Episodes

When Kay was diagnosed with breast cancer, she lost her job and her medical insurance. She surrounded herself with supportive people. Kay took the leap, prepared and trusted herself to make the move to write novels. She shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:

• trust yourself
• believe in yourself
• surround ourselves with supportive people
• we get to choose who surrounds us
• go after our dreams
• to start being a writer or author, write a novela

https://kayaoliver.com

tags: Kay A. Oliver, award-winning author, Television Academy member, prominent figure in literature and entertainment, innate storyteller, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com

In high school, Shaan was a good student who got As and Bs. However, he was a poor standardized test-taker. He had a lot of test anxiety, had no idea how to prepare for standardized exams, and received only an average score on his first SAT. After spending hundreds of hours studying for the SAT in high school, Shaan raised his SAT score 640 points from average to perfect, which changed his life! He created Prep Expert to help high school students achieve their own dreams. Shaan shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:

• the most important attribute is our ability to come back from failure
• keep pivoting
• don’t give up

https://prepexpert.com

tags: Dr. Shaan Patel, Prep Expert, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com

Glenn shares the story of his parents, Lyle and Marylin Hileman. It’s a story of overcoming adversity. His parents left a legacy never to be forgotten. Challenges come early and often, yet their determination and faith pushed them forward in pursuing their dreams. Glenn shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:

• we are all flawed
• there’s power in writing
• there’s inspiration in the universe

https://yellowhouseinthemountains.com

tags: Glenn Hileman, A Yellow House in the Mountains; a story of love and refinement, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com