Judy Balloff is no stranger to life’s trials – from open heart surgery, to repeated strokes and then, after recovery, to job loss. Through it all, Judy has persevered. Judy is also no stranger to life’s blessings and, to name just one, her faith.

“We’re wired to grow,” says Whitney Johnson, CEO of talent development company, Disruption Advisors and best-selling author. Whitney believes that disruptions over the courses of our careers, whether self-created or not, allow us to reset our goals and to grow.

Wanting to improve her overall health, Kara Goldin set out to cut diet sodas out of her diet. Seeking an unsweetened flavored water to help her along the way, Kara found nothing in stores and, facing a challenge head on, she decided to make her own.

From high-school dropout and forklift driver to best-selling author and success coach – meet David Neagle, whose brush with death at the age of 23 fueled life changes he never could have imagined.

When the pandemic began, Larissa Maloney, like many of us, was faced with the challenge of shifting work to a virtual format. However, when your work is teaching physical education to kids, that pivot is a bigger hurdle.

Meet award winning Chef Ming Tsai, restaurateur, Food Network star, and cook. Over the course of his career, including restaurants, TV shows and much more to come, Ming has held true to a goal to teach others about food, and about being kind.

After a childhood touched by medical hardship, Jenn turned to astrology to better understand and live with the fates that life had bestowed upon her.

As a young girl growing up in India, our next guest was determined to make a powerful difference in the world. To do that, she broke with tradition, moved away from home, and followed a path to success.

Meet Laura Gassner Otting, who, happening upon Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign office in Gainesville, Florida, decided she could help solve problems, too. Clinton’s campaign led Laura to the White House and then on to executive search firms, including the launch of her own business.

Faced with immense hardship, basketball was her salvation. Meet Crystal Robinson, former WNBA player & coach, who found she could control the court and, as a result, her destiny.

Since leaving basketball, Crystal has partnered with incredible organizations, including Code Red and GoalFriends, to help others take control of their circumstances.

“I’m a recovering VC,” says Steve Schlafman. Branching off from his career as an investor, Steve entered the coaching world. Focused primarily on helping entrepreneurs achieve their goals, Steve found himself energized and made the leap to full-time coaching.

Meet Amelia Rose Earhart, who, inspired by her namesake—and growing up believing she was related to the American hero—recreated her flight path, flying a single-engined plane around the world, but it was not without its turbulence.

“Your dreams live at the end of your goals.”

Darlene Whitehurst is the founder of GoalFriends, an international community designed to “inspire and encourage women to come together to support each other…”

A bottle of shampoo and a mouse launched this show’s guest onto her path and purpose. Meet Kari Warberg Block, a lifelong entrepreneur, who has overcome life’s challenges and business failures to ultimately find great success.

How does exploring a past life help us to live our lives today? Meet Michelle Eades, who has spent much of her life discovering pieces of herself – a collection from all of her lives. Connecting to your past lives, she says, can help you find peace and understanding in the present day.

One percent! That’s the chance she had to live after going into septic shock. But, Alexa Carlin is a go-getter.

Andrea Joy Wenburg was not taught to speak up. She sought credibility, empowerment. She attended seminary, hoping to find the best way to live, but left with more questions than answers.

Why is it so hard for us to give ourselves permission? “I think it’s in our DNA,” says Patty Aubery. And to begin to make a change is “learning how to be more present in the moment and doing it with intention. And, I always say, grace.”

Despite vaccination, at the age of five, Mary McManus was diagnosed with Polio and was paralized from the neck down. Over time, Mary was able to regain movement, succeed in school, and pull herself above an abusive home life, only to be struck down again many years later with post-polio syndrome.

Jack Canfield cut one hour of TV time out of his day – adding up to an extra 365 hours each year. He used that time to write and build his coaching programs.