Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary

How do you respond when tragedy strikes?

As we face storms in life, we have a choice. We can choose anger, yell about it, and remain negative about what happened and all we’ve lost.

Or we can cho…

There are about 7,000 languages in the world, all with different vocabularies, sounds, and alphabets—but how do these structural differences influence how we interpret the world?

Lera Boroditsky is…

To celebrate World Down Syndrome Day today I wanted to share a story of a family who received a diagnosis they didn’t desire…and ultimately a gift far greater than they could have imagined.

Learn m…

Michelle Hord is no stranger to tragedy. She started her professional career as a producer on America's Most Wanted, where she came face to face with the unthinkable on a daily basis.

But when her …

"Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does." -William James

As we race through this day, and read about tragedies overseas, challenges in our nation, difficulties in our region, and feel di…

Mark Victor Hansen co-founded Chicken Soup for the Soul in hopes of sharing motivational stories with people all over the world. But it wasn’t always the successful publishing franchise we know today…

In a world filled with many individuals concerned primarily with taking care of themselves, the courage of the Ukrainian people to fight for their home, their neighbors and their freedom has been hum…

Celeste Headlee is an award-winning journalist who has appeared on PBS, the BBC and NPR’s Tell Me More, Talk of the Nation, and All Things Considered. With over 25 years of on-air radio experience, C…

"I’ve discovered that a person begins aging only when they stop learning and stop loving."

For nearly a century, Pat Hyndman showed us how we could live our lives with childlike awe. He knew that lif…

Top career adviser Laurie Ruettimann has spent more than 20 years advocating for better employment experiences to increase retention rates and improve job satisfaction.

After a season as a young pr…

My sweet Mom passed out in the shower last Friday evening. After fainting, she fell backwards, landed hard on the floor, and broke her wrist. As it turns out, she collapsed as the result of anemia an…

Did you know...

• Two-thirds of Americans report feeling lonely, and that's even before the pandemic.
• The average American hasn’t made a new friend in the last five years.
• Loneliness is as toxic as sm…

What can we gain in living from a place of unconditional love?

On this Valentine’s Day, whether you are going on a hot date with your special someone, heading out with dear friends, or longingly wait…

Three-time Olympian Devon Harris has achieved his greatness. Starting as a barefoot boy trying to win a track race, Devon became a member of Jamaica’s first Olympic bobsled team.

SHOW NOTES:

• As a yo…

After our region was dumped with as much as a foot of ice and snow, I was surprised when a client moved forward with a live, in-person event last week -- although I shouldn’t have been. The name of t…

For 18 years, Daniel Jones' mission has been to publish honest personal essays about contemporary relationships in his popular New York Times column Modern Love.

It has spawned a podcast and a TV ser…

When we’ve experienced the sharp disappointment of being let down by others, when is the right time to accept what happened, embrace what is and move forward into what could be? Although debating exa…

Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor is a Harvard-trained and published neuroanatomist and author of the New York Times bestselling book My Stroke of Insight. 

As irony would have it, at 37 years old, Dr. Jill expe…

In a marketplace that celebrates physical perf…

Growing up with parents who were deaf, Bill McKendry has a unique perspective on communication and the power it holds.  In fact, it's what ignited his passion to be a voice and communicator for those…