Consciously Speaking

Today’s guest is Becky Kanis Margiotta. Becky, with her friend Joe McCannon, founded The Billions Institute to answer one question: how do we unleash a billion people to solve the world’s biggest problems in the next 50 years?  Prior to this venture, Becky led the 100,000 Homes Campaign for Community Solutions. Featured on 60 Minutes, the Campaign was a nationwide large-scale change effort to find and house 100,000 of the most long-term and medically vulnerable homeless people in America by July 2014.   And as if that weren’t enough, before that, Becky commanded two Special Operations companies in the US Army. She graduated from West Point and holds a Masters Degree from The New School. She was recognized by the White House as a Champion of Change in 2013 and by the Schwab Foundation as a Social Entrepreneur of the Year in 2015. You can find out more about Becky at www.BillionsInstitute.org or at www.BeckyKanis.com. Please be sure to fill out our Audience Demographic Survey for LibSyn. Thanks! And don’t for

Today’s guest is Discovery Coach, Nancy Stubbs. Nancy brings a very interesting aspect to the mix of our guests here on Consciously Speaking as she blends her 12 years of experience in human resources with another 12 years of her Big Leap Discovery Coaching. In combination, she utilizes an assessment tool that helps point to and, in a way, quantify, a person’s genius! This tool helps identify their innate talents — their striving instincts — how they take action when they’re free to be themselves. Nancy combines this assessment tool with several others in the Kolbe suite of products to help hiring leaders build their teams based upon conative instincts. This allows her to help individual clients who are curious about discovering, validating, and using their talents in a conscious, deliberate way that will bring them a greater sense of alignment and happiness with their chosen vocation. You can learn more about Nancy at www.NancyStubbs.com. Please be sure to fill out our Audience Demographic Survey for LibSyn.

Today’s guest is Marty Klein. Born in Brooklyn, NY in 1948, Marty grew up with his heart set on being a weatherman. He eventually realized that dream during his time in the U.S. Air Force but found it shattered when he lost his eyesight in 1974. What started as the biggest challenge of his life turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Marty eventually landed in Woodstock, NY, where he found his identity as a man, a loving partner, a caring stepfather, and a good friend while working for Family of Woodstock, a crisis intervention center. Having come to a place of grounding and clarity about his journey, he wrote his first book, a memoir, Blindsighted, One Man’s Journey from Sight to Insight. He went on to pen two more books, Emotional Cleansing, The Spiritual Journey Toward a Clear Heart, and The Enlightened Gambler, The Heart and Spirit of the Risk Taker in All of Us, published in 2013. Being blind has never slowed him down as he also co-founded Namaste Yoga Center, realizing that everything happens on a mat,

Today’s guest is Chris Ann. She has been a psychic her entire life, talking to the dead since the age of 3, and reading for others since the age of 8.  Chris Ann is a master of reading Akashic Records and also an animal communicator. She is a Reiki master who enjoys using her many gifts and talents to help give people peace and to facilitate the body’s own healing. Chris Ann is an artist who enjoys empowering her pieces with healing and calming energy. Her works speak to those on a higher level. Chris Ann has also been selling her jewelry since the age of 5, and has hosted many Craft Fairs and Psychic Fairs. Her latest venture is doing gallery readings where she also performs group healings and sound healings using instruments to change the vibration in the room and within the body.   You can learn more about Chris Ann on her Facebook page: Elemental Energies with Chris Ann, follow her on Twitter: @ChrisAnn1234, or just call or text her at 207-641-5212. Please be sure to fill out our Audience Demographic Su

Today’s guest is Megan Clemens. Megan is a massage therapist and life coach who’s passion is embodied authentic expression in relationship. She cares about who you are when you are free to be your true self. As a coach, Megan offers a unique and potent blend of unconditional, loving attention and piercing insight to transform patterns and create connected, fulfilling personal and professional relationships.  She teaches both men and women, as individuals or in couples, to courageously embody their authentic self and express it in relationship. Megan is a Certified Life Coach through Grace Clayton’s One-Shift Immersion Program, a Certified Massage Practitioner through Cypress Health Institute and a Certified Big Leap Coach through the Hendricks Institute.   You can learn more about Megan at www.MeganClemens.com.   Please be sure to fill out our Audience Demographic Survey for LibSyn. Thanks! And don’t forget to subscribe to Consciously Speaking so that you don't miss a single episode. While you're at it, won

Today, I'm joined once again by my dear friend, Matt Chapman (Season 1, Episode 22), as we discuss Balanced Engagement. This technique, developed by Matt himself, can be used in all types of settings, from sales presentations to conflict resolution. In this episode, you'll hear some great examples of real-life scenarios where you could use this practice. You'll even learn how you can most effectively put it to work for your own benefit.  We'd love to hear your feedback. Let us know what you think of this process by leaving a comment at www.MichaelNeeley.com. You can find Matt at www.Matt-Chapman.com. Please be sure to fill out our Audience Demographic Survey for LibSyn. Thanks! And don’t forget to subscribe to Consciously Speaking so that you don't miss a single episode. While you're at it, won't you take a moment to write a short review and rate our show? It would be greatly appreciated!  To learn more about our previous guests, listen to past episodes, and get to know your host, go to www.MichaelNeeley.com 

In today's guided meditation, Michael Neeley will lead you through a practice of inviting healing energy into your body. Opening yourself up to your life force, or prana, is a terrific way to allow your body to do what it already knows how to do - heal itself. This meditation is very short and can be repeated many times throughout the day to revitalize yourself. May you be well. May you be happy. May you be free from suffering. May you be at peace. Namaste. Please be sure to fill out our Audience Demographic Survey for LibSyn. Thanks! And don’t forget to subscribe to Consciously Speaking so that you don't miss a single episode. While you're at it, won't you take a moment to write a short review and rate our show? It would be greatly appreciated!   To learn more about our previous guests, listen to past episodes, and get to know your host, go to www.MichaelNeeley.com and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

Today’s guest is Marc Mawhinney. Marc is the host of the podcast, Natural Born Coaches, where he interviews people who have found that their mission is to help others improve their lives – coaches that were put here to make an impact on people, in their communities and around the world. After many years as an entrepreneur, Marc jumped into the coaching business and created the programs that he would use with his clients. Then he waited for them to start beating down his door. And when they didn’t… Well, you’ll get to hear that from Marc himself when you listen to the podcast. You can find Marc at www.NaturalBornCoaches.com, www.SeizeYourNiche.com, or www.naturalbornpodcasters.com. Please be sure to fill out our Audience Demographic Survey for LibSyn. Thanks! And don’t forget to subscribe to Consciously Speaking so that you don't miss a single episode. While you're at it, won't you take a moment to write a short review and rate our show? It would be greatly appreciated! To learn more about our previous guests,

Today’s guest is Nathan Olivas. Nathan, a trained conscious leader, is the founder and former President of Progeny Advanced Genetics of Salinas California. Progeny Advanced Genetics is a plant genetics research company focused on the development of proprietary genetics that are marketed to the world’s largest commercial growers and marketers of fresh produce. Nathan has over 30 years of experience in the agricultural industry. Prior to founding Progeny in 1993, he worked with Genecorp Seed, a division of the Upjohn Company. Nathan is well-trained in Conscious Leadership and is now on a personal exploration of what's next in life. Please be sure to fill out our Audience Demographic Survey for LibSyn. Thanks! And don’t forget to subscribe to Consciously Speaking so that you don't miss a single episode. While you're at it, won't you take a moment to write a short review and rate our show? It would be greatly appreciated!   To learn more about our previous guests, listen to past episodes, and get to know your hos

Today’s guest is Clint Arthur. Clint is a graduate of the Wharton School of Business, a successful entrepreneur with over a decade of experience running his own gourmet food company, and the #1 Bestselling author of “The Greatest Book of All Time,” “The Last Year Of Your Life,” “Daddy Loves You,” and “What They Teach You At The Wharton Business School.”  His famous personal transformation experiences, keynote speeches, and frequent appearances on Network TV and syndicated radio shows inspire millions of people to live larger, more intensely, and with more impact on the world. His clients include Authors, Speakers, Coaches, Entrepreneurs, Leaders and Messengers who are committed to impacting the world in a huge way using Mass Media TV appearances as the vehicle. He also serves the top chefs in America and hospitality industry leaders such as Ritz-Carlton, Four Seasons, Mandarin Oriental, Hilton, Starwood, JW Marriott, MGM-Mirage, US Foods, and Sysco through his Five Star Butter Co.   You get to know more about

Today’s guest is Alicia Power. After three decades of spiritual mastery training and teaching, Alicia passes on her knowledge of 'Awakening Deliberately'. If you want stepping stones that don't slip, Alicia's courses and teleseminars activate your inner divinity while informing your mind's logic. With a journalism background, she translates high esoteric knowledge into everyday digestible tools that anyone can use. From a young age Alicia's passion for connection with the divine led her to study under spiritual masters and eventually, over two decades, directly from the worlds of spirit. It has been this accelerated evolutionary soul training that brought her to an experience of union with god source. It is this same training she is dedicated to pass on to those wanting 'Deliberate Awakening'.   If you are interested in accelerating your journey and soul purpose in this lifetime, check out what Alicia has to offer at www.SoulMentoring.com. Please be sure to fill out our Audience Demographic Survey for LibSy

Today’s guest is Morgan Sontag who says “Resolving issues doesn't have to be hard!" She is an extraordinary life coach, psychotherapist, educator, trainer, catalyst, and graduate of the Hendricks Institute Transformational Leaders Program. Morgan specializes in employing cutting-edge approaches that help dissolve negative mental patterns--criticizing, defending, denying, withholding, etc.-- which prevent full self-expression. Weaving quick-witted humor with fun, Morgan guides clients to expand their capacity for joy by opening "stuck" places to unleash freedom and hidden potential. Daily doses of tear-streaming laughter, surprises, theater, traveling, meeting people, and learning as much as possible keep life fresh and enlivening for Morgan, and you can find out more about her and what she has to offer at www.breakfreetherapy.com. Please be sure to fill out our Audience Demographic Survey for LibSyn. Thanks! And don’t forget to subscribe to Consciously Speaking so that you don't miss a single episode. While

For today's topical content episode, I am joined by Heather Gray (Season 1, Episode 54) for a deep dive into the exploration of our "why" for being here. We'll cover many aspects of your Golden Compass, that guide to finding your purpose, and what to do when we feel lost. Heather even uses her Akashic Records expertise in supporting her clients on this path of discovery. You can learn more about Heather at www.SoulFilledLife.com. Please be sure to fill out our Audience Demographic Survey for LibSyn. Thanks! And don’t forget to subscribe to Consciously Speaking so that you don't miss a single episode. While you're at it, won't you take a moment to write a short review and rate our show? It would be greatly appreciated!   To learn more about our previous guests, listen to past episodes, and get to know your host, go to www.MichaelNeeley.com and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

Today's guided meditation will be led by Meghan Neeley. Meghan, also known as The Manifestress, is a Certified Life Coach, a Yoga Instructor, and a Danielle LaPorte Desire Map facilitator. I hope you enjoy her meditation today that is centered on navigating your inner landscape. You can learn more about Meghan at www.TheManifestress.com and be sure to keep an eye out for an upcoming interview with her on Consciously Speaking. Please be sure to fill out our Audience Demographic Survey for LibSyn. Thanks! And don’t forget to subscribe to Consciously Speaking so that you don't miss a single episode. While you're at it, won't you take a moment to write a short review and rate our show? It would be greatly appreciated!   To learn more about our previous guests, listen to past episodes, and get to know your host, go to www.MichaelNeeley.com and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

Today’s guest is Denny Krahe, also known as Diz. Denny currently lives in Lakeland, FL, though he’s a Michigander at heart. He’s got an awesome wife, a new baby girl, and two dogs that keep him running almost as much as his business DK FitSolutions, which provides personal training instruction to clients in their home or other convenient locations. But Denny’s personal passion is running and turning his website into his living. Even with all of the well-established and popular running blogs, Diz is not letting that hold him back from the pursuit of his dream. Just like any well-skilled navigator or savvy CEO, he knew it was time to pivot and adjust his course. Therein lies the birth of the Diz Runs With Podcast. Not unlike myself, he has fallen in love with the process and is putting nothing less than his whole heart into it.   The “Diz Runs With…” show launched in July, featuring unique episodes, as Denny and a guest talk about running, life, and everything in between. You can find him at www.dizruns.com. Pl

Today’s guest is Shakti Durga. She is the founder, spiritual head and inspirational leader of Shanti Mission (Peace Mission), with its head office based in Australia. Her book, Empowering Relationships: Practical, Spiritual Approaches to Create Great Relationships will challenge your perceptions and what you may have been taught through the years. Shakti Durga is a living ‘Guru’ which means she helps to literally ignite the spirits of her students.  Her teachings focus on the development of spiritual, mental, emotional and physical health and wellbeing with the goal of igniting the divine spark and cultivating the guru within everyone. You can learn more about Shakti Durga and her work at www.ShaktiDurga.com, or visit www.ShantiMission.org or www.ShantiMissionAmerica.org.   Please be sure to fill out our Audience Demographic Survey for LibSyn. Thanks! And don’t forget to subscribe to Consciously Speaking so that you don't miss a single episode. While you're at it, won't you take a moment to write a short rev

Today’s guest is Jody Kaylor. Jody is a Creative Solutions coach and image consultant based in the San Francisco Bay area. Whether as a bank Vice President in New York in the 1980s, working in inter-governmental administration for a decade in Paris, operating through her alter-ego Madame Sophie or advising individuals, couples or CEOs, Jody has an exquisite capacity for weaving the practical, profound, and intuitive in delivering personalized content. Jody has spent her life in exploration and employs the most effective methods she has found.  With ease, flair and deep wisdom, she blends grounded practices with play, knowing that creative solutions trump suffering on the transformational journey.   You can find her at www.JodyKaylor.com, www.Self-Improv-Ment.com, or her alter-ego at www.MadameSophie.com. You can also visit this link for Jody's free video of her "Step On It" decision-making process: https://youtu.be/3KYjueDlyxY and click here for info on her June Quantum Leaping workshop.   Please be sure to

Today’s guest is my dear friend, Ben Saltzman. Ben is an internationally known seminar facilitator, fortune 500 trainer, coach to entrepreneurial multi-millionaires, and co-lead of the Abundance Ministry at the 3000 member church Inner Light Ministries where he teaches facilitation skills to the Practitioners. Ben is a radio personality, the author of the book Rules for Visionary Leaders and the programs The Five Spiritual Laws of Money and Coaching for Deep-Level Change. Ben holds a Master’s Degree in Organizational Development from John F. Kennedy University where he teaches regularly. He taught seminars in the Enneagram and Transformational Coaching at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, and co-founded the Israeli Enneagram Center in Tel Aviv, where he teaches the master level classes. Ben currently teaches a year-long virtual program titled “Shadow/Light Integration Coaching” which is a psycho-spiritual transformational program that includes shadow work integrated with accessing aspects of Divinity

Today’s guest is Tina Dietz. Tina is a 4th generation entrepreneur and therapist as well as an internationally acclaimed business coach and speaker on a mission to ignite 10,000 thriving businesses. She works with services-oriented and holistic business owners and practitioners around the world to create time, money and freedom while living your purpose and passion. Tina has worked with more than 20 industries around the world from solo entrepreneurs to Fortune 500 companies and is a founding member of the Evolutionary Business Council. She created The Start Something podcast to provide outstanding business resources, tools, coaching, and opportunities for small business owners. Together, they’re building a tribe of entrepreneurial, creative people who are community and thought leaders who live well and leave a legacy. You can learn more about Tina at www.TheStartSomethingShow.com, or www.ThisIsTinaDietz.com. Please be sure to fill out our Audience Demographic Survey for LibSyn. Thanks! And don’t forget to su

For today's guided meditation, I will introduce you to a meditation practice known as Metta. It is the Pali word most often translated as “loving kindness”. Metta is one of the ten paramis (or virtues) of the Theravadan tradition of Buddhism, and the first of the Four Sublime States (or Brahmaviharas), which also include compassion, empathetic joy and equanimity.  The practice of Metta meditation provides wonderful support to your other awareness practices. Loving-kindness meditation comes down to your intention – which is to wish ourselves and others happiness and peace. May we be happy. May we be well. May we be safe. May we be at peace and at ease in the world. Namaste Please take a moment to fill out our Audience Demographic Survey for LibSyn. Thanks! And don’t forget to subscribe to Consciously Speaking so that you don't miss a single episode. It would be greatly appreciated!   To learn more about our previous guests, listen to past episodes, and get to know your host, go to www.MichaelNeeley.com and fol