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Today’s guest is Sean Stewart. Sean is a speaker and trainer who works with entrepreneurs to help them enroll more ideal clients through his transformation-based sales process. Sean’s clients often come to him with discomfort around selling and a fear of being ‘pushy’ and he helps them fix these challenges at their core which dramatically impacts their businesses. Originally trained by Anthony Robbins, Sean’s best skill in his ability to instill confidence in his clients about their self-worth.  7 figure business leaders (like Ted McGrath, Lisa Sassevich, and Marisa Murgitroyd) have hired Sean to help their sales teams increase conversions. Sean has been a featured expert on NBC news, Fox News and in The New York Times and with 15 years’ experience as a public speaker he inspires heart based coaches and entrepreneurs around the globe to actualize their highest life ambitions. You can email Sean direct at sean@thecreativetrack.com. YOU GOTTA CHECK THIS OUT! This episode is brought to you by Rock Your Gift: Amp

Today’s guest is Chris Cade. In 2006, Chris was in the midst of serious relationship challenges. Hoping to turn things around, he went to the “spirituality” section of the bookstore and unexpectedly found himself on the rocky road of personal transformation… Later that year, Chris attended The Monroe Institute’s Gateway Voyage Program where he delved deep into his consciousness and returned with a new clue to follow. One trainer suggested that Chris check out "The Diamond Approach." That’s when the pieces of Chris’ life began to snap into a meaningful mosaic. He reluctantly transformed – moment by moment – into the empowering teacher he is today. You can learn more about him at www.chriscade.com. This episode is being brought to you by Your Authority Blueprint Live – the 3-day event that may actually change your destiny! To learn more about this premiere event for visionary solopreneurs and take advantage of the Super Early-Bird Special (expiring 2/28/18), go to www.MichaelNeeley.com or visit HERE for details

Today’s guest is Paula Brown of Chi-Lightful. Paula is a Heartist; a graphic facilitator and purpose coach who draws out literally and figuratively the “WHAT” heart story for authentic leaders, empowering them to put the True-North heartbeat back into their lives and business. Her heart-questing was born by her heart stopping. Paula’s unique life stories and after death experience lit her purpose quest skills. She is hired by leaders to intuitively uncover their unique “essence” using both pictures and purpose discovery. Emerging from Brand Creative Director for international clients, she marries both intuition and strategic process for influencers to discover, and communicate their “what”. Paula’s Sketch-Questing and purpose coaching takes her clients into focused clarity…out of the frustration of knowing their vision and not being able to communicate it. Her best-selling book Fur Shui: An Introduction to Animal Feng Shui™, shines her intuitive tools and blue sky questing within and beyond the visible world.

Today’s guest is Derek Rydall. Part of the new generation of spiritual visionaries and thought leaders, Derek is the author of the #1 Amazon/Barnes & Noble best-seller The Abundance Project: 40 Days to more Wealth, Health Love & Happiness and the world’s #1 expert on the revolutionary Law of Emergence. Derek has trained top executives at Fortune 500 companies (from American Express to Disney) in empowered leadership and communications, and has coached celebrities and media professionals, including Oscar and Emmy winners, on creating conscious entertainment. As a regular Huffington Post contributor, and host of the top-rated podcasts Emergence and his new one The Abundance Project, he reveals cutting-edge spiritual principles and success strategies to achieve financial freedom and abundance, master productivity and creativity, and gain true wealth and happiness.  With his global platform, Derek has touched hundreds of thousands around the planet with his message on finding your path, living your purpos

Love is in the air! With Valentine's Day approaching, my wife, Meghan (Episode 224 and Episode 322), and I decided to get together with our dear friend and Master Enneagram coach, Ben Saltzman (Episode 61 and Episode 219), for an interview about how our Enneagram Types play out in relationships and how our personal transformation around our types has opened us up to more connection, love, and abundance. If you want to watch the interview as a video, click here: Michael & Meghan Valentine's Day Interview. And if you're interested in the program Ben talks about near the end of the interview, you can find it here: Transform Your Type - Relationships. I'd love to hear your feedback! What are some of the habitual patterns you find yourself playing out in relationships? What are your thoughts about your partner and how they think so differently than you? Post your comments below or on our Facebook page. This episode is being brought to you by Your Authority Blueprint Live – the 3-day event that may actually cha

Today’s guest is Philip Be’er. Philip is an Author and Mentor known for the development of Behavioral Loop Theory and for describing a pivotal relationship between Shame and Love/Attachment/Acceptance. Philip’s innovative approach to the transformation of compulsive behaviors, depression, anxiety, addiction, bullying and suicide has proven to be simple, effective, fast and inexpensive. Philip lives in Parksville, Canada and is accepting new, long-term, mentorship clients from anywhere in the world with a strong internet connection. You can find out more about him at www.b-loops.com. This episode is being brought to you by Your Authority Blueprint Live – the 3-day event that may actually change your destiny! To learn more about this premiere event for visionary solopreneurs and take advantage of the Super Early-Bird Special (expiring 2/28/18), go to www.MichaelNeeley.com or visit HERE for details. Be sure to subscribe to Consciously Speaking so that you don’t miss a single episode, and while you’re at it, won’

Today’s guest is Michelle Kopper. Michelle is a Voice, Video & Visibility Expert who helps, coaches, healers, authors & experts to Unlock the Power of Their Transformational Message. Using her unique combination of performance craft, business & visibility expertise and decades as a yogi & energy healer, Michelle created the Powerful Presence Process and Intuitive Voice Freedom Technique to help shy, shamed or shaky voices heal their blocks and fears around being seen and heard and reclaim their divine right to self-express. Her down to earth approach has helped hundreds of people to give voice to their big vision, so that they can own their message, speak their truth, and create the life they desire. You can learn more about her at www.michellekopper.com. This episode is being brought to you by Zero to Launch in 14 Days – the premiere podcast training course. Sign up for your Podcasting Breakthrough Discovery Call today, and don’t forget to grab your free report “The Simple 5-Step Process to L

Today’s guest is Jay Fiset. Jay is a best-selling author, a student of human nature, an avid outdoorsman at 5 star hotels, speaks fluent smart ass, can see and reflect your life mission in 5 minutes flat, loves having 2 sons so he can play with their toys, still fantasizes about his wife after 25 years, loves ideas, but loves results even more, can simultaneously laugh and cry for different reasons at the same time, has never been star struck (but assures me that if he had had the chance to meet Martin Luther King, I would have heard him screaming like a teenage girl). Jay is dedicated to instigating a global movement of Conscious Creators and supporting people to organize their life and resources around their passions and their gifts.  You can learn more about him at www.jayfiset.com., and pick up his Mastermind Mentors Manual here! This episode is being brought to you by Releasing What Weighs You Down – an Interactive, Experiential and Transformative Event to Release Physical, Emotional, Mental and Spiritua

Welcome to my first show of 2018, a New Year Special. It’s gonna be just me and you for a little bit, as I share some ideas I’ve been dealing with around the show and what the heck I’m up to in the world. I also want to invite you to join me for a free interactive group video call on January 3rd (replays will be available). In this interactive call, we’ll cover the importance of articulating in writing what exactly your destination/goal is, and we’ll do this very tangibly. I’ll also cover the steps for creating an effective 2018 roadmap for yourself, no matter what your goals may be, and we’ll go into a whole lot more. I hope you’ll join me and accept this as my gift to you for a prosperous and enlivened 2018. Sign Up for the FREE CALL HERE. This episode is being brought to you by Releasing What Weighs You Down – an Interactive, Experiential and Transformative Event to Release Physical, Emotional, Mental and Spiritual Blocks that are Preventing Success and Lasting Change. Join JJ Flizanes along with Michael N

Today’s guest is Jared Angaza. Jared is a strategist and philanthropist. As a lifelong student of creativity, economics, science, strategy, philanthropy, consciousness and indigenous cultures, he understands that our beliefs, truths, values and priorities are rooted in our perspective. His primary focus now is what he calls “conscious philanthropy”, which cultivates long-term, transformational methods of philanthropy that bolster spiritual alignment and elevate the human experience. Jared believes we are all extraordinary beings created to thrive through deep relationships, nature, spirituality and creativity. His purpose is to contribute to a more harmonious world by inspiring others to embrace a perspective rooted in love and interconnectedness. Now he and his family are living in his home town of Nashville, TN as they prepare to launch a few of their latest philanthropic ventures. You can find out more about Jared at www.JaredAngaza.com. This episode is being brought to you by Releasing What Weighs You Dow

Today’s guest is Marla Mattenson. Marla is a relationship & intimacy expert specializing in coaching entrepreneur couples with an urgent desire to transform both their relationship and their business. Using her neuroscience and mathematics background, Marla is uniquely gifted at working with couples to identify their negative habitual patterns. Over the course of her 22-year career, she’s helped more than 12,000 couples including Academy Award winning actors, producers and directors, NBA players and coaches, Grammy Award winning artists, and millionaire entrepreneurs. You can learn more about Marla at www.MarlaMattenson.com. This episode is being brought to you by Zero to Launch in 14 Days – the premiere podcast training course. Sign up for your Podcasting Breakthrough Discovery Call today, and don’t forget to grab your free report “The Simple 5-Step Process to Launch a Rockin’ Podcast in Just 14 Days”. Be sure to subscribe to Consciously Speaking so that you don’t miss a single episode, and while you’re

Today's guest is Beth Nelson. Beth is an inspiration and leader for women who are ready to awaken into the fullest version of themselves at midlife and leave a meaningful impact on the world. As a life purpose clarity expert, she helps confused and disengaged women in their 50s and 60s to build the necessary confidence to reinvent themselves and create a life full of passion, purpose and authenticity. Beth's workshops, retreats, private coaching and on-line programs have helped over 100 women in the last year to uncover their unconscious beliefs and make lasting change to feel more vital and engaged in midlife and beyond. Beth created Ignited Women in 2016 to unleash the greatly under-utilized wisdom of midlife women into the world and foster a cultural shift in how they are seen and valued. As a yoga instructor, she has guided hundreds of women to a deeper quality of presence through movement and stillness. She is a licensed Desire Map and Firestarter Facilitator and a 500-hour certified yoga teacher. Tune i

In today’s episode, continuing Women's Empowerment Month, I am joined once again by my dear friend, Heather Gray. In 1998, Heather co-authored the award-winning book Real Girl Real World: A Guide to Finding Your True Self, which supported young girls everywhere with their self-esteem, their body issues, and other coming-of-age challenges they faced. Today, Heather is a life coach, an intuitive healer and the creator of Soul-filled Life™.  She has been in the Personal Growth field for over 15 years as a healer, coach, workshop leader, writer and spiritual seeker. Heather founded the popular Soul-filled Cafe, a virtual gathering with expert coaches; and created Soul-filled Life for individuals who are ready to explore their true path and create their best life, and she recently launched her new podcast, The Soul-Filled Café available on iTunes and wherever you choose to listen to podcasts. Heather works with clients from around the globe and you can learn more about her, book a session and download her free gui

Today’s show kicks off Women's Empowerment Month here on Consciously Speaking, and we're super excited to present Maura Barclay. Maura is a former fire fighter, two-time title-winning body builder and martial artist. She founded Unbreakable Woman® in 2004 and her book Compassionate Self-Defense & Empowerment was published in 2013. She brings over two decades of mind-body teaching expertise to her programs and has presented her signature seminars across the nation at Fortune 500 companies, conferences and federal agencies such as the IMF.  She also consults as a violence prevention Subject Matter Expert for the US Military. Maura recently completed a four-day intensive Threat Assessment Academy with Gavin de Becker and Associates, focusing on violence prevention in the workplace, schools and providing protection to individuals. Her programs include Intuitive Empowerment, Sexual Harassment & Assault Prevention and Stress Resilience and Mindfulness Training. You can learn more about her at www.unbreakabl

In today's MeToo episode, Michael is joined by executive handler and future podcast host, Tomas Booher, and "The Camera Guy for the Camera Shy", Steve Cozart, as they dig into the issue of sexual harassment and explore what conscious men can do in support of women everywhere. While answers may be elusive, and even more questions are posed, it is in the open and expanding conversation that we may find a solution. We hope that you'll join the MeToo discussion by commenting below, leaving us a voice recording at www.MichaelNeeley.com, or going to our Consciously Speaking Facebook page and voicing your thoughts there. We also invite men everywhere to join the #TellMe support network. Take a stand for women worldwide and help put an end to sexual harassment and assault. This episode is being brought to you by Zero to Launch in 14 Days – the premiere podcast training course. Sign up for your Podcasting Breakthrough Discovery Call today, and don’t forget to grab your free report “The Simple 5-Step Process to Launch

Today’s guest is Mellissa Seaman. Mellissa is a Gifted Intuitive with a sharp business mind and she helps inspired professionals to identify their gifts, and access their purpose, power, and pleasure. She utilizes her shamanic wisdom, intuitive clarity, and her business acumen to help you get what you want. And that’s a pretty cool thing coming from a former attorney who’s deeply in touch with her woo-woo. Mellissa’s calling is to support you in your inspired work in the world, and she does it exceedingly well. You can learn more about her and take her Soul Gift Quiz HERE! This episode is being sponsored by Meghan Neeley’s upcoming event – Badass Boss Live! Join Meghan on October 20-22, 2017, in Monterey, California, along with an intimate group of other courageous and inspired women for Badass Boss Live. They’re flying in from all over the world for one reason: To discover how they can create impact and income being their own boss. Badass Boss Live is valued at $697 but, as a special guest of Consciously Spe

Today’s guest is author and Empowerment Strategist, JJ Flizanes. JJ is also the host of several podcast shows including Fit 2 Love and Spirit, Purpose & Energy. She is the Director of Invisible Fitness, an Amazon best-selling author of Fit 2 Love: How to Get Physically, Emotionally, and Spiritually Fit to Attract the Love of Your Life, and author of Knack Absolute Abs: Routines for a Fit and Firm Core. She was named Best Personal Trainer in Los Angeles for 2007 by Elite Traveler Magazine. JJ has been featured in many national magazines, including Shape, Fitness, Muscle and Fitness HERS, Elegant Bride, and Women’s Health as well as appeared on NBC, CBS, Fox 11 and KTLA. Her newest book, The Invisible Fitness Formula: 5 Secrets to Release Weight and End Body Shame debuted at #2 on the Amazon Best Seller List for Women’s Health and #2 as a Hot New Release on May 18th 2017. JJ's live event is coming up in January and you can reserve your spot HERE! You can find learn more about JJ at www.JJFlizanes.com, or si

Today’s guest is Michael's wife, Meghan Neeley.  Meghan is a mentor for women entrepreneurs who know they’re meant to follow their purpose, create wealth and be their own badass boss. She supports them every step of the way from clarifying their big vision to creating their brand and crafting their workshops and offerings that serve their ideal clients while celebrating their unique gifts. She shows them how to grow their impact and income on their own terms... while living a luxurious life. Meghan is an international speaker, creator of the Badass Boss Mentorship, and treats business as the ultimate spiritual path. She's manifested the life of her dreams as a result of her commitment to live in her purpose and she's here to take a stand for YOU creating your dreams in reality.  You can learn more about Meghan at www.MeghanNeeley.com. This episode is being sponsored by Meghan’s upcoming event - Badass Boss Live! Join Meghan on October 20-22, 2017, in Monterey, California, along with an intimate group of other

Today’s guest is Christian Mickelsen. He is a mentor of mine, an all around super guy, and he has coached thousands of other coaches, healers, and consultants who have built multi-six and seven-figure businesses under his direction and guidance. Some call him the master of Abundance and his latest book, Abundance Unleashed is a testament to that; as he shares his secrets to eliminating the invisible forces that could be holding you back from having everything you want in life. You can learn more about him and what he is up to in the world at www.ChristianMickelsen.com. This episode is being sponsored by 5D Events, the “Pioneers in Consciousness, Science & Space Research” and their upcoming INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM OF QUANTUM CONSCIOUSNESS & HEALING, taking place from October 20th to 22nd, 2017. This EPIC EVENT will take place at the Alexis Park All Suite Resort in Las Vegas and will feature many incredible speaks and over 100 LECTURES, WORKSHOPS, PANELS, FILMS, MUSIC, EXHIBITS & A DINNER BANQUET. T

Today’s guest is Audrey Hazekamp. Audrey is a game-changing integrative coach and facilitator for evolutionary fitness and integrity. She is the creator and founder of Tall Poppy Inc. where she supports clients in resolving their limiting patterns so they find easeful clarification, creation and enjoyment of lives that they truly want to be living. She can be found at www.TallPoppyInc.com. This episode is being sponsored by 5D Events, the “Pioneers in Consciousness, Science & Space Research” and their upcoming INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM OF QUANTUM CONSCIOUSNESS & HEALING, taking place from October 20th to 22nd, 2017. This EPIC EVENT will take place at the Alexis Park All Suite Resort in Las Vegas and will feature many incredible speaks and over 100 LECTURES, WORKSHOPS, PANELS, FILMS, MUSIC, EXHIBITS & A DINNER BANQUET. This super symposium is all about SCIENCE, HEALTH & CONSCIOUSNESS and is a Global Gathering of LIGHTWORKERS, INDIGO STAR SEEDS, HEALERS & TRUTH SEEKERS, with the Intention of “