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Monday Jan 28, 2019
Monday Jan 28, 2019
The energy of the mind is the essence of life. - Aristotle
I always make it a point to never trust an atom....they make up everything. But we're not making anything up on this episode of Laughbox! We're talking Energetic NLP with the master himself, Art Giser!
This interview was particularly enlightening for me. I had heard a bit (here and there) about NLP but really didn't k now much detail. Art shares some real wisdom on what it is, how it applies to you, and what may be holding you back. Further, he made it so simple even I could understand it.
If you haven't registered for the conference, NOW IS THE TIME! Don't do anything else (EVEN LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE) until you've gone over to the AATH website and made that investment in yourself. Here's the link: www.aath.org. There's never been a better time to start living a happier, healthier, and more joyful life. That can start with coming to the conference!
I know you'll love this interview with Art as much as I did. ENJOY!
More on Art...
Art Giser was awed by how many people could transform their lives using NLP, and he was awed how people could transform their lives using transformative energy work, intuition development, and spiritual development.
He began to explore combining these different areas in order to create something that was more powerful than any one system alone. The result is Energetic NLP.
Over the last 32 years, Art has continued to develop Energetic NLP into the wonderful field that it is today.
Infamous for his innate sense of fun, his mischievous way of training and his light-hearted approach, your days with Art will be full of light, joy and a lot of laughter! Art is known for his ability to make complex matters simple and easy to understand. This probably comes from his 11 years managing a research lab for the University of California San Francisco Medical School, 33 years as a life and executive coach, and his 32 years helping corporations develop leaders and high performing teams.
Art has over 33 years experience in and study of NLP, science, psychic development, and energetic and spiritual healing. He studied with all of the major developers of NLP including Richard Bandler, John Grinder, Leslie Cameron-Bandler, Michael Lebeau, David Gordon, Robert Dilts, and Steve and Connie Ray Andreas. He was also part of the NLP research team headed by Leslie Cameron-Bandler, David Gordon, and Michael Lebeau that developed Imperative Self Analysis. He was one of the first two trainers certified by them to teach Imperative Self Analysis.
Art is a Member of “The Association for NLP (ANLP)” – A UK based organization which upholds standards within the field of NLP.
He was in the first NLP and Health workshop with Robert Dilts in 1985 and has completed Robert’s health certification program. Art has been an NLP trainer and taught energetic transformative work & intuition development for over 33 years. He currently lives in Los Angeles and San Francisco and has clients in the US, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, India, Russia, New Zealand, Argentina, and Brazil
Art leads workshops in London, Paris, Brazil, Canada, and the United States.
For the last 33 years, Art has studied intensively with a diverse group of spiritual teachers, intuitives, and healers including John Friedlander – author and teacher, John Fulton – founder of Aesclepion, Joseph Martinez – former president of the Philippine Psychic Healers Association of America, and John Norman.
Art has had the amazing good fortune to have had two empowerments directly from the Dali Lama of Tibet. The internationally renown Brazilian healer, John of God (known as “the Miracle Man of Brazil”), has been helping Art to increase his healing abilities for the last 14 years.
He studied with incredible energy practitioners who taught from Western, Indian, Philippine and Brazilian traditions.
Art is based in San Fransisco and Los Angeles. He offers Energetic NLP™ programs in the United States, Canada, Brazil, London, and Paris.
Check him out on his website: https://energeticnlp.com/
Monday Jan 21, 2019
Monday Jan 21, 2019
“Health is the greatest gift.” - Buddha
Is one of your 2019 goals to live a healthier life? If so, you can do two things immediately...
- Listen to this episode of the podcast
- Register for the AATH conference. www.aath.org
(Those two things can be done in any order but must be done before you leave the house today).
On this episode I had the great pleasure to talk to THREE TIME natural body building champion Wade Lightheart. Within AATH, we talk a lot about how humor and laughter impact health but (as well all know) there's more to health than laughing (although it is my preferred workout).
Wade opened my eyes about a lot of health prevention issues and strategies. AND...he gives a special offer at the end of the podcast for those who care to partake.
I really enjoyed the candor that Wade shared on the show and also his ability to take some complex issues and make them easy to execute. ENJOY!
More on Wade..
Wade T. Lightheart, host of the AWESOME Health Podcast, is a 3-time All Natural National Bodybuilding Champion, advisor to the American Anti-Cancer Institute and Director of Education at BiOptimizers Nutrition, one of the world’s most innovative nutritional supplement companies. He is also the author of several books including the best-selling books, “Staying Alive in a Toxic World” and “The Wealthy Backpacker.” The AWESOME Health Podcast is a big part of his mission to help others x their digestion and transform their health with the daily practice of positive principles, rituals and optimizers.
Few alive have traveled farther or crusaded harder on behalf of helping individuals transform their digestive health, wellness and overall lives than Wade T. Lightheart. A er competing in Mr. Universe and his health failing him following a competition victory, Wade began to search for answers. In the process, he learned so much about what makes digestion work, along with other principles that form what he calls the AWESOME Health system. Wade’s journey into vegetarianism and bodybuilding took his health to new heights, empowering him to help others with a unique perspective. Wade also serves as an advisor to the American Anti-Cancer Institute, and is the Co-Founder and Director of Education at BiOptimizers, a digestive health company.
Check him out at: https://bioptimizers.com/ AND http://www.wadelightheart.net/
Tuesday Jan 15, 2019
Tuesday Jan 15, 2019
"Of course, I can get a hell of a good look at a T-Bone steak by sticking my head up a bull's ass, but I'd rather take the butcher's word for it." - Big Tom Callahan
Here we are at Episode 50 and starting our second year of the Laughbox podcast! It's cause to celebrate and so I watched the movie, Tommy Boy (thus, the quote at the top). You should celebrate too! How? By coming to the AATH conference in April. Go to www.aath.org and check it out. The investments we make in ourselves pay big dividends!
On this episode we're exploring the inner workings of the improv brain with Lisa David Olson and her book, Laughs On Wry: An Improvisor's Memoir.
I had the opportunity to meet Lisa about 5 years ago and I've enjoyed that connection so much. She's fun, funny and has some great things to share in how to find the humor in everyday life and make a choice to be better.
I know you'll enjoy listening as much as I did. Yes, I listened to the interview several times before airing it.
If you have a guest idea for the show or something you'd like to hear about, email me direct at chip@unconventionalleader.com. I'd love to hear from you.
More on Lisa...
Speaker, author, improv ninja and owner of an award winning sketch comedy troupe - The Heart of La Crosse. “Laughs On Wry; an improviser’s memoir” has been called “smart, insightful and hilarious! She takes the ordinary and turns it into hysterical and relatable stories.”
Originally from Wisconsin, love brought her over the Mississippi bridge to her current home in La Crescent Minnesota. Olson is a self proclaimed harvester of humor, a goofy friend, embarrassing mom and mega-prankster. A speaker for nearly two decades, she lights up a room and connects attendees through humor.
Presenting to companies about infusing improvisation is her passion, as is speaking to groups about the message of her book “Laughs On Wry”, which is that life is made of choices, not excuses. For Olson, strength was found when sharing laughter, it’s a healthy way to connect with people and share the buzz of joy!
Join her facebook page for a daily dose of giggles!
By day, Olson is an assistant at the La Crescent Police Department, handling the public, records and dispatch duties.
Instagram and Twitter: #improvbuddy
Tuesday Jan 08, 2019
Tuesday Jan 08, 2019
Are you ready to communicate better this year? Then this is the episode for you! Mallori DeSalle is my guest and she's the expert on integrating humor to make the conversations go a little bit smoother.
I had the great pleasure of spending some time with my her at the conference last year and her energy is contagious! What conference you ask? Well...the AATH conference of course! This year's conference is in Chicago and is being held from the 4th through the 7th of April. Check it out at www.aath.org!
Mallori and I talk about a lot of topics in this interview so you're going to want to have some paper around to take notes. Enjoy!
More on Mallori..
Mallori DeSalle is a licensed mental health counselor, nationally certified counselor, a medication-assisted treatment specialist and an internationally certified prevention specialist. Over the last 15 years working in mental health, substance abuse and prevention fields, she has provided services as a community prevention coordinator, therapist, health-educator, professor and professional trainer. Since 2008, Ms. DeSalle has been a faculty member within the Department of Applied Health Science in the School of Public Health at Indiana University, Bloomington. Within her appointment at the university, Mallori serves Prevention Insights (a university institute) as the Outreach Coordinator and Lead Motivational Interviewing (MI) Trainer. She is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers and listed on the National ATTC SBIRT Trainers’ Registry. Ms. DeSalle provides MI and SBIRT training to multidisciplinary audiences across the world. Mallori has been a member of AATH since 2018 and is currently in Humor Academy Level 1. She uses humor to engage learners, to poke fun at the process of learning and to make it easier to learn by laughing.
Wednesday Jan 02, 2019
Wednesday Jan 02, 2019
Happy 2019! Are you ready to make this the best year ever? I am and I know what the tipping point is going to be.....GOING TO THE AATH conference in April! You can come too! Just go to www.aath.org and get the details...then sign up. Make the investment in YOU!
We're talking testicles this time on the show. WHAT!? Yes, and I'm glad we are. My guest is Justin Birckbichler and, after getting diagnosed with testicular cancer, educating men is his mission and humor is the medium.
I know you'll enjoy Justin's sense of humor and his approach to applying humor. Let's talk about a ballsy sense of tumor!
More on Justin...
Justin Birckbichler is a men’s health activist, testicular cancer survivor, and the founder of aBallsySenseofTumor.com. In November 2016, he was diagnosed with stage II testicular cancer at the age of 25. Throughout his diagnosis, surgery, chemotherapy, and being cleared in remission in March 2017, he has been passionate about sharing his story to spread awareness about testicular cancer and promote open conversation about men's health.
In addition to his work through ABSOT, Justin's writing has appeared in Cure Magazine, I Had Cancer, The Mighty, The Good Men Project, Stupid Cancer, and more. His work with men's health awareness has been featured by British GQ, Healthline, The Mayo Clinic, The Movember Foundation, National Foundation for Cancer Research, and various other organizations. See this page for a complete listing of all media appearances/features and guest posts about ABSOT.
In 2017, ABSOT won an award for the Best Advocacy and Awareness Cancer Blog in 2017and Justin was recognized as one of 15 People Who Raised Cancer Awareness in 2017. In 2018, Justin was selected as the winner of the Hilarious Patient Leader Category in the 2018 WEGO Health Awards.
Justin also serves as a member of the Strategic Advisory Board for the Cancer Knowledge Network and on the Board of Directors for the Crush It For Curtis Foundation. He also supports testicular cancer patients and survivors through his role as Testicular Cancer Squad Captain on CancerBro and as the Testicular Cancer Hive Leader on HealthBeMe.
Outside of the “cancer world,” Justin is an instructional technology coach, amateur chef, technology aficionado and avid reader. He lives in Fredericksburg, VA with his wife, cat, and dog.
Connect with him on Instagram (@aballsysenseoftumor), on Twitter (@absotTC), on Facebook (Facebook.com/aballsysenseoftumor), on YouTube, or via email (justin@aballsysenseoftumor.com).
Wednesday Dec 19, 2018
Wednesday Dec 19, 2018
"Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game." - Michael Jordan
Are you ready to have some fun? I am but, then again, I'm always up for having some fun. But did you know that fun can be functional in improving employee productivity and engagement?
This episode's guest, Jess Ruggieri, is the Director of Inclusion at the Fun Department and she specializes in helping organizations do just that...using play to enhance the culture and create places where people want to be. We talk about a lot of cool stuff in this episode but, more importantly after listening to it, you're going to walk away with some strategies you can employ RIGHT NOW to make a difference for you and your team.
This is our last episode of the calendar year. Thanks for being a great audience and please don't forget to register for the AATH conference, April 4-7th 2019 in Chicago Illinois. You'll get more information on how to use humor and meet cool people like Jess. Check us out at www.aath.org.
More on Jess....
Jess Ruggieri has found her place as the ambassador of inclusion at the fun dept., a training and coaching company driven by the implementation of "innovative solutions for a happier, healthier, more connected workplace.” Featured on various news and media outlets, the fun dept.’s clients range from Fortune 100 companies to those with as few as 10 employees and is partnered with Zappos’s training company, Delivering Happiness.
Jessica's history with the fun dept. goes back nine years when the founder, Nick Gianoulis, went out of his way to work from her coffee shop. “I simply wanted to create a fun and welcoming environment for both my staff and my customers,” she said. It took Jessica nine years to make a career jump. With her extensive experience in management, psychology, interpersonal communication, organizational processes, training & development, and having received her Master’s in Health Promotion and her certification as a Health & Fitness Coach, Jessica landed her dream job—utilizing her passions and skill sets to impact company culture.
“It is a simple and unique systematic approach where we teach companies how to design appropriate ‘play’ techniques to connect and de-stress employees.” Jessica and the fun dept. team have been “playing it forward” to improve work environments for customers, employees, and the bottom line!
Connect with her direct!
cell 302-383-9934
thefundept.com
@jdruggieri
www.linkedin.com/in/jdruggieri
Sunday Dec 09, 2018
Sunday Dec 09, 2018
Have you registered for the conference yet? If you haven't, you should! Why? Because you'll hear more from this episode's freaky smart guest, Piotr Pluta. The annual AATH conference is the 7th through 9th of April, 2019 in Chicago! If you're serious about humor, you won't want to miss it. Go here to get more info and to register!
On this episode, we're digging deep and talking about the psychology of humor. My guest, Piotr Pluta, shares some of the research he has been doing in the area of humor profiles and gives us a "teaser" of what he'll be sharing at the conference.
Grab something to write with...you're going to want to take notes! Enjoy!
More on Piotr Pluta..
Piotr Pluta is the author and administrator of the Psychology of Humor Blog. He has an MSc in psychology from the University of Wroclaw, Poland; he also studied at the University of Valencia, Spain, and the East Carolina University in Greenville, USA. Piotr is currently the Managing Director responsible for consultancy at Human Factors AS in Oslo, Norway.
As many other psychology students at the end of his junior year, Piotr had a life-changing decision to make: chose a research problem for his master thesis.
At that time he had been wondering for a while already, why is it that although people laugh and try to make others laugh so much and so often; close to none systematic thought was being given to it in any of the psychology classes. No humor-theories or studies were being mentioned in any textbooks, not even an attempt at defining humor was made. Humor was everywhere – it seemed – but nobody was taking it seriously!
In the course of doing research for his master thesis, he discovered otherwise – there were a lot of serious psychologists researching humor, who in addition have produced a great deal of work. Leave alone Freud, Koestler and Apter, Piotr has read much more than required for his thesis (which discussed the role of humor in persuasion) and got acquainted with the field fairly well.
He continues to take humor seriously: Piotr is a member of the International Society for Humor Studies; is involved in a research project investigating the strategic role humor plays in one of the popular HR training tools, participates and presents on international conferences, and has developed a humor-workshop he delivers as an organizational consultant.
Piotr is primarily interested in the following areas of humor research: organizational psychology studies of humor, advancement in the cognitive theories of humor, humor in cross-cultural encounters, and the pedagogical use of humor in presentations and training.
Connect with him on his website: http://www.psychologyofhumor.com/
Saturday Dec 01, 2018
Saturday Dec 01, 2018
"In order for the parts to be well, the whole must be well." -Plato
Are you ready to get your wellness jam on? I AM! And, this week, we're doing just that with wellness expert, Jessika Jake. She's a super smart person and she shares it all with us in this exclusive pre-conference interview!
Get ready to learn about the eight (YES, EIGHT) dimensions of wellness as we journey into the inner workings of your being. Okay, I was trying to make that sound cool and dramatic but it ended up flat. Regardless, get ready to learn. Grab something to write with and get prepped to be well. Jessika has got the wellness goods!
More on Jessika...
Jessika is a STEM and Wellness instructor, edutainer, author, instructional designer, coach, and consultant hanging out at the nexus of wellness and technology. Perfect is not an option, so she likes to focus on educating and inspiring people to get "better and betterer" across the 8 dimensions of wellness. Her fave areas these days include; mindset and micro-behavior changes, stress reduction, workplace wellness, Positive Psychology, and alignment of strategy and execution to ensure success across the breadth of wellness goals. In summary, her motto is: Feel awesome. Do awesome.
Get more on Jessika at:
Are you registered for the AATH conference? It's coming up fast in Chicago, Illinois from the 7th through the 9th of April, 2019. Check it out and register HERE!
Sunday Nov 25, 2018
Sunday Nov 25, 2018
Suicide isn't something we talk about in our society. There's a stigma associated with it that keeps most of us from having the conversations that need to be had.
Frank King is the guest and suicide is the topic. Frank is a comedian and former writer for the tonight show but don't let the funny man business fool you. He's struggled with his own bouts with this topic.
He shares his own journey but also dispels the myths surrounding suicide. Most importantly, he shares about how about getting the conversation started and where to go for help when it's needed (links are at the bottom).
I hope you get as much from our conversation as I did. Please share it.
More on Frank...
Frank King, aka The Mental Health Comedian, is a Suicide Prevention and Postvention Public Speaker and Trainer who turned a lifelong battle with depression into a keynote worth spreading.After writing for the Tonight Show for 20-plus years and performing corporate comedy, Frank’s attention…His mission is to end the stigma surrounding mental health by share his insights with anyone and everyone who will listen in an effort to “start the conversation.”
Frank has thought about killing himself more times than he can count. Like many of us, depression and suicide run in his family. He addresses his own trials and tribulations using a tool people from all walks of life can relate to, humor. With his TED Talk A Matter of Life or Death” he openly addresses topics considered taboo in today’s society.
He believes that where there is humor there is hope. And where there is laughter there is life… Nobody dies laughing.
Frank is originally from North Carolina and now spends his off days in the Pacific Northwest. He travels the United States and beyond spreading his message, hoping to end the stigma surrounding mental health, and influencing the general public to start the conversation.
LINKS FOR HELP:
Tuesday Nov 06, 2018
Tuesday Nov 06, 2018
Well.....IT HAPPENED AGAIN! My mind got blown by my guest this week with all the cool stuff that I learned from her. Plus, she sang me a song.
That's right! The guest is Dorothy Pincus and the topic is awesomeness. Okay, not really but....REALLY! She shares her journey of how her voice led her into a life of humor, laughter and healing. Listen until the end....she's got some pipes! ENJOY!
More on Dorothy...
Dorothy Pincus (The Human Instrument), is a graduate of the Institute of Psycho-Structural-Balancing (IPSB). She is a Motivational Speaker, hosts workshops, Practitioner Jorei/Reiki Practitioner, Life Coach in Music with CCF (Certified Coaches Federation, Tuning/Sound therapy at Sound Therapy Center, and a Laughter Yoga Leader with Laughter Yoga University/USA. Dorothy is the author of The Spoken Gospel (A one-woman journey through transformation), How to Date Yourself and Fall in Love) and have two poems in the 2018 ONTHEBUS-23 issue. She also is the producer of AYHOU sound/tuning project.
Dorothy has over 20+ years in the music world singing, writing and extended roles of acting and voiceover. She has worked with Legendary artist such as Barry Manilow, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Nine Inch Nails, Mariah Carey, Will I Am, Toni Braxton, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Snoop Dog, Tupac all over the world and studio sessions, Tours, TV appearances with many icons in the business. She also was a vocal mentor for the audition process of American Idol and B-booth the finale year in 2016 and has appeared on the Voice as a vocal supporter. Dorothy is an active member of the United States of Women of Southern California, Women Economic Forum, The Holistic Chamber of Commerce, The Sound Therapy Center and Applied Association for Therapeutic Humor.
Connect with her on her website: