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[0:06] Tony Howell: Hello, it's Tony Howell, and I am so excited to welcome you to season two of Conversations with ChangeMakers.

[0:16] Tony Howell: This podcast is our opportunity to ask for practical ways that we as artists can use our gifts to change the world.

[0:26] Tony Howell: Our season two opener is the one, the only, the wonderful Marie Forleo.

[0:32] Tony Howell: She is the queen of the internet, the queen of the New York Times bestseller list, and I just adore her, and I cannot wait to share this episode with all of you.

[0:42] Tony Howell: She talks about early childhood traumas to career crises and how she's created the multi-million dollar empire she has today that utilizes all of her experiences, her passions, and her skills.

[0:56] Tony Howell: This episode is epic, and so I couldn't hold back.

[0:59] Tony Howell: I had to share just a sneak peek with you.

[1:04] Marie Forleo: And I approach my house, and it was completely dark and silent. Those are two not good signs if you're from an Italian American home. Never good things when there's no sound and there's no light. So I go inside and I was honestly a little afraid of what I might find. I was like, where is my mom? Where's the sound of this radio? Anyway, I heard some little clicks and clacks coming from the kitchen, and I followed that sound, and I saw my mom hunched over the kitchen table, which looked like an operating room. She had um, you know, there was like electrical tape and screwdrivers all over the place, and then spread out in about a dozen pieces was a completely dismantled Tropicana Orange Radio. And I was like, Mom, are you okay?

This is like your favorite thing. What happened? Is it broke? And she's like, free, it's no problem, it's fine. The antenna was off, the dial wasn't working, so I'm fixing it. And I stood there watching her work her magic, and I finally thought to ask the question I should have always asked, which was, Mom, how do you know how to do so many different things that you've never done before, but nobody's showing you how to do it? And she put down her screwdriver and she cocked her head to the side and she said, Ray, it's no big deal. She's like, look, nothing in life is that complicated if you just roll up your sleeves, you get in there and you do it. Everything is figure outable. And Tony, from that moment on, that little three-word phrase, it let was like a seed planted in my soul. And it has been the single most powerful driving force in my life ever since.

[2:33] Tony Howell: So there you have it. That's just the nibble. To hear the rest of Marie's wisdom, make sure that you join us live Monday, January 27th, 2020, at 7 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, right here on your podcast feed.

[2:48] Tony Howell: Subscribe right now so that you can listen as soon as we release it. I can't wait for you to hear the rest of this episode and then to hear your thoughts all about it. I'll talk to you soon.