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EP 240. Kosha Dillz: Learning To Believe In Yourself

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“You never want to be the person that accepts your situation and complains when you get there.”

 

It was such a buzz to record this episode live at the Feast it Forward Festival. Kosha Dillz is an improv artist and freestyle rap teacher who performs in the street all over the world. He’s been rapping for over 20 years, and one of his songs, “Cellular Phone” – was featured in a Bud Light Superbowl ad. 

Kosha Dillz has a special gift for freestyle. As an artist, he can rap about anything and everything (as you’ll hear at the end of the episode). Through his artistry, he dreams of uniting various groups of people for the better. 

Kosha Dillz’s story is one of hustle, determination, humility, and inspiration. It’s a tale of NEVER giving up. 

As you’ll hear in the episode, it takes a particular sort of courage to be able to freestyle. Kosha Dillz shares with us the pressure of having to wow the crowd within 30 seconds to keep them hooked. In this episode, we talk a lot about the art of being comfortable with being uncomfortable and how the freestyle world inspires you to believe in yourself. 

Here’s a flavor of what we explore together. 

  • How Kosha Dillz got started. 
  • Learning how to create a show that grabs people in. 
  • Cultivating a relationship with fear. 
  • Embracing synchronicities. 
  • Learning to believe in yourself. 
  • Proving yourself to others. 
  • Learning to love yourself. 
  • Sticking with the dream and knowing it’s going to happen.
  • And more…

I love to talk with people who love what they do. This conversation with Kosha Dillz was so creative and so much fun. I can’t wait for you to check it out. Be sure to listen right to the end so you can hear the impromptu rap inspired by our conversation. 

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EP 238. Christian Swain: Discovering Who You Are Through Music

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“You will find music that will speak to what you are going through at any time in your life.”

 

I recorded this conversation with Christian Swain LIVE at the Feast it Forward Festival. Christian is the founder, producer, and host of the Rock n Roll Archaeology Project. He’s also involved with Pantheon Podcasts. He’s the lead vocalist of Tinman and has been playing with his band for the last 17 years. Christian also describes himself as a political raconteur. As you’ll hear in the show, he has interesting insight on all kinds of topics. It’s one of the things that made this episode so powerful to record.

This episode was a reminder to me that there’s always a thread to be found in a great conversation. It doesn’t matter who I talk to, there’s always a route back to topics that help us remember who we are. Through these conversations, we get to meet life with presence to connect back with what is – allowing the energy of the moment to inspire everything we do and everything we become.

 

 

Christian dives deep in this episode and shares his heart, his wisdom, and his life. We touch on so many topics, from the climate crisis to Christian’s experience of being involved in a mass shooting. At each stage, we return to the influence of music, how it aids belonging, and the power it holds to help you discover who you are.

Tune in now to hear Christian and I explore:

  • How does music feed your soul?
  • Waking up to bigger dimensions of life.
  • PTSD from a mass shooting experience.
  • Learning to move through grief.
  • Discovering who you are through music.
  • Hearing Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon for the first time.
  • The role forgiveness has played in Christian’s life.
  • Climate crisis.

 

 

Music is a powerful connector. It can bring us together, speak for us when the right words elude us, and activate specific moods to change the way we feel.

There’s music for every occasion, every one of life’s moments, and for every human. Tune in now and soak up a beautiful conversation about discovering who you are through music.

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EP 237. Steve Little: Changing The World With A Mantra

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“You have the power to manifest anything you want, you just have to put it out there. If you can put it out there and feel it as if it’s occurred, it’s on its way, it’s going to happen.”

 

My conversation with Steve Little – AKA “The Activator” was the catalyst for some amplified personal growth this month.

Steve is the CEO and managing partner of Zero Limits Ventures, a M&A advisory, investment banking, and consulting firm. Steve has been an entrepreneur for 45 years. He sold his first business when he was just 15 for $250k. Since then, Steve has architectured 6 nine-figure tech exits and led the M&A teams for 9 tech acquisitions.

Steve is also massively purpose-driven who generously gives his time and money to a wide range of global initiatives including Younglife Africa (which you’ll hear about in the episode).

What I loved most about Steve is the way he integrates energetics into the way he operates in business. Steve reminded me that there are unconscious forces that create our reality every day. As you’ll hear in the episode, Steve takes ownership of his own energetic blueprint by continuously doing the inner work to clear his system of what’s no longer aligned.

 

 

Tune in now to hear Steve and I explore: 

  • Steve’s story of supporting AIDS orphans in Africa.
  • Working with the foremost authority of the Hoʻoponopono ancient Hawaiian healing method.
  • Self-forgiveness.
  • Cleaning up what’s within you.
  • How to create your dream life on a piece of paper.
  • Finding the balance between leaning back & leaning in.
  • Why you need to continue to seek.
  • What Steve does when things aren’t working.
  • The Starbucks story of universal timing.
  • And more…

 

 

I love meeting people who are so bold about the role that energy and spiritual conviction play in creation. In this episode, Steve shares some of the practices that have allowed him to co-create with the universe along with stories that provide proof that the universe is always communicating with you.

Be sure to listen out for the conversation about efforting. It’s towards the end of the episode. It’s one of the most potent things I’ve heard for a while and it’s set me up for a strong month. (I’ll share more in my June reflection episode).

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EP 236. Chef Rick Moonen: Taking A Bite Out Of The Ass Of Life

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“I just made a decision in the seventies when I went to culinary school to change my life and this career and everything that I’ve done in my career has supported those changes. It’s just given me a place to be so grateful because it’s been successful.”

 

Chef Rick Moonen is a multi-award-winning celebrity chef and restaurateur known as the “Godfather of Sustainability”. He’s currently the Master Development Chef for Perry’s Restaurants and Chef Advocate for Feast It Forward, which was where we met and recorded this interview.

For over 25 years, Chef Rick has been a leading advocate for the sustainable seafood movement. He’s been featured in everything from USA Today, to Forbes, Food & Wine, SAVEUR, and GourmetMagazine. He’s also received a number of awards to acknowledge his advocacy for sustainability including Chef of the Year by the Monterey Bay Aquarium in 2011; and Humanitarian of the Year by the American Culinary Federation in 2013.

It was such a privilege to grab this quick conversation with Rick at the Feast It Forward Festival. We chatted about his love for cooking, how he got started, and so much more.

 

 

Tune in now to hear Rick and I explore: 

  • How Chef Rick Moonen uses cooking to feel connected with himself.
  • When Chef Rick Moonen fell in love with cooking.
  • How Chef’s mom influenced the way he cooked.
  • Understanding your relationship with fear.
  • Cooking for his dogs.
  • Cultivating an adoration for life.
  • And more…

 

 

There’s so much power in hearing someone’s origin story and getting an insight into how they found their passion and purpose in life. In this power-packed episode, Chef Rick shares some potent life philosophies that will inspire you to stay grounded in the things you care most about.

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EP 234. Jaime McFadden: Riding The Healing Wave Of Guilt-Free Self-Care

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“In order to serve our family, to serve our friends, to serve the community, we have to serve ourselves.”

 

Self-care is no longer a luxury, It’s a necessity. What’s more, as a culture, we desperately need to transform our definition of self-care. It’s not all luxury massages and delightful bubble baths! Instead, self-care is about asking for help and getting support from your ‘village’ so you can overcome the common inhibitors of time, guilt, shame, and negativity bias.

Jaime McFadden is an international self-care specialist, health coach, and thought-leader on cultivating a lifestyle of guilt-free wellness. She’s also the host of the What’s The Word podcast.

I recorded this conversation LIVE on Memorial Day Weekend at Feast It Forward festival in Napa.

I was so inspired by Jaime’s story of holistic self-care backed by a village of support. Jaime is a bold, vibrant soul with masses of energy. I was mesmerized by her story and her vision. In this episode, she shared publicly for the first time the life experiences that took her to the brink and inspired her to bring a self-care message to the world. Don’t miss it!

 

 

As a busy mom and successful entrepreneur, Jaime’s story is proof of what’s possible when we choose ourselves. With the right support, you can hold a lot! For example, Jaime was in full-on book launch mode during the Feast It Forward festival. Her NEW book WAVES of Self-Care is out now.

Jaime wrote this book to inspire people to dig deep and discover what they need to enhance their well-being, one baby step at a time.

Here’s an overview of all the awesome things we got to chat about.

  • Redefining the word selfish.
  • Why do we sometimes need to hit burnout before we’ll ask for help?
  • Life is precious.
  • Surrendering the need to hold on.
  • How Jaime’s childhood dreams, premonitions, and visions pushed her to the brink.
  • The power of micro-choices on the recovery journey.
  • Experiencing life as a wave.
  • How our presence sparks a ripple of impact.
  • The healing power of self-care.
  • And more…

In a world where so much is demanded of us, prioritizing self-care and asking for help is one of the most empowering things we can do. I hope this beautiful conversation with Jaime inspires you to build yourself a village and prioritize your self-care.

 

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EP 233. Nina Lombardo: Demystifying Feminine Energy & Embodiment

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“When you place your awareness on your body and on your sensations and allow–through the depth of your presence with that sensation, the sensation actually expands, the sensation deepens and more feminine wisdom is revealed.”

 

As human consciousness evolves, we’re beginning to discover the true power of energetics as a creative and manifesting force. In a world where masculine energy has dominated for millennia, the rise of the divine feminine opens a new gateway for conscious leadership.

As a result, more people are getting inspired to understand the role of feminine energy and embodiment as a pathway to freedom, fulfillment, and happiness.

This episode’s guest is the founder of The Way of Devotion, the incredible Nina Lombardo.

In her work as a teacher, mentor, and artist, Nina supports women in embodying their most authentic spiritual and sexual expressions. Through workshops, retreats, and private mentoring, she provides women with somatic-based tools to embody their love and deepen their capacity for intimacy and connection, so they can create the lives and relationships they yearn for.

I was drawn to Nina because, for me, she’s done the work to integrate both masculine and feminine energies within herself. I can feel it in her expression and her presence. It’s one of the attributes that makes Nina an exceptional leader in the art of polarity, devotion, authentic expression, and yearning.

 

 

Key takeaways:

  • Understanding feminine energy & embodiment.
  • Becoming aware of our numbness and why we’re afraid to feel.
  • Why our authentic expression requires an attunement to love.
  • Polarity and the exquisite dance between the masculine & the feminine.
  • Understanding how devotion transcends service.
  • Calling more love, intimacy, and devotion into your work and relationships.
  • And more…

 

I’ve come to learn that mastering the art of living is to master the art of polarity. When you understand how masculine and feminine energies dance together, you can create more intimacy, devotion, and love in your relationships, work, art, and more.

This episode is a powerful gateway for demystifying the feminine and understanding the potency of embodiment. If you care about conscious leadership, you won’t want to miss it!

 

 

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