One of the hottest and timely topics is deciding whether or not to pursue a college degree, given the current climate and rising costs of college. Growing up, Johnnie and Arlaana knew it was a given: get a college degree, get a good job and get married. Not so today. In this episode, we discuss the pros and cons of attending college and the various alternatives to developing a succcessful career path and a value-creating life.

In Part 2, entitled, Freedom from Fear, we discuss a therapeutic approach to overcoming fear and offer ways to challenge and even overcome deeply rooted anxiety. It’s time to “look fear in the face” and gain control of our fears rather than let them control us. Using many personal and not-so-personal examples, we discuss how to become the lion and our fears, the mouse, rather than the other way around. It’s all about facing "the scaries" and living our best life!

The greatest fear is the fear of death, and that leads to so many other fears: fear of "the other," anxiety, PTSD, our mortality. But fear can be transformed to inspiration, or motivation to live each moment as if its your last, fully enjoying life. And because we firmly believe that life is eternal, it is how one lives one's life that determines whether one has a peaceful death. In this episode we discuss various fears and ways to overcome them, as in the words of Pressident FDR: You have nothing to fear but fear itself and living the motto: You are the Protagonist, not the Victim of Your Destiny!