Today's episode comes from a reader, Abby. It's all about authentic affirmations. About practicing personal affirmations and how to connect the affirmation process to living a more authentic life. Do I think affirmations are effective at guiding us to our goals? If so, is there a best place to start? Find out in this episode.
Jennifer Brown is the Founder, President, and CEO of Jennifer Brown Consulting, which a strategic leadership consulting firm on diversity that coaches business leaders worldwide on the critical issues of talent and workplace strategy. She is really passionate, and she advocates for social equality to people in the LGBT community, people of color, women, and millennials.
Today, we’re going to talk about step two on how to build a life of purpose. As I thought about this more and more and more, it started to become clear to me interviewing 50 different people in authenticity, spending several years thinking about authenticity, reading all the greats; Plato, Aristotle, everybody on authenticity. What makes a life with meaning? What makes a life with purpose? What is this all about? It’s actually so complicated. The more I dove into it, the more complicated I reali...
At his core, Ryan Holiday is a writer and a media strategist. He dropped out of college to apprentice with Robert Greene (who authored The 48 Laws of Power ). He then ran marketing for American Apparel and has since gone on to author five books, one of which is Ego is the Enemy , his latest.
We've talked about the broader idea of purpose, but now I want to break down the critical parts of finding your authentic voice and bringing it into the world. This episode is about awareness - you kind of hate it because everything in self-help has to do with awareness. But give me a few minutes...you won't regret it.
Ali Shapiro is a health coach pioneering a new way to approach food, health and weight loss. She combined her background in functional medicine and holistic nutrition, to create an innovative health coaching method, Truce with Food ™, while at the University of Pennsylvania earning her Masters degree in Organizational Dynamics, with a concentration in coaching and change management. Her work is also informed by her own 18 year weight struggle and teenage cancer diagnosis. This is one interview t...
Today I wanted to kick off a new series all about the idea of authenticity. I mean, that's what this show is all about and I figured I haven't exactly spoken to it. I asked my guests about it, but I wanted to dive into it and unpack it over a handful of episodes. So to kick this week off, I wanted to talk about authenticity on the broadest level because this idea, this idea of following a path in your life where you have a life of your making is very, very complicated idea. One that when I set o...
Terri combines practical psychology, eastern mindfulness, plus the power of intention to create positive behavioral change in true transformation. We got on the phone today, and I’ve got to tell you, I was literally at the edge of my seat listening to each and every word. If you’re in a relationship and you’re having those same old fights, you’ve been at it for a long time, you don’t want to go to a therapist and sit on a couch for 20 years just to discuss everything to the ground, then Terri is...
If you're out there right now and you have a concern that something isn't where you want it to be, you might ask yourself, "What do I want?" And when you ask that simple question, you immediately start getting this horrible, stressful, anxious feeling. "I don't know what I want." Or, "I try different things, but I can't quite figure it out." Or, "I know what I want, but I'm just so stressed out with the finances, or time, or fear that I can't take action." In this episode, we're talking about ho...
As founders of the groundbreaking Bridge Method (which includes their live workshops, and various online training programs), they have created a movement of transformation that has taken humanity by storm through their unique and passion-filled approach to sharing age old wisdom. Using social media as a main source of connection and distribution of their lively educational videos, they’ve built an incredible tribe of loyal fans around the globe who aren’t just inspired by their work, but are emp...
What we contribute to the world has to do with the talents that we cultivate. But too often we pay attention to what others are good at and not enough time at what we're good at. When we're contributing at the highest level possible...that's where the magic starts to happen.
Matt Aaron is a food entrepreneur, cofounding Andes Fruits in Colombia. They ship exotic Colombian fruits to the United States. He's also the creator of the Food Startups Podcast, a show dedicated to demystifying the confusing food business. But he wanted to talk about something else today - money, pressure, and passion. More importantly, how do you balance these three forces in your life in a way that's truly authentic to you? It's not easy, and Matt's not claiming to have all of the answers, b...
So this episode is really dedicated to Jeff Goins. He’s a writer. If you haven’t checked out his website, millions of people have gone over there, gotten benefit. He is one of the people who influenced me early on when I was stepping out into writing, blogging, and this whole space, somebody who really inspired me. Jeff and I jumped on the call to record the episode that came out this summer, I think in August and he really struck a chord. Because do you ever look around in your life and think, ...
Henna Inam is a sought after speaker, successful author, and CEO of Transformational Leadership Inc. Her unique workshops, tools, and online community help managers create innovative, engaged teams that drive measurable results. Henna and her global partner team work with Fortune 500 companies to deliver executive coaching, leadership development, and team workshops. Clients include Coca-Cola, Google, Johnson & Johnson, Novartis, CNN, and Bank of America. Prior to starting her company, Henna...
Today, I’m responding to an email I received from Liana, I hope I didn’t butcher the name too much, Liana. She wrote in and said she was a fan of the show — thank you so much — and that she was wondering if I would share my experience in helping and guiding others to shape their authentic life. “What is it been like for you and what is challenging and rewarding?” I love this question because really at the heart of this question is a much deeper conversation about what gets in our way when we are...
Marie is a fascinating figure in marketing, blending the "old" with the new. But the truth is, there's not a huge difference between the old and the new. Marie is an extremely clarifying figure in the marketing world, especially if you're just coming into the online scene.
Today's episode is all about celebration. That feeling we expect to have once we're "done" with something. That sense of accomplishment. This story is from a coaching call that I had last week. While I talked with my client, I realized that this conversation needed to be shared on the podcast...because we ALL experience the same issues that she was bringing up. I sincerely hope you enjoy this podcast, and please reach out to me if you've felt the same way!
Jason is a product manager at Etsy and a partner of a online side project bootcamp called Ship Your Side Project . He is the creator of the Asian American Man Study , which has been cited by NBC’s Asian America and The Atlantic. He served as a Presidential Innovation Fellow under President Obama and co-founded a Y Combinator startup called Ridejoy , which built a nationwide city-to-city ridesharing network....
Note: This is the final episode in our best of series, featuring the best 5 guests to come on The Art of Authenticity this year. I hope you've enjoyed this series! Today we have Kute Blackson joining us, I am so honored to have him on the show as the author of the bestselling novel, You. Are. The. One . He is also a transformational leader, he offers a different approach that he created, a process that liberates the individual and the true self at the core and then pushes those gifts outward int...
Note: We continue with best of week with the best 5 guests to come on The Art of Authenticity this year. Enjoy! A former US Air Force Captain turned Author / Coach / Speaker, Bryan Reeves has triumphed through multiple dark nights of the soul after hurling himself into the transformational fires of intimate relationship over and over again.
Note: The best of series continues with the best 5 guests to come on The Art of Authenticity this year. Enjoy! Best selling author of the Art of Work , blogger, and host of the podcast Portfolio Life . Ever had that gnawing sense that there is something else out there for you, but you just can't put your finger on it? Jeff was in marketing, making a good living, but he had an "itch" that he couldn't ignore. He followed his heart and made a play as a writer and it has paid off personally and fina...
Note: The best of series continues with the 5 best guests to appear on The Art of Authenticity this year. Enjoy! Dr. Shefali - best-selling author featured on Oprah, clinical psychologist and international speaker - talks about Conscious Parenting: learn to be an enlightened parent, find higher success for your children while giving them a deeper sense of self.
Note: The best episodes week continues with the 5 best guests to come on Art of Authenticity! Quantum Physics? Quantum Love?!? NYT best-selling author, relationship expert, and host of In The Bedroom on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), Dr. Laura Berman reveals how science can be used to have a better love life. Sound like a dream? It’s not. All this and more in this episode!
Several emails have recently come in asking if I offer coaching and the answer is, yes I do. Want help figuring out what success means to you? Or is answering the question, "what do I want?" really frustrating. Or do you have momentum, but the stress is kicking in and you need help with priorities, balance, or list management? That's what I help with. How to build a life that is successful and meaningful without all the stress! And the first call is free... hop over to lauracoe.com and contact m...
PSA: This is an older episode, reuploaded to celebrate 100,000 downloads! I've selected 5 of the best Art of Authenticity episodes to release this week. Enjoy :) In this episode, learn about Krishnamurti and freedom of the mind. How can you live your life free from the limitations of the mind? Anxiety, jealousy, fear, are all emotions we get used to. We are used to the discomfort. But we don't have to be!
PSA: This is an older episode, reuploaded to celebrate 100,000 downloads! I've selected 5 of the best Art of Authenticity episodes to release this week. Enjoy :) Ready to feel more energy? Ready to stop wasted time and emotional energy? Follow this one step to reclaim your precious daily mental energy. Tune in for the solution.
PSA: This is an older episode, reuploaded to celebrate 100,000 downloads! I've selected 5 of the best Art of Authenticity episodes to release this week. Enjoy :) Ready to find more time every day? Most of us feel like there is never enough time in the day to get everything on our lists done. With each accomplishment, we do not celebrate - we only see the next task. Enough. Take back your schedule and get out from under your endless lists.
PSA: This is an older episode, reuploaded to celebrate 100,000 downloads! I've selected 5 of the best Art of Authenticity episodes to release this week. Enjoy :) Tonglen Part 2. Master you emotional life part one was downloaded thousands of times, so I decided to add part two! Here is more on how to reduce anxiety in moments, feel more connected to others, and release the anger that weighs you down!
PSA: This is an older episode, reuploaded to celebrate 100,000 downloads! I've selected 5 of the best Art of Authenticity episodes to release this week. Enjoy :) Tonglen: the best way to reduce stress. Our basic instinct is to want to push away what doesn’t feel good. We want it out of our bodies, out of our minds. The crushing sense of anxiety in my chest isn’t something I want to make space for, I want to get rid of it. And I want to get rid of it now! But that isn’t how it works. The harder y...
Mathias is somebody who is an executive coach, but he also used to do digital work for The New York Times, Bloomberg, Google, Coca-Cola; all sorts of companies, and working with startup CEO’s and corporate executives. He also has a platform called Think Clearly, but what he really wanted to get across was less about where you worked and what you were doing, and much more about the mindset behind it. He’s really interested in the idea of how flexible people can be, and how they can change, and be...
