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Monday Nov 22, 2021
Monday Nov 22, 2021
Sometimes it feels like we only get to hear the stories of those who have already found success. Though those conversations are fun, and we get to learn a lot from them, sometimes I can’t relate because I’m not there yet myself. I want to hear from someone who hasn’t made it yet but is working the grind and finding themselves along the way.
Travis Rueckert is an everyday family man from the midwest. He works a job, has a lovely wife and child, loves his dog, pretty much like the rest of us. Also like many of us, Travis wants to do something he is passionate about, so in his spare time, he is building an art business.
Travis graduated with an art degree from Elmhurst College where he discovered a love for oil paintings. He has been featured in art galleries, hospitals, and businesses across the country. His most famous piece, titled “Love Wins”, won a competition and was featured on a billboard in downtown Manhattan.
During Covid, Travis fell into a slump. He came to the conclusion that he was burned out on painting with oils and he wanted to do something that moved people emotionally. Travis started doing mixed media artworks where he uses uncommon materials to create his pieces. Once a week during his “Friday Fun” you can find Travis on his Instagram channel where he explores new creative ideas and mediums.
It was great to hear from someone who is working the process, growing as an individual, and finding success. Enjoy this episode with Travis Ruekert
Find Travis and his work here:
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/travisrueckert/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/theartoftravisrueckert/
Etsy - https://www.etsy.com/people/allartforyou
Monday Nov 08, 2021
Monday Nov 08, 2021
Dalia Lourenço has more than a decade of professional experience in over 22 international roles across 8 countries working with the UN and other international organizations.
While working for the UN, Dalia noticed a pattern, she hadn’t applied for a job in several years, yet she was getting great job offers. But why? What was she doing different?
She realized she was a sought-after authority in her field. So much so, she was getting offers for positions that never made it a job posting board (Dalia calls this the hidden job market).
Dalia wondered, surely this isn’t something only I am capable of, is this process repeatable? The answer was a resounding, yes.
Today, Dalia runs Accelerate Your Ambitions where she is helping professionals who are successful but unfulfilled and passionless, find highly paid work that they actually love.
She started her business because she was sick and tired of people breaking their backs to be successful on paper and still feeling directionless. She wants people to know that it is possible to have money, freedom, and enjoyment in your work.
Dalia has helped professionals go from struggling to find their purpose, to getting their dream job, in as little as 8 weeks.
She truly believes that if every professional worked on the causes they really passionate about , our planet would be a completely different - happier, safer, more impactful - place to live.
In this episode Dalia shares her experience:
- Find your sense of deserving
- Become a recognized authority in your field
- Access the hidden job market
- Create a personal brand that gets noticed
- Detach the process from the goal
Want to connect with Dalia?
Website - http://accelerateyourambitions.pages.ontraport.net/aya-program
Facebook - @accelerateambitions
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalialourenco/
Monday Oct 25, 2021
Monday Oct 25, 2021
Doug "Clydesdale" Comstock is an inspirational speaker, adventurer, and coach on the topics of mental toughness, high performance, and excellence.
Doug is a former Alaska "Deadliest Catch" fisherman, three-time finisher of the Hawaii Ironman Triathlon, he is a renowned open water swimmer, and is an entrepreneur and owner of AED Service America, a company that delivers and maintains Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs).
At age 60, Doug solo swam for 13 hours 20 minutes from England to France, covering 19 miles, across the famed English Channel, falling just two miles short of the French coast because of an injury.
In 2019 at age 64 Doug became one of the oldest swimmers in the world to swim from Europe to Africa across the Gibraltar Strait.
Doug is the founder of "Getting To Goal" seminars and coaching. Offering high performance coaching programs to aspiring individuals and corporations in the areas of sales performance excellence, mental toughness, and strategic business development.
Additionally, Doug has directed his own wellness consulting company since 1980 that has helped organizations such as; Aetna, Hartford Insurance, McDonalds, NBC, Harvard Business School, New England Patriots as well as celebrity clients Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, Fleetwood Mac, The Rolling Stones, Willy Nelson, Susan St. James and more.
Doug addresses a lot in this interview:
- Do what makes your heart sing and your life becomes the dance
- Don’t listen to “No” so easily
- Create opportunity by showing others the value you bring to the situation
- It’s okay to get knocked down to your knees. Take your time, but always get back up.
Get more from Doug.
Buy his book - The Mental Toughness Advantage:
https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B07HPFC5WZ&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_N8808VWJVT4ERT3HWM6S
His website: https://www.aedserviceamerica.com
Connect with him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/douglas-clydesdale-comstock-214647
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dougclydesdalecomstock/
Monday Oct 11, 2021
Monday Oct 11, 2021
Against seemingly impossible odds, Sean Conley went from being a no-name kicker at a Division III school, to starting for the University of Pittsburgh, and ultimately having a shot at his dream of playing in the NFL, not once but three times.
After graduation, Sean began a dramatic, abbreviated career in professional football, playing for the Detroit Lions, Indianapolis Colts, New York Jets, and finally for the Scottish Claymores in NFL Europe . That journey came with a price. As a result of overtraining, Sean suffered career-ending injuries, and found himself without direction and a job .
However, his story didn’t end there, as part of his rehabilitation and regrouping, Sean became a dedicated yoga practitioner at the suggestion of his wife. He eventually embraced the mindfulness, meditation, and philosophy of yoga as a new life direction, and became a yoga teacher himself. He and his wife now own Amazing Yoga in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Sean is the author of two books.
- Amazing Yoga: A Practical Guide to Strength, Wellness, and Spirit (That he wrote with his wife)
- The Point After - The former kicker turned yoga instructor and entrepreneur takes fans inside the ups and downs of professional football and handling life’s near misses on and off the field.
When Conley thought life was over, it was just beginning. Transcending football, this is the story of a former football player who discovered the true meaning of sports and life, and found happiness in the most unexpected way.
Embodying the spirit of the underdog, this is a moving tale of strength, determination, and spiritual grit.
In this episode Sean shares his story of:
- Burning out because you work to hard and the importance of rest
- Finding the opportunity in the situation you are given
- The importance of mindfulness
More from Sean Conley:
https://amazingyoga.net
Buy The Point After
Monday Sep 27, 2021
Monday Sep 27, 2021
Today’s guest found her calling at the age of 9. You heard that right 9 years old.
Toni Breidinger found her taste for speed when her father took her and twin sister Annie to Sonoma Raceway to race go-karts.
From that moment on Toni hasn't looked back. Today, she's the all-time winningest female in United States Auto Club (USAC) history with 19 victories, a record that helped her get noticed and make the move into NASCAR's ARCA Menard Series.
When asked about being the all-time winningest female Toni recognizes it’s a great accomplishment but it’s not the goal. The real goal, to become the all-time winningest driver. Ever. And she is well on her way.
In February of this year, Toni made history as NASCAR's first Arab-American female driver, when she raced in the ARCA Menard Series at the Daytona International Speedway, finishing in 18th place. If that’s not enough for you, she also dabbles in modeling, which is something else she determined she was going to do as a kid, when in her diary she wrote not only that she wanted to be a model, but what agency she wanted to work for. Fast forward 10 years later, and she is modeling for that exact agency. Crazy.
Though all this is great, the most impressive part about Toni is her impact on the sport. She is single-handedly making racing accessible to new demographics all over the world. Her influence can be seen in young girls that are inspired and motivated to follow in the superstar's footsteps.
Breaking barriers, blazing trails, and bringing NASCAR into a new generation, this is Toni Breidinger.
In this episode Toni shares with us the importance of:
- Choosing a team that can help you achieve your goals
- Staying focused when bombarded with distractions
- Immersing yourself into your dreams
- Getting back on track after you have had a “big crash”
- Writing down your goals.
More on Toni:
https://triller.co/@tonibreidinger
https://www.instagram.com/tonibreidinger/?hl=en
https://twitter.com/ToniBreidinger?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
Monday Sep 13, 2021
Monday Sep 13, 2021
Do you ever dream of walking out of your job and starting your own business? The idea is intriguing, but for most of us the notion is followed by doubt in the form of “what if?”. What if I’m not good enough, what if no one buys my product, what if I fail?
Today’s guest did just that. Chili Chullino left a secure job with a growing company to start his own venture, to chase a passion he didn’t even realize he had…and it failed.
Chili has always had the spirit of an entrepreneur, but he never really understood how to leverage it. For years he worked for other companies, helping them develop marketing strategies, forecast growth, and move into new markets. He was clearly capable of growing and operating a business, but he always found himself doing it for someone else. Building someone else’s dream.
Part of that was because Chili wasn’t clear on his path, on his dream. He knew he loved business and knew he wanted to build his own venture, but in what industry? Providing what service or product?
That is until Chili realized his love for craftsmanship. In a moment, Chili’s life was on a new trajectory. He was going to build things with his hands. He left his secure job, and founded Orewood Solutions.
Exciting, right? Taking the leap, trusting your own skills and pouring yourself into something you love. That is until the pandemic hit, clients lost jobs, materials costs went through the roof, and Chili had to close the doors on Orewood Solutions.
So how do you rise from the ashes? How do you take a failure, refocus your mindset, and turn it into a success story?
In this episode Chili Chullino explores.
- The importance of creating a community to support your passion.
- How to pursue something you have never done before.
- How a single event can act as a catalyst, and provide clarity and connect the dots to show you your true path.
- How can you create that catalyst intentionally through new experiences.
- And how success and failures are not outcomes, they are events and blips on your timeline.
Connect with Chili
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OrewoodSolutions
Instagram: @OrewoodCS
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE2BzmywFGwFyapMYOWlb7g
Monday Aug 30, 2021
Monday Aug 30, 2021
At the age 23 Danny Heinsohn had what most would consider a pretty typical American life. He was about to graduate college, had plans to take a trip abroad, and was looking forward to starting a career upon his return. That is, until he was diagnosed with brain cancer.
In a flash, all of his goals, hopes, and dreams were put on hold. He now had to face the ultimate roadblock. After a successful surgery that resulted in the removal of a tumor the size of a tennis ball, Danny no longer found himself an athletic 23 year. Instead, he was on the road to recovery where he had to relearn simple tasks such as talking, walking, and tying his shoes.
Fast forward 20 years later, Danny has finished an iron man, taken that trip abroad, become a nationally recognized sales coach, an author, and even started a non-profit that gives cancer survivors college scholarships.
What happens when your entire life is flipped upside down in an instant? How do you turn a seemingly hopeless situation into a successful journey?
Lets find out.
In this episode Danny discusses:
- Surviving cancer is lonely, but you don’t have to do it alone.
- Power of choice - do you live through love or do you live through fear?
- Gratitude created a reason to fight. Danny didn’t want to let anyone down.
- You have to have a vision and know that you can make it happen, even when no one else can see it.
- How to leverage pain to initiate positive change.
Danny’s Keynote - www.dannyheinsohnSWC.com
Complimentary Sales Coaching Workshop: www.dannyheinsohnSWC.com
LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dannyheinsohn/
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/dannyheinsohn
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/dannyheinsohn/
Monday Aug 16, 2021
Monday Aug 16, 2021
Liz Arkeilpane is a mother, an entrepreneur, an adventurer, and this week’s guest.
For several years Liz organized and managed retreats for some of the world’s largest companies. Getting to travel the world seemed sexy from the outside, but over time the stress and anxiety of the job got to her. She decided she wanted to do something more meaningful with her career, something she could be proud of and that she could share with her new daughter.
After leaving her corporate job, she founded Bloom retreats. Bloom provides luxury retreats that bring women together through experience, culture, cuisine and adventure. This new adventure allows her to hold onto the things she loved about her career, while leaving behind those things that caused anxiety.
In this episode Liz shares:
- Take the first imperfect action to get started
- Building a community that supports you and your dreams
- Being an imposter in a world of imposters
- Doing what you love
- Leaving a legacy
If you would like to join a retreat or hear more from Liz check her out here:
Monday Aug 02, 2021
Monday Aug 02, 2021
Kevin Venardos had childhood dreams of performing on broadway. He even began to pursue those dreams, getting a degree in musical theater. After college however, he came across a unique opportunity that would take his life in a vastly different direction… a job post for a circus ringmaster. At age 22, he became the youngest ringmaster in the history of the ringling brothers and barnum abd bailey circus.
While Kevin loved his work as a ringmaster, he knew there was something more for him in life, so he set off to create a show of his own! In 2014, The Venardos Circus, or as kevin likes to call it, the little circus that could, was born. In this episode, kevin discusses the ups and down of entrepreneurship, following your passions, and what it means to Live your circus dream.
This episode covers topics such as:
- Following your dreams
- Embracing your uniqueness
- How to handle the bullies in the world
- How to adapt and innovate in the face of adversity
We hope you enjoy this amazing and inspiring conversation with Kevin Venardos.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VenardosCircus
Instagram: @venardoscircus
Monday Jul 19, 2021
Monday Jul 19, 2021
Right Place Right Now continues its Olympic journey with Greco-Roman Wrestler John Stefanowicz
John knew he was destined for great things, but he had no idea how that would unfold. He wrestled in high school and had dreams of going to the Olympics, but his senior year, no colleges showed intertest in him. So, John had to reevaluate and choose a new path.
Enlisting in the Marines, John was on his way to greatness through service to his country, however he never gave up on his wrestling dreams. He continued to compete in weekend tournaments and intramural events, until one day his destiny showed itself. The Marines had a team, and John was going to take his shot.
Reflecting on his journey, John says that he was on the brink of success multiple times and had no idea. So he went back for more. John changed his mindset, and became more disciplined, and now he is Tokyo bound.
In this episode John shares with us:
- What it means to be a Marine, Olympian, and family man
- How you don’t always have to believe in yourself to find success
- How the difficult times have set him up for everything else to be easier
- What does it take to get to the next level
Follow John’s olympic journey
https://www.instagram.com/rockman_actual/?hl=en
https://twitter.com/StefanowiczJohn
https://www.teamusa.org/usa-wrestling/athletes/John-Stefanowicz