In this inspiring podcast episode, we get an intimate look at the remarkable journey of John Henry Parker. From a tumultuous childhood marked by hardships and adversity to his profound transformation into a beacon of resilience, empathy, and healing, John's story is one of courage, resilience, and reinvention.

John was raised by an alcoholic combat veteran father, an environment that subjected him to unimaginable trauma and abuse. However, amid the darkness, he found a beacon of hope in his Aunt Gladys, who played a pivotal role in shaping his life.

John talks about his internal struggles and his journey to reclaim his power. He shares the disconnect he felt trying to meet his father's expectations and the transformative experience of proving himself. His journey of self-discovery, spiritual exploration, and the profound realization that "God is love" has shaped his understanding of empathy and connection with others.

The episode concludes with John discussing his work with combat veterans. He emphasizes the importance of creating a new identity after service, the challenges veterans face when transitioning back to civilian life, and the power of resilience, empathy, and the ability to reinvent oneself after traumatic experiences.

John Henry Parker's story is a powerful reminder that we all can overcome adversity, heal from trauma, and transform our lives. It's a journey of resilience, empathy, and transformation and a testament to the power of resilience and compassion. We hope you'll join us in listening to this powerful conversation.

The Book: Be The Dawn In The Darkness: The Relentless Pursuit of Becoming Who We Are Meant To Be

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“It is all about being open to where your experiences might take you. I think we all have skills that are transferable. And so you need to open your mind.”

Are you seeking to make a career change, but aren’t sure how to proceed?

In this episode, I talk to Joanne Lipman, best-selling author, speaker, and media executive about the process of reinventing yourself.

A theme in my coaching and advising work with executive clients is a secret desire to find more meaning and fulfillment in their lives.  I often hear confessions of inner longings to reinvent their working lives and in some cases, to change careers and do something entirely different. Yet that longing is often accompanied by fear and ultimately, dismissal.

I frequently talk about this often unexpressed search for meaning and the desire to do something different. When I stumbled upon Joanne Lipman's new book Next!: The Power of Reinvention in Life and Work,  I knew I had to invite her to be a guest on the show.  In this episode full of practical advice, we discuss her research and strategies for those who are looking to make a career change and for what is “next”.

In this episode:

• The 4 steps to reinventing yourself - search, struggle, stop, and solution
• Common obstacles that cause people to not reinvent themselves
• The benefits of reaching out to your wider network
• The secret to reinventing yourself
• Common myths people believe about reinventing yourself 
• And more!

Power Presence Academy: Practical Wisdom for Leaders is the go-to podcast for anyone who leads. Your host is Janet Ioli, leadership and human development expert, sought-after coach and advisor to global executives, and former executive with experience in four Fortune 100 companies. She helps leaders ground themselves with confidence, connection, and purpose and learn to lead with Less Ego, More Soul.

Joanne Lipman is a best-selling author and news executive. She has served as editor in chief of USA Today, USA Today Network, Conde Nast portfolio, and the Wall Street Journal's Weekend Journal.

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Read Joanne’s new book Next!: The Power of Reinvention in Life and Work or find out about more of her work here.  

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Janet is the founder of Power Presence Academy. She helps leaders ground themselves with confidence, connection, and purpose and lead with Less Ego, More Soul.

If you want to become more grounded, confident, and aligned with your deeper values in just 21 days. Check out Janet Ioli’s book Less Ego, More Soul: A Modern Reinvention Guide for Women.

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Found a great final lesson - the 5th part of Reinventing ourselves.   This final connection that I wanted to share with you comes from again, a fabulous book -"Sustain Your Game" by Alan Stein Jr.   This one is about the planning for something that we want by doing the work - digging your well before you need to.   All with a great example from a fabulous basketball guy, Coach Steve Kerr.    This story of what he went through and put the work in for his career of being a basketball coach - anyone can use this example for helping them to get where they want to go.  Thanks for listening.  Please take a few moments to subscribe & share this with someone, also leave a 5 Star rating on Apple Podcasts and ITunes or other services where you find this show.  Find me on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/coachtoexpectsuccess/   on Twitter:  @coachtosuccess   and on Instagram at:  @coachjohndaly  - My YouTube Channel is at: Coach John Daly.   You can also head on over to https://www.coachtoexpectsuccess.com/ and get in touch with me there on my homepage along with checking out my Top Book list too.  Other things there on my site are being worked on – especially my blog page where I am back to blogging now.

Sharon Coleman is no stranger to failure and difficulty. At 26, she was living in poverty, divorced, and alcoholic. From the depths of despair, Sharon began searching for a path out of failure and into success.   She embarked on an incredible spiritual journey that turned her life around producing full spectrum wealth, a wildly successful career, deep meaningful connections with family and friends and most importantly, an EASY system that anyone can use to bring their dreams into reality!

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A Corporate Sr Vice President’s Exit Strategy

...Some of the highlights of the interview:

💥 Google her: legally, there are specifics that Cheryl Grace cannot talk about but they are all available in news coverage in all the big outlets - you’ll get the picture

💥 Becoming a Target for Economizing- the more money you start to earn, particularly as a woman, the higher up the ladder you climb after you've worked so hard to get there. Then you become a line item on a budget spreadsheet that people are looking at how else might we be able to use these dollars

💥 Your Exit Strategy - When you reach a certain point in your career, you want to make sure that when you go off into career 2.0 or simply life 2.0 that you're stepping across, not down.

💥 HR is not your friend - we’ll just leave that there

💥 Signs that it’s time to start planning - great tips

💥   “Fabulosity is a choice, and you get to choose it every single day with everything you do. It's all about your choices. And it's easier to make good choices when you're happy”

Final comment:  "the other thing that people need to also do when you're looking at an exit strategy is make sure you find good lawyers"

Find Cheryl at:
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cheryl-grace/
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It's the return of Sari Botton and Carolita Johnson who were last guests on the same show back in April 2018!

Sari Botton is a writer, editor and teacher living in Kingston, NY. She is the editor of the award-winning anthology Goodbye to All That: Writers on Loving and Leaving NY and its New York Times-Bestselling follow-up, Never Can Say Goodbye: Writers on Their Unshakable Love for NY. Sari publishes three newsletters: her newest endeavor Oldster Magazine, as well as Adventures in "Journalism," and Memoir Monday. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, New York Magazine, the Village Voice, Harper's Bazaar, Marie Claire, More, and the Rumpus, plus other publications and anthologies. She is a contributing editor and leads essay writing and anthology editing at Catapult and is an adjunct in the MFA program at Bay Path University. Her memoir-in-essays, And You May Find Yourself... will be published by Heliotrope in June, 2022. Sari is the former Essays Editor for Longreads and hopes to one day reopen her co-working space for writers, Kingston Writers' Studio.

Carolita Johnson is a cartoonist and illustrator from NYC. She spent 13 years in Paris, France, after graduating from Parson's School of Design with a degree in Fashion Design. In Paris, she earned a masters degree in Modern Letters and Linguistics, and got some (admittedly very idiosyncratic) chops in pre-doctoral Medieval Anthropology, which turned out to be a gateway drug to cartoons and illustration. Her cartoons appear in the new yorker magazine, and in the books: the rejection collection 1, and the rejection collection 2, and sex and sensibility, and she's illustrated the books the new vampire's handbook, and women on food. Carolita is also a writer who has contributed to https://longreads.com/author/carolita/, has an essay in the 2021 reprint of Sari Botton's, goodbye to all that as well as a recent piece in Oldster Magazine on the inner workings of a woman's body.

We start out by checking in with what's new with these two since they were last on the show, and then get into a thought provoking conversation based in the essence of Oldster Mag, "perspectives on the joys and frustrations on getting older - at any stage of life." This means we talk about the aging woman's body, how it's largely ignored by the medical industry, ageism, how these two feel about being 56, what's good about it and what's not so good about it. Plus they make some reading recommendations that I've already started on myself!

Here's a link to the 10% Happier Podcast I mentioned about ending polarization and the "I, We, I" curve that we can all work to shift.

Here's a link to the Joan Didion essay, "Goodbye to All That."

Thanks to Warren from Radio Kingston for engineering today's show!

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Some stories can both break your heart and inspire.  This is that story.  Stephany Erlbeck unexpectedly lost her husband two days after his 50th birthday, leaving her and her four children, ages 8  through 19, reeling emotionally and financially.  Simply unprepared for an event like this, Stephany had to build her and her family's life back in every way.   This isn't a foreign dilemma. Many women simply aren't prepared for a sudden loss of a partner-- whether that be divorce or passing of a loved one.  Stephany, owner of multiple "Bodyrok" fitness gyms and founder of "Steph's Fit Culture," was able to follow her passions to get back control for herself and the future of her family.  The last layer for Stephany to address was loss during the holidays, something that most of us encounter and struggle with in our second acts.   Loss of loved ones.  Loss of tradition as kids age out and evolve.  It's flat out hard, and we need to address it.  This episode is about loss, gaining back control and evolving our approach to traditions in whatever second act we face.

Get Ready To Be Inspired, Educated, Empowered and Entertained! For more information visit us @shesa10times5. https://instagram.com/shesa10times5

Liz Thompson was born on Long Island, NY and studied marketing in college, graduate school and worked as a product manager for several large CPG companies in New York.  She then switched gears, dropped it all, and attended  The French Culinary Institute in New York before moving to Los Angeles to pursue a new path. She owned and opened two restaurants, moved on to teach culinary, and then had to pursue a second career change.  Liz lost part of her sight overnight and had to access her skillset in terms of what angle of the food industry she was the most passionate about and could do mostly at home. Today she focuses on recipe development and new product development, helping individuals launch a food company and get their products to market. Additionally, she is working on her first book on “Baking with Herbs“,  Her mantra is: “let your passion define you, not your disability.”

Find Liz at:

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What does purposeful living look like to you as you age? 

Are you living with intention? Are your mission and vision crystal clear? Can you boldly reinvent yourself as many times as you like?

Barbara Healy says yes to all these questions! This extraordinary, 70-year young Reinvention Rebel lives with intention and purpose, using courage as a catalyst to propel her forward.

She has created a thriving life she loves full of purpose and possibility. Along the way, she’s reinvented herself many times over,  across multiple decades.

She’s still doing that in her 70s and she has an empowering, positive story to tell that can’t help but motivate you to reflect on your own life and what’s possible.

A story that demonstrates we can reinvent ourselves at any age or any stage. 

A reinvention story that’s inspiring, motivating, and helps us see that if Barbara can do it, any of us can do it too. 

I love what Barbara shares about:

• The power of having a personal mission to guide you
• The 3 questions she asks herself every morning to live purposefully
• How lifelong learning has fueled her many reinventions
• How studying positive psychology helped her see new possibilities in her 60s
• How we can create resilience as we age – it’s possible for any of us
• What she does to shift into her “best life” mindset
• And so much more!

As with most things, the path hasn’t always been clear. She has struggled just like the rest of us to figure out her path and purpose. She’s also someone who’s enthusiastically dived into self-inquiry to uncover the answers that have shaped her current path.

All that self-reflection has lead to deep joy and satisfaction. And the notion that her many reinventions have helped her uncover the power of purpose, persistence, and positivity as she ages.

I know you’ll love this episode, it’s deeply empowering to any of us at any age. Universal lessons and wisdom that I know will resonate with you.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Rocky Powell, host of Wild Nights with Rocky Powell podcast. Looking for something to make you laugh?  Check this out. There are so many podcast-hidden gems and this indie podcaster keeps me in stitches.

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Kick your midlife fears and uncertainty to the curb and start your Reinvention Rebels journey today. Learn about my audio program, Midlife Reinvention From The Inside Out: 8 Essentials to Greenlight Your Life.

Midlife women ready to reinvent themselves start with being curious about what's possible. Download my free audio, 5 Questions to Spark Your Curiosity & Inspire Your Reinvention Rebel Journey to get started today. 

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Curious about social entrepreneurship? And most specifically, how do these companies organize, operate and succeed? Want a deep dive into how social entrepreneurship is interpreted in the travel industry? With a focus on how hotels, restaurants and the travel sector are re-inventing what travel means, we look at how offerings, services and target groups are constantly evolving. Deep dive with Claudia Langer and myself as we explore resilient strategy. Claudia is a social entrepreneurship and internationalization enthusiast, currently living and working between Germany and Spain. While working as a Key Account Manager for the quickly growing global mobility startup Localyze, she is undertaking a PhD research at the University of the Balearic Islands on social entrepreneurship in tourism, with a special focus on Europe and the functioning of a variety of actors. She has formerly worked at the University of Barcelona, in concrete for the school of tourism CETT and brings experience from a multinational tourism company, destination development campaigns at public institutions in Colombia and a market research agency in Australia. 

Thank you so much for listening. Take a minute to leave a review for us! It helps so much to spread the word on these crucial topics.  Don’t forget to hit subscribe so that every other week you get a fresh Design perspective on Travel.

I’m @elenarodriguezblanco from @authenticitys, and I’d love to be in conversation with you and hear your thoughts, ideas and feedback. Visit ReDesign-Travel.com for more notes on this Podcast and Authenticitys.com to follow our work

Amy Jordan lives her mantra: ‘Dance Because You Can.’

Amy encompasses a very optimistic spirit and while wearing many hats, she has been able to bring them all together.  Her professional knowledge and personal experiences have given her the insight needed to inspire others.  She is an Award-Winning author, speaker, and choreographer.

Amy infuses her personal experience to motivate and inspire anyone around her. In 2009 she was hit and run over by a bus in New York City. Told she may never walk again, Amy triumphed over tragedy. Not only is she walking, but she also danced again on stage with her professional dance company: 'The Victory Dance Project.’

Amy Jordan is on a mission motivating and inspiring others to overcome ANY adversity.  She tells everyone she meets, "Please Dance Because You Can.” She is the subject of the internationally acclaimed, multi-award-winning full-length documentary feature film ‘Amy’s Victory Dance.’ The film is directed by Brian Thomas. Mr. Thomas is a two-time Emmy nominee and award-winning director whose entertainment work includes icons Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Beyonce, Liza Minelli, Paula Abdul, Pink, and many other entertainment industry superstars.

Amy shares her unique D.A.N.C.E. philosophy in her signature presentation ‘Dance Because You Can.’ She believes that always focusing on Creating Your Own Victory Dance is the key to success in business, leadership, and life.

Where to Find Amy:

• Website
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About the Show:

There’s a Word For That! is a weekly podcast that centers around a different word or expression each episode. Host Suzanne Dressler believes in pushing the envelope to explore why and how we use words and the ways this impacts our lives. With a diverse assortment of intelligent, creative, and exciting guests, TAWFT! will force you to analyze and consider words in an entirely original and eye-opening way. Even better? NOTHING is off-limits.

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Have you been thinking about what your life will be like next year and what you can do to make your goals happen?

Sylvia Brands is passionate about manifesting what’s to come in 2021 and how much power you have to take control over YOUR year. 

In this episode you will learn about:

• Why and how you became adaptable in this pandemic
• How you can show yourself grace with everything around you being more challenging.
• How to reach your goals by reverse engineering.
• How can you get more of the AND energy.
• The meaning of TRUE gifting and receiving.

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Sylvia Brands is the founder of Blossoming Gems: Podcast, Blog, and Life and Mindset Coaching Service. She is your Real-Talk No B.S. Life Coach and worthiness mentor. Centered of radical responsibility, resilience, and uncovering that authenticness within; that only YOU can bring to the table. Sylvia coaches AMBITIOUS AND CREATIVE women as they reclaim their power and become the heroes of their own story. 

Ready to LEVEL UP your business? Text: BUSINESS to (323) 524-9857 to become a Founding Member of my new 12 week Business Coaching Program for women!

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• The Get Up Girl
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Rishad Tobaccowala has been the chief strategist and the chief growth officer at Publicis Groupe, an advertising and communications firm with 80,000 employees.  Businessweek named him a top business leader and Time named him a top five marketing innovator.  

An authentic thought leader, educated from the University of Bombay and University of Chicago.  A worldwide speaker for notables like Bank of America, Walmart , Google and Facebook.

Naturally I could drop the mic now, but I’ve watched and listened to Rishad on Morning Brew a couple of times now and felt that his conversations around company culture had to be shared with our community and listeners.  So I’m honored to present Rishad Tobaccowala on Culture Factor 2.0.

Restoring the Soul of Business, staying Human in the age of data

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Steve Dean is an NYC-based online dating consultant / community organizer / superconnector / digital nomad. Creating deep, authentic connections across communities is what he does. He says that's he lives for.  He host salons, dinners, meetups, webinars, and coworking sessions nearly every night of the week across multiple cities in order to bring people together from all over the world to share their stories and build new friendships, startups, and movements.
His mission is to help the world become a kinder, quirkier, more interconnected place. If you'd like to fuel those efforts, you can support me him on  Patreon, a platform where anyone can support the work of content creators they love, and receive interesting rewards in the process. (http://patreon.com/stevenmdean)

He lived across 24 cities without an apartment or lease, offering free petsitting / apartment sitting to people so that he could always have a place to stay. He reduced his total life expenses to ~$6,000/year, relying instead upon massive investments in social capital. His  preferred forms of social currency revolve around deep listening, dating advice, heart to hearts, dinner gatherings, and creating/hosting interesting groups and events.

In his off-time, I create resource guides based on what I've learned:
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• dating (http://bit.ly/friendshipfirst) 
• NYC life (http://bit.ly/bestofnyc) 

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What are we talking about when we talk about "Big Data?" How do we balance privacy with unlocking the power of personal data? Should companies that have created massive value from data be forced to share with the market? What do we do when everyone's daily tasks are taken over by artificial intelligence?

Today, Chris talks with Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, one of the world's leading experts on Big Data and the impact is has on all of us. We define Big Data, discuss what it allows us to do and how it drives the creation (and concentration) of value, and how we might consider regulating it to encourage better, safer, and more thoughtful use.

Chris also relates how he learned about the importance of data, and makes you think again before you click the "Buy Now" button.

A selection of Viktor's work:
Book: Reinventing Capitalism in the Age of Big Data
Book: Delete: The Virtue of Forgetting in the Digital Age
Article: The Internet is Rotting
Article: How Facebook Can Share its way Out of its Data Problem
Article: Your High School Transcript Can Haunt You Forever

Additional stuff:
Man Without a Face: The Autobiography of Markus Wolf


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My guest for this episode is Jussi Markula, a teal mentor, a serial entrepreneur and the co-founder of the Teal Finland community. In his daily work at Prominda, Jussi facilitates the exploration of new paradigms in organizations.

Idea of a Teal organization was introduced by Fredrick Laloux in 2014 in his book, called Reinventing organisations. The book walks through the evolution of human organizational paradigms and then discusses the most advanced one to date, dubbed Teal.

Jussi helps us delve a little deeper in to the breakthroughs that enabled teal organizations to come to life.

Links for the episode:

• Jussi’s Twitter
• Prominda Revolution
• Frederic Laloux - Reinventing Organizations
• Teal Suomi Facebook Group
• An interview with CEO of Buurtzorg on Boss Level Podcast. Buurtzorg is an elderly care company that is usually presented as an example of a teal organization.

Links for the podcast:

• Mailing list: http://eepurl.com/P0dpf
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bosslevelpodcast
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/bosslevelpod
• iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/fi/podcast/boss-level/id1041885043
• Website: http://www.bosslevelpodcast.com
• Sami Honkonen on Twitter: http://twitter.com/SamiHonkonen
• Sami’s website: http://www.samihonkonen.com
• Sami’s blog: http://blog.samihonkonen.com

Brief walkthrough of the evolutionary stages presented in Laloux book:

• The first stage is called Red. That’s the stage of top-down authority and strict division of labor. Think of a street gang or a wolfpack, where fear is the glue of the organization.
• Then we have Amber. Amber is characterized by hierarchy, formal roles and stable processes. It’s where we use the stick to keep people in control. An example of an amber organization is the army.
• Then we get to Orange. Orange is the organization that acts like a machine. Orange organizations value innovation and accountability and are based on a meritocracy. This is probably the most common organizational paradigm currently in use.
• After Orange comes Green. That’s the family-like organization. These green organizations are driven by their values and people are empowered to produce to the stakeholders. Green organizations have a strong focus on culture.
• The final stage introduced by Laloux is teal. Teal is an organization that behaves like a living organism. The organization has it’s own evolutionary purpose. It’s self-managed and leadership is distributed. People bring their whole selves to work and don’t create a strong distinction between their work and private personas.