www.wellnessink.com

In their willingness to discuss controversial topics, Dottie and Diane discuss gun control as part of their commitment to the organization Women Podcasters in Solidarity, a group founded to support social justice. With many similar, and some different, understandings of the topic, they share their perspectives on the issue and its controversies. 

Wendy's purpose and mission is to speak about the epidemic of loneliness that exists, and the masks that so many wear to hide that truth from those who might judge them or not understand. As Wendy sees it, connection is the imperative and only antidote; yet hiding behind the masks people wear prevents that needed level of interaction. She sees, and we fully agree, that the fear of vulnerability is getting in their way. To use Wendy's term, claiming our "muchness" is what makes the vulnerability much less frightening. Listen to her sage conversation in dealing with an epidemic that needs to end.