You have to be ready and hungry for success with LES BROWN!

How to Live a life of GRATITUDE, overcome fear and be present in every moment with Kristi Nelson

Kristi Nelson, Executive Director of A Network for Grateful Living, is also the author of Wake Up Grateful: The Transformative Practice of Taking Nothing for Granted. Her life’s work in the non-profit sector has focused on leading, inspiring, and strengthening organizations committed to progressive social and spiritual change. Being a long-time stage IV cancer survivor moves her every day to support others in living and loving with great fullness of heart.

-- What is the Network for Grateful Living. 

--How the path to happiness and joy is being grateful for what is available to us at this moment.

-- Having gratitude is a practice. 

-- Focusing on the basics.  Getting to the root of things we take for granted.

-- How to talk to kids and adults about Gratitude.

-- How to change our mindset from one of having to;  I get to!  Everyday things are privileges that will not always be available to us.

-- How can we focus and enjoy and love the journey not just the finish line.

--What is my insecurity trying to teach me, how can I befriend it, befriend the doubt, the fear to get us on the path to reach our goals, launch our project, grow!

-- Stop, look & Go as a practice.

-- Recognizing when you are not being present is the way to get back to the present. 

-- What pulled her through stage 4 cancer. 

-- What she sees as the Potential for the human race- 




To find out more about Kristi and her work, go to:
https://kristinelson.net/
For more info about  the work of A The Network for Grateful Living:
https://gratefulness.org/


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Own Every Moment Podcast

Finding Inspiration everywhere, including your kids music! (No Time for Toxic People)

Turning your passion into a thriving, purposeful business one show at a time with ALEX CROTHERS!

Alex Crothers is the founder of independent music venue Higher Ground in Burlington, VT, as well as co-owner of State Theatre and Thompson's Point in Portland, ME. He books and produces six artist-curated music festivals in the US and Mexico.   He has 25+ years in the live events side of the music business and currently produces ~600 events annually (pre-Covid). He's also a board member of the Independent Promoter Alliance, the executive producer of a VT PBS music series, and loves snowboarding. 

--Dealing with the current challenges of Covid 19. And how we change the dynamic. 

--Opening the Higher Ground at 22 years old and learning on the fly. 

--Why Music? 

--His early work on the Phish management team. 

-- What keeps him inspired after 25 years. "Always about tomorrow's show"  "Never a boring day in the office."

--The excitement of discovering and developing new bands! 

-- What makes him happy "when the local artist he works with succeeds." 

-- How to get started following your dream. 

-- The importance of creating partnerships. 

-- What pulled him through the covid. 

-- The importance of having big dreams

-- His hope for the future of the live music industry. 

-- His Legacy....... 

To find out more about Alex and his work, go to:
https://highergroundmusic.com/ and  https://statetheatreportland.com/

You have to be ready and hungry for success with LES BROWN!

LES BROWN- 

As one of the world’s most renowned motivational speakers, Les Brown is a dynamic personality and highly-sought-after resource in business and professional circles for Fortune 500 CEOs, small business owners, non-profit and community leaders from all sectors of society looking to expand opportunity

Kelsey Flynn: Overcoming Fear is it a Fact or Belief?

Kelsey Flynn is an improviser, and stand-up comic who's performed all over from Seattle to San Francisco, New York to Boston  Caroline's on Broadway, and many an American Legion in between. Kelsey teaches stand-up/storytelling at Happier Valley Comedy and is truly a guiding light in her community! She lives with her wife and two kids in Northampton.

We talked about:

- When she knew she could make people laugh 

 - Becoming a Minister or a Comedian and how they intersect 

- Finding Home 

-  The Business is real in the show 

- Laughter is really at the heart of the relationship 

-You are a white guy who has feelings, great go volunteer!

- Finding humor in tough times, absurdity in a pandemic 

- Stop the striving 

- "Loving people except when I hate them" 

- God 

- Finding purpose 

- Belief vs. Fact and how to overcome fear and shame 

- No One is talking about you. No one cares. They are too busy talking about themselves 

- Just Being Helpful!  

 To learn more about Kelsey Flynn
visit his website at: https://www.kelseyflynn.com/