Keyword: ambition

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Millennials Blazing Their Own Path March 17, 2015

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Annie Q, Ben Starr, Giullian Gioiello, Srijan Munir
Category: Identity & The Self, Personal Growth & Change

What happens when the old formula of school, degree, and stable job stops working? Co-hosts Giullian Gioiello and Ben Starr fill in for Armand DiMele and talk with actress Annie Q and Muay Thai fighter and trainer Srijan Munir about forging unconventional careers, immigrant family expectations, and finding meaning over security in a post-recession world.

Assertive Energy with Don Riso and Russ Hudson April 10, 2013

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Don Riso, Russ Hudson
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Identity & The Self

Don Riso and Russ Hudson join Armand DiMele to break down the three assertive Enneagram types: the blunt, life-force-driven Challenger, the endlessly striving Achiever, and the expansive Enthusiast. The conversation explores why assertive energy triggers defensive reactions, how it roots in fear and emptiness, and how it can be channeled into genuine leadership.

The Need to Be Famous August 22, 2006

Host: Armand DiMele
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Identity & The Self

Why do 30% of adults regularly daydream about being famous? Armand DiMele traces the fame motive to childhood homes where recognition was scarce, arguing that the hunger to be seen by strangers is distinct from wanting wealth or power and intensifies across the lifespan, even into old age.

Finding Your Path with a Heart Undated

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Angela, Gina, Steven, Sue, Vincent
Category: Identity & The Self, Personal Growth & Change

What does it mean to live a life that actually fits you? Armand DiMele draws on Carlos Castaneda’s concept of “a path with a heart” to argue that most people lose their authentic selves in childhood and spend adulthood on paths that quietly weaken them. Callers share their own struggles with direction, unfulfilling relationships, and the search for meaning.

Paradoxes of Life Undated

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Roberta Maria Atti
Category: Meaning, Spirituality & Philosophy, The Mind & Neuroscience

Every gain hides a hidden loss. Armand DiMele and co-host Roberta Maria Atti work through paradoxes that riddle ordinary life: fame steals privacy, promotion costs friendship, and bariatric surgery that cures overeating often triggers alcoholism. Medical examples extend to antibiotics breeding resistant bacteria and asthma drugs correlating with rising asthma deaths.