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Live Inspired Podcast with John O"Leary

Expected to die, today he"s inspiring others to truly live. World-renowned inspirational speaker + national bestselling author John O"Leary wants to help you wake up from accidental living so you can do, be, achieve and impact more through your life. Every Monday, John shares a quick burst of inspiration to help start your week on fire. Every Thursday, John interviews an amazing guest on their story, successes, failures, lessons, and life to help you uncover tips to apply in yours.

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07:29

What One Year of SOUL ON FIRE Has Taught Me (Monday...

Live Inspired Podcast with John O"Leary ·

2026/10/05

Anniversaries give us permission to do something we rarely allow ourselves to do: Stop racing forward, turn around and look back at the road we've traveled. They invite us to remember what once seemed impossible, recognize the people who helped make it happen, count blessings we often hurry past, give thanks for all that has been—and imagine with hope all that might still be. And as the one-year anniversary of the world premiere of Soul On Fire approaches, I want to do exactly that with you. Let me

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45:23

Wayne Connell: Seeing Beyond Invisible Disabilities...

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2026/10/01

Wayne Connell is the founder of Invisible Disabilities Association, an organization he launched 30 years ago after watching his wife, Sherri, navigate debilitating illnesses others couldn't see or understand. As her husband and caregiver for 32 years, Wayne has turned that deeply personal experience into a lifelong mission to help others living with invisible disabilities to feel seen, believed, and valued. Today, Wayne shares what decades of caregiving have taught him about love, why believing

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07:02

The Miracles All Around Us (Monday Moment ep. 919)

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2026/09/28

"Do you still believe in miracles?" A smattering of hands went up when I asked that question at a leadership conference last week. Surprised by how few, I tried a different approach. "How many of you saw the sun rise this morning? How many of you stopped to consider how incredibly unlikely it is that you are here at all? That your heart beats without being reminded. That your eyes capture light and turn it into images. That you can laugh, love, work, walk, and dance through your days" More hands

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54:32

Ron Johnson: Lessons from Steve Jobs, Apple and...

Live Inspired Podcast with John O"Leary ·

2026/09/24

Ron Johnson helped transform the way the world shops. As the creator of the Apple Store, he worked alongside Steve Jobs to build a welcoming retail experience centered on learning and human connection. Before Apple, he helped make good design accessible at Target, and he later served as CEO of J.C. Penney. In his new book, Shop Different, Ron shares the leadership lessons he gained through extraordinary successes and humbling setbacks. Today, Ron shares how a childhood love of retail shaped his

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05:14

The Wisdom of The Serenity Prayer (Monday Moment ep....

Live Inspired Podcast with John O"Leary ·

2026/09/21

Reading the headlines, there are plenty of reasons to lose hope for tomorrow and slip into anxiety today. Warring nations. Rising prices. Teetering financial markets. Political upheaval. And then there are the concerns closer to home. Caring for aging parents or grieving their loss. Wrestling with the difficulties of raising kids or the ache of being unable to have them. Enduring yet another flight delay on a work trip (hits home as I write this!) or the far heavier struggle of being unable to find

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54:11

Longevity Expert Lynda Gratton on Living the 100-Year...

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2026/09/17

Lynda Gratton is a renowned professor at London Business School, a global authority on the future of work and longevity, and the author of 11 books, including her latest, Living the 100-Year Life. For decades, she has explored how longer lives are reshaping the way we learn, work, build relationships and find meaning. Today, Lynda Gratton shares how her mother and grandmother shaped her steady optimism, why living longer requires curiosity and reinvention, and how we can move beyond the traditional

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06:12

Say Yes. Show Up. Come Back. Bring Friends. (Monday...

Live Inspired Podcast with John O"Leary ·

2026/09/14

Years ago, I sat in the back of church and heard a simple challenge: Say 'yes' to opportunities where your life can be used for good. At the time, I had no idea where that yes might lead. I never imagined the following day I'd be invited to share my story with a small group of third-grade Girl Scouts. Or that in time, living the 'yes' would grow into a career speaking around the world, lead to books and a movie, or open the door to meeting so many extraordinary people. I just felt moved by

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44:55

Neil Taylor: 107 Questions to Preserve Your Family...

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2026/09/10

Neil Taylor is the founder of Me and My Old Man, a project that helps families preserve the voices and life stories of their aging parents. After losing his dad, Patrick, to dementia just six days before welcoming his son, Neil began recording guided conversations and transforming them into keepsake audiobooks. He has now captured more than 350 hours of stories for 32 families across six countries. Today, Neil shares the loss that inspired his mission, what hundreds of hours of listening have

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05:36

The Measure of Your Value (Monday Moment ep. 913)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O"Leary ·

2026/09/07

The final day of filming SOUL ON FIRE began before 5 a.m. on Friday. It ended 19 hours later, getting home after midnight. It was a beautiful, exhausting, unforgettable day. We filmed some of the most iconic scenes in the movie, including my graduation from St. Louis University and Beth and I's wedding at the Shrine of Saint Joseph. After countless loops of Sweet Caroline, it eventually went silent. Sean McNamara rose from his director's chair, took off his headset and proclaimed loudly, "That's a

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51:39

Ben Kjar: The Defining Choice to Stand Out (ep. 912)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O"Leary ·

2026/09/03

Ben Kjar was born with Crouzon syndrome, a rare craniofacial condition, and has endured painful surgeries, relentless bullying and the weight of being underestimated. And yet Ben refused to let others define what was possible for his life. He became Utah Valley University's first NCAA Division I Wrestling All-American, a world champion wrestler and an international motivational speaker whose extraordinary journey is featured in the award-winning documentary STANDOUT: The Ben Kjar Story. Today, Ben

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05:34

Jump In (Monday Moment ep. 911)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O"Leary ·

2026/08/31

Eleven years ago, I stood in a swimming pool with my arms stretched toward my three-year-old daughter. Grace was learning to swim. She stood on the edge of the pool, blonde hair draped across her face, staring nervously down at the water. "Come on, Grace. Jump in. I've got you." She looked away from the water, glanced anxiously at me and said, "Dad, I don't think I can. What if it doesn't work? What if I fail?" Reasonable questions from a three-year-old standing at the edge of something new. With a

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57:37

Elizabeth Svoboda: The Art of Pacing (ep. 910)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O"Leary ·

2026/08/27

Elizabeth Svoboda is an award-winning science journalist whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post and Scientific American. In her latest book, The Art of Pacing, she explores how we can meet the demands of today without sacrificing our ability to thrive tomorrow. Today, Elizabeth shares why so many of us bounce between pushing too hard and pulling away completely, how athletes inspired her to rethink our relationship with effort and rest, and what it means to move through

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04:34

What If Perfect Isn't the Point? (Monday Moment ep. 909)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O"Leary ·

2026/08/24

With summer winding down and our two oldest boys preparing to leave for college, I could feel the familiar pull of time. The family dinners, random conversations and beautiful chaos of having four teenagers under one roof won't last forever. So, with three boys still home, still available and, somewhat remarkably, still willing to take an adventure with Dad, we did something impractical: We cashed in airline miles, called a friend for help with tickets and booked a last-minute trip to New York City

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49:18

Danny Bader: What Six Minutes of Death Taught Him...

Live Inspired Podcast with John O"Leary ·

2026/08/20

Danny Bader is a near-death survivor and bestselling author who inspires others to live with greater joy and purpose. In 1992, a workplace accident sent 8,000 volts through his body, leaving him clinically dead for six minutes. Danny survived, but his friend Bruce did not. Grief and survivor's guilt followed before Danny began to see his second chance as a gift. Today, Danny shares how he moved from darkness to gratitude, the unexpected encounter that changed his path, and why he believes our next

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04:54

The Real Gift of Awe (Monday Moment ep. 907)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O"Leary ·

2026/08/17

The first time I saw the Rocky Mountains, my dad looked over at me and asked, "What do you think?" We were standing along the Continental Divide in Colorado, watching the sun set after a 700-mile drive. The sky was glowing. The mountains seemed impossibly large. I was ten years old, had only recently learned to walk again after the fire and was surrounded by my siblings. I took it all in, searched for the most articulate response I could muster and finally said: "Wow." Decades later, Beth and I took

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01:04:35

Sandi E. Smith: How Opening Her Home Healed Her Heart...

Live Inspired Podcast with John O"Leary ·

2026/08/13

Sandi E. Smith is remarkable proof that our past may shape us, but it does not have to define us. After enduring a nomadic childhood marked by poverty, abuse and unimaginable instability, Sandi put herself through college and law school, eventually rising to lead litigation at Apple. Her memoir, Chosen, recounts her journey from fighting to survive to opening her heart and home to eleven children in need. Today, Sandi shares how she survived a childhood in which she was locked in a closet, forced to

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05:19

You Are Not Alone (Monday Moment ep. 905)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O"Leary ·

2026/08/10

As a child, I spent months in the hospital. The pain was constant and hopelessness sometimes crept in. But one of the things that broke through my fear and isolation was Mom arriving each afternoon with the mail. Inside those envelopes were drawings, prayers, and handwritten letters from people I had never met. They arrived from across the country and around the world. And although they were sent from different parts of the globe, they all carried the same message: you are not alone. When a person

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52:30

Coach Jim Johnson: Build Winning Teams and Change...

Live Inspired Podcast with John O"Leary ·

2026/08/06

Coach Jim Johnson is an award-winning high school basketball coach who spent more than 30 years transforming struggling programs into winning teams. Yet of his 428 career victories, he is best known for one unforgettable game when he gave Jason "J-Mac" McElwain, his team manager with autism, the opportunity to step onto the court and realize a dream. Today, Jim shares how being cut from his college basketball team led him toward his true calling, what 17 straight losses taught him about

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04:29

Clear the Air (Monday Moment ep. 903)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O"Leary ·

2026/08/03

Somewhere between their first steps, the first day of kindergarten, and their first drive, we parents begin to realize something: The chapter of raising our children is slowly coming to a close. And with it come the questions. Will they make good decisions? Did we prepare them well enough? Will they find their people….and their way? I quietly wrestled with these questions a couple weeks ago as Beth and I drove our second-born, Patrick, to Lakeland University. You'd think this trip with the second

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49:23

Kathryn Nicolai: Creator of Nothing Much Happens...

Live Inspired Podcast with John O"Leary ·

2026/07/30

Kathryn Nicolai is the creator and host of the beloved podcast Nothing Much Happens, where her soothing bedtime stories help millions of adults quiet their minds and find more restful sleep. A former yoga instructor and lifelong storyteller, Kathryn has transformed her childhood practice of creating stories before bed into books, audiobooks, and a comforting community for people seeking peace in a noisy world. Today, Kathryn shares how storytelling became a sanctuary during her childhood in Flint,

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