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Live Life Your Way - Beyond Your Potential! BEYOND POTENTIAL RADIO PODCAST ARCHIVE

Beyond Potential is about life and all the facets that makes up our lives. Releasing labels and being courageous. Realizing that there is no such thing as failure. What we value and the laws that we are creating about ourselves. Her many topics will include: success, career, freedom, full self-expression, power, wants, needs and desires, risks, love, fun, courage and more. Listeners will provide a major contribution; listeners’ questions and comments can turn the show on its heels via sharing, informing, laughing their butts off, and even sometimes being moved to tears. Tune in each week to discover your best life!

Noreen Sumpter is a Personal Life Coach and the creator of the Live Life Your Way program who now calls herself, The Potentiator. She believes that all of her clients have gifts, talents, high self-esteem, and confidence and through her work she helps them realize how to own their voices, speak their truths and live their best lives.

2019/04/02 – Homage To My Sister

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Live Life Your Way!.

[EPISODE]  Homage To My Sister

Join Noreen this week on Beyond Potential as she pays homage to her sister.

Her sister recently died of breast cancer last month. She was a trooper. She fought a good fight. She knew that it could take her out. She fought for 10 years.

Join Noreen as she remembers her sister and join Noreen if you have lost someone close to you and would like to pay homage to their memory on talkradio.nyc.

Segment 1

Noreen begins tonight’s show paying homage to her recently deceased sister. She acknowledges the empowering work NAWBO has done for women and recaps the recent NAWBO boot camp she attended. Noreen explores her beliefs about death, noring her belief that death is not an ending. Noreen shares many memories about her sister, highlighting her sister’s virtues.

Segment 2

Noreen continues her tribute by acknowledging her sister’s strength and ability not to complain even in the face of adversity. Noteen describes how she plans to celebrate her sister’s life. She explores her family dynamics growing up and share some memories of her sister from her childhood.

Segment 3

Noreen delves into a story of the only fight she and her sister ever had in their teenage years. Noreen expresses how memories help her keep her sister dear to her. Noreen speculates about how death affects family dynamics and notes how the difficulty of being vulnerable with family. Noreen describes two dreams she had in her childhood, which both were her early experiences related to death.

Segment 4

Noreen retells the story of her sister’s resilience after her mastectomy. She explores the way we all have to navigate choices in life. Noreen offers a few tips for monitoring your breast health. She concludes with a heartfelt message dedicated to her sister.

 

2019/03/26 – State-of-the-Art Health and Well-Being

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Live Life Your Way!.

[EPISODE] State-of-the-Art Health and Well-Being

Join Noreen as she mashes it up with Lisa Greene from Luxury Hair Plus, a health, well-being, style and beauty expert. Lisa is a secret that only a few select people know about. She works with models, ballet dancers, and musicians.

If you want state-of-the-art technology for health and well-being, join Noreen and learn Lisa’s secrets and what she loves about her business.

Tune in to learn more!

Segment 1

Noreen welcomes Lisa Greene to the show to discuss her work in the beauty industry. Lisa delves into her upbringing in Queens and her family background. Lisa mentions her beginnings in the insurance industry and what skills she learned from this early portion of her career. They break down how in life we all have experiences that can teach us.

Segment 2

Noreen and Lisa discuss the beauty products available at Luxury Hair Plus, specifically wigs.. Lisa provides advice for entrepreneurs, specifically knowing when to move on to a new venture. Noreen and Lisa emphasize the importance of self-discipline and effort for entrepreneurs looking to create their own opportunities. They touch on anti-aging as a phenomenon in the beauty industry. They weigh in on whether “Black don’t crack” is true when it comes to beauty.  

Segment 3

Lisa and Noreen continue their conversation around “Black don’t crack”. Lisa mentions how people should be aware of certain lifestyle choices that may affect skin health. She then breaks down various treatments available to naturally maintain skin health without fillers. They touch on the organic treatments Luxury Hair Plus offers and why it is important to be delicate with your face. They share their opinions on plastic surgery and how bad surgery can negatively affect one’s life.

Segment 4

Lisa describes how she quality controls and decides which products to offer to clients. Noreen touches on the ways the FDA affects the beauty industry when it comes to foreign products. They stress the importance of educating yourself about your body and the products you are using on a regular basis. Lisa advises to consumers to use the resources available to find the best health or beauty solutions.  

2019/03/19 – Aladdin on Broadway

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Live Life Your Way!.

[EPISODE]  Aladdin on Broadway

Broadway comes to Beyond Potential: Live Life Your Way! Join Noreen Sumpter as she gets up close and personal with Stanley Martin, Broadway performer, now performing in Aladdin.

This show is going to be fun. Find out how he handles being Aladdin on Broadway. Find out what sets him apart from the hundreds of people who don’t look like him on Broadway. Let’s talk about his Broadway acting career.

Find out what it takes to be on Broadway and maintain a life. #Aladdin 

Segment 1

Noreen welcomes Stanley Martin from the cast of Aladdin on Broadway. Stanley describes his life working on Aladdin and how his passion for theater helps keep the performances fresh. They discuss their favorite musicals, the lack of diverse representation in Broadway.

Segment 2

Stanley and Noreen discuss his passion for writing, which began in his childhood. Stanley explains how his family of entertainers influenced his decision to become an actor and dancer.. Noreen shares her experiences with dance and theater in her youth. They discuss what dancers do when they fall on stage or make a mistake. In response to the first caller, Stanley shares his five year plan to focus on writing and his dream of being a leading player.

Segment 3

Stanley tells the story of his audition for Aladdin and his reaction to being cast. Stanley details the lack of diversity he noticed in Broadway casting early in his career. They explore biracial identity and black representation in entertainment. They pivot to rejection in auditions and how Stanley approached rejection throughout his career. Stanley describes his experience with casting for his play from the perspective of a director.

Segment 4

Noreen and Stanley discuss their favorite plays. Stanley expresses his love for Hamilton and Pippin. Stanley offers advice and encouragement for aspiring theater actors and their parents. Stanley notes the importance of parental support in helping kids pursue their dreams. He shares his goal to spread diversity in his productions both on and off camera. Stanley concludes with a promo for his upcoming show “Opportunity” at The Riant Theatre.

 

 

2019/03/12 – The Hero Club

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Live Life Your Way!

[EPISODE] The Hero Club

Join Noreen Sumpter as she mashes it up with Tricia Benn, General Manager of The Hero Club.

She is fearless and spiritual and works with big data. She knows that having big data is not enough. She is honest about what marketing really is.  I love that she uses the M-word.

Join me and find out what the M-word really is and all about the Hero Club. Why is the M-word important to all who are in business and work with data marketing…

Segment 1

Noreen begins tonight reflecting on International Women’s Day last week and Women’s History Month. Tricia Benn joins the show and starts with a brief introduction to her work with The C Suite Network. Tricia traces her career trajectory and how she decided to join The C Suite Network. Tricia describes her childhood growing up on a farm in Canada. She details learning how to be a confident businesswoman from her mother and grandmother.    

Segment 2

Tricia describes her life splitting time between Pittsburgh and New York, her family, and how she shares parental responsibilities with her husband. They touch on stay at home mother or father stereotypes and social pressures. They consider how important it is to have supportive people in your personal and professional life. They agree that parents should allow their children to grow into their own individual self.

Segment 3

Noreen and Tricia explore their ideas of success and what success means for The Hero Club. Tricia describes the origin of The Hero Club and how members strive to create positive social impact. Tricia shares how The Hero Club has grown to include people across the country from many backgrounds and how they enrich the leadership training they provide. Tricia emphasizes the importance of life balance within The Hero Club.   

Segment 4

Tricia shares how inspiring it is for people to live as their authentic selves. Tricia and Noreen speculate about retirement. They agree that they want to remain involved and continue learning throughout their lives. Tricia explains why people should live from the inside out.

2019/03/05 – International Women of New York City

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Live Life Your Way!

[EPISODE] International Women of New York City

Join Noreen Sumpter as she talks with Ella Butler about life in the big city and how they manage day-to-day.

Segment 1

Noreen begins by celebrating her guest Ella Butler as the epitome of a successful woman in honor of the upcoming International Women’s Day. Noreen and Ella reminisce about looking for apartments and moving throughout their years in New York.They pivot to International Women’s Day . Ella and Noreen both acknowledge the important role their mothers played in their lives.   

Segment 2

Noreen and Ella comment on how women are often the driving force behind the success of many great men throughout history. They express why the enjoy being women and would pass on being reincarnated as men. They discuss ancestry tests and their family origins. They touch on the way thinking about age can affect their mindset. They briefly pivot to the topic of suicide and euthanasia.  

Segment 3

Ella and Noreen discuss how now we all look to share ourselves via social media. Noreen stress the importance of friendship and engagement as you get older to allow you to continue growing. They describe accountability partners and the ways partners have positively impacted their lives. They note how accountability partners help you achieve your goals and hold you responsible.

Segment 4

Noreen and Ella read excerpts from Readable Women and consider the meaning of the quotes. Noreen highlights the importance of self-love in learning to love other. Ella counters that we are capable of loving others even when one does not love oneself fully. Ella elucidates how she sees love as a verb and love is an active process. They discuss the Strong Black Woman label can be a negative stereotype. They agree that black women are complex and deserve the space to express their vulnerability.   

2019/02/26 – The Seat of the Soul

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Live Life Your Way!

[EPISODE] The Seat of the Soul
 
Join Noreen as she speaks about the book that she has been reading, The Seat of the Soul by Gary Zukav. This book has been around for 25 years. It was one of those things that kept showing up. So, she decided to buy the audio and then bought the 25th Anniversary Edition which featured Oprah Winfrey and Maya Angelou.

The book is amazing. She is going to share her thoughts about it. Sometimes in life something comes in, and it aligns with life and brings with it a world of growth.

Segment 1

Noreen begins tonight with a recap of a recent Narbo event she attended and her health. She welcomes Mike Blocker to the show. He describes career as a life coach and offers his perspective on Gary Zukav’s book. They discuss the role of karma in life. They touch on the importance of intuition and privacy in our lives.

Segment 2

Noreen and Mike talk about the nature of friendship and how people connect. Mike talks about how the strongest relationships involve emotional intimacy and stand the test of time. Mike shares experiences where he’s felt judged and how it taught him empathy for others.They discuss relationship dynamics and how Mike values freedom over security. Mike expresses the power of honesty in relationships and recommends we not try too hard to control outcomes.

Segment 3

Noreen and Mike talk about how they’ve asked past partners to change and what effect it had on the relationship. They agree it is better to let a partner be who they are instead of trying to change them. They explore Gary Zukav’s ideas of intuition and consider whether we carry skills or emotions from past lifetimes. Mike retells the story of how DJing was a talent he didn’t see in himself but it became a passion is his life.

Segment 4

Mike and Noreen revisit the topic of polyamory and the polyamorous community. Mike shares a story from his time as a strip club DJ and how it taught him how relationships are often not truly monogamous. He describes the role of truth in open relationships. They pivot to whether prostitution should be legalized. They discuss the differences between how men and women cheat in relationships. Mike concludes with advice for young men on how to control sex drive and not let it control their life.

2019/02/19 – How to Manage an Event Perfectly

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Live Life Your Way!.
 
[EPISODE] How to Manage an Event Perfectly

Join Noreen Sumpter as she mashes it up with Cheryl Gentry, CEO and Founder ofGlow Global, a full-service and award-winning event management agency.

Last year, Glow celebrated their 20th year in business. Cheryl Gentry and Glow provide passionate seamless planning for her clients. She is knowledgeable. Her company has received 12 awards. Cheryl has created and established a name for herself by perfecting even the most minor event.

This week, on Beyond Potential: Live Life Your Way, Noreen will be discussing all the in’s and out’s of what it takes for Cheryl Gentry to run an event planning business and, most importantly, what is it that makes her so detail-oriented. Find out if she was born this way and how she got to be the way she is.

Segment 1: 

Noreen is joined by Cheryl Gentry to discuss her career in event planning. They begin discussing Cheryl’s background growing up in an artistic household in Washington D.C. Cheryl remembers helping her mom with planning family parties and how it sparked her early interest in event planning. Cheryl traces her career from her beginnings working in HR to the development of Glow Global.  

Segment 2: 

Cheryl and Noreen pivot to discuss mentors in their lives. They agree that often mentors choose you rather than you choosing your mentor. Cheryl shares the importance of senior executives sharing with less experienced persons within their companies. Cheryl details how she has grown from event planner to CEO of her own company. They discuss the challenges facing women of color in the business world and how women can empower their businesses.  

Segment 3: 

Cheryl mentions how she combines her methodical approach and intuition to facilitate success. Noreen and Cheryl mention the importance of well thought out and creative planning in order to ensure successful events. They discuss the critical skills involved in event planning and the challenges of logistics and budgeting. Cheryl describes some of her favorite past events.

Segment 4: 

Cheryl recounts her journey to climb Mount Kilimanjaro while she was in Africa for an event in Kigali. She shares the homeopathic treatments she began taking and the training she did leading up to her trip. Cheryl reflects on how the experience showed her mental strength and gave her space to learn about herself.

2019/02/05 – What Roles Are You Playing in Life?

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Live Life Your Way!.
 
[EPISODE] What Roles Are You Playing in Life?

Join Noreen Sumpter on Beyond Potential: Live Life Your Way as she mashes it up with Van Dirk Fisher, the Founder and Artistic Director of The Riant Theatre and the Strawberry One-Act Festival.

He has spent his career nurturing and inspiring New York City’s emerging actors and playwrights. A native of Brooklyn, he performed on stage and screen. Like most people who are committed to living their dreams, their dreams start early in life.

Van Dirk has always been fascinated by plays and musicals, exploring human behavior and seeing what he could reveal by how a story was told. Join Noreen and Van. Find out if you have a story in you that would look great on the stage.

Segment 1: 

Noreen begins tonight’s show with a recap of a recent Black History Month event she attended. She is joined by Van Dark Fisher of The Riant Theatre. He discusses growing up in Brooklyn, attending School of The Performing Arts, and his passion for producing. He shares the importance of telling stories and how producing allows him to be in control of the narrative. Van describes his acting career beginning in middle school and throughout his adult life.

Segment 2: 

Van tells how he uses dialogue from his home life in his plays. Noreen and Van share a love for finding dialogue in real life and hear hustling. Van brings up the history of the Strawberry One-Act Festival and how it began as a means to offer playwrights a platform. Van describes the plays he has written about racial events in America’s history. He describes how the visual aspect of theater allows him to move people’s souls and make effective change.

Segment 3: 

Van shares the story of a Nigerian gay activist he worked with and the story of abuse he faced for being homosexual. Van further tells how the activist used the struggle of his personal life to touch people, spread his message, and ultimately heal himself. Noreen and Van express the importance of compassion and empathy in healing. Van explains how everyone has a story and his CORE project to assist playwrights with their vision.  They pivot to method acting and how people immerse themselves in certain roles.

Segment 4: 

Van shares how he got his name Van Dirk from his parents. He provides an update on the upcoming events for The Riant Theatre. Van and Noreen touch on the plays coming out in March at The Riant. Van discusses certain scholarships offered through The Riant and how people can give back through theatre. They conclude with a message about the importance of helping others and making a difference.

2019/01/29 – The Procrastinator In Motion

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Live Life Your Way!.
 
[EPISODE] The Procrastinator In Motion Is Going Nowhere Fast. Or, Are You Just Plain Old Lazy? 

Join Noreen Sumpter on Beyond Potential: Live Life Your Way as she mashes it up with David Parker, author of The More You Do, The Better You Feel.

He will tell his own story of overcoming depression and procrastination. Listen to how he felt. David will share what it was like for him to live life as a totally inadequate adult. His twisted logic simply made no sense.

So, he spent a large amount of time doing nothing but watching television while cursing himself for his inactivity. Join Noreen as she discovers if procrastination is just a fancy word for laziness.

Tune in to learn more!

Segment #1:

Noreen recaps a recent trip to Facebook’s offices and what she’s learned about social media from the trip. She is joined by author David Parker to discuss procrastination and depression. David details his background growing in Brooklyn and his struggles with depression as a child. David and Noreen discuss their favorite childhood cartoons and English pop music from their youth.

Segment #2:

Noreen and David discuss the inspiration for David’s book. David describes his past troubles with marriage and how it led to his depression as an adult. David shares how his habit of journaling taught him to recognize what undone tasks in life were leading to his emotional troubles. David explains that procrastination can be childish. He breaks down his JOT method, Just One Task,and how it helped him overcome his procrastination.

Segment #3:

David describes how proper actions produces good feelings in his daily life. Noreen brings up the importance of being compassionate with yourself when dealing with procrastination and depression. David then mentions the way pessimism can be a serious detriment to our life goal. He further mentions the importance of taking responsibility and turning it into response ability, the ability to respond to life’s challenges.  

Segment #4:

Noreen discusses her own procrastination with getting her U.S. citizenship. David compares his struggle with procrastination to resisting the urge to smoke cigarettes. David discusses the ways daydreaming, napping, and watching television can get in the way of accomplishing daily goals. He shares the importance of simple tasks from making the bed to cleaning in developing good habits.

2019/01/22 – Talk is Cheap, and Cheaper If You Don’t Know How 

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Live Life Your Way!.
 
[EPISODE] Talk is Cheap, and Cheaper If You Don’t Know How 

Join Noreen Sumpter as she Mashes it up with Robyn Hatcher, speaker and coach, on Beyond Potential: Live Life Your Way.

Robyn was not a natural-born speaker. She was shy, and her nickname was shy. Robyn helps people communicate. I love when people master their early fears and weakness and master them. I believe that gives the coach/teacher an edge to see what is missing to help others expand their skills.

Join me while Robyn shares her skills that can help you elevate the way you communicate so that you can remove your communications straight jacket.

Tune in to learn more!

Segment #1:

Noreen begins the show with her usual weekly update on positive things going on in her life. She then introduces speaker and coach Robyn Hatcher. Noreen and Robyn talk about how they met each other and how they are grateful for their friendship to this day. Robyn discusses her journey from being a shy girl to being the strong, talkative, networking woman that she is today. She credits acting, overcoming the fear of expectations, debating, and teaching students different languages for her development into a speaker.

Segment #2:

Noreen and Robyn talk more about speaking and how nervous people find their comfort zone when planning and giving your talks. Robyn says that it’s important to dress up well and to  put on a show every time you speak to others, if you want to get the most out of your audience. She also explains to Noreen how her acting and memorization skills helped her move away from her script when giving keynote speeches, which has also developed her personality. Plus, why it is important to know how you want to bring change to the lives of others and to always know your intentions.

Segment #3:

In this segment, Robyn explains why it is not okay to “imagine the audience naked” when giving speeches and how it makes speakers weak when they say “Thank you all for coming.” Then, the ladies talk briefly about how social media has changed the landscape of speaking to an audience. Also, what does it take to find your voice and niche, how to truly shine in front of a big stage, and how can you get people to understand your message?

Segment #4:

Messing up when you speaking to people happens many times. Robyn gives tips on how to survive making that big mistake on stage. Afterwards, we learn how to read the energy from the crowd and to get everyone involved with the speech. Robyn says that it is never okay to start off a speech by introducing yourself to the audience. Instead, ask them questions, begin to share, and try to relate to their experiences so your speech is more enjoyable for people. Plus, the importance of developing a sense of humor, and Robyn shares a few of her upcoming events. She also asks people to reach out to her about possibly doing a master class on communication.