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Life's Essential Ingredients

Life's Essential Ingredients

De : Jeff Christian and Mike Sestich
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Life’s Essential Ingredients is spinoff of C4 Leaders, a California based non-profit who uses PIZZA to guide all people in RISING TOGETHER. The show is hosted by two best friends who were college roommates at the University of San Francisco – (Jeff with a Mike). Just launched Season 6 with the show currently listened to in 117 countries and 1120 cities.

The educational and entertaining show takes a deep, yet humorous look at life’s essential ingredients. The hosts engage in interesting conversation with some of the world’s best leaders, authors, athletes, musicians, chefs, architects, moms, dads, brothers, sisters, comedians, CEOs, coaches, professors, teachers, and many, many, more industries and professions.

The goal of the show is to have the guest highlight their life’s essential ingredients and for the listener to add an ingredient or two to their life recipe.

The hosts create space for the guest to be the star of the show and provide an incredible platform to highlight their life, their business, their passion, and most importantly, their gift they share with the world.

Our listeners are diverse and 9% are 18-24, 18% 25-29, 13% 30-34, 18% 35-44, 18% 45-54, and 55+ 24%.

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    • Season 6 Episode #3 Stepping into Your Zone of Genius with James Brett.
      Jan 29 2026

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      Season 6 Episode #3 James Brett is coming from North of Sydney, Australia (inform, inspire, & transform)

      You can find James via his website oasis-within.com.au

      James guides leaders and professionals towards harmony, insight and purposeful action. He supports those navigating their biggest challenges and helps them turn adversity into clarity by reconnecting with their core strength. James’s approach bridges ancient wisdom, modern practice, and grounded presence, guiding individuals and groups to discover what truly matters, bringing the mind and body into aligned action.

      James’s journey has been about developing an understanding that the deepest leadership doesn’t come from pushing harder, it comes from stepping into your zone of genius and bringing the zone out in others.

      Before stepping onto his path of transformational work, James spent years in the corporate world, thriving in sales, training, and consulting. Now, he brings that lived experience to help ambitious professionals, entrepreneurs, and seekers find success that nourishes rather than depletes. James is passionate about the power of full presence, deep listening and heart centered action and how these will transform leadership, relationships, wellbeing and our planet.

      James, thanks for having the courage to look deeply at your life, process it, reflect on it, learn from it and eventually, create processes that allow you to transform your life and the lives of the people you serve. Thanks for being our guest and welcome to the show.

      TOTD – “May I become at all times, both now and forever A protector of those without protection. A guide for those who have lost their way. A ship for those with oceans to cross. A bridge for those with rivers to cross. A sanctuary for those in danger. A lamp for those without light.” Shantideva

      Build a habit - to create intention - to live your purpose!

      In this episode:

      What was life like growing up? Originally from the UK?

      Know you have a diverse background in sales…and perhaps had your target on a financial goal vs. spiritual goal…was there something that triggered this change…

      What ways/practices do you recommend for seeking YOUR TRUTH?

      Seeking peace

      The impact of our state of being as a role model….our presence as a guide…

      To take people on a journey you need to minimize the distance you create with your language…wow….less is more…

      Deep listening…to understand where people are and where they are comfortable in going…if island A is this…what would island B look like… how do we move toward a different island should you choose…

      Being safe and being ready to explore life… the importance of preparation…

      Dealing with change and thriving in transition

      From your website – “Release what is no longer serving, restore your vitality, and rise with power and authenticity to meet what’s next.”

      Tools to use when in the center of life’s storm?

      An holistic approach to life…how did you develop it?

      Nature and the benefits of exploring life with nature as an essential ingredient…

      Work-life harmony

      Currently practicing DAOISM…The Way, Yin and Yang, Three Treasures, Meditation and Breathwork, Qigong, Feng Shui…

      What is spiritual resilience…practices of the present…being here now…

      Books you recommend?

      Going thru and EGO DEATH… what was that experience like…

      Letting go vs. living a life of wanting to control everything…

      Legacy

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      51 min
    • Season 6 Episode #2 Ann Pells is Using the Butterfly Effect towards Creating Financial Freedom!
      Jan 10 2026

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      C4 Leaders – the ONLY nonprofit to utilize the pizza making process to create space for our companions to be seen, heard, and loved. We work with businesses, sports teams, hospitals, churches…anyone looking to RISE TOGETHER. We also write children’s books and use the most amazing handmade, hand-tossed, sourdough pizza to bring out the best in each other. Please check out PIZZADAYS.ORG to support our important work.

      Season 6 Episode #2 Ann Pells is coming from Manti, Utah (inform, inspire, & transform)

      You can find Ann via her website annsplan.com or lifegiverlegacy.com

      About our guest: Empowering families to create financial freedom through simple, proven strategies. Ann helps people pay off their homes in just 5 to 7 years without reducing their expenses or increasing their income. With two phone calls, you can discover how to grow wealth while you sleep and create a life filled with hope, freedom, and legacy.

      Ann is a seasoned expert in real estate investing and business ownership with over 25 years of experience. She’s passionate about helping others unlock the secrets to financial freedom by teaching them how to buy existing, professionally managed businesses and real estate assets that generate consistent passive income. Ann shows her clients exactly how to secure funding for these opportunities—up to $250K at 0% interest for 12 months—in just 30 days.

      With a proven track record of success, Ann specializes in business acquisitions that make $10K a month with just one hour of work per week and real estate investments that yield a 60% ROI annually. Her approach is both strategic and empowering. Ann also shares the power of daily mindset practices that can help individuals 10x their results in just 10 minutes a day, helping them achieve financial goals faster than they thought possible. Whether it’s funding, business acquisition, or real estate, Ann’s expertise guides individuals toward sustainable wealth with a roadmap that’s simple to follow and easy to execute.

      Ann, thanks for sharing your many gifts and talents and for helping people achieve financial freedom. Welcome to the show!

      TOTD – “Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul and sings the tune without the words and never stops at all.” Emily Dickinson

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      In this episode:

      What was life like growing up?

      What are your life’s essential ingredients?

      Larry and Ann started Life Giver Legacy…

      Loves chocolate and reading about happy memories…

      Recipes that work

      Ingredients of a successful recipe

      Emergency fund…how much should people be putting away…

      Balance of paying off debt vs. still having enough left over to buy some chocolate…

      Have lived in 15 houses…total interest adds up

      Automation, systems, and a team to guide you on owning and managing your own business

      Let’s talk about your financial journey to freedom… and providing opportunity for others to do the same

      20 year old

      30

      40

      50

      60 – retirement

      What was the big take away from what you learned from 2008?

      What if vs. I can’t…

      Books you recommend?

      Legacy

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      43 min
    • Season 6 Episode #1 Author Mitch Weisburgh is Guiding People to Think About the Way They Think!
      Jan 3 2026

      Send us a text

      C4 Leaders – the ONLY nonprofit to utilize the pizza making process to create space for our companions to be seen, heard, and loved. We work with businesses, sports teams, hospitals, churches…anyone looking to RISE TOGETHER. We also write children’s books and use the most amazing handmade, hand-tossed, sourdough pizza to bring out the best in each other. Please check out PIZZADAYS.ORG to support our important work.

      Season 6 Episode #1 Mitch Weisburgh is coming from Larchmont, New York (inform, inspire, & transform)

      You can find Mitch via his website https://www.mindshiftingwithmitch.com

      About our guest: For over four decades, Mitch has been at the intersection of education, technology, and learning transformation, helping individuals, educators, and organizations rethink how we learn, teach, and grow.

      Mitch is the creator of the Mind Shifting Method — a neuroscience-backed system helping high-achievers, coaches, and transformational leaders move beyond mindset alone to rewire their emotional operating systems for sustainable resilience, clarity, and self-trust. Mitch works at the root level, so resilience, creativity, and powerful leadership become automatic, not exhausting. When individuals stop fighting their own brain, growth stops feeling like survival — and starts feeling like freedom.

      Mitch has authored several books with his most recent release this past November - Conflict and Collaboration. A review of Mitch’s book said the following – “Reading this book is like immersing yourself in a practical and deeply human guide on how to transform conflicts into opportunities for growth and collaboration. It’s a work that challenges us to rethink our reactions and always seek the constructive side of human encounters and disagreements.”

      Mitch, thanks for sharing your many gifts with people all over the world, thanks for continuing to challenge yourself to learn, grow and teach. Thanks for being our guest on Life’s Essential Ingredients – Welcome BACK to the Show!

      TOTD – “You must trust and believe in people or life becomes impossible. “

      Anton Checkov

      Build a habit - to create intention - to live your purpose!

      In this episode:

      What are your life’s essential ingredients?

      Mindshifting Mondays with Mitch – congrats on your podcast…

      Assertiveness without aggressiveness is a superpower (from your book)

      5 styles of Conflict Resolution – Compete, Avoid, Accommodate, Collaborate, Compromise

      The 5 sage powers of being not doing – Empathy, Exploration, Innovation, Navigation, Focused Action

      4 ways to approach situations – Simple Issue, Chaotic Issue, Complicated Issue, Complex Issue

      Motivational Interviewing

      Goals – reaching 5 million people with resourcefulness, resilience and collaboration…

      Mindshifting – Stop Your Brain From Sabotaging Your Happiness and Success – congrats on your book…

      Books you recommend?

      Legacy

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      1 h et 4 min
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