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Whether yours is a daunting challenge, a great success story, or a question regarding making your dreams a reality, don’t miss the fun and inspiring Patti Dobrowolski today on Conversations Live with Vicki St. Clair. Vicki also chats with CEO and leadership authority Roxi Hewerston to discuss her 5 do’s and 5 don’ts that separate great from failing leaders!

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Drawing Solutions: How Visual Goal Setting Will Change Your Life was written for those who want to make bold new strides in their life, but are not sure where to start. Author Patti Dobrowolski uses a fun, step-by-step approach, showing readers how to actualize a mapping process to turn their dreams into reality. Patti is a comic actor, business consultant, and TedX speaker who works one-on-one with individuals or with teams at Fortune 500 companies to help create more effective workplace strategies.

Roxi Hewertson has spent her entire career revealing myths and honing truths as to what makes a leader successful in their role… or not. As an expert who helps emerging and entrenched leaders excel, she has developed 5 specific behaviors and attitudes that show up consistently in leaders who succeed, as well as 5 more that are chronically present in those who fail. Hewertson doesn’t just talk the talk, she walks the walk as CEO of Highland Consulting Group, Inc.

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Join Vicki St. Clair for this exclusive Conversations Live encore presentation! Vicki will return live next week. How can captioning cute photos of cats evolve into a successful Internet business featured in newspapers and magazines around the world? Ben Huh, CEO of I Can Has Cheezburger shares his insight. And what you need to know to stop the panic flow in today’s job market and how you can actually make it work for you with America’s #1 Career Consultant, Andrea Kay. 

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Some call him the world’s foremost expert in the captioning of cat pictures. Some say, he is allergic to cats. Either way, his highly successful companies are party in the front, business in the back. Ben Huh describes himself as an Internet Content Connoisseur. He’s a former engineer and the CEO of Pet Holdings, Inc., the company behind the hugely popular blogs I Can Has Cheezburger?, FAIL Blog and others. We’ll discuss the success of his sites, which Huh attributes to his knowledge of memes, viral content, and crowd-sourcing.

Andrea Kay is recognized as one of America’s leading career experts. A Conversations Live favorite, Andrea Kay joins us to give an update on how to navigate today’s career market. She’s noticed that many people are hurting themselves and will share how to unblock the fear that’s clouding good sense. We’ll also discuss what we need to do differently to develop a cohesive action plan and stop the panic flow; and what we need to ‘let go of’ and embrace during these challenging times. Andrea Kay is the author of numerous books; her latest is Work’s a Bitch and Then You Make It Work: 6 steps to go from pissed off to powerful.

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Forget Ikea, Crate and Barrel, and Pottery Barn! Self-made DIYer Ana White shows how ANYONE can build their ideal home from the ground up! Later, Dr. Jamie Koufman joins Vicki to share groundbreaking new information regarding acid reflux! 

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Ana White has evolved from an avid amateur carpenter with a healthy fear of power tools into an extraordinary DIYer who helped to build her home from the ground up, furniture too! Becoming obsessed with building, Ana soon discovered her greatest joy was helping others make the same discovery she has. Her blog gets over 3 million page views a month, and she is the founder of the wildly popular Ana-white.com. Talk shop with Ana at the signing event for her new book, The Handbuilt Home, at the Utah Avenue Home Depot in Seattle from 6-8PM on October 18th!

Do you consider yourself more of an introverted thinker? Maybe you are an extroverted feeler? Perhaps you fall somewhere in between. No matter how you answered, Devora Zack can help you become successful in your own skin by debunking myths regarding introverts and extroverts, examining how they complement each other, and utilizing your own natural strengths! Managing For People Who Hate Managing: Be A Success By Being Yourself addresses all of this and more! Devora is the CEO of leadership development firm Only Connect Consulting, Inc.

“We are in the midst of an epidemic,” says Dr. Jamie Koufman of the 125 million people who suffer from acid reflux. Dr. Koufman goes on to note that people with reflux are profoundly under-served and misdiagnosed. She looks to change that, however. As an internationally renowned pioneer and expert in airway reflux with over 30 years experience, Dr. Koufman serves as medical director for the flagship Koufman Reflux Center in midtown Manhattan which opened its doors this fall, utilizing cutting-edge and innovative diagnostics designed and developed by Koufman herself.

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In an ideal world, going green and saving greenbacks would go hand in hand. In her new book Ecothrifty, Deborah Niemann shows you how to make that a reality! Today, Vicki also chats with fortune 500-level executive leadership expert Cindy Wigglesworth about what she calls the frontier of our highest human potential in Spiritual Intelligence!

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Ecothrifty: Cheaper, Greener Choices for a Happier, Healthier Life is a must-read for anyone who has ever wanted to live a greener life but thought that it would be too time consuming, expensive, or difficult. Deborah Niemann has packed her latest book with simple and practical ideas and recipes to help you make homemade products for cleaning and skin care to growing your own foods and cooking more from scratch, helping you to raise your family while raising your standards and saving money! Deborah is an accomplished writer and self-sufficiency expert with several television and radio appearances to her credit.

For decades, Cognitive Intelligence (IQ) was the standard way businesses recruited the best and brightest, until the concept of Emotional Intelligence (EQ) was embraced. Now, in her new book SQ21: The Twenty-One Skills of Spiritual Intelligence, author Cindy Wigglesworth unlocks the final frontier to our highest human potential. She defines Spiritual Intelligence as the ability to behave with wisdom and compassion while maintaining inner and outer peace, regardless of the situation. And don’t let the word “spiritual” throw you, as this is a set of skills anyone can learn, with or without having a religious tradition. Cindy founded her company, now known as Deep Change, after 20 years in human resources management with ExxonMobil.

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Ever get the feeling a tedious workaday job is holding you back from enjoying life? Gloria Burgess returns to Conversations Live with inspiration on how to make your work serve you! But first, Daniel Rechnitzer chats with Vicki about Universal Intelligence.

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Dr. Gloria Burgess loves inspiring others to create a bridge from what was, and what is, to what can be… and she has dedicated her life to doing just that. In her latest work, Dare to Wear Your Soul on the Outside, she uses the touching story of her father’s relationship with William Faulkner to demonstrate how to live your legacy now by connecting to the past, living with intention in the present, and freeing your talents to realize your full potential. After receiving her PhD from USC, Gloria has gone on to a fulfilling career as a speaker, author, executive coach, and consultant who engages individuals and organizations in the process of finding the vital core of their creative self.

Daniel Rechnitzer believes that our brains are capable of doing things we didn’t know were possible as he examines in his new book, The All Knowing Diary. Today, he joins Vicki to shed light on what he considers the ultimate in personal development in Universal Intelligence.

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Don’t let another opportunity slide by! Turn the most trivial encounters of your daily routines into potential life changing experiences with Kristin S. Kaufman! Later, Vicki chats with prolific writer and marketing expert Gail Z. Martin on how to turn productivity into profits!

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The world moves so fast these days, we are apt to miss much of what is happening ‘in the now.’ In her book Is This Seat Taken?, Kristin S. Kaufman offers a collection of highly personal stories that illustrate how a wealth of wisdom may come from the most unusual and unlikely sources. Kaufman’s business career has spanned 25 years, and has included executive positions at Hewlett-Packard, Vignette Corporation, and United Health Group. She is the founder of Alignment Inc., a unique services organization that helps individuals, corporations, and non-profits create sustainable success.

Laptops, smart phones, and tablet PCs have made today’s business owner more mobile than ever, but life on the go also makes it more difficult to stay organized, be productive, and focus on promoting one’s business. Using a short chapter/quick exercise format, 30 Days To Virtual Productivity Success introduces you to the 30 Day Results System. Thus armed, you’ll discover a wide variety of online and mobile programs and applications to boost productivity and increase visibility. Author Gail Z. Martin has a 26-year marketing career with extensive experience in virtual and traditional promotion. She owns Dreamspinner Communications, through which her live presentations, workshops and teleseminars share powerful marketing techniques for growing businesses. She is also the author of the internationally published fiction series, The Chronicles of the Necromancer.

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“Don’t sweat the small stuff” is a popular phrase, but PhD Tal Ben-Shahar, professor of the most popular course in Harvard history, suggests that it’s the little decisions we make everyday that can make the biggest impact to our happiness! 

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In his New York Times bestseller Happier, positive psychology expert Tal Ben-Shahar taught us how to become happier through simple exercises. Now he is back with Choose The Life You Want: 101 Ways to Create Your Own Road to Happiness. Drawing on the latest psychological research, Ben-Shahar shows how making the right choices can have a direct, lifelong impact on our happiness. Not just the big, once in a lifetime choices, but the countless small choiceswe make every day, often barely even noticing! Tal Ben-Shahar’s classes on “Positive Psychology” and “The Psychology of Leadership” were among the largest courses in Harvard’s history, attracting nearly 20% of all Harvard undergrads. He has lectured around the world and holds a PhD in organizational behavior and a BA in philosophy.

Also joining Vicki today is Marlise Karlin, visionary pioneer and humanitarian who is recognized globally for igniting an energy of peace that brings exceptional healing to the mind and body. She is the author of The Power of Peace In You, guiding the reader through a stunningly simple methodology to find your inner peace in the face of stress and anxiety. Marlise’s journey took her from teenage runaway to successful entrepreneur and award-winning film producer. She has been interviewed on Fox and NBC news, and is a noted public speaker.

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Enjoy a Labor Day encore hour with witty, award-winning journalists Rachel Bertsche and David Wolman. While Bertsche spent a year searching for new BFFs after moving to Chicago, Wolman was determined to live a whole year without cash. Did either succeed? Join us on Conversations Live with Vicki St. Clair on Monday at noon Pacific on KKNW 1150AM. “LIKE” us on Facebook and follow on Twitter! 

Rachel Bertsche is a New York journalist who moved to Chicago to start a new life with the man who was to become her husband. However, upon settling into Chicago, she realized all her best friends were suddenly hundreds of miles away. MWF Seeking BFF: My Yearlong Search for a New Best Friend chronicles Rachel’s 52 weekly girl-dates and blends the results with the latest research on the importance of friendship in living a happy and productive life. The Associated Press says “A reader cannot help but root for Bertsche, cheer her success, and consider trying out some of her ideas.” She is a fomer editor at O Magazine, and has had her work published in many magazines as well as on CNN.com.

David Wolman doesn’t like money. He argues that it is obsolete, filthy, and simply makes people miserable. During his bold experiment of going cashless for a year, he discovered a monetary revolution that is starting to gain momentum. He shares the results of his experiences in his new book The End of Money: Counterfeiters, Preachers, Techies, Dreamers- and the coming cashless society. Wolman is a contributing editor at Wired. His writing has appeared in publications as varied as Newsweek, Discover, and Forbes.

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Lisa Jackson has made serial murder her business, putting her favorite creations up to their necks in danger, staring a (usually) pretty gory death right in the face. This prolific writer is a mainstay on some of the nation’s top bestseller lists, including the NY Times, USA Today, and Publisher’s Weekly. Today Vicki discovers how Jackson went from being a struggling mom to a bestselling novelist!

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Lisa Jackson can’t keep away from murderers, especially serial killers. She’s been helping to kill people all across the nation, from Savannah to right here in the Pacific Northwest! It’s been a worthwhile mission, as her loyal readers return again and again, keeping her name as a fixture on bestseller lists. Struggling to keep food on the table, Lisa began writing at the urging of her sister, novelist Nancy Bush. For a while they worked together quite successfully, but Lisa’s inclination for darker stories set them off on different paths. As those who know her would attest, she enjoys making the hair stand up on the back of her reader’s necks! Afraid To Die and You Don’t Want To Know are her most recent releases, and in the coming months Confessions and Unspoken are soon to follow! Lisa Jackson is an amazing writer, a workaholic, and still finds time to be a dedicated daughter and mom!

In the spring of 2005, cardiologist Barbara Natterson-Horowitz was called to consult on an unusual patient: an Emperor tamarin at the Los Angeles Zoo. While examining the tiny monkey’s sick heart, she learned that wild animals can die of a form of cardiac arrest brought on by extreme emotional stress. It was a syndrome identical to a human condition but which veterinarians called by a different name—and treated in innovative ways. This case led her on a journey in which she discovered astonishing medical connections between the human and animal worlds. Joining forces with science journalist Kathryn Bowers, Natterson-Horowitz employs fascinating case studies and meticulous scholarship to present a revelatory understanding of what animals can teach us about the human body and mind. “Zoobiquity” is the term the authors have coined to refer to a new, species-spanning approach to health. Delving into evolution, anthropology, sociology, biology, veterinary science, and zoology, they break down the walls between disciplines, redefining the boundaries of medicine.

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When Keren Brown landed in Seattle, she made it her mission to find her passion, creating a unique career and lifestyle that fits her and her family. Join Vicki as Keren shares her journey to becoming a favorite northwest food entrepreneur and author of Food Lover’s Guide to Seattle, Keren Brown, aka The Frantic Foodie!

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Keren Brown is a thriving local personality, using her blog FranticFoodie.com to keep the world up to date on Seattle food events, food gossip, recommendations, recipes, and much, much more. In addition to these duties, she has blessed locals and visitors with the Food Lover’s Guide to Seattle, highlighting the best local specialties, recipes, restaurants, markets and events. Vicki chats with Keren today to discover how she found her food passion, how she finds the time to juggle work and family, and how she keeps going when things get overwhelming. You can stay connected to the Seattle food scene at Foodportunity.com!

What do you do when you have a big idea? How do you even begin to get it off the ground? And how do you handle it when co-workers take credit for, or even outright steal your ideas? Returning guest Sylvia Henderson can help you learn to speak up and get recognized for your original thoughts and ideas. In Hey! That’s My Idea!, Henderson outlines her unique IMPACT approach to aid in formulating your ideas to become clear, concise, and then how to implement them to help yourself or your business. Sylvia Henderson is the founder and CEO of Springboard Training, which focuses on helping individuals and organizations develop a strong first impression and establish a positive brand identity.

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