Episode #261: Life is Too Important to Take Seriously with Clay Boatright
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Clay Boatright is an Inspirational Storyteller, speaker, author, coach, and advocate for people with disabilities.
Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:05:50 — 60.3MB)
Clay Boatright is an Inspirational Storyteller, speaker, author, coach, and advocate for people with disabilities.
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After twenty-five years as a kinesiologist and personal trainer, Marsha Vanwynsberghe spent the past five years navigating her way through several family and life crises when substance abuse entered into her family, affecting her two teenagers at a very young age.
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Susan Omilian is an attorney, author, and motivational speaker who has worked to end violence against women for the past 40 years. Her work became more personal when her 19-year-old niece Maggie was killed by her ex-boyfriend in 1999. She dedicated herself to helping victims move on and thrive after abuse as Maggie could not.
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After spending almost 40 years in the corporate world, Mike Jaroch went out on his own as an independent consultant, executive coach and mentor for another 20 years until he recently retired.
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Debbie Weiss is a writer, author, and former attorney who had to reinvent herself after losing her husband George to cancer in 2013. She earned her MFA in creative writing at the tender young age of 56, and her writing career took off from there.
I not only host my own podcast, but I am frequently invited to appear on other shows as well. And I have been on a lot of them. But none quite compared to my most recent appearance on The Wellness Driven Life Show. The host, April Chavez, was not only charming and beautiful, but she was warm and engaging as well. She was also a lot of fun to talk to and we had a great conversation.
Imagine my surprise when she referred to me as “the real Princess of Power.” I didn’t even know there was such a thing until I looked it up. Apparently it’s an animated story about an orphaned princess who discovered a magic sword which transforms her into a legendary warrior princess. Who knew?
Anyway, we had a great time together, and I thought you might find it interesting to hear me on the other side of the microphone as a podcast guest instead of a host for a change. So, here is the link to the episode along with a graphic April used to promote the episode. April produces a fabulous show with high quality guests, and I’m not saying that just because I was one of them.
Check it out: The Real Princess of Power
https://www.ctrmedianetwork.com/show/the-wellness-driven-life-show/an-interview-w-the-real-princess-of-power-cheryl-ilov-on-health-healing-martial-arts/
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John Brewer is an author and Special Forces Veteran with more than ten years’ experience enabling those who act to defend life, family, and country. Knowing firsthand the importance of self-reliance, he has made it his mission to enable others so they may live healthy, thriving lives.
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Chancellor Jackson is an author, educator, coach, and entrepreneur. After graduating from Stetson University with a degree in Communication and Media Studies, Chancellor lived abroad, in China, from 2018-2019. His career as an author was launched after his traumatic experience of being arrested and detained in Beijing for 14 days.
As you probably know by now, The FemiNinja Project is the brain child of Yours Truly. However, what you might not know is that the show is loosely based on my experience as a martial artist. Which is why the focus is on personal empowerment, overcoming obstacles, restoring human dignity and lots of other fun stuff.
Another little tidbit you might not know about me is that I am also an author. My first book is about fitness over fifty and titled “Forever Fit and Flexible: Feeling Fabulous at Fifty and Beyond.” It was published in 2016, and I suppose the title is self explanatory. My second book was released last year in March, 2023 and titled: The Reluctant Ninja: How A Middle-Aged Princess Became A Warrior Queen.”
Immediately after the book was published I suffered a terrible case of writer’s remorse. I’m not even sure if there is such a thing or if I made it up, but I had three really tough weeks. Which means I totally freaked out. There was no way I could get that genie back in the bottle.
The book chronicles my how (and why), I began my journey in the strange new world of men and martial arts at the tender young age of 47, and includes very personal information. Yikes! Eventually I got over it and assured myself that it would be okay, as long as only strangers read it. The following day I walked into the dojo and saw a copy on my Sensei’s desk. Major freak out.
That was a year ago, and he’s still talking to me, so I guess it turned out okay. In the meantime, the book earned two awards and made #1 Amazon Best Seller. Not bad for a middle-aged princess!
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Charles Smith is a lifelong survivor of multiple traumas, including (but not limited to), being orphaned at a young age, being a homeless veteran, struggling with addictions, and surviving a suicide attempt. He is now an inspiration of proof that you can overcome the worst life has to offer and use your pain as a building block to support others.