When You Wrap Up your Past, you'll Unwrap a Perfect Present

Ben Starling is an author, artist, and boxer.  He is passionate about marine conservation and boxing which are central themes in his upcoming novel.

Ben has a Master of Arts from Oxford University and is Oxford's ONLY ever Quintuple Blue (which is a varsity champion five years running). 

He has both coached and boxed competitively and with an advantage -- he boxed intelligently.  You must listen to his interview to hear his views on how this relates to life and gives you the upper edge!

From losing his partner to ovarian cancer to his passion for saving marine life, Ben's life experiences inspired him to intertwine them into his short stories and his novel.   His passion for life and love are evident in his stories. Click here for the Amazon link.  

His compassion is evident in his interview.

Do you live a fear-based or love-based life?  Listen to his interview to get the answer.



Here are Ben's social network links to contact and follow him

 

They Sold Everything They Owned to Rescue 5 Horses from Unknown Fate

At twenty-six Jackie’s fiancé died and shattered her heart, her world crumbled. Leaving behind a loving family, a great career and fashionable home, she ran away from the tortuous feelings. Landing in Australia she quickly met Noel and married him. Both Jackie and Noel were quite possibly on the rebound! Together they purchased a thirty-three-foot sailing boat and sailed around the world.

Crashing within the first twenty-four hours, Jackie realized life would never be the same again; a floating home with no fridge or hot water, and with a dinghy instead of a car. Suffering self-doubts, she became fearful of her new world.

Not only did Jackie deal successfully with the challenges of her new existence, she also battled with the testosterone fuelled nautical world to become both a professional captain and a qualified maritime teacher. Most importantly, Jackie found herself.

She’s sailed around the world one and a half times and trekked in the bush with five rescued

Be Active, Be Social, Be Engaged, Be Purposeful, and Be Complicated

                                           

Ruth Curran drew on her experience successfully overcoming a traumatic brain injury to become an expert on maximizing brain function through lifestyle modification and "turning up the noise on life." She shares her insights and proven techniques for amplifying everyday experiences in Being Brain Healthy.






Curran has a master's degree in cognitive psychology as well as more than 28 years of experience as a strategist, business development executive, and organizational behaviorist. 

Curran is passionate about the connection between the brain and daily functioning and believes everyone—regardless of age or stage of life—has the ability to use neuroplasticity to live a richer, deeper, more fully engaged life. She has created a series of photo-based thinking puzzles, games, and apps that help players work on cognitive abilities such as attention, memory, and executive functioning.

"What can you do EACH moment to make your life worth living?  Complicate your thinking and AMPLIFY your life!"

For insights and proven techniques for amplifying everyday experiences go to her blogs:

At 8 Years Old, She Knew Her Mission in Life - and Succeeded

Erica Fye has lived in Northern Uganda for the past eight years.  She has endured threats and severe illness but continues to work as a missionary in remote villages.  

Her first book For the Joy Set Before Us: Insights into the Missionary Journey shares her inspiring story.

Erica has a heart for the people that much of the world has rejected or forgotten.  She went to a war-torn country to educate people in remote villages.  With a heart of gold, she endured hardship, loneliness, and life-threatening disease.

Build People Up Instead of Tearing Them Down

Donya Zimmerman is a business consultant, certified mediator, aspiring author and public speaker.

Donya received her Juris Doctorate from te University of Baltimore Law School and is a contributing writer with the Maryland Daily Examiner.

She is an active blogger and is conducting workshops on business start up and female entrepreneurship.

Donya knows the pain of rejection from her mother who 'gave her away' when she was 12 years old.  She had to assume the role of mother to her siblings.

Donya helps women realize their goals by

If You Can Think It - You Can Achieve It

Joseph Obeto Lombaye is a motivational and inspirational speaker.  He has survived the Liberian Civil War, was falsely imprisoned under horrific conditions, battled the elements in the jungles of Africa warding off wild animals and starvation to find a better life.  These are only a few of the feats he conquered.  

As a result, his desire was to help the helpless.  He formed a nonprofit organization called Give Them Hope.

He is an inspiration to everyone no matter who they are or where they live.   

"There is too much waiting for you -- GO GET IT"

Are You Digging Your Grave with a Fork?

Neale Bacon is a ventriloquist, performer and motivational speaker.  

After spending most of his life on quick-fix diets and eating food he did not like, he realized he had to make some changes.

Dealing with fat prejudice and depression, the wake up call came when his children were terrified they would lose their father if he didn't do something.  

Neale is now 185 pounds lighter and wants to give you tips and motivation to accomplish your goals.





In the words of Richard Simmons "Like yourself!  Don't wait until you lose weight to like yourself.  After you lose weight you are a smaller version of the same person."

You won't want to miss this if you are trying to lose weight.......

Never Accept Trash Talk

Traci Lawrence is an author, freelance editor, blogger and substitute teacher.  Her main focus and true passion is self-acceptance.  

Her book, Accept No Trash Talk: Overcoming the Odds, is a self-help book about overcoming the effects of disrespectful communication; bullying.

Traci was mercilessly bullied throughout her school years because of her height and religion.

Instead of allowing those harsh words to destroy her, Traci used that strength she earned to write a book, helping others who may be suffering the same way.

Murder, Drugs, Death of Spouse - Time to Turn His Life Around

Doug Atkins started using hard drugs when he was 13 years old.  Running away from home and living on the streets of Boston, he became a dealer.  Standing before the judge he was given a choice - jail or the army.  

He enlisted into the U S Army and his life took on meaning.  But, he continued his lifestyle until tragedy struck.  His 17-year-old daughter was brutally stabbed 72 times and he lost his wife to a horrific death.



Listen to Doug's incredible story of how he coped with these losses

How to Reprogram your Brain to Better Deal with Stress

Kay Kei is a certified Herb Practitioner and Soul Coach as well as having two degrees in science and engineering, including a Masters from Berkeley.  She has worked as a geophysicist and also ran her own business as a condominium developer/builder for 15 years.

Answering the Call is a book of 40 authors who all turned their unfortunate life experiences into knowledge and/or careers to help others. 

One of the most exciting things about Kei is that she had declining 

How To Break Free From Depression, Fear and Anxiety in 30 Days

Ben Amos' story will leave you speechless and motivated.  When Ben was two years old, he was run over by a drunk driver.  Among many injuries, he suffered a popped lung, broken bones, ruptured spleen and multiple surgeries.

I have interviewed many people from all walks of life. There is only a handful who made a lasting impression on me.  Ben Amos is one of those

Are You Destined For Success?

I am so excited to bring you a show sharing stories of everyday people who refused to GIVE UP. Everyone has a story -- here's an opportunity to share yours!

Most people succeed because they are determined to – I'm one of those people – how about you? Are you destined for success?