Attracting Lasting Love: Breaking Free of the 7 Barriers that Keep You Single by Roy Biancalana (Kindle, 2015)

On my Launch-Day podcast, I am honored to be interviewing Roy Biancalana, the author of the wonderful book Attracting Lasting Love: Breaking Free of the 7 Barriers that Keep You Single.

Roy is a former professional golfer turned relationship coach. His book is available on Amazon.com for a mere 99 cents today only (February 9, 2015)! Of course, if you don’t pick it up today, it’s still worth a hundred times that price tomorrow if you are looking to stop your routine of rotten relationships and find the lasting love you’ve been longing for.

While you’re there (on Amazon), you might want to grab his first book as well. Relationship Addiction: A Memoir – How One Man Sobered Up from One of the World’s Most Common Addictions As Roy puts it, this book is a mix of… (well… just listen to the podcast and you’ll get the whole story).

 Purchase it on Amazon.com

 

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Consciously Speaking Is About to Launch

In preparation for the official launch of the podcast, Consciously Speaking, I have recorded an introduction to give you an idea of what to expect. It is a super short show – just over five minutes; so I hope you’ll give it a quick listen to see what’s in store beginning on Monday, February 9th, with our first line-up of guests.

Please take a moment to check it out on iTunes, subscribe to it so that you don’t miss an episode, and please give it a rating and short review after you’ve listened to an episode or two. It’s your show as much as mine, so please post comments, feedback, and suggestions below so that I can fine-tune it as we go. If you are a conscious thought leader, or if you know of one that I should have on the show, please post those suggestions here, as well.

Also, another great way to support the show and keep up with what’s happening is to follow it on Facebook and Twitter.

Thanks!

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Empowered Loving: A Guide To Learning and Growing Through Relationships by Shems Heartwell (Kindle, 2015)

On my upcoming podcast, I am honored to be hosting Shems Heartwell, the author of the wonderful book Empowered Loving: A Guide To Learning and Growing Through Relationships.

Shems is one of the most heart-centered coaches I know, and has a tremendous amount of wisdom to share with the world. I hope you’ll tune in to my next podcast and get to know him personally, and that you’ll get yourself a copy of his new book. It is a must read for anyone wanting to deepen the soul of their relationships.

 Purchase it on Amazon.com

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Conscious Divorce: Turning Pain Into Pleasure

Few subjects are as touchy as divorce. This became very apparent in the response to my recent article in elephant journal where I advocate a new paradigm. Conscious Divorce isn’t so messy, nor even that painful. The choice can be yours.

Conscious Divorce: Turning Pain Into Pleasure (published in elephant journal – November 26, 2014)

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The Key to Creating a Limitless Life

As the writer of our own story, the creator of our own world, the only limiting factor is our self. We live in an incredible time where we can readily witness people overcoming insurmountable obstacles in order to achieve what some could only imagine. How do you limit yourself? Take a moment to read my article in elephant journal.

The Key to Creating a Limitless Life  (published in elephant journal – November 3, 2014)

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Chasing Our Thoughts Down the Rabbit Hole

During my most recent meditation retreat, I took some time to actively observe the playful meanderings of my mind. It can be a rewarding and pleasurable practice to observe without trying to control. Elephant journal picked up my article, which you can find by following the link below.

Chasing Our Thoughts Down the Rabbit Hole (published in elephant journal – October 29, 2014)

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The Challenges of Letting Go

I love the fall season. It is nature’s way of letting go of that which no longer serves. The trees shed their leaves. The grass gives up its color. And nature itself seems to look inward to its roots. There is no struggle. It is full of ease.

We can learn a great deal from nature at this time of year. To trust that it is okay to let go. To know that what we need will come to us in time. To breathe deeply and slowly and look inward.

Yet sadly, we often end up like a dog with a bone, fighting tooth and nail to hang onto something. It might be your relationship or it might be your job. It could be your money or it could be your fame. These are the things that are usually very apparent. Everybody can see what you’re up to. Sometimes, you can even see it yourself.

However, we frequently (and often subconsciously) cling to something that can harm us much worse than the obvious. We just won’t let go of our notions, our beliefs, or our habits.

I’m not talking about ideals or faith, but about the stories that we make up and tell ourselves. Stories about ourselves, about our world, about the people in it. And much like a child that believes in both Santa Claus and the Boogie-Man, we take these made-up stories for cold hard fact.

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Don’t Let Your Mistakes Undo You

We all make mistakes. Many of us own up to them. Some of us profit from them. And a few of us are even able to correct them. The key question here, is “What makes the difference?”

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“A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes,
smart enough to profit from them, and
strong enough to correct them.”

~ John C. Maxwell

It’s a given that you simply cannot make it through life without making mistakes. It would probably even be accurate to say that we can’t make it through a day without making mistakes. It happens. Not just for you or for me, but for all of us.

If you want to maximize the benefit from your mistakes (don’t we all?), here’s a good place to get started.

STEP 1: Spot it.

You’ve got to FIRST recognize that a mistake was made. You can’t own a mistake you didn’t know existed.

This is where you just have to trust your peers and tune into reality. With a little practice, you’ll be able to spot your mistakes within seconds. With a LOT of practice, you may even get to the point where you can stop that mistake just before you make it. A very Jedi move indeed.

But for now, let’s just recognize our mistake.

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The Root of All Your Problems

Had you met me a few years ago, you probably would have looked at me and thought “Yeah, Michael’s got it all together. He seems to be doing very well for himself”.

You would have been wrong. What I let the outside world see was a very different picture than what was going on behind the curtain.

I was the CEO of my own startup company, but I was bankrupt. I was barely able to pay myself anything and even had to go on unemployment when I couldn’t pay myself at all. My relationships, if you could call them that, were a shamble.  I was dating around and trying to find my perfect match, but was ultimately and repetitively wandering into dead-end alleys.

My passion for my company had waned, and it was difficult to get motivated enough to even leave my home. I seriously believe that were I not responsible for getting my son to school in the mornings, I would have become a total recluse. Online grocery shopping was even beginning to look like a solid option.

In a nutshell, I was floundering. I’d lost my purpose.

And the really sad part of this, at least to me, was that I had all of the tools at my disposal to turn my life around. I’d studied with some of the top people in the self-improvement industry. Tony Robbins – I’d read his books, devoured his tapes (do they even make those anymore?), and even attended a live event. David Deida – same thing. Gay and Katie Hendricks – been there, done that. And the list goes on.

So, what was happening here?!? I had the information at my fingertips. I knew everything that I needed to do. I knew WHAT to do. I knew HOW to do it. I certainly knew WHY I should do it.

But… I did nothing.

Until, I started to examine just that.  WHY was I doing nothing? WHAT was stopping me? WHERE did all of that training and knowledge go?