Julia Brodska grew up in poverty and became a high school dropout - overweight and unhappy. At one point in her life she was drowning in debt, still overweight but was determined to make a change.
She now owns two successful companies, teaches workshops, speaks in corporate settings, all while traveling the world.
Have you had to survive staggering loss in your life? Robin Cote is a widow who also lost her young daughter but taught herself how to heal in spite of life's sometimes-ugly dealings.
Robin is a survivor, not only of loss but also of domestic violence, verbal and emotional abuse, rape and bullying. She is an outspoken advocate for victims. Through all she has endured, "VICTIM" will never be a word use to describe Robin.
Her journey started when she was raped as a teenager. Robin's father didn't believe her and wouldn't call the cops. He said she deserved it because she had a sip of beer (which had been drugged) and her mother didn't comfort her. From that point on, she KNEW she was on her own.
Would you like to escape your soul-sucking job and have the FREEDOM of being your own boss? Would you like to live life without asking for permission?
Rachel Smets is a Clarity Coach, two-time TEDx speaker, an Author, YouTuber and online course creator.
As a young girl right into adulthood Rachel lacked confidence, felt bad about herself and her appearance; she believed she was not good enough. And then she experienced burnout and everything changed.
Rachel was driven by the question, "What if I had done it? What if I had done what I really wanted?" She did not want to live life with the pain of regret.
"What you think - You can create"
Don't miss Rachel's interview giving clear steps to create the life you desire:
Military moms often need to fill the role of both mother and father to their children. During Hurricane Andrew, Karen Whiting's home was destroyed while her husband was serving overseas.
Karen is no stranger to dealing with trauma. Her eleven-year-old son had a headache that lasted for over eleven years.
In 2009, her husband saw a doctor regarding a lump in his breast. It was dismissed and the doctor told him to return in a year. By then, it was too late as he had stage four breast cancer. He had the BRAC2 cancer gene as did his two sisters who both survived breast cancer. Karen's husband did not survive. About 2,650 new cases in men are diagnosed each year.
As an award-winning author of twenty-six books, writing and marketing coach, international speaker, and mother of five, Karen writes to help build tomorrow's wholesome families today.
Danny Vann was a senior project manager for several multi-state, multi-million dollar computer projects in corporate America. Then a heart attack and open heart surgery changed his life and his career.
Michael Levitt recovered from burnout and 369 days of worst-case scenarios - heart attack, job loss, car repossession, home foreclosure.
Michael learned how to reinvent his life and to identify burnout and stop it before it happens.
Michael Levitt is the founder and Chief Burnout Officer of The Breakfast Leadership Network. He is a Certified Virtual Speaker, a Certified NLP and CBT Therapist, a Fortune 500 consultant, and author of the new book BURNOUT PROOF.
David's training is in Psychology and nutrition and traveled to over twenty countries sharing the fundamental tools of personal development.
After moving to France to support his mother-in-law, his father died, his mother-in-law died, and he was in two car accidents. Then a rock climbing accident left him unable to walk for six months. He felt lost and hopeless. But he used the time to change his focus and formulated a plan to help others going through the same.
You can alter your life by altering your attitude - Earl Nightingale
In this interview, David shares how to become resilient, rebuild your life with hope, how to live on purpose, and how to get internal motivation during moments of hopelessness.
Claudio was elected to the Pittsburgh SportsLine Hall of Fame and named "Italian Coach of the Year" by the Italian-American Sports Hall of Fame (Pittsburgh chapter).
In Claudio's interview he shares the years of low points, hundreds of rejections, and constantly being asked when he was going to grow up and do something with his life.
