"The better life- practical wisdom for everyday success"
The Better Life is a weekly personal-development podcast focused on living smarter, healthier, wealthier, and with greater purpose. Each episode offers practical insights, stories, and ideas drawn from psychology, business, relationships, health, leadership, and personal growth. It is aimed at listeners who want to become the best version of themselves.
Episodes
From Self-Care to We-Care: Why You Don’t Have to Build a Better Life Alone
What if building a better life was never meant to be something we do alone?In this episode of The Better Life Podcast, we sit down with Dr. Maria Van Der Maaten, a sociologist and community-development practitioner, to explore the powerful connection between personal wellbeing and the communities we build around us.Moving beyond the familiar idea of self-care, Dr. Maria introduces the concept of w
Understanding Yourself and Others: The Secret to Better Relationships and Communication
In this episode of The Better Life Podcast, we sit down with Sheila Glazov, author, personality expert, educator, and creator of What Color Is Your Brain?®, to explore how understanding personality differences can transform the way we communicate, build relationships, and resolve conflicts.Sheila introduces her Brain Color framework, a practical approach to understanding ourselves and appreciating
From Survival to Seven Figures: Building Wealth with Purpose, Strategy, and Alignment | Ash Shukla
What does it take to go from arriving in a new country with just $20 and no English to helping thousands of entrepreneurs build million-dollar businesses?In this powerful episode of The Better Life Podcast, we sit down with Ash Shukla, holistic business consultant, founder of Financial CHAKRAS, bestselling author of Sell Like Crazy, and Congressional Honoree.Ash shares insights on resilience, sale
From Pressure to Path: How to Build Self-Trust and Create Lasting Change
What if lasting change doesn’t come from pushing yourself harder, but from learning to show up for yourself with compassion? In this episode of The Better Life Podcast, holistic wellness coach and author Kerisma Vere joins us to explore healing, self-trust, nervous-system regulation, and personal growth. We’ll discuss how to move beyond pressure and self-criticism toward sustainable change, emotio
The Human Advantage: How Leadership and Communication Build High-Performing Teams
What makes some teams thrive while others struggle? In this episode of The Better Life Podcast, we sit down with David Lengyel, founder of Venture Up and an experienced expert in leadership, communication, and team performance, to explore the principles behind building high-performing teams.Drawing on more than 40 years of experience working with thousands of groups across diverse industries, Davi
From Corporate Life to Adventure: How to Reinvent Yourself and Live Fully | Bill Mullen
What if the life you truly want begins when you dare to step beyond the familiar?In this episode of The Better Life Podcast, I sit down with Bill Mullen, also known as “Bangkok Bill”—an entrepreneur, author, explorer, sailor, and founder of Thailand Adventure Network.After building a career in corporate leadership and training, Bill chose a different path, embracing adventure, exploration, and a n
From Cancer Survivor to Purpose: The GoOutLiving Attitude with Jonathan Brandt
What does it mean to truly live after surviving cancer?In this powerful conversation, Jonathan Brandt shares his personal journey through cancer, recovery, health challenges, and the devastating loss of his wife, Kristie, to cervical cancer. We explore how these experiences transformed his understanding of wellness, resilience, habits, and purpose.Jonathan explains the “GoOutLiving” attitude and w
Can AI Teach Us to Think Better? Challenging Our Own Beliefs
In this episode, Mohamed Nabil explores how AI can be used not just to provide answers, but to challenge our assumptions and expose weaknesses in our thinking. We discuss his AIDOP approach, intellectual humility, critical thinking, and the difference between blindly following opinions and genuinely pursuing truth.
From Homelessness to Purpose: How Faith Can Transform Your Story
What if your darkest season isn't the end of your story, but the beginning of your purpose?In this powerful conversation, Xenia Ioannidis shares her journey from homelessness in Miami to becoming an author, coach, creative director, and creator of Crowned in Faith, a children’s faith series combining stories, coloring, and music.We explore faith, purpose, personal transformation, creativity, s
The Future of Search: How AI Is Changing the Way Businesses Get Discovered
AI is transforming how people search for information, discover brands, and make purchasing decisions. In this episode, Shanzila Ahmed explores Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), AI search visibility, and the future of digital marketing, sharing practical insights on how businesses can position themselves to be discovered in the age of ChatGPT, Gemini, and other AI-powered search platforms.
Train Your Brain, Transform Your Life: Becoming a Brain Athlete
What if your brain could be trained just like your body?In this episode of The Better Life Podcast, I sit down with Arnold Beekes, creator of Brain Fitness and Brain Athletes, to explore neuroplasticity, mental fitness, emotional regulation, leadership, and the power of breaking free from limiting patterns.We discuss why change is difficult, how to respond better under pressure, what it means to b
Leadership Under Pressure: Making Better Decisions When It Matters Most
What happens to our leadership and decision-making when the pressure is on? In this episode, Silvia Rizzo shares insights from high-performance environments in sport and business, exploring how leaders can handle mistakes, make decisions with incomplete information, balance control with adaptability, and maintain credibility when things don’t go according to plan.We also discuss resilience, identi
Men’s health after 40 as a leadership and lifestyle issue— with Brian parana
Interview PreviewIn this episode of The Better Life, we sit down with Brian Parana, a men’s health and lifestyle coach with over two decades of experience helping busy men over 40 lose fat, improve their health, and regain their energy.Our conversation goes beyond diets and exercise to explore why successful men often struggle with their health, how physical health impacts leadership and family li
Are You Living for the System or for Yourself? | Human-Centric Living with Michaell Magrutsche
What if the systems around us are shaping our lives more than we realize?In this episode of The Better Life Podcast, I sit down with Michaell Magrutsche—multimedia artist, author, speaker, strategist, and creativity-awareness educator—to explore what it really means to live a human-centric life.We discuss the difference between living for systems and living according to our human nature, the power
The Nervous System: The Missing Key to Recovery, Health and a Better Life
Why do some people exercise, sleep, eat well, and still feel exhausted? In this episode, Dr. Steve McGough explains how the nervous system influences recovery, stress, intimacy, and overall well-being. We explore why chronic stress can keep the body from recovering, how Eastern practices and modern neuroscience intersect, and practical ways to help the body truly switch from survival mode to recov
What Hospice Teaches Us About Living a Better Life
What can caring for people at the end of life teach us about how to live? In this powerful conversation, Nancy Ensley draws from her experience as a nurse and hospice specialist to explore life, mortality, relationships, grief, resilience, faith, and the things that truly matter. We discuss why we often postpone important conversations, what people value when time becomes limited, and how confront
Built to Grow: Standing Out, Building Trust, and Winning in the Digital Age
In this episode of The Better Life Podcast, I sit down with Wes Towers, founder of Uplift 360, to explore what it really takes to build and grow a business in today’s digital world.With over 20 years of hands-on experience, Wes shares lessons from entrepreneurship, digital marketing, SEO, and working with construction and trade businesses.We discuss why businesses struggle to stand out online, wh
The Hidden Story of Scripture: Understanding the Biblical World Behind the Text
What happens when we look beyond the familiar words of Scripture and explore the cultural, Jewish, and symbolic world in which the Bible was written?In this episode of The Better Life, I’m joined by Dror Ben Ami, an author and biblical researcher whose work explores biblical metaphors and the relationship between the Old and New Testaments.Together, we explore the deeper meanings behind biblical i
The Hidden Psychology of High Performance: Overcoming Fear, Self-Doubt & Limiting Beliefs
In this powerful episode of The Better Life, we sit down with Steve Barton, high-performance executive coach, author, and creator of The Game of Ten®, to explore the hidden psychological barriers that can prevent even successful people from reaching their full potential.Steve shares insights from more than four decades of business and leadership experience, explaining how fear, self-doubt, guilt,
Building a Good Life: The Choices That Shape Who We Become
What does it really mean to build a good life?In this episode of The Better Life, I’m joined by Kirana Sidin, bestselling author and life coach, to explore how intentional choices, self-awareness, purpose, and timeless wisdom can shape the life we ultimately create.We often know what matters to us, yet living according to those values can be much harder. Kirana shares insights from her personal jo
Beautifully Dysfunctional: From Rock Bottom to Resilience
Beautifully Dysfunctional: From Rock Bottom to ResilienceIn this powerful episode of The Better Life, I sit down with Troy Haslinger, author of Beautifully Dysfunctional, TEDTalk speaker, and ultra-marathon runner.Troy opens up about his journey through addiction, mental health struggles, career failure, the devastating loss of his sister, and the role faith played in helping him rebuild his life.
Why Knowing Isn't Enough:The Missing Link Between Self-Awareness and Lasting Change
Why Knowing Isn’t Enough: The Missing Link Between Self-Awareness and Lasting ChangeWhy do we sometimes know exactly what we need to change, yet continue repeating the same patterns?In this powerful episode of The Better Life, I sit down with Dr. Heléna Kate, an applied psychologist and founder of Sacred Lights, to explore why self-awareness alone doesn't always lead to transformation.With mor
Rising Above the Storms of Life: How to Keep Going When Life Gets Hard
Life will not always go according to plan. There will be seasons of disappointment, failure, rejection, uncertainty, loss, and unexpected challenges. But difficult seasons don't have to define your story.In this episode of The Better Life, we explore how to rise above the storms of life and keep moving forward when everything feels overwhelming.We’ll talk about how to:- Recognize that a difficult
What Does It Really Mean to Live a Better Life?
What does it truly mean to live a better life? Is it about having more money, achieving success, finding the right relationship, or simply being happier?In this first episode of The Better Life, Fortune introduces the vision behind the podcast and explores what it means to become a better version of yourself. From mindset and relationships to money, purpose, spirituality, health, and personal grow
The New Search: How AI Is Changing the Way Businesses Get Discovered, Trusted, and Chosen
Search is changing—and businesses can no longer think only about ranking on Google.In this episode of The Better Life, I’m joined by Shanzila Ahmed, Chief Product Officer at ReachLLM and an expert in AI search visibility and Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), to explore how AI is changing the way people discover businesses, evaluate options, and make purchasing decisions.We discuss what happens
