Kim Goldman is a victims' rights advocate, championing justice and remembrance for victims. After her brother Ron Goldman was murdered alongside friend Nicole Brown on June 12, 1994, Kim suddenly found herself thrust into the media spotlight while vulnerably trying to grieve. Today, less than a week after the death of one the key players within this story, I revisit my conversation with Kim. Join us as we reflect on the part of her life that was changed permanently and her feelings on speaking w...
Apr 18, 2024•49 min•Season 15Ep. 664
To ensure the content we share with our Live Inspired community is timely and relevant, I meet with my team monthly to plan future social posts, newsletters, and podcast episodes. As we meet and discuss, our goal is always to provide inspirational and engaging content to help you navigate your months, one day at a time. These meetings can be fun as we think of stories around big holidays, special birthdays, or celebratory anniversaries. And yet, taking time to remember the anniversaries we'd rat...
Apr 15, 2024•6 min•Season 15Ep. 663
For more than a quarter of a century, Robin Sharma has been devoted to helping others realize their native gifts. As a legendary personal growth expert, Robin has advised business leaders, superstar athletes, and heads of state to do brilliant work, thrive amidst change and realize their highest leadership capacities. Beyond being a renowned mentor, Robin's international bestselling books — including The Everyday Hero Manifesto , The 5AM Club , The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari , and Who Will Cry Wh...
Apr 11, 2024•51 min•Season 15Ep. 662
Have you ever noticed that the best moments in life are frequently unplanned and completely unscripted? It's not the big trip, fancy dinner, or lavish party that are most meaningful, but the little moments in life that we don't see coming. One such moment for me was the highlight of the entire filming process for the On Fire movie. Let me explain.
Apr 08, 2024•9 min•Season 15Ep. 661
Cassie Holmes is an award-winning teacher and researcher on time and happiness, and bestselling author of Happier Hour . Cassie's research examines how focusing on time increases happiness, how the meaning of happiness changes over the course of one's lifetime, and how much happiness people enjoy from extraordinary versus ordinary experiences. Today, Cassie shares her research, including the concept of "time poverty," her own experiences as a busy working mother, and the practical tools we can a...
Apr 04, 2024•53 min•Season 15Ep. 660
For more than two decades, I've written, shared and spoken about the joy of living a radically inspired life. And I've shared stories of people who are On Fire For Good, who want their lives to matter, their families to thrive and their communities to prosper. Recently, though, I realized I've been neglecting a far larger audience. We've created far too few resources for my friends on the opposite end of the spectrum. We've ignored the friends who have decided that an inspired life just isn't fo...
Apr 01, 2024•7 min•Season 15Ep. 659
Sam Goodwin is an entrepreneur, author and thought leader on embracing uncertainty and the resilience of the human spirit. In 2019, during a quest to travel to all 193 UN-recognized sovereign states, he was wrongfully imprisoned in Syria on false charges of espionage. Today, Sam will share how his connections and coincidence were central to his release from one of the most notoriously brutal prison systems in the world, and he'll recount the lessons he's learned from this experience. My friends,...
Mar 28, 2024•58 min•Season 15Ep. 658
"It's not my job…" This is a sentence my children are not allowed to utter when asked to do a chore around the house. It's also a sentence you will not hear from a small business owner striving to claw their way forward, or a committed employee trying to make a difference, or a community member striving to lift up others. And for Susan Clift Gislason, it's a sentence she refuses to utter because she's far more interested in living her vocation than merely doing some job. Let me explain....
Mar 25, 2024•7 min•Season 15Ep. 657
Molly Stillman is a podcast host, community leader and author of the forthcoming book If I Don't Laugh I'll Cry. She has a deep passion for inspiring others to know they were created on purpose, with a purpose, and for a purpose. Today, Molly shares her journey of growing up the daughter of a Vietnam Army nurse, losing her mother at age 17, and squandering an unexpected quarter of- a-million-dollar inheritance in less than two years while desperately trying to find her place in the world. Throug...
Mar 21, 2024•57 min•Season 15Ep. 656
With the slate of NCAA tournament teams finalized yesterday, hardcore fans and bandwagon followers everywhere now turn to the task of filling out their bracket, predicting which of the teams will advance throughout the 67 game, three-week long tournament. Represented in the mix, of course, are this season's dominant teams and perennial powerhouses. Alongside those favorites are, in my opinion, the very reason March Madness worms its way into our consciousness each year: the Cinderella teams!...
Mar 18, 2024•7 min•Season 15Ep. 655
Dr. Nick Fuhrman, also known as Ranger Nick, is an Environmental Education professor at University of Georgia. Often recognized for his engaging and informative presentations, Nick blends humor with educational content to connect with audiences of all ages. Today, Nick shares how he earned his nickname "Ranger Nick", how it led him to find his calling to educate and how his unconventional yet profound approach helps students build essential skills and overcome anxiety. Throughout, Nick reminds u...
Mar 14, 2024•56 min•Season 15Ep. 654
As the On Fire movie team rolls into its third month of the painstaking post-production work, I am gradually beginning to recognize the remarkable complexity of creating a film. These months of post-production work follow weeks of an intense shooting schedule. And that follows years of planning. My friends, in the next year we'll have an opportunity to go to theaters and watch as our wonderful actors bring to life brilliantly the story of On Fire. They'll have us laughing and crying and applaudi...
Mar 11, 2024•6 min•Season 15Ep. 653
For more than 16 years, Chelsey Goodan has been an academic tutor and mentor specializing in strengthening the confidence of teenage girls. In an era where our young people face unparalleled challenges, Chelsey has learned many crucial things they are concerned about… yet are reluctant to tell. Today, Chelsey shares how, with the right understanding and support, adults can empower and uplift teenagers in a society that often underestimates them. Learn the proven and actionable strategies to enga...
Mar 07, 2024•49 min•Season 15Ep. 652
After feeling extremely fortunate to spend almost every night at home in January, the work schedule shifted and launched us into a wildly busy and deeply meaningful month of February. Taking full advantage of the extra day this year, we traveled to 14 cities and spoke with 18 different groups. (An added bonus, we are now on a first name basis with most of the St. Louis airport staff!) On one of the few days I worked from our office last month, we were able to hang a piece of art in our lobby. As...
Mar 04, 2024•8 min•Season 15Ep. 651
When it's common to feel jaded and unexcited in the monotony of our day-to-day lives, Cass Sunstein explores how we can begin noticing the wonderful things that spark meaning and joy. Cass is the nation's most-cited legal scholar and is at the forefront of behavioral economics. For nearly two decades, he has served in the US government in multiple capacities and worked with the United Nations and the World Health Organization. He's written hundreds of articles and dozens of books about society a...
Feb 29, 2024•55 min•Season 15Ep. 650
Once a month this year, we're celebrating individuals who are grateful for all they have, joyful in all they do, and positively changing the world one life at a time in our On Fire For Good campaign. Many of those nominated this month were dutiful, soft-spoken, and rule-following. The one we chose, however, was not. Now, if you didn't peg a 77-year-old Catholic nun and Army Lieutenant Colonel as a rule-breaking, noisemaking, trouble-finding type of person, you haven't met Sister Doris Jo Rak. Le...
Feb 26, 2024•8 min•Season 15Ep. 649
Sloane Crosley is a New York Times bestselling author of essay collections I Was Told There'd Be Cake and How Did You Get This Number , and is known for her sharp wit, keen observations and relatable humor. Today, Sloane joins us to discuss her latest book Grief is For People , and shares her personal journey through loss after a close friend's suicide. Through her unique storytelling, she navigates the complicated and painful process of grief, offering solace and challenge to those grappling wi...
Feb 22, 2024•46 min•Season 15Ep. 648
Earlier this month I had the honor of recording a live podcast with legendary actor William H. Macy at his home. While his house was stunning, the view of the mountains was magnificent, and the evidence of a wildly successful career was scattered throughout the house, it wasn't any of that stuff that impressed me. Instead, what fascinated me most from our visit is something desperately needed from our leaders today. Let me explain.
Feb 19, 2024•7 min•Season 15Ep. 647
Jodi Wellman is a positive psychology expert in pursuit of igniting others to lead a zero-regret life. As the founder of Four Thousand Mondays, Jodi shines light on the scarcity of time and how we have the power to lead squander-free lives with urgency and meaning. With the average life expectancy being 80 years, we get roughly 4,000 Mondays in our lifetime. Today, Jodi joins us to share how her mother's death jostled her awake, how we're in control of how we spend our days, and the practical, s...
Feb 15, 2024•50 min•Season 15Ep. 646
Last week, country music lost one of its most iconic stars. Over the course of several decades, Toby Keith's perfectly deep, rich voice belted out 42 songs that became top-10 on the Billboard Country chart. While many of those songs were about bars, or girls, or his love for his country, it is one of his most gentile songs that remains not only one of my favorite songs, but an anthem we should try to live out loud throughout our lives. And the backstory of the song is as inspiring as the song it...
Feb 12, 2024•5 min•Season 15Ep. 645
Paul Ollinger is a nationally-touring comedian and a former Facebook VP of Sales. As one of Facebook's first 250 employees, Paul managed a team that generated about 35% of the company's revenue. After retiring from Facebook at 42, Paul found himself bored, lonely and unfulfilled. Wondering why the wealth windfall he had so long pursued didn't deliver the contentment he expected, Paul launched the Crazy Money Podcast to explore the connections between money and happiness. Today, Paul shares how h...
Feb 08, 2024•54 min•Season 15Ep. 644
John O'Leary shares what the upcoming Super Bowl and Denny O'Leary can teach us about embracing change on this Monday Moment segment. Change is inevitable, sometimes forced by the conclusion of a sports season, the ending of a relationship or the loss of a job. Whether perceived as positive or negative, none of us will be spared the shifts to our identities that happen throughout the course of our lives. Win or lose, change often leaves us not just questioning what we'll do, but who we are....
Feb 05, 2024•6 min•Season 15Ep. 643
Tarek El Moussa is best known for HGTV shows like Flip or Flop and Flipping 101 , but he's so much more. He's a thriving businessman, two-time cancer survivor, and devoted husband and father. Today, Tarek opens up about the transformative chapters that have shaped his life. Join us to hear about the peaks and valleys of how he navigated the distressing subprime mortgage crisis in the early 2000s, pivoted into the intricate dance of flipping houses and overcame multiple personal and health challe...
Feb 01, 2024•54 min•Season 15Ep. 642
Each month in 2024, we'll be celebrating individuals who are On Fire For Good. This month, we share the incredible work of Tom Wiley and the December 5th Fund. Thank you, Tom, for showing us what it means to be On Fire For Good. My friends, do you know someone living On Fire For Good? Tom's story was submitted by a member of the Live Inspired community, Ryan Farmer. If you know someone you want to nominate for recognition this year, visit www.OnFireForGood.com to access the nomination form. Look...
Jan 29, 2024•7 min•Season 15Ep. 641
As the curator of TED for more than twenty years, Chris Anderson has seen first-hand how the world's boldest thinkers have shared their most uplifting ideas and the ways in which ideas can spread. In his recent book Infectious Generosity released earlier this week, Chris explores how simple, ordinary, and seemingly unremarkable acts of human kindness have the potential to impact the lives of millions. Today, Chris guides us in how to cultivate a generous mindset, how to embark on our own generou...
Jan 25, 2024•49 min•Season 15Ep. 640
Six weeks after completing the filming for ON FIRE, I am still digesting the experience of having a full-length feature film capture the most tragic, intimate, painful, redemptive, and joyful aspects of my life. It was a surreal experience that moved me deeply, reinforced the profound gift of life, and shined a brilliant light on the power of unconditional love. Sometimes that love was captured in the heroic actions of young siblings while a fire rages in their house. Sometimes it was personifie...
Jan 22, 2024•7 min•Season 15Ep. 639
Erin Stafford is a burnout and peak-performance expert who surrounded herself with some of the most motivated, ambitious, famous overachievers in the world. And yet, even these leaders suffer from severe cases of burnout as they struggle to adjust to a post-pandemic world and the pressures it put on their personal and professional lives. With 52% of all workers feeling burned out and 67% saying their burnout has only gotten worse over the last two years, the fact is we're pushing harder and cove...
Jan 18, 2024•45 min•Season 15Ep. 638
How do you want to be remembered? It's paradoxical that answering a question about death can be so wildly important to living a more vibrant life. Perhaps even more surprising, though, is realizing the very thing that is assured to us all is also so rarely considered. And yet my friends, it turns out that while we may indeed share equally in the profound gift of this day, we also share in the certainty that tomorrow is promised to none of us. So, if tomorrow does not come, how do you want those ...
Jan 15, 2024•6 min•Season 15Ep. 637
Dr. Margaret Rutherford is a clinical psychologist, author and host of The SelfWork Podcast. She focuses on helping others lead healthier mental and emotional lives. Today, Dr. Margaret shares how living through her "lost decade" taught her resilience, hope and the transformational power of being more transparent with one another. Known for coining the term "perfectly hidden depression", Dr. Margaret also shares how to break free from the cage of perfectionism and quiet our critical inner voice....
Jan 11, 2024•54 min•Season 15Ep. 636
A few years ago, I spoke at a conference in Washington. It was for leaders serving in emergency services. I reminded these firefighters, first responders and EMTs of the value of their work, the impact of their efforts, and the ripple effect of their lives. Today, I share a story that will inspire you to honor your mentors by letting them know their impact.
Jan 08, 2024•6 min•Season 15Ep. 635
