087 Thomas Blackwell

Sometimes, we allow unhealthy self talk to impact the course of our thoughts, actions and life. The tone and kindness with which we speak to ourselves and others creates our environments. Thomas has the unique gift of finding the diamonds in the rough, ‘uncovering’ the signs (seeing others’ true potentials) and ‘shining’ those signs with genuine praise, love, trust and acceptance.  What happens next is that people start to also see their true potentials.  They believe, love and accept themselves for the wonderful beings that they are. Thomas shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
– speak to yourself and others with love, kindness and praise
– remind yourself frequently that you are loved, special, worthy, divine and capable of great things
– be mindful, conscious and true of the words that you say to yourself and others
– we bring about what we talk about
– see people as they can become
– when you get to know someone’s story, you tend to love them
– people tend to act how you speak to them
– we create the beauty within or the beast within
– create environments of acceptance and love
– only say what you want to happen
– there are diamonds in the rough, waiting to be discovered
– you can accomplish anything you want, if you say so

Thomas Blackwell travels the world as a keynote speaker and trainer inspiring people to changer their language in order to change their results. He is the author of “The Liberty of Our Language Revealed” – We Bring About What We Talk About- and has given more than 1000 talks and presentations to corporations, executives, entrepreneurs, sales teams, athletes, religious groups, and students.

While attending Northern Arizona University on a music/voice scholarship Thomas competed in tennis and soccer and later coached tennis at the Division I level. His business experience runs deep as he has owned and operated a successful seven figure insurance agency with over 100 agents and 3 different locations. While realizing some significant success in business in 2004 he was asked to tell his story in 7 minutes to a group of over 10,000 people. His being requested to speak and inspire as a keynote and facilitator has never stopped since that point. This inevitably led him to this vocation he didn’t even know was an option.

Above it all Thomas‘s greatest blessings from God are being married to his high school sweetheart, and being the father to four precious daughters.

https://thomasblackwellspeak.com/ 
https://saydoachieve.com 

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Extra – Naomi McDougall Jones

Naomi (writer, actress and producer) shares powerful life experiences. Her first film didn’t give her the validation and acceptance that she sought. Naomi felt crushed. So for her second film, she set out to be accepted by the “System” and chose to play by their rules. Naomi encountered very powerful ‘gatekeepers’ that feel they define the success and happiness of film makers, such as herself. Once she realized that she had been empowered all along, she took a refreshingly different approach. Naomi recentered with her own value system and courageously decided to distribute her film herself. She rented an RV and embarked on her “Joyful Vampire Tour of America”, which provides screenings, Q&A with the film makers and ends with a fun ball. Naomi looks forward to connect with her end consumers and independent cinema owners. She shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
– your acceptance, validation and happiness is measured by your values, not those of others
– do not chase external recognitions that are, in reality, meaningless
– get centered with your values, what is truly important to you and go after it
– sometimes you just need to challenge the norm
– learn by doing
– listen to your gut

Naomi McDougall Jones is an award-winning actress, writer, producer, and women in film activist.  She grew up in Aspen, Colorado and attended Cornell University before graduating from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA).  Naomi wrote, produced, and starred in the 2014 indie feature film, Imagine I’m Beautiful, which took home 12 awards on the film festival circuit including 4 Best Pictures and, for Naomi, 3 Best Actress Awards and The Don Award for Best Independently Produced Screenplay of 2014. The film was named as #8 of OscarWorld’s Top 10 Films of 2014 and was distributed theatrically and digitally by Candy Factory Films.  Naomi’s second feature film, Bite Me, is a subversive romantic comedy about a real-life vampire and the IRS agent who audits her. Following their 2019 Cinequest premiere, the team is pioneering an innovative distribution model in the form of a 40+ city, 3-month, RV-fueled, Joyful Vampire Tour of America, May 6-August 4, 2019. To catch a screening (and Vampire Ball), watch the film, and/or find out more about their distribution model visit www.bitemethefilm.com.  A pilot she wrote, The Dark Pieces, was named on the 2016 WriteHer List as one of the top 16 unproduced pilots by a female screenwriter and is now in development for Canadian TV.  She was a writer for season 1 of Amazon’s original series, The New Yorker Presents, based on the world’s most award-winning magazine, which premiered at Sundance 2016, for which she wrote the teleplay adaptation of Miranda July’s short story Roy Spivey.  Naomi has been a vocal advocate for bringing gender parity to film, both on and off screen. She has spoken at film festivals and conferences around the world and written extensively on this subject. In November 2016, Naomi gave a TEDTalk, The Women in Film Revolution Begins With You.  She has teamed up with former CFO of the City of Chicago, Lois Scott, to found The 51 Fund, a VC investment fund that will finance films written, directed, and produced by women.  She is currently at work on a book, The Wrong Kind of Woman: Dismantling the God of Hollywood, which is to be published by Beacon Press in February 2020.  She hosts the podcast Fear(ful)less: Filmmaking From the Edge, a monthly window into the successes, failures, and conversations of an independent filmmaker, which is available on iTunes and GooglePlay.  Naomi lives in Brooklyn, NY with her husband, Stephen.

TEDTalk: go.ted.com/naomimcdougalljones
Podcast: Fear(ful)less: Filmmaking From the Edge

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086 Spencer Gorman-Prow

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Executive Chef Spencer experienced and overcame sexual abuse as a child. The chaotic nature of a professional kitchen enabled his journey of healing, health and happiness. Chef Spencer’s book “Solace in Chaos, A Chef’s Memoir”, a therapeutic journal, inspires and helps others find their own coping strategies within the context of their professional passions. Cooking provides him with a space for creativity. In his kitchen, Chef Spencer surrounds himself with his like-minded staff. He shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
– each of us has a gift, e.g. something to offer the world
– each of us deserves to be happy
– find your passion
– find out how you can create that space that will allow you to be truly content
– it is OK to express yourself and to be your true, authentic self
– each day is a new challenge
– build on what you did the day before
– seek a trusted friend or colleague
– verbalizing a traumatic incident with a trusted advocate may alleviate the pressure that you may be feeling

https://www.amazon.com/Spencer-Gorman-Prow/e/B078VGYCGR

https://www.facebook.com/spencer.gormanprow

https://www.facebook.com/SolaceInChaos2017/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chefspencergormanprow

https://twitter.com/ChefSpencer68?fbclid=IwAR0C44tSAIrGjA8eC7GlsHPl8-fwTQZSoFM1j-KJ3GfTitd7v5ndEk_qwkA

https://www.instagram.com/solace_in_chaos_memoir/?fbclid=IwAR0iZscGhjkXq2ds2YYbPTJPxJWxGqXeuymLhmh3r0NykkXEgFdwGcJfVFo

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