A Kick-Ass Year

Written by Leigh Martinuzzi – Originally published 09.01.2015

Resolutions, ha, what resolutions?

Each year January the first is often a monumental day for many of us. A year of change. A year of growth and amazing things to come. A game changer. New Year resolutions are created. Decisions have been made.  Now, we’ve got to execute the plan, follow through and keep the promise we’ve made to ourselves. Accountability! (more…)

Do It Scared

“Do one thing every day that scares you.” Eleanor Roosevelt

In this episode I chat with Ruth Soukup about her new book, Do It Scared. With equal parts inspiration and tough love, Do it Scared combines practical, easy-to-implement strategies for overcoming fear and resistance in your life, along with the motivation and encouragement to actually start making real changes that lead to big results. I hope you enjoy! (more…)

Eat Their Lunch by Anthony Iannarino

Written and narrated by Leigh Martinuzzi 

Anthony Iannarino is a bestselling author and internationally recognized speaker on sales, success, personal development, leadership, and entrepreneurship. In his latest book, Eat Their Lunch, Anthony shares ideas, strategies and practical methods on how we can win customers away from our competition. In a continuation from his previous work with the likes of The Only Sales Guide Anthony appreciates the nature of sales and that business growth is less about cheap tricks of tactics and more about relationship smarts. (more…)

Motivational Mash-Up with Leigh Martinuzzi

In this episode, I share a series of my live motivational rants – My Motivational Mash-Up.

If you like it to connect with me on FaceBook or Instagram please do, and tune in sometime.

Peace, passion and purpose. (more…)

The Antidote

“Stop driving yourself crazy trying to do something impossible.” Oliver Burkeman

In this interview, I speak with Oliver Burkeman. We chat about journaling, why negative thinking may be the antidote for happiness and how productivity and the strategies most often talked about may actually be counter-purposeful. (more…)

Eat That Frog! by Brian Tracy

Written and narrated by Leigh Martinuzzi 

Good for time management, procrastination, productivity and getting shit done.

In this book ‘Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time’, Brian Tracy looks at 21 great ways to stop procrastinating and getting more done in less time. I have talked about procrastination before and why we need to embrace this action of self-defeat. At the end of the day, the things we procrastinate over are usually the things we most desire or must do in efforts to reach our goals. (more…)

Escaping the Matrix and Waking Up to What’s Truly Important

Written by Leigh Martinuzzi

The Matrix is an operating system controlled by machines. The machines are in full power. They manipulate how we humans feel by tapping into the way we perceive the world. This is carried out by the stimulation of our senses that send signals to the brain that depict our reality. In this state, we have a disillusioned sense of tranquillity, happiness and security. We believe whatever we want to believe. A feeling that we are in control.

At the same time, we are blissfully ignorant. It is this ignorance, combined with a disregard to the truth and a lack of ownership in seeking the truth, that we create the suffering that exists in our lives. (more…)

The Social Leap

Bill von Hippel is the author of The Social Leap a book that explores how significant life challenges throughout our evolution has shaped some of the most fundamental aspects of our being. Using the evolutionary science of our past Bill shares a new perspective on human psychology. For example, moving from the rainforests to the plans of the Savanna forced us to cooperate and this alone has had a major cascading effect on many of our human advances.

An inspiring conversation that left me wondering, what will be our next social leap and are we already in it. Enjoy the show. (more…)

21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari

Written and narrated by Leigh Martinuzzi 

Yuval Noah Harari’s latest book, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, takes us on a thought-provoking journey and behind the enemy lines of the most pressing and challenging issues that face humanity today. His previous New York Times bestselling books, Sapiens and Homo Deus explored both the past and the future. This book tackles the present modern-day global issues and while tapping into the ideas visited in his previous books Yuval brings new conversation and innovative thoughts to help us understand where we are now and how this can bring clarity to an uncertain future. (more…)

Comparison Is The Thief Of Joy

Written and narrated by Leigh Martinuzzi 

“Comparison is the thief of joy.” Theodore Roosevelt

Comparison; the act or process of comparing which usually has one examining the similarities or dissimilarities of two or more things or people.

In this statement, I believe Roosevelt is suggesting that it is the comparing of oneself to another that is the true thief of joy, not the comparison of things. Why does a consideration of our similarities or differences to another deplete our happiness? (more…)