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Lisa Nicole Bell
- THE SHOW This recap episode distills the core ideas from this season of Behind the Brilliance with fresh perspective on building a meaningful life and career without burning out, numbing out, or deferring fulfillment to “someday.” Lisa recaps key conversations...
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Lisa Nicole Bell
Lisa recaps the highlights of Season 16. Read More.
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Behind the Brilliance 078: Happiness Habits

Happiness is such a flimsy and elusive idea, but I do think we can achieve our own version of personal satisfaction with the right line of thinking. This solo episode dives into five of the “happiness habits” that help us…
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Behind the Brilliance 077: Maren Kate Donovan

THE SHOW: This week, #LisaLikes blessing the bills (see below). This week’s theme could be resilience. My guest, Maren Kate Donovan is smart, creative, and resilient. During this chat, we talk about her background as an entrepreneur, her approach to…
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Behind the Brilliance 076: Risk & Reward

Most of us grossly overestimate the so-called “risks” we take. In many cases, the worst thing that can happen is embarrassment or having to eat ramen noodles for a while. In this episode, I dive into the topic of risk…
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Behind the Brilliance 075: Uyo Okebie-Eichelberger

THE SHOW: This week’s #LisaLikes quinoa (yes, really). She interviews entrepreneur Uyo Okebie-Eichelberger – the fierce, fabulous, red lipstick wearing founder of Made With Love brands. They cover a range of topics including lifestyle design, time management, finding bliss, starting…
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Behind the Brilliance 074: On Purpose

This is one of my favorite solo episodes ever. The topic of working and living with purpose is one that never gets old to me. The way I approach in the episode is different as I’m in a different place…
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Behind the Brilliance 073: Stoicism for Regular People

As someone who loves Stoicism so much that I named my dog Seneca, I felt some obligation to share the awesomeness of the philosophy with you on Behind the Brilliance. As it happens, many of the world’s most progressive and…
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Behind the Brilliance 72: A To Do List for 2016

It never fails. Evey January, people make lists of resolutions and other aspirations for the year. Even though I tend to generally be opposed to such lists, I decided to share the list of things I plan to continue doing…
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Behind the Brilliance 071: New Year, Do You

It’s that time of year when people make ridiculous promises to themselves that they probably won’t keep. I’m not a resolution person – I believe in getting a running start on the New Year some time in September or October…
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Behind the Brilliance 70: Holiday Reading Picks + Year End Reminders

Ah, it’s here…that time of year that’s supposed to bring cheer but usually brings overspending, caloric intake regrets, and family fatigue. This week, I’m sharing some perfect non-fiction holiday book picks designed to take your general awesomeness to new heights…
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"I'm a 40 year old woman and with every episode I'm exposed to diverse people, new ideas, books, and technology. Lisa is a great conversationalist and her guests bring such unique perspectives. This show is absolutely brilliant! [think The Oprah Winfrey Show in a podcast]."

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"Lisa spans a large range of topics while maintaining the consistent theme "you can be better, if you are willing to make the choices and do the work". Her topics are fresh and relevant and her guests are interesting."

David M.

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"I love this podcast!!!! I look forward to it and tune in every week.I get so much from it personally and professionally. Lisa is smart, witty and soooo funny. Once you listen you MUST go back into the archives and get.your.self.together!"

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"Lisa Nicole Bell is a God send! This podcast is filled with gems, diamonds, chocolate, & so much more. If you're lacking friends or peers along the personal development side, this podcast is a comfort & provides so much information that will bless & change your life. I love this show & love Lisa!"

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"When Lisa goes on hiatus, I seriously question how I'll survive without this podcast. She gives all types of advice that's relevant no matter what field you're in and the interviews are the icing on the cake."

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