"Ordinary Habits, Extraordinary Life" with Maria Bailey

"Ordinary Habits, Extraordinary Life" with Maria Bailey

Ordinary Habits, Extraordinary Life. with Maria Bailey is about making ordinary life extraordinary, exploring the challenges of the daily grind and other life mysteries and ultimately offers inspiring and creative tools and techniques for building an abundant life. Through reflections from maria and lively conversations with masters in their field we explore edgy topics and uncomfortable assumptions that reveal the unconscious drivers of our habitual patterns that hold us back from finding the richness in ordinary moments. Using mind, heart and body perspectives she invites us to expand our views and access more of our untapped potential to live each ordinary moment into an extraordinary life.

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May 3, 2022 50 mins
Arjun Chakraborty was born a Brahmin in Kolkata, India, where he first learned Vedic Astrology from his uncle and then went to study at the most prestigious academies in India. He works with both birth horoscopes and question horoscopes and is also trained in Krishnamurti Paddhati Astrology, which is the most accurate predictive astrology in the world.
He is currently the principal at the Institute of Astrological Science in India, ...
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I’ve prepared a feast for you today! our guest is Callie Cavanaugh,
Founder and CEO of Nonna Eats who was named “Best Private Chef Service” in Modern Luxury: Silicon Valley, Voyage Denver, and Community Connection by The Burgess Group, just to name a few.

Cooking since she was 5 – and now with culinary school, training in Italy and an advanced degree in interaction design under her apron – Callie believes that exploration and curios...
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Troy Rarick is the quintessential adventurer at the edge of the “known map” facing the unknown, exploring the road less traveled. The guy you call when you want to turn a sleepy and sometimes bankrupt little town into a mountain biking destination. He is a master at trail design, and more. He is filled with a rugged wisdom that, if you listen closely, might set you on a path of adventurous personal development, environmental aware...
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“I’m the co-worker of the Divine himself, who called me to do this.” ~ Joy Solomon


Joy Solomon is an unselfish man who has dedicated his life — day in and day out — to be in service of others. He is the kind of man who has had radical, life changing impacts on those left behind and on the fringes of the world that you and I are so blessed to enjoy.

We sometimes call people like Joy angels, saints, saviors, good Samaritans. I beli...
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“Authentic Relating has been one of the most transformative things in my life, it's given me grounding, good friends, purpose and a life that I never expected.” ~ Sara Ness


Sara Ness is the founder and CEO of authentic revolution and a master at authentic relating. She is known internationally for having popularized the field of authentic relating, which is a practice that provides short experiential practices and experiences that c...
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“Why not me? If not me, who will do it?” ~ Jill Tietjen

Jill Tietjen is a woman of action, a storyteller, an expert at helping highly successful women garner the recognition they deserve.

An electrical engineer by profession and consultant, women's advocate, author, and speaker, Jill is one of the top historians in the country on women in science and technology. She has written or co-authored 10 books and more than 100 technical pa...
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“What makes my life extraordinary is to feel that I've contributed to the quality of life of other people. That makes me happy and is going to be meaningful when I'm on my deathbed.” ~ Jorge Ferrer

Jorge Ferrer is a clinical psychologist, public speaker, and educator, best known for his participatory approach to transpersonal, psychology, religious studies, integral education, and intimate relationships. He was core faculty for mor...
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“What I have done to practice presence, is to have all kinds of distractions, to make myself focus, and force myself to ignore the sounds that are going on around me.” ~ Lisa Downing

Lisa Downing is an internationally acclaimed solo piano performer, three-time Emmy Award winner, seven-time Emmy Award nominee, top five billboard artist, award winning solo piano recording artist, innovative music composer, soul touching storyteller, a...
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“Do the little things because they may mean a lot to somebody else.” ~ Emily Chang

Emily Chang is a seasoned executive who has worked with some of the world's most renowned companies like Procter and Gamble, Apple and Starbucks. She is currently the CEO for McCann Worldgroup, China, and the author of The Spare Room, where she shares deeply personal accounts of incredible life stories when she opened up her spare room to children in ...
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“If you want to go back to the umbilical cord of the universe, check this out.”
This is how I was introduced to John P. Milton 20 years ago.

John P. Milton is a pioneering ecologist, spiritual teacher, meditation Master, vision quest leader, and shaman. He was one of the first ecologists ever on staff at the White House as a member of the President's Council of Economic Advisors and one of the first people in opening the use of the w...
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With intimacy and great humor Sensei Penny shares with us her passion for respect, service, and love and how she uses energy and movement to hold her high ranking leadership with femininity and kindness in a male-oriented world. Listen to these lessons for life from an aikido master.

Penny Bernath holds positions of respect and responsibility in two very different worlds:

As Sensei, Penny, she is a “Shihan” - Master Aikido teacher - ...
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“I'll tell you the secret. The way [to talk to the fire] is to connect with your fire.” ~Peter May

Peter May is an architect, Grammy-winner, musician, firefighter, athlete, essential oil distiller, Buddhist practitioner and nature guide, among many other talents. He’s a master in his own right as a multi-realm alchemist who creatively partners with all elements of life -- and especially nature -- to support healing, balance, and pe...
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“You really can do and create whatever you’d like if you really dedicate yourself to something through hard work, discipline and teamwork” ~ Trevor Tierney

Trevor Tierney is the only lacrosse goalie in the history of the game to have won an NCAA Championship, an International Lacrosse Federation World Championship, and a Major League Lacrosse Championship.

He’s a lover of nature and talented artist who uses the mastery of his craf...
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“What is the gift you bring, that if it is not expressed, is lost to the world?
Remind yourself of the gift you bring, everyday!” ~ Gail Larsen

Once in a while we come across teachers that transcend their title and dare to take us beyond the map of what we can imagine!

Gail Larsen is an exceptional, fierce and compassionate woman who is one of the most sought out coaches for the world's top speakers, business executives, entrepreneu...
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“My soul is my tool every single day. It's my North star, my compass, my guiding light.”

Mark Brand is one of Vancouver's most recognized and celebrated entrepreneurs, a master at bridging the best from for-profit and non-profit worlds to accelerate social change and gather people and their resources to build and unite communities that engage in tough conversations. He truly knows the art of taking the ordinary in people and situat...
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“There’s no free ride. You have to work for it”

“Know the impact your work has on others and have fun doing what you do.”

“You’re always trying to outdo your greatest accomplishment”

Michael Jacobs was the top master welder and instructor for the US government, responsible for the welding of the US Navy's most expensive and powerful nuclear submarines when he retired. Mike's absolute precision and mastery was essential for the saf...
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“We don't have to be better than anybody else. We just have to be better than ourselves.”

In this interview, explore these 2 key elements of creating habits:
Attention: “Attention is the fascinating part about curiosity and exploration. It is having a real sense of connectivity that can be transformative and practiced by anybody.”
• In entrepreneurship, it’s not about the start, but the process.
• A key to success is not tha...
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“I want to broaden my awareness of the world because it's a richer place in every moment. And the more I reach, the more I sensitize myself to what's going on around me.”

In this interview, explore building habits to:
• Stay open and sensitive to who you are at the moment, as opposed to what the culture you're immersed in says you should be doing. Ask yourself, “Is there something that feels more harmonious?”
• Have curiosi...
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Imagine that something as simple as following your curiosity can lead to extraordinary connection and conversation at any moment.
Our guest for this episode is Runa Bouius, an author, executive coach, and consultant to visionary leaders, entrepreneurs, and people of influence. As a former CEO and serial entrepreneur from Iceland and the founder of the True Power Institute, she has been a featured speaker at The International Confere...
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Do you ever wonder where authors of personal development books go for help themselves?
Kelly Notaras is one of the go-to women for these authors, and she says,

“Practice making practice a habit. Make a practice of your spiritual connection to something larger than you. This to me needs to be a main priority.”


As author, book editor and founder of KN literary arts, an editorial book studio specializing in self-help, personal growth, an...
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