11 Minutes To Inspiration

More often than not, the most life altering changes in our lives happen when we least expect it. For Bobby Sinnott, that was being diagnosed with ALS. While he could have easily let his diagnoses hold him back, Bobby has chosen to remain positive and spread awareness for this disease that impacts so many lives.  In this episode, Bobby talks about his journey and the importance of charitable giving. Bobby is a surgeon and his diagnosis has dramatically altered how he uses his training for his patients, but he’s still found a way to remain active in his career and making a different in the lives of others.   Tune into this episode with Danny Bader to hear more about Bobby Sinnott’s story and how you can make a difference too!     Show Highlights:    How Bobby and Danny met Getting diagnosed with ALS Different methods to treat ALS  Finding blessings through tribulation  How having faith has impacted Bobbys’ life  Becoming active in ALS associations  The importance of being involved in charities  Why exercise an

It’s easy to become discouraged and distracted by our own trials and perceived disadvantages. It can be difficult to look outside of our own limitations and to serve others without expecting anything in return. While this level of selflessness can be difficult, people such as Chris Kaag won’t hesitate for a moment when it comes to serving others. Chris Kaag is a father, an entrepreneur, CEO of a nonprofit organization, and a former United States Marine. He has accomplished many admirable goals, all while overcoming his physical struggle that left him in a wheelchair. To hear more about Chris’ journey and how he used his struggles to empower others tune into this episode of 11 Minutes to Inspiration with your host, Danny Bader.  Show Highlights:  How Chris Kaag came to be in a wheelchair  Finding a source of positivity through tragedy  Improvising, adapting and overcoming  Creating a career out of your vision  Being adaptive  Finding equipment to fit adaptive people  Overlooking challenges to help others  Put

Your purpose and intent may be unclear, but sometimes all you have to do is ask yourself a few questions to get clarity. Chris Pan has created a company around intent and he’s designed it to help make those questions easier - and he’s created a product to help you remind yourself of that intent. It’s time to claim your word to match your intent. Once you establish your own calling it’s easier to help others recognize their calling, which is the purpose of this overall project. If you want to learn more about building community, spreading positivity, and discovering your own word, tune into this episode of 11 Minutes to Inspiration with your host, Danny Bader.  Show Highlights:  Working with Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook  Creating a project that reflects personal passions Establishing what you want to implement in your life Activating your personal word and helping others activate theirs  Inviting people in a space to create  Helping other people find their word  Inspirational stories  Pulling content together

Suicide awareness has become a prominent topic over the past few years but we are still in the beginning stages of truly taking action. Many of us probably know someone who has thought about or committed suicide, but didn’t know how to help them. In this interview Janet Sarkos, executive director at Caring Contact, helps identify red flags and how to take appropriate action. It could mean the difference between life and death. Tune into this episode of Eleven Minutes to Inspiration with Danny Bader to see how you can get involved and help prevent another senseless suicide.  Show Highlights:  Age group most susceptible to suicide  The psychology behind suicide  Getting past anger Signs to look for when someone is considering suicide  Invitations to ask Strategies to approach someone with suicidal signs  Paying attention to others emotions  Becoming more aware and comfortable with the topic of suicide  How to get a third party in involved  Success stories  Resources:    https://caringcontact.org   https://www

While we all tend to look for Jesus in the church pews on Sunday morning, but sometimes he’s found in the most unexpected places. God can be found anywhere, and sometimes we just need to stop looking and meet him for a Miller Lite. In Danny Bader’s new book, I met Jesus for a Miller Lite, he shows a new perspective on meeting God, trusting in him, and exploring those core values. In this episode of 11 Minutes to Inspiration, your host Sally Marie Young interviews Danny Bader to get more insight on his inspiration. Tune into this episode to find your platform to meet God and learn to live in the simplicity of your personal spirituality.   Show Highlights:  The meaning behind the book title  How to separate spirituality from religion  The inspiration behind the characters  Struggling with a sense of worth, relationships, and health  Keeping simplicity exciting  Paying attention to signs  Having control  Surrendering when you don’t have control  Deepening faith and asking questions  Having trust  Writing for yo

Life often throws things at us unexpectedly; you get caught off guard and you’re not sure how to handle the situation. It often takes tragedies to show us what is really important in life, but we don’t all have to experience devastating circumstances in order to learn how to be prepared for it. Chic Kelly is a prime example of someone who dealt with adversity and learned how to apply his conquests to helping others. Tune into this episode of 11 Minutes to Inspiration with Danny Bader to get inspired and learn to appreciate the positive moments in your life when faced with adversity.  “The gift I have to offer is being a regular guy who dealt with adversity and overcame it.” – Chic Kelly  Show Highlights: How Chic Kelly got started in hockey  How Chic Kelly dealt with breaking his neck and being paralyzed  Not being able to enjoy normal tasks  Putting your life back together after tragedy  How to interact with and lead students  Using your experience to help others grow  Learning to make others feel worthy  G

While it’s unlikely we will all win the lottery, get struck by lightning, win a Nobel prize, or become the next Albert Einstein, if you put every possibility together, it’s likely that something significant will happen to all of us.  Typically, these things happen when we least expect it. At least, that’s how it happened for Dean McMurray. Dean is a father, a husband, and a dog owner from a small town who served in the armed forces; I’m sure you know many people who fit this qualification. But along these platitudinal titles, Dean is a psychic medium.  Dean McMurray’s, also known as the Military Medium, gift came unexpectedly and changed his life; even when he didn’t want it to. Tune into this episode of Eleven Minutes to Inspiration, with your host Danny Bader, to learn more about the psychic gift and how to pursue your own gifts.  Show Highlights: What a psychic medium is  Empowering individuals with your gifts  Questions you can’t ask a medium  Changing the direction of your life  Being in the right place

I met Dan Sandel about 4 years ago, and ever since then I couldn’t help but wonder what would happen when we mixed our two areas of passion and expertise. The result is nothing short of wonderful. In a former life, Dan worked with a Pharmacy Organization with their Learning and Development department. With his background in human behavior, Dan decided it was time for some new ventures out on his own.  Now, Dan is offering people wonderful opportunities to grow into their full potential to live fulfilling, happy lives. His research and methods focus on shaping a mindset that leaps onto opportunity and silences our evolutionary conditioning to be wary and negative. Through Dan’s work with Go Positiv, people across the world are discoing how to unlock a positive, optimistic mindset that is paving the way to success.  In this week’s episode, you will hear Dan explain the Biological component to our happiness, and how we can literally rewire our nervous system to make us even happier and less fearful. He will teac

In this episode, I talk to a good friend Mike Duffy, executive director of Limen House in Wilmington, Delaware about the power of self-development and the role it plays in substance abuse recovery. Mike had been in and out of treatment several times for substance abuse since his 20’s. After things finally clicked and he committed to remaining sober, Mike took a job at Limen House for men and women in various stages of recovery and is now their Executive Director. We spend some time talking about the struggles of addiction, but how it’s not impossible to overcome. You can change your thinking and beliefs, and when you’re open to retraining your brain to get away from the continual negativity that comes with addiction, you can finally open yourself to choosing a new path. My book, Back From Heaven’s Front Porch, 5 Steps to Create a Happy and Fulfilling Life recently played a role in helping some of the residents at Limen House with their own personal development in their journey to recovery, and Mike shares his

In this episode, I’m joined by Sally Miller, life coach, soul stylist, and expert on personal vision. Sally believes that vision is essential to our life direction and makes a tangible impact on what we make into a reality. Whether it’s your ideal weight, your idea of a perfect relationship, or your dream house, we all have deeply-held desires. But they’re hard to go after, especially when we surround ourselves with people who don’t support our vision or feel like we’re unworthy of achieving the vision we truly want.   Sally and I talk about how vision and productivity go hand in hand, and we offer some useful tips on how you can pull out your deepest desires, bring them to light as personal visions, and make them your new reality.   Show Highlights:   What is vision and why you should practice it daily A personal story from Danny about the importance of vision after tragedy Why getting your mind out of past moments is crucial to setting your vision The power of the word ”desire” How to hold yourself account

In this episode, Retta Matagiese, former Division II athlete, sits down to talk to me about her journey with weight. For years, Retta was overweight and wanting to make a change in her life.She considered everything and explored every option -- from fad diets and weight loss programs to a variety of dedicated work out programs. But what truly helped Retta with her weight loss was her focus and her realm of support. Her support included specialized weight management doctors and nutritionists, trainers at her favorite gym, friends and family; and with this, Retta was able to remain conscious around her relationship to food and movement by keeping goals in mind and helping friends and family to hold her accountable. At the time of this interview, Retta was over 100lbs down from her heaviest weight and is continuing to live a productive, focused life full of vision for a healthier future. Show Highlights: ● Retta’s personal story on her journey of weight gain and loss ● A funny personal story of Retta’s firs