Podcast: EP 58 Embracing Change with Charity Lighten

Podcast: EP 58 Embracing Change with Charity Lighten

by | May 4, 2021 | Podcast, Self Care

Change is here to teach us.

 

I made a new friend about a year and a half ago who is a true light. It’s so fitting that her last name is Lighten because she lives that in every way.

Charity is a wife, mama, author, widow, entrepreneur, and recent newlywed. Everything she does in business is rooted in a deep desire to simply do her part to make the world a little brighter. She’s an expert on fortitude, fueled by good food and faith, and her obsession is helping others create a healthy lifestyle so they can focus on living a life of purpose and passion!

This conversation will fill your heart, your faith, and your mind with hope and strength to embrace any change you are facing in your life right now.

“There’s different elements of our life that we can’t control but there’s also beautiful elements of our life that we can control.”

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Show notes:

  • What you can control when everything gets hard (6:45)
  • How to cultivate a mindset of resilience and vibrancy (11:19)
  • How something as hard as cancer is a gift (15:35)
  • The keys to living in the present (19:37)
  • How to play the “what if game” to build trust into your life (24:40)
  • What is underneath all fear (27:30)
  • What Charity wrote into her book (33:15)

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    Podcast: EP 37 The Promise with Jason Hewlett

    Podcast: EP 37 The Promise with Jason Hewlett

    by | Sep 8, 2020 | Challenge, Goals, Podcast

    Let’s talk about promises to ourselves.

     

    I have a treat for you today. One of the best, most entertaining speakers and friends I know is on the show. He has a new book out that I loved hearing about.

     Jason is the author of the Facebook post entitled, “I Saw My Wife at Target Today”, which has been seen by more than 100 million people. A recent, and one of the youngest inductees in the prestigious Speaker Hall of Fame, his talks inspire leadership from the perspective of a Promise, while giving attendees an engaging, entertaining, and educational experience all in one. His new book is The Promise to the One.

    In this conversation, Jason shares the story of how he became a headlining Vegas performer, and then left that career to keep the most important promises to himself. I can’t wait for you to hear his perspective on what it means to keep promises and find harmony through integrity.

    “Our harmony is our integrity.”

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    show notes

    • How promises are more important than goals (6:05)
    • What “the promise to the one” is (13:35)
    • How Jason become a special kind of performer (17:55)
    • Why it’s helpful to have someone else tell you what makes you great (19:50)
    • How Jason became a headliner for his own Vegas show (22:03)
    • Why keeping our promises to ourselves doesn’t guarantee immediate success (27:30)
    • Jason’s advice for someone who is waiting to take action on their gifts (35:25)

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    Podcast: EP 34 Vivacious Living with Mary Crafts

    Podcast: EP 34 Vivacious Living with Mary Crafts

    by | Jun 24, 2020 | Challenge, Podcast, Self Care

    I’m sharing one of my dearest friends on the show.

     

    Mary is a sister to me, a dear friend, a light, an inspiration, and so much more. We’ve gotten to know each other over the past two years and what a gift that has been. I wanted to share her story on the podcast because I know everyone will relate to her beautiful transformation from fear to love.

    Mary Crafts is…quite simply…. a living legend. From humble beginnings and dire circumstances, she invested blood, sweat and countless tears into building what would become the most celebrated catering company in Utah.

    That multi-million dollar empire became the launching pad for so much more. Today, Mary has handed the reins of her catering empire to her incredibly gifted children who have taken her company to the next level, while Mary turns her attention to helping others build their dreams.

     

    In this conversation, Mary shares her story of a huge wake-up call at 50 years old, her journey of learning to face her fears, lose excess weight, transform her life, and even climb Mt. Kilimanjaro at the age of 65. Get ready for an amazing story – Mary is the example that anything is possible.

    “What would I do today if I wasn’t afraid?”

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    show notes

    • The wake up call and health transformation Mary went through at age 50 (2:45)
    • Why we can be afraid to lose excess weight or improve our health (6:22)
    • How to begin a reinvention of self-love (8:47)
    • The importance of grace and grit to a strong person (14:30)
    • What prompted Mary to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro at age 65 (17:20)
    • The phrase that got Mary to the top of the mountain (21:55)
    • The passage from fear to love (34:01)

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    Podcast: EP 33 Choose Your Legacy with Steve Dennis

    Podcast: EP 33 Choose Your Legacy with Steve Dennis

    by | Jun 16, 2020 | Challenge, Love, Podcast

    Get ready to nourish your heart with light.

     

    I got to have a powerful, heart-breaking, and nourishing conversation with a dear friend a couple of weeks ago. My heart was in pain over the events happening in our country after the death of George Floyd and I was looking for clarity and answers. Steve shared such beautiful insight with me that I knew it would be a gift if he shared his story and perspectives with my podcast audience.

    Internationally acclaimed entrepreneur, speaker, trainer and life coach, Steve Dennis has shared the stage with such personal development masters as John Maxwell and Jack Canfield. Steve is a member of The John Maxwell Team, an elite group of certified coaches and communicators mentored by the #1 leadership expert in the world and New York Times best-selling author, John Maxwell.

    Steve trains and motivates with an emphasis on strengthening leaders and helping them to maximize their skills and effectiveness and identify the potential in the individual. He digs deep and identifies the potential in people. He believes that in order to build businesses, you first must build people.  

    In this conversation, Steve shares his wisdom about growing up as a black man in America, being bullied for being overweight, and making the choice to transform his pain into light and legacy. I hope that this episode will nourish your heart the same way it did mine.

    “I am not what you call me, I am only what I answer to.”

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    show notes

    • How Steve made the choice to leave a conscious legacy (3:38)
    • How Steve transformed his anger and pain into light (8:58)
    • The power of knowing who you are (12:30)
    • The steps to grounding yourself in the truth when you feel down (15:55)
    • What Steve’s mom taught him about legacy and love (20:20)
    • The questions to ask yourself when you want to be a changemaker in the world (31:15)

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    Podcast: EP 31 The One Life We’re Given with Mark Nepo

    Podcast: EP 31 The One Life We’re Given with Mark Nepo

    by | May 5, 2020 | Challenge, Podcast, Self Care

    This conversation is a treasure trove.

     

    This may be the most heart-opening episode I’ve posted to date on the podcast. It’s with one of my favorite authors and teachers. Mark Nepo is someone who I’ve looked up to and learned from for years, and it was an honor to have this conversation with him.

    With over a million copies sold, Mark Nepo has moved and inspired readers and seekers all over the world with his #1 New York Times bestseller The Book of Awakening.  Beloved as a poet, teacher, and storyteller, Mark has been called “one of the finest spiritual guides of our time,” “a consummate storyteller,” and “an eloquent spiritual teacher.” His work is widely accessible and used by many and his books have been translated into more than twenty languages.  A bestselling author, he has published twenty-two books and recorded fifteen audio projects.

    In this conversation, Mark shares his wisdom about grief, loss, and fear, and joy, love, and contribution. It is rich with gems, and you will be well fed after listening.

    “Often our dreams don’t come true, but when we give our all and work toward them, sometimes we come true, and that’s more important.”

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    show notes

    • How Mark learned to handle fear through living with cancer (2:50)
    • What a miracle actually is (5:50)
    • The wisdom of a broken open heart (11:23)
    • The power of symbols in our lives (22:45)
    • What not getting what we want teaches us (24:20)
    • How to use grieving as a process of preparation for what we have (33:02)
    • A new way to think of hustling and putting your work out into the world (42:15)

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