Personal Development

In this week's interview, Michelle Villalobos interviews Nancy Norton, winner of the 2018 Boston Comedy Festival, about using humor to connect more deeply with your people in general, and audiences in particular. They discuss how to stay loose and creative while speaking, how to deal with the haters, and how to have more joy, love, and connection in your life overall. Nancy Norton is the first woman ever to win the Boston Comedy Festival in its entire 19-year history. She's

Michelle speaks with Love & Life Coach Lisa Concepcion about how high-achieving, type-A workaholics can find and keep true love. In this episode, you’ll learn the real reasons why high-achievers often struggle to find love, the value of intuition in love and business, and why everyone needs to stop worrying about finding “the one”. Lisa’s New York-style tough love approach is both effective and endearing and you’re sure to learn a lot from this episode. Enjoy! Consider Leav

Elizabeth McCormick is a total badass! Formerly a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter pilot, now she's a prolific motivational speaker and author. In this interview Elizabeth and Michelle discuss the awesome (and sometimes not so awesome) realities of being a trailblazing woman. You'll hear how Elizabeth became a pilot at a time when there were few other women in that role and the lessons she learned in the process. Enjoy! Consider Leaving a Rating & Review! “Everything I do tod

How would you like to know what makes YOU fascinating? Get ready to do some deeply informative (and fun!!) exploring about exactly that. Sally Hogshead is the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of an award-winning advertising copywriter, whose work sits in the Smithsonian. In this value-packed episode, you will learn about what it takes to be fascinating, and you'll also get (drumroll, please!!) access to Sally's Fascination Advantage assessment, which

In this episode, I speak with Liza Romero about the under-utilized talent and ambition of youth in underserved communities around the country. Liza is a cofounder of the Sonoran Initiative: a non-profit dedicated to disrupting generational poverty and creating sustainable, permanent solutions for youth in neglected ZIP codes. Liza grew up in North Philadelphia and experienced an intimate relationship to poverty. Unlike many of her friends and family members, Liza was lucky an

Have you always believed (like most people) that your mind produces your consciousness? That your physical brain's activities, synapses, connections, chemistry and physiology are what give rise your experience of life? This is what most of us learn in school, and what most people believe that logic and science supports. If this is what you think, then get ready to have your entire concept of reality turned upside-down. In this episode – mind-blowing by all standards – Mark

My guest in this interview is Molly Sapp, founder of MollySapp.com, mindset strategies for high-performance women. She discusses what gets in the way when high performers want to break through to the next level financially. These obstacles are often rooted in fear: fear of failure, fear of success, fear of rejection, and others. Molly provides strategies to help move through fear and into abundance, helping us manifest our deepest desires. Enjoy! Consider Leaving a Rating &

In this episode, Anita Sanchez, Author of The 4 Sacred Gifts, shares the gifts that a group of indigenous elders gathered for humanity back in 1994, and how you can use them to live more joyfully, passionately, and purposefully, in connection with yourself, with others, and with the planet. We discuss how these gifts can be used in business, and why big companies are paying attention to ancient wisdom. I hope you find what Anita shares as deeply moving and compelling as I did

When you uncover your purpose, it fuels EVERYTHING in your life. In this episode, I chat with Author and Purpose Expert, Brandon Peele, about tapping into the power of purpose. Brandon’s empowers leaders to awaken their purpose-driven leadership. He’s worked with individuals as well as executive teams from major organizations such as Apple, Tesla, the EPA, Google and the United States Marine Corps. For a Superstar, unlocking your true purpose is essential to your ability to

Being kind is a practice, a practice that can transform your life and bring more joy, meaning and prosperity to you and to the world. In this episode, I speak with my longtime friend Marly Q. Casanova about the magic of bringing more kindness into your life. Marly is an inspirational speaker and emcee who helps people rediscover and leverage the power of kindness to transform their professional, personal, and spiritual lives. Marly discovered her kindness superpower and beca

If you ever find yourself feeling like you’re stuck, blocked, or even sabotaging your own progress in any area of your life, then this interview will shed some light on what’s going on and how to address it. Rosine Kushnick works with leaders, game-changers, and superstars to access their fullest potential by finding and letting go of old, wounded parts of us that are trying to keep us safe (and small). You’ll learn how our identities can fragment or split at a young age and

These days, everybody is busy all of the time — and superstar leaders, game changers and entrepreneurs are even more so! In this episode's interview, I dive deep into the topic of productivity with Neen James, who advocates forgetting “time-management” altogether, and trying “attention-management” instead. Neen James is the author of the book Attention Pays; she is also a (fantastic) speaker and leadership expert who challenges people to wake up and pay attention to what matt

If you're transitioning out of your corporate job and into the world of entrepreneurship, this episode will help you navigate the adventure! This episode is a case-study interview with my client, Patricia Ferreira (a.k.a. Patty the "Divine Boss Lady.") who quit a cushy and very successful job leading sales teams with a huge company, and broke out on her own to start her own coaching company, leading and mentoring women to step into the life they desire. As many find when the

Get ready for one of the most motivating and inspiring interviews I’ve ever done! In this episode, I speak with Kute Blackson. He is considered a next-generation leader in the field of personal development by people like Jack Canfield, Marianne Williamson, John Gray, Don Miguel Luis, and many others you know and respect. Kute has been inspiring audiences around the world for over 20 years with presentations that ignite the heart and inspire courageous action. His mission is s

When you understand the "7 Laws of the Universe," you can tap into forces greater than you to create and achieve what you want. That's the focus of Episode 35 with Christy Whitman: how to experience quantum leaps in your progress and outcomes – from a place of peace and abundance instead of hustle and struggle. Christy Whitman is the New York Times Bestselling Author of The Art of Having It All: A Woman’s Guide To Unlimited Abundance. She is a transformational leader, celebr

In this episode, you’ll learn how to experience more grace, ease, and prosperity by aligning your work with your natural "flow" state. These days we have a problem -- especially among entrepreneurs. We've all been fed this myth that hard work, hustle and sacrifice are good and how we SHOULD be operating, all the time. Our culture has a work ethic that's pretty much: "work as hard as you possibly can and some day (maybe) you'll be rewarded by being 'successful' and 'happy.'" A

I know you’ve heard about mental and emotional intelligence, but did you know there were 3 other kinds? In this mind-blowing hour with Dr. Brian T. Lumb, we get into some deep stuff about how we process information and emotion in our minds and bodies in ways that are beyond our conscious awareness, so that we can find and create more passion and energy that we can bring to our lives and work. Brian's passion is assisting people to bring their unique gifts to the world, workin

When your masculine and feminine energies are in balance, there is no limit to what you can accomplish! In this episode, I interview Dr. John Gray, author of the world famous #1 bestselling relationship book of all time, Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus. We discuss how recent developments in technology, culture, and even in our food supply have caused our hormones to go haywire and how those out-of-balance hormones wreak havoc on our personal lives. Sounds pretty bad,

A lot of us approach the future as something to be controlled as much as possible. Problem is, life often has other plans for us. Instead of trying to control every little thing and manage for every eventuality, my guest this week, Kelsey Ramsden, says that a better solution is to "Futureproof" yourself. Futureproofing is a way of being; a daily practice to change the stifling desire for certainty and fear of the unknown that are (whether you know it or not!) preventing you

If you know me well, then you know I’m just a little bit obsessed with the topics of food and well being and how they can impact your success and happiness. My interest began about 5 years ago when I realized that mystery symptoms I’d been having almost my whole life had their roots primarily in the foods I was eating. When I made changes to my diet, I felt better physically and emotionally – and, lo and behold, my business grew too! Today’s guest is Ocean Robbins, co-founder