Better Place Project with Steve Norris Steve Norris

Back by popular demand, I am so stoked to have Dr. Rich Blundell back on the show for a 3rd time!  In this clip, he’s talking about how when i asked ChatGPT how to make the world a better place, it got it all wrong.  It’s not about doing “things,” but changing our thoughts and perspective.  “We need to change the way in which we identify the lands that we live on, the air that we breathe, the planet that we inhabit.  Then those other problems not only solve themselves, they become non-problems.  All we have to do is fall back in love with the earth that has loved us."
We sat down for a chat about ecological intelligence, the cosmos, our connectivity to nature, the dynamic between science and spirituality & religion (you might be surprised at what he has to say, being a scientist.), non-duality, climate change (you might be surprised by his thoughts on this as well), we talked about Oika, which is a word he coined and what that means and the power of artists to help change the world.
Dr. Rich Blundell is an ecologist working at the interface of art, science, nature and culture. His research examines how transformation happens across the scales of person, place and planet. As a cultural communicator, Rich tells a scientific story of the universe that includes art and human creativity as natural phenomena. Dr. Blundell’s research and work has received numerous grants and awards including, The National Science Foundation grant for Science Out There, the Michael Brinkman Award, and The Deep Time Values video award for An Earth Story. Blundell’s creative video work has appeared on PBS, National Geographic and his art has hung in numerous galleries. 
For more info, please visit Oika.com
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Ryan Zofay is a successful entrepreneur and motivational speaker. He teaches personal development strategies that measurably improve performance, connection and mindset. Using the teachings of his own successes and failures, Ryan has a unique ability to facilitate deep change for individuals and organizations. Ryan Zofay is the founder of We Level Up Treatment Centers and Personal Development Events. We Level Up produces a liberation from the mental chains that bind us, and enable us to operate at our fullest capacity. 

Have you ever wondered why you’re always living the same patterns over and over, end up feeling like a victim, or making the same choices which always lead to stress, anguish, and inevitable upset? We Level up offers not an answer, but a solution to these grave dilemmas that face us on a daily basis. Ryan lives for pivotal moments. He has used his history to create change so great in his own life he became inspired to help others too. 

Ryan has been studying his mentors Tony Robins and Grant Cardone for the past several years and has dedicated nearly 1500 hours of time to personal development training. Ryan feels best when he is able to contribute to those around him. In the last year he has partnered to give back to HomeSafe, H3 (raising 50k) and has begun offering the HOPE scholarship for those suffering from Substance Use Disorder without the resources to go to treatment.

https://ryanzofay.com/
Instagram: @Ryan.Zofay


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For this week’s solo episode I do a quick update on exciting things that are going on with past guests, as well as an update to last month’s solo episode about ChatGPT.
Topics/Guests included are:
* Carine and Anaise Kanimba, daughters of Paul Rusesabagina, the hero of the Movie Hotel Rwanda who has been falsely imprisoned in Rwanda for 922 days! You can support Paul’s cause by ordering a T-shirt like the one I’m wearing in the pic above at PaulR.org
* The last slave ship Clotilda.  Over two years ago I interviewed descendants of enslaved africans and a descendent of the captain of the Clotilda in an emotional 2-part series. A Netflix Documentary is now out, National Geographic and many others have done pieces on this story and Ben Raines, the author and documentary filmmaker who found the Clotilda has a new book out. And a new museum in honor of the Clotilda is opening in Mobile Alabama in July.
* Ibu Robin Lim update - She got her birthday wish!
* Anti-Diet Author Christy Harrison, who was on the show back in January of 2021 has a new book coming out in April!
* Terence Lester of Love Beyond Walls update (Near fatal accident and on the cusp of his PhD.
* Paul Watkins currently competing in his 3rd Arctic Ultra Marathon (He’s WON once already!)
* Barry Nicolauo: Best-Selling Author and frequent BPP guest has a new book coming out!!
* Dan Fischer of One Last Wave Project has gone global and is working on his 5th board!
* Daniel Mate, Co-Author of Bestselling The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture has a new podcast out called Let’s Get Lyrical with Carice and Daniel, and it’s awesome!
* The ever inspirational Clint Hatton has a new book out called Big Bold Brave: How to live Courageously in a Risky World.


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Zach Skow, Marley’s Mutts Founder rescued Marley, a Rottweiler-Pit Bull  from the Mojave Shelter in 2002 at eight weeks old. He used to carry him around in a backpack with just his head poking out.
​When Zach was diagnosed with end-stage liver disease, it was Marley who helped pull him from despair and into the fight. It was his relentless love, omnipresent affection, and “today can be the best day of our life” mentality which helped Zach live again.
​When Zach contemplated suicide, Marley looked at him with a blinding affection that just couldn’t be ignored.  He forced Zach to love himself by giving unconditional love.
Zach founded Marley’s Mutts in 2009 and nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) status was granted in 2010. Growing from a nonprofit about dog rescue providing second chances and  rescuing the unrescuable dogs, was the Pawsitive Change® Prison Program and Miracle Mutts® Therapy Dog Program.  
Sadly, Marley was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 15 and fought a courageous battle. He crossed over the Rainbow Bridge in 2016 Marley’s Mutts and the Mutt Militia are his legacy.
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We had a good laugh over this story.  This week’s guest, my good friend Glenn Crawford, who played on the ASU Football Team during their undefeated 12-0 season, tells the story of his wife thinking that he was a “white receiver” back in the day. 😂
But nowadays, Glenn is known more for his work helping people with their financial needs, especially those who happen to be going through something that they never thought they’d have to deal with:  Divorce.
But Glenn is way more than a wealth management advisor and Divorce Coach, he’s also a good human, a charismatic storyteller, and he also just seems to have in his pocket, some golden nuggets of wisdom just about everyday life.  Enjoy this conversation where we tackle a difficult topic, provide some great information, all with a little levity and humor injected. 
Glenn is a Wealth Management Advisor (Series 65), is a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA®), is a Life & Health Agent is Medicare Certified and is a member of Strategic Divorce Planning.
Much of his practice is focused on working with people thinking about, going through or planning their financial future after divorce. In short, he provides people with clarity, comfort and confidence in their decisions in dissolving the family enterprise. He helps them understand the question everyone asks, “Am I going to be OK?”
Glenn, himself, was divorced after 24 years of marriage and raising 3 young adults. He knows firsthand the physical, mental and emotional strain of divorce.  Glenn’s mission is to “clear the fog” so clients can better navigate the divorce process by providing clarity, comfort and confidence when it comes to their decisions about marital asset division and understanding their “new financial future.”

For more information on Glenn:
https://www.strategicdivorceplanning.com/
Instagram: @glenntcrawford
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Have you heard about ChatGPT yet?  If not, you need to know about it.  It is a brand new world of artificial intelligence and we better pay attention to it or we could very well pay a price.

in this short solo episode, I break it down for you, show you the awesome capability that it has, but also present the very real concerns that we all need to take very seriously.

This is some powerful technology that needs to be respected.  If we can harness it properly, it can be of huge benefit to mankind and greatly improve our lives.  But if we don’t take it seriously, it can take us down.

Tap the link in bio to listen.
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