Fully Alive

In this week's podcast episode, we welcome Monica Bozinov, an expert in executive coaching and leadership development. Join us as we explore the intricate journey of being true to ourselves while navigating the expectations of others. Monica shares profound insights into the complexities of this endeavor, addressing issues like exhaustion and frustration, and offers strategies for reclaiming personal energy.

Drawing from personal experiences, Monica reflects on pivotal moments in her life, including a significant bout of burnout that propelled her towards seeking solutions. Our conversation delves into the challenges of discovering one's authentic self and the necessity of recognizing when change is needed. We discuss breaking free from barriers and dependencies, emphasizing the importance of emotional awareness and processing for personal growth.

Tune in as Mary and Monica underscore the transformative power of embracing our true selves and navigating life's journey with authenticity and resilience.

Connect with Monica onLinkedIn and check out her new workshop here.

As a high-achieving leader, one of your biggest challenges may be managing your energy while continuing to achieve without compromising yourself. Most of your training and experience may have convinced you that your ability to control is at the root of your success. However, what you truly desire is to create and savor the spice of life.

Today, my guest is Maren Oslac, a champion dancer, educator, and entrepreneur. She discovered the possibility of bridging the gap between her spiritual life and her business. This integration not only proved possible but also connected her to the limitless flow of her businesses. Maren emphasizes the importance of surrendering, presencing, and harmonizing masculine and feminine energies.

We delve into managing energy, balancing creativity and control, and tapping into spirituality and intuition in business. Maren discusses the concept of 'The Bird of Humanity,' symbolizing gender balance, and ways to fully surrender to life's joys and abundance, awakening and growing through them instead of drama and trauma.

Connect with Maren here.

Lisa Hammett, a Transformational and Tedx Speaker, Author, and Positive Intelligence PQ Certified Coach, specializes in mindset, mental fitness, and wellness. With a mission to assist leaders and healthcare organizations, she focuses on fostering work/life balance for heightened productivity, profitability, and overall wellbeing.

In this episode, Lisa shares her journey from burnout to a thriving life, emphasizing self-awareness, self-compassion, and the pursuit of happiness. Drawing on personal experiences, Lisa and Mary explore the early warning signs of burnout and practical tips to combat it.

The episode underscores the importance of seeking help and support, emphasizing that burnout is not a life sentence but a path to growth. Join them in erasing burnout, discovering self-awareness, and embracing a fully alive life.

Connect with Lisa here.

Ready to unlock your power and align your energy effortlessly?

Join us on this week's episode with the incredible Dr. Nikki Siso. Together, we unravel the profound mind-body connection and discuss the art of creating with ease.

Dr. Siso shares her personal journey, emphasizing the impact of thoughts and frequencies on our well-being. She invites listeners to explore the power of personal development work, discovering the intricate link between mind and body.

We discuss tuning into the body for guidance and seeking spiritual insight. Discover the importance of visualization, repetition, and detoxification for a holistic, empowered life. This episode is a guide to overcoming objections, trusting intuition, and being kind to yourself. Don't miss this enlightening conversation!

Connect with Dr. Siso here.

Guest Bio:

As a psychologist, Master Somatic Coach, and business owner, Chris Johnson is passionate about embodied learning and leadership, leveraging it to cultivate strong business and community leaders, healthy workplaces, and engaged, thriving communities.

She gets to spend her time creating learning opportunities and coaching individuals to embody a more compelling presence, align their actions with what matters most to them, and transform life’s high-pressure stresses into opportunities for deeper connection and greater contribution with others and the environment.

Over the past twenty-five years, she has delivered coaching and training to hundreds of clients in numerous organizations. In addition to her doctoral work in psychology, she earned her degree from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology in Chicago, where she has taught in the Executive and Professional Development Program. She is deeply informed by her ongoing training and practice in both mindfulness, from the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society, and in somatic leadership from Leadership Embodiment, Zen Leader, and the Strozzi Institute, where she is certified as a master somatic coach and teacher.

Chris is the author of ‘The Leadership Pause.’

Connect with Chris here.

Episode Highlights:

• The ‘Leadership Pause’ - creating an interruption to regulate your nervous system and up-level
• The future impact of leadership and what leaders need to do now
• The power of the pause in the present moment
• The importance of listening skills, emotional intelligence and supportive team development
• The practice of turning and facing emotions to move into the next right action

Guest Bio:

Barbara Ellison is the Founder of the Wellness Playroom, Transformational Life Trainer, Certified Personality Science Trainer & Positive Intelligence Coach. She is on a mission to Nourish the World & make Happiness the Norm rather than the exception. Barbara believes that each and every one of us deserves to lead a happy, healthy, financially free, abundant life.

She works mainly with Baby Boomers and GenXers who want that kind of life for themself and their family. However, every age is welcome in the Wellness Playroom. As a Trainer & Coach, she works with clients to identify the mental roadblocks & limiting beliefs that may be hindering their growth.

Barbara says, “Baby Boomers & GenX are often at a crossroad, facing health challenges of aging, financial insecurity, & having purpose in their life. As someone who has been there, I understand the unique challenges & I am passionate about helping you navigate the challenges with confidence & clarity. I believe mental, physical & financial health are interconnected which is why I created the Wellness Playroom, a platform that offers a variety of resources & tools to help you achieve your dreams.”

Episode Highlights:

• Know who you are and who you are not (look in the mirror and forgive yourself)
• Beyond the job (what makes your soul sing)
• No is a complete sentence (give yourself permission to use it)
• Take it off the schedule (remove it to reduce overwhelm)
• Make a move (but take a breath first)

Connect with Barbara here.

In this week's episode, Lisa Condon shares insight on gratitude. We discuss the impact of gratitude for ourselves, those in our circle and the world around us.

Lisa encourages listeners to start planting gratitude one seed at a time!

Episode Highlights

• Alignment of the head and heart
• Daily active practice of gratitude
• How to use gratitude to connect with others
• Embrace gratitude as a grounding tool to be in the present moment
• Gratitude as an anchor of peace

Connect with Lisa here.

Stepping into Gratitude will be released November 8, 2023. This book is a compilation of gratitude. You will read many inspirational gratitude stories! Find it on Amazon and on Lisa’s website.

Guest Bio:

Lisa Condon, CBB, CSP, CSPO, Business Strategist, Executive Coach and self-proclaimed Gratitude Practitioner, is the type of person who makes you feel comfortable with who you are and who is so familiar—yet, you cannot believe you have not yet met her. This most likely stems from her deep engagement with her community, as well as her 25+ years of experience in an executive capacity across sales, marketing, and customer service. Lisa is very memorable as she explains what makes her stand out in a crowd: “I am 5’ flat with a 6’ tall personality.”

It is easy to describe Lisa as strong, professional, and feminine because Lisa sees women as pillars of endurance, strength, and creativity. Especially, when they work together to support each other’s ideas and gifts. Lisa applies a positive approach combined with an ever-present state of gratitude for her work and her clients. Ask Lisa about mistakes and she will tell you she does not believe in regrets as every experience is a learning opportunity.

• As a leader, do you focus on self-alignment?
• Is your team clear on your organizational vision?
• How do you handle failure and manage feedback?

These are all questions that leaders and entrepreneurs face often, and your answers can help you determine the success of your business.

In this episode, Trey Dunavant highlights the following:

• Discovering the 7 factors of SCALE to attract more customers, increase revenue and invest in what matters most
• Learning to go deeper and fail faster to overcome fear
• Working from a process vs. working to a process
• Articulating a clear vision (the most powerful leadership tool) for your team, clients and self

Connect with Trey here.

A note from your host, Mary:

"Thank you for tuning into the Fully Alive podcast! To explore more related content, please join the Fully Alive Facebook group and subscribe to the free ConsciousPreneur magazine."

Are you energized, inspired and ready to share your passion with the world? Listen to this week's podcast episode with guest, Tony Martignetti, to learn about the beautiful, imperfect journey of self-leadership and how to move towards a full life!

Episode Highlights:

• Being your most authentic self to connect and resonate with others
• Energizing yourself through the pursuit of your passions
• Embracing the process of growth and self-discovery
• Stepping into inspired, imperfect action
• Allowing yourself to play and create within structure

Guest Bio:

Tony Martignetti is a leadership coach, advisor, author, speaker, entrepreneur, idea generator, people connector, and a curious adventurer. He brings together over 25 years of business and leadership experience and extreme curiosity to elevate leaders and equip them with the tools to navigate through change and unlock their true potential.

Before becoming the founder and Chief Inspiration Officer of Inspired Purpose Partners, Tony was a finance and strategy executive with experience working with some of the world’s leading life sciences companies. Along his journey, he also managed small businesses and ran a financial consulting company.

Connect with Tony here.

A note from your host, Mary:

"Thank you for tuning into the Fully Alive podcast! To explore more related content, please join the Fully Alive Facebook group and subscribe to the free ConsciousPreneur magazine."

What if there is a way that you can experience true joy while living with ease and having fun?

In this week's podcast episode, Daniela Sulek shares wisdom and insight on how to do just that!

During our time together, Daniela talks about:

-Shifting from creating by doing to creating by being

-Returning to the natural state of being

-Leveling up consciousness and moving beyond the mind, body and physical reality

-Breaking the boundaries of the conditioned mind

Guest Bio

Daniela helps renowned leaders of the business and spiritual world move into the permanent state of ease, and joy. By transcending from the conditioned human to the consciousness of the true self, they shift into effortlessly creating by being, instead of creating by doing.

About 1% of the world’s population functions primarily at this level of consciousness. Daniela sees through the illusion of rigid physical reality and ridicule of human conditioning. She was naturally led to a journey of experiencing the Self which the mind, body, and all physical reality arise from. She has been creating massive physical, mental, and emotional shifts for herself and her clients.

Connect with Daniela here or via email at [email protected]

A note from your host, Mary:

"Thank you for tuning into the Fully Alive podcast! To explore more related content, please join the Fully Alive Facebook group and subscribe to the free ConsciousPreneur magazine."