Radio • How She Really Does It with Koren Motekaitis • Life Coach & Radio Talk Show Host • Inspire, Empower & Entertain » Inspiring Stories

Danielle LaPorte

Koren — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:31:38 +0000

Former think-tank exec, business strategist, publicist, and one of the most popular and original personal development and career-advice writers online, Danielle LaPorte is back with us today. She is reframing popular self-help and success concepts in her apathy-kicking, integrity-infusing guide to defining success on your own terms in her new book The Fire Starter Sessions.

We talk about:

what she does and how she makes a living
putting yourself in the driver seat of your life
feelings
being real
suckage

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Alicia Rittenhouse

Koren — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:45:46 +0000

A high school dropout. Pregnant at 18.

What’s possible for this person? What can she accomplish in this economy? How can she provide for her daughter and herself as a single mom?

Alicia Rittenhouse is now a successful entrepreneur as a Tech Cheerleader + Digital Diva. She has built her business bootstrapping from the ground up while raising her daughter and being the sole provider.

Alicia teaches other entrepreneurs to use technology so they can build successful online businesses.

We discuss:

how she went from making $10 an hour to $75,000 last year
how she bootstrapped her business
and ways for you to build your business using technology

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Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor

Koren — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:00:27 +0000

Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor is a Harvard trained neuroanatomist. At 37 she experienced a stroke and since then has shared her insight with us. Listen as we discuss: how you can experience your right hemisphere; how to stay out of your own way; how your thoughts and feelings can affect your life; why compassion is so important

(OAD 7/31/09)

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Lisa Bradshaw

Koren — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 02:17:31 +0000

She is an author, cancer survivor, radio host and founder of The DON’T WAIT Project. Lisa shares her journey of what can be gained when one is willing to learn from the unimaginable such as her cancer or losing her husband after a double lung transplant.

We discuss:

her family’s journey
how one keeps moving forward after hardship
The DON’T WAIT PROJECT

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Amy Block Joy

Koren — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 05:58:18 +0000

Amy Block Joy, Ph.D., Nutritional Sciences has worked for the University of California for more than thirty years. Amy was the director of a $14 million program for poor families. While at the UC Davis campus, Amy uncovered some embezzlement and that lead her down a road to becoming a whistleblower. Amy is here today to discuss her journey.

We discussed:

her experience
truth seeker’s in an organization
for those considering becoming a whistleblower what she recommends
retaliation
Two takeaways

Connect with Amy

website
book

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Ryan Jones

Koren — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 14:53:15 +0000

What’s it like to be a super star athlete?

What did the parents do to have such a stand out athlete?

At 10 years old Ryan Jones had spent a few years breaking records, qualifying for All-Star teams, and was a “living legend” in his town, Davis.

At 31 he still holds many records, some are 23 years old. He was part of many successful high school water polo and swim teams and then left Davis for a scholarship to the University of California.

We discuss:

What’s it like to be a successful youth sport athlete?
What does it take to be so successful?
Waht did his parents really do to help him?

Success at a young age (9).

Relay at Far Western Championships in 1989.

After overcoming struggles in his swimming career, Jones qualifyied for the Junior Nationals in the 100 backstroke (14).

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Gail Larsen

Koren — Tue, 17 May 2011 14:17:24 +0000

Gail Larsen is the founder of Real Speaking where she teaches and coaches professional and aspiring speakers in both the business and non-profit worlds. Gail helps those who want to make a genuine difference in our world through effective communication.

Listen as we discuss:

Gail’s story
“who the hell am I to give a speech?”
hero’s journey – important to speech development
Two takeaway’s – for listeners who are developing their message

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Elise Ballard

Koren — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 01:31:14 +0000

Elise Ballard is the creator of EpiphanyChanel.com and author of Epiphany: True Stories of Sudden Insight to Inspire, Encourage and Transform. Find out why I thought this was such an important book to share with you, my listeners. At first I was a skeptic and then this book touched my heart.

Elise discusses her own private journey and the takeaways she received from the interviews she did for her book.

difference between epiphany and an Aha moment
Elise’s epiphany
having an epiphany and then really making change
how to make change

Connect with Elise

What’s your epiphany? What changes did you make?

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Simon Sinek

Koren — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 18:03:09 +0000

Simon Sinek is known to inspire people to do the things that inspire them. Simon’s book Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action. During the interview Simon shows the process of discovering one’s why.

why he does what he does
Simon takes us through the process of WHY
how you can make an impact in your workplace regardless of rank/title

Connect with Simon

After listening to the interview with Simon, what is your why? How did the Simon’s process work for you? Do you have more questions for Simon?

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Rachel Thebault

Koren — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 20:04:37 +0000

From investment banker to baker of Tribeca Treats in Manhattan. Rachel Thebault had a passion since childhood for baking. Rachel and I talk about her personal journey leaving the investment world to become self-employed creating Tribeca Treats which in it’s first year did several hundreds of thousands of in sales. Rachel is also the author of Sweet Chic: Stylish Treats to Dress Up for Any Occasion.

the corporate leap
transferrable skills
standing on the cliff
book (38:57)
The Takeawy: What steps does Rachel recommend for budding entrepreneurs

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Mick Quinn

Koren — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 18:47:39 +0000

Mick Quinn is came to America in pursuit of the American Dream. He was able to achieve this by building financially successful technology companies and retiring in his 30s. He lead the life as CEO in NYC and living on 5th Avenue. But he found that he was still not happy. Meet Mick Quinn in this interview and learn his back story. Mick and I will be doing a series on this show about his book The Uncommon Path – Awakening Authentic Joy. But first get to know him and see if he speaks to you. In this interview we discuss:

why he came to America
succeeding and happiness
how he became successful in America (he lays out three steps to building his company and three things to do when setting your goals)
his current work now as an author and teacher

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Connect with Mick:

website

facebook

After listening to Mick, what did you takeaway?

More interviews with Mick Quinn

#2 - Conditioning. How it affects our lives and how to change it.

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Facebook Fairytales

Koren — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 21:43:45 +0000

Emily Liebert’s idea about finding inspiring stories from those who use facebook lead to her writing Facebook Fairytales: Modern-Day Miracles to Inspire the Human Spirit. In fact facebook the company thought it was such a good idea they helped Emily connect with facebook users who had incredible stories to share. She was also able to get Mark Zuckerberg to contribute to the book. Listen as we discuss:

how the project started
Mark Zuckerberg – what’s he really like
how has facebook changed our lives
favorite facebook stories

Connect with Emily:

facebook

twitter

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Amy Lewis

Koren — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 17:34:16 +0000

Amy traded in her 6 figure salary as the youngest member of Howard University’s executive team to become an accupuncturist 6 years ago. As a single mother with responsibilities her ephiphany had to be realistic to support herself and her son. Find out why Amy walked away from a well paying job and how she had the guts to do it.

Why make job change – “career suicide”
employee to entrepreneur – steps she took and what she recomends
real job issues
entrepreneurship in this economy
The Takeaway – two things listeners can do

USA Today article

Connect with Amy:

website

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WE Movement

Koren — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:36:56 +0000

The WE Movement is a community based outreach effort that functions through an online “search and match” networking software program (HELP4U). This cutting-edge technology lists resources offered by Providers – “those that have goods, products and services – and links them with Recipients, “those who do not” – those less fortunate – who can make good use of the donated goods, products or services.

Listen as we discuss:

background of Flowers/WE Movement
who WE Movement is for
how can people help?

Website

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Michele Woodward

Koren — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 04:09:37 +0000

Michele Woodward’s latest book I Am Not Superwoman exemplifies her authentic voice and provides readers an opportunity to learn how to get through those “opportunities for growth.” Listen as Michele and I discuss:

making choices
letting go of what we SHOULD do
The Takeaway – two steps to help you

Previous interviews with Michele

Changing our Relationship with Money

Lose Weight, Find Love, De-Clutter & Save Money

Connect with Michele:
twitter

facebook

website

Michele’s books

I Am Not Superwoman

Lose Weight, Find Love, De-Clutter & Save Money

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Peter Walsh

Koren — Thu, 27 May 2010 22:04:26 +0000

You have seen him on Oprah, on the covers of his New York Times bestselling books. He will soon have his own show on OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network. Listen as discuss why are some people successful? Chosen one or a journey for all? What questions to ask yourself? And how did Peter get so lucky?

Peter on facebook

Find Peter on twitter

Peter’s website

Peter’s books

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More interviews with Peter

Peter’s personal journey

Overcoming Overwhelm

Does Money Equal Happiness?

Ariane deBonvoisin

Koren — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 21:29:26 +0000

Ariane de Bonvoisin author of the First 30 days: Your Guide to Any Change and her website www.first30days.com has information to help you change. Ariane is a change expert who has personally ived it to teach it. She had climbed a very tall successful ladder as a Stanford MBA grad working for Time in New York and controlled a $500 million digital media venture capital fund. Realizing she was not lined up with her inner wisdom, Ariane leapt to become an author and create an inspirational website to help people change in their own life. Listen as we discuss:

Changing jobs in this economy
Feelings
Ask yourself how you are feeling each morning
Where does that story come from
Two takeaways

Follow Ariane on twitter

Find Ariane on facebook

Ariane’s website

Ariane’s book

After listening to Ariane and Koren. How do you feel about change?

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More interviews with Ariane

Ariane’s journey & how to handle change in this economy

Change – how to make changes

Peter Walsh

Koren — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:47:45 +0000

Peter Walsh is a regular contributor on The Oprah Winfrey Show and is a New York Times bestselling author and has a new dvd out called It’s All Too Much! Listen as we discuss:

overcomming overwhelm
two important words to change your relationship with your stuff & your life
creating luck
two takeaways to help your improve your life

Peter on facebook

Peter’s website

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More interviews with Peter

Peter’s personal journey

Success

Does Money Equal Happiness?

Marianna Olszewski

Koren — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:06:50 +0000

Marianna is a CEO of a fianancial management firm and author of Live It, Love It, Earn It. She knows what it is like to be stressed out by money, careers and life. She worked hard to gain career and financial success and is here to share her journey with you and also steps for you to regain control of your life. Listen as we discuss:

her personal journey and how she was able to overcome
overcoming your fear
how to make changes to create the life you really want
2 takeaways to implement in your life today

Marianna on Twitter

Marianna’s website

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Byron Katie

Koren — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:17:46 +0000

Byron Katie has four questions that can change our life. She is the founder of The Work and best selling author of several books including Loving What Is. Listen as Katie and I discuss:

stories about people using The Work
why inquiry is so powerful
The Work different than changing your thoughts
listener questions

Katie on Twitter

Katie’s website* the free worksheets Katie mentions in the interview are in the downloads area

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John St. Augustine

Koren — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:00:59 +0000

My friend and mentor John St. Augustine is back with us today. John hosted his own inspirational radio show and was known as “the voice of America.” Then he helped launch Oprah Radio and was the producer for Dr. Oz, Jean Chatzky, and Bob Green’s radio shows on XM radio. John has written his second book Every Moment Matters and we are going to talk about why those moments make a difference in our lives.

moments-shape our lives
difficult moments/lessons learned
serendipity – having faith on our journey

John’s Facebook

John’s website

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Alice Schroeder

Koren — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:29:16 +0000

Alice Schroeder is a journalist and author of The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life. Alice, a former research anaylst spent five years researching his life. Listen to our discussion about how one of the richest men in the world became so successful and how you can use his keys for your own journey!

keys to his success
being different
clarity and focus

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Martha Beck

Koren — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:21:34 +0000

Martha Beck returns! Author of Finding Your Own North Star, Steering by Starlight, and Expecting Adam to name a few, Martha is also a columnist for O Magazine and a life coach and my mentor teacher. Listen to the interview as we discuss Creating the Life You Want!

the possibilities
what stops some from creating the life they want
why are some people able to create their lives
how to create your life

Listen to more interviews with Martha Beck

What dieting really does to your body (and the story of Martha Beck’s career)

Feeling stuck, uncertain and blocked. Try Steering by Starlight.

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Indrani Goradia

Koren — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:02:07 +0000

Indrani Goradia is an author, speaker, master life coach and yoga therapist. She is the author of The Indrani Principle: Inhale Life, Exhale Joy. Indrani discusses how to stay grounded and balanced for the holidays – a time of high stress for many.

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Fabeku Fatunmise

Koren — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:00:23 +0000

How many of you listening are stuck in some part of your life? Have you ever heard of using sound to help shift your stuckness? Fabeku Fatunmise is a sound healing practitioner. He uses sound to help people become unstuck and heal. The music we are playing in this interview is from Fabeku’s CD Remembering Through Resonance.

Listen as we discuss:

how sound helps
using sound to shift out of stuckness
song Blue Morpho from CD Remembering Through Resonance

Fabeku on Twitter

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Judith Williamson

Koren — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:00:02 +0000

Judith Williamson is the Director of the Napoleon Hill World Learning Center. Judy is the author of several books, her latest book is Daily Inspiration for Everyday Women. Listen as we discuss:

Napoleon Hill’s success principles for women
the four most important success principles
the importance of believing
implementing success principles into our daily lives

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Jonathan Fields

Koren — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:00:47 +0000

Former lawyer turned successful serial entrepreneur and author of CAREER RENEGADE: How to Make a Great Living Doing What You Love. Jonathan is back with us today to discuss using social media and building credible relationships for your business.

job security
building authority and online presence
steps for leaving employee status to become an entreprenuer.
your niche

Check out Jonathan’s CAREER RENEGADE interviews on his site. I have listened to them and they are worthy of your time and of great value. No he has not paid me to say this. I just think he has information that is of value for entrepreneurs or people thinking outside the box.

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Koren Motekaitis

Koren — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:00:21 +0000

Where does talent come from?

Here are the interviews with Daniel Coyle, The Talent Code and Dr. Carol Dweck, Mindset.

Don Green

Koren — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:00:20 +0000

From coal miner’s son to CEO of the Napoleon Hill Foundation. Don Green is one of the great leaders in the personal development field committing professional guidance to the betterment of others. The Napoleon Hill Foundation’s latest book is Three Feet from Gold.

Listen as we discuss:

Don’s key to his journey of success
What to say to yourself on your own journey
Who the most important conversations are with

Koren was invited to write a guest column for the Napoleon Hill Foundation Ezine.

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Misty Gibbs

Koren — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:00:48 +0000

Misty Gibbs could not find inspirational media at a centralized source. So she created her own website at www.MyInspirationLounge.com as an online destination place for inspiration and resources.

Listen as Misty discusses her business model and the early steps she is taking in building her business.

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Libby Gill

Koren — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:00:01 +0000

Her latest book is YOU UNSTUCK: Mastering the New Rules of Risk-Taking in Work & Life. Listen as Libby Gill shares with us how to create the business we want by having the clarity of our purpose.

What did you take away from this interview with Libby Gill? Did she help you create inspired action for your business/life? Please consider leaving a comment or subscribing to the feed to have future interviews delivered to your feed reader.

Kathy Kolbe

Koren — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:00:39 +0000

How can understanding your conative strengths (instinctive patterns) can help you live a successful life. Kathy Kolbe discusses the Kolbe Index and we break down what the different styles are and how each of us is unique in our own way with our own set of values to contribute to the world.

What is your MO? I am a Quick Start.

Here is an article Martha Beck wrote in O Magazine about the Kolbe Index.

Comedian Kenny Kane

Koren — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:00:06 +0000

Our unconventional careers interviews continue with comedian Kenny Kane. Listen as Kenny shares following his dream, his commitment to practice and his overall willingness to suck on stage to grow as a comedian.

Do you have a dream job that is unconventional? Or are you already living your dream career. Please share with us to continue to help others open their eyes to what is truly possible.

Julie Stuart

Koren — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:00:43 +0000

Making a living doing things differently. Julie Stuart of Making Ideas Visible is one of our unconventional career guests. She left politics and became a graphic facilitator. Listen as she discusses: her new profession, what she does, and why. How she turned her skill into being a viable income earning profession. And why she has job security now.

Has this interview inspired you to think differently about what you do?

Daniel Coyle

Koren — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:00:49 +0000

Is my child talented? This is the question I am asked most often? In fact this has been a subject I have been passionate about for years. Talent? Who has it? Why do some appear to have more talent than others? Is it possible to increase talent? Or is it just plain dumb luck? Daniel Coyle is author of The Talent Code: Greatness Isn’t Born. It’s Grown. Listen to my interview with Dan as we discuss the answers to so many of your questions and mine.

How has Daniel Coyle’s book affected how you think about TALENT?

Another interview with Dan Coyle

Interview 2 – More in depth about our brains and how we can build talent

Kris Radish

Koren — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:00:33 +0000

With almost a million copies of her novels in print, bestselling author Kris Radish latest book is The Shortest Distance Between Two Women. We discuss her wonderful struggle and journey to become all that she was meant to be. Kris was a prize winning journalist who left her career behind to raise her kids, later got divorced and then when she finally sold her book her agent stole her money. Listen to her candid interview as Kris discusses how she pulled herself through and how life is on the other side of this journey.

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Jeannette Maw

Koren — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:00:47 +0000

The Art of Self-Love. What are your thoughts about this topic? Do you feel self-love is selfish? Is it something you have a difficult time attaining in your life? Do you understand why it is so important in your life? Do you really, really understand what self-love is? Today we have Good Vibe Coach Jeannette Maw who will discuss this topicand is also the author of the e-book The Art of Self-Love. Listen as we answer your questions and ways to practice self-love.

Let us know below how this interview helped you or what your take away from our guest was.

Kathryn Magendie

Koren — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:00:12 +0000

Do you often dream of becoming a writer? What is your vision of a writer’s life? Listen to up and coming writer Kathryn Magendiediscuss her first novel Tender Graces, her experiences in the publishing world and advice for new authors.

Kevin Koskella

Koren — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:00:08 +0000

From corporate America to internet entrepreneur. Listen as Kevin Koskella discusses:

how to start an internet business
marketing
entrepreneurship in this fiscal climate

Ryan D’Agostino

Koren — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:00:20 +0000

Do you ever wonder who lives in those big homes? Well I do and so does Ryan D’Agostino author of Rich Like Them. D’Agostino knocked on the doors of the wealthiest zip codes in the United States and asked them how they created their life to live in their amazing homes. Listen as we discuss:

mindset of the weathy
keys to success
the economy now

Don Peri

Koren — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:00:43 +0000

The magical kingdom. Disney is everywhere these days. When we think of Disney, we think of theme parks, cruise ships, clothing, Hannah Montanta and of course good old Mickey Mouse. But prior to the gigantic corporation and branding machine there was a man and many artists that built the foundation that Disney exists on today. My guest is local author, Don Peri. Don’s Disney passion began in childhood, and he was able to continue with it to this day. He is the author of Working with Walt: Interviews with Disney Artists. Listen as we discuss:

Walt Disney – the visionary
Working for Walt Disney
The Disney Tribe

John St. Augustine

Koren — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:01:21 +0000

He hosts his own radio show on Oprah Radio, is the Senior Producer for Dr. Oz’s, Jean Chatzky’s & Bob Greene’s shows and is author of Living an Uncommon Life. He has been called “the new voice of America” by Bill Kurtis and “the most influential voice on radio” by Cheryl Richardson. Over twelve years ago, he created a radio show that would be a positive voice in a radio world saturated with cyniscism and negativity. Listen as we discuss:

Living one’s purpose
Dealing with fear/choices
Importance of mindset

Libby Gill

Koren — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:00:42 +0000

An entertainment industry veteran heading public relations and corporate communications at Universal Studios, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Turner Broadcasting. Libby was the branding brain behind the launch of the Dr. Phil Show. She is an internationally respected executive coach, speaker and bestselling author. Libby’s third book, YOU UNSTUCK: Mastering the New Rules of Risk-Taking in Work & Life. Listen to the interview as Libby discusses:

small business opportunities in this economic environment
developing a brand
social networking

Dr. Cheryl Saban

Koren — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:00:59 +0000

Author of her latest book, What is Your Self-Worth? Dr. Cheryl Saban is on a mission to help women improve their self-worth so they can live the lives they were meant to live instead of struggling in the despair of life that some of us go through. Listen to the extremely candid interview with her about her own life, and the tipping point that began the change in her journey as a twice divorced, single mother of two with limited income into happiness even before her life became so financially abundant.

Ariane de Bonvoisin

Koren — Fri, 15 May 2009 18:00:45 +0000

How many of you want change in your life, but you feel stuck and do not know how? Is change truly possible for you? Or do you feel that this your road in life and you must stay here? Today’s guest is Chief Optimist, Founder & CEO of First30Days.com and author of First 30 Days: Your Guide to Making Any Change Easier. During this interview Ariane discusses:

change principles
Ariane’s journey with change
how to handle change in this economy

More interviews with Ariane

Change – how to make changes

Getting in tune with how you feel & figuring out what’s getting in your way

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Koren — Fri, 01 May 2009 18:00:52 +0000

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Marci Alboher

Koren — Fri, 01 May 2009 17:00:14 +0000

Author, speaker, journalist, writing coach and blogger of Working the New Economy on Yahoo Shine. She is the author of One Person/Multiple Careers: A New Model for Work/Life Success. Marci is back with us discussing slash careers; jobs in this economy; networking; and transitions.

Women’s Empowerment

Koren — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:00:44 +0000

With the news of Sacramento’s homeless population reaching across the country, there are organizations that are achieving measurable results in tackling this crisis. Women’s Empowerment has an 84% success rate of getting homeless women into homes and an outstanding 68% success rate of helping them achieve financial independence even in this economy.

Listen to what this non-profit organization does to help women improve their lives. And the Point West Rotary hosted an event to benefit Women’s Empowerment last weekend Festa di Vino.

Martha Beck

Koren — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:00:05 +0000

Do you feel stuck, uncertain, or blocked? Do you know who you are? What is your purpose? Many of you may have seen life coach Martha Beck on the Oprah Winfrey Show, read her monthly column in O magazine or read one of her many books such as Finding Your Own North Star: Claiming the Life You Were Meant to Live or Expecting Adam. Martha Beck’s latest book is Steering by Starlight. Listen to Martha discuss moving towards your destiny.

(OAD 08/01/2008)

Gretchen Rubin

Koren — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:00:00 +0000

Career transitions to happiness. We hear a lot these days about following your bliss. Gretchen Rubin went from law clerk for Justice Sandra Day O’Connor on the U.S. Supreme Court, to published author of four books and is currently working on her next book The Happiness Project (out in Jan 2010, Harper) and her blog alson named The Happiness Project. In this interview we discuss:

Gretchen career transition
an “interest journal”
key to happiness: make other people happy