Have you ever felt like you were tired of living on the huge hamster wheel of life. Working harder to make more money to afford the bigger house, the fancier car and afford the lifestyle that society tells us that we should all be striving for with the massive amounts of consumer over consumption. Do you ever dream of a simpler life?

Emily Gerde and her husband Justin, their son Wyatt, 4 cats and 1 dog live in a 325 square foot tiny house on wheels. Emily and her family were tired of running on the hamster wheel and being over budget on their holistic and organic lifestyle. Emily, as a former licensed teacher and daycare provider, wanted to home-school her son and tiny house living provided them with a financially sound way to stay home.
 
Emily and her family have been living in their tiny house for 18 months and are loving the new found financial freedom, minimal environmental impact and other perks that come with tiny house living. Emily has a soon to be published book, Minimalist Living for a Maximum Life, where she shares how minimalist living, organic food and mindful practices has changed her life and the lives of the ones she loves. 

Episode Highlights: 

• it's all about truly living within your means. 
• the tiny house movement has been around for approx 10 years. 
• we talked about what the transition was like going from 2000 sqft to 325 sqft.
• Emily told us about her biggest AHA moments and about the ONE thing that she misses about her old life. 
• minimalist living has allowed for self care practices to become priority. 
• Emily gave us an idea of the depth of their own personal self care practices. 
• Emily's book, Minimalist Living for a Maximum Life will hopefully be out around Christmas, so keep an eye out for it. 

Connect with Emily by going to spectrums.me/1000213 for a list of all her social media links. 

Do you feel like you have been unlucky in love? Do your past relationship and life experiences hold you back from having the life and love that you desire and deserve? Do you know the true impact that childhood trauma can have on your present? Even mild traumatic events can shape your story.

Riana Milne, a certified global Life, Dating and Relationship coach, a #1 Best Selling Author and expert on dealing with trauma, helps one overcome a fearful negative mindset to tap into their personal power and positive, conscious mindset for success in both life and love relationships.
 
With close to 90% of adults experiencing adverse childhood events, Riana clearly explains how emotional triggers from the past clearly influence our reactions and behaviours as adults, often sabotaging our self confidence and happiness in all areas of life.
 
Riana believes that we ALL come from an element of childhood trauma and how we handle that is vital to our relationships. 

Episode Highlights: 

• Riana shared her own personal experience of trauma in her past relationships. 
• Found that none of her massive amounts of training covered how childhood trauma presents in adulthood. 
• Riana explained to us what the 10 traumas are that we can experience in childhood. 
• And then how some of them can present in adult behaviour.
• Even if both partners come from a traumatic past, the most successful pairings come from a strong faith/spiritual base. 
• The best types of relationships are emotionally healthy, evolved and have conscious awareness. 
• Your biography becomes your biology, as you store all your past emotional and traumatic experiences in your body that can present with health concerns as we age, IF we don't deal and release them. 
• You have to be a successful, healthy single FIRST, and then you can attract the healthy partner. 
• You can't change what you don't understand. Knowledge IS power! 

To connect with Riana, go to her website at rianamilne.com

There you can download free chapters of both her books and book your free Life and Love Transformation Strategy Session.
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Riana is also offering a $1000 Scholarship for anyone interested in her coaching and VIP programs........Thank you Riana for your very generous offers! 

Has your life been full of twists and turns, ups and downs, maybe more downs than there were ups. Leaving you feeling directionless, unmotivated and a bit apathetic about life? Our awesome guest today, knows all too well how that feels.

Dr James Kelley has a PhD in international marketing, is a fellow podcaster, author and inspirational speaker. Coming from humble beginnings, he never could have imagined the adventure that life was going to take him on. Even though he has experienced his share of failure and no’s in his life, he has maintained a sunny disposition through it all. James believes that if you just work hard and be a good person, you will end up on top.

Episode Highlights: 

• James was an under achiever, had low self esteem and didn't think there was much possibility for him. 
• acknowledge your foundation, then decide to rebuild it or build on top of it. 
• people struggle because they have unrealistic expectations that set you up for failure. 
• break goals into micro moments. 
• think forward (where do you want to go?), reason back (how will you get there?). 
• don't let fear conquer you, conquer your fear. 
• we will layer our fear with excuses to avoid making the hard choices. 
• be fearless as an attitude, not as an emotion. 
• a crucible is a moment of conscious pause and is transformative (if you're willing to take it as an opportunity). 
• part of being authentic is being authentic to YOURSELF, not just to other people. 
• in uncomfortable moments comes clarity. 
• that's where growth comes from. 

To connect with James further, head over to his website drjameskelley.com

Do you have an extremely successful career? On the surface it looks like you have it all going on and then some, but on the inside you feel unfulfilled and have lost meaning and hope in your life.  Today’s guest knows exactly how you feel.

Tommy Breedlove is the founder of Choose Goodness, a company dedicated to helping executives and entrepreneurs focus beyond the financial bottom line. By empowering leaders, Tommy bridges the gap between humanity and profitability. He transforms organizations to attract and retain the best and brightest people, create a loyal customer base and promote goodwill within their communities.
 
Choose Goodness provides both the rational and emotional perspectives to the strategic and financial decision making process. 

Episode Highlights: 

• The constant striving for perfection lead to a lot of destructive behaviour. 
• Putting so much weight on the opinions and judgments of others, keeps us from living in the present. 
• What do you want to be remembered for? 
• One of the true powers that we have is the power of choice.
• Suggests reading the book, Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl.
• Do you want to live your life, or do you want to live your story? 
• Ask yourself, 'Have i chosen goodness for my self, my community or my planet?' 
• Ego is a form of insecurity, and comes from a place of fear.
• All of us wear masks everyday. 
• Am i willing to do the work? As change is HARD work! 
• You have to invest in yourself first before you can help others etc. 
• Nothing in life is easy, there are NO free passes! 
• The Power of Positive Choices! Awareness is key! 
• Every person on earth has a 'zone of genius'. How do you use it to serve yourself and others. 
• To change the world into a better place, you really need to change yourself FIRST! 
• You have to participate in your own rescue! 

Connect further with Tommy at choosegoodnessnow.com

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to drop everything to go and travel the world? Our amazing guest today is here to tell us about when he did that and the amazing journey of leadership that it created for him.

Jake Carlson is a business leader, an inspirational speaker and a 9-5 dropout. After 11 years as a tax attorney, he chose “different”. Taking his 3 kids out of school for the adventure of a lifetime, the family spent a year living in 12 countries, overcoming robbery, redeye flights and Haggis while learning to love the rich cultures of the world.
 
Jake is now on a mission to help elite achievers become leaders by mastering what he calls, the CIA of Influence. 

Episode Highlights: 

• Does not recommend everyone to just drop everything and take off for a full year, especially if you have a family. Start small and work your way up to really see if that type of lifestyle is what you truly want. 
• Take small action steps today and consistently over time, that puts you in the direction you want to go. 
• The difference between Passion and Purpose. 
• Decisions are not permanent, if it doesn't work out, learn from it and figure out your next step. 
• Leadership can be found in every corner of the Earth. 
• Modern Leadership is constantly changing. 
• Leadership is a skill that anyone can learn, as there are many different levels of leadership. 
• Let people lead in the area where their expertise is. 
• What is the CIA of Influence? 
• What surfing taught Jake about Leadership. 
• All of us CAN be leaders, but not all of us are the SAME leader. 

Connect with Jake at jakeacarlson.com and take your free Leadership Super Power Assessment at jakeacarlson.com/ryp