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What changes when you trust your inner knowing of what is right for you? What opens up when intuition guides your client work and business direction? Let’s find out at Activating Magic: Where intuition fuels success! Join retreat leader, transformational guide and author of best sellers Shift the Field and Retreat and Grow Rich, Darla LeDoux, as she shares potent tools for leading transformationally, and conversations with CEOs, leaders, and healers who’ve made bold business and personal mov ...
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Many healers and coaches struggle with the idea of sales, often associating it with negativity and manipulation. However, my guest, Ann Hession, on the Activating Magic Podcast, reveals how shifting your mindset can turn sales into a powerful act of service, love, and compassion. Through heartfelt stories and practical insights, you'll learn how to…
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Are you struggling to express your true self and connect deeply with your audience? In this episode of Shift The Field TV, Darla Le Doux sits down with Dr. Cindy Childress, a trailblazing author coach who helps writers uncover and share the magic within their stories. You'll discover how authentic storytelling can transform your business and person…
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Have you ever questioned whether your unique perception and creativity truly matter or feared that your deep inner knowing might be dismissed as "weird"? If so, you’re not alone—and this episode is for you. Join us as Darla and writing coach Saundra Goldman explore embracing your intuition and how recognizing and trusting your unique magic can unlo…
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There is no shortage of books on the growing impact of data collection and analysis on our societies, our cultures, and our everyday lives. David Hand's new book Dark Data: Why What You Don't Know Matters (Princeton University Press, 2020) is unique in this genre for its focus on those data that aren't collected or don't get analyzed. More than an …
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Learning to Love Who You Are // In this Activating Magic podcast episode, Sasha Lipskaia, a spiritual guide and sacred intimacy mentor, shares how she helps clients reconnect with their divine essence through intuitive channeling, tantric practices, sacred sexuality, and energetic healing. Sasha recounts her journey from a solitary child fascinated…
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Ever wondered how to increase brand visibility while infusing your own unique energy into your online presence? In this video, Nikko Bivens and I discuss blending technology, beauty, and your unique magic to create authentic branding. Drawing on her 25 years of experience, Nikko shares insights on aligning your energetic visibility, clearing obstac…
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A probing examination of the dynamic history of predictive methods and values in science and engineering that helps us better understand today's cultures of prediction. The ability to make reliable predictions based on robust and replicable methods is a defining feature of the scientific endeavor, allowing engineers to determine whether a building …
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How does a delivery driver distribute hundreds of packages in a single working day? Why does remote Alaska have such a large airport? Where should we look for elusive serial killers? The answers lie in the crucial connection between maps and maths. In Mapmatics: How We Navigate the World Through Numbers (Pan Macmillan, 2024), Dr Paulina Rowinska em…
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Sanda Kruger is an international retreat host, life and health coach trainer, and entrepreneur who began her coaching journey in 2007, focusing on personal growth and wellness through intuitive guidance and meditation. Sanda's work evolved from her passion for belly dance into the Belly Core Fitness program and eventually led to hosting retreats in…
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In this episode, April Pertuis and Darla Ledoux discuss why storytelling is so powerful in business, particularly for mission-driven leaders and entrepreneurs. April shares her journey from journalism to founding "Light Beamers," where she focuses on positive storytelling for business. April emphasizes the importance of authenticity and vulnerabili…
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In this building authentic healthy relationships podcast, Ken Page talks about how important it is to understand and share your true needs and gifts in relationships. He explains that true love comes from recognizing our true gifts rather than focusing on external changes like confidence or appearance. By embracing our core gifts, we attract partne…
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This episode explores the secret to a magical life: following your intuition, divine guidance and being authentic. It highlights the importance of embracing change and overcoming fear of embarrassment to stay true to oneself. By saying yes to your inner guidance and moving through temporary discomfort, your life can become more magical and fulfilli…
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In this episode, we're discussing improving team collaboration and productivity in your business. Discover how understanding your team member's unique strengths and abilities can transform your approach to teamwork, leading to increased performance, better team alignment and successful team collaboration. Get your team members to take the magic qui…
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In this episode, I explain 5 little-known reasons why group coaching is better than one-on-one transformational work. Pulling from my experience in both running a retreat business and working with clients individually, I must admit I have a bias toward the former. I highlight some of my favorite advantages of group coaching in this video, including…
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Here I share a five-step process for deciding when to discontinue a service you offer. This business advice for coaches, consultants and creators is crucial because it offers a structured approach to navigating transitions in business. By fostering a state of unattachment and shifting away from solely relying on logical solutions, you can tap into …
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In this episode, I talk about the "anatomy of transformation," which is all about how things change for good, with special guest and head of Certification at Sourced, Ashlie Woods. I focus on how coaches can make a big impact with transformational coaching, helping people change their lives in meaningful ways. I share tips on how to deliver transfo…
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Break Free of Limitations // In this video I share a powerful story about how I discovered a personal blind spot related to feeling ungrateful. Reflecting on thoughts and feelings I've had all my life, I realized my fear of being seen as ungrateful stemmed from my mother's criticism, which had created limiting beliefs affecting many areas of my lif…
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David S. Richeson's book Tales of Impossibility: The 2000-Year Quest to Solve the Mathematical Problems of Antiquity (Princeton University Press, 2019) is the fascinating story of the 2000 year quest to solve four of the most perplexing problems of antiquity: squaring the circle, duplicating the cube, trisecting the angle, and constructing regular …
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In this episode, I talk about the concept of "earn while you learn for coaches" and how it can improve your coaching business. I'll break down the importance of ditching perfectionism and getting hands-on with clients to refine your approach. As retreat leaders, it's crucial to engage with our audience, ask for their commitment, and constantly impr…
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In this coaching development episode, I share invaluable insights on how to know when your client is ready for transformation. By mastering key skills like presence and recognizing hidden obstacles (blind spots), you will have the ability to measure transformation effectively. Guiding clients to invoke their inner knowing and accepting their decisi…
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Graduate students in many programs besides mathematics will need to be familiar with the methods and results of a variety of mathematical topics. Just as importantly, these students will need to develop a level of mathematical maturity—how to think in broad strokes about the subject, how to study it, and even how to communicate their work. The gap …
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In this episode, I share a pivotal and transformational moment in my life which urged me to reconsider a blind spot in my beliefs and follow my gut instinct. This experience challenged my personal beliefs, particularly the notion that intelligence equated to worthiness of love. This led to unexpected positive outcomes and emphasizing the power of r…
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In this episode, I explore the difference between selling transformation services vs coaching services (more traditional coaching). If you are truly seeking how to expand your impact and you are selling life coaching or another type of coaching, I encourage you to focus on making deep changes that stick around, instead of just selling coaching sess…
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What would Nietzsche say… about today’s divisive issues and debates? I spoke with Glenn Wallis, author of the new book, Nietzsche Now!, on how the Great Immoralist guides us in understanding democracy, identity, civilization, consciousness, religion, and other urgent topics of our time. Wallis identifies six guiding principles in Nietzsche’s work t…
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What does it mean to be human? What do we know about the true history of humankind? In this episode, I spoke with historian and NYU professor Stefanos Geroulanos to discuss his new book, The Invention of Prehistory: Empire, Violence, and Our Obsession with Human Origins (Liveright, 2024) to discover how claims about the earliest humans and humankin…
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The stereotype of the solitary mathematician is widespread, but practicing users and producers of mathematics know well that our work depends heavily on our historical and contemporary fellow travelers. Yet we may not appreciate how our work also extends beyond us into our physical and societal environments. Kevin Lambert takes what might be a firs…
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In today's video, I share how to tap into flow for service based professionals. Tapping into flow in business can help you effortlessly align with your goals and energies, making work feel more like a natural extension of yourself rather than a struggle or an uphill climb. Discover how understanding your commitments, fine-tuning your environment, a…
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Before we can reclaim the true self, it's important to first understand why we hide or cut off parts of who we are. In today's video, Darla and Ashlie walk us through this journey to self-awareness (with a cute diagram!) so that you can better understand how to facilitate transformation in your clients. They also share the anatomy of a transformati…
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In today's video, you'll learn how to integrate all parts of self - namely, bringing all your different skills and experiences - into your business. This is crucial business advice for transformational coaches seeking self-alignment in their professional lives. It's about understanding that everything you've been through matters and helps you grow.…
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Today we're discussing a leadership paradigm based off of 5 key statements that have the potential to profoundly impact your life and the lives of others. They are: understanding how energy influences reality, developing a transformational leadership style, practicing healthy compassion, trusting in the support of the universe, and creating space f…
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Learning to tell the difference between intuition and fear is a practice. Sometimes these two can feel similar in the body, but it can be differentiated through various cues. In this video, I share what those cues are for how to recognize intuition so distinguish between intuition vs. fear and better understand how to use your intuition to make con…
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Are you overworking? Let me know if this sounds familiar. You are sitting at your desk staring at your computer and you know you need to be productive but you can't even get started because you're distracted with thoughts about working. Trust me, I've been there. In this video, I'll be sharing 3 reasons why taking time off work is a smart business …
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How To Understand Your Finances using ASTROLOGY - In this episode of Shift The Field TV, I interview Jill Brooks a.k.a. The Spiritual Accountress who helps female SOULpreneurs become more financially empowered by showing how to tap into their magic to create a life of abundance, purpose and passion. In this interview, we'll cover financial astrolog…
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What's the best way to determine what most voters want when multiple candidates are running? What's the fairest way to allocate legislative seats to different constituencies? What's the least distorted way to draw voting districts? Not the way we do things now. Democracy is mathematical to its very foundations. Yet most of the methods in use are a …
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How To Trust Yourself While Coaching Clients - When coaching others, how do you speak from a place of knowing, especially through challenging or triggering conversations? How do you trust your inner guidance to share profound insights that create breakthroughs for your clients? In this video, I share five tips for trusting your inner "sourced magic…
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Pricing Your Coaching Services - In this video, I discuss how to price your coaching services using the concept of "Desire-Based Pricing." HINT: it has nothing to do with hourly rates! As a business coach for more than a dozen years, hosting transformational retreats around the world, I often get this question from my clients: How do you assign a p…
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Hosting International Retreats - If you've been curious about how to host retreats or transformative adventures, this episode is for you. Lisa Dunford Dickman shares her experience leading an African retreat where participants were guided to be fully present and open to the magic of the wild. Lisa also shares stories from her retreats, including a …
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How Food Can Heal You - Today on Shift The Field TV, we've invited Hannah McKitrick from My Intuitive Health. Tune in for a fascinating discussion on the joys of cooking with intention, using food as medication, and infusing playfulness into every dish. We also talk about how to heal your body using whole foods. ----------------------- 🥦 Nourish Yo…
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How to run group coaching sessions ... Unlock the secrets to confidently create a group coaching model with these three key questions! Dive into the energy of your group, shift your focus from answers to questions, and discover what activates your unique magic in a group setting. Plus, a bonus tip: reflect on past unprepared moments for empowerment…
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A century ago, journalist H. L. Mencken provocatively stated in Notes On Democracy (new edition by Warbler Press, 2023) that anti-democratic behavior is not only not shocking but that we should in fact expect democracies to give rise to un- and even anti-democratic forces. Mencken doubted that such the evils of democracy will be cured by more democ…
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I believe that my desire is supported by the universe. One of the first universal laws used as a tool in my first coaching program was the law of polarity. The idea is that there is no up without a down or no hot without a cold. Everything in nature has its equal and opposite. In the same way, the law of polarity supports the idea that “where the d…
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In this week's video, I share five things to consider when deciding which coach to hire. It's a question I get a lot, so I am excited to share five things to consider and a few red flags to be wary of. When you google "how to hire a life coach," you will find advice like ‘check their experience, skills, and qualifications and get at least two refer…
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I have a simple equation for how to use desire-based pricing strategies. Do you find yourself obsessing over the value of your work? Do you research what your competitors are charging? My question to you is, what does that have to do with anything? The truth is we don’t know the why behind anyone’s pricing, so why would we base decisions on that? I…
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You can’t quick fix leadership, but here’s how your magic can help. A business leader recently asked me, “What do I do? I keep explaining to one of my team members how a task should be done, but they’re doing it another way, which I know is ineffective. I don’t know what to do. Help!” I could tell this person wanted an easy answer or a traditional …
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I have had people tell me, “I was following my intuition and all the signs, and it didn’t work out. Now, I can’t trust my inner knowing, I can’t trust Sourced.” To that, I say, just because it doesn’t work out, doesn’t mean it wasn’t Sourced! Quickly followed by - let’s break it down! At Sourced, we teach about the six Sourced Magics, a way to acce…
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Do you need a degree to do your sacred work in the world? Societal standards and the rules we all learn to play by often require permission to do whatever work we do, such as degrees, credentials, licenses, etc. As a chemical engineer, I know this reality firsthand and was a part of the conversation for a long time. But then my magic came online, a…
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Using my Recognition Magic, I have recently seen a trend in the transformation space. How we talk about intuition is how we used to talk about money—specifically, the money objection conversation. In the past, I needed support and coaching around money. I used to have a faulty set of beliefs surrounding the limits of what is possible, my own value,…
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At Sourced, we teach our clients the Anatomy of a Transformation, a framework proven to bring deep, energetic shifts. One of the most important phases is receiving a truth that we haven’t been able to see before. (If you aren’t familiar with the Anatomy of a Transformation, find the link below to another video that goes more in depth). Let me let y…
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Recently, I attended my own retreat (one where I was the client), and in one of the exercises, one of the prompts was, “Who or what is the enemy of your brand?” As I reflected, one I wrote down stood out to me - the patriarchy. More specifically, the masculine structure of our medical institutions, along with the historical propaganda against women…
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