Today we’re joined by two inspiring guests–one, a recognized author who plays a major role in today’s spiritual revolution helping others to find happiness by daring to be themselves. The other, a former Air Force man, oil researcher and developer, and inventor who traveled 6,500 miles, daring to find himself at the age of 50. Listen to podcast with Alan Cohen and Tim Tyler.

Alan Cohen, M.A., is the author of 22 popular inspirational books and CD’s, including the best-selling The Dragon Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, the award-winning A Deep Breath of Life, and the classic Are You as Happy as Your Dog? He is a contributing writer for the New York Times #1 bestselling series Chicken Soup for the Soul, and his books have been translated into 23 foreign languages. His work has been featured on Oprah.com and in 101 Top Experts. Alan’s monthly column From the Heart is featured in magazines internationally, along with his interviews.

Alaskan author Tim Tyler uses a motorcyle trip as a metaphor for life’s success journey in his inspiring, critically acclaimed, award-winning book that. In A Passion for the Edge: Living Your Dreams Now, Tyler shares his 6,500-mile adventure through the Alaskan and Canadian wilderness. It is a physical journey with spectacular scenery, historic places, wild animals, and interesting people; and a mental journey that shows how to live your dreams inspite of perceived obstacles such as age, money, and the economy.

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Happy 4th July Weekend! If you’ve ever had an idea that you knew could be your ticket to financial freedom — and did nothing about it — you’ll want to tune in today! Forget those “think rich” books, says business woman Kim Lavine, “Everything begins with a search for something better — a dream, an idea … the courage to face challenge, and the passion to get it done.” Listen to podcast now.

Mommy Millionaire is the step-by-step guide on how to turn even the simplest idea into a million dollars. We’ll cover everything from raising money to fund your business, to how to get on QVC. How to make a cold call. How to break down the doors of big retailers. How to apply for a patent. How to save money and increase profit margins by manufacturing offshore … and more! Kim Lavine is the CEO and president of Green Daisy, Inc., a lifestyle brand focused on “Balancing Life with Love”. She’s a an expert on inspirational business advice and has appeared on The Today Show, Rachael Ray, NBC and ABC news, CNN NPR, Oprah & Friends radio network; and has been featured in USA Today, Country Living, Women’s World. Kim is on a mission to empower others to live their dreams and you can learn more about her at www.mommymillionaire.com or www.greendaisy.com. Her book is called Mommy Millionaire: How I Turned My Kitchen Table Idea into a Million Dollars and How You Can, Too!

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Singer and star of Ugly Betty, Vanessa Williams says: “I know if you listen closely to what Rob has to say, and apply his principles to your life every day, you will achieve unprecedented success and unmatched happiness in your life”. Join Vicki and celebrity life coach Robert Mack for Happiness From the Inside Out. We’ll also talk with Carol Zelaya whose illustrated books are making a difference to needy children.

What makes Robert Mack’s work different from the thousands of other coaches out there? He distills practical wisdom using a playful format, delivering a turn-by-turn road map, with a simple-to-follow instruction manual. Based in science and Mack’s own personal experience, he’ll share how to live a happier, healthier, and wealthier life starting today. More about Rob Mack and his new book: Happiness from the Inside Out: The Art and Science of Fulfillment.

Carol Zelaya lives and writes in the Portland, OR area. She wrote an illustrated series called Emily the Chickadee in hope of educating children about nature’s precious gifts. Zelaya donates books to children’s hospitals, and to needy schools and libraries in the Pacific Northwest.

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It’s no secret that our current economic model has stressed our natural environment and much of the population that inhabits it. So how can the Quaker principle of Right Relationship put things back in balance and restore a sustainable environment and economy? Also, how a 5,000-year-old delicacy inspired the world’s fiercest food fight in The Foie Gras Wars.

As stewards of the earth we often receive misinformation or conflicting data about issues impacting our environment and economy. Does it have to be either-or? Can we find the right balance between economy and environment? Can we bridge the increasing gap between the haves and have-nots? Can we—personally and collectively—protect our natural resources and build a sound economy? In Right Relationship Brown and Garver use the Quaker principle of “right relationship”—interacting in a way that is respectful to all and that aids the common good—as the foundation for a new and wholly sustainable economic model. Geoffrey Garver is our guest. He’s an environmental consultant and law lecturer in Montreal, and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Quaker Institute for the Future. Garver cowrote Right Relationship with Peter Brown, a professor at McGill University’s School of Environment.

Our second guest is award-winning journalist and reporter for the Chicago Tribune, Mark Caro. He wrote an article on Foie Gras that made the front page of the Chicago Tribune and that led him to investigate the subject in detail from both perspectives. Is the farming method unneccessarily cruel? Does is cause suffering to ducks and geese? Or as others argue, a just part of life that’s being going on since the Pharaohs began to forcibly fatten birds. Listen in and decide for yourself?

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How do you define adventure? Today’s guest says: “…it’s pushed me to pedal into the homelands of South Africa when everyone around me told me I’d lose my life …” It pushed his cultural limits in small Indian villages. Challenged him to visit Bosnia while troops and tanks were the norm. And prodded him to spend three months in Cuba when his government said he couldn’t.

Writer, photographer, and speaker Willie Weir is a columnist for Adventure Cyclist magazine and a traveling commentator for KUOW public radio. His articles on adventure travel earned him gold and bronze Lowell Thomas Awards from the American Society of Travel Writers. Weir speaks at schools, universities and events around the country, advocating the bicycle as the world’s best travel vehicle–as well as a vehicle for social and environmental change. He’s the author of Spokesongs and his latest book, Travels with Willie: Adventure Cyclist. More about Willie Weir.

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A Conversations Live favorite, Andrea Kay is recognized as one of America’s leading career experts. She joins us in this segment to discuss how to make today’s job market work for you. Kay shares how to unblock your fears; what you can do differently to develop a cohesive action plan; how to stop the panic flow that clouds common sense; what to let go of’, and what to 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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To celebrate the holiday, enjoy this musical encore celebrating some of the most pioneering, gutsy, innovative, and inspiring women who’ve shaped modern music history. Special guest Jay Warner is a bestselling author and six-time Grammy-winning music publisher. Eric Reidar co-hosts today and produced the music selection you’ll enjoy throughout the show!

In his latest book, Notable Moments of Women in Music, author Jay Warner traces the evolution of women in music from the stages of vaudeville and the blues saloons of the South, to the whirlwind of Woodstock and today’s pop music star factory. Warner’s other books include American Singing Groups, How to Have Your Hit Song Published, and On This Day in Music History. Jay Warner lives in Los Angeles.

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It began with a question: If you’re this successful doing work you don’t love, what could you do with work you do love? Find out why this Harvard lawyer quit her job to ‘dance’, and how can she help you create work you love. Tama Kieves of Awakening Artistry is followed by Mark Tomback who says life becomes much easier when we accept spiritual responsibility.

In THIS TIME I DANCE! Creating the Work You Love, we’ll share the inspiring story of how an honors graduate, Harvard lawyer, left her corporate job to follow her dreams. If you’ve ever wanted your own personal mentor, champion of your gifts, advocate for all you desire — your support system has arrived. Tama Kieves takes the life/work coach genre to a new level. Her book was chosen as a Finalist for the National Nautilus Book Award, along with the Dalai Lama’s The Art of Happiness.

Coming later in the show, Mark Tomback says we make life much “harder than it has to be.” Tomback has spent 35 years of focused study on the spirit’s human condition and believes that life is simply a spiritual event. His new book, Spiriting Around: A Modern Guide to Finding Yourself provides practical spiritual solutions to everyday problems.

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Dr. Bernie Siegel returns to Conversations Live with Vicki St. Clair to continue the discussion on the powerful impact of the mind on healing and how it’s helped those who followed his advice. And Dr. Debra Greene follows with new insights that go far beyond convertional wisdom in Endless Energy: The Essential Guide to Energy Health.

Bernie, as he prefers to be known, is widely recognized for his dedication to helping cancer patients. Many readers of Siegel’s ground breaking Love, Medicine, and Miracles have wondered what happened to patients who followed Siegel’s advice. In Faith, Hope, and Healing, Siegel shares the inspiring stories of people who have experienced cancer and found deeper faith, hope, joy, and healing through the process.

Later, we are joined by the author of Endless Energy: The Essential Guide to Energy Health, Dr. Debra Greene. She has dedicated her life to studying and mastering energy work as a teacher, researcher, and practitioner. Debra Greene started her energy health practice in 1993 and is the founder and developer of Inner Clarity (IC), an integrative balancing method that uses energy kinesiology to pinpoint hidden core beliefs and a variety of energy based techniques to facilitate conscious transformation. Dr. Debra Greene practices in Maui, where she lives, and the Bay Area.

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Last time award-winning eBay specialist, Kevin Boyd, was featured on Conversations Live, you had a LOT of questions for him! This time, we’ll dive deeper into that conversation.  We’ll also talk with Dr. Joanne Stern about an increasingly common family issue.

Dr. Stern is a psychotherapist in private practice, emphasizing family and couples counseling. She’s a teacher, consultant, speaker, and expert on parenting and family topics. In 2002, she also became an EEG neurofeedback practitioner to address a variety of childhood disorders, including attention deficit disorder, anxiety, and depression. Her new book is Parenting is a Contact Sport: 8 Ways to Stay Connected to Your Kids for Life.
Kevin Boyd was presented eBay’s Education Specialist Award for Excellence. He’s been selling, teaching, and consulting on building eBay business for eight years; and has several eBay books. In this segment we’ll look at problem-solving eBay issues and how to increase your profit margins. Kevin Boyds books include eBay Business at Your Fingertips, eBay Rescue: Profit Maker, and eBay Rescue: Problem Solver.   (Listen to the first show with Kevin – eBay 101.)

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