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1576: Spiritual Awakening and New Earth Living with Bo Lockwood
Visionary author and conscious leadership guide Bo Lockwood joins Robert Plank to share how a series of near-death experiences, a dark divorce, and a massive brain bleed awakened him to his true purpose: helping people “always be bold” and step into their power.
Bo explains what New Earth Civilization really is (a state of consciousness, not a movement), how he’s gathering 1,000 change makers through PrincetonGreen.org, and the story behind his book Essence: A Gateway to Expansive Living, co-created with his 93‑year‑old spiritual mentor, Anne Emerson.
You’ll learn about self-awareness, fear vs. fearlessness, letting go of attachment, and how spiritual entrepreneurs and business leaders can drive real, systemic change.
Quotes:
“Everything happening outside is a reflection of what’s going on inside of us. Life is a mirror.”
“Unfortunately, we as humans tend to grow through struggle. It’s like a dandelion trying to break through asphalt—once it does, it begins to really bloom, and that’s how we grow too.”
“It’s not fear no or fear none—it’s fear less. We always experience fear; it’s part of the human experience. The difference is that I feel the fear and do it anyway.”
Contact Details:
Bo Lockwood on Facebook
Bo Lockwood on LinkedIn / Social
Bo Lockwood on Amazon: https
Bo Lockwood Official Website
1575: AI Visibility and Empathic Marketing for Better Rankings with Mike Caldwell
From living off the grid to helping businesses get recommended by AI, Mike Caldwell (The Marketing Medic) explains how to win in an AI-first search world—without obsessing over traditional SEO. He shares how his small Mad Trapper trail race series outranks huge competitors inside AI, thanks to clear, empathic messaging that speaks to people’s difficulties, desires, dreads, and dreams.
We break down Mike’s AI Visibility Stack—Message, Mechanics, Mentions, Match—and why clarity beats cleverness in copywriting for both humans and AI. You’ll hear how things like schema, consistent branding, and question-based headings help AI truly “get” what you do, plus a wild story of how one popular business was basically invisible to AI because of a single WordPress performance plugin.
If you want AI to recommend you (not just your bigger competitors), this episode gives you a practical roadmap that blends empathic marketing, simple technical fixes, and a human-first approach summarized in Mike’s rule: “Sell unto others as you would have them sell unto you.”
Quotes:
“Clarity beats cleverness. You don't need flowery copywriting—you need direct, clear copywriting. That's what your audience is going to respond to, and that is also what AI is going to understand as well.”
“SEO is about tweaking the algorithm. AI visibility is about the personal side—how clearly you speak to real people’s problems and desires.”
“You can have tons of five-star reviews and great content, and still be invisible to AI if the mechanics are wrong. One plugin can literally erase 95% of your site from AI’s view.”
Contact Details:
Mike Caldwell on Facebook
Mike Caldwell on Instagram
Mike Caldwell on LinkedIn
Mike Caldwell on Amazon
Mike Caldwell official website
1574: Executive Abundance Framework for Thought Leaders with Mitchell Levy
From redefining “abundance” for CEOs to reframing how AI changes thought leadership, my guest Dr. Mitchell Levy, PhD, shares a bold and practical framework for building a legacy that goes far beyond quarterly results. We talk about how most leaders mistakenly equate abundance with money and resources alone—and why true executive abundance means bringing happiness and success to five stakeholder groups: family, employees, customers, investors, and community. Mitchell explains how over-focusing on investor returns and short-term metrics creates “short-termism,” and how shifting what you measure can completely change how you lead, hire, and make decisions. He also opens up about the intense grind of finishing his PhD dissertation, the difficulty of unwinding after months of 12–16 hour days, and what it looks like to actually live the principles he teaches.
Mitchell walks us through his Executive Abundance Engine—clarity, credibility, consistency, and commitment—and why his research shows that 98% of thought leaders lack the clarity to state their purpose in three to nine words. We explore how AI has made thought leadership ubiquitous, why trying to hoard ideas behind NDAs is obsolete, and how showing up consistently across LinkedIn, your website, podcasts, and AI search results is now essential to being seen as a credible authority. Along the way, Mitchell shares vivid stories from publishing 750+ books, sitting on a public company board, and coaching fast-growing CEOs who want their current success not to undercut their long-term impact. If you’ve ever worried about AI “stealing” your ideas, felt tension between serving investors vs. everyone else, or wondered how to align your message, brand, and behavior into a coherent legacy, this conversation will give you a clear, visual, and deeply human roadmap for leading with abundance in every part of your ecosystem.
Quotes:
“Executive abundance is bringing happiness and success to five different stakeholder groups. If you’re running a company, your job is to make more than just the investors happy.”
“A leader’s legacy is felt in the success of their stakeholders. Legacy is not something that comes tomorrow. Legacy is something that is felt today.”
“If we take care of the employees, they’ll take care of the customers. If we take care of the customers, they’ll take care of the investors. In Executive Abundance, investors are fourth, not first.”
Contact Details:
Mitchell Levy on Instagram
Mitchell Levy on LinkedIn
Mitchell Levy on Amazon
Mitchell Levy official website
1573: Close the 18-Inch Gap and Follow Your Dreams with Edwin Soler
Are you stuck in a life that looks “fine” on the outside but feels wrong on the inside?
Do you overthink every decision, stay in your comfort zone, and quietly wonder, “Is this really it for me?”
Edwin Soler, a Dream Realization Partner, life coach, author, and podcast host of “Closing the 18 Inch Gap.” After losing a 27-year career just three months after publishing his book, Edwin rebuilt his life and business from the ground up. Now he helps people close the 18-inch gap between their head (logic, fear, overthinking) and their heart (dreams, purpose, calling).
If you’ve been thinking about life coaching, feel stuck in your career, or want to expand your comfort zone without blowing up your life, this episode shows you what’s possible.
Quotes:
"You can’t think your way into your dreams. You have to live from the heart that imagined them."
“Coaching is about awareness. The answers may already be in you—you just need the right questions to draw them out.”
"We do a lot of comparisons. We compare our backstage to someone’s front stage. People say, ‘I’m an overnight success’—but it took 15 years to get there."
Contact Details:
Edwin Soler on Facebook
Edwin Soler on LinkedIn
Edwin Soler on Amazon
Edwin Soler official website
1572: Find Purpose in Retirement with Sharon Rolph
From transforming childhood trauma into “post-traumatic growth” to helping boomers rediscover their free spirit in retirement, my guest Sharon Rolph shares a deeply personal and practical roadmap for finding purpose after a lifetime of feeling invisible. We talk about how early trauma and a strategy of staying “safe” by being obedient and unseen can quietly shape your whole life—and why leadership, management, and even workplace bullying often trace back to unresolved pain. Sharon describes how she shifted from surviving to thriving, became a behavioral scientist and coach, and began helping retirees who feel lost, irrelevant, or stuck reclaim their sense of mattering again.
Sharon walks us through powerful ideas like aligning your life with your values (integrity, responsibility, collaboration, love), treating your vocation as the place “where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet,” and seeing yourself as a seed that must have a harvest. She explains how reflection, curiosity, and simple exercises—like listing 20 things you love to do or noticing what really riles you up in the news—can expose where you’re out of alignment with what matters most. If you’ve ever battled feelings of invisibility, struggled with anger or frustration, or wondered what to do with all your “free time” in retirement, this conversation will help you see your story, your pain, and your future through a more compassionate, abundant lens.
Quotes:
“What makes me stand out is I've learned a new term… there's post-traumatic growth. I'm the model of post-traumatic growth.”
“Your vocation is the place where your deep gladness and the world's deep hunger meet.”
“Never underestimate the power of a planted seed. A seed has to have a harvest, and I'm on tippy-toe expecting a marvelous harvest.”
Contact Details:
Sharon Rolph on LinkedIn
Sharon Rolph official website
1571: Whiskey Tasting for Beginners with Patrick Sanaghan
From dusty gift bottles on a home bar to a three-year journey tasting 365 whiskeys, co‑author Patrick Sanaghan turned casual curiosity into a structured, joyful experiment in flavor, learning, and humility. In this episode, we talk about his new book “A Year of Drinking Whiskey: Two Old Geezers and a Great Bartender Sailing Down Whiskey River,” co‑written with Tom Nicoletto and bartender Julius Facinda, and how three non‑experts approached whiskey like a long-term learning project instead of a snobby insiders’ club.
Patrick explains why this book is intentionally written from a beginner’s perspective, what he learned about the real relationship between price and quality, and why “trust your taste buds” became the core lesson of the whole adventure. We dive into how they structured their tasting process (including grading and always tasting neat), why environment matters so much (smells, glasses, ice, and timing), and how simple habits—like slowing down, letting a pour breathe, and sipping instead of gulping—can completely change how you experience whiskey.
We also explore the human side of the project: how long-term experiments build curiosity and discipline, why different people can experience the same whiskey in totally different ways, and what it means to enjoy life’s “electives” without getting lost in pretension or overindulgence. Whether you’re whiskey-curious, a casual drinker, or someone staring at a shelf of bottles wondering where to start, this conversation gives you a friendly, practical starting point—and permission to ignore the hype and follow your own palate.
Quotes:
“Trust your taste buds. You don’t have to spend a fortune to enjoy great whiskey.”
“Don’t be intimidated by the labels or the price tags—the best whiskey is the one you actually like.”
“It’s meant to be sipped and enjoyed, not gulped. Slow down and let the experience unfold.”
Contact Details:
Pat Sanaghan on LinkedIn
Pat Sanaghan on Amazon
Pat Sanaghan Official Website
1570: NLP Influence Secrets to Reprogram Your Mind with David Snyder
From mastering body language to reprogramming your subconscious for confidence, influence, and rapid change, my guest Dr. David Snyder shares practical NLP tools to take control of your internal state and external results. We talk about why everything humans do is driven by feelings, how posture and breathing are the fastest ways to shift your emotional state, and how power posing and playfulness can dramatically speed up learning and habit change—especially in a post-COVID, highly digital world where connection, validation, and trust are the real competitive edge.
David explains how NLP maps the “code” of your subjective experience so you can model top performers, uncover the hidden beliefs driving your behavior, and install more useful internal programs. You’ll learn how to communicate more effectively, make people feel deeply understood (without manipulation), and upgrade your confidence and productivity in minutes—before a sales call, Zoom meeting, presentation, or tough conversation. If you’ve ever known what to do but struggled to do it, this episode gives you practical, fast-acting tools you can use right away.
Quotes:
“Everything you do is driven by a feeling—change the feeling, and you change the behavior.”
“The fastest way to change your mind is to first change your posture and your breathing.”
“People don’t just want information; they want to feel seen, understood, and validated.”
Resources:
David Snyder on Facebook
David Snyder NLP on Linkedin
NLP Power Site
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1569: Find Strength and Purpose After Adversity with Carlos Perez
From stage four cancer survival to rebuilding identity, purpose, and execution under extreme pressure, my guest Carlos Perez has dedicated his life to one mission: helping people recover clarity and strength after crisis. In this episode, I talk with Carlos about how he rebuilt his life after multiple cancer diagnoses and transplants, and how he now teaches professionals to regain focus, emotional control, and direction when life feels uncertain. We also explore what most high performers get wrong about adversity—how they stay stuck in survival mode long after the crisis is over, why avoiding discomfort delays real healing, and how small daily actions can steadily rebuild identity and confidence over time.
Carlos breaks down the difference between surviving and truly rebuilding, why emotional strength matters more than motivation, and how clarity often comes from facing discomfort instead of avoiding it. You’ll hear how he went from hospital recovery beds to becoming a “rebuild architect,” how speaking and coaching became part of his healing journey, and why helping others became his new mission. We also talk about fear, procrastination, and how simple actions like writing one page, having one conversation, or taking one step forward can completely change the direction of a life.
Quotes:
Don’t wait for tomorrow. The time is now. You are stronger than you think.”
“You can either drown in your problems or break them down one by one.”
“Strength is already inside you—you just have to use it.”
Resources:
- Carlos Perez speaks
- Carlos Perez on Linkedin
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1568: Curiosity and Human Purpose from The Book of Odd Awakening with Todd Leblanc
From space‑lab clean rooms to the inner universe of human awareness, my guest Todd R. LeBlanc has spent decades exploring both the frontiers of technology and the depths of consciousness. In this episode, we talk about his journey from seasoned space‑lab manager to author of The Book of Odd and his new project, The Book of Odd: Awakening. Todd explains why our greatest “technology” isn’t rockets or AI, but awareness itself—our ability to live in the present moment, ask better questions, and recognize that “right now” is the only place we ever have any agency. We dig into what most people get wrong about time, the anthropic principle and our role as conscious observers, and why cultivating curiosity, gratitude, and critical thinking is more powerful than chasing status or stuff.
You’ll hear how Todd structures his days around meditation and writing before he gives any energy to his day job, why he believes we should “give our best self to ourselves” first, and how simple habits like journaling, reading, and daily reflection can lead to a quiet but profound awakening. We talk about seeing hidden wonder in everyday things—from toilets and soccer balls to the Panama Canal and public libraries—how to protect yourself from misinformation by strengthening your own mind, and why he thinks we’re each just one line in a much larger language of existence carried through our DNA and culture. If you’re ready to become more present, more curious, and more intentional with your one “flicker” of time, this conversation will give you both inspiration and concrete first steps.
Resources:
- Todd R. LeBlanc on Linkedin
- The Book of Odd
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1567: Core Strength Plan for Back and Shoulder Pain with Phil Ross
From Navy SEALs and top‑ranked wrestlers to desk‑bound professionals in constant pain, my guest Master Phil Ross has spent his career on one mission: fix what most fitness programs miss—your back, shoulders, and “hidden core.” In this episode, I talk with Phil about how he helps people avoid unnecessary surgery, rebuild strength after injury, and stay mobile and powerful well into their 70s and beyond. We get into what most people get wrong about back pain, why devices and quick fixes rarely solve the root issue, and how deep support muscles like the multifidus, erector spinae, and transverse abdominis actually protect your spine. Phil breaks down the difference between flexibility and mobility, why your “cylinder of power” matters more than visible abs, and how five to ten minutes a day can radically shift your back and shoulder health.
You’ll hear how Phil’s “Get Off Your Back” and Body Bell Method programs help everyone from high school wrestlers to Special Forces operators stay strong and pain free, why his elite wrestling team has zero shoulder harnesses while competitors are taped up, and how a 75‑year‑old client now performs weighted Turkish get‑ups. We also talk about motivation, removing the “dread factor” from workouts, and how to reframe exercise as small, fun “exercise snacks” that fit into a busy day.
Quotes:
“People say they don’t have time to train, but you only have one body. When you take care of your body, your mind and your spirit follow.”
“You don’t need a pill, a stimulation device, or a quick fix. Strength, mobility, and proper alignment are your first line of defense.”
“Shoulda, woulda, coulda don’t add up to one little word: did. Now it’s your time to do it.”
Resources:
- Phil Ross on Linkedin
- philross.com
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