What could a graffiti artist, eminent neurologist, star athlete, celebrity chef, fashion designer, rocket scientist and Grammy award-winning musician possibly have in common? Julie Ann's ConsciousSHIFT guest, Rana Florida, author of UPGRADE: Taking Your Work and Life from Ordinary to Extraordinary, shares their formula with you, giving you the tools to achieve unimagined success in work and life. Julie Ann and Rana will explore the best practices - not just from CEO’s and business executives, bu...
Sep 18, 2013•54 min
There are two basic approaches for finding happiness, according to Jonathan Robinson, NYT-bestselling author, and creator of FindingHappiness.com. The first is the “more money and control” method. In this approach, you aim to get greater control over the people, the situations and the environment you’re in. That way, you can supposedly make things be the way that pleases you. Our culture teaches us that this is the best way to find happiness in life. There is only one problem with this approach ...
Aug 23, 2013•53 min
Tom Shadyac was the hugely successful Hollywood director of such films as Ace Ventura, Liar Liar, The Nutty Professor, Bruce Almighty and Patch Adams. Then in 2007 he moved out of his 17,000-foot mansion and into — surprise! — a mobile home. He began giving away his income. The luxuries of his former lifestyle had taught him one thing: "I was no happier," he says. Not long after, he was hit on the head during a bike accident and suffered from debilitating post-concussion syndrome. This last phys...
Aug 08, 2013•56 min
Ever wonder if that recurring dream meant something? Do you see certain shapes in the clouds - maybe a loved one’s face ... or hear an extremely relevant song playing on the radio related to a friend you've lost ...? Have you experienced serendipitous events and brushed them off as a coincidence? Julie Ann's ConsciousSHIFT guest, spiritual teacher Ann Bolinger-McQuade, author of EVERYDAY ORACLES: Decoding the Divine Messages That Are All Around Us," reveals that, if we allow ourselves to stop, l...
Aug 01, 2013•56 min
Ever wonder if that recurring dream meant something? Do you see certain shapes in the clouds - maybe a loved one’s face ... or hear an extremely relevant song playing on the radio related to a friend you've lost ...? Have you experienced serendipitous events and brushed them off as a coincidence? Julie Ann's ConsciousSHIFT guest, spiritual teacher Ann Bolinger-McQuade, author of EVERYDAY ORACLES: Decoding the Divine Messages That Are All Around Us," reveals that, if we allow ourselves to stop, l...
Jul 18, 2013•56 min
We've been led to believe that when we get sick, it's our genetics. Or it's just bad luck - and doctors alone hold the keys to optimal health. For years, Lissa Rankin, M.D., believed the same. But when her own health started to suffer, and she turned to Western medical treatments, she found that they not only failed to help; they made her worse. So she decided to take matters into her own hands. Through her research, Dr. Rankin discovered that the health care she had been taught to practice was ...
Jun 07, 2013•55 min
In a moment of despair, Derek Mills discovered a way to live his life differently - and even cured his stuttering. Out of this came a unique approach that changed everything, irrevocably. Over the next four years he turned his life and business around, made his first million - and people began to ask him how he did it. When you hear Derek Mills, it will be hard to imagine him as anything but charismatic - he's confident and completely comfortable in his own skin. The challenge of being a stutter...
May 29, 2013•55 min
Givers vs. Takers: The Surprising Truth about Who Gets Ahead Why some people rise to the top of the success ladder, while others sink to the bottom? Is it "survival of the fittest" - the strongest, and most selfish, win? Surprisingly, as much as it may seem so - no. It turns out that success involves a blend of effective networking, collaboration, influence, and leadership skills - plus an increasingly important factor: our styles of exchanging value - our "reciprocity profile." Julie Ann's Cons...
May 16, 2013•56 min
We are living in times where focusing on the possible - on new opportunities - is vital. New ways of being and leading in the world are required to navigate in unknown waters. As we open ourselves to new solutions, women and their feminine aspects have a vital role to play. Each of us embodies the power to influence, to attract, to decide – and to lead. Julie Ann's ConsciousSHIFT guest, Kristin Engvig, is the creative mind and engaging spirit behind the face of W.I.N. - Women’s International Net...
May 02, 2013•56 min
Employing travel as a metaphor for all of the potentially frightening journeys we take in life - be it a cross-country flight or the journey to a new destination in life — Julia Cameron, bestselling author of The Artist's Way - takes us by the hand, offering techniques that will enable us not only to rest easy for the duration of our trip, but to feel exhilarated by the anticipation for whatever awaits us at the end of our travels. As you'll discover, SAFE JOURNEY is actually about living life m...
Apr 17, 2013•56 min
In John Hunter’s classroom, students fearlessly set about tackling global problems - and discovering surprising solutions - by playing Hunter’s groundbreaking World Peace Game. These kids — from 4th grade through high school (in schools both well-funded and under-resourced) — take on the roles of prime ministers, tribal leaders, diplomats, and military commanders. Through battles and negotiations, standoffs and summits, they strive to resolve a sequence of many-layered, interconnected scenarios,...
Apr 03, 2013•55 min
Oliver Demille, author of FreedomShift and LeaderShift - explains that, approximately every century, a nation makes a shift - either toward freedom, or toward force. In 1776 we had a Freedom Shift in America. In 1913-1936 we experienced a Force Shift with the implementation of the Federal income tax, the Federal Reserve, the change in the election of Senators and finally the redefinition of the general welfare clause. DeMille has studied nations and history over the last 3,000 years and says we’...
Mar 21, 2013•54 min
What if Divine Law governs the condition of our bank accounts, not just the condition of our spirits and our relationships? Well, of course, it DOES! Julie Ann's ConsciousSHIFT guest - Marianne Williamson, spiritual teacher and #1 New York Times bestselling author of "The Law of Divine Compensation: On Work, Money, and Miracles" - reveals a path to abundance by way of a powerful spiritual principle called the Law of Divine Compensation. The Law says that when we lack faith in our higher selves a...
Mar 07, 2013•51 min
This is your chance to embrace, experience and witness an extraordinary birth of a new world, with the man known around the world as the master of Toltec Wisdom - International bestselling author Don Miguel Ruiz, Sr. ("The Four Agreements," which stayed on the New York Times bestseller list for 7 years). Join Julie Ann on ConsciousSHIFT, as she welcomes Don Miguel Ruiz, to bring to the world the message of the Mayan Elders - and the true meaning of December 21st, 2012 - the end of the Mayan cale...
Feb 21, 2013•56 min
During his 2nd Inaugural Address, President Barack Obama called for us to protect our "National Treasure" - stressing the importance of addressing critical environmental issues, including global warming. “The path towards sustainable energy sources will be long and sometimes difficult. But America cannot resist this transition; we must lead it. We cannot cede to other nations the technology that will power new jobs and new industries – we must claim its promise. That is how we will maintain our ...
Feb 06, 2013•56 min
Jean Houston, visionary leader and author of "The Wizard of Us: Transformational Lessons from Oz," reveals how the beloved story The Wizard of Oz has the power to reveal the Hero’s Journey that awaits each of us. Through a mythic lens, we may discover how Dorothy’s adventure in a magical land inspires our lives today, offering valuable tools to guide us through our challenging times ... where we may learn to thrive rather than merely to survive. Jean shares with us the deeper messages within The...
Jan 17, 2013•55 min
Everybody is playing it safe, because they think that's the smart thing to do. But in today's new economy, playing it safe is the riskiest thing you can do. All the rules have changed and they're going to change more tomorrow. Julie Ann's ConsciousSHIFT guest, Randy Gage - NYTimes Bestselling Author of "Risky is the New Safe" - explains that disruptive technology, changing cultural trends, a breakdown of the education system, government and corporate corruption and malfeasance, and a societly th...
Dec 06, 2012•51 min
We spend our lives seeking love, acceptance, wealth, success, and even ‘spiritual enlightenment’ in the future. We long to be complete. Yet right at the heart of life there is an intimacy, a simplicity, a completeness that is totally beyond words – and which cannot be reached through any effort of ours. In our exhausting attempts to change, to improve ourselves, to become perfect or enlightened - or perfectly enlightened - we end up ignoring this wordless intimacy which exists here and now – an ...
Nov 08, 2012•56 min
Does the Holiday Season - or ANY busy time in your life and work - trigger anxiety and stress for you? As human beings, we are equipped with powerful healing resources – the mind, body and spirit, which enable within all of us change, growth and healing - as ‘normal daily tasks.’ The connection of mind, body and spirit represent a perfect healing system, equipped with infinite possibilities to respond to even the most adverse circumstances. However, most people don’t know how to access and utili...
Oct 31, 2012•53 min
Imagine a world where everyone feels welcomed and wanted... Imagine a world where everyone knows, deep in their hearts, that they belong... Imagine a world where we all recognize that we are part of one global family... It may sound like a dream, but it’s not. This world is possible now! And the time has come to make this dream a reality. That’s the intention of Global Oneness Day: To remind you to remember the truth of our Oneness, that all of life is connected, and to inspire you to celebrate ...
Oct 18, 2012•56 min
Andrea Polard/A UNIFIED THEORY OF HAPPINESS Happiness is a good relationship with the WHOLE of life ... the good and the bad, the fragility and the strength. Julie Ann's ConsciousSHIFT guest Andrea Polard, author of A UNIFIED THEORY OF HAPPINESS: An East-Meets-West Approach to Fully Loving Your Life, encourages we blend the best of both Western and Eastern modes of consciousness - using the "twin wings" of full life participation. "Happiness seen as full life participation is fulfilling," Andrea...
Oct 04, 2012•52 min
The results are in: It’s not about how much information we can stuff into children's brains in the first few years, and it’s not about how highly they score on tests, from preschool admissions to SATs. Julie Ann's ConsciousSHIFT guest Paul Tough, author of HOW CHILDREN SUCCEED: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character, connects the dots between groundbreaking research in neuroscience, economics, and psychology to show that the qualities that matter most for success have less to do with...
Sep 20, 2012•55 min
How can we experience this kind of clarity? How can we manage constant stress and anxiety? How can we overcome the multitude of challenges we are presented with on a daily basis? Julie Ann and her ConsciousSHIFT guest Marlise Karlin will explore these questions, and Marlise will share her ground-breaking "Simplicity of Stillness (SOS)" methodology for connecting to the universal energy of peace, as revealed in her new book The Power of Peace in You: A Revolutionary Tool for Hope, Healing and Hap...
Sep 05, 2012•56 min
When we think of evolution, we may first envision fossils and fruit flies, Charles Darwin and perhaps Richard Dawkins. But what if our current scientific understanding of evolution was just the tip of the iceberg? What if there’s a way to see evolution that could transform not just your understanding of the physical world, but also your most fundamental sense of self-identity? That could give you a rational, intellectually informed sense of optimism for the future? That could even provide a new ...
Aug 30, 2012•51 min
How do we genuinely and authentically build a global culture of peace? Global activist and author James O'Dea joins Julie Ann to explore the cultural, spiritual, and scientific dimensions of just this question - at a critical time on our planet. The guidance Julie Ann and James will explore - drawn from James's latest book, "Cultivating Peace: Becoming a 21st-Century Peace Ambassador," is relevant for us all - even those who have never considered themselves peacebuilders - not just for peace act...
Aug 15, 2012•49 min
Science is usually focused on more specific issues, but with the recent discovery of the Higgs Boson, or “God Particle,” the global conversation about science is expanding to include bigger, more philosophhical questions, like “Where did we come from?” ... “How did something come from nothing?” ... and causing many to ponder anew the meaning of existence. Science and spirituality are often thought to be at odds, but Julie Ann's ConsciousSHIFT guest Andrew Cohen shares that Evolutionary Enlighten...
Aug 01, 2012•53 min
SEARCH INSIDE YOURSELF with Google's Chade-Meng Tan "SEARCH INSIDE YOURSELF," the popular course taught at Google, was created by Julie Ann's ConsciousSHIFT guest Chade-Meng Tan, to elevate the work and lives of the best and brightest people at one of the most innovative, successful, and profitable businesses in the world. Now, Meng has captured and shared the magic and transformation of the Google course, in his new book, "SEARCH INSIDE YOURSELF: The Unexpected Path to Achieving Success, Happin...
Jul 05, 2012•55 min
Is 2012 leading up to a doomsday - or a planetary BIRTH DAY - an invitation for humanity to rise to a new level of conscious choice and co-creation? As we move further into 2012, many people are experiencing heightened uncertainty and fear that is exacerbated by the media frenzy of doom and gloom scenarios, as we face a escalation of natural disasters, economic instability, global warming, threats of war, and more. While many indigenous prophecies - most prominently those of the Maya, whose prop...
Jun 21, 2012•49 min
IMAGINE: HOW CREATIVITY WORKS with Jonah Lehrer Did you know that the most creative companies have centralized bathrooms? That brainstorming meetings are a terrible idea? That the color blue can help you double your creative output? In IMAGINE: How Creativity Works, bestselling author Jonah Lehrer will share with us a sparkling and revealing look at the new science of creativity. Shattering many creativity myths, Jonah echoes one of ConsciousSHIFT's themes, that creativity is not a single “gift”...
Jun 06, 2012•54 min
According to rising young economist Enrico Moretti, of U.C. Berkeley, we are in the midst of an unprecedented redistribution of jobs, population, and wealth - and a huge shift in the world's centers of innovation - that will only accelerate in the years to come. Tectonic shifts are reshaping the labor market — from globalization and income inequality to immigration and technological progress — and these shifts are dramatically affecting our communities. New Innnovation Hubs are emerging - cities...
May 17, 2012•55 min
