Gurbani and English translation of the Daily Hukamnama from Harimandir Sahib (The Golden Temple), Amritsar India.
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The Corporate Activist is a new podcast that explores the role of the business sector in today’s complex social and political landscape. On the Corporate Activist we will look at the role of the business sector from all angles, examine the benefits of engagement, as well as the risks. I talk with a broad range of experts to get their perspectives, take an in depth look at some case studies, as well as answer your questions on how you can best navigate these issues in your own business. We di ...
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The Mindful Healers Podcast with Dr. Jessie Mahoney and Dr. Ni-Cheng Liang
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Teaching healers to pause, be present, awaken their breath, and harness the ripple effects of mindfulness to create radiant health.
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Uncomfortable Conversations Podcast The Untold Stories of the 3HO Kundalini Yoga Community
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New podcastListen to heartfelt and heart wrenching stories of real people from the early days of the 3HO Kundalini Yoga Community, those born into it, and those converted or influenced by the ”Teachings” in the last 50 years of ”light-washing” the truth. These are the stories you haven’t heard. The untold truths and abuses that have infused into the consciousness of the Healthy, Happy and Holy Community of KundaliniYoga globally. weblog
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Bihaagraa, Fifth Mehl: The Saints go around, searching for God, the support of their breath of life. They lose the strength of their bodies, if they do not merge with their Beloved Lord. O God, my Beloved, please, bestow Your kindness upon me, that I may merge with You; by Your Mercy, attach me to the hem of Your robe. Bless me with Your Name, that…
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213. Managing Disappointment: When A Dream Ends Abruptly with Liam Mahoney
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We don't like to disappoint people or be disappointed and we especially don't like it when our children are disappointed. Liam Mahoney is back for an encore episode. Listen to hear Liam’s story of navigating a big and unexpected disappointment. Hear how Jessie, as his mother, navigated his disappointment. Leave with some gold nuggets of advice to e…
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Shalok, Third Mehl: Great men speak the teachings by relating them to individual situations, but the whole world shares in them. One who becomes Gurmukh knows the Fear of God, and realizes his own self. If, by Guru's Grace, one remains dead while yet alive, the mind becomes content in itself. Those who have no faith in their own minds, O Nanak - ho…
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Aasaa, Fourth Mehl: One whose mind is pleased with the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises, attains the supreme status; the Lord seems so sweet to her mind and body. She obtains the sublime essence of the Lord, Har, Har; through the Guru's Teachings, she meditates on the Lord, and the destiny written on her forehead is fulfilled. By that high destiny writ…
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Goojaree, First Mehl: From the lotus of Vishnu's navel, Brahma was born; He chanted the Vedas with a melodious voice. He could not find the Lord's limits, and he remained in the darkness of coming and going. ||1|| Why should I forget my Beloved? He is the support of my very breath of life. The perfect beings perform devotional worship to Him. The s…
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Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl: The One who sent you, has now recalled you; return to your home now in peace and pleasure. In bliss and ecstasy, sing His Glorious Praises; by this celestial tune, you shall acquire your everlasting kingdom. ||1|| Come back to your home, O my friend. The Lord Himself has eliminated your enemies, and your misfortunes are pas…
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Dhanaasaree, Third Mehl: Gather in and cherish forever the wealth of the Lord's Name, deep within; He cherishes and nurtures all beings and creatures. They alone obtain the treasure of Liberation, who are lovingly imbued with, and focused on the Lord's Name. ||1|| Serving the Guru, one obtains the wealth of the Lord's Name. He is illumined and enli…
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Shalok, Third Mehl: O Nanak, forsaking the Name, he loses everything, in this world and the next. Chanting, deep meditation and austere self-disciplined practices are all wasted; he is deceived by the love of duality. He is bound and gagged at the door of the Messenger of Death. He is beaten, and receives terrible punishment. ||1|| Third Mehl: They…
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Dhanaasaree, First Mehl: My soul burns, over and over again. Burning and burning, it is ruined, and it falls into evil. That body, which forgets the Word of the Guru's Bani, cries out in pain, like a chronic patient. ||1|| To speak too much and babble is useless. Even without our speaking, He knows everything. ||1||Pause|| He created our ears, eyes…
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212. When Others Don’t Move At Your Preferred Pace
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Do you find yourself frustrated when others show up late? Do you make it mean that others don’t respect you or don’t care when their “timing” and way of working through to-do lists, planning, and chores is different than yours? We hope this episode will leave you feeling liberated from chronic frustrations around timing, urgency, and the preferred …
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Jaitsree, Fourth Mehl, First House, Chau-Padas: One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru: The Jewel of the Lord's Name abides within my heart; the Guru has placed His hand on my forehead. The sins and pains of countless incarnations have been cast out. The Guru has blessed me with the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and my debt has been…
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211. What’s Holding you Back from Being Mindful?
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Do you think you don't practice mindfulness “right?" Are you concerned about not being able to “clear your mind?" Does your inability to practice mindfulness the way you think you should make you feel anxious, guilty, or like a failure? Do you have a list of reasons why you think mindfulness doesn't work for you? This episode addresses all of these…
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If you have struggled with yoga, think you aren't a yogi, or simply want to understand you to make yoga work better for you and your ever-changing body, listen to this episode. Yoga is not what most of us think. With creativity and a good teacher, yoga, in some form, can work for all bodies. Every body is a yoga body. Yoga is not about flexibility …
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209. Choose Connection Over Perfection: Why Doctors Struggle with Public Speaking and What We Can Do About It with Hilary Blair
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The world needs physician voices. Enjoy a fun conversation with Hilary Blair, founder of Articulate Real & Clear, about how mindfulness, intention, and most of all presence can help anyone, especially doctors, give a great talk. The way we are trained to think as physicians makes public speaking more of a challenge than it should be for most physic…
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208. Forest Bathing Makes You Healthier and Happier with Dr. Suzanne Bartlett Hackenmille
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What is forest bathing? How does forest bathing impact mental health? How does it impact physical health? Nature is medicine. Forest = For Rest There have been many studies to show that forest bathing and simply being in nature is a way to decrease stress and improve well-being. It improves mental and physical health conditions. It impacts both our…
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207. Lead With Your Heart and Lean Into Your Wisdom: What I Learned Working With A Speaking Coach
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If you struggle with public speaking or you want to share your message more succinctly and more powerfully, listen to this episode. Diana Dresser, Jessie’s speaking coach this past winter, is our special guest. Diana is a self-described theater nerd and actress. We offer helpful tools and a new understanding of how working with a coach on speaking,…
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206. When You Don’t Want To Be “That Patient”
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Have you been ill and thought “I can tough this out” or “I don’t want to bother anyone?” When you seek care, do you apologize for the inconvenience and/or feel the need to justify why? In this episode, we normalize that it is hard for physicians to seek timely medical attention. We name some of the potential causes and share ideas about how you mig…
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205. Restore the Joy to Patient Care By Embracing Authenticity With Dr. Lara Cavanaugh
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I LOVE helping physicians get back to loving what they trained for so long and so hard to do. Coaching and retreats are amazing tools to accomplish this outcome. It's possible even in medicine today. Even if you are in primary care. And even if you have been practicing for a long time and are exhausted. Lara shares how embracing authenticity and a …
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204. How to Create Vitality with Dr Siri Chand Khalsa
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Do you want to know how to create vitality through simple daily choices? What does a sustainable life with vitality mean? How do you actually make a sustainable lifestyle happen? Dr. Siri Chand Khalsa, MD, MS, founder and CEO of Chandrima is a pioneering force in the realm of integrative, Ayurvedic, and lifestyle medicine. With over three decades o…
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203. Coaching Can Help you Be a Better Dad (& Husband) with Dr. Adam Was
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This episode answers a question I get often- Do I coach men? The answer is yes! I am a mom of three young adult men, the sister of two brothers, and a wife. I am surrounded by men. As an institutional wellness leader for over twenty years, I worked with all comers. In honor of Father’s Day, Dr. Adam Was, joins me to chat about how coaching, which h…
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202. Finding Peace at the Family Dinner Table with Dr. Jaclyn Albin
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Do you struggle with family dinners? Would you like to enjoy drama-free mealtimes? Are your children picky eaters? Find more peace and presence around the dinner table. Listen to this discussion about how families can gather, cook, and eat healthier together. Dr. Jaclyn Albin, a med-peds physician at UT Southwestern joins us today. She is the direc…
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201. The Power of Wishing with Alexa Fisher
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Wishing is not indulgent or fluff. Wishing is powerful, strategic, and fun. Alexa Fisher is the founder of Wishbeads “the original intention-setting jewelry.” Her Wishbead bracelets are an integral part of my retreat business. My personal Wishbead bracelets are partly responsible for my big wish (dream) coming to fruition recently. Wishing is a for…
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200. Manifesting Dreams Takes Courage, Intention, and Action
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Dreams are available to all of us but they don’t just happen by wishing, hoping, or luck. In this episode, Jessie shares how she manifested her dream of owning her own retreat space. She was inspired by others fulfilling their dreams. They helped her know that fulfilling one's dreams is possible. In sharing her journey she hopes to be the person wh…
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“What do you think is the biggest waste of time?" "Comparing yourself to others," said the mole.” ― Charlie Mackesy, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Do you compare yourself to others? Feel like you don’t belong or are lesser than? In groups, do you feel like you are behind or don’t measure up? In this episode, we discuss the compare and de…
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198. How to Grow Courage and Start Living the Life You WANT to Be Living with Dr. April Wazeka
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When you decide to make a pivot as big as leaving your medical practice after 20 years expect scary. It takes time and courage. And, it just might turn out better than you expect. Even if your husband has an unexpected cancer diagnosis right in the middle of your transition. Coaching, mindfulness, and taking a pause helped Dr. Wazeka leave her empl…
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Saudi Arabia Through the Lens of Design with Guest Nawaf Al Nassar
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Welcome to the final episode of Season 2 of The Corporate Activist. For this episode we are having a little bit of a different conversation than our usual topics with a fascinating discussion about the intersection of culture and design in Saudi Arabia. My guest is renowned Saudi designer Nawaf Al-Nassar, who shares his unique insights on blending …
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Eps 67: 3HO Kundalini Yoga Cult(ure) Update w/ GuruNischan - May 2024
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This episode is a short update on topics relating to the 3HO/Kundalini Yoga community including the traumatic finale of the 3HO/Kundalini Yoga Independent Healing and Reparations Program (IHRP), recently filed lawsuits by former 2nd Gen staff members, SSSC Board election chaos, upcoming documentaries to look out for + more. Referenced in this episo…
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Do you feel under-appreciated for your efforts on behalf of your family, your patients, and/or your institutions? Have your expectations of others in expressing their love, thanks, and appreciation been mismatched with what you perceive is "right" or deserved? Listen for tools, strategies, and a framework of understanding to help you move forward w…
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196. Stop Apologizing When You Haven't Done Anything Wrong
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Have you said “I’m sorry” even though the circumstance wasn’t your fault? Have you started off a conversation or a presentation with “I’m sorry?” Do you say "Sorry I’m running behind", "Sorry for taking up space or time in a group session", "Sorry for crying", "Sorry for not understanding", or "Sorry I am not available"? Listen to understand why yo…
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Corporate Profiteers with Guest Dr Christopher Marquis
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Welcome to this episode of The Corporate Activist. Today, we're joined by Dr. Christopher Marquis, a leading voice in business sustainability and social entrepreneurship. We explore the provocative insights from his latest book, The Profiteers, which sheds light on how companies privatize profits while socializing costs, often leaving the public to…
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195. How to Make a Big Decision with Liam Mahoney
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An amusing discussion about mindful decision-making with 18-year-old Liam Mahoney, a high school senior. In this episode, Liam shares his college decision-making process. He showcases his extremely abundant mindset, his positivity bias, and why he chose to become a UC Berkeley 2028 rather than a UCLA 2028. Liam shares how he made an authentic decis…
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194. Permission to Pivot with Dr. Jillian Rigert
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Words of wisdom from a professional pivoter. In today's episode, we delve into the transformative power of pivoting in both life and career. Dr. Jillian shares strategies for embracing change, giving yourself permission, and learning to put your opinion above the opinion of others. Trigger warning: Blunt mentions of suicide and eating disorders occ…
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Life, relationships, and medicine are full of urgency mismatches. Their urgency is not your urgency. Your urgency may also not be their urgency. Many things that feel urgent aren't urgent. How often do you receive emails and texts from someone wanting something from you urgently? What story do you tell about it? How do you feel when you receive the…
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192. How to Thrive in the Sandwich Generation
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Are you sometimes overwhelmed and depleted by the demands of caregiving for both your parents and your children? Does caregiving wear you down or cause stress and anxiety? Do you think YOU have to do it all? The inspiration for this podcast is the very full plate that we have both been living as caregivers for both aging parents and our own childre…
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Video Gaming and Social Responsibility with Guest Sophie Vo
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In today’s episode, we're diving into the gaming industry’s role and responsibility in corporate activism and social impact with Sophie Vo, a seasoned game executive and founder of Rise and Play. Sophie shares her journey and vision for a more inclusive, socially responsible gaming world. Through her work, she aims to create a balance between econo…
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191. From Burnout to Ease with Dr. Sogol Pahlavan
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Our special guest for this episode is Dr. Sogol Pahlavan. She is a board-certified pediatrician and a physician mindfulness coach, and TEDx speaker, co-founder of SoulpreneurMD and host of the Mindful Living Podcast. She’s a mother, a wife, a daughter of immigrant parents, and a managing partner of a pediatric clinic. She shares her journey of reco…
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190. Wisdom Learned from A Malpractice Lawsuit: You Don't Know What You Don’t Know with Dr. Rachel Bickling
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The legal system is not medicine. Very little is in your control in a medicolegal cases. What is in your control? How you respond and whether you get help and support along the way. Mindfulness, self-compassion, therapy, and coaching are all key to staying as healthy, balanced, and buoyant as possible. Lawsuits pull the rug out from under physician…
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The Evolution of Corporate Activism with Guest Dr Philip Mirvis
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Welcome to another episode of The Corporate Activist. In this episode I speak with organisational psychologist Dr. Philip Mirvis. Dr Mirvis was inspired by the social and labor activism of 60s and 70s which led him to advocating for employees and better treatment for workers within corporations. This evolved into later helping Ben & Jerry's develop…
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189. How to Embody An Abundance Mindset with Dr. Miriam Rhew
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"The life you lead are the lessons that you teach." Do you wish you had a more abundant mindset? Do you wish you were better at supporting other women and colleagues? Do you want to share mindfulness and coaching with loved ones and colleagues but struggle to do so effectively? Dr. Miriam Rhew is a pediatrician and an unconditional supporter of fri…
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We all “work” with our spouses all the time - we just don’t realize it. Even if you don’t run an actual business or LLC together, you work together as parents and intimate partners. Running a home and family is the equivalent of a small business. To work better with your spouse: Show up with mindful intention Choose the tone and energy you want to …
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187. Opting Out of Toxic Achievement Culture
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Do you want your child to do and be more than what they are capable of? Have you yourself been indoctrinated into toxic achievement culture? Would you like to break free from the constraints of toxic achievement culture for yourself and your children? This episode is another in the Parent with Presence series. Our intention is to call out and ident…
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186. Prioritize the Pause to Improve Performance and Enhance Sustainability and Pleasure
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It is very hard for those of us in medicine to pause or slow down. We were trained and acculturated to think that the pause and rest are not worthwhile. We were trained to think that pausing and resting is complacent and/or lazy. If we were to pause or rest we would definitely fall behind. In actuality-- the more you do the more you need to rest. O…
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Building the Social Impact Community with Guest Jeremy Brown.
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In this episode I speak with Jeremy Brown about his efforts to bring together social impact practitioners through his platform, Social Impact World and his efforts to help companies be a force for social good. Jeremy has a rich background in social enterprise and he shares some practical steps that businesses can take to challenge the status quo an…
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185. Why It's Hard for Those in Medicine to Change
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Do you think there is a right and wrong way to go about change? And/or a right or wrong time to change? Is the fear of making a mistake holding you back from change? When you are “successful” it is harder to change. What makes charge hard for those trained in medicine? We assume negative outcomes and tend to catastrophize. We focus on negative what…
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184. Healing with Contemplative Medicine with Koshin Paley Ellison
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What is good medicine? What is the medicine you actually need? How do you want to live? Who is your Obi-Won-Kenobi teacher? Who are you? What does it mean to be upright in your life? How do we create connections? We discuss all this and more in this very special guest episode with Sensei Koshin Paley Ellison who is Co-Founder, President, & Guiding …
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183. Navigate Mismatched Libidos with Mindful Love
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Do you and your partner have different levels of sexual desire? Do libido differences cause tension in your relationship? Do you feel guilt, blame or shame about your desire for sex? Studies show that a lack of interest in sex is by far the most common and distressing sexual problem. When sex suffers, so do all other areas of life. The brain is our…
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182. Take Care of Your Heart: How to Grow Self-Compassion and Self-Love
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How might you care for your heart? What if you made your relationship with yourself your primary focus? This episode focuses on heart-centered approaches to life, love, and health. We discuss why we are committed to growing love, practicing love, and celebrating love. We outline what you can do to care for your heart – physically, spiritually, and …
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181. Find Creative Solutions Where Everyone Gains - The Year of the Wood Dragon
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Happy Lunar New Year! Welcome to the Year of the Wood Dragon. The Dragon is an auspicious creature that symbolizes vitality, vision, vigor, power, nobility, honor, luck, and success. (chinahighlights.com). Dragon years are defined by momentum . The element is wood, which fuels flames and enhances the intensity and instability of the dragon. Globall…
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180. Change Your Relationship with Scarcity
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When you focus on the time you don't have, you feel rushed and anxious. When you focus on the energy you don't have, you feel overwhelmed. When you focus on the resources you don't have, you feel stressed and not valued. When you focus on the potential lack of opportunities or good outcomes you feel tight, anxious, and stuck. When you ask how am I …
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The CEO as Activist with Guest Edward Sullivan
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This week's episode is a re-visit to an episode from Season One , where I am joined by Edward Sullivan. Edward is the CEO and Managing Partner at Velocity Coaching. His 20-year career as an executive coach and political consultant has taken him around the globe coaching and advising start-up founders, fortune 500 CEOs and heads of state of foreign …
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