The Art of Paying Attention
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The Art of Paying Attention
In a world filled with noise and distractions, The Art of Paying Attention is your guide to focusing on what truly matters. Hosted by writer, coach, speaker, and spiritual teacher Ryan J. Pelton, this podcast explores how applying time-tested wisdom can transform your life and work. Each episode div...
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Thinking Like a Pilot with Bobby Dutton
In this episode of The Art of Paying Attention, host Ryan J. Pelton introduces Bobby Dutton, a licensed commercial pilot and event entrepreneur. The c...
Rock Your Retirement with Elizabeth Zelinka Parsons
In this episode of 'The Art of Paying Attention', host Ryan J. Pelton engages in a conversation with Elizabeth Zelinka Parsons, an expert in thriving...
Outsmart Your Addictions with Dr. Jason Giles
In this conversation, Dr. Jason Giles discusses the importance of attention in personal growth, particularly in the context of addiction recovery. He...
Refugee to Rockstar with Christian Ray Flores
In this conversation, Christian Ray Flores shares his remarkable journey from being a refugee to becoming a pop star in Russia, and eventually transit...
TAOPA #025: Dustin Baker on the Priority of Health
In this episode, Ryan talks with Dustin Baker, the President and Founder of BioPro+. Dustin and his team created the first non-synthetic alternative t...
TAOPA #024: To Goal or Not to Goal in 2025?
In this episode, Ryan discusses the place of goals, resolutions, living an intentional life. Do you set goals? It doesn’t matter. What matters is livi...
TAOPA #023: Don Young on Finding God in Las Vegas
A successful business leader, Don Young lived the American Dream, but he was a very unhappy person. There was something fundamentally missing from his...
TAOPA #022: Amber Byers on 100 Words at a Time
Amber Byers is the founder and CEO of Tadpole Press, where she serves as head judge of the Tadpole Press 100-Word Writing Contest, an international wr...
TAOPA #021: Ethan Nkana
Professional athletes spend their entire lives training to develop their skills and strength in mastery of their sport at the highest professional lev...
TAOPA #020: Ali Horriyat on Compassionate Publishing
Compassiviste Publishing inspires collective efforts that build a compassionate society. Launched by founder, Ali Horriyat, it is his belief that huma...
TAOPA #019: Doug Howarth on Solving Unseen Problems
Douglas Howarth is an econometrician who created a software that isbased on his patented method of using Value and Demand instead of the usual Supply...
TAOPA #018: Stephanie Crowe on Becoming Lifelong Learners
For more than 20 years, Stephanie Crowe has worked with leaders and organizations at key junctures to their transformations, turning perceived busines...
TAOPA #017: Peter Schroeder on Enough Room for Everybody
Peter Schroeder is an award-winning DJ, entrepreneur, and the founder of Telzio, a unified communications company. Peter develops unrivaled technology...
TAOPA #016: Dr. Ardeshir Mehran on Emotional Health
Dr. Ardeshir Mehran is a psychologist, psychoanalyst, transformation leader, and leadership coach. He is credited with helping organizations revitaliz...
TAOPA #015: Paul Epstein on Making Fast Decisions
Paul Epstein is a former high-level executive for multiple NFL and NBA teams, and a 2x bestselling author of The Power of Playing Offense and Better D...
TAOPA #014: Lisa Shaughnessy on Writing Retreats
Lisa Shaughnessy created the Writing Retreat Sampler to bring writers and writing retreat hosts together. She knows how frustrating it can be to pour...
TAOPA #013: Jill Phillips on Family Stories
Jill Phillips started life in Lamlash street, moved on to Grammar school, got numerous ‘O’and ‘A’ levels and after a few years working in London in a...
TAOPA #012: Gordon Graham on Narcissism
Deep corruption threatened to ruin jobs and harm lives. Intimidation, distrust, and secrecy became the norm among the executive management group of Ch...
TAOPA #011 - Erin Bradley on Pursuing Freedom
Erin Bradley is a speaker and trainer, bestselling author, and host of the real estate podcast Pursuing Freedom. As a mortgage lender, Erin learned th...
TAOPA #010: Sunny Drake on Discussing Big Issues Through Art
Sunny's inventive and award-winning theatre works have been presented in over 60 cities across the world and translated into 6 languages. His wide ran...
TAOPA #009: Kristin Oakley on Compelled to Write
In January 2009, Kristin Oakley wrote her first words to Carpe Diem, Illinois. Five years later, Little Creek Press published the book, and it won the...
TAOPA #008: Darryl Stickel on Building a Culture of Trust
Darryl Stickel is one of the world’s leading experts on trust. He teaches leaders how to find and use their most powerful tool. A tool that is alway...
TAOPA #007: John Livesay on the Art of Storytelling
John Livesay, aka The Pitch Whisperer, is a sales keynote speaker where he shows companies’ sales teams how to turn mundane case studies into compelli...
TAOPA #006: The Human Side of Sports
Ryan riffs on the human side of sports. Billions of people watch, play, and consume sports of various kinds. Why? Do they really matter? Will they cur...
TAOPA #005: Ramona Lee Soo-Jun on Never Too Young to Start Writing
Ramona Lee Soo-Jun is a German-Romanian novelist and screenwriter currently based in London, UK. Born on July 5, 1997, in Sindelfingen, Germany, Lee g...
TAOPA #004: The Missing Ingredient for Starting and Sustaining Your Art and Life
In this episode, Ryan explores the missing ingredient for making better art, and living a deeper life. This ingredient is not talked about enough, neg...
TAOPA #003: Jimmy Black on Overcoming the Fear of Sharing Your Art
In this episode, Ryan chats with musician, composer, educator, teacher, and artist Jimmy Black. James has been creating music most of his life and now...
TAOPA #002: Particulars, Universals, and the Pursuit of Wonder
In this episode, Ryan talks about finding truth in the most unexpected places. Why we find universality in the particular stories, experiences, and Tr...
TAOPA #001: Art, Activism, Creativity, and Faith
In the first episode of The Art of Paying Attention Podcast, Ryan talks about the connection between art, activism, creativity, and faith. You can’t h...
TPC #030: Steve Kidd on Writing Bestsellers
In this episode Ryan interviews author, business coach, and entrepreneur Steve Kidd. Steve is helping people get their books and voice into the world....
TPC #029: Troy Lambert on Plottr Software
Do you plot, pants, or something in between when writing your books? On the show today is Troy Lambert the primary educator for Plottr Software. Troy...
TPC #028: Deborah Smith on Healthy Living for the Creative
Deborah Smith earned a degree in holistic health coaching at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in 2006 and opened her own vegan catering company...
TPC #027: Daniel Kraus on Writing About Hot Button Issues
DANIEL KRAUS is a New York Times bestselling author. His collaboration with legendary filmmaker George A. Romero, The Living Dead, was acclaimed by Th...
TPC #026: Joe Phoenix on Leaving a Legacy
Joe Phoenix is a co-founder and CEO of Givinga, a Boston-based financial technology firm that is removing barriers to philanthropy by providing open a...
TPC #025: R.I.P. Jay Wilburn: Remembering Our Friend
In this episode, Ryan remembers his friend, and fellow writer Jay Wilburn, who passed away last week. Jay was a "prolific" writer and a vital member o...
TPC #024: Matt Briel on Marketing as Making Friends
Commonly described as equal parts loud music, Disney culture, tattoos, and book nerd, Matt Briel is an entrepreneur and the Vice President of Marketin...
TPC #023: Matt Spielman on Finding Your Unique Fit
Matt Spielman is an executive and organizational coach and the founder and head coach of Inflection Point Partners. Matt’s journey into coaching and t...
TPC #022: Eleonora Bartoli and Ali Michael on Writing on Social Hot Button Issues
As the Director of the Race Institute for K-12 Educators, Ali Michael, Ph.D. works with schools and organizations across the country to help make rese...
TPC #021: Alinka Rutkowska on Selling Books
Alinka Rutkowska is a USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, CEO of Leaders Press, and a top 100 Amazon bestselling author in business...
TPC #020: Mary Adkins on Using Existing Skills to Create
Mary Adkins is a novelist, recovered lawyer, and a mother. She traded in her Ann Taylor pantsuits to enter the wild west of fiction writing, She read...