Living & Working On Purpose

Science & Biology -- They're not the same as when I was in school

I grew up wanting to be a veterinarian, so science especially biology was my 'cup of tea.'  I was fascinated with all the science...okay, physics and biochemistry not so much, but biology, botany, physiology -- I ate them up, even genetics, even though genetics was kind of a downer.

It was a bit depressing to learn that so much of who a person is, both physically, health-wise, even temperament and personality were controlled by little ol' genes that had been pre-programmed before I even came onto the scene.

Well, I have good news.  All that is now being held in question, even refuted.  Here's what Bruce Lipton, the author of The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter and Miracles, writes:

"Until recently, it was thought that genes were self-actualizing…that genes could ‘turn themselves on and off.’ Such behavior is required in order for genes to control biology. Though the power of genes is still emphasized in current biology courses and textbooks, a radically new understanding has emerged at the leading edge of cell science. It is now recognized that the environment, and more specifically, our perception (interpretation)of the environment, directly controls the activity of our genes. Environment controls gene activity through a process known as epigenetic control." 

You can read more about this new science of epigenetic in his article, Mind Over Genes: The New Biology.

Even better, tune into the Living & Working On Purpose Radio Show at 5 pm on Wednesday, July 15 to hear my co-host, Jeff McFarland and I interview Dr. Lipton.  It  will astound you and give you hope for the future.  I promise.

The Mother of All Minds - An Interview with Dudley Lynch

One of Living & Working On Purpose radio show's new themes for this year is  Purposeful and Powerful Thinking – offered up by one of my co-hosts, Ricardo Flores.  He also offered the tag line of  “Training our brains and honing our spirits to experience purposefulness, fulfillment and total abundance in our lives!”

I’ve often shared that our minds are like a powerful instrument... Like a scaple for example.  In my former life as a sm. Animal vet I often used a scaple to help with the healing process and saved many lives with it.  But in another person’s hand it can be a deadly weapon.

So too can our minds.  So, today we’re going to explore the Mother of All Minds, which just so happens to be the title of a book written by today’s guest.

Dudley Lynch is president and founder of Brain Technologies Corporation
of Gainesville, Florda. Dudley's books, "thinkology" models and personal assessment profiles have been changing people and organizations for the better since 1979.

His powerful insights and hit-the-ground techniques have been recognized around the world through books like Strategy of the Dolphin: Scoring a Win in a Chaotic World and The Mother of All Minds: Leaping Free of an Outdated Human Nature, which is the book discussed during the show.

His works have been translated into eight languages and are considered classics in the field of personal change and organizational development. He observes, "When changes are coming at us as fast and furious as they are today, there simply is no substitute for tuning up our personal evolutionary thinking processes, even when it requires a 180-degree turn for us, as the big changes nearly always do." You can learn more about Dudley and his "personal change that works" tools on his Web site at www.braintechnologies.com.

You may also find the following diagram of value as you listen:

Download Graves levels

Used by permission of Brain Technologies Corporation, Gainesville, Florida. Reproduction is strictly prohibited.

Listen in on Wednesday, April 29 at 5 pm eastern.
 

Very Special Guest on Living & Working On Purpose Radio – John Randolph Price

Have you ever had the experience of a book mysteriously showing up in your life – and perhaps that book made a real difference for you in some way.  Maybe it was just immensely entertaining...so entertaining that it became the standard you compare all future boos with — as is the case with me and a book called Boy’s Life.

Or perhaps the book provided some important information or insights that added to the quality of your life, as is the case with one of the books written by our guest today.  But this time, the book has showed up not once but twice.  Several years ago and now more recently, and both times it has helped my wife, Ann, and I to tap into a new level of living purposefully and prosperously.  So, I know listeners will be equally blessed when they tune in to the Living & Working On Purpose Radio Show on Wednesday at 5 pm eastern time on April 15 — that’s right Tax Day to hear Reva Kussmaul and me chat with bestselling author, John Randolph Price.

John and his wife Jan are co-founders of the Quartus Foundation, a research and communication organization formed in 1981 and currently headquartered in Boerne, Texas, near San Antonio. Jan is the president and CEO of the Foundation; John is chairman of the board. The Prices were originators of World Healing Day, a global mind-link for peace involving millions of people that began on December 31, 1986, with the Los Angeles Times reporting up to 400-million participants. The Event has continued on the same date and time each year.

John Price, formerly a CEO in the corporate world, is the author of eighteen books, including the national bestsellers The Superbeings, The Angels Within Us, and The Abundance Book.

So surf your way over to the Living & Working On Purpose Radio Show on Wednesday, April 15 at 5 pm eastern and listen to an inspiring conversations with John.

A Practice On Purpose - 25 Years in the Making

Imagine investing years in being educated for your chosen profession, one that you feel called to out of a real commitment to serve.  You might even feel it’s more than just a career, it’s a spirit-led calling.  Then you find yourself in a dysfunctional system that is focused more on the economics of the profession than on helping the people who come to you.  That’s the situation one of the guests of the Living & Working On Purpose radio show found himself in over twenty-five years ago. 

As a highly trained kidney specialist in Texas, Dr. David Player had patients who received a million dollars worth of healthcare even though some of them would make less than $10,000 of income in their lifetime.  Dr. Player knew something was wrong with a healthcare system where the economics was centered around waiting until people were severely sick, then trying to fix them, rather than educating them on how to be well.  Dr. Player struggled for a quarter of a century to find a better way.

He shares this better way that is at the heart of his enterprise, Health by Design with co-hosts Brad Swift and Ricardo Flores on the Living & Working On Purpose radio show that airs, Wednesday, March 18th, at 5 pm eastern time.  Don’t miss it on March 18, 2008 on Exceptional Wisdom Radio.

Barbara Stahura on Exceptional Wisdom Radio

This week I'm interviewing on the Living & Working On Purpose radio show an extraordinary writer of personal essays, and a former founding member of the Visionary Writers On Purpose team. Let me introduce you to:

Barbara Stahura has been a full-time professional writer since 1987 and a freelancer since 1994. Much of her work centers around personal transformation of one form or another, as shown by her interviews with leading transformational figures such as Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, Dr. Wayne Dyer, Louise Hay, Ben Vereen, don Miguel Ruiz, and Riane Eisler. Her work has appeared in national publications including Spirituality & Health, The Progressive, Science of Mind, and Pure Inspiration, and online at Newsweek.com, MSNBC.com, and elsewhere.

What I Thought I Knew (Wyatt-MacKenzie Publishing), her first collection of personal essays, was recently released. These ten linked essays reveal times when she changed her mind and changed her life. In the writing of this book and many of her articles, she has become aware that giving up what she thinks she knows is one of the most useful transformational tools around.

Listen in this Wednesday, Nov. 5th at 5 pm Eastern time on Exceptional Wisdom Radio.

Nanice Ellis On Exceptional Wisdom Radio

One of my most fun ways of expressing my life purpose and well as sharing the vision of Life On Purpose Institute this past year has been through the Living & Working On Purpose radio show that airs each Wednesday at 5 pm Eastern time on the Exceptional Wisdom Radio channel.

And yet, I've not share much about it here, which I plan to change...right now.  This past week's guest was Nanice Ellis.  Let me introduce you to her:

A powerful speaker, author and intuitive counselor and coach, Nanice Ellis is a master at turning challenges into triumphs. Through her wisdom, enthusiasm and unbelievable positive energy, Nanice creates significant, life-altering transformation in a safe and compassionate environment of unconditional acceptance and support.

Nanice understands that only in the face of fear, can we discover courage, and only when we feel most lost can we finally find our way home. In this truth she has found her sole purpose - to help others find their way through the darkness into the light, creating a safe space for virtually anyone to look deep within themselves and discover their own truths while tapping into their unlimited potential. Because of her unwavering love and compassion, others gravitate to Nanice for acceptance and support, trusting her to share in their journeys toward unconditional self acceptance.

To listen to this engaging conversation go to Exceptional Wisdom Radio.