Inspire Nation Show with Michael Sandler

If you've ever felt overwhelmed burned out or stuck, then do we have the Pause for you. Today I'll be talking with Rachael Oh'Mare ah, transformational coach, Google exec, a host of the Mindful Talks at Google program, US National rowing champion, and the author of a fantastic new book called Pause. And that's just what I want to talk with her about today, about harnessing the life-changing power of giving yourself a break. She was a customer support manager at Google when she realized she was burned out and needed to reassess her path. The best way to do this was to take a "pause" a time out to create space for her inner voice to be heard and to align her actions to lead a more fulfilled life. We'll talk about top signs you need a pause and what that may look like. We'll examine top types of pauses, how to take them, and even what to do when you only have a minute. Plus we'll even look at how to take a pause while single parenting! Pause Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include: What is paid puppy leave? How did Pizzeria Uno help her take her first pause in Europe? What happened to Rachael five years ago while working at Google? How was rowing, and she became a national champion, a means to pause? How'd she end up at Double-Click? How did she end up feeling like a floundering failure, and what were the options she was given? What are the top five signs you need a pause What her friend Kathleen told her when she first began her pause What do yearnings have to do with taking a pause What can we learn from her mentor's Bob and Judith Wright? What can we learn from Judith right specifically about pauses? What is some basic pause advice? Why has Rachael dedicated her life to helping others find their pause? What's the pause paradox? What does it mean that a pause is about surrendering? Why does a pause require courage? How do we overcome the fear necessary to take a pause? What's it mean to "busify" and how do we break this addiction? What's a taser technique? What can we learn about meditation and taking a pause? How does mindfulness fit into the equation? How can we take a pause in just a minute What's a digital device pause? What's a nature pause? What can we learn from her experience at Burning Man? How do we get back in alignment? What homework can we begin today to bring more pause to our lives? What can single parents do to give themselves a pause? To find out more visit: http://www.rachaelomeara.com/ Google's Rachael O'Meara On Harnessing Life-Changing Power of Taking a Pause & How to Do It! + Guided Meditation! Inspiration | Motivation | Spiritual | Spirituality | Mindfulness | Inspirational | Motivational | Self-Improvement | Self-Help | Inspire

If you've ever been daunted or scared out of your mind, and had no idea how to overcome the obstacles you're facing then do we have the Eyes Wide Open show for you. Today I'll be talking with Isaac Lidsky, Magnu Cum Luade from Harvard Law School, law clerk for Supreme Court Justices Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, entrepreneur, founder for Hope for Vision, teen star of Save by the Bell: The New Class, father of Triplets, and one of the most amazing, and inspiring people I've ever had the privilege of meeting, though I'm just meeting him now and he's the author of one of the most jaw dropping, unbelievable and inspiring books I have ever read, Eyes Wide Open. And that's just what I want to talk with him about today, about Overcoming obstacles and recognizing opportunities in a world that can't see clearly. Isaac Lidsky knew he was going blind, while he played the new "Screech", or "Weasel" on the hit sitcom Saved by the Bell, the New Class. He raced to go back to school, get a degree and make a career for himself, assuming his life was over when he went blind. Well, he went blind at 25, and yet instead of darkness, could see more than ever before. He had triplets, a harrowing endeavor for his wife and him alike, bought a multi-million dollar company that was plummeting through the floor, and somehow turned it around. And in the middle of it all, worked as a law clerk for the two female Supreme Court justices. He has a powerful message to share on overcoming obstacles, and seeing way beyond your limitations, or living life Eyes Wide Open. Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include: When did he get his first TV commercial? How'd he end up becoming Weasel on Saved by the Bell, The New Class? How'd he end up going to Harvard at 16? What was happening to his eyes at the time? What does it mean that what we see is not real? What is the bias that's taking place with our sight? How was his blindness detected? What happened after being diagnosed? What was the fear like? Why was the fear worse than the diagnosis? What did he learn about fear by going blind? What is awfulizing? What happened after graduating from Harvard Law School? How'd he end up working for Supreme Court Justices Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg What happened to his plans for starting a family? What were the 98 days spent in the hospital by himself and his wife How did he end up with triplets and what was their harrowing ordeal? How did he end up leaving law and buying a sinking company with three newborns? What happened just weeks after buying the company? What was the miracle that saved him from being completely wiped out? How did blindness give him vision? What did his wife do that helped him get through? What does it mean that strength tested begets strength? What did he learn about fear and how to view fear through the process? What do we all need to know about fear? What do we need to teach our kids about how to overcome obstacles and look at fear? What homework would he give us to live our own lives Eyes Wide Open? For More Info visit: http://www.lidsky.com/ Isaac Lidsky of Saved by the Bell on Finding & Creating Your Vision & Overcoming Obstacles! Ted Talk | Health | Career | Motivation | Spiritual | Spirituality | Meditation | Inspirational | Motivational | Self-Improvement | Self-Help | Inspire For More Info Visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

If you've ever wondered how the story of Adam and Eve affects our lives, and what it really means, then do we have The First Love Story show for you! Today I'll be talking with Bruce Feiler, author of the This Life column for the Sunday New York Times and six consecutive New York Times best-sellers, and a fascinating new book The First Love Story. And that's just what I want to talk with him about today, about Adam, about Eve, and what it means to Us. We'll look at the mythical meaning behind the story; the story of the Sistine Chapel; what Adam and Eve really means for women's rights; what we're not told about the story—and why it matters, and how the original love story affects our culture, our beliefs, and even our daily lives. Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include: Why do an investigative book on the story of Adam and Eve? Is the story of Adam and Eve still relevant today? Are we talking an original myth??? What did Saint Augustine say about viewing Adam and Eve verbatim? What was he investigating in Iraq after the fall of Saddam? What did Jesus call the most important commandment in the Hebrew Bible? What does it mean to truly love your neighbor like yourself – and what's the deep meaning behind this? Why did he visit the Sistine chapel, and what can it teach us about Adam and eve? What does loneliness have to do with the story of Adam and Eve? What's so remarkable about the depiction in the Sistine Chapel? How did Michelangelo depict Adam and Eve and how was it meant to elevate women in the church. What was Michelangelo trying to tell us? Was "Original Sin" originally part of the Adam and Eve story? What's the missing part or the forgotten part of the Adam and Eve story? Why is it important that the story was mentioned twice in the bible, and what's the real meaning behind this? What was the sex scandal in Adam and Eve and who was Lilith? What does it mean that Adam and Eve separated and got back together? What are they teaching us about the meaning of love and relationships? What really happened in the story after they left the garden, and why don't people know about this? Is exile something possible? How did Adam and Eve choose Love? What can we learn from Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton about women's rights and Eve? What's so special about Adam and Eve coming back together? What's the lesson about families taught through the story of Adam and Eve? For More info Visit: http://www.brucefeiler.com/ Bruce Feiler on the Real Meaning Behind the Adam & Eve love story, Why it Matters Today & What it Means for You!!! Health | Inspiration | Motivation | Spiritual | Spirituality | Meditation | Inspirational | Motivational | Self-Improvement | Self-Help For More Info Visit: http://www.InspireNationShow.com

Today I want to talk about coming up with a vision for your future, how to do, why you want to do it, and how to use that future vision, to help you today. We'll talk about ways to envision your future, get specific, leave things open, and how to then begin manifesting the future you want "or something better"! It's law of attraction in action, meets David Allen's Getting Things Done! Prepare to discover your greatest vision for the future and begin to make it a reality! Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include: What do zombies want in life? How do you get your stuff in order? How do you keep chaos at bay while you're trying to maintain your life? What's the importance of getting things into an organized structure fashion—if you can. How Jessica and Michael are working on a new book. How to use Parkinson's law to your advantage in time management How do we look at our futures far out into the future What having a clear vision of the future means for our peace and happiness today What's the importance of balance? What does it mean to look "big picture" What's the importance of naps? What are the challenges with packing and letting go? What can we learn from the Clutter Buster, Brooks Palmer? How to let go of attachments? What's the importance of getting light? What's the importance of a clear vision for prioritization? What it means to be time-wealthy What it means to be in an active role vs. a passive role for the vision of your future What's the importance of asking and learning from others What's the importance of asking for others help To take the survey: InspireNationShow.com/survey How to move past the resistance of your subconscious For More Info Visit: FireItUpWithCJ.com and www.InspireNationShow.com CJ Liu on How to Make a Big-Picture Vision of Your Future & Make Your Dreams Come True!!! Health | Fitness | Career | Law of Attraction | Motivation | Spiritual | Spirituality | Inspirational | Motivational | Self-Improvement | Self-Help | Inspire Take the Survey at www.InspireNationShow.com/survey

If you've ever wanted to work less, and do more of what you want to do, then do we have the Will it Fly Show for You! Today I'll be talking with Pat Flynn, best-selling author, passive income expert, and the author of two phenomenal books on building freedom, Let Go, and Will It Fly! And that's just what I want to talk with him about today, about getting out of the 9 to 5 rut, finding your runway, and taking off! We'll discuss Pat's struggle's, how he lost his job, and turned things around making 4 million dollars in the process. We'll look at what it takes to step out on your own, find your own path, and gain freedom in the process. And we'll look at how to go far beyond building a successful business, to building a successful life, living your way, by your rules. Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include: Does Pat really have time to put his family first? What was Pat's childhood like and how did he become an architect? What did Pat do to leap ahead in his career? What happened when he was getting laid off? How did he start a website and what happened with it? How did he start on a path to smart passive income? What did he discover about his website along the way? What became Pat's mission? How did he end up doing online book sales? What happened the first day? How did he start http://www.SmartPassiveIncome.com What does it mean to build a successful life versus a successful business? What's the importance of passion? What's the Airport Test? What's the big question with the Airport Test and how can it help us? How do we do the 4 Quadrant Exercise? How can fear help us? What's the importance of a why or a clear mission? What's the importance of gratitude? Where does meditation fit in? How has Pat benefited from Hal Elrod's Miracle Morning routine? How has spirituality helped Pat? What words of wisdom would Pat, a devoted family man, have for parents to help their children? Pat Flynn of Smart Passive Income on How to Work Less, Do More & Find Freedom!!! Health | Inspiration | Career | Inspiration | Motivation | Spiritual | Spirituality | Meditation | Inspirational | Motivational | Self-Improvement | Self-Help | Inspire For more Info Visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

If you've ever wanted more savings in your life, and to increase your happiness dividend then do we have the Mindful Money show for you! Today I'll be talking with Jonathan K. DeYoe, a financial adviser for over 20 years, and a longtime Buddhist. He's also the author of a brilliant book I wish I could have read at least 20 years ago, Mindful Money. And that's just what I want to talk with him about today, about simple practices for reaching your financial goals, and increasing your happienss dividend. That plus we'll talk about burger barns and humanities majors, a bluebird of unhappiness, holding coca-cola forever, the benefits of boring plain vanilla, why growing money's like growing vegetables especially when returning from Greece, going to the mall in South Dakota, 600 dollar canon cameras, and how in the world your mom intentionally raised a financial planner! Mindful Money Management Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include: When was Jonathan first introduced to money When did he make his first stock investment How'd he get interested in becoming a financial advisor How'd he end up studying Buddhism? What are four deliberate steps to mindful money management? What does it meant o awaken to what truly nourishes and fulfills us What is the "setting the itinerary" exercise? Do money gurus really have the answer? Are stock tips on TV really good? What does it really mena that past success does not necessarily indicate future results? What does boring plain vanilla have to do with anything What is volatility? Why isn't he a fan of investing in individual companies? What does it mean to invest over a very wide range? What can we learn from Warren Buffet on Black Monday? What's the big problem with gaming the market? How do we develop our vision What would our future selves tell to our younger selves What's the importance of eliminating high-interest debt What's the best way to go about it? How do we invest for retirement? How much should we have in an emergency fund? What should we teach our kids about investing and money? For more information visit: HappinessDividend.com Jonathan K DeYoe Buddhist Financial Planner on Simple Practices to Mindfully Reach Your Financial Goals! Health | Wealth | Inspiration | Motivation | Spiritual | Spirituality | Inspirational | Motivational | Self-Improvement | Self-Help | inspire For more Info Visit: http://www.InspireNationShow.com

If you've ever wanted to achieve your dreams, and find a way to finally succeed matter the busy-ness, then do we have the One Thing show for you! Today we'll be talking with Jay Papasan, vice-president and executive editor at Keller Realty, co-owner Papasan Properties Group (with his wife) and co-author of best-seller The One Thing, to me, after reading nearly 500 books for the show, still one of the greatest business books of all time… right up there alongside Napoleon Hill's Think and Grow Rich if not higher. And so today, I want to speak with him about the surprisingly simple truth behind extraordinary results. That plus we'll talk about the trouble with truthiness, fear of chaos, city slickers and curly, learning on manual type-writers, frogs and boiling water, living like Ebenezer Scrooge, do fish really smell from the neck down, and what in the world does Mia Hamm, has to do with anything. One Thing Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include: What was the synchronicity that brought Jay and co-author Gary Keller together? What got Jay Papasan interested in the One Thing? What does it mean to go small? What's the lie behind multi-tasking? How does multitasking actually cost time What's task switching? What's the trouble with to-do lists What's the trouble with discipline? Why isn't will power always on will-call? How do we manage our willpower levels? What's the focusing question What does it mean that extra-ordinary results require a great answer? What's it mean to live with purpose? What's it mean that happiness happens on the way to fulfillment? What's the planning fallacy? What's a time management system? What is time blocking? What size time blocks do we need? What are the four thieves? What advice would he give for single moms? What'd the highly productive person's daily energy plan? What's the importance of hugging, kissing, and laughing? What's one homework assignment people can begin working on today? For More Info Visit: https://www.the1thing.com/ Jay Papasan on Discovering Your "One Thing" for Extraordinary Success & Happiness! Career | Health | Inspiration | Fitness | Motivation | Spiritual | Spirituality | Mindfulness | Meditation | Inspirational | Motivational | Self-Improvement | Self-Help For More Info Visit: http://www.InspireNationShow.com

If you've ever felt anxious, stressed out, and unable to bend with the wind, then do we have the resilience-building show for you! Today I'll be talking With Dr. Arthur P. Ciaramicoli, licensed clinical psychologist, chief medical officer of soundminz.org. He's been on the faculty of Harvard Medical school and is the Chief Psychology of Metrowest Medical center. He's also the author of several book including The power of Empathy and The Stress Solution. Today we'll talk about the Stress solution, how to use empathy and cognitive behavioral therapy to Reduce Anxiety and Develop Resilience, and return to a state of goodness. That plus we'll talk about the power of dark chocolate, berries and leafy greens, what we can learn from a Kima the Siberian Husky, who's perhaps the world's most compassionate mom, the true importance of Kaitlyn Jenner's coming out and what American Master Spy and Algiers has to do with anything. Self-Help and Self-Improvement Topics Include: Who was Arthur Ciaramicoli's mom What kind of legacy do you want to lead in your life? What is empathy? What's the difference between sympathy and empathy What is empathetic cognitive behavioral therapy - psychology In psychology, what's a cognitive distortion? Tell us about Aaron Beck, and what's a negative schema? What does a negative schema have to do with negative self-talk? What's second-hand stress? What does it mean to lose touch with our inherent goodness? Why depression is often an inability to do sorrow work How to counteract depression with oxytocin, the love hormone. How empathetic listening leads to a release of oxytocin What does it mean to 'make a relationship' How do we turn down the intensity of our own emotions How empathy helps us move from the emotional brain to the thinking brain What is mindfulness meditation, and how can mindfulness help us to be here now and to be present What is catastrophizing and how does it relate to mindfulness and empathy? How to plan how you're going to wake up, the night before. How do we rewire our brains to produce feel-good chemicals? How studies show the power of empathy What happens to children who grow up surrounded by empathy. What's a goodness formula? Stress reducing foods? What supplements help with stress What can we learn from Caitlyn or Bruce Jenner coming out. Where can people go to find out more and to find The Stress Solution: balanceyoursuccess.com, Dr. Arthur Ciaramicoli shares how empathy helps reduce & eliminate stress & brings happiness! Psychology | Career | Mindfulness | Meditation | Positivity | Joy | Spiritual | Spirituality | Inspiration | Inspirational | Self-Improvement | Self-Help For More Info Visit www.InspireNationShow.com

If you've ever wondered how emotions work, and what it means for all of us, then do we have the how emotions are made show for you. Today I'll be talking with Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett, an NIH award winning researcher and a university distinguished professor of psychology at Northeastern University about her new book, How Emotions are Made. And that's just what I want to talk with her about, about the secret life of the brain and what in the world it means for us. That plus we'll talk about Rowdy the dog, chimps and bonobos, right and left dog-tail wagging, eating baby bees, infant baby expressions, mistaking the flu for the love, and what in the word, fuzzy cheese pizza vomit and edible baby-poo have to do with anything! Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include: What do 8 "failures" at the University of Waterloo have to do with anything Why is anxiety and depression so confusing to people Can people really recognize their emotional states? Are there only a handful of emotional states? Are emotional states hardwired into the brain at birth Do people worldwide all have the same emotions Is there a biological finger print for different emotional states How is the brain creating emotion on the flies Why is what we've learned about emotions so important in experiencing emotions What do social constructs have to do with our emotions What is the wiring in infant brains How do our brains wire themselves to mirror the social and physical environment they grow up it Why the big innovation of brains is not cognition but is brain plasticity How is the brain guessing what's going to happen next, and how does it make sense of these sensations What do the sensations of attraction and the flu have to do with one another? Why our confidence to read people can get us in real trouble Why are women more likely to die from heart disease than men What does emotional stereotyping have to do with women Why is there a glass ceiling for women in their career, and what's the difference between female expressiveness and male expressiveness How does this emotional bias play out in elections with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump? What's the danger or false perception of an amygdala response? Why the amygdala is not really the home of fear, emotion, or irrationality, and what understanding this really means for us. What does the limbic system really mean? What in the world is the political flu and what does it have to do with our emotions? How can we protect our emotional state? What it means to titrate our exposure to negativity? What's the importance of mindfulness? How is gratitude an antidote to acrimony? Where does compassion fit into things? What to do when your brain is mobilizing the body to do something For more info visit: https://lisafeldmanbarrett.com/ What it means to be an architect of your own experience and how to empower your life! Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett On How Emotions are Made & Why It Matters! Health | Fitness | Psychology | Inspiration | Motivation | Spiritual | Spirituality | Mindfulness | Meditation | Inspirational | Motivational | Self-Improvement | Self-Help | Inspire For More Info Visit: http://www.InspireNationShow.com

If you've ever wanted to be more observant, accurate, present, make better decisions, or take your game to a whole new level, then do we have the enhancing show for you! Today I'll be talking with Amy Herman, lawyer, art historian and the founder of the the Art of Perception course, which trains doctors, police officers, the FBI, the military, state department, and fortune 500 companies; and author of a perspective changing new book, Visual Intelligence, Sharpen Your Perception, Change Your life. Today we'll be talking about strengthening your perceptions, helping you see things more clearer, find the answers you've been looking for, and articulate them in ways to get things done…plus the powerful words of Dr. Wayne Dyer, why when you change the way you look at things, the things look at change. That plus we'll look at an orangutan named Kevin, a gorilla in our midst, refrigerator blindness, keeping your head on a swivel, gemba walks, pick-pocketing the secret service, and how in the world to keep a secret from a flight attendant? Questions and Topics Include: Visual Intelligence & Perception and the Art of Perception Course – From Dr. Wayne Dyer – Why when you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. How going along with police officers when in Law School changed you How did she end up 'shooting' someone at a conference What Men in Black has to do with Visual Intelligence Why you don't want to mess with the mama-gene What does Motel soap (Derek Kayongo) have to do with anything? What does it mean to be visually curious What is situational awareness? How did the idea come to her to start teaching art work to medical students – originally a Yale program. The story behind Dr. Marc Silberman and Art History NJSportsmed.com What wilting flowers can tell a health service provider What was a bold phone call to the NYPD after 911. "Hi, I'm Amy Herman, and I have a great idea…" Why Alexander Graham Bell says "we're all to often walking through life with our eyes shut" How visual intelligence improves your awareness even after mindfulness or mindful training What it means to run in HD (Mindfulness Running) Myth-busting and a talking orangutan (who is on a Ted talk!) How our perception changes all the time and we don't even realize it. How we all view the world from different vantage points. How do you keep a secret from the flight attendant How do we rethink our communications of our perceptions What we can learn from Michele Gielan, positivity researcher and author of Broadcasting Happiness How Amy Herman encourages people to embrace our visual world Why Beyonce scolded a fan What's potentially wrong with taking photographs of pictures at art museums How cameras can take us out of the present moment, or out of being mindful How digital technology gives us an excuse not to interact with other people, or not to be mindful or present An inspiration of hers Apollo Robbins, a professional con-man 'deception specialist' who works on the right side of the law What's the biological bias or survival mechanism. How do we increase our visual awareness What Dr. Michael Merzenich, the father of brain plasticity, says about walking (and knowing) your own neighborhood What we can all learn from 911 in New York City How to lay the groundwork before bringing subjectivity in What is Renshaw's cow? Samuel Renshaw who worked with Navy Pilots in WWII What can we learn from the Kenyan Westgate Mall incident What we can learn from Jesse Itzler and Living with a Navy Seal. What she's learned from taking US Special Ops Forces into Art Machines What is refrigerator blindness? What we've all mistaken about Michelangelo's David Why everything deserves a second look What are the three R's? What's the concept from Toyota of being in the place (or being mindful) and going to the problem. What happened with her editor Eamon Dolan Advice for parents for conversations with their children to increase their perception or visual intelligence More about program at artfulperception.com and book at www.visualintelligencebook.com Amy Herman's Shares Secrets Taught the FBI, Special Forces, Law Enforcement & Doctors to Increase Visual Intelligence to Transform Your Life! Art of Perception | Happiness | Mindfulness | Meditation | Business | Career | Health | Self-Help | Inspire For More Info Visit: www.InspireNationShow.com