The Intentional Soul

Ep 025: Season 1 Wrap Up

In this episode, your host, Tom Ross, discusses what lead to the creation of The Intentional Soul Podcast.  In Season 1, Tom interviewed people who took the paths less travelled; he learned what was possible by investigating other people living intentionally.   Tom thanks all the people who helped him through this podcast journey and gives us a glimpse of what’s to come in Season 2 of The Intentional Soul:  faith and forgiveness.   Connect with Tom: https://www.tomrosstalks.com [https://www.tomrosstalks.com/]   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Ep 024: 10 Days of Silence

Griff Williams is an accredited meditation teacher and founder of MindEasy. He spent 12 years working as a London firefighter before changing paths to pursue building MindEasy. He received his diploma in meditation teaching from The British School of Meditation. Listen to this inspiring episode of The Intentional Soul with Griff Williams about meditation.   Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: ·      Griff discusses his time as a firefighter and how the grief from losing his father changed his life. ·      Griff and Tom talk about what exactly meditation is: try8ing to create a state of equanimity – non reaction. ·      Griff explains the importance of flexibility and willingness to pivot.     Connect with Griff: Website: https://mindeasy.com/ [https://mindeasy.com/]  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6M3ekNF61lJg9EO8-_xYlQ [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6M3ekNF61lJg9EO8-_xYlQ] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindeasymeditation/ [https://www.instagram.com/mindeasymeditation/] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MindEasy-Meditation-379609422907356/ [https://www.facebook.com/MindEasy-Meditation-379609422907356/] Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/MindEasy17/ [https://www.pinterest.co.uk/MindEasy17/]     Connect with Tom: https://www.tomrosstalks.com [https://www.tomrosstalks.com/]   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Ep 023: Suffering Can be as Valuable as Joy

Brian graduated from Fort Lewis College with a Bachelor of Science in Sociology. He began his real estate career in 2006, buying and selling as an investor. In 2011, he expanded his business infrastructure and scope by building a team and integrating the traditional representation of buyers, sellers, and investors. In 2014, he acquired a small, local brokerage and created the vision for what is now, North&Co. Listen to this inspiring episode of The Intentional Soul with Brian North about suffering and balance.   Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:   ·      Brian describes himself as a ‘student of getting better’ and describes his process of better himself one step at a time. ·      Brian discusses the issues men face when trying to get help and dealing with their feelings. ·      Brian explains that suffering is as valuable as joy.     Connect with Tom: https://www.tomrosstalks.com [https://www.tomrosstalks.com/]   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Ep 022: The Marriage of Mindset and Strategy

Jeanne Omlor is a Certified Business Strategist and Online Business Coach. As a natural-born motivator, encourager, and voracious researcher and strategist, she became an online business coach to help people reach success. She's here to help her clients operate at their ultimate potential. She helps people to maximize profits while being the visionary they're destined to be. She considers herself merely a catalyst. She infuses her ICF Accreditation from Intelligent Leadership into all of her trainings so that her clients prosper, while being leaders in their businesses and lives. Her clients have something in common: they're smart go-getters who want to fulfil their ultimate potential. Listen to this inspiring episode of The Intentional Soul with Jeanne Omlor about mindset and strategy.   Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:   ·      Jeanne discusses the difficulty and obstacles she had to overcome learning a new medium to recreate her business model. ·      Jeanne discusses how important working on your mindset is no matter what stage you are in life. ·      Jeanne discusses the marriage of mindset and strategy and how mindset manifestation works in her program.   Connect with Jeanne: Website: https://jeanneomlor.com/reviews/ [https://jeanneomlor.com/reviews/]   Social media links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanneomlor [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanneomlor] https://twitter.com/jeanneomlor [https://twitter.com/jeanneomlor] https://www.instagram.com/jeanneomlor/ [https://www.instagram.com/jeanneomlor/] https://www.facebook.com/jeanneomlor/ [https://www.facebook.com/jeanneomlor/]     Connect with Tom: https://www.tomrosstalks.com [https://www.tomrosstalks.com/]   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Ep 021: Fear is a Part of Living

Michele got her start at the Culinary Institute of America. Every student here is required to take a class on wine. She loved the way her professor, Michael Weiss, made wine sound like art: living poetry. She was the tutor for this class for over a year, while finishing her bachelor’s in business management. During the lock-down, Michele wrote her first book: Pairing Paws: Dog Breeds and Their Spirit Wines. Annihilation Archetypes, The Splattering of Silence, Unleashed, and How To Build a Wine List were released in 2023. Pairing Paws: Cat Breeds and Their Spirit Wines is anticipated by the summer 2023. She went on to be the Wine & Beverage Director at the Fearless Restaurant Group, where she oversaw 10 restaurants in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. She is currently working at the Four Seasons Philadelphia in Jean Georges. Listen to this inspiring episode of The Intentional Soul with Michele Gargiulo about overcoming fear.   Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:   ·      Michele discusses her struggles with PTSD from witnessing a partner’s suicide and how a good partnership helped her through and helped her build creativity. ·      Michele explains that fear is a part of living and that we need to be able to take risks and be fearless even when we’re terrified. ·      Michele talks about the books she wrote during the COVID lockdown and how she channeled her creativity during isolation.   Connect with Michele: https://www.facebook.com/michele.gargiulo.568 [https://www.facebook.com/michele.gargiulo.568] https://www.michelegargiulo.com [https://www.michelegargiulo.com/]    Connect with Tom: https://www.tomrosstalks.com [https://www.tomrosstalks.com/]   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]