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Episode 392: The Tsunami of Corruption Will End, Voters Have Spoken EPISODE NOTES Money didn’t affect this midterm election; strong candidates and repudiation of the president did. Voters have spoken, delivering a staggering united voice. We are reclaiming our democracy through our Congress. Seven Republican states flipped: Iowa, Kansas, Maine, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, and Texas. Flipping this election toward the Democrats and delivering a majority in the House and Senate took a Tsunami of corruption. I think it is the final breakdown of the Republican Party. Our co-dependency on sticking with a political party no matter how corrupt is obliterated; I hope permanently. We are ready and motivated to do the work to implement something new. A democracy that strengthens its people through political parties focused on bettering our society, not destroying it, and not being obsessed with undermining the other party’s agenda at the cost of doing what is right for the overall good of America and its global influence. This 47th President has not only exploited our vulnerabilities. He has exploited the wealth of our country to enrich himself, expand his family’s wealth, and empower his cronies to participate in his corruption. We will hear the details of his corruption and his enablers in the coming years–adding to what we already know–because we are entering a time for accountability and course correction. And most of us need to work toward that end. The cleanup after a Tsunami takes decades of dedicated work, visionaries for the common good, and energy and effort from all its citizens. With an active Congress, Democrats in the majority will now control the purse strings. Representative Jamie Raskin of Maryland’s Eighth District is poised to become the chair of the House Judiciary Committee. Music to my ears. He is unafraid, as we saw when he participated in impeaching Donald J. Trump not once, but twice during the first Trump administration. I heard Mr. Raskin speak on the Rachel Maddow episode of “We The People 2026: Post-election special coverage Part 2.” He said, “We are going to advance a whole series of investigations and hearings to shine a light on the corruption and then advance the laws that we need to shut this down for good.” He works tirelessly for justice. The House Judiciary Committee will introduce the laws needed, with strong guardrails around the Executive Branch. Mr. Raskin will complete investigations and assert oversight of this administration. The Tsunami of corruption is entering a phase of accountability. The right people are in the right positions to course correct our democracy. You can follow what’s happening at https://raskin.house.gov. My faith in the American people is being restored as we continue working toward a much better future. The darkest clouds will dissipate, although reluctantly. We, the diversity within America, will prevail. America’s decentralized government works. Each state decides how to run its elections, insulating us from authoritarian instincts. Thank you to the poll workers, election judges, and election officials who stayed steady and did what they do best: ensure free and fair elections every election cycle. Holiday Gift The holiday season is upon us. I’m entering the season more hopeful than I have felt in years. Please consider gifting my book, “What Am I Made For? Cultivate and Grow Big and Little Ideas,” to friends, family, extended family, colleagues, and employees. Here is an excerpt. “Growth is rarely convenient. It arrives cloaked in grief, curiosity, and questions we never intended to ask. It beckons us to tune into our emotions, heed our intuition, nurture our relationships, and embrace the wisdom that flows through our lineage. This book is a companion for those who are becoming. It’s a reminder that ideas are not separate from us; they are expressions of who we are becoming. To generate, incubate, experiment, and birth an idea is to take responsibility for our own unfolding. And somewhere inside that unfolding, you will glimpse the answer to the question: What Am I Made For?” A Redesign of My Website Thank you to those of you who could attend my book launch and birthday party in April. Your love and support linger. Publishing my book this year prompted me to redesign my website. I am evolving and preparing for what’s next. With renewed energy, I have more internal space to create. I will let you know when the redesign is ‘live.’  Happy Holidays! This year, the holidays are truly hopeful. DOWNLOAD Episode Resources Representative Jamie Raskin What Am I Made For? Cultivate and Grow Big and Little Ideas   NEXT STEP: Challenge yourself and do the three Conscious Attentive Leadership Mentoring (C.A.L.M.) Activities, below. Conscious Attentive Leadership Mentoring After listening, do these three C.A.L.M. Activities: Take this risk or do this adventurous task: Gift “What Am I Made For? Cultivate and Grow Big and Little Ideas” to someone special. You can gift copies in these formats: audiobook, paperback, hardcover, and an e-book. Apply Self-Compassion: Try the exercises at the end of each chapter in my book. They are designed to expand self-understanding and self-compassion  Welcome Appreciation: “I appreciate you. Thank you for your love and support. We have much work ahead; let’s do the work together. We need each other and our diversity.” Your Turn. Start with, “I appreciate what I heard from Nancy, because I learned …” “Most of the problems in our lives and world are caused by relational dysfunction, a dysfunction in how we relate: as social groups, as individuals, to animals and the environment, and even to ourselves. Therefore, developing relational literacy—the understanding of and ability to practice healthy ways of relating—is essential for personal, social, and ecological transformation.” —Melanie Joy, psychologist, author, theorist, educator When WeMentor… your life becomes more meaningful!!! Redefine how you lead while redesigning your business. Dual Innovation Leadership WORKS.  Entrenovation Mentor Nancy Meyer, MA Entrenovation Mentor | Podcaster | Author | Mindfulness Yogi and Meditation Integrator I integrate mindfulness yoga into everything because breathing, meditation, and movement are essential as you change your life and how you lead.  I have a compassionate, collaborative approach that reinforces resilience and maintains accountable conversations supporting your evolution. Bottom Line: My top priority is your transformation and creating a meaningful life through business ownership. You will learn new skills, practice, evolve, innovate, expand marketing efforts, and prosper financially. We start with your desire to evolve as you lead. To give you more background, I founded WeMentor, inc. in 1992 to promote Dual Innovation Leadership, the ability to evolve how you lead as you redesign your business model. To grow our businesses, we must lead differently when our perspective shifts. The thousands of brave leaders I have mentored succeeded by taking charge of how they evolved and learned how to respond to the unpredictable nature of business ownership by innovating on purpose (asserting self-leadership).  When your perspective shifts, your intuition nudges you into a growth process so you can learn how to lead differently. As you practice new ways of leading, you notice ways to change your business. It is like remodeling.  We start with a plan when we embark on a remodeling project. When we implement the plan, obstacles challenge us to adjust our mindset, gather further information, and brainstorm other options. Adapting the plan to fit our new reality is part of every remodeling project. Budgets always need adjusting, and we need to update our approach to complete the innovation. What I love about renovating our businesses is that new ideas emerge, and the project usually has an even better result. We feel changed through the process and have learned many details about remodeling that we can apply in our next project. An intriguing aspect about Dual Innovation Leadership is that you can rebound and recover from trauma, distractions, destructive habits, thoughtlessness, confusion, pointlessness, helplessness, overwork, stress, and suffering as you transform how you lead. Integrating our experiences is exhilarating as we evolve how we lead and redesign our lifework. Take the opportunity to change. Assert the next phase of self-leadership development, contact me.  HEAR why I am doing this podcast and subscribe HERE. Get inspired with resources and tools to support your transformation. We post new conversations regularly! You can also binge and listen to prior podcast conversations.   Episode 392: The Tsunami of Corruption Will End, Voters Have Spoken Podcast Categories, Archives, and Guest Mentors Guest Mentors Sorted by First Name Click to see all Alan Wallner Alison Cromie Allison Hubel Alvin Berger The Amazing Hondo Amy Bantham Aneela Idnani Ann Anderson Annette Rondano Arthur Fry Barb Kobe Barbara Winter Bob Kabeya Bobby Kabeya Carolyn Porter Cathy Hockert Cedric Bryant Cindy Banchy Damaris Hollingsworth Dan DeMuth Daniel Libby Dan Oshinsky Daniel Prosser Danielle Drevlow David Mann Dean Hyers Deb Pitzrick Domonique Jones Dr. Amy Bantham Dr Melanie Joy Emily Baxter Engel Jones Fatoun Ali Giscard Ayissi Gita Mazumdar Glen McClusky Heather Boschke Iman Aghay Israel Sokeye Jackie Menne James Eder James Conn Jan Lehman Jason Campbell Jay Newton-Small Jennifer Gilk Jennifer Nelson Jerry Pitzrick Jim Conn Joan Moser JoAnne Funch Jodi Standke Joe Schmit Joel Salomon John Choi John Fearing John Hughes John Patching John Lee Dumas John Munger Julie Ann Segal Karen Dodson Karin McCabe Kathy Flaminio Kelli Johanson Ken

Episode 391: Unexpectedness in Big and Little Ideas EPISODE NOTES Exciting news! You can listen to the audiobook version of What Am I Made For? Cultivate and Grow Big and Little Ideas. It is available on Audible, Spotify, LibriVox, Audiobooks.com, and library apps like Libby! You can hear “Chapter 1: Unexpectedness in Big and Little Ideas” in this podcast episode. Talented Swedish author Fredrik Backman reached out to me after reading my book. Once I get his permission, I will share some snippets from our email correspondence—spoiler alert: it’s glowing! Mr. Backman is the brilliant mind behind beloved works like My Friends, A Man Called Ove, Beartown, Us Against You, The Winners, Anxious People, and others. Chapter One begins in this way. “We often think of self-growth as being something we initiate, but what if unexpected experiences are what actually shape us? From those unexpected experiences, we extract the lessons for self-growth that reshape our lives.” Our growth often comes wrapped in the cloak of inconvenience, appearing as grief, curiosity, or unexpected questions we never thought to ask. Let’s embrace the beautiful messiness of becoming and allow this audiobook to inspire and nurture your big and little ideas along the way. So turn up the volume and enjoy my audiobook! You can start with chapter one by clicking on the podcast link. Happy listening! DOWNLOAD Episode Resources Audible Buy Nancy’s Book at Bookshop What Am I Made For? Podcast Episode   NEXT STEP: Challenge yourself and do the three Conscious Attentive Leadership Mentoring (C.A.L.M.) Activities, below. Conscious Attentive Leadership Mentoring After listening, do these three C.A.L.M. Activities: Take this risk or do this adventurous task: What is a question you hadn’t planned to ask yourself about your current situation? Apply Self-Compassion: Identify what feeling you are feeling right now. Where in your body do you feel this feeling? Once you know what your universal human need is, you can meet it. Welcome Appreciation: “I appreciate having taped the audiobook version of What Am I Made For? Cultivate and Grow Big and Little Ideas. As a result, I articulate words more clearly. I appreciate the team I worked with at Manuscripts, especially my audiobook producer, Stephanie McKibbon and Uros Stojnic, sound engineer.” It’s Your Turn: Start with, “I appreciate what I heard from today’s Mentor, Nancy Meyer. I appreciate this week’s adventurous task because…”  “Most of the problems in our lives and world are caused by relational dysfunction, a dysfunction in how we relate: as social groups, as individuals, to animals and the environment, and even to ourselves. Therefore, developing relational literacy—the understanding of and ability to practice healthy ways of relating—is essential for personal, social, and ecological transformation.” —Melanie Joy, Ph.D. Psychologist, Author, Theorist, Educator When WeMentor… your life becomes more meaningful!!! Redefine how you lead while redesigning your business. Dual Innovation Leadership WORKS.  Visionary Mentor Nancy Meyer, MA Business and Life Mentor | Podcaster | Author | Mindfulness Yogi and Meditation Integrator I integrate mindfulness yoga into everything because breathing, meditation, and movement are essential as you change your life and how you lead.  I have a compassionate, collaborative approach that reinforces resilience and maintains accountable conversations supporting your evolution. Bottom Line: My top priority is your transformation and creating a meaningful life through business ownership. You will learn new skills, practice, evolve, innovate, expand marketing efforts, and prosper financially. We start with your desire to develop as a leader. To give you more background, I founded WeMentor, inc. in 1992 to promote Dual Innovation Leadership, the ability to evolve how you lead as you redesign your business model. To grow our businesses, we must lead differently when our perspective shifts. The thousands of brave leaders I have mentored succeeded by taking charge of how they evolved and learned how to respond to the unpredictable nature of business ownership by innovating on purpose (asserting self-leadership).  When your perspective shifts, your intuition nudges you into a growth process so you can learn how to lead differently. As you practice new ways of leading, you notice ways to change your business. It is like remodeling.  We start with a plan when we embark on a remodeling project. When we implement the plan, obstacles challenge us to adjust our mindset, gather further information, and brainstorm other options. Adapting the plan to fit our new reality is part of every remodeling project. Budgets always need adjusting, and we need to update our approach to complete the innovation. What I love about renovating our businesses is that new ideas emerge, and the project usually has an even better result. We feel changed through the process and have learned many details about remodeling that we can apply in our next project. HEAR why I am doing this podcast and subscribe HERE. Get inspired with resources and tools to support your transformation. We post new conversations regularly! You can also binge and listen to prior podcast conversations. Another thing to know about Dual Innovation Leadership is that you can rebound and recover from trauma, distractions, destructive habits, thoughtlessness, confusion, pointlessness, helplessness, overwork, stress, and suffering as you transform how you lead. Integrating our experiences is exhilarating as we evolve how we lead and redesign our lifework. Take the opportunity to change. Assert the next phase of self-leadership development, contact me.  Episode 391: Unexpectedness in Big and Little Ideas Podcast Categories, Archives, and Guest Mentors Guest Mentors Sorted by First Name Click to see all Alan Wallner Alison Cromie Allison Hubel Alvin Berger The Amazing Hondo Amy Bantham Aneela Idnani Ann Anderson Annette Rondano Arthur Fry Barb Kobe Barbara Winter Bob Kabeya Bobby Kabeya Carolyn Porter Cathy Hockert Cedric Bryant Cindy Banchy Damaris Hollingsworth Dan DeMuth Daniel Libby Dan Oshinsky Daniel Prosser Danielle Drevlow David Mann Dean Hyers Deb Pitzrick Domonique Jones Dr. Amy Bantham Dr Melanie Joy Emily Baxter Engel Jones Fatoun Ali Giscard Ayissi Gita Mazumdar Glen McClusky Heather Boschke Iman Aghay Israel Sokeye Jackie Menne James Eder James Conn Jan Lehman Jason Campbell Jay Newton-Small Jennifer Gilk Jennifer Nelson Jerry Pitzrick Jim Conn Joan Moser JoAnne Funch Jodi Standke Joe Schmit Joel Salomon John Choi John Fearing John Hughes John Patching John Lee Dumas John Munger Julie Ann Segal Karen Dodson Karin McCabe Kathy Flaminio Kelli Johanson Ken Suzan Keren Shamay Kim Albee Kim Minert Kit Welchlin Koura Linda Kristin Campbell Lisa Fain Laurie Healy Larissa Uredi Leah Seeger Leslie Fahey Lisa Najjar Liza Atkinson Lois Zachary Mahi (Nagendar) Mahipathi Mary Hayes Grieco Marcy Nelson-Garrison Marshall Davis Matt Clark Matt Mueller Matthew Foli Melanie Joy Mickey Mikeworth Mike Barrett Mike Kabeya Mike Marcellus Monica Olson Nancy Lindgren Nancy Meyer Nick DeMuth Nicole Fenstad Pat Dillon Patricia McGinnis Pete Machalek Philip Mattison Priscilla Vang Rick Macias Rosemary Wallner Sally Doyle Sameer Idnani Sarah Becker Scott Welle Sharon Richards-Noel Skip Thaler Stephen Adams Steven Berg Stevie Ray’s Improv Company Sue Davis Suzula Bidon Sylvie Kabeya Ted Risdall Terry Wu, Ph.D. Tim Gilk Tim Kletti Tom Hubler Tom O’Neill Tony Buettner Trahern Pollard Troy Pongratz Ursula Mentjes Wendy Sullivan Yvonne Ng Podcast Sponsor

Episode 390: Midwest Book Review of “What Am I Made For?” EPISODE NOTES The official launch of “What Am I Made For? Cultivate and Grow Big and Little Ideas” was April 10, 2026, at Open Book in Minneapolis. We also celebrated my 65th birthday with delicious food, including vegan entrees, an enormous red velvet cake (not-so-vegan), balloons, flowers, music, and an introduction from Matthew and Olivia. I read from my book, and enjoyed signing books all evening.  The event was a huge success. Attendees commented on the high energy, the love, my accomplishment of a big goal, and the fact that people from all walks of life attended, including two high school classmates and their wives!! It was the kind of day you wish could last a month. I am recording an audiobook that will be available on Audible in July! Once my book was out, I started getting book praise and reviews. With anticipation, I received my first book review from Jim Cox, the Editor-in-Chief at Midwest Book Review. It is common in the publishing industry to pay editors to review your book. They review without bias, I am told. I paid $50.00 for this review. Here is the email letter I received on May 7, 2026. I deleted what was unimportant at the end. Dear Nancy Meyer: I’m very pleased to announce that the May 2026 issue of our online book review magazine “Library Bookwatch” features a review of “What Am I Made For? Cultivate and Grow Big and Little Ideas.” Synopsis: Each of us are born carrying ideas-quiet seeds of possibility that wait for courage, attention, and the rhythm of our lives to coax them awake. Our stories, our losses, our inheritance, and our small, ordinary moments of wonder shape what we create. We evolve each time we say yes to an idea that scares us, or stirs us, or calls us by name. Growth is rarely convenient. It arrives disguised as grief, as curiosity, as a question we didn’t plan to ask. It asks us to listen to our emotions, intuition, relationships, and the wisdom that travels through our lineage. “What Am I Made For? Cultivate and Grow Big and Little Ideas” by Nancy Meyer is a companion for those who are in the process of fully becoming themselves. It is a reminder that ideas are not separate from us; they are expressions of who we are becoming. To generate, incubate, experiment, and birth an idea is to take responsibility for our own unfolding. The contention of “What Am I Made For? Cultivate and Grow Big and Little Ideas” is that you are here to create, not perfectly, but earnestly. To lead yourself with tenderness and truth. To shape a life that honors your worth and your peculiar talent. And somewhere inside that unfolding, you will glimpse the answer to the question: What am I made for? Critique: Original, exceptional, ‘real world’ practical, and inspirationally motivational, “What Am I Made For? Cultivate and Grow Big and Little Ideas” by Nancy Meyer is exceptionally well written, organized and presented, making it an ideal and unreservedly recommended pick for personal, professional, community, and college/university library Small Business Management and Entrepreneurial collections and supplemental MBA curriculum studies lists. It should be noted for MBA students, self-employed entrepreneurs, corporate executives, and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the subject that this hardcover edition of “What Am I Made For?: Cultivate and Grow Big and Little Ideas” from Manuscripts Press is also readily available in paperback (9798901020784, $19.98) and in a digital book format (Kindle, $9.99 Amazon and eBook, $9.99 B&N). Editorial Note: Nancy Meyer (https://wementor.com/34906) is an entrenovation mentor, author, podcaster, and founder of WeMentor, inc., where she has spent more than three decades guiding entrepreneurs and creative leaders in developing the self-leadership, clarity, and resilience required to bring meaningful ideas to life. Her work blends strategic thinking with mindful practice, helping clients evolve themselves as they redesign their businesses. A former entrepreneurship and small-business finance professor at two private universities, Nancy has shaped curricula and leadership programs that integrate research, innovation, and emotional intelligence. She is known for uniting practical business insight with relational literacy and a deep respect for the creative process. You have complete permission to utilize the review in any manner you deem useful for marketing and promotion. This review will also appear in the Gale Cengage (www.gale.com) online publication Gale General OneFile. Additionally, this review will be archived on our Midwest Book Review website for the next five years at www.midwestbookreview.com under Library Bookwatch: May 2026: https://www.midwestbookreview.com/lbw/may_26.htm#business. I look forward to your next title!” James A. CoxEditor-in-ChiefMidwest Book Review278 Orchard DriveOregon, WI 53575, USA Other places you can find my book: The Business Shelf  What Am I Made For? Cultivate and Grow Big and Little IdeasNancy Meyer, MAManuscripts Presshttps://manuscript.press9798901020791, $32.99, HC, 298pp  Amazon https://www.amazon.com/What-Am-Made-Cultivate-Little/dp/B0GS78LP8V Barnes & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/what-am-i-made-for-nancy-meyer/1149626969 Thanks for tuning in. Five assessments in my book can help you advance with unexpected experiences and new ideas. Until next time… keep evolving.  DOWNLOAD Episode Resources Manuscripts Press Amazon Barnes & Noble   NEXT STEP: Challenge yourself and do the three Conscious Attentive Leadership Mentoring (C.A.L.M.) Activities, below. Conscious Attentive Leadership Mentoring After listening, do these three C.A.L.M. Activities: Take this risk or do this adventurous task: Choose one idea you’re advancing. Ask yourself: Is my intent rooted in contribution or validation? Expansion or control? Liberation or fear? Apply Self-Compassion: Sit quietly for a few minutes and consider what intention aligns with your values. Then, proceed with the next step, with your values at the center. Welcome Appreciation: “I appreciate you, whether you could attend my event or not. Thank you to those who made my book launch and 65th birthday party a huge success. I loved every minute. Thank you to those who supported me from afar. I could feel your love and support.”  It’s your turn. Start with, “I appreciate what I heard from today’s Mentor, Nancy Meyer. I appreciate this week’s adventurous task because…” “Most of the problems in our lives and world are caused by relational dysfunction, a dysfunction in how we relate: as social groups, as individuals, to animals and the environment, and even to ourselves. Therefore, developing relational literacy—the understanding of and ability to practice healthy ways of relating—is essential for personal, social, and ecological transformation.” —Melanie Joy, psychologist, author, theorist, educator. When WeMentor… your life becomes more meaningful!!! Redefine how you lead as you redesign your business—Dual Innovation Leadership WORKS.  Visionary Mentor Nancy Meyer, MA Business and Life Mentor | Podcaster | Author | Mindfulness Yogi and Meditation Integrator I integrate mindfulness yoga into everything because breathing, meditation, and movement are essential as you change your life and how you lead.  I have a compassionate, collaborative approach that reinforces resilience and maintains accountable conversations supporting your evolution. Bottom Line: My top priority is your transformation and creating a meaningful life through business ownership. You will learn new skills, practice, evolve, innovate, expand marketing efforts, and prosper financially. We start with your desire to develop as a leader. To give you more background, I founded WeMentor, inc. in 1992 to promote Dual Innovation Leadership, the ability to evolve how you lead as you redesign your business model. To grow our businesses, we must lead differently when our perspective shifts. The thousands of brave leaders I have mentored succeeded by taking charge of how they evolved and learned how to respond to the unpredictable nature of business ownership by innovating on purpose (asserting self-leadership).  When your perspective shifts, your intuition nudges you into a growth process so you can learn how to lead differently. As you practice new ways of leading, you notice ways to change your business. It is like remodeling.  We start with a plan when we embark on a remodeling project. When we implement the plan, obstacles challenge us to adjust our mindset, gather further information, and brainstorm other options. Adapting the plan to fit our new reality is part of every remodeling project. Budgets always need adjusting, and we need to update our approach to complete the innovation. What I love about renovating our businesses is that new ideas emerge, and the project usually has an even better result. We feel changed through the process and have learned many details about remodeling that we can apply in our next project. HEAR why I am doing this podcast and subscribe HERE. Get inspired with resources and tools to support your transformation. We post new conversations regularly! You can also binge and listen to prior podcast conversations. Another thing to know about Dual Innovation Leadership is that you can rebound and recover from trauma, distractions, destructive habits, thoughtlessness, confusion, pointlessness, helplessness, overwork, stress, and suffering as you transform how you lead. Integrating our experiences is exhilarating as we evolve how we lead and redesign our lifework. Take the opportunity to change. Assert the next phase of self-lead

Episode 389: Last Call EPISODE NOTES First things first. The votes are in. Book cover #2 won and is the cover for this episode. If you missed it, you can still listen to the introduction of “What Am I Made For? Incubate and Birth Big and Little Ideas.” It is today’s episode. I have scheduled a book launch party for 2026. The room at Open Book is almost full (many of you have already signed up), so this is your last chance to join my book launch and birthday party. The deadline is midnight TODAY! When you register, you get stuff. You can register here. You will get a signed copy of my book, an invite, and you can be named in the acknowledgement section as an early-bird supporter!! Lucky you. A great way to close out the year is to plan something fun for 2026. Be brave. Support local ethnic small businesses. Hug a friend from Somalia and close out the year by celebrating all that is good in the world. We have each other. DOWNLOAD Episode Resources Presale Book Campaign What Am I Made For? Podcast Episode Frank Ostaseski, The Five Intentions   NEXT STEP: Challenge yourself and do the three Conscious Attentive Leadership Mentoring (C.A.L.M.) Activities, below. Conscious Attentive Leadership Mentoring After listening, do these three C.A.L.M. Activities: Take this risk or do this adventurous task: Hug a Somali friend. Listen to the introduction to “What Am I Made For? Incubate and Birth Big and Little Ideas.” Sign up to join me for my book launch. Apply Self-Compassion: Sit quietly for a few minutes and send yourself, those attending the book launch, and me positive, loving kindness. Welcome Appreciation: “I appreciate you. Thank you in advance for listening to my book introduction and signing up to join me for my book launch and birthday party in April 2026. I cherish whom I have met and worked with this year. I cherish the memories created this year with family, friends, colleagues, and fellow entrenovators. I appreciate those we said good bye to this year, especially my dad and uncle. I love you.” Your Turn. Start with, “I appreciate what I heard from today’s Mentor, Nancy Meyer. I appreciate this week’s adventurous task because…” It’s your turn. Start with, “I appreciate what I heard from today’s Mentor, Nancy Meyer. I appreciate this week’s adventurous task because…”  “Most of the problems in our lives and world are caused by relational dysfunction, a dysfunction in how we relate: as social groups, as individuals, to animals and the environment, and even to ourselves. Therefore, developing relational literacy—the understanding of and ability to practice healthy ways of relating—is essential for personal, social, and ecological transformation.” —Melanie Joy, psychologist, author, theorist, educator When WeMentor… your life becomes more meaningful!!! Redefine how you lead while redesigning your business. Dual Innovation Leadership WORKS.  Visionary Mentor Nancy Meyer, MA Business and Life Mentor | Podcaster | Author | Mindfulness Yogi and Meditation Integrator I integrate mindfulness yoga into everything because breathing, meditation, and movement are essential as you change your life and how you lead.  I have a compassionate, collaborative approach that reinforces resilience and maintains accountable conversations supporting your evolution. Bottom Line: My top priority is your transformation and creating a meaningful life through business ownership. You will learn new skills, practice, evolve, innovate, expand marketing efforts, and prosper financially. We start with your desire to develop as a leader. To give you more background, I founded WeMentor, inc. in 1992 to promote Dual Innovation Leadership, the ability to evolve how you lead as you redesign your business model. To grow our businesses, we must lead differently when our perspective shifts. The thousands of brave leaders I have mentored succeeded by taking charge of how they evolved and learned how to respond to the unpredictable nature of business ownership by innovating on purpose (asserting self-leadership).  When your perspective shifts, your intuition nudges you into a growth process so you can learn how to lead differently. As you practice new ways of leading, you notice ways to change your business. It is like remodeling.  We start with a plan when we embark on a remodeling project. When we implement the plan, obstacles challenge us to adjust our mindset, gather further information, and brainstorm other options. Adapting the plan to fit our new reality is part of every remodeling project. Budgets always need adjusting, and we need to update our approach to complete the innovation. What I love about renovating our businesses is that new ideas emerge, and the project usually has an even better result. We feel changed through the process and have learned many details about remodeling that we can apply in our next project. HEAR why I am doing this podcast and subscribe HERE. Get inspired with resources and tools to support your transformation. We post new conversations regularly! You can also binge and listen to prior podcast conversations. Another thing to know about Dual Innovation Leadership is that you can rebound and recover from trauma, distractions, destructive habits, thoughtlessness, confusion, pointlessness, helplessness, overwork, stress, and suffering as you transform how you lead. Integrating our experiences is exhilarating as we evolve how we lead and redesign our lifework. Take the opportunity to change. Assert the next phase of self-leadership development, contact me.  Episode 389: Last Call Podcast Categories, Archives, and Guest Mentors Guest Mentors Sorted by First Name Click to see all Alan Wallner Alison Cromie Allison Hubel Alvin Berger The Amazing Hondo Amy Bantham Aneela Idnani Ann Anderson Annette Rondano Arthur Fry Barb Kobe Barbara Winter Bob Kabeya Bobby Kabeya Carolyn Porter Cathy Hockert Cedric Bryant Cindy Banchy Damaris Hollingsworth Dan DeMuth Daniel Libby Dan Oshinsky Daniel Prosser Danielle Drevlow David Mann Dean Hyers Deb Pitzrick Domonique Jones Dr. Amy Bantham Dr Melanie Joy Emily Baxter Engel Jones Fatoun Ali Giscard Ayissi Gita Mazumdar Glen McClusky Heather Boschke Iman Aghay Israel Sokeye Jackie Menne James Eder James Conn Jan Lehman Jason Campbell Jay Newton-Small Jennifer Gilk Jennifer Nelson Jerry Pitzrick Jim Conn Joan Moser JoAnne Funch Jodi Standke Joe Schmit Joel Salomon John Choi John Fearing John Hughes John Patching John Lee Dumas John Munger Julie Ann Segal Karen Dodson Karin McCabe Kathy Flaminio Kelli Johanson Ken Suzan Keren Shamay Kim Albee Kim Minert Kit Welchlin Koura Linda Kristin Campbell Lisa Fain Laurie Healy Larissa Uredi Leah Seeger Leslie Fahey Lisa Najjar Liza Atkinson Lois Zachary Mahi (Nagendar) Mahipathi Mary Hayes Grieco Marcy Nelson-Garrison Marshall Davis Matt Clark Matt Mueller Matthew Foli Melanie Joy Mickey Mikeworth Mike Barrett Mike Kabeya Mike Marcellus Monica Olson Nancy Lindgren Nancy Meyer Nick DeMuth Nicole Fenstad Pat Dillon Patricia McGinnis Pete Machalek Philip Mattison Priscilla Vang Rick Macias Rosemary Wallner Sally Doyle Sameer Idnani Sarah Becker Scott Welle Sharon Richards-Noel Skip Thaler Stephen Adams Steven Berg Stevie Ray’s Improv Company Sue Davis Suzula Bidon Sylvie Kabeya Ted Risdall Terry Wu, Ph.D. Tim Gilk Tim Kletti Tom Hubler Tom O’Neill Tony Buettner Trahern Pollard Troy Pongratz Ursula Mentjes Wendy Sullivan Yvonne Ng Podcast Sponsor

Episode 388: What Am I Made For? INTRODUCTION EPISODE NOTES I did it! I am excited to share with you the introduction to “What Am I Made For? Incubate and Birth Big and Little Ideas.” The book will be available in the first quarter of 2026. My marketing team at Manuscripts.com is working on book covers. Which book cover above best matches the book title? You can respond to my post on LinkedIn. Here is an excerpt of the introduction. You can listen to the whole introduction in this podcast episode. “We all have ideas buzzing in our minds, like bees in a hive waiting to take flight. Most of those ideas remain in the hive and never get implemented, despite the best intentions. One of the biggest roadblocks is us. We often deviate from the natural flow of life and spend too much time in storms of chaos and rigidity without integrating our experiences.1 In other words, we sabotage our progress. There are other ways ideas get tanked, which I will address later, but the most significant outlier is us. The first point of contact with an idea is in our mind. Once conceived, our actions, decisions, and behaviors are the primary factors that affect the outcome of our ideas, before external factors have a significant influence. Knowing we sabotage our progress begs me to ask a few questions.2  What if you knew you were born to incubate and give birth to new ideas? Would you be more likely to implement your ideas and commit to self-growth? Would you spend less time on the banks of chaos and rigidity, struggling to swim upstream, and more time riding with the current in the flow of life, refining ideas that work? Would you be less likely to rain on someone else’s parade of ideas? If you answer yes to all the questions, this book is for you. If your answers varied, this book is still for you. I want to help expand your capacity to incubate and bring to life a wide range of ideas, both big and small. With effort, you can become proficient in generating, refining, and implementing ideas. If we work together and understand how to support each other during the birthing process, as midwives do, we not only enhance our sense of worthiness, well-being, and prosperity but also can significantly improve our troubled world. We need more of us to implement ideas from the inside out and the outside in.” I would like you to listen to the complete introduction HERE. DOWNLOAD Episode Resources Presale Book Campaign What Am I Made For? Podcast Episode Frank Ostaseski, The Five Intentions   NEXT STEP: Challenge yourself and do the three Conscious Attentive Leadership Mentoring (C.A.L.M.) Activities, below. Conscious Attentive Leadership Mentoring After listening, do these three C.A.L.M. Activities: 1. Take this risk or do this adventurous task: Listen to the introduction to “What Am I Made For? Incubate and Birth Big and Little Ideas.”   2. Apply Self-Compassion: Try this Metta Meditation exercise again from Frank Ostaseski. He suggests doing this meditation after you meet someone new. Sit quietly. Take a moment to pause and tune into your feelings. Allow the person you just met to appear in your mind. Once you finish saying the meditation aloud, sit quietly and send loving kindness to this person. Then, observe how you feel after generating loving kindness. “This person has a body, heart, and mind, just like me. This person worries and gets frightened, just like me. This person is trying their best to navigate life, just like me. This person is a fellow human being, just like me. Allow some benevolent wishes for well-being to arise: May this person have the strength and support to face the difficulties in life. May this person be free from suffering and its causes. May this person be peaceful and happy. May this person be loved.” (2017, The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully, p. 168)   3. Welcome Appreciation: “I appreciate you. Thank you in advance for listening to my book introduction. Writing is a true labor of love. I appreciate the team at Manuscripts Press. They are remarkably skilled editors, teachers, coaches, and marketers. I am grateful for this year-and-a-half-long process to get published. The hybrid route is more labor-intensive, but worth it to retain my creative rights. I am grateful to beta readers: Matthew, Olivia, Gordon, Jan, Deb, and Drew. Your insights made this book better. I appreciate every backer who has supported me thus far. Without this small village, I would not have reached the finish line. Your dreams are worth pursuing, and I can attest to the benefits of launching new ideas. I have never received this much support ever in my life. I appreciate how I have changed. My heart has expanded. I am grateful for this experience, and am eager to meet the readers of my book in 2026.” It’s your turn. Start with, “I appreciate what I learned from today’s Mentor, Nancy Meyer. I appreciate this week’s adventurous task because…”  “Most of the problems in our lives and world are caused by relational dysfunction, a dysfunction in how we relate: as social groups, as individuals, to animals and the environment, and even to ourselves. Therefore, developing relational literacy—the understanding of and ability to practice healthy ways of relating—is essential for personal, social, and ecological transformation.” —Melanie Joy, psychologist, author, theorist, educator When WeMentor… your life becomes more meaningful!!! Redefine how you lead while redesigning your business. Dual Innovation Leadership WORKS.  Entrenovation Mentor Nancy Meyer, MA Business and Life Mentor | Podcaster | Author | Mindfulness Yogi and Meditation Integrator I integrate mindfulness yoga into everything because breathing, meditation, and movement are essential as you change your life and how you lead.  I have a compassionate, collaborative approach that reinforces resilience and maintains accountable conversations supporting your evolution. Bottom Line: My top priority is your transformation and creating a meaningful life through business ownership. You will learn new skills, practice, evolve, innovate, expand marketing efforts, and prosper financially. We start with your desire to develop as a leader. To give you more background, I founded WeMentor, inc. in 1992 to promote Dual Innovation Leadership, the ability to evolve how you lead as you redesign your business model. To grow our businesses, we must lead differently when our perspective shifts. The thousands of brave leaders I have mentored succeeded by taking charge of how they evolved and learned how to respond to the unpredictable nature of business ownership by innovating on purpose (asserting self-leadership).  When your perspective shifts, your intuition nudges you into a growth process so you can learn how to lead differently. As you practice new ways of leading, you notice ways to change your business. It is like remodeling.  We start with a plan when we embark on a remodeling project. When we implement the plan, obstacles challenge us to adjust our mindset, gather further information, and brainstorm other options. Adapting the plan to fit our new reality is part of every remodeling project. Budgets always need adjusting, and we need to update our approach to complete the innovation. What I love about renovating our businesses is that new ideas emerge, and the project usually has an even better result. We feel changed through the process and have learned many details about remodeling that we can apply in our next project. HEAR why I am doing this podcast and subscribe HERE. Get inspired with resources and tools to support your transformation. We post new conversations regularly! You can also binge and listen to prior podcast conversations. Another thing to know about Dual Innovation Leadership is that you can rebound and recover from trauma, distractions, destructive habits, thoughtlessness, confusion, pointlessness, helplessness, overwork, stress, and suffering as you transform how you lead. Integrating our experiences is exhilarating as we evolve how we lead and redesign our lifework. Take the opportunity to change. Assert the next phase of self-leadership development, contact me.  Episode 388: What Am I Made For? INTRODUCTION Podcast Categories, Archives, and Guest Mentors Guest Mentors Sorted by First Name Click to see all Alan Wallner Alison Cromie Allison Hubel Alvin Berger The Amazing Hondo Amy Bantham Aneela Idnani Ann Anderson Annette Rondano Arthur Fry Barb Kobe Barbara Winter Bob Kabeya Bobby Kabeya Carolyn Porter Cathy Hockert Cedric Bryant Cindy Banchy Damaris Hollingsworth Dan DeMuth Daniel Libby Dan Oshinsky Daniel Prosser Danielle Drevlow David Mann Dean Hyers Deb Pitzrick Domonique Jones Dr. Amy Bantham Dr Melanie Joy Emily Baxter Engel Jones Fatoun Ali Giscard Ayissi Gita Mazumdar Glen McClusky Heather Boschke Iman Aghay Israel Sokeye Jackie Menne James Eder James Conn Jan Lehman Jason Campbell Jay Newton-Small Jennifer Gilk Jennifer Nelson Jerry Pitzrick Jim Conn Joan Moser JoAnne Funch Jodi Standke Joe Schmit Joel Salomon John Choi John Fearing John Hughes John Patching John Lee Dumas John Munger Julie Ann Segal Karen Dodson Karin McCabe Kathy Flaminio Kelli Johanson Ken Suzan Keren Shamay Kim Albee Kim Minert Kit Welchlin Koura Linda Kristin Campbell Lisa Fain Laurie Healy Larissa Uredi Leah Seeger Leslie Fahey Lisa Najjar Liza Atkinson Lois Zachary Mahi (Nagendar) Mahipathi Mary Hayes Grieco Marcy Nelson-Garrison Marshall Davis Matt Clark Matt Mueller Matthew Foli Melanie Joy Mickey Mikeworth Mike Barrett Mike Kabeya Mike Marcellus Monica Olson Nancy Lindgren Nancy Meyer Nick DeMuth Nicole Fenstad Pat Dillon Patricia McGinnis Pete Machalek Philip Mattison Priscilla Vang Rick Macias Rose