Inspire Nation Show with Michael Sandler

If you've ever had a dog, cat, or other animal in your life…or oddly as it sounds, even a child, then do we have the relationship enhancing show for you! Today I'll be talking with Melissa Holbrook Pierson, the author of five books, including Dark Horses and Black Beauties (about our relationship with horses) and, most recently, The Secret History of Kindness, Learning From How Dog's Learn. Today we'll talk about behaviorism, positive reinforcement and their potential to revolutionize our relationships with all species. That plus we'll talk about chickens on tight-ropes, rabbits riding firetrucks, why gambling prostitution and theft are rampant among Yale monkeys, a grandmother and her butter paddle, pigeon guided missiles and why having a democratic mom and a republican dad, may put miles on the car but not much else come elections. Self-help and Self-Improvement Questions and Topics Include: What happens when we lose our soul dog How she went searching for a border collie What's a pet-hoarding situation Why our pets know us better than we know ourselves How 'The Secret History of Kindness' came about How did rats become heroes thanks to a Belgian monk? Why was gambling, prostitution and theft rampant among yale monkeys. How was the book 'Anyone Can Have a Happy Child' was a game changer. Who was BF Skinner? What's wrong with spare the rod, spoil the child Why you don't want to scold your dog or cat for coming back What are pigeon guided missiles? What can we learn from Karen Pryor and "Don't Shoot the Dog' What's the magic of a clicker? What did she learn from the dog trainer Polly? What's the importance of seeing through another person's or animal's eyes? What the danger is of leashes? What we can learn from Coli the sloth bear and Staci a head trainer who uses only positive reinforcement and enrichment at the National Zoo in DC? What's the importance of catching animals (or children) doing something right? What's the challenge with using a cat or dog's name as a training cue? Why is free-feeding not the best way to go? Why patting a dog on the head is a bad idea Where to find her book The Secret History of Kindness How riding her motorcycle is a 'short-cut' to zen Melissa Holbrook Pierson Shares How to Train your Dog & Cat, and Even Your Kids Thru Kindness, Compassion & Positive Reinforcement! + Guided Meditation! Spiritual | Spirituality | Inspiration | Inspirational | Self-Improvement | Self-Help | Inspire For More Info Visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

Self-Help & Self-Improvement Topics Include: How to notice when your mind is going awry – and when you're out of alignment with your job or career How we gain clarity in our career, our choices, and life About having faith in change, and what's right beneath the surface Why you want to read the self-help and self-improvement classic The Game of Life and How to Play it Well by Florence Scovel Shinn What it means to plant seeds of change How to get more efficient and trim away the excess Why it's so important to get yourself out of your head What is discernment from the heart for self-improvement? Why you often have to go through something to move past fear What's a fear of the heart? What's fear of the mind vs. fear of the heart? What we can learn from David Nihill's (How to Talk Funny) public speaking experiment How Amy Cuddy author of Presence(made famous by her viral Ted Talk) talks about feeling like a fraud – and what we can learn from it. What's the importance of feedback? What's Estrogen with a side of balls? What we can learn from the brief stand-up comedy career from David Nihill Why it's so important to have faith when you're on your path Why change is always coming under the surface. The amazing diet from Anthony William, Medical Medium Why it's so important NOT to push through. When it's so important to surrender Why it's a bad idea to betray your own heart Michael Sandler & CJ Liu Share How to Have a Breakthrough, Overcome Fear & Trust Your Intuition! Inspirational | Motivational | Self-Improvement | Spiritual | Spirituality | Mindfulness | Meditation | Business | Career | Happiness | Self-Help | Inspire For More Info Visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

Hi Everyone, Jessica Lee here, your co-host on Inspire Nation. If you could use more sunshine, more happiness, and more ear-to-ear grins in your day to help you feel great, then do we have the show for you! Today I'll be interviewing my super-happy co-host and ever-loving husband Michael Sandler about the power of the smile, and how we can put it to use on a daily basis or even a minute-by-minute basis! We'll talk about the power of smiling to transform your days, your relationships, even your career. We'll talk about exercises you can do, ways to be contagious…with smiles that is, and even how to smile when the going gets really tough. Plus we'll talk about the dangers of smiling and why it's so difficult to do on an over-packed subway car!!! Well welcome back to the show Michael, are you ready to shine? Self-Help Questions and Topics Include: Could guys creep people up if they smile too much? Are you always smiling? What does it mean to crank up that inner flame? The importance of smiling on the inside first Do you use a small smile or a big toothy grin? How smiling can help raise the energy up of those around us. The importance of helping cashiers and those you interact with to smile. The importance of finding one genuine compliment to make Why we should follow the advice of Shawn Achor and Michelle Gielan on looking for the positives and sharing them. Why it's not about the smile, but really about the compassion and connection with others. Why someone else's negative is not about you. The importance with engaging with others to help bring them up. The power of listening to other people's stories, to engage, and to make a new friend. How to find the innate goodness inside of each one of us. What's the worst that can happen if you smile at someone? The importance of knowing it's not about you. How you can bring a smile to ANY situation. The importance of bringing a smile to the most difficult situations. The importance of community or the Hawaiian word O'Hana – we are all one. How helping others to feel good helps us to feel good. Why when you're cranking up the positivity in yourself, you see better opportunities for yourself. What Michelle Gielan, CBS News Anchor and author Broadcasting Happiness means by a "positive lead-in". The importance of a first-thing-in-the-morning lead in or a happy-morning routine The Secret and the Law of Attraction and the self-help importance of how you start your day. The importance of ending the evening on a positive note. How to be your own personal alarm clock. How do we begin practicing smiling? The importance of cultivating and practicing self love. Why it's important to make a choice to smile or turn your emotions around. Why you should try practicing smiling in a mirror, AFTER getting the basics! Reprogramming, shining, and Dr. Christiane Northrup, yesterday's interview. Michael's special smile tooth How to practicing bringing up the emotion of happiness while you practice smiling. What do people do if they don't think they have a good looking smile? How to practice smiling when you're in your car, driving down the road. Turn your drive time into your smile time. How to have a ripple effect through your act of smile How to start a global smile movement How to start smiling in your home first. The value of comedies and using TV as a tool that works for you, rather than against you. Smiling after my near-death accident The importance of smiling to overcome pain. Jessica Lee Shares The Power of Smile for Happiness, Well-Being & Success. Be a Law of Attraction Magnet! Business | Career | Inspirational | Motivational | Spiritual | Spirituality | Meditation | Mindfulness | Self-Improvement | Self-Help | Inspire For More Info Visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

If you've ever struggled with money, to have money, keep money, make money, or even get out of debt, then do we have the money making self-help show for you! Today I'll be talking with Gary M. Douglas, founder of access consciousness and author of 15 books including the best-seller The Place, and a fantastic book he wrote with another guest we've had on the show, Dain Heer, Money Isn't the Problem, you are. Today we'll talk about the truth about money, and our problems with money, what' it's all about, how to flip it on it's head, and how much we're truly willing to receive. That plus we'll talk about dining on fine china, tithing to the church of you, and why one stick up of gum too many, may have driven Dain Heer insane… Questions and Topics on this Self-Help, Self-Improvement Wealth-Building Interview Include: ---How to Transform Your Relationship with Money--- Like Law of Attraction in Action! Why Gary had a poor relationship with money growing up Why he couldn't afford a 4 dollar door knob – that turned out to be 14K gold! How he went to debtor's anonymous What we can learn from Richest Man in Babylon Why he was a self-debtor and what a self-debtor is. What is a 10% self-tithing (thinking Richest Man in Babylon) Why a lack of money isn't a money issue, and why it's instead your point of view What happens to lottery winners after 5 years Why the self-help goal is to be able to choose what you'd like What's a 10 second exercise to help choose the rest of your life What do you do if you're deeply in debt? Why credit does not equal money Why Australia has such a different view of debt (and how Australia was a debtor's prison) What's the difference between credit-worthiness and cash-worthiness Why you want to love money enough to roll naked in it Why it's not the love of money that's evil, but the need for money How do we heal our relationship with money? How to teach your kids about money Why it's important to get away from 'I want' What's the 'I don't want money' exercise? What happened with Dain Heer and Big Red gum? How to manifest, and what manifestation actually is – and how it's a spiritual act. How to actualize something to show up (a little different law of attraction terminology) What's the importance of the question 'what's right about this I'm not getting?' What is being in acceptance vs. allowance? How to be greater today than you were yesterday How do we let go of the 'butta's' in life? Word's you want to eliminate from your vocabulary in life How do we learn how to receive? What the monk Ahahn Brahm says about receiving How do you celebrate the abundance we already have What happened after he got divorced What's the physical and spiritual power of carrying cash with you for abundance and wealth making? Go to accessconsciousness.com or www.drdainheer.com What's the power of laughter? How to allow yourself to have money Gary M. Douglas Shares How To Transform Your Relationship With Money for Greater Wealth, Happiness, & Fulfillment – Consider it Law of Attraction in Action! Spiritual | Spirituality | Meditation | Inspirational | Self-Improvement | Self-Help | Inspire For More Info visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

If you've ever wanted to be wealthier, happier, or more satisfied at your work, or even have all three at the same time, then do we have the profit making show for you! Today I'll be talking with Jake Ducey, a repeat guest and 3 time inspirational author of Into the Wind, the Purpose Principles and his latest book, which I think is by far his best of many, many to come, Profit from Happiness. Today we'll talk about becoming an everyday hero, or having work, wealth, and personal fulfillment while helping others around you to shien bright. That plus we'll talk about a pale blue dot, why steve jobs was wrong, and what in the world's a scurvy elephant? Questions and Topics Include: How to be wealthier, happier, and more satisfied at your work – profit making show! 3 times inspirational Author Into the Wind, The Purpose Principles What's a scurvy elephant and what it has to do with Dr. Wayne Dyer A past interview with Jake Ducey has his full history, but what's Jake Ducey 101 What are millennials saying today Why this system is broken (career, life dreams, bells and whistles) What we can learn from Mother Theresa Why presence is so incredibly important And what's so important in your career What's the importance or value in the "blah-blah-blah" What's the law of compensation Why you want to be a giver (like John David Mann's Go-Giver) Why 2 million people have left the careers and jobs How to find your value in your job What is business vs. happiness? Why Jake had to write a chapter on smiling A smile challenge for everyone The importance of asking 'how can I spark joy'? What's it mean from Martin Luther King to 'lend an ear' What's the essence of presence or mindful presence Why we don't want to take anything personally (Don Miguel Ruiz) What's it mean to stay open and vulnerable? Why if you're thinking about quitting you're playing too small. What's a pain of the heart What does a 'pale blue dot' have to do with anything (from Carl Sagan) jakeducey.com or jake Ducey on Facebook or Youtube Jake Ducey Millennial Inspirational Author Shares How to Find Greater Happiness in Your Career, Business & In Life While Sparking Joy in Others! Inspiration | Motivation | Spiritual | Spirituality | Meditation | Self-Improvement | Self-Help | Inspire For More Info Visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

If you've ever wanted to find a way to heal, grow strong, or discover your life purpose from the inside out, AND perhaps felt a calling to indigineous people, methods, or ancient ways, then do we have the show for you! Today I'll be talking with Robbie Holz, speaker, healer, and award-winning author of Secrets of Aboriginal Healing and Aboriginal Secrets of Awakening: A journey of Healing and Spirituality with a Remote Australian Tribe. Today we'll be talking about her husband's journey to find healing with the Aborigines and her own path to heal and self-discovery with the aborigines as well. That plus we'll talk about a 4th of july cookout, the meaning of the word Ditto, the power of a red rose, hummingbirds and koocaburras, and and and what iin the world it means to be checker helping? Questions and Topics Include: What don't you want to feed an iguana? What happened when she was gravely ill with Hepatitis C and sick on interferon What she did when she was at the end of western medicine Who she met at a 4th of July cookout How Robbie met her husband How Jessica and Michael Sandler met each other Who her husband Dr. Gary Holz was and how he began to heal from MS by visiting an Aboriginal tribe in the outback of Australia with sacred Aborigines healing methods How he was invited to stay with the remote Aboriginals and learn from their 60,000 year old Aboriginal healing secrets What did connectedness mean to the Aborigines? What were the Aboriginal '5 essentials of healing' (which are in the book Secrets of Aboriginal Healing) How important is it to focus on what we're focusing on? How to become more mindful and consciously create what we want Why and how the Aborigines spend at least half of their time in DreamTime. What's the difference between I'll do my best and I'll try How to use your language to empower you (law of attraction wisdom from the Aboriginals – What she calls 'fifth dimensional living') What is psychoneuroimmunology How does Gary help from the other side of the veil? Why did Gary Holz end up back in a wheelchair? What did Robbie learn on her visit to Ulurus in the Outback of Australia? holzwellness.com be sure to check out the blog section! A guided meditation Robbie Holz Shares Sacred Secrets of Aboriginal Healing & Awakening from Australian Aborigines + Guided Meditation | Indigenous Health | Spiritual | Spirituality | Mindfulness | Inspirational | Motivational | Happiness | Medicine | Self-Help | Inspire For More Info Visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

If you've ever wanted to lose weight and are on a diet, tried a diet, failed at a diet, or put all the weight back on afterwards, then do we have the myth-busting show for you! Today we'll talk with Traci Mann, PhD from Stanford, the Founder of the Health and Eating Lab at the University of Minnesota. Her research has been funded by the NIH, the USDA, and NASA, and is published in dozens of scholarly journals. She's also unique in that she doesn't run a diet lab, and hasn't taken any money from any commercial diet companies, She's also the author of a fascinating new read, Secrets from the Eating Lab. Today we'll be talking about the science of weight loss, the myth of willpower, and why you should never diet again. That plus we'll talk smart strategies for eating, and what you might order at the White Spot, when you're drunk, Mars rockets and chocolate pudding and what you can learn from French dog poop. Secrets from the Eating Lab – Science of Weight Loss How do you trick a child into eating a veggie? Why is everything we think was true about weight loss and dieting isn't true Why obese people don't eat more food a day than thin people. Why studying eating requires deviousness Brian Wansick and the never-ending-bowl of soup Why don't diets typically work and why don't diet studies typically work? Why you lose weight initially with just about any diet What happens with dieters after about 6 months Why are diet's a set-up for failure What's the role of biology What's the role of motivation and will-power Why it's not about motivation and will-power Why donut's get bigger when you diet What does genetics have to do with weight? What can we learn about the starvation (diet) study How did people in diet studies become obsessed with food What do set points have to do with diets Why hormone changes make you hungrier when you're dieting What does yo-yo dieting have to do with death? How geographic barriers can help keep your eating down. How to save millions of M&M's at Google How to be more mindful in your eating decisions Why getting food out of the house is a great diet changing habit What's the importance of savoring or being mindful with your food What's the importance of eating with healthy eaters Why calling food healthy chases people away How healthy labels can be a negative What are i-intentions What's an if-than plan Why comfort foods aren't really comforting How they were trying to fatten up NASA astronauts What we can learn from The Ordinary Spaceman about eating in space tracimann.com and http://www.secretsfromtheeatinglab.com/ and http://mannlab.psych.umn.edu/ Why you do NOT want to diet Traci Mann PhD Shares the Science of Weight Loss & Why You Should Never Diet Again! How to Lose Weight & Stay Fit w/out Dieting! Inspiration | Motivation | Motivational | Health | Fitness | Dieting | Exercise | Self-Improvement | Self-Help | Inspire For More Info Visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

If you've ever wondered how to have a wildly succulent relationship, or attract the right special someone into your life, even if you've had a lifetime of being single or failed relationships, then do we have the show for you! Today I'm interviewing two amazing human beings and best-selling authors, SARK (Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy) and Dr. John Waddell the authors of Succulent Wild Love. SARK is a best-selling author and artist, with sixteen titles and well over two million books sold. Dr. John has been helping individuals and couples lead happier lives for over 30 years. Today we'll talk about removing the barriers to unconditional love, and how to give and receive love without reservation….to build stronger relationships, discover healthy ones, and even end unhealthy ones. In short, we're going to redefine relationships and help you live your greatest ones! That plus creating your perfect partner, adult bunkbeds, boat-houses, happy eggs, love notes, and a Gumdrop of Pure Love. ---Note, Dr. John and SARK have also been kind enough to share their story, and their ongoing journey their on through Dr. John's Stage 4 cancer. This is one of the most heartfelt, inspiring, and touching interviews we've ever done! But don't worry, there is LOTS of laughter too!--- Questions and Topics Include: Why a scooter may not be the answer! What is a "growth" relationship? Why it's so important to work on yourself before you look for a partner How John and SARK first met on an Abraham Hicks cruise What is the transformation game? How John's book about Living the Law of Attraction took on a much greater importance. How SARK married herself in 1997 and wrote about it in Succulent Wild Woman. Why SARK was declared "normal" and John was "qualified to adore her". How John met all 5 of SARK's non-negotiables How John and SARK stepped past type and right into unconditional love. John's philosophy on illness (he was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer in July) What John learned about himself by getting Stage 4 colon cancer. How John began expressing his creativity through cancer. What are the three areas John got clarity on through his cancer. The importance of the line: "All you have to do to get love is just be loving to people" Lesson's John's learning through his illness that he'll be able to share with his others…including us. What is SARK's 'biggest fear and greatest blessing'? What Adele Davis, Juicing, and Being all-natural, have to do with chemotherapy Why SARK needed to run up a mountain and face Kimo, who was sent to give her love! The synchronicities that helped the book come out when it might have been stopped. The true beauty of a kindle book. Why John needs a new motorcycle What is the inner-wise self? Why we know we have an inner-wise self, but need to develop a practice to trust it. How we mistake the inner critic for our inner-wise self Relationship & Law of Attraction Experts SARK & Dr. John Waddell Share How to Have a Wildly Succulent Relationship or attract the right special someone, even if you've had a lifetime of being single or failed relationships! Inspiration | Motivation | Inspire Nation | Spirituality | Spiritual | Meditation | Self-Help For More Info Visit www.InspireNationShow.com

If you've ever wanted to make big changes in your life, but fear was holding you back, then do we have the freedom making, transformative show for you! Today I'll be talking with Donna Barr who I am honored to call my friend. She's a transformative coach, powerful change agent and a vehicle for change in one of the most challenging industries out there, the defense industry. Talk about a place where change is difficult! Today we'll be talking about changing your relationship with fear and the unknown to be able to step past the comfort zone and into the great unknown. In short to change your dreams and help you to lead your greatest life. That plus we'll talk about Mother Maui, three kings, running 5K's, Arthur Ashe, Mindful Running, and when you should go to a yoga retreat when you can't even touch your toes! Topics and Questions Include How she's going Harley! How she grew up in poverty in North Carolina How she grew up with fear of rejection if friends learned the truth about her Where did Donna's inner-strength start to come from What happened to her in school, and how she overcame it. How Linda Threadgill was her hero 8th grade teacher in Rockingham Junior High What's the maximizer? How she chose computer science without ever having seen a computer! Where she ended up in business for her career What was her secret to helping her team to shine What John David Mann and Bob Burge share in common (with their Go-Giver series) with Donna Barr How was fear holding her back in life and in her career What completely changed her life? How she moved from fear to freedom (and how she ended up on Maui) What is her favorite quote from Arthur Ashe? What's the self-help power of inquiry? What's the importance and power of asking 'who am I'? How you can become a student of self-awareness What are some self-help or self-improvement techniques to move ahead What's the power of charging your fear violently? How David Nihill overcame tremendous fear of public speaking and became a stand-up comedian to overcome his fear. Why fear does NOT mean stop. What is unfamiliar heaven? What are bold actions? How she did her first 5K? What got her running? What she taught her three sons positivedeviantgroup.com Prayer / meditation to help people get ready to take bold actions. Donna Barr Shares Powerful Tools to Move from Fear to Freedom & Find Your Greatest Success, in Life, Business, Happiness & Love! Inspirational | Motivational | Business | Career | Spiritual | Spirituality | Meditation | Health | Fitness | Self-Help | Prayer | Inspire For More Info Visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

If you've ever had plans, goals, hopes, dreams, or even that next job, dashed against the rocks, or just not go your way, then do we have the unexpected show for you! Today we'll be talking about what to do when the unexpected happens, how to take it in, be with it, and make something special out of it, or at least survive it, as best that you can. That plus we'll talk about swimming in snow melt, sinking earthships, and a click heard round the world. Questions and Topics Include: How things we don't think are best (losing a job or career, etc) may literally be events conspiring in our favor How even painful things are part of the path (for instance not getting a job or career you were looking for) In retrospect how you can often see the benefits What's the importance of pulling up your moorings and getting your boat lose from the dock How to make anything possible How to see your possibilities more clearly Why you shouldn't sell yourself on a business or career decision that's not a fit How getting rejection can bring your value and self-worth up Why something will come up when you surrender to the process (once you move the boat from the mooring) Why things going 'wrong' can point out beautiful areas to work on How the google algorithms are becoming surrogates for the 'Universe' What google spiritual and google health categories have to do with anything What sinking earthships have to do with anything What it meant to live literally in the earth What happened to Michael Sandler 3 years ago almost to the day. What it means to have the gift of today What's the importance of journaling and self-exploration Michael Sandler & CJ Liu Share What To Do When Things Go Wrong or Plans Go Awry Whether Business, Career, Personal, Financial or Even With Your Podcast! Happiness | Positivity | Inspirational | Motivational | Spiritual | Spirituality | Meditation | Self-Help | Inspire For More Info Visit: www.InspireNationShow.com