Life Mastery

My conversation with Sherry Fernandez discussing her book, Life Mastery, Personal Progression Toward an Infinite Potential. Sherry has lived an incredible journey having raised 6 kids, started her own fitness company, and becoming a great guide and coach for many on how to live a purposeful life. Sherry shares her story and guidance for us all in this interview. How to find daily motivation and purpose in everything we do. An awesome, inspiring conversation. Please enjoy!

Pick up a copy of her book, Life Mastery, here.

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5 Tips to Get Over a Creative Block

Narrated by Leigh Martinuzzi 

Everyone knows the feeling of being stuck every once in a while—whether you’re a writer piecing together a novel, or an artist stumped for inspiration. In fact, even if you love your job, it’s still possible (and completely normal) to hit a block. However, not everything is a sign that you should give up and throw in the towel. Sometimes, all you need is to take a step back and re-assess your current situation. More than anything, it’s an opportunity to come back even more focused and realigned.

If that sounds like you, here are five things you can do to get over a creative block.

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What Holds Us Back

Written and narrated by Leigh Martinuzzi

Mindset – the established set of assumptions, attitudes or methods held by one or more people or groups of people. It can relate to an incident, world view or philosophy of life.

Psychologist, Carol Dweck, discovered after decades of research that people can be defined by two mindsets and that is the fixed and the growth mindset.

It’s very simple to grasp the concept but what more interesting is how these mindsets that we hold can influence and shape our lives. They can be the cause for much pain in life and the reason many of us get held back or avoid things. Alternatively, they can propel us to achieve levels in life that we may never have thought would be attainable.

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6 Ways to Keep Your Career Motivation Strong Over the Holidays

Written by Laura Gayle and Narrated by Leigh Martinuzzi

Let’s face it: The holidays can be far from a relaxing break from work, school, or other aspects of daily life. Instead, it’s often a time when many things speed up. Between attending  (or hosting) parties, going to work gatherings, seeing family, keeping kids busy, and shopping for groceries and gifts, you’ll pretty much find disruption every time you turn around. (more…)

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Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 6 Tips to Success

Written and narrated by Leigh Martinuzzi (originally published Mar 13, 2015)

I grew up watching Arnie movies! To many of us, he is a bit of a legend. With great lines like “get to the chopper”, and “I’ll be back”, one of the most quoted movie lines ever, I believe that he has certainly worked hard to achieve success across his various careers. For sure, like anyone, he probably has traits not to be admired and had an equal share of challenges and turmoil, that’s a given. However, from the success that he has had there is a thing or two we could most certainly learn. (more…)

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7 Ways to Live Your Values Everyday

Written by Ellie Coverdale. Narrated by Leigh Martinuzzi 

It’s important not only to know your personal core values but also how to apply them in your daily life. By living your values every day, you’ll find that you’re happier and more successful and living a more authentic life. The trick is to adopt behaviors that will keep them front and centre. Here are the 7 best ways to live your values every day.

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Simple Steps To Becoming Self-Motivated

Written by Ashley Field. Narrated by Leigh Martinuzzi 

Nobody wants to have to rely on others to motivate themselves – as humans, we are social creatures and often like communicating and giving each other ‘pep talks’ to cheer our friends up and keep everyone moving through life. However, this isn’t always possible, and sometimes you need the internal power to be able to motivate yourself.

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8 Suggestions to Stay Happy and Positive in College

Written by Chloe Bennet. Narrated by Leigh Martinuzzi 

Life is difficult, sometimes more so for college students. Juggling work, classes, exams, and a social life can be very stressful, not to mention during a period of life when you’re trying to discover who you really are. To help make this less daunting, though, we put together the top 8 suggestions that you should take to stay happy and positive throughout your time in college. (more…)

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How to Utilize Psychology for Motivation and Focus, As Confirmed by Scientists

Written by Alex Slater (Guest Blogger) narrated by Leigh Martinuzzi 

Working smarter, not harder, is a common saying, but do you actually know how to achieve this? Psychology could be the answer. If you can perform a few easy tricks, as tested and declared by scientists, then you’ll find it much easier to do whatever you do best. Want to improve in your career, or focus on a hobby which you love? There is no better way than using psychology tips to increase your motivation and centre your focus, so that you can concentrate on what you want to do, minimizing distractions and increasing the work which you output at the end of the day.

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6 Ways to Invest in Yourself

Written by Laura Gayle, Business Woman Guide

Podcast narrated by Leigh Martinuzzi 

In nearly every situation, the likelihood of success is much greater when you adopt healthy habits and make a commitment to invest time and money into endeavours that will prove valuable for your future self. Most successful people find that throughout their careers, it is essential to focus on things they can do today that will help them perform better in the future. Investing in yourself is probably the most profitable investment you will ever make.

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