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Today I’ll be talking with Dr. Sampson Davis, the emergency room physician best-selling author, best known as one of three friends from inner-city Newark who made a pact in high school to become doctors, and the best-sell co-author of The Pact, and Derek Jeter’s amazing cancer surviving sister, Sharlee Jeter on the indominatible spirit to survive, The Stuff.  And that’s just what I want to talk with them about today, about unlocking your power to overcome challenges, soar and succeed. “The Stuff” Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: What was life for Dr. Sampson Davis like growing up by the projects? What happened when he got in trouble with the law? What happened to him while in jail? What miracle allowed him to move forward? How did Sharlee Jeter (Derek Jeter’s sister) handle cancer at 21? How did she manage to stay in college? How did the experience change her for life? What is “The Stuff” each of them had to survive? What was “The Pact” Dr. Sampson Davis made with two other students in inner-

If you’ve ever wanted to do something really big in life, but been scared out of your mind, then do we have the when entering miracle country, step forward into your fears anyway, scare yourself silly show for you.  Today we’ll talk about leaning into butterflies, stepping into fear, and why what doesn’t kill you really does make you stronger. Big & Bold Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include:  How Michael and Jessica moved to Colorado What the journey was like? What was the fear they had to overcome? How did they set up the journey? Why did they choose to do so much of it on their own? What did they learn from the journey? What surprised them out on the road? How is one rewarded for going big with the Universe? Why does one want to shoot very high? What’s the importance of coming unmoored or cutting the chords with the past? Why does one want to challenge themselves? What are the positive outcomes of shooting really, really big? How have Michael and Jessica been settling into Colorado? What hav

If you’ve been curious about the real story of the Autobiography of a Yogi, or want to grow closer to God, then do we have the Life of Yogananda show for you. Today I’ll be talking with Philip Goldberg, best-selling author, spiritual counselor, interfaith minister, podcast host and the author of a brilliant new book, The Life of Yogananda. And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about the story of the Yogi who became the first modern Guru, and what it means for us. The Life of Yogananda Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include: How did Philip Goldberg become interested in Yogananda? What was Philip’s spiritual path to awakening? How did he find Autobiography of a Yogi? Why did he write American Veda? Why did he want to share the human side of a guru? Who was Yogananda? What’s he most know for? What were his early spiritual practices? What were his early synchronicities and miracles? What was his burning desire – and what can we learn from it? What was he continuously trying to do – and

Today we’ll talk with Dr. Joe Dispenza one of the scientists featured in the award winning documentary What the Bleep do We Know and the best-selling author of several very special books including Breaking the Habit of Being You, Evolve Your Brain, and his latest new york times best-seller,, an empowering book that’s worth reading over and over again: You Are the Placebo: Making Your Mind Matter. And that’s just what we’ll be talking about today, how to utilize the power of the placebo effect, and rewire your brain and recondition your body to make lasting change. That plus we’ll talk about hotel maids, voo doo and lizards ,what glass eating, snake handling, and drinking strychnine have to do with anything, how to get drunk on tonic water, what we can all learn from Jim Carrey, and what it means that Jesus wasn’t Italian! Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include: How Dr. Joe Dispenza ended up in movie What the Bleep What thoughts and intentions have to do with bringing about an effect How can you give s

If you’ve ever wanted better performance, communication and creativity in your life, then do we have the Bring Your Whole Self to Work show for you! Today I’ll be talking with Mike Robbins, the best Selling author of Focus on the Good Stuff, Be Yourself, Everyone Else is Taken, and Nothing Changes until You do, and his latest greatest masterpiece, that’s really fun to boot, Bring Your Whole Self to Work, And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about how vulnerability unlocks creativity, connection, and performance! Power of Vulnerability Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: What is vulnerability? How did Mike Robbins hide his vulnerability while playing professional baseball? How’d he go from baseball to business? What’s the importance of vulnerability in high stakes situations? What is authenticity? What’s the importance of authenticity when it comes to vulernability? What happened when Mike Robbins went to Japan to speak about vulnerability? Is vulnerability a weakness or a st

If you’ve ever wanted more win win’s in life, then do we have the Go Giver Influencer show for you. Today I’ll be talking with John David Mann the brilliant best-selling co-author along with Bob Burg, of the Go Giver series of books, including The Go Giver Leader and a positively persuasive, value adding new book, The Go Giver Influencer. And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about how to get more out of life, through giving to others. Go-Giver Influencer Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: What is Pindar’s Paradox? How did the idea for the Go-Giver Influencer come about? How does he write his books with Bob Burg? What is the storyline process for his books? What’ is the law of influence? What’s natural negotiation? What are the five secrets of Genuine Influence? What does it mean to really breathe? What does it mean to master your emotions? What does it mean to listen with the back of your neck? How do we truly step into the other person’s shoes? What’s the importance of set

If you’ve ever wanted more heart-centered guidance and direction in your life, then do we have the Whatever Arises, Love That, show for you. Today I’ll be speaking again with Matt Kahn, after nearly 600 episodes of Inspire Nation and counting, he is still one of my all-time favorite spiritual teachers and authors, with one of my all-time favorite, beautiful, and transformative books out there, truly a must-read, Whatever Arises, Love That. Heart-Centered Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: What does it mean to love whatever arises? What does beyond barriers mean? What are the barriers to spiritual evolution? Why frustration is not necessarily a bad thing? What’s it mean to live from a heart-centered consciousness? How do we heal the frustrated part of ourselves What does frustration and anxiety really mean, and how can we reap benefits from it? How do we recognize the divinity in each thing that takes place in our lives? What’s a kundalini flu or a spiritual detox? How to learn to be with yourse

If you’ve ever needed emotion healing and clearing then do we have the Emotional Detox Show for you! Today I’ll be talking with Sherianna Boyle, adjunct pysch professor, yoga instructor, and the author of seven books including her brilliant latest, Emotional Detox. And that’s just what I want to talk with her about, about 7 steps to release toxicity and energize joy! Emotional Detox self-improvement & self-help topics include  What happened to Sherianna 18 years into her marriage? How did she realize she was detoxing from a miarriage crisis? What is an emotional detox? What are signs you could use a detox? What does the Law of Attraction have to do with detoxing? What do we gain by processing our emotions? What happens when things don’t get cleansed? What happens to our skin if we don’t cleanse our emotions? What exactly are we cleansing? What is the CLEANSE formula? How do we clean? How do we look inward? What does it mean to emit? How do we begin to activate joy? What does it mean to nourish? What’s a

If you’ve ever wanted to change your state of consciousness and awareness, to live an ecstatic life, then do we have the Peak Brain show for you. Today I’ll be talking with Dr. Andrew Hill hold a pHD in Cognitive Neuroscience From UCLA, and continues to do research on attention and cognition. He’s also a leading peak performance coach. Dr. Andrew Hill’s specialty is helping people rewire their minds for more happiness, and brain power—think a more positive emotional state with greater focus, concentration and memory! And (Dad if you’re listening!) at any age! He call’s it ecstatic living or peak brain performance! So today we’ll talk about accessing this state, and how what he calls “shift happens”, or how you can literally change and rewire the mind, with tips you can begin today. Dr. Hill talks about how we’re constantly rewiring our minds, in all that we do. We can rewire to strengthen the mind, weaken the mind, to dwell on the negatives, or learn how to focus on the positives. In today’s show we look at w

If you’ve ever dreamed big in life, whether that’s starting your own business, moving to a foreign land, landing that dream job, or anything else then do we have the Think Big show for you! Today I’ll be talking with Michael Port, former professional actor – you may have seen him in Sex in the City, law and Order, The Pelican Brief or Down To Earth; He’s a New York Times Best Selling Author, key note speaker and CEO coach. And he’s the author of an amazing book Steal the Show, and my new all-time favorite Key Note Address and Inspirational Speech: The Think Big Revolution Today we’ll talk about how to dream big, stand tall, find your voice, and how to guarantee a standing ovation for all the performances of your life. That plus we’ll talk about why you don’t want a devil’s advocate, what in the world Marlon Brando has to do with cotton balls, and why deep-fried car tires, might just be your greatest food in the world! Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics and Questions Include: How’d he become a professional

If you’ve ever wanted to stop stressing and start living, then do we have the Stress Less Show for you. Today I’ll be talking with Kate Hanley, best-selling author, columnist, coach and author of a fantastic new read to help you de-stress fast, Stress Less. And that’s just what I want to talk with her about today about the top 10 or more, mindfulness exercises for calmness and clarity. Stress Less Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include: Why in the world you'd want to do downward dogs in the closet? What was Kate’s path to mindfulness? How did she leave the .com world for yoga? How did she start msmindbody.com What happened after she moved and her boyfriend left her? What happened when giving birth to her first child? How did she use mindfulness techniques while giving birth? What happened after her second child was born? What were her early parenting challenges and how did mindfulness help? What is fool-proof meditation? What are some of the top techniques for stressing less? Why do you want to sign y

If you’ve ever wanted to reinvent yourself and discover who you truly are, then do we have the Rebirth show for you. Today I’ll be talking with Kamal Ravikant, silicone valley entrepreneur, the best-selling author of one of my all-time favorite books, love yourself like your life depends on it, and the author of a fantastic new fable on life, Rebirth. And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about walking the El Camino and Love, Forgiveness, and Following Your Heart. Re-Invention Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include: What happened to Kamal Ravikant in Silicone Valley? How did he end up writing Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends on It? How was it such a huge risk? What was the key message? How does one turn loving yourself, into a practice? What’s the importance of forgiveness? How did he come to write Rebirth? How did he end up walking the Camino Del Santiago? What was the journey like? How much does his book mirror real-life? Top ten takeaways from the book? Why we need to bring

If you’ve ever wanted to feel better, stronger, happier, more empowered by life, and with vital force flowing through you, then do we have the vitality producing show for you! Today I’ll be talking with Dr. Deborah Zuhcker, naturopath, transformational health coach, and author of a fantastic book on transforming your health, happiness and our life, The Vitality Map. Today we’ll talk about deep health, joyful self-care, and resilient well-being so you can live an authentic, meaningful life! That plus we’ll talk about your inner mama bear, gardening yourself, bodhissatva syndrome, the dreaded D- word, the power of somatic therapy groups, what a stuffy nose, and dairy may have in common, and why an orgasm a day just may keep the doctor away. Self-Improvement and Self-Help Vitality Producing Show (Questions and comments Include): How Dr. Zucker went into a downward spiral. How the wildnerness was part of Dr. Deborah Zucker’s path. What’s the concept of a woundedhealer. What’s the bodhisattva syndrome? What is pe

If you’ve ever wondered about the science consciousness and the meaning of life, then do we have The Everything Answer Book show for you! Today I’ll be talking with Dr. Amit Goswami, a personal hero of mine! He's a theoretical nuclear physicist, quantum activist and pioneer, serial author, star in the movie What the Bleep, and the author of a phenomenal new book on consciousness, The EveryThing Answer Book. First we’ll talk about his life and how he went from studying nuclear physics to studying consciousness. Then we’ll look at consciousness, quantum science and the brain, and what it tell us about our purpose, path, and direction in life. Plus we’ll look at the science behind karma, reincarnation, near-death experiences, the power of love, and much more! Consciousness, Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include: How did Dr. Amit Goswami go from studying nuclear physics to the science of consciousness? What does consciousness have to do with how we live our lives? What’s the challenge with how we view th

If you’ve ever struggled with an auto-immune disorder or chronic condition, then do we have the Wahls Protocol Cooking for Life, show for you.  Today I’ll be talking with Dr. Terry Wahls, clinical professor of medicine at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, and the best-selling author of The Wahls Protocol, and The Wahls Protocol Cooking for Life. And that’s just what I want to talk with her about today, about how to protect your mitochondria and her groundbreaking protocol, featuring delicious, nutritionally dense foods. Wahls Protocol Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include:  What was life like for Dr. Terry Wahls before being diagnosed with MS? What happened when she was diagnosed with MS? What conventional treatments did she try? What was the outcome? What was the prognosis from the “experts”? What did Dr. Terry Wahls do to turn things around? How did she get her health back? What is functional medicine? What did she learn about our mitochondria? What’s the importance of protecting o

Jen Sincero didn't start out with a silver spoon in her mouth. She had an "eek-by" mindset, and just a few years before her NY Times #1 best-seller You Are a Badass was still living in a converted garage. But then she changed her mind. She made a commitment to getting wealthy, and changing her life. She took concrete steps to do so, helping her become an incredibly successful wealth coach in the process. And in our interview she shares how you can do the same!!! The #1 reason we're not more successful, is we don't believe we deserve it. We have hangups about money and being rich, and end up struggling. But it doesn't need to be this way. We talk about how to move past the struggle. How to heal your relationship with money. And simple ways you can begin becoming wealthier starting today. We'll talk about why our typical mantras don't work--or why they're sabotaged by our subconscious. And we'll look at how to hop over, under, or blast through our subconscious, to create a wealth mindset. And she'll explain the

If you’ve ever wanted to make HUGE positive jaw-dropping change and massive shifts in your life then do we have the heart over head, dive into boldness, show for you! Today we’ll talking about diving into your daring self, how to make great change, leap off that cliff, and grow your wings on the way down. Discover Your Bold Self Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: How Jessica and Michael found their dream home in Colorado? What is the manifestation work they’ve been doing? What in the world a marker is? What’s the importance of training and letting go? What are the big buts in our lives? Why do we want to let go of the buts? What it means to step forward into your bold self? How we move from head to heart? What it means to ask for a sign – and what in the world “Mr. Ed” has to do with anything! What it means to lean into the fear? Why you want to feel the fear, and do it anyway? How Jessica was able to step forward into her bold, daring self? How to step forward into heart and overcome the think

If you’ve ever wanted more guidance and direction in life, then do we have the Mystical Shaman Oracle show for you! Today I’ll be talking with Colette Baron-Reid, best-selling author, internationally acclaimed intuition expert, oracle expert, and founder of the Oracle School, and the co-creator of by far my favorite deck of oracle cards ever, The Mystical Shaman Oracle Deck. Today we’ll talk tapping into intuition, diving into the cards, and getting mystical shaman guidance in your life. What’s a mystical shaman? How did the Mystical Shaman oracle cards come about? How are oracle cards made? How are they different than Tarot cards? What’s the power of oracle cards? Can anyone use them? How do oracle cards build your intuition? How do oracle cards act as a bridge? How do they “birth reality from the invisible matrix of creation”? What’s the difference between reading oracle cards and making “predictions”? What’s wrong with making predictions? How do oracle cards work? What is sacred symbology? What’s the law

If you’ve ever wanted to do more with less, and build a better life, then do we have the Stretch show for you! Today I’ll be talking with Scott Sonenshein, pHD, the Henry Gardiner Symonds Professor of Management at Rice University, award-winning researcher, teacher and consultant at fortune 500 companies, and the author of a fascinating new read with a philosophy I work on each and every day, Stretch. And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about unlocking the power of less, and achieving more than you ever imagined. Stretch Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include: What did he learn from working at tech start-up Vividence? What happened to his colleague Jeremy Glick on Sept. 11, 2001? What happened to the Dot Com industry in 2001 and how did that steer Scott’s life? What can we learn from Dick of D.G. Yunegling & Son? What can we learn from the demise of Strohs? What is chasing and who are chasers? What’s the importance of a better use of our resources? Who in the world is Van Man

Hi everyone, welcome back, I’m Michael Sandler your host on Inspire Nation. If you’ve ever struggled with self-worth, negativity or addiction, then do we have the Don’t Give Up on Me, show for You. Today I’ll be talking with Darryl Strawberry, best-selling author, baseball legend, four time world champion, double cancer survivor, and addiction survivor. And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about finding love and kindness, overcoming inner demons, how to NEVER quit, and how to turn your life around. Darryl Strawberry – Overcome Negative Self-Talk and Addiction Topics Include: What happened to Darryl Strawberry early in his childhood? What happened to their father? How Darryl began getting into trouble? How Darryl was introduced to baseball? What happened when he was signed by the NY Mets and started facing extreme negativity from the press? How did he make it to the major leagues? How did negative self-talk begin holding him back? What were his inner demons? How did he begin self-medicati