At the Podium
Conversations with people who come from different walks of life, careers and experiences but all share one thing in common – they have stepped fully into the transformative power of saying “Yes” to the unexpected turns of their lives.
Season Three
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“We live in a time when there is not a lot of margin for error. But facing failure gave me freedom.”
Guide Me Home, Author
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"Everything happens for a purpose that we may not understand; we may not agree with."
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“Having people to question their beliefs about what they think they know it’s a really positive thing, because we don’t as humans question our beliefs enough.”
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“There was enough in me that said that someone can’t tell me no.”
Actor, Writer, Producer
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“Art is beautiful, even when it depicts ugliness and strife. And one of the things about doing the book, I wanted it to be beautiful because I wanted you to see the beauty in the art because that leads you to the beauty in the person and that’s really what I was striving for.”
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"My introduction to stillness was a coma."
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“I can’t get upset about people not showing up for me in the way I need them to anymore. Because it’s my fault if I’m allowing it.”
Actress
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“The way I experience my life, is the way I’ve decided I’m going to experience my life.”
Robyn Vie-Carpenter-Brisco
The Confidence Conference, Founder
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“I had to let go of the limiting belief that I was not good enough. I’m still on that journey.”
Sanctum, Co-Founder
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“We all have a gift. And our legacy is to figure out what that gift is, and actively use it every single day.”
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“So, anyone who’s had cancer knows that that’s actually the hardest part of anything, is waiting. Because you’re going to find out how bad your cancer is. They are going to say something that is terrifying and out of your control. They are going to tell you whether you have a chance to live or they’re going to tell you that you’re gonna die. Those days from the day they cut your tumor out ‘til they day they tell you what you got. Those are the most terrifying of all. That’s where you really gotta dig deep down into your heart and get through every second.”
Filmmaker. Musician, Actor, Survivor
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“Wellness is balance and the journey of trying to find your balance, and that’s a lifetime journey.”
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"As society views me, I am a black man."
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“Being free and letting go is something I have to keep reminding myself to do, because it doesn’t come naturally to me.”
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“You cannot please everyone. So you just have to be your own self and believe in your journey and learn about yourself the most.”
Internationally Acclaimed Countertenor
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“When you’re at your rockbottom it’s a very beautiful thing, because it’s a catalyst for transformation.”
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“You have to reclaim your soul. You have to reclaim your life. It’s time to look internally and clean up the messes of our minds and our hearts.”
Marsha-Ann Donaldson
Transformation Speaker, Advocate & Mentor
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“Nobody made my life for me. I woke up everyday and I wrote my book.”
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“I had to let go of comfort to get what I want. And I like that.”
