The Authentic You Goran Yerkovich

My interview with award-winning author Joseph Kakwinokanasum. In this episode, Joseph talks about the anchors of life, the worst jobs he's ever had, writing tips for new or emerging authors, and why everyone on this planet should write. We also get into Cree Time, how to overcome past traumas, ways to avoid past mistakes, the difference between a job and a career, and why both matter. For links to learn more about Joseph and his book club and his upcoming events visit https://starblanketstoryteller.ca or www.the-inspired.com



Joseph Kakwinokanasum is a member of James Smith Cree Nation. He is a graduate from Simon Fraser University’s “The Writer’s Studio.” Kakwinokanasum’s manuscript Woodland Creatures was shortlisted for the 2020 CBC Nonfiction Prize. In 2022, he was selected by Darrel J. McLeod as a Writers’ Trust ‘Rising Star’, and his debut novel, My Indian Summer, was the winner of the 2023-2024 First Nations Communities READ Awards, and it was shortlisted for the 2023 ReLit Award for fiction. Kakwinokanasum was the 2024 Storyteller in Residence at the Vancouver Public Library and the 2024 Writer’s Trust Fiction Mentor. He lives and works on Vancouver Island.


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Ola Szczecinska was born in Warsaw, Poland, and moved to Canada with her family in 1984. She earned an MA in History from the University of Toronto and is a graduate of the Writer’s Studio at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver. She’s been published in Narrative Magazine, Geist, SFU’s Emerge, and most recently her short story “Pulled Pork, Brisket, Polish Ham” has been published nationally in “BETTER NEXT YEAR: An Anthology of Christmas Epiphanies,” which hit Amazon’s Top 10 Best Sellers List for Canadian Literature in December 2023. During the interview Ola gives a reading and we talk about her incredible true story of what it means to fall vs live free. Ola shares the time she was homeless in Vancouver, living in her car over Christmas. How a chain of events, from all her possessions in her car being stolen, to almost dying in a car accident, and a chance encounter with a police officer in a stolen car she'd bought by mistaken, changed her perspective in life. Ola’s story is about what happens when our lives get turned upside down. And what it takes for us to find a way to rise, and try again.



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1. Fried Chicken & Transformers - A Childhood Story on the Transformative Nature of Principles and Promises.

2. Aristotle - He got a lot of things wrong. But in life we'll all get a lot of things wrong. How do we get the Big Things Right? 

3. Part 2 of my Underdog Story - The Rise & The Dark Shadow Forming.

4. A Paradigm Shifting Idea - The Ultimate Promise.

To learn more, show your support, and get free access to over 160 career advice articles visit The-Inspired.com, with articles featured on Fatherly.com, MSN, Yahoo, Flipboard, associated press, newswire and hundreds of other publications.


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1. Career Mastery & The One Life Changing Idea that has the Power to Transform Your Career - Like it did for me.

2. Self-Awareness, Mullets and My Arrested Development - via my Underdog Story & The Three False Beliefs that Hold Us back. 

3. Incredible True Forgotten Story of The Hell of Serra Pelada Where Men became Slaves to Their Jobs. 

Article & photos: The-Inspired/The Hell of Serra Pelada  

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Welcome to the podcast filled with incredible, mysterious, and forgotten real life stories brought to you by The Authentic You Podcast! An entertaining, empowering, profound & educational guide to master the authentic you! In this one-of-a-kind Podcast I'll show you HOW living as the "Authentic You" will reduce workplace burnout, transform your career, and help you live your best possible life. I'll also share the world's biggest, best and most mysterious, amazing, forgotten stories, histories lost in the archives - with valuable lessons worth another look. In This Episode: We Talk Flamingos in Acid Lakes, The Greatest Problem Facing Humanity, and we provide an overview of Season 1.

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Thanks to our artists, with music provided by: Frost Waltz by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100516 Artist: http://incompetech.com/


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Hey everyone, well that’s a wrap for Season 1 of The Authentic You Podcast!  Stay tuned for Season 2 coming soon, in 2022! I hope you enjoyed Season 1. I hope the stories, life lessons, course content, and interviews inspired and empowered you. I hope we were able to give you new ideas and approaches and questions to ask when it comes to work, career, and life. I know I sure learned a lot through these stories and all the great interviews.  And be sure to listen to the end of this season finale episode and one last idea to keep you strong, and moving forward, no matter the obstacles ahead. 

To learn more, show your support, and get free access to over 160 career advice articles visit The-Inspired.com, with articles featured on Fatherly.com, MSN, Yahoo, Flipboard, associated press, newswire and hundreds of other publications.


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