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Monday Sep 19, 2016
Monday Sep 19, 2016
Who is Asante Haughton?
Asante is a human rights and mental health advocate. He works for Pathways to Education and supports high-risk youth through high school to reach post-secondary education.
Asante had a challenging upbringing, battling with anxiety, depression, and addiction. Today he uses these experiences to guide kids through their own challenges and supports them in staying away from the streets.
He is a motivational speaker and has been on panels for mental health. He recently came back from Chile where he spoke about his life.
Why did I bring Asante onto the show?
I brought Asante onto the show because when I heard his story, I knew it would be beneficial for people to hear. I wanted him to share his experiences with mental health and the struggles he faced growing up.
We all battle our own issues, whether that be with anxiety, depression, self-confidence, addiction or however mental health shows up for you.
I wanted to get his point of view on how he was able to overcome all the adversity in his life and create a life that he is proud of today.
One Thing To Take Away
Normalize Your Human Experiences
Asante said one of his biggest breakthroughs came by sharing his story and pain points. Early on in life, he lived with his anxiety, depression, and addictions. He was uncertain about how to voice and articulate them.
He first started sharing his experiences with his therapist. In a short period, his therapist was able to make him see that the emotions he was experiencing, were normal because of the environment he grew up in.
As his confidence grew, he began sharing his experiences more publically and more openly. His mental issues slowly started to go away, and his relationships in life, including with himself, began to improve.
We all have experiences from our past that have shaped and influenced us, but when we can learn to accept these as part of being human, we can come to live in acceptance of how we feel.
In the podcast, I share my experience of living a bisexual life and how confused I was. Only by coming forward, sharing the experience with others, was I able to understand that it was perfectly normal to feel the way I did.
When we share how we feel, we being to normalize our lives and that feeling of being crazy, confused or different from others, begins to diminish.
Seven Things You’ll Learn From This Podcast
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Why Asante felt he wasn’t worth it to anybody @ 26:20
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What holds people back from opening up about mental health @ 30:45
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The social pressures that keep men back from expressing their feelings @ 36:08
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How bottled up emotions show up in our lives & Asante’s life @ 38:42 & 39:55
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How Asante’s life changed once he started expressing his emotions @ 40:44
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Normalizing our human experiences @ 42:25
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What kept Asante going @ 47:21
Connect with Asante
Twitter - @asantev
Mentioned in the Podcast
Jordan Gray
Wednesday Aug 31, 2016
Wednesday Aug 31, 2016
On this episode, we go short again. I break down the best parts of Maxine Friend's long format interview and condense it down into 5 minutes.
Maxine is a psychic and I brought her onto the show because she's no joke. She reached out to me after I came forward about being bisexual on my podcast and we had a great conversation about intuition, purpose and trusting in the universe.
I thought there would be no one better than a psychic to give us some advice on trusting our intuition.
This is a new format I'm playing with, so let me know your thoughts.
Monday Aug 22, 2016
Monday Aug 22, 2016
Who is Maxine Friend?
Simply put, Maxine is a psychic. She has the ability to channel energy and uses Rider-Waite deck as her primary form of energy reading.
She has appeared in newspapers, magazines, on TV and has a 6-month wait list for her services, so she’s no joke.
Why did I Bring Maxine onto the show?
I brought Maxine onto the show for 2 reasons:
1 - Maxine comes from a corporate background. She worked for a prominent digital agency in Vancouver for many years prior to becoming a psychic.
I wanted to talk to her personally about what inspired her to transition from a stable, high paying corporate job to one of the most stigmatized professions (right up there with a sex worker as Maxine put it).
I wanted to hear first hand about the struggles she had with this transition, the stigmas she encountered and the pressures she felt from those closest to her.
2 - Maxine supports people in strengthening their connection with their intuition. I wanted to talk to her about how we can tap into our intuition and letting it serve us in our lives.
The 7 Things You Will Learn:
- When Maxine first recognized her gift and how it was an identity she resisted initially @ 8:35
- The challenges she experienced at work with the transition @ 26:05
- Law of Divine Free Will @ 32:55
- The importance of trusting in your sense of purpose at a deep soul level @ 36:05
- The distinction between fear & love… what we feed is what we get @ 37:25
- How do you tap into your intuition? @ 47:25
- How do we clear our energy bands to allow our intuitive energy to flow through us? @ 52:00
Contact Maxine
The best way to reach Maxine is through her website. You can also book directly there if you’re interested in working with her.
Mentioned in the Podcast
Course of Miracles - book that is well known in the psychic community
Resources
Maxine mentioned numerous ways to strengthen our connection with our intuition but two ways she suggested was guided meditations and chakra clearing meditations. I have located a couple meditations on YouTube for you to check out.
Guided Meditation for Relaxation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jyy0ra2WcQQ
Guided Meditation for Trusting Your Intuition - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBBpj6MG8ow
Guided Meditation for Clearing Your Chakras - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1xwtA6C2DQ
Wednesday Aug 17, 2016
Wednesday Aug 17, 2016
This is a new format I'm playing around with. I've condensed Preston's podcast down to 5 minutes and threw in some music.
Let me know what you think.
Twitter @filipsierpinski
Facebook - www.facebook.com/monet.connors
Music Credit: A Himitsu - Adventures
Wednesday Aug 10, 2016
Wednesday Aug 10, 2016
Who is Preston Smiles?
Preston Smiles is an advocate for love. He is an author, vlogger and motivational speaker. He is the co-founder of the Love Mob and Bridge Method.
He just published his first book Love Louder: 33 Ways to Amplify Life that can be found in bookstores around North America.
Why did I bring Preston onto the show?
Since coming forward as bisexual a few months back I wanted to get Preston’s take on self-love and how we can allow love to guide us through our darkest moments.
His tagline that “love will always find a way, everything else will find an excuse” is a powerful testament to the life you can create by using love as one of your guiding mechanisms.
One Mindset To Take Away
Celebrate Your Emotions vs. Beating Yourself Up
Early in the podcast Preston was speaking a lot about love and abundance. I flipped the script on him and asked him, what happens when you’re not in a place of love and abundance? What happens when you feel pain, sadness and anger as we all do?
Preston says that when most people catch themselves “emotionally eating” whether that be depressed, angry, dwelling on a breakup, watching porn and feeling guilty, or whatever the case may be, we beat ourselves up for it.
Preston celebrates his emotions. All of them. Let me repeat that. Preston celebrates ALL of his emotions. As he put it…
“I celebrate it. Yesss, caught another one. Now what do I choose?” @ 13:31
You see because that’s the dirty little secret. When we catch ourselves dwelling on a negative emotion we need to embrace it, celebrate it. Not get upset at ourselves for it. Rather what are we going to choose next?
When we feel negative emotions, sitting in that swallow only makes the pit deeper.
Choosing to accept our emotions gives them permission to wash over us and creates a space for us to move forward.
Thus if there is one thing you take away from this podcast, or even this write-up it’s this…
Celebrate your negative feelings versus beating yourself up. When we celebrate our emotions we allow them to wash over us opposed to getting stuck and holding us up.
Seven Things You’ll Learn From This Podcast
How you’re co-creating everything and how to stop being a victim of your life @ 3:45
The importance of dialing your reticular activation system onto joy, abundance & good @ 8:30
Celebrating your emotions vs. punishing them @ 13:00
One bad ass Romeo & Juliet quote that explains the undying stream of goodness @ 22:30
“We’re all big kids” - Scheduling time to play @ 24:15
Our challenges with change and Preston’s point of view on it @ 32:15
How Preston knew his wife, Alexi Panos, was the one and the wild story behind how they met @ 38:00
Connect with Preston
Website - www.prestonsmiles.com
Instagram @prestonsmiles
YouTube
Bridge Method - Preston’s and Alexi’s program that facilitates a deeper connection between the mind, body and soul
Mentioned in the Podcast
Juvan Langford
Alexi Panos
Bridge Method
Wednesday Jul 27, 2016
Wednesday Jul 27, 2016
Who is Limor Markman?
Limor spent 12 years in the financial industry before transitioning to create Financially Fabulous, a business which supports women in taking control of their finances.
She’s a regular public speaker and recently contributed to an Amazon best seller called Who’s Going to Stop Us Now.
She’s a big proponent of utilizing multiple streams of income and making your money work for you. She has built a portfolio of real estate properties in several provinces across Canada.
Why did I bring Limor onto the show?
I brought Limor onto the show because when I spoke to her prior to the podcast, I quickly realized that she could bring a lot of value to you.
She talks about the importance of making our money to start work for us and not trading our time for money. She shares how she teaches her clients to start tapping into multiple streams of income and negotiating the cost of anything we can.
During the episode we dive into specifics, like what you should be negotiating and how to contact your credit card company to ask for lower interest rates. Limor shares various side hustles she’s encountered and how people are making an extra buck.
Ontop of that, Limor shares her journey of becoming an entrepreneur and the many unknown days that laid in front of her. She talks about charting her own path and how she was able to find her direction.
The One Habit to Take Away
Negotiate, Negotiate and Negotiate - After I first talked to Limor, my cell phone provider sent me a massive bill for over $400 because I spent a month out of the country and racked up a lot of extra charges.
I had spoken to Limor a couple days earlier and instantly took Limor’s advice to contact my cell phone provider.
I told them I had been a loyal customer for many years and explained why my bill was larger than normal. With a little magic from there end we were able to bring my phone bill down from $400 to $160. I saved $240 for making a 20 minute phone call. That would work out to $720 an hour!
When we work hard for our money, it’s these tips and tricks that can make a difference in our bottom line at the end of the day. Limor shares a variety tactics she teaches her clients in the podcast.
What will you learn?
- How to negotiate your interest rates
- How multiple streams of income can increase your means
- How to start planning for retirement
- Why you should stop trading time for money
- Passive income and how this allowed Limor to leave her corporate job
- The importance of taking tiny steps towards your vision
- Limor’s challenge to figure out her entrepreneurial path and how to figure out yours
To hear more dive into the podcast! There is also a special treat there inside for you girls and guys!!!
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Connect with Limor
Business Website - limor.money
Instagram - @limor_markman
Twitter - @limor_markman
Podcast Notes
- Money should be piece of mind @ 4:10
- How to become Financially Fabulous @ 4:30
- How do you get out of debt? @ 5:10
- Negotiating a lower interest raten @ 7:10
- Multiple streams of income - how can you increase your means @ 8:30
- Limor discovers real estate @ 9:30
- Planning for retirement @ 11:30
- Stop trading time for money @ 13:10
- What are the sources of multiple streams of income? @ 13:40
- Negotiate your bills, interest rates, car rentals - everything and anything @ 16:40
- Example of what to ask for when you call your credit card company @ 17:30
- What mistakes are people making with their banks @ 19:10
- Limor's transition from university to banking world @ 23:55
- Limor's jump from corporate to entrepreneur @ 25:55
- Taking on real estate empowered her to leave corporate @ 26:25
- Dark days and figuring out what she wanted to do @ 27:30
- Planning to launch her business @ 28:40
- Charting your own path as entrepreneur @ 31:30
- Know what you want your life to look like @ 33:30
- Taking tiny steps @ 34:25
- Wrap-up @ 35:10
Mentioned in the Podcast
Sunday Jul 17, 2016
Sunday Jul 17, 2016
Who is Angie Sanchez?
Angie is a truth junkie, movement enthusiast and certified health coach from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition.
She runs a program called True You which helps her clients feed their bodies with 'primary food' to fuel their success.
Angie's primary foods may not be what you would expect at first. Her focus with her clients is feeding them the appropriate emotional foods through relationships, physical activity, career and spirituality to live the lifestyle they desire.
Why did I bring Angie onto the show?
I brought Angie onto the show because when we talked prior to the podcast she told me about a concept called bio-individuality. Bio-individuality is the belief that we should be treated as a unique human being rather than a generic blueprint.
Too many fitness programs, diets and even medical treatments apply the same generic techniques across the board as opposed to creating specific unique treatments for each person.
Having Angie on the show was an opportunity for her to share more about the deep dive she conducts with her clients and to share with us how we can connect deeper with ourselves to identify which areas could use more love in our lives.
What will you learn?
- About the principal of bio-individuality
- The 4 primary foods: career, relationship, physical activity, spirituality and how they impact our lives
- About the two choices we always have in life
- Angie's journey to becoming whole and how being whole is important to all of us
- How getting to the core of yourself leads to true health
- Where men are currently struggling and why Angie's clientele has shifted to mostly men
- Why vulnerability is powerful
- The importance of empowering self-talk and asking empowering questions
- About Angie's transition from the corporate world to coaching
- The importance of gratitude and appreciation
- How to reframe failure
The One Habit to Takeaway
Ask your self empowering questions. It's easy to get lost in our own negative self talk. In the podcast, Angie gives a list of dis-empowering questions she hears her clients ask:
- Why am I such a loser?
- Am I ever going to figure this out?
- Why am I a piece of shit?
We may not be in control of our thoughts but we can certainly ask ourselves empowering questions anytime we catch ourselves in a negative loop. It's our job to halt the negativity and focus on the positive:
- What one step can I take right now to believing in myself?
- What one thing can I do in this moment to move this project forward?
- What can I do right now to change my mood from being down to energized and uplifted?
When we take responsibility for our minds, we take responsibility for our lives. Know that you have the power to change and that power lies within.
Contact Angie
Website - www.angiesanchez.life
Instagram - @iamangiesanchez
Mentioned in the Podcast
Institute of Integrative Nutrition
Connor Beaton - ManTalks
Shawn Achor - Happiness Advantage
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Tuesday Jul 12, 2016
Tuesday Jul 12, 2016
Who is Marissa Elliott?
Marissa is one of the founding partners of Capital Core Financial. She has over 12 years experience as a financial advisor and is the co-host of a radio show called Conversations with Money.
She is passionate about finance and speaks regularly about strategies to support people of all ages in having a brighter financial future.
Why did I bring Marissa onto the show?
I brought Marissa onto the show because debt and money are a regular source of stress for many of us.
I wanted to talk to her about how we can get out of student debts, VISA debts, tackle buying houses and start planning for our future.
With the right mindset and strategies in place, the money we make can empower us, to live the lives we want rather than living in stress.
What will you learn?
- The one habit Marissa believes in to get your spending back on track. Marissa was kind enough to provide me a sample of the system she uses (See below).
- How your personal beliefs can be impacting the amount of money you have
- The importance of having conversations about money with your significant other (this is the #1 reason for divorce after all)
- How the way you were brought up with money impacts the way you view and interact with money
- The one product Marissa recommends to all her clients as a way of tax sheltering your money
- Marissa’s life metaphor she learned in Argentina hiking mountains
The One Habit to Adopt
In the podcast Marissa talked about the importance of tracking all your expenses. The #1 mistake people make is they spend more than they bring in. We have so much access to credit and we impulsely buy the next shiny object we desire, which leads us into debt.
She recommends to input your expenses into a Google Doc for a whole month to increase your awareness about your personal spending. The spreadsheet has been an effective tool for herself and the clients who've implemented it.
Budgeting Sheet
Marissa was kind enough to grant me access to the document. If you want access, you can reach out to me on Twitter @filipsierpinski or to her via email below.
Connect and Learn More About Marissa
Business Website - Capital Core Financial
Email - marissa@capitalcorefincial.com
Podcast Notes
- Capital Core financial & creating an advisory business that has conversations that go much deeper than just money @ 4:40
- Marissa’s upbringing with money @ 7:40
- Why is debt such a problem in 2016? And something so many people struggle with? @ 11:00
- What’s your relationship with the amount you’re making versus the amount you’re spending? @12:30
- Marissa’s one habit to help you understand where your money goes @ 14:00
- 70% of lottery winners spend their earnings in the first 3 years - Marissa explains why @19:00
- How do we avoid overspending? Become connected to every dollar you spend @ 19:30
- Does tracking your spending take too much time? @ 21:00
- How to remove shame from your relationship with money @ 24:00
- The more connected you are with your number the better @ 27:15
- What is your first memory of money? Why that is important @ 30:00
- The people who have a hate relationship with money are typically the most in debt @ 31:30
- How to identify the relationship you have with money @ 36:00
- The stereotypical roles of male and female in relationships and how these affect debt @ 40:00
- Talking about the things that matter creates space in your relationships @ 42:30
- The way we do anything is the way we do everything @ 44:15
- “Be gentle with the mountain and the mountain will be gentle with you.” - Marissa’s metaphor for life @ 46:00
- How is Marissa planning for new own retirement? @ 48:30
- Using tax sheltered vehicles to protect your wealth @ 50:00
- Learning to climb the mountain (life) without suffering @ 52:45
- Marissa’s biggest challenge - being present while enjoying the climb @ 53:30
Mentioned in the Podcast
Aconcagua, Argentina - mountain Marissa hiked
The Obstacle is the Way - Ryan Holiday (one of my favourite books I’ve read recently)
Monday Jul 04, 2016
Monday Jul 04, 2016
Who is Mike Campbell?
Mike Campbell is the author of the book Unleash Your Alpha and has been a Man Coach for 12 years. He specialises in supporting men to find significance, worth and personal power.
By challenging the broken model of manhood, he helps men to get out of their own way, and in doing so become their own perfect mix of James Bond, Nelson Mandela & Batman.
Why did I bring Mike onto the show?
Mike recently launched a web TV series called Beyond the Beers which encourages men to have conversations that go beyond sports, booze and sex.
I wanted to talk to Mike about what motivated him to launch this series and to find out what he feels is holding men back from having more open, vulnerable conversations. We also discuss how he helps clients reconnect with their sense of purpose and why Mike believes that the model of manhood is broken in today's day and age.
What will you learn?
- How to find personal power and take ownership of your story
- Why is masculinity broken in today's day and age?
- The steps you can take to be more present and vulnerable in conversations
- How to reframe vulnerability
- The importance of expanding your emotional vocabulary
- How Mike supports men to reconnect with their purpose
- About Mike's Kickstarter campaign for Beyond the Beers and the challenges he had
"To fear vulnerability, because we fear showing weakness, is weakness." - Mike Campbell
Reach Out and Connect with Mike:
Show Notes:
- Challenges his clients to take ownership of their narrative @ 9:00
- Why is masculinity broken? @ 9:45
- Allowing women to be powerful in their feminine @ 15:15
- How do you make your clients more comfortable with opening up? @ 16:45
- It all starts when we're young... the longer you wear a mask, the harder it is to know what's underneath @ 21:00
- The importance of expanding your emotional vocabulary @ 23:15
- Project Me - make yourself your purpose. We neglect ourselves. The goal becomes solving you. Everything else in your life will improve as a byproduct of focusing on yourself @ 24:30
- Men's love language @ 28:45
- How did you get started as a Man Coach? @ 29:45
- Beyond the Beers and Mike's Next Chapter @ 33:00
- Having more challenging conversations @ 39:25
- My favourite Mark Twain quote @ 41:00
- The importance of self intelligence (self awareness) @ 41:45
- You're going to screw sh%t up, be easy on yourself @ 42:45
- How was the experience of launching a Kickstarter campaign? @ 43:00
- The internal self-talk Mike faced during Beyond the Beers @ 45:30
- The inspiration behind the show @ 50:30
- Mike's willingness to listen to feedback, especially playing in a field he's new in 52:45
- Think about the conversations you're not having or want to have @ 55:15
Mentioned in this episode:
Sunday Jun 26, 2016
Sunday Jun 26, 2016
Who is Alexi Panos?
Alexi Panos is an inspirational vlogger, speaker and co-founder of The Bridge Method and The Bridge Experience.
She was named 1 of 11 Noteworthy Millennials by the Huffington Post and recently published her first book 50 Ways to Yay which can be found in bookstores across North America.
She is the co-founder of a nonprofit organization called E.P.I.C. (Everyday People Initiating Change), which provides clean water to people in the developing world.
Why did I bring Alexi onto the show?
I brought Alexi onto the show because she is creating awesome shit in the world. She is a testament to what the world needs more of. How we all have a choice to stand up for our lives.
In the podcast we talk about becoming awake to your calling in the universe, consuming less of the noise of society and aligning more with our vision, our gifts and who we are.
Our misalignment with our identity and what we should be doing in the universe is the bedrock for the anxiety and depression that many of us live with.
Alexi talks about her personal experience with this; she was hosting a reality TV show, doing commentary on a sports television show and giving back through her non-profit E.P.I.C. and yet still felt misaligned. She was making a 6 figure salary and on paper everything appeared to be working - but deep down she knew she wasn’t using her gifts - her soul was calling her to use her gifts.
It was at this moment that Alexi decided to move her life around and pursue the career she has today.
What will you learn?
Why we’re addicted to our stories. The reasons why we have painful stories, the reasons why we keep bringing these pains up in our life, is because they allow us to keep our current identity as opposed to moving forward. It allows us to keep repeating our story of why we don’t have the relationship we want in life, why we’re not more successful, why we’re not rich enough because it’s the same story weighing us down. We dive into this.
We dive into self love. We talk about how Alexi’s self love practice is more focused on her emotional side and creating a space to listen to her soul, as opposed to just physical activities like walking or yoga.
We talk about her relationship with her finance Preston Smiles. We talk about how she knew she found “the one” and what stood out to her.
To hear more jump into the podcast.
Contact Info
www.alexipanos.com – you can find all her social media links her on her website along with her programs and you can reach out to her there
YouTube – I do recommend checking out her YouTube videos as they are amazingly inspirational... this one especially.
Show Notes
- Everything is perfectly imperfect @3:30
- Simplest secret in the universe – honour and accept your soul @5:45
- How to honour your soul @7:30
- Why we’re addicted to our stories @9:00
- Recent example of Alexi holding onto her pain @11:30
- How to identify what your pain story is @13:00
- You can’t intervene in a world you don’t know @14:00
- Feminine grace @16:00
- Self love @ 18:30
- Relationship with Preston Smiles @ 22:00
- Alexi’s early years @25:00
- The creation of E.P.I.C. (Everyday People Initiating Change) @ 28:00
- Alexi’s soul yearning for her to use her gifts @30:10
- Bridge Method @36:30
- Most people are deeply distracted from the relationship they have with themselves @ 39:10
- What holds Alexi back in her next chapter @ 42:00
- How she knew Preston was the one @44:00
- What made Preston different from all the other men @ 47:00
- Final words @ 48:30