Mid- Life crisis…..we have all heard about it, we try to avoid it, but inevitably we get to a point in time of our lives when we start asking the big questions. Who Am I? Have I ever actually been ME?  Have I ever REALLY lived? Is it too late to change things around? Our amazing guest that is here today will shed some light on those questions and much more.

Olga Szakal is the founder of "The Ageless Generation" where she coaches women on "How to Design Your New Amazing Life In 5 Steps”. She’s also the author of "The Mid-Life Crisis Awakening" : How to rise up and become the woman that you were always meant to be, which describes how she was raised with limiting beliefs and her journey from losing her father, going through a divorce, becoming a single mother of four children, to finally discovering who she really was.
 
Olga is dedicated to share with others like herself, the journey, the steps, the pitfalls and exhilaration of succeeding. You can do it too. 

Episode Highlights: 

• Olga went through her own 'midlife crisis', so she speaks from experience. 
• There was ONE question that woke her up and turned her life upside down. 
• We talked about how outside judgement affected her making the decisions she needed to make for her well being. 
• She gave us an exercise to remove those negative labels that others put on us and we end up believing them. 
• We talked about self compassion and gave us an activity to help us transform. 
• "write your own story in this 'new life'!" 
• "Get curious about your future life!" 

Join Olga's Facebook group to continue being inspired to live the Ageless Generation www.facebook.com/groups/139344010058757/
and receive a free copy of Olga's book, The Midlife Crisis Awakening.

Can people really change?

That is a question that I believe ranks right up there with some of life’s most interesting questions like, ‘what’s the meaning of life’.

Recently on my Facebook newsfeed, one of my friends posted this question:
“Do people truly change? Say you knew someone years ago who was self-serving, two-faced, user; do you think it's possible for them to REALLY become different people?”

I would like you to take a moment to ponder that question for a couple minutes.

I was surprised at the difference between the comments that were on my friends thread as opposed to when I posed a similar question to my FB friends list. 

It definitely shows how the kind of people that you surround yourself with, even on social media, can affect your view on the world. 

Suzanne Anderson is a master of transformational learning, a thought leader on resilient leadership and co-author of the triple award-winning book The Way of the Mysterial Woman: Upgrading How You Live, Love and Lead. Her work is dedicated to awakening women to their full potential, urging them to the edge of their own evolution - to be the ones who are able to lead us into a new cultural paradigm.

Over fifteen years of research led Suzanne to discover The Mysterial Way - an emerging leadership model that integrates both Feminine and Masculine capacities, embraces women’s wholeness and addresses all the domains of her unique experience. This multi-faceted, in-depth approach to her work rests on 30 years of study and practice in a grounded spiritual path that remains a vital aspect of her life today.

​Episode Highlights: 

• Suzanne noticed women in business using the traditional masculine leadership style where 'burning out' at alarming rates. 
  
• Introduced us to the myth of Persephone/Demeter/Hades that is the foundation of her book. 
  
• We talked about the question, do we have to be brought to our knees for change to happen? 
  
• Surrender vs Resistance. 
  
• We talked about how grief can be scary to allow ourselves to fully feel it. 
  
• Resilience is an important life skill to cultivate. 
  
• In Suzanne's book we discover the different types of female archetypes. 
  
• We are being invited by evolution to grow a consciousness that we've never had before. 
  
• Suzanne defines for us what Mysterial means. 
  
• We need 'healthy' masculine and feminine capacities working together in leadership. 
• Self awareness of our 'shadow' is key. 
  

​To connect with Suzanne, head over to her website: mysterialwoman.com
​To join Suzanne's Facebook group, click here: www.facebook.com/groups/mysterialwoman/
​To get your copy of Suzanne's book, click the image below.

Leadership. It's a term that we hear often, but do we really know what it means. Do you know what kind of leader you are or would like to be? 

Another term I have been hearing a lot lately is Servant Leadership. What is it, how does it differ from the traditional model of leadership? Why should we be taking notice of it? Our amazing guest is here today to answer those questions and show us the art of Servant Leadership. 

Art Barter is CEO and cultural architect of Datron World Communications Inc, and organization he transformed from a $10 million company to a $200 million company in just six years by puttng into practice the behaviours of servant leadership. 

He is also CEO and founder of the Servant Leadership Institute (SLI), an organization that helps people and organizations put servant leadership into practice, through hands-on training, coaching, events, publications and other programs. His latest book, is The Servant Leadership Journal: An 18 week Journey to Transform You and Your Organization. 

Episode Highlights: 

• We influence those around us by our behaviour. 
• Leadership is NOT about the love of power, it's about the power of love. 
• It's about a Life-Work balance as you bring life to work. 
• Leadership is not one size fits all. 
• Talked about how Art transformed his leadership style from the power model to the servant model. 
• treat people with dignity and respect. 
• It's about building a bridge between leadership and employees to truly become a strong team. 
• great leaders learn how to 'get out of the way'. 
• Individuals win trophies, teams win championships. 
• The 9 behaviours of Servant Leadership. 
• Behave the talk. It gets you more credibility than anything. 
• Start with yourself first. Be a leader of self. 
• Introduction to the Servant Leadership Institute. 
• In order for servant leadership to be successful, you need to meet your people where they are. 

To connect with Art, go to his website: 
servantleadershipinstitute.com

To get your copy of Art's latest book, click the image below! 

Have you ever done or been a part of something that had serious consequences on another person. Do you hold a lot of guilt and are unable to forgive yourself for a decision or action that you made? Today’s amazing guest is here to share a very personal story about how you can find truth and purpose from tragedy.

Casey Cease is the Founder and CEO of Lucid Books. As an author, pastor, and speaker who has published his own book, Casey knows first-hand the importance of partnering with a team of experts to edit, publish, and market your book.

When Casey was in high school on his way home from a night out, he accidentally struck his friend with his vehicle which instantly took his friend's life.  This tragedy led Casey to discover his truth and created a new purpose for his life.

​Episode Highlights: 

• Casey had a life changing accident in his teens. 
• started speaking to teens about drinking and driving at the age of 17
• We talked about the process of forgiveness, of ourselves and others. 
• ​The difference between guilt and shame.
• learning from your mistakes no longer makes them wasted. 
• Failure is only realized if we fail to learn from our mistakes. 
• Why can some people move on after tragedy while others stay stuck in it. 
• Discipline: retribution vs correction. 
• ​If you are in business you need to write a book that explains your expertise beyond you doing it. 
• ​The reason for publishing other people books is in the redemption factor in sharing their message in a meaningful and impactful way. 

​If you would like to connect with Casey further, visit his websites: 
caseycease.com
lucidbookspublishing.com

​To get your copy of Casey's book, click the image below.

Have you ever had a job that you absolutely hated? Each morning you almost need a forklift to get you out of bed to get you moving, and on your way to work. While you are there, motivation is non existent and you feel like your very life force is being sucked out of your body.

I believe that most of us have felt that way at one time or another, but the big question is why do people stay in those jobs, while others move on to do things that they are more passionate about. Our amazing guest today is here to shed some light on how work can become meaningful play!

As a positive psychologist, coach and writer, Lisa Avery helps individuals connect with the unique passion and purpose that drives their personal and professional success. She is fascinated by what propels a person to pursue their vocation, entwining their innate strengths, values and interests to serve both themselves and the rest of the world.
 
Lisa fuses the art of Coaching with the science of Positive Psychology to help individuals gain the clarity, confidence and courage to become all they aspire to be.

Episode Highlights: 

• Lisa discusses with us the difference between a vocation, job and a career. 
• Where do extrinsic and intrinsic motivations come into play? 
• People need the feeling of constantly growing and the going above and beyond one's ego.
• People tend to be happiest when they are not focusing on themselves. 
• We talked about the 2 different ways to be happy: Hedonic and Eudaimonic
• Is the need for vocation for everyone?
• The father of Positive Psychology, Martin Seligman says if we have P.E.R.M.A: Positive Emotion, Engagement, Relationship, Meaning, Accomplishment, we will be a pretty well rounded overall wellness.
• authenticity is NOT a destination, it's a journey. 
• The University of Pennsylvania has a Strengths Survey that you can take to discover what yours are. Click the link and create a profile and then you can access that survey and many others in the Authentic Happiness section.
•  www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu/user/login
• Lisa introduced us to The Best Future Self exercise
• Its the gap between your real self and your future self that causes frustration, anxiety and sadness. By taking some action towards your future self, incredible things can happen. 
• What kind of activities would you do for the rest of your life if no one was looking and if money wasn't involved? 

Connect with Lisa further at www.workisvocation.com

​Have you ever started down a path, whether it be a career or a relationship, where you discovered that it wasn’t of your choosing. You realize that you are living your life for someone else, based on their expectations of you and the judgments that you would receive if you didn’t follow it.

Have you ever felt like you weren’t in control of your own life, like you were a spectator instead of a participant and true happiness seemed like something that only happens in fairy tales.
Today’s amazing guest knows that feeling all too well and she is here to tell us how you can Live Happy from the Inside out.

Podcaster, International Speaker, Huffington Post contributor and creator of the Foundations of Happiness eCourse, Maura Sweeney guides others on the path of “Living Happy – Inside Out.” Armed with decades of experience as a law school “escapee”, a corporate manager, a business co-owner and a home schooling mom, Maura launched out at midlife to pursue her dream vocation as A world traveler and trademarked Ambassador of Happiness®, Maura is a popular media guest sharing unifying “good news” perspectives with the world.

Episode Highlights: 

• The details of our lives may vary but so many of us have a similar story. 
• Who am i and what do I want to display to the world. 
• The light/candle within us is what gives our lives meaning and purpose. 
• Who is the most feared person that you're afraid to meet? 
• Look at ourselves with an inner light of benevolence (love) in the process of reflection. 
• Forgiveness of everyone and of self brings us to the place of ultimate love. 
• When people are drowning themselves in addictions, there is a part of unforgiveness that is creating the inner turmoil. 
• So many of our behaviours revolve around guilt and obligation. 
• Truth is your faithful friend 
• Everything you've been searching for is already within you! 
• Happiness is something we can consciously cultivate. 
• Ask yourself what gave you joy when you were a child, to help you reignite that light within you. 
• Trust yourself that there is a beautiful gift within yourself that is waiting to be seen by the world. 

If you would like to get the excerpt of Maura's book that she mentioned in the show, email her at Maura@maura4u.com and reference this podcast. You can also connect with Maura even more on her website, maura4u.com

Who are you? 
The #1 question I ask my clients when I start working with them, and for most, the hardest question to answer.
Who is your Best Self? 
How do you want to show up in your life?
To achieve life mastery, the answer to these questions will elevate you to a new level? 
In this episode I talk about how I take my clients through this process, and i give you the opportunity to do it for yourself or with me in a one on one session.  
Are you ready to meet your Best Self? 

To book your 30 min complimentary call to discover your Best Self, click the link below! 
calendly.com/sheila-ryp/discovery

Do you have a story that you would like to tell? Have you dreamed of becoming a published author and having a book of your very own? Do you have no idea as to how to start this process? Today’s amazing guest is here to share with us why she believes that everyone (and that includes you) needs to write a book.

Best selling author and executive business coach, Honorée Corder is the author of dozens of books, including You Must Write a Book and The Prosperous Writer book series. She is also Hal Elrod’s business partner in The Miracle Morning book series.
 
Honorée coaches business professionals, writers, and aspiring non-fiction authors who want to publish their books to bestseller status, create a platform, and develop multiple streams of income. She also does all sorts of other magical things, and her badassery is legendary.

Episode Highlights: 

• ​Writing a book can change your life. 
• Get the authority, credibility and connections that you want. 
• Ask yourself: What do you want from the book? What is the end result that you want? Who is the avatar of your book? 
• We talked about the different ways to publish and the benefits of each. 
• You can always find the time to write.....just depends if you want to do it as a hobby or as a professional. 
• Make it a part of your morning routine. 
• Anything is possible. It's about having the right plan, action and mindset. 

To connect with Honorée, go to her website, honoreecorder.com

When people are asked what they would like more of in their day, a lot of the times they say time and energy, as there just never seems to be enough. The reality is, we are infused with an abundant amount of energy, but unfortunately we often waste that precious resource, resulting in our mismanagement of our life’s energy, causing our life and work to suffer.

Julian Kaufmann is an energy expert, entrepreneur, and author. Julian helps people get more out of life by applying science and universal spiritual truths to get more done by using less energy. (I could definitely use some of that!) After his own spiritual awakening led him to discover the 4-flowgates for increasing your personal power, Julian wrote his book, Let Go, Let It Flow – The PATH To Peace and Personal Power.
 
This ground-breaking work teaches us how to apply Julian’s Theory of Conductivity in our life and more fully express and share our true gifts with the world.
 
Julian is here to help turn you on more brightly, and help you share your light with the world. 

Episode Highlights:  

• Julian's book came out of a divine inspiration. 
• The mind is a wonderful servant but a terrible master. 
• Flow is an optimal state of being, being 'in the zone', performing at your best, become one with what you are doing.
• Life is a flowing current, letting it flow, catching the wave to be in a magical state of being. 
• P.A.T.H. = P is Presence, A is Acceptance, T is Thankfulness, H is Helping is the 4 flow gates to peace and personal power. 
• Talked about the Law of Conservation of Energy and Ohms Law of Resistance and how they play out in our lives. 
• The importance of getting a good nights sleep. 
• What wisdom would you pass onto your younger self? 

To connect with Julian, head over to his website www.juliankaufmann.com
To get your copy of Julian's book, click on the image below.