In this episode I have a fascinating conversation with Liam Naden, who feels half scientist, and half spiritual mystic. We talk about how to rewire our brains to let ourselves live life at our best; how to defuse fear; and how to turn on the best possible version of ourselves. We do this first by understanding how our brain works and getting past our primordial urges to protect ourselves. We don’t need to be passive observers of our lives anymore, we can be active participants. KEY TAKEAWAYS Our...
Jun 12, 2022•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 305
Jennifer and I have a fascinating discussion about health, spirituality, and intentionality – as you’ll hear, there isn’t much, if any separation between them for my guest today. From going through a traumatic accident when she was younger which started her on the path to becoming a Pilates instructor and healer that she is today, we talk about how to use questions to truly listen to the body. Health and manifestation are interlinked for Jennifer, and it was truly a joy to sit down and spend som...
May 31, 2022•53 min•Ep. 304
Chad is a man whose faith is deep in his bones. He discovered a personal relationship with God when he was still in his teens, survived a near-death experience, and grew up to embody his spirituality by becoming a pastor. He is passionate about engaging with people who have doubts and questions about the existence of God, and is energized by talking about the big questions and using his experience, philosophy and belief to help others find answers. . KEY TAKEAWAYS Most people haven’t read the Bi...
May 29, 2022•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 303
Doug and I have a thoughtful discussion about individuality, burnout, and how to integrate all aspects of ourselves into our daily life. As a long time medical doctor, professor, and practitioner, Doug has a unique perspective on how to dig down deep into ourselves to find out who we are, and how we can support ourselves to find health and optimal self expression. Join us for a thought-provoking, generous conversation that will leave you wanting more. . KEY TAKEAWAYS As a society we don’t often ...
May 27, 2022•2 hr 3 min•Ep. 302
Mike is one of those entrepreneurs who has an almost boundless supply of energy. He is known in the corporate world as the “business architect”, and enjoys helping people create the business which will not only sustain their finances, but their purpose in life. He has studied with self-actualization experts like Tony Robbins, and enjoys broadening his perspective and learning new things constantly. In this conversation, we break down the process of how to become acquainted with the thing that ig...
May 24, 2022•58 min•Ep. 301
300 episodes seemed like an appropriate milestone to reflect back on the two years I’ve spent making this podcast, and talking with all these different, inspiring people from across the world. I never expected that I would be still in the thick of this project, all these episodes later, and I just feel incredibly grateful and privileged to be still doing my passion, my fire in the belly, all these years later with you as my audience. Join me as I reflect on all the joy I’ve uncovered and lessons...
May 22, 2022•29 min•Ep. 300
I loved my conversation with Babs. He has the calm, yet passionate conviction of a spiritual teacher, who has the scientific, business data to back up his claims. We talk about how to access our purpose in life, how to hone it, how to dig deep into our own authenticity, and how to use our challenges to bring out our best qualities. I hope you enjoy it. . KEY TAKEAWAYS Don’t hold yourself back from finding a coach or mentor in whatever area of life you want to improve in. Pressure is for diamonds...
May 20, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 299
Will is an experienced HR professional who brings a wealth of knowledge and passion about people and how they work to his daily life. He is consistently inspired by his life and his teachers, and he wishes to pass that along to others, and has made that his mission in his career and through the books he writes. We have a fascinating conversation about authentic, work priorities, how you can figure out for yourself what those are, and what traditional employers may not be understanding about the ...
May 17, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 298
Roy is passionate about business and running them authentically. After a career as a CMO, working for one company in different capacities, he began to write books about his experience. We have an intriguing conversation about what makes businesses and people successful, how they can stand out and how people can make their dreams come true. KEY TAKEAWAYS + success equals 20% planning, 80% execution.+ Certain things need to have the fingerprints of leadership; they can’t be delegated.+ Who are you...
May 15, 2022•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 297
Join me for a whimsical conversation with retired professional athlete Jean-Philippe, who has founded several athletic companies and has a background in corporate business. Deeply philosophical, and able to connect moving his body with spirituality, we talk about nature, the disconnection in today’s society, and of course, how to lose yourself on the slopes. KEY TAKEAWAYS How can we embody empathy, appreciation, and see all of what happens to us in the world as working for our benefit? We need t...
May 13, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 296
Ruth Rotkowitz is a novelist, including the book Escaping a Whale which focuses around holocaust survivors. Join Ruth and Pete in this episode where they talk all about inherited trauma, how Ruth was inspired to write and why at 73 Ruth has finally realised her dreams and is living her truth as a novelist. KEY TAKEAWAYS Ruth has always wanted to write. She loves reading, literature and writing. She became an English teacher where she taught at a specialist New York school as well as community co...
May 11, 2022•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 295
Karen is a speaker, life re-invention-coach and author. She focuses on helping women transform their lives and live their dreams with her tailored one-on-one coaching programme and wrote the book 'The Ins and Outs of my vagina' a funny, relatable and honest story about her life adventures with her partner in crime, her vagina named V. KEY TAKEAWAYS Fire in the belly is something Karin felt from an early age but found from working in high pressure work environments she was just going through the ...
May 08, 2022•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 294
Join Pete as he speaks with one of the top performers is in the adult film world Erik Everhard. Erik has won numerous awards, been one of the top paid male performers and in 2010 embarked on a transformational journey studying NLP in one of the top institutes in America. He has made it his mission to teach elite sexual skills to high performers to help them dominate the bedroom as they do in the board room! KEY TAKEAWAYS Fire in the belly to Erik, is the passion you feel inside you that drives y...
May 06, 2022•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 293
Join Pete as he speaks to Darby Vannier. Darby has over 20 year’s experience in leadership, development and consulting. They talk all about Darby’s passion for leadership, self-development, how business is all about evolution and how you can never really know what’s coming next in life; you just have to make the most of it. KEY TAKEAWAYS Darby is what is called a ‘servant based leader’ which means how he leads people and the decision he makes are based around what affects people. He has always s...
May 05, 2022•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 292
I got completely inspired by this conversation with Sarah Noll Wilson, and I bet you will too. Sarah is an executive coach, an author, and an entrepreneur with over 15 years’ experience in leadership roles. Beyond that, she has a creative background as she studied theatre in her undergrad. In this episode, we talk about how she was diagnosed with panic disorder in 2013, and how that was the impetus for her to learn a multitude of coping mechanisms, including mindfulness techniques. That experien...
Mar 27, 2022•2 hr•Ep. 291
Deirdre is a powerful human. When her father died by suicide 20 years ago, her grieving over his death turned into the impetus for following a deeply spiritual, healing path. She created the Stress Solution System from what she learned, an online course which has helped hundreds of people the world over – including herself. She is a cancer survivor, a student of humanity, and a fascinating person to spend an hour in conversation with. Please join us. KEY TAKEAWAYS- we need to talk openly about t...
Mar 26, 2022•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 290
I’m so excited to get the chance to introduce you to Susanne, a creative forced to be reckoned with. Susanne has been involved in some aspect of the arts for a long time – as a founder of an arts mentorship organization, coach, and producer. She also has experience organizing and running various festivals. In our conversation, we get deep into topics about spirituality, our souls’ journeys, and how we can use our own unique creative powers to get in touch with both. I hope you will join us, and ...
Mar 23, 2022•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 289
Eileen joins me today to talk about her journey surviving an event that no-one should have to – losing her husband and the father of three of her children in a plane crash just a few days before Christmas. In the months and years that followed Eileen became determined to find joy and purpose in her life following that tragedy, both for herself and as an example for her children. With her MBA in finance, she became an angel investor, using the money she gained through ethical capitalism to make a...
Mar 21, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 288
Jeff owns and runs his own wood-working business, which he started in his garage and quickly grew to over 60 employees. He began to evaluate his growth, wondering how he could make better use of his time after a few years. The observations he made about his processes, both as a CEO and as a boss, had him realize that the lessons he learned could be transposed to every business, and help more than just the people in his industry. One of his mantras is that once you see waste, you can’t unsee it. ...
Mar 19, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 287
I love what I do because it brings me into contact with people like Cathy. She is a force of nature – an indefatigable force for good and accountability in the world, someone who has goals of sustainability and equity always in the forefront of her mind. In this hour or so of our conversation, we talk about how she founded her own business, Solutions 2 You, when many others are figuring out how to retire. She shares about her time in Africa and how her experiences there taught her that even the ...
Mar 16, 2022•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 286
Mary’s and my conversation was unexpected and informative. She decided to change her career after she’d had children, when she realized that she wanted to feel more noticed in her life, both by others and by herself. She had always had a passion for color and adventure and followed her heart into starting a new business as an image and wardrobe consultant. While she tapped into the psychology behind dressing well, there is a presence in her, an authenticity and attitude of service towards her cl...
Mar 14, 2022•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 285
The thing with life-changing accidents is that they change you, forever. And when you’re a teenager and are paralysed after a head-on car crash, if you are lucky enough to wake up, you find yourself at a crossroadMy guest for this episode, Ryan Rae Harbuck, found herself at this exact place. And whether it’s because she describes herself as having a “stubborn” personality, or being a lifelong athlete, she made the decision early on that she would do what she could to get back to the life that sh...
Mar 12, 2022•59 min•Ep. 284
This week’s guest is passionate – about life, about the role of business in creating positive change in the world, about making every day an adventure. Payman seems like he’s done everything. He has lived in several countries, speaks several languages, is self-employed, and is excited about being alive. We talk about life being a series of spiritual lessons, what you can and can’t control, about making your life impactful in the ways it can be. KEY TAKEAWAYS- Inspiration can happen anywhere incl...
Mar 09, 2022•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 283
Nic calls himself the “high performance hypnotist”. In our conversation we talk about his quest for a deeper meaning and how an inner restlessness took him into the halls of academia. One day, he was invited to go see a hypnotist at a show and became so fascinated by what he watched that he began to study it in every spare minute. Slowly he began to transition to his true calling, coaching others to achieve their personal and professional goals – wherever they are feeling stuck – and helping the...
Mar 07, 2022•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 282
I don’t think it’s hyperbole to say that Jeffery is one of the most humbling guests we’ve ever had on the show. He has taken one of the most tragic things that can happen to a fellow human – the death of half of his family in a devastating car crash – and let him lead him on a journey of healing and trying to help the world. In our conversation, he goes into detail about his experiences after the accident, and how he realised that we might be living heaven on earth. Jeffery has a sense of humour...
Mar 05, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 281
Ani and I have a fascinating conversation about life, purpose, and honesty. She will be the first to tell you that she wants to get better at certain things, but truly she is incredibly focused, loving, and real about her path and the ways she wants to connect with other humans. She has an easy gentleness about her, a joy, and an energy that fills the room. This conversation will fill your cup. KEY TAKEAWAYS Finding out the things that makes you feel balanced and at ease, even if they’re not sha...
Mar 02, 2022•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 280
Nadja is not your run-of-the-mill life coach. She has a gritty optimism, a determination to take all the things that have happened to her clients and show them ways to work through it, one by one changing the world. Her background as half German, a quarter Russian, and a quarter Polish, has made her want to shine lights on the traumatized parts of our human emotions so that they can fully heal. Our conversation encompasses the energetic power of money, how our subconscious fears control our emot...
Feb 28, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 279
Alison is a fascinating person to spend an hour with. She has spent a lot of her life abroad, studying different religions and along the way learning yoga and meditation. She has been an energy healer with a specific understanding about how chakras play a role in our physical, emotional, and spiritual health. We chat about her travels, how to live a life of authentic adventure, and how to be the most potent and fierce version of ourselves. Please join us. KEY TAKEAWAYS- we must be careful of the...
Feb 26, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 278
In this honest and engaging episode Pete speaks to addiction, trauma and recovery expert John Giordano. John is also an author and created the G & G Holistic Addiction Treatment in North Miami Beach, Florida. They talk about John’s journey to recovery, when he decided it was his purpose to help others and what his plans are for the future. KEY TAKEAWAYS It was by no accident that John Giordano chose addiction treatment as his life’s work. Growing up the son of a heroin dealer and trying to c...
Feb 23, 2022•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 277
For someone so successful on paper, EA Csolkovits is an incredibly humble human being, who ascribes most of his success to his mentors being generous with their knowledge in the beginning. He is a wonderful storyteller and shares with us how he realised early that he “wanted more from life” and did not know how to get it. Through paying attention to the advice he was given as a teenager, he had made his first million by the time he was 23, and has made giving back – financially, to his community...
Feb 19, 2022•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 276
