Mike‘s Search For Meaning
 

Mike‘s Search For Meaning

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Mike‘s Search For Meaning is the intersection between philosophical and practical. How do leaders organize their inner world? What tools and tactics can we use to enhance our relationships and careers? Join host and life coach Mike Trugman as he seeks to unlock the keys to living a deeply fulfilling life.

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#35 - Lara Heacock on Niceness vs. Kindness, the Value of Hard Conversations, & the Power of “And”

Sunday Aug 28, 2022

Sunday Aug 28, 2022

Lara Heacock is a Leadership Coach who brings over 20 years’ experience in Corporate America. She works with professionals and companies to help them bring kindness into business. 

 

Lara's background includes working in companies ranging from small privately-held firms to multinational organizations. In over a decade of leadership in the talent acquisition industry, she managed geographically dispersed teams, and mentored and coached associates in the US and abroad.

 

Lara has an MBA, is an ICF credentialed coach (PCC), award-winning writer, speaker, author of the book Practical Kindness, and co-host of the podcast Doing (good) Business.

 

Lara is obsessed with how we change the culture of corporate America from one that promotes "busy-ness" and burnout as status symbols to one that’s rooted in kindness and humanity. Using her KIND method, Lara works with leaders at the human level, so that they can create teams (and lives!) that thrive. You can download the KIND methodology at LaraHeacock.com and get daily doses of kindness at KindOverMatter.com.

Additionally, I’ll be donating to and raising awareness for the charity or organization of my guest’s choice with each episode now. This episode, the charity is Heroic Gardens. Any and all donations make a difference!


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#34 - Elisa Haggarty on Taking Radical Responsibility & Ending Drama

Sunday Aug 21, 2022

Sunday Aug 21, 2022

Elisa Haggarty is a Conscious Leadership coach and consultant who works with individuals and teams committed to personal and professional growth. With over 18 years of coaching experience and with a background in Learning & Development, Elisa builds experiences and trainings that are dynamic, digestible and research backed.

 

With an emphasis on building self-awareness and up-skilling through experiential learning, Elisa empowers her clients to identify and break repeated drama patterns in their work and in life. Drama is inefficient and drains mental health resources, and the world needs leaders who are present, curious and agile in the face of change. Work is a medium for transformation and growth, let's play!“

Additionally, I’ll be donating to and raising awareness for the charity or organization of my guest’s choice with each episode now. This episode, the charity is the Alzheimer's Association. Any and all donations make a difference!


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#33 - Ravi Rothenberg on Finding Your Path to Peace and Purpose

Sunday Aug 14, 2022

Sunday Aug 14, 2022

Ravi Rothenberg is a transformational coach, embodiment facilitator, and trauma-aware space holder. He’s the author of Ready to Rise: How to Find Your Path to Peace and Purpose. His purpose is deeply rooted in sharing the heart-centric healing wisdom he’s realized through yoga, the union of his immersion in eastern traditions, and an adventurous journey of personal evolution.

 

On his path, he finds himself most at peace on his yoga mat, immersed in nature, exploring foreign lands, or writing in the early hours of the morning. He enjoys spending quality time around Colorado with his partner, his pup, and conscious community. And like all of us, he is many things: a son, a brother, a lover, a friend, a writer, an explorer, a mover, and a shaker. Really, he loves shaking!

 

He hopes that this conversation shakes you to your core and is a catalyst for your personal and spiritual growth on your unique journey!

Additionally, I’ll be donating to and raising awareness for the charity or organization of my guest’s choice with each episode now. This episode, the charity is The November Project. Any and all donations make a difference!


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#32 - Monica Jamaluddin on Enoughness & Shifting from Scarcity to Abundance

Sunday Aug 07, 2022

Sunday Aug 07, 2022

Mushfiqa Monica Jamaluddin is an Embodied Futures Researcher and Leadership Coach whose curiosity and sincerity are as invaluable as her perspicacity. Her clients have called her their trusted advisor, vision-holder, and midwife for their dreams, but she thinks of herself simply as a partner in exploration. 

 

She is fascinated by relationality: how the ways we relate – to ourselves, to others, and to our environments – can shape, heal, and expand us. Her work is guided by her core desire to move the needle on a world that operates from fear, scarcity and contraction to one that operates from love, enoughness, and expansion.

 

Mushfiqa has supported clients in getting clear on their greatest visions and bringing them to life, and in the process stepping into their fullest expression as leaders across all domains of life. She does this through 1:1 coaching, group coaching, and workshops that support individuals and organizations navigate interpersonal challenges, manage in times of transition, and create space for integration. Her work as a futurist informs her coaching practice; she believes that taking the long view of time allows us to reclaim agency, build resiliency, and expand possibilities in the face of uncertainty and change.

Additionally, I’ll be donating to and raising awareness for the charity or organization of my guest’s choice with each episode now. This episode, the charity is the Loveland Foundation. Any and all donations make a difference!


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#31 - Dr. Lauren Borden on Doing Your Soul’s Work, Radical Connection, and the Gifts of Sensitivity

Sunday Jul 31, 2022

Sunday Jul 31, 2022

Dr. Lauren Borden is a leadership coach who specializes in supporting mission-driven leaders in leading with greater empathy, emotional intelligence and consciousness so that they can disrupt their industries and broaden their impact in the world.

 

Her approach blends deep spiritual and healing aspects of coaching with application-based approaches. As a PhD in Industrial-Organizational psychology, she has a deep subject-matter expertise in research-based principles in supporting leaders and teams; and as a meditation and intuition teacher, she supports clients in doing the deep work to create lasting transformation and impact.

Additionally, I’ll be donating to and raising awareness for the charity or organization of my guest’s choice with each episode now. This episode, the charity is the Loveland Foundation. Any and all donations make a difference!

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#30 - Joe Bernstein on Rites of Passage in Men’s Work, Experiences with Psychedelics, and the Beautiful Roller Coaster of Life

Sunday Jul 24, 2022

Sunday Jul 24, 2022

Joe Bernstein is fully committed to your growth and evolution.

 

He is often described as bold, powerful, passionate and compassionate.

 

As a coach he works with highly motivated individuals to create anything from deeper intimate relationships,  to healthier lifestyles and mission focused increases in income. He knows through personal experience and his professional work that human beings are capable of extraordinary transformation.

 

Joe has spent the last 15 years coaching, training, developing, and empowering thousands of people. First as a sales manager for Bose Corporation where he worked his way up to running multi-million dollar businesses in his mid-twenties. Then he created his own private coaching practice to liberate his life and live his mission of creating an empowered world of transformation through teaching, inspiring and coaching.

 

Through a 14 year career in leadership, losing 150 lbs, thriving after a divorce, ending a successful career and then building his own practice, Joe learned that we must develop who we are at the deepest levels and focus on our mindset as much, if not more than our skill set if we want long term change and a life we love.

 

He has been trained as a coach by complete badasses like Tripp Lanier and Chance Taureau. He is certified as a Mind Body Nutrition Coach by Marc David and the Institute for Psychology of Eating. He facilitates trainings for The Mankind Project and various local business development organizations. Joe is a founding collaborator for Return to Base, a pro-bono coaching program for combat veterans. He also volunteers time with Showing Up for Racial Justice DC chapter on the Healing Team. 

 

Joe lives in Washington DC’s Mt. Pleasant neighborhood. He is beyond grateful to have both of his parents, his two sisters and their families all close by. The work he does in growing with his family is the most inspired and challenging personal or professional growth work of his life.

 

In his spare time you can find Joe attending transformational weekend workshops. He has done “rights of passage” work in prisons, with military veterans, and with inspired civilians. He even spent years of his life fostering, training and rehabilitating Pit Bulls. When he isn’t deep in transformational work, he is indulging in high quality chocolate, hiking through the woods, and spending copious amounts of time enjoying live music.

Additionally, I’ll be donating to and raising awareness for the charity or organization of my guest’s choice with each episode now. This episode, the charity is Native American Rights Fund. Any and all donations make a difference!


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#29 - Zach Carlsen on Self-Mastery, Overcoming Addiction, and Peak Performance

Sunday Jul 17, 2022

Sunday Jul 17, 2022

Zach Carlsen is a lifelong student of human behavior & high-performance. From coaching and mentorship to visual design, spiritual study, philosophy, entrepreneurship, & nutrition—he is always “all in”.

 

In 2012, he was homeless, addicted to drugs, & lost.  Since then, his journey has been the adventure of a lifetime.  The tools & strategies he uses with his clients are the very same ones that he used to create this massive transformation. 

 

He has worked with & learned from some of the best coaches on the planet—and has designed his life around the virtues of service to others, self-mastery & curiosity.

 

He has now coached hundreds of clients to produce objective, tangible results. He is trained in human performance & positive psychology as well as nearly a dozen healing modalities including breathwork, emotional release, mindfulness, & Non-Violent Communication (NVC)  with a Master Coach certification from the Elementum Coaching Institute as well as a certification from Gallup, Inc. as a StrengthsFinder Coach.  He has a background in human communication & pedagogy with advanced degrees from the University of Minnesota and the University of Montana.   

 

He has a huge community on Instagram where he shares free content, announces projects & giveaways, and posts the occasional photo of him smiling.

Additionally, I’ll be donating to and raising awareness for the charity or organization of my guest’s choice with each episode now. This episode, the charity is Not For Sale. Any and all donations make a difference!


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#28 - Andy Cahill on Dreaming Big & the Healing Power of Internal Family Systems (IFS)

Sunday Jul 10, 2022

Sunday Jul 10, 2022

Andy Cahill is a transformative coach and facilitator who excels at inspiring culture makers, innovators, and change agents to dig deep, dream big, and do their greatest work. He’s spent almost 20 years working in education, public service, and human development. He’s also an essayist, a musician, host of The Wonder Dome podcast, and the author of the critically acclaimed science fiction novel Gradient.

Additionally, I’ll be donating to and raising awareness for the charity or organization of my guest’s choice with each episode now. This episode, the charity is The Sandy Hook Promise. Any and all donations make a difference!


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#27 - Nishant Garg on Healing Trauma, Cultivating Resilience and Listening to Life

Monday Jul 04, 2022

Monday Jul 04, 2022

Nishant Garg was working as a software professional who hit rock bottom in 2017 – heartbroken, stressed out, overwhelmed with life, going through the motions, and burnt out.

 

He couldn’t figure out how to live a mindful life. Then, he stumbled upon the book “How to be a 3% man”, read other personal growth books, and launched his first blog in 2018.

 

He continued to learn new life skills and shared personal transformation on social media, and along the way attended transformational and personal development seminars. He wanted to share his learnings on a big platform with a larger audience, and as an experiment in 2020, he launched a podcast from the ground, and in just 2 years he interviewed 200+ world-class experts.

 

Now he’s here to help you embark on the journey of transformation. Join him in his mission is to bring awareness about mindful living and transformation as he interviews fascinating people to bring personal stories, deconstructing habits and routines to help curious and passionate Tech Professionals how to reduce overwhelm, be more mindful, manage focus, live a life of excellence, love and joy, and so much more.




Additionally, I’ll be donating to and raising awareness for the charity or organization of my guest’s choice with each episode now. This episode, the charity is National Network of Abortion Funds. Any and all donations make a difference!


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#26 - Deb Katz on Conscious Leadership & Living in Your Zone of Genius

Sunday Jun 26, 2022

Sunday Jun 26, 2022

Deb Katz has more than twenty years experience pioneering new models in conscious leadership in the organizational world. She coaches leaders 1-1, facilitates teams, and consults for organizational and cultural transformation.

 

She is known to radiate warmth and presence, to tell it like it is, and to walk her talk with a focused gentle fierceness. Deb is a powerhouse of a human being and leader.

 

Deb holds a BA in sociology with a focus on Collective Behavior/Organizational Development from San Diego State University, and an RN from Cabrillo College with years of practice in cardiac and hospice care. She also has training in somatic psychology and the Enneagram.

 

When not coaching or consulting, Deb is likely to be dancing, hiking, working in the garden or on her stand up paddle board. Deb lives in Portland, Oregon, and travels the world to spread conscious leadership.


 

Additionally, I’ll be donating to and raising awareness for the charity or organization of my guest’s choice with each episode now. This episode, the charity is National Network of Abortion Funds. Any and all donations make a difference!

 

 

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