Pat Armitstead | The Art of Resilience with Joyologist

Pat Armitstead | The Art of Resilience with Joyologist

Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music, or watch on YouTube, Facebook, X, and LinkedIn. Connect with Pat: Website: https://patarmitstead.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pat.armitstead LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patarmitstead-transformingworkplacewellbeing/ Sometimes the heaviest pain gives birth to the most beautiful art. Pat Armitstead experienced profound loss, severe illness, and financial ruin. Yet she chose a path of deep healing to become the world's first Joyologist. From her decades in nursing to touring orphanages with Patch Adams, Pat shows us how to use humor, daily gratitude, and creative expression to rebuild our lives. A truly moving exploration of human resilience. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction to Pat Armitstead and her background 05:39 Pat's work in art and healing 06:53 Losing her daughter Willow and her reflections 08:43 Surviving multiple losses and trauma 16:20 The evolution of her spiritual and artistic journey 17:41 Pat's resilience through cancer and health challenges 26:23 Becoming the world's first Joyologist 27:23 Introduction to Joyology and its principles 30:02 Pat's books and artwork 38:54 The power of sending love and gratitude 43:13 Her work with Patch Adams and clowning in Russia 50:07 Pat's message on leadership and legacy

Terry Tillman | From Miserable Millionaire to Dinner with Gorbachev

Connect with Terry: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrytillman/ The Writings on the Wall: Peace at the Berlin Wall: https://a.co/d/0ag8g7Wk Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Terry Tillman 02:14 From Businessman to Humanitarian 04:50 The Journey of Gratitude and Reflection 07:37 Awakening from a Miserable Millionaire 10:25 The Impact of Nature on Personal Growth 13:03 The Berlin Wall and Its Significance 15:46 Dinner with Gorbachev and Insights from Russia 18:36 The Call: Discovering Purpose and Meaning 21:14 The Future of Terry Tillman and His Projects 31:48 Understanding Karma and Its Impact on Life 32:28 The Importance of History and Learning from It 33:59 Human Nature: Stupidity and the Need for Improvement 35:28 Service and the Value of Giving 37:17 Making a Difference: Personal Responsibility and Community Service 38:49 Experiential Learning and the Heartfelt Foundation 40:38 Lessons from Childhood: Gratitude and Resilience 46:17 The Role of Elders in Guiding Young Leaders 48:52 Finding Purpose and Authenticity in Life 52:33 Nature as a Classroom and Personal Transformation 54:47 Legacy and the Importance of Love in Parenting At 30, Terry Tillman was running six companies and had all the trappings of success: the house, the airplane, the money. He also felt bankrupt inside. So he spent a day in a retirement home asking people what mattered, and every single one of them talked about regrets. He closed all six businesses, entered the world of personal growth, and spent the next 48 years leading his Inside Out Leadership seminars in 101 countries. Tony Robbins did his first firewalk in one of Terry's trainings. In this episode, Terry, now 83, sits down with Cynthia and tells the stories behind that turn: touring as a folk singer with Jimmie Rodgers before finishing Stanford, running 30 miles along the Berlin Wall two years before it fell, flying to Berlin the day after it came down to create "The Writings on the Wall," the international bestseller that led to dinner with Gorbachev and seminars deep inside Soviet Russia. He shares the second-grade classmates, orphan twins, who taught him gratitude, the retirement home visit that changed his course, his upcoming book "The Call," and what he most wants his 10-year-old son to know. On why he wrote "The Call: Who Are You and Why Are You Here?", Terry put it simply: "Everybody's called. Just not everybody answers or is even aware they're called." Remember: You are amazing. I am amazing. We are amazing! Subscribe to The Cynthia Manion Show: https://cynthiamanion.com/ #CynthiaManionShow #TerryTillman #InsideOutLeadership #PersonalGrowth #Gratitude #TheCall

Rosie Paulsen | Ecuadorian by Birth, Hispanic by Heritage, American by Choice

Connect with Rosie Paulsen: Website: https://rosiepaulsen.com/ Book (Ñeque): https://a.co/d/0hjdkrDi LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosie-paulsen/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealrosiepaulsen/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rocio.paulsen YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRealRosiePaulsen Chapters 00:00 Rosie's Journey: From Ecuador to America 05:18 Building a Business: The Birth of SNR Services 10:33 The Essence of Servant Leadership 15:41 Navigating the Medicare Landscape 21:36 Networking and Community Engagement 27:07 Lessons in Resilience and Grit 32:16 The Power of Networking 33:53 Understanding Medicare: Common Misconceptions 36:20 The Calling of Service in Medicare 38:31 The Four P's of Resilience 43:35 The Importance of Pivoting in Business 45:02 Engagement in Public Policy 48:58 Legacy and Generational Wealth 56:02 Servant Leadership: Leading with Purpose Rosie Paulsen's story starts on a soccer field in Quito, Ecuador. She was told girls don't play soccer, until she met an American girl who told her that in America, girls can do whatever they want. At ten years old she decided she would come to the United States. Years later she did, arriving as a teenager and moving in with a family where no one spoke Spanish. Her English came fast. As she tells it, after three days of waiting for someone to sit down for dinner, she figured she had better learn the language or she was going to starve. That same grit built a career. She spent nearly a decade at American Express Travel, working the call center through September 11th to get stranded travelers home. She moved into Medicare almost by accident and became rookie of the year having never owned or sold a policy. She went on to build multiple companies, including S&R Services, now a team of about 30 agents, and Rosie Paulsen Enterprises, where she mentors other servant leaders entering the Medicare space. What began in Florida now reaches seniors across the country. She is also the author of Ñeque, named for the Ecuadorian word for grit and resilience, built on four components: purpose, persistence, perseverance, and pivot. She chairs the Spirit of the Community Awards for the Florida Commission on the Status of Women. In this episode of The Cynthia Manion Show, Rosie sits down with Cynthia to talk about the soccer field that started it all, why she treats Medicare as a calling rather than a sale, the four Ps behind her book, sitting at the tables where decisions get made, and what she wants to leave for her family and the people she serves. "I'm an Ecuadorian by birth, Hispanic by heritage, and an American by choice. And I will die for this country." Subscribe to The Cynthia Manion Show: https://cynthiamanion.com/ #CynthiaManionShow #RosiePaulsen #Neque #ServantLeadership #Medicare #Entrepreneurship #Resilience

Sally Anderson | The Art of Living Courageously (Beyond Brave)

Connect with Sally Anderson: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sallyanderson-exclusive-strategic-counsel/ Website: https://www.sallyandersoninternational.com/ Scandal Coach: https://scandalcoach.com/ Beyond Brave: The Art of Living Courageously: https://a.co/d/0bJhou1B Freefall: Living Life Beyond the Edge: https://amzn.asia/d/0hTXU6lt 60 Minutes New Zealand feature: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tAi2HLO7xA Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Courage and Grief 03:54 Navigating Adversity and Leadership 08:03 The Impact of Grief and Trauma 15:16 Healing and Transformation 19:32 Co-Creative Leadership and Consciousness 25:13 Understanding Courage and Fear 27:17 Embracing Confrontation and Resistance 29:02 The Power of Discipline and Freedom 29:25 Confronting Societal Issues 31:33 Embracing Discomfort for Transformation 35:02 Navigating Grief and Self-Love 38:50 Understanding Forgiveness in Grief 40:31 Supporting Those Who Grieve 44:19 The Relationship Between Love and Grief 47:45 Identifying Costs and Payoffs in Life 52:36 Living Fully and Equanimity Sally Anderson is a leadership advisor, speaker, and author of three books, including her newest, Beyond Brave: The Art of Living Courageously. A former corporate executive who once led global change programs, she now advises leaders and public figures and writes about how people rebuild after life takes everything out from under them. She joined Cynthia from New Zealand for one of the most honest conversations the show has had. Sally has lived through extreme adversity, including profound loss, and she stepped away from public life for seven and a half years before returning to share her story and her work. Beyond Brave grew out of the years after her husband Roger died, and it centers on what she calls the empowered side of grief. In this episode, she and Cynthia talk about courage, fear, and faith, the three pillars at the heart of the book (embracing confrontation, resistance, and discomfort), what it means to be soft and gentle with yourself in the hardest weeks, and how we keep living fully when so much feels uncertain. Her core message is one of hope: "I think it's important that people realize that it is actually possible to get beyond what it is that you've experienced, regardless of the extremity." Subscribe to The Cynthia Manion Show: https://cynthiamanion.com/ #CynthiaManionShow #SallyAnderson #BeyondBrave #Grief #Courage #Resilience #Leadership

Katharine Franco | From Biblical Mothers to a Mob Boss's Daughter

Connect with Katharine Franco: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katharinejfranco Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/katharinefrancoactress Watch Virgin Birth (K-LOVE): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFg3TPuHzX0 Katharine Franco works across commercials, film, and television, and she is known for her range. In a single year she can play a biblical mother and a thriller's quiet menace and make you believe both. What surprised Cynthia is that none of it was the plan. Katharine was a shy kid who never performed growing up and came to acting later in life, after a friend pulled her backstage at a musical and the costumes in wardrobe hooked her. She comes from a family of working artists, and for ten years she has coached alongside her mentor and best friend Glenn Morshower. In this episode of The Cynthia Manion Show, Katharine walks Cynthia through the roles that built her: Elizabeth in the K-LOVE film Virgin Birth (now past a million views on YouTube and a K-LOVE Fan Awards nominee), Suzy in the thriller Kill Trip (the role her director Kristian McKay compared to Keith Richards), the western lead Dolorosa in Potters Ground, and a mob boss's daughter in Red Stone opposite Neal McDonough and Michael Cudlitz. She also shares what is next, and the advice that anchors all of it. "Know who you are, listen to your whispers." Subscribe to The Cynthia Manion Show: https://cynthiamanion.com/ #CynthiaManionShow #KatharineFranco #Actor #FilmAndTV #VirginBirth