#75: Keep The Spark Alive

#75: Keep The Spark Alive

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2420772/fan_mail/new] LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/sari-stone-5065b163/] Influential Women Verified [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UtY9SMRuTfOV2suTajh3ttrBYH-9VmWj/view?usp=share_link] Dedicated to Teddy and Griffin; may you always keep your spark alive!  What if the secret to a more fulfilling life isn't achieving more—but reconnecting with the spark you already have? After spending time with her grandsons, Sari reflects on the contagious nature of curiosity, imagination, engagement, and joy. Drawing from neuroscience, flow research, coaching experience, and personal observation, she explores why so many adults lose touch with the activities and relationships that make them feel alive. In this episode, you'll discover: • The difference between stimulation and true engagement  • Why dopamine isn't the same as fulfillment  • The science of flow and why it matters  • How mirror neurons and social contagion influence our energy  • Why leaders, parents, teachers, and coaches need to protect their spark  • Practical questions to help you reconnect with what makes you come alive Key Question: What helps you feel most alive? If this episode resonates, share it with someone who could use a little more spark in their life. Transform Your Life: Just Count Me In with Sari Stone Connect with Sari Stone If this episode resonated with you, please subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave a review. If you are interested in summer coaching with Sari, or would like to offer your children this gift, please message Sari. Your support helps us reach more people with messages of hope, growth, resilience, and transformation. Remember: Life is always inviting us into the next version of ourselves. It already exists, we just need to align with it. Just count me in. Buzzsprout-Just Count Me In [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2420772] Thank you for joining me! If this episode resonates, please share it with a friend who needs a little inspiration today!

#74: The Power of the Pause: Hope, Possibility, and the Space Between

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2420772/fan_mail/new] LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/sari-stone-5065b163/] Influential Women Verified [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UtY9SMRuTfOV2suTajh3ttrBYH-9VmWj/view?usp=share_link] As we approach the Summer Solstice, Father's Day, family celebrations, and the halfway point of the year, many of us find ourselves standing between what has been and what is yet to come. Sari learned through her own life that some of the greatest possibilities arrive long before we have proof they're possible. In this reflective episode, she explores the power of pausing long enough to recognize how far we've come before rushing toward what's next. Drawing from neuroscience, personal stories, life transitions, and the natural rhythms of the seasons, she invites listeners to take inventory of their growth, honor the people who helped shape them, and reconnect with hope and possibility. Recorded during a season of family milestones—including a granddaughter's college graduation and a grandson's kindergarten graduation—this episode is a reminder that life unfolds in cycles and that transformation often begins in the quiet moments between chapters. Whether you're navigating change, seeking clarity, building a business, leading a team, raising a family, or simply wondering what comes next, this conversation will encourage you to slow down, reflect, and remain open to the possibilities still waiting to emerge. In This Episode We Discuss: • Why the Summer Solstice offers a powerful opportunity for reflection • The neuroscience of transitions, uncertainty, and resilience • How reflection helps transform experience into wisdom • Honoring fathers, mentors, teachers, coaches, and those who helped build our foundations • Healthy masculine energy as structure, direction, commitment, and support • The importance of recognizing life milestones and transitions • Why hope is more than wishful thinking • How possibility often appears before certainty • The connection between personal growth, leadership, and self-awareness • Questions to help you reset and realign for the second half of the year Reflection Questions Take a few moments to journal or reflect on these questions: ✨ What has grown in my life during the first half of this year? ✨ What challenge has strengthened me? ✨ Who has helped shape the person I am becoming? ✨ What am I ready to release? ✨ What possibility am I being called toward? ✨ What would become possible if I trusted myself a little more? Key Takeaway Your story is not finished. No matter where you are today, there is more possibility available than you can currently see. The Summer Solstice reminds us that light reveals what has been growing beneath the surface. When we pause long enough to acknowledge our progress, honor our journey, and remain open to new possibilities, we create space for the next chapter to unfold. Connect with Sari Stone If this episode resonated with you, please subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave a review. If you are interested in summer coaching with Sari, or would like to offer your children this gift, please message Sari. Your support helps us reach more people with messages of hope, growth, resilience, and transformation. Remember: Life is always inviting us into the next version of ourselves. It already exists, we just need to align with it. Just count me in. Buzzsprout-Just Count Me In [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2420772] Facebook-Just Count Me In [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61566883002270] Instagram- Just Count Me In [https://www.instagram.com/saristone2025/] Thank you for joining me! If this episode resonates, please share it with a friend who needs a little inspiration today!

#73: Trusting the Pull: A Conversation with Max Gloeckner

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2420772/fan_mail/new] What if the moments that seem most uncertain are actually the moments that shape your life? In this inspiring conversation, Sari sits down with Max Gloeckner, entrepreneur, global speaker, community builder, and explorer of consciousness, to discuss a life guided not by rigid plans but by intuition, curiosity, and the courage to follow what calls you forward. At twenty years old, Max made a decision that would alter the course of his life forever. He walked away from the path he was expected to follow, bought a one-way ticket to Australia, and stepped into complete uncertainty. What followed was a journey through iron ore mines in the Australian desert, entrepreneurship in Bangkok, global travel, and ultimately a deeper exploration of consciousness, frequency, and human potential. In this episode, Max shares: • Why challenges can become opportunities for growth  • Growing up feeling confined by traditional systems  • Lessons learned from being the "misfit" in school  • The unexpected gifts that came from his parents' divorce  • Why he joined the military and what it taught him  • The courage required to leave certainty behind  • Trusting intuition when logic cannot explain the next step  • The relationship between uncertainty and possibility  • Reinvention as a key component of success  • Why an open mind may be life's greatest asset  • Discovering Telos and the concept of soul mapping  • Following curiosity as a pathway to purpose One of the most powerful ideas from this conversation is that uncertainty is not something to fear—it is often where the magic begins. If you've ever felt called toward something you couldn't explain, questioned whether the conventional path was right for you, or wondered how to trust yourself more deeply, this episode is for you. Sometimes the next step isn't visible. Sometimes you simply feel the pull. And sometimes that's enough. Listen now and discover what can happen when you trust the journey before you can see the destination.. LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/sari-stone-5065b163/] Facebook-Just Count Me In [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61566883002270] Instagram- Just Count Me In [https://www.instagram.com/saristone2025/] Thank you for joining me! If this episode resonates, please share it with a friend who needs a little inspiration today!

#72: Flip the Script

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2420772/fan_mail/new] LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/sari-stone-5065b163/] Buzzsprout-Just Count Me In [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2420772] We often think our words simply describe our reality. Neuroscience suggests something deeper: our words help shape what we notice, expect, and experience. In this episode, we explore: * Why your brain is constantly listening to your language * The role of the Reticular Activating System (RAS) * How neuroplasticity strengthens repeated thoughts * The connection between self-talk and stress * The language parents pass to children * How leaders create culture through words * The hidden scripts many men, women, and teens carry * Practical ways to become more intentional with your language Key Takeaway Your words are not magic. They are instructions. Your brain uses them to decide what matters, what to notice, and who you believe yourself to be. Facebook-Just Count Me In [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61566883002270] Instagram- Just Count Me In [https://www.instagram.com/saristone2025/] Influential Women Verified [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UtY9SMRuTfOV2suTajh3ttrBYH-9VmWj/view?usp=share_link] Thank you for joining me! If this episode resonates, please share it with a friend who needs a little inspiration today!

#71: The Plan Often Changes. The Dream Doesn't Have To

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2420772/fan_mail/new] The Plan Changed. The Dream Didn't. What if being "off track" is actually part of the path? For years, we've been taught that success comes from setting goals, creating plans, tracking progress, and staying disciplined enough to reach the destination. But what happens when life presents an opportunity that wasn't part of the plan? In this episode of Just Count Me In, Sari shares the deeply personal story of how a dream of relocating to South Carolina unfolded in a way she never could have predicted. What started as a clear goal and timeline transformed into something far better than the original plan. Along the way, she explores: • Why our brains crave structure and certainty • The neuroscience behind goal-setting and planning • The difference between having direction and becoming attached to a specific route • The dangers of having no structure at all • The hidden cost of becoming married to a plan • How intuition and action work together • Why "being off track" may actually be life's redirection • What this means for students choosing careers, adults seeking change, and business owners pursuing growth Most importantly, you'll learn how to hold a vision while remaining open to possibilities you could never have planned. Reflection Questions * What feeling are you truly seeking beneath your goals? * Where might you be forcing a plan that no longer fits? * What standards do you want to live by regardless of the outcome? * What opportunities might be waiting beyond your current timeline? * What if you're not off track at all? Key Takeaway The dream didn't change. The vision didn't change. The feeling didn't change. Only the path changed. Connect with Sari Stone * Follow Just Count Me In * Share this episode with someone navigating their own breakthrough season * Leave a review to help more listeners discover the show LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/sari-stone-5065b163/] Buzzsprout-Just Count Me In [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2420772] Influential Women Verified [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UtY9SMRuTfOV2suTajh3ttrBYH-9VmWj/view?usp=share_link] Instagram- Just Count Me In [https://www.instagram.com/saristone2025/] Facebook-Just Count Me In [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61566883002270] Thank you for joining me! If this episode resonates, please share it with a friend who needs a little inspiration today!