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Linda M. Potter’s professional resume reads like a Wikipedia entry for Attention Deficit Disorder. She has had more jobs than hair colors and filled out more aptitude forms than tax returns, yet her brand of inspired, light-hearted humor is exactly what the doctor ordered for today’s times. Finding a career direction and a meaningful life path included a series of hits, misses, and detours. Just a week after receiving her BA degree, Potter received her Mrs. because she feared she might “wander the rest of her days, single and alone.”  Total first marriage detour / delay time: 21 years. Her first choice, a career as a comedian, was wiped out a few years later when she instead chose to become a college instructor after earning her MA degree in Theatre Arts. ? The next three decades were filled with many signs from God for Potter, including numerous career changes, an early mid-life crises (her own), some skinned knees by her own three children, and lots of humor in between it all. A wife, mother, and now grandmother, she has remained in Fort Collins, Colorado, since graduate school. Potter, a confirmed sign tracker and interpreter for years says: “Those six Yield signs you drive by may be a call to let go, let God.  That Help Wanted: Inquire Within notice at the local coffee shop could be guiding you to do a little ‘inside’ work, and the Speed Limit Ahead sign might be a reminder that we’re the ones setting limits in a world of unlimited possibility.”   ?   Potter’s commentary on life (aka her rants at God from a personal, backyard hot tub) is rolled into her first in a series of books, If Only God Would Give Me a Sign!   It is the every woman’s (and every man’s) guide to enlightenment and a fun “how to” on interpreting the signs, from the absolutely absurd to the most mundane.  Loyal fans love her digestible, comedic insights offered in her quirky, yet grounded messages on life’s meaning and the signs that offer responses to those challenges and questions. She knows from personal and professional experience what people need to hear to relate and laugh from deep inside. Visit Linda Potter’s site, as well as follow her on Twitter! To hear the interview, click below!

This week’s Moments of Brilliance features Marcia Wieder, Founder and CEO of Dream University. She’s known for giving inspiring and moving talks to notable companies such as AT&T, The Gap, and American Express. In addition to being a charismatic speaker, she’s the renowned author of fourteen books dedicated to achieving your dreams, including Making Your Dreams Come True, Life is But a Dream, Dreams are Whispers From the Soul, and Doing Less and Having More.  Appearing several times on Oprah and the Today show, she’s shared her message of a “passion-filled life” with millions of viewers. Equally exciting was the PBS-featured national television special, Making Your Dreams Come True. In the interview with Marcia, you will hear about: How she stopped living an outer-driven life The three little words that sabotage our dreams How our calendars are often a reflection of our woundings…and how they so often become our story, our personality, and then our identity How you can get two free tickets to her upcoming workshop, “Create Your Future Now!”

This week’s edition of Moments of Brilliance features Dr. Joan C. King, author of “The Code of Authentic Living” and “Cellular Wisdom for Women.” A professor at Tufts University Schools of Medicine in Boston for 20 years, King served as chair of the Department of Anatomy and Cellular Biology for the schools. She created a Multimedia Resource Center on the Boston campus and also developed and directed the Center of Research in Reproduction at Tufts University from 1992-1997.   In this week’s interview with Joan, you will hear about: Beginning her career as a Dominican Sister. Serving as a VISTA volunteer in Poor Bottom, Kentucky. Getting her PhD in Neuroscience and Psychology. Being the Chair of Anatomy and Cellular Biology for Tufts University Schools of Medicine, Dental Medicine, and Veterinary Medicine. Learning through three marriages.

This week’s edition of Moments of Brilliance features Nikkea B. Devida, a US Air Force Academy graduate who served as an officer responsible for negotiating and managing nearly $200 million dollars of defense contracts…at the age of 22…while battling bulimia (2 – 6 trips to the bathroom/daily!). After battling bulimia every day for 13 years and trying every “fix” under the sun, Nikkea eventually discovered that tackling her subconscious beliefs would be the way to her 13 year struggle.  That discovery completely changed Nikkea’s life and is also what she now uses to coach some of the most well-respected transformational thought leaders. In this week’s interview with Nikkea you will hear: Her story that’s full of BS — and includes a degree from the U.S. Air Force Academy and a music career About her inner conflict that led to a 13 year eating disorder The key to ending her 13 year bulimia struggle, that ultimately became her life’s work About the trappings of her success

This week’s edition of Moments of Brilliance features Michele Tafoya, a sideline reporter for NBC’s Sunday Night Football. Michele has faced the question of “Who is this woman and what does she know?” throughout her career, but she pressed on when many would have quit.  As a result, Michele is one of the most respected reporters in television sports. In this week’s interview Michele will share her story of transformation and: How she held her own in a locker room full of men…especially when they questioned, “Who is this woman and what does she know?” How she picked herself up when she had some public career “stumbles” How her values help her keep life in balance How she coaches herself when this internal question arises:  “Am I really giving myself the respect I deserve?