Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things

In episode 455 of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things, we are back with our Wednesday Mindset series which includes expert talks, connected conversations and meditation/mantras. Each Wednesday episode will feature an episode from an expert teaching on a topic or a conversation with a group of other people discussing an important topic.  Each conversation will somehow relate to humanity, human connection, human rights or becoming a more extraordinary person.  Wednesdays also will include short mini Meditation Mantras that I have created to help you improve your mindset and health. This episode is part of the Meditation Mantra series. This short Meditation Mantra is about finding your value.  Are you feeling a sense of imposter syndrome or maybe lacking confidence in a certain area of your life?  Or maybe you find you're so concerned about others you forget that you yourself have value?  Then this is the perfect audio for you.  You can play this any time for a just a few minutes and slowly begin to shift

In episode 454, I chat with Rajika Mahan who grew up in India with a single mom and going to a boarding skill.  Listen as she talks about her being a young rebellious girl, her feelings growing up about trying to work and having a family someday, how she met her husband, her mixed emotions in trying to handle being a great parent while still trying to work full time, her feelings of guilt she felt as a young mom, how she felt her worthiness was made from the income she could bring in and how she overcame it and how she's helping other woman do the same. 

It's the work on me weekend segment and today Keri talks about why who we listen to for advice matters and who the best person is to listen to when making decisions. Like our page and check out our LIVE video interviews here.

In episode 452 of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things, we are back with our Wednesday segment where I chat with various experts and a new series I call, Connected Conversations. Each episode will feature an episode from an expert teaching on a topic or a conversation with a group of other people discussing an important topic.  Each conversation will somehow relate to humanity, human connection, human rights or becoming a more extraordinary person. This episode is part of the Connected Conversations series where we talk about the arts, why they're important, how to make them survive and thrive during tough time using technology and how different countries are promoting the arts around the world.  You'll hear 3 guests from around the world giving their input to this conversation. 

In episode 451, I chat with Derek Loudermilk who has always been an adventurer at heart.  Listen as he chats about where his sense of adventure started from, the moment all the things in his life came crashing down and how it freed him to start over, how he found where dissatisfaction was in his life and how he fixed it, the bucket list he's created and how he's been able to check so many things off it, how he has lived and traveled all over the world and how he keeps his sense of adventure now as a family of four. 

It's the work on me weekend segment and today Keri talks about the importance of moving and how it can change how we feel physically and mentally.  Like our page and check out our LIVE video interviews here.

In episode 449 of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things, we are back with our Wednesday Mindset series which includes expert talks, connected conversations and now meditation/mantras. Each Wednesday episode will feature an episode from an expert teaching on a topic or a conversation with a group of other people discussing an important topic.  Each conversation will somehow relate to humanity, human connection, human rights or becoming a more extraordinary person.  Wednesdays also will include short mini Meditation Mantras that I have created to help you improve your mindset and health. This episode is part of the Meditation Mantra series. This short Meditation Mantra is about improving your mindset on body pain.  Are you feeling tense or feeling pain in your body due to stress?  Then this is the perfect audio for you.  You can play this any time for a just a few minutes and slowly begin to shift your mindset into a more positive loving space.   Written and Read by Keri Roberts.

In episode 448, I chat with Elizabeth Benton who loved singing as a kid but struggled with weight starting at a young age. Listen as she talks about how her emotional issues grew, how she was trying to gain her mom's approval, the many diets she tried, how she studied nutrition, but felt shame.  She also talks about how she overcame her weight issues and her money issues and how changing her mindset to focus on making one more good choice helped her create success in her life.  She also talks about losing her child after the baby being only 2 weeks old and how she's handling that and continues to focus on mindset to create a life of acceptance and happiness. 

It's the work on me weekend segment and today Keri talks about how to just be, why being an introvert or extrovert is different, plus what alone time really is and why it's necessary. Like our page and check out our LIVE video interviews here.

In episode 446 of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things, we are back with our Wednesday segment where I chat with various experts and a new series I call, Connected Conversations. Each episode will feature an episode from an expert teaching on a topic or a conversation with a group of other people discussing an important topic.  Each conversation will somehow relate to humanity, human connection, human rights or becoming a more extraordinary person. This episode is part of the Connected Conversations series.  I chat with media analyst expert Brad Adgate who also writes for Forbes.  You'll hear him talk about the history of media, how it's changing and why not just data, but creating real relationships and caring matters in business relationships. 

In episode 445, I chat with Maria Wood about what it's like to be a mom of kids with special needs.  She didn't have the easiest upbringing, but she had an aunt who really made her who she was.  She met her husband at a young age and knew it was the right person and together they both wanted a better life and to be good parents and raise healthy kids. She worked in education for awhile because she felt if she could be a great teacher, she could also be a great parent.  Her and her husband had a vision of exactly what their family would look like, but after her first son was born, it began a new image of what her family would look like.  Maria talks about the variety of development issues all three of her kids had and how after an autism diagnosis for her third son, she said, "There's somebody in there and I'm going to draw him out." Listen as she talks about how she has not only learned more about her kids and has seen amazing improvement in all of them, but also the value of other moms in the community, her

It's the work on me weekend segment and today Keri talks about the difference between being nice and kind and why she encourages you to be kind instead.  Like our page and check out our LIVE video interviews here.

In episode 443 of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things, we are back with our Wednesday segment where I chat with various experts and a new series I call, Connected Conversations. Each episode will feature an episode from an expert teaching on a topic or a conversation with a group of other people discussing an important topic.  Each conversation will somehow relate to humanity, human connection, human rights or becoming a more extraordinary person. This episode is part of the Connected Conversations series where I chat with Dr. Michael Kimmel, one of the world's leading experts on men and masculinities who is a tireless advocate of engaging men to support gender equality. In this episode he talks about how men learn what it means to be a man from other men, media and peer groups, why the attitudes of manhood are changing, why men have a role in gender equality and what it means to be a man now. 

In episode 442, I chat with Lauren Johnson about her journey into parenting and how Amazon's new device Alexa caused bullying for her daughter Alexa.  After realizing how it was upsetting her daughter, she began to write a petition to change the name the device uses to function.  In her journey, she found other women and parents also feeling the same as though the device was creating more sexual harassment and bullying incidents to happen.  She talks about her love for the technology and Amazon, but how her goal is to simply change the name used to activate the device and how it can change the way we speak to women.  Plus she also gives advice on how other parents can stand up for their kids and make a difference. 

It's the work on me weekend segment and today Keri talks about the important concept that we are all human and asks you to make an effort to reach out to a new person and connect. 

In episode 440 of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things, we are back with our Wednesday segment where I chat with various experts and a new series I call, Connected Conversations. Each episode will feature an episode from an expert teaching on a topic or a conversation with a group of other people discussing an important topic.  Each conversation will somehow relate to humanity, human connection, human rights or becoming a more extraordinary person. This episode is part of the Connected Conversations series where we talk about the LGBTQ+ community with a large focus on the transgender community.  You'll hear my four guests Shannon Whittington, LGBTQ+ expert and RN MSN CCM LGBT Health (she/her), Connor Maddocks, who built the first trans program at the LGBT Center of San Diego (he/him), Rikki Tea, Makeup Artist, Trans Social Media Influencer & 2019 SephoraSquad Member (she/her) and Alyssa Bright, Novelist, Poet and Cyber-Artist (she/her) talk about their journey into either being trans or supporting t

In episode 439, I chat with Steven Cravis about his journey into music, his passion for art and magic, the pivotal moment he chose to focus on music, what his creative process is like a professional composer, how he's been able to have his work be heard on Animal Planet, CNN, CBS, NBC, the Quell and Calm app and more , his advice on getting paid opportunities as an artist, the difference between choreographing and composing and how artists can get seen and found.

It's the work on me weekend segment and today Keri talks about the difference between doing for others vs. for ourselves and why it's important in our professional life that we make the time to work on something we want to work on too. 

In episode 437 of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things, we are back with our Wednesday segment where I chat with various experts and a new series I call, Connected Conversations. Each episode will feature an episode from an expert teaching on a topic or a conversations with a group of other people discussing an important topic.  Each conversation will somehow relate to humanity, human connection, human rights or becoming a more extraordinary person. This episode is part of the Connected Conversations series where we talk about how we are more alike than we are different.  You'll hear my two guests Dorina Wofford and Queenie Love and myself talk about what we were like as kids, our interest in teaching, why it's challenging for people to get curious and learn new concepts, how we can start to connect with those who seem different than us, thoughts on black lives matter, how these two women are teaching their kids in today's world with a focus on being a good person and their advice to others in learning

In episode 436, I chat with Melissa Jacky Lee who talks about her new journey into the PR world, why she did 3 internships and the value it brought her, how she uses brand archetypes, why she moved across country to live and work, plus her advice for new graduates.