The Best Ever You Show

    Best Ever You welcomes The Shorty Awards to our show.  CEO Gregory Galant (@Gregory), Zachary Ostrow, Natan Edelsburg from the Shorty Awards will be joining the show as well as Martin Jones (@martinjonesaz) Internet Marketing Manager - Social Media at Cox Communications. The Shorty Awards honor the best in social media; recognizing the people and organizations producing real-time short content across Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, YouTube, Foursquare and the rest of the social web. Every year, millions of people visit the Shorty Awards site to support their favorite social media content creators by tweeting nominations. All those tweets culminate in a highly anticipated awards ceremony that celebrates the winners as chosen by categories. Aly Silverio from Jawbreaking also joins us.  She is the winner of the small business category.  Congratulations!

Please welcome Susan Braun, CEO of The V Foundation to The Best Ever You Show.  Jim Valvano's dream of finding a cure for cancer is one shared by millions. Although we have not yet achieved this goal, every day we get a little bit closer and will continue to honor his inspiring words, “Don’t Give Up . . . Don’t Ever Give Up!” ® Serving as the heartbeat of The V Foundation for Cancer Research, formed by ESPN and Jim in 1993, his words throughout the ESPY speech have never been more meaningful. After being diagnosed with cancer at the young age of 46, Jim dreamed of finding cures for cancer. Passionate and committed, he wanted to see his fight through to victory. As a former coach, he began to recruit his team of family and friends to lead the Foundation in his quest to eradicate the disease.

Join Elizabeth and Katie at 1:30pm Eastern at 714-868-0220 for a special show about the tradegy in Boston. What do we say about the terrorist attack in Boston? We are as a nation, and a world, once again shaken by an act of terror. A day of celebration becomes a day of fear and we are all asking: WHO? WHY? What do we say to each other and our children? How can we help? With these events  happening in our world, what does it mean for us as individuals and collectively? How do we live our best life in the midst of this new reality? Join us as we share our thoughts and join as a Best Ever You community to make sense of this issue. Visit us at http://www.BestEverYou.com  

Hana Haatainen Caye is agency principal for Speechless, a copywriting and voice-over business. She has won awards for her poetry and short stories and has authored over 25 children’s books, including her soon-to-be released biography of Abraham Lincoln. She is multi-published in the Chicken Soup for the Soul anthologies. Known mostly as blogger, Green Grandma, Hana’s Ask Green Grandma is a regular column in Green Child Magazine. Additionally, she has published over 50 magazine articles in various publications. Her non-fiction book, Vinegar Fridays, evolved from her blog. Hana teaches writing locally and at writers’ conferences, and leads Writers at Work, a monthly writing group in Pittsburgh. www.WordsinyourMouth.com and www.greengrandma.org

The Best Ever You Show is proud to welcome Shasta Nelson to our show. Shasta Nelson, M.Div., is the founder of GirlFriendCircles.com, a women’s friendship matching site in 35 cities across the U.S. and the author of Friendships Don’t Just Happen! The Guide to Creating a Meaningful Circle of Girlfriends. Shasta Nelson has been interviewed on the subject of friendship by The Katie Couric Show, The Today Show, The Early Show, the Chicago Tribune, the San Francisco Chronicle, Martha Stewart Radio, magazines such as Essence, Parents, More, Redbook and Glamour. Her spirited and soulful voice can be found on her weekly blog, Shasta’s Friendship Blog, and her Huffington Post column where she regularly contributes on relationship health. She also teaches, lectures, and hosts speed-friending and Friendship Accelerator events in San Francisco and throughout the U.S. Numerous friendship paradigms stem from Shasta’s teaching including: the Friendship Continuum to highlight the five intensities of friendships, the Frientimacy triangle that models how healthy friendships are formed, and the 5 Stages of Friendship that reveals the life span of a friendship. 

Please welcome father and son, don Miguel Ruiz, MD. and don Miguel Ruiz, Jr. to The Best Ever You Show.   For more than three decades, don Miguel Ruiz, MD has worked to impart this wisdom to his students through lectures, workshops, and journeys to sacred sites around the world. The Four Agreements®, published in 1997; was a New York Times bestseller for more than 7 years and the 36th bestselling book of the decade. Other books have followed; The Mastery of Love, The Voice of Knowledge, Prayers, Beyond Fear and The Fifth Agreement, a collaboration with his son Don Jose. don Miguel Ruiz, Jr., is a Toltec Master of Transformation. He is a direct descendant of the Toltecs of the Eagle Night lineage, and is the son of don Miguel Ruiz  He is the author of the newly released book The Five Levels of Attachment: Toltec Wisdom for a Modern World.  Please visit www.miguelruiz.com and www.miguelruizjr.com.

Dr. Lisa Christiansen is one of the most sought-after motivational speakers, life coaches, and business consultants worldwide, building an impeccable record of client satisfaction in the process. A best selling author as well, Dr. Lisa Christiansen has written such inspirational titles as My Name Is Lisa; The Two Millimeter Shift; White Sheep, Blue Skies, Green Grass; 101 Great Ways To Enhance Your Career; and others, in which she sheds light on some of the biggest questions of self-empowerment and fulfillment.  Dr. Lisa Christiansen contributed to the book 100 Ways to Enhance Your Career, which features wisdom from other well-known figures in the self-help world, including Jack Canfield, John Gray, and Richard Carlson. In 100 Ways to Enhance Your Career, Dr. Lisa Christiansen shares a step-by-step process for increasing job satisfaction, gaining more from one’s career, building wealth, and taking control of one’s destiny.

This Episode: Media Mind Control Is Entertainment news and media distorting our values?  Join Author/Host Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino, Psychotherapist /Host Dr. Katie Eastman and Talent Manager/Producer Randi Siegel for a candid and humorous three point perspective chat about how celebrities, media and social media influence our behavior...for better and for worse. When the evening news leads with stories of Kim Kardashian’s pregnancy and the Jodi Arias trial is getting better ratings than original programs, the image of what our society values most can seem superficial.  We've been desensitized to divorce, affairs, excessive drinking, drugs, abiding by the law and airing your dirty laundry on TV.  Why has Facebook become the place for “official statements” to be made?  Are you getting your relationship advice from Dr. Phil?   How many products do you have because Dr. Oz said you need to buy them?  At what point did these TV personalities and celebrity commentaries replace your own circle of friends and family for advice and guidance?    

As a Mindset Effectiveness Expert, a TEDxSpeaker, an Award Winning Producer and International & High Performance Results Coach, Pina De Rosa has been designing and leading live workshops, teleclasses and webinars for over 12 years now. She has been nominated for the Los Angeles Business Journal Woman Making A Difference 3 years in a row

The Best Ever You Show is honored to welcome Leo Costa.   Leo Costa Jr. has been a highly successful personal trainer for 30 years. He owns and operates fitness studios in San Luis Obispo, Tulare and Visalia, CA. Leo has trained thousands of people, ranging from celebrities such as Mr. Costner, Mr. Young as well as Navy Seals and other Special Forces soldiers. He has written and published four exercise-training manuals: Titan Training, The Bulgarian Burst, Big Beyond Belief and Serious Growth. Before becoming a personal trainer, workout studio owner, fitness innovator and author, Costa was a high school All American baseball player, college quarterback, dairy farmer, prize-winning rodeo-circuit cowboy, award-winning bodybuilder and level-one weightlifting instructor (certified with the National Strength and Conditioning Association). He majored in exercise physiology, nutrition and business at Cal Poly Pomona and then studied exercise and diet with top sports specialists and nutritionists in Eastern Europe. Leo won the NABBA Heavyweight Division “Mr. U.S.A.” title and competed for the prestigious “Mr. World” title.

Crystal Andrus is a leader in the field of self-discovery and personal transformation. From a very tough beginning—one that could easily have spun her into darkness, Crystal has risen to become an international coaching sensation and the Founder of The S.W.A.T. Institute (Simply Woman Accredited Trainer)- the world's #1 on-line Personal Empowerment Coaching Certification School for women. She’s three-time best-selling Hay House author, the host of "The Crystal Andrus Show" on CBS Radio, a widely-sought after motivational speaker, the spokesperson for the health & wellness line of products—“Xooma” (sounds like Zooma), and a world-renowned women's advocate. Crystal's message of resilience, strength, and inner power has allowed her to grace the stage with speakers such as Dr. Phil, Dr. Wayne Dyer, Naomi Judd, SuzeOrman, Marianne Williamson, Louise Hay, Dr. Christiane Northrup, Dr. Joan Borysenko, Debbie Ford, Sarah Ferguson—Duchess of York, and many more. Crystal has coached women from all walks of life including A-list celebrities, best-selling authors, scientists, doctors, dentists, and lawyers to stay-at-home moms and struggling teens. Her passion is to get down in the trenches and help people become the heroes of their own lives. www.crystalandrus.com | www.swatinstitute.com

Please welcome Joan Wages from the National Women's History Museum.  Joan Wages is a founding board member of NWHM and worked to raise the money and pass legislation to move the Suffrage Statue depicting founders of the U.S. suffrage movement from the U.S. Capitol Crypt upstairs into the Rotunda where it now stands. For over a decade, she has worked to identify a building site for the Museum and to lobby Congress for a permanent home.  She was elected president in July 2007. Lifetime Television honored her in its Remarkable Woman series with a public service announcement highlighting her efforts on the Museum. Ms. Wages has served as president of Cash, Smith & Wages, a consulting firm with offices in Alexandria, Virginia. The firm specializes in government affairs, developing strategy and communications for getting federal legislation passed. As a registered lobbyist, she has a wide range of political experience including state and federal legislation, national grassroots lobbying campaigns, lobbying federal agencies to influence the regulatory process, and political campaigns. She has written frequently for national publications. The National Women’s History Museum’s vision is to build a world-class museum at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. 

Looking for books to give or recommend to your teenagers? Please welcome New York Times Best Selling author, Lisa McMann to The Best Ever You Show. Lisa McMann is the New York Times bestselling author of the Wake Trilogy, Cryer’s Cross, Dead to You, the Visions series, and the middle grade dystopian fantasy series The Unwanteds. She lives with her family in the Phoenix area. Read more about Lisa and find her blog through her website at LisaMcMann.com or, better yet, find her on Facebook (facebook.com/McMannFan)

Please join us on Thursday, February 28th at 10 am pst / 1pm est at 714-868-0220 to help us celebrate our 200th show! Dr. Margaret Paul will be joining us.  

The Best Ever You Show is honored to welcome Mark and Cora Lijek. Mark and Cora Lijek are two of the 6 embassy staff who fled the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis by being sheltered by Canadian diplomats. The takeover of the embassy  which left 44 hostages captured for 14 months is a significant event in history.  The successful escape of the Lijek's and the other four Americans is depicted in Mark Lijek's memoir, The Houseguests: A Memoir of Canadian Courage and CIA Sorcery. The book describes the  CIA plot having the six pose as members of a film production team in order to get them out of the country and safely home. He tells the actual accounts of how the Canadians courageously sequestered the Americans for weeks until the CIA managed to get them out of the country. Their story, depicted in the Oscar nominated film Argo , is one of courage, dedication trust and loyalty. Join us to hear the  details of these  events and learn more about the lives of two Americans committed to a life of Foreign Service .  http://marklijek.com/author.php