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Join hosts Dr. Elia Gourgouris - The Happiness Doctor, also known as the "Happy Greek", and Randy McNeely - The Kindness Giver, as they bring in intriguing guests who share impactful personal experiences with the transformative power of kindness. BE WARNED - You'll more than likely come away with a case of "pay it forwarditis" and a desire to join the growing #kindnemic working to spread the kindness contagion wherever you go! Dr. Elia Gourgouris worked for over two decades as a clinical psy ...
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Send us a text How can you and I learn to do magic? What can we do to touch hearts and truly change lives? How can we respond if someone says, "you're too kind?" Join Co-hosts Randall McNeely and Dr. Elia Gougouris in this delightful conversation with author, coach, and keynote speaker Tracy-Ann Palmer and get the answers to those questions and mor…
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Send us a text Questions to consider: What is the power behind simply showing up to support someone? How can that simple act of kindness be a catalyst for success? Are there things you're not saying, at least to yourself, that really need to be said? How do you face those challenges and allow yourself to bring out what has been struggling to get ou…
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Send us a text What do you get when you cross an amazing speaker, coach, and leader with a generous kindness giver? Cheryl Knowlton. What a wonderful opportunity lies ahead for you, our listeners and watchers. It was a wonderful experience for Dr. Elia Gourgouris - The Happiness Doctor and Randy McNeely - The Kindness Giver - to share th mic with t…
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Send us a text Some people might be taken aback at first, but Angelique Letizia's warm and caring personality soon dispels any defensiveness. What am I talking about? Talking with and paying complements to strangers - something Angelique is no stranger to (pun intended). What a thrill it was for Randy McNeely - The Kindness Giver and Dr. Elia Gourg…
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Send us a text This week's edition is a rewind episode, revisiting Brian Coleman's previous interview - The Man With A Heart to Help. We'll be back next week a new episode featuring the wonderful Angelique Letizia. _______________________ There are times in our lives when we have conversations with someone that leaves us feeling blown away - in a g…
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Send us a text For this week's episode all we can say is be prepared to laugh and have your heart touched. In other words, be prepared to be transformed! Why? Because Barry Shore, the king of JOY, the master of acronyms, the proliferator of kindness is in the house. I can promise you that you will be delighted within the first 30 seconds of listeni…
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Send us a text The KIndness Factor Podcast - Your Weekly 30-Minute Soul Lift How is it possible to foster deep relationships that last for decades? What makes it possible for the teacher to become the student over time? How does the kindness we give become a reflection of our soul? Get the answers to these questions and so much more in Episode 20 o…
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Send us a text Can kindness come from unkindness? How does caring for cats and other animals impact the drive to pay kindness forward today? The answers to those questions are waiting to be found in this delightful interview with employe engagement specialist Kristina Vaneva. Listen in as she shares the experience that was the catalyst for her care…
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Send us a text What happens when a piano teacher steps into the shoes of a kindness hero by seeing the composer in you and working with you to bring him out? How can singing with 100 choir students possibly top singing in front of 30 million people on American Idol? Shaun Barrowes has the answers. You can get the answers too in today's inspiring ep…
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Send us a text Support our efforts to create a world kindemic. https://www.buzzsprout.com/2179958/support ___________ Life is full of challenges. That hasn't stopped Naomi Riley, a woman well acquainted with challenges and the rezilience it takes to accept them, move through them, and grow from them! Join myself, Randy McNeely - The Kindness Giver,…
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Send us a text Join Us for an Inspiring and Unforgettable Episode Listen to the incredible story of a father’s example of deep kindness and how his son paid it forward in the same way years later. Learn about the powerful role of looking for the best in people, especially in challenging circumstances, and how it can dramatically change people’s lif…
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Send us a text Is it possible to find gifts in challenges? Can perception drive reality? Robin Berlinsky thinks so, and she's got the experience to prove it. What a joy it was for Co-Hosts Randy McNeely - The Kindness Giver and Elia Gourgouris - The Happiness Doctor to talk Robin and find out about what drives what she calls the "Woohoo" in her lif…
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Send us a text How is it possible for a young man who grew up with a stutter, who often ran out of the classroom crying because of bullies mocking and laughing at him, to grow up an become a keynote speaker running a global media company that impacts thousands? Listen to today's episode and find out. It was.a true joy to have the opportunity to int…
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Send us a text Enjoy what your hearing? Support our efforts to take kindness to a broader audience through "The Kindness Factor Human Interest Series" by subscribing here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2179958/supporters/new In today's episode with the incredibly talented Jason Hewlett, you'll hear of a modern equivalent of Yoda and Luke Skywalker as …
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Send us a text Heroes and heroines - We all need them - now more than ever. Elia Gourgouris Ph.D. and Randall McNeely were privileged this past week to sit down and interview Lisa Purtue - a living hero in her own right - and had a true lesson on what it means to be a kindness hero. Abandoned at 18 with a six month child, Lisa had now where to go. …
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Send us a text Dr. Elia Gourgouris - The Happiness Doctor, and Randy McNeely - The Kindness Giver, were pleased to have Dr. Tristica McCray join them for another wonderful discussion sharing Dr. Tristaca's life changing experiences with kindness! Nearly everyone can think of a time when they were worried about missing out or not keeping up with tho…
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Send us a text What's the impact of extending the kindness of teaching your children how to become entrepreneurs, and instilling them with the confidence that they can craft their "own" thing? Serial entrepreneur Michael Fritz knows and share his experience with his four daughters who are already planning their future businesses. Join Randall McNee…
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Send us a text What role does the attitude we choose towards kindness have in our daily happiness? Why is example such an impactful part of teaching children and others to be kind? How do the boundaries we set for ourselves impact kindness to self and others? How does giving to others when our life circumstances would seem to dictate that we be on …
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Send us a text We've heard about the DOSE (dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin, and endorphins) that triggers happy feelings in our bodies when we experience kindness either as a giver or a receiver. But, did you know that experiencing kindness, either giving or receiving, can impact our bodies down to the cellular level? Jacqueline 💙 Way, Dr. Elia Gourg…
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Send us a text What a thrill to share a powerful cancer survival story with our audience and share how kindness played a direct and transformative role in that survival story! This weeks guest on The Kindness Factor Podcast is a the beautiful Elaine Glencoe. Elaine is a survivor in multiple ways. In the past two years her life has been through a lo…
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Send us a text The impact of acts of kindness as simple as a smile cannot be overstated. That is the strong message from this week's The Kindness Factor Podcast with another inspiring guest, Ken Caputo, co-Founder of Momentum Learning. Lots of inspiring insights in this episode. Question's you'll get the answers to: What happens when one candle lig…
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Send us a text There are times in our lives when we have the chance to rub shoulders and interact with people who leave our lives better for the experience. My interview with Jodi Orgill Brown was one of those times. She's a true survivor, having been through 22 surgeries over the past 15 years after doctors found a massive brain tumor wrapped arou…
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Send us a text We are happy to announce the next episode of The Kindness Factor Podcast with a wonderful kindness enthusiast, the beautiful Louisa Garrett. We thoroughly enjoyed our time with her, and we are totally confident you will too. Louisa Garrett is a self-made "kindness expert." Her journey began after one of her Heartbeats (a term she aff…
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Send us a text There are times in our lives when we have conversations with someone that leaves us feeling blown away - in a good way. We come away feeling like we are on cloud 9. This conversation with Brian Coleman is one of those. It was a total honor for me, Randy McNeely - The Kindness Giver, and Dr. Elia Gourgouris, "The Happiness Doctor" to …
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Send us a text What can happen when you lose your wallet in a grocery store parking lot only to discover it's missing after you get home? How about a Good Samaritan story that goes viral and seven months of insanely great and greatly insane ups and downs that result in the formation of a non-profit with a mission to inspire kindness cultures in com…
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Send us a text What a delightful opportunity it is for us to share with you the amazing story of one of the kindest people on the planet - Brad Aronson, author of HumanKind: Changing the World One Small Act at a Time. This is the book both I and Dr. Gourgouris wish we'd written. This is a must listen episode. Here's a few nuggets you'll get today: …
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I invited my friend Jon Juvenal on to today's episode and we discussed Hope. Specifically how it relates to the characters in the following episodes:"The Library""The Desert""The Serpent's Pass" (Netflix has this in a two part episode titled "The Secret...--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jasmine-dragon-philosophy…
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I'm trying something different for this episode. Rather than just have me talking into the mic about a topic, I invited my friend Eli to come discuss things and have a conversation about Zuko and his relationship to the Blue Spirit mask.We had a lot of...--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jasmine-dragon-philosophy/…
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Today I discuss the wisdom of Uncle Iroh. We talk about Iroh's life before the series and how he came to be the character we love. Iroh is one of my favorite characters with a character arc as rich and complex as Zuko. I hope you all enjoy it.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jasmine-dragon-philosophy/message…
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Adversity is something we all deal with in life. Some more than others. We can learn a lot from the characters in Avatar and how they dealt with adversity in their lives and how they used it for growth.Intro Music: The Last Agni Kai by Samuel Kim...--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jasmine-dragon-philosophy/messag…
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I start out by looking at how characters in Avatar The Last Airbender relate to anger and how Stoic philosophers would advise us to look at it in our own lives.NOTE: It has been pointed out to me that at about the 9:45 mark I mistakenly said Katara was...--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jasmine-dragon-philosophy/…
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Goodbye Gold Faithful, hello LOCKED ON 49ERS! Thanks everyone for listening the past two years, please subscribe to LOCKED ON 49ERS which will be hosted by Brian Peacock with Nick Winkler joining the show on a regular basis.https://audioboom.com/channel/locked-on-49ersBy Leading the League
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Brian and Nick are joined by KNBR's Ryan Covay to preview the week 13 matchup in Chicago. The guys talk draft, WRs, QBs, Kap and Baalke with Rob Lowder, writer at NinersWire on the USA Today network. Also, is Kap still in play long term and is it wrong to root for losses and the higher draft picks that come with them?…
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Grant Cohn of the Santa Rosa Press Democrat joins the guys to discuss if the Niners are for real following a stomping of the LA Rams on Monday Night Football or if they're setting up fans for a potential week 2 letdown in Carolina. Also, Grant points out that maybe not everyone in the 49ers locker room is happy about the spotlight on Colin Kaeperni…
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