Living to Be: A podcast by Reino Gevers
By Reino Gevers
Living to Be: A podcast by Reino GeversDec 17, 2021
Ben Oofana: Elevating consciousness with trauma recovery
Ben Oofana was drawn to indigenous cultures and their spiritual practices from an early age. He read everything he could find about tribal cultures. Later he found a mentor and medicine man from the Kiowa tribe.
After a succession of destructive relationships in his mid-twenties, Ben realized that he was reenacting the traumas of his childhood and adolescence.
He then began developing an entire series of intensive healing methods combining ancient with modern psychological methods, aimed at healing buried trauma and creating more meaningful and fulfilling relationships.
Highlights from this episode:
- How holding patterns prevent us individually and collectively from evolving and growing as human beings.
- How buried trauma and old emotional wounds affect the body.
- Transmuting old pain and trauma
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Community, Longevity and Happiness
Happiness is a state of mind, often based on those small joys of life that wield immense power to our sense of bliss.
Society incessantly indoctrinates us that acquisitions are the keys to happiness. The allure of novelty quickly dims, leaving behind a feeling of regret and shame from overspending.
Humans are tribal by nature
We humans are tribal by nature. Positive interaction with our fellow human beings where we feel seen, supported, and heard is key to perceiving a sense of safety and well-being.
A supportive community has for eons been part of the survival mechanism of the human species.
Highlights of this episode:
- Keys to longevity and happiness
- The nurturing power of community
- Essentials of a healthy community
#spirituality #community #selfdevelopment #selfawareness #reinogevers #deepwalking
Brady Foulk: What we can learn from dogs
Dogs embody unconditional love, loyalty, and situational awareness.
Brady Foulk, an expert in dog behavior and psychology, has a passion for empowering strong bonds between dogs and their owners.
Whether it's honing the skills of service dogs or instilling a sense of calm and security in emotional support animals, Brady's holistic approach resonates deeply with every furry friend and their loving owners.
#dogs #dogtraining #motivation #psychology
Highlights of this episode:
- How dogs smell human emotions
- The power of positive reinforcement
- What leadership skills can dogs teach us?
Connecting with Brady Foulk
Website: https://info.newdirectiondogtraining.com/
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What is authenticity?
Embarking on the journey of fulfilling your destiny and purpose tends to engender a sense of natural alignment, accompanied by feelings of flow, joy, and passion. You will be operating on a higher vibrational frequency, naturally radiating an allure in your relationships and interactions.
#spirituality #purpose #meaning #awareness #authenticity
Highlights:
- Trusting your gut feeling
- The external and the internal identity
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Ann Swanson: What science tells us about meditation
Ann Swanson teaches meditation to busy people with busy minds. She is the author of the bestselling book SCIENCE OF YOGA, which has been translated into over 15 languages. Her new book, Meditation for the Real World, illuminates the fascinating science behind meditation with step-by-step practices to find peace in everyday life.
Highlights of this episode:
- How meditation positively impacts your brain
- Finding the right meditation
- The positive effects of taking meditation walks in nature
Connecting with Ann Swanson:
Website: https://www.annswansonwellness.com/
Science-backed guided meditations with music engineered to optimize your brainwaves at: https://MeditationForTheRealWorld.com
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Catherine Duncan: Everyday Awakening and lessons on mortality
Catherine Duncan is an integrative spiritual consultant and first-time author. Her new book Everyday Awakening was released in July 2023. After two near-death experiences, Catherine left a lucrative corporate job with Time Magazine to study theology and become a chaplain at a Level 1 trauma hospital and later a hospice chaplain accompanying thousands of people at the end of life.
Today, Catherine runs a private practice counseling attorneys, doctors, business executives, and people searching for more. She helps people open into their true nature and live from their heart and soul.
#spirituality #selfdevelopment #selflove #mindfulness
Highlights in this episode:
- What we need to know about mortality
- Lessons from the "Other Side"
- Regrets and the importance of forgiveness
Connecting with Catherine Duncan:
Website: https://www.learningtolive.org/
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Lolita Guarin: Building stress resilience
Managing your stress level not only influences behavior in the workplace but also shapes your friendships, intimate relationships, and overall quality of life. Lithuanian-born Lolita Guarin takes us on her journey of healing.
As the founder of BE Amazing You, Lolita emphasizes the importance of healing childhood trauma, building stress resilience and boosting your vibrational energy.
While she understood that well-known techniques like meditation and yoga provided stress relief, dealing with the underlying childhood trauma wound was key.
#mentalhealth #childhoodtraum #stressmanagement
Highlights of this episode:
- Strategies for setting healthy boundaries
- Authenticity: Unlocking the body-mind connection
- Childhood trauma and emotional stress
Connecting with Lolita Guarin:
Website: Be Amazing You Stress Management for Adult Children of Alcoholics
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Kim Korte: Finding emotional balance
Kim is a Sensory Perception and Emotion Management Strategist who weaves her curiosity about emotional awareness with her decades of experience in the world of business consulting.
She has created the idea of the “Emotion Chef” based on her own experience and the awareness that as leaders, partners, parents, or just as a citizen of this world, our self-awareness is tied directly to our ability to manage our emotions.
A significant emotional event created the perfect storm for Kim to begin questioning, "How do I keep this from happening to me again?"
#emotions #selfimprovement #selfawareness #selfhelp
Highlight of this episode:
- The effects of emotional imbalance on body and mind
- The emotional impact of memory and experience
- Creating emotional resilience
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Website: https://www.kimkorte.com/
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Lisa Shield: Finding your Soulmate
Lisa Shield is a love, dating, and relationship coach with over two decades of experience. She has a master’s degree in spiritual psychology is certified through the Coaches Training Institute, and has been featured in Huffington Post, Buzzfeed, LA Times & Cosmopolitan.
Lisa has taught powerful, successful women all over the world how to take what she calls “The Feminine Lead” to get Emotionally Naked and find the soulmate of their wildest dreams.
Highlights of this episode:
- What women and men need in a relationship
- What it takes to attract a high-value partner
- Why so many people remain single
Connecting with Lisa Shield:
Podcast: Finding the Guardian of Your Soul
Website: https://www.lisashield.com/
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The Killer in the Kremlin: We have to speak out against evil
A startling headline lit up my screen: Russian dissident Alexei Navalny had been assassinated. The news shook me to my core, leaving me appalled at the apparent depths to which Russian leader Vladimir Putin would stoop, fully aware of the shockwaves it would send worldwide.
Navalny's murder snuffed out a beacon of hope in the oppressive landscape of Putin's Russia. When a leader turns to such brutal tactics, it reveals not strength but profound weakness. Navalny epitomized everything the autocrat in the Kremlin was not.
It is the nature of dictatorial regimes that they bring forth the best and the worst extremes in mankind. South Africa's apartheid regime had shining examples of courage and humanity in Nelson Mandela, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Steve Biko, and many others. Nazi Germany had Dietrich Boenhoeffer and dissidents such as Sophie Scholl. Czechoslovakia had Vaclav Havel and Poland Lech Walesa.
Highlights in this episode:
- What we need to learn in confronting evil
- Why does God allow evil?
#Reino Gevers #media #spirituality #selfawareness #selfdevelopment #truth
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The Truth Be Told
In the tumultuous public information space, truth finds itself relegated to the backseat, drowned out by a cacophony of lies, deception, and hate speech. The manipulation of truth isn't solely the domain of petty criminals; it's a tool wielded with equal fervor by autocrats, dictators, and cult leaders.
Highlights in the episode:
- Identifying the purveyors of manipulation
- Boosting your vibrational energy
#Reino Gevers #media #spirituality #selfawareness #selfdevelopment #truth
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Do what you love
Are you finding yourself on a frustrating treadmill of doing a job that you hate and counting the years until retirement? There are millions of people out there wasting the most precious years of their lives for all the wrong reasons.
On average about half of your lifetime will be spent working, assuming you retire in your mid-60s and have a typical lifespan between 70 and 80. It therefore makes sense that you spend your best years doing what you love and what you are passionate about.
#Reino Gevers #spirituality #burnout #selfawareness #mindfulness
Highlights of this episode:
- What we can learn from a 13th-century Mystic and Zen Buddhism
- When it's time to leave
- Finding purpose and meaning
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Josh Dech: How your gut impacts your physical and mental well-being
Josh Dech is an ex-paramedic, and Holistic Nutritionist, specializing in gut health.
His success in dealing with clients with complex digestive problems connected him to some of the world’s most renowned doctors.
Josh is a medical lecturer at the Priority Health Academy, helping educate doctors on the holistic approach to gut health, and complex digestive issues.
Topics in this episode:
- Longevity and gut health
- How gut health is connected to mental health, sleep, productivity, cravings, and relationships
- How to keep your gut healthy
#alternativehealth #nutrition #gut #microbiome #functionalmedicine
You can connect with Josh Dech and get more information on the gut and many related issues on his website:
He also hosts a podcast with some amazing health experts:
https://www.reversablepod.com/
Janet Schmidt: Building a prosperity mindset
Janet Schmidt, the Creator and founder of "Reprogram For Success" and Quantum Consciousness Integration™, has discovered that by using four techniques, you can change your belief system and reprogram yourself for the success you desire in any area of your life.
Her program was born after she lost a small fortune and she realized that an epigenetic ancestral imprinting could explain her thoughts and emotions of losing money.
Janet has come from eight generations of ministers who signed up to be economically challenged, and gave their last cent to the underserved and had no money to manage. Once she understood this she reprogrammed and instilled a new belief.
Today she can happily report that “large sums of money flow to her easily and quickly continuously that she gets to keep, enjoy, and share."
Highlights of this episode:
- Healing from trauma and limiting beliefs
- Building emotional resilience and a prosperity mindset
- Reprogramming for success
Connecting with Janet Schmidt:
https://janetelaineschmidt.com
Scott White: Staying positive and living your best life
Scott White describes himself as “the happiest guy you will ever meet.” After spending over a decade in investment banking on Wall Street, he took a chance and became an entrepreneur and business builder. Today he is Chairman and CEO of a public real estate company.
Now Scott is on a mission to make the world happier one smile at a time. With his endless energy, he motivates and inspires everyone he meets to focus on happiness, gratefulness, and positivity.
His book is titled "The Life Is Too Short Guy: Strategies to Make Every Day the Best Day Ever."
Key takeaways in this episode:
- The road map for a good day
- Identifying the funny moment in every situation
- The power of community and positive relationships
Why does a God allow suffering?
When confronted with the question of belief in God, many people respond with discomfort, embarrassment, or confusion. The term "God" has become so heavily laden with emotions and misconceptions that even those who identify as "spiritual" or "religious" shy away from openly discussing the concept.
Navigating an authentic discussion about God, spirituality, and beliefs has become especially challenging in a world that is progressively secularized, marked by feelings of isolation, and a sense of disconnection.
Topics in this episode:
- Connecting with the inner spark
- Experiential spirituality versus religion
- Defining evil
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Liberating the mind from attachment and grievance culture
Life can be a rollercoaster of natural and spontaneous changes constantly forcing us to tread unknown paths. While some people may excitedly embrace a new beginning others retreat into fixed belief and ideology, providing the illusion of a safety cacoon in a world of “turmoil.”
But resistance to the natural flow of life and attachment to fixed thoughts, beliefs, and things is one of the greatest causes of human suffering and misery. Staying in the moment and finding peace in the acceptance of reality is thus at the core of the Taoist and Mystic teachings.
Highlights of this episode:
- The power of consciousness and real presence
- Liberating the mind from fixated belief and dogma
- Boosting your vibrational energy.
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Navigating challenging times
Humanity is about to embark on a journey marked by monumental shifts and unprecedented disruptions, unlike anything we have seen before. It will impact every aspect of our lives, creating a ripple effect that will affect us on multiple levels. During times of uncertainty, we are seeing a retreat into political extremism and religious fanaticism. Fear is what fuels the radicals, exploiting emotions to sow discord and chaos. Millions will find themselves on the losing end, navigating the turbulent waters of change.
Amidst these challenges, there will emerge a resilient group of individuals and communities who seize the opportunity. Winners not only adapt to change but have the innate ability of turning adversity into an advantage.
Ultimately all of life underlies a seasonal principle of natural and spontaneous changes. Evolutionary change, sometimes disruptive, is an elementary aspect of the universal intelligence, of God, or the divine.
- Resilience is acceptance of life's seasonal principle
- Within the vast tapestry of the universe life is constantly, evolving, adapting and in motion
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Never Quit on a Bad Day
Phebe Trotman is a successful and heart-centered entrepreneur based in Vancouver, Canada. In both her athletic and professional careers, Phebe’s personal success has been a testament that anything is possible. As an athlete, she has achieved many accolades as a soccer player, including being inducted into several sports halls of fame, winning championship titles, and being recognized as an exceptional athlete. Phebe is passionate about helping others on their own journeys in unlocking their potential She strongly believe that in business, sports, relationships, and life, we should be more open about our struggles – a theme in her book: "Never Quit on a Bad Day".
Topics in the episode:
- Overcoming challenges and adversity
- The connection between mental and physical health
- Visualizing and planning your perfect day.
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Kelli Field: The Grief of Goodbye and a walk into authenticity
Kelli Field and her daughter walked the 800-kilometre Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route in northwestern Spain in 2017. The adventure was transformational. With her husband Jeff, moving to Spain was the logical next step. Her debut novel: “The Grief of Goodbye”, set on the Camino, was recently published. It is an emotionally charged tale of love, sacrifice, and redemption.
Another project is the Happiness Café on the Camino which Kelli and Jeff set up to serve pilgrims on the Camino with a sustainable experience, including flexitarian, vegetarian, and gluten-free foods with allergen sensitivities in mind.
Kelli also writes a popular Blog "Viva Espana, moving to Spain with purpose", sharing her experience of living in Spain, which she says wasn’t all easy…
#motivational #selfimprovement #spirituality #caminosantiago
Highlights of this episode:
- How the authentic self reveals itself on the Camino
- Living a dream on the Camino
- Walking a path into happiness
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Book: The Grief of Goodbye
Michael McGinnis: Awakening from the slumber and the victimhood
Michael McGinnis had his first transformational experience in his early twenties at a personal development seminar in California, discovering that he’d formed all of the limitations in his life through words of victimhood.
Liberated, and turning his life around he moved to Central America where he became a successful entrepreneur, big wave surfer and racing car driver.
But he continued to be haunted by an unfulfilled void and fell into suicidal depression, coming to the realization that true fulfillment inherently resides within.
Today he is an award-winning author. In his latest book series, The Essential Revolution, Michael explores the importance of recognizing and revealing our spiritual connection while inside a system that has been fabricated to keep humans distracted and asleep. He has dedicated his life to serving humanity on a global level.
Topics in this episode:
- Awakening from fixed beliefs and concepts
- The universe or God will never throw at us more than we can handle
- The present moment is all that exists
- How victimhood prevents spiritual growth
- Religion and Experiential Spirituality
Below you’ll find links to Mike’s social media and website.
Chad Hufford: Creating an Abundant Life with Intention
Chad Hufford owns and runs a financial planning firm based in Anchorage Alaska that manages roughly half a billion dollars. During his 17 years in the business, he has realized that managing clients' mindsets, behaviors, and habits is really the most crucial part of the job.
Chad comes from a strong background in athletics, nutrition, and performance psychology, bringing a coaching mindset and the heart of a teacher to financial planning and investing.
He strives to both empower and educate his audience to not only become better investors but to live more intentionally and create an abundant life.
Highlights of this episode:
- The analogy between sound financial planning and nutrition
- Why schoolteachers are some of the most successful financial planners
- Critical components to a life of abundance
- A common misconception about retirement
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The dragnet of a cult
Have you asked yourself why decent, educated, and well-meaning people are pulled into the dragnet of a dangerous cult? Do you think you are immune to making the same mistake? All it takes for them to capture your mind is to push specific emotional triggers and feelings.
Times of uncertainty and rapid change impact personal lives in multiple ways. The world’s getting more complex. We are seeking easy answers and simple solutions. If you are at an especially vulnerable point in your life, and if you haven’t done the self-work in transmuting archaic fears, anxieties, and anger, you are at risk.
Highlights of this episode:
- The "us-versus-them" mentality
- Control and isolation
- Financial exploitation
- Exploitation of vulnerabilities
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Derick Gant: Moving from Mediocrity into a Mindset of Abundance
Derick Gant is a Financial Expert, Performance Coach, Author, and Speaker with over 30 years of experience. In 2019, he published The 24K Life Code: The Only Difference Between Mediocrity and Greatness. This book guides others step-by-step to deliver their personal best and live the results they deserve.
In addition to his companies, Gant Group LLC and Gant Investment Advisors, Derick leads a vibrant online community. 24K Life is a community of high achievers and entrepreneurs working to eliminate limiting beliefs and habits that block success. The communities intent is to create a thriving environment of accountability and excellence, resulting in personal and business profits.
- Strategies to prevent spiraling into debt
- Monitoring your spending habits with a budget plan
- How can I create more income in less time?
- What is a good money system?
- On the path to greatness with self-mastery and discipline
- How patterns and beliefs shape our thoughts on abundance
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Standing guard on the information highway
In the fast world of modern communication, the lesson is to look beyond hysteria and exaggeration and to analyze the facts, the message behind the many and often contradictory, even false information.
Who said it? Were does it come from, and does the source have an ulterior motive? Does the information reduce my energy level or increase my vibrational energy? Does it really serve my higher purpose?
There is a lovely old story about the Greek philosopher Sokrates about running all information through three filters.
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Mark Barnes: Practical strategies on living a long and healthy life
Mark Barnes is a longtime educator, entrepreneur, and co-author of Hacking Life After 50: Ten Ways to Beat Father Time and Live a Long, Healthy, Joy-Filled Life. Physical and mental well-being and living until and beyond 100 have become an obsession.
In this episode:
- Why dabbling with new things is so important
- Movement and resistance training
- The power of community
Learn all about Hacking Life After 50, and where to find more strategies to help you live a long, healthy, joy-filled life.
The book: Hacking Life After 50
Defining your purpose and meaning
of consciousness. The global crisis on multiple levels is by its very nature a transition between the old and the new.
- Moving from a culture of exploitation to restoration and sutainability
- The soul edging toward fulfillment
- Learning, adapting and realigning
#selfdevelopment #spirituality #taoism
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New! The Turning of the Circle: Embracing Nature's Wisdom for Purposeful Living
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Doing or Being?
Taking a walk on the ancient pilgrimage route in northwestern Spain has become for me an essential annual time out for reflection and rejuvenation.
It all started some 17 years ago when I was not in a very good place stuck in a dysfunctional relationship and a stressed-out job. My thoughts revolved around starting to live at some point in the distant future. A friend who took pity on me advised me to walk the famous pilgrimage route, the Camino de Santiago in northwestern Spain.
Like many first-time walkers on the Camino, I was obsessed about reaching my destination at a certain time in order to secure my place in a bunk bed in a pilgrims' hostel. The Camino is in so many ways an analogy of life which is why it has become such a popular destination for modern-day spiritual seekers.
How many times in life does the universe send warning whispers that we have missed a waymarker and are on the wrong path? How obsessed are we with things we think we need but insist on keeping them in our backpack?
#selfdevelopment #spirituality #taoism
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Lori Marini: Finding a new life after cancer
Lori Marini shares her powerful journey of surviving breast cancer and creating a new life for herself as a speaker, author, and Master Coach.
She understands firsthand what it takes to overcome fear and find the courage to live the life you love on your terms. Lori specializes in empowering women during their healing journey after a life crisis, especially those who have lost their purpose and are afraid of moving forward.
Lori works with groups, individuals, and organizations to amplify the joyful thriving experience even during the most challenging times. She is also an international bestselling co-author of "Women Who Boss Up" and the host of "Conversations with Courageous Cancer Warriors" Podcast.
In this podcast, she shares her views on:
- Overcoming the fear after a life-threatening diagnosis
- Setting boundaries and dealing with emotional stress factors
- Amplifying the joyful experience and your relationships
#cancersurvivor #positivity #health #holistichealth #joy #mindset
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The lucky farmer or was he really that lucky?
The story of the lucky farmer from ancient China was told often by the Taoist teachers as a warning that good luck can often turn out to be bad luck and vice versa.
The moral of the story is to remain free from attachment. Wealth or poverty, death or birth, fortune or misfortune are often intertwined with everything underlying the law of impermanence.
If you are currently in a bad spot, be assured that this too shall pass. If you are currently rolling high, enjoy the moment as it lasts but don‘t get attached.
Millions of people playing the lottery each week think all their problems will be over if they win the jackpot. Many of those who indeed then win the lottery end up being miserable and even committing suicide because they haven‘t solved the underlying issue that is torturing their soul. Here you will find more information on the bankrupt statistics of lottery winners.
Or, are you one of the people counting the months and years until you can finally retire and start to live?
Be appreciative and mindful of life's small miracles in the here and now. Focus your mind more on BEING rather than HAVING.
Ultimately everything is grace. From the day you were born you began a journey into becoming who you really are.
#selfdevelopment #spirituality #taoism
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Dr. Lynn Carey: Finding your inner peace with passion and purpose
Dr. Lynn Carey loves empowering others to create their desired life of health, wealth, and perfect self-expression. She is an expert in chronic stress and pain with 18 years of experience as a chiropractor. In her book: “My Journey to Grace” she details her own self-healing journey.
In this episode, she gives valuable advice on finding your inner peace and passion. Other topics:
- The relationship between stress and pain
- How to elevate into a higher state and attract health and abundance
- The meaning of grace
#self-healing #spiritualgrowth #alternativehealing #chiropractor
You can connect with Dr. Lynn Carey at:
www.creatingmydesiredlife.com/
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The things blocking you from living your soul purpose?
Taken on a daily basis energy-depleting habits can creep into your life and you would have to react with a clear structure to realign body, mind, and
spirit.
There is a general misconception that external validation of material success and fame equals living a life of bliss. Often the search for soul
purpose is stuck in the "I" as opposed to the "we". It's the reason why many of the world's most successful people are terribly unhappy
on a soul level with a few of these exceptional individuals however transmuting this unhappiness into causes that serve the greater good.
One of the most gifted men on the tennis court, Andre Agassi struggled with addiction for most of his professional career, which he details in his autobiography "Open". He in reality hated tennis but then realized that his fame as
a tennis player could be a platform to do greater good.
He established the Andre Agassi Foundation for Education, which focuses on improving the education system in the United States. The creation of the
foundation stemmed from Agassi's own personal experiences of feeling lost and unprepared for life after tennis. He recognized that many children in the United States faced similar challenges, particularly those from underserved communities, and wanted to help provide them with the tools and resources they needed to succeed in life.
"You can’t spread who you are without being broken first. Sometimes, when you’ve been broken into pieces, you come back and give much more to
people. You can see my scars and they’re key to me making a difference in other lives now," he said in an interview.
Soul purpose is a journey. The whole of life is a discovering journey of your soul purpose. Often the end of one journey, the death of one
"life" is the initiation process into another life, yet ultimately a journey of growth, redemption, rectification, and wholeness.
In this episode, we look at what is key to living your destiny.
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Opening the shutters of the mind
Your mindset, your thoughts and what you believe so much determines how your life is going to be. What you express in words and mannerisms is an expression of your inner being.
Yet, one of the greatest obstacles to the elevation of consciousness is a mindset cemented into the “isms” of fixed belief, ideology, religion, or philosophy. It has been the root cause of so much human suffering over the centuries.
With much of traditional religions having succumbed to the practice of empty rituals, the spiritual vacuum is being filled by political preachers and ideologues fanning the flames of fanaticism.
If the shutters to the mind remain closed there is no sunlight that can penetrate the inner room. The mind is captured in the conceptual prison of a one-sided truth. All the others are wrong, belong to the wrong crowd, the wrong tribe, and the wrong race, gender, or religion. There is a disconnect with soul authenticity.
In this episode, Reino Gevers reflects on:
- What the great thinkers Carl Gustav Jung and Albert Einstein said about "God"
- The difference between religion and spirituality
- Finding peace and bliss through contemplative practices
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Community: A key to happiness
When scientists first published their studies on the earth's five blue zones where people live the longest most follow-up reports picked up on the nutritional aspect. But a common denominator less debated was that people in all five regions felt a strong sense of belonging and purpose within healthy and supportive communities.
We are hard-wired as social beings. The people we surround ourselves with have a much higher impact on our health and happiness than previously thought. Your tribe can either pull you down or lift you up.
In this episode Reino Gevers looks at the following aspects:
- What are the ingredients of a healthy community?
- What we can learn from centenarians?
- The connection between longevity and walking
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Byron Morrison: Changing self-sabotaging behavior
Byron Morrison is the author of three best-selling books. Over the last decade, he has worked with CEOs, entrepreneurs, and leaders in 15 different countries to help them take back control of their life and business.
After going through some of his own challenges he has gone on a journey of transformation in turning his life around and setting out to help others take control of their life.
Byron has been working with people from around the world to help them get out of their own way so that they can start living the life that they want. Everything he’s done has built up to his new book “Maybe you should give up - 7 ways to get out of your own way and take control of your life”.
In this Podcast, we discuss how to avoid typical self-sabotaging thoughts and behavior patterns.
Other key takeaways:
- Avoiding job-burnout
- Why multi-tasking never works
- What qualities make out a great business leader
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Escaping the monkey mind
One of the tragedies of the human condition is being stuck in the „monkey mind“ that is dancing in thoughts of what was and is no more and the fear and anxiety of what the future might hold.
Thoughts trigger emotions and emotions trigger reactions that inevitably have a major impact on your vibrational frequency that will in turn inevitably attract what you emanate.
If your mind is focused on scarcity you will see around you only scarcity and attract the same. If you are primarily a person in gratitude and abundance you will live in abundance and see abundance everywhere. It‘s what we call magnetism in the law of attraction.
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Kevin Considine: Life lessons from a global pilgrim
Kevin Considine from Chicago in the United States is a global pilgrim who has walked some of the most spectacular and ancient pilgrimage paths on the planet. We last spoke two years ago and he has meanwhile walked 14,000 kilometers in pilgrimage routes to Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain.
- In this podcast, Kevin shares life lessons he learned while walking and meeting fellow pilgrims on the Camino
- Why the Camino is in many ways an analogy to life
- Why has he just kept on walking since going into retirement eight years ago and walking the Camino for the first time?
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Charles Smith: The Power of a Happy Mind
Charles Smith is living proof and inspiration that you can overcome the worst circumstances in life and use that as a tool to serve others.
Charles is a survivor of multiple traumatic situations starting with being orphaned at a young age, being a homeless veteran, suffering depression, and surviving a suicide attempt. Today he is a trauma specialist and author of several self-help books.
In this podcast, Charles traces his own path from orphanage, addiction, depression, and homelessness to rebuilding his life and helping others.
- Why the darkest moment in life are often the prelude to the miraculous
- Overcoming depression and addiction
- Dealing with trauma and the loss of a loved one
Connecting with Charles Smith:
Website: Lifelongexperience
Books: The Power of a Happy Mind
Amanda Kate: Practicing intuitive wisdom
Amanda Kate is the author of “Divine. Messy. Human. A Spiritual Guide to Prioritising Internal Truth over External Influence”
She is a practicing Kinesiologist, Mentor, Archetypal Life Coach, Mother, and more.
Amanda describes herself as a recovering people-pleaser and self-flagellator, walking the path straddling the Divine and Messy daily. Always growing, developing, and learning new ways of being to, hopefully, one day leave the Earth better than she found it.
In this podcast, she traces her own path to authenticity after burnout and a messy divorce. Some of the topics discussed are:
· The importance of self-care and self-love
· Listening to the wisdom of the body
· Prioritising internal authenticity over external influence
More information on Amanda Kate and her work:
Website: https://www.amandakate.com.au/
Book: Divine, Messy Human: A Spiritual Guide to Prioritising Internal Truth over External Influence
Hannah Spanke: Arising from the hell of prostitution to an intimacy and relationship coach
Hannah Spanke is unafraid to speak her mind and share her unorthodox past, as a way to empower others to live their authenticity. After nearly a decade in the adult entertainment industry, she has reinvented herself in becoming a successful intimacy and relationship coach. Hannah specializes in helping others become their happiest selves through both inner and outer work while learning to understand and relate to their partners and family in the best ways possible.
In this podcast Hannah sketches her path into the hell of prostitution and how she managed to get out of the sex industry, using her past experience to become an intimacy and relationship coach.
Hear her take on:
- Why do so many couples have problems with their sex life?
- How to address different needs in a relationship?
- The connection between sexuality and spirituality.
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Things break apart gradually and then with a bang
The signs of a relationship going sour, a company going in decline, and a country becoming a failed state. The patterns are all the same. Early warning signals are not heeded.
A leak in the roof of a house will drip by drip gradually weaken the structural walls until the foundations give way and the house collapses. When small repairs are not carried out they become big problems. A health crisis is preceded by many small aches and pains. A relationship breakdown will have a long history of hurts, insults, and betrayals. A company’s bankruptcy comes after years of poor management and missed opportunities.
The seeds of the failed nation are sown with the gradual growth of the tentacles of corruption, poor government, and nepotism. Countries such as Venezuela, Zimbabwe, Argentina, and South Africa are just some examples of once-flourishing countries that today are sad reminders of how fast the rot can set in.
An alcoholic will very often only seek help during an epiphany that comes in a “flat on the ground” moment. The person is so disgusted and pained about his own behavior that he will admit finally that he has a problem. It is the first step in the healing process.
Negative and destructive behavior has the habit of sneaking into life in many subtle ways. It is one of the reasons why so many New Year resolutions fail. Typical sabotaging self-talk could be: “It won’t make much of a difference if I skip my workout this morning.” “I need to reward myself with a shopping spree after saving for two months.” “It won’t affect my relationship if I cheat on my partner just this once.”
Creating a life of bliss with positive habits
Transmuting pain and suffering leads to higher consciousness and positive change. Meaning and purpose are found after years of depression. A fulfilling, loving relationship is found after enduring years of abuse in a dysfunctional marriage. A different and more fulfilling work is sought after job burnout. An exercise routine and a healthy diet are followed with passion after overcoming a life-threatening disease.
What can you do today? What can be done that will start the ball rolling? If you enter an untidy room filled with junk, you start by clearing one small area, then the following day the next, and so on. Getting physically fit could start with a walk of 2,000 steps and then gradually increase it day by day to 10,000 steps. Reducing a stressed out and fearful mind can begin with a short meditation lasting three minutes until 15-20 minutes is done with ease because you feel so much better afterward. Training body, mind, and spirit to a new level of consciousness and bliss comes after a reawakening from the shadowlands.
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Nicky Billou: Relationships and the power of connecting
Nicky Billou is the number one International Best Selling Author of the book: Finish Line ThinkingTM: How to Think and Win Like a Champion, The Thought Leader’s Journey: A Fable of Life, and The Power Of Connecting: How To Activate Profitable Relationships
He is an in-demand and highly inspirational speaker to corporate audiences, and confidante to some of the most successful and dynamic entrepreneurs in Canada, and the co-founder of eCircle Academy where he runs a yearlong Mastermind & Educational program working with Coaches, Consultants, Corporate Trainers, Clinic Owners, Realtors, Mortgage Brokers, and other service-based Entrepreneurs, positioning them as authorities in their niche.
Nicky has interviewed over 300 of the world’s top Thought Leaders, such as Jack Canfield, John Maxwell, and Supermodel & Business Mogul Kathy Ireland.
In this podcast we touch on the following key points:
- How important relationships are in running a profitable business
- Stepping out of the comfort zone
- What he learned from some of the world's greatest thought leaders
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Victoria Rader: Prospering by surrendering to the heart
Through thousands of client sessions and seminars, Victoria Rader has witnessed that the cap to fulfillment is defined by subconscious programming. As a result, she created products and services with a unique success formula of healing the heart, freeing the mind, and expanding skills to see, create and live a life of infinite possibilities.
In this Podcast, she tells of her journey from growing up in Ukraine, of what was once the Soviet Union, and manifesting into a life of unlimited opportunity.
- Prosper by surrendering to the heart
- What can we learn from resilience?
- Tapping away obstacles
More information:
Prosper ME: The 35 Universal Laws to Make Money Work for You
Heaven is for Everyone
Until You Shine
Until You Win
Nita Sweeney: Depression hates a moving target
Nita Sweeney is the award-winning wellness author of the running and mental health memoir, “Depression Hates a Moving Target: How Running with My Dog Brought Me Back from the Brink”.
She is the co-creator of the writing journal, “You Should Be Writing: A Journal of Inspiration & Instruction to Keep Your Pen Moving.” Her next book, “Make Every Move a Meditation”, was a finalist in the International Book Awards. Nita founded the group Mind, Mood, and Movement to support well-being through meditation, exercise, and writing practice. Nita lives in central Ohio with her husband, Ed, and their Labrador retriever, Scarlet.
In this podcast, Nita shares valuable insights on:
- The positive effects of walking and running on mental health
- Meditating with every move
- Lessons learned from her dog, Scarlet
More information on Nita's books and work:
Website: https://nitasweeney.com/
Book: Depression hates a moving target
Carrie Schmidt: Looking beyond the "foggy" screen
Sometimes it takes a wake-up call to look beyond the "foggy" screen of the comfort zone and the slumber of life's motions.
Carrie Schmidt tells you how to overcome your subconscious programming, connect to your power, and co-create the life you truly desire.
In this Podcast, Carrie takes us through her own spiritual journey. After achieving top-level leadership roles in corporate America the sudden death of her father triggered a longing for something much greater. Carrie embarked on a spiritual journey that eventually led her to research the fundamentals of psychology, neuroscience, and quantum physics. Now a Certified Life Mastery Consultant, Carrie offers life coaching programs, and business consulting services, and her vision is to reach, teach, and transform.
Some key points:
- The quantum physics underlying spirituality
- Why it is so important to find purpose and meaning
- Clearing the clutter behind the screen
More information:
Website: Carrie Schmidt
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Finding Purpose and Meaning
Reino Gevers did more than a dozen pilgrimage walks on the Camino de Santiago in northwestern Spain He had countless conversations with people on the same path in search of purpose and meaning. In his essence, he found that life is a journey to finding that alignment and connection to divine purpose within. But so much is holding us back. It could be the inability to forgive a person who is caused you much pain or the trauma over the loss of a loved one. Yet when looking back you will realize that all the ups and downs of life have molded and sculptured you into the person you are today. If you can take a different perspective on what has been and is no more or on the many unfulfilled expectations, you realize that everything is grace and that all has a purpose.
Listen to best-selling author Barry Nicolaou’s take on how thoughts can sabotage or assist us in creating the life we want.
Lori Saitz on how gratitude can be truly transformational in goal-setting and manifestation,
Liam Naden: on how to transform a stressful mindset into one of creativity and flow.
Patricia Lindner, spiritual career alchemist and mentor why so many people get stuck in the so-called comfort zone.
Patricia Lindner: Follow your calling by letting go of your limitations
Patricia Lindner, Spiritual Career Alchemist, and Mentor is on a mission to disrupt patterns of shame, guilt, and fear and help extraordinary women expand into their fullness.
Patricia has over 17 years of experience in teaching, training, coaching, and healing. She combines her profound knowledge with creative modalities such as energy psychology, healing modalities, and Human Design.
In this Podcast, she addresses the limitations so many people put on themselves by staying in their comfort zone. Other key points:
- Reconnecting with nature and the compass within
- Listening to the intuitive voice of your body
- Propelling yourself to a life of bliss
More information:
https://www.patricialindner.com/
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Liam Naden: Harnessing the infinite power of your brain
Speaker, teacher, writer and researcher Liam Naden, has had an incredible journey. He became a multi-millionaire in his 40s but then lost everything and was forced to sleep on the coach of his elderly mother's home. Yet, from rock bottom he rebuilt his life in a much better way than before.
He helps understand the process for creating true success in your life by utilizing the brain in a process called Neuro-State Rebalancing (NSR). Liam is also an experienced marriage and relationships coach, host of the "Growing in Love for Life" podcast, and author of more than 20 books.
In this podcast he explains in simple terms:
- How you can move from a stressful mindset into going with the flow of life
- The four principles on how the brain works
- How getting into sync with nature can help you manifest
More information on Liam Naden's work:
Products and Coaching by Liam Naden
Why do most employees lack motivation?
Only about 15 percent of the global workforce feel motivated in their jobs. Most people suffer in silent misery counting the years and months to retirement - when they can finally start living.
Billions of revenue are lost annually due to unmotivated employees. It doesn't have to stay that way. Choosing the right leaders for key positions can make a huge difference.
In this podcast, we delve into one of the basic human needs: To be validated.
We also look at some of the key qualities required by leadership in setting the foundation for motivated and creative staff.
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#validation
Kathleen Donnelly: A grandmother's journey of wisdom on the Camino
Kathleen Donnelly was over 70 years old when she first walked the Camino, a 500-mile journey on foot in northwestern Spain. After the death of her husband and having spent many years taking care of him she felt the need to start a new chapter in her life. Kathleen is now planning her next pilgrimage in May 2023 in celebration of her 74th birthday.
In her book "Wisdom on the Camino" Kathleen shares her story of forgiveness, spiritual philosophies, and her adventures. In this conversation, including many aspects of walking the Camino, the author talks about:
- The Camino as a journey of forgiveness
- Dealing with adversity
- Changing a mindset from victimhood to responsibility
Website:
https://www.wisdomonthecamino.com/
Book: Wisdom on the Camino