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If you’ve ever wanted to reclaim the power of your humanity, then do we have The Golden Sequence show for you! Today I’ll be talking with Jonni Pollard, best known for his creation of the 1 Giant Mind and the Learn Meditation Smartphone app, and the author of a brilliant new book, The Golden Sequence. And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about tapping into Vedic wisdom to break through our toxic beliefs and conditioning, and create authentic loving connections with everyone and everything around you. Key Points Discussed: What happened when Jonni Pollard starred worldwide in Heartbreak High? How’d he end up traveling in India? What was the self-judgment he was feeling, and why? What’s the Vedic perspective of reality? What is the Golden Sequence? What’s the heart of our crisis today? What is survival mode? What’s it mean we’re distracting ourselves to death? What is our evolutionary mismatch? What are the four golden insights? What’s the practice of affirming the four golden insights? Wh

If you’ve ever wanted a more energized new year, then do we have the what’s under the carpet, fix those holes show for you. Today, we’ll talk about looking at what’s hidden, what’s been avoided, and what we haven’t wanted to deal, with and how looking at it, can change our lives. Discover how to find what's holding you back, and set yourself free for your greatest New Year ever!!! Topics Include: How do we call in what we desire for the new year? What’s the importance of looking at what’s hidden under your “carpet”? What’s astrology have to do with finding our shadow selves? What does tearing things down have to do with our success in the New Year? And why is Inspire Nation going to 3 days a week on iTunes? What is Inspire Nation doing for the New Year? What does it mean to challenge all of your assumptions? Why is it okay to experience chaos and doubt? What’s it mean to go in to come out? What’s an exercise to find out what’s hidden beneath your carpet? What’s the importance of challenging all of your as

If you’ve ever struggled with arguments or disagreements, then do we have the why are we yelling show for you. Today I’ll be talking with Buster Benson, entrepreneur, former product leader at Amazon, Twitter, Slack, and Patreon, the CEO of 750Words.com, and the author of a fun and fantastic look at disagreements, “Why Are We Yelling?” And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about why in the world are we yelling?, and the art of productive disagreement.  Key Points Discussed:  Why did you go from Silicon Valley to the art of disagreements? (02:49) The art of productive disagreement: Buster’s new superpower (03:44) What is a productive disagreement? (05:18) Ruinous empathy and how it can create disastrous situations (07:20) What’s the backfire effect and what’s going on with kitty cat? (09:56) What’s the importance of asking, “Is this about what’s true, what’s meaningful, or what’s useful?” (11:10) Should we be trying to win arguments? (15:15) What does it mean to acknowledge the shadow or pr

If you’ve ever wanted your wealthiest, happiest, and most abundant new year ever, then do we have the secrets of self-mastery show for you. Today I’ll be talking with Mitch Horowitz, a leader in the new thought movement, PEN Award-Winning historian, author of “The Miracle Club”, and the Napoleon Hill Success Course series which includes “The Miracle of a Definite Chief Aim”, “One Simple Idea”, and the latest, “Secrets of Self-Mastery” And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about setting intention, and how we can all think and grow rich for the new year ahead, and whatever that means for you. Key Points Discussed:  How did Napoleon Hill help you to become a millionaire as a writer? (03:00) The significance of having one definite absolute chief aim in life (07:21) Acknowledging what we really want and how it helps us choose our definite chief aim (10:55) We don’t have to share our definite chief aim because it shouldn’t be subject to peer pressure or people’s opinions (15:53) It is what you

If you’ve ever wanted to be someone else, do something else, or finally live the life of your dreams, then do we have the out with the old, in with the new show for you. Today we’ll be talking about auditing, taking inventory and looking at everything in your life to see what works, what doesn’t, and what you can do to change it up in the most positive way for the new year ahead.  Key Points Discussed:  CJ’s amazing experience at the acupuncturist and what it taught her about the nature and trajectory of pain (02:57) Peeling away the pieces to wake up our sensitivity and become awake to what is going on in our lives so we can gain clarity (08:35) Seeing things in a positivity way no matter the challenges (09:20) Good karma, neutral karma, and bad karma (11:07) Karma cleansing and sending out love through paying the happy ploughment fee (15:12) Bumping up our homeostasis levels by making the necessary changes in our lives  (21:12) Why falling apart may be the greatest thing in the world and how down is just a

If you’ve ever wondered who you are and where we really came from then do we have the Human by Design show for you.  Today I’ll be talking with Gregg Braden, Five times NY Times best-selling author, a pioneer in bridging science and spirituality, and the brilliant author behind a treasure of a new book, Human By Design. And that’s just what I want to talk with him about, about the new human story and science behind who we are, where we came from and even where we go from here. Key Points Discussed: What was Gregg Braden’s upbringing like? How did he get interested in spirituality? How did he end up traveling to indigenous cultures and what did he hope to learn? What’s so important about the question, who are we? What’s wrong with Darwin’s Hypothesis? What does new DNA evidence suggest? What does survival of the fittest mean for us? What changes if we change the story? What’s wrong with the human tree of evolution What’s the mystery of the fused DNA? What can we really learn from chimpanzees? What’s the lates

If you ever wanted to overcome setbacks and come out shining, then do we have the Things No One Else Can Teach Us show for you. Today I’ll be talking with Humble the Poet, rapper, singer, word artist, blogger, and the author of a beautiful book that shares what needs to be told, “Things No One Else Can Teach Us” And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about how to respond to everyday challenges, and come out shining on the other side.  Key Points Discussed:  What’s the one thing to do when the going gets ugly? (03:00) Why did you want to write your own hip hop songs and how did you come up with the name Poet? (03:17) What does it mean to be a battle rapper and how did you become a real writer? (04:35) What does it mean to cut corners and how did it affect you? (08:34) How writing and sharing his authentic self was the best therapy (10:41) The value of practising automatic writing(13:13) How we would live differently if we were like a loaf of bread and had an expiration date on our forehead

If you’ve ever wanted amazing clarity in your life, then do we have the 2020 show for you. Today I’ll be talking with Dr. Michael Lennox, psychologist, dream expert, creator of the Daily Astro Alert, astrologer, and prognosticator. And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about astrology for 2020, a year of clarity and reckoning, what it means for all of us, and what we should do and not do for the year ahead. Plus we’ll talk about 1776, death and taxes, great teachers, personal responsibility, goals and discipline, planetary demotions, and what in the world a goat has to do with anything.  Key Points Discussed:  What does the Solstice have to do with anything and what’s going on right now? (02:50) Bringing light to the darkness and the astrological events that are having darkness appear at this time (05:36) Were all men created equal or is it just classic shadow? (10:40) Will 2020 be a year of clarity or reckoning, and could reckoning bring clarity? (13:49) What does it mean when death and

If you’ve ever wanted more clarity in your life, then do we have the 2020 show for you. Today we’ll talk about finding focus, gaining clarity, and discovering direction in your life for the years ahead.  Plus we’ll talk about ankle flare-ups, coughs and karma questions, body knitting, hiring clarity, starting an art club, a party with a mayor, running progress, mugging runners, four hundred pushups, learning ups and downs, running naked, and what in the world vegan brownies gone bad have to do with anything. Key Points Discussed:  Trying out the bitter ashtray-chocolate tasting vegan brownies made from molasses (02:36) Running naked on the steepest mountain around and the health benefits of playing in the cold (04:42) The way we put limitations on what we can and cannot do even when we are capable (08:53) How and why we heat up a lot faster when we work out a lot (10:55) Starting every morning with automatic writing and figuring out the single-minded purpose for each day (12:42) CJ’s horrible nightmare about

If you’ve wanted to get unstuck, get ahead, and take your life to a new level, then do we have the disrupt yourself show for you. Today I’ll be talking with Whitney Johnson, named One of the World’s 50 Most Influential Management Thinkers by Thinkers50, author of “Build an A-Team”, host of the Disrupt Yourself podcast, and the author of a brilliant must read for anyone who wants to leap ahead, “Disrupt Yourself” And that’s just what I want to talk with her about today, about how to skip the ladder, leap ahead, and take your life and ideas to a new level.   Key Points Discussed:  What does it mean to be a disruptor and to disrupt yourself (03:42) How in the world did you go from secretary to a retail sales broker and then end up catapulting your existence by studying disruptors (06:25) What does “Amateurs Compete, Professionals Create” mean? (12:38) The evolution of trucks and the manufacturing limits that Elon Musk faced with the Tesla Truck to create instead of compete (15:57) How we are biologically wired

If you’ve ever wanted to open your heart and soul then do we have the BIG LOVE show for you. Today I’lll be talking with Scott Stabile, best-selling author, screen-writer, speaker and advocate, and the author of a heart-warming new book on a powerful way to live, BIG LOVE. And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about the power of Living with a Wide-Open Heart. Key Points Discussed: What happened to Scott at the age of 14? What happened to his parents? How’d he get through school as an orphan? What was his coping mechanism? How often did he end up breaking down? What happened to his brother Ricky? What happened to Scott after moving to San Francisco – and how’d it begin his healing journey??? What’s the importance of not keeping things buried? How did writing help him to heal? What can we learn from “the cougher?” What’s the importance message behind shame? What’s the importance of self-care, and what does it have to do with underpants??? What’s Oogust 29th and what was the film The Ooogilo

If you’ve ever wanted to awaken the love within and find more peace and guidance in your life, then do we have the Giovanni and the Camino of St. Francis show for you. Today I’ll be talking with James Twyman, a.k.a the Peace Troubadour, professional musician, singer, and songwriter, the New York Times Best-Selling author of 16 books, a producer and director, and the author of a beautiful song of a spiritual journey, "Giovanni and the Camino of St. Francis." And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about life lessons from St. Francis, and finding love, peace, faith, and guidance, on the road of life.  Key Points Discussed:  How Lake Chapala in Mexico has become the number one place for expats (04:02) Why did you first become interested in St. Francis and how old were you? (04:54) Being able to pull on the golden thread by being exactly where and when you are supposed to be in life (08:34) The one single most important lesson that James has learned from St. Francis (10:57) Being cracked open t

If you’ve ever wanted to live a more awake alive and brilliant life, then do we have the Wake Up show for you!  Today I’ll be talking with Chris Barez Brown, renowned speaker, Fortune 500 consultant, and the author of one of highest vibration books, I’ve ever had the pleasure of pawing, let along reading, Wake Up! And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about brilliant and playful strategies to help snap you out of autopilot, to live in the here and now! Key Points Discussed How not to make big decisions in life! What does it mean to have an autopilot life? How much is our subconscious running the show? What does our caveman brain have to do with anything? What does it mean to wake up? What can we learn from David Bowie’s passing? What’s the importance of doodling? What’s the fastest way to get off autopilot? What’s so bad about our television? Do rats really prefer sugar to cocaine – and what’s this mean for us? What’s the importance of holding our favorite things? What is a bathroom buff

If you’ve ever wanted to welcome in magic into your life and feel better about your life, then do we have the love yourself like your life depends on it show for you. Today I’ll be talking with Kamal Ravikant, self-published phenom, poet, entrepreneur, and investor, and one of my all-time favorite guests I’ve had on the show (he was also the first). He’s also the author of one of the most beautiful, brilliant, and important reads out there today, “Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends on It” And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about one simple practice and four simple steps that can completely transform your life. Plus we’ll talk about living like you’ve died, why being depressed is a good day, CocaCola signs and market street, two last leaves and an open heart, and what in the world rubber snakes and Jesus have to do with anything. Key Points Discussed:  What in the world happened to you two months ago and what was going through your mind? (03:55) How has the Satori experience changed y

If you’ve ever been looking for a better year ahead, then do we have the re-engineer your life, your whole life, show for you. Today we’ll talk about stepping back, taking inventory, and how to step forward into your greatest life before it steps forward onto you. Plus we’ll talk about new formats, new order in the house, new ways of exercise, new ways of eating, new programs to record, new haircuts, chilly Thanksgiving, and so much more. Key Points Discussed:  The donut maker and the needs versus wants discussion (02:43) Getting caught by the airfryer bug (04:54) How massively Amazon Prime one-day shipping affects the environment (08:27) The amazing apple smoked turkey and what CJ’s Thanksgiving was like (10:14) Running 10 miles up and down in a 10,000 feet incline within marathon time(19:01) Keeping from getting despondent and sad from the frustration of going through the downhill walk of shame (28:37) Simpler ways of doing things and being intentionally chill about everything (32:00) Learning how to let g

If you’ve ever wanted to feel better at work and about your work, then do have the Healing Organization show for you. Today I’ll be talking with best-selling author and visionary, Michael Gelb. A pioneer in the field of creative thinking, a fit degree black belt in aikido, the author of at least sixteen books, including “Think Like Leonardo Davinci”, and the co-author of one of the most brilliant and needed books today, “The Healing Organization” And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about how we can change the way we work, awaken the conscious of business, and help save the world. Key Points Discussed:  What we can do at work to begin to change the world (03:10) Being more successful by being consistently kind and focusing on the needs of those around us (09:48) Shifting businesses to the notion of stakeholders rather than just shareholders (13:36) How do we as individuals choose which companies to work for to support that which supports us? (19:51) Planned obsolescence and how exploitat

If you’ve ever wanted more magic and abundance in your life then do we have the Being You, Changing the World show for You! Today we’ll talk with Dr. Dain Heer, best-selling author, co-creator of Access Consciousness, and the genius rabble-rouser, behind one of my all-time favorite books on changing our energy, and leaping into our greatest selves, "Being You, Changing The World!" And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about stepping our magic and our power, and finding the incredible abundance waiting for each one of us. That plus we’ll talk about a monsters of magic, playboy the horse, 100 monkeys on an island, why we want to stay weird, and when in the world you want to feed random ducks rice-crispies! Key Points Discussed: Why Money Isn’t Hard What it means to ask for money How to find where we’re stuck with money How do we clear emotional blocks to money What is a clearing statement? The importance of the question: “What’s right about me I’m not getting” Why there’s no such thing as a

If you’ve ever wanted to heal from illness, feel your greatest, or literally heal from cancer, then do we have the Chris Beat Cancer show for you! Today I’ll be talking with Chris Wark, speaker, patient advocate, wellness crusader, and the author of one of the most brilliant books I’ve ever read on health, Chris Beat Cancer. And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about how to listen to your instincts, step out in faith, and take massive action to help heal our bodies. Key Points Discussed: What happened to Chris Wark at age 26? What happened when he tried out for The Apprentice? How was he diagnosed with Cancer? What was he told by the oncologist? What was the shift Chris made at this time? What does commitment have to do with anything? What’s the importance of trusting your intuition? What’s it mean to step out on faith? What do you do if things don’t feel right? What’s it mean to truly have something to live for? What’s it mean to “overdose on nutrition” How can food fuel our health? Wha

If you’ve ever wanted to achieve true success and happiness in your life, then do we have the Four Secrets to Success, Intensity Matching, Three Minute Pitch show for you. Today I’ll be talking with Brant Pinvidic, award-winning film director, veteran TV producer, Founder and CEO of INvelop Entertainment, and host of the Why I’m Not Podcast, and a brand new business-based podcast, IPO.  Brant has sold more than 300 TV and movie projects, sold TV shows like Extreme Makeover: Weightloss Edition and Bar Rescue, which have grossed nearly a billion dollars in revenue. He is also the author of a really fun and transformative read we can all benefit from, “The 3-Minute Pitch” Today I want to talk with him about preparing and planning for happiness, and why preparing for success and planning for it are two different things.  Key Points Discussed:  Swimming with 17 different great white sharks on Guadalupe Island, 210 miles off the coast (03:15) What was the feeling of being in the water and were the shark watching y

If you’ve ever been looking for signs from the universe, then do we have the signs and symbols and synchronicities ---universal guidance--- show for you! Today we’ll talk about hearing the universe, listening to the universe, and how to take action on the universe, before she pulls out the 2 x 4. What buying a Tesla Truck has to do with the Law of Attraction? What it means to make symbolic gestures to the universe? How to get your father-in-law less wobbly! What are plyometric kitty exercises??? What does Dr. Michael Merzenich, the father of brain plasticity have to do with our ability to adapt? Why Michael’s been getting minor injuries lately—and what they mean??? How the Universe has been screaming at Michael? What you can learn from what feels good and what feels bad? How we can interpret the language of the Universe? What does it mean to hear whispers of the Universe from your body? What it means to hear the alarms from the Universe??? What it means to listen to the signs of the Universe? How do we disce