Even though it was a material item and a small setback to my work load, it also gave me an opportunity to reflect on how we take so many things for granted in our lives. Whether a material item or even more importantly, an another human, we shouldn’t ever take anything for granted.
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I talk about the importance of getting involved in a community. The term Community can take on several definitions for each person. However, what I stress in this episode is the importance of getting yourself involved in a community, regardless of what that may mean to you.
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Among many other things, our group built a fence at the entrance, repainted the office, built tent pads, built a 500’ fishing pier/boardwalk, repainted signs, cleaned up tons of debris, grinded countless stumps, planted wildflowers, refinished playground equipment, cleared and rebuilt the Orange Trail, built culvert dams, and painted a flag pole.
It was a project that was extremely gratifying.
I think even more so for Sandy and I because we have friends in the area and we helped with relief efforts in the area a couple of weeks after Laura came through.
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As the old English proverb says, “Birds of a feather flock together.”
The meaning of the proverb is that beings (typically humans) of similar type, interest, personality, character, or another distinctive attribute tend to mutually associate.
I think that is a great description for the fellow volunteers who we have met over the past couple of years through A Year to Volunteer (Y2V). It was no different for those who came together at our most recent Y2V project at the Raptor Education Group (REGI) in Antigo, Wisconsin. Just like the birds that we would be helping for the next two weeks, our group of volunteers migrated from all over the country to land in Antigo. We came from the north, south, east, and west to lend a hand to this amazing organization. We were all from different backgrounds, yet all have the same desire to give back. Many of us had worked on previous projects together, so we greeted each other with smiles and hugs.
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As leading mentor, executive coach and author she has been invited to speak on stages around the world and train executives in the leading methodologies of powerful communication, in form of Neuro Patterns of Communication for their personal and business life.
Her degrees in marketing, communication, social pedagogy and education science validate her expertise, logic and knowledge, but it is her creativity, humanity and passion which really makes her stand out and lead other credible high-quality leaders.
As executive leader, award winning founder and board member of her successful organizations she gives full credit for her success to her unique communication and listening skills, her tenacity and her never-ending desire to take something from good to outrageously great.
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Following an eighteen-year career as a member of the Harlem Globetrotters as a player and coach, Herbert decided it was time for him to inspire others by sharing his worldly experiences with others.
His message is simple – Kindness is Free.
There are several ways in which he inspires others, including speaking, publishing, community outreach programs, as well as television just to name a few.
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The main topic of our conversation this time around though was talking about the story behind his new single, “Show Your Love.” The song is really an anthem for people to get out and be brave enough to share their talents with the world.
In addition to music, we talk about how we all long for deep human connection. Manas has started doing some retreats and we talked about how those events have really fed his soul as much as those who came to the event.
I feel blessed to have Manas as a friend and look forward to getting together with him again, hanging out, and having him on the show many more times in the future.
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His real name is Gregory, but everyone calls him G. He is a Producer & Media Trainer at All Things Relax Studios.
Along with Sandi D, Queen of Podcast Zen, he shows coaches, creative entrepreneurs, and authors how to create a crystal-clear message and connect with their audience in their signature ROCK STAR Media Training program.
He has worked with many well-known artists and bands as a Tour Manager and Sound Engineer for over 25 years. He has traveled all over the planet and worked with national and global TV, radio, and other media companies with his clients.
As a Tour Manager, he has worked with many publicity departments, publicists, and record labels to prepare the artist (lead singer) for media interviews.
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Our neighbors for the weekend greeted us with smiles and offered any help we needed setting up. Quickly understanding the concept, I helped our one set of neighbors get their pop-up tent in place. When they heard that we were first-time festival goers, they’d quickly offer advice as to the best practices to get the most out of the festival.
Hearing the stories about how long some of these people had been attending the festival was absolutely amazing. One had been coming every year since 1969, others were at their 15th, 20th or 30th festival. One guy, now in his 30’s grew up at the festival, first attending with his parents as an infant and continuing to make the trek now as an adult. They came from all over, near and far. The gentleman that has been coming since 1969, Allen, flew in from Ogden, Utah and rented an RV for the weekend with a buddy. He originally grew up in the Philly area, but said that he’d never miss a fest, regardless of the distance that he might have to travel. When I told him that this was our festival, he said, “Man I gotta give you a hug, this is gonna change your life! There’s nothing here but peace, love, and music.”
At this point, we were only there for about an hour, but I knew that we in a special place. This wasn’t just a music festival; it was a community.
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Dr. Debi Silber is the founder of the Post Betrayal Transformation Institute and is a holistic psychologist, a health, mindset and personal development expert, the author of the #1 bestselling book: The Unshakable Woman: 4 Steps to Rebuilding Your Body, Mind and Life After a Life Crisis and her newest book: Trust Again: Overcoming Betrayal and Regaining Health, Confidence and Happiness. Her recent PhD study on how we experience betrayal made 3 groundbreaking discoveries that changes how long it takes to heal. In addition to being on FOX, CBS, The Dr. Oz Show, TEDx (twice) and more, she’s an award-winning speaker, coach and author dedicated to helping people move past their betrayals as well as any other blocks preventing them from the health, work, relationships, confidence and happiness they want most.
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Yesterday marked two years since Sandy, Youk, and I started this journey.
Ironically, we started August 14, 2022 in the exact same spot in which we ended August 14, 2020 at – in the driveway of our daughter and son-in-law’s house in Robesonia, Pennsylvania.
What a difference a year makes. Last year, on August 14, we woke up in a Wal-Mart parking lot in Green Bay, Wisconsin and started out on a tour of cheese shops throughout Wisconsin on our way to Antigo for our first project experience with A Year to Volunteer. The day before were staying at a Harvest Host called, Farm Wisconsin. We were next to a sunflower field and witnessed two calves being born while we were there.
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Michael is an author, coach, trainer, yoga teacher, entrepreneur and co-founder of Endless Stages. His first entrepreneurial gig was selling blackberry pies door to door when he was six. Over the years, he has dabbled (more like dived) into photography, real estate, option trading, coaching and yoga.
One of his specialties is helping anyone move from fear of speaking in front of others to powerfully sharing their message in front of any size group or audience. He has been able to take his personal challenges and help others find what inspires them.
For years he struggled with health issues, addictions and low self-esteem. Then one day he had had enough and became willing to make a change. It wasn’t easy. He had to stop dreaming about what he wanted – and begin to take massive action by applying the Law of GOYA. Many of his friends and colleagues urged him to use his metamorphosis to inspire others.
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