My guest for today's episode is Dr. Cindy Wahler.  Dr. Wahler is an executive coach who is recognized for enhancing communication skills, leadership style and mentoring capabilities to increase the bench strength of an organization.  She is an expert in helping organizations and individuals remove obstacles to success, identify leaders who are off track and increase overall leadership competency. The focus for Dr. Wahler is on identifying and developing leadership behavior that is critical to driving business strategy. Emphasis is placed on identifying individuals who have potential over the long term as well as positioning the organization for the future by developing next-generation leaders. Cindy Wahler’s leadership training adds a unique dynamic which results in action-based outcomes. Dr. Wahler received a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in Psychology from McGill University in Montreal, then earned a Doctorate in Psychology from the University of Ottawa. Dr. Cindy Wahler has been in private practice focusing on corporate leadership development since 1987. Things We Discuss: How entitlement manifests in an individual (3:00) How entitlement can start to manifest in childhood (9:00) Why entitlement can lead to self-doubt and where that can happen in our work (12:00) Ways we can balance our self-doubt without affecting how we show up or becoming entitled (15:00) A new way of looking at selfishness and strategies for overcoming self-doubt (17:00) How Millennials maximize their enjoyment of life and how that can help us live fulfilling lives (21:00) Stepping into uncertainty and embracing failure as an opportunity to pivot and learn (26:00) Effective ways to seek and give feedback for personal and professional development (30:00) Vulnerability being the key to creating intimacy and evolving personally and professionally (36:00) Maximizing your social capital to fulfill your potential (44:00) Helpful Links: Cindy’s Website --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kyle-bowe4/support

Wayne Dyer said compassion is the most important lesson we can teach our children.  Compassion is a "sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it." In other words, compassion is a recognition of someone else's pain and taking steps to help alleviate their suffering. In other words, you recognize that someone is suffering, and you try to help. And "suffering" doesn't always mean someone is showing outward signs of feeling hurt. Here's another way of looking at compassion. It's empathy plus action. Throughout your daily interactions, try putting yourself in another's shoes. Then think, "What can I do to help this person?" Practicing compassion makes us happier and healthier. It strengthens relationships, creates communities and fosters world peace. Today, my conversation is with Sara Schairer. Sara founded Compassion It as a response to her own intense suffering. As a certified teacher of CCT, she has taught at the UCSD Center for Mindfulness, Kaiser Permanente, and The Naval Medical Center in San Diego. Sara is committed to reaching as many people as possible with this simple two-word message, and she believes that "compassion it" is not just a play on words. It's an action and a choice.  Sara offers insightful, actionable advice on how we can lead more compassionate lives starting at home, with ourselves. This was a great conversation, and one that I sorely needed. Sara is full of wisdom and powerful insights, and I'm so grateful to her for coming on the show. Things We Discuss:  The mission of Sara's organization (6:00) How to be more compassionate with ourselves (9:00)  The three main components of self-compassion and tools to practice self-compassion (12:00)  Ways to begin practicing compassion for others (16:00) How leaders can create a more compassionate workplace (21:00) Things that get in the way of practicing compassion (24:00)  Ways that we can build compassion into our organizations (26:00)  Why people should ask themselves, "what can I do?" (30:00)  Resources We Discuss: The Stanford CCT Sara's CCT Course Tattoo on the Heart by Gregory Boyle  When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chodron The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kyle-bowe4/support

My guest on today’s episode is Kolby Shibata-Goodman. Kolby is a career coach and the founder of The Job Huntr. Kolby supports professionals to better communicate their professional responsibilities and accomplishments, demonstrate their true professional value to their next employers, to deliver a confident, powerful, and memorable interview experience. He also helps people discover their passions and create results-oriented action plans to ensure their next job is in line with their career objectives and goals. Kolby shares some of the lessons that he learned along his entrepreneurial journey like how we can direct our stress to use it for good, why we should allow ourselves to experience our wins, and how many young entrepreneurs make the mistake of McDonald’s productivity by focusing on the wrong work. This conversation is jam packed with value. Share your key takeaways on Instagram and tag me @kalebowe or send me an e-mail at [email protected] with your favorite moments from today’s episode. Thank you for listening, and enjoy the show. Things We Discuss: Why choosing your stress and how to direct it is a win (4:00) Techniques to shift from a place of stress and anxiety into a place of gratitude (7:00) Why we should allow ourselves to experience joy fully (9:00) How to focus on serving others in our lives and business (20:00) McDonald’s productivity and the mistake of focusing on the wrong work (23:00) The questions to find how you can best serve others (28:00) Why starting where you are is one of the best decisions you can make (29:00) Why practicing failure and discomfort should be a part of your discomfort (34:00) Imagining the worst-case scenario as a way to develop resiliency (44:00) Why you should create an ego-boost folder to help you get through rough times (47:00) Understanding the value cycle and how you can use it to serve others (49:00) The Books We Talk About: Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday  Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday  The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday Letters from a Stoic by Seneca The Five Minute Journal  Where to Connect with Kolby: The Job Huntr LinkedIn --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kyle-bowe4/support

Steve Jobs said, “we can only connect the dots looking backwards.”  There was a period in my life where I was completely lost. No purpose. No direction. It felt like my life had no meaning. It was a profoundly uncomfortable time in my life.  It was also really transformational.  This is something that many of us experience. A sense of loss - whether it’s of purpose or direction - one that can even come from actually achieving a goal and not knowing what’s next… These periods of transition can be the catalyst for a massive change in our lives.  My guest today has made it his purpose to guide people through this experience.  Dallas Michael Cyr is a Master Life Guide and Conscious Business Mentor,  as well as an inspirational Speaker and Spoken word artist. The top transformational coach for driven people needing clarity and support to reinvent their lives and reclaim their power. He has built 3 businesses and for the last seven years has been guiding his clients to permanently eliminate negative patterns, heal broken relationships, start or resurrect businesses and live connected and deeply enriched lives, filled with passion and purpose. Things We Discuss:  Why the belief that our lives are linear is an illusion and how each of has a unique journey (4:00)  How thinking that we need to “grow up” can stop us from pursuing our passion and pull us out of flow (8:00)  How crafting an environment that aligns with our desires can help ignite our passion and purpose (12:00)  Why we should see our life as a journey bringing us to the present moment (18:00)  The pain that can come from achieving goals that aren’t ours, the “Now What” syndrome and how to find happiness (21:00)  How to use our discomfort as a tool for personal growth (34:00)  Building a life that is aligned with our genius (47:00) Helpful Links: Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom  Where to Find Dallas:  Website  Facebook YouTube Instagram  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kyle-bowe4/support

My guest on today's episode is Dr. Julien Mirivel.  Dr. Mirivel is the author of The Art of Positive Communication. He is also an Associate Professor in the Speech and Communication Department at University of Arkansas at Little Rock.  His mission to inspire individuals and groups to communicate more positively at work and at home. Dr. Mirivel is an accomplished author, speaker and teacher and has been recognized for his excellence in teaching. He won the Excellence in Teaching Award in 2011 from the College of Professional Studies at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.  He is also a Distinguished Teaching Fellow for the Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence.  Dr. Mirivel provides a practical approach to how we can all be and make a difference.  I am excited to have him as a guest on today's episode.  Things We Discuss: The big questions that drive Dr. Mirivel’s inquiry into positive communication (5:00) How to start making a more positive impact on the world around you (18:00)  Dr. Mirivel’s Model of Positive Communication and how you can begin using it in your life to experience and create a more positive social world (21:00)  How to ask better questions so that we can have more enriching, fulfilling interactions (25:00)  Why you should express gratitude to the people in your life (28:00)  The importance of viewing communication as art (35:00)  The evolution of Dr. Mirivel’s thinking and how vulnerability led him to new discoveries (37:00)  How we can use Dr. Mirivel’s model of positive communication as a guide to live a more fulfilling life (45:00)  The books Dr. Mirivel thinks everyone should read (49:00)  Great Quotes from Dr. Mirivel:  “When it comes to the art of communication, how can we teach it in a way that moves people from being a white belt to a black belt? What does it look and feel like?” “Leadership is not a position, it is something that everyone can do.”  “If you want world peace, you have to have peace in these little moments.”  “Closeness is not something we have, it is something we create.” “Communication is a lifelong journey... Communication has to have playfulness and humor. It has to have some of these moments of crisis. Think of it [the model] as a guide.”  Helpful Links:  Dr. Mirivel’s Book, The Art of Positive Communication  The Model of Positive Communication  Dr. Mirivel's Tedx Talk  The War of Art by Steven Pressfield  Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl  On Becoming A Person by Carl Rogers  Where You Can Find Dr. Julien Mirivel: Website --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kyle-bowe4/support

Things We Discuss:  Why Andrew started his blog, No Typical Moments, in 2011 (2:00)  How not carrying a pen led Andrew to following his passion (3:00)  How being open can create synchronicites in our life that lead to massive change (9:00)  The importance of having a North Star to guide your behavior (12:00)  Archetypes and how they can inform the way we live and who we aspire to be (15:00)  The biggest challenge Andrew is currently facing in his own evolution and business currently (20:00)  What it means to be an individual and business that is alignment with your worldview (26:00)  The evolution of work and the future of the Internet and digital media (31:00)  Great Quotes From Our Guest:  “Happiness can be found on Wednesday morning at ten o’ clock. It can be found in simplicity.”   “I had a flip phone all throughout college.”  “You really need to be developing to thrive in this art and industry.”  “What are you for and not what are you against?”  “Seek out advice from people that have been there before.”  “You’re fine just the way you are.”  Helpful Links: The Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives by Dan Millman  Pussy: A Reclamation by Regena “Mama Gena” Thomashauer  Where To Find Andrew:  Website Facebook  E-mail --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kyle-bowe4/support

Ali Bonar is to the co-founder of Kween and Co, maker of Granola Butter. Ali’s account is one of my favorites on Instagram. In age where keeping it “real” and vulnerable has been diluted on social media, Ali keeps it realer than real in all of her posts. I’ve routinely found myself sending her messages expressing my love and deep, deep gratitude for the stories she shares. She’s allowed  I was so happy when I found out Ali was going to take some time and come on the pod. She shares her journey with food, body image, self-love, self-care and the ever evolving definition of each of those. Ali has managed to parlay her food journey into massive inspiration for her thousands of followers and has even turned one of her “trigger” foods into a thriving business.  This woman inspires the heck out of me. I hope she does the same for you.  Things We Discuss On This Episode:  Ali’s journey of understanding herself and loving her self and her body including volleyball, thigh gaps, the relationship between disordered eating and Tumblr, and nutrition (3:00) How eating “healthy” foods can become an unhealthy experience and how we can reconnect to the pleasure of food (13:00)  Release strict rules around food and freeing ourselves from yo-yo dieting (16:00)  How to develop an awareness of the “why” behind your eating (27:00)  How the people you surround yourself with impact your views on food and body image (30:00)  The power of Vitamin P(leasure) (41:00)  Awesome Quotes from Our Guest on this Episode:  “Food is put on this planet to nourish and connect us.”  “Instead of just thinking about how many calories food has, I’ve shifted my mindset to how is this going to feel in my body and how is this going to leave me feeling after.”  Helpful Links: This post on how to build more willpower  The Willpower Instinct by Kelly McGonigal  The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck by Mark Manson Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength by Roy Baumeister  The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho  Where You Can Find Ali:  Buy Granola Butter here Instagram  Kween & Co.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kyle-bowe4/support

Amy Pamensky is known as the Spiritual Nutritionist. She is a writer, speaker, spiritual teacher, and nutritionist. Amy has dedicated her life’s work to empowering women with vibrant energy, healthy bodies, self-love, and confidence. As an Eating Psychology Coach and Holistic Nutritionist, Amy has worked with hundreds of women who want to create a life of true authentic abundance and success but often struggle with food cravings, weight, or body image.  She uses a non-diet nutrition philosophy and incorporates spiritual mindset practices to create true mind-body transformation.  Amy supports high-achieving women, entrepreneurs, healers, and coaches to serve in their highest capacity by creating food freedom and a positive relationship with their bodies.  Things We Discuss: Amy’s personal journey with health and how she ended up doing the work she does (4:00) The importance of discovering what is healthy for you (8:00)  How traffic and traveling allow us to practice patience and cultivate new perspectives (18:00)  Mindset and why shifting your mindset will change your experience of reality (26:00)  Things You’ll Learn:  The changes that taking control of your own health can lead to (7:00)  What it means to be in alignment and live your truth (9:00)  What creating happiness from within looks like (14:00)  Practices to cultivate a relationship with your thoughts (16:00) The science behind beliefs and changing your thoughts (28:00)  Great Quotes from our Guest:  “When people are constantly judging and criticizing themselves and their bodies, it’s not inspiring to make healthy food choices.”  “We would never speak to our friends the way we speak to ourselves.”  “Every time I’m able to shift out of a fear-based mindset….everything else becomes easier.”  Books Mentioned:  MIndset by Carol Dweck (audiobook) The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz (audiobook) Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself by Joe Dispenza (audiobook) Mastering Your Mean Girl by Melissa Ambrosini (audiobook)  Connect with Amy:  Facebook Instagram The Miracle Mindset  Relevant Links:  For the explanation of this experiment that I butchered - The Double-Slit Experiment For some insight into the legend that is Richard Feynman - this article (which also discusses how he, no joke, used to work in topless clubs  while taking notes on bar napkins)  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kyle-bowe4/support

It is so easy to project ourselves into the future. We think about the things we want to do, be, or have. All of the things we want to accomplish. And in today's world where we spend so much of our time on social media, it is easy to be distracted by our desire for likes and hearts and digitally mediated approval. This was a lesson I learned this week - desiring greatness but also bringing awareness and gratitude to the present moment. It's a great segue to our conversation this week with Ryan Rhoades.  Ryan is the founder and creative director at Reformation Designs - an internationally known creative agency based in Oregon. He specializes in crafting unique brand experiences and visual media for startups, business owners and organizations. He is also the host of the Creative Revolution Podcast and the co-author of The Science of Getting Rich (www.scienceofgettingrich.info) & Stop Wasting Time and Burning Money (www.stopwastingtime.today). We talk his personal creative journey, branding, and the power of perception.  Click here if you are interested in working with Ryan. I hope you enjoy. Things We Talk About:  Ryan’s story of how accessing one of the first Apple 2 computers facilitated his personal creative revolution (1:00) How the crash of the economy led to Ryan founding his own business (5:00) Why Ryan finally quit working three jobs to bet on himself and start his own business (9:00)  The shift from “have to” to “get to” (25:00)  The biggest misconception people have about branding (34:00)  Why branding should matter to you (even if you don’t own your own business) 37:00 Things You’ll Learn:  How to turn your passion into profit (8:00) The importance of staying in a creative state of mind (18:00)  Why you should start a journaling practice (21:00)  The difference between working in your business and working on your business (22:00)  The origins of branding (35:00)  How branding impacts perception and why you should care about branding (36:00)  How you are impacted by your environment (38:00)  Great Quotes from our Guest on this Episode:  “Think about the things you purchase...think about why you purchase them.”  “If you create your own brand...you’re no longer just a walking billboard.”  “The excuses are gone.” “Ask yourself the hard questions like, “Who did I become when I grew up? Is it who I wanted to be?”  “Write for one person...even if it’s yourself five years ago.”  Books Mentioned in this Episode:  The Lean Startup by Eric Ries (audiobook) The $100 Startup by Chris Guillebreau (audiobook) The Four Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss (audiobook) Tools of Titans by Tim Ferriss (audiobook) The E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber (audiobook) The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (audiobook)  The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace Wattles with Ryan Rhoades Connect with Ryan:  The Creative Revolution Podcast Facebook Instagram  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kyle-bowe4/support

Sometimes, we think we have it all only to realize that we have nothing. And sometimes, it takes losing everything to find out who we are and what we want from life. Pain has a great deal to teach us, if we allow it to. And if we open ourselves to the lessons pain has to offer, we can learn more about ourselves and our world. We can move forward in life with this new awareness and transmute that pain into great achievement and accomplishment.  My guest on this episode is Brad Hart. He shares his story with us and how he went from bartending at night to running his own multi-million dollar hedge fund and why he left all of that behind. Brad has an inspirational and abundant view of our world and wonders why we compete, like hungry hippos, for all of the marbles. Why not make more? To answer that, Brad founded MakeMoreMarbles. MMM has become a vehicle for Brad to share his gifts with the world and massively impact the lives of the people he serves.  Things We Discuss: How Brad went from being a full-time EMT who bartended in the evenings to working on Wall Street to being the CEO of a million-dollar hedge fund...which he sold without knowing what was next to eventually founding MakeMoreMarbles (3:00) How Brad first encountered abundance in his life (7:00) How going to his first Tony Robbins’ event led to him living a more fulfilling life and bringing over 100 people to his events (11:00)  The paradox of a limited experience in an infinite Universe (23:00) In this episode, you’ll learn:  The lessons pain has to offer and how it can be the impetus to creating massive changes in your life (7:00) The types of problems people with the abundance mindset encounter (8:00)  How thoughts can influence things in your environment (22:00)  How your perception of reality influences your experience of it and how you can shift your perception (27:00)  How you can be grateful for your pain (28:00)  Some of the biggest problems facing us as a species moving forward and the methods available for solving them (35:00)  Powerful Quotes from our Guest on This Episode:  “I wanted to help create something out of nothing. Why do we have to grab for all the marbles? Why don’t we just make more?”  “The Universe is  expanding in every direction endlessly. When you think about abundance, there’s so much out there. We haven’t even tapped into any reasonable percentage of it.”   “Only the things that you perceive before can you perceive again. Once you make a decision to step out of that and say, “what if I consider another angle?’ What might show up is fascinating but until you take new action, you won’t get new results.”  “We’re all part of this woven tapestry of existence.”  “People don’t get what they want, they get what they are.”  Books Mentioned in this Episode:  God Bless You Mr. Rosewater by Kurt Vonnegut (audiobook)  Connect with Brad:  Website Podcast The Marbles Mastermind with Tony Robbins --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kyle-bowe4/support