The Driving Force Podcast brings you an in-depth look into the lives of high-performing individuals. Founded and hosted by Chase Rosa, Chase teases out and extracts the key insights and moments from his guest’s lives that have propelled them to the top of their given fields. Tune in to find out the behaviors, actions, and habits that molded their journeys to get to where they are today.
Episode 81: Anne Donnell - Psychic Medium, Reiki Practitioner, Teacher
Today’s guest is Anne Donnell. Anne is a psychic medium and reiki practitioner based out of York, Maine. Over 12 years ago, Anne suffered a life-threatening medical condition with her third child's birth, leading her to make significant shifts in her life. It was through Reiki Training that Anne discovered her intuition and psychic abilities. After a great deal of self-reflection and several years of studying under many different leading psychics worldwide, Anne began her career as a Reiki Practitioner and Psychic Medium. Today, she uses her knowingness and psychic abilities to deliver thousands of healing messages and intuitive guidance to clients across the country and worldwide. She continues to study and expand her practice around the needs of her clients and offers many diverse classes from Manifesting 101, Psychic Intuition Development and Psychic Medium Development. I’ve had a couple intuitive psychic readings with Anne and would highly recommend her if you’re interested in seeing a psychic medium. In this interview, we get into Anne’s relationship with spirit growing up, her journey to discovering her psychic abilities, Reiki healing, psychic readings, and much more. Timestamps00:02:28 Growing up in Maine00:05:41 Her interaction with spirit and spirituality growing up 00:11:49 The feeling you have when you're around a spirit/ghost 00:13:16 What she wanted to do for a career growing up 00:15:05 The life threatening medical condition that led her to make significant life changes 00:21:43 Stress cardiomyopathy 00:25:46 Overview of Reiki00:28:01 A Reiki session 00:31:18 Discovering her psychic abilities 00:36:58 Developing her psychic abilities and creating a business 00:41:56 Filtering and controlling her psychic abilities 00:43:11 Overview of Clairs 00:45:49 Preparing for a psychic reading 00:48:24 What she feels when she connects to spirit 00:52:10 Ethics when it comes to conducting readings 00:55:07 What she recommends clients do after a reading 00:56:37 What clients typically want clarity on the most during psychic readings 00:57:38 Her mission as a psychic medium 00:59:47 Teaching others to tap into their psychic abilities 01:04:41 My quick reading 01:06:08 What it's like to be a mother with psychic abilities 01:07:27 What she wants to have accomplished 5 years from now 01:08:08 Her daily routine 01:09:25 Her driving force 01:10:31 Parting words of wisdom
28 Feb 2022
Episode 80: Ric Prado - Black Ops: The Life of a CIA Shadow Warrior
Today’s guest is Ric Prado. Ric is a paramilitary, counter-terrorism, and clandestine operations specialist, with a focus on international training operations and programs. He is a twenty-four year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) where he served as an Operations Officer in six overseas posts. He was Deputy Chief of Station and "Plank Owner" of the original Bin Ladin Task Force/Issues Station as well as Chief of Station in a hostile Muslim country. Ric also served as Chief of Operations in the CIA's Counterterrorist Center (CTC) during the September 11th attacks, where he helped coordinate the CTC’s special operations (SPECOPS) activities with the National Security Council and FBI, as well as with elite U.S. military representatives from Delta Force and SEAL-Team Six, then detailed to CTC. He retired as Senior Intel Service-2 (SIS-2, Major General equivalent at CIA). Ric’s new book Black Ops: The Life of a CIA Shadow Warrior hits bookstores on March 1st and details his life and career conducting some of the most important covert wars that America has fought since Vietnam. In this interview, we’ll dive deep into the contents of the book.Timestamps00:02:33 His reasons for writing the book 00:10:11 Difference between CIA officers and agents 00:11:02 The subtlety of CIA work 00:11:44 Enhanced interrogation techniques 00:15:47 Growing up in Cuba 00:20:54 The sacrifice his parents made to give him a better life 00:24:32 Getting in trouble in Miami 00:27:16 The impact that martial arts has had throughout his life 00:29:36 His time in Air Force Pararescue 00:35:16 Transition into the CIA 00:39:00 His relationship with his wife Carmen while working in the CIA 00:41:02 Helping train the Contras in Honduras 00:50:28 Lessons learned about gaining trust 00:53:38 His perspective on high performing teams 00:57:56 America's engrained sense of fair play 01:02:01 Recruiting agents in the field 01:06:39 Cooper's Colors 01:10:06 What he could share and not share with loved ones while working in the CIA 01:12:05 CIA vs. Washington DC politics 01:15:16 His perspective on the current Russia-Ukraine situation 01:19:15 What he wants to accomplish 10 years from now 01:22:06 His daily routine 01:23:40 His driving force 01:27:56 Parting words for the listeners
20 Feb 2022
Episode 79: Natalie Walstein - Finding your true calling through astrology
This year, I want to include more guests on the show who lean toward the more spiritual side of things. To kick that off, the guest on this week’s episode is Natalie Walstein. Natalie is a career astrologer at Soulshine Astrology, where she focuses on the intersection of career coaching and astrological counseling to help others find their true calling in life. Originally born in Minneapolis, MN, Natalie went on to study at Emily Carr University of Art + Design in Vancouver, Canada for Communication Design before running her own design studio as a graphic, web & magazine designer for creative entrepreneurs for 5 years. Then, everything in her life came to a standstill. Her relationship went south, she had an intense near-death experience in which she also got misdiagnosed with cancer, and she was falling out of love with her career. By tapping into her own astrological birth chart, she decided to pivot to working with others on a deeper spiritual level through astrology. In this interview, we get into Natalie’s background and how she got into astrology, the work that she does today as a career astrologer, the value of comparing astrological charts in relationships, and my own mini birth chart reading. Timestamps00:02:11 Definition of astrology 00:03:38 What got her into astrology and spirituality 00:06:05 Her career prior to becoming an astrologer 00:08:42 The severe illness she dealt with for 3 years 00:10:13 What her parents did for work and their reaction to her career change 00:11:40 When she decided to become a full-time astrologer 00:13:43 Overcoming her doubts and hesitations to become a full-time astrologer 00:16:20 Overview of Soulshine Astrology00:18:23 The kinds of clients that come to her for guidance 00:19:07 Increased interest in astrology during the pandemic 00:19:58 What she looks for in a person's birth chart when helping them find their true calling 00:21:16 My quick birth chart reading 00:26:09 Not being in alignment with your true calling 00:28:35 Determining when significant shifts in your life might occur using astrology 00:30:53 Interplay between free will and astrology 00:32:48 The ethics of astrology 00:34:28 The value of comparing astrological birth charts in relationships 00:40:01 What inspired her to write her new book? 00:41:00 Where is the best place for people to start when learning astrology? 00:42:07 Jupiter crossing my career line 00:44:52 What she wants to have accomplished 5 years from now 00:46:53 Her other spiritual interests 00:47:23 Her daily routine 00:48:32 Her driving force 00:49:29 Parting words of wisdom
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