Why Do We Feel The Need To Create New Things?
Why do you feel the need to create?
Why does getting something new make us feel so good?
Why is what we have not enough?
Tune in, as Oleg and BJ Miller, explore the need for creation, ways to appreciate life, and other related topics.
Living Your Truth
This week’s episode features, Olga Piehler, Founder & Chief Igniter Officer (CIO) at MyWy.io.
Tune in to this week’s episode as we discuss the importance of living your truth; self-awareness and how it relates to the type of choices we make in life; influential figures; and finding meaning within your daily life.
As you’ll be able to tell from hearing Olga speak, she loves people. She believes we are walking miracles and as such we all possess our own special gifts. She also believes that it is our responsibility, to share those gifts with the world. That is how we repay to the universe the investment it made in our creation. It’s the Law of Economics at its core as Napoleon Hill stresses in his book Think and Grow Rich written in 1937 - “you don’t get something for nothing.”
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
On Truth: Are you living your truth?
On Choices: “The types of choices you make are modeled by your current awareness”
On Influence: Who is the most influential person in your life?
On Life: “Life is full of breadcrumbs … you’ll find the good ones when you’re on your path”
Keep Moving Forward
Transitions.
She was in 63 different foster homes between four and 21 years of age.
63 different placements, a number that is simply unimaginable to most, if not all, of us.
She said, “The experience going through 63 foster homes was a tough one to swallow because I knew what I was entitled to … and I also had to face the fact that there are going to be times that the people who are responsible for providing services to you, providing care to you, don’t love you …”
But, despite all of the challenges and the constant transitions, it was through the foster care system that Felicia Wilson ended up meeting a foster parent who changed her life for the better.
A foster mom that helped Felicia embrace her own identity, and feel comfortable in her own skin.
A foster mom that helped Felicia realize the importance of accepting the cards she has been dealt with in this lifetime and figure out a way to play them to her advantage.
A foster mom that helped Felicia develop confidence in her own abilities, which led her on an unexpected journey of starting, “Fear Everything & Rise,” a platform to better prepare young people affected by foster care with the tools necessary to grow and live prosperous lives beyond the child welfare system.
I asked, “If you were given one word to describe your foster mom, what would that word be?”
She said, “Loving … As a kid growing up not having that stable mother figure in your life … being a kid that went through 63 foster homes … I’ve always wanted that simple hug … I always wanted to know that someone accepted my flaws … I wanted to know that no matter what decisions I made, right or wrong, at the end of the day I wouldn’t be judged … I wanted to know that if I fell short of anything I tried in life … somebody would still accept me and love me the same…”
If YOU were given one WORD to describe either of your parents, what would that word be?
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
On Independence: With freedom comes great responsibility
On Growth: Push yourself outside of your comfort zone
On Letting Go: Let your wall down and let others in to help you
On Acceptance: Accept the cards you’ve been dealt in this life, and learn how to play them
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Why You Must Tell Your Story
It was hard to stay quiet.
Her body was constantly covered with bruises.
Her home was one of fear and abuse.
Her father was the man responsible for it all.
Others knew, but no one spoke up.
It left her no other option, but to speak up for herself.
During her sophomore year of high school, she was finally removed from her abusive household and placed into foster care.
“Foster kid”, a term that she could only imagine before, was now a part of her identity.
As most of us can relate, it is through hardship and adversity that we’re able to learn life’s toughest lessons.
Honoree Corder was no exception. Instead of dwelling on her grueling upbringing, she turned it to her advantage.
She has used her story to lift herself up.
She has used her story as inspiration for others to tell theirs.
As Honoree had mentioned, “Don’t be intimidated by the long process of book publishing. Start telling your story today.”
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
On abuse: Talk to someone about it
On future: Figure out a way to work for yourself
On success: Practice behaviors of successful people
On opportunities: Be open-minded
Commit to Your Dreams
Lisa believes that the ability to take control of your life all boils down to self-awareness. Through self-awareness you discover what makes you happy, drained, fired up, and motivated which in turn all help you decide how to proceed in life in the most strategic, productive way for your individual self.
Lisa herself is living proof of this. Gaining inspiration and training from her best friends and other life coaches after a difficult downward spiral in her own life, she was able to fully commit to what she discovered she wanted to be: a life coach. “Once I became clear on what I wanted and what my purpose was, I didn’t have any doubts.”
Lisa and her brother Joe were adopted by a mother who wanted a sister for her daughter, and wound up bringing not only Lisa home, but her brother Joe as well so that the siblings wouldn’t be separated. When asked about her birth mother, Lisa says, “I don’t think she wanted to give us up, but looking back I think it was the best decision.” Lisa has an endless appreciation for people, their stories, and helping them achieve their goals in life.
Episode Highlights:
On giving: Do so purely, expect nothing back
On leading: Use your heart, not your ego
On commitment: You must learn to persevere
Episode Notes:
Life coaching [1:30]
Advice [5:30]
Adoption history [8:00]
A sister for Lilly [9:45]
Fast forward to now [13:30]
Through a lense of energy [15:00]
Do it for the right reasons [17:00]
A great leader… [19:00]
What fuels your passion? [24:00]
Daily routine [25:30]
Things to be excited for [28:00]
Being alone [31:00]
Final takeaways [33:00]
Strength From Dismay
Kevin Kreider spent much of his upbringing being made painfully aware of how different he was as a Korean adoptee.
The pain imposed on him by peers and the media for looking different, and the insecurity that followed motivated Kevin to begin working out. He eventually managed to start both modeling and acting careers, but was again set back. This time it was by Alopecia Areata, causing him to go bald.
Being an Asian male in modeling or acting was especially challenging, but going bald made it next to impossible for Kevin to continue on his current trajectory. He decided to quit everything and embark on a soul-searching mission in the form of a cross-country skateboard trip from Los Angeles to New York City.
After his trip, Kevin had to decide what to do next.
Kevin had to start from scratch and decide what was really important to him. He returned to his previous fitness career as a coach, but this time it wasn’t about, “Making it as an Asian model or actor.” It was now about helping others find the same feelings of confidence he did when he decided to become fit and healthy.
Kevin doesn’t believe one should face all of the life’s challenges alone. People need a group of family, friends, and like-minded people to inspire them and help them when they’re down. At the end of the day, there is always someone else out there who knows how you feel.
Episode highlights:
On insecurity: There is always someone else who can relate to your pain.
On independence: We all need help. Don’t feel like you have to do it alone.
On mentors: Choose the ones that truly walk the walk.
On motivation: Find a purpose and the rest will follow.
Episode Notes:
Tip: Have someone with you on your journey (9:30)
Hard being an Asian male model, impossible as a bald one (10:00)
Freedom of having nothing, being able to create anything from scratch (11:00)
Don’t try to fit into someone else’s box (13:00)
Put acting aside to help other people look and feel better, build their self-esteem and confidence (14:30)
Have the right Why (17:30)
Dealing w denial (20:00)
Desire to be masculine (24:00)
“Not everyone is fortunate enough to have enough pain to jump themselves into having a why” (26:00)
Adopted at three years old (27:00)
Became self-conscious through the media for being Asian in a predominantly white culture (28:00)
“I am no good by myself” (34:00)
“I didn’t know what self-love was until I started doing that” (36:00)
Strategies for taking control of your day (40:00)
The importance of not settling (48:00)
Start by saying yes to yourself (50:00)
Discovering Identity, Developing Strengths, and Maximizing Potential
Host and Overcoming Odds President, Oleg Lougheed has a heart-to-heart with the most connected man in America, top business strategist and former director at Dell Computer Corporation: Peter Strople. The two talk about loss, love, relationships, and how Peter came to define those things through struggle and success.
We talk about his experience growing up as an orphan in addition to how he started his networking meetup, Friends of Peter, where young professionals, as well as seasoned veterans, share not only the business side of life, but the personal struggles they have experienced and what they have learned or hope to become through those roadblocks.
Peter doesn’t believe success is at all predicated on money or power necessarily, but relationships and who you spend your time with. Being in a position where you have relationships with people you genuinely want to help and who want to help you is the basis of happiness and leading a fulfilling life.
According to Peter, too many people try to live beyond who they are. People should admit who they are and the mistakes they have made and through that self-recognition, they will find themselves on a more honest and meaningful path.
Episode highlights:
On relationships: Dig Deeper.
On family: People to whom you can genuinely say, ‘I love you.’
On insecurity: Recognize the mistakes you have made and grow from there.
On adoption: The definition of love.