Ep 32: Paul Stretton-Stephens On How a Mindset Coach Can Change Your Life
Release Date: 09/02/2020
Ep 54: Frank Brown on Creating a Community of Support for At-Risk Students
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How can we bridge the gap and bring equality to education in America? How has COVID impacted students who live in low income areas? What can we do? My guest today, Frank Brown, heads up an organization that is answering the call for how to help those students who are most at-risk for falling behind and not graduating high school. He is Chief Executive Officer of Communities In Schools of Atlanta, Georgia. Atlanta was deemed the income inequality capital two years in a row, prior to Covid. This inequality leads to many more problems, including: housing insecurity, inequality in educational...
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Ep 53: Dr. Linda Tamura on Asian American Racism from World War II until Now
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When you hear the word racism do you ever think of Asian Americans and how they are treated? Since the pandemic, the rise in hate crimes and violence to Asian Americans has increased by 164%. That is a staggering number but this is not the first experience with racism that the Asian American community has endured in our country. Today’s guest, Linda Tamura, who is a Sansei (third generation Japanese American) and daughter of a World War II veteran, is talking to us about the racism that Asian Americans experienced in the 1940’s when Japanese Americans were incarcerated in camps...
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Ep 52: Rick Barde on Surviving and Recovering from COVID-19
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Over the past two years, we all probably know someone who had a mild case of COVID but how about someone who barely survived it? My guest today, Rick Barde, joins us to tell us about his experience surviving and recovering from COVID-19. Rick is a recently retired school teacher who spent nearly two months in the hospital battling this disease. His case was so severe, he was placed on ECMO (advanced life support equipment called Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation) where 40% do not make it off and was placed in an induced coma to rest his lungs. He is truly thankful to be alive. He credits his...
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Ep 51: Stu Massengill on Finding Happiness and Purpose in Your Life
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Do you know what your purpose is? Do you love what you do and are you happy? The reality is that most people don’t. My guest today, Stu Massengill, is on a mission to change the statistic that 80% of people don’t love what they do. He wants to help people find their true passion in life and give them the beautiful gift of waking up every morning excited to tackle and live a life of passion and fulfillment. Stu is a Peak Performance Strategist and National Trainer for non-other than Tony Robbins. He is the Founder of Finding Direction University and Podcast where he helps people go from...
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Ep 50: Terre Steinbeck on How Learning to Live Within Her Means Changed Her Life
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Our guest today, Terre Steinbeck, shares her story of riches to rags to riches again (and truly finding herself!). She was riding the real estate market wave back in the early 2000’s- driving a Range Rover, living in the best part of town, and wining and dining her friends and clients, when the market crash of 2008 hit. All of a sudden, she had no income coming in and with no savings, she faced decisions and choices she never thought she would have to make. She talks with us about her darkest days, the choices she made to turn her life around, and how even though it was a painful...
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Ep 49: High School Seniors Surviving 2020
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2020, COVID-19, Pandemic- these words have such profound meaning on our whole world and what we have all experienced this past year. For seniors in high school, this has meant a lot of change, disappointments, and loss. Their last year of high school has not turned out the way they had once expected it would. Today we are going to hear it straight from the words of five high school seniors who talk to us about this past year, their experiences, and what it has been like being a senior in high school while living through this pandemic. They talk through what has been the most difficult...
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Ep 48: Sankar Raman on the Importance of Sharing Immigrant Stories
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Immigration. America is a country made up of immigrants. My parents are immigrants and probably many of your parents or grandparents are as well. It is an important topic and my guest today is the stories of immigrants. Sankar Raman, an immigrant himself who came to America to attend college, ended up working and retiring here. It was around the time of the 2016 election that Sankar was preparing to relax and enjoy his retirement. When he heard the anti-immigration rhetoric and the theme of scapegoating immigrants and immigrants of color, he knew he could not sit back and watch. He had to take...
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Ep 47: Chris Bello on How to Implement Advice and Keep Track of Your Goals
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Get your pen and paper ready because you are going to want to take notes from today's episode! I am joined by another great guest who will surely motivate and inspire you, Chris Bello. Chris is a college graduate, who quit his corporate job after three years, wanting to take reins of his life and write his own story. After struggling with one side hustle after another, he went all in on residential real estate, where he's quickly caught momentum. He's also the host of the top rated business podcast The Entrepreneur Motivation Podcast, where he documents his journeys and interviews incredible...
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Ep 46: Rabbi Yossi Mintz on Bringing More Light into the World
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News is made and distributed faster than ever. Often, unfortunately, the news cycle is also more negative than ever. In the midst of this, how can we choose to focus on the positive and bring more light into the world? My guest today, Rabbi Yossi Mintz, has been able to do it and has advice for how we can do it as well. Rabbi Yossi is a renowned communal leader and spiritual guide. In 1995, he established the Jewish Community Center of the South Bay that has reached the entire landscape of diverse cultures providing everything from counseling and financial help for people in need to teaching...
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Ep 45: Ken Buckles on the Importance of Remembering and Learning from the Stories of War
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Do you know someone who has been affected by war either by serving in the military or by getting caught in the crossfire? Have you heard their stories of how war affected them? My guest today, Ken Buckles, a retired high school teacher and football coach, has seen first hand the importance of hearing the stories from a diverse group of veterans and others affected by war. Ken is the son of a Marine who experienced combat during the Korean War, returned home experiencing symptoms of PTSD, and committed suicide when Ken was just 30 years old. We will discuss how this caused ripple effects on him...
info_outlineDo you find purpose and fulfillment in your life? Most people are looking for ways to get closer to that goal. My guest today has not only helped countless people do so but has also had to overcome a major obstacle in his own life to do so.
Are you living out your passion and living with joy? If your answer is no then having a coach may help you. I am excited to have Paul Stretton-Stephens on the show today as he is the first coach I have ever had as a guest. It is great to talk with him about how he helps people, and about how coaches can really transform lives.
Paul is a mindset coach, author, and speaker who helps people craft their best future in business, sport, adventure, and life. He has over twenty-five years coaching and teaching experience, and he has worked with a range of individuals from entrepreneurs to celebrities, from CEO’s to military personnel, and from sporting talent to epic adventurers. He takes them from where they are now to where they want to be–and helps them achieve what otherwise would have been considered impossible. He uses his personal life experience in his coaching and knows first hand how to overcome difficult obstacles. He has developed a rare eye disease which has resulted in a significant loss of sight but is still able to pursue his calling and help others.
“As coaches, we understand quality questions to get quality answers.”
“I think being curious is one of the best attitudes for growth.”
In this episode, you will hear:
- How Paul helps his clients transform their lives
- How he helps people navigate choices
- His advice for making choices to create positive change in your life
Coaching Information:
If you would like more information on the Clear Choices business and life coaching program, please e-mail me at [email protected] or go to our website at https://clearchoices.live/.
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