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It's the Journey
by Carlo Pietro Sanfilippo
Become a Paid Subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carlopodcast/subscribeWelcome to: It’s the Journey! This is a podcast where I want to explore the means, methods, tools and examples of living on purpose, living the life we want, doing the thing things that light us up! Things that make us feel like we are alive, growing, and making a difference. I’m having so much fun with the project. I hope it is helpful and fun for you too.Cheers! Carlowww.carloblog.com
Episodes
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108: Review, Reflect, Plan, A Blueprint for Your New Year
I love taking time at the end of one year to plan the next one. It's a habit and skill that has had a profound effect on my life and in this episode I took some time to share more about my process.
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107: Being a Foreigner
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime.” ― Mark Twain The longer we live and...
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106: Marina Krivonossova, Following a Plan and Her Heart, The Launching of a Business
Marina was my guest way back in episode 39. In our first conversation in 2021 she shared her fun journey from being born in Russia, growing up in California, going to grad school in the Netherlands were she fell in love, got married and build a career and life. Since then she launched her own...
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105: Beginning Anew, Embracing the Joy of Becoming
Little kids are always trying new things but adults often reach a point in life where they only time they change in a big way is when life happens To them. We can be an agent of change in our live to move us towards our dreams all our live and at any age. I did my best to share my thoughts and...
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104: Looking at Uni in Europe vs American, My Experience So Far
For years as a financial planner working with clients struggling to figure out an affordable to get an education for themselves, their children or grandchildren, I often suggested exploring going to University abroad. Back then I was speaking about something conceptually that I hadn't actually…
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103: Following Dreams, an Update from Turin
This is my first episode since December of 2023! Last year I did an experiment with my life and spent 4 months living semi-nomadically in Italy, mostly. That time period opened my mind to some new goals that lead me to where and what I'm doing now which is living in Turin, Italy as a student at…
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102: Reflecting on the Past Year as You Plan the Next
“The only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday.” ― Tony Robbins It's easy to get overwhelmed this time of year as people who had amazing years, or want you to believe they did, start posting highlights. No matter what kind of year you had, this is a good time…
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101: Goal Setting Strategy for the New Year
“The ability to set goals and make plans for their accomplishment is the “master skill” of success. It is the single most important skill that you can learn and perfect. Goal-setting will do more to help you achieve the things you want in life than will anything else you've been exposed to.”…
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100: Still Following the Fun
I can't believe I've recorded 100 episodes! This idea I had over 5 years ago that took a couple of years to come to fruition has been so fun and rewarding. I've had the honor of sitting down with so many amazing and inspiring people to dive into their stories and wisdom. On this Thanksgiving day...
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99: Chelsea Ritter-Soronen, Knowing and Living Her Why
I'm super excited to publish this 99th episode that is a conversation I had with one of my dearest friends and a truly inspiring human being, Chelsea Ritter-Soronen. Chelsea is the Sole Proprietor and Principal Artist of Chalk Riot, which is Washington D.C. based company with "an all-women mural...
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98: Change Requires Courage
“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” ― Leo Tolstoy Change can be very scary...I know. I fought it for many years trying hard to be the Carlo I thought I was supposed to be. I built a world around me that supported and reinforced that version of me. Once…
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97: Updates on My Experiments with Minimalism, Studying Italian, and Life Itself
I just finished my 6th week in Italy and am taking a break with my studies to explore a little. I took a break to share what I've learned so far and I shares some of the thoughts I've been chewing on as I explore. What I did not do, however, is comb my hair. :) If you aren't following my travel...
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96: Sarah Woodard Travels, Following Her Intrigue Around the World
This week I'm delighted to bring you Sarah Woodard. Sarah is an experienced solo traveler who has been to over 90 countries! I'm so grateful that she took time from her busy life to share her wisdom and stories on It's the Journey. Sarah is a digital creator who shares her passion for travel on…
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95: Protect Your Energy and Confidence as You Pursue Your Dreams
It takes courage to set out to achieve the things we want to do, have, and be in our lives. It's easy to wreck our confidence if we don't take care to protect it. In this episode I took some time to chat about this and expand on some of the ideas in my latest blog post on Substack. If you haven't...
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94: Moving Towards Our Dreams & Updates from Turin, Italy
This is my first episode I've recorded on the road since last year. I'm back in Italy again pursing my own dreams. This time instead of moving around so much, I'm settling in various places to to live and learn. I have a few things I'm experimenting with for my life that I took some time to share...
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Episode 93: Rachel Michelle, Learning to Listen to the Lessons Life Gives Us
In this episode I had a fun and insightful conversation with Psychologist Rachel Michelle. Rachel PhD candidate working hard on her dissertation “Healing Women’s Health: An Intimate Depth Psychological Inquiry" She took time out of her schedule to dive into topics that include: Discovering what…
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Episode 92: Houses, Still, Eat Money
Because the curriculum in most of the educations system in the US omits practical tools and lessons to help us become financially literate, we often go through life making mistakes out of a lack of understanding. Housing cost cause people so much stress because of inaccurate assumptions that I…
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Episode 91: Tonje Moe, To Pursue our Dream, We Must Listen to Our Dreams. An Artist's Journey
“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.” ― C.G. Jung I've spoken here and shared in my book what a powerful tool therapy was for me, especially what Carl Jung called Shadow Work, which Ken Wilber described as shining light into the recesses…
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Episode 90: Knowing What You Want, Thoughts and Exercises to Help You on Your Journey
“Think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life. Now, take what's left and live it properly. What doesn't transmit light creates its own darkness.”― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations Figuring out or even rediscovering your dreams that you may have buried is one of the most important things you…
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Episode 89: Exploring Positive Psychology with Marsha J. McCartney, Ph.D.
“Success requires persistence, the ability to not give up in the face of failure. I believe that optimistic explanatory style is the key to persistence.” ― Martin E.P. Seligman The news and social media are awash with negativity. It seems everyone is telling us what's wrong, who is bad, who is at...
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Episode 88: Happy 4th, Declare Your Own Independence to Build the Life You Want
"Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and...
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Episode 87: We Can Find Our Path In Unexpected Ways, And it Doesn't Have to Be an Expensive College
Last week I had the pleasure of sitting down with Ellen Green Niedringhaus. During our conversation she told me the story about how a yoga class sparked a passion in her that altered her path and journey. She followed that passion and it lead her to becoming a yoga teacher, studio owner and...
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Episode 86: Ellen Green Niedringhaus, Her Yes to Yoga and Feeling Good Changed Her Life, and Could Change Yours
I was so honored to sit down with Ellen Green Niedringhaus this week to talk about her journey. While raising 2 amazing children Ellen is also an inspiring yogini, yoga teacher, and owner of 2 lovely yoga studios that are beautiful communities full of great students and rock star teachers. Ellen…
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Episode 85: Barbara Ginty, CFP-Bringing Intention to Your Financial Decisions to Live Your Dream
This week I was so lucky to sit down and have a conversation with Barbara Ginty! Barbara is a Certified Financial Planner who in a addition to having a successful practice has an amazing podcast called Future Rich Podcast. She has published over 200 episodes packed with information to help you…
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Episode 84: Video, Success Leaves Clues
THIS IS A BONUS EPISODE THAT IS THE VIDEO VERSION OF EPISODE 84. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M DOING WITH VIDEO YET SO PLEASE BE PATIENT AS I LEARN. :) “If you want something you've never had you must be willing to do something you've never done.” Thomas Jefferson One of my brain’s favorite things to do…
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Episode 84: Success Leaves Clues
“If you want something you've never had, you must be willing to do something you've never done.” Thomas Jefferson One of my brain’s favorite things to do is to trace the path I’ve followed to where I am today. While dwelling on the past can be a waste of time and energy, painful and destructive...
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Episode 83: Abundance & Ambition
“We are not rich by what we possess but by what we can do without.” Immanuel Kant “If all you want is more, you’ll never have enough” Me :) In this this episode I’ll dive into some thoughts that have been bouncing around my head for awhile concerning what abundance and ambition means and Can mean...
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Episode 82: Jaqueline Alio, A Delightful Conversation with One of Sicily's Leading Historians!
When we say yes to our dreams and follow the threads that pull at our hearts, it can lead us to new places and new people. My Yes Ands, as I shared in AfterLIFE, Waking up From My American Dream) lead me across the ocean to the homeland of my grandparents and that journey, with the help of Rick...
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Episode 81: Elli Richter, WTF is Human Design, Book Preview
This week I had a chance to sit down with my friend and coach Elli Richter to catch up and discuss her new book, WTF is Human Design, that she co-authored with Helen Hall. Elli is the coach I mentioned in my book who gave me the golden advice to learn to have my own back and be my own best…
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Episode 80: Doing the Difficult Things
"Man needs difficulties in life because they are necessary to enjoy the success.”― APJ Abdul Kalam My son was telling me about an essay test he had to do where his professor gave the class 3 options to choose from. As he was describing that I remembered actually enjoying those kinds of projects,...
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Episode 79: Lessons from my Sicilian Pilgrimage on Minimalism
This week I took some time to try to crystalize some of the thoughts that were bouncing around my head on my hike through the mountains of Sicily from Palermo to Messina. Part of the reason one does such a trip is to hopefully think about aspects of our lives and I did just that for hours each…
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Episode 78: Julie Boll, Values Driven Living
"Tell me what you pay attention to and I will tell you who you are.” ― José Ortega y Gasset I've have had many episodes where I spent time discussing planning and goal setting, but I haven't hit on the importance of our Values and how much they drive us in the right direction. This week I'm…
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Episode 77: Intentional Imbalance to Avoid Stagnation
“The boldness of his mind was sheathed in a scabbard of politeness.” ― Dumas Malone Everywhere you turn these days there are articles and gurus promising Balance. When we are really into something or are super excited about a goal our lives can't help but becoming out of balance in the sense that...
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Episode 76: Facing Our Fears, And the Fears of Others
In my book I took a lot of time to talk about how important it was to learn to love and trust myself enough to say yes to the things I wanted to do, have, and be. I also talked about how important it was to build a tribe of people who were supportive and helpful along the way. There are always...
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Episode 75: Updates and Thoughts from the Trails of Sicily. Thoughts on Pleasure vs Happiness
Lots of people have been asking me if I’m having fun. Often, the things in life that make us happy are not necessarily pleasurable in the moment. Any big goal or challenge we’ve tried to tackle might not be pleasurable in the moment, but it can bring us great joy and happiness as we move towards...
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Episode 74: How We Treat Strangers
Over the last couple weeks I’ve been a stranger everywhere I’ve gone. This experience has given me food for thought on what it’s like to be an outsider, and how different people treat outsiders. I’ve never been treated horribly, just more welcoming and more human in some places. Here are some of…
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Episode 73: Updates From the Road in Sicily
Hey everyone, this is just a quick update on the road in Sicily. Yesterday I arrived at the halfway point of the city of Troina. I have 10 more cities to go that will probably take 13 or 14 days do, giving myself some rest days along the way. In this episode I wanted to give little bit of an…
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Episode 72: On the Road from Sicily, The Plasticity of Normal
Another episode of my thoughts that are stewing on the road from Sicily. I’m recording this again using the Anchor app and my iPhone. I don’t have access to my laptop so I’m unable to add this to my website of the time. But, you’ll be able to listen here on Anchor or anywhere you enjoy podcasts.
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Episode 71: Sicilian Pilgrimage Introduction
Some of you know that I’ve been planning to do a pilgrimage that will take me from one into the other of Sicily. I’ve been meaning to do an episode where I described what I’m actually doing and why and I finally had time to do that. I’ll try to keep doing updates as I go, but they’ll be more…
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Episode 70: Use Your Career for Personal Development, Not Your Life for Career Development
In this episode, I reflect back on how I used my career to achieve my goals and develop as a person. I recently was giving my son some advice as he started working a part-time job during college. He's studying business and working at a pizza restaurant in the kitchen. I encouraged him to observe...
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Episode 69: How Free Time Can Change Your Life
When are lives are so full of the "have to's" of life, we don't have time to think about what WE really want to do, have, or be. Intentionally freeing up my time gave me the space to look inward. That practice helped me rediscover my path and my life has and is changing from this. Listen now to...
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Episode 68: How Do You Know When You're Done?
Since I retired from financial planning this year people have asked me 2 question more than anything else. What are you going to do, and How I knew I was done. Today I'm going to dive into the second one, because, like Steven Covey recommended, I think it's helpful to begin with the end in mind....
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Episode 67: Would You Rather Quietly Quit, or Live on Purpose?
"I always resented all the years, the hours, the minutes I gave them as a working stiff, it actually hurt my head, my insides, it made me dizzy and a bit crazy — I couldn’t understand the murdering of my years yet my fellow workers gave no signs of agony, many of them even seemed satisfied, and...
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Episode 66: Moving Outside the Comfort Zone with Everett Morley
I've written and talked about how our time in covid was like a collective time out for many of us, and if you've been following and listening a while you know during my timeout, I restructured a huge part of my life. I was delighted to find yet another example of someone who did this as well who...
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Episode 65: How Do Mondays Feel Compared to Fridays?
How do you feel in your gut when you know the next day is Monday versus when it’s Friday? If we’re not careful, we’ll spend 5 days of our lives looking forward to 2, and 40 plus years looking forward to however many years we can live in retirement. We’re taught from an early age that’s the norm....
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Episode 64: Diane Marie Pisera, Founder of Italy in a Jar Candles
Saying YES to our dreams and stepping forward in that direction, even if we don't have the answers or feel ready, is SO important. Diane Marie did just that and she shares her beautiful stories and wisdom with us here. I was inspired and so grateful for our time together, and I know you will love...
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Episode 63: Digging into Goals
“First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.” ― Epictetus When I graduated college and began my first job, my manager loaned a copy of a Brian Tracy seminar to me. One thing he said that stuck out to me was that fewer than 3% of adults have clear written goals for...
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Episode 62: What Does it Mean to be Able to Afford a House?
The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run.” Henry David Thoreau, Walden From time to time I see snarky comments floating around the internet with folks commenting about how they’ve been paying rent for 10...
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Episode 61: Remembering Your Why
Do you know why you do what you do every day? Why you sell a piece of your life nearly every day of the year and likely will for decades to come AND why you spend the fruits of you labor the way you do? What are you actually working for or towards? We tell ourselves we are working for our future...
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Episode 60: How Quality over Quantity Impacted my Professional Life
I’ve said before, nothing had a greater impact on my ability to achieve my goals than simplification. My recent episodes have focused on personal life and the benefits of fewer material things to reduce the cost and complexity of my life and how this freed up space for my growth and development....
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Become a Paid Subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carlopodcast/subscribeWelcome to: It’s the Journey! This is a podcast where I want to explore the means, methods, tools and examples of living on purpose, living the life we want, doing the thing things that light us up! Things that make us feel like we are alive, growing, and making a difference. I’m having so much fun with the project. I hope it is helpful and fun for you too.Cheers! Carlowww.carloblog.com
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