WARNING: This episode contains mature subjects (sexual abuse, addiction). If those things trigger you into depression or other challenges, use caution if listening.

Life's university of adversity often serves up some pretty rough courses. We've all had them to varying degrees. Jane M Powers been through some horrific hardships, yet she has managed to find her way forward, rise above, and overcome.

Jane is one of the most resilient, beautiful people we've had the chance to interview. It was a thrill for me, Randy MCNEELY - The Kindness Giver and Elia Gourgouris Ph.D. - The Happiness Doctor to have the chance to interview this inspiring, humorous lady.

Jane is an author of "Revealing the Missing Peace" teaching readers how to find that missing piece in their life's puzzle in order to find the missing peace we all seek. She is a survivOR, as she likes to say. She is an international speaker and sales expert having created several multi-million dollar business. She has a wonderful sense of humor and contagious drive to lift and build others.

In 40 minutes you'll learn:

-Is it possible to pass through sexual abuse, have an alcoholic mother, and addictions, and come through it with the resilience that empowers you to thrive?

-What does it mean to be a survivOR?

-What can we do to find the missing peace in our lives?

-Why is focusing on the present so vital

-How can we turn our fight in to drive?

-What can we do to find the courage to speak up, speak out, and stand up for who we are?

Get the answers to these questions and many more.

Take a listen! You'll be glad you did.

About Jane:

Using her straightforward, big-hearted style, Jane M Powers guides thousands to Speak with Confidence and Sell with Authority. With decades of successful speaking, training, and coaching, and real-life experience founding and running three multi-million dollar businesses, Jane appreciates that success is truly about the power of your CORE message.

With over 30 years of sales success as a Corporate Executive and Entrepreneur, she brings you everything you need to ensure a competitive edge in the marketplace.

Jane has been changing the way people authentically sell and how to move people into action to expand great success, leave a legacy, and most of all - make a difference.

How to Connect with Jane:

Website:

https://janempowers.kartra.com/page/bDr52

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/janempowers/

There are some people you meet for the first time and within minutes you feel comfortable with them, like you've known all your life. They elicit feelings of happiness, love, kindness, and connection.

Joy Abdullah is one of those people. His approach to business and coaching clients to brand likability through "seeing the human" is what differentiates him. He engineers the ability to work with people and grow people through kindness driven behaviors.

If that resonates with you, you won't want to miss this episode.

Here are just a few wisdom nuggets to whet your appetite:

- How does seeing the human help us in our relationships?
- How dos how we feel about ourselves affect our ability to impact others?
- Why is getting comfortable in our heart, soul, and body so important to how we feel about who we are?
- What are the nutrients in the tree of your life?
- How can we bring out our passion?

And so much more!

Take a listen! You'll be glad you did!

Connect with Joy here:

LinkedIn:

linkedin.com/in/joyabdullah

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/joyabdullah_mktgstrategist/

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/JoyAbdullah

Is it possible to find a kind pirate? I'll admit that putting pirate and kind in the same sentence seems like a bit of an oxymoron.

But, the fact of the matter is, you can find kind pirates in this world today and Russ Johns is the king of kind Pirates!

What a pleasure it was for me Randy MCNEELY - The Kindness Giver and Elia Gourgouris Ph.D. - The Happiness Doctor, to sit down with the amazing Russ Johns and be totally inspired by a plethora of wisdom bombs! The attached PDF is loaded with them, and there are even more!

In 35 minutes we discussed:

- How working to empower others to reach their goals empowers us to reach our goals
- How we can maintain a positive outlook even when our lives and days are not perfect
- How to avoid depression
- Why we can be grateful for wrinkles and scars
- How challenges can lead to joy
- How "NOW is temporary."
- How to inspire others
- We have a choice in how we respond to life

And so much more!

Take a listen. You will be glad you did.

Connect with Russ here:

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nextstepnext/

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/c/RussJohnsConnects

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/russell.johns

Website:

www.russjohns.com