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Positivity Effect | weekly chats about positive thinking, gratitude & personal development/empowerment. Join the host Dr. Tom each week to talk about good vibes, improving our lives and creating a ripple effect of positivity throughout our own world. It's more important than ever today to surround yourself with messages and people who will support and uplift you to be the best you can possibly be while you live out this incredible thing we call life.
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Monday Nov 07, 2016
Monday Nov 07, 2016
Avoiding A Suicide Of The Soul
Kute Blackson is an utterly unique visionary in the world of human potential. Unlike those who promise to simply help people “get” what they want, Kute’s life work instead reveals to people what they have to give, by liberating who they are most truly and deeply. The focus: Freedom. Kute’s own background and experience lay out the blueprint for his approach to liberating others, setting their gifts and greatness free. Born in Ghana, West Africa, his multicultural upbringing as the child of a Japanese mother and Ghanaian father, raised in London, and on 4 different continents defies all stereotype. The son of a revered spiritual leader, Kute was speaking to his fatherʼs congregations, in more than 300 churches, by the age of 8. At the age of 14, he was ordained into his fatherʼs ministry and groomed to carry on the familyʼs spiritual legacy. But his heartʼs truth drew him to separate from his fatherʼs ministry and come to Los Angeles in 1995. Kute courageously and daringly, came to America with two suitcases, and a dream seeking out many of the spiritual and self-help icons who inspired him when he was still a boy. He quickly learned that the outside- in approach had to become an inside-out approach. So he decided to create his own process—a process that liberates the individual at the core. This process helps the individual get in touch with who they really. It is a process of breaking free, so that each person can live, give, and share the truest expression of his or her self. This is what he calls “Liberated Living.”
CLICK HERE for Kute’s website
Kute’s twitter handle: @KuteBlackson
On today’s episode we discuss:
- Kute’s first memories
- Lessons from miracles & his father
- The importance of following your truth, not other’s expectations
- How he responded to his life’s calling
- Asking the question, “Who am I really?”
- What impedes us from uncovering our truths
- What shuts down our divine light as we grow from childhood to adulthood (conditioning)
- The role of fear in our lives
- Gratitude inside the mind of Kute
Kute’s nuggets of wisdom
“so many of us, we feel a deeper truth in our hearts, we feel a deeper truth of what we’re suppose to do, whether its a relationship, whether it’s our life purpose, whether it’s to start a purpose, and so often we don’t follow the truth”
“When I don’t compromise my heart, when I don’t compromise my truth, when we follow our soul’s knowing, the universe really rises to support us”
“There’s no shortage of people who will tell you who you should be, and the kind of life you should live.”
“We are being lived and breathed by the same consciousness, the same force. What’s breathing me, is breathing you”
“The degree to which we are connected (to our conditioning) is the degree to which we are not free”
“fear is a signal. Fear is signaling to us a part of us that needs attention.”
“we have to give up entitlement”
“To be grateful really requires a surrender of the ego, to life”
Part two with Kute goes live on Wednesday – stay tuned!!
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Monday Oct 31, 2016
Monday Oct 31, 2016
The Warrior Sage Way Of Life
Satyen Raja, founder and president of WarriorSage, is a living synthesis of Eastern wisdom and Western practicality, combining the power of the warrior and the wisdom of the sage. Satyen has invested over three decades on hands-on research and he has led workshops for tens of thousands of individuals internationally in the art of ‘true power’. Satyen’s dramatic style is not for the timid. When Satyen leads, he holds nothing back; he gives you all of himself. Satyen masterfully uses his unique gifts to bring your fears and your unconscious self-limiting patterns to the surface and then resolves them fast. Using his intuition and his experience, Satyen ripens you by exposing your deepest heart and gifts. He sees you at your core and takes you past your edge where real transformation takes place. If you are seeking real change, the Path of the WarriorSage, although not for the timid, is deep, fast and razor effective. This level of spiritual practice is intense. You must be willing to go into the fire and grow your heart. Satyen offers this opportunity for transformation out of his passion to help you awaken. Satyen is the teacher for you only if you are seeking real change.
CLICK HERE for Satyen’s website & check out his private community!
Satyen’s twitter handle: @SatyenRaja
On today’s episode we discuss:
- Satyen’s 35 year obsession with:
- improving himself physically, mentally, emotionally & spiritually
- transferring those improvements to others as well
- How you can help others through helping yourself
- A deep dive into the warrior sage path
- Three stages: me, we, sake of all beings
- How to activate the first stage
- The importance of equilibrium in our lives
- Why we are all leaders & followers
- Discovering deeper callings in life
- Why fears are teachers
- How Satyen rebuilt his marriage with his wife
- Why everything stems out from strong relationships
- building a peaceful relationship with yourself
- Lessons from Satyen’s father
- The difference between peak success and peak existence
Satyen’s nuggets of wisdom
“there’s more to life than gaining”
“lead with what you must do in order to die complete without regrets”
“I like to start my day, I ask myself this question, What can I do today to influence in a positive way”
“Every single day, there’s no stepping back. Every day, one step.”
Satyen’s Impact: Wants to remembered as someone who was forgotten. He wants lives changed and that people had a powerful interaction with him, that their life booms in a particular way, they go in, and in the end, he is forgotten. He is happy to not be remembered 
Powerful!
Another episode of the Positivity Effect goes live next Monday – stay tuned!!
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Monday Oct 24, 2016
Monday Oct 24, 2016
Understanding Your Hustle In Life Is Crucial
Anthony Trucks, former Pro NFL linebacker is no stranger to adversity. From the tender age of three, he was given away to the foster care system to be subjected to years of physical, mental & emotional abuse. From very intense foster family situations, to a NFL career ending injury, to his wife’s affair that left him minutes from taking his own life, to his rise back up to become a highly influential life/business coach and dynamic speaker, Anthony will be the first to tell you that life can change for better or worse in an instant, it all starts with a decision. Every situation we have in life, we are faced with making a decision of what that situation means to us. After watching his foster mom take her last breath after battling MS for 17 years, he decided right then and there that he was going to make his life extraordinary. He now shares that unconditional love that she shared with him and he’s here to share some powerful insights from his life and how we all have the decision to better our own lives and achieve huge goals. We just have to learn to “trust our hustle”.
CLICK HERE for Anthony’s website
Anthony’s twitter handle: @AnthonyTrucks
On today’s episode we discuss:
- How Anthony defines the term: Getting sh*t done (GSD)
- A beautiful description is given how life is not defined by our upbringing
- Defining “clarity” moments in life
- How to “Trust Your Hustle”
- Why most people don’t even START down the path towards success
- How Anthony applies faith
- How are beliefs created
- Why are we quick to trust others but slow to trust ourselves
- The Dove Study
- How to take more action that builds self trust
- Simon Sinek’s Start With Why
- How Anthony approaches fear
- What leadership means in the face of adversity and fear
- How helping yourself first immensely helps others
- Why happiness comes from how we approach the world
- Anthony intimately describes how all change in life happens in an instant [i.e. in a decision]
- One of Anthony’s favorite moment in the NFL
Anthony’s nuggets of wisdom
“I know for a fact that I cannot guarantee that if you work hard or If I work hard, were going to get success, I can’t guarantee. But I can guarantee that if you don’t, you won’t”
“We spend most of our time in the decision making point”
“I have to know, like know, like faith in knowing, that if I put the work in, I will win. If you don’t know that, like to your soul, most of the time, like 95% of the time you’re not going to move”
“It’s the reason that is strong enough, to be able to move you past inevitable setbacks, life’s going to happen. It has to be so deep and so dark, it’s almost embarrassing to share in public”
On fear, “If I’m fearful, there’s a reason I put so much importance on it, so I want to figure it out”
“even if you don’t win. You have to set your own scale for what self worth you have or what your level of success is”
Another episode of the Positivity Effect goes live next Monday – stay tuned!!
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Tuesday Aug 30, 2016
Tuesday Aug 30, 2016
Making Lemonade With Lemons
Robert and Maryann Wahmann are the founders of NCAN, The Neuroendocrine Cancer Awareness Network. Founded in 2004, their mission is to intensify awareness of Neuroendocrine Cancer including Carcinoid. NCAN provides access to information about NETs, and funding for NET cancer research. For the past 12 years NCAN has provided information and support to NET patients and caregivers through e-mail, our web site, and toll free phone number. Our phone line is open 7 days a week 9 am – 9 pm EST, 365 days a year! The phone line is answered by a patient or a caregiver at all times. This is very important to us . We want you to know the person on the other end of the phone understands first hand about the disease. Several thousand free information packets have been mailed worldwide. We provided many support groups worldwide with information, merchandise, awareness items and financial support.
CLICK HERE for the Neuroendocrine Cancer Awareness Network
NCAN’s twitter handle: @NetCancerAware
On today’s episode we discuss:
- How Maryann’s carcinoid cancer was misdiagnosed for 7 years
- How a lack of information drove Robert and Maryann to found NCAN
- How NCAN’s conferences allow for doctors and patients to meet and discuss the disease
- What it takes to walk through life with a long term disease
- Making lemonade with lemons
- What it means to Robert and Maryann to be a leader
- Taking the road less traveled
- Why they encourage patients to be advocates of their own health
- The importance of how the delivery of a diagnosis is given
- What are the symptoms of neuroendocrine cancer?
- How someone like Steve Jobs actually died of neuroendocrine cancer, not pancreatic
Robert and Maryann’s impact: They want to be remembered for their foundation and for making a difference in people’s lives despite the adversities that may have come their way
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Another episode of the Positivity Effect goes live next Tuesday – stay tuned!!
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Wednesday Aug 17, 2016
Wednesday Aug 17, 2016
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David Gussin is a native Long Islander . Many may know him as the creator of the Everything Bagel and the founder of 516 & 631Ads.com. At heart, he is a natural born networker, bringing people together, igniting local business. However, he is here today to talk about an acronym he developed that needs to be heard around the world: L.E.A.R.N. Let's End All Racism Now.
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Thursday Aug 11, 2016
Thursday Aug 11, 2016
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Cynthia Tripathi graduated with a 4.0 GPA from college. She accomplished that goal with steadfast persistence, drive, and ambition. With these principles, Cynthia knew she had what it takes to become successful in other facets of life. She is an Amazon Best Selling Author, UPW Firewalker, holds a Bachelors Degree and has an array of professional experience. Cynthia is a Personal Trainer, worked in the financial planning world, and traveled the country for a year teaching people how to eat healthy. With her diverse background and living life outside of her comfort zone, she has discovered the purpose in her life is to grow and constantly progress forward. She has found improving her life to bring enormous fulfillment. She’s now dedicated to sharing everything she’s learned with you! Escaping Average shows you how taking charge of your personal development can transform your life, and also answers the question many people have about initiating change, “Where do I start?” Cynthia’s mission in life is continuous personal development and to help others achieve powerful results from their own life. Achieving fulfillment stems from finding momentum. Learn how to Spark Positive Momentum in your own life and reach your true potential, little by little every day.
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Monday Aug 08, 2016
Monday Aug 08, 2016
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Cynthia Tripathi graduated with a 4.0 GPA from college. She accomplished that goal with steadfast persistence, drive, and ambition. With these principles, Cynthia knew she had what it takes to become successful in other facets of life. She is an Amazon Best Selling Author, UPW Firewalker, holds a Bachelors Degree and has an array of professional experience. Cynthia is a Personal Trainer, worked in the financial planning world, and traveled the country for a year teaching people how to eat healthy. With her diverse background and living life outside of her comfort zone, she has discovered the purpose in her life is to grow and constantly progress forward. She has found improving her life to bring enormous fulfillment. She’s now dedicated to sharing everything she’s learned with you! Escaping Average shows you how taking charge of your personal development can transform your life, and also answers the question many people have about initiating change, “Where do I start?” Cynthia’s mission in life is continuous personal development and to help others achieve powerful results from their own life. Achieving fulfillment stems from finding momentum. Learn how to Spark Positive Momentum in your own life and reach your true potential, little by little every day.
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Wednesday Aug 03, 2016
Wednesday Aug 03, 2016
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Aaron Anastasi, a southern Californian with a masters from Princeton Theological Seminary is best known for his powerful online vocal coaching program The Superior Singing Method. Grossing over seven figures a year, Aaron has helped thousands of people find their voice for the first time or reconnect with their voice. This Southern Californian has has a love for adventure, is a Los Angeles based actor and filmmaker and is now helping people reconnect with their inner voice through his Best Selling book, The Voice Of Your Dreams. , a southern Californian with a masters from Princeton Theological Seminary is best known for his powerful online vocal coaching program The Superior Singing Method. Grossing over seven figures a year, Aaron has helped thousands of people find their voice for the first time or reconnect with their voice. He has has a love for adventure, is a Los Angeles based actor and filmmaker and is now helping people reconnect with their inner voice through his Best Selling book, The Voice Of Your Dreams.
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Tuesday Aug 02, 2016
Tuesday Aug 02, 2016
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Aaron Anastasi, a southern Californian with a masters from Princeton Theological Seminary is best known for his powerful online vocal coaching program The Superior Singing Method. Grossing over seven figures a year, Aaron has helped thousands of people find their voice for the first time or reconnect with their voice. This Southern Californian has has a love for adventure, is a Los Angeles based actor and filmmaker and is now helping people reconnect with their inner voice through his Best Selling book, The Voice Of Your Dreams. , a southern Californian with a masters from Princeton Theological Seminary is best known for his powerful online vocal coaching program The Superior Singing Method. Grossing over seven figures a year, Aaron has helped thousands of people find their voice for the first time or reconnect with their voice. He has has a love for adventure, is a Los Angeles based actor and filmmaker and is now helping people reconnect with their inner voice through his Best Selling book, The Voice Of Your Dreams.
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Sunday Jul 31, 2016
Sunday Jul 31, 2016
WWJD007: Florida Georgia Line, Perseverance & the No Excuse Zone
Thanks for tuning in!
Today we chat about:
- An update on our Cat Jasper
- Taking a holistic approach to cancer treatment
- Doing what’s best for the cat, not what’s best for us
- Perseverance during difficult times
- Why the band Florida Georgia Line is awesome
- Why you need not persevere alone
- Why making excuses in a relationship never ends up well for us
- “because their fluff” – Jen
- Why honesty always wins out
Reflection on Diego Miranda’s conversation about finding your purpose in life and perservering!
Have A great day – Stay tuned for another positive interview next Tuesday!
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