Pathway To Promise Podcast W/ Dr. Brad Miller

Michelle Kuei is Dr. Brad Miller's guest on Episode 179 of "The Beyond Adversity Podcast." Aside from being a Master Practitioner of the Energy Leadership Index and a Certified Career Coach who employs proprietary tools to assist clients in uncovering and identifying blind spots in their professional and personal lives, she is a pharmacist who runs the elevate life coaching.org coaching program. Her coaching approach is solely based on educating women on becoming more confident and empowered, which will keep them on track to achieve their goals. Born in Taiwan, Michelle had a terrible accident, which forced her to go in and out of the operating room. The doctor issued metal shoes and crutches until she turned 18 when her bones would be more structurally solid. Because she was a rebellious adolescent, she refused to follow the doctor's advice and regularly removed the equipment, forcing herself to walk independently. Every year it became more difficult for her to walk great distances, so she required help from

Dominique Brightmon is Dr. Brad Miller's guest on Episode 178 of "The Beyond Adversity Podcast." Dominique "Dom" Brightmon, DTM, is a John Maxwell Team certified self-leadership expert from Baltimore, MD, who motivates and equips others to share their story. In this episode, Dom shares his struggles, how he overcame them, and the necessary tools and skills one must develop to rise above the adversities of life. It talks about how these minor detours are like ingredients to spice up your journey towards your goals. The year 2012 was the year when everyone believed the world would end. Dom felt as if he was going through a snowball effect: first, his father went on a trip and got lost; they were unable to reach him for a day; then, they could locate him; and subsequently, they discovered his father had Alzheimer's disease. Dom made a mistake that could have cost his life. While he was smashing his automobile while celebrating his 21st birthday because he didn't realize his brakes weren't working. Dom had also w

Marie Alessi is Dr. Brad Miller's guest on Episode 171 of "The Beyond Adversity Podcast." Marie is an influencer, speaker, and author of a book inspired by life's adversities that deal with a loved one's passing. She is a grief coach who helps people go through the experience as efficiently as possible and help others by sharing her take on the negative aspect of life. In this episode, Marie talks about her personal experience dealing with the death of her loved ones, the grief, the pain, and the negative emotions that she struggled to deal with alongside while raising her two children without a father figure. Marie had lost two significant people in her life: her father when she was 20 years old and her husband when they were both 45 years old. Her spouse was in his prime; he went on a business trip and never returned. It was unexpected, and Marie was heartbroken when she found out more. Before answering the phone, when she received the call from the police regarding his husband's untimely death, something c

Kelli Calabrese is Dr. Brad Miller’s guest on Episode 176 of “The Beyond Adversity Podcast.” Kelli Calabrese is the author of several books including Success Habits of Super Achievers, and Mom and Dadpreneurs. She has the course called the Intentionally Fabulous course, which is all about helping people, particularly women to navigate the extremely painful process of separation and divorce.  In this episode, Kelli shared about the stages of separation and divorce, and how to go from fearful to fearless and set your soul on fire in the process.  Episode 176 of The Beyond Adversity Podcast is a must-listen for you to know the specific steps that you can apply to your life, particularly if you're going through a separation. “The Beyond Adversity Podcast with Dr. Brad Miller is published weekly with the mission of helping people “Grow Through What They Go Through” as they navigate adversity and discover their promised life of peace, prosperity and purpose.  https://www.intentionallyfabulous.com/?r_

Kimberley Pittman Schulz is Dr. Brad Miller's guest on Episode 175 of "The Beyond Adversity Podcast." Kimberley is an Award-Winning Writer, Philanthropic & End-of-Life Planner, Grief Healing Facilitator. Kimberley asked, frequently, to speak about death. She, like most of us, is more than a job title. She's a poet and author who writes on loss, joy, and mindfulness, with a passion for all things wild and winged. As a philanthropic end-of-life planning advisor specifically, why we can be better in our relationships with donors and clients (and ourselves) when we stop avoiding and become comfortable with conversations about death, dying, and end-of-life options.  She spent 25+ years as a charity estate planning professional and former nonprofit leader helping people from all walks of life create meaningful donations that affect the world as well as their own lives. "Well, that's excellent employment if you can get it!" said one of Kim's benefactors early in her career. In this episode, you'll discover

Brendon Watt is Dr. Brad Miller's guest on Episode 174 of "The Beyond Adversity Podcast." Brendon Watt is a global Access Consciousness® facilitator, entrepreneur, business, and life mentor. Global Access Consciousness is a Kingdom-Advancing Leadership Development Company that empowers you, the Christ-Centered Entrepreneurs, to Grow & Scale Your Business Elegantly with Identity-Aligned Positioning, Compassion-Driven Marketing, and Confidence-Fueled Selling. Brendon delivers seminars and workshops worldwide, enabling others to know they are not wrong. That everything is possible, and that they are only one choice away from change, drawing on his journey from a struggling craftsman and single parent to a global speaker. In this episode, Brendon discusses his challenges and how he could turn his life around, resulting in him living a life he could never have imagined years ago. He expressed the belief that no amount of money can make you happy, especially if you feel as if your life has no meaning and you ar

Joshua Shea is Dr. Brad Miller’s guest on Episode 174 of “The Beyond Adversity Podcast.” Joshua is a coach, author, and speaker sharing his story and educating about pornography addiction. He specializes in coaching both men and women who are pornography addicts or are the partners of a pornography addict. He also coaches people dealing with trauma, is a certified betrayal trauma coach through the PBT Institute and has a life coaching certificate through KEW/CTAA. In this episode, Joshua shared his experience of alcoholism and porn addiction. He talked about how he dealt with the consequences and turned his life around. Joshua talks about how he became a porn addict at the age of 12. He dealt with emotional, sexual, and mental abuse as a child because of his babysitter. After getting out of her babysitter’s care, he became exposed to the world of pornography. Seeing a pornographic magazine for the first time, he felt a warm glow inside him that’s very similar to how drug addicts feel. From exposure to pornogr

Dr. Brad Miller's guest on "The Beyond Adversity Podcast" is Nick Loper. Nick is the Chief Side Hustler at Side Hustle Nation. The Side Hustle Show is an award-winning podcast that highlights new part-time business ideas every week. As Chief Side Hustler at Side Hustle Nation, Nick enjoys examining the tactics and ideas of creating additional revenue streams. In this episode, Nick talks about his side hustle experience, including the challenges, setbacks, and pain points that got him started! Nick was once a corporate guy. He used to have a "real" job in a well-known company, has a consistent paycheck, and even a company car. But with his entrepreneurial mindset, Nick wanted out. He had no desire to advance up the corporate ladder and aspired to construct his own. And like any other starting entrepreneur, Nick was involved in various projects and had his fair share of ups and downs, which he described as an "entrepreneurial rollercoaster." Now, Nick is ready to share what he has learned along the way about bu

Michelle Dickinson is Dr. Brad Miller’s guest on Episode 171 of “Beyond Adversity Podcast.” Michelle is a passionate mental health advocate, a TED speaker, and a published author of a memoir entitled Breaking Into My Life. After years of playing the role of child caregiver, Michelle embarked on her own healing journey of self-discovery. Her memoir offers a rare glimpse into a young girl’s experience living with—and loving—her bipolar mother. In this episode, Michelle shared her journey of overcoming depression, self-discovery, and her experience growing up with a bipolar mother. When she started sharing her story of growing up with her mother, she became very connected to the power of storytelling. Before giving a Ted talk, Michelle had to go through years of counseling and therapy because her mother treated her when she was young. By finding compassion towards her mother, she then wrote her book and understood why her mother was the way she is. Therapy was instrumental to Michelle’s journey of healing. Findi

Anu Wat is Dr. Brad Miller’s guest on Episode 170 of The Beyond Adversity Podcast Anu is an academic expert, education expert, and mentor with 15+ years of experience as an immigrant consultant for students focusing on teaching and education services in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Vietnam, and many more. She is also the founder of Wings Education, which helps other people immigrating and mentors them to overcome fear and judgment. In this episode, Anu shares her experiences of overcoming the challenges of her migration journey. She also shares her experience of being a woman and navigating through a culture that did underestimate women.  She talks about how women in India don’t have much freedom, unlike in the United States. For her, freedom in the US is a supportive environment where nobody judges her. In every step of her life when she lived in India, “I get out of the door, and five betrayals are waiting for me.” With this toxic environment, “Any place of association for a person, there are hundreds

Angel Hiles is Dr. Brad Miller's guest on Episode 169 of "The Beyond Adversity Podcast." Angel is a self-employed relational therapist who is dedicated to assisting you in discovering your actual self so that you can feel a genuine connection, joy, serenity, and love — from the inside out. Her integrated, holistic approach is based on the concept that having an authentic and honest relationship is the foundation for connecting with others. In this episode, Angel talks about her personal experience dealing with trauma as a child and how it influenced her decision to pursue a career in assisting others with their issues. She has been through a variety of traumas, but she concentrates on a specific sort of trauma that often goes unnoticed: attachment traumas, relational traumas, and developmental traumas, in which our physical and emotional needs aren't satisfied as children. We also lack the secure attachment that allows us to experience ourselves and connect with others, which generates a great deal of distres

Jeff Leisawitz is Dr. Brad Miller’s guest on Episode 168 of “The Beyond Adversity Podcast.” Jeff is an accomplished artist, musician, writer and has received many awards in his life in this area. Jeff is also a filmmaker and an in-demand coach for creators. He has a passion for helping empower to tap deeply into their creative hearts to live a richer and more fulfilling life. In this episode, Jeff shares the creative process, what it means to be a creator, the importance of failure, and how to push through difficult challenges. He talks about his experience in music and how he learned an experience from summer camp that led to his journey to becoming a musician. Jeff’s dream was to become a rock star. But this became impossible as his parents didn’t want him to become a musician. Jeff then talks about where our creativity lies and how our creativity is “our gift to the world.” He explains that creativity is a connection with ourselves and higher consciousness. And that creativity doesn’t happen immediately, e

Joe Sanok is the guest on Episode 167 of "The Beyond Adversity Podcast" with Dr. Brad Miller. Joe Sanok is the author of the book "Thursday is the New Friday." Published by HarperCollins in October 2021. He is a keynote and TEDx speaker and a business consultant, and host of a podcast. Joe is also a PsychCentral contributor published in the Huffington Post, Forbes, GOOD Magazine, Reader's Digest, Entrepreneur on Fire, and Yahoo News. Joe Sanok assists private practitioners in developing novel strategies for starting, growing, and scaling a private practice. Joe is also the founder of Podcast Launch School, a nine-month program that teaches budding podcasters to get incredible guests and monetize their show. He provides one-on-one consulting, Mastermind Groups, and other services to help businesses start, grow, and scale. In this episode, Joe Sanok shares some ideas about slowing down to gain more time and productivity. Joe discusses his previous position as a college counselor at a community college. He als

Martin Sawa is a first-generation Ukrainian American, which comes with some issues regarding immigration. His parents escaped Nazi-ism in Ukraine to establish a life here and how he and his life then eventually navigated his way to San Francisco, where he became a player in the real estate market and became quite successful in commercial real estate. He was a self-made man but he came from humble beginnings. In his life, he had lost his wife; he descended into alcoholism, he had many other issues he had to face to come through that. In this episode, Martin Sawa shared about the demands of his life and career and how it all came crashing down on him, and he had to rebuild his life. The book is called "The other side of success." It's an account of his experiences of moving from an emigrant to success, dealing with tragedy, and healthily coming through that. He talks about how he was driven in his life. But he found spirituality. He found relationships. He found other things to get him through, hold himself o

On Episode 165 of The Beyond Adversity Podcast Dr Brad Miller shares his personal story of why he produces the Beyond Adversity Podcast; in particular he talks about the fear of ruining his daughters wedding. Brad outlines the 5 D's of Adversity: Depression Divorce Debt Disease Death Brad then teaches about the A.C.T.S. Plan to crush adversity: A-Action C-Connecting to Higher Power T-Think with Discipline S-Serve others with love Brad goes on to commit to "the good people" of the "Beyond Adversity" audience his commitment to teach and bring in as guests great teachers and experts on the processes and strategies people can implement to navigate adverse life events and achieve a life of peace, prosperity and purpose. http://www.drbradmiller.com/ (http://www.drbradmiller.com/)

Dave Jackson from http://SchoolofPodcasting.com (SchoolofPodcasting.com) and the author of “Author of Profit from your Podcast” is Dr. Brad Miller’s guest on Episode 164 of the Beyond Adversity Podcast “Dave Jackson is an award-winning 2018 Podcasters Hall of Fame inductee who has been helping people to understand technology and harness its power for over twenty years. He is best known for launching the School of Podcasting in 2005. In his fifteen years of podcasting, he has launched over thirty podcasts himself with over four million downloads. He is also a featured speaker at podcast events, a contributor to the Podcast Business Journal, and a member of the libsyn.com support team. His experience, position, and channels allow him to help more podcasters than anyone else on the planet.  On Episode 164 Dave talks to Dr. Brad about dealing with the tragedy of the death of his mom and how that impacted his life and how his faith and church helped him to process that loss. Dave became an early adopter of po

Author and podcaster Jeff Brown is Dr. Brad Miller’s guest on Episode 163 of the Beyond Adversity Podcast. Jeff Brown is a speaker, author and consultant who, after many years as an award winning broadcaster was downsized out of a job.  He then started the “Read to Lead Podcast” which is a four time best business podcast nominee. On the “Read to Lead podcast” he has interviewed great authors such as Seth Godin, Michael Hyatt and Alan Alda each week,  Jeff leads in person and virtual workshop training helping executives and teams, install a culture or reading for success within their organizations, Jeff’s new book is called “Read To Lead: The Simple Habit That Expands Your Influence and Boosts Your Career.” The book is available at https://readtoleadbook.com/ (readtoleadbook.com )and if you purchase before August 31, 2021, there are almost $500 of bonuses, including the audio book, which are there for you. In Episode 163 Jeff talks with Brad about how reading was almost educated out of him in school

Kelly Baader is Dr. Brad Miller’s guest on Episode 162 of “The Beyond Adversity Podcast.” Kelly is the CEO of Influential Entrepreneurs, LLC. A Kingdom-Advancing Leadership Development Company that empowers you, the Christ-Centered Entrepreneurs to Grow & Scale Your Business Elegantly with Identity-Aligned Positioning, Compassion-Driven Marketing, and Confidence-Fueled Selling.  In this episode Kelly shared how she overcame abuse and a cultural bias toward baby girls and as a child in a culture which saw women as property. She talks about how in the business world she faced, racism, sexism and people who purposely placed physical blocks (including the location of ladies rooms) in her way.  As an entrepreneur and author she faced executives who said she should forget about starting a business because of her accent. But it seems that in this case states: “Life messed with the wrong girl.” Because Kelly proclaims that that girl is a child of God and her her mission to achieve her God-given pot

The Formula for Continual Expansion into Your Own Greatness with Sherry Stirling Fernandez the Author of “Life Mastery: Personal Progression Toward an Infinite Potential” Sherry talks to Brad about growing up in difficult home life and having many adversities to face in her young adult years. To overcome the circumstances she threw herself into a program of study and. This eventually led her to have success in her marriage and her business life and to develop her process which she calls the progression towards Infinite potential And achieving life mastery Her process contains eight points of development for people wanting to make progress towards their potential. One of the more important points with the implementation of a task sheet included places to physically make checkmarks to indicate the achievement of certain daily tasks which would lead to self-improvement. This is an important episode for the person seeking a pragmatic and practical process to implement to achieve self-improvement and life mas

In Episode 160 of the Beyond Adversity Podcast Mark Asquith talks with Dr Brad Miller about the nature of running a business during the challenges of the pandemic.  j After working in various positions in technology in his native England for several years Mark started his first podcast based on his love comics in 2013. Before long he was launching his company Rebel Based Media and creating the products Podcast Websites and http://captivate.fm/ (captivate.fm) hosting. When the covid pandemic shut down the world Mark had to make adjustments in his business as did virtually every business in the world. Mark talks to Dr. Brad about the most important factor in adjusting himself as CEO and the whole of business - attitude. It all comes down to enjoying what you do in your business even in spite of extraordinary circumstances; like the pandemic. Mark makes the point that you got to realize that there's no point doing that if you don't enjoy it. Indeed, there is absolutely no point in doing anyth