“Surround yourself with people who invigorate and inspire you.”

• Tony Michaelides

Tony Michaelides, author and TEDx speaker, was David Bowie’s publicist in the late 90s. Before that, he is credited with helping put U2 on the Rock n' Roll map. He has also worked with the likes of Peter Gabriel, Sting, and Bob Marley. He is an icon of the music industry and shares not only stories of “Moments That Rock” - the title of his latest book - but life lessons for all of us to heed.

Read more about him on his wikipedia page here.

Visit his website here: https://tonymichaelides.com/

And purchase “Moments That Rock” here.

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Casey Ruff and Ben Currier make cameo appearances to help me sort out what all I've learned after 2 years and 100 episodes of Zen Sammich.

The lessons aren't simply about podcasting. They are about life itself and applicable to everyone.

Click here for a link to the Radiance Award press release mentioned in this episode.

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Dino Carella is a coach, a consultant, a public speaker, and author of the book The Way of the Wind. We discuss topics such as “we are awareness;” the beautiful part of life is its uncertainty; and ultimately, that you can trust yourself to know what is right and to just be.

Find out more at https://www.dinocarella.com/en/

You can follow Dino Carella on LinkedIn

Purchase “The Way of the Wind” here:

https://www.amazon.it/way-wind-English-Dino-Carella-ebook/dp/B09MTXJFXM

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What do a stay at home mom; a professor and author; a former Playboy Playmate of the Month; and a renowned mental health advocate and TEDx speaker have in common?

They have all experienced and gotten to the other side of loneliness.

Hear their stories and insight - not on how we "beat" loneliness - but how we get through it, utilize it to make us better, stronger, and more compassionate people.

You can find out more about or purchase Petra Velzeboer's book, "It Begins With You: Invest in Your Mental Well Being and Satisfaction At Work" here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Begin-You-Invest-Wellbeing-Satisfaction/dp/1398610313/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1QGF8HBX52FVI&keywords=petra+velzeboer&qid=1671446693&sprefix=petra+velzeboer%2Caps%2C101&sr=8-1

You can find out more about or purchase Ken Leong's book, "The Zen Teaching of Jesus" here: https://www.amazon.com/Zen-Teachings-Jesus-Kenneth-Leong/dp/0824518837/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1?crid=2R1UH1Q8SWJMV&keywords=ken+leong+zen+jesus&qid=1671436020&sprefix=ken+leong+zen+jesus%2Caps%2C243&sr=8-1-fkmr1

You can find out more about or purchase Deborah Driggs's book, "Son of a Basque" here: https://www.amazon.com/Basque-Mark-Arrieta-Deborah-Driggs/dp/1955862044/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=son+of+basque+deborah+driggs&qid=1671435822&sprefix=%2Caps%2C268&sr=8-1

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Larry Chao is the founder and Managing Director of Chao Group Ltd., an international organization and executive consultancy. He discusses competency, open-mindedness, empathy, and other "universal truths" for high quality leadership.

Most importantly, how might we each apply these principles to our day-to-day lives?

Follow Larry on Linkedin and find out more about his consultancy company at https://chaogroup.com/

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Author, humorist, and world traveler, Jack Everly, joins Zen Sammich to discuss how to find the positive - life, love, caring, and nurturing - in a world that has a lot of gloom and doom in it. The answer is found nature.

Without being dogmatic about any particular religious tradition or “rule book,” he also suggests there is a need for guidance and guidelines in our existence. Where you find your path is up to you, but we discuss some clues as to how you might seek “freedom and happiness” within.

Read more of Jack’s writings at http://jackeverly.com/

And look for his book, “Volcano’s Testament,” due out soon.

You can follow "Jack Everly” on LinkedIn.

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This is the final episode of a 3-part series examining our fears. In the first two parts, the discussion focused on identifying our fears and getting over and beyond them. In this episode, the focus is on the positive side of fear - that is, how to utilize our fears to make us stronger, smarter, and better people.

Jim Jacobs, David Lomax, Angelique Stidhum, Kevin Reynolds, Christine Meyer, and Ben Currier all contribute to the conclusion of this series.

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From facing your fears to trusting your intuition, five separate strategies for dealing with the obstacles and fears that we inevitably face throughout our lives.

In separate interviews, Jim Jacobs, Christine Meyer, Michelle Ensuque, Dr. Anna Zakrisson, and Dennis Pitocco discuss how they moved through their fears and how they employ these techniques to this day.

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What is the greatest fear you have ever faced? From the financial to the tangible and physical, six individuals share their stories of when they faced and got through their worst fears.

Featured on this episode (part one of a series) are: Michelle Ensuque, David Lomax, Dennis Pitocco, Jim Jacobs, Dr. Anna Zakrisson, and Kevin Reynolds.

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Massimo Pigliucci returns! A professor of philosophy at City College of New York, author of 16 books, TEDx speaker, and one of the driving forces of the resurgence of Stoicism in the U.S., it is always a fascinating conversation with Professor Pigliucci.

His latest book is entitled "The Quest for Character." You can get it on Amazon or at his website - where you can get a wealth of information about him and Stoicism and so much more - at: https://massimopigliucci.org/

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