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

Occupy UC Davis

Koren — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 16:31:09 +0000

You have heard a lot about the Occupy movement that is sweeping through the United States. What is it? Why don’t these people get a job? 99% -- who’s that?

In this interview, two students from UCD who are involved with Occupy UCD share what the movement is about and the state of education in our country.

Occupy Movement
“It’s not hatred that kills people, it’s indifference.” ~ Elie Wiesel
Occupy UC Davis and Occupy Davis
Education -- high costs and the value
Two takeways -- how you can get involved

This interview occured a few hours befor the pepper spray incident at UC Davis on November 18, 2011.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmJmmnMkuEM

Connect with Occupy UC Davis

Gina Daleiden

Koren — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 02:11:33 +0000

What it’s really like to be a public servant in a small community. Why does one go into public service?

We will find out in this interview with Davis School Board Member Gina Daleiden. She has been a member since 2005 and was the President in 2009. Gina has been involved at every level of our public schools system in Davis starting with pre-school all the way through the high school.

Gina has served on the Davis School Board during some of the toughtest economic years in recent history. In this interview Gina discusses being of service to her community.

Journey to public service
Juggling commitments between work, family and public service
Dealing with tough financial times and negative climate of constituents
Personal growth
Self Care

Patti Austin

Koren — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 01:04:03 +0000

Grammy award winning singer discusses the influence of mentors on her life and how she mentors others. The goddaughter of Quincy Jones says that she has valued from many mentors throughout her life. She listened and then implemented. However mentoring does not mean getting a job or having someone create something for you. It is more about guidance and learning.

Listen as we discuss:

importance of mentoring
how to be a mentor
how to receive mentoring
life skills
Mentoring and Education

Patti will return to this show in January 2011 for a discussion of her Mentoring in the key of Education – A Musical Town Hall

Connect with Patti

After listening to Patti, what mentoring have you had? How did mentors affect your life? Please share your experiences with us.

Consider leaving a comment or subscribing to the feed to have future interviews delivered to your feed reader. Sign up for our newsletter to receive upcoming info and newsletter only promotions.

intro music Christine Kane - Virginia

Zac Bissonnette

Koren — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 01:13:32 +0000

College costs are escalating. Many of us worry how will we pay for our children’s education. Zac Bissonnette, personal finance expert and author of Debt-Free U: How I Paid for an Outstanding College Education Without Loans, Scholarships, or Mooching Off My Parents.

What gives Zac the creditbility to write about personal finance for college students? He is a senior at University of Massachusetts – Amherst and has been paying for his college education himself. Zac is “living it to give it.” During this interview we discuss:

athletic scholarships
the student loan myth
private versus public education
networking opportunities in public institutions
financing college without ruining your future
two takeaways

Connect with Zac

After listening to Zac, what did you takeaway?

Consider leaving a comment or subscribing to the feed to have future interviews delivered to your feed reader. Sign up for our newsletter to receive upcoming info and newsletter only promotions.

intro music Christine Kane - Virginia

Dr. John Medina

Koren — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:41:14 +0000

Dr. John Medina is a developmental molecular biologist and teaches at the University of Washington School of Medicine. His latest book is brain rules: 12 Principciples for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School.

Listen as Dr. Medina explains:

how we benefit from understanding the latest brain research
maximize learning and productivity
stress and the damage it does to our brain

Kimba Livesay

Koren — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:05:04 +0000

Activity consultant and life coach discusses her upcoming event Balancing the Inner Rhythms of Caregiving. Kimba also tells us why she decided to do become trained by Dr. Martha Beck as a life coach and what a life coach does.

Carol Dweck

Koren — Mon, 11 May 2009 12:00:56 +0000

Stanford psychologist Professor Carol Dweck research has focused on why people succeed and how to foster success. In her book Mindset, Professor Dweck states “how you think of yourself can determine the outcomes of your life.”

Listen to the interview as Professor Dweck explains:

Growth & Fixed Mindset
Mindset vs talent
Self – esteem & Mindset
Children & Mindset
Changing Mindset

Following the interview I asked Professor Dweck “What is the relationship between possessing a growth mindset and success as an entrepreneur.” Professor Dweck responded:

“…in my book I have a chapter on business and leadership in which I analyze the characteristics of successful leaders: the desire to take on challenges (as opposed to the desire to feed one’s ego), the desire for honest feedback (as opposed to the flattering feedback), the ability to face problems and setbacks and remain effective (as opposed to denying problems or blaming them on others), the desire to have great people on your team (as opposed to being threatened by others’ talents). These qualities are especially important in times like these, and each is a characteristic of the growth mindset. Recent research has examined this directly, examining business people who had breakout results with a new idea or product. The major thing they shared was a growth mindset.”

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.

Nancy Kalish

Koren — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:53:06 +0000

The weather is changing, the kids are back in school. We have fall sports, theatre, music and oh that’s right HOMEWORK!!!! We have Nancy Kalish here today to talk about our children and their homework. She is the co-author of The Case Against Homework: How Homework is Hurting Children and What Parents Can Do About It.

Don Palm

Koren — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:33:58 +0000

We talk a lot on this show about feeling stuck, wanting to change your current job, learn more about how to take care of yourself, or where to find information to improve your life. Well today, we have someone here who will tell you about how you can accomplish any of those with the opportunities offered in Davis. Don Palm is the Dean of the Davis Center. What is the Davis Center you may ask? The Davis Center is part of Sacramento City College and Don is here to explain it all.