The Dream Catcher Podcast

The Art of Patience: How to Pace Yourself for Long-term Success

Our society tends to glamorize overnight success. But success, especially the type that lasts, is a long game. 

Whether you are an entrepreneur starting a new venture or an individual working towards personal goals, you must learn how to pace yourself for success. 

Learn the art of patience and take your journey toward success to new heights by applying these five strategies in your life.

[Interview] Practical Steps to Embark on Your Spiritual Awakening Journey (feat. Steve Taylor)

Awakening is the greatest adventure we can undertake as human beings. My guest, Steve Taylor, says it’s a voyage of discovery that reveals exhilarating beauty and richness but may also expose us to challenges.

As travelers, cultivating certain characteristics and perspectives can make our voyage more fruitful. Today, Steve will guide us on this path of enlightenment.

Steve Taylor, PhD, is the author of The Adventure: A Practical Guide to Spiritual Awakening and many other bestselling books. He’s a senior lecturer in psychology at Leeds Beckett University and the chair of the Transpersonal Psychology Section of the British Psychological Society. Steve’s articles and essays have been published in over 100 academic journals, magazines, and newspapers, and he blogs for Scientific American and Psychology Today.

In this conversation, Steve offers step-by-step practices for cultivating spiritual awakening and explains its impact on our lives. He touches on the eight essential qualities of wakefulness and how we can integrate those into our daily lives through rituals and practices.

Brutal Honesty vs. Loving Honesty: Striking the Right Balance for Healthy Relationships

Honesty is often emphasized as a foundational element in building and maintaining healthy relationships. However, finding the right balance between brutal honesty and loving honesty can be a delicate task. 

Brutal honesty can lead to misunderstandings and hurt feelings, but sugarcoating can lead to a lack of relationship authenticity. 

This article explores the fine line between brutal honesty and loving honesty and how to strike the right balance to cultivate healthier and happier relationships.

[Interview] Living Your Epic Journey: How to Distill the Wisdom from Your Story (feat. Amy Edelstein)

Original airdate: May 31, 2022

So many of us undervalue our own experience and overlook the wisdom that can support us daily. These habits of self-sabotage knock the wind out of our sails and keep us searching and grasping for what we have already realized.

One way to overcome this is to see life as a unique epic journey and become aware of the transformation we experience through its peaks and valleys.

To help us find inspiration, I invited Amy Edelstein.

Amy Edelstein is the author of six books, including the award-winning The Conscious Classroom. Founder of the non-profit Inner Strength Education and recipient of a Philadelphia Social Innovator's award, Amy's work has empowered 17,000 teens in under-resourced schools with mindfulness and systems thinking.

During our conversation, Amy shared what she learned during an epic journey she took in 1983 to the remote western corner of the Tibetan Plateau in Zanskar, India. She also offers ideas on how to view our own lives as journeys so that we feel empowered and immersed in the richness of everyday living.

Mastering Success: A Guide to Handling the Ups and Downs of Achievement

Achieving success is an exhilarating journey filled with highs, lows, and unexpected twists. It is not a linear path but a dynamic and unpredictable journey. 

Whether you're an entrepreneur, a professional, or an artist, mastering success requires unique skills and strategies. 

In this article, we will explore how to handle the ups and downs of achievement, equipping you with the knowledge and tools to navigate through any challenge that comes your way.

[Interview] Get Out of Your Own Way and Create the Life You Want (feat. Lauren Zander)

The road to success isn't straight or simple. We will encounter obstacles, deviations and unexpected turns of events. But, often, the challenges we face don't come from the outside world but from within.

My guest Lauren Zander says that we need to get out of our own way if we want to create the life we want with all our hearts. She's here to offer guidance on how to navigate our way through these blocks.

Lauren Zander is the Co-Founder and Chairwoman of Handel Group®, an executive life coaching company. Her coaching methodology, The Handel Method®, is taught in over 50 universities and institutes of learning around the world, including MIT, Stanford Graduate School of Business, NYU, and the New York City Public School System. Lauren upholds a take-no-prisoners brand of radical personal accountability and has spent over 20 years coaching thousands of private and corporate clients to human better, including Hugh Jackman, Questlove, Miki Agrawal, and executives at Live Nation, Ticketmaster, Dropbox, BASF, and Sequoia.

In this interview, Lauren sheds light on common inner barriers, including negative self-talk, an inability to confront the truth, procrastination and past family hurts we haven't healed. She also offers healthier and more empowering ways to approach everyday life that can elevate us.

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Unveiling Our Mental Evolution: The Stages of Human Development in Psychology

The exploration of human development has always fascinated researchers and scholars in the complex and ever-evolving field of psychology. 

By understanding the stages of development, we can uncover the influences that shape our personalities, the critical milestones that mark our growth, and the factors that contribute to our mental well-being. 

Learn about the different stages of development based on the works of well-known psychologists and how to apply the knowledge in your everyday life. 

[Interview] How to Avoid Toxic Relationships and Attract Healthy Love (feat. Susan Winter)

Original airdate: December 1, 2020

All of us want to find true love that lasts a lifetime. But the journey to finding the right person is anything but simple, especially in modern dating, where it’s easy to get stuck in unhealthy relationships.

But, according to Susan Winter, a love coach and my guest today, we can all attract healthy love by shifting how we think and approach relationships.

Susan is an internationally recognized relationship expert, bestselling author, and YouTube sensation. She writes, speaks, and coaches on dating issues, relationship challenges, and personal empowerment. Her 750 media credits include the Oprah Show, Cosmo magazine, CNN, and The Today Show. 

In our conversation. Susan offers advice and tips on staying away from unhealthy relationships and getting over toxic patterns that prevent us from finding true love. Whether you’re single or someone wanting to improve your current relationship, you will find value in Susan’s words.

Exploring the Cosmos: 5 Life Lessons Cosmology Can Teach Us

Cosmology is the study of the universe's origin, structure, and evolution at the scale of many millions of light-years. 

The vastness of the cosmos is both humbling and awe-inspiring, presenting many untouched frontiers for scientists to explore. 

But did you know that cosmology can also teach us valuable life lessons? Here are five lessons we can learn from exploring the cosmos that can enhance our understanding of ourselves and the world around us with insights that can enrich our everyday lives.

[Interview] How to Read People: Decode Body Language Cues and Master Non-Verbal Communication (feat. Linda Clemons)

Nonverbal communication skills refer to the ability to communicate without the use of words.

Over 80% of our communication is expressed nonverbally, making it a vital part of understanding what others are saying as well as communicating our own thoughts and feelings more effectively.

Body language expert Linda Clemons is here to show us how to decode non-verbal cues.

Linda Clemons, CEO of Sisterpreneur Inc., is one of the top sales and nonverbal communications experts in the world. She is an award-winning, record-setting sales producer as well as one of the top sales trainers in the world in the resort/timeshare industry, where clients have generated over two billion in sales. Linda has opened for or shared the stage with such notables as Oprah Winfrey, President Obama, Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, Dr. Condoleezza Rice, and Mary Jo White, SEC Chair.

In this interview, Linda offers her expert insights to unlock the secrets of people’s non-verbal communication, including the ability to read facial expressions, understand body language and effectively use eye contact. She shares how we can apply these skills in personal and professional settings and take our interpersonal skills to the next level.