Episodes

Christopher chose to give up his lust for drugs, after almost losing his daughter to a traumatic incident. Today, he chooses to love himself and be accepting of himself.  Christopher shares the following nuggets of wisdom:

– addiction takes the place of love
– awareness of self
– we are worthy of self-love
– arrogance is a cloak to what the truth is
– what do we intend to do with our wild and precious life?
– find meaning in suffering
– be relentless

His essays and short fiction have appeared in numerous reviews. He won the Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Award. 25 Trumbulls Road, his first collection of fiction, won the Black River Chapbook Award. His latest collection of poetry Music For Ghosts was released in 2022.

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It was lovely to speak with Susanne Conrad, co-developer of lululemon’s leadership culture and founder of Lightyear Leadership. She is genuine, warm, kind and a powerful force. No wonder why people and organizations gravitate towards her. Susanne shares the following powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
– forgive yourself
– believe in yourself
– don’t give up
– stay in self gratitude and self love
– release the bondage around your story that holds you back, so it can transform to become one that empowers
– we are all multi-dimensional
– hold the picture steady even when we have an anti-vision
– let others know who you’re becoming
– find those in your life that embrace you as you grow through life’s bumps
– use your inner hearing
– nature shows up the creative process
– to empower yourself, empower others

https://www.lightyear.co 
https://www.susanneconrad.com 

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Marvin, the father of former NBA player Marvin Williams Jr, shares how discovering basketball (the “game of life”) saved him and enabled him to be of service to others. He shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
– basketball is a game of life
– have the right mindset
– keep believing in yourself
– every problem has a solution
– take small steps
– have faith
– pursue your dream
– grow each day

https://secondarybreak.net

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