The Growth Guide Podcast | Bryan D'Alessandro

When it comes to the design world, the name Stefan Sagmeister billows across the land. You've seen his work with a diverse body spanning the Rolling Stones, HBO, the Guggenheim Museum, and Time Warner. Along with winning almost every prestigious design award out there, Stefan has a Grammy award, for the limited edition set he designed for The Talking Heads. This episode is not just for designers, we talk in-depth about happiness, meditation, talk therapy, exercise, and working for his hero Tibor Kalman. What took my love of Stefan to the next level is the work he has done to be a better human being and living a more fulfilling life. As you'll see, he is a total sweetheart of a person. Instead of the force-fed concept of retirement, Stefan decided he didn't want to ever retire and instead decided to just take a one-year sabbatical every 7 yrs. During his second sabbatical, he undertook a project to explore happiness. Well, he opened up pandora's box and eight years later, the result was a beautiful documentary called The Happy Film. Unbuckle your mind, and open your heart, it's grow time! • Join the Growth Guide Mailing List: https://www.growthguide.love/ • Follow on Instagram @growthguide.love • Happiness Film https://www.thehappyfilm.org/ • Stefan Sagmeister https://www.sagmeister.com/ • NitroVit Nootropic: Use code GROWTH for 15% off https://www.growthguide.love/focus • Thrive II Movie: This is What it Takes https://www.growthguide.love/thrive

Sharon has found herself training under some remarkable masters throughout her life. From direct students of Ōsensei: Nakazono Sensei, Sugano Sensei, and Yamata Sensei to name a few. Sharon teaches Aikido at NY Aikikai under Yamata Sensei. Yamata Sensei studied as a live in student directly under the founder of Aikido, Morihei Ueshiba - Ōsensei. It doens’t get richer than that. Aikido is a defensive martial art that teaches us how to diffuse a situation with minimal harm caused. Ōsensei is quoted saying, To injure an opponent is to injure yourself. To control aggression without inflicting injury is the Art of Peace. This sentiment accurately sums up how Aikido is a meditation or even therapy for all areas of life. I’ve had the privilege of practicing with Sharon and can only say that she is fierce, deeply connected to greater spirit, and an absolute blast to be around. Sharon is the US Rep for the International Aikido Federation’s Working Group on Gender. Sharon is also a healer practicing many modalities including Kototama. Don’t worry if you haven’t heard of it, I hadn’t either but have fallen in love with the practice. Kototama uses ancient sacred sounds to affect dis-ease in the body, mind, and spirit. This Japanese practice believes that mystical powers dwell in words and names."" Growth Guide explores the depths of curiosity looking for growth in all areas of life. We'll have deep conversations with some incredible humans so unbuckle your mind, and open your heart, it's grow time! • Join the Growth Guide Mailing List: https://www.growthguide.love/sign-up • Follow on Instagram @growthguide.love • NitroVit Nootropic: Use code GROWTH for 15% off https://www.growthguide.love/focus • Thrive II Movie: This is What it Takes https://www.growthguide.love/thrive • New York Aikikai - http://www.nyaikikai.com/ • Sharon Dominguez - Sound Healing 15% off when you mention Growth Guide. Email: shadonyc@gmail.com • Terry Dobson- Train story- as retold by Ram Dass - https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=260...

Have you ever thought about your earliest memory of music? For certain, the first thing we all heard was our Mom’s heartbeat while nestled in the womb. That’s rhythm and that symbolizes love, as Keith explains, rhythm at its core IS Love. On this episode of Growth Guide, I speak with native New Yorker Keith “WildChild” Middleton, a 20yr veteran of the global hit show Stomp. After a tragic car accident that almost took his life, he dropped everything to pursue his dreams of producing music. Keith is a larger-than-life personality who embodies musicality and rhythm is all he does. Today we talk about: all things rhythm, his 20yrs performing around the world with Stomp, his near-death experience, his Uncle Pepe landing his cousin Prince his first deal w/ Warner Bros, and his son’s experience as a finalist on American Idol. Growth Guide explores the depths of curiosity finding growth in all areas of life from all walks of life. We'll get into deep conversations with some incredible humans sitting around the modern-day campfire. Unbuckle your mind, and open your heart, it's grow time! • Join the Growth Guide Mailing List: https://www.growthguide.love • Follow on Instagram @growthguide.love • NitroVit Nootropic: Use code GROWTH for 15% off https://www.growthguide.love/focus • Thrive II Movie: This is What it Takes https://www.growthguide.love/thrive

Outer space has fascinated us since our earliest ancestors walked this planet. In this week's episode of Growth Guide I speak with one of few to have visited outer space logging 178 days in orbit. Ron Garan, retired NASA astronaut, vet Air Force fighter pilot, & social entrepreneur embodies the “orbital perspective” here on Earth. Today he teaches you how to do the same without traveling to space. We'll cover his journey into space, the profound effect it had on him and how to apply those lessons to solve humanity's greatest challenges. Growth Guide explores the depths of curiosity looking for growth in all areas of life. We'll have deep conversations with some incredible humans so unbuckle your mind, and open your heart, it's grow time! • Join the Growth Guide Mailing List: https://www.growthguide.love/ • Follow on Instagram @growthguide.love • NitroVit Nootropic: Use code GROWTH for 15% off https://www.growthguide.love/focus • Thrive II Movie: This is What it Takes https://www.growthguide.love/thrive