Is purpose a burning question for you currently? Are you seeking to go beyond the surface and live from the depth of your Soul?

“You were born with everything you need to create the life of your dreams and live your soul’s purpose.” Says Shellie Nelson, our guest on this week’s episode of the On Purpose show. “Unfortunately, far too many of us have accepted programming, adopted beliefs, and embraced limitations that undermine what we’re really here for. This makes your life a struggle and sucks the joy out of your days.”

Shellie Nelson is highly intuitive and has been seeing energy and ghosts her whole life.  She has the ability to see the soul of a person. It is her desire to help people bring the greatness of their soul into their human awareness and physical life.

Listen in to hear Shellie share her own story, and learn about how she uses her unique intuitive abilities to assist others give to their life a spiritual make-over and really show up in life as the Soul they truly are –  living their soul’s purpose.

Join us on Thursday May 23rd at 10:00am pacific time on the Linked Local Network at:  http://bit.ly/0523Nelson

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Join the On-Purpose radio show on the Linked Local Network with Susyn Reeve and Rikk Hansen as they open doors to discover & live a lifework that’s alive with purpose.

Susyn and Rikk share compelling conversations with midlife professionals, entrepreneurs, experts, and authors successfully doing work that expresses their purpose & passion. Learn the secrets and resources from their stories and experience to inspire your on-purpose success. 

Join the conversation on the show’s Facebook page: On Purpose Show

And to listen anytime via iTunes or subscribe to the weekly podcast click => http://bit.ly/PurposePodcast

 

 

Are you experiencing confusion, uncertainty, and stress as you seek new clarity of purpose?  Looking for a way to get a new perspective, lift your spirits and enjoy the journey more? 

Consider an unexpected source of enlightenment:  HUMOR.

This weeks guest with Susyn Reeve and Rikk Hansen on the On Purpose radio show is jollytologist, Allen Klein – author of Mom’s the Word and The Art of Living Joyfully.

Through his books and his presentations, Klein shows people worldwide how to deal with everything from traffic jams to tragedies.

He got into this unusual line of work after his wife died of a rare liver disease at the age of 34. He saw how humor helped her, and those around her, cope. He also saw how humor helped him get through that loss. He now teaches others how to find some healing in trying times.

If you’re ready to find out how to use humor to deal with changes, challenges, and not-so-funny stressful stuff on the way to renewed purpose. then join us on Thursday May 16th at 10:00am pacific time on the Linked Local Network at:  http://bit.ly/0516Klein or listen to the podcast at http://bit.ly/PurposePodcast

Every Thursday at Noon Central

Join the On-Purpose radio show on the Linked Local Network with Susyn Reeve and Rikk Hansen as they open doors to discover & live a lifework that’s alive with purpose.

Susyn and Rikk share compelling conversations with midlife professionals, entrepreneurs, experts, and authors successfully doing work that expresses their purpose & passion. Learn the secrets and resources from their stories and experience to inspire your on-purpose success. 

Join the conversation on the show’s Facebook page: On Purpose Show

And to listen anytime via iTunes or subscribe to the weekly podcast click => http://bit.ly/PurposePodcast

 

 

The Secret to Success!!!

People are always looking to the “Secret” to success, that “Magic Pill” that will transform you into something great! The success you want can be anything; losing weight, growing your business, being a great partner or parent, anything. So, where is that “Magic Key” where do you find it and why is it being hidden from you? They say the greatest place to hide something is right under a person’s nose and that is exactly where the key to your success is. The key to your success, all your success is already inside of you. Every resource and skill you need to be successful; confidence, discipline, hard work and all the others, you are already using in some area of your life, you may not even be aware of it. Once you become aware of those skills in your mind, you can move them over to the other areas of your life to accomplish all you dreams.

Here is an example: I had a client once in her late forties. She came to me because she claimed that all her life she had no confidence or self-esteem. She had been telling herself this all her life. I noticed that when she was telling me her story of despair, she was sitting tall and erect, she was projecting her voice with power and force and her body language was very commanding. She was telling how little confidence she had, very confidently. I told her that and she didn’t want to believe me and she became even more forceful and more sure of her story of no confidence. I had her freeze and look at her body language, her voice and her words. It was the first time in her life that she made the connection to herself, that she really did have self confidence. Once she made that connection all she needed to do was move confidence she had in telling her story to the other areas of her life. She was able to do that and she is now a very successful salesperson and has taken back her power in all the areas of her life.

So how do you capture your powerful success skills you already have and apply them to the other areas of your life? The exercise below will show you how to do that.

Homework Exercise

“Circle of Power”

Close your eyes and remember at time in your life when you were successful doing something (it could be anything) or something that you know you do really well. Now explore it: see the things you see while doing it, hear the things  you hear while doing it and feel the things you feel while doing.

Now imagine a circle on the floor in front of you big enough so you can step in it.

Take all the skills, resources and feelings you are experiencing doing this thing you do well (successfully) and take all those things and put them into that circle. You will notice that the circle will change color and you will begin to feel its powerful energy of your success traits coming from it.

Now step into the circle and feel all of your success from that thing you do well. See that way again, hear that way again and feel that way again. You will notice how different you feel. Standing taller, more focused in thought and confident in your ability.

Every time you need your success, power, strength and confidence…Close your eyes imagine that circle in front of you again, it beautiful color and powerful energy and then step into it. You will feel that way again and experience your success….Because….You are Amazing!!!

Scott Schmaren’s Bio

Scott Schmaren is a nationally known speaker, coach and author. He has spent over 20 years learning powerful success technologies. He has used what he has learned and created to transform his life, losing 180. He has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show. Scott’s techniques are being used for business, weight management, overcoming obstacles, achieving goals, stress management and many other things. Scott is co-author of the book, Stepping Stones to Success, along with Jack Canfield , Deepak Chopra and Dr. Denis Waitley. Scott’s forthcoming book is titled: “Your Ultimate Visionary Mind: Transforming Life in 30 Minutes a Day”.

Have you been hitting your head against a wall with some large life problem or issue? Money issues, relationship problems, mental and physical suffering…

Looking for a new way forward?

Sometimes on the way to lifework purpose we feel really STUCK. And this doesn’t necessarily mean we’re off track… Join us Thursday, May 9th at Noon Central for the On Purpose radio show when we talk with the Rev. Leslie Nipps about the topic, “When Being STUCK is a Good Sign”

She’ll share some unexpected approaches to getting to the root of old painful issues, and even how your ancestors might be able to help…

The Rev. Leslie Nipps is a Masters Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and Family Constellations Practitioner. She has also been an ordained Episcopal minister for almost twenty years.  She works with people who are intelligent and heart-based, but who sometimes wonder if they are going crazy (even though they know they’re not) because of the painful issues that keeps coming up in their relationships, work or health – and helps them to finally have the life they want.

To listen live, or to hear the replay click => http://bit.ly/0509Nipps

And we’d love to hear your experience with feeling stuck, and getting unstuck on your path to lifework purpose. 

Every Thursday at Noon Central

Join the On-Purpose Blog Talk radio show with Susyn Reeve and Rikk Hansen as they open doors to discover & live a lifework that’s alive with purpose.

Susyn and Rikk share compelling conversations with midlife professionals, entrepreneurs, experts, and authors successfully doing work that expresses their purpose & passion. Learn the secrets and resources from their stories and experience to inspire your on-purpose success. 

Join the conversation on the show’s Facebook page: On Purpose Show

And to listen anytime via iTunes or subscribe to the weekly podcast click => http://bit.ly/PurposePodcast

 

 

“What Do You Say When You Talk to Yourself ?” 

All day long we talk to ourselves. Are you even aware of that and what you say to yourself? Most of us aren’t. Yet at least several hundreds times a day we say things, comment, compliment, criticize and sometimes put ourselves down. The conversations we have in our head are important. They help define who we are and what we are? They are an important part of creating the self-image we have about ourselves. Unfortunately, if you are not aware of your self talk then most of it is probably negative. You know what I am talking about, you are doing something and you make a mistake and the little voice in your mind says to you, “How could you be so stupid?”. This self talk and commentary we have is happening all day long and until you become aware of it, you can’t change it. We become what we say to ourselves all the time. So if we are saying negative things to ourselves, our lives most likely reflect that. Where did it come from? Many times it comes from our childhood, growing up. We hear things like; Your… Stupid…Dumb…To Fat…Ugly…Not Good Enough…Worthless…Unlovable…and there are many more. Our subconscious minds are very powerful and if you tell it something enough times, it will believe that it is true…even when it isn’t. When we hear those negative words enough times, we start acting that way and the world starts treating us that way. Fortunately, if we say great things about ourselves over and over, we believe that we are great and the world treats us that way. Positive or negative either one is and can become your reality.

How do we change our self talk? The first step is to become aware of it. You cannot change anything that you are not aware of. Being aware of who you are, what you are and what you think are the most powerful tools of change. Without them you are forever destined to live the current life you are living. Today’s Success Homework will allow you to become; awake and aware of your internal dialogue and then be able to change it. What should you be saying to yourself? Look at the picture in this article, “Strength” read the words surrounding it, those are great examples of what you should be saying to yourself, all day long, everyday. You are Amazing…accept that about yourself.

Your Success Homework

Every time you catch yourself saying something negative to yourself, freeze, stop what you are doing and repeat these words: CANCEL, CANCEL, CANCEL…and then replace your negative statement with a positive one. Here is an example: You make a mistake doing something and you say to yourself “Am I stupid”….Freeze…say: CANCEL, CANCEL, CANCEL…”I am learning new things everyday and getting wiser”. Does that sound simple, it is. At first you will not catch yourself that much because you are not that aware of your thoughts. Soon you will be aware and you will be “cancelling” yourself all day long. Eventually you negative self talk will subside and you will think more positively and you will be “cancelling” yourself  less and less.

Scott Schmaren’s Bio

Scott Schmaren is a nationally known speaker, hypnotist and author. He has spent over 20 years learning powerful success technologies. He has used what he has learned and created to transform his life, losing 180. He has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show.  Oprah said, “If Scott can do it, I can do it and so can you! Scott’s techniques are being used for business, weight management, overcoming obstacles, achieving goals and many other things. Scott is co-author of the book, Stepping Stones to Success, along with Jack Canfield , Deepak Chopra and Dr. Denis Waitley. Scott’s forthcoming book is titled, “Your Ultimate Visionary Mind: Transforming Your Life in 30 Minutes a Day”.

“Fear is a Liar”

Fears, we all seem to have them, don’t we? Most of the fears we have aren’t real. They are silly movies we play in our minds over and over again, making them worse and worse. They are usually things that have already happened from our past that we wished we had done differently or things that haven’t happened yet, in the future that we make negative assumptions as to how they will turn out. If we focus to much thought and energy on these “silly lies” we tell ourselves, guess what, they become our reality. Another name for fear would be stress. If you really think about it, all our fears are stress induced and all of stress comes from our fears. Not a productive cycle is it?

Did you know that as human beings we are only born with two fears. The fear of loud noises and falling, that is it. Every other fear we have, is learned. Now some fears we learn are good. I think it is wise to fear running onto a crowded highway or jumping into an open fire. If someone is holding a gun to your head, you should be afraid but most of the fears we have are not real and sometime the get in the way of us accomplishing our goals and finding happiness and every other great opportunity in our lives. Many times we fear the things we want to have in our lives the most because they area different and unknown. Our greatest fear we have as human beings is the fear of the unknown or another words we fear “Change”. The great psychiatrist, Virginia Satir said, “Man’s greatest and highest need is not survival, it is familiarity”. Think about that. We will choose to continue with a bad habit even though we know it is bad for us and sometimes can even kill us ( Obesity,drug addicts and alcoholics for and example) even though we know the new habit will improve our lives. We are afraid and fear the unknown.

So, how do we overcome our fears and move forward in our lives?  The greatest thing you can do is be in the present moment, focusing all your attention and energy on what you are doing at the time. If you are doing this you can’t be thinking  about the past or the future which do not exists at this moment in time. How do you do that? The  homework exercise I am giving you today will help you be in the present moment and focus all your attention on what you are currently doing. The exercise takes about 1 minute to do, that is it! It can be done anywhere and I do it anytime I am going to do something important like speaking in front of a group, writing or coaching a client. You can do it to improving your studying capabilities or before you go to work. Use it anytime or place you choose.

Your Homework:

“The 9 Breath Exercise”

Find a quiet place (Do not do this while you are driving)

Close your eyes and breath in deeply through your nose (if you can’t breath through nose, your mouth is fine)

As you exhale out, let go of all your thoughts of things from your past (Repeat that 2 more times)

Now, breath in deeply

As you exhale out, let go of all your thoughts about things you have to do in the future (Repeat that 2 more times)

Now, breath in deeply

As you exhale out, focus all your attention, energy, thoughts and skills on what you want to accomplish now in this moment in time (Repeat 2 more times)

Open your eyes and Be Amazing!!!

Scott Schmaren’s Bio

Scott Schmaren is a nationally known speaker, hypnotist and author. He has spent over 20 years learning powerful success technologies. He has used what he has learned and created to transform his life, losing 180. He has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show.  Oprah said, “If Scott can do it, I can do it and so can you! Scott’s techniques are being used for business, weight management, overcoming obstacles, achieving goals and many other things. Scott is co-author of the book, Stepping Stones to Success, along with Jack Canfield , Deepak Chopra and Dr. Denis Waitley. Scott’s forthcoming book is titled, “Your Ultimate Visionary Mind: Transforming Your Life in 30 Minutes a Day”.

What would you do if you knew you couldn’t fail? Or it no longer mattered what other people thought?

Is there a book in you waiting to be born? Or a message you care deeply about and feel heeds to be shared?

“Living an authentic life means standing firm in our dreams!

It means not settling for something less out of fear or desire for security.

It means being true to ourselves and releasing what no longer fits or serves us.”

~ Davina Kotulski

Join us Thursday, April 25, for the On Purpose radio show when we’ll interview Davina Kotulski, a psychologist, life coach, and internationally known author and speaker in the field of marriage equality.

Hear Davina’s journey of courage to find her own voice, and to share a message that’s touched thousands of lives.

You’ll also hear some of the secrets she discovered to help others live a courageous and authentic live, get their book written, and have their message make a difference in the world.
To listen live, or to hear the replay click => http://bit.ly/0425Davina

And we’d love to hear your experience with and learning about Courage. And what is is to “Find Your Voice.” 

Every Thursday at Noon Central

Join the On-Purpose Blog Talk radio show with Susyn Reeve and Rikk Hansen as they open doors to discover & live a lifework that’s alive with purpose.

Susyn and Rikk share compelling conversations with midlife professionals, entrepreneurs, experts, and authors successfully doing work that expresses their purpose & passion. Learn the secrets and resources from their stories and experience to inspire your on-purpose success. 

Join the conversation on the show’s Facebook page: On Purpose Show

And to listen anytime via iTunes or subscribe to the weekly podcast click => http://bit.ly/PurposePodcast

 

 

You are Amazing!!!

That’s right your Amazing! It is important that you know that. In this column I will be helping you discover how amazing you area. You already possess inside of you everything you need to live an incredible life: accomplish all of your goals your dreams and visions. To find happiness, success, health, financial abundance and love. All these things exist inside of you now just waiting to be let out so you can live the life of your dreams. This is the vision I have for you and I think about it all the time, it gets me out of bed in the morning and it energizes my life. It is why I do what I do. The  purpose of this column is to take you through that journey. You will learn different skills and techniques that if you apply them to your life, it will change for the better and you will make your goals, dreams and your visions a reality.

My journey has been no different then yours. I grew up as the “Fat Kid” people teased me and called me names like; fatso, tubby fat boy, piggy and so many more. Those names hurt and they took their toll on me and I withdrew from the world. My social skills and my social life were developed by the refrigerator and the TV. More I was teased the more I withdrew and I buried myself in food. I used to find: love, comfort and acceptance. I would stuff myself trying to hide and then I would feel awful after. The more I ate the more I withdrew and the more I withdrew the more I ate and I this horrible cycle continued and I got heavier.

I remember in grade school in my gym class, every year we would do the “President’s Program on Physical Fitness” it was all week long and it consisted of things like push-ups, pull-ups, sit-ups and all different kinds of “ups” I wasn’t good at. The part I dread and hated the most was on one of the days they weighed us in. My gym teacher was particularly sadistic and he weighed us from the lightest to the heaviest kid. I was always the heaviest kid. At the end of the way in day he would yell out, “OK Schmaren and anyone else who is left”, there was never anybody else just me. Everybody would and cheer. I was the heaviest kid in my grade and it sucked.

Over the years I withdrew more until I could not stand the pain anymore. I gave up on myself, I quit and I did not want to live anymore. So one day I found as many pills as I could and put them in a paper cup. I put the cup on my bathroom counter and just stared at for a long time, then I looked at myself in the mirror and I saw, nothing. I was empty and I had nothing left in me. I took all the pills and tried to end my life.

Some how, I survived and it was the turning point in my life. By surviving  I realized that I was here for a reason and you know what, you are here for a reason. I began to work on myself. Changing my values and beliefs, the perceptions I had about myself. I used powerful techniques that I studied, learned and developed. I changed my life. I lost almost 180 pounds and I found happiness, love, health, success and more.

Whether you are trying to lose weight, find happiness, overcome other obstacles and challenges in your, increase your sales, grow your business or become a better athlete, in order to do these things you have to Change! Everyday in my talks and the coaching I do I help people Change. You can’t get want you want out of life unless you Change what you are doing.  Every article I write I will give you simple and easy homework to do that will start the process of change in your life.

Your Homework for Today:

Take a spiral notebook and start writing your goals, dreams and visions. There are no limits. Ask for what you want. It is important that you hand write them. Handwriting them makes a powerful impact on your mind. We believe what we write to be true. So start writing what you want.

Until next time….Be Amazing…You owe it to yourself.

 Scott Schmaren’s Bio

Scott Schmaren is a nationally known speaker, coach and author. He has spent over 20 years learning powerful success technologies. He has used what he has learned and created to transform his life, losing 180. He has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show.  Oprah said, “If Scott can do it, I can do it and so can you! Scott’s techniques are being used for business, weight management, overcoming obstacles, achieving goals and many other things. Scott is co-author of the book, Stepping Stones to Success, along with Jack Canfield , Deepak Chopra and Dr. Denis Waitley. Scott’s forthcoming book is titled “Your Ultimate Visionary Mind: Transforming Your Life in 30 Minutes a Day”.

Feel like there’s no time for anything anymore?

Overwhelmed with tension and anxiety, even on your days off?

This week on the On Purpose radio show Rikk Hansen and Susyn Reeve interview Adam Timm, a Stress Consultant, Meditation Coach, Award Winning Speaker, and Bestselling Author.

Hear Adam’s own journey from stressed-out to on-purpose.(And as a 911 operator, Adams knows a few things about stress!)

Learn his secrets for kicking the stress habit and opening to a lifework rich in purpose, balance, and enjoyment!

To listen live, or to hear the replay click => http://bit.ly/Timm0411

And we’d love to hear your experience with and learning about stress. What is your challenge?

Every Thursday at Noon Central

Join the On-Purpose Blog Talk radio show with Susyn Reeve and Rikk Hansen as they open doors to discover & live a lifework that’s alive with purpose.

Susyn and Rikk share compelling conversations with midlife professionals, entrepreneurs, experts, and authors successfully doing work that expresses their purpose & passion. Learn the secrets and resources from their stories and experience to inspire your on-purpose success. 

Join the conversation on the show’s Facebook page: On Purpose Show

 

 

 

Segueway to Success

Listen at – “Professional Development – Segueway to Success”

Previous Archived Shows - On Demand – “Segueway to Success” talk radio podcast

By: Brent Hamachek and Tom Kuchan

Our “Segueway to Success” show, talking about our blog, airs each Wednesday at 15:00 CST.  Find this week’s show and the archives on our web site:  www.seguewaysolutions.com/Articles-and-Events.html

Could there possibly be a less understood, more oft misrepresented, hologram-like element of business than that of various training, coaching and mentoring programs that can all be brought into the general tent of “professional development?”

This is an area that has fascinated Segueway principals since their early careers.  Any professional, with an interest in bettering themselves, and with a remotely open mind, finds the idea of having some sort of coach or mentor appealing.  Everyone with half a brain knows the other half needs filling if they want to reach their full potential.  The rub comes when you say to someone, “If you want help, go get help.”  That’s because when they realize that to get it they might just have to pay for it, suspicion and skepticism replace their desire for self-actualization.

Recently one of the Segueway principals had an opportunity to watch a “Life-Coach” give a presentation at a luncheon event.  The speaker was charismatic, had lots of energy in his voice, injected occasional profanity so that nobody could drift off to sleep and, in general, seemed quite excited about whatever it was he was going to teach us all to do better.  Amidst his theatrical presentation, however, when you listened carefully you realized that he wasn’t actually saying anything.

His talk was littered with clichés about self-empowerment, attaining your highest potential, the seven steps of something of which there only seemed to be six, etc.  At the end of his talk, he made a pitch as to how all of the fascinating things he had touched upon could be developed for participants separately if they wanted to hire him as their coach.  In fact, for people attending that day he would give a discount of some amount for buying his CD, which of course would lead to buying a group session, which of course would lead to individual coaching.

Good grief.

Here’s the problem, this sort of late night infomercial pitch-person has become the businessperson who tries to coach/development/mentor/train others.  The parody replaces the serious professional when a business owner or manager contemplates professional development services.  This often discourages them from proceeding and that is unfortunate.

We have written in this space before about the false presumption of the synonymous between entrepreneur, business manager and leader.  The three, or some combination, are far too often used interchangeably.  The truth is that they are all very different.  What is also true is that is that just because a person has any one or two of the above traits doesn’t mean that they can grasp the other without help.  Further, why should we assume we can continuously improve the skills we have or unlock additional talents by continuously relying only upon ourselves?

Our observation over many years is that many business owner-operators view the use of professional development assistance as either a sign of weakness, which by their nature they are loathe to expose, or they see it as “touchy-feely nonsense” better left to Dr. Phil.  As a result, they bull ahead, relying only on whatever tools they have in their own toolbox.

It’s unfortunate.

When done right, by professionals who have the right combination of life experience, business success stories, business failure stories, and the wisdom to sort, analyze and articulate all of it, professional development coaching can be incredibly beneficial.  In fact, it can be the difference between mediocrity and greatness.  Perhaps it is as simple as stopping to realize that Tiger Woods still has a swing coach.

It does have to be done right, however.  In today’s market there are lots of people out there calling themselves a “fill-in-the-blank” Coach.  They do this because it sounds better than “unemployed” when someone asks what they do at a networking event.  If you are going to find someone to help you with your professional development, which we strongly encourage exploring for most business people, be sure to ask them the kinds of questions that will let you know if they have substance or only style behind their rhetoric.  Let Ron Popeil do the late-night infomercials.

This week on Segueway to Success our guest will be Linda McCabe, founder and CEO of Optimal Level, located in the Chicago suburbs.  Optimal Level is a center for professional development, which applies coaching, mentoring, and training for professionals to set goals, discuss challenges, and produce results. Optimal Level members meet to share experiences, exchange ideas, contribute to others and realize their inner dreams. They use a peer advisory board meeting platform to propel members to improved performance and the achievement of their personal and professional goals. Their individual coaching and consulting programs provide an extra boost toward building confidence, honing business skills, and designing creative solutions.

Linda made it big in the manufacturing world prior to forming this company.  She knows the difference between instilling confidence and a confidence man – someone we are certain we saw at that luncheon a couple of months ago.

Segueway Solutions – http://www.seguewaysolutions.com/

+1 (847) 778-9474

Brent E. Hamachek spent the first 15 years of his professional life in banking, working in 6 different sectors including audit, credit and 9 years as a commercial banker.

After commercial banking, Brent formed Segueway Solutions in 2000 in order to assist privately held companies in transition. To date, he has worked in 40 different industries and has served in the capacity of CEO, CFO & EVP Sales for clients. Brent is a sought after consultant, speaker and trainer offering national and foreign expertise to clients.

brent@SeguewaySolutions.com

Tom Kuchan is a proven leader in global business expansion and effectiveness, risk management, finance and operations with experience in both Fortune 50 and entrepreneurial environments. He has a proven record of defining strategic objectives, translating them into operational tasks, and leading their implementation in diverse geographies and cultures across the globe.

Tom has lived overseas for over twenty years, including Switzerland, Germany and the United Arab Emirates, and has worked extensively across Europe, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.

tom@SeguewaySolutions.com