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Life Disrupted

by Up To Something

The fundamental question is...How do you respond to change? Disruption isn't always negative, but it is always about change! The good news is that we get to decide how we respond. It's not a matter of if, but when, life disruptions will happen, so are you waiting for change or making it happen. What do you do when... Unexpected change blindsides you and you're not prepared? Someone else's change affects you? You need to change but don't know how or want to? Hear stories on why, what and how Disruption can help you get past the Stagnant Quo, Get Unstuck and Move Forward!

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Episodes

  1. ep#17 - Life Disrupted: Why Are They So Angry? - Carol Francois

    Why Are They So Angry? A conversation with: Dr. Carol Francois, Learning Ambassador Carol is a lifelong Educator/Teacher who proudly proclaims that teaching is in her DNA and she cannot not teach! After George Floyd’s death, she was compelled to do something, so sharing a book list lead to…

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  2. ep#16 - Life Disrupted: Living an Intentional Life built on Faith, Family and Hard Work - Hattie Hill

    A conversation with: Hattie Hill CEO, President of T.D. Jakes Foundation Hattie made several intentional disruptions throughout her life resulting in fulfillment of her life dreams. She is a global thought leader in diversity and inclusion and gender equity, nonprofit president and CEO,...

  3. ep#15 - Life Disrupted: Sharing the gift of PEACE - Kim Andrews

    A conversation with: Kim Andrews Spiritual Leader, Speaker, Story shepherd Highlights from this conversation: ● Early childhood disruptions ● Feeling Less Than ● Looking externally for validation ● Discover through meditation practice ● Releasing the hurt ● Red Circle Gatherings ● Wisdom from...

  4. ep#14 - Life Disrupted: Living a life of Love, Joy and Freedom - Tilde Guajardo

    A conversation with: Tilde Guajardo Founder Womanars Speaker, Facilitator, Mentor, Investor After experiencing a successful 20 year career at Southwest Airlines, Tilde left her job, sold her home and started living out of a suitcase traveling to multiple countries. Today she shares her journey…

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  5. ep#13 - Life Disrupted: Beyond Covid-19 - Libby Sartain

    A conversation with: Libby Sartain - Independent Director and Advisor Libby serves on public and non-profit boards, advising companies on corporate governance issues and talent management. Served as former CHRO at Southwest Airlines Co.and Yahoo! Inc. Highlights from this conversation: ●…

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  6. ep#12 - Life Disrupted: Using Disruption to your Advantage - Janee hill

    A conversation with: Janee’ Hill CEO mHe3 Productions Brand Strategist, TV Producer, Speaker and “Champion for Women” Highlights from this conversation: ● Everyone has a story to tell ● Having a collaborative tribe ● Certainty in a time of Uncertainty ● Becoming comfortably uncomfortable ● Living...

  7. ep#11 - Life Disrupted: Be Resilient and Stay Afloat! - Maureen Orey

    A conversation with: Maureen Orey, Ed. D, CPLP CEO, Workplace Learning and Performance Group (aka. WLP Group) A message about building resilience, biomimicry and what we can learn from nature about how to stay afloat - especially in challenging times. Highlights from this conversation ● A life of...

  8. ep#10 - Life Disrupted: A Journey to Optimal Health - Paul Matthies

    A Journey to Optimal Health A conversation with: Paul Matthies - Operations Director at Focuswise Paul takes us on his journey From 310 lbs to 180 lbs He inspires us to consider improving our overall health - not just losing weight Highlights from this conversation: ● Neuropathy - The scare that...

  9. ep#9 - Life Disrupted: Adopting A Change-Centric Mindset - Aaliyah Haqq

    A conversation with: Aaliyah Haqq, Strategist, Operations Leader Aaliyah has spent her career in health & human services, professional development, facilitating and coaching Highlights from this conversation: ● Disruption is all around us all the time ● Lessons repeat as needed, there are do…

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  10. ep#8 - Life Disrupted: Living A Purposeful Life - Tonya Wilson

    A conversation with: Tonya Wilson, Organizational Strategist, is not only focused on helping businesses and individuals identify solutions to be more effective but more importantly she explores the concepts of work-life integration and purposeful living. Highlights from this conversation…

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  11. ep#7 - Life Disrupted - Melissa Smith: Finding the WHY to Push Through Life Disruptions

    Finding the WHY to Push Through Life Disruptions A conversation with: Melissa Smith, VP - Dean GIC Academy, Entrepreneur, Family Rock Throughout her life, Melissa came back stronger after each life blow. She shares how finding a solid WHY helped her through those tough times. A 6 time Marathoner,...

  12. ep#6 - Life Disrupted - Valerie Sokolosky

    A conversation with: Valerie Sokolosky Author of eight (8) Leadership Books, Hosts "Doing It Right" podcast, Master Personal Brand Strategist and Executive Coach Valerie helps leaders Do It Right as they lead with authenticity, consistency and clarity. Uncover the little things that can make a…

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  13. ep#5 - Life Disrupted - Mika Bradford

    Headline - Connecting the Dots... (Encouragement, Hope and Information) A conversation with: Mika Bradford, Change Agent, Advocate, Podcaster For over twenty years, Mika has been involved in grass-roots, regional, state and national initiatives focused on building resources and long-term…

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  14. ep#4 - Life Disrupted - Steve Cosgrove

    A Conversation with: Steve Cosgrove, a successful travel/media entrepreneur who followed his passion even when faced with traumatic life disruptions. He is CEO/President of Dynamic Travel & Cruises, Owner of the DFW Airport Employee Store, and CEO of Argyle Enterprises. Highlights from this...

  15. ep#3 - Life Disrupted - Donna Valentino

    A conversation with: Donna Valentino, Author, Podcaster Highlights from this conversation: - Extreme Religion - Relationships -staying when you know it’s over - Is the grass greener on the other side? - A Traumatic life changing event - WTF- Getting past anger - Accepting my new life - Finding…

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  16. ep#2 - Life Disrupted - Adrian Clark

    A Disrupt Life conversation with: Adrian Clark who is one of the top professional athlete representatives in sports. In 2016, Clark was named to Forbes magazine: 30 under 30 sports list. Aside from sports he is also a published author. At 25 years old, he was one of the youngest ever certified by...

  17. ep#1 - Life Disrupted - Sardek Love

    A Disrupt Life Conversation with: Sardek Love, affectionately known around the world as “Dr. Love”. International Keynote Speaker and Peak Performance Expert. Sardek’s intent is to create heroes out of those who lead, train and speak for a living, by inspiring, developing and educating them how…

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    Life Disrupted Show Trailer: I'm your host, Rita Bailey and you're invited to join us for lively conversations and real-life stories on how others are dealing with change and transitions. We can't always control what happens to us, but our guests on this podcast will explore different…

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

The fundamental question is...How do you respond to change? Disruption isn't always negative, but it is always about change!

The good news is that we get to decide how we respond. It's not a matter of if, but when, life disruptions will happen, so are you waiting for change or making it happen.

What do you do when... Unexpected change blindsides you and you're not prepared? Someone else's change affects you? You need to change but don't know how or want to? Hear stories on why, what and how Disruption can help you get past the Stagnant Quo, Get Unstuck and Move Forward!

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Life Disrupted currently has 18 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.

What is Life Disrupted about?

The fundamental question is...How do you respond to change? Disruption isn't always negative, but it is always about change! The good news is that we get to decide how we respond. It's not a matter of if, but when, life disruptions will happen, so are you waiting for change or making it happen....

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Life Disrupted is created and hosted by Up To Something.
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