Traver Boehm had a great life: a wife, a kid and a great job until he lost it all. He tried to heal himself by going into isolation for 28 days without contact from the outside world and no electricity.
Traver discusses his journey with me during this episode.
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Steve Roy joins me on the podcast today to discuss how he got himself out of a bad state in life after realizing his marriage was not what he initially expected. He gained weight which led to a loss of confidence.
He didn't get out this losing himself until a friend of his sat him down and told him the truth.
This interview is his journey to finding himself after being lost.
This episode was fun for me in that I was familiar with the culture of the Philippines as I served there for 3 years in the Air Force. I was also married to a Filipino woman for seven years. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did.
This weeks guest is Philip Lomboy who grew up in a home that I would say was culturally intact. Both parents were born and raised in the Philippines. However, Philip grew up here in the United States as a military dependent once his father joined the US military.
There were challenges of being from a different culture and having to navigate life here in the US. Additionally, from the age of two, Philipp also had to deal with frequently moving which led to a great deal of insecurity.
Can you imagine moving every six months to 4 years of your life? I can’t. I grew up in the same town for the first 20 years of my life and it was a small town to boot. There were aunts and uncles and cousins within blocks or just a few miles of my house.
It takes a lot to feel rooted physically or emotionally. It is difficult to understand but I can only imagine what Philipp, and others like him to go through. Definitely something we can learn from and in turn develop some understanding and compassion for those who have had to do the same thing.
Phil Randazzo joins me on the podcast today to discuss the way he had to rebuild his life after burning out at work. He succeeded and shares his process with me and you in this interview.
Phil works with military veterans to get back on their feet after they return from active duty.
I found my next guest by watching a Tedx Talk entitled Because I Said I Would. I immediately went to his website to get his promise cards about which he discussed in his talk.
I was very impressed by what Alex had to say and you will be as well.
Today on the podcast, I interview Chris Natzke, a speaker, coach and corporate leadership trainer who has extensive experience is corporate sales and owning multiple martial arts businesses.
Chris has had a tough past, but tells me he focuses on the future instead of dwelling on the past to give his kids the best life they could have.
Dave Kovar is a great friend of mine and I am happy to have him on the show. Dave owns one of the largest multi-school martial arts organizations in the country. He is on the podcast today to discuss a little bit about martial arts and a lot about living life.
Raul Lopez Jr. – Is a man with a story about how childhood impacts our lives as adults. I believe this works in the positive and in the negative. As children, we don’t always understand why our parents do what they do.
Even though Raul had a loving mother and loving father, he couldn’t understand how or why he was no longer able to see his father and Raul grew up angry which led to fighting, crime and jail. Luckily that isn’t how the story ends but I’ll let you hear this amazing story of change and redemption yourself.
I loved doing this interview. And what I loved most about it was how Raul was so transparent and raw about his own experience. To go from thinking Love = Pain to realizing Love Sets you Free is freedom indeed. The idea that things happened to me turns us into victims. When I choose to see it as things happened for me it empowers me to serve the world and myself in a positive way… Good stuff.
Len Wright refers to himself as a Mental Alchemist. This is the second time Len has been on the show. I had him back on because he has helped me with how I see the world and myself. In this episode we talk about how sometimes when I think something is right for me, it doesn’t mean it’s what is best for me and that when I think I know something, I shut off my capacity for learning and nothing improves in my life.
I really loved how Len showed that we can turn the lead and iron and straw of our life, the negative and painful experiences into the silver, gold and platinum of learning and transformation. And in the moment, in the midst of the storms of life to be able to ask the question “What would love do?”
I challenge you, in the midst of a storm in your life or challenging experience, How do I take this lead and turn it into Gold and “What would love do?”
Is there a time in your life when you had a similar situation? Let me know in the Facebook Group.
Mark speaks with John Williams to discuss how he lives and works with children to become better people as they grow up. John talks to Mark about working with kids to lean on strong relationships at home to help them get through any type of struggle.
John focuses on communication as a big aspect to his motivational speaking and to understand where his clients are coming from.
He tells Mark how he has a strong relationship with his wife and kids that can get them through anything.
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Samantha Skelly specializes in shifting the conversation of dieting and restricting foods to being comfortable with your mind and body and thinking in a different way. She works with people to get at what are the underlining issues that drive her clients' hunger as a way of coping with life's problems.
Mark has Vince Molinaro on the podcast to discuss why it is important to have accountability among leaders. They discuss the formulas of success in life and beyond.
Mark talks to Tracy Winchell, host of the Reboots Podcast, a podcast that tells stories about people who had to start over in life due to some change in life.
Tracy tells Mark about her story of rebooting and how overcame her struggle.
Mark shares a personal story between him and his son where his son apologized for always needing his father (Mark) to help him. Mark's response was touching. It's a story of dedication and love. Take a listen and let Mark know what you think about it in the Facebook Group.
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Logan Tyler Nelson is on the podcast today to discuss the thoughts that led him down a dark path and eventually to trying to end his own life. This is a must hear episode!!!
Mark gives a powerful speech about how his life changed for the good when his son was born and then changed again when his son was in an accident, where he suffered brain damage at the age of three.
This speech is a can't miss.
We have our first returning guest on the podcast today. Philip McKernan is here to help us get our alignment in life in check to reduce pain, dropping our masks to finally find out gift that you are meant to share with the world and discovering that your thoughts may not be your, but those that have been told to you by others.
Dr. Joel Wade is here to discuss his new book "The Virtue Of Happiness" and talks positive psychology with Mark to bring home the fact that adversity happens, but searching for true happiness with help you get past the adversity in your life.
Imagine you have a good life...enough money, friends, etc; however, there was something missing from your life. You were missing a deeper meaning in life and you wanted to search for something fulfilling. That is what my guest today, Christie Garcia, went through in her life and she is here today to tell us how to achieve a more meaningful life.
Jesse Moskel is my guest on the podcast today. Jesse has an interesting life story that saw him go from the right path down a dark path that landed him in jail in Thailand with a life sentence. Jesse decided to break free of the series of bad decisions that landed him in prison and started to make better decisions for the long term.
Michael Veltri is my guest on the podcast today. Here is here to teach us about how to trust, not a blind trust as that would be foolish. He wants to teach us how to trust in ourselves, others and the world that will carry us through the challenges of life.
Darren King is on the podcast to tell me about how he coasted through life, but was rushing from one thing to the next at the same time. He never really found his path until he really figured out how to connect his mindset to his body to find strength in the struggle.
Michelle Evans opens to Mark about her childhood where she endured abuse and addiction from her father. She used her experience to become a better parent to ensure that her children did not have to endure a similar childhood.
Dave Daley joins Mark on the podcast to tell him how he built a number of companies after some serious life challenges including being in jail at the age of 18 and being in a serious accident that almost left him paralyzed. Regardless of the struggles, Dave found the strength to find success by using the struggles as motivation.
Harriet Cabelly tells Mark about her interesting job as a pre-school social worker and how she "retired" to rebuild her profession to follow a career path that matches her passion.