The Aspiring Self

Mark Stolow

Mark Stolow is on a quest to invite people to step into their greatness. The Aspiring Self features Mark riffing with transformational leaders who are on a mission to inspire people to bring out their very best. Why play connect the dots with someone else’s vision of your life? This is an invitation to look at our lives as a big, blank canvas primed for our creative energy. Discover the beauty of life lived on purpose and go on a Journey of a lifetime; your lifetime. read less
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The Wisdom of Anger
29-06-2023
The Wisdom of Anger
We tend to think of anger as a negative experience. Images of hulk-like, aggressive outbursts dominate our thinking about anger. We may even go so far as to moralize anger - we tell ourselves and others that it is wrong. In this conversation with Alistair Moes, Durwin Foster and Alejandra Proaño from Healing Anger and Anger Moose Management, we peel back the misconceptions around anger. Together we explore the wisdom that hides beneath the angry veneer. Can anger be a wise teacher? What can it tell us about where we have been and where we are going? As we show up to the experience of anger with openness, we realize that it is not a harmful foe, but rather a benevolent friend; anger can reveal a world of possibility for self and other compassion.

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The Wisdom of Anger
29-06-2023
The Wisdom of Anger
We tend to think of anger as a negative experience. Images of hulk-like, aggressive outbursts dominate our thinking about anger. We may even go so far as to moralize anger - we tell ourselves and others that it is wrong. In this conversation with Alistair Moes, Durwin Foster and Alejandra Proaño from Healing Anger and Anger Moose Management, we peel back the misconceptions around anger. Together we explore the wisdom that hides beneath the angry veneer. Can anger be a wise teacher? What can it tell us about where we have been and where we are going? As we show up to the experience of anger with openness, we realize that it is not a harmful foe, but rather a benevolent friend; anger can reveal a world of possibility for self and other compassion.
Empowered Ways to Have Difficult Conversations
28-09-2022
Empowered Ways to Have Difficult Conversations
In conversation with Huddol Mentor Joe Weston about how we transform difficult conversations into an opportunity for transformation. Joe talks about the opportunity to turn confrontation into a mutually empowering experience, where people can stand in their power, show up for each other mindfully, and discover deeper truths. Listen as he shares helpful insights about how we can show up to a confrontational experience that leaves two people feeling heard and seen.
Writing to Awaken
14-09-2022
Writing to Awaken
In conversation with Huddol Mentor Mark Matousek about the power of journaling to transform how we see ourselves and the world. Mark describes the process of moving our inner world outward. Through journaling, we nurture an objectivity that invites clarity. Writing to awaken activates a process where we see ourselves anew. This experience of witnessing our inner most thoughts and feelings liberates us from worn out stories. Freed from an unhelpful past, we embrace our present more fully.
Embodying Our Values
07-03-2022
Embodying Our Values
In conversation with Huddol Mentor Bhaskar Goswami about how we embody our values. What happens when theory and inspiration meet embodied practice. How does one become a living, breathing expression of one’s values and make the shift from explaining what we stand for to walking that path mightily.
Dying And Reclaiming Our Lives
04-02-2022
Dying And Reclaiming Our Lives
What can we learn from the dying? In conversation with palliative care doctor Dana Tarcatu about spending a career in the company of those who are dying and what is revealed in their presence. Dana talks about the remarkable impact end of life care has had on her experience of being in the world and how it can expand our ideas around the practice of health care – what do the dying invite us to honor about the nature of life, beauty and truth?
Unconditional positive regard supports healing
07-12-2021
Unconditional positive regard supports healing
In conversation with Chris Desmond about how we aspire to deliver really great health care by blending clinical AND human skills. Are these human skills being undervalued in the professional health care experience? If you’re nodding your head yes, then you probably believe it's time that changed. Discover how professionals can cultivate unconditional positive regard for themselves and the people they show up for in the experience of caring.
Restoring Value to the Health Care Journey
29-11-2021
Restoring Value to the Health Care Journey
In conversation with Eva Villalba about a new kind of conversation in health care – one focused on human potential, empowerment and meaning. What is value-based care and why is understanding what people want from their health care experience integral to the healing journey and shifting how we practice the craft of care.
Health Care and the Empowerment of People
29-10-2021
Health Care and the Empowerment of People
In conversation with Huddol Mentor Brian Trzaskos about how we move from a "to" healthcare system to a "with" health care system. We explore how personal motivation and deep collaboration are the groundwork for the empowerment of people.
La Vida Vuca: Finding freedom in an uncertain world
22-09-2021
La Vida Vuca: Finding freedom in an uncertain world
In conversation with Huddol Mentor Philip Horvath about how we embrace the creative possibilities that exist in a world of uncertainty and ambiguity.
Recoding the Mind Through Music
17-09-2021
Recoding the Mind Through Music
In conversation with Huddol Mentor Jeena Earthiva about her experience of deep suffering and how she transformed the most difficult period of her life into a soundtrack to help people heal and embrace the fullness of their untapped potential. Journey into the greatness of you, guided by a powerful network of transformational life coaches. Be inspired to achieve your dreams and courageously walk the path of your life: https://www.huddol.com/download-app
Heart and Soul of a Coach
03-09-2021
Heart and Soul of a Coach
In conversations with Huddol Mentor David Frank Gomes about being your own life coach and being crystal clear with the vision you want for your life. Journey into the greatness of you, guided by a powerful network of transformational life coaches. Be inspired to achieve your dreams and courageously walk the path of your life: https://www.huddol.com/download-app
Saying Goodbye to Pain and Hello to Life
03-06-2021
Saying Goodbye to Pain and Hello to Life
In conversation with Huddol Mentor Brian Trzaskos about the deep connection between mind and body and how we can tap into that intelligence to alleviate pain and suffering.
Lead Through Your Life
25-05-2021
Lead Through Your Life
In conversation with Huddol Mentor Robert Pardi about awakening the leader that abides in each of us. Leaders use their life to hone their A.G.I.L.E. leadership skills. Journey into the greatness of you, guided by a powerful network of transformational life coaches. Be inspired to achieve your dreams and courageously walk the path of your life: https://www.huddol.com/download-app
Where am "I"? Finding ourselves in the last place we look
19-05-2021
Where am "I"? Finding ourselves in the last place we look
In conversation with Huddol Mentor Bhaskar Goswami about the further reaches of what is "I". Bhaskar pulls back the curtain on the "I" that one tends to believe is pulling all the life strings and invites us to drop the rope.
The Freedom to Simply Feel
11-05-2021
The Freedom to Simply Feel
In conversation with Huddol Mentor Ellen Korman Mains about the transformation that takes place when we put out a welcome mat for our feelings. In that allowing, space is created. Through that space we tap into the wonder of being fully present and open. Journey into the greatness of you, guided by a powerful network of transformational life coaches. Be inspired to achieve your dreams and courageously walk the path of your life: https://www.huddol.com/download-app
What Once Was Loss Now is Found
05-05-2021
What Once Was Loss Now is Found
In conversation with Huddol Mentor Robert Pardi about how we live life forward when dealing with small or big losses. Robert talks candidly about losing his wife to breast cancer and finding himself in the process.
Small Creates Big Changes
28-04-2021
Small Creates Big Changes
Small Creates Big Changes by Mark Stolow
The Self-Sabotaging Mind
21-04-2021
The Self-Sabotaging Mind
In conversation with Huddol Mentor J. Paul Nadeau about our mind's tendency to hold us hostage to unhelpful and judgmental thoughts. Paul explores how we check out from the "poor me" hotel.
Dip into the well of infinite energy
14-04-2021
Dip into the well of infinite energy
In conversation with Huddol Mentor Brian Trzaskos about how we tune into the energy that flows in and around us. Brian talks about what keeps us feeling fatigued and unwell and how to reclaim the source of our natural energy systems.
Actualizing your soul's true agenda
07-04-2021
Actualizing your soul's true agenda
In conversation with Journeys Mentor Ani Anderson about expanding our understanding of choice and aligned action. Ani invites you to see that you can do the things you dream about and have absolutely anything you want, once you understand the laws of manifesting.