Inspire Nation Show with Michael Sandler

Want better relationships, a healthy partnership, or to find the right special someone and life-long happiness? Then this interview with NY Times Best-Seller Alan C. Fox, entrepreneur & founder of a billion dollar real-estate empire and an incredible people person, is for you! People Tools author Alan C. Fox, has had a successful marriage for 35 years, and has learned to cultivate extra-special relationships. But he wasn’t always successful at love and marriage. He’s been divorced twice, and always compromised his values for others. Until 1 day, he realized to change his relationships he needed to change himself. (Similar strategies to the Law of Attraction and The Secret.) Filled with laughter & fun stories, he covers an amazing range of relationship topics and strategies from how to be the right person and find the right person, to keeping yourself out of arguments. He even wraps up with a section on raising kids and as a multi-millionaire entrepreneur, teaching them about building success, money and creating wealth! This is an entertaining, inspiring, life-changing interview. Like How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie, you’ll learn the secret to communicating and understanding people better! You’ll be motivated and inspired. If you have a relationship, prepare for it to soar! And if you’re single, to attract that right special someone! Key Topics: · why Alan’s first 2 marriages failed and how he made sure his 3rd would succeed · “How to Be the Right Person” & understanding your core values to find the right person · “My Many and Only”: How thousands of people may be right for you · the most important advice for someone trying to meet the “right” person · “singles workshops” & Alan’s technique for being fully present with 1 person · the benefit of treating everyone as if they are really special to you · importance of being there when it’s really important to your loved one no matter what · look in the mirror first, but how to tell when it’s the other person · chapter on mind reading · chapter on it’s ok to ask, never punish someone for asking · “Tool #8: Is it safe?” & the importance of making the relationship safe for your partner · the secret is you · assign yourself the task to “Catch Them Being Better” · “The Best Defense Is No Defense” & go in with intentions to learn & change, not to criticize · staying positive & practicing gratitude · why Alan trained himself to have a bias to say “yes’ to any request · the importance of cuddles and physical touch · why you need to love the other person before they love you · the important of talking about money with your family · how Alan taught his children at 4 or 5 to start making investments · teach children to be positive, listen and show respect SHOW NOTES: · Alan C Fox Online: Website · Books Written by Alan C Fox: · People Tools for Love and Relationships: The Journey from Me to Us by Alan C Fox · People Tools for Business: 50 Strategies for Building Success, Creating Wealth, and Finding Happiness by Alan C Fox · People Tools: 54 Strategies for Building Relationships, Creating Joy, and Embracing Prosperity by Alan C Fox Other References: · Rattle Poetry Journal: poetry magazine founded by Alan C Fox; mission to promote the practice of poetry · Freida C. Fox Family Foundation: non-profit co-founded by Alan C Fox; provides grants, consulting, and project based technical assistance for youth and education focused initiatives · ubuntu: “…an idea from the Southern African region which means literally ‘human-ness,’ and is often translated as ‘humanity toward others,’ but is often used in a more philosophical sense to mean “the belief in a universal bond of sharing that connects all humanity.” · ohana: “…part of Hawaiian culture, ʻohana means family… emphasizes that families are bound together and members must cooperate and remember one another.” · The Autistic Brain: Helping Different Kinds of Minds Succeed by Temple Gradin · Temple Grandin: inspiring, fact-based film about Temple Gradin starring Claire Daines · www.InspireNationShow.com

Want greater income? A better job? The fitness you’ve always wanted, or to finally be excited to get out of bed and take on the day? Then this interview with motivational speaker, life coach and #1 best-selling author Hal Elrod of The Miracle Morning is for you! Some call him the next Tony Robbins, and after you’re fired up from this interview with powerful actionable advice you’ll understand why! Yet before Hal (aka Yo Pal Hal) became a success, he died 3 times after a drunk driver hit him head-on at age 20. Despite permanent brain damage, he rebounded, set his company’s sales record, and Hal joined his business hall of fame. Years later as an entrepreneur he experience financial disaster, losing his home, and getting deeply depressed. Yet he pulled himself up and became an unstoppable force of motivation and self-help guidance in the process. And he became an ultra-runner and visionary business and life coach too! His secret? The Miracle Morning program he shares in this interview that he learned after studying Tony Robbins, Zig Ziglar, Oprah, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Seth Godin, Will Smith, Jim Carey, Ray Dalio, Robin Sharma, and countless other incredibly successful individuals! In this entertaining interview, you’ll learn his simple step-by-step SAVERS program to turn your life around and achieve your greatest success! Prepare to be inspired and motivated as you learn the skills you need to take your life to a new level and manifest whatever you desire!!! Key Topics: ·Hal’s near death accident, which caused him to die 3 times ·why Hal’s parents thought he was in denial and delusional in the hospital ·why he called his accident a “good thing” ·most important lesson Hal (aka Yo Pal Hal) learned in sales about complaining ·how to accept the worst possible case scenarios ·the best way to direct your energy resources ·how positive thinking (think Tony Robbins) puts you into a peak mental state ·the level of commitment it takes to realize your goals ·why Yo Pal Hal got a weekly accountability coach ·Hal admits he still has fears, self-doubts and insecurities ·what sets apart successful people from unsuccessful people (hint: how you deal with your emotions) ·in 2007, Hal lost half his clients, his car, and almost his home ·the advice a friend gave him that transformed his life, in 2 months doubling his income ·also trained for a 52-mile ultramarathon ·the Miracle Morning is comprised of 6 activities, “practices older than dirt” ·acronym SAVERS stands for: o Silence – prayer or meditation o Affirmations – results oriented and practical, exact, easy to do (spirituality, law of attraction, the secret) o Visualizations – visualize yourself taking action that day and create emotional enjoyment of doing it in your mind (meditation and spirituality) o Exercise – as little as 3 minutes o Reading – self-help books on topics you want to improve o Scribing – writing, journaling ·focus on who you are becoming, rather than what you are doing ·focus on becoming more, instead of doing more ·shout outs to his two children: 6-year old Sophie and 3-year old Halston SHOW NOTES: Hal Elrod Online: Website | Miracle Morning Facebook Community Books Written by Hal Elrod formerly known as Yo Pal Hal: The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life (Before 8AM) by Hal Elrod Taking Life Head On! (The Hal Elrod Story): How To Love The Life You Have While You Create The Life of Your Dreams by "Yo Pal" Hal Elrod Other Books Mentioned: Rich Dad Poor Dad: What The Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! by Robert T. Kiyosaki Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It by Kamal Ravikant Other References: Eben Pagen: create a successful morning ritual; you win the morning, you win the day Robin Sharman, author of The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari: A Fable About Fulfilling Your Dreams & Reaching Your Destiny Anthony Robbins, author of MONEY Master the Game: 7 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom Ray Dalio, billionaire & founder of the world’s biggest hedge fund firm, Bridgewater Associates The Five Minute Journal: recommended by Hal Famous People Who Practice Affirmations: Will Smith Jim Carrey Mohammad Ali Suzy Orman Oprah Winfrey Famous People Who Practice Visualization Bill Gates Arnold Schwarzenegger

Do you want to be inspired and feel you can accomplish anything in life? Then this interview with Ben Saunders, world-record arctic explorer is for you! Ben had a dream to complete the Scott Expedition, an 1800 mile journey on foot to the South Pole and back considered so dangerous, no one had attempted it in over 100 years. The last team all died trying. But Ben believed he could do it. He doesn’t understand impossible. Instead he took 10 years preparing, raising 5 million dollars, and building a team to make the impossible possible. Then he stepped onto the ice and into the unknown. For 105 days he pulled a 440 pound sled, over glaciers, ice-fields, even mountains in sub-zero blizzard conditions. It’s a journey so daunting it’s hard to comprehend. But we all can relate. We each have our mountains to climb and arctic deserts to traverse. We can learn from Ben how to get started, stay motivated, find solutions, and put one foot in front of the other to succeed at our dreams, no-matter-what. Ben Saunders is truly Shining Bright and after listening, you can’t help but shine brighter too! And, chances are, you’ll be ready and raring to take on your day and your next great adventure! Key Topics: his new perspective on life following a recent near death accident while cycling how Ben is anything but a reckless adrenaline junkie his inspiration for pursuing career in arctic exploration at 23, his first attempt to reach the North Pole how Ben became obsessed with completing the Scott Expedition how he lulled himself into a false sense of security their daily diet during the Scott Expedition his mental self-talk to staying positive during the expedition setting the smallest possible goals and focusing on what you can do instead of what you can’t trusting things will get better, such as light, weather, etc what Ben was dreading and fearing the most on the Scott Expedition the circumstances leading up to Ben’s decision to call for help Top 3 Pieces of Advice: self-belief, is a muscle that needs exercise, which means stepping out of your comfort zone… success isn’t what happens at the end of the journey… keeping a sense of humor and remembering to have fun… SHOW NOTES Ben Saunders Online: Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram References: Pen Hadow: led unsupported expedition attempt to North Pole with Ben in 2001 Terra Nova Expedition, officially the British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13: the ill-fated expedition to the Antarctic led by Robert Falcon Scott Robert Falcon Scott Roald Amundsen’s Norwegian expedition: first expedition to reach the geographic South Pole Scott Expedition Blog: blog entries spanning nearly 2 years including prepping for the journey and 108 days of the expedition itself Tarka L’Herpiniere: Ben’s partner on the Scott Expedition Ben practicing hill repeats with his dog, Marley Beardmore Glacier: images of the glacier using Google search Ben’s Ted Talk “Why bother leaving the house?”

If you’ve ever struggled to get a better job, a healthy relationship, the love of your life, or greater wealth or happiness, then this EXCLUSIVE interview with Michael Samuels, the #1 best-selling Law of Attraction author of Ask the Universe, Keep Calm and Ask On, and the Universe-ity is for you!!! Until now Michael Samuels has never granted interviews. In this show, he comes out and shares his secrets to bringing into your life everything you desire. He also shares about his own life, his low point, the oppressive relationship he had, and how he was ignoring his inner self. Then watching a Tony Robbins interview, he made one simple act that would change everything. He found his own personal power, that would put him on his path toward skyrocketing business success, an amazing writing career spanning multiple genres, and wildly successful self-help books that have transformed the lives of thousands. In this episode he’ll help you come up with your plan to bring about massive change in all areas of your life. This is a heart-felt, yet powerful interview, that’ll leave you feeling inspired, with a plan, and ready to attract happiness, health, wealth, LOVE, and anything else you desire! Key Points: * Why he decided to write book, wallowing away in self pity, low point, oppressive relationship, not connecting with inner self, wanted to reinvent himself… * Watching Anthony Robbins infomercial and went on 30 day Tony Robbins Personal Power program * He shows step-by-step how you get in touch with your subconscious, get in alignment with your goals, and how you bring about the * Turned self pity to self empowerment * Turned into sponge * Read “The Science of Getting Rich” and The Power of Subconsious Mind * Your subconscious mind must be in harmony with the universe * Wrote down wants of his wife, from religion, to height to color of her hair * How we confuse the universe * Everything is wants in life, the minute you’re born, you have wants * Wanting is not lacking, it’s setting goals for yourself * Write it down, commit, program your subconscious and take action * Like planting a tree, you have to nurture and be patient * Wants the universe see you working towards your goal… * The idea of worrying is going to create more reasons to worry * I have no idea how to do it, but you go for it anyway * 5000 no’s, but expect 1 yes from the universe * How to create your want list--correctly * “You create your life” * Be a creator, not a competitor * Karma and others * Be willing to learn about yourself * People need to wake up and… * Journey makes you who you are * Constantly reinvent your self, from point B to Point C * You have to learn from everybody * Getting control of who you are as a person * How everyone’s life is like a screenplay, with a moment called “all is lost” facing “certain death” * How you accept the hard stuff is how much they will propel you into future * Teaching children to study the greats, teach them everything, like clay and mold them * Gratitude Interview References: · “Personal Power” by Anthony Robbins · Michael Phillip Cash · “Money” by Anthony Robbins · Wallace Waddle Science of Getting Rich · William Akinson · Joseph Murphy “The Power of the Subconsious Mind” · “Biology of Belief” by Bruce Lipton · Ralph Waldo Emerson · Napoleon Hill · Donald Trump · Star Wars – Quin Gong Jing , fish eats fish “There’s always a bigger fish” · George Carlin “If people aren’t meeting your needs, drop some of your needs.” · Devil’s Advocate starring Al Pacino · Boomerang “Eddie Murphy” · “Heavenwood” script · George Andersen median · “Proof of Heaven” by Dr. Eben Alexander · “The Hero’s Journey” by Joseph Campbell · “The Man with a Thousand Facees” by Joseph Campbell · “The Writer’s Journey” by Joseph Campbell · “Lord of the Rings” · Will Smith · First interview in 5 years · Famous People who never finished high school: · Peter Jackson · Walt Disney · Richard Branson · Tom Cruise · Jim Carrey · Steve Jobs · Quentin Tarantino · Nicholas Cage · Johnny Depp · Jimmy Buffet, The Hokey Pokey

Discover how Inspire Nation can transform your life! In this START here episode you'll learn about the show's unique daily format, upcoming guests, and about your host Michael Sandler. You'll learn how Inspire Nation came about (hint, it involved a near-death-experience), the type of guests you'll find on the show, and why it's your one-stop-shop for inspiration, motivation, guidance and direction. You'll be inspired to tune in daily, for amazing guests like Dr. Eben Alexander, runaway New York Times Best-Selling Author of Proof of Heaven, or Hal Elrod, a motivational speaker that'll have you up early for your best day's ever...yes, he's quite possibly the next Tony Robbins. Plus you'll hear from health experts like Dr. Carolyn Dean, the world's leading authority on Magnesium, Tim Link, an animal whisperer who'll teach you how to talk with your dog or cat...or any other animal you may have! You'll also get exclusive interviews from the likes of Michael Samuel's, one of the top spirituality authors and law-of-attraction experts out there, he's written three best-sellers, Just Ask the Universe, Stay Calm and Ask On, and The Universe-ity. And you'll have an interview from Kamal Ravikant, runaway best-selling author of Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It. Phew! That's a lot of great guests, but that's only our first week!!! Each morning you'll get a new guest and discover a new way to shine. They say to be the best, surround yourself with the best people. Well this is your chance with inspire nation. It's like hanging out with your best friends who help you to take your business, relationship, love life and romance, health, wealth, and every aspect of your life to an entirely new level. Why, because you've surrounded yourself with the best, so they'll help you rise to the top. It's quite simple, you'll have a new mentor a day through Inspire Nation to help guide you on your way! Here's our Daily Format: * Motivational Mondays to help get you going – Week 1 that’s an exclusive interview with best-selling author Michael Samuels about the law of attraction, the secret to manifesting anything you desire and Asking the Universe. Then a 2nd interview with runaway best-selling author Kamal Ravikant, author of Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It talking about how failures can be your greatest, most transformative successes, if you learn to truly love yourself. * Triumphant Tuesdays – We help you soar with stories of heroes and heroines who inspire and endure. Week 1 it’s Ben Saunders, record-setting arctic explorer who hiked, ran, climbed and dragged a 440 sled 1800 miles to the South Pole and Back. Talk about an ultra-endurance athlete. It took him 10 years to raise the 5 million dollars for the 105 day journey...an event he successfully completed after the last team all died trying. * Wisdom Wednesday’s – where you get sage advice and life-changing or planet saving words of wisdom from top life coaches, earth advocates, and speakers. Week 1 it’s Hal Elrod, talking about the transformative power of a miracle morning routine. After his own near death experience (he was hit head-on by a car and died 3 times), he turned his life around, become a business hall-of-famer, and an incredibly successful life coach. He attributes it all to the six savers techniques he learned from greats such as Oprah Winfrey, Will Smith, Jim Carrey, Tim Ferris, Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Tiger Woods, and the list goes on and on! He studied what made each of these people successful and distills it down for you! * Tantric Thursdays, where we help your heart, discussing relationships, meditation, love, and more. Week 1 we have Alan Fox, multi-millionaire, philanthropist, and New York Times best-selling author, talking about People Tools that help you with better communication, better romance and love, and long lasting meaningful relationships. * Feel Good Fridays, where we help give you a smile while keeping things light, fun, and upbeat. Week 1 it’s the animal whisperer Tim Link, teaching us how to talk with our dogs and cats. If you have a pet, then this is a must listen episode, it'll completely change how you relate with your pet, and greatly enrich both of your lives! * A Smart You Saturdays, where you get the latest in health advice and heady advice. Week 1 it’s one of the world’s leading experts on the health benefits of Magnesium, Dr. Carolyn Dean. * Soulful Sunday’s, where you’ll get spiritual advice, and transformative stories from the heart. Week 1 it’s Dr. Eben Alexander, the runaway New York Times best-selling author and neurosurgeon, who shares his Near Death Experience from his book Proof of Heaven. You'll discover how and why Inspire Nation will change your life, day by day, each time you listen. You'll leave this show inspired and excited to check out our latest interviews. Like life-hacking, Inspire Nation will upgrade your life, all from the comfort of your home, office, car, treadmill or path. Imagine how much better your life will be tomorrow, if you're just 1% better each day. And with Inspire Nation, you'll upgrade your life by leaps and bounds! You'll leave each show with an ear-to-ear grin, a sense of purpose, a plan, and the energy you need to help your life take off! You'll feel better today, have more fun, find more peace, and achieve the happiness and success you desire. Inspire Nation, it's like getting a daily dose of magic and inspiration, all in one place. So enjoy the show, have fun, prepare to laugh out loud, and Shine Bright!!! WOO HOO!!! (Note: Michael Sandler was inspired to start down this road many years before his NDE, he listened to the likes of Tony Robbins, Zig Zigglar, Oprah Winfrey, Wallace Wattles, Napoleon Hill, Dr. Wayne Dyer, Louise Hay, the Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh, Pema Chodron, Brian Tracy, and many, many more!)

Want to attract greater happiness, health, success, wealth and love into your life? Then this interview with self-love expert and Silicon Valley entrepreneur Kamal Ravikant author of the runaway bestseller Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends on It, is for you! Kamal wasn’t always a self-help expert. He was a successful tech start-up expert until the last company he started completely blew up. He lost friends, investors, his savings, his health, determination, and everything he had. Depressed and dejected, he holed himself up in bed in a dark room, saying “feeling depressed was on my better days”. But then one day, he couldn’t take it anymore, and crawled to his journal, where he made a sacred vow with himself. That vow would transform his life, and the lives of countless others. His life rebounded, his health took off, relationships improved, and even his finances dramatically turned around. Then he wrote a book on it which became an overnight sensation! In this inspiring interview you’ll learn about his sacred vow, how me made it, kept it, and his secret to transforming your life. You’ll leave with the tools you need to make each moment magical and with a beaming ear-to-ear smile! · Key Topics: how to change your life from the inside-out how commitment is the fastest way to building self-confidence how sometimes a lack of resources leads to the best innovation how humans are still animals and how you can use this to your advantage when your life isn’t going well, ask yourself, “Who am I being?” how sometimes Kamal still gets lazy, falls, gets back up again how special people started appearing in his life why things don’t always work out the way Kamal wants why Kamal only does things that he cares about why Kamal doesn’t believe in “fake it till you make it” the answer Kamal got when he asked a monk the secret to inner peace the root cause of why you suffer what it means for you to say “yes” to life how Kamal was terrified of publishing his first book and how you can overcome fear how the world responds when you share your truth how the people you surround yourself affect your personal development how Kamal honed his writing skills by spending time with Hemmingway why it’s important to allow yourself to feel painful emotions the best contribution you can make to the world how to uncover the best version of yourself what it means to live your truth and how an important lesson about suffering Kamal learned at 18 in the army why you shouldn’t be seduced by instant success Top 3 Pieces of Advice: realize the power of commitment to yourself, to who you want to be… surround yourself by people who are the best at whatever it is you want to master… know that if another human being can do something, so can you… SHOW NOTES: Kamal Ravikant Online: Website Kamal on Love & Entrepreneurship:Books Written by Kamal Ravikant: Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It by Kamal Ravikant Live Your Truth by Kamal Ravikant Other Authors & Books Mentioned: James Altucher: American hedge fund manager, entrepreneur, bestselling author, and podcaster, who encouraged Kamal to publish his first book People Tools: 54 Strategies for Building Relationships, Creating Joy, and Embracing Prosperity by Alan C. Fox Just Ask the Universe: A No-Nonsense Guide to Manifesting your Dreams by Michael Samuel The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life (Before 8AM) by Hal Elrod The Surrender Experiment: My Journey into Life’s Perfection by Michael Singer (Recommended by Kamal after recording) Tony Robbins: motivational speaker, personal finance instructor, and self-help author Wayne Dyer: spiritual and self-help author and motivational speaker Bruce Lipton: developmental biologist known for promoting idea that genes and DNA can be manipulated by beliefs Other References: Neuroplasticity: “The concept of neuroplasticity has replaced the formerly-held position that the brain is a physiologically static organ, and explores how – and in which ways – the brain changes in the course of a lifetime…” Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP): “Its creators claim a connection between the neurological processes (“neuro”), language (“linguistic”) and behavioral patterns learned through experience (“programming”) and that these can be changed to achieve specific goals in life.” The Hero’s Journey: “…the common template of a broad category of tales that involve a hero going on an adventure, and in a decisive crisis wins a victory, and then comes home changed or transformed.” Related Podcasts: How to Master the Law of Attraction (An Interview with Michael Samuels)