Author: Dan Clouser

Katharine Giovanni – Forgive & Flourish

Katharine Giovanni – Forgive & Flourish

Posted by | Mar 14, 2025 | , , |

Katharine Giovanni is a three-time award-winning best-selling author, dynamic speaker, advisor, and forgiveness coach. She is recognized as one of the original founders of the independent concierge industry.

With over a dozen published books to her name, including her popular title ‘The Ultimate Path to Forgiveness: Unlocking Your Power,’ Katharine delves deep into the transformative art of forgiveness. Unlike conventional wisdom that simply urges you to forgive, Katharine provides a groundbreaking step-by-step process in her latest work. She explores the intricacies of forgiving the unforgivable and guides readers on how to truly let go of past hurts and move forward with authenticity.

Katharine’s journey is as inspiring as it is enlightening. From surviving stage 3 breast cancer to overcoming a turbulent childhood marked by a suicide attempt, she has emerged with profound insights into resilience and forgiveness. Her personal experiences have shaped her understanding of human dynamics, and she openly shares these invaluable lessons with compassion and clarity.

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Mark Connor – It’s About Time

Mark Connor – It’s About Time

Posted by | Mar 7, 2025 | , , , |

Mark Connor is a Boxing Trainer and a Writer from Saint Paul, Minnesota. His first book, It’s About Time (Millions of Copies Sold for Dad), is a saga wrapped around a package of poems, guarded by angels. Through an autobiography reading like a novel, he weaves together a story of love, family, and life 

with twenty poems running through it, sharing his growth in the Catholic faith, the influence of Irish heritage in his hometown’s American identity, his exploration of Lakota tradition within the urban American Indian community, and his understanding of how truth found in different spiritual approaches can lead others—as it led himself back—to its fullness in the revelation of Christ.

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Mike Brennan – Release Creativity

Mike Brennan – Release Creativity

Posted by | Feb 28, 2025 | , , |

I first met Mike back in 2019 at the Growth Now Movement Live Summit hosted by my friend, Justin Schenck in our old hometown of Reading, Pennsyvania.  We reconnected in November of 2024 when we were both speaking at The Thing in Orlando, Florida, which was hosted by Terry Weaver.

Mike Brennan, author of Make Fun a Habit: The Creative PLAYbook for Making Life and Work Fun Again, is not just a Creative Consultant and Communicator; he’s a passionate advocate for reigniting the lost art of fun and creativity in our lives. In his book, Make Fun a Habit, Mike takes readers on a captivating journey, drawing from personal experiences of resilience and moments of light in the darkest times. Through this journey, he uncovers the secrets to rediscovering fun, infusing every day with play, and unlocking our innate creative potential.

Mike’s expertise extends beyond the pages of his book, as he has been instrumental in helping renowned clients such as Heineken and Chase Bank infuse creativity, innovation, and yes, fun, into their work. His artwork has graced prestigious spaces like the Ronald McDonald House and the I.D.E.A. Museum in Mesa, Arizona. His educational journey includes studying in New York City and graduating from the Fashion Institute of Technology and The School of Visual Arts.

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Joe Engler – Baseball, Books, and Music

Joe Engler – Baseball, Books, and Music

Posted by | Feb 21, 2025 | , , , , |

In this episode of the Journey of My Mother’s Son podcast, I talk with Joe Engler.

Joe played for our organization back in 2003. He was on our Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League (ACBL) team between his sophomore and junior seasons at Minot State University in North Dakota. I refer to him as one of my old players, but he never actually played a game for me, he just played in our organization. He was one of the players who I really connected with while he was with us.

Joe and I talk about the life lessons that the game of baseball taught him and how he is using them today in both his work and personal life.

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Paul Zolman – Role of Love

Paul Zolman – Role of Love

Posted by | Feb 14, 2025 | , , |

Paul is also the international bestselling author of the Role of Love, but the true author of love is God. In His wisdom, He placed us in a variety of circumstances that require us to find our way back to His pure love. So, what qualifies Paul to speak about love? His childhood experience was the opposite of love. From that austere beginning, and the distaste it formed inside him, He searched for and eventually created a method that transformed his life from anger to loving everyone. Growing up in a family of abuse, physical touch became his preferred love style, only because of the regularity. He could almost count on it. It was consistent. He came to think that was the way to express love. But deep inside, he knew that was a twisted belief. He wanted a better life for himself, which is why he created a paradigm shift that works. In the book, you’ll find what helped him move from a childhood boot camp of abuse to being a person who loves everyone and can find good about anyone in any circumstance. This is truly the role of love.

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