Leigh Martinuzzi

Fear Today's featured guest is Milosz Pierwola. The topic is "Fear." Let the show begin. Guest Bio Milosz Pierwola went to school for over 21 years, wandering academic corridors in search of inspiration. First, he became a mathematician and economist, then an attorney in NYC and abroad – working on cases in South Africa with the Constitutional Court of South Africa, in London with a Barrister in the High Courts, and as a member of the New York Bar’s Africa Affairs Committee. However, that is not who he is now. Milosz is known as Adventure Milo now and is officially an explorer, a dream he held onto since he was a child. “It was a fairy tale, you know? I told everyone I wanted to be just like Indiana Jones, Odysseus, and Marco Polo… but I was told to get a real job. It was very discouraging.” He details the diverse jobs he attempted to find happiness with but was frustrated by his efforts. Today, however, he could not be happier as he works with award-winning humanitarian organizations in some of the mos

Significance Today's featured guest is Jerome Wade. The topic is "Significance." Let the show begin. Guest Bio Jerome Wade, CSP, is an author, international speaker, and an advisor to executive leaders. With 25 years of C-Suite experience, Jerome is a seasoned authority on executive performance and organizational culture. Jerome is the global authority on Executive fatigue, marshalling his more than 25 years of experience to ensure business owners, executives, and leaders at every level get what they want without losing what they love. Giving more than 2700 presentations, Jerome masterfully engages audiences with actionable insight that drives results. Leveraging the power of story from Jerome’s global adventures and experiences (Trekking to Everest Base Camp, Machu Picchu, Kayaking the Grand Canyon, Sailing the Caribbean, and more), audiences are inspired to live and lead at the top of their game.

Make Time & Solve BIG Problems with John Zeratsky John Zeratsky was a designer in the tech industry who became obsessed with the idea of redesigning time. He is the author of New York Times bestseller Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days and Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day, coming in September 2018. In this episode, I have a great conversation with John about how to Make Time. It's not all about productivity or checking off more to-dos. John proposes realistic solutions. Making time isn't about radically overhauling your lifestyle; it's about making small shifts in your environment to liberate yourself from constant busyness and distraction. If productivity is what you want, perfect! If it's more time to focus on what really matters in life, there is something here to learn. If you are the one thinking "If only there were more hours in the day...," then you'll benefit from tuning in. Guest Bio John has written for The Wall Street Journal, TIME, Harvard

Stages Today's featured guest is Pete Vargas. The topic is "Stages." Let the show begin. Guest Bio Pete Vargas has spent the last 13 years promoting platforms with purpose and building an incredible team of speakers, marketers, and support staff. All of these wonderful people share his passion for impacting at least 70 million lives around the world each year with positive messages that can change society for the better. Since 2003, Pete and his team have booked over 20,000 events that have generated more than $40 million in revenue—and reached tens of millions of people through the speakers and organizations they serve. If you have a story that influences people towards positive change, Pete can teach you how to find the right stages that scale in both revenues and reach. The reason why people flock to learn from Pete is not just his intensity and passion for stages. But rather, his ability to find the right stage, book that stage, and scale any speaker, author, or entrepreneur’s enterprise far beyon

Prosperity Today's featured guest is Joan Sotkin. The topic is "Prosperity." Let the show begin. Guest Bio Joan Sotkin has been helping people resolve money issues for over 30 years. She is the founder of the popular website ProsperityPlace.com, host of The Prosperity Show Podcast, and author of the award-winning book Build Your Money Muscles: Nine Simple Exercises for Improving Your Relationship with Money. Joan is known for her insightful understanding of the connection between money and emotions and how family-of-origin experiences affect a person's business, financial and life outcomes.

Atomic Habits with James Clear James would say that when changing habits the problem isn't you, it's your systems. Building new habits and breaking bad ones is tough but when you understand what habits are and how they work you can then apply systems to develop the kind of habits you want in your life. In this interview, I discuss Atomic Habits with James - his new book. No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving--every day. James reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviours that lead to remarkable results. Habis are the building blocks that deliver progress and success. Systems, tools and strategies are what you need to transform your habits. Enjoy this conversation with James Clear

Emotional Intelligence Today's featured guest is Sam Alibrando. The topic is "Emotional Intelligence." Let the show begin. Guest Bio Sam Alibrando, PhD, is an organizational consultant, psychotherapist, author, teacher, workshop facilitator, collaborative mediator, and executive coach. He has worked on the three-dimensional model for nearly 35 years and has taught it to thousands of people. He is currently an assistant professor at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology, where he teaches executive coaching.

4 Ways to Happier By Leigh Martinuzzi You ever wonder what's the secret to a healthy and happy life? Don't we all! In a guest post, by Sarah Cummings, she highlights four simple and completely free minor life hacks that will help others live a healthier, happier life. There’s no secret elixir. No magic pills. You certainly can’t buy your way there. Plastic surgery isn’t going to help, and neither is driving a fancier car. In this episode, I share my reflection on her work. Enjoy!

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The Life of an Entrepreneur Are you interested in the life of an entrepreneur? In this episode, I touch on the reality of becoming an entrepreneur. It's definitely not for everyone. From an external perspective, the idea of being an entrepreneur looks desirable. Freedom to pursue your interests and passions. Be your own boss and make a handsome living in the process. But is it for you. I share some symptoms that might be a good indication that it is indeed a path for you and also some thoughts on how to get started.

Spirituality What is spirituality? The subject of spirituality is sometimes a difficult one to navigate. It can be misunderstood, confused as a religious pursuit and associated with people that are a little bit “out there” in how they live their life. I believe that to walk a spirituality is fundamental in living a purposeful and happy life. A spiritual path in life is available to all humankind. It is out a connection to life. In this episode, I speak about spirituality and how we can learn to walk a spiritual path.

The Minimalist Mindset: The Practical Path to Making Your Passions a Priority and to Retaking Your Freedom by Danny Dover Written by Leigh Martinuzzi Danny Dover is one of many modern-day pioneers of minimalism. After finding himself living a meaningless life, in and out of depression, sick and tired of seeing others living fascinating lives, he knew something had to change. He created his life-list – also commonly referred to as a bucket list. He wrote a list of 150 life goals and then got a deadline for completion tattoed on his butt – May the 25th 2010. Dover is the founder of Life Listed and author of The Minimalist Mindset. He has also been a featured guest on The Hidden Why Podcast. In this book, Dover shares his journey out of depression and into a life of purpose. Enjoy this week's book reflection on The Hidden Why Podcast.

Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression – and the Unexpected Solutions by Johann Hari Johann Hari is a British writer and journalist. Having published a New York Times Best-seller, Chasing the Scream he now brings us Lost Connections, a book about the real causes of anxiety and depression. In this very personable story, Johann shares his journey through depression and beyond. One that leads him to travel across the globe interviewing experts in the fields of anxiety and depression. What’s left is a book that highlights 9 causes and several remedies for healing a population with an evidently increasing problem. Enjoy this week's book reflection on The Hidden Why.

In this book, Dr Dan Ariely, A professor of behavioural economics at the Duke University uncovers why humans are predictably irrational. Every day we are responsible for making numerous decisions and what Dan was intrigued by is that despite our assumption that we are smart logical beings, we often make poor designs that don’t seem logical at all. Often emotions become entangled in the decisions we have to make. We overvalue, we procrastinate, and we make the same poor decisions time and time again. From his perspective, it seemed humans are highly irrational, hence his research behind this book. Enjoy this week's book reflection @ The Hidden Why.

Revisionist History Podcast by Malcolm Gladwell Malcolm Gladwell is the author of Five New York Times bestsellers. He is a journalist for the New Yorker and prior to that the Washington Post. He writes and speaks about the research and science in sociology, psychology and social psychology. Within his works, he often examines the past - the history of ideas, events, people, cultures and how they have been misunderstood and how they impact our lives today. The Revisionist History is a podcast series dedicated to this curiosity. Please enjoy this month's Podcast Reflection.

Aware with Daniel Siegel In my interview with Dan Siegel, I discuss his new book Aware: The Science and Practice of Presence. Dan provides us with insight into the practical instruction for mastering the Wheel of Awareness, a life-changing tool for cultivating more focus, presence, and peace in one's day-to-day life. We discuss the three pillars of Mind Training or mindfulness - focus attention, open awareness and kind intention and how the science is proving that these elements in practice can help reduce stress and inflammation, improve cardiovascular function and our immune system and extend life. Mind Training assists with intentional change and creates healthier, happier lives. Enjoy! Guest bio Daniel J. Siegel received his medical degree from Harvard University and completed his postgraduate medical education at UCLA with training in pediatrics and child, adolescent and adult psychiatry. He served as a National Institute of Mental Health Research Fellow at UCLA, studying family interactions with a

The Tangled Tree with David Quammen In this interview, I speak with David Quammen about his newest book The Tangled Tree. David lives a fascinating life travelling the world as a journalist and author - his interests lay in the fields of science, history and evolution. In The Tangled Tree: A Radical New History of Life David uncovers how molecular biology and how it can change our understanding of evolution and life's history. The crux of this discussion is Horizontal Gene Transfer (HGT) - the movement of genes across species lines. It challenges Darwinism and the traditional view that genes are passed along via heridity and instead can move sideways through viral infection. At times it's all a little over my head but certainly taught me a thing or two about molecular science and sure did get me thinking. I hope you enjoy my conversation with David Quammen.

Fearvana - Turning Fear into Happiness After overcoming drug addiction, post traumatic stress disorder, and alcoholism that pushed him to the brink of suicide, Akshay has dedicated himself to a path of mastery and service. Today, he is a US Marine veteran, ultra-runner, explorer, speaker, entrepreneur and author of the book - Fearvana: The Revolutionary Science of How to Turn Fear Into Health, Wealth and Happiness. “Fearvana inspires us to look beyond our own agonizing experiences and find the positive side of our lives.” The Dalai Lama

Lifters Today's featured guest is Paresh Shah. The topic is "Lifters." Let the show begin. Guest Bio From TEDx Hong Kong to his home in southern California, Paresh Shah loves to help others see the light of Lifter Leadership. Lifters can be anyone from the receptionist that brightens everyone’s day, to the call center rep who knows exactly how to listen and make an angry customer a raving fan, to senior executives and CEOs who understand that by aligning purpose with profit and consciousness, they can create 10 times the performance relative to peers, according to the Harvard Business Review. Lifter Leadership is what organizations have been waiting for to motivate today’s unengaged worker, innovate to solve some of our biggest problems, avoid being disrupted and serve a demanding set of customers and workers with high standards for integrity, authenticity and value for all humans on the planet. Paresh is the Lifter behind this movement.

In an interview, I recently hosted with Jodi Aman, a Psychotherapist, Auther and proponent of Happiness - she described a simple formula or definition of Happiness. It goes - Wants - Don't Wants + Practice = Happier. I am sure there is more to this from her research and perspective but I thought in this episode I would share and explore my thoughts on happiness and how this formula may just provide some assistance. I hope you enjoy.