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Sanger Smith and Shawn Smith
Welcome to Decidedly! We're Sanger Smith and Shawn Smith.
We believe that decision-making is at the heart of the trajectory of your life, relationships, and profession.
Our unfiltered podcast looks to change your trajectory for the better!
Tune in to join us in our effort to defeat bad decision-making in your leadership, in your business, in your LIFE.
What happens when a self-proclaimed couch potato decides to plunge into some of the coldest waters on earth? You get Ryan Stramrood, world record ice swimmer, Antarctic adventurer, and performance coach who’s redefined what it means to push past impossible.
In this episode of Decidedly, we dive deep (literally and figuratively) into Ryan’s journey from ordinary beginnings in Cape Town to becoming one of the world’s most acclaimed extreme swimmers. Along the way, Ryan shares how the freezing waters of Antarctica, the English Channel, and countless Robben Island crossings taught him the truth about fear, resilience, and decision making under pressure.
If you’ve ever wanted to know where real growth happens – in business, leadership, and life – this conversation will change the way you think about your limits.
KEY TOPICS
- Why cold water exposes the real limits of the human mind and body
- The difference between your “mind’s endpoint” and your true endpoint, and where the magic happens
- How to train your brain to stay calm under extreme stress and discomfort
- What endurance swimming teaches us about leadership, decision making, and business growth
- The importance of finishing the process, and why the hardest part comes after the swim
CHAPTERS
- 00:00 Introduction
- 06:30 The Mental and Physical Impact of Cold Water
- 13:00 Pushing Past the Mind’s Endpoint
- 17:30 Lessons from the Robben Island Swim
- 21:00 English Channel vs. Everest
- 25:40 Training the Body & Mind for Extreme Cold
- 30:00 Finding Flow and Spiritual Connection
- 37:00 Lessons in Decision Making from Extreme Swimming
- 40:00 Near-Death Experiences and Respecting Limits
- 45:00 Swimming Antarctica: The Coldest Challenge
- 52:00 The After Drop and Recovery
- 57:00 Business Takeaways: Growth Happens in Discomfort
If you’ve ever wondered how to face fear, embrace discomfort, and discover what’s possible beyond your limits, this is an episode you don’t want to miss.
Mindset #Leadership #ExtremeSports #DecidedlyPodcast #RyanStramrood
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CONNECT WITH RYAN
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryan_stramrood/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/strammie
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-stramrood-6375704/?originalSubdomain=za
- Website: https://ryanstramrood.com/
Ryan Stramrood is a world-renowned extreme swimmer from Cape Town who has completed 144 Robben Island crossings, the English Channel, and the first official “Ice Mile” in Antarctica. Once a self-described couch potato, his journey from everyday beginnings to record-breaking cold-water feats reveals the extraordinary power of grit, mindset, and pushing past perceived limits. Today, Ryan shares his story as an inspiring speaker, showing audiences that growth begins where comfort ends — and that the impossible is often closer than we think.
What do Michael Jordan, Dean Smith, and high-performing CEOs all have in common? The answer: culture beats talent every time.
In this episode of Decidedly, we sit down with Coach Matt Doherty, 1982 UNC National Champion, former head coach of the Tar Heels, and now an executive coach for business leaders. From cutting down nets with Jordan to coaching at Notre Dame and UNC, Doherty has lived through the highs of championships and the lows of leadership challenges.
Coach Doherty shares stories from the locker room, the boardroom, and beyond, showing exactly how to apply championship-level leadership to your business, team, or career.
KEY TOPICS
- The untold lessons from Dean Smith’s legendary “Play Hard, Play Smart, Play Together” culture
- Why culture, not just systems or talent, is the deciding factor for winning teams and thriving companies
- The three things only a CEO (or head coach) can do — and why you can’t outsource them
- How to rebound from setbacks and turn failure into fuel for future success
- Why every leader needs a personal board of directors to make better decisions
CHAPTERS
- 00:00 Introduction
- 02:38 The Esteemed Title of 'Coach'
- 04:23 Impact of Coaches on Young Lives
- 11:11 Journey to North Carolina
- 12:32 Winning the 1982 Championship
- 13:28 Core Values and Team Culture
- 18:18 Challenges of Following a Legendary Coach
- 23:18 Lessons in Leadership and Executive Coaching
- 24:46 Navigating Relationships with Mentors
- 25:48 Leadership and Emotional Intelligence
- 29:50 Managing Up and Organizational Dynamics
- 33:15 Building and Motivating Teams
- 36:30 Vision, Culture, and Systems in Leadership
- 45:13 Decision Making and Peer Advisory
- 48:44 Conclusion and Key Takeaways
If you’ve ever wondered how champions are built – in sports or in business – this is an episode you don’t want to miss.
Leadership #Basketball #ExecutiveCoaching #DecidedlyPodcast
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CONNECT WITH COACH MATT
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachmattdoherty/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DohertyCoaching#
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachmattdoherty/
- X: https://x.com/DohertyMatt
- Website: https://dohertycoaching.com/
Coach Matt Doherty, a nationally recognized motivational speaker, best-selling author, and executive coach, began his leadership journey as a starter on the 1982 UNC National Championship team alongside Michael Jordan under the legendary Dean Smith. He went on to become Head Coach at Notre Dame and North Carolina—earning AP National Coach of the Year in 2001—and has since worked with ESPN, the Indiana Pacers, and major corporations to strengthen leadership, culture, and team dynamics. Today, through keynotes, media appearances, and executive coaching, Coach Doherty shares actionable lessons from the court to the boardroom with a simple mission: “Learn & Grow” every day.
Are you as good at making decisions as you think you are? 🤔
In this replay of the Decidedly Podcast, we sit down with repeat guest Don Moore, UC Berkeley professor and author of Perfectly Confident and Decision Leadership, to unpack the hidden dangers of overconfidence and overprecision in business, investing, parenting, and everyday life.
You’ll learn:
✅ What the Dunning–Kruger effect really means (and how to spot it in yourself)
✅ Why most people are too sure about their decisions — and what that costs them
✅ How probabilistic thinking can sharpen your choices in business and beyond
✅ The difference between confidence that fuels success vs. confidence that blinds you
✅ Real-world examples: from parenting choices to market predictions to AI hallucinations
If you’ve ever wondered why smart people still make bad decisions — and how to avoid being one of them — this conversation is packed with actionable wisdom.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 – Intro: Defeating bad decision-making in life & business
02:00 – Why new parents are overconfident
05:30 – The Dunning-Kruger effect in parenting and beyond
07:40 – What is over-precision, and why does it matter?
12:20 – The dangers of overconfidence in business and investing
16:55 – Why successful people struggle with decision-making
19:20 – The power of having language for decision-making biases
21:45 – How thinking in probabilities leads to better choices
24:05 – Market predictions, uncertainty, and decision paralysis
26:20 – How hobbies and competition keep us humble
28:50 – The behaviors that make people more (or less) overconfident
31:05 – The surprising gift of criticism
33:25 – Parenting, teenage rebellion, and overconfidence
36:50 – Overconfidence in parenting decisions
39:10 – Avoiding regret and learning from imperfect decisions
41:20 – Why most people misinterpret their financial wins
43:45 – Is AI overconfident? The risk of machine-generated certainty
46:00 – The problem with certainty in AI, investing, and life
48:30 – Why demanding 100% certainty keeps you stuck
50:30 – What Sanger has learned from hosting Decidedly
55:10 – The importance of embracing uncertainty in business and life
57:35 – Don’s top decision-making tip for business owners
57:47 – Where to connect with Don Moore
58:16 – Key Takeaways
59:29 – Message from the Producer
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CONNECT WITH DON MOORE
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Don Moore holds the Lorraine Tyson Mitchell Chair in Leadership at the Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley. His research interests include overconfidence, including when people think they are better than they actually are, when people think they are better than others, and when they are too sure they know the truth. He is only occasionally overconfident.
What if the biggest threat to your business growth wasn’t a lack of ideas—but chasing the wrong ones?
In this episode of Decidedly, we sit down with Tim Hines – fractional CMO, business coach, and author – to unpack how entrepreneurs can stop wasting time on “shiny objects” and start building marketing strategies that actually drive revenue. With years of experience helping companies go from zero to one, Tim shares what it takes to align marketing with business goals, avoid costly mistakes, and harness authenticity in a noisy marketplace.
From breaking free of vanity metrics to learning why most founders set their teams up to fail, Tim reveals the blueprint for creating marketing systems that scale. We explore why small businesses often misunderstand marketing, how to think like a starter without burning out, and why authenticity is the only real filter left in today’s AI-saturated world.
This conversation isn’t about flashy campaigns – it’s about clarity, focus, and making decisions that move the needle. If you’ve ever wondered how to build marketing that works for your stage of business, this episode will help you decide what really matters.
KEY TOPICS
- Fractional CMO insights: when to hire one and why
- The #1 mistake startups make when starting marketing
- Why chasing “shiny objects” kills growth
- Marketing as investment vs. cost center
- Funnels, metrics, and why most companies don’t track them
- B2B vs. B2C marketing: what really changes
- Content marketing myths (and the dangers of AI copy-paste)
- How to know if your in-house marketing is holding you back
- Why authenticity is the strongest filter for modern brands
CHAPTERS
- 00:00 Introduction
- 03:00 Why Marketing Starts with Business Goals
- 07:45 Shiny Object Syndrome: Common Startup Mistakes
- 12:00 Funnels, Metrics, and Why Most Companies Don’t Track Them
- 17:15 B2B vs. B2C Marketing – What Really Changes
- 22:00 Content Marketing Myths and AI Pitfalls
- 26:00 Authenticity as the Last Real Filter in Business
- 30:00 Starters vs. Finishers: Knowing Your Strengths
- 36:00 The “In-House Marketing” Trap for Small Businesses
- 41:00 Marketing as Investment, Not Expense
- 47:00 Tim’s Top Decision-Making Tip for Entrepreneurs
StartupMarketing #MarketingStrategy #BusinessGrowth #FractionalCMO #Entrepreneurship #AuthenticMarketing #MarketingMistakes #SmallBusinessMarketing #ContentMarketingMyths #RevenueGrowth #MarketingTips #DecidedlyPodcast
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CONNECT WITH TIM
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tnhines_speaks
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tnhines/
- X: https://x.com/tnhines
- Website: https://www.tnhines.com/
Tim Hines is a global keynote speaker, business coach, author, podcaster, and four-time founder who helps professionals grow by becoming more collaborative, innovative, and influential. He’s worked with top organizations like Ticketmaster, Air France, and the CIA, authored The Marketing Starter, and hosts The Marketing Starter Podcast. A Chicago native now in Austin with his wife, daughter, and two dogs, Tim is also a trained standup comedian and licensed marriage minister.
What if the key to resilience wasn’t about avoiding suffering—but learning to embrace it with grit, faith, and silence?
In this episode of Decidedly, we sit down with Father Stephen J. Gadberry – Catholic priest, Air Force veteran, and ultra-endurance athlete – to uncover how tragedy, discipline, and devotion shaped his approach to decision-making and leadership. From losing his father and sister in a car accident at age eight, to serving in the military, to leading thousands in his parish, Father Stephen reveals how resilience is forged in silence and tested in service.
We dive deep into the role of suffering in spiritual growth, the power of identity before mission, and why leaders must learn to “know where their mess is.” This conversation isn’t about perfection – it’s about the freedom that comes from honesty, faith, and radical perseverance. If you’ve ever wrestled with pain, purpose, or what it means to lead with integrity, this episode will shift how you see your own journey.
KEY TOPICS
- How childhood tragedy forged resilience and grit
- Why silence is essential for strong decision-making
- The dangers of radical independence, and how to ask for help
- Vulnerability in leadership: why showing your mess frees others
- Faith, perseverance, and the gift of suffering
- Identity before mission: why who you are comes before what you do
- How to discern between God’s will and personal preference
- Why men are hungry for authentic guidance, and what leaders must do about it
- Lessons from endurance racing, the military, and the priesthood
CHAPTERS
- 00:00 Introduction
- 03:15 Father Stephen’s Childhood Tragedy and Early Faith
- 07:45 How Grit Became the Theme of His Life
- 10:30 Resilience, Independence, and Asking for Help
- 14:20 Discernment: God’s Will vs. Personal Preference
- 18:00 Vulnerability and Leadership in the Church
- 21:15 Why Men Are Craving Authentic Guidance
- 25:00 Identity Before Mission: The Foundation of Leadership
- 28:15 Making Hard Decisions and Setting Boundaries
- 32:00 The Role of Coachability in Growth and Faith
- 35:40 Training for the Leadville 100 and Lessons from Endurance Sports
- 40:00 Competing on American Ninja Warrior to Preach the Gospel
- 43:15 Wrestling with Psychedelics, Spirituality, and Discernment
- 47:00 Father Stephen’s Top Tip for Decision-Making: Silence
FaithAndResilience #DecisionMaking #CatholicPodcast #FatherStephen #GritAndGrace #LeadershipThroughFaith #ResilientLiving #SpiritualGrowth #IdentityBeforeMission #VulnerabilityInLeadership #DecidedlyPodcast #TrueFaith #PowerOfSilence #HealingThroughFaith #CatholicLeadership
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MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
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CONNECT WITH FATHER STEPHEN
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fatherstephenjgadberry/?hl=en
Father Stephen Gadberry, a native of the Arkansas Delta, is a Catholic priest for the Diocese of Little Rock, ordained in 2016. A U.S. Air Force veteran before studying philosophy at St. Joseph Seminary College and earning advanced theology degrees in Rome, specializing in St. Augustine and Cardinal Ratzinger.
A fellow of the Word on Fire Institute, Father Stephen is active in Bishop Robert Barron’s ministries. He appeared on American Ninja Warrior in 2018 and currently serves as pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Batesville and St. Cecilia’s in Newport, as well as dean of the Northeast Arkansas deanery.
What if achieving success had nothing to do with setting goals—and everything to do with making decisions you can’t turn back from?
In this episode of Decidedly, we sit down with Dr. Apollo Emeka – former Green Beret, FBI analyst, and business strategist – to uncover why goals keep so many leaders stuck, and why reframing them as decisions is the key to real progress. From evacuating during California wildfires to moving to Panama in just 30 days, Dr. Emeka shares hard-earned lessons in high-stakes decision-making, breaking default patterns, and leading with conviction.
We dive deep into his military-honed frameworks for making confident business choices, the science of commitment, and why creative constraints can be your biggest competitive advantage. If you’ve ever hesitated to take action because you didn’t feel “ready,” this conversation will change how you move forward—fast.
KEY TOPICS
- Why you should eliminate “goals” from your vocabulary
- The three types of decisions: inherited, default, and big
- How to break patterns of indecision in business and life
- The neuroscience of commitment and why it matters
- How to create urgency and creativity through constraints
- Lessons from Special Forces and FBI intelligence analysis
- The “most dangerous” vs. “most likely” risk framework
- How moving to Panama in 30 days shaped his philosophy
- Aligning decisions with happiness and purpose
- Activating your team’s creativity through clear decisions
CHAPTERS
- 00:00 Introduction
- 02:15 Why Constraints Create Creativity
- 04:00 Dr. Apollo’s Path from Green Beret to Business Coach
- 06:40 Inherited, Default, and Big Decisions Explained
- 09:15 Why Most Goals Don’t Actually Excite You
- 14:20 How to Craft a Decision That’s a “10” on the Happiness Scale
- 19:00 The 30-Day Move to Panama – Breaking Comfort Zones
- 21:45 Special Forces Decision-Making Framework
- 24:10 Finding and Mitigating the “Most Dangerous” Risk
- 29:00 The Power of Commitment in Leadership
- 33:00 Why You Should Lead with Emotion, Not Just Logic
- 38:00 Creating Messy, Inspiring Decisions for Your Team
- 41:00 The One Tip Every Business Owner Needs
DecisionMaking #BusinessLeadership #EntrepreneurMindset #LeadershipTips #BusinessGrowth #GoalSettingAlternatives #BigDecisions #DrApolloEmeka #GreenBeretLeadership #FBIInsights #MindsetShift #ConfidentDecisions #LeadershipDevelopment #EntrepreneurSuccess #BusinessPodcast #DecidedlyPodcast #PurposeDrivenBusiness #CreativeConstraints #LimbicBrain #SuccessMindset
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CONNECT WITH DR. APOLLO EMEKA
- Website: https://www.apollostrategy.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/apolloemeka/
Dr. Apollo Emeka is the Founder and CEO of Apollo Strategy Group, a leadership and strategy consultancy that has generated over $500M in value for more than 100 leaders and organizations. A former U.S. Army Special Forces Green Beret and FBI intelligence analyst, he blends two decades of high-stakes experience with a Doctorate in Policy, Planning, and Development from USC. Known for turning diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility into engines of innovation, Dr. Emeka draws on his personal journey, from dropping out of high school to becoming a decorated military leader and trusted advisor, to help business owners make bold, high-impact decisions that align with purpose.
What if changing your life didn’t start with habits, but with rewiring how you think?
In this episode of Decidedly, we sit down with Dr. Caroline Leaf – cognitive neuroscientist, bestselling author, and pioneer in the field of neuroplasticity – to explore how conscious choices reshape your brain, your beliefs, and your entire reality.
From the power of family business to the neuroscience of decision-making, Dr. Leaf shares powerful stories, from working with traumatic brain injury survivors to teaching hope in apartheid-era South Africa. Her research proves what many only suspect: your brain can change, but it starts with you choosing to.
If you’ve ever felt stuck in patterns, frustrated by self-doubt, or wondered if you really have control over your thoughts, this one’s for you.
KEY TOPICS
- The difference between the conscious and unconscious mind
- How to rewire your brain through intentional thought
- What most people misunderstand about neuroplasticity
- Decision-making and belief formation
- Working with family and navigating tough dynamics
- Stories of healing from traumatic brain injury
- Balancing hope with realistic expectations
- The surprising science behind mindset and change
- How your environment impacts your mental health
- Practical tools to start changing your thoughts today
CHAPTERS
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- 00:00 Introduction
- 03:27 Introducing Dr. Caroline Leaf: A Neuropsychology Pioneer
- 04:43 Family Business Dynamics: Working with Loved Ones
- 12:00 Navigating Nepotism in Family Businesses
- 16:58 Dr. Leaf's Early Career and Neuroplasticity Research
- 26:12 Transformative Stories from South Africa
- 29:55 Balancing Hope and Reality in Healing
- 32:24 Understanding Hope and Change
- 32:59 The Science of Habit Formation
- 33:57 Balancing Possibilities and Probabilities
- 35:15 The Power of a Positive Mindset
- 38:00 Embracing Parenthood with Gratitude
- 41:29 The Mind-Brain Connection
- 58:11 The Neuro Cycle for Decision Making
- 01:04:02 Final Thoughts and Takeaways
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CONNECT WITH DR. CAROLINE LEAF
- Website: https://drleaf.com/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drcarolineleaf
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drcarolineleaf
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drleaf/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drcarolineleaf/
Dr. Caroline Leaf is a communication pathologist and cognitive neuroscientist with a Ph.D. in Communication Pathology and a BSc in Logopaedics, specializing in psychoneurobiology and metacognitive neuropsychology. Since the early 1980s, she has been a pioneer in neuroplasticity research, focusing on the mind-brain connection, mental health, and memory formation. Her decades-long career spans clinical therapy, education, field research, and government contracts, during which she developed the scientifically validated Neurocycle® and Leaf Mind Management Scale (LMM)™. An internationally recognized author of over 18 books in 22 languages, Dr. Leaf continues to publish peer-reviewed research while collaborating with neurologists to demonstrate the measurable mental health benefits of her work.
John R. Miles and Sanger discuss doing less of what you don’t care about and more of what you love.
KEY TOPICS
Remembering to do what you want (not what you ‘should’ do) while maintaining a productive business.
Building trust and strong relationships with team members.
Simplifying your life so you have time and energy for whatyou care about.
Identifying the gap between your actual self and your idealself, and bridging that gap.
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SANGER’S BOOK: A Life Rich with Significance:Transforming Your Wealth to Meaningful Impact
SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
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CONNECT WITH JOHN R. MILES
Website: https://passionstruck.com/
Book: https://passionstruck.com/passion-struck-book/
Podcast: https://passionstruck.com/passion-struck-podcast/
Instagram: @john_r_miles & @passion_struck_podcast
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John R. Miles has a distinguished 30-year career that spans military leadership, entrepreneurship, global business, and strategic innovation. His leadership foundation was laid at the United States Naval Academy, marked by distinction as a Division 1 athlete, class secretary, and brigade honor staff member during a significant chapter of the academy’s history.
His approach to leadership embodies the rigor of his naval training, enriched with a deep understanding of business dynamics, which he now reflects on as the visionary CEO of Passion Struck® and host of the #1 Alternative Health Podcast, the Passion Struck podcast.
What if the root of your fatigue, brain fog, weight gain—or even poor decision-making—wasn’t your hustle, but your hormones? In this episode of Decidedly, functional medicine expert Dr. Julie Kennedy reveals the invisible health disruptors most people overlook: from sleep-depriving stress hormones to thyroid dysfunction caused by mold, processed foods, and everyday household toxins.
We explore the true cost of running on cortisol and convenience, why you might be self-sabotaging your health goals without realizing it, and how to shift from survival mode into intentional living. If you’re feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, or stuck in a loop of “knowing better but not doing better,” this episode is your wake-up call.
KEY TOPICS
- The surprising ways environmental toxins (like “fragrance”) are disrupting your hormones
- How mold exposure hides in plain sight—and wrecks your energy, sleep, and focus
- Why so many business owners are secretly running on stress instead of stamina
- The one question to ask before taking on any new commitment (to protect your energy)
CHAPTERS
00:00 Welcome to the Decidedly Podcast
04:38 The Importance of Sleep
06:16 Understanding Thyroid Health
09:14 Environmental Toxins and Health
11:16 Essential Oils and Their Benefits
17:59 Mold Toxicity and Its Impact
19:52 Holistic Health Solutions
21:09 Impact of Lifestyle Choices on Health
21:45 Reversing Long-Term Effects of Birth Control
22:32 Common Health Issues and Their Sources
23:12 Challenges in Removing Toxins
23:52 Alcohol and Its Impact on Health
24:38 Alternatives to Alcohol
26:28 Addressing Medication and Root Causes
29:45 The Importance of Accountability
33:48 Understanding Motivations and Patterns
45:17 Decision-Making Tips for Business Owners
46:26 Final Thoughts and Takeaways
Listen to our first episode with Dr. Julie Kennedy:Ep.127 I Dr. Julie Kennedy I Deciding for Your Health: Stress, Sleep, and Sustainable Habits - Decidedly I Decision Tips for Business Owners | Podcast on Spotify
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SHAWN’S BOOK:Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
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Dr. Julie Kennedy, DNP (doctor of nursing practice), MBA (master of business administration), APRN (advance practice registered nurse), FNP-C (family nurse practitioner – certified), IINHC (institute for integrative nutrition health certification), is a Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner with a focus in functional medicine.
What does it really take to build resilience—and how do you know when to push through or pivot?
In this episode of Decidedly, we’re joined by Dr. MH Pelletier, work psychologist and author of The Resilience Plan, to break down what resilience looks like in business, leadership, and life.
You’ll learn how to strategically build mental strength, recognize early signs of burnout, and make better decisions that align with your goals and values.
We explore:
✅ The difference between resilience, grit, and anti-fragility
✅ How to recover from stress without quitting your goals
✅ Daily habits that boost emotional and mental endurance
✅ Signs of burnout most leaders ignore
✅ How resilient teams function (and how to build one)
✅ Decision-making strategies during adversity
✅ Why self-awareness is the key to success
🎧 Whether you're an entrepreneur, leader, or anyone navigating challenge and change, this conversation will give you the tools to stay strong, focused, and grounded—no matter what life throws your way.
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro04:25 - What Is Strategic Resilience?08:30 - Grit vs Resilience: What’s the Difference?13:15 - How to Know When to Quit18:00 - The Hiking Analogy That Changes Everything24:40 - Is Resilience a Trait or a Skill?30:55 - Team Resilience: Building Psychological Safety36:20 - How to Prevent Burnout at Work44:00 - Hard Things That Build the Brain53:10 - Supporting Resilience in Others56:00 - Final Decision-Making Tips
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What if your childhood was a prison disguised as adventure?
In this gripping episode of Decidedly, Suzanne Heywood shares the shocking true story of growing up trapped on a sailboat for nearly a decade—with no friends, no school, and no way out. Her parents set off to “follow Captain Cook,” but what began as a three-year journey turned into a cult-like isolation across the oceans.
At just 16, Suzanne made a bold escape, taught herself through mail-order courses, and earned a place at Oxford University. Today, she’s the COO of Exor—one of Europe’s most powerful holding companies.
🎧 Suzanne reveals:
- The psychological toll of her unconventional upbringing
- What it took to escape and reinvent her life
- How education became her lifeline
- Her philosophy on decision-making and leadership
- Why resilience—not privilege—is the ultimate advantage
If you’ve ever felt stuck in someone else’s story, this conversation will remind you: your life is yours to rewrite.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro: Defeating Bad Decision-Making in Life andBusiness
00:50 When Sanger Lived on Ramen
03:13 Introducing Suzanne Heywood
04:21 Suzanne’s Family’s Decision to Sail Around theWorld
06:37 Early Childhood Questions About the Voyage
09:00 Suzanne’s Father’s Motivation for the Voyage
11:25 Questionable Parental Decisions
13:41 Dangers and Limited Food on the Boat
16:04 Life at Sea: Loneliness, Limited Friendships, andSchooling
18:28 Food Shortages
20:46 Stuck on the Boat
23:10 A Manipulated “Vote” to Keep Sailing
32:55 Education as Suzanne’s Escape from the Boat
40:01 Limited Communication and CorrespondenceChallenges
47:08 Sacrifices Made to Pursue Education
49:33 Struggles of University Life and Financial Hardships
51:56 Suzanne’s Reflections on Parental Choices andFinancial Strain
57:26 Suzanne Heywood’s Decision-Making Tip for Business Owners
57:48 Key Takeaways
59:47 Message from the Producer
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SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
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Suzanne Heywood’s story is anything but typical. At just seven years old, she was pulled from her home and set adrift on a small yacht with her family, facing ten years of brutal storms, danger, and isolation on the world’s most unforgiving oceans. It’s a tale of grit and survival that shaped her into the powerhouse she is today. Now a respected business leader, Suzanne is here to share her wild, unfiltered journey, captured in her memoir, Wavewalker.
What if the key to better decisions, stronger relationships, and real leadership… isn’t having the right answers, but asking better questions?
In this episode of Decidedly, we sit down with Abigail Doust—coach, trainer, speaker, and lifelong student of communication—to unpack the underrated power of listening, how to navigate hard conversations, and why most people are asking the wrong questions in business and in life.
From her background in theater and pastoral care to coaching high-performing teams, Abigail reveals why great communication starts with self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and knowing what not to say.
If you've ever found yourself fumbling through a conversation, giving too much advice, or wondering how to actually connect—this one’s for you.
KEY TOPICS
- What most people get wrong about “good communication”
- How to ask open-ended questions that unlock real insight
- Practical coaching tools for entrepreneurs, leaders, and parents
- How to communicate with different personality types
- Why “Tell me more” is the most underused phrase in business
- How to create trust without saying much at all
- The psychology behind reflective listening
- Tips for navigating conflict with emotional intelligence
- When to use coaching vs. consulting in a conversation
CHAPTERS
- 00:00 Introduction
- 01:05 Embracing Uncertainty and Taking Risks
- 04:10 The Art of Asking Better Questions
- 04:56 The Power of Words and Communication
- 17:45 Understanding Personality Types in Communication
- 28:51 The Power of 'Tell Me More'
- 29:43 Understanding Different Perspectives on Freedom
- 31:22 Reflective Listening and Effective Communication
- 32:19 The Importance of Open-Ended Questions
- 35:36 Unpacking Intrinsic Motivation
- 38:46 Building Trust Through Deep Questions
- 50:37 The Value of Authenticity in Business
- 51:47 Decision-Making Tips for Business Owners
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- Website: https://equippingforimpact.com/
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- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abigail-doust-impact/
Abigail Doust is a certified coach, speaker, author, and trainer dedicated to equipping leaders to lead with impact. With a background in communication, theater, and pastoral care, she brings a unique blend of heart and strategy to her coaching and training. Abigail works with individuals, teams, and marriages to foster growth, deepen connection, and navigate meaningful change. She’s an ICF Associate Certified Coach, DISC Consultant, and passionate lifelong learner. When she’s not coaching, Abigail enjoys musicals, long walks, great coffee, and spending time with her husband and their four kids.
What does a 500-mile trek through Spain, a rain-soaked trail in Scotland, and a solo summit in Colorado have to do with building a meaningful life or business?
In this episode, we share the unexpected lessons learned from long-distance hikes, Ironman races, and conversations on the trail — and how they mirror the journey of entrepreneurship, leadership, and self-discovery.
From the spiritual silence of the Camino de Santiago to the muddy mess of the West Highland Way, this isn’t just a story about hiking — it’s about purpose, progress, and the people who walk beside us (or don’t).
If you’ve ever felt like the finish line didn’t fulfill you… this one’s for you.
KEY TOPICS
- “Hike your own hike”: What this means for life, business, and ignoring the noise
- Why the journey is the reward — not the goal or the finish line
- What hiking in the rain teaches us about embracing discomfort
- The real reason entrepreneurs hesitate to sell their businesses
- How solitude reveals what you’re actually chasing
- The power of walking with the right people, not just anyone
- The Camino de Santiago’s secret economy, sacred history, and soul-deep meaning
- How to follow the right signs — and know when someone else’s path isn’t yours
CHAPTERS
- 00:00 Introduction
- 00:51 Hiking in Scotland: The West Highland Way
- 02:18 Hiking Etiquette and Annoyances
- 03:28 Conquering Colorado's Fourteeners
- 07:51 The Spiritual Journey of the Camino de Santiago
- 14:44 The History and Experience of the West Highland Way
- 16:54 Group Hiking Dynamics
- 20:35 The Pressure to Grow in Business
- 21:07 Redefining Success: Progress Over Growth
- 21:50 A Lesson from the Parish Priest
- 22:56 Zappos' Unique Hiring Practice
- 23:59 The Importance of Human Connection
- 27:17 The Journey is the Reward
- 33:53 Lessons from Hiking
- 38:31 Embracing Hardship
- 41:21 Final Thoughts on Hiking and Life
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Are your business decisions driven by instinct, or by strategy? How often do you actually stop to tell the difference?
Matthew Confer, the mind behind decision-making simulations used by leading companies, reveals why your gut might betray you, what most leaders get wrong under pressure, and how to sharpen your instincts for critical decisions.
KEY TOPICS
- The bold move leaders can make to avoid catastrophic mistakes before they happen.
- Why seeking consensus isn’t the best leadership strategy—and what to do instead.
- The real reason confident leaders fail under pressure.
- How keeping receipts on decisions can save your team from chaos.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro: Defeating Bad Decision-Making in Life and Business
00:49 Changing Wedding Language: Patriarchy or Progress?
03:06 Can Simulations Make You a Better Leader?
05:32 The Dangerous Default in Team Decisions
06:50 Why Consensus Isn’t Always King
08:01 How Leaders Sabotage Innovation Without Realizing It
10:21 What Really Drives Your Team?
12:40 Adapting Management Styles: The Secret to Better Teams
15:05 Leadership Practice Without the Real-World Risk
17:26 Breaking Through Superficial Motivations
19:30 The Challenge of Scaling a Small Company Culture
21:54 Why Diverse Motivations Strengthen Teams
24:14 Spotting Failure Before It Happens
26:36 The Viral Social Media Campaign Dilemma
29:00 The Cobra Problem: When Solutions Make Things Worse
31:16 The $5 Challenge That Changed Business Strategy
33:33 The Power of Writing Down Decisions
35:53 How Poor Note-Taking Derails Teams
38:32 How Stress Wrecks Decision-Making—And How to Stop It
40:51 Why Your Most Disagreeable Employee Makes the Hard Calls
43:07 Why Failure Is the Best Leadership Teacher
45:32 Building Leadership Confidence in Safe Environments
47:51 When Bravado Backfires in Decision-Making
50:08 Are You Missing Critical Team Feedback?
52:32 What MBA Simulations Reveal About Leadership Gaps
54:51 The Secret Ingredient to Engaging Training Programs
56:53 Matthew Confer’s Decision-Making Tip for Business Owners
58:20 Key Takeaways
59:45 Message from the Producer
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SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
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Learn To Lead Podcast: https://www.abilitie.com/learn-to-lead-podcast/
Matt Confer is the VP of Strategy at Abilitie, a Leadership Development company based in Austin, Texas that provides immersive business simulations to a global client base that includes over 50 members of the Fortune 500. Abilitie’s leadership programs have been delivered to over 100,000 professionals in more than 30 countries around the world. Matthew has spoken on the topic of decision making at the TEDx Conference with a talk entitled "Before You Decide" that has been viewed over 500,000 times on the TED website.
What if the real reason your team can’t get along... is you?
In this mind-shifting episode, international best-selling author and human behavior expert Thomas Erikson (yes, the guy behind Surrounded by Idiots) joins Decidedly to decode how understanding personality types can transform your business, relationships, and leadership style.
Using the DISC model—Red, Yellow, Green, and Blue—Thomas explains why some people drive you crazy, how to stop sabotaging your own leadership, and what it really takes to build a thriving, cohesive team.
Whether you're scaling a company, leading a team, or navigating family dynamics, this conversation will help you understand yourself and others with clarity, compassion, and maybe a little humor.
KEY TOPICS
- What the DISC personality model really means—and how to identify your type
- Why you might be the one creating conflict on your team (yep, even with good intentions)
- How impatience, perfectionism, or avoidance can sabotage decision-making
- The difference between personality traits and internal motivators—and why both matter in hiring
- How to build a diverse team without sacrificing unity or performance
- Why “winning” isn’t always the goal—and what actually keeps people motivated
- What happens when family and business collide (and how Thomas makes it work)
- How self-awareness becomes your secret weapon in leadership and life
CHAPTERS
- 00:00 Intro
- 00:53 Understanding Different Motivations
- 03:55 Guest Introduction: Thomas Erickson
- 04:36 The DISC Assessment Explained
- 11:38 Self-Awareness and Leadership
- 17:56 Building Effective Teams
- 21:14 Recruitment and Internal Drivers
- 26:43 Personal Stories and Reflections
- 31:04 Balancing Competing Ideas
- 34:50 The Importance of Motivation in Business
- 36:35 Constructive Competition
- 43:21 Defining Success and Legacy
- 49:10 Aligning Family Business Goals
- 59:51 Decision Making Tips for Business Owners
- 01:02:23 Final Thoughts and Takeaways
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SHAWN’S BOOK:Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
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- Instagram: @thomaseriksonwriter
Thomas Erikson is a behaviorist and the bestselling author of the Surrounded By series about human behaviors. The series has been translated into close to 60 languages and has sold over 8 million copies.
His mission is to make people’s lives easier by making them more aware of themselves and helping them better understand what it takes to achieve the best possible communication.
He is a highly sought-after public speaker, giving 120 keynote speeches annually on topics such as human behaviors, self-awareness, narcissism, and leadership.
Thomas is a mentor to top-level executives and entrepreneurs all over Europe. He lives by the simple quote: You can’t change somebody else, but you can change yourself.
What if the most important medical information was hiding in plain sight?
In this eye-opening replay of Ep. 166, we sit down with Alexandra, the powerhouse behind @justtheinserts, to uncover what pharmaceutical companies and government agencies actually disclose—if you know where to look. From vaccine inserts and adverse reaction data to the legal loopholes that protect drug manufacturers, this conversation digs deep into the fine print most patients never read.
Whether you’re a parent making decisions for your kids, a business owner evaluating health policies, or just tired of being in the dark, this episode will give you tools to ask better questions and make more informed choices.
KEY TOPICS
- What a “manufacturer insert” actually is—and why you should always read it
- Why Alexandra started @justtheinserts (and how one personal experience changed everything)
- What the FDA and CDC do and don’t tell you about side effects
- The risks listed for common drugs like DTaP, Vitamin K, and RSV vaccines
- Why informed consent matters more now than ever
- How to advocate for yourself and your family in a rushed healthcare system
- The surprising connection between pharmaceutical marketing and legal immunity
- How to build the skill of decisional independence in health and business
CHAPTERS
- 00:00 Introduction
- 06:23 Alexandra's Journey and Instagram Success
- 11:14 Understanding Medical Inserts
- 15:43 Personal Experiences with Pharmaceuticals
- 22:21 Challenges and Criticisms in Medical Research
- 31:10 Discussing the Book and Training Course
- 32:10 Informed Consent and Doctor-Patient Dynamics
- 34:32 Vaccine Shedding and Its Implications
- 37:44 Breakthrough Infections and Vaccine Efficacy
- 38:49 Shocking Discoveries in Vaccine Inserts
- 40:18 Personal Stories and Pharmaceutical Industry Insights
- 47:22 Navigating Doctor's Recommendations and Informed Consent
- 54:01 Challenges in the Medical System
- 01:01:24 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
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SHAWN’S BOOK:Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
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Website: https://www.justtheinserts.com
Instagram: @justtheinserts
Well Considered: A Handbook for Making Informed Medical Decisions: https://www.justtheinserts.com/shop/
Alexandra, the founder of Just the Inserts, provides training and resources for patients and parents to make informed decisions about medical products. Sourced from .gov websites, her book, training course, and website help you make informed medical decisions rooted in knowledge and confidence.
Ever feel like you're spinning your wheels, stuck in the same place despite your efforts? In this episode, hosts Shawn and Sanger delve into the practical strategies to help you break free from life's ruts and reignite your momentum.
Drawing from their extensive experience in decision-making and personal development, they introduce the "5 Levers of Change": Systems, Goals, Habits, Relationships, and Beliefs. Through insightful discussions and real-life examples, you'll discover how to identify which lever to pull to catalyze meaningful change.
Whether you're facing stagnation in your career, personal life, or mindset, this episode offers actionable steps to help you move forward with clarity and purpose.
If you've ever asked yourself, "How do I get unstuck and make lasting changes?" — this is the episode to press play on.
KEY TOPICS
- Understanding the 5 Levers of Change: Systems, Goals, Habits, Relationships, and Beliefs
- Recognizing when and how to adjust your goals effectively
- Implementing the Double Vision Exercise to explore necessary changes
- Overcoming resistance and embracing belief transformation
- Leveraging relationships to support your growth journey
- Practical tactics for goal setting and achieving transformation
CHAPTERS
- 00:00 Introduction
- 00:53 A Hurried Morning
- 02:15 Introduction to Plateau Jumping
- 02:58 The Five Levers of Change
- 05:08 The Importance of Relationships
- 06:23 The Missing Lever: Beliefs
- 08:10 Applying the Five Levers
- 16:50 Challenging Traditional Goals
- 25:52 Double Vision Exercise Explained
- 27:04 Visualizing the Ideal Employee
- 30:14 Identifying the Easiest Goal
- 31:25 The Myth of the Harvard Study
- 35:51 The Power of Belief and Visualization
- 39:30 Challenging Established Beliefs
- 47:17 The Importance of Visualization in Goal Setting
- 48:46 Where to Find the Book
- 49:04 Closing Remarks and Credits
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SHAWN’S BOOK:Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
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What’s the real point of your business — and your life?
In this mind-opening conversation, scholar and cultural commentator Spencer Klavan joins host Sanger Smith to explore one of the most overlooked foundations in entrepreneurship: God.
Spencer, associate editor of the Claremont Review of Books and host of Young Heretics, draws from ancient philosophy, Western civilization, and his own theological lens to examine what happens when faith, science, and leadership intersect.
Whether you’re leading a company, raising a family, or just trying to figure out why the world feels so off lately — this conversation pulls back the curtain on the real questions we’re all wrestling with.
This episode isn’t just philosophical — it’s deeply practical. It's a wake-up call for any leader building something on shaky ground.
If you’ve ever asked yourself, “Is there more to this than money, metrics, and growth?” — this is the episode to press play on.
KEY TOPICS
- Why you can’t separate science from theology — and why that matters for leaders today
- How the Protestant Reformation and the Scientific Revolution were asking the same question: “What is truth?”
- Why the collapse of secularism is fueling a spiritual hunger in business, culture, and everyday life
- The rise of AI, the myth of human replacement, and the eternal longing tech can’t fill
- What Russell Brand, Ion Hirsi Ali, and modern seekers reveal about the return to faith
- The role of humility in leadership — and how to be the mentor people run to at 2AM
- Why the telos (final cause) of your company may be the most important question you’re not asking
CHAPTERS
- 00:00 Introduction
- 01:20 The Role of Theology in Business
- 03:31 Scientific Revolution and Religion
- 07:21 Philosophy and Science Intertwined
- 17:02 Modern Atheism and Its Decline
- 21:02 Spirituality in Business Leadership
- 30:01 Defining True Christianity
- 32:09 Debating the Apostle Creed
- 33:02 Historical Context of Christian Creeds
- 34:39 Modern Converts and Cultural Christianity
- 36:37 Stages of Faith Development
- 38:56 Challenges in Faith and Personal Responsibility
- 47:21 The Role of Technology in Faith
- 53:00 Final Thoughts and Leadership Insights
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CONNECT WITH SPENCER KLAVAN
- Instagram: @sklavan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SpencerAKlavan/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencer-klavan-0a963631/
- How to Save the West: Ancient Wisdom for 5 Modern Crises
- Light of the Mind, Light of the World: How New Science is Illuminating Ancient Truths About God
- The New Jerusalem Substack: https://thenewjerusalem.substack.com/
- Rejoice Evermore Substack: https://rejoiceevermore.substack.com/
- Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/young-heretics/id1513602173
Spencer Klavan is a scholar, associate editor of the Claremont Review of Books, and host of the Young Heretics podcast. A graduate of Yale, he earned his doctorate in ancient Greek literature from Oxford University.
Spencer’s deep understanding of the roots of Western civilization makes him a trustworthy guide for navigating our evolving culture, and what we can do to help. His analysis: The situation is dire. But every crisis we face today we have faced—and surmounted—before.
What makes a customer feel like they matter?
In this powerhouse conversation, bestselling author and world-renowned customer experience consultant Dr. Joseph Michelli joins us to unpack the magic behind some of the most beloved brands in the world — from Ritz Carlton and Starbucks to Zappos, Mercedes-Benz, and more.
Whether you're a business owner, team leader, or someone obsessed with elevating your client journey — this episode is your blueprint.
This conversation isn’t just about customer service — it’s about legacy. The kind that turns clients into loyal fans and employees into brand ambassadors.
If you’ve ever wondered what truly sets great businesses apart, you’ll want to hit play on this one.
KEY TOPICS
- The “chocolate on the pillow” effect: How small, thoughtful details create unforgettable experiences
- Why not every customer is right — and how to know which feedback is worth your energy
- The art of designing a space and culture that your team and clients love
- What Chick-fil-A does that AI never could
- How to use brand rituals to stand out in a saturated market
- Why the future of business is deeply personal — not just digital
CHAPTERS
- 00:00 Welcome to the New Studio
- 02:26 Introducing Dr. Joseph Micelli
- 03:15 Implementing 'Carry the Bag' Concept
- 04:11 Signature Moments in Customer Experience
- 06:22 Balancing Consistency and Innovation
- 12:27 Understanding Target Customers and Aspirations
- 22:39 Challenges in Customer Perception
- 29:37 The Importance of Company Culture
- 30:26 Employee Feedback and Engagement
- 30:58 AI in Customer Experience
- 34:29 Human Touch vs. AI in Customer Service
- 37:45 Balancing Technology and Human Interaction
- 40:32 Personalized Customer Service
- 44:28 Effective Sales Techniques
- 54:29 Decision Making in Business
- 55:58 Conclusion and Key Takeaways
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
- All Business is Personal: https://www.amazon.com/All-Business-Personal-Human-Centered-Technology-Powered/dp/1637746768
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CONNECT WITH DR. JOSEPH MICHELLI
- Website: https://www.josephmichelli.com/
- Podcast: https://www.josephmichelli.com/podcast/
- X: https://x.com/josephmichelli
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheMichelliExperience
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephmichelli/
Joseph A. Michelli, Ph.D., C.S.P., is an internationally sought-after speaker, author, and organizational consultant who transfers his knowledge of exceptional business practices in ways that develop joyful and productive workplaces with a focus on customer experience. His insights encourage leaders and frontline workers to grow and invest passionately in all aspects of their lives.
In this episode of the Decidedly podcast, hosts Sanger Smith and Shawn Smith engage in a lively discussion with guest Whitney Uland, a multifaceted entrepreneur, filmmaker, and expert in intentional living.
Whitney shares her insights on harnessing 'celebrity energy' to empower entrepreneurs to build successful personal brands. Through her unique perspective, Whitney explores the psychological barriers holding people back from achieving fame and how to overcome them.
The conversation dives deep into the value of authenticity in personal branding, navigating industry changes, and the importance of picking the right goals. Whitney also discusses her background in acting and filmmaking, and how personal experiences shaped her career path.
Listeners will gain valuable tips on hacking their mindset and nervous system to achieve their big visions for life and business.
KEY TOPICS
- Debunking the idea of fame, wealth, and achievement being innately greedy.
- Nervous system hacking to prevent holding yourself back from your full potential.
- Refining your ability to pivot when things aren’t going according to plan.
- The trap of meaningless goals, and how to avoid them.
CHAPTERS
- 00:00 Introduction and Podcast Information
- 04:56 The Concept of Celebrity Energy
- 08:54 Overcoming Rejection and Building Confidence
- 13:00 Navigating the Entertainment Industry
- 15:07 The Impact of Strikes and Adapting to Change
- 18:13 Setting and Achieving Goals
- 25:59 Challenges Faced by Underrepresented Groups
- 26:12 Impact of Trauma on Personal Growth
- 26:39 Mindset and Wealth Creation
- 27:40 The Importance of Self-Worth
- 28:07 Overcoming Everyday Challenges
- 29:47 Empowering Clients with Tools for Success
- 31:57 Setting and Achieving Goals
- 40:14 Navigating Social Media for Personal Branding
- 53:53 Final Thoughts and Takeaways
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Brooke Castillo: https://www.thelifecoachschool.com/
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- Website: Coaching - https://www.abundantartistcoaching.com // Acting/Filmmaking - http://www.whitneyuland.com/
- Whitney’s Episode on the Tom Kelly Show: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/307-celebrity-energy-whitney-uland/id1501986299?i=1000618598564
- Instagram: www.instagram.com/whitneyuland
- Podcast, The Abundant Artist: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-abundant-artist-podcast/id1512877614
- TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@whitneyuland
Whitney Uland is a multifaceted entrepreneur, filmmaker, actor, and expert in intentional living. With her perspective on harnessing "celebrity energy," Whitney empowers entrepreneurs to leverage their personal brand and authenticity to build thriving businesses. As the owner of Abundant Artist Coaching and Outer Darkness Films, she combines her expertise in intentional living, brain optimization, and mindset practices to guide entrepreneurs toward unlocking their full potential. From her acclaimed debut feature film "The Cosmos Sisters" to her dedication to helping entrepreneurs tap into their inner celebrity energy, Whitney is committed to cultivating unique personal brands.
What would happen if you did a gratitude practice before opening each meeting? Are mindfulness practices a fluffy waste of time? Michael O’Brien suffered a personal tragedy that caused him to reset how he thinks about his beliefs, and how he utilizes his energy in daily life. Today, he shares the power of recognizing that everything in life is neutral until we label it…and how the labels we choose shape our perceptions.KEY TOPICS- Why leaders struggle to celebrate their wins (and what to do about it.)- How implementing mindfulness into daily routines increases productivity.- The consequences our minds and bodies face when we approach life with pessimism.- How to stop self-sabotaging your days.SUBSCRIBEhttps://www.youtube.com/@decidedlypodcast?sub_confirmation=1CHAPTERS00:00 Mission of Decidedly00:51 Sanger & Shawn’s Scar Stories03:21 Introducing Michael O’Brien04:43 If Your Default is Pessimism07:50 Michael’s Car Accident15:17 “You’re Husband’s Not Gonna Make It”23:40 Reframing Your Thoughts30:53 Mindset Training34:16 Deciding to Respond, Not React41:00 Mindfulness Tips for Business50:26 Pressure Testing Your Thoughts1:03:42 Decision-Making Tip for Business Owners1:05:42 Key Takeaways1:07:17 Producer ClosingMENTIONED IN THIS EPISODEEp.54 I Dandapani I Deciding to Have Unwavering Focus: Insights from a Former Monk - https://open.spotify.com/episode/4UIoKAIBY7yzoKM0ABNtJwCONNECT WITH USwww.decidedlypodcast.comInstagram: @decidedlypodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/decidedlypodcastShawn’s Instagram: @shawn_d_smithSanger’s Instagram: @sangersmith Thank you to Shelby Peterson of Transcend Media for editing and post-production of the Decidedly podcast. SANGER’S BOOKA Life Rich with Significance: Transforming Your Wealth to Meaningful Impact - https://www.amazon.com/Life-Rich-Significance-Transforming-Meaningful/dp/1952654769 SHAWN’S BOOKPlateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want - https://www.amazon.com/Plateau-Jumping-What-Change-When-ebook/dp/B0CTXHP5HR MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy. LEARN MORE: www.decidedlywealth.com WEEKLY NEWSLETTERhttps://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/manage/optin?v=001aeU_pPBHJPNJWJBdVbaci6bjGIuEJurH12xHBWDEVT_NxyCadMd7wLSZjcEZglkSjDjehuIbTHD8nABOIdV69ctfYpSzg24RCIytetBUrlIPPKgaGzjGZ8DkM0Wp1LMjbErcYUur7PbZGjeVo4gyXlz821AoJGZR CONNECT WITH MICHAEL O’BRIENWebsite: https://www.michaelobrienshift.com/ Instagram: @pausebreathereflect LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/michaelobrienpelotoncoachingThe Ripple Effect Newsletter: https://www.michaelobrienshift.com/newsletter/The Kintsugi Podcast: https://www.michaelobrienshift.com/kintsugi-podcast/Michael is a qualified meditation teacher, executive coach, and endurance athlete. He loves helping people accomplish hard things through mindfulness. He’s a survivor of a horrific near-death cycling accident called his Last Bad Day and years in the corporate executive suite and in 2022 used the power of mindfulness to ride his bike across America.
What happens when you stop playing by the rules and start asking better questions? Where’s the line between healthy dissent and chaos — and why do the best leaders welcome a little pushback?
Psychologist and researcher Dr. Todd Kashdan joins us to make the case for principled insubordination — and why compliance culture kills innovation. We’re breaking down how to lead curious teams, challenge bad ideas without blowing things up, and create the kind of environment where the smartest voices aren’t the quietest ones.
KEY TOPICS
- Why curiosity is inefficient — and why that’s a good thing.
- The danger of compliance culture in leadership.
- When “too agreeable” becomes your company’s biggest risk.
- The art of asking better questions (and why most people don’t).
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CHAPTERS
(00:01) When rebels outperform rule-followers
(01:19) Skipping the meeting — and still winning
(02:05) The problem with obedience culture
(05:56) Why Dr. Kashdan left Wall Street for psychology
(07:13) Anxiety, self-awareness, and bad leadership
(08:36) Purpose as a cure for social anxiety
(10:51) Social skills we lost during COVID
(13:47) Are we overusing the word “bullying”?
(14:42) You need stress to build strength
(16:07) Why popular kids sometimes peak in high school
(17:36) The confidence gap nobody talks about
(19:30) Why honest feedback is so rare
(22:17) Sarcasm, teasing, and intimacy
(25:03) How curiosity actually builds connection
(29:43) Don’t Google it: The social power of not knowing
(32:42) Curiosity vs. the shortcut mindset
(34:41) The link between curiosity and memory
(36:17) Why some people just aren’t curious
(38:24) Curiosity is inefficient — and that’s the point
(40:14) The risk of staying “safe” in leadership
(43:58) The freshman year lesson that changed everything
(45:47) Tailoring leadership to your team
(47:46) Smart rebels vs. loose cannons
(49:24) When curiosity backfires at work
(51:20) Why some employees stop sharing ideas
(53:29) How to disagree without blowing things up
(56:19) The decision-making checklist your team needs
(58:09) Defensive pessimism: The plan B mindset
(60:05) Dr. Todd Kashdan's top decision-making tip for business owners
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Thank you to Shelby Peterson of Transcend Media for editing and post-production of the Decidedly podcast.
SANGER’S BOOK
A Life Rich with Significance: Transforming Your Wealth to Meaningful Impact: https://www.amazon.com/Life-Rich-Significance-Transforming-Meaningful/dp/1952654769
SHAWN’S BOOK
Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want: https://www.amazon.com/Plateau-Jumping-What-Change-When-ebook/dp/B0CTXHP5HR
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The Well-Being Lab (download articles here!): https://toddkashdan.com/well-being-lab/
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Psychology Today Blog: psychologytoday.com/blog/curious
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Have you wondered if the education system is actually preparing the next generation to lead? Do you question whether real learning happens within the confines of a classroom? What if the very foundation of how we’ve been taught to think is broken?
Matt Beaudreau is on a mission to rebuild the way we raise young people into impactful adults. Through his educational program, Apogee Strong, he’s empowering young people to break free from the limits of the traditional school system and become true leaders—starting with responsibility, character, and action. In this episode, we explore why real education isn't taught in classrooms and how Matt's approach is redefining what it means to be “ready for the real world.”
KEY TOPICS
- How to break free from the conformity of the education system to create effective leaders.
- What we all need to unlearn from the broken school system we grew up in.
- The value of questioning authority, and what that looks like when done effectively.
- Why real-world experiences educate to a higher degree of success than a classroom ever will.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro: Defeating Bad Decision-Making in Life and Business
03:15 Lessons from "Wasting" Time
08:45 Freedom Within Structure
12:30 Introducing Matt Beaudreau
17:50 From Public School to Revolution: Building New Education Systems
23:10 Education Failures: More Than Just Bad Grades
30:00 Meta Skills: The Missing Link in Education
35:45 Why Academia Isn't the Answer: Real Education Starts Here
42:00 Leadership by Example: Matt’s Approach to Raising Strong Men
48:30 How to Foster Responsibility in Students
54:15 The Role of Entrepreneurship in Education
1:00:00 The Power of Mentorship in Youth Programs
1:05:20 Empowering Students Through Choice and Consequence
1:10:45 The Future of Education: Matt’s Vision
1:16:30 Final Thoughts: How to Rebuild Education Systems That Work
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SANGER’S BOOK: A Life Rich with Significance: Transforming Your Wealth to Meaningful Impact
SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
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Websites: https://apogeestrong.com // https://apogeepays.com
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The Essential 11 Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0hh0o1PvIC8c4fE2Wv6LiF
Matt founded Acton Academy Placer Schools, using the Socratic method to foster self-directed, independent young leaders. He also co-founded Apogee Strong, a mentorship program for young men, and launched the Apogee Strong Dads Program in 2023. His podcast, The Essential 11, provides leadership insights from global experts. Additionally, Matt founded the Apogee Strong Foundation, offering scholarships to young men for educational and leadership opportunities.Matt Beaudreau is a renowned keynote speaker, consultant, and coach, working with clients like Wells Fargo, Honeywell, and the U.S. Air Force. A two-time TEDx speaker and former Corporate Trainer of the Year at Stanford University, he has spoken to over 250,000 people worldwide.
What do you do with fear that isn’t going away?
Akshay Nanavati has walked ahead of Humvees looking for bombs in Iraq, dragged a 400-pound sled across Antarctica, and spent ten days in complete darkness—all in pursuit of one thing: a better relationship with fear. In this episode, heand Sanger talk about the difference between fear and danger, how most of us distract ourselves to avoid stillness, and why “good vibes only” is bad advice.
They get into survivors’ guilt, the psychology of endurance, and what to do with emotions that won’t go away.
KEY TOPICS
- How survivor’s guilt after war became fuel for Akshay’s purpose.
- 10 days in total darkness: What happens when you sit alone with your thoughts.
- Why the solitude of Antarctica was harder than the cold.
- What you learn about yourself when your body gives out before your mind.
CHAPTERS
00:00 – Intro: Defeating Bad Decisions in Life & Business
00:51 – Letting Go to Move Forward
03:13 – What to Do When You’re Not the Expert
04:49 – Introducing Akshay Nanavati
05:18 – A Job No One Wants: Clearing Bombs in Iraq
07:35 – The Danger of Getting Comfortable
09:49 – Training to Be Brave: Skydiving, Climbing & Confronting Fear
12:03 – The Price of Courage: How Fear Builds Virtue
14:27 – Praying for Patience... and Getting It
16:53 – Fear Propels Preparation
18:33 – How the Dalai Lama Ended Up Writing His Foreword
21:33 – Fear Is the Gateway to Growth, Not the Enemy
23:56 – Turning Survivor’s Guilt Into Purpose
26:20 – The Thought Isn’t the Problem—It’s What You Do With It
28:41 – Addiction, Rock Bottom, and the Decision to Get Still
31:02 – Why Most People Are Scared of Stillness
33:23 – Learning to Sit With the Unanswered Questions
35:49 – What a Darkness Retreat Actually Looks Like
38:09 – Stillness vs. Doing Nothing
40:22 – 60 Days Alone in Antarctica
42:43 – When the Math No Longer Works, But You Keep Going
45:08 – Cutting Weight, Cutting Tags, Cutting Toothbrushes
47:21 – When the Body Breaks Before the Mind
49:41 – Losing Fingers for the Sake of Purpose
51:55 – The Price of Frostbite and the Power of Reframing
54:12 – It’s So Hot in Antarctica... in a Tent?
56:34 – Fearing Failure—and Why That’s a Good Thing
58:57 – How to Know Which Fear Is Worth Facing
01:01:21 – Decision Tip: Think in Versions, Not Pass/Fail
01:01:55 – Where to Connect with Akshay Nanavati
01:02:15 – Key Takeaways
01:03:05 – Message from the Producer
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SANGER’S BOOK: A Life Rich with Significance: Transforming Your Wealth to Meaningful Impact
SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
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Book: https://www.amazon.com/FEARVANA-Revolutionary-Science-Health-Happiness/dp/1630476056/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0
Website: https://fearvana.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/fearvanaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/fearvana
Akshay Nanavati is a Marine veteran who walked roads ahead of convoys looking for bombs, overcame PTSD and addiction, and now intentionally seeks out the toughest physical and mental challenges on earth—including dragging a 420-pound sled alone across Antarctica.
Is it possible to become the man you never had as a role model?
Ryan Michler didn’t grow up with a blueprint for manhood—but that didn’t stop him from building one. He and Sanger talk about why so many men feel aimless and how stepping up—not faking it—is the way out. They talk about the appeal of distractions like sports and alcohol, the discomfort of starting from zero, and the kind of fulfillment that comes from actually doing hard things.
KEY TOPICS
- Why men substitute purpose with stats, screens, and manufactured intimacy.
- What happens when young men admire risk—and older men discourage it.
- How men get mocked both for not knowing—and for trying to learn.
- Why it’s better to take a first step than wait for certainty.
CHAPTERS
00:00 – Intro: Defeating Bad Decisions in Life & Business
00:50 – Learning by Failing on a Ski Trip
03:18 – Meet Ryan Michler: Founder of Order of Man
04:20 – Growing Up Without a Present Dad
06:48 – Can You Still Learn Manhood as an Adult?
08:27 – Why Men Hide What They Don’t Know
09:14 – The Catch-22 of Men Asking for Help
10:51 – Why Not Knowing Feels Like a Threat
11:38 – How Ego Blocks Growth
13:43 – Finding Mentors & Letting Go of Pride
16:08 – Why Ryan Walked Away from His Firm
18:26 – Taking the Leap Toward Autonomy
20:53 – Rebuilding on Your Own Terms
23:09 – Why Advice Often Reflects Regret
25:33 – Vested Interests & Biased Guidance
27:46 – Seeking Deeper Purpose in Friendships
29:49 – Choosing Relationships Intentionally
31:03 – Escaping Into Sports When Life Lacks Purpose
34:42 – False Meaning in Porn, Alcohol, & Ego
37:02 – What Are You Escaping From?
39:22 – Balance Is a Constant Act
41:45 – Why Fulfillment Beats Happiness
44:09 – You Don’t Find Purpose—You Build It
46:25 – Podcasting & the Birth of Order of Man
48:50 – Try What Interests You (Without Attachments)
51:11 – Ryan’s Battle Plan: 4 Areas of Purpose
53:13 – Decision Tip: Find Someone Who’s Done It
53:21 – Where to Connect with Ryan Michler
54:15 – Key Takeaways
54:50 – Message from the Producer
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SANGER’S BOOK: A Life Rich with Significance: Transforming Your Wealth to Meaningful Impact
SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
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Website: https://orderofman.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryanmichler & https://www.instagram.com/orderofman/
Order of Man Podcast: https://orderofman.com/podcast-2/
Sovereignty: The Battle for the Hearts and Minds of Men: https://store.orderofman.com/collections/planners-and-journals/products/sovereignty-signed-copy?_gl=1of6zq8_gcl_auNDMyNjcwMTcuMTc0MjMyNzQ5Ng.._gaMTY3ODY4MTk5LjE3Mzg1OTM0NTU._ga_MHSG4VQ94E*MTc0MjQxNjk5NC40LjEuMTc0MjQxNzQwMS4wLjAuMA
Ryan Michler unapologetically harnesses the authentic masculinity modern culture has lost. He challenges men to reject complacency, reclaim clarity, and boldly lead at home, in business, and in their communities through Order of Man.
Some red flags don’t look like red flags until it’s too late.
And when it comes to relationships and money, the costcan be devastating.
Emily Rose—known as Mama Wilder—found herselfin a financially abusive marriage, pregnant and alone, and had to build a safe, stable life from scratch. Now she’s helping other women do the same through her nonprofit work, Instagram advocacy, and real-talk conversations like this one.
We’re talking about the signs of financial abuse, why “traditional” family dynamics can mask toxic control, how secrecy around money creates generational harm, and how to build relationships rooted in trust, transparency, and shared decision-making.
KEY TOPICS
What healthy financial transparency looks like in a relationship.
How early childhood scripts shape beliefs about healthy relationships with people and finances.
How normalizing secrecy around money keeps dangerouscycles in place.
How wealth can be used as a weapon—or a lifeline.
CHAPTERS
00:00 – Intro: Defeating Bad Decision-Making in Life & Business
00:49 – Sanger Brags on His Wife for Owning Motherhood
03:12 – Meet Emily Rose
06:24 – Subtle Conditioning That Leads to Financial Abuse
08:36 – Why Her Nonprofit Gives Women Cash with No Strings Attached
13:19 – Infantilizing Women: A Common Thread Across Systems
15:46 – The Framework That Set Her Up for an Abusive Marriage
20:33 – Recognizing the Moment: “This Isn’t Normal”
22:56 – How Her Family Reacted (and Why Her Mom Funded Her Abuser’s Legal Fees)
27:43 – Generational Blind Spots Around Abuse and Money
32:10 – How Culture Shapes What We See as ‘Normal’ in Relationships
34:37 – Why Financial Secrecy in Marriage Is So Dangerous
37:03 – Raising Kids to Be Financially Literate (and Why That Starts with Honesty)
41:44 – Breaking Cycles and Teaching Healthy Money Dynamics
44:07 – The Family Power Plays That Fuel Financial Abuse
46:31 – What Happens When Inheritance Replaces Financial Empowerment
48:53 – The Family Member Who Showed Up (and What That Meant for Her Kids)
51:13 – Dating Again with Boundaries, Standards, and Transparency
55:58 – The Guy Who Paid for the Babysitter (and Set the Bar)
58:18 – A Courtroom Bombshell and a Wedding the Next Day
59:40 – Where to Connect with Emily
59:55 – Key Takeaways
1:00:49 –Message from the Producer
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Instagram: @mama_wilder
Mama Wilder Foundation: https://themamawilderfoundation.org/
Website:https://www.mamawilderonline.com/
Emily, the face of "Mama Wilder" on social media, spearheaded the Mama Wilder Foundation in 2021, when she began to utilize her platform to raise money for women in similar crises as her own.
Having survived family and criminal court not totally unscathed, she spends her time homeschooling her three kids, embracing the beauty of Western Colorado, and supporting her husband in his business and legal ventures.
She uses her BA in Women & Gender Studies educating the masses on coercive control, financial abuse, and the importance of women's autonomy in healthcare. The bulk of the Mama Wilder Foundation’s funding comes from Emily's social media presence and passive income generated through her platforms.
How much of your time is actually yours?
Jamie Hopkins is back, and we’re breaking down what it takes to run a company without letting it run your life. He cuthis travel by 90%, began coaching his kids’ sports teams, and took on a bigger leadership role in business—all by making one critical decision.
We’re also talking about the kind of curiosity that makes or breaks leaders, how most CEOs sabotage themselves, andhow the best ones build teams that don’t fall apart without them.
KEY TOPICS
- What leaving the work phone in another room does for your family.
- What a $1.50 hot dog taught a five-star restaurant about service.
- What happens when leaders delay firing—or promoting—people.
- How vulnerability helps you build real customer relationships.
CHAPTERS
00:00 – Intro: Defeating Bad Decision-Making in Life & Business
00:49 – How the Zoo Made Me a Better Leader
05:06 – Jamie Hopkins on Balancing Business & Family
06:55 – Leaving a Big Firm to Put Family First
09:15 – Coaching Kids Sports
11:35 – The Two-Phone Strategy for CEOs
13:55 – Avoiding Phone Distractions
16:12 – CEO Work-Life Balance: Does It Exist?
18:32 – How to Delegate More
21:24 – Overworking is a Trap
23:37 – Fitness, Leadership & Avoiding Burnout
25:50 – What Makes a Great Financial Advisor?
28:09 – Building Client Trust
30:27 – Why Clients Stay (or Leave)
32:49 – Standing Out in a Crowded Market
35:08 – Competing on Service
38:25 – How Listening Gains More Clients
40:32 – Small Gestures That Build Loyalty
42:54 – Sales Lessons from an FBI Negotiator
45:20 – Being a Curious Leader
47:42 – 80/20 Rule for Better Conversations
49:25 – Jamie’s Top Decision-Making Tip for Business Owners
53:20 – Where to Connect with Jamie Hopkins
54:15 – Key Takeaways
54:49 – Message from the Producer
Ep.120 I Deciding for What’s Next: Navigating Life’s Biggest Transitions with Jamie Hopkins
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SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
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Bryn Mawr Trust: https://www.bmt.com/
FinServ Foundation: https://finservfoundation.org/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamiehopkinsfinancialservices/
Jamie Hopkins is an expert in retirementplanning for business owners. He’s a Wall Street Journal best-selling author and regular contributor for Forbes and InvestmentNews on Retirement Income Planning. He is also the CEO of Bryn Mawr Capital Management and Chief Wealth Officer at Bryn Mawr Trust.
Building a brand is about more than having a great product—it’s about getting people to believe in it.
Brian Smith, founder of UGG, knows this firsthand. What started as a niche surf product exploded into a globalphenomenon, but the real challenges came with scaling, staying ahead of competitors, and making the tough call to sell.
In this episode, Brian shares the behind-the-scenes realities of growing a brand, navigating financial hurdles, and adapting to industry shifts. He unpacks the unexpected marketing move that changed everything, how he handled rapid expansion, and why the Oprah effect took UGG to an entirely new level.
KEY TOPICS
Why fast-growing companies constantly need more money and how to prepare for it.
How to build customer loyalty so strong that people market your product for you.
The key decision that helped UGG stay ahead of copycats.
How Brian Smith knew it was time to sell UGG.
CHAPTERS
00:00 – Intro: Defeating Bad Decision-Making in Life & Business
06:15 – Brian Smith Returns: The Founder of UGG07:50 – How UGG Started: From Accountant to Entrepreneur10:12 – The First Sales Strategy That Completely Flopped12:31 – Struggles of Selling a New Product14:50 – The Sales Tactic That Changed Everything17:16 – Building Customer Loyalty19:12 – How Branding Decisions Can Make or Break a Business21:32 – Authentic Marketing: Why It Works23:48 – Expanding Beyond Surf Shops: Finding New Markets26:10 – How UGG Became a Status Symbol28:34 – What Most Business Owners Get Wrong About Growth30:55 – Why Scaling Almost Destroyed UGG33:19 – The Reality of Raising Capital 35:45 – Managing Investors & The Cost of Business Growth38:08 – Learning from Richard Branson: The Endless Need for Capital40:36 – Preparing to Sell UGG: The Decision to Exit42:59 – Negotiating the Sale: Finding the Right Buyer45:18 – Toxic Business Partners 47:45 – Corporate Takeover: What Happens After You Sell50:02 – The New Broom Syndrome: When a Brand Loses Its Identity52:28 – The Oprah Effect: UGG’s Biggest Growth Moment53:27 – Brian’s Top Decision-Making Tip for Business Owners55:59 – Where to Connect with Brian Smith56:13 – Key Takeaways57:53 – Message from the Producer
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SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy.
LEARN MORE: www.decidedlywealth.com
CONNECT WITH BRIAN SMITH
Website: https://briansmithspeaker.com/
“The Birth of a Brand” (Brian’s book): https://www.amazon.com/Birth-Brand-Brian-Smith/dp/1582705356/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1461080262&sr=8-1&keywords=birth+of+a+brand
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briansmithuggfounder/
Instagram: @briansmithugg
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrianSmithUGGFounder/
Graduating in 1978 as a Chartered Accountant in Australia, Brian came to California looking for the next big opportunity to bring back to Australia.
While studying at the UCLA Graduate School ofManagement he observed that there was no sheepskin footwear in the US.
With only $500 in capital, he imported bootsamples and built the UGG Australia brand into a multi-million-dollar international enterprise. He sold in 1995, and the brand has continued to grow to exceed a billion dollars in annual sales.
Everyone preaches discipline as the key to getting more done—but what if it’s actually slowing you down?
Craig Ballantyne coaches top entrepreneurs,and he argues that discipline alone won’t make you or your business productive.
In this episode, we’re breaking down why most business owners waste time on the wrong things, and how to structure your day for real progress.
If you’re working all day but still feel behind, this conversation will shift the way you think about productivity and discipline.
KEY TOPICS
- How “I’ll just do it myself” drains people and ruins businesses.
- The cost of ignoring energy management: How sleep, nutrition, and environment impact decision-making.
- Parenting as an entrepreneur: Balancing work, family, and your health without sacrificing what matters.
- The dark side of discipline: When too much structure and routine start working against you.
CHAPTERS
00:00 – Intro: Defeating Bad Decision-Making in Life& Business
02:00 – The Car Sales Trick That Sells TwoCars at Once
05:15 – Craig Ballantyne on Building Your Discipline
07:40 – Why New Parents Lose Their Habits (and How to Get Them Back)
10:30 – The #1 Strategy to Reduce Stress as a Parent
12:45 – How High Performers Maximize Time
15:20 – The Secret to “FindingTime”
18:05 – How Smart Entrepreneurs Plan Their Day
21:40 –Why You’re Stuck in aProductivity Trap
24:50 –Why More Hours Won’t Fix Your Business
28:15 – The 80/20 Rule: How to Work Less and Make More
31:05 – Delegating in Your Business
34:30 – Why Sheer Grit Won’t Save You
37:50 – The Biggest Mistake Entrepreneurs Make in Goal-Setting
40:15 – Deadlines: Why You Need to Set a Date for Every Goal
42:40 – How to Make Discipline Effortless with This 3-Step System
45:20 – The Five Words That Are Killing Your Business Growth
48:10 – The Decision-Making Hack That Saves Time
50:15 – Craig’s Top Decision-Making Tip forBusiness Owners
51:26 – Where to Connect with Craig Ballantyne
51:59 – Key Takeaways
53:17 – Message from the Producer
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SANGER’S BOOK: A Life Rich with Significance: Transforming Your Wealth to Meaningful Impact
SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy.
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CONNECT WITH CRAIG BALLANTYNE
Website:https://www.craigballantyne.com/
Craig’s New Book, The Dark Side of Discipline: Stop Chasing. Suffer Less. Achieve More.:https://darksideofdiscipline.com/
Craig Ballantyne is known as the "World’s Most Disciplined Man" and is a business coach for high performing entrepreneurs who want to go to the next level. His previous books include The Perfect Day Formula, The Perfect Week Formula, and his Wall Street Journal best seller, Unstoppable. He was also the creator of the Turbulence Training fitness system and owns EarlyToRise.com.
Confidence is essential in business, but unchecked overconfidence? That’s where things fall apart.
Don Moore, a leading expert on decision science, breaks down why most people—especially successful ones—tend to be too sure of themselves in areas they know little about. We dig into why business owners struggle to evaluate risk, why past wins can make you blind to future mistakes, and how probabilistic thinking can keep you from making overconfident (and expensive) decisions.
KEY TOPICS
- How the sunk cost fallacy keeps business owners stuck in failing ventures.
- How market predictions based on ‘gut feeling’ often backfire.
- What AI reveals about human overconfidence.
- Why your biggest blind spots exist in areas where you think you’re most knowledgeable.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 – Intro: Defeating bad decision-making in life & business
02:00 – Why new parents are overconfident
05:30 – The Dunning-Kruger effect in parenting and beyond
07:40 – What is over-precision, and why does it matter?
12:20 – The dangers of overconfidence in business and investing
16:55 – Why successful people struggle with decision-making
19:20 – The power of having language for decision-making biases
21:45 – How thinking in probabilities leads to better choices
24:05 – Market predictions, uncertainty, and decision paralysis
26:20 – How hobbies and competition keep us humble
28:50 – The behaviors that make people more (or less) overconfident
31:05 – The surprising gift of criticism
33:25 – Parenting, teenage rebellion, and overconfidence
36:50 – Overconfidence in parenting decisions
39:10 – Avoiding regret and learning from imperfect decisions
41:20 – Why most people misinterpret their financial wins
43:45 – Is AI overconfident? The risk of machine-generated certainty
46:00 – The problem with certainty in AI, investing, and life
48:30 – Why demanding 100% certainty keeps you stuck
50:30 – What Sanger has learned from hosting Decidedly
55:10 – The importance of embracing uncertainty in business and life
57:35 – Don’s top decision-making tip for business owners
57:47 – Where to connect with Don Moore
58:16 – Key Takeaways
59:29 – Message from the Producer
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SANGER’S BOOK:A Life Rich with Significance: Transforming Your Wealth to Meaningful Impact
SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy.
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CONNECT WITH DON MOORE
Don’s Faculty Website: https://haas.berkeley.edu/faculty/moore-don/
Don’s Lab Website: https://learnmoore.org/
X: @donandrewmoore
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/don-moore-01725b/
Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B083M5M6X4/allbooks?ingress=0&visitId=54bc4249-8552-4de4-bbed-b4ac6d41d5ec&ref_=ap_rdr
Don Moore holds the Lorraine Tyson Mitchell Chair in Leadership at the Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley. His research interests include overconfidence, including when people think they are better than they actually are, when people think they are better than others, and when they are too sure they know the truth. He is only occasionally overconfident.
Expertise and Research Interests
- Ethical Choice
- Decision-Making
- Overconfidence
- Negotiation
How do you know if you’re being persistent or simply wasting your time?
Dr. Art Markman joins us to break down how our brains process disappointment, why we misjudge sunk costs, and how different personality types handle setbacks. Whether it’s a business decision, a personal goal, or even a high school football career you should’ve walked away from sooner, this conversation will help you fine-tune your ability to know when to keep going—and when to move on.
KEY TOPICS
- Why the “never quit” mindset can backfire—and when it’s smarter to walk away.
- How the sunk cost fallacy traps people in bad jobs, relationships, and investments.
- Why overcommitting to work can be a sign of misplaced priorities.
- How urgency changes decision-making (and what that means for business owners).
CHAPTERS
00:00 – Intro: Defeating Bad Decision-Making in Life & Business
00:49 – The Wildest Celebrity Family Secret?
05:42 – How Self-Awareness Saves You from Bad Choices
08:06 – Are You Setting Yourself Up for Disappointment?
12:54 – Regret vs. Disappointment: What’s the Difference?
15:17 – The Real Reason People Defend Bad Decisions
17:39 – When to Push Through vs. When to Quit
20:44 – The Sunk Cost Trap: Are You Stuck?
24:23 – How Tragedy Changes Our Beliefs Instantly
29:40 – Why Straight-A Students Struggle in the Real World
32:57 – The Key Skill That Determines Career Success
38:25 – The Most Underrated Advantage in Business
44:41 – What Motivates You? You Might Be Wrong
50:55 – The Secret to Making Better Financial Decisions
56:06 – The One Question to Ask Before Any Big Purchase
01:00:19 – Art’s Top Decision-Making Tip for Business Owners
01:01:30 – Where to Connect with Dr. Art Markman
01:02:10 – Key Takeaways
01:03:41 – Message from the Producer
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SANGER’S BOOK:A Life Rich with Significance: Transforming Your Wealth to Meaningful Impact
SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy.
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CONNECT WITH DR. ART MARKMAN
Two Guys on Your Head Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4WzHJK1SzAryo21JonpZoY
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/art-markman-93aa6a22
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/ArtMarkmanPhD/
X: @Abmarkman
Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B005L52EOO/allbooks?ingress=0&visitId=4d56c521-f041-409e-9997-f782b942bf8b&ref_=ap_rdr
Blog: https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/ulterior-motives
Art Markman is the Annabel Irion Worsham Centennial Professor of Psychology, Human Dimensions of Organizations, and Marketing and Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin. He has written over 150 research papers on topics including reasoning, decision making, and motivation. He brings insights from cognitive science to a broader audience through his blogs at Psychology Today and Fast Company as well as his radio show/podcast Two Guys on Your head. He is the author of several books including Smart Thinking, Smart Change, Brain Briefs, and Bring Your Brain to Work.
Why do we justify bad decisions—even when we know better?
From business to parenting to the worst excuses people use to defend bad habits, this episode breaks down why we rationalize dumb decisions. They get into why work-from-home isn’t always the dream people claim, the myth of “Fed is Best” among new parents, and why bad customer service is usually due to bad leadership.
KEY TOPICS
- Work-from-home reality check: is it better, or have we convinced ourselves?
- Why McDonald’s salads were a terrible idea (and what businesses should learn from it).
- Three ways to compete in business—why you can only pick two.
- How people justify bad decisions: The “Fed is Best” mindset
CHAPTERS
[00:00] Intro: Defeating BadDecision-Making in Life & Business
[00:49] –The Bank Nightmare ThatWouldn’t End
[03:14] –Why Are Big Companies So Bad at Fixing Simple Problems?
[05:42] –The Customer Service Mistake That Creates More Problems
[08:06] – The Work-From-Home Lie No One Wants to Admit
[10:30] –“Fed Is Best” and Other Excuses for Bad Decisions
[12:54] –Why We Defend Choices We Know Are Wrong
[15:17] –The Truth About Trade-Offs (And Why We Ignore Them)
[17:39] –The Business Lesson Hidden in Bad Movie Reviews
[20:05] –The Real Reason Some Movies Get Terrible Ratings
[22:31] –Are Critics Lying? The Secret Behind Audience Scores
[24:56] –How to Tell Instantly If a Movie Is Worth Watching
[27:12] –The “Beautiful vs. Tacky” Test for Business & Life
[29:33] –The Biggest Branding Mistake Companies Make
[31:48] –Why You Should Brag About Your Weaknesses
[32:48] –Message from the Producer
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SHAWN’S BOOK:Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
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What makes something worth remembering?
Sanger and Shawn break down why grit and a little discomfort create the most memorable experiences, whether it's backpacking or making even the most boring sports fun. If you’ve ever wondered why some moments stick with you and others fade away, this episode will change how you approach decision-making, adventures, and how you play.
KEY TOPICS
- How over-planning ruins adventure (and why Sanger hates your itinerary.)
- The first podcast idea that never made it…but somehow had merch.
- The secret to making anything fun.
- “Did you win?” Why Shawn asked this question every day of Sanger’s childhood.
CHAPTERS
[00:00] Intro: Defeating Bad Decision-Making in Life & Business
[00:49] – Why Having No Agenda Can Be a Good Thing
[01:31] – The Podcast That Almost Was: Our First Concept & Why We Ditched It
[04:08] – Over-Planning vs. Going with the Flow
[05:29] – How Over-Planning Can Backfire in Business & Life
[06:38] – The Enchanted Rock Cave Adventure: How Over-PreparationRuins the Excitement
[08:15] – How to be Spontaneous
[09:42] – Finding an Abandoned Cabin: Problem-Solving Under Pressure
[14:10] – Why More People Should Adopt a Nonchalant Approach
[18:09] – Winning vs. Participation Trophies
[20:41] – The Death of Baseball? Why America’s Moved On
[22:33] – What Makes or Breaks Entertainment
[25:35] – The Golden Rule of Aesthetics: Be Beautiful or Be Ugly, Never In-Between
[27:25] – 30A Music Festival, Drunk Backflips, & Unexpected Life Lessons
[29:02] – Key Takeaway
[29:32] – Message from the Producer
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SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making asthe foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families topurposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thrivinglegacy.
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What happens when poor training leads to high-stakes mistakes?
Adam Haidary went from patrolling the streets to reshaping law enforcement—training officers to perform at their peak, saving lives with groundbreaking programs, and exposing the raw realities of life on the frontlines.
In this episode, he dives into why poor training in high-stress environments can lead to catastrophic decisions. Whether it's law enforcement or business, the principles of preparation, clear communication, and solid decision-making are universal.
KEY TOPICS
The principle every business owner should steal from elite combat training. The one thing that separates confident officers from those who freeze in a crisis. How understanding human aggression makes you a better leader. Why most people’s self-defense plan is a dangerous fantasy.CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro: Defeating Bad Decision-Making in Life & Business
00:49 The First Weeks of Fatherhood & a Scary NICU Experience
03:17 Reframing Struggles & the Power of Perspective
05:26 Meet Adam Haidary: From Cop to Business Owner
07:53 The Dangerous Gaps in Law Enforcement Training
10:14 The Pay Problem: Underpaid Officers, Undertrained Departments
12:35 The Soft Skills Crisis in Policing
15:00 The High Turnover & Low Standards Problem
17:22 A Masterclass in De-escalation
19:41 Confidence Over Ego: How Physical Training Reduces Overreactions
22:09 A Road Rage Incident: How Staying Calm Prevented a Fight
24:37 Why Being Physically Prepared Helps You Avoid Violence
27:06 Picking Your Battles: When Officers Should Walk Away
29:30 The Taser Myth: Why It Fails 50% of the Time
31:54 The Problem with Pepper Spray & Batons
34:19 The Reality of Close Combat & Why Pain Compliance Fails
36:43 The Weapon Dilemma: When to Engage vs. Disengage
39:09 The Canine Advantage: Why Police Dogs Are So Effective
41:37 What Most People Get Wrong About Guard Dogs
43:49 The Difference Between Working Dogs & Pets
46:09 Why Retired Working Dogs Struggle Without a Purpose
48:29 Training That Saves Lives: The Impact of Adam’s Work
50:54 The Fastest Way to Build Combat Proficiency
53:20 The Importance of Pressure Testing in Law Enforcement Training
55:48 How One Police Department Cut Use-of-Force Incidents by 80%
58:11 The Data Behind Better Police Training & Fewer Shootings
01:00:37 The Power of Mission-Driven Leadership in Business
01:03:03 Key Combat Principles That Apply to Business & Life
01:07:52 Adam’s Top Decision-Making Tip for Business Owners
01:10:00 Where to Connect with Adam Haidary
01:12:20 Key Takeaways
01:14:44 Message from the Producer
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SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
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Founder, Police Posts Co-founder, Effective Fitness 7 years of Law Enforcement Experience (2013-2020) Former Training Supervisor- Rank: Sgt. South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy: BID Certified Instructor Purple Belt K9 Training Tac Med Program
What all goes into a 7-year, 28,000-mile walk around theworld? Why would someone take on such a huge adventure in the first place? What about when you get lost, lonely, or lack the drive to keep going?
Tom Turcich, the 10th person to walk around the world, shares his experience of being immersed in unknown places, forced into adventure, and coming to better understand the world and himself.
KEY TOPICS
How to decide what to do when you want to do it all.
What to do when your resiliency tank runs low.
Why we don’t need to be so fearful of everyone and everything.
When to release control of external factors that are impacting your plans.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction and Mission of Decidedly
00:52 World Travels
07:35 Finding Funding for a World Walk
14:32 Dangerous Encounters
26:00 Tourist Tax and Scams
28:22 How to Catch Misinformation
29:17 Emotional Highs and Lows
30:14 Physical Pain and Mental Struggles
31:09 The Temptation to Quit
35:59 Finding the Daily Routine
37:53 Returning to Normal Life
39:18 Fulfilling Your Purpose
41:43 The Longest Journeys
43:35 Viewpoint on Failure
44:33 Adaptability and Resilience
46:01 The “End Destination”
48:55 Surrendering Control
50:19 Aligning Decisions with Values
51:15 Measuring Decisions Against Your Goals
53:31 Transformational Experiences for Business Owners
52:18 Key Takeaways
53:54 Producer Closing
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SANGER’S BOOK: A Life Rich with Significance: Transforming Your Wealth to Meaningful Impact
SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
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After the death of his friend Ann Marie, Tom's dream of walking around the world was born. Her passing woke him to his own mortality and forced him to reconsider what he wanted out of the brief time we have here. To get the most out of life, he decided to walk. By traveling slowly, he knew he would be immersed in unknown places, forced into adventure, and come to better understand the world. On April 2, 2015, after getting a degree and paying off his loans, he stepped out his front door. Seven years, six continents, and twenty-eight thousand miles later, he has become the tenth person to walk around the world, and his dog, Savannah, became the first dog to do so.
What if the real health hacks aren’t from the latest influencer or supplement, but from our ancestors? Could the answers lie in the simple habits we’ve forgotten?
In this replay of Ep.131, Hilda Labrada Gore, host of The Wise Traditions Podcast, shares six ancestral health practices that go beyond the noise of modern wellness trends. From sunlight to sleep to cold exposure, Hilda shares simple, effective tips that tap into ancient wisdom—no gimmicks or fads involved.
KEY TOPICS
The truth about cholesterol: Are we followingoutdated science? Why skipping the morning sun could sabotage your hormones and vitality. Cold exposure: The ultimate shortcut to building mental and physical resilience. Why avoiding discomfort is making you weaker—and how to reverse it. Gut check: Who’s really influencing your choices—God or the loudest voice?
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro: Defeating Bad Decision-Making in Life and Business
02:32 Meet Holistic Hilda
03:36 The Truth About Ancestral Diets and Modern Trends
05:49 Why Digestion Starts with Gratitude and Prayer
10:23 Community, Celebration, and Nourishment
12:47 Sacred Connection to Our Food
17:35 A Heart Defect, Open-Heart Surgery, and a Life Mission
22:16 Health Secret #1: Sun
34:10 Health Secret #2: Sleep
36:36 Health Secret #3: Shivers
46:11 Health Secret #4: Sustenance
53:17 Health Secret #5: Strength
55:44 Health Secret #6: Spirit
56:37 Hilda Labrada Gore’s Decision-Making Tip for BusinessOwners
59:05 Key Takeaways
1:00:05 Message from the Producer
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SANGER’S BOOK
A Life Rich with Significance: Transforming YourWealth to Meaningful Impact
SHAWN’S BOOK
Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
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Hilda’s Website: www.holistichilda.com
Wise Traditions Podcast: https://www.westonaprice.org/wise-traditions-podcast/#gsc.tab=0
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Hilda Labrada Gore (a/k/a Holistic Hilda) is a certified health coach who is known as a kind of Dora the Explorer 2.0. She has traveled extensively as an experiential anthropologist through Mongolia, Peru, Ethiopia, Ecuador, Kenya, Australia, and more — with the objective of exploring traditional practices to improve the energy and vitality of humanity. Hilda is the host and producer of the Wise Traditions podcast on behalf of the Weston A. Price Foundation.
She shares the best of experts, experiences, and epic adventures on her podcast, her Holistic Hilda YouTube channel, and in-person at conferences and retreats. Hilda has energy to spare because she keeps her feet on the ground and her face to the sun.
Think body language is just about crossed arms and forced smiles? Think again.
After years spent catching spies and decoding body language, Joe Navarro reveals how the smallest cues can uncover the biggest truths. From subtle tells that exposed Soviet operatives to pinpointing the hidden leader in any room, Joe offers a masterclass in seeing what others miss.
If you’ve ever underestimated the power of nonverbal cues—or the cost of ignoring them—this episode will make you rethink everything you see, from business meetings to casual conversations.
KEY TOPICS
- How subtle cues can reveal what people won’t say out loud.
- How the physical setup of a space, like a waiting room, can create or diminish psychological comfort.
- Why humans instinctively cover their eyes when they’re stressed.
- How setting the pace—consciously or unconsciously—defines who leads a room.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro: Defeating Bad Decision-Making in Life and Business
00:49 First Impressions
03:10 Recruited by the FBI at 22
07:48 Catching Spies with Cultural Cues
10:00 FBI Reality vs. TV Dramas
12:18 How Body Language Reveals the Truth
17:05 The Bouquet That Exposed a Spy
21:52 Travel’s Secret to Sharpening Leadership
26:29 Human Instincts That Signal Stress
31:05 Bill Gates’ Handshake Fail
35:51 Why AI Can’t Read Human Behavior
40:35 The Truth About Lie Detectors
47:38 Creating Comfort to Influence Decisions
52:10 Winning Negotiations with Ease
56:57 Joe Navarro’s Decision-Making Tip for Business Owners
58:03 Key Takeaways
59:50 Message from the Producer
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SANGER’S BOOK: A Life Rich with Significance: Transforming Your Wealth to Meaningful Impact
SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
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Website:www.jnforensics.com
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YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@joenavarrobehaviorexpert
Personally approached at the tender age of 23 to join the FBI, Joe Navarro became one of the youngest agents ever to join the renowned investigative agency. He went on to spend the next 25 years at the FBI, working both as an agent and supervisor in the areas of counterintelligence and counterterrorism. Through his work he was able to study, refine and apply the science of nonverbal communications. His acumen in this field and his success as a spy-catcher, led Joe to train FBI agents and the intelligence community.
Retiring from the FBI in 2003 and meeting overwhelming demand for his notable insights into human behavior, Joe has dedicated himself to speaking and consulting with major corporations worldwide.
Since retiring, he has authored 14 books in 29 languages dealing with human behavior and body language. He is the author of the International Bestseller “Be Exceptional” and His book “What Every BODY is Saying,” remains after a decade, the #1 selling body-language book in the world.
Why do New Year’s resolutions fail so often? Maybe it’s because they’re designed to.
In this episode, Sanger and Shawn tear into the traditional approach to resolutions and explain why they’re usually a waste of time. Instead, they break down a no-nonsense way to set goals that actually reflect what matters most. If you’re tired of empty promises and quick fixes, this conversation is a fresh take on starting the year with real purpose.
KEY TOPICS
- Why traditional New Year’s resolutions are a setup for failure.
- The surprising dopamine trap of sharing your goals prematurely.
- The danger of chasing goals based on someone else’s values.
- How to fight off discouragement and stay on track with your goals.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro: Defeating Bad Decision-Making in Life and Business
00:49 Why Resolutions Fail
03:10 The Dopamine Trap of Sharing Goals
07:57 Misaligned Goals and Hidden Risks
12:42 From Dreams to Action
17:12 The Four-Blocker Strategy
22:00 Fixing the SMART Goal Misstep
29:11 Staying Disciplined Amid Setbacks
35:58 Testing Goals Against Your Values
40:41 Avoiding Opportunity Overload
47:37 Closing: Setting Goals That Matter
50:04 Message from the Producer
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SANGER’S BOOK: A Life Rich with Significance: Transforming YourWealth to Meaningful Impact
SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
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What happens when family dynamics intersect with business strategy?
David Kolbe, CEO of Kolbe Corp, shares the highs and hurdles of taking the reins in a family business. With roots in his grandfather’s Wonderlic Test and his mother’s Kolbe Index, David explains how understanding instincts and strengths has shaped his leadership, his family relationships, and the way he keeps fresh ideas flowing.
KEY TOPICS
- What happens when your boss is also your parent (or you’re the parent).
- The real impact of job titles and why your team might care more than you think.
- Knowing when to pass the torch as a business founder.
- How to balance creative freedom with practical strategy in a family business.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro: Defeating Bad Decision-Making in Life andBusiness
05:29 David Kolbe on Growing Up in a Family Business
07:51 Wonderlic Test: Its NFL Legacy and Origins
10:16 From Law to Leadership: Why David Joined KolbeCorp
12:30 Working with Family: Lessons from the Trenches
14:54 Navigating Family Dynamics in Business Decisions
17:16 When Family Disagreements Rattle the Workplace
19:40 How Kolbe Corp Helps Leaders Leverage Strengths
22:04 When Quick Start Leaders Meet High Follow-ThroughTeams
24:26 Strategic Vision vs. Tactical Execution in Leadership
26:50 Why Most Businesses Aren’t Built for Innovation
29:08 The Key to Selling a Business Worth Buying
31:32 Structuring Teams for Growth Without Chaos
33:52 Letting Go: How Founders Transition Leadership
36:17 When the Visionary Isn’t the Business Owner
38:38 Avoiding Cultural Stagnation in Family Businesses
40:53 Building Innovation Departments That Last
43:16 When Tradition Holds a Business Back
45:37 Empowering Quick Start Talent Without LosingControl
47:59 Why Accurate Job Titles Matter for Teams
50:14 The Risk of Over-Titling Employees
52:39 Creating a Fun and Caring Workplace Culture
55:00 What “Mandatory Fun” Teaches About Leadership
57:17 David Kolbe’s Decision-Making Tip for Business Owners
59:10 Key Takeaways
1:01:00 Message from the Producer
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SANGER’S BOOK: A Life Rich with Significance: Transforming Your Wealth to Meaningful Impact
SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy.
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Website: https://www.kolbe.com/
Book “Do More More Naturally: EmpoweringEffortless Success and the Freedom to Be Yourself”: https://a.co/d/h8he2iG
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kolbecorp
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@poweredbyinstinct
Kolbe LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kolbe-corp/
David’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-kolbe-b352a99/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KolbeCorp
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KolbeCorp
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As CEO of Kolbe Corp, David Kolbe is committed to helping people use their natural instincts to thrive. The Kolbe A™ Index helps people understand their instinctive strengths and how to use them to tackle challenges. David’s all about making our instincts work for us, not against us—turning what comes naturally into real-world results that drive success at home and in business.
Are your business decisions driven by instinct, or by strategy? How often do you actually stop to tell the difference?
Matthew Confer, the mind behind decision-making simulations used by leading companies, reveals why your gut might betray you, what most leaders get wrong under pressure, and how to sharpen your instincts for critical decisions.
KEY TOPICS
- The bold move leaders can make to avoid catastrophic mistakes before they happen.
- Why seeking consensus isn’t the best leadership strategy—and what to do instead.
- The real reason confident leaders fail under pressure.
- How keeping receipts on decisions can save your team from chaos.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro: Defeating Bad Decision-Making in Life and Business
00:49 Changing Wedding Language: Patriarchy or Progress?
03:06 Can Simulations Make You a Better Leader?
05:32 The Dangerous Default in Team Decisions
06:50 Why Consensus Isn’t Always King
08:01 How Leaders Sabotage Innovation Without Realizing It
10:21 What Really Drives Your Team?
12:40 Adapting Management Styles: The Secret to Better Teams
15:05 Leadership Practice Without the Real-World Risk
17:26 Breaking Through Superficial Motivations
19:30 The Challenge of Scaling a Small Company Culture
21:54 Why Diverse Motivations Strengthen Teams
24:14 Spotting Failure Before It Happens
26:36 The Viral Social Media Campaign Dilemma
29:00 The Cobra Problem: When Solutions Make Things Worse
31:16 The $5 Challenge That Changed Business Strategy
33:33 The Power of Writing Down Decisions
35:53 How Poor Note-Taking Derails Teams
38:32 How Stress Wrecks Decision-Making—And How to Stop It
40:51 Why Your Most Disagreeable Employee Makes the Hard Calls
43:07 Why Failure Is the Best Leadership Teacher
45:32 Building Leadership Confidence in Safe Environments
47:51 When Bravado Backfires in Decision-Making
50:08 Are You Missing Critical Team Feedback?
52:32 What MBA Simulations Reveal About Leadership Gaps
54:51 The Secret Ingredient to Engaging Training Programs
56:53 Matthew Confer’s Decision-Making Tip for Business Owners
58:20 Key Takeaways
59:45 Message from the Producer
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SANGER’S BOOK: A Life Rich with Significance: Transforming Your Wealth to Meaningful Impact
SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making asthe foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families topurposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thrivinglegacy.
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Website: https://www.abilitie.com/matthew-confer/
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TEDx Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/matthew_confer_before_you_decide_3_steps_to_better_decision_making?subtitle=en
Learn To Lead Podcast: https://www.abilitie.com/learn-to-lead-podcast/
Matt Confer is the VP of Strategy at Abilitie, a Leadership Development company based in Austin, Texas that provides immersive business simulations to a global client base that includes over 50 members of the Fortune 500. Abilitie’s leadership programs have been delivered to over 100,000 professionals in more than 30 countries around the world. Matthew has spoken on the topic of decision making at the TEDxConference with a talk entitled "Before You Decide" that has been viewed over 500,000 times on the TED website. Matthew also hosts the Learn to Lead Podcast where he speaks with authors, professors, creatives, andbusiness leaders about their leadership journey and how they are working to develop the leaders of tomorrow.
What drives someone to leave behind a career in the UFC to serve the world's most forgotten people?
In this episode, we sit down with Justin Wren, a former professional MMA fighter who traded his career in the cage for a mission with real impact. Justin shares his journey from a bullied child to UFC fighter, and eventually to his work withthe Pygmy people of Africa through Fight for the Forgotten. We talk about the challenges he's faced—both in and out of the ring—and the decisions that led him to dedicate his life to defending the weak, loving the unloved, and empowering the voiceless around the world.
KEY TOPICS
- How childhood bullying pushed Justin Wren to become a professional UFC fighter.
- The devastating toll addiction once took on Justin’s life.
- A vivid vision of the rainforest that gave Justin a new sense of purpose in life.
- How Fight for the Forgotten helps Pygmy communities protect their land, access clean water, and foster a sustainable livelihood.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro: Defeating Bad Decision-Making in Life andBusiness
00:50 The 3 Fighters Who Earned Sanger’s Fandom
03:06 From Bully to Fighter: Justin Wren
04:28 The Vision Behind Fight for theForgotten
06:50 Building Waves of Change
09:17 Martial Arts as a Shield Against Bullying
13:58 The Painful Path to Finding Purpose
16:23 Battling Addiction in the Cage and Beyond
18:51 Discovering Purpose Through Service
23:33 Waking Up After the Overdose
28:04 The Bonus Rounds of Life
35:13 Why Purpose Replaces Addiction
40:02 The Vision That Led to Africa
44:57 Meeting the Pygmies
51:49 Listening to Create Lasting Impact
56:33 The Risks and Rewards of Serving in Congo
01:03:41 Building Holistic Communities
1:08:23 Justin Wren’s Decision-Making Tip for BusinessOwners
01:11:05 Key Takeaways
01:12:59 Message from the Producer
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SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
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Fight for the Forgotten: https://www.fightfortheforgotten.org/
Justin’s Official Website: justinwrenspeaks.com
Book: https://www.justinwrenspeaks.com/book
Instagram: @thebigpygmy
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-wren-892043255/
Mercilessly bullied as a child, Justin transformed himself into a champion MMA fighter. Despite his success, he questioned the significance of his athletic accomplishments. Each victory brought the thought, “Is this it?” Battling injuries, he slid into painkiller addiction, battled depression, and attempted suicide. He was a champion on the outside but broken within.
It wasn’t until a series of circumstances led him to live among the Pygmy people—some of the most marginalized on earth—that he found true purpose: helping others. “My career was to fight against people, but my calling was to fight for people." Now, he helps others generate impact through their work and community. ‘The Big Pygmy’ returned to the ring with purpose, founding Fight for the Forgotten (FFTF).
FFTF has provided >52,000 indigenous people with access to clean drinking water, replanted thousands of trees, acquired >3,000 acres of land in the name of the tribe and helped 1,800 people out of slavery and into freedom. Current projects include housing, education, healthcare and sustainable livelihoods through community empowerment.
Have you ever felt like life’s become a little too predictable? Maybe you’re wondering if there’s more to see, more to learn—if you could just get a fresh perspective.
Eric Weiner has explored the world as a Peabody-winning journalist, lived in the chaos and beauty of New Delhi, and uncovered the secrets of happiness in the most fascinating places on Earth. In this episode, he shares what he’s learnedfrom decades of travel, curiosity, and meaningful exploration.
KEY TOPICS
- Why routine can blind you—and how to step outside it to see your life and decisions more clearly.
- The unexpected power of limiting your choices: what Ben Franklin and a pescatarian can teach us.
- How “thin places” like Bhutan reveal truths about where (and who) you really are.
- Why modern noise—literal and mental—is sabotaging your clarity (and how silence saves it).
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro: Defeating Bad Decision-Making in Life and Business
00:50 Stop Spam Texts and Calls: Easy Fixes
03:08 What Makes a Life Meaningful?
03:59 Meet Eric Weiner
06:34 Big Pharma vs. Tobacco: Lessons We’re Missing
08:58 The Dark Side of Corporate Philanthropy
11:23 Is AI Destroying Journalism?
16:03 From Flying Planes to Reporting for NPR
18:18 What South Asia Teaches About Living Fully
20:42 Do Places Shape Who We Become?
25:22 The Idea of “Soul Places” and Finding Your Own
27:34 Benjamin Franklin’s Shocking Life Lessons
36:55 Why Travel Opens Your Mind to New Decisions
39:16 Ben Franklin’s 13 Virtues: What They Teach Us Today
44:03 Simplify Decisions with Franklin’s Proven Method
46:31 Why Admitting Flaws Builds Better Leaders
48:32 Franklin vs. the Founders: A Different Legacy
51:00 What We’ll Regret 200 Years from Now
55:47 The Struggle—and Reward—of Silence
56:42 Eric Weiner’s Decision-Making Tip for Business Owners
01:00:02 Key Takeaways 01:01:41 Message from the Producer
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SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
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Eric Weiner is a best-selling author and former international correspondent for NPR, known for his explorations into happiness, wisdom, and what it means to live a meaningful life. From uncovering the secrets of the world's happiest places to the pursuit of genius, his writing invites us on journeys that are both insightful and entertaining. Today, we dive into his adventures and what they reveal about living well.
Why do some businesses flourish while others struggle, even when everything looks perfect on paper?
In this episode, we sit down with Ray Kelly, Senior VP at Think2Perform, to share the decisions you can make TODAY to bring out the best in each person working in your business.
KEY TOPICS
- Why your team’s bad habits reflect yourleadership.
- How Netflix turned a failing business into a$300 billion empire by rewriting its culture.
- Why “average” employees are the fastest wayto sabotage your business’s health.
- Why loyalty doesn’t always belong in yourcompany culture.
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Ep.17 I Doug Lennick I Deciding to Think About What You Think About: Moral Intelligence
Ep.24 I Ryan Goulart I Deciding to Live According to Your Values: The Neuroscience of Decision-Making
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro: Defeating Bad Decision-Making in Life andBusiness
00:49 Is Georgia a Southern State?
03:08 Meet Ray Kelly: Leadership and Culture Expert
06:23 Walking Away from Corporate Success for Family Values
08:44 The Science of Better Decisions Through Values
13:26 Can You Know If a Decision Was Right?
18:18 Are Your Values Misaligned with Your Actions?
20:38 Why It’s Hard to Admit What You Truly Value
25:24 How “Permission to Lead” Drives Accountability
29:44 Why Changing Habits Feels Impossible—and How to Succeed
36:58 Turning Painful Change into Fun and Progress
39:22 “Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast”: Leadership in Action 46:30 Netflix’s Culture Shift: From Failure to $300 Billion Success 51:16 Toxic Values at Work: When Loyalty and Family Fail
57:51 Why Leaders Destroy Culture by Failing to Live It
01:01:01 Ray's Decision-Making Tip for Business Owners
01:02:28 Key Takeaways
01:03:48 Message from the Producer
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SANGER’S BOOK: A Life Rich with Significance: Transforming Your Wealth to Meaningful Impact
SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
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Ray Kelly joined Think2Perform in 2010 after a 21-year career as a financial services executive. He spent much of his career on the sales side of the business, compiling a track record of high-performing teams. Ray spent 13 years growing and building one of the most successful sales office groups for Ameriprise Financial in the history of the company. Ray’s offices were recognized annually for top sales growth, retention, client and employee satisfaction. His focus on creating a “Leaderful Culture” allowed his group to influence the national organization on major initiatives and created the opportunity for over a dozen of his leaders to be promoted to other positions across the company. Ray has a passion for helping people reach their potential and shaping cultures in which they live. He offers executive coaching/mentoring to leaders of all levels and conducts proven breakthrough leadership development training.
What if all those medical products we trust come with more risk than we think? And how much of that risk is buried in the fine print most of us never read? In this episode, we’re talking to Alexandra from @justtheinserts, who’s made it her mission to help people decode medical inserts, so we actually know what we’re putting in our bodies.
Alexandra digs deep into the pharmaceutical industry's claims, the power of informed consent, and why knowing the full story behind medical products is more important now than ever. Buckle up—this conversation will have you questioning everything you thought you knew about medicine.
KEY TOPICS
• How reading the fine print on medical product inserts reveals hidden risks and empowers personal decision-making.
• How government policies and liability laws protect pharmaceutical companies but leave patients at risk.
• Why doctors rarely offer alternatives—and how patients can advocate for better options.
• Why Alexandra kept her identity hidden online and the backlash she faced from keyboard warriors.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro: Defeating Bad Decision-Making in Life and Business
00:50 Carnivore, Veganism, and All the Diets In-Between
03:13 Introducing Alexandra and Just the Inserts
06:11 Father-Son Dynamics in the Workplace
08:35 Alexandra’s Journey to Creating @justtheinserts
10:54 Discovering Medical Inserts and Adverse Reactions
13:21 Explanation of Adverse Reactions and Manufacturer Inserts
15:40 Alexandra’s Daughter’s Health and the Vitamin K Injection
18:00 Risks of Vitamin K Injections and Understanding Its Ingredients
20:06 Potential Adverse Reactions: Vitamin K and Hep B
22:16 Pharmaceutical Liability and Industry Protections
24:36 Streamlining Research for Informed Consent
27:03 Building Critical Thinking Skills
29:29 Learning to Analyze Manufacturer Inserts
31:48 Informed Consent in Health Decisions
34:15 Presumptive Delivery Strategy in the Medical Industry
36:36 Vaccine Shedding
38:58 Shocking Discoveries: Adverse Reactions
41:20 Pushback from Pharmaceutical Reps and the Industry Culture
43:40 Responsibility and Bias in Health Decisions
45:54 Sanger’s Story: Navigating Multiple Prescriptions in Adolescence
48:19 Key Questions to Ask When Receiving a Diagnosis
50:38 Importance of Understanding Drug Families and Side Effects
52:57 Doctor-Patient Dynamics
57:26 Alexandra’s Decision-Making Tip for Business Owners
01:01:24 Key Takeaways
01:03:04 Message from the Producer
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Alexandra, the founder of Just the Inserts, provides training and resources for patients and parents to make informed decisions about medical products. Sourced from .gov websites, her book, training course, and website help you make informed medical decisions rooted in knowledge and confidence.
What’s it like to be pulled from your home at just seven years old and set adrift on the open ocean? How do you survive ten years of brutal storms, danger, and isolation on a small yacht with your family?
In this episode, Suzanne Heywood shares the chaos of her childhood spent sailing around the world—constant physical and emotional storms, tight living spaces, and the fight to hold onto hope. She reveals how those raw, unpredictable years forged a resilience that she carried into her career, pushing boundaries and thriving in the corporate world.
KEY TOPICS
- How Suzanne’s father’s quest for status put his family through storms, running low on food, and life at sea for ten years.
- Living in perpetual motion: How Suzanne coped with isolation, chaos, and a lack of control over her own life.
- Why Suzanne clung to education as her lifeline—and the extreme lengths she went to just to get off the boat.
- From isolation to Oxford: The pivotal steps Suzanne took to earn her freedom and chart her own course.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro: Defeating Bad Decision-Making in Life andBusiness
00:50 When Sanger Lived on Ramen
03:13 Introducing Suzanne Heywood
04:21 Suzanne’s Family’s Decision to Sail Around theWorld
06:37 Early Childhood Questions About the Voyage
09:00 Suzanne’s Father’s Motivation for the Voyage
11:25 Questionable Parental Decisions
13:41 Dangers and Limited Food on the Boat
16:04 Life at Sea: Loneliness, Limited Friendships, andSchooling
18:28 Food Shortages
20:46 Stuck on the Boat
23:10 A Manipulated “Vote” to Keep Sailing
32:55 Education as Suzanne’s Escape from the Boat
40:01 Limited Communication and CorrespondenceChallenges
47:08 Sacrifices Made to Pursue Education
49:33 Struggles of University Life and Financial Hardships
51:56 Suzanne’s Reflections on Parental Choices andFinancial Strain
57:26 Suzanne Heywood’s Decision-Making Tip for Business Owners
57:48 Key Takeaways
59:47 Message from the Producer
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SANGER’S BOOK: A Life Rich with Significance: Transforming Your Wealth to Meaningful Impact
SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
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Suzanne Heywood’s story is anything but typical. At just seven years old, she was pulled from her home and set adrift on a small yacht with her family, facing ten years of brutal storms, danger, and isolation on the world’s most unforgiving oceans. It’s a tale of grit and survival that shaped her into the powerhouse she is today. Now a respected business leader, Suzanne is here to share her wild, unfiltered journey, captured in her memoir, Wavewalker.
With every election cycle, the noise grows louder—polls, predictions, and endless opinions from every direction. But how much of it is real, and how much is just noise? How can we think clearly and make decisions that serve us, our families, and our businesses?
In this episode, Sanger Smith sits down with Ken Coleman to break down the true impact of elections beyond the headlines. They discuss why polling can be misleading,how the media shapes our perception of political events, and the importance of focusing on what we can control rather than getting swept up in the chaos. Ken offersinsight into what strong leadership looks like in a time of deep division.
KEY TOPICS
- How debates have turned into battlegrounds for insults instead of vision.
- Why identity politics is creating division—and how a lack of true identity is driving it.
- What it takes to bring integrity back to leadership when chaos becomes the norm.
- What companies can learn from political missteps when mission and culture stray too far apart.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro: Defeating Bad Decision-Making in Life andBusiness
00:44 Election Impact on Markets
02:54 Ken Coleman
05:32 The Truth on “Internal Polls”
07:53 Election Impact on the Markets
10:19 Mudslinging by the Candidates
12:46 Trump’s Influence on Political Culture
15:14 Civil Discourse: Is It a Lost Cause?
17:30 How Political Figures Shape the Nation
19:49 Real Leadership Integrity
22:14 Vision Casting in Political Leadership
24:34 When Businesses and Politics Lose Integrity
26:59 Self-Preservation in Second-Gen Businesses
31:48 Integrity vs. Chaos: Why Stability Matters
34:13 Why Chaos Thrives in Politics (and How Businesses Can Avoid It)
36:38 What Businesses Can Learn from Blockbuster
38:53 How Reagan and Trump Shaped American Leadership
41:17 Rejecting Identity Politics
43:44 The Media is Dividing Americans
46:08 Free Speech vs. Temper Tantrums
48:25 How Americans Can Take a Stand
50:49 Returning to Our Values
53:17 The Key to Avoiding Civil Unrest
55:20 Identity Politics and Business
57:26 Ken Coleman’s Decision-Making Tip for Business Owners
57:48 Key Takeaways
59:47 Message from the Producer
OUR FIRST EPISODE WITH KEN
Ep.141 I Deciding to Find Fulfillment: Purpose Isn’t Found in a Paycheck w/ Ken Coleman
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SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
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Ken Coleman is a nationally syndicated radio host, best-selling author, and host of The Ken Coleman Show on the Ramsey Network, where he helps listeners find professional passion and purpose. Known for his expertise in leadership and personal development, Ken has authored books like From Paycheck to Purpose and The Proximity Principle.
How do you come back from a 1% chance of survival? How do you fight back when life gives you every reason to give up? John O’Leary didn’t simply survive a devastating childhood fire—he found a way to transform his battle into something far greater. In this episode, John shares the approach that helped him overcome incredible odds and how you can apply it to your own challenges in life.
This conversation isn’t only about survival; it’s about refusing to be a victim, pushing through the hardest moments, and redefining what’s possible. If you're ready to challenge the way you view adversity, you won’t want to miss this.
KEY TOPICS
- How a near-fatal fire taught John the ultimate lesson in resilience—and why it's relevant to your life today.
- Refusing to embrace victimhood: Why most people settle for excuses instead of pushing past their pain.
- How John’s parents preserved their marriage despite tragedy, and why to continually choose God and your spouse over everything else.
- Breaking free from the chains of self-doubt: What you can learn from John’s story to overcome your own limitations.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro: Defeating Bad Decision-Making in Life andBusiness
00:44 The Most Meaningful Wedding Gift: Sanger’s Story
04:18 Introducing John O’Leary
08:45 John’s Life-Changing Moment: Playing with Fire
11:37 How John’s Family Survived Trauma
14:00 John’s Decision to Reject Victimhood
16:25 Stop Comparing Traumas
18:49 Overcoming Tragedy in Marriage
21:14 Putting God and Your Spouse First
26:05 John’s Mother’s Life-Altering Question
30:50 John’s Decision to Fight Against the Odds
33:17 Playing Piano Without Fingers
35:39 Working as a Farmhand
38:00 The Gift of Suffering
40:27 John’s Path to Living Vulnerably
42:51 How John Parents His Kids
45:09 Learning to Ski the Hard Way: Sanger’s Father-SonLesson
47:27 Sharing Your Personal Story
49:50 Saying Yes to Opportunities
52:13 On Fire: Feature Film of John’s Story
54:36 How Saying “Yes” Can Change Your Life
56:57 The World’s Greatest Salesman’s Advice
59:14 John’s Decision-Making Tip for Business Owners
1:01:09 Key Takeaways
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SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
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John O'Leary faced unimaginable challenges as a child after a devastating fire explosion left him with severe burns and a 1% chance of survival. Today, he inspires people who feel like they’re stuck going through the motions of life to confront their struggles and find strength in their stories, overcoming the temptation to continue coming up with excuses that hold them back. John is a two-time national bestselling author and host of the top-rated Live Inspired podcast.
Have you ever felt like your marketing message isn’t hitting home? Are you struggling to differentiate your business in a sea of competitors who all seem to say the same thing? What if the real issue isn’t your product, but how you’re communicating its value?
Guy Kawasaki has mastered the art of evangelizing great products—and in this episode, he’s sharing why most companies are getting it wrong. As the chief evangelist of Canva and a key player in the rise of Apple’s Macintosh, Guy knows what it takes to stand out. We dive deep into why businesses overlook the deeper purpose behind their products, how AI is transforming industries, and why failing to embrace innovation could leave you stuck in the past—just like Kodak. Get ready to rethink your marketing and discover the tricks to making your message resonate.
KEY TOPICS
How most businesses overlook the deeper purpose behind their product, leading to a weak marketing strategy.
The Opposite Test: How to identify if your marketing message sets you apart, or just blends in with competitors.
Why companies get stuck on old business models, like Kodak, and miss out on groundbreaking innovations.
How AI is reshaping industries—and why companies need to embrace it now or fall behind.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro: Defeating Bad Decision Making in Life andBusiness
00:50 Price Gouging in a Hurricane
03:17 Guy Kawasaki: Chief Evangelist of Canva
04:09 From Law School to Silicon Valley
13:26 From Selling Jewelry to Macintosh
15:50 Evangelizing Your Business
18:09 The Opposite Test: A Simple Marketing Strategy
20:30 The “Think Different” Campaign
22:45 Steve Jobs’ Influence: Predicting What PeopleNeed
25:05 The Role of Luck in Venture Capital
29:47 Kodak’s Mistake: Failing to Adapt
32:05 Finding the True Essence of Your Business
36:48 You Can’t Predict Everything
43:42 Metaphors in Startups: Why Being “The Uber of X”Matters
46:00 AI and Kawasaki GPT
52:40 Ways to Use Closed AI in Your Business
57:18 How AI Will Impact Jobs and the Workforce
59:45 Will Everything Become Automated?
1:02:03 A Fully AI McDonalds
1:04:13 Using Canva in Your Business
1:06:36 Guy’s Decision-Making Tip
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SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
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Guy Kawasaki is a renowned entrepreneur and tech evangelist, known for his role at Apple in the 1980s, where he was the chief evangelist for the Macintosh. Hiswork helped build a passionate community of developers around the Mac. In 1997, he returned to Apple as an Apple Fellow, playing a key role in the company's resurgence. He later founded Garage.com, a venture capital firm that supports early-stage startups. In 2014, Guy becamethe chief evangelist for Canva, a platform dedicated to democratizing graphic design. He has also served on the board of the Wikimedia Foundation and is a brand ambassador for Mercedes-Benz USA.
What would happen if you suddenly disappeared from your business for a month? Could it run without you? What about your kids…could they be competent, contributing members of society if you weren’t hounding them? And when it comes to your goals…are you so caught up in the lines of your business plan that you’re losing vision?
Derrick Kinney, creator of the Good Money Framework, shares the highs and lows of leading his business and family from a place of influence, not control.
KEY TOPICS
Pretending you’re “dead for a day” to see how your business runs without you.
Why and how to take a sabbatical.
Recognizing the right time to sell your business.
Relinquishing control and harnessing influence as you lead your family and business.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Mission of Decidedly
00:52 Vacation Boundaries
09:54 A Compelling 'Why'
11:45 Transitioning Your Business
28:48 Reflecting on Growth
32:10 Releasing Control
36:02 Finding Healthy Control
38:57 Sharing Failures
45:14 Faith in Business
54:44 Identifying Target Audience
55:59 Decision-Making Tip
57:03 Key Takeaways
58:40 Producer Closing
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SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
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Derrick Kinney is changing how you feel about money. He believes money is not bad and good people should have more of it. Derrick is the author of the Wall Street Journal and USA TODAY national bestseller, Good Money Revolution.
After applying these proven principles with thousands of clients, Derrick sold his multimillion-dollar financial advisory business to teach these success principles globally. As CEO of Success for Advisors, Derrick and his team teach independent financial advisors a 5-step marketing framework to build 7-figure businesses.
Known for making complex financial and business topics easy to understand, Derrick has been interviewed on CNBC, FOX News, CNN, FOX Business, Yahoo Finance!, PBS, Wall Street Journal, among others. As host of the top-rated Good Money podcast, he inspires business owners and entrepreneurs to make more money to do more good. His guests include Matthew McConaughey, Mel Robbins, Ed Mylett, Jon Gordon, Daymond John, and Sharon McMahon.
Recently Derrick set a big goal to positively impact one-million teens by giving them money, business, and life skills that aren’t taught in schools. He founded a new online program, SimpleTeenSuccess.com, which is a proven plan for teens to become money and business-smart, build trust with adults, and stand out for the best opportunities.
Have you wondered if the education system is actuallypreparing the next generation to lead? Do you question whether real learning happens within the confines of a classroom? What if the very foundation of how we’ve been taught to think is broken?
Matt Beaudreau is on a mission to rebuild the way we raise young people into impactful adults. Through his educational program, Apogee Strong, he’s empowering young people to break free from the limits of the traditional school system and become true leaders—starting with responsibility, character, and action. In this episode, we explore why real education isn't taught in classrooms and how Matt's approach is redefining what it means to be “ready for the real world.”
KEY TOPICS
How to break free from the conformity of the education system to create effective leaders.
What we all need to unlearn from the broken school system we grew up in.
The value of questioning authority, and what that looks like when done effectively.
Why real-world experiences educate to a higher degree of success than a classroom ever will.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro: Defeating Bad Decision-Making in Life and Business
03:15 Lessons from "Wasting" Time
08:45 Freedom Within Structure
12:30 Introducing Matt Beaudreau
17:50 From Public School to Revolution: Building New Education Systems
23:10 Education Failures: More Than Just Bad Grades
30:00 Meta Skills: The Missing Link in Education
35:45 Why Academia Isn't the Answer: Real Education Starts Here
42:00 Leadership by Example: Matt’s Approach to Raising Strong Men
48:30 How to Foster Responsibility in Students
54:15 The Role of Entrepreneurship in Education
1:00:00 The Power of Mentorship in Youth Programs
1:05:20 Empowering Students Through Choice and Consequence
1:10:45 The Future of Education: Matt’s Vision
1:16:30 Final Thoughts: How to Rebuild Education Systems That Work
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SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
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Matt founded Acton Academy Placer Schools, using the Socratic method to foster self-directed, independent young leaders. He also co-founded Apogee Strong, a mentorship program for young men, and launched the Apogee Strong Dads Program in 2023. His podcast, The Essential 11, provides leadership insights from global experts. Additionally, Matt founded the Apogee Strong Foundation, offering scholarships to young men for educational and leadership opportunities.Matt Beaudreau is a renowned keynote speaker, consultant, and coach, working with clients like Wells Fargo, Honeywell, and the U.S. Air Force. A two-time TEDx speaker and former Corporate Trainer of the Year at Stanford University, he has spoken to over 250,000 people worldwide.
Caught in a whirlwind of choices while trying to balance life and business? It’s easy to feel scattered when everything demands your attention. What if you could cutthrough the chaos and focus on the decisions that truly matter?
In this episode, you’ll learn how to take control of your life and business through five powerful decisions. By honing in on what truly matters, you can streamline your priorities and make decisions that lead to genuine fulfillment.
What are the 5 Key Decisions for an aligned life and business?
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Decide who you are.
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Decide where you are.
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Decide where you are going.
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Decide how to get there.
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Decide who matters.
Grab your copy of Amazon best-seller, A Life Rich with Significance: Transforming Your Wealth to Meaningful Impact.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
00:54 Why Your Decisions Matter
04:05 These 5 Decisions Set Your PRIORITIES
05:02 Deciding WHO You Are
13:49 Deciding WHERE You Are
18:12 Decide Where You Are GOING
22:03 Decide HOW to Get There
23:56 Decide WHO Matters
30:15 Producer Closing
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SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
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Do you ever wonder if people like you as much as you like them? Have you missed out on connections because you thought you didn’t leave a strong impression?
In this episode, we sit down with science writer David Robson to discuss how curiosity can improve your connections – both personally and professionally. If you’re ready to rethink how people view you and build your relationships, this episode is for you.
KEY TOPICS
- How to effectively give and receive compliments.
- Tactics to lead a group of people to be vulnerable.
- How to prevent your business culture from squashing community and curiosity.
- Ways to reframe limiting beliefs about yourself that are preventing your ability to build relationships.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
00:44 I Didn’t Know This About the Ultra-Wealthy
4:06 David Robson
11:41 Checking Your Biases
14:38 Want to be more curious?
17:57 How Not to be a Boring Businessperson
21:08 Vulnerability in Relationships
24:03 Do people like me?
30:58 Moving Past Smalltalk
36:01 Giving and Receiving Compliments
54:01 Decision-Making Tipfor Business Owners
57:20 Key Takeaways
58:36 Producer Closing
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SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
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David Robson is an award-winning science writer specializing in the extremes of the human brain, body and behavior.
After graduating with a degree in mathematics from Cambridge University, he worked as a features editor at New Scientist for five years, before moving to BBC Future, where he was a senior journalist for five years. His writing has also appeared in the Guardian, the Atlantic, Aeon, Men’s Health and many more outlets. In 2021, David received awards from the Association of British Science Writers and the UK MedicalJournalists’ Association for his writing on misinformation and risk communication during the COVID pandemic, and in 2022, he was a finalist for the Best British Science Journalist of the Year Award.
David’s first book, The Intelligence Trap, was published in 2019, and received worldwide media attention. His second book The Expectation Effect was a BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week and won the British Psychological Society Book Award. His third book, The Laws of Connection, was published in June of 2024.
What if teaching your kids about money wasn’t as hard as it seems? How can you make saving, spending, and investing lessons stick?
In this episode, Sanger and Shawn Smith explore straightforward strategies for teaching kids about money. They break down practical lessons on saving, spending, and investing to help parents equip their kids with lasting financial skills—without overcomplicating it.
KEY TOPICS
Methods to help your kids understand money without overwhelming them.
Why letting your kids make money mistakes could be the smartest move you make.
How emotions secretly control spending—and how to help your kids avoid the pitfalls.
Setting clear financial boundaries that shape lifelong habits and financial independence.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
00:54 Childhood Lessons on Money
03:47 Teaching Kids to Save, Earn, and Spend
08:49 Emotions in Money Decisions
11:39 Developing Healthy Money Habits
32:00 Personal Money Responsibility
35:19 Teaching Children to Budget
46:19 Managing Overspending
53:31 Talking About Finances in Front of the Kids
57:23 Involving Attorneys and Financial Advisors in EstatePlanning
01:02:10 Effectively Utilizing Trusts for Your Children
01:03:09 Five Key Money Decisions
1:03:42 Producer Closing
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What happens when you push beyond your comfort zone? Could taking risks actually lead to more confidence?
From surviving a mob attack in Ethiopia to being imprisoned in Russia, Charlie Walker's adventures push the boundaries of human endurance and reveal theastonishing resilience required to confront the unexpected.
KEY TOPICS
Setting short-term goals to keep the primary goal from feeling insurmountable.
Creating opportunities for restful moments of “blissful brainlessness.”
Finding your limits by forcing yourself into uncertainty.
Distracting yourself from the temptation to quit.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Sanger’s Daily Breakfast
03:37 Introducing Charlie Walker
08:16 The Unexpected of Long-Distance Travel
13:20 Living Resourcefully
18:14 Building Relationships with Locals
23:26 Adapting to the Unexpected
28:09 Focusing on the Journey, Not the Destination
28:38 Starting Extreme Goals
31:01 Overcoming the Urge to Quit
31:31 Hiking through Siberia
35:18 Imprisoned in Russia
36:14 Getting Released from Russian Prison
39:03 Risk Assessment and Perception
42:23 Mental Struggles of Isolation
44:39 Navigating the Russian Legal System
46:34 Dealing with Accusations
49:22 Propaganda in Russia
52:11 Lessons from Isolation
53:51 Decision Tip for Business Owners
55:39 Key Takeaways
57:29 Producer Closing
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SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
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Charlie Walker is a British adventurer who's tackled some of the most extreme journeys you can imagine, from braving the Siberian Arctic to exploring the Congo River. His stories of survival and exploration reveal what it truly means to push human limits and face the unknown.
Selling the business and retiring isn’t an on/off switch. When you approach it like a dimmer, you gain the confidence to transition with peace of mind.
Roger Whitney, the Retirement Answer Man, points out that decisions like taking a pension or lump sum are just the basics. The real focus should be on the visionary choices that truly shape your retirement.
KEY TOPICS
How to stop losing sleep over retirement planning.
Recognizing and honoring phases of life as they evolve.
Why the primary crisis of retirement is sheer lack of confidence.
How to map out “what’s next” following your retirement.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Mission of Decidedly
04:02 Roger Whitney, the Retirement Answer Man
06:35 The Crisis of Your Confidence
09:00 When You’re Nervous to Retire
13:39 The First Steps to Retirement Planning
16:26 Stop Chasing the New Strategy
20:00 Make Yourself Uncomfortable
26:16 Embracing New Seasons
30:05 Retiring to Something Refreshing
35:08 Post-Retirement Goal Setting
37:40 Rich People Don’t Think They’re Rich
41:36 Gratitude Practice to Combat Fears
43:30 Repairing a Bad Money Decision
48:52 Decision Tip for Business Owners
50:44 Key Takeaways
51:36 Producer Closing
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Rock Retirement Book: www.rogerwhitney.com/the-book
Roger has been walking life with clients as a financial advisor for more than 25 years and is the host of the award-winning Retirement Answer Man® podcast. He is on a mission to change the way the world thinks about retirement, one little conversation at a time. Roger established the RRC in 2018 to help foster a safe online space for soon-to-be retirees to learn, plan, and interact with other like-minded folks on the path to retirement. As if that’s not enough to keep him busy, he is the author of Rock Retirement: A Simple Guide to Help You Take Control and Be More Optimistic About the Future, a Forbes online contributor, creator of the Agile Financial Planning process, and past instructor of the Retirement Planning& Employee Benefits CFP® certificate program at the University of Texas Arlington and of Wealth Management at Texas Christian University. Investopedia has named him to the Top 100 Most Influential Advisors 2017-2019 & 2021, and he has brought home Plutus Awards for Best Financial Planner Blog (2019) and Best Retirement Blog (2015 and 2017).
Are you caught between fighting through tough times and knowing when to take a step back? Is there more to handling challenges than just pushing through?
Dr. MH Pelletier, a leading expert in resilience, shares insights on when to push through and when to reassess, revealing how your toughest moments can be your most pivotal.
KEY TOPICS
Burnout prevention: catching it before it takes you (or your loved ones) out.
The science behind resilience and how it affects your brain.
Why you should never quit on a bad day.
Simple ways to build a resilient team culture.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Mission of Decidedly
02:30 Why “Smiths Don't Quit”
05:00 The Worst Day: A Career-Defining Moment
05:50 Dr. MH Pelletier
09:45 When to Push Through the Struggle
14:30 How to Build Resilience
18:15 Building a Resilient Team
22:50 Check Yourself
27:30 Resilience Isn’t Grit
32:00 Deciding to Be Resilient in Real-Time
37:15 Creating Psychological Safety
42:00 How Resilience Affects Your Brain
47:30 Recognizing Burnout: Early Signs
52:00 Supporting Your Spouse Through Burnout
55:48 Decision-Making Tip for Business Owners
57:08 Key Takeaways
58:53 Producer Closing
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SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
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Website: https://drmarie-helene.com/
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Dr. MH Pelletier is a practicing work psychologist and trusted senior leader in clinical counseling and workplace psychology.
Have you caught yourself sticking to the same routine even when you’re bored with it? Do you sometimes ignore new ideas because they seem uncomfortable or risky?
Dr. Todd Kashdan, leading psychologist, delves into how embracing curiosity can enhance your life, tackle fears, and unlock greater satisfaction through the joy of exploration.
KEY TOPICS
Seeking opportunities for yourself and your children to foster curiosity.
The importance of effectively going down rabbit holes.
Using “joyous exploration” for higher life satisfaction.
Everyday tips to become a more curious person.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Mission of Decidedly
00:44 New Experiences
05:09 Raising Curious Kids
08:07 Finding Opportunities for Creativity
10:02 Father/Son Trip to Peru
19:41 What Curious People Do
31:32 Life Satisfaction
43:35 Stress Management
45:02 Curiosity in Relationships
48:15 Communicating Switching Costs
49:40 Choosing Your Thoughts
57:50 Embracing Rabbit Holes
57:39 Decision-Making Tip for Business Owners
1:00:41 Key Takeaways
1:01:56 Producer Closing
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Ep.133 I Deciding to Get Curious: Stress Your Systems to Build Your Strengths with Dr. Todd Kashdan
Ep.17 I Doug Lennick I Deciding to Think About What You Think About: Moral Intelligence
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Psychology Today Blog: psychologytoday.com/blog/curious
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A New Scientific Framework of Curiosity presentation by Dr.Kashdan: https://toddkashdan.com/speaking/
Take the Insubordination Quiz: https://toddkashdan.com/insubordination-quiz/
Dr. Todd B. Kashdan is Professor of Psychology at George Mason University. He is a leading authority on well-being, curiosity, psychological flexibility, and resilience. He has published over 225 peer-reviewed articles and is in the top 1% of cited scientists in the world (over 47,000 times). He received the American Psychological Association Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology. His research is featured regularly in media outlets such as The Atlantic, Harvard Business Review, The New York Times, NPR, Fast Company, and Time Magazine. He is a keynote speaker and consultant for organizations as diverse as Microsoft, Mercedes-Benz, Prudential, General Mills, The United States Department of Defense, and World Bank Group. He's atwin with twin 16-year-old daughters (and one more), with plans to rapidly populate the world with great conversationalists.
How do happy couples discuss make big life decisions without all the drama? Could talking about finances, retirement, moving, and caring for aging parents actually strengthen your relationship?
Abby Davisson, author of Money & Love, shares how happy couples are navigating life’s biggest decisions without the kitchen table arguments.
KEY TOPICS
Navigating financial talks without stressing your marriage.
Avoiding common money mistakes couples make.
How to align your financial goals with your partner’s.
Secrets to stress-free big purchases.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Mission of Decidedly
00:44 Sanger's Approach to Dating
04:28 Abby Davisson
05:05 Love and Money in Decisions
06:02 Crappy Conventional Wisdom
07:27 Logic v. Emotions
13:53 The 5C Process for Better Decisions
14:23 CLARIFY the Decision
19:02 COMMUNICATE with Those Affected
23:16 Broaden the CHOICES
23:51 CHECK IN with Experts
28:58 Consider the CONSEQUENCES
36:28 When Love & Money Compete
47:49 Example – Moving Decisions
49:37 Example – Caring for Aging Parents
55:31 Decision-Making Tip for Business Owners
57:05 Key Takeaways
58:22 Producer Closing
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SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
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Website: https://www.abbydavisson.com/
Book: https://www.moneylovebook.com/
Money and Love Institute: https://www.moneyloveinstitute.com/
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We're often told that love and money decisions need separate approaches; we should leave romantic decisions to our hearts and make financial choices with ourheads. But today’s guest, Abby Davisson, argues the opposite. Abby Davisson is a Fortune 200 leader-turned-entrepreneur and the co-author of Money & Love: An Intelligent Roadmap for Life's Biggest Decisions.
Why drink non-alcoholic beer if I don’t have a drinkingproblem? Why are the most intentional people making the switch?
Joe Chura, Founder of Go Brewing, shares his experience with alcohol and how it led to founding a non-alcoholic craft beer company with his wife. From starting in his garage and taking regular, incremental risks along the way, he’s built his latest business dream from the ground up.
KEY TOPICS
Why people don’t want to claim a “drinking problem.”
Joe and Heather’s decision to start a non-alcoholic brewing company.
Making business decisions that prioritize quality over ease.
Taking regular, incremental risks within your business.
Recognizing the time to say “no” to new opportunities and ideas.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Mission of Decidedly
00:44 4th of July Recap
4:45 Deciding to Stop Drinking
11:41 Non-Alcoholic Beer Changed My Life
14:26 Starting a Non-Alcoholic Brewing Company
16:23 “I don’t have a drinking problem”
19:37 The Stigma Surrounding Alcoholism
25:24 The Growing Demand for Non-Alcoholic Beer
31:08 The Process of Brewing Non-Alcoholic Beer
32:33 Prioritizing Quality of the Product
35:19 Regulatory Loopholes
43:04 Knowing What’s Next for Your Business
50:29 Taking Incremental Risks with Your Business
52:53 It’s OK for Your Dreams to Change
1:00:28 Decision-Making Tip for Business Owners
1:02:48 Key Takeaways
1:04:21 Producer Closing
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SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
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Website: https://gobrewing.com/
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Ep.32 I Joe Chura I Deciding You’re Not AlmostThere: The Journey of Selling a Business: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4gNIL46TUbTZAKGSLeSvui?si=IfHhsgvPQAi6xgkxF7IZ0Q
Drinking was always part of Joe Chura's family life. As a teenager, he drank sporadically, sometimes just once a week, other times six or seven in a night, but never considered it a problem. That changed in his 40s during COVID. Joe and his wife, Heather, drank more, made poor dietary choices, and formed unhealthy habits to cope with the pandemic. Eventually, their health metrics indicated a change was needed.
One hungover day, they pledged to stop drinking for 75 days. Initially tough, Joe's cravings gradually subsided. Some nights, though, he still craved a beer, leading him to non-alcoholic options that satisfied him.
As the world reopened, Joe and Heather struggled to maintain their new habits in social settings dominated by alcohol. They enjoyed bars but missed non-alcoholic options. This sparked the idea of Go Brewing: non-alcoholic and low-alcohol beer with a taproom featuring great music and entertainment.
In less than 18 months, Joe and Heather built an incredible team, created numerous recipes, and collaborated with top brewers and consultants. Now, they've opened their doors both online and at their taproom.
Why can’t everyone operate the way I do? Why can’t they get it right? It’s not that hard…right?
Thomas Erikson, a human behaviorist, teaches self-awareness skills that help leaders navigate relationships with people who drive them crazy sometimes. Today, he shares his approach to dismantling useless conflicts in everyday life.
KEY TOPICS
What to do when you feel like you’re surrounded by idiots at work and in life.
How to stop judging people based on their actions, and better understand their intentions.
Tips for working alongside people whose personality clashes with yours.
How to stop wasting money, time, and energy on employee incentives that don’t make an impact.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Mission of Decidedly
00:53 Recognizing Your Personality Type
5:58 Introducing Thomas Erikson
07:27 Being Surrounded by Idiots
11:49 Building Your Self-Awareness
15:18 A Breakdown of Personality Types
21:26 Internal Drivers of Your Decisions
22:52 Employee Motivation
29:52 Working with Family Members
32:06 Your Business’s Unified Mission
37:40 Channeling Your Inner Competitor
38:56 Solving for Your Weak Spots
43:01 Identifying Your “Why”
47:38 The Mexican Fisherman Story
49:49 Family Goals and Legacy
59:51 Decision-Making Tip for Business Owners
1:02:23 Key Takeaways
1:03:46 Producer Closing
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SANGER’S BOOK: A Life Rich with Significance: Transforming Your Wealth to Meaningful Impact
SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
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Website: https://www.surroundedbyidiots.com/en/
Books: https://www.surroundedbyidiots.com/en/books/
Instagram: @thomaseriksonwriter
Thomas Erikson is a behaviorist and the bestselling author of the Surrounded By series about human behaviors. The series has been translated into close to 60 languages and has sold over 8 million copies.
His mission is to make people’s lives easier by making them more aware of themselves and helping thembetter understand what it takes to achieve the best possible communication.
He is a highly sought-after public speaker, giving 120 keynote speeches annually on topics such as humanbehaviors, self-awareness, narcissism, and leadership.
Thomas is a mentor to top-level executives and entrepreneurs all over Europe. He lives by the simplequote: You can’t change somebody else, but you can change yourself.
Thomas was writing for twenty years before finally getting published. Being an author was his dream, so he never gave up. Instead, he tested new ideas, tweaked his writing style, learned new skills, asked professionals, and worked from 03.00 in the morning for years. No one really believed in his writing ambitions, so he had to believe in himself.
He lives on the countryside in Sweden with his wife Christina, Sweden’s biggest romance author. He runs afamily business that provides online courses and master classes on all the topics he writes about in his books.
What would happen if you did a gratitude practice beforeopening each meeting? Are mindfulness practices a fluffy waste of time?
Michael O’Brien suffered a personal tragedy that caused him to reset how he thinks about his beliefs, and how he utilizes his energy in daily life. Today, he shares the power of recognizing that everything in life is neutral until we label it…and how the labels we choose shape our perceptions.
KEY TOPICS
Why leaders struggle to celebrate their wins (and what to do about it.)
How implementing mindfulness into daily routines increases productivity.
The consequences our minds and bodies face when we approach life with pessimism.
How to stop self-sabotaging your days.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Mission of Decidedly
00:51 Sanger & Shawn’s Scar Stories
03:21 Introducing Michael O’Brien
04:43 If Your Default is Pessimism
07:50 Michael’s Car Accident
15:17 “You’re Husband’s Not Gonna Make It”
23:40 Reframing Your Thoughts
30:53 Mindset Training
34:16 Deciding to Respond, Not React
41:00 Mindfulness Tips for Business
50:26 Pressure Testing Your Thoughts
1:03:42 Decision-Making Tip for Business Owners
1:05:42 Key Takeaways
1:07:17 Producer Closing
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SANGER’S BOOK: A Life Rich with Significance: Transforming Your Wealth to Meaningful Impact
SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
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Michael is a qualified meditation teacher, executive coach, and endurance athlete. He loves helping people accomplish hard things through mindfulness. He’s a survivor of a horrific near-death cycling accident called his Last Bad Day and years in the corporate executive suite and in 2022 used the power of mindfulness to ride his bike across America.
Do you tend to be more of a spendthrift or more of atightwad? How does it impact the way your family handles spending? Can spendthrifts and tightwads successfully share accounts?
Dr. Scott Rick, PhD in Behavioral Decision Research, shares the causes and consequences of spending decisions and finding harmony in your habits.
KEY TOPICS
Setting spending contingencies ahead of time to avoid impulsive decisions.
Why calling kids “spoiled rotten” is harmful.
Joint versus separate accounts in a marriage.
When and where kids may benefit from an “allowance.”
CHAPTERS
00:00 Mission of Decidedly
01:21 Tightwad and Spendthrift Stories
5:09 Introduction to Dr. Scott Rick
12:17 Identifying Yourself as a Tightwad or Spendthrift
27:25 Spending Tendencies in Relationships
32:44 Avoiding Scorekeeping
40:56 Shaping Financial Behavior of Your Kids
49:40 Budgeting and Friction
52:31 Creating a Healthy Financial Environment
52:25 Decision-Making Tip
53:24 Key Takeaways
54:54 Producer Closing
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SANGER’S BOOK: A Life Rich with Significance: Transforming Your Wealth to Meaningful Impact
SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
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Website: https://scottrick.com/
Book: https://www.amazon.com/Tightwads-Spendthrifts-Navigating-Minefield-Relationships/dp/1250280079/
Instagram: @likelyshopping
Dr. Scott Rick is a marketing professor at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. He holds a PhD in Behavioral Decision Research from Carnegie Mellon University, where he was a National Science Foundation graduate research fellow.
Rick’s research focuses on understanding the emotional causes and consequences of consumer financial decision-making, with a particular interest in the behavior of tightwads and spendthrifts. The overarching goal of his work is to understand when and why consumers behave differently than they should behave (defined by an economically rational benchmark, a happiness-maximizing benchmark, or by how people think they should behave), and to develop marketing and policy interventions to improve consumers’ decision making and well-being.
Rick has published in marketing, psychology, management, neuroscience, and economics journals, including the Journal of Consumer Research, the Journal of Marketing Research, the Journal of Consumer Psychology, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, the Annual Review of Psychology, and Neuron.
He currently serves as an Associate Editor at Financial Planning Review, and he serves on the Editorial Review Boards of the Journal of Consumer Research, the Journal of Consumer Psychology, and the Journal of Marketing Research. His research has been covered by media outlets such as the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, the Washington Post, NPR, and Harvard Business Review.
He blogs for Psychology Today. At Ross, he has won awards for both research and teaching.
Are you scared to appear too “out there” in your branding?Are you worried that standing out will make you appear gimmicky? Are you hiding from your authentic self, afraid you’ll turn people off? In trying to appeal to everybody, you’ll appeal to nobody.
David Rendall, author of The Freak Factor, recommends flaunting flaws instead of denying them in a world where we’re trained to “fix” our weaknesses.
KEY TOPICS
Being memorable to attract attention and opportunities.
Be cautious of unsolicited advice and consider the source before accepting it.
Attracting the right audience and repel the wrong audience by being authentic.
Pre-deciding, rather than making impulsive choices in the moment.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Mission of Decidedly
00:52 Getting Kicked Out of Class
04:15 Rebellious Qualities
05:59 Introduction of David Rendall
06:29 Standing Out Amongst Competition
10:37 Being Memorable
12:04 Challenging Societal Norms
15:40 Unsolicited Advice
16:03 The Dunning-Kruger Effect
20:12 Balancing Advice
24:59 Highlighting Opportunities
28:18 Navigating Conformity
31:02 Boring Societal Norms
32:02 Standing Out
33:26 Attracting the Right Audience
34:21 Losing to Everybody Else
35:17 Appealing to the Right People
39:24 Finding Your Audience
44:20 Applying Strengths and Weaknesses
56:44 Decision-Making Tip
1:01:49 Key Takeaways
1:03:21 Producer Closing
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SANGER’S BOOK: A Life Rich with Significance: Transforming Your Wealth to Meaningful Impact
SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
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Website: https://www.drendall.com/
The Imperfectionist Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/7cf0cVGNNzBxNfNoKIAHv7
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Dave Rendall is an acclaimed public speaker and bestselling author of "Freak Factor.” He challenges conventional leadership wisdom by advocating that we should flaunt our weaknesses to discover our unique strengths.
He is the author of four books:
- Pink Goldfish: Defy Normal, ExploitImperfection and Captivate Your Customers
- The Four Factors ofEffective Leadership
- The Freak Factor: Discovering Uniqueness byFlaunting Weakness
- The Freak Factor for Kids: The Weirdest andWeakest Children Make the Best Adults
What would happen if you suddenly disappeared from your business for a month? Could it run without you? What about your kids…could they be competent, contributing members of society if you weren’t hounding them? And when it comes to your goals…are you so caught up in the lines of your business plan that you’re losing vision?
Derrick Kinney, creator of the Good Money Framework, shares the highs and lows of leading his business and family from a place of influence, not control.
KEY TOPICS
Pretending you’re “dead for a day” to see how your business runs without you.
Why and how to take a sabbatical.
Recognizing the right time to sell your business.
Relinquishing control and harnessing influence as you lead your family and business.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Mission of Decidedly
00:52 Vacation Boundaries
09:54 A Compelling 'Why'
11:45 Transitioning Your Business
28:48 Reflecting on Growth
32:10 Releasing Control
36:02 Finding Healthy Control
38:57 Sharing Failures
45:14 Faith in Business
54:44 Identifying Target Audience
55:59 Decision-Making Tip
57:03 Key Takeaways
58:40 Producer Closing
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SANGER’S BOOK: A Life Rich with Significance: Transforming Your Wealth to Meaningful Impact
SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
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Want to learn about the 10 Fatal Mistakes Financial Advisors Make and How to Avoid Them? Download your FREE PDF HERE.
Order your copy of the USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling book Good Money Revolution HERE.
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For daily tips to help you make and save money, follow him on Instagram@DerrickTKinney
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Derrick Kinney is changing how you feel about money. He believes money is not bad and good people should have more of it. Derrick is the author of the Wall Street Journal and USA TODAY national bestseller, Good Money Revolution.
After applying these proven principles with thousands of clients, Derrick sold his multimillion-dollar financial advisory business to teach these success principles globally. As CEO of Success for Advisors, Derrick and his team teach independent financial advisors a 5-step marketing framework to build 7-figure businesses.
Known for making complex financial and business topics easy to understand, Derrick has been interviewed on CNBC, FOX News, CNN, FOX Business, Yahoo Finance!, PBS, Wall Street Journal, among others. As host of the top-rated Good Money podcast, he inspires business owners and entrepreneurs to make more money to do more good. His guests include Matthew McConaughey, Mel Robbins, Ed Mylett, Jon Gordon, Daymond John, and Sharon McMahon.
Recently Derrick set a big goal to positively impact one-million teens by giving them money, business, and life skills that aren’t taught in schools. He founded a new online program, SimpleTeenSuccess.com, which is a proven plan for teens to become money and business-smart, build trust with adults, and stand out for the best opportunities.
What all goes into a 7-year, 28,000-mile walk around theworld? Why would someone take on such a huge adventure in the first place? What about when you get lost, lonely, or lack the drive to keep going? Tom Turcich, the 10th person to walk around the world, shares his experience of being immersed in unknown places, forced into adventure, and coming to better understand the world and himself.
KEY TOPICS
How to decide what to do when you want to do it all.
What to do when your resiliency tank runs low.
Why we don’t need to be so fearful of everyone and everything.
When to release control of external factors that are impacting your plans.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction and Mission of Decidedly
00:52 World Travels
07:35 Finding Funding for a World Walk
14:32 Dangerous Encounters
26:00 Tourist Tax and Scams
28:22 How to Catch Misinformation
29:17 Emotional Highs and Lows
30:14 Physical Pain and Mental Struggles
31:09 The Temptation to Quit
35:59 Finding the Daily Routine
37:53 Returning to Normal Life
39:18 Fulfilling Your Purpose
41:43 The Longest Journeys
43:35 Viewpoint on Failure
44:33 Adaptability and Resilience
46:01 The “End Destination”
48:55 Surrendering Control
50:19 Aligning Decisions with Values
51:15 Measuring Decisions Against Your Goals
53:31 Transformational Experiences for Business Owners
52:18 Key Takeaways
53:54 Producer Closing
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SANGER’S BOOK: A Life Rich with Significance: Transforming Your Wealth to Meaningful Impact
SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
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Pre-Order Tom’s Book: The World Walk: Seven Yearsin Search of Meaning: Turcich, Tom: 9781510779013: Amazon.com: Books
Website: Tom Turcich - Inspirational Keynote Speaker: Accomplish Anything Through Audacious Goals and Unwavering Resilience
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After the death of his friend Ann Marie, Tom's dream of walking around the world was born. Her passing woke him to his own mortality and forced him to reconsider what he wanted out of the brief time we have here. To get the most out of life, he decided to walk. By traveling slowly, he knew he would be immersed in unknown places, forced into adventure, and come to better understand the world. On April 2, 2015, after getting a degree and paying off his loans, he stepped out his front door. Seven years, six continents, and twenty-eight thousand miles later, he has become the tenth person to walk around the world, and his dog, Savannah, became the first dog to do so.
Why is work ethic at an all-time low? Am I being too soft on my team? How can I engage my employees without constantly rolling out expensive incentives? Jacob Morgan, a trained futurist, emphasizes the need for leaders to focus on providing agency, vulnerability, and growth opportunities for employees rather than competing on perks and benefits.
KEY TOPICS
Why leaders are so scared of setting boundaries within the walls of their business.
How to acknowledge your own shortcomings without becoming a weak leader.
Ways to problem solve with your team rather than coddling poor performance.
Methods to build trust between the members of your team.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction and Mission of Decidedly
01:21 The Challenge of Vulnerability in Social Settings
05:28 Jacob Morgan's Background
08:00 Employee Engagement and Leadership
09:15 Finding Meaningful Work
11:37 Bait & Switch in Employee Recruitment
16:16 Employee Experience
23:43 Organizational Culture
27:29 Setting Company Expectations
29:28 Perks and Entitlements in the Workplace
31:21 Leading with Vulnerability
33:48 The Decline of Hard Work
41:05 Employee Engagement
45:17 Challenges of Leadership Vulnerability
53:45 Building Trust with Your Team
57:30 Key Takeaways
58:35 Producer Closing
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SANGER’S BOOK: A Life Rich with Significance: Transforming Your Wealth to Meaningful Impact
SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
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Website: https://thefutureorganization.com/
Podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/great-leadership-with-jacob-morgan/id907990904?mt=2&ls=1
Substack: https://greatleadership.substack.com/
Leading with Vulnerability: Unlock YourGreatest Superpower to Transform Yourself, Your Team, and Your Organization: https://www.amazon.com/Leading-Vulnerability-Superpower-Transform-Organization/dp/1119895243/
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Jacob Morgan is a trained futurist and one of the world’s leading authorities on leadership, the future of work, and employee experience.
Could suboptimal sleep patterns, artificial fragrances,and even mold toxicity be wrecking your health without you knowing? Dr. Julie Kennedy, a functional medicine nurse practitioner, shares her root-cause approach to health, rather than our culture’s faulty band-aid approach.
KEY TOPICS
Common environmental toxins that are disrupting your health
Why you know what you should do, but aren’t actually doing it
The reasons people fail on their health goals
Filters to determine when to tackle new commitmentshealthily
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction and Mission of Decidedly
05:00 Running on Cortisol
06:20 Thyroid Health
09:15 Environmental Toxins
11:00 Essential Oils
15:16 Endocrine Disruptors
16:28 Mold Toxicity
19:52 Overlooking Health Issues
22:13 What’s Wrecking Our Health
28:13 Hiring a Health Coach
31:10 Why am I not doing what I should do?
35:00 Instant v. Delayed Gratification
38:11 Setting Health Goals
41:49 Health Takes Time
45:24 When to Tackle New Projects
46:29 Key Takeaways
48:05 Producer Closing
Listen to our first episode with Dr. Julie Kennedy: Ep.127 I Dr. Julie Kennedy I Deciding for Your Health: Stress, Sleep, and Sustainable Habits - Decidedly I Decision Tips for Business Owners | Podcast on Spotify
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SANGER’S BOOK: A Life Rich with Significance: Transforming Your Wealth to Meaningful Impact
SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
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Dr. Julie Kennedy, DNP (doctor of nursing practice), MBA (master of business administration), APRN (advance practice registered nurse), FNP-C (family nurse practitioner – certified), IINHC (institute for integrative nutrition health certification), is a Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner with a focus in functional medicine.
With a Doctorate of Nursing Practice and MBA from Texas Christian University, she also holds certifications in health coaching, Pilates, Yoga, mindfulness, Ayurvedic medicine, and ozone therapy.
With experience in pediatrics, functional medicine, health coaching, and the healthcare business, Dr. Kennedy uses functional medicine to help clients achieve optimal health. She started her journey in functional medicine over 25 years ago during her undergraduate nursing studies.
Anxiety in leadership isn’t always biting your nails and fretting; it can be as simple as always needing the last word, asking too many questions, shifting the tone of a room, and passing blame. Steve Cuss shares how to break these cultural patterns within your business by tackling the roots of your spiritual wellness.
KEY TOPICS
Recognizing the impact your presence has when you walk into a room.
Asking your employees “What’s it like to experience me at my worst?”
Releasing your burdens to God, so others don’t have to carry them for you.
How it’s cheaper for your company for you to be well thanfor you to be anxious.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction and Mission of Decidedly
06:00 Life as a Hospital Chaplain
08:42 Being Connected to Yourself
12:00 Anxious Leaders
15:13 Anxious Employees
24:24 Making Gentle Corrections
29:37 Harmfully Permissive Leadership
33:01 Taking Personal Responsibility
38:04 Staff Turnover is Expensive
41:45 Productive Prayer in Anxiety
48:38 “Am I Well?”
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SANGER’S BOOK: A Life Rich with Significance:Transforming Your Wealth to Meaningful Impact
SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to ChangeWhen Change Is What You Want
MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
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Website: www.capablelife.com
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The Expectation Gap: The Tiny, Vast Spacebetween Our Beliefs and Experience of God: https://www.amazon.com/Expectation-Gap-between-Beliefs-Experience/dp/0310156378/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.L20NKVs1o9SbeZzwEKUThRtQ5VDG5UuLSZkN66B69TaHdGJ3zgfqD6T_yEkMUAJD9QV1Ht_GIm2cK_F45nhtMelMApnUIU-rNSnwzBqwafDy1Z_0JVvgqxO_lnfIL13R-Dw-oBpb1BB0AakecIjtHjXXq9xoxM1YpkVO0A4DU4wnOADQi288pEyc9IM2K4kolE23x7mnDDYz4vvjM7Z-xVhZRkn1f2_rB5RUKFjvJmY.T-OyE-rnwq_anWe-WaIbgG5uO4raGJTflI-eeSO9Djc&qid=1713358875&sr=8-2
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Steve is a pastor helping you improve your most preciousrelationships: with yourself, your people, and with God. He has tangible tools for engaging with God in a deeper, moresoul-satisfying way. His goal is to unveil harmful expectations and patterns that keep you spiritually stuck so that you can replace them with practices that offer you a vibrant faith life.
DEI training has shifted from promoting equity to being weakly replaced with critical social justice, which today’s guest claims is inherently racist. Dr. Erec Smith, an anti-racist activist, shares how business owners can foster a diverse company culture – without the guise of generic performative activism.
KEY TOPICS
The ways that contemporary DEI trainings are “inherently racist.”
How to “climate check” your company.
Ways to organically foster diversity in your company – WITHOUT QUOTAS.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction and Mission of Decidedly
00:52 Boring Required Trainings
04:13 Dr. Eric Smith's Experience with DEI Training
06:11 Prescriptive Racism
09:09 Limitations of Modern DEI Initiatives
12:29 Shortcomings of Critical Social Justice
19:00 Changing Definitions of Words
27:54 White People’s Involvement in DEI
29:20 The Pressure to Conform
32:42 Root Motivations of DEI
35:07 Fostering a Diverse Business
37:58 The Culture of Your Company
41:25 Getting 1:1 with Your Team
44:00 Social Groups
48:00 Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone
51:02 Bridging Relationships
52:58 Empowerment Theory
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SANGER’S BOOK: A Life Rich with Significance:Transforming Your Wealth to Meaningful Impact
SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to ChangeWhen Change Is What You Want
MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
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Website: www.freeblackthought.com
Erec Smith is a research fellow at the Cato Institute andan Associate Professor of Rhetoric at York College of Pennsylvania. Although he has eclectic scholarly interests, his primary work focuses on the rhetoric of anti-racist activism, theory, and pedagogy, as well as the role of rhetoric in a free, pluralistic, and civil society.
He co-founded Free Black Thought, a nonprofit highlighting viewpoint diversity within black communities. Free Black Thought includes a compendium of black artists, writers, academics, and public intellectuals not discussed in mainstream media. The organization also has a Journal of Free Black Thought, which publishes anything–from poetry to scholarly work—that discusses or displays a variety of viewpoints within the black diaspora.
Smith is the author of A Critique of Anti-Racism in Rhetoric and Composition: The Semblance of Empowerment (2020), a book in which he scrutinizes contemporary modes of anti-racism in his field. The book was conceived after Smith's observations of his field led him to conclude that anti‐racist initiatives did more to disempower students and faculty than empowerthem.
Smith is an advisor for both the Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism and Counterweight, an organization that advocates for classical liberal concepts of social justice.
You designed your business to create an impact, not just paychecks. But what does that look like in the day-to-day? Ken Coleman, host of The Ken Coleman Show and bestselling author of From Paycheck to Purpose shares what it takes for you, your family, and your team to find real fulfillment through your business.
KEY TOPICS
Communicating your business dreams to your spouse (and getting them on board).
How to create an engaging work environment that meets your employees’ needs.
Root causes of silent quitting, burnout, and job hopping.
How the American school system has failed today’s workforce.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction and Mission of Decidedly
00:52 A Fly Fishing Fail
07:02 Ken Coleman's Journey to Finding Fulfillment
10:10 What’s most important?
13:55 Clarity, Confidence, and Courage
19:32 When is “the grind” worthwhile?
21:55 Pursuing Individual Passions in Your Marriage
23:23 Business Planning with Your Spouse
26:48 Qualities of a Supportive Partner
29:36 Clarity Breeds Confidence
31:00 Honoring the Way You’re Wired
36:22 Finding Meaning in Your Work
38:46 Why is everyone job hopping?
55:20 Creating an Engaging Work Environment
58:46 The Values Filter for Decisions
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SANGER’S BOOK: A Life Rich with Significance:Transforming Your Wealth to Meaningful Impact
SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to ChangeWhen Change Is What You Want
MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
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Ken Coleman hosts The Ken Coleman Show and is the two-time bestselling author of From Paycheck to Purpose and The Proximity Principle. He’s the expert in what it takes for you and your team to find fulfillmentin life and business.
Fraud is everywhere. Fraud is costly. Fraud isn’t sequestered in dark basements in the middle of the night; it could happen in the front office of your business. But how can you prevent fraud, catch red flags quickly, and empower your team to blow the whistle if they witness it within the walls of your business? Dr. Kelly Richmond Pope, a leading forensic accounting expert, shares her expert approach.
KEY TOPICS
Catching red flags for fraud in your business.
Debunking the profile of a “white-collar felon.”
The internal controls that protect businesses from scams.
Situations that prevent employees from blowing the whistle on internal fraud.
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SANGER’S BOOK: A Life Rich with Significance:Transforming Your Wealth to Meaningful Impact
SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to ChangeWhen Change Is What You Want
MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
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Fool Me Once: Scams, Stories, and Secrets from the Trillion-Dollar Fraud Industry
Documentary Directed by Dr. Kelly RichmondPope: All the Queen’s Horses: How Could One Woman Steal $3 Million Without Anyone Noticing?: Kelly Richmond Pope, Director of All the Queen's Horses Documentary
Dr. Kelly Richmond Pope is the Dr. Barry Jay Epstein Endowed Professor of Forensic Accounting at DePaul University in Chicago, IL. Pope is a nationally recognized expert in risk, forensic accounting, and white-collar crime research, and an award-winning educator, researcher, author, and award-winning documentary filmmaker. Pope teaches managerial and forensic accounting both at the undergraduate and graduate level.
In 2020, the AICPA and the CPA Practice Advisor named Dr. Pope among the top 25 most powerful women in accounting. Her area of expertise lies in understanding and identifying financial fraud risk within financial statements, assessing corporate culture and compliance systems designed to confront internal control challenges. Pope's research on executive misconduct culminated in directing and producing the award-winning documentary All the Queen's Horses , which explores the largest municipal fraud in US history.
Do your employees need to run every decision by you? Is it possible to work too much? Are your company’s values clear enough? Should your employees be as dedicated to your business as you are? Sanger answers each of these questions and unveils how simple mindset shifts can significantly impact your business's trajectory.
KEY TOPICS
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Empowering your team to make decisions without your constant input.
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Reasons not to carry a key to your business.
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Simplifying decision-making in your business by getting overwhelmingly clear with your vision and values.
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Why we should stop glorifying 80-hour work weeks.
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https://youtu.be/Msho-0OatJY
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SANGER’S BOOK: A Life Rich with Significance:Transforming Your Wealth to Meaningful Impact
SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to ChangeWhen Change Is What You Want
MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
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John R. Miles and Sanger discuss doing less of what you don’t care about and more of what you love.
KEY TOPICS
Remembering to do what you want (not what you ‘should’ do) while maintaining a productive business.
Building trust and strong relationships with team members.
Simplifying your life so you have time and energy for whatyou care about.
Identifying the gap between your actual self and your idealself, and bridging that gap.
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SANGER’S BOOK: A Life Rich with Significance:Transforming Your Wealth to Meaningful Impact
SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy.
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CONNECT WITH JOHN R. MILES
Website: https://passionstruck.com/
Book: https://passionstruck.com/passion-struck-book/
Podcast: https://passionstruck.com/passion-struck-podcast/
Instagram: @john_r_miles & @passion_struck_podcast
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John R. Miles has a distinguished 30-year career that spans military leadership, entrepreneurship, global business, and strategic innovation. His leadership foundation was laid at the United States Naval Academy, marked by distinction as a Division 1 athlete, class secretary, and brigade honor staff member during a significant chapter of the academy’s history.
His approach to leadership embodies the rigor of his naval training, enriched with a deep understanding of business dynamics, which he now reflects on as the visionary CEO of Passion Struck® and host of the #1 Alternative Health Podcast, the Passion Struck podcast.
Jamey Ice, Sanger, and Shawn explore the role of storytelling in leading and marketing your business.
KEY TOPICS
Prioritizing the time and energy you put towards the visionof your company.
The two stories of every business – the origin story andthe customer's story.
What it looks like to eliminate “fluffy” marketing.
How to stop being a “Tarzan Manager.”
Core values as rules for decisions made within yourbusiness.
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SANGER’S BOOK: A Life Rich with Significance:Transforming Your Wealth to Meaningful Impact
SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
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Green River Ordinance
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Instagram: @jameyice
6th Ave Storytelling
6th Ave Homes
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameyice
Stories with Soul podcast:Stories With Soul Podcast — 6th Ave Storytelling
Jamey’s Band: Green River Ordinance
Jamey Ice, a Fort Worth native, stands out asa dynamic entrepreneur deeply committed to revitalizing his city and infusing it with a vibrant, enjoyable atmosphere. As the Co-Founder of 6th Ave LLC, Jamey has cultivated a family of businesses that revolutionize traditional business practices. These enterprises are unified by the philosophy of “business with soul,” a testament to Jamey’s innovative approach.
His entrepreneurial portfolio includes 6th Ave Homes,an all-encompassing real estate firm offering services in buying, selling, renovation, design, and investing. 6th Ave Storytelling, a marketing company, assists small businesses in growth through storytelling strategies. Additionally, Jamey has expanded his business reach with 6th Ave Investments, 6th Ave Lending, and 6th Ave Consulting, providing comprehensive solutions in property investment, lending, and business consulting. Both 6th Ave Homes and 6th Ave Storytelling have been recognized as Small Business of the Year by the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, and 6th Ave Homes has expanded its presence to three cities.
Alongside his wife, Melissa Ice, Jameyco-founded BREWED, a unique coffee shop and restaurant with locations in Fort Worth Near Southside, Bishop Arts in Dallas, and DFW airport. His entrepreneurial spirit led to the 2021 launch of Stories with Soul, a multifaceted podcast delving into the success stories of prominent leaders, entrepreneurs, and artists in Fort Worth and Casa De Ice.
Jamey and Melissa reside in a historic,century-old house in Near Southside, Fort Worth, with their daughters, Roosevelt and Justice. Jamey's impact on the community and business world has been recognized with accolades such as FW Inc's Entrepreneur of Excellence, listing among the 400 Most Influential People in Fort Worth, and Entrepreneur of the Year by The Fort Worth Business Press.
Shawn and Sanger discuss actionable steps to getting “unstuck” and making impactful changes in your business.
KEY TOPICS
The 5 Levers of Change: Systems, Goals, Habits, Relationships, and Beliefs.
How to break free from a rut.
When (and how) it’s appropriate to change a goal.
Using the Double Vision Exercise to explore what changes you should make.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction to Plateau Jumping
05:22 The Five Levers of Change
08:43 The Importance of Changing Beliefs
09:41 Gaining Fresh Perspectives
12:21 Learning from a Hot Air Balloon Ride
15:41 Challenging What You Know
18:07 The Challenge of Changing Beliefs
20:06 Leveraging Strengths for Change
23:56 The Importance of Leveraging Relationships
24:55 Changing Goals and Plateau Jumps
25:26 The Double Vision Exercise
26:37 Identifying Changes in Roles and Responsibilities
27:13 Exploring the Qualities of a High-Paid Replacement
28:14 Results-Based Answers vs. Non-Commissioned Roles
28:44 Considering Background, Competence, and Experience
30:19 Tactics for Goal Setting and Transformation
30:48 Identifying the Simplest Lever
31:43 The Challenge of Changing Beliefs
32:13 The Power of Belief and Goal Setting
33:04 The Myth of the Harvard Study on Goal Setting
34:04 The Importance of Belief Change
35:03 The Power of Visualization and Belief
36:37 The Influence of Beliefs on Decision-Making
39:34 The Challenge of Changing Beliefs
40:47 Challenging Beliefs in the Financial PlanningIndustry
41:46 The Resistance to Change Beliefs
43:13 The Gracie Family and Resistance to Change
45:13 The Challenge of Changing Beliefs
46:28 The Difficulty of Changing Beliefs
47:59 The Challenge of Changing Habits
49:31 Visualization and Goal Formulation
50:00 Where to Find the Book
Get your copy of Plateau Jumping by Shawn Smith:Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
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SANGER’S BOOK: A Life Rich with Significance:Transforming Your Wealth to Meaningful Impact
SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
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This episode is a highlight clip from our full conversation with Sean Conway. Catch the full episode here.
Sean Conway, a multiple world record-breaking ultra-endurance athlete, shares his insights on endurance challenges and how they relate to the stretch goals in your business.
KEY TOPICS FROM THE FULL EPISODE
Overcome mental barriers and be willing to start despiteuncertainty.
Planning and anticipating potential obstacles beforetackling a BHAG.
Healthy ways to prepare for fear and uncertainty.
Making decisions quickly but thoughtfully, considering potential consequences before they arise.
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SANGER’S BOOK: A Life Rich with Significance:Transforming Your Wealth to Meaningful Impact
SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
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Born in Harare, Zimbabwe, Sean had an adventurous upbringing in the Mana Pools National Park. He spent his early years climbing trees and chasing elephants out of his garden, and this unique childhood has been the fuel for his adventurous ambitions.
Well-known for his quirky take on endurance sports and adventures, Sean came to the UK in 2002 with just £100 in his wallet and started working in Cambridge cutting 12,000 lettuces a day, and then as a freelance photographer in London, whilst living in a tiny room in London with 7 other people, spending any cash he earned on various travels and bonkers adventures.
Sean Conway is now a multiple world record-breaking ultra-endurance athlete. In 2011, Sean had nothing to his name after selling his photography business for £1 with a dream of cycling around the world. Sean was in a severe accident on that round-the-world cycle whereby he got run over, suffering a fractured spine. Determined not to give up, he continued to cycle another 12,000 miles around the world. A decade on from that bike ride, Sean didn’t give up on his dream of pushing boundaries, and he now has multiple world records to his name and is considered to be one of the most accomplished ultra-endurance athletes of his generation.
Sean famously broke the world record for completing 105 Ironmans in 105 days; a feat no other human on the planet has ever done. He was also the first person to swim the length of Britain, is the only person to have completed a length of Britain triathlon, has completed the world's longest triathlon of 4200 miles, and has the world record for the fastest self-supported cycle across Europe navigating 1600 miles of Ukraine and Russian roads in the process. He’s also cycled around the world, run a marathon in every UK national park, completed a triathlon around Wales, and founded the global running challenge called The 496 Challenge.
Sean has written 6 books and has 3 documentaries on Amazon Prime. He has talked to the likes of Google, Microsoft and M&S and has done a prestigious TEDx talk. His story on resilience, determination, and not giving up when things go wrong provides an inspiring narrative for people to use in their own work and personal lives.
Sean Conway, a multiple world record-breaking ultra-endurance athlete, shares his insights on endurance challenges and how they relate to thestretch goals in your business.
KEY TOPICS
Overcome mental barriers and be willing to start despiteuncertainty.
Planning and anticipating potential obstacles before tackling a BHAG.
Healthy ways to prepare for fear and uncertainty.
Making decisions quickly but thoughtfully, considering potential consequences before they arise.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction to the Decidedly podcast
01:21 The Hardest Thing You've Ever Done
11:28 The Terrier Mentality: Chasing Difficult Goals
28:34 The Challenges of Multi-Day Endurance
29:33 The Importance of Preparation and Risk Mitigation
31:30 Quick Decisions vs. Hasty Decisions
33:57 Adaptability and Course Correction
45:27 Sleep Banking and Managing Challenges
49:57 The Relatively Low Risk of Ultra-Endurance Sports
52:26 Maintaining a Strong Mindset
53:00 Focusing on What You Can Control
56:23 The Pillars of Success and Daily Priorities
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Born in Harare, Zimbabwe, Sean Conway had an adventurous upbringing in the Mana Pools National Park. He spent his early years climbing trees and chasing elephants out of his garden, and this unique childhood has been the fuel for his adventurous ambitions.
Well-known for his quirky take on endurance sports and adventures, Sean came to the UK in 2002 with just £100 in his wallet and started working in Cambridge cutting 12,000 lettuces a day, and then as a freelance photographer in London, whilst living in a tiny room in London with 7 other people, spending any cash he earned on various travels and bonkers adventures.
Sean Conway is now a multiple world record-breaking ultra-endurance athlete. In 2011, Sean had nothing to his name after selling his photography business for £1 with a dream of cycling around the world. Sean was in a severe accident on that round-the-world cycle whereby he got run over, suffering a fractured spine. Determined not to give up, he continued to cycle another 12,000 miles around the world. A decade on from that bike ride, Sean didn’t give up on his dream of pushing boundaries, and he now has multiple world records to his name and is considered to be one of the most accomplished ultra-endurance athletes of his generation.
Sean famously broke the world record for completing 105 Ironmans in 105 days; a feat no other human on the planet has ever done. He was also the first person to swim the length of Britain, is the only person to have completed a length of Britain triathlon, has completed the world's longest triathlon of 4200 miles, and has the world record for the fastest self-supported cycle across Europe navigating 1600 miles of Ukraine and Russian roads in the process. He’s also cycled around the world, run a marathon in every UK national park, completed a triathlon around Wales, and founded the global running challenge called The 496 Challenge.
This is a highlight clip from our conversation with Spencer. Watch the full episode here.
Spencer Klavan joins Sanger to discuss the development of a sound spiritual foundation in the way you navigate life and business.
KEY TOPICS FROM THE FULL EPISODE
Hope is a mighty virtue for guiding actions and decisions.
Recognizing our limitations as humans and placing our trust in the Highest Truth.
Our personal responsibility is to entertain intelligent,open-minded conversations.
Wealth and accolades will never fulfill our ultimate needfor deep spiritual significance.
Check out our last episode withSpencer: Ep.88 I Spencer Klavan IDeciding to Save the West: Wisdom for Overcoming Modern Crises
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SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to ChangeWhen Change Is What You Want
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How to Save the West:Ancient Wisdom for 5 Modern Crises
Light of the Mind, Light ofthe World: How New Science is Illuminating Ancient Truths About God
The New Jerusalem Substack: https://thenewjerusalem.substack.com/
Rejoice Evermore Substack: https://rejoiceevermore.substack.com/
Podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/young-heretics/id1513602173
Spencer Klavan is a scholar,associate editor of the Claremont Review of Books, and host of the YoungHeretics podcast. A graduate of Yale, he earned his doctorate in ancient Greek literature from Oxford University.
Spencer’s deep understanding of the roots of Western civilization makes him a trustworthy guide for navigatingour evolving culture, and what we can do to help. His analysis: The situation is dire. But every crisis we face today we have faced—and surmounted—before.
Spencer Klavan joins Sanger to discuss the development of a soundspiritual foundation in the way you navigate life and business.
KEY TOPICS
Hope is a mighty virtue for guiding actions and decisions.
Recognizing our limitations as humans and placing our trust in the Highest Truth.
Our personal responsibility is to entertain intelligent, open-minded conversations.
Wealth and accolades will never fulfill our ultimate needfor deep spiritual significance.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
01:39 The Role of God in Business
03:29 The Connection Between Protestant Revolution and Scientific Revolution
06:21 The Questions of Truth and Authority
09:15 The Pursuit of Scientific Truth and the Existence of Order
10:11 The Separation of Science and Religion
15:06 The Failure of Secularism
23:15 Moving Towards God
29:36 Guiding People's Decision Making
30:03 Narrow Application of Christianity
36:38 Importance of Creed and Faith Development
39:30 Reacting to Disagreements and Different Beliefs
41:52 The Role of Hope and Evangelism
47:14 The Impact of Technology on Faith
53:02 Considering the Telos in Decision-Making
57:53 Being a Leader in Times of Disagreement
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SANGER’S BOOK: A Life Rich with Significance:Transforming Your Wealth to Meaningful Impact
SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to ChangeWhen Change Is What You Want
MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
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How to Save the West: Ancient Wisdomfor 5 Modern Crises
Light of the Mind, Light of the World:How New Science is Illuminating Ancient Truths About God
The New Jerusalem Substack: https://thenewjerusalem.substack.com/
Rejoice Evermore Substack: https://rejoiceevermore.substack.com/
Podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/young-heretics/id1513602173
Spencer Klavan is a scholar, associate editor of the Claremont Review of Books, and host of the Young Heretics podcast. A graduate of Yale, he earned his doctorate in ancient Greek literature from Oxford University.
Spencer’s deep understanding of the roots of Western civilization makes him a trustworthy guide for navigatingour evolving culture, and what we can do to help. His analysis: The situation is dire. But every crisis we face today we have faced—and surmounted—before.
This episode is a highlight clip of our full episode with Dr. Todd Kashdan. Watch the full episode here.
Dr. Todd Kashdan joins Sanger and Shawn to discuss the power of curiosity. The conversation explores the importance of cultivating and calibrating curiosity, and the challenges of insubordination and finding the right balance between security and growth.
KEY TOPICS
Constructive feedback and the ability to give and receive it.
Choosing between security and growth.
Creating a culture of curiosity in your business.
Collaborating with your adversaries to get everyone on board with a change.
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SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
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Dr. Todd Kashdan joins Sanger and Shawn to discuss the power of curiosity. The conversation explores the importance of cultivating and calibrating curiosity, and the challenges of insubordination and finding the right balance between security and growth.
KEY TOPICS
Constructive feedback and the ability to give and receive it.
Choosing between security and growth.
Creating a culture of curiosity in your business.
Collaborating with your adversaries to get everyone on board with a change.
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Join us on Instagram: @decidedlypodcast
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Shawn’s Instagram: @shawn_d_smith
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Thank you to Shelby Peterson of Transcend Media for editing and post-production of the Decidedly podcast.
SANGER’S BOOK: A Life Rich with Significance: Transforming Your Wealth to Meaningful Impact
SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Experiences of Insubordination
02:26 Introduction of Guest: Dr. Todd B. Kashdan
08:04 The Impact of Purpose on Social Anxiety
09:00 The Importance of Social Clues and Pattern Recognition
10:23 Developmental Factors in Social Anxiety
13:14 The Role of Bullying in Personal Development
18:51 The Impact of Bragging and Narcissism
21:33 The Importance of Giving and Receiving Feedback
24:57 Increased Anxiety and Social Awareness Post-COVID
28:49 The Diminished Ability to Be Curious
29:19 Maintaining Unsatisfied Curiosity in Social Interactions
31:46 The Power of Curiosity
36:22 Cultivating and Calibrating Curiosity
40:39 Curiosity and Insubordination
46:10 Choosing Security or Growth
51:23 The Value of Dissent and Deviation
57:06 Creating a Culture of Curiosity
01:00:31 Collaborating with Adversaries
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Shawn and Sanger explore the idea that nothing is wrong with times of slow growth - "Plateaus," as we call them - as long as they’re used wisely.
KEY TOPICS
Determining where you are in life’s changing landscape.
Discovering the potent mindset and skills combination necessary for positive change.
Getting unstuck and keeping from getting stuck in the future.
Planning your next move with clear meaning and purpose.
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SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
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Life Is in the Transitions: Mastering Change at Any Age: Feiler, Bruce: 9781101980514: Amazon.com: Books
Shawn and Sanger explore the idea that nothing is wrong with times of slow growth - "Plateaus," as we call them - as long as they’re used wisely.
KEY TOPICS
Determining where you are in life’s changing landscape.
Discovering the potent mindset and skills combination necessary for positive change.
Getting unstuck and keeping from getting stuck in the future.
Planning your next move with clear meaning and purpose.
WATCH THE FULL EPISODE ON YOUTUBE
SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
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SANGER’S BOOK: A Life Rich with Significance: Transforming Your Wealth to Meaningful Impact
SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Life Is in the Transitions: Mastering Change at Any Age: Feiler, Bruce: 9781101980514: Amazon.com: Books
CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction and Background
02:38 Moving Through Plateaus
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Hilda Labrada Gore (also known as “Holistic Hilda”) joins Sanger to discuss her Six Ancestral Secrets for vitality in the modern world.
KEY TOPICS
The value of community in our individual health.
Hilda’s main facets of health: Sunlight, sleep, shivers, sustenance, spirituality, and strength.
The importance of stillness to tune into our intuition.
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Hilda Labrada Gore (also known as “Holistic Hilda”) joins Sanger to discuss her Six Ancestral Secrets for vitality in the modern world.
KEY TOPICS
The value of community in our individual health.
Hilda’s main facets of health: Sunlight, sleep, shivers, sustenance, spirituality, and strength.
The importance of stillness to tune into our intuition.
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Check out the 13 minute highlight episode, Ep.131 HIGHLIGHT I Get in front of the sun before getting in front of your computer.
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Former FBI Agent, Jeff Lanza, joins Sanger and Shawn to explore the psychology of observation and deception.
KEY TOPICS
Detecting deception and discomfort through body language.
Creating a comfortable environment for uncomfortable conversations.
Facilitating productive and transparent communications.
Psychological manipulation techniques used by the gambling industry.
Check out our last conversation with Jeff: Ep.124 I Jeff Lanza I Deciding to Protect Your Business from Cybercrime: An FBI Agent's Insights to Keep Your Business Safe
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Cybercrime: How to Stay Safe From Online Fraud and Identity Theft
Pistols to Press: Lessons on Communication from an FBI Agent and Spokesman
Former FBI Agent, Jeff Lanza, joins Sanger and Shawn to explore the psychology of observation and deception.
KEY TOPICS
Detecting deception and discomfort through body language.
Creating a comfortable environment for uncomfortable conversations.
Facilitating productive and transparent communications.
Psychological manipulation techniques used by the gambling industry.
Check out our last conversation with Jeff: Ep.124 I Jeff Lanza I Deciding to Protect Your Business from Cybercrime: An FBI Agent's Insights to Keep Your Business Safe
DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THE FULL EPISODE? Check out the 8-minute highlight episode, Ep.130 HIGHLIGHT I Navigating tough meetings with body language cues. Download it here.
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SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
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Cybercrime: How to Stay Safe From Online Fraud and Identity Theft
Pistols to Press: Lessons on Communication from an FBI Agent and Spokesman
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Emily Sanders joins Sanger and Shawn to discuss the psychology behind life’s most emotionally charged, impactful decisions.
KEY TOPICS
Getting curious about the root of your habits.
Uncovering your hidden motivations.
Recognizing what you’re avoiding and exploring it.
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MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION? At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy.
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Emily Sanders received her Bachelors degree from Life Pacific College in counseling ministry and received her Masters of Science degree from Vanguard University of Southern California. She graduated with honors from her undergraduate studies; Emily was also nominated “Outstanding Student” by her professors and peers from her graduate program and given the honor of speaking at her commencement ceremony. In addition to her practice, Emily is also an adjunct professor in the Human Development and Psychology department at Life Pacific College.
Emily has been practicing for over 13...
Emily Sanders joins Sanger and Shawn to discuss the psychology behind life’s most emotionally charged, impactful decisions.
KEY TOPICS
Getting curious about the root of your habits.
Uncovering your hidden motivations.
Recognizing what you’re avoiding and exploring it.
DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THE FULL EPISODE? Check out the 15-minute Ep.129 HIGHLIGHT I Naming the feelings that inform your decisions. Download it here.
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SHAWN’S BOOK: Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want
MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION? At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy.
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Emily Sanders received her Bachelors degree from Life Pacific College in counseling ministry and received her Masters of Science degree from Vanguard University of Southern California. She graduated with honors from her undergraduate studies; Emily was also nominated “Outstanding Student” by her professors and peers from her graduate program and given the honor of speaking at her commencement ceremony. In addition to her practice, Emily is also an adjunct professor in the Human Development and Psychology department at Life Pacific College.
Emily has been practicing for over 13 years and knows from...
WANT THE FULL EPISODE? Check out Ep.128 I Dr. Art Markman I Deciding Strategically: Constructive Conflict, Catching Blind Spots, and Gut Instincts. Download it here.
Dr. Art Markman joins Sanger and Shawn to talk about why seeking advice, leaning into your “gut,” and finding purpose in tough times can lead to smarter decisions.
KEY TOPICS
The benefits of constructive conflict in business.
Reframing dissatisfaction and finding meaning in your current situation.
Regularly evaluating your stated goals and motivations.
The power of gut feelings and intuition.
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
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Dr. Art Markman is a Professor of Psychology and Marketing at the University of Texas at Austin. He has published over 150 scholarly works on topics such as the effects of motivation on learning and performance, analogical reasoning, categorization, decision-making, and creativity. Art is the director of the Human Dimensions of Organizations program at the University of Texas....
Dr. Art Markman joins Sanger and Shawn to talk about why seeking advice, leaning into your “gut,” and finding purpose in tough times can lead to smarter decisions.
KEY TOPICS
The benefits of constructive conflict in business.
Reframing dissatisfaction and finding meaning in your current situation.
Regularly evaluating your stated goals and motivations.
The power of gut feelings and intuition.
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WANT THE FULL EPISODE? Check out Ep.127 I Dr. Julie Kennedy I Deciding for Your Health: Stress, Sleep, and Sustainable Habits. Download it directly here.
Dr. Julie Kennedy joins Sanger and Shawn to discuss the actionable ways for busy business owners to support their health.
KEY TOPICS
A root cause approach to physical and mental health.
Sustainable lifestyle shifts for business owners.
Julie’s three priorities to tackle in your health habits.
Emulating the lifestyle of the people you admire.
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Dr. Julie Kennedy is a Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner with a focus in functional medicine. With a Doctorate of Nursing Practice and MBA from Texas Christian University, she also holds certifications in health coaching, Pilates, Yoga, mindfulness, Ayurvedic medicine, and ozone therapy. With experience in pediatrics, functional medicine, health coaching, and the healthcare business, Dr. Kennedy uses functional medicine to help clients achieve optimal health. She started her journey in functional medicine over 25 years ago during her undergraduate nursing studies.
Dr. Julie Kennedy joins Sanger and Shawn to discuss the actionable ways for busy business owners to support their health.
KEY TOPICS
A root cause approach to physical and mental health.
Sustainable lifestyle shifts for business owners.
Julie’s three priorities to tackle in your health habits.
Emulating the lifestyle of the people you admire.
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Dr. Julie Kennedy is a Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner with a focus in functional medicine. With a Doctorate of Nursing Practice and MBA from Texas Christian University, she also holds certifications in health coaching, Pilates, Yoga, mindfulness, Ayurvedic medicine, and ozone therapy. With experience in pediatrics, functional medicine, health coaching, and the healthcare business, Dr. Kennedy uses functional medicine to help clients achieve optimal health. She started her journey in functional medicine over 25 years ago during her undergraduate nursing studies.
Kelly Minter joins Sanger and Shawn to discuss being rooted in God, not in idolatrous thoughts, habits, and actions.
WANT THE FULL EPISODE? Check out Ep.126 I Kelly Minter I Deciding to Eliminate Idols: Being Rooted in God, Not Results. Download it directly here.
KEY TOPICS
Recognizing idolatry in your thoughts and habits.
Confronting idols such as work, good deeds, and zeroes in the bank account.
Finding opportunities for “spiritual adjustments.”
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Kelly Minter joins Sanger and Shawn to discuss being rooted in God, not in idolatrous thoughts, habits, and actions.
KEY TOPICS
Recognizing idolatry in your thoughts and habits.
Confronting idols such as work, good deeds, and zeroes in the bank account.
Finding opportunities for “spiritual adjustments.”
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WANT THE FULL EPISODE? Check out Ep.125 I James Laughlin I Deciding to Improve: Putting Your Passions into Action. Download it directly using this link.
James Laughlin joins Sanger and Shawn to highlight the sacrifices and commitments required to pursue a purpose-driven life and business.
KEY TOPICS
Getting radically clear with your vision.
Using your fears to advance your cause.
Helping your team members improve both personally and professionally.
Accepting “ego death” to allow for personal growth.
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James Laughlin joins Sanger and Shawn to highlight the sacrifices and commitments required to pursue a purpose-driven life and business.
KEY TOPICS
Getting radically clear with your vision.
Using your fears to advance your cause.
Helping your team members improve both personally and professionally.
Accepting “ego death” to allow for personal growth.
Get James’ free Personal Mastery Guide here!
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Jeff Lanza joins Sanger and Shawn to discuss the most common cases of business cybercrime and offer tips to keep your business safe.
KEY TOPICS
The most effective ways to protect your business against cybercrime.
Educating employees and testing their cybersecurity awareness skills.
Security measures to have in place in your business.
How emotional decision-making increases susceptibility to scams.
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Cybercrime: How to Stay Safe From Online Fraud and Identity Theft
Pistols to Press: Lessons on Communication from an FBI Agent and Spokesman
Jeff Lanza was an FBI Special Agent for over 20 years, during which he investigated cybercrime, organized crime, human trafficking, and terrorism. Jeff has lectured at Harvard and Princeton Universities and written two critically acclaimed books. He often appears on national television news programs where he talks about the growing threat of cybercrime in today’s everyday life.
Jeff Lanza joins Sanger and Shawn to discuss the most common cases of business cybercrime and offer tips to keep your business safe.
KEY TOPICS
The most effective ways to protect your business against cybercrime.
Educating employees and testing their cybersecurity awareness skills.
Security measures to have in place in your business.
How emotional decision-making increases susceptibility to scams.
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Cybercrime: How to Stay Safe From Online Fraud and Identity Theft
Pistols to Press: Lessons on Communication from an FBI Agent and Spokesman
Jeff Lanza was an FBI Special Agent for over 20 years, during which he investigated cybercrime, organized crime, human trafficking, and terrorism. Jeff has lectured at Harvard and Princeton Universities and written two critically acclaimed books. He often appears on national television news programs where he talks about the growing threat of cybercrime in today’s everyday life.
WANT THE FULL EPISODE? Check out Ep.123 I Curt Tucker I Deciding to Live in Abundance: Using Your Time, Energy, and Resources to Further a God-Given Mission. Download it directly using this link.
Curt Tucker joins Sanger to share his journey from rock bottom to his now intentional life and business focused on Christ’s mission.
KEY TOPICS
The power of “burning the boats” when you’re one foot in, one foot out in a decision.
Chasing a noble mission, not money.
What you can and can’t outsource in life and business.
Using an addictive personality for good.
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Ep.86 I David Waldy I Deciding with Fierce Empathy: Integrating Empathy into Your Business Strategy
MONEY Master the Game: 7 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom by Tony Robbins
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Curt Tucker joins Sanger to share his journey from rock bottom to his now intentional life and business focused on Christ’s mission.
KEY TOPICS
The power of “burning the boats” when you’re one foot in, one foot out in a decision.
Chasing a noble mission, not money.
What you can and can’t outsource in life and business.
Using an addictive personality for good.
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Ep.86 I David Waldy I Deciding with Fierce Empathy: Integrating Empathy into Your Business Strategy
MONEY Master the Game: 7 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom by Tony Robbins
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Check out Ep.122 I Coach Mike Moor I Deciding to Have an Unfair Advantage: The Competitive Edge of Your Mindset. Download it directly using this link.
Coach Mike Moor joins Sanger and Shawn to explore the world of mindset training, revealing strategies to build daily rituals and overcome fears so high performers can achieve infinitely more.
KEY TOPICS
Refining your mindset as a high performer.
Building rituals and systems into your daily life.
Addressing fears and ignoring doubts so you can achieve more.
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Ep.115 I Mindset Mike I Deciding to Master Your Mindset: Thoughts, Habits, and Decisions of Top-Performers
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Mike Moor is a former FBI crisis negotiator with seven years of service, a mindset coach to top athletes and businesses through "The Unfair Advantage," and a seasoned wrestling coach with 19 years of experience. As a 3-time NCAA Championship Coach and former NCAA Division I wrestler, Mike has an impressive track record of nurturing talent, with over 100 state placers, 50+ All-Americans, and 9 National Champions under his guidance. He’s helped athletes, teams, and businesses reach their full potential since 2014, and there’s no end in sight.
Coach Mike Moor joins Sanger and Shawn to explore the world of mindset training, revealing strategies to build daily rituals and overcome fears so high performers can achieve infinitely more.
KEY TOPICS
Refining your mindset as a high performer.
Building rituals and systems into your daily life.
Addressing fears and ignoring doubts so you can achieve more.
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Ep.115 I Mindset Mike I Deciding to Master Your Mindset: Thoughts, Habits, and Decisions of Top-Performers
Will Smith Video
Travis Lutter’s gym
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Mike Moor is a former FBI crisis negotiator with seven years of service, a mindset coach to top athletes and businesses through "The Unfair Advantage," and a seasoned wrestling coach with 19 years of experience. As a 3-time NCAA Championship Coach and former NCAA Division I wrestler, Mike has an impressive track record of nurturing talent, with over 100 state placers, 50+ All-Americans, and 9 National Champions under his guidance. He’s helped athletes, teams, and businesses reach their full potential since 2014, and...
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Check out Ep.121 I Sarah Arnold-Hall I Deciding to Overcome Procrastination: The Silent Killer in Your Business. Download it directly using this link.
Sarah Arnold-Hall joins Sanger to dive into the root causes of procrastination, symptoms to watch out for, and attainable steps to abolish procrastination from your business.
KEY TOPICS
The five emotions that result in procrastination.
The “best friend” method of scheduling your calendar.
Refusing to make moment-by-moment commitment decisions.
Giving ourselves and our teams permission to admit procrastination.
Getting yourself to follow through on the things you say you want to do.
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Sarah Arnold-Hall joins Sanger to dive into the root causes of procrastination, symptoms to watch out for, and attainable steps to abolish procrastination from your business.
KEY TOPICS
The five emotions that result in procrastination.
The “best friend” method of scheduling your calendar.
Refusing to make moment-by-moment commitment decisions.
Giving ourselves and our teams permission to admit procrastination.
Getting yourself to follow through on the things you say you want to do.
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Check out Ep.120 I Jamie Hopkins I Deciding What's Next: Navigating Life's Biggest Transitions, or download it directly using this link.
Jamie Hopkins joins Sanger and Shawn to dive into retirement's 'to' versus 'from' transition, crafting real freedom, and defining meaningful legacies.
KEY TOPICS
Retiring “to” something when you retire “from” your business.
What freedom in retirement looks like for you.
Naming your life’s aspirations (they’re different than goals).
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Hal Herschfield’s book: Your Future Self: How to Make Tomorrow Better Today
Dan Sullivan’s work: https://resources.strategiccoach.com/authors/dan-sullivan
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Jamie Hopkins is an expert in retirement planning for business owners. He earned his Master of Laws degree, Juris Doctorate,...
Jamie Hopkins joins Sanger and Shawn to dive into retirement's 'to' versus 'from' transition, crafting real freedom, and defining meaningful legacies.
KEY TOPICS
Retiring “to” something when you retire “from” your business.
What freedom in retirement looks like for you.
Naming your life’s aspirations (they’re different than goals).
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Hal Herschfield’s book: Your Future Self: How to Make Tomorrow Better Today
Dan Sullivan’s work: https://resources.strategiccoach.com/authors/dan-sullivan
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WANT THE FULL EPISODE? Check out Ep.119 I Rabbi Steve Leder I Deciding to Live a Rich Life Without Losing Your Soul: The Irreplaceable Role of Self-Awareness, or download it directly using this link.
Rabbi Steve Leder's journey in spiritual leadership reveals the impact of embracing disruptions, the critical need for nuanced thinking, and the roles of pain and prosperity as catalysts for growth.
KEY TOPICS
Aligning your money decisions to your values.
Distinguishing between right and wrong in positions of leadership.
The importance of embracing disruptive life events and finding meaning in them.
The role of pain and adversity as catalysts for the most impactful growth.
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Rabbi Steve Leder is a highly respected spiritual leader and author, most recently the Senior Rabbi of Wilshire Boulevard Temple in Los Angeles. His influence extends far beyond the synagogue, though. He's a regular contributor and guest on renowned platforms like The Today Show and TIME, and his writings have appeared in Town and Country, the Los Angeles Times, USA Today, and the Los Angeles Jewish Journal, He’s earned prestigious awards, including the Louis Rappaport Award for Excellence in Commentary from the American Jewish Press Association and the Kovler Award from the Religious Action Center in Washington D.C. Newsweek Magazine has recognized him as one of the ten most influential rabbis in America, solidifying his place as a respected leader in the field.
Rabbi Steve Leder's journey in spiritual leadership reveals the impact of embracing disruptions, the critical need for nuanced thinking, and the roles of pain and prosperity as catalysts for growth.
KEY TOPICS
Aligning your money decisions to your values.
Distinguishing between right and wrong in positions of leadership.
The importance of embracing disruptive life events and finding meaning in them.
The role of pain and adversity as catalysts for the most impactful growth.
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Rabbi Steve Leder is a highly respected spiritual leader and author, most recently the Senior Rabbi of Wilshire Boulevard Temple in Los Angeles. His influence extends far beyond the synagogue, though. He's a regular contributor and guest on renowned platforms like The Today Show and TIME, and his writings have appeared in Town and Country, the Los Angeles Times, USA Today, and the Los Angeles Jewish Journal, He’s earned prestigious awards, including the Louis Rappaport Award for Excellence in Commentary from the American Jewish Press Association and the Kovler Award from the Religious Action Center in Washington D.C. Newsweek Magazine has recognized him as one of the ten most influential rabbis in America, solidifying his place as a respected leader in the field.
WANT THE FULL EPISODE? Check out Ep.118 I Gerry O'Brion I Deciding to Find Your "Because": The Marketing Framework That Closes Sales in Crowded Markets, or download it directly using this link.
Gerry O'Brion, marketing expert from Coors Light, P&G, Red Robin, and more, shares his framework for helping businesses stand out in crowded markets.
KEY TOPICS
Recognizing the needs of your ideal market and exceeding them.
Turning brand promises into brand proof.
Putting your business best-kept-secrets in places where consumers gain awareness.
The power of specificity in your marketing strategy.
Running a competitor analysis for your business.
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Gerry’s Website: www.whatbigbrandsknow.com
Gerry’s Book: www.theybuyyourbecause.com
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Instagram: @gerryobrion
After earning his MBA from the University of Michigan, Gerry began his career working in marketing with Procter & Gamble on brands such as Crisco, Tide, Mr. Clean, and Spic & Span. Next, he was the Brand Manager for Coors Light, a $2 billion business. There, he helped launch innovations that grew the brand by $250 million. He was then VP of Marketing for the $1.5 billion Quiznos restaurant chain. Gerry was most recently VP of Marketing for Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, a $1 billion brand. He's now a marketing keynote speaker and author with an emphasis on his Power of Because framework, the missing link to closing sales in crowded, competitive markets. He built his career growing big brands and distills that experience into creating strategies that are actionable for small businesses all the way to billion-dollar brands.
Gerry O'Brion, marketing expert from Coors Light, P&G, Red Robin, and more, shares his framework for helping businesses stand out in crowded markets.
KEY TOPICS
Recognizing the needs of your ideal market and exceeding them.
Turning brand promises into brand proof.
Putting your business best-kept-secrets in places where consumers gain awareness.
The power of specificity in your marketing strategy.
Running a competitor analysis for your business.
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Instagram: @gerryobrion
After earning his MBA from the University of Michigan, Gerry began his career working in marketing with Procter & Gamble on brands such as Crisco, Tide, Mr. Clean, and Spic & Span. Next, he was the Brand Manager for Coors Light, a $2 billion business. There, he helped launch innovations that grew the brand by $250 million. He was then VP of Marketing for the $1.5 billion Quiznos restaurant chain. Gerry was most recently VP of Marketing for Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, a $1 billion brand. He's now a marketing keynote speaker and author with an emphasis on his Power of Because framework, the missing link to closing sales in crowded, competitive markets. He built his career growing big brands and distills that experience into creating strategies that are actionable for small businesses all the way to billion-dollar brands.
Kathleen Edelman joins Sanger and Shawn to discuss the four temperament styles, so you can gain understanding, avoid miscommunications, and truly hear people.
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Check out yesterday's episode, Ep.117 I Kathleen Edelman I Deciding for Effective Communication: The Root-Cause Approach of Temperament Styles, or download it directly using this link.
KEY TOPICS
A root-cause approach to eliminating conflict.
Taking responsibility for your own communication.
Understanding the temperaments to better understand your team.
Using the temperaments to inform your hiring decisions.
WHAT’S MY TEMPERAMENT?
Sanguine (yellow): Speaks the language of people and fun.
Choleric (red): Speaks the language of power and control.
Melancholic (blue): Speaks the language of order and perfection.
Phlegmatic (green): Speaks the language of calm and harmony.
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Kathleen Edelman joins Sanger and Shawn to discuss the four temperament styles, so you can gain understanding, avoid miscommunications, and truly hear people.
KEY TOPICS
A root-cause approach to eliminating conflict.
Taking responsibility for your own communication.
Understanding the temperaments to better understand your team.
Using the temperaments to inform your hiring decisions.
WHAT’S MY TEMPERAMENT?
Sanguine (yellow): Speaks the language of people and fun.
Choleric (red): Speaks the language of power and control.
Melancholic (blue): Speaks the language of order and perfection.
Phlegmatic (green): Speaks the language of calm and harmony.
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Check out Ep.116 I Brian Gray I Deciding to Integrate Faith and Work: WWJD in your company?, or download it directly using this link.
Brian Gray joins Sanger and Shawn to explore faith integration, stewardship, and confession in business.
KEY TOPICS
What it looks like to integrate faith and work without becoming an HR liability.
Putting stewardship into action in your work.
Asking yourself, “WWJD if he was in my position at my company today?”
Confession as a practice in business.
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Ep.97 I Dr. David Daniels I Deciding with Biblical Principles: Embracing God’s Guidance for a Thriving Life and Business
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Faith and Work Non-Profit: denverinstitute.org
Leadership and Vocational Development Program: 5280fellows.org
National Network of Vocational Discipleship Organizational Leaders: citygate.com
Brian is the Vice President of Formation at the Denver Institute of Faith and Work and leads the 5280 Fellowship program - a spiritual formation and professional development program for professionals. Prior to landing at the Institute of Faith and Work, he served in pastoral ministry for thirteen years and at Denver Seminary for four years. His
Brian Gray joins Sanger and Shawn to explore faith integration, stewardship, and confession in business.
KEY TOPICS
What it looks like to integrate faith and work without becoming an HR liability.
Putting stewardship into action in your work.
Asking yourself, “WWJD if he was in my position at my company today?”
Confession as a practice in business.
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National Network of Vocational Discipleship Organizational Leaders: citygate.com
Brian is the Vice President of Formation at the Denver Institute of Faith and Work and leads the 5280 Fellowship program - a spiritual formation and professional development program for professionals. Prior to landing at the Institute of Faith and Work, he served in pastoral ministry for thirteen years and at Denver Seminary for four years. His
Coach Mike Moor, a seasoned mindset coach to top athletes and businesses, joins Sanger to discuss the unfair advantage of a well-tuned mindset.
WANT THE FULL EPISODE? Check out Ep.115 I Mindset Mike I Deciding to Master Your Mindset: Thoughts, Habits, and Decisions of Top-Performers, or download it directly using this link.
KEY TOPICS
Finding and attracting your ideal client.
Managing your ego.
Using mindset to produce dopamine for more productive outcomes.
Doing an “alignment audit.”
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Mike on The Timbo Sugar Show
Mike on The BrOMalley Show
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Mike Moor is a former FBI crisis negotiator with seven years of service, a mindset coach to top athletes and businesses through "The Unfair Advantage," and a seasoned wrestling coach with 19 years of experience. As a 3-time NCAA Championship Coach and former NCAA Division I wrestler, Mike has an impressive track record of nurturing talent, with over 100 state placers, 50+ All-Americans, and 9 National Champions under his guidance. He’s helped athletes, teams, and businesses reach their full potential since 2014, and there’s no end in sight.
Coach Mike Moor, a seasoned mindset coach to top athletes and businesses, joins Sanger to discuss the unfair advantage of a well-tuned mindset.
KEY TOPICS
Finding and attracting your ideal client.
Managing your ego.
Using mindset to produce dopamine for more productive outcomes.
Doing an “alignment audit.”
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Mike on The Timbo Sugar Show
Mike on The BrOMalley Show
DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THE FULL EPISODE? Check out the 7-minute highlight clip, Ep.115 HIGHLIGHT I Using your competitive drive for the biggest results. Download it directly using this link.
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Mike Moor is a former FBI crisis negotiator with seven years of service, a mindset coach to top athletes and businesses through "The Unfair Advantage," and a seasoned wrestling coach with 19 years of experience. As a 3-time NCAA Championship Coach and former NCAA Division I wrestler, Mike has an impressive track record of nurturing talent, with over 100 state placers, 50+ All-Americans, and 9 National Champions under his guidance. He’s helped athletes, teams, and businesses reach their full potential since 2014, and there’s no end in sight.
WANT THE FULL EPISODE? Check out Ep.114 I Jeremy Delk I Deciding to Use Wealth for Wisdom: Crafting Intentional Experiences, Memories, and Opportunities, or download it directly using this link.
Jeremy joins Sanger and Shawn to discuss putting purpose to your family’s wealth that goes beyond material possessions.
KEY TOPICS
How to transfer wealth and wisdom to your children.
Why Jeremy thinks it’s unnecessary to have a plan (and our perspective on that).
Finding and acting out your wealth’s highest purpose.
How your wealth is more than the material things bought.
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Die with Zero by Bill Perkins
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Website: https://jeremydelk.com/
Articles: https://jeremydelk.com/media/
Without a Plan: A Memoir of Unbound Action and Failing My Way to Success: https://jeremydelk.com/book/
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Jeremy Delk is a serial entrepreneur known for his disruptive spirit and unconventional approach to life. His journey began as a day trader at just sixteen, learning and failing with each trade. After briefly amassing a significant fortune, he experienced a rapid downturn, losing it all in a matter of days. Undeterred, he ventured into the real estate market and crossed paths with a key contact at Fidelity, eventually landing a job as one of their youngest brokers. Despite financial success, his entrepreneurial drive led him to create Delk Enterprises. Starting modestly with $6,000 in its inaugural year, the company has since evolved into a diversified VC fund with investments...
Jeremy joins Sanger and Shawn to discuss putting purpose to your family’s wealth that goes beyond material possessions.
KEY TOPICS
How to transfer wealth and wisdom to your children.
Why Jeremy thinks it’s unnecessary to have a plan (and our perspective on that).
Finding and acting out your wealth’s highest purpose.
How your wealth is more than the material things bought.
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Die with Zero by Bill Perkins
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Articles: https://jeremydelk.com/media/
Without a Plan: A Memoir of Unbound Action and Failing My Way to Success: https://jeremydelk.com/book/
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Jeremy Delk is a serial entrepreneur known for his disruptive spirit and unconventional approach to life. His journey began as a day trader at just sixteen, learning and failing with each trade. After briefly amassing a significant fortune, he experienced a rapid downturn, losing it all in a matter of days. Undeterred, he ventured into the real estate market and crossed paths with a key contact at Fidelity, eventually landing a job as one of their youngest brokers. Despite financial success, his entrepreneurial drive led him to create Delk Enterprises. Starting modestly with $6,000 in its inaugural year, the company has since evolved into a diversified VC fund with investments spanning...
WANT THE FULL EPISODE? Search Ep.113 I Ryan Duey I Deciding to Regulate Your Nervous System: Using Cold Plunge, Float Therapy, and Ayahuasca for a Clearer Mind, or download it directly using this link.
Ryan Duey joins Sanger and Shawn to explore the realm of nervous system regulation, from cold plunges to float therapy and ayahuasca, all in pursuit of a clearer mind.
KEY TOPICS
A motorcycle accident that caused Ryan to shift his life’s focus to health and wellness.
Ryan’s spiritual journey through ayahuasca.
Using float tank therapy to deprive your senses for a clearer mind.
The science of cold plunge to support a regulated nervous system.
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Plunge Website: PLUNGE | A Revolutionary Cold Plunge Ice Bath
Capitol Floats: Capitol Floats | Health Spa | California
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The Journey Podcast: The Journey with Ryan Duey on Apple Podcasts
Ryan Duey attended Cal Poly University where he spent a semester abroad in Barcelona. The experience was so impactful that after graduation, Ryan returned to Spain and spent the next two years living and working in Madrid. After Madrid, Ryan returned to the States and began working in the front office of the San Jose Earthquakes. Soon after, Ryan had what he calls his “greatest gift”: a head-on motorcycle accident in Thailand. This near-death experience catapulted Ryan into a journey of self-inquiry, leading him to the jungles of the Amazon, the inside of a float tank, and a commitment to entrepreneurship in the Health and Wellness industry.
While building Capitol...
Ryan Duey joins Sanger and Shawn to explore the realm of nervous system regulation, from cold plunges to float therapy and ayahuasca, all in pursuit of a clearer mind.
KEY TOPICS
A motorcycle accident that caused Ryan to shift his life’s focus to health and wellness.
Ryan’s spiritual journey through ayahuasca.
Using float tank therapy to deprive your senses for a clearer mind.
The science of cold plunge to support a regulated nervous system.
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Upcoming Last Man Standings in the USA (runningintheusa.com)
CONNECT WITH RYAN DUEY
Plunge Website: PLUNGE | A Revolutionary Cold Plunge Ice Bath
Capitol Floats: Capitol Floats | Health Spa | California
Instagram: @ryanduey // @plunge // @capitolfloats
The Journey Podcast: The Journey with Ryan Duey on Apple Podcasts
Ryan Duey attended Cal Poly University where he spent a semester abroad in Barcelona. The experience was so impactful that after graduation, Ryan returned to Spain and spent the next two years living and working in Madrid. After Madrid, Ryan returned to the States and began working in the front office of the San Jose Earthquakes. Soon after, Ryan had what he calls his “greatest gift”: a head-on motorcycle accident in Thailand. This near-death experience catapulted Ryan into a journey of self-inquiry, leading him to the jungles of the Amazon, the inside of a float tank, and a commitment to entrepreneurship in the Health and Wellness industry.
While building...
WANT THE FULL EPISODE? Search Ep.112 I Ken Rusk I Deciding to Go Blue-Collar: Making Aligned Career Decisions, or download it directly using this link.
Ken Rusk joins Shawn and Sanger to explore the truth about blue-collar work, vision mapping, and the pursuit of personal and professional freedom.
KEY TOPICS
Debunking the myth that white-collar work is the only way to live comfortably and retire well.
The reason everyone needs to draw their life vision on paper.
Making decisions that lead to comfort, peace, and freedom.
Recognizing outdated ideas about blue-collar work.
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The Official Site of Performance Coach Jairek Robbins
Do You Have to Go to College for Financial Success? | Ken Rusk
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Blue Collar Cash: Love Your Work, Secure Your Future, and Find Happiness for Life: https://www.kenrusk.com/blue-collar-cash/
Comfort, Peace, and Freedom Podcast: https://www.kenrusk.com/learn/
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Why Blue Collar?:
Ken Rusk joins Shawn and Sanger to explore the truth about blue-collar work, vision mapping, and the pursuit of personal and professional freedom.
KEY TOPICS
Debunking the myth that white-collar work is the only way to live comfortably and retire well.
The reason everyone needs to draw their life vision on paper.
Making decisions that lead to comfort, peace, and freedom.
Recognizing outdated ideas about blue-collar work.
DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THE FULL EPISODE? Check out the 11-minute highlight episode by searching Ep.112 I Consider this before sending your teen to college, or download it directly using this link.
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The Official Site of Performance Coach Jairek Robbins
Do You Have to Go to College for Financial Success? | Ken Rusk
CONNECT WITH KEN RUSK
Website: https://www.kenrusk.com/
Blue Collar Cash: Love Your Work, Secure Your Future, and Find Happiness for Life: https://www.kenrusk.com/blue-collar-cash/
Comfort, Peace, and Freedom Podcast: https://www.kenrusk.com/learn/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ken-rusk-2656a7175/
Instagram: @kenruskofficial
Twitter: @kenruskofficial
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Why Blue Collar?:
This is a highlight clip from this week's full episode, Ep.111 I Nick Sonnenberg I Deciding for Operational Efficiency I Leveraging Systems in Your Business. Check out Ep.111, or download it directly using this link.
Nick, Sanger, and Shawn explore the art of operational efficiency, revealing strategies to reclaim time and streamline the workday.
KEY TOPICS
How to create more time in your business.
How to determine the best ways to contact your team with questions.
How to create efficiency in your email inbox.
How to find small ways to run a more efficient business.
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Website: https://nicksonnenberg.com/
“Come Up for Air: How Teams Can Leverage Systems and Tools to Stop Drowning in Work”: https://comeupforair.com/
Articles on Inc.com: https://www.inc.com/author/nicholas-sonnenberg
The Optimize Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-optimize-podcast/id1677943587
Instagram: @nicholassonnenberg
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicksonnenberg/
Twitter: @nick_sonnenberg
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Leverageva
Nick Sonnenberg is an entrepreneur, Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author, Inc. columnist, and guest lecturer at Columbia University. Before founding Leverage, he spent eight years working as a high-frequency...
Nick, Sanger, and Shawn explore the art of operational efficiency, revealing strategies to reclaim time and streamline the workday.
KEY TOPICS
How to create more time in your business.
How to determine the best ways to contact your team with questions.
How to create efficiency in your email inbox.
How to find small ways to run a more efficient business.
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CONNECT WITH NICK SONNENBERG
Website: https://nicksonnenberg.com/
“Come Up for Air: How Teams Can Leverage Systems and Tools to Stop Drowning in Work”: https://comeupforair.com/
Articles on Inc.com: https://www.inc.com/author/nicholas-sonnenberg
The Optimize Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-optimize-podcast/id1677943587
Instagram: @nicholassonnenberg
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicksonnenberg/
Twitter: @nick_sonnenberg
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NicholasSonnenbergLeverage/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Leverageva
Nick Sonnenberg is an entrepreneur, Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author, Inc. columnist, and guest lecturer at Columbia University. Before founding Leverage, he spent eight years working as a high-frequency trader on Wall Street...
WANT THE FULL EPISODE? Search Ep.110 I Chris Mailander I Deciding with Purpose: Business Decisions Aren’t One-Size-Fits-All, or download it directly using this link.
Sanger and Chris discuss the dynamic nature of business decisions, revealing strategies to progress and preserve your company for generational impact.
KEY TOPICS
Noticing the helpful and hurtful trends in your business decisions.
Making joint decisions effectively.
Protecting your business from aging out.
Getting out of day-to-day tasks and harnessing vision for your business.
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Chris’ Book, Judgement: The Art of Momentous Decision-Making
Chris's Website
chris@chrismailander.com
LinkedIn
Chris Mailander is a veteran corporate strategist with a 30-year track record of creating billions in financial value for companies across various industries and continents. An accomplished author and featured expert on corporate leadership and decision-making, Chris has been recognized by CNBC, Big Think, Wharton Business Daily, and other prominent platforms.
He specializes in advising privately held, multi-generational, family-owned companies in logistics, supply chain management, and construction. Chris brings deep international experience, leading strategy and transactions in over 30 countries.
He's also the author of "Judgment: The Art of Momentous Decision-Making" (2023) and "The Craft: Secret Codes and Methods for Unlocking Exponential Financial Value" (2019). Chris resides in Asheville, N.C., and is a sought-after authority on economic, corporate, and geopolitical events.
Sanger and Chris discuss the dynamic nature of business decisions, revealing strategies to progress and preserve your company for generational impact.
KEY TOPICS
Noticing the helpful and hurtful trends in your business decisions.
Making joint decisions effectively.
Protecting your business from aging out.
Getting out of day-to-day tasks and harnessing vision for your business.
DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THE FULL EPISODE? Check out the 10-minute highlight episode by searching Ep.110 HIGHLIGHT I Making life changing business decisions with your spouse, or download it directly using this link.
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Chris’ Book, Judgement: The Art of Momentous Decision-Making
Chris's Website
chris@chrismailander.com
LinkedIn
Chris Mailander is a veteran corporate strategist with a 30-year track record of creating billions in financial value for companies across various industries and continents. An accomplished author and featured expert on corporate leadership and decision-making, Chris has been recognized by CNBC, Big Think, Wharton Business Daily, and other prominent platforms.
He specializes in advising privately held, multi-generational, family-owned companies in logistics, supply chain management, and construction. Chris brings deep international experience, leading strategy and transactions in over 30 countries.
He's also the author of "Judgment: The Art of Momentous Decision-Making" (2023) and "The Craft: Secret Codes and Methods for Unlocking Exponential Financial Value" (2019). Chris resides in Asheville, N.C., and is a sought-after authority on economic, corporate, and geopolitical events.
WANT THE FULL EPISODE? Search Ep.109 I Frank Cottle I Deciding to Future-Proof Your Business: Remote Work, Emerging Technology, and an Outlook on Commerical Real Estate, or download it directly using this link.
Sanger and Frank explore the keys to thriving in a remote work era, navigating emerging technologies, and staying ahead in the ever-evolving world of business.
KEY TOPICS
How to be an effective leader in a remote work environment.
Emerging technology and how to handle it in your business.
The future of work (and how to prepare for it.)
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CONNECT WITH FRANK COTTLE
Alliance Virtual Offices: https://www.alliancevirtualoffices.com/
Allwork.Space: https://allwork.space/
The Future of Work Podcast:https://allwork.space/future-of-work-podcast/
Twitter: @frankcottle
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/frankcottle/
Frank Cottle is a timeless futurist with primary expertise on “The Future Of Work.” He is the Founder and CEO of Alliance Virtual Offices, a pioneering company that revolutionizes the way we perceive workspaces, offering innovative virtual office solutions. He's also deeply involved in the AllWork.Space platform, where he shares about the evolving landscape of flexible workspaces and the latest trends in the ever-evolving world of business.
Sanger and Frank explore the keys to thriving in a remote work era, navigating emerging technologies, and staying ahead in the ever-evolving world of business.
KEY TOPICS
How to be an effective leader in a remote work environment.
Emerging technology and how to handle it in your business.
The future of work (and how to prepare for it.)
DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THE FULL EPISODE? Check out the 13-minute highlight clip by searching Ep.109 HIGHLIGHT I The unseen effects of remote work, or download it directly using this link.
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Alliance Virtual Offices: https://www.alliancevirtualoffices.com/
Allwork.Space: https://allwork.space/
The Future of Work Podcast:https://allwork.space/future-of-work-podcast/
Twitter: @frankcottle
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/frankcottle/
Frank Cottle is a timeless futurist with primary expertise on “The Future Of Work.” He is the Founder and CEO of Alliance Virtual Offices, a pioneering company that revolutionizes the way we perceive workspaces, offering innovative virtual office solutions. He's also deeply involved in the AllWork.Space platform, where he shares about the evolving landscape of flexible workspaces and the latest trends in the ever-evolving world of business.
WANT THE FULL EPISODE? Check out Ep.108 I Sanger D. Smith I Deciding with the Decision Lab Process: Make the Most of Your Wealth Using These 5 Key Decisions, or download it directly using this link.
This week, Sanger shares the 5 Key Decisions everyone must make to achieve significance in life and business.
As a private wealth advisor and the founder of a wealth management firm, Sanger has spent his career helping people transform their wealth to significance. And over the years, he has developed a proprietary approach we call the Decision Lab process.
We designed this process to help clients build the right financial plan, one that is customized and truly transforms their wealth to significance. The fundamental principle of this process is to take clients through the “5 Key Decisions,” each of which will create opportunities for other decisions that all help clients make the most of their wealth.
Foundationally, the five most important decisions one can make in life and business are:
- Decide who you are.
- Decide where you are.
- Decide where you are going.
- Decide how to get there.
- Decide who matters.
Grab your copy of A Life Rich with Significance: Transforming Your Wealth to Meaningful Impact, an Amazon #1 Best Seller!
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This week, Sanger shares the 5 Key Decisions everyone must make to achieve significance in life and business.
As a private wealth advisor and the founder of a wealth management firm, Sanger has spent his career helping people transform their wealth to significance. And over the years, he has developed a proprietary approach we call the Decision Lab process.
We designed this process to help clients build the right financial plan, one that is customized and truly transforms their wealth to significance. The fundamental principle of this process is to take clients through the “5 Key Decisions,” each of which will create opportunities for other decisions that all help clients make the most of their wealth.
Foundationally, the five most important decisions one can make in life and business are:
- Decide who you are.
- Decide where you are.
- Decide where you are going.
- Decide how to get there.
- Decide who matters.
Grab your copy of A Life Rich with Significance: Transforming Your Wealth to Meaningful Impact, an Amazon #1 Best Seller!
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WANT THE FULL EPISODE? Search Ep.107 I Steve D Sims I Deciding with Authenticity I Building Communities, Disrupting Industry Norms, and the Microwave Generation, or download it directly using this link.
Steve D Sims brings the heat on the power of authenticity in business and community-building, disrupting industry norms and connecting us to the right people.
KEY TOPICS
Operating a business in our “microwave generation.”
Disrupting industry norms with authenticity.
Creating and structuring an effective business community.
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Ep.79 I Steve D Sims I Deciding to Go for Stupid Goals: Fearless Goal Setting for Entrepreneurs
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Website: https://www.stevedsims.com/
Podcast, “The Art of Making Things Happen”: https://www.stevedsims.com/podcast/
Go for Stupid: The Art of Achieving Ridiculous Goals: https://www.stevedsims.com/Book/
Bluefishing – The Art of Making Things Happen: https://www.stevedsims.com/Book/
Newsletter: Text “SIMS” to 33777 to subscribe to Steve’s newsletter and receive the free PDF playbook of his bestselling book “Bluefishing – The Art of Making Things Happen”
Instagram: @stevedsims
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/stevedsims/
LinkedIn:
Steve D Sims brings the heat on the power of authenticity in business and community-building, disrupting industry norms and connecting us to the right people.
KEY TOPICS
Operating a business in our “microwave generation.”
Disrupting industry norms with authenticity.
Creating and structuring an effective business community.
DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THE FULL EPISODE? Check out the 7-minute highlight, Ep.107 HIGHLIGHT I AI is a tool, not a marketing strategy. Download it directly using this link.
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Ep.79 I Steve D Sims I Deciding to Go for Stupid Goals: Fearless Goal Setting for Entrepreneurs
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Website: https://www.stevedsims.com/
Podcast, “The Art of Making Things Happen”: https://www.stevedsims.com/podcast/
Go for Stupid: The Art of Achieving Ridiculous Goals: https://www.stevedsims.com/Book/
Bluefishing – The Art of Making Things Happen: https://www.stevedsims.com/Book/
Newsletter: Text “SIMS” to 33777 to subscribe to Steve’s newsletter and receive the free PDF playbook of his bestselling book “Bluefishing – The Art of Making Things Happen”
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WANT THE FULL EPISODE? Search Ep.106 I Ward Andrews I Deciding to Foster Creative Leadership: Fueling High Performance in Creative Workspaces, or download it directly using this link.
Ward Andrews shares how he fosters creative leadership, driving high performance in today's dynamic workspaces.
KEY TOPICS
Creating and maintaining a clear vision with your team.
Allowing employees to fail but expecting them to succeed at the highest standard.
Leading creative people to be high-performing without killing their creative spirit.
Identifying the default settings of our life and business that aren’t serving us and how to change that.
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Sensoria Project
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Websites: https://wardandrews.com/ // www.drawbackwards.com
The Create Forward Podcast: https://wardandrews.com/create-forward
Instagram: @wardandrews // @createforwardshow
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Ward Andrews is a champion of creativity and...
Ward Andrews shares how he fosters creative leadership, driving high performance in today's dynamic workspaces.
KEY TOPICS
Creating and maintaining a clear vision with your team.
Allowing employees to fail but expecting them to succeed at the highest standard.
Leading creative people to be high-performing without killing their creative spirit.
Identifying the default settings of our life and business that aren’t serving us and how to change that.
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Sensoria Project
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Websites: https://wardandrews.com/ // www.drawbackwards.com
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Ward Andrews is a champion of creativity and innovation through business leadership, higher education and his weekly podcast, Create Forward.
As CEO and Design Director at Drawbackwards, he has worked with hundreds of the world’s biggest brands for over twenty years including: American Express, Choice Hotels, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Sony, Intel, General Dynamics, Insomniac Games, GoDaddy and Willis Towers Watson. His brand and design projects have garnered Addy, Prisma and Emmy awards.
You've seen Ward’s work on ESPN, TNT, New York Times, and Sports Illustrated. Celebrating it's 20th anniversary in 2023, Drawbackwards has created software and marketing products and platforms that have created billions in value for clients and created meaningful experiences for millions of customers.
For the past decade, Ward has been part of the Honors Faculty at The Design School at Arizona State University teaching creativity, design thinking, and entrepreneurship.
WANT THE FULL EPISODE? Search Ep.105 I Making Your Decisions: Team Building Activities, “The Good Boss,” and Feedback, or download it directly using this link.
This week, we made your hard business decisions for you!
KEY TOPICS
How to choose the right team building activities.
Why not to call yourself a “Good Boss."
Asking for feedback to provide appropriate leadership and service.
How the Sunk Cost Fallacy could impact your business.
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KEY TOPICS
How to choose the right team building activities.
Why not to call yourself a “Good Boss."
Asking for feedback to provide appropriate leadership and service.
How the Sunk Cost Fallacy could impact your business.
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WANT THE FULL EPISODE? Search Ep.104 I Whitney Uland I Deciding to Harness Celebrity Energy in Entrepreneurship: What It Takes to Make True Impact, or download it directly using this link.
Whitney Uland unveils the art of harnessing celebrity energy in entrepreneurship, from dispelling myths around fame to unlocking your full potential through nervous system mastery and sidestepping the trap of meaningless goals.
KEY TOPICS
Debunking the idea of fame, wealth, and achievement being innately selfish.
Nervous system hacking to prevent holding yourself back from your full potential.
Refining your ability to pivot when things aren’t going according to plan.
The trap of meaningless goals, and how to avoid them.
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Brooke Castillo
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Websites: Coaching - https://www.abundantartistcoaching.com/ // Acting/Filmmaking - http://www.whitneyuland.com/
Instagram: @whitneyuland
Podcast, The Abundant Artist: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-abundant-artist-podcast/id1512877614
TikTok: @whitneyuland
Whitney Uland is a multifaceted entrepreneur, filmmaker, actor, and expert in intentional living. With her perspective on harnessing "celebrity energy," Whitney empowers entrepreneurs to leverage their personal brand and authenticity to build thriving businesses. As the owner of Abundant Artist Coaching and Outer Darkness Films, she combines her expertise in intentional living, brain optimization, and mindset practices to guide entrepreneurs toward unlocking their full potential. From her acclaimed debut feature film "The Cosmos Sisters" to her dedication to helping entrepreneurs tap into their inner celebrity energy, Whitney is committed to cultivating unique personal brands.
Whitney Uland unveils the art of harnessing celebrity energy in entrepreneurship, from dispelling myths around fame to unlocking your full potential through nervous system mastery and sidestepping the trap of meaningless goals.
KEY TOPICS
Debunking the idea of fame, wealth, and achievement being innately selfish.
Nervous system hacking to prevent holding yourself back from your full potential.
Refining your ability to pivot when things aren’t going according to plan.
The trap of meaningless goals, and how to avoid them.
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Whitney Uland is a multifaceted entrepreneur, filmmaker, actor, and expert in intentional living. With her perspective on harnessing "celebrity energy," Whitney empowers entrepreneurs to leverage their personal brand and authenticity to build thriving businesses. As the owner of Abundant Artist Coaching and Outer Darkness Films, she combines her expertise in intentional living, brain optimization, and mindset practices to guide entrepreneurs toward unlocking their full potential. From her acclaimed debut feature film "The Cosmos Sisters" to her dedication to helping entrepreneurs tap into their inner celebrity energy, Whitney is committed to cultivating unique personal brands.
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Dan Caldwell shares his evolution of building the iconic Tapout brand and the parallel growth of his family, offering insights into entrepreneurship, business transitions, and the intersection of business and parenthood.
KEY TOPICS
The history of the iconic Tapout brand.
Navigating leadership of his business after the death of his cofounder.
Preparing future generations to be empowered, competent leaders.
The priceless intersection of entrepreneurship and parenthood.
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Ep.93 I Brian Smith I Deciding to Build a Global Brand: How the Founder of UGG Built a Billion-Dollar Brand
Intro Coaching with Dan
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Dan Caldwell is a highly accomplished entrepreneur and the visionary founder of Tapout, a renowned brand in the mixed martial arts industry. With his creative vision and business acumen, Dan propelled Tapout to remarkable achievements, establishing it as a prominent name in the field.
As the host of The Pretty and Punk Podcast, Dan delves into the intersection of business and parenthood, sharing valuable insights and personal experiences. Through his podcast and entrepreneurial ventures, Dan continues to make a significant impact, offering a unique perspective on achievement, parenthood, and living a fulfilling life.
Dan Caldwell shares his evolution of building the iconic Tapout brand and the parallel growth of his family, offering insights into entrepreneurship, business transitions, and the intersection of business and parenthood.
KEY TOPICS
The history of the iconic Tapout brand.
Navigating leadership of his business after the death of his cofounder.
Preparing future generations to be empowered, competent leaders.
The priceless intersection of entrepreneurship and parenthood.
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Ep.93 I Brian Smith I Deciding to Build a Global Brand: How the Founder of UGG Built a Billion-Dollar Brand
Intro Coaching with Dan
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Dan Caldwell is a highly accomplished entrepreneur and the visionary founder of Tapout, a renowned brand in the mixed martial arts industry. With his creative vision and business acumen, Dan propelled Tapout to remarkable achievements, establishing it as a prominent name in the field.
As the host of The Pretty and Punk Podcast, Dan delves into the intersection of business and parenthood, sharing valuable insights and personal experiences. Through his podcast and entrepreneurial ventures, Dan continues to make a significant impact, offering a unique perspective on achievement, parenthood, and living a fulfilling life.
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Tiffany Denny shares insights on cultivating meaningful relationships using boundaries, emotional awareness, and personal responsibility.
KEY TOPICS
Emotional awareness in relationships.
Creating, maintaining, and respecting boundaries.
Common traits of poor relationships.
How improving your relationships can improve every aspect of your life and business.
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ReclaimYou App: https://www.therelationshiprecovery.com/reclaimyou
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Tiffany Denny is a compelling storyteller, bestselling author, and podcast host dedicated to empowering others to take initiative in their relationships. With over 15 years of coaching expertise and as the co-creator of The Relationship Recovery Program, she reaches audiences worldwide through social media, live events, and The Relationship Recovery Podcast.
Tiffany's impact extends beyond her program; she authored a #1 New Release on Amazon and launched the Reclaim You App, offering tools, resources, meditations, and support for those recovering from negative relationships. Her work has earned recognition in esteemed publications, including Vogue, Shape, Newsweek, and The Influential.
Tiffany Denny shares insights on cultivating meaningful relationships using boundaries, emotional awareness, and personal responsibility.
KEY TOPICS
Emotional awareness in relationships.
Creating, maintaining, and respecting boundaries.
Common traits of poor relationships.
How improving your relationships can improve every aspect of your life and business.
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ReclaimYou App: https://www.therelationshiprecovery.com/reclaimyou
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Instagram: @tiffanycdenny
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Tiffany Denny is a compelling storyteller, bestselling author, and podcast host dedicated to empowering others to take initiative in their relationships. With over 15 years of coaching expertise and as the co-creator of The Relationship Recovery Program, she reaches audiences worldwide through social media, live events, and The Relationship Recovery Podcast.
Tiffany's impact extends beyond her program; she authored a #1 New Release on Amazon and launched the Reclaim You App, offering tools, resources, meditations, and support for those recovering from negative relationships. Her work has earned recognition in esteemed publications, including Vogue, Shape, Newsweek, and The Influential.
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Zach Arend delves into the art of leadership through the lens of saddle bronc riding, empowering business leaders to rejuvenate their approach.
KEY TOPICS
Recovering the lost art of great leadership.
How to understand and empathize with your employees without “saving” them.
The problem with servant leadership.
How to lead your team to empowered independence.
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10x is Easier than 2x: How World-Class Entrepreneurs Achieve More by Doing Less
Jim Collins' BHAG Concept
The Drama Triangle
Ep.13 I Michael Sherlock I Deciding to Ask the Right Questions
Kathy Kolbe of the Kolbe Corporation
Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It by Chris Voss
Breaking Bad
Burnout Survey from Deloitte US
Zach’s Daily 8-Second Message
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zacharend/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3PkILHtXgfJeh5E_MYj8-g?view_as=subscriber
Zach Arend, a former 2x saddle bronc riding champion, transformed the lessons he learned in the rodeo arena into a successful 20-year career in corporate and entrepreneurial leadership building teams, developing leaders, and helping companies to thrive. Today, he’s a professionally trained storyteller and speaker who coaches business owners on the Wild Ride of Resonant Creative Leadership. His unique ability to see people’s greatness and give straight-talking truth inspires leaders to achieve their visions and re-engage with the lost art of leadership.
Zach Arend delves into the art of leadership through the lens of saddle bronc riding, empowering business leaders to rejuvenate their approach.
KEY TOPICS
Recovering the lost art of great leadership.
How to understand and empathize with your employees without “saving” them.
The problem with servant leadership.
How to lead your team to empowered independence.
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10x is Easier than 2x: How World-Class Entrepreneurs Achieve More by Doing Less
Jim Collins' BHAG Concept
The Drama Triangle
Ep.13 I Michael Sherlock I Deciding to Ask the Right Questions
Kathy Kolbe of the Kolbe Corporation
Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It by Chris Voss
Breaking Bad
Burnout Survey from Deloitte US
Zach’s Daily 8-Second Message
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3PkILHtXgfJeh5E_MYj8-g?view_as=subscriber
Zach Arend, a former 2x saddle bronc riding champion, transformed the lessons he learned in the rodeo arena into a successful 20-year career in corporate and entrepreneurial leadership building teams, developing leaders, and helping companies to thrive. Today, he’s a professionally trained storyteller and speaker who coaches business owners on the Wild Ride of Resonant Creative Leadership. His unique ability to see people’s greatness and give straight-talking truth inspires leaders to achieve their visions and re-engage with the lost art of leadership.
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Search Ep.100 I Alex Johnston I Deciding for Purposeful Philanthropy: Making an Impact through Charitable Giving, or download it directly using this link.
Alex Johnston unlocks the power of purposeful philanthropy, enabling us to give our money true meaning.
KEY TOPICS
Issues high net-worth families face with philanthropy.
How there’s more to charitable giving than writing a check.
Putting your money towards a purpose you’re passionate about.
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Alex’s FREE Critical Decision-Making Toolkit: https://www.joyfulimpact.co/offers/aBoe2wM8/checkout
Alex’s FREE Money with Meaning Playbook: https://www.joyfulimpact.co/offers/7gS5fGSP/checkout
Alex’s Book, Money with Meaning: How to Create Joy and Impact Through Philanthropy: http://meaningfulgiving.co/
Strangers in Paradise: How Families Adapt to Wealth Across Generations by James Grubman: https://www.amazon.com/Strangers-Paradise-Families-Wealth-Generations/dp/0615894356
“Billions” TV Show: https://www.sho.com/billions
Tony Robbins’ OOC/EMR: https://decisionmaker.tonyrobbins.com/?AID=12703194&PID=100357191&cjevent=66856f822fdf11ee80e700050a1cb829&cjdata=MXxOfDB8WXww
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Alex’s FREE Critical Decision-Making Toolkit: https://www.joyfulimpact.co/offers/aBoe2wM8/checkout
Alex’s FREE Money with Meaning Playbook: https://www.joyfulimpact.co/offers/7gS5fGSP/checkout
Alex's Website: https://buildingimpactpartners.com/
Alex’s Book, Money with Meaning: How to Create Joy and Impact Through Philanthropy: https://www.joyfulimpact.co/
Alex Johnston is the president and founder of Building Impact Partners, a philanthropy advising practice that has helped its clients give away over $1 billion since its founding in 2012.
He is a Certified High-Performance Coach and has worked with dozens of donors, philanthropy advisors, and social entrepreneurs seeking impact and more joy in their lives. Alex is a member of the Entrepreneurs Organization and serves on several nonprofit boards including FaithACTs for Education and the Trust for Learning.
Alex Johnston unlocks the power of purposeful philanthropy, enabling us to give our money true meaning.
KEY TOPICS
Issues high net-worth families face with philanthropy.
How there’s more to charitable giving than writing a check.
Putting your money towards a purpose you’re passionate about.
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Alex’s FREE Critical Decision-Making Toolkit: https://www.joyfulimpact.co/offers/aBoe2wM8/checkout
Alex’s FREE Money with Meaning Playbook: https://www.joyfulimpact.co/offers/7gS5fGSP/checkout
Alex’s Book, Money with Meaning: How to Create Joy and Impact Through Philanthropy: http://meaningfulgiving.co/
Strangers in Paradise: How Families Adapt to Wealth Across Generations by James Grubman: https://www.amazon.com/Strangers-Paradise-Families-Wealth-Generations/dp/0615894356
“Billions” TV Show: https://www.sho.com/billions
Tony Robbins’ OOC/EMR: https://decisionmaker.tonyrobbins.com/?AID=12703194&PID=100357191&cjevent=66856f822fdf11ee80e700050a1cb829&cjdata=MXxOfDB8WXww
CONNECT WITH ALEX JOHNSTON
Alex’s FREE Critical Decision-Making Toolkit: https://www.joyfulimpact.co/offers/aBoe2wM8/checkout
Alex’s FREE Money with Meaning Playbook: https://www.joyfulimpact.co/offers/7gS5fGSP/checkout
Alex's Website: https://buildingimpactpartners.com/
Alex’s Book, Money with Meaning: How to Create Joy and Impact Through Philanthropy: https://www.joyfulimpact.co/
Alex Johnston is the president and founder of Building Impact Partners, a philanthropy advising practice that has helped its clients give away over $1 billion since its founding in 2012.
He is a Certified High-Performance Coach and has worked with dozens of donors, philanthropy advisors, and social entrepreneurs seeking impact and more joy in their lives. Alex is a member of the Entrepreneurs Organization and serves on several nonprofit boards including FaithACTs for Education and the Trust for Learning.
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A Life Rich with Significance: Transforming Your Wealth to Meaningful Impact by Sanger D. Smith
In today’s world of abundant information and advice, Sanger gives you the tools to build a compelling family legacy.
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A Life Rich with Significance: Transforming Your Wealth to Meaningful Impact by Sanger D. Smith
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Cassandra Worthy ignites business growth by embracing change with enthusiasm and fostering empathy-driven leadership.
KEY TOPICS
The reasons we fear change, and what to do about it.
3 Steps to Change Enthusiasm: Signal – Opportunity – Choice.
What to do when you or your employees feel resistance to change.
Specific methods of practicing empathy in your business.
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The Kolbe Assessment
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Website: www.cassandraworthy.com
Change Enthusiasm: How to Harness the Power of Emotion for Leadership and Success: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1401961770/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Cassandra Worthy is a world-renowned thought leader on change, specializing in building organizational resilience and adaptability. With a unique strategy called Change Enthusiasm®, Cassandra empowers leaders globally to embrace and accelerate change and transformation journeys.
Her impressive client base includes Fortune 500 companies such as Procter & Gamble, Allstate, and WeWork.
With over a decade of experience in mergers and acquisitions, Cassandra not only shares her expertise in Change Enthusiasm® but also provides critical leadership insights for navigating high-stress times of change and transformation.
Her voice inspires organizations, C-suite executives, and business associations to embrace change and become self-actualized in working towards their change vision.
Cassandra Worthy ignites business growth by embracing change with enthusiasm and fostering empathy-driven leadership.
KEY TOPICS
The reasons we fear change, and what to do about it.
3 Steps to Change Enthusiasm: Signal – Opportunity – Choice.
What to do when you or your employees feel resistance to change.
Specific methods of practicing empathy in your business.
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The Kolbe Assessment
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Website: www.cassandraworthy.com
Change Enthusiasm: How to Harness the Power of Emotion for Leadership and Success: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1401961770/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@officialcassandraworthy
Cassandra Worthy is a world-renowned thought leader on change, specializing in building organizational resilience and adaptability. With a unique strategy called Change Enthusiasm®, Cassandra empowers leaders globally to embrace and accelerate change and transformation journeys.
Her impressive client base includes Fortune 500 companies such as Procter & Gamble, Allstate, and WeWork.
With over a decade of experience in mergers and acquisitions, Cassandra not only shares her expertise in Change Enthusiasm® but also provides critical leadership insights for navigating high-stress times of change and transformation.
Her voice inspires organizations, C-suite executives, and business associations to embrace change and become self-actualized in working towards their change vision.
Dr. David Daniels empowers you to align your life with godly wisdom for stronger relationships and greater impact.
KEY TOPICS
Choosing counselors in your life that align with God in their counsel.
3 Steps to a Biblical Walk: Belong – Become – Beyond.
The difference between the things we should stop doing and the things we should start doing.
3 Steps to Effective Change: Belief – Affection – Behavior.
The importance of walking alongside people of faith.
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Decision-Making and the Will of God by Garry Friesen
Ep.94 I Danielle Strickland I Deciding to Prioritize Faith in Your Business: From Control to Surrender
Dr. Daniels’ Spiritual Life Resource
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Website: https://wearecentral.org/
Spiritual Life Resource: www.nextstepdisciple.org
Listen to Dr. Daniels Preach: https://www.youtube.com/@CentralBibleChurch/playlists
Instagram: @daviddaniels // @wearecentral.tx
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DavidADaniels
David Daniels has served as Lead Pastor of Central Bible Church in Fort Worth, Texas since 2005. He has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from The University of Texas at Austin, a Masters of Divinity from Denver Seminary, and a Doctor of Ministry from Dallas Theological Seminary. David is co-founder of Beta Upsilon Chi (Brothers Under Christ), a national Christian fraternity. His teaching ministry includes the Perspectives on the World Christian Movement, Pine Cove Christian Camps, Kanakuk Institute, and pastoral leadership training in a dozen countries including Cuba, Burundi, Ethiopia, and India. He is author of Next Step Discipleship and Next Step Church--handbooks to help churches and their people take steps to greater missional living. He has also written Wonder: Advent Meditations on The Miracle of Christmas and An Unexpected King. David and his wife, Tiffany, live in Arlington, Texas, and love life with their adult children and 3 grandchildren.
Dr. David Daniels empowers you to align your life with godly wisdom for stronger relationships and greater impact.
KEY TOPICS
Choosing counselors in your life that align with God in their counsel.
3 Steps to a Biblical Walk: Belong – Become – Beyond.
The difference between the things we should stop doing and the things we should start doing.
3 Steps to Effective Change: Belief – Affection – Behavior.
The importance of walking alongside people of faith.
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Decision-Making and the Will of God by Garry Friesen
Ep.94 I Danielle Strickland I Deciding to Prioritize Faith in Your Business: From Control to Surrender
Dr. Daniels’ Spiritual Life Resource
CONNECT WITH DR. DAVID DANIELS
Website: https://wearecentral.org/
Spiritual Life Resource: www.nextstepdisciple.org
Listen to Dr. Daniels Preach: https://www.youtube.com/@CentralBibleChurch/playlists
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DavidADaniels
David Daniels has served as Lead Pastor of Central Bible Church in Fort Worth, Texas since 2005. He has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from The University of Texas at Austin, a Masters of Divinity from Denver Seminary, and a Doctor of Ministry from Dallas Theological Seminary. David is co-founder of Beta Upsilon Chi (Brothers Under Christ), a national Christian fraternity. His teaching ministry includes the Perspectives on the World Christian Movement, Pine Cove Christian Camps, Kanakuk Institute, and pastoral leadership training in a dozen countries including Cuba, Burundi, Ethiopia, and India. He is author of Next Step Discipleship and Next Step Church--handbooks to help churches and their people take steps to greater missional living. He has also written Wonder: Advent Meditations on The Miracle of Christmas and An Unexpected King. David and his wife, Tiffany, live in Arlington, Texas, and love life with their adult children and 3 grandchildren.
This is a highlight clip from this week's full episode. To check it out, search Ep.96 I Making Your Decisions: Business partners, employee turnover, and a regulated nervous system or download it here.
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This week, we made your hard decisions for you!
KEY TOPICS
The filter of whom to take advice from.
Selecting the right business partners.
Finding a work-life relationship that suits your family.
The mindset your employees may have about their pay.
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Dr. Mary Bell Carlson encourages us to transform our money narratives and make values-driven decisions for lasting impact.
KEY TOPICS
The stories we tell ourselves based on our earliest money experiences.
Tuning into clients and empowering their values.
Recognizing your biases and reigning them in with your clients.
Asking questions rather than solving problems.
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Website: https://keynote.financial/mary-carlson/
Book, “Anchors, Ostriches, and a Hot Pair of Scissors: Navigating Human Behavior as a Financial Professional”: https://www.amazon.com/Anchors-Ostriches-Hot-Pair-Scissors-ebook/dp/B0BS4JRXLD/ref=sr_1_1?crid=207OV50YE8DBS&keywords=anchors+ostriches+and+a+hot+pair+of+scissors&qid=1675301417&s=digital-text&sprefix=anchors+ostriches+and+%2Cdigital-text%2C74&sr=1-1
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marybellcarlson/
Instagram: @financialbehaviorkeynotegroup
Twitter: @financekeynote
Dr. Mary Bell Carlson is a financial behavior expert and has worked in both the military and government communities for the last decade. From the bowels of the Pentagon to international audiences, Dr. Carlson has presented numerous seminars and worked on a variety of financial planning and education projects.
After getting married and having her two daughters, she started Chief Financial Mom.com, a personal finance education platform to help busy moms. Currently, she also works as adjunct faculty for the financial planning programs at both the University of Georgia and Texas Tech University.
She earned her Ph.D. from Kansas State University in Personal Financial Planning with an emphasis in Financial Therapy; her master’s degree is from Texas Tech and her undergraduate from Brigham Young University. She holds both the Certified Financial Planner® and Accredited Financial Counselor® designations.
Dr. Carlson has become a sought-after speaker and consultant given her wealth of experience and expertise in the field. She cares deeply about people and is committed to helping others understand more about money, communication, and relationships.
Dr. Mary Bell Carlson encourages us to transform our money narratives and make values-driven decisions for lasting impact.
KEY TOPICS
The stories we tell ourselves based on our earliest money experiences.
Tuning into clients and empowering their values.
Recognizing your biases and reigning them in with your clients.
Asking questions rather than solving problems.
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Website: https://keynote.financial/mary-carlson/
Book, “Anchors, Ostriches, and a Hot Pair of Scissors: Navigating Human Behavior as a Financial Professional”: https://www.amazon.com/Anchors-Ostriches-Hot-Pair-Scissors-ebook/dp/B0BS4JRXLD/ref=sr_1_1?crid=207OV50YE8DBS&keywords=anchors+ostriches+and+a+hot+pair+of+scissors&qid=1675301417&s=digital-text&sprefix=anchors+ostriches+and+%2Cdigital-text%2C74&sr=1-1
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marybellcarlson/
Instagram: @financialbehaviorkeynotegroup
Twitter: @financekeynote
Dr. Mary Bell Carlson is a financial behavior expert and has worked in both the military and government communities for the last decade. From the bowels of the Pentagon to international audiences, Dr. Carlson has presented numerous seminars and worked on a variety of financial planning and education projects.
After getting married and having her two daughters, she started Chief Financial Mom.com, a personal finance education platform to help busy moms. Currently, she also works as adjunct faculty for the financial planning programs at both the University of Georgia and Texas Tech University.
She earned her Ph.D. from Kansas State University in Personal Financial Planning with an emphasis in Financial Therapy; her master’s degree is from Texas Tech and her undergraduate from Brigham Young University. She holds both the Certified Financial Planner® and Accredited Financial Counselor® designations.
Dr. Carlson has become a sought-after speaker and consultant given her wealth of experience and expertise in the field. She cares deeply about people and is committed to helping others understand more about money, communication, and relationships.
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Danielle Strickland empowers Christian business leaders to elevate their faith and leadership through the transformative power of surrender.
KEY TOPICS
Who God really is, and what an intimate relationship with him looks like in practice.
3 Daily Postures for Christian Leadership.
The Stages of Faith According to James W. Fowler.
Surrendering your business to God.
The single question to ask yourself before making a decision as a Christian business leader.
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Infinitum Life
Bible Reading Plans & Daily Devotionals | YouVersion Bible
A Non-Anxious Presence: How a Changing and Complex World will Create a Remnant of Renewed Christian Leaders: Sayers, Mark: 9780802428578: Amazon.com: Books
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Website: https://www.daniellestrickland.com/
Right Side Up Podcast: https://www.daniellestrickland.com/podcast
Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00699MY3M/allbooks?ingress=0&visitId=d3941dfe-645e-442a-9615-88705a837091
Instagram: @daniellejstrickland
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DanielleJStrickland/
Twitter: @djstrickland
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Danielle lets Love lead her to inspire, challenge, provoke and disrupt the present, and to live in the future now. Having lived in different cultures and contexts around the world, she celebrates diversity and deeply longs for wrong things to be made right. Danielle practices following Jesus daily. This pursuit has led to exciting entrepreneurial exploits (like co-founding multiple charities and non-profits) and a whole host of failures (that we don’t talk about as often). All of this has convinced her of the deep need we all have for hope, faith, and love. Her deepest longing is to demonstrate what living that boundless life is like.
Danielle has written six books (the latest is The Other Side of Hope), has a podcast called The Right Side Up (which recently celebrated half a million downloads), and speaks to people at events all over the world. Danielle leads Boundless Communications Inc. which launches creative exploits like Women Speakers Collective (liberating voices of women around the globe), IMBY (a tiny home movement IN MY BACKYARD), Brave Global (preventing human trafficking), Infinitum (a way of living deeply), and Hagar’s Voice (support and advocacy for survivors of abuse). Her home is in Toronto, Canada with her three sons and husband Steve. Danielle loves getting outside, doing new things, physical adventures, and she can’t seem to turn down a free lunch.
Danielle Strickland empowers Christian business leaders to elevate their faith and leadership through the transformative power of surrender.
KEY TOPICS
Who God really is, and what an intimate relationship with him looks like in practice.
3 Daily Postures for Christian Leadership.
The Stages of Faith According to James W. Fowler.
Surrendering your business to God.
The single question to ask yourself before making a decision as a Christian business leader.
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Infinitum Life
Bible Reading Plans & Daily Devotionals | YouVersion Bible
A Non-Anxious Presence: How a Changing and Complex World will Create a Remnant of Renewed Christian Leaders: Sayers, Mark: 9780802428578: Amazon.com: Books
CONNECT WITH DANIELLE STRICKLAND
Website: https://www.daniellestrickland.com/
Right Side Up Podcast: https://www.daniellestrickland.com/podcast
Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00699MY3M/allbooks?ingress=0&visitId=d3941dfe-645e-442a-9615-88705a837091
Instagram: @daniellejstrickland
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DanielleJStrickland/
Twitter: @djstrickland
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0RPIMEn5EJ2c0ksJ41tDfw
Danielle lets Love lead her to inspire, challenge, provoke and disrupt the present, and to live in the future now. Having lived in different cultures and contexts around the world, she celebrates diversity and deeply longs for wrong things to be made right. Danielle practices following Jesus daily. This pursuit has led to exciting entrepreneurial exploits (like co-founding multiple charities and non-profits) and a whole host of failures (that we don’t talk about as often). All of this has convinced her of the deep need we all have for hope, faith, and love. Her deepest longing is to demonstrate what living that boundless life is like.
Danielle has written six books (the latest is The Other Side of Hope), has a podcast called The Right Side Up (which recently celebrated half a million downloads), and speaks to people at events all over the world. Danielle leads Boundless Communications Inc. which launches creative exploits like Women Speakers Collective (liberating voices of women around the globe), IMBY (a tiny home movement IN MY BACKYARD), Brave Global (preventing human trafficking), Infinitum (a way of living deeply), and Hagar’s Voice (support and advocacy for survivors of abuse). Her home is in Toronto, Canada with her three sons and husband Steve. Danielle loves getting outside, doing new things, physical adventures, and she can’t seem to turn down a free lunch.
Brian Smith, the founder of UGG, shares his journey from selling boots out of his truck bed to the billion-dollar brand that we know and love today.
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KEY TOPICS
Emotionally appealing to your target market.
Building and maintaining customer loyalty.
Technology has changed, but the rules of marketing are the same as they’ve always been.
Determining how you want your company perceived, then aligning your decisions with that goal.
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The Sash Bag
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Website: https://briansmithspeaker.com/
“The Birth of a Brand” (Brian’s book): https://www.amazon.com/Birth-Brand-Brian-Smith/dp/1582705356/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1461080262&sr=8-1&keywords=birth+of+a+brand
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briansmithuggfounder/
Instagram: @briansmithugg
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrianSmithUGGFounder/
Brian is Australian born and was raised with an enduring passion for surfing and the surf culture. In his youth, he enjoyed the epic waves on both coasts of his home country. He was educated at the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia, where he received his first of many business credentials. After ten years as a public accountant, Brian felt a burning desire to do something that would fit his passion for surfing while looking for a business idea that would allow him to support himself. He turned in his resignation notice, got on a plane to the States, and became a regular at the classic surfing destinations up and down the southern California coastline. He called Malibu, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, and Swami’s Beach his “office.”
One day, while pulling on his sheepskin boots after a cold surf session, he realized there were nothing like them available in California. He and a surfing buddy shipped six pairs from Australia to show them around, in search of interested takers. It was at this moment that the UGG brand was born.
Brian called on every surf shop up and down the California coast, enthusiastically showing prospective retailers the UGG prototype. Most of the shop owners would deliver the same disappointing reaction: “Brian, we sell flip flops, not boots.” Not willing to give up his idea, he then embarked on a laser-focused effort to gain endorsements and support from the surf community of which he was becoming a respected member. Finally, with two young Pro-surfers on “the UGG team”, a new cult was born and “UGG” became the cool word on California campuses and beaches alike.
Had he not diligently stuck to his vision, the idea of UGG Boots would never have come to fruition. Undaunted by the surf shop owners’ initial rejections, Brian forged forward with his dream and we all now enjoy our much loved and favorite casual footwear—our UGG boots.
After 17 years, Brian sold his company and the brand to Decker’s Outdoor Corporation. With their resources, the “casual comfort” segment of the footwear industry came to life and the UGG Brand now garners more than a billion dollars of sales per year, year after year.
Having developed the art of storytelling throughout the years, the stage became the perfect place for Brian to present to business owners the ups—and downs—of being an entrepreneur. He found that he not only enjoyed giving these talks, but his audiences were responding in a wide embrace to his stories like he never could have imagined. The size and scope of the audiences grew and now he is one of the most sought-after speakers in the world today. He brings a magical mix of real-world street smarts, kindness, compassion, and respect for the entrepreneurial drive—all of which fit businesses of any size. And, yes, he continues to surf when he’s not on tour.
Brian Smith, the founder of UGG, shares his journey from selling boots out of his truck bed to the billion-dollar brand that we know and love today.
KEY TOPICS
Emotionally appealing to your target market.
Building and maintaining customer loyalty.
Technology has changed, but the rules of marketing are the same as they’ve always been.
Determining how you want your company perceived, then aligning your decisions with that goal.
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The Sash Bag
CONNECT WITH BRIAN SMITH
Website: https://briansmithspeaker.com/
“The Birth of a Brand” (Brian’s book): https://www.amazon.com/Birth-Brand-Brian-Smith/dp/1582705356/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1461080262&sr=8-1&keywords=birth+of+a+brand
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briansmithuggfounder/
Instagram: @briansmithugg
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrianSmithUGGFounder/
Brian is Australian born and was raised with an enduring passion for surfing and the surf culture. In his youth, he enjoyed the epic waves on both coasts of his home country. He was educated at the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia, where he received his first of many business credentials. After ten years as a public accountant, Brian felt a burning desire to do something that would fit his passion for surfing while looking for a business idea that would allow him to support himself. He turned in his resignation notice, got on a plane to the States, and became a regular at the classic surfing destinations up and down the southern California coastline. He called Malibu, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, and Swami’s Beach his “office.”
One day, while pulling on his sheepskin boots after a cold surf session, he realized there were nothing like them available in California. He and a surfing buddy shipped six pairs from Australia to show them around, in search of interested takers. It was at this moment that the UGG brand was born.
Brian called on every surf shop up and down the California coast, enthusiastically showing prospective retailers the UGG prototype. Most of the shop owners would deliver the same disappointing reaction: “Brian, we sell flip flops, not boots.” Not willing to give up his idea, he then embarked on a laser-focused effort to gain endorsements and support from the surf community of which he was becoming a respected member. Finally, with two young Pro-surfers on “the UGG team”, a new cult was born and “UGG” became the cool word on California campuses and beaches alike.
Had he not diligently stuck to his vision, the idea of UGG Boots would never have come to fruition. Undaunted by the surf shop owners’ initial rejections, Brian forged forward with his dream and we all now enjoy our much loved and favorite casual footwear—our UGG boots.
After 17 years, Brian sold his company and the brand to Decker’s Outdoor Corporation. With their resources, the “casual comfort” segment of the footwear industry came to life and the UGG Brand now garners more than a billion dollars of sales per year, year after year.
Having developed the art of storytelling throughout the years, the stage became the perfect place for Brian to present to business owners the ups—and downs—of being an entrepreneur. He found that he not only enjoyed giving these talks, but his audiences were responding in a wide embrace to his stories like he never could have imagined. The size and scope of the audiences grew and now he is one of the most sought-after speakers in the world today. He brings a magical mix of real-world street smarts, kindness, compassion, and respect for the entrepreneurial drive—all of which fit businesses of any size. And, yes, he continues to surf when he’s not on tour.
Dr. Joseph Michelli breaks down the most impactful ways to optimize the customer experience in your business.
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KEY TOPICS
Building resources as you make bold decisions.
Becoming genuinely interested in your customers.
Why personalization isn’t the single solution for improving client experience.
What you want your business to be known for.
Empowering your employees.
What your customers are seeking from you.
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Website:https://www.josephmichelli.com/
Books: https://www.josephmichelli.com/bestsellers/
Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2H8Rz1uCMu9giW70vYMERo
Blog: https://www.josephmichelli.com/blog/
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Joseph A. Michelli, Ph.D., C.S.P., is an internationally sought-after speaker, author, and organizational consultant who transfers his knowledge of exceptional business practices in ways that develop joyful and productive workplaces with a focus on customer experience. His insights encourage leaders and frontline workers to grow and invest passionately in all aspects of their lives.
Dr. Michelli is a Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, Nielson BookScan, and New York Times #1 bestselling author. His latest book is Stronger Through Adversity: World-Class Leaders Share Pandemic-Tested Lessons on Thriving During the Toughest Challenges. Joseph’s other titles include The Airbnb Way: 5 Leadership Lessons for Igniting Growth through Loyalty, Community, and Belonging,Driven to Delight: Delivering World-Class Customer Experience the Mercedes-Benz Way, Leading The Starbucks Way: 5 Principles for Connecting with Your Customer, Your Products, and Your People,The Zappos Experience: 5 Principles to Inspire Engage and WOW, Prescription for Excellence: Leadership Lessons for Creating a World-Class Customer Experience from UCLA Health System, The Starbucks Experience: 5 Principles for Turning Ordinary into Extraordinary, The New Gold Standard: 5 Leadership Principles for Creating a Legendary Customer Experience Courtesy of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, and When Fish Fly: Lessons for Creating a Vital and Energized Workplace which was co-authored with the owner of the "World-Famous" Pike Place Fish Market in Seattle.
Joseph holds the Certified Speaking Professional designation from the National Speakers Association (NSA). He is a member of the Authors Guild, an editorial board member for the Beryl Institute's Patient Experience Journal (PXJ) and is on the founders' council of CustomerExperienceOne. Other achievements include winning the Asian Brand Excellence Award and being named one of the Top 10 thought leaders in Customer Service by Global Gurus. He received his master's and doctorate from the University of Southern California. Having journeyed with a close family member through a six-year battle with breast cancer, Dr. Michelli is committed to social causes associated with curing cancer and abating world hunger.
Dr. Joseph Michelli breaks down the most impactful ways to optimize the customer experience in your business.
KEY TOPICS
Building resources as you make bold decisions.
Becoming genuinely interested in your customers.
Why personalization isn’t the single solution for improving client experience.
What you want your business to be known for.
Empowering your employees.
What your customers are seeking from you.
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Website:https://www.josephmichelli.com/
Books: https://www.josephmichelli.com/bestsellers/
Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2H8Rz1uCMu9giW70vYMERo
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Joseph A. Michelli, Ph.D., C.S.P., is an internationally sought-after speaker, author, and organizational consultant who transfers his knowledge of exceptional business practices in ways that develop joyful and productive workplaces with a focus on customer experience. His insights encourage leaders and frontline workers to grow and invest passionately in all aspects of their lives.
Dr. Michelli is a Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, Nielson BookScan, and New York Times #1 bestselling author. His latest book is Stronger Through Adversity: World-Class Leaders Share Pandemic-Tested Lessons on Thriving During the Toughest Challenges. Joseph’s other titles include The Airbnb Way: 5 Leadership Lessons for Igniting Growth through Loyalty, Community, and Belonging,Driven to Delight: Delivering World-Class Customer Experience the Mercedes-Benz Way, Leading The Starbucks Way: 5 Principles for Connecting with Your Customer, Your Products, and Your People,The Zappos Experience: 5 Principles to Inspire Engage and WOW, Prescription for Excellence: Leadership Lessons for Creating a World-Class Customer Experience from UCLA Health System, The Starbucks Experience: 5 Principles for Turning Ordinary into Extraordinary, The New Gold Standard: 5 Leadership Principles for Creating a Legendary Customer Experience Courtesy of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, and When Fish Fly: Lessons for Creating a Vital and Energized Workplace which was co-authored with the owner of the "World-Famous" Pike Place Fish Market in Seattle.
Joseph holds the Certified Speaking Professional designation from the National Speakers Association (NSA). He is a member of the Authors Guild, an editorial board member for the Beryl Institute's Patient Experience Journal (PXJ) and is on the founders' council of CustomerExperienceOne. Other achievements include winning the Asian Brand Excellence Award and being named one of the Top 10 thought leaders in Customer Service by Global Gurus. He received his master's and doctorate from the University of Southern California. Having journeyed with a close family member through a six-year battle with breast cancer, Dr. Michelli is committed to social causes associated with curing cancer and abating world hunger.
WANT THE FULL EPISODE? Check out yesterday's episode "Ep.91 I Bo Eason I Deciding to Declare (and Achieve) Bold Goals," or download it using this link.
Bo Eason draws on his experiences in the NFL and on Broadway to encourage business leaders to unlock their ultimate potential.
KEY TOPICS
The importance of physical and emotional grounding to improve your performance.
The value of friendly competition.
How we rise or fall to the level of the environments we choose.
Using the L-10 rule for measuring progress.
How the best leaders are captains, not superstars.
Out-behaving, not necessarily outperforming your competitors.
Getting good at failure and recognizing it as an integral part of success.
Text PERSONALSTORY to 323-310-5504 to get Bo's step-by-step guide on how to capture your own powerful personal story. And to learn more about his upcoming Personal Story Power Event.
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
“The Infinite Game” by Simon Sinek
"The Captain Class: A New Theory of Leadership" by Sam Walker
Text PERSONALSTORY to 323-310-5504 to get Bo's step-by-step guide on how to capture your own powerful personal story. And to learn more about his upcoming Personal Story Power Event.
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Bo Eason started his career in the NFL as a top pick for the Houston Oilers. Continuing with the San Francisco 49ers, during his 5-year career Bo competed beside and against some of the greatest players of his generation.
In 2001, Bo wrote and performed his one-man play, Runt of the Litter, which he performed on Broadway to rave reviews. The New York Times called it, “One of the most powerful plays in the last decade.” Bo toured with the play in over 50 cities, and it is now being adapted as a major motion picture. In his quest for excellence on the stage, Bo trained with some of the world’s most brilliant performance and movement coaches, Larry Moss and Jean-Louis Rodrigue. Now in his third act, he speaks to and trains some of the most successful people in the world—athletes, artists, entrepreneurs, and C-suite execs—on how to communicate for maximum impact and success. He has consulted for clients like Advisors Excel, Morgan Stanley, Dimensional Fund Advisors, Mass Mutual, Guardian, and Merrill Lynch.
His training programs on leveraging the power of personal stories have transformed the way speakers communicate. Your story is unique from any other. Bo will show you how to leverage your achievements and your failures in a way that captivates and connects you with your audience every time.
His book, There’s No Plan B for Your A-Game, Be the Best in the World at What You Do, is a NATIONAL BESTSELLER. The book debuted on the USA Today, Wall Street Journal and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists and was named one of the 4 Hottest New Books of Fall 2019 by Inc. Magazine.
Bo Eason draws on his experiences in the NFL and on Broadway to encourage business leaders to unlock their ultimate potential.
KEY TOPICS
The importance of physical and emotional grounding to improve your performance.
The value of friendly competition.
How we rise or fall to the level of the environments we choose.
Using the L-10 rule for measuring progress.
How the best leaders are captains, not superstars.
Out-behaving, not necessarily outperforming your competitors.
Getting good at failure and recognizing it as an integral part of success.
For Bo’s free Personal Story Guide, text “personal story” to (323) 310-5504!
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
“The Infinite Game” by Simon Sinek
"The Captain Class: A New Theory of Leadership" by Sam Walker
For Bo’s free Personal Story Guide, text “personal story” to (323) 310-5504!
MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
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www.boeason.com
“There’s No Plan B for You’re A Game”: www.boeasonbook.com
Bo’s Story: https://boeason.com/about-bo/
Instagram: @boeason21
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/boeasonofficial/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/boeasonofficial/
Bo Eason started his career in the NFL as a top pick for the Houston Oilers. Continuing with the San Francisco 49ers, during his 5-year career Bo competed beside and against some of the greatest players of his generation.
In 2001, Bo wrote and performed his one-man play, Runt of the Litter, which he performed on Broadway to rave reviews. The New York Times called it, “One of the most powerful plays in the last decade.” Bo toured with the play in over 50 cities, and it is now being adapted as a major motion picture. In his quest for excellence on the stage, Bo trained with some of the world’s most brilliant performance and movement coaches, Larry Moss and Jean-Louis Rodrigue. Now in his third act, he speaks to and trains some of the most successful people in the world—athletes, artists, entrepreneurs, and C-suite execs—on how to communicate for maximum impact and success. He has consulted for clients like Advisors Excel, Morgan Stanley, Dimensional Fund Advisors, Mass Mutual, Guardian, and Merrill Lynch.
His training programs on leveraging the power of personal stories have transformed the way speakers communicate. Your story is unique from any other. Bo will show you how to leverage your achievements and your failures in a way that captivates and connects you with your audience every time.
His book, There’s No Plan B for Your A-Game, Be the Best in the World at What You Do, is a NATIONAL BESTSELLER. The book debuted on the USA Today, Wall Street Journal and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists and was named one of the 4 Hottest New Books of Fall 2019 by Inc. Magazine.
Gloria Zhang joins the show to discuss using a root-cause approach to regulate emotions in your relationships, both personal and professional.
KEY TOPICS
Tacking a root-cause approach to solving your problems, versus covering symptoms with a Band-Aid.
The timeline exercise of documenting childhood experiences.
Recognizing your past so you can intentionally make decisions aside from your trauma.
How toxic relationship patterns in romantic and familial life can bleed over into your business.
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www.bygloriazhang.com
The Inner Child Podcast: https://bygloriazhang.com/podcast
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Gloria is a registered psychotherapist and coach for high achievers, based in Toronto, Canada. When Gloria was 9 months old her parents made the incredibly hard decision to send her to China to live with her grandparents. She later returned to her parents at age three. This early childhood adoption trauma began Gloria’s Attachment and Inner Child wounds.
From age 3-10 she developed severe OCD and eating problems—insomnia, anxiety, depression, and a crippling need to people-please.
Luckily for Gloria, her first love was a psychology book. She’s been on her therapy journey since she was a pre-teen and immersed herself in the world of Inner Child healing, self-love, and proper nutrition.
Inspired by her early childhood trauma, Gloria became a Registered Psychotherapist and a Dating & Relationship Coach. Nearly a decade later, this work is still her life's passion! She helps High-Achievers break down decades of toxic patterns, find healthy relationships, and manifest their ambitions to their fullest potential.
Gloria has her masters in counseling psychology and hosts The Inner Child Podcast.
Gloria Zhang joins the show to discuss using a root-cause approach to regulate emotions in your relationships, both personal and professional.
KEY TOPICS
Tacking a root-cause approach to solving your problems, versus covering symptoms with a Band-Aid.
The timeline exercise of documenting childhood experiences.
Recognizing your past so you can intentionally make decisions aside from your trauma.
How toxic relationship patterns in romantic and familial life can bleed over into your business.
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Check out the 9 minute highlight clip, Ep.90 HIGHLIGHT I How to prevent the blame game from harming your business by searching it, or using this direct download link.
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www.bygloriazhang.com
The Inner Child Podcast: https://bygloriazhang.com/podcast
Instagram: @bygloriazhang
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bygloriazhang
Gloria is a registered psychotherapist and coach for high achievers, based in Toronto, Canada. When Gloria was 9 months old her parents made the incredibly hard decision to send her to China to live with her grandparents. She later returned to her parents at age three. This early childhood adoption trauma began Gloria’s Attachment and Inner Child wounds.
From age 3-10 she developed severe OCD and eating problems—insomnia, anxiety, depression, and a crippling need to people-please.
Luckily for Gloria, her first love was a psychology book. She’s been on her therapy journey since she was a pre-teen and immersed herself in the world of Inner Child healing, self-love, and proper nutrition.
Inspired by her early childhood trauma, Gloria became a Registered Psychotherapist and a Dating & Relationship Coach. Nearly a decade later, this work is still her life's passion! She helps High-Achievers break down decades of toxic patterns, find healthy relationships, and manifest their ambitions to their fullest potential.
Gloria has her masters in counseling psychology and hosts The Inner Child Podcast.
This week, we made your hard decisions for you!
KEY TOPICS
Common errors make when designing a budget, and what to do instead.
The value of disagreement, and how to learn from it.
Three questions to ask yourself before taking any advice.
How integrity looks and feels in practice.
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This week, we made your hard decisions for you!
KEY TOPICS
Common errors make when designing a budget, and what to do instead.
The value of disagreement, and how to learn from it.
Three questions to ask yourself before taking any advice.
How integrity looks and feels in practice.
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Spencer Klavan joins the show to discuss the modern crises that threaten Western civilization and the decisions required to overcome them.
KEY TOPICS
Aristotle’s lasting influence on modern decision-making.
The pseudo-religious tendencies of Stoicism.
The 5 modern crises that threaten the fabric of our civilization.
Order your copy of Spencer’s book, “How to Save the West: Ancient Wisdom for 5 Modern Crises”: https://www.amazon.com/How-Save-West-Ancient-Wisdom/dp/1684513456
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
“How to Save the West: Ancient Wisdom for 5 Modern Crises”: https://www.amazon.com/How-Save-West-Ancient-Wisdom/dp/1684513456
Gateway to the Stoics: Marcus Aurelius’s Meditations, Epictetus’s Enchiridion, and Selections from Seneca’s Letters: https://www.amazon.com/Gateway-Stoics-Meditations-Epictetuss-Enchiridion/dp/1684514002
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Instagram: @sklavan
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“How to Save the West: Ancient Wisdom for 5 Modern Crises”: https://www.amazon.com/How-Save-West-Ancient-Wisdom/dp/1684513456
Gateway to the Stoics: Marcus Aurelius’s Meditations, Epictetus’s Enchiridion, and Selections from Seneca’s Letters: https://www.amazon.com/Gateway-Stoics-Meditations-Epictetuss-Enchiridion/dp/1684514002
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/young-heretics/id1513602173
Spencer Klavan is a scholar, writer, and podcaster who has harbored a lifelong devotion to the great works and principles of the West. After studying Greek and Latin as an undergraduate at Yale, he spent five years at Oxford University to earn his doctorate in ancient Greek literature. Now an editor at the Claremont Institute, he has written for many outlets, including The Atlantic, the Los Angeles Times, City Journal, Newsweek, the Claremont Review of Books, The Federalist, The American Mind, and The Daily Wire.
His most recent work sounded the alarm on the cultural decline of the Western world, titled “How to Save the West: Ancient Wisdom for 5 Modern Crises”. Spencer’s deep understanding of the roots of Western civilization makes him a trustworthy guide for navigating our evolving culture, and what we can do to help. His analysis: The situation is dire. But every crisis we face today we have faced—and surmounted—before.
Spencer Klavan joins the show to discuss the modern crises that threaten Western civilization and the decisions required to overcome them.
KEY TOPICS
Aristotle’s lasting influence on modern decision-making.
The pseudo-religious tendencies of Stoicism.
The 5 modern crises that threaten the fabric of our civilization.
DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THE FULL EPISODE? Check out the 12-minute highlight clip by searching Ep.88 HIGHLIGHT I Learning from past mistakes, or download it directly using this link.
Order your copy of Spencer’s book, “How to Save the West: Ancient Wisdom for 5 Modern Crises”: https://www.amazon.com/How-Save-West-Ancient-Wisdom/dp/1684513456
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
“How to Save the West: Ancient Wisdom for 5 Modern Crises”: https://www.amazon.com/How-Save-West-Ancient-Wisdom/dp/1684513456
Gateway to the Stoics: Marcus Aurelius’s Meditations, Epictetus’s Enchiridion, and Selections from Seneca’s Letters: https://www.amazon.com/Gateway-Stoics-Meditations-Epictetuss-Enchiridion/dp/1684514002
CONNECT WITH SPENCER KLAVAN
Instagram: @sklavan
Twitter: @spencerklavan
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SpencerAKlavan/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencer-klavan-0a963631/
“How to Save the West: Ancient Wisdom for 5 Modern Crises”: https://www.amazon.com/How-Save-West-Ancient-Wisdom/dp/1684513456
Gateway to the Stoics: Marcus Aurelius’s Meditations, Epictetus’s Enchiridion, and Selections from Seneca’s Letters: https://www.amazon.com/Gateway-Stoics-Meditations-Epictetuss-Enchiridion/dp/1684514002
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/young-heretics/id1513602173
Spencer Klavan is a scholar, writer, and podcaster who has harbored a lifelong devotion to the great works and principles of the West. After studying Greek and Latin as an undergraduate at Yale, he spent five years at Oxford University to earn his doctorate in ancient Greek literature. Now an editor at the Claremont Institute, he has written for many outlets, including The Atlantic, the Los Angeles Times, City Journal, Newsweek, the Claremont Review of Books, The Federalist, The American Mind, and The Daily Wire.
His most recent work sounded the alarm on the cultural decline of the Western world, titled “How to Save the West: Ancient Wisdom for 5 Modern Crises”. Spencer’s deep understanding of the roots of Western civilization makes him a trustworthy guide for navigating our evolving culture, and what we can do to help. His analysis: The situation is dire. But every crisis we face today we have faced—and surmounted—before.
Chris Bailey (@chrisbaileyauth), an expert in living intentionally, joins the show to share key decisions to create a calm, yet productive, life.
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KEY TOPICS
How laziness isn’t inherently bad.
Deriving satisfaction from the good in life.
Choosing to savor the moment.
What the most productive people are focusing on.
What do to when an anxious mind gets in the way of sound decision-making.
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Chris Bailey’s Books
The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter
CONNECT WITH CHRIS BAILEY
Website: www.chrisbailey.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Chris_Bailey
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrisbaileyauth/
“Time and Attention” Podcast: https://chrisbailey.com/time-and-attention/
Books: https://chrisbailey.com/books/
Articles: https://chrisbailey.com/blog/
Chris Bailey is an author and lecturer who explores the science behind living a deeper, more intentional life. He is the international bestselling author of How to Calm Your Mind, Hyperfocus, and The Productivity Project—which have been published in 35 languages around the world. He is also the author of the Audible Original, How to Train Your Mind. Alongside his wife, Chris is the host of the podcast Time and Attention, and writes a weekly column at ChrisBailey.com, which is read by tens of thousands of people every week. In addition to his writing, Chris speaks to organizations around the globe on how they can become more productive, without hating the process. His latest TED Talk, How to Get Your Brain to Focus, has been viewed over 13 million times.
To date, Chris has written hundreds of articles on the subject of productivity, and has garnered coverage in media as diverse as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, GQ, HuffPost, New York magazine, Harvard Business Review, TED, Fast Company, and Lifehacker. In an interview, the prestigious TED Talks organization said that he “might be the most productive man you’d ever hope to meet", and the Harvard Business Review called him “a quirky and energetic guide through the productivity thicket”. Recently, Wired Magazine called him an “all-around productivity guru,” and Fast Company called him a "productivity mastermind."
Chris Bailey (@chrisbaileyauth), an expert in living intentionally, joins the show to share key decisions to create a calm, yet productive, life.
KEY TOPICS
How laziness isn’t inherently bad.
Deriving satisfaction from the good in life.
Choosing to savor the moment.
What the most productive people are focusing on.
What do to when an anxious mind gets in the way of sound decision-making.
CONNECT WITH US
www.decidedlypodcast.com
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MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Chris Bailey’s Books
The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter
CONNECT WITH CHRIS BAILEY
Website: www.chrisbailey.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Chris_Bailey
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrisbaileyauth/
“Time and Attention” Podcast: https://chrisbailey.com/time-and-attention/
Books: https://chrisbailey.com/books/
Articles: https://chrisbailey.com/blog/
Chris Bailey is an author and lecturer who explores the science behind living a deeper, more intentional life. He is the international bestselling author of How to Calm Your Mind, Hyperfocus, and The Productivity Project—which have been published in 35 languages around the world. He is also the author of the Audible Original, How to Train Your Mind. Alongside his wife, Chris is the host of the podcast Time and Attention, and writes a weekly column at ChrisBailey.com, which is read by tens of thousands of people every week. In addition to his writing, Chris speaks to organizations around the globe on how they can become more productive, without hating the process. His latest TED Talk, How to Get Your Brain to Focus, has been viewed over 13 million times.
To date, Chris has written hundreds of articles on the subject of productivity, and has garnered coverage in media as diverse as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, GQ, HuffPost, New York magazine, Harvard Business Review, TED, Fast Company, and Lifehacker. In an interview, the prestigious TED Talks organization said that he “might be the most productive man you’d ever hope to meet", and the Harvard Business Review called him “a quirky and energetic guide through the productivity thicket”. Recently, Wired Magazine called him an “all-around productivity guru,” and Fast Company called him a "productivity mastermind."
David Waldy, integrative business and life strategist, joins the show to discuss his revolutionary way of navigating our life, business, and relationships with a fiercely empathetic approach.
KEY TOPICS
Even the right decision can result in negative consequences.
Victimhood may be appealing, but it makes you weak. Be willing to wrestle with darkness.
Define who you want to become before deciding how to get there.
Rewire your brain for your alter ego, until you believe in your ability to become that person.
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
David’s Fierce Empathy Framework
Brene Brown
StrengthsFinder
The Go-Giver,
Expanded Edition: A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea
Ep.9 I Eric Maddox I Deciding to be an Empathetic Listener
Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It
The Alter Ego Effect: The Power of Secret Identities to Transform Your Life
CONNECT WITH DAVID WALDY
Website: www.davidwaldy.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidwaldy/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@davidwaldy/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/davidwaldy
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidwaldy/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/davidwaldy
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/davidwaldy/
David’s Fierce Empathy Framework: www.fierceempathyframework.com
David is a life and business strategist, personal coach, speaker, and author empowering entrepreneurs and leaders to get out of their own way, fix what's out of alignment, & never stop becoming the leader they said they would be.
After nearly taking his own life and experiencing a divine wake-up call, David left his corporate career to reinvent himself, rebuild his family, and redefine what was possible in his personal & professional life. He now empowers leaders through his philosophy of "Fierce Empathy," which enables us to look in the mirror, face the facts, and confront the challenges that hold us back from success, fulfillment, and aligned abundance. As a husband, father, and Kansas farm boy at heart, David believes that lasting success is determined by integrity, responsibility, commitment, and accountability in not only our work, but in every moment we have. He has worked with thousands of entrepreneurs & leaders from over 40 different countries and shared stages with influencers like Tony Robbins and Russell Brunson. He is also an outdoorsman, coffee snob, personal growth junkie, and avid nonfiction reader.
David Waldy, integrative business and life strategist, joins the show to discuss his revolutionary way of navigating our life, business, and relationships with a fiercely empathetic approach.
KEY TOPICS
Even the right decision can result in negative consequences.
Victimhood may be appealing, but it makes you weak. Be willing to wrestle with darkness.
Define who you want to become before deciding how to get there.
Rewire your brain for your alter ego, until you believe in your ability to become that person.
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
David’s Fierce Empathy Framework
Brene Brown
StrengthsFinder
The Go-Giver,
Expanded Edition: A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea
Ep.9 I Eric Maddox I Deciding to be an Empathetic Listener
Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It
The Alter Ego Effect: The Power of Secret Identities to Transform Your Life
CONNECT WITH DAVID WALDY
Website: www.davidwaldy.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidwaldy/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@davidwaldy/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/davidwaldy
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidwaldy/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/davidwaldy
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/davidwaldy/
David’s Fierce Empathy Framework: www.fierceempathyframework.com
David is a life and business strategist, personal coach, speaker, and author empowering entrepreneurs and leaders to get out of their own way, fix what's out of alignment, & never stop becoming the leader they said they would be.
After nearly taking his own life and experiencing a divine wake-up call, David left his corporate career to reinvent himself, rebuild his family, and redefine what was possible in his personal & professional life. He now empowers leaders through his philosophy of "Fierce Empathy," which enables us to look in the mirror, face the facts, and confront the challenges that hold us back from success, fulfillment, and aligned abundance. As a husband, father, and Kansas farm boy at heart, David believes that lasting success is determined by integrity, responsibility, commitment, and accountability in not only our work, but in every moment we have. He has worked with thousands of entrepreneurs & leaders from over 40 different countries and shared stages with influencers like Tony Robbins and Russell Brunson. He is also an outdoorsman, coffee snob, personal growth junkie, and avid nonfiction reader.
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Gabriella Nelson (@thebehaviorchick), a Board-Certified Behavioral Analyst, joins the show to discuss the ways we can lean into behavioral science to better lead our teams.
KEY TOPICS
Considering the unique motivations of your employees and matching them with your leadership.
The components of an effective training process.
Inviting bidirectional feedback between yourself and your team.
The components of an effective training process.
Giving your team members agency and permission to screw up.
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Who Not How: The Formula to Achieve Bigger Goals Through Accelerating Teamwork
Ep.36 I Jennifer Moss I Deciding to Conquer Burnout
CONNECT WITH GABRIELLA NELSON
Instagram: @thebehaviorchick
Livelyaba.com
Gabriella Nelson, known as “The Behavior Chick,” is a Board-Certified Behavioral Analyst in southern California.
She is the founder and CEO of Lively Behavioral Solutions, a provider of Applied Behavior Analysis services.
Gabriella has a proven track record of developing and implementing effective treatment plans for individuals with various behavioral health conditions to help decrease problem behaviors and increase communication and self-help skills.
She uses her passion for the field of Applied Behavior Analysis, humor, and love for memes to create an Instagram page designed to laugh off the hard days while making concepts relatable to the field understandable.
Gabriella Nelson (@thebehaviorchick), a Board-Certified Behavioral Analyst, joins the show to discuss the ways we can lean into behavioral science to better lead our teams.
KEY TOPICS
Considering the unique motivations of your employees and matching them with your leadership.
The components of an effective training process.
Inviting bidirectional feedback between yourself and your team.
The components of an effective training process.
Giving your team members agency and permission to screw up.
CONNECT WITH US
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Join us on Instagram: @decidedlypodcast
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Shawn’s Instagram: @shawn_d_smith
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MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Who Not How: The Formula to Achieve Bigger Goals Through Accelerating Teamwork
Ep.36 I Jennifer Moss I Deciding to Conquer Burnout
CONNECT WITH GABRIELLA NELSON
Instagram: @thebehaviorchick
Livelyaba.com
Gabriella Nelson, known as “The Behavior Chick,” is a Board-Certified Behavioral Analyst in southern California.
She is the founder and CEO of Lively Behavioral Solutions, a provider of Applied Behavior Analysis services.
Gabriella has a proven track record of developing and implementing effective treatment plans for individuals with various behavioral health conditions to help decrease problem behaviors and increase communication and self-help skills.
She uses her passion for the field of Applied Behavior Analysis, humor, and love for memes to create an Instagram page designed to laugh off the hard days while making concepts relatable to the field understandable.
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Check out Ep.84 I Evan Nierman I Deciding to Protect Your Reputation, or download it directly using this link.
Evan Nierman, crisis public relations expert joins the show to discuss the ways cancel culture festers, how to avoid being canceled, recovering from a screw-up, and the essentials of apologizing.
KEY TOPICS
The 6 elements of cancel culture.
Recovering from being “canceled".
When to apologize and how to properly do so.
Taking advice from unbiased parties.
A filter for posting on social media.
Order Evan’s book “The Cancel Culture Curse: From Rage to Redemption in a World Gone Mad”!
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Order Evan’s book “The Cancel Culture Curse: From Rage to Redemption in a World Gone Mad”!
Chat GPT
Cancel Culture: The Latest Attack on Free Speech and Due Process
Mark Sachs
CONNECT WITH EVAN NIERMAN
Website: https://redbanyan.com/
Books: https://evannierman.com/books/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evan-nierman/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/redbanyanpr/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RedBanyan
Crisis PR expert Evan Nierman is the Founder and CEO of Red Banyan, a global public relations agency known for its ability to deliver the right messages at the right time to those who matter most. He is also the author of two groundbreaking books: one on crisis communications and one on cancel culture.
With more than 20 years of experience, Evan’s strategic communications agency is rooted in the company philosophy of “Press the Truth®.” Evan specializes in crisis communications, cancel culture, celebrity PR, and other high-stakes situations. He is a recognized voice in the PR industry and a go-to source for the media.
Prior to founding Red Banyan, Evan developed public relations strategies for the Government of Ethiopia, operated his own Washington-based boutique PR agency, and worked for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, one of the country’s leading advocacy groups.
His new book “The Cancel Culture Curse,” offers a relatable explanation of cancel culture and its core elements and makes a convincing case against this fundamentally un-American practice through case studies and real-life examples.
His first book “Crisis Averted,” is a peek-behind-the-curtain into the unpredictable world of crisis management. This candid book is based on Evan’s decades of real-life crisis management experience and offers sound advice that readers can use when life doesn’t go as planned.
Evan Nierman, crisis public relations expert joins the show to discuss the ways cancel culture festers, how to avoid being canceled, recovering from a screw-up, and the essentials of apologizing.
KEY TOPICS
The 6 elements of cancel culture.
Recovering from being “canceled".
When to apologize and how to properly do so.
Taking advice from unbiased parties.
A filter for posting on social media.
Order Evan’s book “The Cancel Culture Curse: From Rage to Redemption in a World Gone Mad”!
CONNECT WITH US
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MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Order Evan’s book “The Cancel Culture Curse: From Rage to Redemption in a World Gone Mad”!
Chat GPT
Cancel Culture: The Latest Attack on Free Speech and Due Process
Mark Sachs
CONNECT WITH EVAN NIERMAN
Website: https://redbanyan.com/
Books: https://evannierman.com/books/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evan-nierman/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/redbanyanpr/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RedBanyan
Crisis PR expert Evan Nierman is the Founder and CEO of Red Banyan, a global public relations agency known for its ability to deliver the right messages at the right time to those who matter most. He is also the author of two groundbreaking books: one on crisis communications and one on cancel culture.
With more than 20 years of experience, Evan’s strategic communications agency is rooted in the company philosophy of “Press the Truth®.” Evan specializes in crisis communications, cancel culture, celebrity PR, and other high-stakes situations. He is a recognized voice in the PR industry and a go-to source for the media.
Prior to founding Red Banyan, Evan developed public relations strategies for the Government of Ethiopia, operated his own Washington-based boutique PR agency, and worked for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, one of the country’s leading advocacy groups.
His new book “The Cancel Culture Curse,” offers a relatable explanation of cancel culture and its core elements and makes a convincing case against this fundamentally un-American practice through case studies and real-life examples.
His first book “Crisis Averted,” is a peek-behind-the-curtain into the unpredictable world of crisis management. This candid book is based on Evan’s decades of real-life crisis management experience and offers sound advice that readers can use when life doesn’t go as planned.
Want the full episode?
Check out yesterday's episode, or download it directly using this link.
Sarah Knight, deemed “the Anti-Guru” for her profane approach to giving practical advice, joins the show (again!) to discuss defining life decisions, listening to your intuition, taking initiative, and the importance of having purposeful responsibilities.
KEY TOPICS
How defining moments in adulthood impact the way we make decisions.
Making decisions when you’re stuck between options.
Having purposeful responsibilities so you can feel fulfilled.
Taking ownership of your decisions, whether others approve of them or not.
Order Sarah’s book “Grow the F*ck Up: How to Be an Adult and Get Treated Like One”!
Check out our last episode with Sarah, Ep.77 I Sarah Knight I Deciding Not to Give a F*ck!
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Grow the F*ck Up: How to Be an Adult and Get Treated Like One
What’s Passive Income? It’s Not What Influencers Say It Is. - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
CONNECT WITH SARAH KNIGHT
Website: www.sarahknight.com
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sarahknightauthor
Sarah’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahknightauthor
Sarah’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/mcsnugz
Sarah’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahknightauthor/
Sarah’s Books and Journals: https://sarahknight.com/books/
Sarah’s Podcast, No Fucks Given: https://sarahknight.com/podcast/
Sarah’s Course, Fuck No!: https://courses.sarahknight.com/
Sarah’s Quizzes: https://sarahknight.com/quizzes/
Grow the F*ck Up: How to Be an Adult and Get Treated Like One: https://www.sarahknight.com/books/gtfu/
With more than 3 million copies in print, Sarah Knight’s No Fucks Given Guides have been published in thirty-one languages and appeared on bestseller lists all over the world. Known as “the Anti-Guru” for her profane approach to giving practical advice, Knight, a Harvard graduate, worked for fifteen years as a top book editor in New York City with authors such as Chris Cleave, James Lee Burke, Gillian Flynn, David Javerbaum, Jen Kirkman, Jessica Knoll, Emily Nagoski, and many more. In 2015 she left corporate publishing to go freelance, moved to the Caribbean, and wrote The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a Fuck, whichis currently in development for film with New Line Cinema.
Her acclaimed series of “genius” (Vogue), “hilarious” (Real Simple), and “no-nonsense” (Bustle) self-help books includes the runaway hits Calm the Fuck DownandGet Your Shit Together,which spent sixteen weeks on the New York Timesbestseller list; as well as accompanying journals and a No Fucks Given page-a-day calendar.Knight’s TEDx Talk on “The Magic of Not Giving a Fuck” has 10 million views; she is an in-demand speaker who has headlined events for WarnerMedia, the Marriott Hotel Group, The Wing, and others; and she hosts the popular No Fucks Givenpodcast, which reached #1 on the Apple Education charts. Sarah Knight lives in the Dominican Republic with her husband and two rescue cats, Gladys and Mister Stussy. She is represented for books, film, and speaking by CAA.
Sarah Knight, deemed “the Anti-Guru” for her profane approach to giving practical advice, joins the show (again!) to discuss defining life decisions, listening to your intuition, taking initiative, and the importance of having purposeful responsibilities.
KEY TOPICS
How defining moments in adulthood impact the way we make decisions.
Making decisions when you’re stuck between options.
Having purposeful responsibilities so you can feel fulfilled.
Taking ownership of your decisions, whether others approve of them or not.
Order Sarah’s book “Grow the F*ck Up: How to Be an Adult and Get Treated Like One”!
Check out our last episode with Sarah, Ep.77 I Sarah Knight I Deciding Not to Give a F*ck!
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At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy.
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Grow the F*ck Up: How to Be an Adult and Get Treated Like One
What’s Passive Income? It’s Not What Influencers Say It Is. - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
CONNECT WITH SARAH KNIGHT
Website: www.sarahknight.com
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sarahknightauthor
Sarah’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahknightauthor
Sarah’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/mcsnugz
Sarah’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahknightauthor/
Sarah’s Books and Journals: https://sarahknight.com/books/
Sarah’s Podcast, No Fucks Given: https://sarahknight.com/podcast/
Sarah’s Course, Fuck No!: https://courses.sarahknight.com/
Sarah’s Quizzes: https://sarahknight.com/quizzes/
Grow the F*ck Up: How to Be an Adult and Get Treated Like One: https://www.sarahknight.com/books/gtfu/
With more than 3 million copies in print, Sarah Knight’s No Fucks Given Guides have been published in thirty-one languages and appeared on bestseller lists all over the world. Known as “the Anti-Guru” for her profane approach to giving practical advice, Knight, a Harvard graduate, worked for fifteen years as a top book editor in New York City with authors such as Chris Cleave, James Lee Burke, Gillian Flynn, David Javerbaum, Jen Kirkman, Jessica Knoll, Emily Nagoski, and many more. In 2015 she left corporate publishing to go freelance, moved to the Caribbean, and wrote The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a Fuck, whichis currently in development for film with New Line Cinema.
Her acclaimed series of “genius” (Vogue), “hilarious” (Real Simple), and “no-nonsense” (Bustle) self-help books includes the runaway hits Calm the Fuck DownandGet Your Shit Together,which spent sixteen weeks on the New York Timesbestseller list; as well as accompanying journals and a No Fucks Given page-a-day calendar.Knight’s TEDx Talk on “The Magic of Not Giving a Fuck” has 10 million views; she is an in-demand speaker who has headlined events for WarnerMedia, the Marriott Hotel Group, The Wing, and others; and she hosts the popular No Fucks Givenpodcast, which reached #1 on the Apple Education charts. Sarah Knight lives in the Dominican Republic with her husband and two rescue cats, Gladys and Mister Stussy. She is represented for books, film, and speaking by CAA.
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Check out yesterday's episode, or download it directly using this link.
This week, we make hard decisions for you!
From choosing what to eat for dinner to making life-changing decisions, we explore decision fatigue and offer strategies to help you overcome it. We also dive into the importance of seeking objective truths, avoiding buyer's remorse, and how to share (or not share) your donuts in the office.
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This week, we make hard decisions for you!
From choosing what to eat for dinner to making life-changing decisions, we explore decision fatigue and offer strategies to help you overcome it. We also dive into the importance of seeking objective truths, avoiding buyer's remorse, and how to share (or not share) your donuts in the office.
WANT SHAWN AND SANGER TO MAKE YOUR DECISION?
Drop it here on our website, and we may decide for you on our next Make My Decision episode.
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MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
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Mike Pecci, a risk-taking filmmaker and director of “12 Kilometers”, joins the show to discuss how a career in creativity demands innovation, vision, and improvisation.
KEY TOPICS
An inside scoop on the filmmaking industry
How directing a film is a lot like leading a company
Bringing your ideas to reality
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
The Legend of Boggy Creek
Creature from the Black Lagoon
The Fly (original version)
The Fly (newer version)
The Blair Witch Project
Hereditary
It Follows
Bladerunner
The Thing
CONNECT WITH MIKE PECCI
Website: https://www.mikepecci.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikepecci/
"12 Kilometers" Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/12kilometers/
“In Love with the Process” podcast: https://www.inlovewiththeprocess.com/
Mike Pecci's Twitter account: https://twitter.com/mikepecci
Mike Pecci's Vimeo page: https://vimeo.com/mikepecci
Mike Pecci's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/mikepecci
"12 Kilometers" website: https://www.12kilometers.com/
Mike Pecci is a Boston-based filmmaker, photographer, and creative director with a contagious enthusiasm for storytelling. With over 20 years of experience in the industry, he has made a name for himself by his ability to create immersive, cinematic experiences that transport viewers to another world.
His passion for visual storytelling is evident, from award-winning short films to music videos and commercials for brands like Nike, Converse, and Reebok.
One of Mike's recent projects, "12 Kilometers," is a testament to his creativity and willingness to take risks. The interactive horror film is only available to watch by messaging him on Instagram, and it allows viewers to shape the story as it unfolds.
Whether he's creating a horror film, a commercial, or a personal photography project, Mike's goal is always the same: to tell a compelling story that resonates with his audience. Through his work, he invites viewers to see the world in a new way and to feel something real and meaningful.
When he’s not creating films, he hosts the successful podcast ‘In Love with the Process’ where he gives a no-filtered honest look at what it takes to walk away from a ‘normal life’ to chase your dreams.
Mike Pecci, a risk-taking filmmaker and director of “12 Kilometers”, joins the show to discuss how a career in creativity demands innovation, vision, and improvisation.
KEY TOPICS
An inside scoop on the filmmaking industry
How directing a film is a lot like leading a company
Bringing your ideas to reality
CONNECT WITH US
www.decidedlypodcast.com
Join us on Instagram: @decidedlypodcast
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Shawn’s Instagram: @shawn_d_smith
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MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy.
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
The Legend of Boggy Creek
Creature from the Black Lagoon
The Fly (original version)
The Fly (newer version)
The Blair Witch Project
Hereditary
It Follows
Bladerunner
The Thing
CONNECT WITH MIKE PECCI
Website: https://www.mikepecci.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikepecci/
"12 Kilometers" Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/12kilometers/
“In Love with the Process” podcast: https://www.inlovewiththeprocess.com/
Mike Pecci's Twitter account: https://twitter.com/mikepecci
Mike Pecci's Vimeo page: https://vimeo.com/mikepecci
Mike Pecci's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/mikepecci
"12 Kilometers" website: https://www.12kilometers.com/
Mike Pecci is a Boston-based filmmaker, photographer, and creative director with a contagious enthusiasm for storytelling. With over 20 years of experience in the industry, he has made a name for himself by his ability to create immersive, cinematic experiences that transport viewers to another world.
His passion for visual storytelling is evident, from award-winning short films to music videos and commercials for brands like Nike, Converse, and Reebok.
One of Mike's recent projects, "12 Kilometers," is a testament to his creativity and willingness to take risks. The interactive horror film is only available to watch by messaging him on Instagram, and it allows viewers to shape the story as it unfolds.
Whether he's creating a horror film, a commercial, or a personal photography project, Mike's goal is always the same: to tell a compelling story that resonates with his audience. Through his work, he invites viewers to see the world in a new way and to feel something real and meaningful.
When he’s not creating films, he hosts the successful podcast ‘In Love with the Process’ where he gives a no-filtered honest look at what it takes to walk away from a ‘normal life’ to chase your dreams.
Want the full episode?
Check out yesterday's episode, or download it directly using this link.
Dr. Andrea Bonior, licensed clinical psychologist and columnist for the Washington Post, joins the show to share how to detox your thoughts so you can make clearheaded decisions.
KEY TOPICS
Labeling your thoughts
How childhood impacts mental health as an adult
Neutralizing toxic thoughts
Naming and feeling emotions without self-destruction
How fear freezes decision-making
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Children interrupt BBC News interview
The Johari Window
Ep.17 I Doug Lennick I Deciding to Think About What You Think About
5 Ways We Self-Sabotage and How to Stop Them (Dr. Andrea's podcast)
More Green Spaces Means Less Crime
CONNECT WITH DR. ANDREA BONIOR
Website: https://drandreabonior.com/
“Baggage Check” Podcast: https://www.baggagecheckpodcast.com/listen
Book “Detox Your Thoughts: Quit Negative Self-Talk for Good and Discover the Life You’ve Always Wanted”: https://drandreabonior.com/books
Book “The Friendship Fix: The Complete Guide to Choosing, Losing, and Keeping Up With Your Friends”:https://www.amazon.com/Friendship-Fix-Complete-Choosing-Keeping-ebook/dp/B004L2LG38
Book ”Psychology: Essential Thinkers, Classic Theories, and How They Inform Your World”: https://www.amazon.com/Psychology-Essential-Thinkers-Classic-Theories/dp/1623157080 Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrAndreaBonior
Instagram: @drandreabonior
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drandreabonior/
Dr. Andrea Bonior is a best-selling author, speaker, professor, and licensed clinical psychologist who’s made a career of translating the science of psychology into meaningful, real-life change.
A keynote speaker on stress management, workplace wellness, coping, burnout, motivation, and emotional health, for fifteen years Andrea was the voice behind the mental health advice column “Baggage Check” for the Washington Post.
When she’s not making guest appearances on CNN’s The Lead with Jake Tapper she blogs for Psychology Today, where her pieces have been read more than 25 million times.
Andrea also consults with authors, directors, and screenwriters on psychological aspects of their characters and plotlines to ensure accuracy and realism involving mental health issues.
Dr. Bonior is a featured expert psychologist for many media outlets and still finds time to maintain a part-time private therapy practice outside of Washington, DC.
Dr. Andrea Bonior, licensed clinical psychologist, joins the show to share how to detox your thoughts so you can make clearheaded decisions.
KEY TOPICS
Labeling your thoughts
How childhood impacts mental health as an adult
Neutralizing toxic thoughts
Naming and feeling emotions without self-destruction
How fear freezes decision-making
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Children interrupt BBC News interview
The Johari Window
Ep.17 I Doug Lennick I Deciding to Think About What You Think About
5 Ways We Self-Sabotage and How to Stop Them (Dr. Andrea's podcast)
More Green Spaces Means Less Crime
CONNECT WITH DR. ANDREA BONIOR
Website: https://drandreabonior.com/
“Baggage Check” Podcast: https://www.baggagecheckpodcast.com/listen
Book “Detox Your Thoughts: Quit Negative Self-Talk for Good and Discover the Life You’ve Always Wanted”: https://drandreabonior.com/books
Book “The Friendship Fix: The Complete Guide to Choosing, Losing, and Keeping Up With Your Friends”:https://www.amazon.com/Friendship-Fix-Complete-Choosing-Keeping-ebook/dp/B004L2LG38
Book ”Psychology: Essential Thinkers, Classic Theories, and How They Inform Your World”: https://www.amazon.com/Psychology-Essential-Thinkers-Classic-Theories/dp/1623157080 Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrAndreaBonior
Instagram: @drandreabonior
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drandreabonior/
Dr. Andrea Bonior is a best-selling author, speaker, professor, and licensed clinical psychologist who’s made a career of translating the science of psychology into meaningful, real-life change.
A keynote speaker on stress management, workplace wellness, coping, burnout, motivation, and emotional health, for fifteen years Andrea was the voice behind the mental health advice column “Baggage Check” for the Washington Post.
When she’s not making guest appearances on CNN’s The Lead with Jake Tapper she blogs for Psychology Today, where her pieces have been read more than 25 million times.
Andrea also consults with authors, directors, and screenwriters on psychological aspects of their characters and plotlines to ensure accuracy and realism involving mental health issues.
Dr. Bonior is a featured expert psychologist for many media outlets and still finds time to maintain a part-time private therapy practice outside of Washington, DC.
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Steve D Sims, known for accomplishing the impossible time and time again, joins the show to share his foolproof method of setting and achieving ridiculous goals as an entrepreneur.
KEY TOPICS
Aggravations and fear as motivation
Banning the word “impossible”
Gamification of big goals
Using the Pygmalion Effect to achieve stupidly big goals
Training your mind with what you feed it
Creating opportunities to be alone with yourself in conversation
CONNECT WITH US
www.decidedlypodcast.com
Join us on Instagram: @decidedlypodcast
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Shawn’s Instagram: @shawn_d_smith
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CONNECT WITH STEVE D SIMS
“Go for Stupid: The Art of Achieving Ridiculous Goals”: https://www.amazon.com/Go-Stupid-Achieving-Ridiculous-Goals/dp/1544535600/ref=sr_1_1?crid=QVXHMFWZUI1H&keywords=go+for+stupid+the+art+of+achieving+ridiculous+goals&qid=1677717540&sprefix=go+for+stupid%2Caps%2C724&sr=8-1
“BLUEFISHING: The Art of Making Things Happen”: https://www.amazon.com/Bluefishing-Art-Making-Things-Happen/dp/1501152521/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2BYYYOETFV6WM&keywords=bluefishing+steve+sims&qid=1677717589&sprefix=bluefishing+%2Caps%2C249&sr=8-1
Text “SIMS” to 33777 to subscribe to Steve’s newsletter and receive the free PDF playbook of his bestselling book “Bluefishing – The Art of Making Things Happen”
Instagram: @stevedsims
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevedsims/
Twitter: @SteveDSims
Website: https://www.stevedsims.com/
Podcast, “The Art of Making Things Happen”: https://www.stevedsims.com/podcast/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/stevedsims
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@stevedsims
Sims Media (Marketing and Branding): https://sims.media/
Steve’s Membership Group: https://simsdistillery.com/
Steve’s Speakeasy Events: https://www.stevedsims.com/simsspeakeasy/
Do you know anyone that’s worked with Sir Elton John or Elon Musk, sent people down to see the wreck of the Titanic on the seabed or closed museums in Florence for a private dinner party and then had Andrew Bocelli serenade them while they eat their pasta? You’re about to. “The Real-Life Wizard of Oz” by Forbes and Entrepreneur Magazine, today’s guest, Steve Sims is a bestselling author with “BLUEFISHING – the art of making things happen”, sought after consultant and a speaker at a variety of networks, groups, and associations as well as the Pentagon and Harvard.
Steve Sims is the visionary founder of the world’s first luxury concierge that delivers the highest level of personalized travel, transportation, and cutting-edge entertainment services to corporate executives, celebrities, professional athletes, and other discerning individuals interested in living life to its fullest.
His key principles include:
Telling the truth the only way he knows how: directly, blatantly, fearlessly and with no holds barred.
Delivering visionary insights that are deeply rooted in pragmatic reality and practical action: because it’s all about results.
Sharing everything he knows about being successful on a professional and personal level, right down to the last grizzly, intimate, “oh wow, did he really just say that?” detail.
Steve D Sims, known for accomplishing the impossible time and time again, joins the show to share his foolproof method of setting and achieving ridiculous goals as an entrepreneur.
KEY TOPICS
Aggravations and fear as motivation
Banning the word “impossible”
Gamification of big goals
Using the Pygmalion Effect to achieve stupidly big goals
Training your mind with what you feed it
Creating opportunities to be alone with yourself in conversation
CONNECT WITH US
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CONNECT WITH STEVE D SIMS
“Go for Stupid: The Art of Achieving Ridiculous Goals”: https://www.amazon.com/Go-Stupid-Achieving-Ridiculous-Goals/dp/1544535600/ref=sr_1_1?crid=QVXHMFWZUI1H&keywords=go+for+stupid+the+art+of+achieving+ridiculous+goals&qid=1677717540&sprefix=go+for+stupid%2Caps%2C724&sr=8-1
“BLUEFISHING: The Art of Making Things Happen”: https://www.amazon.com/Bluefishing-Art-Making-Things-Happen/dp/1501152521/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2BYYYOETFV6WM&keywords=bluefishing+steve+sims&qid=1677717589&sprefix=bluefishing+%2Caps%2C249&sr=8-1
Text “SIMS” to 33777 to subscribe to Steve’s newsletter and receive the free PDF playbook of his bestselling book “Bluefishing – The Art of Making Things Happen”
Instagram: @stevedsims
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevedsims/
Twitter: @SteveDSims
Website: https://www.stevedsims.com/
Podcast, “The Art of Making Things Happen”: https://www.stevedsims.com/podcast/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/stevedsims
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@stevedsims
Sims Media (Marketing and Branding): https://sims.media/
Steve’s Membership Group: https://simsdistillery.com/
Steve’s Speakeasy Events: https://www.stevedsims.com/simsspeakeasy/
Do you know anyone that’s worked with Sir Elton John or Elon Musk, sent people down to see the wreck of the Titanic on the seabed or closed museums in Florence for a private dinner party and then had Andrew Bocelli serenade them while they eat their pasta? You’re about to. “The Real-Life Wizard of Oz” by Forbes and Entrepreneur Magazine, today’s guest, Steve Sims is a bestselling author with “BLUEFISHING – the art of making things happen”, sought after consultant and a speaker at a variety of networks, groups, and associations as well as the Pentagon and Harvard.
Steve Sims is the visionary founder of the world’s first luxury concierge that delivers the highest level of personalized travel, transportation, and cutting-edge entertainment services to corporate executives, celebrities, professional athletes, and other discerning individuals interested in living life to its fullest.
His key principles include:
Telling the truth the only way he knows how: directly, blatantly, fearlessly and with no holds barred.
Delivering visionary insights that are deeply rooted in pragmatic reality and practical action: because it’s all about results.
Sharing everything he knows about being successful on a professional and personal level, right down to the last grizzly, intimate, “oh wow, did he really just say that?” detail.
Want the full episode?
Check out yesterday's episode, or download it directly using this link.
Susie Salinas, expert in eliminating physical and mental clutter, joins the show to share how to develop thriving systems and avoid decision-fatigue.
KEY TOPICS
Deciding once, so you don’t get stuck in a rut of endless choices.
Unsubscribing from the things that clutter your life and brain.
Brain dumping to decrease the mental load.
Making your systems visible and accessible.
CONNECT WITH US
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Shawn’s Instagram: @shawn_d_smith
Sanger’s Instagram: @sangersmith
MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Unroll.me
Dan Sullivan
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear
CONNECT WITH SUSIE SALINAS
Website: https://systemsbysusie.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/systemsbysusie/
Newsletter: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5fbc3a04e3fc3b62c14a2880
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/systemsbysusie
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/systemsbysusie/
Susie Salinas is the owner of “Systems by Susie,” a business that helps busy moms develop long-term, easy-to-maintain solutions to keep their homes, lives, and kids organized and stress-free.
She spent her early career as a teacher and event planner, and 3 years ago turned her love of organizing and helping others into a thriving home organization business. Her online shop at systemsbysusie.com offers School Memory Boxes and other ready-made organizing solutions.
As a former military spouse with three children, Susie understands how difficult it can be for moms to keep things organized and sane amidst the craziness of our day-to-day lives. Her goal is to help moms raise independent, self-sufficient children who contribute to the smooth functioning of the household.
In her free time, you’ll find Susie curled up on the couch binge watching her favorite tv shows or listening to her favorite podcasts.
Susie Salinas, expert in eliminating physical and mental clutter, joins the show to share how to develop thriving systems and avoid decision-fatigue.
KEY TOPICS
Deciding once, so you don’t get stuck in a rut of endless choices.
Unsubscribing from the things that clutter your life and brain.
Brain dumping to decrease the mental load.
Making your systems visible and accessible.
CONNECT WITH US
www.decidedlypodcast.com
Join us on Instagram: @decidedlypodcast
Join us on Facebook
Shawn’s Instagram: @shawn_d_smith
Sanger’s Instagram: @sangersmith
MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy.
LEARN MORE
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Unroll.me
Dan Sullivan
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear
CONNECT WITH SUSIE SALINAS
Website: https://systemsbysusie.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/systemsbysusie/
Newsletter: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5fbc3a04e3fc3b62c14a2880
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/systemsbysusie
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/systemsbysusie/
Susie Salinas is the owner of “Systems by Susie,” a business that helps busy moms develop long-term, easy-to-maintain solutions to keep their homes, lives, and kids organized and stress-free.
She spent her early career as a teacher and event planner, and 3 years ago turned her love of organizing and helping others into a thriving home organization business. Her online shop at systemsbysusie.com offers School Memory Boxes and other ready-made organizing solutions.
As a former military spouse with three children, Susie understands how difficult it can be for moms to keep things organized and sane amidst the craziness of our day-to-day lives. Her goal is to help moms raise independent, self-sufficient children who contribute to the smooth functioning of the household.
In her free time, you’ll find Susie curled up on the couch binge watching her favorite tv shows or listening to her favorite podcasts.
Sarah Knight, deemed “the Anti-Guru” for her profane approach to giving practical advice, joins the show to discuss boundaries, to-do list management, and building habits that serve you and breaking the ones that don’t.
Want the full episode?
Check out yesterday's episode, or download it directly using this link.
KEY TOPICS
Holding consistent boundaries so people don’t walk all over you.
Building habits for the “Want Tos” so they can come off your to-do list.
Shortening your to-do list into a must-do list.
Bending people to your will so you can do what you want and need to do.
CONNECT WITH US
www.decidedlypodcast.com
Join us on Instagram: @decidedlypodcast
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Shawn’s Instagram: @shawn_d_smith
Sanger’s Instagram: @sangersmith
MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy.
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Marie Kondo’s books
Ep.75 I Jason Feifer I Deciding to Embrace Change
CONNECT WITH SARAH KNIGHT
Website: www.sarahknight.com
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sarahknightauthor
Sarah’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahknightauthor
Sarah’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/mcsnugz
Sarah’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahknightauthor/
Sarah’s Books and Journals: https://sarahknight.com/books/
Sarah’s Podcast, No Fucks Given: https://sarahknight.com/podcast/
Sarah’s Course, Fuck No!:https://courses.sarahknight.com/
Sarah’s Quizzes: https://sarahknight.com/quizzes/
With more than 3 million copies in print, Sarah Knight’s No Fucks Given Guides have been published in thirty-one languages and appeared on bestseller lists all over the world. Known as “the Anti-Guru” for her profane approach to giving practical advice, Knight, a Harvard graduate, worked for fifteen years as a top book editor in New York City with authors such as Chris Cleave, James Lee Burke, Gillian Flynn, David Javerbaum, Jen Kirkman, Jessica Knoll, Emily Nagoski, and many more. In 2015 she left corporate publishing to go freelance, moved to the Caribbean, and wrote The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a Fuck, whichis currently in development for film with New Line Cinema.
Her acclaimed series of “genius” (Vogue), “hilarious” (Real Simple), and “no-nonsense” (Bustle) self-help books includes the runaway hits Calm the Fuck DownandGet Your Shit Together,which spent sixteen weeks on the New York Timesbestseller list; as well as accompanying journals and a No Fucks Given page-a-day calendar.Knight’s TEDx Talk on “The Magic of Not Giving a Fuck” has 10 million views; she is an in-demand speaker who has headlined events for WarnerMedia, the Marriott Hotel Group, The Wing, and others; and she hosts the popular No Fucks Givenpodcast, which reached #1 on the Apple Education charts. Sarah Knight lives in the Dominican Republic with her husband and two rescue cats, Gladys and Mister Stussy. She is represented for books, film, and speaking by CAA.
Sarah Knight, deemed “the Anti-Guru” for her profane approach to giving practical advice, joins the show to discuss boundaries, to-do list management, and building habits that serve you and breaking the ones that don’t.
KEY TOPICS
Holding consistent boundaries so people don’t walk all over you.
Building habits for the “Want Tos” so they can come off your to-do list.
Shortening your to-do list into a must-do list.
Bending people to your will so you can do what you want and need to do.
CONNECT WITH US
www.decidedlypodcast.com
Join us on Instagram: @decidedlypodcast
Join us on Facebook
Shawn’s Instagram: @shawn_d_smith
Sanger’s Instagram: @sangersmith
MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy.
LEARN MORE
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Marie Kondo’s books
Ep.75 I Jason Feifer I Deciding to Embrace Change
CONNECT WITH SARAH KNIGHT
Website: www.sarahknight.com
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sarahknightauthor
Sarah’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahknightauthor
Sarah’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/mcsnugz
Sarah’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahknightauthor/
Sarah’s Books and Journals: https://sarahknight.com/books/
Sarah’s Podcast, No Fucks Given: https://sarahknight.com/podcast/
Sarah’s Course, Fuck No!:https://courses.sarahknight.com/
Sarah’s Quizzes: https://sarahknight.com/quizzes/
With more than 3 million copies in print, Sarah Knight’s No Fucks Given Guides have been published in thirty-one languages and appeared on bestseller lists all over the world. Known as “the Anti-Guru” for her profane approach to giving practical advice, Knight, a Harvard graduate, worked for fifteen years as a top book editor in New York City with authors such as Chris Cleave, James Lee Burke, Gillian Flynn, David Javerbaum, Jen Kirkman, Jessica Knoll, Emily Nagoski, and many more. In 2015 she left corporate publishing to go freelance, moved to the Caribbean, and wrote The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a Fuck, whichis currently in development for film with New Line Cinema.
Her acclaimed series of “genius” (Vogue), “hilarious” (Real Simple), and “no-nonsense” (Bustle) self-help books includes the runaway hits Calm the Fuck DownandGet Your Shit Together,which spent sixteen weeks on the New York Timesbestseller list; as well as accompanying journals and a No Fucks Given page-a-day calendar.Knight’s TEDx Talk on “The Magic of Not Giving a Fuck” has 10 million views; she is an in-demand speaker who has headlined events for WarnerMedia, the Marriott Hotel Group, The Wing, and others; and she hosts the popular No Fucks Givenpodcast, which reached #1 on the Apple Education charts. Sarah Knight lives in the Dominican Republic with her husband and two rescue cats, Gladys and Mister Stussy. She is represented for books, film, and speaking by CAA.
Dr. Jeff Barke, a board-certified primary care physician and leading voice in pandemic healthcare, joins the show to discuss your innate freedom to make wellness decisions.
Want the full episode?
Check out yesterday's episode, or download it directly using this link.
KEY TOPICS
Making independently informed medical decisions.
Allowing dissenting voices to inform your choices.
Being proactive in taking care of your health.
Prioritizing your innate freedom to make wellness decisions.
When not to give the benefit of the doubt.
CONNECT WITH US
www.decidedlypodcast.com
Join us on Instagram: @decidedlypodcast
Join us on Facebook
Shawn’s Instagram: @shawn_d_smith
Sanger’s Instagram: @sangersmith
MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy.
LEARN MORE
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Dr. Simone Gold
Dr. Mark McDonald
Dr. Brian Tyson
Dr. Judy Mikovits
COVID-19 Deaths by Age
Jay Bhattacharya
Martin Kulldorff
Professor Sunetra Gupta
Ep.20 I Dr. Emily Oster I Deciding to Expect Better
CONNECT WITH DR. JEFF BARKE
Website: www.RxForLiberty.com
Instagram: @RxForLiberty
Podcast: InformedDissentMedia.com
Book: https://www.amazon.com/Covid-19-Physicians-Take-Exaggerated-Coronavirus/dp/0935047948
Dr. Jeffrey Barke is a board-certified primary care physician in private practice for over 25 years. He completed his medical school and family practice residency at the University of California, Irvine. He has served as an Associate Clinical Professor at U.C. Irvine and a board member of the Orange County Medical Association.
Dr. Barke is a commissioned officer in the US Army Reserve Medical Corps. He is also a reserve deputy and a tactical physician for a local law enforcement SWAT team.
Dr. Barke also served as an elected school board member for the Los Alamitos Unified School District for 12 years and is the co-founder and current school board chair of a free public charter school in Orange, CA called Orange County Classical Academy that uses Hillsdale College’s curriculum.
Dr. Barke is the author of COVID-19, A Physicians Take on the Exaggerated Fear of Corona Virus. He is a sought-after speaker on the failure of government education and all things related to COVID-19. Dr. Barke is a proud founding member of America’s Frontline Doctors. He is also the co-host of the podcast: Informed Dissent Media.
Dr. Jeff Barke, a board-certified primary care physician and leading voice in pandemic healthcare, joins the show to discuss your innate freedom to make wellness decisions.
KEY TOPICS
Making independently informed medical decisions.
Allowing dissenting voices to inform your choices.
Being proactive in taking care of your health.
Prioritizing your innate freedom to make wellness decisions.
When not to give the benefit of the doubt.
CONNECT WITH US
www.decidedlypodcast.com
Join us on Instagram: @decidedlypodcast
Join us on Facebook
Shawn’s Instagram: @shawn_d_smith
Sanger’s Instagram: @sangersmith
MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy.
LEARN MORE
www.decidedlywealth.com
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Join us every Wednesday for more strategies to DEFEAT bad decision-making - one episode at a time!
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Dr. Simone Gold
Dr. Mark McDonald
Dr. Brian Tyson
Dr. Judy Mikovits
COVID-19 Deaths by Age
Jay Bhattacharya
Martin Kulldorff
Professor Sunetra Gupta
Ep.20 I Dr. Emily Oster I Deciding to Expect Better
CONNECT WITH DR. JEFF BARKE
Website: www.RxForLiberty.com
Instagram: @RxForLiberty
Podcast: InformedDissentMedia.com
Book: https://www.amazon.com/Covid-19-Physicians-Take-Exaggerated-Coronavirus/dp/0935047948
Dr. Jeffrey Barke is a board-certified primary care physician in private practice for over 25 years. He completed his medical school and family practice residency at the University of California, Irvine. He has served as an Associate Clinical Professor at U.C. Irvine and a board member of the Orange County Medical Association.
Dr. Barke is a commissioned officer in the US Army Reserve Medical Corps. He is also a reserve deputy and a tactical physician for a local law enforcement SWAT team.
Dr. Barke also served as an elected school board member for the Los Alamitos Unified School District for 12 years and is the co-founder and current school board chair of a free public charter school in Orange, CA called Orange County Classical Academy that uses Hillsdale College’s curriculum.
Dr. Barke is the author of COVID-19, A Physicians Take on the Exaggerated Fear of Corona Virus. He is a sought-after speaker on the failure of government education and all things related to COVID-19. Dr. Barke is a proud founding member of America’s Frontline Doctors. He is also the co-host of the podcast: Informed Dissent Media.
Jason Feifer, a top voice in entrepreneurship and editor in chief of Entrepreneur magazine, joins the show to discuss why, how, and when to be adaptable to change.
KEY TOPICS
Deciding live in authenticity by refusing to be boxed in.
Developing the skillset of adaptability to effectively navigate change.
Recognizing the innate, specific value you bring to others.
Proactively deciding how you’ll handle change.
Experimenting with change to test out results.
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
“Here’s what you need to know if you’re interested in opening a Taco Bell franchise.” by Entrepreneur Magazine
Greg Fleishman
Katy Milkman
CONNECT WITH JASON FEIFER
Website: jasonfeifer.com
Instagram: @heyfeifer
Twitter: @heyfeifer
Facebook: @heyfeifer
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jasonfeifer
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Build for Tomorrow podcast: https://www.jasonfeifer.com/build-for-tomorrow/
Problem Solvers podcast: https://www.jasonfeifer.com/problem-solvers/
Jason Feifer is the editor in chief of Entrepreneur magazine, author of the book Build For Tomorrow, a startup advisor, and host of the podcasts Build For Tomorrow (yes, same name as the book) and Problem Solvers. LinkedIn named him a “Top Voice in Entrepreneurship” for 2022.
Prior to Entrepreneur, Jason has worked as an editor at Men’s Health, Fast Company, Maxim, and Boston magazine, and has written about business and technology for the Washington Post, Slate, New York magazine, and others.
Jason Feifer, a top voice in entrepreneurship and editor in chief of Entrepreneur magazine, joins the show to discuss why, how, and when to be adaptable to change.
KEY TOPICS
Deciding live in authenticity by refusing to be boxed in.
Developing the skillset of adaptability to effectively navigate change.
Recognizing the innate, specific value you bring to others.
Proactively deciding how you’ll handle change.
Experimenting with change to test out results.
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
“Here’s what you need to know if you’re interested in opening a Taco Bell franchise.” by Entrepreneur Magazine
Greg Fleishman
Katy Milkman
CONNECT WITH JASON FEIFER
Website: jasonfeifer.com
Instagram: @heyfeifer
Twitter: @heyfeifer
Facebook: @heyfeifer
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jasonfeifer
Newsletter: jasonfeifer.bulletin.com
Build for Tomorrow podcast: https://www.jasonfeifer.com/build-for-tomorrow/
Problem Solvers podcast: https://www.jasonfeifer.com/problem-solvers/
Jason Feifer is the editor in chief of Entrepreneur magazine, author of the book Build For Tomorrow, a startup advisor, and host of the podcasts Build For Tomorrow (yes, same name as the book) and Problem Solvers. LinkedIn named him a “Top Voice in Entrepreneurship” for 2022.
Prior to Entrepreneur, Jason has worked as an editor at Men’s Health, Fast Company, Maxim, and Boston magazine, and has written about business and technology for the Washington Post, Slate, New York magazine, and others.
Lindsay Mitchell, an expert in retraining the brain, joins the show to discuss methods of using your energy wisely, breaking stress cycles, and making conscious decisions to protect your physical and mental wellness.
KEY TOPICS
* Retraining your brain to improve your body’s responses to life events.
* Using your brain’s ability for change to make conscious decisions.
* Breaking your body’s stress cycles so you can live intentionally.
* Visualizing the implications of a decision before implementing it.
* Using your energy wisely so you don’t waste your time.
* Understanding biological brain and body connections.
* Connecting with your ability to believe in yourself.
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Tony Robbins: https://becomeunshakeable.com
CONNECT WITH LINDSAY MITCHELL
Website: https://vital-side.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myvitalside/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vitalside/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/VitalSide
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@myvitalside
Twitter: https://twitter.com/myvitalside
LINDSAY’S COURSES
Rewire: https://vital-side.com/pages/vital-side-membership; “PODCAST15”
Reset: https://vital-side.com/pages/reset-7-day-course
Regulation Station: https://vital-side.com/pages/regulate-retraining-maintenance “REGULATE15”
Elevate: Brain Retraining 2.0: https://vital-side.com/pages/elevate-brain-retraining
Lindsay Mitchell is the founder of Vital-Side, a membership program that empowers those with chronic illness and limbic system impairment to retrain their brain out of the chronic stress response so they can get relief from their symptoms and find freedom in their lives.
Having dealt with chronic Lyme disease herself, Lindsay found that the common practices used to treat it were limited. She began focusing her efforts on retraining her brain to get out of a constant state of fight-or-flight and into growth-and-repair mode. This set her body up for success, making it possible for her to make a full recovery.
Shortly after her recovery from Lyme disease, Lindsay completed her training in neurolinguistic programming (NLP), the emotional freedom technique (EFT), and thought field therapy (TFT) modalities.
This training, in addition to her background in internal medicine as a physician assistant, and her experience with Lyme disease makes Lindsay uniquely qualified to assist others in learning how to shift their response and experience positive changes to their symptoms.
Over the past five years, Lindsay has worked with thousands of people from all over the world, teaching them about the healing properties of the brain and giving them the tools needed to access their natural resilience through practical, self-directed, and science forward neuroplasticity techniques.
Lindsay Mitchell, an expert in retraining the brain, joins the show to discuss methods of using your energy wisely, breaking stress cycles, and making conscious decisions to protect your physical and mental wellness.
KEY TOPICS
* Retraining your brain to improve your body’s responses to life events.
* Using your brain’s ability for change to make conscious decisions.
* Breaking your body’s stress cycles so you can live intentionally.
* Visualizing the implications of a decision before implementing it.
* Using your energy wisely so you don’t waste your time.
* Understanding biological brain and body connections.
* Connecting with your ability to believe in yourself.
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Tony Robbins: https://becomeunshakeable.com
CONNECT WITH LINDSAY MITCHELL
Website: https://vital-side.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myvitalside/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vitalside/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/VitalSide
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@myvitalside
Twitter: https://twitter.com/myvitalside
LINDSAY’S COURSES
Rewire: https://vital-side.com/pages/vital-side-membership; “PODCAST15”
Reset: https://vital-side.com/pages/reset-7-day-course
Regulation Station: https://vital-side.com/pages/regulate-retraining-maintenance “REGULATE15”
Elevate: Brain Retraining 2.0: https://vital-side.com/pages/elevate-brain-retraining
Lindsay Mitchell is the founder of Vital-Side, a membership program that empowers those with chronic illness and limbic system impairment to retrain their brain out of the chronic stress response so they can get relief from their symptoms and find freedom in their lives.
Having dealt with chronic Lyme disease herself, Lindsay found that the common practices used to treat it were limited. She began focusing her efforts on retraining her brain to get out of a constant state of fight-or-flight and into growth-and-repair mode. This set her body up for success, making it possible for her to make a full recovery.
Shortly after her recovery from Lyme disease, Lindsay completed her training in neurolinguistic programming (NLP), the emotional freedom technique (EFT), and thought field therapy (TFT) modalities.
This training, in addition to her background in internal medicine as a physician assistant, and her experience with Lyme disease makes Lindsay uniquely qualified to assist others in learning how to shift their response and experience positive changes to their symptoms.
Over the past five years, Lindsay has worked with thousands of people from all over the world, teaching them about the healing properties of the brain and giving them the tools needed to access their natural resilience through practical, self-directed, and science forward neuroplasticity techniques.
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Warren Rustand joins the show to discuss the importance of aligning your heart, mind, body, and soul to lead with transcendence that impacts your family, your business, and your community.
KEY TOPICS
* Clarity of vision in your family, business, and community
* The ripple effect of servant leadership
* How decisions are made in the White House
* Transactional versus transformational leadership
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
“The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life” by David Brooks: https://www.amazon.com/Second-Mountain-David-Brooks/dp/0812993268
* “Leadership” by James MacGregor Buns: Leadership: Burns, James MacGregor: 9780060105884: Amazon.com: Books
* Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs: https://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html
* “Invictus” by William Ernest Henley:* Inhttps://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/51642/invictus
CONNECT WITH WARREN RUSTAND
wrustand@summitcapital.group
Website: https://warrenrustand.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RustandWarren/featured
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/warren-rustand-8a9b026/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WarrenSRustand
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/warrensrustand/
Warren’s book, The Leader Within Us: Mindset, Principles, and Tools for a Life by Design: https://www.amazon.com/Leader-Within-Us-Mindset-Principles/dp/1950863255/ref=sr_1_1?crid=XKM0YZPOF07H&keywords=the+leader+within+us+warren+rustand&qid=1671313463&sprefix=the+leader+within+us%2Caps%2C150&sr=8-1
In 1973, Warren Rustand was selected as a White House Fellow through a nationally competitive process. He was appointed as a Special Assistant to the Secretary of Commerce where he co-led the first-ever Executive Level Trade Mission to the Soviet Union. He then became Special Assistant to then Vice President Gerald Ford. In 1974, when the Vice President became President, he asked Warren to serve as the Appointments Secretary and Cabinet Secretary to the President.
Following his time in public service, Warren again entered the private sector as an entrepreneur. He subsequently was CEO of ten companies and chairman of many others. He has served on the Board of Directors of fifty for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. He was CEO of Providence Service Corp., a $2.1 billion company, Rural Metro, a $600 million company, and TLC Vision, a $400 million company.
For thirty years Warren lead a public policy conference in Washington DC called “Public Policy and the Private Sector.” Over six thousand CEOs participated in the program which included meetings with the President, Vice President, Cabinet Secretaries, Congressional leadership, members of the Supreme Court, and leading lobbyists and journalists.
Warren was Global Chair of the World Presidents Organization and is the current Dean of Learning for the EO Global Leadership Academy, in addition to all Regional Leadership Academies. He is a well-known speaker on topics of leadership, personal development, strategy, scaling businesses, entrepreneurship, and family.
He has been recognized with many honors and awards, among them: The Visionary Leadership Award, The Distinguished Citizens Award, The 25th Year Achievement Award, The Sports Hall of Fame, The Robbie Award, and Father of the Year Award.
Warren Rustand joins the show to discuss the importance of aligning your heart, mind, body, and soul to lead with transcendence that impacts your family, your business, and your community.
KEY TOPICS
* Clarity of vision in your family, business, and community
* The ripple effect of servant leadership
* How decisions are made in the White House
* Transactional versus transformational leadership
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
“The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life” by David Brooks: https://www.amazon.com/Second-Mountain-David-Brooks/dp/0812993268
* “Leadership” by James MacGregor Buns: Leadership: Burns, James MacGregor: 9780060105884: Amazon.com: Books
* Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs: https://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html
* “Invictus” by William Ernest Henley:* Inhttps://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/51642/invictus
CONNECT WITH WARREN RUSTAND
wrustand@summitcapital.group
Website: https://warrenrustand.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RustandWarren/featured
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/warren-rustand-8a9b026/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WarrenSRustand
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/warrensrustand/
Warren’s book, The Leader Within Us: Mindset, Principles, and Tools for a Life by Design: https://www.amazon.com/Leader-Within-Us-Mindset-Principles/dp/1950863255/ref=sr_1_1?crid=XKM0YZPOF07H&keywords=the+leader+within+us+warren+rustand&qid=1671313463&sprefix=the+leader+within+us%2Caps%2C150&sr=8-1
In 1973, Warren Rustand was selected as a White House Fellow through a nationally competitive process. He was appointed as a Special Assistant to the Secretary of Commerce where he co-led the first-ever Executive Level Trade Mission to the Soviet Union. He then became Special Assistant to then Vice President Gerald Ford. In 1974, when the Vice President became President, he asked Warren to serve as the Appointments Secretary and Cabinet Secretary to the President.
Following his time in public service, Warren again entered the private sector as an entrepreneur. He subsequently was CEO of ten companies and chairman of many others. He has served on the Board of Directors of fifty for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. He was CEO of Providence Service Corp., a $2.1 billion company, Rural Metro, a $600 million company, and TLC Vision, a $400 million company.
For thirty years Warren lead a public policy conference in Washington DC called “Public Policy and the Private Sector.” Over six thousand CEOs participated in the program which included meetings with the President, Vice President, Cabinet Secretaries, Congressional leadership, members of the Supreme Court, and leading lobbyists and journalists.
Warren was Global Chair of the World Presidents Organization and is the current Dean of Learning for the EO Global Leadership Academy, in addition to all Regional Leadership Academies. He is a well-known speaker on topics of leadership, personal development, strategy, scaling businesses, entrepreneurship, and family.
He has been recognized with many honors and awards, among them: The Visionary Leadership Award, The Distinguished Citizens Award, The 25th Year Achievement Award, The Sports Hall of Fame, The Robbie Award, and Father of the Year Award.
Sanger makes a tough decision for you!
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KEY TOPICS of Ep.72 I Irresponsibility, crippling anxiety, and choosing happiness
* Realizing you can’t always avoid the negative consequences of your decisions, but a negative consequence doesn’t always mean you made the wrong decision.
* Deciding between grey and grey when there is no black and white.
* Practicing a decision before making the decision.
* Finding fulfillment in life, despite whether your decisions work out perfectly.
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Sanger makes your tough decisions for you!
KEY TOPICS
* Realizing you can’t always avoid the negative consequences of your decisions, but a negative consequence doesn’t always mean you made the wrong decision.
* Deciding between grey and grey when there is no black and white.
* Practicing a decision before making the decision.
* Finding fulfillment in life, despite whether your decisions work out perfectly.
CONNECT WITH US
www.decidedlypodcast.com
Instagram: @decidedlypodcast
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanger-d-smith-b1690647/
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Shawn’s Instagram: @shawn_d_smith
Sanger’s Instagram: @sangersmith
MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy.
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Jim Obergefell, the named plaintiff from the landmark marriage equality case Obergefell v. Hodges that legalized same sex marriage, joins the show to discuss the decisions made as he took on the Supreme Court in honor of his late husband, John Arthur.
KEY TOPICS
- Alignment from who you are, to your goals, to your actions.
- Being consistent in decisions, living out values, and pursuing causes that matter to you.
- Building a legacy for yourself and your loved ones, so it can be carried out for generations to come.
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
The Obergefell v. Hodges case: https://www.britannica.com/event/Obergefell-v-Hodges
CONNECT WITH JIM OBERGEFELL
Instagram: @jimobergefell
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jimobergefellforohio/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-obergefell-4600209/
Twitter: @JimObergefell
Jim’s book, “Love Wins: The Lovers and Lawyers Who Fought the Landmark Case for Marriage Equality”: https://www.amazon.com/Love-Wins-Landmark-Marriage-Equality/dp/0062456105/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3HK3QQ04W0SGX&keywords=love+wins+jim+obergefell&qid=1673318659&sprefix=love+wins+jim+obergefel%2Caps%2C144&sr=8-1
Jim’s Website: www.obergefell.com
Jim’s Winery: https://equalityvines.com/
Jim Obergefell, the named plaintiff from the landmark marriage equality case Obergefell v. Hodges, is a speaker on LGBTQ+ equality and civil rights represented by Keppler Speakers.
He sits on the Board of Advisors of the Mattachine Society of Washington, DC, and the National Advisory Council of the GLBT Historical Society. Jim is a past member of the Board of Directors of SAGE, and he was previously a staff member at Family Equality.
Jim co-founded Equality Vines, the first cause-based wine label, to support organizations devoted to equality for all.
Jim co-authored the book Love Wins, published by William Morrow, and he has written book forewords, chapters, and afterwards as well as essays and Op-Eds.
Jim had previous careers as a high school German teacher, corporate trainer, relationship manager, software education consultant, and real estate agent.
Born and raised in Sandusky, OH, Jim returned to his hometown after living in Cincinnati, OH; Columbus, OH; and Washington, DC. In his free time, Jim enjoys photography, travel, choral singing, reading, and art museums.
Jim Obergefell, the named plaintiff from the landmark marriage equality case Obergefell v. Hodges that legalized same sex marriage, joins the show to discuss the decisions made as he took on the Supreme Court in honor of his late husband, John Arthur.
KEY TOPICS
- Alignment from who you are, to your goals, to your actions.
- Being consistent in decisions, living out values, and pursuing causes that matter to you.
- Building a legacy for yourself and your loved ones, so it can be carried out for generations to come.
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
The Obergefell v. Hodges case: https://www.britannica.com/event/Obergefell-v-Hodges
CONNECT WITH JIM OBERGEFELL
Instagram: @jimobergefell
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jimobergefellforohio/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-obergefell-4600209/
Twitter: @JimObergefell
Jim’s book, “Love Wins: The Lovers and Lawyers Who Fought the Landmark Case for Marriage Equality”: https://www.amazon.com/Love-Wins-Landmark-Marriage-Equality/dp/0062456105/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3HK3QQ04W0SGX&keywords=love+wins+jim+obergefell&qid=1673318659&sprefix=love+wins+jim+obergefel%2Caps%2C144&sr=8-1
Jim’s Website: www.obergefell.com
Jim’s Winery: https://equalityvines.com/
Jim Obergefell, the named plaintiff from the landmark marriage equality case Obergefell v. Hodges, is a speaker on LGBTQ+ equality and civil rights represented by Keppler Speakers.
He sits on the Board of Advisors of the Mattachine Society of Washington, DC, and the National Advisory Council of the GLBT Historical Society. Jim is a past member of the Board of Directors of SAGE, and he was previously a staff member at Family Equality.
Jim co-founded Equality Vines, the first cause-based wine label, to support organizations devoted to equality for all.
Jim co-authored the book Love Wins, published by William Morrow, and he has written book forewords, chapters, and afterwards as well as essays and Op-Eds.
Jim had previous careers as a high school German teacher, corporate trainer, relationship manager, software education consultant, and real estate agent.
Born and raised in Sandusky, OH, Jim returned to his hometown after living in Cincinnati, OH; Columbus, OH; and Washington, DC. In his free time, Jim enjoys photography, travel, choral singing, reading, and art museums.
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“What drives you to make the decisions you make? There’s intent. There’s motivation. There’s your personality…that profile is what helps you decide to do or say something.” – Lena Sisco
Lena Sisco, interrogator, joins the show to discuss ways to accurately detect lies, gain rapport, and ultimately get the truth from the people you interact with daily.
KEY TOPICS
* Reverse engineering conversations, so you get the answers you’re looking for.
* Cognitive overload and how it can reveal the truth.
* Denying, justifying, and qualifying lies – you may not even know you’re lying to yourself!
* The ingredients of rapport. The foundation of building trusting relationships.
Don’t forget to listen to our last episode with Lena!
Ep.21 I Lena Sisco & Elly Johnson I Deciding to Seek the Truth: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/48445769/download.mp3
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Wargames: https://www.amazon.com/Wargames-Dabney-Coleman/dp/B0011EQBOS
Couples Court: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCis8-aFFycLZgNI4bqNcE5g
Ep.8 I Eric Maddox I Deciding to Find Saddam Hussein: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/47176211/download.mp3
Ep.9 I Eric Maddox I Deciding to be an Empathetic Listener: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/47282845/download.mp3
Ep.54 I Dandapani I Deciding to Have Unwavering Focus: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/51234904/download.mp3
CONNECT WITH LENA SISCO
You’re Lying: Secrets from an Expert Military Interrogator to Spot the Lies and Get to the Truth: https://www.amazon.com/Youre-Lying-Secrets-Military-Interrogator/dp/1601633629
Honest Answers: Interview and Negotiation Skills to Get to the Truth: https://www.amazon.com/Honest-Answers-Interview-Negotiation-Skills/dp/1400226406/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1671312172&sr=1-1
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lena-sisco-8a31b451/
lenasisco@thecongruencygroup.com
www.thecongruencygroup.com
www.sectorintell.com
Lena Sisco is a former Department of Defense (DoD) certified Military Interrogator and Naval Intelligence Officer who served in the Global War on Terror conducting hundreds of interrogations collecting high-value intelligence information to thwart terrorist attacks. She is the recipient of the Joint Service and the Navy/Marine Corps Commendation and Achievement Medals. Lena is a former TEDx speaker (My Secret to Breaking Terrorists: Detecting Deception & Rapport) and a TV personality who served as an interrogation/body language/deceptive analysis expert for three seasons on the Emmy-nominated court show called Couples Court. Lena partnered with the International Spy Museum and is a Spy’s Eye View speaker. In 2019, she was a panelist at their prestigious annual event called Mother, Daughter, Sister, Spy, and she is featured in two Spy Museum exhibits. She is also partnered with SPYEX and participated in their annual celebrity event as an expert intelligence panelist at SPYSCAPE in NYC.
Lena is the author of Honest Answers, Interview, and Negotiation Skills to Get to the Truth, You're Lying! Secrets From an Expert Military Interrogator to Spot the Lies and Get to the Truth, and Marine Scout Snipers; True Stories from Marine Corps Snipers.
Since 2003, Lena has worked as a government civilian and contractor for the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI), Joint Forces Command (JFC), U.S. Marine Corps Intelligence Schools (MCIS), and Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS). She has partnered with the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in human intelligence (HUMINT) Collection Activities. Since then, she has trained the DoD and federal and state law enforcement agencies in interviewing and interrogation techniques, including in-depth deceptive analysis, body language, and elicitation.
She is the CEO and founder of two companies, The Congruency Group, where the art & science of human interaction meet, and SECTOR INTELLIGENCE, a global company providing elite training and consulting services in elicitation and game-changing sales prospecting. As an international keynote speaker, she speaks to audiences in various industries located around the globe. Some of her clients include the International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI), the Virginia Homicide Investigators Association (VHIA), the Virginia Crime Analysis (VCANN), Texas Crime Stoppers, The Collaborative Rehab Council, the Alliance Safety Council, Michigan Association of Community Mental Health Boards, accountants, auditors, aerospace professionals, realtors, sales associates, consultants and more.
Lena has numerous leadership certifications; Organizational Change Management, Discovery Learning Institute's Change Style Indicator, Change Navigator, and Power + Systems Organizational Workshop. In June 2020, she received her certificate in the Psychology of Leadership from Cornell University. She holds numerous instructor certifications, is certified in Instructional Systems Design for curriculum development and continues to train government agencies and law enforcement in leadership competencies.
Lena received her Master of Arts degree in Old World Archaeology and Art from Brown University in 1997 and excavated overseas in Italy and Greece. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology from the University of Rhode Island in 1993 and conducted a field school in San Salvador. She has been volunteering as a specialist in animal care and animal educational programs at zoos and museums since 2010. In her spare time, she is either sailing or traveling.
“What drives you to make the decisions you make? There’s intent. There’s motivation. There’s your personality…that profile is what helps you decide to do or say something.” – Lena Sisco
Lena Sisco, interrogator, joins the show to discuss ways to accurately detect lies, gain rapport, and ultimately get the truth from the people you interact with daily.
KEY TOPICS
* Reverse engineering conversations, so you get the answers you’re looking for.
* Cognitive overload and how it can reveal the truth.
* Denying, justifying, and qualifying lies – you may not even know you’re lying to yourself!
* The ingredients of rapport. The foundation of building trusting relationships.
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Listen to the 15-minute highlight episode from our conversation with Lena! Check it out by going to tomorrow's episode, or download it directly using this link: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/52346098/download.mp3
Don’t forget to listen to our last episode with Lena!
Ep.21 I Lena Sisco & Elly Johnson I Deciding to Seek the Truth: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/48445769/download.mp3
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At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy.
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Wargames: https://www.amazon.com/Wargames-Dabney-Coleman/dp/B0011EQBOS
Couples Court: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCis8-aFFycLZgNI4bqNcE5g
Ep.8 I Eric Maddox I Deciding to Find Saddam Hussein: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/47176211/download.mp3
Ep.9 I Eric Maddox I Deciding to be an Empathetic Listener: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/47282845/download.mp3
Ep.54 I Dandapani I Deciding to Have Unwavering Focus: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/51234904/download.mp3
CONNECT WITH LENA SISCO
You’re Lying: Secrets from an Expert Military Interrogator to Spot the Lies and Get to the Truth: https://www.amazon.com/Youre-Lying-Secrets-Military-Interrogator/dp/1601633629
Honest Answers: Interview and Negotiation Skills to Get to the Truth: https://www.amazon.com/Honest-Answers-Interview-Negotiation-Skills/dp/1400226406/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1671312172&sr=1-1
Instagram: @lenasisco11
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lenasiscoTCG/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lena-sisco-8a31b451/
lenasisco@thecongruencygroup.com
www.thecongruencygroup.com
www.sectorintell.com
Lena Sisco is a former Department of Defense (DoD) certified Military Interrogator and Naval Intelligence Officer who served in the Global War on Terror conducting hundreds of interrogations collecting high-value intelligence information to thwart terrorist attacks. She is the recipient of the Joint Service and the Navy/Marine Corps Commendation and Achievement Medals. Lena is a former TEDx speaker (My Secret to Breaking Terrorists: Detecting Deception & Rapport) and a TV personality who served as an interrogation/body language/deceptive analysis expert for three seasons on the Emmy-nominated court show called Couples Court. Lena partnered with the International Spy Museum and is a Spy’s Eye View speaker. In 2019, she was a panelist at their prestigious annual event called Mother, Daughter, Sister, Spy, and she is featured in two Spy Museum exhibits. She is also partnered with SPYEX and participated in their annual celebrity event as an expert intelligence panelist at SPYSCAPE in NYC.
Lena is the author of Honest Answers, Interview, and Negotiation Skills to Get to the Truth, You're Lying! Secrets From an Expert Military Interrogator to Spot the Lies and Get to the Truth, and Marine Scout Snipers; True Stories from Marine Corps Snipers.
Since 2003, Lena has worked as a government civilian and contractor for the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI), Joint Forces Command (JFC), U.S. Marine Corps Intelligence Schools (MCIS), and Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS). She has partnered with the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in human intelligence (HUMINT) Collection Activities. Since then, she has trained the DoD and federal and state law enforcement agencies in interviewing and interrogation techniques, including in-depth deceptive analysis, body language, and elicitation.
She is the CEO and founder of two companies, The Congruency Group, where the art & science of human interaction meet, and SECTOR INTELLIGENCE, a global company providing elite training and consulting services in elicitation and game-changing sales prospecting. As an international keynote speaker, she speaks to audiences in various industries located around the globe. Some of her clients include the International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI), the Virginia Homicide Investigators Association (VHIA), the Virginia Crime Analysis (VCANN), Texas Crime Stoppers, The Collaborative Rehab Council, the Alliance Safety Council, Michigan Association of Community Mental Health Boards, accountants, auditors, aerospace professionals, realtors, sales associates, consultants and more.
Lena has numerous leadership certifications; Organizational Change Management, Discovery Learning Institute's Change Style Indicator, Change Navigator, and Power + Systems Organizational Workshop. In June 2020, she received her certificate in the Psychology of Leadership from Cornell University. She holds numerous instructor certifications, is certified in Instructional Systems Design for curriculum development and continues to train government agencies and law enforcement in leadership competencies.
Lena received her Master of Arts degree in Old World Archaeology and Art from Brown University in 1997 and excavated overseas in Italy and Greece. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology from the University of Rhode Island in 1993 and conducted a field school in San Salvador. She has been volunteering as a specialist in animal care and animal educational programs at zoos and museums since 2010. In her spare time, she is either sailing or traveling.
Join us for a special episode that will give you TANGIBLE and CONCISE DECISION-MAKING TIPS to help you enter 2023 with CLARITY! This episode combines advice from our skilled guests, pulled from 2022’s episodes. See the timestamps below to find links to each full episode.
01:08-3:45 – Ep.19 I Dr. Celeste Holbrook, Sex Therapist: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/48257562/download.mp3
03:50-05:47 - Ep.20 I Dr. Emily Oster, Professor of Economics at Brown University: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/48357122/download.mp3
05:51-07:18 - Ep.21 I The Truth Sisters I Lena Sisco & Elly Johnson, Body Language Experts: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/48445769/download.mp3
07:23-11:28 - Ep.24 I Ryan Goulart, Neuroscience Expert from Think2Perform: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/48749050/download.mp3
11:32-13:53 - Ep.29 I Fotini Iconomopoulos, Negotiator: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/49159015/download.mp3
13:58-15:42 - Ep.37 I Dr. James Langabeer, Decision Scientist: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/49836464/download.mp3
15:46-18:25 - Ep.38 I Jen Clinehens, Behavioral Science Expert: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/49927485/download.mp3
18:29-21:54 - Ep.40 I Col. Martha McSally, First Female Fighter Pilot: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/50111005/download.mp3
21:59-23:13 - Ep.48 I Prof. Wendy Wood, Behavioral Scientist: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/50796238/download.mp3
23:17-25:07 - Ep.50 I Emily Sanders, Psychotherapist: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/50909350/download.mp3
25:11-27:02 - Ep.53 I Aaron Bare, Strategic Leadership Facilitator: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/51132574/download.mp3
27:07-28:44 - Ep.54 I Dandapani, Hindu Priest and Former Monk: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/51234904/download.mp3
28:48-32:19 - Ep.63 I Dr. Nika Kabiri, Decision Scientist: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/51768117/download.mp3
32:24-34:34 - Ep.66 I Rich Diviney, Retired Navy SEAL: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/52089767/download.mp3
34:38-36:05 - Ep.68 I Amy Bruske, President of Kolbe Corp.: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/52214150/download.mp3
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You don’t have to change who you are to make great decisions. Operate in your own strengths!
Amy Bruske, President of Kolbe Corp., joins Decidedly to discuss conation – how people take action based on their innate instincts.
KEY TOPICS
* Recognizing how you define success
* Capitalizing on your strengths
* Knowing the reasons for your actions
* Teaching people how to interact with you
CONNECT WITH US
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MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy.
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Kathy Kolbe’s books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Kathy-Kolbe/author/B01MUH3GG1?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true
The Wonderlic Test: https://www.wonderlictestprep.com/what-is-the-wonderlic-test
CONNECT WITH AMY BRUSKE
The Powered by Instinct podcast: https://poweredbyinstinct.com/
Website: https://www.kolbe.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KolbeCorp
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amybruske/
Amy Bruske is a sought-after speaker for Fortune 500 companies, associations, and entrepreneurial organizations in a variety of industries, and a Principal and President of Kolbe Corp. Specializing in HR consulting and leadership development, she is one of the company's three Senior Master Consultants and is also in demand for executive coaching and team building for a wide range of businesses around the world. Currently, Amy is publishing a book on successful family owned businesses.
Amy was named the Small Business Owner of the year by the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), Phoenix Chapter in 2012. Amy is also Chairman of the Board for Kolbe’s non-profit arm, The Center for Conative Abilities which focuses on research for health and education initiatives. She is a committee chair for the Board of Directors for NAWBO, and a member of the Women Presidents’ Organization, the International Women’s Forum (Arizona chapter), and the Strategic Coach Program.
Amy has mentored countless business leaders over the years. She is currently focused on formal mentorship programs for women business owners and is a community panel member for the Young Entrepreneurs’ Academy.
Before coming to Kolbe, Amy was a senior leader at Jenny Craig Inc., where she coached and trained franchise owners. She also was the East Coast Divisional Supervisor of Sales Training and an operations specialist. Her early career included assisting major advertising clients with conducting focus groups.
Although born in Argentina, Amy considers herself an Arizona native. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from Loyola Marymount University. She is married to Jim Bruske, a retired professional baseball player now working in real estate, and has two very active children to keep her busy away from the office. Amy is an avid reader and enjoys keeping fit and dedicating time to children’s causes.
You don’t have to change who you are to make great decisions. Operate in your own strengths!
Amy Bruske, President of Kolbe Corp., joins Decidedly to discuss conation – how people take action based on their innate instincts.
KEY TOPICS
* Recognizing how you define success
* Capitalizing on your strengths
* Knowing the reasons for your actions
* Teaching people how to interact with you
CONNECT WITH US
https://decidedlypodcast.com/
Instagram: @decidedlypodcast
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/decidedlypodcast
Shawn’s Instagram: @shawn_d_smith
Sanger’s Instagram: @sangersmith
MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy.
LEARN MORE:
www.decidedlywealth.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/decidedlywealth/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DecidedlyWealth/
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Kathy Kolbe’s books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Kathy-Kolbe/author/B01MUH3GG1?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true
The Wonderlic Test: https://www.wonderlictestprep.com/what-is-the-wonderlic-test
CONNECT WITH AMY BRUSKE
The Powered by Instinct podcast: https://poweredbyinstinct.com/
Website: https://www.kolbe.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KolbeCorp
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amybruske/
Amy Bruske is a sought-after speaker for Fortune 500 companies, associations, and entrepreneurial organizations in a variety of industries, and a Principal and President of Kolbe Corp. Specializing in HR consulting and leadership development, she is one of the company's three Senior Master Consultants and is also in demand for executive coaching and team building for a wide range of businesses around the world. Currently, Amy is publishing a book on successful family owned businesses.
Amy was named the Small Business Owner of the year by the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), Phoenix Chapter in 2012. Amy is also Chairman of the Board for Kolbe’s non-profit arm, The Center for Conative Abilities which focuses on research for health and education initiatives. She is a committee chair for the Board of Directors for NAWBO, and a member of the Women Presidents’ Organization, the International Women’s Forum (Arizona chapter), and the Strategic Coach Program.
Amy has mentored countless business leaders over the years. She is currently focused on formal mentorship programs for women business owners and is a community panel member for the Young Entrepreneurs’ Academy.
Before coming to Kolbe, Amy was a senior leader at Jenny Craig Inc., where she coached and trained franchise owners. She also was the East Coast Divisional Supervisor of Sales Training and an operations specialist. Her early career included assisting major advertising clients with conducting focus groups.
Although born in Argentina, Amy considers herself an Arizona native. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from Loyola Marymount University. She is married to Jim Bruske, a retired professional baseball player now working in real estate, and has two very active children to keep her busy away from the office. Amy is an avid reader and enjoys keeping fit and dedicating time to children’s causes.
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“A problem discussed is a problem halved.” – Amber Jeffrey
Amber Jeffrey, grief specialist and host of The Grief Gang podcast, joins Decidedly to discuss creating space to grieve, intentionally managing heightened emotions, and when and when not to make decisions throughout the grieving process.
KEY TOPICS
- Making decisions when emotions run high
- Feeling stuck
- The difference between moving on and moving forward
- Befriending your grief
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MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy.
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
The DSM-5: https://dsm.psychiatryonline.org/
CONNECT WITH AMBER JEFFREY
Instagram: @thegriefgangpodcast
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGriefGang/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/amber-jeffrey-4a692719b_the-grief-gang-activity-6950084540245688320-kCIu/
Twitter: @thegriefgang
Blog: https://www.thegriefgang.com/blog
Website: www.thegriefgang.com
Podcast: https://www.thegriefgang.com/podcast
Amber Jeffrey is a celebrated podcast host and online community leader. Her work & podcast, The Grief Gang, specializes in breaking down the topic that is grief one conversation at a time. By sharing her own experiences of loss as well as the stories of others on both her show and online platforms.
Through Amber's dedicated and passionate voice she has gone on to deliver talks & panel discussions at the University of Cambridge and Westminster. Amber as of recently is working closely with Oxford University to assist their training psychologists on how to support bereaved clients they will support in their clinical work.
The podcast has gained traction in its short life span of 3 years and has been recognized and amplified by many news & media outlets such as The BBC, Vogue, Refinery 29 and many more. With interviews on Woman's hour, Channel 5 & BBC 1Xtra, Amber is no stranger to being behind the mic and delivering compelling, insightful and humorous interviews.
Amber is on a mission to get the country and further afield comfortable with talking about death, dying and grief. Her slogan on her podcast reads: "Welcome to the gang...the one you never asked to be part of". For something that is so concrete in life, why are we so bad at it? Amber thrives off these conversations and enjoys peeling back the layers and the nuances of grief.
“A problem discussed is a problem halved.” – Amber Jeffrey
Amber Jeffrey, grief specialist and host of The Grief Gang podcast, joins Decidedly to discuss creating space to grieve, intentionally managing heightened emotions, and when and when not to make decisions throughout the grieving process.
KEY TOPICS
- Making decisions when emotions run high
- Feeling stuck
- The difference between moving on and moving forward
- Befriending your grief
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
The DSM-5: https://dsm.psychiatryonline.org/
CONNECT WITH AMBER JEFFREY
Instagram: @thegriefgangpodcast
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGriefGang/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/amber-jeffrey-4a692719b_the-grief-gang-activity-6950084540245688320-kCIu/
Twitter: @thegriefgang
Blog: https://www.thegriefgang.com/blog
Website: www.thegriefgang.com
Podcast: https://www.thegriefgang.com/podcast
Amber Jeffrey is a celebrated podcast host and online community leader. Her work & podcast, The Grief Gang, specializes in breaking down the topic that is grief one conversation at a time. By sharing her own experiences of loss as well as the stories of others on both her show and online platforms.
Through Amber's dedicated and passionate voice she has gone on to deliver talks & panel discussions at the University of Cambridge and Westminster. Amber as of recently is working closely with Oxford University to assist their training psychologists on how to support bereaved clients they will support in their clinical work.
The podcast has gained traction in its short life span of 3 years and has been recognized and amplified by many news & media outlets such as The BBC, Vogue, Refinery 29 and many more. With interviews on Woman's hour, Channel 5 & BBC 1Xtra, Amber is no stranger to being behind the mic and delivering compelling, insightful and humorous interviews.
Amber is on a mission to get the country and further afield comfortable with talking about death, dying and grief. Her slogan on her podcast reads: "Welcome to the gang...the one you never asked to be part of". For something that is so concrete in life, why are we so bad at it? Amber thrives off these conversations and enjoys peeling back the layers and the nuances of grief.
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“Decision-making is a taught skill. Decisiveness adds efficiency and speed to the process.” – Rich Diviney
Rich Diviney, retired Navy SEAL commander, joins Decidedly to discuss key attributes the most impactful Navy SEALS use to improve their decision-making.
KEY TOPICS
- Developing attributes that influence your decisions
- Autonomic arousal, amygdala hijacking, and the nervous system
- Making microdecisions
- Utilizing compartmentalization to make faster decisions
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Rich’s book, “The Attributes 25 Hidden Drivers of Optimal Performance”: https://www.amazon.com/Attributes-Hidden-Drivers-Optimal-Performance/dp/0593133943/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+attribute&qid=1607956573&sr=8-1
Draper Kauffman: https://sofrep.com/news/the-father-of-navy-udtseal-teams-draper-kauffman-part-1/
CONNECT WITH RICH DIVINEY
Instagram: @rich_diviney & @theattributes
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RichDiviney/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richdiviney/
Twitter: @richdiviney
Rich’s book, “The Attributes 25 Hidden Drivers of Optimal Performance”: https://www.amazon.com/Attributes-Hidden-Drivers-Optimal-Performance/dp/0593133943/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+attribute&qid=1607956573&sr=8-1
Rich Diviney & Simon Sinek: https://simonsinek.com/optimists/rich-diviney/
Website: www.theattributes.com
Rich Diviney is a bestselling author, leadership and human performance expert, and retired Navy SEAL commander. During his career in the US Military, spanning more than twenty years, Rich has completed more than thirteen deployments overseas.
As the officer tasked with training others for specialized command, Diviney was intimately involved in an extremely specialized SEAL selection process, paring down a group of exceptional candidates to a small cadre of the most elite optimal performers. He also spearheaded the creation of a directorate, employing a strong emphasis on physical, mental, and emotional discipline to optimize the team’s performance. Diviney led his small team to create the first-ever “Mind Gym” that helped special operators train their brains to perform faster, longer, and better in all environments—especially high-stress ones.
Since retiring from the Navy, Diviney has worked as a speaker, facilitator, and consultant at the Chapman & Co. Leadership Institute and Simon Sinek Inc. In 2020, Diviney founded The Attributes Inc., where he currently serves as the corporation’s CEO.
Currently, Rich speaks and consults on leadership strategies, assessment and selection processes, and optimal performance techniques. He has worked with thousands of businesses, athletic organizations, and military leaders. His past clients include American Airlines, Meijer Inc., the San Francisco 49ers, Pegasystems, Zoom, and Deloitte.
In January 2021, Rich released his first book: The Attributes. 25 Hidden Drivers of Optimal Performance.
“Decision-making is a taught skill. Decisiveness adds efficiency and speed to the process.” – Rich Diviney
Rich Diviney, retired Navy SEAL commander, joins Decidedly to discuss key attributes the most impactful Navy SEALS use to improve their decision-making.
KEY TOPICS
- Developing attributes that influence your decisions
- Autonomic arousal, amygdala hijacking, and the nervous system
- Making microdecisions
- Utilizing compartmentalization to make faster decisions
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MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Rich’s book, “The Attributes 25 Hidden Drivers of Optimal Performance”: https://www.amazon.com/Attributes-Hidden-Drivers-Optimal-Performance/dp/0593133943/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+attribute&qid=1607956573&sr=8-1
Draper Kauffman: https://sofrep.com/news/the-father-of-navy-udtseal-teams-draper-kauffman-part-1/
CONNECT WITH RICH DIVINEY
Instagram: @rich_diviney & @theattributes
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RichDiviney/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richdiviney/
Twitter: @richdiviney
Rich’s book, “The Attributes 25 Hidden Drivers of Optimal Performance”: https://www.amazon.com/Attributes-Hidden-Drivers-Optimal-Performance/dp/0593133943/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+attribute&qid=1607956573&sr=8-1
Rich Diviney & Simon Sinek: https://simonsinek.com/optimists/rich-diviney/
Website: www.theattributes.com
Rich Diviney is a bestselling author, leadership and human performance expert, and retired Navy SEAL commander. During his career in the US Military, spanning more than twenty years, Rich has completed more than thirteen deployments overseas.
As the officer tasked with training others for specialized command, Diviney was intimately involved in an extremely specialized SEAL selection process, paring down a group of exceptional candidates to a small cadre of the most elite optimal performers. He also spearheaded the creation of a directorate, employing a strong emphasis on physical, mental, and emotional discipline to optimize the team’s performance. Diviney led his small team to create the first-ever “Mind Gym” that helped special operators train their brains to perform faster, longer, and better in all environments—especially high-stress ones.
Since retiring from the Navy, Diviney has worked as a speaker, facilitator, and consultant at the Chapman & Co. Leadership Institute and Simon Sinek Inc. In 2020, Diviney founded The Attributes Inc., where he currently serves as the corporation’s CEO.
Currently, Rich speaks and consults on leadership strategies, assessment and selection processes, and optimal performance techniques. He has worked with thousands of businesses, athletic organizations, and military leaders. His past clients include American Airlines, Meijer Inc., the San Francisco 49ers, Pegasystems, Zoom, and Deloitte.
In January 2021, Rich released his first book: The Attributes. 25 Hidden Drivers of Optimal Performance.
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Morals, intuition, and fact are a constant balancing act in making great decisions.
Andrew Beato, the Chair of the False Claims Act and Whistleblower Practice Group at Stein Mitchell Beato & Missner LLP, joins Decidedly to share decisions made by whistleblowers in the United States and abroad.
KEY TOPICS
- How morals, intuition, and facts impact decisions differently
- Decision making in confidential matters
- The Credit Suisse matter
- Decisions whistleblowers must make
- Terror whistleblowers face after their claim
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MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy.
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
- The False Claims Act: https://www.justice.gov/civil/false-claims-act
- Senator Chuck Grassley: https://www.grassley.senate.gov/
- Ep.19 I Dr. Celeste Holbrook I Deciding to be a SEXpert: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/48257562/download.mp3
- Ep.41 I Dr. Celeste Holbrook I Deciding to Talk About Sex (and other taboos!): https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/50204031/download.mp3
- Stanley Milgram “Obedience to Authority”: https://ahrp.org/1961-stanley-milgrams-first-of-a-series-of-obedience-to-authority-experiments-at-yale/
- Edward Snowden documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g_sqKH2z4I
- John Stossel Snowden Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSu4rCizyUM
CONNECT WITH ANDREW BEATO
Website: https://www.steinmitchell.com/professionals-Andrew-Beato
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-beato-0ab0325/
Andrew M. Beato is the Chair of the False Claims Act and Whistleblower Practice Group at Stein Mitchell Beato & Missner LLP. His practice focuses on representing whistleblowers in the United States and abroad. Mr. Beato has substantial experience representing clients in high-profile government fraud investigations with state and federal agencies, including the Department of Justice, State Attorneys General Offices, the Food and Drug Administration, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Internal Revenue Service, and the Department of Defense. In addition, Mr. Beato represents clients in complex international whistleblower claims involving financial entities alleged to have violated tax, securities, commodities, and health care laws. The whistleblowers represented by Mr. Beato have contributed to more than $3.5 billion in payments to federal and state governments, including $2.6 billion paid by Credit Suisse for conspiring to aid and assist taxpayers in filing false returns.
Morals, intuition, and fact are a constant balancing act in making great decisions.
Andrew Beato, the Chair of the False Claims Act and Whistleblower Practice Group at Stein Mitchell Beato & Missner LLP, joins Decidedly to share decisions made by whistleblowers in the United States and abroad.
KEY TOPICS
- How morals, intuition, and facts impact decisions differently
- Decision making in confidential matters
- The Credit Suisse matter
- Decisions whistleblowers must make
- Terror whistleblowers face after their claim
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At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy.
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
- The False Claims Act: https://www.justice.gov/civil/false-claims-act
- Senator Chuck Grassley: https://www.grassley.senate.gov/
- Ep.19 I Dr. Celeste Holbrook I Deciding to be a SEXpert: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/48257562/download.mp3
- Ep.41 I Dr. Celeste Holbrook I Deciding to Talk About Sex (and other taboos!): https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/50204031/download.mp3
- Stanley Milgram “Obedience to Authority”: https://ahrp.org/1961-stanley-milgrams-first-of-a-series-of-obedience-to-authority-experiments-at-yale/
- Edward Snowden documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g_sqKH2z4I
- John Stossel Snowden Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSu4rCizyUM
CONNECT WITH ANDREW BEATO
Website: https://www.steinmitchell.com/professionals-Andrew-Beato
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-beato-0ab0325/
Andrew M. Beato is the Chair of the False Claims Act and Whistleblower Practice Group at Stein Mitchell Beato & Missner LLP. His practice focuses on representing whistleblowers in the United States and abroad. Mr. Beato has substantial experience representing clients in high-profile government fraud investigations with state and federal agencies, including the Department of Justice, State Attorneys General Offices, the Food and Drug Administration, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Internal Revenue Service, and the Department of Defense. In addition, Mr. Beato represents clients in complex international whistleblower claims involving financial entities alleged to have violated tax, securities, commodities, and health care laws. The whistleblowers represented by Mr. Beato have contributed to more than $3.5 billion in payments to federal and state governments, including $2.6 billion paid by Credit Suisse for conspiring to aid and assist taxpayers in filing false returns.
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When making decisions in tragedy, it’s imperative to recognize your unique purpose.
Representative Christine Hunschofsky, Mayor of Parkland, Florida at the time of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas school shooting, joins the show to discuss the importance of bringing humanity into your decisions when navigating tragedy and gaining understanding from your community as you recover together.
KEY TOPICS
- Politics around the Thanksgiving dinner table
- Removing emotions from decisions
- Deciding when to do something, and when not to
- Knowing WHY you’re making a decision
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon: https://www.amazon.com/Degrees-Kevin-Bacon-Craig-Fass/dp/0452278449/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=six+degrees+of+kevin+bacon&qid=1668618662&sr=8-3
CONNECT WITH REP. CHRISTINE HUNSCHOFSKY
Instagram: @christinehunschofsky
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/christine.hunschofsky
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christine-h-30608538/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CHunschofsky
Website: https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4799&LegislativeTermId=90
State Representative Christine Hunschofsky earned Bachelor’s Degrees in Business Administration and Philosophy from Boston University and an MBA from Babson College. From 2006-2013, she served on Parkland’s Education Advisory Board and in 2013 successfully ran for commissioner on the Parkland City Commission.
In 2016, Representative Hunschofsky was the second woman in Parkland’s history elected Mayor. While Mayor, Representative Hunschofsky led her community through the aftermath of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. She was appointed to co-chair the United States Conference of Mayors Small Cities Forum and testified before the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force of the 116th Congress. In 2019, she joined the American Food Coalition to advocate for flood mitigation and was inducted into the Broward County Women’s Hall of Fame. Representative Christine Hunschofsky was elected to the Florida House of Representatives as the State Representative for District 96 in November of 2020. In 2021, Representative Hunschofsky was appointed by Speaker Sprowls to the Commission on Mental Health and Substance Abuse.
In 2022 Representative Hunschofsky was re-elected without opposition to the newly redrawn district 95. Where she continues to serve and represent her community.
When making decisions in tragedy, it’s imperative to recognize your unique purpose.
Representative Christine Hunschofsky, Mayor of Parkland, Florida at the time of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas school shooting, joins the show to discuss the importance of bringing humanity into your decisions when navigating tragedy and gaining understanding from your community as you recover together.
KEY TOPICS
- Politics around the Thanksgiving dinner table
- Removing emotions from decisions
- Deciding when to do something, and when not to
- Knowing WHY you’re making a decision
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon: https://www.amazon.com/Degrees-Kevin-Bacon-Craig-Fass/dp/0452278449/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=six+degrees+of+kevin+bacon&qid=1668618662&sr=8-3
CONNECT WITH REP. CHRISTINE HUNSCHOFSKY
Instagram: @christinehunschofsky
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/christine.hunschofsky
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christine-h-30608538/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CHunschofsky
Website: https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4799&LegislativeTermId=90
State Representative Christine Hunschofsky earned Bachelor’s Degrees in Business Administration and Philosophy from Boston University and an MBA from Babson College. From 2006-2013, she served on Parkland’s Education Advisory Board and in 2013 successfully ran for commissioner on the Parkland City Commission.
In 2016, Representative Hunschofsky was the second woman in Parkland’s history elected Mayor. While Mayor, Representative Hunschofsky led her community through the aftermath of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. She was appointed to co-chair the United States Conference of Mayors Small Cities Forum and testified before the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force of the 116th Congress. In 2019, she joined the American Food Coalition to advocate for flood mitigation and was inducted into the Broward County Women’s Hall of Fame. Representative Christine Hunschofsky was elected to the Florida House of Representatives as the State Representative for District 96 in November of 2020. In 2021, Representative Hunschofsky was appointed by Speaker Sprowls to the Commission on Mental Health and Substance Abuse.
In 2022 Representative Hunschofsky was re-elected without opposition to the newly redrawn district 95. Where she continues to serve and represent her community.
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“Before you make your decision, what do you need to know that you don’t know?” – Dr. Nika Kabiri
Dr. Nika Kabiri, decision scientist, joins the show to discuss decision processes around relationships, conspiracy theories, self-confidence, risk assessment, and more.
KEY TOPICS
- Recognizing bad decisions
- Not listening to your gut
- Institutional decision-making
- Following scripts v. making decisions
- The Expected Utility Model of decision-making
- Conspiracy theory decisions
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Dr. Kabiri’s Guide, “How to Change a Misinformed Mind” (it’s free!): https://www.yournextdecision.com/product-page/guide-how-to-change-a-misinformed-mind
Tom Segura – Tommy Lee Jones: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poH8BH8J4_s
CONNECT WITH DR. NIKA KABIRI
Instagram: @nikakabiri
Website: yournextdecision.com
Books: https://www.yournextdecision.com/books
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikakabiri/
Dr. Nika Kabiri is a decision-making specialist who helps people make hard choices so they can move forward with minimal regret. She has spent over two decades studying how people make decisions in a variety of contexts, from relationships to politics to business. Nika has worked with clients like Amazon, Google, Microsoft, PepsiCo, General Mills, Fitbit, Oakley, and more, including tech startups that haven't been born yet. Currently, she serves as Senior Director of Decision Science at Clio, where she helps transform the legal industry and improve access to justice through better decision-making. She also advises individuals needing help making the right choices in their personal lives.
She earned her PhD in Sociology from the University of Washington, where her academic focus was on choice theory and institutional analysis. Dr. Kabiri is a former faculty member at the University of Washington, where she taught decision science. Nika also has a JD from the University of Texas.
“Before you make your decision, what do you need to know that you don’t know?” – Dr. Nika Kabiri
Dr. Nika Kabiri, decision scientist, joins the show to discuss decision processes around relationships, conspiracy theories, self-confidence, risk assessment, and more.
KEY TOPICS
- Recognizing bad decisions
- Not listening to your gut
- Institutional decision-making
- Following scripts v. making decisions
- The Expected Utility Model of decision-making
- Conspiracy theory decisions
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Dr. Kabiri’s Guide, “How to Change a Misinformed Mind” (it’s free!): https://www.yournextdecision.com/product-page/guide-how-to-change-a-misinformed-mind
Tom Segura – Tommy Lee Jones: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poH8BH8J4_s
CONNECT WITH DR. NIKA KABIRI
Instagram: @nikakabiri
Website: yournextdecision.com
Books: https://www.yournextdecision.com/books
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikakabiri/
Dr. Nika Kabiri is a decision-making specialist who helps people make hard choices so they can move forward with minimal regret. She has spent over two decades studying how people make decisions in a variety of contexts, from relationships to politics to business. Nika has worked with clients like Amazon, Google, Microsoft, PepsiCo, General Mills, Fitbit, Oakley, and more, including tech startups that haven't been born yet. Currently, she serves as Senior Director of Decision Science at Clio, where she helps transform the legal industry and improve access to justice through better decision-making. She also advises individuals needing help making the right choices in their personal lives.
She earned her PhD in Sociology from the University of Washington, where her academic focus was on choice theory and institutional analysis. Dr. Kabiri is a former faculty member at the University of Washington, where she taught decision science. Nika also has a JD from the University of Texas.
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What legacy does your family carry?
Nike Anani joins the show to teach ways of developing a shared missions for your family, establishing shared values, and changing generational trajectories through purposeful conversations.
KEY TOPICS
- Defining your family’s legacy
- Establishing a family culture
- Codifying what’s important to your familial trajectory
- Learning from prior generations
- Fighting against complacency
- Overcoming family conflict
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MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy.
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Simon Sinek’s Golden Circle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMOlfsR7SMQ
Shirtsleeves to Shirtsleeves: in three generations” by William B. Abbott: https://www.amazon.com/Shirtsleeves-three-generations-William-Abbott/dp/1453573844
CONNECT WITH NIKE ANANI
Instagram: @nikeanani
Website: https://nikeanani.com/
Articles: https://nikeanani.com/articles/
Videos: https://nikeanani.com/videos/
Book “Lifetime to Legacy”: https://nikeanani.com/book/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nikeanani/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1sKSoLVye4VtRA-Sj9WD9g?view_as=subscriber
Twitter: https://twitter.com/nikeanani
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikeanani/
Nike Anani is an entrepreneur and a consultant. She was rated as a top-100 Family Business Consultant globally. She helps her clients bridge the gap between the senior and younger generations. As a result, they communicate, collaborate, and collectively gain clarity, to increase profit and productivity in their family businesses.
Nike works privately with select business families. Nike’s clients choose to engage her, not only because of her extensive professional training, but also because of her practical extensive experience (over a decade) as both a business founder and a NextGen. This allows her to uniquely empathize with both generations and act as a connector.
Nike is passionate about diversity, and celebrates the uniqueness in every individual, family, and business. As such her approach is highly customized for each client and not cookie-cutter.
What legacy does your family carry?
Nike Anani joins the show to teach ways of developing a shared missions for your family, establishing shared values, and changing generational trajectories through purposeful conversations.
KEY TOPICS
- Defining your family’s legacy
- Establishing a family culture
- Codifying what’s important to your familial trajectory
- Learning from prior generations
- Fighting against complacency
- Overcoming family conflict
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MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy.
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Simon Sinek’s Golden Circle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMOlfsR7SMQ
Shirtsleeves to Shirtsleeves: in three generations” by William B. Abbott: https://www.amazon.com/Shirtsleeves-three-generations-William-Abbott/dp/1453573844
CONNECT WITH NIKE ANANI
Instagram: @nikeanani
Website: https://nikeanani.com/
Articles: https://nikeanani.com/articles/
Videos: https://nikeanani.com/videos/
Book “Lifetime to Legacy”: https://nikeanani.com/book/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nikeanani/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1sKSoLVye4VtRA-Sj9WD9g?view_as=subscriber
Twitter: https://twitter.com/nikeanani
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikeanani/
Nike Anani is an entrepreneur and a consultant. She was rated as a top-100 Family Business Consultant globally. She helps her clients bridge the gap between the senior and younger generations. As a result, they communicate, collaborate, and collectively gain clarity, to increase profit and productivity in their family businesses.
Nike works privately with select business families. Nike’s clients choose to engage her, not only because of her extensive professional training, but also because of her practical extensive experience (over a decade) as both a business founder and a NextGen. This allows her to uniquely empathize with both generations and act as a connector.
Nike is passionate about diversity, and celebrates the uniqueness in every individual, family, and business. As such her approach is highly customized for each client and not cookie-cutter.
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Sanger and Shawn make your tough decisions for you!
KEY TOPICS
- The way you carry yourself
- Money’s impact on your dreams
- Legality versus morality
- Taking advice from other people
- Having confidence in your decisions
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MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy.
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
The Power of Persuasion: How We’re Bought and Sold by Robert Levine: https://www.amazon.com/Power-Persuasion-Were-Bought-Sold/dp/0471763179/ref=sr_1_1?crid=8ANJ6XGOVD7M&keywords=The+Power+of+Persuasion&qid=1666929000&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIyLjExIiwicXNhIjoiMS41NyIsInFzcCI6IjEuODkifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=the+power+of+persuasion%2Caps%2C302&sr=8-1
Sanger and Shawn make your tough decisions for you!
KEY TOPICS
- The way you carry yourself
- Money’s impact on your dreams
- Legality versus morality
- Taking advice from other people
- Having confidence in your decisions
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Shawn’s Instagram: @shawn_d_smith
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MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy.
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
The Power of Persuasion: How We’re Bought and Sold by Robert Levine: https://www.amazon.com/Power-Persuasion-Were-Bought-Sold/dp/0471763179/ref=sr_1_1?crid=8ANJ6XGOVD7M&keywords=The+Power+of+Persuasion&qid=1666929000&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIyLjExIiwicXNhIjoiMS41NyIsInFzcCI6IjEuODkifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=the+power+of+persuasion%2Caps%2C302&sr=8-1
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Your enneagram type is like a decision-making software running in the background of your life.
Have you programmed the software of your enneagram to best serve your decision-making ability?
Tyler Zach, certified enneagram coach, pastor, and author, joins the show to encourage purposeful decision-making skills based on the strengths and weaknesses of your enneagram type.
KEY TOPICS
- The history and origination of the enneagram
- Your values versus your virtues
- Challenging the weaknesses of your enneagram type, and leaning into the strengths
DON’T KNOW YOUR ENNEAGRAM? Take the free assessment from Tyler Zach: https://www.gospelenneagram.com/assessment
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MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy.
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Sanger’s friend Austin Powers: https://www.instagram.com/original_austinpowers/
Tyler Zach’s 40-Day Devotional for Your Enneagram: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08VGPJTX6
DON’T KNOW YOUR ENNEAGRAM? Take the free assessment from Tyler Zach: https://www.gospelenneagram.com/assessment
CONNECT WITH TYLER ZACH
Instagram: @gospelforenneagram or @tylermzach
Website: gospelforenneagram.com
40-Day Devotional for Your Enneagram: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08VGPJTX6
Facebook: facebook.com/gospelforenneagram
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDAQjUqhIBubnZYN_47RhOA
Tyler Zach is an author, certified Enneagram coach, pastor, and co-founder of One Hope, a multiethnic church in Omaha, Nebraska. He also trains business teams to grow in self-knowledge, empathy, and productivity using the Enneagram. Currently, he’s in the middle of working on a 40-day devotional for every Enneagram type and has sold over 6,000 copies of his books on Amazon. You can learn more about the Enneagram on his Instagram account (which has grown to 40,000+ followers) or watch hours of free content on his YouTube channel.
Your enneagram type is like a decision-making software running in the background of your life.
Have you programmed the software of your enneagram to best serve your decision-making ability?
Tyler Zach, certified enneagram coach, pastor, and author, joins the show to encourage purposeful decision-making skills based on the strengths and weaknesses of your enneagram type.
KEY TOPICS
- The history and origination of the enneagram
- Your values versus your virtues
- Challenging the weaknesses of your enneagram type, and leaning into the strengths
DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THE FULL EPISODE? Check out the 15-minute highlight episode using this link: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/51696981/download.mp3
DON’T KNOW YOUR ENNEAGRAM? Take the free assessment from Tyler Zach: https://www.gospelenneagram.com/assessment
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Shawn’s Instagram: @shawn_d_smith
Sanger’s Instagram: @sangersmith
MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy.
LEARN MORE: www.decidedlywealth.com
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Sanger’s friend Austin Powers: https://www.instagram.com/original_austinpowers/
Tyler Zach’s 40-Day Devotional for Your Enneagram: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08VGPJTX6
DON’T KNOW YOUR ENNEAGRAM? Take the free assessment from Tyler Zach: https://www.gospelenneagram.com/assessment
CONNECT WITH TYLER ZACH
Instagram: @gospelforenneagram or @tylermzach
Website: gospelforenneagram.com
40-Day Devotional for Your Enneagram: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08VGPJTX6
Facebook: facebook.com/gospelforenneagram
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDAQjUqhIBubnZYN_47RhOA
Tyler Zach is an author, certified Enneagram coach, pastor, and co-founder of One Hope, a multiethnic church in Omaha, Nebraska. He also trains business teams to grow in self-knowledge, empathy, and productivity using the Enneagram. Currently, he’s in the middle of working on a 40-day devotional for every Enneagram type and has sold over 6,000 copies of his books on Amazon. You can learn more about the Enneagram on his Instagram account (which has grown to 40,000+ followers) or watch hours of free content on his YouTube channel.
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Many business owners lack firms that can endure beyond their direct ownership.
What happens when you sell your business? Have you set that business up to have a thriving legacy without your ownership? Will your life have significance once you’re not the person in charge?
Ray Sclafani, Founder and CEO of ClientWise, a coaching and consulting company that through one of its signature programs, Success in Succession™, provides a proven platform to support financial professionals committed to building enduring firms, joins the show to share his expertise in the realm of business succession.
KEY TOPICS
- Business succession planning
- Transferring trust to new leadership
- Life after retirement or selling your business
- The importance of ongoing personal development plans
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MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy.
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Ray’s book, “You’ve Been Framed: How to Reframe Your Wealth Management Business and Renew Client Relationships”: https://www.amazon.com/Youve-Been-Framed-Management-Relationships/dp/1119062012/ref=sr_1_1?crid=KC59XDRWQISP&keywords=ray+sclafani+you%27ve+been+framed&qid=1665956601&sprefix=ray+sclafani+youve+been+framed%2Caps%2C251&sr=8-1
Mark Tibergien: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marktibergien/
Dan Sullivan: https://resources.strategiccoach.com/authors/dan-sullivan
Elizabeth “Liz” Nesvold: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-nesvold-9421065/
CONNECT WITH RAY SCLAFANI
ClientWise: https://www.clientwise.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raysclafani/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/raysclafani
After 20 years at AllianceBernstein, Ray Sclafani founded and heads ClientWise, which provides elite coaching programs and consulting exclusively for the financial services industry. Ray’s passion for serving leaders, advisors, and companies in the financial services sector is reflected in ClientWise, its unique coaching programs, and its team of credentialed coaches.
Ray’s experience as a coaching and consulting specialist in the financial sector mirrors his long and profitable history in the industry. In his 20 years at AllianceBernstein, Ray was one of the company’s top sales professionals and executive leaders. He specialized in creating and executing highly successful sales plans and building long-lasting client connections.
Later, Ray used his expertise as founder and Managing Director of the Advisor Institute at AllianceBernstein. In that role, he developed and directed an extensive series of programs that created improved and sustainable motivation, sales, and client relationships. Ray completed his transition to founding ClientWise through significant coaching education and practice. He is now recognized as a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) from the International Coach Federation, the leading independent professional association for coaches. As a complement to his coaching skills, he also holds a Master’s Certification in Neuro-Linguistics from the International Association for Neuro-Linguistic Programming and has participated in The Strategic Coach® Program for 17 years.
Ray’s expertise as a coach and trainer is recognized and sought out by leaders within the profession. Through ClientWise, he has provided coaching or created and presented workshops for, among others, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, LPL, Raymond James Financial, Ameriprise, and Northwestern Mutual. In addition, he has spoken on request to major industry conferences and company events for firms such as Merrill Lynch for their Diversity & Training programs, LPL, Morgan Stanley Institutes Conferences, Raymond James, FSC Securities, as well as the FPA National Conference, John Hancock Funds Wholesaler Conference, Nationwide Financial Summit Sales Conference, MetLife Presidents’ Conference, Northwestern Mutual Forum, Northwestern Mutual Annual Meeting, Barron’s Winner’s Circle Summit, and Barron’s Top Advisory Teams Summit.
He has been interviewed and quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Financial Planning magazine, and Registered Rep, to name a few. Ray’s book, “You’ve Been Framed: How to Reframe Your Wealth Management Business and Renew Client Relationships,” was published by Wiley in 2015.
Ray holds a BA from Baylor University. He lives in Flower Mound, Texas with his wife and true life partner, Beth, and their two sons who continually inspire his work and his passion for excellence.
Many business owners lack firms that can endure beyond their direct ownership.
What happens when you sell your business? Have you set that business up to have a thriving legacy without your ownership? Will your life have significance once you’re not the person in charge?
Ray Sclafani, Founder and CEO of ClientWise, a coaching and consulting company that through one of its signature programs, Success in Succession™, provides a proven platform to support financial professionals committed to building enduring firms, joins the show to share his expertise in the realm of business succession."
KEY TOPICS
- Business succession planning
- Transferring trust to new leadership
- Life after retirement or selling your business
- The importance of ongoing personal development plans
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MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy.
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Ray’s book, “You’ve Been Framed: How to Reframe Your Wealth Management Business and Renew Client Relationships”: https://www.amazon.com/Youve-Been-Framed-Management-Relationships/dp/1119062012/ref=sr_1_1?crid=KC59XDRWQISP&keywords=ray+sclafani+you%27ve+been+framed&qid=1665956601&sprefix=ray+sclafani+youve+been+framed%2Caps%2C251&sr=8-1
Mark Tibergien: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marktibergien/
Dan Sullivan: https://resources.strategiccoach.com/authors/dan-sullivan
Elizabeth “Liz” Nesvold: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-nesvold-9421065/
CONNECT WITH RAY SCLAFANI
ClientWise: https://www.clientwise.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raysclafani/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/raysclafani
After 20 years at AllianceBernstein, Ray Sclafani founded and heads ClientWise, which provides elite coaching programs and consulting exclusively for the financial services industry. Ray’s passion for serving leaders, advisors, and companies in the financial services sector is reflected in ClientWise, its unique coaching programs, and its team of credentialed coaches.
Ray’s experience as a coaching and consulting specialist in the financial sector mirrors his long and profitable history in the industry. In his 20 years at AllianceBernstein, Ray was one of the company’s top sales professionals and executive leaders. He specialized in creating and executing highly successful sales plans and building long-lasting client connections.
Later, Ray used his expertise as founder and Managing Director of the Advisor Institute at AllianceBernstein. In that role, he developed and directed an extensive series of programs that created improved and sustainable motivation, sales, and client relationships. Ray completed his transition to founding ClientWise through significant coaching education and practice. He is now recognized as a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) from the International Coach Federation, the leading independent professional association for coaches. As a complement to his coaching skills, he also holds a Master’s Certification in Neuro-Linguistics from the International Association for Neuro-Linguistic Programming and has participated in The Strategic Coach® Program for 17 years.
Ray’s expertise as a coach and trainer is recognized and sought out by leaders within the profession. Through ClientWise, he has provided coaching or created and presented workshops for, among others, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, LPL, Raymond James Financial, Ameriprise, and Northwestern Mutual. In addition, he has spoken on request to major industry conferences and company events for firms such as Merrill Lynch for their Diversity & Training programs, LPL, Morgan Stanley Institutes Conferences, Raymond James, FSC Securities, as well as the FPA National Conference, John Hancock Funds Wholesaler Conference, Nationwide Financial Summit Sales Conference, MetLife Presidents’ Conference, Northwestern Mutual Forum, Northwestern Mutual Annual Meeting, Barron’s Winner’s Circle Summit, and Barron’s Top Advisory Teams Summit.
He has been interviewed and quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Financial Planning magazine, and Registered Rep, to name a few. Ray’s book, “You’ve Been Framed: How to Reframe Your Wealth Management Business and Renew Client Relationships,” was published by Wiley in 2015.
Ray holds a BA from Baylor University. He lives in Flower Mound, Texas with his wife and true life partner, Beth, and their two sons who continually inspire his work and his passion for excellence.
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Whether you’re selling a business, buying a house, or purchasing a new car…you don’t have to be a jerk to get what you want in the negotiation.
Barry Nalebuff, negotiations expert and Professor at Yale, joins the show to teach his method of getting what you want by splitting the “value pie” – so everybody feels like they’re winning!
KEY TOPICS
- Establishing principles to guide your decisions
- Splitting a “value pie” in negotiations
- Negotiating emotion-free as a robot
- Using your values to guide a negotiation
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Just Ice Tea: https://eatthechange.com/
ICANN: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/about-domain-names-2018-08-30-en#:~:text=The%20ICANN%20organization%2C%20which%20registered%20the%20%22icann.org%22%20name%2C,which%20is%20the%20domain%20name%20that%20you%20registered.
CONNECT WITH BARRY NALEBUFF
Website: https://faculty.som.yale.edu/barrynalebuff/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barry-nalebuff-71a5ba/
Books: https://faculty.som.yale.edu/barrynalebuff/books/
Articles: https://faculty.som.yale.edu/barrynalebuff/articles/
Barry Nalebuff is Milton Steinbach Professor at Yale SOM where for thirty years he has taught negotiation, innovation, strategy, and game theory. He is the coauthor of six books and an online course. Thinking Strategically and The Art of Strategy are two crossover books on game theory with over 400,000 copies in print. Co-opetition looks beyond zero-sum games to emphasize the potential for cooperating while competing. Why Not? offers a framework for problem solving and ingenuity. Lifecycle Investingprovides a new strategy for retirement investing. Mission in a Bottle tells the story of Honest Tea. His Negotiation course (available for free on Coursera) has 67,000 active learners and the second-highest net promoter score on the Coursera platform.
In 1998, Barry together with his former student Seth Goldman cofounded Honest Tea, a company that sells ready-to-drink iced tea that tastes like tea. One of Inc. Magazine’s fastest-growing companies, Honest Tea has now sold its second billionth bottle of tea. In 2011, the company was purchased by Coca-Cola. His second venture, Kombrewcha, is a slightly alcoholic version of kombucha. The company was acquired in 2016 by AB-Inbev. He is currently working with Quaker Oats to help create Maker Oats, an unusually thoughtful overnight oats product.
He works with many entrepreneurial firms. He serves on the board of Q Drinks (started by his former student Jordan Silbert), Calicraft Beer, and AGP Glass. Alongside startups, he has extensive experience consulting with over fifty multinational firms. He advised the NBA in their prior negotiations with the National Basketball Players Association and served on the board of Nationwide Insurance. A graduate of MIT, Rhodes Scholar, and Junior Fellow at Harvard’s Society of Fellows, Nalebuff earned his doctorate at Oxford University.
Whether you’re selling a business, buying a house, or purchasing a new car…you don’t have to be a jerk to get what you want in the negotiation.
Barry Nalebuff, negotiations expert and Professor at Yale, joins the show to teach his method of getting what you want by splitting the “value pie” – so everybody feels like they’re winning!
KEY TOPICS
- Establishing principles to guide your decisions
- Splitting a “value pie” in negotiations
- Negotiating emotion-free as a robot
- Using your values to guide a negotiation
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At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy.
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Just Ice Tea: https://eatthechange.com/
ICANN: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/about-domain-names-2018-08-30-en#:~:text=The%20ICANN%20organization%2C%20which%20registered%20the%20%22icann.org%22%20name%2C,which%20is%20the%20domain%20name%20that%20you%20registered.
CONNECT WITH BARRY NALEBUFF
Website: https://faculty.som.yale.edu/barrynalebuff/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barry-nalebuff-71a5ba/
Books: https://faculty.som.yale.edu/barrynalebuff/books/
Articles: https://faculty.som.yale.edu/barrynalebuff/articles/
Barry Nalebuff is Milton Steinbach Professor at Yale SOM where for thirty years he has taught negotiation, innovation, strategy, and game theory. He is the coauthor of six books and an online course. Thinking Strategically and The Art of Strategy are two crossover books on game theory with over 400,000 copies in print. Co-opetition looks beyond zero-sum games to emphasize the potential for cooperating while competing. Why Not? offers a framework for problem solving and ingenuity. Lifecycle Investingprovides a new strategy for retirement investing. Mission in a Bottle tells the story of Honest Tea. His Negotiation course (available for free on Coursera) has 67,000 active learners and the second-highest net promoter score on the Coursera platform.
In 1998, Barry together with his former student Seth Goldman cofounded Honest Tea, a company that sells ready-to-drink iced tea that tastes like tea. One of Inc. Magazine’s fastest-growing companies, Honest Tea has now sold its second billionth bottle of tea. In 2011, the company was purchased by Coca-Cola. His second venture, Kombrewcha, is a slightly alcoholic version of kombucha. The company was acquired in 2016 by AB-Inbev. He is currently working with Quaker Oats to help create Maker Oats, an unusually thoughtful overnight oats product.
He works with many entrepreneurial firms. He serves on the board of Q Drinks (started by his former student Jordan Silbert), Calicraft Beer, and AGP Glass. Alongside startups, he has extensive experience consulting with over fifty multinational firms. He advised the NBA in their prior negotiations with the National Basketball Players Association and served on the board of Nationwide Insurance. A graduate of MIT, Rhodes Scholar, and Junior Fellow at Harvard’s Society of Fellows, Nalebuff earned his doctorate at Oxford University.
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“When people make poor decisions or regret them, it’s usually because the decision was based in fear or strong emotion. People who are happy with their decisions didn’t make them in a reactive, emotional state.” – Kim Swales, Ph.D.
Dr. Kim Swales, relationship coach, joins the show to discuss the importance of grounding to make intentional decisions. Through engagement of the five senses, breathwork, and questioning your gut instinct, you have the power to ground your mind and make decisions that match your values.
KEY TOPICS
- Grounding practices
- Reducing emotional reactivity
- Breathwork
- The Ignatius Way of Decision-Making
- Not trusting your gut
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At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy.
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Ep.56 I Jeremy Poincenot I Deciding to be a Blind Golfer: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/51388171/download.mp3
Robert Downey Jr. walks out of an invasive interview: https://youtu.be/ALBwaO-rAsE
CONNECT WITH DR. KIM SWALES
Instagram: @drkimswales
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Drkimswales
Website: www.kimswales.com
Kim’s podcast, “Connecting”: https://www.kimswales.com/podcast
Dr. Swales’ passion and calling for the past 25 years has been helping people to strengthen, rebuild and heal themselves and their relationships.
She works with some clients who desire to strengthen their parenting skills. Some seek her help because their marriage has gotten off track or stagnant. She works with clients going through affairs and other stressors. Other clients just need support and guidance as they change careers or care for a chronically ill loved one. And finally, some people just need someone who will listen as they navigate a tough time. Dr. Swales loves helping people set goals for their lives and relationships and giving them the tools to help them get to a better place.
Her approach tends to be brief, goal-oriented, and solution-based. She has helped couples and individuals work through anxiety, trust issues, career changes, and challenges, grief and loss, chronic illness, forgiveness, adjusting to motherhood, discipline and parenting challenges, screen/video game dependence, establishing healthy boundaries, getting organized, dealing with infertility, communication skills, divorce, and extra marital affairs among other things.
“When people make poor decisions or regret them, it’s usually because the decision was based in fear or strong emotion. People who are happy with their decisions didn’t make them in a reactive, emotional state.” – Kim Swales, Ph.D.
Dr. Kim Swales, relationship coach, joins the show to discuss the importance of grounding to make intentional decisions. Through engagement of the five senses, breathwork, and questioning your gut instinct, you have the power to ground your mind and make decisions that match your values.
KEY TOPICS
- Grounding practices
- Reducing emotional reactivity
- Breathwork
- The Ignatius Way of Decision-Making
- Not trusting your gut
Don't have time for the full episode? Listen to the 15-minute highlight clip by using this direct download link: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/51478541/download.mp3
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MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy.
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Ep.56 I Jeremy Poincenot I Deciding to be a Blind Golfer: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/51388171/download.mp3
Robert Downey Jr. walks out of an invasive interview: https://youtu.be/ALBwaO-rAsE
CONNECT WITH DR. KIM SWALES
Instagram: @drkimswales
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Drkimswales
Website: www.kimswales.com
Kim’s podcast, “Connecting”: https://www.kimswales.com/podcast
Dr. Swales’ passion and calling for the past 25 years has been helping people to strengthen, rebuild and heal themselves and their relationships.
She works with some clients who desire to strengthen their parenting skills. Some seek her help because their marriage has gotten off track or stagnant. She works with clients going through affairs and other stressors. Other clients just need support and guidance as they change careers or care for a chronically ill loved one. And finally, some people just need someone who will listen as they navigate a tough time. Dr. Swales loves helping people set goals for their lives and relationships and giving them the tools to help them get to a better place.
Her approach tends to be brief, goal-oriented, and solution-based. She has helped couples and individuals work through anxiety, trust issues, career changes, and challenges, grief and loss, chronic illness, forgiveness, adjusting to motherhood, discipline and parenting challenges, screen/video game dependence, establishing healthy boundaries, getting organized, dealing with infertility, communication skills, divorce, and extra marital affairs among other things.
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You’re allowed to visit the “poor me” house, but you’re not allowed to move in. This requires a conscious decision to overcome and move forward.
Jeremy Poincenot, professional blind golfer, joins the show to share his experience of grief from losing his sight, his decision to become a professional blind golfer, and the challenges (and benefits!) that come along with golfing without sight.
KEY TOPICS
- The grief process
- Limiting environmental distractions
- Risk assessment
- Adaptation to change
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MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy.
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
The food Jeremy had at the blindfolded dinner, by Chef Jon Bonnell: https://bonnellstexas.com/about/the-chef/
CONNECT WITH JEREMY POINCENOT
Instagram: @jeremypoincenot
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At 19, Jeremy was your typical San Diego State University Sophomore. He had friends, sports, fraternity and most importantly, perfect 20/20 vision. Then it happened, no warning, no time to prepare. His life began to blur. Over the next few months, he lost central vision in his right eye, followed closely by his left. The diagnosis: a rare genetic disorder called Lebers Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON), a disease that affects a mere 100 people in the U.S. each year with no treatment or cure in sight. At first, he thought losing his sight meant forfeiting his life. But he soon learned that with every challenge comes an opportunity for growth.
With hard work, dedication, and his dad as his guide, a year after losing his sight he was able to compete in and win the 2010 World Blind Golf Championship in England. He’s since won 2 more World & 8 National Blind Golf Championships.
He continually strives to raise awareness of LHON, and along with the help of his friends, has created the C.U.R.E. Ride (Cycling Under Reduced Eyesight), an annual fundraising bike ride that’s raised over $350,000 for LHON research. His goal is to raise a million.
Now, he focuses his attention on inspiring people all over the world, sharing his story and encouraging others to gain perspective in their lives as an inspirational speaker, workshop facilitator, and performance coach. He has had the privilege of being featured on ABC's 20/20, CNN.com, MTV's True Life and ESPN.com and has spoken for many prestigious companies including Wells Fargo, Aflac, Honda, Kaiser Permanente, John Hancock and many more. In each presentation, the message is that life is about making choices and if you choose to have a positive outlook, resolute purpose, and a hint of humor, anything is possible.
You’re allowed to visit the “poor me” house, but you’re not allowed to move in. This requires a conscious decision to overcome and move forward.
Jeremy Poincenot, professional blind golfer, joins the show to share his experience of grief from losing his sight, his decision to become a professional blind golfer, and the challenges (and benefits!) that come along with golfing without sight.
KEY TOPICS
- The grief process
- Limiting environmental distractions
- Risk assessment
- Adaptation to change
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MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy.
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
The food Jeremy had at the blindfolded dinner, by Chef Jon Bonnell: https://bonnellstexas.com/about/the-chef/
CONNECT WITH JEREMY POINCENOT
Instagram: @jeremypoincenot
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JeremyPoincenot
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremypoincenot/
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At 19, Jeremy was your typical San Diego State University Sophomore. He had friends, sports, fraternity and most importantly, perfect 20/20 vision. Then it happened, no warning, no time to prepare. His life began to blur. Over the next few months, he lost central vision in his right eye, followed closely by his left. The diagnosis: a rare genetic disorder called Lebers Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON), a disease that affects a mere 100 people in the U.S. each year with no treatment or cure in sight. At first, he thought losing his sight meant forfeiting his life. But he soon learned that with every challenge comes an opportunity for growth.
With hard work, dedication, and his dad as his guide, a year after losing his sight he was able to compete in and win the 2010 World Blind Golf Championship in England. He’s since won 2 more World & 8 National Blind Golf Championships.
He continually strives to raise awareness of LHON, and along with the help of his friends, has created the C.U.R.E. Ride (Cycling Under Reduced Eyesight), an annual fundraising bike ride that’s raised over $350,000 for LHON research. His goal is to raise a million.
Now, he focuses his attention on inspiring people all over the world, sharing his story and encouraging others to gain perspective in their lives as an inspirational speaker, workshop facilitator, and performance coach. He has had the privilege of being featured on ABC's 20/20, CNN.com, MTV's True Life and ESPN.com and has spoken for many prestigious companies including Wells Fargo, Aflac, Honda, Kaiser Permanente, John Hancock and many more. In each presentation, the message is that life is about making choices and if you choose to have a positive outlook, resolute purpose, and a hint of humor, anything is possible.
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In the creation, marketing, placement, and sales of their products, businesses like Target, Coke, Amazon, and Tesla utilize behavioral fallacies to influence the decisions you make every single day.
Jen Clinehens, behavioral science expert, joins the show to share how our life and business decisions may be manipulated by use of these behavioral fallacies.
KEY TOPICS
- Reactance
- Pain of payment
- Decisions made in a recession
- Gruen effect
- Endowment effect
- Hyperbolic discounting
- Confirmation bias
A direct download to Jen’s last episode with Decidedly: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/49927485/download.mp3 (Ep.38 I Jen Clinehens I Deciding to Hack Your Choices)
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At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy.
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
“Never Split the Difference” by Chris Voss: https://www.amazon.com/Never-Difference-Negotiating-Depended-Paperback/dp/B08W57YLHR/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1663609962&sr=8-1
The Pepsi Challenge: https://youtu.be/ghMYzo0rgrw
CONNECT WITH JEN CLINEHENS
Instagram: @choicehacking
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/choicehacking
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenclinehens/
Website: choicehacking.com
Jen’s book “Choice Hacking”: https://www.amazon.com/Choice-Hacking-psychology-behavioral-experience-ebook/dp/B088RLHLRB
Jen’s book “How to Solve Impossible Problems”: https://www.amazon.com/How-Solve-Impossible-Problems-philosophers/dp/B09TDPTD27
Podcast: https://www.choicehacking.com/podcast/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/GrowLiketheGreatest
Jen’s TikTok, @growlikethegreatest: https://www.tiktok.com/@growlikethegreatest?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc
A recognized authority in applied behavioral science, Jennifer is the founder and managing director of marketing and product design firm, Choice Hacking. There she helps global businesses ethically apply behavioral science and psychology principles.
In the creation, marketing, placement, and sales of their products, businesses like Target, Coke, Amazon, and Tesla utilize behavioral fallacies to influence the decisions you make every single day.
Jen Clinehens, behavioral science expert, joins the show to share how our life and business decisions may be manipulated by use of these behavioral fallacies.
KEY TOPICS
- Reactance
- Pain of payment
- Decisions made in a recession
- Gruen effect
- Endowment effect
- Hyperbolic discounting
- Confirmation bias
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
“Never Split the Difference” by Chris Voss: https://www.amazon.com/Never-Difference-Negotiating-Depended-Paperback/dp/B08W57YLHR/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1663609962&sr=8-1
The Pepsi Challenge: https://youtu.be/ghMYzo0rgrw
CONNECT WITH JEN CLINEHENS
Instagram: @choicehacking
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/choicehacking
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenclinehens/
Website: choicehacking.com
Jen’s book “Choice Hacking”: https://www.amazon.com/Choice-Hacking-psychology-behavioral-experience-ebook/dp/B088RLHLRB
Jen’s book “How to Solve Impossible Problems”: https://www.amazon.com/How-Solve-Impossible-Problems-philosophers/dp/B09TDPTD27
Podcast: https://www.choicehacking.com/podcast/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/GrowLiketheGreatest
Jen’s TikTok, @growlikethegreatest: https://www.tiktok.com/@growlikethegreatest?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc
A recognized authority in applied behavioral science, Jennifer is the founder and managing director of marketing and product design firm, Choice Hacking. There she helps global businesses ethically apply behavioral science and psychology principles.
We’ve never been taught how to focus.
Since we don’t know how to focus, we spend our days entertaining distractions. What if we used our awareness to fulfill a purpose, instead?
Dandapani, Hindu priest and former monk of 10-years, shares methods of leveraging the mind’s awareness to live a life of joy and conviction.
This episode is a highlight reel of this week's full episode. To hear the full conversation with Dandapani, check out yesterday's episode or download it directly using this link: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/51234904/download.mp3
KEY TOPICS
- Developing a purposeful focus
- Shifting your awareness
- Creating a ritualistic lifestyle
- Managing distractions
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MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy.
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dandapanillc/
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/DandapaniLLC
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DandapaniLLC
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dandapanillc/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dandapani/
Website: www.dandapani.org
Download the Dandapani app
- For iPhones, App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dandapani-learn-to-focus/id1445704770
- For Android, Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.dandapani.app
Dandapani is a Hindu priest, entrepreneur, and former monk of 10-years. A highly sought-after international speaker and leading expert on leveraging the human mind and the power of focus to create a life of purpose and joy, Dandapani has shared the stage with world-renowned leaders such as Hillary Clinton, former secretary-general of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon, and former French president François Hollande. He works with some of the top athletes in the world and companies such as Fortress Investment Group, ICONIQ, McKinsey, Nike, AMEX, Bloomberg LP, and more. His TEDx talk has over 6.2 million views. He and his wife are currently creating a thirty-three-acre spiritual sanctuary and garden in Costa Rica to further their mission of inspiring self-transformation and positively shifting humanity’s relationship with nature.
We’ve never been taught how to focus.
Since we don’t know how to focus, we spend our days entertaining distractions. What if we used our awareness to fulfill a purpose, instead?
Dandapani, Hindu priest and former monk of 10-years, shares methods of leveraging the mind’s awareness to live a life of joy and conviction.
KEY TOPICS
- Developing a purposeful focus
- Shifting your awareness
- Creating a ritualistic lifestyle
- Managing distractions
Don't have time for the full episode?
Check out the 15-minute highlight reel from our conversation with Dandapani. You can download it directly using this link: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/51250601/download.mp3
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MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy.
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TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dandapanillc/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dandapani/
Website: www.dandapani.org
Download the Dandapani app
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- For Android, Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.dandapani.app
Dandapani is a Hindu priest, entrepreneur, and former monk of 10-years. A highly sought-after international speaker and leading expert on leveraging the human mind and the power of focus to create a life of purpose and joy, Dandapani has shared the stage with world-renowned leaders such as Hillary Clinton, former secretary-general of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon, and former French president François Hollande. He works with some of the top athletes in the world and companies such as Fortress Investment Group, ICONIQ, McKinsey, Nike, AMEX, Bloomberg LP, and more. His TEDx talk has over 6.2 million views. He and his wife are currently creating a thirty-three-acre spiritual sanctuary and garden in Costa Rica to further their mission of inspiring self-transformation and positively shifting humanity’s relationship with nature.
This is a highlight clip from this week's full episode.
To listen to our full conversation with Aaron Bare, see yesterday's episode or download it directly here: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/51132574/download.mp3
We live in an exponential world that is exponentially changing. How do we keep up with the endless decisions demanding our attention?
Aaron Bare, strategic leadership facilitator, shares the power of thinking big. His method of exponential thinking revolutionizes the way decisions are made, creating forward momentum in life, business, and community.
KEY TOPICS
- Being paralyzed to decide
- Making decisions without KNOWING you’re making decisions
- Curiosity is key to making group decisions
- Decisions initiate forward momentum
- Linear versus exponential decisions
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MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy.
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Collective Illusions: Conformity, Complicity, and the Science of Why We Make Bad Decisions by Todd Rose: https://www.amazon.com/Collective-Illusions-Conformity-Complicity-Decisions/dp/0306925680/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?crid=318MV8CRES7SF&keywords=collective+illusions+todd+rose&qid=1662173587&sprefix=collective+illusio%2Caps%2C206&sr=8-2-spons&psc=1
Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion by Paul Bloom: https://www.amazon.com/Against-Empathy-Case-Rational-Compassion/dp/0062339346/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1662173638&sr=8-1
CONNECT WITH AARON BARE
Website: https://www.aaronbare.com/
Instagram: @aaronbare
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronbare/
Exponential Theory: The Power of Thinking Big: https://www.amazon.com/Exponential-Theory-Power-Thinking-Big-ebook/dp/B09J1JJJMQ/ref=nodl_
Aaron Bare is a Change Agent, Human Profit Center, Strategic Facilitator, and a Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and #1 Amazon Bestselling Author of Exponential Theory.
Aaron has held leadership roles in Strategy, Innovation, Technology, Marketing, and Sales. He is a results-focused conscious leader that understands how to create a high-performing culture.
We live in an exponential world that is exponentially changing. How do we keep up with the endless decisions demanding our attention?
Aaron Bare, strategic leadership facilitator, shares the power of thinking big. His method of exponential thinking revolutionizes the way decisions are made, creating forward momentum in life, business, and community.
KEY TOPICS
- Being paralyzed to decide
- Making decisions without KNOWING you’re making decisions
- Curiosity is key to making group decisions
- Decisions initiate forward momentum
- Linear versus exponential decisions
Don't have time for the full episode?
Check out the 15-minute highlight reel! You can download it directly here: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/51177093/download.mp3
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MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy.
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Collective Illusions: Conformity, Complicity, and the Science of Why We Make Bad Decisions by Todd Rose: https://www.amazon.com/Collective-Illusions-Conformity-Complicity-Decisions/dp/0306925680/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?crid=318MV8CRES7SF&keywords=collective+illusions+todd+rose&qid=1662173587&sprefix=collective+illusio%2Caps%2C206&sr=8-2-spons&psc=1
Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion by Paul Bloom: https://www.amazon.com/Against-Empathy-Case-Rational-Compassion/dp/0062339346/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1662173638&sr=8-1
CONNECT WITH AARON BARE
Website: https://www.aaronbare.com/
Instagram: @aaronbare
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronbare/
Exponential Theory: The Power of Thinking Big: https://www.amazon.com/Exponential-Theory-Power-Thinking-Big-ebook/dp/B09J1JJJMQ/ref=nodl_
Aaron Bare is a Change Agent, Human Profit Center, Strategic Facilitator, and a Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and #1 Amazon Bestselling Author of Exponential Theory.
Aaron has held leadership roles in Strategy, Innovation, Technology, Marketing, and Sales. He is a results-focused conscious leader that understands how to create a high-performing culture.
This episode is a highlight reel from this week's full episode!
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Does your confidence need calibrating?
Decisions lose their effectiveness when the decision-maker is cocky…or even worse, if they’re unsure.
Professor Don Moore, researcher of confidence at Berkeley, empowers leaders to de-bias so they can make ethical decisions consistent with their core values.
KEY TOPICS
- Overconfidence and the risks and benefits it may pose
- Manipulation of confidence levels to influence performance outcomes
- Appropriately calibrating confidence levels to de-bias your decisions
- Checking your level of confidence by asking yourself why you might be wrong
- The practice of asking others “wanna bet?” to determine whether overconfidence is influencing your decision
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MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy.
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
“The Confidence Code: The Science and Art of Self-Assurance – What Women Should Know”: https://www.amazon.com/Confidence-Code-Science-Self-Assurance-What-Should/dp/006223062X
Boys Will Be Boys: Gender, Overconfidence, and Common Stock Investment: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=139415
“The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly, and Others Don’t” by Julia Galef: https://www.amazon.com/Scout-Mindset-People-Things-Clearly/dp/034942764X
ABOUT PROFESSOR DON MOORE
https://haas.berkeley.edu/faculty/moore-don/
PerfectlyConfident.com
LearnMore.org
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/don-moore-01725b/
Don’s Book, “Decision Leadership”: https://www.amazon.com/Decision-Leadership-Empowering-Others-Choices/dp/B0B1PPMTY2/ref=sr_1_1?crid=X869Q0XBHMIK&keywords=decision+leadership&qid=1658872033&sprefix=decision+leadership%2Caps%2C236&sr=8-1
Don Moore is the Lorraine Tyson Mitchell Chair in Leadership and Communication at Berkeley Haas and serves as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. He received his PhD in Organization Behavior from Northwestern University. His research interests include overconfidence—including when people think they are better than they actually are, when people think they are better than others, and when they are too sure they know the truth. He is only occasionally overconfident.
Does your confidence need calibrating?
Decisions lose their effectiveness when the decision-maker is cocky…or even worse, if they’re unsure.
Professor Don Moore, researcher of confidence at Berkeley, empowers leaders to de-bias so they can make ethical decisions consistent with their core values.
KEY TOPICS
- Overconfidence and the risks and benefits it may pose
- Manipulation of confidence levels to influence performance outcomes
- Appropriately calibrating confidence levels to de-bias your decisions
- Checking your level of confidence by asking yourself why you might be wrong
- The practice of asking others “wanna bet?” to determine whether overconfidence is influencing your decision
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At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy.
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
“The Confidence Code: The Science and Art of Self-Assurance – What Women Should Know”: https://www.amazon.com/Confidence-Code-Science-Self-Assurance-What-Should/dp/006223062X
Boys Will Be Boys: Gender, Overconfidence, and Common Stock Investment: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=139415
“The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly, and Others Don’t” by Julia Galef: https://www.amazon.com/Scout-Mindset-People-Things-Clearly/dp/034942764X
ABOUT PROFESSOR DON MOORE
https://haas.berkeley.edu/faculty/moore-don/
PerfectlyConfident.com
LearnMore.org
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/don-moore-01725b/
Don’s Book, “Decision Leadership”: https://www.amazon.com/Decision-Leadership-Empowering-Others-Choices/dp/B0B1PPMTY2/ref=sr_1_1?crid=X869Q0XBHMIK&keywords=decision+leadership&qid=1658872033&sprefix=decision+leadership%2Caps%2C236&sr=8-1
Don Moore is the Lorraine Tyson Mitchell Chair in Leadership and Communication at Berkeley Haas and serves as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. He received his PhD in Organization Behavior from Northwestern University. His research interests include overconfidence—including when people think they are better than they actually are, when people think they are better than others, and when they are too sure they know the truth. He is only occasionally overconfident.
This episode is a highlight reel from this week's full episode.
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What is the driving factor in your decisions?
Oftentimes, coercion, systemization, media, and administrations influence our actions whether we take notice or not.
Dr. Stu Fischbein, Community-Based Obstetrician, shares the importance of shared decision-making, informed choice, and allowing space for independent, instinctual decisions in his practice as an OBGYN.
KEY TOPICS
- Independence from institutions as a method of making less-biased decisions
- Coercion as an unethical decision-making technique
- Not relying on policies or assumed rules to make decisions for you
- Informed consent
- Shared decision-making
- Risk management when making decisions
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MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?
At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy.
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Stretch Lab: https://www.stretchlab.com/
“The Knees Over Toes Guy”: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheKneesovertoesguy
Morgan, the Decidedly Producer and also birth nerd: https://www.instagram.com/morganmckittrick/
“A Bugs Life” – The Ant Revolution: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-1y-Acj0D8&t=1s
American College of OBGYN, referenced by Dr. Stu: https://www.acog.org/
Dr. Emily Oster’s book, “Expecting Better”: https://www.amazon.com/Expecting-Better-Conventional-Pregnancy-Wisdom/dp/B08SJDP2CW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=32BF78JHUV89E&keywords=expecting+better&qid=1661107085&sprefix=expecting+bette%2Caps%2C181&sr=8-1
Our episode with Dr. Emily Oster, Ep.20: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/48357122/download.mp3
ABOUT DR. STU
Website: www.birthinginstincts.com
Instagram: @birthinginstincts
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drstuspodcast
Dr. Stu’s Podcast with Blyss Young, “Birthing Instincts”: https://open.spotify.com/show/5IYrdNqDATUbK7FDAk2EKc
Stuart James Fischbein, MD was Board Certified in 1989 and became a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology in 1990. He has been a practicing obstetrician in Southern California since completing his residency in 1986. While well trained at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in the standard medical model of obstetrics he had the respect and vision to support the midwifery model of care and served as a backup consultant to many home and birthing center midwives for 25 years. In 1996 he founded The Woman’s Place for Health, Inc., a collaborative hospital-based practice of Certified Nurse Midwives and Obstetricians in Ventura County, California.
In 2004, Dr. Fischbein co-authored the book, “Fearless Pregnancy, Wisdom & Reassurance from a Doctor, a Midwife and a Mom.” For his efforts he has been awarded the Doulas Association of Southern California (DASC) Physician of the year award three times and, in 2008, was the very first recipient of DASC’s lifetime achievement award in support of pregnant women. He has spoken internationally on breech and vaginal birth after cesarean section and has appeared in many documentaries, including: “More Business of Being Born”, “Happy Healthy Child”, “Reducing Infant Mortality”, “Heads Up: The Disappearing Art of Vaginal Breech Delivery” and multiple YouTube videos discussing birth choices and respect for patient autonomy and decision making.
Dr. Fischbein now practices community-based birthing and works directly with home birthing midwives www.birthinginstincts.com to offer hope for those women who prefer and respect a natural birthing environment and cannot find supportive practitioners for VBAC, twin and breech deliveries. He is an outspoken advocate of informed decision making, the midwifery model of care and human rights in childbirth, receiving the 2016 “Most Audacious” award from HRIC and the Association for Wholistic & Newborn Health. Hear more of his thoughts and advocacy for evidenced-based, reasonable choices on his podcast. He is a preceptor for midwifery students from Nizhoni, NMI, NCM and Georgetown University School of Midwifery. He is the primary author of threepeer-reviewed papers;
1) Homebirth with an Obstetrician, A Series of 135 Out of Hospital Births
2) Breech birth at home: outcomes of 60 breech and 109 cephalic planned home and birth center birth
3) Case Report: A Maneuver for Head Entanglement in Term Breech/Vertex Twins.
Dr. Fischbein still actively cares for pregnant women while teaching hands-on seminars on breech birth around the globe. He has the goals of improving collaboration amongst the differing professions in the birthing world and the re-teaching of the core skills, such as breech and twin vaginal birth, that make the specialty of obstetrics unique.
What is the driving factor in your decisions?
Oftentimes, coercion, systemization, media, and administrations influence our actions whether we take notice or not.
Dr. Stu Fischbein, Community-Based Obstetrician, shares the importance of shared decision-making, informed choice, and allowing space for independent, instinctual decisions in his practice as an OBGYN.
KEY TOPICS
- Independence from institutions as a method of making less-biased decisions
- Coercion as an unethical decision-making technique
- Not relying on policies or assumed rules to make decisions for you
- Informed consent
- Shared decision-making
- Risk management when making decisions
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Stretch Lab: https://www.stretchlab.com/
“The Knees Over Toes Guy”: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheKneesovertoesguy
Morgan, the Decidedly Producer and also birth nerd: https://www.instagram.com/morganmckittrick/
“A Bugs Life” – The Ant Revolution: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-1y-Acj0D8&t=1s
American College of OBGYN, referenced by Dr. Stu: https://www.acog.org/
Dr. Emily Oster’s book, “Expecting Better”: https://www.amazon.com/Expecting-Better-Conventional-Pregnancy-Wisdom/dp/B08SJDP2CW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=32BF78JHUV89E&keywords=expecting+better&qid=1661107085&sprefix=expecting+bette%2Caps%2C181&sr=8-1
Our episode with Dr. Emily Oster, Ep.20: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/48357122/download.mp3
ABOUT DR. STU
Website: www.birthinginstincts.com
Instagram: @birthinginstincts
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drstuspodcast
Dr. Stu’s Podcast with Blyss Young, “Birthing Instincts”: https://open.spotify.com/show/5IYrdNqDATUbK7FDAk2EKc
Stuart James Fischbein, MD was Board Certified in 1989 and became a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology in 1990. He has been a practicing obstetrician in Southern California since completing his residency in 1986. While well trained at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in the standard medical model of obstetrics he had the respect and vision to support the midwifery model of care and served as a backup consultant to many home and birthing center midwives for 25 years. In 1996 he founded The Woman’s Place for Health, Inc., a collaborative hospital-based practice of Certified Nurse Midwives and Obstetricians in Ventura County, California.
In 2004, Dr. Fischbein co-authored the book, “Fearless Pregnancy, Wisdom & Reassurance from a Doctor, a Midwife and a Mom.” For his efforts he has been awarded the Doulas Association of Southern California (DASC) Physician of the year award three times and, in 2008, was the very first recipient of DASC’s lifetime achievement award in support of pregnant women. He has spoken internationally on breech and vaginal birth after cesarean section and has appeared in many documentaries, including: “More Business of Being Born”, “Happy Healthy Child”, “Reducing Infant Mortality”, “Heads Up: The Disappearing Art of Vaginal Breech Delivery” and multiple YouTube videos discussing birth choices and respect for patient autonomy and decision making.
Dr. Fischbein now practices community-based birthing and works directly with home birthing midwives www.birthinginstincts.com to offer hope for those women who prefer and respect a natural birthing environment and cannot find supportive practitioners for VBAC, twin and breech deliveries. He is an outspoken advocate of informed decision making, the midwifery model of care and human rights in childbirth, receiving the 2016 “Most Audacious” award from HRIC and the Association for Wholistic & Newborn Health. Hear more of his thoughts and advocacy for evidenced-based, reasonable choices on his podcast. He is a preceptor for midwifery students from Nizhoni, NMI, NCM and Georgetown University School of Midwifery. He is the primary author of threepeer-reviewed papers;
1) Homebirth with an Obstetrician, A Series of 135 Out of Hospital Births
2) Breech birth at home: outcomes of 60 breech and 109 cephalic planned home and birth center birth
3) Case Report: A Maneuver for Head Entanglement in Term Breech/Vertex Twins.
Dr. Fischbein still actively cares for pregnant women while teaching hands-on seminars on breech birth around the globe. He has the goals of improving collaboration amongst the differing professions in the birthing world and the re-teaching of the core skills, such as breech and twin vaginal birth, that make the specialty of obstetrics unique.
This episode is a highlight clip from this week's conversation with Emily Sanders.
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What’s a struggle that prevents you from truly thriving in life and business?
Is it overachieving to a fault? Not wanting to ask others for help? Is anxiety your main motivator? Do you fear complacency? Taking advice from the wrong people?
Emily Sanders, psychotherapist, shares the importance of breaking down feelings, taking action to improve perception of life, and meeting goals through quality decision-making.
KEY TOPICS
- Overachieving to a fault
- The therapeutic effect of sharing your feelings and experiences
- Secure, avoidant, and anxious attachment styles
- Dealing with unsolicited advice
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find - and Keep – Love: https://www.amazon.com/Attached-audiobook/dp/B07ZJW6DWR/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2EN1VG7WYP668&keywords=attached+book&qid=1660446284&sprefix=attached+%2Caps%2C355&sr=8-1
ABOUT EMILY SANDERS
Website: https://www.emilyhsanders.com/home
Instagram: @emily.sanders.therapy
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/emilypsychotherapy
Emily Sanders received her Bachelor’s degree from Life Pacific College in counseling ministry, and received her Master’s of Science degree from Vanguard University of Southern California. She graduated with honors from her undergraduate studies; Emily was also nominated “Outstanding Student” by her professors and peers from her graduate program, and given the honor of speaking at her commencement ceremony. In addition to her practice, Emily is also an adjunct professor in the Human Development and Psychology department at Life Pacific College.
Emily has been practicing for over 13 years, and knows from personal experience the courage it takes to walk on the road to healing and self-discovery; she works with compassion to support others on their path to restoration, empowerment, and fulfillment.
Emily has enjoyed working with individuals and families from all walks of life, both in the therapy room, classroom, and various speaking venues. She also has a desire to support the family unit, whether through caring for the youngest members of the home or guiding couples to a closer, more satisfying relationship. Of all the roles Emily plays, she most enjoys being wife to her husband of 16 years, Michael, and mother to their daughters and son.
In her free time Emily can usually be found outside running, hiking, or riding her bicycle along Pacific Coast Highway. She also enjoys browsing Pinterest for new dinner recipes, chatting with her girlfriends, and spending quality time with her family.
What’s a struggle that prevents you from truly thriving in life and business?
Is it overachieving to a fault? Not wanting to ask others for help? Is anxiety your main motivator? Do you fear complacency? Taking advice from the wrong people?
Emily Sanders, psychotherapist, shares the importance of breaking down feelings, taking action to improve perception of life, and meeting goals through quality decision-making.
KEY TOPICS
- Overachieving to a fault
- The therapeutic effect of sharing your feelings and experiences
- Secure, avoidant, and anxious attachment styles
- Dealing with unsolicited advice
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find - and Keep – Love: https://www.amazon.com/Attached-audiobook/dp/B07ZJW6DWR/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2EN1VG7WYP668&keywords=attached+book&qid=1660446284&sprefix=attached+%2Caps%2C355&sr=8-1
ABOUT EMILY SANDERS
Website: https://www.emilyhsanders.com/home
Instagram: @emily.sanders.therapy
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/emilypsychotherapy
Emily Sanders received her Bachelor’s degree from Life Pacific College in counseling ministry, and received her Master’s of Science degree from Vanguard University of Southern California. She graduated with honors from her undergraduate studies; Emily was also nominated “Outstanding Student” by her professors and peers from her graduate program, and given the honor of speaking at her commencement ceremony. In addition to her practice, Emily is also an adjunct professor in the Human Development and Psychology department at Life Pacific College.
Emily has been practicing for over 13 years, and knows from personal experience the courage it takes to walk on the road to healing and self-discovery; she works with compassion to support others on their path to restoration, empowerment, and fulfillment.
Emily has enjoyed working with individuals and families from all walks of life, both in the therapy room, classroom, and various speaking venues. She also has a desire to support the family unit, whether through caring for the youngest members of the home or guiding couples to a closer, more satisfying relationship. Of all the roles Emily plays, she most enjoys being wife to her husband of 16 years, Michael, and mother to their daughters and son.
In her free time Emily can usually be found outside running, hiking, or riding her bicycle along Pacific Coast Highway. She also enjoys browsing Pinterest for new dinner recipes, chatting with her girlfriends, and spending quality time with her family.
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In a leadership role, it’s easy to justify your bad decisions by playing the “blame game” or ignoring a problem altogether. However, the gift of accountability is one of the greatest gifts you can give your team. It’s time to take responsibility as a leader!
Ali Mirza, CEO and Founder of Rose Garden Consulting, is an expert in helping leaders make important decisions as they grow their teams, their businesses, and themselves as pioneers of their company.
KEY TOPICS
- Recovering from bad hiring decisions (and making better hiring decisions)
- Taking accountability for your decisions as a leader
- Commitment to ongoing growth processes for yourself and your team
- Quick versus slow approaches to making leadership decisions
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
The Kolbe System: https://kolbe.com/
Donald Rumsfeld, “Known and Unknown”: https://www.amazon.com/Known-Memoir-Donald-Rumsfeld/dp/159523084X
DiSC Assessment: https://www.discprofile.com/what-is-disc/
ABOUT ALI MIRZA
Website: AliMirza.com
Instagram: rosegarden.consulting
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ali-mirza-sales-expert/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RoseGardenConsulting
Ali Mirza is the Founder and President of Rose Garden Consulting and has helped his clients reach the Inc 500 list and triple their revenue in less than a year. As a leading sales expert, he has closed over $200 million dollars in sales using his conversation methodology.
In a leadership role, it’s easy to justify your bad decisions by playing the “blame game” or ignoring a problem altogether. However, the gift of accountability is one of the greatest gifts you can give your team. It’s time to take responsibility as a leader!
Ali Mirza, CEO and Founder of Rose Garden Consulting, is an expert in helping leaders make important decisions as they grow their teams, their businesses, and themselves as pioneers of their company.
KEY TOPICS
- Recovering from bad hiring decisions (and making better hiring decisions)
- Taking accountability for your decisions as a leader
- Commitment to ongoing growth processes for yourself and your team
- Quick versus slow approaches to making leadership decisions
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
The Kolbe System: https://kolbe.com/
Donald Rumsfeld, “Known and Unknown”: https://www.amazon.com/Known-Memoir-Donald-Rumsfeld/dp/159523084X
DiSC Assessment: https://www.discprofile.com/what-is-disc/
ABOUT ALI MIRZA
Website: AliMirza.com
Instagram: rosegarden.consulting
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ali-mirza-sales-expert/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RoseGardenConsulting
Ali Mirza is the Founder and President of Rose Garden Consulting and has helped his clients reach the Inc 500 list and triple their revenue in less than a year. As a leading sales expert, he has closed over $200 million dollars in sales using his conversation methodology.
This episode is a highlight reel from our full conversation with Professor Wendy Wood.
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Tired of bad habits holding you back from your goals? Ready for a change?
Professor Wendy Wood, behavioral scientist, knows exactly what it takes to revamp your habits (SPOILER ALERT: “21-days to change a habit” is a LIE!).
It’s time to identify your unproductive habits, implement a plan to break them, and replace them with rituals that move you closer to your goals. Your decisions can’t move you forward if your habits are holding you back.
KEY TOPICS
- Habits as the theoretical opposite of mindful decision-making
- Identification of bad habits in our day-to-day lives
- The impact habits have on goal achievement
- Methods of breaking bad and establishing good habits
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Turning your iPhone to grayscale: https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/grayscale-iphone-266894
The Elements of Choice: Why the Way We Decide Matters by Eric Johnson: https://www.amazon.com/Elements-Choice-Why-Decide-Matters/dp/B08X51SD55/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2NWBNPSN0EFY3&keywords=The+Elements+of+Choice+by+Eric+Johnson&qid=1659497999&s=books&sprefix=the+elements+of+choice+by+eric+johnson%2Cstripbooks%2C80&sr=1-1
ABOUT WENDY WOOD
Website: https://www.goodhabitsbadhabits.com/
Instagram: @profwendywood
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendy-wood-15180a15/
Twitter: @profwendywood
Wendy’s Book, “Good Habits, Bad Habits”: https://www.amazon.com/Good-Habits-Bad/dp/1509864768/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1659501713&sr=8-1
Wendy Wood is a behavioral scientist and researcher in Washington, DC. She has conducted research on behavior change and designed habit formation projects to: promote recycling with the U.S. Paper & Packaging Board, increase medication adherence and streamline health care delivery with Brigham and Women's Hospital, promote retention in CDC diabetes treatment programs, increase sanitary behaviors in developing nations with the World Bank, and increase consumer product adoption with P&G. Popular accounts of her work appear in the New York Times, LA Times, and Washington Post. Wood is prize-winning author of Good Habits, Bad Habits (in print in over 20 languages). She often keynotes major conferences and events. As an academic, she published 100+ articles in top‐tier academic journals, won awards and recognitions for her work, and taught classes on behavior change.
Tired of bad habits holding you back from your goals? Ready for a change?
Professor Wendy Wood, behavioral scientist, knows exactly what it takes to revamp your habits (SPOILER ALERT: “21-days to change a habit” is a LIE!).
It’s time to identify your unproductive habits, implement a plan to break them, and replace them with rituals that move you closer to your goals. Your decisions can’t move you forward if your habits are holding you back.
KEY TOPICS
- Habits as the theoretical opposite of mindful decision-making
- Identification of bad habits in our day-to-day lives
- The impact habits have on goal achievement
- Methods of breaking bad and establishing good habits
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Turning your iPhone to grayscale: https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/grayscale-iphone-266894
The Elements of Choice: Why the Way We Decide Matters by Eric Johnson: https://www.amazon.com/Elements-Choice-Why-Decide-Matters/dp/B08X51SD55/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2NWBNPSN0EFY3&keywords=The+Elements+of+Choice+by+Eric+Johnson&qid=1659497999&s=books&sprefix=the+elements+of+choice+by+eric+johnson%2Cstripbooks%2C80&sr=1-1
ABOUT WENDY WOOD
Website: https://www.goodhabitsbadhabits.com/
Instagram: @profwendywood
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendy-wood-15180a15/
Twitter: @profwendywood
Wendy’s Book, “Good Habits, Bad Habits”: https://www.amazon.com/Good-Habits-Bad/dp/1509864768/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1659501713&sr=8-1
Wendy Wood is a behavioral scientist and researcher in Washington, DC. She has conducted research on behavior change and designed habit formation projects to: promote recycling with the U.S. Paper & Packaging Board, increase medication adherence and streamline health care delivery with Brigham and Women's Hospital, promote retention in CDC diabetes treatment programs, increase sanitary behaviors in developing nations with the World Bank, and increase consumer product adoption with P&G. Popular accounts of her work appear in the New York Times, LA Times, and Washington Post. Wood is prize-winning author of Good Habits, Bad Habits (in print in over 20 languages). She often keynotes major conferences and events. As an academic, she published 100+ articles in top‐tier academic journals, won awards and recognitions for her work, and taught classes on behavior change.
This is a highlight clip from our full episode with Jim Terry.
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When it comes to politically charged topics, there are times when we should speak up, and others when we should simply shut up!
Jim Terry, strategic communications expert, understands the controversial issues individuals and businesses face, and has a unique approach for addressing the hot topics of today.
KEY TOPICS
- Knowing when to speak up and when to shut up when it comes to controversial topics and your business
- Recognizing that every business decision you make is a form of communication
- Relying on your business’s values to shape stances on public issues
- Owning mistakes, rather than justifying them or pretending they never happened
- The importance of a crisis plan for your business communications in the event of a vulnerable moment
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ABOUT JIM TERRY
Website: https://www.tdspublicaffairs.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimterry/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tdspublicaffairs/
Jim Terry is a strategic communications expert with a knack for helping businesses navigate conversations around politically charged issues, such as cancel culture, Black Lives Matter, and vaccines. As a long-time veteran of Capitol Hill, he understands the issues everyday businesses face and has a unique approach for addressing the hot issues of today. He has appeared on Fox News, CNN, and countless talk radio outlets across the country and has testified before Congress numerous times. Jim is the President and CEO of TDS Public Affairs.
When it comes to politically charged topics, there are times when we should speak up, and others when we should simply shut up!
Jim Terry, strategic communications expert, understands the controversial issues individuals and businesses face, and has a unique approach for addressing the hot topics of today.
KEY TOPICS
- Knowing when to speak up and when to shut up when it comes to controversial topics and your business
- Recognizing that every business decision you make is a form of communication
- Relying on your business’s values to shape stances on public issues
- Owning mistakes, rather than justifying them or pretending they never happened
- The importance of a crisis plan for your business communications in the event of a vulnerable moment
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ABOUT JIM TERRY
Website: https://www.tdspublicaffairs.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimterry/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tdspublicaffairs/
Jim Terry is a strategic communications expert with a knack for helping businesses navigate conversations around politically charged issues, such as cancel culture, Black Lives Matter, and vaccines. As a long-time veteran of Capitol Hill, he understands the issues everyday businesses face and has a unique approach for addressing the hot issues of today. He has appeared on Fox News, CNN, and countless talk radio outlets across the country and has testified before Congress numerous times. Jim is the President and CEO of TDS Public Affairs.
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Special Ops Interrogator, Eric Maddox shares his method of empathy-based listening that he used in interrogations leading to the capture of Saddam Hussein.
KEY TOPICS
- Recognizing that multitasking and listening cannot coexist
- Removing your personal agenda from conversations
- Trust-building and partnership through listening
- Seeking to understand the perspective of the individual you’re talking with
- Giving others permission for vulnerability with you
- Gaining clarity on others’ feelings to make pure decisions
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ABOUT ERIC MADDOX
Website: ericmaddox.com
Instagram: @eric_b_maddox
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericmaddoxmba/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EricBMaddox
Twitter: @ebmaddox
Eric’s Podcast “Creating Influence”: https://www.spreaker.com/show/creating-influence
Eric’s Book “Mission Blacklist #1”: https://www.amazon.com/Mission-Hussein-As-Soldier-Masterminded-Capture/dp/006171447X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=226F373E1JZ1Y&dchild=1&keywords=eric+maddox&qid=1635107112&sprefix=eric+maddox%2Caps%2C129&sr=8-1
Eric Maddox joined the U.S. Army as an infantry paratrooper for the 82nd Airborne Division in 1994. After spending three years as a paratrooper, jumpmaster and a qualified ranger, Eric reenlisted as an interrogator and Chinese Mandarin linguist. Since 9/11, Eric has conducted over 2,700 interrogations while deploying eight times in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) to include multiple tours in Iraq, Afghanistan, South America, Southeast Asia, and Europe.
In 2003, while assigned to a special operations task force in Tikrit, Eric conducted over 300 interrogations and collected the intelligence which directly led to the capture of Saddam Hussein. As a result, he was awarded the Legion of Merit, the Defense Intelligence Agency’s Director’s Award, and the National Intelligence Medal of Achievement. After being hired as a civilian with the Department of Defense, Eric continued to help fight the Global War on Terror (GWOT) until 2014. In May 2015, he earned his MBA from Washington University in St. Louis and is now a private consultant and negotiator and lives in his hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Special Ops Interrogator, Eric Maddox shares his method of empathy-based listening that he used in interrogations leading to the capture of Saddam Hussein.
KEY TOPICS
- Recognizing that multitasking and listening cannot coexist
- Removing your personal agenda from conversations
- Trust-building and partnership through listening
- Seeking to understand the perspective of the individual you’re talking with
- Giving others permission for vulnerability with you
- Gaining clarity on others’ feelings to make pure decisions
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ABOUT ERIC MADDOX
Website: ericmaddox.com
Instagram: @eric_b_maddox
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericmaddoxmba/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EricBMaddox
Twitter: @ebmaddox
Eric’s Podcast “Creating Influence”: https://www.spreaker.com/show/creating-influence
Eric’s Book “Mission Blacklist #1”: https://www.amazon.com/Mission-Hussein-As-Soldier-Masterminded-Capture/dp/006171447X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=226F373E1JZ1Y&dchild=1&keywords=eric+maddox&qid=1635107112&sprefix=eric+maddox%2Caps%2C129&sr=8-1
Eric Maddox joined the U.S. Army as an infantry paratrooper for the 82nd Airborne Division in 1994. After spending three years as a paratrooper, jumpmaster and a qualified ranger, Eric reenlisted as an interrogator and Chinese Mandarin linguist. Since 9/11, Eric has conducted over 2,700 interrogations while deploying eight times in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) to include multiple tours in Iraq, Afghanistan, South America, Southeast Asia, and Europe.
In 2003, while assigned to a special operations task force in Tikrit, Eric conducted over 300 interrogations and collected the intelligence which directly led to the capture of Saddam Hussein. As a result, he was awarded the Legion of Merit, the Defense Intelligence Agency’s Director’s Award, and the National Intelligence Medal of Achievement. After being hired as a civilian with the Department of Defense, Eric continued to help fight the Global War on Terror (GWOT) until 2014. In May 2015, he earned his MBA from Washington University in St. Louis and is now a private consultant and negotiator and lives in his hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
This episode is a highlight clip from this week’s full episode.
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Special Ops Interrogator, Eric Maddox joins the show to share his story of working though nightly raids, endless interrogations, and top-secret conditions as he sought out to find Saddam Hussein as Lead Interrogator.
This episode will provide detailed examples of empathy-based listening in practice within a high-stakes situation. Though not as dangerous as Eric’s, you find yourself in high-stakes situations in your business and leadership endeavors every day. How can Eric’s empathy-based approach alter the cooperation within your team?
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ABOUT ERIC MADDOX
Website: ericmaddox.com
Instagram: @eric_b_maddox
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericmaddoxmba/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EricBMaddox
Twitter: @ebmaddox
Eric’s Podcast “Creating Influence”: https://www.spreaker.com/show/creating-influence
Eric’s Book “Mission Blacklist #1”: https://www.amazon.com/Mission-Hussein-As-Soldier-Masterminded-Capture/dp/006171447X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=226F373E1JZ1Y&dchild=1&keywords=eric+maddox&qid=1635107112&sprefix=eric+maddox%2Caps%2C129&sr=8-1
Eric Maddox joined the U.S. Army as an infantry paratrooper for the 82nd Airborne Division in 1994. After spending three years as a paratrooper, jumpmaster and a qualified ranger, Eric reenlisted as an interrogator and Chinese Mandarin linguist. Since 9/11, Eric has conducted over 2,700 interrogations while deploying eight times in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) to include multiple tours in Iraq, Afghanistan, South America, Southeast Asia, and Europe.
In 2003, while assigned to a special operations task force in Tikrit, Eric conducted over 300 interrogations and collected the intelligence which directly led to the capture of Saddam Hussein. As a result, he was awarded the Legion of Merit, the Defense Intelligence Agency’s Director’s Award, and the National Intelligence Medal of Achievement. After being hired as a civilian with the Department of Defense, Eric continued to help fight the Global War on Terror (GWOT) until 2014. In May 2015, he earned his MBA from Washington University in St. Louis and is now a private consultant and negotiator and lives in his hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Special Ops Interrogator, Eric Maddox joins the show to share his story of working though nightly raids, endless interrogations, and top-secret conditions as he sought out to find Saddam Hussein as Lead Interrogator.
This episode will provide detailed examples of empathy-based listening in practice within a high-stakes situation. Though not as dangerous as Eric’s, you find yourself in high-stakes situations in your business and leadership endeavors every day.
How can Eric’s empathy-based approach alter the cooperation within your team?
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ABOUT ERIC MADDOX
Website: ericmaddox.com
Instagram: @eric_b_maddox
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericmaddoxmba/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EricBMaddox
Twitter: @ebmaddox
Eric’s Podcast “Creating Influence”: https://www.spreaker.com/show/creating-influence
Eric’s Book “Mission Blacklist #1”: https://www.amazon.com/Mission-Hussein-As-Soldier-Masterminded-Capture/dp/006171447X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=226F373E1JZ1Y&dchild=1&keywords=eric+maddox&qid=1635107112&sprefix=eric+maddox%2Caps%2C129&sr=8-1
Eric Maddox joined the U.S. Army as an infantry paratrooper for the 82nd Airborne Division in 1994. After spending three years as a paratrooper, jumpmaster and a qualified ranger, Eric reenlisted as an interrogator and Chinese Mandarin linguist. Since 9/11, Eric has conducted over 2,700 interrogations while deploying eight times in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) to include multiple tours in Iraq, Afghanistan, South America, Southeast Asia, and Europe.
In 2003, while assigned to a special operations task force in Tikrit, Eric conducted over 300 interrogations and collected the intelligence which directly led to the capture of Saddam Hussein. As a result, he was awarded the Legion of Merit, the Defense Intelligence Agency’s Director’s Award, and the National Intelligence Medal of Achievement. After being hired as a civilian with the Department of Defense, Eric continued to help fight the Global War on Terror (GWOT) until 2014. In May 2015, he earned his MBA from Washington University in St. Louis and is now a private consultant and negotiator and lives in his hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
This episode is a highlight clip from this week’s full episode.
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Dr. Richard Oelberger, clinical psychologist, joins the show to share methods of healthy decision-making in moments of crisis, whether that crisis be our own or someone else's.
KEY TOPICS:
- The importance of surrounding yourself with trusted individuals who can hold you accountable for your decisions
- Grounding practices to promote healthy decision-making
- Finding meaning and purpose in every aspect of your life
- Listening as a skill to support others in their decision-making processes
THIS EPISODE INCLUDES TOPICS OF A SENSITIVE NATURE.
If you or someone you love is experiencing thoughts of suicide, please seek help. You can do so by calling 1-800-273-8255, or texting "HOME" to 741741. Both are available 24 hours a day, free, confidential, and will connect you to a trained counselor in your area.
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Ep.18 I Sanger’s Grandma I Deciding to Redefine Your Grief: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/48171840/download.mp3
Peter Levine’s book, “Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma”: https://www.amazon.com/Waking-Tiger-Healing-Peter-Levine/dp/155643233X/ref=sr_1_1?adgrpid=1341404748689306&hvadid=83837867634205&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=76061&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=e&hvtargid=kwd-83838137305494%3Aloc-190&hydadcr=15529_10465077&keywords=peter+levine+waking+the+tiger&qid=1657042247&sr=8-1
Ep.9 I Eric Maddox I Deciding to be an Empathetic Listener: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/47282845/download.mp3
ABOUT DR. RICHARD OELBERGER
Instagram: @richardlistens
Twitter: @richardlistens
Website: https://www.richardlistens.com/
Dr. Oelberger’s book, “The Zero Method”: https://www.amazon.com/Zero-Method-Awaken-Hero-Within/dp/1667830015/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2CK3D8N7ZT1LT&keywords=the+zero+method&qid=1656902950&sprefix=the+zero+method%2Caps%2C115&sr=8-1
Podcast (Richard Listens): https://www.richardlistens.com/podcast/
Dr. Oelberger is a licensed Psychologist based in Los Angeles. He received his doctorate
in Clinical Psychology through the Saybrook Graduate School in San Francisco, with an
emphasis in Spirituality and Consciousness. He holds ACT board certification in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and a Certification in Sports psychology - having trained with a Navy Seal in order to target emotional obstacles to performance amongst athletes.
Dr. Oelberger has attained the rank level of Shodan, in Shaolin kempo martial arts and was awarded this rank in the Shaolin temple in Deng Feng, China in the summer of 2013.
Richard has a book published on the integration of spirituality and psychology entitled, “Qualitative Kabbalah: The Value of Living a Spiritual System”. His Master’s thesis focused on Treatment and understanding of post-traumatic stress disorder, specifically cultural and historical trends and implications for treatment.
Richard Oelberger, PhD offers his own unique style of psychology differentiating him amongst traditional forms of psychology, integrating a model of psychology combining Somatic and body-oriented psychotherapy with mindfulness and spiritual approaches. He hosts a biweekly podcast on his Richardlistens channel on Apple Podcasts on topics surrounding channeling your own inner hero, covering the field of Performance, Human transformation, and Sports Psychology related interests. He continues to coach multiple youth sports teams and actively engages community development of sport and team building.
He offers treatment for:
- Sports and performance issues
- Body oriented processing of stress and trauma
- Anxiety/Depression
- Addiction, Gambling, and Recovery Issues
- Relationship Issues
- Stress Reduction Skills
- Performance Enhancement Visualization Skills and Meditation
- Mind/Body Training
- Transformational Character Development
Dr. Richard Oelberger, clinical psychologist, joins the show to share methods of healthy decision-making in moments of crisis, whether that crisis be our own or someone else's.
KEY TOPICS:
- The importance of surrounding yourself with trusted individuals who can hold you accountable for your decisions
- Grounding practices to promote healthy decision-making
- Finding meaning and purpose in every aspect of your life
- Listening as a skill to support others in their decision-making processes
THIS EPISODE INCLUDES TOPICS OF A SENSITIVE NATURE.
If you or someone you love is experiencing thoughts of suicide, please seek help. You can do so by calling 1-800-273-8255, or texting "HOME" to 741741. Both are available 24 hours a day, free, confidential, and will connect you to a trained counselor in your area.
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Ep.18 I Sanger’s Grandma I Deciding to Redefine Your Grief: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/48171840/download.mp3
Peter Levine’s book, “Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma”: https://www.amazon.com/Waking-Tiger-Healing-Peter-Levine/dp/155643233X/ref=sr_1_1?adgrpid=1341404748689306&hvadid=83837867634205&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=76061&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=e&hvtargid=kwd-83838137305494%3Aloc-190&hydadcr=15529_10465077&keywords=peter+levine+waking+the+tiger&qid=1657042247&sr=8-1
Ep.9 I Eric Maddox I Deciding to be an Empathetic Listener: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/47282845/download.mp3
ABOUT DR. RICHARD OELBERGER
Instagram: @richardlistens
Twitter: @richardlistens
Website: https://www.richardlistens.com/
Dr. Oelberger’s book, “The Zero Method”: https://www.amazon.com/Zero-Method-Awaken-Hero-Within/dp/1667830015/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2CK3D8N7ZT1LT&keywords=the+zero+method&qid=1656902950&sprefix=the+zero+method%2Caps%2C115&sr=8-1
Podcast (Richard Listens): https://www.richardlistens.com/podcast/
Dr. Oelberger is a licensed Psychologist based in Los Angeles. He received his doctorate
in Clinical Psychology through the Saybrook Graduate School in San Francisco, with an
emphasis in Spirituality and Consciousness. He holds ACT board certification in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and a Certification in Sports psychology - having trained with a Navy Seal in order to target emotional obstacles to performance amongst athletes.
Dr. Oelberger has attained the rank level of Shodan, in Shaolin kempo martial arts and was awarded this rank in the Shaolin temple in Deng Feng, China in the summer of 2013.
Richard has a book published on the integration of spirituality and psychology entitled, “Qualitative Kabbalah: The Value of Living a Spiritual System”. His Master’s thesis focused on Treatment and understanding of post-traumatic stress disorder, specifically cultural and historical trends and implications for treatment.
Richard Oelberger, PhD offers his own unique style of psychology differentiating him amongst traditional forms of psychology, integrating a model of psychology combining Somatic and body-oriented psychotherapy with mindfulness and spiritual approaches. He hosts a biweekly podcast on his Richardlistens channel on Apple Podcasts on topics surrounding channeling your own inner hero, covering the field of Performance, Human transformation, and Sports Psychology related interests. He continues to coach multiple youth sports teams and actively engages community development of sport and team building.
He offers treatment for:
- Sports and performance issues
- Body oriented processing of stress and trauma
- Anxiety/Depression
- Addiction, Gambling, and Recovery Issues
- Relationship Issues
- Stress Reduction Skills
- Performance Enhancement Visualization Skills and Meditation
- Mind/Body Training
- Transformational Character Development
This episode is a highlight clip from this week’s full episode.
To listen to the full episode, see yesterday’s episode or use this link: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/50405589/download.mp3
Shawn and Sanger sit down to discuss their most effective communication strategies as leaders.
KEY TOPICS:
- Using the demonstrate, observe, confirm model to teach new skills.
- Explaining “why” before assigning a task.
- Gaining the trust of your team so they will understand the importance of what you’re asking them to do.
- Accepting fault as a leader for faulty training methodology, rather than blaming your team for not being “successful”.
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Simon Sinek’s Golden Circle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMOlfsR7SMQ
Apple’s “Think Different” Campaign: https://www.brandingstrategyinsider.com/the-real-story-of-apples-think-different-campaign/
Shawn and Sanger sit down to discuss their most effective communication strategies as leaders.
KEY TOPICS:
- Using the demonstrate, observe, confirm model to teach new skills.
- Explaining “why” before assigning a task.
- Gaining the trust of your team so they will understand the importance of what you’re asking them to do.
- Accepting fault as a leader for faulty training methodology, rather than blaming your team for not being “successful”.
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Simon Sinek’s Golden Circle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMOlfsR7SMQ
Apple’s “Think Different” Campaign: https://www.brandingstrategyinsider.com/the-real-story-of-apples-think-different-campaign/
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Merit Kahn, emotional intelligence expert, joins the show to discuss the power of redeciding.
This episode challenges us to reject pride and closedmindedness so we can make a NEW decision; a model of decision-making that derives from a place of possibility...not restraint.
What do you need to re-decide on today?
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Doug Lennick’s Moral Intelligence Theory: https://www.amazon.com/Moral-Intelligence-Enhancing-Performance-Leadership/dp/0132349868
Ep.17 I Doug Lennick I Deciding to Think About What You Think About: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/48093483/download.mp3
ABOUT MERIT KAHN
Instagram: @meritkahn // https://www.instagram.com/meritkahn/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MeritKahn
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meritkahn/
Twitter: @meritkahn // https://twitter.com/MeritKahn
Website: https://meritkahn.com/
Book (Myth Shift: Challenging the Truths that Sabotage Success): https://www.amazon.com/Myth-Shift-Challenging-Sabotage-Success/dp/0997646802
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MeritKahn/videos
Merit Kahn is a Sales & Business Development expert and CEO of SELLect Sales Development. She is certified as an Emotional Intelligence expert. Merit has worked as an entrepreneur since 1998 and has since written the book “Myth Shift: Challenging the Truths that Sabotage Success”.
Merit Kahn, emotional intelligence expert, joins the show to discuss the power of redeciding.
This episode challenges us to reject pride and closedmindedness so we can make a NEW decision; a model of decision-making that derives from a place of possibility...not restraint.
What do you need to re-decide on today?
Don't have time for the full episode?
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Doug Lennick’s Moral Intelligence Theory: https://www.amazon.com/Moral-Intelligence-Enhancing-Performance-Leadership/dp/0132349868
Ep.17 I Doug Lennick I Deciding to Think About What You Think About: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/48093483/download.mp3
ABOUT MERIT KAHN
Instagram: @meritkahn // https://www.instagram.com/meritkahn/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MeritKahn
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meritkahn/
Twitter: @meritkahn // https://twitter.com/MeritKahn
Website: https://meritkahn.com/
Book (Myth Shift: Challenging the Truths that Sabotage Success): https://www.amazon.com/Myth-Shift-Challenging-Sabotage-Success/dp/0997646802
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MeritKahn/videos
Merit Kahn is a Sales & Business Development expert and CEO of SELLect Sales Development. She is certified as an Emotional Intelligence expert. Merit has worked as an entrepreneur since 1998 and has since written the book “Myth Shift: Challenging the Truths that Sabotage Success”.
This episode is a highlight clip from this week’s full episode.
To listen to the full episode, see yesterday’s episode or use this link:
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Dr. Celeste Holbrook, sex educator, joins the show (again!) to share her thoughts on similarities between the taboo topics of sex and money.
This episode dives into the importance of authenticity, collaboration, and values alignment when it comes to talking about societal taboos.
How can you decide to branch out and discuss the underdiscussed? What goes underdiscussed in your own life?
For more decision-making wisdom with Dr. Celeste, check out Ep.19 I Deciding to be a SEXpert: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/48257562/download.mp3
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
50 Cent buys Mike Tyson’s mansion…and regrets it: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QQLbcGqXKoo
Ep.19 I Dr. Celeste Holbrook I Deciding to be a SEXpert: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/48257562/download.mp3
Ep.34 I Natalia Matveeva I Deciding to Return to Chernobyl: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/49574511/download.mp3
In-person classes with Dr. Celeste: https://thevelvetbox.com/
ABOUT DR. CELESTE HOLBROOK
Instagram: @drcelesteholbrook (her reels are worth watching!)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/celeste.holbrook
Website: https://www.drcelesteholbrook.com/all-products
Dr. Celeste Holbrook is a sexologist, speaker and author who has dedicated her life to helping women achieve soul-centered sex through perfectly planned mental and behavioral changes. She inspires women to move through mental blocks surrounding their intimate lives to truly experience the sex that was spiritually designed for her. Hundreds of women have dramatically changed their relationships by following the sexual and spiritual strategies that Dr. Holbrook has created and tailored specifically for them. Her favorite moment is the spark that appears in a woman’s eyes the instant her sensual confidence is re-awakened.
Dr. Celeste Holbrook, sex educator, joins the show (again!) to share her thoughts on similarities between the taboo topics of sex and money.
This episode dives into the importance of authenticity, collaboration, and values alignment when it comes to talking about societal taboos.
How can you decide to branch out and discuss the underdiscussed? What goes underdiscussed in your own life?
Don't have time for the full episode?
CHECK OUT THE 15-MINUTE EPISODE HIGHLIGHT: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/50218704/download.mp3
For more decision-making wisdom with Dr. Celeste, check out Ep.19 I Deciding to be a SEXpert: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/48257562/download.mp3
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
50 Cent buys Mike Tyson’s mansion…and regrets it: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QQLbcGqXKoo
Ep.19 I Dr. Celeste Holbrook I Deciding to be a SEXpert: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/48257562/download.mp3
Ep.34 I Natalia Matveeva I Deciding to Return to Chernobyl: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/49574511/download.mp3
In-person classes with Dr. Celeste: https://thevelvetbox.com/
ABOUT DR. CELESTE HOLBROOK
Instagram: @drcelesteholbrook (her reels are worth watching!)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/celeste.holbrook
Website: https://www.drcelesteholbrook.com/all-products
Dr. Celeste Holbrook is a sexologist, speaker and author who has dedicated her life to helping women achieve soul-centered sex through perfectly planned mental and behavioral changes. She inspires women to move through mental blocks surrounding their intimate lives to truly experience the sex that was spiritually designed for her. Hundreds of women have dramatically changed their relationships by following the sexual and spiritual strategies that Dr. Holbrook has created and tailored specifically for them. Her favorite moment is the spark that appears in a woman’s eyes the instant her sensual confidence is re-awakened.
This episode is a highlight clip from this week’s full episode.
To listen to the full episode, see yesterday’s episode or use this link:
https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/50111005/download.mp3
Col. Martha McSally, the first female fighter pilot to fly in combat, joins the show to tell her story of shattering glass ceilings and challenging the status quo.
This episode offers a decision-making framework that leans into passionate intuition. Afterall, it takes a woman of big heart to not only become a fighter pilot, but to take on the Pentagon in an 8-year battle to overturn discriminatory policies towards servicewomen deployed to Saudi Arabia—and win.
How can you alter the status quo?
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
The WASPS (Women Airforce Service Pilots): https://www.womenshistory.org/exhibits/women-airforce-service-pilots-wasps-wwii
Shailee Basnet on Decidedly, “Ep.26 I Deciding to Conquer Your Everest”: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/48917046/download.mp3
ABOUT COL. MARTHA McSALLY
Instagram: @marthamcsally
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marthamcsally
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martha-mcsally-1a5606229/
Dare to Fly (book): https://www.daretofly.us/
Website: https://marthamcsally.com/
Colonel Martha E. McSally is a pioneering combat-proven leader, inspiring speaker, and celebrated author. McSally is a compelling example of overcoming adversity and fear to achieve extraordinary feats. Losing her dad at the age of 12 and surviving sexual abuse and assault, she persevered to become the 1st woman in U.S. history to fly a fighter jet in combat and command a fighter squadron in combat. Along her journey, McSally had to overcome significant obstacles including U.S. law prohibiting women from flying combat jets. She persevered, held onto her dreams, continued to excel, and shattered glass ceilings.
Col. Martha McSally, the first female fighter pilot to fly in combat, joins the show to tell her story of shattering glass ceilings and challenging the status quo.
This episode offers a decision-making framework that leans into passionate intuition. Afterall, it takes a woman of big heart to not only become a fighter pilot, but to take on the Pentagon in an 8-year battle to overturn discriminatory policies towards servicewomen deployed to Saudi Arabia—and win.
How can you alter the status quo?
DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THE FULL EPISODE? No worries!
Check out the 15-minute highlight episode, pulled from our conversation with Col. Martha McSally: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/50130398/download.mp3
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
The WASPS (Women Airforce Service Pilots): https://www.womenshistory.org/exhibits/women-airforce-service-pilots-wasps-wwii
Shailee Basnet on Decidedly, “Ep.26 I Deciding to Conquer Your Everest”: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/48917046/download.mp3
ABOUT COL. MARTHA McSALLY
Instagram: @marthamcsally
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marthamcsally
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martha-mcsally-1a5606229/
Dare to Fly (book): https://www.daretofly.us/
Website: https://marthamcsally.com/
Colonel Martha E. McSally is a pioneering combat-proven leader, inspiring speaker, and celebrated author. McSally is a compelling example of overcoming adversity and fear to achieve extraordinary feats. Losing her dad at the age of 12 and surviving sexual abuse and assault, she persevered to become the 1st woman in U.S. history to fly a fighter jet in combat and command a fighter squadron in combat. Along her journey, McSally had to overcome significant obstacles including U.S. law prohibiting women from flying combat jets. She persevered, held onto her dreams, continued to excel, and shattered glass ceilings.
This episode is a highlight clip from this week’s full episode.
To listen to the full episode, see yesterday’s episode or use this link:
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Kyle Sullivan, a master motivator, joins the show to encourage listeners to determine what it is we really want out of life. Not only what will make us successful, but what will bring our lives utter significance.
This episode dives into questions you can ask yourself to determine what would give your life significance and the methodology to accomplishing just that.
How can you transform your success into significance?
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ABOUT KYLE SULLIVAN
Instagram: @kylejsullivan
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kylejohnsullivan or https://www.facebook.com/UnleashTheChamp/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylejohnsullivan1/ or https://www.linkedin.com/company/unleash-the-champ/
Website: unleashthechamp.com
Podcast: https://www.unleashthechamp.com/podcast
KYLE’S STORY
“Growing up, I always wanted to have something of significance, some might say they knew I was a kid with lots of potential. Growing up in the Louisiana, the goal was to be a good person, not rock the boat, and get into something that made a good living.
With that being the plan, I shouldn’t be surprised that I ended up in a cage of comfort.
Now don't get me wrong, I have a laundry list of “wish this wasn’t the case” moments. From being born to two kids still in high school to being raised by my dad and family after my biological mother left, learning my mom wasn’t my biological mom as a pre-teen, to getting wrapped up in drugs and alcohol living the frat boy life in college, I have had my share of dumb, destructive, and questionable moments in my life.
My turning point was after being jumped at a drug deal and I realized quickly, I don’t want this moment to repeat itself so at 21, I walked into Church with a commitment to be available & obedient to the prompting I felt internally.
That led me to graduate from college and step into full-time ministry. I got the opportunity and honor of working for two of the largest churches in America over the next 10 years. I was mentored and led by major influences in the modern era of church leadership and I was thriving and having incredible success but I had one thought looming in my mind...
“Am I capable of MORE?”
July 2020 is one of the most defining months in my life. Armed with a dream of what could be, I left everything I knew to be comfortable and safe to create Unleash the Champ right here in Tulsa, Oklahoma. My desire was to create powerful experiences for leaders who are looking to enhance their professional success without creating a personal mess.
I have an incredible wife who said “yes” and continues to say “yes”.
I have awareness to the wild intuition that leads me and mine to places and depths we never imagined.
I have two incredible kids who wouldn’t be here if any of that above changed or was shifted in any way.
I have a community of people who keep me accountable to the targets, vision, and version of me I desire.
I have a resolve about me that is only found in people who have gone to the darkness and came out in the light.
So again…the point is this. When you think about me, understand this… you are reading about, listening to, working with, and investing in someone who knows what it is like to be weak and I know what it is to be strong.
That’s why Unleash the Champ exists. That’s why I am investing my life in guiding people to exceed their personal alignment and fulfillment to their professional success. I do that because it is the journey I have been on for the last 13 years and the last 2 building the movement that is Unleash the Champ right here in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
I am someone who is an expert in grit, passion, and energy because it is the only thing I had for many years. All of the business growth and scalability are afforded to me because I continue to walk out my evolution as the Champ I am created to be.
Here’s to you doing the same.
It's time to win.
It's time to soar.
It's time to Unleash the Champ”
Kyle Sullivan, a master motivator, joins the show to encourage listeners to determine what it is we really want out of life. Not only what will make us successful, but what will bring our lives utter significance.
This episode dives into questions you can ask yourself to determine what would give your life significance and the methodology to accomplishing just that.
How can you transform your success into significance?
DON’T HAVE TIME FOR THE FULL EPISODE?
No worries!
Here’s the 15-minute highlight reel of this week’s episode: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/50028645/download.mp3
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ABOUT KYLE SULLIVAN
Instagram: @kylejsullivan
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kylejohnsullivan or https://www.facebook.com/UnleashTheChamp/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylejohnsullivan1/ or https://www.linkedin.com/company/unleash-the-champ/
Website: unleashthechamp.com
Podcast: https://www.unleashthechamp.com/podcast
KYLE’S STORY
“Growing up, I always wanted to have something of significance, some might say they knew I was a kid with lots of potential. Growing up in the Louisiana, the goal was to be a good person, not rock the boat, and get into something that made a good living.
With that being the plan, I shouldn’t be surprised that I ended up in a cage of comfort.
Now don't get me wrong, I have a laundry list of “wish this wasn’t the case” moments. From being born to two kids still in high school to being raised by my dad and family after my biological mother left, learning my mom wasn’t my biological mom as a pre-teen, to getting wrapped up in drugs and alcohol living the frat boy life in college, I have had my share of dumb, destructive, and questionable moments in my life.
My turning point was after being jumped at a drug deal and I realized quickly, I don’t want this moment to repeat itself so at 21, I walked into Church with a commitment to be available & obedient to the prompting I felt internally.
That led me to graduate from college and step into full-time ministry. I got the opportunity and honor of working for two of the largest churches in America over the next 10 years. I was mentored and led by major influences in the modern era of church leadership and I was thriving and having incredible success but I had one thought looming in my mind...
“Am I capable of MORE?”
July 2020 is one of the most defining months in my life. Armed with a dream of what could be, I left everything I knew to be comfortable and safe to create Unleash the Champ right here in Tulsa, Oklahoma. My desire was to create powerful experiences for leaders who are looking to enhance their professional success without creating a personal mess.
I have an incredible wife who said “yes” and continues to say “yes”.
I have awareness to the wild intuition that leads me and mine to places and depths we never imagined.
I have two incredible kids who wouldn’t be here if any of that above changed or was shifted in any way.
I have a community of people who keep me accountable to the targets, vision, and version of me I desire.
I have a resolve about me that is only found in people who have gone to the darkness and came out in the light.
So again…the point is this. When you think about me, understand this… you are reading about, listening to, working with, and investing in someone who knows what it is like to be weak and I know what it is to be strong.
That’s why Unleash the Champ exists. That’s why I am investing my life in guiding people to exceed their personal alignment and fulfillment to their professional success. I do that because it is the journey I have been on for the last 13 years and the last 2 building the movement that is Unleash the Champ right here in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
I am someone who is an expert in grit, passion, and energy because it is the only thing I had for many years. All of the business growth and scalability are afforded to me because I continue to walk out my evolution as the Champ I am created to be.
Here’s to you doing the same.
It's time to win.
It's time to soar.
It's time to Unleash the Champ”
This episode is a highlight clip from this week’s full episode.
To listen to the full episode, see yesterday’s episode or use this link:
https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/49927485/download.mp3
Jen Clinehens, behavioral science expert, joins the show to share how our decisions may be manipulated by use of behavioral fallacies.
This episode discusses the behavioral traps businesses may set, how to know if you’re in a trap, and how to avoid falling into the trap in the first place.
How can you be more cognizant of behavioral fallacies in your daily life?
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ABOUT JEN CLINEHENS
Instagram: @choicehacking
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/choicehacking
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenclinehens/
Website: choicehacking.com
Choice Hacking: How to use Behavioral Science and psychology to create an experience that sings: https://www.amazon.com/Choice-Hacking-psychology-behavioral-experience-ebook/dp/B088RLHLRB
Podcast: https://www.choicehacking.com/podcast/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/GrowLiketheGreatest
A recognized authority in applied behavioral science, Jennifer is the founder and managing director of marketing and product design firm, Choice Hacking. There she helps global businesses ethically apply behavioral science and psychology principles.
Jen Clinehens, behavioral science expert, joins the show to share how our decisions may be manipulated by use of behavioral fallacies.
This episode discusses the behavioral traps businesses may set, how to know if you’re in a trap, and how to avoid falling into the trap in the first place.
How can you be more cognizant of behavioral fallacies in your daily life?
Don't have time for the full episode? No worries
Here are the highlights of the episode in just 15-minutes: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/49942855/download.mp3
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ABOUT JEN CLINEHENS
Instagram: @choicehacking
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/choicehacking
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenclinehens/
Website: choicehacking.com
Choice Hacking: How to use Behavioral Science and psychology to create an experience that sings: https://www.amazon.com/Choice-Hacking-psychology-behavioral-experience-ebook/dp/B088RLHLRB
Podcast: https://www.choicehacking.com/podcast/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/GrowLiketheGreatest
A recognized authority in applied behavioral science, Jennifer is the founder and managing director of marketing and product design firm, Choice Hacking. There she helps global businesses ethically apply behavioral science and psychology principles.
This episode is a highlight clip from this week’s full episode.
To listen to the full episode, see yesterday’s episode or use this link:
https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/49836464/download.mp3
James Langabeer, PhD in Decision Science, joins the show to challenge leaders to focus on intentionality in their decision-making.
This episode reveals that there is no black and white guide to making great decisions, but instead to focus on what intrinsically matters to you…and that will reflect the “right” decision on an individual level.
How can you be more intentional in the decisions you make?
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Max Bazerman, Judgement-Based Decision-Making: https://nobaproject.com/modules/judgment-and-decision-making
The Kolbe Analysis: https://kolbe.com/
Ep.23 I Mayor Mattie Parker I Deciding to Serve as Mayor: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/48667397/download.mp3
Brendon Burchard: https://www.amazon.com/Brendon-Burchard/e/B001IGOFHY%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share
Atomic Habits by James Clear: https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits
Ep.31 I Tom Kelly I Deciding You Suck at Decision-Making: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/49321002/download.mp3
Meditation App: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/universal-breathing-pranayama/id433571551
Critical Time Intervention: Criticaltime.org
ABOUT JAMES LANGABEER
Instagram: @jameslangabeer
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameslangabeer/
The Quest for Wealth (6 Steps to Mindful Money Management): https://jameslangabeer.com/book/
James Robert Langabeer, PhD coaches leaders to improve their decision-making around wealth and health. Trained as a decision scientist and behavioral economist, he focuses on how we make important decisions. He holds the Robert Graham Professorship for Entrepreneurial Informatics at the University of Texas Health Science Center, and has taught thousands of students in finance, leadership, strategy, systems management, and decision-making at UTHealth, Boston University, and the University of Houston.
He also is the Founder and Managing Partner of Yellowstone Consulting LLC, where he advises select individuals and consults organizations around key decisions at the strategic and financial level. He has created the Mindful Money Management Model (TM) to help people optimize their daily money management, and has published over 100 scientific articles, authored multiple books, and has been a popular keynote speaker at dozens of national conferences. He has significant experience as a senior executive in multiple industries (including software, healthcare, retail, and petrochemical sectors).
James holds a PhD in Management and Decision Sciences from the University of Lancaster in England, and a second doctorate in from the University of Houston in leadership. He has an MBA from Baylor University, and his undergraduate training was in management and economics from the University of Texas, San Antonio. He is a Registered Investment Adviser (RIA) with the Texas Securities Board and holds both the Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) and Certified Management Accountant (CMA) designations. He also is a Six Sigma Black Belt and has certifications in financial and life coaching.
James Langabeer, PhD in Decision Science, joins the show to challenge leaders to focus on intentionality in their decision-making.
This episode reveals that there is no black and white guide to making great decisions, but instead to focus on what intrinsically matters to you…and that will reflect the “right” decision on an individual level.
How can you be more intentional in the decisions you make?
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Max Bazerman, Judgement-Based Decision-Making: https://nobaproject.com/modules/judgment-and-decision-making
The Kolbe Analysis: https://kolbe.com/
Ep.23 I Mayor Mattie Parker I Deciding to Serve as Mayor: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/48667397/download.mp3
Brendon Burchard: https://www.amazon.com/Brendon-Burchard/e/B001IGOFHY%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share
Atomic Habits by James Clear: https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits
Ep.31 I Tom Kelly I Deciding You Suck at Decision-Making: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/49321002/download.mp3
Meditation App: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/universal-breathing-pranayama/id433571551
Critical Time Intervention: Criticaltime.org
ABOUT JAMES LANGABEER
Instagram: @jameslangabeer
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameslangabeer/
The Quest for Wealth (6 Steps to Mindful Money Management): https://jameslangabeer.com/book/
James Robert Langabeer, PhD coaches leaders to improve their decision-making around wealth and health. Trained as a decision scientist and behavioral economist, he focuses on how we make important decisions. He holds the Robert Graham Professorship for Entrepreneurial Informatics at the University of Texas Health Science Center, and has taught thousands of students in finance, leadership, strategy, systems management, and decision-making at UTHealth, Boston University, and the University of Houston.
He also is the Founder and Managing Partner of Yellowstone Consulting LLC, where he advises select individuals and consults organizations around key decisions at the strategic and financial level. He has created the Mindful Money Management Model (TM) to help people optimize their daily money management, and has published over 100 scientific articles, authored multiple books, and has been a popular keynote speaker at dozens of national conferences. He has significant experience as a senior executive in multiple industries (including software, healthcare, retail, and petrochemical sectors).
James holds a PhD in Management and Decision Sciences from the University of Lancaster in England, and a second doctorate in from the University of Houston in leadership. He has an MBA from Baylor University, and his undergraduate training was in management and economics from the University of Texas, San Antonio. He is a Registered Investment Adviser (RIA) with the Texas Securities Board and holds both the Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) and Certified Management Accountant (CMA) designations. He also is a Six Sigma Black Belt and has certifications in financial and life coaching.
This episode is a highlight clip from this week’s full episode.
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Jennifer Moss, an anti-burnout expert, joins the show to share what burnout is defined as, how it presents, and how to protect yourself and your employees from getting stuck in it.
This episode resolves that burnout isn’t solved by self-care, but by operational changes.
How can you edit your daily operations to manage and prevent burnout?
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ABOUT JENNIFER MOSS
Instagram: @jennifermossinc
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenleighmoss/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JenniferMossInc/
Website: jennifer-moss.com
The Burnout Epidemic: The Rise of Chronic Stress and How We Can Fix It: https://www.amazon.com/Burnout-Epidemic-Rise-Chronic-Stress/dp/1647820367
Jennifer Moss is a Harvard Business Review contributor and nationally syndicated radio columnist. She was on the Global Happiness Council—a small group of leading scientists and economists that support the UN’s sustainable goals related to global well-being and the Annual Global Happiness Policy Report. Prior to this, Moss worked in Silicon Valley, eventually joining Barack Obama’s California social team during his historic presidential campaign.
To acknowledge her contributions to business and public service, Moss was named a Canadian Innovator of the Year, an International Female Entrepreneur of the Year, and recipient of the Public Service Award from the Office of President Obama. Her new book, The Burnout Epidemic, published by Harvard Business Press, launched September 28, 2021.
Jennifer Moss, an anti-burnout expert, joins the show to share what burnout is defined as, how it presents, and how to protect yourself and your employees from getting stuck in it.
This episode resolves that burnout isn’t solved by self-care, but by operational changes.
How can you edit your daily operations to manage and prevent burnout?
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ABOUT JENNIFER MOSS
Instagram: @jennifermossinc
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenleighmoss/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JenniferMossInc/
Website: jennifer-moss.com
The Burnout Epidemic: The Rise of Chronic Stress and How We Can Fix It: https://www.amazon.com/Burnout-Epidemic-Rise-Chronic-Stress/dp/1647820367
Jennifer Moss is a Harvard Business Review contributor and nationally syndicated radio columnist. She was on the Global Happiness Council—a small group of leading scientists and economists that support the UN’s sustainable goals related to global well-being and the Annual Global Happiness Policy Report. Prior to this, Moss worked in Silicon Valley, eventually joining Barack Obama’s California social team during his historic presidential campaign.
To acknowledge her contributions to business and public service, Moss was named a Canadian Innovator of the Year, an International Female Entrepreneur of the Year, and recipient of the Public Service Award from the Office of President Obama. Her new book, The Burnout Epidemic, published by Harvard Business Press, launched September 28, 2021.
This episode is a highlight clip from this week’s full episode.
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Sanger shares a huge decision he recently made. He sold his business!
Tune in to hear the first time he considered the decision, what finalized it, and the decision-making framework that guided him towards making the change!
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Five Stages of Grief by Elisabeth Kubler Ross & David Kessler: https://grief.com/the-five-stages-of-grief/
Ep.19 with Dr. Celeste Holbrook: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/48257562/download.mp3
Sanger shares a huge decision he recently made. He sold his business!
Tune in to hear the first time he considered the decision, what finalized it, and the decision-making framework that guided him towards making the change!
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Five Stages of Grief by Elisabeth Kubler Ross & David Kessler: https://grief.com/the-five-stages-of-grief/
Episode with Dr. Celeste Holbrook: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/48257562/download.mp3
This episode is a highlight clip from this week’s full episode.
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Natalia Matveeva, a Chernobyl survivor, joins the show to share the decisions behind her escape from Chernobyl, her return to the disaster site, and how her core values have changed in meaning since working through trauma from Chernobyl.
This episode explores the decision not to be a victim of your circumstances, but instead to lean into your values and utilize them as gifts to give to others.
How can you use your core values to improve the lives of those around you?
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
The Blue Zones: https://www.bluezones.com/
Ep.17 with Doug Lennick, “Deciding to Think About What You Think About”: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/48093483/download.mp3
ABOUT NATALIA MATVEEVA
Instagram: @leadershipconsciousness
Natalia Matveeva, a Chernobyl survivor, joins the show to share the decisions behind her escape from Chernobyl, her return to the disaster site, and how her core values have changed in meaning since working through trauma from Chernobyl.
This episode explores the decision not to be a victim of your circumstances, but instead to lean into your values and utilize them as gifts to give to others.
How can you use your core values to improve the lives of those around you?
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
The Blue Zones: https://www.bluezones.com/
Ep.17 with Doug Lennick, “Deciding to Think About What You Think About”: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/48093483/download.mp3
ABOUT NATALIA MATVEEVA
Instagram: @leadershipconsciousness
This episode is a highlight clip from this week’s full episode.
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Rick Andstrom, 25-year Navy SEAL, joins the show to share the decision-making processes that come with working in and healing from a life in special operations.
This episode dives into mental toughness, resiliency through hard situations, and unorthodox methods of healing from trauma.
How can you use the Navy SEAL mindset to achieve your goals?
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Episode with Sanger’s Grandma (the only person tougher than Rick Andstrom): https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/48171840/download.mp3
Thinking Body, Dancing Mind: Taosports for Extraordinary Performance in Athletics, Business, and Life: https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Body-Dancing-Mind-Extraordinary/dp/0553373781
Andrew Huberman (gratitude practice): https://hubermanlab.com/the-science-of-gratitude-and-how-to-build-a-gratitude-practice/
The Best-Kept Secret in History - Brian Muraresku: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC6DDvzM6Nc
The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name: The Anatomy of Peace, Fourth Edition: Resolving the Heart of Conflict: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0818QJHKF/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0
https://www.amazon.com/Anatomy-Peace-Fourth-Resolving-Conflict/dp/1523001135/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?adgrpid=1332608663728306&hvadid=83288113420272&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=75994&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=e&hvtargid=kwd-83288398080661%3Aloc-190&hydadcr=22560_10443888&keywords=the+anatomy+of+peace&qid=1650513340&sr=8-2-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzNVVSREIwQUdFU0lUJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMzYxNDc2MUFGRlVXRFIyTklFUSZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMzc5MDE3MjZKOEVJODZUNkVaQiZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=
ABOUT RICK ANDSTROM
Instagram: @rick_andstrom
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rick.andstrom
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickandstrom/
rick.andstrom@langskip.com
Andstrom is a highly decorated 25-year Navy SEAL with an innovative mindset, an ability to manage challenging circumstances, and an aptitude for developing and elevating team members.
Rick deployed eight times as a SEAL medic, intelligence team leader, intelligence operative and trained over 200 operators as a SEAL instructor. Rick was awarded over 40 decorations, including the Bronze Star, multiple Combat Action ribbons, and Sailor of the Year, to name a few. Rick conducted over 50 combat missions as a SEAL Medic in Iraq and Afghanistan. In addition, Rick led or conducted over 100 sensitive intelligence operations in dozens of countries, two of which directly influenced significant U.S. foreign policy change.
Rick advocates to reduce the stigmas associated with trauma and psychedelic therapies to treat mental health and neurological conditions such as PTSD and TBI. He credits these innovative treatment modalities with saving both his life and marriage after traditional methods failed.
Rick uses humor, real stories, and his own experience to share motivational and inspiring lessons about teamwork, leadership, and personal growth. He lays out a blueprint for breaking down silos, promoting cross-team collaboration, developing resilience, embracing challenges as opportunities, and inspiring others through authenticity.
Rick Andstrom, 25-year Navy SEAL, joins the show to share the decision-making processes that come with working in and healing from a life in special operations.
This episode dives into mental toughness, resiliency through hard situations, and unorthodox methods of healing from trauma.
How can you use the Navy SEAL mindset to achieve your goals?
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Episode with Sanger’s Grandma (the only person tougher than Rick Andstrom): https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/48171840/download.mp3
Thinking Body, Dancing Mind: Taosports for Extraordinary Performance in Athletics, Business, and Life: https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Body-Dancing-Mind-Extraordinary/dp/0553373781
Andrew Huberman (gratitude practice): https://hubermanlab.com/the-science-of-gratitude-and-how-to-build-a-gratitude-practice/
The Best-Kept Secret in History - Brian Muraresku: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC6DDvzM6Nc
The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0818QJHKF/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0
The Anatomy of Peace, Fourth Edition: Resolving the Heart of Conflict: https://www.amazon.com/Anatomy-Peace-Fourth-Resolving-Conflict/dp/1523001135/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?adgrpid=1332608663728306&hvadid=83288113420272&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=75994&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=e&hvtargid=kwd-83288398080661%3Aloc-190&hydadcr=22560_10443888&keywords=the+anatomy+of+peace&qid=1650513340&sr=8-2-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzNVVSREIwQUdFU0lUJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMzYxNDc2MUFGRlVXRFIyTklFUSZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMzc5MDE3MjZKOEVJODZUNkVaQiZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=
ABOUT RICK ANDSTROM
Instagram: @rick_andstrom
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rick.andstrom
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickandstrom/
rick.andstrom@langskip.com
Andstrom is a highly decorated 25-year Navy SEAL with an innovative mindset, an ability to manage challenging circumstances, and an aptitude for developing and elevating team members.
Rick deployed eight times as a SEAL medic, intelligence team leader, intelligence operative and trained over 200 operators as a SEAL instructor. Rick was awarded over 40 decorations, including the Bronze Star, multiple Combat Action ribbons, and Sailor of the Year, to name a few. Rick conducted over 50 combat missions as a SEAL Medic in Iraq and Afghanistan. In addition, Rick led or conducted over 100 sensitive intelligence operations in dozens of countries, two of which directly influenced significant U.S. foreign policy change.
Rick advocates to reduce the stigmas associated with trauma and psychedelic therapies to treat mental health and neurological conditions such as PTSD and TBI. He credits these innovative treatment modalities with saving both his life and marriage after traditional methods failed.
Rick uses humor, real stories, and his own experience to share motivational and inspiring lessons about teamwork, leadership, and personal growth. He lays out a blueprint for breaking down silos, promoting cross-team collaboration, developing resilience, embracing challenges as opportunities, and inspiring others through authenticity.
This episode is a highlight clip from this week’s full episode.
To listen to the full episode, see yesterday’s episode or use this link: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/49418385/download.mp3
Joe Chura, Chief Innovation Officer of Cars.com and host of the Not Almost There podcast, joins the show to share his experience creating, leading, and selling two of the fastest-growing companies in America.
This episode discusses key decisions a business owner must make when selling their business and stepping into a new chapter.
How can you transform your success into significance as you go through a major life transition?
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Cars.com
Refuel: https://www.dealerinspire.com/refuel/
Go Brewing: https://www.gobrewing.com/?msclkid=2b25b12aba8b11ecb4ad30db9911ad87
Jim Quick’s new book, “Limitless”: https://www.limitlessbook.com/?msclkid=e9bf67eeba9911ecac346ac47f3bdba1
ABOUT JOE CHURA
Instagram: @joechura / @notalmostthere
Facebook: facebook.com/notalmostthere
Website: notalmostthere.com
Podcast: https://www.notalmostthere.com/#podcast-subscribe
Notalmostthere.com
WHY NOT ALMOST THERE? | JOE’S STORY
“I had never run a long race in my life, but here I am, in the middle of the 2015 Chicago Marathon. I’m feeling fantastic, even thinking I could go double the distance.
Just being in this race was a mini-miracle. I had heart surgery and back surgery a decade earlier. I could barely stand back then, let alone run.
Nonetheless, I’m fired up and feel better than ever.
Then I see right in front of me— a sign that nearly stops me in my tracks, NOT ALMOST THERE. I try to brush it off but can’t stop thinking about those words. Every step seems heavier, harder, and then I start cramping up. I begin to walk and complain inside and out. I struggle the entire second half but finish (barely) with everything I have after being physically and mentally crushed.
I have never stopped thinking about that sign but that’s fueled a quest to understand the power of the mind, body, and spirit. To understand how we accomplish things. To understand how we become better in the race against time and ourselves.” - Joe Chura
Joe Chura is an entrepreneur who went from Ford's Chicago Assembly Plant, studying his college textbooks every 15 seconds between building cars, to creating two of the fastest-growing companies in America. Both companies were sold in 2018, marking one of the largest tech transactions of the year. Under Joe's leadership, both companies have since tripled in growth, surpassing $115M in yearly revenue.
He's since expanded his endeavors to include real estate, investing, health and wellness, and creating the Not Almost There Podcast aimed at helping others see their potential.
Joe's latest adventure is changing how we think about alcohol by developing one of the first non/low-alcoholic taprooms and manufacturing plants in the country—Go Brewing. He is also a philanthropist sitting on the board of several charities. In his free time, he enjoys spending it with his family and training jiu-jitsu.
Joe Chura, Chief Innovation Officer of Cars.com and host of the Not Almost There podcast, joins the show to share his experience creating, leading, and selling two of the fastest-growing companies in America.
This episode discusses key decisions a business owner must make when selling their business and stepping into a new chapter.
How can you transform your success into significance as you go through a major life transition?
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Cars.com
Refuel: https://www.dealerinspire.com/refuel/
Go Brewing: https://www.gobrewing.com/?msclkid=2b25b12aba8b11ecb4ad30db9911ad87
Jim Quick’s new book, “Limitless”: https://www.limitlessbook.com/?msclkid=e9bf67eeba9911ecac346ac47f3bdba1
ABOUT JOE CHURA
Instagram: @joechura / @notalmostthere
Facebook: facebook.com/notalmostthere
Website: notalmostthere.com
Podcast: https://www.notalmostthere.com/#podcast-subscribe
Notalmostthere.com
WHY NOT ALMOST THERE? | JOE’S STORY
“I had never run a long race in my life, but here I am, in the middle of the 2015 Chicago Marathon. I’m feeling fantastic, even thinking I could go double the distance.
Just being in this race was a mini-miracle. I had heart surgery and back surgery a decade earlier. I could barely stand back then, let alone run.
Nonetheless, I’m fired up and feel better than ever.
Then I see right in front of me— a sign that nearly stops me in my tracks, NOT ALMOST THERE. I try to brush it off but can’t stop thinking about those words. Every step seems heavier, harder, and then I start cramping up. I begin to walk and complain inside and out. I struggle the entire second half but finish (barely) with everything I have after being physically and mentally crushed.
I have never stopped thinking about that sign but that’s fueled a quest to understand the power of the mind, body, and spirit. To understand how we accomplish things. To understand how we become better in the race against time and ourselves.” - Joe Chura
Joe Chura is an entrepreneur who went from Ford's Chicago Assembly Plant, studying his college textbooks every 15 seconds between building cars, to creating two of the fastest-growing companies in America. Both companies were sold in 2018, marking one of the largest tech transactions of the year. Under Joe's leadership, both companies have since tripled in growth, surpassing $115M in yearly revenue.
He's since expanded his endeavors to include real estate, investing, health and wellness, and creating the Not Almost There Podcast aimed at helping others see their potential.
Joe's latest adventure is changing how we think about alcohol by developing one of the first non/low-alcoholic taprooms and manufacturing plants in the country—Go Brewing. He is also a philanthropist sitting on the board of several charities. In his free time, he enjoys spending it with his family and training jiu-jitsu.
Tom Kelly, comedian, joins the show to share a laugh and authentic conversation about his faulty decision-making skills.
This episode invites you not to become stagnant and frozen in a decision-making rut.
How can you either make a decision, or make a decision NOT to make a decision?
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
The Will Smith Smacks Chris Rock: https://youtu.be/myjEoDypUD8
Pat Tully: https://pattullyinc.com/
"You Squared" by Price Pritchett: https://www.amazon.com/You-Velocity-Multiplying-Personal-Effectiveness/dp/0944002048/ref=sr_1_1?adgrpid=1343603800767308&hvadid=83975312357436&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=75994&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=e&hvtargid=kwd-83975611267967%3Aloc-190&hydadcr=22591_10459030&keywords=you+squared+by+price+pritchett&qid=1649189223&sr=8-1
ABOUT TOM KELLY
Instagram: @tomkellyshow
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TomKellyShow
Website: tomkellyshow.com
Podcast: http://podcast.tomkellyshow.com/
Tomkellyshow@me.com
Tom Kelly is a stand up comedian best known for his work as a “warm up comic” at ABC’s The View, Good Morning America, The $100,000 Pyramid and America’s Got Talent.
Tom’s humor combines kindness and self deprecation with a biting wit.
On the “Tom Kelly Show” podcast, Tom dances “the thin line between comedy and therapy” as he takes an introspective at his life and career. The podcast features guests who are “turning 2020 lemons into 2021 lemonade.”
Tom is a regular contributor at ABC’s World News Now where he showcases colorful characters working and living in unique environments.
Tom has appeared as a comedian and pop culture expert on Elvis Duran and the Morning Show, The View, and HLN. He created the viral IHateWeddings.com.
As Executive Producer of Morning Show Services, Tom co-writes a morning show prep sheet for I Heart Media and is proud to count Elvis Duran and the Morning Show among his subscribers.
At the end of the day, Tom is happiest telling jokes among the people. Known for taking a producer’s eye to a live audience and his quick wit, Tom creates a unique high energy experience every time he takes the stage.
Tom is available for acting, stand up, warm up, hosting, zoom parties, private events and even officiating weddings.
Sara-Chana Silverstein, master herbalist, joins the show to share her expertise in the realm of complementary medicine.
This episode challenges the medical model of care, encourages the listener to advocate for their own health, and provides ideas for integrating wholistic medicine into your life.
How can you implement holistic medicine to become the highest functioning version of yourself?
ABOUT SARA-CHANA SILVERSTEIN
Instagram: @sarachanas
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarachana.ibclcrh
Book “Moodtopia”: https://www.amazon.com/Moodtopia-Stress-Balance-Remedies-Aromatherapy-ebook/dp/B078CZ1N5C/
Website: https://sarachana.com/
As a Master Herbalist RH (AHG) Sara-Chana spends much of her time teaching about the use of complementary medicine, a practice which integrates alternative and conventional medicines. She shows her clients how using herbs can help them become emotionally and physically stronger.
She is trained in Classical Homeopathy and is an International Board-Certified Lactation/Breastfeeding Consultant (IBCLC).
She is also an author, columnist, keynote speaker, adult education teacher, community advocate for women and children, and a wife and mother of seven children (yes, she birthed all of them).
She guest lectures at medical schools to help doctors learn how to incorporate alternative medicine in their practices, which is difficult because Alternative medicine has not been and is not part of their regular curriculum. Herbs have been used since the beginning of time. They fell out of popularity due to the availability of pharmaceuticals, but today they are making a robust comeback. Why? Because they work! Herbs make us feel better without side effects and they are easy to use.
Her recent book on moods is in bookstores now.
Knowledge is power and Sara-Chana hopes to help give you the education so you can become empowered to be an active participant in your health and feel confident and joyful.
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Koffee Kup Family Restaurant in Hico, Texas: www.koffeekupfamilyrestaurant.com
Dr. Emily Oster’s Episode, “Deciding to Expect Better”: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/48357122/download.mp3
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Fotini Iconomopoulos, master negotiator, joins the show to share her insights on skillful negotiation tactics we can all implement in life and business.
This episode explores negotiation methods that allow you to say less and get more in your collaborative decision-making processes.
How can you seek to understand those you’re working with, so you can negotiate in both of your best interests?
ABOUT FOTINI ICONOMOPOULOS
Instagram: @fotiniicon
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fotini.iconomopoulos
Book “Say Less, Get More”: https://www.amazon.com/Say-Less-Get-More-Unconventional/dp/1443459526
Website: fotiniicon.com
Fotini helps people get what they want, channeling her energy into her passion for the power of forward thinking. Today business executives partner with her to achieve their business goals, increase profitability and create a competitive advantage. She empowers their teams through her expertise in negotiation, communication and persuasion. To share her strengths with more business leaders, Fotini occasionally return to the classroom as an instructor of MBA Negotiations at the Schulich School of Business at York University in Toronto. For the last 5 years, she’s been invited to share her messages with audiences from all industries in keynote addresses across the globe. In addition to regular media appearances, in April 2021, Fotini will get to spread these messages of empowerment even wider when Harper Collins releases her first book, Say Less, Get More: Unconventional Negotiation Techniques to Get What You Want.
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Michael Sherlock’s episode: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/47726711/download.mp3
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Buddy Wakefield, world-renowned American spoken word poet, joins the show to share his passions, intentions, and efforts toward achieving brilliance in his daily interactions and on the mic.
This episode explores the energy we have as we form connections with others. Buddy talks about his goal to achieve serendipity each and every day, and encourages the audience to do the same; combatting the environment of instant gratification we find ourselves in.
How can you decide to achieve serendipity in your own life?
ABOUT BUDDY WAKEFIELD
Instagram: @buddywakefield
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Buddywakefield
Books: https://www.amazon.com/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3ABuddy+Wakefield&s=relevancerank&text=Buddy+Wakefield&ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1
Website: buddywakefield.com
Buddy Texts: https://buddywakefield.com/you-are-a-true-story-the-buddy-wakefield-texts/
Weekly Open Mic: https://buddywakefield.com/all-the-lovers-left-alive-a-weekly-online-open-mic-with-buddy-wakefield/
Buddy@buddywakefield.com
Buddy Wakefield is an actor, writer, producer, and three-time world champion spoken word artist featured on the BBC, HBO’s Def Poetry Jam, ABC Radio National and has been signed to both Sage Francis’ Strange Famous Records as well as Ani DiFranco’s Righteous Babe Records. In 2004 he won the first Individual World Poetry Slam Finals thanks to the support of anthropologist and producer Norman Lear, then went on to share the stage with nearly every notable performance poet in the world in over 2000 venues internationally from The Great Lawn of Central Park, Zimbabwe’s Shoko Festival and Scotland’s Oran Mor to San Quentin State Penitentiary, House of Blues New Orleans and The Basement in Sydney, Australia.
Buddy has been a busker in Amsterdam, a street vendor in Spain, a team leader in Singapore, a re-delivery boy, a candy maker, a street sweeper, a bartender, a maid, a construction worker, a bull rider, a notably slow triathlete, a facilitator at Quantum Learning Network, and is the most toured performance poet in history. He is the founder of Awful Good Writers, and the producer and host of Heavy Hitters Festival 2020, a summer-long series of online shows and workshops featuring thirty of the most beloved performance poets alive.
The inaugural author released on Write Bloody Publishing, and an original Board of Directors member with Youth Speaks Seattle, Buddy is published in dozens of books internationally with work used to win multiple national collegiate debate and forensics competitions. His first short film, Farmly, directed by Jamie DeWolf, won Best of Texas at the Literally Short Film Fest, and the USA Film Festival.
In the spring of 2001 Buddy left his position as the executive assistant at a biomedical firm in Gig Harbor, WA, sold or gave away everything he owned, moved to the small town of Honda Civic, then set out to live for a living. His aim was to tour North American poetry venues for two years. He did not stop. Wakefield, who isn’t concerned with what poetry is or is not, delivers raw, rounded, disarming performances of humor and heart.
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Arrival Movie: https://www.paramountpictures.com/movies/arrival
The Whataburger Poem, “Ode to Whataburger”: https://genius.com/Amir-safi-ode-to-whataburger-annotated
Free Air TED Talk: https://youtu.be/5n6413nx6b0
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Peter Shankman, expert in neurodiversity, joins the show to share his key decision-making insights as a high-level executive with ADHD.
This episode provides key lifestyle edits to achieve your goals in a way that converts your weaknesses into strengths. Peter pushes the audience to make some tough guidelines in your daily routine that promote the life you want.
How can you edit your habits to think and work Faster than Normal?
ABOUT PETER SHANKMAN
Instagram: @petershankman
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PeterShankman
Podcast: https://www.fasterthannormal.com/episodes/
Book: https://www.amazon.com/Faster-Than-Normal-Turbocharge-Productivity/dp/0143131222
Website: https://www.shankman.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/petershankman/
peter@shankman.com
Peter Shankman is the top keynote speaker in marketing, brand building, social media and customer service. The New York Times has called Peter Shankman “a rock star who knows everything about social media and then some.” He is a 5x bestselling author, entrepreneur, and corporate in-person and virtual keynote speaker, focusing on customer service and the new and emerging customer and neuroatypical economy. With three startup launches and exits under his belt, Peter is recognized worldwide for radically new ways of thinking about the customer experience, social media, PR, marketing, advertising, ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and the new Neurodiverse Economy.
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Peter’s Famous Ironman Video: https://youtu.be/B03dFMG8nR4
Dandapani: https://dandapani.org/
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Shailee Basnet, professional mountain climber, joins the show to share her experience as part of the first female group to scale the highest peak in each continent.
This episode dives into the decisions we must make when we have a challenging summit ahead. Shailee challenges others to push their limits, make the daily decision to improve, and always put one foot in front of the other.
What can you do today to progress toward your “Everest”?
ABOUT SHAILEE BASNET
Instagram: @shailee.basnet
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BasnetShailee
Website: https://www.shaileebasnet.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shailee-basnet-25b91b6b/
shailee@sevensummitswomen.org
Shailee Basnet scaled Mt Everest in the year 2008. She is the leader of the ‘Seven Summits Women Team’ which became the world’s first female group to scale the highest peak in each continent. Shailee and her team have received global accolades including medal decoration from the President of Nepal to an audience in the White House, USA.
With her team, she is now leading a program to help train young female survivors of trafficking to become trekking guides. Following the 2015 earthquake, the team is also working towards rebuilding schools in remote Nepal.
An internationally sought speaker, Shailee takes audiences on a virtual journey of the Himalayas sharing some hard-earned insights as a climber, a leader, and a woman. She also enjoys hitting the stage as a stand-up comic, and has performed at prestigious clubs in Nepal, USA, and India. Her journey has been covered by the BBC, ESPN, and New York Daily News, among others.
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Shailee’s Stand-up: https://youtu.be/V6YgAUtGBww
Episode with Carey Nieuwhof: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3s7E0FY9WX4jxK24SicNBT?si=Q7HIVBEGRlqQ21N_-tyitg
Episode with Doug Lennick: https://open.spotify.com/episode/44MzkvVfUuZx9vImJNANqc?si=nd3Ini1OT_6Mluljma-itg
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Kendall Qualls, Republican Candidate for Governor of Minnesota, joins the show to share his decisive intentions for the state of Minnesota.
This episode focuses on the tough decisions a state’s leader must make for the people they represent. Kendall describes his decision-making processes as he strives to resolve problems like police violence, critical race theory, and lack of integrity in political leadership.
What are the decision-making processes you practice when making choices for the people you’re leading?
ABOUT KENDALL QUALLS
Instagram: @kqformn
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KQforMN
LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/kendall-qualls
Website: https://kqformn.com/
kqualls1981@gmail.com
“I’m uniquely positioned to be our party’s champion. My life story is a living case study that the PROMISE of America is alive and well.
And what is that story…
•From poverty to prosperity, literally from the projects of Harlem and a trailer park in Oklahoma to become Vice President of a Fortune 100 company.
•Served our country as an Artillery officer in the Army, stateside and South Korea.
•My wife, Sheila and I have been married for 35 years, raised our kids in the Christian faith to be productive citizens and serve others less fortunate.
•I’m not an exceptional person. I live in an exceptional country and I serve an exceptional God.
They want to pass on an America of identity politics, cancel culture and constant fear.
I want to make sure we pass on an America of – HOPE, Freedom, Opportunities, and Religious Freedom.”
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Ryan Goulart, Vice President of Think2Perform, joins the show to share his expertise in value-based decision-making.
This episode dives into the neuroscience of decision-making in a framework that prioritizes the things you care about when you are your “best self”. Ryan explains when your values, your goals, and your behaviors are all in alignment, you are your best self.
What are your values? Are your daily decisions aligned with them?
ABOUT RYAN GOULART
Personal Instagram: @rpgoulart
Business Instagram: @think2perform_
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/think2perform
Website: https://www.think2perform.com/about-us/bios/ryan-goulart
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanpgoulart/
rgoulart@think2perform.com
Ryan Goulart brings to think2perform first-hand knowledge and experience from the Millennial Generation, an emerging, key stakeholder to leaders and their organizations. As Vice President of Business Development and Marketing, Ryan begins by gathering and assessing available data from clients, then blends into that data think2perform’s proprietary analysis of research into similar clients, as well as research from social media and other public sources. All to assist think2perform in developing tools or programs that effectively engage audiences to meet client needs.
Ryan co-authored with think2perform CEO, Doug Lennick and Roy Geer, Leveraging Your Financial Intelligence: At the Intersection of Money, Health and Happiness, which explores how financial stress impacts our physical health and emotional well-being.
Ryan joined think2perform in 2010 as an expert on how the brain influences behavior, following completion of his B.S. degree in Neuroscience from Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts. In addition to his work on behalf of clients, Ryan also tracks evolving workplace and leadership trends in support of think2perform’s marketing to new clients. He lives in Minneapolis.
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Leveraging Financial Intelligence by Ryan Goulart, Doug Lennick, and Roy Geer: https://www.amazon.com/Leveraging-Your-Financial-Intelligence-Intersection/dp/111943078X
Doug Lennick’s Episode of Decidedly, “Deciding to Think About What You Think About”: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/48093483/download.mp3
Think2Perform’s Behavioral Financial Advice Program: https://www.think2perform.com/our-services/programs/behavioral-financial-advice
Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence by Daniel Goleman: https://www.amazon.com/Focus-Hidden-Excellence-Daniel-Goleman/dp/0062114964
Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ by Daniel Goleman: https://www.amazon.com/Emotional-Intelligence-Matter-More-Than/dp/055338371X
Think2Perform’s Freeze Exercise: https://youtu.be/phDcUri9dD8
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Mattie Parker, Mayor of Fort Worth, Texas, joins the show to share her intentional approach to responsibly leading the nation’s fastest growing major city.
This episode explores the decisions a mayor makes, whether it be coordinating responses to city disasters, redevelopments, systems, and service as an ambassador to the city of Fort Worth.
Are you making decisions as if they’ll have an impact on more than just yourself as an individual? Who are you serving, and do your decisions work in their best interest?
Tune in to learn Mayor Mattie’s insight as she shares her systematic decisions for the city she serves.
ABOUT MAYOR MATTIE
Instagram: @mayormattieparker
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MayorMattieParker
Website: https://www.fortworthtexas.gov/government/elected-officials/mattie-parker
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattie-parker/
Mattie Parker is the founding CEO of Fort Worth Cradle to Career and the Tarrant To & Through (T3) Partnership, which aims to ensure more students have the training needed to thrive in today’s workforce. Mattie has fifteen years of experience in national, state and local public affairs, including chief of staff for the Fort Worth Mayor and City Council where she led successful efforts to improve efficiency at City Hall. She serves on the board of directors for The Gatehouse’s Legacy Early Learning Academy, Read Fort Worth, Operation Progress - Fort Worth, and ACH Child and Family Services.
Mattie and her husband, David, have one daughter and two sons. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Arts in Government and has a law degree from Texas A&M University School of Law where she was awarded the prestigious MacLean & Boulware Endowed Law Scholarship.
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Righteous Foods: https://eatrighteously.com/
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Scott Snider, Vice President of the Exit Planning Institute, joins the show to share his knowledge of building a clear, simple strategy to build a business that is transferable through strong human, structural, customer, and social capital.
This episode dives into the importance of a clear, simple exit planning strategy that combines the plan, concept, effort, and process of one’s business.
Are the decisions you’re making in your business today setting you up for a thriving exit? Tune in to learn Scott’s strategies to ensure that the decisions you’re making are in your best interest for the long haul.
ABOUT SCOTT
Instagram: @exitplanninginstitute
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/exitplanninginstitute
Website: https://exit-planning-institute.org/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-snider-86808223/
Fishing for Value: A Short Story about Succession Planning, Business Growth, and Exit (free download!): https://exit-planning-institute.org/download/free-ebook-fishing-for-value-pdf-bfcm/
Scott Snider is the Vice President of the Exit Planning Institute (EPI) and the Operating Partner of Snider Premier Growth, a small family investment company. At EPI, Scott is responsible for the strategic direction of the organization along with overseeing the company’s operations and chapter development. Since joining EPI, Scott has expanded the organization regionally, nationally, and globally, providing a transformational educational experience to advisors from all specialties across the globe. He leads his EPI Global team from the Cleveland headquarters office.
Scott Snider is a nationally recognized industry leader, growth specialist, and lifetime entrepreneur. Two of Snider’s biggest talents: market penetration and rapid growth strategies. In fact, Snider launched his first business at the age of 17, which he grew exponentially, winning accounts from larger competition, and establishing notoriety in his local marketplace. At 24, he sold to a strategic buyer (his first “exit”) and joined forces with Chris Snider’s private exit planning and M&A firm, Aspire Management, who at the time, was looking to dominate Northeast Ohio’s exit planning space. Within one year, Scott took Aspire from an unknown start up to one of the most influential boutique advisory firms in Cleveland, citing over 13 publication pickups, a full client book, and a COI network that included every specialty from across the exit planning ecosystem. With their passion for business strategy and serving owners and advisors alike, Snider and Snider purchased the Exit Planning Institute (EPI), introduced the Value Acceleration Methodology, wrote an award-winning book, and effectively increased the business size by 10x. Scott Snider thrives on helping advisors learn how to educate clients, achieve market distinction, and deliver real results.
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Walking to Destiny: 11 Actions An Owner MUST Take to Rapidly Grow Value & Unlock Wealth: https://www.amazon.com/Walking-Destiny-Actions-Rapidly-Unlock/dp/0997252707
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This week, “Truth Sisters”, Lena Sisco and Elly Johnson, join the show to share their expertise in all things body language.
This episode focuses on methods of telling whether someone is telling the truth, how to ensure that your body language confirms that you are telling the truth, and how to expel the truth from others.
What if you could know someone’s true intentions, even when their words aren’t portraying them? Tune in to learn how the Truth Sisters find out the facts.
ABOUT THE TRUTH SISTERS
Instagram: @truthsisters_academy
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/truthsisters
Website: https://www.truthsistersacademy.com/
ABOUT LENA SISCO
Instagram: @lenasisco11
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lena.sisco
Website: thecongruencygroup.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lena-sisco-8a31b451/
Lena Sisco has an extensive background in conducting interrogations/interviews and detecting deception. She has published books, given a TEDx talk, and served as a detecting deception expert on a TV show working alongside private investigators and polygraphers. Lena has been training the Department of Defense, military and law enforcement personnel, including the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Border Patrol, Defense Intelligence Agency, Navy Special Warfare, as well as other local, State, and Federal Agencies, in interrogation and advanced strategic interviewing techniques since 2003. She is a former certified Military Interrogator who has interrogated members of Al Qaeda and the Taliban while deployed to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, shortly after 9/11. Her ability to build rapport, employ effective questioning techniques, accurately read body language, conduct statement analysis, and ultimately gain trust and cooperation from radical individuals with strong allegiances to each other, led to numerous successes that saved American lives. Her techniques have been used to apprehend criminals, collect necessary intelligence for our military and assist individuals in their personal and professional lives.
Lena has her certificate in the Psychology of Leadership from Cornell University and is certified in Organizational Change Management, Discovery Learning Institute's Change Style Indicator and Change Navigator, and Power + Systems Lab's Organizational Workshop. As a SAIC facilitator, she trains numerous government agency personnel in leadership skills, organizational change management, and enhanced interpersonal communication skills. She founded her company, the Congruency Group, in 2013.
Lena Sisco trains clients in elite and specialized skill sets such as conversational elicitation, body language, deceptive analysis, leadership, and enhanced interpersonal communication skills to help them succeed both personally and professionally. Her unique ability to connect with diverse people and a wide spectrum of audiences results in countless success stories from various leaders, executives, entrepreneurs, investigators, and more.
Since 2003, Lena Sisco has had the privilege of providing her expertise to organizations and agencies of all sizes from a variety of industries. Her motto is "always remain a student." Indeed she does, even as she trains others, she continually seeks opportunities to grow. She holds a Master’s Degree from Brown University in Old World Archaeology and Art and at some point in the future, her goal is to enter into a Ph.D. program in Forensic Psychology. Keep reading to learn more about what Lena has to offer you or your organization, and feel free to contact her at any time for additional information.
ABOUT ELLY JOHNSON
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetruthsister
Website: ellyjohnson.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellyjohnsontruthsister/
Former police officer turned communication specialist, Elly Johnson, shines a spotlight on the impact of truth and deception in our daily lives.
Elly’s provocative and illuminating presentations and training programs equip audiences with an expanded awareness of the power of truth and how to better navigate interactions to achieve optimal results in business, in relationships and in life.
Elly consults to and trains our highest national security agencies, in unique programs designed to build skills to uncover vital information.
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Power Pose Ted Talk: https://youtu.be/Ks-_Mh1QhMc
The Truth Sisters Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/truthsisters
Eric Maddox Episode – “Deciding to Find Saddam Hussein”: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/47176211/download.mp3
Eric Maddox Episode – “Deciding to be an Empathetic Listener”: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/47282845/download.mp3
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This week, Professor of Economics at Brown University, Dr. Emily Oster joins the show to share her controversial take on the “conventional wisdoms” of society.
This episode focuses on health economics and statistical methods; seeking to understand why consumers do not always make “rational” choices, but instead follow the status-quo decision.
How can you methodically learn causal effects from observational data? Tune in to learn tips from a learned professional in the field.
ABOUT DR. EMILY OSTER
Instagram: @profemilyoster
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/emily.oster.509
Website: emilyoster.net
Emily Oster is a Professor of Economics at Brown University and the author of Expecting Better, Cribsheet and The Family Firm. She holds a PhD in Economics from Harvard. Prior to being at Brown she was on the faculty at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Oster’s academic work focuses on health economics and statistical methods. She is interested in understanding why consumers do not always make “rational” health choices — why do people not eat a fully healthy diet, or pursue all recommended preventative health behaviors? Her work also concerns methods for learning causal effects from observational data.
Oster’s books analyze the data behind choices in pregnancy and parenting. Expecting Better analyzes the data behind many common pregnancy rules, and aims to improve decision-making for pregnant women. Cribsheet does the same for early childhood — what does the evidence really say on breastfeeding, co-sleeping or potty training. Finally, The Family Firm takes this approach to parenting in the early school years, looking at data on school, extracurriculars, sleep and also providing a framework to make unexpected decisions and address the logistical challenges of this period of parenting.
Oster lives in Providence, RI with her husband (also an economist) and two children.
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Emily’s Books
-Expecting Better: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/310896/expecting-better-by-emily-oster/
-Cribsheet: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/572658/cribsheet-by-emily-oster/
-The Family Firm: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/639450/the-family-firm-by-emily-oster/
Emily’s Research
-https://emilyoster.net/research/
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This week, Sex Consultant, Dr. Celeste Holbrook joins the show to share her thoughts on sex and purity culture, decision-making skills for before, during, and after sex, and similarities between the taboo topics of sex and money.
How can you decide to branch out and discuss the underdiscussed, like sex? What goes underdiscussed in your own life?
ABOUT DR. CELESTE HOLBROOK
Instagram: @drcelesteholbrook (her reels are worth watching!)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/celeste.holbrook
Website: https://www.drcelesteholbrook.com/all-products
Dr. Celeste Holbrook is a sexologist, speaker and author who has dedicated her life to helping women achieve soul-centered sex through perfectly planned mental and behavioral changes. She inspires women to move through mental blocks surrounding their intimate lives to truly experience the sex that was spiritually designed for her. Hundreds of women have dramatically changed their relationships by following the sexual and spiritual strategies that Dr. Holbrook has created and tailored specifically for them. Her favorite moment is the spark that appears in a woman’s eyes the instant her sensual confidence is re-awakened.
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Schedule a Discovery Call with Dr. Celeste: https://calendly.com/celesteholbrook/30min?month=2022-01
Dr. Celeste’s Online Courses: https://www.drcelesteholbrook.com/https/elevatefreemasterclasscom/home
Personal Consultations with Dr. Celeste: https://www.drcelesteholbrook.com/sexualhealthconsulting
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This week, Crisis Abuse Counselor Lynn Guy joins the show to share ways to recognize grief, overcome trials, and ultimately redefine yourself as an individual.
This episode will share methods of making sound decisions in the midst of emotional turmoil, so that you can ensure you do not get stuck in the ruts of grief and ultimately become more successful as a result of such trials.
Who could you be if fear and grief weren’t in your way?
ABOUT LYNN GUY
Instagram: @lynnjoaquin44
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lynn.w.guy
Lynn Guy is Shawn’s mom, Sanger’s “Ma” (grandma), and the one who nearly ruined a holiday roughly 15 years ago by adding crushed pineapple to the sweet potatoes. Though she can’t be trusted with holiday dishes anymore, she can be trusted with people! Lynn is a retired licensed professional counselor, specializing in abuse. Tune in as she shares her expertise in a tangible, applicable way so you can truly redefine yourself and be the person you’d be without fear and grief standing in your way.
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MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE
The Grief Recovery Handbook - https://www.amazon.com/Grief-Recovery-Handbook-Anniversary-Expanded/dp/0061686077
Stages of Grief - https://grief.com/the-five-stages-of-grief/
Keeping the Love You Find - https://www.amazon.com/Keeping-Love-You-Find-Personal/dp/0671734202
“I’ve lost touch with a couple of people I used to be.” - Joan Didion
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This week, CEO and Co-Founder of think2perform, Doug Lennick, joins the show to share his insights on moral intelligence and its influence on decision-making in leadership.
This episode will share ideas you’ve never heard before for avoiding emotional decision-making and instead staying true to your moral compass when making decisions for your business.
Are you stuck in a rut of accidentally immoral decision-making? Tune in as Doug Lennick shares his expertise.
ABOUT DOUG LENNICK
Doug’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/think2perform
Doug’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/douglennick/
Doug’s Instagram: @think2perform
Doug’s Books: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=doug+lennick&rh=n%3A283155&dc&crid=2MMTY4ALZBAS5&qid=1640765473&rnid=2941120011&sprefix=doug+lennick%2Caps%2C103&ref=sr_nr_n_1
Doug Lennick is CEO and co-founder of think2perform. He is legendary for his innovative approaches to developing high performance in individuals and organizations and is an expert at developing practical applications of the art and science of human behavior, financial and otherwise.
Before founding think2perform, Doug, a certified financial planner (CFP), was Executive Vice President – Advice and Retail Distribution for American Express Financial Advisors (now Ameriprise Financial). In that capacity he led an organization of 17,000 field and corporate associates to unprecedented success.
Doug and co-authors Ryan Goulart and the late Roy Geer recently released their newest book “Leveraging Your Financial Intelligence: At the Intersection of Money, Health and Happiness.” Doug had previously authored or co-authored five other books including and co-author Moral Intelligence 2.0: Enhancing Business Performance and Leadership Success in Turbulent Times, Financial Intelligence: How to Make Smart, Values-Based Decisions with Your Money and Your Life, Moral Intelligence, The Simple Genius (You) and How to Get What You Want and Remain True to Yourself.
Doug is in high demand as a keynote speaker as well as an executive and organizational advisor. He has been quoted and referenced in many publications and books, including Daniel Goleman’s seminal book, Working with Emotional Intelligence and Richard Leider’s bestselling Power of Purpose.
In November 2000, Doug was honored by Columbia University’s Center for Social and Emotional Education and is a Fellow at the Carlson Executive Development Center, Carlson School of Management, and University of Minnesota. He is also a member of the prestigious Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations.
Doug and his Wife, Beth Ann, reside in Edina, Minnesota. Their youngest daughter, Joan, is the Executive Director Ebenzer Tower Apartments and lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota with her husband Ryan. Their oldest daughter, Mary, is the Executive Director of Family Alternatives and lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Doug’s son, Alan, is a Regional Director and SVP for Hilltop Securities, and lives in Los Angeles with his actress wife Sari, and their son, Dylan.
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This week, Shark Tank contestant and HireSanta CEO - Mitch Allen - joins the share his experience on Shark Tank when he had to prove the efficacy and potential of his new small business endeavor.
This episode will share key decision-making strategies to sell yourself and your small business to those who challenge your efficacy in the real world. Strategies such as controlling the room, appealing to a specific audience, and using a creative perspective to sell your ideas.
Would you go onto Shark Tank? Tune in as Mitch Allen shares his reasons why he did.
ABOUT MITCH ALLEN
Mitch’s Appearance on Shark Tank: https://www.hiresanta.com/shark-tank/
HireSanta’s Website: https://www.hiresanta.com/
Mitch’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BestHireSanta
Mitch’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitchell-allen-45b54a5/
Mitch’s Instagram: @hiresanta
Mitch’s Book, “A Survival Guide to Debt”: https://books.google.com/books/about/A_Survival_Guide_to_Debt.html?id=RujUY1D1h9gC
Mitch Allen, Santa Claus, and Mrs. Claus, along with some of Santa’s Helpers recently appeared on ABC’s Shark Tank Season 10 Episode 12, December 2, 2018 (episode 1012) to showcase HireSanta and to try to make a deal with one of the Sharks! Mitch dress as an elf pitched his company HireSanta, the best place to find and hire Santa to the Sharks: Mark, Barbra, Kevin (Mr. Wonderful), Lori, and Daymond.
The Real Santa and Mrs. Claus along with many of their Santa friends helped bring the episode to life and the room was full of Christmas spirit!
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
“Never Split the Difference” by Chris Voss: https://www.amazon.com/Never-Split-Difference-audiobook/dp/B01COR1GM2/ref=sr_1_1?crid=15D3VL7515ZT5&keywords=never+split+the+difference&qid=1640141875&sprefix=never+split+the+differenc%2Caps%2C131&sr=8-1
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This week, Sanger and Shawn answer random (funny!) decision-based questions from Reddit r/makemychoice.
This episode will share the decisions that Sanger and Shawn would make for you.
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz: https://www.amazon.com/Psycho-Cybernetics-Updated-Expanded-Maxwell-Maltz/dp/0399176136/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=maxwell+maltz+psycho+cybernetics&qid=1639536612&sr=8-1
Find Sanger on your Tindr, Bumble, Match…or don’t. We certainly don’t want to boost his ego too much.
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This week, Leadership Expert, Author, Former Attorney, And Church Planter - Carey Nieuwhof - joins the share his knowledge and techniques around changing the beliefs of yourself and others.
This episode will share key decision-making strategies to change the beliefs of yourself and others. Strategies like relying on the wisdom of others, embracing categorical decision-making, and avoiding decision-fatigue.
Is it time for a revamp of your belief-system? Tune in as Carey Nieuwhof shares his expertise.
ABOUT CAREY NIEUWHOF
Carey’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cnieuwhof
Carey’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/careynieuwhof/?miniProfileUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afs_miniProfile%3AACoAAAMuIHABMnVocGFFOIp-g3HM6RVC17kk68U
Carey’s Instagram: @careynieuwhof
Carey’s Podcast: https://careynieuwhof.com/mypodcast/
Carey’s Books: https://www.amazon.com/Carey-Nieuwhof/e/B003GJCLCM/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1
Carey’s Courses:
•Breaking 200 (Without Breaking You)
•The High Impact Leader
•The Art of Better Preaching
•The 30-Day Pivot
Carey Nieuwhof is a leadership expert, author, former lawyer, and the founding pastor of Connexus Church. He is passionate about helping people thrive in life and leadership. He spent years as a lawyer and transitioned to seminary, becoming a pastor and a church planter. Along the way, he developed a passion for helping other leaders lead like never before.
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
“How Good is Good Enough” by Andy Stanley: https://www.amazon.com/How-Good-Enough-Nobodys-LifeChange/dp/1590522745
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This week, Global Sales Leadership Expert, Michael Sherlock, joins the show to share her unique take on problem-solving in your business’s culture.
This episode will share key decision-making strategies to help your team solve their own problems. It’s no stretch to say that as a leader, you are solving problems every day – big and small. Whether over an email, in a meeting, or in the breakroom, you are answering questions left and right.
The question is…are you tired of solving everyone’s problems for them? Michael will teach you how to help your employees solve their own problems and SHOCK their potential.
ABOUT MICHAEL SHERLOCK
Michael’s Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/MichaelSherlockSpeaks/
Michael’s Instagram: @shockyourpotential
Michael’s LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelasherlock
Michael’s Podcast:
https://shockyourpotential.com/podcast-archive/
Don’t be fooled by the name, the hair color, or her crazy shoes. Michael Sherlock is serious about business. She is dedicated to creating positive, productive, and profitable workplaces, and helping individuals, and businesses unlock their ultimate potential. As Michael began to grow and scale Shock Your Potential, her global leadership and sales training company, with the help of remote professionals based in Kenya, her peers began to take notice. Seeing the positive impact on her company, they began to ask her about how she found her team and how they could do the same. After interviewing nearly 100 people for her own company, she realized there was a great opportunity to match talented professionals from Kenya with small business owners like her. And thus, Kukua Bizwas born.
Today the company has a dual mission: To develop the best Talent in Kenya and provide them opportunities to work with small business owners around the world AND to show small business owners how to grow and scale their businesses with affordable, remote talent. Before launching her global training company, Shock Your Potential, Michael was Vice President of US Sales for two multi-national medical device companies, responsible for net revenue exceeding $75 million and as many as 500 employees at a time.
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Michael’s Book “Tell Me More”: https://amzn.to/3cZG5gr
Michael’s Book “Sales Mixology”: https://amzn.to/3lmZLjb
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Michael’s Website: https://shockyourpotential.com
Sanger’s Appearance on Michael’s Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6D1Tr1Ff8Fcq9DBeSdrkIp?si=fyDSZWYCQVS5zRnKBwnJ3w
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This week, YouTube influencer known for her adventurous hikes, Jessica “Dixie” Mills joins the show. In this episode, Jessica shares her experience leaving her 9-5 engineering job to take up hiking, conquering the negativity of naysayers, living out her passion as an influencer, and the American Dream.
This episode will provide the motivation you need to finally do what you’ve been giving yourself excuses not to.
What audacious passions have you pushed to the side in your own life?
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ABOUT JESSICA MILLS
Website: https://homemadewanderlust.com/
Instagram: @homemadewanderlust
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/homemadewanderlust
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-mills-eit-76b80126/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=homemade%20wanderlust
Her name is Jessica Mills, but in the hiking world people call her ‘Dixie’. Although she was born in Florida, she ‘grew up’ in Opelika, AL. Dixie spent the majority of her summers with her grandparents who were backyard gardeners that grew up on farms. At a young age, she developed a love for the outdoors. Watching TV is never a desire of hers, unless it is football season–War Eagle! She graduated from Auburn University in 2012 with a degree in Biosystems Engineering and a minor in Agronomy and Soils.
For a year and a half, she was a resident of Colorado. She resigned from her job there and began her thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail in March 2015. Although that journey ended in October 2015 when she summited Mt. Katahdin, it was only the beginning to a new chapter of her life. In 2017, Dixie hiked the Pacific Crest Trail. In 2018, the Continental Divide Trail. In 2019, Camino De Santiago. In 2020, the Pinhoti Trail. And in 2021, the Florida Trail!
Dixie is an advocate of being outdoors and feels as if we can learn a lot about ourselves and life in general while out in nature. Whether it’s taking an evening stroll, catching lightning bugs or gardening, she thinks everyone can benefit from smelling the roses now and then!
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This week, NFL Official Greg Meyer joins the show with insights into the split-second decisions he makes on the field. In this episode, Greg shares the necessary trust a successful Official has in other Officials, his intentionality with relationships with Coaches and Players, and what it is like to be WRONG on national television.
This episode will provide detailed examples of staying level-headed in high-stress scenarios, strategies for mental toughness, and ways to avoid emotional decision-making.
Whether put on the spot by a client, an employee, or a colleague – it is important to resist the urge to respond impulsively in your business and in your leadership. How can you implement Greg’s methodology into your daily decision-making?
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ABOUT GREG MEYER Greg’s Statistics with the NFL: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/officials/MeyeGr0r.htm 2021’s NFL Official Crew: https://www.profootballnetwork.com/nfl-officiating-crews-2021/
Greg Meyer is an NFL Official working Back Judge. He played baseball for TCU from 1978-1981 when he graduated. During his time at TCU, he worked as a game official at the Lone Star Conference, Big West Conference, Southwest Conference, Western Athletic Conference, and the Big 12 Conference. He has also worked the Outback Bowl, Cotton Bowl, and Hula Bowl.
Greg has worked with the NFL for over 20 years. He started with NFL Europe from 1998-2006, working the 2005 NFL Europe World Bowl. He has been a NFL game official since 2002 – twenty years! He has worked 3 Wild Card, 5 Divisional and 6 Conference Championships. He has also worked the Pro Bowl and Superbowl 44 in 2010 (when New Orleans defeated Indianapolis in Miami!). At this point, Greg has worked over 400 NFL games. We’d say he knows his stuff!
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This week, Owner and CEO of The Velvet Box, Marcelle LeBlanc, joins the show. In this episode, Marcelle shares her story of deciding to take the missed opportunities of the sex toy industry and upgrade them in a way no entrepreneur ever has before.
This episode will provide deep insight into Marcelle’s transition from undercover sex toy sales to a leading expert in her field - in the span of just a few years. She is all about standing apart from the crowd of competition, pushing the boundaries of businesses before you, defining your expectations for your employees and your consumers, and paying attention to what you pay for.
How can Marcelle’s story inspire you to think outside of the Box in your entrepreneurial pursuits?
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Interested in joining us for an episode? Contact our Producer, Morgan: morgan@decidedlypodcast.com
ABOUT MARCELLE LEBLANC
Marcelle LeBlanc is the Owner of The Velvet Box, a Five-Store Upscale Chain of Adult Boutiques in the Fort Worth-Dallas Area. The Velvet Box is a small chain of lingerie and novelty boutiques. Their mission is to educate people on sexuality products in a safe and upscale environment. The three things that set them apart from their competitors is an upscale environment, product experts, and superior customer service. Their friendly professionals promise to put customers at ease!
Website: thevelvetbox.com
Instagram: @velvetboxfw
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcelleleblanc/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VelvetBoxDFW
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This week, Special Ops Interrogator, Eric Maddox joins the show for part 2 of a 2-part episode. In this episode, Eric shares his story of working though nightly raids, endless interrogations, and top-secret conditions as he sought out to find Saddam Hussein through the process of empathy-based listening.
This episode will provide detailed examples of empathy-based listening in practice within a high-stakes situation. He shares effective methods of asking the “right” questions, following conversational breadcrumbs, building trust, and conquering your own relational pitfalls.
Though not as dangerous as Eric’s experience, you find yourself in high-stakes situations in your business and leadership endeavors every day. How can Eric’s empathy-based approach alter the cooperation within your team?
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Values Exercise: https://www.think2perform.com/our-approach/values
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ABOUT ERIC MADDOX
Website: ericmaddox.com
Instagram: @eric_b_maddox
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericmaddoxmba/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EricBMaddox
Twitter: @ebmaddox
Eric’s Podcast “Creating Influence”: https://www.spreaker.com/show/creating-influence
Eric’s Book “Mission Blacklist #1”: https://amzn.to/3mDNeJd
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Eric Maddox joined the U.S. Army as an infantry paratrooper for the 82nd Airborne Division in 1994. After spending three years as a paratrooper, jumpmaster and a qualified ranger, Eric reenlisted as an interrogator and Chinese Mandarin linguist. Since 9/11, Eric has conducted over 2,700 interrogations while deploying eight times in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) to include multiple tours in Iraq, Afghanistan, South America, Southeast Asia, and Europe.
In 2003, while assigned to a special operations task force in Tikrit, Eric conducted over 300 interrogations and collected the intelligence which directly led to the capture of Saddam Hussein. As a result, he was awarded the Legion of Merit, the Defense Intelligence Agency’s Director’s Award, and the National Intelligence Medal of Achievement. After being hired as a civilian with the Department of Defense, Eric continued to help fight the Global War on Terror (GWOT) until 2014. In May 2015, he earned his MBA from Washington University in St. Louis and is now a private consultant and negotiator and lives in his hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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This week, Special Ops Interrogator, Eric Maddox joins the show to share his story of working though nightly raids, endless interrogations, and top-secret conditions as he sought out to find Saddam Hussein as Lead Interrogator.
This episode will provide detailed examples of empathy-based listening in practice within a high-stakes situation. Though not as dangerous as Eric’s, you find yourself in high-stakes situations in your business and leadership endeavors every day. How can Eric’s empathy-based approach alter the cooperation within your team?
ABOUT ERIC MADDOX
Website: ericmaddox.com
Instagram: @eric_b_maddox
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericmaddoxmba/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EricBMaddox
Twitter: @ebmaddox
Eric’s Podcast “Creating Influence”: https://www.spreaker.com/show/creating-influence
Eric’s Book “Mission Blacklist #1”: https://www.amazon.com/Mission-Hussein-As-Soldier-Masterminded-Capture/dp/006171447X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=226F373E1JZ1Y&dchild=1&keywords=eric+maddox&qid=1635107112&sprefix=eric+maddox%2Caps%2C129&sr=8-1
Eric Maddox joined the U.S. Army as an infantry paratrooper for the 82nd Airborne Division in 1994. After spending three years as a paratrooper, jumpmaster and a qualified ranger, Eric reenlisted as an interrogator and Chinese Mandarin linguist. Since 9/11, Eric has conducted over 2,700 interrogations while deploying eight times in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) to include multiple tours in Iraq, Afghanistan, South America, Southeast Asia, and Europe.
In 2003, while assigned to a special operations task force in Tikrit, Eric conducted over 300 interrogations and collected the intelligence which directly led to the capture of Saddam Hussein. As a result, he was awarded the Legion of Merit, the Defense Intelligence Agency’s Director’s Award, and the National Intelligence Medal of Achievement. After being hired as a civilian with the Department of Defense, Eric continued to help fight the Global War on Terror (GWOT) until 2014. In May 2015, he earned his MBA from Washington University in St. Louis and is now a private consultant and negotiator and lives in his hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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This week, Real Estate Industry Expert Jimmy Burgess joins the show to share his key decision-making tips to consider when buying a second home.
This episode will share valuable considerations for those deciding to purchase a rental property, a beach house, a home in the mountains, a timeshare, or a personal vacation home.
ABOUT JIMMY BURGESS
Instagram: @jimmyburgess.cgo
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmy-burgess-6a930312b/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/domorehavemorebemore
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCJtXjnxN6lO30cFicVHVHQ
Jimmy’s Podcast: https://therealestatesalespodcast.com/
Jimmy’s Book: https://amzn.to/3v5eClT
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Jimmy Burgess is the Chief Growth Officer for Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Beach Properties of Florida, located in Northwest Florida.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Beach Properties of Florida has more than 200 agents that Jimmy manages, with over one billion dollars in annual sales volume. After 25 years of real estate sales, Jimmy assumed the position of Chief Growth Officer in 2018. Since Jimmy assumed the position in 2018, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Beach Properties of Florida has seen annual sales volume increase over 70% in just two short years.
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“What Just Happened?: How to Bounce Back in Life So You Can Do More, Have More, and Be More” by Jimmy Burgess: https://amzn.to/3v5eClT
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This week, Real Estate Expert Jimmy Burgess joins the show to share his story of beating bankruptcy through a journey of self-realization with the help of skilled mentors. This episode will share valuable ways to seek and best utilize helpful mentors, how to be a winning mentee, and ways to decisively overcome hardship both personally and in your business endeavors.
From deciding when to sell a home, how to buy an investment property, and even the decision to overcome bankruptcy; Sanger and Shawn get the answers from industry expert, Jimmy Burgess.
ABOUT JIMMY BURGESS
Instagram: @jimmyburgess.cgo
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmy-burgess-6a930312b/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/domorehavemorebemore
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCJtXjnxN6lO30cFicVHVHQ
Jimmy’s Podcast: https://therealestatesalespodcast.com/
Jimmy’s Book: https://amzn.to/3v5eClT
(We receive a small kickback from this link, at no extra charge to you. Thank you for supporting Decidedly!)
Jimmy Burgess is the Chief Growth Officer for Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Beach Properties of Florida, located in Northwest Florida.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Beach Properties of Florida has more than 200 agents that Jimmy manages, with over one billion dollars in annual sales volume. After 25 years of real estate sales, Jimmy assumed the position of Chief Growth Officer in 2018. Since Jimmy assumed the position in 2018, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Beach Properties of Florida has seen annual sales volume increase over 70% in just two short years.
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“The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You” by John C. Maxwell: https://amzn.to/3v844Td
“What Just Happened?: How to Bounce Back in Life So You Can Do More, Have More, and Be More” by Jimmy Burgess: https://amzn.to/3v5eClT
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This week, Ultramarathoner, Business Professor, and Leadership Training Expert Andrew Johnston joins the show to share his findings from teaching a college course where the final exam was to run a marathon. And yes…their grades depended on it! This episode will share how to establish a habit of success, finding your grit, and what it takes to call yourself a “winner”. Maybe you aren’t interested in finding grit by running a marathon, but what steps are you willing to take to practice perseverance in your day-to-day mindset?
ABOUT ANDREW JOHNSTON
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andrew.johnston.391420
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theathleteprofessor/
Andrew’s TED Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oW91ATcgXVc
Andrew Johnston is a business professor, performance coach, and ultramarathon runner. Among his achievements as a professor is the creation and development of a unique, life-changing course entitled “Change through Challenge.” As students train for the final exam, a 26.2 mile marathon, THEY MASTER KEY VIRTUES FOR LEADERSHIP AND LIFE: resilience, persistence, courage, and GRIT.
Andrew’s teaching and coaching skills are not confined to his work in higher education; he has coached hundreds of clients through career transitions as a former consultant for a global outplacement consulting firm and given numerous keynote addresses. In addition, he has twenty years of experience in private industry, including key roles in two business start-ups.
Andrew’s background in business and ultramarathon running allow him to bring a unique perspective to corporate and non-profit audiences and inspire people of all ages and backgrounds to realize their dreams and see how the principles of completing a 50-mile race at 10,000 feet relate to their job or life.
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Can’t Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds by David Goggins: https://amzn.to/3muufzd
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This week, Actor and Director B.J. Cleveland joins the show to share the “green room” objectives and confessions throughout his 50+ years as a leader in the theatre. This episode will share key decision-making methods to make your vision come to fruition, to help those you’re leading join you in that vision, and how to meet the visions of others right where they are. What steps can you take today to bring your innovations and inspirations to life?
ABOUT B.J. CLEVELAND
Instagram: @bjacts
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=528094275
B.J. has a 5-decade career in the theater having grown up on North Texas professional stages and has continued to work as an actor, director, choreographer, designer, and teacher on over 500 productions including regional, national, and international tours. He was the top- rated host of the Disney Afternoon on television for over a decade and also hosted the series “Route 66” on the Discovery Channel. As an Award -winning actor- he has starred in productions of The Music Man, Amadeus, Big, How To Succeed in Business..., Little Shop of Horrors, A one Man Christmas Carol, Shear Madness, and the regional premieres of The Producers, The Nance, And the penultimate role of GOD in AN ACT OF GOD at Stage West. He has received the Lifetime Achievement awards from the Live Theatre League, SPJST,Arlington Historical Society And the DFW theatre Critics Circle. He is resident director for Uptown Players at the Historic Frank Lloyd Wright Theatre in Dallas, and served as Artistic Director of Theatre Arlington, Director of Theatre For Youth at Casa Manana, and adjunct Theatre Professor at the University of Texas at Arlington.
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Bo Eason’s Storytelling Strategies: https://boeason.com/
Think Again by Adam Grant: https://amzn.to/3ovjakr
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This week, Bill Byrd joins the show to share his experiences and expertise throughout his 35+ years as a successful entrepreneur. In this episode, Bill shares key decision-making strategies he’s utilized as he’s navigated numerable business growth endeavors, business acquisitions, employee growth and development experiences, and his own business exit planning.
Are you an entrepreneur looking to broaden your horizons? Are you considering BECOMING an entrepreneur to put to use your business leadership expertise? Listen in to our conversation with Bill for helpful tricks of the trade.
ABOUT BILL BYRD
Bill Byrd is an entrepreneur who has built and run several businesses on the principle that success is the sweetest when a leader touches the lives of colleagues, employees, customers, and students. Bill is best known for building the Sweet Shop Fudge Love Chocolate Factory in Fort Worth, Texas.
Bill is a published author and has hosted a national radio program on Sirius Satellite Radio, “Sweet Success with Bill Byrd”.
With over 35 years of building small businesses from scratch and through acquisitions, Bill has accumulated vast knowledge, experience, and wisdom that can only be obtained through being in the trenches.
Bill’s Book - “A Sweet Success: 12 Proven Habits of Winning Leaders”: https://amzn.to/3ltI14J
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This week, State Representative Julie Johnson of Texas joins the show to share the ins and outs of political decision-making. This episode will provide clarity on how our society’s leaders represent the core values of their people, how they make informed decisions, and the deliberateness one must decidedly make to avoid blind partisanship. As Representative Johnson says, “not everything is black and white…in fact, most everything is grey”.
What’s “grey” in your life? In your business? In your position of leadership? Listen in to our conversation with Rep. Johnson to learn valuable tips for navigating that grey area.
ABOUT REP. JOHNSON
Julie Johnson is an American politician from the state of Texas. She serves in the Texas House of Representatives for District 115.
Instagram: @juliejohnsontexas
Facebook: @juliejohnsonforTX
https://www.juliejohnsonfortexas.com
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Wendy Lanski joins the show to tell her story of escaping the Twin Towers. This episode will give you detailed and direct insight into what it was like during 9/11.
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