It's Halloween again and time to speak to our spirit friends. Please join me for a very special ARTalk with John Cole Artist as I speak to the "Art of Ghost Hunting." As a person who has investigated a number of haunted locations over the years, I have some experience with the paranormal. I've even captured evidence! Over the course of the episode, I'll address the equipment I use and what I think about each piece. I'll also give you the truth behind what it's like to actually ghost hunt. Is it as terrifying as it seems?

My last ARTalk podcast was back in June - right before I embarked on a 5-week vacation to the American Southwest. However, when I was at the half-way point, I had an auto accident which stopped me dead in my tracks. In fact, the accident shook me so much that I stopped doing everything. While I was not physically injured, looking back I think the accident sent me into a grief spirial. It's taken me this long to put everything into perspective and begin to move forward. In this special "The Great Pause" episode of ARTalk with John Cole Artist, I'll speak to the first half of my vacation and how I'm now recovering from the damage a "simple" accident can have. I look forward to sharing my story with you.

With over 35 years of coaching and leading change at Fortune 500 companies, combined with intensive study of neuroscience backed transformation practices, Sheila Eggert has developed a deep understanding of what it takes to create real transformation. She uses her sense of humor, empathy and vulnerability, combined with her New York straight talk to guide clients to life changing results. Sheila knows what it takes to transform your life. She had a successful career, husband, family, and all the external trappings of success. Everything looked great on the outside, but she was exhausted by trying to trying to be perfect in all areas of her life. She has created an extraordinary life and is dedicated to showing others how to do the same. She is a certified professional coach and a Certified Master Mind Magic™ Practitioner. She is the author of the Amazon best selling "The Power of Living Unscripted: Reclaim Creative Control of Your Life" and a TEDx speaker.

Angélique Binet is a social media marketing consultant specialized in paid traffic and client acquisition for women entrepreneurs & speakers, founder of Social Media Love, as well as a paid media strategist for the province of New Brunswick (Canada). She was a French newspaper journalist and Canadian TV reporter. She worked at Radio France Internationa, Le Figaro, The Foreign Press Association of Paris, La République du Centre, Le Courrier de la Nouvelle-Ecosse, Radio-Canada TV & Radio. Raised on a farm in France, Binet is a graduate of La Sorbonne University in Paris, and King’s College University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. If you’re wondering about the meaning of social media for your business, Angélique will guide you through a “marketing on purpose” step-by-step methodology she calls The Visibility Accelerator. Not only do you become visible to others but most importantly to yourself. She is the author of the Amazon bestseller "Are You VISIBLE?", a journey into the depths of what it means to be seen, to be vulnerable, and to seize one’s power with both hands.

Please join me on Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 5 p.m. LIVE on YouTube and Facebook as I give you a demonstration on the Art of Stained Glass. And yes, stained glass can be intimidating. However, with a little patience and some practice, you could be creating some masterpieces! Join me as I show you what you'll need, how to cut your pieces, and how to bring it all together with copper and tin solder. It's going to be a great time!

Join me Tuesday night at 5 pm ET on the John Cole Artist Facebook page and YouTube as we learn about our journey to TEDx. Your host, John Cole, will be speaking to author and TEDx alumnus Mark de Cordoba as we give an insider's perspective on preparing and delivering our first talk.

Mark is a PMI-Certified Program Director with over twenty years of deep experience leading strategic business and technology initiatives, product development, and team building in industry-leading organizations. He is a PMO leader in project office design and deployment, including enterprise project and resource management, portfolio tools, training and services delivery. Mark also holds a Six Sigma Green Belt certification where he applies Lean process re-engineering, Agile transformation and Organizational Change Management to corporate programs and quality initiatives.

Anna Davis is back after contributing a chapter to last year's second edition of the best selling series, Behind the Power, with her own book "Tides of Transformation: Learning to Love Myself in the Waves of Life’s Rejections", available on Amazon May 14, 2024. Anna is an outspoken advocate/ally for any underdog. Bringing awareness to social justice for people, animals and Mother Earth. She enjoys repurposing items, with a goal of being zero waste. After training as a mindset coach over the last year, she's developing 2 businesses to launch this year. While continuing to help people receive optimal whole food nutrition and "bridge the gap" with her Juice Plus business. With the message that Food is medicine. She lives in the Florida Keys with her incredible husband of 41 years and their multiple rescue animals. She enjoys volunteering as a Tai Chi instructor and local branch council member. She and her husband are also very excited to celebrate the marriage of their son and his amazing bride. She loves boating and snorkeling with the fishes in her island home.

Tonight, I'll be taking questions and providing answers regarding my new book "Seeking Permission: Finding the Freedom to Live Your Own Life". It isn't just a book—it's a beacon of hope, a testament to the power of self-acceptance, and a tribute to the resilience of the human spirit. Through my riveting story, readers are invited to embark on a journey of self-discovery, healing, and profound transformation. If you are yearning to live a life of authentic purpose, unchained by the opinions of others, the stories within these pages can serve as your guide. My story weaves through the intricacies of complicated family dynamics, devotion to duty, and the expected or unexpected commitments life calls for. As a steadfast serviceman in the Coast Guard, I faced not just the literal storms at sea but also the waves of personal trauma, complex relationships, and the quest for self-realization after 36 years of unwavering service. This is a compelling narrative about confronting and overcoming life’s trials, healing from trauma, and, most importantly, about the courage to pursue passions and purpose with unyielding freedom.