Would you like to know how to reach your goals and regain momentum?  Do you have a specific goal you set out for yourself in the beginning of the year, which you would still like to achieve? 

If so, this is a must-listen episode for you! We’ll share a key strategy to help you become fully committed to reaching your goal in a more effortless way.   

In this episode of the Mindful Monday segment you’ll learn:

• Why a goal is just a symbol of what you truly want to achieve and how to use this motivation to your advantage.
• The importance of delving deep into asking yourself what is it that you’re ultimately after and committing to it.
• The one strategy to help you gain and keep your momentum as you go for what you want!
• How you can apply that strategy to other areas of your life.
• How science has proven the importance and power of having clear intentions.
• And MORE! 

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Interested in the list of ultimate intentions and a step-by-step guide of how to regain momentum?

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“INTENTION IS A COMMITMENT TO A DESIRED STATE OF BEING AS YOU REACH YOUR GOALS.”

Would you like clarity about the novel coronavirus and the global pandemic that has many of us isolating at home? Join us for the Facts, some Fun and the Future of vaccines.

In today’s episode, we’ll talk about truths behind vaccines and the pandemic. 

We’ll be speaking with a world-leading authority, Dr. Manuel Elkin Patarroyo, who developed the first chemically-synthesized vaccine against Malaria and donated the patent to the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1995, to ensure a cheap and accessible cure for people in developing countries. 

His leading research and achievements have opened up the door to developing chemically synthesized vaccines for all infectious diseases.  

Many are making sense of our new normal under physical isolation.

Understanding the emerging research and new information of the COVID-19 pandemic is key, and THIS EPISODE WILL HELP YOU IN YOUR JOURNEY!

You need to listen to this episode if you want to learn: 

• What we know up until now about the novel coronavirus.
• How a vaccine can help beat the pandemic and when we can expect to have one!
• How to thrive in challenging times…
• And much more! 

AHA! Moments: 

• We are still learning on the evolving research on the novel coronavirus.
• Viruses exist in large quantities, and pushing planetary boundaries (e.g. through ecosystem destruction) has made them more easily transferable from animals to humans. 
• Not everyone is susceptible to the novel coronavirus. 
• Synthetic vaccines could potentially be produced in less time than biological vaccines. 
• We need to collaborate globally to beat the pandemic. 

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“NEVER GIVE UP AND ALWAYS AND ACT WITH SOLIDARITY.”

Dr. Manuel Elkin Patarroyo is a worldnowned Colombian scientist and humanitarian. Since developing the first chemically synthesized vaccine against Malaria, he donated the patent to the World Health Organization in 1995 to ensure a cheap and accessible cure for people in developing countries.

He conducted post-doctoral studies at Yale University and holds a PHD from Rockefeller University, in the U.S. and also specialized in Tumor Immunology at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. He received his M.D. from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia where he is a Full Professor of Molecular Pathology.

His research has been published in high-impact scientific international journals such as Nature, Lancet, Chemical Reviews, Vaccine, and Accounts of Chemical Research.  

Dr. Patarroyo has been awarded over 50 prestigious awards, including the Prince of Asturias Award in Spain, the Robert Koch prize in Germany, and the Leon Bernard prize from the World Health Organization.  He holds more than 28 honorary doctorate degrees from universities around the world

He is currently the Director of Fundacion Instituto de Inmunología de Colombia, which is certified by the World Health Organization as a world reference laboratory.

Have you ever gone to a Networking event and felt like you wasted your time because you didn’t get that new client?

Or because the contact who was going to supposedly make a significant difference in your business never showed up?

If you’re anything like us, you probably dread going to these events and feel weird about the pressure of GETTING something out of them rather than going to make authentic connections and building long-term relationships.

Not only that, you might be feeling like Maria: overwhelmed and like she’s taking time away from her family or other personal activities. 

Quite possibly, you might feel like networking might be just a waste of time!

If so, you must listen to this episode where we share with Maria why by focusing on Networking for the long run she can enjoy both PERSONAL and BUSINESS benefits to consciously building solid networks!

On our new segment called “Mindful Mondays”, we’ll share with you practical tips, tools, answer questions or thoughts on topics relevant to YOU! 

You need to listen to this episode if you want to learn:

• The 3 proven benefits of networking.
• Why you need to focus on networking longterm.
• …And MORE!  

Thank you for listening! If you found value in this episode, please share it! 

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Interested in more studies and examples of the benefits of networking? We recommend you take a look at the book Connected:The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives

“BUILDING SOLID NETWORKS IS HUGELY BENEFICIAL FOR YOUR CAREER AND YOUR PERSONAL LIFE.”

Want to take a trip around the world in 30 minutes?

Full of amazing stories, Sue has found a way to merge her passion for traveling with her purpose for serving others. Along the way she’s managed to gain a different perspective on cultures and people.

With a bit of creativity she has managed to find unique ways to pursue her traveling. There have been many lessons along the way, and many lives touched. All that has reinforced her approach about looking for fun, even in challenging situations.

You need to listen to this episode if you want to learn:

• How traveling can help you adapt and understand new ways of doing things. 
• What street smarts you should remember when traveling to remote places. 
• How your intuition can help you connect with the right people anywhere. 
• How an attitude of service can enhance everything you do. 
• …And SO MUCH MORE!  

AHA Moments:

• You can befriend almost anybody by placing your own beliefs on the shelf, step into their shoes, and just be with their beliefs, thoughts, trials, and passions.
• Traveling gives you a different perspective on your own life and what you take for granted.
• Find fun in every situation. The more challenging, the more fascinating. You get to find out more about yourself!

Thank you for listening! If you found value in this episode, please share it and join us in our mission of helping others fulfill their Soul’s purpose as they achieve success on their terms!

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“THE MORE CHALLENGING A SITUATION, THE MORE FASCINATING. YOU DEAL WITH IT & FIND OUT A LOT ABOUT YOURSELF.”

Susan has a passion for having an impact through service. She has helped raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for schools, water, and health programs overseas working with the International Committee of Rotary Clubs and Engineers Without Borders.

Her service activities also include helping set up temporary eye clinics in Haiti, Panama, Cameroon and Honduras.

Susan is a cofounder of the International Dragon Boat Federation and the national dragon boat governing body in the US. She took US teams to compete around the world as well – all while raising her 3 children. She owned an independent video production company, wrote for newspapers and magazines and ran two non-profit organizations.

The White House, United Nations, and the Governor of Iowa have recognized Susan for her commitment to international service, tourism and cultural exchange.

Now retired, she travels extensively for pleasure and international service activities.

In this dynamic episode, Shauna brings us pearls of wisdom from beginning to end, letting us know how image matters, especially in the world of business.

Who would’ve known image ran this deep? It isn’t just about looks, appearance, or first impressions! With over 10 years of experience as a modern entrepreneur and expert in this field. Shauna’s sure to bring a new awareness of image in business and life!

You need to listen to this episode if you want to learn:

• How important is image for your business (and life).
• Why it’s so important to be open to collaborations, even with your competitors.
• The one thing you should be investing in the MOST if you’re selling yourself and your services.
• Specific action steps to improve your networking skills.
• How to create an offline referral machine. 
• …And SO MUCH MORE!  

AHA Moments:

• The importance of listening and following your intuition as the number one tool for business success.
• How going against the current of typical business practices continues to yield positive results.
• How image and the Law of Attraction relate (and how these can help you bring more abundance in your life).

Thank you for listening! If you found value in this episode, please share it! Join us in our mission of helping others fulfill their Soul’s purpose as they achieve success on their terms!

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“DO THE PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT WORK. THAT’S THE BEST WORK YOU CAN DO FOR THE WORLD.”

Shauna is the founder of the Studio for Image Professionals, the leading online educational portal for aspiring and growing image consultants.

As a professional speaker, small business expert and image consultant trainer, she’s been working with entrepreneurs and aspiring image consultants to launch successful businesses since 2007.

She’s the owner of the renowned one-stop shop for personal transformation, Best Kept Self, and has been recognized by Huffington Post as one of the top personal branding experts in the world.

She’s also been featured in FastCompany, ’ Young, Fabulous & Self-Employed’ Magazine, MSN and other media outlets. She’s a ‘40 under 40’ award winner and honored as one of Charleston’s Most Influential Women in Business.

Last episode we spoke with Roz Savage, who is the first (and so far only) woman to row solo across the world’s “Big Three” oceans: Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian.

Roz shared how our courage grows when we move forward and take action. We just need a seed of self-belief to start out, but the rest of the courage comes from doing!

Listen in now, as we talk with Roz on the importance of having a clear Vision, how it is key to realizing our goals, and the importance of maintaining the right mindset.

You need to listen to this episode if you want to learn:

• How to break through your negative thoughts and move forward.
• Why getting out of your comfort zone means you’re massively succeeding.
• What lessons from the ocean you can apply to your life and business.
• …And SO MUCH MORE!  

AHA Moments:

• Each time you embark on a new adventure, the trials and tribulations are part of it.
• Living to our highest potential can help us make anything happen.
• Whatever you do put your whole heart into it.

Thank you for listening! If you found value in this episode, please share it! 

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“OUTSIDE YOUR COMFORT ZONE IS WHERE ALL THE GROWTH HAPPENS.”

Roz Savage is the first, and so far only woman, to row solo across the world’s “Big Three” oceans: Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian. She holds four Guinness World Records, and was appointed as a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the Queens Birthday Honours in Buckingham Palace for services to fundraising and the environment.

She was named Adventurer of the Year by National Geographic in 2010.

Her second book, Stop Drifting, Start Rowing: One Woman’s Search for Happiness and Meaning Alone on the Pacific, was published by Hay House in 2013.

Roz writes, speaks, and lectures on sustainability, courage, resilience, and change. Her audience and clients include Yale, Cambridge and Oxford Universities, the US Department of State, National Geographic, TED, Google, Disney, Hootsuite and thousands of people across the globe.

An Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Program, she now combines her self-taught life skills with principles from neuroscience, psychology, personal development and leadership theory, to inform and inspire corporate audiences.

Is courage a pre-requisite to take on new challenges? You might be surprised by the answer.

In this thought-provoking and inspirational episode we talked with Roz Savage about her experiences crossing three of the world’s biggest oceans.

We delved into the nuances of how to live courageously and explored how anyone can face their fears, harness the power of courage, and to turn the tides in their favor!

If you feel you are facing your own 20-foot waves, Roz shares how to Stop Drifting, Start Rowing so you can stick the oars back in the water, take charge, and succeed!

Her journey has inspired many to overcome the fear of failure, go for our most adventurous life, and courageously raise awareness of the consequences of not caring for our environment and how to best care for it.

You need to listen to this episode if you want to learn:

• How you can begin to live a more courageous life.
• Why failures can be incredibly liberating.
• How to shrink any fear you may have.
• What to do to keep moving ahead even if there’s uncertainty.
• …And SO MUCH MORE!  

AHA Moments:

• Pumping-up your motivations (focusing on your “why”) can be a great method to shrink your fears.
• One person can make a huge difference in the world by taking on a cause they believe in. It’s never too late! 
• When you have a core belief and think you are lucky, you’re off to a good start.  However, you must also take action and begin matching the thought process with.  

Thank you for listening! If you found value in this episode, please share it! 

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“FAILURES CAN BE INCREDIBLY LIBERATING AND SERIOUSLY EDUCATIONAL.”

Roz Savage is the first, and so far only woman, to row solo across the world’s “Big Three” oceans: Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian. She holds four Guinness World Records, and was appointed as a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the Queens Birthday Honours in Buckingham Palace for services to fundraising and the environment.

She was named Adventurer of the Year by National Geographic in 2010.

Her second book, Stop Drifting, Start Rowing: One Woman’s Search for Happiness and Meaning Alone on the Pacific, was published by Hay House in 2013.

Roz writes, speaks, and lectures on sustainability, courage, resilience, and change. Her audience and clients include Yale, Cambridge and Oxford Universities, the US Department of State, National Geographic, TED, Google, Disney, Hootsuite and thousands of people across the globe.

An Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Program, she now combines her self-taught life skills with principles from neuroscience, psychology, personal development and leadership theory, to inform and inspire corporate audiences.

Last episode, we spoke with Raj Sisodia, the Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of the movement Conscious Capitalism.

We talked about how amidst tragic events, unifying moments can emerge from great leadership. Today, we’ll delve deeper into what it takes to become a conscious leader, How conscious companies outperform their competitors 9 to 1, and What the silent revolution is that’s taking place.

You need to listen to this episode if you want to learn:

• Why even in a world full of well-intended, talented, intelligent, educated people, we still need great leadership.
• How using military language and mindset in organizational leadership has harmed businesses.
• The benefits of having noble competitors.
• How conscious companies outperform their competitors 9 to 1, even when paying their employees twice as much, paying higher taxes, investing in their communities, etc.
• What is the silent revolution that’s taking place.
• How women leading as who they are will usher one of the biggest transformations on the planet.
• …And SO MUCH MORE!  

AHA Moments:

• People can do extraordinary things or horrible things; it depends on the leadership.
• Most people do not have the inner resources to resist a malevolent authority (conclusion of the Milgram experiment, 1963).
• Organizations can amplify or diminish our capacity for caring.
• The importance of embracing the feminine

Thank you for listening! If you found value in this episode, please share it! 

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“MOST PEOPLE ARE CAPABLE OF BEING INSPIRED TO DO WONDERFUL THINGS.”

Raj Sisodia is the Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of the movement, Conscious Capitalism, and has been a thought-leader since its inception in 2008. His work has been highly influential in fostering a more humane, caring and enriching way of doing business.

Raj has written over 100 academic articles and 9 books, including the New York Times bestselling book Conscious Capitalism which he co-authored with John Mackey, co-founder of WholeFoods.

He also co-authored the Wall Street Journal bestseller Everybody Matters and Shakti Leadership: Embracing Feminine and Masculine Power in Business. His book Firms of Endearment: How World Class Companies Profit from Passion and Purpose was named one of the ten best business books of 2007 by Amazon.com.

He was named one of “Ten Outstanding Trailblazers of 2010” and one of the “Top 100 Thought Leaders in Trustworthy Business Behavior” for 2010 and 2011.

Raj was born in India and spent parts of his childhood in Barbados, California and Canada. He has a Bachelors in Electrical Engineering, an MBA in Marketing, and a Phd in Marketing and Business Policy from Columbia University.

Can a business maximize profits and have people that are more fulfilled, productive and happy?

In this episode, Raj dives into the principles of Conscious Capitalism, a new way to look at businesses. While traditional businesses focus on profits to benefit shareholders even if there are “side effects” that negatively affect others, Conscious Capitalism offers a different philosophy. Any business can apply it and operate so it’s better for people, the planet, our communities, and also be more successful.

Given recent events in Charlottesville and other places, we also explore the current need for Conscious Leaders, and what it takes to become one!

You need to listen to this episode if you want to learn:

• Why conscious capitalism can change the way we look at business.
• How to create a work environment where people are not only productive, also happy & fulfilled.
• Why companies should rethink traditional “side effects” and focus on positive effects.
• What defines a Conscious Leader.
• …And SO MUCH MORE!  

AHA Moments:

• Business is not just about profit. It can create meaning, purpose, happiness & fulfillment.
• A company can be very profitable at the same time and create a climate of trust, fun and caring.
• Not being profitable is socially irresponsible.
• Conscious leaders have past self-actualization and now reached self-transcendence. They are in service of the collective self (organizations and society).

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“YOU CANNOT CONTROL WHAT HAPPENS, BUT YOU CAN CONTROL HOW YOU RESPOND.”

Raj Sisodia is the Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of the movement, Conscious Capitalism, and has been a thought-leader since its inception in 2008. His work has been highly influential in fostering a more humane, caring and enriching way of doing business.

Raj has written over 100 academic articles and 9 books, including the New York Times bestselling book Conscious Capitalism which he co-authored with John Mackey, co-founder of WholeFoods.

He also co-authored the Wall Street Journal bestseller Everybody Matters and Shakti Leadership: Embracing Feminine and Masculine Power in Business. His book Firms of Endearment: How World Class Companies Profit from Passion and Purpose was named one of the ten best business books of 2007 by Amazon.com.

He was named one of “Ten Outstanding Trailblazers of 2010” and one of the “Top 100 Thought Leaders in Trustworthy Business Behavior” for 2010 and 2011.

Raj was born in India and spent parts of his childhood in Barbados, California and Canada. He has a Bachelors in Electrical Engineering, an MBA in Marketing, and a Phd in Marketing and Business Policy from Columbia University.

Would you like to know how Mike Porath was able to build a Mighty online community- the biggest health online community to date?

Being able to merge a cause that is dear to your heart with your passion, talents and career while being able to serve and give millions a voice is like winning the Mindful Entrepreneur’s lottery.

This prize, however is earned after taking high-risks, overcoming rejections and working your magic with those that have known your past efforts and results.

In this value-packed episode, Mike Porath will share in his down-to earth and caring approach his journey into successfully  launching and positioning The Mighty.

You need to listen to this episode if you want to learn:

• How to seamlessly marry your passion with your professional experience and turn a family challenge into serving millions of people worldwide.
• How to grow the biggest online health-community in the world.
• The 6 ways to raise capital for your startup or project
• How to lead or manage your teams so that they can take a pay cut and be happier working for you.
• How nonprofits can highly benefit from partnering with content-based media companies. 
• The importance of storytelling to have investors, co-founders & teams BUY into your idea, even before you have a company or any revenue.
• … and so much more!

AHA Moments:

• “The Mighty was not built on a business model; it was built on how we could help people going through a really tough situation.”
• Mike’s 3 keys to success: get way better at asking for help, be a cockroach (yup- you read correctly) & do things you’re passionate about.
• Dup15Q syndrome is a rare condition where a person has an extra set of chromosomes. There are currently 1,300 identified cases worldwide.  Some of the symptoms may include: autism spectrum disorders,epilepsy, being non-verbal & cognitive impairment.

Thank you for listening! If you found value in this episode, please share it!

Join us in our mission of helping others fulfill their Soul’s purpose as they achieve success on their terms!

And if you haven’t already done so, please subscribe, rate, review the show on Itunes and Youtube.

“GET WAY BETTER AT ASKING FOR HELP.”

Mike Porath, is the founder and CEO of The Mighty (TheMighty.com), the world’s fastest-growing health community with more than 100 million views per month. He began his career as a journalist at ABC News, where he was the network’s first overseas digital reporter and where his reporting from Kosovo was awarded the top prize in online journalism. He has held a variety of writing, editing, producing and executive roles at ABC News, NBC News, The New York Times and AOL. Mike is also on the board of directors and fundraising chair of Dup15q Alliance, a nonprofit organization that supports people with Dup15q syndrome, including his daughter.