Forged in Fire - Olga Kovářová Campora

Speaker: 00:00:04

TUCP Intro/Outro: Amy, thank you for tuning in to The Ultimate Coach podcast, a companion to the transformative book The Ultimate coach written by Amy Hardison and Alan D Thompson, each conversation is designed to be a powerful wake up call, reminding us of what's possible for you and your life. So if you're on a journey to expand your state of being, this podcast is for you.

Ipek Williamson: 00:00:37

Welcome to The Ultimate Coach podcast. I am your host, Ipek Williamson, and today we have a truly remarkable guest with us. This beautiful human being is so near and dear to my heart, Olga cobarova, Campora, PhD. Olga is a transformation coach and the founder of l y t, a launch your third act, where she helps men overcome physical fatigue, anxiety and emotional emptiness to rediscover their purpose and create fulfilling lives. Originally from the Czech Republic Olga, earned a PhD in education and has a background as an educator and yoga therapist. She plays a key role in establishing the Czech language program at the missionary training center in Provo Utah, and is the author of Saint behind enemy lines, now residing in the United States. She is married to Randy Campora, and they are parents of two sons. Olga is passionate about empowering men to leave enduring legacies that impacts their families and the world for generations. Welcome, Olga, it is a pleasure and honor to have you with us.

Ipek Williamson: 00:02:07

Olga Kovářová Campora: Thank you, Ipek, my beautiful friend, it's good to be with you and with everyone who is listening.

Ipek Williamson: 00:02:13

Thank you, Olga. You have such a rich and diverse background, from growing up in Czechoslovakia to building a thriving career in the US. Can you tell us about the most defining moment of your life that led you on this path?

Ipek Williamson: 00:02:34

Olga Kovářová Campora: Thank you. Thank you. I think that one really of the greatest blessings in my life was having the most amazing cheerleader a kid could ask for, and that was my incredible mom. She was really incredible in her ability to see the greatness in me, and she made sure I knew it. And every time I brought her something that I created, whatever it was my, you know, first story, a drawing or even finishing a task, as you know, the working on a dishes, she would shower me with praise, and I would say that she was the queen of acknowledgement, always, you know, speaking to my potential and encouraging me to dream my own dreams, not to fulfill hers. And I'm forever grateful, you know, for that. But there is one moment that stands out, you know, really in my memory impact a moment that truly shape how I see myself today. It happened in the first grade when we were given our reports cards. And I still remember the shock and the heartbreak I felt when I saw that I had scored a number two, which in the American system would be at B. It was one grade that represented everything, reading, writing, speaking, all the things a first grader could be measured on. I was absolutely devastated. In my mind, I was always an A student, and now this piece of paper was telling me I was something less. You know, I remember I came home from school that day in tears, just, you know, feeling like someone had decided I was not good enough. I was not smart enough. And but my mom, in her really infinite visit, Ola, said something to me that I will never forget. And she told me Ollie, because that was my nickname, no grading number, and no person can measure what you truly are capable of and who you are, and I want you to always remember that. And that moment really just changed everything for me. It taught me just kind of, you know, to never let anyone or anything divide the. Find my worth, and later, I just, you know, found out that my grade was not just about my academic performance. It was partially because I behaved like a tomboy. But in a communist country, you never really knew what the rules were or what was the yardstick they were using to measuring you. So the day my mind gave me a really a gift greater than any grade I could have, she really helped me to see no system, no number, no person can ever truly define who I am, and we are the only ones who get to do that right. And that lesson has stayed with me, guiding me through alive, always reminding me to trust in my potential no matter what the world tries to you know, tell me. So I remember that that was one of the moments that were really, really pivotal for me as I was a seven years old kid.

Ipek Williamson: 00:06:00

Wow, what a beautiful lesson to give to your child. Your mom indeed, has been a wise woman. It's so interesting. YOUR Story took me back to my elementary school days too, and I had such a similar experience myself, too at that age. So thank you so much for sharing that. Olga, it made me remember those days too, and you mentioned your autobiography, Saint behind enemy lines. Could you share the significance of the title of this book and the inspiration behind writing the book with us?

Ipek Williamson: 00:06:44

Olga Kovářová Campora: Yes, I think it. I would probably start, you know, a really a little bit what was just kind of the background like growing up in a ministry for Slovakia, and how that impacted me, who I am today, and how it just kind of came to creation of the book The Saint behind enemy lines, which is basically my autobiography. I would start, basically we did that. Definitely the soil, you know, I was planted, you know, on this planet earth was really pivotal, and in the beginning of who I have become, you know, today, being, you know, born in a communist Czechoslovakia was in some way as neutral a fact of my life as it could be. And I started off, I would say, as a happy kid who just had awesome, dedicated and loving parents. And that is, that is a beautiful heavenly gift. One awesome thing that I feel that I was endowed, you know, on this earth, was that I had so much of abundance of energy. And those who know me, they can tell, till today, because of that, I really loved being in a number of sports as a kid, such as athletics and field track or swimming and fencing. And in many ways, and sports were a shield, you know, and protection not to get distracted by, rather, you know, but rather just kind of, you know, really learning, you know, about how to set goals, how to persevere, learning about failure and about winning, and those were all seeds planted into who I was becoming as a kid, and then, especially when I had to be created in the community system as a high school graduate who struggled to get into college, not because of poor grades, but rather because of the stamp that none in my family belonged to a communist country. So I succeeded and got into college with a year delay, but I did, and I think this is where the pivotal, you know, turn in my life became, because the really the most people moment to who I really started becoming as a young freshman in a university was meeting an extraordinary Czech mentor whose name was otaka voikoofka. I would call him the ultimate champion of optimism and possibility into others. This man was light. He was a yogi, and he was also a disciple of Jesus Christ, and He made the most impact in my life. He was, at that point, 70 years old when I met him. And prior just to meeting him, I have never met someone who just radiated so much of light and joy. Because, in fact, when you were growing up in COVID country, people were actually trying to cover their happiness or their joy, because if you show that you were happy the time. Is would really be very suspicious. What is it just behind, you know, this face and behind this person, that he or she are so happy, and so for me, seeing this man who opened his door into his home, and seeing just the light and joy that was radiating for me. For me, it was just something incredible. You know, being in his presence was a complete delight, just to to my soul and to my being. And he also spoke in such a way that I felt like, you know, like a queen and and for the first time in my life, I also truly believe that anything is possible for me. So that was someone who, first, you know, spoke just kind of this possibility, you know, into me, and he started to work with me in creating my birth horoscope. And when he saw my birth horoscope, he just said, one amazing thing about you, Olga, is that? He quoted it in his way outside, outside, you are a child, inwardly a giant, or your is and will be the kingdom of heaven. And I was like, wow, wow. What is that? You know, but I never forget that. And I wrote that phrase down, you know, of course, in the in the Czech language. But that was really remarkable, what he was able just kind of to see in me. So he spoke to me about possibilities that I would not, even you know, really think that they would exist for me to dream about, such as, you know. He said that, you know, I will have opportunities to serve powerfully, not only in my native Czechoslovakia, where I came from, but my voice will cross the borders of my country into the world a little I know that one day I will be sitting with you a pack in The beautiful state of Maryland, USA, speaking English and loving every second of it. And I think that this was something that really defined just, you know, my first two decades of my life, meeting this man who was such an incredible yogi and also such an incredible disciple of Jesus Christ, and I had a privilege to sit next to him in all his creations. And at that time, coaching was something that was not even known as a as a word in Czech language. And yet, when I look back in my 19 years old age, you know, sitting next to this man and seeing him how he worked with people, how he mentored people, how he spoke possibility into people, was something so incredible that really, truly changed me and impacted My life because I saw him, who he was, how he was doing it, and what kind of impact he had, you know, in in his life, you know, in the lives of other people. So that was, that was really, really remarkable. And one of the very important parts of my story is that this man was also a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. And I think that I'm mentioning this because also Amy and Steve Hardison, they are a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. And I think this was, and maybe we will just expand on that, how that impacted me when I was reading the book of the ultimate coach. But what happened was, as I truly find my faith in God, in the universe, I really felt that my life to just took completely on a on a new journey, and I was just so blessed, you know, to be invited to the United States and to really share, you know, my story, who I was, how I became a member of the church, because the church was not existing publicly, because it was communism, and none of the churches could really breathe openly. And this church was originated in United States. So that was, you know, like a red flag right away, right there. And so having then just, you know, it would be another story we could spend, you know, on, you know, but you know, I just, you know, I was so blessed to come here to United States, and as I was sharing, you know, the story of my life and who I have become, you know, I, I got this offer from the Deseret Book, you know, in Salt Lake City in Utah, from the publisher to just simply try to write a few chapters and see if that would be just anything that, you know, the publisher would be interested in. And sure enough, you know, the book was born. I really was not the one who gave it. A title, but I know that the title, the scene behind enemy lines, it's really just, you know, rather unique for a lot of people. And so just the explanation, I would explaining in the context of being a member of the church, because we are called as Latter Day Saints, right? And so the the book is saying behind enemy lines, meaning a member of the church who was living, you know, in the enemy territory. So that's where the title, you know, comes from. So yes,

Ipek Williamson: 00:15:32

I mean, when I listen to this story that you told us, it makes so much sense. Of course, yes, beautiful. Thank you. Wow. What a what an experience, and how fortunate you were to get connected with that amazing human being, and like it was as if a door opened for you and you just stepped in and just continued your journey shortly. Yes, okay, now I'm gonna switch gears a little bit, because I want to ask about your work. I know you are passionate about helping men rediscover their purpose and leave legacies. So what sparked your focus on this specific group on men, and how do you approach transformation in your coaching practice with them?

Ipek Williamson: 00:16:27

Olga Kovářová Campora: Thank you so much. It's such a beautiful, beautiful question, if that I would start with this and that, you know, as I started my coaching journey, I had some vision how I would like to proceed, and as I was starting noticing who was coming my way, I realized that was mostly men. It doesn't mean that I do not coach women. I do, but I started seeing a pattern that it was men who were coming, you know, my way, and I could just, you know, see the impact, the change and the safe container, also that I was capable to create for this man. And so I started looking into it, and also started looking, who are these people, and being someone also who is in the third act of my life, you know, meaning just kind of, you know, in the part of the life, then you become empty nester, when you have a lot of different accomplishments, yet you want to maybe change a course of your life, because all what you have been doing might have satisfied you to some point. Or many of these men and women you know who I coach, they feel like they are at crossroads, that they are happy what they have accomplished, yet they feel that there is something that is just a blind spot for them, and so really honestly, just, you know, my coaching don't make it anything. Just, you know, difficult to explain is really being as curious as I can be, asking the questions to really find where that blind spot is that it doesn't allow them to create a transformation in their lives. And so in everyone, it can be just in so many different ways. It can be in their relationship with themselves, with just, you know, their spouses, or just you know the way, how they launch, you know, their career, and thinking that they have to just, you know, please, what their parents would like them to become, and all these things, right? Just, it's a common thing that I think every coach, just, you know, encounters. And yet I just really feel that, just speaking from my experience, who I am, that and the experiences I have had in my life, and different challenges that I had to overcome, I think it's just very appealing to men, you know, they see somebody. Because always when I speak, you know, when I coach, I also, you know, speak about my experiences, and I think that just speaking, you know, my own story, speaking my own experience, has been a powerful tool. In addition to all coaching, you know, knowledge and skills that I have had, it is really how I present myself and how I share myself, you know, with these beautiful clients that creates sense of complete safety and vulnerability for them to open up and share something that they would not share with anybody else, and then coming then from that place of vulnerability. And hearing them really speak, maybe for the first time, what they have been thinking for so many years, and they have in their head, and suddenly they place it on a plate and table and realize it is okay. It is okay to speak that out, and just working, you know, from that place, and helping them to make a peace, you know, with the past and really embark of a journey to create absolutely an incredible legacy for themselves, for their families and for the world.

Ipek Williamson: 00:20:30

Yes, it's a beautiful reflection on how you became to be a coach, like mostly working with men, and and it resonates so much with me because Olga, I announced myself as a coach who mostly works with women, but it's so interesting that more than 60% of my clients are men. And I feel like that is not a surprise, actually, because I see men as having difficulty in opening themselves up to their loved ones, especially feeling like if they show their vulnerabilities, maybe they will lose something, some kind of respect, some kind of the way people look at them. I don't know what it is, but for them, I see like it's much more easier to open up, to be vulnerable, to be authentic with someone they are not really connected with, but also with a woman who can guide them in a way, how to be themselves 100% so I see that happening in my practice, too, and I will understand where you're coming from very well. Thank you for sharing that,

Ipek Williamson: 00:21:56

Olga Kovářová Campora: If I may. You know it's really interesting, because you know, the world really has been changing rapidly. And what I hear as a sentiment a little bit, and sometimes it's not really articulated the way I will speak about it, but what I am hearing and sensing working with men, and most of these men are really just, you know, in the corporate world. I am seeing something that, you know, I don't have a place to go, to be with my buddies. You know, in the in the past, maybe 3045, 50 years ago, the men would the men would have clubs, you know, they would have places to go. I don't think that exists anymore. You know, there is something else that is just kind of, you know, brewing in a different ways for them yet, you know, I really feel that they just don't have the space they where they can be who they truly are. You know, I think that it is wonderful, you know, than to see someone who comes into my space, either in person or on a zoom, and they really feel that they are heard. They they are feeling that they can connect. They are feeling just, you know, that they can express something that just, they don't have any other space to talk about it. So I think that is just kind of, what is, you know, really interesting to me to see that, you know, that men just like we women, we need, you know, our communities, we know just, it's a little bit easier for us to create it. You know, connection for women, it's just something that is just so comes naturally to me. And I think that men, they need something similar, you know, to that extent, you know, on that masculine level. And I think that it's just kind of sometimes really challenging for men, you know, to find it, because in many ways, you know, you can find it, but it's not probably in in the ways that can be actually positive or helpful to you or, you know, it can be just kind of, you know, with the alcohol or other substances that you can mine, might find that just kind of, you know, relief. And yet, I know that smart men, they are looking for, you know, different ways to develop themselves and to understand themselves, you know, in a different ways. And so it's beautiful that a lot of men see just a great value into having a mentor, having someone who can hold a safe space for them.

Ipek Williamson: 00:24:34

Yes, absolutely. And there is one other thing that I wanted to share that came to my mind in general, when I'm working with women, for example, if I do a group coaching, women are so much more open to that kind of coaching, whereas men with men, I don't do that. I don't like to do that. I like to do it one on one, because when it's one on one, they. The men especially, have find the space to be themselves, to open up. But in a group setting, it is, I see that it is not that easy for men to be really vulnerable in front of other people. So I don't know, I don't know if you notice that kind of, yeah,

Ipek Williamson: 00:25:20

Olga Kovářová Campora: I think it also, I mean, if I have someone who has been exposed to coaching for some time, I can see that there is it's easier, you know, to create that space like I just, you know, was, yes, I was just hosting a retreat, and I did have some men who have coached, you know, with me previously. And so when they do have that experience. It's easy, but totally right on. It's rather exception for a man who really just is new to this work to be in the group and start sharing things. So yes,

Ipek Williamson: 00:25:55

Thank you. This was a really good part of our conversation. Olga, now I want to ask you about your unique philosophy around the concept of being you have that, and can you a little bit elaborate on what that means to you and how it plays a role in your coaching, right?

Ipek Williamson: 00:26:17

Olga Kovářová Campora: I think that I would start with with the words of Steve Hardison, and that is that the being is the seed of doing, and doing is the fruit of, you know, our being. And I think that when I have heard first, you know, that phrase, I know how deeply, deeply, deeply impacted this just simple quote, you know, was to me. I want to let you know that you know, up till the point when I really got in my hands the book of the ultimate coach, the book of being. I was someone who was always, always interested in personal development, in a spiritual just kind of, you know, growth, goal setting, really creating a great business. And as I, you know, looked back, I have seen how much I was thinking and understanding that my doing is the speed of my being okay, and it works, you know, to some extent, because the doing is very important part of it. Yet to me understand that, you know, it always first comes to answer the question, okay, yoga, okay, you you just kind of, you know, want to be just kind of great mind. You have to have a great business. You want to be a great parent. Okay, so, what do you do? So I would be always thinking, so what are the things that I need to do better? You know, what are the things I need to do improve? So looking really at the things that I was lacking, and when I came to the book of being and I realized that it's flipping in the upside down, and actually asking, first July, who do I need to be to be a great wife to my beloved husband, Randy? And I really haven't asked that question. Maybe I have asked it in the past in some form and shape, but the way it struck me, while, you know, reading the book and and being around people in our being movement, you know, I have realized how essential it was for me to make a peace with myself first, because I realized that, you know, if I asked this question, Who do I need to be to be a great wife to my husband, Randy, I would be seeing all the things that I'm not doing right, you know, and Just really creating the peace of who I am, you know, with all the imperfections that are in Me, and yet, being able to kind of, you know, daily create myself from a clean slate that I am one with My beloved, you know, friend and husband, Randy, and I love him unconditionally. And so for me, the whole concept of being it's very practical. It's just wherever I am going. I catch myself thinking or doing something, and I kind of, I'm asking myself, so who I am I someone now, who I really like to be? Am I? Am I really Olga? Am I really a true essence, you know, of who I am and and it's just can go with driving, walking, running and passing just kind of other runners by or being. In a grocery store, or giving a lecture for 1000 people, or just, you know, being with someone who is a little bit challenging. You know, it's just like that. What is so beautiful that you can always just kind of that inquiry in you, just being present to Who am I right now, at this moment? And can I just kind of be my really true essence? What is it? How can I step into it? And the stepping into it is the beautiful process of, you know, self forgiveness, that I love so much, that I know this and I realized that it just kind of comes from this mind. I am not my mind. I am not my body, I am not my thoughts, and that I can create myself truly, from whom, who I am, a being down deep in soul, God's perfect creation, always worthy of His love, no need to just kind of prove myself to anybody else. And so for me, honestly, pack it comes just I've been, I feel like I've been awakening just kind of to that, especially having bibid session with Steve this last August, it was just so clear to me when I left that office to realize that, you know, I have an opportunity to create myself every second of of my breathing and who I am on this earth. And it's just so beautiful to know that that possibility to change, to elevate, you know, myself is just right there. It's just one breath away from me. And I just love that.

Ipek Williamson: 00:31:41

I so love this too. And yes, I mean, we are. We have the opportunity to every time we catch ourselves, as you said, I catch and stop. That's a possibility and opportunity to recreate ourselves. Who would I want to be in this situation and, like, put on that outfit and be that person? And good thing you mentioned your be with session with Steve, because my next question is obviously about that, because I'm very curious about it. Could you please walk us through what that experience was like and how it has impacted you.

Ipek Williamson: 00:32:23

Olga Kovářová Campora: Yes, when I got the book of the ultimate coach in my hands, and it was really through Jamie Harris, who is Steve's sister, and she lives in the same town as I do here in Maryland, and I know when she gave me the book, and when I started reading the book The next week, when I saw Jamie, I just told him, Jamie, I know that I will have a session with Steve one day. And when I spoke it, I was actually kind of in awe of myself and surprised that I have said that. But I really when I said that, I just created it at that moment, and that was exactly about one and a half year ago, and so I had a lot of wonderful conversations with with Steve and also with Emmy, as as many of us who really get into the Facebook ultimate coach group. We, all of us, you know, if we really are open to it, you know, Steve is going to be so willing to speak to you, to talk to you, to cheer you on. And so I know when I saw Steve last January in Arizona for the ultimate coach experience that we have have 2024 I had a chance to speak with him, and I just told him about the desire that I would love to do that, and I just said, you know, is that a possibility to create that? And as we spoke, he just said, Oh, I cannot wait to have you in the office. You are like a clay. We will create something really amazing. And so, yeah, I had created it for myself, you know, and was able to be in his office last August, and I think it was beyond any imagination I could, I could have about that. I think it would if I kind of can go shortly. Because, you know, I just said I can write a whole book, you know, on being two hours, you know, with this man for me, you know, APAC, just knowing where I was coming from all the way, just being born in a little almost village in Czechoslovakia, I just kind of would never, ever dream that I would be sitting, you know, with someone like Steve Hardison in the office one day. And I remember when I was, you know, pulling my car, you know, at at his at his house, I I saw the Czech flag. There was American flag, and right below that was the Czech flag. And, you know, epic, when I saw it, I just cannot describe what was, you know, taking place in my. Saw. It was just something so beautiful, not just kind of, you know, I have never been someone who just is completely attached to the place where I come from, but just that flag represented absolutely everything, and that flag represented me standing on the shoulders of my parents, of my grandparents and of many generations, just kind of, you know, before me, who might have struggled with so many different things that I don't even know what they were. And here I was someone who is living presently on this beautiful planet Earth. And I felt like I was standing on the giants of on the shoulders of the giants all those who have come before me, and the same way I have felt what an impact, you know, my life has and will have on the generations to come. That's what that flag represented at that just very moment to me, it was just so, so beautiful. The other thing that I would share, among many things, to succinct, you know, the the experience, you know, APEC, was that when I walked in the office, I will a little bit continue on the similar theme of my origin, I walked in his office, and his office is just really, just beautiful masterpiece, you know, and you step In it, and you really feel that you are stepping in a sacred place, meaning you know that in this place some really incredible creations have taken place and will take place, beautiful art pieces, you know? And as I understand, Steve changes it according to the client that he has, he changes the art pieces that might be more relevant, you know, to the client that he is with. And when I walked into his office, just behind this chair there is, there was this long, rectangular, beautiful, beautiful picture, photography of night rock, the capital of the Czech Republic. And when I saw that, I was, you know, I was looking at it. And first I was like, you know, this must, this must be the capital of my, of my country, you know. And, and surely, now I asked him, you know, and he just says, yes, that's, that's Prague, you know? I just he was like, I love Prague, you know. And I remember, I just sit on a on a sofa there I was just weeping in the tears, just to again come, just to really my essence of who I am, who I always have been, so beautiful deeply inside. And the only few words that I uttered, you know, at that moment was I am in awe, a, W, E, and just says, I am in awe of my life. I am in all who I am. And honestly, at that point, if I would have to leave the office, if there was an earthquake or whatever happened, I really felt that there was some sort of completion at the moment that is beyond the words and I will never, ever. You know, forget about that moment, because it spoke a deeply to me who I am, who I always have been, and where I come from, and so that was just, you know, really very, very, you know, truly beautiful moment. What, what I would say, you know, that I really deeply admire about Steve Harrison is not only you know his faith, but how he exemplifies it through his life, and I saw it in the office. You know, from the book, we know that he was serving a full time mission for the Church of Jesus, Christ of Latter Day Saints in England, from the time when he was a young man to just kind of the recent reflections in the home stretch, which is basically Christ's Christ centered declaration, every single one of them. So, you know, Steve, he consistently demonstrates a profound commitment to creating himself daily as a disciple of Jesus Christ. That's who he is. To me, his life stands as statement to just one biblical just kind of verse that it's in a New Testament in Matthew in chapter five, and that is Be ye, therefore perfect, even as to your father, which is in heaven, is perfect. And having the privilege to meet Steve in his office and Emmy afterwards, you know, I am just continually, just kind of, you know, inspired by just kind of the way they embody this truth, creating themselves. Knew every single day striving toward unconditional love and and serving humanity from just the space of complete purity. And I felt that in the office. And it's very, you know, refreshing. It's encouraging and and awe inspiring to witness a couple just like an Emmy and and Steve and Steven, you know, fully embracing and living just kind of, you know, this principle, so I hold an immense respect and admiration and really love, you know, for the way Steve and Amy show up in the world the way they have created that marriage. Because I think that to me, all this, all this, all this, when I meet someone, I always look what type of a relationship they are capable to create with their loved ones and in their families

Ipek Williamson: 00:40:49

And so being in that office and being with someone who laughs so boldly he has a to me, has a very strong foundation on, of course, who he is, and he crosses the borders of any philosophy, any religion, any thoughts. And it's just so beautiful to see this man, to be able to laugh so boldly and unconditionally. It doesn't matter who walks in the office, what the background, what the story this man just kind of has a capability to just speak, you know, into every single soul, a possibility that that person just kind of, you know, would probably never, ever even thought about. And so to me that you know, coming out of that office, I'm still, I have been, still processing, you know, what really has taken a place there, because I see how much it has impacted just, you know, I feel like I'm I'm really in peace that I don't have a need to prove myself to anybody. I feel I am singing my own song. I don't have to sing anybody else song. I am not worried if somebody doesn't like the song that I'm singing, because I know I'm here to sing the song. And there are simply people who love to hear the song, just like there are people who love to, you know, hear Steve's song, your song, and my only just kind of, you know, desire going out of this office is just to keep singing my song and keep just kind of creating from that song so that people can hear the story that is in the song, the melody, the beauty, the beginning, the story that it's there and where it's just, you know, unfolding. It's almost like I gave myself really permission walking out of that office to simply, you know, be who I am and be completely content with that.

Ipek Williamson: 00:42:55

Wow. This is poetic Volga, really. It gives me goosebumps. Thank you for sharing this really intimate and really powerful but also precious memory. And I told you that before, as you know, you said I could write a book about this, and I challenged you to make that happen, create that book, and I know that that book will come alive,

Ipek Williamson: 00:43:28

Olga Kovářová Campora: Yes, and thank you so much, because one thing that happened as a seed of that project was what really happened within 24 hours after the session, I was in A bed, and I woke up at 230 in the morning, and I couldn't go back to sleep, and I just pull out my journal, and I started writing and writing and writing and writing. And one thing that just you know, came out of that creation as the seed of my next work and expression. What religious was taking in, you know, place in the office and what I'm heading was I created what I call a divine agreement with my mind, and if you want to, I can share it, you know, with you and with the listeners, because it really was something that came as a pure creation of being with this man of light, you know, and just being in the space of someone who has such a level of unconditional Love, it's just it really does something to every single cell in your soul. And just think about it, that we, all of us, have that capability, you know, and a capacity to just kind of, you know, step in that possibility to be, to be we, all of us are creating be with, with people around us. And that was another thing that, you know, came out to me. You know, any single time we right now we are be with epic and Olga, we are creating right and so we, all of us, have that possibility be with meaning, being the unconditional love and possibility to others, anytime that we just kind of step in any place, regardless of the background of the people or circumstances we might walked in. For me be with means being unconditional love and being present to that and speak it, feel it, express it. But you know, one of the things you know, really, that you know, it was just so profound, was that I just created this just really agreement with my mind going forward, because I know that most of the drama that at least I have really comes from just kind of here, from just kind of this brain, right? So I can share it here, or we can share it some another time, time whatever, just kind of you would like to,

Ipek Williamson: 00:46:11

Please do, please do share with us. Yeah. So

Ipek Williamson: 00:46:14

Olga Kovářová Campora: It has 12 points, just shorter ones. It's kind of like a little statements, you know? And it it's basically started with this, a divine agreement with my mind, my beautiful, wondrous might I cherish, admire and acknowledge you as the extraordinary vessel through which I have created an absolutely brilliant and remarkable life thanks to your magnificent work and service. Two, today, I come to you with a sacred contract and a divine gift for both of us, one that elevates our creations to new heights, making you feel lighter and more expensive, while empowering me to serve the world with unshakable courage and fierce love. Three, bear mind. This is who I am. I live and serve grounded in a noble, virtuous, compassionate, pure and loving thoughts, this is who I am, and so here is our sacred contract. Any thought that falls short of unconditional love, whether toward myself, others or God, will pass through a divine portal, a healing gift, and in this space, it will be transformed, released and purified five then, when the venom of judgment tends me to react with less than love, I choose To cultivate the sacred gift of love born from this healing portal, and this profound gift is called self forgiveness. Number six, if there is any unhealthy thought, who is the creator of that thought? Who is responsible for that? I am, I am. I am seven with a prayer in my heart I say, I forgive myself for judging myself whether I am or I am not, dadada for any unhelpful thoughts my mind may offer when an unhealthy thought appears, I remind myself of this truth that I am the captain of my thoughts, the architect of my mind, and therefore I take full responsibility eight I repeat this Secret forgiveness mantra as many times as needed, with trust in the creator of the universe and all the power and sincerity of my heart each time I invoke the purifying waterfall of the self forgiveness, the truth of who I am is revealed and sets me free nine Furthermore, I hereby erase the thought I do not know. I erase the thought from my consciousness. For the truth is I always know within the depth of my soul, in the quiet stillness of my heart, the answers always reside I trust in that inner knowing 10 my radiant and magnificent mind, we are crossing into a vibrant, joyous world where radiance and playfulness dance as one together, we co create love and joy. My. The most beautiful expression of life this world has ever seen. Number 11 as your ultimate captain. I pledge to love you, appreciate you and care for you so that your work remains brilliant, your service impeccable and your energy ever flowing together, we weave a life filled with miracles. The valve dear minds, I declare to you that I am a mind surgeon and soul orthodontist to all those God sends my way to serve them, love them, uplift them and illuminate the light of Christ within them, elevating consciousness on this planet Earth, we got this, wow.

Ipek Williamson: 00:50:55

I have tears in my eyes. Really, all guides. It's so profound, remarkable. Thank you so much for sharing this, and I'm sure all the listeners of this episode will very much appreciate it.

Ipek Williamson: 00:51:10

Olga Kovářová Campora: Wow, that's what happens in Steve office. It's creation. Yes,

Ipek Williamson: 00:51:14

Exactly. So we Oh, my God, this was so, so emotional, so deep. Thank you. So now I want to ask you my signature question. You know, I asked that question everyone which one of the questions in the before you begin section of the book or on the back of the book, you see is the one you need to focus on at this moment in moment in time. And why would that be?

Ipek Williamson: 00:51:51

Olga Kovářová Campora: Yes, it is. Who would I need to be, to be at peace with who I am. You know, impact. This is the, this is the most important question to me, because no matter who I am, create, creating myself to if it's my husband, if it's my two beautiful sons, my beautiful grandson, Liam, or if it's my neighbor, any brother or sister people in my community. I just love to ask myself that question. Because, you know, I know that if I am creating myself from the place of being peace, I know that I always create something that is remarkable, because more than anything else, just looking in the context where I am in my life, where we are currently as a country and a world. This is something that is very, very dear to my soul. I am that peace. I am a creator of peace. And therefore I pray for people who I might not like as a future possibilities to be, you know, presidents of you know the United States. I pray for for each of them because I know that ultimately each of them is a child of God. Each of them is child of God, and I know that God prevails. He always does

Ipek Williamson: 00:53:28

Beautiful. Okay, now I'm gonna ask you the three rapid fire questions I have for you I prepared for you. The first one, if you could master one skill instantly, what would it be?

Ipek Williamson: 00:53:46

Olga Kovářová Campora: Oh, this is a good one. This is a good one. I would like to master the skill of photography. My grandpa was incredibly talented in this area. It was his hobby. And he was He even won some international just, kind of, you know, prices for his work as just kind of, you know, a photographic artist. So I feel that talent, you know, it back, is within me as well, but I have only exported organically and never really pursued, you know, seriously. So that would be something, but also, another area of interest for me is painting something I experimented with a lot of as a young person, and it's skill I could see myself cultivating over next three, five years of my life,

Ipek Williamson: 00:54:29

Beautiful. And the second question, what is your go to way to unwind after a long day?

Unknown: 00:54:40

So given my, you know, deep connection with nature, my go to way all the s to and white after a long way, is a peaceful walk. It's like moving meditation, where I can reflect pretty deeply and connect it with myself and the world around me. And it's. I also absolutely love spending time in the sauna, the steam room and taking a cold dip. It's the perfect way to rejuvenate both my body and mind. When I step in a steam room and then I go to cold dip, it feels heavenly.

Ipek Williamson: 00:55:21

Yes, I would agree, definitely. The third one, if you could travel anywhere in the world right now, where would you go?

Ipek Williamson: 00:55:32

Olga Kovářová Campora: You know, if I, if I could wave a magic wand, I would love to stay a day, even an hour, with my parents, who passed, you know, into eternity, just to sit with them, fill their love and receive a hug would be absolutely amazing. I know both of them would pour out their love and acknowledgement toward me, but otherwise, you know, I would love to be anywhere near the Sun, waves the sand, enjoying a delicious chocolate custard and strolling through the streets of any European city, and that would be with my husband and my children. So anywhere in the world would be wonderful. But Paris, Harris is definitely a destination I would like to visit very soon.

Ipek Williamson: 00:56:25

Okay, let's create that

Ipek Williamson: 00:56:29

Olga Kovářová Campora: Absolutely

Ipek Williamson: 00:56:31

Olga, it has been such an honor and a real pleasure to have you on the podcast today your journey from your roots in Czechoslovakia to the transformational work you are doing now, and your experiences with Steve Hardison and his family is incredibly inspiring for our listeners who want to learn more about your work. Obviously, we will be sharing your links in the Episode Notes. But if I ask you how, what is the best way for them to get in touch with you? What would you say?

Ipek Williamson: 00:57:09

Olga Kovářová Campora: Yeah. So one of the things is, you know, we mentioned the book The Saint behind enemy lines. So if you are really looking for my name and you go on Amazon, Olga campura, you will find the title there, and it's available in audible as well as just kind of written version. If you are really interested to learn more in depth. You know what it's like. You know to come from some challenging, you know circumstances, and yet you can create just absolutely epic life. So that's one of the resources. The other one is my website, www.olgampura.com, so those would be two resources, and being in the ultimate coach Facebook group, this is the place that I would love to meet as many of you as I can, because I usually have at least two conversation per week, and it's absolutely amazing to meet people who are part of our community. It's just absolutely mind blowing, Soul elevating, just kind of and and brings me so much of joy. So I would say, ultimately, let's just connect within the ultimate coach book group on a Facebook

Ipek Williamson: 00:58:26

Beautiful thank you. Thank you so much Olga for sharing your time, your wisdom and heart with us today, and thank you to our listeners for tuning in. Remember to embrace the power of being and keep striving for greatness until next time, stay connected and stay inspired.

Ipek Williamson: 00:58:51

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