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The Audacious Living Podcast
by Audley Stephenson & The Podfather Network
The Audacious Living Podcast🎙unpacks wisdom from guests to help you live your best audacious life ever! #BeAudacious📢
Episodes
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Rewrite the Story Your Childhood Wrote with Rochelle Cook
What if the reason you keep ending up in the same place has nothing to do with willpower, and everything to do with a story you learned before you were old enough to question it? Signature Quote "When we worry, we pray for what we don't want." Rochelle says this about the subconscious mind, which...
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Audacity Without a System Is Just Hope with Jason Vanderground
What if your dream is not stalling for lack of passion, but for lack of a plan? Signature Quote "Audacity without a system is probably just hope. And hope's great, but it's not a strategy and it's not a plan." That line landed like a bell in the middle of this conversation, because it names the…
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It Took 20 Years to Finish His Book: Paul Hlabse on Grief, Faith, and "Violent Disturbance"
Some books take a weekend to read and twenty years to write. Paul Lapsey knows, because his sat on a shelf for eighteen of them. Signature Quote "Whatever you start, you have to finish it. It may not be the outcome you want, but you have to see it done." Paul dusted off a twenty-year-old…
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From Napkin Sketch to QVC: Lisa Ascolese on Inventing the Right Way
You have an idea. Maybe you have had it for years, sketched on a napkin or sitting in a journal. The difference between you and the inventor on QVC is not talent. It is knowing the right way to move. Signature Quote "Do not share your information until the ink dries." Lisa learned the hard way…
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Don’t Take a Coward’s Way Out: Green Beret Ray Dillman on Courage, Purpose, and Faith
What does it take to choose the fight when every instinct tells you to run? Retired Green Beret Major Ray Dillman spent 23 years in the Army answering that question, rising from enlisted private to senior medic on a Special Forces combat dive team, with time in Ranger battalions, command of the...
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What Hypnosis Really Is (and Isn’t) with Jason Palter
Most of what you believe about hypnosis came from a movie or a cruise ship stage show. Jason Palter has spent more than a decade undoing that damage. A former professional magician turned certified hypnotist, Jason works in a clinical setting helping people quit smoking, lose weight, manage…
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Breaking the Bias That Keeps Great Leaders Invisible with Michael Dowling
What if the reason you have never seen yourself as a leader is not a flaw in you, but a flaw in the picture you were given? Michael Dowling spent years in Hollywood performing a version of himself he thought leadership required, until one conversation with his dad flipped the script. Signature...
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Undefeated: What a Pastor Turned FBI Agent Learned About Human Nature
What if the person sitting across from you in the interrogation room is not a monster, but a human being who lost their way? Eric Robinson spent 24 years in the FBI learning to find the human in everyone, and the training started in the pulpit. Signature Quote "I am through everything I've...
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The Performed Man: When the Armor That Protects You Starts Keeping Out the People You Love
What happens when the armor that protects you starts keeping out the people you love? Mike Poliwoda knows. He wore it for years. Signature Quote "Remove it slowly. Connect slowly." — Mike Poliwoda Why This Quote Matters This is Mike's entire philosophy in five words. No dramatic transformation…
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Say Yes Scared: Toronto Hip-Hop Legend DJX on Courage Before Confidence
DJX was handed the number one hip-hop radio show in the country and was too scared to open the microphone. He stayed silent for the first two hours. Signature Quote "Having no choice but to walk through the fire. Sometimes that's the only way." DJX Why this quote matters: it captures the…
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Praise the Progress: Dr. Christiane Schroeter on Small Steps and Unshakable Confidence
What if confidence was never the starting line? Dr. Christiane Schroeter has spent years studying how belief actually gets built, and her answer reverses everything most of us were taught. Signature Quote "You just have to be okay with it being very uncomfortable. You know, you have to be okay…
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How to Trust Yourself and Create Real Freedom | Jackie Cote
What if your life looks successful from the outside, yet something within you knows it no longer fits? Signature Quote “The only person I had to ask permission from was myself.” Why This Quote Matters Jackie Cote’s journey reveals that freedom is not simply about leaving a job, travelling, or...
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Beyond Brain Rot: How to Stop Scrolling Your Life Away with Axel Burlin
How often do you reach for your phone without deciding to? A few minutes of scrolling can feel harmless until you wonder what else you might have done with that time. Signature Quote “Think about what that screen time actually gives you, and what you could do with it instead.” Why This Quote...
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The Patterns Protecting You May Be the Ones Keeping You Stuck | Krishna Avalon
What if the very patterns that helped you feel safe are now the ones quietly keeping you from the life you want? Sometimes growth isn't about pushing harder, fixing yourself or becoming someone new. It's about understanding what has been operating beneath the surface and learning how to respond...
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You Don’t Have to Rebuild the Life You Lost | Scott Martin
Sometimes the hardest part of moving forward is realizing that you’re not supposed to recreate the life you had before. What if the real opportunity is discovering what can still be built? SIGNATURE QUOTE “Don't be afraid to stand out because that's what a leader does.” WHY THIS QUOTE MATTERS…
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Read Less. Apply More: Nick Hutchison on Turning What You Learn Into Action
What if the problem isn't that you need to learn more, but that you haven't done enough with what you already know? Sometimes the next breakthrough isn't hiding in another book. It's waiting in the action you haven't taken yet. SIGNATURE QUOTE "Action is the real measure of intelligence." WHY…
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Why Your Subconscious Mind Keeps You Stuck | Ethan Reisboard
You can genuinely want something different and still find yourself returning to the same familiar patterns. What if that resistance isn't weakness, but your subconscious trying to keep you safe? ── Signature Quote “This is true because of my past. Does that need to dictate how you live? No…
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Why You Should Choose Hard Things Before Life Chooses Them for You
Life will eventually test your resilience. The question is whether you wait for that moment to discover what you're capable of, or deliberately build that capacity before you need it. ─── Signature Quote “It just makes everything so much easier when you're intentionally doing hard things, not…
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Your Past Doesn’t Have to Define You: How to Turn Pain Into Purpose with Pax Prentiss
What if the hardest chapter of your life isn't something you need to erase, but something you can use? Sometimes the experiences we'd most like to leave behind become the very experiences that reveal our purpose, reshape our identity, and allow us to help someone else find their way forward. ───...
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How to Be Bold Before You Feel Confident — Fred Joyal | Audacious Living
How do you become bold when you don't feel confident yet? Fred Joyal believes we've been thinking about confidence backwards. Fred describes himself as a painfully shy introvert who once assumed bold people were simply born differently. Then he began deliberately doing things that made him...
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You Don’t Have to Start Over to Begin Again | Jobert E. Abueva
What if moving forward isn’t about leaving your past behind, but understanding it well enough to know what comes next? Sometimes the most meaningful new beginning starts by recognizing how far you’ve already come. “It’s beginning again without starting over because you don’t need to.” — Jobert E....
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MONEY IS A TOOL: HOW TO STOP LETTING FINANCIAL HABITS SHAPE YOUR LIFE
What if some of the financial decisions shaping your life aren't really decisions anymore, but habits you've stopped noticing? Sometimes creating more freedom begins with making those invisible choices visible again. SIGNATURE QUOTE “Money's a tool and so you don't wanna just sit with it, like…
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700 Conversations Later: What Audacity Really Means
What if audacity isn't about making the biggest move in the room? After 700 conversations, a different picture emerges: courage can be quiet, deeply personal, and much closer than we think. ─── “Because something that looks incredibly small to me might require everything that you've got.” ─── Why...
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Inclusion Starts With Asking: Jenna Udenberg on Disability, Advocacy and the Courage to Speak Up
What if creating a more inclusive world begins with something much simpler than having all the answers? Sometimes it starts with being willing to ask, listen, speak up and recognize that everyone deserves to have their needs seen and respected. ─── Signature Quote “We know better, so now we need…
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The Two-Minute Rule: How to Outsmart Scammers Before Emotion Takes Over | Dale Cardwell
The moment you feel pressured to make a decision may be the exact moment you need to make none at all. What if learning to recognize what you’re feeling could protect your money, your trust, and your judgment? ─── Signature Quote “The moment you feel that emotional reluctance is the moment that...
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You Don’t Need the Whole Plan: Elina Panteleyeva on Taking the First Step
Opening Hook How often do we wait to have everything figured out before we're willing to begin? Sometimes the path doesn't become clear until we have the courage to take the first step. Signature Quote "You're essentially borrowing confidence from other people, and at some point, it reverses.…
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The Life You’re Good At vs. The Life You Actually Want | Todd Malloy
What if the life you’ve become good at living isn’t the life you truly want? Sometimes the hardest change isn’t starting over. It’s giving yourself permission to become who you’ve always been underneath the expectations. ─── Signature Quote “At 42 years old, I gave myself permission to be who I...
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Why Successful People Struggle With Authentic Leadership | Anne Candido & April Martini
You can be great at what you do and still reach a point where the very things that made you successful no longer seem to work. What if becoming a better leader isn't about becoming someone else, but understanding more deeply who you already are? ─── Signature Quote “Audacity is having the courage...
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He Walked Away From 150 Years of Family History | Jake Rieke
Sometimes the life keeping you stuck isn't one you consciously chose. What happens when you finally question the expectations, beliefs and invisible rules you've been carrying for years? ─── Signature Quote “You are keeping yourself in this box that doesn't exist.” Jake makes this observation…
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Andre Paradis: Why Great Relationships Are About Learning to Dance With Our Differences
What if the differences that frustrate you most in a relationship aren't problems to eliminate, but differences you need to understand? Andre Paradis believes stronger relationships begin when we stop trying to make the other person operate exactly like us. ─── Signature Quote “How do we come and...
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Lead as Yourself: Stephen Minix on Authenticity, Courage & Empowering Others
What if becoming a better leader isn't about commanding more attention—but creating more space for other people to discover what they're capable of? Sometimes the most powerful way to lead is simply to show up fully as yourself. ─── Signature Quote Signature Quote "You are enough as you exist…
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Good Enough Is Good Enough: Lorie Kleiner Eckert on Perfection, Reinvention & Being Flawsome
What if becoming a better version of yourself didn't require becoming a perfect one? Sometimes the healthiest thing you can do is give yourself permission to be a work in progress—and keep moving anyway. ─── Signature Quote Signature Quote “Being flawsome is to know that you have flaws, but…
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You Are Responsible for Your Healing: Ronald “Zion” Roseboro on Breaking the Silence
What if the first step toward freedom isn’t having everything figured out, but finally acknowledging what you’ve been carrying? Sometimes moving forward begins when we stop pretending we’re fine and give ourselves permission to face what needs to heal. ─── Quote: “You may not be responsible for...
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Master the Fundamentals: How Mindset, Accountability & Teamwork Create Lasting Success | Mark Bruce & Duane Gibbs
Sometimes the next level of your life doesn’t require a more complicated strategy. It requires a new perspective, stronger accountability, and a willingness to get better at the fundamentals you already know. ─── Signature Quote “You take the fundamentals and you master the fundamentals. That’s…
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It’s Not About Your Reality. It’s About Your Response. | Kwesi Millington
Life doesn't always unfold the way we imagined it would. The real question isn't what happened—it's who we choose to become because of it. Signature Quote "It's not about your reality. It's about your response." Why This Quote Matters This simple but powerful perspective becomes the foundation of...
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Building Yuk Yuk’s: How Mark Breslin Turned Opportunity Into a Canadian Comedy Legacy
What happens when you stop waiting for a master plan and start responding to the opportunities directly in front of you? Sometimes, an extraordinary life is built by having the courage to ride the next wave. Signature Quote “Living audaciously always means living authentically.” ─── Why This…
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What If One Question Could Change Your Life? — Doug Fleener | Audacious Living
What if the question that's been holding you back isn't "What if I fail?"—but "What if it works?" In this conversation, Doug Fleener shares how one simple shift in perspective can change the direction of your life. "You don't think your way into a new way of acting. You act your way into a new…
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Why Building Community Starts Right Outside Your Front Door | Ty Dannenbring & Jeff Dillon
We live closer to more people than ever before, yet many of us have never felt more disconnected. What if the first step toward building a stronger community isn't changing neighborhoods, but changing how we show up in the one we're already in? Signature Quote"We're more connected to more people...
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Healing Begins Beneath the Surface: The Therapy Brothers on Trauma, Shame & Lasting Change
Real healing isn't about fixing what's visible. It's about finding the deeper story that's been quietly shaping your life all along. Signature Quote "The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure that you seek." Why This Quote Matters Growth rarely happens by avoiding discomfort. This…
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What Most People Miss About Self-Awareness with Ahmet Bozer
What if the biggest breakthrough in your life doesn't come from learning something new—but from seeing yourself more clearly? In this conversation, Ahmet Bozer invites us to look inward and challenges the belief that real growth begins with external success....
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Why Small Daily Habits Matter More Than Big Goals with Dr. Len Lopez
What if the biggest changes in your life don't begin with a bold leap—but with a small decision you make before the day is over? In this conversation, Dr. Len Lopez reminds us that the future we're hoping for is often built quietly, one intentional habit at a time. Signature Quote "You don't have...
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Why the Best Career Moves Begin Before You Feel Ready | with Anju Jain
What if the uncertainty you're feeling isn't a sign to stop—but an invitation to grow? Some of the most meaningful chapters in life begin long before we feel completely ready. This conversation explores what happens when you choose courage over certainty. Signature Quote "You cannot be…
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Sean Jones on Making People Feel, Finding Purpose, and the Soul Behind the Music
The performances we remember most aren't always the technically perfect ones. They're the ones that leave us feeling something long after the final note. Signature Quote "People don't remember every note you sing. They remember how you made them feel." Why This Quote Matters Whether you're a...
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Becoming the Boldest Version of Yourself with Chloe Madison
Sometimes reinvention isn’t about becoming somebody new. It’s about finally giving the fullest, loudest and most authentic version of yourself permission to step forward. Signature Quote “Every master at one point was a beginner. If you never begin, you never excel.” Why This Quote Matters…
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How to Lead Under Pressure Without Losing Yourself with Dominic Forth
Pressure has a way of revealing our instincts—but it doesn't have to define our decisions. What if your greatest leadership advantage isn't moving faster... but learning when to pause? Signature Quote "If you can just stay calm, then the clarity comes." Why This Quote Matters It's a simple idea,...
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Paul Quinn: The Ask That Could Change Everything
Sometimes the life-changing door is not locked. We just never ask to open it. Signature Quote "What if I believe this, instead of that, what might be possible?" Why This Quote Matters That one question captures the heart of this conversation: bold asking is not just about getting a yes. It is…
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Why Healing Doesn’t Mean Moving On with D. Logan
Sometimes the hardest part of healing isn't what happened to us—it's believing we can still become someone new because of it. What if moving forward doesn't require leaving your past behind? Signature Quote "Healing isn't something you finish. It's something you continue." Why This Quote Matters...
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Why Success Isn’t Enough Until Your Life Is Aligned | Adrian Jones
What if the life you've worked so hard to build no longer feels like it fits? Sometimes success isn't the destination—it’s the invitation to ask better questions. Signature Quote "Success without alignment eventually feels empty." Why This Quote Matters Adrian's story isn't ultimately about...
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Why Confidence Comes Before Success: A Conversation with Newton Vanriel
What if the confidence you've been waiting for isn't something you earn someday—but something you choose today? Sometimes the biggest breakthrough isn't changing who you are. It's finally believing you're already enough. Signature Quote "You are good enough now. Not good enough when you're…
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Reinvention Has No Expiration Date with Lisa-Gay Tremblay
What if the thing you've been putting off isn't behind you... but still waiting for you? Some dreams don't expire with age—they simply wait for the moment you're ready to say yes. "I still have something to say. I am still relevant. I am still here."Why This Quote Matters In one sentence…
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The Audacious Living Podcast🎙unpacks wisdom from guests to help you live your best audacious life ever! #BeAudacious📢
HOSTED BY
Audley Stephenson & The Podfather Network
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