Focus on Success

Most of you have probably heard some version of there is a services cliff your kids will drop off after high school. While this can be true, there are things you can (and should) do to help ease the Transition. Nothing is guaranteed but taking these steps will at least get you into the mindset you'll need to overcome any obstacles.

After 25 years in the same career within the food retail industry our guest today decided to take her life in a very different direction, and a desire to give back and help people became her driving force. Almost 13 years ago she began her personal development journey to upgrade her mindset and her skillset, learning to release the mental and emotional conditioning that was holding her back … Geraldine Mair is a doting mum of 27 years and loving wife of 33 years, and now a bestselling author of books on self-help, perspective, awareness and personal development, along with ‘How To’ reference manuals. She has authored 4 published books, including an Amazon No 1 Best Seller, and as a successful businesswoman has run her own companies in the wellness industry. As a freelance writer she has published articles in the Far East, Africa and the UK, and as a sought-after speaker she has delivered key-note speeches and been a guest on many podcasts in the USA and UK Retrained as a fully qualified complementary therapist, she holds diplomas in counselling and psychology and has offered talking therapies to clients over many years helping them to overcome personal challenges… From Conformity to Courage, her story is of a Supermarket worker who decided not to listen to those who told her she shouldn’t try to punch above her weight! Her mission is to awaken your consciousness to better choices and a life without limits.

TJ Woodward is a revolutionary recovery expert, bestselling author, inspirational speaker, educator, and addiction treatment specialist who has helped countless people through his simple, yet powerful teachings. TJ enlightens and entertains audiences around the world. Utilizing his captivating and authentic style, he assists people in literally changing the way they exist through his informative and dynamic talks and trainings. He is also the creator of The Conscious Recovery Method, which is a groundbreaking and effective approach to viewing and treating addiction. TJ is a featured thought leader on wholehearted.org along with Brené Brown, Marianne Williamson, Dr. Gabor Maté, and Mark Lundholm, as well as a featured thought leader in the upcoming docuseries, Addiction Revealed, which will be released in early 2023. He was given the honor of being ordained as an Agape minister by Dr. Michael Beckwith and was also the founding minister of the Agape Bay Area in Oakland, which was the first satellite community of The Agape International Spiritual Center in LA. TJ is the author of the bestselling books, Conscious Recovery: A Fresh Perspective on Addiction, Conscious Being: Awakening to your True Nature, and Conscious Creation: 5 Steps to Embracing the Life of Your Dreams, as well as the co-author of their accompanying workbooks.

The successes and failure factors that play into achieving success in anything.

Anne Corley Baum is the President of Lehigh Valley Reilly Children’s Hospital, part of Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN). and the author of Small Mistakes, Big Consequences Develop Your Soft Skills to Help You Succeed and Small Mistakes Big Consequences for Interviews. She also designed and led leadership development programs through her own company Vision Accomplished, that focuses on leadership development. Anne is passionate about sharing useful and easy to apply techniques to help people succeed. Don't miss her discussion on how soft skills can aide in executive function skill development and how that can lead to success.

Betsy started the company with little to no goal and 20 years later she is still kicking---She started the company when others were outsourcing HR people---her youngest was 2 yrs old---9/11 happened 6 months earlier---She has been through a lot---work life balance, young kids, franchising the company, divorce, no longer franchising, the recession, med across the country, covid and so much more---how is she still here and she will share some of her secrets. Betsy has received a lot of press and she is proudest of Redbook magazine, Entrepreneur magazine, Better Homes & Garden, Real Simple, Fox News, CNBC, TLCs Hoarders: Buried Alive, and Dr. Phil.

Paul Carollo will discuss some of the struggles individuals on the spectrum have regarding blending, connecting and maintaining relationships, and the impact it has on their mental health. In addition, he will focus on some of the challenges families go through while supporting their son or daughter, and how that impacts them.

Talking about understanding what a money mindset is, where it came from, identifying what you want your money mindset mindset to be, and the steps to change it from where it is to where you want it to be. Talking about what a dream is, why we dream, why we stopped dreaming, and how to start dreaming again.

Fawzya will be interviewing Dr. Larry Waldman. Dr. Waldman will be discussing his new book, Love Your Child More Than You Hate Your Ex, What Every Divorced Parent Needs to Know. Dr. Waldman is a semiretired certified school psychologist and licensed clinical, forensic psychologist in Phoenix, Arizona. In addition to numerous articles which have been published, Dr. Waldman has written six books: Whos Raising Whom Coping with Your Adolescent How Come I Love Him But Cant Live with Him The Graduate Course You Never Had Too Busy Earning a Living to Make Your Fortune and Overcoming Your Negotiaphobia: Negotiating Through Your Life. He currently is writing Love your Kid More than You Hate your Ex. Dr. Waldman trained as a public speaker. His signature presentations include: The Business of Private Practice, The Graduate Course You Never Had, and Teaching Parents to Parent. He has made over 150 paid presentations in his career to other professionals. To the community Dr. Waldman speaks on parenting, marriage, stress, depression and anxiety, wellness, grandparenting and psychotherapy.

Dr. Bonnie J Kaplan is Professor Emerita in the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary, and the author of The Better Brain, written with Professor Julia Rucklidge. She has published widely on the biological basis of developmental disorders and mental health – particularly, the contribution of nutrition to mental health. Her efforts to include nutrition knowledge in the care of people with mental health challenges has earned her a variety of awards, Her primary goal is to influence the way mental health treatment is delivered.

Don't miss this interview! Amanda Tipkemper discusses ways you can advocate for support on behalf of your child in a school setting. Amanda Tipkemper serves as the Vice President of Education and Superintendent for The Children’s Home, located in Cincinnati, Ohio. She oversees the K-12 specialized education programs, as well as the transition to adulthood services, including a transition program for 18- to 21-year-olds with autism and related diagnoses. Amanda has been working and volunteering in the disability and special education field since 2004. She has acted as a behavior therapist to children, advocate for families, education specialist overseeing programs and IEPs, and coach/ mentor to staff and professionals in the field. She has a passion for developing programs infused with evidence-based practices.

Are you searching for that elusive something missing? Do you feel an urgency that time is clicking by too fast, and if you don't crack the code on your life, you’ll have regrets? Are parts of your life thriving less than you sense is possible, completely off course, or turned upside down? Do the local and global unfoldings feel overwhelming? All around us, life seems to be turning upside down. Enter the Great Search. What is going on? Who am I? These are questions we all ask ourselves, and the answer is closer than it might seem.

Karyn De Mol is a Multi Award-winning Author, Freedom from Secret Eating Coach and Empowerment Expert releasing Women's Secret Fears stopping them from financial and physical success even if they are feeling overworked or burnout. Our values then need to be supported with positive beliefs to ensure we don't start to feel overworked or burnt out. Everybody has a past, and we may need to realize how it affects our behaviors and future. As a child, things are said or done that may be traumatic that we have to overcome as adults. For example, being told as a young child that you are 'Stupid' may be something you believe to be accurate as an adult that is limiting your success. Women connect emotions to an event because of our larger limbic system; we remember moments of the past when events have emotions attached to those events. Mindset shifts are required to change the perception of past traumatic events and see them with adult attitudes and wisdom, thereby limiting the impact of the memory. These mindset shifts must incorporate a woman's limbic system to ensure long-term changes.

Grammy-awarded recording artist, performer, composer, producer, educator and 9-time All-Ireland Fiddle Champion, Eileen Ivers is known for her unique musical style and her signature blue violin, “Bluey.” She tours worldwide and has performed with such diverse artists as Sting, Hall & Oates, Patti Smith, The Chieftains, guest starred with over fifty symphony orchestras, and she has been a featured instrumentalist in numerous Hollywood blockbuster soundtracks including “Gangs of New York” and “Quest for Camelot”. Billboard Magazine called Eileen A Sensation and the New York Times labeled her the Jimi Hendrix of the violin. Eileen lives in New York with her husband and son. When her son was bullied on the elementary school bus, Eileen was proud to see him learn to return the next day, stand up for himself, ultimately befriending the child. Eileen connects her musical and family experiences in authoring her first children’s book “Will Someone Play Bluey?”. After graduating magna cum laude in mathematics, Eileen Ivers was awarded a Doctor of Arts, honoris causa, from her graduate and post graduate alma mater, Iona College, for her “lifelong commitment to innovation, excellence and deep dedication to bringing people together through music.” Eileen and her music can be found online at www.eileenivers.com.

A discussion about beliefs, how they are created in childhood and how they affect us in our adult lives. I will outline what the most common beliefs are and how they affect us. I will share how we can understand how our mind works to change our beliefs and then change how we function in our lives. I will talk about Rapid Transformational Therapy and how it can help people change their beliefs and transform their lives.

How to globally expand your brand using podcasts, public speaking and public relations in a systematic way that produces mass brand awareness, visibility and positioning results in as little as 90 days.

Are you determined to make this the best year yet? Is there still something from the past holding you back? What can you do to ensure that you move forward instead of staying stuck or even going backward? Tune in to find out!

Don't miss Fawzya's interview with Janet McConnell. Janet is an Inspirational Keynote Speaker, Author of Elements of Aging Well, and a Personal Fitness Trainer. Janet is in her late sixties, and she has transformed her life from the inside out in middle age. It was such a profound experience that it has inspired her to devote the past twelve years leading the charge toward the radical idea of aging well. She speaks publicly, trains her fitness clients and publishes her writings about her passion, and she has no intention of stopping.

After traversing the journey from homelessness as a teenager to the military to an education to business, teaching, and coaching, Dr. Davis McAlister has recorded the keys that attribute to his success. Those keys are also relayed in his recently released book, The Pillars of Powerful Parenting, Guess What Your Teen Told Me Today, as a guide to helping families overcome difficulties after spending a decade logging stories and conversations with teens and their families. These keys are also the framework for an upcoming book, The P’s of Success.

Join Fawzya Khosti as she celebrates her 100th show by interviewing Erlinda Vo, a visionary leader, personal motivation expert, and the innovative creator of the personal growth technology, The Energy Alchemy Process. Erlinda, who’s mission is to “Vibe Up the Planet” works to empower others to produce life-changing results and provides spiritual tools designed to help others live a life that “lights them up”.